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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

19 hours ago

Editorial

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

Sport

New chief for MVFNL

MAINTAINING momentum – after a solid first two years of existence – is the goal of the new president of the region’s second largest football league. Former Brown’s Well Football Club president Andrew Schultz has been announced Murray Valley...

Hugh Schuitemaker

08 Jan 2025

Community News

Almondco’s massive milestones in 2024

CELEBRATING a major company anniversary, and the achievements of numerous long-time team members, were among the 2024 highlights for Almondco Australia. Almondco celebrated its 80th anniversary of business operations, and 30 years of its...

Hugh Schuitemaker

07 Jan 2025