Mannum mag 2015 issue 100 by Mannum Community Magazine Inc

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April 2015

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Happy Centenary Mannum Mag Issue 1 April 2006 — Issue 100 April 2015 he Mannum Mag began as the idea of Rod Mann (the Minister of the Uniting Church) for a community paper. Rod distributed a six-page mock up to Mannum mail boxes in December 2005. A very lively read, it resulted in an enthusiastic attendance at public meetings, that appointed a committee to explore the idea. While Rod was the paper’s instigator, he was greatly assisted by many, including the Uniting Church community, and found essential support from the committee. Community support for the idea, and the work of the committee that ran with it, saw the birth of the first edition of Mannum Mag in April 2006. Some of the initial group are still “running” 100 editions later! The Mid Murray Council gave us a $500 “float” to get the first issue published. We then had to pay for the commercial printing of the first few issues. Occasionally, Rod Mann had to “walk the streets” collecting advance payments from supportive advertisers so that we could pay the printer. We were a ‘small’ job and we had to negotiate for space in the printer’s line up. At first, it was a challenge to find items to publish and get them formatted in time. There was more than one last-minute ‘cross country dash’ to meet the printer’s deadline. This arrangement introduced a delay of two weeks between our copy deadline and the distribution of Mannum Mag. During our second year, the Mid Murray Council gave us an interest-free loan of $8000 to buy a second-hand, high speed printer (100 pages per minute). We now have an Executive Committee of six, a small group of proof readers, three printers and a loyal group who collate, fold and distribute. We also have a group of regular contributors for every issue; without them there would be little to publish. Everyone contributes voluntarily, and some of these volunteers have been with the Mag from the beginning. And, of course, without our paying advertisers we would not exist. Issue 1 April 2006 was 1500 copies of 16 pages. We now distribute 2200 copies of 28 pages, with an occasional 32-page

issue. Mannum Mag became a not-for-profit organisation with its incorporation in May 2008 as Mannum Community Magazine. Production Today, most of the content is emailed to the editor. Mid Murray Support Services kindly maintains a ‘post box’ where material can be left. The magazine is created over the weekend after the monthly Friday deadline. On Monday, the editor takes the proof copies, laptop and laser printer to the Show Secretary’s office (lent to us at no charge), where the proof readers do their ‘stuff’. Corrections are made and the printing team starts work using our printers (we now have two), also at the showground. It takes about five hours to print the 2200 copies. We also print 25 large print issues, which are distributed to the local hospital, surgery and aged care facilities. Tuesday is a “day in hand” in case of any problems. On Wednesday morning, the team of collators and folders work for about three hours (thankfully that includes a welcome morning tea) leaving the magazine assembled and bundled for distribution. A Community Forum The original aim was to establish a publication “produced by the community for the community”. The pages of Mannum Mag are serving the community. Local organisations and special interest groups promote their services and events; Mid Murray Council informs the community; the ‘Letters to the Editor’ page gives an opportunity for feedback and opinion; local writers provide reports, comment and entertaining stories and poetry; businesses directly address their local customer base and, through their paid advertising, support the production of Mannum Mag. We believe that’s success. Special Issues Mannum Mag has expanded its publications to include the Mannum Mag Holiday Issue, a Mannum Trade and Community Services Directory and a Visitor Guide.

Keith Baldwin (Editor), Elfrieda Wallent (Contributor, Committee), Vivian Garner (Contributor, Committee), Rod Mann (Founder). 8 July 2006.

The Folders: unseen, unsung, but without them the Mag would never get to you. Sing their praises. 8 July 2006.

See also page 15. The centre spread contains a collection of items from past issues.

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Ageing in the Murraylands Calendars & Dates Church Services

6 Classifieds 31 Musical Miscellany 32 Mid Murray Council 30 On My Bookshelf 3 Mid Murray Support Services 26 Out of this World

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Letters to the Editor Deadline 17th April for publication in the May issue

Girls Excel as Models I would like to thank three women who work tirelessly for our community – Berrie Skein, Ann Dyer and Valorie Bottroff. On March 14th, Berrie, Ann and Val gave seven young ladies Aleesha Neville, Amy Wilsdon, Bonnie Skein, Brittany Devries, Madison Muirhead, Monique Stennett and Nikayla Clark the opportunity to model for the St Andrew’s Anglican Church Retro Fashion Parade and High Tea fundraiser. As one of the parents, it was inspiring to see the girls be involved in this event, to experience the organisation and dedication of these three ladies, and also to experience the history of the past fashions which they modelled. Great job girls. You looked fantastic! The afternoon was set up in Berrie and Geoff’s garden, so the 80 or so guests who attended could enjoy their high tea in lovely lush green, shady surroundings. T h e r e wa s s o m u c h preparation that went into planning this fundraiser, including Berrie’s wonderful organisational skills and opening her home to us, Ann’s wonderful catering and her informative and quirky commentary for the day. And Val, thank you so much for organising the girls and allowing all to reminisce and enjoy your retro fashions.

Also thank you to the man behind the scenes preparing for the afternoon, Geoff Skein. I am glad he lives by my husband’s rules too! “A Happy Wife is a Happy Life”. Thank you all for an enjoyable and delightful afternoon! Robyn Muirhead

Thank You and Goodbye My husband (Anthony) and I have been travelling/working around Australia in our caravan for 3 years. The past 8 months we have spent in Mannum (the birthplace of my husband). In the past week we have hit the road and find ourselves now in Bundaberg, Queensland. It was a quick departure from Mannum as employment was available in Qld. Unfortunately, we didn’t get a chance to say goodbye to many, and say thank you to those who made their homes available to us, e.g. Barry and Coral, Trevor and Jenny, Luke and Simone, Bill and Pat. A special thanks to Nuda who put up with us for many months, also Kimmy who rescued us from a heat wave and shared her abode with us. I was fortunate to catchup with a few of my “Telephone Exchange” workmates from the 1970s but unfortunately never got to say farewell due to the quick departure. Thank you Mannum for a pleasant 8 months.

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Double Twilight Farmers Markets aster will be hopping at the Mount Pleasant Farmers Market with the Easter Twilight Market scheduled for Thursday 2nd April, from 5–9pm. “All the usual fun activities are planned,” says Market Manager Genevieve Hebart. “There will be a colouring competition and a healthy food trail for the kids, and of course the Easter Bunny will make an appearance.” Musical entertainment provided by the Chicago Showband and a delicious holiday menu from stallholders ‘Shed Too Full’ will add to the festive occasion. “Before you get caught up in the rush of your own Easter celebrations, enjoy a relaxed dinner and paddock-to-plate shopping experience with us that evening,” she says. Expect the regular stalls filled with fresh fruit and vegetables, meats, breads, grains, preserves and condiments, desserts, and

everything else you’ll need for your own home celebrations. There is no Farmers Market on Easter Saturday. “This is your chance to stock up on supplies and have some holiday-themed family fun while doing it,” says Marketing Manager Terese Reeves. Ample on-site parking is available, and parking donations on the night will be collected by Mount Pleasant CFS to benefit their community programs.

The viewpoints and opinions of the Authors and Artists that appear in Mannum Mag do not necessarily reflect the viewpoints of the Mannum Mag Editors, staff and/or affiliates. Mannum Mag assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions in the content of this publication.

To accommodate a wide range of comments, short letters have more chance of publication. Longer letters addressing important matters will not necessarily be excluded. In general, aim for about 100 to 150 words, or less. Letters must include contact details for verification.

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Special Anzac Eve Twilight Market – Friday 24th April

For the first time, there is a special Twilight Market scheduled later in April. Due to the activities planned for the 100 year commemoration of Anzac Day, the Farmers Market will be held on Anzac Eve night, Friday 24th April 2015, from 4pm-8pm. All market stalls will operate as usual that evening. For more information on the Farmers Market, visit www.mpfm.org.au

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Mannum RSL his will be the last Mag article before Anzac Day, so I can only once again appeal to all to attend this most significant day in the Australian calendar. The Monument has been finished and the “Old Gun” given a coat of paint and all is in readiness. Many thanks to the volunteers, who attended to the various tasks. April is the month for the ANZAC Appeal and volunteers will be selling badges outside Foodland and IGA on the 16th and 17th and the 23rd and 24th. The funds raised further the work of the RSL in providing support to Veterans and their dependants. PLEASE GIVE GENEROUSLY. You may also notice several collection boxes in selected shops around town, in case you are not attending on the main collection days. The Mid Murray Council has allowed the RSL to adopt the Circular Rose Garden near the clubrooms and we will be using it on Anzac Day, with Children from the School and the Scouts placing small crosses in the garden bearing the names of the Soldiers

from the Mannum district who did not return. A recent function in Murray Bridge saw five members attend a concert given by the Band of the Royal South Australian Regiment Association. The concert at the Murray Bridge Town Hall was a sell-out and the attendees were treated to three hours of “Music from the War Years” “Operation Slipper” was Australia’s deployment in Afghanistan and the Gulf and has now been completed. With this in mind, the RSL is trying to make contact with Veterans from this conflict. If anyone knows of persons in the area please contact John Doughty on 0405 159 855. April Dates for the Diary Happy Hour 1600 at RSL Club Wednesday March 25th Wednesday April 1st, 8th, 15th, 29th 16th, 17th Badge Days, 9am–1pm 23rd, 24th Badge Days, 9am–1pm 23rd General Meeting 1100 Anzac Service at Aminya 24th Anzac Service at Hospital Scout Vigil at Monument 1800 (24th) to 0545 (25th) 25th Anzac Day Dawn Service The Badge The price of freedom is eternal vigilance

Whistle Toot PS Marion and Mannum Dock Museum

he PS Marion made history when it travelled to Goolwa for the Wooden Boat Festival in time to be involved in the Australian Maritime Museum Conference that started on Thursday 19th February, prior to the festival. It was the first time the PS Marion has taken passengers across Lake Alexandrina in 80 years. This was made possible by the Department of Marine and Harbours granting a variation to the Survey conditions in recognition of the completion and adoption of the Vessel Management Plan, and the provision of not cruising in predicted winds higher that 27+ knots. The weather was very hot for the passengers and crew on the trip to Goolwa and didn’t cool down for the Festival either, which made it very ‘hot going’ for participants. Fortunately passengers and crew on the return cruise enjoyed cooler but windier weather conditions. The PS Marion was also available for four 1 hour cruises over the Hot Rod Weekend (April 7/8) when a large crowd of visitors and

l o c a l s converged on the Mary Ann Reserve to enjoy the cruises, cars, music and food stalls. The next event for the PS Marion will be the Swan Reach Country Music Festival which starts with the Country Music lunch cruise on Friday 27th April that will travel downstream from Swan Reach, past the Big Bend Cliffs near Nildottie and then return to Swan Reach. Short one hour cruises are also available for Country Music Festival participants on Saturday 28th April. The Women of the River Country Exhibition opens at the Mannum Dock Museum on Thursday 9th April for invited guests, and then will be o p e n fo r g e n e ral admission. Many hours of work have gone into the creation of this exhibition which is a quite unique and inspiring display. Do make a visit to the Museum to view this beautiful exhibition. For inquiries about activities at the Mannum Dock Museum, please ring 8569 2733 or visit the website www.psmarion.com. Jenny Twigden

Australia Beneath the radiant stars There lies a gantry full of galahs Oh to how they fly my son asks To how they love it in the waterhole to bask To a dry hot desert to a lush green paradise From sheep to cattle it’s our will to suffice To an old land that once to us was alien Has now become our home Australia Isayah Kuhlmann

[Republished with the missing first line and an apology.]

