Elders auction raises thousands for Beyond Blue
A fundraising event at Murray Bridge’s Bridgeport Hotel has raised more than $27,000 towards mental health support for people who need it.
Peri Strathearn
I'm an award-winning, community-minded journalist who has lived and worked in South Australia's Murraylands since 2012.
Sports reports: Molly Bretag keeps winning
Plus the latest from Murray Towns cricket, Lower Murray lawn bowls and Murray Bridge golf and tennis.
Wellington Hotel glassing attacker spared prison
A 27-year-old mother of three who assaulted another woman with a pint glass has been sentenced to home detention.
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Social photos: Waitangi Day 2024
Hundreds have celebrated New Zealand’s national day at Murray Bridge’s Pine Park.
$16,500 fundraising win secures Sozo machine for Murray Bridge hospital
Eight community groups and one individual have enabled the purchase of a diagnostic tool which could change lives among people recovering from breast cancer.
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Murray Bridge council watch: Jervois netballers need new toilets
Plus questions about the future of an electric vehicle charging station, complaints about shopping trolleys and more from the council’s January 2024 meeting.
Subscriber giveaway – February 2024
Win Adelaide Fringe tickets, honey products, a novel and Murray Bridge News merchandise.
Watch out for speed cameras in the Murraylands this week
Plus police arrest a helmetless hoon on a motorbike at Tailem Bend, charge a truck driver with speeding on the South Eastern Freeway and more.
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Things to do in Murray Bridge: February 9-15, 2024
Your guide to Waitangi Day, the Wakeboard SA state titles, a skate park competition and more.
Maternity, dialysis upgrades needed at Murray Bridge hospital
A local councillor has raised the issue, and GPs and hospital board members hope to make it a prominent one at the 2026 state election.
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Three Adelaide Fringe shows you won’t want to miss in Murray Bridge in 2024
Country-style 80s music, a Neil Diamond tribute and Nitro Nat’s phantastic physics show are coming to Murray Bridge Performing Arts and Function Centre this month.
Andrew Mills remembered with memorial at Rockleigh CFS
A doctor who was instrumental to the establishment of Rockleigh’s Country Fire Service support group has been honoured at the local fire station.