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Two Wells District Tennis Club was recently named the 2017 SA Tennis Club of the Year (Rural). Pictured here with the club’s new awards are, from left, Two Wells junior coordinator Marie Tapscott, life member Di Meaney and president Trudy Van Osch. PHOTO: BEC O’BRIEN

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Bec O’Brien reports: It has been a big few years for the Two Wells District Tennis Club and earlier this month their dedication, hard work and enthusiasm was recognised when they won the Most Outstanding Tennis Club (Rural) at the recent state tennis awards. Almost on the brink of folding just a few short years ago due to crippling debt, lack of players and dwindling community support, the then committee came up with a unique incentive to kickstart new memberships, rally support and raise much needed funds.

Angle Vale Football Club held its Breast Cancer Network Australia day on May 27. Pictured in his supporting pink regalia is Brad Gale.

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Limited spend as APC proposes modest rise for ratepayers THREE draft business plans proposing rate rises of 1.8 per cent, 3 per cent and 3.5 per cent will be considered at Adelaide Plains Council’s upcoming budget discussion. APC infrastructure general manager, Martin Waddington, suggested

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Will residents in the newly established Hickinbotham estates of Eden and Liberty pay higher Korunye council rates than the residents currently living Lower Light in the Adelaide Plains Council area already do? The answer from council is…..maybe. Ward Belt There is a great deal Lewiston of confusion as to what Two Wells Gawler Middle negotiations were made Beach between Hickinbotham Gawler River and the Adelaide Plains Port Gawler Council, before it was under the direction of the MacDonald Buckland Port Gawler Park Penfield Virginia Park Munno Para mayor and CEO. Conservation Andrews current Gardens Park Farm During the recent Penfield May council meeting, Waterloo RAAF Base elected representatives Corner Edinburgh Elizabeth voted to consider the application of a special rate Angle Vale, Lewiston, Two Wells, & to finance council’s conVirginia, Middle Beach, Lower Light, Port tractual obligations with Gawler, and Buckland Park. Hickinbotham Group associated with Eden and Liberty development in Phone 8862 1977 Two Wells. FACSIMILE 8862 1997 Councillor Jones NEWS editor@twowellsecho.com.au flagged the confusing SALES sales@twowellsecho.com.au outcomes of what the internet www.twowellsecho.com.au negotiations with Hick-

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inbotham actually were, in regards to the establishment of the Community Development Fund, aimed to finance infrastructure projects. “All we know that is we’re up for all this money,” Cr Jones said. “We will have one vote, Hickinbotham will have two votes. “So I’m not sure, as that has us at a disadvantage. “So obviously we’re putting up the money but they’re going to have a vast majority of the votes, so they’ll be able to steer that money wherever they want. “I want to see a bit more clarification, and a bit more understanding, how all this is going to work and how it’s going to affect ratepayers.” Cr Keen then offered

her understanding of the agreement between council and Hickinbotham. “I was under the impression it was also supposed to be for ongoing maintenance because Eden and Liberty are going to expect Adelaide type streets etc, therefore staff are going to be more active there, so I thought it was supposed to be funding all that as well,” Ms Keen said. APC mayor, Tony Flaherty then weighed in on the discussion and suggested much of the confusion was because some current councillors were not present when the decisions were made. “We’re struggling because none of us were here when this was done,” Mr Flaherty said. “So we’ve got no idea.” Cr Jones quickly replied, “well I was, but I was in the dark too.”

“We were just told we had to do it or it was not going to happen,” he said. CEO James Miller joined the discussion. “We held a special meeting a few months ago down at Two Wells and I put forward a report in relation to the Hickinbotham development and what that means for the council going forward, and it’s quite substantive, absolutely it’s quite substantive for what the financial obligations are,” Mr Miller explained. “We’re looking to have further discussions with the Hickinbotham group about what those obligations are because clearly with a small rate payer base I’m not so sure we’re in a position to fund all that stuff, to be perfectly blunt.” Commenting after enquiries by the Echo about the intent of coun-

cil to introduce a special rate for Eden and Liberty ratepayers, APC general manager of infrastructure Martin Waddington said a special rate is something council could consider in the future but was not planned for the upcoming financial year. “It’s been done before, you can get special rates applied in lots of different ways,” Mr Waddington said. “In this case it might be that if people want a higher standard in their development then they need to pay a bit more for it and not burn the rest of the ratepayers because of it. “These are just things that are exercising in our minds at the moment. “They’re not in the next year’s budget, it may never be, but it certainly would be remiss of us to not explore all our options.”

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The volunteer community in Two Wells is losing two of its biggest supporters in Bev and John Smith-Trim. The 12-year residents have sold up following a health scare and are moving to Queensland to be closer to family. The couple moved to the area in 2004 and immediately immersed themselves in local community groups and activities. “Getting to know people when you move in to a new area is not the easiest but I visited the Two Wells Craft Shop and was soon assisting on the volunteer roster,” Bev said. “What a lovely way to meet people from all over the world. “I have so enjoyed my years at the shop and wish Dianne Meaney, Mollie Frost, Judi Frost and Evelyn Dyer and all their volunteer helpers every success for the future. “It is an amazing asset and if you haven’t visited it make sure you do.” Community involvement grew from this initial contact at the craft shop, with the couple soon taking on roles at what was then the Tourism and Trade Association (now Two Wells Regional Action Team). For the past two-and-a-half years Bev has been president of TWRAT, saying this community group is working hard for the community. “What an honour it has been for me to lead this vibrant team who have done, and are doing, so much for the community,” she said. While the group is doing its bit to grow and support the region, Bev says there is still much more work to be done. “One major disappointment has been the delay in the construction of the new shopping precinct in Two Wells,” she said.

Two Wells volunteers John and Bev Smith-Trim are saying farewell and moving to warmer climes.

“This should have been a priority and with new residents coming in to the several new subdivisions in the area the opportunity for them to do their shopping in the area has not been realised. “I am sure investors would have been keen to be part of this if council had been proactive.” Public transport should also be a priority, with Bev saying the present service is so bad it may as well be non-existent. “A transport hub in the area of the former Two Wells railway station with room for feeder buses to feed a suburban train would be ideal,” she said. Meanwhile, John soon became involved in the Two Wells CFS, and was quickly welcomed into the fold. “I was so proud of his design of a special type of funnel, which assisted with the filling of sandbags during the floods

last year,” Bev said. “His design was constructed by local firm Simon Built and proved very valuable.” A highlight of their time in Two Wells has been the annual Christmas Street Parade. Bev says this involvement has been such fun and has given her the opportunity to meet some wonderful South Australians. “The highlights include His Excellency Governor Kevin Scarce and Mrs Scarce, the vivacious Jane Doyle from Channel 7 who flew in by helicopter, plus Amelia Mulcahy and Tim Noonan who presented the Channel 7 weather from Two Wells, as well as 5AA’s Andrew Reimer, who have all supported us so well,” she said. “Thanks to all who have donated to help the parade continue. “The parade has grown and is now well known throughout the

extended rural area and draws visitors from many areas.” On their first night in Two Wells Bev and John stayed in a room at the local motel. On hearing of their imminent departure, owners, the Wilmshurst family, offered the couple a dinner for two and a night’s accommodation as a way of saying farewell. This is a gesture which epitimises the community spirit of Two Wells. “We have made many friends and we hope to stay in touch with them all after we move,” Bev said. “Thank you for that friendship. “One final word, community service is just the best way to get to know your area and its people. “Offer yourself to one of the groups and you will gain so many friends and enormous satisfaction.” Two Wells Echo, June, 2017

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Mallala’s unhappy campers “Not hospitable,” were the two words French backpacker, Alexis Mathis used to describe the temporary camping grounds Adelaide Plains Council has created after the closure of the Mallala Oval to travellers. “It is muddy, and not very friendly for camping,” he said. The 24 year old electrical engineer, travelling around Australia on a working holiday, had enjoyed camping at the Mallala Oval before it was closed by council last month. However, he was only given a day’s warning about the sudden closure of the camp ground, saying ‘it was very short notice.’ “There is no other camping like this around the area.” Alexis was part of a group that had been working casually at D’Vine Ripe, however, he said ‘all the people who were staying here, we all lost our jobs.’ “As foreign tourists, we were quite sad as we are a small community, but Australian tourists were moved on too.” “The people in Mallala are very friendly, we used the take-away store and bought our groceries here.” John Lush, chairman of the Adelaide Plains Ratepayers and Residents Association, spoke during the open forum at the last Adelaide

Natalie Centenera reports: Plains Council meeting, outlining his disappointment with the closure of the camping grounds. “I’m a bit dejected, because with the stroke of a pen, you took a lot of people out of Mallala,” Mr Lush said. Since the park opened in 2013, 1500 people have paid for a key. “1500 couples, equating to 3000 people spending money in town, was a good thing, and I thought we might have been able to find a more positive way to manage the problems of the park,” he said. “There’s not much use us trying to dress the town up and make it a better place, to make the Adelaide Plains a destination, if we’re hanging up the No Camping sign.” This ‘No Camping’ sign now hangs directly in the entrance of the oval, although council has sectioned off an area to the east of the oval site, which is the old Marshman Road, as the formal camping ground. However, there is much confusion now as to whether camping is allowed in Mallala. “There’s not a sign saying this is a camping area,” explained APC’s general manager of infrastructure,

Sign indicating where the temporary camping grounds are located, quite a distance from the usual camping entrance into the Mallala Oval. LEFT: The new No Camping sign that greets tourists looking to stay in Mallala.

French traveller, Alexis Mathis, enjoyed his time camping at Mallala, but now finds the temporary camping site unsuitable for staying overnight. Martin Waddington. “We did a little bit of work to level the ground and that’s finished now, it’s available for camping. “We didn’t change the policy, we stopped people from camping

within the oval site, for many good reasons.” “The new area has been sectioned off with red bunting, so they’re able to use that area,” Mr Waddington said. Despite council’s conciliatory efforts to provide a temporary camping site, Mr Lush said “nobody is camping in Mallala at the moment.” Alexis Mathis left Mallala when the oval site was closed and travelled to Port Augusta. However he had enjoyed his stay at Mallala so much, he came back to

visit the town briefly before heading off to Darwin. But he was unsure as to whether he could stay the night due to the confusing signage, plus the commonly used travelling app, WikiCamps, indicates there is no camping. “It is very confusing,” said Alexis. The Mallala Lions Club has expressed interest in developing a caravan park in a bid to attract tourists to the area, and is now in discussion with council staff to formulate what the arrangements will be.

Council seeking support for suicide prevention network Bec O’Brien reports: SA Health has committed to facilitating Suicide Prevention Community Networks across the state as a part of the South Australian Suicide Prevention Strategy (SASPS). The SASPS calls for a whole community response to suicide and every community can help through the development of such a network. The network seeks membership that is reflective of the diversity of the community; that is inclusive of business, industry, agriculture, viticulture, service clubs, churches, schools and sporting clubs as well as those who have been touched by suicide. Adelaide Plains Council development and community general manager, Robert Veitch, said coun-

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cil had begun to look at this issue, and what it could do, last year. “Further to a council resolution in 2016 to consider the establishment of a Suicide Prevention Network in the Adelaide Plains Council area, we hope to find out if there is genuine interest from the community in setting up a community led group,” Mr Veitch said. “We commend local community groups that may already provide such support, as every life matters. “However, if there is enough interest in establishing a specific group to provide support to the community in this important area, council will consider the facilitation of this.” Members of the community interested in participating can contact council and register their interest in participating in a pilot project with a view to the community establishing its own SPN.

