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FRIDAY, 12TH OCTOBER 2018
Photos:instagram-polishedman
VOLUME 69 - ISSUE 36
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Polished man fundraiser - 1st November at the RSL Our tiny community is fundraising for YGAP’s Polished Man 2018 campaign because we believe we can create a world in which no child suffers from violence. We’re doing this for the 1 child who dies every 5 minutes as a result of violence. We’re doing this because it’s the right thing to do. Come join us and make a donation to ‘buy a nail’ on one of our participants. Your donation supports an end to violence against children, and allows you to choose the nail art or colour that your nominated participant will wear on that nail.
DONATE IN PERSON ON THE NIGHT, AND WATCH YOUR BOSS, PARTNER OR BESTIE ROCK THEIR CHARITABLE MANICURE, OR DONATE ONLINE AT OUR TEAM FUNDRAISING PAGE: MY.POLISHEDMAN.COM/WOOMERACOMMUNITY
WHY IS IT FOCUSED ON MEN? While a large percentage of violence against children is perpetrated by men, Polished Man wants to empower, not point a finger. It encourages men to take action, unite and lead by example, channelling their collective strength to protect society’s most vulnerable.
WHERE DOES THE MONEY RAISED GO? The money raised goes to support trauma recovery and prevention for children who have been abused or who are at risk of violence here in Australia (and around the world).
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Letters to the Editor The Woomera Board representing the community
BERNIE MCCARTHY
RUSS SQUIRE
CHAIRPERSON
DEPUTY CHAIRPERSON
TOURISM
THEATRE OFFICER
HEATHER CLELAND
AIDAN HARRIS
SECRETRY WOOMERA BOARD
HEALTH
The opinions expressed in Letters to the Editor do not represent the views of the Woomera Board. It is the right of all to correspond with the Gibber Gabber. Letters will be edited for spelling, grammatical errors and style and may be edited for length if needed. Letters will be rejected if they are too long, abusive or cover a subject that has been exhausted. They will be published only when they include the author’s name, address and contact details. If the author has a genuine reason for remaining anonymous, he or she must still provide details to allow the Editor to discuss the matter with them. The Editor reserves the right to contact letter writers to establish authenticity. Deadline for articles is 10am Wednesdays unless negotiated with the Secretary Woomera Board. E-mail: gibber.gabber@bigpond.com Layout: Chani Richardson Next board meeting: TBA
Useful Numbers Emergency 000 Fire Station General 8674 3225
ANTHONY TRELOAR
KEVIN HIND
HARMONY KENNEY
VACANT
POSTAL ADDRESS: Dewrang Avenue Woomera, SA 5720 EMAIL: gibber.gabber@bigpond.com PHONE: (08) 8673 7650
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Eldo Hotel 8673 7867
Woomera Area School 8673 7287
Freight Enquiries 0438 810 197
Woomera Clinic 8673 7100
Heritage Centre 8673 7042
Base Services Support Centre 1300 658 975
Kids Help Line 1800 551 800
Poisons Information 13 11 26 Defence Switch 1300 333 362
Royal Flying Doctors 1800 733 772 VACANT
Spuds Roadhouse 8673 7473
Police Station 8673 7244
Broadspectrum 8674 3260
VACANT
Bureau of Meteorology 8673 7271
Veolia 0429 294 808
Woomera Board 8673 7650 5RRR FM 0421 567 545 Travellers Village & Cudgee Bar 8673 7800
Outback Diner 8673 7768
Woomera Village Store 8673 7766
Outback Data & Communications 8673 7029
Australia Post 8673 7275
PA & CI Martin 8673 7209
Pimba Service Centre 0418 378 994
B&A Recycling 0407 186 505 Razzcon Services 8673 6105 RSL Bowling Club 8673 7596
AA Taxation & Accounting: Pearl Squire 0408 117 043
24-hour health advice line: 1800 022 222 health direct Australia Kids’ Helpline:
1800 551 800
24-hour support
Gibber submissions The Gibber Gabber is your local paper. Contribute to the Gibber Gabber by way of photos, articles, stories and let us know if you have any upcoming events. We’d love to hear from you. The Gibber Gabber does not provide a photographer to attend community events. Cameras can be borrowed free of charge from the Board Office in the Heritage Center - just drop in and talk to Heather and she will be more than happy to help. All submissions can be sent to gibber.gabber@bigpond.com or dropped into the Broad Office. The deadline is 8am Wednesday.
RANGE ACTIVITY WARNING NOTICE Defence is scheduled to conduct Explosive Demolition Activities in the Woomera Prohibited Area (WPA) during the period 15 to 26 October 2018. The predicted outcome is minimal for the public, however, if certain weather conditions exist at time of the activity, noise and effects from sound wave propagation may be heard or felt in the vicinity of Woomera, Roxby Downs and Glendambo. Enquiries can be directed to AFTRSQN - Woomera Test Range, Range Control on 8674 3370. Wally Broome Range Activities Coordinator Air Force Test Ranges Squadron (AFTRSQN)
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Please send your work
International Artist’s Day is celebrated annually on October 25. Artists work hard to create their work. They add beauty to the world around us. Artists work with many different mediums. They include painting, sculpting, drawing, photography, music, glass, literary, acting, dance, digital, and more.
