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Teachers to vote on another strike plan

October 13, 2008 20:00:00

Teachers are making plans for another strike in South Australia, citing little progress in their pay negotiations with the SA Government.[MORE]

Tags: industrial-relations, primary-schools, public-schools, secondary-schools, teachers, states-and-territories, unions, sa, adelaide-5000, mount-gambier-5290, murray-bridge-5253, port-augusta-5700, port-lincoln-5606, port-pirie-5540, renmark-5341, whyalla-5600

Inmates end Pt Augusta jail protest

October 10, 2008 16:00:00

Inmates of Port Augusta prison in SA end a 24-hour protest.[MORE]

Tags: emergency-incidents, unions, prisons-and-punishment, sa, adelaide-5000, murray-bridge-5253, port-augusta-5700, port-pirie-5540, whyalla-5600

Air conditioner savings trial expanded

October 8, 2008 14:25:00

ETSA says it will expand a trial of a device used in home air conditioners to cut power consumption and hopes to eventually roll it out across South Australia.[MORE]

Tags: electricity-energy-and-utilities, sa, adelaide-5000, glenelg-5045, mawson-lakes-5095, murray-bridge-5253, northgate-5085

Tougher greywater rules for boating

October 7, 2008 12:45:00

South Australia's Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has started a three-year phase-in of new rules on greywater management on river boats.[MORE]

Tags: water-pollution, rivers, sa, adelaide-5000, goolwa-5214, murray-bridge-5253, renmark-5341

Crop disaster looming for SA farmers

October 1, 2008 19:33:00

Farmers say extreme weather in South Australia in recent days could cost the grain industry about $600 million.[MORE]

Tags: drought, rural, agricultural-crops, crop-harvesting, weather, rainfall, sa, adelaide-5000, mount-gambier-5290, murray-bridge-5253, port-augusta-5700, port-lincoln-5606, port-pirie-5540, renmark-5341, whyalla-5600

Oppn questions key water appointment

September 25, 2008 14:11:00

The Opposition suggests a key water job in SA has been awarded with political motivation.[MORE]

Tags: drought, state-parliament, states-and-territories, water, sa, adelaide-5000, mount-gambier-5290, murray-bridge-5253, port-augusta-5700, port-lincoln-5606, port-pirie-5540, renmark-5341, roxby-downs-5725, whyalla-5600

Water allocation figures revised

September 24, 2008 07:40:00

The SA Government has revised down its water allocation projections this year.[MORE]

Tags: irrigation, rivers, water, sa, adelaide-5000, goolwa-5214, murray-bridge-5253, renmark-5341

Irrigators weigh exit options

September 22, 2008 20:11:00

SA irrigators weigh options - take federal money to leave or fight on in drought.[MORE]

Tags: drought, agricultural-crops, irrigation, rivers, water, sa, adelaide-5000, murray-bridge-5253, renmark-5341

Exit grants target small growers: irrigators

September 22, 2008 09:44:00

The South Australian Murray Irrigators Group says a federal scheme announced on the weekend will make things harder for irrigators who choose to stay.[MORE]

Tags: agricultural-crops, irrigation, rivers, water, sa, adelaide-5000, murray-bridge-5253, renmark-5341

Driver charged over alleged 200kph rollover

September 19, 2008 20:20:00

A Murray Bridge man has been charged by South Australian police for allegedly driving at 200 kilometres per hour.[MORE]

Tags: crime, sa, adelaide-5000, murray-bridge-5253

Aussies pit shear talent against world

Feature

September 19, 2008 18:05:00

Two champion Australian shearers hope to be world's best baa none.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, human-interest, animals, rural, farm-labour, sheep-production, work, sa, adelaide-5000, mount-gambier-5290, murray-bridge-5253, port-pirie-5540, yumali-5261, norway

Murray irrigation allocations boosted

September 15, 2008 13:18:00

Another boost to Murray irrigation allocations only takes them to 11pc in SA.[MORE]

Tags: irrigation, rivers, water, sa, adelaide-5000, goolwa-5214, murray-bridge-5253, renmark-5341

Further water restrictions pointless: SAFF

September 15, 2008 07:17:00

The South Australian Farmers Federation has rejected claims that Adelaide residents should adopt similar water restrictions to Brisbane. [MORE]

Tags: irrigation, rivers, water, qld, sa, adelaide-5000, murray-bridge-5253, renmark-5341

Inmates back in custody

September 11, 2008 08:03:00

Two prisoners who escaped from Cadell training centre near Morgan last night are back in custody.[MORE]

Tags: prisons-and-punishment, sa, adelaide-5000, cadell-5321, morgan-5320, murray-bridge-5253, renmark-5341

Regions boost without special fund, pledges SA Govt

September 9, 2008 08:36:00

South Australia's Resources Minister Paul Holloway says regional areas will benefit significantly with or without a mining royalties scheme that has been suggested by the National Party.[MORE]

Tags: mining, community-and-society, nationals, states-and-territories, rural, rural-tourism, regional, uranium-mining, sa, adelaide-5000, ceduna-5690, mount-gambier-5290, murray-bridge-5253, port-augusta-5700, port-lincoln-5606, port-pirie-5540, renmark-5341, roxby-downs-5725, whyalla-5600

Signs of life in drought-hit wetlands

September 5, 2008 08:00:00

There are signs of life returning to the drought-hit wetlands of the SA Riverland.[MORE]

Tags: drought, environmental-management, wetlands, irrigation, rivers, water, australia, sa, adelaide-5000, goolwa-5214, kingstononmurray-5331, murray-bridge-5253, renmark-5341, mildura-3500

Fire destroys Murray Bridge house

September 4, 2008 07:21:00

An elderly resident escapes as fire destroys a house at Murray Bridge.[MORE]

Tags: residential-fires, sa, adelaide-5000, murray-bridge-5253

Murray-Darling rescue could sacrifice $1b in crops: Wong

September 3, 2008 10:00:00

The Federal Government has been told more than $1 billion of crops might be lost as a trade-off to save the Murray-Darling Basin.[MORE]

Tags: drought, salinity, federal-government, irrigation, rivers, water, act, nsw, qld, sa, adelaide-5000, goolwa-5214, murray-bridge-5253, renmark-5341, vic