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Wednesday, March 7, 2012
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STAR OF THE NORTH
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BLESSED BE THE BISHOP – PAGE 7
Passing of a Balaklava sporting legend – Page 4
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MASSIVE GROWTH IN HICKINBOTHAM ESTATE:
THINK SHE’S ALL CLASS?
Two Wells house plan revealed
We know Brianna is!
BALAKLAVA High School graduate, Brianna Wedding, was one of four students from South Australia to attend a forum at the Thinkers in Residence Wellbeing Before Learning conference in Adelaide. The forum was held on February 27 to introduce new Thinker in Residence, Professor Martin Seligman, who is a world-renowned psychologist. Brianna was handpicked by Department of Education CEO, Keith Bartley, to take part after meeting her on a visit to the school last year. She was selected because Mr Bartley indentified her as having strong leadership qualities. Brianna said she spoke about what inspired her throughout her studies, including her mantra, picked up from a basketball teammate; ‘my belief is stronger than your doubt’.
Bec O’Brien reports: District Council of Mallala endorsed a proposed housing development plan for north of the town at its February meeting, paving the way for community consultation on the plan to begin this month. Representatives from housing developer, Hickinbotham, presented the draft plan to council’s Strategic Infrastructure and Planning Committee early last month, who then recommended to council it endorse the Development Plan Amendment (DPA) at its full council meeting. DCM chief executive officer, Charles Mansueto, said the endorsement by council of the DPA meant the 2500-home development could now progress. n Continued Page 3
Pigeon problem
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BRIANNA shares a joke with Martin Seligman (left) and Keith Bartley.
BALAKLAVA residents have their feathers ruffled over the escalating numbers of pigeons roosting on buildings in the town. It’s a perennial problem, with the challenge to find humane and permanent methods to reduce their numbers. n REPORT, Page 2
PICTURE: Dale Webster, Department for Education & Child Development.
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