Mannum Mag Issue 93 August 2014

Distribution 2200

August 2014

Mannum, South Australia 5238

New Website Goes Live ouncil is pleased to have launched its new responsive d e s i g n w e b s i t e www.mid-murray.sa.gov.au . The updated website automatically detects and adjusts itself depending on which device is being used for viewing the website, whether it be a computer, a tablet or a smart phone. This means easy reading and navigation with minimum resizing, panning and scrolling.

Other key improvements to make the site more contemporary include the use of appealing images from local renowned photographers such as Dave Hartley, Varado Studios and Paul White Photography.

Branding with the new Council logo has been included in the

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upgraded website.

The home page features the current weather and forecast for local Mid Murray townships, along with an improved ‘Latest News’ component which is easier to read. The greatly expanded tourism information section under the tab titled ‘Experience’, promotes an event calendar and a boating video. The introduction of Quick Links provides easy access to highly sought after information including Application Forms, Employment, Media Releases, Cemeteries, Online Payments and Links.

Visit the new Mid Murray Council Website at www.mid-murray.sa.gov.au.

Issue Number 93

Local Government Elections ollowing consultation with the Community, the Mid Murray Council completed a review of the Wards last year for the forthcoming Local Government Elections in October/November 2014.

The Council area will now be divided into 3 Wards.

• Eyre Ward: 3 Councillors (Morgan, Cadell, Mount Mary, Blanchetown, Sedan, Cambrai, Keyneton and Truro townships and areas) • Shearer Ward: 4 Councillors (Mannum, Caloote, Tungkillo and Palmer townships and areas) • Murray Ward: 2 Councillors (Swan Reach, Nildottie, Walker Flat, Purnong, Bowhill and Cowirra townships and areas)

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The Mayor is elected by the Electors in the Mid Murray Council area.

Nominations from any person eligible and wishing to be a Candidate for election will be received between Tuesday 2nd September 2014 until 12 noon Tuesday 16th September 2014.

Information sessions for any candidates wishing to nominate for the elections will be held at a later date. The 2014 Local Government elections are postal.

Ballot packs will be posted out during the week starting Monday 20th October. Voting closes on Friday 7th November at 5pm.

Russell Peate, CEO

n exhibition of re-imagining space and place, framed by the Eastern Mt Lofty Ranges. A collection of mixed media works by the creative energies of four local Mid Murray artists; residents of Sedan, Keyneton and Cambrai.

Featuring works by Peter Jesser, Joel Zimmerman, Margaret Tepper, Ali Devitt Lansom and including works by emer ging ar tist T ammy Stoeckel.

A Living Artists Festival at Sedan Sedan, Fire, Flood, Forward Vision SALA: Sedan Hall Stott Highway, Sedan

Open August weekends 2nd 9th 16th 23rd

& 3rd & 10th & 17th & 24th

August August August August

11am – 3pm 11am – 3pm 11am – 3pm 11am – 3pm

Ageing in the Murraylands Calendars & Dates Church Services

6 Classifieds 28 Food is Life is Food 3 Mid Murray Council

FREE

27 Musical Miscellany 24 Out of this World 23

21 On My Bookshelf 8 Pause A While

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Letters to the Editor

Mid Murray Council Elections 2014

Deadline 29th August for publication in the September issue

Council Debt Level Dear Editor, I feel compelled to respond to Peter Smith’s article to provide the correct facts and information regarding the Mid Murray Council debt level.

Mr Smith quotes the amount of total debt as $12.9 million, when this is the total current and non current liabilities (long term borrowings provisions, trade and other payables). The total loan indebtedness of Council was $7.9 million as at December 2013. The total non current assets of the Mid Murray Council are estimated to be over $155 million as at 30th June 2015, which includes Council property, plant, equipment and infrastructure.

Council’s total income budgeted for 2014/15 is $19.13 million consisting of the following:Rates $11,617,774 Statutory Charges $289,505 User Charges $1,931,290 Grants, Subsidies and Contributions $4,588,083 Investment Income $52,900 Reimbursements $444,568 Other Revenues $209,835

It is not correct to compare Council’s total debt with only the rates received as there is also statutory and user charges, investment income,

reimbursements, other revenues and Federal grants. The Federal Financial Assistance grants have not been indexed, for the next 3 years, however this grant will continue.

As stated, the total loan indebtedness of Council was $7.9 million as at December 2013. Our loan repayments for 2013/14 were $1,428,581 (including principal and interest). Council’s total operating revenue for 2012/13 was $19.52 million. An example of this debt level, as a comparison, is a person with an annual income of $100,000, having a $40,500 mortgage for their house with an annual repayment of this loan of $7,330 per year.

Whilst the Council did adopt an additional $1 million loan for 2014/15, importantly, Council also decided to embark on a p r o gr a m o f i d e n tifying improvements, cost savings, efficiency gains and income generation initiatives to result in a net $2 million reduction in cost for Council over the next 2 financial years. The Council has required a 6 monthly report on the achievement of this.

Russell Peate, CEO Mid Murray Council

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ominations will be received between Tuesday 2 September 2014 until 12 noon Tuesday 16 September 2014 from any person eligible and wishing to be a candidate for election to any of the positions listed below.

Candidates must submit a profile of not more than 150 words with their nomination form and may also provide a photograph,predominately head and shoulders, taken within the previous 12 months. Council nomination information is set out below.

Vacancies: Vacancy Mayor Vacancies Councillors for Shearer Vacancies Councillors for Murray Vacancies Councillors for Eyre Nomination Kits are available from: Council Office, 49 Adelaide Road, Mannum, Ph 8569 0100.

Council Office, Main Street, Cambrai.

Council Office, Corner Fourth and Eighth Streets, Morgan.

Briefing sessions for intending candidates: • Mannum: Thursday 28 August 7:30 pm. Mannum Council Office 1 4 2 3

Mannum Progress Association ur next event for 2014 is the two day Annual Craft Fair to be held in the Mannum Leisure Centre in August on Saturday 10th 10 am to 4 pm and Sunday 11th 10 am to 3 pm.

Your favourite stalls have booked to come again and we have a waiting list of many other crafts wanting to get a spot.

The event will cover many crafts, including quilting/patchwork, cardmaking, decoupage, scrapbooking, lacemaking, beading/jewellery, glass painting.

The balustrade around the basketball stadium will be

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decorated with quilts, all locally made. The display was a big talking point of the Craft Fair last year. We have heard that visiting people were surprised we had so many quilters in our town.

The canteen will run again with plenty of hot soup for the winter and other scrumptious foods.

If you have any further ideas for our next Craft Fair, please contact Irene Lovell 8569 2541 or 0407 605 487 or email

Russell Peate Chief Executive Officer

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een Challenge is looking forward to an exciting time this term.

On 1st to 3rd August is the ‘Kingdom of Heaven Medieval’ camp at Adare Castle during Mannum’s bye in the RMFL. We gratefully acknowledge our partners for subsidising the cost.

I would also like to thank parents who have paid extra to help other families. We will be very grateful to any individuals or businesses that

would also like to partner with us.

Donations can be made online to www.teenchallengesa.com or at Mannum Community College and specify purpose.

Youth Centre at the Hub will be open 5:30 pm–7:30 pm on 15th and 29th August and 12th and 26th September. August 15th will just be for those who went on camp. New program ‘Tribe’ will run from 6 pm–7 pm on those nights.

Joy Marks, Teen Challenge

ilovell@dodo.com.au Irene Lovell, Secretary

The viewpoints and opinions of the Authors and Artists that appear in Mannum Mag do not necessarily reflect the viewpoints of the Mannum Mag Editors, staff and/or affiliates. Mannum Mag assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions in the content of this publication.

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The sessions will be conducted to inform intending candidates of the election process and the responsibilities of an elected member and the level of commitment required to meet community expectations of the role.

The briefing session will cover matters such as: Nomination procedures, Election and voting process, Role and responsibility of a Councillor, Council meetings and Chief Executive Officer responsibilities.

Further information contact: Russell Peate, Council Liaison Officer. Telephone 8569 0100.

Teen Challenge

Mannum Craft Fair Saturday 9th August – Sunday 10th August

• Bowhill: Sunday 31 August 7:30 pm. Bowhill Community Centre • Swan Reach: Monday 1 September 7:30 pm. Swan Reach Hall • Sedan: Tuesday 2 September 7:30 pm. Sedan Hall • Truro: Wednesday 3 September 7:30 pm. Truro Oval Complex • Morgan: Thursday 4 September 7:30 pm. Morgan Institute

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, aim for about 100 to 150 words, or less. Letters must include contact details for verification.

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Issue Number 93

National Broadband Network

Community Health Hotline for Country SA

Rollout Gathers Pace Across Mid Murray Council Area

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he National Broadband Network (NBN) is Australia’s new network for fixed line phone and internet services. NBN Co, the government business enterprise building the NBN, aim is to give you access to fast, reliable and affordable services from a range of providers. Due to the nature and size of our country, we plan to use a mix of technologies to deliver the NBN, using the best-fit solution for each area.

The NBN rollout across the Mid Murray Council area is gathering pace. Construction of fixed wireless installations has now commenced in Mannum, to service rural living properties surrounding Mannum; and for Cadell.

For many homes, farms and businesses in rural and regional South Australia the rollout of the NBN will provide access to internet speeds and bandwidth that many in the big cities take for granted.

Homes and businesses are able to take advantage of wholesale download speeds of up to 25 Mbps and upload speeds* of up to 5 Mbps.

On average it takes around 12 months from the start of construction until residents and business owners can access services

over the NBN from phone and internet providers.

Fixed wireless services are delivered by radio communications via antennas that transmit a signal direct to a small outdoor antenna on your home or business. Before the network equipment is installed for a fixed wireless service, a validation test will be carried out.

In fixed wireless areas copper phone lines will remain in place to provide a landline telephone service.

For More Information: • The detailed maps showing the areas to be covered by the network are available at: www.nbnco.com.au/rollout/rollout-map

• Freecall: 1800 687 626 • Visit: www.nbnco.com.au • Email: info@nbnco.com.au * NBN Co is designing the NBN to be capable of delivering these speeds to NBN Co’s wholesale customers (internet service providers). Speeds achieved and applications received by retail customers will depend on a number of factors including the quality of their equipment and in-premises connection, the broadband plans offered by theirservice provider and how their service provider designs its network to cater for multiple end users.

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new community health hotline, 1800 003 307, has been launched to provide country South Australians with easy access to information and referrals to community health services.

Country Health SA, Executive Director for Ambulatory, Community and Aged Care, Nino DiSisto, said the community health hotline is a one stop shop for any country person who needs access to community health services from their local health team.

“This new and free hotline will link people with Country Health SA’s Country Referral Unit (CRU), which provides access to a range of community health services, such as diabetes education, mental health, early childhood services and more,” said Mr DiSisto.

“Rather than having to research and find different services on their own, people can call the free hotline and speak with experienced health staff who will determine their needs and refer them to an appropriate service.

“Importantly, country people who ring the Community Health hotline will havetheir call answered by staff from their local community health service, who have local knowledge of the different health

Mannum Men’s Shed Father’s Day Gift

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ooking for a Father’s Day gift?

How about a membership to the Mannum Men’s Shed.

Cost is $30 joining fee plus $30 for annual membership.

For this special occasion we’ll include a gift certificate with dad’s name plus unlimited tea, coffee and

biscuits at the shed.

Oh! And we’ll include lots of mates with the tea and coffee while you make something, offer advice or get advice to create something you want.

Details from treasurer Phil Roennfeldt, 8569 1493.

