mannum mag issue 60 august 2011

Mannum MagNew Distribution Starting with the September Issue

Delivery of Mannum Mag through the PostOffice (boxes and roadside deliveries) will

cease. We cannot afford to pay for this service.The Saturday letter box drop will continue.If you usually collect a copy from your favourite

distribution point, that service will also continue.To provide copies for readers who previously got

them via the Post Office, larger numbers will beleft at the distribution points freely provided byMannum businesses for the community.

It will probably take a few issues for us to workout how many to leave at each location. Please bepatient; you may have to check in more than onelocation during the transition period.

The pick-up copies become available during theweek following the Saturday letter box drop.

Starting with the September issue, if you donot get Mannum Mag delivered via the letter boxdrop, you can collect one from the followingbusinesses who kindly provide this service tothe community.

Bowhill StoreWalker Flat General StoreWalker Flat Riverfront StoreMannum Top Deli and CaféMale’s MeatsMannum MotelPretoria HotelThe Cottage WindowMannum Medical CentreMannum Bakers ShopLovell’s BakeryIGA SupermarketMannum PharmacyMannum NewsagencyInformation Centre

We will monitor the use of the distribution pointsand adjust the numbers accordingly.

If you have any suggestions about improving thisnew arrangement please contact Carol Greening8569 1609.

A Local Arts CouncilFormation of an Arts Council for Mannum and District

Some little time ago Country Arts SA (CASA)visited Mannum and met with a number of

people from the district including Councillors andthe Mayors of Mid Murray Council and MurrayBridge.

From the presentation given, it became obviousthat if there was to be any sort of arts presence inthe district it would have to be driven by thecommunity.

With imagination and organisation it is possiblefor an arts program to be mounted and to obtainsome support from CASA. Lack of a suitablevenue for some activities is inhibiting, howeverthat is where the imagination comes in.

We have been lucky to have an increasedpresence in the visual arts in recent times and localtalent has become apparent. We also have a choirand there are writers about. There are probablyother untapped talents that are waiting for someencouragement and interest.

Perhaps it is time for the district to form an ArtsCouncil with the aim of increasing the quality of

life for residents and visitors alike.The Arts Council would nurture and support all

forms of arts activities. In this way it would assistin developing community cultural awareness andopportunities. This Arts Council would not be anelitist group but a working group encouragingaccess and active participation.

If you are interested in furthering this artsinitiative then please contact:Councillor Mardi Jennings 0408 849 043or Roger Baker 8569 1438or Peter Weir 8568 2909

If sufficient interest is shown a public meetingwill be arranged for all interested like-mindedpeople to consider the formation of such a Counciland to consider ways in which residents of the MidMurray Council district can gain increased accessto and enjoy quality arts experiences.

Further information will be published in the nextissue of the Mag.

Peter Weir

Drug ActionWeek

Activities at MannumCommunity College

Friday 24th June Middle andSenior students at MCC

celebrated Drug Action Week bytaking the afternoon off workand enjoying the numerous funactivities available.

Dr Stephen Napoli started theball rolling with an opendiscussion on the issue. Hehelped us consider that usingdrugs and alcohol to deal withstress and pain is like putting abandaid on an infected wound; itmay hide it initially but it onlygets worse. Far better to dealwith the issue than turn tobandaid solutions!

Kim Ide from the MurrayBridge Police Crime PreventionUnit spoke on the difficultiesand penalties for drink-driving.

K a l a r i e J e n n e r f r o mHeadspace had lots of ‘goodies’to give away.

Thank you to all whocontributed in any way.

Joy Marks, CPSWorker

Dr Stephen Napoli, Kim Ideand Kalarie Jenner

ContentsAgeing in the Murraylands 14At Your Leisure 6

Calendars & Dates 28Chippy Chatter 4Church Services 3

Classifieds 27Letters 2Mental Musings, The Hall 19, 6

Musical Miscellany 12Neighbourhood Watch 18On My Bookshelf 22

Out of this World 8Puzzle 3Whistle Toot 18

August 2011 Mannum, South Australia 5238 Issue Number 60

Mannum Mag Issue Number 60

Is Moonta A Model for Mannum

Dear Editor,Recently I had the pleasure

of spending time in the CopperCoast Council area.

Kadina was interesting withits mix of heritage andcontemporary buildingsmelding well together.

Its business precinct was wellmaintained, with friendly andhelpful staff in all the shops wevisited.

Moonta was buzzing withtourists, quite regardless of thecold, bleak weather.

The sheer amount of touristswas not surprising, given thatthe council and town haveobviously chosen to retain somany of their historic, heritagebuildings and their history onso many levels.

Kudos to the Council of theCopper Coast.

May the developers and the‘McMansion’ builders neverfind this absolute gem of atown, which reflects clearlywhat tourists enjoy.

After all, who wants to visitan historic town where theheritage buildings can only beviewed in photographs, andnot as the venerated andcherished icons that theyshould be (e.g. Esmeralda).

Too many of our historicb u i l d i n g s h a v e b e e ndemolished, and if this lack ofvision continues there will benothing left to reflectMannum’s part in river history,just some architecturallydesigned monoliths, that couldin fact be buildings in any nonspecific town, anywhere inAustralia.

Clearly, town planners needa background in local historystudies and real communityconsultation. This was nevermore apparent for me thanvisiting Moonta and thencoming home to Mannum.

Valorie Bottroff

Advertisers and AuthorsSixty Issues of Loyalty and Dedication

This is Issue 60 of Mannum

Mag. Not bad for apublication produced by a smallgroup of dedicated, unpaidvolunteers.

In April 2006, Issue 1 had 16pages. That was increased to 20pages in Issue 8 (November 2006),then 24 pages in Issue 9 (December2006). The last increase was to thecurrent size of 28 pages in Issue 14(June 2007).

During the early days, before wehad our own printer, it was twoweeks between deadline anddelivery. We filled some of that gapwith an occasional insert calledMiddle Mag, photocopied afew days before delivery.

Obtaining sufficient local contentand having the funds to meetexpenses have always been aproblem.

Elsewhere in this issue you willread that we can no longer afford touse Australia Post to reach thosereaders who are not serviced by theletter box drop.

Our source of income is the paidadvertising that appears inMannum Mag, supplementedby occasional grants and donationsfrom Mid Murray Council and localorganisations.

Although our costs have risen, wehave maintained the sameadvertising rates as those offered inIssue 1 (April 2006). This has beendone in the spirit of mutualsupport; local businesses can affordthe service we offer and we get the

income from their support.We have had 116 different,

paying advertisers. Eight of the 12advertisers that appeared in Issue 1have continued to support us byadvertising in every issue.

Dahl & Warhurst Funeral DirectorsFix-It-FellaLeith Kahl Cabinet MakerMannum Bowen Natural Therapy Clinic†Mannum Top Deli and CaféMurray Blinds & CurtainsPfeiffer HillTabe’s Mannum Auto Centre† Now advertising as Christopher

Simon Bowen Therapy

Another seven advertisers haveappeared in 50 or more issues.bh Partners‡Mannum AG & Building SuppliesMannum Community Club IncMannum Dental SurgeryMannum Engine CentreMannum Ice WorksMannum United‡ Initially advertising as Elders Real

Estate

An honourable mention goes to JR Elix Tanks. Although they haveadvertised in less than 50 issues,they have accumulated 61appearances by running twoadvertisements for several months.

Of the remainder (many of whomare small, sole trader businesses),38 have been with us for at least onefull year, with an additional 62advertisers appearing in between 1and 10 issues.

Whenever possible please supportour advertisers. Without them wecould not publish Mannum

Mag.

Praise must also go to the regularauthors who provide the bulk of thecontent each month. After all,without their reports, news,information, stories and generalarticles we are left with anadvertising brochure.

However, despite the dedicationof the current regular contributors,it is often difficult to fill the pages.There are many clubs and groups(see the Trade and Community

Services Directory published byMannum Mag) that couldwrite about their activities. Eventsthat occur in our district could bepublicised and reported on in ourcommunity Magazine. Some of ourreaders must have local stories andanecdotes, both recent andhistorical, that deserve a wideraudience.

You can be an author forMannum Mag. We don’t havereporters to collect stories, but wecan assist you to write them. Youcan send your contribution directlyto the Editor or contact Lyn Gross(8569 7392) or Jo Kader(8569 1879) for advice, assistanceor simply reassurance.

Your contributions will increasethe “community” aspect ofMannum Mag so that it reflectsits intended purpose, as expressed inour registered name Mannum

Community Magazine.Help us to live up to our motto

“Produced by the Community,for the Community”.

To accommodate a wide range of comments, short letters have more chance of publication.Longer letters addressing important matters will not necessarily be excluded. In general, aimfor about 100 to 150 words, or less. Letters must include contact details for verification.

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Thank You

Dear Editor,We wish to thank the local

residents, ambulance and CFSPersonnel, Mannum policeand passing motorists for theirhelp after the accident on June26th at the bottom of CooksHill.

Joan and Samantha Green

The viewpoints and opinions of the Authors and Artists that appear in Mannum Mag do notnecessarily reflect the viewpoints of the Mannum Mag Editors, staff and/or affiliates. MannumMag assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions in the content of this publication.

Letters to the EditorDeadline 26 August 2011 for publication in the September issue

Issue Number 60 Mannum Mag

Puzzle

How many words of 4 or more letterscan you make with these 9 letters?

• Each word must include the letter in theshaded box

• One word includes all 9 lettersScore: 18 Good, 27 Very good, 36 Excellent

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DISTRICT CHURCH SERVICESFor Mannum congregations

ANGLICAN 6 Adelaide Road. Ph: 8569 2385Mannum, Sundays 10:30 am

BAPTIST William Street. Ph: 8569 6040Mannum, Sundays 10:30 am

CATHOLIC Mau Street. Ph: 8531 1699Mannum, Mass: 1st Sunday 9:30 am, all others 8:30 am

LUTHERAN 79 Cliff Street. Ph: 8569 2863Mannum, Sundays 9:00 am, Sunday School 9:45 am duringschool terms. Everyone welcome.

RIVER WORD CHRISTIAN CENTRE Greening Street. Ph: 8569 1333Mannum, Sundays 10:00 am

SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST 17 King George St. Ph: 9433 734 037Mannum, Saturdays 9:30 am, Sabbath School 11:00 am

UNITING Corner of Greening Street & Walker AvenueEnquiries: Phone one of the Elders.G Gobbett: 8569 1083, M Thomas: 8569 1005R Marshall: 8569 1737, G McInerney: 8569 2076

Mannum, 1st, 3rd, 5th Sundays 11 am, 2nd & 4th Sundays 9 am

Old Mannum SchoolWebsite for Old Mannum School Steering Committee

The Old Mannum SchoolSteering Committee has

created a website with the aim ofengaging with the communityand updating people on activitiessurrounding the development ofthe proposed community centreat Mannum.

We envisage the centre will beanother jewel in the crown forthe Mid Murray District and tomake this happen, the steeringcommittee is putting out the callfor photographs and articlesfrom past students, staff andanyone else who may holdmemories and records of theirtime at the school.

The site at the address below isstill in the development stageand is a work in progress. If youvisit it, you will notice that wehave uploaded two recentphotographs of the old schoolbuildings.

To make the site interestingand relevant, we are especiallylooking for a photograph for thehome page of the website thatwill depict a special piece ofhistory in the life of the oldMannum School. Is there oneout there of the original school

with the first students? Whatabout a photograph of an oldschool fete or special occasion atthe school?

We can arrange to makecopies of precious photographsand documents and can alsoarrange for someone tointerview people to record oralrecollections.

You can write or send relevantmaterial to PO Box 14, Mannum5238 or it can be left at TheHall, 5 Greening Street,Mannum or at the CHIPS officein the main street of Mannum.Alternatively you can email us [email protected] formore information.

We would love to hear fromanyone who may be able to helpus collate a record of the life andtimes of the buildings and schoolcommunity in Mannum. So getthe albums out and see if youcan help us preserve a little bitof local history.

Our group is open to all andmeets regularly on the 3rd

Tuesday of the month at 7:30pmat The Hall, 5 Greening StreetMannum.

Kitty Schiansky, Secretary

Old Mannum School: www.oldmannumschool.websyte.com.au

Princess and BraveheartMannum Community Supporting Our Youth

The 13th May saw the launchof the ‘Princess’ and

‘Braveheart’ series for 2011.These series were instrumentalin seeing relationships growwitheach other as we were inspiredin our identity as ‘sons anddaughters of the King’ and tochoose to live as the Royalty webelieve we are called to be.

