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n THEY splashed and dashed, huffed and puffed – and had a great time in the second annual Balaklava Triathlon on Sunday. These competitors in the swimming component certainly made enough waves and spray to look like they were going somewhere fast – even if they weren’t! See who won and enjoy more Lisa Redpath pictures on Page 2.

ONLY intact electrical items will be accepted at Wakefield Regional Council (WRC) transfer stations, following a somewhat messy situation at last week’s council meeting. WRC currently accepts any electronic appliance (known collectively as E-Waste) at its transfer stations, based on the ability to partially re-

LES PEARSON reports: coup costs from the steel from what has previously been predominantly whitegoods. However, since the ushering in of the digital age, televisions and computer monitors have become a

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more prevalent percentage of locally received E-Waste. The analogue television service will cease on April 2, with only digital channels broadcast from that point forward, meaning even more items for disposal. WRC infrastructure services manager, David Hassett, reported items such as televisions and monitors can only have recyclable value if they are received undamaged. Damaged screens and monitors with no recyclable value have previously been sent to landfill, but a new Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) policy will prevent this from happening from September. With this in mind, Mr Hassett recommended council transfer stations accept intact and complete E-Waste items only for the purpose of recycling. It triggered a lengthy debate on several spin-off issues that would result from the recommendation being carried. Northern Ward councillor, Greg Stevens, spoke against the recommendation. “If you only accept complete ones (TV and computer screens), the others are going to be dumped somewhere else and council will have to go and pick them up, so it will be a cost to council anyway,” he said. n Continued Page 4

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Balaklava’s come’n’try-athlon Les Pearson reports:

A BOOST in entries highlighted what was almost a perfect day for the Balaklava Triathlon on Sunday morning. A total of 63 competitors hit the varying circuit distances, up from 46 last year. Organiser, Ian Wilson, said it was a fantastic event once again. “We were very pleased with the perfect weather and with 17 more entries than last year, we were also happy with the numbers,” Ian said. “The atmosphere from the good crowd was great too.” In the Hares’ category, which included a 200-metre swim, 20-kilometre ride and 5km run, Andrew Clark set a blistering pace to record the winning time from the men, finishing in one hour, three minutes and 30 seconds. Eliza Cottle stormed away with the women’s Hares race, churning out a gruelling 1:09.33. Steven Hill, Gary Hill and Mike Garrett took out the Hares’ team event with a 59.53. The Wombats’ category called for a 100m swim, 9.2km ride and 2km run. Jason McBride claimed the men’s race in 34.35, while Beth Wilson recorded a solid 39.37 in the women’s division. The sole team entry in the Wombats, featuring Tenneal and Kirrily White, finished in 52 minutes flat. The Turtles category featured a 50m swim, 2.6km ride and 1km run. Emma Lane crossed the line first from the girls in 20.02, while Dillon Michael cruised through the course for the boys, finishing in 18.14. Ian said there were already some plans to improve the triathlon next year, following up on a few procedural suggestions from a Triathlon SA referee, who travelled up for Sunday’s event. “Split times between the various legs would be on my list of improvements for next year too,” Ian said. “The people that take it more seriously would be looking for that, so it would be our next step up.” Another success on the day was the obstacle course for smaller children, held after the main race

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Construction of Stage 2 of the Snowtown Wind Farm by TrustPower will create South Australia’s biggest wind farm – and the second largest in Australia. This is the third in a series of special columns provided by TrustPower to inform Snowtown residents and others of the project’s progress. More will appear throughout 2013. to grow to 160 to 190 contractors once wind tower construction gets under way later this year. Now Chris is opening a smaller version of his main shop in an ATCO hut on the wind farm site, complete with a mini commercial kitchen and

espresso coffee machine, that will save on contractors’ travel time and also provide a service for visiting delivery truck drivers. Chris says his time spent on site has given him an inside view of the complex operation that will create

South Australia’s biggest wind farm. Now he plans to provide visitors to Snowtown with a new way of learning all about progress on Stage 2 of the Snowtown Wind Farm “We have people coming in all the time asking us for more infor-

mation about the wind farm,” Chris said, “so we thought this would be the best way for people to get a real idea of what’s going on.” Chris says the display, expected to be in place in March, will include an offcut section of the cable used in the wind farm - “it’s massive, 120mm diameter of solid aluminium”, with a display tower and takeaway brochures supplied by wind farm developer TrustPower. Project update: Current activities in the construction of Stage 2 of the Snowtown Wind Farm (SWF-2) include: 4 Civil works one third completed – including 30 wind turbine foundations; 4 Work has begun on substation site; 4 275kV transmission line construction started; 4 Currently around 116 SAbased workers are employed on site.

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NEWS v District n rain likely cause of spontaneous combustion in two incidents:

CFS units extinguish smouldering hay and chaff at Bowmans.

Where’s there’s smoke ... Les Pearson reports: THE County Fire Service has released a reminder to farmers and land owners to closely monitor piles of organic waste, after two recent cases of spontaneous combustion in the district. Crews were first called to a fire at Balco in Bowmans about 2am on Monday morning, after a pile of discarded hay and extracted dust caught fire. The CFS was also called to an organic waste fire at Auburn, just after 10.30am the same day. About 20 firefighters and five trucks responded to the fire on the Auburn-to-Manoora Road, about four kilometres east of the town. The CFS arrived at the rural property to find two piles of chicken manure burning. They were among 14 piles, each containing 80 tonnes of the organic waste. CFS prevention services manager, Leigh Miller, said rain that fell in parts of the region last Thursday may have contributed to these fires. “The moisture in organic waste can cause it to eventually self-combust and start a fire,” Mr Miller said. “We’re reminding farmers and property owners with piles of similar waste to inspect heaps for any signs of smouldering or burning,

Warm again, but rain helps fill the tank THERE was at last some widespread summer rainfall across the district last week, breaking an extended dry spell resulting in a number of rainwater tanks running dry recently. Most of the rain fell last Wednesday, although some centres received showers on Tuesday, with isolated falls on Thursday. Rainfall was relatively consistent across the region. In the southern end of the district, Hamley Bridge received 18mm, Mallala 17mm, Roseworthy 15mm and Two Wells 11mm. Central areas ranged from 14mm at Port Wakefield, to 19mm at Balaklava and Hoyleton, and 22mm at Auburn. In the north, Blyth had 21mm, Brinkworth 18mm, Clare 20mm, Koolunga 18mm, Snowtown North 17mm and Watervale 22mm.

Pair escape Thompson Beach blaze Incident controller Mike Fisher, (on phone) and operations officer, Andrew Outram, right, with Hamley Bridge and Port Wakefield crews at rear. such as smoke. If they do discover it is burning, notify CFS by ringing Triple Zero.” This incident followed the Monday morning incident involving a large pile of floor sweepings and chaff-dust at the Balco hay-processing plant, east of Port Wakefield. “If left unattended these types of fires could generate burning embers and cause an unacceptable risk by potentially resulting in harmful fires,” Mr Miller said. “Windy conditions can also increase the risk of a fire spreading.” Balco general manager, Rob Lawson, said the large mound of waste was kept a fair distance from any nearby sheds or buildings, be-

cause a smaller pile ignited in similar circumstances last year. This week’s fire prompted another rethink on the company’s waste storage procedures. “We’ve put in a management process not to store any organic waste on site at all,” Mr Lawson said. “It just takes away that chance of it happening again in the future.” The waste pile was predominantly hay sweepings and left over product from broken bales, with the chaff dust cleaned out periodically from extractor fans in storage sheds. Mr Lawson believed the dust tended to be more susceptible to spontaneous combustion and recent rains in the district left high levels of

moisture in the pile. Once moisture is introduced to such piles, it triggers bacterial fermentation, which generates heat. The heat is unable to escape and intensifies, eventually to ignition point once enough oxygen is available to the heat source. Units from Balaklava, Owen, Hamley Bridge and Port Wakefield extinguished the blaze. “We really appreciate the time and effort from CFS volunteers, who responded quickly and brought the fire under control efficiently and professionally,” Mr Lawson said. The remaining burnt product was to be carted off site and spread onto a paddock.

A FIRE caused about $250,000 damage to a Thompson Beach home in the early hours of Tuesday morning. The CFS was called to the house fire just after 2.30am, when the two occupants of the timber-framed portable home at Gull Court were woken by a smoke alarm. Both evacuated safely and contacted emergency services. CFS crews arrived a short time later to find the home fully engulfed. Despite the efforts of 20 fire fighters from four brigades, the house was severely damaged by the blaze, which started in a bedroom. Fire cause investigators were at the scene but were not treating it as suspicious.

Ticking boxes on water pipeline project LOCAL industrial expansion is teetering on the edge of fruition after plans for the Wakefield Regional Water Supply Upgrade project received State government Cabinet approval last week. The project, which secured $10 million in Federal funding from round two of the Regional Development Australia Fund (RDAF), will provide a much-needed boost to water supply

in the district, required to support projected industrial growth. Wakefield Regional Council (WRC) carried several recommendations at last week’s meeting regarding formal arrangements for construction of the project. SA Water was contracted to project manage and deliver the water main pipeline from Auburn to Port Wakefield. WRC chief executive officer, Cate Atkin-

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pipe itself as well as pressure reducing valve stations, which will be established along the length of the pipe. The stations require shed housing, making them subject to a separate planning approval process. “Investigations have also been undertaken to address water pressure issues in Balaklava, and SA Water has committed to finding a solution during construction,” Mrs Atkinson said.

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Mallala council’s project bid Bec O’Brien reports: Two major infrastructure projects of the District Council of Mallala have progressed to the application stage for funding support from the Federal government. Council’s expressions of interest (EOI) to the Regional Development Australia Fund (RDAF) for rounds three and four, were approved last month. The two projects being considered are the development of a market plaza as part of the Two Wells Town Centre development and the construction of a pipeline from the Bolivar Waste Water Treatment Plant to bring water into the district. DCM is requesting $15 million

IMPRESSION of the proposed market plaza. in funding for the water pipe project and $300,000 for the market plaza project. The RDAF is worth $50 million and will provide grants of between $50,000 and $500,000 for projects located in towns with a population of 30,000 or less. Round four will allocate $175 million (between $500,00 and $15

million) for regional projects that also leverage funding from state and local governments and the private sector. DCM chief executive officer, Charles Mansueto, welcomed the news and said council was now working towards submitting a detailed application with the rel-

evant stakeholders. Mr Mansueto said the DCM projects had great potential for the region and the construction of a Northern Adelaide Irrigation System, in particular, which would see treated wastewater piped to the western side of Pt Wakefield Road, to be used in the intensive horticultural industry. “Access to water for the horticultural industry has been identified in many studies and this project will deliver the required water in a sustainable manner,” he said. “It could mean more investment, more jobs and will link in with the state government’s Clean, Green, Food Priority. “This project will provide us with the potential for our district

Depot land sale payment clarified WAKEFIELD Regional Council clarified the financial details surrounding the sale of the former Port Wakefield Works Depot, following several questions on notice lodged by Western Ward councillor, Richard Pain. Mr Pain posed three questions, predominantly based around the total value of the land sale and its associated GST. WRC corporate services manager, Steve Jonas, (pic-

tured) read prepared responses at the council meeting last week. “When council resolved to accept the tender from Summerfield Investments for the purchase of the former works depot at Port Wakefield for $143,000 inclusive of GST,

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we believed that GST would be applicable to the property transfer,” he said. “However, during preparation of documents for the settlement Wallmans Lawyers, as Council’s conveyancer, advised GST was not applicable in this case. “The property was therefore settled on the GST exclusive value of $130,000.” Mr Jonas said the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) undertook a GST review of WRC late

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Week 7 – Well, I’m still alive. My first, (and last) Triathlon. *Yay* As someone said to me on Sunday, “you can tick that off your bucket list.” I would like to have attributed that quote to the person who actually said it, but I was too busy trying not to kick the bucket, to notice. It’s only once you start taking part in something that you can truly appreciate how talented champions are. Our local champions are Andrew Clark and Eliza Cottle (not to mention all the volunteers who helped put on a successful event). Andrew and Eliza won convincingly in the Balaklava Swimming Pool’s triathlon on Sunday morning. Just watching them run is an inspiration. See page 2 for more results and story. In the same way, I now hold my mate Michael Ellis in higher regard. Michael owns the Yorke Peninsula Country Times where this newspaper is printed, and we speak on the phone regularly. He didn’t do the triathlon on the weekend, but he did take up cycling in the last year. He started off gradually, but on Saturday he cycled 50km. He’s ancient compared to me, but he would absolutely smash me in a pushbike race. In the triathlon on the weekend I only had to cycle 9km. Now when he talks about bike riding on the phone, I have an appreciation for the trauma his body was going through when he was peddling

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into that headwind between Wallaroo and Kadina on Saturday. So often we are armchair experts on life. One of the benefits of going on a health kick is taking part in activities, not just watching someone else do it on the tele at night. For those of you interested, my weight is now 100.7kg with a weekly loss of 2.3kg. Gee weight loss can get boring – hopefully I’m not boring you. Sitting on the couch enjoying a beer at night has been replaced with me counting calories on the iPhone application called, “My Fitness Pal.” If you want to be serious about weight loss, it’s very important to know what you’re consuming. Well, that’s what I have been told anyway. *Yawn* My sister Leah sums it up with her experience: “When I did *insert popular named program here*, I started with a friend. “I followed the eating plan to the letter but hardly did any exercise. “My friend did the exercise but loosely followed the eating plan. “I lost 6kg in 6 weeks, she lost 1kg in 6 weeks.” As they say, the proof’s in the pudding. Anyway, it’s easy to brag when you’ve lost weight. I’d better not jinx myself because I’ll probably stuff it up next week as I get closer to my goal.

last year in relation to property sales for the period from July 1, 2010, to June 30, 2012. “The former Port Wakefield Works Depot was the only property sold by council during that period and information and documentation in relation to the property sale was provided to the ATO, as requested,” he said. “We were later advised by the ATO that they had finalised the GST review and were satisfied with our approach to the treatment of GST.”

Model aircraft races

If you are interested in model aeroplanes the place to head this month is the Constellation Model Flying Club at Waterloo Corner, for its biennial air races. The Adelaide Golden Era Air Races have been held since 1977 and involve pylon racing of largescale radio controlled model aircraft. This year the event will be held on March 13 and 14 at the club’s Brooks Road base. The contest recreates the golden era of air races recognised as the period from 1925 to 1947 in the United States and Europe. The action starts from 9am. Entry is $5 a car and children are free. Visit www.cmfci.org.au for more information.

to become a key contributor to the state’s food industry.” Projects proceeding to full application under both rounds can be seen at www.regional.gov.au. Closing dates for these are Wednesday, March 27 (Round Three) and Thursday, April 11, (Round Four). The Department of Regional Australia, Local Government, Arts and Sport will assess all applications to ensure compliance with guidelines. An independent Advisory Panel will then assess eligible applications. Funded projects will be announced from June onwards. n Don’t miss the Two Wells Echo, out today!

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• ON March 1, a 55-year-old woman from Roseworthy was reported for two counts of forging prescriptions and theft. • A 21-year-old woman from Roseworthy was reported for driving while disqualified on March 3 and as a result, her vehicle was impounded.

