South Australia
Photo: stock The SA Government is moving to unlock designated farming land for more housing development in the greater Adelaide area. The Labor government will introduce a Bill that changes the boundaries of Environment and Food Production Areas (EFPA) to ensure a supply of greenfield (undeveloped) land over 30 years. The boundary changes will bring…
A screen capture off a SA Health video about the dangers of button batteries to young children. A spike in seriously injured children visiting the Women’s and Children’s Hospital in Adelaide has sparked warnings about button batteries. SA Health says that so far this year two children needed emergency oesophageal (food pipe) surgery and multiple…
Trade mission delegates at the Sydney Opera House, in front of the harbour bridge. Photo: Trade Canada/Twitter (X) A Canadian trade mission came to the country looking for new deals amid their country’s ongoing trade tariff row with the US. The 220-strong delegation was led by Canada’s Minister of Export Promotion and International Trade Mary…
A rescue crew outside Giru International Hotel in Burdekin Shire, south of Townsville. Photo: Qld Fire Department A group of South Australian firefighters and volunteers have joined flood relief efforts in Townsville. The group was drawn from the SA State Emergency Service (SES), SA Country Fire Service (CFS) and Metropolitan Fire Service (MFS). Yesterday, a…
Jet-ski riders are not allowed to circle, weave or ride erratically near moored vessels and dwellings under the new SA water safety plan. Photo: stock Lower off-shore speed limits and exclusion zones are to feature in the South Australian Government’s new five-year boating safety strategy. The new SA strategy outlines 25 steps to take as…
SA’s CFS is completing a generational upgrade of its fire tankers fleet. Photo: QFES Ten new 4WD fire tanker trucks are rolling out to South Australian Country Fire Service (CFS) brigades as part of a generational upgrade of its vehicles. Each new 24P tanker truck, at $520,000 a vehicle, can carry up to 2000 litres…
Adelaide homeowners have been warned to be on their guard against fake ‘tree loppers’. Photo: stock Adelaide homeowners have been warned to be on their guard against fake arborists threatening healthy trees on their property. The South Government says that they have been receiving reports of teams of people going door-to-door claiming to be “tree…
Photo: supplied Eight new AI cameras for SA’s south-east Limestone Coast region is expected to bolster early bushfire detection and firefighting responses. The Pano AI system is part of a state government $2.346 million upgrade of their forest fire tower network. Overseen by the Green Triangle Fire Alliance (GTFA), the eight ultra-HD 360-degree panoramic cameras,…
Picture: stock South Australia’s newest port, and Australia’s first to be named after the traditional land and sea custodians, has just opened for business. The Port of Narungga is near the existing Wallaroo Port and can process up to 500,000 tonnes of grain annually, the SA government says. Wallaroo Harbour has now been divided into…
Picture: stock Experienced Canadian officers are the target of South Australian Police’s (SAPOL) latest overseas recruitment campaign. The SA government says experienced Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers will be targeted based on campaigns used in the UK, Ireland and New Zealand. Any RCMP recruits will be fast-tracked to get them into service as soon as…