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1 week ago | 
abc.net.au | Josh Brine |Luke Radford
Researchers in South Australia are confident they've found the final resting place of the Koning Willem de Tweede, a ship which sank in 1857. The ship carried early Chinese migrants to South Australia, who walked overland to the Victorian goldfields. It's taken researchers nearly three years to find it, because it's been buried beneath the seabed. Featured: Dr James Hunter, Australian National Maritime MuseumMark Polzer, principal maritime heritage officer, Department of Environment and Water.
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1 week ago | 
abc.net.au | Eugene Boisvert |Josh Brine
The owner of one of the Limestone Coast's most popular diving spots has joined a world-famous cave diver in calling for more action to be taken to preserve water levels in the region's sinkholes and wetlands. The concerns raised by Kilsby Sinkhole owner Graham Kilsby and cave diver Richard Harris come after one of the driest years on record in South Australia's south-east. Their concerns are also amid a review of water allocations that has pitted environmentalists against farmers and foresters.
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4 weeks ago | 
abc.net.au | Josh Brine |Conor Burke
Tickets for flights out of the biggest city in regional South Australia will rise by an "unsustainable" $90 if the council is not able to get assistance to pay for installing security screening. Mount Gambier airport, in the state's south-east, is currently exempt from security screening, but has been told it is nearing passenger number thresholds that would trigger mandatory screening.
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2 months ago | 
abc.net.au | Josh Brine |Conor Burke |Elsie Adamo
A woman has been taken to hospital after being struck by lightning during severe thunderstorms in South Australia's south east overnight. Emergency services were called to Rocky Camp just before 10pm, following reports of an electrocution. The SA Ambulance Service said the 36-year-old was struck by lightning near Millicent during the storm and taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Dry lightning across South Australia's South East overnight also sparked close to 100 fires.
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2 months ago | 
abc.net.au | Josh Brine |Conor Burke |Elsie Adamo
Dry lightning across South Australia's South East overnight has sparked close to 100 fires, including one that has burned 21,000 hectares so far. Country Fire Service Region 5 Commander Jason Druwitt said crews have responded to more than 100 incidents in total, including fallen trees and powerlines struck by lightning, since 4pm yesterday.
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Jan 2, 2025 | 
abc.net.au | Sam Bradbrook |Josh Brine
South Australia's Country Fire Service says a blaze burning through dense scrub in the state's south-east could turn serious, ahead of forecast hot weather this weekend. The fire at Joanna, around 15 kilometres south of Naracoorte, has so far burned through 44 hectares of scrub since it started on Wednesday afternoon. A watch and act message urging residents to leave was activated on Wednesday afternoon but was later downgraded to an advice message which is still active.
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Dec 12, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Josh Brine |Samuel O'Brien
Growers say more people are buying cut or potted Christmas trees than a few years ago. Perceived sustainability and lower costs in some areas are contributing to the trend. Used trees can be cut up and used as mulch. For seven-year-old Teddy, picking out his family's Christmas tree is one of the most exciting parts of preparation for the big day. "Getting a Christmas tree means you're just getting into the Christmas feel," he said.
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Dec 5, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Josh Brine
Celebrity cook Maggie Beer's foundation is training staff at aged care homes across Australia to improve the quality of living for residents through food. The changes have been welcomed by residents who have enjoyed other flow-on benefits. New quality standards for food and nutrition in aged care come into effect next year.
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Dec 5, 2024 | 
thepremierdaily.com | Josh Brine
Amateur photographer Ockert Le Roux has been on a nine-year duck hunt — of a different kind. Since moving to South Australia’s South East from Melbourne in 2014, Mr Le Roux had been searching locally for the flying duck orchid (Caleana major) covering “extensive distances” across the region and even taking trips across the border into Western Victoria to find it. But it was a tip from a friend last Sunday that led him to a location only about 30 minutes’ drive out of town.
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Nov 25, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Conor Burke |Eugene Boisvert |Josh Brine
Seven months after human excrement was spotted near SA's Little Blue Lake, no toilets have been installed. The District Council of Grant has contacted the Department for Environment and Water to advocate for the facilities. Council are awaiting a response from the department, but may consider the toilets in budget discussions. Residents in South Australia's south east are concerned about a lack of progress in installing toilets at a popular swimming site seven months after human waste was found.
