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Councillor walks out

YORKE Peninsula Council elected member Adam Meyer walked out of his first council meeting after being suspended from elected office. Councillor Meyer was free to attend on Wednesday, February 12, following a month-long suspension, but chose to leave...

YP crews on the frontline

COUNTRY Fire Service crews from Yorke Peninsula helped local counterparts fight the fires that swept through Mount Remarkable National Park last week during record hot conditions. The fire began on Monday, February 3 and burnt more than 5400...

Hot, hot, hot: record breaking temperatures

A WEEK before parts of Yorke Peninsula soared above 40 degrees, the Bureau of Meteorology released its official record of Australia’s climate, water and significant weather events for 2024. The report, released on February 6, revealed South...

‘Improper’ questions about mental health

QUESTIONS about mental health assistance were described as “improper and irrelevant” at the latest Yorke Peninsula Council meeting. Prior to council’s ordinary meeting on Wednesday, February 12, Councillor Kristin Murdock had submitted...

Yorke Peninsula residents urged to join Team in Green

A RECENT recruit to the Moonta ambulance team has urged Yorke Peninsula residents to heed the call of a new campaign to attract volunteers across country South Australia. Ambulance assist volunteer Vivienne Casbolt said she found the role hugely...

Judges say no – Ackland appeal rejected

AN APPEAL by former Kadina Memorial School teacher and convicted paedophile Thomas Robert Ackland to shorten his 14-year prison term has been dismissed. In December 2023, Ackland was sentenced to 14 years in jail on 13 counts of aggravated...

Police... Drink driver three times over limit

A MAN was caught drink driving at Wallaroo on Wednesday, February 12. The 57-year-old man was breath tested after police received reports of a possible drink driver in a silver Audi driving around the Wallaroo foreshore. The man was alleged to have...

Copper theft law reform

THE South Australian Government is reforming laws to combat the theft of copper and scrap metals after over 2000 incidents in 2023-24. Businesses spend tens of thousands of dollars on replacements and prevention, and the thefts also created safety...

YPC ratepayers enlist Pangallo

IN THE wake of the suspension of elected member Adam Meyer from the Yorke Peninsula Council, a crowd of almost 200 people rallied at a Yorke Peninsula Ratepayers Association meeting where speakers called for an audit into the council. The meeting...

Independent for Grey candidate announced

UNI Hub Spencer Gulf chief executive Anita Kuss, of Crystal Brook, has been announced as an independent candidate for the seat of Grey in the upcoming federal election. The announcement was made on Friday, February 14, in Port Pirie. Ms Kuss is...

Kudos to Kloe

MOONTA’S Kloe Appleton is one of just 33 students to be awarded a 2024 Governor of South Australia Commendation, from a cohort of 16,000 year 12s who achieved their SACE last year. The awards, held at Government House on Thursday, February 13...

Research project canned

RESEARCH project is soon to be a thing of the past for senior secondary school students, with a new subject called Activating Identities and Futures set to replace it. Both RP and AIF are available to students this year but, from 2026, RP will no...

Copper Coast mayor joins RDA board

COPPER Coast Council mayor Roslyn Talbot and Clare general practitioner Dr Gerry Considine have joined the board of Regional Development Australia Yorke and Mid North. They were inducted at the board’s bi-monthly meeting, held on February 12 in...

Nominations open for SA Volunteer Awards 2024

SOUTH Australians are invited to recognise outstanding individuals or groups by nominating them for this year’s SA Volunteer Awards. Now in their 20th year, the awards celebrate the vital contributions of volunteers across the state. Human...

Beyond the summer boom

A FERRY link to Adelaide, new hotel developments, and World Heritage recognition were among the game-changing projects floated at a tourism workshop for Yorke Peninsula. Tourism stakeholders shared their aspirations for the region’s future at the...