Mypolonga sporting clubs celebrate $500,000 windfall
Now work can begin on a new canteen and changerooms at the small-town football, netball, cricket and tennis club – and Callington's oval has got some funding, too.
Peri Strathearn
I'm an award-winning, community-minded journalist who has lived and worked in South Australia's Murraylands since 2012.
Hit-run driver sentenced for 2022 crash at White Hill
A man who drove away from the scene of a collision which left a motorcyclist with serious injuries will spend at least 12 months behind bars.
Titanic takes line honours as Wellington Barrel Tub Regatta returns
Wellington’s progress association and hotel have brought back a colourful annual tradition in aid of local projects and the Leukaemia Foundation.
Ettrick man charged with weapons offences after police raid
Plus a Murray Bridge woman is reported for high-range drink driving, police warn about thefts from cars and a man is arrested for an intervention order breach.
🗓 Things to Do
Wellington’s Barrel Tub Regatta is back after 10 years
A prestigious ... er, precarious boat race across the River Murray will return this Sunday for the first time since 2014.
🗓 Things to Do
Things to do in Murray Bridge: March 1-7, 2024
Your guide to Cars and Coffee’s “100th” birthday, Fringe by the River, the Wellington Barrel Tub Regatta and more local events.
This week in history: February 29, 1924
A foundation stone is laid at Tailem Bend’s Catholic church, the Murray Bridge council holds its first meeting and preparations begin for an Olympic qualifier.
Tyler Dunt has turned his life around – and 15 years after Headspace opened, he’s not alone
In its 15 years, Headspace Murray Bridge has helped hundreds of young people and inspired mental health centres across regional Australia.
🏆 Sport
Walking netball is here to stay in Murray Bridge
An accessible form of the sport is catching on in the Murraylands, and an eight-week trial has morphed into a permanent fixture.
🗓 Things to Do
Street art festival Wall to Wall will liven up Murray Bridge’s CBD
Murray Bridge might not be getting a silo artwork any more, but it will get a five-day public art extravaganza instead.
🏘️ Housing
Rotary Club will make swags available to locals sleeping rough
The service club will provide 20 shelter bags this winter, thanks in part to a donation from Murray Bridge Club.
🌊 Floods
Murray Bridge flood recovery centre closes after 414 days
A key chapter in the story of the 2022-23 River Murray flood has drawn to a close.