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INVALUABLE: Kirsty Rismondo and Deb Robinson of Junction Australia office in Goolwa with a food hamper to support those in desperate need.

Building a better homelessness system for SA

Michael Simmons
2hrs ago

TIME FOR ACTION: Yankalilla councillor Peter O'Neil raised concerns on the state of the roads in Parawa.

Parawa roads need upgrades

Michael Simmons

Rotary Club of Victor Harbor president Julie Irwin.

The Polio Ute Relay is coming to the Fleurieu

Michael Simmons

Snapper catch in south east waters.

Concern for snapper stocks

Michael Simmons

Celebrating Middleton: Aerosol artist Chad Spencer's latest stunning mural adorns a shed along the Victor Harbor Railway, at the entrance to Middleton. Photo: Jack Manning.

Middleton mural celebrates town's coastal history

Jack Manning

POSITIVE: A commitment of $3 million to South Australia's grain industry through two key projects will be delivered to drive growth and jobs. Photo: File

Grain industry projects drive growth and jobs

44m ago

COMMENT: SA Customers who are served by Single Wire Earth Return power lines are urged to have their say. Photo: File

Regional feedback urged on SA's power line supply

2hrs ago

INVALUABLE: Kirsty Rismondo and Deb Robinson of Junction Australia office in Goolwa with a food hamper to support those in desperate need.

Building a better homelessness system for SA

Michael Simmons
2hrs ago

TIME FOR ACTION: Yankalilla councillor Peter O'Neil raised concerns on the state of the roads in Parawa.

Parawa roads need upgrades

Michael Simmons

WE HEAR YOU: Parkes MP and Federal Regional Communications Minister Mark Coulton says the government is doing all it can to help regional media. Photo: Jessica Worboys

Save Our Voices: we hear you, says regional minister

Trump's fake fix, Cartier watches under scrutiny

Trump's fake fix, Cartier watches under scrutiny

As if being hit by COVID's first wave wasn't enough ...

Reinfection is a rare phenomenon, maybe

The Cupping Room's manager, Connor Crampton Smith, shows how QR codes are now used to check-in and view the menu. Picture: Matt Loxton

An almost antiquated phone technology has become an unlikely hero in 2020

Onetime politician turned Crown Resorts chair, Helen Coonan (left) and Brett Sutton, Victoria's chief health officer.

Inquiring minds ask more of Brett Sutton, Helen Coonan

One is a hair metal star, the other an Australian politician-businessman. They're going head-to-head in Federal Court.

Clive Palmer v Twisted Sister: ding, ding

Janine Graham

A vaccine won't suddenly return us to what we once thought was normality. Picture: Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

EXPLAINERWhy a coronavirus vaccine won't be the magic bullet

Steve Evans

Bubble-busting bombshells keep coming

Bubble-busting bombshells keep coming

Janine Graham

Look up, look up - put your phone away. Photo: Canberra Metro Operations

From rogue roos to a one-derful result in Victoria

Jasper Lindell

TEMPORARY HOME: Queensland became the centre of the AFL universe in 2020 due to a second wave of COVID-19 in Victoria. Photo: Jono Searle/AFL Photos/Getty Images

OPINIONNorthern hubs, comebacks, second waves: AFL's season 2020 was anything but usual

Howard Kotton
2hrs ago

In skipper Cameron Smith, the Storm have arguably the most influential player ever. Photo by Bradley Kanaris/Getty Image

OPINIONExperience will see Melbourne weather grand final storm, says Laurie Daley

Laurie Daley

LAST ONE STANDING: Who will take home the premiership cup - Geelong or Richmond? Picture: Getty Images

AFL's 153-game journey complete, now for the finale

Justine McCullagh-Beasy

TEMPORARY HOME: Queensland became the centre of the AFL universe in 2020 due to a second wave of COVID-19 in Victoria. Photo: Jono Searle/AFL Photos/Getty Images

OPINIONNorthern hubs, comebacks, second waves: AFL's season 2020 was anything but usual

2hrs ago

Melbourne Storm has generally been able to suffocate teams after jumping to a lead over its long era of domination, but will we see a rush of points in the first grand final under the six-again rule?

Defence has always won deciders, but are we set to see points galore?

