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Good golly Miss Molly! is that your carriage Awaiting?

Les Pearson reports:

Owen is home to a giant pumpkin. And our little “Cinderella,” Molly Warnes appears to be waiting for it to become her carriage. Clinton Tiller grew the pumpkin which is 2.4 metres in circumference and needs a sack truck to lift it. Clinton said he obtained seeds from his cousin in Cleve after visiting and seeing his pumpkin patch. Later this month it will return to Cleve for a giant pumpkin competition. “It was fun watching it grow,” said Clinton, who as yet has not weighed the giant cucurbita. “It’s really heavy,” he said. The massive pumpkin was fertilised with chicken and sheep manure, as well

LOCAL school principals have played down the accuracy and relevance of data on the My School 2.0 website. My School 2.0, which went live on Monday, displays student fast facts performance over the past three years, 4 Pumpkins are a PICTURE: Lisa Redpath comparing the gains member of the made by students cucurbita family who were in the as fertiliser left over from a silo. It was which includes same school in 2008 squash and pollinated manually as early as possible. and 2010. cucumbers. “I put it under the overflow of the Federal Member 4 They contain rainwater tank, I think this would have for Wakefield, Nick potassium and helped it a lot,” Clinton said. Champion, welVitamin A and th But the pumpkin didn’t grow to its e comed the release of flowers are edib massive size on its own, with Clinton le. the new My School 4 The largest pum using some handy gardening tricks. pkin website. ever grown weig He put a big bag underneath to stop hed “The site now de517 kg or 1,140 mould growing, and put a bag over livers more comprepounds. it during harvest, so it wouldn’t get hensive information 4 They are belie sunburnt. It was picked a fortnight ago. ved to about school perforhave originated Maybe there will be another grown in mance and funding, North America. for Balaklava Show in September. meaning parents, Molly’s parents are Michael and teachers and principals Erin Warnes, of Owen all have a richer set of

information about what is happening in their local schools at their fingertips,” Mr Champion said. Principals at local schools, however, consider the website somewhat irrelevant at present and question the accuracy of data collected from NAPLAN testing. One principal, who wished not to be named, refuted Mr Champion’s comment, claiming schools generally rely on internal data when reporting to parents on student progress. “When I report to parents, I use data and information in context with the school,” the principal said. “You’ve got to use information and data that can be cross-referenced to get a greater picture and understanding of what the school is doing and how it is performing.” The principal, when contacted on Monday, had not visited the site, citing greater priorities on a busy workday. n Go to Page 4

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Producer welcomes Les and Lisa Two new staff members have joined the Plains Producer team. Experienced country journalist Les Pearson joined the editorial staff while well-known Mallala identity Lisa Curnow joined the sales department. Les, 23, is a country boy originally from Darke Peak on Eyre Peninsula, who moved to Balaklava from Berri in November last year. His country newspaper experience is extensive, having worked at The Riverland Weekly since its inception in 2007 after training as a cadet journalist at the bi-weekly Whyalla News. Recently engaged to local podiatrist Libby Birkmyre, Les

is looking forward to settling into life at Balaklava. And it shouldn’t be a problem for the passionate sportsman, who is already playing cricket for Lower North and training pre-season with Balaklava’s football team. “I find Balaklava a fantastic, friendly place, with a good, quiet country atmosphere.” “I’m looking forward to building close links with the community and developing a sense of what locals want to read.” Lisa is born and bred in Mallala, married to Kelly Curnow and has two children, Cameron, 8 and Emily, 4. She has been heavily involved with sport in the district, includ-

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ing cricket, tennis, basketball and netball. As well as playing, Lisa has served on numerous committees and has been president of Mallala Netball Club in the past. She has found her new role at the Plains Producer both challenging and exciting. “I’m starting to get my head around the role,” she said. “I enjoy meeting people and look forward to talking to customers and providing a friendly and helpful service.” Lisa will be the first point of contact for Plains Producer customers, while also providing assistance with advertising features.

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SEVERAL weeks after floods devastated vast areas of Queensland and eastern Australia, local woman Helen Durdin described the anguish many of the residents continue to live with as the clean up continues. Mrs Durdin returned from a 12-day clean-up stint with the Red Cross on February 18. Her outreach work revolved around visiting locals and ensuring no one was being left behind in the clean up effort. The decision to fly over and help was made after some brief soul-searching. “I’ve done a course with the Red Cross for disaster recovery training,” Mrs Durdin said. “I thought, ‘why do the course if you’re not going to help when called on’.” She said the devastated communities of Tully and Mission Beach were still facing a long road to recovery but it was damage to surrounding rural areas, which really shocked her. Complete banana and sugar cane crops were rendered completely useless, while a visit to a lychee grower’s farm revealed the true impact of the floods on the region’s primary producers. Mrs Durdin said only three per cent of the farmer’s 6000 trees remained. “It was pretty devastating because he said it would take at least seven years to grow back and at his age, he just couldn’t do it,” she said. Surrounded by devastation, Mrs Durdin said it was hard not to be caught up in the emotion of it all. “I think you just have to focus on doing the job you set out to do,” she said. “Seeing it first hand is very humbling in a sense, you just think that you will never complain about anything ever again.” On returning home, Mrs Durdin said it took a while before adjusting back to normal life but the overall experience was one she would never forget.

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n CAN WE COMBINE TO HELP UGANDAN PEOPLE?

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Terry Williams reports:

unday is not too far away for Owen resident David Woodroofe. Not even when Sunday is in a tiny, remote village in Uganda. Sunday is one person David would like to help – and he’s hoping our local communities will get behind him. What is required is a motor cycle costing about $2,500 to allow Sunday to travel about his district of Lukodi, which is an outlying area near Gulu, a township of 30–40,000 people. Lukodi and Gulu are in northern Uganda, about 100km from the border with Sudan, where in 2004 the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) crossed the border with its “boy soldiers” to attack, murder and enslave the villagers who were living a peaceful life, farming. A peaceful life just surviving. In one massacre about 80 people from Lukodi villages were slaughtered. David, Wakefield Regional Council’s community development officer, recounts shocking stories told to him by his village friends – too horrific to repeat here. But he also tells of the community’s return to a better, safer life over the last few years as the Ugandan army controlled the rebels. Fast forward to mid-November last year, when David and some of his friends journeyed to Uganda to help the villagers of Lukodi. Their self-funded mission was part of an Adelaide-based Christian aid agency, Bright Futures, which began in the early 2000s. David had maintained contact with the group through his friend Sarah Spyker and his earlier involvement as state manager with World Vision. Sarah, who worked with World Vision, is now executive officer with Bright Futures, which really is only stretching its legs as an overseas aid agency. Based in Broadview, it has one aid project operating in India, with Uganda as the next challenge. Sarah Spyker and her friend, Barbara Madden, whose husband Paul founded Bright Futures, were making the trip to Lukodi to ascertain what help was needed – but felt it sensible to be accompanied by a man in such remote parts of Uganda. David was offered the chance to go, though for him it was to become more than a mission. Through the passing of his

DAVID Woodroofe with villagers of Lukodi and, left, Sunday – the man who deserves a motorcycle to help him rebuild his community.

They defied rebels to rebuild their land, now they need a hand mother, in 2009, David had some funds available which he knew his mother would want to see put to a humanitarian cause. With the support of wife Joy, he offered Bright Futures some financial backing for their projects. “We are hoping to help the communities re-establish crops, get kids back to school and more,” said David. “We went there to ascertain how best to allocate any assistance – and it was incredibly eye-opening to see how these people are rebuilding. “With $1500 we can buy four oxen and a plough for one village. “That will help them farm, grow crops to eat and sell – and here in

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our community all it will take is 15 people offering $100 each. “Surely that’s not too much to ask – where small individual offerings combine into something so worthwhile.” David is hoping local people and community groups will help out, with procedures in place to ensure funds are protected. The Bright Futures project has retired Anglican Bishop, Onono

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improve hygiene and build schools and agriculture. “I am hoping our local communities will help them.” So why not kick things off with a cash donation for an oxen or two? Or a motor cycle? David really wants that motor cycle for his friend, Sunday, who surely deserves it. Each day, as project manager for various villages, he pedals an old bicycle 60km over bumpy tracks to help with the rebuild. Imagine what he could achieve if we could add a motor? Call David Woodroofe on 8528 6365 or 0404 082 076.

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Pancakes stack up Flipping pancakes kept the Uniting Church members busy in Balaklava yesterday for the annual Pancake Day. The popular pancakes sold for $3, with choices of jam and maple syrup, at the Uniting Church hall. Deliveries were also made to businesses. Pancake Day is UnitingCare’s leading fundraising event. This year, thousands will show their support for people in need by flipping and eating pancakes at events state-wide throughout the months of February and March. More than 300 eager groups including schools, churches, businesses and community organisations have signed up to join in the fun across SA. • Pancakes will also be available at Two Wells this Friday in the Post Office courtyard. From 9am until about 2pm, pancakes will be available for all. “We will be offering fresh, hot pancakes, with lots of different toppings, including jam, maple syrup and lemon,” said Pam Dun-

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ANOTHER potential mouse plague has Biosecurity SA urging farmers to take pre-emptive action now to minimise the extent of any economic losses from an infestation later this year. Biosecurity SA’s senior research officer, Greg Mutze, said high mouse numbers had been widely reported on Eyre Peninsula, including areas not affected by mice last autumn, on Yorke Peninsula, the Mid North and Murray Mallee. “Growers shouldn’t try to retain spilled grain in stubbles for autumn sheep feed. There’s a risk mice will reach it first, enabling them to breed up in numbers and cause further problems during sowing,” Mr Mutze said. “In livestock-free farming systems, getting on top of stubble management by early autumn to reduce cover will reduce the build up in mouse numbers, but must be balanced with the need for erosion control in paddocks.” SUMP PUMP

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I read Bronte Hewett’s excellent report on the chaotic council meeting at Mallala (Plains Producer, Page 4, March 2) The report paints a picture of a council in complete disarray with one councillor threatening another and then having the gall to say councillors were acting like children. Talk about the pot calling the kettle black! This same councillor, although representing Two Wells, managed to be absent from the chamber for the crucial vote on the Two Wells Main Street plans. This begs the question why? One reason could be if a division was called after the vote then the way this councillor voted would be public knowledge. So why should another Two Wells councillor be upset because they weren’t happy with the outcome of the vote? I thought we lived in a democratic society. Then (for council) to come up with a survey to be conducted to obtain comments from all residents in the Mallala district on the Two Wells Main Street plan to me seems a complete waste of time and money considering all the consultation and public workshops conducted in previous years. If this survey is undertaken then it is as the Producer headline suggested, “back to square one” and a waste of hundreds of

thousands of dollars of residents’ rate money. Do we really have money to throw away? I decided to peruse the council minutes on the Mallala Council website for that meeting and saw there is a Code of Conduct pending. Noting the councillors declaring an interest and leaving the meeting were from Lewiston and Dublin, it has to be between these two wards. Having witnessed the recent incredible outburst by Cr Summerton in a council meeting, severely maligning the Dublin councillors for daring to come to Lewiston to see for themselves what our submissions concerning the location of the Lewiston playground were about, when he and the other Lewiston councillors totally ignored these concerns, makes me wonder if it is over such a petty item as this. After all, in the council Code of Conduct for Elected Members under the heading “Community” it states – and I quote: “act in the best interests of the overall council area and the community, balancing the interest of all stakeholders and take an active interest beyond ward boundaries.” A Code of Conduct I would imagine involves the legal profession and will therefore not come cheap, another expenditure paid for by us, the ratepayers! Dave Body, Lewiston

groups in years three, five and seven (and nine for secondary schools),” she said. “It doesn’t tell you what’s happening in the rest of the classes or with individual children, and individual cohorts are always different.” There are also several factors which can skew data in smaller schools, directing Mrs Collings to study internal data as opposed to relying on the My School site. “We spend a lot of time on data and I think data is really important but we really investigate our school data in terms of we really know what the other contingencies are,” she said. “I suppose as a parent, I wouldn’t be particularly interested in it (My School) myself and I’m in education. “I would look at it but I understand there are so many other different factors.”

However, the Federal government has shown reasonable interest in the improvement of Two Wells Primary School, Mrs Collings receiving letters from the Commonwealth and the school being mentioned by Minister for School Education, Peter Garrett, as a showcase school for improvement in numeracy in South Australia. “One of the letters said if the Prime Minister comes to South Australia soon, she might visit us, so you never know,” Mrs Collings said. Mrs Collings was another principal yet to view the My School website when contacted by the Plains Producer. “I will look at it, it’s not like I won’t, but in comparison with other things I’m doing, it’s not a high priority,” she said. To view the My School website visit: http://www.myschool. edu.au/.

‘My School’ website gets a poor mark •From Page 1 Balaklava High School principal Mark Healy said the site had potential to be a handy tool but still had a long way to go. On viewing the site, Mr Healy noted attendance figures have improved but the financial data displayed was “not illuminating at all”. “It’s evolving as a device but it’s got a long way to go before people can make some valid and substantiated decisions about schools,” he said. Mr Healy said the best way to interpret a school’s performance was by reading its annual reports, which were available on the school’s website each year. The My School 2.0 website lists a number of local schools performing below average in most tested sectors, including reading, writing, numeracy, spelling and grammar and punctuation.

Two Wells Primary showed marked improvement in a few areas, including numeracy and grammar and punctuation, while spelling remained consistently above the national average. Principal Cherie Collings said while it was nice to see the improvement continued from last year’s data, there was little interest in the My School data amongst the school community. “Most of our parents aren’t actually that interested in it,” Mrs Collings said. “I know when the My School site was up before, no one ever spoke to me about it. “From my point of view, it was pleasing to see good results and such an improvement in our maths and numeracy.” However, Mrs Collings conceded My School data can be misleading. “It really just gives you a snapshot of some particular

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Avon Could the Unidentified Flying Object at right be the focus of a search by the community of the tiny township of Avon? Not at all! But they are looking for UFO’s of another type – and it’s not an early April Fool’s Day prank. Avon is asking...do you have any UnFinished Objects (UFO’s) in your craft cupboard? Do you wish to tackle finishing one or two of these? They might be there because you need some help, or inspiration. The Avon Art and Craft Club may be able to give you some help. Next Tuesday, March 15, from 11am the club is having an open day at the Craft Hall to “finish a UFO.” Club member Jill Stewart is urging members of the community to go along and join them for the day. “We can’t give you a guarantee that we will rid you or your UFO, but we can all have fun trying,” Take along all your UFO’s plus a bit of lunch and be prepared for a fun day. And there’s nothing like being

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To commemorate 20 years, the Balaklava Courthouse Gallery is exhibiting all the winning artworks from Balco Art Prize since 1991. All winning artists have also donated another recent piece of work for the gallery’s silent auction during ‘An Arty Affair’ celebration on this Friday night. Winning bidders will take home the artwork with proceeds to the Courthouse Gallery. The evening will include fine finger food and drinks from 7.30pm–10.30pm at the gallery, 6 Edith terrace, Balaklava. The gallery was officially opened on March 10 1991 by Minister for the Arts at the time, Anne Levy, For more information contact Jo May on 8862 2342.

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Crop fire prods Balaklava on a sleepy Sunday A HEADER bearing is the alleged cause of a fire in a crop farmed by the Roberts family east of Balaklava on Sunday afternoon. The fire, which started about 6pm, sent clouds of billowing black smoke high above Balaklava, causing many residents to stir, seeking the cause. Dozens of vehicles came to the area. CFS and farm fire-fighting units moved quickly to contain the blaze, which still burned about 100 hectares of wheat and stubble which had been inundated with floodwater in December. It was the final paddock to be reapt

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by the Roberts family after an unusually long harvest. Reaping is now complete. The fire also spread into a paddock of high stubble near the farming home of Callum and Lauren March. This could have threatened buildings and possibly the home, but was contained by fast-moving CFS crews. Units from Balaklava, Hoyleton, Port Wakefield, Owen, Auburn, Alma, Avon and Hamley Bridge attended. Wakefield Plains CFS group’s new water tanker, commissioned only recently, was brought into action to deliver water (see separate story).

ABOVE: The police vehicle of Balaklava officer Graham Olds blocks traffic as flames soar in the March paddock. LEFT: Troy Alsop at the wheel of the new tanker, shown on its way to the fire, right.

Water tanker adds to CFS arsenal WAKEFIELD Plains CFS group has been handed a new weapon in its fire fighting arsenal – and it was put to good use in Sunday’s fire. The new 13,000 litre water tanker is the latest addition to the group’s fire combat appliances. Group officer Chris Cowan said the tanker was put to its first test at a fire scene delivering water to units at Sunday’s fire. The tanker provides an ef-

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location of the main. The tanker also has an automatic transmission, “which is a bit different to what a lot of us are used to,” Mr Cowan said. While the tanker is a handy addition for the group, Mr Cowan said one tanker is not enough for some blazes. “We have borrowed tankers before and we probably still will in the future depending on the size of the fire,” he said. GROUP officer Chris Cowan with the new Wakefield CFS tanker.