The window cleaner just walked past me whistling and balancing a ladder on one shoulder, a bucket of water on the other and a bike on his head. I said, “Wow. How do you do that?” He said, “I just hold my lips together and blow.” Mannum Mag

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District Church Services for Mannum Congregations ANGLICAN 4 Adelaide Road. Ph: 0403 044 947 RIVER WORD CHRISTIAN CENTRE Greening Street. Ph: 0418 809 347 Enquiries: Rev. John Thompson (john.thompson@hotmail.com.au) Mannum, Sundays 10:00 am Mannum, Sundays 10:30 am SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST 17 King George St. Ph: 0433 734 037 BAPTIST William St. Enquiries: Rev. Colin Nieass 0432 141 637 Mannum, Saturdays 9:30 am, Sabbath School 11:00 am Mannum, Sundays 10:30 am UNITING Corner of Greening Street & Walker Avenue CATHOLIC Mau Street. Ph: 8531 1699 Enquiries: Minister Rev. Darren Lovell 0466 411 784 st Mannum, Mass: 1 Sunday 9:30 am, all others 8:30 am or one of the Elders G Gobbett: 8569 1083 M Thomas: 8569 1005 G McInerney: 8569 2076 LUTHERAN 79 Cliff Street. Ph: 8569 2863 Mannum, 1st, 3rd, 5th Sundays 11 am, 2nd & 4th Sundays 9 am Mannum, Sundays 9:00 am, Sunday School 9:45 am during school terms. Everyone welcome. Issue Number 100

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Easter Breakfast and Service

n just a few short years the outdoor Easter Breakfast and Service at Arnold Park (next to the ferries) has turned into a great Mannum tradition. People gather from 7:00am for the free cooked breakfast (hot fish fillet rolls, sausages, cereals, a cuppa, juice, etc.) and a chat, with the crowd continually swelling for the Easter worship service which begins at 9:00am. By then over 250 people have gathered for a colourful and uplifting service of celebration. As the saying goes, “In the midst of life we are surrounded by death”. Because of Jesus and his resurrection, we can know with certainty the reality of that saying. Or as another saying puts it: “No Christ, no life. Know Christ, know life”. Yes, through knowing Jesus we have the assurance of eternal life in

a new, transformed and perfect realm, and also a new quality of life through the transforming presence of the risen Jesus even now as we struggle with our brokenness and the brokenness of this fleeting age which we observe all around us. Everyone is invited to this great morning put on by the Mannum Lutheran congregation, which is also attended by Christians of various denominations, tourists and community members with no church affiliation.Special activities for children and inspiring music are also a part of the event. In the case of inclement weather the breakfast and service will still proceed, across the road and up the stairs at the Mannum Lutheran Church and hall. Mannum Lutheran Church Council

Aminya Mid Murray Homes for the Aged onstruction of the additional March to allow time for the facilities at Aminya continues to successful applicant to prepare new be ahead of schedule and within the menus and update requirements $4 million budget. Fitting out of the associated with the in-house catering new kitchen has commenced with the service. cool-room and freezer having been Additional positions for Personal installed with other kitchen Care Workers and other support equipment due to be in place during staff are being advertised during April. April. Current expectations are for Over the next month, works to be new residents to be admitted towards undertaken include sealing of the the end of May to early June. service road, pathways, floor Expressions of interest for admission coverings to bedrooms and to Aminya are also being invited. installation of joinery. Orders have Residents currently residing in other also been placed for all beds, aged care homes may have the furniture, window treatments and opportunity to transfer to Aminya other fit-out items. The Board has to be closer to family and friends. approved some changes to the scope To assist prospective residents, of works to improve vehicle their families and members of the movements by having a one-way public gain a better understanding entrance and separate exit. The of issues around both community car-parking will now be 45 degree and residential aged care, a public angle parking. forum has been tentatively scheduled Upgrading of the existing fire for Tuesday 21st April from 6pm to system has been included in the 7pm at The Barn (opposite the project as has expansion of the staff entrance to the Mannum caravan call system. The new fire pump is due park). The forum will be addressed to be installed this month. Testing of by Mark McInerney from McInerney the new and upgraded fire services Barratt Financial Solutions. have been occurring regularly over An open day is being scheduled to the duration of the project. provide the opportunity for Recruitment ofadditional staff has members of the public to inspect the commenced with the new position of new facility. This is expected to be in Manager, Hotel Services, having mid to late May. Glen W Cooper, CEO been advertised. An appointment to this position is expected by the end of

An angry wife met her husband at the door. There was alcohol on his breath and lipstick on his collar. “I assume,” she snarled, “that there is a very good reason for you to come waltzing in here at six o’clock in the morning?” “There is,” he replied. “Breakfast.”

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fter thirty years of petitions, planning and construction, the railway line from Monarto South to Sedan eventually opened in 1919. The line was one of amazing diversity, best exemplified in the variety of bridges and the fact that the line did not pass through any towns on the route. The line was built as a light railway similar to lines that radiated out from Karoonda. Train frequency ranged from three trains a week to one train each fortnight between Cambrai and Sedan. Passenger trains ceased in 1927 although a goods train service continued until 1964. Wheat was moved by train from the Apamurra silos annually until about 2007. The 43 miles (69 km) of the line from Monarto South passed near Pallamana, Tepko, Apamurra, Milendella, S a n d e r s t o n , Ka n a p p a , Cambrai and finished at Sedan. In the 1950s, a goods

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Roger was on a train, mumbling to himself, smiling, and then raising his hand. After a moment of silence, he would go through the same process ... mumble, smile, raise hand, silence. Maggie watched this closely, and after about ¼ an hour, she said, in a concerned voice, “Excuse me. Is anything the matter?” “Oh, no,” Roger answered. “It’s just that these long trips get very tedious so I tell myself jokes.” “Why then,” inquired Maggie, “do you keep raising your hand?” “Well,” smiled Roger, “that’s to interrupt myself when I’ve heard the joke before.”

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train took 4 hours 25 minutes to journey from Monarto South to Sedan. It was a line of great contrasts; in 1966, just two years after its official closure, the Cambrai-Sedan section of the line was given a new lease of life that saw nearly 100 heavy trains operate over two years during the construction of a pipeline. Only a select group of men were ever rostered to work trains over the track. In 1995, it was the first branch line converted to standard gauge. The Mannum History Group would like to hear from people who may have some information or photographs of the train line (0417 824 267). Railway Historian John Evans will tell the whole story during History Month on Tuesday 19th May at the HUB Community Centre at 1:30 pm. There will also be a display of maps and information about the rail line. Graham Hill

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Ageing in the Murraylands

Pause A While

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with Mannum Interchurch Council few weeks ago, my wife and I came near the end of the movie. went to the movies for the After the march successfully reached pre-release showing of a new movie. Montgomery and the first blacks No, it wasn’t “50 Shades of Grey” – were allowed to register, a photo we were too early for that! was taken of the thousands of people The film was Selma. It was set in who marched. One was singled out; 1964, when Martin Luther King a young white woman, who joined organised a march from Selma, the march to support her black Alabama, to the state capital, sisters and brothers and who had Montgomery, to highlight the nothing to gain personally, was injustice of Negroes being prevented murdered 5 hours after the photo from voting by racist white was taken. She must have known community leaders. Police were able that it was risky to be involved, that to kill blacks with impunity, and she could lose her life, yet she did it even the governor of Alabama was anyway. She gave her life for her flouting Federal law to keep the oppressed fellow human beings. “niggers in their place”. Such personal sacrifice in war is The movie was both inspiring and well-known, but how often are we so challenging. The courage of Dr King committed to others in our everyday and his supporters shone through, as life? The Apostle Paul talked about did the injustice facing the blacks being willing to die for “someone and the hatred of the white who is good” (Romans 5.7), and, as “red-necks”. It made me wonder we get closer to Easter when we where I would have stood – remember that Jesus died for us, we courageously with the blacks, or would do well to consider whether cowardly with the whites! And we would be prepared to fight for, now-a-days, where do we stand on yes, even perhaps to die for, someone the issues that face us in Australia, else who is oppressed, marginalised, for example, when the rights of mistreated. How committed are we, Aborigines and refugees are under really, to justice? The question threat? Courageously for justice, or applie s to Christians and cowards? non-believers alike. Dr Carl Gross A particularly powerful moment

ne hundred… 100 It’s the Editor’s fault. No, that should be a plural … “the Editor’s faults”. On Tuesday, he mentioned “100” in Sillie Millie’s hearing and she lost the plot, big-time. No, I don’t WANT to reach 100. Don’t mention that figure in my hearing. I’m sick of hearing about figures. I’ve reached the age Where it’s harder and harder to think of my body as a temple. (It’s more like a building project that got out of control!) On Wednesday, the Editor asked the question, “Would you read this ..?” and got no further because Sillie Millie was off again. Me? You want me to read that? “I prefer to forget both pairs of glasses and pass my declining years saluting strange (wo)men and grandfather clocks.” 1 Come Thursday, and sure enough the Editor turned up again, this time on email, and even that wasn’t safe from you-know-who. Somehow she knew that I was being asked to THINK. To my deafness I’m accustomed, To my dentures I’m resigned, I can manage my bifocals, But oh, how I miss my mind. Welcome to Friday, and this time I’m one step ahead of her, so I got in first, hoping to deflect her. Would she get the hint? “No wonder I feel so tired – I’m older now than I’ve ever been before!” 2 But I was not so lucky as out she popped again. “(100) years old! No eyes left, no ears, no teeth, no legs, no wind! And when all is said and done, how astonishingly well one does without them!” 3 I’m ever so relieved that THAT EDITOR turns off his phone and locks the door at noon on Fridays and goes missing for a few days. “(He’s) going back in the closet, where men… are empty overcoats.” 4 1

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Biggest Morning Tea and Luncheon

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veryone has heard of The Biggest Morning Tea, which raises money for breast cancer research across Australia. Shared Stitches of Mannum goes a step further and offers you a Morning Tea and Lunch for $12.50. It is essential that you pre-buy tickets to assist in catering.

Prayer Meetings for Mannum Thursday 9th April, Wednesday 15th April,

1:30 pm - 2:30 pm, Baptist Church, William Street 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm, Catholic Church, Mau Street

Our guest speaker from Catherine House Women’s Shelter will be presented with some beautifullocally made quilts. We are selling raffle tickets. 1st Prize: Original oil painting from the late Barry Walker 2nd Prize: Goodie Basket 3rd Prize: Handmade Quilted Bag

The raffle will be drawn on the

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day. Tickets are $2 each. Community Quilts will have a trading table of quality goods made by our members. Cynthia, from Cynthia’s Ark, Mallala, will have her quilting supplies for sale on the day. Contact: Wendy 8569 2363 or Joan 8569 2469.

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Mannum Men’s Shed his year is the centenary of the Gallipoli Landing and our local RSL branch have been making plans for the Anzac Day ceremonies. The Shed is doing its bit. The RSL

asked if the blokes in The Shed would make small wooden crosses for them to place in memory of those who had fallen. The blokes got stuck into the project with gusto. In the pictures we can see Brian is ripping the timber to size. Bill is marking and cutting the pieces. And Phil is assembling, gluing and checking quality control! And yes, each bloke does have his own personal protective equipment, but they’re not wearing them for the picture so that their mates can recognise them!

