Riverland Weekly 08/01/09

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Issue No. 57 – Thursday, January 8, 20099

By LES PEARSON

FIRE crews battling the blaze near Cobdogla that has been burning since Monday night remain in good spirits, despite the blaze still being uncon-tained as yet.

CFS regional offi cer Ray Jackson said yesterday while the fi re is still clas-sifi ed as uncontained, the threat to public safety has reduced.

Firefi ghters have worked throughout the past three nights battling the blaze, with fresh crews taking up the cause yesterday morn-ing, letting those on night shift get some well-earned rest.

One fi refi ghter was hos-pitalised earlier this week with minor injuries.

Mr Jackson said the crew’s workload and worry was signifi cantly reduced due to the cooler weather yesterday, while strong winds forecast for Tuesday night did not arrive.

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Critical Water Applications close soon and growers need to

By LES PEARSON

CRITICAL water allocation grant applications close on January 16 and the River-land Response Centre is issuing a reminder for irri-gators to get in before it is too late.

Critical water appli-cations project manager

Evelyn Poole said there have been about 1400 ap-plications for the grants already, coming from an array of irrigators with per-manent plantings including grape, citrus, stone fruit and nut growers.

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■ IN GOOD SPIRITS: CFS volunteers Paul Stribley and Joanna Mulvey, of Barmera CFS, are in good spirits following news the Cobdogla blaze, although not contained, is under control. Local volunteers have been fi ghting the blaze since Monday night. Photo: JANE WILSON

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THE Riverland Weekly cannot stress highly enough the im-portance of local irrigators, who have not already done so, applying for the State Govern-ment’s Critical Water Alloca-tion.

Applications for the water close in just over a week, so time is certainly running out for growers to seek the addi-tional support.

Despite the support pro-vided through that allocation,

growers will be shaking their heads and wondering why they are applying for grants, while over the border in Victoria water allocations have again been increased.

Water Minister Karlene Maywald has continually de-fended the State Government’s position on the allocations to SA irrigators.

However, the grass is often greener, or in this case, not as brown, over the other side.

Locals will most definitely have been looking enviously over the ‘fence’ in the past week or so.

Next week Minister May-wald will announce the latest water allocations.

If irrigators do not receive an increase from the current allocation of 15 per cent, Min-ister Maywald will be having some angry constituents ask-ing some serious questions.

Time running out for critical water grants

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WE take a look back in time to when the Big Orange was first constructed with some photos from out of the vault. - Full report, Page 12 & 13

THE Southern Mallee Council has responded to concerns about governance issues within its meetings. – Full report, Page 7

Word of the week

BUSHFIRE (noun): Fast-spreading fire in the bush or in a forest area that spreads quickly and goes out of control easily.

This week in history

January 8 – 1899 - First computer patented.January 9 – 1936 - Semi-automatic rifles adopted

by US army. January 10 – 1940 - Penny Post mail system starts.January 11 – 1693 - Mt Etna erupts, Sicily.pogrom Birthdays

January 8 – 1935 - Elvis Presley.January 9 – 1944 - Jimmy Page, rock guitarist.January 10 – 1949 - George Foreman, boxer.January 11 – 1971 - Mary J Blige, singer.January 12 – 1876 - Jack London, writer.

Baby debacleHEALTH executive Gail Mondy yes-terday revealed she was “incredulous” when told a nurse had handed a pre-mature baby to a stranger at a regional airport, Adelaidenow reports.

But Ms Mondy today refused to reveal more details of the incident be-cause an investigation is under way.

Dog kills toddlerA DOG has killed a three-year-old in the New South Wales Riverina.

The child’s body was found inside a house west of Leeton, the ABC reports.

A 16-month-old girl suffered bites to her face and body. She and a wom-an, who was also inside the house, are being treated in hospital.

Pakistan accusedINDIA’S PM has accused “agencies” in Pakistan of being behind the Mum-bai terrorist attacks, according to The Guardian.

In an address to elected offi cials PM Manmohan Singh, offered his strongest views on the three-day as-sault which left more than 170 dead.

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THE former Loxton Police Station is now offi cially up for sale after several years of abandonment.

Former Loxton Waikerie Coun-cil Mayor Jan Cass welcomed the news.

Mrs Cass was among a core of the town’s residents who was disappointed with the initial move of the station to Drabsch Street, let alone the building and its gardens falling into a state of disrepair.