Police nab two over cannabis DISTRICT POLICE NEWS

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CRIME STOPPERS 1800 333 000 Police from Port Wakefield, Balaklava and Hamley Bridge searched seven properties over the past week for drug-related offences based on information from the public. As a result, police reported a 31-year-old man from Hamley Bridge for cultivating cannabis and a 22-year-old man from Port Wakefield for the same offence. Six cannabis expiation notices were also issued. All up, 21 plants and nine implements (bongs/ pipes) were seized. Police are asking anyone with information on drug-related offences to contact BankSA Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000, or report online at www.sa.crimestoppers. com.au

Balaklava A MAN was arrested by Balaklava police on Saturday night for alleged property damage at the Royal Hotel. It is alleged the man broke two windows at the hotel. Hewill be summoned to appear in court at a later date. BALAKLAVA police attended a single vehicle car accident on South terrace, Hamley Bridge, in the early hours of Sunday morning. The car struck an old railway sign post. The victim was conveyed to Lyell McEwen Hospital with minor injuries. VIRGINIA Elizabeth police are seeking information

PORT Wakefield police officers Charmaine Barlow and Scott Crowther with large cannabis plants discovered at a local property. from the public following a break-in at Virginia on Thursday night, where a large quantity of tomatoes were stolen. Sometime overnight, thieves stole up to 1000 kilograms of tomatoes, valued at $4000, from

a glasshouse on Park road at Virginia. If you have information, contact BankSA Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000, or report online at www. sa.crimestoppers.com.au Brinkworth Police are investigat-

ing the cause of a single vehicle truck rollover, which happened at about 1.30pm on Monday, February 28, on Main North road at Magpie Creek, near Brinkworth. About 114 of 440 stock died at the scene.

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NEWS v Port Wakefield SURFACE BETTER: APFL GAME TRANSFER UNLIKELY

HW Eagles will not be grounded by oval Les Pearson reports: HUMMOCKS/Watchman Eagles Football Club president, Richard Taylor, is confident the Port Wakefield oval will be up to scratch for the round one clash with rivals Balaklava on April 2. Mr Taylor confirmed he had discussions with Balaklava Football Club official Martin Bond about the possibility of shifting the match to a Balaklava home game should the need to do so arise. “We think since we had the rain recently (including heavy falls yesterday) the oval has come up pretty green and it’s going alright,” Mr Taylor said. “So with about another month away, we think it will be ok.” A new underground irrigation system was installed at the oval in mid-January as well, meaning the oval has a bit of ground to make up before the season starts. “There was no water on the oval for the best part of six weeks,” Mr Taylor said. “We’ve still got the sprinklers, which we can still use, and we’ve turned them back on as I think you need a bit of top water meeting the bottom water for a start.” He said with the combination of subsurface and conventional irrigation, the rapid improvement has been evident. “Honestly, in the space of time we have had

GRANT Manners and Rob Studham, on the mower, check the turf. It’s coming up well. the sprinklers on, you can certainly notice the oval has picked up,” Mr Taylor said. “Down at Wakefield it is almost always windy too, so when you try to water the oval, some nights it’s blowing a gale (which would not affect sub-surface irrigation).” The club started training at the start of February and while the playing surface was less than ideal, the club has pushed on regardless. “I don’t think it has interrupted them too much,” Mr Taylor said. “The first couple of weeks were a bit hard for them but they were doing a fair bit of running anyway.” On top of the new sprinklers installed in January, Mr Taylor outlined plans for a complete resurfacing come the end of the season. “What we’re going to do after this footy season is re-turf the whole oval,” he said. “You couldn’t do much with it the way it was. “About half the oval is really good turf, while the top half is not as good.” There had been some criticism from lo-

cal resident Norm Goller, who last month complained to Wakefield Regional Council (WRC) the oval was not being watered. Mr Goller criticised council in a letter, copies of which (and replies) were also sent to the Plains Producer by Mr Goller, who claimed the oval surface was not suitable for Little Athletics. Mr Goller was told in a letter from WRC community development officer, David Woodroofe, the oval was the responsibility of the local Port Wakefield Community Management Committee (PWCMC) – as was the case with other town ovals throughout the region. Mr Woodroofe pointed out council contributed $2500 annually to PWCMC via its sports and recreation facilities program. Now, with just over three weeks before the round one clash, the oval is looking better and Mr Taylor remained confident the Eagles would have the support of the home crowd. “We haven’t notified anybody of any change so at this stage, we’re still playing the

game at Port Wakefield,” he said. “We will make a final decision a couple of weeks before but at this stage, I’d say the way it’s going, I’m confident we will be playing here.” Rumours the club could cease playing at Lochiel were also knocked on the head by Mr Taylor. “That will never happen,” he said. “The strength of our support still is from Hummocks, with Lochiel as the home ground.” He said the club chooses to train at Port Wakefield to accommodate its travelling contingent of players but the Lochiel oval remains a heartland for the Eagles. “We will probably always play footy at two home grounds. It’s not easy but we just have to do it because if we don’t, we’ll divide our club,” Mr Taylor said. “When you come to Lochiel, when the oval’s up to scratch, – as it is in winter – you’ll see the netball’s really close to the oval and it’s a real country footy atmosphere there.”

LUCKILY, IT WAS VACANT:

Pipe slowing street rebuild

House still standing as tree falls

THERE was a lucky escape of sorts at Port Wakefield when a tree came down on an unoccupied shack in Main street about 7.45am on Sunday morning, February 27 in surprisingly calm conditions. The small shack and separate shower block both sustained roof damage and surprisingly minor structural damage. A pine tree on the property split in half at the fork, sending a number of tonnes of wood falling directly onto the small building. Shack owners Peter and Barbara Lloyd, from Surrey Downs, said the shack’s contents were removed quickly in fear of the building collapsing. Peter praised local CFS crews for their help with this task, as well as acting to

THE huge pine tree crashed onto the roof of the house and, LEFT, damage to the roof and ceiling inside. prevent any further damage. Peter fished in the town for about 15 years, mostly as a marine and scale fisherman but is now recreational fisherman. He said the tree removal was done excellently by David Brettig assisted by a four-man crew from Modbury Firewood and Tree-Loppers. “ ( We ’ r e n o w ) awaiting a damage appraisal before repairs are undertaken.” Peter said.

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STUDENTS and teachers from Port Wakefield Primary School cleaned up around the pool area last Friday as part of Clean Up Australia Day.

THE resurfacing of North street, Port Wakefield has hit a speed bump of sorts, after an SA Water main burst when a tractor drove over the road. Wakefield Regional Council (WRC) infrastructure services manager David Hassett said there was at least 700 millimetres cover over the main but it was brittle and set in an unsupported manner. Mr Hassett said council met with SA Water in mid-February to discuss the replacement of the main. “SA Water has proposed a 50/50 share split to relay/replace the main where areas will not meet 700mm of cover,” he said. The suggestion was met with some scepticism by Mr Hassett, who believed SAWater should be responsible for repairing and maintaining its own infrastructure, not council. He said given the number of different utilities with infrastructure buried underground, issues such as burst mains and cables being somewhere they shouldn’t be are not uncommon. “(With) any other road that would be receiving this treatment, issues will always arise with the relevant utilities,” Mr Hassett said. “Particularly because infrastructure is aged and utilities will only upgrade when works are commencing in the area. “Issues have (also) arisen with Telstra where conduit adjustments are required on the North street project.” Both the time delays and cost to council is yet to be determined. www.plainsproducer.com.au

NEWS v Snowtown & District n Quiz night boosts cash:

Community answers call for Snowtown skate park Community support was on show in Snowtown during a quiz night,which has helped bring the Snowtown skate park one step closer by raising more than $1100. The total amount raised in the last seven months now amounts to $12,298.80. About 80 people made up 10 tables at the Snowtown Community Club for a night of fun and fundraising on Friday, February 25. Quiz master, Ian Hillard, kept the questions rolling while Bernie Keech and Helen Hamilton were entertained by some interesting answers. “Unfortunately for several teams, PMT is not the only word in the dictionary to end in mt, the actual answer is dreamt,” Bernie said. The winning team was ‘The Jumble’, who received a large selection of prizes. The team consisted of Jane Moore, Leanne Keech, Sally Michael, Anna Michael, Neville Michael, Peter Keech, Simone Keech, Jo Coombes, Lesley Smith and Caitlyn Spencer. Second place went to the ‘Over 55’s’, with a prize also awarded to last-placed

‘Mad Cows’. Bernie said pictures of Celebrity Baby Faces kept everyone guessing. “Especially with a photo of young Demi Moore being guessed as Penny Wong, Yoko Ono, Susan Boyle and local Venita Rowan!” Members of the skate park committee were thrilled with the response and generosity from the community and are planning another quiz night with a musical theme. The old basketball courts were the clear winner of preferred location from community feedback. The site has already been inspected by Wakefield Regional Council, with feedback indicating the site meets set criteria. The next step is for the skate park committee to send a proposal to council, and then the planning can begin. Brodie McCormack and Nathan Lane, who are students from Snowtown Area School, have joined the committee. Committee member Michelle Dohnt said their input would be beneficial. “Their input will be invaluable during the design stage, which is not far off,”

ABOVE: Waiting for their skate park, with the suggested area behind them are (from left) Amber Thomas, Joseph Hillard, Kynan Cocks, Emily Thomas, Henry Warner, Amber Warner, Cooper Altmann and Cameron Thomas, and kneeling, Zac Cocks. LEFT: The winning team, the Jumble, with prizes (standing, from left) Jane Moore, Leanne Keech, Sally Michael, Anna Michael, Neville Michael, Peter Keech and Simone Keech, (seated) Jo Coombes, Lesley Smith and Caitlyn Spencer. BELOW: The “Cruisers” team members (from left) James O’Connell, Kelly Freebairn and Nigel McCauley. she said. “So kids, if you have any thoughts, please give them to Nathan or Brodie.” During March, each committee member will be doing research and gathering quotes for different parts of the park. “We need to take all this information to council,” Michelle said. “Once everything has been approved and costings

done, we can start to apply for grants as well as put an application into council to be considered for the next budget period,” she said. Support has been overwhelming. “We are so thankful for everyone’s generosity and support,” Michelle said. Any donations can be left with Michelle at the chemist or doctor’s surgery in Snowtown.

Dublin’s strawberry fete always popular Organisers of Dublin’s 10th strawberry fete on Sunday, February 27, said it was all worth 12 months of planning. There were more stalls than previous years and musical and dancing entertainment was plentiful. There were 17 stalls this year, with locals keen to celebrate a decade of strawberries and other goodies. Organiser Pat Thompson said

the performances entertained both adults and children. “The Magic Moments dancing troupe entertained everyone with their two performances, and Jonny Wonny was his usual entertaining best,” Pat said. “Both children and adults alike really enjoyed this local identity’s musical and miming talents,” she said. The raffle prizes were all donated

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and were valued more than $300. Pat said all donations were appreciated. “The generosity was greatly appreciated not only by the committee but by the recipients of the prizes,” Pat said. Dot Leak provided the birthday cake, complete with many strawberries and 10 candles. “To everyone who visited,thank you,” Pat said.

TWO motions on notice put forward by Western ward councillor Darryl Pain were lost at February’s Wakefield Regional Council meeting. The first called for more details provided on the list of invoices paid at each council meeting. Cr Pain said some items had details published about what the invoice was for, while others did not, which led to

his suggestion all invoices should have details published to make the system consistent. His second motion, to improve accuracy of council minutes, was to have council meetings electronically recorded, in line with some other metropolitan and interstate councils. Both motions were seconded by Cr John Kipling but were lost when it came to the vote.

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Sprucing up Lochiel hall for centenary celebrations LOCHIEL locals are busily preparing for the celebrations of the hall centenary on Sunday, March 27. Volunteers are currently painting and preparing history of the Lochiel district and its people. The celebrations, which will kick off at the hall from 12noon, marks 100 years since Mr T. Martin of Moonta built the hall at a cost of 245 pounds, which was paid for by the community. The Lochiel Hall trustees at the time comprised of J.H. Nicholls, S. Nottle, R.H. Chapman, M. Hehir and H. Zilm. The foundation stone was laid by MP, Mr. Goode. The newly painted hall will be open for viewing on Saturday, March 26, after a church service prior to this at 10am at the Lochiel Community Church. While locals were painting on Saturday, a passer-by from Western Australia, Wayne Brennand, a greatgreat grandson of a Lochiel blacksmith, stopped at the hall with his 1908 motorcar. Pioneer, James Brennand, of Lochiel, built his house opposite the hall prior to Lochiel becoming a township in 1869. It is little snippets of history like this event co-ordinator John Nicholls would love to have more of. “We would be very appreciative of any photos or information that you may have on Lochiel,” he said. Newspaper clippings and photos are more than welcome. “We will have a scanner to run copies

NEWS v Lochiel

ABOVE: Barry Nottle and John Nicholls painting the front of Lochiel hall LEFT: Beccy Bird scraping and preparing windows for painting. BELOW: “Old meets New” as Bonnie Nicholls (young resident of Lochiel district) in her 2009 car meets Wayne Brennand, from West Australia (great, great, grandson of James Brennand, one of Lochiel’s first ever residents) in his 1908 car in front of the 100-year-old hall.

of these on the day of the celebrations,” John added. Contact John via email at nichollsjd@hotmail.com or call (08) 8866 2273 if you have any Lochiel memorabilia to share.

Clean team sweeps the town

Clean up crew in Lochiel (from left) Kathy Nicholls, Bradyn Bird, Beccy Bird, Jarod Bird, Tegan Nottle, Mitchell Nicholls, Amy Nottle, Holly Cowan, and Bonnie Nicholls

THE tight-knit Lochiel community came together on Sunday to clean up the town as part of the Clean Up Australia Day initiative and in preparation of the Lochiel Hall Centenary celebrations. Members of the community were invited to participate in the clean-up from 11am, with some staying to clean for up to four hours, with a short barbecue lunch and ice-cream break in between. A good number of community members, with a strong showing of local youths, came and helped fill a hurdled trailer with road-side rubbish, tin, wire and tyres. Interesting finds along the way included two snakes, an Aboriginal

rock, discoveries of native flora, two finds of $5 notes and $5 worth of bottles and cans, much of which had been nestled in the pine branches prior to their recent culling. Lochiel Progress Association secretary, Bonnie Nicholls, was extremely appreciative of the efforts from the volunteers. “I would like to thank and commend those who participated in the day for doing such an overwhelming job; it has really turned the focus of our town to its beauty,” she said. Other communities and schools also participated in the big clean-up, with some schools getting involved the week before.

Join the fun with marathon’s fitness boost

Between 300 and 400 people are expected to take part in the inaugural Northern Argus Clare Half Marathon to be held on Sunday, April 3. The 21.1 kilometre run or walk and other supporting events will be run by the South Australian Road Runners Club (SARRC), with the support of the local committee. All events will start and finish at Clare Oval, travelling via the boardwalk under Main North Road, Jonathon Street and Dominic Street to the Clare Val-

ley Riesling Trail. It will turn at Penwortham to head back to Clare. The day will also feature 10km and 5km running and walking events, a 5km oval relay, 3km family walk and 1km children’s dash. “The SA Road Runners club has said they’ll bring 200 entrants, plus we’ll have our normal number of entrants which was 170 last year,” local committee member Helen Perry said. The 5km, 10km and 21.1km events will be electronically timed, with entrants to finish by run-

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ning under the large clock which will be in front of the Clare oval grandstand. Walkers and runners in these events will receive a goodie bag which will contain a fruit juice, muesli bar and vouchers from local sponsors. The major winners will receive a gourmet basket from Wild Saffron. Food and drink stalls will be provided on the oval and Clare’s Valleys Lifestyle Centre, which is a sponsor, will be open from 6.30am

on the day of the event to offer coffee, drinks and changeroom facilities. The indoor heated therapy pool will be available after the event. The event replaces the Clare Valley Walk/Run which started and finished at Clare Primary School and offered 3km, 5km and 10km running and walking events. Valleys Lifestyle Centre manager, Andrew Waters, who is also a marathon committee member, said he had been contacted by the SARRC because the club wanted

another half marathon on its annual program. Its other two country events are in wine regions, the Barossa and McLaren Vale, making the Clare Valley an ideal fit. Early bird entries close on March 20, while online entries will close at 8am on Friday, April 1. Entries will be accepted on the day but will need to be in by April 1 to be electronically timed. Enter online at www.sarrc.asn. au/clare or pick up an entry form from Valleys Lifestyle Centre. www.plainsproducer.com.au

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• Local bowlers Kate Smith, of Hamley Bridge, and Laini Murray, of Port Wakefield bowled their competition off the green, making it to the Under 18 national championship.

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• After 10 rounds in the Lower North Cricket Association, Shane Kirkland broke away from the lead pack for Wesfarmers Dalgety cricket of the year award.

