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HAMLEY Bridge Football Club executives will meet with the Adelaide Plains Football League board tonight (Wednesday), after ignoring a clear directive from the APFL on Saturday. The club was instructed not to play recruit, Kirk Heberle, after he was suspended from the game due to being unavailable for association duties the weekend before. Both Heberle and executives at Hamley Bridge believe he did make himself available by arriving at training and getting changed – but was then told by APFL coach, Andy Michael, not to worry about training. Michael had reportedly seen Heberle strain his hamstring during the game against Balaklava on June 2 and was aware the utility was less than 100 per cent fit. APFL president, Brad Busch, said Hamley Bridge was told last Thursday that Heberle “would not be available” for Saturday’s match against Mallala. The sanction is termed as “made unavailable” and not “suspended”, so the player af-

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HEALTH service employees, Health Advisory Council members, volunteers and local GPs had the opportunity to provide their thoughts on how local services could be bettered during a discussion at Balaklava Soldier’s Memorial Hospital yesterday. Parliamentary Secretary to the Health Minister, Leon Bignell, hosted the hour-long forum and presentation as part of a four-day regional tour encompassing the Yorke and Mid North areas. “I did the same thing last year but the hospitals I didn’t get to last time, I’m getting to this time,” Mr Bignell said. “We’re looking to speak with as many people and visit as many hospitals as possible.” He said the health ministry was looking for updates on how the local hospitals and health services are progressing under the State Health Plan, with recent budget restrictions also becoming a new factor. One of the issues raised with Mr Bignell during the discussion surrounded the future of the hospital’s operating theatre. With a health budget well into deficit again

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‘I didn’t refuse duties’ off on the Saturday (the week before) and not to worry about it, there was no issue. “From my point of view, I didn’t neglect or refuse my duties, I put my hand up and he chose not to pick me and rightfully so, it’s association footy, you shouldn’t take injured players in, so I have no issues with his decision.” Heberle maintains he could have played if picked. “I knew the rule was in place but when the league coach says ‘no, it’s ok mate, don’t worry about it’, you would think the league coach’s words are better than anyone’s,” he said. “I was told if you refuse to play or you don’t make yourself available, you’re out. “I did make myself available, I put my hand up and went to training and said ‘if you want me, I’m yours’. “I think in anyone’s eyes, that’s making yourself available.”

THE player at the centre of the Hamley Bridge Football Club versus Adelaide Plains Football League situation is adamant he should not have been made unavailable for the game against Mallala. Kirk Heberle, also an assistant coach at the Bombers, missed the first association training while away interstate with work but on selection night, he fronted to train. “I turned up ready to train, put my hand up to train and if they wanted me to play, I was happy to,” he said. Heberle said he turned up with his training attire on, had a chat to the trainers and coach, Andy Michael. The trainers also put him through an array of stretches. “I told him (Michael) ‘if it was a club game, I would sit in the forward pocket and kick as many as I can and I’m happy to do that for you but this isn’t a club game, so it’s your decision to make’,” Heberle said. “He (Michael) said he had seen me come

He said APFL president, Brad Busch, approached him later in the evening and asked about his availability. “I didn’t know it was him at the time,” Heberle claimed. He told Mr Busch he was effectively unavailable, following the earlier conversation with Michael and trainers. “You would think a phone call to Andy Michael to find out what discussion took place in the medical room, and the fact I made myself available ... all of this shouldn’t have happened,” Heberle said. “When you do all the right things, for the association to turn around and say you’ve done the wrong thing, is quite disappointing. “I’ve tried to plead my case but it seemed to fall on deaf ears. So, I left it in the club’s hands to follow it up for me and they told me Saturday morning I was playing, so I played.” APFL association coach, Andy Michael, could not be contacted for comment.

BOMBER big man Kirk Heberle in action against Simon Feast, of Two Wells. Feast was able to play against Balaklava last Saturday. – File picture.

Newton Lines: ‘ I just believed we were right’ HAMLEY Bridge Football Club president, Newton Lines, will take the blame for any of the fall out after the club played Kirk Heberle against Mallala on Saturday, despite the league declaring him unavailable for the match. Heberle had been suspended for being unavailable for association duties last week, a ruling both the player and club contend. “I put myself responsible for the whole situation,” Mr Lines HAMLEY Bridge president, said. Newton Lines. He admitted getting quite

upset during a phone call with APFL president, Brad Busch, on Thursday last week. “I lost my cool a bit because I thought Kirk had done everything right,” Mr Lines said. “Brad rang back the next day and we had quite a long discussion about it. “All credit to him for ringing back. I agreed to disagree but I don’t know where he was on the matter. “I couldn’t see the sense in not playing Kirk but I also didn’t want to do the wrong thing and

upset Brad and the league. I just believed we were in the right.” The meeting with the league on tonight (Wednesday) looms as a crucial time for the club. “I hope the league backs down and admits it made a mistake and everyone is friends again,” Mr Lines said. He flagged the possibility of submitting a no confidence motion if the meeting didn’t finish amicably. “I’m not doing this for any honour or glory at all, it’s just plain disappointing that it has got this far,” Mr Lines added.

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•From Page 1 The rule in question was adopted to the league’s constitution in 2010, moved by the Two Wells Football Club and subsequently voted in by the clubs. It stipulates any player selected to play in any representative match or matches, who neglects or refuses to train or play in such match or matches, will not be eligible to play their next club match. There is also a bylaw in place, ruling any player who misses the match before the representative game through injury and can present a supporting medical certificate, is exempt from being made unavailable. “It’s not a board-directed rule, it was moved and passed by the clubs,” Mr Busch explained. “All the board is doing is administrating the rule that has been in place. “You’ve either got to miss the week before or the week after. You’ve still got to come to training too, with the relevant paperwork from a supporting doctor.” This was the case with Two Wells ruckman, Simon Feast, who was able to play against Balaklava on Saturday, despite being unavailable for the association matches. “He came with a letter from Sportsmed, he was assessed by our trainers, and they declared him unfit,” Mr Busch said. “So all of his evidence, he did to the letter of the law, and it all stacked up.” The meeting this evening (Wednes-

day) will question why Hamley Bridge decided to ignore the APFL directive. “An outcome will be discussed there and a direction will be given,” Mr Busch said. Mr Busch admitted there appeared to be some scope for adjustment with the representative football suspension rule. “There is, but the clubs have to bring it in,” he said. Clubs must introduce it at the preAGM, where all notices of motion are discussed and then voted on at the official AGM. “That can be any rule to do with football, whether it’s mercy rules, what ever,” Mr Busch said. There has been talk of legal action from Hamley Bridge FC president, Newton Lines, who was extremely upset with the league’s ruling on Heberle (see separate story). “I said to Newton straight out, ‘don’t go to a solicitor, go straight to the High Court because you would be wasting your money,’” Mr Busch said. “What they forget is, any costs the league incurs from this, they will have to pay anyway, because it’s not the board’s money, we’re driven by the clubs. “So, in a scenario where, say it costs the league $30,000, the clubs are going to have to come up with the money and that’s not right. “At the end of the day, it was a club decision but I did strongly recommend they shouldn’t play him.”

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Great effort! Blyth After 72 years, Blyth Red Cross branch has closed. Future fundraising will be done by the Snowtown branch. Thankyou to the volunteers for their efforts over the past 72 years. • Thanks to the Wakefield Regional Council, a new table setting is being installed in the RSL playground under the current shelter. And the primary school is looking for parents or “grandies” who can help with the sewing of Wakakirri costumes. Please contact the school if you can sew and/or help. Balaklava Fortunately, the local Red Cross branch still is going in Balaklava. The group is holding a musical afternoon on July 12 at 2pm in the Uniting Church Hall. Local talents Anne Arbon and Helen Verner will entertain the guests. Cost $10 includes a delicious afternoon tea, so go along for a relaxing afternoon while supporting a good cause.

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CRIME STOPPERS 1800 333 000 n CALL 131 444 outside business hours or 000 in an emergency MALLALA • BETWEEN June 13 and 14 unknown persons stole a stereo, UHF radio and power tools from vehicle on Jenkin Court, Mallala. BALAKLAVA • A 16-year-old youth from Blyth was reported for allegedly breaking into premises in March last year. He will be dealt with via the juvenile justice system at a later date. PORT WAKEFIELD • A 30-year-old man from Port Wakefield was reported for driving while his licence was disqualified, which occurred on June 15. On the same day, a 48-year-old man, also of Port Wakefield, was reported for driving while his licence was disqualified. SNOWTOWN • A 39-year-old man from Dublin was reported for driving without due care on June 18. LEWISTON • ON June 14, Barossa patrols reported a 21-year-old Lewiston man for breaching the prescribed concentration of alcohol, with an alleged reading of 0.099, and speeding. He received a six-month licence disqualification. The vehicle was impounded for 28 days.

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Mallala’s costly waste policy I wonder how many people in the Mallala Council area are aware of the changes taking place from July 1 this year? I outline the history of this question as follows: I own the Lower Light Hotel. A waste skip supplier contacted me earlier in the year and said the council were going to reduce the number of bins of both general waste and recycling to one bin per property on a fortnightly collection. At that time I contacted the council and a very helpful front line member of staff confirmed this was only a proposal that had yet to be agreed to by council but that it would ‘probably happen’. After this telephone call, I followed up with a member of the council, it was confirmed this was probably going to be the case, but there might be an option to pay $150 per year per extra bin that you might require. This week I have had confirmed by this council member there will only be one bin of general and one bin of recycling waste collected on a fortnightly basis, and that no other bins will be made available and only one bin will be collected – whether it is a domestic dwelling or a commercial property. To

make matters worse, if you live in a township such as Two Wells, Mallala or Dublin, there will be the smaller bins provided and not the 240 litre bins. It is now June 18, and I have had nothing officially from the council informing me about what is about to take place. Last Friday I telephoned the manager in charge of waste disposal and left my phone number for him to call me back, as yet I have not recieved a phone call! I have now installed a recycling and a general waste skip and will be returning the extra bins to the Mallala Council as ‘Property of Mallala Council’is stamped on them so I assume they own them. I appreciate for many, what is about to happen will not make any difference, but for small businesses such as those in Dublin, Two Wells and Mallala, the extra skip costs will reduce their bottom line by around $2,000 a year. Add to this 18 per cent increase in electricty and no doubt an increase in council rates with reduced services and small business will have no options but to pass these increases on to you and me – the rate payers! Neill Sharer, Lower Light Hotel

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Winners of tickets to the Adelaide Boat Show are: Tom Werthenbach, Craig Goldney, Jeffrey Sutton, R. Billing, Geoff Donlon, Ray McDonald, Gary Simon and Daryl Baker. Winners can collect their double passes during business hours at the Plains Producer, 9 Howe street, Balaklava, from 9am Wednesday. Plains Producer, Wednesday June 20, 2012

NEWS v Two Wells

Two Wells housing concern RESIDENTIAL DRAFT PLAN

Former chairman raises flooding as big issue in council submission A PUBLIC submission from a former District Council of Mallala chairman has raised several possible shortcomings in the proposed residential development at Two Wells. The 20-page document prepared by Michael Picard, shown in an earlier file picture, who was previously a DCM councillor and chair, outlines 10 different areas he believed are deficiencies in the Two Wells Development Plan Amendment (TW-DPA). Of those, residential development in a flood-prone area was his main issue. “I have to start with that as my number one concern,” Mr Picard, who lives in Lewiston, said. Excerpts from his submission, made available to the Plains Producer, reveal only the cusp of flooding issues he foreshadowed. “Current flood modelling for Two Wells suggests that expected flooding will be more severe, (for example), the existing Flood Hazard Zones give a conservative estimate of likely scenarios,” Mr Picard wrote. “In the face of this, the proposal to create 40 rural living allotments to the east of the proposed residential zone, and outside the levee, is not merely a ‘non-complying’ division of flood prone land, but totally outrageous. “The general comments in relation to the flood risk situation for Two

Wells given above also apply to the proposed residential zone. “The area would need protection from flood water flowing into the area from the south along the rail line. “This requires a levee bank to be extended all the way around the east and south of the Two Wells township. “I can only assume this has not been addressed in the concept plan or the policies for the zone, because there is an existing agreement the council is expected to meet the cost of any levee construction to the rail line from the point just a short distance south of the Gawler Road itself. “If such an agreement exists, it should have been referred to explicitly in the TW-DPA.” Flooding issues aside, the provision of hard and soft infrastructure and the population and density assumptions underlying the DPA were other major discussion points. Mr Picard believed building a completely new residential zone, including new infrastructure with roads, electricity, sewerage and water supply, would prove unnecessarily costly. “I think the development should be taking place where the infrastructure is,” he said. Mr Picard made it clear he was not against development in general

but firmly believed the Two Wells residential growth proposal would prove a long-term mistake. “When combined, all the matters raised provide me with a disturbing view of a future Two Wells, not an integrated, sustainable and vibrant ‘country-town’ community but rather, a fragmented, isolated and vulnerable example of uncontrolled urban sprawl,” he wrote in the submission. Mr Picard also said; “It will destroy the heritage and charm Two Wells has.” The document, which clearly stip-

ulates his opposition to the TW-DPA going ahead as it currently stands, was comprehensively researched. “I’ve tried to cross-reference everything to all the planning documents out there,” Mr Picard said. To ensure it has reached all possible levels, he sent a copy of the submission to all DCM councillors and State Planning Minister, John Rau, including a hand-written cover letter. “I’ve cast a wide net,” Mr Picard said. Wide as that net may be, he was yet to hear a response from any of the councillors or the Minister’s office

‘Heartfelt’ thanks from Lochiel CFS Lochiel and Quorn CFS crews each received heart start machines in a presentation recently. The machines, made available through the CFS Foundation, came as a result of a large donation from ElectraNet. The CFS Foundation has been set up to help with finances and general support for firefighters. Funding also is offered for educational opportunities as well supplying 80 heartstart machines over the next three years. “We are hoping we never have to use the machine but are most thankful for its availability in our community”, said Kathy Nicholls, who applied for the grant on LOCHIEL CFS captain Peter Farrell (left) accepts a Heartstart machine from Scott Haynes (ElectraNet) behalf of Lochiel CFS. and Vince Moterola (chairperson, CFS Foundation), with support from John Nicholls (Lochiel CFS).

(other than a letter of acknowledgement) to date. “I received an email of acknowledgement from the DCM CEO, Charles Mansueto, saying he had received it and a more formal response would come later but I am yet to receive it,” he said. “Not one of the councillors has raised any of the issues with me yet.” The document was sent to council earlier this month, with a summary of all submissions received yet to be compiled.

Submissions summary to come soon DCM infrastucture and planning general manager, Gary Mavrinac, said council received about five public submissions regarding the Two Wells DPA, with a further 17 or 18 agency submissions to consider. Agency submissions come from various departments including SA Water, ETSA and Natural Resource Management Boards. Mr Mavrinac said each submission is treated equally. DCM and its supporting consultant, reviews each submission and documents the various points of concern raised. Mr Mavrinac said he also intends to review each submission himself before building a summary table of all issues mentioned. Any particular concerns emerging as a common theme amongst the submissions tended to attract stronger attention from council. Mr Mavrinac hoped to have a draft summary from the submissions within a week, which will then be finalised and presented to council for consideration.

Champion supports BCCC on child development FEDERAL Member for Wakefield, Nick Champion, has declared he will be supporting Balaklava Community Children’s Centre’s (BCCC) push to reverse poor early childhood development figures in the district. A spokesperson from Mr Champion’ office said they had been in contact with BCCC director, Dale Gathercole, and offered to forward correspondence from Mrs Gathercole to Early Childhood and Youth Minister, Peter Garrett. The spokesperson said Mr Champion would ask for a response from Mr Garrett’s office specifically relating to BCCC’s enquiries. A strong percentage of children in Balaklava and surrounding areas were found to be Plains Producer, Wednesday June 20, 2012

vulnerable in at least one or two areas of early childhood development, according to data released in the Australian Early Development Index (AEDI). Mrs Gathercole raised concerns regarding Balaklava’s struggle to attract appropriate financial support to address the issue at the recent Wakefield Regional Council meeting. The spokesperson for Mr Champion said the Federal government took the AEDI quite seriously. He said following its release in 2009, the government immediately announced funding for community engagement activities and in its recent budget, a further $22.3 billion in early

childhood education and care, to be rolled out over the next four years. “The funding increase is as much about the whole nation as it is about Balaklava,” the spokesperson added. “The government is committed to improving early childhood education and making sure every child gets the best possible start in life.” Mr Champion has also met with BCCC staff in recent years to discuss issues surrounding the AEDI data. In recent years, BCCC has received $3000 to enable a community working party targeting early childhood development, plus about $34,000 in 2011/12 as long distance sustain-

ability assistance. However, these are all relatively small contributions compared to the expansion Mrs Gathercole believed BCCC would need to help improve early childhood development in the district. Mr Champion’s spokesperson said while the Federal government made funding available, a lot of responsibility fell onto the State government to allocate it accordingly. Mrs Gathercole said governing council did discuss contacting Minister Garrett’s office but will wait on the response of the Education Department, which has a BCCC Learning and Care brief to consider in coming weeks. www.plainsproducer.com.au

NEWS v Farming

Let the destruction begin! Sharon Watt reports:

A prototype of the HSD was involved in trials and demonstrations to growers across Australia late last year.

