Yankalilla Regional News July 2022 Issue

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Portrait of a

colourful painter

Normanville Foreshore: The stoush continues!

Myponga reservoir parkrun Local Markets Barb Pettigrew

Arts & Entertainment

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Council Elections:

Kathryn Pentecost

announces campaign

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Yankalilla Lions Club Another New Member to the Club

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t our dinner meeting last Monday 6th May we welcomed Peter Dixon to the club.

A very warm welcome Peter, you'll

longer distances. Special charts are used to test colour perception, to ensure that colours are being perceived normally.

Depth Perception is observed using a 3D image device that checks that a child’s stereo vision is suitable for conducting tasks at close range.

More information: https:// www.lehp.org.au/childrens-eyehealth.html We were very pleased to be able to launch this program at the Yankalilla Area School on 23rd & 24th May and screened 32 children and plan to carry out more sessions at schools across the area.

have lots of fun helping our community.

Peter was sponsored by Lion Berk Foulds who himself became a member of the club in January this year.

Lions Eye Health Program

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he LEHP Australia program has partnered with the Centre for Eye Health to develop a set of resources that aim to educate Australians about avoidable vision loss and the importance of regular eye examinations. Lions Australia members from across the country

Yankalilla Area Robotics Club

Lions Club of Yankalilla is creating a club that will help young people: develop their interest, abilities and knowledge of robotics and automation development and applications. gain a leading edge in seeking work if that is their wish build a mentoring, social and commercial network in the robotics/ automation/electronics industry.

Choose ONE of these three Introductory Robotics Sundays below.

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Lions Bookshed Receives A Make Over!

distribute these resources amongst their local communities.

1 in 5 children has an undetected vison problem and we are very excited to be involved in this new project for our club. Members receive training to be qualified to conduct screenings for undetected vision conditions in young children, using a special camera and other vision testing equipment.

The Spot Vision Screening Camera analyses whether there are any abnormalities with the child’s eyes and produces a printout that details findings and recommends whether an optometrist should be consulted.

The LEHP Children’s Screening Program also tests a child’s visual acuity, using a Lea Vision Chart, to see how sharp their vision is at

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ow do you get more space out of a fixed area? This was the problem we had at the Lions Bookshed (located behind A Little

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Yankalilla Lions Club (cont.)

Spice & All Things Nice) because we needed to get more items in it.

During the month all the items were removed, and a new layout was installed creating more display areas. Thousands of items were removed and even more put back in!

As a result, we now have more books, more CDs, more DVDs and more puzzles for sale at prices too good to say no too! Come down and have a look. We are open on Saturday and Sunday and longer in holiday periods.

A big thank you to Jackie and the team for carrying out this monumental activity.

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Join Us

ew Lions members are always welcome to join our organisation to help us serve the community in many different ways whilst having fun and making new friends at the same time.

For more information on the

Yankalilla & District Lions Club activities please free to follow us on Facebook; https://www.facebook.com/ yankalillaanddistrictlionsclub

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Second Valley servicing...

Second Valley Normanville Yankalilla rjwallis@bigpond.com.au Carrickalinga

Myponga Rapid Bay Delamere Cape Jervis

Movie Nights on the Southern Fleurieu

ecause we are in the second half of the year there is a reduced membership fee of $25, if you would like to join the Southern Fleurieu Film Society (SFFS).

The SFFS has operated since 2012 and is a non-profit, membership based, community group that screens films once a month (except January) in Goolwa, Milang, and Victor Harbor.

In Goolwa the films are screened on the first Wednesday of each month, in Milang on the first Friday of each month, and in Victor Harbor on the first Tuesday of the month.

Films that stimulate, entertain and inform are selected by the Society.

They may be from any era, country or genre.

Films remaining this year include Shiva Baby, Glass, Dingo, About Elly, Nashville and A Boy Called Sailboat.

Currently, there are no screenings on the western side of the southern Fleurieu, but if enough of us are interested, a local branch could be established in 2023. Yankalilla, Normanville, Carrickalinga and nearby residents could then enjoy a local quality cinematic experience within their own community of film

Animals, Birds, Farming, Environment: Animal & Bird Rescue services 37 Fleurieu Environment Centre - Normanville 34-35 Pretty Fishes of Yankalilla Bay 24 Trees for Life - orders open 36 Arts, Entertainment, Food, Music: Australian Decorative & Fine Arts Society (ADFAS) Fleurieu 6 9 Books and Words Group Book release: Dr John Woodforde and six parrot puddings 11 Club Fleurieu 6 Festival Fleurieu 2023 25 Festival Fleurieu Choir 33 Markets & Sales - Normanville Farmers Market 8 Markets & Sales - Yankalilla Market 7 Movie Nights on the Southern Fleurieu 3 Portrait of a colourful painter: Barb Pettigrew 12 Quiz Night - Men’s Shed 10 Radio - Fleurieu FM 14 Radio - Radio 876 Normanville 17 Yankalilla Art 39 Yankalilla Youth Theatre 21 Clubs & Groups: Lions - Yankalilla & Districts Probus - Yankalilla Ladies Probus - Yankalilla Men’s Scouts - Yankalilla Yankalilla Men’s Shed

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Health & Wellbeing: ACH residents knit for homeless Greater Fleurieu Medical Centre parkrun Myponga Reservoir Red Cross Yankalilla Branch SA Ambulance Service Yankalilla

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lovers.

To find out more or to join go to: www.sffs.org.au and click on 'Join us', and follow directions.

If you are interested in setting up local screenings in the future, contact Caroline on 0431 438 993.

Heritage & History: Heritage Fleurieu Coast Yankalilla Museum AGM

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Other News: A Birdie Told Me: Biggest Morning Tea 7 CEO appointed for the District Council of Yankalilla 8 8 Council Elections: Kathryn Pentecost to run Decline in water ecosystem health highlights water storage concerns 29 Geoff Bromilow thanks Men’s Probus 32 Normanville First World War Living Avenue of Honour 25 Normanville Kiosk & Café 22-23 Prescribed burning success 29 Religious - Christ Church - Yankalilla 28 State Budget notes 29 Sticking Point 26 Watch out for Kevin!

26 Wild South Coast Way 26 Sports & Recreation: Bowls - Yankalilla Bowls Club Fishing - Get the Juice from Bruce Hockey - Yankalilla Hockey Club

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Regular Items Advertisers Index 4 Astronomy - The Night Shift at The Backyard Universe 40 Cover photo details 2 Classified Adverts 30 Discussions, Letters, Opinions, Photos & Poetry 13,14,15,16,18,19,27,38 4 Editors notes Science Is Local: 40

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ello Readers, It’s the middle of winter with rain, wind and cold temperatures - situation normal you might say! Time to rug up and read about the latest local topics of conversation.

You were a vocal bunch this month, so much so that I had to add four more pages than I planned, to get all the ‘letters’ included. They are spread throughout as there was not a chance they could be put together.

The Normanville foreshore masterplan continues to be pushed through by the ‘boy’s club’ - a term used frequently when discussing matters with others down at the shops - of Yankalilla Council, or in a recent email from one reader, “...the drama continues regarding the foreshore development, although I hesitate using the word ‘development’! I have heard of Councils (at least in the UK) being sacked for being ‘not fit for purpose’ I wonder if that could apply here, they certainly seem to have a case to answer!”

Well, maybe the answer lies in the Council elections later in the year as another email asked… “I would like to hear from every one standing what their opinions are concerning the foreshore project in particular also, are they prepared to stand firm should their ideas differ from the CEO? It seems to me that the previous ceo (small print to make a point) was a great influencer with his staff who mainly fell in with what he proposed. There is obviously what they call a ‘culture’ in our Council and I think we

Next Issue: August 2022 Deadline: 15th July 2022

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need a ‘new broom’. I would like to learn about prospective candidates and their thinking and not what Footy team they go for or what school they attended! HELP!” Fair enough and I hope to have all the prospective candidates details once the nominations are in. In this edition, Kathryn Pentecost announces she will be one of the candidates and gives us a bit of information about herself.

July is usually a quiet month, although the last two years of covid restrictions gave this area a boost. This year we are seeing a return to the pre -covid scenario with some businesses being caught out with a little too much stock and other related problems that come with a return to lower levels of visitors. That doesn’t bode well with the amount of tourism dollars the DCY want to spend or for the ratepayers who will have to pay in the end.

Late Item: We have just been informed that the area will soon have a new ‘portable community stage’ thanks to Tracy at A Birdie Told Me securing a grant and the Yankalilla Community Op Shop chipping in the other half of the cost.

Great for all kinds of entertainment events or functions, it is bound to be used long into the future.

Until next issue...

Cheers, Paul Jelfs Editor

Carpet Cleaning - Fleurieu Carpet Cleaning ....... 11 Cleaning - Ash Baker’s Cleaning Services ............ 7 Conveyancer - Sea to City (Amy Hunt) ................. 7 Couriers/Removals/Transport/Towing ●Fleurieu Peninsula & KI Removals .................... 19 ●Peninsula Parcel Co. ......................................... 19 ●Shuttle Bus (The Backyard Universe)................ 42

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Driving Instrutors ●Rainbow’s End Driving Academy .......................17

Legal Services ●Bartel & Hall Barristers & Solicitors .................... 17

Earthmoving/Excavating ●Baldock Earthmoving .........................................31 ●Haywood Excavating ..........................................15

Lions Club of Yankalilla ....................................... 3

Entertainment/Food/Wine ●Caffé On Bungala ................................................5 ●Cape Jervis Community Club ...............................9 ●Club Fleurieu ........................................................6 ●Guided Tours of Our Night Skies (TBU) .............40 ●Lady Bay Hotel .....................................................5 ●Min Palace ...........................................................7 ●Normanville Farmers Market ................................9 ●Normanville Kiosk & Café ............................ 22-23 ●Tarot Reading with Gabrielle ................................5 ●Yankalilla Pop Up Shop........................................8 ●Yankalilla Craft & Produce Market........................7 Fencing ●DSH Rural & Landscape Fencing.......................15 Floors - Timber floor sanding/polishing ................30 Funeral Services ●Simplicity Funerals Victor Harbor .......................40 Gardening/Landscaping ●Forest Floor Enterprises .....................................36 ●Gums n Roses Gardening Service .....................33 ●Mick Mac Contracting .........................................11 ●O’Brien Gardens/Windows .................................31 ●Ochre Landscapes/Burnish ................................33 ●Spencer’s Lawn Mowing & Garden Maintenance13 ●Tree Felling & Lopping (Geoff Bromilow) .............9 ●Trees For Life .....................................................36 ●Yankalilla Landscaping & Gardening Centre ......16 Hair, Nails & Beauty ●Tonya’s Hair Design ..........................................37 ●Vision Hair & Beauty .........................................38 Health, Fitness, Home Care/Assistance, Massage, Medical, Wellbeing, Yoga ●Acupuncture - Ka Che Herman Lum ..................42 ●Encounter Bay Dental ........................................39 ●Greater Fleurieu Medical Centre ........................41 ●Jay’s Dentures ...................................................37 ●Normanville Central Physiotherapy ....................38 ●Normanville Dental Clinic ...................................37 ●Normanville Pharmacy .......................................42 ●Normanville Physiotherapy Clinic .......................42 ●Yankalilla & Myponga Family Pharmacy ............37 ●Yankalilla Karate Club ........................................36

Locksmith ●Locksmiths on the Fleurieu .................................. 7 Painters ●Matt’s Professional Painting/Decorating Service 28 ●William McCarron ............................................... 30 Pest Control ●Bonney Pet Control ............................................ 21 ●Ogay Pest Control.............................................. 27 Plumbers/Septic Services ●Ben McKenzie Plumbing & Gas ......................... 21 ●Cape Jervis Plumbing ........................................ 30 ●Dave Jansen Plumbing ...................................... 15 ●Matt James Plumbing & Gasfitting ..................... 28 ●South Coast Liquid Waste.................................. 31 ●Southern Fleurieu Plumbing................................. 2 ●Yankalilla Plumbing & Gasfitting - Mark Oliver ... 20 Printing - Mercury Printing Services .................... 11 Pumps - Fleurieu Pumps ..................................... 38 Radio - Fleurieu FM ............................................ 14 Radio - Radio 876 Normanville .......................... 17 Real Estate ●Ray White Normanville......................................... 5 ●Vivid Property Company .................................... 44 Recycling - South Coast Bottle & Can Co ........... 28 Retailers, Shops, Wholesale, other ●Book Exchange & 2nd Hand, Yankalilla ............... 7 ●Ebony Lee ............................................................ 9 ●Fleurieu Environment Centre ........................ 34-35 ●Fleurieu Fishing and Outdoors ........................... 33 ●G4U (Gunning For You Pty Ltd) ......................... 33 ●Normanville Mitre 10 .......................................... 33 ●Yankalilla Trading Store ....................................... 7 Rubbish Removal - Access Skips ....................... 10 Schools ●Investigator College ........................................... 10 Small Engine Repairs - Seavewe ....................... 16 Storage - Yankalilla/Normanville Self Storage ....... 7 Tiling/Tilers - Bathroom Sealed - Antonio Lucano30 Tiling/Tilers - TLC Tiling (Leigh) .......................... 30 Total Recovery Upholsterers ............................. 19 Water - Water Man Cartage ................................. 31 Window Cleaning Ken Serrels ........................... 39

Open Weekdays 8am till 3pm Closed Wed & Thurs Open Sat & Sun 8am till 3pm

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Museum AGM

he Annual General Meeting of the Yankalilla Museum will be held on Sunday 31st July at the Meander Cottages Community Centre, opposite the museum, at 2pm.

There will be a guest speaker with a power point presentation and afternoon tea provided.

All welcome

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Wednesday to Sunday Alacarte menu for lunch & dinner, bookings recommended AND now with arcade games for the kids (big kids too!)

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Club Fleurieu – A Club for Everyone!

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n Thursday 9 June we were delighted to host the Seaside Stunners at the Club, for their “Christmas in June” Lunch. These lovely ladies are our local chapter of the Red Hatters Society.

Everyone enjoyed the lunch and the entertainment provided by their members, which culminated in a visit from Father Christmas and “his” Elf helper!

Diary Dates for July

Friday 8 July from 5.00pm Happy Hour & Dinner $20 members, $25 non-members, $5 dessert.

This month fish, wedges and salad will be on the menu.

Tuesday 12 July 12noon Club Barbecue $10 per head Saturday 16 July 4.00pm Planning Day at the Club All Welcome!

Come along with your ideas for the future direction of our Club. Don’t miss this meeting if there are any activities or events that you have in mind, or any other suggestions you’d like to make!

The meeting will conclude at 5.30pm and will be followed by nibbles. The bar will be open for purchase of drinks.

Wednesday 20 July 12 noon Club Lunch Christmas in July This special meal is always a highlight during mid-winter!

Nibbles will be served on arrival, followed by: Main Course … Turkey, Ham, roasted & steamed vegetables Dessert … Trifle or Fruit with Icecream Coffee/tea and chocolates will conclude the meal. Cost is $25 per head.

Don’t miss our raffle with a hamper of delicious goodies for first prize!

Bookings are required for all Club meals. Please note there will be no Happy Hour/Games night this month. However, on Saturday 30 July we are excited to host an Upstage Theatre production, “In the Mood - Swing with a Zing!”

Please refer to separate item below for all the details.

140-142 Main South Road Yankalilla SA Phone 08 85582053 Mobile 0477111315 Email yankover50s@gmail.com

Australian Decorative And Fine Arts Society Fleurieu

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ur June lecture to be presented

by Emma Horwood was postponed due to Emma and her family contracting the Covid 19 virus. ADFAS Fleurieu was most fortunate in being able to secure Sally Mundy to talk about ‘Mundoo Island Station History and Birdlife.’

