Local News

Tourism’s ‘Night of Nights’ took place on Friday night last week at The South Australian Tourism Awards, where the Clare Valley shone, taking home a prestigious award. The Clare Valley Wine, Food and Tourism Centre were beyond thrilled when they were announced as the winners of the Visitor Information Services, with...

A passenger involved in a fatal crash at Port Wakefield has died in hospital over the weekend. Thursday last week, police and emergency services were called to the intersection of the Copper Coast and Augusta Highways after reports of a crash between a car and a truck. The driver of the car,...

A teenager will face court after an aggravated robbery in Port Pirie West on the weekend. Police were called after reports of a disturbance. When police arrived the victim, a 60-year-old local man, stated he had been assaulted by a boy who had then taken money from him. The victim received non-life-threatening...

Whyalla’s Tourism IQ Workshop highlights ‘Designing Better Customer Service Experiences’ with the intention for local businesses to raise the bar. The workshop is set to assist attendee’s in creating memorable and authentic experiences for guest in the tourism sector and will take place November 20th. Principal, Marketing & Communication Consultant Steve Davis...

Voting opens today for Flinders Rangers’ locals on the proposed Radioactive Waste Management Facility in Hawker. Three sites across South Australia have been shortlisted with the Flinders’ Ranges next in line to have their say on whether or not the community supports the facility being built in the region. To be eligible...

Clare & Gilbert Valleys Council elected members have approved further elements of the Stage 2 design, for the continued upgrade of the Clare main street. A number of works are expected to be completed in this financial year, with the upgrade anticipated to transform the street into a vibrant appealing environment...

A structural deficiency has been highlighted during a recent assessment of Port Pirie’s Butler Bridge. During a recent asset condition and engineering assessment of the bridge, located on Old Broughton Road, the trafficable surface of the bridge showed significant signs of deterioration which is due to the age and loading on...

Two drivers have copped hefty speeding fines late last week on the Flinders Ranges Highway. Quorn Police detected a Toyota station wagon travelling at 142 kilometres in a 110 zone. Police issued the 55-year-old man a $1,532.00 'on the spot fine'. That same day the same police patrol detected a grey Volkswagon...

The South Australia Joint Anti Child Exploitation Team has charged a 21-year-old man with allegedly possessing child abuse material. Police arrested the man from the Eyre Peninsula on Monday and charged him with one count of possession of child exploitation material, the maximum penalty for this offence is five years imprisonment. He...

Dangerous driving on the Augusta Highway was captured by dashcam footage, where a car was seen narrowly missing ongoing traffic whilst overtaking a B-double truck on the weekend. Footage revealed motorists on both sides of the road swerving to allow the overtaking car to make it. All motorists were travelling at a...