George Yankovich

4 days ago | abc.net.au | George Yankovich

South Australia's Metropolitan Fire Service executive director Prema Osborne has quietly departed the job after a bungle by the organisation that left firefighters owed more than 6,000 outstanding travel allowance payments. On Friday, MFS chief officer Jeff Swann emailed staff saying Ms Osborne, the most senior non-uniformed member of the service, "concluded her tenure with the [MFS]".

4 days ago | abc.net.au | Clint Jasper |Cara Jeffery |Brandon Long |George Yankovich

Australia's winter crop production is expected to be 8 per cent lower this year, with drought and dry conditions affecting grain growers in South Australia, Victoria and southern New South Wales. The Australian Bureau of Agriculture and Resources Economics and Sciences' (ABARES) June crop report estimates national winter grain production at 55.6 million tonnes. If realised, grain production would still be 13 per cent above the annual average production for the last 10 years.

1 week ago | abc.net.au | George Yankovich

A South Australian councillor says he will appeal to the ombudsman after colleagues called on him to resign for refusing to acknowledge Welcome to Country ceremonies. Barossa Council also directed Bruce Preece to apologise and attend behavioural training "relevant to his role and responsibilities" in regard to three other unrelated allegations spanning 18 months.

2 weeks ago | abc.net.au | George Yankovich

Development has stalled on at least 1,000 homes on the Yorke Peninsula because of unfinished water infrastructure upgrades. Construction has yet to begin on two lifestyle villages in the Copper Coast and Port Wakefield regions while developers and SA Water negotiate cost-splitting for millions of dollars in upgrades. Developer Metacap unveiled plans for the 680-home Riverbend lifestyle village in October 2023 and advised Copper Coast Council the first sod would be turned last July.

3 weeks ago | abc.net.au | George Yankovich

Yorke Peninsula businesses lost $1.06 million during a widespread 24-hour blackout in March, according to fresh research. Regional Development Australia (RDA) surveyed affected traders who reported a combined lost revenue of $566,000 due to payment systems going offline, while stock losses reached up to $264,000. Of the 70 respondents, just one reported being covered for outages in their insurance policy. Thirty-five were not, and nine were still awaiting decisions from their provider.