Sally is a farmer who together with her family are 5th generation farmers on Hindmarsh Island and 4th generation on Mundoo Island in the Coorong. She was able to show us the unique wetland environment of fresh water on one side of the Barrages and salt water on the other and the diverse habitat that is home to birds, fish, frogs, turtles, migratory birds and more. It was a wonderful lecture that gave us insight into our local environment.

July Lecture Topic:

Art Deco New York Presented by

Claudia Chan Shaw

4th July 2022.

New York is the Art Deco capital of the world! After WW1, New York emerged as one of the world’s great cities finding expression in skyscrapers, apartment buildings and movie palaces designed in the futuristic style known as Art Deco.

The buildings, murals, sculptures and paintings tell a dramatic story of a past era of glamour.

Claudia Chan Shaw will explore this explosion of exotic Art Deco from the 1920s through the 1930’s and into the 40s and talk about the creators and influences behind this global movement and the style that

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Website www.clubfleurieu.com You can also find us on Facebook!

is becoming ever more appreciated.

Claudia Chan Shaw is a television and radio presenter as well as a designer and curator.

She is perhaps best known for her role as co-host presenter on ABC TV’s popular program, “Collectors” and as the Curator for the City of Sydney’s Chinese New Year Festival (2016, 2017, 2018), the largest celebration of the Lunar New Year outside China.

Don’t miss out on hearing Claudia Chan Shaw on July 4th!

To join ADFAS Fleurieu or to ask about attendance at the lecture please email: fleurieu@adfas.org.au or phone 0479174300.

ADFAS Fleurieu members - bring a friend to this lecture…FREE. When: Monday 4th July 2022.

ADFAS Fleurieu lectures begin at 10.30am.

Venue: Gospel Centre, 2 George Main Road, Victor Harbor 5211.

ADFAS Fleurieu is one of many Australian and Decorative Fine Arts Societies across the country that present a lecture series each year on a diverse range of topics related to the arts. All lecturers are experts in their fields.

Biggest Morning Tea BIRDIE TOLD ME raised A $281 for this years BIGGEST MORNING TEA. Thanks to everyone who donated money and those who came into the shop on Tuesday 31st May for the all day coffee and cake $5 donation.

A Big thanks to 'Taylor Made Beef Jerky' for donating all food and beverages for the event.

BIRDIE SHOP can't thank the local people enough for the wonderful support they have given the shop over the past 4 years.

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Yankalilla Bowling Club

he Yankalilla Bowling Club winter social bowls days are underway each Saturday and Wednesday.

Already we are seeing good numbers of new bowlers both to the game and to the district.

Craft, Produce, Collectables, Coffee, Food, Live Music

We would love to hear from anyone interested in joining us for a chat, a laugh and a social game of lawn bowls Please come and join us. We would be happy to show you around the club, introduce to you the other players and even give you some tips on how to play the game.

We are more than happy to provide you with a set of bowls for the day.

On Saturday and Wednesday we suggest you get there at 9.30 for 10am start. Teams are selected on the day.

Contact John on 0417 827 339 or Dave on 0427 967 400 to register.

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Re-open on 14th July at 12pm.

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9am-1pm – Agricultural Hall Between Yankalilla & Normanville

Indoor & Outdoor Sites Available Bookings Essential.

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CEO Appointed for the District Council of Yankalilla 17 June 2022 he District Council of Yankalilla is thrilled to announce that Nathan Cunningham has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for the District Council of Yankalilla.

District Council of Yankalilla Mayor Simon Rothwell said Mr. Cunningham is an experienced Local Government executive leader known for delivering strategic projects whilst delivering great outcomes for the communities that he has served.

“Mr. Cunningham has a vast experience across a range of Councils, most recently holding the role of Director - Community and Planning at the City of Prospect for 8 years where he managed the major project delivery of the $20M Payinthi Community Hub, Library and Civic Centre on Prospect Road.

Another great alignment for us is that Mr. Cunningham has experience working with regional communities having previously held the position of General Manager Strategy, Projects & Engineering at Light Regional Council for 7 years.

Mr. Cunningham said he is excited

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to join the team and lead the District Council of Yankalilla into the next phase of its journey toward achieving its strategic direction.

“Yankalilla is the kind of special place which I revel in and I will cherish being able to play a key role in shaping a great and prosperous future.

I enjoy connecting with and working for regional communities and I thank the Elected Members for entrusting me to lead and deliver.

There is a lot happening in the district and that’s what attracted me to the role. I bring vast experience and relevant skills to develop and sustain positive momentum on the current major projects whilst bringing a ‘valuesled’ approach to strategic leadership, and strong governance skills.

I also look forward to the opportunity to lead a new group of staff who I understand to be really keen, focused, and committed. I am excited about being able to harness that energy to ensure great results and deliver sustainable outcomes for the community”, said Mr. Cunningham.

Mayor Rothwell said we look forward to welcoming Mr. Cunningham to the community on the 13th of July 2022 when he commences in the role.

“I would also like to sincerely thank Ms. Kate O’Neill our Interim CEO for her valuable input, delivering Council’s vision and leading our team during this transition period and while Council went through the formal recruitment process for our ongoing CEO”, said Mayor Rothwell.

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A Fresh Face on the Campaign Trail

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s a Delamere resident and landholder of over 10 years, I am considering putting myself forward for public office in the November 2022 Yankalilla District Council elections. I would like to introduce myself to readers of the YRN to say firstly, that I am not affiliated with any groups in the area and will be a totally independent voice representing the local people. Indeed, I am not currently a member of any groups though I do volunteer at the Yankalilla Community Op Shop.

I may be best known as Artistic Director of Sealand Theatre Inc. which has raised money for victims of both the Pinery Fires and the Kangaroo Island Bushfires, among other events staged 2015 – 2021. I have also taught creative writing to adults at the Yankalilla Library for over 5 years – in abeyance now because of the library redevelopment.

I am generally known as being outspoken on social issues. I currently spend some of my time advocating on behalf of refugees and participants of the NDIS. I am known by my friends and acquaintances as ‘passionate’ and ‘political’. I have also supported and encouraged younger people in the community to fulfill their dreams, and offered them opportunities within Sealand Theatre Inc. Recently, I have donated costumes and equipment to Yankalilla Youth Theatre. I have also been a judge on the Mayor’s Short Story Competition. I’ve been a teacher at Flinders University and The University of South Australia. I am a parent and step-parent of five adults with my husband, tree contractor and sculptor Geoff Bromilow.

I hold a PhD from The University of South Australia in Social Sciences (Communications). My thesis explored my maternal family history in the Dutch East Indies/ Indonesia. I am also a writer of fiction and non-fiction. My most recent book ‘Born at Sea’ is currently with an independent publisher in the Adelaide Hills. I am a lifelong advocate of education and the arts. I have created various events over the years for Festival Fleurieu including in 2015, an allwomen speaker event called My Passionate Philosophy.

As a person who has known financial and other hardship, I am very concerned about the level of

debt that Yankalilla District Council is taking on – regardless of grant monies – and worried about continually rising rates. I am also disturbed by what I see as a lack of transparency as far as community consultation is concerned. I am alarmed about the lack of a proper plan to tackle the impacts of Climate Change in the area. I am concerned for the natural environment and the humans who live in the area.

I have run a small, family business in the past, and am well-aware of some of the pressures faced by local businesses in the area – many owned by women and families. I am also cognisant of the enormous contribution of volunteers in the area – many of whom are women – and unable to come to terms with the situation of the lack of women on council, (only one at this time.)

Finally, as a person who spends time in the local cafes and other businesses, I often hear alarming stories of the injustices perpetrated when the ‘little guy’ comes up against the behemoth of the council administration. I do not believe that legal action on council’s part should be the ‘first port of call’ in their dealings with ratepayers.

I’d be happy to hear from anyone interested in supporting my campaign for election.

You can email me: bohemianpalaceofart@gmail.com You are welcome also to inspect my website for more background details about my skills and career to date: https:// bohemianpalaceofart.wordpress.com/

YANKALILLA POP-UP SHOP At the Yankalilla Show Hall

Fri 22nd, Sat 23rd, Sun 24th July. 9am–4pm Musical Instruments: All discounted. Jewellery, T-shirts, Handmade pewter animals

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TOOLS: New, Used and Antique DVDs, LPs, CDs, Collectables and Bric-a-brac.

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Shop 1 50 Main road, Normanville (next to Tonya’s Hair Design)

Thankyou to all our valued customers for the support over the last 4 years, however, we have decided to move onto something new.

Closing Down Sale 50% off everything in store!

Books An Words

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Just how far would you go to protect the ones you love?”

Come to our next event, a conversation between Charmaine Power and Nina Campbell. Nina is the author of “Daughters of Eve”, a book described as “an unputdownable feminist revenge thriller from a bold new voice in the genre”.

There will be a chance for questions afterwards and copies of the book signed by the author available for purchase.

Saturday 30th July 2022, 2pm in the Function Room, Normanville Hotel.

Why not join us for lunch at 12.30?

Book and pay separately for this.

Bookings at the Fleurieu Coast Visitors Centre, $10 and Members $5 And looking forward to our “SPRING HAIKU DREAMING” at the amazing Yaitya-kauwingga Sanctuary, Delamere, Thursday 29th September 2022.

For more information contact: email: booksandwordsgroup@gmail.com Or web: https:// booksandwordsgroup.weebly.com

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Men’s Shed

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i Folks and Shed members this month has been relatively quiet, must be something to do with the rather chilly weather. However there have been some significant events worth mentioning, these are

as follows: Bunnings Sausage Sizzle held on Saturday 11th June, a successful fundraising the Shed, which helps to realign our bank balance. The usual bunch of old fellas worked their butts off and as usual had great fun doing so.

On Thursday 16th June we provided a soup and a barbecue lunch in conjunction with the 5CY group, held in the Yankalilla Anglican Church Hall. We do this to contribute to the wellbeing of those who are supported by 5CY in our community. It is our way of repaying the community for its support of the Men’s Shed over the 6 years we have been in existence.

By the time this article is published, our new shed, specifically for wood sanding, hopefully, will have been erected and operational. This shed which will be separate to our main

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shed, and will concentrate on having a dust free environment and will create a much healthier atmosphere within our main shed for our members.

During week commencing 12th June we took delivery of a new toy, funded by our community support by purchasing wooden toys and Bunnings sausage sizzles. The purchase of a combination sheet metal folder/guillotine/rolling machine, which will enable our metal workers to broaden the scope

of work they can be engaged in. So anyone requiring light gauge sheet metal items made, please contact Gus at the shed.

That’s all for this month, so until August I bid you adieu.

Jim Vessey.

Enquiries concerning the Men’s Shed may be directed to the Secretary, John Nyveld, on mobile 0468370274 or by email to Yankalilla@mensshed.org

Call Gary

0403 856 607 0411 793 049

garyneilson@bigpond.com

All types of flyscreen repairs and replacements

Dr John Woodforde and six parrot puddings – talk and book launch

t 10am on 22 July 2022, in A Sanders Hall (next to the Uniting Church, 121 Main South

Road, Yankalilla) local author Rob Kirk will talk about his new book Dr John Woodforde and six parrot puddings.

This book looks at the first 30 years of the colony through Woodforde’s diary, and later letters and newspaper articles, and includes many fine images by early South Australian artists.

It is a fascinating and authoritative account of the ‘founding’ and survey of South Australia, from the landing at Rapid Bay of the South Australian Company ship Rapid in 1836, to the

formation of Adelaide, as recounted through the diaries of not only Dr John Woodforde, colonial surgeon, but also Dr George Mayo and Colonel William Light.

The early establishment of the colony and city are also portrayed by several artists of the day – including William Light, James Skipper, Samuel T Gill, George French Angas, Martha Berkeley and Mary Hindmarsh – as well as early newspaper reports, which depicted the life of the early colonists, including their encounter and interaction with the local Aboriginal tribes.

The author, Rob Kirk is a great-great

-great-grandson of Dr John Woodforde, who was doctor to the survey party of Colonel William Light and later JP, Coroner, and one of the earliest settlers in Adelaide.

Rob, who lives with his wife Margy on a farm at Torrens Vale, is also a geologist who regularly contributes science articles to the Yankalilla Regional News. Rob is a long-time member of the Yankalilla and District Historical Society Inc. and the Pioneers Association of South Australia Inc.

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Portrait of a colourful painter: Barb Pettigrew

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hat brought you to live in While the demands of Year 12 students could have leached my creativity, I didn’t mind if they Yankalilla?

My father built one of the first shacks at Myponga Beach in the late 50s, and for a number of years my family enjoyed weekend stays there. I spent hours fossicking on the beach, sketching and making models from the clay I dug up from cliff faces at Pebbly Beach.

My father loved fishing and built his own wooden boat. We missed the shack when my parents sold it during our teenage years.

On retiring in the 1970s they built a house on a 5 -acre block on Bower Road in Normanville, and my visits to the area resumed.

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as your life always had a focus on art?

Yes, always. As my art was self-directed in my early years, I had no formal training, however, until I reached year 11 when I convinced teachers at Blackwood High to allow me to do art. My path was set. I studied at the then Western Teachers College (now University SA) in conjunction with the SA School of Art in Stanley Street North Adelaide where I was lucky enough to be encouraged by lecturers Geoff Wilson, Dave Dallwitz and Ann Newmarch.

After graduating in 1970 I began my 40-year career as a secondary art, design and drama teacher. Appointments ranged from Pt Broughton Area School to Norwood High, then Blackwood High where I taught for 16 years. In 1990 I left for an intended year-long position at Coober Pedy but remained for three and a half years. It proved one of my most enjoyable experiences as I immersed myself in the spirit of the outback, multicultural community.

In 1994 I was appointed to Glossop High in the Riverland. Later Country Arts SA seconded me as an Arts Officer for the Riverland/Mallee Region. Returning to the city in 1997 I taught at Marryatville High for 12 years, and later Pulteney Grammar.

As an educator, I mostly taught Year 11 and 12 classes, and coordinated a number of Rock Eisteddfods. Receiving The Education and Arts Minister’s Award for Excellence in secondary art teaching provided a grant to study animation and computer art. I also had three daughters during my career.

In 1993 and 94, I won three large commissions.

For Tourism SA I designed and painted sets reflecting The Year of Indigenous People for the opening ceremony of the Adelaide Grand Prix.

The Adelaide City Council commissioned 21 panels for a sound maze in North Adelaide, and for The Investigator Science Centre I created a 45 metre underwater scene for the Whale Expo Giants of the Deep. Such personal recognition and financial reward for my own work kept me on the creative path.

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hat artists you?

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The Impressionists have inspired me with their pursuit of light effects and vibrant colour, and as the first group to eliminate black from their palette. I was particularly moved by a Pissarro painting in the Victorian Art Gallery which demonstrated his amazing ability to capture a white snow scene by using every colour of the spectrum. I began to realise that there was intense colour to discover in the environment and nature. Jeffrey Smart’s hard edges in architecture have been an influence too, as have Salvador Dali ‘s wit and nonsensical humour.

Contemporary art impresses me, particularly works that involve clever ideas with skilful technique. I admire both traditional and contemporary artists who combine these qualities.

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olour abounds in your home and garden, as well as in the vibrant paintings in your studio. What landscapes and places have stimulated your art?

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I found stimulation in creating with the kids.

Visiting my daughter who taught in Mexico City for two years, I fell in love with the Mexicans’ bold use of colour in their clothes, houses, and craft markets. Bright public buildings and street murals, and ebullient pageants and fiestas bowled me over. A side trip from there to New York with its different but never sleeping city streets and amazing galleries made me feel anything was possible.

