Mannum Mag Issue 92 July 2014

Mannum Truck & Ute ShowMannum Hosts 1000s

On Sunday 8th June on a beautiful day the Mannum Progress Associationshowcased the town to a record crowd for the 3rd SA Truck and

Ute Show.On show were 64 trucks, 63 utes and in excess of 30

Historic utes and trucks from the Historical CommercialVehicle Club of Australia. This made a most impressive showfor all who attended.

The crowd was estimated to have been 7000 attendees andwas a wonderful spectacle for all who were there. The atmosphereof the day was great with bands performing at Shearer Car Park andMary Ann Reserve, entertainment for the children in Randell Street, a minimarket in the Bowling Club grounds and trade sites for the vehicle enthusiasts.

A small committee of very hard working people organise this event, but wouldnot be able to run it without the help of many volunteers. I sincerely thank thefollowing: those who helped set up, marshals for entries and parking vehicles,judges, raffle ticket sellers, those manning entry gates, people responsible forpress releases, courtesy bus drivers and any others who helped in any way we saythank you.

The success of the event financially is due to all sponsors, and their generosityis greatly appreciated. Major sponsor for the 2nd year was the Truck Factoryand other sponsors include: Wakefield Trucks, Truckworks, North East Isuzu,Adelaide Iveco, Elders Insurance, Reid Print, SA Tourism Commission, Gulf

Western Oil, CMV, Eichler Earthmovers, Truckline, Rob Sinclair Finance,Daimler Trucks, 1125 – 5MU, Mid Murray Council, Mannum

Community Cub, Pretoria Hotel and IGA Mannum.Without the help of these groups the event would not be

possible and Mannum ProgressAssociationreally appreciatesthe continued support.

The aim of the event is to promote our town at a time of theyear when visitors aren’t as numerous as they are in the

warmer months and we hope all businesses who support us bycatering for the visitors had a great day and we thank them for their

support.Along with all of the above it has been possible to make a financial profit and

after our 3rd year we are hoping to donate money to a worthwhile cause. Thishas been discussed at our monthly meetings and we hope to give generoussupport for the proposed helipad in Mannum.

As this is intended to be an annual event, we hope that we can count on thetownspeople of Mannum to support us again and to enjoy this great day.

The next planned event for the Mannum Progress Association is the two dayCraft Fair at the Leisure Centre on 9th and 10th August, so please mark thisweekend on your calendar.

Carol Greening O.A.M,Chairperson,

Mannum Progress Association

Annual MannumCraft Fair

Mannum Progress Associationon the Go Again

Saturday 9th August – Sunday 10th August

Our next event for 2014 is the two day Annual Craft Fair to be held in theMannum Leisure Centre on Saturday 10th August 10 am to 4 pm and

Sunday 11th August 10 am to 3 pm.Your favourite stalls have rebooked and we have a waiting list of many other

crafts wanting to get a spot.The event will cover many crafts, including quilting/patchwork, cardmaking,

decoupage, scrapbooking, lacemaking, beading/jewellery, glass painting.Once again, the balustrade around the basketball stadium will be decorated

with all locally made quilts. The display was a big talking point of the CraftFair last year and it was communicated to us that visiting people were surprisedwe had so many quilters in our town.

We will be running the canteen again with plenty of hot soup for the winterand other scrumptious foods.

If you have any further ideas for our next Craft Fair, please contact IreneLovell 8569 2541 or 0407 605 487 or email [email protected]

Irene Lovell, Secretary

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Community LibraryPart of the One Card Network

The Mannum School CommunityLibrary has now switched over to

the new one card network!Please come into the library and

register to receive your new librarycard and pin number. Students arealready registered.

The One Card system allowspatrons to access books, DVDs, musicand magazines from over 130 publiclibraries across South Australia.

Your Mannum Library Card can beused at all participating librariesacross SA.

You can search for items online atthe address below.

If you find anitem you likeonline, place a hold on the item usingyour new Mannum Library Card.

The item will be located in the firstavailable library and delivered toMannum. We will notify you byphone or email when your item isready to be picked up.

Be aware that lending periods andoverdue policies for a particular itemthat you borrow will depend onwhich library issues you that item.

Please speak to the library staff ifyou have any questions.

Jo Dunn, Teacher Librarian

Ageing in the Murraylands4Calendars & Dates 28Church Services 3

Classifieds 27Food is Life is Food 24Mid Murray Council Update

21 Mis Murray SupportServices 18Musical Miscellany 18

SALA: South Australian Living Artistsin Mannum. See pages 14-15.

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Aroona: Mannum and Surrounds

We are excited to announce thatJoeys and Cubs are opening 1st

week of Term 3 at the MannumShowgrounds.

Joeys will meet at 4:15pm to5:15pm on Tuesdays with Cubsfollowing at 5:30pm to 7:00pm.

Katrina Smart will take charge ofthe Joey mob and is looking forseveral other people willing tobecome leaders for the 6 to 8 yearold age bracket.

Craig Johnson and new localleaders Peter Litchfield and KarenWilcock will make up our Cubleader team for the 8 to 11 year oldsection known as Cub Scouts. Peterhas a wealth of previous experienceas a Cub leader and Karen islooking forward to manyadventures with local youth. Wewill be looking for more leaders andParent helpers for this section toensure we can provide the bestprogram possible to our youngmembers.

We would like to open a Scouttroop inside Mannum as soon aspossible but need adults who arewilling to step forward to lead thissection before we can do so. Scouts

are aged 11 to 15. We already havea scout troop at Wall Flat for thosewilling to travel the 17km to getthere. This troop will remain atWall Flat as it is an ideal locationfor scouting with plenty of room foro r i e n te e r i n g a n d o u td o o radventures.

The Aroona Venturer Unit meetsFridays at the Old Palmer CFS shedin Palmer. This is a vibrant sectionfor those aged 15 to 18 led by IngridCastle, who has been associated withScouting for the past five years,with two other leaders.

We welcome all youth to takeadvantage of a four week ‘come andtry for free’ period, after which youwill need to make a decision aboutwhether to join or not.

There is a cost of $50 annualmembership which covers insurancecosts. The group charges $35 perterm with substantial fee reductionsfor paying on time or volunteeringto join the committee or leadershipteam.

For more information call KymWalton on 0407 179 101 or visitwww.aroona.sa.scouts.com.au

Kelly Johnson, Group LeaderAroona Scout Group

Letters to the EditorDeadline 27th June for publication in the July issue

Council Debt Level

Dear Editor,Re the Mayor’s reply to Val

Bottroff (Letters, May 2014). I felt itwas just condescendingandbelittling.Our debt may well be, “welldocumented in this magazine andthrough our Audit Committee andIndependent Auditors. All arecomfortable with Mid MurrayCouncil’s financial performance ... we

meet our requirements and generallymore so.” Those mentioned areAuditors and are not in a position tocriticise as “they are merelyAuditors.”

Are the general population, theRate Payers, comfortable with thedebt of $12.9 million when our rateincome per year is between $11.5Mand $12M?

Peter R. Smith, OAM

YOGA with JUDY

Yoga brings about emotionalstability and clarity of mind.Every Wednesday of the school term at the:

Mannum Community Hub58 Walker Avenue10am—11.15 Fee: $5.00Please bring your Yoga mat

VolunteersRequired

Are you willing to offer yourskills as a Volunteer?

Are you interested in, or do youhave Retail Skills or CustomerService Skills? We are in need ofmore volunteers for Scrooges.

Do you have any Administrationand/or Computer or Office Skills,we need more people for the Hubespecially when the currentvolunteers are on leave.

Maybe you are interested inrotating and filling in while othersare away at Scrooges, Reception at

the main office, and at the Hub.Your experience in the above

areas would be greatly appreciated.Volunteering is a great

opportunity for you to meet newpeople and make new friends.

Scrooges receive many visitorsfrom all over, this is a fabulousopportunity to showcase and talkabout our Community.

Please register your interest as aVolunteer by phoning us on 85692129 or at the MannumCommunity Hub 08 8569 1832

Country Arts GrantApplications

Country Arts grant applicationscoming up in July/August for

projects starting first half of 2015.For assistance in project design

and grant writing,Please Contact Arts Officer Tess

Minett on 8569 0100.

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

Sale of MannumIce Works

After 16 years of ownership ofthe Mannum Ice Works Brian

and Jayne Bormann have sold-up.The new owners, Lara and Gary

Farr, although not completestrangers to the town, having ahouseboat at Kia Marina for sometime, have decided to purchase ahome and move to Mannum toenjoy the country life on the river.

We would like to thank all whohave patronized our business overthe years and made it grow, so hopeyou will continue with Lara andGary.

It will take some time during thetransition for Gary and Lara tofamiliarize themselves witheveryone, especially gas customers,so your input of details whenordering is paramount.

You will probably ask what I amgoing to do? The answer is I don’tknow, but I do have 16 years ofhome duties to catch up on andJayne will continue at LerwinNursing Home for another 12months before retiring.

Once again thank you for yoursupport.

Brian and Jayne

Mannum Mag Issue Number 92

District Church Services for Mannum Congregations

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

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

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

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

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

SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST 17 King George St. Ph: 0433 734 037Mannum, Saturdays 9:30 am, Sabbath School 11:00 am

UNITING Corner of Greening Street & Walker AvenueEnquiries: Phone one of the Elders.G Gobbett: 8569 1083, M Thomas: 8569 1005G McInerney: 8569 2076Mannum, 1st, 3rd, 5th Sundays 11 am, 2nd & 4th Sundays 9 am

Mental Health ExpoMurray Bridge Town Hall, Friday 17th October 2014, 10:00am – 3:00pm

The Mental Health Expo will help to raise awareness of the needsto improve mental health and wellbeing in the Murraylands and

surrounding districts.Murraylands service providers from all sectors and community

members host the Expo. The Expo provides all community members,from local and outlying areas, access to information regarding mentalhealth and mental illness, resources, speakers, workshops andprovides a greater awareness of local services in a safe, caring,friendly and nonjudgmental environment.

Members of the community will be have opportunities to makeconnections and speak with those in similar situations to themselvesas well as those who can support them.

1. Aim of the event: To raise awareness about the impact of stigma anddiscrimination for people with a mental illness in the community.2. To provide an opportunity for people in rural and remote communities to have anopen discussion about mental illness and to have access to NGO’S and GovernmentOrganisation’s who provide mental health services and be provided with informationabout mental illness and mental health all in one space.3. To create an opportunity to promote the mental health and emotional wellbeingof people within the community that is fun, entertaining and free from stigma.4. To encourage event participation in an inclusive environment - e.g. Aboriginal,Culturally and Linguistically Diverse and Youth.

Free community event enquiries:Cathy 0439 087 523.

Mannum Football Club

July leads an important coupleof months for the Mannum

Football Club for a number ofreasons. Firstly our League sideneeds to get consistent in theirperformances. Playing onconsecutive weeks will certainlyhelp this situation. This year wehave found it extremely hard toplay good football after two 3week breaks without any games,but in the second half of theseason, this won’t occur again aswe only have one more bye.

So, our aim on the playing sideof the Club should be clear. The“A” grade needs to consolidate atop 3 spot, from whichpremierships are won. TheReserves need to dig deep andwin a game or two and ourunderage sides need to doeverything possible in theirdevelopment and attitude toensure success. We are quitecapable of achieving these goalsand will regret it if we don’t doeverything possible to do so.

In July and August, we havethree special events whichshould appeal to all supporters

of the Club. On Saturday 5th

July, we are launching our veryown Past Players and Officialsgroup, aptly named “RestingRoos”. On Saturday 19th July,our major fundraising event forthe year will be held. This is ourannual Goods and ServicesAuction. There will be plenty ofattractions for people to buyincluding a brand new tabletennis table.

Lastly on Saturday 9th August,don’t miss our new event “FlightNight”. This promises to be anextremely fun night. This is thefirst time we have run such anevent so you will need to be atthe first one to experience all theexcitement of travel withoutleaving the ground. More detailsare available from Kerry Yeateson 0439 877 849.

Finally, the Mannum FootballClub is the place to eat onThursday nights. Dinner isserved from 6pm till 8pm and isreally good value at $10 foradults with kids serves at $7.Hope to see you there if you canfind a spare seat.

