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🏛️ Council
Murray Bridge council has new plans for community land
A series of updated documents will determine what can be done with public land across the district for decades to come.
🚨 Crime and Fire
Police pounce on cannabis crop at Murray Bridge East
Plus four motorists are reported for drink and drug driving.
Water safety strategy launched as life saving club seeks a home
The Murray Bridge Life Saving Club wants a permanent base at Sturt Reserve as part of an effort to prevent drownings in the region.
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Social photos: Lower Murray Vintage Engine and Machinery Show
See who has been seen out and about in the Murraylands this week, thanks to Spry Holdings.
🙂 Good News
Tailem Bend steals a motor race from Victoria
A Formula SAE-A championship will be held at the Bend Motorsport Park for the next five years, SA’s state government has announced.
🏛️ Council
$3.8 million redevelopment planned at Murray Bridge’s Hume Reserve
The state government, Ngarrindjeri authorities and the local council are collaborating on a plan to revitalise a long-neglected riverfront area.
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Is there still a housing crisis in the Murraylands?
Raine and Horne’s Michael Cox and Casey DeMichele say conditions are surprisingly favourable for vendors, buyers and renters alike at the moment.
🗳️ Vote
Does Callington belong in the Hills or Murraylands? The AEC weighs in
A proposed boundary change would shift Callington, Langhorne Creek and other communities into the electorate of Barker at the next federal election.
Drought will mean less water for River Murray irrigators in 2026-27
A political argument between Labor and One Nation has erupted over the most troubling projection for irrigators in six years.
Patient Assistance Transport Scheme must keep pace with fuel crisis, advocate says
Murraylands Cancer Fighters’ Mandy Payne is calling on the state government to do more to help regional patients in the face of fast-rising costs.
🚨 Crime and Fire
Murray Bridge smoke shops closed again
Plus police issue a call-out for information after a jewellery theft.