Tag: Elliston 5670

No charges over sea lion's death

August 3, 2010 09:10:00

No charges will be laid over extortion allegations relating to a sea lion found dead near a broken-up abalone farm.[MORE]

Tags: environment, endangered-and-protected-species, rural, fishing-aquaculture, environmental-impact, sa, elliston-5670, port-augusta-5700, port-lincoln-5606

Extortion claim over dead sea lion

July 29, 2010 11:47:00

Police are investigating allegations of extortion over a sea lion found dead near a damaged abalone farm off Eyre Peninsula this month.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, rural, fishing-aquaculture, elliston-5670, port-lincoln-5606

Conservationists question abalone farm clean-up

July 27, 2010 10:55:00

West coast conservationists in South Australia say a clean-up of abalone farm debris could further endanger sea lion populations.[MORE]

Tags: storm, environment, oceans-and-reefs, states-and-territories, rural, fishing-aquaculture, elliston-5670, port-augusta-5700, port-lincoln-5606

Abalone farm debris to be cleared

July 20, 2010 15:18:00

Work will start on Wednesday to clean up debris from an abalone farm off Elliston that broke up in stormy weather in South Australia this month.[MORE]

Tags: disasters-and-accidents, storm, environment, oceans-and-reefs, pollution, water-pollution, government-and-politics, states-and-territories, rural, fishing-aquaculture, weather, sa, adelaide-5000, elliston-5670, port-augusta-5700, port-lincoln-5606

Storm debris a wildlife risk, warn conservationists

July 16, 2010 12:46:00

Conservationists demand investigation of a sea lion's death near where an abalone farm broke up in a storm in SA.[MORE]

Tags: storm, environment, endangered-and-protected-species, oceans-and-reefs, rural, fishing-aquaculture, australia, sa, elliston-5670, port-lincoln-5606

Residents threaten lawsuit over blackouts

March 9, 2010 14:38:00

More power blackouts on parts of South Australia's west coast over the long weekend have triggered threats of protests or legal action against ETSA. [MORE]

Tags: electricity-energy-and-utilities, community-and-society, elliston-5670

ETSA promises blackout fix

March 8, 2010 13:02:00

Residents in South Australia's Elliston region say they are fed up with ongoing power failures, after further blackouts last week stirred up community anger.[MORE]

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, industry, electricity-energy-and-utilities, australia, sa, ceduna-5690, elliston-5670, port-lincoln-5606

West coast anger over blackouts

March 5, 2010 08:28:00

Amid blackouts, west coast SA residents are demanding better power reliability.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, rural, sa, ceduna-5690, elliston-5670, port-augusta-5700, port-lincoln-5606

Blackouts prompt fears for traders

February 10, 2010 14:20:00

West coast business owners are sick of frequent power outages.[MORE]

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, industry, electricity-energy-and-utilities, sa, elliston-5670, port-lincoln-5606

Feedback sought on wave plant impact

February 1, 2010 12:00:00

A $5 million wave-energy plant off South Australia's Eyre Peninsula is a step closer, with public comment being invited on its environmental impact.[MORE]

Tags: building-and-construction, electricity-energy-and-utilities, alternative-energy, tidal-energy, environmental-impact, adelaide-5000, elliston-5670, port-lincoln-5606

Growers to take over abalone company

October 22, 2009 09:26:00

The administrator of Australia's largest offshore abalone producer, Australian Bight Abalone, says growers will take over the company within months.[MORE]

Tags: company-news, fishing-aquaculture, sa, adelaide-5000, elliston-5670, port-lincoln-5606

'No big impact' from abalone group closure

October 20, 2009 13:49:00

Elliston residents say it will not make a huge difference whether Australia's largest holder of abalone leases and licences comes back to town.[MORE]

Tags: rural, fishing-aquaculture, rural-tourism, elliston-5670, port-lincoln-5606

Riverland, Mallee soak up more rain

September 23, 2009 13:19:00

More rain has fallen across the South Australian Riverland and Mallee over the past 24 hours.[MORE]

Tags: weather, rainfall, elliston-5670, lameroo-5302, renmark-5341

Most crops escape storm damage

September 23, 2009 07:50:00

The Farmers Federation says many SA farmers have escaped much crop damage from wild weather.[MORE]

Tags: storm, agricultural-crops, crop-harvesting, sa, adelaide-5000, cowell-5602, elliston-5670, port-augusta-5700, port-lincoln-5606, port-pirie-5540, whyalla-5600

Crop loss worries from SA storms

September 22, 2009 09:18:00

Farmers are assessing damage to crops from storms across a wide area of SA.[MORE]

Tags: storm, agricultural-crops, crop-harvesting, sa, adelaide-5000, arno-bay-5603, elliston-5670, mount-gambier-5290, port-augusta-5700, port-lincoln-5606, port-pirie-5540, renmark-5341, whyalla-5600

Wild weather, hail, flooding hits SA

September 21, 2009 10:44:00

Huge hail and a damage trail as severe storms hit SA.[MORE]

Tags: weather, rainfall, storm, sa, ceduna-5690, elliston-5670, lock-5633, port-augusta-5700, port-lincoln-5606, port-pirie-5540, whyalla-5600

Greens urge more public say on aquaculture

August 17, 2009 14:22:00

The South Australian Greens say the failure of a west coast venture should trigger a rethink on how the public can have more say on aquaculture development.[MORE]

Tags: fishing-aquaculture, elliston-5670, port-augusta-5700, port-lincoln-5606

Abalone firm runs into trouble

July 1, 2009 19:30:00

Australian Bight Abalone has gone into voluntary administration.[MORE]

Tags: company-news, rural, agribusiness, fishing-aquaculture, sa, elliston-5670, port-augusta-5700, port-lincoln-5606, port-pirie-5540

SA Govt to fast-track desalination plant

May 15, 2009 10:36:00

The South Australian Government says it will fast-track investigations into a desalination plant for the Eyre Peninsula.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, urban-development-and-planning, environment, community-development, water, ceduna-5690, elliston-5670, port-augusta-5700, port-lincoln-5606, port-pirie-5540, tumby-bay-5605

Support builds for west coast desal plant

March 27, 2009 10:06:00

Support is growing for a major desalination plant on South Australia's west coast to supply water across Eyre Peninsula and Upper Spencer Gulf.[MORE]

Tags: urban-development-and-planning, water, sa, elliston-5670, port-augusta-5700, port-pirie-5540, whyalla-5600

Polda Basin water level 'overstated'

December 11, 2008 15:09:00

Eyre Peninsula landholders say water levels in the Polda Basin have been grossly overstated. [MORE]

Tags: salinity, water, elliston-5670, port-lincoln-5606

Fatal motorbike crash on west coast

December 2, 2008 13:27:00

A motorbike rider has died after crashing near Elliston on the west coast.[MORE]

Tags: road-accidents, sa, elliston-5670, port-lincoln-5606

SA Water blamed for dried-up basin

November 21, 2008 13:03:00

SA Water is being accused of over-pumping from one of Eyre Peninsula's underground basins, leading to the basin drying up.[MORE]

Tags: conservation, water, elliston-5670, port-augusta-5700, port-lincoln-5606, port-pirie-5540