Yorke Peninsula Country Times

Floods of fun

THERE was plenty of slime and colour at Wallaroo Primary School’s Splatacular Day on Friday, November 15. Kadina Country Fire Service members brought along their truck, and the students had a great time learning to use the fire hose, exploring the...

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19 Nov 2024

Health inquiry goes ahead

Yorke Peninsula residents are being urged to contribute to a long-awaited inquiry into health services in the region, launched on November 14. The inquiry was triggered by a petition signed by nearly 11,000 people which began in October 2022. It was...

Michelle Daw

19 Nov 2024

News

Putting a stop to close-calls near Moonta

ROAD safety was at the forefront of this month’s Copper Coast Council meeting, said councillor Brent Walker. After seeking input from residents, Mr Walker proposed at the meeting on November 6 to replace the give way sign on the Thrington Road...

Joanna Tucker

19 Nov 2024

News

One man’s trash is another man’s treasure

YORKETOWN’S Sort and Save Shed is celebrating saving 2118 tonnes of recyclables entering landfill and volunteers hope there will soon be a way to recycle all the soft plastics stockpiled in the shed. Since China and the REDcycle scheme stopped...

Rachel Hagan

19 Nov 2024

Police News... Wallaroo stabbing

A 37 YEAR-OLD man from West Richmond has been arrested after he allegedly stabbed a 34 year-old man from Mount Barker in Wallaroo. In the early hours of Saturday morning, November 16, police were called to Owen Terrace in Wallaroo, after reports of...

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19 Nov 2024

News

Donations ban to cut ‘cash for access’

THE Federal Government is set to follow the South Australian Government in introducing a bill to ban political donations this week. SA’s legislation was discussed in the Upper House last week, and the government said it had secured support from...

Sarah Herrmann

19 Nov 2024

News

Putting food on the table harder than ever: Foodbank

ALMOST half of Australian households with less than $30,000 in income are food insecure, according to the 2024 Foodbank Hunger Report. People in regional areas and single-parent households are also at greater risk of food insecurity, Foodbank...

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19 Nov 2024

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Gutsche name lives on at Sunbury Cricket Club

When the Gutsche extended family played backyard cricket together as children, few of them expected to still be playing together in the A grade more than a decade later. After a couple seasons apart, siblings and cousins Daniel, Bailey, Blake, Dylan...

Wilson McShane

19 Nov 2024

Sport

Adams aces Burnie 10 race

Wallaroo’s Caitlin Adams narrowly fell short of winning her second Strait Link Burnie 10 — a 10-kilometre race held in Tasmania — last month when she placed second (in females) out of more than 1650 competitors. Adams ran an impressive time of...

Wilson McShane

19 Nov 2024

Sport

Goody and Biddell in 2024 AFLW All-Australian squad

Report by: Peter Argent Edithburgh young gun Shineah Goody and Port Victoria’s Chelsea Biddell are among 42 players selected in the 2024 AFLW All-Australian squad. Biddell will be vying for a third consecutive AA jumper, while Goody, who is also...

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19 Nov 2024

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Community

Curry ready to light up again

FOR well over two decades Curramulka has kicked off Christmas on Yorke Peninsula with a massive night of food, fun and lights at the Curramulka Light Up. On Saturday December 7, the Light Up will begin at 6.30pm with a parade down Main Street, which...

Rachel Hagan

19 Nov 2024

Community

Spreading Christmas cheer to those in need

COPPER Coast residents can create Christmas cheer for those in need by donating a gift or money to the Salvation Army Wishing Tree appeal. The appeal was launched on Friday, November 15 by the Salvation Army Copper Coast at K hub Kadina, accompanied...

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19 Nov 2024

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Fun, fashion at the races

Advertising Promotion THE Everest has been conquered and the Melbourne Cup run – now it’s time to get ready for all the fun of the 2024 Jim Barry Clare Valley Cup on Sunday, December 1. The picturesque Clare Valley Racing Club will again host...

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19 Nov 2024

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Have your say about ageing well on YP

Advertising promotion COTA SA, the state’s peak body for 700,000 South Australians aged 50 plus, is hosting a community forum next week for older people on Yorke Peninsula. Guests at the free forum, to be held at the Moonta Golf Club on Thursday...

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19 Nov 2024

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