Country Women’s Association – a respected asset The Country Women’s Association in Australia was first formed in New South Wales and Queensland in 1922, followed by all the other states and the Northern Territory, the total process taking 14 years. In 1943, a meeting was held in Sydney to discuss the formation of a federal body, but it was not finally agreed upon until 1945, the first president being Mrs Marfell. She was invited to join a Federal Government select committee to consider various aspects of the Nationality Bill that was before the house. This committee gave consideration to the anomalies that arise over the nationality of women who marry foreigners. The First Annual Conference of CWA of Australia was in Adelaide in 1946. At the next conference, in

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Sydney, delegates were appointed to attend the Associated Country Women of the World Conference in Amsterdam. The Australian conference became a bi-annual event, and a CWA Day of Prayer was held. In 1985, Miss Dorothy Ross of NSW was the first member elected as National President. Prior to this, the states had taken it in turn to provide a president. The National President is now elected for a threeyear term – all states take turns to host the National Conference.

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opening in November of that year. CWA has provided a source of education for its members, with many attending leadership schools. Comradeship and loyalty are important aspects of CWA activities, not only at Balaklava, but in all branches. Handicraft days and weekly afternoon tea days have been a feature for many years, providing fellowship and interest for any who care to drop in, with the door always open to new residents. CWA has a long-standing reputation for asssisting with local community projects and events. At its peak, local membership reached 88, but there has been a steady decline in active members in more recent times. Nevertheless, the local CWA is still a very respected asset in our community.

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YEARS AGO March 1991

• Balaklava’s Ellen Hudson was chosen to represent Wakefield Plains in the 1991 Miss South Australia Quest.

The South Australian CWA was formed in 1929 as a non-profit, non-political and non-sectarian organisation, made up of volunteers who work to promote the welfare and conditions of life for women and children of all ages, whether in the city or country. Their slogan is “Sharing and Caring with Action”. Locally, the Balaklava CWA began in April 1946 (65 years ago) with its first elected committee being Mrs E Hansen (president), Mrs K Gardiner (secretary) and Mrs A.Veitch (treasurer). Meetings were held in church halls, then the Royal Hotel’s “sample room”, while funds were raised to build their own meeting hall. In 1956, with the aid of an interestfree loan from the District Council, the CWA hall was built, officially

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Community church Pinery........................... 7.00pm LIGHTHOUSE Balaklava..................... 10.00am LUTHERAN Balaklava....................... 9.00am UNITING Mallala.......................... 9.00am Two Wells....................10.30am Owen Comm................ 9.30am Hamley Bridge.............. 9.15am Windsor ......................... 9.00am Tarlee........................... 9.30am Balaklava.........................9.30am Pt Wakefield................. 10.30am

Nantawarra.....................9.00am

March 16 LUTHERAN Balaklava..................... 7.30pm

March 20 A.O.G./A.C.C. Balaklava....................10.00am anglican Balaklava..................... 9.00am Hamley Bridge........... 11.00am CATHOLIC CHURCH Balaklava........... Mass 10.30am Pt Wakefield........ Mass 9.00am CHURCH OF CHRIST Balaklava....................10.00am Community church Pinery......................... 7.00pm LIGHTHOUSE Balaklava....................10.00am LUTHERAN Auburn........................9.00am Balaklava.................... 11.00am UNITING Mallala.........................9.00am Two Wells..................10.30am Owen Comm............. 11.00am Hamley Bridge............ 9.15am Windsor ....................... 9.00am Tarlee.......................... 9.15am Balaklava.......................9.30am Pt Wakefield............... 10.30am

March 23 LUTHERAN Balaklava....................... 7.30pm March 27 A.O.G./A.C.C. Balaklava..................... 10.00am anglican Balaklava.................9am & 7pm Goyder........................11.00am CATHOLIC CHURCH Balaklava............. Mass 10.30am Pt Wakefield..........Mass 9.00am CHURCH OF CHRIST Balaklava..................... 10.00am Community church Pinery........................... 9.00am LIGHTHOUSE Balaklava..................... 10.00am LUTHERAN Balaklava....................... 9.00am Balaklava Cafe.............. 11.00am UNITING Mallala.......................... 9.00am Two Wells....................10.30am Owen Comm................ 9.30am Hamley Bridge............ 11.00am Windsor ........................ 9.00am Tarlee........................... 9.30am Balaklava.........................9.30am Pt Wakefield................. 10.30am Lochiel........................ 10.00am

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special feature v BALAKLAVA SHEARING SHED

Shear pleasure! Celebrate with style y a d h t r i B 10 th

howing their sheer commitment to hairdressing, Bec Allen and Naomi Purdue celebrate 10 years of business together with a strong sense of achievement. Staff at the Shearing Shed in Balaklava will celebrate the salon’s 10th birthday with cappuccinos, champagne and cupcakes in the shape of sheep! Bec said it was a wonderful milestone to achieve. “It’s a great feeling to have lasted 10 years,” she said. “We’ve made heaps of improvements over the years, and trained three apprentices, so we’ve done pretty well.” Bec said the co-ownership had worked well because the pair had the same ideas about business. “We’ve improved our appearance to a, big roomy salon,” she said. “And expanded to include clients from everywhere, including Gawler.” It hasn’t all been easy, with Naomi and Bec both juggling the business with two children

Reason to celebrate (from left) Bec Allen, Abbey Thatcher, Naomi Purdue, and Angela Battle. each. But to help Bec and Naomi celebrate their hard work, they want their clients to join them all next week for fun and games. “We’ll have a spinning wheel in the shop, so clients can come and spin and receive some sort of birthday present from us,” Bec said.

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There will also be 10 per cent off all retail stock for the week – and why not try one of the stylish perms (pictured) which are becoming more popular with today’s look. Coming just in time for the celebrations, Abbey Thatcher, 19, started the second year of her apprenticeship two weeks ago.

“I love it here,” she said. “I enjoy being around people and making people feel good about themselves,” she said. While still new to the shop, Abbey is keen to join the celebrations. Angela Battle has worked at the shop for six years and is looking forward to marking the special occasion.

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NEWS v District

Impressive display at Youth of Year quest

GILBERT Valley Lions club of Year contestants, from left, Toni Talbot, Teigue Porter, Annie Merrit, Kelsey Forrest and Krystal Veitch.

A large audience of Lions, parents and teachers attended the Gilbert Valley Lions club “Youth of the Year” quest at the Gilbert Valley hotel, Saddleworth. Five contestants from Riverton and District High School entered the quest, after being challenged by their mentor, Lion Jeanette KembleJones. Krystal Veitch, Kelsey Forrest, Toni Talbot, Annie Merrit, and Teigue Porter presented themselves for the preliminary judging on Sunday, before the impromptu and prepared speeches were presented and judged at the dinner. The judges, Clare and Gilbert Valleys council mayor, Allan Aughey, Rosemary Dunn, and Brian Koch, expressed how difficult their task was before announcing Annie Merrit was selected to go to the next stage of the contest, which potentially

can end with the national final at the Lions convention in Launceston in April. Teigue Porter was selected as the winner of the public speaking sector of the quest and was acknowledged on the night. Topics for the two minute impromptu speeches were “should we change our national anthem and/or our flag?” plus: “If a junk food chain approached the Riverton District High School with a $300,000 sponsorship for the school resources, what would you recommend to the school governing council?” A wide variety of subjects were chosen by the contestants for their five minute prepared speeches, and the audience, as well as the judges, were impressed at the sincerity and frankness of the speakers on some very personal aspects of their lives.

The Child Care Rebate helps meet the cost of child care. Make sure you check your eligibility. Nanette joins shavers

Nanette Smart, of Kulpara, has joined the many others across Australia in supporting the World’s Greatest Shave. An Amway distributor, Nanette will be donating 10 per cent from all her sales in the month of March to the ‘Be Brave and Shave’ campaign. She said she was doing it out of choice, for she has experienced the trauma of cancer first hand, being a nurse. “We are doing it because we can– not because we have to,” she said. She will also be sponsoring the upcoming Kulpara Showjumping Day in April.

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Marie’s prize catch

Former Balaklava resident, artist Marie Jonnson-Harrison figured prominently in the On, Under or By the Sea postcard exhibition at Glenelg. Marie’s art, ‘Holdfast Bay fish catching club’ was chosen as one of four equal runners-up, which means it will be made into a postcard. Marie said the postcards of her art were now on sale around the Holdfast Bay area. “It was my second “Postcard in the Bay as I was also a runner-up in 2009,” Marie said. Marie was joined by another Balaklava artists, Jen Searle. The overall prize was taken out by a local Holdfast Bay artist Cat Leonard, with her winning entry a colourful portrait of a couple of seagulls. The exhibition is on display at Glenelg Town Hall until April 25. Plains Producer, Wednesday March 9, 2011

NEWS v Balaklava

Improved traffic plan awaits funding Les Pearson reports: THE notorious McCracken Corner intersection in Balaklava has been earmarked for an overhaul under a new proposal from the Department of Transport, Energy and Infrastructure (DTEI). Wakefield Regional Council infrastructure services manager David Hassett introduced the proposal to council at the February 23 council meeting. He said DTEI were proposing a traffic management upgrade to reprioritise traffic flows at McCracken Corner, which is the junction of Port Wakefield-Auburn road, Gwy terrace, Edith terrace and Whitwarta road. Edith Terrace and Whitwarta road will remain the responsibility of council. The proposed upgrade is said to be approximately $50,000 for DTEI, with a council contribution of about $5000, subject to budget deliberations, for the placement of an island treatment at the Edith terrace junction. “The proposal seeks to mitigate potential conflict

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with vehicles entering the McCracken Corner junction by way of giving the Port Wakefield– Auburn road priority right-of-way,” Mr Hassett explained. “The Railway terrace approach has had to give way and will now receive the through traffic priority (under the proposal), similar to the Port Wakefield road traffic from the west.” Gwy terrace and Whit-

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warta road will complete the offset cross road junction, with Edith terrace as a terminating T-junction at Gwy terrace, which will be coupled with increased street lighting to junction standards. Mr Hassett said the new intersection would simplify the traffic flow for all road users. “The treatment will define the direction the traffic are required to follow and creates an

offset cross road and a T-Junction and traffic priority changes,” he said. Raised islands will be laid on Edith and Gwy terrace to direct traffic flow, with the remainder of the markings trafficable painted treatments. The works will result in a no right turn from Gwy into Edith terrace. It is work that is well and truly warranted. “The junction has always been a low speed

environment with a sparse area that remained ‘defined but requiring a driver/traffic attentiveness in accordance with the Road Traffic Act’, therefore creating a sense of caution or hesitation when entering the junction,” Mr Hassett said. “Transport operators also had difficulties in viewing traffic from Edith terrace when giving way from Railway terrace.” While council en-

dorsed the plan at the meeting two weeks ago, Mr Hassett said there were still some hurdles in the way before this project became a reality. “I need to emphasise it is a concept plan and subject to funding from both DTEI ($50,000) and WRC ($5,000),” he said. “By WRC endorsing the plan, the council contribution will be considered in the Draft Capital Works Program

for 2011/2012 and DTEI are submitting the project for the 2011/2012 (DTEI) Minor Works Transport Responsiveness Program. “Should the project receive the funding, which is a strong chance but will be contesting against other state wide projects, the works would be then programmed in liaison with council, as a funding partner, and undertaken within the financial year.”

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special feature v WOMEN IN BUSINESS

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But she said the key was balance and organisation. “I’m also really lucky to have a lot of support with family close by.” Michelle (pictured left) shares the responsibilities with her mum, Gill, who went halves in the business. “We’re just getting to know the business at the moment,” Michelle said. She said the pair was slowly realising when it was possible to take time off to make everyone happy. Michelle believes women could achieve business goals if they wanted it enough. “If your determined enough, you’ll make it happen,”she said.

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But she added good staff as support was a big benefit. While business was a very demanding venture, she said it was all possible if she prioritised. “It can get hard juggling kids, family, a household and sports,” she said. “But it usually works out.” Most satisfying part of her business was receiving good feedback. “It’s always good to get really good compliments,” she said. “I really enjoy providing good customer service.” Anita said she encouraged women to follow their dreams, but also said to look out for all the hidden costs. “I’d advise people to get a good accountant and also someone to talk to about all that’s involved with starting a business,” she said.

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Anita Karsten has always had a passion for gardening, and it has been her dream to own a business. The opportunity came up last year to combine both these passions and she has now been the owner of Copper Coast Blooms in Kadina for almost a year. Having previously worked in a bank for 15 years, Anita is now nearly finished her floristry study at TAFE and loves the idea of being her own boss. “I’ve always wanted to own a business and I love gardening, so I followed floristry,” she said. The mother of four said it was all about time-management skills. “You have to be really organised,” she said.

IT has been eight months since Natalie and father Neville took over Dublin Fodder and the progress they have made is just reward from the effort the pair has put in. Natalie said the experience of running her own business has been extremely rewarding. “It’s been excellent,” she said. “It’s just a lovely country town with all the nice people you meet.” The business stocks a wide range of stock and domestic animal feed and is also looking at moving into saddlery supplies. Natalie said she has worked with horses

for about 32 years, so to have a job working closely with them and other animals is a dream come true. “I thought ‘why not’ and just jumped into it,” she said. While working seven days a week, she also acknowledged her husband, who lends a valuable hand when things get hectic. Natalie is working on introducing different products and looking at securing good suppliers with competitive prices. Rewards for her work are showing with the client base. “We’ve doubled what it was, it has increased hugely,” Natalie said.

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special feature v WOMEN IN BUSINESS

Choice is easy for Antonella

Co-owner of Balaklava’s popular Free Choice store, Antonella Scaffidi is the hard-working woman behind the business. Juggling three children, plus one of the way, who are all under the age of six, and managing a business is hard work, but Antonella says she loves what she does. “It’s good. It’s hard to stop working – I enjoy it,” she said. Antonella has given Balaklava locals and visitors alike a taste of her delicious homemade cooking. From the mouth-watering sauce on the newly introduced pastas to the rice, Antonella does it all with the help of Free Choice’s dedicated staff. She also enjoys teaching the other staff

how to cook her tasty meals. On top of all of this, Antonella also manages and organises all the bookwork. Previously a self-employed florist, Antonella worked at an Angle Vale florist where she manned the business solo – with no extra staff to help. Working no specific hours, Antonella loves the flexibility, with her kids never far from her side. “I’ve been a mum for six years now and I love it,” she said. Antonella, husband Filip who is co-owner of the business, and children, Vincent, 6, Annalise, 4, and baby Julian (pictured) made Balaklava their home last year. A guru at customer service, she said she loves people interaction. “It keeps me sane,” she said with a laugh.

Reward in business growth Jenni Hosking, who has been running Balaklava Transport with husband Garry since 2002, says growth is the most rewarding aspect of owning a business. The successful bookkeeper went to Prides Business College in 1981 and worked in Adelaide for six years as an accountant. She has since lived and worked in Balaklava, Blyth, Kimba, Halbury and finally back to Balaklava. Before buying Balaklava Transport, Jenni and her husband Garry worked for the previous owners. “We were lucky to have knowledge of the business already, so it was easier to step in,” she said. “I like that I can dictate my own working hours,” she said.

Having two daughters, Charlotte, 17 and Danielle, 14, has definitely been a challenge for Jenni over the years, especially when they were younger. “It was hard to try and play super mum,” she said. Having built the business up a bit more, Jenni and Garry now have the staff and support to have a few hours off a week, whereas once this was not possible. “Business growth is really rewarding, . Also the people I get to meet and deal with along the way,” she said. And as advice to other women, Jenni said the key was not trying to be super mum – to be organised and allow time for family and business. “You only get out of it what you put in,” Jenni said.

Plains fodder reins supreme WITH 25 years experience working with horses and a lifetime of being surrounded by animals, Halbury’s Michelle Wegener has established a wonderful new business just outside of the town. North Plains Fodder and Saddlery has been operating from the family farm on the Blyth road, 1.5 kilometres from Halbury) for about three months, offering a comprehensive range of care and food supplies for domestic animals. For horse owners, the business stocks locally grown hay, grooming and saddlery products and a line of veterinary supplies. Horse agistment is also available on the premises by appointment, while Mrs Wegener is also looking at offering pony rides. A wide range of animals are also for sale, including guinea pigs, rabbits, bottle-fed calves,

stud-bred kelpie pups and at times, lambs. For the aviary, budgies, finches and small parrots are also available. The business stocks food and care products for all of the above creatures. With such a broad range of products and services available, Mrs Wegener said it was the ideal way to find out what locals want. She said so far, things are looking positive. “We already have a fairly large customer base, just from word of mouth,” Mrs Wegener said. Her drive to provide excellent service is second to none, willing to meet with customers as late as 9pm by appointment and 24 hours if emergency horse veterinary supplies are needed. “I’m really enjoying it because I’m getting in touch with other people in the area who share an interest in animals,” Mrs Wegener said.

Quality service Jane’s priority Co-owner of The New Dublin Hotel, Jane McConnell, enjoys all aspects of running a demanding business along with bringing up her 16 month old daughter. Managing the hotel with partner Eric and Eric’s mother, Linda, along with juggling toddler Lila Rose (pictured), Jane is the definition of a woman who loves a challenge. Before moving to the hotel, Jane worked as a secretary in real estate and had never even poured a beer before. “Juggling the business and taking care of Lila is sometimes hard but I really wouldn’t want to be doing anything else and being your own boss is best as the hours are flexible,” she said.