Further information can be found at SA Health’s website www. sahealth.sa.gov.au or contact Rob Veitch at Adelaide Plains Council on 8527 0200. Gawler SPN group president, Rod McKenzie is also happy to be contacted on 0488 993 549 between 9.30am and 2pm weekdays or anytime Saturday. Check out the Gawler Suicide Prevention Community Group facebook page www.facebook. com/GawlerSuicidePreventionCG Registrations of interest can be made via email, telephone, and mail or at any of APC’s council offices and can be marked confidential if desired. Registrations close Friday, June 30 2017. info@apc.sa.gov.au 8527 0200 or PO Box 18, Mallala 5502

BE PART OF A SUICIDE PREVENTION NETWORK IN THE ADELAIDE PLAINS A suicide prevention network works towards reducing the stigma of suicide, encouraging community connectedness and providing information and education regarding help. As part of the SA Public Health Plan, the Adelaide Plains Council is seeking expressions of interest from members of the community to establish a Suicide Prevention Network (SPN).

REGISTER YOUR INTEREST NOW For further information or to register your interest contact Rob Veitch at Adelaide Plains Council by phone, email or post. Registrations will enable Council to determine the level of interest to set up a pilot program with a view to the community establishing its own SPN. Further information can be found at www.sahealth.sa.gov.au Registrations close Friday June 30, 2016 DN0304

Adelaide Plains Council is seeking expressions of interest from members of the community to establish a Suicide Prevention Network. Suicide Prevention Networks seek to start life saving conversations, working toward breaking down the stigma of suicide, encouraging community connectedness and provide information and education regarding available help and support. The networks, as a part of the SA Public Health Plan, aim to help develop communities to be suicide aware, able to respond to individuals in suicidal crises and support those bereaved by suicide. Through the networks Suicide Prevention Action Plans are developed to address suicide in the local community by taking a multipronged approach that suits the uniqueness of each community.

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St Patrick’s Technical College REPORT CARD St Patrick’s Technical College used St Patrick’s Day celebrations to launch an interim report that has tracked their past students’ pathways since their graduation from the school. The report kicks off a year of celebrations in which the College marks their 10th anniversary. Some of the findings of the report: 

774 students have commenced apprenticeships since 2007 generating $144.8 million in wage earnings to the local community.

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83% of former students still live in Northern Adelaide.

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Their apprenticeship completion rate is 93% - more than 35% above the national completion rate. 99% of past students included in the interim report are currently employed.

Congratulations St Patrick’s. This is a great report card.

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NO FRILLS: Council’s frugal financial forecast Adelaide Plains Council has completed its final budget workshop and will present its preferred options at its upcoming June meeting. The draft 2017/18 budget, long term financial plan (LTFP) and annual business plan (ABP), which closed community consultation last month, is very much focused on asset management, consolidation and unnecessary spending, according to APC infrastructure general manager, Martin Waddington. In proposing its rates for the 2017/2018 financial year, council has considered its Strategic Plan 2013 to 2016, the current economic climate, issues raised by the community, the budget requirements for the upcoming financial year and the impact of rates on the community, in particular householders and primary producers. Land use categories of residential, commercial and primary production are used as the basis of council’s general rate calculation. Currently APC are considering three rating options including a 1.8% increase, a 3% increase and a 3.25% increase. “Our asset management plan, which we consulted on…(and) interestingly got no submissions, has a very, very strong focus on maintaining the assets that we’ve got ahead of creating new assets,” Mr Waddington explained.

Bec O’Brien reports: “Why create new assets when you’re already finding it difficult to maintain the ones you’ve got?” The draft LTFP for the period 2018-2027 shows APC is expected to make operating deficits for the next 10 financial years with a 1.80% increase in average rate, excluding the impact of Two Wells developments and 0.50% growth, unless operating costs are drastically reduced and efficiency and pro-

hard reality of it. “I think considering we’ve had no feedback from the community that’s violently opposed to that approach (little spending), I think council are finding that it’s the right way to go. “It’s not palatable, everyone would love new roads everywhere, new buildings everywhere, all the bells and whistles, we’d love all that, but the cold hard reality is we’ve got a budget where we can’t do that.” Mr Waddington said many council’s often had to build their budgets around a lot of

“Why create new assets when you’re already finding it difficult to maintain the ones you’ve got?” - Martin Waddington duction is improved. “There’s not a lot of new spending in this budget,” Mr Waddington said. “There’s a commitment to our share of the roundabout with respect to the developments of Eden and Liberty, which was negotiated a long time ago, but we’re stuck with that and that really puts a huge hole in our budget. “It doesn’t leave much discretionary funding left for anything else and that’s the cold

‘what if’ situations, particularly when trying to factor in state or federal government grants, and APC was working hard to listen to the community about its needs and wants. The draft 2017/18 budget, long term financial plan (LTFP) and annual business plan (ABP), specifically states: “While this is not the ideal proposition the Council want to project for the next financial year in terms of financial sustainability, it shows Council’s

true financial situation, that need to be addressed by a combination of actions such as: a) Commitment to improve the efficiency and the productivity of the Council operations; b) Reduce council operating/ capital expenditure to a level sustainable and accepted by the Community; c) Targeting government grants to supplement Council rates revenue in delivering Council programs (co-contribution from the Council may be required); d) Introduce separate rate to meet expenses associated with high standard of service level and contractual obligations associated with Two Wells development; e) Increase Fixed Charge (remained at $100 since 2012/2013 Financial Year) as well as rate in the dollar in line with CPI or more; f) Implement a freeze on recruitment of staff for new (and unfunded) positions (not the replacement of existing positions); and g) Continue to participate in collaborative procurements through LGA Procurement and Barossa Regional Procurement Group (BRPG) to receive group discount on purchases; etc Adelaide Plains Council’s next monthly meeting is on Monday June 19 at the Mallala Council Chambers starting at 6.39pm.

Firey Women in Two Wells Welcoming a free fire safety workshop for women in Two Wells are local residents Cindy Barber and Rebecca Miller, with Two Wells CFS brigade lieutenant Chantel Harris.

Here’s a shout-out to all the women in the area. If you have ever wanted to learn more about bushfire safety and what to do in a fire emergency here’s your chance. The South Australian Country Fire Service will be holding a free two-day bushfire safety workshop at the St Joseph’s Catholic Church Hall in Chapman Street, Two Wells on Thursday June 22 and Friday June 23 from 9am – 3pm. The thought of protecting your home against bushfire or even leaving a loved one when a bushfire is close by is a daunting one, so the CFS is offering a Firey Women course to help empower women during the fire danger season.

Bec O’Brien reports: CFS community engagement officer, Helen Hennessy, said it is not uncommon for women to remain at home with children while their partners are fighting fires. “Women are left vulnerable unless they have an awareness of bushfire safety and the knowledge required to defend their homes and protect their families,” Ms Hennessy said. “Without this understanding women are more likely to place themselves at greater risk by leaving their homes with their children at the last minute. “During Firey Women we discuss a range of topics and

conduct practical components, including how to operate a farm fire pump and other firefighting equipment. “The workshops offer a safe and non-threatening environment for women to learn new skills and protect their families and livelihoods.” Two Wells resident, Rebecca Miller, is all for the workshop, saying it is a positive thing for the community. “I think it’s a great idea,” she said. “It’s that extra bit of knowledge of what to do in an emergency.” Topics covered in the twoday workshop include: Preparing yourself emotionally

Understanding bushfire warnings and Fire Danger Ratings Identifying hazards around the home Bushfire behaviour Creating a Bushfire Safety Plan For more information or to make a booking contact Two Wells CFS lieutenant Chantel Harris on 0422 627 886 or Helen Hennessy at the CFS Community Engagement Unit on 0457 102 151 or email helen. hennessy@sa.gov.au. Firey Women will also be held at other locations around the state, for more information on those workshops visit the CFS website www.cfs.sa.gov. au. Two Wells Echo, June, 2017

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Coining a big heart at Two Wells Primary Bec O’Brien reports:

Gold Logie winner, Samuel Johnson, publicly thanked Two Wells Primary School on Instagram for it’s involvement in the Big Heart Project. In the picture are Two Wells Primary School students adding five cent coins to their heart.

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Two Wells Primary School had its moment of Instagram fame recently when gold Logie winner, Samuel Johnson, publicly thanked the school for its involvement in the phenomenal five cent Big Heart Project. Last month, the school took part in the challenge to raise much-needed funds for cancer research by collecting their loose change and donating as many humble five cent coins as possible. Students across the school gathered in the gym and placed their coins inside a large heart and raised more than $930 as a result. Their contribution was acknowledged online by Johnson, whose sister Connie is fighting cancer, with a public post on his Instagram page Love Your Sister stating “Two Wells Primary School - $935, or 233 metres contributed. Heartfelt thanks, from a very happy little brother. xxsam”. The 233 metres is in reference to an attempt by the charity Love Your Sister at the world record for the longest line of coins, which currently stands at 75.4 kilometres and is held by a town in Austria. However, Love Your Sister was so inundated with donations they had to think bigger

and decided to create a heart people could help fill with buckets of silver coins. Thousands of families around the country purchased a metre ($2.90) in support of the project, with Connie helping to lay the coins in the shape of a massive love heart, which could possibly have been seen from space. The big heart challenge raised a whopping $2.2 million towards cancer research and TWPS counsellor, Zoe Evans, said it was a fantastic project for the school community to be a part of. “We are so grateful to the students, staff and community of Two Wells for supporting us,” Zoe said. “We were still receiving donations on Monday after the challenge. “While doing the challenge, students exhibited signs of kindness (sharing their coins with others), creativity (making our love heart), teamwork (cooperating and working together) and honesty (leaving behind ALL of their coins to donate) and of course love (talking about family members that they have lost to cancer). “A special thank you to Bendigo Bank in Salisbury for counting 18,732 five cent coins! You rock! “Well done TWPS, we couldn’t be more proud.”

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Your Community Send or amend your free community announcements at news@twowellsecho.com.au alcoholics anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous, Meets every Thursday evening in Two Wells, Commencing at 8pm in the Hall at St. Pauls Anglican Church Old Port Wakefield Road, Anyone who thinks they may have a problem with alcohol is welcome to attend.

basketball Two Rivers Basketball Association, Angle Vale Primary School, PO Box 455 Two Wells SA 5501. Basketball Coaching Clinic from 5pm, Games commence from 5.30pm, 12 & Under, 15 & under, learn basketball in a friendly family atmosphere. Contact Paul on 0414 248 732.

Calisthenics Two Wells Calisthenics. Looking for something new and lots of fun? Come along and give it a go! Classes held at Two Wells Primary School, Tuesday Night practice, Sub Juniors(7-9 years) 5pm to 6.30pm. Juniors(10-12 years) 6pm to 7.45. Inters(13 and older) 6.45pm to 8.30pm. Phone Jodie Simons on 8524 3990 or 0423 928 311, first lesson complementary.

Children’s centre

Two Wells Community Children’s Centre, 27a Gawler Road, Two Wells. Community-based, fully accredited. Childcare for children aged 6 weeks to 12 years, Monday to Friday 7am - 6pm. Full time/ part time/casual care, before and after Kindy care, vacation care for school-aged children. Dept of Education Preschool and Pre-Entry. Qualified, caring staff. Educational, developmental programmes, and Special Needs services available. Nutritious, fresh meals. Children are too precious for profit! Visit www.twowellskgn. sa.edu.au or phone 8520 2358.

child & youth health

Child and Youth Health, Child and Youth Health services are held on the 2nd and 4th Friday of each month at The Two Wells Children’s Centre, 27a Gawler Rd, Two Wells 9.15am to 10.30am and 1pm to 4pm by appointment only, 10.30am to 12 noon drop in. Call 1300 733 606 for appointments.

Community bus

Community Bus, return trip to Elizabeth City Shopping Centre, Only $5 return (kids free), Next bus. June 3, 2017. Bus departs Mallala Post Office 9am, Port Parham Sports and Social Club 9.15am, Two Wells Bakery 9.40am, Dublin, Lower Light & Lewiston by arrangement. Return departs Elizabeth 3pm. All bookings contact Jasmin Daniele 8520 2233.

Community centre TWO Wells Community Centre, Available for hire for weddings, special occasions, seminars, conventions. Seats up to 200, large kitchen & bar, Contact. Lance Morgan 0407 796 195 for more information.

