$250k toilets a shore thing
After a long day at sea, boaties will be ‘busting’ to use new $250,000 toilets being built at the Solomontown foreshore.The amenities block, located...
Bumper yield for crops around Port Pirie
They may not be dancing in the paddocks, but farmers are quietly thrilled at harvest results in the area around Port Pirie and to...
Call for legal cannabis
Former Senate candidate Dianah Mieglich has called for legalisation of marijuana.Ms Mieglich is a member of the Cannabis Council of South Australia which is...
Splash of success
An ambitious $3.2 million upgrade of the Port Pirie central business district could hit a “hole-in-one” at the golf course.Stormwater may be “harvested” in the...
Keith Michell, favourite son, dies in UK
One of Port Pirie’s favourite sons, actor Keith Michell, has died. He was 88.Michell was best known for his role in the 1970 BBC miniseries Six Wives of...
Get ready for pageant
What: New Journeys exhibitionWhere: Port Pirie Regional Art GalleryFor more information contact the Port Pirie Regional Art Gallery on 08 8633 0681 or visit...
Fundraising concert success
Charity group Heartbeat is pumping out the cash, thanks to a fantastic fundraising concert.The event was held recently at the Northern Country Music Association hall, in...
Governor lays wreath
Governor Hieu Van Le honoured the men and women who fought against Communism in his homeland of South Vietnam.During his trip to Port Pirie, he...
Pedal-power for sick kids
A hamburger-led 1000-kilometre fundraising campaign, involving a swarm of well-travelled cyclists, has visited Port Pirie.The team was led into St Mark’s College Benedict campus...
Principal Roger rates as a fine specimen
Bruce Mules knows a fine specimen when he sees one.The retiring John Pirie Secondary School science teacher has an incredible collection of lizards and...