Laura Collins

Editor, @ABCRiverland. Journo by trade. 👶🏻🐶 Mum. All views are my own. Got a story? [email protected]

[Will Hunter @WilliamHuntr]

Grape growers in Australia's largest wine region frozen out of financial help as state government stops short of providing monetary assistance to frost-affected farmers @JessSchremmer @abcnews https://t.co/lNbHjLbkVD

[Selina Green 🎙 @SelinaGreen5290]

Wine grape growers plant super high-density olive trees to meet demand amid global oil shortage https://t.co/3k8ChJkDgK via @ABCaustralia

[Laura Collins @Laura_Collins9]

Meet Lloyd from Notts Well. He's been a regular ABC Riverland caller for years. We can always count on him to let us know about the drops he's captured out at his farm. Finally, we could return the favour and capture his story.

https://t.co/81Ff5WimNE

[Laura Collins @Laura_Collins9]

It's stories like these about incredible local characters like this.

https://t.co/y5jWz0jahW

[Sarah McConnell @SarahJMcConnell]

Broken Hill Willyama High School to be demolished and rebuilt following discovery of mould infestation https://t.co/G8IZ6p69cd

[Isabella Carbone @IsabellaReports]

The latest update on Port Pirie blood lead levels with @annabel_fran and @viki_ntaf 🩸

[Peri Strathearn @PeriStrathearn]

Today we publish our first story as a result of that partnership, brokered by the Local and Independent News Association (and with thanks to @SophieHolder26)! I’m glad we’ll be able to get the odd Murray Bridge story in front of a wider audience. https://t.co/OTUxjcEMa9

[Laura Collins @Laura_Collins9]

Farmers are resilient. We've seen it time and time again. But gosh, it's a really hard time for grape growers in our part of the world right now - they've had enough and many want out. Thank you to those who shared with @verbaliza and @jameshwakelin.
https://t.co/MhmaOxDuyp

[Callum Marshall @calmarshall2]

Important story here from ⁦@AnnaChisholm19⁩ and ⁦@tyronedalton⁩ about that familiar question of whether to stay or go if you live near the river. https://t.co/ldhwOA2MUm

[Isabella Carbone @IsabellaReports]

A very feel good story about Filipino firies ensuring the sustainability of the Port Wakefield CFS, bringing together two communities in the regional town 🥲 https://t.co/iTdI0zui7h

[Laura Collins @Laura_Collins9]

“I drive past every day and I’ve always been curious to know…” - the words that makes an editor’s heart sing. And of course, there was a fascinating yarn to be told. From @elyse_armanini and @stephnitschke https://t.co/dxEJtzALes

[Eliza Berlage @verbaliza]

Humbled to be trusted by farmers along the River Murray to share their reflections on flood recovery for this story. 💧🧑‍🌾🐑🍇
https://t.co/3uoYSHdmGP

[Bethanie Alderson @bethalderson_]

We contacted every male federal MP about the violent deaths of women this year. Here's what happened via @GeoARoberts https://t.co/YLxBMwNsrr

[Laura Collins @Laura_Collins9]

High scores should 100% be celebrated. But so should the alternate path and people finding their passion a little down the track. Marnie was so generous to share & we hope her story provides comfort to those who didn’t get the result they’d hoped for. https://t.co/UbGujJm7R6

[Laura Collins @Laura_Collins9]

It truly is the best place to live. 🧡

[James Findlay @james_findlay]

95-year-old Mannum Oma granted birthday wish to ride on the back of a Harley!!

After an impressively smooth transition onto the back of the motorbike, the 95-year-old was whisked onto the road and off to the pub for lunch. @dixie_sulda @abcnews
https://t.co/FszgQBlhg3

[Dixie Sulda @dixie_sulda]

If you come across one of these in the river, don't worry... the lamprey doesn't feed in freshwater @abcnews @envirosanews @james_findlay https://t.co/vk8a1AP5rr

[Rural Media & Communicators SA/NT @RuralMedComSANT]

Our final category for the journalism awards is digital/online, again sponsored by AgCommunicators. We jump straight into the winner of the Best Rural Journalist – Digital/Online award which is … Eliza Berlage (@verbaliza - absent) from ABC Riverland! #RMCAwards23

[SA Press Club @SAPressClub]

@theTiser @emilyolle @rileywalter_ · A three way tie with #sapcawards2023 🥉commendations for the Sarah Constructions Young Journalist of the Year, who all had outstanding work:
· @SophieHolder26 from @ABCnews in the Riverland;
· @Evelyn_Leckie, also from the ABC
· @KellyCHughes_, @9newsadel
#sapressclub #Adelaide

[SA Press Club @SAPressClub]

🥉Three commendations for best regional or rural affairs report:
· The ABC’s Bernadette Clarke [@cbernadette96] for Tumby Bay grandmother
· @anitaward_, also from the ABC, for “tiny town revival”
· Nicholas Ward [@nickjamward]: “Coober Pedy water crisis” #Adelaide #sapressclub