Malcolm Sutton
Malcolm Sutton is a cross media reporter with ABC Radio Adelaide in South Australia. Follow Malcolm on Twitter @malcolmsutton
Data gathering capped as centralised QR check-in system launches in SA
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A mandatory QR code check-in system is rolled out across the state, and despite original suggestions it would require large amounts of personal information, the State Government is opting for a more limited approach to data gathering.
Topics: covid-19, states-and-territories, mobile-phones, adelaide-5000
Community erects bushfire warning siren against official fire service policy
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Bushfire-way residents in the Adelaide Hills, unwilling to rely on modern communications alone, are installing a community-funded warning siren at Brukunga.
Topics: emergency-planning, bushfire, brukunga-5252, adelaide-5000, woodside-5244, oakbank-5243
Mining company ordered to cease pumping in Adelaide mangrove dieback investigation
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A salt mining company accused of reinstating a pump against the terms of its tenancy is part of an investigation into what is causing the dieback of a popular mangrove forest north of Adelaide.
Topics: governance, local-government, land-management, environmental-impact, environmental-management, environmental-policy, environmental-health, adelaide-5000, dry-creek-5094, st-kilda-5110
South Australia battles COVID-19 outbreak, but Foodbank puts a 'smile on people's dials'
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As the state endures another lockdown, food relief charity, Foodbank, is accepting online donations through ABC Radio Adelaide's Virtual Food Drive so it can keep helping those most in need.
Topics: charities-and-community-organisations, lockdown, volunteers, covid-19, poverty, adelaide-5000, elizabeth-5112
Barossa and McLaren Vale winemakers to 'lose millions' from GM decision
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The Barossa and McLaren Vale wine regions stand to lose an estimated $44 million in exports, industry representatives say, as their respective councils remain stunned over a decision to allow genetically modified crops in their districts.
Topics: gm-technology, agricultural-crops, genetically-modified-food, grain, mclaren-flat-5171, mclaren-vale-5171, tanunda-5352, sa, nuriootpa-5355, adelaide-5000, mount-barker-5251
Funding for Adelaide's second Aboriginal art and cultural centre boosted
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Adelaide's second Aboriginal cultural institute will be fully operational by 2025 after it was injected with an extra $50 million in the 2020-2021 South Australian State Budget, bringing its total build to $200 million.
Topics: budget, states-and-territories, state-parliament, parliament, government-and-politics, art-and-creativity, aboriginal, visual-art, adelaide-5000, sa, australia
SA fishing reforms to put 'two-thirds of local commercial fishers' out of business
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A petition to address "loopholes" in the South Australian Government's Marine Scalefish Fishery reforms is launched by stakeholders who believe the changes will render the majority of local commercial fishers unviable.
Topics: fishing-aquaculture, rural, illegal-fishing, states-and-territories, environmental-impact, fish, adelaide-5000, whyalla-5600, ceduna-5690, sa, australia, port-lincoln-5606
Big pigeon to get Rundle Mall shoppers in a flap
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A giant, two-metre stainless steel pigeon is unveiled as Rundle Mall's latest sculpture, with the local authority hoping it helps attract more people into Adelaide's CBD as traders recover from COVID-19.
Topics: community-and-society, arts-and-entertainment, street-art, human-interest, adelaide-5000, sa
Warning of 'brawls on the water' as tension grows over SA fishing reforms
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A "backflip" on introducing commercial King George whiting quotas to South Australia's West Coast could prompt a rush of fishers from other zones trying to remain viable under controversial reforms, stakeholders warn.
Topics: fishing-aquaculture, rural, illegal-fishing, states-and-territories, environmental-impact, fish, ardrossan-5571, whyalla-5600, port-lincoln-5606
Olympian Julie Nykiel reveals post-sport depression as she's inducted into hall of fame
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Olympic basketballer Julie Nykiel is inducted into the South Australian Sport Hall of Fame but says she's struggled through depression and injury since retiring as a professional athlete in the early 1990s.
Topics: sport, sports-injuries, indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, netball, basketball, powerlifting, health, community-and-society, mental-health, australia, adelaide-5000, sa
Plan to demolish heritage bridge questioned after FOI reveals Government advised to preserve it
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Documents released under Freedom of Information show in 2010 engineering firm GHD recommended Victor Harbor causeway should not be demolished, but SA Government says the report was a heritage assessment.
Topics: tourism, rail-transport, rail, travel-and-tourism, victor-harbor-5211, adelaide-5000, sa
'They've got disposable income': Travel restrictions trigger 'boom' in online fine art sales
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Online art auction sales across Australia are booming as wing-clipped travellers look to spend their money, stakeholders say. But self-managed superannuation fund rules are thwarting blue-chip investments.
