Rare white kangaroos to be sold to prevent overcrowding at wildlife park
By Samuel O'Brien and Josh Brine
White western grey kangaroos are a popular sight in a small wildlife park nestled near the South Australia – Victoria border and some are now being sold.
Fed up motorcyclists call for dangerous potholes littering highways to be fixed
By Samuel O'Brien
Motorcyclists in regional SA and south-west Victoria say pothole-riddled regional roads are taking a physical, mental and financial toll on riders.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-03/potholes-dangerous-to-motorcyclists/106073326
SA city's bulk-buy renewables program drives surge in battery and solar uptake
By Samuel O'Brien
There has been a flurry of installations in home batteries and rooftop solar in Mount Gambier following the launch of a community bulk-buy renewables program.
#RenewableEnergy #EnergyPolicy #Batteries #SolarEnergy #RegionalCommunities #SamuelOBrien
Homelessness rises as people move to regions assuming prices still low
By Eugene Boisvert and Samuel O'Brien
Danielle Malseed moved to Mount Gambier thinking housing would be cheap and easy to find, as it had been in the past, but she ended up sleeping on a floor.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-16/regional-sa-house-prices-rise-faster-than-incomes/105643330
#Homelessness #RentalHousing #RegionalCommunities #PropertyPrices #HousingPolicy #EugeneBoisvert #SamuelOBrien
SA's pokie losses surpass $1bn for first time
By Samuel O'Brien, Conor Burke, and Josh Brine
An advocacy group say financial pressures may be increasing problem gambling, as annual losses on pokies in SA exceed $1 billion for the first time.
#Gambling #ClubsandAssociations #StateandTerritoryGovernment #RegionalCommunities #CostofLiving #PersonalFinance #SamuelOBrien #ConorBurke # #JoshBrine
National Trust SA branches refuse HQ's fee while struggling with costs
By George Yankovich, Shannon Pearce, and Samuel O'Brien
Long-term volunteers from the heritage conservation group are refusing to pay a controversial "service fee" to headquarters, arguing the money should be invested in historic South Australian properties.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-06/national-trust-sa-branches-refuse-hq-fee/105617280
#MonumentandHeritageSite #CommunityOrganisations #Charities #Volunteers #GeorgeYankovich #ShannonPearce # #SamuelOBrien
