Brett Williamson
Brett Williamson started in radio while he was still at school, honing his skill at a number of regional radio stations before settling in Adelaide. After freelancing in commercial radio, Brett found a role at the ABC, which eventually led him to Radio Multiplatform via a few other ABC departments along the way. He now spends his days tracking down and telling unusual stories through text, photos, audio and video. Brett is currently the cross media reporter for 891 ABC Adelaide.
SunSmart app helps you slip, slop, slap this summer Feature
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Want to avoid sunburn this summer? Why not download a smartphone app designed by the Cancer Council.
Topics: skin-cancer, internet-technology, internet-culture, adelaide-5000
Second SES depot targeted in emergency equipment theft Feature
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Vital emergency kits used by the State Emergency Service have been targeted by thieves for the second time in as many months.
Topics: crime, volunteers, emergency-planning, emergency-incidents, adelaide-5000
Is bush tucker and offcuts the new high-end culinary fad? Feature
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When South Australia's Kris Lloyd recently won a major award with her goat cheese cubes topped with native Australian green ants, bush tucker was highlighted on a global scale.
Topics: food-and-cooking, diet-and-nutrition, human-interest, adelaide-5000
Virtual reality trial sends library visitors to the Moon and back Feature
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Virtual reality headsets will be a big ticket item on many people's Christmas wishlists this year, but one local library will let you try them for free.
Topics: computers-and-technology, library-museum-and-gallery, internet-culture, adelaide-5000
Viral koala photo helps raise funds for Fauna Rescue Feature
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He became the sodden poster boy for Adelaide's September floods, and now Jimmy the wet koala is helping raise money for an animal rescue organisation.
Topics: animals, volunteers, human-interest, marsupials, adelaide-5000
Citizen scientists wanted for Great Koala Count II Feature
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A second Great Koala Count will take place this weekend in South Australia.
Topics: conservation, marsupials, animals, adelaide-5000
Is it worth fighting a speeding or parking fine? Feature
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Whenever you receive a parking or speeding fine, a chorale of friends seemingly appears saying, "take it to court" — but is it worth the fight?
Topics: traffic-offences, crime, human-interest, adelaide-5000
Tax Office trawls Facebook, Instagram to catch out cheats Feature
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Facebook braggers beware — the Australian Taxation Office is watching to make sure your declarations and social media posts add up.
Topics: tax, social-media, adelaide-5000
What causes a thunderstorm to become a hailstorm? Feature
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Moisture, atmospheric instability and updrafts combine to create a thunderstorm, but did you know you need gravity-defying rain to make hail?
Topics: storm-disaster, storm-event, weather, adelaide-5000, stepney-5069
Quick response bushfire vehicles test new gel cell cabin protection Feature
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Government agencies in South Australia test a new protective gel to provide a safe haven for bushfire-fighting staff.
Topics: fires, adelaide-5000
Australian family donates heirloom to Battle of Fromelles museum Feature
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An Australian family heirloom has been recognised as a rare piece of trench art and is gifted to a French war museum.
Topics: world-war-1, library-museum-and-gallery, human-interest, adelaide-5000, france
WWI diggers' battle at home documented in new book Feature
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A book to be released on Remembrance Day details the plight of diggers after they returned home from the deadly battlefields of World War I.
Topics: world-war-1, history, books-literature, human-interest, adelaide-5000
Wet winter and spring sees SA prepare for mozzie boom Feature
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Solid rain through winter and spring plus cooler temperatures are providing great weather for South Australian mosquito populations.
Topics: infectious-diseases-other, invertebrates---insects-and-arachnids, adelaide-5000
Back pain to window panes: How lead light helped heal a construction worker
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After badly injuring his back on a construction site Glenn Howlett searched for a new line of work and found it through the stained glass of lead light.
Topics: visual-art, rehabilitation, people, human-interest, willunga-5172, adelaide-5000
Middleton mother's urgent plea to find Mediterranean-heritage Australian bone marrow donors
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Bone marrow donor matches are made by matching people of the same ethnic heritage, for Tania Murphy time is quickly running out to find hers.
Topics: family, leukaemia, adelaide-5000
A horse walks into a bar, literally Feature
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It's the line that starts many a bad joke, but there was this one time in Adelaide when a horse really did walk into a bar. Hall of Fame jockey John Letts remembers.
Topics: horse-racing, animals, offbeat, human-interest, adelaide-5000
New Australians help educate others about summer emergencies Feature
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Twenty new Australians are recruited to help migrant communities understand the dangers of a hot summer Down Under.
Topics: emergency-planning, bushfire, floods, immigration, human-interest, adelaide-5000
Piggery seeks employees on autism spectrum for animal welfare roles
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What was seen as a hurdle is now a prerequisite as companies see the benefits of employing workers who are on the autism spectrum.
Topics: autism-spectrum-disorder, pig-production, animals, adelaide-5000
Who keeps the engagement ring when things go bad?
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When engagements go pear-shaped, who legally should keep the ring?
Topics: marriage, relationships, adelaide-5000
Aus3de: The highs and lows of equestrian eventing
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The days are long and there is little reward, so why do horse riders love the sport of eventing so much?
Topics: equestrian, equine-production, animals, people, sport, adelaide-5000
'Exceptionally rare' vintage motorcycle collection set for Adelaide auction Feature
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A unique collection of motorcycles, headlined by a 1950 Vincent Black Shadow series C, will be auctioned as part of an estate clearance this weekend in Adelaide.
Topics: human-interest, history, adelaide-5000
EJ12 Girl Hero author wowed by 12yo Adelaide girl's stop motion tribute Feature
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Meet the budding filmmaker who spent hours on her living room floor creating an award-winning stop motion video about the EJ12 Girl Hero book series.
Topics: books-literature, children, feminism, author, adelaide-5000
How families are saving money holidaying near home Feature
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Want a holiday with the family but don't want to break the bank? Maybe a staycation close to home is what you need.
Topics: family, travel-and-tourism, adelaide-5000
Top three exercises you're probably doing wrong Feature
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Simple exercises done wrong can cause a great deal of damage, so here's a few tips to make sure you correct your technique and avoid injury.
Topics: exercise-and-fitness, health, human-interest, adelaide-5000
Career criminal helps others to break prison cycle Feature
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Stephen Cain used to describe himself as a career criminal — now he's turned his life around and wants to help others to avoid the same path.
Topics: prisons-and-punishment, drugs-and-substance-abuse, suicide, rehabilitation, people, human-interest, adelaide-5000
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