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• A VEHICLE was stolen from the driveway of a property on Lyons Road, Long Plains, between February 24 and 25.

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• BETWEEN January 27 and February 27, a shed on Baker Road, Lewiston, was entered and a large amount of fencing sheets and posts were stolen. A tractor and rotary hoe was also stolen from a paddock.

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• BETWEEN February 20 and 28, a blower pump, which was connected to a septic tank, was stolen from The Esplanade, Thompson Beach.

Council’s E-Waste dilemma • From Page 1 “I think it is going to cost us more to go out and collect them, than receive them in all forms.” Western Ward councillor, Richard Pain, asked what would then happen to the damaged units received at council transfer stations. “That’s the problem,” Mayor James Maitland said. “It’s a real issue the LGA has been working on for up to two years and there is no answer to that question.” Cr Pain also confirmed his opposition to the recommendation. “I’d agree with Cr Stevens in relation to this then, because it is better them being put in a council depot than just being left somewhere on our streets,” he said. “We will have to pick them up anyway.” Central Ward councillor, Owen Chapman, sought clarification on the issue. “If we accept them all, someone at the transfer station would have to sort those that haven’t been broken with those that have been, – and then send them two separate ways?” he asked. WRC chief executive officer, Cate Atkinson, said council had few alternatives.

“If you wish to collect all units, we will certainly have to deal with the issue of what to do with the units that are broken and ultimately, there will be some cost on council,” she said. “The intact ones would be put into a container and sent away for recycling. “There is no direct financial return for council from that, the recycler takes all the risk and cost and takes the return from it. “We would end up with a pile of broken units at the depot, which at some point in time, we would not be able to dispose of. “The pressure would be on the State government to determine how to deal with that. “It’s an appalling situation how the State Government has not determined how to deal with the issue in introducing the E-Waste policy.” Southern Ward councillor, Rodney Reid, felt the recommendation was too broad. “What happens with the kettles or toasters of the world, because if this applies, we cannot put them in our transfer stations…according to the definition of E-Waste,” he said. The matter was put to a vote and

the recommendation was carried. “Council staff will advise residents via our newsletter about the need for intact items to be left at the transfer stations,” Mrs Atkinson said. “We need the community to recognise a level of responsibility by keeping the items intact to assist in disposal. “If people are going to dismantle the E-waste it will be up to them to then dispose of what remains and hopefully the State government will provide a mechanism for this to occur before September 2013, when it will be illegal to send to landfill. “Council will monitor issues of illegal dumping and promote the need for this approach.” She believed the State government needed to act quickly to resolve the situation. “The government really needs to provide additional support to all communities to dispose of this waste appropriately,” Mrs Atkinson said. “Banning it to landfill is only part of an environmental approach and will not address the need for a comprehensive way of dealing with this waste.”

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BALAKLAVA Local Red Cross Emergency Services volunteer, Helen Durdin, was called to help out in the Queensland floods crisis recently. Helen, pictured at far right, flew with a group of other South Australians to Bundaberg two weeks ago, taking with them a supply of soft toys for children who had lost their possessions. Helen has trained in personal support, and helps run emergency evacuation centres for thousands of displaced people,

THIS YEARS DUSTY CREEK SHOW IS PACKED FULL WITH EVENTS AND BOUND TO DRAW BIG CROWDS TO THE TOWN.

Rapt in rug response Balaklava branch of the Women’s and Children’s Auxiliary has had a wonderful response to its request for knitted, quilted or crocheted knee rugs, with over 70 donated. The rugs have come from many areas in our district, and the auxiliary ladies would like to thank everyone who made them. The rugs are being distributed to the lung disease wards at the hospital. • Pictured, as snug as a bug in a pile of rugs, is Balaklava’s Macauley Smith.

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Emergency Services Officer, Di Spence, is one of the Liaison Officers for the Central Zone, which covers an area from Jamestown to Long Plains, Clare to Broken Hill. Di encourages anyone who’d like to train as a relief officer, or be involved in Red Cross in any other way, to contact her on 0419 030 581.

A local lady, a regular in this space, thought she’d try a new hobby in the holidays. She though mosaics would be good, so popped into a shop and bought a pot, tiles, glue and other necessary items. Back to the shack she went, and started about sticking her nice colourful tiles onto the pot. About halfway through, she took the pot back to the shop to check she was doing the right thing. “Very nice,” the lady said, “except you’ve put the tiles on backwards!” OMG! She didn’t notice the pot was looking very white, or should that be blonde, just like her hair! Maybe she should just stick to golf....

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MALLALA Ladies, do you have items in your wardrobe that you don’t wear any more? I’m sure everyone has at least a few things kept hidden away. We often think we’ll keep something, just in case “that fashion comes back in” or we say “one day I’ll fit into that again.” Well, here’s a chance to make a clean sweep of those clothes, and swap them for some you will wear. A “Swap don’t Shop” night will be held on Friday, March 15, at Mallala Institute. Items are to be taken to the hall at 6pm so organisers can sort out and hang them up. All items must be clean and in good repair. Any items left over will be donated to the Salvos in Gawler. Riverton Community Management Committee (CMC) meets on the first Tuesday of each month at 7.30pm in the History Centre. These meetings are open to the public so go along and have a say about community matters. An initiative of CMC is a “Meet and Greet BBQ” sausage sizzle and salads lunch from 12 noon to 2pm on Sunday, March 10. The lunch will be at Scholz Park, and a gold coin donation for lunch is requested. If you are new to the town or district, come along and meet some locals, or just come along for a catch up with friends! • RSL is desperately looking for new members to continue running the club, and to enable the club to return to running events in a traditional manner. Meetings are held on the first Friday of each month at 2pm. More details, phone Kay on 8847 2608.

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n Balaklava High School’s groundsman, Gavin Harding, is still recognisable by his eyes and moustache, but not much else! He still has a full head of hair, but it’s just straighter and a few shades lighter!

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Pinery/Balaklava For former resident and former full-time Churches of Christ Minister, Steve Blackett, 2012 was a “Year in South Sudan.” Steve lived and worked there for Churches of Christ Global Mission Partners, implementing projects with the locals. The aim is to rebuild the lives of the Sudanese after the devastating effects of longtime genocide and war in their country. Together with Global

Mission Partners, Steve and the Sudanese have set up many projects and training centres, including a midwives training program, Emmanuel Children’s Centre for Orphans, and the Bongibot Agricultural Project. Steve, (pictured with a Sudanese local) is coming to Balaklava Church of Christ on Sunday, March 17, at 10am. He will speak of the progress of the projects, and of the impact of these on the lives of the Sudanese people. After Steve’s presen-

Owen Men of Owen Community Church are hosting a “Men’s Breakfast” on Saturday, March 16, at 8am in the Bowling Club. It’s an opportunity for new men to the district to come along and meet other men from the community. To assist with catering, please phone Brian Parker on 8528 6273.

tation, you are welcome to stay and enjoy a barbecue lunch. Cost adults $10, children $5. There will also be a

trading table, with proceeds going to support the Bongibot project. Everyone welcome to attend.

Clare Friends of Women’s and Children’s Hospital, auxiliary division, is holding a fundraiser “Paws for a Cause” on Sunday, April 7, at e Clare Showgrounds. The day starts at 11am and you can choose to walk with or without a four legged friend, either two or five kilometres along the Riesling Trail. www.plainsproducer.com.au

NEWS v District n NEW COMMUNITY AND SPORTS COMPLEX OPENS:

KICKING off the new Angle Vale community sporting complex are (from left) City of Playford mayor, Glenn Docherrty Minister for Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government, Arts, Simon Crean, Member for Light and State Minister for Communities and Social Inclusion, Tony Piccolo and Federal MP for Wakefield, Nick Champion.

Angle Vale builds stronger community Angle Vale took another step forward as a growing, vibrant community when the Angle Vale Community Sporting Complex opened last week. Regional Australia Minister Simon Crean and Member for Wakefield Nick Champion officially opened the state of the art facility last Thursday, February 28. The complex received $3 million in Federal government funding through the Better Regions program. “Great sporting facilities like the Angle Vale Complex are vital to building strong

communities,” Mr Crean said. “There was a lack of quality sporting and recreation facilities in Angle Vale, but community persistence to enhance the livability of this area has paid off. “No one government alone can build all the infrastructure Australia needs but projects like this one that stack up and can leverage other funding are a great example of working in partnership to make priority community facilities a reality. “With the Australian government’s commitment of $3 million, this project leveraged a further $1.15 million from

the South Australian government, $900,000 from the City of Playford and created 30 jobs. “This multi-purpose sporting and community facility will create a social dividend— it’s a place for people to get together socially, join a team and learn important life skills like leadership and teamwork. “There is also an economic dividend because quality sporting facilities and organised competitive sport attract not just the players, their family and friends but visitors and tourists—which is great for local business and jobs.”

World day of Prayer at Mallala

A “World Day of Prayer” service was held at St Malachy’s Catholic Church, Mallala last Friday. The program for the evening was prepared by the women of France and members of the Mallala Catholic, Anglican and Uniting churches. Pinery and Windsor churches all participated in presenting a section of the program. Pauline Smith was soloist and everyone enjoyed her singing. Jenny Mahoney, a member of the host church gave a welcome and introduced guest preacher, Father Mark

Mr Champion said the complex would provide an enormous benefit to the local economy and community. “Sporting and community facilities help grow business, create jobs and social cohesion in local and regional communities,” Mr Champion said. “I’m sure, as the new home ground for junior and senior football, cricket and soccer teams, it will be a hive of community activity for many years to come. “I look forward to getting out here and watching our local teams triumph on the field.”

Beach funding now likely to disappear

Guest preacher, Father Mark Sexton, with soloist Pauline Smith and organist Pat Wedding. Sexton, who spoke of his visit to France and the opportunity he had to see many cathedrals. He took up the theme “I was a stranger and you welcomed me” and the instructions from the book of Leviticus that God gave us to care for and not oppress the

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alien in our land. He then provided present and past information about Australia’s refugee situation and posed the question – “are we following God’s instructions?” After the service there was an enjoyable time of fellowship over supper at the nearby bowling club.

Last month people-power stopped proposed work on Thompson Beach’s levee but grant funding for the project is now likely to be lost. District Council of Mallala (DCM) was planning to begin an initial $150,000 worth of works to improve the levee to protect the township from rising sea levels in March this year but a community outcry in support of protecting the area’s unique and fragile flora and fauna, saw these works put on hold. Council had secured funds from the Coast Protection Board and the Natural Disaster Resilience program towards the project but this was conditional on work being completed this financial year. After more than 30 people attended the council’s February meeting a motion halting the works in favor of obtaining more information about the impact the project could have on the environment was passed. DCM chief executive officer, Charles Mansueto, said a report will be presented to council this month detailing the next steps for the project. “Following the council resolution, council staff have been compiling a project plan to address the required information including the commencement of the Coastal Adaptation Study,” Mr Mansueto said. “At this stage there is no specific time frame.”

New charities code to protect donors, workers Giving charities and people who support them clearer information is the focus of a new Code of Practice which came into force on March 1. Minister for Business Services and Consumers John Rau says the Charities Code of Practice is important for all charitable organisations, their workers and their donors. “The charities sector is vitally important and the aim of this Code of Practice is to promote greater public confidence in charities through increasing transparency and availability of information.” Mr Rau said “Most charities do the right thing and will have no problems abiding by the Code, but there have been a number of cases where people posing as bona fide charity collectors have duped members of the public.” “South Australians deserve to know when a collector is legitimate and when they’re not.” After significant public consultation, the Code has taken into consideration concerns and suggestions raised by charities, current licensees and donors. Charities promoting their campaigns will have to clearly state the purpose of what donated

funds are being used for. Collectors’ identifications will specify the collector’s name or unique identifier, the charity and indicate whether they are a paid collector or a volunteer. Collections from private addresses can now only occur on weekdays between 9am and 6pm, on Saturdays only until 5pm, and on Sundays and public holidays (excluding Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Christmas Day) between 11am and 5pm. Telephone solicitation for donations are restricted to weekdays between 9am and 8pm. Saturdays’ times are limited to 9am to 5pm, and charities may not seek donations on Sundays or any public holidays. The Code requires charities to maintain health and safety procedures which protect collectors and ensure they are not in places where it’s inappropriate to be working alone, or to suspend collections in the case of extreme weather. All charitable organisations and licensees have been provided with a copy of the Code. The Charities Code of Practice can be accessed at www.cbs.sa.gov.au

RAA has launched a new Regional Safety grants program targeted at creating safer communities for people in rural South Australia and Broken Hill. The program is open to community groups, not for profit organisations, schools and registered charities who have a project or activity that will impact on safety in their local area. RAA spokesperson Amanda Lovelock, said RAA was committed to supporting rural South Australians and safety was an area that impacted everyone. “We believe local clubs, community groups, schools and charities are the grass roots of regional communities and are the most capable of identifying local safety issues and what can to be done to improve it. “Our insurance business has committed $50,000 to the program and we are sure rural communities will embrace this opportunity to partner with us in taking positive and constructive action around issues impacting

local safety,” said Ms Lovelock. The grants program supports safety related projects valued from $500 to $5000. “Fencing a community playground, installing security systems or first aid defibrillators in a community centre, compulsory responsible service of alcohol training and first aid certificates for club volunteers, are examples of projects that would qualify.” More than 27 per cent of RAA’s 600,000 members live outside the Adelaide metropolitan area. “While other companies are reducing their presence in rural areas, RAA is continuing to improve regional access to key programs and services and to advocate effectively on behalf of rural communities,” Ms Lovelock said. “This program is our way of giving back to the rural communities we work in.” Grant applications close Friday, March 29. Visit www.raa.com. au/grants, or call 8202 4711.

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NEWS v District

Local road safety strategy LOCAL police are looking to reform the defunct Road Safety Group and will be gauging community support in coming weeks. Balaklava Brevet Sergeant, Mitchell Henry, said there was some interest in restarting the community group, which has been inactive for several years. “Ultimately, a lot of talk around town about a lot of little things like signage, road markings, general safety, has popped up, so it could be another voice for the district to bring up safety issues in the Wakefield regional area,” he said. Bv. Sgt. Mitchell has previously worked on a traffic-based posting before moving to Balaklava. “It was all about initiatives to go out there and make change, be involved with neighbourhood groups to try to make their areas safer,” he said.

Les Pearson reports: He believes road safety groups can be quite effective. “Certainly, as long as there is enough push and want in each little area,” Sgt Henry said. The group would work within the boundaries of Wakefield Regional Council. “We want all the areas in the district to want some changes to infrastructure for safety reasons,” Sgt Henry said. The former group still has about $4000 in its account, left untouched since becoming defunct a few years ago. It is believed most of the funding came from major sponsor, the Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. Sgt Henry said the funding should be put

to use rather than lie dormant, being chipped away by various bank fees. “I don’t know how it has been raised but that amount of funds is associated with the group, so it’s a good stepping stone with either general driver awareness – or driver development for younger kids would also be a good one,” he said. In previous years, Balaklava Lions club as a member of the local road safety group was involved with organsing school-based driver education programs. There are a number of initiatives the Road Safety Group could look at starting. “Essentially, they are aimed at driver awareness, fatigue management and things like that,” Sgt Henry said. “A thought has come through regarding the Learner and Provisional plate drivers, sourcing the people who may not get the opportunity

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to get some practise under their belt. “Maybe (consider) devising some sort of strategy or plan to get those people some more attention in terms of qualified driving instructors and things like that. “The big picture is to try to reduce the number of crashes resulting in serious injury or fatalities.” Sgt Henry hoped to have some form of direction for the group in the near future. “Hopefully, no more than a couple of months,” he said. “We will be trying to touch base with community groups to try to find some common ground, and get someone to be the voice of those towns as well. “If we’ve got enough community interest and backing to get a committee rolling and some areas to help, the sooner the better.”

