The Latest Breaking News from Riverland

Authorities have increased the forecast for water flows down the Murray from the continued rain and flooding in Victoria and NSW.

Works on repairing a system of damaged levee banks in Renmark are continuing, as a local hospital prepares for increasing flows from the Murray River.

Daniel John Schatto was a serving police officer at Renmark when he gave his ex-wife money to buy methamphetamine.

Held in Barmera each year, Riverland Field Days allows local businesses to showcase their services, while also bringing together the community with food and live music.

Birthing services at the Riverland hospital were suspended in 2021 because of staffing shortages, an issue that "has not gone away".

Riverland resident Rebecca Cooper has a complex disability, and is considering moving interstate to access specialised support she cannot get in her home town.

Wine prices have plunged due to an oversupply in the country and now growers are being offered financial incentives to switch varieties or mothball their vines. Some, however, are simply ripping their vines out of the ground.

The Riverland's population is lower than it was 20 years ago, but developers, the council and community advocates are doing their best to reverse the trend.

A South Australian police officer of more than two decades is now facing up to 10 years behind bars for trafficking methamphetamine in the Riverland.