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New Murray Bridge councillors hit the ground running
Here’s what role the city’s two new elected members will play over the next four years – and who’s been picked as the Deputy Mayor.
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Paul Simmons returned as Coorong mayor
Three new councillors have been elected in the district as a result of the 2022 local government elections, too.
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Wayne Thorley elected mayor in Murray Bridge
Two new faces will join the council, too, following the 2022 local government election.
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Family time beckons for retiring Mayor Brenton Lewis
After eight years in the job, Murray Bridge’s mayor has been farewelled at a modest function at the Bridgeport Hotel.
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Mypolonga sporting club, 27 other groups will share $150,000 worth of community grants
A footy scoreboard, a domestic violence memorial, an employment project and Murray Bridge’s Christmas carols are among projects funded by the city’s council.
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Passion or pragmatism: Murray Bridge voters face a striking mayoral choice
Dawn Matthews and Wayne Thorley are two very different candidates, the audience at a Murray Bridge News mayoral forum has heard.
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Brenton Lewis farewelled at his last Murray Bridge council meeting
The mayor’s eight years in office are drawing to a close, but not before a bit of thanksgiving and reflection.
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Time to get on with the job, Coorong council candidates say
Candidates allied with mayoral candidate Paul Simmons and the “green machine”, Coorong Unites, have had their say at a forum at Tailem Bend.
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Dirty politics mar Coorong council election
A defamatory and anonymous letter to residents has heightened tensions in an already tense contest between “Coorong Unites” and independent candidates.
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Council hopefuls make the case for change in Murray Bridge
The city’s current councillors all say they have unfinished business, but the “outsider” candidates have other ideas.
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Mayoral debate planned in Murray Bridge
Murray Bridge News will host two events intended to help locals decide who to vote for in the lead-up to the 2022 local government election.
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Neville Jaensch wants to end the infighting at the Coorong council
The former mayor hopes to win another term in office at the 2022 local government election, and stave off “huge” threats to the district.