September 2008
Mannum, South Australia 5238
Action At Last!
Good Luck Kirrilee McPherson
Rally for the River
Mannum Wishes Our Girl - Kirrilee McPherson The Very Best of Luck & Encouragement in the Paralympics, Beijing 2008
ittle did the Mannum Progress Association realise what they were taking on when it was mentioned at a meeting that “we should organise a Rally on the steps of Parliament House regarding the state of the River in South Australia from the border to the Lower Lakes.” A few weeks later, after many late nights of planning, emailing, radio interviews, press releases and phone calls, all literally by the thousand, it happened and with the co-operation of very many people, a crowd of about 5000 assembled at Parliament House to Rally for the plight of water for the Murray in SA. People came from the length of the Murray from Goolwa to Loxton and assembled as one not as individual areas or divisional causes. It is this united effort which has forced the Federal Government to now do an independent audit of the water in the Murray Darling Basin which is what we asked for, and action to release some of this water into the Murray in SA. Helen Griffiths was appointed Co-ordinator of the Rally and she put her heart and soul into, what to her, is a passionate issue. An open letter and invitation to address the Rally was sent to Prime Minister Rudd, Senator Penny Wong, Premier Rann, and Minister Maywald. They didn’t attend, but it attracted the attention of many other local Politicians, Federal Senators and influential people who have all jumped on board in an attempt to get the necessary action federally. Mannum Progress Association organised a bus to transport many locals to Adelaide and they all seemed to have a good day. Placards were printed and these are now in shop windows in Mannum to keep the subject in front of everyone. Our sincere thanks must go to Dean Gollan, Mid Murray Council CEO, the Mid Murray Councillors and their office staff for their assistance in so many ways including financially, and to the Mid Murray LAP who donated towards the costs of the Rally which were considerable.
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Classifieds Editorial Letters
irrilee was very excited and proud to receive her Paralympics uniform early in August. She then had a training camp in Townsville to acclimatise before leaving for her Beijing experience on the 31st August. She will have a stopover at Hong Kong for a couple of days for further acclimatisation before arriving for the Opening Ceremony on Saturday 6th September. Her first event is on the 9th September, so keep watching her progress. Kirrilee runs in 100m and 200m events. The raffles to support Kirrilee were drawn at the last Mannum Showground Market raising $835. Thanks to all those who supported it. Winners of the raffles were: Kasey Chambers basketsKirsty Stewart and Jan Clothier. Drakes Supermarket food basketsIrene Lovell, Leanne Hague and B Watson. Kirrilee is very appreciative of all the support and encouragement she has received
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from Mannum residents. Good luck Kirrilee.
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Irene Lovell Mannum Progress Association
Out of this World Puzzle Under the Toadstool
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