Bizarre sight after once-in-a-generation flooding
Only a matter of weeks after floods hit the River Murray, boaties in the lower reaches are now struggling to launch their vessels.
Environment & Climate
Home batteries on wheels: How SA can drive an energy evolution
SA has become the first state that allows electric cars to supply battery power to homes, and Mitsubishi’s boss says this could be a game-changer.
Caving in to green extremists will harm SA, warns Santos boss
Kevin Gallagher, the head of SA’s biggest company, says demonising fossil fuels and energy producers will drive away investment and derail clean fuel initiatives.
Hydrogen power move: Private partners get a stake
Tenders go out for the state government’s landmark hydrogen power precinct but the Liberals call the fine print a “damning document”.
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Leave it out: See where Adelaide’s lost the most trees
The first decade-long study in Adelaide has mapped the shocking decline of the city’s tree cover. See the worst – and best – areas.
Can these extinct South Aussie animals live again?
A scientist who says he has the technology to resurrect the Tassie tiger reckons he could also bring extinct SA animals back from the void.
$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.
Sewer mining? It’s coming soon to your area
Councils across SA can take a leaf out of Port Augusta’s book and tap into sewers to water gardens. It’s called sewer mining and the state government is up for it.
Sand pumping pipeline to West Beach approved
A plan to pump sand to West Beach from Semaphore could start to become reality as soon as April.
Longer hours to enjoy the new reservoir
Happy Valley Reservoir, opened just last month, will open for longer to allow more time to hike, fish, kayak or just head off for a picnic.
This wind will blow down power prices, here and interstate
Hundreds of jobs will be created in the Mid North and power prices will fall with work starting at SA’s biggest energy project.
Tap water’s making us sick and killing our fish
A chemical added to mains water delivered to Victor Harbor and other Fleurieu Peninsula towns is making people sick and killing fish, residents say.
Dump workers taunt neighbours after explosion, locals claim
Neighbours of an unauthorised suburban dump site have long complained about blankets of dust. Now workers taunted them after a car exploded, they claim.
Images reveal Adelaide’s stunning new wetland
It might become your new favourite spot in Adelaide – a planned wetland, where the Torrens meets the sea at West Beach, will include trails and picnic areas. See the images.
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