“I’m certainly very pleased at

last to see it up for sale,” she said.“Hopefully someone can put

it to good use which will make it look like it’s lived in and cared for.”

Mrs Cass said given the loca-tion of the old station, having such an eyesore in the main part

of town was only detrimental to Loxton’s initial impression on visitors.

Mrs Cass was unsure of pos-sible buyers for the building, al-though she suggested a local organ-isation may be looking for a new home.

“It seems it’s gotten to the stage where the government has got to sell these buildings rather than just having them sit there idle,” she said.

Loxton Waikerie Council cor-porate services director Peter Sellar said council was advised in mid-

2008 that the government intend-ed selling the property, however it has only just been listed for sale recently.

Mr Sellar said he imagined that the government deals with such properties in bulk which has led to the delay.

He said council did consider purchasing the building but felt that it didn’t require such a facility and withdrew any interest.

Sale is by expressions of inter-est, which close at 12 noon, on Wednesday, January 28.

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“Those who haven’t submit-ted an application need to call the Riverland Drought Response Centre and make sure you get an appointment because 5pm Friday (January 16) is the abso-lute cut-off time,” she said.

“They can drop in to the of-fi ce but it’s better if they make

an appointment.”Ms Poole said growers will

need to bring with them a copy of their water licence, council rates and a 2007 tax statement.

At the moment, there are three case managers working at the drought response centre however, Ms Poole said there has been as many as seven sort-ing through new applications.

“We’ve got a good number of people coming in and we’re really taking the stress out of it,” she said.

“The irrigators have been easy to get along with.

“It’s been wonderful work-ing with them.”

River Murray Minister Kar-lene Maywald initiated the critical water applications grant

back in September and said it has been popular amongst Riv-erland growers.

“Irrigators certainly have embraced the initiative,” she said.

Minister Maywald expects about three quarters of both private irrigators and those in trusts to apply for a critical wa-ter grant.

Get your applications in■ SATISFIED: River

Murray Minister Karlene Maywald has been pleased with the response to the Critical Water Allocation Grants

by local irrigators.

Former police station hits the real estate market

■ FOR SALE: The former Loxton Police Station has been dormant since the local police moved to Drabsch Street. Photo: JANE WILSON

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Good serviceMY HUSBAND John and I are regular visitors to the Mannum Caravan Park stay-ing in the accessible cabin, a specially designed cabin for people with disabilities.

I have a muscle wasting disorder that requires me to rely on an electric wheelchair, so I need to be able to get around the cabin freely.

It is very well set out and since I discovered this little gem, we now come and stay every school holidays and Christmas.

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Golf course responseIN RESPONSE to Bruce Hewett’s letter (December

31) it needs to be understood the Loxton Golf Club is not a private enterprise business but a community owned sporting, conference, meeting and public fundraising venue run by volunteers.

The club seeks access to portion of the Loxton community owned recycled STEDS water (not irriga-tion water) on the same ba-sis as Waikerie Golf Club and all other Riverland golf clubs.

Let’s please compare or-anges with oranges, Bruce.

Alan Ling, Loxton North.

POLICE NEWS

Drink driverA 31 YEAR OLD Loxton woman was reported for allegedly drink driving on Tuesday.

The woman recorded a blood alcohol reading of 0.227.

She was also reported for driving while disquali-fi ed.

This was as a result of an accident in Loxton on the November 5.

The woman was also issued with a 12 month immediate loss of licence.

Offensive weaponA 15 year old Berri youth was arrested on Monday afternoon for allegedly car-rying an offensive weap-on and throwing a mis-

sile, after a disturbance in Berri.

He will appear in Berri Youth Court at a later date.

Light theftTWO solar lights were alleg-edly stolen from the front yard of a Waikerie residence sometime on Sunday or Monday.

The value of the stolen lights is about $70.

Anyone with informa-tion about the theft is asked to contact Waikerie police, on 85412888, or Bank SA Crimestoppers, on 1800 333 000.

Break inPOLICE are investigating a bizarre break-in at Waikerie which occurred over the

weekend.Police attended a Kent Cres-cent address at Waikerie where it was reported that a house had allegedly been broken into.Two windows were bro-ken to gain entry into the premises but the only prop-erty allegedly stolen was a book.

Car damaged at Renmark

A MOTOR vehicle parked at Renmark’s Goolwa Street boat ramp was vandalised over the weekend.

