‘City needs to fight floods with pump’
A resident suggests now is the time to install a pump system to better protect the town from extreme flood events, following last Monday’s...
Avid gardener sees double
Gordon Keller, 91, has experienced a feat few amateur horticulturists have managed – growing a yellow-and-pink chrysanthemum flower on the same stem.Mr Keller, a...
Foreshore project ‘rocks on’
A huge project is taking place at the foreshore to create a rock wall near the Solomontown boat ramp.Tonnes of material is being deposited, together...
$50,000 boost for museum
For three years, Italian community president Dino Gadaleta has sweated on plans for a $300,000 Italian fishing boat museum.The museum is now only weeks...
Hospital’s 25-year-old time capsule
The mists of time rolled back 25 years when a time capsule was dug up at the hospital.The capsule was buried in 1992 and...
Slice of success with Hairy
When the cleaver comes down at TJ’s Pirie Gourmet Meats, Hairy Pink Butcher Tony Marschall takes extreme care to look after his “pinkies”.His fingers are,...
Special meal by trainee chefs
Real-life experience can make or break a chef, whether they be a celebrity or otherwise, and luck plays a big part.Members of a catering course...
Police chief ‘wanted’ for senior roles
Port Pirie police officer-in-charge Superintendent Scott Denny has been a “wanted man”.He was in demand in Adelaide during a recent secondment that saw him...
Donors help boost centre
PORT PIRIE - The Port Pirie Road Safety Centre has had a major financial boost thanks to the generosity of the community and a...