One of the most anticipated technologies in Australian agriculture – the Harrington Seed Destructor (HSD) – has progressed to commercial production. The Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) has awarded the licensing of the innovative HSD technology to de Bruin Engineering of Mount Gambier. Designed to destroy weed seeds in chaff during harvest and thereby reducing the potential for weed growth, the first HSD is expected to be commercially available in time for harvest this year. The HSD is the brainchild of Western Australian grain grower and inventor Ray Harrington, and its development has been funded by the

Harrington’s weed seed smasher goes into production GRDC and assisted by the Australian Herbicide Resistance Initiative (AHRI) and the University of South Australia’s Agricultural Engineering department, which collaborated on the design.

day forecast – Balaklava

Adelaide Plains, Clare & Gilbert Valleys:

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WARNINGS Information at www.bom.gov.au/weather or 1300 659 215 (Local call cost) STATE Wednesday: Fine at first. Areas of rain developing near southern and western coasts in the late afternoon and evening, extending to areas southwest of about Kimba to Bordertown by midnight. Fresh and gusty north to northwesterly wind, strong at times about southern coasts and ranges. A cool to mild day, grading to warm in the far west. Thursday: Areas of rain over the agricultural area and West Coast district, turning to scattered showers from the west during the day. Isolated showers over the remainder south of about Coober Pedy to Broken Hill. Generally cool with moderate to fresh north to northwesterly wind ahead of a west to southwesterly change extending from the west. Friday: Isolated showers contracting to the

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trials and evaluations, demonstrations and modifications – a process that will continue for the remainder of this year. GRDC Manager of Commercial Farm Technologies, Paul Mei-

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Towed behind a harvester like a chaff cart, the HSD has been designed around a cage mill crushing unit originally developed for use in the mining industry. It has been subject to extensive multi-state

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Friday: Partly cloudy. Isolated showers. Wind southwesterly 25 to 40 km/h turning westerly 20 to 30 km/h during the day. YORKE PENINSULA DISTRICT FORECAST Wednesday: Sunny morning. Patchy rain in the south from midday, extending throughout late in the evening. Wind north to northwesterly 35 to 55 km/h turning westerly 25 to 35 km/h during the afternoon. Thursday: Cloudy. Areas of rain, becoming scattered showers late afternoon. Wind west to northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h increasing to 55 km/h before turning southwesterly 35 to 50 km/h during the day. Friday: Partly cloudy. Isolated showers. Wind southwesterly 25 to 40 km/h turning westerly during the morning. GULF ST VINCENT Wednesday: Winds: Northerly increasing to 20 to 25 knots, becoming north to northwest 20 to 30 knots during the morning before turning west to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots from late afternoon. Seas: 1 to 2 metres increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the morning then decreasing below 1.5 metres by early evening. Swell: Southwesterly 0.5 metres. Thursday: Winds: West to northwesterly 10 to 20 knots tending west to southwesterly 20 to 30 knots during the afternoon. Seas: Below 1 metre increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the afternoon then increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the evening. Swell: Southwesterly 0.5 metres.

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INFORMATION

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increasingly serious and expensive concern for Australian agriculture – technology such as the HSD is a significant step forward in developing a sustainable and integrated approach to weed management,” Mr Meibusch said. “Development of the HSD has been a thorough and exhaustive process, so it is certainly an exciting phase we have moved into with the announcement of the licensing of the HSD technology to de Bruin Engineering.” De Bruin Engineering spokesman John Millhouse said the company was “looking forward to being involved with the GRDC and the grains industry in the further development, production and commercialisation of the HSD”. The first unit now is in the advanced planning stage, and de Bruin’s in-house engineers have already made a number of improvements based on feedback from growers and researchers who observed and inspected the HSD during trials conducted during last harvest. Trials, demonstrations and evaluations over the past couple of years have been overseen by AHRI researcher Dr Michael Walsh, who is based at the University of WA. Dr Walsh is continuing to assess the efficacy of the unit in reducing weed emergence and he will also be involved in working with grain grower

groups across Australia to train potential users of the HSD. Dr Walsh’s research over the past five years has shown that during a grain crop harvest a significant proportion of the seed produced by weed populations (between 73-99% depending on the species) is collected by harvesters and then redistributed back across the field. By intercepting this seed and making it non-viable at this point, a considerable fraction of the following years weed population is controlled. Annual ryegrass, wild radish and a number of other grass (wild oats, brome and barley grass) and dicot weeds (many species) are a major limitation to profitable cropping systems in Australia. This fact was recognised by HSD inventor Ray Harrington when he switched from mixed farming to broadacre cropping some 17 years ago and realised herbicide resistance in annual ryegrass was a serious threat to crop production. “I decided if I could manage weed seed set at harvest I would have a chance to combat the weed problem and after looking at all the options and logistics, crushing the seed seemed to be the answer,” Mr Harrington said. Adapting the cage mill technology used in the mining industry for initial experiments, the first seed destructor prototype was developed and tested on Mr Harrington’s farm in 2006. Since then, the unit has been progressively modified and a more extensive field testing program has been undertaken by AHRI and Mr Harrington with GRDC support. Mr Harrington expressed his gratitude to the GRDC for its investment in development of the HSD, on behalf of growers and the Australian Government: “Without the GRDC’s partnership, this project would never have got off the ground.” De Bruin Engineering can be contacted on 08 8721 3888.

RIVERTON

Milking information Dairy SA and Dairy Australia invites everyone to join schools and students at Riverton Community Hall for “Cows Create Careers” (CCC) presentation day next Wednesday, June 27. CCC is a regional development program for students in Years 7 to 11, and was initiated in 2004 by the Strzelecki Lions Club in Gippsland, Victoria. Students learn about the dairy industry while caring for calves, and working with farmers and dairy industry professionals, including vets, agronomists and cheesemakers. The informative day starts at 10.30am to 1.30pm and includes lunch. RSVP to Kylie on 0407 231547. Plains Producer, Wednesday June 20, 2012

NEWS v District CLARE:

Country ‘angel’ in tribute

Paul tackles our toughest terrain in the Finke desert race Local farmer Paul “Roly” McLean finished sowing and turned to dirt of a different kind, as he competed in the Finke Desert Race, riding his Yamaha YZ450F motorbike. The annual race, on the Queen’s Birthday weekend in June, is a gruelling off-road multi-terrain two-day 460km race through desert country. It is recognised as the richest offroad race in Australia, and has the reputation as being the most difficult course in one of the most remote places in the world. With around 600 buggy and bike riders competing, it is no wonder it is one of the biggest sporting events in the Northern Territory, reportedly bringing $3.8 million into the local communities.

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Louise Michael On day one, the riders race from Alice Springs to the small Aputula (Finke) community, and then race back to Alice the next day. But if riders don’t complete the first day’s race in under four hours, they are not allowed to make the return trip. Paul was anxiously watching the clock on day one when he got a flat tyre. He changed the whole wheel at a fuel stop, but to his annoyance, the second tyre also went flat. With a 20 minute time delay already, Paul couldn’t afford another tyre stop, so finished the last 120km

PAUL McLean at the “pit stop” during the race, assisted by Bec Henschke, of Naracoorte. Bec is sister to Dot Tiller, of Balaklava. with a flat tyre. He managed to finish stage one in 3:48:50, with just minutes to spare! About 4000 people camped on the race track at Finke that night before it all started again the next morning. “I didn’t have any trouble on the return trip, apart from the dust” Paul said. His finishing time of 3:30:51 was a big improvement from day one. When Paul got to Alice Springs, he joined a dozen other riders, in their existing team nick-named the “Ted Freckle” Racing Team. The team of amateurs, posing as a quasi-professional team, come from different places around the state, but all share an interest in off-road bike racing.

They had a 100 per cent success rate after all of the team’s riders finished the race. Paul competed in the 35-39 years Masters category, and came 40th out of 68 competitors, which was a great effort for his first year. He came 319th overall, with an overall time of 7:19:42. Paul has ridden motorbikes for years, but only started off-road racing early in 2011. “It was a great experience, but was very hard work”, said Paul. Paul is looking forward to next year’s race and has already started bike repairs and improvements. Paul’s aim was to finish the race, and finish in one piece. And that he did! Well done Roly.

Country singer Amber Joy Poulton will present a unique tribute show, Honky Tonk Angels – The Story Of Loretta Lynn and Friends, in Clare. The show will be held at the town hall at 7.30pm on Saturday, July 7. Tickets are $20 for adults and $18 concession. Amber has many achievements in her musical career, beginning in 2009 when she was selected as a Top 10 Grand Finalists in Tamworth’s world famous Toyota Starmaker competition. As a youngster she appeared on stage with Kenny Rogers and has supported acts such as Melinda Schneider, Brian Cadd and Russell Morris. Her tribute show tells the tale of the first queen of country music, her amazing career, friendships and how she paved the way for women in country music and in life. The show has toured Australia and has sold out at the Adelaide Fringe Festival. For more information or to purchase tickets phone 0411 230 822.

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NEWS v District

Is this your new electorate? FROME

NOTE : Electoral boundaries follow Suburb / Locality or Council boundaries unless otherwise shown.

Caltowie - Georgetown Road

Northern Areas Council (part)

The DC of Yorke Peninsula

Eastern boundary Georgetown

GOYDER

Wakefield Regional Council (part)

Gulf St Vincent Eastern boundary Hundred of Yackamoorundie

Snowtown

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Tickera - Alford Road

Airport Road

Mollers Gap Road

Kym Price Road

DC of The Copper Coast

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Keane Road

Wakefield Regional Council (part)

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Clare

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Granny Creek Road

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Wenberley Boundary Road

Western boundary Saints

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Port Broughton

Wallaroo Plain Road

Southern boundary Whitwarta

Angel Road

Eastern boundary Hundred of Bundaleer

Spencer Gulf

Western boundary Whitwarra

Chester Road

Port Pirie Regional Council

Wakefield Regional Council (part)

McLachlin Road

Dalkey Road

Eastern boundary Hundred of Yangya

Hillam Road Eastern boundary West Bundaleer

The DC of Barunga West (part)

Belling Road

Gladstone

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Kenderleigh Road

Man ato Roa o d

Saint Road

Northern boundary Hundred of Yangya

Western boundary Mount Templeton

Bismark Valley Road

Port Pirie

Southern boundary Everard Central

Middle Range Road

Wedding Road

Northern Areas Council (part)

Eastern boundary Hundred of Booyoolie

Enlargement

Coppermine Road Southern boundary Hundred of Cameron

Plains Road

Green Road

The DC of Mount Remarkable

Vide Enlargement The DC of Barunga West (part)

Clare and Gilbert Valleys Council

Salter Springs Road

Balaklava

GOYDER

Hesters Road

Days Hill Road

The DC of Yorke Peninsula

Wakefield Regional Council (part)

Gulf St Vincent

Range Road Smith Road

Tarlee

LIGHT

Wild Dog Hill Road

Mid Murray Council

Tarnma Road

Cornvale Road

Horrocks Highway

Li g

The DC of Mallala

Prior Road

Riverton

Almond Tree Road

FROME is held by Independent MP Geoff Brock, who was re-elected with a margin of 7.5 per cent in 2010 after a by-election in 2009 saw Mr Brock take the Liberal-held seat, vacated by former Premier Rob Kerin, who retired from politics. The new boundaries make this a possible Liberal seat – but at the last election it recorded the State’s largest swing to Labor – 4.2 per cent. It is destined again to be a very tight contest through the two party preferred vote.

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Bismark Valley Road

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Rundle Road

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Two Wells

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Edithburgh

Goyder, held by Liberal MP Steven Griffiths, gains parts of Mallala District Council from Taylor, loses parts of Wakefield Regional Council to Frome, with the Balaklava township – a Liberal stronghold – its biggest loss. Mr Griffiths holds the seat with a margin of 9.4 per cent. He will continue to hold the seat, but the transfer of Liberal votes from Balaklava to Frome could be just enought to get a Liberal candidate over the line in Frome. 30

Germantown Road

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Angel Road

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NEWS v District The Plains Producer

INDEPENDENT State MP for Frome, Geoff Brock, says Balaklava’s possible move to Frome adds a ‘new dimension’ to the electorate – but he will await the 2014 election before raising his profile in the town. LES PEARSON reports.

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Brock is ready and waiting for change INDEPENDENT Frome MP, Geoff Brock, has declared he will not become a regular visitor to Balaklava until the beginning of the 2014 State Election campaign trail. His comments come after a recommendation from the Electoral Districts Boundaries Commission that the town of Balaklava is taken out of the Goyder electorate and joins Mr Brock’s electorate of Frome following the next election. It means residents of Balaklava and nearby areas, including Halbury, will be voting for a candidate in Frome in 2014. Liberal MP for Goyder, Steven Griffiths, expressed his dismay at losing the town from his electorate last week. Mr Brock sympathised with Mr Griffiths’ feelings about the boundary adjustment. “Steve’s a great guy, I work very closely with him, and he’s like a lot of us, as he has the country at heart,” he said. “One of the things I really like about Steve is he has had some experience in local government and that, to me, has given him a great understanding of the needs out there. “He has been a great member and will continue to be a great Member for Goyder. Mr Brock said the adjustment was related to population growth from the residential development at Port Hughes. “I feel for Steve, having to lose Balaklava, but it’s an is-

sue the boundary people have done, to balance everything out,” he said. Mr Griffiths declared he would continue to support events in Balaklava, which had wider implications on areas, which are in his electorate. “He told me not to be upset if I see him at the Balaklava races,” Mr Brock said. As for the impact Balaklava’s inclusion will have on Frome, he welcomed the challenge. “My electorate is currently very diversified,” Mr Brock said.

“

cause the electorate boundaries don’t change until the next election and I’m going to respect that,” he said. “I’m not going to start butting in on Steven. It’s confusing if you’ve got a current MP in town and there is an MP, who may be coming in at the next election, also there. “I’ll continue to have my liaison with WRC but I won’t be heading into Steve’s territory until the election campaigning begins, because I respect Steven far too much to do that.”

I’ve got a fairly good idea of what’s happening in rural South Australia

He cited industries including agriculture, viticulture, retail, commercial, tourism already featuring throughout Frome. Balaklava adds yet another aspect to the electorate. “This is going to add another dimension to the electorate of Frome,” Mr Brock said. “The Balaklava area, in particular, has a lot of potential there. It’s a great grain growing area and really thriving, so I want to be able to represent the area as well as Steven has.” As mentioned, Mr Brock signalled he had no intent of taking on the town’s affairs or issues until the election campaign in two years’ time. “This is a bit awkward be-

With the northern end of Wakefield Regional Council already in Frome, Mr Brock believed he was in touch with most of the issues for local constituents. “I’ve got a fairly good idea of what’s happening in rural South Australia,” he said. “I do go out to regular bases at local towns (including Blyth and Brinkworth), called listening posts, and will continue to do that.” He said being an Independent member was a challenge but also allowed him to work with both parties at both a State and Federal level. The travel demands are also tough but it is a burden he was willing to bear.

“I’ve got an excellent team in Port Pirie and I do about 80,000 to 100,000 kilometres a year, just to get around, so it is a challenge,” Mr Brock said. As an Independent MP, Mr Brock’s margins may also be affected by the inclusion of a traditionally Liberal voting town. He was unbothered by it. “I’ll represent the people with no party alignment, even though it makes my seat a marginal Liberal seat,” Mr Brock declared. “My view is the view of the constituent. “I think every politician should be worried about every election. You’re not going to please everybody so I try to do the best I can. I work hard to get people to trust me and believe in what I’m doing.” He pointed out a great track record of getting results for rural people, including helping those outside of his electorate. “We’ve looked after between 1400 to 1500 cases in recent years,” Mr Brock said. “We’ve been able to have success in more than 90 per cent of those. “I may not be in the media all the time but if we’ve got an issue, we liaise directly with the government agency or a minister and we’ve got doors opened up and sorted the issues out under the radar.”

The Plains Producer will spotlight towns in our circulation area from next week, after Census data becomes available from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) tomorrow. Focus will first be on Balaklava with more detailed statistics on other towns appearing in our editions over the next few weeks. •Readers and advertisers should watch for our special features as we highlight and assess the social structure of our communities. By concentrating on local towns it’s a great opportunity for advertisers to take advantage of what is sure to be a very well read feature. Meanwhile, ABS South Australian Regional Director, Gary Niedorfer, said everyone in South Australia should feel proud to have contributed to something so important for the nation’s future. “Australia is known as an international leader in Census taking and a lot of that comes down to the great support we receive in communities. “We’d like to say a big ‘thank you’ to everyone who took part for helping make this Census such a great success,” Mr Niedorfer said.