Peter Milsom, President

Adelaide City CouncilDisability Parking

M u r r a y T r a n s p o r tConnections Community

Passenger Network links peoplewho require transport with thosewho provide transport. We are acentral point of contact fortransport information in MidMurray Council and the RuralCity of Murray Bridge. We workclosely with local transportproviders to help coordinatetransport services for eligibleresidents in our region.Eligibility for communitytransport varies, depending onthe type of service required, butcan include frail older people,carers, a person with a disability,or those who are isolated, withno access to private or publictransport.

Disability ParkingUPark Accessibility Pass

The UPark Accessibility Passprovides 2 hours free parking upto 52 times per year at all UParkcar parks. You must applydirectly to UPark for anAccessibility Pass by filling out

a registration formand attaching with acopy of your currentSA Disability Parking Permit.

To be eligible for discounteddisabled parking in AdelaideCity Council UParks you mustbe a South Australian Residentand have a current and validDisability Parking Permit issuedby the Department of Planning,Transport and Infrastructure.

To find out more informationabout the UPark AccessibilityPass, and to access theapplication forms, please visito u r w e b s i t e a twww.murraymalleetransport.com.au orcontact Adelaide City CouncilCustomer Centre on 8203 7203.

If you have a general enquiryabout transport, or you wouldlike to know how you can get towhere you want to go, pleasecontact Murray TransportConnections.

Karyn Baker or Natalie DavisPh: 1300 190 869 or Email:[email protected]

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Issue Number 92 Mannum Mag

Ageing in the Murraylandswith Millie

With cold, grey weatherheralding winter, a little

craziness sets in. Maybe somecreamy cheesecake or crunchycarrot cake or even choc-chipcupcakes with coffee in a cozycafé with caterwauling orcareering cats, or just cuddlykitties, will create the catharticconditions we need.

This is not as crazy at itappears. Queen Street inMelbourne will soon beboasting Australia’s first catcafé.

Cat cafés date back toTaiwan in the 1980s and havebeen copied in othermegacities in Asia. WhileJapan has many hostess barsand brothels, the ‘host clubs’for women are not popular. So,a lunch-time visit to a cat caféthat provides a tranquil escapefrom the city’s noisiness isespecially popular withwomen. The café may besituated in a high-rise buildingwith photos of cute cats on thewalls. You may be given abrochure with details,including names, of theresident kitties to aid yourselection should you choose tointeract with just one or two,and your own container ofshredded chicken to oil theintroduction. Backgroundmusic will accompany thepurring and meowing. Patronsof the café, human ones that is,are likely to leave you alone tofocus on your new felinef r i ends an d , a s onec o m m e n t a t o r p u t i t ,

‘experience intimacy withoutthe obl iga t ions of ahuman-to-human relationship’.

Why this craze, you mightask. Anne Allison, Professorof Cultural Anthropology atDuke University, providesclues in her book PrecariousJapan (Duke University Press2013). She studied the changesin Japanese society since theeconomic collapse in 1991.Stable jobs are scarce,marriage and birth rates havedeclined, young people cannotafford to leave home, and thereis a rise of hikikomori (peoplewho withdraw from society)and suicide. Cat cafécustomers have materialised inconsumeristic societies.

The English writer, JohnBerger, wrote in the 1970s thatanimals offer humans an oddkind of companionship, “akind of innocence … emptiedof experience and secrets” inthe eyes of humans, provokingnostalgia. He postulated thatthe way we think of animals,particularlydomesticated ones,is a projection of how we seeourselves.

No surprise then, that whenthe Melbourne cat café websiteadvertised that interaction withcats can lower “high bloodpressure, stress and anxiety”,the twitterers went wild withenthusiasm.

Sillie Millie says: Right! Iknow what you really eat whenyou go to a Cat Café. Chinesechicken!

MID MURRAYCOUNCIL ELECTIONS NOVEMBER 2014

Shearer Ward(formerly Randell and Reedy Creek wards)

VOTE 1 BRIAN TAYLORExperience – Commitment – Integrity

You must vote for at least 3 other candidates

Authorised by Brian Taylor Long Gully Road Mannum

From Your Local MemberMr Stephan Knoll MP, Member for Schubert

Disused School Land

L iberal Member forSchubert, Stephan Knoll

MP, spoke in Parliament thisweek in support of returningthe vacant land at the oldMannum and Moculta PrimarySchools to the community.

“I understand that this land issitting on the balance sheet aspart of the government’sbudget; but if no one isprepared to buy it, what is itreally worth? I would say tothe community it is worth alot,” Mr Knoll said.

The three allotments totalling2.12 hectares around the oldMannum Primary School havebeen on the market for sevenyears since the school wasclosed in 2005 and mergedwith the high school to becomeMannum Community Collegein 2006.

Moculta Primary Schoolclosed at the end of 2010. Thissite comprises vacant land andan old school building.

“When I visited the schoolbuilding earlier this year it wascompletely derelict. Thepeople of Moculta are veryproud of their town and theydeserve the ability to takecharge of this site.”

Mr Knoll has recently beenin discussions with local

community groups about thevacant land and the possibilityof ownership of that land beingreturned to the community.

Correspondence Mr Knollreceived from Renewal SAdated 28th April 2014 statesthat:

“To date there has been verylimited interest in either ofthese properties.”

“To my mind, this is a wayof saying nobody really wantsto buy them.

“An example of the benefitto the community is the oldMannum School buildingpurchased by the Mid MurrayCouncil in 2010 which hasbe c o me t h e M annumCommunity Hub afterextensive works to restore thebuilding.

“The hub is now a hive ofactivity; providing localresidents with a place to meet,courses for improving ITskills, services to the elderlyand a community garden.

“The Mannum communityhas taken a school that hadclosed down and brought itback to a point where it is nowa hub for the community tocome together. The gifting ofthis land would help tocomplete this piece of socialinfrastructure.”

Once upon a time, an infant rabbit was orphaned and a family of squirrels adopted it and raised it like it was one of their own. This process led to some strange activitiesin the rabbit. It liked to run up trees the way its step-siblings did rather than hopping on the ground. Plus it ate acorns and nuts rather than carrots. When it was half grown,it realized something was different and approached its step-parents to discuss the issue. He told them that he was not sure of his role in the world and that he was dejected.His step-parents told him, “Don’t scurry. Be hoppy.”


A cowboy rides his horse up to a saloon. All the patrons gawked as the cowboykissed his horse on the bottom before coming in and asking for a drink. Thebartender serves him and asks, “Why’d ya kiss your horse on the bottom?”

The cowboy says, “It’s ‘cause I got chapped lips.”The bartender asks, “Does manure help them heal?”Cowboy replies, “No, but it stops me licking them.”

Mannum Combined Probus Club

In Mannum the Men’sProbus Club formed in

1991, the Ladies Probus Clubin 1992. The two clubsamalgamated in 2002 to formThe Combined Probus Clubof Mannum Inc.

The club now has amembership of 58 and meetson the first Monday of eachmonth. Meetings, guestspeakers and trips give greatvariety for members at anaffordable price.

The June meeting had asthe guest speaker, MrEdmondo Polombo, theDirector of Nursing of theMannum Hospital. Thespeaker gave a briefsummary of his life leadingup to a rather extensivereview of how the localhospital provides care andsupport for those who passthrough, and for those who

are long-termresidents.

He replied tomany questions from a veryinterested audience.

The July meeting will takethe form of a bus trip toBedford Industries giving achance to see how Bedfordoperates in providing gainfulemployment for people withdisabilities.

Villis Bakery is the venuefor lunch, then, a visit toMelbas Chocolates atWoodside will afford a greatchance for a winter top up onthe way home.

People interested in Probusshould contact the President,Ian Mann (8569 1646) orSecretary, Geoff Gobbett on8569 1083.Geoff Gobbett, Secretary 8569 1083

Mr Snot BottomSchool Holiday Entertainment

The children haven’t beenforgotten. The Murray

Bridge Town Hall presents:“Mr Snot Bottom”

Wednesday 16th July, 11:00amMurray Bridge Town Hall

Meet the horrible Mr. SnotBottom, a deeeesgustingkids’ comedian brimmingwith all the topics kids love:b o o ge r s , b o t t o ms ,p o p - o f f s a n dsmells! Little boyslove him and girlslove to tell himoff! Be repulsedby horr iblestories, grossgags and justw r o n groutines in thisroller coaster of

weirdness!Perfect for children aged

4-10, though they must beaccompanied by a payingadult.

Tickets are $9.00 each,available in person at theMurray Bridge VisitorInformation Centre, 3 South

Terrace, Murray Bridgebetween 10:00am and

4:00pm every day,or by phoning8539 1142. TheTown Hall Box

Office is openone hour priort o e a c hperformancefor the sale of

anyremaining tickets.See page 20.

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Mental MusingsThe Ok Zone!

Did you take time to museabout getting into it and

staying there, or getting backin again?

As the saying goes “stuffhappens” and when it does,building resilience is a skill weall need to keep us fromgetting “too bogged down init”!

Anxiety and depression cancome from what’s going on inour minds so don’t alwaysbelieve what you think withoutask ing yourse l f somequestions.

We could ask ourselvesabout a particular thought andwhether or not it was useful.Maybe on another day it couldbe, or in a different context,but perhaps this time we needto “turn it down” like theradio, TV or iPod. Thoughts inour minds can’t hurt us, but

what we do with them can –so, we mustn’t just push themaway. The thought or feelingneeds to be acknowledged anddealt with, maybe just “turneddown”.

We can control our bodythoughts and feelings.

Breathing is a useful tool wecan all develop and usewherever we are. Let’s museabout this stress managementand try the suggestion by FionaGriffith of The OK zoneWell-Being Package.

Breathe in through the nose,holding four counts beforebreathing out, long and slowthrough the mouth, for at least10 times.

Our communitywell-being isvery much hung on individualwell-being. So let’s encourageourselves and at least someoneelse.

Community Correspondent


Tanya Mathews with Pauline

Mannum Community Hub

Participants from Mannum,Purnong, Sedan and

Cambrai gathered at MannumCommunityHub (McHUB) for6 weeks of Mosaic Workshopswith Heather Gordon ofRhagodia Mosaics, Nuriootpa.

Heather facilitated designskills, the use of mosaic toolswith an emphasis on safety andthe repurposing of discardedcrockery and mirror todecorate a planter pot.Participants also made a trivetusing colourful tiles. Grouting(with the assistance of EloiseO’Doherty) was also taughtduring the workshops.

Excellent feedback about theMosaic Workshops from theparticipants included:

“It was wonderful; I would like tosee more!”

“It helped when I was feelingblue.”

“Gave me another dimension tomy craft skills.”

“Creativity, sense of community,

meeting new people,inspirational.”

“It’s good to learn somethingdifferent; you’re never too old tolearn.”

“Made the lessons fun butteaching technique so good.”

“Taught me new skills andmeeting lovely people.”

“Really wish it could continueon.”

P a r t i c i p a n t s w e r ee n t h u s i a s t i c a b o u trecommending the MosaicWorkshops to others.

Heather Gordon commentedon the positive communityvibe at the MannumCommunity Hub saying thatshe really enjoyed getting toknow the participants andseeing their mosaic skillsdevelop. Photos from theMosaics Workshops can beviewed on the RhagodiaMosaics Facebook page.

Tanya Mathews, Coordinatorat the Mannum Community

Hub, was delighted withthe outcomes of theMosaic Workshops.

Please contact Tanyaa t t h e M a n n u mCommunity Hub at 58W a l k e r A v e n u e ,Mannum or telephone8569 1832 Email:mannumcommunityhub@gmai

l . c o m fo r fu r t h e rinformation.

Mannum CommunityHub - Hours areMonday to Friday8:30am - 4:00pm

Pause A Whilewith Mannum Interchurch Council

Be a good neighbour

Jesus told many stories in theform of parables. They were

stories of things people knewabout, but with much deepermeanings. On one occasion hetold the story of a Jewish manwho was attacked by robbers.They stripped him of hisclothes, beat him and left himfor dead. You can read thisstory in Luke chapter 10 fromverse 25. What would becomeof this man?

