Yorke Peninsula Country Times

Doing the time warp

History lost, but not forgotten PINE Point’s Memorial Hall was packed with birthday party guests, and many eagerly queued outside for a glimpse of the town’s 150th anniversary celebrations on the long weekend. Only 150 people were expected to...

Rachel Hagan

Federal grants for YP councils

COUNCILS on Yorke Peninsula have been awarded annual funding from the Federal Government, including supplementary funding to address inequity of South Australia’s share of local road funding. The annual Financial Assistance Grants program has two...

Michelle Daw

Minlaton’s major 150th anniversary fundraiser

FUNDRAISING efforts for Minlaton’s 150-year celebrations have ramped up, with several volunteers raising money at a stall at the Southern Yorke Peninsula Show in Minlaton last week. The 150th commemorations will take place from March 27 to 29...

Wilson McShane

Rezoning partly rejected

A PROPOSED Wallaroo code amendment, which would rezone 110 hectares of privately owned vacant land to provide more land for housing and employment opportunities, has been rejected by Copper Coast Council in its current form. At the council’s...

Joanna Tucker

Police News... Equestrian charged with animal cruelty

ELITE showjumper Anthony Thomas, formerly of Maitland, has been charged with animal cruelty. RSPCA SA has charged the 49-year-old, from Paechtown in the Adelaide Hills, with ill treatment of an animal under the South Australian Animal Welfare Act...

Boost for childcare workers

BOTH the South Australian and Australian Governments have pledged new funding to the childcare sector, with recent reports showing the field needs all the help it can get, especially in regional areas. The SA Government has invested $96.6 million to...

Sarah Herrmann

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Young Eagles fly high

Report by: Peter Argent Woodville-West Torrens Under 15s had a relatively bleak 2024 SANFL Girls Intrastate Carnival with only one win from three games, while the Eagles U17s dominated, finishing undefeated with three comfortable victories. The...

Sport

Hasting and Herbert at state screening

Report by: Peter Argent Central Yorke Cougars’ Jett Hasting and Bute talent Kade Herbert were among 15 male footballers scheduled to participate in the 2024 SA state screening for the AFL draft combine. There were also nine female footballers who...

Sport

On an elevated stage

AFL Women Port Adelaide created history against Collingwood, winning a third successive game for the first time in the Power’s AFLW tenure. On a cold spring evening at Alberton Oval, the Power produced an assertive third quarter to set up an...

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Red Cross keeps busy

IT HAS been a busy few months for Agery Red Cross members. Val Smythe and Keith Wilson from Adelaide headquarters visited in May. Val is patron of Central Area V plus Metro Area VP, and Keith is on the divisional advisory board. Both reported about...

Community

In memory of Letitia

LETITIA Linke Research Foundation is holding its seventh annual Adelaide Silver Style ovarian cancer fundraiser later this month. Established in memory of Letitia Linke, from Maitland, who was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2014 at age 34 and...

Profiles

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Profiles

Annette’s passion for rural education

ANNETTE Morphett says she has always had a deep affinity for rural schools and communities. The passionate educator has spent more than 20 years at Wallaroo’s St Mary MacKillop School where she has positively impacted the educational outcomes of...

Will Hunter

31 Oct 2023

Profiles

Bettering Bute for 50 years

A STALWART of the Bute community, Malcolm McDonald has clocked up 50 years as a Country Fire Service volunteer. He was presented his 50-year service medal a ceremony in Gawler in July. Mr McDonald joined the service in 1971 when it was knon as the...

Jess Liddy

10 Oct 2023

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Enfield Furnishers offer accessibility

Advertising Promotion ENFIELD Furnishers has been a trusted local business for more than 40 years, delivering great customer service across Yorke Peninsula and Mid North. The honest and reliable team is a proud supplier and distributor of Merits...

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Barunga Village a beacon of assistance

Advertising Promotion BARUNGA Village offers a vital trio of services for ageing people in our community — retirement living, community programs, and residential care to people in the Mid North and Yorke Peninsula. With a commitment to creating...