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Nothing holds a candle to the silver service of our marquee queens Les Pearson reports: BALAKLAVA Cup is South Australia’s premier regional race meet but for some punters, the day is far from a drink and a flutter in the sticks.

The Balaklava Racing Club caters for all, from the casual visitor in general admission, to those who can afford something a little more high-end and corporate.

Meticulous marquee BALAKLAVA planners, Pam Pym and CUP 2012 Bethan Henrys, have been pouring over the finest details putting together the Barton Marquee.

The marquee is a lined, floored facility featuring chandeliers, candelabras with elegant black candles, sit-down silver service of a four-course meal, TAB and exclusive private toilets, complete with a stand of perfumes and various soaps, cosmetic creams and a mirror for ladies to freshen up.

The menu includes such items as seared duck’s breast with bitter chocolate, spiced beetroot and coffee, and sambai prawns with sticky rice, chilli relish and lime. n Continued Page 4

Bethan Henrys has a “test run” lighting one of the candelabras in the Baron Marquee, watched by Pam Pym. – PICTURE: Lisa Redpath.

SHOW SPECIAL

BALAKLAVA coach Stuart Lamond was intense as he delivered his message to players in the second semi final against Two Wells at Long Plains on Saturday.

There was plenty at stake – a grand final berth and a certain chance for the reigning APFL premiers to defend their flag.

But it didn’t go to plan!

Balaklava lost by 32 points as Two Wells players ran to open spaces, created opportunities and raced into their first grand final since losing to Mallala in 2009.

The Peckers now face first semi final winners Virginia in the preliminary final to be played at Balaklava on Saturday.

All the footy and netball finals news, PLUS who will win our medal? Go to SPORT

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NEWS v District

Power costs hitting hard Businesses and sporting clubs battle big increases Local businesses and sporting clubs have been hit by rising power costs – and with the Australian Energy Commission (AEC) saying the average national prices will increase 37 per cent by 2014, it appears there’s not much relief in sight.

Mallala IGA proprietor, Bert Cocks has noticed an increase in his last two bills – the first only a small rise, but the second was about 30 per cent, a huge increase on previous bills.

“Besides running fridges non-stop, we have had a heater in winter to keep the shop warm for customers and staff, which has contributed to the increase,” said Bert.

“But we also have new fridges which have a sleep mode at night which is supposed to reduce power.”

Bert is concerned about future increases.

“It will make things very difficult for business owners

Louise Michael reports: if bills keep climbing,” he said.

Foodland Balaklava proprietor, Mike Smith, agreed.

“We’ve noticed a 20 per cent increase in power costs since 18 months ago, and another 20 per cent on our last monthly bill,” Mike said.

“The average power bill has gone up about 50 per cent over the last three years which makes running a business harder for everyone.”

Sporting clubs, especially those running fridges regularly, are in the same boat.

Balaklava Sports Club treasurer, Andrew Lane, said the club had changed everything it could over to gas in the past year.

“Despite this, our power bill has increased about 30 per cent over the year, even though our usage hasn’t really changed,” Andrew said.

When basketball kicks off in Balaklava soon, there is

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expected to be another boost to the bill.

It has been reported some suburban sporting clubs have switched floodlights off at trainings and turned off fridges in clubroom.

It hasn’t come to that in this region as yet, but the issue will now keep everyone alert about saving power.

On August 23, the Federal government announced an inquiry into Australia’s rising electricity costs, which was welcome news for consumers

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and the clean energy industry.

But will it make any difference? Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, launched an attack, in early August, on state governments over soaring power prices, barely a month after her own carbon tax began.

Many people blame the new carbon tax and Renewable Energy Scheme (RET) for rises.

Others say, overall we are looking at “green” related cost impacting across the whole economy that will be even

higher than those caused by the GST. Some experts say rising costs are consumers’ own fault as we’re pursuing energy intensive lifestyles, where computers, air conditioning and WiFis are a necessity.

Utility Users Association of Australia said the price jumps had to do with infrastructure.

While cost of producing electricity had stayed fairly constant from 2001-2010, the price of distributing it had increased, and would continue to do so.

Others say a lack of investment by distributors in electrical infrastructure in past decades, with an ineffective power network design and practice, is to blame.

Each state has its own infrastructure which explains why the price rise hike is different in each state.

South Australia expects to need new infrastructure from

2013 onwards, so logically we can expect higher prices.

ETSA Utilities, known as SA Power Networks from Monday, September 3, is SA’s electrical distributor, delivering power to more than 800,000 customers over the state.

Retailers, like AGL, are responsible for management of accounts, and organising connections and disconnections.

While householders have noticed power price hikes too, many have invested in ways to reduce their bills, with deals on solar panels or even wind turbines.

However, many of these options have not been available to businesses.

People are advised to try to reduce bills by comparing energy companies and take advantage of competitive rates and also consider making environmentally sustainable changes where possible.

TWO WELLS FARMER ROBERT HART IS PASSIONATE ABOUT ...

Louise Michael reports: September is the important end of the year for footy finals, but it’s also time for the Royal Adelaide Show.

Two Wells farmer Robert Hart knows this all too well, as he is the Chairman of the Royal Agricultural & Horticultural Society (RA&HS), which runs the show.

Robert has had a long involvement with the show, initially being elected on the RA&HS Pastoral committee in 1988.

Over the years, he was elected to the show executive, and later elected to the board of management. In 2009 he became deputy chair of the show council, and then chair in February this year.

Robert has always had an interest in the rural and sheep industries.

His father, Les, and grandfather, Rupert, started a mixed farming enterprise, including their Dorset Horns stud, (that’s Dorset sheep with horns) near Two Wells in 1925. In 1930, they started showing other sheep at the Gawler and Adelaide shows.

Due to market forces, sheep with horns were not required, so in 1959, they established the “Glen Devon” stud, and began breeding poll Dorsets (that’s Dorsets without horns, for those who don’t know.)

The stud is one of the state’s oldest Poll Dorset studs.

Robert was a boarder in high school at Prince Alfred College, and when he left school in 1962, went home to work on the family farm.

In the late 1960s, Robert was heavily involved in Rural Youth at Mallala. He was also on the State committee and had a term as State president of Rural Youth.

“In 1970, after a series of interviews and assessments through Rural Youth, I was lucky to win a P & O sponsored six month agricultural trip to England,” said Robert.

This quietly-spoken man was also a public speaker in his younger days.

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CONTINUING OUR OCCASIONAL FEATURE on local farmers

Making a Show of it public speaking finals in 1967 in a team with Diane Freeman. We travelled to Canberra for the national competition, and won that too. Diane was very good,” said a modest Robert.

He had known her for a while, but it was more through Rural Youth when Robert started going out with Helen Franks, of Grace Plains.

Helen taught dress making and won state and national finals in Rural Youth dress making. Helen even made her own wedding dress.

They married in 1974, and have a son, Lachlan.

In between farming, family and

show commitments, Robert has also been heavily involved in sporting clubs. He has been President and committee member of Two Wells cricket and golf clubs, and was club champion of the golf club at one stage.

He currently plays golf at Balaklava Golf Club. He has also been a committee member and president of Mallala Ag Bureau, and president of the Adelaide region of the Poll Dorset Association committee, of which he’s still a member.

Son Lachlan currently is vice president of this committee. He is married to Mileah, and they have

one child with another on the way.

Speaking of young people, Robert remarks: “I’ve noticed the younger generation are very quick to embrace technology, and learn quickly.”

Robert has noticed not only technology changes in farming over the years, but a major change to sheep performance recording, called Lambplan.

It has made sheep selection processes much easier with accurate measurements and scanning.

Breeders can then establish breeding values so they can truly assess progeny and potential of stock.

“It has been an important innovation for the stud sheep industry to assist in the selection process,” Robert said.

Robert and Helen farm 800 hectares of cereals, canola and peas, selling flock rams to most areas of SA and also the Victorian mallee.

They will be taking rams to the Adelaide Show and offering two for auction. They will then have an on-property ram sale on September 24 at 1pm.

Being an avid Crows supporter, Robert has a hard decision to make this Saturday – Crows home final or the show? He has chosen the show!

Plains Producer, Wednesday September 5, 2012

NEWS v Balaklava

it’s been a very special father’s day for raf batistessa

Keeping

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ather’s Day was a blur for Balaklava single-dad, Raf Batistessa.

That’s Father’s Day last year.

His daughter, Faith, who had just turned six, had just been diagnosed with stage four Neuroblastoma, a rare and aggressive cancer, just two months after his son, Eli, had been diagnosed with autism.

But fast forward to this year and Raf had reason to celebrate, as his daughter has been told she is in “complete remission” from this usually fatal disease.

Raf has been on a rollercoaster ride since 2005, after his children went on an overseas trip and didn’t come home.

As part of his attempts to regain his children, Raf was interviewed on Channel 10’s 7pm Project in 2010 as part of International Missing Children’s Day in Canberra.

Persistence paid off as Raf was finally reunited with his children in December 2010, and they were just growing as a family again when illness struck.

“I took Faith to the doctor as I knew something wasn’t right. She had been bouncing around like a normal six year old, but then she started moving like an 80 year old,” said Raf. After many medical appointments, a stay at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital finally gave Raf an answer, but not one he was prepared for.

Faith had a type of tumour that normally grew on the adrenal glands near the kidneys, but in her case, was growing inside her chest above the heart and near the spine, and it had also spread into her bones.

‘I went from trying to sort out life as a single dad getting to know my children, to not being able to work and becoming a full–time carer for my daughter who had cancer,” he said.

Raf’s mother, Vicki, moved from Western Australia to help, and has kept Eli, who will be nine in November, in as normal home

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Raf Batistessa relaxes at home in Balaklava with Eli and Faith.

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environment as possible while Raf has been in Adelaide.

“I couldn’t have done it without mum’s help. I’m very grateful to her,” said Raf. Faith has had numerous blood and platelet transfusions and chemotherapy.

“You hate seeing your children suffering, but you just have to put your faith and trust in the doctors, and hope they know what they’re doing,” Raf said.

In December 2011, Raf was told Faith was in remission, but would still need to have a stem

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Raf recalls: “Being in hospital for so long makes you appreciate simple things. I remembered thinking it would be great to be home, washing the dishes,” he laughed.

Faith is heading back to school in Term 4 and hopefully life then will return to normal for the family.

“I’m just so proud of my kids.

What they’ve put up with and been through is something noone wants, or should have, to go through,” said Raf. “I would also like to thank my family, church family, friends, Horizon Christian School and the community for their support and prayers.”

Raf, who is an inspiration himself, said the whole experience had given him a greater appreciation

and understanding of what parents do, especially when children have different needs.

• September is National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, aiming to raise funds and increase awareness of childhood cancer.

Locally, Little Heroes Foundation and Childhood Cancer Association patients feature on the front cover of this year’s Adelaide White Pages, and if you look closely, you’ll see Faith’s bright cheeky face looking back at you.

•FOOTNOTE: The Plains Producer has been aware of the Batistessa’s challenge for some time. Out of respect for the family’s courageous battle, we have published nothing until now.

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cell transplant, with “good” cells harvested from her own body.

This was done in mid-January 2012, but things went awry. As her immune system was non-existent, a bug from her bowel sent her body into septic shock, causing multiple organ failure.

Faith spent almost two weeks in intensive care, sedated, swollen and full of tubes, with one doctor giving her less than five per cent chance of survival.

But Faith had other ideas.

Miraculously she pulled through that ordeal and has been given the “all clear”.

Faith has one more round of chemo to go, and will then have regular check ups for the rest of her life.

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NEWS v District

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Sheds again a target LEWISTON • BETWEEN August 22 and 26, a generator, cabling, battery and a binding machine were stolen from a shed on Gawler Road, Lewiston. Police believe the suspects possibly gained entry through a window.

TWO WELLS • A CHAINSAW and bandsaw were stolen from a storage shed on McCord Road, Two Wells, between August 26 and 29.

• Two Wells Bakery was broken into either late Wednesday night or early Thursday morning. The front door was broken and $500 cash stolen.

MALLALA • UNKOWN persons smashed the glass door of a tractor left at a work site on Mallala Road, Mallala, and stole a stereo between August 24 and 25.

THOMPSON BEACH • A THOMPSON Beach resident allegedly was assaulted by a man while at a friend’s house onAugust 30. Further enquiries are continuing.

PORT WAKEFIELD • A 32-year-old Flinders Park woman was arrested

by Port Wakefield Police for illegal interference of a motor vehicle and stating false details on August 31.

• AN 18-year-old man was arrested for driving while disqualified on September 1.

BLYTH • A 24-year-old Port Pirie man and a 19-year-old Blyth woman were arrested by police for alleged aggravated assault and property damage following an incident on August 31, where a car was damaged and the occupant was hit with a hockey stick and tyre iron.

LOCHIEL • A MAN from Dublin was arrested by Balaklava Police for disorderly behaviour and resisting arrest at Lochiel on Sunday. It is alleged the man became violent and abusive when being removed from the sports grounds where football and netball finals were being played. He was bailed to appear in court later.

RIVERTON • A 45-year-old man from Saddleworth was arrested for aggravated serious criminal trespass on Sunday, September 2. It is alleged the man entered a residence and attempted to take beer from a fridge.

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Hamley gets it together HAMLEY Bridge community groups pledged to work as one on various projects in the town, following a community meeting last Wednesday at the sports club.

“All of the different community groups around town got together and the big decision was made to join together with our fundraising efforts and do major projects one at a time,” Hamley Bridge Community and Sports Centre vice president, Lyall Haynes said.

The HBCSC has been planning a substantial upgrade at the town’s sports and recreation grounds, including relocating and building new tennis and netball courts, as well as renovating the centre’s bar, kitchen and expanding the change rooms.

Mr Haynes estimated the total cost to potentially reach the $1 million mark.

“It doesn’t take much to get up to that

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figure these days,” he said. Mr Haynes said the respective community groups do an outstanding job but they are all often pulling in their own different directions.

“This is an issue because there is only so much fundraising dollars to go around in a small town,” he said.

It took local resident, John Knoblauch, who is not affiliated with any of the local groups, to highlight this concern at the meeting.

“It was probably the best meeting I’ve been to, where someone else, independent of the community groups, spoke up and people really took a bit of notice of what he was saying,” Mr Haynes said.

The idea of community share farming was suggested as a project funding source,

Mr Haynes hopeful the town could have something in place for next cropping season.

Wakefield Regional Council chief executive officer, Cate Atkinson, also attended the meeting to provide information on how community groups can access grant funding.

“We now know council has people employed who can help us in different funding situations,” Mr Haynes said.

“They’re up to speed with what grants are available.”

In the short term, Mr Haynes hoped to at least see the tennis courts either underway or constructed over the next 12 to 18 months.

He said the committee would need to approach it in stages and even access loans through council in coming years to achieve the overall goal. “We have the oval looking great, so facilities around it should also be improved,” he said.

LATEST RABOBANK SURVEY REVEALS:

Farmers in a positive mood

South Australian farmers are now the most positive in the nation, as the state’s grain producers are buoyed by strong production prospects and favourable prices, according to the latest quarterly Rabobank Rural Confidence Survey.

Confidence in the South Australian farming sector bounced back this quarter, with the survey, completed last month, finding more farmers now expect conditions to improve, rather than worsen, over the next 12 months.

Rabobank state manager for South Australia, James Robinson, (pictured) said the results reflected the positive sentiment being witnessed on the ground, with the state’s grain producers anticipating good yields in a year of strong prices.

A third of farmers anticipate an improvement in conditions (up from nine per cent previously), while the majority (47 per cent)

expect conditions in the agricultural economy to remain stable. Of those expecting conditions to worsen, 18 per cent hold this view – down from 30 per cent last quarter.

A comprehensive monitor of outlook and sentiment in Australian rural industries, the Rabobank Rural Confidence Survey questions an average of 1200 primary producers across a wide range of commodities and geographical areas throughout Australia on a quarterly basis.

“While we still have a way to go until harvest and rain over the next couple of months will be critical, winter crops are in good condition,” Mr Robinson said.

“With wheat prices lifting substantially over re-

cent weeks, as the market remains nervous about drought conditions in the US, it is shaping up to be another good year for growers.”

