As of 2015 it is owned by Fairfax Media .
The newspaper has chronicled the development of the town from its infancy as a BHP company town through the establishment of the Whyalla steelworks , autonomous local government in 1970 , and the closure of the shipyard in 1978 .
As of 2015 newspaper is owned by Fairfax Media .
The newspaper has chronicled the development of the town from its infancy as a BHP company town through the establishment of the Whyalla steelworks , autonomous local government in 1970 , and the closure of the shipyard in 1978 .