26th seaside event Another successful annual bridge tournament It has become a permanent fixture in June and the Robe Bridge Tournament was again a hugely successful weekend, held at the end of last month. Adelaide’s Rex Whitford stepped into the role of director, after long standing director Barbara Travis stepped away to take a well deserved break and Sally Macdonald helped steer the ship for the weekend of wall-to-wall bridge competition with the Robe Golf Club providing their usual high quality catering. It was the 26th consecutive hosting of the two day tournament with more than 100 players converging on the seaside town to be part of the event from South Australia and Victoria.
RUNNING THE SHOW: (Far right top) Rex Whitford (Tournament Director) & Sally Macdonald (Robe Bridge Club) TOP SECTION WINNERS: (Below left) Therese Demarco & Pam MorganKing (L) CONSOLATION EFFORTS: (Below right) Val Hay & Beryl Liebelt (L) GOOD RESULT IN PLATE: (Far right bottom) Christina Crowe & Sandra Haynes (L) CONSOLATION HONOURS: (Right) Margie McKay & Kathy Thompson (L)
WINNERS: Final (top section): Therese Demarco and Pam Morgan-King (L) Plate : Helene Maddern and Moira Smith (NS) Christina Crowe and Sandra Haynes (EW) Consolation: Margie McKay and Kathy Thompson (NS) Val Hay and Beryl Liebelt (EW)
New leader for Liberals Member for Barker welcomes new president to role Member for Barker Tony Pasin has welcomed incoming president of the Liberal Party in Barker, Sophie Wilksch. The Barossa resident was elected President at the Liberal Party’s Barker AGM earlier this month and succeeds well known Riverland local Stuart Andrew who steps down from the role after nine years. Mr Pasin said Mrs Wilksch would bring an enthusiastic and fresh approach to the role bringing to it her experiences working in the notfor-profit sector. “As a young, driven, regional woman Sophie is a real asset to the local membership as president,” Mr Pasin said. “I encouraged Sophie to nominate for the position because I believe she has something to offer the Liberal Party. “It’s a great first step in what I hope will lead to more senior roles within the party. “Just as I encouraged Nicola Centofanti MLC, Nicolle Flint, and more recently Laura Curren MLC to get more involved in the party,
I hope that Sophie can have a positive experience, gain wider support, learn new leadership skills and help to shape our party going forward. “Given the right support she will be a key asset to the Liberal Party in South Australia.” Mrs Wilksch works as an area coordinator at Young Life Australia in the Barossa, a global youth organisation that builds confidence, resilience, and values in Australia’s young people through mentoring and support programs, while helping to run her family’s Agricultural Contracting Business. “Sophie’s experience in small business, farming and her strong understanding of the challenges facing our youth tells me she’s got the knowledge and skills for a very bright future,” Mr Pasin said. Mrs Wilksch said she was excited to take on the role of president in
the Barker Liberal Party and looked forward to engagement with local Liberal Party members across the vast electorate. “I’m passionate about promoting the core Liberal values of freedom of thought, religion, speech, as well as minimising government intervention in our everyday life,” Mrs Wilksch said. “I also believe that by improving mental health outcomes, standing up for our regions and supporting the small businesses that are the backbone of our economy, we can improve our State and our Nation.”
Make sure you can have your say this November The 2022 council elections will be held in November and it is now time to enrol to vote. In South Australia, Local Government elections are held every four years to allow the community to choose who they wish to represent them on council. To ensure you have the opportunity to vote, you must be enrolled on either the State (House of Assembly) electoral roll, or your council supplementary roll. If you are already on the State electoral roll in your council area and vote in State Elections, you are automatically included on the council voters roll and will receive ballot papers through the post, however voting in council elections is open to a broader range of people through the supplementary roll. The categories for inclusion on the supplementary roll include: Residents/individuals* Business owners Landlords Body corporates Group (joint owners/occupiers of a facility) Students* International students* *where aged 18 years, residing in council area for more than 1 month, and not on State electoral roll. A new council supplementary roll applies from January 1 in the year of an election. Therefore, all landlords, organisations, business owners or occupiers, and resident non-Australian citizens must re-enrol every election year to be eligible to vote. City of Mount Gambier CEO Sarah Philpott said while voting in council elections in South Australia is not compulsory, participating is one of the most direct ways you can make a difference in everyday life in your community. “Don’t miss your chance to make a difference - voting at your local council election is your opportunity to help make Mount Gambier a better place to live and I encourage all eligible people to enrol and cast their postal vote later this year to have a say in how their community is run,” Ms Philpott said. Teenagers who are 17 can also provisionally enrol to vote and if they turn 18 on or before the close of voting on Thursday, November 10, they will also be eligible to vote. Enrolment for the 2022 Council Elections closes at 5pm Friday, July 29. Enrolment forms are available at the Council office at the Civic Centre 10 Watson Terrace Mount Gambier or on Council’s website - www. mountgambier.sa.gov.au/council/elected-members/2022-election For more information about enrolment eligibility visit www.lga.sa.gov. au/council-elections/vote
