Public pleas answered
The Rural Council of Murray Bridge have answered community demands for a new playground on Mannum Road to be securely fenced.After a public initiated petition circulated online two...
Costly interstate trip
South Australians with state ambulance cover will now pay the price if they call an ambulance while interstate, after state government announced a new two-tiered scheme...
Regional award picks due soon
Only a few days are left to nominate local high achievers for the 2016 South Australian Regional Awards.Ten Murraylands and Riverland finalists will be celebrated...
New rules for farm contracts
New laws protecting farmers and small businesses from unfair contracts will come into force on November 12.The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will work...
White balloons to blanket Bridge Street
Bridge Street will be covered in white balloons on Saturday, July 30, in support of domestic violence awareness days this weekend in the Murraylands.Businesses and...
Time for progress by river
Enough plans, enough strategies – it's time the Murray Bridge council started getting things done, Councillor Andrew Baltensperger says.Council staff will consider the merits...
In case of civil war, better safe than sorry
If a civil war was ever to arise in Australia, surely water would be the issue at stake.When one considers the importance of the...
1992: Interest rate cut
From the archives of The Murray Valley Standard, July 23, 1992.Interest rates have taken another plunge with State Bank’s new 8.9 per cent per...
Regional headlines, 2007
COUNCIL TO ADDRESS PEDESTRIAN SAFETY
An exit ramp which leads pedestrians onto Swanport Road from the Centro Shopping Centre car park is among a series...
