Port Augusta City Council

15/09/2026

🌿🎨 PORT AUGUSTA — THE CROSSROADS OF AUSTRALIA! 🚗

Where the coast, ranges and Outback meet, Port Augusta is much more than a place to pass through!

Located at the head of Spencer Gulf, it’s the perfect place to start, finish or base yourself while exploring A Brush with Art 2026.

✨ Discover regional art, Aboriginal culture, railway heritage, arid-zone gardens, waterfront experiences and spectacular landscapes.

Then make Port Augusta your touring base and head out to explore the wider ABWA trail — discovering artists, exhibitions, towns and country experiences along the way.

🎨 A Brush with Art 2026
📅 5 September – 11 October 2026
📍 Port Augusta & towns across the Flinders and Southern Flinders Ranges

Stay. Relax. Explore. Take the scenic route and stay awhile! 🌿

👉 Discover more and start planning your ABWA journey:
abrushwithart.com.au/towns/port-augusta/

ABWA Principal Sponsor: The Commercial Hotel Jamestown
ABWA Partners: Guildhouse | SA Tourism Commission | Diva Marketing Solutions
Guildhouse South Australian Tourism Commission Diva Marketing Solutions Events South Australia The Commercial Hotel Motel Jamestown

15/09/2026

Feeling safe helps communities thrive. 💙

Port Augusta City Council is creating safer public spaces through collaboration, smart design and community input. It's a great example of how councils and communities can work together to create places where people feel welcome.

Read more: https://www.localcouncils.sa.gov.au/news/port-augusta-leading-the-way-to-build-safer-public-spaces

14/09/2026

Registrations are now open for Australia’s biggest secondhand
treasure hunt.

📆 7–8 & 14–15 November – take part on one day or do more

🛍️ Host a sale, join a local market or shop for secondhand bargains
💸Free to join thanks to support from Port Augusta City Council
🧰 Sellers get tips, tools and promotional support
🏘️ Everyone’s invited - whether you want to clear out your
cupboards, raise funds for a community group or hunt for bargains

Register https://www.garagesaletrail.com.au/

11/09/2026

Reminder for Dog Owners
Dog registration renewals were due by 31 August. From Monday 14th September, expiation notices and information flyers will begin being issued for unregistered dogs. A late fee also applies for overdue renewals.
Registering your dog on time helps keep our community safe and ensures your pet is easily identified if they ever get lost. 🐾

11/09/2026

🧹🌿 Registrations are now OPEN!

It’s time to roll up our sleeves and give the CBD a spring clean! 💪

The CBD Spring Clean-Up is happening on Monday 16 November, from 4.30pm–5.30pm, and we’re inviting local businesses to get involved.

Businesses across Commercial Road and the surrounding CBD are encouraged to spend just one hour giving their shopfront, frontage or surrounding area a little TLC.

🧽 Pick a job (or two!)
🌿 Tidy up your frontage
🎨 Freshen up your shopfront
🗑️ Clear away rubbish or weeds
🤝 Work alongside other local businesses

Register to receive Graffiti removal materials.

And you don’t have to be located in the CBD to join in! Businesses outside the CBD are also welcome to register.

The clean-up is proudly delivered through the Building Safer Spaces Program, jointly funded by the South Australian Government and Port Augusta City Council, with support from Business Port Augusta.

👉 Read the FAQ's and Register your business today and be part of the clean-up! https://www.portaugusta.sa.gov.au/community/building-safer-spaces/sub-pages/cbd-spring-clean-challenge

11/09/2026

National commemorative Service

Between 2001 and 2021, more than 35,000 Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel were deployed to operations in Afghanistan and the wider Middle East Area of Operations (MEAO) in support of Afghanistan. On 11 September 2001, a series of terrorist attacks took place in the United States (US). Almost 3,000 people from more than 80 countries lost their lives, which had a profound impact around the world.

On Sunday 11 October 2026, DVA will hold a national commemorative service at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra to mark the 25th anniversary of Australian service in Afghanistan.

If you or someone you know is attending, please register in-person attendance through the DVA website at https://www.dva.gov.au/recognition-and-commemoration/commemoration-services/commemorative-services-in-australia/25th-anniversary-of-australian-service-in-afghanistan-2001-2021

For those unable to attend in person, the service will be broadcast live on the ABC.

10/09/2026

10/09/2026

Expression of Interest – Office Space – Fountain Gallery

Port Augusta City Council are inviting businesses and organisations to submit an Expression of Interest application to be considered to Licence office space in the Fountain Gallery, 43 Flinders Terrace, Port Augusta.

There are currently three (3) office spaces available as follows (refer Attachment A - Site Plan):
Room 1 - $10,000 per annum
• approximately 31.0m2 (located front right of the building).
• provision of furnishings, if required, include desk & draws, office chair, round table & four chairs, 2 x waiting area chairs, small filing cabinet.
Room 2 - $8,000 per annum
• approximately 17.5m2 (located front left of the building).
Room 7 - $9,000 per annum
• approximately 22.5m2 (located back right of the building).

Included in the Licence is:
• Monitored alarm system for building security;
• Fully Airconditioned;
• Cleaning service, which is currently 2 days per week;
• Common area (marked in blue on the Site Plan) includes kitchen and bathrooms;
• Carparking is available to the side of the building, however this is not owned by Council but is available for use by occupants of the Fountain Gallery.

Excluded from the Licence is:
• Onsite internet;
• Office furniture, including printing facilities.

The meeting room on site (Room 6), is a shared area, and is available through pre-arranged booking times at an additional fee in accordance with Council’s Fees & Charges Register 2026/2027.

If successful, you will need to enter into a Licence to Occupy agreement acknowledging the terms and conditions of the occupancy. Licences are available for a term of 1-5 years.

Please note, submitting an expression of interest does not guarantee selection.

For further information visit: https://www.portaugusta.sa.gov.au/enquiries/tenders

For all enquiries, or to arrange an inspection, please contact Michelle Dobson, Procurement & Contracts Officer at the Port Augusta City Council on phone: 8641 9100 or email: [email protected]

INSTRUCTIONS: If you are interested in being considered, please complete and lodge the attached application form with your organisation’s details and relevant information by 5.00pm Friday 2 October 2026 at the Port Augusta Council Civic Centre, 4 Mackay Street, Port Augusta SA 5700 or by email to [email protected]. The final decision in relation to the allocation of licences will be made by Council.

10/09/2026

A Port Augusta City Council Briefing Session will be held on Tuesday 15 September 2026 @ 5:30pm in the Council Chambers.

A copy of the Briefing Notice is available on Council’s website:
https://www.portaugusta.sa.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0024/2043249/Briefing-Session-15-09-2026.pdf

As there is limited seating in the Chambers, registrations will be taken for those wishing to attend in the Chamber.

Please forward your request via [email protected] should you be seeking to attend the Chamber. Seating will be allocated in order of registration.