Another amazing woman is Eric’s mother, Linda, who Jane said is a big help around the hotel. It is obvious Jane has come a long way during the past four years – she says the best thing is giving excellent customer service and over the last four years she has become an expert. Jane works full-time, usually beginning at 8am, till late. She has no planned days off. Both Jane and Linda agree during the last 20 years they have seen a change in the role of women in society. “More and more, women are now CEO’s and bosses as well as mothers and wives,” Jane said.

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A visit to award winning café Wild Saffron in Clare is must. It not only offers gourmet food and catering, but also superb customer service and value for money. Owner Heather Pretlove has been there for nine months, and prides the cafe on good service. From gourmet cheeses to “the best coffee in town”, the café covers all tastes and occasions, with a wide range of catering and gift baskets also available. All goodies are freshly baked and served with cream while a wide selection of hot drinks, including cappuccinos, lattes, muggachino and macchiatos, are also on offer. Deanie is responsible for the wide selection of cakes, including rhubarb cakes, carrot cakes and blueberry muffins. Heather said a large selection of speciality cheeses and local antipastos products were made on request to fill your picnic basket, to be enjoyed at all the beautiful locations in Clare Valley. “Local jams, chutneys, tappanades and olives are just some of the options

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in choosing a personalised gift basket,” she said. “It’s the perfect gift to give people a real taste of the Clare Valley.” For those with a sweet tooth, choose from fairy floss, chocolates and panforte. The creative menu is brought to customers by experienced chefs Arahina and Marie. Seasonal menus include all the best seasonal ingredients and local produce. For example, taste the gourmet beef and red wine pie, served with creamy mash and salad. Heather said corporate catering is one speciality the cafe provides, as well as wedding catering and gluten-free catering. There is always a salad of the day with healthy options available. Also available is a huge range of gourmet shelf products and gift wear and jewellery, including local Mickello artefacts from Nicky White. The café is open weekdays from 8.30am til 5.30pm. Breakfast is available on Saturday from 8.30am and on Sunday from 9am–12.30. More information phone 8842 4255. UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT

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SPORT v Bowls

DAVID Lamond, Balaklava prepares to drive during Saturday’s home clash against Mallala, the result pictured inset. A magnificent bowl. He helped his team to a six shot win over Mallala.

Two Red top four remains wide open DIVISION TWO RED LEFT: Reto Gasser, Hamley Bridge keeps a watchful eye on his bowl. RIGHT: Mallala’s Shirley Sanders sends one down.

Three results from last weekend’s round have caused the battle for top four positions to remain very much alive. Mallala White has continued to cause difficulty for leading sides, and on this occasion, the side gained a tie against Owen. The battle for third place between Riverton White and Hamley White was a close affair for the first half of the match, before Riverton White eventually moved ahead for a convincing win. Elsewhere, Balaklava Red easily accounted for Riverton Black to maintain in touch with the final four. Leaders Balaklava White concluded the round with a win against Port Wakefield Blue, thus ending Port Wakefield Blue’s hopes of playing in the finals. A look at the standings sees Balaklava White secure as minor premiers, while second placed Owen is now only two points clear of Riverton White. Hamley White has slipped to fourth spot, but has an eight point lead over the last remaining contender Balaklava Red. Three key matches are featured in the final Two Red round this weekend. The battle between Riverton White and Owen has huge ramifications associated with it, as the winner secures the all important double chance. When these two sides met earlier in

A day of upsets in Division Two White The top three sides in Two White all suffered losses last Saturday, ensuring the matches in the final round remain very much alive. Leaders Hamley Red had their colours lowered by Mallala Black, losing by seven shots while Balaklava Blue’s trip to Wasleys proved unsuccessful, succumbing to their hosts by twelve shots. In the final match, Tarlee White scored an upset four shot win over the more fancied Port Wakefield Gold combination. While Hamley Red, Balaklava Blue and Port Wakefield Gold are all guaranteed a top four spot, the

final order is very much reliant on this Saturday’s matches. Despite having the bye in the final round, Hamley Red should retain the double chance regardless of other results. The clash between Balaklava Blue and Port Wakefield Gold is a vital one for the two sides, as the double chance awaits the winner. In their previous meeting, Port Wakefield Gold won 9-3 by a solitary shot. Will a similar result occur on this occasion? Either Tarlee White or Tarlee Red will occupy the final spot in the four. Tarlee Red has the much easier task with a match against the

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Wasleys combination, whereas Tarlee White competes against Mallala Black. However, a win in one rink should be all that Tarlee White needs to fight off Tarlee Red’s challenge. With both matches being played at Tarlee, an eye on the respective rink scores will no doubt be maintained throughout the afternoon. Division Two White – March 5: Mallala Black 76(10) (B Whyte 13, P March 32, K McDonald 31) def Hamley Red 69(2) (G Schilling 43, J Tily 11, B Morris 15); Tarlee White 66(10) (D Branson 25, J. Perry 24, D

Quodling 17) def Port Wakefield Gold 62(2) (A Carslake 20, A Brown 17, T Cluse 25); Wasleys 72(10) (S Edlington 29, S Wendland 18, J McDonnell 25) def Balaklava Blue 60(2) (B Barr 20, P McPharlin 23, K Harkness 17) Division Two White standings: Hamley Red 114 (+22), Balaklava Blue 110 (-24), Port Wakefield Gold 106 (-66), Tarlee White 102 (-45), Tarlee Red 92 (-146.5), Mallala Black 84 (-139.5), Wasleys 49 (-367). Division Two White – March 12: Tarlee Red vs Wasleys, Balaklava Blue vs Port Wakefield Gold, Tarlee White vs Mallala Black, Hamley Red bye.

the season, Owen had a convincing win. Since Christmas however, Owen has had a 5-2 (and a bye) record compared to Riverton White’s record of 7-1. This form would suggest that their match will be a much closer affair this time around, with perhaps Riverton White having the slightest of edges. For Hamley White to remain in the four, a win against Riverton Black is essential this Saturday. Given that Riverton Black had a one rink up win over Hamley White last time they met, this match may be closer than the relative standings would indicate. Balaklava Red has a difficult task ahead of them in their match against Port Wakefield Blue. First, Hamley White must lose their match. Secondly, they must defeat their opponents 12-0 and hope that Hamley White wins no more than one rink. If this happens, then Balaklava Red will be in the finals. However, Port Wakefield Blue can spoil everything if they are able to repeat their earlier victory over Balaklava Red. The final match will see Balaklava White travel to Mallala White, a side they soundly accounted for when they met earlier in the season. Division Two Red – March 5: Riverton White 88(12) (R Hannaford 27, J Glistak 31, M Keast 30) def Hamley White 54(0) (M Nichols 21, J Bell 19, A Fyfe 14); Balaklava White 77(10) (S Guy 24, G Olsen 20, C Milton 33) def Port Wakefield Blue 57(2) (P Fontaine 13, S Reimers 22, P. Baum 22); Owen 63(7) (K Warnes 27, B Roper 20, L Hean 16) def Mallala White 63(5) (G Forbes 21, M King 19, J Curnow 23); Balaklava Red 80(10) (C Cowan 24, G Heffernan 32, J Roberts 24) def Riverton Black 69(2) (B Prime 32, C Watts 20, P Gates 17). Division Two standings: Balaklava White 162 (+276), Owen 143 (+194), Riverton White 141 (+129.25), Hamley White 129 (+131), Balaklava Red 121 (+71), Port Wakefield Blue 114 (-1), Mallala White 112 (+9), Riverton Black 101 (-38.25). Division Two Red – March 12: Riverton White vs Owen, Hamley White vs Riverton Black, Port Wakefield Blue vs Balaklava Red, Mallala White vs Balaklava White. www.plainsproducer.com.au

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It’s finals time! Competition heats up as teams ‘get serious’ The finals are here! Dribbler has been waiting for them. His team knew that they would make the finals, as there were only four teams. It’s hard to keep up the enthusiasm with so few teams. The Association will have to look at how they can make next year better. At least basketball was played! Dribbler reckons we need to extend our area and play against clubs from Clare and Gilbert Valley, particularly in the senior grades. It could mean that the players who were out for a social game could do just that, and those who want to develop a team and be challenged could do that too. Everyone has an opinion on what should be done, but until now nothing much has been done. There have been meetings with both associations but with the building of another court, the time

Kirsty Williams in action on Friday night.

Adelaide Plains Basketball Association Premiership Table

MEN DIV Pld W L Drn Bye Fft For Agst % Pts Redlegs 7 6 0 1 0 0 342 212 161 13 Sonics 7 6 1 0 0 0 280 192 146 12 Young Guns 7 5 2 0 0 0 257 201 128 10 Bulldogs 7 5 2 0 0 0 295 244 121 10 Meercats 7 3 3 1 0 0 289 271 107 7 Eagles 7 2 5 0 0 0 264 267 99 4 Hawks 7 2 5 0 0 1 199 232 86 4 Swaggies 7 2 5 0 0 0 164 257 64 4 Owen 7 2 5 0 0 0 191 302 63 4 Longies 7 1 6 0 0 0 195 298 65 2 DIV 1 Boys Pld W L Drn Bye Fft For Agst % Pts Broncos 7 7 0 0 0 0 300 150 200 14 Owen 7 5 2 0 0 0 272 232 117 10 Mavericks 7 2 5 0 0 0 214 233 92 4 Bulldogs 7 0 7 0 0 0 122 293 42 0 Div 2 Boys Pld W L Drn Bye Fft For Agst % Pts Bulldogs 7 6 0 1 0 0 362 133 272 13 Owen 5 3 2 0 0 0 114 126 90 6 Bulls 5 2 2 1 0 1 134 168 80 5 Magics 5 2 3 0 1 0 138 143 97 4 Long Plains 6 0 6 0 0 0 64 242 26 0 Div 3 Boys Pld W L Drn Bye Fft For Agst % Pts Owen 7 7 0 0 0 0 310 113 274 14 Bulldogs 7 5 2 0 0 0 265 185 143 10 Pistons 7 2 5 0 0 0 194 227 85 4 Bullets 7 0 7 0 0 0 117 361 32 0 Div 4 Boys Pld W L Drn Bye Fft For Agst % Pts Bulldogs 6 6 0 0 0 0 189 66 286 12 Sonics 7 4 3 0 0 0 122 88 139 8 Owen 6 3 3 0 0 0 83 130 64 6 Long Plains 7 1 6 0 0 0 70 167 42 2 Div 1 Women Pld W L Drn Bye Fft For Agst % Pts Long Plains 7 6 1 0 0 0 211 176 120 12 Lightning 7 5 2 0 0 0 222 135 164 10 Hamley Bridge 7 4 0 0 0 0 211 212 100 8 Bulldogs 7 4 3 0 0 0 199 200 100 8 Owen 7 2 5 0 0 0 244 238 103 4 Redlegs 7 0 7 0 0 0 103 229 45 0 Div 2 Women Pld W L Drn Bye Fft For Agst % Pts Thunder 6 5 1 0 1 0 204 113 181 11 Redlegs 7 4 3 0 0 0 145 140 104 9 Cats 5 2 3 0 0 1 68 91 75 5 Storm 4 2 2 0 0 0 58 69 84 4 Owen 6 1 5 0 0 0 76 138 55 3 Div 1 Girls Pld W L Drn Bye Fft For Agst % Pts Redlegs 7 5 1 1 0 0 329 156 211 11 Owen 7 5 1 1 0 0 223 188 119 11 Storm 7 3 4 0 0 0 188 207 91 6 Long Plains 7 0 7 0 0 0 107 296 36 0 Div 2 Girls Pld W L Drn Bye Fft For Agst % Pts Bulldogs 7 6 1 0 0 0 216 123 176 12 Suns 7 6 1 0 0 0 207 140 148 12 Spurs 7 5 2 0 0 0 195 152 128 10 Pacers 7 3 4 0 0 0 193 184 105 6 Redlegs 7 1 6 0 0 0 122 220 55 2 Owen 7 0 7 0 0 0 134 248 54 0 Div 3 GIRLS Pld W L Drn Bye Fft For Agst % Pts The Breezers 7 7 0 0 0 0 209 66 317 14 Nuggets 7 4 3 0 0 0 117 119 98 8 Falcons 7 3 4 0 0 0 108 130 83 6 Rowans 7 0 7 0 0 0 64 183 35 0

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is now. Our highest grades in seniors and juniors need to play against more teams. There could be an eight or 10 team competition for men, women, boys and girls representing each of the clubs. The rest of the players could play socially on Friday nights, with social seniors and juniors placed in teams to make a fun competition. Anyway, the finals are here and a few games reflected the desire to show teams are now serious. Long Plains A women put to bed the possibility of Bulldogs rolling them. The addition of Kerry Noll has put them almost out of reach. Even with Nadine Wehr playing, who Dribbler reckons is one of the best players on the Plains, they couldn’t hold Longies back. The Owen girls, how-

ever, showed they might just be coming good at the right time with a one point win over Storm who, with youngsters Jena Koch, Jane Harding and Alexandra Wilson is fairly formidable in its own right. If the umps let the game go, Dribbler reckons things could happen. The Owen team have some strong youngsters who know how to take it up to other players, and if the game was on boards they would be more lethal. Long Plains in the A Men seem to have also stamped their name on the trophy. However Owen also look like they are thinking about challenging them. Andrew Kielczynski is in scintillating form and with young Brandon Merry giving them another strong option, could topple the giants. Dribbler reckons Young Guns are spent and their hopes are now dreams of the past. If they were like football and promoted their better players instead of having them dominate the B’s, things could be different. Maybe they will – they could do

B MEN: Auburn Hawks Jackson Ey watches on as teammate Josh Hicks defends against Paul Sharer, Long Plains.

with a three point shooter like Lachlan Michael. If they don’t, the Peckers are certain to take out the B Men. The other three teams are evenly matched as the draw between Auburn Hawks and Longies shows. The Senior Girls competition is similar, with

Bulldogs having the outstanding team with the others all around the mark. Wildcats look like contenders and with consistent Tenayah Renshaw and tenacious Brittany Koch, are capable of combining to threaten their position. The game this week will definitely confirm this. Junior Girls have a

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A MEN Long Plains 58 (W.Banton 27, J.McArdle 13, R.Sharer 10) d Bulldogs 35 (J.Kelly 12, D.Smith 10, B.Shepherd 9). Owen 43 (A.Kielczynski 25, N.Pengelly 9, A.Pratt 5) d Young Guns 35 (J.Walker 13, B.Michael, L.Guy 7).

B MEN Auburn Hawks 28 (S.Noack 12, J.SMith 7, K.Allen 5) drew Longies 28 (B.Sharman 12, C.Jenkin 4, A.Sharman 4). Peckers 48 (L.Michael 20, T.Michael 16, J.Henderson 6) d Magics 36 (R.McPharlin 10, L.Olsen 10, G.Palmer 7).

Long Plains 45 (J.Fiebig 12, C.Fiebig 11, K.Noll 11) d Bulldogs 33 (T.Nottle 10, N.Wehr 9, K.Williams 8). Owen 30 (B.Wedding 10, P.Florence 6) d Storm 29 (J.Harding 8, J.Koch 8, A.Wilson 8).

B WOMEN Cats 35 (C.Stone 13, S.Mugge 10, N.Andriske 6) d Thunder 22 (N.McCracken 8, C.Barlow 4, H.Shepherd 4). Lightning 56 (L.Michael 21, M.Veitch 12, M.Manuel 8) d Eagles 5 (K.Harrison 2, A.Williams 2, H.Hoepner 1). Redlegs 43 (S.Moulds 14, K.Marshall 12, R.Dixon 9) d Owen 3 (A.Warner 3).

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Long Plains 35 (D.Haynes 12, M.McIntyre 12, C.McIntyre 4) d Bulldogs 27 (Z.Zilm 11, H.Greenshields 6, T.Williams 5). Owen 33 (T.Shepherd 10, L.Williams 10, D.Pfeiffer 4) d Mavericks 28 (T.Shepherd 10, L.Williams 10, D.Pfeiffer 4).

Bulldogs 58 (H.Hoepner 14, A.Williams 14, A.Deer 10) d Owen 19 (A.arsden 8, R.Fritz 5, K.Graham 4). Wildcats 32 (T.Renshaw 9, B.Koch 7, S.Faehrmann 6) d Celtics 29 (T.White 10, S.Tiller 8, C.Williams 5).

U/16 BOYS Owen 38 (J.Wedding 12, J.Harkness 10, M.Woollatt 7) d Bulldogs 31 (B.Taylor 22, J.Alsop, J.Appleby 4). Broncos 49 (Z.Scholz 16, J.Michael 11, J.Speissegger 10) d Redlegs 28 (C.Veitch 12, J.Wehr 10, B.Krieg 4).

