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Drivers on regional roads are being warned of an increase in kangaroo activity on South Australian roads, with large mob...
09/11/2025

Drivers on regional roads are being warned of an increase in kangaroo activity on South Australian roads, with large mobs of roos seen lining roads at dawn and dusk, creating growing safety concerns for road users.

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Drivers on regional roads are being warned of an increase in kangaroo activity on South Australian roads, with large mobs of roos seen lining roads at dawn and dusk, creating growing safety concerns for road users.

There has been a flurry of installations in home batteries and rooftop solar in Mount Gambier following the launch of a ...
07/11/2025

There has been a flurry of installations in home batteries and rooftop solar in Mount Gambier following the launch of a community bulk-buy renewables program.

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There has been a flurry of installations in home batteries and rooftop solar in Mount Gambier following the launch of a community bulk-buy renewables program.

Police believe Margaret Bernie was murdered after she was last seen in Mount Gambier in January 1988.A search of a prope...
06/11/2025

Police believe Margaret Bernie was murdered after she was last seen in Mount Gambier in January 1988.

A search of a property near the city was unsuccessful.

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Police are not ruling out returning to a property near Mount Gambier where they searched yesterday for the remains of Margaret Bernie, who was last seen in the South Australian city in 1988.

South Australia's new Independent Commissioner Against Corruption (ICAC) says her agency is "busier than ever", rejectin...
06/11/2025

South Australia's new Independent Commissioner Against Corruption (ICAC) says her agency is "busier than ever", rejecting suggestions that controversial law changes to ICAC's powers have made the state more prone to corruption.

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South Australia's Independent Commissioner Against Corruption (ICAC) Emma Townsend has taken over an anti-corruption commission described by her predecessor as the "weakest integrity agency in Australia". Does she agree?

Major Crime Detectives have started searching a property for the remains of Mount Gambier woman Margaret Bernie, who SA ...
06/11/2025

Major Crime Detectives have started searching a property for the remains of Mount Gambier woman Margaret Bernie, who SA Police believe was murdered almost 40 years ago.

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Major Crime Detectives have started searching a property for the remains of Mount Gambier woman Margaret Bernie, who SA Police believe was murdered almost 40 years ago.

New research has given greater insight into the ongoing algal bloom situation in South Australia.While the paper is awai...
05/11/2025

New research has given greater insight into the ongoing algal bloom situation in South Australia.

While the paper is awaiting peer review, it has provided a few revelations about the make-up of the bloom, with a new predominant species — Karenia cristata — identified by scientists.

Here's a look at what we know.

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New research awaiting peer review has provided a few revelations about the make-up of South Australia's algal bloom, with a new predominant species — Karenia cristata — identified by scientists. Here's what we know so far.

South Australia's childcare regulator has cancelled the registration of just one provider in recent years and almost 10,...
05/11/2025

South Australia's childcare regulator has cancelled the registration of just one provider in recent years and almost 10,000 reported incidents resulted in no action, documents obtained under Freedom of Information show.

The figures, obtained by the ABC, showed 10 providers were slapped with suspensions, and four were issued with show cause notices.

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South Australia's childcare regulator has cancelled the registration of just one provider in recent years, while nearly 10,000 reported incidents have resulted in no action, FOI documents obtained by the ABC have revealed.

South Australia's Liberal party says it will phase out stamp duty by 2041, if elected in March, but the premier has labe...
05/11/2025

South Australia's Liberal party says it will phase out stamp duty by 2041, if elected in March, but the premier has labelled the promise as "one of the most reckless, dangerous policy announcements" he has ever seen.

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South Australia's Liberal party says it will phase out stamp duty by 2041, if elected in March, but the premier has labelled the promise as "one of the most reckless, dangerous policy announcements" he has ever seen.

The Eruption disc golf tournament in Mount Gambier is South Australia's major tournament on the national tour.After humb...
05/11/2025

The Eruption disc golf tournament in Mount Gambier is South Australia's major tournament on the national tour.

After humble beginnings during the COVID-19 pandemic the event now draws about 200 participants.

Mount Gambier players hope the tournament will help grow the sport locally.

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A volcanic eruption 6,000 years ago created the Valley Lake and the conditions for one of Australia's most popular disc golf courses.

Scientists believe they may have identified a little-known algal species called Karenia cristata as the source of South ...
04/11/2025

Scientists believe they may have identified a little-known algal species called Karenia cristata as the source of South Australia's devastating algal bloom.

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Scientists believe they have identified the species responsible for the toxins in South Australia's marine algal bloom that have killed millions of aquatic animals.

Melbourne Cup winner Jamie Melham was a rising star who showed her "affinity with animals" from a young age.She left sch...
04/11/2025

Melbourne Cup winner Jamie Melham was a rising star who showed her "affinity with animals" from a young age.

She left school at 15 to take up an apprenticeship with Adelaide Hills trainer John MacMillan.

Mr MacMillan says he knew Melham was "always going to make it".

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When eight-year-old Jamie started riding lessons on her little pony named Bessie, she hoped she would one day win the coveted Melbourne Cup.

A 19-year-old Mount Gambier woman has appeared in court for the first time accused of damaging the city's controversial ...
04/11/2025

A 19-year-old Mount Gambier woman has appeared in court for the first time accused of damaging the city's controversial Cast in Blue sculpture by sticking googly eyes on it.

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A 19-year-old woman appears in court via telephone accused of damaging Mount Gambier's Cast in Blue sculpture, which has drawn criticism for its cost and appearance.

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