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Mayor allays Jane Eliza fears

RENMARK Paringa Council says it will avoid any “higher risks” to the community posed by the Jane Eliza Estate Development. Numerous Renmark residents have expressed concerns regarding the planned Jane Eliza Estate Development in letters to the...

Hugh Schuitemaker

16 Jan 2025

News

‘Good bones’ at Winkie Primary, despite damage

THE recently sold Winkie Primary School building can be salvaged, despite sustaining significant vandalism damage, a senior Riverland real estate figure says. Located at 118 Winkie Road, Glossop, the school, adjacent kindergarten and land were sold...

Hugh Schuitemaker

15 Jan 2025

Community

Ian and Bryce in the Loxton spotlight

COMMITMENT to benefitting the surrounding community, and helping fellow Riverlanders, has seen two well-known locals recognised with major council awards. Ian Cass was last month named as the 2025 Loxton Citizen of the Year, with Bryce Westbrook...

Hugh Schuitemaker

09 Jan 2025

Texts

Text Line 8/1/24

What a shame we were once again without any New Year’s Eve fireworks in Renmark. So many families would have been drawn to the riverfront if there was a display. YARNY Renmark Gee, the corellas are noisy at the moment, I guess they are upset...

Hugh Schuitemaker

08 Jan 2025

Editorial

BBC ratepayers like mushrooms

IN reply to Chris Page’s letter in The Murray Pioneer (‘Expensive Berri Barmera offices’, Pioneer, 18/12/24), I agree with everything he has said. If the Berri Town Hall was owned privately, could an owner simply close the doors and walk away?...

Hugh Schuitemaker

08 Jan 2025

Agriculture

$20.9m funding for Murray-Darling Basin water savings… Where’s the benefit?

SENIOR Riverland politicians have questioned the potential benefits of a multi-million dollar environmental plan to use treated wastewater – rather than Murray River water – to water public areas and “to supply some industries”. The Federal...

Hugh Schuitemaker

08 Jan 2025