Yorke Peninsula Country Times

07/09/2025

Moonta's Taste the Yorke cafe is in the running to win a national hospitality award following its recent win in the Best Breakfast at the state catering industry awards.

The cafe received top brekkie honours at the 2025 Restaurant & Catering Hostplus Awards for Excellence for South Australia, announced at a gala event held at SkyCity in mid-August.

Taste the Yorke competed against seven other finalists in the breakfast category, including well-known metropolitan venues such as Big Shots at Brighton, the Boatshed Hallett Cove Cafe, My Kingdom for a Horse in Adelaide, and iTL at SkyCity.

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MOONTA’s Taste the Yorke cafe is in the running to win a national hospitality award following its recent win in the Best Breakfast at the state catering industry awards. The cafe received top brekkie honours at the 2025 Restaurant & Catering...

07/09/2025

Max Barr from the Northern and Yorke Landscape Board has been selected to present at the National Landcare Conference on the Gold Coast later this month.

Mr Barr will speak about NYLB's Marna Banggara (Narungga for healthy, prosperous Country) project, which reintroduces locally extinct native species on southern Yorke Peninsula, and supports their survival by reducing fox and feral cat populations.

Since 2021, 193 brush-tailed bettongs (or yalgiri in Narungga) have been reintroduced into the project area.

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MAX Barr from the Northern and Yorke Landscape Board has been selected to present at the National Landcare Conference on the Gold Coast later this month. Mr Barr will speak about NYLB’s Marna Banggara (Narungga for healthy, prosperous Country)...

06/09/2025

Father's Day this weekend will shine a spotlight on the relationship between fathers and their sons and daughters.

For Andrew Cadd and his son, Matthew, it’s characterised by working and volunteering together, learning from each other and some good-humoured banter.

The pair farm on the family property at Agery and the entire Cadd family are active in the CFS.

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FATHER’S Day this weekend will shine a spotlight on the relationship between father figures and their sons and daughters. For Andrew Cadd and his son Matthew, their connection is characterised by working and volunteering together, learning from...

06/09/2025

Two Yorke Peninsula apprentices have won top honours at the Housing Industry Association’s South Australian Apprentice of the Year awards.

William May and Ben Colliver were named second-year and fourth-year apprentices of the year, respectively — an impressive achievement made even more remarkable by the fact they both work for the same company, Yorke Building Co.

Managing director Travis Woods said the team was invited to the awards night in Adelaide but didn’t expect to take home any wins.

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TWO Yorke Peninsula apprentices have won top honours at the Housing Industry Association’s South Australian Apprentice of the Year awards. William May and Ben Colliver were named second-year and fourth-year apprentices of the year, respectively...

05/09/2025

Local defence veterans can now get face-to-face advice and assistance to access the help they need from a former soldier who understands their journey.

Former members of the Australian Army, the Australian Navy and the Royal Australian Air Force can meet with Dave Jackson of Military Advocates of South Australia is his new office at the rear of the Wallaroo RSL.

Mr Jackson is a former warrant officer who served for 35 years with the Australian Army, including deployment to East Timor in 2001, and has trained as a wellbeing advocate with MASA.

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LOCAL defence veterans can now receive face-to-face support from a former soldier who understands their experiences and can guide them to the help they need. Former members of the Australian Army, the Royal Australian Navy and the Royal Australian...

05/09/2025

A Wallaroo Mines artist was a step ahead in spending the past year creating an exhibition about algae, which is now showing in Adelaide.

After being selected as Country Arts SA's 2024 Breaking Ground recipient, Susie Althorp was supported to design skopos — a ceramics, sculpture and installation series inspired by the texture of ocean flora.

With skopos being the Ancient Greek word meaning to see, examine or consider, Ms Althorp said she was inspired by her volunteer work at the South Australian State Herbarium and Yorke Peninsula's coastline.

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A WALLAROO Mines artist was a step ahead in spending the past year creating an exhibition about algae, which is now showing in Adelaide. After being selected as Country Arts SA’s 2024 Breaking Ground recipient, Susie Althorp was supported to...

04/09/2025

A group advocating for better access to child care in the federal seat of Grey has taken their mission to Canberra.

The Regional Childcare Desert Advocacy Project was established earlier this year as a collective across 23 councils, based on Grey being the nation's worst electorate for childcare accessibility.

RCDAP representative Sue Scarman, who is also mayor of the Northern Areas Council, met with federal Early Childhood Education Minister Jess Walsh in Canberra on Wednesday, August 27, at the invitation of state Education Minister Blair Boyer.

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A GROUP advocating for better access to child care in the federal seat of Grey has taken their mission to Canberra. The Regional Childcare Desert Advocacy Project was established earlier this year as a collective across 23 councils, based on Grey...

04/09/2025

Yorke Peninsula Football League has unveiled its 2025 Team of the Year, sponsored by the Yorke Peninsula Country Times.

The announcement was made during the league’s senior Mail Medal counts at Central Yorke Football Club, Maitland, on Monday night, September 1.

An independent panel of selectors met four times across the season, weighing up both familiar names and new arrivals, with a tentative 39-man squad drawn from all nine clubs decided upon midseason; the final 22 were selected after the minor rounds.

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04/09/2025

Kadina’s Jack Elsworthy claimed his first A grade Mail Medal at the Yorke Peninsula Football League senior best and fairest awards in Maitland on Monday, September 1.

Elsworthy got out to a hot start, polling eight votes in the first six rounds of the season to take a slim lead at round six.

At round 11, Elsworthy and Bute's Seth Harris were tied, then both received the same number of votes in round 12, leaving them tied with six rounds to go.

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03/09/2025

Maitland and Minlaton Family Centres are celebrating childcare accessibility this Early Childhood Educators' Day (September 3), a year on from Minlaton's official opening.

So far this year, eight staff members across both centres have gained qualifications through ELC Training Australia, bolstering childcare capacity on Yorke Peninsula.

ELCTA Yorke and Mid North trainer and assessor Vicki Cooper offers training options including certificate III, diploma and school-aged diploma in early childhood education and care, as well as first aid.

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MAITLAND and Minlaton Family Centres are celebrating childcare accessibility this Early Childhood Educators’ Day (September 3), a year on from Minlaton’s official opening. So far this year, eight staff members across both centres have gained...

02/09/2025

Yorke Peninsula accommodation and experience providers have rushed to throw their hats in the ring for a chance to be involved in the state government's algal bloom travel voucher scheme.

After the Coast is Calling program was announced on August 24, businesses were given just four days, from August 26 to 29, to submit expressions of interest.

Reef Encounters Fishing Charters and Marion Bay Ocean Safari skipper Ryan Valente said he was fortunate to run the business with his wife Nadine, who was able to apply while he was away on FIFO work — but noted not everyone had that support.

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02/09/2025

This week's edition is out now!

Making news:
🍳 Moonta home to state's best breakfast
🌺 New veterans support in Wallaroo
🏈 YPFL Mail Medallist, team of the year announced

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