Our aim in this series was toaffirm each participant of WHOthey are, WHY they are here,and HOW much they are loved;that they would believe they arespecial, that they belong, thatthey are valuable and howsignificant they are in God’seternal plan.

A Princess ‘Regal Retreat’ bythe beach and a ‘BraveheartBootcamp’ in the Adelaide Hillswas an amazing conclusion toboth series followed by acombined dinner with over 40family and friends at the BarnConference Centre on SundayJuly 3rd.

We would like to sincerelythank all those involved inhelping to make these seriessuch a success. Please supportthe businesses that aresupporting our youth:

• Mannum Inter-Church Council:funding and food each week

• Mannum Community College: Venueand equipment

• Mannum Uniting Church: Venue• The Hall: Equipment• Princess Series Beauty spot

presenters: Esther Crow, Massage;Tania Strauss, Murray Valley BeautyTherapy; Robin Muirhead, MannumHair Designs; Kelly Schmidt, Zumba;Benita Schianski, cooking; TammieJames, beading.P Our great team: May-Lin and

Correta• Braveheart SeriesP YWAM (Youth With a Mission):

coming to Mannum each week torun series. Venue for Bootcamp.

P Activity Providers: Mannum RowingClub, Mannum Golf Club, GeoffSimons, Rodney Bond and BradWilkinson - Archery,

P Our great team: Patrick, Michael,Ben, Daniel and Brad

• Shared Stitches of Mannum for ahand made quilt for each ‘Braveheart’

• Dinner: Males Meats, BirdwoodUnited Church.

• All the parents for trusting us with yourprecious sons and daughters

• All the wonderful Princesses andBravehearts for getting involved andmaking it so much fun!!

Can’t wait to do it again!Joy Marks

Teen Challenge SA Inc - Mannum

Mannum MagChairperson: Geoff Skein 8569 2385Editor: Keith Baldwin 8569 [email protected]

Coeditor: Carl Gross 8569 7392

Secretary: Bill McGhie 8569 1821Calendar: Jo Kader 8569 1879Treasurer: Bill McGhie 8569 [email protected]

Web Site: http://sites.google.com/site/mannumcommunitymagazine

A beautiful young fairy princess who dreamed of being a ballet dancer read anadvertisement announcing the Royal Ballet’s next auditions in a nearby town.

The princess hitched 100 white pigeons to her chariot, and flew to the theatre.Witnessing her outrageous entrance, the director immediately told her to go.“But why?” wept the broken-hearted shell of the would-be-ballerina.“Because,” came the heartless reply, “I’ve got enough pigeon-towed dancers in

the company already.”


From The Lions’ DenThe Handover Dinner

The annual ‘Handover’ for the induction of the new President,Lion Colin Pym, was held at the Mannum Club on June 28.

Under the expert chairmanship of Lion Barry Ramm and in thepresence of the District Governor, Lion Graham Smithers and theMayor, Dave Burgess, the evening was a wonderful success.

The outgoing President, Lion Barry Burdett gave his 2010-11report in which he highlighted the enormous work-load undertakenby the Lions. He spoke of the highly successful can and bottlerecycling program that had raised over $13 000 in the year. The twoauctions, he said, raised over $10 000 and the large number ofcatering events raised a similar amount. But it was not all aboutmoney raising.

Barry emphasised that a lot of the Lions’ work was quite directsupport for local causes. He mentioned the wonderful Camp Qualityday for kids with cancer and the free catering for the Little Heroesand Rocktober events. Aminya was supported with the erection of anew front security fence and the roadside entrances to the town and

the Police Station yard were kept clean. A highlight of the year wasthe Lions Australia Day Breakfast at the Mary Ann Reserve at whichthe Lions served over 500 breakfasts as well as presenting theirAustralia Day Youth Awards.

Money raised by the Lions was distributed to a wide range of local,national and international causes. $5000 was donated to the LionsFoundation Disaster Fund and many local groups were wellsupported with a further disbursement of $21 000.

Barry expressed his appreciation for the strong support he hadreceived from his Vice Presidents, his Secretary and his Treasurer.He wished his successor, Colin Pym and his Board best wishes foranother successful year in 2011-12.

Colin Pym, in his turn, made it clear that he would endeavour tomaintain a high level of achievement. He expressed an intention toselect the Mannum Information Bay as a special Lions Project bymaking it more attractive and inviting for visitors. He also hoped tooversee an extension to the Lions’ Den and to maintain a strongcommitment to Aminya and the Mannum Hospital.

Traditionally, the last item of the night is always the Tale Twister’srevelations of all the mishaps and foul-ups that the Lion membershave had over the year. There were many! This was done with greathumour and style by the inimitable Phil Roennfeldt.

D Dowley

District Governor Graham Smithers, Incoming President, Colin Pym and outgoingPresident, Barry Burdett District Governor Graham Smithers introduces the new Board

CHIPS and MMCSSKeeping you up to date with happenings at

CHIPS and the Mid Murray Community Support Service

We Are Moving

Late in September Mid MurrayCommunity Support Service and CHIPS

will be moving to new premises at 71Randell Street Mannum, between theSolicitors and the Cottage Window.

The new look Centrelink Agency andMADEC Job Search will be moving with usto an all new office location.

All of our Home and Community CareServices, community transport, homemaintenance, house and window cleaning,gardening, referral services and emergencysupport will all be located at 71 RandellStreet from late September this year.

We will also offer Internet Access,photocopying and facsimile services for asmall fee.

The CHIPS Op Shop is still at 39 RandellStreet and expanding!

The CHIPS Op Shop at 39 Randell Streethas always been a popular place to shop forgreat bargains. From late September it will

be even BIGGER and BETTER withfurniture and other larger items for sale, stillat great prices!

Adult Community Education

The ACE (Adult Community Education)classes will still be held in the TrainingRoom at 39 Randell Street. We will have ArtClasses, Computer learning for beginnersand advanced, Job Application Skills,Cooking, Zumba for Health and othercourses on offer. Telephone us on 8569 2129for more information and enrolmentenquiries.

Volunteers Are Always Needed

Mannum is a small community with plentyof opportunities to volunteer in manydifferent ways. If you have some spare timeand would like to help with thedisadvantaged and elderly in the Mid Murraydistrict then we’d really like to talk to you.

Helpers are needed in the following areas.

• Do you like driving! How aboutvolunteering to drive people to and fromappointments in the Murraylands, the Hillsand Adelaide? We’ll cover all of your costsand you’ll enjoy some great company!• Do you like to be around people andsecondhand goods? How about spending acouple of hours each week in the CHIPS OpShop? There’s never a dull moment!• Do you have an office background? Wecould really use your help in our frontoffice/reception and the people who use ourservices would really appreciate yourassistance.• Do you like being outdoors? We havevacancies for gardeners, maintenancepeople, house cleaners and window cleaners.

Please drop in and see us at 39 RandellStreet or phone 8569 2129 for moreinformation.

Tim ClemowCHIPS/MMCSS Coordinator


Mannum Golf Club Quiz NightFriday 7th October 2011, 7:30pm for 8 pm start

Golf Club House, Douglas Street

$8 per person

8 rounds of questions. BYO supper. Drinks available, nibbles supplied.

Bookings phone: Denis 8569 1584 Clubhouse 8569 2066

Do You Grow Weeds?

There are many innocentlooking escapee plants from

gardens that are causingproblems by infesting footpaths,roadsides, reserves andagricultural lands. They includeimported plants and trees that intheir home countries are subjectto natural forces that preventthem from becoming weeds.Here in Australia those naturalforces are absent so they spreaduncontrolled. Weeds dominatecleared areas and prevent“good” native plants fromregenerating.

In 2005 a CSIRO Report forthe WWF-Australia calledJumping the Garden Fenceplaced Gazanias in SouthAustralia and Victoria amongstthe top 10 most invasive gardenplants in Australia. The Nurseryand Garden Industry Australiahave produced a booklet, GrowMe Instead, with a short list ofplants to avoid and Gazanias areincluded. They recommend afew Native plants more suitablefor the garden that don’t spreadseed easily by wind and the like.

Gazanias are native to SouthAfrica, difficult to remove andare resistant to low toxicityherbicides. They can beremoved by grubber but leaveseed in the ground that remainsviable for a long time. They arenot suited as stock feed and littlevalue to our Australianbiodiversity. The pretty flowerstempt gardeners into thinkingthey are an innocent plant, butthey are predicted to spreadacross Southern Australia fromCoast to Coast. Yates Australiarecommend they should NOT begrown in our region becausethey are classed as a weed.Gazanias are being consideredby authorities to be classed aDeclared Weed, just as AfricanFeathergrass, Bridal Creeper,Silverleaf Nightshade andEnglish Broom are ... and the listgoes on.

Your local Landcare Group orNRM Officers can give adviceon these and other plants toavoid growing and help care forthe Murraylands environment.

G L Smith, KESAB Volunteer

MannumCommunityClub

66 Randell Street, Mannum SA 5238Phone: 8569 1010 – Fax 8569 2700Email: [email protected]: www.mannumclub.com.au

Sunday Gold 5MU Radio HostBarrie Martin is back every Wednesday

Playing music from 12-2pm withLIVE Broadcasting 2-6pm

In the dining room

Bingo with Betty every 2nd ThursdayCommencing at 1pm in the dining roomUpcoming dates are 4/8/11 and 18/8/11

Every Friday NightHappy Hour Beer from 6-8pm

Meat Draws and Raffles from 6pm(Fri 26th Aug EXTRA Meat Trays up for Grabs!!)

Saturday 27th AugustWINTER FEAST

Hosted by Damain from 5MUPresenting “Saturday Night Live”

Live from the Dining Room from 9 - Late3 Course Meal and Live Entertainment

ONLY $20ppGREAT VALUE BOOK NOW!!!

HAVE YOU CHECKED OUTOUR NEW MENU YET?

Meals available12-2pm and 6-8pm7 days a week

Australian Red CrossTHE POWER OF HUMANITY

Cambrai familystore

Main Street Cambrai

Wed–Fri and Sun: 10AM–4PM

Telephone: 08 8564 5244


INTEREST FREE LOANSfor items to improve your quality of life

Hills NILS®

No Interest Loan Scheme

Low income residents of Adelaide Hills and surroundingdistricts may be eligible for a loan of up to $1000

For further information contact

Mid Murray Community Support Service 8569 2129ac.care, 11-21 Kennett Rd, Murray Bridge 8532 6303

The Hut Community Centre, Aldgate 8339 4400

Torrens Valley Community Centre, Gumeracha 8389 1711

Hall HappeningsCoordinator’s Report

Hi. Winter has certainlyarrived with a bite. But

thank goodness for our gasheater.

On the 20th July several Hallfolk met MMCAG members atMeningie to help with theWellness Expo. It was a sunnybut cold day with the windblowing in over the lake. Manygroups were present to displaytheir information and the venuewas packed most of the day. I’mnot sure how many visitors cameto view the displays and takepart, and we are still waiting forthe cost break down.

Dave continues to run thewo o dwork shed on aWednesday and is always onhand to do the odd woodworkjob. Thanks Dave. Pop out andvisit him and at the same timemake a project.

The Hall’s birthday lunch wasvery successful thanks to all thevolunteers who helped withfood, games and generalarrangements on the day. A lotof the regulars and some visitorswho have supported us in thepast come along to join in thefun. Well done.

The Stirling bus trip was on acold clear day. We wandered offin different directions and met ina café for lunch then off again.We also had a trip that visitedMurray Bridge and the C of Ccoffee shop for lunch.

Becky’s lunch was anotherhighlight of the month; lasagnaand sticky date pudding, yumyum. Thank you Becky fordoing this for us, we lookforward to Becky coming back

soon to run more cookinglessons.

Glass painting and Tie dyingrounded out the activitiesorganised, but of course games,talking and coffee were enjoyedby many as well.

180 folk visited the Hall whichgave an average of 15 per dayand 102 meals were eaten(including birthday lunch).

Unfortunately we were notsuccessful in obtaining the ACEgrant this year so the funding forfree computer and cookingclasses is no more.

I have 3 classes due to start inAugust and am considering acharge of $5.00 per lesson. Andwe will need to have a cost onthe cooking lessons and alsoother lessons in the future.

