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Workers will not be flown to Olympic Dam: BHP

July 16, 2008 11:10:00

BHP Billiton says it will not be changing company policy to allow workers from the Wudinna District to be flown into Olympic Dam in single engine planes.[MORE]

Tags: dams-and-reservoirs, air-transport, wudinna-5652

Green light for Wudinna-Roxby Downs flights trial

June 10, 2008 09:23:00

A trial air service from Wudinna on Eyre Peninsula to Roxby Downs has been given the go-ahead.[MORE]

Tags: local-government, air-transport, port-lincoln-5606, roxby-downs-5725, wudinna-5652

Man trapped by truck is optimistic about recovery: wife

May 25, 2008 09:10:00

Ederly man involved in a car accident on the Eyre Highway near Wudinna yesterday remains in a serious condition in hospital.[MORE]

Tags: disasters-and-accidents, accidents, road-accidents, sa, wudinna-5652

Driver trapped under rolled semi-trailer

May 24, 2008 11:00:00

A man has been pulled from his car after a serious accident on the Eyre Highway near Wudinna.[MORE]

Tags: disasters-and-accidents, accidents, road-accidents, sa, wudinna-5652

Eyre Peninsula farmers fear further fertiliser shortage

April 9, 2008 14:48:00

There is concern among Eyre Peninsula farmers that they could be facing another fertiliser shortage.[MORE]

Tags: agricultural-chemicals, port-lincoln-5606, wudinna-5652

Long wait over for Wudinna doctor

February 8, 2008 14:34:00

The town of Wudinna on South Australia's Eyre Peninsula is to get a full-time resident doctor, after waiting almost three years.[MORE]

Tags: doctors-and-medical-professionals, ceduna-5690, port-lincoln-5606, port-pirie-5540, wudinna-5652

Spontaneous combustion starts fire

January 18, 2008 13:38:00

Fire has destroyed a shed full of hay on a property near Wudinna on South Australia's Eyre Peninsula.[MORE]

Tags: fires, sa, port-lincoln-5606, port-pirie-5540, wudinna-5652

Class action set to go after SA bushfire findings

December 19, 2007 17:27:00

Victims of the Eyre Peninsula bushfires in South Australia in early 2005 have met and agreed to pursue a class action for damages.[MORE]

Tags: emergency-planning, bushfire, law-crime-and-justice, sa, adelaide-5000, cowell-5602, north-shields-5607, port-lincoln-5606, port-pirie-5540, wudinna-5652

Bushfire victims consider compensation push

December 18, 2007 19:00:00

Lawyers for landowners affected by the 2005 Eyre Peninsula bushfires in South Australia say today's coronial inquest findings back their case for compensation.[MORE]

Tags: emergency-planning, bushfire, law-crime-and-justice, sa, adelaide-5000, cowell-5602, port-lincoln-5606, port-pirie-5540, wudinna-5652

Fatal fires report blasts poor communications, inexperience

December 18, 2007 12:28:00

Coronial findings have been delivered at Port Lincoln in South Australia into bushfires in early 2005 which claimed nine lives.[MORE]

Tags: emergency-planning, bushfire, law-crime-and-justice, sa, adelaide-5000, cowell-5602, port-lincoln-5606, port-pirie-5540, wudinna-5652

Firefighters watching Gawler Ranges blaze

November 30, 2007 09:37:00

Firefighters tackling a blaze in the Gawler Ranges National Park on South Australia's Eyre Peninsula say it still poses no threat.[MORE]

Tags: bushfire, sa, port-lincoln-5606, port-pirie-5540, wudinna-5652

Lightning blamed for Eyre Peninsula fire

November 29, 2007 12:33:00

Firefighters are making their plans to tackle a blaze in the Gawler Ranges National Park on Eyre Peninsula in South Australia.[MORE]

Tags: bushfire, sa, port-augusta-5700, port-lincoln-5606, port-pirie-5540, whyalla-5600, wudinna-5652

Fire bans in SA's north and west

September 25, 2007 08:20:00

Fire bans have been declared in several regions of South Australia today, with temperatures forecast to climb above 30 degrees Celsius. [MORE]

Tags: bushfire, weather-phenomena, regional, volunteers, sa, adelaide-5000, buckleboo-5641, penong-5690, port-lincoln-5606, wudinna-5652

Wudinna horses tested for equine flu

August 29, 2007 10:09:00

Three horses in Wudinna, on South Australia's Eyre Peninsula, are being tested for equine influenza as a precautionary measure.[MORE]

Tags: influenza, animals, port-lincoln-5606, port-pirie-5540, wudinna-5652

Farm family home after NZ drought relief holiday

April 24, 2007 17:39:00

The first Australian family to benefit from a drought relief package put together by New Zealand farmers has just returned from a free holiday across the Tasman.[MORE]

Tags: drought, irrigation, wudinna-5652, new-zealand

Doctor-less town phones for help

September 18, 2006 19:15:00

Medical staff in Wudinna, in central Eyre Peninsula of South Australia, are getting advice via telephone on how to treat emergencies because there is not a permanent doctor in the town.[MORE]

Tags: doctors-and-medical-professionals, port-lincoln-5606, wudinna-5652

SA rally shows support for single wheat export desk

March 14, 2006 13:10:00

A third rally to show support for the single desk for wheat exports has been held in South Australia.[MORE]

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, rural, wudinna-5652

Joyce to talk at single desk rally

March 7, 2006 15:04:00

Nationals Senator Banaby Joyce will be on the Eyre Peninsula next week to address a wheat growers rally in Wudinna in support of the single desk export system.[MORE]

Tags: agricultural-marketing, wheat, port-lincoln-5606, port-pirie-5540, wudinna-5652

Report highlights hospital distrust

November 9, 2005 10:00:00

A report into the Wudinna Hospital on the Eyre Peninsula has found the relationship between a local GP and some nursing staff became irretrievable last year due to a lack of trust.[MORE]

Tags: states-and-territories, healthcare-facilities, port-augusta-5700, port-lincoln-5606, wudinna-5652

Adelaide firm assessing uranium potential near Wudinna

July 27, 2005 13:20:00

An Adelaide-based mineral resource company says an improved global uranium market has encouraged it to explore for uranium on Eyre Peninsula.[MORE]

Tags: mining, adelaide-5000, port-lincoln-5606, wudinna-5652

Farmers warned over Africa land offers

June 14, 2005 13:31:00

Farmers from Africa say offers of free land for South Australians willing to move to Kenya or Tanzania may not be as good as they appear. [MORE]

Tags: agribusiness, mount-gambier-5290, port-pirie-5540, renmark-5341, wudinna-5652

Councils push for new flights

June 14, 2005 13:23:00

Cleve and Le Hunte councils are putting together a proposal for a new flight service to the Upper Eyre Peninsula.[MORE]

Tags: transport, states-and-territories, cleve-5640, port-lincoln-5606, port-pirie-5540, wudinna-5652

Wudinna residents seek release of hospital review

June 6, 2005 08:48:00

Wudinna locals say they are being kept in the dark about the future of their health service. [MORE]

Tags: healthcare-facilities, port-lincoln-5606, streaky-bay-5680, wudinna-5652

Funds to allow disability services boost

June 1, 2005 09:31:00

Disability services across the Eyre Peninsula and west coast will be upgraded with new funding from the South Australian Government. [MORE]

Tags: states-and-territories, disabilities, programs-and-initiatives, ceduna-5690, cummins-5631, port-lincoln-5606, wudinna-5652