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LGA welcomes planning review

The Local Government Association (LGA) has welcomed the announcement of an independent panel to conduct a community-driven review of South Australia’s planning system. LGA president, Mayor Kym McHugh, said the State’s 20 year planning system needed a revamp and local government looked forward to working with the panel and the State government on its planning reform agenda. “We particularly welcome the independent panel, chaired by Brian Hayes QC and will look to discuss where our key planning issues fit with the government’s direction for Adelaide and regional South Australia,” Mayor McHugh said. “The Development Act is one of the most complicated and probably one of the most amended pieces of State legislation. This makes if very hard for the public and developers to understand and provides a challenge even for councils and Members of Parliament to keep up with it. A review is overdue.” The LGA is currently addressing 12 key planning issues and developing resources to assist councils to prepare for and manage growth and undertake planning functions.

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SEVERAL buildings in the Balaklava sports precinct at Ralli Park were vandalised with graffiti last week. Local police confirmed the tags were similar to those painted on buildings at Balaklava High School last week.

The damage was widespread across a number of facilities at Ralli Park, including the Balaklava Fitness Centre, Ralli Pavilion, quite a few smaller sheds and water tanks. The graffiti was done late at night

on Wednesday or in the early hours of Thursday morning. Police have several strong leads and encouraged local residents to report any activity they believe to be suspicious. Phone Balaklava police on 8862 1144.

Aged drivers the new concern ONE elderly road user per month is dying on South Australian roads on average, according to Motor Accident Commission (MAC) statistics reveal. The statistic surfaced after a 78-year-old man from Smithfield Plains died last week on Port Wakefield Road in a crash involving a motorcycle and a B-double semi-trailer. For the period 2008 to 2012, people aged 70 and above accounted for 78 of the 533 deaths on South Australian roads, or about 15 per cent of total road deaths. Considering this age group currently accounts for only 11.2 per cent of the population, this means they are over represented in the road fatalities category. MAC chief executive officer, Jerome Maguire, said as our community ages and the pool of mature road users gets increasingly larger, the need to focus our road safety efforts to address the risks to older people will become increasingly important. “For good reason, road safety authorities

FILE PICTURE have traditionally placed an increased focus on the younger generation,” Mr Maguire said. “In the coming decades however, the number of elderly road users will increase considerably and so too their proportion of traffic incidents. “When involved in traffic crashes the risk of severe injury is considerably higher for older road users because of their physical vulnerability. “Family members should be proactive

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in ensuring the safety of their loved ones on the road, especially if they are impaired with a condition that may hinder their driving abilities. “Family members are in the best position to convince the elderly to go for a regular medical assessment and check on the important physical abilities required for driving. MAC also provides funding to South Australian police for the delivery of Road Safety Education (RSE) to older road uses. “The funding allows people to take part in important RSE in their respective community group,” Mr Maguire said. “The education is important to respectfully inform the elderly about the functional limitations that go with aging, and the aids available to continue driving a car safely for as long as possible. “The RSE educates our older road users about recent changes in traffic situations and rules, and offers advice and guidance to deal with problem situations,” Mr Maguire said.

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Prospect mayor David O’Loughlin will be the next president of the LGA. Mayor O’Loughlin was elected unopposed last month to take over from current president Mayor Kym McHugh when his term of office expires in April. The LGA President is nominated each two years from country and metropolitan councils, in turn. • Wakefield Regional Council mayor, James Maitland, remains as an LGA vice president, representing the Central Local Government Region of Councils, which he chairs.

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Another day, another clearing sale! IT was another busy sales day last Thursday, when hundreds of items were offered at the clearing sale of vendor Des Korreng, whose property south of Bowmans has been leased. Landmark Harcourts Balaklava organised the sale, which attracted another big crowd of buyers looking for bargains.

ABOVE: Ben Pym with a wool table, which sold for $250 – but not to Ben!

Sue, Nate and Megan Mudge take a seat on an old plough.

GEORGIA Girdham and Alex Mattschoss, of Balaklava, take time out.

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Birds hiding illness Although we like to think of birds as domestic pets, they are only a few generations descended from wild birds. In the wild, a sick bird is easy prey for a predator. Hence, birds have learnt to hide signs of illness in order to survive. This instinct, known as the masking phenomenon, is just as strong in pet birds as it is in wild birds. This has lead to a belief that once they look sick, they die quickly. In fact, birds are very tough, and are often ill for 1 to 2 weeks before their owner even realizes it. The key to successful treatment of birds is the early recognition of warning signs that a bird is actually ill. Change in droppings, prolonged moulting, unusual or dull feather colours, crusty material in the nostrils, flakiness of skin or beak are just some signs of illness. Ring your veterinarian for an appointment or referral to an avian specialist if any signs become clear. Do not wait till tomorrow to “see if he gets better” – tomorrow might be too late.

LEFT: BALAKLAVA farmer Rob Saint picked up some home decor items to help promote a nautical theme! Or would the oars be useful for the Saint family tinny?

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They’ll get by with a little help from friends Owen’s David and Joy Woodroofe travel the world to lend a hand IN developing communities Louise Michael reports: Owen residents, David and Joy Woodroofe, have recently returned from a three week trip to Kenya, Uganda and Bangalore in India. But the trip wasn’t a holiday, it was a mission to find out how the Bright Futures projects were going. Bright Futures (BF) is an Adelaide based overseas aid agency started in 2005 by Paul and Barb Madden, which works to provide education and development opportunities for children and communities in poverty. The agency originally supported work at Bangalore City Mission, India, which runs Sinclair School, and development/health work within villages that support quarry workers. David and Joy became involved in 2010 when they helped start up a project in Uganda in agriculture and community development. David went to Uganda to set up the project back then and met the on-ground workers. David now works part time as Development Program Manager for BF, and Joy accompanied him on this trip to see how the projects were going first hand. They also travelled with founder, Barb Madden, and BF Office Manager, Deb Mugford. “Communities are joining together to make their lives better after the war which lasted 23 years and killed more than 250,000 people,” said Joy. “In some villages, children are being brought up by their grandmothers as their own parents have died from AIDS.” “The aim now is to educate the children so this doesn’t happen again, but the biggest stumbling block is money,” said Joy. The Woodroofes were also able to travel to Bangalore, India, where BF works with Bangalore City Mission (BCM) and Sinclair School. BF supports the stu-

dents’ education through child sponsorship and donations. BCM also runs a medical clinic, vocational schools where women are taught tailoring, partners with other local government schools, and has started a small farm where they will sell milk and grow chickens for the local market. “It was very exciting for us to see, and the onground workers, who are

all locals, are an inspiration to spend time with,“ said David. BF now runs a small school/health project in Pakistan, and hopes to expand in the future to include work elsewhere. Part of David’s role is to bring on board more supporters and to increase the work done by BF. “It’s exciting, because the on-ground staff are all passionate about their

communities. Here in Adelaide, we support through child sponsorship in Bangalore and Pakistan, and through donation for specific parts of the Uganda project,” said David. Become a sponsor • If you’d like to read more about the work of BF, or become a sponsor, check out the website www.brightfutures.com. au, or phone David on 0448 551 947.

n David and Joy Woodroofe with locals in Uganda and ABOVE: Joy learns how to separate peanuts from husks.

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young South Australian aged 16 to 25 are encouraged to join this year’s YMCA Youth Parliament. Successful participants from across the state will take part in a six day residential camp in Adelaide, including three days sitting at Parliament House. Youth Minister, Tony Piccolo, said Youth Parliament was an opportunity for young people to learn about the political process and parliamentary system, while developing their public speaking and leadership skills. The program is managed by YMCA of SA and supported by the State government through the Office for Youth. Young people can receive SACE accreditation for participation and recognition for activities contributing to the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award. “Importantly, Youth Parliament gives young people the opportunity to have a say, and put their opinions and views directly to the government,” Mr Piccolo said . “We will be listening carefully to what they have to say.” Any “Bills” that are passed will be formally presented to Mr Piccolo, as Minister for Youth. The event runs from July 14 to 19. Applications close April 5. Contact Rebecca Schaefer at YMCA on 8200 2500 or the website www. sa.ymca.org.au

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Dublin History Group is looking for four perpetual shields (pictured), which have gone missing since last being presented at the St Patrick’s Day picnic in 2001. The four shields were donated by local businesses, and were awarded to the winners of four different age groups in the Tug of war competitions. The picnic was run under the

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auspices of the now defunct Dublin Community Club, and records have been unable to shed any light on who won the event, and what happened to the shields. If you can help find them, please phone Pat Thompson on 8529 2028. The Dublin Paddy’s Market is on Sunday March 17 and the History Group would love to have them back by then if possible.

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LOCAL v Living

The way We were

YEARS AGO March 2008

• Kimberly Walker, formerly of Wild Horse Plains, won a scholarship at the South Australian Institute of Sport, preparing to train under netball identity and former Thunderbirds coach, Marg Angove.

YEARS AGO March 2003

• Riverton High School honoured two of its students, Louise Schwarz and Angie Crispe, inducting them into the Hall of Fame, Louise for scoring a perfect 20 in Maths and Angie for being part of a Business Week team which went on to become National champions.

YEARS AGO March 1993

• TWO Wells lad, Martin Saliba, won two gold and one silver medal and broke two state records at the South Australian Athletics Championships. COMMUNITY

Diary& • Mar 9: Bush Olympics, Hamley Bridge oval. • Mar 16: Mallala’s Relay for Life Comedy Night. • Apr 12: Mallala Community Arts Open Mic Night, Mallala institute. • Apr 14: Emmaus 50th Anniversary Celebration, Halbury. • Apr 18: Senior Citizens Mid North card day at Clare. • Apr 20: Balaklava Golf Club 100 Club Bollywood night. • Aug 2, 3, 4: Balaklava Eisteddfod.

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Our nation’s capital…celebrating 100 years Heritage Highlights

THIS year marks the Centenary capital must be in a Commonwealth of Canberra, our nation’s capital. territory within New South Wales Originally home to indigenous but at least 100 miles from Sydney. Australians, the area that became The Minister for Home Affairs, King the Australian Capital Territory was O’Malley, and John Gale (publisher by Norma Schopp once known as Limestone Plains, and of the Queanbeyan Age) had camthe house built by Ainslie, in front of paigned vigorously for Canberra, what is now Duntroon, was Lime- known church to be built, St John’s ahead of the border town of Dalgety stone cottage, at the time believed in Reid, still stands today – in early – history shows Canberra won. to be the most southern house in the days there was a school attached. Eventually the NSW government world with glazed windows. The Federation of Australia in ceded the new Australian Capital European exploration of the 1901 saw much debate about Territory to the Commonwealth region dates back to the 1820s, where the capital should be. At the Government on January 1, 1910. ‘discovered’ by Charles Throsby time, Melbourne was the largest city O’Malley organised an international Smith, Joseph Wild and James and SA, WA and Tasmania all sup- competition in 1911 to select a layVaughan. There were four known ported Victoria in its push to have the out for the capital, won by American expeditions to the area between capital there, but NSW and Queens- architect, Walter Burley Griffin. 1820 and 1824, all exploring the land favoured Sydney. Eventually O’Malley drove in the first survey course of the MolongloPuzzle River, now February 1913, and a compromise was – rating the 0.67)peg on Puzzle 1 (Easy, difficulty rating 0.43) Puzzle 2reached (Hard, difficulty 3 (Medium,20 difficulty rating 0.60) the site of Lake Burley Griffin. be in 9 6 3 2 8 7capital 5 4 would 1 7 Melbourne 4 6 3 9 until 8 1 5 Canberra 2 8was 1 officially 7 3 6 5named 2 4 by 9 Early settlers established Denman 8 5 sheep 4 3 6 1a suitable 2 7 9 site was 9 found 5 8 1between 2 6 3 7 Lady 4 5 4 (wife 6 9of2the 7 Governor 8 3 1 stations in the area and the on Melbourne. 7 European 1 2 4 9 5Sydney 6 8 and 3 1 3 2 4 5 7 9 6 General) 8 3 March 2 9 12 4 11913, 8 5 on6 Kur7 population grew slowly. Hill4 (now 4 The 7 9 first 8 5 6 1The 3 2Constitution 8 2 7stated 5 3 1the 6 4 rajong 9 5 8 known 2 7 1as3 Capital 9 6 5

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unfortunate of occasions. FB can breed bad behaviour in the young. The computer screen is a great shield to hide behind and punishing bad behaviour online is not yet common or well practiced. There are many things that FB does well. Events, for example, and reminding everyone of your birthday; both great tools for our social lives and upkeep of relationships. These things I have missed but never to the point of turning that account back on. I watch people pull their phones out on a regular basis in social situations, sitting in pubs, at lunch, at dinner and a feel a sense of release. I am allowed to live in my moment. While the food/ booze/sunshine for these FB addicts is filtered through photos and a newsfeed, I only have to worry about my current status, not everyone else’s.

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march 17 A.O.G./A.C.C. Balaklava.................. 10.00am anglican Tothill Creek............. 10.30am Two Wells................ 10.00am CATHOLIC CHURCH Balaklava.................. 10.30am Pt Wakefield.... Liturgy 9.00am Two Wells.................. 8.30am Virginia.................... 10.00am CHURCH OF CHRIST Balaklava.................. 10.00am Community church Pinery...................... 10.00am LIGHTHOUSE Balaklava.................. 10.00am LUTHERAN Auburn...................... 9.00am Balaklava...................11.00am UNITING Mallala....................... 9.00am Two Wells.................10.30am Owen Comm............ 11.00am Hamley Bridge............9.15am Windsor..................... 9.00am Balaklava...................... 9.30am Pt Wakefield.............. 10.30am Nantawarra.................. 9.00am Lochiel........ Comb. Nantawarra Tarlee.......................... 9.15am

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NEWS v District

Another rich Rotary art prize Karla’s_Korner ORGANISERS are putting out the call to artists and sculptors for entries in the 16th Annual Art Exhibition for the Rotary Club of Clare, with a whopping $15,850 prize pool on offer. This year, a drawing section is being included, which will bring another dimension to the art being presented. Renewable energy firm, TrustPower, is a new sponsor for this year’s exhibition. The Art Exhibition is held annually and runs in conjunction with the renowned Clare Valley Gourmet Weekend. The exhibition will again be staged in Clare Town Hall, beginning with a gala

opening on Friday, May 17 at 7pm. It will continue until Thursday, May 23. This popular event includes categories that offer opportunity for artists to publicly share their talents and expertise, and reward for their efforts. Best in Exhibition, sponsored by Clare & Gilbert Valleys Council, wins $5000. Other major prizes include The Clare Valley with a $1500 prize, sponsored by Senator Sean Edwards, Water Colour & Gauche - $1500, sponsored by Clare Valley Toyota, Oil and Acrylic - $1500, sponsored by TrustPower and Pastel - $1500, sponsored by Skillogalee Winery and Restaurant.