There has been no news so farof the grant for the Men’s Shed,I expect to hear soon. And whenit comes it will be full steamahead.

It was great to hear ofMMCAG’s success for The Hallin obtaining six months fundingfor staff. We should have twomore people start soon, which isbeing added to our existing fewpaid hours.

Two events coming up thatwill be good to attend are“Mental Health and Wellbeing”with Meryl next week and themonth of “Zumba for the moremature” in August.

IF YOU HAVE THE SNIFFLES ORSUSPECT YOU MAY BE GETTING ACOLD IT MAY BE THE FLU. PLEASESTAY HOME UNTIL YOU ARE WELL.

Terry Udy, Coordinator

At Your LeisureMannum Leisure Centre

Aerobics

Ithink it is for the young, fitand beautiful! Just take a look

at the photo of the aerobics classat the Leisure Centre, and I’msure you will agree. Or perhapsit is rather that, if you attendDeb’s aerobics class, you willget fit and beautiful. Sorry, wecan’t do the ‘young-again’ trick,but you’ll surely feel muchyounger after you’ve been!

If you’d like a good aerobicsworkout, come along to DebRoberts’ (pictured) class at theCentre on Tuesday evenings at5:30 pm. As the photographshows, the class is not full, andthey will welcome everyone.They even invited me to jointhem when I turned up to take

photos for this report. Little didthey know how uncoordinated Iam, or I might have thought theyjust wanted to have a giggle atmy attempts to stay in time. Butyou guys out there, if you wantto be young, fit and beautiful,the invitation is open to join thegirls on Tuesday evenings.

And if Tuesdayevenings don’tsuit you, Deb is willing to runclasses on Tuesday morningstoo. Either way, you’ll benefit inso many ways!

By the way, fans will bepleased to hear that ZUMBAhas started again at MannumLeisure Centre. Those who weredisappointed that the classeswhich started in May stopped soquickly now have the chance togrind and gyrate on Mondayevenings. And as the days getlonger, you won’t even need togo home in the dark!

To make bookings for eitherof these classes, contact theLeisure Centre on 8569 0185 [email protected]

Carl Gross

More photographs on page 13

Leisure Centre aerobics class

Deb Roberts


Saviour TrailersTrailer Restorations

service and wiringTrailer Sales

new and second hand

Sand blasting Spare parts

General welding repairs

We also pay cashfor any old unwanted rusty trailers of any kind

Mon-Fri 8am-4pm629a Sedan Rd Punthari

Ph: 8569 4145 Mob: 0419 835 061

Relay for LifeCar Boot Sale

The Car Boot Sale is afundraising event to help

support the aims of Relay forLife.

The Relay for Life event isan annual team event to raisefunds for vital cancer research,prevention, and education andsupport programs. There arevery few people who can saythat they have not beentouched by cancer - whether itbe ourselves, our family, ourfriends or our colleagues, thisindiscriminate disease toucheseveryone. It is a frighteningfact that one in two SouthAustralians will be diagnosedwith cancer before the age of85, with many more beingaffected indirectly through ourloved ones.

Since our first local event in2003 we have raised in excessof half a million dollarstowards this cause.

The Car Boot Sale will beheld in the Murray BridgeCommunity Children’s Centre

car park, Mannum Road(opposite Coles) Saturday 27th,8:00am - 12 noon.

There will be a sausagesizzle and drinks available tobuy on the day. Entry is free sofeel free to drop in, find abargain and support a greatcause. Contact EileenNewberry on 0427 326 605 formore details or check out ourfacebook page by searchingfor Murray Bridge Relay.

If you are interested in beingpart of the Murray BridgeRelay for Life event 26-27November by entering a team,sponsoring the event or a teamor volunteering your timeplease contact either the TeamDevelopment Coordinator -Louise Bond 0429 136 026,Secretary - Julie Campbell0400 006 816, check out ourfacebook page or log on to thenational Relay for Life websitewww.relayforlife.org.au

Julie Campbell

Mannum District HospitalHealth Advisory Council Inc.

Continuing from ourprevious article, we would

like to keep the communityinformed about our progress.

X-ray Machine

The X-ray Machine is readyto be installed as soon as theAccident and Emergencyfacilities of the MannumDistrict Hospital are complete,which we hope will be in thevery near future. This upgradewill certainly benefit both thecommunity, the medical andhospital staff.

Sponsorship

With regard to the enrolledNurses that the HealthAdvisoryCouncil sponsored tofurther their studies to achievean Enrolled Nurse/Diploma,both are doing well with theirstudies, and are very pleased tohave this oppor tunitysupported by the HealthAdvisory Council...’PLEASEWATCH THIS SPACE’.

Helipad

The Health AdvisoryCouncilhas commenced investigationsinto the possibility of having a

Helipad built closer to theHospital. This, of course, is along term project.

Upgrade to Aged Care Facility

The Hospital has had somedamp course problems in theAged Care facility. This hasbeen addressed and painting ofresident rooms and facilities isa l m o s t c o m p l e t e d .Additionally, the roofing,particularly over the AgedCare area, has been replacedand to date has proved to besound with a good shower ofrain.

Annual General Meeting

The Health AdvisoryCouncilInc., will be holding its AnnualGeneral Meeting at theHospital’s Day Centre,preceded by a Barbeque andDrinks:Date: Wednesday 23rd November 2011Time: 6:00 pm for BBQ and Drinks

7:00 pm for AGM

We hope communitymembers will come along andlet us know the needs of ourcommunity.

Brian Taylor, Presiding Member

Mannum Ice WorksServing the Mid Murray

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Out Of This WorldAstronomer’s Corner

With one of the most identifiable shapes,the constellation Scorpius (The Scorpion) is

overhead around 9pm. It is one of the oldest, namedconstellations known - possibly even one of the original sixsigns of the zodiac.

The much fainter constellationCapricornus (The Sea Goat, also one of theearliest named members of the zodiac),towards the eastern horizon, is formed frommuch fainter stars, but is findable. In theshape of an enlarged arrowhead, theconstellation Capricornus is difficult to find, but once foundit is easily found again.

The difficulty arises because you have to look twice as itcan appear to be part of other, familiar constellations. It paysto look for it in really dark skies due to the low magnitude ofthis majestic group.

Scorpius and Capricornus are on the ecliptic, as are theother members of the zodiac, and so the planets travel throughthem. We also “see” them as a background to the sun. On thefirst day of spring, the spring equinox, the sun appears in oneof the constellations of the zodiac. For the past 2000 years orso the sun has been in Pisces on the spring equinox, butprecession is slowly moving that point into Aquarius. It maybe the “Dawning of the day of Aquarius” but we are not thereyet. The general consensus among astronomers places thestart around 2060.

Over the millennia, the shape of the constellations changes.A task in the to-do box would be to identify all theconstellations of the zodiac in their current form.

A telescope has a stand that can be moved in a verticalplane. This is to set the latitude of the observer, for us it is 35degrees. Now a simple horizontal rotation allows the observerto track the path of the planet being observed. To set up thestand correctly in order to be in line with the stars a true, localnorth and south line has to be found that can then be usedwhen observing in your best back yard spot.

Jupiter rises after 1am and Mars after 4am with the restclashing with the daylight hours.

Dave Allen

Moon PhasesLast 1/4 New First 1/4 Full

22 August 29 August 6 August 14 August

Mannum Rowing Club

Well, the 2010/11 Seasonhas finally come to a

close. However, preparationshave already started for2011/12 Season.

As was mentioned in theMay edition our efforts werewell rewarded by winning theMasters Men’s Premiership,t h e C o u n t r y M e n ’ sPremiership and DeanMobbs, in the Champion ofChampions, having the mostindividual points for wins.Dean rows anything between4 and 7 races at each regattaso one could expect him toamass a few points.

On the National scene agroup returned with ahandful of medals fromNagambie in Victoria,followed by a contingentrowing in the AustralianMasters’ Championship atLake Barrington in Tasmaniaseveral weeks ago.

Individual medal winnerswere

John Banks 2 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 BronzeClaire Banks 2 Gold, 1 Silver, 2 BronzeDean Mobbs 2 Silver, 2 BronzePhil Gebhardt 2 Gold, 2 Silver, 2 Bronze

Training has recommenced( it hasn’t really stopped) forthe Australian Masters inAdelaide with 59 differentsports and some 14000participants expected in midOctober.

We have been allotted ourCentenary Regatta on 8th

October, 1 week prior to theAustralian Masters.

Our Regatta was scheduledfor March this year, but wascancelled due to riverconditions.

With a few spare weekendsaway from competing wehave had time to do a bit ofhousekeeping at the ClubHouse. The final fitting ofthe kitchen has been finished,(the ladies are thrilled withthe large sink. Sorry no DishWasher!)

Thanks must go to LeithKahl Cabinet Maker for theinstallation and generouscontribution, also to Stuart ofMannum Express Freight forfree delivery of some of theappliances.

The Club Rooms areavailable for hire at a veryreasonable rate. Visitingpeople who have attendedvarious functions have beenrapt with the location andoutlook.

We are still on the lookoutfor people to come and tryrowing.

By the time you read thisthe AGM will have been heldon Sunday 31st July at 11amfollowed by lunch. So moreon that in the next edition ofMannum Mag.

For further information onHiring or Come and TryRowing contact BrianBormann 8569 1813.

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The Lions ShareA Donation to Mannum Mag

On Tuesday 15th JulyM a n n u m L i o n s

distributed $5000 within theMannum Community. Fivec o m m u n i t yorganisations/groups receivedgenerous gifts from MannumLions. Aminya, SharedSt i tches, CHIPS, TheInterchurch Council (forschool chaplains) and“Mannum Mag” each receiveda share of the total amount.

The Mag’s secretary-treasurer Bill McGhie acceptedthe donation on its behalf fromMannum Lions. In acceptingthe gift Mr McGhie explainedthat the “Mag” is producedentirely by volunteers withproductions costs, paper, inks,machine repairs etc beingcovered by advertising in theMag at very generous rates andfrom donations from Lions etc.There is no charge for localcommunity notices andwhenever possible materials

are sourced from businesses inMannum.

Mr McGhie also advisedLions that hopefullya collatingmachine will be purchased atsome time in the future toreduce the load on volunteerswho meet each month inSchache Hall at the showgrounds, where about 2100copies of the Mag are printed,collated, and distributed. (It isinteresting to note that thesevolunteer gatherings seem tobe more of a social event thana task when tea and coffee anda happy chin wag are the go.)

On behalf of the MannumCommunity, Mannum Magexpresses its gratitude to theMannum Lions for their kindand generous donation. Wealso appreciate the generosityof the gifts to the otherrecipients.

This is a further example ofMannum Lions “making thingswork”.

Caloote Landcare Group

Caloote Landcare Group hasbeen involved in projects

in Claypans, Lake Carlet,Murray Bridge, Reedy Creek,Karoonda, BellchambersReserve, the MannumWaterfalls and Caloote. Thegroup`s projects have beenmany and varied with theu n d e r l y i n g t h e me o frestoration, revegetation,habitat protection and thepreservation of existing nativevegetation.

Willows have been removedfrom the mouth of Lake Carlet,allowing the water to flow inand out of the lake. This hasimproved the quality of thewater and restored the bird,invertebrate, and plantdiversity in and around thelake.

At Reedy Creek removal ofnoxious weeds was carried outalong with revegetation ofsedges, and carp exclusiongates were installed.

A corridor of remnant shrubsis being protected by fencingand revegetation from the

Mannum Waterfalls to theMurray River edge at Calooteto allow wildlife accessbetween the two sites. Thiscorridor involves privatelandholders, crown land,disused roadways, road vergesand DEH land.

The most recent projectinvolved rabbit proof fencinga r o u n d s e c t i o n s o fBellchambers Reserve. We areonly a small group but are veryproud of environmentalprojects we have beeninvolved in. To celebrate ourachievements over the yearswe would like to invite all pastand present members, theirfamilies and anyone wantingmore information on ourprojects or interested inbecoming a member to attenda picnic at Shell Hill. We willbe at Shell Hill (offMurraylands Road) onSaturday 13th August at 11am.Please bring a lunch to share,drinks, chairs and a small table(if you have one).

