🗓 Things to Do
Things to do in the Murraylands: September 11-17, 2026
Your guide to everything happening in Murray Bridge and surrounds this week, thanks to Machinery Distributors Australia.
Peri Strathearn
I'm an award-winning, community-minded journalist who has lived and worked in South Australia's Murraylands since 2012.
🏆 Sport
The Bend’s hot lap pilot returns to race in the Airtouch 500
Racing driver Brad Vaughan will this weekend race a Supercar on a track he knows well.
Cut tobacco tax to smash the black market, Liberals suggest
As local dealers are raided again, federal MP Tony Pasin has proposed to break the illicit tobacco trade by making cigarettes cheaper.
🏗️ Development
Golden North opening gets closer: ‘We’re at the pointy end now’
Murray Bridge’s new ice cream and cheese factory should be up and running in the near future, managing director Dimi Kyriazis says.
🙂 Good News
Mannum dairy farmer is Australia’s rural woman of the year
Narelle Zanker has brought home a rare accolade from an Agrifutures awards ceremony in Canberra.
Bremer Valley agave distillery goes into limited production
Callington’s Newell family have launched the first run of a new type of spirit in the Murraylands.
🙂 Good News
Two Jordans win top gongs at 2026 MTE SA Employee Awards
A carpenter and a business trainee from Murray Bridge have been named among 17 winners at one of the Murraylands’ top workplace awards.
📷 Social Photos
Social photos: Father’s Day at Bunnings
See who has been seen out and about in the Murraylands this week, thanks to Spry Holdings.
🚨 Emergencies
Callington P-plater done for speeding
Plus four teenagers are arrested for theft, a couple escape injury in a freeway accident and traffic police pick up one more driver.
🌊 Floods
River Murray levees reopen, three and a half years after floods
You’re officially allowed to walk, jog or cycle along two east side levee banks again.
🏆 Sport
Why is there no River Murray Women’s Football League?
Despite a great deal of goodwill, young stars like Avah Thiele still face a long road to the top levels of their sport.
🗓 Things to Do
Things to do in the Murraylands: September 4-10, 2026
Your guide to everything happening in Murray Bridge and surrounds this week, including Father's Day events.