News leads from South Australia

South East

Thursday, April 25

Refugee brings colour to South East of South Australia

A Zambian refugee camp seems an unlikely environment to foster an art career, but for one Mount Gambier man, that is where it all began.

A voice for cross-border communities during COVID crisis

After relentlessly advocating on behalf of cross-border residents for more than a year of pandemic, Apsley farmer Paula Gust is still fighting for the health and social wellbeing of her community.

Mt Gambier's drones of the future

When LC Aerial started in business its owners spent weeks building their own drones, now its talented photographers are buying off the shelf to photograph and film anything from sawdust piles to Mt Gambier’s Blue Lake.

The rise of Mt Gambier’s Metro Bakery and Café

Two years ago, Mt Gambier’s Metro Bakery and Café was named the nation’s best bakery/patisserie at the Restaurant & Catering Association Awards.

Coonawarra families co-produce region's most expensive wine

What started as a late-night conversation between two wine families who share a common distant relative has evolved into the most expensive wine yet produced from Coonawarra – and it sets an innovative new benchmark for elite wine output from the region.

Millicent's Mayura Station a cut above the rest

A beef producer from the state’s South East has won top honours in Delicious magazine’s National Produce Awards.