Helipad crisis won’t have an easy solution, opposition warns
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau recommends that homes, footpaths and car parks be kept well away from hospital helipads.
Peri Strathearn
I'm an award-winning, community-minded journalist who has lived and worked in South Australia's Murraylands since 2012.
🏗️ Growth
New oval lights shine bright at Mypolonga Combined Sporting Club
Community members have celebrated a milestone in the redevelopment at the town’s oval.
📷 Social Photos
Photo gallery: Mannum Christmas Pageant 2025
See who has been seen out and about in the Murraylands this week, thanks to Genuine Support Services Australia.
🚨 Crime and Fire
Two Murraylands locals injured in rollovers
Plus where you will find speed cameras on our roads this week.
🏗️ Growth
Power to the people: Community battery will help 650 Murray Bridge households save
A state government-owned battery will zap electricity bills for hundreds of low-income families.
📷 Social Photos
Social photos: Murray Bridge Makers Market
See who has been seen out and about in the Murraylands this week, thanks to Genuine Support Services Australia.
🙂 Good News
Young author celebrated on International Day of People with Disability
A schoolboy and a barber shop have won awards in Murray Bridge in 2025.
🏛️ Council
Murraylands council watch: November 2025
New deputy mayors are elected, the Coorong’s mayor takes a break, Murray Bridge Racing Club gets its discount back and more.
🚨 Crime and Fire
Watch out for speed cameras in the Murraylands this week
Plus SA Police report a drink driver and go on the lookout for firebugs.
🏆 Sport
No more pay-to-play: River Murray netball reps earn equal treatment
Boys and girls will finally have equal access to representative sport in the Murraylands.
Nina thought she was in love – then she learned what abusive relationships look like
A Murray Bridge woman has shared her harrowing story for the first time at an anti-domestic violence event.
🚨 Crime and Fire
Murray Bridge parents jailed for neglecting their twin boys
A man and woman will spend the next several years in prison after their children were taken to hospital with shocking injuries.