Sara Garcia

• Cancer-riddled family speaks out about Lynch syndrome

  By Sara Garcia

  Posted March 21, 2015 09:28:30 | Updated March 21, 2015 09:43:47

  A cancer-riddled family urges Australians to become aware of their own family history to look for signs of the genetic mutation known as Lynch syndrome.

  Topics: cancer, prostate-cancer, skin-cancer, bowel-and-rectal-cancer, diseases-and-disorders, health, ovarian-cancer, australia

• Supreme Court hears treatment in adult prisons inappropriate for teenage killer

  By court reporter Candice Marcus

  Posted February 11, 2015 14:20:49

  The teenager who murdered South Australian woman Pirjo Kemppainen because "he felt like killing someone", is due to be transitioned to adult prison but his lawyers argue he may not receive appropriate treatment there.

  Topics: crime, law-crime-and-justice, murder-and-manslaughter, courts-and-trials, adelaide-5000, sa, australia

• Close-knit community mourns death of father and sons in head-on collision

  By Sara Garcia

  Posted January 23, 2015 17:12:04

  Police believe driver fatigue may have played a role in the head-on crash near Whyalla in South Australia, which killed a man and his two sons.

  Topics: accidents, road, police, port-pirie-5540, whyalla-5600, sa, australia

• Outpouring of support for owners of fire-gutted kennel and cattery

  By Sara Garcia

  Posted January 07, 2015 15:39:45 | Updated January 07, 2015 15:48:14

  A family who lost their cat and dog boarding business in the Adelaide Hills fire receives an outpouring of support on social media.

  Topics: bushfire, fires, disasters-and-accidents, animals, animal-welfare, inglewood-5133, adelaide-5000, sa, australia

• Adelaide Hills resident saves home but loses second property (video)

  By Nick Dole and Sara Garcia

  Posted January 05, 2015 14:36:13 | Updated January 05, 2015 19:14:01

  A Lower Hermitage resident, who faced the Ash Wednesday bushfires more than 30 years ago, tells of losing family heirlooms and a former home in the Adelaide Hills fire.

  Topics: bushfire, disasters-and-accidents, lower-hermitage-5131, adelaide-5000, sa, australia

• South Australia's year in review

  By Sara Garcia

  Posted December 27, 2014 10:19:37

  It was a big year in news for South Australia so take a look at what made the headlines throughout 2014.

  Topics: courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, government-and-politics, bushfire, sa, australia

• London bombings survivor urges Australians to remain united

  891 ABC Adelaide

  By Sara Garcia

  Posted December 16, 2014 12:56:48 | Updated December 16, 2014 16:42:06

  South Australian of the Year and London bombings survivor Gill Hicks is urging Australians to remain united in the wake of the siege in Sydney.

  Topics: islam, religion-and-beliefs, community-and-society, law-crime-and-justice, australia

• Sea lion pup found near railway lines taken into care

  By Sara Garcia

  Posted December 10, 2014 15:16:29 | Updated December 11, 2014 07:02:59

  A sea lion pup found close to railway lines in Port Adelaide is taken into care after an attempt to usher back into the ocean.

  Topics: environment, animals, human-interest, port-adelaide-5015, sa, australia

• Family shares meaning of Christmas with synchronised lights display

  By Sara Garcia

  Posted November 28, 2014 17:42:52 | Updated December 03, 2014 17:55:58

  A Christmas lights display boasting more than 45,000 lights and synchronised to classic Christmas tunes has been lovingly created by an Adelaide family.

  Topics: christianity, religion-and-beliefs, community-and-society, christmas, munno-para-5115, adelaide-5000, sa, australia

• Pyne launches online petition to save ABC jobs in Adelaide

  891 ABC Adelaide

  By Sara Garcia

  Posted November 19, 2014 11:46:52 | Updated December 03, 2014 17:54:43

  The Education Minister launches an online petition to save jobs at the ABC in Adelaide, amid speculation 150 positions will be lost as a result of budget cuts.

  Topics: government-and-politics, federal-government, broadcasting, information-and-communication, radio-broadcasting, television-broadcasting, adelaide-5000, sa, australia

• YouTube hit Harry Potter vs Star Wars wins award

  By Sara Garcia

  Posted October 16, 2014 11:15:46 | Updated December 03, 2014 17:53:22

  Adelaide filmmaker Danny Philippou has won the best overall video category at the inaugural Australian Online Video Awards for his YouTube sensation Harry Potter vs Star Wars.

  Topics: awards-and-prizes, human-interest, arts-and-entertainment, adelaide-5000, sa, australia

• How social media changed the dating world

  By Sara Garcia

  Posted October 11, 2014 09:53:19 | Updated December 03, 2014 17:54:43

  The ways in which social media and mobile apps have changed how modern day singles approach dating have been explored in an Australian documentary television series.

  Topics: community-and-society, relationships, documentary, arts-and-entertainment, adelaide-5000, sa, australia

• Woolworths projects guerrilla ads onto ABC building

  By Sara Garcia

  Posted September 04, 2014 14:05:59 | Updated December 03, 2014 17:53:22

  ABC lawyers have contacted Woolworths after the supermarket giant projected ads onto the side of ABC Adelaide's building.

  Topics: advertising-and-marketing, industry, advertising, information-and-communication, adelaide-5000, sa, australia

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