The positive sentiment was reflected in all surveyed regions of South Australia, with Eyre Peninsula farmers particularly optimistic.

Confidence also lifted back into positive territory in the York Peninsula and South-East regions.

“Many Eyre Peninsula farmers are coming into this season after three good years, and this is shaping up to be their fourth,” Mr Robinson said.

While we may not see the record yields of 2010, prices will underpin favourable margins.

“In terms of the state’s livestock producers, a cold winter looks set to delay pasture growth for a few more weeks yet, but the soil moisture bodes well for spring growth.”

Show your colours

THINGS are sure to get a little colourful at some schools and businesses across the region on Friday, for the annual fundraiser, Footy Colours Day. Participants at registered schools and companies wear their favourite footy colours and donate to the Fight Cancer Foundation and support fellow Australians living with cancer.

• Pictured in their favourite footy colours, cheering for Two Wells last Saturday are (from left) Alex, Daniel and Michael Daly.

The Fight Cancer Foundation is a registered charity dedicated to providing care, treatment and support for people with leukaemia and other forms of cancer.

Brock’s Rubik’s cube success

BALAKLAVA’S Rubik’s Cube wizard, Brock Hamann, had a very successful trip to Melbourne last weekend for the Australian Cubing championships. He won six medals – three firsts, one second and two thirds. Brock was the only competitor to solve the 4x4 cube blindfolded, in a time of 13 minutes 23 seconds.

Brock’s best solving time for the regular 3x3 cube was 11.75 seconds.

Nothing holds a candle to our marquee queens ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING ELECTION OF RESIDENT MEMBERS

In accordance with the Lower North Health Advisory Council Constitution, one membership vacancy will become available at the 2012 Annual General Meeting.

Nominations are hereby called for this vacancy, which will be for a three year period.

Nomination forms are available from Sharyn Sandford, sharyn.sandford@health.sa.gov.au or phone 8823 0261. Nominations close on Monday 8th October.

If more nominations than vacancies are received, an election will be necessary and will occur at the Annual General Meeting, Monday 22nd October at 1pm in the Community Room, Clare Medical Centre.

All members of the public are invited and welcome to attend.

Jackie Hart Returning Officer Lower North Health Advisory Council Inc 3264879

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• From Page 1 These are creature comforts only a handful of the huge 15,000 strong crowd can afford, with 80 tickets sold at about $280 each.

The faces behind this corporate style hosting are not huge names in the hospitality industry – yet – but they keep these high-end business class punters coming back every year.

For both Pam and Bethan, Balaklava Cup is the culmination of 12 months of tedious planning and execution – but they love it.

“It’s something different to our normal lives,” Pam said.

“It’s a bit like planning a wedding, stepping outside the square and working with people you wouldn’t normally work with.”

Bethan has been in charge of putting together the Barton marquee for the past few years, each one unique from the year before.

“I think sometimes, it just comes to you, I’ve already got the vision for next year but I don’t know how it came,” she said.

Both planners claim the responsibility does come with some stress, although it tends to pass with relative ease.

“You have your heart in it, so when something does go wrong, it’s like a major drama but in the big picture, its only a little thing,” Bethan explained.

The rewards, come race day, are there to be had.

“I just really enjoyed meeting some of the people in the marquee last year and this year, some are coming back and I’m looking forward to seeing them again,” Pam said.

“You build up a few friendships, so that part of it, I really enjoy.

For Bethan, seeing the initial reaction on her guest’s faces is priceless.

“When the people walk in and go ‘wow’, it makes you feel good,” she said.

General feedback received by the club has also been positive.

“I don’t think we get many complaints, so that’s a bonus,” Bethan added.

So, what makes the Barton marquee stand out from anything else trackside on the day?

The pretty little black and white boxes with a surprise mint treat inside, the tiny handmade bracelet-like trinkets adorning the tables, luxurious table settings, lacy white

linen draping from the walls and ceiling, you name it, they’ve thought of it.

“I think the club makes it, plus an eye for detail and keeping on top of everything,” Bethan said. “That’s part of the fun of it, the finer details.”

It is those extra yards they go to which sets such a high standard.

“I had people ask for my card last year,” Pam laughed.“I had to say we do it voluntarily because they were trying to hire me.

“It’s a community event and everyone gets something out of it.”

The track is always abuzz with action heading into the event, workers scurrying from pillar to post to ensure everything is in place for the big day.

“I got a real buzz on Monday, just walking along, seeing all the work that has gone in over the last 12 months – it’s just beautiful,” Pam said.

The final touches were made this morning, probably while many of us were sleeping.

“I’ll be here 6.30 Wednesday morning, just to make sure everything is ready to go,” Bethan declared.

Plains Producer, Wednesday September 5, 2012

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T o d ay ( We d n e s d a y ) i s Balaklava Cup Day. Tomorrow it will all be over and some people will be feeling worse for wear - no sympathy from me!

Fashion is always a hot topic at the races, whether it be here or in Melbourne.

But what about the handbag, the thing that holds millions of make-up items, money, phones and more?

I recently read of the latest fashion accessory for women – the Gladstone bag, based on the old style doctor’s bag, shown below right.

The sizes, styles and designs available are a far cry form the heavy old doctor’s bag (top) we have pictured in our minds.

I remember, about 18 years ago, a school friend attending a wedding of another school friend.

This was a posh wedding - one of the best we’ve been to - complete with string quartet playing in the gardens, lots of doctors and lawyers as guests, and a reception going for most of the day.

Anyway, it was a bit windy in the garden, and one of the violinists was having trouble keeping her music from blowing away.

My friend said “I think I have a

clip you can use in my bag.”

Imagine our horror when she walked over, in her nice dress, and picked up an old wreck of a kitbag and started searching through it for a clip. OMG! In her defence, she was going through a confused hippie/lesbian/vegetarian phase (FYI is now happily married with children!), so carting an old kitbag to a formal wedding was her statement.

Luckily fashion has moved on and there are nice handbags around.

And as is always the case, things in fashion from years ago will make a return at some stage, and become “in” again. Keep an eye out for the new doctors’ bags at the races.

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Knitters needed

Balaklava Women’s and Children’s Hospital (W&CH) Auxiliary members have been busy knitting rugs of all sizes, suitable for babies and children who are patients in the lung ward of W&CH. Each child is given a rug while they are in hospital, and gets to take it home when they recover.

If you have spare time, 8-ply wool and can knit, auxiliary members would appreciate your help in knitting a rug or two. If you can help in any way, please phone Cheryl Reid on 8862 1719.

Show getting closer

I know everyone has this date in their diaries, stuck to the fridge etc, but don’t forget the Balaklava Show is on Saturday, September 22. We all look forward to a great day – with no hot northerly wind blowing!

Wasleys

Belinda’s valued role

As mentioned in last week’s Plains Producer, Balaklava’s Belinda Pringle, was named on the SA Public Teaching Awards Regional Winners list, for her work as SSO (School Support Officer) at Wasleys Primary School.

Belinda has been an SSO for nine years and at Wasleys for six years.

She was nominated by a fellow staff member for being a “Jill of all trades” and going above and beyond the call of duty. Well done. It’s nice to know you’re appreciated!

Mallala SALA (SA Living Artists) exhibition has now finished, but is still available to view until the end of September on the District Council of Mallala’s website under local events.

CORNY CORNER n joke of the week: What happens when frogs park illegally?

They get toad.

JUST A THOUGHT: If you want a rainbow, you have to put up with the rain

Will CFS be required at ‘Masterchef’?

Owen CFS held its AGM recently with Jim Silkstone retaining, amongst other duties, his role as captain. Jim is pictured when Owen CFS unit helped control flooding in 2010.

The CFS would love to see some new faces on the committee to help reduce the workload for the same few people. The brigade is also looking for expressions of interest for a cadet program, for boys and girls aged from 13-18 years.

If you’d like to help the CFS or are interested in cadets phone Jim on 8528 6244.

• Let’s hope the CFS is not needed when a local version of Masterchef comes to Owen Hotel on Sunday, September

23. Ten locals have been lined up, dobbed in or conned, to compete for the coveted cooking title. Chefs can choose

their dish, savoury or sweet, but it must be cooked outdoors, either on a BBQ or wok burner.

Guests, limited to 100, will taste all 10 entree-sized dishes, and vote on their favourite, based on taste and presentation. I’m almost drooling just thinking about the delectable dishes Rachel Bubner, Lachlan Wood, Neale Birchmore and Luke Abberley, amongst others, will be cooking.

Tickets are $20 and available from the hotel but numbers are strictly limited to 100.

Get in early!

• Happy 60th birthday to Philip Clarke for Septmber 19.

He is celebrating at the Owen Hotel on September 15, having lunch with family and friends.

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Local mum and Plains Producer columnist, Karla May, looks very much like actor Christina Ricci.

Auburn Courthouse Carnival information launch is on September 7 from 6-8pm.

Go along to enjoy drinks and nibbles and hear what will be on offer for the Carnival which is on September 29 and 30. Phone 8225 8888 for tickets.

Dublin After a winter recess, Dublin History Group bingo night is back.

Get to the Institute on September 6 for a 7.30pm start, and don’t forget your markers.

Tarlee The primary school is having a plant stall at the Country Market on October 1.

Students are looking for old mugs which will be used as plant pots, and also people who can sew up bags to fill with wheat.

Please contact the school if you can help.

CHAP wishes to advise that our office at 13 Edith Tce Balaklava (building shared with the Optometrist)

Is open on Tuesdays & Thursdays from 10am to 4pm CHAP is a proud provider of quality support services for frail older people.

Phone 8565 8100 www.plainsproducer.com.au

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Business plan for Snowtown bank A NEW business could open in the former Snowtown Bank building after an interstate buyer purchased it last week, the property fetching a price just short of $200,000.

Hale Real Estate director, Nigel Christie, said it was a relief to finalise the purchase after a lengthy sale process.

“In real estate, we’re taught two things sell property; price and promotion,” Mr Christie said.

“I couldn’t have got any better promotion, I think everyone in Australia knew it was for sale.

“The price was right because it was in an auction situation, so it was never going to be too dear.

“I guess it was a bit of a reflection of the quiet market we’ve had and the history that surrounds the building but we’ve got it over the line in the end.”

The Snowtown Bank and attached home went on sale on web-based auction site, eBay, in February this year.

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Complications with the sale process of anything valued at over $100,000 stalled the sale and the property was then listed with a new property auction website, landsalesonline.com.au.

Mr Christie said there were four interested parties, three based interstate, one locally, during the second auction phase.

“The eventual buyer enquired during that auction but weren’t in a position to place an offer at that time,” he said.

“They plan on opening some sort of business in the bank building and to live in the house.”

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STUDENTS around Australia celebrated National Literacy and Numeracy Week last week.

At 2pm last Wednesday, students at schools nationwide read the book, “Pearl Barley and Charlie Parsley” to a range of members in a variety of communities.

Locally, Balaklava High School students read the book at Mill Court, Balaklava Primary School and Balaklava Community Children’s Centre.

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Mr Christie said the bank was one of his tougher sales in his long tenure in real estate.

“I’ve never sold anything with this sort of history and I don’t think anyone else will unless they sell it too,” he said.

“I’m pretty pleased with the fact I’ve managed to get it out of the way.”

He refused to rule out taking on more challenging properties in the future.

“They’re fairly time consuming and you don’t get a great deal of commission out of them but I’m in real estate, I sell anything, so you never know,” Mr Christie said.

The historic sale has grabbed headlines all around the world, becoming a talking point at real estate industry meetings.

“There was heaps of interest.

It’s a property that created a huge amount of enquiry around the place,” Mr Christie confirmed.

“It’s been a very interesting experience to say the least.”

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Give them ‘snail mail’ Input from grain growers across the southern cropping region is being sought as part of a Grains Research and Development Corporation-funded study into snails and slugs which have been highly problematic over recent wetter seasons.

The SARDI Entomology department is undertaking a study to improve understanding of the current distribution and industry impact of snails and slugs in the southern agricultural region. A short online survey, accessible via www.surveymonkey.com/s/ snailsandslugs takes two minutes to complete.

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Friday: Isolated showers, increasing to scattered showers with the chance of a thunderstorm in the south until late afternoon. Wind westerly 25 to 40 km/h turning south to southwesterly 20 to 30 km/h during the day.

MOUNT LOFTY RANGES DISTRICT FORECAST Wednesday: Partly cloudy. A few showers. Isolated thunderstorms about the southern Fleurieu Peninsula in the morning. Wind west to northwesterly 25 to 40 km/h becoming northwesterly 40 to 60 km/h in the morning then tending westerly 35 to 55 km/h in the evening.

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GULF ST VINCENT Wednesday: Winds: West to northwesterly 20 to 25 knots becoming northwesterly 25 to 30 knots in the morning then tending west to northwesterly 25 to 35 knots mid afternoon, before easing to 20 to 30 knots late evening. Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres increasing to 2.5 to 3.5 metres mid afternoon.

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To 9am September 4, 2012

Balaklava High School year nines, Jordan Sutherland and Darcy Watkins.

Federal Member for Wakefield, Nick Champion, said the annual celebration was an opportunity to engage students of all ages in fun activities, helping to stimulate an interest in reading and writing.

“Wakefield schools were amongst hundreds of Australian schools encouraging students, teachers and the local community to come together to read, write stories, and collect data,” Mr Champion said.

With Balaklava Veterinary Service. Ph 8862 2088

Desexing has its benefits

Following a number of recent reported dog attacks in South Australia, the Dog and Cat Management Board is issuing a reminder that there are some common sense approaches when owning a dog and caring for one.

DCMB Executive Officer Ben Luxton said the community needed to start looking at how to prevent a dog from attacking or harassing others in the first place.

“What dog owners might not realise is that along with ongoing training and socialising, desexing the family dog has been proven to reduce levels of aggression in their pet,” he said.

“In fact, we know that dogs that are not desexed are more likely to bite than those that are.

“Desexing of dogs also results in a range of well known benefits for the family pet and their owners, including specific health benefits for dogs, improvement in sociability, and a reduction in unwanted litters.”

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NEWS v District COUNCIL HONOURS RESPECTED CEO:

It’s the Phil Barry chamber WAKEFIELD Regional Council honoured the late Phil Barry, by naming the council chamber after the former WRC chief executive officer on Wednesday last week.

Mr Barry was WRC’s inaugural CEO after the merger of the Blyth-Snowtown and Wakefield Plains District Councils in 1997. He passed away in January this year.

Mr Barry’s wife, Helen and daughter, Vanessa, cut the ribbon during the opening ceremony, the room now called the Phil Barry Chamber.

WRC managers and employees, including members of the outside works team and elected members, attended the ceremony.

In a sign of the respect held for Mr Barry, several mayors and CEOs from other councils attended, as well as a representative from the Local Government Association.

Also showing respect were State MPs, Steven Griffiths and Geoff Brock and Mat Werfel, representing Federal Member for Wakefield, Nick Champion.

•PICTURED after the opening ceremony are (from left) WRC CEO, Cate Atkinson, Vanessa and Helen Barry and mayor, James Maitland.

Marine park to claim at least 12 jobs A STATE government information session regarding Marine Park 14 in the Upper Gulf St Vincent will be held on Sunday at the Eagles Sports and Community Centre, Port Wakefield, from 2 to 6pm.

The information session follows the release of the Regional Impact Statement (RIS), last week, which strongly played down any great economic or social impact from the proposed sanctuary zones, which have

Les Pearson reports: been widely criticised by the local community.

The statement said: “The overall social impacts of the Upper Gulf St Vincent Marine Park on communities living in the Upper Gulf St Vincent and Yorke Peninsula regions are expected to be low given the magnitude of the economic impacts that have been projected and low levels of re-

gional unemployment and measured relative disadvantage.

“Economic impact assessment estimates the loss of 12 commercial fishing-related jobs, mainly from the net sector within the Marine Scalefish fishery, bringing an employment impact of less than 0.1 per cent.

“The State government has committed to buy out licences and quota entitlements to offset unsustainable displaced

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THE impact statement has said the loss of revenue from commercial fishing in this park is $790,000.

