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Renmark's Leanne Menz won her fourth Riverland A1 netball best and fairest on Saturday night.
The push for an A2 competition in local cricket is gathering momentum, with the re-formed Renmark Cricket Club (RCC) confirming its intent to enter a side in the Riverland competition.
The Riverland will "of course" be on Bob Katter's River Murray tour itinerary, independent Senator Nick Xenophon has reassured the region.
The Overland Corner Hotel's resident dog, Boots, is lucky to be alive following a snake bite on the weekend.
The Berri Football Club has all five of its teams in the RFL finals - a rarity for the Demons.
The Murray Pioneer previews the 2010 RFL finals series which begins tomorrow.
Riverland growers have been left thousands of dollars out of pocket following the collapse of South Australian wine company R Winery.
Riverland police were called into action over a high-speed 200-kilometre car chase through the region on Thursday.
The idea of 'making' Barker a marginal seat at every federal election is desirable, but unrealistic, according to two politically active locals.
Roly Telfer has worked on many election days since joining the Australian Labor Party 48 years ago.
20/Aug/10 Locusts are predicted to start hatching in the Riverland area from September 26 onwards.
20/Aug/10 Water Minister Penny Wong has refused to say that no-one in her government has seen the draft Murray Darling Basin Plan, according to Coalition Basin spokesman Simon Birmingham said this week.
20/Aug/10 A South Australian Senate candidate has pledged to block the Murray Darling Basin Plan if it fails to protect the interests of South Australia.
10/Aug/10 As the optimum time for rabbit control approaches local farmers are being encouraged to obtain professional advice and assistance from the SA Murray-Darling Basin Natural Resources (SA MDB NRM) Board.
10/Aug/10 The Coalition's newly unveiled agriculture 'road map’ has been welcomed by the state’s leading farming body.
28/Jul/10 The Australian almond blossom season, when buds open into almond blossom flowers in preparation for pollination, has begun.
28/Jul/10 "Scare mongering over locusts" is among the reasons Shadow Agriculture Minister Adrian Pederick should step down, his Labor counterpart says.
25/Jun/10 A Riverland winery is among 12 statewide being used to tap into China's burgeoning wine export market.
25/Jun/10 Citrus Australia has welcomed Japan's announcement of market access for Australian grapefruit from non-fruit fly free areas.
11/Jun/10 Riverlanders are increasingly choosing alternative wines over mainstream varieties, says a local wine group.
11/Jun/10 After spiking nine months ago, farmer confidence has fallen in South Australia for the third successive quarter, according to the results of the a new survey.
8/Jun/10 An industry roundtable will be convened to discuss the future of the South Australian Grape Growers Industry Fund.
8/Jun/10 The South Australian Farmers Federation (SAFF) is worried State Government departmental changes could affect natural resource management across the state.
1/Jun/10 Wine lovers could soon know more about the Riverland's alternative wine offerings through the services of a leading wine expert.
28/May/10 Suggestions that the state's agriculture industry lacks government support are "simply wrong", according to Agriculture Minister Michael O’Brien.
28/May/10 Australia's wine industry won praise from Member for Barker Patrick Secker in Federal Parliament this week.
28/May/10 A new water-purchasing tool for irrigators has been recognised for its innovation in the water industry.
25/May/10 Harvest of Riverland navel oranges has begun with industry officials declaring the fruit of "exceptional quality".
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.
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