A family of three tomatoes were out walking one day. As usual, little baby tomato started lagging behind. Father tomato walks back to the baby tomato, stomps on her, squashing her into a red paste, and says, “Ketchup!”

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options available.

“The Community Health hotline will mean that all people across country South Australia can experience a more consistent andco-ordinated referral service, making it easier for them to link in with the wide range of community health services in their area.

“While this will be an extremely fast and easy way to be referred to health services, it is important to remember that this is not an emergency health hotline or a GP phone service.

“People should continue to consult their GP as normal and anyone who experiences a health emergency should call 000 immediately.”

People who wish to access services through their local GP, by calling the health service direct or presenting in person can continue to do so as normal.

Service providers can fax 1800 771 211 to refer their clients to community health services across Country Health SA. For more information about community health services and the Country Referral Unit visit www.sahealth.sa.gov.au

In Memoriam Joan Patricia Burns, Mother – A Treasure 23rd May 1918 – 3rd June 2014

eloved mother of Anne and Trish, passed away peacefully in sleep at 96 years in Christchurch, New Zealand.

Vale to a mother beyond compare. Memories of love, laughter and giggles. “May the force be with you” Mum. Thank you so much to all friends for your empathy and kindness, cards and words of comfort.

Trish Dingler

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Chairperson: Geoff Skein 8569 2385 Editor/Pub: Keith Baldwin 8569 7304 editor.mannummag@aussiebb.com.au Web Site:

Treasurer: Neville Bottroff Secretary: Carl Gross

8569 1370 8569 7392

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

District Church Services for Mannum Congregations ANGLICAN 6 Adelaide Road. Ph: 8569 2385 Mannum, Sundays 10:30 am BAPTIST William Street. Ph: 8569 6040 Mannum, Sundays 10:30 am CATHOLIC Mau Street. Ph: 8531 1699 Mannum, Mass: 1st Sunday 9:30 am, all others 8:30 am LUTHERAN 79 Cliff Street. Ph: 8569 2863 Mannum, Sundays 9:00 am, Sunday School 9:45 am during school terms. Everyone welcome.

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RIVER WORD CHRISTIAN CENTRE Greening Street. Ph: 8569 1333 Mannum, Sundays 10:00 am SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST 17 King George St. Ph: 0433 734 037 Mannum, Saturdays 9:30 am, Sabbath School 11:00 am UNITING Corner of Greening Street & Walker Avenue Enquiries: Rev. Darren Lovell 0466 411 784 or one of the Elders G Gobbett: 8569 1083 M Thomas: 8569 1005 G McInerney: 8569 2076 Mannum, 1st, 3rd, 5th Sundays 11 am, 2nd & 4th Sundays 9 am

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Eco-efficient Housing Meet the Planning Officers arly this year, the Murray and Mallee Local Government Association released the “Regional Public Health Plan 2013 – 2018”. This gives local councils greater responsibility for planning for climate change. One aspect of this planning relates to the provision of ‘greener’, more eco-efficient residential housing.

In order to raise awareness of this issue in the community, Carl and Lyn Gross, of Caloote, who have built two eco-efficient houses in the area in the past 10 years, have invited the Senior Planning Officers of the Mid Murray Council and the Rural City of Murray Bridge to attend a meeting in their home to provide information on their

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Council’s policies on the topic. More specifically, they will address the following points: • What agencies of government have responsibility in approving development/ building applications, and for what? That is, what’s the process for an application?

• What are current regulations for eco-efficiency? What’s included in the star-ratings?

• Is your Council currently requiring more than the minimum?

• What impact is the Public Health Plan having on your Council’s planning and policies?

• Beyond the efficiency measures your Council advertises to ratepayers in

other areas of operations, how is your Council moving towards creating a “green” built environment?

The meeting will be held on Sunday 14th September. It will begin with a Potluck lunch at 12:30pm, and the talk/discussion will start at 2pm. Everyone is welcome to come for lunch, or just come at 2 o’clock for the discussion.

Anyone who is interested can phone us on 8569 7392 or 0449 947 009 for directions.

Since we are holding the meeting in our home, we would appreciate knowing in advance, so that we provide sufficient places.

Carl and Lyn Gross

OPAL To Continue he OPAL program has secured funding from the State Government and Mid Murray Council to continue its positive work in children’s health throughout 2014-15.

This follows recent uncertainty about the program’s original 5-year time frame, following the Federal Government’s cut of more than $7 million to the program state-wide.

Health Minister Jack Snelling said the State Government will fulfil its commitment of $6.3 million over the next three years of the program.

“OPAL has been the largest investment in

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childhood obesity prevention of its kind in South Australian history”, Mr Snelling said.

Our Council, and State Government have seen first-hand the healthy changes the program has been making in local communities, and have been heartened by the incredibly positive feedback from schools, families, business and community who want to keep the program running.

Mr Snelling said “We will now work closely with the local councils to determine how we can continue to operate OPAL on a reduced budget after the Federal funding is taken out.”

The new and limited program budget however, will mean OPAL will operate differently to its original structure, which began for Mid Murray back in late 2011.

The details of this are currently being finalised and we will soon notify all of our key stakeholders.

In the meantime, if you have any questions regarding the OPAL program, please phone Mid Murray OPAL Program Manager Courtney Blacker on 0418 668 376 or email cblacker@mid-murray.sa.gov.au.

Courtney Blacker Mid Murray OPAL Manager

Mannum Combined Probus Club th

he meeting on Monday 7 July took the form of a bus trip for 39 members, including seven visitors, to Bedford Industries at Panorama. We arrived at the location to be met by sirens and people streaming out of the building in an orderly fashion. What a welcome! Actually it was an evacuation because of a perceived fire alarm.

After 10 minutes or so standing outside in the rather chilly air, we were divided into three groups and given an extensive guided tour of the Bedford facilities. To a person we were amazed at what work is undertaken by a dedicated group who willingly go about the

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various tasks that they perform. Such a happy contented lot. As one of our group said, “We grumble and groan about our aches and pains, but seeing those with varying degrees of disabilities doing what they do, should make us re-assess our ailments!” Well said!

Vilis Bakery was the lunch stop. After being well fed and watered, Mike herded everybody on board for our return to Mannum, detouring to Melba’s chocolate factory in Woodside. The cheese shop next door proved to be as popular, if not more so,

than the chocolate shop, evidenced by the bags being carried out. An excellent day out.

The Monday 4th August meeting will be at the Mannum Club. The guest speaker will be Petrea, the Mannum Barber. The September meeting will be a visit to Old Tailem Town.

An open invitation is extended to anyone who would like to come to any of our meetings. President Ian Mann (8569 1646) or secretary Geoff Gobbett (8569 1083) will be happy to provide you with more information.

Geoff Gobbett, Secretary

Mid Murray SALA Trail Moods of the Murraylands Café Mannum, 76 Cliff St Mannum. Ph: 8569 1808.

Collection of regional photography from the Murraylands South Australia.

1st - 24th August, Monday to Sunday 7am to 9pm.

Colour and Life Mannum Dock Museum Arnold Gallery, 6 Randell St Mannum. Ph: 8569 2733.

Ten local artists will showcase their diverse works featuring paintings and sculptures including junk art. Exhibits will feature a presentation of contemporary and traditional art.

1st - 24th August, Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm, Saturday and Sunday 10am to 4pm.

CONNECTED Mannum Woolshed, Randell St Mannum (Opposite the Mannum Dock Museum).

Ph: 8569 0100.

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An exposé and celebration of the diversity of practice, form and media of women artists in or closely connected to the Mid Murray region.

16th - 31st August, Saturdays and Sundays 10am to 4pm.

Palmer Sculpture Landscape 372 Davenport Road. Ph: 0438 807 860.

A viewing and discussion of the sculpture collection as the group traverses the returning landscape of Palmer. Shared lunch on the veranda of the hut.

Sunday 10th August, 11am to 4pm.

Sedan/Fire/Flood/Forward Vision Sedan Hall, Stott Highway Sedan. Ph: 0418 885 488.

An exhibition of reimaging space and place framed by the Eastern Mt Lofty Ranges; fired by the creative energies of four local artists.

1st - 31st August, Saturdays and Sundays 11am to 3pm.

Opening Event 1st August 6pm to 8pm.

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Issue Number 93

Transport as a Last Resort and Shopping Tours urray Transport Connections is a central point of contact for transport information and coordination of services in Mid Murray Council and the Rural City of Murray Bridge. We can help with information about local buses, taxi, coach and community transport services, including information about fares and ticketing, subsidies and concessions, areas serviced, timetables and routes, wheelchair access and eligibility.

Transport as a Last Resort Murray Transport Connections has received a small grant from Mid Murray Council to help with providing “Transport as a Last Resort”.

Utilising some of this transport funding from Council, we are pleased to announce that we are partnering with Link SA, and partly subsidising a brand new transport service for residents of Mannum, Palmer and Tungkillo.

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TV Retune Mid Murray Council Area

s the final step in Australia’s successful move to digital-only TV, Council has been advised that some TV channels will be changing frequencies. The move frees up broadcasting spectrum for use in new services such as mobile broadband.

After the channels have changed, some residents will need to retune their digital TV, set-top box or digital TV recorder to find the channels that have moved.

The retune will take place across Australia progressively until the end of 2014. Your retune date depends on your location and which tower you receive your TV signal from.

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Shopping Tours The next tours are: • Tuesday 9th September Rundle Mall and Central Markets • Tuesday 10th December Tea Tree Plaza Shopping Centre

The subsidised cost for these trips is $25.00 per person. If you do not drive into the city any more, but would love the opportunity to have a great day out, contact Link SA for more information or to make a booking. Ph: 8532 2633.

Please note: Link SA requires a minimum of 20 passengers per trip, bookings are essential, and a wheelchair accessible vehicle is available on request (conditions apply).

If you have a general enquiry about transport, or you would like to know how you can get to where you want to go, please contact Murray Transport Connections.

Karyn Baker or Natalie Davis Ph: 1300 190 869 or Email: kbaker@mid-murray.sa.gov.au

Dahl & Warhurst Funeral Directors

Residents who receive their TV service from the Punyelroo and Angaston retransmission systems will be required to retune their TVs and/or set-top boxes on 2nd September 2014.

The Mannum and Morgan systems will not be retuning.

Residents using these sites are u n a f f e c t e d . Fo r mo r e information about the retune date in your area visit digitalready.gov.au/retune and enter your address into the “Get retune info” box on the website.

For further information on retuning, visit the retune website digitalready.gov.au/retune or contact the call centre on 1800 201 013, 8am to 10pm (AEST), 7 days.

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Ageing in the Murraylands

Mannum Ice Works

with Millie

Under New Management

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he month of July has brought some significant changes in ageing issues, so here is just a taste.

Advance care directives in SA

From 1st July 2014 the Advance Care Directives Act (SA) is in operation. It allows a person to • set out values and wishes to guide decisions about healthcare and other personal matters • set out any particular healthcare they refuse and in what circumstances • appoint one or more substitute decision-makers.

A Do-It-Yourself kit and a form are available to download free from the Service SA website. Or, you can purchase them via the website or from a Service SA office (in Murray Bridge, this is the Motor Registry on Seventh St), or call 13 23 24.

The Advance Care Directive Do-It-Yourself Kit is $5, and is 49 pages long. The Advance Care Directive Form is $1 for 4 pages.

You still need anEnduring Power of Guardianship and a Will to cover all bases.

Old directives still apply if new ones are not completed.

And a reminder that to serve their purpose, you need to keep a copy with your Emergency Medical Information booklet, on the fridge not filed away, and make sure your doctor and next-of-kin have a copy.

