Pretty Fly for a Blyth Guy
Ryan Lloyd from Blyth is internationally known for his ability to fly off dirt jumps and into the air on his BMX.
View ArticleBouncing a footy to kick goals against global poverty
Most people drive it, some cycle, now one man has bounced a football across the Nullarbor.
View ArticleSurprise storm catches outback town unawares
After many dry months, the outback town of Blinman received more than 55mm of rain in a localised storm on the weekend.
View ArticleBurra stone cottage saved from Diesel and Dust
This stone cottage outside Burra is a true blue Aussie 'rock' icon.
View ArticleOutback pit stops hardly flush with dunnies
If you've just got to go, finding toilets at some outback rest areas can be challenging.
View ArticleRustic cottage reveals unique mining history
South Australia's history is not set in stone, in fact, it is no where near as stony as you might think.
View ArticleClocking up interest in Port Germein
Saved from the sea and then from a life as a chook shed, this tide clock is a testament to Port Germein's shipping heritage.
View ArticleArtists behind mystery mayoral mural revealed
Two Port Augusta artists have revealed they created the portrait of late Mayor Joy Baluch that mysteriously appeared on the city's bridge overnight.
View ArticleArtists confess to mayoral street art tribute
Two artists confess they worked under cover of darkness to put a portrait on a bridge, depicting late Port Augusta mayor Joy Baluch.
View ArticleItalian chefs grow passion for local produce
A pair of Italian chefs had no idea what actually went into growing the vegetables they cooked with, until a recent stint working on an organic farm in South Australia.
View ArticleItalian chefs grow passion for produce in the mid north
A pair of Italian chefs had no idea what actually went into growing the vegetables they cooked with, until a recent stint working on an organic farm in South Australia.
View ArticleFarmer ploughs ahead against wind turbines
A Yorke Peninsula farmer has ploughed the shape of a turbine into his paddock as a protest against a planned wind farm.
View ArticleFur and frocks dress up outback life
Falling in love with a cowboy, hosting tea parties on her station in vintage frocks, and sleeping in the bath during sweltering summer nights; Victorian Lauren Woodward never thought she'd be swept up...
View ArticleKeep off the 'non-existent' grass
The sign might say 'keep off grass', but if you hit off at the Coober Pedy golf course there isn't much grass to stay away from.
View ArticlePirie loos offer Mid North views
Public toilet users in Port Pirie will be forced to take notice of the local council's new tourism campaign.
View ArticleOutback traveller's arctic adventures
With an 'Australia to Alaska 2014' sticker plastered across the front of his 4WD, outback traveller Giles Cooper clearly wasn't just loaded up with camping gear, he was also well-stocked with stories.
View ArticleFond farewell to an outback favourite
For outback travellers the Pink Roadhouse at Oodnadatta is a welcome site. But all good things must come to an end and after 30 years the family who began it are moving on. Leah MacLennan travelled to...
View ArticlePublican fights to save huge outback desert etching of the Marree Man
An outback publican says there may be just months left to preserve the Marree Man, an image bulldozed into the desert sands 15 years ago.
View ArticleProtest statues to stay on Highway One
A man who helped create the famous protest statues alongside Highway One near Lower Light says public sentiment has changed his mind - and he will keep them on his property.
View ArticleAn outback Christmas carol fanatic
Christmas carols can be a divisive subject, some people adore them and others shudder at their cheery tunes. But in Roxby Downs Julian Tragenza is very much a carol lover- he's a self-professed...
View ArticleChristmas decoration tradition lights up Pt Augusta
Every since Tania Searle can remember she's always loved Christmas, and the ritual of putting up decorations remains her festive holiday highlight.
View ArticleUnique men's choir tunes up for outback rodeo
An outback men's choir- mostly made up of farmers- will perform for the first time at the Carrieton Rodeo in South Australia's Flinders Ranges. They're preparing to set aside performance nerves to sing...
View Article16,000km on a horse and cart
Ian Retallack is slowly making his way across the Nullarbor on a horse drawn wagon, just one stretch in his ride around Australia raising money for cancer research.
View ArticleWayward goat lured down from roof of house by Port Augusta police
Police say it took some unusual 'ne-goat-iations' to deal with a call-out for a wayward animal at Port Augusta in South Australia.
View ArticleCan kangaroos detect cancer?
A woman in outback South Australia suspected something was wrong when her rescue kangaroos began showing keen interest in a number of spots on her skin.
View ArticleValour in a dinghy and a boat called Courage
It took Michael Rossiter half a lifetime to build the yacht Athena. So when he saw over thirty years of work lying on the sand near Stansbury, he panicked. Over the course of 30 years, Rossiter had...
View ArticleMars research lands in Flinders Ranges
Two engineers in spacesuits step slowly through gumtrees while a drone hovers in the blue sky overhead; this isn't the usual scene you'd expect to see in the Flinders Ranges.
