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Mannum Dock Museum Grants t’s all happening at the Mannum Dock Museum of River History. Thanks to success with recent Grant applications we are able to move forward with development plans to further enhance the visitor experience. The funding will be used in designing and improving the Museum’s presentation of its h isto ric a lly s i g n ific a n t collection of maritime river history artefacts and stories of Mannum’s rich river history. We plan to improve and design interpretative panels and interactive displays to appeal to the family-focussed, youth and educational groups, as well as encouraging repeat visits by the local community and past visitors. The Museum’s award of
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$5427, jointly funded and supported by the National Library of Australia, the Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, the National Archives of Australia, the National Film and Sound Archive and the National Museum of Australia, will be used to employ a consultant to undertake a Preservation Needs Assessment of our collection. The assessment will guide the Museum in developing an accurate and articulate interpretation of exhibitions and displays to ensure the meaning, significance and preservation standards are portrayed to all visitors. Continued page 3
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Business Grants for Irrigators rought response business planning grants of up to $14 000 are being offered to River Murray irrigators below Lock 1 as part of the State Government’s Planning for Recovery program. The Planning for Recovery Below Lock 1 Farm Business Support program aims to help irrigators plan for a more viable and sustainable farming operation, in particular to repair or replace damaged irrigation infrastructure and lost productivity caused by water restrictions. Farm businesses are invited to attend one of the four information sessions in early May, to be held at Bowhill, Murray Bridge, Meningie and Langhorne Creek. The eligibility criteria will be explained at the briefings. “The information sessions will
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be conducted in an informal way and will be a one-stop opportunity to apply for the program,” said coordinator Lyn Chapman, a Senior Consultant with Rural Solutions SA. “Once approved, successful applicants will be able to engage with a specialist consultant to assist in developing their business plan,” she said. Irrigators can access up to $4000 for the development of integrated business plans, then up to $10 000 to undertake priority works identified through the plan, including on-farm improvements such as repairs to irrigation infrastructure or engineering advice and salinity control. Continued page 3
Pumpkin Soup is Now on the Menu At Cadell record crowd attended the Cadell Easter Harvest Festival at Cadell on Easter
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Emily Alexander of Mannum and Will George of Adelaide with Neville Gilles’ second place pumpkin Contents Angie’s Cooking Tips Ageing In The Murraylands
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Saturday. 1200 people enjoyed the magnificent weather and surroundings at the Cadell oval and the line up of amazing giant pumpkins The winning pumpkin grown by David Forbes of Renmark weighed in at an amazing 163kg. David was presented with the $500 cheque proudly donated by John George, Chairman of MGA Insurance Brokers. Second place and $200 was awarded to Neville Gilles of Monash for his 110kg entry. The school category trophy and prize of $100 was won by the Mannum Kindergarten with a 24kg pumpkin. Neville’s original entry was stolen a couple of weeks prior to
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the competition and he is already planning his entry for next year. The ugliest pumpkin was awarded to Joe Layton of Cadell with his 18kg entry, and the prettiest pumpkin prize was taken out by Amanda Storr of Cobdogla. Many pumpkins have been d o nated to the Cad ell Community and Tourist Association for seeds for future events. “[The harvest Festival] is a credit to the community of Cadell with the diverse programme of family fun competitions from jam making to cockroach racing and of course the giant pumpkins. We may see some strong 3 27 2
competition to the 750kg World Record holder in Ohio at the next Cadell Easter Harvest Festival,” said Mayor Ian Mann.
John George of MGA Insurance Brokers congratulates winner David Forbes
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