I believe the cost to the community has been underestimated, since the lost revenue from commercial fishing could be as high as $1.83m with flow on effects of $3.25m and 28 lost jobs (page 29 MP 14 impact statement).

This is an industry estimate.

It may be only a small amount of money for our whole region but it’s very significant to this small community in difficult economic times.

The impact statement says the estimates of declining profitability and reduced regional economic activity is likely to persist into the future over the next 20 years. How can this possibly have a low impact on our community?

SARDI provided the information for the displaced catch and effort data on which the impact statement is based.

On page 26, SARDI stated “there is a high level of uncertainty” within the information they supplied.

This is very concerning as the authors of the document which will determine our community’s future are basing it on uncertain data.

How can they justify running a process of this importance to our community and way of life on uncertain information?

The sanctuary zoning has been placed over an area of higher than average production. (SARDI estimates are based on all areas being of even productivity.)

SARDI estimates do not use the knowledge net fishers are legally restricted to work in depths less than five metres of water, thus increasing the inaccuracy of their assessment.

SARDI has only used the value of the

SARDI based decisions on uncertain data four priority species; snapper, whiting, squid and garfish, and has not factored in the value in all the other species we catch, such as mullet, yellowfin whiting, salmon, tommies, mulloway, snook etc.

In the document, it states the zoning process attempted to avoid impacts on fishing by avoiding important fishing grounds.

I believe this statement to be false as information was given to the department at the Local Advisory Group meeting at Port Parham on May 5, 2011, as to the high level of commercial displacement that would be caused from Sanctuary Zone 1 when it was a third of its current size.

The advisory group told the department this zone would cause significant displacement as it was – so then they made it three times bigger!?

It’s vitally important concerned people go along to the government information day and voice their protest over the unfairness of Sanctuary Zone 1 and support the community zoning proposal this Sunday as it is not too late to make a difference given we are currently in the last government review period.

The State government has clearly stated it needs community acceptance and ownership for marine parks to work.

We need to demand the park suits the community first if they expect that to happen.

Bart Butson, Port Wakefield

Plains Producer, Wednesday September 5, 2012

effort and catch.

“Although details of the buyout are yet to be finalised, any such payments have the potential to at least partially offset the negative impacts outlined above.

“The impact on recreational fishing is considered to be low with adjustments in zoning designed to minimise any potential negative impacts.

“Given the overall impact on the region is not expected to be large in absolute terms, the impact on property values is, similarly, not expected to be significant.”

Butterfield Agencies real estate agent, PeterButterfield, said it was hard to say what the exact impact on local properties would be.

“The one thing I can say is there is concern from prospective purchasers on what may happen with the marine parks in general,” he said.

“It is a question that comes up regularly when I have had enquiries about some houses and particularly the blocks of land I have for sale in Catherine street and Korreng court.

“These prospective purchasers are investigating the issue and I believe they do see the proposed sanctuary zone as being restrictive which, is obviously affecting the local property values.”

Member for Goyder, Steven Griffiths, felt the impacts were greatly understated, given potential flow-on effects not considered in the RIS.

“I have challenged Environment Minister, Paul Caica, and the government on this continually, but they provide no evidence of having considered the impact on small business in regional South Australia,” Mr Griffiths said.

“My great fear is the negatives far outweigh the positives.”

The impact statement goes on to detail how marine parks have benefitted other communities.

It said: “Experience elsewhere in Australia and internationally, suggests a range of benefits from the establishment of marine parks become evident over time.

“These include increased opportunities for education about marine life and conservation and

increased tourism and ecotourism opportunities.

“This experience indicates these benefits usually take (about) five years to be evident, and in the earliest stages of marine protected areas being developed, local communities are more likely to identify possible negative impacts than potential benefits.

The public consultation phase for the proposed sanctuary zones ends on Monday, October 22.

Mr Griffiths encouraged all concerned residents to ensure they voiced their opinions. n VIEW the RIS at www.environment. sa.gov.au/haveyoursay/ upper-gulf-stvincentmarine-park

South Australia’s Marine Parks South Australia's marine parks will help us maintain the health of our marine environment and the amazing marine life that lives within it, some of which is found nowhere else on earth.

Draft management plans and impact statements for SA’s 19 marine parks are now available for public review. Copies of these documents are available: • online at www.marineparks.sa.gov.au • from the Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources at 1 Richmond Road, Keswick SA 5035 • at upcoming public information sessions to be held across the state.

Public information sessions will be held at the following venues and times. You are welcome to drop in at any time during a session.

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Corner First and Fourth St, Ardrossan

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Eagles Sports and Community Centre

Thomas Crescent, Port Wakefield

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9 Sep

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Full details of further public information sessions are available online at www.marineparks.sa.gov.au or freecall 1800 006 120.

Interested persons may send written comments in relation to the draft management plans by close of business 22 October 2012. Comments should be addressed to: SA Marine Park Submissions Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources GPO Box 1047, Adelaide SA 5001 or email to marineparks@sa.gov.au

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LOCAL v Living

The way We were

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YEARS AGO August 2007

• Mallala A grade footballer, Josh Hollitt, was awarded the Plains Producer medal at the 2007 Medal Count dinner.

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YEARS AGO August 2002

• Balaklava truckie, Chad Blatchford helped put smiles on the faces of sick children, taking to the city streets as part of Convoy for Kids.

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YEARS AGO August 1992

• Balaklava’s Mark Bubner was selected to take part in the National Science Summer School in Canberra.

COMMUNITY

Diary& • Sep 15: Salt of the Earth Country Market, Port Wakefield.

• Sep 22: Balaklava Show.

• Oct 10: Long Plains Red Cross Luncheon.

• Oct 12: Lutheran Paper Drive, Blyth.

• Oct 13: Lutheran Paper Drive, Balaklava, Owen, Mallala, Port Wakefield.

• Oct 20: Balaklava Golf Club Auction Night.

• Nov 16: Mallala Relay for Life Girls Night In, Mallala Institute.

• Dec 11: Balaklava Primary School Carols by Candlelight.

Send us your diary dates!

Heritage Highlights

The Roman Catholic Church was one of the earliest churches to establish itself in the Balaklava area.

A history compiled by Jodie Vermeeren for the Church’s local centenary in 1989 reveals much about the early Catholic faith here: It is believed St Joseph’s was the first church in the Lower Wakefield area. Ten shillings was paid to Michael Thornton in 1866 for a section of land east of Balaklava on the banks of the Wakefield River. It was here that St Joseph’s Church, school and cemetery were established, with the church opened in 1869 and the cemetery consecrated in 1874. Up to 60 people worshipped at Lower Wakefield, some travelling 12 miles by horse and cart from Balaklava.

Times were hard and money was

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tight –members raised subscriptions in 1871 to purchase a harmonium for use in the church – and it was reported that several members who had nothing smaller than a sixpence would put that on the offering plate and take three pence change.

The building of St Andrew’s Church in Balaklava saw worshipping numbers at Lower Wakefield drop to almost zero. Lower Wakefield Church was severely damaged by fire and was later demolished.

St Vincent De Paul’s Church, Port

Wakefield, was opened in 1870.

Prior to that date, services were held in Mr Johnson’s store. Mass was held every three weeks, with the priest travelling 15 miles from Balaklava. He would hear the “confessions of the faithful” on Saturday evening, stay in Mr Humphreys’ hotel overnight and then conduct Sunday Mass with the churchyard filled to overflowing with horses and buggies.

In 1881 the Sisters of St Joseph opened a school at Pt Wakefield and it is believed this school operated for only three or four years.

St Andrew’s, Balaklava, was opened in December, 1889, on land once owned by William James Verco.

Those attending the opening

and dedication had to “have a ticket for admission to prevent overcrowding” and the service was attended by the Archbishop with numerous other priests assisting.

The Balaklava Catholic Parish serviced the areas of Owen, Halbury, Hoyleton, Lower Wakefield, Pt Wakefield and Balaklava.

St Joseph’s Convent (school) was opened in Balaklava in 1922 and continued as a valuable educational institution until 1969. One of its most well-known students was James Gleeson who later became Archbishop of Adelaide.

When St Andrew’s, Balaklava, celebrated its centenary in 1989, Lower Wakefield and Pt Wakefield were still included in the local parish.

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A lesser-known OK Go video, but probably twice as clever than the earlier mentioned treadmill clip was for “This Too Shall Pass”, featuring an elaborate ‘mousetrap’ sort of contraption.

Cast your minds back to 1985, a-Ha delivered a ripper for their hit single, “Take On Me”, featuring a uniquely animated angle to it.

Fatboy Slim enlisted the help of Hollywood star, Christopher Walken, in “Weapon of Choice”, depicting Walken dancing his way through a somewhat abandoned hotel.

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NEWS v Two Wells, Mallala & District

Mallala Council considers big changes The number of councillors representing the residents of the District Council of Mallala could be reduced and wards a thing of the past, following a report by a consulting firm.

DCM chief executive officer, Charles Mansueto, said council’s Elector Representation Review was looking at options for council’s future structure and was seeking community feedback on the report.

The report, by CL Rowe and Associates, highlights a number of key issues including: • The principal officer of Council, more specifically whether it should be a mayor or chairperson • Need for area councillors in addition to ward councillors • Division of the council area into

REPORT: Bec O’Brien wards, or alternatively the abolition of wards • Number of elected members required to provide fair and adequate representation to the community • Level of ward representation (i.e. single and/or multi councillor wards, or combinations thereof) • Name of the council area and/or any proposed future wards The report also states: “At the end of the review process, any proposed changes to Council’s composition and/or ward structure must serve to uphold the democratic principle of ‘one person, one vote, one value’.

“Bearing this in mind, it is highly likely any future ward structure of

council will, in the main, be determined by the requirement for an equitable distribution of elector numbers between wards, rather than be based specifically on any socioeconomic, regional or topographic factors.”

Mr Mansueto said the district currently has four wards and 11 councillors; Mallala (2 councillors), Two Wells (3), Lewiston (4) and Dublin (2), but the report highlighted Dublin as being above the 10 percent tolerance allowed by legislation.

“Under the (Local Government) Act we’ve got to make sure the wards are fairly represented and currently Dublin is outside the required tolerance,” he said.

“The review will give council an opportunity to plan the growth occur-

ring in the district (and) how best it can achieve fair and adequate community representation.

“Council will get a general consensus of what the community is after from their feedback.”

The Elector Representation Review will be conducted through a two–stage process, with the first round of community consultation seeking feedback on the report, beginning on Wednesday, August 29, for a six-week period.

Following this, feedback will be collated and analysed, with council then establishing a specific option for the community to consider at a later date through a second consultation process.

Contact District Council of Mallala on 8527 0200 for further information.

CFS gets a boost from new recuits Bec O’Brien reports:

A concerted effort by the Two Wells Country Fire Service to recruit new members is starting to pay off, with four new faces joining the brigade in recent weeks but more daytime volunteers are still needed.

Two Wells CFS brigade captain, Adam Harris, highlighted earlier in the year the need for more volunteers to help keep the service running smoothly and to relieve some of the pressure on current members, and in the past few months the brigade has launched a community awareness and recruitment program.

Adam said the new recruits were eager to learn and keen to get out and serve the community, and would be put through the relevant training procedures as soon as possible.

“Once they are trained it will take the pressure off the existing members and spread the workload around a bit more rather than having the same faces doing the same things,” he said.

“We are happy with the (recruitment) progress at the moment and there’s a lot of enthusiasm about the place with the new faces but we need another three or four daytime crew, people who are available to help during the

Kiralee Melhuish, Gerry Dowling, Danielle Sweetman and Nick Petho are the newest recruits for Two Wells CFS. day.” The new recruits are teenagers Kiralee Melhuish and Danielle Sweetman, ex-air traffic controller and commercial flying instructor, Gerry Dowling and new Middle Beach resident, Nick Petho.

Seventeen-year-old Reeves Plains resident, Kiralee Melhuish, is

looking forward to being involved with the service.

“I’ve always wanted to help out and give something back to the community,” she said.

“It’s going to be good fun, I’m loving it so far.”

Gerry is hoping to use his communication, reporting and radio

skills to ease the evergrowing paperwork of the CFS and work primarily behind the scenes.

He is already helping out with situation reports and logging call outs and is keen to do all the firefighting training as well.

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Nick are relishing the opportunity to help the local community, and are looking forward to completing their firefighting training.

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• In other CFS news, the brigade is preparing to stage a gas fire exercise, using live fire, in

the car park of the town oval later this month.

Members and appliances from Two Wells, Gawler River, Mallala and Dublin are expected to participate in the training exercise and the general public is invited to go along and watch the teams in action.

$44,000 brings ‘LIFE’ to Two Wells primary Two Wells Primary School has been selected to take part in the Federal government’s Empowering Local Schools initiative and was awarded just over $44,000 to facilitate its LIFE (Learning Includes Family Engagement) project.

Federal Member for Wakefield, Nick Champion, said the ELS initiative would see $5.6 million shared amongst more than 80 South Australian schools to build stronger links between schools and their local communities “This funding will put more power in the hands of principals and school

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leaders because we know they are in the best position to make the right decisions for their students and schools,” Mr Champion said.

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TWPS deputy principal, Lynda Fitzpatrick-Brown said the school’s LIFE project centered on the ideas of improving communication between the school and its families, providing access to the school through a variety of media and helping families better understand the curriculum. “We value family input because that’s where learning starts; at home,” Mrs Fitzpatrick-Brown said.

“We want to expand the way we communicate with families.

“Through workshops on curriculum we want to build families’ understanding and knowledge of educational

programs in the school, to help them connect with and better assist their child’s learning.”

Mrs Fitzpatrick-Brown said the school would use multi-media to build partnerships with its families and had already run parent workshops on reading and maths, offering sessions during and after school hours, catering for families.

Local mum, Mel Sochacki, has two children at the school and participated in the parent workshops.

“It was very helpful and showed me good strategies to help the kids,” she said. More workshops are expected.

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Councillors briefed on impact of house plan District Council of Mallala councillors have been briefed on infrastructure requirements associated with the proposed Hickinbotham Group Two Wells Residential Development.

CEO, Charles Mansueto, said the briefing also included the initial assessment of the economic viability of the project from council’s perspective.

“The briefing allowed councillors to consider some of the funding and infrastructure issues,” Mr Mansueto said.

“Next step is to incorporate these into a draft development deed. This is a separate process to the Development Plan Amendment (DPA).”

Mr Mansueto said DCM was one of the first councils to use an economic model commissioned by the Local Government Association and other councils to assist them in analysing the economic impact of development.

“The current economic analysis of the proposed Two Wells Development shows a positive outcome for the community,” he said. Council is expected to consider the Deed within the next two months.

$5000 Coast Care grant • District Council of Mallala has received a $5000 Coast Care community grant to improve signage along its coastal boundaries. The funds will be used to place signs along coastal areas to assist in educating the public about the sensitive coastal areas in the district. Signs will be erected at Port Gawler, Parham, Thompson Beach and Middle Beach.

Christmas news

The Two Wells Christmas Parade will be held on Friday, December 14.

Nominations for Parade Prince and Princess can be emailed to pacapark2@bigpond.com or leave at the Craft Shop.

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NEWS v People Mallala runs in to money Mallala Primary School held an Adidas school fun-run last month.

Students sought sponsorship from family, friends and community members, and amassed a total of just over $3500.

Funds raised are being used to purchase classroom facilities.

Fun-run organiser and governing councillor Susie Humphrys, was extremely proud of the way students rallied behind the fundraiser.

“It was great to see so many students supporting their school by collecting sponsorship and participating on the day,” she said.

Students walked or ran around a specially designed course within school grounds.

Schools are invited to participate in future fun runs by visiting www.schoolfunrun. com.au

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Garden winner – Balaklava’s KESAB garden winners for August

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are Cheree and James Neill, pictured in their Walsh street garden.

SN O W T O W N A r e a School’s Year 3/4/5 class are learning about safety in the kitchen, working effectively in groups, preparing healthy foods and looking at their diets to increase healthier food options.

Two members of the Snowtown Community Foodie Group, Sam Bunting and Chris Keynes, who have had special training, are working with the class to help the students prepare healthy foods.

Students have prepared vegetable soup, pumpkin scones, stuffed potatoes and more for National Bones Week.