Community Library

CommuniTY Public Library, Located in the Institute. Hours. MondaysClosed, Tuesday & Thursday - 9.30am to 5pm, Wednesday – 1pm to 7pm, Friday – 9.30am to 3pm, Sat – 9am to 11am, Phone 8520 2100.

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Church times Anglican Church Services St Peter’s Mallala 1st Sunday of the month 10am June 4 10am July 2 10am August 6 Contact. Nita Noble 8527 2303 St Paul’s Two Wells 10am June 11 10am June 18 10am June 25 10am July 9 10am July 16 10am July 23 10am July 30 Contact. Di Meaney 8520 2308. Priest. Fr Bart O’Donovan (08) 7510 1148. St Peter’s Anglican Church South Australia’s History Festival – May 2017 St Peter’s Anglican Church Since 1884. Still Going - Looking Forward The church will hold its usual first Sunday of the month service on Sunday May 7 at 10am. It will also be open each Sunday afternoon in May from 2pm to 4pm. All Welcome.

Equestrian & Pony club The Adelaide Plains Equestrian club holds riding and horse-related events on the 4th Sunday of each month. Riders of all ages and abilities welcome. Visit the club’s website at www.freeteams.com/ APEC and check out what’s coming up or for more information contact Sam on 0408 455 677.

flag FLAG - play-based group for families. This is a FREE service for anyone with children aged birth to 4 years. Come and join us in some fun, games and activities. 9.15 -11.30am every Friday in beginning of school term 2, Uniting Church Hall, Gawler Road. For more information please contact Tanya Wilson 0438 202 840, Narelle Copley 0439 837 099, Colleen Sheedy-Palethorpe 0417 899 968.

kennel & obedience club A DEL A IDE P l a i n s K e n n e l & Obedience Club, Training Wednesday evenings, Beginners, Grades 1 & 2 - 7pm, Grades 3, 4 & 5 - 7.40pm, Conformation 7.40pm. All breeds & people welcome. If you have a problem come & see us. Contact Josie on 8524 3499 for more info.

landcare Landcare Two Wells, Lewiston & Districts Land Care Group, Monthly Activities. Land Care is bigger than your back yard. Pat. 0419 860 981, Sharon. 0412 345 852.

Lions Club Angle Vale The Lions club of Angle Vale holds their meetings on the 2nd & 4th Wed at the Clubrooms Gabriella Court, Angle Vale, 6.30pm start. New members always welcome for more info please call 0416 452 925.

Lions Club Two Well

Two Wells Lions Club meets on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month at 7.30pm at the Two Wells Tavern. Contact Rodney Mildred on 0418 856 883 for more information. All are welcome.

Mallala Foreshore Advisory Committee

Mallala Foreshore Advisory Committee meets the second Tuesday of every month except January at 7pm in the Old Council Chamber in Two Wells. New members welcome. Contact Barb Reid on 0407 798 285 for further info.

Mallala Men’s Shed

Mallala & district men’s shed inc. Are open weds 9 till 12, Sunday 9 till 1pm, other times by agreement. Get involved in projects or just a coffee and a talk. Conference room available by request. Contact Norm Dicks 0428 559 787 or just turn up.

Mallala Weight WATCHERS

Mallala Weight Watchers Group has moved to a new venue. Weighins, followed by a group meeting, will now be held at the Mallala Uniting Church every Monday night from 6.30pm. New members welcome.

Neighbourhood watch

Neighbourhood Watch meeting held every second Tuesday in the month (except January) at 7.30pm in the Two Wells Community RSL, Main Street of Two Wells. For more information contact Dave Body on 8524 2036 or Maria Aunger 8520 2328.

Time Out Craft Group Time Out Craft Group at Two Wells. Meet Wednesday’s fortnightly, from 10am to 12noon Hart Memorial Hall, Two Wells. June 14 & 28. July 12 & 26. Contact Di Meaney 8520 2308.

TWo wells BOWLING CLUB

Whether you are new to lawn bowls, and inexperienced or seasoned player, you will always be welcome at the Two Wells Bowling Club. Pennant teams play on Wednesday (Men), Thursday (Women), Saturday (Open gender). Contact Bev Molloy Phone. 0427 970 865. The clubrooms at Old Pt Wakefield Rd are available for hire and bar facilities may be provided. Contact Margaret Gameau Phone 8520 2257.

Two Wells Blue Light

Two Wells Blue Light held 5 times a year. For ages 8 to 17 years. For more information contact Maria Aunger on 8520 2328 or Anne Porter on 8524 3382.

Two Wells CFS

CFS senior training every Monday night starting at 7.30pm open to anyone over the age of 17 years old. Everyone welcome however day time crews are needed. Cadet training is every 2nd Wednesday starting at 5.30pm until 7pm. Open to anyone aged 11 and above. Located in Wells Road Two Wells.

Two Wells craft shop

The Two Wells Craft Shop located in the old Court House is a treasure trove of handcrafted items, gift ware, local produce of olive oil, honey, jams and relish, bric-a-brac bargains, and hardy, healthy plants ideal for this area. Open Tues. to Fri 9.30am - 4pm. Sat 9.30am 1pm Closed Sun and Mon. Find us on facebook. Facebook.com/ twowellscraftshop.

Two Wells CWA

CWA Wells Girls is the newly formed Two Wells branch of the South Australian Country Women’s Association (SACWA) which welcomes women of all ages and backgrounds, and provides an opportunity to socialise, form new friendships, share skills and knowledge, and opportunities to support your local community. Meetings are held on the 3rd Tuesday of the month at the Two Wells Bowling Club at 7pm, new and interested members are welcome to come along. Find us on Facebook www.facebook. com/CWAWellsGirls/ or email CWA_WellsGirls@hotmail.com for more information.

Two Wells Equestrian & Pony club

Two Wells Equestrian and Pony Club hold rallies on the first and third Sundays of the month at 9.30am on our grounds, Aunger Road, Lewiston. Further details on www.twepc.com.au.

Two Wells Golf club

Two Wells Golf Club, McPharlin Road Lewiston (extn of Bethesda Rd). 18 holes Scrapes course open April to October. Competitions; Tuesdays Ladies day, tee-off 9 - 9.30am. Thursdays, Mixed comp. followed by bbq lunch, 9 am tee-off. Saturdays Mixed Comp. tee-off from 11 am. Membership available Phone Club 8520 2607 or Secretary Adam Bail 0407 711 793.

Two Wells Playgroup

Two Wells Playgroup is held during school terms in the Two Wells Primary School hall from 9.30am until 11.30am for babies and children up to 5 years of age. Contact Clare on 0413 814 047 for more information or drop into the school on a Tuesday morning and see what all the fun is about.

Two Wells Probus Club

The Combined Probus Club of Two Wells Inc. Meetings are held in the Two Wells Bowling Club on the 4th Monday of the month from 10am. Come along and hear our guest speakers and enjoy some companionship. Contact. Judith Lamont 8380 9140.

Two Wells Red Cross

Two Wells Red Cross meets on the first Tuesday of every month at the Catholic Church Hall, Two Wells at 1.30pm. All are welcome. Contact Jasmin Daniele on 8520 2233 for further information.

Two Wells RSL

Two Wells RSL sub-branch, Old Port Wakefield Road, Two Wells, phone 8520 2826. Open Tuesday 9.30am and Fridays 9.30am til 6.00pm. All welcome. Contact president Tony Flaherty on 0412 773 111 or secretary John Allen on 0411 894 245 for further information. Subscriptions are now due. Cash or cheque

Two Wells scouts Cubs & Joeys

Two Wells Scout Group. Cubs - 6.30pm - 8pm (Tuesdays) Scouts - 6.30pm - 8.30pm(Thursday) Joeys - 6pm - 7pm (Friday) Contact the Group Leader, Roger Ford. 0409 202 445.

Two Wells Regional Action Team

Meetings are at 7.30 pm on the 3rd Wednesday of each month - in Two Wells Catholic Church Hall. Contact Caroline Scutcheon 0417 801 178 for more info.

Two Wells United Kids

Two Wells United Kids is a fun Christian-based group open to children aged 7y.o to Year 7 held every Thursday afternoon from 4.30pm-5.30pm at the Two Wells Uniting Church Hall. For a gold coin donation, there’s lots of games, craft, activities and of course discussion. More information can be found at facebook.com/ TwoWellsUniting or contact Tim Littleford on 0466 330 556.

Two Wells United Youth

Two Wells United Youth is an engaging and interactive Christian social group for children aged 12 years old to Year 12. The group is based at the Two Wells Uniting Church and offers a casual gettogether every Wednesday from 5pm-6.30pm where everything from the bible, football teams, friendship groups and favourite foods is open for discussion. $3 includes tea. More information can be found at facebook.com/ TwoWellsUniting or contact Tim Littleford on 0466 330 556.

Uniting Church Australia Op Shop

Two Wells Uniting Church treasure trove op shop, opening times, Monday to Friday 9am to 4pm and Saturday 9am to 12noon. Open all school holidays, come in and browse, Uniting Church Hall Drew Street, Two Wells, contact Pam Duncan 8520 2764 any time for information.

Uniting Church Australia Adult Fellowship

Uniting Church Adult Fellowship. Meetings held monthly in the Uniting Church Hall with the aim to provide supported friendship and opportunities and to support the ongoing mission of the church. For information contact Mollie Frost 8520 2073 or Alan Howell 8520 3063.

yoga

YOGA, Classes are at the Two Wells Catholic Church Hall are held on Mondays 7pm to 8.15pm. Enquiries to Diane 8520 2308 or 0427 616 301.

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Liz’s top dogs dance their way to success

John Dawkins MLC June update Earlier this month I had the honour of attending the Two Wells Melodrama Group’s 2017 show “A Sweet Tale”. It was an outstanding production, full of great humour, entertainment and excellent company.

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The group was formed in 1982 to perform an annual theatre production in the local area. Each show is locally written and involves upwards of 250 people. I even played a minor performing role in one of the productions in the mid-1990s! Each show is performed in conjunction with a three course meal catered for by the Two Wells Community Centre, and all event proceeds are shared amongst local community organisations. The group has collectively raised more than $500,000, and last year they raised over $30,000. Across the Two Wells community everyone chips in their own way to keep the group thriving. I look forward to many more years of great entertainment from the folks at the Two Wells Melodrama Group and congratulate them on their outstanding work this season. I encourage everyone to go along, make a donation or even put their hand up to perform – as I did long ago!

Dancing with Dogs participant Liz Brady and her superstar dogs Annabelle and Jasmine and some of the props they use in their routines. “DWD is a fun, challenging sport where dogs need to have high levels of control off lead (and) it is ideally suited to people who love music and dogs.” Making the event even more fun are the dogs’ decorative collars, incorporation of props and handlers’ costumes. Liz’s dogs are also competitors in Rally Obedience (known as Rally-O), which is a relatively new fun dog-sport based on traditional dog obedience principles but carried out in a more informal and relaxed style. Rally O competitions see the handler familiarise themselves

with a course of sequential signs set up by the judge in advance of performing with their dog, and unlike traditional obedience competitions, handlers are allowed to encourage their dogs with verbal praise and petting throughout the course. Annabelle and Jasmine have competed successful in Rally-O for a number of years and both have gained state champion trophies in this sport. It seems there is so much to learn and do with your dogs these days, so why not get out there and give them a go? If you enjoy music and hav-

ing fun with your dog then Liz assures me you’ll love DWD. DWD is a fully accredited dog sport with the Australian National Kennel Council and competition events are held about six times a year. For further information about DWD contact Karin Marder (kazart@iinet.net.au), Jenny McLoughlin (jennydan@adam. com.au) or Jean Milnes (jean. milnes@googlemail.com.au). You can also look them up on Facebook or visit the website www.dogssa.com.au and search for DWD.

