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Blood cancer… the single biggest tragedy impacting Aussie kids and forcing them out of classrooms As Australian children return to school, hundreds will not....

Summer Party for all ages

The Transcontinental photographer Sue Dalla Santa caught up with people enjoying the Summer Part at the Foreshore on January 31.

Garage Sale Trail success

PORT AUGUSTA - The Port Augusta community produced some positive results throughout the course of a national campaign held locally, the 2025 Garage Sale...

Rodeo action

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Sport

Spartans win tight tussle

PORT AUGUSTA - The C grade women welcomed the airconditioned facility to battle through some close results in their Port Augusta basketball competition last...

Ready for women’s footy

PORT PIRIE - The Port Bulldogs Football Club has announced it wants to form two teams for the upcoming Mid North Women's Football Competition...

Bowls brilliance from Daisy

Gladstone’s young bowling star has claimed another honour, cementing herself as one of the sport’s brightest talents. Daisy Coe added a second consecutive State Under...

Local players set to compete in Country Cup

PORT AUGUSTA - During the break, three talented basketballers will make the trip to compete in the 2026 Albury/Wodonga Australian Country Cup. Eagles No. 35...

Battle for second heats up

REGION - While South Augusta look certain to stay on top of the table, Quorn, Central Augusta and Punjabi Warriors are all in contention...

Plenty of action at Carrieton

To station owners and the stockmen and women of the Flinders Ranges, New Year means only one thing - Carrieton Rodeo. For more than 70...

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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The world’s fastest Vincent

WHYALLA - A former Whyalla local and motorcyclist has written his name into the history books after breaking a world land-speed record at the...

State Voice vote opens

First Nations South Australians are being encouraged to enrol to nominate and vote in the upcoming elections for the First Nations Voice to Parliament. The...

Christmas on the Rhine

With many families breaking away from traditional Christmas celebrations and exploring ways to connect so the whole family can relax, the idea of taking...

When stress becomes a heart issue

In every community, there are families who have lost someone too soon to heart disease, and others quietly living with its long-term effects. For many...

Summer Party for all ages

PORT AUGUSTA — Laughter, music and the smell of summer treats drifted across the East Side foreshore as Port Augusta City Council’s Summer Party...

Team Showdown hoping to raise large funds through Modra fundraiser

PORT AUGUSTA - Fans of footy will have the chance to see AFL star Tony Modra in action at a Sportsman Night on Saturday,...

Those Were The Days with Jeff Hardyman

Full name: Jeff Hardyman Town of residence: Whyalla Town of birth: Newcastle, NSW Year of birth: 1953 Age: 72 Mother & Father’s name: Shirley and Thomas Number of siblings: One...

From the editor’s desk

South Australians have spent the past few weeks living under a relentless sun, as scorching weather has gripped the state and pushed temperatures into...

Normality of crime

What do we have to do? About what, exactly? The crime, the anti-social problems. So many residents are saying the same thing. ‘We’ve had enough’....

Malka Art Prize returns

PORT AUGUSTA - Registrations are now open for the 2026 Aboriginal Malka Art Prize, held at the Yarta Purtli Art Gallery each year. The event...