PS Daisy: Mannum becomes home to SA’s oldest paddlesteamer
A mechanically minded 22-year-old has become the youngest member of South Australia’s Wooden Boat Association with his purchase of a 129-year-old riverboat.
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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Liberals promise extra $315 million for Swanport Bridge and Monarto bypass
A federal Coalition government will guarantee more funding for a freight route around Murray Bridge, and sooner, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has announced.
🚨 Crime and Fire
Murray Bridge CFS crew helps with gas leak at Forest Range
Plus police search for a stolen mountain bike in Murray Bridge and penalise seven local drivers.
Announcing the Murraylands Business Awards
A new awards ceremony will celebrate our region’s most outstanding businesses, as voted by you.
🏗️ Development
Bridge and bypass are no certainty, Pasin warns
The state government has yet to decide whether it will match a $525 million funding commitment to a freight bypass around Murray Bridge.
April Fools Day 2025: Flush with ideas, council reveals east side sewer alternative
The Murray Bridge council will erect a port-a-loo on every east side street corner after its failure to get a sewer network built. Er, maybe.
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Three surprising things you should know about house-and-land packages
Raine and Horne Murraylands’ Michael Cox explains how a common real estate practice works, and why it might pay to do your homework.
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Murray Bridge entrepreneur has turned a hobby into a six-figure income with Kennewell
A Murray Bridge CNC machining company has helped Old Mate Designs’ Ben Smith turn a side hustle into his main gig.
🏛️ Council
‘Robin Hood in reverse’: Ratepayers slam council rates plan
Murray Bridge’s councillors have copped a spray from furious residents after proposing to increase their property rates and give a break to big business.
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Citizens’ agenda: Cost of living is top priority for Murraylands voters
With the 2025 federal election right around the corner, these are the issues that matter to voters in this corner of Tony Pasin’s electorate of Barker.
🏗️ Development
Second Swanport Bridge, Murray Bridge freight bypass funded in federal budget
The federal government has announced two major Murraylands projects as part of a $525 million spend on South Australia’s freight network.