Isabel Dayman
Isabel Dayman is the ABC's video journalist in Renmark, covering South Australia's Riverland region. She was previously an ABC News cadet in the Adelaide newsroom. Follow Isabel on Twitter @IsabelDayman.
Farmers urged to face realities of retirement
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Farmers who refuse to confront the realities of retirement and succession planning are putting the profitability of their family businesses at risk, according to rural financial experts.
Topics: women-in-agriculture, agricultural-crops, agricultural-policy, renmark-5341, sa
SA Government's plan must lower power prices: business
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Businesses say they will welcome the South Australian Government's plan to reform the state's energy sector, if it works to reduce expensive power costs.
Topics: electricity-energy-and-utilities, industry, environment, alternative-energy, community-and-society, adelaide-5000, renmark-5341, berri-5343, sa
Carp numbers boom amid Murray-Darling breeding frenzy
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An explosion of carp in the River Murray shows a solution is needed to control the pest now more than ever, according to researchers in charge of the carp herpes virus program.
Topics: murray-darling-basin, pests, environment, renmark-5341
Murray Darling Basin Plan failing to achieve results, ANU researchers say
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Researchers from the Australian National University call for an urgent rethink of the Basin Plan, arguing the money being spent is not achieving the desired results set out under the policy.
Topics: water, water-management, environment, rural, sa, vic, nsw, qld, act
Riverland wine grape industry turns a corner
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Riverland growers should enjoy some much-needed relief this season, thanks to small increases in the price of both red and white wine grapes.
Topics: agricultural-prices, viticulture, loxton-5333
Street sign war memorial honours fallen heroes
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Dozens of street signs in a South Australian town a forming a unique "open access" war memorial — the only one of its kind in Australia.
Topics: world-war-2, history, human-interest, people, local-government, regional, community-and-society, defence-forces, loxton-5333, vietnam, indonesia, egypt, act
Hot Riverland forecast good for grape growers
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A burst of hot weather will be a "godsend" for South Australian wine grape growers trying to control diseases ahead of this year's harvest.
Topics: agricultural-crops, agricultural-chemicals, renmark-5341
Explained: Pumped hydro and its potential role in SA (photos)
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The Prime Minister wants to further investigate pumped hydro as a way of boosting energy stability in Australia. But what is it and could it help South Australia in particular?
Topics: hydro-energy, alternative-energy, sa, adelaide-5000
Adelaide Writers' Week 2017 offers politically charged line-up
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The 2017 Adelaide Writers' Week full program has been released and it is set to be more controversial than usual, with topics like the refugee crisis, war, feminism and cultural identity featuring heavily.
Topics: books-literature, arts-and-entertainment, carnivals-and-festivals, adelaide-5000, sa
SA urged not to take a sickie after Australia Day
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With tens of thousands of Australians expected to take a sickie after the Australia Day public holiday, Business SA is pleading with workers to consider the impact on their employer.
Topics: community-and-society, sa, adelaide-5000
SA emergency response line 'overly complicated', changes recommended
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A report into South Australia's state-wide blackout late last year finds one of its emergency call and response systems is "overly complicated" and "time-consuming".
Topics: states-and-territories, government-and-politics, emergency-planning, disasters-and-accidents, sa
Some 1,500 bridges across SA to be reviewed in wake of South Rd closure
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The condition of 1,500 bridge structures across South Australia will be reviewed following structural problems with a tram overpass forcing the partial closure of South Road last week.
Topics: states-and-territories, government-and-politics, road-transport, community-and-society, adelaide-5000, glandore-5037, sa
River Murray shack areas submerged near Morgan
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River Murray camping grounds and low-lying shack areas near Morgan are sitting under metres of water after levels peaked this week.
Topics: murray-darling-basin, rivers, environment, water, community-and-society, morgan-5320, renmark-5341, adelaide-5000, sa
Concerns around patient transfers following elderly man's death
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The death of an elderly hospital patient killed in a head-on crash while driving himself to another hospital, raises questions about how patient transfers are handled in South Australia's health system.
Topics: states-and-territories, public-sector, government-and-politics, accidents, disasters-and-accidents, monash-5342, renmark-5341, berri-5343, sa, adelaide-5000
Protesters call for Australia to increase intake of Syrian refugees
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Hundreds of protesters from South Australia's Middle Eastern and African communities gather to call for Australia to take more refugees from Syria.
Topics: refugees, immigration, community-and-society, adelaide-5000, sa
Mental health support 'always' available even over Christmas
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Not everyone feels the Christmas cheer with the mental health organisation Beyond Blue preparing for an increase in calls for help over the festive season from the lonely, the poor and people suffering depression.
Topics: mental-health, health, community-organisations, community-and-society, australia
SA headed for troubled 2017, economic report finds
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South Australia's economy is headed for a gloomy 2017, a report finds, despite expectations the Treasurer will announce a budget on track at his mid-year review today.
Topics: budget, government-and-politics, states-and-territories, sa
SA police officers 'rated' victims, watched porn at work, discrimination report finds
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Sexual harassment, ranging from unwanted sexual comments to attempted and actual rape, is widespread in the "boys' club" culture within the South Australian Police Force, a report reveals.
Topics: police, law-crime-and-justice, discrimination, community-and-society, adelaide-5000, sa
'Massive' electricity woes as serious as water supply to SA irrigators
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The price and reliability of electricity supply emerge as issues that are as serious as adequate water resources according to irrigators in South Australia's Riverland.
Topics: electricity-energy-and-utilities, irrigation, government-and-politics, community-and-society, federal---state-issues, states-and-territories, renmark-5341, sa, waikerie-5330, loxton-5333, australia
Homelessness a 'huge issue' in SA's Riverland
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A critical shortage of public housing leaves the most vulnerable people sleeping rough for months at a time, the Riverland Advocacy Service says.
Topics: homelessness, community-and-society, renmark-5341
Why the Murray-Darling Basin Plan matters to SA
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Riverland irrigator Ben Haslett says the proper management of the Murray-Darling Basin system and the long term health of the River Murray are vital to South Australia's food producers.
Topics: murray-darling-basin, environmental-health, irrigation, renmark-5341
Flood talk worries Riverland tourism operators
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Riverland tourism operators in South Australia fear the use of the word "flood" could deter potential visitors to the region, as the usually busy and economically vital tourism season nears.
Topics: murray-darling-basin, rivers, rural-tourism, lifestyle-and-leisure, renmark-5341
Wine grape growers assess storm devastation
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Riverland wine grape growers continue to assess the damage from last week's vicious hail storm.
Topics: agricultural-crops, storm-event, renmark-5341
Frisky frogs make the most of high Murray flows
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Riverland frog populations increase rapidly, thanks to strong flows coming down the River Murray into South Australia.
Topics: murray-darling-basin, environmental-health, wetlands, animals, animal-behaviour, loxton-5333
Chinese market to boost Aussie stonefruit industry
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Riverland stonefruit growers are hoping a new export deal with China will help turn the industry around after years of struggle against oversupply and poor prices.
Topics: fruit, agricultural-crops, agricultural-marketing, renmark-5341
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