Eugene Boisvert
Mount Gambier, SA
Eugene Boisvert is a news reporter at ABC South East SA, based in Mount Gambier. He has previously worked as a journalist at the ABC in Adelaide and in Broken Hill.
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Afghan artist stuck in Iran makes waves in rural SA thanks to love connection
Fereshteh Ahmadi doesn't have much money for art supplies, so her husband Mohammad Mohammadi has worked with the council in Bordertown to get her art on display — and it has received a very positive reception.
Vinnies manager sentenced for stealing $15k from charity to buy drugs
Nicole Ann Cook was employed as the manager of the op shop in Mount Gambier two years ago, but instead of depositing the store's proceeds in the bank, she used the money to buy methamphetamine.
Smaller towns worry about becoming poorly serviced outposts in health staff shortage
With appointments hard to get at local clinics, residents of some towns in rural South Australia are being forced to travel to regional centres to seek medical treatment, further reducing the variety of treatments that training doctors get to treat.
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What is the risk of wind turbine fires? And how dangerous can they be?
A fire in a wind turbine that sent smoke billowing over the Mid North of South Australia has sparked worries that such a blaze could result in a bushfire on a hotter and windier day.
Town's op shop offers a place to chat for the lonely and those new to town
Margreet Diment knows what it's like not having a space to relax and chat. So she opened an enterprise in Bordertown to help the many migrants affected by the housing shortage.
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Hunters call for end to deer eradication program hoping to be able to continue their sport
The South Australian government wants to get rid of the state's feral deer population by 2032 but hunters say the way they are doing it is cruel, unfair to landholders, and polluting the environment.
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Memorial for SA Police officer allegedly shot dead wins support from 'extremely proud' family
The surviving family of Brevet Sergeant Jason Doig says it supports plans to erect a memorial to him in Lucindale, as SA Police looks to fill his role in the small country town.
King penguin turns up on SA beach thousands of kilometres from Antarctic home
Amazed birdwatchers believe a young king penguin that approached them on a Coorong beach may never have seen a human before, with the species normally staying in Antarctica and on sub-Antarctic islands.
Padthaway man accused of being drunk in fatal crash with Victorian couple
A 21-year-old man faces court in South Australia's south-east for the first time accused of two counts of death by dangerous driving.
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Buying a Lions Club doughnut is a summer tradition that helps spruce up small SA beach town
Buying a doughnut is not just a tradition when visiting this South Australian small town, it also contributes to the beautification of the place.
Younger tourists not afraid of rainy weather are being welcomed to this dreary city
The tourism industry in the South Australian city of Mount Gambier welcomes millennial and generation Z tourists who want to get close to nature and are not afraid to get wet.
Death of 'kind-hearted' young man highlights role of crash-detection technology
The feature in smart devices will play an increasingly important role in alerting emergency services to accidents and other incidents, a technology commentator says.
Duck hunting set to stay legal in SA but with stricter regulations
The Select Committee on Hunting Native Birds recommends stricter regulations for hunters and harsher penalties for those who break laws aimed at preventing animal cruelty but no ban on duck hunting.
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Families at this school know exactly where their Christmas hams come from
Parents in Lucindale, in South Australia's south-east, can just ask their children to find out how the pig that became their Christmas ham lived.
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Urgent care clinics criticised for shorter opening hours than promised
The Opposition says Labor is breaking an election promise by reducing the opening hours of urgent care clinics that were announced ahead of last year's federal election.
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'Tornado' hits South Australian town with damage to houses, trees and power lines
State Emergency Service and Country Fire Service volunteers responded to multiple calls for help when a storm front came through the town and lightning started a bushfire in Millicent, in SA's south-east.
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Owner of historic sawmill in dispute with 'mongrel' council
Bill Wells has tried to build a successful recycling business in SA's south-east, but he says the local council is unfairly targeting him over safety concerns.
Worries about bushfire safety and drinking water supply in marina development that never took off
Residents and property owners in a town in South Australia's south-east are growing increasingly frustrated at services being reduced in what they had hoped would be an idyllic place to retire.
Teacher recognised for 50 years with Department for Education
Mount Gambier teacher John Pocock has been recognised for 50 years service with South Australia's Department for Education.
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After more than 180 years, the Indigenous side of a notorious shipwreck story will be told
The killing of 26 men, women and children has been described as the largest murder of Europeans by Indigenous people in Australia's colonial history. Now, a new sculpture, signs and garden will give context to a monument marking the event.
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Millicent's leaky lake to open for summer swimmers after plea from local mother and son
By popular demand, the artificial swimming lake in South Australia's south-east will be refilled for the school holidays, while the council looks to fix leaks that went undiscovered for years because of a misread water meter.
Chance meeting with Dulux boss inspires small town recycler's waste fix
A South Australian recycling business says it has a world-first solution to transform the waste from powder coating production into plastic used in construction.
Duck hunters fined over offences caught on video on first day of SA season
Three duck hunters have been fined after animal activists filmed them harming birds on the opening day of the season in South Australia's south-east earlier this year.
Housing crisis sparks action to rent out long-vacant house reserved for police
A government-owned house that has been empty for seven years in the small town of Kalangadoo will be offered to other public servants and the town's police station will close.
Mount Gambier cafe worker fronts court for alleged child sexual offence
A prominent Mount Gambier businessman appears in court for the first time on a charge of communicating to make a child amenable to sexual activity.
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