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The number of little penguins on Kangaroo Island has dropped by more than 70 per cent since 2011, but there's hope that work to rid the island of cats will help their fortunes.

The River Murray is expected to emit an unpleasant odour this week but experts say it has been years since they have seen it so healthy.

19-year-old Dhirren Randhawa pleads guilty to aggravated driving without due care and leaving the scene of an accident following the death of Charlie Stevens at Schoolies celebrations in November.

In South Australia, parts of the Coorong's coast are undergoing "incredible rates of change" due to climate change. What does that mean for more urbanised parts of our coast?

A wildlife photographer says the amount of rubbish left in the dunes of South Australia's Goolwa Beach grows worse each year as the council and police consider how to better control access.

Testing is underway to determine the causes of death of more than 50 little penguins along South Australia's south coast this year, with up to 30 more reportedly washing up at Goolwa over the weekend.

In this coastal region south of Adelaide, teachers are among parents who remain unsure when they can return to the workforce as the waiting time for a childcare place balloons to two years.

SA Health has issued a warning to people to avoid contact with water from the Murray River in an area from Wellington to Goolwa and across the whole of Lake Alexandrina, due to elevated levels of blue-green algae.

An outbreak of avian cholera amongst the birds of the Coorong, claiming more than 1,000 since the start of the year, has ecologists and locals worried for rare raptors.

Adelaide university students are couch surfing and moving between various accommodation options to find the best value in a tight rental market. 

One of two vandalised excavators being removed from Goolwa Beach. The excavators belong to contractors of SA Water and were being used to dredge the mouth of the River Murray.

Police ask the public for help to identify those who smashed the machines' windows, tore off doors and wrecked internal fittings. 

Work at the new federally-funded centre in Goolwa, SA will focus on climate change impacts and adaptation strategies for the Coorong, Lower Lakes and Murray Mouth.

SA Police says a white SUV hit the train at a level crossing on Skewes Road on Wednesday afternoon. The driver of the car was taken to hospital as a precaution.

Its water creates a home, a playground and a food bowl – but those who live on the Murray believe it can be managed better. We take a look at life on Australia's longest river.

A Goolwa woman buys a "constantly full" crisis accommodation house that was up for sale, so the volunteers who run it can keep serving the South Coast.

Two pelicans found entangled in fishing lines in South Australia's south coast have been saved thanks to nearby kayakers and wildlife rescuers, prompting reminders to fishers to be responsible with their equipment. WARNING: The story contains images that some readers may find distressing.

The son of South Australia's police commissioner has been remembered as a "force of nature" in a touching memorial service, as more than $45,000 is raised for a youth foundation in his honour.

Dredgers at the River Murray mouth were halted for the first time in six years when floodwaters arrived in 2022. But now they're back in action in what irrigators and scientists see as an unfortunate necessity in this unique ecosystem.

The killing of 26 men, women and children has been described as the largest murder of Europeans by Indigenous people in Australia's colonial history. Now, a new sculpture, signs and garden will give context to a monument marking the event.

The death of Charlie Stevens, the SA police commissioner's son, caused grief in the community that was shared by many who felt a bond with the commissioner, including many in the media.

Victoria Police Detective Senior Sergeant Paul Lineham has been temporarily appointed as a Special Constable and will have control of the direction and outcome of the investigation.

The South Australian police commissioner makes a public statement for the first time since his son's death, paying tribute to the "force of nature".

The man accused of killing 18-year-old Charlie Stevens in an alleged hit-and-run crash at Goolwa Beach appears in court facing multiple charges including causing death by dangerous driving.

The 18-year-old son of South Australia's top police officer has been killed in a hit-and-run while attending schoolies celebrations at Goolwa beach.