Grants offered for local groups
THE Eyre Peninsula Community Foundation is partnering with BP Australia and Statoil to award grants to charitable incorporated organisations and community groups on Eyre Peninsula. The funding...
Aussie spirit in Coffin Bay
The Coffin Bay community came out to celebrate Australia Day last week with the sixth annual Australia Day breakfast was held on the foreshore, also...
Rain gives head start
WHILE some people in Port Lincoln were disadvantaged from this week’s rainfall, one group who is in a position to benefit are local farmers.Across...
Cafe gives back $2400
THE Ungarra Community Cafe has managed to give back to the community in its first year and is already planning for its next contributions...
Bridge work to start in 2017
WORK on a new London Street bridge is expected to start in March 2017.The council this week voted to accept the offer of a...
Coffin Bay sets rainfall record
COFFIN Bay had its wettest day on record this week with 75.8 millimetres of rain falling in the 24 hours to 9am on Tuesday. It...
Workers back-paid Sunday rates
ALMOST 70 workers at a Port Lincoln business have been reimbursed a total of $11,350 in penalty rates.A recent investigation by the Fair Work...
Providing a grand entrance
THE Tumby Bay Lions Club is working towards creating a better entrance into town for traffic coming from the Lipson Road turnoff.The Lions Club...
Rain leaves Liverpool Street underwater, businesses flooded
THE tail end of ex-tropical cyclone Stan left Port Lincoln awash on Tuesday morning, with roads closed and businesses and homes suffering flood damage.Up to...
Showboat back again
THE Tumby Bay Showboat Committee is back at work planning its next show, which is aimed to involved younger participants from Tumby Bay and...