Junior GIRLS Bulldogs 35 (T.Williams 15, N.Greenshields 8, B.Nyoni 8) d Breezers 19 (K.Wedding 10, M.Merry 4, T.Harkness 3). Sonics 22

ABOVE: Clinton Jenkin, Long Plains and Josh Hicks, Auburn Hawks both jump at the ball. BELOW: Shauni Tiller, Caitlyn Auerbach, Bianca Sellar, Tayla Pascoe and Ashley Krieg were supporting their mates Friday night.

Junior BOYS Bulldogs 45 (J.Studham 22, S.Carslake 13, A.Deer 6) d Rockets 40 (L.Mathew 16, N.McArdle 10, J.Baker 6). Falcons 42 (D.Page 16, T.Scholz 10, A.Lawless 6) d Bulls 33 (J.Butterfield 19, S.Michael 10, B.Barber 2). Redlegs 55 (T.Moulds 25, N.Studham 24, W.Dixon 4) d Swish 16 (J.Tiller 10, C.Lane 4, J.Heaslip 2).

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SPORT v District

All teams come home with a win after St Clair Basketball Carnival

Singles champion Bev Roney, Mallala.

larger group and I hear that all will participate in the finals. Sounds like a good idea to me. Bulldogs again have the outstanding team, with Natasha Greenshields and Tayla Williams growing strong after a tough 2010. Dribbler reckons Owen should be an out-

side chance. The Sharks, Sonics and Suns have tried hard all year and should have a fun competition in what could be won by any of them. Junior Boys have given us many great games over the year, and it would be expected that our Under 12 association teams should

do well. Tyler Moulds and Joshua Studham, to name two, are classy players and would benefit from playing in the carnival. Bulldogs have the outstanding team in this competition too. Is it the feeding or the breeding? Time will tell. See you at the game!

ABOVE: Pairs winners, Hamley Bridge: Nancy Bubner and Helen Gregory (sk). BELOW: Fours champions, Mallala, from left: WWBA president Gloria Wandel, Carol King, Yvonne Howard, Shirley Sanders and Fay Dunstan.

Two Wells Bowling Club hosted the Wooroora Women’s Fours and Singles Championships, held on March 1 and 2. The weather was thankfully ideal, and the greens were in fabulous condition. Each club in the association were represented in both Fours and Singles. The pairs had been played a few weeks prior, the winners being Hamley Bridge. Spectators were there cheering on their representatives and appreciating the good bowling and close matches. The Singles was not won until the very last bowl. Young Balaklava bowler Renee McPharlin had lost her first game to Mallala, but fought back to win the other four – Mallala bowler Bev Roney then lost to Owen, therefore she had to win the rest of her games. The last was tight for Bev, however she won by two shots. She won four games with 35 up, giving her

the championship Singles title, and Renee won four with 11 up, making her the runner-up. The Fours were won by Mallala with the team of Carol King (sk), Yvonne Howard (third), Shirley Sanders (second) and Fay Dunstan (lead). These ladies played steadily throughout the matches, backing each other up. Mallala won all of their games. Owen were runnersup, the team consisting of Beth Harkness (sk), Helen Hocking (third), Mary Freebairn (second) and Kathy Harkness lead. Owen only lost one game – this was to Mallala. All in all a great day with good sportsmanship. Congratulations to all winners. These winners, plus the triples winners, will represent the WWBA in the Region 8 Championships to be held at Balaklava on Sunday March 27. Women will begin at 9am, and the men at 10am. – Gwenda Cheek, WWBA secretary

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6.30pm Semi Final 1 Semi Final 1 Semi Final 2 Semi Final 2 Junior Girls Junior Boys Junior Girls Junior Boys Junior Girls 2 Bree vs Bulls vs Bulldogs vs Red vs Shks vs Stkrs Bulldogs Pumas Flcn Suns 7.30pm Semi Final 1 Semi Final 1 U18/ Boys Senior Girls Long Plains Celtics vs vs Bulldogs Owen 8.30pm Semi Final 2 A Women Long Plains vs Bulldogs

Semi Final 1 Semi Final 2 U/16 Boys Senior Girls Red vs Bulldogs vs Bronc Wild

Semi Final 2 Semi Final 1 U/18 Boys A Men Owen vs Bulldogs vs Mavs Owen

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Balaklava Gold croquet team competed in a doubles croquet game against Clare Red at Balaklava on Saturday. Players struggled with strong wind, gusts causing balls to slow markedly when struck. A close game was played in good spirits, and was one of the most competitive games played between these two teams this season. The lead changed during the game several times, but Nancy and Dulcie Williams, Balaklava Gold, proved the better players winning the game, pegging out to score 26 hoops to Clare Red’s 20 hoops, also scoring two match points. Preliminary finals will be played on March 12. Following are current scores leading up to the preliminary finals. All doubles matches

will be played in Clare, commencing at 9am. First: Clare Black, Hoop Points 711 Match points 43 have a bye. Second: Snowtown Blue, Hoop Points 683 Match Points 39, play Third: Clare Orange, Hoop Points 634 Match Points, 35. Fourth: Snowtown White, Hoop Points 585, Match Points 32, play Fifth: Balaklava Gold, Hoop Points 619, Match Points 24. Sixth: Balaklava Green, Hoop Points 491, Match Points 16, play Seventh: Clare Red, Hoop Points 448, Match Points 14. PICTURED is Nancy Williams, Balaklava Gold, splitting the yellow ball away from its partner - red - and her blue ball back towards her partner’s ball. www.plainsproducer.com.au

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Our young champions

Liam Whitwell in bat for Mallala during Saturday’s semi final game at home.

The Mallala and Dublin junior cricketers were snapped after a game on Saturday, February 27 at Dublin oval. These youngsters turn out each week to fill in the junior cricket sides, keeping the competition alive. They try their best, week in week out against older kids, just to play a game of cricket. Thanks for turning up each week guys, great effort. Pictured, back from left: Connor Waldon and Shyleigh Cullen. Middle: Harrison Taylor, Mitchell Taylor, James Robert, Cameron Curnow, Ethan Pepe. Front: Isaac Pepe, Adam Irrgang, Bailey Alsop, Kyile Savill, Antonio Cufone, Dylan Irrgang. PHOTO: John Good

Birchmore enhances credentials • From back page Both these games could have gone either way, with SA losing to the Vic’s by six runs in round two and the ACT side getting home with an over to spare in round three. “Jake was our batting all rounder,” coach Ben Arthur said. “Due to a back injury he didn’t play a major role with the ball, but with time will develop into a dominant all rounder. “After a modest start to the championships his innings with bat against the ACT was a breakthrough game for him. “As he showed against theACT, he can compile an innings with the bat.” Birchmore made an important 25 in the middle order against the ACT at Stockwell Oval, on Tuesday, March 1, and also took wickets in the games against Victoria and Invitational XI. He also plays cricket at Woodville in the SACA district competition.

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Long Plains vs Mallala Match won by Long Plains Long Plains Batting H.Pym ct D.Cawrse b J.Cufone............. 62 R.Bushell b B.Montgomery...................... 4 T.Daniel b B.Montgomery........................ 0 M.Trussell lbw R.Montgomery............... 25 S.McArdle ct D.Cawrse b A.Fischer........ 3 K.Daniel b A.Fischer................................ 0 T.McArdle Run Out Fischer..................... 0 M.East st Whittwell b A.Fischer............... 3 M.Warnes ct A.Fischer b K.Curnow......... 1 J.McArdle ct K.Curnow b A.Fischer......... 0 B.Sharman Not Out................................. 2 Extras 18 Total 10/118 Mallala Bowling Bowler O M W R B.Montgomery 10 3 2 26 A.Fischer 10 3 4 22 R.Montgomery 10 1 1 30 K.Curnow 6 1 1 22 J.Cufone 0.2 0 1 0

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Mallala Batting R.Montgomery ct J.McArdle b M.Warnes.0 D.Cawrse ct H.Pym b M.Warnes............. 1 L.Whitwell ct H.Pym b M.Trussell.......... 21 B.Montgomery b M.Warnes..................... 2 K.Curnow ct Bushell b S.McArdle......... 18 W.Rudd b M.Warnes............................. 15 J.Curfone ct S.McAdle b M.Warnes...... 22 A.Fischer b M.Warnes............................. 2 B.Martin ct K.Daniel b S.McArdle............ 4 B.Goudie Not Out.................................... 0 J.Charnstrom b S.McArdle...................... 0 Extras 4 Total 10/89 Long Plains Bowling Bowler O M W R M.Warnes 10 4 6 17 T.Daniel 7 0 0 24 S.McArdle 6.3 0 3 15 M.Trussle 5 0 1 21 J.McArdle 4 1 0 8

Played at Adelaide Oval, on Thursday, March 3, “Country Cricket Cup” champions, the Yorke Peninsula (YP), had a batting collapse in the South Australian Metropolitan Cricket Association Grand Final, going down by 52 runs to Para Districts Cricket Association. This side included Lower North players, Ryan Darling, Matthew Higgs and Sam Rowland. “We made it to this final because of our victory in the Country Carnival,” YP coach Ian Ravenscroft said. “I thought our bowling attack did a good job against a strong Para Districts batting line up, sending them back to the pavilion for 161. “Higgs collected three handy wickets late, while Darling was also important contributor with the ball.” Sent into the field first, the YP side restricted their suburban opponents to 161, after they just faced 44 of their allotment of 50 overs. Lower North all rounder Matthew Higgs claimed three late order wickets. His analysis was 3/37 from 7.3 overs, with Ryan Darling finished with 2/19, both top order victims in his seven over spell. Para Districts score was helped by 25 sundries which included 13 wides. In their run chase on an up and down Adelaide Oval wicket, none of the top five batsmen got to double figures. “This proved to be our undoing,”

By Peter Argent Ravenscroft said. “The tail wagged but it was always going to be difficult from that point. “In the final analysis we lost by 50-odd runs and squandered 20 overs at the batting crease. “The YP boys, despite the loss, thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to play on the world renowned Adelaide Oval.” YP were 5/33 after seven overs, before the lower order edged the score past the hundred mark. Higgs smashed a quick-fire 15 including three boundaries in the lower order, batting at number eight. “Only batting 27 overs was certainly the reason for the loss,” captain Adam Pitt said. “After losing the toss I thought we produced an excellent effort in the field. “It fair to say, the Adelaide Oval wicket was a bit slower than usual. “Para Districts took the pace off the ball, but none of our top order was willing to do the hard work and stay at the crease.” The following day, Friday, March 4, “team of the championships” selection Darling was a part of Country Cricket’s most emphatic win. Playing a talented Favell Foundation XI that included at least six district A grade cricketers and

Les Favell’s son Alan as captain, the Combined Country side had a colossal 213-run victory. “Batting first, our openers got us off to a great start, and we batted in partnerships from there on,” Country XI captain Kieran Ashby, said. “From our perspective, it was a game that went perfectly to plan and each member of the side performed at some stage through the game.” “Ryan (Darling) is an immensely powerful batsman. “One of his sixes was a square cut off the toe of the bat.” With the willow, Darling finished with an accomplished 59 from 68 balls, including six boundaries and two strokes that cleared the Adelaide Oval fence. In four Favell-Woon Cup matches, Darling has now made three half centuries. He also chimed in with a wicket from three inexpensive overs. “This was significant win by a strong country combination, which indicates country cricket in South Australian is on the way up,” Ian Ravenscroft, who was also co-coach of the Don Woon team, said. “This was a good opportunity for a number of players to put their hands up, to represent the SA Outbacks in the January 2012, at the 28th annual Australian Country Cricket Championships in Geelong.” The Favell Foundation still lead these head-to-head contests 9-4.

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SPORT v Tennis

Running of the balls in Two Wells Five hundred tennis balls were released last Saturday to determine the winner of Two Wells Tennis Club’s ‘running of the balls’ fundraiser. The event marked a remarkable effort for the club, which has made significant progress since crisis talks in October last year. Gary Farr’s number 120 came in first after the balls were released from a Cavpower Cat tip truck. Gary pocketed $500, while in second spot, Greg Tapscott won $200 for number 500 and Di Meaney won $100 for number 328 in third place. Tennis club president, Lynette Seccafien, said the committee was making excellent progress in paying off a debt to District Council of Mallala. “A zesty committee met monthly to define ways to repay this debt,” Mrs Seccafien said. “The fantastic and dedicated group have now raised almost enough to not only repay the arrears, but a huge part of the overall debt!” “The club has made significant inroads since the ‘crisis meeting’ held back in October 2010, after they were advised the club had a debt of $7700 with a current outstanding arrear amount of $2570 to council for court resurfacing,” she said. The ‘running of the balls’ event took place during the tennis club’s junior presentation at Two Wells oval complex. The Diane Meaney Award was presented to Caitlin Musolino.

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ABOVE: The balls are released out of the Cavpower Cat tip truck. RIGHT: winners Di Meaney, Angus Tapscott (standing in for dad, Greg) and Gary Farr. Organiser and committee member Marie Tapscott came up with the fantastic and original fundraiser. She said everyone enjoyed themselves. “It was a very successful event for the Two Wells Tennis Club and lots of fun too,” Marie said. Faced with the possible closure of the courts, the committee took the option to repay the debt and

With the top team on a bye, the claws were out for the division one battle for second and third spots,along with the coveted wooden spoon contenders. Helen Barry’s Dates scraped through to hang onto second spot, with a four game win over Louise Michael’s Figs 3-27 to 3-24. Figs Nick Durdin was back after getting some back treatment, and had a good tiebreaker win with Louise over fill-in Robert Lloyd and Josie Thompson. Josie was horrified after one of Nick’s net shots sat on the net for a few seconds, waved to her, and plopped over before she realised what it was doing! The Dates pair of Helen and Geoff Gardner had to fight hard to win 5-3 over Lisa Redpath and Marty Brice. The middle two sets were more one-sided, with Figs Nick and Lisa just saving their pride, while Dates Geoff and Josie also just managed to save theirs! Locked at two apiece, the final two sets were an exact replica of the first two, with Robert and Geoff winning 5-3, while Lisa and Louise pulled off a great tiebreaker win over Helen and Josie! A great match. The Dates will be holding their breath this week as they have a bye! For the first time, Andrew Lane’s Olives had their full team! They cleaned up Chris Curnow’s Limes 5-29 to 1-19, but the Limes were not disgraced with five of six sets being 5-3s. Limes Darren Woodroofe and Bec Houston won one of those sets over Julia Hoskin and Ben Roberts, that being the only win for the Limes. Andrew and Chris had a good captains battle all night, while Olives star Melissa Moulds had to content with Marie Heaslip’s belted slices all night, with every one of their sets being a 5-3. The final division one match was also close with Pauline Hill’s Plums defeating Tania Allen’s Pears, 4-29 to 2-21. Tania was obviously distracted with the thoughts of her personal training course with husband Craig on the weekend! Well, that was her excuse after her set with Gary’Gus bus’ Wilson in their loss to Don Veitch and Leonie Selleck. Sam van Kleef filled in for the Plums and had an excellent first set tiebreaker win with Pauline over Darren Scholz and Helen Durdin. The Pears went ahead and won both of the middle sets in identical 5-3s. Darren and Tania could be heard laughing and carrying on a few courts away, which was a tactic to put off young Sam and bit older Leonie! Once again it was down to the final two sets, which the Plums won. However the mens doubles was a tiebreaker which was bad luck for Gus and Daz, but good luck for Don and Sam! But the girls doubles saw Pauline and Leonie ‘click’ to let Tania and Helen just save their daks! Fran Henderson’s division two Cherries are still asking ‘Where’s Wally?’ Well, he wasn’t there, but insists he will be, even if only for the last week! Jared Thiele filled in for Wally and started well, winning a tiebreaker with Cherie Cleary over Mary Heslop and Jarek Flight, who was indeed in full flight chasing down balls everywhere! Oranges

again raise the profile of tennis in Two Wells. Beginning with weekly Wednesday evening social tennis and evening Friday fortnightly family games, the committee began the arduous task of rebuilding junior numbers. Starting with the local primary school newsletter, sending out flyers and marching in the Two Wells Christmas Street Parade, junior

Carly Gregor and new fill-in Danielle Murphy had to reveal the ‘G’s after having a horror start against Fran and Diane Gregor. Danielle had to drop hers again along with partner Mary in the next set, with Cherie and Diane putting the sunnies on for that one! But Danielle, making her tennis debut, did well in her set with Jarek and these two were unlucky to lose a long 5-3 to Jared and Diane. Some great rallies in the final set, with Fran and Cherie eventually winning 5-3 over Carly and Mary. Well done to Jarek and Carly on winning the Oranges’ only set over Fran and Jared. Final score Cherries 5-33 to Oranges 1-16. The final division two set had nearly an identical score, with Lorraine Jenner’s Bananas defeating Kevyna Gardner’s Grapes 5-37 to 1-11. This was a late starting match as the Bananas were without a player, so a huge thankyou to Philip Shepherd who raced home from watching the cricket to get ‘his gear’ and come back to play! He boosted the already strong Bananas helping them to take the first two sets 7-1. The Grapes had Fiona Howith filling in and with Kevyna, had a great win over David Northcott and Lorraine, while Peter Rohrlach and Philip continued on their way with another comfortable win. The final two sets ended up going the Bananas’ way in identical 7-1 scores, but not before some entertaining rallies. New season white Grapes player Tanya Heslop was seen running from one side to the other chasing down and returning shots, while partner Sue Nicholson swapped from side to side at net being lobbed. The opposition tried everything and eventually Tanya, now looking like a red grape, ran out of puff, sending everyone immediately into hysterics! Some good rallies were played in this match and thanks to all players for their patience! Until next week, the final minor round, when things will be tense! Remember the breakup and presentations will be on March 17 so please make an effort to stay afterwards. Everyone plays!

