Author Archives: Lance Charles

A stunning report from the CSIRO has been released today, giving some insights into social science regarding Facebook users. “A user with a profile picture that features not themselves, but rather a vehicle or an animal, is up to 80% more likely to not understand satire.” “It’s been a phenomenon for a while, and I’mContinue reading “Strong link between ‘vehicles or animals’ as profile pictures, and not understanding satire, a new study reveals”

A fire set ablaze a classroom last week at Berri Regional Secondary College, causing over $80,000 in damages. The local fire department was quick to act, and managed to prevent the fire spreading to other buildings. A thorough investigation was immediately started to find out the cause, and the fire investigators believe they have discoveredContinue reading “Student smoking area’s ‘lack of ashtrays’ to blame for last week’s fire at Berri Regional Secondary College”

You may have seen him on television or online, ‘South Aussie with Cosi’ has been exploring the region for the last ten years, although now he is in the spotlight for a completely different reason. On Sunday 22nd of June, an Andrew ‘Cosi’ Costello impersonator was caught dumping a trailer-load of old car batteries andContinue reading “Cosi impersonator claims “not a big deal”, after caught dumping trailer-load of old car batteries and tyres in the Murray River”

Tony Pasin has surprised his electorate today with the release of a bizarre new music track. Produced by Pasin himself, the short 1-minute track features vocals from Pasin, who is now under the alias of ‘Tony Bassin’. This shocking artistic endeavour comes after devastatingly low polling results for Pasin amongst the younger voters, with thisContinue reading “Tony Pasin releases EDM track in last-ditch effort to win over young voters”

Road works have officially begun. The intersection east of Barmera on the Old Sturt Highway is set to receive a complete makeover, with the SA department of Infrastructure and Transport dedicating a whopping $30m towards the project. The aim of the project is to increase efficiency and make it easier to navigate, as the currentContinue reading “Sturt Highway upgrade: Barmera intersection to receive multimillion dollar makeover to improve efficiency”

“O lady of the river, take this sacrifice to the watery depths, and spare us from your wrath.” The Easter weekend is upon us, and while most Riverlanders are celebrating with chocolate eggs, this small Church in Berri has a rather unique way of starting the holiday. “It is a sacred tradition that dates backContinue reading “Our Lady of the River kicks off Easter celebration with sacrifice to the River Lady”

Berri residents are in shock after an overnight heist has resulted in the town’s famous Big Orange landmark being illegally removed, and its current whereabouts being unknown. Weighing in at an impressive 15 tonnes and with a height of 15 meters, moving the structure is no easy feat, and SA Police are currently investigating atContinue reading “Police asking for public assistance after iconic Big Orange stolen overnight”

‘Dangerous’ and ‘preventable’; Those are the two words that a majority of Riverland residents have been using in the past few weeks when describing the numerous spillages of grapes across our busy roads. With the busy harvest season here, farmers are looking to maximise profits, and as a consequence trucks are being overfilled and insufficientlyContinue reading “Riverland residents growing concerned after 2022 brings record number of grape spills on the roads”

Berri Primary School has anounced today their plans to introduce new forklift licence lessons for the 2022 curriculum, after Prime Minister Scott Morrison lowered the national forklift licence age to 12. With the change approved through parliament, it’s expected that most Riverland schools will follow suit. The forklift license lessons will begin as early asContinue reading “Berri Primary School adds forklift licence lessons to 2022 curriculum after receiving PM’s approval”

Tennis world champion Novak Djokovic has once again fallen on hard times, after failing to dispose of a bag of oranges at the Yamba Quarantine Station. The world number 1 was set to defend his title at the upcoming Australian Open, hosted at the Cobdogla Tennis Courts, but is instead being deported from the RiverlandContinue reading “Novak Djokovic denied entry to Riverland after failing to dispose of fruit at Yamba Quarantine Station”