Great work rate
Latest figures show a dramatic fall in Port Pirie’s jobless rate to below 10 percent.The Employment Department’s small area labour markets study for the Port Pirie...
Nosey Parker: From the 1948 archive
Old playground built in one day has been taken over by the Port Pirie West School. It will be turned into a school oval.The...
‘Can you hear me’: The latest phone call scam
Residents have been warned about a scam involving telephone voice recognition.The advice is if you receive a phone call and somebody asks, “can you hear...
Tribute: Remarkable lives
Squeals of delight and shuffling gaits, smiles and distant gazes … this was the scene at the Spastic Centres of South Australia open day in...
Sport hub is ‘Trump’ card
United States President Donald Trump marked his first 100 days in office recently, an occasion that almost perfectly coincided with another major development that is...
Bid for new voting system
Our elected members want to simplify the method of voting at council elections.Under the proposal, only a minimum of one candidate would need to be nominated on...
And now, landmark project set to rise
Initial work has been finished at Memorial Oval, paving the way for the rise of Port Pirie’s multi-million-dollar sport hub.Project manager with Port Pirie Regional...
$1200 for two hours’ work in committee
A $600-an-hour payment by Port Pirie Regional Council to a local government consultant has been described as “crazy”.Deputy Mayor Cr Leon Stephens levelled the...
Heart of gold
As Aidan Norton’s iconic Ned Kelly-like beard fell gracefully to the Portside Hotel floor on Friday night, the boldness of his action spoke volumes about his...
suffer the evenue competing for Superheist
Local band suffer the evenue is one of three South Australian finalists competing for an opening support slot for Australian Nu-metal giants Superheist.The band consists of local...
Student festival a success
PORT PIRIE - John Pirie Secondary School (JPSS) students have been credited for a successful Our Youth, Our Festival which took place at the...
