Tag: Adelaide 5000

Rain strands hikers in SA

September 4, 2010 07:49:00

Heavy rain has stranded four hikers on the Heysen Trail in South Australia's far north.[MORE]

Tags: disasters-and-accidents, emergency-incidents, weather, rainfall, sa, adelaide-5000, blinman-5730, darlington-5047

Wild weather continues to batter SA

September 4, 2010 06:48:00

Heavy rain and storms have continued to lash South Australia overnight, causing flooding and cutting power to thousands of homes.[MORE]

Tags: disasters-and-accidents, floods, weather, rainfall, sa, adelaide-5000, leigh-creek-5731

Lennon to pay some Government court costs

September 3, 2010 18:30:00

Kate Lennon must pay some of the State Government's court costs after losing her 'stashed cash' lawsuit.[MORE]

Tags: public-sector, law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, sa, adelaide-5000

More apprentices start training in SA

September 3, 2010 14:42:00

Apprenticeship numbers are rising in South Australia.[MORE]

Tags: education, apprenticeships, vocational, government-and-politics, states-and-territories, sa, adelaide-5000

Man fearful after ex-girlfriend's attack

September 3, 2010 14:02:00

A man who was attacked by his former girlfriend when she broke into his home has told the South Australian Supreme Court he still fears for his safety.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, sa, adelaide-5000, henley-beach-5022

Thunderstorms and flooding drench SA

September 3, 2010 12:38:00

There have been floods and blackouts as wild weather batters South Australia.[MORE]

Tags: disasters-and-accidents, emergency-incidents, floods, storm, weather, australia, sa, adelaide-5000, edinburgh-5111, kimba-5641, minlaton-5575

Jail for rapist who pretended to be surgeon

September 3, 2010 12:27:00

A man who pretended he was a cosmetic surgeon before he raped a naive teenager has been jailed.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, sexual-offences, australia, sa, adelaide-5000

New car sales up sharply in SA

September 3, 2010 12:17:00

New car sales are up more than 16 per cent in South Australia over the same time last year.[MORE]

Tags: economic-trends, automotive, sa, adelaide-5000

Trees save lives in heatwaves, say experts

September 3, 2010 11:17:00

Trees are known to give a range of environmental benefits, but new research suggests that they are also playing an important role in saving human lives during heatwaves.[MORE]

Tags: environment, climate-change, environmental-management, health, weather, environmental-impact, environmental-policy, australia, sa, adelaide-5000

Father to be extradited over abduction charges

September 3, 2010 08:41:00

A man facing charges of abducting his daughter from an Adelaide playground will be extradited from New South Wales this morning.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, courts-and-trials, australia, nsw, broken-hill-2880, cobar-2835, sa, adelaide-5000

Pigs, sheep, showbags and rain: It's show time

September 3, 2010 08:16:00

Wet weather for the start of the Royal Adelaide Show, but rains have boosted the number of agricultural entries.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, lifestyle-and-leisure, rural, livestock, community-and-multicultural-festivals, agricultural-shows, sa, adelaide-5000, mount-gambier-5290, port-augusta-5700, port-lincoln-5606, port-pirie-5540, renmark-5341

Chelsea sale plan formally deferred

September 3, 2010 08:02:00

Burnside Council has officially abandoned plans to sell or lease out the Chelsea Cinema in Adelaide's eastern suburbs.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, urban-development-and-planning, government-and-politics, local-government, sa, adelaide-5000, burnside-5066, kensington-5068

Crows get first-round pick for Bock

September 2, 2010 21:08:00

Adelaide will appeal over what it believes is "grossly inadequate" AFL draft compensation for losing key defender Nathan Bock to Gold Coast.[MORE]

Tags: sport, australian-football-league, australia, qld, carrara-4211, sa, adelaide-5000

Former SA bureaucrat loses 'stashed cash' case

September 2, 2010 17:44:00

Former senior bureaucrat Kate Lennon has lost her case against the SA Government over the 'stashed cash' affair.[MORE]

Tags: state-parliament, public-sector, law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, sa, adelaide-5000

Teenager jailed for 14yo's murder

September 2, 2010 13:29:00

A teenager will spend at least seven-and-a-half years in jail for the murder of another boy in Adelaide's city streets.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, courts-and-trials, murder-and-manslaughter, australia, sa, adelaide-5000, sudan

MP loses speeding fine appeal

September 2, 2010 12:41:00

A state independent MP has lost an appeal against his conviction for a speeding fine.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, traffic-offences, sa, adelaide-5000

Company fined over outback rigger's death

September 2, 2010 12:34:00

A company has been fined $140,000 and must compensate the family of a rig worker who died in the outback.[MORE]

Tags: oil-and-gas, community-and-society, death, disasters-and-accidents, accidents, workplace-accidents, occupational-health-and-safety, law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, work, australia, sa, adelaide-5000, port-augusta-5700

Two more charged over drug raids

September 2, 2010 11:30:00

Police have charged two more people over the seizure of drugs, guns and thousands of dollars in cash during raids on three houses in Adelaide's north on Wednesday.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, drug-offences, sa, adelaide-5000, penfield-5121

Driver charged over Blakeview fatal

September 2, 2010 11:01:00

A man is facing charges arising from a fatal road accident at Blakeview in Adelaide's northern suburbs.[MORE]

Tags: disasters-and-accidents, accidents, road-accidents, law-crime-and-justice, traffic-offences, sa, adelaide-5000, blakeview-5114

Councillor says Chelsea special meeting a 'formality'

September 2, 2010 10:38:00

A Burnside councillor says a plan to sell the Chelsea Cinema will be formally suspended at a special council meeting.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, history, urban-development-and-planning, government-and-politics, local-government, states-and-territories, sa, adelaide-5000, burnside-5066, kensington-5068

Scientists and planners consider street trees' benefits

September 2, 2010 10:05:00

The benefits are being assessed of diverting rain from gutters to water street trees.[MORE]

Tags: environment, climate-change, environmental-management, health, weather, environmental-impact, environmental-policy, australia, sa, adelaide-5000

Man hurt in pizza shop explosion

September 2, 2010 08:35:00

Fire investigators have been at the scene of a suspicious explosion and fire at a pizza shop at Kilkenny in Adelaide's west.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, arson, sa, adelaide-5000, kilkenny-5009