Arj Ganesan

After being shuttered for a year due to a critical shortage of midwives, the Woonabie Birthing Unit will be available to women with low-risk pregnancies who are at 37 weeks or more gestation.

Though it's unlikely that Whyalla's steelworks will be fully operational by June, experts working on restarting the blast furnace have reached an important milestone, extracting molten metal from a normal taphole for the first time since March.

With a $593 million hydrogen plant on the way, sales activity in Whyalla's housing market is on average double compared to its regional neighbours. 

A community-supported agriculture enterprise is supplying chemical-free produce grown on Whyalla's arid salt pans and offering alternatives to the big supermarkets.

Contractor Golding will slash at least 38 roles "as soon as practical" with "further reductions also expected", according to a memorandum leaked to the ABC. 

Whyalla's steelworks has been offline for more than 50 days amid major problems with its blast furnace, fuelling concerns among some of the city's residents about the plant's long-term viability.

A South Australian city haemorrhaging money to keep its airport open has reignited calls for a national airport security screening levy.

Jason Farnsworth fell into a serious heroin addiction at 18 after his 16-month-old daughter Faith drowned. He managed to beat his addiction and went on to found several drug and alcohol support groups across regional South Australia.

More regional areas are adopting Sensory Santa sessions, which allow people who are neurodivergent to enjoy Christmas events and experiences in a setting they find more comfortable.

The South Australian government has signed a four-year deal to help attract and retain GPs in rural settings, offering $10,000 to new GPs and $5,000 to existing ones.

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 City of Whyalla Council wants to demolish the Westlands United Soccer Club's grounds to make way for a tourism and housing development, but intervention by the town's local member has bought the club some time.

Whyalla residents are optimistic — but increasingly impatient — about progress on a hydrogen plant and storage facility planned for their town, following the state government's announcement of its preferred partners for the project.

Recent changes to the South Australian General Skilled Migration Program has regional centres worried they could miss out on attracting skilled migrants.

With a shortage of midwives forcing birthing services at a rural hospital to be shuttered for over three months, mothers who were forced to travel hours away from home have spoken about their "frustrating" and "traumatic" journey.

The CFS is urging South Australians to check their bushfire survival plan following worryingly hot and dry conditions over spring.

Zoe Nolan remembers how quickly her close friend's health deteriorated while they were both battling eating disorders.