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Dasha Havrilenko is a general and digital news reporter with The Advertiser and Sunday Mail.

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A generic image of an ambulance at a serious car accident on Kangarilla Road near McLaren Flat early this afternoon. Emergency services are in attendance. 15/07/15 Picture: Stephen Laffer

Three children injured in boating inflatable tube collision

A boat towing three boys on an inflatable tube has crashed on the River Murray, injuring all the children on board.

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There has been a serious crash involving a car and motorcycle at Victor Harbor.The accident occurred at the intersection of Crozier Road and Lindsay Street. Picture: 7NEWS

Man, 65, seriously injured in motorcycle crash at Victor Harbor

A Victor Harbor man sustained life-threatening injuries when his Harley Davidson collided with a car in the holiday town.

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A fight between youths at Tea Tree Plaza spills over into the Mimco store . Picture: TikTok / huri640

Police make arrest following viral shopping centre brawl

Police have arrested a man allegedly involved in a shopping centre brawl that was heroically broken up by two Adelaide mums.

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Gillman Speedway . Picture: Natalie Vikhrov

Teen taken to hospital after motorcycle racetrack crash

A teenage boy was taken to hospital after crashing his motorbike at one of South Australia’s major racing venues.

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SA Weekend shoot with South Australia Police Commissioner Grant Stevens, on May 15th, 2022, in his Angas Street Office, in Adelaide.Picture: Tom Huntley

Grant Stevens: How I’ll fix the crime scourge

The South Australian Police Commissioner has revealed his plan to combat issues in 2025, ‘streamlining’ work for officers and cutting unnecessary call-outs.

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Bail breach bonanza: Shock new figures trigger $8.1m crime splurge

The number of South Australians breaking the rules after being granted freedom by the courts has hit an alarming new high and sparked a big spend.

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Top cop reveals own close call after man shot dead by police

Grant Stevens has opened up about drawing his gun in a terror bank robbery – and says a recent fatal shooting was ‘traumatic’ for officers.

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, Lance Appleby, 28, who is believed to have been fatally attacked by a shark on Thursday evening while surfing near Granites beach, south of Streaky bay on the Eyre peninsula. Picture: Facebook

‘Forever young, forever surfing, forever loved‘: Family’s tribute to Lance

The family of a surfer killed in a shark attack have remembered him as “fiercely loyal, compassionate and caring”, as the search for his body enters its fourth day and a fundraiser tops $70,000.

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Wedding on Dec 20th 2025 at Hard Days Night , Adelaide . Jacob Vennix with his wife Kimberley Fuller. Jacob drowned while on his honeymoon at Pasut Beach in Tabanan, Bali, Picture: Facebook

New plea for help after tragic Bali honeymoon drowning

The family of Jacob Vennix has made a plea for help after a freak accident left them shattered, with Ms Fuller now widowed and supporting two children.

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A Virginia CFS fire truck attends a grass fire at Lovey Road, Penfield this early this afternoon. 08/10/15 Picture: Stephen Laffer

CFS issues total fire ban across parts of the state

The frightening combination of hot, dry and windy conditions in parts of SA has forced the CFS to issue a Total Fire Ban.

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