Years of hearty sing-alongs
With the Lighthouse Church hall transformed into an under water world in celebration of the Mainly Music program’s fifth birthday on Monday morning, young...
Toddler’s last bedtime story
A green balloon wavered in the sky, slowly gathering speed.Soon it disappeared with the other coloured balloons released to honour two-year-old toddler Walker James Puddy.Eyes...
Council joins fight against wind farm
As the battle over a proposed windfarm and energy park development in the Southern Flinders intensifies, concerned residents of Beetaloo Valley and Crystal Brook have...
Hands of love from Rotary
The hopes of many landmine victims were held in the pincer-like “fingers” of artificial hands put together by Rotarians and friends in the Hands-On...
Special delivery … 21st birthday wish
Amid the memorabilia, photographs and clinking champagne glasses of the Make-A-Wish Foundation’s 21st birthday dinner there was a secret hidden behind a white cloth sheet.Midway through the...
Stolen-generations apology revisited
After historic talks on reconciliation in Uluru in the Northern Territory, former Port Pirie resident Elaine Crombie felt it was appropriate to revisit her...
Council chief mystery
The future of council chief executive officer Andrew Johnson remains uncertain.The Port Pirie Regional Council leader, who masterminded the multi-million-dollar sport hub development, was reported to...
20-year battle worth it: Nayda
After founding the Port Pirie Regional Gymnastics Academy in 2002 with substantial donations from the community – including two foam training blocks and a specialty trampoline...
Reaching out … with new artificial hands for landmine victims
You could have heard a pin drop as Rotarians and helpers fashioned “hands of love” at a workshop in Port Pirie.The team was assembling artificial...
Long walk for our country
Travelling north on the Augusta Highway, my Nan and I came across a young man walking along the side of the road, a man on a...
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...
