Mannum Mag Issue 78 April 2013 by Mannum Community Magazine Inc

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April 2013

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Issue Number 78

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Community Foodies Saved rally on the steps of Parliament House on the 21st March culminated all the efforts of many Community Foodies and supporters in the campaign to Keep Foodies in Communities. These efforts were not in vein, as the Government heard this clear message. The Health Minister Hon J Snelling announced funding for the Community Foodies program will continue. The rally attracted a considerably large media presence with this in effect building even more awareness of Community Foodies work.

The announcement at the rally to retain the funding, was a validation of their effort and was met with much excitement and relief. The work of Community Foodies is done with passion and commitment, with an aim to give people a pathway to wellbeing so as to reach their healthy potential. Agents of change, Foodies are now able to continue on with their work in their communities. This announcement also included the new direction taken by Government to call for non-government organisations to tender for the management of the Community Foodie program. This shift is bitter sweet for the dedicated volunteers that have worked so closely and received professional support from the State Community Foodies team and program workers for over 10 years. It also heralds the work necessary in the consultation process with Foodies and program workers developing guidelines and tender criteria to ensure that Community Foodies may still enjoy the level of expertise and professional development afforded to them in the past. It is this support that has made the program a success with fantastic outcomes for our communities. As a Murraylands Community Foodie, I have, over the past 5 months, been campaigning to Keep Foodies in Communities and we are absolutely ecstatic with the announcement today after being initially gutted to learn of the funding threat. This now means that programs started can now be followed through to completion and participants will not be ‘left in the lurch’! It is the right decision to enable strategies to be fostered ‘at coalface’ that support the development of healthier South Australian communities. Angela Roesler Murraylands Community Foodie

Be a River Boat Captain Take the Helm At the Mannum Dock Museum n exciting new display, “All Steamed Up” was launched on Tuesday 5th of March and opened by Mayor Dave Burgess and Roger Baker who created many of the unique and fascinating interactive displays in the exhibition. Be a river boat captain and steer along the River Murray ... watch out for those snags! Study the river map of the journey. Understand the science of steam and blow the steam whistle as you journey through the transformation of energy to steam power! Listen to the sound of the paddle wheel, learn about snags, snakes, sandbars, Murray Cod and birds! See how the rudder and steering wheel work and speak to the Captain or Engineer through a tube ... Mannum’s own whispering wall! Visit the Mannum Dock Museum – a great day out with the kids.

Adult $7.50, Children (under 15) $4.00, Family ticket (2 adults, 3 children) $20 Monday - Friday 9 am to 5 pm, Saturday and Sunday 10 am to 4 pm Public Holidays 10 am - 3 pm Jenny Callander

Contents Ageing in the Murraylands Calendars & Dates

Church Services 3 Classifieds 28 Mid Murray Council

3 Mid Murray Support Services 3 Out of this World 27 Musical Miscellany 17 Pause A While 8 On My Bookshelf 19 Whistle Toot

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Mannum – A Place to Enjoy Dear Editor, I am almost too scared to go down the street (after reading Letters to Editor from previous Mags) in case I am accosted by a bogan! I think Mannum’s pioneers would be very proud of us: dirty factory moved from the main street, dry dock no longer in use, both of these dumping oils and lead based paint straight in the river. The town is now on sewage, no more effluent going into the river, all boats have black water holding tanks, our town water supply is filtered and the list goes on! I don’t know who Kitty and Richard talk to but Mannum’s p o p u l a t i o n i s st e a d i l y increasing, one would presume that this happens when people find it a place they enjoy. Brenton Forrest

Praise for Contributors Dear Editor, Well done Richard Le Poidevin, your letter in the last Mannum Mag (Letters, Issue 77, March 2013) was ‘spot on’.

Letters to the Editor Deadline 26 April for publication in the May issue

I enjoyed your use of adjectives enormously. Kitty Schiansky’s crafted articles and letters continue to highlight and reflect many of the concerns out here in the community. Valorie Bottroff

such gatherings but to no avail. The Murray Eco Arts Collective would be interested in co-hosting these forums. We could create a setting to discuss and debate issues that impact on the people and local environment. Kitty Schiansky

Response to Progress Association Dear Editor, Thank you Mannum Progress Association. I and others appreciate your concern for the community outlined in your response to my message of distress and embarrassment in the Mannum Mag recently. Would the Progress Association consider holding a series of public forums covering a range of issues relating to our district? The first one could cover tourism – it’s threats and opportunities. I see this as a separate setting from the business breakfasts. I have made several requests to Mid Murray Council to hold

Gospel or Adulterated Truth? Dear Editor, We’ve twice been reminded in “Pause a While” about The Woman Taken in Adultery (August 2012, David Barker, March 2013, Frank Curtis) which both contributors naively attribute to John. This tale is absent from the earliest Gospels, which explains the consensus among bible scholars that it’s a later addition; well-founded doubt which David and Frank might, in fairness, have mentioned.

Easy Being Green Dear Editor, In February this year our house was fitted out with free: a. energy saving light bulbs b. standby power controllers for tv and computer units c. a water saving shower head. All provided and installed free of charge.

The service is a SA government initiative: Live Green With Less (Low Energy Supplies and Service), and has been available for many months but appears to be unknown to many Mannum residents. All homes are eligible. I would like to suggest to those folk who have not received, or are not registered to receive, the service that they visit www.livegreen.com.au or phone 1300 872 377. The whole idea is to help reduce our power and electricity bills and, of course, to save water. Ralph Pitman

Graham Boothby

Road Safety Rangers Safety Activity for Young Children

Anzac Day Dawn Service he Anzac Day Dawn Service will be held as usual at 0600 on 25th April 2013 at the Memorial situated at the top of Randell Street. The service will be conducted by Pastor David Barker. This year some of our Service Members, a number of Affiliate Members and Scouts will march from the memorial to the club rooms at the end of the service. As a tribute to those that went before, and to those that still serve our great country, you are encouraged to attend and support these men and women of our community. The Mypolonga Scout group will mount a vigil at the Memorial on the evening of the 24th April. Following the Service, breakfast will be

served at the RSL Club / Mannum Rowing Club rooms, on Mary Ann Reserve. Breakfast will be catered by the Lions Club of Mannum. Bacon and egg sandwich OR sausage and onion sandwich will cost $3.00 each. Bar facilities will be available from 0630. Anzac Appeal Badges will be sold this year on Friday 19th April outside Foodland in Randell Street and outside IGA on Adelaide Road. Thank you for your support. For further information on RSL matters please contact the President John Doughty, phone 0405 159 855 or e-mail jaydee408@gmail.com.

drivers be more aware of pedestrians too, especially children! Where: Mannum Leisure Centre When: Thursday, April 4th Time: 11:30 am to 12:30 pm Cost: FREE All children from ages 3-8 years old are welcome - and parents, caregivers or grandparents are encouraged to attend as well. No RSVP required, but for more information; phone OPAL’s Diem Luong on 8569 0181.

John Doughty

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.

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he Road Safety Rangers will be coming to deliver a fun, lively, enter taining and educational show to children across the Mannum community in April. This FREE show is thanks to a partnership being run by Mid Murray OPAL, Department for Transport, Planning and Infrastructure and the Mannum Kindergarten and Rural Care. It will focus on teaching children how to safely walk, cycle, scoot or skate around our community - and will also help

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Issue Number 78

Mid Murray Support Services

Ageing in the Murraylands

Community Chatter

with Millie ducation, elections, intelligence. for your information. Can these concepts dwell happily Grant and Janna Lock moved from together in our minds and farming in Kimba to 24 years in the conversations in 2013? tribal territories of Pakistan and Partly due to the books our Afghanistan. Taliban countryside. household has read recently, I’ve They were working with a local aid been trying to reconcile them a g e n c y , s u p p o r t i n g without falling into the pits of micro-hydroelectric systems, despair over Australia in the 21st empowering Afghan widows and century. The books have included overseeing a massive eye-care ‘Blasphemy’ by Asia Bibi (Virago program. They were training local Press 2012), ‘Guantanamo: my people in these ventures. This book journey’ by David Hicks (William shares the experiences of ordinary Heinemann 2010), and Grant Lock’s people trying to make a living in ‘Shoot me First’ (Broad Continent those places, in rural areas even 2011). harsher than the mid Murraylands. One day in 2009, Asia Bibi went With these 3 books as background, fruit-picking in 45° heat to support I find myself totally and absolutely her family. At midday, she went to fed-up with and insulted by the the nearest well for a long drink of simplistic one-liners we encounter in cool water. “Blasphemy” shrieked the press as all people of one religion another picker, and the cry was or from one country are lumped taken up by others, all from her together under one label (e.g. village. Asia had polluted the ‘illegals’), who deserve to be sent Muslim well. In Pakistan, this is a back en masse. We are being insulted crime punishable by death. Asia is and patronised in the cause of votes. Christian, and since that time she has Do we attribute this to politicians languished in isolation in jail. Both grabbing sound-bites,oruninformed Muslim and Christian political or lazy journalists, orpoorstandards leaders who have spoken out for her in media companies? Some education have been murdered. and intelligence missing? Guantanamo is a place we’ve heard As the older generation with more so much about, linked with the years of knowledge and experience, Taliban and several of our fellow we could do more to challenge citizens. The media reports we were simplistic attitudes about other fed are a far cry from the personal people, especially as we don’t want story of David Hicks and the effects to all be lumped together as old of Bush/Howard politics on one folks, or worse still, old fogies. Millie ordinary Aussie. It could quite easily Sillie Millie says: “Today’s mighty have been one of us or our family. If you consider that a ridiculous call, oak is just yesterday’s nut that held just reflect on who you’ve relied on its ground.”

