What is life like living in Murray Bridge?
Murray Bridge is the rural city with so much on offer. The mixture of the rural lifestyle combined with living on the banks of the Murray is a rare combination that is hard to find. Having the mighty Murray River at your front door will encourage you to enjoy all that is has to offer, including:
- Rowing
- Skiing
- Wake boarding
- Knee boarding
- Fishing
If you want to take it a little easier whilst still enjoying the outdoors there are plenty of reserves and the local wild life, whilst having a picnic at:
- Sturt Reserve
- Thiele Reserve
- Long Island Reserve
- Swanport Reserve
- Hume Reserve
Whilst your friends and family visit you can take them around some of the historic tourist attractions:
- The Murray River
- The Murray Bridge
- The Historic Roundhouse
- The Bunyip Paddle Steamer
- Monarto Zoological Park
Industry and Infrastructure
Murray Bridge is situated in the ideal location to promote and encourage economic growth which equates to more local jobs for a range of industries. View the list of the current projects and infrastructure that have either recently been completed or are still under construction.
The population of Murray Bridge and the depth of its facilities and infrastructure means it can support the current population, but it also allows for future population growth in the area.
- $300m Thomas Foods state-of-the-art meat processing plant
- $350m Renewable Energy Systems solar farm comprising a 176MW solar panel array and large battery
- $35m Gifford Hill Race Track and Community Function Centre
- $14m riverfront redevelopment of Sturt Reserve
- The expansion of Monarto Zoo including a Wild Africa exhibit, a $17m visitor centre and a $35m accommodation facility
- $40m redevelopment of the Bridgeport Hotel
- $21m SA Water waste water treatment plant with solar PV cells and associated battery energy systems
- The Bend Motor Sport Park construction
- Tourism projects in excess of $14m
- $26m upgrade to the Beston Global Food Company’s Jervois cheese and dairy factory
- The Terregra and Pallamanna solar renewable energy projects costing $5m
- $40m construction of the Ingham’s Feed Mill
- $14m expansion of the Big River Pork processing facility
- $71m expansion of Costa Adelaide Mushrooms at Monarto