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Healing power of art after trauma

EDITHBURGH’S Karen Brown has found healing through art after acquiring a brain injury, and will exhibit her work for the first time in the 2025 GROUNDED YP Art Festival, thanks to a Regional Arts Fund grant. After experiencing relentless...

Sarah Herrmann

Not a fine day for parking

COPPER Coast residents are in uproar after receiving parking fines via an artificial intelligence system, describing it as “just not right.” The $65 parking fines have been issued with the assistance of Copper Coast Council’s Aero Ranger...

Joanna Tucker

A place for everyone to excel

AS THE future of Bedford Group is questioned, Yorke Peninsula residents living with a disability have some good news with the grand opening of Minlaton’s Enabling Country Hub. Located in the old King’s Fashion Store in Main Street, the newly...

Rachel Hagan

Growing up and growing old

RESEARCH has found when young children and older adults spend time together, both age groups can benefit. The research shows that intergenerational contact can improve older people’s moods, encourage physical activity and even reduce dementi...

Sarah Herrmann

Record number employed

MORE than 977,000 South Australians are working, with employment numbers at record highs. Data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics for June showed the number of South Australians employed has increased by 1000, compared to the previous...

Car club grants

MOTORSPORT enthusiasts can shift their aspirations up a gear, with car club grant applications now open, accelerating regional, female and young driver participation and boosting safety. A record 75 initiatives across 64 clubs shared $500,000 under...

Community grants open for Copper Coast

THIS year’s round of community grants through Copper Coast Council are now open. The grants range from $1000 to $10,000 and are designed to empower local not-for-profit organisations to deliver positive impacts within the community. Applications...

Joanna Tucker

Yorke Peninsula councils waive fees for child burial

ALL three Yorke Peninsula councils have waived burial fees for infants following recommendations from the State Parliament’s Select Committee into Stillbirths, but only two out of the three have waived the fees for children aged one and over...

Joanna Tucker

Ruby Awards nominations

NOMINATIONS are open for the 20th Ruby Awards, which celebrate South Australia’s arts, cultural and creative industries. The awards acknowledge artistic works and events held or presented in SA from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025, as‚ÄØwell as...

Child care survey

HOUSEHOLDS with children aged zero to four, or families planning on having children soon, are being encouraged to share their childcare needs in a new local survey. Regional Development Yorke and Mid North will provide the results of the survey to...

Nature tourism grants

NATURE-based tourism projects can benefit from a $2 million Experience Nature Tourism Fund, with applications now open. Grants range from $10,000 to $50,000 for new and improved nature-based tourism products and experiences in or near a national...

Warning on tax scams

STOP, check, protect is the message from the Australia Taxation Office as scammers seek to exploit millions of Australians preparing to lodge their tax returns. The ATO has reported a sharp rise in impersonation scams, with a 150 per cent increase...

Business as usual for the next year

IN RECOGNITION of the drought, primary producers will not see extra rate increases for road maintenance and renewal in Yorke Peninsula Council’s new Annual Business Plan. The 2025-06 plan was passed by elected members last week at a special...

Rachel Hagan

CFS fleet to receive new vehicles across region

THE Country Fire Service (CFS) has announced it will begin a rollout of 35 new Quick Response Vehicles to brigades and groups across South Australia. Yorketown, Port Victoria, Bute and Snowtown are among those to receive the upgrades. Each QRV has...