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Adelaide has hottest, driest February in eight years; Sampson Flat bushfire ...

Last month was the hottest and driest February in Adelaide in eight years, but senior forecaster Matt Collopy said it had also been dry across the state. "For parts of South Australia, particularly the agricultural parts, we are experiencing sort of ... >> view original

AJ Maddah Deflates Foo Fighters' Adelaide Chest-Puff

There's been a lot of talk about the viability of Adelaide as a musical hub recently, particularly in regards to ticket sales, with Maddah recently stating that “nothing is working in Adelaide at the moment”, and even the likes of Billy Corgan have ... >> view original

'Sledgehammer' attack leaves Adelaide woman in hospital with fractured skull

A woman has been hit on the head, apparently with a sledgehammer, and had her handbag stolen in an attack in Adelaide's north-west. At about 3:00am two women were leaving a house on Edgecombe Street in Woodville North when one was hit on the ... >> view original

Adelaide mum appeals for funds to bring 'trapped' father home from Thailand ...

A former Darwin school teacher has been left "trapped" in a Thai hospital, with no money left to pay his bills or find a way back to Australia where he can get the treatment he requires. Now the daughter of 71-year-old Malcolm Taylor has made an ... >> view original

Adelaide man may have spread measles

A man who contracted measles in the Philippines has visited a dozen public places across Adelaide while infectious. Authorities say the 54-year-old travelled to 12 locations over the past nine days, including Wilunga Primary School and Central Shopping ... >> view original

UFC Adelaide: Kyle Noke to return to Octagon in May

News Corp can reveal the former bodyguard for Steve “Crocodile Hunter” Irwin has verbally agreed to face Swedish prodigy Andreas “Real Steel” Stahl on the May 10 event at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre. The fight is part of a stacked UFC Fight Night ... >> view original

Cat tracker project to map pet's travels around Adelaide

A project to track the mysterious lives of domestic cats and how far they wander from home has begun in Adelaide. The University of South Australia's project aims to gather information and give cat owners a map of their moggy's travels. Project leader ... >> view original

Adelaide video game arcade GameRoom Essentials thrown a lifeline by fans ...

The arcade routinely attracted hundreds of people a week to play classic video games and pinball machines from the 1980s and 90s and has been listed as one of Adelaide's top attractions by Trip Advisor. Mr Daly said the community had encouraged him to ... >> view original

Crows shut out of Adelaide Oval ahead of R1

But in the period between the end of the World Cup and the round one home and away match in South Australia between the Crows and the Kangaroos, Adelaide Oval's Stadium Management Authority (SMA) has scheduled the Nitro Circus Live event on ... >> view original

Five former Adelaide Finks bikies bashed and robbed senior member in brutal ...

Prosecutors have alleged club member Bozidar Cekic and former state boxer Mostyn Niemann were involved in the "brutal" attack on former Finks sergeant at arms Charles Bonnici at the gang's clubrooms in Adelaide's northern suburb of Salisbury in ... >> view original