Year that was in Pt Pirie – January
JANUARY
09/01/2025 - Brenton and Laura Lockwood moved to Gladstone in 2023 in search of a better life for their family, purchasing the almost 150-year-old...
LOOKING BACK: PT Pirie
FOR OUR KIDS’ SAKE - TAKE CARE ON ROADS
Christmas is always a happy time for our children, but police are urging drivers to avoid...
Mitchell reaches his goal
PORT PIRIE - St Mark’s College has marked another year of Year 12 students achieving 100 per cent completion of the South Australian Certificate...
Nearly 15,000 offered at Jamestown Christmas Market
Large offering of nearly 15,000 sheep was offered at the Jamestown Christmas Market, the last sale of 2025.
In its market report Nutrien Livestock details...
Two-wheel farm tour a stand-out
REGION - South Australia’s regions came alive this year as the grains industry’s pioneering spring motorcycle crop trials tour hit the national stage, attracting...
Catchment revival push
REGION – A major catchment regeneration project has helped landholders across the Mid North accelerate long-term environmental improvements, with the Northern and Yorke Landscape...
20 great Christmas movies
It is time to get into the holiday season and there is no better way than to find a comfy chair, maybe grab some...
Emergency skills to the test
WHYALLA - OneSteel’s commitment to safety capability and workforce preparedness across its Whyalla operations was reinforced recently, with the Iron Ore Emergency Response Team...
Those were the days Melissa Davis
Full name: Melissa Davis
Town of residence: Port Pirie
Town of birth: Crystal Brook
Year of birth: 1982
Age: 43
Q: Where did you go to school and what...
Tow safe these holidays
South Australia Police is urging caravan holidaymakers to be extra vigilant on the roads this summer, with thousands of registered caravans travelling across the...
The fog of war
I have just watched a documentary entitled, ’America’s Veterans, the War Within’.
This emotionally powerful, ’must see’ program focussed on the lives of...
