Major Standard headlines
RECRUITING
Political heavyweights have this week confirmed they will speak in Murray Bridge on January 17 at what is expected to be the biggest rally...
Virtual fencing legalised
Virtual fencing has been legalised in South Australia, allowing producers to use the technology to improve cattle management, reduce infrastructure costs and help protect...
Applications open for Veterans SA Program
REGION - Veterans and Defence families across South Australia are being encouraged to take the next step toward a successful post-service future, with applications...
All-terrain bike safety alert
SafeWork SA is urging South Australians to take extra care when riding quad bikes and side-by-side vehicles over the summer holidays following a spike...
Making December 2025 headlines
DECEMBER
04/12/2025 - FOSTER HOPES: More South Australians are becoming foster carers, despite a feeling of relief ac.care Murraylands said more families were still...
Standard headlines in ’09
THE LIFE
The river may be low but spirits have been high throughout the peak summer holiday period.
Visitors have packed caravan parks throughout the Murraylands,...
Have your say on mental health
REGION - South Australians are being urged to have their say on proposed modern mental health legislation designed to better support vulnerable members of...
Fire water funding plan
The Coorong and Tatiara District Councils have welcomed $122,000 worth of funding through the Federal Government’s Disaster Resilience Fund to secure firefighting water for...
Looking back to November 2025
NOVEMBER
06/11/2025 - TROLLEY CRACKDOWN: The Rural City of Murray Bridge welcomed State Government reforms which would allow councils more power around abandoned shopping trolleys.
13/11/2025...
Those were the days Maurice Wegener
Maurice Wegener was born in 1939 at Mannum Hospital to Ivy and Oscar Wegener, and was one of nine children, growing up alongside three...
Council questions AI use
Concerns around the use of artificial intelligence (AI) within Rural City of Murray Bridge operations have prompted a push for greater transparency and training.
Councillor...
