Declan Durrant

1 week ago | abc.net.au | Duncan Bailey |Declan Durrant

When Luke Atkinson started a tabletop gaming club more than a decade ago, only 10 people turned up to its first session. They squeezed into a small room at the local library to play a single game, and it was an altogether modest affair — but at its end, Mr Atkinson was jubilant.

1 month 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.

2 months 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.

2 months 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.