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Players and Singers’ new musical will be a good one, Charlie Brown
Murray Bridge’s amateur theatre company will present a musical based on the Peanuts comic strip at a new venue this May.
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April Fools Day 2024: Drive-in cinema planned in Murray Bridge
A proposed cinema at Sturt Reserve would cater exclusively to electric vehicle owners.
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Murray Bridge swimming pool will close for school holidays
The city’s swimming centre will close on Easter Monday, April 1, 2024 after councillors rejected calls for it to stay open longer.
Prescribed burn carried out at Monarto South
The National Parks and Wildlife Service has burnt off an area of Ferries McDonald Conservation Park to encourage growth of a rare species of wattle.
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Plans filed for 229-home retirement community in Murray Bridge
More information has come to light about Living Choice’s plans for the old racecourse site on Maurice Road, Murray Bridge.
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Murray Bridge council watch: Gymnastics academy gets a $20,000 lifeline
Plus arguments for a spruce-up of two town entrances, less rubbish on city streets and a possible site for a new hospital.
Ex-local cyclist killed in Eyre Highway road crash
Plus SA Police make arrests for drug smuggling at Mobilong, speeding at Tailem Bend, shoplifting in Murray Bridge and more.
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Social photos: Yuntu-Walun Multicultural Festival 2024
Hundreds have come to celebrate the Murraylands’ many cultures on Murray Bridge’s riverfront.
Tom Haig wins Murray Bridge News subscriber giveaway for March 2024
In a quirk of fate, the president of a local Justices of the Peace association had welcomed managing editor Peri Strathearn as a guest speaker only days earlier.
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Murray Bridge High School formal 2024: See the photos from the red carpet
Check out the fashions on these year 12 students’ night of nights at the town hall.
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Mural locations, artists revealed for Wall to Wall Festival
Murals will be painted in five locations around Murray Bridge’s CBD next month – here’s the list of sites and artists.