Tag: Port Pirie 5540

Pigs, sheep, showbags and rain: It's show time

September 3, 2010 08:16:00

Wet weather for the start of the Royal Adelaide Show, but rains have boosted the number of agricultural entries.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, lifestyle-and-leisure, rural, livestock, community-and-multicultural-festivals, agricultural-shows, sa, adelaide-5000, mount-gambier-5290, port-augusta-5700, port-lincoln-5606, port-pirie-5540, renmark-5341

Irrigator group disappointed by allocations

September 2, 2010 12:29:00

The chairwoman of the South Australia Murray Irrigators Group says she is disappointed that irrigator allocations have only reached 41 per cent.[MORE]

Tags: rural, irrigation, australia, sa, mount-gambier-5290, port-augusta-5700, port-lincoln-5606, port-pirie-5540, renmark-5341

Farmers face long wait for locust pesticides

September 2, 2010 11:46:00

The Australian Plague Locust Commission says it may be up to eight weeks before orders for a locust control agent will arrive, after a batch was contaminated.[MORE]

Tags: environment, rural, agricultural-crops, pest-management, pests, australia, sa, port-lincoln-5606, port-pirie-5540, renmark-5341, ballarat-3350, bendigo-3550, horsham-3400, mildura-3500, sale-3850, wodonga-3690

Regional viewers may suffer in digital switchover: MP

September 2, 2010 09:53:00

The federal Member for Grey says there must be an agreement between the Federal Government and broadcasters in regional South Australia and Broken Hill if regional viewers are to have all digital television services by December 15.[MORE]

Tags: government-and-politics, federal-government, information-and-communication, broadcasting, television, australia, nsw, broken-hill-2880, port-augusta-5700, port-pirie-5540, renmark-5341

Liberals defer decision on Arkaroola mining

September 1, 2010 12:54:00

The South Australian Liberal Party has deferred a decision on whether to support a ban on mining at Arkaroola in the Flinders Ranges.[MORE]

Tags: environment, mining, government-and-politics, political-parties, liberal-party, states-and-territories, environmental-impact, environmental-policy, sa, port-augusta-5700, port-lincoln-5606, port-pirie-5540

Professional artists rate rural living

September 1, 2010 11:46:00

An increasing number of artists are choosing to live in regional areas even though they are likely to earn less than their city counterparts.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, rural, work, australia, sa, mount-gambier-5290, port-lincoln-5606, port-pirie-5540, renmark-5341

SA wine industry faces slow recovery

September 1, 2010 11:42:00

The specialist wine counsellor with South Australia's Rural Financial Counselling Service says restoring the supply and demand balance in the industry will not automatically mean better prices.[MORE]

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, economic-trends, industry, rural, agribusiness, agricultural-marketing, agricultural-prices, agricultural-crops, viticulture, crop-harvesting, australia, sa, mount-gambier-5290, port-pirie-5540, renmark-5341

Company and boss fined over fatal factory blast

September 1, 2010 11:14:00

A munitions factory and its boss have been given close to the maximum penalty over a fatal explosion in SA.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, death, disasters-and-accidents, accidents, workplace-accidents, law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, work, australia, sa, adelaide-5000, gladstone-5473, port-pirie-5540

Arrest warrant issued for missing girl's father

September 1, 2010 10:07:00

A warrant has been issued for the arrest of Phillip Edward Bruer, who failed to appear in the Magistrates Court at Port Pirie on Wednesday morning.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, missing-person, sa, adelaide-5000, port-noarlunga-5167, port-pirie-5540

Councils using web for volunteers boost

August 31, 2010 09:40:00

Councils are hoping to draw on the support of more volunteers to help during emergencies.[MORE]

Tags: local-government, volunteers, sa, adelaide-5000, mount-gambier-5290, port-augusta-5700, port-lincoln-5606, port-pirie-5540, renmark-5341, whyalla-5600

Fines on drivers unjustified, claims Opposition

August 31, 2010 09:06:00

The State Opposition says a recent police traffic operation on parts of Yorke Peninsula and in the mid-north of South Australia was an exercise in giving motorists gratuitous fines for trivial matters.[MORE]

Tags: states-and-territories, traffic-offences, port-augusta-5700, port-lincoln-5606, port-pirie-5540, whyalla-5600

Conservation boost for rare goanna

August 31, 2010 09:01:00

A new conservation park on Kangaroo Island in South Australia will aim to better protect a rare goanna.[MORE]

