Murraylands

The Murraylands is a geographical region in South Australia; generally, the lower part of the Murray River basin, in South-Eastern South Australia. The area stretches from Blanchetown; roughly 130 kilometres north-east of Adelaide, right down to Wellington, which is situated at the beginning of Lake Alexandrina.

The major towns in this region include; Morgan, Truro, Swan Reach, Mannum, Callington, Tailem Bend, Mannum, Murray Bridge, Meningie, Coonaplyn, Tintinara, Karoonda, Lamaroo and Pinnaroo.

Murray Bridge has the largest population base, with approximately 19,724 reported in the 2011 Census.

The area stretches from Blanchetown; roughly 130 kilometres north-east of Adelaide, right down to Wellington, which is situated at the beginning of Lake Alexandrina.

The region focuses mainly on the main towns of Murray Bridge and Mannum and has a population of around 65,000.

In recent years, the Murraylands region has been plagued by an extensive drought, which has affected business and the economy of the region.^[1]

The region has a Mediterranean-style climate, with hot dry summers and mild winters. The climate is cooler than Adelaide and the annual rainfall is higher than the rest of the state, ranging between 450mm at Keith to 800mm around Mount Bun. As you go north, the land becomes semi-arid and has desert like conditions. The Murraylands region has a summer average temperature of 28^oC and 15^oC in winter.^[2]

Tourism

Murray River, Lakes and Coorong is the Murrayland’s peak tourism body, and is responsible for attracting visitors to the region, with this industry worth around $112 million annually.^[3]

Education

Pre-school

• Morgan Preschool
• Swan Reach Area and Kindergarten
• Mannum Kindergarten
• Murray Bridge Preschool Kindergarten
• Concordia Kindergarten
• Callington Kindergarten
• Tailem Bend Kindergarten
• Meningie Kindergarten
• Coonalpyn Kindergarten
• Tintinara Preschool
• Lameroo and District Kindergarten
• Pinnaroo Kindergarten

Primary Level

PUBLIC

PRIVATE / RELIGIOUS

Morgan Primary School Truro Primary School Blanchtown Primary School Cambrai Area School Swan Reach Primary School Swan Reach Area School Palmer Primary School Mypolonga Primary School Murray Bridge South Primary School Murray Bridge North Primary School Fraser Park Primary School Murray Bridge State School Callington Primary School Tailem Bend Primary School Meningie Area School Salt Creek Primary School Coonalpyn Primary School Coomandook Area School Tintinara Area School Lameroo Regional Community School Pinnaroo Primary School Karoonda Area School

Mannum Community College, Junior School Tyndale Christian School, Murray Bridge St Joseph’s School, Murray Bridge Unity College, Junior School

Senior Schooling

There are eight high schools across the Murraylands region:

· Swan Reach Area School

· Mannum Community College

· Murray Bridge High School

· Unity College, Murray Bridge

· Tyndale Christian School, Murray Bridge

· St Joseph’s School, Murray Bridge

· Meningie Area School

· Lameroo Regional Community School

Further Education

TAFE SA has a campus located in Murray Bridge.

Media

Print

• The Standard
• Border Chronicle (Bordertown)
• The Border Times (Pinnaroo)

Radio

• Power FM – 98.7 FM
• 5MU Radio Murray Bridge – 1125 AM
• Flow FM – 97.7FM
• ABC Classic - 103.9 FM
• ABC Local Radio - 891 AM
• ABC News Radio - 972 AM
• ABC Radio National – 729 AM
• ABC Triple J - 105.5 FM

Television

• WIN TV

See also

• Naracoorte Coastal Plain (biogeographic region)

References

1. "Jobs without water: RDA Murraylands & Riverland Inc, South Australia". rdamr.org.au. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
2. "Murray River Weather Conditions & Climate South Australia". http://www.atn.com.au/. Australian Travel and Tourism Network. Retrieved Sourced 30 Sept 2016. Check date values in: |access-date= (help); External link in |website= (help)
3. "The value of tourism in the Murraylands" (PDF). www.tourism.sa.gov.au. South Australia Tourism Commission. Sourced 30 September 2016. Check date values in: |date= (help)