From the editor’s desk
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s decision to formally recognise Palestine as a state at the upcoming UN meeting in September marks a significant turn in...
Family care boost in Gulf
SPENCER GULF - An initiative helping hundreds of families to make decisions about how their children can be safely cared for at home, is...
Opening up new worlds
PORT PIRIE - The Port Pirie Regional Art Gallery has officially launched two exhibitions for the 2025 South Australian Living Artists (SALA) Festival.
The event,...
Those Were The Days – Brian Morris
Full name: Brian Douglas Morris
Town of residence: Whyalla
Town of birth: Whyalla
Year of birth: 1943
Age: 81
Married: 1968–1999
Children: 3 – Garreth, Susan, Belinda
Grandchildren: 4 – Sophie,...
Voices take centre stage
PORT AUGUSTA The Desert Voices core choir is preparing for its annual concert, Under the Milky Way.
Desert Voices director Anna Beach said the performance...
Mission to Fiji
This is a good news story about good people doing good things!
The trouble with giving out accolades and individual commendations is that there is...
Pubs donate for drought relief
Pubs with Heart, a charity run through the Australian Hotels Association SA Branch (AHASA), has donated $50,000 for urgent drought relief in rural South...
Whyalla’s sew-cial crew
WHYALLA - The Whyalla Boomerang Bags sewing group recently celebrated its second birthday, after it was established in 2023.
One of many Boomerang Bags...
Driving change in Pirie underway
PORT PIRIE - Paula Backstrom has been appointed as the Pirie Voices initiative’s first coordinator to lead community change in Port Pirie and bring...
Trivia challenge awaits at library
PORT AUGUSTA – The Port Augusta Public Library is inviting locals to test their knowledge and compete against other libraries by joining Teamific’s Global...
Savoy loses narrowly
PORT PIRIE - Savoy’s new Premier Divisions soccer season kicked off last Sunday at the Sports Precinct and the visiting Para Hills East managed...