Entry forms are available from the Rotary Club of Clare, PO Box 353, Clare SA 5453, download from the website: www. clarerotary.org.au, or by calling in person to the Clare Library. Entries close Friday, April 12 at 5pm. Due to space limitations, no more than 550 entries will be accepted with a limit of three per person. Tickets to the Gala Charity Opening are $15 each and available before the opening at Dunstan’s Electrical, Main Street Clare, Clare & Gilbert Valleys Visitor Information Centre near the caravan park, or at the door on opening night.

n BURRA exhibition aims to remove country hurdle:

Local artists ‘jumping fences’ Four local artists will have their art on display in the Burra Regional Art Gallery’s latest exhibition, “Jumping Fences,” which opened on Saturday. Snowtown artist, Marek Herburt, (pictured) has been painting for 45 years. “I mainly paint landscapes, but also portraits and abstracts, in both acrylic and oil paints,” he said. Marek has been exhibiting and competing in art competitions for a long time, and at one stage, won the Port Lincoln Art Prize. Balaklava’s Duncan Crawford has also entered some paintings in the exhibition. He also paints mainly landscapes but uses only acrylic paints. Riverton artists, Lise Temple

and Alison Mitchell, both have art works at the exhibition. Alison is also presenting a solo exhibition at the gallery. “Jumping Fences” has a broadly interpreted landscape theme which includes painting, glass, basketry, textile and photography. The exhibition aims to help artists “jump” over the hurdles of living in country SA. There are 19 experienced and emerging artists exhibiting, who reside all over the state, and have “jumped fences” to present a united front at Burra. The exhibition runs until May 1, and will then “Jump the Fence” to Melbourne, where it will run for a further three weeks. The gallery is open daily from 1-4pm.

SNOWTOWN artist Marek Herburt will “jump the fence” in Burra.

Every day is ‘arbor day’ as Helen helps farmer Clare’s Anama station is flourishing, due in part to the dedication and hard work of an Auburn woman who has grown thousands of native seedlings for the owners over the past six years. Helen Smith is a volunteer grower with environmental organisation Trees For Life, and was paired up to grow for Anama station owners, the Hawkers, as part of the Tree Scheme Program. Helen joined Trees For Life in 2006 but says her family has always had a passion for the environment. “At primary school we had arbor days and planted trees around our little school at Moockra in the upper north of SA. I remember dad digging red gums out of our creek for us to plant and someone else struck cuttings of athol trees,” Helen said. “One arbor day we planted our own row of athol trees at home for we six siblings at the Horseshoe, near Moockra, and they’re still there today.” Helen’s sister had previously been a volunteer grower for Trees For Life and when her husband passed away, she decided

Karla May is wife to local farmer, Simon and mum to Lucy and Ben. This week, the painful cost of health cover.

Value your health

ell it’s that time of month again; time to pay the health insurance company the value of one kidney to make sure all the kidneys in the family are protected. Or at least it feels that way. In any case, health care cover has become a substantial part of our household budget, for things we hope will never happen. Comparatively speaking, Australia has a brilliant health insurance system. I have a friend who’s relocated from Coromandel Valley to America and has recently forked out $1620 for a 21 mile ambulance trip when her son fell and broke his arm at school (and that’s the gap, the insurance company paid $480). I won’t tell you what the surgeon’s bill was to put a screw in the poor lad’s elbow, but it’s a smidge more than my annual salary from my first office job, and the insurance covered just over half of it. After doing some research, she discovered they’re actually with one of the better insurance companies too. Now that’s a hole in the budget! Whilst I’m sure many people never recoup the value of their premiums for actual services, we’re a family that has benefited tremendously from having private health cover. Master Four spent significant hours in hospital and with specialists as a small baby and having private health protection really did buy him a better outcome and an easier journey. Miss Six is onto her fourth set of grommets and not having to make her suffer ear infection after ear infection whilst on a waiting list was worth every penny. Anyone who’s had a sore ear will tell you that it’s just too painful to bear. So yes, for us private health cover is more important than other things on our wish list. Having said all this, even with private health cover there is still some pain to be felt. Going to see the dentist hasn’t become any easier. I still don’t understand why I have to pay good money to have such mean things done to me. Lucky Doctor Bickmore is friendly, and deep down I know he’s only trying to help. However friendly the dentist may be, paying to be hurt (well, just a teeny bit) and dribble on myself is never going to sit too well with me, but at least I can still smile!

FREE FIELD DAY

Urban Rabbit and Fox Control Angle Vale HELEN Smith has been supplying seedlings to Anama Station and, LEFT, Ryves Hawker says “thousands of trees” are now growing on his property. Want to help? Go to www.treesforlife.org.au

growing native seedlings was something she could do to keep herself busy, and do it in her own backyard. “It’s been a very satisfying experience,” Helen said. “I’ve only ever grown for Ryves (Hawker) at Anama and grown about

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12 or 14 boxes for him (which equates to between 600-700 seedlings) each year. I’ve also grown several boxes each year for my son, friends, town groups, events and single trees for various raffles. “In 2012 I had 19 boxes in total (950 seed-

lings) … I like to give every seedling a chance!” As well as growing the seedlings for Anama, Helen has forged a friendship with the Hawkers, and has been able to see first-hand just how beneficial native vegetation is to the property. Anama, situated 16km north of Clare, was originally part of Bungaree station and is now a highly regarded cattle, sheep and cropping station. It was founded in 1841 by George Charles Hawker.

It has received many prestigious accolades over the years, including breeding Australia’s most famous Friesian cow in the 1950s, founding Anama Red Angus in 1970 and being at the forefront of animal breeding and genetics. Ryves recently nominated Helen for a Thank You Tree Award through Trees For Life for her work with Anama. Anama Station is so much better for the thousands of trees now growing,” Ryves said.

16 March 2013 9.00am – 11.00am Urban residents concerned about controlling rabbits and foxes are invited to attend a FREE field day. Topics include: • identifying rabbit damage • control techniques for rabbits and foxes • management tools. This field day is funded from the NRM levy. For further information, and to register, please phone Land Management Advisor Libby Lawson on 8523 7720 or email libby.lawson@sa.gov.au 3498682

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HERE is the winner (above) of the Plains Producer’s “Summer Days” holiday photgraphic competition, as judged by our photographer, Lisa Redpath. Martin Bond, of Balaklava, submitted this clever picture using good technical skills to show a group of children playing with glow sticks during their annual holiday in Barmera. •Pictured (from left) are Madison Bond, Elisha Hinge, Bryson Hinge, Sianna Bond, Amelia Hinge and Sianna Hinge. They win a an X Mini sound system from Balaklava Electronics. Please collect your prize from the Plains Producer. Runner-up prize went to Fiona Tiller, of Balaklava, who supplied the image above left, near Venus Bay, Eyre Peninsula, •The free spirits jumping over a sandhill

are (from left) Tamara Gates, Lacee McPharlin, Leah Forrest and Fiona “Fuzzy” Tiller. Your summer prize pack from Balaklava Chemplus Pharmacy can also be collected from the Plains Producer office during business hours. n THANKS to everyone who entered photographs. Our competition was designed to bring a touch of summer holiday fun to our newspaper. You don’t have to wait until summer holidays to send us pictures. We will publish your “happy snaps” – family celebrations, weddings, engagements, graduations etc – all through the year. Email images as they come from the camera to editor@plainsproducer. com.au

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Jean’s 90th birthday

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n Jean Neumann celebrated her 90th birthday with family and friends at Wendy’s cafe in Balaklava on Thursday, February 21.

Sorry we were late!

n Technical problems at the press meant the Plains Producer was printed six hours late last week, resulting in a delayed home delivery in Balaklava. Our apologies to readers and thanks to Balaklava Newsagency for their efforts to get the paper to homes. Retail sales were not affected. n DUE to the public holiday on Monday, The Plains Producer will be printed a day later next week. Plains Producer, Wednesday March 6, 2013

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SPORT v District

A splashing go o d time!

Dalkey wins the carnival

BALAKLAVA Primary School’s swimming carnival, held last Friday, saw Dalkey take the honours on 157 points, followed by Cameron 149, Preston 116 and Brightwood 111. n RIGHT: Cameron teammates, Teagan Bigg and Angie Barr.

n Madeleine Karklins splashes her way across the pool in the tyre tube relay. n RIGHT: Anastacia Kearns, Mikaela Tiller, Teisha Harkness and Keisha Gregory.

n MUM’S Amy Rowe (second left) and Olivia Ritchie watch the action at the pool, with children James, Chloe, Natalie and Alex.

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If you have a problem with your feet, hop in to see podiatrist, Jack Miller, of Instep Podiatry at Balaklava. Jack originally opened the business in Salisbury in 2008, and expanded it to Balaklava in 2009. “As you only have one pair of feet, it’s very important to look after them. We must all try to maintain healthy feet from an early age,” said Jack. Jack’s treatment includes callous debridement, corn treatment, diabetic health assessments, general foot health and footwear assessments, biomechanical assessments and prescription of custom made orthoses. And let’s not forget the nails! Jack also assists

with nail trimming and nail surgery. “I treat patients of all ages and from different backgrounds, from farmers to footballers, netballers to nurses, young children to grandparents,” said Jack. If you would like to make an appointment, phone Jack and his friendly staff at the Salisbury office, Monday to Friday, on 8250 3732. Jack operates from the Physio Prime office at 11 Edith Terrace, Balaklava, on Wednesdays 9am to 6pm, or the second Monday of the month from 1pm to 6pm. Jack and his staff look forward to taking care of your podiatry needs, so book in now, and your feet will thank you.

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SPORT v Basketball Adelaide Plains Basketball Assoc. Premiership Table - After Friday March 1 Matches

AUSSIE Hoops basketballers wrapped up the 2012-13 season with some fun and games on Ralli Park oval on Friday night. They are pictured with coaches (back) Tenneal White, Kirsty Williams, Sascha Tiller, Tayla Williams and Kirrily White.

HAMISH Pike is all smiles during a throwand-catch game.

IT’S FINALS TIME!

Welcome to the APBA 2013 finals. Congratulations to Balaklava for winning the minor round in the Under 12 Mixed division. While Balaklava as a club may have won this division and Boomers take the glory of being on top at the end of the minor round, it will be interesting to see who will stay cool under the pressure of screaming fans and parents. Finals are a whole new ball game and hopefully coaches have prepared their teams. Good luck to everyone. To all the other teams who didn’t make it into the finals, thanks for coming each week – the association committee hopes you had fun, and we hope to see you here again next year. While Owen have finished on top in the Under 14 Girls, it will be the other team’s duty to work hard. I believe the Bulldogs have the ability to do this. But what I am really looking for is an upset in this division. Over in the Under 14 Boys, it looks good for the Falcons, but you can never underestimate Long Plains. Thanks to the Bulldogs boys for coming out and giving it your best. Remember, Michael Jordan never made it on to the college team straight away. I remember not so long ago, a team in this association was fourth on the ladder, and everyone

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expected that’s how it would look at the end of finals…except for that fourth team. Who ended up taking out the final?! Owen Under 16 Girls are looking to finish on top at the conclusion of the minor round. In the Under 17 Boys, the battle will be between third and fourth. In B Women, I said at the beginning of the year that I believed Balaklava had a good chance of winning…sadly, along with Long Plains, these teams did not make it to finals. But those old girls weren’t bad.

Maybe next year the association can organise a Master’s just to shake things up. However, the Cats have come to play for the pennant and the glory, but I have no doubt other teams will be gathering their strength to give it one last go. Apparently the association has called in the big guns with topAdelaide umpires, so I will be looking at their games as well on Friday night. A Grade Women, I believe, is too close to call. Although Long Plains have finished on top the last three years, I have

also seen them lose. Determination is what it will take here. In Men’s Division 2 competition, the Tigers have finished top – but Bulldogs will be knocking on the door. The Tigers have not had the experience of Adelaide umpires…I expect this game will be loud! Men’s Division is being spilt in two; fans need to gather for these games, as they will be the best for the season. To all players, teams, coaches and parents of all the association teams playing in Adelaide this weekend, I say good luck to you all! Gate fees for finals are $6 for players and $2 for spectators. Bench Warmer’s Tip: Play the game that I love in the spirit and manner in which it is intended, and respect one another.

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U/16 Boys FLCN vs LP

7.30pm U/17 Boys BDGS vs TTNS

U/12 Mixed BOOM vs MAG

U/16 Girls O vs RANG

U/14 Boys RAVE vs O

U/16 Girls O vs BDGS

8.30pm Men Div A Wom Men Div 2 RED vs OPAL vs RAPT vs LP STORM HOPE 9.30pm Men Div Peck vs O

B Wom Men Div CATS vs SWAG vs BDGS EAG

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Mens Div P W L D B Ff For Agst % Pts Swaggies 13 11 1 1 0 0 663 447 148 23 Eagles 12 11 2 0 0 1 545 350 156 22 Peckers 12 9 3 3 1 0 590 396 149 19 Owen 13 8 5 0 0 0 591 484 122 16 Young Guns 13 6 7 0 0 0 1046 1001 104 12 Old Dogs 13 6 7 0 0 0 480 516 93 12 Redlegs 12 5 8 0 0 0 495 585 84 10 Long Plains 11 1 11 1 0 2 341 483 71 3 Mens Div 2 P W L D B Ff For Agst % Pts Tigers 9 8 3 0 0 1 392 262 150 16 Bulldogs 10 7 4 0 0 0 305 323 94 14 Raptors 11 3 8 0 0 0 291 450 65 6 Hopefulls 11 0 11 0 0 0 222 438 51 0 U/17 Boys P W L D B Ff For Agst % Pts Owen 11 12 0 0 2 0 714 205 348 24 Raiders 11 6 5 0 3 0 383 338 113 12 Bulldogs 10 5 6 0 3 1 276 366 75 10 Titans 11 4 7 0 3 0 288 485 59 8 Redlegs 7 1 6 0 2 0 173 301 57 2 U/14 Boys P W L D B Ff For Agst % Pts Falcons 10 9 2 0 3 0 519 283 183 18 Long Plains 11 8 2 1 3 0 506 349 145 17 Ravens 11 7 4 1 2 1 507 329 154 15 Owen 11 3 8 0 3 0 275 450 61 6 Bulldogs 11 0 11 0 3 0 168 564 30 0 A Women P W L D B Ff For Agst % Pts Long Plains 13 11 2 0 0 0 480 337 142 22 Clare 9 8 5 0 0 2 334 261 128 16 Opals 11 8 5 0 0 1 407 350 116 16 Storm 11 6 7 0 0 0 348 371 94 12 Bulldogs 13 3 10 0 0 0 355 482 74 6 Wanderers 11 3 10 0 0 2 258 381 68 6 B Women P W L D B Ff For Agst % Pts Cats 13 12 1 0 0 0 383 180 213 24 Bulldogs 13 10 3 0 0 0 388 302 128 20 Wanderers 13 8 5 0 0 0 398 282 141 16 Owen 12 5 7 1 0 0 283 373 76 11 Balaklava 13 3 9 1 0 0 319 360 89 7 Long Plains 12 0 13 0 0 2 179 453 40 0 U/16 Girls P W L D B Ff For Agst % Pts Owen 14 14 0 0 0 0 581 203 286 28 Rangers 14 6 8 0 0 0 271 402 67 12 Bulldogs 14 5 9 0 0 0 266 344 77 10 Cannons 14 3 11 0 0 0 295 464 64 6 U/14 Girls P W L D B Ff For Agst % Pts Owen 14 12 1 1 0 0 618 337 183 25 Bulldogs 13 10 3 1 0 1 522 344 152 21 Wild Cats 14 4 10 0 0 0 322 494 65 8 Panthers 13 1 13 0 0 0 258 545 47 2 U/12 Mixed P W L D B Ff For Agst % Pts Boomers 12 12 0 0 2 0 365 198 184 24 Magic 12 10 1 1 2 0 368 174 211 21 Strikers 12 10 2 0 1 0 363 205 177 20 Rockets 12 7 5 0 2 0 349 312 112 14 Tigers 14 6 8 0 0 0 286 323 89 12 Cheeters 12 5 6 1 2 0 283 259 109 11 Bolts 13 3 10 0 1 0 279 367 76 6 Bulldogs 12 1 11 0 2 0 202 373 54 2 Redlegs 13 1 12 0 1 0 148 432 34 2