Back to church • St Paul’s Anglican Church in Two Wells will host “back to church” event this Sunday.

The 10am service will be led by recently-retired Reverend Barbara Bonifant, who has come out of retirement especially for this day. Barbara was farewelled by Mallala and Two Wells congregattions at a luncheon at Mallala hotel on July 1. Morning tea will be held after the service. All are welcome.

Disco delight

Josh Gaze and Zion Brookes organised the music for the Owen disco.

Owen Primary Student Representative Council held a school disco recently in the school hall. Ashlee Fisher (above) enjoys the dancing.

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NEWS v District

Chris brings fresh ideas Karla’s_Korner to Wakefield community Karla May is wife to local farmer, Simon and mum to Lucy aged 6 and Ben, 4. This week, on Cup day, it’s hair today, gone tomorrow!

Les Pearson reports: WAKEFIELD Regional Council has appointed a new staff member, Chris Parish taking on the role of community and development manager last week.

Mr Parish, of Craigmore, has extensive experience in management, predominantly in the training arena of the civil works and mining sector.

He was the previous manager of Civil Train SA and also worked with BoysTown in its employment services field.

While having worked in State government before, this is Mr Parish’s first tenure in local government.

With his previous working connections, he felt his new role suited him well.

“I’ve always been keen on planning and development,” Mr Parish said.

“It helps having a daughter studying urban planning and regional development at Uni SA, so it made me think ‘I really need to follow this’.

“Hopefully I can help her out as much as she can help me.”

A position at a regional council was also ideal, according to Mr Parish. “It’s a good area to cut your teeth on in local government,” he said.

“You get more of a varied role, more so than with the larger city-based councils.

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PICTURE: Lisa Redpath also opening up several new pathways.

“Regional development is so big right now and with the opportunities it offers, it gives me the chance to put my mark on the community,” Mr Parish said.

The community and development manager role takes in planning approvals and related queries, community development, which encompasses vary-

ing grant applications and local programs, and environment and health, including everything from community wastewater management schemes to immunisation.

“It is a huge role but we’ve got a good team here,” Mr Parish said.

“I’m certainly looking forward to getting to know them a bit more and working with them in their respective roles.”

New service deal for doctors COUNTRY GPS will receive a new range of improved payments and incentives after Country Health SA (CHSA) announced a new agreement with the Rural Doctors Association of South Australia (RDASA) recently.

CHSA CEO, Adjunct Professor, Belinda Moyes, said the new three year agreement would continue to strengthen the working relationship between

country GPs and country health services.

“South Australia will be the first state in Australia to offer a safe working payment,” she said.

“This payment provides some reimbursement for doctors if they are required to cancel private patients, following after hours emergency work the night before.

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vides increased financial compensation for GPs being called out of their practice at short notice, along with the traditional on-call payments for providing after hours emergency services.

“There is also additional reimbursement for working across a number of hospitals and attending various safety and quality and planning meetings.”

The agreement also contains a commitment from CHSA to

train rural GPs in the new Enterprise Patient Administration System (EPAS).

A further payment has been offered to assist with this transition to electronic patient health records.

RDASA advised GPs providing services at Country Health SA Local Health Network (CHSA LHN) hospitals to sign up to the new industrial agreement.

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impact for generations to come. Just one, two or five per cent or more of your estate can make a huge difference to our work.

• In this region, Kadina will host a wills day on Wednesday, October 24 from 10:30am - 3:30pm at The Farmshed Museum and Tourist Centre, 50 Moonta Road, Kadina To find out more about Wills for Life phone 1800 649 685 or email bequests@redcross.org.au For more detailed information on Wills Days in your area you can also go online to redcross.org.au/how-wecan-help.aspx Ian Williamson, national bequest manager, Australian Red Cross

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Easy to update your Will Spring-time is Red Cross Wills for Life time and Red Cross is now conducting Community Wills Events in towns and cities right across the country and online.

Red Cross and local solicitors have teamed up to help people prepare or update simple Wills in dozens of local halls and community centres.

We are also giving everyone the opportunity to make or update their Will through the Internet.

The Red Cross Wills for Life campaign is a good opportunity to update or make a new Will and to get your personal affairs in order before the end of the year.

Leaving a gift in your Will can also be a valuable and lasting way to support Red Cross.

It costs nothing during your lifetime but gifts in Wills have a powerful

hen I think of the Balaklava Cup I think of diverse fashion and beauty.

Where else but at a horse racing event can you see high street fashion and champagne glasses standing right next to singlets, football shorts and beer cans?

In the past I’ve gone to some crazy lengths to look my best on Balaklava’s busiest day; and so it got me thinking about beauty products.

One thing I won’t try again is sanding my legs. I’m not kidding guys. Some bright spark folded a piece of low grit sandpaper into the shape of a glove, whacked a pink package around it and marketed it as something like ‘velvety legs’ or some such other gimmicky name.

It promised to smooth my skin painlessly.

I think we can all predict this cunningly disguised hardware sundry promoted as a hair removal tool did indeed ‘smooth’ my skin. And by smooth, I mean scrape the epidermis from my limb and leave it looking a rather frightful sight. t was tossed out with other failures such as the lip gloss that didn’t last eight hours, the mascara that did last 48 hours (even after trying to remove it) and of course, the fake tan in a can which was the most remarkable shade of orange.

There are items I’m terribly thankful for though. I was blessed with hair as coarse as a scourer, and with all the condition of discarded wool frib. Enter my new best friend, the hair straightener. In minutes my boof was tamed to a manageable mass of brunette hair. Indeed so effective I went down a hat size!

So what will I try next? Well, given I have my Italian father’s generous brow line, I might try ‘threading’.

Have you heard of threading? It’s one of the more recent trends to hit Western culture, possibly started in India.

Harder to explain than to do, it’s a hair removal technique that involves cotton thread anchored in the therapist’s mouth, and another two pieces of cotton which slide against the groomee’s hair like a guillotine.

Women’s eyebrows and the beards and hairlines of men are the common targets.

Quick, relatively painless (they always say that!) and very accurate. Anyway, I’m feeling brave. Watch this space. Or face…

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NEWS v Farming

‘Pasta Jim’ is Farmer of the Year finalist

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CLARE farmer and Pangkarra pasta propagator, Jim Maitland, was announced as a finalist in the Young Farmer of the Year category and is now in the running to win the prestigious Australian Farmer of the Year Award.

There are 11 categories in the Australian Farmer of the Year awards 2012.

The winners of each category will automatically qualify for the

highly coveted Australian Farmer of the Year Award.

All winners will be announced at an awards ceremony on September 12 at the Grand Hyatt in Melbourne.

Jim is a 27-year-old fifth generation farmer.

Together with his parents and wife Katherine, Jim has two main enterprises on their 1400-hectare property – a broad acre farming operation and a value adding busi-

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                                                                                                                                                    

     

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the awareness we are food producers as well as soft commodity growers,” he said.

“This means all our farming practices, from seed selection to storage and transportation reflects this.

“What we grow and harvest is traded as a commodity on the world stage and it’s possible at times to lose sight of the fact what we are growing is actually food for human consumption.”

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Jim is the brain behind Pangkarra Foods, which produces premium stone milled wholegrain pasta and flour from the family’s homegrown durum wheat.

Jim said Pangkarra Foods had created a positive impact on his vision for agriculture and the food industry.

“Participating in an industry beyond the farm gate has increased

Hart field day brings expert farming advice n managing canola IS just one of many topics Apractical guide to managing Blackleg in canola and reducing potential yield loss will be the focus of University of Melbourne research fellow Dr Angela Van De Wouw’s sessions at the Hart Field Day on September 18.

Dr Van De Wouw says with more canola being grown this season, the risk of Blackleg and potential yield losses also increases, but monitoring and management of the disease can help prevent significant losses.

“Because of the good prices in recent years, canola is being grown in much greater intensity,” she says.

“Therefore there’s so much more stubble left at the end of the year. This creates more canola inoculum as the disease is generated by spores released from stubble left from the previous crop.”

Dr Angela Van De Wouw checks a crop for Blackleg.

BELOW: Canola stems showing the varying levels of Blackleg disease.

Dr Van De Wouw urged growers to determine their own level of Blackleg disease paddock by paddock, citing if growers found more than 50 per cent infec-

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To prevent or reduce yield losses it was vital to choose a cultivar with adequate Blackleg resistance, to rotate cultivars, not rely on fungicides to control the disease, and never sow canola into last year’s canola stubble.

Growers will have the opportunity to hear more about these practical tips from Dr Van De Wouw at this year’s Hart Field Day. Working closely with Horsham-based Dr Steve Marcroft of Marcroft Grains Pathology, Dr Van De Wouw is one of Australia’s leading researchers into Blackleg in canola and the Hart Field Day will give growers direct access to her knowledge on the disease.

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SPORT v Football Second semi final, Saturday at Long Plains

Roosters set pace • From back page The 15-point lead for Two Wells at three quarter time was soon further eroded after Todd McPharlin sharked a beauty from the goal square.

Luke Guy took a great contested grab not long after with a chance to bring the margin back to within a kick but pushed his shot to the near side.

Two Wells then ran the footy down the ground and goaled, starting a matchdefining flurry of goals, including a second to rookie, Jim Morrison.

Seccafien took it upon himself to nail a long goal, his third, late in the game and didn’t let his team down.

Lamond was frustrated by his team’s, including his own, inaccuracy in the final term.

“I just felt like we were coming at them and had our fair share of the footy but couldn’t capitalise,” he said.

“We had fought back into the contest in the third quarter and were within reasonable touch of them.

“We had about three crucial misses in a row and then they went down and kicked the next three, which deflated our balloon a bit and that can happen.”

Defender, Brenton Lamond, left the field about 10 minutes into the match with a calf concern, while Walker, was a late withdrawal as well.

Simon Nankivell replaced Brenton Lamond at centre half back on the dangerous Andrew Hardiman and held his own.

“Our back six were pretty good, especially Nankivell, he was outstanding,” Stuart Lamond said.

“We lost a few of our tall options during the week, plus Brice as well, so that didn’t help our structure but the guys who came in did really well.

“I’ve got enormous faith in the A grade squad and we’ve got to back those guys in.”

Two Wells coach, Mark Thomson, was rapt with his team’s convincing display.

“It was a high intensity first quarter and we learned a bit from that too,” he said.

Ben Stubing played a handy role as second ruck to Ben Slattery (named best for the Roosters), with Simon Feast ruling himself out during the week.

“It is unfortunate Feast will come back in for the grand final but Ben realises that

n above: Matthew Daly, Two Wells is tackled by Balaklava’s Travis Zerk during Saturday’s Reserves match. n right: Noah Barnett, Two Wells tackles Balaklava’s Tyson Lamond in the junior colts game. n below: Steven Tannock, Balaklava handballs away before Two Wells’ Josh Pellizzari can get close enough, in the senior colts match on Saturday.

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is more than likely going to be the case,” Thomson said.

Feast trained during the week but a rub from the physio revealed bruising in his troublesome hamstring, the veteran choosing not to risk it.

The move of Khan Leighton proved to be one of the match-winners for the Roosters.

“I felt Balaklava’s mids were on top early so we put Jarred (Allmond) in there and put Khan onto the wing to find some space,” Thomson said.

“It was the first time this year he hasn’t had an impact on the match from the start.”

Morrison also secured his grand final spot.

“He’ll play, he shows great defensive efforts up forward and never gives up his chases,” Thomson said.

The Roosters enjoyed a light Tuesday night session before things are ramped up

again tomorrow night.

The team will decide whether to train on Saturday or not.

Thomson said the mood at the club had been fairly subdued.

“It’s been pretty low key actually,” he said.

“It’s more so the older supporters at the club getting excited, the boys realise they’ve only made the grand final, they’ve haven’t achieved anything yet.”

Balaklava meet Virginia at Ralli Park again.

“It was an even contest against them last time, it’s always a good battle and this time shouldn’t be any different,” Lamond said.

“The home ground is only a small factor, just ask Virginia what happened to them last year.

“We just have to come prepared and give it our all.”

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SPORT v Football Final score

First semi final, Sunday at Lochiel

Rams send ‘Pies home VIRGINIA took another step towards a possible third consecutive grand final berth, defeating Mallala by 21 points in the first semi final at Lochiel on Sunday.

The Rams got off to a flyer in perfect spring conditions, full forward, Brendon Niklaus, booting four goals in a seven-goal opening stanza to break the game open early.

It proved to be the difference in the end, Mallala wasting its shot with the breeze in the second term, despite controlling most of the play.

The Magpies managed an inaccurate four goals, eight behinds and trailed by 16 points at the main break.

The Rams could only manage a further two goals with the breeze in the third term but with a 32-point margin to wear down at the final change, Mallala needed something special.

It was a highly entertaining quarter of footy, the Magpies pressing hard and had all the momentum, surging to within 10 points before Cameron Felstead was gifted the right bounce for him to deliver a steadying goal that proved to be the dagger through the heart of Mallala.

Magpies coach, Steve Lubcke, was understandably crushed following the loss.

“They got away early and put us on the back foot, we just didn’t control their momentum,” he said.

“The most shattering part was we didn’t play well at all.

“Our on-field pressure was not up to scratch.”

While his team did feature several inexperienced rookies, Lubcke was quick to alleviate them of any blame.

“We have enough senior guys in the side to provide that leadership, so I

REPORT: Les Pearson don’t put it down to that at all,” he said.

“Our skill level was atrocious, disgusting at times, and our decision making was terrible.

“We just gave them so many defensive exits through turnovers.

“I thought in the first quarter of last week’s game, I saw the kind of footy we wanted to play but when it came to the crunch, it just didn’t happen.

“Our execution under pressure was just poor but credit should go to Virginia and their ability to pressure us.”

Following Niklaus’ fourth goal, Lubcke shifted Ben Moffatt to the flying forward, keeping him to only one major for the rest of the game.

Lubcke also lamented the start his team gave the Rams.

“We were fighting an uphill battle from there,” he said.

“When you’re coming from that far down, you need everything to go right.”

In stark contrast, Virginia coach, Greg Phillips, was over the moon.

“The sun came up, it’s a beautiful day,” he beamed.

“Sometimes when you’re coming back from Lochiel, it can feel like you’re coming home from Darwin.”

Following Mallala’s resurgent second term, Phillips said the team’s onballers began to take control.

“I just thought they definitely played the better footy in the second quarter and then it became a real battle in the midfield,” he said.

One of those battles was Ben Russell’s tag on star Mallala midfielder, Joel Montgomerie.

Russell took the points at the end of

virginia 10.13 (73) d mallala 13.16 (94) Goals: Mallala - B.Montgomery 5, J.Montgomerie 2, J.Walsh, B.Hardie, C.Rimmer; Virginia - B.Niklaus 5, M.Young 2, C.James 2, B.Nikou, T.Wilkey

n mallala’s Ben Moffatt is too late with a punch, as Rams forward Brendon Niklaus takes a solid mark in A grade.

the day and also laid a critical tackle late in the game.

“He was fantastic, he could have quite easily been named out best player,” Phillips said.

“It was just a bloody super effort.”

“It was one of the best tags I’ve ever seen,” Lubcke also conceded.

Defender, Adrian Mark, was named best for the Rams in a stellar team performance.

“They had many forward entries and Adrian would have taken eight marks and had 10 spoils,” Phillips said.

“It was hard to pick the best players because so many blokes stood up and did pressure things at different parts

of the game.”

He highlighted Nathan Warren’s efforts across half back, Marek Sajewicz’s job on dangerous forward, Scott Hahn, and Peter Mylonopolous’ game also impressed.

The victorious Rams again head north, to Ralli Park this weekend, to take on Balaklava in the preliminary final.

“They’ve been the top side all year but it’s a game we know we can win but everyone is going to have to pull their weight,” Phillips said.

“We know if the weather is good, it will be a quick game.”

For Mallala, the loss brought a

promising season to an untimely and unsatisfactory end.

“Fourth is terrible,” Lubcke surmised.

“Our group is better than that and I’m not satisfied with that at all.

“I guess a pleasing thing is we introduced a few kids to senior footy and there’s more coming through the senior colts, so that’s where we’ve got the build on next year.”

