Declan Durrant

4 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Liz Rymill |Declan Durrant

From the street, the cream stone building with its eyelash verandah is quintessentially mid-north South Australia. Around the back, however, would-be buyers get a glimpse into the building's fascinating history. Formerly the small town of Laura's police station, the property retains two original stone jail cells that are still fitted with benches and fastening loops for prisoners' chains.

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Declan Durrant

There are high hopes cruise ships will return to South Australia's Copper Coast on the Yorke Peninsula after a seven-year hiatus. The first time a cruise ship docked at Wallaroo Jetty was in 2019. The last time was in mid-2020, thanks to the coronavirus pandemic. The South Australian Tourism Commission (SATC) has announced a single cruise ship will return to Wallaroo on March 20, 2027.

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Declan Durrant

A luxury cruise ship will stop in Wallaroo in 2027, carrying almost 500 passengers, renewing the town's hope of benefiting from the cruise industry.

Mar 6, 2025 | examiner.com.au | Declan Durrant

Peter Hammond, a beloved theatre impresario, director, and teacher, has died. He was 73. Picture by Craig GeorgePeter Hammond, a doyen of the Tasmanian theatre scene who, as a teacher, maintains an almost mythic status for generations of dramatic arts students, and as a director staged hundreds of shows in a legendary theatrical career in the state, has died. He was 73.

Mar 5, 2025 | examiner.com.au | Declan Durrant

Ginni Woof with the Glover Art Prize hangers choice winner at Falls Pavillion, Evandale. Picture by Phillip BiggsFor five hours on Wednesday, a group of eight strangers were - if only briefly - art critics for one of Australia's biggest landscape art prizes.