Women leaders needed to tackle gender imbalance in South Australia
As South Australian councils grapple with a gender imbalance in their teams, a woman councillor says females can make better elected members than males.Australian...
Residents pay $60 more in rates on average under new Port Pirie plan
Residents will pay about $60 more in rates on average under the Port Pirie Regional Council's latest draft budget.The council commendably kept the average...
Discover what’s on around the region
SINGING, STORIESBaby bounce Thursday, June 23, Port Pirie Library, Wandearah Rd, 10am-11am, for newborns up to five years with parents and carers, information at...
Do women make better councillors? Call for more representatives
Do women make better councillors in South Australia's local government network?Females are renowned for taking a more collegiate and inclusive approach to decision-making -...
New life for the Mundoora Oval amid Mud and Dust of tractor pull
After more than 140 years, competitive sport will no longer be played at Mundoora Oval ... but there is a new era: Vintage tractors.The...
Captain Daniel notches up 300 games for Northern Demons soccer club
Daniel Cox began playing soccer at the tender age of six years old never knowing where it would lead.On Saturday, he reached a destination...
‘Ghosts’ riding in the sky as Port Pirie’s pigeons head homeward
Port Pirie's pigeons were flying with the "ghosts" on Saturday.The Port Pirie Homing Society conducted a race from Kyancutta on the Western route on...
History’s door shutting on the long-drop dunnies at Fisherman Bay
Fisherman Bay has become modest after all these years.The shack settlement's row of outhouse dunny toilets - once photographed by tourists - has now...
‘I have been coming to Fisherman Bay for 84 years’, says shack owner
Not even dense fog could stop Alan Dewhirst from visiting his beloved Fisherman Bay.Mr Dewhirst drove through the mist from Jamestown to the seaside...
Phillip, gatekeeper to Pirie soccer club’s fortunes for 20 years
Fleet-footed Virtus soccer player No.11 bobbed and weaved along the left wing for the club for 15 years. Now Phillip Introna is gatekeeper at...
Boost for food relief
PORT PIRIE - Part of a State Government investment of nearly $3 million will aim to ease cost-of-living pressures for Port Pirie, where demand...
