Est. 2013 Issue: Vol. 2 No. 7 1 July, 2014 Please take one Printed 1,000 Emails 263
WILLUNGA ---GAZETTE--A monthly publication of the Willunga Business and Tourism Association Inc Damage assessments and restoration of NBN connections and associated telephone connections continued into the week. Have you been affected? - Contact SA Power Networks on 131261 and ask for a claim form to be sent to you. -------
Triple Z 91.1 by Tom Laing There is a new community radio station going to air on 91.1 FM in early October 2014 in the southern vales area. Southern Vales Community Radio Inc (SVCR) which has received it community broadcast license from the Australian Community Media Authority (ACMA), is the governing body of Triple Z which is to be a community based radio station serving the Willunga Basin and surrounding districts including Mt Compass, Meadows and from Happy Valley across to Christies Beach in the north. Their aim is to complement existing radio choices for listeners with the emphasis on our local southern area. Triple Z is a not for profit community association run entirely by volunteers and financed through memberships, sponsors, grants, donations and fund raising activities. -------
Cinemallunga on a Roll by Brian Dempsey Photo B Dempsey
Raj, was returning to his country of Birth after a decade living in Melbourne. He decided to ride his motor bike all the way.
Pictured here in front of the Bakery Raj, a sustainable architect said he detoured through Willunga to inspect the Waldorf School architecture and chat with Dave Roberts re the Rammed Earth process. His facebook blog ’looongroadhome’ -------
$000’s damage bill as over 35 Willunga premises affected by faulty transformer by Tom Laing On Saturday evening, as a full house at Willunga Show Hall enjoyed a “Life with Brian”, a number of Willunga premises experienced horrifying moments as a transformer fault in Moore Street sent power surging through their housing and business premises causing thousands of dollars worth of damage to appliances and fixtures. With the terrifying sounds of loud bangs like fireworks, and horrific sights of lights unexpectedly flaring and dimming and smoke billowing from appliances, microwaves unexpectedly burst into life and died, DVD players sent forth dark clouds of smoke, televisions ended their reception, air conditioners closed down to never heat or cool again, ovens ceased their baking, hot plates gave up the ability to cook, refrigerators ceased cooling, extractor fans ceased pulling and NBN connected householders lost their phone and internet connections. Late on Saturday evening and in the early hours of Sunday morning SAPower Network crews individually checked each affected household, eventually returning stable power a little after 1am.
Photo B Dempsey
A chance pick-up of roadside rubbish will soon be a valuable prop for the Cinemallunga team. A broken ‘chocolate wheel’ turns out we believe to be the original wheel of fortune used on NWS 9 ‘Adelaide Tonight’ back in the 1960’s. An inscription on the back reads” I Fairweather Wheel of Fortune NWS 9 Tynt St Adelaide Ph JX 6111”
The wheel will make its debut after kind restoration by Nelson Garwood at the August 23rd Cinemallunga Event “Strictly Ballroom”. Will there be a Dolly to help with the spin for the patron’s fortune. What other shenanigans could evolve from this holy grail??
Willunga Gazette – published by Willunga Business and Tourism, PO Box 22, Willunga SA 5172 www.willunga.com
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