Several other blokes have been involved with this project as all the crosses had to be painted and set out to dry. The project is now finished and the forty one crosses required have now been handed over. It is expect that many folk will be at the dawn service this year as the numbers have been growing and it being the centenary. To accommodate the expected numbers the Men’s Shed was asked if the blokes would help make a stand and projector screen for the RSL. Again, The Shed blokes did not hesitate in working out the materials needed and getting down to make the screen and stand. John

and Phil assembled the frames ready for painting. The blokes at The Shed have many skills learnt over their working life and are only too happy to share them and help

out community groups with projects (size being the limiting factor). Perhaps you’re a bloke who has a project to work on or just needs someone to swap “gossip” with? You would be given a warm welcome at the Mannum Community Men’s Shed up on Walker Avenue behind The Hub. We are open Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings. Terry Udy

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Out Of This World

Down to Earth

Astronomer’s Corner

The Community Garden At The Hub

t around 10 pm, setting in the west, is the arrowhead shaped constellation, Taurus the Bull. The brilliant orange star of Aldebarran is seen as the eye of the Bull. In folklore, the interaction between the two constellations Orion and Taurus has Taurus the bull charging the warrior. Taurus sets momentarily before the very “busy” Orion sets in the west. The Southern Cross and pointers are overhead in the south at this time with Corvus and the rising star Spica on the horizon. Accompanying The Corvus but fainter is the constellation Crater with its surrounding stars which may be seen on clear nights. Spica is magnitude one and some 260 light years distance but is noteworthy as it is on the ecliptic, the path of the planets. Not all star charts are the same and often constellations may appear as a smooth line figure or squarish such as Auriga (The Charioteer) alongside Taurus and Gemini. Even though they may at first appear disconnected, their place in the Zodiac ensures that they will be back the next night and next year; an anchor for learning the layout of the night sky. A globe of the Earth provides us with an external image of places and countries which can be found at locating co-ordinate points of latitude and longitude on the sphere. An astronomical observatory places the observer and viewing platform inside a sphere with a telescope, where celestial co-ordinates are used. Once the telescope is aligned, the position of objects may be found on the dials of the instrument. Sometimes you may see antique geographic and astronomical globes, often made of paper mache, that were used when travelling pre modern atlases.

s we near mid Autumn we have been blessed with wonderful weather, especially for the fantastic events held here in Mannum over the past month. The thriving community garden at the Hub has seen only a single naked lady emerge into the sunshine, with another just peeping out now, the rest are just too shy it seems. The gardeners say it’s time to fertilise fruit trees, most importantly our citrus trees, to help them produce good yields in winter. Citrus trees need the correct levels of nitrogen and phosphorus, so fertilisers available in nurseries specific for citrus are recommended. Our summer fruit trees have worked hard and could also do with a feed to replace the goodness they have spent and boost their strength. Nitrogen and potassium levels should be

about equal when fertilising your apple, pear, peach trees and other stone fruits. Rapid raiser is a good source of fertiliser for this balance and chook poo can also be incorporated. If you haven’t already, it’s a good time to prune and feed your roses. One gardener says dynamic lifter is a good choice, and there are several pelletised fertilisers developed specifically for roses available – but on consensus, I hear chook poo does just fine on its own. Apparently about 54 to 55 days after pruning and feeding you can expect another flush of blooms – I’m told you can reliably time this, perhaps for a loved one’s birthday late May – true story. Thought for the day: “If we all hang out our washing, will it finally rain?” Deb, on behalf of Down to Earth

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Assemble from 5:30am Free transport departs 5:30am from RSL/Rowing Club Aroona Scouts will conduct an all night Vigil from 1800 on the 24th. Members of 622 Squadron of the Australian Air Force Cadets will mount the Catafalque Party at the Monument at 0545.

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A short march will follow the Service with Veterans, Scouts and Cadets participating. Students from Mannum Community College will be singing. All veterans, friends and the public are invited to attend the Anzac Day breakfast after the service at the RSL Club. The Lions Club of Mannum will be catering Bar Facilities Available

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Issue Number 100

We Axed the Tax espite political claims to the contrary, new research from the OECD says that 29 countries have higher ‘effective’ carbon prices than Australia once had. Their publication Taxing Energy Use shows that carbon pollution from energy is taxed in every OECD country. Th e Lib eral Federal Government recently declared that the rest of the world was not getting anywhere with carbon taxes or emissions trading schemes. This is manifestly untrue. Evidence shows that carbon pricing is both widespread and growing. Within OECD countries, effective taxes on CO2 range from $AU140 per tonne in Switzerland to $AU3.70 in Mexico. The weighted average of all OECD countries is $AU35 per tonne. Australia’s old carbon price of $AU23 came in near the bottom of the list of 34 countries – well below Japan, South Korea and the UK, among many others. Emissions trading schemes are going to start in China and South Korea, adding to existing schemes in the EU and New Zealand and those that began recently in

Mannum Area School Reunion

California and Quebec. South Africa is introducing a carbon tax. All these countries recognise that putting a price on carbon is the most efficient way to bring pollution down. In Australia, the electricity sector is the largest single source of carbon pollution. But thanks to the Renewable Energy Target and reduced demand, carbon emissions from electricity have dropped 8.6% compared with the same period last year. Claims that Australia’s carbon price was unique or unusual fail a basic fact check, as demonstrated by this analysis from the trusted and impartial OECD.

Classes 1A and 1B 1968 (1st Year/Year 8)

reunion will be held on Saturday, October 10th 2015, in the Pretoria Hotel, Mannum at 5pm. To join us for Dinner, you must phone the Pretoria Hotel (8569 1109) and reserve your seat under the name of Mannum School Reunion by 3rd October 2015. Any enquiries to Diny Nieuwenhuis Schutz, email dinyschutz@gmail.com or phone

he Mannum Mag Trade and Community Services Directory for 2015 is now out. The green Fourth Edition replaces your yellow Third Edition. Copies are being distributed as usual through the local letterbox drop and will also be available from the Mid Murray Council Office and through other outlets in Mannum. As is the nature of directories, the Bean Shack that was operating at the time of compiling has now closed and the River Shack has sprung up. To be absolutely up-to-date, please delete Bean Shack

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under Restaurants and Cafés and add: River Shack Café Shop 1, Mannum Green Phone: 8569 1902 11am - 8pm. Closed Mondays (except Public Holidays) Mannum Mag does not have the resources to check the details of all listings. Please keep your free listing up to date by contacting Mannum Mag whenever your details change. We would also appreciate hearing of any other changes. Please contact Mannum Mag for any corrections, additions, deletions or with suggestions for improving this directory.

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Policy for advertising on the Coming Events Sign at the entrance of Mannum

ur Coming Events sign at the entrance to Mannum is being utilised by many groups. As Mannum Progress Association is responsible for the maintenance of this sign, it is necessary to make a charge for groups not being members of the Association. The charge for this is $55 for a two-week period and extra weeks at $10 per week. It is free for members and not-for-profit organisations, but extra time will need to be

negotiated. The sign inserted must be professional and the correct size. Only the 4th channel can be used and our signs are not to be removed. Signs must be removed as soon as the event is over. It is important that you make arrangements to use this facility to enable all groups to benefit. This can be done by phoning Irene Lovell on 8569 2541 or 0407 605 487. Irene Lovell

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Issue Number 100

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ince the last issue Lions have catered at the Mannum Show and at the Hot Rod Show. Both events went very well and were well attended. The skate park shelter is all but finished and by the time of this issue will be done. A great addition to the park. A reminder that anyone interested in joining Mannum Lions please contact any Lion member for more information. Volunteering with Lions can be very rewarding and enables people to put something into our community.

Upcoming events include a visit by the children from camp quality for their annual visit to Mannum on Sunday 29th March. These youngsters and their families are welcomed by Lions members and are entertained and fed on the day. On Anzac Day Lions will be cooking a bacon and egg sandwich breakfast at the Rowing Club/RSL after the Dawn Service at the Monument. As this is the 100th anniversary of Anzac Day a big crowd is expected to attend what is hoped will be a very memorable day.

The Lions Youth of The Y e a r p u b l i c sp e a k i n g competition was held at the Lutheran hall on 14th March. The competitors spoke very well and it is a good sign for the future of our youth that young people can speak with knowledge and confidence. Well done to all. The competition was won by Rebecca Starrick from our local area and a student at Community College. Barry Mansell

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The Digital World ccording to the Regional Development Australia Murraylands and Riverland Inc. (RDAM&R) recently released Digital Strategy, the region is now well placed to compete in the global market thanks to an ever evolving digital space. The digital world negates the tyranny of distance and opens up the opportunity to connect with anyone, anywhere, at any time. RDA Eco nomic Development Manager Nicolle Jachmann says “We believe that the ‘Smart use of Digital Technology’ amongst our industries, businesses and communities will significantly contribute to economic and social prosperity of our region.” It is very important that all sectors across the region are aware of the significant impact the digital era is having on our business and industries, and will continue to bring. Our businesses and people need to be aware that if they do not

An Opportunity to Connect engage, they may be at significant risk of being left behind. However for those that do engage and embrace the digital world, there are significant opportunities to generate considerable revenue from outside of the region. “It is important that businesses realise potential customers are not only those that walk through the door, there is a whole world of people they can now access. However, their competitors are also no longer just the shop next door, or in the next town, they can now be anywhere in the world,” said Mrs Jachmann. “We urge all regional businesses to think about whether or not they are making the most of this opportunity.” The way in which people shop is also changing and must be considered by business owners. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics the total terabytes of data downloaded

by mobile handsets in Australia increased by 3853% in the 3 ½ years from June 2010 to July 2013. This number is predicted to continue its rapid growth as people’s appetite for instant information continues to grow. RDA reminds Murraylands residents that they can also now enjoy the benefit of higher internet speeds with the National Broadband Network’s Wireless broadband now available in Mypolonga, Karoonda and outlying areas surrounding Meningie, Cooonalpyn, Tintinara, Tailem Bend, Mannum, and Murray Bridge. Building of the wireless network has also commenced along the Murray River corridor in a number of locations from Walker Flat through to Morgan and Cadell. Further information on the rollout of the NBN can be found at www.nbnco.com.au. Type in your address and find out if Wireless NBN is available to you.

A copy of the RDAM&R Digital Strategy can be viewed at: www.rdamr.org.au/digital_economy.html

School Holiday Entertainment

pril is going to be a busy month at the Murray Bridge Town Hall. In addition to the Matinee Series performance we will present an entertaining performance for children. TheSchoolHoliday Entertainment this month will be Point and Flex Circus. This amazing performance will keep your children fascinated with incredible acrobatics, jaw-dropping juggling and astonishing hula-hoop, contortion and handstand tricks, just to name a few. This performance will be at 11am on Wednesday 22nd April. All tickets are $10.00. The next Matinee Series, also in this week on Thursday 23rd April, is Crazy with Sondheim. Tickets for this show are $16 each. Tickets for both shows are now available in person at the Murray Bridge Visitor Information Centre, 3 South Terrace, Murray Bridge between 9.00am and 5.00pm every day, or by phoning 8539 1142. The Town Hall Box Office will be open one hour prior to the performances for the sale of any remaining tickets.

SOCIAL ACTIVITY DAYS Are you 65 years or over, feeling lonely or isolated? Then you may be interested in joining a group with others from the Mannum Community. Morning Tea and a 2 course home style Lunch, Activities, Entertainment, Guest Speakers and more. (assessment required)

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Pizza And Pasta Specialist Wide range of Pizza & Pasta Coffee & Tea - Ice Creams Cold Drinks - Chicken or Beef Schnitzel Packs - Lasagne - Garlic Bread - Hot Chips All sauces and bases made in store

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Issue Number 100

High Tea and Fashion Parade th

n Saturday 14 March at 5 King George Street, it was a case of “friends, others and parishioners – lend me your tea pots”, as willing helpers set out tables and umbrellas on the lawn in preparation for a High Tea and Fashion Parade. The tables were covered with hand-embroidered linen and lace cloths and set with precious china and gleaming silver. In all over 80 people were involved in a very enjoyable day, which was opened at 2:15pm by Rev John Thompson with words of welcome and thanks to all those who planned and prepared the function. Guests were offered dainty sandwiches prepared by Ann Dyer and her helpers, and a variety of home made small cakes accompanied by tea and coffee.