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Time running out to join Nuffield network South Australian farmers are encouraged to apply for a Nuffield scholarship, and experience the best the world of agriculture has to offer. Applications for the prestigious 2013 Nuffield Scholarships are currently open, but will close soon, on Saturday June 30. Successful applicants begin this life-changing experience with six weeks of group travel with other Australian scholars, touring the global powerhouses of agriculture, including China, Brazil, USA, Canada and Europe. Following this, applicants then focus on a topic of value to their business and industry, with a further eight weeks travelling the world investigating their chosen research.

Each year Australian Nuffield scholars tackle a wide-range of topics selected for relevance and benefit to industry. Recent research has included sustainable agricultural inputs, keeping injured farmers on the land, shelter crops to boost summer vegetable production, grain growing in tropical areas, robotic dairies and renewable energy as an alternative farm income. Benefits of a scholarship extend beyond the year of travel and research, as scholars become part of

a valuable network with members in the UK, Ireland, France, Zimbabwe, Canada, New Zealand and affiliate member, the Netherlands. South Australian Nuffield chairman Damien Smart, from Keith, said:“ As with most Nuffield scholars, I consider the scholarship and the ongoing involvement to be by far the most beneficial experience in both my personal and business life. Twenty scholarships will be offered by Nuffield Australia, sponsored by a range of Australia’s leading agricultural organisations. For more information and selection guidelines visit www.nuffield. com.au email enquiries@nuffield. com.au or call Nuffield Australia CEO Jim Geltch on (03) 5480 0755. Two Wells Uniting Church’s Rae Wilson, Mollie Frost (back) and Pam Duncan toast the success of another Biggest Morning Tea fundraising event last month.

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Two Wells Uniting Church raised more than $1000 for the Cancer Council at this year’s annual Biggest Morning Tea event. Originally scheduled for June 1, the event had to be cancelled due to rain and wintry weather, but TWUC’s Pam Duncan said a trading table held under the verandah of the IGA on that initial day was very successful, raising $344 on its own. With better weather on Friday June 8, the group tried again, staging another trading table as well as a sausage sizzle, pancakes and Devonshire tea. Raffle tickets and Biggest Morning Tea mugs were also sold and helped contribute to the wonderful $1147.60 raised. “It was a fantastic morning and we had a lot of people calling in,” Pam said. “The weather was perfect, and with the helpers from the Two Wells Uniting Church, it was a fantastic time to raise money for the Cancer Council.” Prizes for the raffle were kindly donated by Gloria Jeans, Arndale, Two Wells businesses, including the IGA, butcher, chemist, snack bar, R&J Hardware, Two Wells Hardware, Grand Champion Pet Supplies, vet, fodder store, and the Uniting Church Fellowship. Some Biggest Morning Tea mugs still are available. Contact Pamela Duncan on 8520 2764 if you are interested.

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You have until this Friday to nominate for the Advantage SA Yorke and Mid North regional awards. Advantage SA CEO, Karen Raffen, urged local residents to continue nominating to ensure the many success stories of the region are highlighted. “The regional awards have received great support so far. However, we want South Australians to continue nominating as we are sure there are still many inspirational individuals, groups and businesses who are making an impact but their contributions have not yet been acknowledged,” Karen said. “We’re looking forward to uncovering more stories of regional pride, community service, and amazing achievements, and celebrating all entrants and winners at the highly-anticipated awards ceremonies later this year across SA.” Nominating for the Advantage SA Regional Awards is easy. Go to www.advantagesa.com.au. This year’s winners will be announced at the Advantage SA Regional Awards ceremonies held annually in seven different regions across country SA. Plains Producer, Wednesday June 20, 2012

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It was a day of traditions and shenanigans last Saturday as Bloomsday celebrated its 90th anniversary, with the celebrations reaching their final destination in Dublin. Bloomsday is a commemoration and celebration of the life of Irish writer James Joyce, during which the events of Leopold Bloom and his novel “Ulysses” are relived. The book is acknowledged as one of the 20th Century’s greatest novels and the day is observed annually on June 16 in Dublin, Ireland, and all around the world. The celebrations began at The Governor Hindmarsh Hotel in Adelaide, then travelled to Dublin where readings were held at the Dublin Hotel and Institute, using amateur performers, musicians and singers. ABC radio announcer Peter Goers was special guest.

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SPORT v District n catching up at the Port Wakefield match on Saturday are, from left: Hannah McArdle, Collin BarkerHeyman, Tracey Wedding, Mitch Nicholls, Charlotte Hosking, Tegan Nottle and Corey Temby.

n noah Barnett takes a mark for the Roosters junior colts at Balaklava on Saturday.

n lisa Burman receives the ball for Balaklava in the C1 match against Two Wells.

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• From back page “The rule definitely needs to be looked at as it needs some amendments there,” Opitz said. “The clubs need to sit down and talk about it and come up with a better system.” “Some common sense has to come into it,” Young concluded. Fresh into the APFL from the neighbouring Barossa, Light and Gawler competition, which has no association football, Mallala’s Steve Lubcke was all for representative football. “I’m pro-zone footy too and I encourage our players to get involved,” he said. “I think the association probably hasn’t got it right with suspending players. “The rule probably needs to be fine-tuned a bit.” Two Wells coach, Mark Thomson, said the club had a healthy perception of association football. “If the guys are fit, I’ve got no issues with it and the club wants to promote it,” he said. “Every one of the players from the club wanted to play this year.” Thomson flagged the potential of injured players trying to play despite their injury, to avoid a suspension the following week. He said if they were known to be injured by the league but played anyway and re-injured themselves, the league could potentially be liable for that in future. “I think it needs to be assessed on each individual case and be realistic with it,” Thomson said. Balaklava coach, Stuart Lamond, said playing the higher standard was a good opportunity. “I think it’s great for the guys who want to represent the association,” he said. “But they (the league) need to find the right balance with this rule as at the moment, there is a fair bit of uncertainty with what’s OK and what’s not.”

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Roosters Outclassed Peckers come from behind for thriller win REPORT: Les Pearson IN a virtual carboncopy of the round five contest, Balaklava again came from behind to win over Two Wells by 14 points at Ralli Park on Saturday. The Roosters, who showed plenty of dash around the ground and were on top at the stoppages, dominated the first half. Jarred Allmond’s classy finish, followed by an effort from Brad Fitzgerald, which rolled through, helped steer Two Wells to a handy early lead before Lee Allmond helped grow the ascendency in the second term. Balaklava wasn’t without its opportunities but inaccurate kicking cost the team early as Two Wells took most of the momentum into the main break, leading by 26 points. At the main break, Peckers coach, Stuart Lamond, could have been forgiven for being in a foul mood. To the contrary, though, the half-time address was rather civil. “I know they probably controlled most of the first half but I felt we hadn’t played terribly,” Lamond said. “Our efficiency in front of goal was probably the biggest thing that stood out. “I felt the effort was

Final score balaklava 14.12 (96) d two wells 13.4 (82) Best: Balaklava - L.Pearson, H.Walker, D.Gardner, B.Michael, L.Michael, J.Walker Two Wells - K.Leighton, N.Seccafien, S.Feast, R.McDonald, T.Markou, L.Allmond

n pecker Kon Toumaras catches up with Rooster Cale Hocking in the junior colts, while Two Wells teammate Kyle Giniotis looks on.

there, it wasn’t like the team wasn’t trying but if we could just tidy up our shots at goal, we would be right in the contest.” Balaklava came out in the third quarter with purpose, Glenn Dawson (six goals) getting on the end of a few good passes, as well as plucking the customary leaping grab, and began to convert his chances. Lamond (three goals), who played his best game for the year to date, also proved a handy forward

option while plucking the odd contested grab. The Peckers took the lead late in the quarter and suddenly had the momentum, up by 15 points. The final quarter was a seesawing affair, the teams trading goals in a riveting last term. D e f e n d e r, S a m O’Brien, was shifted forward and snagged a goal but excellent finishes by Chad Ruiz and Ben Catford ensured Two Wells would fall just short. Two Wells coach,

Mark Thomson, said the momentum swing proved pivotal. “We can’t seem to get four quarters together against Balaklava,” he said. He suggested the team may need to look at holding up play for a while and slow the game down. “When Balaklava are up and running, they’re better than anyone around,” Thomson said. It was a fair compliment coming from the coach of the fleet-footed

n left: Rooster Jayden Grantham looks to spoil a mark attempt by Pecker Jacob Butterfield. n below: Pecker Jacob Wehr kicks away, his Two Wells opponent getting knocked to the ground after attempting a tackle in the junior colts.

Roosters, who are widely regarded as a great running team. Eamon Fetherstonaugh was injured early in the game and had little influence after, while Daniel Hines was stretchered off in the last quarter, although later diagnosis revealed, luckily, it was only a sprained ankle. “With those two out we were down on rotations with our smaller guys but that’s not an excuse,” Thomson said. He also struggled to explain why these two teams tend to deliver such odd matches, featuring both sides enjoying long periods of dominance. “I’ve been thinking about it for the past 48 hours and I still can’t work it out,” Thomson laughed. Amongst the changes made during the second half, O’Brien, who was a forward as a junior, played inside 50, while Andrew Hardiman, who struggled up forward on Luke Guy, went to the midfield. Particularly impressive for Two Wells was Ryan McDonald, who created plenty of run from a wing. “McDonald played his first game this season and he will be a big asset for the rest of the year,” Thomson said. Theo Markou also showed plenty of dash and carry. “He’s only a kid and his decision making will get better but I really like how he runs with the footy,” Thomson added. Also a mystery is what turned Balaklava’s woeful shooting at goal into clinical finishing. “Nothing was really said because we are experienced enough to know there was a bit of a crossbreeze and we needed to allow for that,” Lamond said. The Peckers allowed Dawson plenty of space to lead into and it proved handy in the wash-up.

n ROOSTER Bradley Manning and Pecker Bryce Chapman in a rucking contest, during the junior colts game at Balaklava on Saturday. “We had a different set up with Justin Walker at centre-half forward as a stationary target, which meant there was a bit more space behind him,” Lamond added. Justin Walker played an excellent game, as did Peckers captain, Hayden Walker, returning from suspension. “He (Justin) had been suffering with a few different niggles, so it has taken him a few games to get going,” Lamond said. “Hayden’s second half was one of the main reasons we were able to get that momentum back as well.” The loss was the fourth for Two Wells this season, all have been by 14 points or less.

“I was happy with the way we fought out the game as we have all year, we’ve continued to fight,” Thomson said. The positives are still there, with Tallan Leighton, Ben Slattery, Bryce Hart and Anthony Pontt all likely to return after the bye. Thomson also indicated he would be giving rookie ruckman, Shannon Slattery, a game in coming weeks to add some mobility to the Roosters’ big man department. He is one to watch. Balaklava take on Virginia this weekend at Virginia. “We just need to continue on playing as we have been,” Lamond said.

Playgrounds and covered public transport stops are now smoke-free From 31 May 2012, under new South Australian laws, smoking is now banned in the following areas: > Within 10 metres of children’s playground equipment in a public area, including parks, schools and food outlets. > At covered public transport stops, including bus shelters and covered train, tram and taxi waiting areas. Councils and other incorporated bodies may also apply to have an outdoor area or event declared smoke-free. Fines* can be issued if you smoke in these areas. Expiation: $75. Maximum penalty: $200. Further information www.tobaccolaws.sa.gov.au or phone 1300 363 703. For support to quit smoking, call the Quitline on 13 7848 or visit www.quitsa.org.au. *

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n eagle Ashley Lockwood is stopped by Tigers Brad Shimmin and Ben Starr while United’s Heath Pym, Sam Baker HWE, Brandon Merry, United and Shaun Light HWE watch on.

after round 9 games A GRADE Team P W L D B FF F A % Pts Mallala 8 7 1 0 1 0 742 399 65.03 14 Balaklava 7 7 0 0 2 0 792 430 64.81 14 Two Wells 8 4 4 0 1 0 899 487 64.86 8 Virginia 7 4 3 0 2 0 599 473 55.88 8 Hamley 7 1 5 1 2 0 519 876 37.20 3 United 7 1 5 1 2 0 370 789 31.92 3 HW Eagles 8 1 7 0 1 0 383 850 31.06 2 RESERVES Team P W L D B FF F A % Pts Two Wells 8 7 1 0 1 0 859 269 76.15 14 Balaklava 7 5 2 0 2 0 615 324 65.50 10 Mallala 8 5 3 0 1 0 554 434 56.07 10 Virginia 7 4 3 0 2 0 601 387 60.83 8 United 7 4 3 0 2 0 353 390 47.51 8 Hamley 7 1 6 0 2 0 393 470 45.54 2 HW Eagles 8 0 8 0 1 0 155 1256 10.99 0 SENIOR COLTS Team P W L D B FF F A % Pts Two Wells 8 6 2 0 1 0 708 416 62.99 12 Balaklava 7 6 1 0 2 0 561 344 61.99 12 Mallala 8 5 2 1 1 0 600 389 60.67 11 Virginia 7 4 2 1 2 0 489 467 51.15 9 HW Eagles 8 2 6 0 1 0 431 562 43.40 4 Hamley 7 2 5 0 2 0 315 429 42.34 4 United 7 0 7 0 2 0 269 766 25.99 0 JUNIOR COLTS Team P W L D B FF F A % Pts Balaklava 7 7 0 0 2 0 446 146 75.34 14 Mallala 8 6 2 0 1 0 389 190 67.18 12 Two Wells 8 6 2 0 1 0 451 300 60.05 12 United 7 4 3 0 2 0 326 346 48.51 8 HW Eagles 8 2 6 0 1 0 209 365 36.41 4 Virginia 7 1 6 0 2 0 184 409 31.03 2 Hamley 7 0 7 0 2 0 204 453 31.05 0

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after round 9 games A GRADE Pos Name 1 Glenn DAWSON - Balaklava 2 Brendon Niklaus - Virginia 3 Andrew HARDIMAN - Two Wells 4 Jarred ALLMOND - Two Wells 5 Matthew Bryant - HW Eagles 6 Lee ALLMOND - Two Wells 7 Jonathon BRICE - Balaklava 8 Nathan FLYNN - Hamley 9 Shane Hanson - Hamley 10 Scott HAHN - Mallala 11 Stuart Lamond - Balaklava 12 Caleb Howell - Virginia 13 Daniel FEELEY - Mallala

ThWk Year 6 34 0 30 2 26 1 21 1 19 2 18 0 16 1 15 2 15 5 14 3 14 0 14 0 14

RESERVES Pos Name ThWk Year 1 Derek TILLER - Mallala 4 24 2 Justin Platt - Virginia 0 23 3 Ross COLEMAN - Two Wells 1 19 4 Travis WAKE - Two Wells 3 15 5 Timothy BROWN-PICHUGIN - Two Wells 0 13 6 Brian MONTGOMERY - Mallala 0 12 7 Jason McPHARLIN - Balaklava 0 12 8 Luke GUY - Balaklava 0 11 9 Clinton McDONALD - Two Wells 1 10 10 Michael WARNES - United 4 10 SENIOR COLTS Pos Name ThWk Year 1 Bradley CALVETT - Two Wells 7 37 2 Joshua BUTTERFIELD - Balaklava 2 31 3 Adam COE - Mallala 4 25 4 Hayden RAMSAY - Two Wells 4 20 5 Brad WILSON - Mallala 1 19 6 Anton POGAS - Virginia 0 14 7 Lachlan GOSS - Two Wells 0 13 8 Tyson TEMBY - HW Eagles 2 12 9 Mitchell HILL - HW Eagles 1 10 10 Rhys DARWIN - Hamley 0 10 11 Jordan TAYLOR - Balaklava 1 10 12 Zac SCHOLZ - Balaklava 0 10 JUNIOR COLTS Pos Name ThWk Year 1 Kyle GINIOTIS - Two Wells 2 32 2 Daniel COOMBE - United 3 20 3 Jake MICHAEL - Balaklava 3 12 4 Jacob BUTTERFIELD - Balaklava 0 11 5 Charlie ARBON - Balaklava 0 10 6 Joshua STUDHAM - HW Eagles 1 10 7 Benjamin O’LEARY - Mallala 3 9 8 Dylan HOWELL - Mallala 3 9 9 Jake Ludewig - Two Wells 0 9 10 Samuel MICHAEL - Balaklava 0 7 11 Riley CURNOW - United 0 7 12 Dillon MICHAEL - Balaklava 3 7

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Tigers pounce! • From back page As for his own team, youngster, Ross Sharer, impressed in a defensive role. “He has a great ability to get a fist to the ball and give a contest, which stood out on the weekend,” Opitz said. Ali Fleming was also outstanding on a wing, particularly early in the match. Opitz is looking forward to the challenge ahead this weekend. “If we do the right things next week, we might give Mallala a scare,” he said. “We have this uncanny knack of being able to lift against Mallala.” The month ahead looks long for the Eagles but Young remains upbeat. “We’ve got a lot of injuries that are about three or four weeks away before we’re looking at getting them back,” he said. “We’ve just

got to try and keep improving each week and I believe we took some steps forward on Saturday. “We’re in a rebuilding stage and it’s probably somewhere the club has never been in before.”

junior colts

With all junior sides having a week off last week, both sides were very keen to get off to a good start. At quarter time, the scores were locked away 1-2 each. But after the break the Tigers started the better side with Daniel Coombe getting a fair bit of the ball. A t half time the score was in the Tigers’ favour, United 3-2 to the Eagles’ 1-4. The second half was fairly even with a lot of shots at goal by both sides resulting in points. The final siren saw the Tigers run out winners, 5.6 to the Eagles’ 2.10.

n MAIN IMAGE: Eagle Ryan Reid and Tiger Andy Sharman in a marking contest. INSET: Eagle Jared Wilson.