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I find theatre a wonderous art form. Its scope for decorative backdrops, lighting effects and lively story telling inspired me to produce Rock Eisteddfods. I’d grown up learning skills from my father so that I could build things, fix them or improvise, an approach I’ve used for a lifetime in creating sets, art and gardens.

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I have designed for operas and drama productions, conducted master classes in set design and given set construction workshops for unemployed youth. For three consecutive years I took a high school group to Singapore to work on a joint production to large audiences.

influenced Music has also been important. In an earlier

Every part of our environment whether natural or made. I am acutely aware of the power colour has in connecting to emotions, memories, places and nature.

ow did you maintain creativity while still giving so much to students?

Colourful painter Barb Pettigrew

were highly motivated. I loved both the teaching and my students as energy was a two-way flow.

At Coober Pedy I designed, developed and managed students in their first entry and win in the annual South Australian Rock Eisteddfod in Adelaide. At Glossop High I directed students to another Eisteddfod win. Such gratifying experiences were an expansion of my own interests. I had my first solo exhibition in the Coober Pedy Underground Gallery and have made time for regular exhibitions in various venues since.

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phase of my life, I spent time among musicians and singing harmony in Blues and Bluegrass bands.

In turn drama and music influence my painting which is often theatrical, three dimensional and sometimes has a musical motif, as in my exhibition of decorated musical instruments several festivals ago at The Links.

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ocals know you for your brilliant contributions to Festival Fleurieu including the doors exhibition and then the chairs.

I like to think outside the square while involving as many people as possible. Novelty and visually captivating exhibitions which both startle and bring the community to participate with their own inventions really add to the local vibe.

While on the Festival Board and its planning committee, I had the chance to put such values into practice.

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bviously, art continues to be a driving force.

Yes most days I lose myself for hours in the studio which we specially designed and built into the rear of our house when retiring in Yankalilla. I teach a weekly class and continue to exhibit. During the 2015 Festival Fleurieu my daughter painted a mural on a Normanville café, and I painted 21 doors for the street theme and decorated the piano in the shopping mall. Most recently I painted the pots outside the Yankalilla Post Office. Now I am readying for an exhibition in SALA month for South Australian Living Artists.

We look forward to your work in a SALA exhibition in Coral Street Gallery Victor Harbor from July 15 to August 15. No doubt you’ll make a big splash of colour along with fellow artists Karen Hammat, Bill Page and Peter Fitzgerald.

The exhibition’s open 10 to 4 daily but closed Wednesdays and a great chance for YRN readers to see for themselves works by our local painters.

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They paved paradise and put up a parking lot!

s I write, the 21 May 2022 election result offers me a glimmer of hope that change is indeed possible... even in our neck of the woods. I fervently believe that all the readers of YRN are paying attention to what is playing out in our area and will be prepared to vote for revolution in the November council elections! Indeed, as the ALP saying goes: 'It's time!'

No longer should we accept the status quo: a cacophony of elected members and council staff who wilfully ignore the wishes of the local community. The time has come to elect a new group who will stand for the community rather than act as a 'protection racket' for the CE. Behind the scenes, there are moves afoot to offer up a suite of new councillors who have the community's interests at heart.

Thank you, Alison Hamilton for your informative letter in the June YRN on page 8. I'm pleased that you and Peter Vandepeer have added your voices to the long-standing chorus of local voices trying to be heard.

I won't go over well-trodden ground here except to say that I lament daily what I see transpiring on the Normanville foreshore and in the zone of the library area. As a regular patron of both, I'm thoroughly disappointed.

I'm also disgusted at the removal of so many (roughly 20 years-old) trees in the library carpark area. I’m not at all thrilled at the idea of the concrete borders or the recycled plastic road base –

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said to be 'environmentally friendly' because of the reuse aspect, but in fact, constraining the flow of oxygen and water into the ground. This material also breaks down into the atmosphere every time a vehicle drives on it. As well, I suspect the carpark will hold fewer cars than it has in the past... Let's see.

The new library addition is still nowhere to be found... months on from the beginning of the process. I would have loved to make a documentary, but the ensuing boredom would have been a mental health hazard.

While there is now a slab and a few steel girders to signify a start on the actual library building, we are told in the latest ‘In the Loop’ that the library may be completed by the end of the year – way longer than we may have been led to believe.

To those on council such as Mr Peter O’Neill who care nothing for the services the library offers, according to his remark at the last council elections about the fact that he only needs to ‘read online’, I say directly here: ‘Mr O’Neill, your days are numbered’. I throw down the gauntlet also to Ms Davina Quirke, another elected member who is part of the silent cohort who happily gain financially from being on council but are virtually nowhere to be found if you are a ratepayer wanting their assistance! These are NOT the only elected members ON NOTICE… that the community has had ENOUGH! Indeed, if we are to make real change, the only way to do it, is to VOTE a

majority of the current elected members OUT! Again, I say: ‘It’s time!’

Finally, I offer here a few images that I've taken of the developmental process at the foreshore. It's a travesty. The ‘glitzification’ of the area will no doubt cost us all in more ways than we can even yet know.

November is not too far away. I hope to see the backs of various elected members that are currently in power. To this end, I hope that all eligible folk will ensure they are registered to vote! The future is in your hands!

Yours always sincerely, Dr Kathryn Pentecost Delamere

So, now we have seen it.

t is in full view.

The demolition of the relationship of mutual respect and trust that we believed was the foundation for governance. People in roles of administration, acting as our servants, to carry out our collective wishes.

As we communicated through careful submissions, to be used for guidance and recommendations for action. On our behalf.

So now it is in full view. Not only the demolition of the relationship, also the demolition of a place. A place important to us. A place that needed no intervention.

This evil twist in this relationship, between we, the citizens, the residents, the ratepayers, at the level of governance which is supposed to be the ‘closest’ to us, has been in full view for several years. Not listening to us.

Holding fake ‘consultation’ processes, all glossy, smooth, expensive, to lull us into thinking that we were being listened to, being treated with due respect.

This twist was in full view when this ‘servant’, in a role, without the knowledge or permission of the elected members of the District Council, took legal action to threaten the editor of a monthly local magazine, to prevent the publication of any cartoons and letters from you which were critical of the actions and decisions of the ‘servant’. Now self-elevated to supremo, self-entitled to act out a role of complete control. Control which was utterly based on the demolition, the repudiation of the considered analyses of the members of this community. Who happened to be paying, in full, the salary of the supremo.

When this grievous and alarming threat to democratic practice, this threat to freedom of expression, was put in front of us, how did we respond? We stepped back. We stayed silent. We did not act to defend these hard-fought for freedoms. We leaned back, when we should have stepped forward,

loudly and insistently, that this action of legal threat, this removal of the right to speak, be called out, and withdrawn. And for the power of supremo to be restored to role of servant.

We ignored the signal that the relationship between citizens, residents and ratepayers had been severely breached, by thin-skinned, immature, but deliberate behavior. Behavior designed to break, permanently, this relationship of trust, of respectful and accountable due process. Behavior designed to create a feudal lordship. To give the right to repudiate the ideas, analyses, submissions made in good faith by the members of this community. The right to present incomplete designs and plans, designed to withhold and deceive the community.

Now we see fragile sites, beloved in this community, smashed. Sites needing no intervention. Destroyed by big egos, big money and big machines.

When is blind trust as culpable as evil intent? When it is shown, and refuses to see, free speech removed.

Ruth Trigg ruth.trigg@westnet.com.au 0437 456 489

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Email: editor@yrn.com.au Or Post to: Box 2110, Normanville SA 5204 Unfortunately nothing has for helping my sister and I through happened. Maybe the Council a very traumatic experience. thinks dogs don't vote but my Dad But it doesn’t stop there! does.

The ambulance crew drove us into I have a great idea. Perhaps the Yankalilla, and recommended a Council could ask for a million lovely café for us, so we could relax dollar grant to fund the signs. and have a warm drink, and work Yours with a wagging tail, out how we were going to get back Archie - The Border Terrier to Adelaide!

Carrickalinga Somara at Arranging Matters is the most beautiful soul, she took us under her wing, and made sure we Story of thanks were well looked after. The food would like to share a story, and there is truly amazing, and you to give thanks to some people in really must try the lemon and your community. ginger tea, very healing.

Today (Saturday 28th May, 2022) I Whilst eating our lunch, we were was unfortunately involved in a car talking to Somara about how we accident on South Road, were trying to find a ride back to approximately 6 kilometres from Adelaide, and Brigette your local Myponga.

Physiotherapist happened to My sister and I were on our way to overhear this conversation, and enjoy a Big Duck Tour at Wirrina, offered to drive us back to Aldinga! when we were hit by a car that lost Wow! control in wet conditions on a sharp On behalf of my sister and myself, I bend. would like to say how grateful we Ambulance, CFS, and police were both are for the kindness we were in attendance. shown today by members of your This situation was handled by a community. well oiled team of wonderful If this gratitude can be passed on to individuals, from the amazing all those involved I would be most volunteer ambulance crew, the appreciative. police who attended, and the CFS I must add, there were no injuries crew who cleaned up the area and sustained, so we were very lucky controlled the chaos this accident indeed. created.

Warm regards I cannot thank these people enough Leah Moss and Gayle Wortley

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Volunteers

ur Community is full of wonderful volunteers. So many groups in our area run solely on the kindness and help of others.

I would like say the Biggest Heart Felt THANK YOU to everyone in our community that puts their hand up. Without you, so many things wouldn't run. So many services wouldn't be here and so many people wouldn't have the connection to the amazing people in our Beautiful place we all call home.

Life can at times, be a lonely place, but living here fills my heart with joy.

Thank you to All you special people that are doers and hold the foundation of care for us all.

Signed - Kindness

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Dear Council

y name is Archie and aside from eating and chasing rabbits one of my favourite things is to walk on the beach. Sometimes I find dead fish washed up on the beach and I try to eat them. They taste good to me, but some of them are poisonous. This has twice made me very sick and I have been taken to the Vet. The Vet tells me some dogs have even died from eating these fish.

Some time ago my Dad rang the Council and suggested they put up signs warning people who love their dogs to avoid these fish. The Council seems to have lots of money to spend on signs. I would hate to see one of my friends who walk on the beach get sick or die. It would not be nice for a visitor to take home a sick or dead pet.

Thank You

big 'thank you' to all at SFFP! The receptionists are amazing, and the Doctors… but most of all my Doctor, Paul Worley. He has helped me so much since I lost David, and he is a thorough Doctor and a kind and caring man! We are so lucky to have them in our town.

Kath Banks Yankalilla

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Email: editor@yrn.com.au Or Post to: Box 2110, Normanville SA 5204 They have shown Council their changing climate is extremely architectural designs for a 2- important. building solution but they are being The Local Government Act is very ignored. These plans are available specific in its requirement of for you to view at the café and I Elected Members to provide an environment where the interests of recommend you have a look.

PS: There is no requirement to the District and its ratepayers/ are of foremost purchase anything when you are residents consideration. The candidates you there!

Davina Quirke choose should reflect that Councillor District Council requirement. After all the Elected Yankalilla Members are the “Board of 0423 008 993 Management” of the Council.

Mail: PO Box 2258, Normanville This does not mean that the Council SA 5204 should take a step back and not do Note: Supplementary Roll Forms anything, but is does mean can be requested by post: Chief prioritising expenditure where Executive Officer, PO Box 9 needed and thinking outside the box Yankalilla SA 5203 or via email: to allow for economic growth council@yankalilla.sa.gov.au without compromising the financial restraints posed by the major currently in hand.

Council Elections projects It is the input of ratepayers/ residents that will be important in Are Important he next Council election is determining what measures need to going to be one of the most be implemented to ensure sound important that will confront the governance over the next four ratepayers and residents of the years. Nothing will be achieved, unless the right District of Yankalilla for a long however, candidates are elected – those with time. With the Council’s debt at 100%, high inflation rates and the community at heart and bring predicted increases in interest rates, their individual knowledge to the the need to ensure that the Elected table.

Members establish the perimeters Cr. Bill Verwey for Council Administration to District Council of Yankalilla perform their duties under this

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ear friends, I wish to express to you the importance of registering to vote at the next Council Elections in November. If you are not on the State Electoral Roll within the District Council of Yankalilla Council area, you will need to apply for inclusion on the Council's Supplementary Roll before 5pm on Friday, 29 July 2022.

A good reason to vote for a change in Council Membership is that ratepayers can expect to be paying for many years to come, just for expenditure the Council has committed to in this current term.

It’s not too late to save some of those Millions.

The Normanville Foreshore mess (that is now plain to see) has been pushed through by some Elected Members who are not listening to nor respecting the community.

Across a range of contentious issues in Council I have “called for a division” after a vote was taken.

The reason I do this is to ensure that community members and the public can see in Council Minutes exactly which Councillors voted ‘for’ or ‘against’ in a vote.

I can tell you, I’m not popular for doing this! But this is the only method I have to reveal for you, the ratepayers and the community, how the people you have elected are actually voting. And to show their pattern of voting.

You can see in the Council Meeting Minutes on most occasions that it has been myself Cr Davina Quirke and Cr Bill Verwey standing up for your views.

One of the worst examples of the Council’s reckless expenditure is the Millions being spent on the combined Café + Surf Club rebuild, and this doesn’t include the car park, lawn and caravan park costs.

It’s a fact that the spending of your rate money on this ‘big build glasshouse’ is unnecessary, because the cafe owners have offered to contribute to a separate café/kiosk upgrade themselves, while supporting a new dedicated Surf Club.

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Email: editor@yrn.com.au Or Post to: Box 2110, Normanville SA 5204 Col, in a “tinnie” from Mildura to Wellington, enjoying all the sights of the Murray River.

There are a couple of unanswered happenings; – who has one of the concrete tee markers as his street number identification?

Also, who swapped his coke bottle full of port for a bottle of coke and let him go out on the course to play?

It’s not difficult to imagine Harry’s reaction on first taste!

Although Harry was essentially a quiet person, he always had time to share with friends, to listen and to laugh.

In 2001 he and Wendy moved to Port Elliot where he became a member of South Lakes Golf Club and was involved in Elliot Gardens Village activities.

He will be remembered with affection by his many friends.

J.L and M.F

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HARRY BRUSNAHAN 22.8.1934–25.4.2022

any residents of the Yankalilla area have fond memories of Harry Brusnahan who passed away on Anzac Day. Harry and his wife Wendy moved to Yankalilla in 1983 and Harry quickly became involved in the community. He was a charter member of the Lions Club and worked enthusiastically on many projects.

He was an avid golfer and became a member of the Yankalilla Golf Club. He accepted the role of Bar Manager and was so dedicated that it became known as Harry’s Bar. It could easily be said that there were many marital tiffs because of the late closing times. He was a willing worker at the Working Bees – scrubbing and polishing the bar until it gleamed.

Harry was innovative and turned his hand to many issues. Along with a fellow golfing mate he designed a rake to be used to aerate the scrapes, they also constructed concrete marker blocks, used to denote hole numbers, relevant date and sponsor’s name.

He was a wizard when it came time for Christmas Lights, his creations were so imaginative and involved. He was probably the instigator for the displays in Katherine Drive and later Scott Close.

Harry was a brewer of beer and always had two brews in kegs in his refrigerator. If friends should happen to “drop in” after 3pm there was always the need for tastings and opinions.

He became a “Home Brew” judge at the local show, a position he took great delight in.

He was a keen gardener and often had bragging rights for the biggest and best tomatoes.

