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Suspicious envelope sent to Barker MP

AUTHORITIES attended the Mount Gambier office of the Riverland’s Federal MP after a suspicious package was received. An envelope containing a powdered substance was last Wednesday opened by a staff member at Barker MP Tony Pasin’s Mount Gambier...

Hugh Schuitemaker

17 Apr 2025

Editorial

Text Line 16/4/25

A huge thank you to the kind lady who found and returned my purse to Renmark Foodland on Sunday. Your honesty is appreciated. JULIE Renmark Who’s the nitwit that put up 60km/h speed restrictions on the Sturt Highway after Blanchetown heading to...

Hugh Schuitemaker

16 Apr 2025

Community News

ROSE FEST SOS

ONE of Renmark’s most-beloved annual traditions may become an impossibility this year, unless a new display co-ordinator is found. Organisers of the Riverland Rose and Garden Festival are currently seeking a new co-ordinator for the annual...

Hugh Schuitemaker

16 Apr 2025

News

Straight to the top

ASSURANCE Riverland irrigators will receive 100 per cent water allocations will provide business certainty amid pressure from low rainfall across the state, says a senior local industry figure. The Department for Environment and Water (DEW)...

Hugh Schuitemaker

16 Apr 2025

News

From debt-free to Struggletown… MAYOR JUST WANTS TO HAVE FUNDS

A PERFECT storm of factors has transformed the Renmark Paringa Council from debt-free to financially struggling, its mayor says in a pre-Federal Election pitch for increased funding. Peter Hunter has joined the chorus of local government voices...

Hugh Schuitemaker

16 Apr 2025

Community News

Optimism surrounds CCA post study

A MAJOR wine industry body, and local and state government representatives, have begun collaborating in an effort to find a “long-term solution” for the disposal of vineyard posts. Wine Australia is currently undertaking a feasibility study in...

Hugh Schuitemaker

12 Apr 2025