Topics: contemporary-art, visual-art, superannuation, adelaide-5000, melbourne-3000
Scammers target iconic brand: 'I bought RM Williams boots online and received a scarf'
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Twiggy Forrest's purchase of RM Williams brings renewed interest in the brand, but the consumer watchdog warns people to look out for dodgy websites duping shoppers with fraudulent advertisements.
Topics: law-crime-and-justice, fraud-and-corporate-crime, community-and-society, adelaide-5000, sa, australia
Eagles celebrate SANFL Premiership as boss tilts hat to volunteers
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Volunteers played a key role in Woodville-West Torrens' 2020 Premiership success, the club's boss says, as he looks back on a tough season due to COVID-19.
Topics: sanfl, australian-football-league, community-and-society, adelaide-5000, north-adelaide-5006, woodville-5011
'Black water' at popular Adelaide beach under investigation
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"Black water" that flowed into Christies Beach from a stormwater drain earlier this month was most likely to be organic matter, the Environment Protection Authority South Australia says, as the local council investigates its source.
Topics: water-pollution, environmental-impact, environmental-management, christies-beach-5165, adelaide-5000
Rooster midfielder Campbell Combe awarded SANFL 2020 Magarey Medal
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The SANFL's fairest and most brilliant individual player award returns to a North Adelaide player for the first time in 10 years after midfielder Campbell Combe wins with 19 votes.
Topics: sport, sanfl, australian-football-league, community-and-society, adelaide-5000, sa, australia
Working from home neighbourhood 'rediscovery' a chance to improve lifestyles
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A surge of customers at suburban food and beverage outlets should be supported with policies that decentralise capital city spatial structures, experts say, as work-from-home staffers continue to snub Adelaide's CBD.
Topics: community-and-society, urban-development-and-planning, government-and-politics, environmental-policy, adelaide-5000, sa, australia
Skate parks are modernising across Australia, but are they any good?
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Skaters are giving the tick of approval to a city skate park planned for Adelaide, but what makes a good facility and what will keep these high-performing street athletes coming back?
Topics: skateboarding, sport, lifestyle, community-and-society, landscape-architecture, local-government, extreme-sports, adelaide-5000, oaklands-park-5046, thebarton-5031, hackney-5069
Tandanya resumes 30th year celebrations with a new focus on contemporary art
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Lockdown disruptions to its 30th year celebrations gives Tandanya National Aboriginal Cultural Institute time to pause and "reflect" on its future direction, its chief executive says, with contemporary art emerging as a key focus.
Topics: community-and-society, visual-art, arts-and-entertainment, indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, adelaide-5000, sa, australia
How an old Commodore engine is helping platypus nest
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Three years after private owners bought the neglected Warrawong Wildlife Sanctuary in the Adelaide Hills, platypus are nesting in a swamp due to the engine's pumping power.
Topics: environment, animal-science, science-and-technology, community-and-society, endangered-and-protected-species, mylor-5153, sa, adelaide-5000
Noisy restaurants leave a bad taste for diners, researchers find
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Polished concrete and hard surfaces may be all the rage for today's cafes and restaurants but, according to Flinders University researchers, the accompanying noise levels are reducing people's enjoyment of food.
Topics: lifestyle, food-and-cooking, food-and-beverage, academic-research, adelaide-5000, sa, australia
Commercial fishers reeling from priority species quota of '$1,300 a year'
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Those on South Australia's West Coast who have invested hundreds of thousands in boats and licences since 2016 say they have received new quotas that only allow them to catch 87 kilograms of priority species annually.
Topics: fishing-aquaculture, states-and-territories, environmental-impact, environmental-management, fish, adelaide-5000, whyalla-5600, ceduna-5690, sa, australia, port-lincoln-5606
Decades since premier's impromptu parade, renowned vehicle run still going strong
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The Bay to Birdwood celebrates its 40th anniversary this weekend, but according to one of the event's stalwarts, its roots lay in an unofficial parade led by former premier Don Dunstan.
Topics: automobile-enthusiasm, history, community-and-multicultural-festivals, government-and-politics, west-beach-5024, birdwood-5234, adelaide-5000
Keolis Downer awarded $2.14 billion contract to run Adelaide's trains
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No jobs will be lost in the privatisation of Adelaide's trains, the South Australian Government says, after awarding the $2.14 billion contract to a Downer Group venture despite the criticism it drew over fabricated political quotes last year.
Topics: privatisation-and-deregulation, rail-transport, liberals, state-parliament, parliament, states-and-territories, adelaide-5000
'It is the law': Adelaide drivers reminded to keep left unless overtaking
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Drivers dawdling in the overtaking lane on Adelaide's expressways and freeway should be targeted by police, motorists say, amid calls to return signage that explains the law.
Topics: road, antisocial-behaviour, law-crime-and-justice, adelaide-5000, sa
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