Mannum Mag Issue 34 April 2009 by Mannum Community Magazine Inc

April 2009

Mannum, South Australia 5238

Issue number 34

Mannum Show – 2009 Hard Work Pays Off With Another Highly Successful Show ard work and good attendances made the 2009 Mannum Show a great success. Entries in most areas were well up to expectations even though we had a number of withdrawals in the Harness section of the horses due to the helicopter flights. The weather was perfect and the 27 conveners of the various sections excelled in their preparation and presentation. Gate takings were up 50% on last year and the free shows organised by Gary Keane and Gavin Pitman kept most people entertained for the greater part of the day - the circus, motor bike stunts and magician to say nothing of the helicopter flights and Brian Albino’s Country Music Show all added to the show atmosphere. One visitor to Mannum was astounded at what was available for $6 and almost annoyed that a ‘local’ in the main street had told him, when asked, “there wouldn’t be much going on up there”. Mannum also hosted the Australian Sheaf Tossing Championship, which gave first time convener Brett Sonntag a little extra work. Congratulations to local lad, Sheridan Holland, who became the new Australian Champion.

Sheridan Holland, Australian Champion Sheaf Tosser

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Night Owls Bowling L.C. Howie and Co. Night Bowls Competition n Thursday 5th March the final night of the competition was held at the Mannum Bowling Club. Twenty four teams participated in the second of the six week series. During the competition many new bowlers have tried their hand at bowling on the new synthetic greens. After a few ends, the line and sometimes the length have been taken into account and many good bowls have been played. Thanks to some of Mannum’s regular bowlers who have helped out, with their advice and encouragement. The surface is perfect for night bowls because as the night temperature drops, the surface tends to run a little faster, and with the music playing it makes it a very relaxing atmosphere. The new teams and players soon found bowls is not easy, but as their skills increased, so did their scores and enthusiasm, and many have stated ‘we must do this next year’. The night finished with a magnificent supper, supplied by Lester Howie, which was really enjoyed by all. Thanks must also go to Trevor Paech and his many helpers from within the club. All of this made this season’s Night Owls a magic Thursday night. The winners for this 6 weeks series were Trevor Frahn, Tony Kelly, Leighton Schultz and Graham Verrall of the The Young Lions team.

Left to right: Tony Kelly, Leighton Schultz, Graham Verrall, Trevor Frahn and Marlene Davies Continued page 25

Contents Angie’s Cooking Tips Calendars & Dates

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Choristers Corner Church Services Classifieds

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Editorial Letters Mannum Matters

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Out of this World 8 Police & Neighbourhood Watch 18 Puzzle 3

Tight Lines Under the Toadstool

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Sports Day Praise Dear Editor, Just wanted to give a shout out to the Staff and students at Mannum Community College. I really enjoyed sports day this year. I was impressed with the spirit of the whole event. everyone had a good attitude and sense of fair play. The competitors were awesome and tried their best to be be faster and stronger than usual, even those who aren’t natural atheletes. It was great to see records broken and lots of ribbons flapping in the breeze. Well done everyone. Jessica Clark

Mannum Show Country Music Show Dear Editor, A lot of hard work resulted in another great Country Music Show on Saturday 7th March. Yes indeed, the band Good Company just surpassed all expectations. An amazing bunch of Guys and Gals. Again, I have people to thank. My most generous sponsors Eichler Earthmovers, Mannum and Connect Hearing from Murray Bridge. And I would not have a show without the truck supplied by Tim Male. Thank you all. Brian Albino, Convener

Mannum Hospital Auxiliary 25th Anniversary Celebration The Hospital Auxiliary is calling all past members who have worked on the Auxiliary, to join us as we celebrate our 25th Anniversary in May 2009. Please contact anyone you know who may have left the district. Telephone Val Gamble 8569 1665 for further details. W. Rush

Letters to the Editor Deadline 24 April 2009 for publication in the May issue

Choice of Skate Park Location? Dear Editor, Despite the majority of council surveys returned being against the Leisure Centre Site for the Skate Park, and businesses in the location, and the Kindergarten all writing to council objecting to the Leisure Centre Site, the council voted for the Leisure Centre Site by a majority of One vote. Council Survey returns: against Leisure Centre site 201 for Leisure Centre site 137 Councilors voting: for Leisure Centre site Cr Taylor, Cr Yeates, Cr Morrissy, Cr Sayers, Cr Meyers, Cr Rudloff. against Leisure Centre site Cr Howie, Cr Milsom, Cr Burgess, Cr Schultz, Cr Bormann. I, like many others in town, did not receive a survey form, either at my home, or business address. No one outside the Randell Ward, although ratepayers who deserve their say, received survey forms. It is not too late to object this decision, write to Dean Gollan at Council. Otherwise, instead of a shady park and picnic area, we could be left with an eyesore for all to see. Unfortunately vandalism and graffiti attacks will continue, whether there is a Skate Park in a town or not. They are a prime target for those with no community pride. I don’t think that is what we want next to the Leisure Centre, As a point of interest, the land in question does not belong to the council, but is in fact Crown Land. Name and Address Supplied

[Council distributed the survey forms in Mannum, under contract, as a Householder “letter box drop.” Editor.]

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No Showground Skate Park Dear Editor, To the Parents, Future Parents and Grandparents of Mannum Children: the safety of our children is all that matters! The Mid-Murray Council survey asked for comment on the preferred location for the Regional Skate and BMX Park, offering the sites at the Leisure Centre or Showgrounds as alternatives. The Showgrounds is not an option. • It is extremely isolated, out of the public eye, and leaves our children vulnerable to unsavoury elements. • If a child is injured there is no nearby help and no public telephone. The decision will affect you! Most children own bikes, scooters and skateboards and will want to use the facilities. Once they reach a certain age, adult supervision is not a viable option. The Showground site is not a safe place for the children and teenagers of our town. Think not only of your circumstances today – but look to the future. Please register your objections with the Council.

That’s the Way to Do it! Dear Editor, My thanks and appreciation go to the Owners/Managers of Mannum’s Laundromat for presenting a very clean and inviting Laundromat. It was a pleasure to use it recently when my own machine stopped washing. Athalie Rose

We Were a “Tidy Town” in 2007 Dear Editor, The area in the shearer car park which covers the base of the golden stairs, the bushes and seating area, and surrounding the public toilets has been of concern to me for sometime because of the rubbish that is always there in sight of tourists and locals alike. I often wonder what people who use the public toilets must think of our town. On Clean Up Australia Day, my husband and I decided to do our bit and we cleaned this area, which took both of us some time. The two bags of rubbish that you see in this photo are what we collected.

Sharon Stewart, Concerned Parent

[This was sent for the March issue but we mislayed it. To correct for the time delay it has been edited. Editor. Council contact: 49 Adelaide Road, Mannum SA 5238 PO Box 28, Mannum SA 5238 Phone: 8569 0100, Fax: 8569 1931 Email: postbox@mid-murray.sa.gov.au]

Last weekend we passed this area again and were quite shocked to see that once again it was covered in litter. Don’t people care about how their town looks anymore? Trish Uzzell

Catherine Britt and Kristal Collins Mannum Community Club – Friday 17th April

atherine Britt won the prestigious award, Female Artist of the Year 2009 at Tamworth. Her current album was nominated for 4 awards at this year’s Country Music Awards of Australia, with particular impact in the category Female Artist of the Year. Catherine will be supported by upcoming talent Kristal Collins, whose song “Not worth the time” won the title 2008/09 South Australian APRA Traditional Song of the Year. She also received a Peoples Choice award as a favourite Country Music Artist. Tickets are$20 each book now to secure your seat before tickets are sold out! Mannum Community Club: 66 Randell St., Mannum. F 8569 1010

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.