It seemed like his luck wasimproving when a priestpassed by the same place, butthe priest didn’t want to getinvolved and avoided him.Then a church leader camealong, but he too didn’t wantto get involved and passed by.Finally a Samaritan came byand took pity on the injuredman. He bound and dressed hiswounds and took him where he

could be cared for till herecovered. This story is oftencalled The Good Samaritan.

It is easy for us to miss howoutrageous this story is. TheJews hearing Jesus speakwould have expected a priestor church leader to helpsomeone in need, but theSamaritans were their mostdespised enemies. They wouldnever expect a Samaritan tohelp a Jew.

Jesus was demonstratingwhat it means to be a goodneighbour. A good neighbourdoesn’t need to be from thesame ethnic group or religion,or even share the same worldview. A good neighbour helpssomeone in need, whoeverthey may be.

Our society is improvedwhen we all learn to be goodneighbours.

Rev. Colin Nieass

Prayer Meetings for MannumThursday 10th July, 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm, Baptist Church, William StreetWednesday 16th July, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm, Seventh Day Adventist Ch, King George St

Whistle TootPS Marion and Mannum Dock Museum

The sounds of children’svoices have been heard at

the Mannum Dock Museumover the past month as threeschools have visited themuseum to learn aboutMannum, the paddle boats,river trade, and blacksmithing.Volunteer guides, led by MargDowley, have enjoyed theexperience of communicatingwith students, teachers andparents from Hawthorndene,Burnside and St JosephsMurray Bridge PrimarySchools. Groups have exploredthe museum, and been takenon walks around Mannum.Enthusiastic children helpedload a few pieces of wood forthe PS Marion by forming apassing line from the end ofthe conveyor belt to the boathold.

PV Mayflower, underextensive refurbishment, wasviewed from the grass by all

visitors withmanycompliments fromadultsabout the volunteers who workto keep the Museumfunctioning and the “old girl”is afloat and useable.

T h e M u s e u m a n dInformation Centre is lookingvery smart with freshly paintedfloors throughout, organisedbyvolunteer John Rosser. Newdisplay units complement thepaint work, and soon there willa table and chairs givingvisitors a place to sit whenenjoying a cuppa from therefreshment machine. With thenext school holidays startingon 7th July, the Museum is agreat place to bring thechildren for a visit.

Inquiries about activities atthe Mannum Dock Museumplease ring 8569 2733 or 85691303 or visit the websitewww.psmarion.com

Jenny Twigden


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Cass Hissey, CEO Mid Murray Support Services, introduces herself to a group of

community members at the Mannum Community Hub Story on page 18.

Hot Rod Show

M a n n u m H o s p i t a lAuxiliary would like to

thank Leon Warhurst andShaun Bartlett for theircommitment and hard work inorganizing the Hot Rod Showyet again this year.

The hospital will benefitgreatly for their efforts inraising over $6000 for the

Auxiliary.Each year they seem to

surpass themselves in makingthis show a real pleasure for allages. We truly appreciate allthe work you put into it.

Thank you on behalf of allthe volunteers.

Linda Hunter

VolunteersRequired

Are you willing to offer yourskills as a Volunteer?

Are you interested in, or doyou have Retail Skills orCustomer Service Skills? Weare in need of more volunteersfor Scrooges.

D o y o u h a v e a n yA d m i n i s t r a t i o n a n d / o rComputer or Office Skills, weneed more people for the Hubespecially when the currentvolunteers are on leave.

Maybe you are interested inrotating and filling in whileothers are away at Scrooges,Reception at the main office,

and at the Hub.Your experience in the above

areas would be greatlyappreciated.

Volunteering is a greatopportunity for you to meetnew people and make newfriends.

Scrooges receive manyvisitors from all over, this is afabulous opportunity toshowcase and talk about ourCommunity.

Please register your interest asa Volunteer by phoning us on8569 2129 or at the MannumCommunity Hub 08 8569 1832

From the Lions Den

On Tuesday 24th JuneMannum Lions held their

annual handover dinner at theMannum Community Club. Anew board was inducted for thenext 12 months under thePres idency of Brenton‘Scrubby’ Forrest. A busy yearis expected and we hope it willbe as successful as the last yearhas been. A good night was hadby all who attended includinghonoured guests.

Our cemetery working beesare going well and we hope tosee more volunteers as the workcontinues in future. The endresult will be of benefit to our

whole community. Remember,the second and fourthThursdays of each month at9:00am.

Lions members have alsobeen busy with the on-goingmaintenance of the grounds atthe Mannum Police Station.

The Truck and Ute Show washeld last month and was a greatsuccess. Mannum Lions workedat our usual BBQ catering andin excess of $2600 profit wasmade. This was added to themonies that have beendispersed to the many worthycauses that Lions support.

Barry Mansell

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Out Of This WorldAstronomer’s Corner

At around 10 pm the Southern Cross is justpast overhead along with the pointers.

Looking at Alpha Centauri through a small telescope may beenough to split the double star and, because of the closeness, itis always a treat to observe.

The massive planetary system of Jupiter and its moons will bein conjunction from 25th July and too close to the sun to observe.Of a similar reddish tinge there are three other objects competingfor your attention. These are the planet Mars, near the Star Spicaand Corvus (the Crow), the star Antares in Scorpio and the planetSaturn, all having a slight red tinge in colour. Overhead at thistime, and moving on and alongside the ecliptic, these objectsmay be found against dark winter skies.

Very late in the evening the constellation Leo is setting and onthe eastern horizon is the constellation Capricorn (a goat with afishes tail). This constellation is interesting because its elementsare low in magnitude (very faint) and form an arrow head shapeand it is on the ecliptic and hence visited by the passing planets.Some slower moving, outer planets such as Jupiter stay for quitea while as they traverse this part of the sky. Seen against a risinghorizon, parts of Capricorn maybe mistaken for parts of otherconstellations such as Pisces (the fishes) so it is a good observingexercise.

The Scorpion is overhead at this time and is not far visuallyfrom the Milky Way’s galactic core. We see the planets in frontof “our” spiral arm of this grand spiral galaxy, one of some 100million in our region alone.

The use of a wide angle lenses can greatly enhancephotographs of the night sky similar in effect to a chrome domeor fisheye where great expanses may be viewed in one sitting.

Dave Allen

Moon PhasesNew First 1/4 Full Last 1/4

27 July 4 August 12 July 19 July

The Happy Swan

Readers will have heard of aswan in big trouble along

River Lane water front a fewweeks ago.

Well, he had a badly brokenwing and some kind citizencaught him, took him to a vet,was operated on and kept inconfinement for a considerabletime, hoping later that hewould be released back to theriver.

We are happy to report, thattoday he has returned home tous (only one wing) at 58 RiverLane to enjoy his life with us.Better still, he has found hispartner. They are enjoying anice big feed of wheat and willlive happily ever after.

Brian Bond

A Tribute to Rod Mann

Mid June, a small group ofthe friends of Rod Mann

met for lunch with Ruth.The group included friends

from his parish and thecommunity groups that heestablished while at Mannum.

Ralph Pitman spoke of Rod’scommitment to the communityand his involvement with it’smembers through small groupssuch as Art and Soul, and his

driving force to establishMannum Mag; effectively agift to the entire community.

The following was selectedand presented by Ruth, onehalf of R & R, from the earlyyears of Mannum Mag.

“A great soul serves everyone allthe time. A great soul never dies. Itbrings us together again andagain.” Maya Angelou

WHEN GREAT SOULS DIE

When great trees fall,rocks on distant hills shudder,lions hunker down in tall grasses,and even elephants lumber after safety.When great trees fall in forests,small things recoil into silence,their senses eroded beyond fear.When great souls die,the air around us becomes light, rare, sterile.We breathe, briefly.Our eyes, briefly, see with a hurtful clarity.Our memory, suddenly sharpened,examines,gnaws on kind words unsaid,promised walks never taken.

Great souls die and our reality,bound to them, takes leave of us.Our souls,dependent upon their nurture,now shrink, wizened.Our minds, formed and informed by their radiance,fail away.We are not so much maddenedas reduced to the unutterable ignoranceof dark, cold caves.

And when great souls die,after a period peace blooms,slowly and always irregularly.Spaces fill with a kind of soothing electric vibration.Our senses, restored, never to be the same, whisper to us.They existed. They existed.We can be.Be and be better.For they existed.

Maya Angelou

But these are they of which ye shall not eat: the eagle, and theossifrage, and the ospray, And the glede, and the kite, and thevulture after his kind, And every raven after his kind, And theowl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after hiskind, The little owl, and the great owl, and the swan, And thepelican, and the gier eagle, and the cormorant, And the stork,and the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat.

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The string goes back to his table. He ties himself in a loop and messes up thetop of his hair. He walks back up to the bar and orders a beer.

The bartender squints at him and says, “Hey, aren’t you a string?”The string says, “Nope, I’m a frayed knot.”

Murray Bridge Matinee Series

As we start to experience some very real wintery weather, whatbetter time than now to visit the beautiful Murray Bridge

Town Hall for the Matinee Series, presented by the Rural City ofMurray Bridge and Out of the Square Inc. Enjoy a complimentarymorning tea from 10am followed by the performance at 11am.Concert tickets are $15.00 each.

“String Fever”Thursday 24th July 2014, at 11 am

Jacqui and Brenton combine early careers in the AdelaideSymphony Orchestra with their many years inentertainment to present a show that is unique, classy –and most importantly – a lot of fun. They have beenbringing their unique brand of music and comedy toaudiences world-wide for over 15 years and have receivedeleven Australian National Awards for their services toshowbiz. Their musical rollercoaster will take you fromBenny and Bjorn to Rodgers and Hammerstein, plus adazzling tribute to Elton John.

Tickets are available in person at the Murray Bridge VisitorInformation Centre, 3 South Terrace, Murray Bridge, between10:00am and 4:00pm every day, or by phoning 8539 1142. TheTown Hall Box Office is open one hour prior to eachperformance for the sale of any remaining tickets. This will alsobe your last chance to take advantage of the savings bypurchasing a subscription to the Matinee Series from July toDecember.

After you attend a performance, visit the beautiful MurrayBridge Regional Gallery where two exhibitions will be runningthrough until 24th August.

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

“Stratum”, in the Vicki Nottage Sculpture Court, is anexhibition of work by Yvonne East combining traditional drawingand painting techniques with multimedia installation toinvestigate the physical and psychological connection with theAustralian landscape. “Stratum” was the culmination ofGoolwa-based East’s selection for the inaugural Breaking GroundVisual Artist Professional Development Award from CountryArts SA. It does contain nudity. The Murray Bridge RegionalGallery is open from Tuesday to Sunday.

Mannum MagNew Home Delivery Day

The Mannum letter box drophas a new delivery

schedule.Assuming no unforseen

circumstances affecting eitherthe production of Mannum Magor the contractor’s deliveryschedule, your Mannum Magwill arrive on the Tuesdayfollowing the first Saturday ofthe month of issue.

Pick-up copies, kindly heldfor your convenience by somelocal businesses, will beavailable after the letter boxdrop.

Publication Deadline Dates

The deadline date forpublication in any month

remains at the last Friday of thepreceding month.

Plan ahead. Events that occurbetween the deadline anddelivery dates for the month ofissue, must be promoted in theissue for the previous month.

Example: Publicity for an eventbetween 29th August and 9th

September must be submittedbefore 25th July so that it ispublished in the August issue.

The remaining publishing and delivery schedule for 2014 is as follows.

Deadline: Last Friday of the month

Issue 93 August 94 September 95 October

Friday Deadline July 25 August 29 September 26

Tuesday Delivery August 5 September 9 October 7

Issue 96 November 97 December

Friday Deadline October 31 November 28

Tuesday Delivery November 11 December 9

The midday deadline on the last Friday of the month is critical.Unless you have made a special arrangement with the editor, emailis not checked again until after that issue is finished. The issuemust be compiled and ready to print on the Monday after deadline


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Free Movie NightThe Railway Man

Saturday 26th July, 7:00 pm

As a fund-raiser for the Schools ChaplaincyProgram, the Mannum Interchurch Council

is sponsoring a free movie night on Saturday26th July at the Mannum Lutheran Hall, CliffStreet. The movie will be the acclaimed “TheRailway Man”, starring Colin Firth and NicoleKidman.

