| Work starts on long-vacant North Adelaide site |
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The former Le Cornu site in North Adelaide's O'Connell Street has been vacant for decades. Work has finally begun on a $250 million high-rise project, despite protests from some residents seeking to block development.
Adelaide Lord Mayor Sandy Verschoor tells Stacey Lee and Nikolai Beilharz on Breakfast what access the public will have once the project is completed. |
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Foodbank SA’s annual Women of Influence luncheon held at the Royal Adelaide Showgrounds raises much needed funds to feed the 135,000 South Australians who go hungry everyday.
At this year's event, ABC Radio Adelaide’s Stacey Lee will lead a panel discussion from influential South Australian women. Listen to Breakfast for your chance to win tickets and come along to hear how these notable women influence Adelaide. |
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| Why it's a bumper year for European Wasps |
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European wasps are vicious killers in the bug world. They kill the 'bad bugs' that harm gardener's plants, but will also take out the 'good bugs'.
One gardener in Enfield in Adelaide's north says he was trapping 200 wasps per week, until the trap supplies ran out.
Gardener Heath Hunter and Pest Aid director Gavin Hutton tell Jules Schiller on Drive how they're dealing with the backyard invaders. |
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| Firefighters use The Wiggles to rescue toddler |
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Firefighters have sung Wiggles songs to calm a young child who got her foot caught in a drain at Elizabeth East in Adelaide's northern suburbs.
Her mother Sammy tells Breakfast’s Nikolai Beilharz and Stacey Lee how her daughter's leg got stuck.
And MFS Station Officer Andy Dunt takes them through the rescue process. |
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| Vote Compass: How do your views compare to election policies |
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Can’t tell your Morrison from your Albanese?
Find out how your views compare to policies of Australia's political parties by using the ABC’s Vote Compass for the 2022 Federal Election. It's as easy as answering a few quick questions. |
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| Tiny Oz comes to Adelaide |
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Have you seen the charming new ABC TV series Tiny Oz? Hosts Jimmy Rees and Findon’s JoAnne Bouzianis-Sellick unite extraordinary crafts people of Australia to re-create remarkable moments from our nation’s history, in glorious miniature. The next episode has a distinctly local connection...
Take a ride back in time and space, to an event which enthralled and scandalised the people of Adelaide in the late 1800s: The first human flight – via hot air balloon over the Adelaide Botanic Gardens.
Catch it on ABC TV on Tuesday May 3 at 8.30pm or on ABC iview. |
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Throughout May, history and heritage lovers, collectors and enthusiasts gather in city streets, local museums, community halls, pubs, cemeteries and historic homes to be a part of South Australia’s History Festival.
Take a sneak peek at the jam-packed program which runs from 1 – 31 May. |
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| Anzac follows South Australian family's tradition |
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Each year, ABC Radio Adelaide's Peter Goers has the honour of broadcasting the Anzac Day Dawn Service. This year he invited Sturt footballer Anzac Lochowiak to read a poem 'Black Anzac'.
Read about the lovely family tradition behind Anzac's name. |
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| Recipe: Tasty toastie ideas |
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There's nothing more comforting than a tasty hot toastie as the colder weather starts to kick in.
Go beyond the classic toastie fillings with these tasty, inventive ideas. |
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