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Mannum Show [From page 1]

irst time conveners Heidi Sonntag in Art, Ian Lovell in Cookery and Jennipher Vivian in Cattle did a great job as did Show Chairman, Stephen Vivian, with his first-off ‘poultry auction’. Welcome last-minute additions to the conveners list were Meredith Walkington for Children’s Pets, Raquel Warhurst for the Green and Gold Trail and Lyall Starkey with Matthew and Carlie Lowe in the Wool and Agricultural Produce which was moved into the Pioneer Pavilion. The Agricultural Pavilion was reallocated to the Lutheran Community Care Program Child Friendly Communities, as a change and feeding room for parents. Special thanks to Marie Michopoulos for the

presentations by the Uniting Church Dance Group and for stepping in at the last moment with the Miss Showgirl Competition, as did Richard Hein with the Sheep Shearing. Secretary and treasurer, Terese Reeves and Sharon Stewart, gave no indication of their ‘newness’ and their expertise left little to be desired. Mayor Ian Mann OAM officially opened the Show at 10 a.m. after which he asked Murray Schache to cut the ribbon in front of the Dining Room to officially name it Schache Hall in recognition of decades of service by the Schache family and especially Murray in his 40 years as President of the Mannum Agricultural Society.

Left to right: Mayor Ian Mann, Murray Schache and Geoff Skein at the naming of the Schache Hall

Geoff Skein

Tammeka, Stephanie and Kaitlyn on the Green and Gold Trail

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A Little Champion

PUZZLE ow many words of 4 or more letters can you make with these 9 letters? • Each word must include the letter in the shaded box • One word includes all 9 letters

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Ageing in the Murraylands with Millie ear MMs, especially veterans, Our Federal governments repeatedly assure us that they are strongly committed to caring for our veterans, but the experience of some families in our region shows how difficult it can be to get basic help through the Department of Veterans’ Affairs. Here are some of their discoveries. Veterans Home Care (VHC) offers “low-level care” like domestic assistance, respite, house maintenance, mobility aids, to help veterans remain in their homes for longer. The Department awards contracts to

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businesses to do this work for them. It goes like this. A committee of DVA meets in Brisbane to award contracts. “Metro Agency” in Adelaide looks good on paper, so they become the preferred Provider for VHC services for the next 3 years. They have no staff in the Murraylands and only a few weeks’ notice to take-over from “Local Agency” who have been helping a WWII veteran (we’ll call him Vic) for the last few years. Metro and Local do not work together to keep the cleaner and Careworker going in regularly.

Vic gets very frustrated that his mind and body are letting him down and he’s stuck in the house now. His wife sure needs the few hours of help and respite she gets every week. Vic looks forward to different company and activities, too, but suddenly they are told no cleaner or Careworker can come. Vic’s wife rings VHC and will likely be told she needs to be patient… but no-one will be following up to make sure Metro does get busy finding help for someone out in the sticks. Will anyone tell their cleaner and Careworker that they can sign up with Metro? Would they want to

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go through more forms, different rules, more-of-the-same training for which they need to travel to Adelaide at their own expense, less pay? Will VHC tell Vic’s wife that she has the right to choose another agency and help her do this? Is she even talking with Veterans’ Affairs when she rings their Hotline? Oh dear… Until next month, Mature Murraylanders, Millie

Sillie Millie says… What light? I'm still looking for the tunnel!

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Angie’s Cooking Tips 1 4 1½ 1 1

ust for a change I thought I’d indulge you with some sweet treats, life would be just too boring without them. We all know moderation is the key. That word always reminds me of a quote from famous cook Julia Childs, “Everything in moderation, including moderation.” Surely Julia knew what she was talking about!

Preheat oven to 180EC. Lightly grease 2 × 20cm sandwich pans. Sift flour, sugar, bi-carb soda and 1 tsp salt together into a large bowl. Add carrot, pineapple, eggs, oil and vanilla and beat until combined. Stir in the walnuts. Spoon into prepared pans. Bake for 1 hour or until a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean.

Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting 3 1 1½ 2

cup canned crushed pineapple eggs, lightly beaten cups vegetable oil tsp vanilla extract/essence cup chopped walnuts

cups SR flour, (450g) cup caster sugar, (220g) tsp bi-carb soda cups grated carrot, (260g)

Turn out onto a wire rack to cool. To make the frosting, soften 125g cream cheese and gradually beat in 1 cup (160g) icing sugar until fluffy. Flavour with ½ tsp grated lemon rind. Sandwich cakes with half of the frosting and spread the remainder on top. I’ll leave it to your discretion to eat it - or not! Happy cooking. Cheers Angie.

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Mannum Riding Club February Rally

warm sunny day and a terrific attendance set up a perfect day for the Mannum Riding Club’s first rally for the year. Lucy Kluge instructed the lead-rein class. The lesson concentrated on leg and seat with emphasis on the positions of the heels. The lesson began with warm up exercises while riding at the walk and all managed this very well. In previous lessons these had been done standing still. Following on from this riders were asked to ride without stirrups and then navigated a short course of bending poles, finishing off with trotting the length of the arena, individually. Janine Gale instructed the Junior and Senior riders. All classes worked on the sitting trot the emphasis of the lower leg supporting the position and the control of the horse, this helps riders appreciate the sit and balance required to ride the horse correctly. The riders worked towards achieving this

seat and balance. After lunch and a short meeting fun activities were held, including a water cup team relay. This was harder than it looked with most ponies having a good look at the bowls of water and not liking their riders holding the cups with water in them. Bending can and flag pole events were held which gave spectators lots of entertainment. By the end of the day all riders completed the games without help and had a fun water splash without their ponies, this cooled them down after a warm afternoon of riding All rally fees for the day will be donated to the Victorian Bush Fire Appeal. Mannum Riding Club will hold their next rally on Sunday April 5th. All Horses, riders and visitors are welcome. Contact Jodie Swalue 8569 3030.

Lorraine Jauney and George working through their paces.

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Men in Community

Tight Lines unique fish passageway trap has been built and installed into Lock 1 at Blanchetown which is catching up to two tonnes of European carp each day from the River Murray. The passageway trap allows native fish species to move upstream to breed, but the European carp, an introduced species, gets trapped at the top of the passageway, where they are kept until the cage is emptied. The cage is emptied by a commercial fisherman who then freezes the carp on-site before they are sold. As reported, the cage could fill with a huge number of carp overnight and when filled to capacity weighs about two tonnes. I’m sure you would agree that it’s about time these pests are being removed from the river, which in turn should allow our native species to thrive. The Murray-Darling Basin Commission is building passageway traps at each lock along the river to allow native species to move from the Goolwa barrages near the Murray mouth to the Hume Dam in New South Wales. Because the installation of passage way traps and the evaporation of the lagoons and backwaters have reduced by great numbers the European Carp within the Murray Darling Basin, would now be the best time for the South Australian Government to implement a fingerling release program within South Australia? It is fact that New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria already undertake a fingerling release program of Australian native fish species which include Murray Cod, Golden and Silver Perch and Tandanus Catfish. If the South Australian Government were to initiate an Australian native fingerling release program which is successful like our eastern counterparts, it would no doubt increase the native fish stocks within South Australia and will inturn improve the health of the Murray River ecosystem. In addition it will promote recreational fishing on the Murray River in South Australia which will consequently boost tourism numbers.

or the last three consecutive Tuesday evenings blokes from Mannum and the surrounding area have met together at the Mannum Community Club for dinner and a discussion on issues that affect men. Steve Toon, of the “Men in Community” program led the discussion each evening by presenting two subjects through PowerPoint presentations and inviting questions as the presentations proceeded. Twenty blokes from the Hall, the hosting organisation, responded to the invitation to attend. Although not all could attend every session, the comments and feedback proved the value and enjoyment of the meetings. The dinner meetings took place in the downstairs “River Bar” of the Community Club so that we could maintain a Blokes only area. This enabled the blokes to ask questions and comment on the presentations with out the concern of their privacy being broken outside the

meeting room. Steve Toon was an excellent facilitator and communicator and while he had material to present was able to encourage discussion on the questions raised by the blokes. The presentation material was prepared by John Ashfield who authored the book “Taking Care of Yourself and Your Family”. Several of the topics covered in the meetings were: powerlessness, grief and separation, mental health issues and how to help your mate. The main purpose of the Blokes Only Nights was to equip blokes with a few more tools (knowledge) to be able to help mates and themselves in the stressful times we are currently in, and in the near future. Times are tough for many people at the moment and will probably get tougher before we round the bend. If we have a little more knowledge on how to cope, our community will be the better for it. Terry Udy, Coordinator, The Hall

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Living with Climate Change? Yes, We Can! o you look forward to a bright future, despite these t r o ub le d e c o n o mi c a n d environmental times? CALG invites you to adopt, with us, a ‘Yes, we can!’ attitude and to use our new FREE CD to help find ways forward. The CD project was made possible by a community grant from Mid Murray Council. Learn more about:

• Gardening with a lot less water home vegetable gardening, ornamental planting and landscape-scale farm reforestation. • Planning for the possibility of a bushfire which could threaten your home. • Preparing your existing or unbuilt house to cope better with expected hotter summers and at the same time using less energy to do so.

