Thousands of hours of volunteer labour give new life to Milang's historic butter factory
After almost 10 years of hard work, fundraising and grant applications the small town of Milang on Lake Alexandrina has restored its butter factory
Duration: 3 minutes 35 seconds
Town's decade-long labour of love restores 131-year-old butter factory to former glory in SA
Thousands of donated hours, countless sausage sizzles and a donation to assuage a former scout's conscience over a stolen cheese wheel, have breathed new life into this historic South Australian butter factory.
Van that 'became airborne' narrowly misses two people in lounge
Two people and a pet dog are lucky to have avoided serious injury, police said, after a van that left the road and "became airborne" smashed through the front window of a house at Nairne in the Adelaide Hills on Saturday night.
Tiny perch to be released into Murray River after local extinction
A shoal of baby Yarra pygmy perch will be set free near Hindmarsh Island in the lower reaches of the Murray River today in an effort to bring the species back to the basin.
Boy, 16, dies after car crashes into tree south of Adelaide
SA Police say a 16-year-old boy died when the car he was driving struck a tree at Lake Plains in the early hours of Sunday morning.
River Murray peak reaches all SA towns affected by flooding
SA's Emergency Services Minister Joe Szakacs says the peak has reached Wellington, near where the river meets Lake Alexandrina.
Flooding closes Mannum's main street as peak River Murray flow passes through South Australian town
Mannum's main street closes because of flooding just as the River Murray reaches its peak flow through the South Australian town.
High river flows, strong winds and high tides lead to flooding near mouth of Murray
The South Australian town of Milang seemed like it would be unaffected by the disaster affecting the state's Riverland and Murraylands but shacks in the town on Lake Alexandrina are being flooded.
Barrage balancing act reassures Murray River town in face of flood peak
A town on the banks of Lake Alexandrina is watching flooding carefully as communities upstream go under. Here is why they are confident they won't suffer the same fate.
River communities eligible for Japanese Encephalitis Virus vaccine in SA
People living and working along the River Murray, Lake Alexandrina and Lake Albert who spend more than four hours a day outside will be eligible for the vaccine at local clinics.
Floods blamed for dead fish in their 'hundreds' along lower Murray
Environment authorities rule out contamination and disease as the cause of widespread fish deaths along the lower reaches of the River Murray, and instead say a range of factors linked to heavy rain upstream are to blame.
At his lakeside motel, Chris offers a temporary haven for a growing number of homeless people
Awareness of regional Australia's housing crisis has been building in recent months as more people are forced from their rentals. South Australian motel owner Chris Parsons, who offers rooms for emergency accommodation, witnesses the human toll daily.
'Nowhere to go': Elderly renters pushed out amid housing crisis
Renters who have lived in properties on South Australia's Fleurieu Peninsula for decades are being pushed out as properties are sold and rent rises.
Body of missing canoeist found on Lake Alexandrina
Rescue teams searching for a canoeist who went missing on SA's Lake Alexandrina six days ago have discovered the man's body in reeds upstream of the Murray Mouth.
Man's body found in waters off SA's Yorke Peninsula
A man in his 30s dies after falling off rocks into the sea on South Australia's Yorke Peninsula, while police end the second day of a search for a missing canoer at Milang.
Man found, another missing after Lake Alexandrina canoe trip
A search continues for a man missing in South Australia's Lake Alexandrina after his companion is found alive, along with their inflatable canoe.
Students say adults have not learnt childhood lessons in sharing Murray-Darling water
South Australian school students are urging adults and national leaders to share the water better in the Murray-Darling River system.
Lower Lakes galah deaths blamed on insecticide but source remains unclear
The mass death of galahs and other birds in the Lower Lakes region late last year is attributed to the "inappropriate disposal" of an insecticide but a vet suggests its misuse could have been deliberate.
We may have seen the Murray-Darling Basin's first fish extinction
It is feared that a pygmy perch is the first freshwater fish species to be driven to extinction in the Murray-Darling Basin. Three years of successive surveys have failed to find any of the fish, and experts say changes we've made to the Murray-Darling are being felt across the whole system.
Dozens of birds found dead after 'falling out of the sky'
Testing for toxins is underway after a large number of galahs and other birds are found "literally face down on the ground" in South Australia's Lower Lakes region.
Corellas outsmart pest control efforts but SA keeps up fight
A citizen science project is the latest effort as South Australians try to find effective ways to manage rampaging flocks of corellas, which often leave a trail of damage.
'Anguished' father spared jail after killing son in car crash
A driver who accidentally pulled out in front of a truck, killing his 12-year-old son, is spared jail after the magistrate describes him as a good man who suffered great pain and anguish.
Seal push fishermen to breaking point
A small fishing community in South Australia says its being pushed to breaking point by a boom in seal numbers.
Duration: 3 minutes 40 seconds
Thousands replant Lakes Albert and Alexandrina
More than one million seedlings have been planted around Lakes Albert and Alexandrina, in South Australia, thanks to 3,000 helpers over the past five years.
Chinese certification for organic winery set to boost exports
South Australian winery Temple Bruer has become the first to be certified under a new agreement with China.