Regional
Wandering through swampy south east grazing land, The Fairies television show creator Jenifer Watts spotted a hundreds-year-old redgum tree fallen on its side to resemble a whale – a vision now turned into a sculpture marking the start of the state’s winter watching season.
Regional
Winemakers fear the state’s growing love affair with its Prosecco sparkling wine will be destroyed in the same way as Champagne – with the European Union launching an offensive to stop the grape varietal from being listed on local labels.
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New pop-up recovery centres are opening in River Murray flood towns – while much-needed tourism dollars and welcome revival plans for the Big Orange emerged over the Easter weekend.
Barn owls are being recruited for a pilot project on Kangaroo Island to eradicate up to 5000 feral cats feeding on local wildlife and spreading disease to livestock.
As thousands of dead carp and bony bream continue washing up on Fleurieu Peninsula beaches, new life is appearing in the Coorong and Lower Lakes with River Murray flooding flushing out water once too salty for fish to survive.
Almond growers are anxiously scrutinising the impact of a bee shortage that hit orchards during their crucial pollination period last August – as harvest starts across the state this week.
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