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Police News... Wallaroo stabbing

A 37 YEAR-OLD man from West Richmond has been arrested after he allegedly stabbed a 34 year-old man from Mount Barker in Wallaroo. In the early hours of Saturday morning, November 16, police were called to Owen Terrace in Wallaroo, after reports of...

Donations ban to cut ‘cash for access’

THE Federal Government is set to follow the South Australian Government in introducing a bill to ban political donations this week. SA’s legislation was discussed in the Upper House last week, and the government said it had secured support from...

Putting food on the table harder than ever: Foodbank

ALMOST half of Australian households with less than $30,000 in income are food insecure, according to the 2024 Foodbank Hunger Report. People in regional areas and single-parent households are also at greater risk of food insecurity, Foodbank...

Floods of fun

THERE was plenty of slime and colour at Wallaroo Primary School’s Splatacular Day on Friday, November 15. Kadina Country Fire Service members brought along their truck, and the students had a great time learning to use the fire hose, exploring the...

Sharks sighted in groups

MORE than 12 sharks were sighted about 60 kilometres from southern Yorke Peninsula near Aldinga Beach over a two-day period, SAPOL posted on social media earlier this month. The post said a Surf Life Saving SA helicopter had spotted the sharks...

Get a bargain for safety

BUDGET-conscious and safety-focused consumers have reason to celebrate, as the 2024 Used Car Safety Ratings reveal that all top-rated Safer Pick vehicles are priced under $25,000, with more than half costing less than $10,000. Out of 534 rated...

Putting a stop to close-calls near Moonta

ROAD safety was at the forefront of this month’s Copper Coast Council meeting, said councillor Brent Walker. After seeking input from residents, Mr Walker proposed at the meeting on November 6 to replace the give way sign on the Thrington Road...

Young adults support state’s vaping crackdown

NATIONAL research from the Cancer Council has shown Australia’s biggest vapers —18 to 24-year-olds — are in support of the Federal Government’s push to phase out vaping. The Cancer Council’s Generation Vape study found 86 per cent of young...

Health inquiry goes ahead

Yorke Peninsula residents are being urged to contribute to a long-awaited inquiry into health services in the region, launched on November 14. The inquiry was triggered by a petition signed by nearly 11,000 people which began in October 2022. It was...

One man’s trash is another man’s treasure

YORKETOWN’S Sort and Save Shed is celebrating saving 2118 tonnes of recyclables entering landfill and volunteers hope there will soon be a way to recycle all the soft plastics stockpiled in the shed. Since China and the REDcycle scheme stopped...

Delay for Moonta Mines walking trail

THE NEW walking trail connecting major sites within Moonta Mines is unlikely to be completed this year. Completion of the 3.2-kilometre Elder’s Loop Trail, originally expected to be completed by the end of October, has now has been postponed to...

Rodeo horse welfare

PROHIBITING the possession and use of electric prodders on horses in rodeos has been recommended in a new report. Co-author and RSPCA senior scientific officer Dr Di Evans said electric prodders were pro -hibited in horse racing, but not in rodeos...

Virus affecting dogs

THE RSCPA is alerting dog owners of a canine parvovirus (parvo) outbreak in Adelaide’s northern and western suburbs. Cases have been confirmed in Andrews Farm, Elizabeth Grove, Elizabeth South, and Seaton. This disease, which mostly affects...

Cost-of-living concessions

SOUTH Australians on a low or fixed income are encouraged to apply for household concessions. The support applies to electricity, water, sewerage, medical, heating and cooling, and the Emergency Services Levy. It is estimated thousands of homes...

SA Voice reps resign

YORKE and Mid North Voice member Joy Makepeace is one of four representatives who have resigned from the inaugural South Australian Voice to Parliament. Another resigning member, Tahlia Wanganeen told the ABC the current model of the Voice was...