🏛️ Council
Wellington East households may pay $2750 each for water scheme
The Coorong council and SA Water are asking for feedback on the latest version of a plan to supply residents with clean, safe drinking water.
Peri Strathearn
I'm an award-winning, community-minded journalist who has lived and worked in South Australia's Murraylands since 2012.
Jockey airlifted to Adelaide after fall in Murray Bridge
Apprentice Rachael Kraemer is in a stable condition following an accident on a property in the city’s west last week.
🚨 Crime and Fire
Fire destroys shed on Hill Street
A Murray Bridge family has escaped a blaze which broke out behind their home on Monday.
Less crime and sport, more local voices wanted in rural news, study shows
A report, Engaged Journalism in the Heartland, has suggested a way forward for local news in regional Australia.
📷 Social Photos
Social photos: Spring racing business lunch 2025
See who has been seen out and about in the Murraylands this week.
🏗️ Growth
Gifford Hill development progresses: ‘We’re going as fast as we can’
Exclusive: Here’s what the proponents behind one of the biggest land developments in SA’s history have accomplished in the past year.
Not just meth, and not just Murray Bridge: Drug use is a problem everywhere
A counselling service provider has confirmed what wastewater testing suggests: illicit and legal drugs are an issue all over regional Australia.
🙂 Good News
Show and shine at Palmer raises $2400 for disability charity
The event, one of the biggest for the Skulls Social Crew in South Australia, has netted a generous sum for Riding for the Disabled.
Tailem Bend ferry will be out of service for a day next week
The state Department for Infrastructure and Transport urges motorists to plan ahead.
🙂 Good News
Pay it forward at Mojos cafe
A Murray Bridge business has introduced a scheme which allows customers to shout coffees or food to locals doing it tough.
Pioneering female pilot retires to Sunnyside
Georgina Sutton has had a career like no-one else in Australian aviation, and now has the freedom to reflect on it after 40 years.
Ethan Klemm documents chrome culture, one analogue photo at a time
Meet the Murraylands photographer who has made it his mission to snap South Australia’s classic cars and the people who love them.