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In State politics, this month saw the Liberal Party announce its plan to improve the standards for our children’s education, with its “Literacy Guarantee” policy. This is an incredibly important plan which will assist in improving our children’s literacy and numeracy standards, which sadly lag behind the nation. The policy also has a strong focus on assisting children with dyslexia and other learning difficulties to ensure they are not left behind. The $9 million commitment also includes $300,000 to make breakfast programs available to every school that needs one. No child should go to school hungry, leaving them at a serious disadvantage because of their inability to focus and learn effectively. Finally, I received great feedback from last month’s column about the new boundary changes and how my brief explanation helped people understand where they fall in the redistributed electorates. Unfortunately, there’s still a lot of confusion about where people are going to be voting in the 2018 election. While Two Wells, Virginia and Angle Vale will all be in Taylor, the Lewiston, Gawler River, Korunye, Reeves Plains and Redbanks localities now become part of the electorate of Schubert which is centred on the Barossa Valley. If you’re still unsure which electorate you’re in, visit the Boundary Redistribution website at edbc.sa.gov.au or contact my office.

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You’ve heard of Dancing with the Stars and possibly even watched the movie Dances with Wolves, but have you ever heard of Dances with Dogs? Neither had I until I met the lovely Liz Brady of Two Wells and her delightful dogs Annabelle and Jasmine. Dances with Dogs (DWD) was first competitively established in South Australia in 2012 and according to their website is “obedience training with a twist”. This unique discipline of dog training sees dogs display their understanding and knowledge of commands by incorporating obedience skills within a choreographed routine to a chosen piece of music. There are two categories of competition, Heelwork to Music (HTM) and Freestyle. Liz, along with her Chihuahua Annabelle (7yo) and kelpie Jasmine (4yo), has been involved with DWD for the past five years and her dogs have achieved great success. Annabelle is currently the highest titled dog in Heelwork to Music and has an advanced HTM title, while Jasmine has just started competing in advanced classes. Both dogs have been awarded multiple top scores in competition in both HTM and freestyle divisions. Routines range in length from as little as one minute for starter (beginner) dogs and incorporate only a few tricks, while more advanced dogs need to have a routine of 3-4 minutes in length and demonstrate multiple and complex tricks. Liz says DWD is a sport for people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds and dogs of all breeds, and is a great way to meet new people and have fun with your dog at the same time. “Although some competitors come from a dancing background, the majority, including me, do not,” Liz explained. “Not being able to dance will not stop you succeeding in the sport.

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Plans to protect prime production property Adelaide Plains Council has started preparing an amendment to its Development Plan to help implement the State Government’s plan for major primary production and horticulture growth on the Northern Adelaide Plains. The Northern Food Bowl Protection Areas Development Plan Amendment (DPA) will include the designation of significant areas for primary production, horticulture and value adding food related industries and the implementation of policies that will help protect these

Bec O’Brien reports: areas from urban encroachment. The DPA will also include updated mapping of both the Gawler and Light rivers. APC development and community general manager, Robert Veitch, said council’s work on the Food Bowl DPA was progressing, with the appointment in recent weeks of a consultant to lead the process. “There’s a stakeholder workshop happening in a couple of

weeks and that is specific in the logistics horticulture area that those stakeholders will be involved in,” Mr Veitch explained. “From there we’ll kick off the allied food industry involvement. “This is very ambitious and if we do achieve it, it will be pretty amazing.” Mr Veitch said the success of the DPA was linked to the caretaker period of state government, which takes effect before next year’s election and it was important for council to keep pushing and working through its

statement of intent (SOI) over the next few months. “Council needs to get this on John Rau’s desk before the caretaker period starts for State government in mid-Jan next year,” he said. “I think with the roll-out of NAIS hoping to occur early next year we will utilise that in our favour and try to keep pushing it along.” A statutory eight-week consultation process on the draft DPA is currently proposed for August to October 2017.

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Failure to invest in inFrastructure The Liberal’s 2017 Budget fails South Australians. Turnbull’s Budget does not provide a single extra dollar for infrastructure in South Australia. South Australia needs this funding not only to build the infrastructure but also to create local jobs. The Liberal’s drove Holden out of Australia putting thousands of jobs in jeopardy.

The inaugural “Running of the Ball” raffle event was an instant success, with 500 numbered tennis balls let loose and the winner taking home a cool $500 in cash. Last year the club staged the Australian Open Trophy Celebration Party at the club, which included display of the actual Oz Open trophies, a visit by tennis legend Todd Woodbridge as well as a junior tournament and fun Fast 4 corporate competition. This year that event helped the club be named the Adelaide Plains Council’s community group of the year at its January Australia Day awards breakfast. There is now also a thriving junior competition taking part in the Gawler and District Tennis Association during summer as well as the popular junior coaching program Hot Shots. TWDTC president Trudy Van Osch, couldn’t be more proud of the club’s efforts and achievements in recent times, saying the club was a finalist in two categories at the Tennis SA Awards Dinner held at the Adelaide Convention Centre on May 5 – the

Most Outstanding Tennis Club (Rural) and Most Outstanding Tournament or Competition. The club’s junior coordinator Marie Tapscott was also a finalist for the Volunteer Achievement award. “The atmosphere of the room was amazing when it was announced we had won the award,” Trudy said. “We couldn’t wipe the happiness off our faces. “This has been one of the greatest and successful years the club has experienced. “It’s a privilege being involved with the tennis club and an honour being the president for the last three years. “This award is a tribute to all the hard work and commitment by the past and present committee members. “Congratulations to you all.” Following the announcement, junior coordinator Marie Tapscott said the recognition feels fantastic. “We’ve gone from strength to strength over the last few years,” she said. “There’s a lot of vibrancy in our committee and within our club and we can’t thank the community enough for its support.”

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TWDTC president Trudy Van Osch and junior coordinator Marie Tapscott on stage to receive Tennis SA’s Most Outstanding Tennis Club (Rural) award.

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Powerful Playford payer protest Residents in the Playford Council area put their fighting gloves on last month when news of a proposed mammoth rate rise hit the streets. Strong social media campaigning, community held meetings, and extensive media coverage has snowballed into an almighty ‘power of the people’ movement against council’s Draft Rating Policy, with talk of legal action over its public consultation process. Primary producers were first to voice their outrage when the Draft Rating Policy was put out to public consultation, which, for them, meant possible increases of up to

Natalie Centenera reports: 200 percent. Such huge increases were an attempt to reduce commercial rates in a bid to attract further investment into the area, however, this comes at the expense of farmers and those residents whose property is worth more than $250,000. More than 500 people attended a Playford Council meeting on May 23 to voice their opposition, with more than 100 residents registering to make a verbal submission, an unprecedented amount wishing to address council members.

Not all those registered stayed until the early hours of the following morning to be heard. With another meeting for June 6 scheduled to hear submissions on the council budget, residents are taking it as an opportunity to finish what they started on May 23. David Ridgway MLC, Shadow Minister for Primary Industries, Regional Development and Tourism, attended the council meeting, speaking to growers and residents. “In a region with shocking levels of unemployment, it beggars belief Council has decided to undermine the viability of successful businesses by proposing a massive increase

to their rates,” he said. “The sum total of this foolish cash grab will be less job opportunities for the people of northern Adelaide.” Mr Ridgeway also took aim at Leesa Vlahos, member for Taylor, and Geoff Brock, Minister for Local Government, for their absence from the meeting. However, Ms Vlahos has voiced support for her constituents saying she does not support Playford Council’s cash grab at the expense of local growers, and has written to council expressing those concerns. “I am particularly worried our local farmers will be faced with yet another financial hard-

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ship as they recover from storm events which have adversely impacted their businesses,” she said. Shaun Reardon, president of the Angle Vale and Districts Residents Association (AV&DRA), has been actively garnering community awareness and support to protest the rates increase. From organising community meetings, liaising with other community groups from Virginia and One Tree Hill, to collecting funds and having bumper stickers produced sporting the catchcry, “Playford Council it’s time, play fair on rates”, Shaun is determined to do what he can

to stop any unfair increases and make council accountable for its actions. The AV&DRA is now collecting names of those residents who did not know about the rate increase. “We want to start putting together a list of people who were not aware so we can run a case against the City of Playford, in that they failed to adequately consult with all ratepayers on a wide spread issue,” he said. “It is the three resident associations and the broader community that have started this uprising and we shall continue it until we are treated with respect and fairness by the very council that takes our money.”

Playford councilor, Carol Muzyk (right) with Angle Vale Lions’ Dorothy Lewtas. Residents at the Angle Vale Retirement Village enjoyed a delicious morning tea last month all in the name of supporting a good cause. The May 25 event was organised by the Angle Vale Lions Club in support of the Cancer Council’s Biggest Morning Tea fundraising efforts. An impressive $1580 was raised by those in attendance, which included Playford councillor, Carol Muzyk, who later posted on her Facebook page about the event. “Well done to the organisers and a big thank you to all who attended and supported this wonderful event,” she said. No doubt the yummy goodies and cups of tea went down a treat. Well done ladies and gents.

Lots to learn at local CWA The CWA Wells Girls is one of the newly formed evening branches of the South Australian Country Women’s Association, and meet monthly in Two Wells. We are a diverse group of women coming from different ages, backgrounds, and skill levels, and it’s more than just knitting, crocheting and making scones and jams. It’s about meeting others, building friendships and getting involved with the local community. Many of our members work full time or have family commitments during the day so the evening meeting time is a convenient. Our last meeting on May 16 involved a shared meal where members brought along a plate to share, and was an opportunity to taste some dishes we wouldn’t usually make ourselves and get to know each other a bit better. It was great to see a couple of new people come along and see what we are about. We meet monthly, every third Tuesday of the month, at the Two Wells Bowling club at 7pm. The next meeting is on June 20, where our current president Christobel Crabb will be giving a demonstration on how to bake the perfect sponge cake, and how to turn it into a Swiss Roll. We will also be having a go at making lemon butter with locally homegrown lemons. New members, or anyone interested in finding out more about who the CWA Wells Girls are, what we do, and what we are about, are welcome to come along, no pressure to join. Prospective members are welcome to attend three meetings before making the commitment to join. Ladies of all ages and backgrounds are welcome...and no craft or cooking skills are required to become a member. For more information checkout www.facebook.com/ CWAWellsGirls/

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Dublin History Group president, Ian Telfer (right) and wife, Jan, with former Dublin resident Ray Laintoll.

Steven Griffiths and wife, Donna, with the 1930s football guernsey of Len Webb. Mr Webb was Donna’s great uncle.

Local residents for 87 years, Laurel and Bob Barr, who have since retired to Balaklava, look through some of the football sporting memorabilia.

Dublin’s sporting history on display

The Dublin History Group presented a fascinating and comprehensive display of local sporting history as part of the South Australian History Festival last month. The event on Sunday May 28 at the Dublin Institute saw the group, which is dedicated to the preservation of the local history in the area known as the 100 of Dublin, deck out the institute with a varied display of sporting photos, memorabilia and written memories. Taking pride of place on stage was a 1930s football guernsey once worn by local Len Webb and his elder brothers when they played

Bec O’Brien reports: for the Dublin Football Club as part of the Adelaide Plains Football League. Reportedly Len last wore the Guernsey in the late 1950s. Speaking to those in attendance, including Liberal member for Goyder, Steven Griffiths and his wife Donna, who has a direct family link to Len, DHG president Ian Telfer said it was clear sport played a big part in the lives of residents in the area for generations. “We are extremely proud of the

sporting history here in the 100 of Dublin,” he said. Some of the sports covered in the display included football, darts, BMX riding, cricket, tennis, pigeon racing and coursing, bowls, car rallies and horse events. The Dublin History Group offered visitors the chance to scan photos and submit memorabilia items and rounded out the event with a lovely afternoon tea. For more information about the DHG contact Ian Telfer on 8529 2472, email info@dublinhistorygroup.com.au or visit the website www.dublinhistorygroup.com.au.