Bev Connell ( 8570 4322)

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TO BE HELD ONSUNDAY 25th SEPTEMBER 2011

Members of the public are invited to attend the meeting commencing at

11:00 am on the PS Marionat the Mannum Dock Museum

6 Randell Street, MANNUM SA 5238

If you require any further information, please contact Jenny Callander, MuseumCoordinator, Mannum Dock Museum on 8569 2733 or [email protected]

Rob Bowring, Chairman, Mannum Dock Museum Board

Volunteer SupportFund

Opens for Applications

The Volunteer Support Fundis open for applications and

closes on Monday, 22 August2011.

Community organisations canapply for funding to help themfoster and support volunteerworkers. Individual grants of upto $3000 for initiatives thatassist volunteer programs areavailable. The VolunteerSupport Fund is designed withsmall , community-basedorganisations in mind.

Further information on theVolunteer Support Fund can beobtained from the Office forVolunteers on 8463 4490 or viat h e w e b s i t e a twww.ofv.sa.gov.au/grants.htm

Member for Schubert, MrIvan Venning is encouragingvolunteer groups from withinthe Schubert Electorate toapply.

“Many different groups fromwithin the Schubert Electoratehave been successful inobtaining grant funding,” MrVenning said.

“There are many fantasticvolunteer organisations fromwithin the Schubert Electorateso I encourage them to have ago, and make an application,”he said.

Mannum Golf Club

During the month of July,Mannum Golf Club has

played host to a variety ofgroups. The Lower Murray andHi l l s Veterans Group ,consistingof around 43 players,came and played the course.Most players had played atMannum before but still foundthe course challenging. With atop score of 47 points thewinner obviously enjoyed hisday out. After the game of golf,the players were treated to apie, chips and gravy for lunch.

The Athelstone Football Clubcame on their annual golf tripto Mannum recently. Around15 players participated in theirgolfing day, with both good and‘not so good’ scores beingproduced. After their game theplayers enjoyed a SausageSizzle for lunch and no doubtdiscussed what their scorecould have been with just alittle luck.

Last Saturday, the MannumHotel Sports and Social Clubcame to the Golf Club as partof their ‘Mystery Tour’. About30 members of the Club camedressed in their ‘nerds and

geeks attire’ and werechaperoned by their mascot‘roo’. They enjoyed a puttingcompetition with several peoplecoming close to sinking the 6metre putt and some missing bya country mile! The membersalso enjoyed a quiet drink and asit outside to soak up thesunshine before heading off totheir next destination.

The Mannum Golf Clubwould like to thank theMannum Hotel Sports andSocial Club for their supportand invites them all to comeback and play a round of golf orenjoy a drink at the bar!

The Mannum Golf Club isholding both its Ladies’ andMen’s Open days in earlyAugust. So, it looks like Augustwill be just as busy!

The Golf Club would like toadvise readers that theClubhouse is available for hire.It can cater for up to 80 people,has kitchen and bar facilities, adance floor and ample parking.Contact the Mannum Golf Clubon 8569 2066 if interested.

Hilary Miller, Secretary

Three Cups of TeaGreg Mortenson &David Oliver RelinPenguin, 2006

A Review

Greg Mortenson, mountainclimber, nurse, adventurer,

sets out to climb the mountainknown as K2, in Pakistan,planning to leave a tribute inmemory of his sister on thesummit. He never makes it. Hesurvives only because of a localtribe who find him wandering,sick and disorientated. Hisexperience leads him to returnto Pakistan, resolved to build aschool in the tribal village.

Mortenson’s work makes himfirm friends among the people,exposes him to the resentmentof a local mullah and wins himthe support of Syed Abbas,supreme leader of northernPakistan’s Shia.

An American raised inTanzan ia by Luthe ranmissionary parents, Mortensonfits easily into the tribal worldbut his supporters in Americahave to learn to accept his 3rd

world attitudes, especially totime keeping and the socialgraces. Mortenson’s uniquepersonality and attitude haveprovided a way for west andeast to interact peacefully andhis work is expanding intoAf ghan i s t an , by loca linvitation.

The book is a window into theculture and challenges in thePakistan/Afghanistan tribalregions and an engrossingadventure story. Mortenson’sstory reveals much about theculture and difficulties of theregion and the book hasbecome recommended readingamong many preparing to servein the area.

Both an interesting andinstructive read and it’s in thelocal library.

Vivian Garner

Books I’ve Never Read

Don’t Leave Without Meby Isa Coming

... he left, then wrote ...

When Shall We Meet Again?by Miles Apart


DIY(Dangerously Incompetent Yobos)

I got a self-assembly wardrobe. It didn’t work. I got it out of the box, it didn’t doanything.

I was doing some decorating, so I got out my step-ladder. I don’t get on with myreal ladder.

I have six locks on my door. When I go out, I lock every other one. I figure nomatter how long somebody stands there picking the locks, they’re always lockingthree of them.

I used some of that quick drying wood stain the other day and it did exactly whatit said on the tin. It caused nausea and vomiting when ingested.

A man goes into a hardware store and asks to buy a chainsaw. The shopkeepersells him one that is guaranteed to fell even the largest tree in under a minute. Theman takes it home but comes back the next day to complain.

“I started cutting down a tree yesterday lunchtime and by six in the evening, I’donly managed to get half-way through the trunk,” he says.

The shopkeeper apologises. “I’m sorry,” he says. “Perhaps the engine’sair-to-fuel ratio is out of adjustment. I’ll just check.”

So saying, he pulls the starter cord and the chainsaw roars into life.“Bloody hell!” exclaims the startled man. “What’s that noise!?”

River Word Christian CentreCraft and Friendship Group

ABIG Hi from 3 GreeningSt, Mannum.

Well everyone, things aremoving along at great speed,with lots of new people comingalong to see what all the talk isabout. If you haven’t heard, theplace is a buzz with smilingfaces and the talent that goesalong with it.

Between the chatter, tea andcoffee, the beaut morning teasand lunches that we getthrough, as well as the craft it isa wonder we get home when wedo.

The time flies by and all of asudden it’s past the going hometime and when someone says‘OK!! Home time!’ There is agreat ‘Ahhhhh!!!!’ But, thankgoodness, there is play time theweek after.

So if you’re stuck at homewondering what the heck youcan do, just come along eachWednesday at 10am and you’llfind out! Looking forward toseeing more new faces, 8569 1333.

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Musical MiscellanyMarvellous with Words

Much of the music we haveenjoyed in the past has

been memorable not onlybecause of the musical notesthemselves, but also because ofthe words that seem soappropriate to the rhythm of themusic, produce vivid mindpictures and later remind us ofprecious times. The precioustimes become nostalgia.

Three lyricist who wrotemarvellous lyrics to wonderfultunes are Cole Porter; LorenzHart, better known as Larry, andJohnny Mercer.

Lorenz Hart and Cole Porterwere both homosexual whichmade their life difficult. I think italso reflected in their lyricswhich often contained doubleentendres and were bitter sweetbut oh so clever and so right.

Cole Porter was different fromthe other two in that he wrote themusic as well as the words. Hewas born into a well to dofamily. For much of his adultlife he lived in Paris whichmight account for shows such asCan Can and Fifty ThousandFrenchmen. In 1938 Colesuffered a serious ridingaccident and for the rest of hislife was in constant pain. Heloved list songs and one of hisbest remembered is Let’s Do It.His most successful show waswritten after the Second WorldWar. The show was Kiss MeKate based very loosely onShakespeare’s Taming of theShrew. The film High Societyhad his last hit. It was True Lovesung by soon to be PrincessGrace of Monaco and BingCrosby. Other memorable tuneswritten by Cole include I’ve Got

You Under My Skin, with manygood versions but the best byFrank Sinatra to a Nelson Riddlearrangement with a lovely littletrombone solo by MiltBernhardt; Night and Day; LoveFor Sale, the words for whichwere banned from radio air playfor many years; and Begin theBeguine which came from a1935 flop but became a hit andled to fame and fortune for ArtieShaw.

Lorenz Hart had his life withRichard Rogers made into a filmstarring Mickey Rooney. WithRichard Rogers he wrote wordsfor many Broadway shows. Justlook at some of the songs forwhich he wrote the words. TheLady is a Tramp (best versionby Buddy Greco on a vinyl, MyBuddy); Blue Moon; Bewitched,Bothered and Bewildered;Mountain Greenery and MyFunny Valentine (any of theearly versions by Chet Baker areworth a listen). Can you imaginethose songs having any otherwords? Better known shows forwhich Hart contributed thewords include Pal Joey, AConnecticut Yankee, Jumbo andThe Boys From Syracuse. Thelast mentioned was based onShakespeare’s Comedy of Errorsand was the first time that aShakespearean play had beenadapted for the musical theatre.Again it is hard to imagine themusic without those words.Listen to My Funny Valentine orManhattan or The Lady is aTramp.

Johnny Mercer wrote thewords to about fifteen hundredsongs. Some died a quick deathbut others still live today. He did

on occasion write the music aswell as the lyrics. He also was asinger recorded singing his ownsongs and those of others as wellas singing with Bing Crosby andMargaret Whiting amongstothers. He was also one of thefounders of Capitol Records.Johnny wrote lyrics for somehighly accomplished musicalwriters such as HoagyCarmichael, Harold Arlen,Richard Whiting, Harry Warrenand Henry Mancini. He wonfour Academy Awards. Theywere for On the Atchison,Topeka and the Santa Fe withHarry Warren; In the Cool,Cool, Cool of the Evening withHoagy Carmichael (goodversion by Bing Crosby andFred Astaire, also Dean Martindid a nice one); Moon River andDays of Wine and Roses bothwith Henry Mancini. With thelast two it was the first time asong writing team had ever wonback to back awards. Johnnywas adept at writing words fortunes that had already had a lifeas musical number. He wrotewords for Laura by DavidRaksin, Satin Doll by DukeEllington and Midnight Sun byLionel Hampton. He also wrotethe English words for AutumnLeaves. Just a few of the betterknown songs that Mercerenhanced with his lyrics are ThatOld Black Magic, One For MyBaby (And One More For theRoad), I Wanna be Around andCharade. Like the other two inthis article he helped to produceso much wonderful music and somany wonderful memories.

Peter Weir

Jimmy: “Hey, Mike! How’s yournew pet fish doing? You told mehe was really something special.”

Mike: “To tell the truth, I’m reallydisappointed in him. The guy whosold him to me said I could teachhim to sing like a bird.”

Jimmy: “What? Let me get thisstraight... You bought a fishbecause you thought you couldteach him to sing like a bird?”

Mike: “Well, yeah. After all, youknow, he’s a parrot fish.”

Jimmy: “Now listen, Mike, whileyou might be able to teach a parrotto sing, you’re never going to getanywhere with a parrot fish.”

Mike: “That’s what you think! Itjust so happens this fish CAN sing.The thing is, he’s terribly off-keyand it’s driving me crazy. Do youknow how hard it is to tuna fish?”


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This man was famous the world over for the Tulips that he grew. People used tocome from all over just to admire them and to try and get the secret of how he grewthem from him. He was very cagey and would say, “I just put the bulbs in and theycome up like that all perfect.”

Of course no one believed him, but no matter what ploy was used, no one coulddiscover just what it was that turned ordinary bulbs into the most beautiful TulipBlooms that anyone had ever grown. Whole fields of them identical and all perfect.

Well he had this friend (we all know friends like this one), who had decided thathe would get the secret and make some money on the side. He got the TulipGrower drunk on Home Made Wine and gradually turned the conversation aroundto Tulip Growing. You will know how trusting you are when you are drunk and theTulip Grower was no exception!

He gradually relaxed and to the direct question, “How do you do it?” He replied...“I use Hamsters!”The Cunning Friend said, “Don’t be daft, how can Hamsters makeOrdinary Tulip Bulbs produce blooms like you can?”

The Tulip Grower said, On my other property I breed Hamsters - not just a few,but thousands. When they are adults I run over them with a steam roller and crushthem into pulp. I then bulldoze the pulp into a machine which cans them into 7lbjam tins which I store in a big warehouse. At the start of the growing season I go outat night with lorry loads of the tins and open them and spread them all over thefields, I then get a tractor and plough and I plough it all into the ground and then thenext day I plant the Tulip Bulbs and you have seen for yourself the results.”

His friend said, “Well I suppose it works, but I don’t see how!”The Tulip Grower said, “Obvious, isn’t it? I copied the idea from the Dutch, they

are Tulips from Hamster Jam!”

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A m i n y a V i l l a g e N e e d s Y o u r H e l p !

How about volunteering at Aminya!

Aminya is a community based, non-profit, incorporated Associationproviding quality residential aged care services to the people inMannum and surrounding areas.

