Chad’s ground-level rocket
With a seat just a couple of centimetres above the track, Chad Rodda’s go-kart feels like a ground-level rocket.The dual-engined machine – one motor for each...
Waste row heats up as Hanlon ‘unloads’
The council’s commercial recycling fees have come under fire from the Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s leader.Mark Hanlon joined businessman “Bluey” Johnson in criticising waste-disposal...
Lions bingo in November
The Lions Club of Port Pirie is encouraging people to come along and support their fundraising efforts, with a bingo night being held on...
Lions busy at local events
The Lions Club of Port Pirie has been incredibly busy in the last month.Once again, the club had a strong presence at the Smelters...
Musicians drum up memories
There were no wicked hairstyles, guitar slams or piano solos at the Risdon Hotel on Sunday when 40 Port Pirie musicians met to reminisce and celebrate their era.Rosa-Lee...
Free greens day by council
The Port Pirie Regional Council is providing a free greens day on Sunday 29 October to help residents best prepare their homes and properties...
Nosey Parker: From the 1978 archives
Risdon Park High School prefects were Grant Octorman, Kenton Turner, Terry Secombe, David Stewart, Stephen Dyer, Peter Tubb, Paull Smith, Robin Matheson, Derek Paterson,...
Julie charges on
The whizzing metal, shouts and snorting horses of the Battle of Beersheba are distant memories … but Julie Frick is not letting go.Her hero and late grandfather...
Dedicated sailor wins award
Local sailor Kaz Eaton has won the 2016-17 James HP Boucaut Award for Outstanding Service to Yachting.It is awarded each year by Yachting South Australia.At...
An unBOOlievable goodbye
It will be an eerie feeling walking down Senate Road next year, with Port Pirie’s largest Halloween display putting out their spooktacular skeletons and pumpkins...
Council issues mosquito alert
PORT PIRIE - The Port Pirie Regional Council is asking the community to help reduce mosquito numbers by inspecting their properties and undertaking the...
