🏘️ Housing
Rotary and police team up to help with homelessness
A number of free shelter bags will be made available to anyone who needs them at two locations in Murray Bridge this winter.
Peri Strathearn
I'm an award-winning, community-minded journalist who has lived and worked in South Australia's Murraylands since 2012.
State MP Robert Roylance weighs in on abortion debate
The Member for Hammond has come out on the losing side of a contentious vote after advocating for “a more clearly defined boundary at the later stages of pregnancy”.
🙂 Good News
Two Murray Bridge projects recognised at SA Architecture Awards
Phillips/Pilkington Architects and a consortium led by Mulloway Studio have won awards for the Moorundi health centre and a wharf redevelopment.
🙂 Good News
Superbike coup: The Bend snares a world championship motorcycle race
Tailem Bend will host a round of the Superbike World Championship from 2028.
🏘️ Housing
Dreaming of living on a River Murray houseboat? Joanne Grey has a warning for you
A White Sands houseboat buyer offers her advice about some of the pitfalls she has experienced since she downsized earlier this year.
📢 Sponsored
Meet the team at the Warner Health and Wellness Centre
These are the compassionate and expert staff who can support your health and wellness journey at a new allied health centre in Murray Bridge.
🗳️ Vote
Murraylands mayors reluctantly accept council election delay
The leaders of the Murray Bridge, Mid Murray and Coorong councils will have to stick around for an extra five months while the Electoral Commission of SA sorts itself out.
⭐ Business Awards
Collective effort has helped Coffee and Flowers spring to life
The owner of a Murray Bridge cafe and florist reflects on her best new business win at the 2026 Murraylands Business Awards.
Fix the sinkhole at Callington school, parents urge SA’s Department for Education
After two and a half years, it’s time the state government sorted out a major health and safety problem at a Murraylands primary school, families say.
🏗️ Development
Mannum housing development would add 127 new residential lots
A developer has filed plans for a major new development in the town’s west.
🏗️ Development
Work on $8.3m play space at Sturt Reserve will begin within months
The Pondi nature play space will be a “world-class” family destination themed after a Ngarrindjeri legend.
🚨 Emergencies
Man jailed for running over police officer at Tailem Bend
A man will spend at least five and a half years in prison over an offence committed on Christmas Eve, 2024.