The Rural City of Murray Bridge Council

The Rural City of Murray Bridge Council
2 Seventh Street
Murray Bridge SA
Australia 5253


Phone 08 8539 1100
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Fax 08 8532 2766

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THE RURAL CITY OF MURRAY BRIDGE


To the heart of the Murraylands, where families and visitors enjoy a vibrant river lifestyle surrounded by a prosperous growing region of primary and secondary industry. The rural city of Murray Bridge is situated 80km east of Adelaide, South Australia and incorporates the areas of Callington, Jervois, Mypolonga, Wellington & Woods Point. The Council area covers 1,828 sq kilometres.

Located approximately 80 km from Adelaide, the Rural City of Murray Bridge is the major centre on the Murray River north of Lake Alexandrina. It is a city of 17,000 people and is 26 metres above sea level. It is a typical sprawling rural centre with a grain silo on the skyline and vegetable gardens, hothouses and light industry surrounding the city centre.

Prior to European settlement the area was inhabited by the Ngarrindjeri Aborigines. The river provided abundant food and they lived well off a diet of kangaroos, emus, wombats, goannas, lizards, ducks, turtles, fish, snakes and bird eggs.

Today the Rural City of Murray Bridge is the centre of a major agricultural district which is driven by dairying, chicken raising, pig breeding, tomato and snow pea growing.

The Murray River is indeed a popular tourist attraction with in South Australia, but amongst its many well recognised citys, one stands out above the rest. Murray Bridge is the "crown" of the Murray Region, containing many attractions for people of all ages. Many of the Murray Bridge attractions are water based, such as skiing and swimming, but there are many exciting on land attractions that are well worth a visit as well

Just out of Murray Bridge there is a new open range zoo and breeding ground for arid and grassland animals at the Monarto Zoological Park. Many species of animals can roam this 1000 hectare site. Tourists have the opportunity to take a Safari Bus around the park with a personal guide.

For further information about your council or murray bridge visit our tourism information centre locality listing or our website via the link above.

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Nearby Service areas are: Avoca Dell, Brinkley, Burdett, Chapman Bore, Ettrick, Gifford Hill, Greenbanks, Long Flat, Mobilong, Monteith, Murrawong, Murray Bridge East, Murray Bridge North, Murray Bridge South, Northern Heights, Riverglades, Riverglen, Sunnyside, Toora, White Sands, Willow Banks