🏗️ Growth
Golden North prepares to open in Murray Bridge: ‘Stopwatch has started’
Managing director Dimi Kyriazis gives an update as an iconic South Australian company relocates from Laura.
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Poster girl Beccy Cole finds her power at Mannum
Read an excerpt from the cover story in the winter 2026 edition of Murraylands Life magazine, available from June 12.
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Basketballer Jo Hill earns an OAM
The Murray Bridge-born basketballer has been recognised on the King’s Birthday holiday, the latest honour in a string of career achievements.
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Popular Murray Bridge officer awarded Australian Police Medal
A senior community constable has been recognised in the King’s Birthday honours for building relationships within the Indigenous community.
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Health executive Wayne Champion awarded Public Service Medal
A public servant who has led the Riverland Mallee Coorong region and the state through multiple crises has been honoured on the King’s Birthday holiday.
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Mannum’s Barry Burdett, the ‘man who always says yes’, gets an OAM
A volunteer with the CFS, Lions Club, Lutheran Church, hospital and other organisations has been included on the King’s Birthday honours list.
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Cost of living help is on the way
Over-60s, school families and renters will benefit from measures announced in South Australia's 2026 state budget.
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Push-Up Challenge begins in aid of Headspace Murray Bridge
Dozens of locals have pledged to complete 3307 push-ups this June to support a youth mental health service.
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First ever malleefowl chick hatches at Monarto Safari Park
Zoos SA is celebrating a major milestone for a vulnerable Australian species.
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Police and Moorundi stand together for reconciliation
SA Police and an Aboriginal community-controlled health service have joined forces for a National Reconciliation Week event in Murray Bridge.
⭐ Business Awards
Murraylands Business Awards winners revealed for 2026
Eleven local business operators have been recognised at a gala dinner at the Bridgeport Hotel in Murray Bridge.
🏗️ Growth
Restaurateurs light the way to Sturt Reserve redevelopment’s next stage
Big changes are coming to Murray Bridge’s riverfront over the next 12 months, including the rehabilitation of the long-abandoned Riverscape building.