The AFL is playing at a tiny ground in a small town this weekend. They did...
With games being played at Norwood Oval and the minuscule Mt Barker Oval, the professionalised AFL is nodding towards its origins in paddocks and fields in regional towns.
View ArticleAFL fans create tourism boom in SA, but 'lost opportunity' for country match...
Victorians are already flooding across the border for the Gather Round matches being held in SA on the weekend, but some say a game should have been held in Mount Gambier.
View ArticleGather Round's going gangbusters — so will it move around or stay in Adelaide?
The AFL's Gather Round is continuing to gather momentum — and Gillon McLachlan admits the league is now facing a selection headache of sorts, as it works out where the fixture will be held in future.
View ArticlePort Adelaide rally late to overthrow Bulldogs, Bombers stun Demons
Port Adelaide turn around a last-quarter deficit to beat the Western Bulldogs by 14 points in wet conditions, while Essendon produce a Gather Round upset to stun Melbourne.
View ArticleAs AFL's inaugural Gather Round gains traction, more SA towns vie to host a game
AFL's Gather Round has secured three years of funding to return to South Australia with at least one game guaranteed to be outside Adelaide, exciting regional towns that hope to host a match.
View ArticleAustralia's city fringes will soon be home to 7.5m people. Now experts are...
The federal government is warned of millions of Australians at heightened risk of climate disasters due to homes being built on sprawling suburban fringes prone to floods and fires.
View ArticleAdelaide Hills residents 'shocked' over hospital's potential move
A nearly century-old private hospital confirms it is in discussions to move to another site in the Adelaide Hills. The hospital says required building works will cost more than $50 million, while...
View ArticleSA households to face another cost-of-living hit with council rate rises on...
Tens of thousands of Adelaide households are bracing for another cost-of-living hit, with some councils looking at significant hikes to rates from July.
View ArticleIndependent report provides answers to historic town's traffic problem, some...
The chair of the local community association says the independent report confirms what some locals have been saying for years.
View ArticleAlexandrina mayor concerned over 2,500-house development at Goolwa amid...
Alexandrina Council Mayor Keith Parkes says a little bit of development is OK, but not too much, or the town's entrance will end up looking like it does between Wistow and Mount Barker.
View ArticleEmergency services monitoring rural dam as Adelaide has fifth-wettest day in...
Emergency services made seven swift-water rescues in South Australia amid Adelaide's "fifth wettest day in the last decade", with authorities also keeping an eye on a dam in the Adelaide Hills.
View ArticleAnother 'burst' of SA wet weather as heavy rain turns streets into rivers
Heavy downpours cause flash flooding in the Eyre Peninsula as the rest of the state braces for more storms over the weekend.
View ArticleWarnings for two dams at high risk of failure, as severe weather continues...
Severe weather continues in South Australia, with the State Emergency Service issuing watch and act messages for two dams at high risk of failure at Basket Range and Hope Forest.
View ArticleRider killed in crash between motorbike and car south of Adelaide
South Australian police investigate a crash at Sellicks Beach between a car and a motorbike which claimed the life of the rider, a 43-year-old Mount Barker man.
View ArticleSoccer club forced to used portaloos for 10 years due to quirk in grant...
The Strathalbyn Strikers in South Australia have 180 players — but no toilets, despite years of lobbying for funds. There are concerns it's putting girls off the game, and a local MP says if a city...
View ArticlePlaygrounds in 'good condition' but destined for landfill given new life for...
A much-loved Port Lincoln playground boat, deemed to no longer meet Australian safety standards, is among other such structures to be refurbished by Rotary clubs and sent overseas for use by...
View ArticleMother's plea for meningococcal B vaccine to be made more accessible as cases...
After seeing how quickly her son Khye succumbed to the disease, Nicole Hammat wants young people to be more aware of meningococcal and is pleading for the B strain vaccine to be made accessible to more...
View ArticleFrom canola crop to catwalk couture, Tully's dream blossoms in New York, Paris
Growing up on a farm in South Australia, Tully Heinrich's friends didn't take her dream of becoming a model seriously, but now she is gracing the catwalks of New York and Paris.
View ArticleAFL releases fixture for Adelaide's Gather Round
All 18 AFL teams will again travel to Adelaide next April for four days of football across three venues.
View ArticleSevere weather continues in SA, as SES responds to hundreds of calls for help
South Australia's emergency service crews are tonight responding to nearly 100 calls for help as strong winds down trees and heavy rain lashes parts of the state.
View Article'Returned under the cover of darkness': Galah painting and nutcracker statue...
A missing galah painting and a large decorative nutcracker statue have been recovered after appeals by South Australian police.
View ArticleVan that 'became airborne' narrowly misses two people in lounge
Two people and a pet dog are lucky to have avoided serious injury, police said, after a van that left the road and "became airborne" smashed through the front window of a house at Nairne in the...
View ArticleHunters call for end to deer eradication program hoping to be able to...
The South Australian government wants to get rid of the state's feral deer population by 2032 but hunters say the way they are doing it is cruel, unfair to landholders, and polluting the environment.
View Article'It brings an energy, it brings an enthusiasm': Adelaide buzzing as AFL...
The football begins tonight night when the Crows take on Melbourne, with Adelaide desperate for its first win.
View ArticleMore than 250,000 attend Gather Round games, SA Premier announces wine region...
One of Australia's premier wine regions will host a Gather Round game next year, with the AFL estimating more than a quarter of a million attendees across matches at the weekend.
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