Andrew Moir

Another Richmond premiership on Saturday would see the Tigers claim three premierships in four years. Photo: Matt Roberts/AFL Photos/via Getty Images

OPINIONWhy AFL's grand final is a match-up made in marketing heaven

Rohan Connolly

AA hits fast ice off Davis V1 7 Nov 2019. PHOTO: Simon Payne AAD

LISTENClimb aboard the only Australian-made icebreaker

AA hits fast ice off Davis V1 7 Nov 2019. PHOTO: Simon Payne AAD

LISTENClimb aboard the only Australian-made icebreaker

Ride Dungog's Chloe Chick and other volunteers installed flow tracks down the hill at the Common. PHOTO: Marina Neil

LISTENWhy this town is booming its way through COVID

Ride Dungog's Chloe Chick and other volunteers installed flow tracks down the hill at the Common. PHOTO: Marina Neil

LISTENWhy this town is booming its way through COVID

Craig Hall, Sherry McArdle-English, Anne McGrath and Fred McGrath Weber and Paul Keir want certainty for the Majura Valley producers. PHOTO: Matt Loxton

LISTENIn their own words: The battle faced by the ACT's farmers

Craig Hall, Sherry McArdle-English, Anne McGrath and Fred McGrath Weber and Paul Keir want certainty for the Majura Valley producers. PHOTO: Matt Loxton

LISTENIn their own words: The battle faced by the ACT's farmers

Surfers favourite, Lighthouse Beach near Port Macquarie.

Down-to-earth art meets the sparkling sea at Port Macquarie

Jac Taylor

7 nights in Coffs for $435 a person

7 nights in Coffs for $435 a person

This landscape is called a 'lunette' for a reason - it feels a bit like walking on the surface of the moon. Pictures: Michael Turtle

Alien landscape reveals our past

Michael Turtle

Senior Citizens Bridge.

Bridge results

Jack Manning

Dr Grant Gartrell will be the guest speaker at the next Australian Decorative and Fine Art lecture meeting at Victor Harbor on October 26.

SA cave explorer to speak at last ADFAS Fleurieu lecture of 2020

PE Markets: File photo.

Markets return

Jack Manning

Senior Citizens Bridge.

Bridge results

No cheer this year: Christmas and New Years pageants have been cancelled in Victor Harbor and Normanville. Photo: File.

More pageants cancelled

Jack Manning

Silver discussed: The history of silver will be explored at an upcoming ADFAS lecture. Above, a sterling silver sculpture by KI artist Patti Blucher. Photo: file.

A history of silver to be explored at upcoming ADFAS lecture

Jack Manning

Baringa/Seriston Australian Whites: They save time and make you money

Baringa/Seriston Australian Whites: They save time and make you money

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Power of education: Solicitor Paul Ell was just one of the thousands of young people assisted by the Learning for Life program that is supported by VIEW Clubs of Australia. Photo: Supplied.

The club that offers children a view to a better future

Dayle Latham

Your future trip is outback

Your future trip is outback

Emma Brown

Baringa/Seriston Australian Whites: They save time and make you money

Baringa/Seriston Australian Whites: They save time and make you money

GET ON BOARD: Businesses and individuals are getting behind this year's event to make money and save money.

All aboard the Garage Sale Trail

McGrath Foundational Breast Care Nurse Katie Evans and patient Ellie May.

Look, feel, and learn about breast cancer

UNDER THE HAMMER: Auctions are adapting to changing digital technology. Picture: SHUTTERSTOCK.

Auction: Time to make the top bid

UNDER THE HAMMER: Auctions are adapting to changing digital technology. Picture: SHUTTERSTOCK.

Auction: Time to make the top bid

NEW HOMES: Inspections are not just for older homes, a building inspection on a new build will pick up on any defects to the home that you or the builder might have missed. Photo - Shutterstock.

Be prepared before you sign on the dotted line

NEW HOMES: Inspections are not just for older homes, a building inspection on a new build will pick up on any defects to the home that you or the builder might have missed. Photo - Shutterstock.

Be prepared before you sign on the dotted line

BE PREPARED: Auctions are a great way to buy, provided you've done your research. Picture: SHUTTERSTOCK.

How to bid with confidence on auction day

Kirsty Horton

Confidence: The extension of the First Home Loan Deposit Scheme gives buyers the confidence to proceed with a purchase. Photo - Shutterstock.

Budget extends a helping hand to first time buyers

Ruth Lewis

POPULAR: The Mornington Peninsula is one of the sought-after locations.

Beach beats bush hands down for capital growth

Your chance to win a 'staycation' weekend

Your chance to win a 'staycation' weekend

Grand Opening. Nangawooka volunteers celebrate the grand opening of their new shed. Photo: Supplied.

Nangawooka's new volunteer shed has grand opening

Jack Manning

A soldier's life shared at Probus Club

Jack Manning

Your chance to win a 'staycation' weekend

Your chance to win a 'staycation' weekend

Senior Citizens Bridge.

Bridge results

Jack Manning

WATCH OUT: Some scammers will even impersonate real estate agents and organise fake inspections, victims will then arrive to discover the property doesn't exist or is currently occupied.

Scamwatch: New scam targets renters during COVID-19 pandemic

WE HEAR YOU: Parkes MP and Federal Regional Communications Minister Mark Coulton says the government is doing all it can to help regional media. Photo: Jessica Worboys

Save Our Voices: we hear you, says regional minister

HECTIC: Ball Park Music are performing a 13-show residency at Brisbane's The Triffid starting on Friday to launch their self-titled sixth album. The shows will feature a unique set list each night.

