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Jeff Arthur re-elected as Coorong’s Deputy Mayor
The Tintinara resident, better known as Tank, will continue under returned Mayor Paul Simmons.
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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.