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Less than a week after Brevet Sergeant Jason Doig was killed near Bordertown, hundreds of Lucindale residents and police have paid tribute to the "good man" who they say gave the ultimate sacrifice.

The family of the officer shot dead at an SA regional property last week has accepted an offer of a state-supported police funeral, while buildings and landmarks across Adelaide will be illuminated with blue light.

Two police officers who rendered assistance after their fellow officer was allegedly shot and killed in regional South Australia have been described as "heroic".

The police officer who was fatally shot on a call-out in South Australia's upper South East has been remembered as a dedicated public servant.

The death of police officer Jason Doig from a shooting in regional South Australia has sent emergency services across the nation into grieving, but the town where he worked for a decade has felt the immense loss.

The policeman shot dead in the line of duty, Brevet Sergeant Jason Doig, is being remembered as a "consummate" community officer of great "integrity" and "wisdom", as his death shocks the South Australian south-east community and the broader police force.

A police officer has died and another is in hospital after a shooting at a rural property in South Australia's south-east. Here's what we know so far.

With retail prices soaring past $40/kg for lamb cutlets in recent years even Sam Kekovich would have a hard time feeding lamb to his family, but these farmers are donating lamb to those in need despite battling their own financial heartache.

A motorbike rider has serious but non-life-threatening injuries after a hit-and-run crash in South Australia's Murraylands.

Residents owing thousands of dollars to the Naracoorte Lucindale Council are given 30 days to start a payment plan or face their homes being sold at auction.

This paramedic knows exactly how valuable a voluntary ambulance service is in regional Australia. One of them helped her enter the world. 

A bill for a dedicated palliative care facility to be built in Mount Gambier to service South Australia's south-east has passed parliament.

Telstra is planning a major upgrade to mobile phone services in the South East, but one local council has voted against helping to fund it.

Some South Australian councils are planning rate rises of up to 10 per cent this coming financial year and farmers are facing some of the largest increases.

There was one surprising reason the bushfires of Ash Wednesday, 1983, were the worst in more than four decades. The focus of research around the phenomenon changed as a consequence.

Four decades ago, Australia confronted what was its deadliest bushfire disaster to date, claiming 75 lives, injuring scores more and destroying almost 3,000 homes. Survivors share their stories of the day.

A mechanical failure in a blue gum forest sparked the Coles fire in South Australia's South East on January 19, 2022. Firefighters recall it as a tragedy that could have been avoided.

A farmer near Lucindale in South Australia had moments of doubt in the 11 years after he introduced dung beetles to his property, but he is now reaping the rewards. 

A memorial garden in honour of Louise Hincks officially opens at the Happy Valley Country Fire Service Brigade, as her family and colleagues pay tribute to her legacy.

With the fire season approaching, CFS pilots and ground crew welcome the new crew hub at the Lucindale Airstrip.

After learning in makeshift classrooms, public library spaces and in the front office, students are beginning to reap the benefits of the $2 million upgrade.

There are only a handful of taxidermists in Australia and fewer willing to do pets. For those wishing to remember their loved ones in a physical way, this couple is offering their services.

Organisers have dumped the requirement for all adults to show proof of double vaccination for admission into the site. But it will not be "open slather", with some rules in place.

Hundreds of colleagues, friends and family gathered to honour the life of fallen volunteer firefighter Louise Hincks who was killed while battling a blaze in the state's south-east last month. Evelyn Manfield reports.

Hundreds of family members and friends honour fallen CFS volunteer Louise Hincks, who died as she battled a forest fire in South Australia's south-east last month.