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Dorrell delighted with major award

Jen Dorrell, formerly of Wallaroo, has earnt statewide basketball respect after she was announced as the NBL1 Referee Coach of the Year at the Basketball South Australia Officials Awards Night on October 12. Dorrell, who moved to Adelaide when she...

Wilson McShane

05 Nov 2024

Sport

Georgie Horjus already a hero

At 22 years of age, Georgie Horjus has become a fan favourite on the netball court. Since making her Super Netball League debut with Adelaide Thunderbirds in 2020, every time her face pops up on the big screen it is met with an excited applause...

Wilson McShane

05 Nov 2024

Sport

CY School celebrates SAASTA champions

Central Yorke’s South Australian Aboriginal Secondary Training Academy Connect team overcame more than 28 schools to win South Australia’s Aboriginal Power Cup, at Alberton Oval, last month. The CY Academy earnt the cup by excelling both on and...

Wilson McShane

05 Nov 2024

Editorial

Cost of living — a constant challenge

AS A 21-year-old, when I want to tune into the “real world”, the current cost-of-living crisis is usually front of people’s minds — and, to be honest, it’s discouraging. Never has it been more expensive to buy or rent a house in Australi...

Wilson McShane

05 Nov 2024

Sport

National success for YP bowlers

Three Yorke Peninsula bowlers have earned a national title. Bob Scott (Wallaroo Bowling Club), Don Bennett and Daryl Steinwedel (both Moonta Bowling Club) were members of the South Australian side which went through the Australian Senior Sides...

Wilson McShane

29 Oct 2024

Sport

Sykora secures solid scores in World QS

For Marion Bay’s Luke Sykora, age is just a number. Don’t get me wrong, Sykora is not old by any stretch of the imagination. He is only 27, but is arguably in the surfing form of his life and making his most deliberate run at the World Surf...

Wilson McShane

29 Oct 2024