Up, up and away: Sturt Reserve steam engine is on the move
A locomotive and tender on Murray Bridge's riverfront have been shifted for the first time in decades.
Peri Strathearn
I'm an award-winning, community-minded journalist who has lived and worked in South Australia's Murraylands since 2012.
Training promised to next generation of Murraylands leaders
The state government will invest $2 million in Regional Development Australia leadership programs.
Health network apologises after COVID-19 vaccine given without parental consent
A Murray Bridge girl's stepmother allegedly had her vaccinated without her parents' permission.
🗓 Things to Do
Things to do in Murray Bridge: February 18-24, 2022
All you need to know about the return of the Fireball Challenge, the Rotary swap meet, Business Murray Bridge's next breakfast and more.
Monarto Safari Park prepares to open new visitor centre, offers a discount to locals
Murray Bridge residents will be offered discounted zoo memberships after the city's council agreed to chip in.
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Citizens’ agenda: Murray Bridge needs better public transport services
Candidates for Hammond at the 2022 state election respond to voters' concerns about public transport, roads and infrastructure.
Oval lease will be ‘huge’ step towards Tailem Bend sporting hub
A group of local volunteers is making progress on the dream they've held since 2016.
Remixed photos bring Murray Bridge’s past and present together
Darren Archibald, of Turn 8 Photography, blends old and new photos to create striking images.
Callington parents cry out for an affordable school bus
Residents have reached out to two state election candidates as they campaign for better services in their town – and a fix for Erskine Bridge.
More river police are needed, locals say after Operation Riversafe
Plus a photographer is charged with child sex offences, a road chase ends near Murray Bridge and Tailem Bend police make a drug raid.
Drag racing will be back at the Bend Motorsport Park in 2023
Start your engines – a $30 million drag strip will be built at Tailem Bend, venue owner Sam Shahin and Premier Steven Marshall have announced.
Thommo hangs up his stethoscope after 50 years at Bridge Clinic
Perhaps the longest-serving GP in Murray Bridge's history, Dr Robert Thompson, has retired.