Lubcke also indicated he was keen to coach next season and would be in discussions with the club this week.

“I want to do better than that (fourth), I don’t want to leave on that note,” he said.

n VIRGINIA’S Chris Halkias takes a tumble over United’s Brodee Brown in the Reserves.

Adelaide Plains Football League

finals series

Preliminary Final at Balaklava

Sunday September 8 JUNIOR COLTS - 9.45am

Two Wells v Mallala Senior COLTS - 10.50am

Balaklava v Mallala RESERVES - 12.30pm

Two Wells v Virginia A Grade - 2.30pm

Balaklava v Virginia Gates Open 8am Admission: Adult $8, Senior Card $5, Under 17 - Free

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n ABOVE: Garth Plackett, Mallala breaks away from United opponent, Jake Zeidas, in the junior colts game. n LEFT: Mallala’s Allen Sparks comes in for a tackle on Virginia’s Rocky Morando in the senior colts.

PHOTOS: LISA REDPATH and TERRY WILLIAMS

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SPORT v Netball n TOM Gameau, Greg McArdle and Dawson Page score Saturday’s junior colts game.

n TEGAN Nottle, Hummocks aims in Saturday’s A1 game, while Hamley’s Lee Barnett and Alison Schahinger defend, and Hummocks coach Sam Nicholls watches on. n KIM Sellars, Tiff Buckby and Bec Fritz cheer for Hamley Bridge netballers.

APFL Footy Face

n ABOVE: Hamley’s Hannah Langtry intercepts the ball in front of Hummocks’ Sarah Rapko in the B grade match on Saturday. n INSET: Mallala’s Lilliana Mathew gets in front of Balaklava’s Teisha Harkness in C2.

Name: Troy Wilkey Nickname: Wilks DOB: 02/011988 Height: 180cm Team: Virginia Rams A grade Guernsey No: 12 Position: Rover Favourite AFL team: Adelaide Crows Who is the most damaging player (on or off field) in your club? Brendon Niklaus Who is your club’s hardest worker (on or off field)?

Graham Rigney Highlight of footy career: State Under 18 championships What’s your number one passion outside footy? Movies If you could trade places with any

other person for a week, famous or not, living or dead,real or finctional, with whom would it be? Channing Tatum What’s the last movie you went to see? Ted If you won $20 million in the lotto, what would you do? Travel If your were a car, what kind would you be?

Chevrolet Camaro If you were on the front page of the newspaper, what would the headline say?

“This man just won $20 million” If you could take any person on your next footy trip, who would it be?

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n ZOE May, Mallala runs around Balaklava’s Mikaela Tiller to get to the ball in C2.

n TONI Slater lines up for Balaklava during Sunday’s B grade match at Lochiel. n LORRY Osborne, Hummocks about to intercept Longies’ Sam Ross in A3.

Name: Sheyenn Smith Nickname: Shy, Smithy Date of birth: 11/09/1998 Height: 156cm Team: Hamley Bomberettes B grade Position: GD, WD, GK Who is the most damaging player (on or off court) in your club?

Hannah Langtry Who is your club’s hardest worker (on or off court)? My whole B grade team and coach!

The team has worked its hardest all season, and now we’re in the grand final, and Alison our coach does an amazing job of coaching us girls!

Highlight of netball career: Getting into finals for both years of my netball career

If you could trade places with any other person for a week, famous or not, real or fictional, with whom would it be?

My Mum! She works hard for everything we have!

If you won $20 million in the lotto, what would you do with the money? Take my family on a holiday!

If you were a car, what kind would you be?

Holden VE If you were on the front page of the newspaper, what would the headline say? “Sheyenn Smith strikes again with the amazing grab” If you could take any person on your next netball trip, who would it be? Amy Humphrys or Madi Rose What’s the grossest item in your fridge?

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SPORT v Netball Semi finals Saturday September 1 - at Long Plains Sunday September 2 - at Lochiel

Hummocks swipes grand final spot Time, or lack of, was on Hummocks’ side on Saturday. Hummocks led by six at three quarter time but when Hummocks GS and coach, Sam Nicholls, left the court injured, Hamley began to dominate and came within reaching distance.

“To say, I’m happy to have won and get the week off, is an understatement!” said a relieved Sam. “I can’t provide a lot of info from the last quarter as I went off.

“I’m just glad the girls pulled together and withheld Hamley’s surge.”

Sam injured her knee but has been cleared of any major damage since and tells me she is bursting to get out there in two weeks.

The first day of Spring and warm conditions prevailed. Hamley got an early lead, scoring the first five goals. Hummocks swallowed their nerves and scores were level at quarter time, Hum 11 – Ham 11.

Coach Sam must have had the right words to say as Hummocks surged ahead in the second quarter doubling Hamley’s score, shooting 16 goals to their eight. Sarah Young was tenacious at WD, as was GD Rochelle Smith.

Hummocks C Beth Reid did not stop running and won best player for the match. Hum 27 – Ham 19.

The third quarter was a tight affair with the heat taking a toll on the players.

Hamley managed to sneak back two goals. A big base line throw in from Hamley WASarah Koch across the circle, created a classic moment, the ball hitting the goal post and richo-

Courtside with Merridy Manuel

n ALEX Wilson, Balaklava grabs the rebound from Two Wells GA Nicole Darling in Sunday’s A1 game.

chetting out of bounds.

Doh! Hum 35 – Ham 29.

The fourth started like the third, until Sam Nicholls was injured half way through. She was replaced by her niece, Ashleigh Williams, who had already played a full game plus overtime. GS Amber Rogers starred for Hamley and won best player for the match.

Hamley Coach Lee Barnett was very proud on her girls and felt they had achieved a lot in this match. “it was the best team game we have played,” said Lee. “We all pulled our weight and no one dropped their head.

The umpiring was consistent at both ends. We made a few early mistakes

and didn’t capitalise on turnovers but then so did Hummocks in the last quarter.”

Interestingly, the Hamley line up was exactly the same as when they played Hummocks last time and lost by 19.

Also, Sam Nicholls was injured in her first game against Hamley earlier in the season.

Luckily it’s a knee and not a hamstring, or I would be forced to make many weak jokes!

Balaklava continue their climb After toppling Mallala

last week to make it into the top four, Balaklava took out Two Wells in the semi final on Sunday.

Balak led from start to finish, pulling away by a few more goals each quarter.

The last few weeks have seen Balak finally settle into their team with Nadene Wehr returning from injury. Two Wells on the other hand, have been plagued with injury, both defenders, Mia Darling and Karen Penhall, out for finals.

Two Wells started well in the first quarter, Balak taking longer to settle, but managing to lead by four at the first break. Bal 14 – TW 10.

The second quarter was evenly contested with Balak coming out on top by two goals. Superb shooting from Two Wells GA Nicole Darling who won best on court for Two Wells. Bal 24 – TW 18.

Balaklava seemed more settled in the third, finding some rhythm and extending their lead by another four goals. A very good tussle between all centre court players, Balaklava WA Lauren Michael and C Tegan Pollard both created turnovers and provided options down the court.

Tegan won player of the match for her team. Bal 38 – TW 28.

Balaklava continued to dominate in the last term, shooting 14 goals to Two Wells’ eight. Final score Bal 52 – TW 36.

Balaklava coach Tess Pollard was pleased with

n two Wells C, Stacey Gameau hard at the ball, attempting an intercept on Balaklava C Tegan Pollard, during Sunday’s A 1 clash at Lochiel.

the way the Balak girls ran the game out in warm conditions and kept the pressure on for four quarters.

“Great work from both centres who set up many drives down the court,” said Tess.

“GK Alex Wilson was very strong in defence with great back up from GD Sophie Kupke.”

Two Wells coach Stacey Gameau said of the game, “It was a gallant effort by all my girls.”

“We all put in a huge effort but Balak were the better side on the day.”

Rhiannon Wendland GK and Nic Hardy GD put lots of pressure on the Balak goalies but the absence of height and efforts of our usual A1 defenders was probably the difference on the day.

Congratulation to my team for their efforts.”

Preliminary Final So, this weekend, Balak take on Hamley.

Balaklava are yet to beat Hamley this season.

But, they have the home ground advantage and they are playing their best netball so far this season.

Its finals, anything is possible! The A1 match is at 3.15 pm at Balaklava.

ADELAIDE PLAINS NETBALL ASSOCIATION Preliminary Final at Balaklava - Saturday September 8

Grade TIME

C1 9.30am

TEAMS Two Wells vs Mallala

Umpires: Sheralyn Bond & Tammy Nicholls

B 10.45am Hummocks Hummocks Bal Away Hummocks Bal Away

vs Bal Away Umpires: Nicky Graham & Alison Pym

A4 12.15pm Balaklava vs Balaklava Hummocks Balaklava Hummocks

Hummocks Umpires: Josie McArdle & Kate Barry

A2 12.15pm Two Wells Two Wells Balaklava Two Wells Balaklava

vs Balaklava Umpires: Sonia Angus & Kelly Buckby

A5 1.45pm

Hummocks Hummocks L/Plains Hummocks L/Plains vs L/Plains Umpires: Nearlie Wearn & Sally Fritz

A3 1.45pm

Two Wells vs Two Wells Hummocks Two Wells Hummocks Hummocks Umpires: Elyce Pollard & Heather Curnow

A1 3.15pm

Hamley vs Balaklava

Hamley

Balaklava

Hamley

Balaklava

Umpires: Nicky Graham & Kylie Taylor

Please note: No Rotation of game times all through the finals

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SCORER SC CHECK TIMER INJURY Two Wells Mallala Two Wells Mallala

C2 10.45am Mallala Mallala Two Wells Mallala Two Wells

vs Two Wells Umpires: Terissa Smart & Sheralyn Bond

n liana Juvan, Two Wells and Jenny Young, Hummocks tussle for possession in the A5 game on Saturday at Long Plains.

n rochelle Smith, Hummocks, chases a loose ball in Saturday’s A1 match at Long Plains, closely followed by Hamley’s Ashleigh Hornsey.

Coaches/Team Managers are to have score books filled in 30 minutes prior to commencement of their game in the clubrooms. Scorers must collect their folders from the clubrooms minutes prior to commencement of game. Rostered clubs to supply timer & injury timer. Nominated timer must change score board during the breaks - not during the game. All officials rostered must be over 16 years of age.

STRICTLY NO ALCOHOL, NO SMOKING OR NO DOGS ALLOWED WITHIN THE COURT AREA.

Results of Adelaide Plains Netball Association matches played on Saturday 2nd Semi Final - September 1 at Long Plains A1: Hummocks 43 (Sarah Young) def Hamley Bridge 41 (Amber Rogers). A2: Hummocks 54 (Cheryl Appleby) def Two Wells 52 (Stephanie Walker). A3: Balaklava 55 (Sharayah Hall) def Two Wells 28 (Carly Heaslip). A4: Two Wells 38 (Maddy Seccafien) def Balaklava 35 (Aleisha Michael). A5: Two Wells 39 (Juanita Hamilton) def Hummocks 30 (Kathy Nicholls). B: Hamley Bridge 37 (Jessica Sellars) def Hummocks 21 (Sarah Rapko). C1: Hamley Bridge 38 (Amy McCabe) def Two Wells 23 (Caitlin Musolino). C2: Balaklava 44 (Sophie Wehr) def Mallala 18 (Lilliana Mathew).

1st semi final - September 2 at Lochiel A1: Balaklava 52 (Tegan Pollard) def Two Wells 36 (Nicole Darling). A2: Balaklava 54 (Kellie Michael) def Mallala 34 (Amy Martin). A3: Hummocks 46 (Tenneal White) def Long Plains 32 (Heather Curnow). A4: Hummocks 42 (Adriana Dear) def Long Plains 38 (Helzah Sommerville). A5: Long Plains 31 (Melanie Smith) def Mallala 30 (Nicky Graham). B: Balaklava Away 41 (Stacey Faehrmann) def Two Wells 22 (Renee Cameron). C1: Mallala 28 (Grace Farrelly) def Balaklava 19 (Sarah Heaslip). C2: Two Wells 21 (Lily Playfair) def Hamley Bridge 6 (Debra Lambert).

Plains Producer, Wednesday September 5, 2012

SPORT v Football

before the bounce APFL preliminary final preview with Les Pearson

Balaklava v Virginia

A TICKET to the grand final is the highly sought after prize dangling at the end of this Saturday’s preliminary final between Balaklava and Virginia at Ralli Park.

Brenton Lamond and Justin Walker are both expected to play for the Peckers after minor injury setbacks last week.

Their height will be pivotal in the battle of the skies, with Chris James and Ben Galic a formidable combination in the ruck for Virginia.

The Rams may bring experienced defender, Daniel Kerr, back into the senior team although coach, Greg Phillips, said it would be fairly unlucky for any of the 21 players from last week to miss out on Saturday.

Kerr’s form was solid in the reserves though, so he presents a selection dilemma for the Rams’ senior selectors.

Virginia defender, Adrian Mark, has been in super form over the past month and has proven one of the best foils for Balaklava’s Glenn Dawson.

Dawson, on his day, can break a game wide open, so this battle will be one of the most interesting on the day.

Similarly, Brendon Niklaus has been in great touch in previous weeks for the Rams, he stands out as their main goal threat.

Balaklava full back, Derek Friedrichs, will have his hands full again this weekend but he has done the job well in the past.

It may just come down to fitness, the lighter Balaklava team probably favoured in that department, although the Rams have been working hard in the past few months to improve that area of their game, the recent results probably evidence of that.

Both teams would love a crack at Two Wells in the decider and with so much on the line, expect another cracking encounter in a highly entertaining finals series so far.

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A Grade Balaklava Two Wells

Semi Final 2

4.4 6.7 10.9 11.14 (80) 2.4 8.5 13.6 17.10 (112)

Goals: Balaklava - S.Lamond 4, G.Dawson 2, B.Catford, M.Doherty, C.Ruiz, T.McPharlin, L.Michael Two Wells - N.Seccafien 3, K.Leighton 3, E.Fetherstonhaugh 3, L.Allmond 2, J.Morrison 2, B.Spiteri, J.Allmond, B.Stubing, A.Hardiman Best: Balaklava - M.Doherty, J.Michael, H.Walker, T.McPharlin, S.Nankivell, L.Pearson Two Wells - B.Slattery, J.Allmond, B.Hart, N.Seccafien, J.Morrison, L.Allmond

Reserves Balaklava Two Wells

1.3 6.6 7.8 12.10 (82) 2.5 4.7 7.9 9.9 (63)

Goals: Balaklava - J.Tiller 3, P.McLean 3, O.Hearnden 3, D.Tezacker 2, R.McDonald Two Wells - S.Wise 3, D.Lamont 3, D.Hooper, T.Wake, J.Dimasi Best: Balaklava - D.Yates, L.Williams, A.Williams, C.Marshall, P.McLean, L.Simon Two Wells - T.Wake, N.Applebee, J.Dimasi, D.Coats, L.Franklin, C.Lamont

Senior Colts Two Wells 0.2 4.2 5.6 8.13 (61) Balaklava 1.1 3.2 4.2 4.3 (27)

Goals: Two Wells - H.Ramsay 2, J.Henneker 2, S.Slattery, H.Gameau, L.Goss, N.Seccafien Balaklava - J.Butterfield, R.Doherty, H.Veitch, Z.Scholz Best: Two Wells - A.Pounendis, H.Gameau, H.Ramsay, S.Slattery, W.Hart, J.McLennan Balaklava - J.Speissegger, R.Logan, T.Michael, C.Mcpharlin, L.Speissegger, R.Harris

M.Sajewicz, N.Warren, T.Wilkey

Reserves Virginia United

3.7 8.8 13.13 15.15 (105) 1.0 7.1 8.2 10.4 (64)

Goals: Virginia - A.Leo 3, T.Karutz 2, A.Seccafien 2, J.Platt 2, T.Lioulios, J.Versari, J.Booth-Elliott, C.Mylonopoulos United - J.Rundle 3, D.Carter 3, M.Warnes 2, J.Curnow Best: Virginia - A.Seccafien, J.Simmonds, C.Mylonopoulos, G.Stillasano, D.Kerr, S.Lioulios United - B.Brown, C.Jenkin, A.Pratt, M.Dickie, A.Sharman, N.Starr

Senior Colts Mallala 0.2 3.8 6.9 10.14 (74) Virginia 1.5 1.7 2.9 4.10 (34)

Goals: Mallala - B.Wilson 3, J.Dunstan 3, A.Sparks 2, M.Bennison, A.Coe Virginia - N.Piscioneri, T.Collins, A.Pogas, C.Stronach Best: Mallala - A.Sparks, J.Birchmore, J.Watson, J.Gibson, J.Good, Z.Hallion Virginia - C.Stronach, M.Musolino, T.Collins, A.Pogas, A.Drew, C.Worden

Junior Colts Mallala 0.6 1.10 5.20 7.23 (65) United 0.0 0.1 0.2 2.8 (20)

Goals: Mallala - D.Howell 3, J.McGinley, G.Plackett, M.Jenkin, B.O’Leary United - D.Coombe, N.McArdle Best: Mallala B.O’Leary, G.Plackett, L.O’Leary, W.Miller, L.Mathew, D.Mayne United - D.Coombe, R.Curnow, D.Page, C.Lane, N.McArdle, J.Zeidas

n mallala’s Jake Birchmore marks in front of his Virginia opponent in Sunday’s senior colts match at Lochiel.

