Vet charities brace for spike as pets feel virus bite
As thousands struggle to make ends meet amid a faltering economy, vet charities are opening their arms to make sure family pets aren’t being forced to sacrifice their health for the budget.
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Pumpkin the pig finds his forever home
This small red piglet found wandering the western suburbs has found his forever home on the Fleurieu Peninsula.
Fog blankets hills, beaches and northern suburbs
Drivers are being urged to take care on the roads as fog blankets parts of the Adelaide hills, beaches and northern suburbs this morning.
Truckies have to break Vic or SA COVID laws just to work
Victorian truck drivers are dealing with constant law changes as border rules update week to week – forcing them to break laws, the industry says.
Why you shouldn’t feel bad about ordering takeaway
Worried ordering more takeaway is bad for you? Maybe, if you eat too much – but it’s having a huge, positive effect for SA’s economy.
Borderline devastation: Tough times for cross-state communities
Schools will split, businesses will close and the mental-health effects of the state’s strict new border controls will take a massive toll on cross-border communities, locals say.
COVID marshals required as Vic border tightened
Dedicated COVID marshals will be required in SA at licensed venues and larger retail outlets, as Victorian cross-border communities are banned from entering SA.
Records fall, along with more snow
Feeling cold at the moment? It’s been chilly enough to break records in many rural areas.
Toilet paper limits back as panic buying resurfaces
Despite warnings there was no need, panic buying has again hit Adelaide – prompting Drakes Supermarkets to bring in restrictions on toilet paper purchases.
Worker shortage likely to lift fruit and veg prices by 60%
Attracting labour for harvest work is notoriously difficult and the coronavirus pandemic has made it even harder for the state’s horticulture sector – meaning fresh fruit and veg are about to get more expensive.
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