We Are Making Changes ffective Friday 15th March our organisation is officially called Mid Murray Support Services Incorporated. For many years now we have managed two organisations, Mid Murray Community Support Service and CHIPS. This has meant two constitutions, two bank accounts, two Boards, two Board meetings every month; in fact two of just about all we do. It sure makes life complicated at times! Over the next few months we will be merging CHIPS into Mid Murray Support Services and creating one single entity. Sounds pretty simple but it’s really a rather involved process involving the Australian Tax Office, Consumer Affairs, various grant providers, our business partners, volunteers, clients and staff. Please be assured that during the process we will still be providing a quality,volunteer-based, home-care service to the whole Mid Murray Council region; a variety of Adult Education courses; Centrelink and Medicare agency services;emergency assistance; neighborhood development programs and referral services. With a new streamlined administration and financial system from July 1st we should be able to do things even better! First Aid A few weeks ago Mid Murray Support Services hosted a 2 day Red Cross Senior First Aid Certificate

course and also a CPR update seminar at the Mannum Senior Citizens Club. Both of these classes were fully booked and attendees gave some excellent reports about how they learned a number of life-saving lessons and really enjoyed the process of learning. If you are interested in updating your CPR first aid skills or obtaining a Senior First Aid Certificate please let us know. We are planning another course in the next couple of months and, as usual, there will be limited places available. So get in quick! To register your interest for the next course contact Mid Murray Support Services: ph 8569 2129, email mmcss.angroesler@internode.on.net or just drop into 71 Randell Street between 10 and 4 Monday to Friday. Free Energy! A couple of weeks ago someone told me about a Free Energy program being offered by the government. Apparently this program will provide a free energy assessment of your home and then they will replace your old-fashioned light globes, shower heads etc with new energy efficient types – all for free! There is a web site www.livegreen.com.au or telephone 1300 872 377. It might be well worth a look! Tim Clemow, Coordinator Mid Murray Support Services

DISTRICT CHURCH SERVICES For Mannum congregations ANGLICAN 6 Adelaide Road. Ph: 8569 2385 Mannum, Sundays 10:30 am BAPTIST William Street. Ph: 8569 6040 Mannum, Sundays 10:30 am CATHOLIC Mau Street. Ph: 8531 1699 Mannum, Mass: 1st Sunday 9:30 am, all others 8:30 am LUTHERAN 79 Cliff Street. Ph: 8569 2863 Mannum, Sundays 9:00 am, Sunday School 9:45 am during school terms. Everyone welcome. RIVER WORD CHRISTIAN CENTRE Greening Street. Ph: 8569 1333 Mannum, Sundays 10:00 am SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST 17 King George St. Ph: 0433 734 037 Mannum, Saturdays 9:30 am, Sabbath School 11:00 am UNITING Corner of Greening Street & Walker Avenue Enquiries: Phone one of the Elders. G Gobbett: 8569 1083, M Thomas: 8569 1005 R Marshall: 8569 1737, G McInerney: 8569 2076 Mannum, 1st, 3rd, 5th Sundays 11 am, 2nd & 4th Sundays 9 am Issue Number 78

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From Your Local Member

Community Centre Update eeping you informed about the progress of the new Mannum Community Centre. • The Mannum Community Men’s Shed Committee members are busy finalizing the design and quotes for erection of the men’s shed. In recent weeks they have sorted out their terms of reference for the committee, visited other men’s sheds and talked with members before sitting down to work out how the Mannum Shed will operate. • The Community Centre Management Committee has held their inaugural meeting. • A public meeting will be called shortly to establish the Mannum Community Garden. • We have had around 90 chairs given to the community centre. Some will need a little TLC before they can be used but that will give the guys in the Men’s Shed something to do! • Some secondhand office desks have been generously donated. These will be used in the Reception/Admin area of the community centre. If you have any ideas for the community centre or would like to be involved in this exciting community project, please drop us a line at: Mid Murray Support Services, 71 Randell Street, Mannum. Phone 8569 2129 or email me at chips@lm.net.au and we’ll pass them on to the committee.

Tim Clemow MMSS, Sponsoring the Mannum Community Centre

Management Committee Report The Inaugural meeting of the Mannum Community Centre (Yet to be named) Management committee was held on Wednesday 20th March. Members present were Mike McDowell, Angie Roesler,

Marion Foster, Rob Brophy, Joy Marks and Terry Udy. Additional members will soon join to represent the Mens Shed, Community Garden and other User Groups. Mike McDowell was elected Chairperson and Angie Roesler elected Secretary. Karyn Bradford, CEO of the Milang Old School House Community Centre was an invited guest and gave the committee a brief history of the Milang Community Centre and provided many helpful ideas and possible solutions to future problems or issues the Mannum Community Centre may face. A big thank you Karen for taking the time and providing the committee with this information. The committee will meet regularly and plans are being worked on to provide regular updates via the Mannum Mag on progress. Signage will also be placed on Walker Avenue to keep the community posted. The Coordinator of MMSS, Tim Clemow, has been busy in the background buying furniture and providing support to allow committees like this one to prepare and plan for the future work and activities at the community centre. Tim has mentioned previously that the end of June 2013 is the target for the Mid Murray Council to have completed their work and hand over the building to MMSS. We can then commence setting up the community centre for an opening. There is still a lot of work to be done and there will be many requests for volunteer assistance for help to achieve a facility for all the community to use and be proud of. Mike McDowell, Chairperson Mannum Community Centre Management Committee

Lobethal Harmony Club Coming to Mannum

he Lobethal Harmony Club is a Male Voice Choir established in 1878. Members are from the Adelaide Hills, Adelaide and The Murrylands and as far away as Bordertown and Mundulla to Goolwa and Victor Harbour in the South. The Interchurch Council is sponsoring their visit to Mannum.

Mr Ivan Venning MP, Member for Schubert Active Club Grants he latest round of the Active Club Program 2013-14 is now open for applications. The program offers funding to community-based sport and active recreation clubs in an effort to strengthen, sustain and promote active communities. $40,000 of grants money will be distributed within the Schubert electorate. Grants of up to $5,000 are available for projects such as purchasing sports equipment, uniforms, ground maintenance, club development, training and club promotion. Further funding up to $20,000 is also available on a dollar for dollar basis for projects such as irrigation and surface upgrades, clubroom refurbishment and for the construction of shade structures. Mr Venning encourages all eligible clubs to apply for funding. “These grants represent a fantastic opportunity for sporting clubs and organisations to get the financial injection many of them desperately need,” he said. Applications close on 15th Ap r i l 2 0 1 3 . Fo r mo r e information on the grants, visit www.recsport.sa.gov.au. Thank Our Volunteers Volunteers are the backbone of our community! Volunteers deserve to be recognised for their exceptional generosity and efforts to assist the community. Mr Venning has long admired the outstanding efforts of local volunteers and is encouraging organisations to reward their volunteers, year round, with a South Australian Volunteer Certificate of Appreciation. The award recognises and rewards volunteers who have

made a significant contribution to the community/organisation, provided an ongoing commitment and dedication to volunteering, demonstrated leadership in their volunteer role and promoted volunteerism wi t h i n t h e c o mmu n i t y. Nominations are being sought from organisations, community groups and service clubs. “Volunteers are an integral part of our community. They work tirelessly across a range of areas, serving the community. “This program provides a great opportunity for volunteers who have made an outstanding commitment and contribution to the community or particular organisation to be recognised for their achievements. “People do not volunteer to receive accolades or acknowledgements like this, but this is a fantastic way for communities and organisations to publicly thank their volunteers for all their hard work. Volunteers are the backbone of our community!” sain Mr Venning. Guidelines and nomination forms are available from the Office for Volunteers website, www.ofv.sa.gov.au. Nominations close on 12th April 2013. In addition to the new Premier’s Certificate program, a South Australian Volunteer Certificate of Appreciation is available to any South Australian based organisation or community group to recognise their volunteers’ participation and valuable contribution. There is no limit to the number of certificates and these can be ordered any time by calling the Office for Volunteers on 1300 014 712.

Easter The fasts are done; the Aves said; Angels, roll the rock away; The moon has filled her horn Death, yield up thy mighty prey: And in the solemn night I watch See, He rises from the tomb, Before the Easter morn. Glowing with immortal bloom. So pure, so still the starry heaven, Thomas Scott, Easter Angels So hushed the brooding air, I could hear the sweep of an angel’s wings If one should earthward fare. Edna Dean Proctor, Easter Morning

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Issue Number 78

ANNUAL QUIZ NIGHT

Mannum Mag AGM Chairman’s Report for 2012

t is with great pleasure that I present the fifth Annual Report of the Mannum Community Magazine Incorporated. QUIZ NIGHT 2012 saw a continued interest in GREAT PRIZES, RAFFLES AND NOVELTIES the ‘Mag’ with advertisers keeping the wheels turning with their Where: Mannum Golf Club generous support. Discounts for Douglas Street Mannum advertisements were discontinued th Date: Friday 17 May 2013 from Issue 66 March 2012 and we Time: 7:30 pm thank the business community for Cost: $8.00 per person bearing with us in removing a scheme that had become too TABLES OF 8 CAN BE ARRANGED OR MAKE UP YOUR OWN TEAM complicated to manage effectively. Please bring along BYO basket supper. FULL BAR FACILITIES Advertising costs have been kept For bookings Phone: Club House on 8569 2066 to a minimum and regular Email: mannumgc@baonline.com.au contributors have maintained the flow of articles, some under pen Quiz warm-up question names, such as “The Diarist” and How do you hire a horse? Millie’s “Ageing in the Stand it on four bricks. Murraylands”, with other regular contributions by Dave Allen, Peter Weir, Vivian Garner and Jo Kader. This input, together with what’s happening around town, has kept the local interest alive in the Annual Regatta publication. One notable change during the year has been the increase th Saturday 13 April in information from the Mid Mary Ann Reserve Murray Council for which we are grateful. Approx 8:30am – 3:30pm Some months have been a little tamer than others but that may be considered normal with most community-input publications. In maintaining the balance between factual, news-worthy or controversial, I take this opportunity of thanking our able editorandpublisher, Keith Baldwin for a job well done. During the year, following one of Personalised Arrangements To Suit Your Needs those livelier periods, it was agreed that we would take a fresh look at • Burials & Cremations (Country & City) our Constitution for some • Monumental Masons fine-tuning. This process continues • Pre-arranged Funeral Plans • Priced to Suit You and, with greater clarity of legislation before parliament and SERVICING: MANNUM – MURRAY BRIDGE implications for ‘Not-for-profit’ ADELAIDE – RIVERLAND – GAWLER organisations, the task will BAROSSA VALLEY – ADELAIDE HILLS probably be completed during the next twelve months. Established since 1910 Special thanks must go to Peter Phone Leon or Lola Warhurst Weir and the valuable team of proof 24 HOURS – 7 DAYS A WEEK readers who meet each Monday after the ‘deadline’ to perform their specialised duties, also to Max 0408 813 905 OR 0417 859 515 Merckenschlager and Dave Allen for their continued involvement in the Dahl & Warhurst Chapel Postal Address printing process; to Carol Greening 19 Walker Avenue 3 Myall Place and her team of collators and Mannum Mannum folders who, on ‘good days’, can collate and fold 2,200 copies of the Issue Number 78 Mannum Mag COME ALONG AND JOIN IN THE FUN MANNUM GOLF CLUB ARE HOLDING A

