Foreign fire hits home
The morning fire ripped through Fort McMurray, Alberta, Murray Bridge resident Maggie MacNeill logged into Facebook and got a shock.Her son had posted a...
Raising awareness
Thursday May 12 is fibromyalgia awareness day, and what is that you ask? Known as an invisible disease due to sufferers not looking ill, it is a...
Volunteers Week
Volunteers at Resthaven Murray Bridge gathered on May 3 for a Mexican-themed thank you afternoon tea, “Viva volunteers”. The Standard’s Peri Strathearn went along...
Murraylands in darkness
A wild storm blew through the Murraylands this week, calling on emergency services to rectify the damage.State Emergency Services (SES) attended 71 jobs, an estimated...
Request to fly rainbow flag denied by council
Mid Murray Council has denied requests to fly the rainbow flag in support of Feast Festival later this year.The festival’s general manager wrote to council on April...
Plans for whole new school
A series of plans have been drawn up for the upgrade of the Meningie Area School.Deputy Principal Mal Jurgs said while nothing is definite...
Developing a future in the Murraylands
ADVERTISING FEATURERegional Development Australia Murraylands and Riverland (RDAMR) Inc. will be at the Murraylands Career Expo on Friday, May 13. Proudly supporting the event, RDAMR...
Scone comp taking the cake
The Laucke CWA Scone Competition was judged on April 30 by Ann Colyer.Comments from the judge said that it was great to see each show...
Trails join at Webb Gap
LAST month, a milestone in trails in South Australia occurred when the Heysen and Lavender Federation Trails joined at Webb Gap. Two iconic trails, both...
Politics: the sport that matters most
So it’s election time, whoop-de-doo – why should I care?What have the parliamentarians ever done for us?Granted, we all live in a so-called “safe”...
Why strong local journalism matters more than ever in the Murraylands
The Murray Valley Standard’s latest surge in digital audience is powerful evidence that trusted local news continues to matter deeply to the Murraylands community.
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