The Greater SA Podcast

Send us Fan Mail From The Block to Brinkworth, Mat Johnson is swapping reality TV renovations for a country church, and Abbie caught up with him to hear all about his plans. Also on The Greater SA Podcast, we’re talking about the proposed changes to birthing services at Crystal Brook and Jamestown, a timely reminder about snake bites as the weather warms up, and the beautiful transformation of Blu...

Send us Fan Mail Harvest is underway, we’re counting birds with some rather questionable names, plus talking about the future of free-to-air TV and the show we all love to hate…. Farmer Wants a Wife.  As always, we fill you in about some SA legends and share some cracking events happening across SA. Love SA? Get all the good stuff straight to your inbox and sign up to our weekly E-News. CONTACT US...

Send us Fan Mail What defines a "female farmer"? In this episode we mic up as we sit on a "creativity panel" at SheFarmer's Year of the Female Farmer event in Saddleworth. We go beyond Greater SA and show a bit of raw vulnerability as we remind rural women it's ok to ditch the hats that no longer fit. Discover more about She Farmer and the work Rachel Titley does here...

Send us Fan Mail We thought we'd escaped to a quiet shearing shed... but the dog had other ideas, the father in law decided to high pressure clean the tractor, and somehow Melissa ended up advertising a job on her farm. 😂 Join us for another behind-the-scenes Greater SA catch-up as we talk the latest National Trust inquiry, October Long Weekend adventures, regional events and the stories tha...

Send us Fan Mail Greater SA is turning three, so we took a little trip down memory lane sharing the stories that have stuck with us and why the support from regional South Australians has kept us going. We also chat about the Mundi Mundi Bash, including Abbie’s recent trip to the outback festival, plus footy finals, The Memory Kitchen cookbook bringing Crystal Brook generations together, Book Week...

Send us Fan Mail There’s plenty happening across country SA this week, and we chew the fat about all of it. From Junelee hitting The Voice stage and 50 years of the Eyre Peninsula Field Days, to McLeod’s Daughters nostalgia, the Variety Bash, a cracking farming season and a packed regional events calendar, there’s plenty to get through. Grab a cuppa, pour a wine or stick us on in the car. There’s...

Send us Fan Mail On Thursday nights we cook nuggets at the footy club, and then we sit down for a staff meeting and plug our mic in so you can tune in too!  You get behind the scenes details of the stories we've been writing, from Moonta's recent triumph, to a beer fest at Parachilna and the re-opening of the Beltana Pub. Hear what's ruffled Melissa's feathers and what we'...

Send us Fan Mail Announcements are flying around South Australia this week, and we've got one of our own, we think!  This episode, Melissa lets a few expletives go, as the team behind Greater SA recap the stories that have been making headlines in regional SA - from Kimba to Keith, the Flinders and beyond.  PS. For those who want to jump on the bandwagon in an attempt to transform Farmer Want...

Want to know what's happening in South Australia?  We dive into the 8 year snapper closure, marathons we're probably not up to tackling, and some dodgy headlines that have us eye-rolling.  This is Greater SA, where we chat about the strories behind the stories.  CONTACT US: We love mail… You can contact us via email at getthescoop@greatersa.com.au OR…. Via Facebook  

The Greater SA crew take a break from writing South Aussie stories to download on fishing bans, trashy news headlines and the Moonta volunteers taking National Trust SA to the Supreme Court.  We dish up the details on regional events, from Cradock's Outback Revival, Farina's Underground Bakery opening and classic cars at Port Broughton. And Melissa decides we need to get a Winnebego and...

Get the low down on this weekend’s events happening across SA, from Clare’s Autumn Garden Festival to salty goodness on the Yorke Peninsula seas.  Hugo “Rockstar” Taheny reaches legend status once again and Melissa makes a drone flying confession. CONTACT US: We love mail… You can contact us via email at getthescoop@greatersa.com.au OR…. Via Facebook  

Fuel’s biting, Easter’s here, and Albo’s empty words aren’t doing much to help. We chat carpooling on the Copper Coast and the real cost of filling the tank. Quorn has a new bakery firing up, and we touch on the state election as we wait for the final verdict.  Local stories, honest takes and a few laughs to get you through the long weekend. CONTACT US: We love mail… You can contact us via email a...

SA’s fuel prices soar above three dollars, but that still didn’t stop us making our way to Caltowie for the ‘Chilled Out ‘n’ Fired Up’ music festival.  Out and About Clothing in Keith celebrates 25 years of stitching together their iconic Rugby Tops and we give you the heads up on what’s on over the Easter Long Weekend.  CONTACT US: We love mail… You can contact us via email at getthescoop@greater...

Welcome to The Greater SA Podcast! This is a "pre-drinks" episode before we kick this baby into full gear.  In this first chat, Abbie and Melissa explain why The 40’s Project has become the Greater SA Podcast, and how the conversations that started around life, chaos and parenting have grown into something bigger. Same voices, same honest chats, just a different focus as we bring those c...