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Mag in just over two hours – which includes their tea break. To the committee members, Bill McGhie, Carl Gross, Carol Greening, Keith Baldwin and Vivian Garner, who replaced Jo Kader after her resignation in May, sincere thanks for your time and commitment. It is interesting to note from information supplied about past Mannum newspapers by our editor, that the Mannum Community Magazine, which was first published in March 2006, has now outlasted the Mannum Mercury and Farmers Journal (1912-1917), The Mannum and District Recorder (1955-1960) and The Murray Plains Recorder (1961-1964). Issue 77, March 2013 Mannum Mag, will be the first of our eighth year. The Visitor Issue 2012 saw 2720 copies printed and distributed through a letterbox drop and selected access points. Special thanks to Carl Gross for arranging the distribution and top-up around the local businesses and also for his meticulous recording of figures to give details for future printing and distribution. The Trade and Community Services Directory was revised and reprinted as the Third Edition October 2012. This publication is produced with no advertisements, hence no income, except for the $500 Community Grant from the Mid Murray Council. 1600 copies were distributed. Town maps continue to be produced free of charge, as required by the Information Centre for use by them and others. Our major financial support has again come from the Lions Club of Mannum. We are most grateful for their generous donation as it gives us some security for the maintenance of machinery and the general running costs involved in production. For yet another successful year of publication, I express my sincere thanks to all who have been involved, not only in the production process, but also in the financial support of advertisers and the expertise of writers of articles and reporters of news, without whom we would not exist. Geoff Skein, Chairman (February 2013)

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Whistle Toot PS Marion and Mannum Dock Museum

he PS Marion was available for cruises from the Mary Ann Reserve over a very hot Adelaide Cup Weekend. On Sunday the numbers at the Hot Rod event were affected by the heat. For the first time tickets were available for passengers to disembark at the Mannum Dock Museum and visit the Museum, the Blacksmith workshop and the Steam Works Shed, while others could choose to stay on the boat and return to the Reserve. Next cruises will be at Easter time on Saturday 30th March and Sunday 31st March. A very successful opening of the Children’s Museum took place on Tuesday 5th March. Many invited guests heard Executive Officer Deb Alexander introduce Mayor Dave Burgess who launched the “All Steamed Up” interactive display and the release of the museum’s Programming Guidelines for Teachers. These guidelines are

fully aligned with the new Australian History Curriculum and are a comprehensive program for children in Grades 3 to 6. Many thanks were given by Deb and the Chairman of the Board Rob Bowring, to the volunteers who have spent many hours on this project. This is an exciting venture for the museum and requires continuing involvement of volunteers. The museum is looking for volunteers who have a keen interest in delivering an educational guided tour for school groups. No experience is required. If you are worried about not having enough knowledge, don’t be deterred as the museum will be providing the necessary training. For further information on PS Marion cruises and museum information please phone Jenny Callender on 8569 2733 or visit the website

f you really cannot resist an Easter egg or two and feel it is bad manners not to join your friends in a coffee and Hot Cross Bun over Easter, you may be interested in joining us on April 2nd or any other Tuesday from 9:00am to 10:30am. As a group we encourage each other to provide healthy meals for our families while keeping the calories under control. The environment is non-threatening and a great deal of fun. We have moved from the Day Centre to a room in the old Domiciliary Care Unit, still in the hospital grounds. As it is uncomfortable

squashing up to 20 people in the small room provided, we are looking forward to the opening of the new Community Centre at the Old School site to which we will relocate mid year. At our AGM this week Jane Kelly took on the reins as President with Margaret Manley as Treasurer and Lorraine Grabia our Secretary. Although we won’t be losing the expertise of Rhonda Curtis, we would like to publically thank her for her years as president, where we have appreciated and valued her professional guidance. Marion Foster

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St Martin’s Lutheran Church Mannum You are invited to a free Easter Breakfast!

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ome share with us a fish breakfast from 7:00am. Our fish breakfast was such a success last year that we are doing it again. We will also have a variety of cereals and juices available. Come enjoy some good old fashioned country hospitality! After Breakfast we will have our outdoor Easter Sunday Service at 9:00am at Arnold

Shearer Car Park, Randell Street Mannum We Stock A Large Variety of Jams, Pickles, Chutneys and Sauces. Books, Bric A Brac, Baby Clothes, Gifts. Rugs, Cushions, Patchwork Handbags. Decorated Hand Towels, Kitchen Hand Towels. Footy Rugs, Cushions, Scarves, Caps, and Novelties. Opening Hours – 10:00 am to 4:00 pm Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday

Park. Easter Sunday 31st March Arnold Park (By the Ferry) Breakfast 7:00am Easter Service 9:00am Amenities Available at Arnold Park

Easter Bunny will make a special appearance after the service handing out Easter Eggs to the children (big and small).

Mannum Community Club 66 Randell Street, Mannum SA 5238 Phone: 8569 1010 – Fax 8569 2700 Email: admin@mannumclub.com.au Website: www.mannumclub.com.au Meals available12 – 2pm and 6 – 8pm 7 days a week Page 6

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Issue Number 78

Pause A While

Cadell Harvest Festival

with Mannum Interchurch Council Disillusioned? Try Jesus! o many people today seem bring satisfaction and peace? to be disappointed or even Perhaps it does – for a time. bored with life. Hardly anyone But in the end, they can still seems to be completely happy. find life to be empty of Why are there so many meaning. The Bible talks about disillusioned people? this problem. The writer of For so many people, life Ecclesiastes in the Old hasn’t turned out the way they Testament had more wealth and hoped it would. Sometimes it’s power than any of us could b e c a u s e o f a b r o k e n even dream of, but it still left relationship, an economic him feeling empty. He reversal, an illness, or some complained “Meaningless! other obvious cause. But more M e a n i n g l e s s ! U t t e r l y often than not, people can’t meaningless! Everything is quite put their finger on the meaningless!” (Ecclesiastes exact reason for their 1:2). It was only when he discontent. The real problem is turned to God and sought His that many people pursue goals will for his life that he in life that are bound to fail discovered lasting joy and them – goals that promise to peace. bring them happiness and The same is true today. If we peace, but never do. They are turn to Jesus Christ and commit the wrong goals, possibly even our life to Him, we can then ask deceptive and false ones. Many God to help us find a new people reach their goal, only to direction. He alone can give the find that it still leaves them new life and peace we so much feeling empty and bored. want. Pastor Colin Nieass Consider those who make The March Pause a While was money and financial success their goal in life. What happens contributed by Frank Curtis, but if they reach that goal? Does it attributed to Mike Steicke. My apologies to both. Editor

Prayer Meetings for Mannum

he Cadell Harvest Festival and Murray River Giant Pumpkin Competition proudly sponsored by MGA Insurance Brokers is held on Easter Saturday at the Cadell Oval commencing at 2:00 pm through to 8:00 pm. Entry is only $3.00 for adults and children under 16 are free. Don’t miss the ultimate in country fairs and good old fashioned fun for everyone! Pumpkins seeds were distributed free this year. With a grand prize of a trip to the Half Moon Bay Pumpkin and Art Festival near San Francisco, proudlydonated by MGA Insurance Brokers, the competition is set to attract many first prize contenders. “Cadell’s Harvest Festival and Murray River Giant Pumpkin Competition is a signature event for our Council region each year,” said

Mid Murray Council Mayor, Dave Burgess. A giant pumpkin marquee, probably the only one in Australia, pumpkin scones, soup and loads of entertainment for the whole family is what the Cadell Harvest festival is all about. Withcockroach racing, grape and orange throwing, wine tasting, live entertainment, food stalls and the popular OPAL fruit smoothie bike, where you hop on and pedal your way to make a luscious free fresh fruit smoothie, proudly sponsored by the OPAL healthy living programme and the Mid Murray Council. “My children love the MGA Murray River Giant Pumpkin Competition as they crawl all over the giant pumpkins and just cannot believe their size,” said MGA Insurance Brokers Managing Director, Paul George. Cadell Harvest Festival featuring the Murray River Giant Pumpkin Competition proudly sponsored by MGA Insurance Brokers. Easter Saturday, 30th March 2013 Cadell Oval, Cadell 2:00 pm to 8:00 pm $3.00 adults, children under 16 free www.cadell.org.au or phone Kevin Myers on 0428 518 994.

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Wednesday 3 April, 1:30 pm, Baptist Church, William Street Wednesday 17th April, 7:00 pm, River Word Church, Greening Street Wednesday 1st May, 1:30 pm, Baptist Church, William Street Two guys meet on a country road. One is carrying a big bag labelled, “pumpkins.” “Pumpkins, eh?” says one guy. “If I guess how many pumpkins you’ve got, will you give me one?” “Heck,” says the guy with the bag, “if you guess right, I’ll give you both of ‘em.”

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Astronomer’s Corner t around 10 pm, Aries is setting in the west, with the giant Jupiter in Taurus at present setting around 11 pm. Although Orion is not one of the zodiac signs, at this time of the year it spans a large part of the night sky alongside Gemini and Cancer, which are part of the Zodiac signs on the ecliptic. Leo, Virgo and then Libra follow the parade of the constellations visited by the planets as they journey along the ecliptic. Some constellations are hard to pick, but Leo the lion, although appearing upside down in our hemisphere, maybe more recognisable. He is followed by Corvus (The Crow) pointing toward the large blue-white star Spica (Ear of Wheat), on the ecliptic at a magnitude of 1, but some 260 light years distance. Spica may be mistaken for a planet as it rises before the constellation Scorpius. If you wish to observe the centre of the Milky Way Galaxy you will have to wait a few hours till around 5am when Scorpius and the Milky Way are seen high in the sky prior to dawn, providing conditions are favourable. Venus and Mars soon become too close to the sun for observation in the coming months. Saturn in Libra sets about 11 am; over the months it has moved from Virgo. Saturn has at present a magnitude of 0.3 so it may be inconspicuous and not easily found as it competes with the moon, but it is always good to spot. Often appearing as a creamy colour in small telescopes, Saturn can be a great focus for planetary observers because, like Jupiter, it has many moons and is massive in size compared to the Earth. Jupiter and Saturn are both able to be seen in a telescope during daylight hours for the well-set-up amateur with a good finder scope and motor-drive.

