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Copper Coast secures $225,000 for coastal climate plan

COPPER Coast Council has secured a $225,000 grant to create a new Coastal Hazard Adaptation Plan to address and mitigate the impacts of climate change along the region’s coastline. The grant funding will enable the council to engage a specialised...

Push for A-double access on Upper Yorke Road gains traction

A-DOUBLE road trains may soon be permitted on Upper Yorke Road, following an appeal to the South Australian Government. Narungga MP Fraser Ellis urged Transport Minister Tom Koutsantonis to gazette the newly upgraded section between Kulpara and...

Full circle for Dale

DALE Morphett is reaping the rewards of his actions many decades ago. The 91-year-old former Kadina mayor is now a resident at Estia Health Kadina, which he helped officially open back in 1980 when it was known as Kadina Homestead Nursing Home. Back...

‘Devastating’: Port Wakefield fears impacts of abattoir closure

CONCERNS about Port Wakefield’s economic future — and the fate of migrant workers — have emerged following the announcement that Seven Point Pork will close its doors. The Yorke Peninsula Country Times understands more than 100 workers at the...

From tennis whites to CFS yellows

PETER Pole vividly remembers his first call-out as a Country Fire Service volunteer, more than three decades ago. “I was playing tennis at Port Germein, which was where I grew up, and we heard that a fire had broken out near Port Pirie,” he...

Police News... Drink driver caught at Edithburgh

A 62-YEAR-OLD St Marys man has been reported for drink driving after being stopped at Edithburgh on Saturday night. Police pulled over a Toyota van on St Vincent Highway at about 9pm on June 7 for a random breath test. The driver allegedly returned...

WELCOME DROPS, LONG ROAD AHEAD

Rain, rain come again MORE than welcome but not enough — that was the general response to much-anticipated showers that fell over the long weekend on Yorke Peninsula. Total rainfall recorded over the past seven days varied between 11.8 millilitres...

Volunteers supporting SA’s most vulnerable

Each week, the YP Country Times highlights local volunteer groups and their vital work across Yorke Peninsula. If you’re part of a group and have a story to share, email joanna@ypct. com. au. SOUTH Australians are being encouraged to volunteer with...

THANKS FOR NOT A LOT

Yorke Peninsula forgotten in state budget YORKE Peninsula was left behind by the 2025-26 state budget, with no specific funding announcements for the region. The budget invested $1.9 billion in health, but none was specifically earmarked for Yorke...

State budget: ‘REPEATEDLY IGNORED’: MP

MEMBER for Narungga Fraser Ellis has expressed discontent over the lack of specific mention of the electorate in the state budget. “For the fourth year in a row our region has not received anything that merited specific mention in the glossy...

State budget: Boat touted to solve bloom

A NEW coastal research vessel has been funded in the state budget to help monitor marine issues like algal blooms, but residents on southern Yorke Peninsula are doubtful it will make a difference. The $44.4 million joint investment by the state and...

State budget: Purpose built Maitland CFS/SES shed on its way

A NEW co-located CFS and SES facility at Maitland is set to begin construction next year, after being announced in a previous state budget. The multi-million-dollar upgrade will consist of seven appliance bays, a training room, communication room...

Church doors close as congregations dwindle

ONE Anglican church on Yorke Peninsula is preparing to close its doors, while another faces an uncertain future. The churches at Curramulka and Maitland each have just one remaining parishioner — both elderly and struggling to maintain the ageing...

Algal bloom crisis: Testing flagged as key to forecasting blooms

SOUTH Australian Liberal MPs are seeking an independent investigation into the response to the toxic algal bloom in the state’s marine waters, following the latest detection in the Coorong. Opposition environment spokesperson, Finnis MP David...

WRC draft budget focuses on infrastructure and rate relief

WAKEFIELD Regional Council has released its 2025-26 draft plan, with a key focus on asset renewal. The plan outlines a total capital spending budget of $9.29 million, with $8.08M allocated to renewal capital works and the remainder to new capital...