Honour Vietnam veterans
This year Vietnam Veterans’ Day carries special significance, marking 50 years since the Fall of Saigon and the last troop withdrawal (the Embassy Guard)...
Roxby push to build its childcare team
ROXBY DOWNS - Five Roxby Downs locals have begun studying their Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care at Uni Hub Spencer Gulf, which...
From the editor’s desk
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s decision to formally recognise Palestine as a state at the upcoming UN meeting in September marks a significant turn in...
Family care boost in Gulf
SPENCER GULF - An initiative helping hundreds of families to make decisions about how their children can be safely cared for at home, is...
Those Were The Days – Brian Morris
Full name: Brian Douglas Morris
Town of residence: Whyalla
Town of birth: Whyalla
Year of birth: 1943
Age: 81
Married: 1968–1999
Children: 3 – Garreth, Susan, Belinda
Grandchildren: 4 – Sophie,...
Voices take centre stage
PORT AUGUSTA The Desert Voices core choir is preparing for its annual concert, Under the Milky Way.
Desert Voices director Anna Beach said the performance...
More than gardening
Every morning, as was our custom, John and I would visit our ‘garden’ - though not in the traditional sense.
We didn't have a...
Honouring local legends
WHYALLA - An online forum has sparked a grassroots initiative to honour some of Whyalla’s most cherished individuals through a public ‘legends mural.’
The proposed...
Pubs donate for drought relief
Pubs with Heart, a charity run through the Australian Hotels Association SA Branch (AHASA), has donated $50,000 for urgent drought relief in rural South...
Whyalla’s sew-cial crew
WHYALLA - The Whyalla Boomerang Bags sewing group recently celebrated its second birthday, after it was established in 2023.
One of many Boomerang Bags...
Lowly camping goes online
WHYALLA - Camping at Point Lowly will soon be easier and more accessible, with all reservations now managed through a new online system using...