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1 Fisher Street, Balaklava - Ph: 8862 1513 Results of matches played on Friday March 1

Men Division

Owen 79 (D.Cleggett 32, A.Pratt 23, J.Michalk 10) def Redlegs 38 (C.Veitch 23, P.Kowalick 6, M.Hill 5). Old Dogs 36 (K.Ruiz 17, D.Friedrichs 11, L.Wright 6) def Long Plains 34 (C.Jenkin 13, C.Mitchell 10, J.Matthews 7). Peckers 43 (L.Guy 15, M.Clifford 12, R.McPharlin 8) def Young Guns 28 (L.Michael 10, C.McPharlin 7, J.Speissegger 3). Swaggies 46 (R.Sharer 24, J.Kelly 10, J.McArdle 6) def Eagles 24 (C.Price 14, S.Goldsworthy 4, N.Greenshields 4).

Men Division 2

Tigers 57 (J.Neil Delos Reyes 10, M.Mojares 10, R.Mendavia 8) def Hopefulls 28 (R.Bernhardt 10, A.Bailey 6, P.McIntyre 6). Bulldogs 30 (Z.Zilm 11, J.Zilm 6, C.Baker 5) def Raptors 17 (G.Page 14, M.Verrall 2, D.Wilson 1).

U/17 BOYS

Redlegs 33 (T.Nottle 10, W.Angel 9, T.Goldney 8) def Bulldogs 27 (T.Moulds 9, B.Taylor 6, S.Carslake 3). Owen 58 (J.Dunstan 18, J.Harkness 17, C.Pratt 15) def Raiders 25 (B.Krieg 4).

U/14 BOYS

Falcons 44 (A.Lawless 16, S.Speissegger 16, S.Michael 6) def Ravens 30 (E.De Roma 22, W.Dixon 4, K.Pelicano 4). Long Plains 44 (D.Page 23, N.McArdle 10, E.Pepe 6) def Owen 26 (L.Franks 6, R.Betts 4, C.Lane 4).

U/12 Mixed

Magic 40 (K.Binka 18, J.Battle 8, C.Smith 8) def Redlegs 5 (A.Irrgang 4, J.Chapman 1). Boomers 23 (L.De Roma 12, H.McPharlin 7, A.Viney 4) def Tigers 13 (B.Lane 6, T.Coles 4, T.Gregory 3 ).

a women

Opals 35 (B.Wedding 12, T.Evans 11, S.Koch 7) def Long Plains 26 (K.Blackwell 10, C.Fiebig 8, J.Fiebig 4). Storm 32 (R.McPharlin 8, N.McCracken 6, T.McPharlin 6) def Bulldogs 17 (B.Nicholls 8, K.Woodrow 3, K.Cmrlec 2). Clare 30 (Won on forfeit) Wanderers 0 (Team forfeit)

b women

Cats 24 (N.Wilkinson 10, E.Collins 8, J.Huf 2) def Long Plains 6 (H.McArdle 4, A.Daniel 2). Wanderers 42 (L.Stirling 13, M.Clifford 11, S.Richards 6) def Owen 19 (P.Florence 9, L.Wilson 4, B.Wilson 4). Bulldogs 32 (T.White 16, A.Williams 8, A.Deer 2) def Balaklava 30 (B.Koch 20, K.Alwin 4, T.Lawson 4).

U/16 Girls

Owen 57 (K.Wedding 25, B.Wilson 18, M.Hosking 6) def Rangers 11 (A.Davey 4, S.Renshaw 4, C.Pennycuick 2). Bulldogs 34 (A.Williams 19, B.Nyoni 5, K.Price 4) def Cannons 16 (A.Michael 12, E.Mahony 2, L.Tiller 2).

U/14 Girls

Owen 58 (R.Dunstan 27, K.Gregory 21, J.Burns 4) def Panthers 29 (B.SMith 14, K.Scott 7, L.McPharlin 4). Bulldogs 39 (K.White 18, T.Williams 11, T.Bigg 4) def Wild Cats 24 (S.Heaslip 16, A.Langdon 8).

U/12 Mixed

Rockets 34 (E.Brownlie 20, Z.Scott 10, K.Heaslip 2) def Bolts 28 (J.Heaslip 12, M.Freebairn 8, D.Davis 4). Strikers 36 (T.Michael 16, R.Lawless 8, E.Lane 6) def Bulldogs 11 (D.Gooden 6, O.Carslake 4, A.Young 1).

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SPORT v Bowls

Balaklava turns the tables on Port Wakefield • From back page For the first time this season, Balaklava turned the tables on Port Wakefield to win comfortably by 26 shots. Peter Thompson (B) had a solid 37-12 win over Greg McPharlin (PW) while Barry Taylor (B) snuck in with a 22-21 win against Ray Murphy (PW). Trevor Clifford (B) and Will McPharlin (PW) shared the rink points in their clash, tying 22-all. Mallala had the bye. So, going into the final minor round for the season, Balaklava, Port Wakefield and Owen will feature in the Division One finals but will it be Wasleys or Riverton that joins them? Which side will finish fourth? The only match that will have no bearing on the battle for fourth spot sees Hamley Bridge home to Balaklava. As mentioned in a previous article, this will be the first season for at least a decade that Hamley Bridge has not played in Division One finals. With so many of its premiership side leaving the club, Hamley Bridge has spent this season rebuilding and has done very well to rack up seven wins for the season, so far, given the players that it has had available. So, their final match for this sea-

Wasleys as well. In earlier matches, Riverton won the first match against Mallala by two shots with one rink up while, in the second, Riverton won by 15 shots with two rinks up. Taking recent form into account and Riverton’s performances against Mallala during season, Riverton is favoured to win this weekend and, in doing so, hopefully sneak into the finals. RESULTS: Balaklava 81 (11) (P. Thompson 37, B. Taylor 22, T. Clifford 22) def. Port Wakefield 55 (1) (G. McPharlin 12, R. Murphy 21, W. McPharlin 22); Hamley Bridge 71 (10) (J. Bubner 18, C. Donohue 25, A. Lemmon 28) def. Wasleys 56 (2) (W. Grady 20, D. McQuade 17, S. Nicolai 19); Owen 80 (12) (N. Harkness 23, G. Bubner 29, T. Harkness 28) def. Riverton 56 (0) (M. Griffiths 15, B. Mullins 24, N. Rogers 17); Mallala bye. STANDINGS: M Pts + / Balaklava 17 142 +185 Port Wakefield 18 127 +133 Owen 17 115 +27 Wasleys 17 93 -18 Riverton 17 89 -64 Hamley Bridge 17 84 -123 Mallala 17 70 -140 NEXT FIXTURES – March 9: Mallala vs Riverton, Owen vs Wasleys, Hamley Bridge vs Balaklava, Port Wakefield bye.

son pits them against Balaklava, a side with which it has had many epic clashes over past seasons. However, on this occasion, it is unlikely that Hamley Bridge will cause an upset here considering that Balaklava has beaten them by 55 and 21 shots, respectively, earlier in the season. The Owen/Wasleys match will be keenly watched as its result will have a significant impact on whether Wasleys, or Riverton, will finish fourth. For Wasleys, it is simple – a WIN will secure fourth spot, and should it lose, then Wasleys must hope that Mallala does it a favour in their match against Riverton. In earlier matches between Owen and Wasleys, Owen won the first by 15 shots with Wasleys taking the honours by four shots, despite having only one rink up, in the return match. Based upon Owen’s performance against Riverton last week and their better form over the past month, compared with Wasleys’ form, Owen will enter as firm favourites in this match. The other incentive for Owen is that should Wasleys win, then the two sides will meet again next week in the first semi-final. For Riverton to play finals, its first priority is to win its match against Mallala this weekend and hope that Owen does defeat

JOHN Bell signals to his Hamley Bridge team mate that their side is three up, while opponent Robert Bowman, Wasleys, examines his team’s situation, during Saturday’s Division One match at Wasleys.

Tony Northcott bowls for Wasleys on Saturday.

Turkey Triples a success Balaklava Bowling Club Women’s Facility hosted it’s Turkey Triples tournament last Friday, on superb looking greens. Competing were 24 teams, representing 20 different clubs, coming from a wide area – Yorke Peninsula, Barossa, Mid North, Upper North and metropolitan areas. The event was sponsored by Churches of Christ – Life Care. Five clubs won all three games with just two points separating

1 1 Winners, Tanunda – Dorothy Light, June Farquharson and Marg Meertens. 2 Hamley Bridge’s Lyndall French lines up. 3 Tournament director, Gay Chapman (middle) with Balaklava ladies Kath Catford, Brenda Philp, Collette Goldney and Margaret Hillman. 4 Lydia Berry sends her bowl down for Port Wakefield. 5 Judy Forrest, of Clarence Gardens, is pleased with a teammate’s bowl.

the three winning teams; in third place, Ardrossan finished with 83 points, second place getters were Arthurton with 84, and Tanunda took first place with 85 points. Several novelty events took place throughout the day. The Balaklava ladies served a delicious lunch and afternoon tea. A trading table, raffles and entry fees helped to make a successful day for the club. – Gay Chapman, Tournament director,

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SPORT v Bowls

Wakey Blue hands Balak Blue a lesson DIVISION Two leaders, Port Wakefield Blue, easily accounted for second placed Balaklava Blue with an all rinks up, 48 shot win. Michael Olsen (PWB) defeated Graham Olsen (BB) 29-11, Steve Reimers (PWB) was too strong for Colin Milton (BB), 43-18, and Terry Cluse (PWB) finished the day off with a 27-22 win over Lindsay Day (BB). In the local derby, Mallala White upset their sister side, Mallala Black, winning by nine shots despite having only one rink up. Malcolm Dunstan (MB) and Keith McDonald (MB) both gave Mallala Black a good start with 22-17 and 2320 wins over Maurice Secomb (MW) and John Curnow (MW), respectively. However, their nine shot advantage was not sufficient to cover for Geof Donlon’s (MW) 31-14 win over Mick King (MB). In another Division Two match, Balaklava Red scraped through against Tarlee White by three shots with only Peter McPharlin’s rink up on the day. Peter’s 31-10 win over John Perry (TW) covered Brenda Philp’s (BR) 15-32 loss to Des Meyers (TW) and Chris Cowan’s (BR) 27-28 loss to Frank Gorey (TW). The final match between cellar dwellers Balaklava White and Hamley Red saw Hamley Red take the honours by 18 shots. Les Stott (HR) had a good 35-19 win over Tony Jones (BW) and Colin Phillips (HR) finished 24-19 up over Colin Stewart (HW). Balaklava White’s rink points were gained by Jim Bastian through his 24-21 win over Bob Morris (HR). With the last round awaiting bowlers this weekend, only top spot is confirmed with four sides still vying for the remaining three positions. Which Division Two sides will complete the four? Balaklava Blue is guaranteed to finish either second or third depending on the outcome of its match against sister side Balaklava Red, currently sitting fourth. A 12-0 win for Balaklava Red will ensure that the side will finish fourth; any other result will see Balaklava Red watch with keen interest the outcome

of the Mallala White vs Balaklava White contest. When Balaklava Blue and Balaklava Red met last, only eight shots separated the two sides ensuring this weekend’s clash could be another tight affair. Mallala Black has an interesting match against Tarlee White, played at Tarlee. Tarlee White won comfortably by 27 shots when the two sides last met and should go into this match as favourites. However, Mallala Black will be mindful that one rink up is all that it needs to grab a finals’ spot and prevent its sister side, Mallala White, from displacing it should Mallala White engineer a 12-0 rout of its opponent Balaklava White, and should Mallala Black fall 12-0 to Tarlee White. The final match will see Port Wakefield Blue finish its minor round against Hamley Red. Given Port Wakefield Blue’s consistent performance over the whole season, the chance of Hamley Red causing an upset win here is highly unlikely. RESULTS: Port Wakefield Blue 99 (12) (M. Olsen 29, S. Reimers 43, T. Cluse 27) def. Balaklava Blue 51 (0) (G. Olsen 11, C. Milton 18, L. Day 22); Mallala White 68 (8) (M. Secomb 17, J. Curnow 20, G. Donlon 31) def. Mallala Black 59 (4) (M. Dunstan 22, K. McDonald 23, M. King 14); Balaklava Red 73 (8) (P. McPharlin 31, B. Philp 15, C. Cowan 27) def. Tarlee White 70 (4) (J. Perry 10, D. Meyers 32, F. Gorey 28); Hamley Red 80 (10) (L. Stott 35, C. Phillips 24, B. Morris 21) def. Balaklava White 62 (2) (T. Jones 19, C. Stewart 19, J. Bastian 24). STANDINGS: Pts + / - Pt Wakefield Blue 181 +439.75 Balaklava Blue 145 +157 Mallala Black 141 +54 Balaklava Red 130 +30 Mallala White 129 +158 Tarlee White 117 +37 Balaklava White 100 -36 Hamley Red 98 -104 FIXTURES – March 9: Balaklava Blue vs Balaklava Red, Port Wakefield Blue vs Hamley Red, Mallala White vs Balaklava White, Tarlee White vs Mallala Black.

ANDREW Lemmon bowls for Hamley Bridge Division One.