Former Dublin resident, Ron Welke (now of Flagstaff Hill) and his wife, Bernice enjoyed browsing through the collected sporting memorabilia and tales.

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Langes put Power passion on plane

hen Port Adelaide announced they were playing in Shanghai in 2017 I didn’t think too much of it to be honest. It wasn’t until we bumped into an old friend whose husband was going that mum (Sue) and I thought it might be something we could do. Mum organised a package through the club and I thought “What the hell Quick trip to China, support the club and get a taste for the culture, why not?” So we booked the five-day (including two travel) in January this year. It came around quickly, before we knew it Mum, Dad (Tony) and I were heading off! I hadn’t done any research and didn’t realise until we were on the plane that it was a nine-hour flight, whoops! The movies got us through and eventually we arrived in Guangzhou, south China. We were meant to have a short stopover and board our flight on to Shanghai however all flights were grounded due to a typhoon. We caught up with most of the PAFC cheer squad to rebook flights for the next day with the thousands of other passengers and ended up having to stay the night in the airport. Not my finest hour!! We eventually made it Shanghai where we were surprised at how clear it was, with all the hype about the pollution. Also how pretty the city is, despite it having the potential to be a soulless, concrete jungle the streets were lined with beautiful flowers, gardens and trees with the Huangpu river flowing through the centre of the city. We checked into the Charms hotel with what felt like the other 50,000 Port members. It was great to be surrounded by

Rachel Lange reports: black, white and teal and friendly faces amongst a very different culture and language. It made it very easy to strike up friendships and common chatter about our beloved club and sport in the downstairs bingo bar. The three of us decided to extend the trip by another couple of days given the troubles on the way over and so were able to relax and get out and see the city. The river at dusk on a mini yacht was a beautiful view of new and old Shanghai, Pu Dong having only developed in the past 25 years from farmland to Shanghai’s financial district. Sunday, game day came around and the buzz at breakfast was great. Everyone was dressed in all their gear (despite the hot temps) and everyone was keen to get out and onto the metro hours before the game was due to start. What a feeling walking into Jiangwan stadium, which had an almost gladiator feel, with 5,000 of Port Adelaide’s most die hard fans. The security was stern, the sun was blazing and the tension was high as we realised that we really bloody needed to win this! We had a bit of a help with confidence when they announced the national anthem and accidentally hit play on our club song!! The boys did a great job playing in the heat and away from their usual routines. We were a very proud crowd when we belted out “we’ve got the power to win” at the final siren. The buzz at bingo afterwards was amazing and it felt like a very special

Dressed in their Port Power gear, Sue, Rachel and Tony Lange from Two Wells joined 5000 other Power supporters to watch the historic overseas game in China.

club-moment to be a part of. We had a couple more days in Shanghai visiting a water village, Shouzhang on a two-hour bus trip out of the city (Dad and I were lucky to make it back after getting ourselves separated from the group!). On our last day we took on Disneyland with a couple of new friends, which was a fun day. We had a great four days experiencing a slice of China. I am a big fan of our Chinese restaurants at home so I was surprised

when there was no sweet n sour pork or honey chicken on the menus, and Mum often had to stick to fried rice to avoid anything too spicy! We survived the language barrier through the talented bilingual locals, google translate and a bit of old fashioned pointing and nodding. Dad and I almost survived without Facebook (almost) but I must say we very much missed Google!! We were a bit stumped with some cultural differences in terms of «politeness» but you get that in a big city.

Our trip home was a whole other story which I am actively trying to forget about but had us missing our international flight home so we spent another overnight in Guangzhou without our luggage (probably not somewhere I would return to!!). We spent a lot of time in airports and in transit compared to the time there but hey, them›s the risks of travel! As I have the opportunity to reflect I just feel proud to be part of a great club and to have been a part of a game that will go down in history. LS0169

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The whole cast of A Sweet Tale on stage.

Alex Chapman and Sam Batson sang Lionel Bart’s “I’d do anything” to great applause.

LEFT: Providing the soundtrack to this year’s Melodrama was a small team of talented musicians including, from left, Melina Lubcke on cornet, Brian Wilson as musical director and Gwen Blesing on guitar. Ready for another show were TWMG president and stage manager Lance Morgan and Robert Arbon.

LEFT: Enjoying this year’s production was, from left, Malcolm and Judi Frost with Sheila Butterworth and MLC John Dawkins.

Local groups benefit from Sweet Tale show

Two Wells Melodrama Group’s 2017 production was once again a great success, with local community groups the biggest winners. This year’s show got off to a rousing start on May 12, with lots of audience participation as well as fun and frivolity on stage, which continued for the following two weekends and also incorporated a Sunday matinee show. A Sweet Tale, written by cast member Sarah Groom and directed by Eleisha Arbon, took the audience to Lollipop Land, where the workers happily went about their days creating wonderful sweets to sell to the world. The land was ruled by a very creative king who had to come up with a clever plan to save the factory and its people from the oncoming effects of global thawing.

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However, the evil sisters from the nearby Salty Plains had different ideas and tried to take over the land. If you didn’t get to see the show, at close of curtain Lollipop land was saved and everyone lived happily ever after. Throughout the performance the music was a hit and the live band did a fantastic job each and every show. Many popular songs were sung, including “You Can’t Hurry Love”, “Candy Man”, “Sugar Sugar”, “Lollipop” and “Sweets for my Sweet”. Can you sense a theme happening here? The show was called a Sweet Tale after all! Solo efforts by Alex Chapman

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and Giovanni Cavallaro, as well as duets by mother-daughter team Anne and Eleisha Arbon, and Kay Boon and Kerry Heym, were well received, as were the efforts of The Skittles; Sarah Groom, Bethany Cattell and Theresa Moore and the whole-cast songs. The audience joined in throughout the performance and sung along with the well-known tunes making each show a fun affair. Held at the Two Wells Community Centre patrons enjoyed a “sweet” themed three-course meal complete with candy-themed raffle prizes at the conclusion of each night. Congratulations to the TWMG team and the many volunteers on another successful production. No doubt there are many who are already looking forward to next year’s show.

Anne Arbon, Alex Chapman and Eleisha Arbon in a scene from A Sweet Tale.

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Bethany Cattell (yellow skittle) took to the stage for the first time this year. Bethany is pictured here with fellow performers Theresa Moore (blue) and Sarah Groom (red).

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A very cheeky arrival! Congratulations to new first-time parents Ned and Stephanie Seccafien, who welcomed baby Noah Cheeky Seccafien on April 27 at the Gawler Health Service. Weighing 8lb 15.5oz and 54.4cm in length little Noah is the first grandchild for Lynnette and Neville “Cheeky” Seccafien of Two Wells and adds to the brood of grandchildren for Linda Rushton and Butch Carbone also of Two Wells. A little Rooster footballer in the making for sure. The cute family are pictured far right.

Graduation Congratulations

Well done to Two Wells resident Kristy Pearn, 32, pictured far right, who recently completed a three-year Bachelor of Veterinary Bioscience degree at the University of Adelaide. Kristy, who currently works as a senior surgical vet nurse also has a Certificate 4 in veterinary nursing from TAFE under her belt and is working towards completing a doctor of veterinary medicine. Kristy has an interest in small animal and emergency care and would love to open a private practice in the area once her studies are complete in three years time. Best of luck with your endeavours Kristy.

21 three times over

Happy birthday, happy birthday, happy birthday. It was cheers all round last month as three wellknown young Adelaide Plains locals turned 21. William Hart, Madeleine Seccafien and Lachlan Goss who have known each other “forever” (the trio all went to playgroup and attended Two Wells Kindergarten together), celebrated their milestones with separate social gatherings. Maddy held a tea for friends and family at the Two Wells Community Centre while the boys opted for parties at their family properties at Lower Light. To say there were a few sore heads (quite literally for some hey Mr Leighton?) the morning after is to say everyone had a fabulous time. Congratulations to you all.

Cuppa anyone?

The mornings have been pretty chilly of late so why not call into Two Wells and grab a hot cuppa on Friday June 9. In doing so you will support the Two Wells Uniting Church’s Biggest Morning Tea event, which is always a crowd pleaser, with an

William Hart, Madeleine Seccafien and Lachlan Goss celebrated their 21st birthdays recently. array of delicious yummy baked goods, pancakes, sausages, scones and of course hot tea and coffee on offer! Head for the courtyard outside the post office from 8.30am. You won’t be disappointed and you’ll leave feeling so much happier – and warmer!

RSL news

Did you know the local RSL hall puts on an affordable tea every Friday night? The club kicks off the evening each week with the recitation of the Ode of Remembrance at 0630hrs and this is followed by a delicious, home-cooked meal for just $10 per person. There’s also a popular meat tray to be won through a raffle held each week. Non-members are more than welcome to attend, as are children and families. For more information contact secretary John Allen on 0411 894 245 or drop into the RSL hall on Old Port Wakefield Road from 6pm on Friday nights.

Farewell and thanks!

Two Wells Craft Shop volunteers gathered for their annual get-together luncheon recently and took the opportunity to thank and farewell fellow volunteers Bev and John Smith-Trim. The occasion was marked with a beautiful cake made by the Two Wells Bakery and all enjoyed sampling a generous helping following lunch. Bev has been a volunteer at the Craft Shop

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ABOVE: Pictured at the celebration are, from left, Christobel Crabb, Mollie Frost, Lorraine Goss, Valmai Quinlan, Kerrie Harris, Evelyn Dyer, Sue Rollings, Pauline Bastiaan, Bev Smith-Trim, Di Meaney, Judi Frost, Charmaine Bryant, Anne McInerney. Absent was Lisa Kallika, Maria Aunger, Tine Perry, Kathy Stubing, Jeannette Muller.

Kristy Pearn recently completed a bachelor of Veterinary Bioscience degree at Adelaide Uni.

for the past 12 years, along with husband, John, who often assisted with general handyman jobs when required. Everyone at the Craft Shop wishes to pass on a big thank you for your contributions, and wishes safe travelling to your new home in Queensland. Pictured above at the celebration are, from left, Christobel Crabb, Mollie Frost, Lorraine Goss, Valmai Quinlan, Kerrie Harris, Evelyn Dyer, Sue Rollings, Pauline Bastiaan, Bev Smith-Trim, Di Meaney, Judi Frost, Charmaine Bryant, Anne McInerney. Absent was Lisa Kallika,

for more information), and to thank blood donors for their voluntary, life-saving gifts of blood. 20th June- World Refugee Day, a day where the promotion of human rights for refugees is brought to the limelight. It is hoped that each society can work towards ensuring that every refugee child gets an education, every refugee family has somewhere safe to live and every refugee can work or learn new skills to make a positive contribution to their community.

Maria Aunger, Tine Perry, Kathy Stubing, Jeannette Muller.

Days of June

12th June- The Queen’s Birthday, a public holiday celebrated in most states and territories on the second Monday in June, making for a much-looked-forward-to June long weekend. 14th June- World Blood Donor Day, serves to raise awareness of the need for safe blood and blood products (check out the Neighbourhood Watch column in this edition

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TWRAT meets with Adelaide Plains CEO

Two Wells Regional Action Team Report Out-going president, Bev Smith-Trim reports

The May meeting of the Two Wells Regional Action Team was an exceptional one. We were visited by the CEO of the Adelaide Plains Council, James Miller, who addressed the meeting and presented us with printouts that outlined the structure of council. Following his presentation he answered questions from the members and we were impressed with his frankness in his responses. Some questions he did not have the answers for at that time but he promised to get back to us after he had the chance to find out the information. We thank Mr Miller for giving of his time and hope he knows more about the Team and its activities following his visit. Many visible contributions to the region have been achieved by the Regional Action Team and its predecessors over the years. More are planned – the next one will be the new pontoon at Port Gawler, which should be in place in the next couple of months. “Welcome to Two Wells” entrances are in the planning stages and will be a gradual project as finances allow. Mr Miller was very encouraging about the need for a Skate Park for the youth of the region. His interest and guidance for the future of this project will assist our sub-committee as they work on planning this huge project. The Regional Action Team are responsible for the wonderful Two Wells Christmas Parade and help is needed from people of the community so it continues to be an event which draws people from far and wide each year. Meetings of the TWRAT are held once a month on the third Wednesday evening at 7.30pm in the hall of the Two Wells Catholic Church. Please come along and help the Team with their up-coming projects. You will find immense satisfaction as you participate for the good of your community.

