Emma Pedler
Emma is the breakfast presenter for ABC Eyre Peninsula.
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King penguin's rare SA sojourn ends in animal attack
While the presence of two sizeable pieces of plastic in the bird's stomach were concerning, its cause of death was most likely a dog or fox attack.
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Tumby Bay's 116-year-old jetty reopens for a solstice splash
The town's storm-damaged jetty reopens for the first time in almost two years thanks to a "novel" approach, bypassing millions of dollars in repair costs — for now.
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Anger and grief over 'preventable' death in custody of 23yo Aboriginal man despite royal commission
The lawyer who represented the family of the last Aboriginal death at Port Lincoln Prison 21 years ago says he is concerned SA jail cells have not been made safe despite multiple recommendations in the past.
Police confirm death of 23-year-old Indigenous man in South Australian prison
Police have confirmed a 23-year-old man died in Port Lincoln Prison on June 4.
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Concerns for future of marine research in SA aired as whale-watching season begins
The former head of the SA Museum's whale research team says the collection of specimens and the performing of necropsies have ceased due to a lack of funding and staff.
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Death of pygmy whale, two dolphins unrelated to seismic survey, SA Water says
A former senator and a Greens politician want answers after a whale and two dolphins died three days after SA Water completed a seismic survey at Port Lincoln.
Eyre Peninsula water sources critically low, with restrictions likely
With the region still without a desalination plant and groundwater levels in its basins running dangerously low, South Australian industries and homes could be forced to cut water considerably.
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Major tourist stopover to begin three-month trial restricting morning sales of some alcohol in SA
Some have already described the new alcohol restrictions as a band-aid solution to a complex problem in the South Australian town.
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Second king penguin spotted acting 'happy' in South Australia, 2,500km from nearest colony
A Port Neill local filmed a juvenile king penguin on a beach on Wednesday, nearly two weeks after a sighting of what was possibly the same bird in the Coorong.
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Ocean feeding frenzy sparked by cold water upwelling begins off SA coast
Scores of pygmy blue whales, orcas, dolphins, sharks, and tuna are being lured closer to SA's coastline as a powerful seasonal water system sparks a phytoplankton bloom.
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Doctors offered $10,000 to address SA's critical rural GP shortage
The South Australian government has signed a four-year deal to help attract and retain GPs in rural settings, offering $10,000 to new GPs and $5,000 to existing ones.
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Ally is at the top of the rental list in a town with 48 empty social houses, but she could be waiting three more years
South Australia ranks worst in the country in a national tradie shortage that's keeping critical state housing empty, as vulnerable people face a bleak Christmas with no home to call their own.
Boy, 14, hospitalised and unresponsive for 15 hours after smoking vape laced with illicit drugs
A South Australian boy has suffered seizures and heart irregularities during a severe reaction to a vape containing a hallucinogen and the major psychoactive component of cannabis.
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White Sharks Global conference convenes on Eyre Peninsula in wake of fatal attacks
Two weeks on from the fatal attack of a surfer near Streaky Bay, shark researchers from around the world convene on Eyre Peninsula to find improved solutions for ocean users to coexist with great whites.
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Caloote founder laid in an unmarked grave for 113 years until descendant's discovery
A pioneer who built cottages and subdivided land to create a South Australian riverside town has a plaque placed on his grave more than a century after his death.
Coastal protections for breakwaters, jetties and dunes a top priority in council mitigation plans as climate warms
Councils along South Australian coastlines will meet in a bid for planning consistency to mitigate sea level rise and effects of a warming climate.
Global recruitment drive lands a much-needed GP for outback SA town Wudinna
It took two years and an unconventional job package, including pilot training, but this outback town once again has a doctor on duty.
Medication made in space to land on Earth at outback rocket testing range
A US-based company using the microgravity and vacuum conditions in space to produce pharmaceuticals plans to land its capsules at a site in South Australia's far west.
Town's residents told to take 'city personality' test in preparation for hydrogen boom
Whyalla is set to become South Australia's hydrogen hub and its council is urging locals to complete a survey about the town's personality to make sure it's inviting enough for an influx of new residents.
Indigenous art fair to unleash a leafy sea dragon sculpture made from marine waste
Final touches are being made to a leafy sea dragon sculpture made entirely from marine debris by Ceduna artists to feature at the Tarnanthi Art Fair in Adelaide later this month.
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Multiple speed signs defaced as early voting for the Voice gets underway
Speed signs altered to read "No" have been spotted in SA, sparking safety concerns and a police investigation.
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Kangaroo Island blazes destroy businesses as peak tourism season looms
A spate of unlinked fires on Kangaroo Island forces three restaurants and a butcher to close, but the community is determined to remain resilient.
Hot weather warning as SA towns smash heat records
South Australia regional towns of Ceduna and Port Augusta have broken September hot weather records this week in a worrying sign of warmer-than-average temperatures to come this summer.
Fenced in from predators, these numbats are thrilling ecologists as they repopulate the Eyre Peninsula
Four juvenile numbats have been spotted at Secret Rocks for the first time, sparking new hope for the region's reintroduction program.
Solving the mystery of Renmark’s petrified woman: Who was she?
In 1951 an SA fisherman ventured out to cast a line into the flooding Murray River. The truth behind the profoundly disturbing discovery he made remains unknown to this day — but that may be about to change.
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