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Update from Mid Murray Council he following were discussed or determined at the meeting on Tuesday 12th March 2013.

• Council has endorsed an application to the Department of Planning Transport and Infrastructure to reduce the speed limit on Schuetze Street, Mannum to 30 kph. Subject to Departmental approval Council will install signs indicating the change in speed limit. • Council approved an application from True Grit Concepts Pty Ltd for a military style obstacle challenge to be held on 11th and 12th May 2013 on Caudo Vineyards near Hogwash Bend. Council will assist in the provision of litter bins and other in-kind services for this major event. • Council awarded the contract superintendence of the construction of a new Cascade Road near Mannum to Southfront Pty Ltd. The quotation includes the full engineering and stormwater design and ensures Council input into the work undertaken. • Council has granted a 12 month trial approval for the Salvation Army to operate a mobile food trailer on Randell Street, Mannum on Friday evenings from 5:00pm to 9:00pm for the provision of snack food at no cost. • The maximum 2013/14 dog registration fee has been set at $55. • In accordance with the Character Preservation (Barossa Valley) Act 2012, which included some areas of the Mid Murray Council, Council prepared a submission outlining the character values: heritage attributes, viticulture, agriculture and associated industries, the rural and natural landscape and visual amenity of the District, Eden Valley and southern Barossa, future development, scenic and tourism attributes and built townships. • Funding has been received from Country Arts SA for a “Make Your Mark” project aimed at engaging young people across the Mid Murray region as part of Youth Week from 5th to 14th April. Two programs will involve skill development workshops with professional artists providing an opportunity for up to 400 youth, and 4 African drumming workshops will be held in Mannum, Swan Reach, Cambrai and Truro. • The Riverbank Collapse High Risk Sites report commissioned by the State Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources has been released. (www.waterconnect.sa.gov.au) Various options in relation to East Front Road are outlined and will be considered at the April Council meeting. • $5,000 has been contributed for the

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cost of maintaining the Pastoral Care Support Program for the Mannum Community College, Cambrai Area School and Palmer Primary School. • The Mayor, Dave Burgess, recently provided evidence to the Federal Joint Committee on Constitutional Recognition of Local Government. A final report by the Joint Committee recommends that a referendum on the financial recognition of Local Government be put to Australian voters at the 2013 federal election. The Federal Parliament must now consider whether this recommendation is adopted. • Whilst attending the Australian Local Government National Assembly the Mayor, Dave Burgess and Chief Executive Officer, Russell Peate will meet the Shadow Minister for Youth and Sport, Mr Luke Hartsuyker, Shadow Minister for Tourism, Mr Bob Baldwin and Shadow Minister for Regional Development, Mr Barnaby Joyce to discuss various Council projects. • The Terry Magryn and Associates quotation for consultation, preparation of plans, estimate of costs and submission of application for funding for the upgrade to recreation boating facilities at Cadell, Caloote, Morgan, Blanchetown, Swan Reach and Mannum has been accepted. • Council will write to the Federal Water Minister regarding the funding cuts by the New South Wales and South Australian Governments to their financial contribution to the Murray Darling Basin Authority Plan joint programs and operations and the affect that this will have on key programs for the Murray River. • Council suggested amendments to the Family First Party, Road or Ferry Closure (Consultation and Review) Bill, to ensure continuity of ferry services for South Australian ferries. • The Mid Murray Council will support the Flinders Ranges Council at the forthcoming Local Government Association General Meeting regarding Abundant Bird Species Management (corellas) as follows: “That the General Meeting requests the Local Government Association of South Australia to actively engage with the State Government to develop, manage and resource control programs and strategies that will limit the irreparable and widespread damage caused by over-abundant bird species to trees, ecological balanceandproperty.” Council has experienced similar issues in some areas in the Mid Murray Council area. Russell Peate, CEO Mid Murray Council

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Mental Musings

African Drumming Bortier Okoe

ortier Okoe is a master drummer, skilled dancer and a gifted music teacher. Born in Nungua, Ghana, West Africa, into a family of musicians and dancers, he was exposed to the rich sound of African rhythms virtually at birth. By age 10, Bortier was drumming and dancing in his family’s ensemble “Numo’baatsor”; the ensemble travelled throughout the country, sharing its music and messages. By the age of 16 Bortier had gained a reputation throughout Ghana as an excellent drummer and a skilled dancer. It came as no surprise when he was promoted to the highly esteemed position of Master Drummer at 17 years of age. Subsequently, many reputable ensembles in Ghana invited Bortier to join and perform with them. His guest appearances included performances with groups such as Salaka, Suade, Adguenpa, Kente, Waasa Africa and All Stars. One of Bortier’s most satisfying and rewarding moments as a professional musician was performing with the internationally renowned Pan African Orchestra and Ghana Dance Ensemble in

2006. The following year in 2007, Bortier was chosen to lead the Salaka Ensemble during celebrations marking Ghana’s 50th Anniversary of Independence when the group performed for President Kufuor. Bortier moved to Australia in 2009, bringing African music and culture to Adelaide, Australia and the world.

Bortier tours regularly and e x t e n s i v e l y t h r o u gh o u t Australia performing, presenting workshops as well as facilitating drumming and dance retreats with community groups and enthusiasts. See page 27 for details about your local drumming workshop.

hat does mental health mean to you? Some folks say clear thinking, feeling good about yourself, being satisfied with life, practising positive thinking; while others say people struggling with emotional issues. The definition given by some experts is “Mental health is about the way we think and feel about ourselves and our world. It’s about how we handle our everyday lives, like making and keeping friends, keeping up with work (paid or voluntary) or studies and getting along with family.” So, as we mused last month, building resilience (coping skills) is necessary for good mental health. Good physical health also needs effort and that is also valuable for our mental health and that of our community. We need to learn how to be

our own best friend and at least to feel okay even if not excited about how we may look! Dealing with stress levels and anger without lashing out or bottling things up will improve our mental and physical health. Avoid gossip, including people around us who do, and know that any form of bullying is unacceptable. It is okay to say no when asked to do something that makes us feel uncomfortable. If we all work at these things, including being a good friend to someone as well as building positive relationships with those around us (even on committees), it will be good for our mental health. As we mused last month on one of Confucius sayings, “Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising every time we fall.” A Community Correspondent

Country Music The Good Times Continue

large crowd enjoyed country music at its best at the Mannum Show on Saturday 3rd March. The country band “Heartland” thrilled fans all day, along with American singer Gary Daniel. Thank you to all the performers, Tim Male for the

stage, and Beks Dog Grooming and Mid Murray Council for their sponsorship. Also thanks and gratitude to all my volunteers who helped set up and put away. Brian Albino Country Music Convenor Keep It Country

An Indian chief and a cavalry captain climb to the top of a tall hill and look out upon the entire Indian tribe. The captain says worriedly, “I don’t like the sound of those drums.” The chief says, “I know. It’s not our regular drummer.”

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School Holiday Entertainment

pril is shaping up as a busy month in the Murray Bridge Town Hall. With school holidays upon us once again, a rambunctious, live theatre, underwater adventure for 4 to 11 year olds, “Call of the Blobfish” will be presented by Out of the Square Inc and The Rural City of Murray Bridge at 11am on Friday 19th April in the Murray Bridge Town Hall. The children will join Blobfish and his friends for a wild ride under the sea. However, trouble is on the way. Can Prawn, Swordfish and Leafy Sea Dragon work together to protect their ocean home? Tickets are all priced at $8.00 and children must be accompanied by a paying adult. The next Matinee Series, also in this week on Thursday 18th April, is a performance by James McLean called “A Kick in the Head and Other Seduction Techniques”. Tickets for this show are $15 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.

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Food is Life is Food uinoa is a great seed to experiment with and like anything new, it’s about finding ways to prepare it that is enjoyable. It is a whole food; one of Community Foodies messages, Eat More Whole Foods, can be achieved by including this small seed in your diet. Quinoa some say has been ‘over rated’; I have persisted with it because of the nutritional value and it now pops up quite often at my dinner table. Quinoa is high in protein; reference USDA nutrient database, 1 cup of cooked quinoa (185 g) contains 8.14 grams of protein. To give some perspective, the recommended daily protein intake is about 56 grams for most men and 46 for most women. It is also cholesterol free, low in fat (all seeds have some fat content), low in calories, and a great source of iron, fibre and magnesium. I find quinoa is widely available now and you should

be able to find it in any supermarket, so put some in your trolley next shopping day and have some fun experimenting. Fish Fillets with Quinoa and Cucumber Salad 1 cup quinoa 1 continental cucumber, diced ¼ cup mint, chopped ¼ cup coriander, chopped ½ cup low fat feta cheese, crumbled 2 tbsp lemon juice Celery salt and white pepper 1 tbsp olive oil White pepper to taste 4 fish fillets of choice 1 tsp paprika 1. Rinse quinoa under cold water to remove surface starch. 2. Place quinoa, 1½ cups cold water, and 1 teaspoon celery salt in a small saucepan. Cover and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce to a medium simmer and cook until water evaporates, about 15 minutes. Transfer quinoa to a medium bowl

and let cool 5 minutes. 3. In a large non-stick frypan, heat 1 to 2 teaspoons oil on medium-high. Pat fish dry and season with celery salt and pepper; sprinkle with paprika. Cook fillets until opaque throughout, about 4 minutes, turning gently halfway through. 4. Stir cucumber, mint, coriander, feta, 1 teaspoon oil, and lemon juice into quinoa. Season with celery salt and pepper. Divide quinoa among four plates and top with fish. Top Tips

Try switching up the mint and coriander with fresh dill, a great flavour partner with fish. Switch up the cucumber with roast capsicum and diced tomato. Cheers and happy cooking. Always happy to have a Foodie chat. Phone 8569 2129 or email mmcss.angroesler@internode.on.net Angie Roesler

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Mannum History Group May is History Month outh Australia’s History Festival is a large community event held throughout South Australia during the month of May. “About Time” began in 2004 as SA History Week and has grown each year, becoming a month-long festival in 2011. This very successful festival promotes the State’s wonderful collections, places and stories

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Lutheran Women’s Rally annum Community College students entertained the gathering at the Lower Murray Zone Lutheran Women’s rally held at Mannum on the 14th March. Both Pastor Mike Steicke and Pastor Graham Jenke shared a message on the theme “I will draw all unto myself” with the 40 women who attended.

