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Tuesday, 19th February 2013

 (Due to time constraints Australian and International headlines won't be updated till Wednesday 20th.)

 SOUTH AUSTRALIA

 As part of Murray-Darling Basin reform, the Federal Government is acquiring water entitlements to return more water to the environment. It has entrusted Nature Foundation South Australia with 50 gigalitres of water over five years.

The Kangaroo Island community remains in limbo after mining company Bight Petroleum failed to publicly release documents relating to oil and gas exploration in nearby waters.

Steve Marshall leader of the opposition has advised there is not a lot he can do about Warrawong but will follow up on Monday. He has enjoyed taking his family there in the past.

This diagram reveals one key reason why Spencer Gulf is the worst possible region in which to locate desalination plants.

More than 250 farmers and residents on Yorke Peninsula have called for a moratorium on the proposed Ceres wind farm development at a public meeting at the weekend.

The EPA has begun a survey to find out whether wind turbines emit infrasound - frequencies below the capacity of human hearing.

The Kangaroo Island Council will ask that the process to extend several conservation parks be stopped. The Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources has proposed additions to several parks as well as several new parks, including the new Cygnet River Estuary Conservation Park.

Water that's high in salinity and can't be used to irrigate crops will be diverted to a new inland seafood industry being developed in South Australia's Riverland.

Anout $350,000 will be pumped into the Piccaninnie Ponds Conservation Park in the next few weeks as water levels are allowed to rise and permanently flood large parts of the site.

The vigilance of sharp-eyed South Australians has helped with detection of three exotic pest animal threats found in recent weeks.

Evidence of a massive asteroid strike about 300 million years ago - the third-biggest ever found on Earth - has been discovered in South Australia.

Volunteers are needed to help clean up rubbish from one of 10 beaches across KI on Clean Up Australia Day, Sunday March 3. Help remove the marine debris that threatens our marine birds and animals.

Mike Tyler to speak at the next SA Herpetology Group meeting! Should be one to remember!

A hot and bothered koala was so thirsty it drank from a backyard pool for more than an hour yesterday.

Sick and injured koalas that wander into harm's way across Adelaide can breathe a sigh of relief - more help is on the way.

The Port River has welcomed an addition to its growing community - a new baby dolphin called Summer.

Giant Panda, Funi recently went through a pseudo-pregnancy which saw her experience all the things she would if actually pregnant.

School leavers are flocking to agricultural courses at universities across Australia in a sharp turnaround because of world food security fears, good graduate jobs and the desire to work with animals.


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