This year we want to celebrate our local artist in Woomera and surrounds. We ask artist around the area to share their work by sending a picture along with a short description to gibber.gabber@bigpond.com. The deadline for submissions is the Wednesday 24th October, midday.
Valentine’s Day cards for the troops Combat Cards is a project run by volunteers in each state. These lovely people collect donations of handmade cards and send them out to Australian armed forces serving overseas, where they generally don’t have access to cards for their family and friends back home. We’ve missed the Christmas card cut-off but they’ve asked if we could make Valentine’s Day cards instead. I have some paper and materials that I’m happy to donate, but if you have things that you want to bring that would be appreciated as well. Please bring your trimmers and adhesives with you, if you have them. You can use any style of embellishments and techniques with one exception... NO GLITTER of any kind. Little flakes of glitter easily get left on clothes and skin and apparently they show up very brightly with night-vision goggles. We don’t want our cards to make targets of our people overseas!
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Tuesday 16 October 7pm to 8.30pm
Woomera Area School Community Library
Woomera
Supper provided
Presented by Health professional Adam Clay Suicide Prevention, Office of Chief Psychiatrist SA Health
TRIVIA NIGHT SPORTIES
MONDAY 22 OCT 18 7PM START (GOLD COIN ENTRY)
COME ALONG AS A TEAM (5 MAX) OR ON YOUR OWN AND TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE
Beginning again on Wednesday 17th October Yoga will be held weekly at 5-6 pm at the school Gym The cost will be $10 per head per class If you have Yoga mats PLEASE bring them
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Howzat!! RETURN OF CRICKET
A HIT IN PERFECT CONDITIONS On a warm spring evening Olympic Dam ventured down the highway to face the Woomera Redbacks in the opening round of the Roxby Traders Twenty 20 - Shield. Woomera won the toss and elected to bat first; finding the going tough with thanks to some great opening bowling from the Holbrook brothers. After battling away, Woomera found themselves all out for 62. Defending a small total was always going to be a tricky task, but after Woomera’s Peter Caufield collected an early wicket, Olympic Dam’s Seb Holbrook put on a batting masterclass to bring up his half-century in what would be the final over. Olympic Dam ran away with it to win by 9 wickets. We will back at it again in Woomera on Saturday 13th at 7 pm to face Hornridge.
Images: Chani Richardson
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OCTOBER 13TH 2018 - 7PM O’DONOGHUE OVAL Players please be at the grounds at 6pm Sporties will be open for refreshments. For every beer, wine or spirit sold on the night $1 will be donated to White Ribbon. There will also be a sausage sizzle available. There will be 2 more games of T20: Saturday 20th in Woomera and Wednesday 24th in Roxby.If you are interested in joining the team or would like more information about future games contact or visit Ben Richardson: 0403813409 or Facebook: Woomera Redbacks Cricket
Training on Wednesday Nights - Please see Facebook for times
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Horror/Costume Horror/Costume
GOLF CLUB DOWN THE FAIRWAY
10 November 2018 10 November 2018 Woomera Sports Club Woomera Sports Club
Break out the costumes! Break out Come as you are! Break outthe thecostumes! costumes! Break out the costumes! Come as you are! Prizes for best dressed Come as you are! Prizes for best dressed Come as you are! Fundraising to buy an AED for the Medical Clinic Fundraising to buy an AED for the Medical Clinic
The life it saves could be yours The life it saves could be yours
By the Pasty Putter Fine warm spring conditions greeted the players for last Sundays golfing which was the last 18 hole competition to be played this season and the event was a Stableford incorporating the final of the club championship. Winner of the day went to Wally Broome with 40 points, runners up accolades to Greg Budden with 28 points and Justin Allchurch took out the NAGA award with 27 points. Wally also took out the club championship defeating Greg Budden 5 up with 4 to play. Long drives went to Justin on hole 3, Greg on hole 16 and there were no nearest to pins. The birdies nest will also prosper as hole 11 was drawn from the barrel and no birds where recorded for this hole. Well that’s all the Jibber for this week, so until next week I’ll see you in the bunker or the 19th and remember winners are grinners!
Approximately 30,000 Australians suffer a cardiac arrest every year. A cardiac arrest can happen to anyone, at
any age. Research shows that the chances
of surviving a cardiac arrest are significantly higher in people who receive early life
Woomera Pool is opening
support in the form of CPR and the use of an automated external defibrillator (AED).
MONDAY 15TH OCTOBER
We would like to thank the Woomera Sports
WEEKDAYS
Club for supporting our efforts to fundraise to get the Medical Clinic an AED.
