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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

Second king penguin spotted acting 'happy' in South Australia, 2,500km from nearest colony

A Port Neill local filmed a juvenile king penguin on a beach on Wednesday, nearly two weeks after a sighting of what was possibly the same bird in the Coorong.
Penguin on sandy white beach ith bush on sandhills in background, bay water on right.

Published: Source: ABC Eyre PeninsulaTopic: Marine Parksby Jodie Hamilton and Emma Pedler

Town's op shop offers a place to chat for the lonely and those new to town

Margreet Diment knows what it's like not having a space to relax and chat. So she opened an enterprise in Bordertown to help the many migrants affected by the housing shortage.
A woman with long white hair stands at a shop counter with items for sale behind

Published: Source: ABC South East SATopic: Volunteersby Eugene Boisvert

Funding to save regional jetties 'grossly inadequate', councils say as closures cost towns

As regional jetties around South Australia crumble into the ocean, councils are struggling to gather the funds to secure the future of the popular community assets. 
A woman stands on the beach wearing a red hat and t-shit with 'SAVE OUR JETTY' handwritten on it.

Published: Source: ABC North and West SATopic: Regional Communitiesby Isabella Carbone, Becc Chave and Jodie Hamilton

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

Mount Gambier man revives 113-year-old windmill brand to give local manufacturing another spin

Varcoe Windmills were first built in Mount Gambier in 1911 but after its doors closed last year, the brand seemed lost for good, until a local agricultural mechanic bought the rights at an auction.
A man wearing blue mechanic's clothes standing next to a large machine.

Published: Source: ABC South East SATopic: Ruralby Sam Bradbrook

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King penguin seen on Coorong beach

A king penguin seen on a beach in the Coorong area of South Australia.
Duration: 30 seconds

Source: ABC South East SA

Beachport Lions contributing 'hole' lot to town through selling tens of thousands of doughnuts

Buying a doughnut is not just a tradition when visiting this South Australian small town, it also contributes to the beautification of the place.
Duration: 1 minute 16 seconds

Source: ABC South East SA

Work begun yesterday to fill in the sinkhole on Margaret Street.

Work begun yesterday to fill in the sinkhole on Margaret Street.
Duration: 21 seconds

Source: ABC South East SA

Large tree ripped from ground during 'tornado' in south east SA

Millicent resident James Varcoe filmed a large pine tree being toppled by a storm on his property in south SA on Tuesday, which the BOM said was consistent with a tornado.
Duration: 52 seconds

Source: ABC South East SA

National News

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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