Yorke Peninsula Country Times

20/11/2025

Care in Motion has been nominated in two categories for the 2025 South Australian Community Achievement Awards.

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CARE in Motion has been nominated in two categories for the 2025 South Australian Community Achievement Awards. Based out of Minlaton, the organisation is a contender for both the Awards Australia Business for Good Award and the Beyond Bank...

20/11/2025

A new principal is being sought for Wallaroo Mines Primary School, the Education Minister Blair Boyer told the South Australian Parliament last week.

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A NEW principal is being sought for Wallaroo Mines Primary School, the Education Minister Blair Boyer told the South Australian Parliament last week. The incumbent principal, Tamarin Condon, who started at the school in term three, is on leave while...

19/11/2025

Just months after their shut down scare, Bedford group is in the process of being sold, saving over 1250 jobs and clients, the Premier announced on Monday.

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JUST months after facing a shutdown scare, Bedford Group is set to be sold, securing the future of more than 1250 employees and clients, Premier Peter Malinauskas announced yesterday (Monday, November 17). Following a formal sale process, The...

19/11/2025

Australian Volunteer Coast Guard Port Vincent hosted the annual Volunteer Marine Rescue simulated search and rescue exercise (SARSEX) on Saturday, November 15.

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AUSTRALIAN Volunteer Coast Guard Port Vincent hosted the annual Volunteer Marine Rescue simulated search and rescue exercise (SARSEX) on Saturday, November 15. Coordinated from the Port Vincent flotilla’s radio base, the exercise brought together...

19/11/2025

The default speed limit on regional roads could be slashed from 100 kilometres an hour to as low as 70km/h under a proposal from the Australian Government, prompting strong backlash from community leaders and industry groups.

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18/11/2025

During a late-night session, the state government’s House of Assembly passed the Statutes Amendment (Energy and Mining Reforms) Bill.

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18/11/2025

This week's edition is out now!

Making news:
- Mining Bill amendments passed
- Remembrance Day around the region
- New proposed speed limit on regional roads

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17/11/2025

In most situations, a 55-year friendship would have you meeting each other more than three times, but for Bute’s Cynthia Axford and Birgit Heneka from Germany, their friendship is different.

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IN most situations, a 55-year friendship would have you meeting each other more than three times, but for Bute’s Cynthia Axford and Birgit Heneka from Germany, their friendship is different. Having been introduced in 1970 as the result of an...

17/11/2025

Cornish Association of South Australia’s Yorke Peninsula branch held its meeting at the Royal Hotel, Moonta, on October 27.

Guest speaker Adam Watson from Moonta Scouts gave an engaging presentation about the 26th Australian Scout Jamboree, held in Maryborough, Queensland, in January.

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CORNISH Association of South Australia’s Yorke Peninsula branch held its meeting at the Royal Hotel, Moonta, on October 27. Guest speaker Adam Watson from Moonta Scouts gave an engaging presentation about the 26th Australian Scout Jamboree, held...

16/11/2025

South Beach reserve and walking trail in Port Broughton have been transformed thanks to hundreds of native plants and more than a kilometre of new fencing.

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SOUTH Beach reserve and walking trail in Port Broughton have been transformed thanks to hundreds of native plants and more than a kilometre of new fencing. An initiative of the Djulda-wawa Badja (Narungga for resilient coast) project, the...

16/11/2025

Yorke Peninsula’s forgotten war veterans have been remembered in a new book about the region’s connections to the Boer War, launched in time for Remembrance Day.

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YORKE Peninsula’s forgotten war veterans have been remembered in a new book about the region’s connections to the Boer War, launched in time for Remembrance Day. The book documents 121 veterans of the war, fought from 1899 to 1902 between...

16/11/2025

In recognition of International Coffee Day on October 1, several local businesses joined forces with the Lions Club of Stansbury Dalrymple to support mental health initiatives, aligning their efforts with October’s Mental Health Month.

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IN recognition of International Coffee Day on October 1, several local businesses joined forces with the Lions Club of Stansbury Dalrymple to support mental health initiatives, aligning their efforts with October’s Mental Health Month. For every...