Ball Park Music sweat out the big stuff for new record

NEW GROWTH: Terra Lightfoot's fourth album Consider The Speed followed a period of severe writer's block. Picture: Mat Dunlap

Terra Lightfoot makes speedy recovery after saving wild horses

TOP BUYERS: Stock agents Greg Downing from Elders and Jordy Heinrich from Nutrien Ag with Michael and Sarah Stanton of Stokes Bay Genetics, volume buyers Zach, Courtney and Hudson and top buyer Tim Buck.

Stokes Bay Genetics holds ram sale on path to recovery

Cats carry diseases deadly to humans, and it's costing Australia $6 billion every year

Cats carry diseases deadly to humans, and it's costing Australia $6 billion every year

Sarah Legge, Chris Dickman, Jaana Dielenberg, John Read, John Woinarski, Pat Taggart, Tida Nou

SPEAKING UP: Workers from Hunter industrial companies opened up about their mental health struggles for the video campaign.

'Big, boofy blokes' open up about mental health in video campaign

Sage Swinton

TALENTED FRIENDS: The Jaded Hearts Club are, from left, Matt Bellamy (Muse), Jamie Davis, Miles Kane (The Last Shadow Puppets), Graham Coxon (Blur), Nic Cester (Jet) and Sean Payne (The Zutons).

Jaded Hearts Club supergroup renews passion in Nic Cester

Josh Leeson

CHANGE UP: Ball Park Music's sixth and self-titled album was originally called Mostly Sunny.

REVIEWBall Park Music hit model of consistency on self-titled album

Josh Leeson

The thrill of trying something for the first time

OPINIONThe thrill of trying something for the first time

John Malouff

SERVICE PLEASE: NASA contracts Nokia to build a 4G mobile network on the moon.

Out of this world mobile phone coverage planned for the moon

Mathew Dickerson

ARROGANCE: Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Treasurer Josh Frydenberg leave Question Time. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

OPINIONThe challenge of integrity and corruption

John Hewson

Marj Thornton (nee Pullen) left with her friend Joy as special wireless operators at Kedleston Hall in the early 1940s.

At 98, code-cracking Marj is no enigma

NATIONAL TREASURE: Jack Thompson thinks there's something special about seeing a film at the cinema. Photo: Peter Brew-Bevan

It's never too late, says Jack

Samara Ross

Advocate says older workers' jobs are threatened by the government's new JobMaker scheme.

JobMaker sees older workers dumped by employers

Eileen Wood

The ABS found that dementia was the leading cause of death for women in 2019.

Dementia-related deaths on the rise: ABS

31m ago

Ken Wyatt has been handed an interim report on a Voice for Indigenous Australians.

Indigenous voice report handed to minister

39m ago

Justice Robert Hulme says Philip Steele was killed in horrific circumstances during a home invasion.

NSW man jailed over home invasion murder

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Collaboration: Buy From The Bush founder Grace Brennan and PayPal consumer shopping expert Danielle Grant at Warren. Photo: Nat Salloum Photography

Buy From The Bush ramps it up - again

1hr ago

Tyson Stengle admitted to having a blood alcohol level of 0.125 when caught driving his car.

Tyson Stengle fined over drink driving

Tim Dornin
1hr ago

Senator McCarthy questioned the lack of senior Indigenous staff at Aboriginal Hostels Ltd.

No Indigenous executives at hostel agency

Daniel McCulloch
1hr ago

Victoria's only new coronavirus case on Friday is a parent at the East Preston Islamic College.

800 self-isolating in Melbourne's north

Benita Kolovos
2hrs ago

Senior bureaucrat Stein Helgeby has been appointed as the new Parliamentary Budget Officer.

Senior bureaucrat gets budget officer role

Paul Osborne
2hrs ago

Grains industry given $3m to grow

Grains industry given $3m to grow

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QUALITY SCEPTER: Lachie Singh in his Brown's Well Crop Competition-winning Scepter wheat crop at Alawoona, which was estimated to yield about 2.76t/ha.

Singhs praised as wheat crop wins Mallee comp

Alisha Fogden
2hrs ago

Last drinks called for West End brewery

Last drinks called for West End brewery

ROBUST: Taking a love of coffee to the next level. Picture: Shutterstock.

Bean thinking about growing coffee in your garden?

John Gabriele

GETTING READY: Your GP is a great source of help for prenatal planning when the time comes. Picture: Shutterstock.

Planning for a baby after 35

Dr Sean Holland

LITTLE GEM: An architectural jewellery box in the form of an updated Sydney cottage that unfolds from a modest heritage facade to a generously spaced home. Pictures: Katherine Lu.

A jewellery box of architectural design