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THE search is on for South Australia’s 2021 Agricultural Town of the Year with nominations now open. The award recognises South Australian towns excelling in agriculture and the flow on effect for the township and wider community. Primary Industries and Regional Development Minister David Basham encouraged communities to get involved and nominate their town. “Our Ag Town of the Year Award acknowledges the vital role that agriculture plays in the regional landscape – being the backbone of most regional communities,” Mr Basham said. Visit www.agtown.com.au to nominate.

Calling all aspirational wine writers July 16th, 2021 With the South Australian wine industry displaying remarkable resilience and diversity, the time to be a wine writer may have never been better. Against that backdrop of interesting stories waiting to be told, the call has gone out for applicants for the 2021 Wine Communicators of Australia (WCA) wine media cadetship, aimed at aspiring and ambitious communicators specialising in the wine sector. Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development, David Basham said the cadetship, now in its fifth year, offers a six-month opportunity f...

Victorian fumigators will be required to undertake detailed inspections of fresh produce destined for South Australia after larvae of a destructive fruit fly was discovered in residents backyards.

Man Who Lost His Leg In Shark Attack Wins Right To Keep Its Tooth KEY POINTS He was in a coma for 10 days before bouncing back to life  Blowes thanked Australia's Primary Industries minister for allowing him to keep the tooth A surfer who lost his leg in a shark attack has been waging a legal battle for the last six years — no, it wasn't for any compensation but to own his attacker's tooth. He has now won the right to keep the beast's tooth that got wedged in his surfboard. Chris Blowes was attacked by a shark while he was surfing at Fishery Bay in South Australia on April 25, 2015. "It sh...

Chris Blowes, who almost died after he was attacked by a great white, has won a six-year legal battle to keep the shark's tooth.