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Riverland earns its medical degree

THE Flinders Rural and Remote Health SA Renmark campus on Monday celebrated the launch of its new South Australia Rural Medical (SARM) program, with 30 aspirating local doctors now able to complete their medical degree in the Riverland. Hoping to...

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Riverland earns its medical degree

THE Flinders Rural and Remote Health SA Renmark campus on Monday celebrated the launch of its new South Australia Rural Medical (SARM) program, with 30 aspirating local doctors now able to complete their medical degree in the Riverland. Hoping to...

Madison Eastmond

02 Apr 2025
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Free RV site causing financial losses

A RIVERLAND West holiday park operator is concerned that a free recreational vehicle (RV) camping site provided by Loxton Waikerie council, adjacent to Waikerie’s Silo Art, could be causing the district an annual loss of up to $2m. The temporary...

Christine Webster

26 Mar 2025
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Loxton’s Ben going it Alone

A WELL-known Riverlander will test his mental and physical limits as part of a popular reality TV series, premiering today. Loxton High School teacher and former SANFL player Ben Grieger is set to debut on season three of the SBS survival show Alone...

Sebastian Calderon

26 Mar 2025
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Food and Wine better than ever

THE Riverland Food and Wine Festival took over the Berri riverfront for the first time in six years last weekend, with the showcase selling out and returning with zero behavioural issues. With tickets completely sold out before the 12noon...

Madison Eastmond

12 Mar 2025

Council seeking to manage finances without rate increases... Inherited Debt

Council seeking to manage finances without rate increases… MANAGING more than $7.5m of debt without “leaning on the ratepayer” is a priority for Berri Barmera Council, according to its mayor. Berri Barmera Council posted a significant...

Madison Eastmond

Loxton High wins its 44th in a row

LOXTON High School extended its extraordinary Riverland Interschool Athletics Carnival winning streak to 44 years on the trot at Waikerie High School yesterday. Loxton High racked up 2512.5 championship points to again claim the shield, finishing...

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Riverland councils left high and dry as federal funding falls short…WHAT ABOUT US?

RIVERLAND council says South Australian local governments are being left in the dark as the Federal Government continues to underfund critical local infrastructure and services. The continued funding overlook comes at a time when cost-of-living...

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Victorian group gets Jane Eliza guernsey

PLANS for the Jane Eliza development, in Renmark, are one step closer to being realised following an official announcement of a developer for the project. Renmark Paringa Council today announced a Lands Facilitation Agreement (LFA) had been entered...

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Upcoming Events

01 March - 27 December

Hotel Renmark - Temperance Restaurant

Enjoy the Riverland’s latest fine dining experience at Temperance Restaurant. Book in for Friday or Saturday nights to get a taste of chef Hugh Hazelwood’s farm-to-table delights. Partnering carefully selected suppliers with the Riverland’s...

Saturday, 01st March 2025

6:00pm - 10:00pm

6:00pm - Hotel Renmark, Murray Avenue, Renmark SA 5341

Hotel Renmark, Murray Avenue, Renmark SA 5341

08 March - 20 December

Waikerie Wetlands Parkrun - weekly

Waikerie is the latest town to take on the parkrun challenge with it’s 5km wetland event happening every Saturday morning from 8am. Start your weekend off on the right foot by walking, jogging or running with your family and friends. Everyone...

Saturday, 08th March 2025

8:00am - 8:00am

8:00am - Leonard Norman Drive, Waikerie SA 5330

Leonard Norman Drive, Waikerie SA 5330

01 April - 30 April

Guided Sunset Kayak Tour

Travelling from Lock 4 through the captivating Ajax Achilles wetlands, be enchanted by Canoe Adventure’s guided sunset tours, at full moon! Home to kangaroos, pelicans, cormorants, whistling kites and much more, paddle out onto the river to witness...

Tuesday, 01st April 2025

4:00pm - 9:00pm

4:00pm - Lock 4, Bookpurnong, SA, 5333

Lock 4, Bookpurnong, SA, 5333

05 April - 06 April

Wills & Co Mitre 10 Family fun Day - Renmark & Waikerie

Wills & Co Mitre 10 is putting on it’s annual Family Fun Days on Saturday 5 April at Renmark, and Sunday 6 April, Waikerie, 10am - 1pm both days. Enjoy face painting, hot donuts and lots of activities for the kids while getting your Autumn house...

Saturday, 05th April 2025

10:00am - 12:00pm

10:00am - Wills & Co Mitre 10, 237 Renmark Avenue, Renmark, SA, 5341

Wills & Co Mitre 10, 237 Renmark Avenue, Renmark, SA, 5341

Councils unite on preventative health

A NEW preventive health partnership has been established to take a collaborative approach to improving the health and wellbeing of people across the Murraylands. The Murraylands Preventive Health Partnership is a collaborative project involving Mid...

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Randell claims second-straight sports day crown

RANDELL has won the Championship shield at Waikerie High School’s recent sports day for the second year in a row, scoring 1553 points to Cadell’s 1434 points. King came in third with 1424 points, and Ritchie fourth with 1050. Randell also won...

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Barmera-based grape grower JASON PERRIN has provided the following opinion piece regarding debate surrounding the potential for a MANDATORY CODE OF CONDUCT in the wine industry… An honest conversation about grape industry issues

I COMMEND Barker MP Tony Pasin for his thoughts in last week’s Murray Pioneer (‘An honest conversation about wine’, 12/5/25). As his heading was “An honest conversation…”, I would make these comments. It is great that he supports the...

