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Ag education front and centre

HORSE-DRAWN carriage rides, wool spinning presentations and milking demonstrations will be among the historical farming practices that attendees of the 2025 Copper Coast Show can get involved in. The show’s theme is Back In Time, and it will have...

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29 Jul 2025

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Rotary donates $25k to local causes

FUNDRAISING by Northern Yorke Peninsula Rotary Club over the past year, mainly through its monthly market in Kadina, has allowed the club to donate more than $25,000 to local causes. That achievement was among the many highlighted at the NYPRC...

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29 Jul 2025

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Duo returns for WCH concert fundraiser

FROM the Beatles to the Bee Gees, and from Neil Diamond to Dragon, if it is classic pop or rock, Profile Duo will cover it when they perform at Moonta Town Hall on Monday, August 11. The night is being presented by the Moonta Women’s and...

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29 Jul 2025

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Colour returns to mallee scrubs

WITH the recent rains, our remnant native vegetation is fast coming to life. The greens and browns of autumn and winter orchids are being replaced by sprinkles of colour scattered throughout the scrubs. August marks the appearance of the Caladeni...

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29 Jul 2025

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Share your Tiddy Widdy memories

PEOPLE with special memories of Tiddy Widdy are being asked to share them to help mark a big anniversary. The Tiddy Widdy Beach Progress Association is hard at work recording the history of the small township to mark 30 years since Yorke Peninsul...

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22 Jul 2025

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Ellie helps keep country shows kicking

MAITLAND’S Ellie Oster loves sharing her enthusiasm for local shows and she has been recognised for her lifelong participation and volunteer work, being named as the runner up Young Rural Ambassador of South Australia. She was presented with the...

Michelle Daw

22 Jul 2025

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Obituary: Kenneth ‘Gordon’ Filmer

December, 25, 1930 — January, 21 2025 GORDON Filmer was a hard-working man now at rest. He was born at Yorketown, the second child of Ken and Hilda Filmer of Kendale, Corny Point. He briefly attended the Carribee School at Kendale and Weavers...

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22 Jul 2025

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Entries open for Copper Coast Show Art Prize

PORTRAITS of Copper Coast volunteers are being sought for the 2025 Copper Coast Show Art Prize, with $1600 in prize money on offer. The theme for this year is a celebration of the volunteers who help shape the region with their time, care and...

Sarah Herrmann

22 Jul 2025

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Guest speaker recalls survey trip to Antarctica at support group meet

FORMER member of the Royal Australian Navy Kali Germein was guest speaker at the Yorke Peninsula Prostate Cancer Support Group’s June meeting. Born and raised in Minlaton, Kali joined the Navy in 2014 and completed her initial recruit training at...

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15 Jul 2025

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Charity quilts sew cosy

MOONTA Bay Lifestyle Estate’s craft group has demonstrated the power of community and compassion, donating almost 30 handmade quilts and blankets to Anglicare to support those in need across the Copper Coast this winter. Meeting fortnightly in the...

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15 Jul 2025

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New president looks to the future

THE Ardrossan branch of the Country Women’s Association has elected a new president to take the 80-year-old branch into the future. Beverley Elliott was elected to the role at the branch’s annual general meeting on June 8, replacing outgoing...

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15 Jul 2025

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Adventures in Antarctica

A CRUISE to Antarctica in February this year was the theme for a presentation by Bronte Woodward to the Moonta Probus Club on July 7. After an introduction by president Helen Colliver, Bronte explained how he and his wife Carolyn, accompanied...

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15 Jul 2025

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Exploring origins of the Cornish

THE early days of the Cornish people and their country were explored at the June meeting of the Cornish Association of South Australia’s Yorke Peninsula Branch. Speaker for the June meeting was the Reverend June Ladner, who, in her usual...

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15 Jul 2025

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Students celebrating 100 days of learning

Donning grey wigs, glasses, shawls and walking sticks, reception students at St Mary MacKillop School, Wallaroo, dressed as centenarians to celebrate 100 days of learning before heading off on school holidays. Festivities began with a lively parade...

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15 Jul 2025

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Drought funding for school camps

SIX Yorke Peninsula public schools are set to benefit from drought funding for school camps and excursions, after the state government more than tripled financial support due to demand. Announced earlier this year as part of the government’s...

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15 Jul 2025