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Murray Bridge Show, 27 September 2025

Murray Bridge Show returns for 2025 – A celebration of community, agriculture and family fun Murray Bridge Agricultural & Horticultural Show Society Inc. The Murray Bridge...

Potato mop-top virus update: AUSVEG

The Plant Health Australia National Management Group (NMG), with advice from the Consultative Committee on Emergency Plant Pests (CCEPP), has ... agreed that potato mop-top virus (PMTV) is not technically feasible to eradicate from Australia.

Buronga substation hailed as one of most sophisticated in Southern Hemisphere

Transgrid says it has unveiled one of the biggest and most sophisticated substations in the Southern Hemisphere, with the completion of the Buronga substation. The completion occurred as powerlines from the new powerline from Buronga to Wagga Wagga were strung across the Cobb Highway between Hay and Deniliquin ...

Burning down the house

Bendigo Bank torches regional development with selective blacklist based on mining. Just like the fictional Tasmanian town of Mystery Bay, a star in its own right in the hit ABC TV series Bay of Fires, Queenstown, where much of the show was filmed, is being held back by mysterious forces. Locals have suspected for some time that the town was a “no-go” area for home lending but like many other disadvantages they face due to remoteness, it was believed geography was the likely cause.

Wilmington Show, 21 September 2025

Wilmington Agricultural Show Society

McLaren Vale’s Grenache & Gourmet Festival returns this week: Bettison

McLaren Vale’s Grenache & Gourmet, the festival for curious palates, returns this Friday 19 September to Monday 6 October, enticing visitors to explore and experience all that Fleurieu Peninsula has on offer.

Removal of interstate hives completed as varroa surveillance continues: Scriven

All bee hives connected to South Australia’s first varroa mite detection have been removed from the state to protect SA’s apiary industry.

Quorn Agricultural Show, 28 September 2025

Quorn Agricultural Show

Naracoorte on the rise

That’s the message from Spendmapp by Geografia, which has singled out the Naracoorte Lucindale Council for its economic momentum and community-first approach ... The latest data shows local spending is climbing, visitor dollars are growing, online shopping is rising, and even ‘escape spend’ is up — a sign of household confidence and prosperity circulating across the Limestone Coast.

66 and Field Days still going strong

Madison Eastmond. High attendance and exhibitor numbers, along with great weather conditions, all came together for a successful 66th edition of the Riverland Field Days last weekend. The Riverland Field Days welcomed exhibitors, vendors, and guests from the region and beyond to Barmera ... with more than 10,000 people attending across the two days, and 225 booked sites ...

Murray Pioneer, 17 September 2025

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Marine history under water

An important part of Spencer Gulf’s maritime heritage may be lost with the sinking of the Mary-Ann Simms in Port Lincoln. The vessel went down at Snook’s Landing on the weekend of September 6 and 7, possibly due to earlier hull damage from a barge collision and the theft of solar panels that powered its automatic bilge pump.

Safe and sound

A hydrology report has indicated the proposed Jane Eliza Development will have minimal impact on water levels in the event of future flooding in Renmark and surrounding areas. Renmark Paringa Council has today released the hydrology report, which showcases a range of modelled situations, including the 186 gigalitres (GL) recorded in the 2022 flood, a higher 250GL event, and the 1956 flood level of 341GL.

Homelessness, housing storm

The Limestone Coast is facing a worsening homelessness crisis, with Naracoorte among the towns where families, young people, and older residents are being pushed to the brink by rising housing costs and limited rental availability ... The [Naracoorte] News caught up with ac.care’s Homelessness and Community Services senior manager, Trish Spark, to discuss the issue...

Murray Pioneer, 10 September 2025

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Algal bloom delegation meets PM

Yorke Peninsula Council has taken its algal bloom advocacy all the way to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. Acting Mayor Richard Carruthers was part of a delegation of SA mayors, industry leaders and marine experts that travelled to Canberra to seek more bloom support ...

Senate inquiry into algal bloom crisis commences: Basham, Centofanti

South Australians impacted by the harmful algal bloom sweeping South Australia’s shores are being denied a real opportunity to have their say – with the Senate inquiry into the crisis only allowing public evidence to be given at Port Lincoln.

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