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Extra grade for cricket?

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.

DEMONS’ ALL-OUT FINALS ASSAULT

The Berri Football Club has all five of its teams in the RFL finals - a rarity for the Demons.

2010 RFL FINALS PREVIEW1

The Murray Pioneer previews the 2010 RFL finals series which begins tomorrow.

EDITORIAL: Australia not perfect, but…

Roly Telfer has worked on many election days since joining the Australian Labor Party 48 years ago.

Soccer success

More than 50 soccer teams converged on the Riverland on the weekend for the South Australian Junior Country Championships.

Barmera claims A grade soccer title

Barmera Dev Estates secured the Riverland Soccer Association premiership in style on Sunday, with an 8-1 win over a plucky Renmark Development side.

Miracle victory for gutsy Tigers

Eight second half goals to Raphael Liddle helped guide Loxton to a stirring come from behind RFL A grade first semi-final win over Waikerie by 20 points at Loxton on Sunday.

One more to go for Demons

Berri progressed through to its first RFL A grade grand final since 2002 with a runaway 39-point win over bitter enemy Barmera-Monash in the second semi-final at Renmark Oval on Saturday.

Lions through to season decider

A rejuvenated Lyrup advanced to the RFL Independent A grade grand final with an 18-point win over Wunkar in Saturday's preliminary final at Paringa.

Loxton ends Berri’s season

Loxton has given itself the opportunity to claim back-to-back Riverland A1 netball premierships, with a four-goal preliminary final win over Berri on Friday night.

Menz claims award number four

1/Sep/10 Renmark's Leanne Menz won her fourth Riverland A1 netball best and fairest on Saturday night.

Of course it will

27/Aug/10 The Riverland will "of course" be on Bob Katter's River Murray tour itinerary, independent Senator Nick Xenophon has reassured the region.

Snake warning as popular pooch bitten

27/Aug/10 The Overland Corner Hotel's resident dog, Boots, is lucky to be alive following a snake bite on the weekend.

Costly winery collapse

25/Aug/10 Riverland growers have been left thousands of dollars out of pocket following the collapse of South Australian wine company R Winery.

Riverland high-speed hunt

25/Aug/10 Riverland police were called into action over a high-speed 200-kilometre car chase through the region on Thursday.

Make us marginal?

25/Aug/10 The idea of 'making' Barker a marginal seat at every federal election is desirable, but unrealistic, according to two politically active locals.

Kay Avenue all-day parking ban

1/Sep/10 Timed parking will soon be implemented along a stretch of Kay Avenue, in Berri, in an attempt to curb all-day parking.

Still no resident surgeon

1/Sep/10 The Riverland is still waiting for a replacement resident surgeon eight months after the position became vacant.

Berri’s bouncing Tramp-a-thon triumph

1/Sep/10 They kept bouncing for 24 hours straight.

Lake committee ‘dreaming’

1/Sep/10 The last remaining Save Lake Bonney Group member has quit a lake management committee, claiming the council-operated body has lost all credibility.

Restrictions lifted, now for an allocation rise?

1/Sep/10 A South Australian Government decision to lift water restrictions from December 1 should signal a substantial and immediate increase in grower water allocations, a leading irrigation body says.

GFC stops cycle event

1/Sep/10 An international cycling event to be held in the Riverland this November has been postponed due to the global financial crisis.

Army helicopter lands at local high school

1/Sep/10 Former Renmark resident Daniel O'Donnell flew an army "Tiger" helicopter onto the Renmark High School oval on Friday morning.

Junior Primary celebrates diversity

1/Sep/10 Renmark Junior Primary School students experienced food and art from countries across the world on Thursday to celebrate the cultural diversity of their school community.

Police blitzes: road safety or revenue raising?

1/Sep/10 The motivation behind recent road safety blitzes across regional South Australia has been called into question by the State Opposition this week.

Loxton Waikerie’s cat crackdown

1/Sep/10 A new cat by-law will limit the number of felines in Loxton and Waikerie households to two.

Raising depression awareness

1/Sep/10 The Lions Club of Renmark will host a dinner for a group of motorcyclists who are travelling from Sydney to Alice Springs in an effort to raise awareness about depression and funds for the Black Dog Institute.

Councillor sick of talkfests

1/Sep/10 A Renmark Paringa councillor received applause from the public gallery after he called for an end to government talkfests at a meeting last week.

Students rock retaining wall

1/Sep/10 Year 11 students at Glossop High School's senior campus have proudly finished a retaining wall they started in April.

Images calendar launched

1/Sep/10 Member for Chaffey Tim Whetstone officially launched the 2011 Images of the Riverland calendar in Berri on Thursday night.

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