🏛️ Council
‘People are hurting’: Mid Murray council limits rate rise to 3.6 per cent
Property owners will pay a little more from July 1, but competition with Murray Bridge has kept the increase to a minimum.
Peri Strathearn
I'm an award-winning, community-minded journalist who has lived and worked in South Australia's Murraylands since 2012.
🏛️ Council
Consultation period begins for 2026-27 Coorong council budget
A public meeting will be held at Tailem Bend next week as ratepayers are invited to have their say.
📢 Sponsored
Visit Rivercity Agencies for fodder, gas and a quality chin-wag
For quality products at great prices, topped by great customer service, Troy and Adam Schubert are the folks to see.
Celebration of David Gulpilil planned for National Reconciliation Week
The late actor, who lived his last years in Murray Bridge, will be remembered in a line-up of films on NITV and SBS this month.
Headspace Murray Bridge invites locals to participate in the Push-Up Challenge
You, too can support mental health by completing 3307 push-ups this June.
🏗️ Growth
Mypolonga oval development is on track for September
A new playground has opened at Mypolonga Memorial Oval as work on a new canteen, changerooms and toilets progresses.
Here’s what you need to know about inflammatory bowel disease
Murray Bridge woman Shae Lehmann hopes to help others by sharing her experience this Crohn’s and Colitis Awareness Month.
📢 Sponsored
Mary Poppins musical is coming to Murray Bridge
Murray Bridge High School will present a production of the Broadway musical, based on the earlier novel and film, this June.
📷 Social Photos
Social photos: National Families Week 2026
See who has been seen out and about in the Murraylands this week, thanks to Spry Holdings.
🚨 Crime and Fire
Charges laid over motorcyclist’s death at Kanmantoo
A motorcyclist has died in a collision on the Old Princes Highway on the first day of Road Safety Week.
🏛️ Council
Murray Bridge council plans 3.9 per cent property rate rise
Fast-rising property values will offset a rate-in-the-dollar decrease for residents of the rural city in 2026-27.
📢 Sponsored
Renting? Here’s what you need to know about SA’s new tenancy laws
Raine and Horne Murraylands’ Henry Cahillane explains two recent law changes, and how tenants can get their foot in the door of their next property.