Port Broughton Echo

29/08/2025

- BE LIKE ROGER AND SHOW US YA CATCH -

Roger's been fishing and here he is with his whiting. Have you caught something spectacular when you've been fishing and would like to share a photo of your catch with our readers? Just email your photo with details to [email protected] and we'll include your photo in an upcoming edition of the Echo. Be like Roger and get your photo to us asap.

25/08/2025

- SEPTEMBER EDITION -

The September edition of the Echo will be on the shelves soon and we have some great features. This month there are three 'Learn about the Locals' stories; Sandra Ireland, Nicole Hewett and Kathy Nicholls. There's a short story on the Broughton brr-ave Daffodil Day Dip, Port Broughton Area School news and creatives prize, the Retro Recipe is a beauty, bringing back memories for many, and memories of the Swagmen of the Yorke Peninsula. Sai Racha has a fabulous introduction to the upcoming cricket season at Broughton Mundoora Cricket Club, there's Barunga West Council news and the return of CEO Maree Wauchope, a story on Ugg boots, or is it UGG boots and there's much, much more. Just $3 and available from Port Broughton IGA and Central Deli, Beachfront Takeaway, Port Broughton Takeaway, Bay Street Cafe, Barunga Village, Bute Corner Store and Broughton Realty. Look for the edition with the photo of the W***y wagtail, taken by Geri Fisher, on the cover. Be like Geri and submit your high quality, cracker shot for a front cover feature! It's a beauty!

11/08/2025

- PBAS CREATIVES -

Secondary students at Port Broughton Area School are invited to take part in the Echo's monthly creative competition. Each month, one winner will receive a $100 prize. Entries can be a story, poem, artwork, photograph, or even a piece about your pet, school, sport, or holiday.

Entries will be printed in the Echo and $100 winners announced each month.

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10/08/2025

- DEADLINE -

The fifteenth of each month is the deadline for Echo submissons. We're always keen to receive your stories, adverts, community and sport, and photos. Remember please, that all photos and cover photos need to be of exceptionally high quality, high resolution. Suggestions for stories are always welcome.

30/07/2025

- AUGUST EDITION -

The August edition of the Echo is already in your favourite participating store. Pop in now!

26/07/2025

- ECHO WEB SITE -

You may not be aware that the Echo has a web site where you can purchase subscriptions to the Echo, either digital or hard copy, and current or back issues. We also have fridge magnets and bumper stickers, featuring front cover photos from the Echo; fabulous little souvenirs of your visit to Port Broughton. These are available from Central Deli, IGA, Post Office and Beachfront Takeaway. Here is the web site address...

www.portbroughtonecho.com

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24/07/2025

- AUGUST EDITION -

The Echo team has powered along like a machine again this month and the magazine is about to be sent for printing. We can only be so organised with the help of our contributors having submissions to us by the 15th of each month. Submissions after the cutoff date will likely miss out, so mark it in your diary.

This month we have a feature on Barunga West Council's Citizenship Ceremony, PBAS creatives and the end of term assembly, NBN rollout, Daffodil Day Dip, Environment, Learn about the locals: Jingo, and Tracy Lymn, Knit and Natter, there's sport, Owl's quiz, an amazing story in History by Marcia, Harry has goats on his mind and Ros has joined in with a great story on.....well you'll just have to purchase the Echo to see.

Look for the Echo with the cover photo by Zali Kerley, of the recent coastal inundation at Fisherman Bay.

24/07/2025

- LAST MINUTE REMINDER -
- AGM TONIGHT -

24 July, 5pm in the Port Broughton Hotel's Foreshore Room

13/07/2025

- REMINDER ECHO AGM Thursday 24 July 5pm -

A reminder that the AGM of the Echo will be held in the Foreshore Room of the Port Broughton Hotel on Thursday 24 July at 5pm. We welcome new ideas, photographers, creative designers, layout specialists, reporters, writers, and proof readers - anyone who would like to contribute and is keen to be part of a fun group doing great things.

01/07/2025

- ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING -

We'd love to see you at the Annual General Meeting of the Echo on Thursday 24 July in the Port Broughton Hotel's Foreshore Room at 5pm. If you would like to join the team, and have expertise in editing, proofing, graphic design, finance, writing, photography or just want to be a friend of the Echo team and become a regular contributor, then we would love to see you at the meeting.

28/06/2025

- JULY EDITION -

Oh my goodness, the Echo team has been on point this month and the July edition is in the shops already. Look for Joey and the jetty on the cover. This edition includes a story on the king tide, the re-opening of the laundromat, the hospital's 50th birthday celebration, classic cars on the foreshore, the Class of '65 Reunion and Barunga West Council will have a new horse sculpture. There are all the usual stories covering environment, travel, sport, social, cultural and arts and all the local much needed news and information. And now we have two famous Harrys in the Echo!

27/06/2025

- BE LIKE HARRY AND SHOW US YA CATCH! -

Here's Harry with the salmon he caught recently. If you've been fishing, crabbing, yabbying or maybe catching bloodworms or a sh*tty from the jetty, and would like to share a photo of your catch with the Echo readers, please email your photo/s to the team at [email protected]. Don't be shy, be like Harry and send in your photo!