Junior Colts Balaklava 2.5 4.9 7.11 10.14 (74) Two Wells 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.2 (8)

Goals: Balaklava - C.Arbon 4, J.Michael 2, D.Michael, J.Butterfield, T.Lamond, A.Clifford Two Wells - K.Giniotis Best: Balaklava J.Michael, J.Wehr, B.Chapman, C.Arbon, W.Dixon, D.Michael Two Wells - J.Humphrys, L.Billington, N.Barnett, J.Gameau, K.Giniotis, J.Goss

A Grade Mallala Virginia

Semi Final 1 2.1 6.9 6.11 10.13 (73) 7.1 9.7 11.13 13.16 (94)

Goals: Mallala - B.Montgomery 5, J.Montgomerie 2, J.Walsh, B.Hardie, C.Rimmer Virginia - B.Niklaus 5, M.Young 2, C.James 2, B.Nikou, T.Wilkey Best: Mallala - S.Angus, J.Wildbore, J.Walsh, D.Griffiths, J.Earl Virginia - A.Mark, B.Russel, P.Mylonopoulos,

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n Saturday’s game should produce a great battle between Virginia defender Arian Mark and Pecker Glenn Dawson.

Gearing up for the APFL’s night of nights…

The Plains Producer Medal Count

• From back page Lachy Michael polled reasonably well last year (six votes), playing as a rotating midfielder with Sam Rowland, who came third as an 18-year-old.

With Rowland at the WoodvilleWest Torrens Eagles, Michael took the position by the scruff of the neck to become one of the premium midfielders in the league, at just 19 years old.

Michael had a breakout start to the season and is in with a red-hot chance.

He was named in his club’s top three best players 11 times in 15 matches.

Khan Leighton is known for his elusiveness and funky kicking style.

The human jack russell has outstanding athleticism and has enjoyed an extremely consistent year, .

As one of something like 56 children in his family, this would surely establish his status as the superior sibling.

Leighton was named in his club’s top three best players in eight of his 14 matches.

Other chances to be considered are Two Wells pair, Jarred Allmond and Simon Feast.

Feast has probably missed too

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many matches but should poll well earlier in the year, while Allmond (47 goals for the year) has torn games open at stages and should achieve double figures in the voting.

Ned Seccafien could be added into that list of top chances, the co-captain outstanding again on top of a great season last year.

Balaklava ruckman, Hayden Walker, traditionally attracts votes but is ineligible this season, due to suspension, while forward, Glenn Dawson jagged nine votes last year and should be up there again.

Hamley Bridge’s best hopes are Valor Thach and Craig Taylor.

The Bombers didn’t win many matches though, which will hurt their chances.

For Hummocks-Watchman Eagles, look for Tim Thiele or Sam Baker to make an impression, while Joel Wilson is a customary vote getter.

Virginia’s best shots are Troy Wilkey, Ben Russell and leading goal kicker, Brendon Niklaus, while Matthew Young has won it previously and was part of a reasonably successful team’s midfield.

Brad Shimmin, Heath Pym and Mikey Brown look to be United’s main hopes.

Plains Producer, Wednesday September 5, 2012

South Clare Blyth/Snow

A Grade

2.3 5.5 9.9 11.12 (78) 6.4 10.10 13.11 20.15 (135)

Goals: South Clare - H.Ward 4, L.Martin 2, B.Murphy, W.Hutchinson, A.Heinrich, B.Seymon, M.Reynolds Blyth/ Snow - S.Clifford 5, J.Taylor 3, J.Agnew 3, N.McCormack 2, J.Cook, M.Atkinson, L.Hewett, A.Wood, R.Darling, S.Atkinson, J.Gillings Best: South Clare - M.Leibelt, B.Rossi, C.Sommerville, H.Ward, M.Vandeleur, S.Heinrich Blyth/Snow - N.McCormack, R.Darling, G.Ottens, A.Hentschke, S.McCormack, J.Taylor

Eud/Rtown North Clare

7.2 11.3 15.8 16.12 (108) 2.4 5.6 6.9 9.12 (66)

Goals: Eud/Rtown - K.Floyd 3, M.Zerner 2, T.Friebel 2, R.Doecke, T.Baker, C.Ah Chee, T.Sleep, K.Milde, K.Schulz, D.Button, K.Dunstan, C.Caven North Clare - C.Jaeschke 2, T.Pawley 2, M.Ward 2, B.Pudney, T.Moten, R.Hocking Best: Eud/Rtown - D.Button, C.Ah Chee, L.Kimpton, K.Floyd, K.Dunstan, J.Kotz North Clare T.Pawley, M.Bannon, A.Reidy, B.Channon, R.Hocking, C.Jaeschke

BBH Min/Man

4.4 10.5 14.5 18.5 (113) 2.2 4.4 10.5 15.8 (98)

Goals: BBH - J.Schuppan 4, B.Wall 3, M.Jackman 2, D.Schell 2, T.Martin 2, D.Reed 2, M.Hall, P.Hill, P.Mann Min/Man A.Kennedy 5, R.McDermid 4, J.Sandow 2, B.Kerslake 2, M.Young, S.Gibson Best: BBH - M.Hall, P.Mann, J.Schuppan, J.Lynch, S.Mann, T.Dalla Min/Man - R.McDermid, L.Sandow, B.Kerslake, A.Kennedy, S.Ross, J.Sandow

RSMU BSR

2.1 8.3 16.4 20.5 (125) 2.4 8.4 10.7 17.10 (112)

Goals: RSMU - J.Vandeleur 7, C.Mullins 4, B.Koster 3, B.Mitchell 2, P.Clark, B.Geddes, T.Willmott, J.Cadzow BSR - P.Wright 4, S.Goss 3, S.Martin 2, J.Hayes 2, N.Hayes 2, D.Justin, M.Tilbrook, S.Hayes, C.Weckert Best: RSMU - B.Koster, J.Vandeleur, T.Willmott, Z.Hier, B.Mitchell, C.Mullins BSR - A.Mackenzie, S.Martin, S.Hayes, K.Johanson, M.Thomas, S.Goss

BBH Min/Man

B Grade

3.2 4.3 5.4 7.7 (49) 3.3 7.5 11.9 15.12 (102)

Goals: BBH - G.Thompson 4, J.Handbury, S.Rayson, S.McCarthy Min/Man - A.Bruce 4, N.Scott 3, C.Mcbride 2, S.Pike 2, L.Milburn, J.Latchford, M.Hadley, K.Allen Best: BBH - M.Cousins, G.Thompson, B.Tiver, S.Mccarthy, J.Webster, S.Kellock Min/ Man - J.Curtis, R.Hall, N.Scott, B.Barton, B.Garrard, M.Phillips

South Clare 3.1 4.2 5.5 5.5 (35) Blyth/Snow 3.1 5.6 7.8 11.10 (76)

Goals: South Clare - L.Tassell 4, S.Burridge Blyth/Snow M.Thomas 3, A.Elix 2, C.Kennett 2, J.Zweck 2, R.Wandel, M.Stewart Best: South Clare - D.Pope, T.Greenhill, G.Colbert, T.Dunstan, S.Burridge, A.Gill Blyth/Snow - R.Wandel, R.Ottens, C.Kennett, M.Noble, R.Baxter, N.Plumbridge

Eud/Rtown 2.3 2.3 7.6 8.9 (57) North Clare 0.2 4.3 5.3 8.4 (52)

Goals: Eud/Rtown - S.Geister 2, M.Mueller, K.Voigt, S.Schmidt, S.Waldhuter, J.Mader North Clare - M.Dopson 3, S.Jennings 2, D.Smith, M.Catford, L.Zanette Best: Eud/Rtown - J.Mader, S.Waldhuter, J.Mclean, S.Schmidt, C.Hoffmann North Clare R.Tregilgas, T.Densley, B.Smith, W.Smith, J.Pritchard, M.Dopson

RSMU BSR

4.2 5.3 10.5 11.10 (76) 2.4 6.7 8.8 9.10 (64)

Goals: RSMU - S.Jordan 4, R.Duguid 3, D.Vater, D.Griffiths, G.Linke, T.Redden BSR - N.Krieg 4, K.Burgess 2, J.Burgess,

T.Stephenson, B.Jones Best: RSMU - T.Redden, S.Jordan, D.Griffiths, J.Molineux, D.Vater, G.Linke BSR - T.Stephenson, P.Meyer, N.Adams, K.Burgess, W.Lawry, B.Justin

Senior Colts

BBH Min/Man

4.2 11.9 12.15 16.22 (118) 4.3 5.4 8.5 10.7 (67)

Goals: BBH - T.Drew 4, J.Cousins 4, W.Brooks 3, T.Wiech 2, A.Klinger 2, S.Mattey, B.Radford Min/Man - A.Richards 5, Z.Sims 2, B.Smith, A.Grossett, T.Pittaway Best: BBH - A.Klinger, T.Wiech, B.Radford, T.Drew, W.Brooks, L.Roth Min/Man - T.Milburn, D.Nixon, J.Schmidt, Z.Sims, A.Richards, T.Pittaway

South Clare 4.2 9.3 11.9 15.11 (101) Blyth/Snow 2.0 3.0 3.0 4.1 (25)

Goals: South Clare - P.Von Heythmanck 8, W.Weetea 2, K.Ward, R.Boylan, D.Mildren, M.Gall, D.Minney Blyth/Snow - J.Andriske 2, Z.Bennett, D.Toholke Best: South Clare - J.Wallent, D.Minney, W.Weetea, R.Boylan, J.Pearse, K.Ward Blyth/Snow - T.Eime, J.Andriske, A.Giles, N.Schultz, D.Giles, T.Salter

Eud/Rtown North Clare

2.7 3.8 8.12 10.13 (73) 2.0 2.3 2.4 4.2 (26)

RSMU BSR

7.3 9.3 15.6 21.9 (135) 0.0 0.1 0.1 2.3 (15)

Goals: Eud/Rtown - T.Lewis 3, B.Launer 3, J.Bugeja 2, I.Blumson, D.Windsor North Clare - J.Brown 2, J.Alberts, L.Jaeschke Best: Eud/Rtown - E.Dunstan, T.Lewis, M.Neville, S.Nietschke, I.Blumson North Clare - B.Fischer, L.Jaeschke, J.Brown, R.Hocking, H.Calaby, Z.Maynard Goals: RSMU - B.Heffernan 4, H.Behn 4, M.Rohde 4, J.Talbot 2, J.Bowden 2, A.Wilson, N.Busch, B.Snook, J.Vater, P.Callery BSR - L.Hayes, T.Wilsdon Best: RSMU - H.Behn, J.Vater, H.Ball, M.Rohde, B.Sutton, S.Behn BSR - T.Wilsdon, J.Weckert, T.Kurth, T.Slade, L.Hayes, R.Fitzgerald

Junior Colts

BBH Min/Man

0.0 0.1 0.1 1.1 (7) 3.4 5.4 8.5 10.7 (67)

Goals: BBH - J.Boston Min/Man - D.Willmott 3, H.Gosse 2, L.Koster 2, A.Olssen 2, S.Raines 2, N.Bruce, E.Laughton Best: BBH S.Sosa, T.Dullaway, M.Camp, J.Lines, R.Webster, C.Noakes Min/ Man - N.Bruce, H.Gosse, D.Willmott, A.Smith, S.Raines, M.Wells

South Clare 1.0 3.1 3.4 3.5 (23) Blyth/Snow 1.3 3.4 6.6 7.8 (50)

Goals: South Clare - S.Willmott, C.Lawrie, B.Day Blyth/Snow L.Cummins 3, D.Giles 2, J.Hunter, Z.Cocks Best: South Clare - M.Jarvis, B.Pese, B.Day, I.Shearer, C.Gilbert, T.Nield Blyth/ Snow - L.McEwin, W.Harris, D.Giles, J.Hunter, N.Barr, W.Pratt

Eud/Rtown 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 (3) North Clare 5.6 11.8 13.9 14.6 (90)

Goals: Eud/Rtown - No Goals Kicked North Clare - J.King 5, S.Channon 3, A.Edmondson 3, J.King, B.Cross, D.Garrard Best: Eud/Rtown - B.Riley, J.Steinborner, S.Moore, A.Rule, D.Grosser North Clare - J.King, J.King, S.Channon, A.Tizio, A.Noble, A.Edmondson

RSMU BSR

2.2 3.3 7.5 8.6 (54) 0.1 1.5 1.6 5.7 (37)

Goals: RSMU - A.Clarke 3, C.Behn, T.Adams, C.Hocking, J.Turney, T.Griffiths BSR - I.Moller 3, M.Longbottom, J.Lee Best: RSMU C.Dunn, C.Behn, X.Redden, A.Clarke, M.Connell, T.Griffiths BSR - A.Morgan, S.Wilsdon, J.Lee, M.Longbottom, J.Slade

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Centrally located in the heart of The Adelaide Plains, a great place to stay and enjoy the local and regional attractions

Contact 0408 086 019 (M) 3 Fisher Street, Balaklava SA 5461

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Goldney Welding 3Manufacturing, Alterations & Repairs 3Agricultural, Commercial & Domestic 3On site welding & repairs 3Steel Supplies

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Bowls takes off in just four weeks!

Wooroora Men’s Bowls will commence on Saturday October 6, with a number of changes in place for the new season.

This year’s executive consists of Peter Furst (president), Allan Chivell (senior vice president), Cris Donohue (junior vice president), Michael Rankine (past president) and John Glistak (section secretary).

Following Balaklava’s experiment with two Division One sides last season, the club will only enter one Division One side this season with the other side returning to Division Two. This will mean that a bye will exist once again in both Divisions.

Division One will now consist of Balaklava, Hamley Bridge, Mallala, Owen, Port Wakefield, Riverton and Wasleys.

The opening round of Division One matches will be: Port Wakefield v Hamley Bridge, Balaklava v Owen, Wasleys v Mal-

Golf Balaklava

Still a tad filleted by footy finals, fishing trips and feckless overseas travelling, the 20-person roll-up for last Saturday’s Stableford/’Split Sixes stoush was pretty good, on a course that was in extremely fine fettle, thanks to Scott Michael and his ancient LandCruiser ute.

The Ancient Order of A Graders was led a merry dance by our President, Bill Lokan (40), pursued by Peter Thompson (39) who was, in turn, harried by mighty Merv. Hameister (36). Strolling in later were W. Parkin (33), D. Taylor (28) and M. Loy (28).

Bill Goudie (37) bruised the B Grade field, jostling John Curnow (33) and dunking David Rodgers (30). A very welcome visitor, Paul Daniel, travelled from Yorke Peninsula to garner his 25 points.

It was Ladies’ Day over in the C Grade, with Tanya Matz (39) monstering Mike Smith on a count back, while Malcolm Liptrot (36) also “golf balled”. Then came T. Gilmour (35), A. Henstridge (32), J. Bastion (30), J. Newton (29), R. Phillips (23), G. Toms (22) and D. Trickett (22).