Police are seeking the public’s assistance with any information that may assist in identifying those respon-sible for the damage, which occurred between 2 and 4.30pm on Sunday.

■ RIVER FUN: Locals and visitors have been disproving the theory that there is not enough water in the river for recreational activities. Among those enjoying the fun are (from left) Bailey Dale, 12, Ebony

Gruar, 9, Jordan Gruar, 5, and Taylor Dale, 8, at the Renmark Riverfront Holiday Park. Photo: JANE WILSON■ Story and more pictures page 6.

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“They were forecast-ing 60 kilometre hour winds and fortunately they didn’t eventuate,” he said.

“The crew are in good spirits and are working pretty hard. It is tiresome work.”

In such circumstanc-es, fi re crews need all the help they can get and Mr Jackson could only of-fer his sincere gratitude for other organisations working alongside CFS volunteers.

“We’ve been ably supported by the SES and St John’s,” he said.

Mr Jackson was un-able to say how long the fi re would be burning, given different weather conditions and possible spot fi res fl aring up.

“It is very diffi cult to put a time frame on it given the area and it’s ac-cessibility,” Mr Jackson said.

To date, the fi re has burnt around 60 hect-ares and that fi gure could grow in coming days.

That being said, Mr Jackson indicated the fi re holds no apparent threat to local properties.

Traffi c on the Sturt Highway had been af-fected by the blaze but the road has remained open throughout the past couple of days. ■ HOT WORK: CFS volunteers keep an eye on the Cobdogla blaze. The fi re is under control but it is expected to continue

burning over the next couple of days. Photo: JANE WILSON

Fire burns on but end is in sight for CFS

Industry leaders meet with minister

By LES PEARSON

FEDERAL Minister for Agriculture Tony Burke visited the Riverland on Monday, speaking with leaders from the local fruit industries about their concerns in the region.

Member for Chaffey Karlene Maywald wrote to Minister Burke, along with State Agriculture Min-ister Rory McEwen, inviting him to visit the region and see for him-self how it is being affected by the drought.

Minster Maywald accompanied Minister Burke on the visit.

“It was a good opportunity for irrigators to speak to him one on one,” Minister Maywald said.

“He was just listening and get-ting a better understanding of the diversity of issues specifi c to the Riverland.”

Chaffey Liberal candidate Tim Whetstone represented both the Renmark Irrigation Trust and South Australian Murray Irrigators (SAMI) at the meeting.

With Minister Burke on his

fi rst visit to the region, Mr Whet-stone took the opportunity to show where exactly South Australian irri-gators stand in regards to food pro-duction.

Mr Whetstone said despite the minister regularly “handballing” many of the issues off to Water

Minister Penny Wong and treasurer Wayne Swan, he will continue to work on building a healthy rela-tionship with the Agriculture Min-ister to ensure the Riverland and its issues are not kept in the shadows on a national level.

“It’s a starting platform and

I will keep in contact with Tony (Burke) and his assistants to push our barrow,” he said.

“We all made it pretty clear to him that we are all doing it pretty tough at the moment.”

Central Irrigation Trust (CIT) chief executive offi cer Jeff Parish

also met with the minister, bring-ing the issue of the Exceptional Cir-cumstances Exit Package suitability to the minister’s attention.

Mr Parish said he felt the param-eters for the package to be granted to Riverland growers were too tight and need to be loosened so growers can take advantage of the package if they wish.

“We don’t expect many people will qualify,” he said.

Billed strictly as a listening visit with no announcements, Minister Burke spent the day in the region taking in opinions and touring fruit blocks before heading to Western Australia.

“He made it quite clear he was not making any announcements,” Minister Maywald said.

■ VISIT: Speaking with Federal Agriculture Minister Tony Burke (third

from left) were (from left) Stuart Swaddling, Member for Chaffey Karlene

Maywald, Chris Byrne, Glen Arnold, Brett Proud and Peter Duggin.

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By ROB McLEAN

THE river continues to be a haven for holiday boating activities, with families from across the state and border making use of good water conditions.

A visit to each of the re-gion’s major towns sees a va-riety of boats and jet skis out on the water, including many who have come from outside of the region.

Among those noticing an infl ux of visitors from both Adelaide and interstate, where the water level is much lower than the South Austra-lian stretch of river, is Berri Water Ski Club committee member Craig Holtham.

“Yesterday there were 14 boats down at our site and there was still plenty of room,” Mr Holtham said.

