Samantha Dawes
Samantha Dawes is an ABC regional reporter for the state's south-east. Based in Adelaide, she started at the ABC as a news operations assistant. Follow Samantha on Twitter @SamanthaDawes5
Pets at the Pub prompts pet-friendly public places
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Dog owners are finding more opportunities to include their pooches in all aspects of life, with Adelaide's increasingly popular Pets in the Pub drawing hundreds of people to pet-friendly venues.
Topics: animals, human-interest, community-and-society, adelaide-5000, sa
Researchers look into impacts of farmer suicide
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People from farming communities affected by suicide are being asked to complete an in-depth survey to help researchers better understand the impact suicide has on families left behind.
Topics: suicide, community-and-society, farm-labour, agribusiness, naracoorte-5271, sa, australia
Pasin declares victory in Barker, NXT's Stacey may run for state
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Incumbent Liberal MP Tony Pasin has declared victory in the seat of Barker, fending off close opposition from Nick Xenophon Team (NXT) rival James Stacey.
Topics: federal-election, elections, government-and-politics, mount-gambier-5290, naracoorte-5271, kingston-se-5275, renmark-5341, loxton-5333, sa
Funding mental health services in Whyalla over Mount Gambier 'not political'
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The decision to save mental health beds in Whyalla and Adelaide and not fund beds in Mount Gambier is not a political decision, SA Mental Health Minister Leesa Vlahos says.
Topics: mental-health, health, adelaide-5000, whyalla-5600, sa, mount-gambier-5290
Blaze destroys truck and shed at Naracoorte fertiliser business
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A shed fire at family business in Naracoorte, on South Australia's Limestone Coast, causes $750,000 damage.
Topics: fires, disasters-and-accidents, naracoorte-5271, sa
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