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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 South Australian government will rollout its $25 top-up lifting fee for wheelchair accessible cabs to the state's regions following heavy criticism. 

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.

A good spring and plenty of food have increased the number of bees looking to establish new colonies, but as the varroa mite moves through the region it could drastically reduce feral bee swarms.

Vultures are found everywhere in the world today, except Australia and Antarctica. But that hasn't always been the case.

Ancestral remains repatriated from Britain have been reburied in a moving ceremony on Ngarrindjeri country in South Australia's Coorong — more than 100 years after they were taken.

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.

The policeman killed in the line of duty in regional South Australia overnight has been named as Brevet Sergeant Jason Doig, a "highly respected" and experienced officer whose death has devastated the force.

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.

More Surf Life Saving volunteers will be trained up to operate shark-spotting drones over patrol popular beaches this summer, to help protect swimmers after recent attacks.

South Australia's Zahra Goldsmith is heading for the world championships in Spain, but her favourite part of the sport is the connection she has with her dogs, and "hoofing down a hill" with them during training.

Alcohol products for those keen to stay sober have gone from niche to mainstream in a short span of time. But connoisseurs say finding such a drop replicating the mouth feel of real wine is like searching for "the holy grail".

Investigators warn that the deliberate release of feral pigs will not be tolerated, pointing to their impacts on the environment as "severe".

During the $1-per-litre milk wars, desperate producers in SA decided to launch their own brand. Ten years later, they say millions of dollars has been invested back into their industry.

Hidden in watery chambers around South Australia's Limestone Coast are fossils telling the story of a prehistoric Australian world, which researchers are determined to find.

An amateur photographer has been looking across two states for almost a decade for a small orchid resembling a flying duck. Then a tip from a friend finally ended his long search.

Kangaroos are on the move and road accidents involving them are up 32 per cent, says the Royal Automobile Association. Here's how to reduce the chances of hitting a 'roo and what to do if it happens. 

Australian-grown capers are a sought-after ingredient for high-end restaurants, selling for up to $50 per 250 grams. And with each tiny bud picked by hand, it's not hard to see why.

Three duck hunters have been fined after animal activists filmed them harming birds on the opening day of the season in South Australia's south-east earlier this year.

A government-owned house that has been empty for seven years in the small town of Kalangadoo will be offered to other public servants and the town's police station will close.

Henry Okechukwu Nwaulu, 39, ordered three packages to be delivered to neighbouring units on his street in Mount Gambier, in which Australian Border Force officers discovered 500 grams of meth and 1 kilogram of heroin.

A prominent Mount Gambier businessman appears in court for the first time on a charge of communicating to make a child amenable to sexual activity.

A restoration project for the National Trust-listed Warrock Homestead, western Victoria's oldest pastoral station, is uncovering nearly two centuries of treasures at the site known for being the birthplace of Australia's working dog.

A museum collection assessor was expecting teapots and farming equipment in a small coastal museum when she made a find that sent her back 100,000 years.