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Scammers target locals
23 May 12 | EMMA BAYNES LOCAL victims have had hundreds of dollars stolen in recent weeks after a spate of phone scams successfully targeted the region. Four people lost about $800 in total in six mont
23 May 12 | WINNERS of business excellence awards were feted at a cocktail presentation night on Friday. Eight businesses and individuals won Naracoorte Lucindale Business and Tourism Association awards, whi
Arts festival a hit
23 May 12 | ADELAIDE artist Dan Tomkins collected his second top prize for the Penola/Coonawarra Arts Festival last Friday night. Mr Tomkins, the 2010 winner, won the John Shaw Neilson Acquisitive Art Prize
23 May 12 | ERIKA Vickery is the acting chairman of Limestone Coast Tourism after a significant reshuffle of the group's leaders. Former chairman Fiona Luestner and administration officer Carolyn Hamson resi
23 May 12 | ANGUS DEARLOVE LOCAL schools are settling into the new Australian curriculum which is being slowly phased in. The Australian curriculum sets out the core knowledge, understanding, skills and
My Dad, hero of the Great War
23 May 12 | Anzac Day commemorations may be over, but for one man’s daughter, not one day passes without contemplation of her father’s life. Pearl Sloan’s father, the late William Hards, was a soldier in World War I and recipient of the Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal and 1914-15 Star.
Dyslexia no barrier to Mark’s ambition
23 May 12 | Mark Turner defied the odds to graduate from university first as a registered nurse and then as a mental health nurse, with limited reading and writing skills. Mr Turner has dyslexia, but he has never let this halt his career path.
Fire causes $150,000 damage
23 May 12 | Multiple calls were made to the Metropolitan Fire Service on Saturday night about a $150,000 house fire in Middleton Street, Risdon Park. The Housing SA building consists of two joined homes, both of which were affected by the fire.
Speaker outlines asbestos risks
23 May 12 | For some it was personal, for some it was an eye-opener, and for others it was a reminder that asbestos is everywhere. The Probus Club on Tuesday was treated to a visit by the Asbestos Victims Association.
Sport costs set to skyrocket
23 May 12 | Football faces a bill of more than $20,000 to use Memorial Oval under plans put to the council. Other sports including junior soccer could also face dramatic increases in costs levied by Port Pirie Regional Council.
Multiple Sclerosis awareness month
23 May 12 | IT’S Multiple Sclerosis (MS) month during May and two South Australians with a link agree publics need to be more informed to its effects on how sufferers live.
23 May 12 | FOUNDING Bordertown Men’s Shed member Ed Davis is restoring bicycles and furthering his efforts to supply old bikes to the needy.
23 May 12 | The Port Augusta branch of the Salvation Army has labelled this year’s Red Shield Appeal Doorknock in the town a relative success following efforts over the weekend.
Sue’s higher calling to assist
23 May 12 | For the past five years, Sue Hocking’s friendly voice is the first thing you’d hear when you call the Port Augusta City Council switchboard.
Shining light on carbon
23 May 12 | Port Augusta has become a development site for a tool to measure the amount of carbon in the atmosphere.
Evacuated
23 May 12 | The Metropolitan Fire Service and leadership at Caritas College have commended staff and students for their efficient evacuation after a potential fire scare last week.
$1 land sale refused
23 May 12 | The $1 sale proposal of two road reserves to a developer was knocked back at a special meeting of council last Monday.
Our qualified miners
23 May 12 | Five Indigenous locals have just completed a three-year traineeship program and are now looking towards a bright future.
Fire crews kept busy
23 May 12 | Emergency services were kept busy last Wednesday with various fires around the town.
Great spot for dog club
23 May 12 | The Port Augusta Dog Club called the old croquet club on Flinders Terrace home from April last year, and president Vikki Bemmerl said it is an “ideal” location for the group.
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