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Guest speakers for the day were Pastor Richard Fox, Director of Lutheran Media Ministry, and Wendy Schultz, Human Resources manager for Lutheran Community Care. Joan Zilm, president of the Lutheran Women of SA shared snippets of information regarding the L.W.S.A. This was a most enjoyable day for all who attended. Joan Male

A minister was completing a temperance sermon. With great emphasis he said, “If I had all the beer in the world, I’d take it and pour it into the river.” With even greater emphasis he said, “And if I had All the wine in the world, I’d take it and pour it into the river.” And then finally, shaking his fist in the air, he said, “And if I had all the whiskey in the world, I’d take it and pour it into the river.”Sermon complete, he sat down. The song leader stood very cautiously and announced, “For our closing song, let us sing Hymn #365, “Shall We Gather at the River?”

n 28 April 2013 Cambrai Hall celebrates its 100th Birthday. Join with family, friends, community and very special guest Peter Goers OAM and the Marananga Brass Band at a community gathering to celebrate the occasion. Please join the local community in commemorating this land mark birthday. Over the years the Cambrai Hall has celebrated births, marriages and significant community events, performances, school graduations and end of year events. It is a wonderful hall with a great history. The Cambrai Hall continues to play host to local events, has a state of the art kitchen suitable for commercial catering, has a wonderful stage and beautiful jarrah floor. In the coming year we will mark the anniversary with the

restoration of a unique art work by E. Baggs, circa 1930, that will be available for viewing in the dining room later in 2013. Please join us for a shared lunch and celebratory service led by Pastor Jenke of Cambrai Lutheran Church. The day begins with a morning tea at 9:30 am followed by the Church Service at 10:30 am. A pooled lunch will be shared after the service with Guest speaker Peter Goers OAM, of ABC Radio 891. Please bring a savoury and sweet to share. Tea and coffee will be supplied. Commemorative wine will be available to purchase on the day. If anyone has any photographs or memorabilia or would like further information please contact: Kaye Falkenberg 8569 6032 or Heather Klose 8562 1216

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The Hall - In Focus ometimes in life things don’t go as planned, partners die, relationships break down, children disappoint us and poor health, either our own or someone else’s, gives us cause for concern. People can lose their job or happily retire only to find all that spare time is not the blessing they anticipated. Life seems to have a way of throwing obstacles in our way. At times like these we often become stressed and our mental and physical wellbeing can suffer. The lucky individuals who have the support of friends and family seem to cope better with these ups and downs while others who are socially or geographically isolated do not fare so well. The Hall in Greening street, has for some time been an oasis of caring and support for Mannum community members who need a place to go, to meet people, have a coffee and chat with old friends, do craft activities, go on social outings and generally feel part of a nurturing, caring environment. The Hall has had the stigma of being labelled a mental health

activity and resources centre when in fact it is so much more. While the mental health of Hall participants has always been at the forefront of our core business the scope of what we provide is so much broader. The Hall is a drop in centre where like-minded people can come and spend the day, an hour or 15 minutes. We provide lunch at 12:00pm 3 days per week, Monday, Wednesday and Friday for a donation of $5.00 on Monday and Friday and $6.00 (with dessert) on Wednesday, when we have a BBQ with either salad or veg depending on the weather. Participants can join the fortnightly trips to Murray Bridge or come on the monthly forays to the Cambrai Red Cross store. The Hall also has a social inclusion outing once a month when we go on the bus and enjoy a meal which is partially subsidised by funds from the Department of Health and Ageing. If you would like to challenge yourself a little, drop in for the

Wednesday afternoon computing class. For a $2.00 donation you can learn the intricacies of the World Wide Web, master e-mail or learn to produce a word document. Our instructor can help you master most computer programs or assist you to put photos on to a CD produce a Power point presentation of your latest trip or cute grandchildren and so much more. The Hall has much to offer the individual who finds themselves at a lose end or wants a bit of mental stimulation. Why don’t you put your pre-conceived ideas and bias aside for a moment and drop in for a coffee and a chat. You will find a group of welcoming individuals, many of whom you will probably know, at 5 Greening Street between 9:00am and 4:00 pm Monday, Wednesday and Friday. If you would like further information about The Hall please phone 8569 1643 and speak to either Michelle or Jillian. Jillian Telford, Senior Co-ordinator

Mannum RSL ollowing our successful relocation, the club has purchased a display cabinet to house our small collection of military memorabilia. Should anyone have any item of interest laying around in drawers or gathering dust on shelves that they would like to donate or loan to the sub-branch, we would be very pleased to include them in our display case. Please contact John Doughty on 0405 159 855 or Bob Johnston on 0407 714 548. Broadband for Seniors The club has two dedicated computers for introducing seniors of all ages to the world of computing, e-mails and the Internet. This service is available to the public, not just RSL Members. If you would like some tuition in this area, please contact Mark Davis on 8569 1560 to arrange a time. For further information on RSL matters please contact the President John Doughty, phone 0405 159 855 or e-mail jaydee408@gmail.com.

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urray Bridge Town Hall’s morning Matinee Series, is presented by Out of the Square Inc and The Rural City of Murray Bridge. You are invited to come along to the Murray Bridge Town Hall for this wonderful event. Arrive early and enjoy a complimentary morning tea from 10am followed by the performance at 11am. Tickets to the concert cost $15.00 each.

James McLean “A Kick in the Head and Other Seduction Techniques” Thursday 18th April 2013, at 11 am This delightful young man presents a uniquely poignant and funny show delving into the emotional rollercoaster of trying to find the right person to share his life. As he says, “Finding love is hard, especially when you are an awkward young man”. His show is interwoven with the songs of Michael Buble, Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin.

Tickets 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 from 10am on the day of the performance for the sale of any remaining tickets. This performance will be in a changeover week in the Murray Bridge Regional Gallery, there will be no exhibition. However, you can still visit the Gallery Shop where you will find lots of interesting and individual gifts for sale. The following week, a new exhibition, “It’s all about the Journey” by Cheryl Bridgart will be open. This is described as an innovative exhibition responding to a unique concept of comparing the visual dialogue between embroidery and painting. Cheryl has transformed blank paper with fine art embroidery of portraits and animals to become tactile visual stories and vibrant linen paintings. This exhibition will continue until 2nd June.

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he Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health (ALSWH) is one of the most comprehensive health studies in Australia. It has helped improve public health policy and knowledge about women’s health and use of health services. Three cohorts of women enrolled in ALSWH in 1996, aged 18-23,45-50 and 70-75. These women represented 2%-3% of their age groups living in urban, rural and remote areas of Australia at that time. These women have been providing valuable health information through the completion of surveys over the past 17 years. In 2011, ALSWH was funded by the Department of Health and Ageing to establish a new cohort of 18-23 year old women throughout Australia. The aim of the study is to develop and evaluate health policy and practice relevant to women in this age group. Also, information collected from women in the original 18-23 year old cohort in 1996 can be compared with informationprovided by the current 18-23 year old cohort. For example, the incidence of smoking reported by 18-23 year old women in 1996

can be compared to that reported by the current 18-23 year olds. This will highlight generational changes in health and health service use, in addition to areas in need of health policy change. As each generation faces unique healthissues, the health issues young women face today are largely unknown. ALSWH are keen for young women to participate in this survey, as their input is likely to affect health policy for young Australian women now and in the future. For example, the study was used extensively in the 2010 National Women’s Health Policy (health.gov.au/womenshealthpolicy). The on-line survey takes approximately 20 minutes to complete. Participants go in to a draw to win 1 of 100 $50 Eftpos vouchers. We encourage all 18-23 year old women who have a Medicare card and live in Australia to visit our website alswh.org.au/survey which provides more information as well as a link to the survey. For enquiries please contact ALSWH via email info@alswh.org.au or by calling 1800 068 081. Steph Pease

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Musical Miscellany MGM Musicals and the Proms he BBC Proms is a series of concerts sponsored by the BBC taking place during the English summer. Originally the Proms were open-air concerts where people could stroll about while listening to classical music played by a class orchestra. The listeners promenaded. It is more than 100 years since they began and they are more popular than ever. Tickets are highly sort after and that is particularly so of the traditional “Last Night at the Proms”. Tickets for that event are sold by ballot. Most of the performances take place in the Albert Hall although there are other venues and even some spin-offs at places outside of London. One of the concerts performed in 2009 featured a performance by the John Wilson Orchestra of music taken from some of the classical MGM musicals such as “The Wizard of Oz” (was it really a musical?), “Singing in the Rain”, “Brigadoon”, “High Society” and others. The actual film arrangements had long been lost so Wilson painstakingly reconstructed them by listening to repeated playings of sound-track recordings. He then assembled an unconventional orchestra, part classical, part big-band in form. There were a number of trumpets, trombones, double bass and clarinets as well as the more conventional violins, cellos, violas, French horns and the like. And the music? Superb. The story lines of many of the musicals were often very flimsy. Very often the story related to the behind the scenes happenings of a theatrical production where miraculously the heroine became the overnight star after some unfortunate event befell the intended star. One of the most famous musicals to portray that scenario was “Singing in the Rain”, considered one of the all-time greats of the

genre. Most of the MGM musicals fell into this category although “Brigadoon” and “High Society” based on “The Philadelphia Story” were perhaps two with a more developed story line. The greatest producer of MGM musicals was Alan Freed, head of the Freed unit with a stellar collection of musical maestros such as Johnny Green, Andre Previn and Lennie Hayton (husband of Lena Horne). The stars included Gene Kelly, Cyd Charisse, Fred Astaire and Judy Garland. The Freed unit deserves an article of its own. Back to the Proms. The DVD is titled “A Celebration of Classic MGM Film Musicals”. It is a BBC DVD and is still available as a single album or as a double album with a recording of the “Last Night at the Proms” from 2010. Besides a wonderful orchestra there is a strong gathering of vocalists who at first trill sound like the original artist performing the item. The vocalists are Curtis Stigers, Kim Criswell, Seth McFarlane, Sir Thomas Allen and Sarah Fox. Included in the performance are “Get Happy”, “Who Wants to be a Millionaire?”, “Did You Evah”, “Stepping Out With My Baby” and many more. The performance of the orchestra, to my view, is remarkable. Nearly every number is a high energy effort. The first violinist together with the rest of the orchestra and the big band members must have been exhausted by the time they took the bows which were so well deserved. For those who love the proms and good music you may be pleased to know that the DVD of the “Last Night at the Proms” for 2012 has just been released and is available at the ABC.