Farmers could be our biggest asset for reducing the effects of climate change.

• Listen to what scientist Christine Jones has to say about putting lots of carbon back into our soil and increasing soil moisture holding capacity. • Read up about carbon sequestration through the adding of biochar to the soil. • Listen to what a small landcare group has achieved over recent years, assisted by grants and other community groups.

There are also some lovely photographs, and a few funny and reflective poems about our environment. “Where can I get one of these fabulous CDs?” you ask. We will leave copies at the Mid Murray Co uncil o ffice, Community library, Visitor Information Centre and local real estate agents. Just ask for Caloote Area Landcare Group’s ‘Living With Climate Change’ CD. Jacqui Merckenschlager

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Out Of This World

Weekly Passenger Service

Astronomer’s Corner

Mannum to Murray Bridge

uch of our lives focuses on things just out of our reach but calendars help keep us on track, in time at least. A very early roman calendar was a circle in clay about a foot across divided into twelve parts and used the sun to keep track of the passage of time by placing a peg into the next hole in the clay, taking note of the shadow cast by the peg each thirty days or so. The people of the time may not have known about the earth’s elliptical orbit or the mathematics of the equal distance in equal time aspect of the orbit. The Earth travelling 66,000 mph around the sun may not have been on the clay tablets back then, but bigger things like pyramids may have been on the horizon. Early forms of lenses made by the Dutch eyeglass maker Hans Lippershey began to be used in telescope optics around the 1600's. It’s one of many ideas astronomy borrows from other fields of study. Astronomers have borrowed ideas and combined technologies from electronics and computers since the early days to answer bigger questions about the universe. There is a Very Large Telescope or VLT with multiple concave lenses using computers to collimate all of the mirrors and centre time accurately. There is talk of a massive earth based telescope being planned now that the atmospheric distortion can be handled more precisely with newer technology. The advent of the stepper motor to replace cogs and computer control are now commonplace, with most modern amateur astronomers catching up with professional applications. A good idea worth exploring can now be tried using far more complex mechanisms for less cost. Applications that ten years ago weren’t achievable have turned into the horse for the course that suits.

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ver the past six years the Department of Transport has contracted Mid Murray Coaches to provide a passenger service to the Mid Murray Council Area. This service enables locals to access larger shopping facilities, to attend specialist medical appointments and to connect with daily passenger services to Adelaide. Mid Murray Coaches, based at Swan Reach, is owned and operated by Jim & Beryl Brandle. Each Thursday the bus travels from Swan Reach to Murray Bridge via Nildottie, Walker Flat, Mannum and Caloote. On the 1st and 3rd Tuesday each month, the passenger service travels from Swan Reach to Murray Bridge via Nildottie, Purnong, Bowhill, Younghusband, Kia Marina and Mannum.

These services return via the same route in the afternoon of the same day. There are four bus stops in Mannum: the Visitor Information Centre, Aminya Hostel (in the hospital car park), Adelaide Road Bus Stop and Berryman Avenue (near Ramm Road). Fares are subsidized by DTEI making them very reasonable. One Way Fare: Adult full fare $6.40 Concession card holders e.g. Seniors, Unemployed, Students or Pensioners $3.20 Children under five Free

Detailed timetables are supplied in conjunction with Mid Murray Council and are available in Mannum from The Visitor Information Centre, CHIPS and Council office. An extract is shown below.

For information or bookings: Jim & Beryl Brandle, PO Box 59, Swan Reach SA 5354 Phone: 8570 2093, Mobile: 0429 702 093, Fax 8570 2071 Every Thursday: Mannum Information Centre ø Pine Park Murray Bridge 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 ø Pine Park Murray Bridge

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So who’s to blame? t hasn’t been good lately. I am so, so sick of dust. Darn stuff gets in everything - it has even blocked up the drain holes in my car so that if it ever does rain, my boot will get wet. And I can’t get it clear because adding water makes the stuff soft and it sticks - trying to poke it out is even worse. So when we get a downpour I’ll be hurrying the car under cover instead of cheering while the dust gets washed off it. Oh well, at least I won’t mind if I get wet. Reckon it’ll be almost a spectator sport to stand and watch the stuff come down. I suspect the experts could tell us who caused the drought. I’d like to find the fellow. He could crawl under my car and fix those drains. But I reckon blaming someone won’t help. It only sours the stomach, never mind the countenance. I have a friend in another

state who has land his father was given after the second world war for services rendered. Now he is under threat because Sydney finds the runoff a problem - and they blame too much tree clearing. Trouble is, as my friend says, his father cleared it because that was the condition for him keeping it. My friend certainly didn’t mean to cause the city of Sydney any trouble and his father was doing his duty as he saw it - just like the patriotic service that got him that land in the first place. So who’s to blame? Seems like sometimes we get ourselves in trouble with the best of intentions. What I’d like to find is someone who specialises in solutions. We have lots of specialists in problems. They keep sending complicated reports to committees who then meet with other

committees who finally pass their ideas on to the government who then explains to us that they have to take a “long term view” which means that what they are doing is nothing. Of course we criticise our politicians for only looking to the next election and I think that’s unfair. There are quite a few of them who have planned very well into the future as far as their retirement. But politicians are handy because it’s very easy to blame them really. Unfortunately they don’t seem to be any better at solutions than their committees. I want an expert who will tell me how to make it rain. Vivian Garner

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Mannum History Group f you have missed this column for the past few months, please accept my apologies. I have been visiting my mother in the UK for 3 months for her 85th birthday. After that found it hard to settle down to work! I visited many museums in England and Wales and was astonished at how big they were. T he Salt Museum in Northwich, Cheshire was housed in the old Northwich Union Workhouse and dates from 1837, it has a wealth of interactive displays. Did you know that when houses began to disappear into old salt mines, the columns of

which were eaten away by water, the Victorians built huge mocktudor buildings which could be moved about on rollers? They still exist today. What innovation! I came back with many ideas which could be initiated here and hope to share them with you in the coming months. Meanwhile, the drought is getting to me, as it is to all. In the UK it rained every day in September and 90% of July, August and October. My friends and relatives were desperately trying to get cheap flights to Spain or Greece to dry out. Kay Stevenson

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Mannum Lions – From the Lion’s Den ’m sure from all the comments we received that you all enjoyed the Australia Day breakfast cooked by our dedicated Lions. Congratulations to all recipients of awards, we certainly have some fine young people in our community. Again, during the past weeks, Lions have been out and about in the district collecting bottles and cans, amassing over 350 hours of work since early December till the end of February. A busy crew also provided 200 hours of assistance to the P.S. Marion, repairing fencing, erecting new fence, repairing and refitting security fencing around the grounds and the Marion. While there, they also painted benches and seats in Arnold Park and cleared the debris from the river from

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the ferry downstream. During this busy time we also catered for two clearing sales and assisted the Mannum Hospital by cooking the barbecue for their Volunteers thank you. In March we maned the gates at the Mannum Show and catered with our barbecue. This was followed on the Sunday with catering for the Hot Rod Show at Mary Ann Reserve. To give us all a break we will be visiting Berri in late March for our Fellowship Weekend. R & R being the order of the weekend. March 29th we will entertain Camp Quality youngsters and families. This is an annual event we provide for these youngsters suffering or recovering from cancer. Many

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thanks must go the Captain and crew of the Expedition, they provide the vessel and crew to enable us to give these people a one hour cruise on the Murray. Thanks also to the Kiosk who supply ice creams, and sweets for this most heartwarming day. The Mannum Lions Club recently donated $50000 to the Victorian Bushfire Appeal, through Lions District 201 V 5 Appeal, which covers a vast area affected by the fires. Funds raised by the Mannum Community through the Mannum Bushfire Relief committee at the Auction, the event at the Pretoria, the dinner following the auction at the Mannum Club and the street collections will also be directed to the District 201 V5 Appeal. Val Pym, Publicity officer

