Peterborough is a town in the mid north of South Australia, in wheat country, just off the Barrier Highway.

[17] Peterborough was the home town for Bob the Railway Dog who is remembered by a bronze statue located in the Main Street.

The District Council, with funding from the three tiers of government and recovery of the Eurelia line, have subsequently established the Steamtown Heritage Rail Centre, with SA's first Sound & Light Show.

[20] In early 2022, the Nova Systems Space Precinct was officially established on a 21 ha (52-acre) site located just outside of Peterborough.

[22] The site now hosts several ground stations on behalf of Tyvak (US), RBC Signals (US), and Leaf Space (Italy).

In 1919, the overall name was changed to The Times and Northern Advertiser, Peterborough, South Australia, in response to the government's wish to remove Germanic placenames.

[24] Peterborough was also home to the short-lived newspaper, Petersburg Enterprise and Northern Advocate (20 January – 2 August 1912), which was printed by William John Myers and Walter A.

[27] More recently, it was also home to the Peterborough Times (2003–2006), which later became part of the Mid North Broadcaster, a publication released from 2006 to 2013 in Burra.

[28] In early 2022, 5PBS commenced broadcasting on 91.1 MHz, servicing Peterborough and surrounding towns including Oodla Wirra, Terowie and Yongala.