Lower North

Long Plains 13-103 def Dalkey 11-96. Ladies Singles: Leah Tynan def Joanne Humphrys 6-4, Karen Tynan def Stacey Bell 6-2, Alison Pym def Sally Fritz 6-2, Shelly Crosbie lost to Carolyn Koch 0-6, Kirsty Sammons def Cassandra Bell 6-1, Shae Walker lost to Kate Barry 3-6. Mens Singles: Mark Pym def George Gregory 6-1, James Rundle def Samuel wedding 6-4, Ben Pym lost to Richard Gregory 0-6, Peter Pym lost to L Surace 5-7, Daniel Brewster lost to Lyall Haynes 0-6, Paul Sharer lost to Luke Marshman 2-6.

Lower North Juniors

DIVISION 1: Long Plains 6-36 def. Two Wells 0-4. Ross Sharer def Shannen Weir 6-1, Jakob Curnow def Maddy Seccafien 6-1, Nick Curnow def Matthew Lange 6-0, Cory Sharer def Jamee Seccafien 6-0. Mallala 1 5-34 def. Balaklava Green 1-19. Josh Watson def Ben Michael 6-3, Trent Graham def Jordan Taylor 6-1, Laura Jarmyn lost to Dillon Michael 4-6, Brooke Wilson def Taylar Durdin 6-0.

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numbers have been steadily increasing, with many new members commencing with coaching on Monday nights. Marie’s sister, Chelsea made all the tickets and Cavpower donated 500 balls and a brand new CAT truck to launch the event. The committee of 11 then sold all 500 tickets. The committee, Marie Tapscott,

Balaklava White 5-34 def. Mallala 2 1-19. Luke Williams def Douglas Howard 6-2, Kate Cmrlec def Clare Howard 6-4, Ashley Krieg lost to Ben Mayne 4-6, Henry Lane def Sally Wilson 6-3. Balaklava Orange 5-35 def. Hamley Bridge 1-10. Tate Michael def Cassandra Bell 6-1, Joshua Appleby def Andy Power 6-3, Sam Van Kleef def Tristan Bell 6-0, Jake Michael def Claire Humphrys 6-0. Owen 5-35 def. Balaklava Gold 1-16. Kieren Robinson def Callum Michael 6-1, Charles Fry def Hedley Greenshields 6-1, Jason McBride def Marni Greenshields 6-5, Brayden Harkness def Hannah Hoepner 6-3. DIVISION 2: Mallala 5-35 def. Two Wells 1-13. Robert McNair lost to Jamie Humphrys 5-6, Mark Jenkin def Renee Seccafien 6-0, Rachel Dunstan def Megan Hatch 6-1, Jackson Furst def Rachel Hatch 6-1. Long Plains 6-36 def. Balaklava Red 0-13, Riley Curnow def Tenneal White 6-2, Carissa Daniel def Daniel Mumford 6-4, Amy Daniel def Julius Rohrlach 6-1, Hannah McArdle def Tom Lane 6-4. Balaklava Black 3-27 def. Hamley Bridge 3-26. Zac Scholz def Leon Raether 6-3, Tash Greenshields lost to Jessica Sellars 3-6, Todd Scholz def Bethany Packer 6-5, Sarah Heaslip lost to Tyler Powell 2-6. Balaklava Purple 3-27 def. Owen 3-25. Gemma Freebairn lost to Jared Pratt 3-6, Ashleigh Williams def Ryan Lloyd 6-1, Tayla Williams def Sophie Parker 6-5, Kristy Selleck lost to Riley Lane 4-6. DIVISION 3: Two Wells 1 4-32 def. Mallala 2-21. Natisha Eastman lost to Jake Tiller 3-6, Tarsha Briscoe def Lachlan Strudwicke 6-4, Macey Briscoe def Alex Howard 6-3, Monica Baker def Gabrielle Baker 6-2. Balaklava Blue 4-29 def. Long Plains 2-25. Toby Michael lost to Harry Hosking 3-6, Syjourn Renshaw def Mary Hosking 6-1, Tommy Woodroofe def Georgia McArdle 6-4, Claudia Tiller def Angie Barr 6-4. Two Wells 2 3-29 def. Owen 3-26. Jessica Weir lost to Jake Harkness 5-6, Chelsea Rose Hoppo def Jessica Heaslip 6-2, Caitlin Musolino def Lucy Parker 6-2, Cassie Lawson lost to Jack Heaslip 2-6. Balaklava Silver 3-29 def. Hamley Bridge 3-22. Tyson Lamond lost to Amy McCabe 4-6, Billy West def Michaela Burns 6-0, Kirrily White def Kimberley Sellars 6-0, Abby Martin lost to Ethan Loffler 2-6. Division 1 Points % Owen 24 79.49 Long Plains 23 82.43 Balaklava Orange 18 55.41 Balaklava White 17 56.52 Mallala 1 14 57.14 Balaklava Green 11 43.24 Hamley Bridge 9 36.49 Mallala 2 7 35.14 Balaklava Gold 6 39.73 Two Wells 1 15.38

Di Meaney, Paul Humphrys (treasurer) Lynette Seccafien (president) Christine Musolino (secretary), Trevor Seccafien, Alan Briscoe, Gary Farr, Carolyn Weir, Kate lange and Stacey Gameau, set about a fundraising and payment plan. After much good media attention, the committee wrote to local businesses asking for donations to assist them. Donations came from Two Wells IGA, Two Wells Empire Cafe, Boril Olds Solicitors, Hickinbotham Developments, Corston Coaches, Balaklava Transport, The Plains Producer, Bendigo Bank, Two Wells Melodrama, Adelaide Plains Recycling, CAVPower, Two Wells Tavern, G&M Tapscott Fencing, Di Meaney, Joan Post, along with some anonymous donations. Crisis tins placed around the town also contributed to the club’s funds. “By December 2010 we had enough to repay the arrears plus one payment ahead of schedule,” Mrs Seccafien said. “Spurred on by our efforts, our thoughts have turned to repayment of the debt so our future tennis players and their parents can just concentrate on playing tennis.” Donations are still accepted and can be sent to Two Wells Tennis Club, PO Box 267 Two Wells or contact club president Lynette Seccafien on 0438 212 132. Any interested players please contact Marie Tapscott on 8520 2136 and she will take your details and inform you when the next season is starting.

Division 2 Points % Long Plains 24 83.78 Mallala 21 74.29 Hamley Bridge 13 53.13 Balaklava Purple 12 43.84 Balaklava Black 11 44.93 Owen 9 35.14 Balaklava Red 7 32.88 Two Wells 7 30.16 Semi-finals to be played at Balaklava this Saturday (12/4/11). Division 1: Owen v Balaklava White. Long Plains v Balaklava Orange. Division 2: Long Plains v Balaklava Purple. Mallala v Hamley Bridge.

Mid north

Results from Saturday March 5. Balaklava 19-129 def Blyth 5-75. Ladies Singles: Melissa Moulds lost to Lisa 1-6, Helen Barry def Tracey 6-3, Pauline Hill lost to Janet 2-6, Shaz Pike def Kate 7-5, Ange Battle def Nicola 7-6, Shelly Lamond def Stacey 6-1. Mens Singles: Derek Friedrichs def Paul 7-5, Rick Lamond def Dale 6-1, Phil Barry def Tyson 6-3, Scott McDonald lost to Mathew 4-6, Vinny Taylor def Cameron 6-1, Andy Michael def David 6-0.

Mid North Tennis Association Premiership Table - 2010 / 2011 Season

Seniors A Grade M W L F Pts For Ag % Clare Masters 16 13 1 0 42 1147 997 59.21 Balaklava 16 10 3 0 37 1475 1046 58.51 Clare Young Guns 16 8 5 0 33 1300 1223 51.53 Hilltown 16 7 6 0 31 1470 1205 54.95 Blyth 16 6 7 0 29 1316 1356 49.25 Saddleworth 16 4 8 0 26 1094 1332 40.93 Riverton 16 4 10 0 24 1175 1622 42.01 Watervale 16 1 9 4 14 745 1241 37.51 B Grade M W L F Pts For Ag % Sevenhill 16 11 1 1 38 1426 958 59.82 Blyth 16 9 4 0 35 1133 1040 52.14 Mintaro 15 8 4 0 32 1441 1109 56.51 Clare Aces 16 8 4 1 32 1350 1139 54.24 Auburn 16 7 5 1 30 1174 1107 51.47 Hilltown 16 4 9 0 25 1169 1469 44.31 Clare Hot Shots 16 3 9 1 22 966 1252 43.55 Saddleworth 15 1 10 1 17 650 1235 34.48 Juniors M W L F Pts For Ag % Hilltown 11 11 0 0 33 739 289 71.89 Blyth Crocodiles 11 9 1 0 30 588 452 56.54 Clare Yellow 10 7 2 0 25 536 423 69.74 Clare Green 11 6 1 0 27 328 281 53.86 Blyth Alligators 11 5 4 0 23 508 452 52.92 Clare Red 11 5 6 0 21 598 580 50.76 Clare White 11 3 6 0 19 406 495 45.06 Clare Blue 10 2 7 0 15 421 526 44.46 Auburn 10 1 7 0 14 303 499 37.78 Saddleworh 11 2 7 1 15 320 529 37.69 Sevenhill 11 1 10 0 13 456 677 40.25

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An interschool swimming carnival was held on Wednesday March 2 between Mallala, Owen and Hamley Bridge primary schools. The event was hosted by Mallala Primary and held at Hamley Bridge swimming pool. Students competed in stroke events in the morning, with Hamley Bridge winning the shield over Mallala by just one point! Hamley also won the team

Grand final results: Riverton Blue 41 (J Schroeder 13 M Keast 28) def Auburn Red 31 (L Wildash 21 M Parkinson 10).

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Clare Red 41, R Howes 18, R Jarman 23 def Clare Green 36, P Errey 28, T Haysman 8. Balaklava 41, K Harkness 20, G Heffernan 21 def Clare White 38, R Brandt 18, R Wurst 20. Blyth 35, R Deluca 14, L Mader 21 def Burra 32, R Taylor 21, C Boston 11. Snowtown 47, R Atkinson 18, R Brand 29 def Brinkworth 34, F Groom 22, M Erwin 12. Spalding 49, G Blaser 28, G Goodridge 21 def Clare Blue 39, K Clarke 22, D Noonan 17. Next week, Wednesday March 9: Clare Green v Blyth, Clare White v Clare Blue, Burra v Brinkworth, Snowtown v Balaklava, Spalding v Clare Red.

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Owen: Division 2. Owen v Riverton played at Riverton. B Roper, A Wandel, R Hill, P Sullivan(sk). D Hartwell, W Heaslip, K Gould, K Warnes(sk). L Beaty, J Robinson, L Hean, B Diehl(sk). Cars: P Sullivan, K Warnes, L Hean. Res: A Tiller, D Brown. Balaklava: Division 1. Balaklava v Pt Wakefield at Pt Wakefield. Cars: Seconds. O Chapman, B Olsen, A Chivell, T Clifford(sk). K McPharlin, A Northcott, S Hawke, B Taylor(sk). G Palmer, R McPharlin, D Lamond, P Thompson(sk). Division 2. Balaklava White v Mallala White at Mallala. Cars: Seconds. H Hebisch, M Olsen, S Guy, M Olsen(sk). L Day, C Stewart, Z Guy, J Olsen(sk). L Braddock, B Moffat, J Milton, C Milton(sk). Balaklava Blue v Pt Wakefield Gold at Balaklava. M Roberts, P Ramm, K Catford, P McPharlin(sk). R May, C Wood, D Beare, R Barr(sk). L Barr, R Greenshields, T Jones, K Harkness(sk). Balaklava Red v Pt Wakefield Blue at Pt Wakefield. Cars: Thirds. C Welke, M Sampson, J McPharlin, C Cowan(sk). B Kreig, A Barr, R Hillman, G Heffernan(sk). R McDonald, H Philip, K Cottle, J Roberts(sk).

Mallala White 39; M Gameau 25 d M Marshman 13, G Gould 18 L B Roney 26. Hamley Bridge Gold 42 def Balaklava Red 39; N Bubner 25 d L Harkness 20, N Fyfe 17 L C Godlney 19. Mallala Black 51 def Balaklava Gold 19; Y Curnow 21 d J Milton 12, C King 30 d K Catford 7. Two Wells Red 48 def Hamley Bridge Red 32; B Molloy 20 d L Moloney, S Underwood 28 d H Gregory 19. Pt Wakefield Gold 40 def Pt Wakefield Blue 37; L Berry 18 L S Kempster 22, P Durbridge 22 d H Brown 15. Owen 40 def Balaklava Green 30; B Harkness 26 d B Philip 9, G Wandel 14 L G Chapman 21. The first final will be held at Pt Wakefield at 9.30am on March 17. All Pennant rules apply.

Golf Balaklava men

Improved weather improved whether or not players would play last Saturday, to the tune of 30 hopefuls who took to the course, hell-bent on beating each other in our Stroke competition.

Wooroora Women

Results from March 5. Two Wells White 43 def

games trophy, while Owen took the trophy for co-operation and good sports. There was one record broken for the day – Tiffani Graham of Mallala broke the 13 year old backstroke record by more than a second. Tiffani has also been selected to swim for Gawler & Districts in the upcoming SAPSASA competition. Well done Tiffany!

BALAKLAVA MID WEEK

From the A Grade field, the one with the biggest ticker was The Terror of Tickera, Jim “Jimmie” Breuer, who smote a mighty round of 77/67 to clean up in handsome style. It was up to the notable near-nonagenarian noble knight of Nantawarra, Doug Taylor, to put in for the locals with a fighting 88/73, while Ian “Nyowee E-430” Michael put in a highly productive, valuable effort with his 87/75 performance. Backing up this triumphant trio were the efforts of M Hameister (91/76), P “Ian” Lamont (85/77), G Ackland (91/77), W Parkin (80/77), W “The Gipper” Nagle (96/82) and B Goudie (99/84). Out of the big-bellied B Grade bunch emerged a somewhat smug Peter Sellar (88/68) who politely, yet firmly lauded it over his likely nascent nemesis in young Corey Temby (91/70) and that 2-wheeled tear-away Bill Berry (92/72). Bundled behind them were D Addison (94/73), D Goudie (98/73), B Thompson (98/75), D Robinson (97/78), D Trickett (100/79), B (Ben) Michael (105/81), R Hahn (102/83), G Sonntag (105/83) and following an extended lay-off, A Manuel (116/95). Monstering the C Grade munchkins’ efforts was the ever-lambent Louise Michael, who simply

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Results from Wednesday March 2. Gerry Toms won Wednesday’s competition with 45 points. Austin Henstridge 42 CB, Barrie Thompson 42 CB, Greg Sonntag 42, Mike Hahesy 38, Doug Taylor 37, John Curnow 36, Merv Hamiester 35, Chris Hahesy 34, Bill Berry 33 CB, Dennis Goudie 33, Brian Stewart 31 CB, Dene Newton 31 CB, Bill Goudie 31, Neil Bowden 30, Dean Trickett 29, Norma Taylor 24 CB, Don Anderson 24, Jake Bowden 22. Birdies for the day were Bill Goudie on hole six.

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Nine players competed in a nine hole twilight stableford competition on Tuesday March 1, with club captain Leigh Durdin winning the night with 22 points from Dennis Nation C/B Errol branson both on 19. Other Scores: Rob McGregor, Keith Kluske, Neville Durdin 18, Barry Schwartz 17, Helen Bell 12, Rowland Pawlac 7. The next twilight game will be played on Friday March 11 at 5pm – 5.30pm, Everyone welcome. You don’t have to be a club member or have a handicap. Cost is $5.00 per person which includes a barbecue tea. Come along and have fun! Ron Collins made it back to the top step of the podium with 41 points in Thursday’s Stableford competition, while there was fierce competition for the runner up spot, Merv Hamiester snatching it on a count back from Bob Hillier and Doug Cooper all with 39. Other scores: Ian Rohde, Bob Ahola 38, Ed Manning 37, Barry Schwartz 36, John Riley, Len Usher 35, Roen Cameron, Errol Branson 34, Helen Johnson, Joan Anderson (visitor) Dennis Hawke 32, Gary Woods, Wally Jackson, Max Grasby, John Bell 31, Cliff Applebee, Lance Hatcher, Bob Mcgregor 30, George Dahlitz 29, Rex Mortimer 21. Birdies: Rex Mortimer seventh, John Bell 12th, Barry Schwartz, Lance Hatcher 18th. NTPs: Cliff Applebee 9th, John Bell 12th.