View ArticleSpace rover testing in outback SA
There are building standards for objects like fridges and cars, but codes have yet to be established for one particular item; Mars roving robots. A range of robotics tests conducted in outback South...
View ArticlePort Augusta's Shirley luncheon
The biannual Shirley luncheon has become a tradition in Port Augusta. Twice a year in this regional South Australian city, local ladies named Shirley come together for this exclusive and jolly gathering.
View ArticleDoes Australia need official UFO researchers?
A South Australian UFO researcher wants a dedicated group to look into mysterious sightings in our skies.
View ArticleTragedy inspires young Indigenous artist who wins prize with powerful first...
Following a car accident, 11-year-old Priayangka Fielding picked up a paintbrush to try and help process her sadness. The emotional painting by this young Mimili artist has been awarded a South...
View ArticleCountry South Australians captured on film
Beyond the big news scoops of 2014 were the stories of charming, inspiring and talented people from across country South Australia.
View ArticlePygmy possum hitches ride in SA mailbag, travels 90 kilometres to Minlaton...
A pygmy possum hitches a ride around part of country South Australia in the bottom of a mail bag.
View ArticleThe Spencer Gulf wars: Cocklespit cricket
Once every few years a very special game of cricket takes place right in the middle of South Australia's Spencer Gulf. When the conditions are right, Whyalla and Port Pirie play for pride on a tiny...
View Article'Buried treasure' coins and other valuables found under bush in Port Pirie...
Coins and other "buried treasure" are dug up in a garden at Port Pirie, leaving South Australian police to track their owner or owners.
View ArticleSouth Australian shift to eastern time could affect health and productivity,...
A sleep researcher thinks any time zone change for South Australia could leave the state with fewer 'morning people'.
View ArticleA boat called Courage
It took Michael Rossiter half a lifetime to build the yacht Athena. So when he saw over thirty years of work lying on the sand near Stansbury, he panicked. Over the course of 30 years, Rossiter had...
View ArticleDishlickers Cup will see 'ankle-biter' dogs race outside outback Innamincka pub
The outback town in the far north-east of South Australia cancels its annual horse race in favour of staging its first Dishlickers Cup, a race for small dogs outside the local pub.
View ArticleShitbox Rally: Hundreds of cars set off from Adelaide bound for NT and Cairns
Hundreds of colourful cars set off from Adelaide for an outback trip to the Northern Territory and Queensland in a cancer fundraiser which promises plenty of fun and challenges.
View ArticleSouth Australia's X-Files: Curious Adelaide cracks open our most mysterious...
From flying saucers to balls of light rocketing through the sky, South Australia has had more than its fair share of reported encounters with UFOs and alien spacecraft.
View Article'Flock of feather dusters': Drought blamed for emu invasion in Peterborough
Locals in the town of Peterborough say they have never seen anything like it before emus in packs patrolling local paddocks and wandering the streets.
View ArticleOutback adventures and opportunities lure young people from across Australia...
The lure of the outback beckons for young people with a taste for adventure and unique career opportunities.
View ArticleCurious Adelaide: Why is the name Brenton so popular in Adelaide?
There's Brenton Ragless, Brenton Sanderson and 3,223 other men called Brenton in South Australia. Why so many in the Festival State and so few elsewhere?
View ArticleIt's creepy and it's spooky: The small rural town that became a Halloween...
Love it or hate it, Halloween just seems to keep getting bigger each year in Australia, but there is one small rural town that has been ahead of the trend for decades.
View ArticleFisherman discovers treasured pearl inside razor fish
A recreational fisher on South Australia's Yorke Peninsula has a pearler of a yarn to tell after making a remarkable find inside a shellfish not usually associated with the treasured item.
View ArticleDog and car stolen while owner went into Port Pirie supermarket
A dog and its owner are reunited after the pooch was inadvertently caught up in a high-speed chase that reached speeds of 170 kilometres per hour along a rural highway.
View ArticleThe Marree Man: an outback enigma
We still don't know who created the Marree Man, an enormous figure in the Australian outback. For every question answered, another two or three need to be asked. But like with all great mysteries,...
View ArticleTeddy bear fence along Copper Coast Highway poses safety risk to children,...
A popular roadside attraction featuring about 2,000 teddy bears and other soft toys could secure a reprieve after an intervention from the SA Premier but two local councils remain concerned about the...
View ArticleTeddy bear fence 'slashed' by vandals as SA Government, councils decide on...
A controversial teddy bear fence, which stretches for more than a kilometre on South Australia's Copper Coast Highway, is being deliberately hacked apart by knife-wielding "haters", its creator claims.
View ArticleControversial teddy bear fence along SA's Copper Coast highway 'destroyed' by...
A controversial teddy bear fence featuring thousands of teddy bears alongside one of SA's major highways has been destroyed, with many condemning the actions of vandals.
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