The Whyalla News is a newspaper serving the town of Whyalla on Eyre Peninsula, South Australia. It was first published on 5 April 1940 and as of 2015 is owned by Fairfax Media. In 1950, the newspaper's proprietor and editor was Mr J. E. Edwards. 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. Today, its reportage includes any news relevant to the people of Whyalla and neighbouring towns of Cowell, Kimba and Iron Knob. As of January 2015, the newspaper's editor is Eli Gould. Gould was preceded by Kate Bilney.
During the half-year ending December 2015, average circulation was 2,559 and the retail price was $1.70.