ABC News: Riverland
| 06/26/2007 05:46 PM |
| SAFF plays down horticulture price claims |
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The South Australian Farmers Federation (SAFF) is wary of claims that inconsistent rainfall patterns will lead to a rise in the price of fruit and vegetables locally.
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| 06/26/2007 12:49 AM |
| Turnbull wants Vic response on national water plan |
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Federal Water Minister Malcolm Turnbull has called on the Victorian Government to declare what it wants in legislation that would formalise a national takeover of the Murray-Darling river system.
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| 06/25/2007 11:00 PM |
| Secker pleads not guilty to tailgating |
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The South Australian federal Member for Barker, Patrick Secker, has pleaded not guilty to a charge of tailgating.
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| 06/25/2007 10:42 PM |
| Meatworks asked to stop goat slaughter |
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Loxton Waikerie Council has asked the owners and operators of a local goat abattoir linked to a Q fever outbreak to comply with original development approvals.
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| 06/25/2007 10:38 PM |
| Better outlook for SA farmers |
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The outlook for South Australian farmers has improved significantly from last year, with the recent good rain resulting in some easing of commodity prices.
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| 06/24/2007 09:49 PM |
| Life in jail for 20yo over brutal spanner murder |
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The family of a woman who was brutally murdered at Loxton in the South Australian Riverland last year has told her killer of the devastating impact of his actions on an entire community.
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| 06/24/2007 10:48 PM |
| Survey raises Telstra regional coverage concerns |
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Telstra has offered to brief the South Australian Government after a phone survey raised concerns about regional phone coverage.
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| 06/24/2007 08:40 PM |
| Man scaled guard rail before cliff fall, say police |
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Police say a 54-year-old man had been climbing a guard rail near a cliff face in the South Australian Riverland when he fell to his death on Saturday night.
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| 06/23/2007 03:49 AM |
| Man dies after Riverland cliff fall |
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A man has died after falling from a cliff top in Swan Reach in South Australia's Riverland.
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| 06/21/2007 09:00 PM |
| SA irrigators' allocation increased |
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South Australian irrigators will now have a 4 per cent water allocation from next month.
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| 06/21/2007 11:22 PM |
| Q fever linked meatworks rethinks expansion plans |
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The operators of a goat abattoir linked to a Q fever outbreak in South Australia's Riverland say they are reconsidering plans to expand production.
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| 06/21/2007 11:17 PM |
| Riverland holds Drug Action Week forum |
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A number of events are being held in South Australia's Riverland in support of Drug Action Week.
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| 06/20/2007 11:40 PM |
| School says funding changes may spark student services cut |
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The Renmark Junior and Primary School, in south-eastern South Australia, says it will have to cut student services if funding changes proposed in last year's State Budget are implemented.
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| 06/20/2007 11:38 PM |
| Little change to grim Murray-Darling Basin conditions |
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The latest update on water contingency planning for the Murray-Darling Basin says there has not been a significant change in dire conditions.
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| 06/20/2007 11:37 PM |
| Report highlights Loxton Waikerie business opportunities |
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Loxton Waikerie Council, in south-eastern South Australia, says an economic profile of the district has identified further business opportunities for the area.
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| 06/20/2007 10:19 PM |
| Health authorities urge calm over Q fever |
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The South Australian Health Department is playing down an outbreak of Q fever in the Riverland.
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| 06/20/2007 12:01 AM |
| Council probes meatworks Q fever reports |
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Loxton Waikerie Council in the South Australian Riverland is investigating reports that people have contracted a highly infectious disease from a local abattoir.
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| 06/20/2007 12:01 AM |
| Govt to address Riverland horticulture woes |
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The South Australian Government has outlined a range of measures to deal with the social and economic problems facing Riverland horticulture industries.
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| 06/20/2007 12:01 AM |
| SAFF cautious about crop yield forecast |
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The South Australian Farmers Federation (SAFF) says it is difficult to tell at this stage whether a report predicting healthy yields for the winter cropping season is on the mark.
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| 06/18/2007 10:33 PM |
| Renmark storm victims to share in community funds |
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Victims of the storm that swept through Renmark in January will soon get a share of more than $33,000 raised by the community.
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| 06/18/2007 10:32 PM |
| Riverland SES volunteers head to storm-hit NSW |
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State Emergency Service (SES) volunteers from around South Australia flew out of Adelaide for Sydney yesterday.
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| 06/18/2007 10:31 PM |
| SAFF up-beat about rural broadband |
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The South Australian Farmers Federation (SAFF) says improved broadband Internet services appear guaranteed whoever wins the federal election this year.
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| 06/17/2007 10:39 PM |
| Anger over SA Govt rural health plan |
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Regional health care groups have clashed with the South Australian Government over its controversial country health care plan, to create four main regional hospital centres at the expense of smaller health care systems.
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| 06/18/2007 02:41 AM |
| SA Govt says Murray weir unlikely to proceed |
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The South Australian Government says construction of a weir on the River Murray near Wellington, south-east of Adelaide, is becoming less likely.
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| 06/17/2007 10:47 PM |
| Police thank public for help catching escapees |
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Riverland police have paid tribute to members of the public who assisted police in the capture of two escapees from the Cadell Training Centre.
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