Tags: environment, conservation, endangered-and-protected-species, national-parks, reptiles, australia, sa, adelaide-5000, penneshaw-5222, port-pirie-5540

Regional nurses to play large part in industrial action

August 30, 2010 13:51:00

Public sector nurses in South Australia say regional centres will play a key role in their escalation of industrial action today.[MORE]

Tags: industrial-relations, government-and-politics, public-sector, states-and-territories, unions, health, doctors-and-medical-professionals, australia, sa, mount-gambier-5290, port-augusta-5700, port-lincoln-5606, port-pirie-5540, renmark-5341

Adelaide to lap up end of water restrictions

August 29, 2010 18:27:00

The SA Government has announced many of the state's water restrictions will be lifted from December 1.[MORE]

Tags: government-and-politics, states-and-territories, murraydarling-basin, water-management, water-supply, australia, sa, adelaide-5000, port-augusta-5700, port-pirie-5540, renmark-5341, whyalla-5600

New ports planned for mining growth

August 27, 2010 09:03:00

Premier Mike Rann says the Government is negotiating with industry to build new ports in the Spencer Gulf for mining exports.[MORE]

Tags: gold, mining, state-parliament, copper, iron-ore, sea-transport, sa, adelaide-5000, coober-pedy-5723, port-augusta-5700, port-lincoln-5606, port-pirie-5540

Indigenous leader at ends with miner over consultation

August 26, 2010 13:24:00

An Aboriginal leader says the South Australian Government has failed to consult his people over approving mineral exploration at Lake Torrens.[MORE]

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, industry, mining, community-and-society, indigenous, indigenous-culture, indigenous-protocols, environment, rural, aboriginal, australia, sa, andamooka-5722, port-pirie-5540

Wild weather closes remote polling

August 20, 2010 14:18:00

Wild weather has led to the cancelling of a federal election polling day in the remote APY Lands in South Australia's far north-west. [MORE]

Tags: indigenous, electoral-system, federal-elections, australia, sa, port-pirie-5540

Farmers criticise election for ignoring regional issues

August 20, 2010 14:16:00

The National Farmers Federation chief executive says he is disappointed by the lack of attention given to regional and rural issues during the election campaign.[MORE]

Tags: government-and-politics, elections, rural, federal-elections, mount-gambier-5290, port-lincoln-5606, port-pirie-5540, renmark-5341

Overseas investors driving up regional house prices

August 19, 2010 14:41:00

A report by the Housing Industry Association and the Commonwealth Bank shows a 17 per cent decline in housing affordability in regional South Australia over the past 12 months.[MORE]

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, industry, housing, sa, mount-gambier-5290, port-adelaide-5015, port-augusta-5700, port-clinton-5570, port-lincoln-5606, port-pirie-5540, renmark-5341

Dept investigates Coober Pedy School deputy

August 19, 2010 13:12:00

The SA Education Department is investigating the Coober Pedy Area School's assistant principal for speaking publicly about her concerns at the school.[MORE]

Tags: family-and-children, public-schools, teachers, sa, coober-pedy-5723, port-augusta-5700, port-lincoln-5606, port-pirie-5540

Buying a house in SA gets harder

August 18, 2010 14:08:00

A report shows housing affordability in Adelaide has fallen by more than 25 per cent in the 12 months to June.[MORE]

Tags: housing, regional-development, regional, sa, adelaide-5000, mount-gambier-5290, port-lincoln-5606, port-pirie-5540, renmark-5341

Mining dispute over Lake Torrens area

August 18, 2010 12:36:00

An indigenous group says mineral exploration could damage an important cultural site in SA's north.[MORE]

Tags: mining, indigenous, state-parliament, sa, andamooka-5722, port-augusta-5700, port-pirie-5540

Give us a go: new outback authority

August 17, 2010 12:55:00

SA's new Outback Communities Authority wants a chance to show people how it will work with them.[MORE]

Tags: local-government, community-development, regional, sa, andamooka-5722, marla-5724, oodnadatta-5734, port-lincoln-5606, port-pirie-5540

Whyalla art deco hotels get a tick

August 17, 2010 12:00:00

Two Whyalla hotels are a step closer to being heritage-listed. [MORE]

Tags: regional-development, urban-development-and-planning, community-development, regional, sa, port-lincoln-5606, port-pirie-5540, whyalla-5600