Bridal parade highlights time, fashion
On Sunday, August 5, about 80 people attended a Wedding Dress Parade and High Tea in the Coonalpyn Hall which was organised by the local...
Life Through the Lens: It’s only a weed
It’s “only a weed” in a crack in the concrete, walked past, scuffed over, sometimes pulled out; but generally ignored.“Only a weed” – but have you ever...
Time to tidy up gardens for comp
As winter nears its end spring is right around the corner which means its time for the green thumbs of Murray Bridge to start...
NRM reform: Landscape SA will go ‘back to basics’, says David Speirs
A new NRM system will take South Australia "back to basics", the state's Environment Minister promises.David Speirs visited Murray Bridge on Thursday to speak...
Colin Thiele’s Storm Boy returns to cinema – and as a video game
Fifty-four years after Colin Thiele's story of a boy and his pelican captured the popular imagination, it is happening again.Not only is a second...
MP Tony Pasin endorsed as Liberal candidate for next federal election
Tony Pasin has received a boost from Barker's Liberal Party members as his second term in federal Parliament nears its end.No one opposed his...
Actor sentenced for biting man’s ears off in Murray Bridge assault
A 36-year-old actor will remain in prison until at least March 2020 after biting a Murray Bridge man's ears off in a "vicious and...
Alleged teen car thieves arrested at Tailem Bend
Two teenagers have been arrested at Tailem Bend after allegedly stealing a car in Mount Gambier and petrol at Naracoorte.Police were unable to find...
Dam build takes planning
ADVERTISING FEATUREExcavation and earthmoving can be an important part of the development of any holding, and can be used for important infrastructure including building...
Throwback Thursday, August 16, 1973: ‘Ghetto’ remark
From the archives of The Murray Valley Standard, August 16, 1973.Point McLeay council Chairman Mr Henry Rankine led a vocal, placard-bearing, but amiable and...















