The Latest Breaking News from Riverland

Farm scholars recall great respect, lingering Soviet ghosts from their Ukraine travels

A world away from Ukraine, two Riverland farmers who spent time there on an agricultural scholarship trip recall the stunning soil, modern tech, proud independence, and a noticeable tension with its Soviet past.

ABC News · Mar 1, 2022

Federal funding for rural health placements as industry calls for greater student retention

More health students will be placed in regional South Australia, but what will it take to keep them there for the long term? Twenty five years of data shows they become immersed when living locally.

ABC News · Feb 25, 2022

Education Department confident in COVID policies as the Riverland returns to school

The Department of Education says it's happy to see a low number of COVID-19 cases in Riverland schools as students return to campuses.

ABC News · Feb 18, 2022

From hosts to guests, a new adventure awaits as Riverland caravan park caretakers say goodbye

When Catherine and Brett Hein took over as operators of a Renmark caravan park in 2018, never could they have envisaged the journey they were about to take.

ABC News · Jan 20, 2022

Riverland RAT site opens but barriers remain to access COVID-19 test kits

A free rapid antigen test collection site run by the state government for close contacts is now open in the Riverland, but welfare advocates say many in the community still can't get the kits.

ABC News · Jan 18, 2022