Aged Care Reforms

From July there are major changes to fees for both community care and residential care. In community care, part pensioners or self-funded retirees now have to pay an income-tested fee on top of the basic care fee.

In residential care, the distinction between low and high levels of care has been removed, with people now

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being charged for receiving the care services they need, rather than which category they fit into. A new means test in residential care will determine a person’s fair contribution, if any, to their care and accommodation, based on their combined assets and income.

There is greater choice for how to pay for accommodation and services, whether as a refundable accommodation deposit, a daily accommodation payment, or a combination of both. People have 28 days after entry to decide how they want to pay. Annual and lifetime caps on payment of means-tested care fees apply.

All residential aged care providers are required to publish the maximum amount they charge for accommodation and extra services.

My Aged Care is a new website to compare prices and the different options available for care. The helpline number is 1800 200 422.

In my opinion, the system has not become easier with less red-tape, as so often is promised, especially for people with some assets. Users need to contribute more towards costs of services. Some financial advisers are recognising the complexity of the system and are offering referrals to specialist aged care planners, like an accountant and nurse working in tandem to provide detailed advice on options. Great idea.

Sillie Millie says: Life is like eating grapefruit. First, you have to break through the skin, then it takes a couple of bites to get used to the taste, and just as you begin to enjoy it, it squirts you in the eye.

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e would like to begin by thanking Brian Bormann for all his hard work and dedication to the customers of Mannum Ice Works.

Also, the help and support he has given my husband Gary and our family have made this an easy transition, not only in taking over Mannum Ice Works but making our move from the Barossa Valley to Younghusband a pleasurable one.

We look forward to meeting all of the customers of Mannum Ice Works and welcoming new ones too as we establish ourselves as part of this wonderful river community. We wish Brian and Jayne all the very best for their retirement. We are sure they will enjoy the rest and relaxation that it brings.

We will endeavour to continue the same standard of quality and service that everyone has grown to love and expect from Mannum Ice Works. We would like to thank the loyal customers for your continued support. The people we have met so far have all been great and we look forward to meeting you all.

The same opening hours will continue. We would like to remind everyone to check their gas levels regularly, especially coming up to weekends, to ensure any orders for more gas are placed before close of business to avoid being caught

without gas. A good way of making sure this happens is to have two gas bottles at all times. For all new customers to Mannum Ice Works the first 6 months of bottle rental is free, so there has been no better time to change to Kleenheat and get two gas cylinders.

Mannum Ice Works products also include quality firewood at a low $12 per 18 kg bag or $50 for a boot load.

The Bushman Tanks, for whom we are agents, are one of the best tank companies around, with specials being offered throughout the year on various tanks. Now is a great time of year to purchase and make the most of the rainfall over the coming months. With a current special of $1655 for a 10 000 litre tank, you’ll be happy you didn’t miss this bargain come summer time.

Our mobile cool room is available for hire for private and commercial work, with good rates for lengthy use, and of course our quality ice, block and crushed, is always here and available too.

We look forward to keeping the Mannum folk warm in winter and cool in summer for years to come.

From Gary, Lara, Blake, Hannah and Tahlia Farr, the new family at Mannum Ice Works.

Lara Farr

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n Sunday 13 July, at the Mannum Lions family day, Mannum Mag again received a generous donation from the Lions annual fund disbursement.

We are grateful for this support.

Donations from Lions and other community groups and Mid Murray Council grants ensure that Mannum

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Mag is able to produce its publications. This is particularly important for the Visitor Guide, the Mannum Township Map and the Trade and Community Services Directory which contain no paid advertising.

Thank you Mannum Lions.

Issue Number 93

The Love Quilt hanks so much to my f el l ow qui l t ers.”

That’s Evelien Machin’s message to the Tuesday quilting group who made her this special quilt.

If you do crafts in Mannum, you will have run into Evelien somewhere. There isn’t much she hasn’t tackled

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My Pet Topic

from dolls to windmills.

She’s in hospital and her Tuesday quilting group have made her this special quilt.

It’s beautiful, covered in flowers and love hearts. The quilt has the names of her friends embroidered across the border and they did it in just two weeks.

Evelien says it gives her warmth and comfort. She knows she is cared about and she makes sure it goes with her everywhere.

This is the fourth love quilt the group has made for one of their members and Evelien wants everyone to know h ow much s h e appreciates the quilt and the caring it represents.

Arthritis

old weather is tough on pets, especially older animals that suffer with arthritis, but did you know your pet can start showing signs of arthritis from an early age?

Signs can include hesitation when walking, getting in and out of bed, climbing stairs or jumping and becoming snappy, cringing and/or vocal when touched, especially by children or other pets.

Other signs can be general stiffness and lameness.

Usually, as arthritis effects all joints, it may present as shifting lameness as your pet favours one joint at a time.

What can you do about it?

As with humans, pets will suffer worse in the cold, so keeping your pet warm will help. You can do this by bringing them into the warmth

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of your house, making sure they have shelter with a bed off the ground and clean, dry and warm bedding, buying them a jacket/rug and/or jumper.

You can also try off the shelf remedies like shark cartilage or green lipped muscle powder etc. As with humans some of these may or may not help your pet. There are specific brands targeted for pets with correct dosage rates.

In some cases Veterinary advice and treatment may be necessary.

So keep your pets warm and comfortable and be aware of changes to your animal’s behaviour that may point to arthritic changes.

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Out Of This World

Mannum Football Club

Astronomer’s Corner

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verhead at around 10 pm is a spectacular array of silent brilliance. The central core of the Milky Way galaxy and the constellation Scorpio are present in this visual feast. Speeds of objects in this region of 500 km/sec are not uncommon, but the speed is not noticeable at their distance from us.

A red supergiant named Antares, some 300 times the size of the sun (a million kilometres across), is brightest in the Scorpion where the star has a blue-green companion. A wide selection of magnifying powers will help make sense of the Milky Way’s galactic core, where the term universe means all sorts of celestial objects are present thanks to time and gravity.

The top part or body of the scorpion is where the constellation Libra (the scales) is formed by somewhat faint, greater than 4th magnitude, stars. On the ecliptic the four faint stars form a diamond shape and must be sought after with binoculars on a clear night to be admired.

Setting well after mid-night in the early hours are the planets Mars and Saturn, placing them overhead in our view at this time. From the eastern horizon, where Pisces is about to rise, are Aquarius, Capricorn, Sagittarius, Scorpion, Libra, Virgo, and Leo setting in the west.

During winter the constellations have a short rise-overhead-set time, around 30, as opposed to summer’s long transition time, but still never reaching directly overhead (90). On its way back to due East, at around September 23rd, the sun is rising around east-nor-east (70). Venus is very bright at magnitude -3.8 and in the early morning skies in the east till early September, when it will be too close to the sun for observing.

Moon Phases New 26 August

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e are really looking forward to the month of August and the possibilities it holds for the teams of the Mannum Football Club. Our performances will determine whether we participate in the finals which commence at the end of the month.

Our Under 13s hold their annual carnival against all clubs on Sunday 24th August and they are hoping to do very well in it once again. Our Under 15s are currently sitting top and are in a good position to not only qualify but give themselves a shot at the flag. Go for it boys!

If our Under 17s make the final five, they will give a good account of themselves and are quite capable of advancing. But they must get there first and the next 3 games will determine this.

Farmer Gladigau must get out of the nursery and make sure this happens. Unfortunately our Reserves side will not make the finals. They have only won 2 games and the season has slipped away, in what has been a most disappointing year.

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However, our League side is still on track to make the top 3 and the Reserves are still part of this process. We are quite capable of upsetting flag favourites, Ramblers and Mypo.

Both these sides are chock full of talent and it will take a supreme effort from us to go “Back to Back” premiers.

However, we will be reminding ourselves and remembering how good the flag win felt last year and with the strong vocal support of our followers, anything is possible. In August we play away games at Ramblers, 9/8, and Mypo, 16/8, and then a home match against Imperials on 23/8 to finish the minor round.

Lastly, on a different note, a number of our management Committee are relinquishing their roles at season end, and some new faces will need to step up. Are you willing to get involved? If so, please make contact with club president or a Committee member. Only then can the Club survive and flourish.

Peter Milsom, President

Aminya Mid Murray Homes for the Aged enders for building the 18 are in progress. There will, additional places and associated however, be some inevitable services have closed and are being disruption due to the extensive assessed by the Board. The tender range of works to be carried out. prices are slightly above the budget Reforms associated with the resulting in the need to negotiate Australian Government’s Living with the architects and two of the Longer, Living Better reforms tenderers with a view to adjusting commenced on 1st July 2014. The the project to meet budget. reforms address a broad range of Thosenegotiations haveidentified matters for consumers receivingcare adjustments to the design and in the community as well as future engineering components while entrants to residential aged care. maintaining a project that will Details of the new arrangements are deliver a very satisfactory outcome available on the Government’s My for all current and future residents Aged Care website. as well as for the broader There are currently two community. A builder should be independent living units availableat appointed during August with Aminya. A single bedroom rental works due to commence later in the unit is available for which eligibility month. Completion of the project is criteria apply. These include being scheduled for mid 2015. aged 55 and over as well as Members of the community are applicants being subject to an assets reminded that access to and car and income test. A two bedroom parking at Aminya will be restricted unit is also available on either a during the project, with the license to occupy or rental basis. entrance from Parker Street Details can be obtained from Wendy opposite the Hospital being the Gowling or Glen Cooper at Aminya main entry point. Every effort will who can also arrange for interested be made to minimize inconvenience persons to inspect the units.

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WASTE TRANSFER STATION FEES Please be advised of the change of fees at Council’s Waste Transfer Stations, effective as at 1 July 2014.

Description/Type Single 240 Litre Bin Car Boot / Station Wagon Ute / Trailer 6 x 4 Trailer 8 x 5 Trucks up to 5 tonne GMV are accepted at all Transfer Stations Clean Green Waste Less than Trailer 6 x 4 Trailer 6 x 4 Trailer 8 x 5 Large Trailer

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• Tandem trucks and semi-trailers of mixed waste to Cambrai only - $100 per tonne. Please contact the Morgan Office 8540 0060.

• Clean fill and clean unmixed construction and demolition waste (all concrete or all timber) can be disposed of at $34 per tonne to Cambrai only.

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e are now two thirds through a very chilly winter and it’s time to prepare our gardens for spring planting with a final weed clean up, mulching and pruning.

Once you have harvested your crops, you can turn all the green manure back into the soil, along with any well composted material. Some plants, like beans and peas, can be turned ‘in situ’ – exactly where they have just grown and legumes in particular have high levels of nitrogen in their root

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systems. Chop up the roots before turning to help with the break down. Double trenching is an efficient way to incorporate waste. In the first trench dig in any still green waste, including weeds, then toss the dirt from the second trench over the top of the first and it will break down in a couple of months. Have fun germinating any seeds from the previous season and to prune your roses here’s a tip: cut back to a solid, outward facing bud – go on, don’t be scared (advice to self). I’m

told succulents like a little fortnightly feed of the liquid fertiliser Seasol during the frosts and apparently honey encourages root growth, like rooting powder does, and custard powder does too – true story.

Thought for the day: ‘Roses are Red, Violets are blue – I’m running out of mulled wine, how about you?’

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Women Artists Connect At the Woolshed!

Mannum Red Cross Branch News

ix members attended the Red Cross meeting held on the 14th of March at the Mannum Day Care Centre.

We welcomed Dora Eisen from Murray Bridge who gave us an update on the happenings of Red Cross.

In our general business discussions it was decided that we would once again lay a wreath at the Anzac Day Service.