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Life Start in Kitchen Meat Stew

n winter when it snowed four times making all the yard slippery, we had a Festive feast one evening. Mum and Dad sat inside making dumplings. My sister and I sat out in the kitchen looking after the fire. “I think the meat should be cooked,” Mum yelled out from the house. “Stop the fire!” We stopped the fire and sat closely together. “Erya,” I said, “tonight I’m going to eat a chicken leg. If Mum gives me one leg I won’t ask for any more!” “Me too! I want to have a bowl of pork dumplings too.” Erya’s mouth watered. “Yes, I still can remember the taste of meat from last year’s feast.” Outside it was snowing again. We sat dozing, then heard Dad yell out “Bring the meat inside the house. It is time for dinner.” Erya and I woke up. Standing, we found our feet were numb from the cold. We shivered, stamped our feet and rubbed our hands for a while. “Ready?” I asked Erya. Because it was meat stew, Mum had put very much water in, so the wok was very heavy. I was to hold

one side and Erya the other. We would lift and carry it to the house together. “Yes!” she answered. “OK, go!” I said. As we moved across the yard it was so slippery. A thin layer of snow was now on the ground, which was even worse. We had to move very carefully. “Sister! Ah…” Erya fell down on the ground and the wok slipped out of her hands. Next it was me, copying her. All the meat stew was poured out on the ground. The wok cracked, too. Dad heard Erya’s screaming and ran out to us. Not surprisingly, Dad started swearing at us. “Two little bastards. Look what you’ve done!” Mum came out and pulled us both up. “Why don’t you be careful?” she said. “Did you get burned? No? Look at the mess of you, get inside!” Dad’s shoes flew and hit my shoulder. I didn’t feel any pain, I was so angry with myself. We only ate meat once a year. Now I had completely wasted all the meat stew on the ground and the wok was

cracked. Mum would have to find money to buy another one. Where could she find it? While Dad continued swearing, I saw Mum bend over, pick up the small pieces of meat and put them in the cracked wok. Some were full of mud, because the hot stew melted the snow and ice on the ground. Erya and I both walked to Mum and helped her pick up the small meat pieces. “It’s alright,” Mum said. “After we wash the mud off, we will still have meat to eat!” I stood in the snow, tears coming. Life started from the kitchen, in Mum’s kitchen. That’s all she had. Corn bread was always on the dining table, water and sometimes salt radish. That lasted for almost 15 years. Mum, today I sit here and write this and my tears come again. Thank you, Mum! I have never forgotten what you said: “Never, ever take anything from others.”

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LEST WE FORGET Anzac Day Saturday 25th April 2009 Memorial service to be held at the Mannum Monument at 0555hrs then proceed to the Mannum Community Club for a sausage sizzle breakfast, coffee and tea for $2.00 a serve. Mum made this stove with mud. It was where Zrya and I cooked the stew.

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Under The Toadstool Learning Values in some Native American Tribes

o many of the cultural traditions of tribal people have been lost in the conflicts which occurred in the centuries after European settlement but, thankfully, story-telling has survived and remains a vital and evolving art. Those people whose lives still closely touch the earth with its rhythm and seasons, are the custodial interpreters of the tribal cultural values for themselves and their children. Stories about the planting, the harvest, the slaughtering of animals, and the ever present dangers, are still told with song and dance. Immersed in the culture from birth, young Pueblo children still participate in the annual Corn Harvest Festival Dance as an honoured tribal ritual, and families of the Yakima and other Plateaux tribes of the cold Northern states know that they must not go looking for nourishing roots in early spring, till male drummers and bell-ringers have performed First Food Ceremony. Those children have

absorbed the tribal values of honouring and acknowledging the earth’s gifts. Increasing pressure to adopt modern ways however, has meant that considerable skill is required by elders to establish clear guidelines for children both tribal and non-tribal, to navigate a safe passage into adulthood. Hats off, then, to the Cherokee grandpa I heard about recently, who talked about the battle inside us all as being like two wolves. One is Bad, he told his grandson. It is anger, pride, jealousy, envy, greed, lies, arrogance and guilt. Oh, and the sneaky ones are regret, resentment and self-pity. The other one is Good. It is joy, gratitude, kindness, love, respect, peace, humility gentleness, generosity and truth. The grandson thought about this for a moment, then asked “Grandpa, which wolf wins?” “The one you feed.” was the answer.

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ord isn’t a spreadsheet (obviously), but you can add a toolbar button that allows you to quickly calculate values based on numbers in a selection. For instance, you could highlight text such as 12*15+3 and quickly calculate that the answer is 183. To add this button to a toolbar in Word 97 or later versions, follow these steps:

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Call us now for an appraisal on your property The Government has announced it will invest $1.5 billion in the housing market over the next 2 years. The payment under the first home buyers scheme will be doubled from $7,000 to $14,000 and first home buyers who buy newly constructed homes will receive an extra $7,000 taking their total grant to $21,000. This announcement along with the recent significant decrease in interest rates should provide an immediate stimulus into the housing market and help restore business confidence. Australia’s growing population and increasingly tight rental market also means there is a demand for housing that now can be achieved by first home owners with the aid of these grants. In a time of uncertainty in the world economy this is great news. The team at Elders Real Estate Mannum are enthusiastic and confident in producing a sale for your property.

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† Choristers Corner †

Ludwig van Beethoven, Tone Poet, the Shakespeare of Music. Part 2.

hen he died in 1827 at age 56, Beethoven’s tumultuous and tortured life had blessed the world with some of the most sublime music ever written for strings. Those last five glorious quartets were the crown of his creativity. Despite being stone-deaf for his last three years, he was completely obsessed by the form of the string quartet, which he refined with such exquisite beauty. The tragedy of Beethoven’s diminished world was now being played on the tiny stage of his own dismal lodgings. As the appointed guardian of his troubled nephew Karl, mundane domestic worries about laundry and meals also plagued the mind of the ailing musician, as his harrowing correspondence revealed. In constant pain and with frequent earaches, he worked by the light of a single candle, amid scraps of food and empty or broken coffee cups. Surrounded by useless ear trumpets, manuscripts, conversation books and carpenter’s pencils, passion alone compelled him. That shabby room also held his last broken piano; a Graf, loaned to him in 1825 by Konrad Graf, because it had a supposed extra amplification feature for him to try. In his efforts to hear his own music, Beethoven, whose deafness began when he was 31 in 1801, treated a succession of pianos very poorly indeed, but with no deliberate intent to harm them. He even consulted an Organ maker in case it was possible to make an

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instrument likely to be more helpful. Pianos were made for him by Streicher, Stein, and others, but in those days it was no small task to get a piano, grand or upright, from London to Vienna. In 1817 Thomas Broadwood visited him, and offered to give Beethoven a grand piano with an extra sounding board as a hearing aide. The six octave mahogany instrument was carefully packed in a tin and wooden crate, shipped to Trieste, then hauled 360 miles over the Alps, in carts pulled by mules and horses! Thankfully in those days pianos were made totally of wood, and not like the later Viennese type instruments with iron frames. After it had been dispatched, Beethoven wrote a letter of thanks, and on its arrival hotly denied that it was out of tune - which was highly likely! It is doubtful that he could hear it properly, and its extra sounding board was, as all the other experimental hearing devices he tried, of no use; but he was very pleased with it. In 1823 he was able to loan it to a pianist friend for a concert, and, despite the unintentional maltreatment of many of his pianos, Beethoven cared about them all till the end of his life. Mannum Town Choir rehearses Monday afternoons at 3 pm. We are enjoying preparing for concerts in April and May, and it is great to hear so much harmony with more men in both Tenor and Bass sections. Join us if you like to sing. Enquries Elfrieda. Ph: 85692295.