MID NORTH MEN

Results from round 18, played March 2. DIVISION ONE CLARE GOLD 88 (10) (K Clarke 33, R Wurst 38, B Brandt 17) def BLYTH 57 (2) (W Jericho 20, D Philp 12, I Wandel 25). CLARE RED 90 (12) (M Bourke 32, R Jarman 27, I Trengrove 31) def MINTARO 43 (0) (D Short 12, R Hudson 11, P Seneca 20). SPALDING 73 (10) (J Sommerville 26, G Blaser 25, G Trengrove 22) def SADDLEWORTH 55 (2) (A Peters 11, M Winders 21, N Croughan 23). AUBURN 70 (10) (J Pengilly 22, M Wildash 25, R Schmerl 23) def ROBERTSTOWN 63 (2) (N Eberhard 19, J Kotz 20, B Friebel 24). BURRA 82 (12) (D Maidment 32, A Bence 21, C Boston 29) def BOOOBOROWIE 53 (0) (S Catt 22, G Williams 17, D Jones 14). Premiership table For Agst Pts % Clare Red 1390 1056 160 56.83 Auburn 1347 1137 157 54.23 Blyth 1490 1089 154 57.77 Burra 1323 1171 139 53.05 Clare Gold 1300 1160 129 52.85 Robertstn 1242 1311 94 48.65 Spalding 1169 1309 90 47.18

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WASLEYS bowler, Doug McQuade, calmly sends his bowl down during Saturday’s match at home.

Positions keep a-changing! With Port Wakefield Gold having the bye in Saturday’s Division Three competition, Owen took over top spot following their narrow four shot win over Tarlee Red. Bob Hill (O) defeated Ron Clarke (TR) 33-27 and Ken Warnes (O) proved too strong for Ian Rohde, winning 30-15. Winning rink points for Tarlee Red was Peter Dunn who was successful against Maurice Miles (O), 31-14. Riverton Black moved back into the four following their 25 shot win over sister side Riverton White. Cath Greenslade (RB) won a tight contest against Peter Koster (RW) 21-17 while Phil Gates (RB) and Ann Harrip (RB) secured comfortable wins – 3218 and 26-18 – against John Glistak (RW) and Ross Hannaford (RW), respectively. The final match saw Hamley White take the points against Wasleys. Ken Patmore (HW) accounted for John McDonnell (W) 27-15, John Parry

Saddlewth 1142 1353 67 45.77 Mintaro 1067 1423 53 42.85 Boobrwie 1060 1526 37 40.99 Division One semi finals - March 9 at Saddleworth, starting 1.30pm: CLARE RED vAUBURN, BLYTH v BURRA. DIVISION TWO RED Watervale 86 (12) d Blyth 41 (0), Auburn 71 (10) d Clare Green 63 (2), Clare Blue 91 (10) d Burra Green 46 (2), Hallett 72 (10) d Booborowie 52 (2). Premiership table For Agst Pts % Clare Grn 1187 963 148 55.21 Watervale 1218 1004 144 54.82 Auburn 1156 976 144 54.22 Blyth 1017 961 124 51.42 Clare Blue 1051 977 115 51.82 Hallett 1023 1077 94 48.71 Burra Grn 872 1188 58 42.33 Boobrwie 776 1156 37 40.17 Division Two Red semi finals - March 9 at Mintaro, Starting 2pm: Clare Green v Watervale, Auburn v Blyth. DIVISION TWO WHITE Clare White 59.50 (10) d Spalding 51.50 (2), Burra Gold 52 (7) d Robertstown 52 (5), Saddleworth Blue 69 (10) d Mintaro 51 (2), Saddleworth Gold bye. Premiership table

(HW) defeated Fritz Frankel (W) 25-22 and Marilyn Nichols (HW) completed the job by beating Steve Wendland (W) 23-18. Wasleys’ defeat in this match finishes off their season with now no chance of making the finals. Will Tarlee Red stay fourth despite having the bye? Tarlee Red, with the bye in the final round, currently sits fourth. The only way that it can be displaced is if Riverton White is able to defeat Owen this weekend. Based on results from their earlier match, Owen should enter this match as firm favourites thereby eliminating Riverton STANDINGS: Owen Port Wakefield Gold Riverton Black Tarlee Red Riverton White Wasleys Hamley White

White from finals’ participation in the process. Port Wakefield Gold plays Hamley White is what will be an important match for them. While Hamley White cannot make the finals, it can definitely influence the final standings should it repeat its defeat of Port Wakefield Gold. S i m i l a r l y, w h i l e Wasleys cannot make the finals, it can influence the final standings by upsetting Riverton Black once again as it did earlier the season. So, all eyes will be watching the respective Division Three matches to see which four sides finish where after the completion of the minor round.

M 18 18 18 19 18 18 19

Pts 104 101 97 94 87 78 78

M/R 5.778 5.611 5.389 4.947 4.833 4.333 4.105

RESULTS: Riverton Black 79 (12) (C. Greenslade 21, P. Gates 32, A. Harrip 26) def. Riverton White 54 (0) (P. Koster 17, J. Glistak 19, R. Hannaford 18); Hamley White 75 (12) (K. Patmore 27, J. Parry 25, Mar. Nichols 23) def. Wasleys 56 (0) (J. McDonnell 15, F. Frankel 22, S. Wendland 18); Owen 77 (10) (B. Hill 33, M. Miles 14, K. Warnes 30) def. Tarlee Red 73 (2) (R. Clarke 27, P. Dunn 31, I. Rohde 15); Port Wakefield Gold bye. DIVISION THREE FIXTURES – March 9: Port Wakefield Gold vs Hamley White, Riverton White vs Owen, Wasleys vs Riverton Black, Tarlee Red bye. + / - -79 +19 -24 -73 -58 -274.75 -248

S/R -4.389 +1.056 -1.333 -3.842 -3.222 -15.26 -9.842

Key: M/R = Match Ratio; S/R = Shots-up Ratio

For Agst Pts % Robertstn 908 705.75 137 56.27 Saddwth Blue 987 816 109 54.74 Clare White 919.5 826.5 107 52.66 Burra Gold 891 834 104 51.65 Saddwth Gld 909 877 83 50.90 Spalding 765.25 922 77 45.35 Mintaro 716.5 1115 17 39.12 Division Two White eliminations finals - March 09 at Watervale, starting 2pm: Robertstown v Burra Gold, Saddleworth Blue v Clare White.

Sides for Saturday

Sides for Saturday March 9, 2013. Balaklava Div 1: Balaklava v Hamley Bridge to be played at Hamley Bridge, cars skippers. Z Guy, G Palmer, K McPharlin, B Taylor (sk). O Chapman, S Hawke, R McPharlin, T Clifford (sk). B Olsen, A Northcott, A Chivell, P Thompson (sk). Div 2: Balaklava Blue v Balaklava Red to be played at Balaklava. B Philp, P McIntyre, N Veitch, J Olsen (sk). C Welke, E Edwards, J Milton, C Milton (sk). D May, D Beare, E Cunningham, L Day (sk). Balaklava Red v Balaklava Blue to be played at Balaklava. Phil Meyers, L Zerk, J McPharlin, P McPharlin (sk). S Renshaw, N Olsen, K Ackland S Guy (sk). K Cottle, H Heibisch, R McDonald, C Cowan (sk). Balaklava White v Mallala White to be played at

Mallala. Cars, skippers. J Mc Skimming, A Barr, R Hillman, T Jones (sk). N Sampson, A Fowler, M Hillman, J Bastian (sk). Peter Meyers, P Ramm, K Harkness, C Stewart (sk). Bar Duty: S Renshaw, E Edwards. Duty Rink Div 2 Balaklava Red. Owen Div 1: Owen v Wasleys to be played at Owen. G Marshman, G Ince, D Greer, T Harkness (sk). D Brown, P Freebairn, B Parker, N Harkneww (sk). I Freebairn, D Hartwell, G Harkness, G Bubner (sk). Div 2: Owen v Riverton White to be played at Riverton, cars R Hill, M Miles, W Heaslip to depart at 12.30pm. A Tiller, L Hean, L Beaty, R Hill (sk). G Pidgeon, O Parker, P Sullivan, M Miles (sk). D Lauricella, A Ince, W Heaslip, K Warnes (sk).

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No bowls were played last week due to rain. OWEN 110 +152 BALAKLAVA GREEN 89 +101 MALLALA WHITE 85 + 80 MALLALA BLACK 82 + 59 Elimination finals Tuesday March 12: 1 v 2 – Owen v Balaklava Green at Port Wakefield. Thursday March 14: 3 v 4 – Mallala White v Mallala Black at Mallala. Grand final: Monday March 25.

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THE Townies – who defeated the Cockies in Lower North Cricket Club’s major fundraiser event on Saturday night (back from left): Martin Bond, Dave Rodgers, Brad Higgs, Gib Palmer, Hayden Elsworthy, Wayne Darling, Derek Friedrichs, Ben Noske. Front: Harrison Veitch, Gary Wehr, Rob Veitch and Fil Scaffidi.

TOWNIES’ Hayden Elsworthy connects with a big hit.

Townies catch victory

CRAIG Allen catches for the Townies.

A CATCH for Cockie Tim Dixon.

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Results of A2 Grade cricket played on Saturday March 2

lower north vs auburn/mintaro

Match won by: Lower North Lower North Batting C.McPharlin ct R.Lovett b B.Hollan........ 3 B.Harkness b J.McGregor..................... 12 C.Ruiz ct K.Parish b D.Howling............. 25 S.Rowland ct B.Toy b K.Parish............. 21 S.Allen b S.Whitelaw............................. 21 M.Angel b J.McGregor.......................... 39 T.Shepherd b B.Toy................................. 3 R.Logan LBW b B.Toy............................. 0 L.Wright b B.Toy...................................... 3 J.McBride not out.................................... 8 J.Taylor not out...................................... 16 Extras 21 Total 9/173 Auburn/Mintaro Bowling Bowler O M W R B.Toy 8 1 3 21 B.Hollan 8 1 1 35 D.Howling 8 0 1 22 J.McGregor 7 0 2 36 S.Whitelaw 4 0 1 19 K.Parish 2 0 1 16 S.Simpson 3 0 0 13

Auburn/Mintaro Batting S.Whitelaw b L.Wright......................................... 0 A.Nixon ct J.Taylor b C.McPharlin...................... 3 J.McGregor ct S.Allen b C.McPharlin................ 2 S.Simpson ro S.Rowland.................................. 12 B.Toy ro McPharlin/Taylor................................. 14 R.Lovett b T.Shepherd........................................ 0 B.Hollan b C.Ruiz.............................................. 15 D.Nixon ct J.Mcride b C.Ruiz..................... 3 D.Howling not out....................................... 4 K.Parish ro C.McPharlin............................. 2 D.Cunningham b C.Ruiz............................. 0 Extras 21 Total 69 Lower North Bowling Bowler O M W R L.Wright 5 2 1 4 C.McPharlin 5 1 2 9 T.Shepherd 5 1 1 24 J.Taylor 7.2 0 0 24 C.Ruiz 4 1 3 5

Results of Under 16 cricket played on Saturday February 23 & March 2

lower north vs brinkworth/koolunga

Match won by: Brinkworth/koolunga Brinkworth/Koolunga Batting J.Lee b C.Arbon...................................... 7 D.Goss st Ru.Chapman b K.Dykes....... 40 I.Moller ct W.Dixon b N.Studham.......... 20 Jake Weckert b W.Dixon......................... 7 D.Welke ct W.Dixon b S.Michael............. 7 H.Mills retired........................................ 19 M.Catford retired..................................... 1 J.Moller st N.Studham b R.Chapman..... 0 J.Draper not out...................................... 1 J.Weckert not out.................................... 3 J.Heinjus.............................................DNB Extras 37 Total 142 Lower North Bowling Bowler O M W R H.Veitch 6 2 0 15 W.Dixon 5 0 1 32 C.Arbon 8 1 1 23 N.Studham 7 0 1 19 T.Temby 2 0 0 9 K.Dykes 4 0 1 18 S.Michael 4 0 1 10 D.Dykes 1 0 0 2 M.Mind 1 0 0 7 R.Chapman 1 1 1 0

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Lower North Batting N.Studham ct H.Mills b I.Moller.............. 0 H.Veitch retired...................................... 50 C.Arbon LBW b J.Lee.............................. 7 T.Temby LBW b I.Moller.......................... 3 R.Chapman ct I.Moller b J.Lee................ 0 W.Dixon LBW b J.Weckert...................... 1 L.Waters ct J.Weckert b D.Goss........... 12 K.Dykes run out b I.Moller....................... 3 B.Easlie ct J.Weckert b A.Krieg............... 3 D.Dykes ct A.Krieg b D.Goss.................. 1 M.Mind no out......................................... 1 Extras 8 Total 89 Brinkworth/Koolunga Bowling Bowler O M W R I.Moller 6 2 2 16 J.Lee 8 2 2 23 J.Weckert 4 0 1 17 D.Goss 6 0 2 25 A.Krieg 3 1 1 7

IT was the Townies who plucked a last-gasp victory over the Cockies in an exciting match for the Lower North Cricket Club’s major fundraiser on Saturday night at Ralli Park. It came down to a catch-off between the two teams after they were locked level at 169 runs from their respective innings. With the Cockies needing five to win off the last ball, Charlie Arbon smashed a ball to deep mid-wicket, where Derek Friedrichs initially held the catch. But in either a great show of sportsmanship, or complete clumsiness, Friedrichs dropped the ball and booted it over the boundary. The catch-off meant each player from both teams had one crack at catching a skied tennis ball, hit by Ryan Darling. The Townies took the most catches, crowning them winners. Townies captain, Martin Bond, was thrilled. “It was especially great to beat Tim Dickson,” he said. The good crowd saw an entertaining affair played on a superb summer night. Batting first, the Townies posted a competitive total, highlighted by the big hitting of Harrison Veitch,

Ben Noske, Hayden Elsworthy and Friedrichs. Fil Scaffidi provided plenty of entertainment with the bat and also miraculously cleared the boundary. Peter McPharlin impressed in the field, taking several catches and proving quite nimble. The Cockies got off to a slow start before twin-like pairing of Dickson and Arbon came to the crease, slapping 49 from their allotted four overs. Quick singles were not a feature

of their partnership, although one attempted “sprint” from Arbon sent him tumbling over, to the delight of the crowd. Their sons, Charlie and Will, stepped out to the middle with the task ahead of them and looked to be getting on top but Bond came on to bowl the final over and after two balls, the task got decidedly more difficult. The youngsters held their nerve though, to take the match to the catchoff, but it was to no avail, the Townies prevailing in a well-deserved win.

Rob Veitch, Townies, dives as Phillip Arbon, Cockies, prepares to take the bails off.