It is a truestory of horrificw a r t i m ee x p e r i e n c e sd u r i n g t h ebuilding of theT h a i - B u r m arailway duringWorld War II,a n d t h e i raftermath. EricLomax is aretired railwaysignals engineer,still obsessed with trains, when he meets andmarries Patti. It’s only after their marriage thatEric’s demons manifest themselves.

The passing years do not remove thepsychological trauma Eric suffered during thewar, and with the help of Patti and his bestfriend Finlay, he eventually tries to let go of the

bitterness and hatred that he still carries. In theprocess, he finds that the Japanese officer whowas his primary torturer in the POW camp isnow a tour guide at the site of the memorial tothe notorious railway. The climax of the film isboth powerful and encouraging.

This i s ac h a l l e n g i n gmovie, intendedf o r m a t u r ea u d i e n c e s .Margaret andDavid of ABC’s“At the Movies”gave it 4 and 4½s t a r srespectively.

The moviewill start at7pm, and thehall will be

heated. Entry will be free, but an opportunitywill be given to donate to the ChaplaincyProgram, here in Mannum, Palmer andCambrai. A light supper will follow for thosewho want to stay and talk

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Down to EarthMannum Community

Garden Group

Slugs and snails and puppydog’s tales. This is what the

w e a t h e r i s b r i n g i n g .Environmentally friendlydeterrents include coffeegrounds, crushed egg shells,sawdust and a saucer of beer.Apparently ducks eat them, butnot our native ducks. A coupleof pre-schoolers with bucketscan be helpful, just watch theydon’t decide they’re yummyand be sure they wash theirhands after the hunt. Perhapscollect and send to your nearestFrench restaurant? Or, a goodpair of boots works. They don’tlike to slide over grit or soot, orto meet a hungry blue tonguelizard. Aluminium Sulphate inthe spring will kill the eggsawait ing hatching. Formillipedes, lay down PVC pipeovernight and get those bootson in the morning. Did youknow there are 80,000 kinds ofsnails, and several carnivorousvarieties eat the others?

Thought for the day: “Mulledwine and a crackling wood fire”

Three or four glasses and youcouldn’t care less about slugsand snails!

Contact the Garden GroupWednesdays at 10 am at theMannum Community Hub for amulled wine recipe.

Deb and the Gardening Gang

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Mannum Hospital Auxiliary30 Year Reunion

On Wednesday 21st May wecelebrated 30 years of the

Mannum Hospital Auxiliary.The Mannum Lions kindly

allowed us to hold this event intheir Lion’s Den. Not only didthey not charge a hire fee, butthey very kindly providedlunch for 47+ guests. I mustsay the food was both plentifuland varied, and quite delicious(not only food but champagnetoo).

Three ladies from theoriginal group were there to

receive a small memento oftheir dedicated service to theAuxiliary. Those ladies were,June Hunter, Anne Bland andLorna Lowe. It shows thecalibre of local people whenthey will devote their time tohelp others over such a longperiod, you are to becongratulated.

From the Hospital Auxiliarywe commend you for yourefforts.

Linda Hunter

“Just relax”, the hospital staff kept telling Jim, but it was to no avail.Jim’s wife was in labour and Jim was a nervous wreck. After what seemed

like a week, to both Jim and the hospital staff, a nurse came out with the happynews, “it’s a girl”, she cried.

“Thank God, a girl”, said Jim, “at least she won’t have to go through what Ijust went through!”

A guy burned two ears... so they were asking him at the hospital how ithappened.

He said, “I was ironing my clothing and the phone rang... so instead of thephone I picked up the iron and burned my ear.”

“But how the heck did you burn the other ear?” The doctor asked.“How do you think I called you people?”

One day a group of kindergarten children visited the local hospital for a tour.I showed them the x-ray machines and asked them if they had ever broken abone? One little boy raised his hand, “I did!”

“Did it hurt?” I asked.“No,” he replied.“Wow, you must be a very brave boy! Which bone did you break?”“My sisters arm!”


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My Pet TopicRabbits

Arabbit’s natural dietconsists of high fibre, low

protein, rough grasses. Rabbitshave developed a digestivesystem to survive on lownutrient diets that otheranimals would starve on.

The trade off is that foodsrich in nutrients just don’tagree with the gut of a rabbit.H o w e ve r r a b b i t s a r econcentrate selectors and ifoffered a mixed pellet, grainand hay diet they will selectthe grains first which will leadto improper and unbalancednutrition. The results areobesity, gut upset and dentalovergrowth, all real threats tothe health and happiness ofyour rabbit.

Metabolic Bone Disease (MBD)A disease that only you can cure

Rabbits will develop adisease called MBD if they arenot fed the correct diet.Rabbits should be fed a highfibre, low grain pellet alongwith high fibre hay. Lucerne isnot a good option as it containsa higher calorie and lowerfibre level than grass hay.

MBD results from a verycomplex interaction ofnutrients in the diet. Problemsarise when these nutrientsbecome unbalanced. Mostproblems that MBD causesstart in young animals. MBD isnot a contagious disease, it isinflicted by humans on theirpets by feeding unsuitablediets.

There are many symptoms ofMBD in rabbits including;dribbling from the mouth andan inability to chew,overgrown teeth and jawabscess, fused spines, fracturesand bladder stones.

MBD is treatable if it isdiagnosed early enough. Theonly way to fix the problem isto improve the rabbit’s diet. Ifthe diet is not improved arabbit will always developMBD. Exercise is alsoimportant to help improve thechances of overcoming thedisease. Rabbits need a lot ofexercise and should not bekept locked up in smallhutches all the time. Problemslike bladder stones arise fromlack of exercise, as in the wild,rabbits urinate whilst they aremoving due to the positiontheir bladders sit. If theycannot urinate properly thiscauses bladder stones.

As always prevention ismuch better than a cure and inthe case of the rabbit,prevention comes in the formof a balanced diet. The key toa balanced rabbit diet is highquality fibre grass, like FibreRich Fescue, a high fibre pelletlike Rabbit Origins and a smallamount of dark greenvegetable. Both of these are instock at Mannum Pet andRural.Reprinted with permission from Vetafarm

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Mannum History Group

The Monarto South-Sedanrailway line was a broad

gauge railway line that initiallywas built from nowhere tonowhere. It eventually joinedthe main south line at Monarto– later Monarto South. It wasbuilt to a tight budget as a lightline railway that precludedmany types of locomotive –both steam and diesel fromworking on the line. Althoughthe train service commenced in1919, Sedan was among thefirst to lose its passengercarrying status in November1926.

Traffic beyond Cambrai toSedan fell to such low levels inthe 1960s that the service wasreduced to one train a fortnightover this section.

The section beyond Cambraiofficially closed on 1st

December 1964, but in anamazing turn-around, amassive pipe-laying project bythe Engineering and WaterSupply Department saw trainsreappear in Sedan in late 1966.

Over the next twelve months,nearly 100 train movementsdelivered 3700 pipes to Sedan.

The Mannum History Grouphas recently initiated aresearch project to compile ahistory of the railway line.Well known railway historianJohn Evans will lead theproject, with the aim ofmak ing a commun i typresentation during HistoryMonth in 2015. Please contactthe History Group if you havememories or archives of therailway line.

The MHG recentlyorganisedan Explore History tour whichcovered about 150 km andvisited 22 historic sites in theMount Pleasant, JutlandValley and Pine Hut Creekarea. Included in the itinerarywere many places and storiesthat were new to most of theparticipants. More of thesetours are planned for the restof the year.

Graham Hill


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A little boy opened the big and old family Bible. With fascination, he looked at theold pages as he turned them. Then something fell out of the Bible and he pickedup and looked at it closely. It was an old leaf from a tree that has been pressedbetween pages. “Mum, look what I found,” the boy called out.“What have you got there, dear?” his mother asked.With astonishment in his voice, the young boy answered, “I think it’s Adam’s suit!”

The Rotunda

Further to my letterrequesting information

about the rotunda (Issue 91,June 2014), Bev and LeonGaskell have been able toshow me photographs andnewspaper articles showing thetree that fell on the rotunda in

February 1989.I would still like to acquire

photographs of the brass bandwhich was formed about 1910.One member was JohnChandler's father, Artley.

Kay Stevenson

Mannum MagTrade and Community Services Directory

New Edition

The Directory has been successful and very popular. The thirdedition (October 2012) is now over 12 months old.

Additions, Deletions, CorrectionsIt is time for a new edition.Because of the Council elections to be held in November, the

publishing of the fourth edition will be delayed until after theelection results are known. This will ensure that the fourth editionhas the latest Council details on page 4.

If you know of any changes that would improve the usefulnessand accuracy of the Directory please contact Mannum Mag. Thisis a plea to the following, in particular.

• Clubs, Groups and Associations (p. 8)Would members of organisations listed on this page please check the

contact number.

• Maintenance, Repair and Miscellaneous (pp. 14–16)Please check that your free listing is correct. If you are not listed send

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South Australian Living Arts Festival (SALA) in Mannum

Junk and contemporary wall art will be oneof the major exhibits at this year’s South

Australian Living Arts Festival (SALA) inMannum.

This year, in addition to the display in theArnold Gallery, there will be an outdoorexhibition which will include some inspiringworks by junk artist Steve Oatway. Streetartist AD Whitworth, new to our SALAexhibition, will display a massive piece ofstreet art in the outdoor exhibition.

The Arnold Gallery and Mannum DockMuseum grounds will host the 2014 ‘Colourand Life’ exhibition in conjunction with theState’s SALA festival, a celebration of visualart with ten artists living or directlyconnected with our region.

The exhibition will include a variety ofmaterials including junk art, metal, wood andwill feature a presentation of contemporaryand traditional art by the following artists.

Roger Baker

“In my early years I worked in the graphic arts andplate making trade for 12 years. During this period Ihad the opportunity to graphically reproduce paintingsfor the Adelaide Art Gallery.

“Possibly because of this experience, my artwork hasdefinitely been influenced by the greatpost-impressionists.

“Recently I have returned to my roots and havestarted to do multi-plated, hand painted lino cut prints.I also enjoy sculpting in wood.

“My interests have also expanded over the years toinclude building wooden boats of late 19th centurydesign. I have incorporated into my boat building aninterest in painted decorations inspired by English

narrow boats. Nearly all my artwork has a maritimetheme.”

Sandie Kuehne“With a passion for

drawing since an earlyage, I began paintingmore seriously followinga career in JuniorP r i m a r y s c h o o lteaching; joining thelocal Keith Art Group inthe 80s enabled me topaint and exhibit withl i k e -m i n d e d f o l k .Exploring a diverserange of painting media, my preference remains withpen and pencil, watercolour, pastel and acrylic, withinspiration flowing from the home, garden, ruralscenes, flora and fauna, old cottages and the beach.

“Since relocating to Mannum with its abundance ofexciting painting subjects, my focus is not only on riverand rural scenes; I also delight in depicting the lessserious side of life, through my involvement with the‘Murray Darlings’ Red Hatters.

“A desire to move out of my comfort zone from thefamiliar, safe, traditional media and subjects recentlyencouraged me to attend Creative Drawing classes.

“Exploring and experimenting with alternativetechniques, changing direction with my art work, if onlybriefly, has been exhilarating with rewarding results.”

Steve OatwaySteve Oatway worked

for 23 years with theDepartment of Defence,working his way up fromtoilet cleaner to SeniorFinance Manager for theAustralian Army. In 2004he took a voluntaryredundancy package tolive his dream as a full time artist.

“What a wild ride it’s been, from living and teachingJunk art in Central Australia on a remote AboriginalCommunity called Imanpa where I was given thehonour of becoming (Bumble) Cultural Father, to

exhibiting in New York City at Monkdogz UrbanGallery. I will never die wondering.”

Joel Zimmerman“I have been sculpting

from my Sedan studiosince finishing year 12at Faith LutheranCollege in 2012.

“I focus on creatinglife-like animals andplants using recycled materials.

“Many of the materials I use have very little use atthe time, I don’t see them as junk but unique objectswhich all have a story to tell. Creating each piece is likea puzzle, each shape has its own place. I find my workextremely challenging, but the end result is veryrewarding.

“Giving unwanted materials a new life, purpose andworth.”