Fashions from St Andrew’s ‘Thrift Shop Wardrobe’ were glamorously modelled by Rosemary Marshall, Elizabeth Wood, Sigrid Thompson, Paula Pamment and Heather Hutton. Seven young girls modelled vintage clothing procured by Valorie Bottroff from daughter Michelle’s collection, bringing back many memories of younger days to those present. Thank you Michelle, Valorie and our beautiful young models, Aleesha Neville, Amy Wilsdon, Bonnie Skein, Brittany Devries, Madison Muirhead, Monique Stennett and Nikayla Clark. Thank you also to Garrett Skein who saw the models safely down the steps. Other displays included a Tea Pot collection provided by Karla Tanti and a Bridal Walk along the garden path displaying twelve beautiful wedding dresses dating back as far as 1930. The members of St Andrews would like to thank everyone for their attendance and help. We hope they enjoyed the afternoon as much as we did. Berrie Skein

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Advance Care Directives An Information Session

n Advance Care Directive gives those who care for you a clear understanding of your needs and wishes should you lose the ability to communicate them for yourself. There may come a time when you are unable to make a decision or properly communicate your wishes on how you’d like to be cared for or treated. It could be for a number of reasons including: • An accident or mental health episode • Dementia or similar condition • A sudden serious stroke • Because you are unconscious or in a coma. This can happen at any age or stage of life. If it did, how would you want decisions to be made for you about your ongoing health care, living

arrangements and other personal matters? And, who would you want to make those decisions for you? The new Advance Care Directive is an important step forward in planning for your health care. While it replaces the existing Enduring Power of Guardianship, Medical Power of Attorney and Anticipatory Direction with a single form, it does not make those directives obsolete. The Office of the Public Advocate will be running a session for the general public on Thursday May 21st 1:30 to 3:00 pm at the Rural City of Mu rra y B rid g e Lo c a l Government Centre. To RSVP contact Gary Sawyer 8539 1156 or g.sawyer@murraybridge.sa.gov.au

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Issue Number 100

Loyalty and Dedication n April 2015 Mannum Mag attains a venerable age at the start of our tenth year of production with monthly issue number 100. The special Pageant and Visitor issues can be added to this.

Supporters he Committee extends its thanks to everyone who has provided support in any way at all. We would especially like to mention the organisations listed on the honour rolls below for their financial and moral support, and for providing our mailing address and office space.

Advertisers ur primary source of income is the paid advertising that appears in Mannum Mag, supplemented by grants and donations from Mid Murray Council and local organisations. Although our costs have risen, we have maintained the same advertising rates as those offered in Issue 1 (April 2006). This has been done in the spirit of mutual support: local businesses can afford the service we offer and we get the income from their support. Deserving special mention are seven of the 12 advertisers who appeared in Issue 1. They h a v e s u p p o r t e d us

continuously by advertising in all 100 issues of Mannum Mag. Without their support during our infancy we could not have survived. Of the remainder (some of whom are small, sole trader businesses), many have been with us for many years. Whenever possible please support our advertisers. Without them we could not publish Mannum Mag. Contributors raise must also go to the regular authors who provide the bulk of the content each month. After all, without their reports, news, information, stories and general articles we are left with an advertising brochure. You can be an author for Mannum Mag. We don’t have reporters to collect stories, but we can assist you to write them. You can send your contribution directly to the Editor or contact Lyn Gross (8569 7392) for advice, assistance or simply reassurance. Your contributions will increase the “community” aspect of Mannum Mag so that it reflects its intended purpose, as expressed in our registered name, Mannum Community Magazine. Help us to live up to our motto “Produced by the Community, for the Community”.

Well Done Mannum Mag

A Commendable Legacy

would like to congratulate the Mannum Mag on producing their 100th edition. The Mannum Mag has valuable and important information for the Mannum Community and surrounds. It is particularly beneficial for new residents to Mannum and visitors. The Mannum Mag committee and volunteers are to be congratulated on their hard work and dedication over the years in producing the 100th edition. I always enjoy catching up with all the work our volunteers do and the positive impact and wellbeing volunteering has on our community. Well done to all involved.

ust a few words to honour the Mannum Mag’s founding father, the Rev. Rod Mann (deceased 2 May 2014, age 59 years). It was his initiative and drive 10 years ago that we celebrate today with the Mag’s 100th publication. Of course, Rod did not do it alone and in turn I can hear him honouring all the folk who strived with him by saying – “Thank me no thankyous, nor salute me no salutations, for we did it together”. Ten years later, a continuing team effort exists, deserving of a most sincere commendation.

Ralph Pitman

Mayor Dave Burgess Mid Murray Council

A Mag-nificent Milestone n December 2005, my husband, Rod Mann and I produced and birthed the Mannum Mag prototype, Sample Issue 1. The delivery came after weeks of hard work but for Rod it was a labour of love. And while very proud of that sample, Rod’s deep joy was in knowing the possibilities and potential the paper held for development and growth, especially in the care of nurturing hands. It’s often quoted that it takes a village to raise a child; so too the Mannum Mag has grown from its infancy to this milestone edition through the dedication, support, generosity, creativity and hard work of a village. The potential and possibilities it held have been realised. I know Rod would have joyfully celebrated this 100th edition – most likely with a slice of cake, a beer and a joke or two – and with a grateful heart he would have held out his hand to congratulate and put his hands together to applaud all those who have nurtured the Mannum Mag over the last 9 years. And he’d also have given a ‘thumbs up’ to every person who has ever held the Mannum Mag in their hands and read it.

Congratulations Mannum Mag ongratulations Mannum Mag on reaching the 100th edition milestone. We wish you success for the next 100. It is great to have a local outlet for local events with a guarantee of publication. Well done.

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Thanks for the Support he Mannum Christmas Tree Festival congratulates Mannum Mag on this your 100th edition. We really appreciate and depend on your support for local events such as ours.

Ruth

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Tight Lines Tony Eversham

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A Memory Montage Mannum Community Magazine Inc

Pause A While

with Mannum Interchurch Council

’m sure that you must have heard a variation of the joke with the form “How many volunteers does it take to produce a local paper?” or perhaps “How many volunteers are needed for a community help service?” Supply your own funny answers, but one that satisfies both, and probably any other organisation of volunteers, is “More than the number currently involved.” Volunteers, by nature, drive themselves to do that little bit more, gradually adding tasks and increasing their workload. Occasionally, a beneficiary seems not to be appreciative. The hardy volunteer weathers the “slings and arrows”. Why do they do it? Certainly, there is an element of personal satisfaction - in the vernacular, an ego boost. However, that comes after your contribution starts to make a difference. Does anyone volunteer for an unseen, unheralded, “back room” job for an ego trip? There must be some

altruism in their decision to volunteer. Their primary reward is knowing they did it for you. Volunteers can make a difference. Next time you meet one, give them an ego boost. They have volunteered on your behalf. Better still, seek out a volunteer to thank, or even become a volunteer yourself. Extract from Issue 5, July 2006

Did We Make a Difference? f you read the Mannum Matters column on page 26 you will see that the proposed Skate Park is another step closer. An action committee of 13 was selected from a large group of willing volunteers who attended the public meeting on Monday 20th October. However, we have been here before. Don’t let it fail again. Give your support and encouragement to the committee members. Anyone who has ever served on a committee will know that the early planning stage can be a very frustrating time.

Extract from Issue 30, November 2008

Mary Ann Reserve Upgrade

Memories of Mannum

Mick Towie, Sgt 24884, OC Mannum Police

Police In Our Community

Peter Weir

Editorial

Musical Miscellany

Under The Toadstool

Andrew Hill & Jacob Strauss

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Ruby Kriewaldt was born on the family farm at Palmer in 1908. When I was about 5, my family moved out to Grandfather Rathjen’s copper mine ...

Extract from Issue 39, September 2009

Memories of a Mannum Ferry Operator: Ron Bock n the early 1950s when I became a Ferry Operator here in Mannum, there was only one belt-driven ferry ...

Extract from Issue 43, February 2010

Lenore Wedding: Easter at Walker Flat s my maiden name is Loxton, the river is a big part of my life ... If only it was still like that, and our river as it was then.

Extract from Issue 45, April 2010

Mannum Town Choir

ractices begin again from Monday 11th October at 7:30pm in the Uniting Church Hall, Greening Street. Valorie Bottroff

From Issue 51, October 2010

he Mary Ann Reserve is to be upgraded enabling people with disabilities easier access to the Reserve. Council approved the works at its February meeting and it is hoped to commence work on the upgrade immediately and should be completed by the second half of this year. The upgrade will include replacing the toilet block with a unisex facility, extensive paving work, improvements to the playground including disabled access and soft fall, disabled car parking, ramps, tactile indicators, new seats, tables, public phone and waste bins. All the works to be undertaken will comply with disabled access standards and will cost $50,000.

From Issue 1, April 2006

† Choristers Corner †

Mannum Red Hatters

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Out Of This World

Mannum Country Fire Service

Astronomer’s Corner

Terry Schutz, Captain, Mannum Country Fire Service

Dave Allen

Jim Baker

Jim’s Jottings

Angie Roesler

Food is Life is Food

[Reflection & Rumination from Rod & Ruth]

A BIT OF R ‘n R

from Mannum Mag Should Mannum provide a skate park for our local youth? Introductory story and photographs - Gabriella Cowan

Mannum Skate Park Youths Start Petition

interviewed three young boys, Chris Scanlon, Jayden May and Sam Waters, who started a petition ...

They have gotten nearly 700 signatures ... These young people want a safe environment to ride and skate-board, somewhere that’s easily accessible to the whole community. ... I also spoke to Robin Bourne from the Mannum

Council. His initial comment was that some people will remember the previous committees that have been formed. Eventually, interest is lost as the progress is slow and youth who start proceedings grow older; there is an ebb and flow of

support, until the next generation. ... Here’s to hoping the community do something to help the youth of the town achieve what they started before it becomes a plight for yet another generation.

Small extract from Issue 26, July 2008. Much credit goes to Pam Cutjar who took up the cause (again), this time with success.

Letters to the Editor

New Logo for Mid Murray Council

Old Mannum School Grounds Dear Editor, How disappointing to still see “For Sale” signs. ... the old building has been bought by our council, but how short-sighted it is to not keep all the land ... Once ‘developed’ as housing blocks it will be gone forever as community space. Ros Udy

Extract from Issue 71, August 2012

Daniel’s Diary Dear Editor, ... I have a concern regarding ... the Diary of Daniel J Smith that we have been following now for quite a while. I have so enjoyed the glimpses of the private life of (this) gentleman of Adelaide ... I am wondering if these extracts will continue ...

he new logo was inspired by representation of our region’s unique selling point – the river. Other elements include the cliffs, nature in general and the region’s land and agriculture. The colours of the logo are earthy and can be easily adapted to suit various scenes from various parts of the region. An example of how the logo can be used is pictured here in a banner design.

