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Yorke Peninsula Country Times

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Established 1865.

Distributed across the entire Yorke Peninsula, from Port Broughton in the north to Stenhouse Bay in the south.

Published Tuesdays.
(Wednesdays after a South Australian long weekend).

Print and digital editions.

Digital edition available to subscribers.

Website with online news and digital edition.

Yorke Peninsula Country Times articles

Dark sky could dawn at Port Moorowie

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Oysters reopen at Stansbury

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Omnia shines as Linke family’s draft gamble pays off

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Watching for marine recovery on SYP

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Missiles made in Port Wakefield

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Health inquiry response tabled

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Changes desperately needed so we can fish for the future

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Movember takes Rhys to Geneva

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Gold Hydrogen drilling new well east of Minlaton

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Rallying for respect

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Maddison tops SA at Nationals

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Fishers support gulf ban

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Polocrosse clinic and carnival a hit

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Experts dive into fish stock studies

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Crowds flock to YP Field Days

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Local MP slams health report’s ‘weasel words”

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Marine history under water

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Algal bloom delegation meets PM

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Dark sky could dawn at Port Moorowie

Yorke Peninsula Country Times
Community
Caitlin Menadue. A new Dark Sky Policy could put Yorke Peninsula's Port Moorowie on the stargazing map as community consultation draws to a close today, Tuesday, January 13. If adopted, Port Moorowie will become an established Dark Sky Community alongside Carrickalinga on the Fleurieu Peninsula, the first Dark Sky Community in South Australia.

Oysters reopen at Stansbury

Yorke Peninsula Country Times
Aquaculture & fishing
Michelle Daw. Stansbury oyster growers have cautiously welcomed the reopening of their harvesting area, which had been shut since early May. Growers were informed of the reopening mid-afternoon on Wednesday, December 31 — too late for them to sell for the lucrative Christmas and New Year's Eve markets.
Oysters at Stansbury
Omnia

Omnia shines as Linke family’s draft gamble pays off

Yorke Peninsula Country Times
Agriculture
Graham Fischer. The victory of Omnia at Globe Derby Park ... justified owner Tara-Shae Linke's bold decision to pair her mare Consica with the American stallion Volstead...

Watching for marine recovery on SYP

Yorke Peninsula Country Times
Council
Michelle Daw. A team of citizen scientists is monitoring the impact of the harmful algal bloom on two southern Yorke Peninsula jetties that were home to a dazzling array of sea life. Certified volunteer divers involved in the Edithburgh and Wool Bay Jetties Marine Watch are conducting monthly photography, transects of the seafloor, and quadrat observations under and around both jetties.
Missile

Missiles made in Port Wakefield

Yorke Peninsula Country Times
Defence
Austinn Lane. A new missile manufacturing facility at Proof Range, south of Port Wakefield, is the only site outside the US authorised to produce the Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System ... The facility marks a major step forward in Australia's missile capability, creating around 20 on-site manufacturing jobs and supporting hundreds more ...

Health inquiry response tabled

Yorke Peninsula Country Times
Community
Caitlin Menadue. The long-awaited response to the Yorke Peninsula health services inquiry has landed, with SA Health tabling its position in state parliament on November 26. SA Health has accepted all 16 recommendations from the Economic and Finance Committee's Inquiry into the Delivery of Health Services on the Yorke Peninsula.
Greg James

Changes desperately needed so we can fish for the future

Yorke Peninsula Country Times
Aquaculture & fishing
Michelle Daw. Gulf St Vincent should be used to trial new approaches to managing commercial and recreational fishing, says YP Country Times fishing columnist Greg James. In the wake of new fishing restrictions introduced in response to the algal bloom, Mr James said the crisis presented an opportunity to move beyond bag and boat limits, to help ensure sustainable fish stocks for the future.

Movember takes Rhys to Geneva

Yorke Peninsula Country Times
Education & training
Austinn Lane. Central Yorke School, Maitland, year 11 student Rhys Heinrich recently returned from Switzerland, where he represented Australia as part of the Movember Youth Action Council. Rhys was selected at short notice to attend a four-day conference at the World Health Organization headquarters ... "I feel it is important to voice the issue of men's mental health on Yorke Peninsula and in South Australia and this opportunity has helped do that."
Gold Hydrogen

Gold Hydrogen drilling new well east of Minlaton

Yorke Peninsula Country Times
Business
Caitlin Menadue. Gold Hydrogen has started drilling a new well, Ramsay 3, on farmland east of Minlaton in search of natural hydrogen ... Last week, the Ramsay 3 site hosted over 30 Japanese investors and officials from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), the Japan Organisation for Metals and Energy Security, and industry representatives from Iwatani Corporation, Tokyo Gas, Eneos Xplorer, Toyota and Mitsubishi.

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About Yorke Peninsula Country Times

The Yorke Peninsula Country Times was established in 1865.

Its most northerly point of distribution is Port Broughton, and it reaches as far south as Stenhouse Bay, encompassing the entire Yorke Peninsula, South Australia

Committed to the function of serving a cross-section of people and businesses in the community, the newspaper fills its pages with local news, photographs, current local events, community achievements/events and local sports results.

The paper’s real estate section has enough support to produce a seasonal Home, Garden and Lifestyle Guide, plus regular Community Calendar, Farming Extra, Community and Sports sections.

YPCT produces two biennial supplements for the Copper Coast Cornish Festival Kernewek Lowender (12-18 May 2025) and the other for Australia’s oldest agricultural field days, the Yorke Peninsula Field Days at Paskeville (30 September – 2 October 2025) as well as the annual Copper Coast Visitors’ Guide.

YPCT began production of the bi-yearly lifestyle publication, Yorkes Magazine, in March 2022.

Managing Director
Michael Ellis
Contact email:  ypct@ypct.com.au

Editor
Erica Andrews
Contact email:  editorial@ypct.com.au

Advertising
Bernice Williams, Sheila Cranwell, Matt Carty, Jasmine White
Contact email:  sales@ypct.com.au

Administration
Jodee Cavenett
Contact email:  accounts@ypct.com.au

Production Manager
Lindsay Rover
Contact email:  production@ypct.com.au

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31 Goyder Street (PO Box 246), Kadina SA 5554
Phone: (08) 8821 1155
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