Warning on backyard pool safety
With backyard swimming pools a focal point for many families, Port Pirie Regional Council encourages residents to consider pool compliance and safety this summer.Residents, who are planning...
Mayor to make ‘connections’
Mayor John Rohde will do the rounds of the city, talking to residents.In his new Mayoral Connections Series, he will go head-to-head with various...
Father and son’s rare newspaper combo
JOURNALISM can be a very isolated profession.Scenarios generally lend to working alone when it comes to the competitive nature of story gathering.It’s rare to see a...
‘Yuk!’ Weeds at beach
Weeds are taking over the seabed of Solomontown Beach, according to frustrated swimmers.“It is ‘yuk’ to walk in the weeds. The crabs and lice...
Still Searching, still rocking at 74
Veteran of the MerseyBeat sound John McNally is keen to visit another port city after growing up in Liverpool, England.Still rocking at 74 years...
Retired studmaster at flag-raising event
Former Wandearah studmaster Anthony Duffield raised the flag at the district’s Australia Day celebrations at the Memorial Institute..He spoke of his family’s history in the district...
New club up for approval
Port Pirie Regional Council has been asked to back a proposal for a merger of the BH Community Club and the Port Pirie Golf...
Solid Brookie win for Blue
It was a "mixed bag" for BHAS Lady bowlers with wins from Blue and Green and losses by Gold and Purple.Our Blue ladies had...
Young citizens praised at Oz Day
Two young people had such strong claims on the Young Citizen of the Year title that they were declared joint winners of the honour.Annalize...
Top honours for Dean Dolling
Dean Dolling, OAMDean Dolling has lived in the Port Broughton region his entire life, and said it was a huge surprise to hear he...