“It was magnifi cent.”The club allows visitors to

the region to become mem-bers and Mr Holtham said the recent clubroom upgrade was proving a major attrac-tion for tourists.

Visitors regularly stay at

the town’s caravan park and use the club’s facilities.

Mr Holtham said the fa-cilities, higher river levels and good solid banks make the site an attractive place for visitors.

“The Riverland hasn’t died, there’s loads of river to share and friendly Riverland people that are willing to talk to them and help them with kids skiing,” he said.

Meantime, Loxton’s pop-ular riverfront will take on

the best of Australia’s beaches in a national competition.

KESAB judges have nomi-nated the Loxton riverfront to represent South Australia in the National Clean Beach Award in April.

It is believed Loxton is the fi rst inland community to ever be nominated for the awards and will be compet-ing against Tasmania’s Bluff Beach and Queensland’s Whitehaven Beach.

■ POPULAR: Loxton’s highly regarded riverfront has been as busy as ever during the holiday break.

Activity aplenty on our river

■ JUMPING: (From left) Harry Barnett, 6, Jordan Burgess, 7, Renee Baylis, 9, Riley Burgess, 4, and Bode Baylis, 11, showed they could have fun on and off the river at Berri’s Martin’s Bend.

■ ON A LINE: Chris Georgiadis (foreground) and Ryan Smiech, of Adelaide, try a spot of fi shing amongst the numerous boats at the Renmark

Riverfront Holiday Park.

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14 (left), Tracey,

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of water activities to enjoy on the

lake.

Photos: JANE WILSON


PHISHING scams are all about tricking you into hand-ing over your personal and banking details to scammers.

The emails you receive might look and sound legiti-mate but in reality, genuine organisations like a bank or a government authority will never expect you to send your personal information by an email or online.

Scammers can easily copy the logo or even the entire website of a genuine organisation. So don’t just assume an email you receive is legitimate. If the email is asking you to visit a website to ‘update’, ‘validate’ or ‘confi rm’ your account infor-mation, be sceptical.

Delete phish-ing emails. They can carry viruses that can infect your computer. Do not open any attachments or follow any links in phishing emails.

A fake fraud alert is simi-lar to a phishing scam. The scammer will contact you by email or phone and tell you there is a problem with your account. To fi x the prob-lem or upgrade the security of your account, they will

ask you to confi rm all your personal details. Scammers have been known to make up all sorts of stories to trick their victims.

Some people are told that their credit card has been used to make a suspi-cious purchase in a foreign country and others have simply been told that their details are needed for a security and maintenance

upgrade.

Banks and fi nancial institutions will often contact people to alert them to suspicious activity on their account but they will never ask you to provide your details online or over the phone. If in doubt, ring the bank yourself.

Card skimming is the

copying of information from the magnetic strip of a credit card or ATM card. Once scammers have skimmed your card, they can create a fake or ‘cloned’ card with your details to make charges on your account. Or they may simply photocopy your card and use the details.

Be suspicious if a shop assistant insists on taking your card out of your sight to process your transaction or tries to swipe your card through more than one machine. If the machine

doesn’t look right to you, don’t use it.

Remember that a legitimate bank or fi nancial institution will never ask you to click on a link in an email

or send your account details through an email

or website. Never send your personal, credit card or ac-count details over the phone unless you made the call and the phone number came from a trusted source.

Contact www.scamwatch.gov.au which has links to websites with the latest information and tips on how to protect yourself online.

This information is reproduced with permission from the ACCC. Copyright remains with the ACCC and the ACCC grants the Riverland Weekly a non-exclusive licence to publish the document.

Banking, credit card andonline account scams

Const. Hood’s advice – “Telephone your bank to ask whether theemail you received from them is genuine. Use a phone numberfrom an account statement or phone book – do not rely on the

contact details provided in the email.”

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Don’t getHoodwinkedDon’t getHoodwinked

Advances in technology have changed the way we do our banking and pay for goods and services. Scammers use new technology to their advantage to come up with new scams to steal your bank account information and your money. Watch out for the warning signs.

Riverland Police are contacted frequently with enquiries relating to scams. Information on scams can be found by visiting www.scamwatch.gov.au or by calling the Berri Police Station.

No problems council says

By ROB McLEAN

CLAIMS that not enough consideration is to taken to all members of the Southern Mallee Council have been re-jected.

Southern Mallee chief ex-ecutive offi cer Rod Ralph was forced to defend meeting management after an inde-pendent study into council reported that certain elected members dominated discus-sions.