Benita SchiaskyBorn in Guimaras

Island, Philippines in1950, Benita Schiaskycame to Australia in1984.

“As a child I was verymuch inc l ined indrawings and in highschool I did miniaturepaintings of landscapeson envelopes for sale tohave some pocketmoney.

“My family didn’t have money to send me touniversity for an arts degree, so I settled into BSCommerce working during the day and studying atnight. I completed my Bachelor of Science inCommerce at Visayan Central College, IloiloPhilippines in 1974.

“In 2009, I attended art classes at Mid MurraySupport Services; I am forever grateful for thiscommunity program because it gave me theopportunity to develop my little talent.”


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Neil TrenberthNeil Trenberth, has

taught Visual Arts atvarious schools inAdelaide, country SAand the UK for 45 years.He has a passion forgeneral drawing andloved sketching oldhouses in North Adelaide during his SA School of Artdays in the late 60s.

“I dabbled in hard edge acrylic works in my earlydays, contemporary sculpture and also printmakingwhich was always a great classroom activity to engageall students in a personal and creative manner.

“However my love of drawing and historicarchitecture never left me and I really enjoy theemotional challenge of what I call ‘House Portraiture’.

“I produce works on commission and respond to thevisual excitement of discovering older dwellings in myown personal reflections. I love a free and looseapproach to my subject matter but with a realisticapproach now with my variety of drawing brushes.

“I feel a constant longing to tell a visual story of thepersonalities of our past dwelling places in thelandscape suggesting the presence of the variouspeople that inhabited them.”

Jane BowringJane Bowring grew up

in Mannum and enjoyscoming home to thearea. She has ab a c k g r o u n d i ncontemporary jewelleryand is known for herknitted forms usingsterling silver andcopper wire, combined with natural materials.

Anne O’Dea“Born in Tipperary,

Ireland. I Graduatedfrom Municipal Schoolof Art, Cork.

“I have worked as anarchaeological Illustratorin Ireland, and a setdesigner and painter atthe Cork Opera House. Iam also a bookillustrator, and havetaught art in both Irelandand Australia.

“I have travelled extensively throughout Europe,Nepal, Peru and Australia seeking influences, andsettled in Mannum in 1991.

“My work is currently influenced principally byAboriginal, Celtic and folk cultures.

“I’m Presently teaching Visual Art in local schools.”Jacky CharlestonJacky Charleston has

always derived greats a t i s f a c t i o n f r o mcreating an object withher hands.

“Recently I have founda passion for handmoulding, or sculptingclay. Often inspired by aknot in a piece of woodor a change of texture inthe clay itself. Thereforeeach piece is unique,and impossible toreplicate.

“I fire the clay in myown kiln, and I like to keep the colour simple whichallows the wood (for example) to be the feature.

“As my sculptures find their own space to fill, in

homes or places of work, I hope they inspire creativityand imagination, not only to the purchaser, but to allthat have the opportunity to view my artwork.”

AD WhitworthAn Adelaide born

artist with Mum living atPonde. Main influencesStreet Aerosol AbstractArt.

“Always inspired tokeep creating andpushing the boundaries.

“I Hope to create animage to satisfy thesenses for the SALAfestival.”

Steve “Spock” Cox“I have been a

practising artist for fortyyears in the commercialworld of advertising andart studios and as aself-taught artist. I paintmainly in oils, utilising acombination of styleswhich I have used overthe years.

“My paintings reflect my emotional response to thephysical and mental environment that I amexperiencing at the time. I don’t exhibit normally, but Ihave been involved in the occasional group exhibitionin Adelaide and Darwin.”

The Arnold Gallery will be open during theSALA Festival (1st–24th August), Monday toFriday 9am to 5pm, Saturday and Sunday10:00am to 4:00pm with free entry.

F o r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n v i s i twww.psmarion.com or contact Jenny Callanderat the Mannum Dock Museum, 8569 2733.


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N Dalton 39 S Thompson 38S Kendrik 38 W Banks 35J Applebee 34 D Gaskell 31D Harte 31

Date: 14/06/2014Competition: StablefordSponsor: Mannum Waters

N Dalton 35 S Thompson 34N Warhurst 29 D Gaskell 27D Jericho 26 D Wilson 19

Date: 21/06/2014Competition: StrokeSponsor: Mannum United

J Applebee 67 D Harte 69D Gaskell 72 N Dalton 72G Bormann 74 B Hendrie 75C Vigar 76 D Wilson 76

Date: 28/06/2014Competition: 4BBBSponsor: Peter Joyner & Erica Temme

L Kahl C Vigar 43D Wilson R Scriven 40F Hiller R Whittenbury 39N Dalton D Gaskell 39G Bormann P Kroehn 39N Warhurst J Packer 38T Miller H Miller 31

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Mahomed Ali Othman School was swelteringwhen we arrived. Our apartment was ground

floor, begging for an evening breeze. We were bothexhausted and swung right into teaching English tosecondary students and a range of subjects toprimary children. It didn’t occur to us that theirreligious festival of Ramadan was on, until our firstdisturbed night of peace as we settled down to sleepalongside a new lot of school buildings just outsideour open window. During Ramadan pilgrims fastduring the day. At sundown a cannon explodessomewhere in the city and people stream out intheir best clothes for a nightly feast and socialising.Later many work through the night. So it was,from midnight till dawn local stonemasonshammered, clammered and sang worksongs as“night became day” under their trouble-lights.

We learned that people deprived themselves oflots of life’s luxuries during Ramadan. The schoolwas always a noisy place and I regularly slippedaway to our apartment to prepare my lessons inpeace. I remember the surreptitious knock on ourdoor once. Our principal Saleh poked his head inand earnestly begged a favour. Could he have asmoke there please? Another “no no” was alcoholanytime, although the ex-pats always managed tobuy what they needed through the black market. Iheard that Saleh and his best mate the Minister ofEducation regularly sailed out into the Red Sea forfishing and (I believe) a tipple on spirits and wines.

My secondary students were fearful of VeiledChameleons, which are gentle, intelligent creaturesthat can change their colours. I never couldpersuade them these peaceful Yemeni lizards wereharmless. But I became a strong advocate for them,

nevertheless. We had some interesting culturalencounters on some issues. On one occasion a younglady became quite difficult (as teenagers can) and,in anger, I grasped her hand to deliver her to Salehfor “extra-curricular attention”. She brought mecrashing back to reality with her protest. “You arenot my man!” she snapped. I quickly released her.But my students became great friends. Once, theypersuaded me to arrange their first-ever busexcursion to the old king’s palace some kilometresaway, to see the aging lions caged there. The dealwas that they had to write about their experiences.Hiking home through the wadi (creek bed), westopped for lunch beneath ancient trees. I wasamazed that a number of girls presented the boyswith lunches in glass casserole dishes hidden undertheir long flowing coats.

And Sharif astounded me one night when Idiscovered him collecting waste papers from ourclassroom and flinging them through the windowsinto the wadi below. “I hate rubbish!” he explained,when I protested at his actions. I learned later thatthe school’s tiny cleaning lady actually used thesame ‘waste-disposal system’. Apparently the wadichildren use the rubbish paper to fuel their campfires.

Max Merckenschlager

Midnight Ramadan

Have you ever walked at midnighton a warm, brown nightwhen the mountain sparkles with a thousand lightsand touring taxis try to catch your eye?Have you ever watchedas cautiously you crossed the streetlest carefree driver, chewing on his bulging qatgives too little time to reach the kerb?And laughed

as lack of rules leads to a friendly traffic jamand every driver blasts and bluffs his way?Have you ever seen little children playingin party frills and silken suitson lamp-lit streetsin rubble washed by last week’s rains?Or watched the lads on lightless bikescareer down busy streets at breakneck speedslaughing loudly at their own carelessness?Have you ever wondered at the soldiersautomatics at the ready;what is there to shoot?Or smiled as grandmatiny, shrivelled, shawl-wrappedkneels silently in a wheelbarrow,out to see the sights of Ramadan?Have you ever strolledthrough crowds of colourful shoppersmarket-mingling among the many stalls,green melons, pawpaws, onions, eggsand corn cooked on dish-like charcoal firesby wizened, turbanned men, permanently crouched?Or gazed into the tiny shops of toy vendorsbright with all that glitters that is not gold?Beside the glass glazed windows of jewellerswhere groups of black-veiled women shop for goldto build upon their worth?Have you ever heard the mournful moanof ancient prayers at midnightas men kneel in the main-street mosquestonewalled, stark, blue-mattedgaping corrugated ironrevealing flickering fluorescence?Or listened as a cacophanyof kitchen clatter and clamorous voicestumbles out through stained glass windowsto the tunes of twanging tapesas midnight soldiers guard the intersectionsand workmen dig a trench by troublelightas though night was day?

Jacqui Merckenschlager


Volunteering at AminyaCan you spare a couple of hours per week, or even once a month?

To find out more phone Ruth, Wendy or Natalie 8569 1749.

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Mid MurraySupport Services

Iwould like to thank the Board ofmanagement, staff and volunteers

at the Mid Murray Support Servicesfor the warm welcome extended tome. We hosted a community meetand greet at the Community Hubon the 29th May and it was great tointroduce myself and to meeteveryone. A big thank you to theMen’s shed for providing a verytasty Sausage Sizzle; I’m sure it wasenjoyed by all. I feel encouraged bymembers of the local communityand fellow service providernetworks also for their support andinspiration.

The service provides support andassistance to the local community ina number of different areas andfocusses on social inclusion andprograms designed to strengthenour community.

We hope to build on the successesalready achieved by the service andcontinue to thrive and grow tosupport local people. We provide arange of services through ourHACC funding designed to assistpeople to live independently in theirown homes by way transportassistance, domestic and gardeningassistance and home maintenance. Ifyou would like to make enquiriesabout any of the services availableand your eligibility please feel freeto drop in to the office; 71 RandellStreet and have a chat to thefriendly staff.

The Community Hub is growinginto a vibrant and busy communitycentre and provides manyinteresting programs targetingadult education and socialinclusion. Some of the programsinclude computer and IPadtraining, music and dance classes,yoga and mosaics. CommunityGroups also meet at the Hub andenjoy gardening, Art History andthe like. Everyone is most welcometo join a group or trainingprogram or just drop in for a cuppaand a chat at the Hub. The Hub issituated at 58 Walker Avenue

Mannum in the Old PrimarySchool. Please contact our friendlystaff on 8569 1832 to makeenquiries regarding classes andcosts.

Evelien Machin has run the artclasses for some time and iscurrently unwell. Our thoughts andprayers are with you. We sincerelythank you for your commitmentand dedication; many have beeninspired and encouraged to makebeautiful art. Sending you strengthand love from all at the MMSS.

The Scrooges Op Shop is atreasure trove for bargain huntersand the staff and volunteers arealways ready to assist. We wouldlike to acknowledge the wonderfulteam of volunteers working withKaren at Scrooges and thank themfor t heir dedicat ion andcommitment. We would like toespecially thank those who areleaving: Ina Reynolds, BrianMedlow, Judy Wiseman, TracyShort, Pauline Philcox, CarolineHodgkinson, Mel Pek, BettySymonds and Jan Hazelman forvolunteering their time over theyears and wish them all the verybest for the future. Donations aregratefully accepted and if youwould like to volunteer some ofyour time and help in the shopplease contact Karen 8569 1892.

We wish to acknowledge andthank the RAA for a grant of$4,130 which has allowed us topurchase and install first aid kitsand a defibrillator. It is hoped thatthis vital lifesaving equipment willnever be used however in the eventthat it is need it will be pivotal inthe saving of lives due to cardiacarrest or other workplace medicalemergencies for many years. Theservice is providing free CPR andDefibrillator training to all staff,volunteers and user groups on the16th and 17th July. Please contactour friendly staff to register yourinterest on 8569 1832.

Cass Hissey, CEOMid Murray Support Services

Musical MiscellanyMore Dramatic Film Music

Not all music that has a classicalsound was written by the

composers of yesterday. Some withthat stirring demanding style arequite modern.

For example Richard Rodgers,composer of music for Broadwaymusicals such as Oklahoma andSouth Pacific, also composed musicfor a television documentary titledVictory at Sea. The music isdramatic, well worth hearing if youcan find a copy. Readers Digestproduced a big black CD or longplaying record years ago.