Results of A cricket played on Saturday March 2

Long Plains vs Watervale

Match won by: Long Plains Long Plains Batting H.Pym ct S.Hadley b B.Smith.................... 84 T.Daniel ct&b J.Dohnt................................. 31 B.Shimmin ct Parker b M.Butler................. 36 D.Hill ct Parker b T.Milburn......................... 53 S.Schulz................................................. DNB B.Jones ct M.Butler b T.Milburn................. 37 J.McArdle Not Out........................................ 6 R.Bushell Not Out......................................... 2 S.McArdle............................................... DNB M.Trussell............................................... DNB J.East...................................................... DNB Extras 16 Total 5/266 Watervale Bowling Bowler O M W R S.Helbig 5 0 0 29 J.Andrew-Arthur 8 0 0 46 J.Dohnt 9 0 1 34 M.Buttler 8 1 1 36 S.Hadley 6 0 0 44 B.Smith 5 0 1 44 T.Milburn 3 0 2 21 T.Smith 1 0 0 9

Watervale Batting B.Smith ct H.Pym b B.Jones................... 6 T.Smith Run Out...................................... 0 S.Parker b J.McArdle............................ 79 G.Bryksy ct S.Schulz b D.Hill................ 22 L.Milburn ct H.Pym b D.Hill..................... 0 J.Dohnt ct&b J.McArdle.......................... 0 M.Butcher b J.McArdle........................... 5 T.Milburn b M.Trussell b R.Bushell........ 14 S.Hedley Not Out.................................. 14 S.Helbig ct D.Hill b J.McArdle............... 22 J.Andrewarthup ct R.Bushell b B.Jones.16 Extras 6 Total 10/186 Long Plains Bowling Bowler O M W R B.Jone 6.3 1 2 15 J.East 5 0 0 28 D.Hill 9 0 2 62 J.McArdle 9 1 4 52 B.Shimmin 4 0 0 14 R.Bushell 3 0 1 15

Results of A1 cricket played on Saturday March 2

Auburn/Min vs Lower North

Match won by: Auburn/Min Lower North Batting T.McPharlin ct Allen b M.Prince............ 17 L.Michael ct Allen b B.Sandow............... 3 R.McPharlin ct Allen b M.Hindmarsh.... 10 R.Darling ct M.Norman b M.Hindmarsh.. 1 J.McPharlin b M.Prince......................... 68 L.Pearson ct M.Norman b B.Sandow... 87 M.Higgs Not Out................................... 21 J.Cowan Not Out..................................... 1 Extras 16 Total 5/266 Auburn/Min Bowling Bowler O M W R M.Prince 9 1 2 38 B.Sandow 9 3 2 46 M.Hindmarsh 9 1 2 42 D.Norman 9 0 0 27 J.Curtis 4 0 0 23 A.Mitchell 5 0 0 34

Auburn/Min Batting A.Mitchell ct T.McPharlin b R.Darling......... 30 M.Norman ct C.Marshalll b R.Darling......... 45 K.Allen Not Out........................................... 97 D.Norman ct L.Michael b J.Cowan............ 19 M.Hindmarsh ct J.McPharlin b Butterfi........ 8 M.Prince Not Out.......................................... 4 J.Sandow............................................... DNB J.Curtis................................................... DNB L.Broadbent............................................ DNB T.Roberts................................................ DNB Extras 21 Total 4/223 Lower North Bowling Bowler O M W R C.Marshall 9 0 0 41 R.Darling 9 0 2 50 J.Cowan 9 0 1 25 M.Higgs 5 0 0 33 T.McPharlin 4 0 0 32 J.Butterfield 4 0 1 17 L.Pearson 3 0 0 4

ROB Michael bowls for the Cockies.

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SPORT ❖ District

Young talents to wow this season IN exactly one month, round one of the Adelaide Plains footy season will be upon us. While much of the focus during the off-season is on big name recruits, LES PEARSON has a quick look at the up and coming players at each club likely to have an impact at senior level this year.

Troy Algar – Mallala THIS one was hard to pick, given the likes of Jake Birchmore, Ben Martin and one or two others I may have glossed over, all took a giant step forward last year. I chose Algar, mainly due to his speed and conﬁdence to take the game on. He’s a young game breaker already. I also love how he’s got a bit of attitude about him, a certain swagger and a bit of a mouth, the kid’s got character and a competitiveness you love to see in young players.

Rhys Darwin – Hamley Bridge I WATCHED the Hamley Bridge senior colts play a few games this year and several of their players showed an abundance of dash and tenacity, Darwin showing plenty of class as well. I gave Darwin the nod over an impressive Sam Collings, as while Collings probably has him pipped for pace, Darwin tends to be the better decision maker. They’ll both be important in the resurgence of Hamley Bridge in coming years.

HUMMOCKS-Watchman Eagles players, Dustin Guthberg, Justin Cicolella, Dylan Smith, Shaun Light, Sam van Kleef and Nathan Studham at an informal training on Monday night.

Dylan Williams – HummocksWatchman Eagles PLAYED a majority of the 2012 season in the midﬁeld for the senior colts, before earning a promotion to the A grade side late in the year. A good size, with a great attack on the footy, which carried through into his senior matches, working out of a forward pocket. While up forward, he was able to kick a few goals and with these games under his belt, he should come into strong consideration for a regular senior game this season. Thinly framed rookie, Chris Veitch, may also play an important role for the Eagles.

Lewis Bannear – Virginia BANNEAR played every game last season but really came of age in the preliminary ﬁnal against Balaklava. After being on the wrong side of a huge bump from Max Doherty, the rookie was left groggy and gasping for air in the centre of the ground. He got up, shook off the pain and played a vital role in getting Virginia’s next goal, which probably proved to be the match winner in the end. Another promising player to emerge was Corey Stronach, who was a joint winner of the senior colts best and fairest award and played ﬁve A grade matches in 2012.

BRAD Thomas, Mallala, sends the ball ﬂying during Barossa & Light Cricket Association match at home.

Shannon Slattery – Two Wells GIVEN the demand for big men in the game, Shannon Slattery is emerging as a real key to the ongoing success at Two Wells. Standing at about 6ft 4 on the old scale, the young rookie already has a huge frame on him, basically readymade for senior footy. Slattery dominated the air in the senior colts last year and will surely have a role to play in the Roosters senior teams as a key tall. A big unit with a big future.

Corey Lee-Chapman – United INTRODUCED to A grade footy in the middle of last year, LeeChapman impressed with his will to do the team things in the two senior games he played. He already has great skills but those ‘one percenters’ are arguably the most difﬁcult thing to drum into young players at times. Lee-Chapman is light in frame but throws himself at the footy regardless. Corey Sharer also played some great reserves games and made his A grade debut this year, showing great promise as a 15-year-old.

Tate Michael – Balaklava ANOTHER hard one to pick, as several youngsters will feature for the Peckers this year, including Jason McBride, robust Josh Butterﬁeld and chiselled forward, Luke Guy. Michael was a joint winner of the senior colts best and fairest last season and played eight A grade games in a tough year to crack the league side. Son of Peckers life member, Ian Michael, Tate has a far thinner frame but all the skill the old man apparently had. He’s put in a big preseason on the track and looks destined to slot nicely into the team this year.

Stanley cricket ﬁnals begin

FINALS for the Stanley Cricket Association start this weekend. In the A grade, Lower North play Long Plains in the second semi final at Clare, while in the first semi final, Auburn-Mintaro take on Clare Combined at Sevenhill. The A2 finals also begin on Saturday, Clare Red taking on Sevenhill at Balaklava in the second semi final, while Auburn-Mintaro face Lower North at Clare High School oval in the first semi final. All senior matches start at 12.30pm. The colts finals will be held on Sunday from 10am. In Division One, Brinkworth play Lower North at Clare town oval and Spalding-Booborowie take on Clare Red at Sevenhill. Division Two has Blyth/ Kybunga playing Auburn-Mintaro at Clare High School, while Clare Blue come up against Waterhill at Balaklava.

LONG Plains’ Dallas Hill celebrates a wicket with teammate Heath Pym in the match against Watervale on Saturday. Plains Producer, Wednesday March 6, 2013

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was presented with a $100 donation from the Virginia branch of the Country Women’s Association at the club’s presentation. Club secretary and treasurer, Tiffany Lawson (far right), and Di Meaney Perpetual Trophy 2013 winner, Angus Tapscott (far left), accepted the cheque from Virginia CWA president, Raeleen Besnard and CWA secretary, Valmai Quinlan.

Two Wells tennis winds up

Two Wells Tennis Club held its end of season presentation on Saturday March 2. The club fielded four teams this year and members of each team were presented with medallions for their effort and commitment by club stalwart, Di Meaney. Trophies for the best average throughout the season went to Ako Takaji (Div 1), Tarsha Briscoe (Dive 2 White), Chelsea Fobister (Div 2 Red) and Cassandra Lawson (Div 3). The Di Meaney Perpetual Trophy was awarded to Angus Tapscott. Pictured are TWTC members (front row) Cassandra Lawson, Tarsha Briscoe, Ako Takaji, Macey Briscoe, Jake Fobister, (middle row) Josh Needham, Hayley Duthie, Zoe Dart, Chelsea Fobister, Caitlin Musolino, Lauren Turner, Alicia Duthie, (back row) Jamie Humphrys, Jake Needham, Angus Tapscott, James Gameau, Jack Tapscott and Airlie Tapscott.

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Results from February 26. Snowtown 1 game 34 points (G. Schupelius 11, P. Schupelius 11/C. Bolvig 6, G. Clark 6) defeated Kadina Blue 1 game 31 points (John Lydeamore 13, D. Rodda 5/S. Rodsted 7, J. Wearn 6). Moonta Green 1 game 19 points (S. Donaldson 5, J. Lipsett 10/ B.Promnitz 3, K. Lamshed 1) defeated Balaklava 1 game 17 points (L. Sutton 1, J. Hilzinger 2 / N. Williams 8, D. Williams 6). Moonta Brown 2 games 21 points (N. Hatcher 10, B. Bagshaw 6/M. Harvey 3, J. Elverd 2) defeated Wallaroo White 0 games 6 points (J. Hendy 2, P. Davies 1/C. Fuss 1, J. Durden 2). Wallaroo Blue 1 game25 points (P. Kennett 7, I. Miller 4/J. Marshall 7, R. Price 7) defeated Kadina White 1 game 20 points ( D. Virgin 7, B. Virgin 5/T. Roach 3, L. Kinch 5). Port Wakefield – bye.

Golf balaklava

Ah folks, dear folks - what can be said of The Book’s presentation this week? Try magnificent for starters, worthy of a spot on the ceiling of any Sistine Chapel. From this most worthy tome we learn that 24 players took to the field, with an average handicap of 22, in search of success in a Stableford event, round one of the two-round Michael Trophy. Wild Bill Lokan showed ‘em how in the A grade fray with a mesmerising 32 points. Callum “Man Mountain” Michael (31) moved Wayne “Tinder Box” Nagle down into 3rd. spot aided by the evil Count Bach. Spared from this sparring were I. Michael (30), R. Hart (27), D. Hannaford (26) and last, D. Taylor (25). Murray “Smudger” Smith (38) had the round of the day and demolished the B grade boys in the process. Dave “The Ginger Ninja” Rodgers (36) used the good Count to account for a determined, hard-hitting Ron “Crime Cracker” Carney. Left to dream of what might have been were J. Michael (35), S. Michael (32), W. Berry (31), D. Barnett (30), G. Leo (25) and A. Leaver (24). Peter “The People’s Publican” Friedrichs (37) crushed the C grade, leaving Austin Henstridge (36) to limp into second spot and Dean Trickett (33) to lumber, gracefully, into third. Left to lick their wounds, icy-poles and the odd postage stamp were Joan Anderson (32), Noah Barnett (26), M. Hahesy (23), Chris Hahesy (18) and M. Keast (16). Now, dear reader, The Book segues seamlessly to other “Certain Things”, starting with Golfer of the Summer points - Murray Smith 6, Peter Friedrichs 5, Austin Henstridge 4, David Rodgers 3, Ron Carney 2 and the hoi poloi, but one apiece. Birdies were scored by Wayne Nagle on both the second and 16th, while Andrew Leaver claimed his at the eighth. Nearest The Pins were hit and held by Geoff Leo at the third, Andrew Leaver eighth, Scott Michael 10th and with his second shot into the 13th, Wayne Nagle. This Saturday we troop out to repeat the business and so find a winner in the Michael Trophy’s ultimate Stableford round, played from the blue tees again. El Presidente Ian Michael will start proceedings leaving Bill Lokan to administer the smelling salts at the 19th. Our Winter Open date has been set at the sixth. of April, but before then, if you’re still dithering about whether or not to contest the Green Jacket in the Riverland over the weekend of March 22-24, please note that for just $200 we each get 2 nights’ accommodation with hot breakfast and all three rounds of golf. Please ring Rob. Lawson on 8862 1358 to confirm your spot.

Balaklava Mid Week

Results for Wednesday February 27. A group of 22 players took to the fairways, with Bill Goudie winning the day with 45, Scott Davey 41, Merv Hameister 37, Austin Henstridge 35 CB, Brian Stewart 35 CB, Dean Trickett 35, Bill Berry 33, Dene Newton 32 CB, Mike Hahesy 32, Chris Hahesy 26, Rick Campbell 25 CB, Cherrie Taylor 25. DNF’s

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Balak scores Phil Barry trophy To honour the late Phil Barry, who played tennis for both Balaklava and Blyth tennis clubs, both clubs set up a perpetual trophy for the first round when the teams play each other. Due to unforeseen circumstances, the inaugural match could only be played on the last match of this season. It was played at Blyth, and Balaklava won the match in a thriller by just seven games.

were Jill Taylor Les Masson, Barrie Thompson, John Curnow, Joan Anderson, Doug Taylor, Greg Sonntag, Jerry Toms, Genni Edwards, Rob Phillips. Birdies: Bill Goudie holes 3 and 13, Scott Davey hole 3, Bill Berry hole 6. Putts: Bill Goudie 23 putts. NTP: Bill Goudie hole 3, Cherrie Taylor hole 8, Merv Hameister hole 10.

Shooting Mallala Gun Club

Results from Sunday March 3, 2013. 45 Target Medley: AA; C Bentley 98/100, 2nd; J Hawker 95/100, A; I Wedding 90/100, 2nd; B Duncan 89/100, B; J Algar 71/75, 2nd; P Schwerdt 70/75, C; A Carlesso 63/75, 2nd; E Bria 60/75. 5 Target D/Barrel, shoot off point score: First C Bentley 89/89 50 Target D/Barrel Club Championship:AA & o/ all; G Gilbert 145/145, 2nd; C Bentley 144/145, A; R Mack 45/50, 2nd; T Wedding 43/50, B; L Francis 46/50, 2nd; J Algar 45/50, C; A Carlesso 48/50, 2nd; E Bria 47/50. Best Overall in “C” Grade: A Carlesso 116/130.