Final score united tigers 9.14 (68) d hw eagles 8.10 (58) Best: United - R.Sharer, A.Fleming, M.Pym, B.Shimmin, M.Brown, J.Rundle HW Eagles - A.Lockwood, S.McGuiness, S.Baker, S.Tregenza, T.Twelftree, L.Belperio

Support SACFL teams and win! In an effort to further raise awareness for road safety the MotorAccident Commission (MAC) is calling on the community to get behind their favourite South Australian Community Football League (SACFL) team to win a share of $20,000. MAC General Manager Corporate Affairs, Ben Tuffnell, said MAC wanted to do everything it could to further reduce regional road trauma and while there has recently been a reduction, country road casualties remain disproportionately higher. “The competition is open to everyone – players, coaches, members of the community, anyone who has pledged their support of a SACFL team on the Matemorphosis Club Challenge Facebook page,” Mr Tuffnell said. “We’ll be asking the public for new ways of expressing the Matemorphosis safe driving messages. You may design you own Matemorphosis billboard, or bring a road safety message to life at your local club or community, in whatever weird and wacky

REPORT: Les Pearson way you want. “The initiative harnesses the power of the social media site, Facebook, to gain exposure to a broader audience and to enable discussion on the issue of road safety. “Each entry submitted on to the campaign’s Facebook page will be awarded points. One SACFL team could win $10,000, or one of five runner-up prizes of $2,000 each, to go towards improvements to their club. “They can spend the prize money on a new scoreboard, guernseys, carpets or paint. Basically any items that will improve the club’s facilities and contribute back to their local community. “A key objective of the campaign is to deliver it into the hands of regional people, to drive a sense of ownership and challenge the notion that the issue (road trauma) was beyond their control. “The Matemorphosis Club Challenge is designed to encourage individual, team and community participation in helping spread road safety mes-

sages – and, importantly, further reinforce safe driving behaviour in country South Australia,” Mr Tuffnell said. One of MAC’s 190 Road SafetyAmbassadors, Eamon Bull from the Willunga Football Club said the initiative was a great idea as broad community involvement is necessary to help develop a culture where road safety is highly valued. “It’s up to the entire community to play their part and contribute to making the roads safer for everyone,” Mr Bull said. “Many of the guys at our club didn’t really speak about road safety - the irreverent nature of MAC’s Matemorphosis campaign makes it easier to approach the issue and encourages discussion.” “I’m sure we’ll see some funny, interesting and thought provoking entries. The current billboards and beer coasters of the ‘Knob’ and ‘Rooster’ have generated a lot of discussion at our club and in the community.” “Anything that can contribute to raising awareness and helping to reduce road trauma benefits all

of us,” Mr Bull said. Well-known local comedian Justin Hamilton, who has carved out an incredibly successful career as a stand-up comedian, has thrown his support behind the Matemorphosis Club Challenge and will be promoting the initiative right across the State. “I’ve always believed it is better to communicate important information with a smile and a laugh rather than a stern lecture and this campaign does just that. “If you can entertain a person and in the process help them think deeply about a serious topic then you are on your way to making a difference,” Mr Hamilton said. The Matemorphosis Club Challenge commences on 18 June. To enter go to www. facebook.com.au/countrymates. In addition to the Matemorphosis Club Challenge, MAC, together with South Australia Police, will deliver road safety education to all 190 SACFLclubs. The education will highlight key road safety issues and how young males can decrease the risk of becoming a crash statistic.

Plains Producer, Wednesday June 20, 2012

SPORT v Football

Magpies grab fifth win in a row Final score mallala 17.12 (114) d hamley bridge 12.13 (85) Goals: Mallala - S.Hahn 5, T.Algar 3, J.Montgomerie 2, B.Montgomery 2, C.Rimmer 2, L.Dowdy 1, D.Pontt 1, B.Hardie 1 Hamley - K.Heberle 6, R.Darwin 3, S.Hanson 2, N.Flynn 1 Best: Mallala - J.Montgomerie, D.Griffiths, C.Rimmer, S.Hahn, T.Algar Hamley - D.Norman, J.Sullivan, L.Ireland, S.Hanson, K.Heberle, D.Millar

MALLALA stretched its unbeaten streak to five matches with a solid 29-point win over Hamley Bridge on Saturday at Hamley Bridge. The Magpies opened the better of the two teams, kicking away to an early three-goal lead at quarter time. Mallala coach, Steve Lubcke, said the Bombers soon tightened up. “We were certainly challenged during the second quarter,” he said. Hamley Bridge managed to reel the margin in to only eight points at the main break, before Mallala again turned it on in the third term, getting on top at the stoppages. “We began to run away with it in the third quarter once we got our act together again,” Lubcke said. Hamley Bridge coach, Ash Barnett, believed his team didn’t stop trying but some unlucky bounces of the footy and a brief lapse in concentration proved costly. The Magpie slammed on six goals to nil for the quarter and put the game out of reach from the shell-shocked Bombers. Barnett said his team battled on in the last with one final fight back but the damage was done. “It was a good effort, I definitely wasn’t disappointed,” he said. Lubcke also credited the Bombers with a far more competitive hit-out than their previous encounter, which yielded a 147-point margin. “All in all, Hamley Bridge aren’t a bad team, they’ve got some good players out there,” he said. “I thought our first and third quarters were really good and we hit up most of our targets, which is on the improve.” The surprise inclusion of Hamley Bridge’s Kirk Heberle (six goals), who was supposed to miss the match, added some flavour to the contest. “They rolled the dice playing him I think but I didn’t worry about it too much, it’s up to the association to deal with it,” Lubcke said. “We won anyway, so it doesn’t faze us.” One player emerging as a key for Mallala this year is Daniel Griffiths, who has hit rare form of late. “Credit to him after taking over our number one roving role with Liam Whitwell getting injured,” Lubcke said. “I’ve been very pleased with him.” Scott Hahn also impressed, booting five goals and also providing some handy assists during the match. The Magpies still have to welcome back a host of other players still out with injury, including Rob Montgomery, David Cawrse and Jason Earl. An optimistic outlook for Whitwell (broken leg) is he may return in 10 weeks. A change in roles has also transformed a traditional stay-at-home forward. “Dan Feeley has been playing superb, consistent football,” Lubcke

REPORT: Les Pearson added. “I’ve been playing him higher up the ground than he usually does.” A raft of players have helped plug the gaps in the team, struggling with injuries, including rookies Jake Birchmore, Troy Algar and Ben Martin. “The main ones filling that void are those young lads who continue to grow with experience,” Lubcke said. Looking ahead, Mallala host United, which has just leapt off of the bottom of the ladder with a win on the weekend. Lubcke was wary of the plucky Tigers. “It becomes a 50/50 game if we can’t get our structure right,” he said. “It depends on what they put on the park and whether we can match them.” In review, Barnett believed there were plenty of posititives to take out of the weekend’s loss, including the contribution of Rhys Darwin, who kicked three goals. “If all the players do their job like that, I think we can definitely be competitive with most teams,” he said. While Hamley will be hoping for three or four players back in this week, including Nathan Harvey, Mark Bevis, Tom Would and Ryan Appleton, the team will be without Craig Taylor, who was reported on Saturday and is likely to attract a two-week suspension. Despite the setback, Barnett was hopeful the team could take its form to Lochiel this weekend for the game against Hummocks-Watchman Eagles. “If we keep going the way we’ve been playing lately, it could get us over the line,” he said. “It’s a bigger ground there, which should suit us.”

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A Grade

Balaklava Two Wells

0.5 2.8 10.11 14.12 (96) 3.1 7.2 9.2 13.4 (82)

Mallala Hamley

5.1 8.3 14.9 17.12 (114) 2.1 6.7 7.8 12.13 (85)

Goals: Balaklava - G.Dawson 6, S.Lamond 3, B.Catford 2, M.Doherty 1, C.Ruiz 1, H.Walker 1 Two Wells - L.Allmond 2, D.Wise 2, A.Hardiman 2, T.Markou 1, B.Spiteri 1, J.Allmond 1, S.Feast 1, S.O`Brien 1, T.Hines 1, B.Fitzgerald 1 Best: Balaklava - L.Pearson, H.Walker, D.Gardner, B.Michael, L.Michael, J.Walker Two Wells - K.Leighton, N.Seccafien, S.Feast, R.McDonald, T.Markou, L.Allmond Goals: Mallala - S.Hahn 5, T.Algar 3, J.Montgomerie 2, B.Montgomery 2, C.Rimmer 2, L.Dowdy 1, D.Pontt 1, B.Hardie 1 Hamley - K.Heberle 6, R.Darwin 3, S.Hanson 2, N.Flynn 1 Best: Mallala - J.Montgomerie, D.Griffiths, C.Rimmer, S.Hahn, T.Algar Hamley - D.Norman, J.Sullivan, L.Ireland, S.Hanson, K.Heberle, D.Millar

United HW Eagles

2.3 6.7 2.1 4.3

8.9 5.7

9.14 8.10

(68) (58)

Goals: United - J.Rundle 4, J.McArdle 2, P.Valle 1, H.Pym 1, B.Shimmin 1 HW Eagles - M.Higgs 3, M.Bryant 1, D.Cicolella 1, S.Tregenza 1, B.Higgs 1, J.Wilson 1 Best: United - R.Sharer, A.Fleming, M.Pym, B.Shimmin, M.Brown, J.Rundle HW Eagles - A.Lockwood, S.McGuiness, S.Baker, S.Tregenza, T.Twelftree, L.Belperio

Two Wells Balaklava

Reserves

4.1 7.3 11.4 12.6 (78) 2.0 4.1 5.2 7.2 (44)

Goals: Two Wells - J.Morrison 3, T.Wake 3, A.Slatter 1, C.McDonald 1, N.Applebee 1, C.Lamont 1, R.Coleman 1, L.Webb 1 Balaklava - S.Nankivell 2, N.Yates 1, L.Williams 1, M.Clifford 1, O.Hearnden 1, J.Jenner 1 Best: Two Wells - J.Morrison, R.Oxenham, J.Hart, D.Hardiman, A.Slatter, C.Lamont Balaklava - R.McDonald, S.Henderson, L.Michalanney, S.Nankivell, C.Marshall, T.Shepherd

Mallala Hamley

3.1 7.1 8.2 9.3 (57) 4.1 6.3 6.5 8.5 (53)

Goals: Mallala - D.Tiller 4, J.Dixon 2, K.Jameson 1, J.Speck 1, K.Smith 1 Hamley - A.Schmidt 2, S.Gregory 2, K.Hewitt 1, T.Miller 1, A.Hallett 1, D.Crispe 1 Best: Mallala - L.Gosling, K.Jameson, J.Dixon, D.Tiller, B.Goudie, K.Smith Hamley - S.Gregory, T.Miller, D.Crispe, W.Ahrens, A.Baker, S.Wedding

United HW Eagles

4.3 5.5 0.1 1.2

7.7 3.3

10.12 3.4

(72) (22)

Goals: United - M.Warnes 4, T.Stephens 3, J.Crosbie 2, N.Starr 1 HW Eagles - C.Creswell 1, C.Temby 1, J.Wilson 1 Best: United - M.Warnes, N.Starr, T.Stephens, C.Lee-Chapman, T.Taylor, C.McIntyre HW Eagles - B.Manners, J.Cook, B.Rowe, S.Shaw, C.Price, S.VanKleef

Blyth/Snow Min/Man

A Grade

0.2 4.4 6.6 9.9 (63) 2.5 7.8 11.9 14.10 (94)

Goals: Blyth/Snow - J.Gillings 2, A.Lloyd 2, L.Hewett 2, J.Taylor, R.Darling, M.Atkinson Min/Man - A.Kennedy 4, N.Forrest 3, A.Winders 2, R.Mcdermid, B.Sandow, R.Piggott, S.Gibson, B.Currie Best: Blyth/Snow - S.McCormack, N.McCormack, W.Walker, S.Clifford, K.Kennett, M.Atkinson Min/Man - D.Mitchell, B.Currie, R.Piggott, A.Winders, B.Sandow, N.Forrest

BSR North Clare

2.1 4.4 7.7 11.12 (78) 3.3 4.3 6.5 8.6 (54)

4.5 8.5 9.9 12.10 (82) 1.0 2.0 3.3 4.5 (29)

Mallala Hamley

4.3 6.3 8.4 12.4 (76) 0.3 1.6 1.8 4.8 (32)

Goals: Two Wells - Bradley Calvett 7, Hayden Ramsay 4, Jack Henneker 1 Balaklava - Joshua Butterfield 2, Steven Tannock 1, Jordan Taylor 1 Best: Two Wells - Jack Henneker, Nik Seccafien, Brandon Daly, Joshua Pellizzari, Marcus Sayner, Bradley Calvett Balaklava - James Speissegger, Tate Michael, Ryan Wandel, Bradey Krieg, Lachlan Speissegger, Joshua Butterfield Goals: Mallala - A.Coe 4, J.Dunstan 3, R.Svetec 3, Z.Hallion 1, B.Wilson 1 Hamley - J.Watson 2, C.Pidgeon 1, T.Darwin 1 Best: Mallala - Z.Hallion, A.Sparks, R.Konzag, J.Dunstan, J.Good, A.Coe Hamley - D.Collings, J.Wedding, T.Darwin, L.Henneker, C.Pidgeon, J.McCauley-Hall

HW Eagles United

4.3 6.8 0.1 0.3

7.11 1.3

12.14 1.6

(86) (12)

Goals: HW Eagles - T.Nottle 6, T.Temby 2, M.Hill 1, Q.Mackay 1, W.Angel 1, B.Taylor 1 United - Ja.Pratt 1 Best: HW Eagles - T.Nottle, J.Appleby, C.Veitch, B.Taylor, M.Hill, D.Williams United - C.Sharer, A.Wilson, R.Lane, H.Hosking

Junior Colts

Balaklava Two Wells

3.3 3.7 4.9 7.11 (53) 0.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 (12)

Mallala Hamley

4.1 7.4 8.4 10.4 (64) 0.0 0.0 2.1 3.6 (24)

Goals: Balaklava - D.Michael 3, J.Michael 3, J.Wehr 1 Two Wells - K.Giniotis 2 Best: Balaklava - J.Michael, C.Arbon, J.Wehr, D.Michael, A.Lawless, W.Dixon Two Wells - L.Billington, J.Gameau, T.McLeod, Z.Williams, L.Brander, J.Humphrys Goals: Mallala - B.O’Leary 3, R.Thorne 3, D.Howell 3, R.Machell 1 Hamley - K.Rosenzweig 1, C.Buckby 1 Best: Mallala - B.O’Leary, D.Mayne, L.Oleary, R.Thorne, G.Plackett, D.Howell Hamley - C.Buckby, K.Rosenzweig, L.Collings, O.Barnett, A.Hudson, H.Bubner

United HW Eagles

1.2 3.3 1.2 1.4

4.5 2.8

5.6 2.10

(36) (22)

Goals: United - D.Coombe 3, N.McArdle 1, A.Snowden 1 HW Eagles - J.Lu 1, J.Studham 1 Best: United - N.McArdle, C.Lane, B.Robinson, R.Curnow, A.Wilson, E.Pepe HW Eagles - T.Moulds, J.Lu, J.Studham, D.Irrgang, C.Fitzgerald, N.Studham This weekend’s matches: Virginia v Balaklava Mallala v United HW Eagles v Hamley Bridge (at Lochiel) Bye - Two Wells

South Clare BBH

5.2 7.4 12.8 80.13 (88) 3.3 7.11 10.11 14.12 (96)

RSMU Eud/Rtown

4.6 5.7 13.12 15.16 (106) 2.1 5.1 8.3 12.4 (76)

Senior Colts

Blyth/Snow Min/Man

4.5 10.7 16.13 23.18 (156) 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.3 (3)

BSR North Clare

1.0 1.0 2.1 3.5 (23) 1.4 8.5 10.9 12.10 (82)

South Clare BBH

9.4 16.6 21.12 29.15 (189) 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 (6)

RSMU Eud/Rtown

2.1 4.2 5.3 7.3 (45) 3.1 7.4 8.8 10.11 (71)

Goals: Blyth/Snow - T.Eime 5, Z.Bennett 5, M.Greet 4, J.Ciardiello 3, J.Andriske 2, B.Stirling 2, J.Kennewell, T.Salter Min/Man - No Goals Kicked Best: Blyth/Snow - J.Andriske, T.Eime, Z.Bennett, D.Underdown, M.Greet, A.Giles Min/Man - A.Nixon, T.Milburn, D.Nixon, B.Jenner, T.Pittaway, A.Grossett