Harry enjoyed the outdoors and adventures. He accompanied a mate,

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Dear Editor,

s I write, it is very chilly outside. And, when I don't have the heating on overnight, very chilly inside - I have had to put an extra doona on top of my normal one, just to get me through the night! It is in winter when the chill can get right through to my bones, and aches and pains make themselves heard. It is in winter when the darkness outside can begin to get to us, and our lives can be permeated by that darkness. I was reflecting on the cold and dark season of winter the other day, and feeling a bit hopeless... but I reminded myself that the very fact that it is winter means that - as an absolute fact - spring is just around the corner  Two years ago, on July 19th 2020, my son died suddenly and unexpectedly. I was talking with another bereaved parent about this experience recently, and we agreed that our worlds stopped on the day our children died. We have to learn to live in a new way because we will never be the same. Winter, in all its bitter coldness and darkness, set in for me then. We find the strength to carry on, of course we do. But we are forever changed. The question is, have I changed and become cold and bitter? Am I staying in this ‘winter season’ all year round? I hope not. I hope that I am able to see the beauty of the world around even when I am at my most dark and cold. I hope, too, that I am still able to see the beauty in others. And I know with every fibre of my being that winter is not the end and that spring will come. Spring, with its buds of new life; its green shoots poking tentatively through the bare earth; its tiny birds eggs cracking open with new life; its green fields where little white lambs gambol and frolic just with the delight of being alive…

I hope, even if life for you has its dark and cold wintry moments, that you too will be able to hang on to the fact the spring is nearly here  I am on leave in July, but I promise that I will return at the end of July with a renewed spring in my step!

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Yankalilla Ladies Probus Club Inc. …… and we had Morning Tea!! ot just our regular morning tea but something special. This was our event for the Cancer Council of Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea. Thanks to our generous committee members, a wonderful selection of home baked goodies was ready to be consumed.

And our small group raised $240 for the charity!!

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Our new audio/visual equipment was in full swing.

Two representatives from the Yankalilla Community Op Shop were able to join us to see the result of their very generous donation at work. The morning tea break was followed by a presentation from member Helen Farmer. Helen spoke about the difficult journey her family has negotiated over the past year, waiting for a liver transplant for beautiful granddaughter Grace.

Grace has struggled from birth with

a barely functioning liver, but thanks to a generous donor and wonderful doctors, she will see her second birthday as a much healthier little girl. It was very interesting to learn about the process involved in such life saving work, and we thank Helen for sharing her story.

Our June meeting will be Quiche Day, a light lunch really, and more entertainment on screen. We will also be running a trading table that day with home made goodies, plants, books and general collectibles. Our July guest speaker is Wendy Lindsay, Pastoral Care worker at Yankalilla Area School.

Also in July, Christmas in July at the Victory Hotel. Please join us.

If you are new to the area and looking to make contacts within your local community, you will be warmly welcomed at any future meeting. The 4th Wednesday of each month (except December) at the Jesus Community Church Hall, Yankalilla.

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Discussions - Letters - Opinions

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Unnecessary Destructive Path

s our Council continues its unnecessary destructive path on our Foreshore area, I find it concerning that most of the Elected Members and Council Administration have continually found ways to push through their agenda while ignoring all public feedback.

The latest being the Surf Club/Kiosk rebuild.

Following the debacle that was the plan to put the Surf Club in the middle of the carpark, they promised a choice of designs. This has now been ignored and the Glass Monolith is all go.

My concern is that the building costs are likely to exceed budget significantly, probably over 30%, and possibly 40%, given the increase in building costs generally. (The library budget has blown out by approximately 30% more than the original budget despite having been costed by outside sources.)

While the Council has passed a motion that they would not be supporting any further payment towards cost blowouts, I fail to see how this can be achieved or enforced once the project has started. Have the Surf Association and SA Government accepted this and agreed to this in any form?

Given that in 2016, an estimate to rebuild both buildings was over $5m, these figures appear very much understated. Current estimates have also been used for at least 3 years without any adjustment. If building costs increase by 30% that will increase the budget by approximately $1.5m but I don’t see that the Surf Association will accept any share of the kiosk build.

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So DCY (read Ratepayers) are looking at potential cost increase of: Surf Club $3,500,000 Kiosk $1,600,000

x 30% increase = $1,050,000 x 40% increase = $1,400,000 x 30% increase = $480,000 x 40% increase = $640,000

If the Surf Association say they are only liable for half the cost of the Surf Club component, and nothing of the kiosk build then Ratepayers will need to find an additional $1,000,000minimum.

The proposal put forward by the current kiosk owners had strong support from the Community but most importantly, provided a plan that separated the Surf Club build and greatly reduced cost of the Kiosk renovations. This would protect the Ratepayers from a potentially disastrous cost blowout as the projects would be completely separated.

The Council has blindly followed our former CEO’s vision and approved the current Surf Association plan without even giving the new plan a hearing and instead forged ahead with their own agenda to build yet another monstrosity that does nothing to improve the aesthetics of our area. In truth, this building reduces the amenities for this area.

Is Mayor Rothwell putting his declared conflict of interest in the Surf Club & Surf

Association ahead of, and at the expense of, the Ratepayers?

Again, this Council has not only ignored public opinion and the efforts of the lessee but, even worse, have potentially put the Ratepayers at significant financial risk for little benefit to this Community.

Before the Surf Club project starts, the Council debt already exceeds the LGA maximum recommended debt/income ratio.

After all this money has been spent, we will have a new and bigger surf club, reduced and restrictive car park and a new but less functional Kiosk for both lessees and the Community.

The Council has no reserves or contingency for unforeseen events. The recent FRWA $1,000,000 liability, the unbudgeted $300,000 Council Chambers air conditioning expense and continued cost over runs on virtually all their current projects will likely mean Rate increases for many years to come just to maintain current service levels.

We need Elected Members and a Council Administration that is conciliatory and willing to negotiate for the best outcome for all involved.

We do not have this currently and desperately need a CEO from outside the current LGA umbrella to bring in an honest desire to serve Community first and foremost.

Wayne Gibbs Normanville

Change, Improvement and Opinion

n the June edition of the Yankalilla Regional News I read with interest the excellent points made in the letters of Alison Hamilton and Peter Vanderpeer concerning attitudes of Council and Council staff whereby the opinions of large numbers of community members were ignored when they did not fit the desires to push through projects. Interestingly I understand that some senior members of the staff have taken persons to task over their perceived negative views on Council improvements.

The so called improvements are by all means changes, but changes are not necessarily improvements. I feel that we are witnessing a low level of command of the English language, or a wilful exercise in spin doctor propaganda.

With regard to the latter, I have come to despair

at the regular emails from Council announcing changes with the invitation to “have your say”.

This is really some type of deceit since we know that the “say” from community members, numbering in the hundreds, concerning what has now become the disaster on the foreshore, was ignored, or resulted in twisted interpretation to suit Council aims at the review by FRAP. Looking now at the mess, and the costs, I can only ask “to what aim, and who benefits”.

Alison raised the point about the frequency of use of many facilities within the planned changes by resident members of the community, and what could be regarded as real benefits for them. One facility that has concerned me for years is the Caravan Park. The northern section stands not on Council Land but Community

Land, free access to which we community members are denied; not in line with the intentions of the family who gifted the land to the Community.

As the YRN Editor has reminded us, all residents must check their status on the electoral roll before Friday 29 July 2022 to be certain of the right to vote at the next Council election in October. This is particularly of importance to residents who may have turned 18 years of age since the last election. What results from this election will impact on what you, as future citizens, will inherit. Let us hope that change will result in improvement.

Alex Anderson, Normanville.

Regional SA Councils To Spend $10M After Asbestos Found In Fill Provided To Local Residents December 13, 2021 he removal of rubble containing asbestos materials from a council-owned waste transfer station, which had been used at up to 150 private properties, will cost local ratepayers more than $10 million.

The Fleurieu Regional Waste Authority (FRWA) is seeking to borrow the money to cover the costs.

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The chairman of the authority, Michael Kelledy, has confirmed in reports that 150 properties were expected to require removal of the rubble.

Authorities are not yet certain how the asbestos came to be mixed into the fill, which was used in various DIY projects like driveways.

A similar incident occurred in 2018, which saw more than two and a half times the volume of the current issue used at local properties.

Mr Kelledy said the budget “to recover this material and remediate the properties has been estimated, at this point, at $10.1m”.

“The authority recognises the impact that this cost will have on member councils and will continue to review its budget position to seek efficiencies and reduce costs,” he said.

Executive director of FRWA, Simon Grenfell, said that the Environment Protection Authority had issued two notices over the rubble

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contamination, following testing at four properties which noted that the presence of asbestos in the material meant it was “not suitable for use in a residential setting.”

The Fleurieu Regional Waste Authority (FRWA) is an authority formed by the member councils of the Fleurieu Peninsula in South Australia in order to manage their waste and recycling. Those member councils are: Alexandrina, City of Victor Harbor, Yankalilla and Kangaroo Island.

Source: Trinitas Group’s website. Trinitas Group is a national provider of WHS and Asbestos Management services.  Yankalilla Council will need to find at least $1m for their share of this unplanned expense.

Email: editor@yrn.com.au Or Post to: Box 2110, Normanville SA 5204 The previous CEO and the Council failed in Government Act 1999 (SA) for its existence. their duty to have a commitment to serve the The Local Government Act 1999 (SA) relies on best interests of its community, foster s64A of the South Australian Constitution for its community confidence and trust in local existence. government, consider all relevant opinions and Municipal institutions and local government is in honour community consultation obligations. In the Commonwealth Constitution as a department addition, the Council did not undertake fair, of a State Government. (pages 935 and 936 open, transparent and informed decision-making Annotated Constitution) and failed to adequately consult. This behaviour So the Parliament of South Australia cannot reflects the previous malfeasance of the Council amend the Commonwealth Constitution or in dealing with ratepayer concerns and feedback. create Laws that are inconsistent with the If you are not one of “the terrible twelve”, it is Commonwealth Constitution (s106 and s108) time that you registered any concerns you have Therefore, according to the CLRA website, to the Council on their website, “Have your s64A of the South Australian Constitution is Say,” Draft Annual Plan and Budget. Simply unlawful and, as a result, so is the Local register and make your opinions heard. Follow Government Act 1999 and consequently, so is up with your vote at the coming election.

Local Government as a Government. Local If you are one of “the terrible twelve”, be proud Government can only be a Department of State, that you are being heard. and Departments of State Governments cannot Ann & Peter Vandepeer govern us, cannot create Laws (Local Laws) and, above all, cannot Tax us (Rates).

Now if that does not raise your curiosity at least, Letter I’ll be surprised. Local councils are corporations, write in response to the views expressed by not governments or authorities. Do you have a Alison Hamilton and Peter Vandepeer OAM contract with this corporation? Fuel for in the June 2022 issue of YRN, in the hope that thought… sharing my observations might inspire In 1988 we went to the polls and voted on community curiosity. It is easy to become altering our Commonwealth Constitution to complacent when we allow others to take on recognise Local Councils as Local Government. responsibilities and blindly trust assumed In South Australia 256,421 voted for this authorities to make decisions on our behalf, and amendment and 602,499 voted against. Total it is not until our personal lives and or beliefs votes for the Commonwealth showed 3,163,488 become encroached upon that we may awake to for and 6,248,166 against. That is 70.15% of our naivety. The time to wake up has come.

South Australians and 66.39% of the In 1980, the Parliament of South Australia Commonwealth (ie the will of the people of unlawfully amended the South Australian Australia) voted against.

Constitution Act 1934 by creating s64A which Another interesting website to visit is inserts Local Government into the South icleiociana.org. You will need to do some Australian Constitution. Only the people of the searching, but for the curious in nature you can Commonwealth can amend the Commonwealth read all about Agenda 21 / 30 and learn the catch Constitution via means of s128 - a referendum. phrases that the UN has in place to show you Some points to consider available from the who really has control over our so called “Local Community Law Resources Association Governments” website: Amidst all my reading and research, the one All Parliaments require authority from thing I have found to keep me positive is the somewhere to make Laws.

Australian Spirit and our community The South Australian Parliament receives mindedness. This may just be the one thing the authority from the South Australian Constitution so-called authorities have underestimated once s5 and the Commonwealth Constitution s108. the general population wakes up to their The South Australian Constitution is subject to shenanigans. the Commonwealth Constitution s106.

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Discussions - Letters - Opinions

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Terrible Twelve?

thought it appropriate to call out what the Council thinks of my and other letters to the Editor. I know they used to have another term, but it is now “The terrible twelve”.

I have been aware for some time that some councillors and council officers claim that they always have the approval and support of most of the ratepayers. For example, when faced with a poor decision about dogs on the beach some years ago, they claimed only 30 of 34 responses to their “Have your Say” were against the plans of the council and the thousands of remaining ratepayers, by default, agreed with the plans. It took a couple of years and a minor uprising to prove the council wrong.

It appears that some councillors and some council officers now refer to the vocal ratepayers who object to the lack of proper, informed consultation as “The Terrible Twelve”. This was evidenced recently in a public forum, where an officer was overheard denigrating these ‘terrible twelve’, who were complaining about information hidden by the Council and their complete disregard of the views of ratepayers.

Recently, I formally complained to the Council through the acting CEO, pointing out that the Council and the previous CEO had failed to abide by the (DCY) District Council of Yankalilla’s Code of Conduct.

The elected members and the previous CEO failed in their duty to adequately provide details of the work to be undertaken in the removal of trees, various flora, and sand from the area within the foreshore development.

In my search to identify what was to be done, I visited the DCY office and requested detail of what was planned. I was directed to a photocopy of an A4 page, which was too small and contained no specific detail as the only material available. I requested a copy but was informed that I would have to photocopy it at my expense.

I now note the clearer diagrams that were not available to me or other ratepayers prior to work being undertaken are to be placed on the Council website. We ratepayers have not been informed about where the sand from the edge of the heritage dunes has been taken. None of this detail was made available during the formal consultation period or following expressions of concern regarding the entire proposal.

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Yankalilla Scout Group “Out of Recess” for almost 1 year!

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riginally formed in 1941 the Yankalilla Scout Group (YSG) was brought “out of recess” last year (2021) by a brave and eager core team interestingly marking YSG’s 80th birthday. So far YSG has sent its Scout Unit abseiling down a 15 metre cliff in Onkaparinga, marched its Joey Unit and Cub Unit to the beach from our hall and, with the help of a grant from the District Council of Yankalilla, cleared the box thorns from our part of the river bed!

Joeys also have created a successful worm farm (in keeping with the voluntary theme of sustainability for this term (#2 of 2022), Cubs recently made their own weather stations and Scouts are working valiantly on their outdoor skills!

Our adult leaders have prioritised their training with SA Scouts to ensure a child safe environment for our youth members while still Our contractor clearing box thorns from our river bed

providing adventure and excitement. YSG prides itself on following the true values of Scouting - such as – “Youth Leading and Adults Supporting”.

By the time you read this we will have had our Annual General Meeting (“AGM”) on Tuesday, 28 June 2022 and hopefully will have filled all of our vacant positions but do not fear potential adult volunteers – there may still be room for you! For youth members we offer 3 free Come and Try visits so youth - you will be very welcome at our regular “meets” at our hall (6774 Main South Road) with Joeys (5 to 8yo) meeting 5:30 to 6:30pm, Cubs (8 to 11yo) meeting 5:30 to 7pm and Scouts (11 to 14yo) meeting 6:30 to 8:30pm.

Alternatively contact me - Victoria Wetherby (Group Leader) via gl.yankalilla@sa.scouts.com.au or 0409 680 432. I will look forward to seeing you there!

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Yankalilla Hockey Club

he Yankalilla Hockey Club season is in full swing. There have been a series of quite competitive games for many of our teams. We’ve had close wins, and close losses. All the players look to be enjoying their hockey. But calling all men: if you want an excuse to run around on a Saturday, we could still use more players.

