Jodie Hamilton

1 week ago | abc.net.au | Emma Pedler |Jodie Hamilton

Aussie rules teams across the Eyre Peninsula say they have only just been told by the SANFL that 15-year-old girls cannot play in the boys' competition this season. Some girls were allowed to register and pay up for the season, before being told mid-way through the first game they were banned. The SANFL has reiterated the ruling, but some clubs say it could impact player numbers that are already dwindling in regional areas.

2 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Jodie Hamilton |Maddie Nixon |Joseph Baronio

School student Erica says living in an idyllic seaside town of about 650 people is really cool but the impact of its peak tourism seasons has her worried about how it will look in decades to come. The population of Coffin Bay, on the Southern Eyre Peninsula in South Australia, swells to more than 4,000 people during summer and Easter holidays. "Everyone just leaves litter," Erica, 11, said.

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Jodie Hamilton

When the Boston Tigers women line up in next week's grand final in Port Lincoln, their biggest fan will be cheering them on. And she has brought an extra shine to the success of the club in this year's Australian Rules football competition on South Australia's Eyre Peninsula. National Disability Incentive Scheme (NDIS) recipient Linda Robinson has been working behind the scenes washing the team guernseys each week and sat on the team's bench during one game to get close to the action.

2 months ago | abc.net.au | Jodie Hamilton

When Jacob Giles's mobile phone floated out to sea in a bucket off South Australia's Eyre Peninsula, he never expected a friend would find it unscathed 20 kilometres away, three days later, still dry in the sturdy, little bucket. The re-purposed 10-litre paint bucket with its precious mobile cargo had travelled across busy Boston Bay, from Engine Point in Lincoln National Park to North Shields beach.

Feb 6, 2025 | abc.net.au | Jodie Hamilton

A fisheries boat with three people onboard overturned during an at-sea inspection near Port Lincoln on Sunday. Authorities say the officers were conducting a routine boarding and they were not injured. A review is underway over the incident. A sea captain who witnessed three South Australian fisheries officers falling into the ocean last week is calling for an end to the practice of at-sea boarding.