Ageing in the Murraylandswith Millie

Impressive with itsclean-cut lines and

complementary colours,Aminya occupies aneye-catching site on themain road into Mannum. Itsits well inside the townboundaries, a short walkfrom the hospital andmedical centre whichprovide essential healthservices for the 32 residentsof this low care facility.

Physically, then, Aminya isdefinitely a part of Mannum,but how much is it actually apart of the Mannumcommunity? The Magcarries articles aboutMannum Lions and theGarden club working withAminya, local churches gothere to conduct services. Ivaguely recall seeing reportsof a fete and school visits.Undoubtedly staff andres idents va lue andappreciate these and allcontributions sincerely, andwould welcome more; theMag publishes regularappeals for volunteers.

I can tell you that latelyMillie’s been pondering onthe other side of this coin,with lots of questions arisingfrom her ignorance.

Does or will Aminya givethe community a voice inwhat it does, or is it a closedshop?• Information is power…

and fosters goodwill.CHIPS and MMCSprovide regular news inthe Mag. Will Aminya doso, too?

• Apparently there are plansto extend onto the vacantarea now used forcar-parking on AdelaideRoad. Will the communitybe invited to comment onthe plans… or has thathappened in other places?

• Would it matter to Aminyaif we, its potential future

residents and volunteers,had strong views aboutfuture plans, drawn fromour observations of thequality of life provided bythe current building and itsgardens?

• What about the streetscape, that eye-catchingfenced area on AdelaideRoad?

• And while I’m on a roll,how do the independentunits/houses behind thehostel relate to the hostel?Who owns and managesthem?

• Once those residents usedto join in with churchservices in the hostel, butword around the traps isthey are discouraged fromattending now, even fromvisiting.

• Is there a forum forresidents of the hostel andunits and their families todiscuss issues and raisequeries about services?The Mag now has

widespread support in themid-Murraylands, withreaders ringing to find outwhy their copy hasn’t beendelivered, saying they find itfull of interesting articlesand news. I imagine many ofthem would have past orpresent contact with friendsor family in Aminya, theirown private thoughts about‘ending up there’ andcomments and questionsabout what’s happeninginside its walls.

If Aminya opens itselfto the community, whoknows what potential mightbe released.

Millie

Sillie Millie says: “Ibasically enjoy getting olderbecause I get smarter. Sowhat I have to say is moreworth listening to, in myopinion.” (Clive James)

Mannum RSL

Our next meeting will beheld on Thursday the

25th August 2011, as thenormal meeting date isLong Tan Day.

Long Tan Day Servicewill be held at theMonument at 1100hrs 18th

August 2011, then retire tothe Mannum CommunityClub for Light refreshmentsand fellowship.

Members will shortlyreceive their invitations to

the Annual Dinner whichwill be held at the MannumCommunityClub on Sunday6th November 2011, startingat 1200hrs.

Should you not receive aninvitation please let thesecretary know, by letter toour post box 118 MannumSA 5238.

See you at the nextmeeting.

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MANNUM DOCKMUSEUM BOARD

Nominations for seven (7) positions on the Board are invitedfrom interested community members. 3 persons will beappointed for 12 months and 4 members will be appointedfor two years. Retiring members will be eligible forre-election.

Nominations in writing outlining relevant details are to beaddressed to Mr Dean Gollan, Chief Executive Officer, POB o x 2 8 , M a n n u m S A 5 2 3 8 o r e m a i lpostboxmid-murray.sa.gov.au.

Appointment criteria to include interest/experience in thefollowing areas associated with the Museum: Historyresearch, Museum presentation and exhibition, Tourism, artsand culture, Murray River, PS Marion operations, Heritagevessels/wooden boats, Visitor information.

Nominations close at 5:00 pm on Thursday 18 August 2011

Enquiries contact: Deb Alexander 0414 857 738D H Gollan, Chief Executive Officer

Put A Housewife in Charge

Winter is a time for keepingwarm in front of the fire.

That’s a dangerous practicebecause it leads to laziness,contentment - and thinking.

I’ve been watching the globalwarming debate, as we all have,for too long now and it seemsto me as I sit and keep warm(sending up carbon emissionsby the tonne I suppose) thatwe’re asking the wrongquestions. Who cares why wehave pollution? It’s a mess.You can’t drink the water andyou can’t breathe the air. It’slike watching a bunch of kidscoming up with excuses for notcleaning their room. Maybethere really isn’t globalwarming, it’s just a temporary‘series of unusual weatherevents.’ Excuse me? Your roomis messy and I don’t care if thedog did do it. It’s your room.Clean it up. Carbon dioxide is‘natural’ and we’re worryingabout nothing. Just a minute.Dirt may be natural but not onthe carpet please, it’s wreckingthe floor coverings - and theycost us.

That black stuff floating onthe water off Florida and ourown northern WA is horrible,destructive and darn wellunnecessary. That black smokebelching from our power plantsis not good for our lungs, notgood for anything else eitherand it looks awful. Never mindthe arguments. We have lots ofrelatively clean natural gas wecan use right now. If we can doit with car engines that generatepower we can do it withequipment that generateselectrical power, surely. Maybewe should send up a few automechanics to see what they cando since the other experts claimto be stumped. The gas may runout and I know it’s not a ‘longterm solution’. Neither isvacuuming the carpet, you haveto keep doing it. It helps thoughto persuade the folks to changetheir outside shoes at the door.And a little good housekeepingseems in order with ournational habits. Using less, startproducing goods that don’twear out when the warrantydoes, learn to walk and demand

our streets be made safe forwalking and cycling. And getthose trams running on time.

That’s for starters. Then we’llhave to find the ‘long termsolutions’ but first we’ll have toget the ‘vested interests’ - thecompanies and shareholderswho are making a packet out ofthe system as it is - to share thefinancial pie and let new ideasand new industries, even newindustrialists, have a go. A bitlike the big kids in the backyard. They want all themarbles. And they seriouslybelieve they should have them.

As for the job argument -please!!!! There’s all kinds ofwork needs doing, it’s thewages we’re arguing about.You can get paid for makinguseless junk but not for plantingtrees. Factories were notinvented to produce jobs. AskHenry Ford. They were the bestway to produce goods - with themost efficiency possible. Thatmeans the least man hoursdoesn’t it? So shouldn’t thatleave more man hours free forother work like planting trees -or even leisure. What happenedto the 38 hour week?

Then there’s Monopoly.Remember that game? My kidsused to fight over it until Iconfiscated it sometimes. Nowwe’re playing it on a globalscale and the rules haven’tchanged much. Money is amedium of exchange but somebright bunny convinced us thatit’s real. If you can get enoughof the paper instead of what itrepresents, you have the realthing. Add contract law and thegreat American fiction that acorporation is a legal entity likea person instead of a bunch ofshareholders and that theshareholders aren’t liable forwhat their corporation does andwe’re not dealing in the realworld anymore. Someone winsthe game and the rest end upcrying. I used to deal witharguments like this all the time.That’s why I put the gameaway.

Isn’t it too bad that‘housewife’ has gone out offashion?

Vivian Garner


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2011 Adult CommunityEducation Courses - for everyone

St Johns CPR First Aid update Thursday 11th AugustHalf day. Mannum Hospital Day Centre. $40.

St Johns Senior First Aid 29th and 30th SeptemberTwo days. Hospital Day Centre. $130.

Cooking with Angie Series 2 6 - 9pm from 1st September3 hours a week for 5 weeks. $30.

Job Application Skills 6 - 9pm from 5th October3 hours a week for 5 weeks. $30.

Art Classes with Evelien Mondays, Noon - 3pm from 17th October$10 per lesson.

Holiday Cooking Workshops 5 - 9pm, 20th and 27th October4 hours a week for 2 weeks only. $20.

Zumba for Health 5 - 6pm, every TuesdayRiver Bar at the Mannum Club. Gold coin.

8569 2129 or visit CHIPS/MMCSS 39 Randell Street, for more information

HALL ACTIVITIESAUGUST 2011

ZUMBA Mondays– for the more mature

COMPUTING FOR BEGINNERS Monday afternoons– class almost full

NUTRITIOUS LUNCHES Wednesdays– with Bev

MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING Wednesday 31st

– with Meryl

WOODWORK WITH DAVE Wednesday mornings

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Historical Photographs - Credits Due

[I’ll get it right this time. Editor.]

The historical photographs published in June, July and in this issue (above and page 21) are from a set collected by Roy Underwoodand made available to Mannum Mag by Valorie Botroff.


Mannum NeighbourhoodWatch meet bi-monthly

on the second Monday of themonth in the Senior CitizensRooms at the Leisure Centre.

All community membersare encouraged to comealong and be involved. It isan opportunity to hear whathas been occurring in thedistrict and to learn what roleyou can play in makingMannum and the district asafe place to live and work.

Next MeetingMonday August 8th

7:30 p.m. at theSenior Citizens’ Room

Mannum Leisure Centre

All welcome,especially new members.Tea and coffee provided

after the meeting.

Enquiries: 8569 1172

For Police assistance and/orattendance phone: 13 14 44

Mannum Community Club Social ClubNews Views and Dos

Warm winter welcome to all MannumMag readers. We have certainly had our

share of cold weather and luckily a little rainto go with it. This has not dampened thespirits of Social Club members, some ofwhom have enjoyed not one but two socialfunctions since last I wrote.

The first was a very successful Fun andGames Day held in the River Bar at the Club.Hot soup, hot and cold finger food served upby Chef Annie was delicious and an excellentidea for the day as we ‘grazed’ all afternoon.Quoits, darts, Kelly Pool, a Dutch Auction -which saw some very spirited bidding thatkept the auctioneer and her spotters on theirtoes - a free guess for the number of lollies inthe jar, slider (once again some aggressivecompetition) and the spin wheel with chooksand wine up for grabs. Along with all theseorganised things we had some spontaneousdisplays of the hula hoop, some prettyordinary but some pretty speccy by anun-named member of the staff - wow.Everyone found something in which theycould join and have fun and our feedback hasbeen very positive and we plan to haveanother day early next year. Thanks to themembers who organised and collected itemsfor games and competitions; don’t thinkanyone went away without at least one lollyto chew on.

Giddy Up Gee GeeAnother successful evening for those that

went to Globe Derby (35 I think). Food wasgreat and plenty in quantity and variety andthe venue comfortable but perhaps a littlewarm at times. One member had some luckon his free trifecta and the rest of us enjoyedour free tickets, which gave us an interest inthe race if not a win. A couple of ourmembers had a bit of bad luck health wise,

but I am pleased to report both were feelingmuch better next day and still enjoyed theirnight out. Some of us returned to the Clubwhen we got back to Mannum and enjoyedthe performance of a young local lad as DJ.He did a great job and had the place rocking,but I must admit we left the young ones toenjoy it about 1 am.

The Monster Meat Tray Raffle was held on29th July. Biggest and best in town? We thinkso, hopefully to be held on the last Friday ofthe month from now on. 21 prizes.

Our next function is a Night with FrankSpencer on 12th August at the Club. At thisstage it is booked out, but check with Markfor cancellations. Payment was due by 5th

August.Hope anyone thinking of dining out checks

out Chef Annie’s new menu. I am graduallyworking my way through it and have enjoyedall I have tried so far.

Thanks fellow members for a lot of fun andfriendship and we hope that those of you whohave not been to a function yet can join ussoon as we can guarantee you good companyand fun.

Our Christmas lunch is on December 10th. Acar rally is being organised for the 15th

October. Check the notice board in future formore details. And don’t forget our AGM inOctober - date to be advised. We welcomenew faces and new ideas. Don’t forget tocheck your SMS for club news.

I will sign off with the anticipation of seeingyour friendly faces sometime at the Club. Ifyou are new in town ask one of our friendlystaff to point out a Social Club Committeeperson and we will have a chat with you andwelcome you to our Club and town.

Secretary Jo, 8569 1131

Whistle TootMannum Dock Museum Gallery Exhibition

1935 Mannum School DaysFree Entry

The 1935 Mannum School Days exhibitionis now open in the Mannum Dock

Museum Gallery.Staff and students at the school during the

year of 1935 set themselves a project to writea book about Mannum - its history, residents,industries and future. Surely a positive andexciting project when the clouds of war werebeginning to gather over Europe andAustralia.

Students spoke to Mannum residents andrecorded the interviews with hand writtennotes - no modern technology in those days.

Many well known Mannum family names andstories are recorded in the book.

