🗓 Things to Do
Things to do in Murray Bridge: October 8-14, 2021
A Unity College reunion, a spring market, a youth art prize presentation and much more.
Peri Strathearn
I'm an award-winning, community-minded journalist who has lived and worked in South Australia's Murraylands since 2012.
🏘️ Housing
Industry, civic leaders band together to find homes for workers
A jobs boom is coming in the Murraylands – but where will all those workers and their families live?
Local man killed in road crash at Mypolonga
Emergency services have rushed to South Bokara Road, where a car collided with a tree on Wednesday night.
👋 Join In
Join In ... with the Murray Mallee Community Passenger Network
Ross Anderson invites you to become a volunteer driver, taking people to medical and other appointments.
‘Yoga’s a a way to get to your mind through your body’
Learn about how physical activity can help with mental health for Mental Health Awareness Month 2021.
Aged and disability care industry needs ‘a lot more staff’
Three employers are urging international students to come and work in the Murraylands, but their advice could apply to anyone.
Which are the worst roads in the Murraylands?
The RAA wants to know, and it’s surveying local road users to find out.
All Australians deserve mobile phone coverage, MP Tony Pasin says
"I think the executives of our nation’s telcos need to think long and hard about their commitment to rural Australians."
High school’s fire pit will keep Aboriginal culture burning strong
That's the hope, anyway, after two year 9 students' handiwork was revealed during NAIDOC Week.
Driver fined $1814 for speeding at Wellington
Police allegedly clocked a Holden station wagon doing 155km/h on Monday afternoon.
Tailem Bend servo listed as possible COVID exposure site
A COVID-positive truckie visited the Coles Express early on October 1, but chief public health officer Nicola Spurrier says the risk to the public is low.
Murray Bridge Riverfront Christmas Festival will extend over two days in 2021
Here's how to register a float in the parade, sign up as a sponsor or just come along on November 19 and 20.