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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.
A woman and two men on a deck built in front of a historic restored butter factory with a barrell roof
Duration: 3 minutes 35 seconds

Published: Source: ABC South East SATopic: Historyby Caroline Horn

Pregnant women pushing for 'centuries' old water birth practice at Mount Gambier Hospital

Water birthing is in place at some public and private hospitals in Australia, but women on SA's Limestone Coast want more people to have access to the practice.
A woman sitting in a pool holding her newborn baby, with her husband behind her.

Published: Source: ABC South East SATopic: Pregnancy and Childbirthby Becc Chave and Sam Bradbrook

Mum's wish for diabetes kids as technology gives son brighter childhood

Anna Cozens says better treatment options for type 1 diabetes have given her son freedom to do more activities and she wants others to have the same access.
A woman with curly brown hair smiles, her young son has short brown hair and wears a red school uniform

Published: Source: ABC RiverlandTopic: Diabetesby Sophie Holder and Stephanie Nitschke

Rise in extreme weather events putting huge strain on food charities helping struggling families

Food charities helping struggling families put food on the table can no longer rely on excess produce being available as farmers count their own cost of extreme weather events.
A handful of carrots.

Published: Source: ABC South East SATopic: Extreme Weather Eventsby Elsie Adamo

Why farmers are being urged to make friends with venomous visitors

Usually snakes are unwelcome visitors on farms, but research suggests the benefits of their presence on agricultural land far outweighs the potential costs to farmers and graziers.
An eastern brown snake curled on the ground

Published: Source: ABC RuralTopic: Reptilesby Elsie Adamo and Selina Green

Research centre opens to help Coorong and river communities cope with climate change

Work at the new federally-funded centre in Goolwa, SA will focus on climate change impacts and adaptation strategies for the Coorong, Lower Lakes and Murray Mouth.
Three children, wet with river water, pose on the banks with a long-necked turtle with algae on its shell

Published: Source: ABC South East SATopic: Environmental Managementby Caroline Horn

Almonds are now Australia's most valuable horticultural export, but one shelled nut takes 8 litres of water to grow

Experts warn a water shortage is inevitable as almonds become the biggest crop by area planted on Australia's longest river.
A hand holds almonds growing on a tree.

Published: Source: ABC RuralTopic: Agricultural Cropsby Else Kennedy and Angus Mackintosh

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Wine grape grower tractor protest

Growers in Australia's largest wine grape producing region drove their tractors, harvesters and trucks through the streets of their community.
Duration: 35 seconds

Source: ABC News

Riverland community says levees saved their homes

This time last year, flood waters were lapping at levees providing protection. The waters may be gone, but many reminders of the devastation remain.
Duration: 1 minute 33 seconds

Source: ABC News

Walking netball is for everyone

Walking netball allows enthusiastic netballers of all ages and abilities to keep playing the sport they love.
Duration: 59 seconds

Source: ABC News

SA farmers fear water buybacks it will affect their livelihoods

SA irrigators are concerned about the impact of the new Murray Darling Basin plan for voluntary water buybacks, that will see hundreds of gigalitres returned to the environment.
Duration: 1 minute 25 seconds

Source: ABC Riverland

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NSW bureaucrat suspended with pay pending corruption investigation into Sydney property deal

The senior planning department official purchased a property in the upper north shore suburb of Gordon within one of the government's planned Transport Oriented Development Zones before the policy was made public last year.
Corruption findings face legal challenge after ICAC's High Court 'disaster'

Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Corruptionby Maryanne Taouk

Former WA Liberal Party leader David Honey loses preselection battle for Cottesloe to Sandra Brewer

The property council chief wins the preselection battle for the Liberal heartland seat of Cottesloe, defeating former WA Liberal Party leader David Honey. 
A side-on close-up shot of Property Council WA chief executive Sandra Brewer.

Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Government and Politicsby Rebecca Trigger, Cason Ho and David Weber

Australia's anti-doping chief issues grave warning over 'grossly irresponsible' Enhanced Games

Australian sport's anti-doping chief slams an Olympic-style event with no drug testing as "grossly irresponsible" and warns of severe ramifications for athletes taking part.
Australian swimmer James Magnussen shirtless after a race at the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast.

Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Doping in Sports

Police declare crime scene after body reportedly found in vehicle at Mackay beach

Emergency services were called to Harbour Beach in Mackay shortly after 1pm following reports of a body being found in a car.
Police officers standing near vehicles at a beach.

Published: Source: ABC Tropical NorthTopic: Policeby Lillian Watkins and Hannah Walsh

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