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Ballot royale: Who are the 12 candidates for Hammond at the 2026 state election?
We introduce you to those you might know already, and the five who nominated just before this week’s deadline.
Peri Strathearn
I'm an award-winning, community-minded journalist who has lived and worked in South Australia's Murraylands since 2012.
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Citizens’ agenda: Hammond needs more affordable housing
Steve Hein invites each of the state election candidates to explain how they would address a critical issue in the Murraylands.
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Who is Robert Roylance, One Nation’s candidate for Hammond?
With Pauline Hanson’s party on the rise, meet the man from Mannum who hopes to represent the Murraylands in Parliament.
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Nicole Palachicky has big ambitions for the Greens in Hammond
The party’s state election candidate hopes to follow in an ancestor’s footsteps by reforming South Australia’s tax system, and that’s not all.
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Labor promises four new OSHC centres in the Murraylands
If re-elected, Peter Malinauskas and his government would make before- and after-school care available to more local families.
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Liberals would invest $2 million in Tailem Bend if elected
Party leader Ashton Hurn and Mackillop candidate Rebekah Rosser have dropped in for a visit, and they brought their chequebook.
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X Lotto-winning ticket sold in Murray Bridge
Someone bought a division one-winning lottery ticket worth $586,000 at a local shop last week, and may not know they’ve won yet.
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Rainstorm in Murray Bridge prompts almost 60 calls to State Emergency Service
The city has copped three times its usual March rainfall in just a few hours.
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Tastes of the Murraylands included in newly published cookbook
Two local women have had recipes featured in Liz Harfull’s New Blue Ribbon Cookbook, which focuses on the cooks of South Australia’s country shows.
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Citizens’ agenda: Hammond voters want safer roads
Keith Durham invites each of the state election candidates to explain how they would address a critical issue in the Murraylands.
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Coorong residents envision a connected, thriving district
The Coorong council is seeking feedback on a draft community vision plan for the years 2026-30.
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Mandala artist gives back to DVINA
Jasmine di Caterina is selling her work to raise funds for a Murray Bridge op shop which helps other survivors of domestic violence.