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Text Line 19/3/25

It is interesting reading both sides to Goat Island and the push to rename in honour of Ruby Hunter. If you have been around Goat Island recently you might want to have a rethink of renaming it. Not sure if it is actually an honour – it’s only...

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Water recovery to win city votes?

IN a clearly political move to win city votes at the expense of regional Australia, the Commonwealth has recently kicked off a second buyback tender in the southern Murray-Darling Basin in 2024-25. With an impending election the announcement is...

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Ideas from having a yak

HAVING a yak with a mate the other day about extra water for our Murray-Darling Basin and one of the more simple sources is the Paroo River, in northern NSW. It floods at least once a year, and this water just ends up evaporating in a flood plain...

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Help to save regional banking

SO an Australian Parliament committee tasked with solving the lack of banking services in regional areas held an all-night meeting and came up with an agreement to make an agreement. Really? Oh, ANZ and NAB agreed to offer their services through...

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Thanks for Xmas appeal’s success

ON behalf of the Riverland Christmas Appeal Committee, I would like to thank all those who donated toys, money or food items to the 2024 Riverland Christmas Appeal (RCA). The generosity of so many individuals, families, businesses, churches, service...

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Let down by drought response

MUCH of South Australia is facing the worst drought on record, yet rural communities are being left behind. The SA Labor Government’s response to the ongoing drought has in my view been weak. Farmers across the state are struggling and have been...

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High congratulations for Murray Pioneer

I write to congratulate The Murray Pioneer team on being awarded the Best Newspaper Award (Larger Papers) at the recent Country Press South Australia Awards. The Country Press Awards showcase the very best of South Australia’s newspapers and...

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All eyes on wine

VINTAGE is always one of the most-crucial periods on the Riverland’s annual calendar. The smell of crushed and fermenting grapes is in the air, and while there would be many a grower, and winery worker, across the region relieved that the 2025...

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Rabo community fund applications open

RIVERLAND organisations can now apply for additional funding aimed to develop and implement meaningful local grassroots initiatives Applications to apply for funding from the 2025 Rabo Community Fund have opened, with the fund having invested more...

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Text Line 12/3/25

Huge congratulations to each and everyone at the Pioneer on the great result at the Country Press Awards. Very well deserved and respected. SHERRIE Renmark Great work to the organisers of the Riverland Wine and Food Festival for organising transport...

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Remote health workforce crisis

THE peak professional body for the remote and isolated health workforce, CRANAplus, has released its workforce pipeline plan to deliver 1000 nationally accredited nurses and midwives who are professionally, clinically, culturally, and emotionally...

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Good news for hotels and clubs

CLUBS Australia has warmly welcomed the Federal Government’s announcement that it will freeze excise on draught beer, in August 2025, for at least the next two years. The excise cut only applies to beers poured in licensed venues, providing...

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Welcome for beer excise freeze

AUSTRALIA’S brewers and beer drinkers welcome the Government’s announcement to freeze the indexation on draught beer for two years. Importantly, the measure takes effect from August this year, helping Australia’s brewing and hospitality...

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Proactive financial fitness is key

BRAVERY Trust has reported twice as many ADF veterans sought urgent financial assistance during December compared to the 2024 monthly average. Bravery Trust is a specialised provider of financial support for military personnel – providing both...

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The list

I WOULD like to address what I feel is an inaccurate report by Hugh Schuitemaker in the Murray Pioneer, dated 26 February 2025. In an attempt to recover outstanding rates, the Loxton Waikerie council included a list of “principal ratepayers” in...

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