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Slow down for our students

WITH the return of students this week, Moonta Area School has issued a plea for drivers to slow down. Secretary of the MAS Governing Council Janelle Phillips and assistant principal Wendy Williams have spoken out about drivers speeding past the...

Contributed

29 Jan 2025

News

SAVE OUR BEACHES

RESIDENTS are concerned that Barunga West Council’s plans to restrict access to two beach areas could lead to a total ban on vehicles along local coastlines. Luke Harvey Harris of Fisherman Bay said he had spoken to at least six local people who...

Michelle Daw

29 Jan 2025

Editorial

Watch your speed

AMID the excitement — and perhaps some trepidation — about the start of the school year, it is time to reinforce the need for safety on the roads around our schools. While it is great news that safety features around the Moonta Area School road...

Michelle Daw

29 Jan 2025

News

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

21 Jan 2025

Entertainment

Solving everyday mysteries

THE intricate processes used to create everyday items — from toilet paper to lollies to cricket balls — are revealed in a new ABC TV series led by Australia’s favourite scientist, Dr Karl Kruszelnicki. In How Things Work, Dr Karl, as he is...

Michelle Daw

14 Jan 2025

News

Fishers land cut in fees

YORKE Peninsula’s commercial fishers have landed a change to State Government fees that will put them on an even keel, regardless of whether they fish in Gulf St Vincent or Spencer Gulf. Under changes announced by Primary Industries Minister Clare...

Michelle Daw

14 Jan 2025