Russell Peate, CEO, Mid Murray Council

Extract from Issue 82, August 2013

Karen Pearson

incr e a s e the level o f participation in physical activity in the area. The programs complement each other, with OPAL targeting 0-18 year olds and Healthy Murraylands catering for those who are over 18. Extract from Issue 62, October 2011

On My Bookshelf

Works, Services and Projects

Diary of A Young Man

Update from Mid Murray Council

Jo Kader Issue Number 100

Deanne Verrall

ealthy Murraylands and OPAL are two new healthy lifestyle initiatives that have been introduced to the Mid Murray region. The programs will help to create a supportive community which encourages healthy living and tackles the ongoing issues of overweight, obesity and chronic disease. These two initiatives aim to improve nutrition and

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Mid Murray Council Welcomes Healthy Murraylands and OPAL

by Net Secretary

Extract from Issue 74, November 2012

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Mag Memories hen the pilot issue of the ‘Mannum Mag’ showed up in my mail box I wouldn’t have been the only person to say “Yeah!” The turnout at the first public meeting was enthusiastic and pretty well filled the room. It was a great idea. I guess my enthusiasm showed – I ended up on the organising committee and eventually on the executive, with some others who are still around. Rod Mann had a way of keeping a dream alive and we survived the first confusion and got out an edition. The worry of formatting was solved when Keith walked in with some impressive examples in his briefcase. I think he came to help. He didn’t know he’d become indispensable. It’s been a while since the those first days, researching to find what was printable and what wasn’t (what was copyright – or libel – really), sitting around Elf’s kitchen brainstorming ideas for items, trying to read some of the hand-written entries and lastminute rushes to edit last-minute submissions so they fit. And to find something, anything, to write about to fill in that last empty page. We coaxed, pleaded and encouraged until the idea of the Mag took hold. And did it ever. Look at it now. It was an idea but there was no real blueprint for what we were trying. You couldn’t be sure what would be submitted and what people would be

Christians and Muslims in the Middle East Talk by Morkos Salib Sunday 29th March Mannum Lutheran Church

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interested in. But Rod was right. People were keen to know what was happening and to have their say. Soon, we didn’t need to go looking, the material was coming in and the Mag was off and running. We found a ‘home’ at the Showground, then we got our first printer. What a relief that was. So was the loan that helped us pay for it. We were negotiating the purchase and the loan at the same time, Rod sitting there calmly talking price to the supplier as if we were old hands at this and then hastening off to the council. Rod used to say he left his ‘preacher hat’ at church but it sure looked like a miracle. But then Rod never let money get in the way of a good story. He recruited advertisers, coaxed early payments so we could pay the printers and finally got that loan. (Thanks, Mid Murray Council.) There’s a system now. We plan ahead, we know what to expect and what’s expected. It’s everyone’s paper. There are still surprises and it’s as varied as the people who write in. But it’s ‘The Mag’ and we all know what that means. Those first months were fun, but I’m older now. I wouldn’t try that again. I expect someone would – and it would be worth it.

e have heard many disturbing things in the media about ISIS, beheadings, slavery of girls, destruction of 2000-year-old Christian communities, Australian young people going to Syria as jihadists, etc. Some of us ask, “What’s going on?”, and we wonder what is true and what is not. For an informed and balanced perspective on what is happening, local pharmacist, Morkos

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Vivian Garner

(Mark) Salib, will share his insights on Sunday 29th March at the Mannum Lutheran Church. Morkos is Egyptian-born and has intimate knowledge of the plight of Coptic Christians, and Christians in the Middle East and North Africa generally. His talk will start at 5 pm, and be followed by hotdogs ($3) and a cuppa for those who’d like a bite and a chat.

Issue Number 100

Only One Hundred Ever Made effery had left his wife in the main street at the beauty parlour. She would be at least two hours. He left the car in the car park and walked along the footpath to the far end of town where there were several car dealers. On the way in he had spotted a car which drew his attention. He stopped on the footpath before the car of interest. It was prominently displayed. Stepping across the low chain barrier he walked slowly around the car several times. It was old, the paintwork was quite smart, almost certainly not original. Black mudguards and dark green body. The hood was folded back and the interior was easy to view. He sensed, more than saw, Flash Harry arrive beside him. Flash Harry, who was quietly dressed, weedy of build and with his few remaining hairs swept bravely across his otherwise bald head, put on his best “Hello Sucker” smile and reached Jeffery with his hand outstretched. “She’s a beauty, isn’t she? Only one hundred made, Just seventeen came here and there are only two left. This one belongs to the boss but he wants to sell it and give some other car lover the pleasure of owning such a rare, valuable, vehicle.” They had shaken hands and Harry seemed reluctant to let go, as though Jeffery would disappear before his very eyes. “Know anything about cars?” Harry asked. “Not really,” Jeffery replied. “My great grandfather had one that looked like this. It was a Bentley, I think.” “This was better than that. It used to always beat the Bentleys when they raced. This is a Special Sedan, long since gone out of production. The depression and all that.” Harry shook his head in sadness. He had been raising one side of the bonnet.

“Look at that engine. A straight eight. Fine example of automotive engineering, that. See that,” he pointed to something round and long with a fan belt running round a pulley wheel at one end. “That’s the double aspirator, triple bi-pass fuel ejector. Very special that, gave the whole machine real punch.” Jeffery had found a small label attached to the device. It was partly corroded away and filthy with old grease and rust. He scratched at the label, wiping it with his clean white handkerchief while Harry droned on. The label read ‘Generator Nominal Voltage 6.2, Replace brushes every 10,000 miles”. He showed it to Flash Harry. Harry didn’t miss a beat. “Of course they used to put false identification on their special components so as confuse the competition.” He continued his spiel, moving around the other side of the car and raising the other half of the bonnet. Jeffery joined him. He found another label, this one attached to the body, normally hidden by the bonnet. It was cleaner than the other but he had to crouch to see it. It read ‘Special Sedan Coach Builders, Body Style Aquila, Body No. 223’. Jeffery stopped Flash Harry just as he had once again asserted “Only one hundred made, very rare now.” Harry paused, crouching down to look at the plate. He ruffled his few hairs then stood, trying to think of some suitable reply from his salesman’s primer. Nothing came. It didn’t matter, Jeffery had gone. Harry shook his head as he made his way back to the office. The Boss had assured him there were only one hundred made. You just couldn’t trust used car salesmen. The Diarist

A Roman centurion walks into a bar and says to the bartender, “I’ll have a martinum, please” The bartender looks at him, a bit confused, and asks, “Don’t you mean a martini?” The centurion responds with “If I wanted more than one, I’d ask for them!”

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My Pet Topic Responsible Dog Ownership – Part 2

he following is a small list of things that your dog may do, or that you can fail, to do that can land you in the hot pot, so to speak, and with a fine from council: • Wandering at large: this is defined as your dog leaving your property without DIRECT supervision from a RESPONSIBLE person • Not being restrained while in public: Your dog must be on lead no longer than 2 metres in length on all streets and parks (except where signposted as an off leash area) • Not being registered with the council in the area where you and the dog live: All dogs must be registered and be wearing a collar with current registration disk attached • Chasing or rushing vehicles • Creating a nuisance: barking, jumping on neighbouring fences or otherwise • Attacking/Harassing/Chasing: any another animal, like a cat, dog, bird etc., or a person. Even if it happens on your own property. Make sure you keep your dog under control at all times even if that means caging, kennelling or separation while you have visitors. • Failure to remove your dog’s faeces

IMMEDIATELY: by not removing dog faeces you are endangering lives. Dog faeces are one of the most common carriers of the following parasites, viruses, bacterial infections:

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Whipworms Roundworms Parvo Giardiasis Cryptosporidiosis

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Hookworms Tapeworms Corona Salmonellosis Campylobacteriosis

It is 100% up to you how your dog behaves and acts; if you have a problem seek advice from an experienced person. Make sure you are not getting a new family member that has behavioural problems related to its DNA as these problems may never be overcome and only tolerated at best. Know your dog before you get your dog. Do your research. Do not buy a young child a dog as a pet. They are not equipped to look after the dog properly. If your child is older (say a teenager) ask them to do the research about the dog they want and that they understand what they have researched. This may be a good indication that the child is ready for the responsibility of having a dog but be prepared to take over responsibility for

the dog, should the child grow bored with the dog. NEVER buy a dog as a gift or on a whim. You may find that the dog does not suit your lifestyle or it destroys your property. You may not be ready or have the correct resources to care for the dog properly. There are many reasons people decide not to keep a dog; that is why there are so many dogs in rescue or put to sleep. Mostly it is through no fault of their own, but because people do the wrong thing, either through breeding or by purchasing a dog that they shouldn’t. If you do your research properly and consider whether getting a dog is right for you, and then choose a reputable breeder who takes all the health concerns and temperament traits of the dog into consideration and only breeds from tested and cleared animals, you are at least starting off on the right foot. Please do not get a dog if you are not committed to the dog being a lifetime responsibility. Jane Humphrey Mannum Pet & Rural Opposite the ANZ teller machine

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Making Mannum Memorable n the first of a monthly column about notable newbies, I chatted to Nathalie, owner/operator of Picklemee Grandma. At the ferry-end of the main street, this cosy café-cum-craftshop is as much about chatting on the convivial sofa with the affable host as it is about buying coffee or browsing for curios. Nathalie answered my first, obvious question. “I was sitting with a friend over a cuppa trying to decide what to call this place when I bought it. Out of frustration, my friend said ‘Pickle me grandma, make up your mind!’ ” And those words, first coined by Ted Bullpitt from the 1980s TV series Kingswood Country according to the font of all wisdom (Wikipedia), now feature on the sign outside which is often photographed by tourists. Nathalie was born of Greek/French/Italian heritage in Monte Carlo, of all places, and moved with her parents to Australia as an ankle-biter. She grew up in rural Victoria, Melbourne and Barmera before becoming a chef and working in

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cafés – mostly, and preferably, on her own – in Adelaide (where her son and three dogs live) and most recently in Lobethal. Seeking a “river-change”, she bought a houseboat now moored at Mannum Waters with the aim of “relaxing for 12 months”, but soon got restless and seized the opportunity to buy Ruth’s Craft Shop a few months ago. Although Ruth is still involved, Nathalie has added her own touches, most notably tea/coffee and homemade cakes, while intentionally steering away from the hassles of also running a kitchen. Inside her quaint shop – “my labour of love” – she also proudly stocks locally-made products, such as quilts, candles and jewellery, as well as hand-painted cards and other mementoes helping Cambodian charities, and a range of popular Barreloak creations. “I live for the day and have no long-term plans”, but Nathalie does plan to stay in Mannum for the foreseeable future. On her rare days off, Nathalie catches “damned carp”

from her houseboat, but her creative juices are always flowing: she’s writing a series of children’s stories featuring the wild-spirited Penelope Petunia Pitsmill; has written songs recorded by Adelaide rock band, Ironhorse; and enjoys taking photos of animals, particularly the canine variety. While clearly passionate about food and animals, Nathalie is also mad about Mannum. “I love the people, the history. There is always something going on and it’s so family-oriented. And the river is my backyard.” Anyone – locals as much as tourists – can feel at home at Picklemee’s, especially the older generation from whom Nathalie “loves learning about local history”. In fact, she continues to spend countless hours in her shop with new friends discussing ways to “right the wrongs of the world”. Paul Greenway

[If you know of a recent resident likely to make an impression on our fine town, please contact me at plgreenway@live.com.au]

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Peace Talks If there was peace on earth, what would you do? Would you travel and thank everyone? Would you choose to forget all and just have fun? Would you praise the lord for this miracle? Would you instead look at it as cerebral? Would you never look back at those dark times? Would you ring every church bell until in unison they chime? Well, I would wonder why it never existed in the first place.

