More student doctors will learn in Murray Bridge after $19.7 million deal
Flinders University will open another 40 places for rural medical students in centres including Murray Bridge thanks to federal funding.
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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Social photos: Murray Bridge Christmas carols 2023
Hundreds of locals have turned up to sing their hearts out at Murray Bridge Showground after a last-minute change of venue.
Hip hip, hooray: Hippopotamuses arrive at Monarto Safari Park
The park’s Wild Africa expansion is continuing with its acquisition of two hippos, the first in South Australia since 2020.
Storm damage forces Murraylands Gymnastics Academy to seek a new home
Almost 400 gymnasts have been left without a venue after last week’s rain rendered Murray Bridge’s gymnastics academy unfit for use. Can you help?
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Social photos: Rockleigh Carols in the Bush
The annual event has finally returned in 2023 after three years of cancellations.
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What will the Murraylands’ property market look like in 2024?
As 2023 draws to a close, the experts at Raine and Horne Murraylands make their predictions for the year ahead.
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Unity College student chosen for Olympic change-maker summit
Year 11 student and Tailem Bend netballer Bridie Loller has gone to Canberra to have her say about the future of the Olympic movement.
Climate change could make Murray Bridge look like Woomera by 2100, projection suggests
Want to move to the outback? No need – unless action is taken to prevent climate change, the outback could move into the Murraylands by the end of this century.
Speeding driver clocked at 153km/h on South Eastern Freeway
Plus police nab an alleged drink driver near the Murray Bridge hospital.
After 110 years, the Chapman Bore Hall’s dance floor has emptied for the last time
A tiny hall in the Mallee has hosted its last waltz, consigning to history memories of a busier, friendlier time.
Lerwin Nursing Home has turned 40 – so what’s next?
A plan has been set out for the development of the Murray Bridge residential aged care facility, owned and operated by the local council, between now and 2032.