Local venues to lobby after Gather Round success Inner-suburban Norwood Oval and the Mt Barker ground in the Adelaide Hills were big features of Gather Round, which will stay in South Australia. AAP · Apr 16, 2023
Angry Port Adelaide coach slams Horne-Francis critics Port Adelaide coach Ken Hinkley says people booing and criticising Jason Horne-Francis should be embarrassed. AAP · Apr 15, 2023
Thunderbirds impress in Super Netball win over Vixens The Adelaide Thunderbirds have announced themselves as a Super Netball team on the rise after knocking off the Melbourne Vixens 61-50. AAP · Apr 15, 2023
Mum’s the word for Celeste Barber’s former drama teacher turned co-star Adelaide actor Genevieve Mooy had the larger-than-life Celeste Barber in her acting class. It was the start of a beautiful relationship The New Daily · Apr 15, 2023
Fagan, Clarkson want other states to have Gather Round The undoubted success of Gather Round is sparking discussion about what the AFL should do next, with South Australia keen to hold on to the concept. AAP · Apr 15, 2023
Police arrest pair for allegedly trying to steal copper cable from Telstra pit at Salisbury in Adelaide's north Police allege two men tried to steal copper wiring from a Telstra pit at Salisbury in Adelaide's north early on Saturday morning. ABC News · Apr 15, 2023
Grant Alfred Beaumont — the father of three Adelaide children who went missing in the 1960s — dies, aged 97 The Beaumont children disappeared on Australia Day in 1966, when they left their western suburbs home for an unsupervised visit to the beach and never returned. Their father, Grant, has died without ever knowing their fate. ABC News · Apr 15, 2023
Advocates for grandparents caring for grandchildren call for parity with foster carers Grandparents who raise their grandchildren often miss out on state government payments that foster carers receive. An Adelaide family is among those calling for change. ABC News · Apr 14, 2023
Demons adapt to AFL Gather Round curtain-raiser role Melbourne take on Essendon in the first match of a double-header at a sold-out Adelaide Oval before Port Adelaide host the Western Bulldogs. AAP · Apr 14, 2023
Walters shines after racism abuse as Dockers win After he and teammate Nathan Wilson were racially abused during the week, Fremantle star Michael Walters played a key role in their AFL win over Gold Coast. AAP · Apr 14, 2023
City of Adelaide unveils portrait of pioneering reconciliation advocate Aunty Shirley Peisley An Aboriginal elder will have her portrait displayed in the City of Adelaide chambers, in what the council says is a first in its 182-year history. ABC News · Apr 14, 2023
AFL Gather Round could return to Adelaide next year but Sydney and Perth are circling 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. ABC News · Apr 14, 2023
Man charged over embassy bomb threats The Australian Federal Police have charged a Perth man with making bomb threats to two embassies in Canberra and separate threats to a business in Adelaide. The New Daily · Apr 14, 2023
Bulldogs to stay on the road for Power, Freo clashes The Western Bulldogs will face Port Adelaide in Adelaide then travel to Perth to take on Fremantle, but injured midfielder Bailey Smith will miss both games. AAP · Apr 14, 2023
AAP · Apr 14, 2023 Hinkley backs Wines, Jonas to rediscover AFL form Ollie Wines and Tom Jonas have had slow starts to the AFL season but Port Adelaide coach Ken Hinkley expects the experienced pair to bounce back to form.
ABC News · Apr 13, 2023 AFL Gather Round boosts SA tourism, but 'lost opportunity' for South East 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.
ABC News · Apr 13, 2023 Adelaide beat Carlton by 56 points as AFL Gather Round begins with a Crows blitz A scintillating first quarter from Adelaide sees the home side launch the AFL's Gather Round with an impressive 56-point win over Carlton.
AAP · Apr 13, 2023 Wanderers skipper Marcelo handed two-game suspension Western Sydney captain Marcelo will be free to play next week after escaping with a two-game ban for putting Adelaide's Nestory Irankunda in a headlock.
ABC News · Apr 13, 2023 Drug trafficker Robert Gee sentenced to almost 20 years in jail after extradition from Thailand Robert Gordon Pollybank Gee was arrested in Adelaide in 2006 but, while on bail, he absconded to Thailand using a forged passport in 2011.
ABC News · Apr 13, 2023 Shareholders vote in favour of mining giant BHP's $9.6bn takeover of Oz Minerals Mining giant BHP's proposed takeover of Oz Minerals has been overwhelmingly approved by shareholders at a meeting in Adelaide on Thursday.
AAP · Apr 13, 2023 Gather Round opens with Walsh's return for Blues Adelaide is heaving for Gather Round, which kicks off in earnest when the Crows take on the Blues.
ABC News · Apr 12, 2023 AFL Gather Round: Inside the proud history of South Australian footy and the stars who avoided the VFL From Barrie Robran to John Halbert, South Australia is a hotbed of footy talent that went largely unnoticed in the east. As the AFL heads to Adelaide for Gather Round, we look back at the best of the bunch.
AAP · Apr 12, 2023 Matildas' Charlotte Grant hailed for true Aussie grit Adelaide's Charlotte Grant, the goalscoring matchwinner against England, typifies the spirit of his characterful Matildas squad, says coach Tony Gustavsson.
AAP · Apr 12, 2023 Gather Round a winner before ball bounces: AFL boss Before a ball is bounced, South Australia's premier and the chief of the AFL are already hailing the inaugural Gather Round as a success.
AAP · Apr 12, 2023 Crows captain hints at marquee match-up against Blues The opening game of the AFL's Gather Round could bring a marquee match-up between Adelaide captain Jordan Dawson and his Carlton counterpart Patrick Cripps.