Local News

  Bennett Oval is set to host Whyalla's T20 Twilight Spectacular tonight! The event will see  regional South Australia’s brightest lights shine on Bennett Oval’s new turf wicket. The lights are the final component in the $4.8 million dollar Bennett Oval redevelopment. Made possible by State Government, South Australian National Football League (SANFL) and...

  In response to community feedback, Whyalla City Council has released a survey enabling residents to have their say on the future of the foreshore café facility over the short-to-medium term. Whyalla community members expressed disappointment and concern in the sudden closure of the Beach Cafe.  Whyalla City Council advised it was legal...

The Regional Development Australia Yorke and Mid North (RDAYMN) Board has announced the reappointment of Bill Vandepeer as Chair until 2025. Regional Development Australia (RDA) consult and engage their respective regional communities to deliver sustainable infrastructure so that they may service their residents to drive cohesion and economic growth. Bill has...

SA Water continues to make progress towards a zero-cost energy future. One of the nation’s largest drinking water pipelines, spanning from Morgan to Whyalla, is now being powered by more than 19,000 newly-installed solar panels. At a length of around 358 kilometres, and starting from SA Water’s Morgan Water Treatment Plant, the...

Tomorrow the 28th of January, is your last day to put your name forward as Mayor of Flinders Ranges.  This is following the resignation of the Mayor Peter Slattery in December 2020.  Due to the resignation, a supplementary election is necessary to fill the vacancy of Mayor for The Flinders Ranges Council.  The nomination...

Australia’s first utility-scale vanadium flow battery is to be built near Hawker, with up to 100 jobs created during the construction phase as well as ongoing employment opportunities for locals. The $20.3 million project, which is being developed by Yadlamalka Energy will consist of 2 MW / 8 MWh vanadium flow battery...

  Its an exciting week for students and teachers across the region with the first term of the 2021 school year getting underway this week. We wish all students, parents and teachers an excellent start to the new year. Motorists are being reminded to expect increased activity around school zones and to adhere...

After reports of an increase in anti-social behaviour in recent months, SAPOL launched an operation which commenced recently to curb the issues within the community. In December, Port Augusta Mayor Brett Benbow released a video calling on support of Federal and State Authorities to assist in policing the anti-social behaviour. According to Inspector...

Port Augusta is set to benefit from 80 permanent positions and up to 100 constructions jobs. This is following the state governments approval of Port Augusta Operations development application. The approval allows the former Port Augusta power station site to be transformed into a port, which will be named Port Playford. The operations...

The future of the beach cafe on the Whyalla foreshore looks promising following feedback from a community forum recently. Whyalla community members expressed disappointment and concern in the sudden closure of the facility. Whyalla City Council advised it was legal concerns for safety as the reasoning for the closure on January 5th. Upon...