ABOVE: Jenny and Ian Laughton enjoyed the talk. LEFT: Locals, Rae Corston, John and Joy Stewart, and Margaret Nation. FAR LEFT: Kristin with two fans from Two Wells, Mollie Frost and Carole Bywaters.

Our Cattle King’s remarkable story

Author Kristin Weidenbach with Two Wells Book Club member Bronwyn Sharpe.

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Natalie Centenera reports: “What we can learn from the Sidney Kidman story, is that even if you’re not the top of the class in school, you can still be successful in life,” Kristin explained. The ‘Cattle King’ bought properties that linked together running through the middle of Australia, protecting his animals from drought. “His animals could walk all the way to market without stepping off his land. It was a long paddock just for him,” Kristen read to the audience. By his 75th birthday, in 1932, Sidney Kidman was thrown the largest birthday party ever known in Adelaide, where 50, 000 people attended. “One sixth of the population of Adelaide came,” she said. The story also evolves in the illustrations which cleverly communicate parts of Kidman’s story that are not told in words. Kristin praised the benefits of having a good relationship with the illustrator, as she was able to have herself and her daughter drawn into one of the pictures. The original publishing company working with Kristin on the story made a decision not to go ahead with it, as they believed the print run would be too small. She didn’t give up though, and after having it published with another company it has since sold out and has gone into reprinting. “My faith in the story has been justified,” Kristin said. At the conclusion of her talk, Kristin signed copies of her books, which were available for purchase, and afternoon tea was enjoyed with the audience.

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What would a PhD immunologist who specialised in forensic science and worked at Stanford University, USA, do if they were looking for a career change? Write best-selling non-fiction Australian history children’s picture books of course! Although it is not the road most travelled by world-renowned scientists, it is one done with a grace of ease by Kristin Weidenbach. Kristin produces both children’s and adult’s non-fiction literature based on Australian history. Having scored herself a literary gold medal, winning the Eve Pownall Award for Information Book of the Year 2013 from the Children’s Book Council of Australia, for her first picture book, Tom the Outback Mailman, Kristin has continued to receive accolades for both her children’s and her adult non-fiction. Speaking at the Two Wells Public Library author event on May 23 at the Two Wells Bowling Club, Kristin promoted her latest publication, King of the Outback- The story of Sidney Kidman. Within the beautifully illustrated pages by Timothy Ide, Kristen tells the rags-to-riches story of one of Australia’s greatest pastoral pioneers. Kidman’s journey began when he ran away from home at the age of 13, with 50 cents in his pocket, with which he bought a one-eyed horse. And from there, as they say, the rest is history! A quite remarkable history, which is what piqued the author’s attention, believing she could bring the story of an important Australian figure to the world of children, to embrace and become inspired by.

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Roll up sleeves and bleed green TWO WELLS/LEWISTON NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH

Angle Vale Pre-schoolers Delilah Nielsen, Adriarna Ienco, Blake Donegan and Jaxon Sideris showing off their Grow Free produce sharing cart.

Preschool’s produce sharing initiative The students at Angle Vale Preschool have set up a Grow Free produce sharing cart in front of their kindy building. Kindergarten director, Dana Clifford, had been following the Grow Free facebook page and after realising their wasn’t a sharing produce cart in the area, saw a perfect opportunity to set one up. “It’s a good way to promote sustainability,” Ms Clifford said. “The intention is for the community to ‘take what you need, leave what you can’.

Natalie Centenera reports: “We’ve got a community mind-set here, so it’s a win-win really!” And the kids are loving it. As well as families bringing in excess items from their herb gardens, fruit trees or vegetable patches, the students are also able to contribute fresh produce from their own playground, as growing vegetables and raising chickens is part of the pre-school’s curriculum.

“Being such a rural grower’s area, we get a lot of donations of seedlings and quite often have surplus, so this is a nice concept,” Ms Clifford added. The cart will be out on weekdays 8:30am-3:00pm at 45 Fradd Road for all Angle Vale residents to use. Please leave any fresh fruit, vegetables, eggs and plant cuttings/bulbs etc you have excess of. It may be useful to label items that are not so common. Baskets stay on the cart and please be mindful of only taking what you will use.

A number of reports are made each week relating to the theft of vehicle number plates. Some of these stolen plates are placed on vehicles and used to commit other offences. Police urge vehicle owners to install tamper proof screws to prevent the theft of number plates. A number of RAA approved repairers are supplying and installing tamper proof screws free of charge. To take up this offer, please contact RAA on 8202 4689 to find your nearest participating RAA Approved Repairer. For more information visit www.raa.com. au/numberplatetheft As the number of new houses in our area increases, reports of theft from building sites are also increasing. If you observe any suspicious behaviour, report it immediately to Police by calling 131 444. Descriptions of suspects, registration numbers and descriptions of suspicious vehicles greatly assist Police investigations. Further security advice to help reduce thefts is available at www.police.sa.gov.au. The next Neighbourhood Watch meeting will be held on Tuesday 13th June 2017 at 7-30pm in the Two Wells RSL. All welcome. Neighbourhood Watch SA is encouraging its volunteers to ‘Bleed Green’ for a good cause and are hoping to save over 100 lives during the month of June, but the organisation needs your help.

Maria Aunger reports: All NHW members, facebook supporters, plus their friends and family, are being urged to head into their local Australian Red Cross Blood Service before the end of June to donate as part of the new “Neighbourhood Watch Bleed Green for SA” initiative. Every registered donation to Neighbourhood Watch SA counts and it’s a great opportunity to do something different for the community. People do not have to be NHW members to contribute to the tally, so please feel free to share this with anyone who may be interested. Register and join the ‘Neighbourhood Watch Bleed Green for SA’ group at https:// www.donateblood.com.au/red25 to start saving lives, and add to the NHW tally. Contact Sergeant Susan O’Connor on 7322 4013 or email susan.oconnor@police. sa.gov.au with any questions. Happy giving! TWO WELLS BLUE LIGHT The next Blue Light Disco will be held on Friday 23rd June 2017 from 7pm to 9-30pm at the Two Wells Community Centre, near the football oval. Discos are for 8 to 17 year olds and entry is $5, with a chance to win great door prizes - this event includes a 7” tablet. These are drug and alcohol free lock-in events supervised by Police officers and approved volunteers, where young people can dance, catch up and have a safe fun night out. A canteen is available for purchase of drinks, snacks and glowlight accessories. For more information please contact Senior Constable Joshua Silvy at Two Wells Police Station 85202309. DN0042-V6

Students live Horizon Mission others and contribute to community is an important aspect of the caring culture at Horizon Christian School. Sarah Goldney, year 11, reflected on the personal impact made by the recent mission to Indonesia and commented that the trip was an amazing experience. “It was fun but also very challenging, not so much seeing the poverty but really thinking about it and comparing this to how I live. There was a young girl I met who lived at the dumpsite and her situation was so bad. I was definitely changed by the experience”. Daniel Clisby, year 11, loved being able to help out during the mission trip. “We visited a village where we helped clean a community area and played games with the local children”.

Mission Group (group shot) Front L-R: Maureen, Sarah, Hosea, Isaac, Mitchell Back L-R: Bill, Genevieve, Daniel, Liam, Matthew, Zae Students from Horizon Christian School’s Mission Team returned from Indonesia recently with a re-newed understanding about what it is to serve and to care for others. The missions program is in its eighth year with previous teams having visited Albania, the Philippines and this year, Indonesia. Equipping students with skills to effectively serve

Matthew Waldhuter, year 11, commented that “The best part of the trip was knowing that we are making a difference”. Students engaged in a variety of service activities while part of the mission. Zae Veitch, year 11, spent time with

the team helping with disabled children at the Academi Kristus. “These experiences were the most shocking and eye-opening but also the most rewarding”, she said. Horizon students made dresses for the ‘Dress A Girl Around The World’ program. These dresses and those made by others in Australia, were given to needy girls as part of the mission activities. Closer to home, Horizon senior students support the local Mothers’ Encouragement Group (MEG) with a crèche each week. Senior students gift their time to look after young children and it is a great extension to their Child Studies learning. Senior Food and Hospitality students have blessed the Balaklava Kindergym children and parents with a morning tea. This provided a great opportunity for catering and for serving the Kindergym members. Members of Horizon’s choir performed at the Balaklava Triangle recently at the ceremony held to unveil the plaque commemorating participation in the Boer War. They made a wonderful addition to the event. School Captain Daniel Clisby, year 11, and ViceCaptain Lacee McPharlin, year 12, were happy to brace the early morning chilly conditions to represent Horizon and lay a wreath at the cenotaph as part of the ANZAC Day Balaklava Dawn Service. Horizon fosters a number of opportunities for students to care for one another and to care for those about them. Students are encouraged to look for ways to care and serve within their peer groups, school, family, community and globally.

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AIBS gets vital local support Two Wells, Lewiston & Districts Landcare Group

By Mark Webb I recently was involved in a planting day at Port Gawler Beach, which is within the new Adelaide International Bird Sanctuary (ABIS). There were 16 volunteers who turned up to help plant the 500 plants with tree guards. It’s amazing what can be done with a group of dedicated people. We started at 9am and had planted the 500 plants by 10.30am, and then we just needed to put the guards in place. I have been involved with planting activities for many years, and I have made many friends and I never get tired of meeting friendly people who have one thing in common, they all care for our natural environments. Many of the volunteers on the day were Friends of the AIBS (FoAIBS) and are involved in a number of activities within the AIBS including Red Cap monitoring, bird counts and much more. If you would like to find out more about this group they have a facebook page, have a look. There are two more planting days coming up and it’s a great way to meet like minded people and a great opportunity to introduce our young people to getting involved in protecting and learning about our local environments. And what kid doesn’t like being on the beach? Saturday 17 June at Thompson Beach and 18 June at Port Gawler Beach. These events start at 9am and finish approx 1pm. Morning tea is provided, all you need to bring is a hat, water and lunch. RSVP: Linda Durham 08 8273 9117 or email Linda.durham@sa.gov.au Native Plants Each year the NRC and Gawler Environment and Heritage Association (GEHA) team up and grow thousands of local indigenous native plants. This project offers the opportunity for people within our regions to purchase cheap locally indigenous plants. $26 for 20 plants or $65 for 50 plants. For more information visit the website www.nrcgawler.org.au This project offers an opportunity for you to help increase biodiversity within our region and create your own piece of paradise, a wildlife friendly backyard with food and shelter for our native birds, butterflies and lizards.

The Adelaide International Bird Sanctuary (AIBS) is right on the doorstep of the Echo readership area. As such, every couple of months a range of groups will contribute to a new column, which will outline, among other things, what’s happening in the AIBS, detail any upcoming projects and offer advice as to how local people can get involved. Birdlife Australia Samphire Coast stewardship project officer Jean Turner kicks off the first instalment with some positive news for the Friends of Shorebirds South East group.

