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Colin James is a multi award-winning reporter at The Advertiser who has spent more than 30 years covering South Australian politics, crime, social issues, local government and education.

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North & North East

7/1/17 PocketFullOfCash driven by Paul Fidge comes first followed by I'm Princess Sophie driven by Ryan Hryhorec in second and Zedalite driven by Gavin Lang at the Trotters Cup at the Globe Derby Park. Picture: MATT LOXTON

Developer promises to pay $2.2m debt to struggling club

A property developer has pledged to bail South Australia’s peak harness racing club out of financial strife by paying a $2.2 million debt he owes for a parcel of land.

Opinion

South Australia, Kangaroo Island Fires. Kate Stanton recieves supplies from Madelyn Kelly on the side of Stokes Bay Road, KI as the StantonÕs familyÕs last untouched paddock and surviving live stock on Stokes Bay Road is under threat today. Kate and her family lost her everything during the Friday the 4th Bush fires which swept KI. (AAP/Emma Brasier)

Our spirit of mateship shines in darkest hour

While covering the Kangaroo Island fires, it was a source of constant pride – and inspiration – for Colin James to see how individual South Australians were looking after those who had been adversely impacted.

SA News

Adelaide optician Peter Eckhert spent the night at Melbourne Airport afterhis Jetstar flight was turned back because of the curfew at AdelaideAirport. Picture: Peter Eckhert

Flight turned back to Melbourne during night curfew

A Jetstar flight given permission to land during the curfew at Adelaide Airport has been turned back to Melbourne because of night works on the runway.

South

Arsonist SA Police have released CCTV of a suspected arsonist who lit a fire in anoffice garden at Noarlunga Centre. Picture: SAPOL

Suspected arsonist caught on camera

Security vision has been released of a suspected arson attack at Noarlunga Centre, in Adelaide’s southern suburbs.

North & North East

Colin Bartlett is calling on Salisbury Council to upgrade the St Kilda boat ramp after his car slipped into the water when he was winching up his boat in Adelaide, Friday, December 1, 2017. (AAP Image/Morgan Sette)

Work to start on $1m boat ramp project

Tenders are expected to be called within weeks for the $1 million expansion of the busy St Kilda boat ramp, north of Adelaide.

North & North East

The main road of Virginia, north of Adelaide. Picture: Colin James

Growing town could get mains sewerage

Sewerage could be included in a multimillion-dollar upgrade of Virginia’s main street under a project being investigated by Playford Council and SA Water.

Bushfire Support

Bushfire , before and after . Satellite images of Kangaroo Island were taken on January 9 by the USGS Landsat2 satellite

Satellite images reveal extent of fire damage

Thousands upon thousands of hectares burnt by fires in SA over the past month have been snapped by satellites – see the before and after images.

SA News

Kangaroo Island Bush Fires. 98 year old Dean Stanton with his wife Mamie return to their family home on Stokes Bay Road, Stokes Bay, KI. On Wednesday afternoon. To retrieve his war medals. They are greeted by his four sons John (bush garden - green top), Richard (Farmer and husband of Kate Stanton - beige shirt) and Paul (Waves and Wildlife - black top) and grandsons William (yellow top) and Michael (cowboy hat) - who along with a Elvis water helicopter are at this moment defending their fathers home from the Lathami Conservation Park Fire and who themselves have lost their homes, stock and farms to the fire which ravaged the Island on Friday the 4th of January and continues to burn, threatening homes, stock, wildlife and life. Photographer Emma Brasier

War hero: My island home will recover

A decorated war hero who celebrated his 98th birthday while sheltering from Kangaroo Island’s fires is confident his home for 73 years will recover.

SA News

Kangaroo Island Fire. Blaze Aid volunteers Greg and Ann Stevens run the Blaze Aid operation from the Parndana football club . Picture: Brad Fleet

Volunteers start to fix burnt fences

Dozens of volunteers have descended on Kangaroo Island to start repairing farm fences destroyed in the fires which have wreaked havoc on the island.

North & North East

Mountains of recycling heading to landfill

Thousands of tonnes of rotting recycling stranded inside shipping containers and a shed in Adelaide will be taken to a landfill north of the city.

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