Of Birdies there were none, but Nearest The Pins were held by Dave Rodgers at the 3rd., Bill Parkin the 8th), Rod Phillips (10th) and Bill Goudie (13th). Golfer of the Winter points went, therefore, to Bill Lokan (6), Peter Thompson (5), Mike Smith (4), Bill Goudie (3), Merv.

Hameister (2) and ‘tothers, 1 each. After four rounds of Split Sixes side-bars, the standings are currently “Odd Angry Bunch” with 486 points, “President’s Men” 476, “Casual Clan” 422, “Nuts & Bolts” 412, “Gamblers Anonymous” 411 and the “Three Stoogers” on 377.

This Saturday we’ll stage another Stableford, with Det. Sgt. (ret’d.) Dean Trickett in total control of the Start, then, if he’s all better by then, Graham “Emu” Ackland will “person” the 19th.

balaklava ladies

Thursday August 30– fourth Par round.

A Grade winner: T Matz; runner-up: J Taylor. B Grade winner: R Jenkins; runner-up: C Taylor. C Grade winner: F Williams; runner-up: J Veitch.

Club presentation day on Sunday September 23 – two-person Ambrose + presentations and club tea.

Balaklava Mid Week

A group of 17 players took to the fairways on Wednesday August 22 with Mike Hahesy winning the day with 48, Brian Stewart 39 CB, Doug Taylor 39 CB, Rick Campbell 39, Barrie Thompson 38 CB, Austin Henstridge 38, Moya Hayes 36 CB, Jim Breuer 36 CB, Merv Hameister 36, John Michael 35 CB, Chris Hahesy 35, John Curnow 34, Bill Goudie 33 CB, Norma Taylor 33 CB, Rod Phillips 33, Dean Trickett 30, Jerry Toms 29.

Birdies: Jim Breuer hole 6, Merv Hameister holes 2, 8 and 16. NTP: Norma Taylor hole 3 and Merv Hameister hole 8.

A group of 12 players took to the fairways on Wednesday August 29 with Jim Bastian winning the day with 43, Peter Thompson 38 CB, Merv Hameister 38, Dene Newton 36 CB, Dean Trickett 36, Austin Henstridge 35 CB, Bill Goudie 35, Cherrie Taylor 34, Norma Taylor 32, John Curnow 29, Doug Taylor DNF, Rod Phillips DNF. Putting Trophy: Peter Thompson 22 putts.

Hamley Bridge

On Saturday 31 players turned up to play on what could be considered a perfect day for golf. Twelve players competed in the semi finals of the club

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lala, Riverton bye.

Wooroora Championships will be scheduled for Sunday February 17, 2013 with Singles and Pairs Championships to be played at Balaklava, Triples Championships at Mallala, and Fours Championships at Riverton.

Division Two will feature 15 sides playing one complete round before the competition splits into Division Two and Division Three at the conclusion of matches on January 19, 2013.

The first round of Division Two matches will see: Balaklava Red v Mallala White, Port Wakefield Blue v Wasleys, Hamley Red v Riverton Black, Tarlee Red v Tarlee White, Riverton White v Hamley White, Owen v Port Wakefield Gold, Mallala Black v Balaklava White, Balaklava Blue bye.

championships. A GRADE Thomas Smith Def Vince Zito ( Vince Conceded after 9 holes) Leigh Durdin def John Mitchell 3/2. B GRADE Barry Schwartz def Lance Hatcher 7/5, Wim Van Pelt def Roland Pawlak ( forfiet). C GRADE Ian Rohde def Max Grasby 4/3, Bob Hinderwell Def Ross Hienze 6/5.

Others played a Par competition with average scores being pretty low considering the excellent weather, the winner of the day being Steve Howe with +2 from Wim Van Pelt +1 on a countback from Colin Doudle +1.

A GRADE: Ian Ferguson -1, Roger Hahn, Bert Pearce -2.

B GRADE: Steve Howe +2, Wim Van Pelt, Colin Doudle +1, George Dahlitz, Neville Durdin square.

C GRADE: Doug Cooper -2. Birdies:

The finals series for all three Divisions will commence on March 16, 2013 (semi finals), followed by preliminary finals on March 23, 2013 and grand finals on April 6, 2013 (after Easter).

No matches will be played in the Wooroora Men’s Section on December 29 2012, January 26 2013 (Australia Day) and March 30, 2013 (Easter).

One of the major changes in Wooroora Men’s Bowls this season is the introduction of a new set of Conditions of Play relating to the Heat Rule.

For this season, the Conditions of Play will now be: On days when it is hot – the following will apply: • During the 2012-2013 season, earlier starting times will apply should the maximum forecast temperature of 38 degrees C, 39 degrees C or 40 degrees C for Adelaide be

nearest to the pin on the 9th.

OWEN

Men’s Saturday September 1, with local football finals and the Crows playing, only 7 players went out for a Stroke round.

Winner of the day, Brett Fitton net 67, 2nd place Glen Ince net 68 on a count back from Ron Page.

Other scores were Peter Sullivan net 76 and Les Hean net 76.

Playing for handicap, Gavin Branson 105 and Ron Carney 90.

Next week is a Stroke Competition. New members welcome, Tee off 12.00pm.

Ladies Tuesday August 28, five players were out for a Stableford competition.

reported on ABC Radio 891 at 7pm Friday before the scheduled match.

The Conditions of Play for these matches are: • Matches to commence at 10am Saturday for all Divisions; and • Each rink must play 15 ends.

If the maximum forecast temperature for Adelaide is 41 degrees C or above, all matches are cancelled.

Also, on declared catastrophic fire days for the Mid North region, all bowls will be cancelled.

It is likely that all clubs will have significant changes to player personnel. While some are known, through clearances already approved, others will not be known until club registration paperwork is lodged.

So, enjoy the few weeks of leisure left as the new bowls season is almost upon us for another year.

Brandsma 80/67, P Buckley 83/68. B Grade: J Heapy 86/65, S Saunders 85/66, J Pengilly 83/67. C Grade: K Behn 95/72, M Keast 98/72, F Gorey 98/75.

NTP 5/14: M Norman. NTP 8/17: D Hannaford.

Final of Club Championships: A Grade; D Hannaford def J Tucker 1 up. B Grade; R Thomas def J Connell 5/4. C Grade; K Behn def F Gorey 5/4.

Results for Saturday September 1 – Stableford.

A Grade: M Norman 40 pts, B Howarth 39 pts, J Tucker 37 pts. B Grade: J Heapy 44 pts, A Leaver 42 pts, D Snook 39 pts. C Grade: M Keast 42 pts, D Murphy 36 pts, B Reaney 30 pts.

NTP 3/12: A Leaver. NTP 5/14: D Hannaford.

Handicap matchplay: J Tucker def J Pengilly 1 up.

Next weeks competition: Stroke, Semi finals of handicap matchplay.

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BLYTH golf club champions – Mens runner-up Mark Williams, Mens Champion Raymond Lamond, Ladies Champion Janet Zweck; Ladies runner-up Kerryn Mugge, Div 2 Men Champion Craig Walkley, and Div 2 Men runner-up Tyson Eime.

Raymond named Blyth Golf Club Men’s Champion Raymond Lamond had a convincing win over Mark Williams in Blyth Golf Club’s Mens Championship, Sunday September 2 while Janet Zweck clinched the Ladies Championship on the 27th hole, and Craig Walkley defeated Tyson Eime for the Division 2 Mens championship on the 28th hole.

Results: Sunday, September 2, Club Championship final over 27 holes: Men Div 1 - R Lamond def M Williams 9/7; Men Div 2 - C Walkley def T Eime 1up after 28 holes; Ladies - J Zweck def K Mugge 1up.

All other men played Stableford competition sponsored by club: Z Zweck 1st card 42pts, A Hentschke 40pts, M Eime 38pts, M Videon 36pts, D Paynter 35pts, D Smith 35pts, P Agnew 34pts, B

Steve Howe 11th, Neville Durdin 3rd & 11th. Nearest to the pins: Wim Van Pelt 14th, Thomas Smith 9th.

Last Thursdays Stableford Competition attracted 23 players with John Bell winning the day with 37 points on a countback from Dean Branson 37, while Warren Isgar came in 3rd on a countback from Roger Hahn Wim Van Pelt, Dennis Nation and Lance Hatcher all with 34.

Others to make the cut were Bob Hillier,Ross Hienze, Colin Doudle 33, Ron Collins 32, Bob Alola, Cliff Applebee and Barry Schwartz 31, Strangely enough there were no Birdies but John Bell won

Spinks 33pts, H Wandel 33pts, I Zweck 33pts, M Finn 31pts. H Williams and C Thomas Ladies also played. NTP no14- C Walkley, Skins No 3- D Paynter Men September 9: (this week please note change of starting time) Stableford competition, sponsored by club, tee off 10am.

September 16: Par competition, sponsored by LJ Hooker Clare.

Ladies Results August 29, Par competition, sponsored by Blyth Cinema: (over 1st 9 holes) L Randolph +2, D Wandel +1, J Wandel all square, K Mugge -3, H Williams -3, A Harrison -4, B Victor -6. Skins: jackpot.

September 5: Tri Day at Snowtown.

September 12: Secret Holes/ Stroke, sponsored by club, hostess J Wandel.

Winner of the day, Pam Freebairn with 35 points, runner up Kathy Harkness with 27 points followed by Gloria Wandel 24 points.

Two ladies played 9 holes, Debbie Thurgarland net 47 and Anne Gould net 61.

Next week’s competition is a stroke round. New members welcome, Tee off 10am.

Riverton

Results for August 25: Stroke - final of Club Championship.

A Grade: M Norman 75/65, R

Results from Saturday, September 1.

Second round of the Captains & ViceCaptains Trophy was played in delightful conditions Results: Roger Coupar 40 pts, Matt Butler 39, Rod Schunke 39, Steve Hadley 38 Rob Benger 37,Clint Parker 37, Kym Baum 36, Leigh Victor 36, Kevin Parish 35, Ryan Longmire 33, Richard Matz 33, Bill Driver 32, Richard Davidson 32, Len Venning 31, Mick Aworth 31.

Semi Final Handicap Matchplay Kym Baum d Ryan Longmire 1 up Coming Events Saturday September 8, 3rd Round Captains & Vice-Captians Trophy Saturday September 15, Gilbert Valley Cup Friday September 21, Presentation Dinner

TWO WELLS

Results from Saturday September 1, Par competition, sponsored by Gameau Plumbing. No of Players: 18.

The day was fantastic, the course in best ever condition, and yet only 3 players played to their par or better, Robert Hogg , Andrew Baker and Elaine Grigg.

I think the rest of us were shocked by the conditions and couldn’t handle “perfect”.

Robert Hogg started the day as favourite to take out the Captains Trophy and lived up to that with a very good 5 up to Andrew Baker’s 4 up to win the day and the Captains Trophy by 1 shot.

John Boons 1 up won him the combined B & C Grade from Hans Linford and Michael Davies as well as taking home a meat tray.

Sponsors Day Ambrose is on Sunday September 9, 10am with all members invited to attend and show support to our sponsors.

Results: A Grade: R.Hogg +5, A.Baker +4, Y.Frencken sq, L.Grafton sq, G.Payne -1, P.Shields -1, I.Smith -4, R.Grigg -6.

B & C Grade: J.Boon +1, H.Linford +1, M.Davies sq, S.Kelly sq, D.Smith -1, I.Smith-1, J.Spackman –1, I.Telfer -2, I.Clark -4, J.Kelly -9.

Ladies: E.Grigg +1.

Long Drives: A: A.Baker C: J.Spackman Meat Trays: M.Davies, J.Boon NEXT WEEK: Stableford – Russell Grigg, Handicapper

Two Wells Ladies

Results for August 21.

Kath Stubing def Helen Johnson 2/1 on the 26th hole in the final of the Championships. The winner of the PAR competition was Leanne Cannizzaro with -2 on a count back from r/up Tine Perry.

Long Drive: J Holland on 10. Birdies: L Cannizzaro on 12. Gobblers: L Canniz-

zaro and T Perry on 12. Monthly Voucher winner: Jen Rowe.

Third round of the Captain’s Trophy was held on August 28, Judi Frost winning with nett 65, runner-up Julie Holland with 71 on a count back from Elaine Grigg.

The Jen Rowe Putting comp was won

by Tine Perry with 28 putts. Long Drive on 4: Kath Stubing. NTP: Judi Frost on 15 and Kath Stubing on 12. Gobblers: Judi Frost on 3.

Hockey Preliminary final results played at Burra.

Under 14 Clare Donnybrook 2 drew with Clare Springstown 2 (extra time).

Goals: Don – Angus Wilkop, James Forrest. Spr – Etabez Donato,Aydon Pattison. Best: Don – Fletcher Thomas, Sophie Haines, James Forrest; Spr – Will Price, Peter Cornwell, Sam Wilkop.

Donnybrook advance to the grand final due to their higher placing on the premiership table.

Under 17 Burra 4 defeated Clare Springstown 2 Goals: Bur – Jake Dolphin 2, Neil Maxted, Alex Catt; Spr – Tom Forrest 2 Best: Bur: Jake Dolphin, Alex Catt, Lachie Haddow; Spr – Josh Megson, Tom Forrest, Peter Cornwell.

Men Riverton 3 def Balaklava 1 Goals: Riv – Adam Busch 2, Josh Chapman; Bal – Gib Palmer. Best: Riv: Andrew Chapman, Tristan Chapman, Shaun Dollman; Bal – Ben Hall, Hedley Greenshields, Michael Greenshields.

Grand finals at Riverton next week.

Under 14: 10.30am – Balaklava v Clare Donnybrook.

Under 17: 12.30pm – Balaklava v Burra.

Men: 2.30pm – Clare Springstown v Riverton.

Results of Best & Fairest presentation held Saturday night: Under 14 B&F: Sam Haddow (Burra), runner-up: Fletcher Thomas (Clare Donnybrook) Highest goalscorer: James Forrest 14 (Clare Donnybrook) Under 17 B&F: Lachie Haddow (Burra), runner up: Tom Forrest (Clare Springstown) Highest goalscorer: Hedley Greenshields 11 (Balaklava) Men B&F: James Burge (Clare Springstown), runner-up: Peter Shepherd (Balaklava) Gighest goalscorer: Luke Burge 17 (Clare Springstown) The silent auction is still open for a shirt worn by Jamie Dwyer, five-time International player of the year. The shirt is on display at Stanley Studios. Offers close next Saturday at the grand final.

Shooting Mallala Gun Club

Results for Sunday September 2.

20 Target double barrell: AA; G Gilbert 21/21, 2nd; J Gilbert 20/21. A; G Hopgood 19/20, 2nd; L Caramelano 18/20. B; S Byrnes 19/20, 2nd; M Leaford 19/23.

50 Target point score Club Championship: AA & o/all; G Gilbert 148/150, 2nd; A Zupanic 147/150. A; G Hopgood 146/150, 2nd; R Damin 136/150. B; S Byrnes 137/150, 2nd; J Algar 125/150.

25 Target Handicap: 1st; A Zupanic 33/34, 2nd; G Gilbert 32/34, 3rd; G Hopgood 65/67.

High Gun ‘B Grade’ B Zanker 161/196.

Next shoot: Day/Night shoot Saturday September 15.

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For rent

BALAKLAVA – 3 bedroom house, close to shops on Edith Terrace, great family home, completely renovated with new rear extension and garden, 1.5kW solar, rainwater tank plumbed, avail immediately. $255 per week. Phone 0402 224 422.

For Sale

1995 Holden Barina. New tyres, recon motor, $950 o.n.o. reg no. WDN 213.

210 Litre fridge $200 o.n.o.

Contact John 8863 3089.

Firewood for sale, cut, weighed and delivered.

Kindling available. Phone (m) 0407 896 159 - Snowtown.

Firewood $210 per tonne.

Free delivery or pick-up.

Balaklava or as arranged.

Mixed gum. Phone 0447 079 388 or 0428 811 874.

Gopher - excellent condition, no batteries $600 o.n.o. Nature Loo, composting toilet, never used $700 o.n.o. Old style what not with spindles $300 o.n.o. Phone: 8862 2142.