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Tireless efforts to understand our shorebirds Catching shorebirds at Thompson Beach is no easy task. Those involved consider our Samphire Coast as ‘the most difficult and challenging’ they have ever worked on. So it is no surprise that FoSSE were recently awarded the Friends of Parks SA ‘Innovation Award’ for 2017 for ‘Tracking Grey Plovers from the Adelaide International Bird Sanctuary to the Arctic Breeding Grounds’ Over the past three summers, members of FoSSE have taken on a cuttingedge shorebird research project for the Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges NRM Board’s Samphire Coast Icon Project. Using satellite trackers they followed the movements of the migratory Grey Plover into the unknown from our coastline to their summer breeding grounds. This work has had an impact locally, nationally and globally. Key findings include; Grey Plovers move between feeding on the tidal flats and roosting in the salt marshes and claypans behind the coastal dunes, on a daily basis. Grey Plovers show strong site fidelity, staying close to the beaches where

they were captured. So to conserve the Grey Plover, we must protect and manage the exact sites where they occur. Long-term protection of the saltmarsh and sabkha claypan habitats, by the Adelaide International Bird Sanctuary, is a significant step in protecting the high-tide roosting areas vital to Grey Plovers. Stop-over sites of Grey Plovers identified on both northward and southward migrations. Shorebird researchers in the Yellow Sea area using details of sites used by “our” Grey Plovers to lobby against developments. The southward migration path and stopover sites are similar to (but not exactly the same as) the northern migration. Discovered that GSV Grey Plovers breed on Wrangel Island, in the Arctic Circle. To find out more check out the website http://www.vwsg.org.au/GreyPlover-tracking.html And thanks to FoSSE for being a good friend to our Grey Plovers.

Members of the Grey Plover team in December 2016. Pictured are front row (from right to left) Eric Miller, Heidi Miller, Emilia Lai, Jean Turner, Kasun Ekanayake, Michael Campbell, Tony Flaherty, middle row Ila Marks, Peter Chrichton, Graham Parkyn, Maureen Christie, Joe Dafoe, Mark Webb, (back) Andrew Darby and Warrick Barnes.

A satellite image tracking the movements of the grey plovers which breed throughout the AIBS.

Be careful with your prickly rose selections! The cold weather has certainly arrived but the rain seems to be somewhat elusive. In June the Agapanthus plants may be divided and replanted which will help to restore their vigour. Agapanthus may become escapees so always deadhead the flowers as soon as they are finished. Plant out ornamental flowering, and theAMATEUR fruit trees will soon be appearing. GARDENER But do not plant out any in the citrus family- leave until much later. Roses are also appearing in the garden centres ready for planting this month. It is hard to resist the beautiful blooms in spring and autumn of the roses, but the thorns are quite another factor. AMATEUR GARDENER

Actually, to be correct, roses do not have thorns but T thorns or prickles, but either prickles; they can give a nasty wound. Take heart though as some roses have little thorns and still delight us with delicate pretty flowers and are easily grown here in South Australia. Many of the David Austin roses fit into this category as well as the Iceberg E selections.

Look also at Pinkie, China Doll and Crepuscule. All trees and roses appreciate a good deep, wide hole. Soak in a bucket of water prior to planting, and then water in well. The dainty violets, Viola odorata, are now starting to flower and have the most G beautiful perfume. They come in shades of violet, through to pink, and white and may become a bit weedy if left unchecked. They grow best in a lightly shaded position, and hold off on too much nitrogen fertiliser. They will reward you with many blooms if you give them a dose of blood and bone, or manure. To keep the flowers coming,

divide the plants every couple of years. When my hens are allowed in the violet patch they do a wonderful job of thinning out the violet plants! Violet flowers are edible and can be used as a garnish or in a salad or with sweets, but an extra touch is to candy them. Beat an egg white and with a very small paint brush paint the petals and then sprinkle with caster sugar. Place on some kitchen paper and leave to dry. Use them to decorate your cakes and sweets for that extra touch. Enjoy this wonderful month of winter and until next time - happy gardening from the Amateur Gardener.

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Lewiston teenager, Benjamin Cannizzaro, has an exciting basketball future ahead of him if recent achievements are anything to go by.

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dent’s first love is basketball and Ben competed in both winter and summer Under 16 competitions for the Gawler-based Lions Basketball Club. His team won the division 2 grand final in the winter season and was runner-up in the division 1 competition over the summer. Prior to this Ben played football for Two Wells Under 14s in the 2016 Adelaide Plains Football League grand final, taking home the best on ground trophy as well as the silverware for grand final winners. He also played in the North Eastern Metro Junior Football Association U15 team and was once again part of a grand final winning team. In February this year, Ben attended trials for the South Australian state metro Under 16 basketball team. This month he will

compete for the club in the annual Victorian Junior Basketball Classics – an invite-only competition based on placings at the state championships. In March Ben was selected to take part in the Basketball SA National Intensive Training Program, which identifies the best basketball players in the state and aims to develop future players for the Aussie Boomers. Impressive stats for a lad not out of his teens. In April Ben learned of his successful selection in the travelling 10 for the South Australian state metro Under 16 basketball team. This team will compete in the National U16 Championships to be held inPerth duringthe upcoming July school holidays. Last month Ben competed for Central District Lions U16 Basketball Club in the SA State Championships, with this team

convincing winners over Sturt Sabres 72-55. This month he will compete for the club in the annualVictorian Junior Basketball Classics. In the background of all this Ben has participated in Woodville-West Torrens U14 Football Country Development Squad and is also a member of the Trinity College Year 10 Knockout State Champions team of 2016. He is also a member of Trinity College’s athletics team, which travelled to Canberra in October last year, where he competed in shot putt, and plays for the school’s Open B basketball team. This catalogue of achievements is surely just the beginning for Ben,who dreams of one day playing in the lucrative NBA. At 6ft 3inches in height (that’s a whopping 192cm) and with a shoe size of 14, he is a large presence on the basketball court.

Playing a power forward role, Ben is a strong rebounder who passes quickly down the court to his team’s advantage. He also loves the chance to demonstrate a good lay-up or showcase his three-point shooting skills. From a young age Ben would nag his parents to practise ball skills on the front driveway of his Lewiston property. “He always had good ball skills,” proud Dad, Joe, explains. Playing football has been of great benefit to Ben, with the tougher fitness and physical aggression required on the field helping him on the court. This will hopefully see him in good stead when he makes that attempt at the big league basketball. Whether that’s here in Australia or overseas remains to be seen, but Ben is committed to getting there and hungry for

the success. He has already had some experience with American college coaches who visit “down under” to scout for prospective players. Through the Lions Club’s coaches, some of whom either played in the state’s 36ers team or other National Basketball League teams, Ben is working hard to soak up all their advice. “They said I have to keep on improving my skills and work hard,” he said. If,like Ben,you’re a keen basketballer and dream of one day playing in the NBA or the NBL, he has a bit of advice for you: “be big”. “That’s what all my coaches say,” he smiled. “Be big on the court, and listen to what your coach is telling you.” It’s clear Ben you are truly following your dreams. Best of luck.

Try this honey, honey Try this honey, honey. This year appears to be a good year for quinces. Not only does our editor, Les Pearson, have an abundant of quinces on his tree, so do many other locals. Balaklava’s Norma Schopp was given some quinces, and decided to make a family favourite – quince honey. The recipe is in a cook book bought back in 1967 – a good year, Norma! She brought a jar in, and it was delicious. Norma said she uses the honey as a jam, and is great to have on water crackers topped with a good cheese! (And for a bit of trivia – when making jam, you may notice some ‘scum’ on the top when cooking. To avoid this, apparently all you have to do is stir the jam the same way every time!! True story.) Quince Honey Ingredients: 5 large quinces 4 lemons

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Pocket Rocket helps state team to third place Bec O’Brien reports: Soccer plays a big part in the life of Two Wells teenager Robert Bonelli. Robert lives and breathes the game, which he has been playing since he was fouryears-old. The 15-year-old has just returned from participating in the National Christian School Sports Games (NCSSG) held in Sydney, Narrabeen, last month, where he played above his age group in the open boys team. He attends King Baptist Grammar School in Wynn Vale and was the only student from his school selected to represent SASCA for SA, with the team finishing a credible third place. Robert currently plays for the Adelaide Croatian Raiders Soccer Club based at Gepps Cross, and started there in the U12 competition. Before this he played for Virginia United Soccer Club

and before this he played at the Arsenal Soccer Clinic in Melbourne. Smaller in stature than many of his teammates, Robert is a midfielder who is fast on his feet and quick to pass the ball. He has been nicknamed the “Pocket Rocket” by teammates for his skills and pace on the field and has been known to score the odd goal or two. Robert says he follows the European club of Arsenal and despite the many hours of training each week - up to three nights a week - has a real passion for the game. The week in Sydney was a huge learning curve for Robert and his teammates, with the boys playing against some tough competition. The NCSSG is held every two years and although Robert was first selected when he was 13 years old, he opted not to attend. This year however, he revelled in the experience, despite his state team losing their final

Soccer enthusiast, Robert Bonelli, pictured here at home in Two Wells before the games, would love a career in the soccer industry.

game against Queensland by a “golden” goal and finishing in third place. “It was a great experience to be a part of and I enjoyed representing South Australia and competing against the other states,” Robert said. “It is a memory that will stay with me for the rest of my life.” Robert and his family wish to thank the following organisations and families for their support and sponsorship in attending the games: the Piscioneri family, Kings Baptist Grammar School, Two Wells IGA, Amanda and Clinton MacDonald, Gary and Megan Buckley, Helen and Paul Gilson and especially the RSL of Two Wells. A Year 10 student, Robert would love to pursue his soccer dreams once the school classroom years are behind him, and that could be in a variety of roles including playing, coaching or sports medicine. Best of luck with your soccer dreams Robert.

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Two Wells netballers Jessica Romeo and Kaitlyn O’Brien will represent the club as part of the APNA contingent to participate in the Country Netball Championships.

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Two Wells Netball Club has two junior players picked to represent the association at this year’s Netball SA Country Championships. The upcoming June long weekend has long been synonymous with association football and netball competitions, and for junior netballers Jessica Romeo and Kaitlyn O’Brien, it will be a three-day experience they will undoubtedly learn much from. Jess was selected in the Under 17 team while Kaitlyn has made the squad of 10 for the Under 13s. The girls will compete against some tough competition as the state’s best country netball associations gather at Netball SA Stadium and battle it out for title honours. Best of luck girls, here’s to some good netball!

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Zone success for local riders Bec O’Brien reports:

Two Wells Equestrian and Pony Club riders were once again successful at the Lower North Zone Pony Club Championships. Pictured from left are (back) club president, Pentti Puro, Taylor Urand, Alix Bell, Lisa Dewhurst, Kristy Pearn, Bev Healey, (front) Shona Eckermann, Alison Gray, Shelley Henderson and Kayla Healey.

Riders from Two Wells Equestrian and Pony Club once again tasted success at the recent zone Lower North Zone Pony Club Championships. Held at Williamstown pony club grounds on May 6 and 7, the club’s team of riders participated in a variety of events throughout the weekend including dressage, novice games and showjumping. This year the championships offered classes for led and assisted riders, which the club’s younger riders participated in.

Results are as follows: Preliminary dressage under 26 years Lisa Dewhurst on SP Shakira 2nd Preliminary dressage over 26 years Beverly Healy on Zac 1st, Taylor Urand on Keelah Rose 2nd, Alison Gray on Chiron Sable Mink 3rd Novice under 26 years Alix Bell on Wanggandi Etching 1st Novice over 26 years Kristy Pearn on The Whole Shebang 1st, Beverly Healey on Zac 2nd, Taylor Urand on Keelah Rose 3rd

Elementary under 26 years Alix Bell on Wanggandi Etching 1st Elementary over 26 years Pentti Puro on Oscar 1st, Kristy Pearn on The Whole Shebang 2nd C grade SJ over 26 years Kristy Pearn on Heaven Sent Zone Composite Mounted Games Team (with Veronica Betts, Taylor Urand and Brooke Pritchard) 1st place The club also took home the Club Aggregate Trophy 26 years and over and is now eagerly waiting to see if any of its riders have been selected for the state team.

