Kids working on family farms because there’s no childcare
Some kids are out on the farm working with their parents because there’s a lack of childcare – and locals say it’s holding back growth.
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KI facelift: $8m in town centre upgrades to bring 220 jobs
Kangaroo Island’s economy has been devastated by bushfires and the pandemic – now an $8m plan to upgrade its major towns is expected to bring a huge economic boost and work for 220 people.
Private school labels boarder isolation rules ‘unfair’
A leading private school has described SA’s strict Covid-19 rules as “completely unfair” after 19 of its boarders were sent home – hundreds of kilometres away – to self-isolate.
20 schools that can soon scrap these old classrooms
Transportable classrooms would be replaced with new modular buildings at 20 schools across the state, under a $39m funding pledge – see the full list.
Caravan park regulars fight for their piece of paradise
Licence-holders at a Normanville caravan park are getting ready to fight for their piece of paradise, as the local council considers evicting them in favour of casual holiday-makers.
Plastic still sucks! Deafening call to ban even more
More than 95 per cent of people who gave their opinions on the state’s single-use plastics ban say the disposable cutlery crackdown hasn’t gone far enough.
$3.5m to wipe out this ‘gruesome’ pest on KI
In an Australian first, a secret weapon is about to be launched to wipe out flystrike on Kangaroo Island – and it involves breeding up to 50 million sterile insects a week.
Give us a break! Vic’s free kick pays off but we’re cut off
SA businesses say they’re being undercut by interstate tax deals that they can’t match. Now there’s a new call to get us into the same zone.
Revealed: Port Pirie’s plan to fix locals’ health
A $26m plan to improve Port Pirie residents’ health and reduce lead emissions is well underway, with the Nyrstar plant, public housing and parks all in focus.
‘Appalling!’ Anger over plan build homes around Victor Harbor mansion
A State Heritage-listed mansion that towers over Victor Harbor will be surrounded by 40 homes under plans for a new development, sparking a slew of angry comments online.
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