Worker seriously injured at smelter
A man has been seriously injured in a workplace incident at the Nyrstar Smelter in Port Pirie Sunday afternoon.A Nyrstar spokeswoman confirmed that a...
Heart of Port Pirie continues to beat
Nearly forty years since its inception, Heartbeat continues to selflessly give back to the Port Pirie community.With the annual Port Pirie Heartbeat Badge Day...
Brave parents’ gift to Mid North
Savannah Jade Maiolo.The name, humbly embroidered in pink across the white cloth of Port Pirie Regional Health Service’s new cuddle cot, will keep alive...
Positive Pirie
Lyn Anderson and Robyn and Abbie Welsh certainly have their feet planted on the bright side of the street.Standing on the footpath behind a steel-wire...
A hand for the land
For St Mark’s College student Ashleigh Ragless, agriculture runs in her family.Boarding at the Port Pirie college from Beltana Station near Leigh Creek in...
Water-bombers in Beetaloo blaze
The Beetaloo Valley bushfire “got slimed”, thanks to a water-bomber plane operating out of Port Pirie Airport.The plane dumped 2700 litres of water mixed with...
TAFE program ‘crutch’ of the industry
As the recess bell rang at St Mark’s College on Thursday morning, the sound of shearing clippers almost drowned out the drone of the morning...
A passion for people
“It feels like I’m home.”As Ally Patterson reflected on her return to yourtown Port Pirie as a youth worker, her pride and passion for young...
Memorial to be unveiled
The Wandearah district will come alive with the unveiling of an upgraded Soldiers’ Memorial next month.People from the district as well as from Port...
NBN rings in the changes
The National Broadband Network has switched on amid “phantom” phone ringing on some landlines in Port Pirie.The first 2100 premises in Port Pirie can...
Damianos duo retire proudly
PORT PIRIE - After nearly a decade of serving the community, Nea and Tony Damianos have officially stepped away from the local chicken bar...