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Mannum Rowing Club Junior Rowers Show Promise

annum had three Junior Rowers competing at Murray Bridge on 14th February. Luke Mildwaters combined with Deklan Banks of Murray Bridge to win the 3rd Grade Double Scull over 1000 m. They had combined previously and that experience was a telling factor, giving them a winning margin of 17.87 seconds. Laura Mildwaters second race start was in an Under 14 Single Scull. Even though she had trouble with some buoys in lane 1, she finished a lot closer to the lead than in her first start. Alice Caldecott rowed her first race, an Under 16 Women’s Single Scull, finishing a credible 3rd against more experienced rowers; only 21.11 seconds from the winner. Laura Mildwaters also rowed with three Murray Bridge girls in a 3rd Grade Women’s Coxed Quad Scull. These girls did well to finish second out of seven. Alice Caldecott rowed Single on Saturday 21st February at West

Lakes and benefited from the experience on rather choppy salt water. Also at West Lakes, Mannum Masters Brian Bormann, Dean Mobbs, Dennis Bock, Neil and Joan Bormann, Gerald Chadwick, and Claire and John Banks rowed 7 races over 2 days and were successful in 5. On the 28th February six Masters and one Year 9 schoolgirl attended the Port Adelaid Rowing Regatta at West Lakes in ideal conditions. Brian, Neil and Joan Bormann, Gerald Chadwick, and Claire and John Banks rowed in six Masters events. Three men were invited to row in the Pt Pirie Men’s 8. Laura Mildwaters 3rd in the Year 9 School Girl Single Scull race was also herthird race start and her best time over 1000 m (5 min 11 sec). The Masters rowers were successful in the Men’s Pair (65-69 years) and Single Scull (75-79 years).

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The last regatta for the season is the S.A. Masters on Saturday 18th April at West Lakes. A contingent of Mannum Masters is expected to attend, rowing in various classes. John Banks and Dean Mobbs in Single Sculls and Double Sculls, with Neil Bormann and Gerald Chadwick, and Dennis Bock and Brian Bormann in Coxless Pairs. There will also be a Mixed Quad Scull, Sweep Four combination of Joan Bormann, Claire Banks, Gerald Chadwick and Neil Bormann with an average age of 70+, and a younger combination of Brian Bormann, John Banks, Dennis Bock and Dean Mobbs with an average age of 60+ in the Mens Quad and Sweep Four. A Mixed 8 may possibly be fielded. The Club has recently purchased two new boats, a double/pair combination and a four oared/Quad scull combination. By having different riggers, each boat can be rowed in two classes of races.

The double scull/pair has been used for a couple of regattas performing beyond expectations. By the time you read this the new four/quad boat will have arrived and be ready for racing. The junior rowers now understand what racing is all about: Train, Train, Train! That is what Laura and Luke Mildwaters, together with Alice Caldecott have found out. They are improving at each Regatta. An End of Season Lunch will be held at the Clubrooms on Sunday 19th April from 11 am onwards, not only to celebrate the WINS from the S.A. Masters Regattas the day before, but to christen the new boats and accept a cheque from Pete Smith of the Big River Fishing Competition. Everyone is welcome. For more information contact Brian Bormann. Work: 8569 1813, Mob: 0417 803 707, Home: 8569 2040. Brian Bormann

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PUBLIC NOTICE Riverbank Slumping in the Lower River Murray

ver the past year there have been a number of riverbank slumping incidents within the lower River Murray, particularly during the summer months, sometimes involving large amounts of displaced soil and rock as occurred at Long Island Marina in Murray Bridge on 4 February 2009. Whilst investigations are underway, no single cause of these incidents has been identified. The Department of Water, Land and Biodiversity Conservation and other SA Government Agencies are working with the local councils of Coorong, Mid-Murray and Rural City of Murray Bridge to coordinate a risk assessment of all public areas between Lock 1 and Wellington. The signs of potential riverbank slumps include: • Longitudinal cracking along River banks, sometimes well away from the River edge. • Fallen or leaning trees or vegetation tilting or slipping towards the River. • Other nearby slumps. • Where banks are steep and the channel deep, with sudden “drop off” to depth. • Where there are other signs of erosion or bank collapse on a smaller scale. In the interim, please follow the advice below: DO NOT: • Enter areas that have been fenced off and/or are signed with warnings. • Park vehicles on riverbanks close to the water’s edge, or where signs of cracking occur. • Camp or picnic on riverbanks where signs of cracking occur. • Walk on recently collapsed riverbanks, or where signs of cracking occur. • Attach mooring lines to trees close to the water’s edge. • Approach areas by boat that have already collapsed or are identified as having the potential to collapse. DO: • Exercise common sense and take responsibility for your own personal safety. • Avoid areas where the riverbank shows signs of slumping, cracking or erosion. • Abide by all warning signs displayed. • Report recent slumping and signs of major cracking via the MurrayWatch Hotline on 08 8531 0710. For further information, please visit www.dwlbc.sa.gov.au/murray/drought/

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Mannum Police he current rate of crime is a concern for the police. On average one Police Incident Report is taken per day at present. While some of the crime is petty it is costing the community a lot of money. The amount of Graffiti around town is of concern. Police have been given names of some of the offenders and they will be followed up. Police are seeking help from the community to identify other offenders. As can be seen from the list of offences detected, several cars have been clamped in the past month. If residents see hoon driving take the number of the car and the time and location of the driving and police will follow up the information and the offending vehicles will be clamped. There have been several complaints from motorists regarding pedestrians walking on roads. Those people walking on roads place themselves at risk of being hit by a car. If you must walk on a road do so by walking on the side of the road towards oncoming traffic. When you are walking towards traffic you are aware of the approach of a car and can leave the road for a moment to allow the car to pass safely.

17/2: Theft 2 Pairs of sandshoes were stolen from the front of a house boat moored near the rear of the Pretoria Hotel. 17/2: Theft $105 worth of alcohol was stolen from a moored house boat overnight from near the same location as where the sandshoes were stolen. 17/2: Property Damage, Theft 6 rubbish bins have been interfered with in the Walker Flat area overnight. The offenders have damaged the secure bins and stolen empty drink containers kept inside. 18/2 - 19/2: Property Damage

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Graffiti was written on the toilet block at the Palmer Oval. Tags appear to be BBC KTF ZEKT. 20/2 - 23/2: Property Damage A window was smashed over the weekend at the the School. 21/2 - 22/2: Property Damage A chair was broken by a person following a dispute. 24/2 - 27/2: Theft A camera has been stolen from a parked vehicle. The offence may have occurred anywhere between the dates stated. 26/2 - 27/2: Property Damage Damage was caused to 20 windows and flyscreens, doors and door locks. Numerous windows were smashed with what appears to be a jemmy bar. Damage about $5000. 26/2 - 27/2: Theft $770 worth of equipment was stolen overnight from the Mid Murray Council building site on Adelaide Road. Damage was also caused to a walkway when sleepers forming the walkway were moved and dislodged causing the handrail to break. 28/2: Theft A male person stole three bottles of spirits from the Bottle Shop of the Pretoria Hotel. The offender decamped on foot and was seen to stash the bottles in bushes at the end of Randell St when it appeared the offender ran the wrong when leaving the shop. The entire theft has been captured on CCTV and with the astute assistance of Hotel management and staff the possible identity of the offender has been established and inquires are now being held in Adelaide to have the offender apprehended. 4/3 - 5/3: Property Damage Three lengths of post and rail fence were broken at the Mannum Community College. 7/3 - 8/3: Property Damage The side window of a vehicle was smashed while it was parked in Randell St, The offender has been identified via DNA evidence located at the scene. Five business premises in Randell Street were victims of Graffiti. The predominate word in the writing was “Smoke”. Inquiries are being made to follow up information received from the public to identity the offender. A rear window was smashed on a car parked opposite the Pretoria

Hotel. Inquiries are being made regarding a possible offender. 8/3: Assault, Theft A female was assaulted outside the Mannum Hotel. A driver of a Green Holden Ute drove off from the BP without making payment of $62.84 for 51 litres of fuel. 14/3: Theft A motor vehicle was stolen from premises in Bretag Street on the 10th March 2009. Arrests and Reports 18/2: An 18 yr old Mannum man was reported for Misuse of a Motor Vehicle doing a wheel spin and driving in a reckless or Dangerous Manner on the 18th and the 6th of February. His car was clamped. 21/2: A Murray Bridge woman was reported for driving while unlicensed in Randell Street. 22/2: A Hallett Cove male and a Moonta male were reported for Driving with Excess Alcohol at Ponde. 3/3: A 17 yr old Mannum youth was removed for driving Unregistered and Misuse of a Motor Vehicle. His car was clamped, after doing burnouts at the Junction of Adelaide and Murray Bridge Roads. 5/3: A Swan Reach male was arrested at Walker Flat for Failing to Comply with a Bail Agreement. 7/3: Another 17 yr old Mannum youth was reported for Misuse of a Motor Vehicle and exceeding the prescribed concentration of alcohol, after doing a burnout in Dollard Ave. 9/3: A male from Murray Bridge was reported for Carry Offensive Weapon at Ponde.

