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‘Your heart breaks’: Murray Bridge conveyancers raise thousands for homelessness service
Mel Wilson and Trish Connolly work with some of the people hardest-hit by the Murraylands’ housing crisis and want to help find a solution.
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Murray Bridge council must be ‘unrelenting’ amid housing crisis, councillor argues
The city’s mayor and council CEO are taking a patient approach, but Councillor Karen Eckermann wants more to be done about the “desperate emergency”.
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It’s time for decision-makers to do something about the Murraylands’ housing crisis
The Murraylands is in the grips of a chronic shortage of affordable and rental housing. Starting this week, we illustrate the problem and explore some possible solutions.
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Hoping for a Christmas miracle, a homeless Murray Bridge pensioner shares her story
As a community, even amid a housing crisis, how do we allow a 69-year-old woman to end up living in this tent?
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Demand for housing in Murray Bridge is still high
Lots are selling fast at the new Hindmarsh Estate, but buyers will have to wait to move into their new homes.
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Industry, civic leaders band together to find homes for workers
A jobs boom is coming in the Murraylands – but where will all those workers and their families live?
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Studio Purpose: Four homes open for vulnerable youth in Murray Bridge
A volunteer project led by AC Care and Habitat for Humanity is about to change four young people’s lives.
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Housing crisis is headed for boiling point in Murray Bridge
There are already many more renters than vacant properties, and with the population growing fast, locals say governments must intervene.
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Youth housing project is almost complete – can you help it get over the finish line?
Habitat for Humanity’s Studio Purpose project will provide homes to four young people at risk of homelessness in Murray Bridge.
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Donation worth $25,000 will help keep young people off the streets
Habitat for Humanity's Studio Purpose project in Murray Bridge is nearing completion, thanks to volunteers and donors.
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Jobseekers, pensioners cannot afford to rent a house, agency warns
AC Care has called for higher government payments and more affordable housing after crunching the numbers on housing affordability in the Murraylands.
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Housing crisis needs urgent attention, say Murray Bridge councillors
The Murray Bridge council will ask the PM and Premier to intervene in what Councillor Karen Eckermann calls a "perfect storm" of high rents and low incomes.