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Adelaide couple turns property into Joanna Life Skills Centre, refuge for vulnerable people

Rob and Carol Coleman have had one day off in five years. But as they help people with disabilities and mental health needs get back on their feet, they wouldn't have it any other way.

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Flying electric aircraft by 2024 a realistic timeframe for short-haul trips, insiders say

Despite challenges to overcome like passenger perceptions around safety and the weight of batteries, aviation insiders believe Australians may be flying short distances on electric planes by 2024.

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Robe holiday home ownership creates housing crisis for workers

The latest census data showed 59 per cent of properties in this South Australian holiday town are vacant – the third-highest rate in the country.

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Mount Gambier Hospital declares alert white, postponing elective surgery

Mount Gambier Hospital declares an alert white amid staff shortages and an increased demand for beds.

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Hospital visitors exposing patients to COVID-19 by breaking face mask rules, health authority says

South Australian hospital staff are fighting a "constant battle" to ensure visitors wear face masks — and keep them on — according to a health authority.

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Mount Gambier man's friendship with guide dog opens up world of adventure

Having 5-per-cent vision can leave Paul vulnerable in some situations, but having a guide dog can help — mostly — as he writes in his blog, Me and Bree.

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Gastronomic gadabout Cindy Bunt has never been overseas — she travels from her kitchen

Travellers from around the world help on Cindy's farm in exchange for accommodation and food. They share their culinary delights — she gets to have a crack at recreating them.

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Microbats face extinction due to climate change, vegetation clearance

The race is on to save the critically-endangered bat which weighs no more than a 50-cent piece. Here's how researchers hope to boost their numbers.

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Four-day Youth Court trial complete for teenager charged over triple fatal crash

The boy's aunt, paediatrician and crash reconstructionists were among those to give evidence.

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Muster Dogs sees demand for kelpie, handler training on the rise

There are no kids in class, but school is in for 12 kelpie working dogs as Muster Dogs expert teacher Joe Spicer prepares to put the pups through their paces.

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Surgeon calls for more safety data after motorsport accidents at Mt Gambier's McNamara Park

A South Australian surgeon wants an investigation into the frequency and severity of motorsport crashes at a racing track in the state's south east, saying riders are sustaining horrific injuries there.

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Flu shot, COVID boosters essential for winter protection, SA Indigenous leader says

Pangula Mannamurna Aboriginal Corporation in Berrin, or Mount Gambier, has urged locals to get the flu vaccine and COVID boosters as coronavirus and influenza spreads in the community in the lead-up to winter.

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Supply chain dramas result in increased home-grown demand for Aussie-made toilet paper, tissues

An Australian mill is reaping the reward of supply chain disruptions, reporting a 10 per cent increase in demand.

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'Bag ladies' upcycle donated fabric into nearly 19,000 bags in fight against plastic. Their charge? Nothing

Determined to stop the use of plastic bags in their small seaside town, the "bag ladies" have devoted thousands of hours to making recyclable bags out of donated fabric. Old tea towels and curtains are made into beautiful bags for the community to take free of charge.

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Foodbank South Australia asked to provide school lunches to help hungry kids as living costs soar

South Australian mum Katie struggles to pay for enough food to fill her children's lunch boxes. She is one of many parents coping with the rising cost of living who would benefit from an extension of Foodbank's breakfast program into a lunch service.

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Casterton bounces back in the six months since SA border restrictions lifted

Casterton has bounced back in the six months since travel restrictions between SA and Victoria lifted.

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Gladioli gardeners make the most of pandemic gardening boom

A favourite of Aussie icon Dame Edna Everage, rows of striking gladioli near Bordertown have been grown by a local family for more than 50 years.

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'Unprecedented' code white for three days as Mount Gambier hospital battles staffing shortages

South Australia's Health Minister blames COVID-19 staffing shortages for no emergency department beds being available in the state's second-largest city.

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Cape Jaffa Lighthouse tales continue to intrigue years after making the keeper's cottage home

Alison Stillwell had no interest in lighthouses until she moved into a lighthouse keeper's cottage in 1986. Since then, her mission has been to learn everything she can about the Cape Jaffa Lighthouse and the people who ran it.

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Mount Gambier Regional Airport plunges into debt as it continues to battles pandemic fallout

A rural council calls for an immediate financial lifeline as Mount Gambier Regional Airport plunges into financial crisis due to the pandemic.

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Psychiatry body calls for urgent support for Mount Gambier as intervention order remains

A senior psychiatrist urges the SA government to "immediately" fund more psychiatry positions to ease demand on mental health services in the state's second largest city.

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With no farming experience, this couple bought an apple orchard. Their gamble is paying off

When they're not on night shift, nurses Emily and Chris Shipway are at home on their nine-hectare apple orchard in the Adelaide Hills. Until three years ago, they hadn't planted a tree, now they run a commercial operation.

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All-female motorcycling team takes on the Australian Historic Road Racing Championships

Revved up and ready to race: Gemma and Jo are the only all-female team among the 200 competitors at this motorcycling event.

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Mount Gambier Hospital braces for spike in COVID-19 patients as community cases surge

South Australia's largest regional public health facility is bracing for a predicted influx of COVID-19 patients amid outbreaks in the state's south east.

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Historic Narracoorte Homestead in hands of a loving, if 'overwhelmed', Natasha Biggins

Natasha Biggins was living a quiet life when adventure — and a seemingly unsellable homestead — called her back to country South Australia.

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