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Shall fold their tents like the Arabs And as silently steal away.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Day Is Done

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Me and Joe ’ve got this new roommate and he’s not very polite. Keeps telling me about how the world has changed since I was in it, how smart people are, about lots of things like chariots that don’t need horses and stuff like that. Says he’s from somewhere called the 21st century. I can’t figure out where that might be. I not only don’t recognise the kings’ names, he says they change them about every four years. Sounds pretty chaotic to me but he seems to think it’s some great improvement, and that he’s slumming it being in with me. He hasn’t figured out yet that he’s my roommate for a reason. There’s always a reason even if you don’t know it at the time. He keeps asking for his friends so I tell him about Joe. It’s funny about Joe and me. We were friends from when we were kids, grew up in the same place, went to the same boring lessons, tried the same awful jobs they gave people like us, learned that to steal was quicker and easier, got into a pretty good routine together that kept us in bread, pretty much expected the same things out of life, saw it much the same way. Until we were caught. Prison changes you. Prison made Joe a real cynic; mad at the world he was. Felt really sorry for himself. Me, I met some strange people in there and I paid attention, you know? There was nothing else to do much. So I listened. They separated us from the killers, but not everyone with us was there for stealing. In fact stealing was one of the more honest things that got you in there. You get hungry, there’s no money, no work – you steal. You don’t have to be very bright to steal – you have to be very bright not to get caught. I

guess you know where that leaves me. Some of these guys were bright all right, got themselves jobs that were ‘positions’. As much as I could put together, they were a bit like Joe, never satisfied, felt sorry for themselves. They had a nice enough life but they wanted it all. They didn’t steal honest like Joe and me, they made up phony businesses and phony people and paid themselves with the boss’s money. The worst of them stole from honest people by using the boss’s authority to cheat, over charge, pretend people hadn’t paid when they had. They pretty much ruined people’s lives because the boss got really tough on people he thought hadn’t paid. I was glad they got caught. I think there’s a lot don’t. Anyway, there were a few I couldn’t figure. They not only didn’t steal or hurt people, they looked after other people, even in prison. You had to like them. They had some sort of hero that got thrown in himself on the same day we were due to be sentenced. He got the same as us – the worst – and right away, quick. I was caught fair and square with the bread in my hand and a bag full of coins I couldn’t account for so I expected it. Joe figured he had a bum rap seeing as I was carrying the loot. That he was helping me out the window at the time didn’t count, he figured. That’s Joe. But this hero guy – now I thought THAT was unfair. He didn’t steal, went around telling people to be nice to each other, play fair, really came down hard on lying and cheating, that sort of stuff. He was a bit of a magician but as far as I ever heard he only did nice things with it; too many of them I guess because the

powers-that-be thought he was getting too popular. If everyone started listening to this guy the place would change for sure and I guess that’s what they were afraid of. Anyway, Joe and I were marched out and we had to wait on this hill until the hero guy arrived. There was a big procession following him, some people crying, a couple of nasty soldiers with whips and the rest of them grim faced, looking like they were doing this to earn their pay but they didn’t really want to be there. So we all got strung up and hung out to die. Some of the crowd startled to heckle this guy, told him they were waiting to see some of his magic NOW. Joe joined in. Well, I knew that we had taken our chances, fair enough, but he hadn’t. So I said so, told Joe to shut his face. I’d learned a few things in prison about who got punished and why. My mother always told me there was someplace good to go when we died if we had earned the right. I hadn’t but I really wanted to give it another go and do better. So I asked this Jesus guy, could I go with him wherever he was going because I figured if anybody was going to the good place it would be him. Turned out to be the right thing to do because I’m here now. It’s a lot better than I expected and they tell me it will get even better if I keep on learning. Joe didn’t make it. That’s why I don’t care where you used to live and how smart you were. That’s not how you get here. That’s not how your friends will get here either. You get here because you want to be - get it? You want to BE. Vivian Garner

How many charismatics does it take to change a light bulb? One, since his/her hands are in the air anyway. How many Calvinists does it take to change a lightbulb? None. God has predestined when the lights will be on. How many Brethren does it take to change a light bulb? CHANGE?!!! How many Pentecostals does it take to change a light bulb? 10, one to change it and 9 others to pray against the spirit of darkness. How many Roman Catholics does it take to change a lightbulb? None: Candles only. How many Amish does it take to change a lightbulb? What’s a light bulb? How many Jehovah’s Witnesses does it take to change a light bulb? Three. One to screw in the bulb, and two to knock on your door and ask you if you’ve seen the light! How many Unitarians does it take to change a lightbulb? We choose not to make a statement either in favor of or against the need for a light bulb. However, in your own journey you have found that light bulbs work for you, that is fine. You are invited to write a poem or compose a modern dance about your light bulb for the next Sunday service, in which we will explore a number of light bulb traditions, including incandescent, fluorescent, three-way, long-life and tinted, all of which are equally valid paths to luminescence.

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On My Bookshelf Diary of A Young Man Adelaide 1890 – July 14th - July 27th

Lifting, walking, running, gymnasium. How do you keep fit? JULY 14TH MONDAY 7.25, Bath. Office 9.30. Rainy. Busy. Lunch and walk at midday, out at 4.30, bought dumbbells (1 1/2 lb) at Harris Scarfe and Co’s. Received letter from Clarence P.Moody (Reporter with Australian Eleven Cricketers) - now in England). Home before 6. Gymnastics 8 to 10 pm. No supper. Bed 11. Slept well. JULY 15TH TUESDAY 7.10. Bath, walk, run. Health good, Office 9.20. Lunch 12.30. At McLean and Co’s chose a “best” suit and was measured. Very cold. Took cup of tea at 3.20 and felt well for an hour and then trembled with the cold. Home 5.30, dined and felt a little better. Read Dr Allanson on Tea, where he

describes the trembling above referred to after tea has been given up and then resumed. Dumbbells. Wrote Rev. Rice stating that I was not willing to pray in public whenever called upon, but was willing occasionally when I felt I could, ie sometimes when the meeting was “thrown open”. For this reason I did not attend the Wednesday meeting. Wrote Harkness of Bowden enclosing sub. to poor fund. Bed 11. JULY 16TH WEDNESDAY 7.40. No bath, feeling shaky., felt more fit for bed. Office 9.30 in much fear of having to return. Worked and felt better. Have put on extra clothing. Lovely day. Home to dinner about 6. Annie unwell. Walked Hindmarsh and called on Dr. Vercoe re Annie. Home 9.40. Read, supper. Bed before 11.

JULY 17TH THURSDAY 7.30. Bath, dumbbells. Cold day. Busy. Home 5.45, dined, walked for exercise. Called on Mr and Mrs Hendry - my first visit since their marriage. They seem very comfortable and happy - may they ever be so! Mr Chas Goode and Miss Burden called on a congratulatory visit, and for some time Miss Burden and I were left to entertain each other - a position which I should have found a most happy one, but which I am annoyed to confess I found most awkward. Returned home bringing Mr and Mrs Hendry. Dr. Verco called and saw Annie who is feverish. Supper 9.20. Bed about 11. JULY 21ST MONDAY 7.15. Bath. Feeling “heady” took small dose of Gregory Powder. Today’s paper is

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Shoot Me First Grant Lock Broad Continent Melbourne 2011

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ecent visitors to Caloote were Grant and Janna Lock, who spent 24 years (1984-2008) living and working in Pakistan and Afghanistan. They spoke about their experiences to about 30 interested people at Carl and Lyn Gross’ home. Their story is told in the book Shoot Me First. Grant grew up on a farm in Kimba, SA, breeding cattle. In 1984, he took his young family to the desert of South-east Pakistan, where they joined an aid program under the auspices of the Church of Pakistan. Grant’s work entailed coordinating eye-health programs, TB clinics, women’s health and animal husbandry. When they first went to Mithi to live, they were told of the dangers in the words, “You have to be prepared to die if you work here”. And this was meant literally, not just one’s reaction to the summer heat where maxima regularly exceeded 45°C. In 1989, coinciding with the beginning of the civil war in Afghanistan after the Russians left, the Locks moved to Peshawar, near the Afghan border, and provided relief to the flood of Afghan refugees from the war in their country. A couple of years after the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, Grant and his family moved to Islamabad, where Grant was given responsibility for rebuilding a local girls’ school and teaching English as a foreign language. The stories Grant tells of poor and desperate refugees are harrowing. At one point, his wife Janna almost caused a riot when she tried to distribute soap to a group of refugee women. The Locks’ time in Pakistan came to an end in 2003, when they were suddenly told their visas

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would not be renewed. Later it came out that they had been accused of training terrorists, when all they had been doing was trying to serve the poorest and most needy people in the country. They returned home to Australia for a short time, only to go back to the sub-continent within a year, this time to Afghanistan. They lived in Kabul until 2008, where Grant was Deputy Executive Director of the respected NGO, International Assistance Mission, involved in training Afghans in a diversity of areas including eye-care, primary mental health, micro hydro electricity, business training and empowering widows. It was during this time that they supported a woman whose financial situation forced her to sell her child. This was perhaps the most poignant chapter in the book. The book, whose title is based on an incident that occurred in Bannu, very close to the Afghan border, when an angry crowd threatened to kill some local workers, is a series of vignettes rather than a biography. Lock flits from event to event, describing the frustrations of living in Pakistan, the desperate situation of the refugee widows, even the proposal he received to marry his daughter to an older man. He writes with a dry sense of humour and penetrating insight into the cultural and religious environment of Pakistan and Afghanistan. It is an easy read. Throughout their time there, the Locks worked under the auspices of the International Assistance Mission giving humanitarian aid. Although the impetus for their being there was based in Christian love, their work did not involve active proselytising. Their focus was always on improving the physical lives of the poorest people in one of the poorest parts of the world. The book will appeal to those interested in what it is like to live in a Muslim society and culture, as much as to Christians who see the Locks’ work as part of the mission of sharing God’s love with the poor. Carl Gross

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From the Diary of Private Charles H Bock 10th Battalion, Australian Infantry Force

November 1915 Monday 1st New Q.M.S. Jack Smith gorn back to the lines and sergt. Major Coombs take his place. Tuesday 2nd Scored new pair of boots tonight Wednesday 3rd Have been here seventeen weeks today - Our firing line closed up to make room for 12th Batt. I am turned out of my dugout. Poor boy. Thursday 4th Little rain this afternoon. Friday 5th Guy Fawkes’ Stunt last night. Sunday 7th Two trips to ordinance Monday 8th Another trip to ordinance Tuesday 9th Midday cruiser rocking a few shots, guess Johnnie doesn’t like them. Wednesday 10th Nothing Thursday 11th Trip to ordinance Friday 12th Ration fatigue cut out - 4 storemen to do the lot.

