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Fundraising ride for spinal cause

FOUR-WHEEL drives, RVs and trucks are common vehicles you would expect to find on Eyre Highway and as you traverse the Nullarbor - but...

Going back to school

Abbey Bates is back at the school where she started her primary years - doing six weeks’ placement for her teaching degree at Ungarra...

Family remembers life lost in sinking

The torpedoing of the hospital ship AHS Centaur on May 14, 1943 shocked many - none more so than Cowell’s McFarlane family. Nurse Mary McFarlane...

‘That’s her!’ Bruce finds missing woman

Iconic Streaky Bay personality Bruce Martin made the welcome discovery of missing Queensland woman Julie Schutt earlier this month, some six kilometres due west...

Members return to cut anniversary cake

Four people who were at the opening of a Tumby Bay hall were on hand to cut a cake marking its 60th anniversary on...

Students taught drawing skills

Illustrator Paul Rutter gave students tips on drawing native animals when he recently visited a handful of Eyre Peninsula schools. Students at Lock, Cowell, Cummins...

Delightful taste of Streaky Bay dished up

The fourth annual Taste of Streaky Bay was held to high acclaim earlier this month, with more than 100 guests revelling in a long...

Travelling Jackaroo raises money for rural causes

The Travelling Jackaroo passed through Eyre Peninsula last week as part of his trek around Australia raising money for rural causes. Sam Hughes’ charities include...

Foundation spreads message to EP students

SAMMY D Foundation founder Neil Davis visited Eyre Peninsula towns last week to speak to students about stamping out youth violence. About 1500 students from...

Students enjoy holiday dance classes

Wudinna children enjoyed two days of dance lessons during the school holidays. Local group Step It Up Wudinna organised and hosted the event with...

Book Week fun at Karcultaby

Karcultaby Area School students dressed in colourful and creative costumes for Book Week last month. Under this year's theme of Reading is Magic, students paid...