Goals: BSR - S.Hayes 5, P.Wright 4, S.Martin, M.Shane North Clare - M.Ward 5, D.Ellis 2, C.Jaeschke Best: BSR - K.Johanson, S.Hayes, A.Burgess, S.Martin, T.Weckert, A.Mackenzie North Clare - G.Jaeschke, A.Amey, M.Ward, R.Moulds, B.Bishop, M.Phelan

Goals: BSR - R.Fitzgerald, L.Hayes, J.Kurth North Clare T.O’Sullivan 5, J.Alberts 2, K.Dreckow 2, R.Laidlaw, D.Brown, D.Garrard Best: BSR - T.Wilsdon, J.Weckert, D.Hayes, J.Kurth, H.Burford, J.Andrews North Clare - J.Wiblin, J.Alberts, D.Brown, J.Brown, T.Rogers, N.Edwards

Goals: South Clare - M.Leibelt 3, B.Murphy 3, W.Hutchinson 3, A.Crolla, M.Vandeleur, B.King, M.Reynolds BBH - D.Schell 7, B.Wall 2, J.Schuppan, S.Connell, M.Jackman, W.Piggott, D.Reed Best: South Clare - D.Kuhndt, M.Reynolds, J.Lehman, N.Smith, A.Crolla, W.Hutchinson BBH - D.Schell, T.Riggs, M.Hall, M.Jackman, P.Hill, N.Jackman

Goals: South Clare - P.Von Heythmanck 12, D.Minney 5, W.Weetea 3, B.Day 2, J.Wallent 2, J.Pearse 2, R.Boylan, B.Sandy, B.Mill BBH - B.Radford Best: South Clare - P.Von Heythmanck, D.Minney, W.Weetea, J.Wallent, D.Day, J.Pearse BBH - B.Radford, L.Roth, M.Gove, C.Gove, B.Kleinig, A.Lindner

BSR North Clare

B Grade

4.1 7.3 8.5 10.8 (68) 2.1 6.1 7.3 8.4 (52)

Goals: BSR - B.Weckert 2, N.Krieg 2, J.Weckert 2, D.Bruce, T.Stephenson, B.Jones, W.Lawry North Clare - L.Zanette 3, M.Dopson 2, .Redden 2, N.Jones Best: BSR - D.Hentschke, D.Bruce, J.Weckert, J.Burgess, K.Burgess, S.Weckert North Clare - R.Tregilgas, S.Jaeschke, J.Knappstein, L.Milne, L.Zanette

South Clare BBH

3.1 5.3 7.4 11.7 (73) 4.1 6.5 10.9 12.9 (81)

RSMU Eud/Rtown

0.4 4.6 5.7 5.9 (39) 1.3 3.4 7.5 9.7 (61)

Goals: South Clare - S.Burridge 5, T.Owen, G.Colbert, D.Wallent, W.Weetea, M.Stone, P.Von Heythmanck BBH - G.Thompson 6, M.Cousins 3, J.Alderson, J.Rowe, S.McCarthy Best: South Clare - S.Burridge, P.Cutting, M.Stopp, D.Wallent, M.Stone, D.Pope BBH - G.Thompson, G.Newell, J.Rowe, M.Cousins, K.Thomas, S.Kellock Goals: RSMU - T.Geyer, T.Jordan, G.Linke, T.Redden, B.Heinrich Eud/Rtown - D.Button 4, T.Jensen 3, S.Geister, T.Mosey Best: RSMU - L.Savage, D.Rowett, T.Geyer, B.Mcinerney, T.Jordan, D.Griffiths Eud/Rtown - C.Pfeiffer, T.Jensen, R.Reese, R.Westover, C.Hoffmann, S.Geister

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Senior Colts

Two Wells Balaklava

NEFL results from Saturday - Round 9

Goals: RSMU - P.Clark 3, B.Koster 3, L.Percy, T.Vater, D.Flavel, T.Hart, A.Power, S.Noack, T.Willmott, D.Busch, C.Mullins Eud/Rtown T.Sleep 4, C.Voigt 3, J.Kotz 2, J.Schutz, C.Ah Chee, R.Prior Best: RSMU - B.Koster, C.Mullins, L.Percy, K.Hart, Z.Hier, D.Flavel Eud/ Rtown - R.Prior, J.Michalk, R.Doecke, L.Kimpton, T.Sleep

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Goals: RSMU - P.Callery, B.Snook, N.Busch, S.Juett, H.Griffiths, B.Heffernan, J.Connell Eud/Rtown - B.Launer 4, I.Blumson 2, A.Wiech 2, C.Reese, J.Schulz Best: RSMU - B.Sutton, B.Heffernan, J.Connell, H.Behn, J.Tucker, A.Rowett Eud/Rtown - S.Nietschke, I.Blumson, M.Neville, E.Dunstan, D.Prior

Junior Colts

Blyth/Snow Min/Man

2.1 3.6 4.8 6.10 (46) 2.1 2.1 6.3 6.5 (41)

BSR North Clare

3.6 3.9 5.10 6.10 46) 1.0 6.1 8.1 9.4 (58)

South Clare BBH

8.4 14.6 14.6 14.6 (90) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 (0)

RSMU Eud/Rtown

2.2 4.3 8.5 11.7 (73) 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 (12)

Goals: Blyth/Snow - J.Cummins 2, J.Hunter, Z.Cocks, L.Mcewin, L.Cummins Min/Man - A.Faulkner 2, H.Gosse, L.Squires, A.Smith, M.Wells Best: Blyth/Snow - B.Jacka, D.Giles, W.Pratt, J.Hunter, N.Barr, B.Eime Min/Man - A.Olssen, B.Jenner, H.Gosse, H.Schoenberg, L.Koster, L.Squires Goals: BSR - J.Lee 3, I.Moller, M.Longbottom, L.Fitzgerald North Clare - D.Garrard 3, J.Earle 2, S.Channon 2, J.King, T.Francis Best: BSR - A.Krieg, I.Moller, D.Goss, J.Lee, B.Macfarlane, N.Longmire North Clare - A.Noble, T.Francis, J.King, S.Haydon, J.Earle, G.Armfield Goals: South Clare - B.Dinning 4, B.Day 3, B.Pese 3, T.Nield 2, A.Smith, L.Benda BBH - No Goals Kicked Best: South Clare T.Nield, M.Jarvis, B.Dinning, I.Shearer, B.Pearse, A.Smith BBH - R.Webster, B.Kleinig, O.Kelly, C.Noakes Goals: RSMU - A.Clarke 5, C.Behn 3, X.Redden 2, M.Connell Eud/ Rtown - D.Grosser, T.Kleinig Best: RSMU - T.Griffiths, C.Behn, M.Connell, X.Redden, A.Clarke, C.Dunn Eud/Rtown - Z.Green, B.Launer, D.Stacey, J.Steinborner, A.Nietschke, T.Launer

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Wells win with big third term Courtside with Merridy Manuel

Two Wells’ intensity in the third quarter left Balaklava stunned. Balaklava were ahead by five but Two Wells’ nine goal turn around left the home side unable to recoup the four goal difference, Two Wells 44 to Balaklava 40. Balaklava was back to full strength this week with the return of Tegan Pollard at C. The Peckerettes started strongly winning the first quarter by three goals. Both sides attacked and shot well. The theme continued in the second quarter, Balaklava settling in defence and applying pressure all over the court, leaving Two Wells down by five at half time. The tide turned in the third quarter with Two Wells dominating in defence led by Mia Darling at GD. Two Wells WA Neralie Wearn was tenacious in attack, winning best player for Wells. “Balak started strongly but our third quarter made the difference,” said coach Stacey Gameau after the game. “The defensive pressure caused Balak to panic and struggle to lead”, said Balak coach

Tess Pollard. Two Wells only allowed Balak to shoot three goals for the quarter, outscoring them by nine goals. A couple of position changes for Balak at the last break saw them return to their first half form and stay even with Two Wells. “We just couldn’t peg back the lead they had,” said Tess. “I was very pleased with our game for three quarters, but we need to work on game fitness and play out four quarters.” Balak are certainly not having a great run with injuries with Nadene Wehr injuring herself in the last quarter. However, coach Tess commended Sally Arbon for stepping into GS position and looking like she had played there all game. GA Talia Kruger won best player for Balaklava. Hamley dominate second and final quarters Hamley continue to show they are a force to be reckoned with, smashing Mallala by 28 goals, Hamley 64 to Mallala 36. However, individual quarter scores reveal a tighter game than first

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Results of Adelaide Plains Netball Association matches played on Saturday A1: Hummocks 57 (Bonnie Nicholls) def Long Plains 46 (Mary-Jane McArdle). Two Wells 44 (Neralie Wearin) def Balaklava 40 (Talia Kruger). Hamley Bridge 64 (Lee Barnett) def Mallala 36 (Jessica Neilson). A2: Two Wells 50 (Stephanie Agnello) def Balaklava 48 (Carly Friedrichs). Hamley Bridge 47 (Jodie Graham) def Mallala 36 (Jayne Brown). Hummocks 49 (Holly Cowan) def Long Plains 27 (Nicole Sobey). A3: Long Plains 49 (Stephanie McArdle) def Hummocks 46 (Debra Davey). Mallala 50 (Donna Charlson) def Hamley Bridge 44 (Tahnee Edwards). Balaklava 45 (Merridy Manuel) def Two Wells 37 (Carly Heaslip). A4: Hummocks 51 (Adriana Deer) def Long Plains 28 (Pearl Chapman). Two Wells 48 (Shannon Weir) def Balaklava 36 (Ellie Reusch). Hamley Bridge 37 (Chelsea Crispin) def Mallala 34 (Kate Bubner). A5: Hummocks 42 (Sharon Moulds) def Long Plains 26 (Liz Wallis). Two Wells 52 (Zoe Grant) def Balaklava 41 (Carly Williams). Mallala 54 (Danielle Jones) def Hamley Bridge 19 (Rachel Easton). B: Hummocks 31 (Hannah Marie Mellier) def Long Plains 12 (Georgia McArdle). Two Wells 40 (Renee Cameron) def Balaklava 18 (Chelsea McPharlin). Hamley Bridge 48 (Amy Humphrys) def Mallala 22 (Brooke Wilson). C1: Hamley Bridge 30 (Amy McCabe) def Mallala 27 (Elli Schupelius). Two Wells 23 (Brooke Humphrys) def Balaklava 19 (Eleanor Cunningham). Long Plains 29 (Britany Smith) def Hummocks 22 (Jess Davey). C2: Hummocks 20 (Chloe Hean) def Long Plains 14 (Tamika Gregory). Balaklava 31 (Teisha Harkness) def Two Wells 11 (Alannah Williams). Mallala 19 (Lilliana Mathew) def Hamley Bridge 5 (Debra Lambert).

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n Amy Nottle (left) and Alysha Wurst (above) Hummocks A3.

thought. In fact, Hamley were only ahead by two at the first break and Mallala outscored Hamley by one goal in the third. Indeed, Mallala coach Katie Kreig was delighted with her teams effort. “We played with a lot more intensity and physicality. Our defences were outstanding and relentless. Kerryn Obst GK, Jessie Neilson GD and Carla Jarmyn WD along with Tracey Kennett in centre, continued to apply pressure and stay close all day, really making Hamley earn it. Hamley are a tough and physical team and were able to convert turnovers which was the difference on the day.”

However, Hamley was ferocious in the second and final terms, demolishing Mallala in these quarters. Hamley GS Amber Rogers shot at 90 per cent for the game, shooting 45 of the 64 goals. However, it was Hamley’s coach and GD. Lee Barnett, who again grabbed the umpires’ attention as did Mallala GD, Jessica Neilson. Despite their high score, Hamley are still playing second fiddle to Hummocks who continue to cling to top spot by two per cent. However, these two teams face off this weekend at Lochiel at 3pm. Should be a good one to watch!

Hummocks still ladder leaders Hummocks snuck ahead in each quarter against Long Plains, taking an overall lead of 11 goals, Hummocks 57 to Long Plains 46. They retain poll position on the ladder. Perhaps, Hummocks might have expected to win by more, considering they won by 30 when they played Long Plains in Round 2. Indeed, Coach Sam Nicholls was disappointed with their performance and said having a week off and skipping training was telling. Hummocks were juggling players, with Tegan

Nottle injured at Country Champs last weekend. It was a messy positional game for coach Sam. Bonnie Nicholls started at GA, but when GD Lisa Powell went down with an ankle injury before quarter time, Bonnie was forced back into defence and Ashleigh Williams came onto GA. “Ashleigh performed extremely well and Bonnie switched back into defence and didn’t miss a beat, thoroughly deserving best player,” said Sam. Not to take it away from Long Plains though, whose form has been steadily improving. Coach Josie McArdle was pleased to see her girls

improve their consistency against such strong opposition. “However, we are still not converting our turnovers,” said Josie. “Jane Mc Bride and Alicia Sharman did well in goals particularlyAlicia who really stood up and took the game on when Hummocks were double teaming Jane.” Mary-Jane McArdle started at WD and shone when moved to GD in the third, winning best for the match. This Saturday, Virginia is back playing at home against Balaklava, Mallala confront Longies at Mallala and number one Hummocks takes on number two Hamley at Lochiel.

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A1 GRADE Hummocks........ 14.... 60.06 Hamley Bridge... 14.... 57.93 Two Wells........... 10.... 54.46 Mallala................ 6..... 51.90 Balaklava............ 5..... 49.16 Long Plains......... 3..... 46.46 Virginia................ 0..... 28.24

A5 GRADE Hummocks........ 14.... 59.18 Two Wells........... 12.... 63.30 Mallala................ 8..... 56.38 Long Plains......... 8..... 50.81 Virginia................ 6..... 44.69 Balaklava............ 4..... 44.58 Hamley Bridge.... 0..... 27.56

A3 GRADE Balaklava........... 14.... 62.31 Hummocks........ 12.... 57.63 Two Wells............ 8..... 55.70 Long Plains......... 8..... 45.96 Mallala Away...... 6..... 43.97 Mallala................ 3..... 40.49 Hamley Bridge.... 1..... 39.70

C1 GRADE Hamley Bridge... 14.... 76.49 Two Wells........... 14.... 64.29 Mallala............... 10.... 60.00 Balaklava............ 6..... 47.67 Long Plains......... 6..... 28.68 Hummocks......... 2..... 19.57

A2 GRADE Mallala............... 13.... 52.37 Two Wells........... 12.... 52.05 Hummocks......... 9..... 50.65 Hamley Bridge.... 8..... 50.18 Balaklava............ 6..... 51.32 Long Plains......... 4..... 42.42

A4 GRADE Two Wells........... 16.... 63.43 Balaklava........... 10.... 62.39 Hummocks......... 8..... 53.10 Long Plains......... 8..... 45.17 Virginia................ 4..... 44.89 Hamley Bridge.... 3..... 39.58 Mallala................ 3..... 37.22

B GRADE Hamley Bridge... 14.... 65.50 Hummocks........ 12.... 59.39 Balak Away......... 8..... 56.79 Two Wells............ 7..... 50.47 Mallala................ 4..... 36.05 Balaklava............ 3..... 37.12 Long Plains......... 2..... 38.54

C2 GRADE Mallala............... 16.... 86.36 Balaklava........... 12.... 80.62 Two Wells........... 10.... 64.31 Virginia................ 6..... 34.48 Hamley Bridge.... 4..... 35.90 Long Plains......... 2..... 19.57 Hummocks......... 2..... 18.75

n ABOVE: Long Plains A5 GD Amy Barr. n LEFT: Sascha Tiller, Hummocks A3.