Another dramatic piece wascomposed by Richard Addinsell forthe film Dangerous Moonlight. Themusic was named Warsaw Concertoand it certainly echoes the sounds ofwar as experienced in Europeduring the Second World War.Addinsell wrote a great deal ofother music for films such as TheWaltz of the Toreadors and TheRoman Spring of Mrs Stone. Healso worked with that finecomedienne, Joyce Grenfell.

Most have seen at least one AlfredHitchcock film. His musicaldirector for a number of those wasBernard Herrman. Films withHitchcock included the slightlybizarre Trouble with Harry, Northby Northwest and The Man WhoKnew Too Much where he appearsas the conductor of the orchestra inthe Albert Hall scene. He also wrotethe music for the 1945 filmHanover Square. It featured thedramatic composition, ConcertoMacabre.

Another modern dramatic piecewas the music written for the classicfilm version of Murder on theOrient Express. It had a galaxy ofstars such as Ava Gardner, IngridBergman, Lauren Bacall and SeanConnery. Poirot was played byAlbert Finney. The music wascomposed by Richard RodneyBennett. Other film contributionsby Bennett included Far From theMadding Crowd and Lady CarolineLamb.

Another Hitchcock film with adramatic score was the 1945 filmSpellbound. The music featuredsome stirring piano. It was writtenby Miklos Rosza. He won anacademy award for that particularmusic. He also wrote music for filmssuch as Kings Go Forth, Quo Vadisand Bhowani Junction.

Choral music can sound bothdramatic and classical.

The film Edward Scissorhandshas become a classic. The MainTitle and Ice Dance both composedby Danny Elfman have a certaindramatic impact when providedwith a wordless choral background.Elfman also wrote music forBatman and The Simpson’s MainTitle.

Certainly The Hymn to RedOctober could easily be mistakenfor something from an earlier time.Of course it came from the film TheHunt for Red October, it waswritten by Basil Poledouris.

On a lighter but no less musicallysignificant event The Tradition ofthe Games, another choral piece,was written for the 1996 AtlantaOlympic Games. The composer wasagain Basil Poledouris.

One modern joker in the pack. Ilove the story of Stravinsky, arecognised classical composer whowas impressed with the music ofWoody Herman. He wrote aconcerto for Woody’s orchestra. Atthe rehearsal Woody’s men arrivedin suits while Stravinsky arrived invery casual clothes. The concertowas performed at a Carnegie hallConcert in 1946 which wasrecorded. Stravinsky later recordedit with Benny Goodman.

All of this music is available ifyou search for it. Listen to it. Itmay persuade you that SoundsClassical is a lot to do with howyou hear the music and notnecessarily who wrote it.

Peter Weir

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Keeping Healthy

The Mannum community ish a r n e s s i n g p o s i t i v e

momentum as it starts to cementits position as a regional leaderin creating a healthier place forpeople to live.

With the support of OPAL,Healthy Murraylands, Starcluband the Mid Murray Council thecommunity has taken incrediblesteps forward in the past year, asvarious community services,organisations, educationalinstitutions and sports clubspave the way for others tofollow.

One great example of this isthe work being done by theMannum Football and NetballClubs who have worked hard toredevelop their new healthycatering menu. These changesmean that families can makehealthy food choices at the clubvenue, and children areencouraged by senior playersr o l e - m o d e l l i n g h e a l t h ybehaviours. For those of yousoon to visit the grounds, be sureto take a look at some of thesignage around the oval andgrounds with senior captains andjunior players showing theirsupport for the club’s healthychoices menu.

Fur ther , the MannumKindergarten and Rural Careand OPAL have worked togetherin recent months to develop asuite of activities to help keepchildren more active. One ofthese initiatives, which will soonbe launched, is the MannumActive Family Walks Map. Thismap was developed with inputfrom local children, parents,grandparents and kindergarten

staff who were passionate aboutincreasing the level of physicalactivity undertaken by localyoungsters.

The free map will be providedaround Mannum localities, andincludes four simple loop walks,which take families past keyattractions and facilities in thetownship.

The other great news for theMannum community is that theMid Murray Council has signedon to be part of the Way2Goprogram in 2014.

This program, run by theDepartment of Planning,Transport and Infrastructure isdesigned to encourage childrento use safer, greener and moreactive modes of transport ontheir journey to and from school.

As part of the Council’sagreement to host the program,the Way2Go coordinators willwork with the communities andlocal schools to develop schooltravel plans, safe routes, publicsignage and other activitieswhich create a safer environmentfor children to walk, cycle orscoot to school. Development ofthis program will begin in thecoming months.

There is so much more goingon across the Mid MurrayCouncil district to support ourlocal families to lead healthylifestyles – for more informationon any of the programsmentioned above, check outwww.mid-murray.sa.gov.au, orcontact the Mid Murray OPALteam on (08) 8569 0100.

Courtney Blacker,Mid Murray OPAL Manager

Mount Pleasant Farmers MarketSpecial Event: Shannon Warnest – Saturday July 19th 2014

As part of the Year of the FarmingFamily celebrations the Mt.

Pleasant Farmers Market continuesto offer special events that botheducate and entertain the entirecommunity. On July 19th, the Marketwill feature world champion sheepshearer Shannon Warnest. Shannon,a native of South Australia, is one ofa select few people to have ever wontwo world championships in theprized and arduous skill of shearing.

Crowned winner at the 2000 and2005 world championships held inSouth Africa and Australiarespectively, Shannon has justreturned from yet another worldcompetition in Ireland. He will beshowcasing his championship formduring this special Market event.

Shannon’s father was a shearer andin the spirit of ‘paying it forward’,Shannon has become an ambassadorof the skill and a mentor to the nextgeneration of shearers. He specificallyrequested that rural and agriculturalschools be invited to his talk anddemonstration so that he canshowcase the profession, demonstratethe skill, and answer any questionsthey might have, and maybe luresome young lads to his profession thathas taken him around the world.

One of the Market’s majorsupporters, Landmark Fawcett andAnderson, is sponsoring this specialcommunity event that’s sure toattract a wide and admiring audience.Besides the shearing, there will alsobe a wool classer on hand,demonstrating his techniques insorting, classifying and grading thewool into various commercial lines.

Promotions Manager, TereseReeves says “The Mount PleasantFarmers Market Committee is veryproud to have Shannon come anddemonstrate his skill to marketpatrons as part of our Year of theFarming Family celebrations. Youwill have ample time to have adelicious locally sourced farmersmarket breakfast or coffee, and visitthe regular market stalls for yoursupplies of fresh fruit and veg andother homemade products bothbefore and after the demonstration.”

The Mount Pleasant FarmersMarket is open from 8am-12noon,with the special sheep shearingdemonstration starting at 9:30am.The Market is a not-for-profit,community run, undercover market,held every Saturday at thepicturesque Mount PleasantShowground.

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Mark Trenwith in “Mr Snot Bottom” - A barrage of horrible gags and weird routinescentred around all those things kids love ... boogers, bottoms, stinks and smells!

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Garden Delights

Nancy had worked for many years always dreaming of owning her own littleplace with a front garden full of roses with perfume and seasonal annuals

giving colour and aroma. In the back she planned a vegetable garden growingher own particular vegetable likes with perhaps a little over to give to her fewfriends, if they wanted them.

Finally the day came when she found such a haven that was within herfinancial means. She bought her little place and began to plan her future whenshe retired. There was sanding and scraping and painting to be done. Floorcoverings were needed and more furniture than the few sticks she had which hadfollowed her around for years. She was still a few years short of financialindependence and so of retirement. The day arrived when she no longer neededto work. Nancy was not interested in travel, she was a homebody. So withcracked fingernails, various cuts and bruises, she began the restoration process,dividing her time between the inside and the outside.

There were pleasurable breaks with visits to second-hand stores lookingthrough miles of dross for that elusive item which would complement her otherpieces in the lounge room or kitchen or guest’s room. Too, there were the visitsto plant nurseries agonising over the choice of standard roses and hybrid tees.

Vegetables were easier for she knew her own tastes. Runner beans and peas,cabbage, cauliflower and spinach were the first choices because of the season.Beds were prepared and seedlings planted. Nancy had green fingers andeverything thrived.

The interior decorating also continued apace. New light fittings and switcheswere installed as were new taps and other necessary plumbing fittings. And all

the time the vegetables were getting bigger and drawing near the time whenthey would grace the table.

Returning home one day after locating a nice chest of drawers for the guestroom, she found the final part of her journey blocked by a police car with lightsflashing. When she stopped, a policeman told her there had been an accidentand that she would have to wait until the ambulance had gone from the scene.An animal transport semitrailer had rolled over on a bend, the driver had beeninjured and several hundred sheep had escaped.

Finally Nancy was allowed to return to her little home. Someone had shut thegate. She opened it and drove into her garage. A young policeman camerunning up to her as she came from the garage. He told her that she must keepthe gate closed because of the roaming sheep.

“To keep the sheep out?” Nancy queried.“No, to keep them in,” was the reply.Nancy raced around to the back of the house. There, in her garden, were

several dozen sheep eating her vegetables and destroying her pride and joy. Shebegan to shoo them from the area in the hope of saving some of the plants.

The policeman, when he saw what she was doing, told her she must stop. Hesaid that she might traumatize the animals and that they had to wait for anofficial from the Department of Animal Welfare to arrive, together with ananimal psychiatrist. Only then might it be possible to move the sheep.Meanwhile the sheep continued uninterrupted to enjoy her garden.

It was on that day and at that time Nancy became a vegetarian.The Diarist


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Works, Services and ProjectsUpdate from Mid Murray Council

Brief notes on a selection of itemsdiscussed or determined at the Tuesday

10th June 2014 meeting.• A petition from Walker Flat seeks bitumen sealing of an

access road into and along Sprinkler Drive.• Council representatives, Medstar, Australian

Helicopters and structural engineers will meet toprogress design and construction details for theproposed Mannum helipad.

• Repairs to the Randell Street retaining wall will beundertaken shortly.

• A response will be sought from the three Local ActionPlanning groups in the Mid Murray Council arearegarding the impact of un-owned/feral cats and theavailability of cat traps for use by residents in thecontrol of un-owned /feral cats will be promoted.

• A report by Maloney Field Services on the conditionand repairs required to maintain Councils 301 buildingswas completed in October 2013. Council has allocated$100,000 in the draft 2014/15 budget and a three yearmaintenance program will be adopted.

• A Mannum Leisure Centre review indicates significantimprovements: operating loss under $50,000(compared to $134,000 in 2012/13); a 300% increasein gym membership; conversion to a modern 24/7 gymaccess; refurbished foyer area; many new programs;increased marketing and promotion of the Centre.

• Community grant funding of just under $50,000 hassupported 42 community groups with an investment forprojects totalling over $330,000.

• As a result of Federal budget cuts Council has lost$379,427 in general purpose and road funding. It islikely that OPAL services will cease or continue in areduced model from the end of September 2014.

• During the 2013/14 swimming season: 735 people used the Mannum Community College

swimming pool over 56 sessions. The total cost toCouncil in providing access to the pool was $9,484.

1,771 people used the Cambrai pool. The total costfor repairs and maintenance and usage in 2013/14was $50,544.

• In the Grants Funding Coordinator’s first year, over 60community groups have been provided with a range ofinformation, advice and support to source funding toassist their local projects or programs.

• A proposal for the installation of free public WiFi atMary Ann Reserve, the Main Street of Mannum,Mannum Caravan Park and Mannum Dock Museumhas been approved at a total cost of $8,000. TheMannum Caravan Park will be requested to consider acontribution of $4,000 towards the project. Approvalhas also been given for the installation of free publicWiFi for Swan Reach at a cost of $3,000.

• The Caretaker Policy and Guidelines will be availableon Council’s website.

• Council will prepare a proposal to the FederalGovernment for better mobile phone coverage in areasof no mobile phone coverage and areas of poorcoverage throughout Council under the Government’s$100 million Mobile Coverage Program.

• Council’s “Display of Goods on Council FootpathsPolicy”, has been amended to permit signs painted orobjects to be fixed to the outside wall of businesspremises and not overhanging the footpath, a separatepubic liability insurance policy cover not being requiredfor goods on the footpath, subject to the existinginsurance policy cover extending to such goods on thefootpath and there will be no permit fee orestablishment fee for the permit required for goods onfootpaths.