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Tickets are available in person at the Murray Bridge Visitor Information Centre, 3 South Terrace, Murray Bridge, between 10:00am and 4:00pm every day, or by phoning 8539 1142. The Town Hall Box Office is open one hour prior to each performance for the sale of any remaining tickets. After you attend the performance in the Murray Bridge Town Hall, you are invited to visit the beautiful Murray Bridge Regional Gallery where there will be three exhibitions until 26th April. In the Main Gallery, Life in Still sits in the place of another. Rita Hall spent more than a year preparing an exhibition of still life paintings to be shown in the Regional Gallery. In February, all of this body of work was destroyed by a fire in her studio. Life in Still honours Rita’s intention with contributions from Gus Clutterbuck, Sandy Elverd, Heidi Kenyon and Sera Waters, all artists who, like Rita, have engaged with the still, the solitary and the overlooked in daily life. They have become still enough themselves to notice and to create work that reminds us that in the midst of the mundane, overlooked and forgotten, there can still be found the extraordinaryandeven the strangely beautiful. Although destroyed by fire, Rita’s works will still have a presence in this exhibition. In the Jean Sims Gallery, Adapt/Adjust by artist Simon Ifould features recent paintings from a local farmer who delves into subtle mallee tones and ocean vistas viewed through the prism of light and colour. Reliquary, composed and curated by Jesse Budel, will be featured in the Vicki Nottage Sculpture Court. A reliquary is defined as a receptacle, such as a coffer or shrine, for keeping or displaying sacred relics. Commemorating the ANZAC 2015 centenary, Reliquary will be a memorial space preserving artefactsand experiences of Murraylands people during times of conflict. The Murray Bridge Regional Gallery is open from 10am to 4pm Tuesday to Saturday and 11am to 4pm on Sundays, but closed on public holidays. Murraylands Gem and Mineral Club Inc.

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Issue Number 100

Some Mid Murray Council Projects Mannum Institute Building

annum residents may not be aware that Council representatives have liaised and discussed with the owner of the Mannum Institute to potentially consider purchasing or leasing the premises for various possible uses. Council is aware of the deterioration and lack of use of the building. Despite, in my view, the best endeavours of Council representatives, the owner on 10th February 2014 advised the following:“I refer to your letter dated 14 January 2014. As per previous discussions in the past, I have no interest in leasing the Mannum Institute or in the future. Please refrain from corresponding further on the subject as well as discussing my personal property with community/interested groups and or individuals in Mannum or elsewhere.”

The owner has also forwarded a copy of the letter to their legal advisor. Council has forwarded the letter to the Mannum Progress Association and Mannum History Group, as the Mannum Main Street Working Party of Council considered that it may be prudent for an approach to be made possibly by the Mannum Progress Association in conjunction with the Mannum History Group. Council indicated that we would be willing to assist in any way possible to ensure the upgrade and usage of this building for the benefit of Mannum and surrounding areas. Status of the Mannum Helipad

As previously reported, the Mid Murray Council is highly supportive of the construction of a Mannum Helipad for the benefit of the Mannum Hospital and residents of Mannum and surrounding areas. Council representativeshave worked with the Mannum Health Advisory Committee, SA Power Networks, Australian Helicopters and Medstar regarding the location for the Helipad and estimated cost for the project. The best location (as determined by all parties) involves the permanent partial closure of Parker Street. The formal road closing process and amalgamation with the adjoining Mannum Hospital land will commence in the near future. Costs for the undergrounding of powerlines has been received from SA Power Networks. Information is also being obtained to meet the requirements for the development application for the Helipad. This has included noise impact statements being provided by Medstar to Council. It is likely that the Helipad project will be non-complying and a Category 3

development application. This will mean that the application will be advertised and any person can forward a submission on the proposal. This process may take up to 6 months. In addition, this is subject to (based on an approval being issued for the development application) no appeal being lodged by an objector to the development. Further, following development approval the project must also receive Building Rules Consent, which is expected to take 6 to 8 weeks. In my view, it is important for all approvals to be received, the location accurately determined and an estimate of cost for the project to be determined, prior to organising fund raising by community organisations for this important project. As an example, a project in Mount Gambier a few years ago involved fund raising for a hydrotherapy pool, without a business plan, identification of a location, capital costs and, importantly, operational costs. From recollection, around $300,000 was raised from the community. However, a location was unable to be determined and a subsequent business plan indicated that the project was unlikely to be financially sustainable. A separate piece of State Legislation was then required to be promulgated to enable the refund of donations to identified donors and the balance of funds from unidentified donors was put towards a project of similar nature at the Mount Gambier Hospital. The Council continues to work closely with the Mannum Hospital Advisory Committee and is cognisant of the need to progress the project as soon as possible, given its importance to the community. However, we are also conscious of the need to ensure all approvals are achieved, as well as the estimated capital and operational costs for the project. Freeway Signage from the South –Eastern Freeway to Mannum

The Mid Murray Council has received approval from both the Rural City of Murray Bridge and the Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure for the installation of freeway signage from the South-Eastern Freeway to Mannum. A number of discussions have been held with the Rural City of Murray Bridge to progress signage on their roads to Mannum. Proactive discussions have also been held with the Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure with the last meeting held on 12th March 2015 to progress such signage. A further update will be provided shortly. Russell Peate, CEO, Mid Murray Council

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Mannum Golf Club Competition Results Date: 03/03/2015 Competition: Stableford Sponsor: IGA Fresh C Vigar 41 D Jericho T Miller 37 T Johnson S Thompson 37 B Fisher Nearest To Pin 4 & 13 Colin Vigar 6 & 15 Stan Thompson Longest Putt Keith Dohnt

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Date: 07/03/2015 Competition: Stableford Sponsor: True Value Hardware S Theile 43 D Jericho 40 M Borman 39 G Borman 39 T Johnson 38 B Logan 36 N Dalton 36 S Thompson 35 J Applebee 35 B Silcock 34 W Banks 34 M Underwood34 Nearest To Pin 4 & 13 Denis Jericho 6 & 15 Trevor Miller

The number place value system was developed in India in 100 BC. 100 is the sum of the first nine prime numbers (2+3+5+7+11+13+17+19+23). The boundary between Earth’s atmosphere and outer space is 100 km up. A female mosquito can live up to 100 days. The land area a “hundred” is the space necessary for 100 people to live on. In Greece, India, Israel and Nepal, 100 is the police telephone number. In Belgium, 100 is the ambulance and firefighter telephone number. Sleeping Beauty and Rip Van Winkle slept 100 years.

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Longest Putt Peter Joyner Date: 10/03/2015 Competition: Stableford D Jericho 39 T Miller 37 B Silcock 36 D Wilson 34 B Fisher 34 Nearest To Pin 6 & 15 Trevor Miller Longest Putt Keith Dohnt William Banks Date: 14/03/2015

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Winnie the Pooh lives in the Hundred Acre Woods. The Hundred and One Dalmatians was written in 1961. There are 100 letter tiles in a Scrabble game. A religious Jew is expected to utter at least 100 blessings daily. The 100 Years War between England and France started in 1336. The United States Senate has 100 Senators. In Canada 100 different languages are spoken. On average 100 people choke to death on ball-point pens each year.

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Prisoner

ountries and cultures clash and when a system feels threatened it has no pity. This is the story of a young man who journeyed from his hometown to a neighbouring state. The arrest came suddenly, his friends had no warning, they could not help. He was arraigned, imprisoned and at the mercy of a foreign judge. The guards often spoke too quickly for his untrained ear as they passed his cell but they spoke slowly, carefully when they came in – making sure he understood what was required. They were not rough; they had learned to respect him. For that he was grateful. He was not of their country, nor they of his but they had common interests. The prison ran smoothly when there was co-operation and made things easier for them all. He co-operated, of course. There was nothing to be gained by resistance. Besides, it was not his nature. He had never enjoyed physical conflict, never wanted to inflict harm. He was not a terrorist. He would have had a lesser sentence if he had been. The system understood rebellion and how to deal with it. His crime had been subtler and their officials had found it difficult to know how to eradicate it. So they had decided to eradicate him. In the meantime he did what he could to make things better where he was and he was allowed to give comfort in his own way. The guards understood he meant them no harm and they allowed it. It made life easier for everyone. He prayed for them, of course, as he prayed for everyone. It helped. He had learned the language well enough as long as it did not deteriorate into street slang. Most of that he understood as well, it was the too quick tongue that ran

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the words together that he had trouble with. It was a blessing to speak his own language when his countrymen came to bring news. Then the guards had the same trouble and his compatriots had learned to speak clearly so there was no misunderstanding. He was moved from one jurisdiction to another and back again more than once. There were several court disputations. He had lost count. The judgments were not favourable. He had gained many supporters, even among the guards and many more among the prisoners. He knew he had changed lives, lives that were going to continue long after his, but the final appeal was rejected; the populace demanded his death. It had been decreed. He continued calm, knowing preparations were being made for the execution. There was nothing to be done except to pray. His family had visited. Appeals from his supporters were still coming but the system could not afford to back down now. He would not die alone, it would be as the law required, according to established procedures. He knew those procedures, had known others who had gone before. His time had been short. He was still young. He thought with regret of the things he would never do, the hopes that would never be fulfilled. He prayed as he heard the doors unlocked. The guards who were chosen for this duty did not know him. They were experienced, hardened and they laughed as they grabbed him. They were rough, cruel and liked to mock. It seemed a long time before they started that final march, before they set the cross on his shoulders.

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Mid Murray Support Services Mannum Community Hub

e need to say good bye and thank you to Leon Warhurst for his time on the MMSS Board and as Chair Person. The organisation is grateful for his time and effort and wishes Leon all the best for his time ahead. We welcome Andrew Murrell as Chair Person for the MMSS Board of Management. Mid Murray Support Services received a lovely letter of thanks from the sister of Ian Mustey who sadly passed away on 30th January 2015. Leanne wanted to pass on her thanks for the support and kindness shown to Ian by our staff and volunteers over the time that Ian was a client of MMSS. It is letters like this that re-confirm the importance of the need to support members of our community and how important it is to have such dedicated staff and volunteers. Mannum Community Hub

All participants enjoyed the story pole workshops and shared BBQ lunches. The colourful poles will certainly make our garden look spectacular. Thanks to Lyn Wood for making these workshops such successful events. We are looking forward to our Mosaic Workshops, to be shared by artists Luna Parish and Tania Kunze. The end results will be influenced by the artwork from the Mannum Community College children. Thank you Leith Kahl for cutting the boards that will be used for the artworks. It is great to see so many children taking part in the Community Hub Dance, held every Tuesday night during school term. The April movie (Murrells’s Matinee & Friendship Lunch) has been moved to 30th April. The movie will be “Tea With Mussolini”, starring Cher, Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Joan Plowright and Lily Tomlin. It is the true story of Director Franco Zefferilli’s early childhood in Italy. Arrive for lunch at 11:45am. To secure your booking phone the Hub. Many thanks to Lyn and Peter Kuhlmann for all their effort organising and providing the catering for these events. The food is just fantastic. Thanks also to all the other volunteers who help to make these events as great as they are. The critically acclaimed British gay movie “PRIDE” will be shown after a Mardi Gras lunch on Thursday 4th June. Arrive at 11:45am for lunch and then the movie. Please come dressed in your Best Mardi Gras Drag outfit. There will be prizes for the Best Dressed. Bookings are essential. Phone 8569 1032. The School Holiday Program, held from 19th to 24th April, will be sent out via the school and advertised on our website and Facebook page.

