The Zero Waste Whyalla campaign. Once a concept that was foreign to the mainstream, the philosophy behind zero waste is slowly pushing its way into the mainstream.

More than 80 cabins will be built to ease a regional housing crisis and kickstart a Whyalla “infrastructure blitz”, spearheaded by a $600m hydrogen power plant.

A $130 million hotel, set to become Whyalla's stepping stone to an outback experience, will rake in more money per room than big city counterparts, according to the team behind the project.

The Whyalla Foreshore Motor Inn has been owned by couple Barbara and Tom Derham since 1985. Mrs Derham said while it was sad to let go of an asset her family had owned for 35 years, the new resort ...