• In relation to climate change, Council will undertake thefollowing. Acknowledge the importance of addressing the issue

of climate change and take a proactive role inaddressing climate change within the Council areaand at a local level in collaboration with other

agencies and organisations andwithin Council’s resources.

Extend an invitation to Mr G Lundstrom, SeniorProject Officer – Climate and Energy, Department ofEnvironment, Water and Natural Resources, SouthAustralian Murray-Darling Basin to attend a Councilmeeting.

Schedule training on climate change with appropriateCouncil employees.

Respond to the Murray and Mallee LocalGovernment Associations draft Climate ChangeSector Agreement.

Place the report submitted by Ms K Schiansky andMr S Fontaine-Geary on their attendance at theClimate Change Adaptation Showcase on Council’swebsite.

Apply for climate change research and action planfunding.

• Council supports the proposal for the establishment ofa new Country Fire Service Station at Rockleigh,funded by the Country Fire Service.

• Letters will be sent to the Federal Member for Barker,Tony Pasin and SA Liberal Senators highlighting theimplications of the impact of not indexing the LocalGovernment Financial Assistance Grants for 3 yearson Council services and projects.

• Discussions will be held with Aboriginal Eldersregarding protocols and any associated issues for theacknowledgement of the traditional ownership of landwithin the Mid Murray Council. Following suchdiscussions consideration of adopting such protocolswill be undertaken by the new Council.

• Council agreed to undertake formal public consultationwith the Truro township to receive comments andfeedback on the proposed Community WastewaterManagement System.

Russell Peate, CEOMid Murray Council


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Murray MalleeField Archers

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M a nnum , ha v e b e e n bus yestablishing our course, erecting theshed, etc.

We have just had our AGM and allpositions were filled.

President Ian BaenschSecretary Jodi EdwardsTreasurer Rolly WillatsScore Recorder Gale BaenschTrophy’s were presented to

winners in their grades plus a specialaward for hitting the most trees.

June long weekend was a Branchshoot at Redcliffs, Victoria onSaturday 7th and Sunday 8th. Galewon her grade and shot a personalbest 1 arrow round score in the 3Dcompetition on Sunday.

We have been fortunate to receivea small Community Grant from MidMurray Council to enable us topurchase some new equipment fromlocal business Bridge HuntingSupplies.

Thanks to Mid Murray Counciland Bridge Hunting Supplies foryour support.

If you are interested in FieldArchery we shoot 1st and 3rd Sundaysof the month. Please Contact Ianafter 6pm 8569 1274.

Gale Baensch, Score recorderClub Representative

On My BookshelfDiary of A Young Man

Adelaide 1890 – November 29th - December 7th

Daniel takes a holiday.

NOVEMBER 29TH SATURDAY

6.20. Weeding, bath. Office 9.15till 12.15, dined at Woodville. City1.30. Met Misses Tepper, Benda andConigrove (2) for first time. Withparty of about 20 proceeded perdray to Blackwood for a StrawberryPicnic. Weather gusty. Pleasantouting - amused by Miss Tepper’ssarcasms and Dixon’s fun. Home7.30. Most of the party adjournedto Barkers, East Adelaide, to spendevening. Balanced cash a/cs, bed10.30.

DECEMBER 1ST MONDAY

Bike ride with Alfred. Bath. Office9.5. am, busy till 9.45pm. Homelunch, tea city. Bed about 11.Today, with Mr Pickering, selectedberth on sleeping car for trip toMelbourne on 4th inst.

DECEMBER 4TH THURSDAY

5.15. Packed up trunk, breakfast.Busy. Home to dinner. Farewell toeverybody. Busy in office till 3.20,off 3.30 express train for Melbournewith Mr Pickering - both glad toget away. Warm day. Tea at MurrayBridge, air cooler, chatted. To bedat 10.30 (travelling per sleeping carand find it very smooth running andcomfortable). Sleep only poor.

DECEMBER 5TH FRIDAY

Up about 5. Refreshing wash.Arrived in “MarvellousMelbourne”at 9am. Hot day. Breakfasted.Called on Mr Bruce of RailwayDept. and got “passes” made good,several business calls includingCooks’ tourist office. Rail toMoonee Ponds and dined withAnderson and wife - Anderson wasonce an employee of Willies’, hiswife is related to Mr Pickering.Returned to Melbourne. Ascendedtower of Federal Coffee Palace andviewed the City. Took express forSydney at 4.55. Tea 6.40 atSeymour. At 11.15 changed cars atAlbury. To bed in sleeping car andslept fairly well.

DECEMBER 6TH SATURDAY

Wash at 6. Fine day. Read whiletravelling. Breakfast at Mittagong.Were glad to reach Sydney aboutnoon and to take up quarters inGrand Central Coffee Palace. MrMiller of Semaphore (S.A.) dinedwith us and took us to Ryde perFerry Ste am e r . M ad e theacquaintance of Stewart a tourist ofMelbourne. Inspected a fineproperty of Millers commanding afine view of harbor. On return perSteamer watched with amusement

the behaviour of the “sentimentaltwos”. Tea at Palace. Mr Geo.Lewis an excellent man andChristian philanthropist, took usout and showed us the City bynight, including his own missionroom and boys club. Bed about 11.Slept soundly.

DECEMBER 7TH SUNDAY

6.30. Shave, bath. Walk toBotanic Garden before breakfast.The news boys are as busy today asupon other days. Breakfast at 8.30.Mr Miller present. Read. Walked toP y r m o n t a n d a t t e n d e dCongregational Church. Dined withPastor Buchan, a friend of MrPickerings. Attended St. Andrews’Cathedral at 3. Choral service,singing beautiful, but do not likesuch worship. Warm. Took tea withthe Lewises. Mr Lewis is decidedlyevangelical, actively so, but hisqueenly wife and vivaciousdaughters are I should judge, nots o . A t t e n d e d P i t t S t .Congregational Church (RevHarley) and Y.M.C.A. men’smeeting, thence to Palace and wroteletters till 10.40. Bed about 11.

Jo Kader


Mannum District Hospital

Winter has finally arrived and so have the usualcolds, cough, fevers and many other issues

related to the cold weather.The winter season is usually one of our busy

periods with more admissions in the hospital andincreased visits to our Accident and Emergency(A&E) department, especially on weekends.

The good news is that the waiting times across allcountry hospitals in SA, including in our A&E arelow and within the expected time frame standards.

When you visit our A&E department, it isimportant to remember that the nurses and GPswill prioritise patients to make sure those most inneed or in a critical situation receive treatmentfirst.

To avoid placing unnecessary pressure on theA&E, we suggest that people who have a minorailment, such as a cough or cold, should firstcontact the GP to seek advice or treatment. Thelocal pharmacist can also give good advice.

However, anyone who believes they areexperiencing a critical health emergency shouldcontinue to call 000 and ask for an ambulance, orvisit the A&E.

Contacting the hospital for advice is notrecommended as it is not appropriate for theregistered nurse on duty to provide phone advice.

On a different note, the Mannum HealthAdvisory Council (HAC) has commenced theprocess of informing the community about andfundraising for the proposed helipad.

The HAC, with the support of the Mid MurrayCouncil and SA Health, is developing plans and

costing the project. The helipad project proposes alocation next to the ambulance entrance at the backof the hospital. Stay tuned for more informationand consultation.

In staffing news, from 28th June 2014 there willbe a leadership change at the Karoonda andDistrict Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital.

As part of the new structure, the MannumHospital Director of Nursing has been appointedas the multi-campus Director of Nursing and willprovide support to both Mannum and KaroondaHospitals.

This change will not have an impact on servicesat Mannum or Karoonda Hospitals.

As EO/DON of Mannum and KaroondaHospitals, I will work across both sites to supportstaff and strengthen the already close ties betweenthe two health care services and the medicalpractices.

Karoonda EO/DON Peter Le-Gallou has done alot of great work at Karoonda and we wish him allthe best in his future endeavours.

In other news, Mannum staff member SarahGrigg has been researching the National Archivesand found some interesting and useful historicalinformation about the Mannum Hospital over theyears.

Here are some excerpts from various newspapercuttings that may be of interest. Furtherinformation can be found at the following website:http://trove.nla.gov.au/• The Advertiser, 6th September 1918: a story that

informed of the intention of a deputation representingMannum for the establishment of the Hospital. TheMannum residents were willing to subscribe £1000towards it.

• The Chronicle, 4th October 1919: another articledescribing “a largely attended meeting of ratepayers,being asked to subsidise the proposed hospital.Plans and specifications were submitted and amotion was carried unanimously in favour of strikinga four penny rate.”

• The Chronicle, a year later, 25th September 1920:“The efforts of The Mannum Hospital Building FundCommittee for five years to raise money to build ahospital have at last been crowned for success.”

• And finally, another year later, The Register, 24th

October 1921: reported Lady Weigall returned, afterhaving laid the foundation stone only 12 monthsbefore, to perform the ceremony of opening thehospital.

That was 93 years ago. What an achievement forthe town of Mannum and surrounding areas, madeeven more valuable today by the extremelybeneficial impact that this hospital has had over theyears for the local population by healing, caringand saving countless lives.

We have to be thankful for the foresight, courageand passion of our Mannum forefathers. They werevisionary people, who worked hard for thecommunity and were able to consider the long termbenefit of their community.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitateto contact us on 8569 0200.

Edmondo Palombo, ExecutiveOfficer/Director of Nursing

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Food is Life is Food

When the cooler weather sets in itcan affect some in many varied

ways; it’s harder to stay warm,shorter darker days can make us feelgloomy and some can crave foodshigh in carbohydrates, fat and sugar.On the flip side we have theopportunity to see more rainbows,the thirsty earth is quenched, somevarieties of fruit trees enjoy the bigchill factor to produce bountifulcrops in spring and summer, croakyfrogs get out and about takingpleasure in the increased rainfall andkids are happy it seems since timeimmemorial to seek out every puddleto jump and splash in.

So it’s just a matter of perspective Iguess as to how one’s attitudetowards this seasonal change impactsus, or is it?

I jumped online to do some researchon this and visited sites such as,w w w . e v e r y d a y h e a l t h . c o mw w w . s c i e n c e l i n e . o r g a n dwww.thenutritionpost.com to find someanswers. There was not one simpleexplanation, but several commontheories with studies conducted onsome. Here are my top three;• SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder).

Studies show that symptoms ofsufferers are eased when eating a diethigh in carbohydrates, fat and sugar

and improves the ‘gloomy mood’ thatsets in with the gloomy weather ofdarker, shorter and colder days.

• Basic Biology. A primitive instinct toseek out ‘heavier’ foods to prepareand refuel our bodies for winter. Bearsare not the only ones that hibernate inthe winter, when faced with going outon a cold and rainy day, we choose tostay indoors where it’s warmertherefore; we are not getting as muchexercise as we do when it’s pleasantoutside.

• Genetically Traditional. There isnothing that can warm you up on acold day like the pudding or macaronicheese Mum used to make and we fallback on this tradition. Seasonalvegetables that are available in winterthat contain more starch can alsocontribute to gaining weight in thecolder weather.So how can we avoid winter weight

gain? Try to maintain a balanced dietthat includes; fresh vegetables, wholefoods, eating breakfast every day anddrinking more water whileundertakingregular exercise will helpto achieve this. If you arecontemplating making changes toyour diet I do recommend you seekthe advice of your doctor in the firstinstance.

Rainbows are one of my favouritethings and this month’s recipe,Rainbow Chocolate Cake isnutritious and delicious, the perfect

combination for me and I hope youenjoy it as much as I do. CsillaBereczki who, I kid you not, is aRainbow Sister created this recipe.Anna Stanley and Csilla took the Eata Rainbow program to playgroups,pre-schools, childcare and primaryschools, a concept to encouragechildren and their families to explorea range of fruit and vegetables ofmany colours in a very fun way. I hadthe pleasure of undertaking Eat aRainbow training with Csilla andAnna, it was a great experience whileembedding this valuable learning.

