Lost Mobile Phone. Help!
Nokia N95 mobile phone lost in the main street of Orroroo on Monday 13th June. If you find it, please hand in at the council office, they know about it.
Read MoreOrroroo Half Marathon 2013
Accepting registrations now, so grab those registration forms and have some fun! For more information CLICK HERE!
Read MoreSpring is just around the corner…
I’ve got a million of ’em!
Read MoreAn insight into a local Historian – John Mannion
John Mannion is a local historian for the Orroroo community. Growing up on the family farm near Pekina, located 14 kilometres of Orroroo, he has a fascination for the local area. He is the co-author of the book ‘No place like Pekina, a story of survival,’ which is a fantastic book on the history of Pekina and surrounding area.
Read MoreLinc Energy’s activities around Orroroo
Linc Energy has been active near the town of Orroroo since it first began drilling and exploration on its Petroleum Exploration Leases in mid-2009. This program led Linc Energy to announce a significant coal mineralisation target of 1.0 to 1.3 billion tonnes of deep, low rank coal in November 2009. Coal in the Orroroo region…
Read MoreBlack Rock Kalamazoo Races
The inaugural Flinders Ranges Kalamazoo race at Black Rock on Saturday 27 March.
Read MoreStones and Rail by John Mannion and John O’DeaAudio
Buy a copy from Stupid Computers » The Orroroo Carrieton region is situated in the Mid North of South Australia about 300 kilometres north of Adelaide. This area was first settled by European pastoralists in the 1840s. They stayed until the mid-1870s when hundreds of farmers and their families established themselves on small farms –…
Read MoreChops is at it again!
Orroroo dog ‘Chops’ is earning a reputation around the traps as a pretty smart dog! See his latest escapades.
Read MoreSouthern Flinders tourism well over 100 years old!
MOUNT REMARKABLE. That the popularity of Mount Remarkable among tourists and holiday makers is increasing is shown, according to our Melrose correspondent, by the number of motor cars and other vehicles which climb the mount.
Read MoreOrroroo Half Marathon
From 8am Sunday 21st March 2010. Three timed distances out on the Pekina Road, run as a loop course. 5Km untimed family fun run / walk. Cash prizes for timed race winners. Updated!! Orroroo Half Marathon Registration Form
Read MoreNo Pollywaffle here!
Last Thursday, December 17, the Federal Member for the electorate Grey, Rowan Ramsey and his wife Teresa were in Orroroo for a ‘meet ‘n greet’.
Read MoreStones and Rail by John Mannion and John O’Dea
We hope you enjoy this audio tour, which takes you through the development of this unique district through John Mannion’s collection of stories from past and present ‘locals’ and John O’Dea’s songs.
Read MoreRowan Ramsey in town for a yarn
Rowan Ramsay federal member for Grey, bumped into an ex EP neighbour, business proprietor “Spud” Chapman of Orroroo Hardware.
Read MoreOrroroo Christmas Pageant
Thursday 24 December 7pm Main Street Orroroo
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