🏛️ Council
Ten per cent of Coorong bins are being emptied for free – but not for much longer
Hundreds of property owners around the district can expect to receive a bill for their unregistered rubbish bins.
Peri Strathearn
I'm an award-winning, community-minded journalist who has lived and worked in South Australia's Murraylands since 2012.
🗓 Things to Do
Things to do in Murray Bridge: April 25-May 1
Here's your guide to Anzac Day services, a Barker election forum and more, thanks to Spry Holdings.
Big River Pork staff make big donation to Murray Bridge Community Centre
The meat processing company’s employees have donated goods and vouchers to a helpful community institution, with their employer matching their contribution dollar for dollar.
Murray Bridge News turns five
Managing editor Peri Strathearn reflects on this publication’s journey from scrappy start-up to number-one news source.
🗳️ Vote
Where to vote in the 2025 federal election in Murray Bridge
If you’re going to be busy on May 3, an early voting centre has opened at Murray Bridge Marketplace.
🏆 Sport
Gymnasts and netballers will share $857,000 worth of Power of Her funding
Two Murraylands sporting groups have been awarded funds to boost female participation in sport.
🏛️ Council
‘We listened to you’: Murray Bridge council abandons property rate review
A controversial plan to charge homeowners more, and pass the benefits on to businesses and some farmers, has been defeated.
🗳️ Vote
Labor promises $4.85 million for Sturt Reserve play space if elected
The next stage of Murray Bridge’s riverfront upgrade will finally go ahead if Labor is returned to government at next month’s federal election.
🗳️ Vote
Tenth candidate for Barker launches her election campaign
Jenny Troeth will stand for One Nation at the 2025 federal election, joining eight other challengers to Liberal MP Tony Pasin.
📢 Sponsored
Don’t miss a beat – get your heart health checked this May
The Heart Foundation and Murray Bridge Medical Centre encourage you to consider your heart health during the next month.
Retailers rally around drought-struck farmers
A Murray Bridge supermarket’s “Farmer Friday” initiative is one of several ways in which local businesses are setting out to support the agricultural community.
🗳️ Vote
Liberals promise $500,000 for CCTV, lighting at Sturt Reserve
If the Coalition forms government after the 2025 federal election, MP Tony Pasin says it will spend half a million dollars improving safety and security on Murray Bridge’s riverfront.