Youth X Roads, directed by the youth of Mannum Community College, will commence in Term 2. Community partners supporting them are: Mannum CommunityHub,Mannum Community College, Mannum Medical Centre and Youth Workers from Reconnect in Murray Bridge. Tai Chi will start again in Term 2 on Wednesdays. We will be holding Sculpture Classes on a Friday (day time). Computer classes will commence in Term 2 of the school year. Call the Hub to register your interest. Speed Painting on a Tuesday evening is moving along really well. This week all participants painted their first picture and every picture looked fantastic (there were some discussions around how much they could sell their paintings for or how famous they may become!). Thank you Vic Grazul for all the times that you help us at the drop of a hat. We really appreciate your time and commitment, helping to make the Hub the great place it is. Dee Waechter, our new Volunteer Coordinator, willarrange interviews and inductions with new Volunteers and will ensure that positions are covered, especially when our volunteers go away on a well deserved holiday. Scrooges Op Shop

Sadly there are times when the wrong side of a person is shown. A local member of our community was observed on a recent weekend stopping her car outside Scrooges Op Shop and getting her children to jump out and load up the boot with donations that had been left at the Op Shop. Some tourists across the road having a coffee watched horrified at the whole episode. They were very surprised that the children were the ones told to get out of the car and take the items. A person had the foresight to write down the registration of the car and of course we reported it to the Police. This is shameful behaviour. It is very sad to think that a local person would take from the community they live in and from others who are in need. The Op Shop accepts donations Monday to Saturday 10am to 4pm. Please try and donate during these hours as goods left outside are subject to theft. Wanted

Does anyone have a fridge that works well that they are willing to donate? Our main fridge at the Hub has died. Please contact us if you are able to assist, View the Mannum Community Hub Facebook page or the calendar of events on the web page www.mmss.com.au. Mid Murray Support Services is also on Facebook. Contact the Hub on 8569 1832 on Monday to Friday, 9am–4pm. Bev Forgan

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River Murray Forest Project early 90 hectares of cleared and previously cropped land within the Natural Resources South Australian Murray-Darling Basin (NR-SAMDB) region will be revegetated over the next 18 months in the final stage of the River Murray Forest Project. Community environment group Trees For Life (TFL) will undertake the work on behalf of NR-SAMDB. The revegetation will take place on three sites: • Marne River Conservation Park, 8 km east of Cambrai (29 hectares of direct-seeding will be undertaken adjacent to the Marne River on previously cleared land); • Lowan Conservation Park, 30 km east of Mannum (45 ha block of cleared and previously cropped land to be revegetated); and • Ettrick Conservation Park, 15 km east of Mannum, a newly proclaimed conservation park (15 ha of cleared/previously cropped land for revegetation). Within the next 18 months: • 178 kilograms of local provenance seed collected, processed and stored; • 297 kilometres of seeding rows done; • 89 hectares of land direct-seeded; and • strategic weed control will be undertaken across all sites. Since the Project’s inception in 2006, Trees For Life has direct seeded 259 hectares of private land for the River Murray Forest (RMF) Project in sites near Paringa, Pata, Murbko and Mannum. As a result of the success of these sites and others in dryland South Australia, TFL will again partner NR-SAMDB for the final project stage. Trees For Life’s ‘V’ Blade direct-seeding machine will be used to direct-seed the three park areas. TFL Direct Seeding officer Dennis Hayles said the ‘V’ Blade machine was purpose-built for dryland seeding.

“It creates a shallow but wide scalp in the top soil which channels available rainfall to the centre of the scalp where the seed is placed and pushes non-wetting top-soil away from the seeding zone. It also removes the weed seed layer within the soil and pushes it to the side, reducing the need for chemical weed control in the early germination phase,” Dennis said. To reduce risks associated with poor establishment due to drought, TFL would also space the direct-seeding rows at sixmetre wide intervals in year one, and then inter-sow between the rows in the second year. A heavier than normal rate of seed would be used in each year to increase the opportunity for successful establishment. “This equipment and approach has proven superior to other direct-seeding outcomes in dryland soils and this can be seen in results of our other projects conducted across NR-SAMDB, including the RMF sites already completed,” Dennis said. TFL has been collecting seed for the project; over the summer collecting such species as Acacia, Senna and Dodonaea, which form pods that mature and drop to the ground if not harvested. Other species such as Eucalyptus, Allocasuarina, Callitris and Melaleuca generally have seed available for most of the year. Two Green Army teams of young individuals, hosted by the Rural City of Murray Bridge and NR-SAMDB, have helped collect and process seed, carry out weed and pest mapping and other associated tasks as part of their training in environmental restoration. These works represent the final stage of the Project, which has established 613 hectares of revegetation along the SA section of River Murray since 2007. These successful plantings have been achieved as a result of partnerships between NR-SAMDB and key revegetation experts, including Trees For Life.

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Musical Miscellany One Hundred and More hat is so special about one hundred? Cricketers, nowadays, celebrate it with hugs and kisses all round; enough to make a grown person cringe. So many senior citizens achieve the magic number that the Queen is suffering from writer’s cramp. In Roman times there were centurions. Wikipedia tells me that they only commanded about eighty soldiers anyway. Significantly, they got more pay. Did Mozart or Beethoven or Duke Ellington get more pay once they passed the hundred compositions mark? I fear not. Did they race around kissing and hugging? No! Did many musicians or musical composers reach the revered century? I only know of one and will tell you of him at the finish. Musical centuries usually refer to musical style and coincidentally with about every century from the fifteenth there has been a noticeable change of style. Here is a brief note on the various periods. You can find out a lot more from the Internet or references such as Groves Musical Dictionary or the Oxford Companion to Music. The Medieval period covers the years from 1150 to 1400. The Gregorian Chants came from that period. Most of the writing was done in monasteries and similar places of religion and most of the music was religious. Much of the music of the time was made by travelling troubadours. Composers of late in the period include the Frenchmen Philippe de Vitry, Guillaume de Machaut and the Italian Francesco Landini. Recordings of their works are available. Next came the Renaissance, from 1400 to 1600. During this period the sounds of the music became more normal to our ears. Before that the music of the time sounds quaint or archaic to our modern expectations. The human voice was well to the fore and much of the music was a cappella. Much was still religious with psalms, motets and masses forming much of the work. Madrigals were also popular and less associated with the church. Then, we come to the age of giants. This was the Baroque period,

from 1600 to 1750. In this time, the idea of the modern orchestra was born and opera also. The influence is still felt today. The musical styles of the concerto, cantata and sonata were developed; the harpsichord was invented and the violin group came to dominate over the softer viol group. The composers’ names become more familiar: J S Bach, Handel, Scarlatti and Vivaldi. The Classical period lasted from about 1750 to 1830. There was a move away from the very structural form of the baroque to a lighter clearer form which culminated in the music of Mozart and Haydn. The Romantic period stretches from 1830 until 1920. The early period is dominated by the late compositions of Beethoven and Schubert. The most well-known composers of the period were Chopin, Schumann, Liszt and Verdi. The music was dominated by virtuoso performers. The late Romantic period included composers such as Wagener and Bruckner. In the last hundred years or so, styles and composers have been confusing and confused. Some do stand out: those such as Stravinsky, Britten, Gershwin, Bernstein and Ravel, who perhaps straddled styles. There are many I haven’t mentioned that I love. Composers such as Tchaikovsky, Elgar, Sullivan, Puccini and Debussy, who all wrote so much beautiful music and whom I don’t believe can be comfortably fitted into the boxes of conventional wisdom. Check them out. Take a musical history tour. It will reward your ears and your soul. The musician who reached the magic century? Eubie Blake reached one hundred and died five days later. He is reputed to have said that if he had known he was going to live that long he would have taken better care of himself. One of his biggest hits was “Memories of You”. Peter Weir

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Diary of A Young Man: Adelaide 1891 – February 6th - February 17th

Why is Daniel writing letters then burning them? FEBRUARY 6TH FRIDAY Bath 7am. Busy all day. Warm. Away 6.5pm on my bicycle for Tea Tree Gully - a warm ride. Left machine at P.O. by kind permission of Miss Moseley. Walked to “Brightlands” - a hard climb. Hale, Moody, Misses Ingham and Barker drove for a visit and returned at 9.30. Bush fires are burning within a few miles. Bed 10.30. Sleep poor, either owing to strange bed, or the exertion of the journey. FEBRUARY 7TH SATURDAY Arose about 7. Rather tired. Hot day. Am to spend today and tomorrow at “Brightlands”. Read, slept and cleaned telescope during morning, and after dinner ditto. After tea with sisters walked to “Hermitage” and from Neill’s front garden got supplies, returned home, arriving at Brightlands at 8.30. Rested, supper, in bed 10.30. Hot night, sleep not very good. FEBRUARY 8TH SUNDAY 7.30. Tub. Prayers, breakfast 8.30. Discussed religious topics with Mrs Barnes who is staying for a holiday. Hot day, rested and read Milton (“Samson”) till dinner, admired lovely views. Prepared for Church and away with Annie after hurried tea 5.45. Bowering preached. Home, after great climb at 8.15, not tired. Sang on balcony. Supper 9.30. Bed 10.30. Sleep fair. FEBRUARY 9TH MONDAY Up at 5. Hot weather, changed for strong S.W. winds. Took a beaten egg and bade farewell to sisters, away at 5.30, left P.O. at 6.0 on machine

and reached home after 1½ hours heavy pedalling against a head wind at 7.30am. Bath, breakfast. Office as usual but at first felt unfit. Busy all day. Attended Social (S.S. Union) in Pirie Street lecture hall. Interesting address by Mr J.C. Holder on “Christian Endeavour Societies”.Walkedhome with the Burdens and Hale. Alf and I attended Gym class. Wrote to sisters. Bed 11. FEBRUARY 12TH THURSDAY 7.0. Bath. Office 9.30. Fine day. Alfred and Hendry did not return until 11am., the wheel of buggy had come adrift on up journey. Home to dinner, Willie present and discussed business. Busy in office till 5.0. To Mollers’ for oil, was complimented on cleanliness of my machine. Home, prepared tea - Mother’s head aching. Mr Dennis took tea with us. My first experience in “washing up” followed. Hendry came, chatted and read rules of “Christian Endeavour” societies. Walk to Gym, thence home. Piano. Supper 10.30. Bed soon after 11. Hendry staying with us, his wife with our girls at the Gully. FEBRUARY 13TH FRIDAY 6.25. Cleaned and oiled bike. Warm day. Routine. Hendry away 7.30. Bought 42 nos. of “Picturesque Atlas of Australia” from D. Hodge for 3 pounds - a great reduction in value. Home on bike to tea, with C.M. White and Hunter from office. Away at 6.30 for Tea Tree Gully, pleasant ride up, the last 1½ miles very stiff. Left machine at P.O. and climbed to “Brightlands”, arriving at 9.15. Refreshing wash. Mrs Barnes, Mrs Hendry and all the girls well. Chatted and took supper and

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later had some singing. Bed 11.30. Sleep broken. White and Hunter slept well. FEBRUARY 14TH SATURDAY 5.20. Breakfast 5.45. Away 6.15, walking. Left Gully at 6.45 with N.E. winds at our back and plenty of dust and flies, made good pace and returned home in one hour. Bathed, dressed and took a little additional breakfast, and all away to office soon after nine. Busy. A Little sleepy. Dined at Woodville, home via Hindmarsh by 2pm. Rested. Away at 3.40 in trap with Hendry and Sterne and Alfred and inspected a property at Plympton - Miss Stonehouse’s - offered for Blind Peoples’ homes. To City for sundries, brought home “Pictorial Atlas” complete. Tea 7.30,Sterne present. Cash a/cs and wrote diary to date. Cold wind blowing. FEBRUARY 17TH TUESDAY 7am. Cut wood, cleaned bike, bath, dressed, prayers, breakfast, all as usual. To office on machine. Lovely day, really no summer heat. Prepared the “tea” meal. After the latter Mother and Alfred drove off to “Brightlands”, Mother to stay till Saturday. Sterne called. Being the only one home had to “wash up” after tea. Spin on bike, called on Hendry. Home 9. Prepared Tenants’ agreements. Wrote Rev P. Jorgenson (R.C.) acknowledging help on “Sabbath” subject. Wrote another letter “just from you know” and burned it. Took a light supper. Feel lonely and strange in an empty house. To bed 11.40. Slept well. Jo Kader

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Works, Services and Projects Update from Mid Murray Council rief notes on a selection of items discussed or determined at the Tuesday 10th March 2015 meeting.

