⭐ Business Awards
Murraylands Business Awards 2026: Nominate your favourites now
Nominations are now open for this year’s local business awards ahead of a gala dinner on May 29.
Peri Strathearn
I'm an award-winning, community-minded journalist who has lived and worked in South Australia's Murraylands since 2012.
🗳️ Vote
It’s official: One Nation’s Robert Roylance wins in Hammond
The Mannum ferry driver’s surprising victory brings an end to Liberal MP Adrian Pederick’s 20-year parliamentary career.
🙂 Good News
Easter colouring competition won by Murray Bridge local
Federal MP Tony Pasin has visited a childcare centre to host an Easter egg hunt in recognition of a young artist.
🏛️ Council
Murraylands council watch: March 2026
Here’s what Murray Bridge, Coorong and Mid Murray councillors have been up to during the past month.
April Fool’s Day 2026: Labor plans to move bunyip to Mannum
Labor promised a new home for Bertha in the lead-up to the state election. Now the shocking details of the party’s plan have been announced.
🚨 Crime and Fire
Police crackdown leads to 23 arrests around the Murraylands
Plus traffic police pick up two drivers on local roads and officers participate in a charity day.
🗳️ Vote
One Nation’s Jason Virgo wins in MacKillop
A Mount Gambier security guard will represent Tailem Bend and the Coorong district in South Australia’s parliament for the next four years.
🏗️ Growth
Technical college will mean more opportunities for Murraylands kids
South Australia’s re-elected state government is pushing ahead with a plan for a $50 million vocational training centre in Murray Bridge.
📷 Social Photos
Social photos: Local and Independent News Association summit
See who has been seen out and about in the Murraylands this week, thanks to Spry Holdings.
Life goes on at flood-affected printing business in Murray Bridge
Print City might have been the business hit hardest during a rainstorm earlier this month, but its team is carrying on.
📷 Social Photos
Riverbend Rodeo 2026: See the photos
See who has been seen out and about in the Murraylands this week, thanks to Spry Holdings.
🙂 Good News
Researchers partner with Ngarrindjeri elders on diabetes treatment trial
A pilot by Flinders University and the Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network, co-designed with Aboriginal community members, aims to make life better for locals.