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End of the line for Tucker Time

DEMOLITION works have begun on what is believed to be Port Wakefield’s first service station, with the Tucker Time building making way for the expansion works on the Augusta Highway. The business premises was built by local jack of all trades...

Les Pearson

14 Feb 2020

Community

Buses cancelled or schools shut on November scorcher

SOME schools and businesses across the Mid North will be closed today (Wednesday) on the back of a catastrophic Fire Danger Rating, with temperatures set to soar above 40°C and wind speeds in the 40km/h range. While several centres across the state...

Les Pearson

20 Nov 2019

Community

Major power upgrade takes Balaklava off the grid

THE power supply to the Balaklava district should be more resilient in storm events following a major upgrade of the supply line on Sunday, which required a town-wide power outage for most of the day. SA Power Networks corporate affairs manager...

Les Pearson

04 Jun 2019

News

RecFish funding reeled in

THE state’s recreational fishing representative group, RecFish SA, will no longer receive State Government funding support but the Fisheries Minister, Tim Whetstone, has different plans to capture the views of amateur anglers. RecFish SA was...

Les Pearson

28 May 2019

News

Swing king

Grey remains in Ramsey’s hands after shift from centre ROWAN Ramsey has retained the seat of Grey in a dominant swing back in the Liberal member’s favour, which has largely come from the Centre Alliance, previously the Nick Xenophon Team...

Les Pearson

24 May 2019

News

Dual lanes to Lochiel?

THE Coalition’s pre-election funding commitment to duplicate the Augusta Highway between Port Wakefield and Port Augusta may be enough to create an additional two lanes from ‘Crash Corner’ to Lochiel according to an industry expert. Grey MP...

Les Pearson

17 May 2019