In 1914 the Australian branch of the British Red Cross Society was formed at the outbreak of World War 1.

We are unsure of when Red Cross actually started in Mannum but we do know it restarted because of World War 2. At the March meeting we decided to hold our only Red Cross Card Luncheon on September 25 t h , as a celebration of 100 years of Red Cross.

On the 23rd May a badge day was held on the main street as a celebration of World Red Cross Day. We wish to thank the residence of Mannum and districts who generously donated money for Red Cross C a l l i n g. M o n e y w a s collected on the main street, at the voting booth and by door knocking. We wish to sincerely thank those 3 non-members who also helped collect the great amount of $2410.

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Rae Bottroff, Vice President

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A bloke, still feeling unwell, went to the doctor for the results to his blood tests.

The doctor said “I’m sorry, but it’s not good news. You have a very aggressive terminal illness.”

Bloke goes quiet for a minute, then asks “How long have I got?”

The doctor looks up and says “Are you still here?”

or the first time the Woolshed Gallery on Randell Street will host a South Australian Living Artists (SALA) Art Exhibition which can be viewed Saturdays and Sundays from the 16th to 31st August, 10am to 4pm.

Tess Minett, Arts and Cultural Development Officer, Mid Murray Council said, “CONNECTED will bring a unique insight into the creativity of 23 women artists in the Mid Murray region, showcasing and celebrating diversity of media and form from sculptures to canvas works, textiles, photography found objects and much more; CONNECTED promises to provoke and evoke!”

Focussing on women and the many connections that are made in the process and course of their creativity and beyond; bringing an ‘overarching’ sense of nurturing to the exhibition.

Exhibiting artists will be attending daily so take this perfect opportunity to connect with them and be prepared to be thrilled with the collection, some of which may be for sale (please consult exhibition attendant for details).

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An exposé and celebration of the diversity of practice, form and media of women artists in or closely CONNECTED to the Mid Murray region.

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From the Lions Den nd

n Tuesday 22 July Lions District Governor Ron Sargent and his wife, Lion Kath, had their annual visit to our club. A dinner meeting was held and a good night and good meal was enjoyed by all who attended.

On Sunday 13th July a family day and annual fund disbursement was held at The Lions Den. Guests were invited and it is hoped some new members were recruited.

A lunch was held and enjoyed by all. Cheques were

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then distributed to the representatives who attended on behalf of the various charities Lions donated to this year. After a good year’s work, over $24000 has been donated by Mannum Lions.

On 28th June Lions assisted “bh partners” at an auction in Rudolf Street Mannum and will be assisting again on Saturday 2nd August at 43 Purnong Road Mannum at 10am. This is another way Lions raise further funds for the community.

Once again we had our usual cemetery clean-up and the place is really looking better. Don’t forget, if you wish to attend and help in this community project you are most welcome: 9:00am, 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month.

Barry Mansell

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Mannum Progress Association $10,000 Pledge to Mannum Helipad t the June 2014 meeting, discussions were held regarding use of the excess funds accrued from the SA Truck and Ute Show Mannum over the past 3 years.

The members voted and have decided after lots of discussion to pledge $10,000 towards the Mannum Helipad, once the setup is finalised.

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Chowilla 150th Year Celebrations See page 22 for details

One of Australia’s oldest grazing properties, Chowilla Station, celebrates its 150th year anniversary this year.

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THE TRUTH ABOUT TURBINES If you want to know the facts about industrial wind turbines, come along

Thursday 21st August, 7pm Mannum Bowling Club Randell Street, Mannum Informed and authoritative speakers will explain why wind farms are no salvation for the planet and how the locally proposed development of 114 turbines at 148m in height will impact you.

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Mannum Sk8 Park A Hive of Activity

t the request of the community, recent developments have taken place at the Mannum Sk8 Park. The debut of half court basketball, a new shelter, and the installation of an iconic bike rack have enhanced the popular expansion.

A partnership with Council and Mannum Lions Club to provide shelter and seating is well underway, while Mannum Community College students have created a practical art feature, designing and constructing a bike

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rack in the recent Junk Art Workshop celebrating National Youth Week.

The basketball court will provide an opportunity for young people to be healthy and active in their community adding to the wide array of activities now on offer at the Mannum Sk8 Park.

There’s something for the whole family to enjoy, so get down there and make use of this great community facility!

Upstream Ferry Service Disruption he Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure (DPTI) advises that the smaller upstream second ferry at Mannum will be temporarily closed for approximately four weeks commencing on Wednesday, 6th August 2014.

The temporary closure is necessary to enable the upstream 18 metre timber hull ferry (Avocet) to be slipped for a routine inspection of the hull.

Once inspected, the Avocet will then be temporarily placed at Cadell to enable that ferry (Ibis) to be slipped for an inspection.

The Mannum Downstream ferry will remain fully operational. To minimise inconvenience to ferry users, it will have two operators between 7.00 am and 7.00 pm.

This is another positive step by DPTI towards maintaining the safety of ferries on the River Murray and a ferry service at all locations.

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Pause A While

Rosie or three years, my husband was the manager of an Adelaide centre for the intellectually disabled. I used to volunteer at the centre and enjoy myself immensely. One of the clients was a tiny woman named Rosie. Her surname sounded something like Duck and she became ‘Rosie Duck’ to everyone. She spent her time filling scribblers with ‘2’s. Rosie had a bequest that gave her an allowance and Rosie would spend it all on scribblers. When the money ran out she would sometimes help herself to scribblers anyway from the local shop. The owner soon got to know Rosie and phone calls that Rosie had absconded with a handful of scribblers were common. It took the trainers awhile to convince Rosie that she should buy one at a time.

The shop owner, like the rest of us, couldn’t resist Rosie’s cheeky grin and he soon was a ‘trainer’ too. “Now Rosie, just one please. No, Rosie, you can have another one tomorrow. I promise.”

Rosie had friends at an associated facility in Murray Bridge and she decided to pay them a visit. She hailed a taxi and the driver set off. I don’t know what he was thinking because Rosie was pretty obviously disabled. One of the skills she never completely

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mastered was toilet training. Her heart was in the right place but too much excitement did her in.

At Murray Bridge, Rosie couldn’t pay and the driver got excited. So did Rosie. They ended up at Murray Bridge police station who called the local facility. They collected Rosie and gave her a shower but the driver had to clean up his own problem.

Rosie’s childhood church gave a Christmas party in the church hall for the clients and staff of the centre every year. Rosie lived in care when I attended that party but she remembered.

She threw out her arms and said “Oh, this is my church.” Then Rosie started to sing “Jesus loves me” and for a few precious minutes we were allowed to share Rosie’s joy that Someone loved her very much.

We finally figured out that Rosie wasn’t writing ‘2’s in those scribblers, she was writing her name. She was drawing a duck. Rosie was showing the rest of us that she was Rosie Duck and that that was important. Rosie lived out her life with a body that didn’t work too well and a mind that had to work through a lot of confusion but Rosie had and gave a lot of joy. Rosie had learned this one shining thing. She was loved and therefore she mattered.

Vivian Garner

with Mannum Interchurch Council

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Where Was God?

very one of us has asked this question, when we have witnessed or experienced a tragedy.

Where was God on 17th July, when MH17 was shot out of the sky?

Where was God in March when MH350 disappeared without trace?

Where was God on November 1st 2009? In the weeks before, Manila, the mega metropolis of the Philippines, had been severely hit by a rapid succession of typhoons, and three more were coming.

Millions had already become homeless. Out of this, two very resourceful families built a raft, surviving very well.

I was in Davao City that day, and with the whole nation I watched a tragedy unfold live on evening television. People on a bridge were watching the strange craft floating down the swollen river. As it drew near, the people were waiting with ropes to hand down to them. Alas, so near and yet so far! The fury of the flow with its treacherous eddies kept them from grabbing that life-giving support.

The craft was sucked under the bridge, with only a few centimetres of breathing space above it. The people raced to the other side of the bridge to find, very sadly, only two survivors. In less than a minute, the

father of one family and all of the children were gone without trace.

The nation saw it happen, and we asked, “Why? Where is the God of Elijah?” (cf. 2 Kings 2:14).

We do not have answers to these things; instead, in this we see our own lives. We go by faith rather than sight, knowing that, as we approach each barrier, it is not in our hands to survive it, but in His. We make noises about boat people. Who, without a very pressing reason, would ever consider boarding a frail craft and crossing mountainous seas, or even swollen rivers? There has to be a life and death reason. But where is the God of Elijah?

“Good people die, and no one understands or even cares. But when they die, no calamity can hurt them” (Isaiah 57:1 GNB). The Lord is coming soon and in His mercy, as in the days of Noah, will put most of His dear saints to sleep.

“Go into your houses, my people, and shut the door behind you. Hide yourselves for a little while until God’s anger is over. The Lord is coming from heaven to punish the people of the earth for their sins.”

(Isaiah 26:20-21 GNB) Pastor David Barker

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Issue Number 93

A Gap Fortnight Dear Mum, no mon, no fun, your son”, was the text of the telegraphic appeal to my family. Of course it was part of an old joke but hopefully it would do the trick and funds would be sent urgently. Alex and I were broke and we still had five days of our holiday to go.

It all began when we decided to have a holiday before we began work in our chosen careers. I suppose today it would be called a gap couple of weeks. Alex was able to borrow an old Austin tourer that had been in the family since before Henry Ford built the “T”.

At least I think that was so. Both of us had worked before Christmas so we had some money in our pockets and we thought we would sleep on the beach in our sleeping bags. Then, as Robbie Burns said, “The best laid schemes o’ Mice an’ Men, Gang aft agley”. How right he was.

By the time we had driven through the hills and reached our seaside destination the unmentionable bucket of bolts was wheezing and emitting clouds of steam together with a smoke screen that would have been useful if we had been pursued by some vengeful enemy.

A local mechanic shook his head doubtfully when asked if he could make the machine go again.

“Come back tomorrow,” he told us as he went away mumbling about radiators and gaskets and valves and other mechanical unmentionables.

Young and carefree, we grabbed our sleeping bags and few other possessions and headed for the beach. We ate hamburgers for lunch together with bottles of flavoured milk. For tea we got a fire going and heated tins of spaghetti and baked beans. In between time we swam and surfed and only stopped when it was truly dark. What a life!

It was almost five o’clock on our second day when we remembered the car. We left our gear on the beach and walked

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back into town to the repair mechanic. He seemed quite cheerful when he saw us and we knew he had good news. We didn’t realise the good news was for him until he told us what was wrong and how much it was going to cost to fix it. He said to come back the next day when the car would be ready.

By combining our bankrolls we would just be able to pay the bill.

After we had paid the bill we felt that the mechanic would be able to take early retirement or go on a world cruise or perhaps even both. We had one tin of baked beans left and enough petrol in the tank to take us back home.

That brought us to the frantic appeal to the parents for funds. We decided that we might as well continue to enjoy ourselves while we waited for the expected money order. Late in the afternoon of the next day we presented ourselves at the Post Office expecting to be greeted by a smiling Postmaster and a lovely money order. Instead the PM handed us a telegram.

I didn’t like the way he was smiling. When I opened the envelope and read the message I understood the reason for the smile.

“Dear lad, too bad, so sad, your Dad,” it said.

Dad knew the old joke too and I didn’t even get home in time for tea.

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n Sunday 27 July a service was held at the War Memorial to celebrate Korea Day. This is a day when we remember all those who served in our armed forces during the Korean War, especially those who lost their lives in this often forgotten war. After the service, refreshments were served at the Rowing Club/RSL rooms.

