South Australian coal-based steel to go green Liberty Steel is set to dump coal-based steelmaking at Whyalla in South Australia with a major investment in electrical and hydrogen-powered alternatives. The New Daily · Apr 4, 2023
Major phase out of South Australian coal-based steel Liberty Steel is set to dump coal-based steelmaking at Whyalla in South Australia with a major investment in electrical and hydrogen-powered alternatives. AAP · Apr 4, 2023
Drivers killed in two-car crash on Lincoln Highway, passenger taken to hospital A 37-year-old woman and a 35-year-old man from the Whyalla area have been killed in a two-car crash on the Lincoln Highway on South Australia's upper Eyre Peninsula. ABC News · Mar 1, 2023
Parent speaks out about 10-week school exclusion over watching, cheering on fight A parent says a recent spate of suspensions and exclusions at a South Australian school has gone too far and will affect her daughter's education due to her learning disability. ABC News · Feb 22, 2023
Three ousted South Australian mayors identified as costs set to mount for small councils The mayors of Prospect, Whyalla and Tumby Bay have lost their jobs because they did not submit forms disclosing donations to their election campaigns, as the cost of holding by-elections in 36 councils — most of them outside of Adelaide — is set to mount. ABC News · Feb 11, 2023
Oil and gas supplies may be 'impacted' as Santos workers continue strike over pay claim Workers at Santos' Point Bonython port, near Whyalla, are continuing strike action that started in late 2022, with the union demanding a 5 per cent pay rise, or a rise that matches CPI. ABC News · Feb 7, 2023
Infrastructure upgrades and additional crew announced for Port Augusta's ambulance station The Premier announces work to upgrade Port Augusta ambulance station will be completed by the end of next year, ahead of the recruitment of additional staff. ABC News · Sep 15, 2022
Port Augusta liquor restrictions extend to Whyalla Restrictions on the limit of alcohol purchases will be introduced to Whyalla, following concerns people have been travelling from the nearby town of Port Augusta to buy alcohol in bulk. ABC News · Sep 9, 2022
Joy and relief for Whyalla as not-for-profit aged care provider Helping Hand rescues 200 jobs Aged care services are set to remain in Whyalla as not-for-profit Helping Hand acquires Kindred Living, saving more than 200 local jobs and securing the future for residents. ABC News · Aug 31, 2022
Giant Australian Cuttlefish numbers surge near Whyalla after fishing ban is reimposed Giant Australian Cuttlefish numbers are on the rise since the South Australian government reimposed a ban on their fishing in the upper Spencer Gulf, with this season's aggregation near Whyalla numbering more than 137,000 individuals. ABC News · Aug 9, 2022
Whyalla Surf Life Saving Club to get $2.3 million upgrade to improve accessibility Whyalla's Surf Life Saving Club building has weathered 40 years of salt and sand but now there's plans for an upgrade. ABC News · Jun 19, 2022
How the planned 'hydrogen hub' near Whyalla could help Australia's gas crisis The SA government has committed to building a "hydrogen hub" on the state's Eyre Peninsula. So what is being proposed, and how could it be used to help our energy-hungry world? ABC News · Jun 11, 2022
Whyalla set for hydrogen jobs boom Whyalla in South Australia's mid-north is set to become a global leader in the emerging hydrogen sector. AAP · Jun 3, 2022
Coalition confirms $218m for new energy and cement projects at Whyalla, South Australia's north The federal government has chosen Port Bonython, near Whyalla, as the site of a so-called "hydrogen hub", also promising money will be directed to solar and carbon capture technologies as well as cement projects in the safe Liberal seat of Grey. ABC News · Apr 28, 2022
AAP · Mar 1, 2022 ALP pledges Whyalla hydrogen plant The South Australian mid-north centre of Whyalla will be the location for a major hydrogen plant development if Labor wins the state election this month.
AAP · Mar 1, 2022 Whyalla to produce steel for Inland Rail The Whyalla steelworks in South Australia has signed a $292 million contract to supply steel for Australia's Inland Rail and other projects.
ABC News · Mar 1, 2022 Police officer who assaulted Whyalla teenager spared jail because of own trauma at work An officer who hit a 17-year-old after becoming angry because of his victim's attitude towards police is handed a three-month suspended sentence.
ABC News · Mar 1, 2022 Bones found in 1977 belong to missing Whyalla man Mario Della Torre, coroner says DNA testing conducted as part of an operation to reopen cases of unidentified remains lead to the conclusion that a skull, pelvis and thighbones belonged to Italian immigrant Mario Della Torre.
ABC News · Feb 9, 2022 New DNA comparison provides 'extremely strong' link between bones and man who went missing from Whyalla in 1976 A coronial inquest reopened after four decades hears that DNA evidence conclusively confirms that bones found in 1977 belonged to a man who went missing from Whyalla the year before.