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Colonoscopy services set to return at Yorketown

THE recent purchase of new equipment means colonoscopy consultations and services are a step closer to being reinstated at Yorketown Hospital, after being suspended on October 1. Yorke and Northern Local Health Network chief executive Roger Kirchner...

Joanna Tucker

Plover chicks struggling

AWARENESS of and respect for the hooded plover is being called for ahead of the Australia Day long weekend as an expert says the survival rate of chicks on Yorke Peninsula this breeding season is not meeting expectations. The endangered birds, which...

Sarah Herrmann

Protecting babies against RSV

PARENTS are being urged to get themselves and their infant children vaccinated against Respiratory Syncytial Virus. The program aims to protect all infants from serious illness from RSV. The program consists of the maternal vaccine program using the...

New interim chief exec starts at Barunga West

BARUNGA West Council’s interim chief executive, Paul Simpson, started in the role earlier this month. His appointment was announced late last year after BWC chief executive Maree Wauchope took extended leave for health reasons. Mr Simpson...

Memories of the military and more

IF BUBLACOWIE students from the 1900s could travel through time to 2025, they would be excited to go to class because their school has now been transformed into a museum full of weird and wonderful objects from all across the world. The Bublacowie...

Rachel Hagan

Making young voices heard

APPLICATIONS are now open for the YMCA South Youth Parliament for people aged between 15 and 25 years. The 30th Youth Governor of SA, Edward Mickan, said the non-partisan program was aimed at amplifying and empowering the voices of young people who...

Barunga West Australia Day winners

THE winners of Barunga West Council’s 2025 Australia Day awards will be presented with their accolades at events to be held on the day at Bute and Port Broughton. Barunga West Council mayor Leonie Kerley said the awards recognised the outstanding...

Australia Day with YP Council

NEW and existing Australians citizens will be welcomed and recognised this Australia Day by Yorke Peninsula Council. On January 26, at Maitland Town Hall, YPC will be helping new citizens make their pledge to this country with a citizenship ceremony...

Copper Coast Council’s Australia Day winners

COPPER Coast’s annual Australia Day celebrations are back at the Wallaroo Town Hall this Sunday, January 26. The event will kick off with a free breakfast at the Wallaroo Town Hall provided by the local Apex Club and entertainment by the Kadin...

Team effort to welcome in the next chapter

A TOWN’S 150-year anniversary celebration only comes around once, but during the 2026 Mad March there is going to be double the fun with a joint celebration — which is expected to give a big boost to local tourism. Yorke Peninsula residents will...

Rachel Hagan

Brush up on water safety

MORE than a third of primary school leavers do not meet the national benchmarks for swimming and water safety education for 12-year-olds, according to Royal Life Saving Australia. And people from disadvantaged and rural areas drowned at a higher...

Sarah Herrmann

Rail dreams in the making at Bute

A DOUBLE-ENDED railcar being restored in Bute has bought back fond memories for self-confessed train tragics Brian Schulz and his grandson, Josh Schulz. The 406 railcar is one of the 400 series, known affectionately as Red Hens. It was moved from...

Michelle Daw

Lenny’s journey to break the stigma

Warning: This article contains references to suicide. AFTER the loss of his mate, Lenny Deacon has pledged to ride 16,000 kilometres around Australia on a recumbent bike, with his trusty kelpie, Lucky, to raise money for men’s mental health...

Joanna Tucker

More jobs

MORE THAN 52,000 jobs have been created since the state election, according to the State Government. Australian Bureau of Statistics figures show more than 5000 jobs were created in December 2024 alone. South Australia’s labour market is...