News

Randell claims second-straight sports day crown

RANDELL has won the Championship shield at Waikerie High School’s recent sports day for the second year in a row, scoring 1553 points to Cadell’s 1434 points. King came in third with 1424 points, and Ritchie fourth with 1050. Randell also won...

Staff Contributors

18 hours ago

Agriculture

Barmera-based grape grower JASON PERRIN has provided the following opinion piece regarding debate surrounding the potential for a MANDATORY CODE OF CONDUCT in the wine industry… An honest conversation about grape industry issues

I COMMEND Barker MP Tony Pasin for his thoughts in last week’s Murray Pioneer (‘An honest conversation about wine’, 12/5/25). As his heading was “An honest conversation…”, I would make these comments. It is great that he supports the...

Staff Contributors

18 hours ago

Health

A longer-term investment in training needed

The Rural Doctors Association of Australia (RDAA) said training an extra 200 rural doctors per year is needed to start addressing the shortage of doctors in rural and remote communities like the Riverland. RDAA president Raymond Lewandowski said...

Staff Contributors

18 hours ago

News

Urgent warning about button batteries

AN urgent warning is being issued to Riverland parents about the dangers of button batteries following a spike in seriously injured children treated at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital. Two children have so far this year been taken to the...

Staff Contributors

18 hours ago

Agriculture

Baby Murray crayfish released into Murray River

FOR the first time ever, baby Murray crayfish have been released into the Murray River in an effort to increase Riverland populations of the species. Nature Glenelg Trust and the Murraylands and Riverland Landscape Board (MRLB) have released 250...

Staff Contributors

24 Mar 2025

News

Donations and volunteers needed to share dignity in the Riverland

SHARE the Dignity is working to end period poverty in the Riverland, with their most-recent period product drive at local Woolworths stores now open for donations for the remainder of this month. As one of several campaigns running each year, pink...

Madison Eastmond

24 Mar 2025

News

SA electricity prices set to surge again?

A SENIOR Riverland politician says potential increases to local electricity bills will add to cost-of-living pressures on families. The Australian Energy Regulator (AER) last week announced increases for the draft Default Market Offer (DMO)...

Sebastian Calderon

24 Mar 2025

News

$1.1m funding for active transport projects in Loxton and Waikerie

NEW funding will be allocated to the construction and maintenance of two off-road shared use paths, aiming to improve connectivity within the Loxton Waikerie region. The District Council of Loxton Waikerie were granted $1.1m, as part of the Active...

Staff Contributors

21 Mar 2025

Agriculture

Berri winery returned to normal processing following capacity interruption… BACK IN ACTION

OPERATORS of the Berri Estates winery have overcome capacity challenges – caused by an earlier-than-normal vintage and hot temperatures – which temporarily halted the processing of red grapes. CCW-contracted wine grape growers were advised on...

Hugh Schuitemaker

19 Mar 2025

News

Truro Bypass and overtaking lanes a priority, says Tony

A SENIOR Riverland politician is continuing to advocate for more upgrades to the Riverland road network and the eventual funding for a “much-needed” bypass project. A recent RAA report highlighted upgrades done to the Sturt Highway and the...

Sebastian Calderon

19 Mar 2025

News

The following is an opinion piece submitted by former SOUTH AUSTRALIAN DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROSECUTIONS STEPHEN PALLARAS, regarding his current views on the PAROLE PROCESS... Parole – it is past its use by date

WHEN suggestions that Peter Michael Liddy was intending to seek release on parole, the public outcry was instant and deafening. In 2001, Liddy had been convicted of sexually abusing young boys and of attempting to bribe a witness, and was sentenced...

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17 Mar 2025

News

Inquiry’s interim report highlights inequity of Federal funding model

LAST month, local government welcomed the interim report from the Federal Parliament’s inquiry into local government sustainability, which confirmed what many of us in regional councils have known for years, our current funding model is broken and...

Staff Contributors

17 Mar 2025

News

Free telehealth cervical screening in the Riverland

SHINE SA are offering free telehealth cervical screening to Riverlanders between the ages of 25 and 74, with the initiative hoping to break down barriers that lead to under-screening. Funded by Preventative Health SA and replacing the Pap Test...

Madison Eastmond

12 Mar 2025

News

The below is an opinion piece submitted by Renmark man DAVID CROUCH, responding to an article in last week’s Murray Pioneer regarding the proposal to RENAME GOAT ISLAND… Evidence for Ruby not being born on Goat Island

RUBY Hunter was an outstanding person, who overcame great adversity in her life in music, but perhaps more importantly in her humanity and compassion for others. This is beyond question. This story began when my mother Pat Crouch, upon learning...

Staff Contributors

12 Mar 2025

News

New $47m weed management program

RIVERLAND grain growers are set to benefit from a new initiative aiming to provide sustainable and effective weed management strategies across the state. A new $47m weed management investment (WMI) led by the Grains Research and Development...

Staff Contributors

12 Mar 2025