2017 March Echo

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Two Wells & Districts

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March 2017

METRO CALL

Bus service petition launched Rina Centofanti is tackling the need for a metro bus service in Two Wells and surrounding areas head on and has offered to drive the bus if a route is set up. Rina Centofanti is tackling the need for a metro bus service in Two Wells and surrounding areas head on. The Virginia resident, who has a background in office work but also drove metro buses for 17 months, says it is time something is done about attracting a metro bus service to the district, and she’s willing to put herself in the driver’s seat - literally.

Bec O’Brien reports: Ms Centofanti is currently collecting signatures on the issue throughout local towns and is urging as many people as possible to take the time to complete the transport survey and sign the petition. “There’s so many people that want this,” she said.

“But we need to show that. “I would like to have public transport out this way because of all these new housing developments going up. “It’s hard for people to get to and from places, especially to the city (and) people over 50 don’t want to drive as much. “And then there are the ones that don’t have licenses.”

Ms Centofanti says while a newly established service to Virginia is a great start to addressing transport issues in the region, there is more that needs to be done. “The kids don’t have cars, and the parents are working and it’s school holidays, the kids can’t do anything because there’s nothing around to take them anywhere,” she said.

“We’re very isolated out here and people want to get to places but they don’t want the parking hassles in the city. “Or they have to go to medical appointments in the city, and a bus is convenient and creates less congestion. n Continued page 3

Girl power! Leanne scoops pool as top cricket helper Husband and wife burnout team, Aaron and Sara Tremain, in action in Sarah’s 83 Gemini. Sara, dubbed the Princess of Power, is having more than her fair share of success in burnout competitions. FULL STORY: Page 8

Two Wells Cricket Club icon, Leanne Pool (right), has been recognised for her long-standing and continued volunteer efforts at the club with a nomination in the South Australian Cricket Association’s volunteer of the year awards for 2016. Leanne, who is playing the game she loves for the 20th year, attended an award ceremony at Adelaide Oval on December 31, and was named as one of five finalists for the north-west metro area. She first picked up a cricket bat competitively for the Sandy Creek Cricket Club when she was 35 years old but has been immersed in the game from an early age. DN0167

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“I’ve always been involved with cricket since I was seven or eight because my dad used to coach and then my brother used to coach,” she said. “I started playing back in the day when the girls could fill in for the boys but I didn’t get to play too much.” Leanne later played for Gawler Centrals Cricket Club and ran two women’s teams there for eight years. She joined the Two Wells club about five years ago and has been the secretary ever since. n Continued Page 5

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