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Many families helped during Christmas Cheer campaign

PORT AUGUSTA - Port Augusta’s Christmas Cheer response had more community support than ever before this festive season. The response provided support to almost 400...

Discover what’s on in the Spencer Gulf

PORT PIRIE CARDS AND GAMES LIGHTHOUSE CHURCH - Saturday, January 17, cards and board games from 1.30pm to 4pm, at 390 The Terrace, Port Pirie $3,...

Gulf swelters in heat wave

REGION - The Upper Spencer Gulf faced soaring temperatures last week as an extreme heatwave rolled across South Australia. The mercury rose to the...

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Sport

Port Augusta eight ball players compete in carnivals

PORT AUGUSTA - The Port Augusta Eightball Association competition resumes on Tuesday, 20 January. Meanwhile, during the holiday period, the association selected three representative teams...

Cricket back for new year

REGION - Cricket returned to Port Augusta and Whyalla last weekend, with the Port Augusta Cricket Association’s A Grade comp getting back underway after...

PACA mid season review

REGION - We are now halfway through the season of the PACA A Grade competition and the ladder is beginning to separate the stronger...

Ladder is tight at the top

PORT AUGUSTA - Following Irak-Iran’s loss in round nine of the Port Augusta Eightball Association competition, Tip N Balls have established a four point...

Year that was in sport -December

DECEMBER 04/12/2025: North Whyalla completed its undefeated season in the Whyalla Football League women’s competition, defeating West Augusta to claim the 2025 premiership. 11/12/2025: The...

Year that was in sport – November

NOVEMBER 06/11/2025: Only three rounds into the Port Augusta Cricket Association A Grade competition, but the ladder was already beginning to take shape with interesting...

SA Government

Vouchers directly boost visitation

THE hospitality and tourism sector in the Whyalla region is seeing a welcome boost this summer, thanks to the Coast is Calling Travel Voucher...

Tackling SA’s algal bloom

A harmful algal bloom has been impacting large stretches of South Australia’s coastline since mid-March. South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI) Executive Director Professor...

How to access business support through algal bloom

The State Government’s Department of State Development is providing a range of measures to support impacted businesses, and their owners and staff, through the...

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From Cornwall with love

Cornwall is considered one of the most remote and yet beautiful counties in England. And the county’s North Coast with its dramatic cliffscapes, craggy...

What’s this?

In last week's edition of ‘what’s this?’ we asked readers to identify a unique piece of technology on display at the Homestead Museum. The...

Reconnecting with family

WHYALLA - Two members of the Whyalla Family History Group have shared their remarkable stories of how they both managed to track down long...

Childhood careers open

REGION – A new partnership between Uni Hub Spencer Gulf and Flinders University aims to boost the local early childhood workforce, offering a ‘fast-tracked’...

Services rally after storm

PORT PIRIE – When a violent storm tore through Port Pirie on 22 November, 2025, the damage left behind was unlike anything many locals...

Bubsie’s historic journey

PORT AUGUSTA – Gladstone Square was filled with history and nostalgia on December 22 as the community celebrated 100 years since a small Citroën,...

Graf disappearance declared major crime

REGION - Police have declared the disappearance of Trisha Graf, from Andamooka, a major crime. The 41-year-old’s disappearance has detectives believing it is suspicious after...

From the editor’s desk

2026 arrives carrying more than a change of calendar; it offers Australians a chance to pause, reflect and do better. The past year exposed...

Bloom eases, risk remains

WHYALLA - Recent testing at Whyalla and Point Lowly has shown a decrease in the number of karenia cells, but with temperatures soaring, the...

Investigation needed

While Australians celebrated Christmas 2025 with family and friends, the memory of the tragic Bondi Junction massacre has lingered. In the wake of such tragedies,...