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A longer-term investment in training needed

The Rural Doctors Association of Australia (RDAA) said training an extra 200 rural doctors per year is needed to start addressing the shortage of doctors in rural and remote communities like the Riverland. RDAA president Raymond Lewandowski said...

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Upcoming Events

01 March - 27 December

Hotel Renmark - Temperance Restaurant

Enjoy the Riverland’s latest fine dining experience at Temperance Restaurant. Book in for Friday or Saturday nights to get a taste of chef Hugh Hazelwood’s farm-to-table delights. Partnering carefully selected suppliers with the Riverland’s...

Saturday, 01st March 2025

6:00pm - 10:00pm

6:00pm - Hotel Renmark, Murray Avenue, Renmark SA 5341

Hotel Renmark, Murray Avenue, Renmark SA 5341

08 March - 20 December

Waikerie Wetlands Parkrun - weekly

Waikerie is the latest town to take on the parkrun challenge with it’s 5km wetland event happening every Saturday morning from 8am. Start your weekend off on the right foot by walking, jogging or running with your family and friends. Everyone...

Saturday, 08th March 2025

8:00am - 8:00am

8:00am - Leonard Norman Drive, Waikerie SA 5330

Leonard Norman Drive, Waikerie SA 5330

01 April - 30 April

Guided Sunset Kayak Tour

Travelling from Lock 4 through the captivating Ajax Achilles wetlands, be enchanted by Canoe Adventure’s guided sunset tours, at full moon! Home to kangaroos, pelicans, cormorants, whistling kites and much more, paddle out onto the river to witness...

Tuesday, 01st April 2025

4:00pm - 9:00pm

4:00pm - Lock 4, Bookpurnong, SA, 5333

Lock 4, Bookpurnong, SA, 5333

05 April - 06 April

Wills & Co Mitre 10 Family fun Day - Renmark & Waikerie

Wills & Co Mitre 10 is putting on it’s annual Family Fun Days on Saturday 5 April at Renmark, and Sunday 6 April, Waikerie, 10am - 1pm both days. Enjoy face painting, hot donuts and lots of activities for the kids while getting your Autumn house...

Saturday, 05th April 2025

10:00am - 12:00pm

10:00am - Wills & Co Mitre 10, 237 Renmark Avenue, Renmark, SA, 5341

Wills & Co Mitre 10, 237 Renmark Avenue, Renmark, SA, 5341

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The Super Kick is back in Berri

THE Berri Hotel will be once more hosting the ultimate competition for local footballers and soccer players next month. Taking place on the Berri riverfront, with turf set up on Riverview Drive from 6pm, the search for the local Super Kick champion...

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B series handicap races held at Lake Bonney

LAKE Bonney Yacht Club (LBYC) sailors competed in races seven and eight in the B series handicap races on Saturday afternoon. In near-perfect conditions, the predicted southerly or south-easterly six-knot winds blew from the north at Lake Bonney, as...

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2025 Riverland citrus looking superb

RIVERLAND citrus growers are anticipating high-quality fruit this season. Citrus SA chairperson, and Sunlands irrigator, Mark Doecke said growers are expected to begin harvesting their early navel oranges in about a week. “We are still harvesting...

Christine Webster

Sunraysia’s back-to-back Riverland softball premierships

AN exciting ending to a competitive Riverland softball A grade season occurred during the grand final at Berri’s Glassey Park on Saturday afternoon, with Sunraysia prevailing by four runs over local club Berri. In a game that went seven innings...

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Funding allocated for Truro township bypass

FUNDING for a Truro Township bypass has been included in the 2025-2026 Federal Budget, delivered by Treasurer Jim Chalmers. The budget was released on Tuesday last week and on Friday, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called the Federal Election for 3...

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River Time 2025

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River Life 2024

Welcome to our free guide to the 2024 River Life. Please allow a few minutes for the PDF to load. To view, click here

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2024 Riverland Christmas Gift Guide

Welcome to our free guide to the 2024 Riverland Christmas Gift Guide Please allow a few minutes for the PDF to load. To view, click here

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Riverland Style Weddings 2024/25

Welcome to our free guide to the 2024|25 Riverland Style Weddings Please allow a few minutes for the PDF to load. To view, click here

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Letters to the Editor

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Text Line 2/4/25

The Brothers in Arms commemorative service on the 50th anniversary seemed like a long-overdue welcome home for the Vietnam vets present. Having the Vietnamese people present was so very special and helped us to understand the “why”. ROSALIE...

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Issues getting insurance

FOLLOWING our retirement we have been looking to retire in the Riverland, as we have holidayed there for more than 40 years. We were extremely shocked to find if we purchased a home in Renmark, or even Paringa, in insurance terms it is an embargoed...

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Views on wine industry code

AS a grape grower here in the Riverland, I support the call by Jason Perrin for indicative grape prices to be released by all wineries on 30 September, beginning this year. I also understand and fully agree that if an expert determination request is...

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Figures a disastrous trajectory?

SUSTAINABLE Population Australia (SPA) notes that the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ population report shows a fall in the population growth rate, from 2.54 per cent to 1.8 per cent per annum over the year to 30 September 2024, but notes it is...

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