Please return our stolen plants I WRITE for the children at the Berri Regional Child Care Centre. We have discovered that someone has stolen some of the new plants from our garden. This garden is easy to see because it is next to our driveway. The plants are beautiful. We want plants with lots of […]
It’s time to wake up I SUBMITTED a letter to this publication quite some years ago regarding the increasing influence of foreign powers upon the financial and political machinations of this country. At the time the very concerning purchasing of water rights towards the top end of the Murray system was happening and many Australian-centric […]
New council, same old results? I WOULD like to know why Berri Barmera councillors have been against the capping of variances on tenders by contractors. When Stephen Lynch was a councillor, he put up a motion of capping variances to 10 per cent on accepted tenders. This could have saved a bucket load of residents’ […]
Overcommitted to the good life? WHEN the Reserve Bank lowered its interest rates last week, it fired off one of the last six shots remaining in the chamber. The warning signs point to an exceptionally weak economy susceptible to a growing list of international shocks, writes ABC business editor Ian Verrender. I really believe that […]
I now call the Riverland my home IT is the end of an era for Theresa Bowman as nurse and midwife in the Riverland. As most of you are aware by now, I no longer work for SA Health and looking forward with excitement and anticipation to start a new venture hopefully a sea change. […]
Road acccidents don’t just happen SO the road safety experts are puzzled and perplexed as to why the road toll climbs despite lowering speed limits and increasing fines. I may have the hindsight of having driven a variety of vehicles (including emergency response vehicles) under a variety of conditions, in a variety of countries over […]
I’m forever grateful I HAVE never been more appreciative and in awe of medical professionals than I am now. I recently gave birth to my son in the Riverland General Hospital and I can safely say my life and my baby’s life were both in the staff’s hands. After labour complications I was rushed into […]
Not wasting time on council submission RATEPAYERS could be forgiven after reading the Murray Pioneer’s editorial on Tuesday (‘Rate rises the headline act’, 28/5/19) that rate rises are partly out of council’s control due to the increase in valuations. But councillors have complete control over how much and where rates will be spent. Councils have […]
