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.
Peri Strathearn
I'm an award-winning, community-minded journalist who has lived and worked in South Australia's Murraylands since 2012.
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.
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Social photos: Murray Bridge Makers Market
Artistic types and Christmas shoppers have congregated on Sixth Street for the 2023 edition of an annual market outside Murray Bridge Regional Gallery.
Regional Development Australia plans to think globally, act locally
The Murraylands’ regional development board will connect, evolve and look towards the future with its “strategic direction 2023-plus”.
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Former Tailem Bend Tennis Club may be sold for housing
The Coorong council is asking locals what should be done with a 10,000-square-metre vacant lot on Tenth Street.
Captain Australia reaches Murray Bridge on his 15,000km walk around the country
A self-proclaimed “boofhead superhero” has passed through the Murraylands on his 18-month quest to raise funds for the Kids’ Cancer Project.
Bunyip escapes!
Exclusive: Murray Bridge’s Bertha the bunyip has escaped her enclosure at Sturt Reserve … Well, okay, she’s off to get repaired.
Woods Point man arrested after firing gun during an argument
Plus police catch three drink drivers at Murray Bridge and Callington.
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Bridge Dental is a Murray Bridge success story
Willem and Mart-Marie Bissett are celebrating 10 years as owners of the main street dental clinic – a practice equal to or better than many in Adelaide.
Greenhill Energy plans $425 million gas plant at Tailem Bend
The proposed Riverbend Energy Hub would process waste from farms and factories, destined for landfill, into hydrogen, fertiliser and other high-value products.