Price rises challenging farmers
Escalating prices of chemicals and fertilisers have farmers assessing their best options for the 2022/23 cropping program.
Damien Elson of Cleve said pricing was damaging...
Electrocution confirmed as Solly’s cause of death
Further investigations have confirmed Solly the pioneering eastern osprey died of electrocution in Streaky Bay.
Solly, who provided researchers with vital new information about her...
Sunday fun day thrills Thevenard
Characters dressed in colourful costumes and their unique machines ignited conversations among the hordes who attended the Thevenard’s day of fun on Saturday.
The day...
Candidate vows to listen to ‘grass roots people’
Wudinna bakery owner Liz Habermann will enter the political arena as an independent and contest the seat of Flinders at the 2022 election.
Her passion...
Streaky girls shooting for the stars
Streaky Bay Area School has been awarded the inaugural Andy Thomas Space Foundation Award, in statewide recognition of the school’s excellence in Science, Technology,...
Cummins wins battle to reduce harvest speed
Cummins will have a lower speed limit
on the town’s main thoroughfare for trucks this
harvest - despite initially being knocked back
by the state’s transport authority.
Angst among...
Warm weather welcomed as harvest resumes
This week’s warm weather was warmly anticipated by Eyre Peninsula cereal growers as soon as it was forecast.
One of those was Mount Drummond farmer...
Grain put through falling numbers after heavy rain
It is the old farming adage - you haven’t got a bumper crop until it is in the silo.
That is the case this year...
Fat Farmers Expanding
Something big is happening on the Eyre Peninsula and it’s gaining momentum.
Farmers across the EP are now showing up at their local gym or...
Kimba boasts strong numbers and depth
The 2025 netball season has started strong for Kimba, with 42 senior players spread across four teams - an impressive showing that includes 17...