Rainbow Chocolate Cake75g unsalted butter, softened½ cup brown sugar1 egg½ cup cooked mashed pumpkin, cooled½ cup mashed sweet potato, cooled1 medium sized raw beetroot,

finely grated3 tspn finely grated orange rind1/3 cup orange juice1½ cup self raising flour1 tspn bicarbonate of soda1 tspn cinnamon2 tbsp cocoa powder

Chocolate Frosting125g reduced fat cream cheese½ cup icing sugar2 tbsp cocoa powder

1. Pre-heat oven to 180?C. Grease adeep 23cm round cake pan and linebase and sides with baking paper.

2. Beat butter and sugar with an electricmixer until light in colour and creamyin consistency.

3. Beat in egg, pumpkin, sweet potato,beetroot, orange rind and orangejuice. Transfer mix to a larger bowl.

4. Sift flour, bicarbonate of soda,cinnamon and cocoa together. Gentlyfold combined flour mix into preparedmixture.

5. Place cake mixture into preparedcake pan and bake for 45 minutes, oruntil a skewer inserted comes outclean. Remove from oven and allowto stand in the pan for approx. 10minutes before turning onto a cakerack to cool completely.

6. To make frosting, beat creamcheese, cocoa and icing sugartogether until fluffy and smooth.Spread evenly over cake top andsides.

Switch Ups:• Instead of using both sweet potato

and pumpkin, either can be usedremembering to maintain 1 cup intotal

• Replace beetroot with zucchini.

I am always happy to have a‘Foodies’ chat or help solve anyculinary conundrums you mayencounter, cheers and happy healthycooking. Angie Roesler, MurraylandsCommunity Foodie

Phone: 0414 892 525Email: [email protected]

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Two planets meet. The first one asks: “How are you?”“Not so well,” the second answered “I’ve got the HomoSapiens.”“Don’t worry,” the other replied, “I had the same. That won’t lastlong.”

What did the one tornado say to the other?Let’s twist again like we did last summer.

HARD HAT AREAred-flowering gum tree, Victor Harbor street

A length of sinkered fishing line with rusty hooks attachedthe pair discovered draped upon a treewhich overhung some fishing spot and claimed the hapless cast;I know a spot that’s claimed a few from me!... a tiny scrap of netting fence with edges russet-brownand thatched with twigs; a matching hole somewherenow yawns at our attempts to keep the rabbit in its placeand grants the bunnies common thoroughfare... a broken plastic trellis (several bars of it, at least)perhaps it once was used to plan the routeof crimson Bougainvillea or heady-scented peasor Morning Glory pushing up its shoot?

And capped off by these homemakers, fixed snugly in that tree,I have to say their coup de grace was best;... a twisted wire coat-hanger they pillaged from a binand threaded through their Victor Harbor nest.

Max Merckenschlager

Home Design for Our Climate

In 2004 we built our rural home,aiming for a small footprint. We’d

like to share some design aspects weconsidered.• Maximise living areas. Passagewayscan cost an extra $1200 per metre (2008figures). Our bathroom passage isthrough the laundry, with a secondbathroom entry door from the mainbedroom. The home’s entrance dooropens directly into lounge/dining room.Quality air-seal doors prevent heatloss/gain. A thermal mass brick wall iscentral, backing the slow combustionstove and dividing kitchen fromliving/dining room.• Orientation is critical for passiveheating or cooling. A wide frontverandah prevents sun entry through ournorth-facing windows during summer,but they collect and distribute streamsof winter sun, when the sun’s trajectoryangle is low. “Many homes are builtwithout eaves to save as little as $2,500.Builders may then add an airconditioner to counteract theoverheating effects of the sun. Thisenvironmental burden can easily beavoided.” In our climate, wideverandahs are a good investment –especially a 2m wide western one.

Two west-side rainwater tanks protectthat end from summer heat and, to a

limited extent, from bushfire threat.North-side roof pitch is greater than thesouth-side. This increases input onto thesolar PV panels, especially fromlower-angle winter sun. The solar HWSis also placed on the north-side of theroof.

Our pad was excavated south-side andbest-fill added to the front creating agarden of bird-attracting shrubs,enhancing the beauty from northernviewing windows. This excavationnestles the home into the hill, helping todeflect higher winds over our roofline.• Heating/cooling is mostly passive.That is, thermal regulation is achievedby good building design. Our paleColorbond roof is insulated with foilsarking and R3.8 batts. Exterior walls ofwhite (insulating) Hebel panels, then alayer of R2.5batts and Gyprock indoors.A cement floor finished to a smoothtexture and stained with oxides isanother heat-sink in winter and it coolsin summer. The double brick dividingwall mentioned earlier further modifiestemperature. We have no need for airconditioners. Quality security screeneddoors are opened as we retire insummer, encouraging nightly crossventilation, assisted on those rare stillnights by a ceiling fan.

We have lived here now for ten years

and are very happy with the modifying effects fromthese simple design considerations. I’ll add more ideaslater.

Jacqui Merckenschlager

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Bus: Mannum Murray Bridge Mt Barker Adelaide and ReturnMonday to Friday except public holidays.

School holiday times (when different) are in brackets.Mannum to Adelaide

Mannum Murray Bridge LinkSA8:00am Leave Arnold Park, Mannum

Murray Bridge Mt Barker LinkSA8:45am Leave Murray Bridge, South

Terrace, Information CentreMt Barker Adelaide Metro bus 842F

9:30am Leave Mt Barker Park & Ride,Metro bus 842F to Adelaide

Adelaide to MannumAdelaide Mt Barker Metro bus 842F

1:50pm (4:03pm) Leave Harris ScarfeGrenfell Street (Stop G2)

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Park & RideMurray Bridge Mannum LinkSA

3:40pm (5:35pm) Leave Info CentreDetailed timetables are readily available at the Mannum Information Centre.

For more information telephone 8532 2633 during office hours.

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FUNCTION: Saturday 4th October, afternoon.Lamb on a spit and fresh salad, for 40 people at MurrayBridge. Might suit an organisation for fund raising.

CONTACT: Clair 8388 9259 or 0457 053 711

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Shearer Car Park, Randell Street Mannum

We Stock A Large Variety ofJams, Pickles, Chutneys and Sauces.

Books, Bric A Brac, Baby Clothes, GiftsRugs, Cushions, Patchwork Handbags

Decorated Hand Towels, Kitchen Hand Towels.

Footy Rugs, Cushions, Scarves, Caps, and Novelties

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10:00 am to 4:00 pm

Mid Murray Support Services

Contact MMSS for details about this event:71 Randell Street, 10 am - 4 pm.Ph: 8569 2129. Email: [email protected]’s Breakfast:

8:30am - 10am, First Tuesday of the Month. River Bar,River Lane entrance, Mannum Community Club. Goldcoin donation.

Mannum Leisure CentreMon: 10-11:30am Mini Movers;

6:00pm Bootcamp (6 weekprograms) with Renee

Tues: 11-12noon Strength For Life;3:30-4:30pm Tai Chi; 6-7pmPower Step

Wed: 7:30-8am XTraining Class; 6-7pmTTB and Pilates with Renee

Thur: 9:30-10:30am Mannum Movers;11-12noon Strength For Life; 6-7pm Aerobics and boxing withRenee

Seasonal Evening Programs. Soccer,Mixed Netball, Squash, Men’s SeniorBasketball and Aussie Hoops.

Meeting rooms available.

Supervised Opening HoursMembers 24/7 access. All others:-Monday, Tuesday, Thursday

3:30pm-7:30pmWednesday

7:30am-11:00am, 3:30pm-7:30pm

Friday7:30am-11:00am, 3:30pm-6:30pm

Check out the Mannum Leisure CentreFacebook Page for updates on programssuch as Personal Training, specials, etc.

Further information: 8569 [email protected]

Deb Roberts, Programs Manager

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Wed–Fri and Sun: 10AM–4PM Phone: 8564 5244

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In some months space is limited. For extra detail, write a shortarticle for publication inside Mannum Mag. This will also ensurethat your event is publicised if there is insufficient space to listyour event here.

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

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

2014 Community Calendar

JULY

Mannum Garden GroupLions Den, ShowgroundMonday 14th, 10amDVD wild flowers. All welcomeContact: Bev ConnellPhone: 8570 4322

Mount Pleasant Farmers MarketMount Pleasant ShowgroundSaturday 19th, 8am-12noonFeaturing Shannon Warnest at9:30am. See Page 19

Mannum Football ClubSaturday 19th

Major fundraising event, Goods andServices AuctionContact: Kerry YeatesMobile: 0439 877 849. See page 3

Free Movie NightMannum Lutheran Church HallSaturday 26th, 7:00pmMovie: The Railway ManLight Supper suppliedSee page 10

Mannum Garden GroupLions Den, ShowgroundMonday 28th, 10amGuest speaker, “The BunningsTeam”. All welcome.Contact: Bev ConnellPhone: 8570 4322

AUGUST

SALA FestivalArnold Gallery, Dock MuseumFriday 1st to Sunday 24th

Monday to Friday 9am to 5pmSaturday, Sunday 10am - 4pmFree entry. See Pages 14-15

Annual Craft FairMannum Leisure CentreSaturday 10th, 10am-4pmSunday 11th, 10am-3 pmContact: Irene LovellPh: 8569 2541 or 0407 605 487Email: [email protected] page 1

Mannum Football ClubSaturday 9th

“Flight Night”. All the excitement oftravel without leaving the ground.Contact: Kerry YeatesMobile: 0439 877 849See page 3

Mannum Garden GroupLions Den, ShowgroundContact: Bev ConnellPhone: 8570 4322

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Community Meetings Clash CalendarMannumCommunityregularmeetings.

MONTHLY

1st Monday9:45am Combined Probus,Mannum Club10:00am Murray Darlings RedHatters, Café Mannum. 85691438.

1st Tuesday7:30pm Agricultural Society,Showground

1st Wednesday2:00pm History Group, MMSS

2nd TuesdayPalmer Card Day, Collier ParkHall, Palmer. 8569 4184.

2nd Wednesday9:00am Shared Stitches ofMannum Quilting Group. LionsDen, Showground. 8569 2363.8:00pm Mannum Gem andMinerals Club. MurraylandsGem and Mineral Club, CollierPark Palmer. Leonie Hughes.8278 2112.

2nd Thursday1:30pm Prayer Meeting forMannum, Baptist Church,William St.

3rd Wednesday7:00-8:00pm, CombinedChurches Prayer Meeting. SeePause a While for location.

3rd Thursday11:00am Mannum RSL,Mannum Rowing Club/RSL

3rd Friday10:00am Secateurs Soup &Soapies, StAndrewsChurch.Allwelcome

3rd Saturday10am-mid pm Gem Cutting andSilversmithing Workshop.Murraylands Gem and MineralClub, Collier Park Palmer.Leonie Hughes. 8278 2112.8:00pm-midnight MannumDances. Lutheran Hall, Cliff St.

Judy 0488 130 354, Lesley 85692449.

4th Thursday7:30pm Progress Association,Meeting Rm Council Chambers.

Last Monday1:30pm Hospital Auxiliary,Meeting Room, Esmeralda St.

First WednesdayNoon Mannum Mag Committee,Showground. 8569 2385.

Last Wednesday6:30pm Mannum MensDiscussion Group. MikeMcDowell. 8569 2818.

WEEKLY

Mon, Wed and Fri10:00am-3:00pm The Hall, 5Greening Street. 8569 1643.

Tuesday and Thursday10:00am-4:00pm,MIFSA(MentalIllness Fellowship of SA), StAndrews Anglican church,activities, lunch ($3).

Tuesday and Friday8:00am Walkie Talkies, LionsDen, Showground. Helen 85692275.

Tuesday9:30am River Word ChristianCentre Prayer and Bible Study;10:30am, Friendship Group.Greening St. 8569 1333.9:00-10:00am Mannum WeightWatchers. Mannum CommunityHub. Jane Kelly 8569 1799.

Wednesday10:00am Mannum CommunityGarden Group, MannumCommunity Hub.

Friday9:30 am Bus Trip, MIFSAparticipants, donation. Trevor orSam 0427 442 775

OTHER

Alternate Wednesdays1:00pm Sewing/Craft andComputing Grp. Baptist ChurchHouse, William St. Lisa8569 6040, Helen 8569 2886,[email protected]


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