31 December 2020
Albury, Australia, Murray Bridge
The Hume Freeway is closed at the Murray River Bridge following a truck fire this morning. Traffic is being diverted off the Freeway at East Street through Albury and then back into Wodonga. The freeway is expected to be closed for up to four hours.
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31 December 2020
Australia, Covid-19, Murray Bridge, NSW
Christi Van Andel has seen thick bushfire smoke, the COVID lockdown, trading restrictions and border closures batter turnover at the Old Empire Hotel. Just last week it appeared as though a coffin for the pub was arriving with Victoria moving to stop traffic flowing across the John Foord Bridge from …
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18 December 2020
Adelaide, Australia, Murray Bridge
When the Second World War broke out Golda Ellis volunteered for the Murray Bridge chapter of the Adelaide Cheer-Up Society. The society provided meals for the hundreds of servicemen who passed through the town, whether on their way to war or coming home …
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16 December 2020
Business, Murray Bridge
WORK has begun on the rebuild of the Thomas Foods International processing plant at Murray Bridge. The official sod turning event marked the start of building works on the greenfield site that will be transformed into a world-class meat processing facility.
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9 December 2020
Australia, Crime, Murray Bridge
POLICE are investigating the theft of more than $3000 worth of sheep from the Murray Bridge saleyards. The incident was recently reported to Murray Bridge Police. SAPOL have reported that a truck delivered 511 sheep to the Murray Bridge saleyards,
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4 December 2020
Australia, Covid-19, Mount Gambier, Murray Bridge, Sports
Following the cancellation of the previous event at the Borderline Speedway at Mount Gambier due to COVID-19 last Saturday, the South Australian Wingless Sprint season will resume this Saturday (December 5) at the Murray Machining and Sheds Murray Bridge Speedway,
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2 December 2020
Australia, Murray Bridge
Shillinglaw’s Bridge on the Murray River at Cohuna. Forest Fire Management Victoria Murray Goldfields District acting senior forest and fire operations officer Nick Whatley said work was under way to replace the “The original wooden bridge was built by the Forests Commission more than 30 years ago and time has …
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30 November 2020
Australia, Murray Bridge
WORK under way to replace Shillinglaw's Bridge on the Murray River at Cohuna is expected to be completed this month.
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13 November 2020
Adelaide, Australia, Business, Murray Bridge, South Australia
Thomas Foods International has appointed Adelaide-based construction company BADGE to build its state-of-the-art meat processing facility near Murray Bridge in South Australia.
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6 November 2020
Australia, Crime, Murray Bridge, NSW
FAILING scanning devices at the NSW border checkpoint are causing traffic delays on the Echuca-Moama Bridge. Murray River Police District western sectors Inspector Paul Huggett said the devices were running out of battery because they weren't meant to be used 24 hours a day.
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