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Join the Conversation on MRC’s Arts and Culture Strategy

Published on 18 September 2023

Council is inviting the community to have input into its new Arts and Culture Strategy via a series of pop-up sessions across the area.

Nominations now open for Australia Day Awards

Published on 04 September 2023

Nominations for Council’s 2024 Australia Day Awards are now open.

Visitor Service from Port of Echuca

Published on 31 August 2023

Campaspe Shire and Murray River Councils have joined together to support Campaspe Port Enterprise (CPE) to deliver an interim solution for in-person Visitor Information Services.
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Public Notices/On Display

Bridge lift notifications

On display until 30 June 2024

View the times and dates of any planned bridge lifts in the Murray River Council area. This includes the Barham, Nyah, Murrabit, Tooleybuc and Swan Hill Bridges.

Office of Local Government Report: MRC Support for Ethanol Plant

On display until 31 December 2023

The final OLG report on the Murray River Energy project is now available for viewing.

Notice of Tender: Construction of Fire Brigade Station – Yanga NSW

On display until 10 October 2023

Council is seeking tenders from experienced contractors for the construction of a CAT 2A NSW RFS Brigade Station and associated works in Yanga NSW.
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Current Projects

Local Housing Strategy

Ongoing consultation

Murray River Council is experiencing rapid growth. Whether it be a reflection of current national trends showing rapid movement of people out of cities and into regional areas (like ours!), or the simple choice to make Murray River Council home, we have seen unprecedented demand for new housing over the last few years.As a result, Council has developed a draft Murray River C...

New Moama Preschool

Ongoing consultation

Moama will soon be home to a new preschool facility; further complimenting the growing Moama Education Precinct and becoming a purpose-built, early education centre servicing Moama and surrounds. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update August 2023 Works are progressing well, despite some wet weather. All underground servi...

Meninya St Upgrade

Ongoing consultation

The Meninya Street Precinct Project is one of Murray River Council’s largest projects that will transform Moama into a vibrant precinct of social and economic activity.Reshaping Meninya Street from a transport thoroughfare into a innovative and sustainable precinct, this project intends to position Moama as a key tourist destination through place-making to compliment s...

Economic Development and Tourism Strategy

Ongoing consultation

Council is creating a new Economic Development and Tourism Strategy for our region. The Strategy will identify opportunities and potential projects that will support continued economic growth, foster local employment opportunities and position Murray River Council as a leader in tourism. We will also look to identify barriers to business growth and capture ideas around ind...

River Country Art Trail

Ongoing consultation

The River Country Art Trail will see the development of an outdoor public art trail in River Country, with large-scale murals being painted on silos and water towers across the Murray River Council footprint. Located in the townships of Barham, Bunnaloo, Caldwell, Mathoura, Moulamein, Tooleybuc and Wakool, these sites will collectively make up the River Country Art Trail. T...

Barham Water Pressure Upgrade

Ongoing consultation

Update August 2023 Exciting times are on their way for the township of Barham with the installation of the new filtered water booster pump to be completed prior to Christmas this year. The first step in the upgrade process occurring during July, when Barham’s filtered water network was shutdown for an afternoon to install some new valves at the water treatment plant. The i...

2024 Australia Day Awards

Ongoing consultation

The Murray River Council Australia Day Awards are presented to local citizens
and groups to showcase their outstanding achievements and contributions to the
local community.

You can recognise these inspiring and valuable contributions by nominating a
person or group in one of the following award categories:



* Citizen of the Year
* Young Citizen of the Year
* Sportsper...

Moama's New Play Space

Ongoing consultation

Update - 12 September 2023 Last Thursday (7 September 2023) we removed the site fencing from around the new Moama Play Spac, this means the play space is open for our community to enjoy. Remember, this is only stage one of the the play space with more works to be completed once funding has been obtained. -----------------------------------------------------------------...

Murray River Council Arts and Culture Strategy

Ongoing consultation

We’re developing an Arts and Culture Strategy to guide Council’s involvement and investment in arts and cultural activities, festivals and events. The strategy will build on the strengths of Council’s current arts and cultural program and will help increase the profile of creative industries within our community. The final Strategy will offer clear direction on Council’s r...

Working towards a Sustainable MRC

Ongoing consultation

Murray River Council was formed in 2016, as part of the NSW Government’s Local Council amalgamations. We went from being two separate Shire Councils (Wakool Shire and Murray Shire) - with various offices, depots, treatment plants, landfills, water and wastewater supply systems, multiple staff and computer and management systems - to one. Over the past 6 years we have been wo...

Koraleigh Raw Water Installation

Ongoing consultation

Pipeline Update - August 2023 The Koraleigh Raw Water Pipeline Design has been completed and Council will be looking to enter the installation phase shortly. The tender period for works and pipeline supply will close August 16 and Councill will be then proceeding to appoint a contractor for the works. The plans have been displayed in Koraleigh at the Water Trust Building ...
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Australia Day Awards

Nominations are now open for our 2024 Australia Day Awards!

Have input into our Arts and Culture Strategy

Attend one of our pop-up sessions in early October.

Join the Garage Sale Trail

Sell and shop on the Garage Sale Trail as Australia’s festival of pre-loved stuff returns!

Small Business Month

Join us for our Small Business Month breakfast event this October!

Council's Operational Plan and Budget

Take a look at our plans and priorities for the current financial year.

Help keep Frogbit weed under control

If you have this plant, or suspect you have this plant, please contact council ASAP.

Meninya Street upgrade project

Keep up to date with the progress of this exciting project.

Discover our MiWater customer portal

Managing your water use just got easier. Sign up to our MiWater customer portal: it's FREE!

Cemetery management goes digital

Digital cemetery records are now available!

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