Alana Calvert
Regional SA Digital Content Producer and Reporter at Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)
ABC regional SA/Broken Hill reporter and producer. Via @PA’s Oz bureau and other places.
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2 weeks ago |
abc.net.au | Alana Calvert
Michael Clayton shudders when he recalls the night he came within a whisker of losing his best friend. It was two days before Christmas and his eight-year-old cat Frankie was in a bad way. He had been attacked by another cat and needed his eye urgently removed or he would have to be euthanised. The vet fee was almost $2,000 and Mr Clayton had no way to pay. "I begged them and begged them to do a payment plan and they said 'no'," he recalled. "My heart dropped.
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2 weeks ago |
abc.net.au | Alana Calvert
A hefty vet bill can cause pet owners to take on a high-interest loan, give up their beloved animal, or in some cases, the animal is put down. Consumer groups say there are few options for pet owners who might be struggling to pay.
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Feb 23, 2025 |
abc.net.au | Alana Calvert
Distraction, driving dangerously and speeding were the leading causes of the 847 serious crashes on South Australia's roads in 2024, according to South Australia Police (SAPOL). With 17 lives already lost on SA's roads this year — compared to 13 this time last year — police have issued an urgent plea for safer road behaviours.
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Feb 22, 2025 |
abc.net.au | Sara Garcia |Alana Calvert
After months of speculation over the future of Whyalla's steelworks, the South Australian government has forced the industrial plant into administration, putting an end to GFG Alliance's almost eight-years of ownership. The steelworks, which is Whyalla's largest employer, have been in crisis for months, after GFG failed to pay tens of millions of dollars in royalty payments to the state government, and millions of dollars to creditors and contractors.
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Feb 21, 2025 |
abc.net.au | Isabella Carbone |Alana Calvert
A privately-funded search has begun at a former factory site in Adelaide's south-west in the hope of providing fresh information in a nearly 60-year-old cold case. Excavation began at the old Castalloy property in North Plympton on Saturday morning in an effort to search for the remains of the three Beaumont children, who disappeared in 1966. Independent state MP Frank Pangallo, who organised the private dig, said it was likely the last chance to conduct another search before the land was sold.
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