Bite-Sized Politics: Take Me to the River — The Murrumbidgee electorate

Bite-Sized Politics: Take Me to the River — The Murrumbidgee electorate

The Murrumbidgee electorate is named after the Murrumbidgee River, which flows through it, hence the reference to this week’s song from 1974, Al Green’s “Take Me to the River” (or the recent Lorde cover). The electorate consists of the Woden Valley, Weston Creek and Molonglo suburbs, as well as the south Canberra suburbs of Deakin, Yarralumla, Forrest and Red Hill, as well as Uriarra Village and Stromlo. The word “Murrumbidgee” apparently means …