Country SA set to receive 32 brand new ambulances
Regional areas in South Australia will start to see a new fleet of ambulances on their streets after the State Government announced that 32 of its 46 new vehicles will service country areas.
View ArticleReport lists the regional economies worst hit by COVID-19, suggests 'green'...
A new report suggests a targeted government economic stimulus could generate up to $5.7 billion for Australia's hardest hit regional economies through targeted landcare and conservation programs.
View ArticleSA Government rejects councils' applications to remain GM-free
The South Australia Government has rejected 11 council applications to maintain a genetically modified crop ban in their area.
View ArticleCampsite popular with influencers at risk of closure after legal push
A popular low-cost campground south of Adelaide could be under threat with the local council seeking advice on a legal letter it received pushing for it to be closed.
View ArticleLocals complain of skin irritation and pet fish deaths following tap water...
A South Australian MP says he has received a dozen complaints from people in three suburbs south of Adelaide, where there has been a change to chemicals in the water supply, but SA Water says the...
View ArticlePine forest ablaze as temperatures in parts of SA exceed 30 degrees
Firefighters battle a fire in a pine plantation on South Australia's Fleurieu Peninsula, amid warm conditions for the start of spring.
View ArticleKangaroo Island timber set for incineration to be used for homes after...
About 60,000 tonnes of wood will be shipped off South Australia's Kangaroo Island in a bid to avoid it going up in smoke while also providing desperately needed structural timber for houses. But some...
View ArticleLandowners told of asbestos in crushed concrete sold at waste depots
SA's environment protection agency says the material was sold to more than 100 people in a two-year period by the Fleurieu Regional Waste Authority.
View ArticleLife in a Bag winter drive supports the vulnerable on Fleurieu Peninsula and...
Volunteers are providing "hope" in a bag this winter, collecting and distributing donations for homeless people and families in Adelaide's southern suburbs and Fleurieu Peninsula.
View ArticlePork-barrelling or fulfilling an election promise? SA government the latest...
The SA government denies accusations of pork-barrelling over $84 million in sports grants, saying it's fulfilling election promises. So what's the difference, and why is everyone talking about it?
View ArticleSouth Australian government 'playing favourites' with $26m of school funding,...
The South Australian government has been accused of playing favourites with a multi-million dollar fund for school upgrades after only sites in Labor-held electorates received cash for projects.
View ArticleSA households to face another cost-of-living hit with council rate rises on...
Tens of thousands of Adelaide households are bracing for another cost-of-living hit, with some councils looking at significant hikes to rates from July.
View ArticleSecond Valley jetty to reopen with temporary fix but Yankalilla mayor calls...
The Yankalilla mayor wants the state government to cover the cost of repairs and maintenance for all of South Australia's jetties, rather than leave it to councils that cannot afford it.
View ArticleFury over Cape Jervis jetty removal to accommodate larger ferries to Kangaroo...
Residents say the small community's economy and lifestyle are at stake after learning the jetty will be removed.
View ArticlePolice believe they have caught SA's 'bicycle bandit' who robbed 10 banks...
SA Police investigating a spate of armed bank robberies across small towns between 2004 and 2014 believe that search has ended with the arrest of a 73-year-old man.
View ArticleAlleged 'bicycle bandit' robbed banks while battling cancer, SA court hears
Kym Parsons, who is accused of carrying out 10 bank robberies while armed with a rifle in South Australia, has been granted home detention bail.
View ArticleBullets, robbery planning documents found at home of alleged 'bicycle...
A Supreme Court hears more details into the alleged 'bicycle bandit' case – as a prosecutor seeks the reversal of a magistrate's decision to grant the accused man home detention bail.
View ArticleTerminally ill alleged 'bicycle bandit' to be released on bail
Kym Parsons's lawyer says his client had lost 7 kilograms in custody, and argues that denying bail would condemn him to death without a trial.
View ArticleCoastal protections for breakwaters, jetties and dunes a top priority in...
Councils along South Australian coastlines will meet in a bid for planning consistency to mitigate sea level rise and effects of a warming climate.
View ArticleCourts freeze more than $1 million in assets of terminally ill 'bicycle bandit'
Kym Allen Parsons, who is accused of carrying out 10 bank robberies while armed with a rifle in South Australia, has had assets frozen by a South Australian court.
View ArticleHunters call for end to deer eradication program hoping to be able to...
The South Australian government wants to get rid of the state's feral deer population by 2032 but hunters say the way they are doing it is cruel, unfair to landholders, and polluting the environment.
View ArticleWhat is the risk of wind turbine fires? And how dangerous can they be?
A fire in a wind turbine that sent smoke billowing over the Mid North of South Australia has sparked worries that such a blaze could result in a bushfire on a hotter and windier day.
View ArticleDeer caught on thermal imaging during cull
A large mob of deer seen on both a thermal imaging and regular camera on the Fleurieu Peninsula during aerial culling.
View ArticleFarmers show support for deer culling despite hunters' protest against SA...
A plan to eradicate feral deer in South Australia by shooting them from helicopters using thermal imaging is generating controversy as farmers applaud the program and some hunters want it stopped.
View ArticleSA man pleads guilty to persistent sexual abuse of child overseas
Andrew Donald Steele pleads guilty to the persistent sexual abuse of a child outside of Australia after Australian Border Force (ABF) officials found files on his phone during a baggage examination.
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