RSL members have been assisting the Mannum Lions

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Club with their clean up of the Mannum cemetery. Also work has started on the extension to the Garden Of Memory, the ex-service section of the cemetery.

Later this year work will begin on completing the wall at the War Memorial.

On Monday 18th August a service will be held at 11:00am at the War Memorial to celebrate Vietnam Veterans Day. Following the service

refreshments will be served at the clubrooms.

The next meeting will be on Thursday 21st August.

The RSL has found that our new home at the Rowing Club is ideal for all members of both organisations and, apart from a few technicalities and legalities with leases, this partnership should continue into the future.

The Badge The price of freedom is eternal vigilance

John is dying. However, he can smell his favourite chocolate nut brownies cooking downstairs. John summons all the strength that he has left, flops out of bed and crawls downstairs. He sees the brownies cooling on the counter and staggers over to them. As John reaches for one, his wife’s wrinkled old hand reaches out, smacks his and she yells: “No John, you can’t have those!

They’re for the funeral!”

I am prepared to meet my Maker.

Whether my Maker is prepared for the great ordeal of meeting me is another matter. [Sir Winston Churchill]

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Mental Musings

Create a Playground

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y offering community groups the use of our new look program Create a Playground, the Mid Murray Council is proud to be investing in the future of our young people. This initiative is presented at no cost on a rotation/borrowing system to community organisations and education groups. To be a part of this unique Mid Murray initiative, please register your interest with Amy Loechel.

This innovative playground equipment system transforms any indoo r o r outdoor spac e , encouraging learning, social development, movement and, above all, fun.

Child development experts have long known that unstructured free play and block play help children in all areas of development: intellectual,

social, physical and emotional.

Unlike toys and other playgrounds, which often are limited in the number of ways you can play with them, blocks are open-ended. Children are empowered to use their imagination to build their own world, rather than inhabit one we create for them. They try new things, stretch their abilities, experience their own triumphs and accomplishments, make their own mistakes and learn their own lessons.

And they love doing it.

Benefits of Create a Playground Creativity: The blocks spark

imagination and creativity in children of all ages.

Social Interaction: The blocks are designed toencourage instant sharing and collaboration; deliberately oversized, so kids will be more likely to help each other with them.

Increased Activity: The large foam

blocks make it easy for children to build big. They can build structures to stand on, walk on, and enter.

Lifting, balancing, carrying,stacking and placing blocks encourages full body movement, helps exercise gross motor skills, and helps develop muscle strength.

Learning: The blocks encourage children to exercise problem-solving skills and complex thinking. Playing with blocks involves many maths and science skills that can have a real impact, including classification, size relationships, shapes, counting, height, width, area, fractions, and ordinal and cardinal numbers.

Increased Confidence: Whether it’s a two year old building a simple tower or a six year old inventing the story of a rocket trip to Mars, children get a sense of accomplishment. The blocks enable children to have experiences that contribute to the development of their self-confidence.

For further information and to submit your expression of interest, please contact: Amy Loechel Community Development Officer Phone 8569 0100 or email aloechel@mid-murray.sa.gov.au or visit www.mid-murray.sa.gov.au.

lenty of musing available just from reading our Mannum Mag! So much happening in and around our town and council area and we have the freedom to join in as volunteers, a member or by writing about something we believe is a positive or negative thing!

Let’s find a musing avenue – if we haven’t already got one. Who knows where it will lead and what we might do that we’ve never thought of, or done before.

There is much for which we can be thankful, even if we haven’t actually noticed and we could probably encourage an individual, or group in some way.

Musing doesn’t come easily to some, whereas for others it just happens. There is an old saying “without a vision, the people perish” and that’s what can help us as individuals and a community. Rug up and muse and do!

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Horseshoe Bay Hooligans

Bicycle SA Annual Tour Hundred of Cyclists to pedal the Murray River

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undreds of cyclists will be passing through the Murraylands and Riverland Region as part of Bike SA’s 2014 Annual Tour from September 20th - 28th.

Ranging in age from 13 to an impressive 78 years, participants will travel from all over Australia, providing an excellent opportunity to showcase the region to interstate visitors.

Katrina Jeremiah, 61, from Geelong, Victoria, has been on several bike tours in South Australia and will be exploring the Murraylands and Riverland regions.

“It’s great to travel by bike because it’s a beautifully slow pace to see things,” says Katrina.

“I haven’t discovered the South Australian part of the Murray, only the Victorian side, so that will be really interesting.”

As part of the Annual Tour, Katrina will travel500 kilometres for a 9 day tour of the region, starting with a ride from Adelaide to Mannum before pedalling all the way to Renmark. She’ll be cycling alongside 200 other interstate and local riders.

“It’s going to be a fantastic event and it has the potential to really put the region on the map for Cycle Tourists across Australia,” said Christian Haag, CEO of Bicycle SA. Towns such as Mannum have already started to see a resurgence in the number of cycle tourists visiting the region.

Mayor Dave Burgess said, “As Mannum staged two rounds of the Tour Down Under a few years ago, the townshipandMurraylands region has seen a growth in cycle tourism.

“It is not unusual to see riders fitted out in their lycra after cycling from Adelaide and surrounds to Mannum now, resting at the bakeries and coffee shops and many of our regional residents have become dedicated recreational cyclists.

“The Bicycle SA Annual Tour will stop overnight at Mannum, Swan Reach and Morgan, providing an economic boost for many small communities in these cooler months, with 200 riders travelling our region through many Mid Murray townships enjoying the magnificent river scenery along the way and our locals’ hospitality.”

Bicycle SA is the peak organisation for recreational and commuter cycling in South Australia. It is a not-for-profit, independent, non-gove r nm e nt association supporting and advocating for all recreational and commuter cyclists and for its 6000 members.

For more information, please visit www.bikesa.asn.au/annualtour or contact julian@bikesa.asn

Her starchy authority hung cloak-like knotted by wisdom of age.

Wet children are not allowed, she said tracking footprints along the jetty! and chalked her line across redgum planks.

A photographer sat hunched and smoking, waiting for the bridal party and clicking candids of gappy-toothed smiler and her frowning brother.

The Jetty Guardian fussed with floral arrangements on linen-covered, ribbon-festooned tables.

The jetty’s free! one complained.

We’re only jumping! observed another.

Twenty hushed hopefuls soon gathered, milling expectantly like sheep at a dip behind her chalk barrier, swelling in low murmurs of discontent, pressed on to the line, until plunging forward, breaking free as sheep do, ducking and weaving round menacing arms and trailing shouts of the Manic Matriarch.

The photographer was amused.

He hid his delight snapping joyous leaps, whoops, timid nose-holds and sassy somersaults off Horseshoe Jetty’s end.

Her Brollyship ineffectively tried stemming the flood tide as new leaks sprung.

Bolder, agile insurgents climbed pylons, relishing the game of wits as foreshore adults barracked their blessing.

A stretch-limo disgorged Dom Perignon, long-stemmed glasses, posies, laughter and bridal party.

Marking the mayhem and lifting her skirts the bride flounced forward, stopping abruptly in a profligate pool at the jetty’s end.

She raised her arm drawing shocked silence and deftly flung her bouquet far out into the ocean’s crystal waters, drifting, sinking …

Memories of Horseshoe Bay hooligans thundering en masse to retrieve the gracious gift are precious for a young bride wise beyond her years.

Full itinerary at: http://www.bikesa.asn.au/RideGuides_Tours_AnnualTour_Itinerary

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Would you like to make a meaningful contribution to your community?

Aminya has many roles which a volunteer could assist with including:  Activities and games  Morning/Afternoon Teas  Reading (Newspapers, mail, stories)  Craft  Accompanying residents to appointments  Men’s group  Shopping  and many more!

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Issue Number 93

Murray Bridge Matinee Series

Mid Murray Council Adopts 2014/15 Budget

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he Mid Murray Council adopted its 2014/15 budget on 14th July 2014 with an average general rate revenue increase of 4.88%. However, not every household will pay this increase due to the valuation of many properties decreasing in the last 12 months.

Council has been subject to significant cost increases in electricity, water and particularly additional legislative requirements imposed by the State Government The major reasons for the rate increase are as follows.

• Reduction in Federal Government road and general purpose funding (almost $380,000) for roads • The need to maintain and upgrade our roads, footpaths and stormwater drainage • Waste Management costs • The provision of services to 17 towns within our Council area, 3 Council offices and 3 Depots • Maintenance of our buildings throughout Council.

The operating budget for 2014/15 is $20.503 million with new loans proposed of $1 million for capital works.

The Mayor, Dave Burgess, said “The 2014/15 budget has been a difficult process given recent funding cuts to our roads and loss of funding for OPAL services. We have the second largest road length of Councils in SA which is made up of 3,073 km of unsealed roads and 306 km of sealed roads, so a loss of almost $380,000 in general purpose and road grants has affected us greatly. I also believe that we cannot continue to take out additional loans to provide capital works. Whilst our loan borrowings are manageable, we have embarked on a program to identify improvement, costs savings, efficiency gains and income generation initiatives to result in a

net $2M reduction of costs for Council over the next 2 financial years. We will be receiving a report every 6 months on how this is being achieved.”

Some of the proposed works and projects included in the budget for Mannum and District are as follows.  Footpath construction works in Adelaide Road and Berryman Avenue, Mannum  Stormwater Drainage Works in Adelaide Road, Mannum  Reseal Magpie Crescent, Mannum  Resheeting of Pine View Road and Honeymoon Avenue, Pompoota

Other Works and Services

• Repair of Mannum wharf • Advocacy for services funding and facilities to assist with the socially disadvantaged in our communities • Undertake community consultation and submit applications for funding for the upgrade of boat ramps at Mannum and Caloote • Undertake repairs to Paddleboat Mayflower • Assist with River and Lakes Recreation Trail Study • Review Management Models for Mannum and Morgan Caravan Parks • Meldanda Solar Panel System • Support for Mannum Christmas Pageant, Swan Reach Country Music Festival and Mannum Truck and Ute Show • Completion of dog park at Mannum • Implementation of Mid Murray and Barossa Bushfire Local Recovery Plan • An additional two Town Identification Statements • Development and implementation of three arts and cultural development projects • Introduction of four new programs at the Mannum Leisure Centre • Assistance with Mannum Helipad, CCTV in Mannum (Main Street) and installation of free public WiFi in Mannum and Swan Reach • Continuation of a wide variety of services throughout Council Russell Peate Chief Executive Officer

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he Matinee Series is presented by the Rural City of Murray Bridge and Out of the Square Inc. in the beautiful Murray Bridge Town Hall. Arrive early and enjoy a complimentary morning tea from 10am followed by the performance at 11am. Concert tickets are $15.00 each.

“The Band of the South Australia Police” Thursday 21st August 2014, at 11 am The stage will be filled with band members who will entertain you with traditional military music, light popular classics, swing music and vocals. They will be featuring current movie themes, contemporary arrangements from the symphonic band repertoire and selections from Broadway musicals. This will be a popular concert, so make sure you book in advance so that you don’t miss out.

Tickets are available in person at the Murray Bridge Visitor Information Centre, 3 South Terrace, Murray Bridge, between 10:00am and 4:00pm every day, or by phoning 8539 1142. The Town Hall Box Office is open one hour prior to each performance for the sale of any remaining tickets.

After you attend a performance, visit the beautiful Murray Bridge Regional Gallery where two exhibitions will be running through until 24th August.

“Worked surfaces” by Lyn Wood will be featured in the Main and Jean Sims Galleries. The paintings in this exhibition are a measure of time. They are new stories about old land, told through pattern. The patterns document the worked surfaces of our land and our connection to place.

