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Telstra outage in Kadina

Telstra customers in Kadina are experiencing interruptions to their mobile service this week. Telstra is upgrading the mobile base station that services Kadina to improve 4G capacity and add 5G coverage. Work started on Tuesday...

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06 Nov 2024
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Keeping the Flying Doctor flying

SOME of the Copper Coast’s most dedicated, essential healthcare heroes have banded together to raise money for the Royal Flying Doctor Service throughout October. The group, who all volunteer for the South Australian Ambulance Service Moont...

Joanna Tucker

29 Oct 2024
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Viterra makes moves to dominate the peninsula

VITERRA’S proposed purchase of the Maitland AWB Grainflow site, along with two other facilities, has been reported to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission by T-Ports. The proposed acquisition of Grainflow sites at Maitland and...

Rachel Hagan

29 Oct 2024
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Trick or treat

Slippery little sucker makes Halloween extra scary THE Clarke family, of Tickera, faced their scariest Halloween yet, thanks to a brown snake which bit 6-year-old Kai hours before he was meant to go trick or treating. Kai had been looking forward to...

Rachel Hagan

05 Nov 2024

Crash ignites investigation

THE dangerous intersection of Mount Rat Road and Yorke Highway, near Curra mulka, is set to receive improved visibility as the State Department for Infrastructure and Transport investigates the safety of the 100-kilometre-per-hour crossing. At...

Rachel Hagan

A community brought back together

CLOSE to 100 people attended the Remembrance Day service at the new Port Clinton veterans’ memorial yesterday (Monday, November 11). After a lengthy battle to install the memorial, which divided the community, Port Clinton has had its first...

Rachel Hagan

Wallaroo Shores land sale

COPPER Coast Council has launched a campaign to find a strategic buyer for estate land at Wallaroo Shores. The sale is by arrangement with current owner and developer Copper Coast Investments (Monopoly Property Group). The 13.45-hectare parcel of...

Joanna Tucker

Former YPCT journalist awarded

A FORMER Yorke Peninsula Country Times journalist has been recognised at a statewide awards ceremony. Will Hunter, formerly of Kadina, was named the University of South Australia’s Student Journalist of the Year at the 2024 SA Press Club Awards on...

Sarah Herrmann

First week cost of living winners

THE first winners have been drawn in the YP Country Times and Drakes Supermarkets grocery voucher giveaway. Over the next five weeks, we will continue to feature stories covering aspects of the cost-of-living crisis and, each week, two $100 and one...

End date for Wallaroo swim centre works announced

WALLAROO’S delayed aquatic facility has received an update. Copper Coast Council chief executive Dylan Strong announced at the November 6 council meeting that the project’s expected completion was now set for December 2026. The delay was...

Joanna Tucker

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Come on Cowie

Kadina’s Tate Cowie will join an elite cohort of drivers later this week (November 14-15), when he races in front of a crowd of close to 10,000 people at the VAILO Adelaide 500. Cowie will compete in his wingless sprint car — the largest open...

Wilson McShane

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Three Yorke Peninsula talents nominate for AFL draft

Yorke Peninsula talents Kade Herbert (Bute), Jett Hasting (CY Cougars) and Thomas Luck (Wallaroo) are among the host of footballers across the nation who have nominated the 2024 AFL men’s draft next Wednesday, November 20. The draft will be held...

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Kadina Darts Club celebrates 50-year milestone

Kadina Dart Club recognised one of its biggest milestones in its history recently, when the club celebrated 50 years in its clubrooms. A special event was held to mark the anniversary at the Downer Road, Wallaroo Mines, clubrooms on September 27...

Wilson McShane

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RSL donates to RFDS

RETURNED and Services League Moonta sub-branch has donated $2635.35 to the Royal Flying Doctor Service after a successful community auction on November 1. The event, largely organised by Rosemary Appleton, brought the RSL community together in...

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Uplift for Red Cross

MOONTA Bay Lifestyle Estate social committee has presented Red Cross Agery branch with a $660 donation. The money came from a morning tea fundraiser held on the estate’s recent garage sale day. Agery branch president Rosemary Smith thanked the...

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Benefits of window dressing

Advertising promotion CURTAINS, blinds and other window treatments do more than enhance a room’s decor — they also play a crucial role in managing light, temperature and energy efficiency. As summer approaches, the ability to control heat and...

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Cooling solutions — Kadina Retravision keeping you and your home cool

Advertising Promotion YOU can cool your entire house with Kadina Retravision’s wide range of split-system air conditioners from leading brands including Fujitsu, Westinghouse, Mitsubishi Electric and Teco. Retravision is currently offering a bonus...