The exhibition consists of enlargedfacsimiles of the original book pages, togetherwith photographs of interviewees. Photos ofhistorical sites and maps of early Mannumand surrounding localities are also included.

For further information about Museumactivities and future cruising dates of the PSMarion, please contact the Museum on8569 2733 or visit the visit the websitewww.psmarion.com

Jenny Twigden

Contacting Mannum Police

U r ge n t e me r g e n c yassistance call 000. Forpolice attendance call131 444.

If you need to contact usfor other matters either visitthe station or cal l8569 2211.

This may be answered bythe Murray Bridge station.They will contact us byradio and then we willcontact you.

Your police are available24 hours a day.

Emergency 000Police attendance 131 444Mannum Station 8569 2211

Teacher: I think you haveyour shoes on thewrong feet.

Pupil: No I don’t. Theseare the only feetI’ve got.

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Pupil: Who? Me?


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Shared Stitches of Mannum

At our July meeting wewere delighted to be

presented with a cheque for$500 from the MannumLions Club.

We are very grateful for thesupport we receive from theLions and for the supportt h e y g i ve t o o t h e rorganizations in the district,including this magazine.

We will be now able topurchase more materials(wadding, backing, fabrics,threads etc) to continue ourCommunity Quilts projects inhelping:

The Little Heroes Foundation,MedStar Retrieval Team,Hutt Street Shelter,Wrapped with Love,Little Quilts of Love andCancer Council.There was a very good

attendance of members at ourJune Community Quilt days

where we completed anumber of Bandanas and acouple of quilts for the LittleHeroes Foundation. We alsomade some more capsuleliners, this time for the AliceSprings branch of the MedStarRetrieval Team. They had seenthe liners we had made forthe Adelaide team and askedif we could make some forthem as well, which ofcourse we were delighted todo.

If you have any unwantedfabric, old blankets, alsoelectric blankets, etc we willbe happy to accept so we cancontinue our communitywork.

For further informationabout “The Shared Stitchesof Mannum” contact HelenTurner on 8569 2185.

Helen Turner

MentalMusings

Most of us have probablybeen guilty at some

stage of our lives of telling orlaughing at a joke at theexpense of someone else. Agood way of addressing thestigma so sadly attached tomental illness, is to actuallycomment that the joke is notappropriate. That may thencause others to stop andthink. The words wesometimes use or the nameswe call people, even in jest,do not accord dignity to thedisability caused by mentalillness.

Muse on it. Physical illnessdoes not usually haveconnotations for the sufferer;that they are a lunatic or amoron because of theirunfortunate condition. Yetpeople with a mental illnesscan be called mad and anynumber of other names! TheS A N E me d ia cen t r ep r o m o t e s a c c u r a t e ,responsible reporting of

mental illness and suicide. Italso operates the StigmaWatch program whichmonitors media coverage ofthese issues, tackling abusesand highlighting positivestories.

SANE Australia is anindependent national charity,working for a better life forpeople affected by mentalillness through education,research and campaigning.Let’s all work together forthe good of our community.Remember, the old saying“sticks and stones may breakmy bones, but names willnever hurt me” isn’tnecessarily so for many folk!In fact some words canactually be very debilitatingfor some of us!

SANE has a help line: 180018SANE available Mondayto Friday from 9 to 5 oronline at www.sane.org

The Hall Correspondent

Specialising inContainer and Machinery Transport

JOHN WHITE

Postal Address:

PO Box 491Mannum SA 5238

Mobiles: 0417 938 8280439 838 504

Email:[email protected]

“Of all the things a woman’s hands have madeThe quilt so lightly thrown across her bedThe quilt that keeps her loved ones warmIs woven of her love and dreams and thread.”From The Romance of the Patchwork Quilt by Carrie A Hall


Hospital Programs - Phone 8569 0200

Audio Clinic: for appointments phone 1800 057 220.Child & Youth Health Services: Contact 1300 733 606for appointment.Community Midwifery Service: phone 8569 0200 tomake a booking.Community Nursing Service: Murray Mallee Community Health Service Phone8535 6800.Hire of Crutches: visit the hospital or phone 8569 0200.Mannum Domiciliary Care Services: phone 8569 0240 or through the hospitalon 8569 0200.Meals on Wheels: Doctor’s referral necessary.Optometrist: For an appointment phone 8569 0200.Physiotherapy (Private): Consulting Mondays, Wednesdays and FridaysAppointments phone 8569 0200.Private Podiatry: Appointment to be made at the Domiciliary Care Officephone 8569 0240.

Mannum Medical Centre – Phone 8569 0222Immunisation / *IMVS Collection Centre.

Lester Howie Clinic*Asthma Clinic / Cardiologist / Continence Clinic / Diabetic Clinic / Dietitian/ *Echocardiograms / Hypertension clinic / Mental Health Clinician /Psychologists / *Physiotherapist (Public).

*Doctor’s referral required

Mannum Day CentreMannum Day Centre is open from Mondays to Fridays except Public Holidays.The Day Centre is available for hire by community groups for a small donation.

Please ring on 8569 0219 for more information.

WEEKLYMonday 9:30am Knitting Group. Bring your craft along and join in!

Tea/coffee provided. For $6, stay for a cooked lunch.Tuesday 9am-10:30am Mannum Weight Watchers. Rhonda 8569 1123.Tuesday 10am-2:30pm Social Day. Bingo in morning and games in afternoon.

Cost $6 for the day which includes cooked lunch.Tuesday * 6:00pm Yoga. (*Except during school holidays.)Monica Martin

0488 133 625.Thurs/Friday * 10:00am Scrabble Day. (*Alternating Thursday/Friday. Dates

change so please ring to confirm times.) Come and enjoya relaxed game of Scrabble. Cost $2 for the morning or $6for a cooked lunch

MONTHLY2nd Monday 1:30pm Mannum Red Cross1st Wednesday 7:00pm Wellbeing Nucleus Discussion Group. Evolved from

Meditation, Pastoral Care, Enneagram, Art & Soul Groups.2nd & 4th Wed 11am-2pm Men’s Group. Socialisation and companionship. $6 for

centre based activities including a cooked lunch. Outingsare held on a regular basis. Costs may vary on these days.

3rd Wednesday 1:30-3pm Card Afternoon. Bring your cards and participate in afriendly relaxed game of 500, Canasta, Bridge, Whist (thechoice is yours!). Cost $2 (includes afternoon tea.)

4th Wed 6:30-9:30pm Men’s Discussion Group. Ralph on 8569 1264.

If you would like further information or would like to attend the Day Centre foractivities and need transport, please contact Louise Haby, Mannum DayCentre Coordinator (8569 0219)

In-Genii-ous

It was a little past ten and I had just openedthe Op Shop. It was a mess. The stock was

untidy and there was not too much of it. Wehad had a visit from a group of Red Hattersthe day before. Delightful ladies with awonderful sense of fun. After they had leftthe place looked like a paddock after a locustplague. They had bought almost anythingthat wasn’t screwed down and had been verytidy when they returned things but mostlythey put them in the wrong places.

So there I was going through bags ofdonations looking for new items to put ondisplay. In one bag I found a tarnished metalwater jug, at least that was what it appearedto be; part of a tea set. I searched but couldnot find the teapot or other parts of the set.Anyway it would look nice if I polished itand put it in the window. So I found thepolish and some cloths and began to shine it.

Suddenly after a few rubs there was a flashof light and bright purple and green andchartreuse smoke began billowing from thespout. The smoke rose towards the ceilingalmost filling the front of the shop and therewas a strong smell of incense. The smokematerialised into a man. His head touchedthe ceiling. He was fancifully dressed in abrightly coloured turban, a silk shirt that wasall colours of the rainbow and matching

pantaloons. The cuffs of his trousers weretucked into soft suede slippers which curvedupwards at the end of his feet. Around hiswaist was a sash belt and on his left sidethere was a huge curved sword without anyprotection, casually thrust through the sash.When he spoke his voice was deep.

“You have rescued me from the curse ofthe lamp. I will grant you three wishes.”

“Oh, not again. You’re the third one thismonth. What was it? Some sort of war onyou geniis?”

He looked puzzled and moved, banging hishead against the chandelier lighting.

I was going to have to get rid of himquickly. Otherwise the work safety peoplewould appear and fine me because he wasn’twearing safety boots. And his turbancertainly couldn’t pass for a safety helmet.Further, his shirt was not suitably colouredto meet the required standards for a safetyvest. Oh, it was so vexatious. I shook myhead.

“I wish the shop was all tidy and the newstock was all priced and on the shelves, thenI could deal with you,” I said, as much tomyself as to him.

There was a huge clap of thunder that wasbound to bring the Ministry of SoundAbatement down on me. People outside

stopped and looked around but the skieswere absolutely clear. Inside, the shoplooked better than it ever had been.

“Your wish is my command,’ he boomed.“I wish you would quieten that clap of

thunder.”There was another clap much quieter with

a little bell like tinkle at the end.“That is two wishes,” he said. “What is

your third?”“That was a bit sneaky,” I told him. “I was

only thinking aloud.”“Can’t help that. The Geniis’ union says

any stated wish must be obeyed.”“Good,” I said. “My final wish is that you

go back from where you came.”This time the peal of thunder was very

muted and there was no tinkle of a bell at thefinish. A large, dirty brown cloud ofsulphurous smelling smoke appeared andslowly funnelled itself back into the waterjug. I thought I heard a strangled cry.Perhaps it was my imagination. The jug stillneeded polishing. Someone else could dothat. I tossed it in the rubbish bin. The shopdid really look beautiful and I had nothing todo.

The day wasn’t so bad after all.The Diarist

Walking along the beach, John tripped over a half-buried kerosene lantern. He rubbed its side and sure enough, a Genie materialized.“I can’t grant your wishes,” explained the freed spirit. “Due to poor connectivity with the seventh dimension. But I’ll give you three off-the-shelf gifts for releasing me: a

potion to cure ill health, a very large diamond, and a dinner date with a famous movie star. By tomorrow afternoon, you will have received all these gifts.”When John returned home from work the next evening, he excitedly asked his mother if anything had been delivered.“Yes,” she replied. “It’s been an unusual day. At 2 pm, a 55 gallon drum of chicken soup arrived. About a half-hour later, a telegram came saying that a long-lost relative

had left you a minor-league baseball stadium. Ten minutes ago, MGM called, inviting you to dinner with Lassie tonight.”


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River Murray Flow AdviceFlow to South Australia, Issued 10:00am, 22 July 2011

Flow Outlook

All catchments remain wet and volumesin storage are higher compared to the

same time last year. As a result, even withaverage rainfall, good stream flowresponses are expected to occur. Rainfall,inflow and storage conditions across theMurray-Darling Basin will be closelymonitored over the next six months and, ifnecessary, operations such as pre-releasesfrom upstream storages will be undertakento minimise potential risks associated withhigh flow and flood events.

The flow to South Australia has increasedto around 31,000 megalitres per day(ML/day) and is likely to increase over thenext week to 33,000 ML/day. Flow at Lock1 is 30,000 ML/day and is anticipated toremain around this level over the comingweek. Unregulated Flow conditions areexpected to last until at least the end ofAugust 2011.

Lock 7, upstream of South Australia, hasits navigable pass removed due to thehigher flow within the River Murray.

This outlook may change in response tothe operation of Lake Victoria, furtherrainfall and improved inflow conditionsupstream.

Barrage Operations and Water Levels inthe Lower Lakes

The water level in Lake Alexandrina iscurrently around 0.73m AHD. Water levels

in Lake Alexandrina, Lake Albert and theGoolwa Channel have risen due to theclosure of barrage gates. Over the comingmonths, barrage operations will continue tolower and raise water levels to furtherfreshen Lake Albert and removeaccumulated salt from the Lower Lakes. Itis anticipated that water levels will remainwithin a range of 0.55m to 0.8m AHD.

In order to lower and raise water levels inboth lakes, it is necessary for some of thebarrage gates/bays to be opened and closedto maintain the desired water level target.Water levels and barrage operations arecontinually monitored by the Departmentfor Water, SA Water and the Department ofEnvironment and Natural Resources.

It is important to note that water levels inthe Lower Lakes may vary considerablywith wind speed and direction. This, whencombined with the high water level or hightides, could result in seawater backflowevents and/or some inundation of low-lyingareas around the edges of LakeAlexandrina, Lake Albert or the GoolwaChannel.

