Upper Spencer Gulf: Out of the abyss
Image: GFG Alliance. Photography: Sean Kelly. BY ELIZABETH FABRI THE bad run has ended for the cities of the Upper Spencer Gulf, who can finally catch their collective breath as new regional investments signal hope. Twelve months ago the Upper Spencer Gulf cities of Whyalla, Port Augusta, and Port Pirie in South Australia were existing in a state of uncertainty. In Whyalla, the sale of Arrium’s assets remained up in the air; dire times for a community which had been impacted by almost 1000 job losses leading up to Arrium entering administration. If Arrium failed to secure a new buyer, many believed Whyalla and – to a lesser extent – the State of South Australia would fall into economic and…