$10m loan first step of sport project
A new loan of $10 million will be taken out by Port Pirie Regional Council to back the sport hub project.This is revealed in...
‘Dream come true’ for life-long fan
For those about to read this, we salute you.It was Rock or Bust for avid AC-DC fan John Simpson when he overcame the odds...
Accused sex offender appears in court
A Port Pirie man charged with a child sex offence appeared briefly in the Port Pirie Magistrates Court on Thursday.The man, whose name is...
Loud call of duty for locals
The backbone of any South Australian Metropolitan Fire Service crew is its retained firefighters according to regional commander, Noel Dodd.At the Port Pirie MFS station,...
Pirie boy in state team
A Port Pirie teenager is adding dash to the Under 16 state team.Running off a half-back flank, Harrison Magor, 16, is living up to...
History repeats as pelvic mesh ruins lives
The Thalidomide scandal of the 1950s and 60s was a tragedy.Mothers-to-be took medication on the advice of doctors as they struggled with morning sickness,...
Compassionate advice for mums
The Australian Breastfeeding Association Mid North group meet with their children to provide support and compassionate advice to mothers.The meetings are held in Crystal...
‘The pain went on, and on, and on’
STORY | Five Port Pirie women report to national pelvic mesh implant survey‘You will be back on your feet within a couple of days.’For...
Police make numerous drug arrests at Port Pirie
On Thursday July 6, police searched three houses in Port Pirie. At the first address police located 310 grams of dried cannabis and items...
Mesh implants impact Port Pirie locals
As a class action against medical giant Johnson & Johnson begins in New South Wales over the company’s pelvic mesh device, complications surrounding mesh implants have...
Help students plan ahead
REGION - Year 12 students throughout the region will be delivered their Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) on Monday, 15 December which is a...