Several seawater backflow events haveoccurred during May and June 2011, whichhas caused elevated salinity levels upstreamof each of the barrages. This situation hasgenerally only lasted for a few days aftereach event, dissipating as water is againreleased into the Coorong. Elevated salinitylevels have lasted slightly longer in some

locations. The potential for these eventsshould reduce with a lower number ofbarrage gates open over the comingmonths.

The Department for Water is alsoresponsible for monitoring salinity in theLower Lakes and maintains a network ofsalinity recording devices at a number oflocations. Data collected from thismonitoring network informs theMurray-Darling Basin Authority andGovernment of South Australia for barrageoperations, conducting scientific analysisand formulating policy positions.

Further Information

The Department for Water has publisheda series of inundation maps for the RiverMurray. They are available at:

www.waterconnect.sa.gov.au

Up-to-date River Murray flow and waterlevel information can be accessed at theDepartment for Water, SA Water andMurray-Darling Basin Authority websites:

http://data.rivermurray.sa.gov.au

www.sawater.com.au/SAWater/Environment/TheRiverMurray/River+Murray+Levels.htm

http://www.mdba.gov.au/water/live-river-data

Information on the discharge of aciddrainage water into the Lower RiverMurray can be accessed online at:

www.waterforgood.sa.gov.au


View from the top end of Randell Street

On My BookshelfDiary of A Young Man, Adelaide 1890 – January 13th - 17th

Daniel John Smith, our diarist, records thefirst week of his two weeks holiday in

January of 1890.

JANUARY 13TH MONDAY

Up 5.45. Cleaned stable, gardening. Readnews, bath, dressed, breakfast early....Purchased tickets for sister Annie and self toPort Lincoln return.... After dinner called onDr. Verco, and gave an account of mysymptoms during the last week or two. Hesaid I was out of sorts, and that a week ortwo at Port Lincoln and the medicine hewould give me ought to fix me up.... Beginto feel better already....

JANUARY 14TH TUESDAY

AND 15TH WEDNESDAY

Up about 6. Cleaned stable, fed horse,garden, breakfast and news. Hot day. ToO’Connell St., made couple of purchases,paid chemist.... Dinner at 12 - a good meal.Drove to city for parcel for PoonindieMission Station and other things. Home1.15. Started away, bidding all farewell,about 1.30. Eliza and Polly with us to driveback the trap. Hot and dusty.... Left persteamer “Ferret” at 4.10pm. Eliza and Pollywatching us away. Met a chum of E.J. -Milton.... Stiff breeze blowing. Had gravefears of sickness. Took tea however offGlenelg about 6pm. Stayed on deck till10pm. Annie gone to bed. So cold, wasrough, decided to turn in. Did not sleep.Milton sick.... After long weary night aroseand walked deck, water now smoother.Breakfast 8. Annie took none. Felt peculiar

but managed to eat. Steamed slowly until 12noon, passing “The Wedge” (island), Thistleand other small islets - saw some seals onsome of the rocks. Passed Boston Island, andentered the beautiful Boston Bay where thewater was smooth. Reached Port Lincolnjetty a few minutes before noon. Quite anumber of people assembled on the jetty tosee the arrival - this seems the usual customin this quiet watering place. Took upquarters at the hotel. Telegraphed our safearrival home. Enjoyed dinner at 1 o’clock -feeling little the worse for the trip.

During the afternoon made inspection ofthe main street, visited the library. getting“Talisman”, “Pickwick”.... went to bedbetween 9 and 10. My room - shared withFarrant, Manager of Hamilton on Mills’sstation at Lake Everard - is small and illfurnished. The walls are indeed pure white -and so is my coat after every contact. Expectto appreciate my own room when I return.My mate is good natured and not over rough.Slept well, but disturbed by neighbours’dogs.

JANUARY 16TH THURSDAY

Arose around 6.15. Went alone to jetty andenjoyed a swim. Milton came down later.Dressed and prepared for breakfast. Tookmedicine at 7.30. Breakfasted at 8. Appetitepretty good. Provis’s son took us - Annie, Iand Milton - in hotel dinghy to the Whitingground where we fished until noon. Onlysecured 7 fish - Whiting, Mackerel andSalmon Trout, all of good size.... Home todinner.... Wrote, read and slept until nearly

4pm when a refreshing cup of tea appeared.Medicine at 5.50 and strolled on jetty withAnnie before tea. After enjoyable tea, resteda while. Then walked easily towardsBartlett’s. Air delightful, views up the baybeautiful. Miss Bartlett. a maiden of some 30summers, met us and after a short walkconducted us to her Mother’s home, asuperior house, situated on a slopeoverlooking the vast blue expanse of the bay.Met Mrs Bartlett, an invalid, Mrs Day, amarried daughter, Mr Day (son of Rev Dayof Adelaide), Messrs Bartlett (3), MissRussell (daughter of late Dean of Adelaide)and others. Talked, sang till 10.... Homebefore 11. Talked to Farrant for some time.Milton returned from yachting aboutmidnight.

JANUARY 17TH FRIDAY

Up at 5. Out in boat after fish, butunsuccessful.... A stranger sitting by me atdinner judged Pt Lincoln as “very slow”stating that 40 miles out they had more fun -the latter consisting of “a dance twice aweek, and something between”. Havebecome a slave to the midday cup of tea, buthave resolved to make an effort to break thehabit. Am abstaining today. Wrote letter toMother giving a brief account of our holidayup to the present. Also sent mother abirthday card. Walk on jetty before tea. ToLeavers fruit garden after. Nice walk. Restedin balcony. To bed about 10.

Jo Kader

To be continued


Hay, Hell and Booligal

We returned home a fewdays ago from six

weeks in NSW/QLD, aftervisiting daughter Natasha andfamily. Our travels took usthrough many country townsthat both impressed anddepressed us in varyingdegrees. So often, sculpturalworks and interesting historicor landmark signage drew ourtourist eyes, compelling us tostay, enjoy and economicallysupport them.

Then in side roads or evenmain streets we came uponabandoned buildings withdust-covered glass windowsstaring back at us vacantly.It’s one of life’s ironies that ina world bursting at the seams,where people sometimes setup cardboard boxes on streetsof teeming cities overnight tosleep, these opportunities gobegging and we worry aboutthe viability of our smallcommunities.

One of the final towns tocapture our hearts was tinyBooligal - famous for thedisparaging words pennedabout it by Banjo Paterson. Itsattractive school currently has12 students. The local pub isBooligal’s community centre,where we refreshed withcappuccinos and home-madecake. Its publican poppedanother log in the pot bellyand proudly gave us twophoto albums to look through,full of locals celebrating thisand that together.

On the pub’s outside wallthere was an astonishinghog’s head sculpture createdfrom dozens of galvanizediron scales pop-rivettedtogether, reminding us of thelink between the town, itsnearby outback feral animalsand the shooters’ associationwhich regularly visitsBooligal to reduce pignumbers. Inside the pub,names of all the surrounding

station properties werestencilled on a hessian wallhanging as another proudartwork. The strong messagewas that people make thedifference.

On Sunday 28th Augustwe’ll run a free creativewriting workshop with SteveSumner in Murray Bridge’sNungas Club. Everyone iswelcome, and whatever youchoose to create or whether itis kept private or made publicis, naturally, your decision.Our ultimate objective is toget more people in ourcommunity expressing andrecording their thoughts andfeelings for a public listeningpost planned to be establishednear the new Dreamtimesculpture of Ngurunderi andPondi the Cod outside theMurray Bridge LocalGovernment Centre. Peoplemake the difference.

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Talking Rubbish

Many people will bedisappointed to find their

council may charge more todump rubbish and possiblyhave a Waste Levy applied totheir rates charges in the futureto offset increased costs. Thishas happened at metropolitanand other country dumps formany years where recyclablesand green waste must beseparated from dump-ablegarbage at the dump and fromhousehold rubbish pickups, aswell as the use of transferstations. The reality is thatlandfill dumps are beingoverloaded and new sites arenot easy to open due toproblems with leachingpollutants and the “ I don’twant it in my backyardsyndrome”.

The Murraylands andRiverland are behind inimplementing waste recyclingprograms. The EnvironmentalProtection Authority andCouncils will be blamed forwaste management changes

and costs, but other regionshave dealt with the issue andsurvived the new way ofrubbish disposal for manyyears. Good recycling depotshave been able to offer acollection point for all types ofwaste including televisions,computers, cardboard and alltypes of plastic and not justdeposit containers.

The “old school” method ofdumping all green waste in ahole has changed to mulchingand composting materials forresale. Have you seen themethane outlet stacks at someold dumps? This gas is abyproduct of the decomposinggreen waste and other yuckthat also leaches contaminationand methane gas into groundwater systems.

We recycle garden cuttings,newspaper, cardboard andfood scraps to make mulch atour home and do not dump it.The list of recyclable materialsare many and the remaining“throw everything away

generation” will have to adjustin the near future and bemindful of what real rubbish isand what is a reusable asset.

Again, changes to the rulesof dumping garbage will notbe the fault of local councils orthe EPA or the StateGovernment, it is just the waythings are if we want to dumprubbish. Being, arguably, themost intelligent species onEarth we have to do thingssmarter if we are going to keepusing up finite resources andreduce the footprint of ourintrusive way of life on thisplanet.

Did you know even your hairfrom a brush or shed pet haircan be recycled when placed inyour garden for native bushbirds to pick up and makenests?

If we look closely atbushland remnants and theoceans we can see naturenever wastes anything, itcontinually recycles itself.

G L Smith, KESAB Volunteer

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A bin man is doing his morningrounds loading up the dustbin van whenhe gets to a house that hasn’t put itswheelie bin out. Since he is running alittle early, he decides to do a gooddeed. He goes up to the door andknocks.

No reply.He knocks again.No reply.He knocks really long and hard... and

finally hears running footsteps. A ladyopens the door looking flustered.

Bin man: “Sorry to bother you lady butI’m collecting the rubbish... where’s yabin?”

Lady: “I... err... I was out the back.”Bin Man: “No, no, no - where’s ya

wheelie bin?”Lady: “I was in the bath!”

That was a rubbish joke. Try this one.

Baby Balloon can’t sleep, so he getsin bed with Mummy and Daddy balloon.But, there isn’t enough space, so he letssome air out of himself. It’s still a bit of asqueeze so he lets some air out ofdaddy balloon. Still not happy, he letssome air out of his mummy. Ahhhhh,perfect, he drops into a long andpeaceful sleep.

In the morning he wakes to find daddyballoon looking angry.

“Son, not only have you let yourselfdown, but you’ve let your mother andme down too!”


Aminya Garden Makeover

Come Tuesday morning I slept in,A special day, what a way to begin.Mannum Garden Group are coming to support.First Pete arrived with his trailer tools and ute.

Bev, Dave, Terry, Heather, Joy, Ruth, Margaret and Pam,Joan, Den and Lyn brought with them the plan.We greeted one another and then the task began,With laughter and cutters, saws, spade and rake,The weeds soon began to shiver and shake.

The back garden started to look like we cared;Staff and residents came out and just staredAt the weeds and dead stuff all in neat heaps.Cuttings we gathered to remember our day,Morning tea was called and we took a brief stay.

Den’s trailer with weeds and prunings was filling fast,He was hoping the strength in his legs and back would last.We chatted and toiled, we sure made a mark.Some roses were pruned, but still more to cut.

We sat in the sun and shared our lunch,Our hearts filled with pride; a contended bunch.I felt so humble at the big changes we had made,Flowers will bloom, birds and frogs will sing.

Come September we will smell the roses with pride,Some of us will walk, use a walker or stick, or ride.We will pause, look, smell, listen, smile and touch,Tell family and friends beautiful Aminya is our home.

The Mannum Garden Group on behalf of the Aminya GardenMakeover group would like to thank everyone involved in the recentfete at St Andrew’s Hall. The stall holders enjoyed the day and wethank them for their participation. Our special thanks to the cook ofthe most wonderful pumpkin soup.

Lyn and Bev Connell phone 8570 4322


From Your Local MemberIvan Venning MP, Member for Schubert

Mt Pleasant Speed Reductions

Member for Schubert, Mr Ivan Venningsays trying to get answers from the

Labor Government about the recentreduction of speed limits from 100km/h to80 km/h on roads in and around Mt Pleasanthas been impossible.

Mr Venning said he along with manyconcerned residents contacted the Ministerfor Transport, Patrick Conlon seeking anexplanation about why the reduction wasimplemented.

