🗳️ Vote
MP Nick McBride vows to fight on despite assault charges
The Coorong district’s representative in state parliament is persevering with his re-election bid, and now has a Labor opponent.
Peri Strathearn
I'm an award-winning, community-minded journalist who has lived and worked in South Australia's Murraylands since 2012.
🚨 Crime and Fire
Fire contained at Kanmantoo on 2026’s hottest day
The threat posed by a fire west of Callington has passed, the Country Fire Service has advised.
Net zero is ‘madness’, senator says, and many locals agree
The Nationals’ Matt Canavan is on the warpath, with Member for Barker Tony Pasin in a supporting role.
🗳️ Vote
One Nation announces its candidate for Hammond in 2026
Robert Roylance has “had a gutful”, and plans to do something about it at the upcoming state election.
🚨 Crime and Fire
Boaties and jet ski riders fined during Operation River Safe
Plus two motorists suffer injuries in a Dukes Highway crash and traffic police round up several drivers.
📷 Social Photos
Social photos: New Year’s Eve 2025
See who has been seen out and about in the Murraylands this week, thanks to Spry Holdings.
2025 in review: Local stories that made our year
From a legendary run to an ice cream coup, these are the top 100 storylines that captivated us in the Murraylands over the past 12 months.
💬 Opinion
Happy Christmas from Murray Bridge News
Managing editor Peri Strathearn reflects on 2025.
📢 Sponsored
Hire a pedal boat or kayak in Murray Bridge this summer holidays
Or take a speedboat ride, or try tubing or paddle boarding, with Freedom Boat Hire on the River Murray at Sturt Reserve.
🙂 Good News
Murray Bridge Christmas lights competition winners named for 2025
Here’s where you’ll find the best displays around the district.
🏛️ Council
Murraylands council watch: December 2025
Here’s what the Murray Bridge, Mid Murray and Coorong councils have been up to this month.
🏛️ Council
Lerwin sale process went on in secret for two years, documents reveal
Exclusive: Documents released from confidence have shed new light on a process one Murray Bridge councillor describes as “a betrayal of the community”.