“Stratum”, in the Vicki Nottage Sculpture Court, is an exhibition of work by Yvonne East combining traditional drawing and painting techniques with multimedia installation to investigate the physical and psychological connection with the Australian landscape.

“Stratum” was the culmination of Goolwa-based East’s selection for the inaugural Breaking Ground Visual Artist Professional Development Award from Country Arts SA. It does contain nudity.

The Murray Bridge Regional Gallery is open from Tuesday to Sunday.

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On My Bookshelf Daniel is enjoying his holiday.

DECEMBER 8TH MONDAY

Up at 6. Rainy. Shower bath, walk, breakfast. Called on Accountant, Chief Accountant (Hall) and Chief Traffic Manager (Kirkaldie) of N.S.W. Railways. To Hotel, packed up for the mountains.

Away from Redfern Station at 4.50 per train. Tea at Penrith Station, continued per express to Wentworth Falls arriving about 9. Took quarters at private boarding house (Cronins’), did not feel satisfied at first, but found it very decent and comfortable.

To bed about 10. Mr .P. feeling uneasy about the nature of the establishment.

DECEMBER 9TH TUESDAY Up at 5.30. Scotch mist.

Shower - very cold. Spent 2 hours exploring the Falls, amidst ferns, flowers, overhead rocks, winding paths and admiring the great fall.

An immense distance below could be seen a forest undergrown with tree-ferns, sometimes we stood on the edge of vast precipices and in the distance could see hilltops partly covered by floating clouds of mist. Mr. P. talked

Diary of A Young Man Adelaide 1890 – December 8th - December 11th of matrimony and some of the hotel. Ride seemed very long, attendant dangers. Enjoyed altho’ scenery was noble. breakfast at 8.30. Took goods Valleys are very extensive and train to Katoomba. Visited the road literally a “highway”.

Katoomba Falls and found After dinner hired rough them almost as grand as overclothes and made the first Wentworth - mist interfered inspection (from 3 to 5) with the view. Lunched and accompanied by “Jack” one of bought photos. Train to Black the guides provided by the Heath. Visited Govett’s Leap Government. The guide - a fall of several hundreds of illuminated the caves by the feet in view of the grandest of magnesium wire light, while mountain gorges. How grand we carried candles. The are His works! Train to Mt. “Lucas” cave was chosen for Victoria. Cold night. Stayed inspection and occupied all hotel, accommodation poor. our time. The varied Listened to stories of gross formations of stalactites and immorality in City life from stalackmites (sic) are truly young Coles, the Hotel wonderful, some white, some keeper. Bed 9.30. Sleep yellow or cream, some like disturbed by creaking noises. glass but all beautiful in D E C E M B E R 1 0 T H colour and shape. One part of the cave called the WEDNESDAY Out at 5. Shaved. Breakfast “Cathedral” is 200 feet high, at 6. Started away in and another part is 480 feet wagonette for Jenolan Caves long by 250 feet wide, other at 6.35, fellow travellers being passages are only big enough the driver and a lady friend of to squeeze thro’. Tea at 6 at his. Lovely day and bracing our hotel, fresh company, mountain air. Rested at half Walk, Bed about 10.30.

DECEMBER 11TH THURSDAY way (18 miles) and changed conveyances. Discussed Up at 6. Took a bath, using Social questions with Mr dipper in absence of a shower.

P i c k e r i n g . R e a c h e d With Mr P. climbed the high destination 1.15pm. and took hill immediately in front of us. apartments at the adjacent (The little village occupies a

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valley just big enough for it).

Read from F.R. Havergal and exercised our lungs by singing some well known hymns “In the sweet” and “Abide with Me”. Breakfast 8.30. Prepared for caves. At 10 visited the “Grand Imperial”, our company being increased by Mr and Mrs Leishman (recently married) and Messrs Gibb, Rotham, McKeon and an old gentleman. Only one part of the “G. I.” could be viewed at one inspection, but the sights were beyond description. Mrs Leishman (young, tall and handsome) very bravely explored everywhere, sometimes of course needing our help.

Returned to hotel and dined at 1pm. Chatted with Gibb on Cricket for some time. Again to the “Grand Imperial” at 3.0 and saw more wonders – each seeming more striking than the last. Some of the growths must have taken thousands of years. At a great depth explored the subterranean river (400 feet down). Later bathed in the dam set apart (not underground). Tea. Lovely night. Fireflys plentiful. Bed 10.30.

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Musical Miscellany

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or much of the twentieth century, western popular music was influenced by the USA. The music for many years originated in Tin Pan Alley or came from the many Broadway shows and musical films which flourished from the twenties through to the seventies. The composers of these songs and, in some cases, the words were either born outside of the US or were first generation Americans with Jewish parents. Ironically the country of origin for most of these people was Russia.

I thought I would just look at a few of these influential people and some of their works. Their names may not always be familiar; however, their works are certain to be so.

Although there is no particular order, the first must be Irving Berlin.

His birth name was Israel Balin. He came to the US as a four year old. His first major success was the song Alexander’s Rag Time Band in 1911, although he had achieved minor success with lightly humorous songs including two sung by Fanny Bryce in the Ziegfield Follies of 1910. Berlin began to write for Broadway. His type of show was more of a revue than a musical. Later he did have shows

The Jewish Influence with a more developed story line such as “Call Me Madam” and “Annie Get Your Gun”. He delighted in the performances of Ethel Merman and the singing of Fred Astaire. Songs he wrote still heard today include Blue Skies, Putting on the Ritz, Cheek to Cheek and White Christmas.

Another giant of the musical and Tin Pan Alley was George Gershwin who probably should be coupled with his lyricist brother Ira who wrote words for so much Gershwin music.

The Gershwins were born in New York. George had his first big success with Swanee made famous by Al Jolson, also Jewish and born in Russia. He was only twenty five when his famous composition Rhapsody in Blue was performed by the Paul Whiteman Orchestra. Perhaps his best known and best loved work, not initially welcomed by the critics, is the folk opera “Porgy and Bess”. The song Summertime must be one of the most recorded tunes in popular music; it is particularly popular with jazz musicians. Other notable compositions include S’Wonderful with clever lyrics by Ira, Someone to Watch Over Me, Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off and A Foggy Day. George died at thirty nine of a brain tumour.

Mannum Golf Club Frederick Loewe, known as Fritz, came from Austria. His music reflected more his classical training and was not so typical as the lighter compositions of other more American influenced composers. Nonetheless he wrote some beautiful music which has entered into the popular field; often because of the words written by his frequent partner, Alan J Lerner.

Better known shows by Lerner and Loewe include “Brigadoon”, “Camelot” and the daddy of them all, “My Fair Lady”. Tunes which are still hummed, sung and whistled today include Almost Like Being in Love, They Call the Wind Maria, On the Street Where You Live and Thank Heaven for Little Girls; from the film “Gigi”. “My Fair Lady” launched the stellar career of Julie Andrews and made famous the non-singing of Rex Harrison.

Next time I will look at Leonard Bernstein, Vernon Duke and Harold Arlen.

If you want to know more, check on the Internet and in books such as The Oxford Companion to Popular Music, The Faber Companion to 20th Century Popular Music or other compendiums that may be available.

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Chowilla 150th Year Celebrations ne of Australia’s oldest grazing properties, Chowilla Station, celebrates its 150th year anniversary this year.

To commemorate the occasion, the Robertson family will host a range of special events including paddle steamer re-enactments, shearing and blacksmithing demonstrations and tours of the property on Sunday 21st September.

Both blade and mechanical shearing demonstrations will take place in the historic Chowilla Woolshed, which was built in the 1870s.

However numbers will be slightly fewer than back in its heyday when, in 1881, 70,250 sheep were shorn.

The original property, Bookmark, was established in 1864 by Richard Holland and his three step-sons, John, William and Robert Robertson.

Bookmark was later divided into two properties, which became Calperum and Chowilla.

In 1919, the company,

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Robertson Chowilla Pty Ltd, was created as an alternative to further dividing the property.

Aside from being run as a successful grazing enterprise for the past 150 years, the property has had a fascinating history and continues to attract attention; from the early days when the Robertsons bred and raced champion racehorses, irrigated pastures, and relied on the river trade, through to the ill-fated Chowilla Dam project, the environmental works and its wetlands of international significance.

James Robertson says he is excited to be able to share this historic milestone with the community.

“We’re looking forward to seeing the four paddle steamers moored on the riverbank outside our old woolshed,” he said.

“The opportunity to be able to re-enact how things were done in the past where our annual clip was loaded onto these vessels and taken down river to the port will be something quite special.”

District Council of Renmark

Paringa Mayor Neil Martinson commended the Robertson family for its contribution to the region’s history and opening their gates to the community for this special event.

“The celebrations in September will take us back to those glorious days of steam on the river and the Renmark Paringa Council is proud to have such a prestigious station still operating today in its own backyard,” he said.

All proceeds will be distributed to participating, not-for-profit organisations, and the paddle steamers involved in the organisation of the event.

For further information, cruise and bus tour bookings: Renmark Visitor Information Centre Email tourist@renmarkparinga.sa.gov.au Phone 1300 661 704 Web www.visitrenmark.com

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Issue Number 93

Works, Services and Projects Update from Mid Murray Council rief notes on a selection of items discussed or determined at the Monday 14th July 2014 meeting.

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• The Mid Murray Council Roadside Native Vegetation Management Plan was adopted. The Mid Murray LAP received $20,000 in funding and has been instrumental in undertaking this.

• The Randell Street footpath between the Foodland IGA and Riverside Pharmacy (excluding a small section at the entrance to Foodland) and the area in front of the Mannum Stock and Pet Supply will be paved.

• A petition from residents of Belvedere Road regarding the 100 km speed limit has been referred to the Department of Planning Transport and Infrastructure.

• Work continues with Mannum Health Advisory Committee and Mannum Hospital on the design of a Mannum helipad that meets the standards and requirements of Medstar and Australian Helicopters.

• The Department of Planning Transport and Infrastructure has approved a contribution of a further $50,000 to facilitate construction of extra works required for the Randell Street retaining wall. Council’s contribution will be considered during future financial year budget deliberations.

• A three year contract with the University of SA to continue the mosquito monitoring and control services program throughout the Council area has been approved. The total cost to Council for this is $7,848 each year.

• An Options Paper regarding wastewater management for a number of shack site areas not currently serviced by a Community Wastewater Management System has been tabled. The recommendations will be progressed as resources allow.

• The Murrayands Regional Tourist Association (MRTA) has requested the use of the southern end of Bolto Reserve for a scouts assembly/camp in association with Floatfest 2015 on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd May 2015.

Council has approved a defined area to be used subject to a number of conditions and formal recognition by the MRTA of Council’s contribution to Scouts SA and Floatfest 2015.

• The State Government will continue its $6.3 million funding to the OPAL (Obesity Prevention and Lifestyle) program over the next three financial years, despite the Federal Government withdrawing its $7.2 million contribution. Council will continue to work with the LGA regarding the best model to provide this important service throughout the Council area.

• Council will apply for dry zones in several areas including in Mannum: Randell Street, Arnold Park, Shearer Carpark, Anna Street and Mary Ann Reserve from 6 pm to 11 pm on 31st December 2014 (there is an existing dry zone for this area from 11 pm until 8 am); and for Bolto Reserve and Haythorpe Reserve from 6 pm on 31st December 2014 until 8 am on 1st January 2015.

• Council has noted the achievement of SA Recreation Trails in completing the Lavender Federation Trail from Truro through Dutton to Eudunda. The trail is now completed for its full length within the Council area.

