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Action Gerard’s ‘key to prosperity’?

THE current Gerard Council will again appear before the Berri Court, in January, with a “reset” in its management needed to help the community, according to a well-known local figure. A report in last week’s edition of The Murray Pioneer...

Hugh Schuitemaker

20 Nov 2024

Community

Berri to Bute

AN unused train previously sitting on a Riverland property has been relocated to its historical home on the Yorke Peninsula. The 406 Red Hen train that had previously been located near the Big Orange, between Berri and Renmark, was on Monday...

Hugh Schuitemaker

20 Nov 2024

Community

Sherrie thanks Remembrance Day volunteers

A LOCAL woman has expressed gratitude for the support of volunteers towards an ongoing Remembrance Day tradition. Renmark woman Sherrie Axon again co-ordinated a large display of handmade poppies, located near the roundabout on Murray Avenue, to...

Hugh Schuitemaker

15 Nov 2024

Community

Gerard wants ‘accountability’

A SENIOR member of the Gerard community says accountability for ongoing poor management of the area is needed to improve living conditions for its residents. Berri man Tyson Lindsay has raised concerns surrounding continued mismanagement of the...

Hugh Schuitemaker

13 Nov 2024

Agriculture

‘Every measure’ needed for varroa response

THE Riverland’s State MP has urged for “every measure” to be used to protect South Australian primary producers from varroa mite, following the release of a state government management plan for the pest. The State Government last week released...

Hugh Schuitemaker

13 Nov 2024

Agriculture

Nicola questions priorities after government COP31 bid

PROVIDING support for Riverland growers under economic pressure should be a higher state government priority than hosting a major upcoming climate event, according to a senior local politician. Riverland-based MLC, and opposition spokesperson for...

Hugh Schuitemaker

10 Nov 2024