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Harry hits his stride

SIX-year-old Harry Rendell, from Moonta, is following in the footsteps of his running idols. Supported by his parents Kara and Nick, he is training for a five-kilometre event in Melbourne on December 1. Throughout November, he and his running team...

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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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Lucy’s lengthy service

CURRAMULKA Primary School’s mainstay matriarch Lucy Tilbrook is celebrating 50 years of teaching, with 38 of those spent at CPS. And she has made quite the impact, teaching all five of her children, one of her grandchildren, and generations of...

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12 Nov 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
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HOSPITAL TERROR

THE nurses’ union has called for an urgent review of patient admission criteria and security measures at Yorketown Hospital after a terrifying incident where a patient allegedly threatened two nurses with knives. Union representatives argue the...

Michelle Daw

12 Nov 2024

MOVE IT OR LOSE IT

Take action, Minlaton health services are at risk MINLATON Family Centre is moving towards becoming the wellbeing hub of the lower Yorke Peninsula. However, these dreams may fall short if the community does not start using the new health services...

Band-aid fix for dirt roads

AFTER many interruptions, Copper Coast Council has recommenced grading the region’s dirt roads. Council has graded 295.34 kilometres of road since the beginning of October, a spokesperson said. This comes after a the community-led Dirt Road...

World Heritage likely for Moonta Mines

DEPUTY Premier Susan Close visited Moonta Mines and Burra last Thursday, November 21, to congratulate all involved in securing a place on Australia’s UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List in September. World Heritage consultant Barry Gamble...

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Mobile outage

TELSTRA customers in Moonta Bay and surrounds may experience interruptions to their mobile service this week. Telstra is upgrading the mobile site that services Moonta Bay and surrounds to improve 4G capacity and add 5G coverage. Works are scheduled...

CEO receives state award

BARUNGA West Council chief executive Maree Wauchope has been named this year’s Joy Baluch Award winner by the Local Government Association South Australia. The award, named in honour of the late former Port Augusta mayor, acknowledges senior...

Ramsey farewells parliament

AFTER 17 years as the Member for Grey, Rowan Ramsey has given his valedictory speech in parliament ahead of his retirement at next year’s federal election. The Liberal Party member listed many of his projects since his election to the seat in...

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Moonta golf day raises big funds

Seventy-two players from across Yorke Peninsula gathered for a special golf day to raise money for the Sony Foundation last week. They met for the AH Electrical and Solar Charity Ambrose at the Copperclub, The Dunes Golf Course, Port Hughes on...

Kadina boys light up Adelaide 500

Kadina’s Alex Larwood and Tate Cowie etched their names in Supercross and wingless sprint car history, after the duo competed for the first time at the VAILO Adelaide 500, held November 14 to 16. Larwood competed in the SX2 class (motocross)...

Super Netball League fixture released

Georgie Horjus (Bute and Ardrossan connections) and Lucy Austin (Bute connections) are set to feature in the Adelaide Thunderbirds’ 2025 season opener — a grand final rematch against the Melbourne Vixens. The match, announced last week as part...

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SACWA Maitland 88th birthday bash

SOUTH Australian Country Women’s Association Maitland branch has celebrated its 88th birthday. A tea marking the occasion was enjoyed by 20 ladies at the Hotel Maitland on Thursday, November 14. Branch secretary Vicki McLaren had made the birthday...

Teddy bears at picnic in the park

FRIDAY was the day the teddy bears had their picnic. Organised by Copper Coast Libraries, youngsters and their stuffed toys enjoyed story time in Victoria Square, Kadina, on November 22. Library coordinator Lynn Spurling said the event was part of...

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Benefits of digital conveyancing

Advertising Promotion CONVEYANCING has come a long way in just a few short years. Gone are the days of endless paperwork, back-and-forth trips to the office and physical meetups at the Lands Titles Office. With the introduction of PEXA (Property...

Are you ready to splash out this summer?

Advertising Promotion RAINWISE Pools is a family owned and operated, award-winning business. They are offering Yorke Peninsula residents a large variety of fibreglass pools so you can enjoy swimming, relaxing, entertaining, having fun and making...

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