🏛️ Council
Murray Bridge council rate rise locked in as aged care costs escalate
The cost of running Lerwin Nursing Home and rising wages are two reasons residents will pay more in 2025-26, the Murray Bridge council says.
Peri Strathearn
I'm an award-winning, community-minded journalist who has lived and worked in South Australia's Murraylands since 2012.
Second travelator breaks down at Murray Bridge Marketplace
Shoppers with trolleys or mobility aids will find it harder than usual to access the centre’s car park during the next few weeks.
🏆 Sport
Sports reports: Alex Bolt loses in first round at Wimbledon
Plus the latest in Murray Bridge golf and rifle shooting, and River Murray football and netball.
🚨 Crime and Fire
Mannum oval thieves caught
Plus a driver is clocked at 164 kilometres an hour and a road safety dog prepares to say hello.
đź“· Social Photos
Social photos: NAIDOC Week 2025 at Tailem Bend
See who has been seen out and about in the Murraylands this week.
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🚨 Crime and Fire
Fundraising appeal launched after $300k fire at Monarto equine therapy centre
All animals are safe, but the fire has destroyed a house at the Lincoln Park Horse and Human Rehabilitation Centre.
Anglicans’ $90,000 investment keeps St John’s op shop open
The Murraylands parish of the Anglican Church has had a new roof put on the building that houses a much loved – and needed – thrift shop.
Tyre shop team turns pink for breast cancer fundraiser
Krystal Hatswell and her colleagues at Smedley Tyre Service, in Murray Bridge, have gone pink this June.
Bremer Valley agave distillers claim a South Australian first
A new kind of spirit, similar to tequila, is being produced by the Newell family at Callington.
🏗️ Development
Murray Bridge needs better bus services, locals say
A review of public transport services in regional South Australia will wrap up this week, but the feedback from Murraylands residents is already clear.
📢 Sponsored
Don’t throw your bowel cancer screening kit in the bin – it might save your life
Murray Bridge Medical Centre’s Wendy Ziersch encourages you to take a simple test during Bowel Cancer Awareness Month.