🙂 Good News
Baby chimpanzee will join Monarto Safari Park troop
After spending her first months in the dedicated care of Rockhampton Zoo staff, three-month-old Cassie is set to begin her next journey.
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Murray Bridge couple look back on a lifetime of art and adventure
Ted and Elsie Madden have lived all over Australia and travelled the world – now they have made their home in the Murraylands.
🏆 Sport
Murray Bridge basketball stadium will get $1.7 million upgrade
The state government and Murray Bridge council have agreed to fund improvements to local sporting facilities, three years after plans for a new venue fell through.
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Callington family brings generations of racing spirit to Wynarka Enduro
Meet the Thorne family, taking part in a round of the 2026 Southern States Off-Road Club Challenge.
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Murraylands foster carers celebrate a year with their girls
This Foster and Kinship Carers Week, the Department for Child Protection highlights a local success story.
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Recycle your phone to save a chimp at Monarto
South Australian households asked to recycle old mobiles to support primate conservation.
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Meet Kane Parker, your everyday international model
Read an excerpt from the cover story in the spring 2026 edition of Murraylands Life magazine, available from September 11.
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Mannum dairy farmer is Australia’s rural woman of the year
Narelle Zanker has brought home a rare accolade from an Agrifutures awards ceremony in Canberra.
🏗️ Development
Work begins on new home for Murraylands Gymnastics Academy
After years of challenges, construction of a multi-million-dollar gymnastics centre has begun on the east side of Murray Bridge.
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Two Jordans win top gongs at 2026 MTE SA Employee Awards
A carpenter and a business trainee from Murray Bridge have been named among 17 winners at one of the Murraylands’ top workplace awards.
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New chapter begins for Murray Bridge’s SES brigade
The local State Emergency Service unit has launched an appeal for volunteers after a $110,000 facilities upgrade and a bit of a culture shift.
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Murray-Darling python researchers recognised at SA Citizen Science Awards
The Murraylands and Riverland Landscape Board's iSPYthon project has been named a finalist in 2026.