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monstered her lesser colleagues with a toe-curling 102/68. On a count back, Austin Henstridge (106/79) accounted for the recently injured and barely recovered Moya Hayes (113/79), leaving the rest to be bereft of new-ball benefits. These brave stoics were C Hahesy (115/80), J Wilson (112/81), M Bell (116/82), G Toms (111/84), M Hahesy (116/84) and T Matz (116/87). Geoff Leo kicked in with a much-improved round of 103 off the stick, thereby producing his third card for a handicap assessment. Digby Addison added additional credibility to the outing with his Birdie at the eighth, along with a Nearest The Pin. Also successful on the old NTP front were Bill Berry (third), Doug Taylor (10th), Ian Michael (13th) and Ben Michael (15th). This week we’ll stump up for a Stableford stoush, one to be started by returned hot-weather refugee Bill Parkin while, if he can bust out of the stables, Barrie Michael will ham it up for all he’s worth behind the bar and while it’s most unlikely to come true, Digby Addison has promised to be fair while spinning the chook wheel. Don’t forget the Summer Cup matches, while demon course co-ordinator Barrie Thompson has requested that those practising their putting do so on the ninth, not 18th green, as the latter is undergoing restorative work.

The outlook for Sunday, Monday and Tuesday is for isolated showers and thunderstorms to persist over the Pastoral and Flinders as moisture and the low pressure trough persist. It will be fine and mild to warm further south with a high moving to the south of the State into the Tasman sea. CENTRAL DISTRICT FORECAST Wednesday: Areas of rain and isolated thunderstorms east of Maitland to Victor Harbor early morning, contracting east and clearing. Isolated light showers over the remainder contracting to the coast. Mild with moderate southerly winds. Thursday: Isolated light morning showers about the coast. Mild with moderate southeast winds. Friday: Fine and mostly sunny. Mild to warm with mainly moderate southeast winds. GULF WATERS FORECAST Wednesday: Wind: SE to SW 10 to 15 knots, reaching 15 to 20 knots during the afternoon and evening. Sea: 0.5 to 1 m, rising to 1 to 1.5 m during the afternoon. Swell: S to SW 1 to 1.5 m on southern Spencer Gulf. Thursday: Wind: SE to S 10 to 20 knots.

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Results for Saturday March 5. Range 400m. Cyclists and Torrens Valley: A Grade. P Gale 197.5. B Grade. J Pinyon 194.3. Sighters. P Gale 37.1. Handicap. J Pinyon 99.1/95.2 (14) 200, R Nicholls 93/93 (16) 200, P Gale 97.3/100.2 (2) 199, P Bradshaw 97.1/97.2 (2) 196, D Bradley 93.2/96.2 (3) 194, C Apthomas 86/94.1 (12) 192, C Luedeke 88/89.2 (14) 191, D Zerbe 69.1/76.1 (13) 158. Phoenix: A Grade. D Clarke 193.9. B Grade. M Bialkowski 187. Sighters C Williams 36.1. Handicap. D Logos 97.4/96.4 (5) 198, M Bialkowski 93/94 (10) 197, R Bradshaw 91.3/94.1 (12) 197, D Clarke 95.4/98.5 (3) 194, G Henderson 87/95.2 (7) 189, C Williams 92/93.1 (3) 188. Cyclists and Torrens Valley F Class: F Open. B Moulds 192.9. F Standard. C Green 189.6. Sighters. L White 37.1. Handicap. M Wilment 94.1/90.2 (22) 200, H Bradshaw 92.4/95.1 (13) 200, M Williams 86/93.2 (21) 200, R Braund 98.1/94.2 (7) 199, C Green 94.3/95.3 (9) 198, B Moulds 98.6/94.3 (5) 197, G Hutchins 94.2/93.1 (8) 195, B Galpin 85.2/91.1 (18) 194, L White 92.2/99.1 (9) 194, S Braund 95.3/93.2 (5) 193. Phoenix F Class: F Standard. R Mousley 193.7. Sighters. R Mousley 37.1. Handicap. R Mousley 96.3/97.4 (9) 202, E Kanik 93.1/95.1 (11) 199, M Roberts 99.3/92.2 (3) 194, C Mousley 88/91 (13) 192, S Close 93.1/87 (10) 190, K Neale 83/93.2 (12) 188. Light River: A Grade B Wrightson 193.4. F Class G Lewis 180.3. Handicap. B Wrightson 96.3/97.1 193.4, B Semmler 96.4/96.5 192.9, G Lewis 93.2/87 180.3, D Spillman 93.1/96.2 189.3, G Morony 90/88.1 178.1, T Bickley 83/93.2 176.2. Postal and Railways: A Grade. R Cunningham 195.3. B Grade 182.6. C Grade. B Phillips 174.2. Sighters R Cunningham 36. Hfandicap. R Cunningham 97/98 195.3, P Bissett 91.1/94.1 185.2, S Giles 97.8/85.3 182.6, M Bethune 87/91 178, I Mackintosh 85/90 175.2, B Phillips 83/91.2 174.2, D Barr 91/83 174.1, M Spendelove 82.1/86 168.1, V Symusas 74/93 167.2, P Collins 97.3/98.6 (v) 195.9.

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Coming Events

Hummocks Netball Club

Training

Junior & NetSetGO! Wednesday March 23 at 5.30pm at Port Wakefield Netball Courts

Seniors Wednesday March 16 at 6.15pm at Mallala Netball Courts • Following trainings to be held at Port Wakefield netball courts • A working bee will be held prior to and during training on Wednesday March 23 from 5pm onwards Intending players and coaches names can still be submitted to: Bonnie Nicholls - Secretary 0429 662 273 boncarnic@hotmail.com

COming Event

Balaklava RSL AGM. Tuesday, March 15 at 2pm.

For rent

Port Wakefield - 29 East Street. 3 bedrom, air conditioning, newley renovated, $175 per week. F2F Real Estate 0409 100 062.

For Sale

1987 Volvo 4 door sedan, colour white, manual with o/drive, regular servicing. Good tyre’s. Interior and exterior in excellent condition. Full history available from new. Please phone 8528 2138 for further details, $3,400. Any reasonable offer considered. Reg. UDP 274.

2002 Ford Escape, platinum colour, 153,000kms, XLT model, tow bar, electric windows. $12,950 ono. Call Gary 0418 846 047. Caravan, 16’ York, not registered, reg no YHE 115, $1,600 o.n.o. Please phone 0439 832 212.

Garlic Seed Stock. Australian white, SA grown. Price $8 to $12/kg + freight. 2 tonnes available. AGIA Member. Mobile 0418 843 716. Hay, Oaten and beardless wheat. No rain damage. Small squares $5. Rolls $50. Clare area. 0417 838 241.

KAPUNDA HARNESS RACING CLUB Inc.

Kapunda Cup David-Franz Wines Trotting Cup Alcovers Roofing Pacing Cup

This SUNDAY March 13

Holden Commodore VT Station Wagon, V6 automatic, white, good condition, $3,000 o.n.o. Phone 8529 2472 or 0413 870 270, reg XAJ 531.

Jinma tractor, 50hp, 4 wheel drive, 4 cylinder diesel, front end loader, PTO, power steering, dual stage clutch, ROPS and Canopy, demo model, registered, reg no QVP 932, $24,000. Phone: 0428 890 107.

at Kapunda

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One dining room suite. One table, six chairs. Rose design on chairs. Good condition. $300. Ph 8862 2142. Retravision - computers, cameras, ipods, appliances, Telstra dealer, air conditioning, wiring and repairs. Phone 8862 1552. R.M Williams swag, the bush outfitter. $500 ono. Brand new. Please ph 0439 832 212.

SILVAN Turbomiser 2000lt overhead sprayer plus 600lt PTO driven $10,000. Polaris Magnum 6 wheel bike with 200 lt Tank Sprayer $2,500. Ph: 0418 852 167 wheelchair - Glide Series 3 h/duty 55cm for larger person, maroon, in as new condition, used 3 months only. Sell $1,500 firm (new $3,000). Has extras. Phone 8862 1131 or 0428 172 310 - Balaklava.

Found

Found set of keys on Ralli Park Courts. Contact Plains Producer on 8862 1977.

Garage Sale

Garage sale this Saturday & Sunday, 172 March Street, Bowmans. 10am 5pm. Lots of stuff for sale. garage sale Saturday March 12 from 8am to 2pm. 38 Humphrey Street, Balaklava. Clothes for C urves and accessories.

Public Notice

CASH for cans & bottles, Owen Recycling - 18 Railway Terrace, Owen. Wednesday 10-5; Saturday 10-1 or by appointment. Ph 0428 890 107. Coffee Morning. Lutheran Church Hall. Short Terrace, Balaklava. 10am on March 15, 2011. Welcome to all men & women for fellowship.

Sha r ema r k e t- b u y wholesale & rent shares out, never ending income. Ring 08 8862 1442.

Wanted to Buy

HORSES unwanted, top prices, cash, any types, Ph 8524 3640 or 0414 546 217.

VALIANTS wanted AP5 to CL sedans, wagon, utes, parts, anything considered. Ph Joe 0439 339 634. WANTED Motorcycles. We will buy or sell your motorcycle on consignment. Gawler Motorcycle Centre, Lot 1 Main North Road Evanston Phone 8522 7700.

Wanted to buy rocking chair. Phone 8867 1271 Port Wakefield.

1st Birthday

Happy First Birthday, Tyler Fox William Walker 14/03/2010. You make our world a better place. Lots of love Mummy and Daddy xxx

Tyler - WOW! Your number one birthday on March 14, 2011. Hope you have a really fun day on Sunday. We have so much love and laughter with you in our lives. You are such a gorgeous grandson. Love hugs and kisses always from Nanny, Grandpa and Uncle Mat. xoxoxo.

18th Birthday

Liberty Electric chair. POA. Phone 8862 2063.

Free of charge for recycling. We take old televisions, computers, microwaves, videos, stereos and stoves etc. off your hands. Please phone 0407 605 779 or 8862 2263.

80th Birthday

Wandel - Bert. Wishing you a very happy 80 Birthday for today, March 9, 2011. “We don’t remember days, we remember moments.” Thank you for the many special times we have all shared with you. Have a great day! Lots of love, from your family, Iris, Merilyn and Ashley, Leanne and Richard, Purdie and Anthony, Dillon and Claire, Keanan and Kylie, Elliot, Ethan and your four-great grandchildren, Mitchell, Kaiden, Tia and Harley. xxxx.

Thank you

Brett and Gavin Roberts would like to thank CFS personnel and all who helped extinguish the fire on our property on Sunday March 6. Fire thanks - our sincere thanks to the CFS units, police and private units who assisted with the fire at our property on Sunday. Callum and Lauren March. HOEPNER Dora May. Special thanks to the outreach nurses and doctors of Balaklava Hospital, Mallala Ambulance crew, and for all calls, cards and good wishes on the passing of our mother and Nana. Please accept this as our personal thanks from the Hoepner family.

M a u r een H e n n e s s y wishes to thank family and friends for attending my 90th Birthday party. Special thanks for all the beautiful cards and good wishes. I can assure you all that they were much appreciated. My special thanks go to my niece Trisha Branson for arranging my party and to Dulcie and Nancy for their help.

TARLEE COUNTRY MARKET

Lost

Lost aluminium walking stick by pensioner. Phone 0418 831 483.

Wanted

• Anticipated start time 1pm • 2 bookmakers & on course tote • Bar • BBQ • Canteen • NO Eskies • NO Dogs

Trotters Marathon - March 27 Sky 2 Meeting

For Sale

Long Plains Netball uniforms. 1 large (10-12) ladies. 1 Sze 12/girls shirt. 1 Sze 12/girls jumper. 1 xys football shorts. 1 pair junior football socks (worn only once). All in excellent condition. Used for 1 season. Make an offer. Call Bec 0447 069 641.

Happy 18th Kate. March 14, 1993. Love always, Mum, Dad, Michael, Jade, Jayden, Liam and Aahlia; Nathan, Nikki, Dylan & Brady; Rachel, Greg, Izaak & Sydnie; David & Emily. You are living your dream we are all so proud of you.

Huge assortment of stalls. Delicious food.

Monday March 14 8am – 2pm At Tarlee Hall, Main North Road

Enquiries Michelle 0427 184 474

Death

Cave - Marlene Joy nee Taylor. Passed away at Ira Parker Nursing Home, Balaklava on March 5, 2011. Loving daughter of Violet and Max (deceased) Taylor. Loved sister, sister - in - law and aunt of Barry and Tina and Jordan, Christine and Gary, Kellie, Shane, Ryan and Ashley. Natasha and Leigh and Kym. Leeanne and Bill, Megan, Troy, Bianca and Bradley, Carly and Mark and Bodie. Alana and Jason. Kerry and Craig, Jenni, Amie, Emma, Leah and Jade. Philip and Dianne, Kate, Emily, Michael, Jade, Jayden, Liam and Aahlia, Nathan, Nikki, Dylan and Brady, Rachel, Garr, Izaak, Sydnie and David. Sharon and John, Alicia, Daniel, Matthew and Joshua. Simon and Kylie, Mitchell, Harrison and Jed. No more life with us to share, but in our hearts you are always there. Beautiful memories are all we have left. Loved and remembered always. Reunited with Graham. The family would like to thank the staff of Ira Parker Nursing Home and Balaklava Hospital for their wonderful care and attention given to Marlene during her illness.

Cave - Marlene. Passed away peacefully March 5, 2011, after a 7 month battle. I will miss my daily visits. Deepest sympathy to Jason, Aaron, Violet and families. Reunited with your beloved Graham. R.I.P. Mars Love Jenny. Jericho - Wilma. Passed away peacefully March 5, 2011. Respected and loved aunt of Murray and Elaine Jericho and family. In God’s care.

Ruby Wedding

CASEY - John and Pat. 40th Wedding Anniversary, Feb 27, 2011. Congratulations Mum and Dad on reaching this milestone and thank you for being such great parents. We love you so much. Love from Jenni and Mat, Merridy and Andrew, Matt and Abby, Todd and your five grandkids.

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OPEN Tender

Purchase of Council Former Works Depot Property, Port Wakefield Council has recently approved the selling of its former works depot property, Pt Wakefield via open tender process. The property, located at 39 North Street and comprising four allotments of varying size, is surplus to Council’s requirements and is currently commercially leased. Written tenders are invited for the unconditional purchase of this surplus property and shall be submitted in a sealed envelope marked “Tender 2011-01: Council Former Works Depot, Port Wakefield” and addressed to the Chief Executive Officer, Wakefield Regional Council, PO Box 167, Balaklava SA 5461 by no later than 5pm on Friday March 18, 2011. Tenderers should take into account the possibility of site contamination and any remediation requirements (if applicable), and are advised to obtain a property information package from the Council office or website for consideration prior to lodging a tender. The tender should include the proposed future intention of the property, recognising such future use is subject to a separate development application process. Should further information be required then contact the undersigned on 8862 0800. The highest nor any tender need not necessarily be accepted. Phil Barry Chief Executive Officer Plains Producer, Wednesday March 9, 2011

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BALAKLAVA COURTHOUSE GALLERY

where heritage and art combine.

6 Edith Terrace, Balaklava Enquiries: Jo May 8862 2342 or 8862 1173 Currently Showing … The Balaklava Courthouse Gallery was established in 1991, by a hardworking and enthusiastic group of volunteers who recognised the historical value of Balaklava’s courthouse and had the vision to oversee its conversion to a wonderful community art space. In its first year of operation, Balaklava Courthouse Gallery offered a $500 Art Prize. To acknowledge the tremendous support given by the Wakefield Plains District Council and the community, this inaugural art competition was named the Wakefield Plains $500 Art Prize and attracted 60 entries. 20 years later, and renamed the “Balco Balaklava Art Prize & Associated Awards” because of the involvement of the Balco Group, Wakefield Regional Council and others, the Art Prize has become an annual event, and attracts more than 120 entries from established and emerging artists from across South Australia and even a sprinkling from interstate. The first modest prize money of $500 has multiplied by more than 5 times to cover a range of prizes through the generosity of local and regional sponsors, and the Balco Balaklava Art Prize has earned a permanent place in South Australia’s art competition calendar. As the major sponsor of the Art Prize, the Balco Group has acquired a wonderful collection, which hangs in their Balaklava offices. In celebration of the Balaklava Courthouse Gallery’s 20th birthday, Balco has generously loaned their collection, and it’s a wonderful opportunity for everyone to enjoy these award winning works in our beautiful historical Gallery. You have only 2 more weeks to enjoy the “Balco Balaklava Art Prize Retrospective 1991 - 2010”, an exhibition showcasing the past twenty years of winners of the Balco Balaklava Art Prize. The exhibition runs until Sunday March 20 - do call in! Guitar Recital at the Gallery Acclaimed classical guitarist Aleksandr Tsiboulski returns to the Courthouse Gallery for a guitar concert on Sunday April 3 at 2.00pm. With music from Brazil, Mexico and the US, this promises to be a wonderful, intimate concert and not to be missed! Tickets are available from Tads Embroidery.