During the past month the following infringement notices have been issued. 9 Speeding. 1 For not having a licensed driver while on L plates. 2 Drivers have been reported for driving while unlicensed. 3 Vehicles have been defected. 1 Motorist was reported for driving with out Due Care when he was detected with his right foot on the dash board and the throttle being controlled by his left foot 1 motorist was reported for driving an Unregistered vehicle.

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Contacting Mannum Police Urgent emergency assistance call 000. For police attendance call 131 444. If you need to contact us for other matters either visit the station or call 8569 2211. This may be answered by the Murray Bridge station. They will contact us by radio and then we will contact you. Your police are available 24 hours a day. Emergency 000 Police attendance 131 444 Mannum Station 8569 2211

annum Neighbourhood Watch meets on the 3rd Tuesday of the month at 7:30 p.m. in the Senior Citizen’s Room, Mannum Leisure Centre

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Netball Grand Final Mannum Leisure Centre

t the Mixed Netball Grand Final held on Monday 16th March, Schoolies (27) defeated Outatowners (21) in a very exciting game watched by a large crowd of spectators. Outatowners had been undefeated all season to be unlucky to go down in the grand final. Best on Court for the night was Kellie Schmidt. Congratulations to the Schoolies. Mixed Netball season will commence in October when the Football and Netball season finishes.

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A Country Cricket Match wice during every cricket season the rivalry between Kingoonya and Tarcoola would break out into a fiercely contested cricket match. On one such occasion the match was to be held at Tarcoola. My mate and I were to be part of the Kingoonya team captained by a local station owner, Daryl Rankin. We had 90 miles to travel from the Woomera tracking station where we worked and lived. The roads were mainly of the two wheel track variety. Being a Sunday the head cook had his day off so we asked him if he would like to come. That was a good move because he opened up the supply room and showered us with cooked chicken ham, 7 pound tins of fruit juice and various other goodies. We arrived at the oval at about starting time. The oval was a bare dirt scrape with some sort of marking for a boundary and cement pitch in the approximate middle. There

GREENIE Spiders are alright in their place; not within my personal space, setting snares in line with my face. Distant, live and let live, I say. Snakes I must agree play their role; on our pests exacting a toll staying out of sight in some hole, if I chance to venture their way. Ants have every right to exist, if the foods I store they resist; climbing up my legs can be missed and for every bite, some will pay. Likeable, the bushflies are not; stickiest on days when it’s hot. But they do help garbage to rot I’ll concede they speed up decay. Mozzies? There I must take a stand. Surely God did not have them planned? Liberal, I am, but it’s grand squashing mozzies. That makes my day! Max Merckenschlager

were no trees or seats for the spectators. Tarcoola won the toss I think so they batted first. They made over a hundred. Sometime through their innings we stopped for lunch. The weather got hotter and hotter. Then it was our turn to bat. By this time we were stopping at the end of each over and spectators would rush out with a hessian water bag so that we could all have a drink. I was foolish enough to remain in for a while although for precious few runs. Eventually we were dismissed for somewhat less than the Tarcoola score. This led to some good natured ribbing and the promise by us that next time would be different. We then adjourned to the tenth hole of the golf course. That was in the form of a galvanised shed which if anything was even hotter than outside. As the shed was opened the PMG Supervising Technician arrived to tell us

that the temperature had reached 117 degrees Fahrenheit in the shade during the time we were playing the game. I asked him where was the shade. It was Sunday so of course we could not buy beer or any other alcoholic drinks. However there were two respectable looking men at the door who were willing to sell us tickets. Taking these tickets, we could walk over to a table top supported on empty beer crates and exchange them for tins of tepid beer. We didn’t care, it was very welcome. I suggested to my mate that it was unlikely that we would be caught illegally drinking. When he asked why I told him that the two men selling the tickets were the policeman from Tarcoola and Kingoonya. Finally we left to return to the mess at the tracking station. We played other matches but never again in such heat. Peter Weir

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Chippy Chatter From the Coordinators Desk

he Men’s Breakfast, at 9.00am on the first Tuesday of each month, with a casual and relaxed atmosphere guaranteed, is proving very popular. The next one is on April 7th, please book on 8569 2129. You don’t need an invitation, everyone is most welcome, but we do ask you to book, as we need to know ‘numbers’ for catering. Lots of things have been happening, including Art Classes with Evelyn Machin, a talented lady who certainly has a lot to offer any budding or experienced artist. Join this outlet for your creativity. Mondays, 12.00pm to 3.00pm. We also have a new Basic Computer Course on offer as well as more advanced classes. We have been lucky enough to partnership with Murray Mallee Community Education Network (MMCEN), to engage Deanna Kellar to run a p h o togra p h y wo rksh o p commencing on 7th May. At a cost of $60.00 per person, runing over four weeks on a Thursday morning from 9.00am - 12.00pm, this is a golden opportunity for all of the happy snappers out there. Phone 8569 2129 if you are interested in any of the programs on offer. We also welcome any suggestions for programs that you would like to participate in. The Cooking with Native Ingredients and Community Art courses, being held in conjunction with Tauondi College, have had a slight scheduling hiccup that we have been able to overcome, and we are extremely excited to offer this great opportunity to our community. These courses are now arranged to start next term. Keep an eye out f o r information coming soon. If you are interested don’t miss the chance to be involved in these new and intriguing programs. Call us to secure your place.

t’s hard to believe that CHIPS has just hosted its 27th Friendship Lunch held at the Mannum Football Clubrooms on the 5th of March. I was delighted to see over 100 clients and volunteers attend! The meal was delicious, and I marvelled at its execution (100 meals served in 20 minutes) a mighty job by Mick Heward and his team. Our guest speaker, Doris from ARAS (Aged Rights Advocacy Service) gave examples of how the rights of an older person can easily be manipulated, and also gave a detailed account of how an older person can remain in control of their rights. If you missed out on the ARAS presentation, please call into CHIPS and we will gladly supply you with this very

important information. During the course of the Luncheon a raffle was conducted and a very thrilled May Randell was the fortunate winner. Many door prizes were also presented to those holding lucky tickets. Thank you to all that attended and I hope to see you all at the June 10th Friendship Lunch. I was extremely pleased to have the opportunity to personally thank all of the volunteers that help make CHIPS the success that it is. To see them ‘chipping in’ to lend a hand when needed on the day, to me it’s obvious why they are all special. National Volunteers Week is coming up (11th –17th May), volunteers are celebrated annually so I’m not the only one that thinks that they are

special. That same week in May is also Neighbourhood House Week, a happy coincidence. Another special week in May, Pap Smear Awareness Week, (4th –8th), highlights the importance for women to keep up with this regime of bi-annual check ups. A steady flow of Key Safes have been purchased from CHIPS, we still have them available for $50.00, a sensible security option that CHIPS is pleased to make accessible to our community. For any enquiries feel free to pop in and see our friendly volunteers at 39 Randell Street or give us a call on 8569 2129. The office is open Monday to Friday 10am to 4.00pm. Marion Wilson, Coordinator

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An Australian Adventure Vivian Garner

(Every one is a neighbour in an Aussie country town.) err i s Creek was affordable and we were there because we could afford the house. The houses were railway workers cottages now privately owned and they were a bargain by any standard. Everyone either worked for the railway or serviced those who did. Except us. We put the kids into school and Edgar went looking for work, which he found in Tamworth, 30 miles away. That didn’t seem like a problem. We soon met the neighbours. They told us later that as they had watched us all pile out of the Falcon, they couldn’t believe what we had in that little car. They figured we were going to fit right in when we gathered up second hand everything and started making do in the best Aussie battler tradition. Pat