Get in touch with our treasurer, Vanessa Black. She can be reached at 0415 647 271.

Every community sports league is dependent upon people willing to put up a hand to be an umpire (or referee). We are pleased to congratulate two of our juniors, Emmett Baldock and Emily Dalitz, for taking up the “Pink Shirt Program” in umpire training.

Meanwhile, we’ve had some great club developments over the past few months. Check out the new tech benches, modelled by our own Vanessa Black. No more sitting in the rain for our hard-working volunteers! We would also like to

highlight some electrical work, including security lights and underporch lights. No more bumping into each other after the late games!

This project was undertaken by Normally Open. They have done an excellent job, working with both promptness and professionalism.

We are grateful to the District Council of Yankalilla for partly funding this electrical work.

Save the date: The YHC Quiz night is getting close. The date is 29 July, the venue is the always comfortable Club Fleurieu. $10 entry with teams of 8-10. BYO snacks with bar facilities available.

Come along and have some fun!

Call our treasurer, Vanessa Black at 0415 647 271 to book a table.

We are also excited to be celebrating our 50th year of the Yankalilla Hockey Club, with an event planned for 27 August. Past and present members, keep that date free.

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Yankalilla Youth Theatre Update!

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he Yankalilla Youth Theatre have been busy in the community this year as part of their Generations Project. So far, they have dressed up as a news crew The Overdramatic News Corporation and held interviews in the street and beach, handed out questionnaires, performed a Flash Mob Gameshow at the Normanville Farmers Market and performed a Murder Mystery for Club Fleurieu.

The Overdramatic News Corporation – Normanville Beach The Overdramatic News Corporation were at it again and held interviews at Normanville Beach, where they asked locals and visitors questions about their childhood. The group were especially fascinated by stories from visitors who grew up in India and England. The handmade cameras, microphones and clapper boards were a hit (especially the paint roller boom mics!) and the group held a make your own microphone competition.

Congratulations to winners Savannah & Vessie for their creative prop making skills. Be sure to look out for safety officer Bob, issuing fines!

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Flash Mob Gameshow – Normanville Farmer’s Market Shoppers at the Normanville Farmer’s Market were given a treat recently with the arrival of a sudden game show! The Youth Theatre drew a large crowd as they performed their hilarious gameshow called Couples Drama.

“Where couple test their love to win lots and lots of money!” The group created the story, made their own props, and invented their own characters, which included a grumpy couple who hoped to win divorce papers, and an eccentric old woman who had partnered with her taxidermized cat! The gameshow was complete with a dazzling host and sparkling assistants carrying suitcases of cash. The show ended with a shocking revelation, all couples winning divorce papers, and the host running off with the money!

Flashmob Gameshow

Murder Mystery – Club Fleurieu Congratulations to the Youth Theatre participants for completing their incredible four-week challenge. The group were given just four weeks to create, rehearse and perform an original piece of theatre for Club Fleurieu’s happy hour. The group rose to the challenge and quickly decided to create a murder mystery. They invented a strong cast of characters and an entertaining whodunnit story, which entertained an audience of approximately 70. The group worked hard to learn all their lines, organise their own costumes and showed great confidence, even skilfully adapting to some technical difficulties with microphones on the night. A special mention to Savannah and Ellie, our detective and police officer, who successfully memorized many pages of dialogue and to Dale, who was the most entertaining dead body ever seen!

Many thanks to Club Fleurieu for letting us takeover for the evening and to District Council of Yankalilla for supporting us with technical equipment.

Busking Look out for our talented actors soon to be busking on local streets.

They are currently working on another hilarious act, this time acting as band members. Thanks for supporting their confidence and enthusiasm!

Photo Competition The group are also working on a photography challenge.

Their current mission is to take five headshot photographs, one from each generation group. These photos will be joined together to make a stunning poster for our next show.

Coming to notice boards soon!

Generation Questionnaires A big thank you to everyone who took the time to complete a Generations Questionnaire. The Youth Theatre have gathered stories from over fifty people in the region, from all the generation groups: Generation Z, Millennials, Generation X, Baby Boomers & The Silent Generation. These stories will be used as inspiration for our end of year performance.

2022 Performance at Hopgood Theatre – New Members Welcome For terms 3 & 4 the Youth Theatre will focus on creating another major performance, like Aliens, to be held at the Hopgood Theatre.

New participants are welcome to join and will need to make a commitment for the two terms. The We love our new microphones!

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project will focus on storytelling, comedy, character development and stagecraft.

There will be opportunities to learn about theatre lighting, microphones, costuming and set design.

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Pretty Fishes of Yankalilla Bay The Senator Wrasse

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with Dr David Muirhead Senator Wrasse female, old RB jetty 02-01-2020

(Pictilabrus laticlavius)

'll begin by clearing the air.

These lovely fish are called 'Senators' only because some bright-spark saw in their gaudy colors a resemblance to the finery once worn by members of the Roman Senate.

You have my watertight guarantee that they're not political beasts despite the name.

I can almost hear your sighs of relief, because with 3 elections in 12 months, even the faintest whiff of politics makes many South Aussies turn suddenly pale!

As this is my 9th pretty fish article, I wanted to get back to basics by choosing a real dazzler.

Only regular YRN readers with excellent recall (not me… I now keep a list stuck on my office wall so I don't accidentally repeat a species!) will remember that my inaugural choice for the October 2021 edition was the Rainbow Cale.

I do feel a twinge of guilt in choosing the Senator Wrasse only 8 fish later, because there are still many, many very pretty species in less closely related fish groups occurring in Yankalilla Bay awaiting my attention.

You see, the taxonomic differences between Wrasses and Weed Whitings (the Rainbow Cale was - nominally - in the latter group), are no longer regarded by most ichthyologists as sufficiently clear to warrant division into 2 separate Families.

But that's the very nature of taxonomy, everything keeps changing. Want another good example? We recently learned via The Juice From Bruce that Tommy Ruff are really a type of herring, and we should now call 'em Australian Herring. I rest my case!

So by favouring a close relative of the Rainbow Cale I feel I'm not adhering to one of my main aims for this column, which is to showcase pretty fishes from as wide a range of local fish families as possible.

Wrasses are in Family Labridae, and tropical Parrotfishes are in Family Scaridae, so we shouldn't apply the term parrotfish to any wrasse from Yankalilla Bay, but some fishers still do Nice male Senator Wrasse, old Rapid Bay jetty

Senator Wrasse male, old RB jetty25-03-2017 and that's not surprising given that both Families contain many of the world's prettiest marine fish and share many similar features. But the teeth of wrasses are not fused like those of true parrotfish.

Labridae is the second most diverse marine fish family, with about 60 genera and 400+ species globally. More than half the genuses occur in Australia, with 10 genera along our south coast.

The Senator Wrasse is one of 3 members of Genus Pictilabrus, all 3 being endemic to southern Australia. (So, they ARE special, despite my above dissembling!)

Senator Wrasse are often hooked by local boaties, and any kids on board new to the game will gawk at the flashy colors and patterns because they really are spectacular.

Particularly the males, in keeping with that recurring theme throughout the animal kingdom, from birds to moths to whatever.

They grow to at least 25cm TL, with females usually being slightly smaller than males.

They require healthy reef habitat with plenty of algal canopy in which they can hide as well as forage. They are benthic (bottom-dwelling) carnivores. They eat a wide variety of mostly quite small animals, mobile and sessile, including small crustaceans, worms, molluscs and probably some very small fish such as gobies and threefins.

All wrasses begin life as juveniles which become females. At maturity they have a haremic lifestyle in which one male shares a patch of reef with as many as 10-15 females.

He became a male by undergoing a spontaneous sex change from female to male, usually triggered by the death or senescence of his predecessor.

In areas of our gulfs subject to heavy fishing Male Senator Wrasse, Second Valley

pressure studies have shown that not only are both sexes smaller in average size, but the female:male ratio further increases.

This is because the dominant male usually takes the bait first, leaving a temporary masculine void until the biggest and presumably oldest female completes her sex change.

So, in this age of gender equality, although Senator Wrasses might not reproduce in a politically correct way, fishers who hook a male and return it to the water are doing what's best.

Helping to maintain appropriate male:female ratios for these and indeed all local wrasses.

And, of course, our local wrasses play important roles in maintaining reef health.

Female, Rapid Bay 13-06-2022

At some point I'll drive that message home in a bigger way by featuring the Western Blue Groper as a pretty fish: it does still occur in Yankalilla Bay, but only as juveniles. It is actually a type of wrasse, and is the largest wrasse species in SA. So, it is our 'top-order' bony fish of rocky reef habitat, and absence of adults has serious negative trickle-down effects on reef health.

Finally, I should add that nearly all our wrasses are territorial aka site-attached .So when too many are removed from any given patch of inshore reef (they inhabit reefs from shallow subtidal out to about 30m depth) it can take years for that population to recover.

Senator Wrasses are not 'just another pretty fish', they're essential for reef health.

A leatherjacket (front) in contrast to the Senator Wrasse, Rapid Bay jetty 02-01-2020

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World’s first Living Avenue of Honour at Normanville n Sunday, 15 May, a new interpretative O sign was unveiled at Norman Reserve in recognition of the Living Avenue of Honour,

originally planted in 1915.

The Yankalilla and District Historical Society and the District Council of Yankalilla, together with Yankalilla Lions and the RSL, have been working to recognise and acknowledge the significance of Australia’s first Avenue of Honour.

The new plaque at Norman Reserve, Normanville, which will be illuminated each evening after 6pm.

Speakers included Dr Michael Taffe, Glen Rowlands, Carolyne Foulis and Rebekha Sharkie. There were also representatives of the Rotary, District Council of Yankalilla and the Yankalilla and District Historical Society.

With a strong Arbor Day tradition in South Australia, Robert Clark, in May 1915, followed up earlier plantings in Normanville by planting 19 Moreton Bay figs (Ficus macrophylla) – at his own expense – one tree for each local volunteer, labelled with their names. More trees were planted later, continuing along Jetty Road.

A son of a pioneer overlander from Sydney to Encounter Bay in 1851, Robert Beaumont Clark was born at Encounter Bay in 1872 and spent seven years in the Royal Australian Engineers (staff sergeant). He came to Yankalilla in 1898, married Rosina Cornish, and ran shops in Yankalilla and Normanville.

Robert Clark was a District Councillor, established a wattle plantation and invented a stump jump seed drill for sowing the wattle seeds. He was also a self-taught veterinarian and a champion walker, holding several world records.

In 1916, at age 44, he enlisted and accompanied horses to the Middle East. He was honourably discharged in 1917.

Allen Stuart McArthur (service No. 534) was born at Second Valley on 14 May 1891. He enlisted at Rosebery, Sydney, on 1 September 1914 and embarked with the Light Horse Regiment on 20 October 1914. Allen was killed in action at Gallipoli on 18 May 1915 and is buried at Pope’s Hill Cemetery (pictured below).

Dead Man’s Ridge (which was held by the Turks) is on the right top corner, Pope’s Hill is in the centre, the lower spur getting out to the left was the extreme left of our position on

Pope's Hill Cemetery, Gallipoli (Australian War Memorial - G01852 - One of a series of photographs taken on the Gallipoli Peninsula under the direction of Captain Charles EW Bean of the Australian Historical Mission, during February and March, 1919).

Amicus Strings

Carolyne Foulis unveils the new plaque, assisted his will be a night to remember with the

by Nigel Pile, who carried out extensive research Amicus Strings - an Adelaide string quartet into the soldiers’ records. At the microphone is performing Vivaldi’s Four Seasons in an ambient Russell Boxer, president of the Yankalilla and atmosphere.

District Lions Club.

The event will be at the Yankalilla Agricultural Hall on Saturday 3rd September. Doors open at 7.45pm with the quartet starting at 8pm. Tickets are $35 and seating is very limited.

Tickets available from: A Birdie Told Me at Normanville.

This event is proudly brought to you by M&T Join the Festival Fleurieu Board for a Community Events.

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Pope’s. The forward end of Russell’s Top is showing on the extreme left. The faint line showing between Pope’s and Russell’s Top is a Turkish trench which they dug in July 1915 and which used to receive special attention from our destroyers. This trench is facing down Pope’s Reserve Gully. The steep side of the gully leading to the Bloody Angle and Quinn’s Post can be seen on the bottom of the picture.

Most of the men buried in this cemetery are Australian 1st Light Horsemen and were killed on Pope’s.

The crosses on the right-hand side are all 2nd Australian Light Horsemen who were killed on Quinn’s Post on 14 May 1915. The white peg between the end crosses and the crosses at the back but slightly in front, marks the spot where five Turks were buried after they attacked us on 19 May 1915. This cemetery was in full view of the Turks on Dead Man’s Ridge and near Quinn’s Post.

By 21 June 1915, it was known that one of the first recruits to have a tree planted had been killed just a day after a newspaper report about the planting was published. His picture, painted

by Auntie Myrtle, now hangs in the Yankalilla RSL Hall.

The other 23 volunteer recruits for whom a tree was planted are: Major JW Parsons, Sergeant A Clarke, LanceCorporals SG Dixon and WR Capper; Privates – A Clarke, WR Dixon, A Scott, W Dunstall, L Tonkin, B Martin, F Forrest, F Pengilley, C Smith, W Smith, A Smith, S Martin, J Sinclair, H Caudle, J Hoskins, F Clarke and F Rowley; also A Skinner (HMAS Australia) and H Collins (driver).

Known as ‘Clark’s Living Roll of Honour’, it is Australia’s first privately funded and donated living memorial to the Great War, before the concept of the Anzac Memorial was recognised.

Only eight survivors of the original 19 trees planted along the Main Road through Normanville remain.

– Lorraine Day

Postcard of Allen McArthur on his own horse, taken in Egypt.

discussion about our vision for the 2023 Festival and how you can be involved.

Artists, Event Holders, Volunteers and interested members of the community are invited to attend our Information Session on

Sunday 10th July 2022 @ 2.00pm Normanville Hotel Main Street, Normanville

Back of postcard. he Yankalilla & District Historical Society Inc. meets on the second Monday of the months of September, October, November, February, March (usually on the Tuesday in March as Monday is Adelaide Cup Day) and April. The next meeting will be on 12 September 2022 at 7.30 pm. Venue TBA.

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New walk-in campsites open on Wild South Coast Way 8 June 2022 ew walk-in campsites along the Wild South Coast Way on the Heysen Trail are now open. As part of the $6 million project, hikers enjoying the rugged coastal trail can now enjoy four low-impact custom campgrounds at Deep Creek National Park, Newland Head Conservation Park and Ballaparudda Creek Recreation Park on the Fleurieu Peninsula, including:  Wuldi Krikin Ngawanthi (Eagle Waterhole Campground) in Deep Creek National Park and pronounced Wool-dee Krik-ren Ngah-wun-thee  Yapari Ngawanthi (Cliffs Campground) in Deep Creek National Park and pronounced Yah-pah-ree Ngah-wun-thee  Kurri Ngawanthi (Creek Campground) in Ballaparudda Creek Recreation Park and pronounced Koor-ee Ngah-wun-thee  Natunyuru Ngawanthi (Sand Dunes Campground) in Newland Head Conservation Park and pronounced Nut-un-yoo-roo Ngah-wun-thee The Ngarrindjeri names were chosen in consultation with local First

Nations representatives, with the trail traversing Ramindjeri Ruwi (land).

Ramindjeri is one of eighteen Lankinyerar (tribes) that make up the Ngarrindjeri Nation, whose Country spans the lower River Murray, Coorong and western Fleurieu Peninsula.