• The Local Government Association (LGA) will be requested to coordinate a forum of chicken farm, pork and other primary industry business representatives with large sheds to discuss the existing Building Fire Safety requirements; their cost, need, effectiveness and practicality of such requirements with a view to seek reforms to the Building Fire Safety requirements

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for the primary industry sector for such sheds.

The Work For The Dole area listed for 2014/15 excluded the Mid Murray Council. Council will seek inclusion in the 2014/15 work for the dole area and also advocate through the Federal Member for Barker Tony Pasin and Federal Minister for Employment, the need for the Mid Murray Council area to be included in the next round of the work for the dole scheme given the level of disadvantage in the many areas of Council.

Discussion will be held with Wooden Boat Association of South Australia and River Murray Boat Owners Association regarding an improved stop and shop jetty at Mannum.

Income generation measures, efficiency gains, improvements and cost saving initiatives were noted and a further report will be submitted in six months.

A proposal from the LGA requesting consideration of a contribution of $911 towards the RSL Virtual War Memorial Project was approved. This will be an interactive web based honour roll with a dedicated page for each serviceman or woman who has served in the defence of Australia.

The cost for stormwater damage works undertaken were Johnson Hill $265,137 and Cascade Road $1,091,794. The balance of $31,463 will be put towards upgrading the Mannum Waterfalls upper car park and installing directional and interpretative signage.

Mr Greg Lundstrom, South Australian Murray-Darling Basin, attended the meeting and outlined the Regional Sector Agreement and Action Plan. Council will respond by 18th July 2014.

Russell Peate, CEO Mid Murray Council

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Food is Life is Food

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t’s handy to have base recipes or ideas for using leftovers as it gives the resource for making the food dollar go further. Food is an essential expense to be met on a regular basis and I have come across many strategies that aim to keep this expense manageable. However, using what you buy, purchasing fruit and vegetables in season and an awareness to minimise heavily processed food stuffs added to the shopping trolley is a fundamental strategy and a great place to start in reducing the ‘rocketing docket’ at the checkout. Without question, really great ideas and strategies always come with responsibility of maintaining and sustaining a consistent approach to the method used; in other words effort equals results.

Do you have a great standby ‘leftover recipe’ or ‘frugal food’ strategy you would like to share?

Sharing ideas may help others when faced with a ‘leftover’ challenge, please see below for contact information. I am also happy to help solve any food related dilemmas. If I don’t know, I will do

my best to find someone who does.

I do hope you enjoy this month’s recipe, Chicken Rice Cakes. The Top Tips and Switch Ups show how versatile this recipe base can be.

Also, be sure to read my Safety Tip for removing lids from boiling or very hot pots; take care in the kitchen all.

Chicken Rice Cakes 1 cup long grain rice 250g cooked chicken (diced) 2/3 cup semi-dried tomatoes, roughly chopped 1a cups grated cheese of choice (reduced fat ‘tasty cheese’ works well) 3 spring onions, thinly sliced ¼ cup basil leaves, finely shredded 3 eggs, lightly beaten Light shake of white pepper and ground nutmeg 1. Preheat oven to 200C. Grease a large muffin tray (6-8 muffin capacity). For extra security, cut rounds of baking paper to fit the bottom and place in each muffin mould.

2. Cook rice, following instructions for absorption method provided on the packet. Remove lid, make a well in the centre of the rice and cool with lid off. Once cooled, cover and refrigerate without delay until needed in the recipe.

3. Place cooked rice, chicken,

tomatoes, 1 cup of cheese, onions, basil, eggs, pepper and nutmeg into a large bowl. Mix well to combine.

4. Spoon mixture into prepared muffin moulds. Sprinkle with remaining cheese, Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until cakes are firm to the touch and light golden.

5. Remove from oven and allow to stand for about 5 minutes before turning the ‘cakes’ out. For best results when removing from muffin mould, run a flat-edged knife around edges of muffin moulds to assist releasing, turn onto wire rack and allow to cool completely, or serve while warm.

Safety Tip: When removing lids from boiling or very hot pots use the technique below to help avoid nasty steam burns; • Ensure you use a oven mitt or similar protection for your hands/forearms • Remove pot from heat source • Firmly grip the lid handle/knob, and while not allowing the lid ‘edge’ closest to you to move, carefully ease the side of the lid furthest away from you up first (approx. 30-45 angle) • Hold in that position to allow any steam to escape away from you for about 5 seconds, then

carefully lift the lid in an upward motion away from your body.

Top Tips and Switch Ups: • Chicken Rice Cakes are delicious warm with a leafy salad or cold packed in a lunchbox for school, work or a picnic • Brown or white long grain rice may be used with the brown rice delivering a ‘nutty’ flavour dimension to the dish with the bonus of being the healthier option • Other fresh herbs can be used instead of basil • A great recipe to incorporate any cooked leftover meat you may have on hand • A small to medium red onion can be used instead of spring onions • Ricotta cheese can be substituted for half of the grated cheese (the cakes need at least half the amount of grated tasty cheese in the recipe as it help bind and hold the cakes together)

I am always happy to have a ‘Foodies’ chat or help solve any culinary conundrums you may encounter, cheersand happy healthy cooking. Angie Roesler, Murraylands Community Foodie Phone: 0414 892 525 Email: a.roesler@live.com.au Angie Roesler

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LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS - 2014

VOTE 1 Peter R. Smith MID MURRAY - Shearer Ward - Previously Randell and Reedy Creek Wards Nominations close 16th September 2014 - Vote papers posted out 20th to 24th October Voting papers MUST be received by Friday 7th November Counting will take place Saturday 8th November

VOTE 1 Peter R. Smith For total commitment to the Shearer Ward Community and the total Mid-Murray Council area.

For total community focus, honesty, transparency, always ensuring open dialogue with constituents, promptly answering ALL enquiries, commitment to not only the River Murray in the Mid Murray Area but the Murray Darling Basin as at this time our area is not represented by the Murray Darling Association as are 104 other councils/shires within the Murray Darling Basin.

My main concern at this time is the ever increasing Council Debt – the ratepayers (our) debt – Elected Members MUST show restraint with not only their allowances (I will be seeking a 10% reduction of the maximum allowances as set by the tribunal) but their expense spending as well as Council’s spending. It’s rate payer’s money!

VOTE 1 Peter R. Smith I will attempt to ensure council approaches both Federal and State Governments attempting to ensure those governments stop handing Local Government their responsibilities without funding support.

We the rate payers need to be masters of our own future, especially when assessing development, responsibility for which is now with State Government, which makes it impossible to follow our own rules and regulations!

I look forward to continuing to liaise with my colleagues, with the Environment Protection Agency, SA Water, Crown Lands, Murray Watch, the Murray Darling Association and the Murray Darling Authority to enable MMC to stop and prosecute illegal development along the River Murray and within the MMC area!

VOTE 1 Peter R. Smith

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A Public Seminar he current state of uncertainty for wind farm developers reflects a very obvious reality – the generation of electricity by wind turbines on an industrial scale is economically not viable, and requires what is in reality a dollar for dollar subsidy paid by consumers.

Whether this is a sensible use of our money is at the core of the ongoing debate – should we pay more for so called ‘green’ power? Do wind farms merit the unprecedented favours that they have received from governments in recent years? Are there better ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from power generation? Do wind farms actually reduce CO2 levels in the atmosphere?

The Eastern Mt Lofty Ranges Landscape Guardians is holding a series of seminars in and near areas where wind farms are proposed. The purpose is to provide background information about wind farms in general, and the policies that have been put in place to assist wind farm developments. Following the recent public meeting at Mt Pleasant, where 80 residents heard a series of presentations, the next seminar is to be held in Mannum. An open invitation is extended to anyone who has an interest in, or concerns about, wind farms and the impacts that they have on the environment.

Admission is free and donations to assist in defraying costs are always welcome.

The seminar will discuss the policies that subsidise and assist wind farm developments, the impact of wind farms on the economy and electricity pricing and distribution, and what, if any, bene fits for the environment flow from the use of renewable energy. Invitations have also been extended to representatives of political parties to allow them to present their positions.

The next seminar is to be held Thursday 21st August 7pm Mannum Bowling Club.

Please contact EMLRLG Chair, Tony Walker with any queries on 0428 553 525.

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Hiedi Smith, Eastern Mount Lofty Ranges Landscape Guardians Inc.

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Rockleigh Bushfires – Past, Present, Future An Introduction to Our Area ockleigh is an area name. There is no town as such. In general it links Mt Torrens to Murray Bridge and includes all the high country, in contrast to the Murray Flats of Tepko and Pallamana. I married a Rockleigh farmer 43 years ago. We have a family farm, started from an original land grant in 1854. It is still in the same family today. The land is owned by my sister-in-law, Rose, and my husband, Terry. My son, Vincent, runs our dairy at Wall Flat and we use the Rockleigh farm to run our dairy heifers and beef cows.

The house where Rose lived until five years ago and where Terry grew up is currently rented out to the Wombat Rescue Association. Four years ago, we locked up 400 acres in a conservation agreement because of rare and endangered plants and birds that are there. It is still virgin land.

The wombat women have a similar conservation agenda to us and it works well. Our farm in the hills is 1400 acres: hilly, rocky country about one-third suitable for cropping and one quarter too steep to drive a vehicle on it. As the crow flies, and the wind blows, it is 4 km to the mine at Kanmantoo, 4 km to Harrogate, 9 km to Nairne, 12 to Woodside. Callington is 18 km away and Murray Bridge is 20 km. Parts of Rockleigh are the extreme boundary of Murray Bridge Council and it joins Mid Murray Council further over.

Rockleigh, historically, has been almost untouched by fire for over 50 years, and yet we have had 4 major fires in the last 2 years.

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Rockleigh Fire December 2013 The first Rockleigh fire this summer was started on December 18th 2013 as a direct result of a bearing failure on a header. A neighbour bought a second hand header, and despite the forecast of a 38 degree day, decided to do a round of his crop to try it out. Our crop adjoining his had been reaped the week before. By the time he came back over the hill to complete the first lap a roaring fire was bearing down on his neighbour.

At our Wall Flat farm, my son Vince was milking, I was feeding calves and the 2 grandsons were buzzing around when the phone call came.

A fire in our back boundary paddock roaring through stubble and scrub and the wind blowing it further. Tyson Paech had led the CFS in through our gateway off Bondleigh Road. We have fire tracks cleared through the rocks and the CFS were cutting the fences to get into our neighbours. We have 170 cattle and a big stirry Angus bull up there. All ages and all sizes were running, chasing the fire trucks.

Fire roared down the gullies picking up speed.

Fire doesn’t travel in straight lines. It spreads in every direction. Wind is generated by the heat and great whirly winds pick up burning twigs, leaves etc. and rain them down in crazy patterns, spreading it even further and faster.

There were burnt trees from a previous fire that caught like matchsticks and in no time surrounded a house. The owners were frantically trying to round up their sheep and lock them up.

and

The MFS in Adelaide were soon there as well as 22 CFS trucks. The wind changed and the fire flared back into our place and was heading for Harrogate through our stubble. The water bombers were called and soon had it out on our place, but it was totally out of control further over and the rocks are so huge trucks can’t drive over them.

We control our cows and heifers by our ute.

They know that vehicles usually mean feed. They chased the trucks, smelt the smoke and ran crazy.

Vince had to yard what he could find, using a bale of hay as a bribe, and locked them in our yard. There were no standing fences from Dishers Hill to our place on Bondleigh Road, a distance of 12.5 km, and some of our cows went that far.