Harris, three doors down, showed up at the back door with a ‘wireless’ she claimed sat on the mantle and did nothing, Her husband Cliff brought over a TV for their oldest daughter to watch when she babysat for us and refused to take it back until we had purchased one of our own. The next door neighbour left his gardening tools against the fence so I could get them anytime. Rays at the corner had two boys and a baby girl. Jeff and his boys loved motor bikes and we soon knew where to look for Shawn and Regan. Jeff also was a part time pilot and the boys were very careful to keep on his good side - just in case. Daphne had met Jeannie Harris from 3 doors down. Their friendship was pretty volatile - we’d hear the front door slam and know Jeannie had headed home - again. Her

folks, Pat and Cliff took it all in their stride. They said it was nice Jeannie had found a friend as feisty as she was. Cliff worked shifts like everyone on the railway and gardened in the daytime. Esther discovered them and soon was wandering off and coming home accompanied by Pat with an armload of silver beet - which was so huge it took me awhile to realize it was Swiss Chard. We soon had ‘chooks’ in the wire run across the back, just like all the neighbours. One kept getting out. I never did figure out how but she greeted me every morning. I put in a small ‘vegie garden’, using the next door’s tools and he put me straight when I had trouble. Rex Dawe across the street sauntered over and made himself acquainted with Edgar. I suspect he’d seen us unpacking the rifle ECG had

insisted he’d need to bring. Anyway, they soon were off exploring the scrub. Rex’s mother Lynn was a fountain of information and saved me from a few costly mistakes. Terra Lea liked to visit her while the others were off running about. Lyn quickly recognized her bruised hand was really blood poisoning. Bacteria love warm soil and rose thorns apparently and Lynn had spied TL weeding the front garden and knew right away what was up. Hubby Tom was just as helpful. We’d already met Daphne and Roy Schubert through church contacts in Tamworth. They lived at the far end of our street. There were only 3 streets parallel to the main road and as we were at one end and they were at the other, we had friends all over town. To be continued

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The Hall

Happenings

ello again everyone from the folks at the Hall. People often say if they knew what they would find at the Hall they would have come a lot sooner. It is hard to explain because you really have to experience the atmosphere for yourself, but I’ll give it a go anyway. When people come into the Hall there are things happening all around the place. Someone will always welcome you in and ask if you have a specific purpose for coming. You might see a group around a table enjoying a cuppa and conversation or some listening to music while enjoying all sorts of recreational activities like painting or pulling apart some gadget or playing a game. Folks may be reading anything from the Mannum Mag to magazines on gardening, cars and quilting! There’s usually someone busy in the kitchen where marvelous delights are often created. From the computer room you can often hear students in high spirits as well as the internet users in the main hall accessing cyberspace for $1 per hour! You may come in on a day that we’ve got a workshop on or lessons of some sort. Someone may be studying or catching up on paper work. There’s often activity outdoors too as we create our next garden project. The bus may be going out anywhere from the zoo to a mystery trip. New people are often invited on a bus trip which is a great way to get to know everyone. Whatever is happening on the day you first come to the Hall, everyone is welcomed and invited to join us for a cuppa and chat. I love to see people engaging in a conversation with someone they’ve just met. There’s something special about finding something in common and that twinkle in the eye as folks get enthusiastic.

People have come into the Hall for the first time for so many reasons and it’s always fantastic to see them come back because they like what the Hall has to offer. Some come out of curiosity because they’ve heard we’ve got a good thing going. Others come to talk and usually find they are really enjoying themselves. Some have joined us for a planned event on the calendar or a celebration. Some people are looking for something specific like tech support for their computer, internet use or updating tunes on their MP3s. Some come to book the bus. Some come for information and resources for themselves or a loved one or to access support during drought times or mental health issues. Some come from agencies with clients needing support. Most are from Mannum and surrounding areas but many also come from Murray Bridge, Barossa, Riverland and beyond because the Hall is quite unique in it’s nature. It’s an interesting, colourful, caring place recognised as a stable, mature and vibrant community centre. It’s a warm place with great people and good company. It’s not hard to make new friends or catch up with those familiar faces. That’s the sort of place we’ve got here at the Hall, so whatever the reason we invite you to see for yourself. We’ve got a free cuppa with your name on it! Love to see you soon. 5 Greening Street, Mannum. Mon, Wed, Fri 10-3. Ph: 8569 1643. Jessica Clark

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Christmas Tree Festival Planning Meeting

Christmas Tree Festival Debrief and Future Planning meeting was held recently. All present agreed that Dianne Bernhardt from River Word Christian Centre (AOG Church), was once again an organized organizer. She gratefully accepted the position again for this year. However, the group also decided that succession and planning was essential; so the Lutheran Ladies will support Dianne this year, with the running of the festival passing to them in 2010. That year the Anglicans will provide support, prior to taking the reigns in 2011. Great teamwork! Other community groups are invited to set up stalls or make suggestions for improvements. The more

groups and people involved, the better. The money raised on the day goes back into the community as well as the individual stalls making money for their groups. (Some actually donate all their takings). Last year Aminya and School Chaplaincy received $571 each after advertising costs were paid. The committee doesn’t meet again until September 8th at 10:00 am at the old scout hall. That leaves plenty of time to think up new ideas or to plan a stall. Suggestions marked Christmas Tree Festival 2009 - can be left in the letterbox at The Hall, 5 Greening Street.

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Night Owls [From page 1]

unners-up, The Unisex team were Trevor Rose, Pat Brown, Pat Burchard and Phillip Mobbs, who filled in for his daughter as she had to return to her University studies in Adelaide. All prizes were presented by Marlene Davies Chairperson of the Board on behalf of our sponsor Lester Howie. The next Night Owls event will be on Sunday May 17th: A pork and lamb on the spit lunch, with the competition starting at 10.00 am. Get your team together and register before 9.45am - it will be a great day to be had by all.

Trevor Rose

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Should a skate park and BMX track be provided in Mannum?

Skate Park Committee Report Mannum Skate & BMX Park his report summarises the proceedings of the meeting held on 16th March in the Mannum Leisure Centre Clubrooms, chaired by Cr. Kerry Yeates. Report from Council Meeting • Council selected the Leisure Centre Site by 6 votes to 5. • This site, unlike the showground, is not zoned for sport and recreation. The site must therefore be advertised publicly with another 21 day period of public consultation required, with site and basic plans available at Council. All responses will be considered on planning grounds. • Council will run the process • Council is still waiting for allocation of funding. Discussion • A preliminary drawing of plans for the park is needed ASAP. Because the ‘Convic’ fee for this is very high, Tim Towie has taken the site plan developed by Paul, an early site plan of the Murray Bridge Skate Park and some additional ideas to an architect he knows, who will draw up preliminary plans at reasonable cost so public process can begin. • Dean Gollan will contact Murray

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Bridge Council regarding drawings of their Skate Park and length of time to build it. Council will obtain dimensions, photos, contours, soil test, and survey of the site for ‘Convic’ designer. A back-up plan is needed to avoid losing funding if the process takes too long. If the park was built at the showground site it would probably be situated near the cricket nets with separate external gates from North Terrace. Negotiations for access during ‘Roos’ home games would be necessary. The showground site should not be used unless the sporting precinct goes ahead soon. Design and planning of the Park cannot proceed until the public consultation process is over. Fundraising Irene Lovell is organising the next raffle and still working on the major prize. Kerry Yeates applied for a $5000 Woolworths grant. The result will be known in August.

Addressing Community Concerns • Irene Lovell will contact Paul about

developing a model of the planned Skate Park including trees, relocated picnic tables, etc so people can have a better idea of how it would look. It will be made attractive, not just a set of concrete ramps. • Kerry Yeates stated that an attractive information bay is going to be developed further up Adelaide Rd, nearer the entrance to town, so the current information bay will not remain in front of the Leisure Centre. Tourists will be able to picnic at the new information bay as well as at the relocated picnic tables at the Skate Park. • The Park is more exposed at the Leisure Centre which should help prevent graffiti and other negative behaviour from visitors coming to Mannum to ride the park. • The students working on the Skate Park wrote to the Kindergarten Governing Council requesting a meeting to discuss their concerns and hopefully negotiate a successful outcome for all concerned. Next Meeting: Monday 27th April 6pm, Leisure Centre Clubrooms. [Extract from the minutes of the meeting on 16th March 2009, Editor.]