The new walk-in campgrounds complement four existing vehicle-based campgrounds located on or near the Wild South Coast Way that include Cobbler Hill, Trig, Tapanappa (in Deep Creek National Park) and Waitpinga (in Newland Head Conservation Park).

National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) Executive Director Mike Williams said it was very pleasing to see the walk-in campgrounds open.

“Nature is at the heart of what we do at National Parks and Wildlife Service and the Wild South Coast Way on the Heysen Trail offers an exciting, active adventure for walkers of varying fitness levels,” he said.

“These campgrounds have been specifically designed to meet the needs of multi-day walkers. Each campground includes formed earth or raised timber platforms, toilets, and undercover areas with seating, food preparation areas and non-potable water available.

“The campgrounds are available to book online now with 10 sites available at each and able to accommodate a two-person tent.”

Finishing touches are being made to the spectacular Tapanappa Ridge Lookout and picnic area, which will mark the completion of major works for the Wild South Coast Way project. The Goondooloo Picnic area opened last September and is already a popular attraction for day visitors to the region.

The Wild South Coast Way on the Heysen Trail is set to become one of South Australia’s hallmark five-day, four-night walking experiences, offering immersive nature experiences which will appeal to a highly diverse range of visitors, including travellers with accessibility requirements.

The trail has been developed by the Department for Environment and Water in collaboration with community, the Ngarrindjeri Aboriginal Corporation and Ramindjeri representatives, the City of Victor Harbor and the District Council of Yankalilla and the Friends of the Heysen Trail.

To find out more visit: www.parks.sa.gov.au/parks/wild-south-coast-way

Sticking Point

Watch out for Kevin!

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t the start of June, a bunch of what looked like professionally made stickers and featuring the Made By Nature logo were left in a box on the tables out the front of the Normanville SLSC with a sign saying please take one!

The mystery stickers - a different approach to protesting - were NOT produced by the Save the Café/Kiosk Campaign according to our investigations.

However, there are no shortage of ratepayers and residents that are less than impressed with the antics of the DCY. That makes a large number of the usual suspects!

Thank you to the concerned citizen that sent in this photo evidence.

Apparently, they didn’t stick around for long!

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evin is a local resident of Yankalilla. Although not a ratepayer and living rent free he currently calls the Bungala River behind Yankalilla Foodland, home!

Kevin is a duck.

Being a very inquisitive individual and not at all shy, Kevin is often seen hanging out in the rear carpark or the loading dock of Foodland in the hope of a free feed. His patience is often rewarded with suitable vegie scraps from the caring staff who also decided that he should be called Kevin.

Now knowing the ways of humans and feeling part of the local flock he has been known to waddle over Main South Road to the Yankalilla Pub. Do look out for Kevin when you are in the vicinity and be prepared to usher him out of the way when parking. Of course, if you are in no rush, he will happily chat with you.

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Email: editor@yrn.com.au Or Post to: Box 2110, Normanville SA 5204

Proposed Community Land Management Plan for 55A Seaview Avenue Wirrina: A seriously flawed and misleading consultation process.

he central issue underpinning this consultation was that: The proposed changes will make it possible for ANY business to seek permission to utilise the land for a commercial purpose (subject to the business activity being aligned with the purpose of the management plan) and this should have been the primary focus of any consultation.

However, anyone reviewing this community consultation https:// www.yoursayyankalilla.com.au/clmp55awirrina has their attention focussed upon the fact that this consultation was initiated due to an approach by a business “The Backyard Universe” (TBU). I propose that this was a serious flaw and detracted from the most important implication of the proposed change, i.e. If approved by Council “The proposed Community Land Management Plan will allow for leases, licences and permits to be granted but only those that are aligned with the purpose of the Management Plan will be successful.” The digression into the problems faced by TBU, what they had considered as solutions, or what they would do to the site if they were granted a licence were irrelevant to the critical question being asked. By identifying TBU council distracted attention from the main issue that needed to be considered and allowed for the introduction of emotive and divisive reactions to impede rational and well-informed decision making.

The image provided in the initial consultation document (see link above) was grossly misleading in that only a small part of 55A Seaview Ave was identified (approx 685sqm), when in actual fact the proposed changes applied to the entire parcel of land (approx 30,422sqm). The accurate image of 55A Seaview Ave only emerged after I contacted council and requested this document. Many residents were shocked when this corrected information was disclosed revealing that the circled land in the consultation document represented approx. 2% of the total parcel of land to which the proposed changes would be applied. To date (15/6/22) this still does not appear on the DCY consultation page. An image was displayed at the pop up meeting (9/6/22) and has also now been posted on DCY Facebook.

Council failed to disclose that the proposed site being sought by TBU as a permanent base for their tours was [nearby] the owners’ residential home.

This clearly represents a conflict of interest that should have been identified.

The on site “pop up” was poorly managed and had nothing in place to document who attended or the questions and statements made by attendees. No elected members were present. There was nothing in place to display questions or answers publicly so that other attendees would have the opportunity to consider the views of others and the council responses to all questions. In public meetings that I have attended it is obvious that this dynamic process of publicly sharing views and discussing different perspectives is an important aspect of developing a well informed view about the issue(s). Similarly, important and relevant information that surfaced during this event had no way of being shared with the wider community.

There remain many other unanswered important questions that needed to have been resolved before this consultation was undertaken, e.g. a response to the proposal from SA Water; how the logistics in managing human waste at the site would be achieved and the associated health issues stemming from this; how would increased traffic and parking be managed with regard to any licences or permits being granted for use of this land?

BE AWARE that these changes at present are only being considered in relation to 55A Seaview Ave. Wirrina Cove. However council have stated that "similar changes may be considered in any future reviews of Councilwide Community Land Management Plans and it’s useful to find out the views of the community before a larger consultation is undertaken” (personal email communication June 2, 2022).

I would like to conclude in saying that this is not about the business TBU. Indeed, I am aware that the tours they conduct are/have been enjoyed by many persons within and outside of the district. I believe that TBU should be treated fairly and equally like any other business that operates in the district. My concern is about the process that council has followed in both their response to the approach from a business and the consultation approach that has been undertaken.

I say to any reader who has made a submission on the basis of the limited and misleading information that you should contact council and advise them of your concerns. Similarly, for any readers who agree that this consultation process has been seriously flawed I urge you to contact council and/or elected members and inform them of your concerns (ce@yankalilla.sa.gov.au; govadmin@yankalilla.sa.gov.au; electedmembers@yankalilla.sa.gov.au; Consultation@yankalilla.sa.gov.au).

I contend that the mismanagement of this consultation is so flawed that the proposal should be withdrawn, shelved and revisited as part any future reviews of Council-wide Community Land Management Plans at which time we will have a newly elected council and a newly appointed CEO. Angus Forbes Wirrina Cove

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e will be singing a new song at the end of each service from now onwards. The words are: “Shalom my friends, Shalom my friends, Shalom, Shalom. We’ll see you again, we’ll see you again, Shalom, Shalom”.

Most of us believe that the meaning of “Shalom” in English is “Peace” or absence of war.

However, the word in its original usage has richer and deeper meanings. The ancient Hebrew word meant “to make something whole”, with an overall sense of fulness and completeness in mind and body. Well-being and good health are implicated.

When you say goodbye with the word Shalom, you are literally blessing someone by saying, “may you be full of well-being” or, “may health and prosperity be upon you.”

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Decline in water ecosystem health highlights water storage concerns 6 June 2022 andholders across the Hills and Fleurieu are being urged to consider what they can do to help provide ‘low-flows’ following declining trends in the health of water-dependent ecosystems.

A report released late last year by the Hills and Fleurieu Landscape Board highlighted declining trends in populations of fish and macroinvertebrates, which are useful indicators of ecosystem health. Monitoring at 35 sites across the region showed flows as fair or poor in terms

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State Budget: Highlights for our area

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ebekha Sharkie, our re-elected Federal MP for MAYO says, “The most important story any Government tells is contained within its annual Budget.”

“It sets out its vision for the years ahead and serves as its guidebook for how it will realistically achieve all the wondrous promises that come during an election period.”

“For a policy wonk like me, the Budget tells a truer story than the personalities of politics.”

“While any Budget will not contain everything that we want, I am very encouraged by the 202223 State Budget and the positive impact it will have for the people of Mayo.”

This is a quick summary of what will effect the residents of the Yankalilla district.  $125m allocated over two years to duplicate Main South Road.  Completely rebuilt ambulance station at Victor Harbor, as well as ambulance station upgrades at Goolwa and Aldinga.  $15m in additional funding in 2023-24 to upgrade the port at Cape Jervis and Penneshaw – total project cost now $27 million.  $45m allocated over four years to boost tourism marketing - includes Kangaroo Island, McLaren Vale, Fleurieu Peninsula and the Adelaide Hills.

of their ecological value.

Hills and Fleurieu Landscape Board Team Leader Water Resources Paul Wainwright explained how our landscapes are getting drier, and dams are holding water and not passing on low-flows to the environments that need them across the Mount Lofty Ranges.

“Low-flows are regular, naturally occurring, small flow or ‘run-off’ events. They are a vital part of the annual water flow pattern in a catchment and provide life-sustaining water to ecosystems that cannot survive prolonged dryspells, with many plant and animal species throughout the Mount Lofty Ranges relying on them.

“These low-flows are impeded until dams fill and spill, delaying water flows until later in the season and resulting in parts of the catchments not flowing for as long or as often as they once did. This change to flow patterns is a major contributor to declining catchment health.

“Without these low-flows we are seeing that many of our water-dependent ecosystems in seasonally flowing streams are in poor condition,” he said.

However, there are some positive things happening. In the Eastern Mount Lofty Ranges, some landholders have been having a positive impact by participating in the federal and state government funded ‘Flows for the Future’ program, in which special low-flow devices are incorporated into a dam system to provide lowflows for the environment.

“It’s great when neighbours are working together so that the flows can move through our landscapes and support ecosystem health along the way.”

“In the Western Mount Lofty Ranges, landholders have also participated in a low-flows program and trials, but it has not been possible to install devices throughout catchments and at the scale required to deliver ‘low-flows’ and make a big difference for the ecosystem health.”

So what can landholders do to help?

The board is urging landholders to do what they

can to restore low-flows and contribute to the health of our local ecosystems, and their water team is on-hand to help with information and advice.

“It can be as simple as opening a trickle pipe or setting up a siphon to enable some flow to pass down the catchment. This is more important for those dams which rarely fill and spill. In most cases land managers will still have ample water stored for farm-use, while also having a positive impact to support the ongoing health of the catchment they live and work in.

“Those who are holding in dams for primarily aesthetic purposes should also consider their need to retain the same volume of water, and think about releasing some water back into the catchment,” said Mr Wainwright.

To find out more about low-flows and how the board is working to monitor and preserve waterdependent ecosystems, visit www.landscape.sa.gov.au/hf/lowflows For advice on implementing on-farm efficiencies to preserve low-flows on your property call the Hills and Fleurieu Landscape Board to speak with their water team on 8391 7500.

Some landholders in the Eastern Mount Lofty Ranges have participated in the ‘Flows for the Future’ program and incorporated low-flow devices to their dam systems, providing lowflows for the environment.

Prescribed burning success despite a challenging autumn 30/05/22 he National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) exceeded its planned 43 prescribed burns this autumn season protecting local towns, managing biodiversity and working with private landholders to manage their properties.

The Fire Management team successfully completed 46 planned prescribed burns, a total of 5454 hectares, during the unusually long autumn season. This includes 18 burns as part of the NPWS Burning on Private Land program, which targets properties identified in local Bushfire Management Area Plans as being in high bushfire risk locations.

The autumn result builds upon the 100% achievement of the spring program, where 47 burns were completed, treating 1816 hectares, bringing the total of the 2021/22 prescribed burning program to 93 burns across 7270 hectares.

Cool autumn days, light winds and late summer rains meant NPWS had to be pragmatic when it came to scheduling prescribed burns.

NPWS Fire Management Director, Fiona Gill said that every season has its nuances and that NPWS always pays careful attention to weather trends which can impact the prescribed burn program.

“NPWS track weather trends and changes, then customises our program to the climate and

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weather which presents itself,” Ms Gill said.

“We only burn if the site and weather are within the right combination of fuel load and moisture, temperature, relative humidity, and wind direction and speed for each site.

“Each burn is meticulously planned in the lead up to the burn, and is timed to ensure enough moisture in the landscape, which makes burns easier to control, yet with weather conditions warm and dry enough for burns to ignite and spread, but not so hot or windy that they could get out of control.

“This autumn’s milder conditions meant grape growers in the Adelaide region were still harvesting well into the autumn prescribed burning season, so we worked closely with them to reduce the risk of smoke taint.

“One season doesn’t define the bushfire risk for any region, so burns that didn’t happen this season will be rolled over into another, along with other tools we use to mitigate risk.

“Prescribed burns won’t stop bushfires in heightened fire danger conditions, but the low fuel areas they create can reduce fire behaviour, provide a safer environment for firefighters to work from, increase defendable space around homes and other assets, and provide earlier containment options once conditions subside.

“This work is important to help save lives and property, along with our burns to regenerate

plants and animal habitats and increase biodiversity.”

In Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park, NPWS engaged with Traditional Owners to conduct a burn to reduce bushfire fuel in Wilpena Pound.

Before the fire was lit, Fire Management staff and local Aboriginal Senior Ranger Arthur Coulthard briefed Adnyamathanha Comanagement Board Members, then took them onsite during operations where they listened in on firefighters communicating with each other throughout the day, before they were taken up in a helicopter at the end of the day, for an aerial view of the fireground.

This experience has given the Traditional Owners a better understanding of how a prescribed burn is planned and conducted.

NPWS also supported CFS through its Brigade members responding to 24 bushfires on public and private land around the state during the past fire danger season.

The 46 prescribed burns in autumn builds on the 47 completed last spring, bringing the state-wide total for the 2021/22 season to 93.

It’s cleaning day so naturally, I’ve already polished off a whole chocolate bar.

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Anglican Pastoral District of Delamere & Yankalilla Christ Church Yankalilla 130 Main South Road, Yankalilla (Church open daily 10-5pm).

St. James Church Delamere Main South Road, Delamere.

Worship service times: 1st Sunday, 9am at Yankalilla 2nd Sunday, 9am Yankalilla, 11am Delamere 3rd Sunday, 9am at Yankalilla 4th Sunday, 9am Delamere, 11am Yankalilla 5th Sunday Combined Service — ring contact number for details.

Contact Fr Brenton Dick: 0417 831 880.

Yankalilla Community Church 135 Main South Road, Yankalilla Sundays at 10.00am.

Contact Pastor Josh Pitman: 0408 080 822.

Yankalilla Lutheran Fellowship Sanders Hall, 121 Main South Road, Yankalilla (next to Uniting Church).

1st & 3rd Sunday 7pm Pastor Nigel Rosenzweig: 0490 889 108 Mike Cotton: 0416 069 337 Revival Fellowship Ph 8558 3262 Sundays 255 Pimpala Rd, Woodcroft at 1.30pm & 4.15pm.

Other meeting times, contact Chas Hilder on 8558 3262.

St. Peters Catholic Church Normanville Corner St. Andrews Blvd & Willis Drive Mass Times 1st, 3rd & 5th Sundays @ 10.30am.

2nd & 4th Sundays @ 8.30am.

Mass at 12noon each Friday.

Contact Peter Bohnsack 0400 525 690.

South West Fleurieu Uniting Churches Church Office: 8558 4077 Pastor Shelley Alexander 0403 825 248 Delamere Yoho Road - Every Sunday at 9.15am. (except 5th Sunday) Coffee & Chat on 2nd Tuesday each month Range Rd, Parawa 1st Sunday at 11.00am.

Care & Share 2nd Sunday 11.00am.

