1992: Lerwin expands
From the archives of The Murray Valley Standard, December 17, 1992.A $276,000 Federal Government grant has cleared the way for Lerwin Nursing Home’s $900,000...
Meningie school set for upgrade
Plans for an upgrade at Meningie Area School should be released next year.Coorong District Council staff recently met with representatives from the Department of...
NDIS rollout approved
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) will support all South Australians with a disability by 2019, the State and Federal governments have announced.The governments...
Gonna see their faces
By the time Sounds by the River rolls around in January, it will have been almost 40 years since a crowd first screamed its...
Fatal crash on Dukes Highway
One person has been killed in a crash between a car and a truck on the Dukes Highway at Cooke Plains.Emergency services responded to...
Punthari student stars
Rebekah Starick has reason to celebrate.The Unity College student received a merit in both agricultural and horticultural management and her research project to achieve an ATAR...
Need for slower speed
A push to reduce the speed limit on Murray Bridge's main street sparked fierce debate at a council meeting on Monday.Councillor Andrew Baltensperger pushed...
Pageant to go ahead
Tailem Bend’s Christmas parade will go ahead regardless of this Saturday’s weather forecast.Coordinator Julieanne Tresize said the show would go on despite predicted 43-degree...
Parish cooks up love at Christmas time
The Christmas spirit is well and truly alive at Murray Bridge’s St John the Baptist Cathedral.Forget the wrapping paper, tinsel and hefty debt, though, the Murraylands Anglican...
Rotunda dream fades
The Murray Bridge council will not rebuild a rotunda at Diamond Park.Staff found a new rotunda would not have any practical benefit, and would detract...
Childcare services queried
Southern Mallee District Council (SMDC) elected member Campbell Mitchell, at the 17 December meeting, presented a question on notice regarding childcare services in the...
