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‘So tiny and so vulnerable’: what chance will one of Australia’s smallest birds have against a rocket launchpad?

When the federal government gave the go-ahead for a launch facility to be built at a site in South Australia that’s home to the endangered southern emu-wren, conservationists were astounded

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As community runs dry, locals fight new water source

SA Water has declared "full steam ahead" for a critical water project on the Eyre Peninsula, despite concerns it will impact Aboriginal heritage and fishing.

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Nauo people back from near annihilation with hopes native title will deliver bright future

A historic win allows the Indigenous nation to rise above the horrors of a dark colonial past on South Australia's Eyre Peninsula.

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Shark attack search finds pieces of wetsuit, surfboard

Police and volunteers are continuing to search for a 46-year-old man thought to have been taken by a shark off South Australia's Eyre Peninsula.

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Search continues for missing surfer, Simon Baccanello, following shark attack near Elliston

The search continues along beaches on South Australia's Eyre Peninsula for local teacher Simon Baccanello, who is believed to have been killed in a shark attack while surfing on Saturday morning.

ABC News

Missing Queensland woman found a week after she went missing in Streaky Bay on SA's Eyre Peninsula

A Queensland woman last seen on South Australia's western Eyre Peninsula a week ago is found by a member of the public who saw her "wandering out of the scrub". Her family say she's now recovering in hospital.

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Surfer feared dead after shark attack near Elliston on SA's Eyre Peninsula

Emergency services searching for a man believed to have been killed in a shark attack off South Australia's Eyre Peninsula say they have recovered the man's surfboard, and that there were several witnesses to the incident.

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Missing woman Julie Schutt's brother appeals for clues as Streaky Bay search scaled back

The brother of Queensland woman Julie Schutt is pleading for anyone with information on her whereabouts to come forward, four days after she went missing at Streaky Bay on South Australia's western Eyre Peninsula.

ABC News

Desalination site selected as Eyre Peninsula runs dry

The SA government has named a preferred site for a desalination plant on Eyre Peninsula, amid concerns the area could run out of drinking water in coming years.

AAP

Viterra, Aurizon push for Eyre Peninsula rail freight's return with government financial support

One of Australia's largest rail freight operators has teamed up with grain handler Viterra to urge the federal government to bring rail freight back to the Eyre Peninsula for next year's harvest.

ABC News

Traditional owners fight to stop nuclear waste dump

A group of traditional owners will seek to overturn plans for a nuclear waste dump on SA's Eyre Peninsula in a Federal Court case.

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Traditional owners fight to stop SA nuclear waste dump

A group of traditional owners are seeking to overturn plans for a nuclear waste dump on South Australia's Eyre Peninsula in a Federal Court case.

AAP

More than 100 jobs on offer as kaolin ore mine on the Eyre Peninsula gets approval

Up to 300,000 tonnes of kaolin ore will be mined on South Australia's Eyre Peninsula annually, with the state government rubber-stamping construction of the Great White project.

ABC News

Drivers killed in two-car crash on Lincoln Highway, passenger taken to hospital

A 37-year-old woman and a 35-year-old man from the Whyalla area have been killed in a two-car crash on the Lincoln Highway on South Australia's upper Eyre Peninsula.

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Buildings lost but lives saved in Port Lincoln bushfire

A bushfire has destroyed a number of buildings, including commercial properties at Port Lincoln after being sparked by failed electricity infrastructure.

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Homes hit by fire near Port Lincoln, CFS says, as blaze takes hold in local dump

It is currently unknown exactly how many properties have been lost amid a bushfire on South Australia's Eyre Peninsula — but the CFS has indicated that the impacted structures include homes.

ABC News

Bushfire threat level downgraded but blaze near Port Lincoln expected to burn for days

Crews continue to battle a bushfire near Port Lincoln on South Australia's Eyre Peninsula that has sent plumes of smoke billowing into the air.

ABC News

Medicare levy, 'geographical discrimination' impacts Eyre Peninsula residents

The SA government is accused of choosing to look after certain communities while neglecting others.

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Tiny SA island cave site reveals possible evidence of human interaction with megafauna

Butchery marks on an extinct kangaroo fossil found off the Eyre Peninsula's west coast could reveal a possible human and megafauna relationship.

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Pigeons in 'plague proportions' across Eyre Peninsula town as pest controllers wield air rifles

Thousands of pigeons are gathering across a coastal town in South Australia, with pest controllers using air rifles to shoot some of the birds in the hope the flock flies elsewhere.

ABC News

Murder accused pleads not guilty after body of Peter Hillier found in Eyre Peninsula holiday home

A man pleads not guilty to murdering travel companion Peter Hillier, whose body was found at a Venus Bay holiday home on South Australia's Eyre Peninsula in May last year.

ABC News

SA Football capitalises on World Cup momentum to encourage regional kids to take up soccer

Country kids will now be on SA Football's radar with a new role for the Limestone Coast, Eyre Peninsula and Riverland aimed at encouraging more children to try the world game.

AAP

Historic native title settlement in SA

The Federal Court has approved an historic native title claim over a large part of South Australia's Eyre Peninsula.

ABC News

South Australia lashed by thunderstorms and heavy rain causing widespread power outages

Rain and thunder were not able to stop this year's Adelaide Christmas Pageant from making its return, but heavier downpours caused flooding in other parts of the state.

ABC News

Conservationists thrilled to see new eggs from endangered osprey at Port Lincoln

Birders hope ospreys are taking to a series of artificial nests on South Australia's Eyre Peninsula as laying season starts.

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