Yankalilla Uniting Church, 121 Main South Road - Each Sunday at 9.15am

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Vale Dr. Ph:85984064.

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GOOLWA Visitor Information Centre, cnr Cadell St/Hay St. Ph 85553488.

INMAN VALLEY Inman Valley General Store, 1714 Main Rd, 8558 8242.

Inman Valley Post Office, Main Rd. IVCPA Postmistress: Ann Gater, 8558 8205.

MOUNT COMPASS Mt Compass Post Office, Main Rd, Ph: 85568200.

MYPONGA Myponga Post Office, 53 Main Rd. Ph:85586152.

NORMANVILLE Beachside Caravan Park, Williss Dr. Ph: 85582458 Caffe On Bungala, 48 Main Rd. Ph: 85582537.

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Normanville Bakery, Shop 9, Shopping Centre, Ph:85582177.

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Normanville Post Office, Shop 1 Shopping Centre, Ph: 85583049.

Ray White Real Estate, 67 Main South Rd, 8558 3050.

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SELLICKS BEACH Sellicks Beach Post Office, Esplanade. Ph: 85563020.

VICTOR HARBOR Avondale Deli, 25 Ocean St. Ph: 85521058.

Harbor View Deli, 2/36 Port Elliot Rd. Ph: 85523334.

Harbour Bakery, 72 Victoria St. Ph: 85525455.

Fleurieu FM (89.3 or 94.7) 18 Seaview Rd. Ph:85525655

YANKALILLA Ampol Normanville, 216 Main South Rd. Ph: 83275970 Book Exchange & 2nd Hand Goods, 92 Main St, Ph:85582835.

Gallery 88, 88 Main St. Yank Takeaway, 98A Main South Rd, Ph 8558 4158.

Yankalilla Bakery, 102 Main St. Ph: 85583413.

Yankalilla Library, The Centre, Ph:85582043.

Yankalilla Family Pharmacy, 107 Main South Rd. Ph 8558 3254.

Yankalilla Foodland IGA, 106-108 Main South Rd. Ph 8558 3074.

Yankalilla Landscape & Gardening Centre, 184 Main Rd. Ph: 85582461.

Yankalilla Post Office, 98A Main South Rd. Ph: 85582020.

Yankalilla Trading Store, 87 Main Rd. Ph: 8558 3804.

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Heritage Fleurieu Coast

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ell our very local festival is over and the organising Committee would like to thank everyone involved. This year was very special after having to cancel so many events in 2020, and the community rallied around us to make this festival so successful. For the first time we had participants from every township in the district, thank you all those people from those small townships who pitched in and did their bit showcasing local heritage. Thank you to people who generously welcomed us onto their private properties or shared their specialist skills or donated time and equipment, we couldn’t have done it without you. A particular shout-out goes to the award winning Yankalilla Visitor Centre and their team of volunteers who fielded bookings and questions throughout the month.

Of our organising committee I would like to commend the work of our social media volunteers who kept gathering and posting throughout the month. I must also mention our website; months, if not years in the planning, it went live in May thanks to the hard work of volunteers preparing material and the skills and dedication of Jen Kay of Wordtasker. We should also thank the History Trust of South Australia whose publicity brought visitors to our district and for the grant support we have had from them to digitise our collections and make them visible through our website. Planning is already happening for the 2024 Festival. If you have any feedback or would like to be involved please let us know via our email yank.hist.soc@gmail.com, social media, website or phone me.

Sue Speck Fleurieu Coast Festival committee 0448 438 974 Check out the website www.yankalilladistricthistory.org.au

11/06/2022 he Myponga Reservoir parkrun held event #10 on Saturday 11th June after launching on the 9th April.

Do you want to make new connections?

Maybe you would like to give back to the community? Are you looking to improve your fitness?

Are new friendships what you are looking for?

Perhaps challenging a PB each week?

The benefits of parkrun can meet all these needs and more!

Join us Saturday mornings at 8am in the beautiful surrounds of the Myponga Reservoir reserve for parkrun. parkrun is free and available weekly or whenever it suits you. parkrun isn’t just for runners, it’s for walkers and volunteers too. It’s also for every age and ability including Mums and/or Dads and Grandparents with kids in pushers. parkruns take place in parks and open spaces all around the world (Saturday morning at 8am in South Australia), where participants can walk or run a timed 5 kilometre course. parkrun is a positive, welcoming, and inclusive experience where there is no time limit and no one finishes last.

Having a parkrun in our local region is fantastic way to promote health and wellbeing, showcase our region and to encourage a sense of community with individuals who may not ordinarily get together.

The Myponga Reservoir parkrun course is on the southern side of the Myponga Reservoir Reserve starting and finishing near the kayak launch car park. It is suggested that you park in the far western area of the carpark if involved in a parkrun.

If you are interested in taking part in the parkrun (walk) or volunteering or finding out more about the concept, follow us at Myponga Reservoir parkrun on Facebook or check out the parkrun Australia webpage at https:// www.parkrun.com.au/ or email us at mypongareservoir@parkrun.com Many thanks to the people who have volunteered at this event already. We do need a number of people for a variety of tasks every week if this venture is to continue to be a success.

John Clements - Co-Event Director Tia Russell - Council Liaison

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The start of Event #8.

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Picturesque. Event #8

Volunteers Event #9, a cold and wintry day!

Volunteers Event #10, another cold wintry day!

Natasha Vickers - Co-Event Director Roger Gurr - Race Director

Geoff Bromilow thanks Men’s Probus

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Below: Yarnauwi “Discovering the past to Imagine the Future”

would like to thank the Yankalilla Men’s Probus group for the opportunity to address them on Tuesday 7 June at the RSL Hall (18 Main South Rd, Normanville). I was heartened to see about 40 men attend the talk and thrilled at the level of interest in the topic: my experiences in New York during what has colloquially become known as ‘9/11’.

I spoke generally about my time in New York where I had gone for an exhibition of sculpture, both in 2000 and in 2001. At the time, I wandered around the city taking photographs to document my time there – both before and after the tragic events. I also spoke about my own ideas about what happened and the consequences of that fateful day in 2001. I relive the stress of the time each year on the anniversary of September 11.

In 2011, my photographs were added to a book called Peace & War: 9/11 stories based on my experiences and the academic work of my wife Dr Kathryn Pentecost, (who was then doing her Honours Thesis at The University of South Australia). It was her idea to create the book and we were fortunate to have friends help us with

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the design of it and with digitising my analogue images. We held two book launches with accompanying photographic exhibitions to mark the 10th Anniversary of ‘September 11’: one at the Melbourne City Library gallery; the other at Barr Smith Library, Adelaide – which was launched by Naomi Ebert of the Graham F. Smith Peace Foundation.

I thoroughly enjoyed the lunchtime celebration of the Probus anniversary, (after my talk and a brief Q & A), which took place at Min Palace Chinese and Thai Restaurant in Normanville.

I would like to thank President Craig Harris and the whole Men’s Probus Group for a very enjoyable day.

Geoff Bromilow photo by Kathryn Pentecost

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Winter Whiting have been abundant for the boat anglers, it’s nice to hear reports of good catches.

It has also been a long Tuna season with smaller ones still being caught in the Gulf waters, it sounds like trolling red and white lures has been working. Salmon have shown up at Waitpinga beach and a few have also been caught from Carrickalinga beach. Squid catches at Second Valley and Wirrina rocks are improving, and Rapid Bay jetty has had some good-sized Tommy Ruff in the evenings. At the time of writing, Mullet are still being caught at Myponga Beach, the morning tide seems to be producing the better results both in numbers and size. Night dredging works at Cape Jervis have affected the fishing down there, but it shouldn’t be too long before the ever-reliable Tommies and squid are back in action from the jetty.

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Fleurieu Environment Centre - FLEC

What’s Coming Up in July at FLEC Friday 1st: Saturday 2nd: Monday 4th: Saturday 9th: Thursday 14th: Sunday 17th: Monday 18th: Tuesday 26th: Thursday 28th: Sunday 31st:

Friends of Nixon Skinner Working Bee Veggie Swap, 9.30am Community Nursery Working Bee 9.30am-3pm Friends of Banksia Park Working Bee 9am Social Sewing Cape Jervis Landcare Planting Day Community Nursery Working Bee: 9.30am-3pm Wellbeing Walk Social Scones Day National Tree Planting Day at Carrickalinga Sand Dunes

PLASTIC FREE JULY

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lastic Free July is a global movement that helps millions of people be part of the solution to plastic pollution – so we can have cleaner streets, oceans, and beautiful communities. Will you be part of Plastic Free July by choosing to refuse single-use plastics?

The annual month-long event was started in 2011 by Rebecca PrinceRuiz (the founder of the Plastic Free Foundation) and a small team in local government in Western Australia and is now one of the most influential environmental campaigns in the world. Millions of people across the globe take part every year, with many committing to reducing plastic pollution far beyond the month of July.

In 2021 an estimated 140 million

people worldwide took part in Plastic Free July from 190 countries. Last year plastic Free July participants, on average reduce their household waste and recycling by 15kg per person per year (3.5% less waste), globally prevented 2.1 billion tonnes of plastic waste and recycling from being created. 86% of participants reported they made changes that have become habits/a way of life.

Plastic. It’s everywhere. It has only really existed for the last 60-70 years, but in that time, plastic has transformed everything from packaging to product design and retailing. One of the advantages of plastic is that it is designed to last, but this same blessing is a curse as nearly all the plastic ever created still exists in some form today. On

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average, Australians use 130kg of plastic per person each year. Less than 12% of that's recycled. More frightening still, up to 130,000 tonnes of plastic will find its way into our waterways and into the ocean. Once in the ocean, it endangers our marine wildlife. We use around 70 billion pieces of soft scrunchable plastics, such as food wrappers each year. Globally, in this year alone, researchers estimate that the production and incineration of plastic will pump more than 850 million tonnes of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. By 2050, those emissions could rise to 2.8 billion tonnes. Plastic has even been found in the deepest place on Earth - in the Mariana Trench, nearly 11 kilometres below sea level. In our oceans, which provide the largest natural carbon sink for greenhouse gases, plastic leaves a deadly legacy. It directly chokes and smothers a host of marine animals and habitats and can take hundreds of years to break down. As it does, sunlight and heat cause the plastic to release powerful greenhouse gases, leading to an alarming feedback loop. As our climate changes, the planet gets hotter, the plastic breaks down into more methane and ethylene, increasing the rate of climate change, and so perpetuating the cycle.

The smaller particles (known as microplastics) that break off and disperse are also unwittingly ingested by marine animals, including plankton, and some of the fish we eat. And why should we care about plankton? These tiny powerhouses play a critical role in taking carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and water and sequestering it in deep ocean sinks.

The essential premise is this: when microplastics threaten plankton populations, more carbon will reenter the waters and atmosphere.

Given that our oceans have successfully absorbed 30-50% of atmospheric carbon produced since the start of the industrial era, it's easy to see just what's at stake. And

this leads us back to the plastic consumption on land that is driving this mounting plastic pollution crisis.

All our small changes add up to a big difference to our planet.

This Plastic Free July FLEC invites you to take part in reducing your plastic consumption! You can sign up to take on the Plastic Free July Challenge and get free information and resources online be registering at: https://www.plasticfreejuly.org/ take-the-challenge/ We would also like to help our local community reduce their plastic waste this month and will be hosting two events to share tips and tricks that people can implement in their daily lives. See flyers for more details on these events or contact us via info@flec.com.au or on 85583644.

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hat happens to the WRITING INSTRUMENTS you bring in to our ReCycle Bin? We accept all brands, mechanical and eraser pencils, empty correction fluid tape and pots, markers, highlighters and pens. These are sent to Terracycle where the used writing instruments are cleaned and separated by material type. The fibres and plastics are recycled into raw formats that are sold to manufacturing companies who produce the end products and complete the recycling journey.

Rubber is generally cryo-milled into a powdered state for flooring applications.

Metals and aluminium are shredded and smelted into metal sheeting, ingots, or bar stock.

These end products may include outdoor furniture and decking, plastic shipping pallets, watering cans, storage containers and bins, tubes for construction applications, flooring tiles, playground surface covers, athletic fields, and more!

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Fleurieu Environment Centre - FLEC Plastic Alternatives Available at FLEC

ow long do plastic items take to break down in our Environment?

Plastic bag – 20 years Plastic bags pose one of the greatest impacts to our environment. Even though they only make up a small percentage of our litter, they can break up into smaller and smaller pieces - having devastating impacts on our wildlife.

Alternative: We have beautiful reuseable shopping and produce bags made of recycled fabric, which have been sewn by our social sewing group.

Takeaway coffee cups – 30 years Did you know that if we lined up all the takeaway coffee cups used each year in Australia, they would stretch around the world… twice!

That’s a lot of coffee cups.

Unfortunately, many of these cups are not recyclable due to the plastic membrane that lines them.

Alternative: We have Keep Cups for sale and all our local cafes will happily accept them.

Plastic straws – 200 years Choose a paper, bamboo, or steel straw, or ditch them altogether and try the age-old sipping technique.

Alternative: We have various sizes of silicone straws with cleaners.

Coffee pods – 500 years As the plastic breaks down, it is releasing harmful amounts of methane gas as it does so. Either use recycled pods, a reusable pod or 100% aluminium.

Alternative: We don’t have an alternative but you can bring in the aluminium pods to FLEC so we can recycle them for you.

Plastic toothbrush – 500 years 3.5 billion toothbrushes are sold worldwide each year. Most get lost in the recycling process and end up in landfill or make their way into rivers and oceans.

These toothbrushes are made from polypropylene plastic and nylon and that’s why they take so long to decompose.

Alternative: We have both adult and children’s Bamboo toothbrushes available; as well as Bamboo toothbrush cases.

Plastic Cling Food wrap – 450 years Those who have used cling wrap know it's not reusable — it sticks to itself so well that using it even once can be tough.

Alternative: Beeswax wraps are an environmentally friendly alternative to cling wrap and plastic sandwich bags. You can choose from a range

of sizes and designs.

Shampoos and Soaps Shampoo, soaps and facial cleansers often come in plastic bottles. Even worse, some of these personal-care products may contain microbeads.

Alternative: At FLEC we have a few options. If you already have a single use plastic container, then bring it in to refill from our bulk shampoo and conditioner, or we have soaps, shampoos and conditioners all packaged in recycled cardboard.

Trash Bags If you’ve been lining your trash bins with single-use plastic bags from the supermarket, you might be scratching your head wondering what to use now that they’ve been banned… but fret not!

Alternative: Biodegradable and compostable trash bags and small green waste bin liners are in store at FLEC.

Plastic Free Snack of the Month: Spiced Munchies

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nassuming chickpeas boast a mild, nutty flavour that pairs well with the coriander on this roasted snack. Makes 1 cup Ingredients 1 can chickpeas 2 tbsp vegetable oil 1 tsp ground coriander 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper 1/4 tsp salt 1 tbsp flour Directions 1. Preheat oven to 220 degrees In sponge-roll pan, toss chickpeas with oil, coriander, cayenne pepper, and salt, then with flour to coat.

2. Roast 25 minutes or until golden and crisp, stirring once. Cool on paper towels.

The good news is that we can fight back against plastic pollution. Every little action we take to reduce our consumption of plastic is a big step in protecting the future of our planet and our precious wildlife.

Learn how to make:  Beeswax Wraps to replace Cling Wrap  Paper Balloons to replace Plastic Balloons  Origami Paper Bags & Bin Liners to replace Plastic Bags.

Fleurieu Environment Centre Saturday 16th July, any time between 10am & 1pm All ages & walk-ins welcome, for more info please email info@flec.com.au or call 8558 3644

Book of the Month Plastic Free. Rebecca PrinceRuiz & Joanna Atherfold Finn 2020. NewSouth Publishing.