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n C1 ACTION: Jessica Weir, Two Wells (above) and Zoe Bell, Balaklava (above centre) in full flight during their C1 game at Balaklava on Saturday. RIGHT: Eleanor Cunningham Balaklava passes in front of Jaime Stringer Two Wells.

club reports – Balaklava versus Two Wells

Clubs break even A1: After leading by five at half time, Balaklava let the game slip away with inaccurate shooting and poor passing. Two Wells fought consistently hard and deserved the win. Final Score: Two Wells 44 defeated Balaklava 40. Strong defence by Balaklava saw Two Wells first two centre passes turned over. Both teams made the most of inaccurate shooting from the opposition. Balaklava GD Sophie Cupke was impressive, making many interceptions. Bva 13, TW 10 Two Wells provided strong defence over the entire court resulting in turnovers from Balaklava’s poor passing. Balak continued to work hard to get goals on the board, increasing the lead to five at half time. Neralie Wearn’s consistent talk from her WA position kept Two Wells in the game. Stand out players for the quarter were Lauren Michael, Balak WD and Mia Darling, Two Wells GD. Bva 26, TW 21. Both teams brought on fresh legs to start the second half, Kate Cmrlec coming into C for Balaklava and Nicole Hardy into WD for Two Wells. Two Wells GA Nicole Darling shot well, making the most of Balaklava’s throw aways. Two Wells WA, Neralie Wearn, had another excellent quarter. Game intensity increased as players from both teams fought for the ball. Two Wells took the lead by four goals. Bva 29, TW 33. Two Wells came out firing, putting a great amount of pressure on Balaklava’s every pass. Sally Arbon came on into GS for Balaklava after Nadene Wehr was injured, and scored immediately. Two Wells WA, Neralie Wearn, was again impressive at WA as was Balaklava GA, Tahlia Kruger. Two Wells continued to fight for possession keeping the lead and winning the game by four. Final Score: Bva 40, TW 44. A2: Two Wells, after trailing for the entire match, made a huge final quarter comeback and won by two goals in a even contested match. Unsettled begging to the quarter with great defence from both teams. Great shooting by Carly Friedrichs for Balaklava and strong defence by Jane Harding at GK to bring them up in the first quarter. Bva 17 – TW 9. Two Wells’ attack stepped up and were achieving more of a result in the goal circle. Balaklava fought back with many mid-court turnovers but Two Wells still won the quarter. Bec Dixon came on to replace an injured Sam Gregor in the last minute. Bva 28 – TW 26. Defence for both teams was still strong in the third quarter, but Two Wells fought back enough to even the scores at the start. Pressure in the mid-court by all players, and drive from Bec Dixon at centre helped Balaklava to win back the quarter. Bva 40 – TW 35. Two Wells made a massive comeback in the last quarter coming from behind to win by two goals. Final scores: Bva 48 – TW 50. A3: The game started with a few scrappy mistakes by both sides. Balaklava soon found their feet and moved it into the ring very smoothly. Bva 11 - TW 5. Two Wells came out stronger in the quarter and Two Wells centre Carly Heaslip provided constant leading and support all the way down the court. Kiara Guy shot well for Balaklava scoring 14 goals from 15 shots. Bva 25 - TW 14. The third was an even quarter with Two Wells making some changes. TW

Leah Clifton drove well in WA providing some good options. Cassie Kent in GA shot well. Bva 34 – TW 24. Despite Two Wells winning the last quarter, it was little too late with Balaklava running out winners by eight goals. Final scores Bva 45 – TW 37. A4: Tight first quarter by both teams. Two Wells GA, Shannon Weir, was aggressive in the goal ring and Michelle Veitch, WA for Balaklava, attacked well. Bva 18, TW 21. Both teams continued to fight hard with Shannon Weir again a standout performer at GA for Two Wells. Pauline Florance had a great quarter at WD for Balaklava. Two Wells had greater access to the ball, enabling them to extend their lead by another five goals. Bva 29, TW 37. Two Wells played aggressively this quarter with Shannon Weir shooting and rebounding strongly. Eleisha Hancock was strong in defence for Balaklava. Balaklava started strongly and defended well, delivering the ball well into to shooters. Once again, TW GA Shannon Weir was accurate. WD Pauline Florance had another good quarter. Final scores: Bva 36 - TW 48. A5: Two Wells GA, Liana Juvan shot well in the first quarter. And Balaklava GK Erin Tilley played well in defence. Bva 7 – TW 13. Two Wells defence applying pressure on Balaklava shooters causing errors. Bva 17 – TW 26. Balaklava had a strong start in the third quarter. Good shooting by Carly Williams at GA. Accurate shooting by Two Wells not missing a goal for the quarter. Bva 32 – TW 40. Carly Williams continued to shoot well. Two Wells centre Madison Sayner provided lots of movement in the centre court. Final scores Bva 41 – TW 52. B: A steady first quarter by both teams. Two Wells played consistently with great teamwork in the goal circle. Balaklava had a very slow start but made up for it after finally scoring the first goal. Bva 7 – T8. Two Wells continued their consistent play capitalising on Balaklava’s loose balls. Balaklava fought hard with strong defence but GS Hayley Squires and Jacinta Deplee at GA were too good with accurate shooting in the ring. Alicia Davey for Balaklava also worked hard in the centre chasing every ball. Bva 10 – TW 19. Fresh legs in centre with Renee Cameron for Two Wells dominated the court and 100 per cent accuracy by GA Jacina Deplee contributed to Two Wells dominated this quarter. Bva 11 – TW 30. Balaklava re-grouped and bought Alex Wehr back on which seemed to lift the game for Balaklava resulting in a much more even quarter. Great defence also by Syjourn Renshaw GK and Chelsea McPharlin, but it was all too late. Two Wells played a fantastic game and ran out winners by 22 goals. Final scores: Bva 18 – TW 40. C1: Two Wells were very solid right down the court. Goalies were shooting well. Caitlyn Musolino, TW GA shot well giving Balaklava limited opportunities. Balaklava Had many opportunities but poor passing hurt them. Bva 2 – TW 8 A slow start by both teams, Balaklava defence put lots of pressure on Two Wells attack resulting in lots of turnovers. Balaklava were able to capitalise with less unforced errors to win the quarter for to two. Bva 6 – TW 10.

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The third was an even quarter. Both teams had runs where they were dominant, then pulled back by opposition defence. Bva 11 – TW 16. Balaklava made a bit of a comeback in last quarter getting to within two goals. Two Wells steadies through their mid court. Final scores: Bva 19 – TW 23. C2: Balaklava dominated the play during the quarter defending well in the goal ring. Great intercepts by GK Amy Langdon and GD Sophie Wehr. Some loose passing by both teams caused turnovers. Bva 7 – TW 1. Two Wells made changes to their attack and were able to capitalise on their centre passes through their goal shooter Amy Spoolder. Good match up between Teisha Harkness, Bva GA, and TW GD Allanah Williams. Both worked hard all day against each other. Bva 15 – TW 5. Good play by WA Sophie Wehr gave Balaklava more opportunities in the third quarter. Some missed goals cost Two Wells with three of their centre passes being turned over untouched costing them. Bva 23 – TW 9. Chantelle Harrison in C for Two Wells was consistent all game and GA Lilly Playfair also feed the GS well. Balaklava played more open style netball in the last quarter really settling their play. Teisha Harkness setting up many plays and giving strong support into the ring. Final Scores: Bva 31 – TW 11. D1: Balaklava started strongly with good shooting and rebounding. The Two Wells girls stuck well with their players and got their hands to some passes and Emma Lane, Balak GS, shot a great goal from way back. Bva 7, TW 1. Great team work from Balak GS Emma Lane and GA Rhea Lawless saw Balaklava score first again. Two Wells C provided great defence and provided several turnovers, particularly Two Wells GD. Balaklava GK Candace Smith and GD Lexi Taylor intercepted well for Balaklava, and WD Kate Heaslip provided great back up. Bva 15, TW 1. Sianna Bond burst on from the bench at C for Balaklava. Ashlen White, GS for Balaklava, was strong in attack, forming a great partnership with Olivia McColl at GA. Kate Heaslip GK and Rhea Lawless GD were impossible in defence. Run from the centre court provided a multitude of options into the forward court for Balaklava. Bva 18, TW 1. Despite the result being a foregone conclusion, the Peckers maintained their intensity. Olivia McColl GA goaled early. Turnovers from Emma Lane WA, Candace Smith WD and Rhea Lawless GD closed done Two Wells’ scoring options. Balak C Sianna Bond continued to run into space creating drive through the centre. Bva 20, TW 1. D2: Great first quarter for Kara Binka shooting beautifully. Both teams were full of enthusiasm. Kara Binka was a standout player for the quarter. Bva 6, TW 1. Another great quarter for Balaklava but Two Wells put up a good fight. First year players, Tori Lane and Charlotte Davey, defended well for Balaklava. Olivia Loy and Chloe Lamond also had a great quarter. Bva 12, TW 2. Balaklava played really well, passing accurately. Lucy Dixon and Kara Binka did a great job shooting. Brielle White was very quick and used her voice. Bva 14, TW 3. Balaklava continued their strong play with excellent passing and team work. Bva 18, TW 4.

n C1: Brooke Humphrys Two Wells, and Sarah Heaslip Balaklava.

APNA netty star Name: Stephanie Walker Nickname: Snuffy DOB: 22/03/1986 Height: 5 foot 11 in Team: Two Wells A2 Position: GS/GA Who is the most damaging player (on or off court) in your club? Karen Penhall Who is your club’s hardest worker (on or off court), and why? Stacey Gameau - As player/ coach of A1’s she leads by example and pushes herself to the limits Highlight of netball career: Coming from behind to win the 2007 A2 grand final by 1 goal for Blyth/Snowtown What’s your number one passion outside netball?

If you won $20 million in the lotto, what would you do with the money? Give some to my family and build my dream home If you were a car, what kind would you be? The new Toyota 86 If you were on the front page of the newspaper, what would the headline say? Steph conquers bucket list of wine tours – she’s successfully organised a bus tour for Friends and family every Australian wine If you could trade places festival! with any other person If you could take anyone for a week, living or on your next netball trip, dead, real or fictional, who would it be? Donald with whom would it be? Trump (so he could pick Oprah up the tab) What’s the last movie you What’s the best item in went to see? The Hunger your fridge? Chocolate Games spiders

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Four of our best Bronze for our Zac REPORT: Les Pearson BALAKLAVA lawn bowler, Zac Guy, had some outstanding success at the recent MultiDisability National Lawn Bowls Championships, held near Newcastle earlier this month, picking up a bronze medal in the pairs event. A field of 36 bowlers from around the country competed at the championships. Zac, 18, was among the six competitors representing South Australia. The team, nicknamed The Wombats, comprised Liam Buckley, Barry Charity and Darryl Willson, who represented Australia at the World Championships in South Africa last year, as well as Zac, David Bailey and Ron Colgan. Coach, Kane Coulls, accompanied the team. The strong South Australian line-up was considered serious contenders for the medals. It was Zac’s first medal from three appearances at the national championships. Zac is a senior bowler for his home club, Balaklava, during the summer but the result was excellent with the competition currently in its winter break. He said it wasn’t unusual for such events to be held during the cooler months.

Josh named in Under 18 state squad

“It is the pennants off-season but there are usually championship events held at this time of year,” Zac said. He was partnered by close mate, Liam Buckley of Angaston, in the pairs event, while his singles results were also promising, missing finals on a count back. “It was really awesome,” Zac said. “We were pretty happy with the effort and we were both pumped to get over the line in the end.” The bronze medal result was significant, with the young pairing defeating more experienced competitors up to 50 years their senior. Zac is currently studying construction n balaklava managebowler, Zac ment at Guy is thrilled Uni SA with his but hopes recent bowls to continsuccess. ue bowling with Balaklava in the warmer months.

n ANNALIESe clears 110cm on her horse, Ka Be Park Jillian – who was bred by Mark and Amanda Nipperess.

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Joshua Studham from Port Wakefield Primary School, bowled over the competition in the recent 2012 SAPSASA Lawn Bowls Championships held at Lockleys Bowling Club on May 4. Joshua, 11, took out first place in the boys singles after knocking out opponent Connor Brown, from Bute Primary School, taking out the title with a score of 7-1. “I was pretty pleased to win overall,” Joshua said. With 47 schools participating and 168 participants overall, it was a major feat. Not only is Joshua celebrating his win at the SAPSASA Championships, but also his name being listed in the Under 18 State Squad. With the first training session held last weekend, Joshua will have to continue to prove his skills before he can officially qualify for the team. “I’ll just keep going to training and see what happens,” he said. With lawn bowls now becoming a popular sport with the younger generation, Joshua is keen to keep rolling in his favourite sport. “I find it challenging which is what I like about it,” he said. n josh is pictured practising on the Port Wakefield bowling green on Monday.

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Port Wakefield’s Annaliese Nipperess is jumping over the moon after discovering she has earned a spot on the South Australia team in the Equestrian Australia National Interschools Championships. Annaliese, 14, will be heading to Toowomba in October to compete in the category of showjumping. “I’m really excited, it will be hard work but will be fun,” Annaliese said. Competing against 28 other South Australians, and not to mention the other states, Annaliese, who has been riding horses since she was five, hopes to come out on top. “I’d be very happy to win, but my goal is to get in the top five,” she said. Annaliese and her friend, Maddison Sheedy from Gawler, are the only two members, north of Adelaide to make the team. With her trophy case nearly full at such a young age, Annaliese still has big plans for her future. “My ultimate goal is to get into the Youth Olympics team in 2014,” she said. With the Toowomba trip impending, Annaliese is hoping to raise $6,000 in order to get her there. Her parents Amanda and Mark, will be holding a garage sale on Saturday June 30, and are hoping the community can help out by donating goods which can be sold on the day. If you have any items you wish to donate, please call Mark Nipperess on 0402 471 536.

n bianca Smith with her horse, Jazzy.

Bianca Club Champion BIANCA Smith has been named Balaklava Pony Club champion. The award goes to a club member “who is an outstanding ambassador for the club, showing exceptional sportsmanship and attitude, helps out on the day and encourages others.” Bianca rode her horse Jazzy in a ride-a-thon held by the club in May, which raised $1500 towards surfacing a new riding arena.

She also took part in the club championship when the club celebrated its third birthday on Saturday, June 2. Riders had a dressage test, followed by an obstacle course. The presentation ceremony and afternoon tea followed, incorporating Louise Reichelt’s eighth birthday. Local Joan Anderson was judge for the day. Joan also selected the club champion.

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SPORT v District

Rams may have upper hand Virginia v Balaklava

IT has been a while since these two teams clashed in round one, way back in April. Balaklava has enjoyed an undefeated start to the season, while Virginia has recovered after losing its first two matches of the year to be at four wins and three losses from seven matches. The Rams just got over the line in the corresponding fixture last year in wet, miserable conditions. A key in the result of that match was utility, Caleb Howell, who will miss this week through injury again. These two teams have played each other six times since the start of 2011, Howell named in the Rams’ best players in five of those matches, including three first preferences. Who takes up the mantle in his absence will be the big question for the Rams, as it could become a permanent situation with a clearance pending for Howell for a transfer to a Cairns club. Virginia have had the luxury of Anthony Johnston returning to the club after a brief stint with Gumeracha, while fringe players such as Billy Nikou and rookie, Corey Stronach, have lifted while senior teammates have

been recovering from niggling injuries. The long break would no doubt have assisted their recuperation, so the Peckers can expect a strong, determined Rams team to front up at home. Doubt surrounds whether fullback, Derek Friedrichs, will be fit for this contest and with fellow defender, Scott Farrell, also on the recovery trail, options for the Brendon Niklaus match-up also look lean. Forward flanker, Aaron Cocks, is also likely to miss the next two months after damaging his AC joint at training. Balaklava is playing great football but if the conditions suit, a bigger-bodied Virginia team may get the upper hand.

Golf balaklava men

No fewer than 34 hopefuls turned out last Saturday for the first round of the two-round aggregate Moody Cup, plus the annual Ross Veitch Memorial Trophy, both part of a Par competition from the blue “tiger” tees. Wayne Nagle won the Ross Veitch silverware, nudging out Graham “Emu” Ackland. Bill Parkin (+1) left ‘em gaspin’ in the A Grade stakes, standing tall over Bill Lokan (-1) and Merv Hameister (-3) on the podium. Merv pushed Peter Thompson back into the crowd on a count back. With their hands stretching upward, hoping to touch the hem of the winners’ garments, were I. Michael (-4), M. Loy (-5), R. Hart (-5), S. Michael (-5) and D. Taylor (-7). Trophy winner Wayne Nagle shot clear of the C Graders with +4, bumping Graham Ackland (+2) into second place and Greg Sonntag (-1) down to third. Then came W. Berry (-3), D. Trickett (-4), J. Michael (-6), B. Michael (-6), D. Rodgers (-6), G. Leo (-6), W. Goudie (-8) and A. Manuel (-10). The swollen B Grade field spat out a triumphant Lachlan Hart (+1), who convinced the good Count to place him above Michael Smith, Chris Hahesy and Tanya Matz. This left us with P. Friedrichs (square), Louise Michael (-1), M. Bell (-1), A. Henstridge (-2), visitor M. Liptrop (-3), M. Hahesy (-4), visitor John Newton (-5), G. Toms (-6) and Moya Hayes (-7). Birdies: Michael Smith at the third and Louise Michael at the 10th. NTP’s: Michael Smith (3rd), Peter Thompson (8th), Greg Sonntag (10th), Merv Hameister (13th) and Bill Lokan (15th). Golfer of the Winter points: Wayne Nagle (6), Graham Ackland 5, Lachlan hart 4, Bill Parkin 3, Michael Smith 2 and the rest one. This Saturday we re-join for round two of the Moody Cup, under the firm but fair direction of Austin Henstridge, with wounds to be healed by doctor Murray “Smudger” Smith in his rooms at the 19th.

Balaklava Mid Week

A group of 16 took to the fairways on Wednesday June 13, with Dean Trickett winning the day with 49, Jerry Toms 46, Bill Berry 45, Chris Hahesy 44, Bill Parkin 42 CB, John Michael 42, Austin Henstridge 40, Rod Phillips 39, Bill Goudie 38 CB, Brian Stewart 38, Moya Hayes 36, Mike Hahesy 35, Doug Taylor 34 CB, Merv Hameister 34, Norma Taylor 33, Tony Stewart 30. Birdies: Dean Trickett hole 1, Bill Berry hole 2, Chris Hahesy hole 8, John Michael holes 7 and 8, Bill Parkin holes 7,16 and 17, Bill Goudie hole 1. NTP’s: Brian Stewart hole 3, Chris Hahesy hole 8 and Merv Hameister 10.

