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Time to get on with the job, Coorong council candidates say
Candidates allied with mayoral candidate Paul Simmons and the “green machine”, Coorong Unites, have had their say at a forum at Tailem Bend.
Peri Strathearn
I'm an award-winning, community-minded journalist who has lived and worked in South Australia's Murraylands since 2012.
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Theft prevention will be focus of Business Murray Bridge’s next breakfast
Retailers, you won’t want to miss this event next Wednesday, November 2.
Murray Bridge hit-and-run victim’s family appeals for support
Chantelle Medlam died after a collision on the Old Princes Highway at Murray Bridge East last Friday.
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Murray Bridge’s growth needs to be properly managed, John DeMichele says
The 2022 council candidate, a real estate agent by trade, has plenty of ideas about how to address our housing crisis.
Shopping trolley solution is in sight
The Murray Bridge council may soon be granted new powers that would allow it to clean up the city’s streets once and for all.
Tailem Bend’s last bank will soon close
The town’s Bank SA branch will close within months, a spokesperson has confirmed.
Mypolonga Uniting Church celebrates its centenary
The former Methodist church on Green Street has turned 100.
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Murray Bridge Christmas parade will return to the streets in 2022
Float registrations are now open ahead of this year’s event, scheduled for November 19.
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Flourish by Five forum will focus on support for young Murray Bridge families
Veteran women's and children's rights campaigner Annette Korzeba says more needs to be done to help preschool-aged local children.
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John DeMichele wants to help create a bright future for Murray Bridge
A local businessman makes his case for re-election in 2022.
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Dirty politics mar Coorong council election
A defamatory and anonymous letter to residents has heightened tensions in an already tense contest between “Coorong Unites” and independent candidates.
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Flood preparations begin as River Murray levels start to rise
The risk is higher in the Riverland than along the Lower Murray, but Premier Peter Malinauskas says the state government is planning for every possibility.