Magic Millions SA race day draws a well-dressed crowd
Hundreds of racegoers have flocked to Murray Bridge Racing Club for one of 2023's richest racing days, as development of the Gifford Hill racecourse continues.
Peri Strathearn
I'm an award-winning, community-minded journalist who has lived and worked in South Australia's Murraylands since 2012.
Dozens dive into Community Living Australia’s All Abilities Festival
Murray Bridge Swimming Centre has hosted a celebration for people living with disability.
Soroptimist scholarship recipients revealed for 2023
Murray Bridge High School’s Riley Lienert and Unity College’s Kalder Bormann have each received $2000 towards the cost of their university studies.
🌊 Floods
State government will cover pumping costs for all flood-affected Lower Murray irrigators
The job of pumping floodwater off the River Murray’s swamps, and working towards fixing the levees, has begun.
🌊 Floods
Murray Bridge flood watch 2022-23
We published information on River Murray water levels, warnings, relief and recovery efforts in Murray Bridge and surrounds between October 2022 and March 2023.
🗓 Things to Do
Things to do in Murray Bridge: March 3–9, 2023
All you need to know about the Magic Millions SA race day, the Fringe show Aussie Rock, Murray Bridge Speedway and more.
Mobilong Prison visitor convicted as police focus on drug smuggling
Police have searched 61 visitors at the prison on the day after a woman was convicted for bringing methamphetamine inside.
📷 Social Photos
Out and About: Fringe on Sixth
Social photos from the Murray Bridge Fringe street party on February 24, 2023.
Old Murray Bridge will close for five nights next week
Boat movements will also be restricted as the next stage of work begins on the road bridge over the River Murray.
🗓 Things to Do
Calling all original musicians – this Tailem Bend cabaret is for you
Murraylands locals Jarrod Matulick, Anika Bartholomeusz and Katherine Wicker plan to stage a “creative composer’s cabaret” this April.
Wanted man arrested in Murray Bridge over assault, firearms offences
Plus two men arrested over separate thefts, two more thefts remain unsolved, and Blue Light Discos return to the Murraylands.
🌊 Floods
‘Rise up for our river’: Murray tourism voucher scheme revealed
The South Australian will spend $4.6 million reviving the Murray River, Lakes and Coorong’s tourism industry in the wake of this summer’s floods.