• Council will object to the SA Water plan to remove the standpipe at Ayres Road, close to Tungkillo as the Tungkillo Progress Association would prefer for it to remain. • Repair of the Mannum Wharf will commence after Easter and be completed within 10-12 weeks. Safety barriers and fencing will be installed. Works will be undertaken to minimise any disruption to the operations of the Murray Princess, Proud Mary and PS Marion. • Council has approved an application for a Limited Club Licence for the Claypans Cricket Club located at the Purnong Oval for limited times during the cricket season only. • As the Mannum Taxi Service has ceased operating within the township of Mannum, the taxi zone located on Randell Street will be removed. • A six week consultation period inviting public comment on whether Gass Reserve should remain an off leash dog area will be undertaken. • There will be no increase to the dog registration fees for 2015/16. • Council has allocated $100,000 in 2014/15 to complete maintenance works on the following buildings with a view to having all works completed by 30 June 2015. - Collier Park Pavilion - Community Centre Reserve – Museum - Walker Flat Hall - David Shearer Car Park Toilets - Sedan Toilets - Len White Reserve Toilet - Cadell Sporting Ground Clubroom

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- Sedan Hall - Towitta Park – Toilet Block - Waterfalls Toilets. Following receipt of a letter from Mannum Waters, Council will R raise concerns with the State Government regarding the need for better coordination of houseboat moorings along the River Murray. R maintain the verges and reserves at Mannum Waters to the same standard as other areas of Mannum at a cost of $4,200 per year and will undertake street sweeping and tree pruning. An application has been submitted to Fund My Community for funding to address identified early childhood issues within the Mid Murray Council area. The Draft Murraylands Feasibility Study (which covers over 420 km of Mid Murray, Murray Bridge and Coorong Councils), will be considered as part of the 2015/16 budget discussions. Tenders are being prepared for the Mannum Caravan Park office and games room. Council will participate in a pilot program to assist in the development of Council’s Long Term Financial Plan and its Infrastructure and Asset Management Plan. The Closed Circuit Television in Mannum will be operational shortly. Council is reviewing 88 policy documents and all existing leases, licences and agreements. A new Council Development Assessment Panel Complaint Handling Policy has been endorsed and adopted. The Country Fire Service has advised that funds have been allocated in 2015/16 for the construction of the new Rockleigh Country Fire Station. Council continues to advocate for the replacement

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of the existing Cadell Ferry with a new ferry and for the State Government to budget for the replacement of the remaining three timber-hulled ferries. Having received advice from the Murray Darling Association Region 6, Council does not support the proposal for an additional lock between Piggy Flat and Teal Flat (around 12 km upstream from Mannum). The Barossa Regional Procurement Group (involving Barossa, Gawler, Light Regional, District Council of Mallala and Mid Murray Council) has appointed a Regional Procurement Officer. A submission will be forwarded to the State Government on its review of its system of raising revenue from various taxes. Following a request from a resident, Council will work with landowners in Swan Reach to ensure a clean up of some properties. A submission will be forwarded to SA Power Networks regarding their Draft Protocol for Vegetation Management around their powerlines. Information and research will be undertaken on energy efficient LED street lighting and LED lighting for Council offices and buildings. A submission will be forwarded to the State Government for their proposal on Aboriginal Regional Authorities. Council will work with the State Recovery Office to prepare a Recovery Plan for the Mid Murray Council in the event of a disaster. Research and information will be obtained on the capital cost for the installation of solar panels on Council buildings and properties and the estimated payback period to ameliorate the capital cost. Russell Peate, CEO, Mid Murray Council

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Bus: Mannum  Murray Bridge  Mt Barker  Adelaide and Return Monday to Friday except public holidays. School holiday times (when different) are in brackets. Mannum to Adelaide Adelaide to Mannum Mannum  Murray Bridge LinkSA Adelaide  Mt Barker Metro bus 842F 8:00am Leave Arnold Park, Mannum 1:50pm (4:03pm) Leave Harris Scarfe Murray Bridge  Mt Barker LinkSA Grenfell Street (Stop G2) 8:45am Leave Murray Bridge, South Mt Barker  Murray Bridge LinkSA Terrace, Information Centre 2:45pm (5:00pm) Leave Mt Barker Mt Barker  Adelaide Metro bus 842F Park & Ride 9:30am Leave Mt Barker Park & Ride, Murray Bridge  Mannum LinkSA Metro bus 842F to Adelaide 3:40pm (5:35pm) Leave Info Centre Detailed timetables are readily available at the Mannum Information Centre. For more information, telephone 8532 2633 during office hours.

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Community Meetings Clash Calendar R e g u l a r m e e t i n g s o n l y Last Wednesday (MCHMannum Community Hub) 6:30pm Mannum Mens Discussion Group.Mike McDowell. 8569 2818. MONTHLY 1 Monday 9:45am Combined Probus Club 10:00am Murray Darlings Red Hatters, Café Mannum. 8569 1438. 1st Tuesday 7:30pm Agricultural Society, Showground 2nd Tuesday PalmerCard Day, Collier Park Hall, Palmer. 8569 4184. 2nd Wednesday 9:00am Shared Stitches of Mannum Quilting Group. Lions Den, Showground. 8569 2363. 8:00pm Mannum Gem and Minerals Club.MurraylandsGemandMineral Club, Collier Park, Palmer. Leonie Hughes. 8278 2112. 2nd Thursday 1:30pm Prayer Meeting for Mannum, Baptist Church, William St. 3rd Monday 1:30-4:00pm Scrabble & Games, MCH. Gold Coin Donation. 8569 1832. 3rd Wednesday 7:00-8:00pm, Combined Churches Prayer Meeting. See Pause a While for location. 2pm-4pm History Group, MCH. 8569 1832. 3rd Thursday 11:00am Mannum RSL, Mannum Rowing Club/RSL 3rd Friday 10:00am Secateurs Soup & Soapies, St Andrews Church. All welcome 3rd Saturday 10am-mid pm Gem Cutting and Silversmithing W/shop. MurraylandsGemandMineralClub, Collier Park, Palmer. Leonie Hughes. 8278 2112. 8:00pm-midnight Mannum Dances. Lutheran Hall, Cliff St. Judy 0488 130 354, Lesley 8569 2449. 4th Thursday 7:30pm Progress Association, Meeting Room Council Chambers. Last Monday 1:30pm Hospital Auxiliary, Meeting Room, Esmeralda St. First Wednesday Noon Mannum Mag Committee, Showground. 8569 2385. st

WEEKLY Mon, Wed and Fri 10:00am-3:00pm The Hall, 5 Greening Street. 8569 1643. Tue, Wed and Thur 9:00am-1:00pm Mannum Men’s Shed, MCH. Tuesday and Thursday 10:00am-4:00pm, MIFSA (Mental Illness Fellowship of SA), St Andrews Anglicanchurch,activities,lunch($3). Tuesday and Friday 8:00am Walkie Talkies, Lions Den, Showground. Helen 8569 2275. Tuesday 9:30am River Word Christian Centre. Prayer and Bible Study; 10:30am, Friendship Group. Greening St. 8569 1333. 9:00-10:00am Mannum Weight Watchers. MCH. Jane Kelly 8569 1799. 4:15pm Aroona Joeys, Showground. 5:30pm Aroona Cubs, Showground. Kym Walton 0407 179 101. Wednesday 10:00am Down to Earth, Community Garden Group, MCH. 10:00-11:15am, Yoga, MCH. Fee $5.00 Bring your own mat. Friday 9:30 am Bus Trip, MIFSA participants, donation. Trevor or Sam 0427 442 775 OTHER 1st and 3rd Sunday 9:30am Murray Mallee Field Archers, Long Gully Rd, Mannum. Ian Baensch (after 6pm) 8569 1274. Alternate Wednesdays 1:00pm Sewing/Craft and Computing Group. Baptist Church House, William St. Lisa 8569 6040, Helen 8569 2886, lisa@mannumbaptist.org.au Alternate Fridays 1:30pm Senior Citizen’s Club, Club Rooms. Marnie: 8569 2980. Every Three Months 7:30pm Neighbourhood Watch. Leisure Centre. Coordinator Russ Dellow 0428 813 201.

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2015 Community Calendar MARCH Mannum Garden Group Lions Den Monday 30th, 9:15am Trip to Birdwood. All welcome. Contact: Bev Connell Phone: 8570 4322 APRIL Cadell Harvest Festival Cadell Oval Saturday 4th, 2pm–7pm Includes Giant Pumpkin Competition. Trash & Treasure Purnong District Hall Saturday 4th, from 8:00am Breakfast, lunch & licensed bar Contact: Sue (8570 4303) Monster Markets and Carp Catching Contest Mannum Waters Marina Easter Saturday 4th, 10am Judging and prizes at 2pm Contact: Jeanne (0434 085 506) Mannum Rowing Club Annual Regatta Mary Ann Reserve Saturday 11th, 8:30am–4pm Featuring Traditional Arnold Cup. A full program of School, Open and Masters Events. Mannum Garden Group Lions Den Monday 13th, 10am Guest Nayda Fitzgerald; healing flowers. All welcome Black Hill Hall Bingo Fundraiser Black Hill Hall, Quarry Road, Black Hill Sunday 19th, from 12 noon BBQ lunch from 12, Bingo at 1pm, auction at 4pm, finishing with an afternoon tea. Mannum Garden Group Lions Den Monday 27th, 7:55am Trip to Adelaide gardens. All welcome

Monster Shed Sale Cambrai Museum Saturday 28th, 10:30am–2:30pm Trash and Treasure. Giveaways. MAY Crystal and Craft Fair 2015 Collier Park (Palmer Oval) Friday 1st to Sunday 3rd Free entry. Crystals, Crafts, Jewellery, Gemstones, Fossils, Rocks, Plants, Bric-A-Brac SA Metal Detecting Championships on Sunday 3rd Phone: 0488 489 014 Floatfest 2015 Mary Ann Reserve to Mannum Waters Marina Saturday 2nd – Sunday 3rd World record attempt, largest number floating kayaks/canoes, fun for kids, Come and Try canoeing, PS Marion, lots of fun and activities for all, stalls, markets, regional food, and more. Details www.floatfest.com.au Mannum Garden Group Lions Den Monday 11th, 9:15am Excursion to Roseberry Nursery. All welcome. Bev Connell (8570 4322) Living River Weekend Morgan Saturday 16th – Sunday 17th Celebration of traditional puttputt boats, music, games, displays. Details at www.morganlivingriver.com.au

Mannum Garden Group Lions Den Monday 25th, 9:15am Excursion biggest morning tea. All welcome. Bev Connell (8570 4322)

Weekly Passenger Service Mannum to Murray Bridge Every Thursday: Mannum Information Centre  Murray Bridge Information Centre Depart Arrive Depart Return Mannum 10:00am Murray Bridge 10:45am Murray Bridge 2:30pm Mannum 3:10pm 1st and 3rd Tuesday: Mannum Information Centre  Murray Bridge Information Centre Mannum 10:00am Murray Bridge 10:30am Murray Bridge 1:30pm Mannum 2:00pm Information: LinkSA, 18 Alma Avenue, Murray Bridge SA 5253, Ph: 8532 2633

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