Balaklava Ladies

Thursday June 14, Stroke competition,

before the bounce Round 10 APFL preview with Les Pearson

Mallala v United

UNITED are up and about following a drought-breaking win over Hummocks-Watchman Eagles and Mallala present as the next challenge. The Magpies have been battling on undermanned for the last three weeks at least and the five-goal win against Hamley Bridge on Saturday was not their most convincing result this year. Mallala do have quality leadership, both on and off

n virginia may lose key player, Caleb Howell to a Cairns football club.

second round of the Captains Trophy & Vice Captains Trophy, second Round of the International Bowl. A Grade: L Michael nett 75, M Hayes nett 77, J Taylor nett 79, M Kemp nett 80. B Grade: C Hahesy nett 72, T Greenshields nett 73, J Hoskin nett 80, D Wandel nett 80. C Grade: S Friedrichs nett 80, F Williams nett 84. NTP: J Veitch 8. Chip outs: M Kemp 15. June 21: third Par round. Starters C Howard and P Anderson.

BLYTH

Men June 17 Par Competition, sponsored by Clare Hotel: B Pratt +6, D Pratt +6, T Eime +5, M Videon +4, J Greet +3, B Spinks +2, H Wandel +1, G Mugge Square, P Agnew -1, D Paynter -1, M Williams -2, A Hentschke -6, M Finn -14, L Eime -17. Skins No 5- M Videon. NTP No 18- M Finn. June 24: Stableford, sponsored by Page’s Deli. July 1: Men and Mixed Ambrose 11-11.30 tee off, sponsored by Clare Financial Services. Ladies June 13, Stroke First Qualifying Round of Club Championship: J Zweck 87, K Mugge 95, D Wandel 98. 9 Holes- H Williams 57, A Harrison 61, C Virgin 72. Skins No 15- J Zweck. Raffle- K Mugge. June 20: Par Competition, sponsored by Clare Hotel, hostess A Harrison. June 27: Stroke Second Qualifying Round of Club Championship, sponsored by Page’s Deli. Hostess H Williams.

Hamley Bridge

Due to the Veterans playing at Two Wells and the threat of poor weather, only 12 players competed in Thursday’s Stableford competition. Club patron Ian Rohde managed the wind and conditions perfectly to win the day with 38 points from the big hitting Lance Hatcher and Dennis Nation both with 37. Roger Hahn & Len Usher 32, John Bell 31, with the rest not making the cut. Birdies: Barry Schwartz 14, Ian Ferguson 3, Roger Hahn 5. 36 Players competed in Saturday’s stroke competition. The winner of the day being Ian Ferguson who managed to stay out of trouble to score a credible Nett 64. Second place went to Ian Goddard with 65 from Roland Pawlak who hit his new driver well to score a 66. A GRADE: Ian Ferguson 64, Ian Goddard 65, John Bell, Barry Schwartz 68, Neville Durdin 69, Wim Van Pelt 70, Vince Zito,Roger Hahn, Bradley Zerna 71. B GRADE: Roland Pawlak 66, Kieth Kluske 67, Barry Zerna 68, Lance Hatcher 69, John Riley 74, Roen Cameron 76. C GRADE: Dean Branson 71, Doug Cooper 75. Birdies: Bradley Zerna 2nd, Barrie Zerna 7th, Bert Pearce 2nd & 17th, Ian Ferguon 3rd & 16th, Vince Zito 6th, Wim Van Pelt 14th, John Bell 1st, John Mitchell 8th & 15th, Steve Howe 17th, Roger Hahn 8th, Dean Branson 6th. Nearest to the

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the field, through coach, Steve Lubcke and captain, Christian Rimmer. Rimmer has battled through soreness the past two weeks but it hasn’t stopped him having a big influence on matches, as he again racked up touches against the Bombers on Saturday. The problem is, if you go to tag him out of the contest, Joel Montgomerie is likely to bob up with 40 touches and cut you apart. How Tigers coach, Trav Opitz, approaches this midfield dilemma will be of interest. Ruckman, Will Banton, should be back for United after serving his one-match sanction. Brett Sharman and Robert McNamara-Jose battled it out in the ruck for the Tigers against the Eagles but Banton’s sheer size and presence will be welcomed back. Mallala is certain to have done its homework on the Tigers this week and will pick a team to suit. The consistency of skill

pins: Steve Howe 4th, John Mitchell 9th, Ian Goddard 12th. Members are reminded there is a working bee on Sunday 24th June starting at 9am and finishing with a barbecue lunch.

Riverton

Results from Saturday June 16, Stroke. Another great field with 33 players taking to the course for the Second Qualifying Round of the Club Championships. A Grade: J Yard 77/62, M Norman 77/67, R Brandsma 81/68. B Grade: J Pengilly 83/67, R Thomas 84/67, A Hartwell 85/68. C Grade: A Gooden 87/61, K Behn 89/64, L Russ 89/64. NTP 3 & 12: T Buttery. NTP 5 & 14: T Peek. Handicap Match Play results: J Yard def G Davis 5/4, J Pengilly def A Leaver 5/4, B Reaney def T Day 5/4, R McInerney def M Keast 2/1. This weeks winner of the “Gollie” goes to Des Lowry. Ryan Thomas is the winner of this weeks “Dummy”. Look forward to seeing the trophies proudly displayed on your bags next week. Next week’s competition, Stableford.

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Saturday June 16 – Modified Stableford Competition. Results: Mark Ross Naylor 14pts, Leigh Victor 13, Steve Hadley 10, Simon Goode 6, Richard Davidson, Ryan Longmire 4, Richard Matz 4, Matt Butler 3, Clint Parker 2, Rod Schunke 2, Rob Benger 1, Roger Coupar 1, Bill Driver -2, Len Venning -3 , Handicap Matchplay Results, Ryan Longmire d Matt Butler 3/1. Rob Benger d Richard Davidson on the 21st. NTP no 14: Matt Butler. June 23 – Par Final Round/N Heinrich Memorial Trophy. June 30: Dave Smart Memorial two-man Ambrose.

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Saturday, June 16 Stableford, sponsored by Two Wells IGA – 24 players. It was good to see El Presidente, Chris Girling out for a hit, obviously warming up for the Club Championships starting next week, but he was upstaged by captain Paul Shields, who managed 39 points to beat Chris by 1 stroke. Chris was lamenting the lost ball on the 18th that cost him the win. Les Grafton carved out a nice 37 to make up for a poor day at the vets day on Thursday at Two Wells. B Grade was won by Tim Clifton with 42 points, who saved valuable energy by dropping his clubs off right outside the clubrooms before parking his car, duly noted by Michael Dimasi. Michael Davies continued his run of good scores with 38 points and Ian Clark 3rd on 37. Story of the day belonged to Ian Telfer, who not only won C Grade with a high 46 points and a two stroke reduction in handicap, but in the process destroyed

level between the Magpies and United is likely to become a telling factor in this one, as ball usage has been a major focus for both coaches this season. Neither club would have forgotten round 16 last year, when the Tigers stole a fivepoint victory over the fancied home side, Mallala. Could another upset be on the cards?

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BOTH coaches consider their respective teams on the improve of late, although Hamley Bridge may just go in favourites for this battle at Lochiel. The Bombers’ sole win this season came against the Eagles about a month ago and the injury list hasn’t gotten any shorter since unfortunately, gifting Hamley a slight personnel advantage. That’s probably saying a lot, given the Bombers haven’t exactly been blessed with a clean bill of health themselves this season. The Eagles have tried to blood some younger players, with Matt Hoepner and Josh Kelly playing A grade football lately. They are likely to continue with such players given the current injury list, which will

Ian Smith in a matchplay 8/7. As Ian Smith said, “What can you do when a guy gets 24 points on the front 9?!” John Harrison had a nice 40 points and Michael Dimasi was 3rd with 38. Other matchplay results saw Andrew Baker defeat Hans Linford in a titanic battle, wearing Hans down on the 20th hole. Next week is the first round of Club Championships, in which all the grades look wide open for anyone to step up and take the titles. All Two Wells scores can be seen at: http://www.twowellsgolfclub.com.au/ Results A Grade: P.Shields 39, C.Girling 38, L.Grafton 37, R.Hogg 35, R.Grigg 33, C.Hogg, G.Payne 32, A.Baker 30. B Grade: T.Clifton 42, M.Davies 38, I.Clark 37, I.Smith 35, J.Weir 33, H.Linford 30. C Grade: I.Telfer 46, J.Harrison 40, M.Dimasi 38, R.Prior, D.Smith 37, B.Barns, S.Kelly 36, J.Spackman 31 Ladies: E.Grigg 36 , J.Holland 32. Long Drives: A – R.Grigg. B – T.Clifton. C – J.Harrison. Ladies – J.Holland. Pro’s Approach: C.Hogg NTP’s: 1) M.Dimasi, 2) R.Grigg, 6) P.Shields, 11) H.Linford, 12) C.Girling, 15) –. Meat trays: R.Hogg, H.Johnson, P.Shields. Next week: Stroke – Club Championships (1). – Russell Grigg, Handicapper TWGC.

Two Wells Ladies

Results June 12. Winner of the first round of the Per Trophy was Tine Perry with 4 up, runner-up was Kath Stubing on count back from Aileen Oliver with square. Second shot on hole 17 was Kath Stubing. NTP on hole 11 was Helen Johnson, who also had birdie on hole 7.

Veterans

Adelaide Plains and Barossa Veteran Golfers at Two Wells Forty-five golfers braved the cold day at Two Wells in a Stableford competition, sponsored by the Two Wells Golf Club. Winner on the day and winner of C Grade was Frank Trimboli of Penfield with 38 points, followed by P Jones (Penfield) 37 and T Bateman (Kapunda) 35. Ball winners in C grade were B Stewart (Balaklava), L Zbierski (Penfield) both 35, B Milne (Barossa Valley), B Barns (Two Wells) and B Portlock (Gawler) all with 34. A Grade winner was Vince Zito (Hamley Bridge) with 37 (he chipped in three times!), from D Butler (Penfield) 36, with third place to R Hogg (Two Wells) 34. Balls went to J Ball (Two Wells) and R Grigg (Highercombe) both with 32. B Grade winner was Trevor Dowling (Gawler) with 34, from J Riley (Hamley Bridge) and C Sims (Barossa Valley) both with 33. Ball winners in B grade were N Heinrich (Gawler) and R Staehr (Barossa Valley) both with 31, E Manning (Hamley

hopefully forward development amongst these young fellas with the more experience they get at that level. Admittedly, it does open up an experience advantage the Bombers could exploit, with their side settling down in recent weeks and at last showing signs of gelling on-field. Hamley’s Shane Hanson looks the perfect match-up for HWE captain, Matt Higgs. Both players are bigger lads with excellent mobility and versatility for their respective size, so if Hanson comes up the ground a bit and rolls through the midfield, expect Higgs to tag along. It would be a great battle to watch for the neutral observer. HWE’s key forward, Matt Bryant, has struggled to have the same impact on games as he had earlier in the year, although this could be more of a supply factor more than anything, as he usually makes the most of his opportunities. Angus Lemmon is probably the likely match-up for him. Expect a competitive effort from a team desperate to get back off the foot of the table but Hamley will be just as keen to keep the Eagles well below them.

Bridge) and I Smith (Two Wells) both with 29 points. NTP winners were: A Grade R Grigg (Highercombe); B grade R Kernick (Barossa Valley); and C Grade D Smith (Two Wells). Long Drive: A Grade D Butler (Penfield), B Grade A Noack (Hamley Bridge) and C Grade K Bubner (Islington Works. The next meeting of the Adelaide Plains and Barossa Veteran Golfers will be at Hamley Bridge on Thursday July 19.

Hockey Results from Saturday June 16, at Clare. Under 14 Clare Donnybrook 2 drew with Balaklava 2 Goals: Don – Fletcher Thomas, James Forrest; Bal – Mitchel Lawrie 2. Best: Don – James Forrest, Sophie Haines, Fletcher Thomas; Bal – Blessing Nyoni, Mitchel Lawrie, Sarah Goldney. Clare/Springstown 1 d Burra 0 – Goal: Peter Cornwell. Best: Spr – Peter Cornwell, Etabez Donato, Emma Dutschke. Bur – Sam Haddow, Sebastian Pullin, Morgan Clark-Dollman. Under 17 Burra 2 d Clare/Springstown 0 – Goals: Jake Dolphin, Neil Maxted. Best: Bur – Lachie Haddow, Neil Maxted, Jake Dolphin; Spr – Josh Megson, Tom Forrest, Johanna Dutschke. Clare/Donnybrook 2 drew with Balaklava 2 – Goals: Don – Fletcher Thomas, Kari Thomas; Bal – Hedley Greenshields, Riley Chapman. Best: Don – Josh Tilbrook, Fletcher Thomas, Kari Thomas; Bal – Hedley Greenshields, Marni Greenshields, Riley Chapman. Men Clare/Springstown 4 d Riverton 0 – Goals: Darren Sweet 2, Luke Burge, Tom Forrest. Best: Spr – Luke Burge, James Burge, Matt Forrest; Riv – Tristan Chapman, Josh Nourse, Lachie Haddow. Next weeks games to be played at Burra.

Shooting Mallala Gun Club

Results from Monday June 11, 2012. 25 target dbl barrell compulsory divide: AA; M Collumb & R Fleming 25/25. A; J Elix, F Keen, T O’Connor, G Hopgood and B Duncan 25/25. B; B Zanker 24/25. C; B Bates 25/25. 75 target champion of champions: AA; A Zupanic 122/125, 2nd; B Dempster 120/125. A & o/all; J Elix 124/125, 2nd; T O’Connor 131/135. B; B Zanker 112/125, 2nd; D Hemming 110/125. C; A Keen 117/125, 2nd; V Tierney 107/125. Overall ‘C’A Keen 141/150. Next shoot: Sunday July 15.

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The way We were

Electric marvels from Lord Kelvin’s ‘bright ideas’

YEARS AGO May 2007

• After devoting 10 years to the local community, Dr Daryl Burford made the decision to travel to a remote island, in the southeastern corner of New Guinea, to conduct aid work.

YEARS AGO May 2002

• Malcolm May, managing director of Balaklava’s Balco Group of Companies, was listed with SA’s most lucrative businessmen and women as a finalist in the Entrepreneur of the Year awards.

Heritage Highlights

On February 8, 1937, “The News” and “The Mail” published a 48-page Pictorial Centenary Souvenir of South Australia which cost one shilling. Page 31 featured the following: How a Child of 1836 Became a Giant of 1936. One hundred years ago in London, while pioneers were laying the foundations of South Australia, the brilliant scientist Michael Faraday made a series of discoveries that were to result in marvels beyond the wildest dreams of people of his time. At one of his lectures before the Royal Institution in London, a lady asked, “But what is the use of it, Mr Faraday?” “Madam,” said Faraday, “Of what use is a new-born child?” Today the “child” that Faraday discovered has grown into the mighty giant of modern

by Norma Schopp

electricity. The development of all the electric wonders that we now enjoy may be traced to the experiments of Lord Kelvin, and other famous scientists. Before the beginning of the present century, progressive men were already planning so that South Australia should share in the advantages of the great electrical discoveries. In 1898 the people of Port Adelaide were able to gaze in wonder at the first Electric Arc Lamps. A little later, similar lamps were to be seen in King William Street. By 1905 a small power station was

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I’VE been coming down with a cold and with about as much enthusiasm for life as a sloth on valium, I thought that my illness could become a theme. This week, we’re looking at songs to do with being sick. The problem with this is most of these tunes tend to be about being sick in the emotional sense. Kicking things off is an R&B song, which I don’t actually mind. “So Sick”, sung by Ne-Yo, was released in 2006 and had worldwide success, peaking on the ARIA charts at number four and also finished at number 28 at the end of the year charts. I stumbled onto this next offering from American nu metal band, Fly-Leaf. From the band’s self-titled debut album, released in 2005, the first single, “I’m So Sick”, actually isn’t a bad rock song. Apart from a little bit of screamo at the start of the song, it’s fairly catchy for those

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who like their nu metal. I’ve never understood why the category isn’t “new metal”, as “nu metal” looks more cliché than Dr Gregory House stumbling upon the diagnosis of a patient with a mystery illness by chance, about 40 minutes into an episode. Unique vocals feature in Anastacia’s “Sick and Tired” (2004) proclaimed she was ‘sick and tired of always being sick and tired’. It’s a classic lyric in an otherwise forgettable song. If you’re into your movie soundtracks, the “School of Rock” album has a ripping sick song. As a refresher, rock enthusiast, Dewie Finn, gets fired from a band at the start of the movie. The band is actually a real group, called No-Vacancy, and the song they were practising is called “Heal Me, I’m Heartsick”. I’m not sure why this tune

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• Riverton’s Father William Kelly celebrated Mass with family, friends and fellow clergymen to mark the 50th anniversary of his ordination into the Catholic priesthood.