Saturday 13th Ordinance Went to beach in the evening. K. of K. (Kitchener of Khartoum). Sunday 14th Ordinance. Few shells flying about. Monday 15th Very heavy firing Achi Baba way this afternoon. Tuesday 16th Thunder storm last night - rain heavy but didn’t last long. Wednesday 17th Relieved by 5th battalion this afternoon. Camped now at Clarks Gully. Thursday 18th Heavy rain last night - no dugout, sat up all night everybody washed out. Friday 19th Cold but dry last night. Beachy Bill been busy day and night for last 2 or 3 days - of 70 men and 30 mules last night on beach. Saturday 20th Another A other cold night. Beachy Bill still busy. Sunday 21st Colder still and beachy busy. Monday 22nd Spell at last. Marched to

Williams pier last evening - on a tug at 2:15a.m. to board the Princess Ena 1198 tons. Left the peninsula at 7a.m. arrived in Mudros Harbour, Lemnos, midday. Tuesday 23rd Trans-shipped to river boat Waterwitch, got opposite landing, then changed into paddieboat Hendons. Landed and marched to Camp Saipi arrived Midday. Band to welcome us in. Bitterly Cold. Wednesday 24th Busy clearing up. Waiter as well as storeman now. Thursday 25th Having spell here going till about 8:30p.m. Saturday 27th Rain this afternoon Sunday 28th Slight fall of snow, wind cold, nearly cuts one to pieces. Monday 29th Little sunshine today but have never before seen such cold sunshine. We’ve had 3 beers and 1 rum issue since arriving here. Tuesday 30th More cold sunshine.

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he 2013 season is upon us. All the effort put into preseason planning and training can now be put on show. At the Mannum Football Club we are really keen to show the football world just what can be achieved as a club, but in the end, nothing beats the support of the district in reaching those goals. We therefore urge everyone to consider becoming financial members and come along to our games and cheer on the green and gold. Watch our teams play attractive, exciting football and then enjoy the friendly family atmosphere on a social basis. Steve Turner, our sponsorship officer, and Kim Smithson, who heads our social committee, have done wonders to attract financial support in difficult times and offer a social program to satisfy all tastes. So why not support the club financially and become a member and not just a supporter. It is our aim to reproduce the passion and desire that will see us return to the top but we need you on board. I look forward to welcoming you and your family. Peter Milsom, President

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Uneconomic Spotlight on Coal Seam Gas recent report from Ethical Investm en t Services included an article on mining for Coal Seam and Shale Gas. Put aside the fact that some of Australia’s best food producing regions are under siege from mining companies who want to extract gas from shallow coal seams beneath private farms. Forget the economic and environmental threats to these diverse and productive regions. Look at the following findings. Natural gas is reputedly a less polluting alternative to Coal Fired power stations. For over 100 years “free” gas, natural gas, has been extracted reasonably cheaply and safely from naturally occurring shallow sandstone reserves. As these reserves dwindle, the search for more gas has led to exploration of coal seam and shale deposits. New technologies like horizontal drilling and fracturing have increased the viability of these mining projects. CSG is found in reasonably shallow deposits of coal. Gas is extracted through multiple surface wells and vertical drill holes. But shale deposits are far deeper.

They require a combination of vertical and horizontal drilling. Both are financially and environmentally more questionable operations. Most of Australia’s “new” gas is in coal seams. This report says, “The Australian Government uses an estimate that just 0.12% of the gas produced escapes into the atm o sp h ere d u r i n g th e extraction process.” The figure is used to calculate a carbon price liability for both conventional (natural) and unconventional gas (CSG and Shale). “Recent studies of unconventional gas fields in the USA and Australia suggest fugitive emissions could be 4% or higher. Most of the fugitive gas is methane, which is cited as having a global warming potential 25 times that of carbon dioxide.” Given today’s carbon pricing of $24.15 per tonne, 4% escaping emissions rather than the estimate of 0.12% would make many of these mining ventures unviable. Companies should be made responsible for the actual amount of escaping gas. Pricing carbon encourages a

move away from damaging fossil energy to clean, renewable energy. Australia is lagging behind many advanced economies, still being heavily reliant on coal and gas (including exporting). Yet we are on the front line in suffering effects of global warming. Our scientists are working on innovative and revolutionary research in the field of carbon uptake. But they are fighting for a fair slice of the research funding. It’s heartening, however, that Australia’s CO2 output has reduced 8.6% since a Carbon Tax was introduced last year. Changes can be made! Check out research into algal uptake of CO2 emissions from power stations and other industry. Check out the inclusion of native Eremophila plants in livestock fodder to reduce their methane gas emissions. Climate Change can be lessened around the world if we put our best minds to it. A multi faceted attack on greenhouse gases is in its early stages. This approach deserves our support. Jacqui Merckenschlager

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Mannum Golf Club Competition Results Date: 02/03/2013 Competition: Ambrose Sponsor: Drummond Golf Winner of the Day Jason Packer Geoff Bormann Darryl Rebbeck Net 59.9 Runner Up Second: Net 64 S Thompson W Banks A Davies Third: Net 65 D Gaskell N Dalton T Miller

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The Very Last Easter Bunny t was that time of the year again. Easter was early this year and here was I once again playing Easter Bunny, hiding eggs around our half hectare property so that the kids could once again hunt for them and squeal with joy when they found them. That was after they had enjoyed hot cross buns and croissants and bacon and eggs, while Deidre and I enjoyed a glass of chilled red bubbly. Hiding the eggs had always been my job. I should have done it last night before I went to bed but there had been that program on TV that I wanted to see, then I didn’t feel like it. Still that was really no reason for herself to wake me up at four in the morning and push me out of my warm bed and send me out into the cold. It might not have been snowing but it felt like it. Now I was at the farthest extent of the property putting eggs around under diosmas and other shrubs we grew as a border to our rear fence. I had also placed some in the forks of trees and on some of the fence posts where tree limbs were actually covering the fence. Oh, I was tricky. Well perhaps not too tricky since I had put them in the same spots for years. Still the children loved the game and would always look in other spots before exclaiming with delight when they pretended to find a hiding place for the first time. I moved about to other familiar spots. It was then that everything began to go pear-shaped. Firstly the dog next door, deaf as a post, somehow heard me. So it commenced howling. If there had been a moon it could have been said to be howling at the moon. The moon was absent, hidden from sight by

a dark black cover of cloud which seemed to make the night densely black. That was not good but then the torch I was using began to flicker and I could no longer see my way back to the doorway. Probably I should have known the way since we had lived on the property for some years. Nice theory, only recently Deidre had pulled out much of the borders of the gardens, replanned the layouts and replanted the borders. I was bound to either fall into a heap of compost or a hole which had not yet received its designated bush or tree. Then the rain came. Great heavy, hurtling drops of rain, soaking frigid drops of rain, penetrating drops of rain, drenching my hair, my dressing gown and pyjamas, turning the path into a quagmire almost instantly. After many false starts I finally found the back door. It had blown closed with the wind that has sprung up. I did not have a key. The rain continued. Wife and children were sound sleepers and the rain would mask any attention-calling noise I might make. Eventually the rain stopped and dawn came. My Everloving didn’t say what had wakened her. It didn’t matter; the sight of her face was like seeing an angel. I tottered inside. That was when I decided. Damn it, the kids were old enough, they were approaching pensionable age themselves and there was no Easter egg supplement in the pension. It was time they knew about the Easter bunny. This was definitely the very last visit from the Easter Bunny.

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Murray Bridge Town Hall Saturday 6th April at 8pm The Delltones – Keep raging and stop the aging!

ustralian music legends The Delltones will be returning to Murray Bridge for the first time in two years with a fantastic show that sees the group returning to their roots as a four-part harmony band. The first half of the show consists of The Delltones well loved classics from their early years like ‘Get A Little Dirt on Your Hands’, ‘Come a Little Bit Closer’, Hangin’ Five’ and ‘Gee’. The second half of the show consists of songs from their full-blown revival in the mid 80s with songs from their classic Rock ‘n’ roll album ‘Bop Til Ya Drop’ and ‘Ticked Pink’, songs like ‘Get a Job’ and ‘Papa Oom Mow Mow’ and ‘Mr Bassman’. The Delltones have been entertaining audiences, playing, celebrating and elevating rock’n’roll for over 50 years. Ian “Peewee” Wilson founding member and th e most recognizable Delltone, the tall bass man, has kept the band alive from the original vocal quartet days to the transformation to a five piece vocal band in the early 1980s. Today the band has come full circle and has returned to their roots, a four-part harmony band. The Delltones remain one of the most consistent live entertainers in Australia with arguably the longest performing and recording history for a vocal harmony band with an original member. As long as “Peewee” is there, it’s The Delltones. If you only go out once this year, don’t miss The Delltones Live – They’re Better Than Ever! Bookings at Murray Bridge Visitor Information Centre 8539 1142.