We had to urgently start putting up fences as holding 170 head in yards and hand feeding is not sustainable. We had some burnt cattle, burnt wild life, dead birds and kangaroos burnt but still hopping around, and hares with no ears needed shooting. We had water in large tanks next to the yard. Heifers and cheeky red Angus calves came back with great burnt patches on them, hungry, disoriented and so glad to find the water trough and the rest of the mob.

We had 500 metres of fences to finish when the heat waves came. We couldn’t keep cattle locked up without shade, so we ran a single wire electric fence, and let them all loose.

Carmel Critchley

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‘The Band of the South Australia Police’ “at the Murray Bridge Town Hall” Thursday, 21st August at 11 am All Tickets $15.00 (Duration: 1 Hour) The Band of the South Australia Police covers traditional Military Music, Light Popular Classics, Swing Music, Vocals Popular and Swing, featuring current Movie Themes, Contemporary arrangements from the Symphonic Band Repertoire and selections from Broadway Musicals.

“Always something special”  Join us for a complimentary cuppa after 10am 

***** Bookings ***** Murray Bridge Visitor Information Centre ~ 3 South Terrace, Murray Bridge ~ 10:00 am to 4:00 pm 7 days a week Phone: 08 8539 1142 ~ www.murraybridge.sa.gov.au “Any remaining tickets will be available at the Town Hall Box Office one hour prior to the show”.

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Bus: Mannum  Murray Bridge  Mt Barker  Adelaide and Return Monday to Friday except public holidays.

School holiday times (when different) are in brackets.

Mannum to Adelaide Adelaide to Mannum Mannum  Murray Bridge LinkSA Adelaide  Mt Barker Metro bus 842F 8:00am Leave Arnold Park, Mannum 1:50pm (4:03pm) Leave Harris Scarfe Murray Bridge  Mt Barker LinkSA Grenfell Street (Stop G2) 8:45am Leave Murray Bridge, South Mt Barker  Murray Bridge LinkSA Terrace, Information Centre 2:45pm (5:00pm) Leave Mt Barker Mt Barker  Adelaide Metro bus 842F Park & Ride 9:30am Leave Mt Barker Park & Ride, Murray Bridge  Mannum LinkSA Metro bus 842F to Adelaide 3:40pm (5:35pm) Leave Info Centre Detailed timetables are readily available at the Mannum Information Centre.

For more information telephone 8532 2633 during office hours.

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St Andrews Thrift Shop 1 day Pre-loved Clothing Sale Sizes 16 to 24 9 – 3 pm Saturday 16th August

Mannum School Community Library School Term Times School Holidays Mon, Thur, Fri: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Mon, Tue, Wed (am), Thur, Fri: Tue: 9:00 am - 3:30 pm 10:00 am - 2:00 pm Wed: 9:00 am - 8:00 pm Wed (pm): 04:00 pm - 8:00 pm Sat: 9:30 am - 12 noon Sat: 10:00 am - 12 noon Closed Sunday and Public Holidays. Further information: 8569 2005

Mannum HOSPITAL AUXILIARY CRAFT SHOP Shearer Car Park, Randell Street Mannum We Stock A Large Variety of Jams, Pickles, Chutneys and Sauces.

Books, Bric A Brac, Baby Clothes, Gifts Rugs, Cushions, Patchwork Handbags Decorated Hand Towels, Kitchen Hand Towels.

Footy Rugs, Cushions, Scarves, Caps, and Novelties Opening Hours Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday 10:00 am to 4:00 pm

Australian Red Cross THE POWER OF HUMANITY

Cambrai familystore Main Street Cambrai Wed–Fri and Sun: 10AM–4PM Phone: 8564 5244

Mannum Leisure Centre Supervised Opening Hours

Mon: 10-11:30am Mini Movers; 6:00pm Bootcamp (6 week programs) with Renee Tues: 11-12noon Strength For Life; 3:30-4:30pm Tai Chi; 6-7pm Power Step Wed: 7:30-8am XTraining Class; 6-7pm TTB and Pilates with Renee Thur: 9:30-10:30am Mannum Movers; 11-12noon Strength For Life; 67pm Aerobics and boxing with Renee Seasonal Evening Programs. Soccer, Mixed Netball, Squash, Men’s Senior Basketball and Aussie Hoops.

Meeting rooms available.

Members 24/7 access. All others:Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 3:30pm-7:30pm Wednesday 7:30am-11:00am, 3:30pm7:30pm Friday 7:30am-11:00am, 3:30pm6:30pm

Check out the Mannum Leisure Centre Facebook Page for updates on programs such as Personal Training, specials, etc.

Further information: 8569 0185

mannumleisure@mid-murray.sa.gov.au

Deb Roberts, Programs Manager

Mid Murray Support Services Contact MMSS for details about this event: 71 Randell Street, 10 am - 4 pm.

Ph: 8569 2129.

Email: mmcss@internode.on.net Men’s Breakfast: 8:30am - 10am, First Tuesday of the Month. River Bar, River Lane entrance, Mannum Community Club. Gold coin donation.

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Friday August 29 for Sept. 26 for October 31 for

2014 PUBLICATION DEADLINES (12 noon) Collate & Fold Home Delivery Sept. Issue 94 Wed 3 Sept.

Tue 9 Sept.

October Issue 95 Wed 1 October Tue 7 October Nov. Issue 96 Wed 5 Nov. Tue 11 Nov.

Community Meetings Clash Calendar MannumCommunity regularmeetings. Last Wednesday (MCHMannum Community Hub) 6:30pm Mannum Mens Discussion Group. Mike McDowell. 8569 2818.

MONTHLY 1 Monday 9:45am Combined Probus, Club 10:00am Murray Darlings Red Hatters, Café Mannum. 8569 1438.

1st Tuesday 7:30pm Agricultural Society, Showground 2nd Tuesday Palmer Card Day, Collier Park Hall, Palmer. 8569 4184.

2nd Wednesday 9:00am Shared Stitches of Mannum Quilting Group. Lions Den, Showground. 8569 2363.

8:00pm Mannum Gem and Minerals Club. Murraylands Gem and Mineral Club, Collier Park Palmer. Leonie Hughes. 8278 2112.

2nd Thursday 1:30pm Prayer Meeting forMannum, Baptist Church, William St. 3rd Monday 1:30-4:00pm Scrabble & Games, MCH. Gold Coin Donation.

8569 1832.

3rd Wednesday 7:00-8:00pm, Combined Churches PrayerMeeting.See PauseaWhile for location.

2pm-4pm History Group, MCH. 8569 1832.

3rd Thursday 11:00am Mannum RSL, Mannum Rowing Club/RSL 3rd Friday 10:00am SecateursSoup&Soapies,St Andrews Church. All welcome 3rd Saturday 10am-mid pm Gem Cutting and Silversmithing W/shop. Murraylands Gem and Mineral Club, Collier Park Palmer. Leonie Hughes. 8278 2112.

8:00pm-midnight Mannum Dances.

Lutheran Hall, Cliff St. Judy 0488 130 354, Lesley 8569 2449.

4th Thursday 7:30pm Progress Association, Meeting Room Council Chambers.

Last Monday 1:30pm Hospital Auxiliary, Meeting Room, Esmeralda St. First Wednesday Noon Mannum Mag Committee, Showground. 8569 2385. st

WEEKLY Mon, Wed and Fri 10:00am-3:00pm The Hall, 5 Greening Street. 8569 1643.

Tue, Wed and Thur 9:00am-1:00pm Mannum Men’s Shed, MCH. Tuesday and Thursday 10:00am-4:00pm, MIFSA (Mental Illness Fellowship of SA), St Andrews Anglican church, activities, lunch ($3).

Tuesday and Friday 8:00am Walkie Talkies, Lions Den, Showground. Helen 8569 2275.

Tuesday 9:30am River Word Christian Centre Prayer and Bible Study; 10:30am, Friendship Group. Greening St. 8569 1333.

9:00-10:00am Mannum Weight Watchers . MCH. Jane Kelly 8569 1799.

4:15pm Aroona Joeys, Showground.

5:30pm Aroona Cubs, Showground.

Kym Walton 0407 179 101.

Wednesday 10:00am Mannum Community Garden Group, MCH. 10:00-11:15am, Yoga, MCH. Fee $5.00 Bring your own mat.

Friday 9:30 am Bus Trip, MIFSA participants,donation.TrevororSam 0427 442 775 OTHER 1 and 3 Sunday 9:30am Murray Mallee Field Archers, Long Gully Rd Mannum. Ian Baensch (after 6pm) 8569 1274.

Alternate Wednesdays 1:00pm Sewing/CraftandComputing Grp. Baptist Church House, William St.Lisa 85696040,Helen85692886, lisa@mannumbaptist.org.au Alternate Fridays 1:30pm Senior Citizen’s Club, Club Rooms. Marnie: 8569 2980.

Every Three Months 7:30pm Neighbourhood Watch.

Leisure Centre. Coordinator Russ Dellow 0428 813 201. st

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Email: editor.mannummag@aussiebb.com.au Contact: General 8569 7392.

Advertising: email Editor.

Deliver: 71 Randell Street, Mannum SA 5238 (a service kindly provided by MMSS) Our email account is provided by Aussie Broadband as a community service

2014 Community Calendar AUGUST

SEPTEMBER

SALA Festival Arnold Gallery, Dock Museum Friday 1st to Sunday 24th Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm Saturday, Sunday 10am - 4pm Free entry.

HymnLovers Sing Uniting Church, Walker Street Sunday 21st, 2-4pm Contact: Carl Gross Ph: 85697392 or 0449947009

Annual Craft Fair Mannum Leisure Centre Saturday 10th, 10am-4pm Sunday 11th, 10am-3 pm Contact: Irene Lovell Ph: 8569 2541 or 0407 605 487 Email: ilovell@dodo.com.au Mannum Football Club Saturday 9th “Flight Night”. All the excitement of travel without leaving the ground.

Contact: Kerry Yeates Mobile: 0439 877 849 Mannum Garden Group Mannum Community Hub Monday 11th, 10am All welcome Contact: Bev Connell Phone: 8570 4322 Mannum RSL War Memorial Monday 18th, 11am A service to celebrate Vietnam Veterans Day. Followed by refreshments at the clubrooms.

Mannum Garden Group Lions Den, Showground Monday 25th, 9:15am Excursion to Cambrai. All welcome Contact: Bev Connell Phone: 8570 4322

Mannum Garden Group Lions Den, Showground Monday 8th, 10am Members garden visit Contact: Bev Connell Phone: 8570 4322 Murray Mallee Field Archers Long Gully Rd Mannum Sunday 21st 3D Comp Round 2. Ian Baensch 8569 1274, after 6pm.

Mannum Garden Group Lions Den, Showground Monday 22nd, 10am Guest speakers “members stories”. All welcome.

Have Your Event Listed This section of Mannum Mag is for brief notices about community events for the current month and the following month.

In some months space is limited. For extra detail, write a short article for publication inside Mannum Mag. This will also ensure that your event is publicised if there is insufficient space to list your event here.

Your listing should include a location, date, time, cost and a contact number for enquiries.

Remember: When possible, send the calendar entry for publication in the issue of the month before the event.

Weekly Passenger Service Mannum to Murray Bridge Every Thursday: Mannum Information Centre  Murray Bridge Information Centre Depart Arrive Depart Return Mannum 10:00am Murray Bridge 10:45am Murray Bridge 2:30pm Mannum 3:10pm 1st and 3rd Tuesday: Mannum Information Centre  Murray Bridge Information Centre Mannum 10:00am Murray Bridge 10:30am Murray Bridge 1:30pm Mannum 2:00pm Information: LinkSA, 18 Alma Avenue, Murray Bridge SA 5253, Ph: 8532 2633

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.

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