2pm - 9pm WEEKENDS 12pm - 7pm
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THE GLENDAMBO GYMKHANA IS COMING UP ON THE 13TH OF OCTOBER. The Stuart Highway is open with no Defence activity on the Gymkhana weekend, so come along for a fabulous family fun weekend!
WOOMERA RSL
SPORTS CLUB
Thursday
Wednesday
6pm - 9pm
Bar open when darts are on
$10 meals available Kids 12 years and under eat for $5 (Check Facebook for more details) Come down and have a drink and a chat. The Woomera RSL Committee would once again like to thank the community for their continued support and patronage.
GOLF CLUB DOWN THE FAIRWAY Sunday 11 hole event Tee off from 7.30am - All welcome
Friday from 5pm and meals from 6pm
The Golf Club bar is open from 10.30am on Sunday’s serving icy cold refreshments and hot pies; Golfie’s the place to be!
Meal Options: T-bone Steaks Served with salad and chips 2018 Membership Prices Single $15 - Family $25 We look forward to seeing you all for a meal, a drink or two and some friendly conversation. Don’t forget the members draw. See you there!!!
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Weekly Community Events MON D AY Fitness Class from 5pm at the School Gym Contact Libby Smith Draper - 0412 802 844
Country Fire Service Training
Woomera Thrift Store
For information or to join a team
Open from 10am
Contact Aidan Harris - 0417 966 994 or Ellen Budden - 0417 377 694
S UNDAY S
T HUR S DAY S
Golf Club
RSL Bowling Club
at the CFS station at 6.30pm for adults
Bar Open from 5.30pm to 9pm
Contact Cheryle Hill on 0467 050 751
F R I DAY S
TU ES D AYS
Sports Club
Hobby Club from 7pm at the old Variety Store Contact Russ Squire - 0408 824 296
Craft Group from 7pm at the 4 Gundawarra St
Service at 10am in Roxby Downs.
Catholic Church
From 5pm to 7pm
Service at the St Michael’s church on Banool Avenue by arrangement.
S AT UR DAY W.O.W - Outdoor Fitness Class
Contact School - 8673 7287
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Eldo Hotel Happy Hour
(weather dependant see facebook for updates)
from 5pm at the School
Contact Wally Broome on 041 981 3978
Contact Kara Brown on 0428 866 977
from 7:30pm - by appointment for groups
Yoga
7.30am tee off unless otherwise advertised Located at the Golf Club, Tech Area Road.
Bar open from 5pm Meals from 6pm
Woomera Baker Observatory
Contact Ellen Budden - 0417 377 694
WEDN ES D AYS
Darts Night
from 8am at the O’Donoghue Oval – Woomera Sports Club
For more information contact 8671 0499.
E V E RY DAY Cudgee Bar Opens from 4pm at the Woomera Traveller’s Village and Caravan Park
Contact Libby Smith Draper - 0412 802 844
Village Store
Eldo Hotel
Monday, Wednesday, Friday
Continental Breakfast
8am – 6pm
7am - 9am Daily
8am – 7.30pm
Dinner
Home to the Bowling Alley, Museum, Souvenir Shop & Outback Diner for cooked breakfast and lunch
Saturday & Sunday
6 pm til 8.30 pm Daily Bookings for large groups preferred
OPENING HOURS
Tuesday & Thursday
8.30am – 2pm
Public Holidays
Bar Opening times
10am – 2pm
Monday & Tuesday: 4pm – 9.30pm Wednesday & Thursday: 4pm – 11.30pm Friday: 4pm – 12.30am Saturday: 4pm – 12.30am Sunday: 4pm – 9.30pm (Management reserves the right to close earlier dependent on patronage)
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Heritage Centre
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7am - 3pm
Woomera Population: 131
Thurs 11th October - Weds 17th October 2018
Book Club (M) Smallfoot (G) Christopher Robin (G) Crazy Rich Asian (PG) For session times please call 8671 0500 or visit roxbydowns.sa.gov.au/movietimes
W O O M E R A T H E AT R E COMING SOON October 13th at 7:30pm The Spy Who Dumped Me (MA
15+)
October 20th at 7:30pm Skyscraper (M) November:
Mission Impossible: Fallout (M) Mamma Mia 2 (PG) Johnny English Strikes Back (PG) December: First Man (M)
This weeks 5 Day Forecast Friday 12th October - Tuesday 16th October 2018 Total rainfall for 2018 year to date: 73.2 mm on 23 Day(s)
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Windy
Sunny
Mostly Sunny
13oC/28oC 17oC/31oC 21oC/34oC 17oC/27oC 12oC/26oC www.weatherzone.com.au/sa/nw-pastoral/woomera
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7.30PM OCT 13TH, FREE ENTRY P l e a s e n ot e c a n d y b a r i s c a s h o n l y a t t h i s t i m e . A p o l o g i e s fo r a ny i n c o nve n i e n c e
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