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Port Pirie will be one of ten sites across the country for a new Industry Training Hub. Federal Member for Grey Rowan Ramsey says $50.6 million was announced to fund the hubs to prepare young people for the workforce. He says Port Pirie has an unacceptably high rate of unemployed youth and...

The Yorke Peninsula Council is looking to hear from locals on the new Draft Coastal Management Strategy. The Coastal Management Strategy is to provide community-supported directions and actions for coastal open space. As well as providing guidance on the most appropriate ways to enhance opportunities for coastal access and recreation, in balance...

More than 50,000 native oysters have been introduced to Windara Reef as part of Australia’s biggest reef restoration project, led by The Nature Conservancy. This is the first of two oyster deployments for 2019, which together will seed the new reefs with over 7 million juvenile native Australian Flat Oysters grown...

The Whyalla Council is offering traineeship positions to encourage young people to pursue careers locally. Council is advertising traineeship positions in horticulture and civil construction which will involve fulltime work with Council crews to earn qualifications. Council CEO Chris Cowley said filling these sorts of positions was one of the more rewarding...

Applications close today for the SA Healthy Towns Challenge. Community groups are encouraged to apply and get their health orientated projects off the ground.   Uniting Country SA in Port Pirie secured funding in the last round for their FoodHub Health and Wellbeing Project. The challenge enables rural and regional communities across the...

Workers at the $480 million Lincoln Gap wind farm near Port Augusta have been sent home after International contractor Senvion filed for self-administration proceedings. The company is reportedly entering a restructuring plan after talks with lenders failed. Nexif Energy, who own the site, is still committed to completing the project and are...

Applications close this week for small towns to secure funding through the Hummocks/Barunga Ranges Brighter Futures Projects Small towns in the Mid North can secure grants of up to $2,000 The trial is run through the Barunga West Council, Port Pirie Regional Council, Wakefield Regional Council and Northern Areas Council. It aims to...

Organisations across the region will benefit from over $30,000 in Federal Volunteer Grants. Sporting clubs including the Quorn Cricket Club, Port Broughton Combined Sporting Clubs and the Port Pirie and Districts Hockey Association will all receive funding for equipment and clubroom upgrades. Gladstone Community Development and Tourism Association, will receive $2,500 for...

The Yorketown Airstrip will undergo a facelift after scoring over $300,000 in Federal funding. The Yorke Peninsula Council received the grant through the Remote Airstrip Upgrade Program that provides funding for upgrades to remote airstrips in isolated outback communities. The program aims to enhance the safety and accessibility of aerodromes in remote...

Whyalla’s Memorial Oval is being resurfaced to rejuvenate the playing field which is expected to cause disruptions to local football and schools in the area. Council workers will be working around the clock to scalp the existing grass and lay 300 tonnes of top dressing to create a more even playing...