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Learning how to swim and survive

THERE were 53 young people out to improve their swimming at Office Beach, Wallaroo, last week. They also learned critical survival and lifesaving skills, in the updated Swim and Survive program, run by Royal Life Saving South Australia. Wallaroo is...

Michelle Daw

23 Dec 2024

Editorial

True meaning of Christmas

WE ARE almost at the finish line of the annual mad race to Christmas, with all the shopping, cooking, to-do lists and obligations that can bring. It can feel like enormous pressure to create a memorable Christmas season by attending every...

Michelle Daw

23 Dec 2024

News

Jolly time in Santa’s Caves

SANTA’S Caves at Moonta and Port Broughton gave local children a chance to meet the jolly old man in red and tell him their Christmas wishes before the big day. Helpers from the Moonta Progress Association and local volunteers opened the cave at...

Michelle Daw

23 Dec 2024

News

Ardrossan group calls for local health input

MEMBERS of the Ardrossan community are being encouraged to make personal submissions to the parliamentary inquiry into Yorke Peninsula health services. Alternatively, they can contribute to a submission being prepared by the Healthy Ardrossan Action...

Michelle Daw

23 Dec 2024

News

Better support needed for rural communities

CUTTING out red tape and better targeted relief for farmers affected by drought were among the changes advocated by a group of Yorke Peninsula farmers and business owners who attended a “round bale” meeting near Maitland last week. The group of...

Michelle Daw

23 Dec 2024

News

Boost for Port Broughton housing development

A PORT Broughton housing development has received $467,591 in State Government funding. The money will go towards the capital costs of Barunga West Council’s development on Grace Harwar Drive, with civil works expected to be completed by late...

Michelle Daw

23 Dec 2024