Multi-million-dollar cocaine bust made at Tailem Bend
Plus a warning after two burn-offs get out of control at Murray Bridge, a P-plater is caught doing 165km/h at Tepko and more police news.
Peri Strathearn
I'm an award-winning, community-minded journalist who has lived and worked in South Australia's Murraylands since 2012.
🗓 Things to Do
Things to do in Murray Bridge: October 20–26, 2023
Your guide to local events including Monarto Safari Park’s 40th birthday, drag racing at the Bend, Murray Bridge’s mental health and wellbeing expo and more.
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Luxurious lifestyle awaits in the Murraylands
The market for properties along the River Murray is evolving towards high-end, executive homes, as Raine and Horne’s Michael Cox and Casey DeMichele explain.
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Start your engines: Dragway at the Bend will open this weekend
The inaugural round of the new National Drag Racing Championship is predicted to bring big crowds to Tailem Bend's motor sport park on Saturday and Sunday.
🏛️ Council
Sturt Reserve playground is open again – but its days are numbered
A Murray Bridge playground was in a “disgusting” state when it reopened this week, nine months after being flooded. But the council says it may not be worth fixing up.
Arsonist arrested after fire damages Murray Bridge medical practice
Police have made an arrest after an arson attack at the Murray Bridge Day and Night Surgery, but they're still investigating the theft of boat parts from a local business.
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DIT wouldn’t do it, so ratepayers paid $24,000 for Princes Highway spruce-up
The state of the median strip at Tailem Bend has long been a source of frustration for locals. Now they’ve had to pay for it – but a solution could be in sight.
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🗳️ Vote
Murraylands voters say ‘no’ in the Voice referendum – and firmly
Sentiments against an Indigenous Voice to Parliament have proven even stronger in Murray Bridge and surrounds than elsewhere.
🏆 Sport
Star athletes celebrated at 2023 Murray Bridge Sports Awards
Netballer Nicky Smith, shooter Andrew Heard, weightlifter Janet Smith and bodybuilder Megan Knight are among seven locals who have been recognised this year.
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‘We’ll only get one shot’: Ngarrindjeri leaders make final pitch for yes vote
Local Indigenous leaders are appealing to undecided voters in the final days before this weekend’s referendum on an Indigenous Voice to Parliament.
Eden Academy files plans for childcare centre on Mannum Road
The national provider plans to have a new centre with capacity for 118 children built in Murray Bridge, across from North School and St Joseph’s.