When stress becomes a heart issue
In every community, there are families who have lost someone too soon to heart disease, and others quietly living with its long-term effects.
For many...
New executive director at TLAP
PORT PIRIE - Tara Hage has been appointed as the new executive director of the Targeted Lead Abatement Program (TLAP).
Announced by Nyrstar and...
Support sought for pantry
PORT BROUGHTON - The Barunga West Council is encouraging community members to donate non-perishable food items to the Port Broughton Community Pantry.
Maintained by volunteers...
Those Were The Days with Jeff Hardyman
Full name: Jeff Hardyman
Town of residence: Whyalla
Town of birth: Newcastle, NSW
Year of birth: 1953
Age: 72
Mother & Father’s name: Shirley and Thomas
Number of siblings: One...
From the editor’s desk
South Australians have spent the past few weeks living under a relentless sun, as scorching weather has gripped the state and pushed temperatures into...
Full of grunts, groans
While we have had a summer saturated with sport, l must admit that a lot of it is starting to lose some of its...
Port Pirie health boost
PORT PIRIE – A new emergency department (ED) will give Port Pirie residents access to modern facilities designed to meet the region’s growing healthcare...
Producers reminded of summer spraying compliance
With summer weed spraying operations expected to ramp up, the Department of Primary Industries and Regions (PIRSA) has called for primary producers to...
Parcel boom drives new facility
PORT PIRIE - To address increasing parcel demand in Port Pirie, Australia Post is building a new purpose-built letters and parcel facility.
The new site,...
Australia Day at Port Broughton
PORT BROUGHTON - Around 300 residents and visitors celebrated Australia Day in Port Broughton on the town’s foreshore.
The annual event provided a free breakfast...
Honeymoon chaos
PORT PIRIE - A Port Pirie couple’s honeymoon ended in unforeseen chaos when their flight home from Dublin, Ireland, was forced to turn around,...