ANGLE VALE - Angle Vale Newsagency Auburn - Auburn Welcome Mart - Auburn Roadhouse and Deli Balaklava - Balaklava Newsagency - Free Choice, Balaklava - The Plains Producer

Brinkworth - Brinkworth Deli & Takeaway

Invitation to attend the NRM Board meeting

Clare - Clare Newsagency DUblin - Dublin General Store - Dublin Fuel Station

Members of the community are invited to attend the next meeting of the Northern and Yorke Natural Resources Management Board on: Monday 28 March 2011 12.00 noon Lunch 1.00 pm Board meeting

Gawler - Gawler Newsagency - Adelaide Road Newsagency Hamley Bridge - Hamley Bridge Newsagency Kadina - Kadina Newsagency

at the Royal Port Pirie Yacht Club Main Road, Solomontown Port Pirie

Kapunda - Kapunda Newsagency

For more information, please contact the Board on 8636 2361 or board@nynrm.sa.gov.au

Kulpara - Kulpara Laser Lec

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Lochiel - Simmonds Garage

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Lower Light - Lower Light Service Station Owen - Owen General Store

DEFENCE PROOF & EXPERIMENTAL ESTABLISHMENT PORT WAKEFIELD: LIVE FIRING RANGE WARNING NOTICE Test and evaluation activities involving static firings and/or firings of naval and artillery weapons are conducted at the Proof and Experimental Establishment Port Wakefield throughout the year. The Proof and Experimental Establishment Port Wakefield is a vital Defence test and evaluation capability that has supported Defence since 1929. These firings may require specific tidal or weather conditions, and are critical for the safety of current and new Defence capabilities. Members of the public may notice noise, vibration, flashes and/or smoke during the testing. There is no risk to the public outside of the gazetted Defence Practice Areas. For reasons of public safety, there is a permanent exclusion zone covering land, sea and air around the Port Wakefield Establishment. Specific details on the Port Wakefield Prohibited Area can be obtained from Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No GN 26, 4 July 1990, and is shown on the diagram below. Trespassing in this Area is strictly prohibited and very dangerous due to the presence of unexploded bombs. Any person found within the Prohibited Area or on Defence land will be subject to prosecution. Specific test and evaluation activities may also require restricting public access to the Port Wakefield Defence Practice Areas over specific periods with these areas articulated in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No. GN 40, 7 October 2007, and also identified on the diagram below. This may affect access to the Gulf of St Vincent at Port Wakefield and Port Parham. If any member of the public has inquiries in relation to these activities please contact Proof & Experimental Establishment Port Wakefield – Range Control, on (08) 8867 0270 between 8.00am and 4.30pm weekdays or the Proof & Experimental Establishment Port Wakefield – Security Office, on (08) 8867 0299 outside these hours.

Mallala - Mallala IGA - Mallala Trading Co - Bellies Takeaway Manoora - Manoora Takeaway Moonta - Moonta Newsagency Port Clinton - Port Clinton Store Port Wakefield - Pt Wakefield Newsagency Roseworthy - Roseworthy Roadhouse Riverton - Riverton Newsagency Saddleworth - Saddleworth IGA SNowtown - Snowtown General Store Tarlee - Tarlee Post Office Two Wells - Two Wells BP - Two Wells IGA - Two Wells Snack Bar Virginia - Virginia Classic Cafe - Virginia Nursery - Liberty Service Station

Artists and Craftspeople … We are very proud of our beautiful community gallery! It is a wonderful small exhibition space and a perfect venue for solo or shared exhibitions which require an intimate space. Whether an emerging or established artist or craftsperson, we would be delighted to have you exhibit at the Balaklava Courthouse Gallery. Please telephone 8862 2342 or 8862 1173 for further info. Come in and enjoy your community Gallery. It’s a charming local attraction that is well worth a visit. And admission is free! Open Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays between 2 and 4pm, and at any other time by appointment.

Adelaide - Rundle Mall Plaza Newsagency

Blyth - Page’s Deli

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Tickets from… Burp Burrito, Elizabeth City Centre Food Court

PH: 0422 001 573

Pursuant to Section 56A (3) of the Development Act of 1993 the Mallala Council on February 28, 2011 appointed the following persons to the Council Development Assessment Panel for a term of two years : Independent Presiding Member Mr Trevor White Independent Members Mrs Sandra Foote Mr Robert Veitch Mrs Debra Scott

Adrossan - Adrossan Newsagency

Watervale - Watervale General Store Wallaroo - Wallaroo Newsagency

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Part Time

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Computer data operator, Phoniex and Pam knowledge an advantage. Written submissions to: PO Box 38, Balaklava SA Phone: 0428 859 634

Cook / Casual Staff

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Mack’s Cabinets Require a

Junior Worker Applications close Friday March 11. All applications in writing to: Kym McPharlin PO Box 252 Balaklava SA 5461 Enquiries ph 8862 1166

Pt Clinton Community & Sports Club Inc.

COOK REQUIRED

Required - Port Wakefield

• No overnight shifts • Will require weekends • All age groups, juniors and seniors • Previous applicants need not apply Phone: Jim 8867 1224

Cook/ Kitchenhand Required for weekends and relief duties

NewPhoneDublin Hotel Jane 0412 057 754

Experienced farm hand Full time position on mixed farming property at Balaklava. HC Licence and experience an advantage Written submissions to: PO Box 38, Balaklava SA Phone: 0428 859 634

Truck Driver / Maintenance Person

CASUAL POSITION

D.R. COOK Monumental Works

• Quality Marble & Granite Monuments • Additional Inscriptions • Renovations Equal to New • Kitchen & Vanity Benchtops • Factory Direct Prices • Country & Metropolitan

Factory / Sales

Sale enquiries: Kellie-Lee Cook & David Cook Ph: 8862 2047 Fax: 8862 1014 Lot 94 Dunns Road, Balaklava

Friday & Saturday. Hours 5 PM - 9 PM. Experience required. Remuneration to be negotiated.

Craftsman built memorials

Contact Rose On 8837 7019

Harvest Ready Small Engine Repairs

Hamley Bridge Memorial Hospital inc

Ancillary Staff Casual Positions Available Multi-skilled role encompassing: Kitchen and Cleaning. Weekends & Afternoons availability. National Police Check required. Enquiries for Application & Job Description: Antonetta Eales Hamley Bridge Memorial Hospital PO Box 11 Hamley Bridge SA 5401 Phone: 08 8528 2276 Fax: 08 8528 2618 Email: ant@hbmh.com.au

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Fully Equipped Mobile Workshop Servicing All… • Chainsaws • Brushcutters • Ride-ons • Lawnmowers • Motorcycles • Water Pumps • Generators and much more…

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8862 2200 or 0419 842 228

Chiropractor Dr Daryl R Brown Consulting Fridays 9am to 1pm at Balaklava Ambulance Station For appointments phone

8853 2088 Lower Light

Septic Suckers 7 Days Service!

Call Jason on 0408 599 923 Email: harvestready@safe-mail.net

Phone Roger: 0428 419 133

Your Kiwi mates are inhelp the crap! need NOW!

For grow out piggery situated at Inkerman on Main Highway 14km south of Port Wakefield. Large modern transportable house avaiable.

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Situations Vacant

WHY IS IT? A man wakes up after sleeping under an ADVERTISED blanket on an ADVERTISED mattress and pulls off ADVERTISED pyjamas bathes in an ADVERTISED shower

For further detail phone 8529 2087 or 0418 696 424

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Farm Machinery Dealership

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For the Mid North & Yorke Peninsula area. Predominately selling JCB Agriculture & Construction Equipment New & Used. Also including New Holland, Croplands Rogator Gason & MacDon equipment.

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To succeed in this role you will need a focus on customer service, and the ability to work as a team. Please address your written application to : Scott Nichols AW Vater & Co., Marrabel Road, Saddleworth SA 5413 Email: scott.nichols@vater.com.au Phone: (08) 8847 4020 Fax: (08) 8847 4068

Canterbury’s domestic sewerage and water systems are broken and people are desperate! Let’s Fix It. Calling all licensed plumbers and drainlayers, your help is urgently needed. letsfixit.org.nz is a registered charitable trust set has up

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to co-ordinate getting basic household water and wastewater systems reconnected in quake devastated Christchurch as soon as possible. We’re calling for plumbers and drainlayers to donate your time to get the urgent household repair work done. To volunteer please resister now at: letsfixit.org.nz

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WHY IS IT SO??

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MID NORTH

PEST & WEED CONTROL Specialising in the eradication of ...

Health Comm. Lic. No. 12

✓ Flies, Fleas, Misc. Pests ✓ Rats & Mice ✓ White Ants ✓ Cockroaches ✓ Spiders ✓ Weed Spraying FREE NO OBLIGATION QUOTES

Clearing Sale 3 Balaklava Rd, Mallala

Lic No. PGE203573

Saturday March 12

CATFORD PLUMBING NOW providing Mini Excavation & Trenching • As well as all general plumbing and gas fitting

Keanan 0438 641 032

commencing 9.30 am

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need a PLUMBER ?

P.B Thompson

Plumbing Contractor

Service & installation: • Hot Water Systems (inc Solar) • Blocked drains • Drainage • Water filters • Septic tanks • Rainwater tanks / pumps

Free Quotes

Adjacent the main Salter Springs Balaklava Road

Prized Cropping and Grazing Land Approx 363.8ha - 908 Acres

The Gums Estate 16 Dublin Road, Mallala Residential Vacant Land

then call

Balaklava East

Ideal Mens Clearing Sale including New Woodfast Bandsaw (Never Used) Chainsaws, Vac Blower, Slasher/Mower, Stihl Whipper Snipper, new Charcoal Smoker/Grill, 3hp Large woodsaw, Golf Clubs w caddy, 4wd new tyre & rim (suit Landcruiser) Plane Thicknesser, timber stain, Cooper Brewery Kit, Dripper Hosing, Pressure Cleaner, Tools, Louvre Door, small amount of furniture, tools, drop saw, some small furniture items, kitchen goods & many other items of interest too numerous to mention.

Main North Road, Clare Phone: 8842 2001 A/h: 8844 5041 Toll Free: 1300 856 263 Mobile 0418 859 195

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This fantastic new land development is now available to purchase. 12 allotments available ranging from 1091 sqm to 1271 sqm. Power, Telephone & water is available, letter boxes provided & rubbish pick up to every allotment. It is not often that you get the opportunity to purchase residential land in Mallala of this size. Open Inspection: Saturday March 5, 10.30am - 11.30am

Priced from $95,000

No Call Out Fee Pensioner Discounts

Please call us today for more information and prices David Washington 0403 167 459 Cassandra Washington 0403 167 458

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Home: 8862 1285 Mobile 0418 896 808

Exceptional cropping land, Approx 290ha (app 720acres) that are arable with the balance being strong hills grazing, main all weather road frontage. Flat to hilly consisting of 10 main paddocks, all watered from either mains or from the Wakefield River. An excellent opportunity to purchase some of the highly prized Mid North’s productive cropping land. Ideal for all cereals and legumes, all has been farmed with modern up to date farming practices and Reliable rainfall region with highly fertile soil types. For sale by Registration of Interest • 10% Deposit settlement 30 days • Right of access after signing unconditional contract • Registration of interest closing April 4, 2011 at 12 noon • Details and inspection strictly with selling agent only Landmark Clare - Phone: 8842 2110 208 Main North Road, Clare Geoff Knappstein 0407 790 210

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New properties are required WE can help you sell yours BALAKLAVA $295,000 30 Roberts Ave

Balaklava

$295,000

17 Roberts Avenue

• Formal lounge room • Centrally position 3 way brm • Main brm with WIR & ensuite access • 3 carpeted bedrooms

• Outdoor entertainment area • Open plan kitchen, dining

Vacant Land Ideal family home with 4 bedrooms & 2 living areas This appealing 4 bedroom brick veneer home is ideally located in a sought after street and offers many features. The entry leads into the spacious lounge and dining area as well as the family room which are all tiled. A galley style kitchen over looks the family room and pergola as well as conveniently adjoining the dining area making it functional as well as user friendly. The kitchen also features an electric wall oven, separate hotplates and ample bench space. Families will love the extra living area with the bonus of sliding doors opening onto the semi enclosed pergola which provides a wonderful area for year round entertaining. All four bedrooms are carpeted and the tiled bathroom and separate toilet are centrally located with the laundry also giving access to the back yard. Other features include 2 R/C airconditioners, ceiling fans, carport and a large shed with concrete floor and power. It’s a value packed property with a ready made tenant if required.

Balaklava’s Number 1 name in Real Estate Plains Producer, Wednesday March 9, 2011

Wattle Ridge Estate

Balaklava 17 Kelly Street

$160,000

Location & Great Investment

• Very affordable home • Pre-fabricated 3 bedroom • Good size lounge room • 1062 m2 block with fruit trees and a established lawn and garden area.

Balaklava

20 Kelly Street

$149,000

$198,000

24 Charles Street

Presentation Plus • Stone villa • 3 large bedrooms • 2 toilets • Freshly painted • New carpets

• Large lockable double garage • Reverse Cycle a/c • S/combustion heater

Under Contract • 1 Wash St, Balaklava • Unit 2/7 Fisher St, Balaklava • 2A Walsh St, Balaklava

Stage 2

• 9 lots remaining • Wide frontages • Sizes: 527m2 to 1,057m2 • Price range $68,950 to $92,950

Balaklava

Ideal investment or 1st home • Three bedroom house • 717m2 {approx.} block • Main bedroom has full length built in robe

Tania & Peter Butterfield Mobile: 0417 884 877 Office: 08 8862 2172 Fax: 08 8862 1280 www.butterfieldagencies.com.au

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Sport

Plains Producer

other reports: P17 – 21

Birchmore enhances credentials

YORKE Peninsula coach Ian Ravenscroft and Ryan Darling with their hands on the FavellWoon Cup.

REPORT: By Peter Argent MALLALA’S Jake Birchmore further enhanced his credentials as an aspiring cricketer playing for the South Australian state side in the Secondary Schools Australian (SSA) national 15 and under cricket championship in the Barossa Valley last week. While the South Australians only won a single encounter, the round one fixture against Tasmania, this was followed by two thrilling matches against Victoria and the ACT. n Continued page 20

Locals lose SAMCA Cup, but country cricket wins n Peter Argent reports, page 20

JAKE Birchmore, of Mallala in bat for the South Australian side.

Riverton just holds on for win The penultimate round for the season produced many surprises across both divisions. Riverton and Owen were involved in the feature Division One match last weekend, with the result going down to the wire. For Owen, this match was its final one for the minor round with a bye next week, and so a good performance against the competition leaders was needed to hold off Port Wakefield for fourth spot. In a hard fought contest, Owen lost narrowly by eight shots but was able to secure four valuable rink points along the way. Hamley Bridge comfortably defeated Port Wakefield in their match

REPORT: By John Glistak, WMBA secretary but Port Wakefield was able to gain a rink win. The final match saw Balaklava have a tight six shot win over Mallala. Wasleys had the bye for the round. Going into the final minor round, the top three placings are confirmed but fourth spot will not be finalised until after the result of the Port Wakefield versus Balaklava match is known.

As mentioned earlier, Owen has the bye this Saturday but has opened a three point advantage over Port Wakefield. So, the task for Port Wakefield is simple if they wish to play in the Division One finals. Either win against Balaklava or, if not, gain wins in two rinks. If season form is to be a guide, the two sides have split their series 1-1 and both sides have had a 2-2 score line over the past month, suggesting that there may be little between them. A match that will be watched with much interest across the Association. Wasleys host Hamley Bridge in another match with Hamley Bridge looking to close off the series between the two sides with a convincing win. The final match sees Mallala host competition leaders Riverton. Having had a close scare against Owen last weekend, Riverton will be keen to account for Mallala in a comprehensive manner. Division One March 5: Riverton 72(8) (N Rogers 27, B Mullins 27, M Griffiths 18) def Owen 64(4) (G Simp-

son 29, G Harkness 16, B Parker 19); Balaklava 72(10) (P Thompson 31, A Chivell 25, B Taylor 16) def Mallala 66(2) (P Furst 20, K Roberts 17, B Smith 29); Hamley Bridge 82(10) (B Smith 26, P. Rex 17, A O’Brien 39) def Port Wakefield 52(2) (R Murphy 19, M Rankine 20, K. Phelan 13). Division One standings: Riverton 157 (+301), Hamley Bridge 135 (+234), Balaklava 116 (+93), Owen 95 (-96), Port Wakefield 92 (-94), Mallala 73 (-177), Wasleys 44 (-261). Division One – March 12: Wasleys vs Hamley Bridge, Port Wakefield vs Balaklava, Mallala vs Riverton, Owen bye.

KEN Roberts bowls for the Mallala Division One side during Saturday’s clash against Balaklava. LEFT: Steve Hawke, Balaklava applauds a great bowl by a teammate.

n John Glistak reports on Saturday’s Division Two Red and White matches, page 17

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