Global trends will benefit the Murraylands, visionaries say
Two giants of Australian business and science have shared an encouraging vision with Murraylands residents as the mid-21st century approaches.
Peri Strathearn
I'm an award-winning, community-minded journalist who has lived and worked in South Australia's Murraylands since 2012.
🏗️ Development
Wild is calling from new Monarto Safari Resort
A long-awaited luxury tourism development at Monarto Safari Park has opened.
🏛️ Council
Murray Bridge council watch: Round House shed demolition roundly criticised
Plus councillors debate AI.
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Social photos: National Volunteer Week 2025
See who has been seen out and about in the Murraylands this week, thanks to Spry Holdings.
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Disaster Relief Australia will bring big map to Murray Bridge and Mannum
Community members are invited to participate in a novel disaster preparedness exercise this weekend.
🌊 Floods
River Murray flood lessons must be learnt, inquiry finds
Better preparation, coordination and communication will be needed whenever a flood next comes down the River Murray, a parliamentary report has found.
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Things to do in Murray Bridge: May 23-29, 2025
Here’s your guide to every event happening in the Murraylands this week, including a Murray Bridge Cabaret Band Festival.
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Learn about spray drift with Grain Producers SA in Murray Bridge
Growers, contractors and agronomists are invited to improve their knowledge on an important topic at a free full-day workshop.
🚨 Emergencies
Neighbourhood Watch celebrates 40 years of crime prevention
A dedicated brigade of “curtain-twitchers” have spent the past four decades making Murray Bridge a safer place.
Jervois dairy factory put up for sale
The former Beston facility, and five nearby grazing blocks, are on the market; the company’s Murray Bridge factory has already been sold.
🏗️ Development
Boundary change will allow an extra 10,400 homes to be built in Murray Bridge
South Australia’s parliament has rolled back Environment and Food Production Area protections which had stood in the way of the Gifford Hill housing development.
Sri Chinmoy peace run visits Murray Bridge
A North School student has been given a prestigious award, and messages of peace and love have been shared, on the arrival of an international torch relay.