Late Note: Funding has been approved. Tim Towie has submitted the plans to the office. Council will commence lodging the application.

Memories of Mannum The Diving Tower

too have vivid memories of the old diving tower at the Recreation Ground and the clowns that rode off on push bikes at the rowing and at some speedboat regattas. I believe one of the clowns may have been a Clarrie Jones a well know identity as a stunt man in the speedway circle and the chap that some years ago rode a motorbike off the cliff into the

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river upstream from Caloote. The tower was constructed of angle iron with cross bracing, mounted on two large blocks of timber embedded in a concrete bases. Over the years the concrete bases became undermined from floods and high waters, so all that supported the tower was the timber blocks. How no one was injured or even killed remains a mystery to me. Mannum Mag

Some steps near the top were loose and even missing. When at the top, if someone on the middle board gave the tower a shake one would hang on for grim death. I was fortunate to see the demise of the tower by a well known local lad with his father’s blue Customline car and a length of rope. Brian Bormann

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Mannum Leisure Centre

Clash Calendar

Monday Spin Bike and Boxing Circuit Ladies Tuesday 10:00-11:00 am Tai Chi (advanced) 11:00-12 noon Tai Chi (beginners) 3:30-5:30 pm Junior Basketball 6:00-7:00 pm Spin Bike Classes 6:15-7:15 pm J u n i o r N a t i o n a l Karate 7:00-10:00 pm M i x e d S q u a s h Competition 7:30-8:45 pm S e n i o r N a t i o n a l Karate Wednesday 10:00-12 noon Carpet Bowls 12:30-4:30 pm Card Games 5.45- 6.30pm Pilates 6:30-7:30 pm Kickboxercise See note below Soccer Thursday 9:30-10:30 am Mannum Movers gentle exercise class 6:30-7:30 pm Men’s Boxing Circuit See note below Soccer Note: Junior and Senior Soccer Wedneday & Thursday evenings please contact Centre for times. Friday 10:00 am-10:00 pm Seniors & Friends Cards & Games Saturday 9:00-11:00 am-Gym-squash Squash courts, gym, and cardio room are available during opening hours. Opening Hours Mornings Mon, Wed, Fri: 8:00 am - 12 noon Tue, Thur: 6:00 am - 12 noon Sat: 9:00 am - 11:00 am Afternoons Reopening at 3:00 pm, closing at the end of the sporting program or activity. Stadium and Clubroom available for hire for functions on weekends. Further information: 8569 2534 Pam Cutjar, Centre Manager

If your Group, Committee or Club has regular meetings leave the details at the CHIPS Office or e-mail editor.mannummag@baonline.com.au

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Monthly 1st Monday 9:45am Combined Probus, Mannum Club 1st Tuesday 7:30pm Show Committee, Showground 1st Wednesday 2:00pm Mannum Mag Committee, Showground. Ph. 8569 2385 2nd Wednesday 9:00am Shared Stitches of Mannum Quilting Group. Ph. 8569 1035 3rd Tuesday pm Palmer Card Day, Lutheran Hall Palmer. Ph. 8532 2255 7:30pm Neighbourhood Watch, Senior Citizens Centre 3rd Thursday 11:00am RSL, Mannum Community Club 4th Thursday 7:30pm Progress Association, Mannum Community College Staff room. All welcome. Last Monday 1:30pm Hospital Auxiliary, Meeting Room, Esmerelda Street Weekly Monday, Wednesday & Friday 10:00–3:00 The Hall, 5 Greening Street, Mannum. Ph. 8569 1643 Monday 3:00pm Mannum Town Choir, Uniting Church hall. Ph. 8569 2295 Tuesday & Friday 8:30am Walkie Talkies, Lions Den, Show Ground Other Alternate Fridays 1:30pm Senior Citizens Club, Senior Cit. Rooms (Rear of Leisure Centre). Ph. 85692795

Mannum School Community Library School Term Times Mon, Thur, Fri: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Tue: 9:00 am - 3:30 pm Wed: 9:00 am - 8:00 pm Sat: 9:30 am - 12 noon

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2009 PUBLICATION DEADLINES Friday (12 noon) For Publication in April 24 May Issue 35 May 22 June Issue 36 June 26 July Issue 37 July 24 August Issue 38 August 21 September Issue 39 September 25 October Issue 40 October 23 November Issue 41 November 20 December Issue 42 Christmas Pageant Edition Special Issues Visitor Edition Email: editor.mannummag@baonline.com.au Telephone: 85692295 (Elf), 85698112 (Denise) Drop in to: 39 Randell Street, Mannum SA 5238 (a mailbox kindly provided by MMCSS/CHIPS) Email facilities provided by Broadband Anywhere

2009 Event Calendar April

12th NHMA National Rally National Historical Machinery Association Sturt Reserve, Murray Bridge Date: 03-05 April Cost: Children $5.00, Adult $15.00 Family $30.00, Pensioner $10.00 Contact: Kirsty MacGregor, 8569 1402 Shannon Noll in Mannum The Pretoria Hotel Date: Sunday 5th April Contact: Pretoria Hotel, 8569 1109 Purnong Hall Trash & Treasure Purnong Hall, Purnong Date: Saturday 11th April Contact: Maureen Barner, 8570 4309 Jewels of the River Shared Stiches of Mannum. Quilt Exhibition. Mannum Information Centre Date: Thursday 16th to Saturday 18th Contact: Ruth Hoyle, 8569 1107 Anzac Day Dawn Service, Mannum Monument, followed by breakfast at the Mannum Community Club River Bar. Date: Saturday 25th April Time: 5:55 am

May

Houseboat Open Days Mary-Ann Reserve, Mannum Date: Saturday 2nd & Sunday 3rd Contact: Peter Tucker 8231 8466 Crystal & Craft Fair Murraylands Gem & Mineral Club Inc. Palmer Rockarama: Crystals, Crafts, Gemstones, Fossils, Jewellery, Goldpanning, Displays, & Much Much More! South Australian Metal Detecting Championships. Collier Park Palmer Date: Friday 1st to Sunday 3rd Contact: Kym 85692262, 0427054336 Biggest Morning Tea Funds go towards Cancer Council research, prevention, education and support. Date: Thur 28th May, but you can host an event during May or June. Contact Mannum Mag to have your event or function listed. Please include: Name of the event, Location, Date(s), Time, Cost and a Contact Name and number.

MMCSS Calendar

Mid Murray Community Support Services

Pop in between 10 am - 4 pm at 39 Randell St Mannum. Ph: 85692129. Weekly Programme Contact MMCSS for details 10 Week Courses Monday Art Classes with Evelyn. 12-3 pm. MYOB. On demand, 6 pm-9 pm. Wednesday Getting the Most Out of Your Computer. 1 pm-4 pm. Getting the Most Out of the Internet. On demand, 6 pm-9 pm. 5 Week Courses Tuesday Starting Out on Your Computer. Start 23/3/09, 1 pm-4 pm. Digital Story Telling. On demand, 9 am-12 noon. 4 Week Course Thursday Photography Workshop with Deanna. Start 7/5/09, 9 am-12 noon. Adult Literacy and Numeracy. On demand. Please register your interest.

Every Tuesday 5 pm-6 pm Belly Dancing at the Mannum Community Club Craft Group To be advised. Special Events 7th April Men’s Breakfast: 39 Randell St. Mannum. 9 am-11 am. Bookings essential.

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Chairperson: Geoff Skein 8569 2385 Editor: Keith Baldwin 8569 7304 editor.mannummag@baonline.com.au Contributing Editors: Elfrieda Wallent 8569 2295 Photographer: Jessica Clark 0488 153 491 Secretary: Carol Greening 8569 1609 Accounts: Denise Davis 8569 8112

All material submitted for publication is subject to editorial approval. This is done not to censor, but to ensure topics are relevant to the content of Mannum Mag.

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