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Sarah Herrmann. More regular cruise ships are set to return to Yorke Peninsula waters this year, with hopes high that passenger numbers can eventually reach those of pre-pandemic levels. Travellers from three Coral Adventurer ships, which carry a maximum of 120 passengers each, are expected to be "tendered in" to Dhilba Guuranda-Innes National Park as part of a "wild islands of South Australia" itinerary — meaning the ships anchor offshore and passengers are brought in on smaller boats.

Loyalty, independence, financial strength, and a sound knowledge of livestock and real estate underpin Southern Australia Livestock (SAL), celebrating 40 years in business ... Under current ownership, the company is now one of the larger independent operators of its type in South Australia, employing 50 people State-wide, including almost 30 livestock agents and a strong real estate network.

SA Liberal leader David Speirs has cancelled plans to return to Scotland for another family wedding. But speculation continues as the State Government urges a leadership challenge ... claims Mr Speirs had issued an ultimatum to his colleagues, urging them to mount a challenge to his leadership.

Sebastian Calderon. Success is the first word I would use to describe the Try ‘n Fly event, organised by the Loxton Aero Club, last Sunday ... My ride was on a small Jabiru light aircraft, Alex’s personal aircraft, which is perfect for basic aeronautics training, since it’s manoeuvrable but powerful enough to carry two people.

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Michelle Daw. A newly formed group is seeking potential candidates to stand as independents for the seat of Grey at the next federal election. This follows the decision by veteran incumbent Rowan Ramsey not to re contest the seat after 17 years in the role ... Port Lincoln resident Andrea Broadfoot, who has run twice for Grey in 2016 and 2019 under the Nick Xenophon Team and Centre Alliance banner, is a key member of the Independent for Grey movement ...

Narugga MP Fraser Ellis says he was prepared to accept his guilty verdicts, until the Director of Public Prosecutions launched an appeal against all charges he was acquitted of earlier this month. On July 1, Mr Ellis was found guilty on four charges of deception in regard to misusing the state Country Members Accommodation Allowance (CMAA), which he has now appealed after the DPP’s decision to appeal against another 19 charges he had been acquitted of ... "I feel as though I have been singled out of a group of Members of Parliament who made similar errors."

The Naracoorte Lucindale Council is selling itself short by not livestreaming all its council and committee meetings to the public. That’s the view of Cr Craig McGuire, who told the council meeting in June that the community wanted to know what was going on in their council. Cr McGuire said he noticed that the special council meeting on budget and the previous council meeting (May) had 3400 views online.

The Wattle Range Council is investigating a cyber incident, where data has been accessed and taken from its IT environment. The council confirmed that the cyber attack involved access to some of its file drives by an unauthorised third party ... Council said a priority of their investigation was to determine exactly what information was involved, and who it related to.