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Wednesday, 26 March 2025

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Serving the community

WHAT is the true measure of success? The Pioneer’s latest award wins at the annual Country Press SA awards last week mark another big achievement in the newspaper’s long and storied history. Pleasingly, feedback regarding the Pioneer’s major...

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How to honour Ruby?

THERE is always a lot of passion involved with history. From the fighting of World Wars, countries racing to send a man to the moon, and countless nail-biting political elections, it’s always clear that people can become quite divided over almost...

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Unwanted side effects?

A LETTER to the editor written by Loxton man Ian Cass – inside today’s edition of The Murray Pioneer – adds an intriguing new chapter to the story surrounding PIRSA, Naturalure, and the deaths of bees. Those Pioneer readers who have been...

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The worries of being left behind

IT was impossible not to feel abandoned in that moment, the moment you realised you’d been left behind as the car left town and headed for home. You’ve probably rationalised that it was just a temporary oversight, but you’re still caressed by...

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Festival’s welcome return, minus the chaos

THE old Riverland Wine and Food Festival was a dangerously successfully, alcohol-fuelled, rip-roaring runaway train that eventually hurtled out of control, leaving some wonderful memories, but often a trail of mild destruction – and some sore...

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Final fruit fly hurdles?

IF it could be described as anything, the Riverland’s battle against fruit fly could certainly be labelled as a war of attrition. The announcement of a new fruit fly outbreak, and a sixth in the Murtho area – as detailed in today’s edition of...

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To the first lady of Riverland netball

THE fact Wendy Gambling will leave a sizeable hole in the Riverland netball scene if she steps back from her duties at the end of 2025 – as she all but confirms in today’s Murray Pioneer – underlines this remarkable woman’s ongoing...

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New year, same wine story?

LAST year was one that seemed to include an endless run of twists and turns for the Riverland wine industry. Beginning the year still very much in a difficult position due to the recent Chinese wine tariffs, the picture before the 2024 vintage was...

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Acts of ultimate courage

MERE seconds often make so much of a difference in our lives. It would be a fearful experience putting your own life on the line to save that of a loved one, family member, or friend. So, imagine how difficult it must be to make the momentary...

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The volunteer dilemma

AN unforced tendency for most locals to support each other is often one of the more fortunate aspects of life in the Riverland. Each year, January provides us the opportunity to put a spotlight on the selflessly inspirational figures in the...

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THE YEARS GO BY

Banner for LoxStory. LoxStory (Loxton’s History) is a Loxton and District Archive seeking to conserve our district’s historic papers, documents, diaries, books, photos, films, and oral histories. The archive aims to provide ready access to...

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Upgrades long overdue

RENMARK is a town boasting many sporting landmarks. Pristine football and soccer fields, lawn tennis courts, cricket pitches, lawn bowls greens and the Alan Coulter Recreation Centre. Whether it’s summer or winter sports that are being played...

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These inquiring (wine industry) minds

MOST involved in the production of Riverland wine – from the growing of grapes to winemaking – would hope the Senate inquiry into the Australian wine grape purchases code of conduct, held at the Renmark Club last Thursday, marked an important...

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Learning from the past

THOSE in attendance at last week’s Renmark Irrigation Trust (RIT) annual general meeting – as detailed in today’s edition of The Murray Pioneer – were provided a thorough run down of the organisation’s activities and achievements...

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The pain of production

BASED on the three-week stretch of Christmas pageants that has begun in the Riverland – beginning last Friday with Waikerie and continuing over the next two in Renmark and Barmera – we’re drawing toward the end of 2024. Some might have fond...

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