South Australia
A screen capture from a new documentary, Sea Sick, about the algal bloom. Photo: Surfers for Climate South Australia has signed off on a $28 million co-funded support package as a toxic algal bloom outbreak wreaks havoc with marine sea life and business. The outbreak has been described by academics from five Australian universities as…
FILE … dolphins in Port River are being monitored by two agencies and a university. Photo courtesy ANDREW KACIMAIWAI WILDLIFE WATCH Academic and environment officials are monitoring dolphins in a riverine sanctuary after a spreading toxic algal bloom was detected in Port River. And the SA government is waiving fees to commercial operators affected by…
The NSW Government is extending its trading hours for the third Lions Test in Sydney. Photo: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI LIONS RUGBY WATCH STATE governments are lining up to cash in on the British and Irish Lions tour of Australia by extending licensed trading hours and organising fan days. Up to 40,000 UK Lions fans are believed…
Australia needs steelmaking to remain onshore, says the federal government. Photo: Tima Miroshnichenko/Pexels The sale of Whyalla Steelworks is now under way amid strong interest in low emissions steel production from global steelmakers, says the South Australian Government. South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas told local media that there are at least 33, mostly overseas, parties…
E-scooters will remain banned from Adelaide Metro trains, trams and buses. Photo courtesy ANDREW KACIMAIWAI E-scooters and other personal mobility devices will be legally allowed on South Australian roads and paths from next month. The state government says that starting from July 13, riders older than 16 will be able to ride e-scooters, e-skateboards and…
The airline’s seasonal return is expected to generate $32m a year for South Australia. Photo: Jeffry S.S/www.pexels.com Cathay Pacific’s decision to resume direct seasonal flights to Adelaide will add $32 million to state coffers and restore the airport to full pre-covid capacity. The SA Government says that from Tuesday, November 11, the airline will operate…
Construction work under way on the T2D project. Photo: www.T2D.sa.gov.au Main construction work has begun on South Australia’s largest project, the $15.4 billion River Torrens to Darlington (T2D) South Road. The SA government says heavy machinery is on site, and construction work has ramped up, at the project’s Southern Precinct at Clovelly Park. The non-stop…
A Blackhawk fire tanker drops a load in 2024. Five new aircraft have joined the SA fleet. Photo: SA CFS. South Australia’s aerial firefighting fleet has nearly doubled its drops this bushfire season compared to last season, the state government says. And the Mount Lofty Ranges Fire Ban has been extended by two weeks to…
A South Australia trade team is in China after a new export deal was signed with China Eastern airlines. Photo: ggyincheng/Pixabay SA Trade and Investment Minister Joe Szakacs is leading a trade mission to China on a five-day visit in search of more export deals. The visit follows the signing of a $40m export deal…
One of Ambulance Victoria’s new King Air aircraft. Photo: Ambulance: Victoria Toll Aviation has signed up to supply aircraft for Victorian and South Australian ambulance and police services. Recently, four aircraft were added to Ambulance Victoria’s fleet and already taken to the skies. Victoria’s Minister for Ambulance Services Mary-Anne Thomas visited Ambulance Victoria’s hangar at…