Gopher in good order, basket front and back $400. Green painted garden pots, filled with soil.

Balaklava phone 8862 2215 or 0448 049 676.

Garage Sale

GARAGE SALE - Saturday September 8, 8.30am - 4pm & Sunday September 9, 9am - 1pm. 8/23 Francis St “Wattle Grove” Balaklava.

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

ABCO caravan’s want your unused caravan or relocatable. Cash today, ring 8254 2099. We also do repairs and modifications, ring for a free quote.

VALIANTS wanted AP5 to CL sedans, wagon, utes, parts, anything considered. Ph Joe 0439 339 634.

60th Wedding

Coming Events

In memoriam

STUDENT FREE DAY OPENING HOURS

Schumacher - Brian.

Passed away 14 years ago on September 10.

The years have passed, but you are never far from our thoughts. We miss you and wish you were still here with us. Forever in our heart. Fely & Scarlett Schumacher.

BALAKLAVA TENNIS CLUB INC

Intending Players for 2012/2013

AGM LADIES

SEPTEMBER 20 10am

CLUB PRESENTATION DAY & TEA

SEPTEMBER 23 Photocopier - Ricoh Aficio 2027, black& white copier with fax and stapler.

A4 & A3 Paper Trays. 4 toner cartridges included.

Can network to printer. was $11,000 new, $1,500. Ph 0407 715 593.

You Belong! You Fit! You Count!

TERM 3: THURSDAY SEPT 6 & 20 at Balaklava Uniting Church Hall (Edith Terrace, Balaklava)

★5.30 pm - 7pm fortnightly ★Small groups ★Worship time Melanie Evans 0427 796 970 Lee Cunningham 0429 621 143

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SEPTEMBER 25 7.30pm

• All events at clubhouse • Members encouraged to attend

Three draw filing cabinet $60 o.n.o. Phone John 8863 3089.

WELDER SAFARC brand 200 amp long power lead $99 Ph 0429 642 221

Garage Sale

Brinkworth town multiple Garage Sales Sunday 9th ph 8846 2260.

Marshman Street, Mallala, between Wasleys Road and Redbanks Road, from 8am to 4pm on Saturday September 15, 2012 for the ‘Adelaide Plains Football/ Netball Association Grand Final’.

Persons taking part in the ‘Adelaide Plains Football/Netball Association Grand Final’ on the above roads are exempted from all Australian Road Rules relating to pedestrian behaviour. For details contact District Council of Mallala (08) 8527 0200.

BALAKLAVA GOLF CLUB

AUCTION SATURDAY OCTOBER 20

• Theme: Olympics - Gold, Silver & Bronze • 7pm till late • Basket supper • $20 entry • Everyone Welcome • Book or share a table BUS AVAILABLE CONTACT LEE 8862 1616 AFTER HOURS

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Charles Mansueto Chief Executive Officer LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1999

BALAKLAVA HIGH SCHOOL presents…

The BHS

SHOWCASE

✓ Whole School Public Speaking Event ✓ Visual Arts Display ✓ CO2 Dragster Display ✓ Drama Performances ✓ Musical Performances

Under $100

Phone Fax Answering Machine Brother 1030e 2008 New fax roll Ex cond. $30 Ph 0417 824 314

Marshman Street, Mallala

7pm at Balaklava Town Hall

Wheaten hay - 100 bales.

Small square $5 per bale.

Phone 0407 329 559 or 0407 329 547.

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.

Pursuant to Section 33 of the Road Traffic Act 1961, the District Council of Mallala authorises the closure to vehicle traffic of:

WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 19

Steel cupboards, lockers, filing cabinets, gas lift chairs. Phone 0407 183 862.

DEFENCE PROOF & EXPERIMENTAL ESTABLISHMENT PORT WAKEFIELD: LIVE FIRING RANGE WARNING NOTICE

ROAD CLOSURE

2 person ambrose from 11.30am

Youth United is a venture of the Balaklava Christian Churches

Hoover Steam Mop - used once, new condition $70 ono. Phone 8862 2142.

May Terrace Balaklava Ph/Fax: 8862 1336 admin.bcl@balakhs.sa.edu.au

Coming Events

Balaklava Golf Club

Coming Events

Due to a school closure day, the Balaklava Community Library will be opening from 9.30am to 5pm on Monday September 10 and closed from 1pm to 2pm for lunch. Normal hours will resume on Tuesday September 11.

Thank you

Williams - Trenna, Heather, Dean wish to thank friends for all enquires and kindness, especially Hayfield friends during Trenna’s recent stay in hospital. Thank you all.

Please contact Louise Michael 8528 6275 or Tania Allen 8862 2212

by September 28

Helps - Alan & Doris.

Celebrating 60 years of marriage. September 6, 2012. With Love from your family, Julie and Kevin, Dianne and Paul, Bevan and Michelle, 8 Grandchildren, their partners and 2 Great Grandchildren.

public notice

THOMPSON - Senior .

Paul and Josie together with Allen and Anne of Greenock are happy to announce the engagement of Alisha and Tyson.

Congratulations and lots of love to you both.

• Senior/Junior Saturday tennis • Thursday Night Senior • Junior practice only

Merits Regal E electric Gopher. Near new, used less than 30 hours.

In excellent condition, with charger & Operating manual. $2950 when purchased. Available immediately $2200. Phone 8272 5929.

New rotary tillers 5.5HP, 25 inch cut, $695 free delivery. Rover ride on mower’s, 14.5hp, 38 inch cut, $1,995, free delivery.

Nowa P/L, Virginia.

Phone: 8380 9976.

Engagement

Cost: $5 per person at the door includes light Supper

BY-LAW NO 4 - DOGS PUBLIC NOTIFICATION In accordance with Section 249(7) of the Local Government Act 1999 notice is hereby given that the District Council of Mallala, at its 27th of August 2012 Ordinary Council meeting, ratified ByLaw No 4 - Dogs. The ratified By-Law will come into effect four (4) months after appearing in the Government Gazette.

A copy of By-Law No 4 - Dogs is available during normal office hours at: - District Council of Mallala Principal Council Offices at 2a Wasleys Road, Mallala; and - Two Wells Service Centre at 69 Old Port Wakefield Road, Two Wells.

Or by visiting Council’s website at www. mallala.sa.gov.au CHARLES MANSUETO Chief Executive Officer District Council Of Mallala

Any queries contact Balaklava High School front office on 8862 0600

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Globes, shapes and sizes for all situations. Vacuum cleaner replacement bags.

Balaklava Electronics 8862 1552.

BUSINESS FOR SALE

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• 33 hectares of magnificent rural retreat • Open plan kitchen • Formal lounge • 3 Bedrooms • Huge office • 2 car garage • Ducted R/C air cond • 42,000 gallon rainwater tank • 2 dams • 1 acre of table & wine grapes • Machinery shed • Ready to move in

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Superbly renovated & set on 1021m2 • Stone home • Huge block • New Kitchen • Luxurious spa bath • Updated bathroom • Three bedroom • Shed

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Kelly Leach - 8842 3099 Mobile: 0417 146 451NOTICE - SECTION 7 PUbLIC kelly.leach@raywhite.com

The vendor's statement relating to matters affecting the advertised properties in this publication may be inspected at the agent's office three business days prior to auction or at the place of auction 30 minutes before sale.

PUbLIC NOTICE - SECTION 7 The vendor's statement relating to matters affecting the advertised properties in this publication may be inspected at the agent's office three business days prior to auction or at the place of auction 30 minutes before sale.

BALAKLAVA $165,000 PUbLIC NOTICE Unit 5 4 War Memorial Dv SECTION 7

BALAKLAVA $245,500 3 Roberts Avenue

The vendor's statement relating to matters affecting the advertised properties in this publication may Vendors Keen To Sell be inspected at the agent's office business • Great three location • Large block • 3 bedroomdays prior to auction or • Secure 6 unit complex • Double brick homeof • Good sized lounge 30 minutes before sale. at the place auction • 2 bedrooms • Easy care yard • Combined kitchen & dining room • Fully renovated bathroom • Main bedrooom has built-in robes • Ducted reverse cycle air conditioning • Security shutter • Large pergola

PUBLIC NOTICE OWEN- SECTION $179,000 BALAKLAVA 7 $149,000 21 First Street 20 Kelly Street

The vendor's statement relating to matters affecting the advertised properties in this publication may be inspected at the agent's office three business days prior to auction or at the place of auction 30 minutes before sale.

This is a lot larger home than what it appears

• 3 Bedrooms • Well presented • Timber floating floors • Entertaining area • 2 garages & carport • Property priced to sell

• 9 Harris St, Balaklava - 2 br $220 p/week

WATTLE RIDGE ESTATE STAGE 2 Tania & Peter Butterfield Mobile: 0417 884 877 Office: 08 8862 2172 Fax: 08 8862 1280 www.butterfieldagencies.com.au

• Large open plan lounge & eating • Kitchen ample cupboards • Tiled bathroom sep bath & shower • Garage w/- direct access to unit

Ideal investment or 1st home

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HORIZON CHRISTIAN SCHOOL Requires the following position

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(CLASSROOM SUPPORT) 30 Hours Per Week for 10 weeks (Term 4) Horizon Christian School is a rapidly growing Interdenominational Christian School, situated in the town of Balaklava with a school enrolment R-12 in 2012 of approximately 400 students.

The successful applicant will support student learing within the classroom and is expected to be a committed practicing Christian active in the life of his or her church and willing to join an enthusiastic staff team at Horizon.

For more information and application forms please contact the Principal, Mike Clisby on (08) 8862 2100.

Applications close Wednesday September 12, 2012 at 3:30pm

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Situations Vacant

2 x AGRICULTURAL OFFICERS • Based in the Vibrant Regional Centre of Clare, South Australia • Work for a World Leader in Agricultural Research • Participate in Projects S.A. and Australia Wide SARDI is a leading research and development institute delivering innovation to enhance the food, fibre and bioscience industries and living environmental systems in South Australia. As a research division of SARDI, the Innovative Food and Plants team at Clare is seeking 2 fit and enthusiastic Agricultural Officers with a passion for outdoor work to assist on vital projects for the organisation.

The roles: Both roles are project based and full time for periods of 3-4 years – subject to annual funding.

The first role is an Agricultural Officer (Pulse Agronomy) and provides skilled technical assistance for the pulse agronomy group and its various contract research trials undertaken.

The second is a Senior Agricultural Officer (Pulse Breeding Australia) and provides technical assistance and leadership for the SA node of PBA’s programs in field pea, lentil and chickpea – ensuring that the program achieves its aims in a timely and effective manner.

The candidate: Ideally you will be someone with an interest in agriculture, good physical fitness and enthusiasm for outdoor work. A current ChemCert Certificate (or willingness to acquire) and driver's licence are required, whilst an MR truck licence is preferable. A willingness to work intra- and interstate including overnight absences, as well as work outside normal office hours will also be important.

2012 school and university leavers are encouraged to apply as start dates are flexible.

Package: For the Agricultural Officer (Pulse Agronomy) role we are offering a salary in the range of $22,440 - $48,143 pa + 9% super.

For the Senior Agricultural Officer (Pulse Breeding Australia) role we are offering a salary in the range of $51,801 - $55,465 pa + 9% super.

You will also be offered significant training opportunities as part of SARDI’s performance management and development program and have the ability to claim for Time Off in Lieu of Overtime.

Enquiries to: Mr Stuart Sherriff, Research Officer (Pulse Breeding), ph: 08 8842 6266, email: stuart.sherriff@sa.gov.au Applications to and Role Descriptions: Ms Sadie Watchman, IF&P Executive, GPO Box 397, Adelaide 5001, ph: 08 8303 9466, email: sadie.watchman@sa.gov.au Further Information: www.sardi.sa.gov.au/employment/positions_available Applications Close 5.00pm 21 September 2012

SARDI is a business division of Primary Industries and Regions SA 3274329

EXPORT OFFICER Full Time Position

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With their head office located in Sydney and sales offices located around the country, Taylors Wines offer a friendly & progressive environment within which your career can flourish. The vineyards & winery is situated in the picturesque Clare Valley, South Australia & has been in operation since 1969.

Taylors Wines is seeking applications for the position of Export Officer. The successful candidate will undertake a variety of tasks such as export order processing, wine approval, label printing, point of sale, sales support & customer liaison (internal/external).

The successful applicant will have • Knowledge of exporting of goods (wine desirable) • Computer literate (Microsoft packages – essential / SAP - desirable) • Knowledge of logistics (export related desirable) • Attention to detail and accuracy • High level of self motivation • The ability to effectively communicate (verbal & written) With a positive attitude and a passion for service excellence and safe work practices you will become a valued member of the Taylors team.

If you believe you have the essential qualities listed above, please post or email your application in the strictest confidence to: Export Officer Taylors Wines PO Box 90, Auburn SA 5451 Or via email to: admin@taylorswines.com.au

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SETTING THE PACE Are ‘free range’ Roosters running into a premiership? the Final Siren with Les Pearson TWO Wells shook off a determined Balaklava team in the second semi final at Long Plains on Saturday to go straight through to the grand final, the Roosters running out victors by 32 points.

The respective sides were shuffled around to some degree, Balaklava’s Luke Guy and Jason McPharlin coming in for Jonathan Brice and late withdrawal, Justin Walker.

Two Wells welcomed back Lee Allmond, after a lengthy absence with a hamstring injury.

In contrast to previous encounters, Balaklava actually got off to the better start, kicking with a two to three goal breeze.

The Peckers opened with four goals to two in a hotly contested affair early.

The second term also opened fairly evenly, the teams trading goals before the Roosters got a run on later in the quarter.

Khan Leighton, who had struggled to find the footy in the first quarter, was shifted onto the wing and racked up the touches in his newly found freedom, also contributing important goals heading into half time.

The third term was an arm wrestle, Jarred Allmond getting the first major after half time with a sensational running goal from 40 metres out and Eamon Featherstonaugh’s effort later in the quarter also impressed.

When captain, Ned Seccafien, slotted through a bending snap from the

boundary line, the Roosters had most of the momentum.

Balaklava hit back though, playing coach, Stuart Lamond, presenting on several occasions to bob up with majors and forced a change of opponent. n Continued page 13

n rooster Daniel Hines about to break clear of Balaklava’s Ben Catford in Saturday’s A grade semi final.

Montgomerie, Michael, Leighton Medal favourites REPORT: Les Pearson

n hummocks are through to the A1 netball grand final, after snatching victory from Hamley Bridge on Saturday, 43-41.

Pictured is Hummocks coach, Sam Nicholls aiming for goal.

FORMER Adelaide Crows stars, Darren and Andrew Jarman, will be special guests at the Plains Producer Medal count, to be held at Two Wells Community Centre on Saturday evening.

Three players stand out as favourites for the medal, according to APFL coaches.

Mallala’s Joel Montgomerie, Balaklava’s Lachy Michael and Two Wells’ Khan Leighton were the most popular picks from the seven clubs’ leaders.

Montgomerie went into last year’s count as favourite and was just pipped by team mate, Liam Whitwell, late in the season.

With no Whitwell in his way, Montgomerie has been the Magpies’ most consistent midfielder and should finish top three, minimum.

His eye-catching play, work rate and great skill should stand out and is sure to draw votes.

He is also one of only a handful of redheads running around in the APFL. Montgomerie was named in the top three players for his club 10 times from 16 games. n Continued page 17

n VIRGINIA ENDS MALLALA’S FINALS CAMPAIGN, page 14

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Ricky Punter odds for the plains producer medal: Joel Montgomery - (Mal) $3 Lachlan Michael - (Bal) $3.50 Khan Leighton - (TW) $3.75 Jarred Allmond - (TW) $4 Ned Seccafien - (TW) $6 Khan Leighton - (TW) $3.75 Simon Feast (TW) $12 Troy Wilkey (V) $12 Glenn Dawson (Bal) $12 Ben Russell (V) $14 Matthew Young (V) $18 Valor Thach (HB) $22 Craig Taylor (HB) $25 Heath Pym (Uni) $30 Tim Thiele (HWE) $60 Sam Baker (HWE) $100

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