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Riverland towns experienced some of their heaviest single days of rain in 10 years over the weekend.
Amid tough times, Barmera's businesses and residents have been urged to temporarily cast aside their problems and back the town’s football club.
Loxton A1 netball coach Sharona Edwards admits she was "shell-shocked" by her side's 21-goal demolition of Renmark in Friday night’s grand final.
A 13-year-old's remarkable tribute to Michael Jackson had tongues wagging at a local talent quest last weekend.
The long awaited Riverland Prospectus will be released in Renmark next week.
While it would be ideal for the Riverland Netball Association to have a close A1 grand final at Renmark tonight, in reality it is likely to be anything but.
Monday night's Whillas Medal count could see one of the closest results in recent times.
Computer scammers posing as Microsoft Corporation officials have targeted at least 20 Riverlanders over the past month.
Judging for the 38th Riverland Wine Show will take place on Monday and Tuesday next week, ahead of the public tasting opportunity and presentation dinner on Wednesday, September 15.
A proposed regional dump would retain local jobs and educate visitors about the importance of waste management, a concept plan for the facility reveals.
25/May/10 The Riverland was on show to thousands of potential tourists at the Broken Hill Agriculture Fair recently.
25/May/10 Time is running out for young people to take up the opportunity to look behind the scenes at leading retailer Woolworths.
21/May/10 The current 2010 South Australian navel crop looks to be on track to deliver one of the highest quality crops ever, according to one of the state's leading citrus spokesmen.
21/May/10 Riverland businesses have been encouraged to enter this year's Premier’s Food Industry Awards.
14/May/10 A newly formed Riverland/Mallee Community Reference Group met for the first time in Wanbi on Tuesday to drive the local spring locust response.
14/May/10 Primary Industries and Resources SA (PIRSA) declared a fruit fly outbreak in Seaton on Monday last week.
14/May/10 Farmers in the Riverland and Mallee have expressed a lack of confidence in the State Government's ability to manage the locust situation, according to Opposition Agriculture spokesman Adrian Pederick.
11/May/10 Most farmers are now looking for good general rain to start the season, or are seeking follow-up rain if seeding has already started, according to PIRSA.
11/May/10 The Almond Board of Australia (ABA) has launched its New Season's Almonds campaign with the unveiling of a dress made from 3000 almonds.
7/May/10 In anticipation of a spring locust plague in the Riverland, the South Australian Government is preparing for large-scale spraying.
7/May/10 Local farmers have been warned to stall sowing, following this week's public meeting about the locust crisis.
7/May/10 The Country Fire Service is warning local landholders to exercise extreme caution when burning-off at this time of year, following a spate of burn-offs getting out of control on Tuesday.
7/May/10 Farmers need to be involved in discussions on possible long term improvements to the tax system, says the South Australian Farmers Federation (SAFF).
23/Apr/10 A Coalition government would better acknowledge and support the Murray-Darling Basin's status as Australia’s "food basket", according to Nationals Senator Barnaby Joyce.
23/Apr/10 Federal Member for Barker, Patrick Secker MP said this week that any compulsory buybacks of water licences by the Federal Government should be matched with fair compensation.
16/Apr/10 The national peak body for citrus growers has welcomed the Rudd Government's pledge to support a national campaign for promoting Australian mandarins.
16/Apr/10 The number of Australian wine producers is continuing to grow, despite calls to downsize the industry, according to a recently published directory.
13/Apr/10 A local family has earned international recognition for their date palms.
9/Apr/10 The water requirements of 18 key Murray-Darling Basin "environmental assets", including Chowilla Floodplain, will be used to calculate the basin's overall water needs.
9/Apr/10 The SA duck season is officially open, with the Chowilla Game Reserve the only 'regular' Riverland spot off limits.
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