Jodie Hamilton

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

It is hard to fathom that 15 years ago, plans were afoot to develop a 156-room casino resort and fish farm near a rare Australian sea lion sanctuary at Point Labatt on South Australia's Eyre Peninsula. Residents and a group called Friends of Sceale Bay fought against the proposals and won. The group, established years before the casino battle, has spent two decades relentlessly pursuing formal conservation areas that have created a wildlife legacy.

3 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Jodie Hamilton |Tim McGlone |Viki Ntafillis

It is believed one of the women were trying to save the other when they died after getting into trouble while fishing at Back Beach. The husband of Ada Hunt, who drowned, said he was not "used to the idea yet" of her death. The mayor of Streaky Bay says the community will rally to support those affected by the loss of the two women, including a local, who drowned this week. The deaths of two women at a popular fishing beach have left the small South Australian community of Streaky Bay reeling.

3 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Jodie Hamilton

A Port Lincoln footballer injured on May 3 spent nine days waiting for surgery at the Royal Adelaide Hospital. SA Health says he was ready for surgery six days after his injury, but a high demand from trauma patients to the emergency department caused his surgery to be delayed. The amateur footballer was scheduled for surgery on Tuesday. He says it will be several months before he can return to work.

1 month 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.

1 month 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.