In response, the Minister for Transportadvised that the matter fell within theportfolio responsibility of the Minister forRoad Safety (Tom Kenyon).

“One of my constituents then redirectedtheir query to Minister for Road Safety asdirected and was told the matter did fallwithin the Minister for Transport’s portfolioand so had been forwarded to theDepartment of Transport for a response”said Mr Venning.

The correspondence from the Departmentof Transport stated:

“As these roads come under the control,care and responsibility of the department forTransport, Energy and Infrastructure, yourletter was forwarded for a direct response.”

(Mario Bollella, A/Manager, Metropolitanregion, Department of Transport, July 2011)

“Is it any wonder that the state is in suchdisarray when the Government’s left handdoesn’t know what the right hand is doing ona local issue like this?” asked Mr Venning.

“Motorists must now travel 80km/h on theaffected roads, which are bitumen, but theycan turn off onto a dirt road and travel at100km/h - it just doesn’t make sense.” saidMr Venning.

“No consultation was undertaken with thecommunity or local councils before thespeed limits were reduced and despite theefforts of residents and myself, noexplanation has been forthcoming fromGovernment - they seem to be too busyarguing over who is responsible.”

Regions Forgotten

The Planning Institute of South Australiasays the State Government’s focus ondevelopment in Adelaide is coming at theexpense of regional communities.

Member for Schubert, Mr Ivan Venningsaid he wholeheartedly agreed with therecent comments made by the Institute’sPresident, Iris Iwanicki, that SouthAustralia’s rural and regional areas had beenneglected.

Ms Iwanicki, commenting on the focus ofand pressure on the State Government tolook at projected growth levels in themetropolitan area said, “… but I think inconcentrating on it they’ve neglected to lookmore carefully at the regional centres” (ABC639, 27 June 2011)

Mr Venning said it is blatantly obvious toeveryone except the Labor Government thatthey are neglecting country areas.

“$3.2 billion for a new hospital inAdelaide, $535 million for an oval upgradein Adelaide and now $350 million toupgrade the Convention Centre precinct - itis no wonder country people are feelingripped off,” he said.

Acknowledging the needs of residents ofthe city and metropolitan Adelaide, he said“... but there has to be equity across SouthAustralia and under this Government thereisn’t.”

Shared Services Increases Expenses

The Labor’s Government’s SharedServices initiative implemented to savemillions has been a complete failure.

It has been revealed in the past two weeksthat the cost of implementing SharedServices, a program introduced to save $60million per year, has blown out by almost$68 million.

Shared Services was originally supposed tosave taxpayers over $137 million and cost$60 million to implement. Figures show itwill now cost $127.6 million to implementthe program.

Mr Ivan Venning said it was disgustingthat the failed program had cost jobs in ruraland regional South Australia.

“The initiative was flawed from the start -built on a false premise that centralising jobsin Adelaide would create savings.

“Blind Freddy would know this would notwork - centralising jobs in Adelaide - withthe loss of all accountability andtransparency will always lead to higher cost,more bureaucracy and waste” he said.

Cattle Export Ban Impacts Local Region

Mr Ivan Venning said he was extremelyconcerned to learn of the impact the livecattle trade ban has had on one company inthe region and wonders how many othershave been impacted.

Mr Venning said he has been contacted bya feed company in the region, whosebusiness has been gutted as a result of theFederal Government’s decision to ban livecattle exports to Indonesia.

“The SA Liberal Party supports andpromotes the humane treatment of allanimals” said Mr Venning.

“We also support the live animal exporttrade - the Federal Government ban wasnothing more than a ‘knee jerk’ reaction thatis threatening the livelihoods of all thoseinvolved with the cattle industry.

“Australia is the only country in the worldto provide support in the form of trainingand equipment to other countries to assistthem in improving their own animal handlingprocesses.

“Rather than banning all exports toIndonesia, the Federal Government shouldhave put resources into immediately trying torectify the situation occurring in someabattoirs.”

Mr Venning stated that the ban had hurtboth Australia and Indonesia.

Mannum Golf ClubCompetition Results

Sponsor: P JoynerCompetition: 4BBB04/07/2011Winner of the Day

M Morrissy S Theile Score 49Runner Up

P Joyner D Wilson Score 48D Gaskell N Dalton Score 47D Jericho K Dohnt Score 44

Nearest the Pin4 and 13 P Joyner6 and 15 P JoynerSponsor: Males MeatsCompetition: Stroke09/07/2011Winner of the day

R Key Nett 68Runner Up

T Johnson Nett 69Nearest the Pin

4 and 13 S Theile6 and 15 P Kroehn

Putting CompetitionB Fisher 22 Putts

Sponsor: Raine and Horne MannumCompetition:

Par - 2nd Round Bill Banks Trophy16/07/2011Winner of the Day

K Dohnt Plus 6Runner Up

N Bottroff Plus 4

Ball WinnersJ Applebee +3 R Burt +2D Jericho +2 A Reichstein +1B Logan +1 N Warhurst +1N Dalton +1 S McGlashan 0T Johnson –1

Sponsor: Manglesdorf AccountingCompetition: Stableford23/07/2011Winner of the Day

N Dalton Score 44Runner Up

R Burt Score 40Ball Winners

N Warhurst 38 N Bottroff 37B Fisher 36 K Dohnt 35

Nearest the Pin6 and 15 K Dohnt

Sponsor: Pretoria HotelCompetition: Stableford30/07/2011Winner of the Day

N Dalton Score 44Runner Up

M Morrissey 42 S Thiele 40D Gaskell 40 R Bowring 40S McGlashan 39 P Kroehn

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Mannum, Murray Bridge, Mt Barker, Adelaide by Bus(Monday to Friday except public holidays. Times change during school holidays.)

Mannum to AdelaideMannum Murray Bridge

8:00am Leave Arnold Park,Mannum

Murray Bridge Mt Barker8:41am Connect with bus to Mt

Barker Park & RideMt Barker Adelaide

Transfer: Metro bus 842F to Adelaide

Adelaide to MannumAdelaide Mt Barker

1:30pm Leave Harris Scarfe,Grenfell Street

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Arrive Mannum 4:20pmTimetables are readily available at the Mannum Information Centre.

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2011 PUBLICATION DEADLINESLast Friday of the month

Friday (12 noon) For Publication in

August 26 September Issue 61

September 30 October Issue 62

October 28 November Issue 63

November 25 December Issue 64

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2011 Community Calendar

AUGUST

Class of 1935 ExhibitionArnold Gallery, Mannum DockMuseumA glimpse of local history.Free Admission. Now open

Market/Trash’n TreasureMannum ShowgroundsSunday 7th, 9:00am - 2:00pmFree Admission. Sites Available.Contact: Irene LovellPhone: 8569 2541

Mannum Sundry Sale and AuctionMannum ShowgroundsSunday 7th, 10:00amContact: Kim LoechelPhone: 0427 054 336

Mannum Craft FairLeisure CentreSaturday 13th, 10:00am - 5:00pmSunday 14th, 10:00am - 3:00pmHandcraft and Retail StallsMorning and Afternoon Tea andHomemade Lunch Available.Gold Coin DonationContact: Irene LovellPhone: 8569 2541

Murray Bridge Relay for LifeMurray Bridge CommunityChildren’s Centre carpark,Mannum Road (opposite Coles)Saturday 27th, 8:00am - 12 noonCar Boot Sale – find a bargainContact: Eileen NewberryPhone: 0427 326 605

SEPTEMBER

Market/Trash’n TreasureMannum ShowgroundsSunday 4th, 9:00am - 2:00pmFree Admission. Sites Available.Contact: Irene LovellPhone: 8569 2541

Mannum Sundry Sale and AuctionMannum ShowgroundsSunday 4th, 10:00amContact: Kim LoechelPhone: 0427 054 336

Australian International Pedal Prix

Sturt Reserve, Murray BridgeThursday 15th - Sunday 18th

24 hour race starts 12noonSaturday 17th

Entry: $10.00 for children andadultsContact: Andrew McLachlanPhone: 8357 1978

Karoonda Centenary Celebrations

Railway Terrace, KaroondaFriday 30th September -

Monday 3rd OctoberContact: Elizabeth KerrPhone: 8578 1020

All material submitted for publication is subject to editorial approval. This is done not to censor, but to ensure topics are relevant to the content of Mannum Mag.

Every Thursday: Mannum Information Centre Pine Park Murray BridgeDepart Arrive Depart Return

Mannum 10.00am Murray Bridge 10.45am Murray Bridge 2.30pm Mannum 3.10pm1st and 3rd Tuesday: Mannum Information Centre Pine Park Murray Bridge

Mannum 10.00am Murray Bridge 10.30am Murray Bridge 1.30pm Mannum 2.00pm

Weekly Passenger Service Mannum to Murray Bridge

For information or bookings:18 Alma Avenue,Murray Bridge SA 5253Ph: 08 8532 2633

Mid Murray Community Support Services

A wide range of personal development courses are offered. Contact MMCSSfor details. Registration for courses and programs is essential.

39 Randell Street, 10 am - 4 pm. Ph: 8569 2129, Email: [email protected]

August2nd Blokes Breakfast 9am at the River Bar, Mannum Community

ClubSeptember

6th Blokes Breakfast 9am at the River Bar, Mannum CommunityClub

15th Friendship Luncheon at the Mannum Community ClubOctober

4th Blokes Breakfast 9am at the River Bar, MannumCommunity Club

2011 PUBLICATION DEADLINES

Friday (12 noon) For Publication inAugust 26 September Issue 61

September 30 October Issue 62

October 28 November Issue 63

Email: [email protected]: 8569 7392 (Lyn), 8569 1879 (Jo)Drop in to: 39 Randell Street, Mannum SA 5238

(a service kindly provided by MMCSS/CHIPS)Our email facilities are provided by Aussie Broadband

Mannum Leisure CentreSquash courts, gym, and cardio

room available at all opening times.Activities: Basketball, netball

carpet bowls, card games, gym, taichi, squash, tennis, soccer, rollerdisco, Mannum Movers exercise forthe 50+.

Tues: 5:45 pm Aerobic andFitness Instructor.

Wed: Dance School all agesafternoon/evening.

Thur: 9:30 am Mannum Movers6:00 pm Zumba

Opening HoursMorningsMon to Fri: 8:00 am - 12 noonSat: 9:00 am - 11:00 amAfternoonsReopening at 3:00 pm, closing at theend of the sporting program oractivity.

Stadium, Clubroom and Meetingroom are available for hire.

Further information: 8569 0185Pam Cutjar, Centre Manager

Community Meetings Clash Calendar

Email details of regular meetings to:[email protected]

MONTHLY

1st Monday

9:45am Combined Probus,Mannum Club10:00am Murray Darlings RedHatters, Café Mannum. Ph. 85691438Mannum Health Advisory Council.Ph. 8569 1239

1st Tuesday

7:30pm Agricultural Society,Showground

1st Thursday

4:00pm History Group, CHIPS

2nd Monday (Bimonthly)

7:30pm Neighbourhood Watch.Leisure Centre. Coordinator0428 856 911

2nd Wednesday

9:00am Shared Stitches of MannumQuilting Group. Ph. 8569 218510:00am–1:00pm Craft Day, RiverWord Christian Centre, 3 GreeningSt. Ph. 8569 1333

3rd Tuesday

Palmer Card Day, Lutheran HallPalmer. Ph. 8532 2255Old School Steering Committee,The Hall, 5 Greening St.

3rd Thursday

1 1 : 0 0 a m R S L , M a n n u mCommunity Club

4th Tuesday

7:30pm Mannum Show Committee,Showground

4th Thursday

7:30pm Progress Association,Mannum Community College.

Last Monday

1:30pm Hospital Auxiliary,Meeting Room, Esmerelda St.

First Wednesday

M i d d a y M a n n u m M a g ,Showground. Ph. 8569 2385

Last Wednesday

6:30pm Mannum Mens DiscussionGroup. Ralph 8569 1264.

WEEKLY

Mon, Wed & Fri10:00am–3:00pm The Hall, 5Greening St. Ph. 8569 1643

Wednesday10:00am–1:00pm FriendshipGroup, River Word ChristianCentre, 3 Greening St. Ph. 85691333

Tuesday & Friday8:30am Walkie Talkies, Lions Den,Show Ground

OTHER

Alternate Fridays1:30pm Senior Citizens Club, ClubRooms. Ph. 8569 2795

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