Kimba firms as nuclear dump site after Hawker ruled out

Kimba, on South Australia’s Eyre Peninsula, is firming as the site for a national nuclear waste dump after the federal government today ruled an area near the Flinders Ranges town of Hawker.

Exploring the Flinders Ranges

Experiencing the natural beauty of the Australian outback doesn’t have to involve ‘roughing it’, as Amanda McInerney discovered on an excursion to sheep station turned tourism gem Rawnsley Park Station in the Flinders Ranges.

This photo of Pearl Mackenzie, taken by Charles Mountford in 1937, is part of the UNESCO-listed Mountford-Sheard Collection.

Revisiting colonial ruin in the Flinders Ranges

A multimedia exhibition at the State Library demonstrates the beauty of the Flinders Ranges and the resilience of the people who call it home, writes Heather L Robinson.

SA outback springs to life after record rain

Tourists and holidaymakers are being urged to head to the South Australian outback as heavy rain breathes new life into one of the most ancient landscapes on earth.

A taste of the Southern Flinders

The fertile food bowl of the Southern Flinders Ranges serves up delicious food and wine experiences amid beautiful scenery, as SA writer Amanda McInerney discovers.

Premier silent while Flinders Ranges threatened

One of the traditional owners of the Flinders Ranges land earmarked for a low level nuclear waste dump, Regina McKenzie, writes about the significance of the site and why Premier Jay Weatherill should intervene.