Young Lions star at Titanium Arena Natalie Centenera reports: The second week of May saw Basketball SA hold its annual State Junior Championships. Over four days, from Thursday May 11 to Sunday May 14, multiple games were played in and around Adelaide in the premier event on the SA basketball calendar. Three local Two Wells boys, Julius Centenera and Joshua Scott (under 12s Division 2), and Ben Cannizzaro (Under 16s Division 1) took their turn

on the main court at Titanium Arena, home ground of the Adelaide 36ers, representing the Central Districts Lions Basketball Club. After numerous games the Under 12s placed fifth, however the Under 16s took out first place! A remarkable achievement. All three boys will hit the road to Melbourne over the June long weekend to play in the Nunawading Spectres Tournament. Keep track of the Lion’s facebook page to follow their success, Central Districts Lions Basketball Club.

Getting their turn on the famed Titanium stadium were young Lions’ basketballers (back) Becki Sutcliffe (team manager), Jamieson Schouten, Jordan Rosenzweig, Julius Centenera, Josh Polulach, Blake Munro, (front) Josh Scott, Bryson Sutcliffe, Nathan Mathiesen and Jorge Centenera (coach). Absent assistant coach Chris Schouten.

Competitors aim high at Lower North Gun Club shoots

April 23 Overall High Gun winner Greg Tapscott (centre) with a score of 99/100, with president Barry Duncan and Max Pontifex.

Standing from left: Sue Byrnes, John Clarke, John Mitchell, Angus Tapscott, Greg Tapscott, Barry Duncan, Jack Tapscott, Adrian Mattschoss, Brian August. Sitting: Metro Martini and Bernie Greenshields.

Winners of the Team Shoot for the fourth year in a row, Jack, Greg and Angus Tapscott with a score of 288/300.

May 28 Overall High Gun winner Eric Parletta (centre) with a score of 100/104, with president Barry Duncan and Max Pontifex.

Layne Pontifex, Eric Parletta and son, John Clark, Brett Duncan, Garry Read, Jack Tapscott, Gerald Hopgood and Neil Marsh.

Jack Tapscott won the Pasture Genetics $300 Handicap with a score of 51/54 and Junior High Gun for the day with a score of 95/104.

By Marie Tapscott Lower North Gun Club held its May club shoot on Sunday May 28 with a 100-target program. Twenty-eight competitors travelled from clubs across SA including Monarto, Mallala, Southern, International, Wilkawatt, SYP, Mid North, Lake Albert and Mt. Gambier. The first event was the 50 target Pasture Genetics $300 Handicap sponsored by Rob Damin of Pasture Genetics. 1st Jack Tapscott 51/54, 2nd Eric Par-

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letta 50/54, 3rd Bernie Greenshields 52/56 The second event was the 50 target Lower Light Double Barrel Championship sponsored by Williams Refrigeration. Overall and 1st AA- Eric Parletta 50/50 2nd AA Grade- Gerald Hopgood 44/50 1st A Grade- Garry Read 58/59, 2nd A Grade- Brett Duncan 57/59 1st B Grade- Bernie Greenshields 49/50, 2nd B Grade- Neil Marsh 46/50 1st C Grade- John Clark 42/50, 2nd C Grade- Layne Pontifex 33/50 High Gun winners were: JuniorJack Tapscott 95/104; Veterans- Bernie

Greenshields 101/106; and Overall High Gun- Eric Parletta 100/104 who dedicated his win to the four-year anniversary of the loss of respected South Australian shooter Peter Marcoionni. The club’s April monthly club shoot was held on April 23 with a 100-target program. Thirty competitors travelled from clubs across SA including Monarto, Mallala, Southern, Barmera, International, Wilkawatt, SYP, Mid North and Lake Albert. The first event was the 50 target Lower North Medley sponsored by the

Two Wells Hotel Motel. 1st AA Grade – Adrian Mattschoss 59/60, 2nd AA Grade- Greg Tapscott 58/60 1st A Grade- Sue Byrnes 58/60, 2nd A Grade- John Mitchell 86/89 1st B Grade- Barry Duncan 50/50, 2nd B Grade- Bernie Greenshields 47/50 1st C Grade- Brian August 51/60, 2nd C Grade- John Clark 50/60 The second event was the 50 target River Light Double Barrel Championship sponsored by A & J Mattschoss. Overall and 1st AA- Greg Tapscott 50/50, 2nd AA Grade- Jack Tapscott 66/67

1st A Grade-John Mitchell 78/79, 2nd A Grade-Sue Byrnes 77/79 1st B Grade-Graham Carter 47/50, 2nd B Grade-Bernie Greenshields 53/57 1st C Grade-Metro Martini 45/50, 2nd C Grade- John Clark 45/51 The Team Shoot was won for the fourth year in a row by the Lower North team of Greg, Angus and Jack Tapscott with a score of 288/300. High Gun winners were: Junior-Jack Tapscott 95/100; Veterans- John Mitchell 97/100; and Overall High Gun- Greg Tapscott 99/100.

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Left: The Angle Vale Football Club Reserves Men’s side, proudly sporting pink socks for the club’s Breast Cancer fundraising day on May 27.

Owls pretty in pink A great day of footy and raising awareness and funds for Breast Cancer Network Australia (BCNA) was had on May 27 at the Angle Vale Football Club. Pink was the colour of the day as players wore pink socks and spectators added to the flair adorned in pink accessories. Market stalls provided a shopping experience with stall holders donating towards fundraising and offering gifts for the raffle. The Mallala Football Club also made a generous donation towards the AVFC’s BCNA round. The club wishes to pass on its thanks to the wonderful volunteers who helped make the day successful and to all who donated, bought from the stalls or purchased and wore pink socks.

Above: AVFC President, Trevor Spong. Right: The Angle Vale Under 18s Girls side, taking in some serious coaching advice.

On the course… Date: 27 May 17 Competition: Captains Trophy Rd 2 Sponsor: Murray River Solar Sunny warm and windy conditions at Two Wells on Saturday, with the 19 players struggling to adapt to the conditions during the day. In fact only six players with scores above square from the field with the remainder carding minus scores. Conditions were windy as I mentioned and the course is lacking rain but the fairways are holding on. The late rain on Sunday should help the conditions in the coming weeks. The scrapes are also consistent with the efforts of John Mills and Gary Payne during the week. It is disappointing that the club is experiencing some interference from “outside visitors” during the week as the club has had four flagsticks with flags stolen in recent weeks. Rabbit played very well handling the conditions to win A Grade with +3 narrowly from Tim Clifton +2 and Ian Gameau +1. B Grade was dominated by John Mills with +5 although Hans Linford +4 reminded me that their match play round will be an interesting battle in the weeks to come. J. Spackman was 3rd with +2. Matchplay results today were R. Hogg defeating B. Bowden 2 up. H. Linford defeating S. Kelly 2 up. Further matches will be played on June 10 with P. Shields v G. Payne, J. Ball V R. Thompson, C. Barker V I. Smith. H. Linford v J. Mills, J. Spackman v A. Bail, J. Weir v D. Smith. A Grade results: A. Christou +3. T. Clifton +2, I. Gameau +1, R.

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Hogg -1, S. Kelly 0, I. Smith -1C. Barker -2, I. Clark -3, G. Payne -5, P. Shields -6 and A. Baker -6. B Grade results: J. Mills +5, H. Linford +4, J. Spackman +2, J. Weir -3, N. Bowden -4, D. Burford -5, D. Thompson -6 and D. Smith -7. …………………………… Date: 20 May 17 Competition: Two Wells Hamley Bridge Interclub Challenge Round 1 (at Hamley Bridge) Sponsor: Two Wells & Hamley Bridge Golf Clubs. Perfect conditions for the annual Interclub challenge between Hamley Bridge and Two Wells on Saturday with 14 TWGC members venturing up to Hamley to defend the trophy. Hamley folks again provided a great course, well prepared and the usual hospitality for us with a great BBQ after the day’s play, which was appreciated by all. Over the past few years TWGC has been very successful in defending the trophy both home and away. This year was the closest result of all with Hamley folks winning the trophy by .1 with 32.7 from Two Wells 32.6. Congratulations to Hamley Bridge for both winning on the day and their hospitality to TWGC players. As a result of our loss I told the TWGC players that they were all expected to attend training the next Saturday at Two Wells! Seriously it’s not about winning or losing but two clubs competing to support each other and participating in the interclub social interaction each year. A Grade winner Andrew Baker put in a solid performance with 43 points to edge out Adam Bail

Tim Clifton deep in the woods on the 4th at the club’s May 17 competition. Above: Two Wells Golf Club captain, Paul Shields, was the winner of this year’s Bob Oxlade Memorial Trophy.

Right: Hamley Bridge Golf Club Bob Charmain and Two Wells captain Paul Shields. also playing a great game with 40 points, and Ian Smith despite his playing partners trying to put him off 3rd with 36 points. B Grade was dominated by John Mills with 39 points along with Doug Burford playing consistently with 36 points and Blue Bowden 3rd with 35 points. …………………………… Two Wells results. A Grade results: A. Baker 43, A. Bail 40, I. Smith 36, G. Payne 34,P. Shields 33, R. Hogg 33, T. Clifton 31 and A Paul 30 Pts. B Grade results: J. Mills 39, D. Burford 36, N. Bowden 35, H. Linford 32, J. Weir 31, D. Smith 27 and S. Kelly 26 Pts. Ladies: G. Bowden 14 Pts. Total 32.6 average

Hamley Bridge Results. B. Schwartz 35, R. Mortiner 38, R. Pallak 32, R. Cameron 36, D. Cooper 23, M. Jakson 31, C. Doudle 39, G. Dahlitz 25, R. Charman 22, N. Stringer 37, R. McGregor 31, K. Kursik 36, I. Rohoe 34, J. Bell 34, B. Zerna 33, H. Bell 31, R. Hahn28, W. Van Pelt 37, W. White 33, J. Mitchell 33 and D. Nation 38. Total 32.7 average. …………………………… Date: 13 May 17 Competition: Bob Oxlade Memorial Trophy 2017 Sponsor: Two Wells Golf Club Perfect conditions at Two Wells on Saturday with 17 players competing for the Honour Board Annual Bob Oxlade Me-

morial Trophy. Bob was the club captain back in the early 80s and was taken from us suddenly in 1984. A great captain and a fantastic personality around the club, he was well respected by all following North Adelaide footy cub and Two Wells. The trophy this year was won by current club Captain Paul Shields 78/61, who knew Bob well and followed the same team spending many a Saturday at the club events both home and away with the usual banter and enjoyed many a round with him. Having previously been runner up to Bingo Barns and Danny Smith it was the driving force on Saturday to focus and play well to take out the trophy.

Playing with Steve Kelly, Michael Dimasi and Tim Clifton the game started to take shape hole by hole. The boys kept me on track despite our interaction and banter on some of the boy’s shots. Turning the front nine with 38 and a quick chat with Hoggy at the 10th I knew the back nine had to be a solid finish. Walking off the 18th with a 40 gave me a good feeling that I would be close to my goal. Bobby Hogg finished second with 80/65 and Andy Paul making his return after a long break, 3rd with 82/68. Steve Kelly dominated the B Grade, who despite a lengthy discussion on the 17th scrape, regrouped to finish with 87/65. Second was John Mills 94/69 and Jeoff Spackman 3rd with 95/71. Steve’s game was solid and he managed to recover on a few holes to set up a good round. The course was in good nick despite the Toro being out of action still and with the lack of rain the coverage is good with growth slow. Gary and John have continued their work on the scraps with three left to finish the new surface coverage. The putting competition was jointly won by Paul Shields and Andrew Baker with 24 putts. The average on the day was 27 for the players. A Grade results: P. Shields 61, R. Hogg 65, A. Paul 68, A. Baker 70, I. Gameau 71, I. Smith 73, I. Clark 73, G. Payne 74, T. Clifton 77 and J. Ball retired ill. B Grade results : S. Kelly, 65, J. Mills 69, J. Spackman 71, H. Linford 72, M. Dimasi 72, J. Weir 79 and D. Smith 85. Ongoing results for the weekly rounds can be found on the Two Wells Website: http://twowellsgolfclub.com.au.

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