🏛️ Council
Murray Bridge council watch: January 2022
Prominent citizens Don Watts and Irene Hughes are farewelled, plus the latest on riverfront bins, COVID-19 measures and more.
Peri Strathearn
I'm an award-winning, community-minded journalist who has lived and worked in South Australia's Murraylands since 2012.
Murraylands Multisports left reeling after break-in
A non-profit organisation which promotes sporting events and community causes has been targeted by thieves.
Sturt Reserve steam train is about to get moving
The locomotive RX 160 will be shifted to make way for a new shelter.
đź‘‹ Join In
Come and try ... netball with the Rambler Netball Club
Zoe Fullgrabe and her daughter Zara invite you to play Net Set Go netball with Ramblers in Murray Bridge.
Murray Bridge bunyip at 50: How Dennis Newell’s monster became an icon
Exclusive: For Bertha’s 50th birthday, Murray Bridge News presents the definitive history of the animatronic horror at Sturt Reserve, with help from the Newell family.
đź—“ Things to Do
Things to do in Murray Bridge: February 4-10, 2022
All you need to know about Waitangi Day, speedway, roll racing, cars and coffee and more.
New school, 3000 houses envisioned in 20-year growth plan for Murray Bridge
More than 7000 people are expected to move to Murray Bridge by 2041. The council is figuring out where to put them.
Community conversations will make the Murraylands stronger, more adaptable
Regional Development Australia wants community groups, sporting clubs and everyday people to get involved in a resilience planning exercise.
🗳️ Vote
Citizens’ agenda: COVID-19 restrictions, health services, public transport top voters’ concerns
A Murray Bridge News survey suggests voters in Hammond are more worried about ending pandemic restrictions than ending the pandemic itself.
Long Island Reserve logjam needs fixing, resident says
Graham Hallandal wants the Murray Bridge council to make use of vacant riverfront blocks on Wildens Way now, not just in 2061.
Solar farm planned on Old Princes Highway at Rocky Gully
A company called Nowa Energia wants to put up
Truckie arrested for drug driving at Tailem Bend
Plus a fallen branch causes a power outage in Murray Bridge and police investigate several fires at Pallamana.