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KESAB Activities Around the Mid Murraylands and Beyond he Keep South Australia Beautiful Program is not headline news to many, so it may be of interest to find out what our KESAB Murray Plains Volunteers group has been up to in recent times. There are a few different activities we do to help the regions be nicer to visit and nicer to live in. The Road Watch area we look after for removal of litter and reports of vandalism is the Fruit Fly Bin / Rest Area on the Sturt Highway about 20 kilometres west of Blanchetown. This is a 180 kilometre round trip from Mannum once a month. This site was a bad dumping spot a few years ago, but now it is a better place to have a break from the highway. No Cigarette Butts and Anti Dumping signs have made a difference with no cigarette butts found on the last two Clean Up Australia Day events. We have also been able to supply the same KESAB No Butt signs to the Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure for placement at most ferry entrances along the Murray. So far results have been good with these signs reminding people to try and do the right thing near the river. A free SAMDBNRM course on offer netted Accreditation for Water Monitoring and 4 sites along Long Gully Catchment are being tested regularly from Frayville to the Mannum Wetlands. Some of the regular readings have been disturbing, with Salinity readings of 80,000 EC units and higher ( Sea water is around 50,000 ), Ph.10 (very alkaline) and high readings of Calcium Carbonate. The sample readings are collected by the SAMDBNRM at many sites in the Murray Darling Basin and long term trends can be monitored from all the volunteers efforts. One long term concern is the salt build up

in wetlands from creek discharges that may damage the ecosystem. Due to constant vandalism in many forms we no longer bother to re-vegetate Mid Murraylands public land reserves and have invested in our own land way up north in the Flinders Ranges. This site is a National Tree Day project that we grow and plant species found in that region. It is named the “Hawker Garden of Appreciation” and is dedicated to the AIF 9th Division that served during the Siege of Tobruk and the El Alamein campaigns. This project is funded by us and is a very rewarding investment in habitat building, with many surprises for us when we find critters and birds using our 6 hectare garden for food and shelter stop-overs. It has been part of the KESAB Sustainable Communities Program and we hope to show it off for judging this year. This is a small snapshot of some of the stuff to keep idle hands busy around the Mallee and Flinders Ranges. Litter reduction is done by KESAB Road Watch Volunteers thanks to sponsorship from the DPTI that supplies safety signs, rubbish bags, safety vests, tongs and work gloves. We don’t mind supplying transport as we don’t live the high life. One member of the group who has been with me for around 10 years supporting me pick up litter, building the Shorebirds Walking Trails, bikes trail and planting trees is Doggo the Road Watch Dog. When he sees the garbo equipment being loaded he lets us know he in on the roster too and will not stay behind. Thanks Doggo for your loyal volunteering support and Tony Jones at KESAB who looks out for 200 Road Watch Groups around this state by himself. Gavin Smith

A three year-old went with his dad to see a litter of kittens. When they returned home, he breathlessly informed his mother that there were two boy kittens and two girl kittens. “How did you know?” his mother asked. “Daddy picked them up and looked underneath,” he replied. “I think it’s printed on the bottom.”

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Matinee Series ‘James McLean “at the Murray Bridge Town Hall” Thursday, 18th April at 11 am All Tickets $15.00 (Duration: 1 Hour) Join us for a cuppa after 10am and then see the uniquely poignant and funny show with James McLean. He will delve into the emotional rollercoaster of trying to find the right person to share his life, interwoven with the songs of Michael Bublé, Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin.

***** Bookings ***** Murray Bridge Visitor Information Centre ~ 3 South Terrace, Murray Bridge ~ 9:00 am to 5:00 pm 7 days a week Phone: 08 8539 1142 ~ www.murraybridge.sa.gov.au “Any remaining tickets will be available at the Town Hall Box Office one hour prior to the show”. Page 26

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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.

Mannum School Community Library School Term Times School Holidays Mon, Thur, Fri: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Mon, Tue, Wed (am), Thur, Fri: Tue: 9:00 am - 3:30 pm 10:00 am - 2:00 pm Wed: 9:00 am - 8:00 pm Wed (pm): 04:00 pm - 8:00 pm Sat: 9:30 am - 12 noon Sat: 10:00 am - 12 noon Closed Sunday and Public Holidays. Further information: 8569 2005

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Cambrai Sports Oval Cadell School or Hall Bowhill Community Centre Swan Reach Oval Complex Truro Primary School

Mannum April 9 10:15 – 11:45 am Swan Reach April 9 1:45 – 3:15 pm Cambrai April 10 10:15 – 11:45 am Truro April 10 1:45 – 3:15 pm All drumming workshops are for school students. Please feel free to come along and watch these amazing sessions! Fun 4 YOUth is an initiative of the Mid Murray Council providing access to youth activities in townships throughout the district. The program is fully supervised by a Youth Worker, however it is not a 'lock in' and we are unable to prevent any child from leaving the program venue. All school aged children welcome! Children under 10 must be supervised by an adult. Times may change without notice. Parents/caregivers should check on finishing times at each event. In the hot weather ~ 32 to 37 program will be modified. 38 and above program will be cancelled. Contact www.mid-murray.sa.gov.au, Fun 4 YOUth Facebook Page or 0419 860 044 for more details.

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April May June

2013 PUBLICATION DEADLINES Friday (12 noon) Collating & Folding 26 for May, Issue 79 Wednesday 1 May 31 for June, Issue 80 Wednesday 5 June 28 for July, Issue 81 Wednesday 3 July

Email: editor.mannummag@aussiebb.com.au Phone: General 8569 7392 (Lyn). Editor 8569 7304 Deliver: 71 Randell Street, Mannum SA 5238 (a service kindly provided by MMSS/CHIPS) Our email account is provided by Aussie Broadband as a community service

Community Meetings Clash Calendar Email details of regular meetings to: editor.mannummag@aussiebb.com.au MONTHLY 1 Monday st

9:45am Combined Probus, Mannum Club 10:00am Murray Darlings Red Hatters, Café Mannum. 8569 1438 Mannum Health Advisory Council. 8569 1239

1st Tuesday

7:30pm Agricultural Society, Showground

1 Thursday st

4:00pm History Group, CHIPS

MARCH Cadell Harvest Festival Cadell Oval, Cadell Includes Giant Pumpkin Comp. Easter Saturday, 30th, 2pm - 8pm Cost: Adult $3.00, under 16 free Contact: Kevin Myers Mobile: 0428 518 994 See page 7 Swan Reach Easter Fair Len White Reserve Saturday 30th Contact: Lyn Otto Phone: 8570 2217 Easter Breakfast and Service Arnold Park Sunday 31st, 7:00am Cost: Free See page 6

2nd Tuesday

Last Monday

2nd Wednesday

First Wednesday

Palmer Card Day, Lutheran Hall Palmer. 8569 4184 9:00am Shared Stitches of Mannum Quilting Group. Lions Den, Showground. 8569 2363

3rd Thursday

11:00am Mannum RSL, Mannum Rowing Club/RSL

4th Tuesday

1:30pm Hospital Auxiliary, Meeting Room, Esmeralda St. Noon Mannum Mag, Showground. 8569 2385

Last Wednesday

6:30pm Mannum Mens Discussion Group.Mike McDowell. 8569 2818 WEEKLY

7:30pm Mannum Show Committee, Showground

Mon, Wed & Fri

7:30pm Progress Association, Meeting Room Council Chambers.

Tuesday & Friday

4th Thursday

9:00am–4:00pm The Hall, 5 Greening St. 8569 1643 8am Walkie Talkies, Lions Den, Showground. Anne 8569 2850

2013 Community Calendar Middleton, etc. APRIL Contact: Bev Connell Market/Trash’n Treasure Phone: 8570 4322 Mannum Showgrounds Mannum Rowing Club Regatta Sunday 7th, 9:00am - 2:00pm Free Admission. Sites Available. Mary Ann Reserve Saturday 13th, 8:30 am - 3:30pm Contact: Irene Lovell Phone: 8569 2541 Baptist Ladies Dinner William Street Mannum Sundry Sale and Auction Baptist House, th Saturday 13 , 6:00 pm for 6:30 Mannum Showgrounds start. Sunday 7th, 10:00am Contact: Helen Maxwell Contact: Kim Loechel Phone: 8569 2886 Phone: 0427 054 336 Email Lisa: lisbil@activ8.net.au Mannum Garden group Anzac Day Dawn Service Lions Den, Showground Randell Street Memorial Monday 8th, 10am Thursday 25th, 6:00 am Guest speaker, African Violets. nd See page 2 Monday 22 , 8:30 am Bus trip to Mt Compass,

Mid Murray Support Services Contact MMSS for details about these special events.

71 Randell Street, 10 am - 4 pm. Ph: 8569 2129, Email: mmcss@internode.on.net

April 2nd Men’s Breakfast 8:30am - 10am at the River Bar, River Lane entrance, Mannum Community Club. All men are welcome to attend. Hot breakfast provided. Gold coin donation. May 7th Men’s Breakfast 8:30am - 10am at the River Bar, River Lane entrance, Mannum Community Club. All men are welcome to attend. Hot breakfast provided. Gold coin donation.

Weekly Passenger Service Mannum to Murray Bridge For information or bookings: 18 Alma Avenue, Murray Bridge SA 5253 Ph: 08 8532 2633

Tuesday

9:30am Prayer & Bible Study, and 10:30am Friendship Group, River Word Christian Centre, 3 Greening St. 8569 1333 9:00-10:30am Mannum Weight Watchers. Old Domiciliary Care Unit. Jane 8569 1799. OTHER

Alternate Fridays

1:30pm Senior Citizen’s Club, Club Rooms. 8569 2795

Every Three Months

7:30pm Neighbourhood Watch. Leisure Centre. Coordinator Russ Dellow 0428 813 201

Cambrai Hall Centenary Cambrai Hall Sunday 28th, start 9:30am Guest speaker Peter Goers OAM. See page 13 MAY Gem and Mineral Craft Fair Palmer Friday 3rd, Saturday 5th Phone: 8569 2262 Mannum Garden Group Lions Den, Showground Monday 6th, 9:15am Serenity Nursery, Wet Hands Contact: Bev Connell Phone: 8570 4322

Mannum Leisure Centre Opening Hours Mornings Mon to Fri: 8:00 am - 12 noon Sat: 9:00 am - 11:00 am Afternoons Mon to Fri: 3:00 pm till close of program or activity Squash courts, gym, and cardio room available at all opening times. Stadium, Clubroom and Meeting room are available for hire. Further information: 8569 0185 Pam Cutjar, Centre Manager

Activities: Basketball, netball carpet bowls, card games, gym, tai chi, squash, tennis, soccer, roller disco, Mannum Movers exercise for the 50+ and Zumba. Mon: 5pm to 6pm Drama Class 6pm to 9pm Indoor Tennis 6:30pm Zumba Tues: 5:45pm Aerobic & Fitness Instructor 7:30pm Squash competition Wed: 6pm to 7pm Mixed Soccer Thur: 9:30am Mannum Movers 5:45pm Aerobics 6pm to 7pm Mixed Vollyball Fri: 6pm to 8pm Roller Disco or Family Fun Night in alternate weeks

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

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