‘I’m going plastic free next month, who wants to join me?’ hen Rebecca Prince-Ruiz asked her colleagues this question in 2011, she had no idea that less than a decade later it would inspire a global movement of 250 million people in 177 countries to reduce their plastic use.

Plastic Free tells the incredible story of how a simple community initiative grew into one of the world’s most successful environmental movements. It also shares tips from people around the world who have taken on the Plastic Free July challenge and significantly reduced their waste.

Plastic Free is a book about positive change and reminds us that

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The Fleurieu Environment Centre is part of the Greater Adelaide Environment Network and supported by funding from Green Adelaide

small actions can make a huge impact, one step – and piece of plastic – at a time.

‘Some people feel overwhelmed by the environmental state of affairs and wait for politicians or manufacturers to change; others, like Rebecca Prince-Ruiz, take matters into their own hands, starting with their own lives. Use this book to be inspired, or better, use it as a template to change the world in your own way!’ Bea Johnson, author of Zero Waste Home.

This book is available for loan from the Fleurieu Environment Centre

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Trees For Life Tree Scheme orders now open

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It’s the perfect way to source native plants to make a start, enhance existing vegetation on your property, or build on the revegetation you’ve already done to grow a great result. It’s easy to order with over 200 species on offer, including many shrubs and grasses.

Native plants on farms provide a range of benefits — they offer shelter for stock, improve soil and water quality and create habitat for local animals. Native tea-trees promote ‘good’ insects in your pastures and vineyards, including a range of native bees and predators for harmful insects. By planting these and other native varieties, you’ll reduce your weed and pest load — which means less spraying.

Whether your aim is to improve your land, increase productivity or provide food and homes for local wildlife — or all of the above — Trees For Life can help you source the right native seedlings and provide all the expert advice and information you need. You can

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Answer the call at Yankalilla SA Ambulance Service volunteers needed

he SA Ambulance Service (SAAS) volunteer team at Yankalilla is looking for volunteers to answer the call and join them, as the service launches a new community recruitment drive.

Now celebrating 50 years of service to the local community, the SA Ambulance team based at Yankalilla is calling for your help.

Volunteer Team Leader Jon Jaensch says it's been a remarkable half a decade of making sure the district has a full time 24-hour emergency service. But it needs community involvement to help keep the region safe.

"I think many people would agree that the service has been there to support them in their time of need," he said.

"And we have a remarkable team of volunteers who ensure we are there when you need us most.

"But we need new members, and we're asking you to help us, and Answer The Call."

The Yankalilla Ambulance answers over 1000 calls each year and travels across the Fleurieu. And the team has members of all ages and backgrounds who are willing to undertake training and join the ranks.

"You don't need a medical

background," said Jon. "We will train and teach you the skills needed in a way that fits in with your lifestyle.

"Your uniforms are provided, and you will be reimbursed for out-ofpocket expenses.

"Whether you have a job or are retired, we can make it work for you."

Jon pointed out there are more than a thousand volunteer SAAS members helping to keep 80 volunteer ambulance stations operating across remote areas of the state. Yankalilla SAAS has an information night at the station on Wednesday July 13.

"We would love to see you there," said Jon. "And answer any questions you have and show you our operation first hand."

There’s no better time to answer the call and take control in an emergency, to help save the lives of others.

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Tight-knit community ready to support homeless June 2022 esidential aged care residents are once again leading a unique community initiative to support people experiencing homelessness.

For the third year, residents from ACH Group residential care homes - including Yankalilla - will make mittens and knit gloves and scarves for people supported by charity organisation St Vincent de Paul Society (Vinnies) and they’re looking for the South Australian community to join the cause.

The community is being asked to knit the base pieces of mittens using a supplied pattern and drop the

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From there, residents will sew the pieces together and decorate the mittens ready to be donated to Vinnies. Residents will also knit gloves and scarves, two items that are also in need this winter.

ACH Group CEO Frank Weits said the initiative is a wonderful opportunity for residents to connect with the community and support South Australians experiencing homelessness.

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with the help of generous South Australians, have donated more than 200 knitted items to Vinnies and are looking forward to continuing their support in 2022,” he said.

“They are passionate about giving back to those in need and ACH Group is incredibly proud of their community mindfulness.

“The initiative is also a way for residents to create new social connections with one another. It’s a regular sight to see groups of residents sitting around the table knitting the items and having a great chat.”

Vinnies Fred’s Van Coordinator Teresa Branch said the charity is really pleased to be receiving the quality knitted goods from the ACH Group community again.

“As we enter the cooler months the beanies, scarves and mittens provide some practical relief from the elements, but the biggest impact for the people who receive them is knowing that they have been knitted with love, and that someone is thinking about them.”

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Email: editor@yrn.com.au Or Post to: Box 2110, Normanville SA 5204 car park and bought our block. limited use.

Secondly save the $1.6m plus, as everything is That was fifty years ago. over budget!, by having a serious look at the Carrickalinga was a very different place then. planning proposal of the Cafe leaseholders, who just a scattering of beach houses which the local are willing to put money into giving the patrons council had the good sense to monitor so that it never became a haphazard shanty town. Some of & community a service that they want.

The planning committee has passed the current those houses still exist but are being demolished proposed plans, with one member heavily to make way for yet another of the many twodissenting the proposal, but it’s not too late to storey mansions which now proliferate. Things have changed and, although the simple things change.

I have heard the caravan park cabins have also are lost, this results in many more people being had an approximately 30% cost blow out, so able to enjoy the pleasure of this beautiful place. how about reducing those numbers, even though And so it is with Second Valley. I'm sure that the I think you’ve somehow been given an extra area has changed over the years. It would be grant. They are being built in Victoria and will very different now from the time when my forebears, John Newbold and his family, lived be transported here at what cost??

No local jobs involved there! Also the Avenue there before they bought land at Bullaparinga. In of Honour Trees will have to be “trimmed “ to 1856 the first meeting of the then newly get them down Jetty Rd. Hopefully they will established District Council of Rapid Bay was survive as they are of great historical held in his home at Bullaparinga.

Second Valley is your haven. But you can't keep significance.

This is a large district with limited ratepayers, all it to yourself, Maureen. Other people will come of whom deserve improvements to their towns there because they like it, and stay there because, and areas. Why put all the eggs in one gigantic like you, they love it. spending basket, for tourism? We are a small It will be a much loved haven for many families country beach and seasonal, so tourists generally – just as Carrickalinga is for my children and grandchildren. don’t come in the winter months.

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Normanville Foreshore

he naysayers, voices of reason, cautious citizens, usual suspects etc, actually got it right, unfortunately.

We have been saying for the last two years, that indiscriminate over spending was not the way to behave as Interest Rates were bound to rise & fairly soon. Well here we are, they have gone up with a further rise predicted for July. Pretty disastrous for this community as I have been told that this council has everything mortgaged to the hilt!

So we need some serious reconsideration of the proposed projects, and need to re think the spending, I don’t think it would be a good thing to have to declare bankruptcy.

Ratepayers also don’t need to be asked to accept large rate rises to cover the costs. There are a lot of people hurting out there. It would also make sense to actually listen to what the majority of the community have been trying to tell council what they want, over the last two years.

What a pity the desecration of the foreshore area, that didn’t need to be touched, has started.

For a start: don’t shift the public toilets at the Foreshore, they are actually in the ideal position.

They can be upgraded at much less cost. The tennis club members, of whom there are many more than SLSC nippers, have good access now, but will be put at risk if having to cross the road.

The club is in need of resurfacing courts & an upgraded club room. It doesn’t seem fair that the surf club is getting a huge new building for

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hen I was growing up the family had a shack at Hallett Cove. We entered the living area at road level and then went down stairs to the boat shed from where we could go straight out on to the sand, go swimming or for a walk along the beach and the cliffs. Dad would drag his boat out and bring home a feed of fish.

Lots of happy memories.

But Hallett Cove is now a residential suburb. It's no longer the place that I remember. But who could begrudge those people who now can come home from work and sit in the comfort of their home on the hillside and watch the sun setting over the sea.

When we could no longer stay at Hallett Cove we came to Carrickalinga. “Where's that?” people would ask in those days. We dealt with Mr. Spooner in the office in his caravan in the

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embers of the art group met for another great day of art with Diane Faccine. Diane introduced the theme for the day as a reflection on the work of William Morris, an English architect renowned for his work as a fabric designer, writer and socialist.

The drawing which Diane showed us to introduce the theme was displayed in such a way that flowers and birds were linked together to create a design, but also occasionally moving off the edge of the paper, a characteristic of Morris's designs.

Members of the group returned to their art table to create their own design, using the photographs they had and some with flowers. Everyone worked at their own pace and there was a quiet atmosphere as we developed our own ideas.

Diane walked around and helped with ideas when needed but overall our group really concentrated and worked hard. A short break was held for a lunch break but we were keen to continue. The process involved design, drawing, painting and linking shapes together.

We had fourteen members attend so the room was quite full and everyone was focussed and enjoyed the day. We were thankful that we had heaters and could work in comfortable surroundings. We appreciate the work which has gone into improving the facilities in the kitchen and supper room.

Diane also brought some of the painted clothing which she designs and sells and displayed for us to see.

A delightful day which culminated in a display of everyone's work.

Diana Wallfried 0426233771 Rhonda Smith 0439944491

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Yankalilla Red Cross Branch

ongratulations to the Yankalilla Branch for reaching 60 years of service.

The Yankalilla area had a branch from 1914-18, Torrens Vale and Second Valley had branches during WWII. Sadly, they all closed at the end of WWI and WWII. In 1962, Yankalilla Red Cross branch re-opened with Mrs C James as President, Mrs Bungey as Vice-president, Mrs J Dienelt as Secretary/ Treasurer.

Committee members were Mrs Grundy, Brook, Hill, Brown, March and McCrea.

On Monday June 6th, 2022, a celebration of members, past and present, friends and supporters was held at the Yankalilla Uniting Church Hall. Lunch was provided to thirty visitors and members, also, Pat and Bruce from Red Cross Headquarters Divisional Committee, Milang and Inman Valley Branch members.

Vice President, Sue MacFarlane lit the candles of our impressive birthday cake. Heather Clarke (our oldest member) fanned them out and our President Joyce Blesing cut the cake.

Secretary, Coralie Law gave a report of past and

present fund raisers and thanked all for coming.

Our next meeting will be held on Monday 4th July at 1:30pm in the Yankalilla Uniting Church Hall. This will be our AGM so bring along your ideas for our 2022/23 program.

New members are welcome.

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The Night Shift !

his month we have planets in the evening sky for the first time since mid-February. On July 1 Saturn rises at about 8:30pm and Jupiter rises just after midnight. By July 30 Saturn rises about 6:45pm and Jupiter about 11:30pm. Both are evening planets for the rest of 2022.

Mercury returns to the evening sky in late July, very low in the sunset, but it will be easier to see next month. Meanwhile Mars is still a morning planet, rising close to the waning Moon on the morning of July 22. Venus is also a morning planet but it's dropping closer to the sunrise every day.

Last month we suggested "If you have binoculars, take a slow careful look at the sky between the Southern Cross and the False cross during a moonless night. This is one of the busiest parts of the Milky Way and contains many star clusters and nebulae." So here's a finder chart and a short list of targets (in approximate order of difficulty): (1) The Emu's head is the large dark patch of sky alongside the Southern Cross. Most textbooks will call it the Coal Sack because they're Europeancentric. We prefer its ancient indigenous name. It's a dark cloud of gas and

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with The Backyard Universe dust -- a dark nebula -- silhouetted against the Milky Way. (2) The Southern Pleiades (a.k.a. IC 2602) is the brightest star cluster in the southern sky and visible to the eye. Binoculars will reveal 15-20 of its brightest members; including the distinctive "five of diamonds" / capital W / capital M star pattern on the side nearest the Cross.

(3) The Eta Carinae nebula (a.k.a. NGC 3372) is named after its brightest star, whose enormous ultraviolet radiation causes the surrounding nebula gases to fluoresce. Binoculars show this nebula as a grey cloud, divided by a L or V-shaped dark band, and surrounded by multitudes of faint stars.

(4) The Football Cluster (a.k.a. NGC 3532 or the Pincushion Cluster) is named for its shape in binoculars. Small binoculars show it as a fuzzy ellipse but we don't know if it's an AFL or NRL football. Large binoculars begin to show some of its 150 stars and a small telescope will show all of them. For some unknown reason US authors call this the wishing well cluster.

(5) The Gem Cluster (NGC 3293), the Pearl Cluster (NGC 3766) and the Jewel Box (NGC 4755) are all a challenge for binoculars because they're compact. Most binoculars will show them only as blurry or deformedlooking "stars".

Human colour vision needs a lot of light to function, so even with binoculars you're going to be viewing all of these targets with your night vision. Which (a) sees only in shades of grey, and (b) has an "exposure time" of less than a second. A digital camera time exposure reveals much more here; for example the glowing pink gas clouds of the Eta Carinae nebula, the Emu's head in detail against the Milky Way, some additional clusters and nebulae not mentioned, and a lot more stars than you can eyeball.

Until next month.... Fraser

with Rob Kirk

Our Moon

hen you look up in the sky and see our fellow traveler do you wonder what she does for us? Would we miss her?

The Moon is believed to have been made when a planetoid, we named Theia, smashed into the early Earth and tore out a lot of material that coalesced to form the Moon. This body may have also brought a lot of iron which is now in the Earth’s core - and which is vital for our life another story.

The Moon was closer to us once and is slowly moving away. She helps produce our daily tides (along with some help from the Sun) but a vital role she plays is keeping the Earth’s tilt stable as we travel around the Sun. Without the influence of the Moon’s gravity we might wobble more and not have a stable climate. Mars does not have a large moon and her orbit is more unstable.

If we had no Moon then we might not be here!

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Yankalilla Men’s Probus

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ee, just of late the wind has been bearing down hard on us, and icy temperatures have left us in no doubt that Winter has arrived. Never mind though, our members found a way to get away from it all and enjoyed a warm and cordial time in June celebrating the 32nd anniversary of our club with a banquet luncheon at Min Palace.

However, prior to the luncheon, members met at the RSL Hall to attend their June meeting and to hear from guest speaker Geoff Bromilow, a local artist, sculptor, and photo journalist. Geoff outlined some human aspects of his life as an arborist, timber merchant, sculptor/artist, traveller, and conservationist and thanks go to Geoff for his generosity in sharing his time and thoughts with us.

Around 30 people attended the 32nd Anniversary luncheon at Min Palace and in true spirit of the adage that ‘There is no such thing as a free lunch”, Craig The Cruel Cwizmaster kept everybody busy working and asking curly questions in his Quiz throughout the duration of the luncheon! We are not going to talk about the table of dunces, (albeit it is so tempting to do so), but those on the other tables did perform so much better on the day by comparison. During the luncheon we learned that one of our members once trained as a ‘male model’Hmmm! Another member in earlier times used to stick his head below the ground to seek out close and tight spaces as a caver on Yorke

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Peninsula. We also learned from our President that he is a past Australian Home Brewing Champion! Gee, that is enough to raise eyebrows!

Our guest speaker for our Tuesday 5 July 2022 meeting at 10 am will be Grant Gartrell, a Speleoligist who will talk about caving on the Fleurieu Peninsula. So, there you are, a chance to learn some more about our great region!

If you are retired and interested in joining our group, then give it a thought. We meet on the 1st Tuesday of every month at 10am at the RSL Hall (situated 18 Main South Road, Normanville). To find out more contact: Bruce M: 0412474421 OR Neil M: 0452341145

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