Stories
Longer reads, travel guides and field notes from the Yorke Peninsula.
Chasing the Salmon Run at Browns Beach
Each autumn, schools of Australian salmon push into the gutters at Browns Beach, and the car park fills with anglers who've made the long drive for a feed straight off the sand.
June 2026 · 6 min read
A first dive at Edithburgh: leafy seadragons and the jetty
Beneath the old salt-port jetty at Edithburgh lies one of the country's most celebrated muck-diving sites, home to leafy seadragons, octopus and a riot of weird small creatures.
June 2026 · 5 min read
The lighthouses of the Yorke Peninsula
The Yorke Peninsula's lighthouses were built to keep grain ships off a coast of reef and cliff. Today they make some of the best lookouts and sunset spots on the peninsula.
June 2026 · 6 min read
Where to eat a proper Cornish pasty on the Copper Coast
No visit to the Copper Coast is complete without a Cornish pasty. We trace the dish's mining roots and where to find a good one in Moonta, Kadina and Wallaroo.
June 2026 · 5 min read
Shipwreck coast: the wrecks of the Yorke Peninsula
The grain ships that once raced from the Yorke's ports faced a coast of reefs, gales and unforgiving cliffs. Many never made it. Here are the stories of the peninsula's shipwrecks.
June 2026 · 7 min read
Crabbing the Yorke: a beginner's guide to blue swimmers
The Yorke Peninsula's warm, shallow gulf flats are blue swimmer crab heaven. Here is how to rake, net and (legally) catch a feed, even if you have never done it before.
June 2026 · 6 min read
A weekend on the Yorke Peninsula
Short on time? This easy two-day loop pairs the Copper Coast's heritage with the wild beaches of the south for a perfect weekend escape.
June 2026 · 4 min read
A first-timer's guide to Innes National Park
Cliffs, coves, a rusting shipwreck and an abandoned gypsum town: here is how to make the most of a visit to Innes National Park.
June 2026 · 5 min read
Surfing and fishing the bottom of Yorke
From the legendary breaks at Pondalowie to the whiting jetties of the gulf coast, the bottom of Yorke is paradise for surfers and fishers.
June 2026 · 4 min read
Little Cornwall: the copper heritage of the Copper Coast
Moonta, Wallaroo and Kadina still wear their Cornish heart on their sleeve, from poppet heads and pasties to the world's largest Cornish festival.
June 2026 · 5 min read
Walking the Yorke: 500 kilometres around the peninsula
A signposted trail traces almost the entire coastline of the Yorke Peninsula. Here is how to walk it, whether you have an afternoon or a fortnight.
June 2026 · 5 min read
The Red Devil of Minlaton: Harry Butler's flight home
In August 1919, WWI flying ace Harry Butler pointed a scarlet Bristol monoplane across Gulf St Vincent toward his home town. The plane still lives in Minlaton.
June 2026 · 7 min read