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Cobdogla's Luke Saville has his sights set on breaking into the top 300 men’s players in the world, following his Australian Open boys title victory on Saturday.
A local boat operator says damaged navigation markers present a "dangerous" situation for river travellers near the South Australian border.
Local musician Kelly Menhennett said there was "no way" she expected to win the best song writer award at a prestigious national competition in Tamworth this week.
Claims that Renmark Paringa District Hospital staff have been discouraged from reporting clinical incidents and complaints have been rejected by Country Health SA (CHSA).
The Quakers Hill tragedy late last year has highlighted possible shortcomings in the accreditation of aged care facilities across Australia, says former Riverland health professional Tania Martin.
Volunteer staff at a local opportunity shop are being threatened, while some uncaring locals dump rubbish at the facility and steal items intended for the disadvantaged.
Five grape spills have already been recorded on Riverland roads as the 2012 harvest gathers further momentum.
State politicians could be making parliamentary decisions in the Riverland, under a new proposal from MLC Robert Brokenshire.
Riverland police reported five locals for cultivating cannabis last week.
The first sign that I was getting old was when I woke up on Sunday morning at 5am and thought to myself 'I could get up now'.
14/Oct/11 A local researcher presented soil research monitoring results to the recent Irrigation Australia Limited (IAL) conference, held in Tasmania.
2/Sep/11 The Riverland will be well represented at the start of the Royal Adelaide Show today, with six food and wine producers under the one roof in the TasteSA Pavilion.
2/Sep/11 Beekeepers from across the country are about to return home following another year's successful pollination of almond crops - but the question is how much their bees are at risk from pests and disease.
12/Aug/11 Funding available for water saving infrastructure upgrades in the Murray Darling Basin is dramatically less than the headlines suggest, a review by the National Irrigators' Council (NIC) reveals.
6/May/11 The existing structure of the South Australian citrus industry must be maintained to ensure a united, effective and efficient industry with a firm eye on its future, according to Bookpurnong grower and packer David Ingerson.
15/Apr/11 The region's olive growers are set for a bumper crop this year.
15/Apr/11 Australia's peak industry body for citrus growers has started rolling out a national quality standards program in an effort to improve consumer perception of citrus fruit and boost grower sales and returns.
11/Mar/11 South Australia's grain crop production in 2010/11 has set a new record.
11/Mar/11 Citrus Australia and the Melbourne Citrus Committee are joining forces to promote Australian grown mandarins.
28/Jan/11 South Australian Senator Nick Xenophon has urged Riverlanders to support Australian farmers, following a recent fruit and vegetable shortage.
28/Jan/11 There is enough fat in Labor's budget to fund the rebuilding of flood-affected Australia without resorting to slashing regional spending and raising taxes, two Coalition spokesmen said yesterday.
25/Jan/11 A decision by the Murray-Darling Basin Authority to keep private hundreds of submissions received about its Guide to the Basin Plan has been criticised.
25/Jan/11 Citrus growers, packers and marketers have been urged to attend an export forum in Melbourne on February 24.
14/Jan/11 Riverland grain growers have helped produce a record harvest, despite extreme wet weather conditions, widespread downgrading and delays at local receival sites.
14/Jan/11 Four Riverland wineries will be among more than 100 across the state set to make history next month by participating in South Australia's first state wine festival.
7/Dec/10 Development of a sophisticated water delivery system by the Central Irrigation Trust (CIT) in the Riverland is seen as a natural response to serve irrigated industries which are very much aware of crop water demands.
26/Nov/10 This year's "once in a lifetime" grain harvest is in full swing across the Riverland, but once the dust finally settles some local farmers could leave the industry.
12/Nov/10 Loxton-based Salena Estates won three awards at a national wine show in Mildura over the weekend.
2/Nov/10 A local council is refusing to accept the cutbacks at Yamba and Ceduna road-blocks quietly, deciding to write a letter to the State Government over the matter.
2/Nov/10 Revelations Australia is in a trade deficit of food and grocery manufacturing is another reason why the Federal Government should be wary of a proposed Murray Darling Basin Plan.
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