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Players actually needed a real warm up last week! But it didn’t help Cherie Cleary’s Slugs, who were very sluggigsh against the absent Diane Gregor’s Gnats, going down 6-41 to 0-7. The Gnats were helped by two handy fill-ins, Kellie Harrison and Kym Woodroofe, who helped pound their way to an almost record winning score. Cherie’s strong opponent was Kym, who showed no mercy by winning two dak droppers, one each with Kellie and Sam van Kleef, over Cherie and partners Viet Nguyen and David Northcott. Oops. Gnats’ Mary Heslop and opponent Danielle Murphy, had the best scores, with every set scoring a two – for Danielle anyway! It was a sad state of affairs for the Slugs who are sitting comfortably at the bottom of the premiership table. The other division two match didn’t see any oval shaped scores but plenty of ones, twos and threes, especially on the Worms side of the scoresheet. Alice Parson and Fran Henderson were absent and Tom Forrest and Michelle Williams filled in, managing

• Pictured are captains, Scott McDonald and Pauline Hill holding the trophy, with team mates (from left): Helen Barry, Dillon Michael, Shaz Pike, Angela Battle, Don Veitch, Scott, Andrew Lane, Pauline, Kirsty Williams, Terissa Smart and club president, Darren Scholz. Absent: Andrew and Kellie Harrison. to win their set together and the only one for the Worms, over Wade Hudson and Peter Rohrlach. Wade and Peter regrouped in their next two sets to take the honours. Bec Houston’s Grubs were assisted by fill-in Henry Lane, who played one of the shots of the night, through his legs, backwards with a double twist and pike for a smashing winner! His opponent Carolyn Mutton, couldn’t believe her eyes! Bec had a good hit against Warren McRostie but was too good. Final score Grubs 5-31 defeated worms 1-17. Division one matches were a bit closer with Pauline Hill’s Newts defeating Andrew Lane’s Beavers 4-26 to 2-24. Where’s Wally? He has assured Pauline he’ll be back before the finals! Jarrad Thiele and Gary Wehr, on season debut, filled in for the Newts, and although they didn’t win together, helped the team to a win. Gary and opponent Andrew, played two tiebreakers, with both going Gary’s way. Pauline and Paul McBride were happy to partner Gary in those, seen giving high fives afterwards. The reliable Beavers girls, Joy Ryan and Cherie Cmrlec, won their set together. Beavers Darren Scholz had some good rallies against Paul, having consistent 5-3s, and was unlucky to lose a last set tie. Top team, Scott McDonalds Turtles had a close win 4-27 to 2-22 over Chris Curnow’s Crocs. The two captains were pitted against each other all night, with scores being two, three, and then four to Chris, who just couldn’t snare the tiebreaker win with Gary Wilson against Scott and Jordan Taylor. It appeared the Crocs were playing a game of tactics, as they faced Marty Brice against Helen Barry all night, and young Kirsty Williams against old girl Julia Hoskin all night. And it almost worked – close, but no cigar! Kirsty featured in both the Crocs’ winning sets, one each with Marty and Gary. A close match overall as expected seeing these are the top two teams. Premiership round as at February 28: Division one – Turtlies 9, Crocs 7, Beavers 5, Gators 3, Newts 2. Division two – Worms 9, Grubs 9, Gnats 7, Slugs 2.

Lower North Juniors

DIVISION 1: Balaklava Green 4-28 d. Balaklava Gold 2-27 Doubles C.&D.Michael d. Taylor/B. Freebairn 6-4 Williams/T.Scholz lost to Z.Scholz/G. Freebairn 4-6 Singles Callum Michael d. Jordan Taylor 6-1 Dillon Michael d. Brett Freebairn 6-5 Ashleigh Williams lost to Zac Scholz 0-6 Todd Scholz d. Gemma Freebairn 6-5. Two Wells 4-26 d. Mallala White 2-19 Doubles Takaji/Gameau d. Graham/Jarmyn 6-0 Humphrys/

Tapscott lost to Wilson/Parsons 1-6 Singles Ako Takaji d. Trent Graham 6-0 James Gameau d. Laura Jarmyn 6-3 Jamie Humphrys d. Brooke Wilson 6-4 Angus Tapscott lost to Edward Parsons 1-6. Mallala Black-0 d. Hamley Bridge on a forfeit. DIVISION 2: Two Wells Red 5-33 d. Balaklava Gold 1-19 Doubles C.Foubister/Musolino d. Michael/ Renshaw 6-2 Tapscott/J.Foubister d. Clifford/White 6-3 Singles Chelsea Foubister d. Toby Michael 6-3 Caitlin Musolino d. Syjourn Renshaw 6-0 Jack Tapscott lost to Aaron Clifford 3-6 Jake Foubister d. Kirrily White 6-5. Balaklava Green 5-31 d. Long Plains 1-17 Doubles West/Heaslip d. H.Hosking/Daniel 6-3 Selleck/ Mumford d. M.Hosking/Waddell 6-2 Singles Billy West d. Harry Hosking 6-2 Sarah Heaslip lost to Jessica Daniel 1-6 Kristy Selleck d. Mary Hosking 6-1 Daniel Mumford d. Matthew Waddell 6-3. Mallala 4-31 d. Two Wells White 2-20 Doubles J.Furst/Tiller lost to T&M Briscoe 4-6 G. Furst/ Howard d. Dart/Duthie 6-1 Singles Jackson Furst d. Tarsha Briscoe 6-5 Georgia Furst lost to Macey Briscoe 3-6 Jake Tiller d. Zoe Dart 6-0 Alex Howard d. Alicia Duthie 6-2 Owen White 5-33 d. Owen Red 1-15 Doubles Lane/Harkness d. S.Parker/Heaslip 6-5 Lloyd/Burman d. Gameau/L.Parker 6-1 Singles Connor Lane lost to Sophie Parker 3-6 Jake Harkness d. Jessica Heaslip 6-0 Kaitlyn Lloyd d. Tom Gameau 6-3 Lisa Burman d. Lucy Parker 6-0. DIVISION 3: Balaklava Gold 6-36 d. Balaklava Green 0-17 Doubles C.Tiller/Lane d. Woodroofe/ Freebairn 6-5 L.Tiller/Heaslip d. Allen/White 6-4 Singles Claudia Tiller d. Tommy Woodroofe 6-4 Emma Lane d. Matthew Freebairn 6-2 Lexie Tiller d. Lori Allen 6-2 Kate Heaslip d. Ashley White 6-0. Hamley Bridge 3-27 d. Owen 3-21 Doubles E.Loffler/Watson d. Heaslip/Lane 6-2 Sellars/M. Loffler lost to Wood/Parker 5-6 Singles Ethan Loffler d. Max Heaslip 6-0 Amber Watson lost to Britt Lane 3-6 Kimberley Sellars d. Dylan Wood 6-1 Mackenzie Loffler lost to Kayleigh Parker 1-6. Two Wells 4-28 d. Mallala 2-26 Doubles Lawson/ Needham lost to Bakker/M.May 3-6 Turner/Duthie d. Matters/J.May 6-4 Singles Lauren Turner d. Gabrielle Bakker 6-4 Josh Needham d. Matt May 6-4 Cassandra Lawson d. Kimberly Matters 6-2 Hayley Duthie lost to Jack May 1-6. Final Premiership Table Division 1 Pts % Mallala Black 18 59.70 Two Wells 16 59.09 Balaklava Green 15 62.12 Mallala White 12 51.52 Long Plains 9 45.90 Balaklava Gold 8 46.97 Hamley Bridge 0 19.64 Division 2 Pts % Balaklava Green 22 69.23 Owen White 20 64.10 Balaklava Gold 18 62.82 Two Wells Red 16 58.97 Mallala 12 46.58 Long Plains 8 39.74 Two Wells White 7 32.88 Owen Red 1 20.59 First and second Semi-Finals to be played at Balaklava this Saturday Morning, (9/3/13): Division 1: Mallala Black v Mallala White; Two Wells v Balaklava Green. Division 2: Balaklava Green V Two Wells Red; Owen White V Balaklava Gold.

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Results from Saturday March 2, 2013. A Grade Blyth 12/196 defeated Balaklava 12/103 for the Phil Barry Memorial trophy . Clare Masters 4/72 lost to Clare Young Guns 20/134. Hilltown 11/107 defeated Long Plains 13/102. Clare Aces 11/93 lost to Saddleworth 13/120. B Grade Dalkey 20/139 defeated Blyth 4/68. Auburn 19/137 defeated Riverton 5/85. Watervale 20/135 defeated Hilltown 4/66. Juniors Clare Yellow 5/52 lost to Clare Red 7/65. Clare White 4/40 lost to Clare Green 8/58. Blyth Crocodiles 4/38 lost to Mintaro 8/60. Clare Blue 5/48 lost to Blyth Alligators 7/52.

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

Thompson Beach, near new, 3 bedroom house, air conditioning, long lease, suit, retirees $250 p/week. Phone 0419 036 915.

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Lowline cows - two 6 year olds and two 12 month olds. Phone for details 8862 7080 or 0400 173 863.

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COTTLE Keith and Ada (Nee Roberts) Married March 13, 1948. Congratulations mum and dad ,Nan and Pa on achieving this amazing milestone. You are such wonderful role models and we love and thank you. From Garry, Bronwyn, Karen,Spin, your 6 grandchildren and partners and 12 great grandchildren.

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All tenders must be submitted on the forms of the oﬃcial Tender and placed in a sealed envelope clearly marked “Tender Box, Weed Spraying Tender, Number 2013-02-IS”. Tenders to be delivered to Infrastructure Services Manager at Wakefield Regional Council, Scotland Place, Balaklava or post to PO Box 167, Balaklava SA 5461. The lowest or any other tender may not necessarily be accepted. David Hassett Infrastructure Services Manager

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This is a fantastic career for the right person with the opportunity to earn well above the award wage and a package that includes a company vehicle as well as many other fringe beneﬁts. If you are energetic and cheerful with a great work ethic, we want to hear from you. Applications close 5pm Wednesday March 20 and can be emailed with a covering letter to: tom.redden@clarevalleytoyota.com.au or posted to PO Box 467 Clare SA 5453, attention Tom Redden, or hand delivered to Clare Valley Toyota 380 Main North Rd Clare.

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Required for a cropping and sheep property in the Adelaide Plains area. HC licence an advantage. House available

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Natural Fertilisers requires a suitably qualified and experienced HC Truck driver. This is a casual position (approx 30 hours per week on average). Applicants for the position will need to demonstrate: • Previous experience in the loading of equipment & vehicles. • Forklift or tractor experience desirable. • Ability to undertake routine maintenance. • Strong organisational & time management skills. • A commitment to safe work practices • Ability to work as part of a team • A flexible approach to working hours Written applications outlining relevant experience/skills and including the names of two referees, should be addressed to: The General Manager In-Field Ag Pty Ltd 10/24 Bridge Street Balhannah SA 5242 or email: info@infield.com.au

EXPORT OFFICER Full Time Position

Taylors Wines, a family owned and operated wine company is home to some of Australia’s most consistently awarded wine brands. 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 Plains Producer, Wednesday March 6, 2013

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1. The proposed works involve adding U900 technology to share with G900 and U2100 technologies on existing sector 1 and sector 2 antennas. No additional equipment to be installed. 2. O p t u s r e g a r d s t h e p r o p o s e d installation as a Low-impact Facility under the Telecommunications (Lowimpact Facilities) Determination 1997 ("The Determination") based on the description above. 3. Further information can be obtained from Kelly Nelson at Aurecon on 03 9975 3614, email: Kelly.nelson@ aurecongroup.com and at www.rfnsa. com.au RFNSA Site no: 5501002

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This well presented three bedroom home is everything you need for a weekender, family home or investment property. The cheery semi modern kitchen has plenty of bench and cupboard space plus a new electric wall oven and separate hot plates and adjacent dining area all with easy care ﬂooring. The lounge room features a cosy slow combustion stove with a tiled hearth. Space saving built in robes are a handy feature in two of the carpeted bedrooms. The bathroom has been modernised with a new shower screen and vanity and the laundry also has built in cupboards. The exterior of the home also has many features including a shady back veranda with an area enclosed by shade cloth, free standing double carport and large steel frame shed. The yard also has an area put aside for vegies and has established fruit trees. The home is ready to move into so make an inspection time now.

PORT WAKEFIELD $205,000 This lovely 5 bedroom home has stacks of room and the kitchen and bathroom have just been renovated. The large as new kitchen presents exceptionally well and has ample cupboards and bench space along with an electric stove. The lounge is situated at the front of the home and has an open fire place and plenty of windows to take advantage of the afternoon sea breezes. The fully tiled bathroom is complete with bath, vanity unit and a linen cupboard. The laundry has also been upgraded with tile surrounds and new ﬂoor coverings. All the hard areas have been done now, so just enjoy the lifestyle. The home is set on a easy care block with rear access from the back street. There are tenants in occupation at the moment and it is showing a healthy return on investment. This property is tremendously priced for a quick sale so get in and be first to inspect so YOU get the head start on purchasing this property.

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4. Written submissions should be sent to: Kelly Nelson, Aurecon, PO Box 23061 Docklands, VIC 8012 by Wednesday March 20, 2013.

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• 626 Saints Rd, Balaklava Stage 2 - Vacant Land

WATTLE RIDGE ESTATE • 9 lots remaining • W/frontages • Sizes: 527m2 to 1,057m2 • Price range $68,950 to $92,950

RENTALS

• 20 Kelly St. Balaklava $175/wk • Unit 2, 24 Ralli St Balaklava $210/wk • 33 Wallace St. Balaklava $240/wk • Whitwarta Rd. Whitwarta $250/wk

BALAKLAVA

8 Elizabeth Street

$85,000

This three bedroom home is situated in a quiet no through road and is set on a large allotment of 1012m2 {approx.}. The lounge is carpeted with wood panelling featured on the walls. The kitchen includes a wood stove and sliding doors which let in plenty of light. Outbuildings include a double garage and the huge block provides plenty of options. Come and see the potential and value for yourself.

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SOUTH HUMMOCKS $240,000 Part Sec 484

This lovely 3 bedroom home with some built ins is the ideal set up with privacy, serene lifestyle and sheds with stacks of room. The land is currently cropped by neighbours but that could change if you want it for your livestock or motorbikes. The good sized modernized kitchen has ample cupboard and bench space along with an electric stove and dishwasher. The lounge has a slow combustion heater and split system air conditioning for year round comfort in the home. The bathroom is complete with bath, separate shower alcove and a vanity unit. The home is set in an easy care garden which has that lovely relaxed feel to it with storage sheds and enough aviaries to suit even the biggest bird lover. The other out building is of a generous size and I think it would take an effort to fill it up.This will certainly sell quickly so get in now and enjoy your little bit of Australia.

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Only one match to go… TERRY Spaks lines up for Wasleys in Saturday’s Division One clash with Hamley Bridge. PHOTO: LISA REDPATH

THE penultimate round of Wooroora Men’s Bowls took place on Saturday – the opportunity to snare a finals’ spot was taken up by some sides and let slip by others.

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Wooroora Men’s Bowling Association secretary With the completion of the latest round of Division One matches, three sides have now secured a finals’ spot following Owen’s good win over Riverton. Owen travelled to Riverton expecting a tight encounter against a fellow finals’ contender. At the end of the match, Owen had secured a comfortable 24-shot win with all rinks up. Neil Harkness (O) had an eight shot win over Mark Griffiths (R), 23-15, Tim Harkness (O) defeated Neil Rogers (R) 28-17, while Glen Bubner (O) had the tightest win, 29-24, over Barry Mullins (R). Meanwhile at Wasleys,

Hamley Bridge scored a much needed win over the home side, finishing 15 shots and two rinks up. Leading the way for Hamley Bridge were Cris Donohue (HB) defeating Doug McQuade (W) 2517, and Andrew Lemmon (HB) with a 28-19 win over Sherri Nicolai (W). Wayne Grady (W) gained two rink points for Wasleys with a narrow 20-18 win over John Bubner (HB). The final match featured the top two sides Balaklava and Port Wakefield, both secure with the knowledge that neither would lose the double chance. n Continued page 18

Cool in the pool THERE was plenty of ‘splishin’ and a-splashin’ at Balaklava swimming pool last Friday, when the local Primary School took to the water for their swimming carnival. Pictured is Olivia Loy making her way across the big pool in a tyre tube relay. n RESULTS AND MORE PICTURES – page 16

n with football season just a month away, les pearson looks at some up and coming talents – page 21

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