Keeping it local helps Main Street thrive

Community support and spirit can help neighbourhood and small town centres prosper away from the brighter lights, writes Eduardo de la Fuente.

Lack of accountability impacting safe drinking water for regional towns

A lack of government direction and accountability has left some regional and remote South Australian towns without a reliable supply of safe drinking water, a new report has found, prompting calls for a stocktake of the state’s water supplies.

Mick Sparnon, Jason Taylor and Andrea Sparnon accepting Pinnaroo's Agricultural Town of the Year award from Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development, David Basham.

Pinnaroo wins gong, regional SA celebrated at awards night

The 30 finalists and six individual award category winners were awarded on Friday evening at an event that also recognised the AgTown of the Year.

Strong livestock industry meets rising demand

Supermarket meat sales are up some 30 per cent in South Australia as domestic demand continues to rise and local farmers start seeding with promising opening season rains.

Port Lincoln to truck in sand after '140 Olympic swimming pools' of rain falls on city

Port Lincoln is mopping up the aftermath of last week’s deluge that flooded the regional South Australian city, with the damage bill expected to soar in the coming months.

Future of SA country papers unclear after takeover deal

The future of a stable of newspapers across regional South Australia is uncertain, after a Sydney buyer scooped them up in a national deal worth $115m.