Latest South Australia News

Mayfield Childcare's Mayfield 360 division has achieved registration as an NDIS provider, enabling it to expand early intervention support services and transition from pilot to billable operations.

Locality Planning Energy (ASX:LPE) has acquired PowerHub, boosting its embedded network presence by nearly 19% in sites and 12% in service points, while extending into Tasmania and South Australia.

AusQuest has resumed a significant diamond drilling campaign at its Coober Pedy IOCG project in South Australia, aiming to test high-priority geophysical and geochemical targets within the Olympic Dam province. The program is expected to take four weeks, with assay results due about a month later.

Magnetite Mines has secured a 12-month extension on $2.7 million of convertible notes, enhancing its financial runway for the Razorback Iron Ore Project amid ongoing strategic funding efforts.

PTR Minerals has bolstered its leadership team by appointing mineral sands veteran Colin Bwye as Non-executive Director and elevating Rob Sennitt to Managing Director, aligning with its push to develop the high-grade Rosewood Titanium Project in South Australia.

Sparc Hydrogen has partnered with US-based SunHydrogen to integrate and test solar-driven green hydrogen modules, hitting a notable 10% solar-to-hydrogen efficiency in early trials. This collaboration aims to advance pilot-scale testing and techno-economic analysis to lower hydrogen production costs.

Austco Healthcare is acquiring Medical Communications Systems to deepen its direct sales footprint in South Australia, continuing a string of reseller takeovers that bolster its market presence and earnings.

Metcash Limited posted a steady FY26 performance, with group revenue rising to $19.6 billion and EBITDA up 1.9%, driven by growth in Food and digital channels despite challenges in Hardware.

Nick Scali Limited posted a 31% jump in net profit after tax to $75.7 million for FY26, driven by margin gains and UK sales recovery, and announced a fully franked final dividend of 39 cents per share.

Barton Gold has wrapped up an intensive 39,000m Phase 2 drilling campaign at its Tunkillia Gold Project, aiming to upgrade resource classifications ahead of a Pre-Feasibility Study due in Q1 2027. Early assay results suggest potential for improved grade and resource size, underpinning robust project economics.

Ausmon Resources has kicked off soil sampling over a 341 km2 tenement near Broken Hill, targeting base metals along key shear zones with initial pXRF screening guiding laboratory assays.

Heavy Rare Earths Limited (ASX:HRE) has secured $2.028 million through a placement and entitlement offer to advance drilling programs and a strategic review across its key projects in South Australia and Western Australia.