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Concerns for future of marine research in SA aired as whale-watching season begins
The former head of the SA Museum's whale research team says the collection of specimens and the performing of necropsies have ceased due to a lack of funding and staff.
Published: Source: ABC Eyre PeninsulaTopic: Marine Biology
How this regional South Australian community is helping its Indigenous kids
With plans for Port Lincoln to employ more positive role models for Aboriginal kids, and continue a night bus that makes sure young people arrive home safely after dark, there's a thought among elders that positive change is happening.
Published: Source: ABC Eyre PeninsulaTopic: Aboriginal
This tiny Aboriginal community is looking to the future as a rocket launch site, but one elder is concerned about the past
A tiny Aboriginal community and former mission town in South Australia launches jobs and dreams as a rocket site, but one elder is concerned the burgeoning industry could destroy significant sites and dreaming stories.
Published: Source: ABC Eyre PeninsulaTopic: Science
How South Australia will attempt to solve its rural doctor shortage crisis
As part of a newly announced training model, an extra 60 junior GPs will be employed across regional SA for the duration of their five years of training, with hopes they will stay on in the towns afterwards.
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Doctors and Medical Professionals
Historically dry start to year making it hard for SA farmers to stay positive
The state's key growing areas have recorded some of the driest months on record, and according to experts, it's not over yet.
Published: Source: ABC RuralTopic: Droughts
Alcohol-related problems paint a 'bad picture' of this community. What needs to happen in Ceduna to create change?
Residents are frustrated with alcohol problems in Ceduna, but leaders say housing and employment challenges are underpinning social issues.
Published: Source: ABC Eyre PeninsulaTopic: Regional Communities
This mussel grower says his business is at risk, and it's all related to his town's dire need for drinking water
Pressure to secure reliable drinking water for South Australia's Eyre Peninsula is mounting as the region's main water source is quickly depleting.
Published: Source: LandlineTopic: Fishing, Aquaculture
Tiny Nullarbor town cements place in Australia's space race with launch of rocket powered by candle wax
The small town of Koonibba on the edge of the Nullarbor continues to play an integral part in the nation's space industry with the launch of one of the largest rockets from Australian soil from a private facility.
Published: Source: ABC Eyre PeninsulaTopic: Science
Duration: 1 minute 59 seconds
Death of pygmy whale, two dolphins unrelated to seismic survey, SA Water says
A former senator and a Greens politician want answers after a whale and two dolphins died three days after SA Water completed a seismic survey at Port Lincoln.
Published: Source: ABC Eyre PeninsulaTopic: Animals
Duration: 2 minutes 30 seconds
The last time Port Fairy locals laid eyes on this fishing boat, 76-year-old Ross was just a child
The 76-year-old grandfather was one of the seven children on board when the boat left in the early 1950s destined for South Australia to bolster the state's growing fishing industry.
Published: Source: LandlineTopic: Fishing, Aquaculture
Why seven 'ship jumping' Greek seamen spent 22 days hiding in the mountains
In 1954, a group of Greek merchant seamen deserted a cargo steamer in Port Pirie in a risky bid to start new lives in Australia. The legacy they created is "amazing".
Published: Source: ABC North and West SATopic: Immigration
'Sammy is the light of our lives': Footballer in hospital after incident at Port Lincoln hotel
West Adelaide footballer Sam May, 24, remains at the Royal Adelaide Hospital after an incident at Port Lincoln at the weekend.
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Accidents and Emergency Incidents
Eyre Peninsula water sources critically low, with restrictions likely
With the region still without a desalination plant and groundwater levels in its basins running dangerously low, South Australian industries and homes could be forced to cut water considerably.
Published: Source: ABC Eyre PeninsulaTopic: Water Supply
Eyre Highway death gives cyclist second thoughts about crossing the Nullarbor for charity
It has been described as one of the world's most epic cycling crossings, but Charissa Hanrahan found the high number of road trains and news of cyclist being fatally hit by a truck enough for her to redirect her journey.
Published: Source: ABC EsperanceTopic: Cycling (Lifestyle and Leisure)
Major tourist stopover to begin three-month trial restricting morning sales of some alcohol in SA
Some have already described the new alcohol restrictions as a band-aid solution to a complex problem in the South Australian town.
Published: Source: ABC Eyre PeninsulaTopic: Drug and Substance Abuse
Former soldier returns boomerang from nuclear test era to Maralinga's traditional owners
When Roy Vincent was stationed at Maralinga in 1961, he purchased a boomerang from the village store as a token of his adventure. Now in the twilight of his life, he is doing his best to right a generational wrong.
Published: Source: ABC Eyre PeninsulaTopic: Aboriginal
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