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is over 90,000. From the hills above Adelaide, the entranced observer may look down upon the twinkling of 12,000 electric street lamps. Fifty-five towns (including Balaklava) are supplied from electric mains that stretch over thousands of square miles of territory. Through the use of electricity in homes and industry, South Australia may well set an example to the rest of the Commonwealth. In 1936, The Adelaide Electric Supply Coy was based in North Terrace, Adelaide. In honour of the electricity pioneer, Lord Kelvin, the building bore his name, as did the unit by which electricity was sold. The company went on to become the Electricity Trust of South Australia.

was destined to become background music in a fairly average movie in the grand scheme of things, but it’s a classic rock song worth sampling if you get the chance. I like dubstep about as much as the skin on elbows and knees like skateboarding but in the interest of representing the theme, Dodge and Fuski deliver a highly technical beat, entitled “Sick” on the Ministry of Sound – Sound of Debstep Volume II album. Speaking of dubstep, I see Skrillex has put out a song in collaboration with rock band, Korn, famous for its 1998 release of hit song “Freak on a Leash”. I was never a fan of Korn but that opinion has plummeted, as recent single, “Get Up”, featuring mixing by Skrillex, is a disgrace. I’m sick of it all! Tune in next time, ‘coz I’m Mr Brightside.

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MONTHLY CHURCH TIMES june 24 A.O.G./A.C.C. Balaklava.................. 10.00am anglican Balaklava..............9am & 7pm Goyder......................5.00pm CATHOLIC CHURCH Balaklava.................. 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 UNITING Mallala............... Not provided Two Wells.......... Not provided Owen Comm............. 9.30am Hamley Bridge......Comb. with Owen Windsor..................... 9.00am Balaklava......................9.30am Pt Wakefield.............. 10.30am Lochiel....................... 10.00am Tarlee.......................... 9.15am

july 1 A.O.G./A.C.C. Balaklava.................. 10.00am anglican Balaklava.................... 9.00am Hamley Bridge..........11.00am CATHOLIC CHURCH Balaklava.................. 10.30am Pt Wakefield.... Liturgy 9.00am CHURCH OF CHRIST Balaklava.................. 10.00am Community church Pinery........................ 9.00am LIGHTHOUSE Balaklava.................. 10.00am LUTHERAN Auburn...................... 9.00am Balaklava................... 11.00am UNITING Mallala............... Not provided Two Wells.......... Not provided Owen Comm............ 11.00am Hamley Bridge............9.15am Windsor..................... 9.00am Balaklava...................... 9.30am Pt Wakefield.............. 10.30am Nantawarra.................. 9.00am Tarlee.......................... 9.15am

july 8 A.O.G./A.C.C. Balaklava.................. 10.00am Hamley Bridge...........6.00pm anglican Balaklava.................... 9.00am Hamley Bridge..........10.00am at hospital CATHOLIC CHURCH Balaklava............Mass 9.00am Pt Wakefield..... Mass 10.30am CHURCH OF CHRIST Balaklava.................. 10.00am Community church Pinery........................6.00pm LIGHTHOUSE Balaklava.................. 10.00am LUTHERAN Balaklava.................... 9.00am UNITING Mallala............... Not provided Two Wells.......... Not provided Owen Comm............. 9.30am Hamley Bridge..........10.00am Comb. Anglicans at hospital Windsor..................... 9.00am Balaklava......................9.30am Pt Wakefield.............. 10.30am Lochiel....................... 10.00am Tarlee.......................... 9.15am

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Balaklava Electronics Globes all shapes and sizes for all situations. Vacuum cleaner replacement bags. Phone 8862 1552.

Firewood - top quality split red gum, $290 per tonne. 1/2 tonne loads available. All loads weighed. Free delivery to Owen and surrounding areas. Phone 0412 887 040 anytime.

Firewood for sale, cut, weighed and delivered. Kindling available. Phone (m) 0407 896 159 Snowtown. Firewood for sale. $120 per trailer load. Saw bench and operator for hire $80 per hour. Phone 0408 800 534. Firewood $190 per tonne, free delivery or pick up Balaklava or as arranged. Mixed gum. Phone 0447 079 388 or 0428 811 874.

Sprayer - Optima 300 litre trailer sprayer by Croplands with 12-volt pump, hand lance and 4m boom. The unit has never been used so in brand new condition, location Virginia. $2,200 ono phone 8332 0589. Queen Size ensemble. Good clean condition. Must sell. Only $75. Phone 8862 1581.

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Sawbench, homemade, towable, 13HP, new petrol motor, tungston tip blade, $3,000 o.n.o. Phone 0419 836 913. Young brown layer hens, ready now, Mallala. Phone 8527 2343.

Garage Sale

Garage Sale - Saturday June 23, Sunday June 24, 8am to 4pm. 14 Chapman Street, Two Wells. Collectables, bric-a-brac, material, patterns, embroidery books and household items.

Public Notice

CASH for cans & bottles, Owen Recycling - 18 Railway Terrace, Owen. Wednesday 10am - 5pm; Saturday 10am - 1pm or by appointment. Ph 0428 890 107. SAILPLANE flights. The Balaklava Gliding Club has $90 gift vouchers available for passenger flights any weekend from their airfield 10km north west of Balaklava on main Snowtown road. Bookings 8864 5062.

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.

Work Wanted

CONTRACT slaughtering is our speciality at our quality assured Snowtown Abattoirs for butcher shop farmers and every day people. Serving all areas. Phone 8865 2162.

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Birth

Tiller (nee Chenoweth). Jamie and Abbie are thrilled to announce the arrival of Dan Ryan, born June 15 at Burnside, weighing 7lb 1oz. A baby brother for Jack and Macy. Huge thanks to Dr’s Sexton and Eblen and the wonderful staff at Burnside Hospital.

Engagement

TYNAN, WILSON-TOWN. Congratulations and best wishes Josh and Hannah on the announcement of your engagement on June 8, 2012. Love Phil, Karen, Leah and Shelly of Long Plains.

In Memoriam

Griffiths - Judith Ann. Loving memories of my wife who left us 14 years ago. Always in my heart and thoughts. Love Brian.

Griffiths - Judith Ann. It’s now 14 years since you passed away, but our memories of you are still with us today. We remember the good times we had together and these will stay with us forever. Loved Mum & Grandma of Sharon, ‘Mac’, Emma, Carly & William.

Griffiths - Judy (nee Hancock). Passed away 22/06/98. 14 years have passed Mum and we still miss you more and more each day. Gone are the days we used to share. But in our hearts you are always there. The gates of memory will never close. We miss you more than anyone knows. With tender love and deep regret. We who love you will never forget. Love always Mum, from Janette, Darren, Matty and Shane xxxx.

GRIFFITHS Judy passed away 14 years ago on 22 June 1998. We can’t have old days back, when we were all together, but secret tears & loving thoughts, will be with us forever. Still miss you so much Mum & Grandma. Lee-Anne, John, Tegan, Shannon, Makayla & Blake.

In Memoriam

SHARMAN, L.M. (Max) 28/4/29 - 19/6/72 A dearly loved husband and father who left us so suddenly 40 years ago. Sadly missed always remembered with love - Molly, Maxine, Terry, Judy, Sandra and Ian.

Thank you

Baker - Trent wishes to thank the trauma doctors at Balaklava St John, CFS, Marlene McArdle, Cameron Pocock and Andrew Outram in the event of his recent accident.

Thank you

AGNEW: The family of Richard (Dick) Agnew would like to sincerely thank everyone for their phone calls, cards and support on the tragic loss of our son, brother and Uncle. Rosie & Don, Peter & Cathy, Jackie & Jason and Families.

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NIGHT ON THE TITANIC SATURDAY JUNE 23

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Coming Events

★ Blyth Cinema

15 Moore Street, Blyth SA (opp. Medika Gallery)

• The Descendants (M) ★ ★ ★ , George Clooney - Fri June 22, 8pm • My Week With Marylin (M) ★ ★ ★ ★, Michelle Williams as Marylin Monroe - Sat June 23, 8pm - Fri June 29, 8pm • Two Hands (MA15+) ★ ★ ★ Heath Ledger , Rose Byrne - Wed June 27, 6.30pm • The Artist (PG) ★ ★ ★ ★, Academy Award Winner - Sat June 30, 8pm - Fri July 6, 8pm • Alvin & The Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (G) Animated-Tickets $5 - Tues July 3, 10.30am

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Tickets: • Concession/Student $8 • Adults $10 • Child $5 • Family tickets $25 (2 + 2) extra child $2.50 BOOKINGS 8844 5175 - (BETWEEN 2PM - 5PM)

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING The Balaklava Community Library will hold its Annual General Meeting

BALAKLAVA TOWN HALL

FRIDAY JUNE 22

• 7.30pm, BYO Cabaret Night • All tickets $20

SATURDAY JUNE 23

WEDNESDAY JUNE 20 4pm in the Library

• Interested members of the community are invited to attend

• 7.30pm, • Adults $20, Student/Cons $15

SUNDAY JUNE 24

• 2.00pm, • All tickets $15

TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM MAY 23 @ TAD’S EMBROIDERY

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Duties will include; maintaining stock levels, ordering stock as required, Customer service. Successful applicant will receive nationally recognized Cert III in Warehousing. Please send resume to: Cunninghams Balaklava 38 Railway Tce Balaklava SA 5461 or email: cunbal@rbe.net.au Applications close June 29 For details phone Shane on 8862 2158

public notice is looking for an enthusiastic Maintenance Mechanic to service and maintain company vehicles at Balaklava. Weekend work is required. Please contact by Phone: (08) 8862 1866 Fax: (08) 8862 1631 Email: accounts@agfert.com. au or by Post: PO BOX 260, Balaklava, SA 5461

Please address your written application to: Roger Vater AW Vater & Co., Marrabel Road, Saddleworth, 5413 email : roger.vater@vater.com.au Phone: (08) 8847 5000 Fax : (08) 8847 4068

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Country North Community Services (CNCS) is a non-proﬁt, communitybased organisation which provides, amongst others, Home and Community Care programs in the Lower North of South Australia. We have recently been funded to auspice a Collaborative Project Oﬃcer to link all HACC providers in the wider Yorke / Mid North Region.

Yorke and Mid North Collaborative Project Officer (CPO): Home and Community Care Programme This 0.6 FTE position, located at our Clare or Balaklava Office is remunerated at level five of the Modern Federal SCHCD Services Industry Award and the CNCS Enterprise Bargaining Agreement (2012). There is a generous salary packaging scheme and above award leave provisions. Reporting to the CEO and the Collaborative Project Steering Group, the CP will improve HACC service and program coordination and collaboration at a regional level, leading to improved consumer outcomes and service provider coordination. You will need to have qualifications appropriate to the level of the position and demonstrated professional experience in Human Service delivery. With proven experience in the field an advantage, you will need an understanding of the particular needs HACC service providers and consumers. Competency in the use of the Microsoft Office suite is essential. Please note: This position will require a current Police clearance, current valid driving licence and a current Senior First Aid certificate. For copies of the Position Description, and the CNCS job application guide, contact us: 8842 1118, admin@cncs.org.au or go to www.cncs.org.au For further information, please contact Steve Lowe, CEO, on 8842 1118 or steve.l@cncs.org.au Typed applications, addressing the selection criteria, and with a current CV setting out qualifications, skills and experience, close at 5pm on Wednesday 4 July 2012. They should be addressed to Mr Steve Lowe at: Country North Community Services PO Box 692 Clare SA 5453

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1999

DRAFT BY-LAW NO 2 – LOCAL GOVERNMENT LAND FOR PUBLIC CONSULTATION

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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 1992, 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.

Notice is hereby given that the District Council of Mallala, pursuant to Section 249 of the Local Government Act – provides Draft By-Law No 2 – Local Government Land, for public consultation. The Draft By-law will be on display from Wednesday 20 June 2012 until Wednesday 18 July 2012 and copies will be available during normal office hours at: Council’s Principal Office, 2a Wasleys Road, Mallala Two Wells Service Centre, 69 Old Port Wakefield Rd, Two Wells Two Wells Library, 61 Old Port Wakefield Road, Two Wells. Alternatively the Draft By-law can be viewed on Council’s website at www.mallala.sa.gov.au Written submissions regarding Draft By-law No 2 – Local Government Land, should be submitted no later than 5pm on Wednesday July 18, 2012. All submissions should be addressed to the Chief Executive Officer, District Council of Mallala, PO Box 18, Mallala SA 5502. If you wish to lodge your submission electronically, please email it to info@mallala. sa.gov.au and title the email: Response to Draft By-law No 2 – Local Government Land. All written submissions shall become public record and may form part of a report to Council. It is the responsibility of the author to notify Council in writing if they wish their correspondence to remain confidential.

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A public meeting will be held on Wednesday 27 June 2012 at 6.30pm at the Mallala Institute, Dublin Rd Mallala. If you would like further information in relation to: • Draft By-law No 2 – Local Government Land: please contact the General Manager, Corporate and Community Services, Peter Sellar, on 8527 0200 or email info@mallala. sa.gov.au Charles Mansueto Chief Executive Ofﬁcer District Council Of Mallala

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is looking for a competent farm hand to run the day to day feeding of sheep and cattle. Duties include all animal husbandry practices and farming procedures such as seeding and spraying. Skills should include self motivation, basic fencing and basic maintenance and machinery. Position is based in Balaklava area. Please contact by Ph:(08) 8862 1866 Fax: (08) 8862 1631 E: accounts@agfert.com.au or by Post : PO BOX 260, Balaklava, SA 5461

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‘Under instructions from the mortgagee’ Firstly as a whole and if not sold then in 2 non contingent lots. 5 Shop complex with investment potential and current tenants. This complex includes a Bakery & delicaf, Hairdresser, Remedial Therapist and one vacant shop. The current rental income is approximately $18,400 per annum and it has potential to increase further. The complex is well presented and is providing a great service to the Snowtown community and surrounding districts. If being sold in lots, Lot 1 will be shop 1 & 2 and Lot 2 will be shops 3, 4 & 5. Further details available from the agent. It’s time to buy now, great opportunity. Settlement 17/084/12 Deposit 10% on the fall of the hammer.

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Tigers pounce United scrapes through for first win

UNITED are off of the bottom of the APFL ladder for the first time this year after defeating HummocksWatchman Eagles by 10 points at Port Wakefield on Saturday. The match was close throughout, with the Tigers able to scrape home in a low-scoring affair. United’s second and third quarters were the difference in the end, building the two-point quarter time margin into a 20-point buffer by the final change. HWE coach, Nathan Young, said his team lead the inside 50 count by almost double at half time but could not convert. “We just couldn’t keep it in our forward line,” he said. Both teams had several key players out, the Tigers without in-form big man, Will Banton, and

the Final Siren with Les Pearson midfielder, Adrian Mills, while HWE were missing Joel Wilson, Simon Schutz and Dustin Guthberg, amongst others. University exams also kept some players out. The undermanned but dogged Eagles weren’t dealt with easily. “They certainly hung in there and came back at us,” Tigers coach, Travis Opitz said. James Rundle (four goals) emerged as a somewhat unlikely hero for United, the burly forward

Coaches question Association rule OF the six coaches interviewed following matches on the weekend, there was a clear consensus supporting the concept of association football. However, there was also a strong perception the rule regarding suspending players unavailable through injury needs both tweaking and clarifying. Hamley Bridge’s Ash Barnett has a history of involvement with association football. “I absolutely love it and I encourage all our players to play,” he said. His review of the rule in question was less than positive though. “The rule is atrocious,” Barnett said. “Unfortunately, it’s been made a mockery of. “It really has some grey areas.”

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REPORT: Les Pearson

He suggested possibly scrapping it all together. “Other country leagues are just going with guys who want to play,” Barnett added. Hummocks-Watchman Eagles coach, Nathan Young, and United coach, Travis Opitz, also pledged their support behind association football. “I think it’s good to play at the highest level possible and I promote that,” Young said. “I support it as I played a lot of it over the years, so it would be hypocritical of me to say I didn’t,” Opitz added. They both agreed the suspension ruling due to unavailability had its hitches. n Continued page 16

bagging four goals including a cracker in the final term. “He can be handy, he’s not really a lead-up forward but when you get it in long, he just clunks them sometimes,” Opitz said. Rundle is also a clinical finisher when on-song, his finish when tucked away in the north-eastern pocket, with the game on the line, proving the sealer. Opitz believed it was the first win for the Tigers at the small Port Wakefield oval for about three years. “It’s (also) good to get off of the bottom of the ladder,” he said. “It was probably our best fourquarter performance for the year.” For HWE, Young believed the team battled well considering the number of players missing. Ash Lockwood, who had not trained, played his first game for the year and was named the Eagles’ best, playing across the half back flank and through the midfield. “He really stood out with his willingness to compete,” Young said. Premiership hero, Jared Wilson, also pulled on the boots for the second time this season. “He helps out when he comes back, which is handy while we have so many injuries,” Young said. Opitz added some praise to HWE captain, Matt Higgs, who kicked three goals. “Higgs was great, he’s tall so he can take a good grab and also reads the ball really well,” he said. n Continued page 18

Plains Producer, Wednesday June 20, 2012