Direct flights to Shanghai now on sale | January 29

Tickets for China Eastern Airlines' Shanghai-Adelaide route are now available.

The first direct service out of Shanghai - the world's third largest city and SA's largest trading partner - will touch down in Adelaide on Sunday 21 June before departing that same morning at 9.30am.

China Eastern will operate the route with an Airbus A350-900, which has offers 286 seats across economy and business classes and has about 15 tonnes of freight capacity on each flight.

MU782 will depart Adelaide Airport three times each week until Sunday 2 August, with the airline set to return in early 2027 to complete its first season.

Lower speed limits to help keep students safe | January 23

A 40km/h time-based speed limit will be introduced at a further 34 schools across the state, including  Jamestown Community School, Murray Bridge High School and Nazareth Catholic College.

The locations were selected based on assessment of each school's proximity to busy roads, considering factors such as traffic speed, volume and crash history. The reduced speed limit will apply on school days from 8am to 9.30am and 2pm to 4pm.

Installation of signs has begun, with this stage of the rollout expected to be completed by the end of March 2026.

The initiative is already in place at 28 schools, and by the end of this year around 160 schools across the state will have the 40km/h speed limit implemented. More information here.

Kangaroo Island in the global spotlight | January 22

The New York Times - one of the world's most influential and widely read publications - has showcased Kangaroo Island internationally.

Write Debbie Seaman has shared her experience returning to the Island after the devastating 2020 bushfires, profiling the region's commitment to conservation and sustainable tourism, and praising its destinations, experiences and people.

Read the New York Times article here.

Limestone shellfish reef to rebuild lost habitat | January 21

Preparations for a large-scale limestone shellfish reef are underway on the Yorke Peninsula.

The project - one of the biggest marine restoration projects ever undertaken in SA - will create an environment where native oysters can grow into a natural reef to support a healthy ocean and the long-term recovery from the algal bloom.

The new reef is expected to cover an area of about 16ha and be located north of Stansbury. It will be built using large limestone boulders and other sustainable material.

The State Government is partnering with global not-for-profit The Nature Conservancy to deliver the project, using the group’s experience to help restore the state’s lost shellfish reefs – largely destroyed by the early 1900s through dredging and overharvesting.

Funding to support SA sport and recreation clubs | January 20

More than 550 South Australian sport and active recreation clubs will share in more than $1.4 million funding, thanks to the State Government's Active Club Program.

Clubs with 100 or more members will receive $3000, while clubs with between 20 and 99 members will get $1500, to support the delivery of programs and services within their local communities.

To find out if your club received a grant, click here (external site).

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Golden opportunity after rezoning | January 13

Hundreds of new homes and jobs are set to be unlocked in Adelaide’s north-eastern suburbs after the signing of a code amendment that will rezone land at Golden Grove.

The amendments will see the rezoning of just under 104ha of land from Rural Living to Master Planned Neighbourhood, with a portion of Stage 2 rezoned as Employment land.

The amendments are expected to unlock around 850 homes, delivering housing supply close to the Stables Shopping Centre, public transport and other existing services in Golden Grove.

The signing of the code amendments follows an extensive consultation process where 442 submissions were made by members of the public, stakeholders, government agencies and experts.

Stansbury oysters back on the menu | January 1

The New Year has brought good news for the Stansbury Harvesting Area with the oyster growing region now reopened after being closed for seven months due to the detection of brevetoxins.

Routine testing by the South Australian Shellfish Quality Assurance Program (SASQAP) – a joint initiative of the State Government and the shellfish industry – has confirmed brevetoxin levels have returned to safe levels.

Located on eastern Yorke Peninsula, the Stansbury Harvesting Area was one of the first of the shellfish harvesting areas to be closed to protect public health after elevated brevetoxin levels were detected, for the first time in South Australian waters, linked to the algal bloom.

For more information click here.

More homes up for grabs at Playford Alive | January 2

New figures show 2025 was a record-breaking sales year at Playford Alive in Adelaide's north, with hundreds of blocks of land snapped up by homebuyers looking for affordable family living.

Around 360 land contracts were exchanged at the development precinct in 2025, about 8 per cent more than 2024’s record, made possible by a massive eastern expansion earlier this year.

Another 200 residential allotments will be made available over summer 25/26, the biggest number ever released in such a short period by Renewal SA, spread across three separate sales releases.

The first 75 went on sale in December, offering sizes of up to 662sq m and prices starting from $222,500.  Another 60 are anticipated to be released this month, with the third release to follow in February. For more information click here.

Warning on quad bike safety after deaths rise | January 1

SafeWork SA is warning people thinking about riding quad bikes and side-by-side vehicles over the summer holidays about the dangers following a spike in deaths over the past two years.

Since 2011, 234 Australians have died in incidents involving quad bikes and side-by-side vehicles, with men accounting for more than 80 per cent of fatalities, figures from Safe Work Australia show.

In South Australia, there have been a total of seven deaths in 2024 and 2025, the first in the state since 2021. Most of the deaths in the past two years were farmers.

Quad bikes are one of the leading causes of injury and death on Australian farms with deaths occurring equally during work and recreational activities.