Not just meth, and not just Murray Bridge: Drug use is a problem everywhere
A counselling service provider has confirmed what wastewater testing suggests: illicit and legal drugs are an issue all over regional Australia.
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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Show and shine at Palmer raises $2400 for disability charity
The event, one of the biggest for the Skulls Social Crew in South Australia, has netted a generous sum for Riding for the Disabled.
Tailem Bend ferry will be out of service for a day next week
The state Department for Infrastructure and Transport urges motorists to plan ahead.
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Pay it forward at Mojos cafe
A Murray Bridge business has introduced a scheme which allows customers to shout coffees or food to locals doing it tough.
Pioneering female pilot retires to Sunnyside
Georgina Sutton has had a career like no-one else in Australian aviation, and now has the freedom to reflect on it after 40 years.
Ethan Klemm documents chrome culture, one analogue photo at a time
Meet the Murraylands photographer who has made it his mission to snap South Australia’s classic cars and the people who love them.
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Moorundi health centre’s opening fulfils a 23-year-old dream
The Moorundi Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service has moved into a multi-million dollar clinic in Murray Bridge.
Murraylands community mourns Dawn Matthews, Maori leader
The church leader, rugby club matriarch and op shop operator will be farewelled in Murray Bridge this Saturday.
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Tailem Bend home destroyed by fire
A prominent house on the corner of the main street has burned down in a blaze estimated to have caused $500,000 worth of damage.
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HIPPY families celebrate early learning in the Murraylands
Play-based learning can help kids get on the right track before they start school, says a local mum and tutor this Early Learning Matters Week.
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Driver charged over fatal crash at Mobilong
It has been a terrible week on the Murraylands’ roads, with a young woman killed and six people injured in three separate crashes.
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Mural unveiling shows all are welcome at Murray Bridge Medical Centre
Two artworks by Ngarrindjeri artists have been revealed at the Adelaide Road clinic.