Tag: Regional Showcase
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‘Three days of hell’ raise more than $50k for domestic violence services
A Murray Bridge man who ran 324 kilometres in three days to raise funds for domestic violence services says he was “delirious” by the time he reached his destination. Kai Martin completed the unthinkably gruelling run from Clare back to his home town just after 3am on Monday. By the time he arrived, he had…
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‘Farm gate counselling’: Rural Aid supporting female farmers
In response to the crippling effects of drought and as part of their Farm Recovery Event, non-for-profit Rural Aid will host a morning tea for “Ladies-Who-Farm” in June at the Eudunda sporting club in the Mid North. David Thiele, the community events coordinator for Rural Aid Australia, said the volunteer-run event will let female farmers…
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Shipwreck site of 19th century Dutch vessel rediscovered in South-East
Researchers believe they have located a long-lost shipwreck at Robe in the South-East. Koning Willem de Tweede, an 800-ton Dutch merchant sailing ship, sailed from Hong Kong to South Australia with 400 Chinese miners destined for the Victorian goldfields. It arrived safely in Guichon Bay in the state’s South-East to discharge its passengers in the…
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SA farmland valuable, but in decline
Millions of hectares of Australian farmland have sold for a total of almost $15 billion, as agricultural property values rack up 11 years of growth. Median farmland values increased by 6.9 per cent in 2024 to a record $10,231 per hectare, according to Bendigo Bank’s Agribusiness Farmland Values report released on Tuesday. But despite more…
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Youngster vying for Barker ‘safe seat’
Labor’s candidate for the seat of Barker has had his own name on the ballot before he has even had the opportunity to fill one out himself. Tanunda’s James Rothe, 20, was four days off turning 18 at the last election, meaning he has not yet had the chance to vote, yet is now vying…
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All aboard: Bus safety for South Australian School Children
BusSAFE delivered bus safety education sessions to around 4300 regional and rural South Australian students across years reception to nine in 2024. 254 bus occupants are hospitalised from crashes each year. The program, co-developed by Bus SA and the South Australian Department for Education (EDU), aims to teach children how to behave safely in and…
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KI students campaign to tackle drink driving
In 2024, Kangaroo Island students banded together to launch their Drive Alive campaign – a student-developed drink driving initiative funded by Our Town SA. Kangaroo Island Our Town facilitator Prisicilla Thomas said the project started in November 2023 when she attended a student voice agency and leadership program on Kangaroo Island, where a forum is…
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Developers sought for Port Pirie workers housing
Renewal SA is seeking Expressions of Interest from property developers to build up to 10 rental homes in Port Pirie to house key workers in healthcare, law enforcement and education. The state government is offering up to $1 million in capital and “guaranteed returns” as part of what the infrastructure agency is calling an “innovative…
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SA project to get more olives on the table
The joint project between the Australian Olive Association and the University of South Australia aims to boost the country’s table olive production to 100,000 tonnes per year – 40 times its current output – by making the production process less wasteful. Called “Olives the Australian Way”, the Loxton-based project has developed a way to use…