🏗️ Growth
Palmer wind farm construction will start this year
Energy company Tilt Renewables has vowed to start work on the project in 2026, following more than a decade of legal challenges and other hurdles.
🙂 Good News
BMX park will finally be built at Sturt Reserve
After almost a decade of delays, Murray Bridge should finally get a riverfront dirt track by the end of 2026.
🏗️ Growth
New oval lights shine bright at Mypolonga Combined Sporting Club
Community members have celebrated a milestone in the redevelopment at the town’s oval.
🏗️ Growth
Power to the people: Community battery will help 650 Murray Bridge households save
A state government-owned battery will zap electricity bills for hundreds of low-income families.
🏗️ Growth
Campdrafters say goodbye to Tailem Bend, hello to Coonalpyn
The Fleurieu and River Murray Campdrafting Clubs have moved, but hope to get back up and running in 2026.
🏛️ Council
Lerwin Nursing Home sold to private operator
The Murray Bridge council has entered a deal to sell the aged care facility, which it has operated on the community’s behalf for decades.
🏗️ Growth
Murray Bridge hospital’s most urgent needs revealed
Public GPs, new dialysis and chemotherapy units and better mental health services are all needed in Murray Bridge, according to a new clinical services plan.
🏗️ Growth
Avenue of honour opened in Murray Bridge on Remembrance Day 2025
Tributes have been paid to generations of servicemen and women at a November 11 service at Sturt Reserve.
🏗️ Growth
Standpipe automation, Tailem Bend pipeline will improve water access
Two projects in the Mid Murray and Coorong district are making water sources more accessible to locals.
🏛️ Council
Wellington East water project will go ahead after council votes yes
Residents will gain access to drinkable mains water by mid-2026, but they will have to pay for it.
🏗️ Growth
Battery storage system completed at Mannum energy park
A new battery energy storage system is now up and running at Mannum after completing construction, earlier this month.
🏗️ Growth
Golden North reveals its plans for greatness in Murray Bridge
Exclusive: Director Dimi Kyriazis has shared new details of his vision for the iconic ice cream company, its expansion into cheese production and its national ambitions.