The study, conducted on behalf of council, was col-lated by Jennifer Repper and Associates, a business plan-ning fi rm.

“Most comments suggest that a small number of mem-bers are allowed to dominate discussion repeatedly,” the report, entitled Self Assess-ment of Performance by the Councillors of the South-

ern Mallee District Council, stated.

In a question on notice at Southern Mallee’s recent meeting of elected members, Councillor Corey Blacksell asked if the council has a governance issue.

“If so, how does it seek to remedy this problem,” Cr Blacksell asked.

Cr Blacksell also noted that in four recent meetings four councillors have domi-nated the moving and sec-onding of motions.

He claimed that the quartet had moved and/or seconded 80 per cent of 215 motions put.

While noting the fre-quency with which the four councillors moved and/or seconded motions during meetings, Mr Ralph said that these fi gures were not indica-tive of a governance issue

within the council.Mr Ralph said moving

and seconding motions did not necessarily stifl e discus-sion between elected mem-bers.

“A mover and seconder are simply the precursors to the debate for any discus-sion to take place and allow a vote on the motion under the meeting procedures pro-cess,” Mr Ralph said.

“…it is the case that their (councillors’) promptness to move or second is actu-ally distorting the detail of movers or seconders to mo-tions.”

A decision to invite Ms Reppers to attend a future council meeting to outline and discuss the fi ndings of her report was moved by Cr Blacksell and seconded by Councillor George Gum.

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Neil’s got rocks in his headBy ROB McLEAN

SOME might say Loxton man Neil Schlein has rocks in his head.

And if he did, it would be fair enough, considering he’s worked in the quarrying industry for nearly half a century.

What Neil does not know about quarries is probably not worth knowing.

Since the age of 16, Neil has worked in the family business fi rst operated by his father Rus-sell.

In fact, the only time Neil has not been in the family business was during his National Service, when he served with the Royal Engineers and the 17th Construc-tion Squadron during the Viet-nam War.

Even then he was involved in quarrying and road construction.

“I was very lucky to have a job like that,” Neil recalled.

In 1968, after his one year service, Neil returned to Loxton and 12 months later, bought the business off his father.

Now 62, Neil’s contribu-tion to the industry has been recognised by the Institute of Quarrying Australia with a service award.

Even after so long in the in-dustry, Neil still enjoys his job.

“One day I will wake up and get fed up with it and put a for sale sign on the front gate,” Neil laughed.

“Until then, I’ll keep going because I enjoy it.”

The IQA service award was announced at the national con-ference in Sydney in October, which Neil was unable to attend and instead was presented with it in Adelaide late last year. ■ HONOUR: Loxton quarry owner Neil Schlein was recently awarded for his near 50 years of service to the industry. Photo: JANE WILSON

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it and put a for sale sign on the front gate.

Rare wallaby returns to Ngarkat park

By LES PEARSON

THE humble Swamp Wallaby has reportedly made a re-turn to South Australia after a small number of animals were spotted in and around Ngarkat Conservation Park.

Staff from the Depart-ment of Environment and Heritage (DEH) followed up on the sightings in late October and confi rmed the animal has made a return to South Australia.

The Swamp Wallaby is classifi ed as vulnerable in South Australia but is more commonly found in Victoria.

Murray Mallee Districts senior ranger John Gitsham said the creatures’ appear-ance in the park was quite unexpected.

“They’ve never been seen in the park in recent times,” Mr Gitsham said.

He said the DEH would continue to monitor the wal-labies, however the depart-ment is also encouraging the public to report any further sightings to the district offi ce.

“Use the description as a guide, they are very distinc-tive looking animals,” Mr Gitsham said.

Swamp Wallabies can be identifi ed with their black feet, hands and tail.

They are smaller than a female western grey kangaroo and some have a white tip on the end of the very long tail.

They also have dark

brown fur with a golden-or-ange belly and white cheek stripes.

Mr Gitsham said the wal-labies are tough creatures to spot however, given their timid nature.

“They’re very elusive little creatures and very shy,” he said.

Mr Gitsham said he was happy to see the wallabies in Ngarkat.

“It’s reassuring to see they have survived despite fi res,

fox predation and the endur-ing drought,” Mr Gitsham said.

Mr Gitsham said special attention must be paid by farmers with destruction per-mits for kangaroos, which don’t apply to swamp walla-bies, to ensure the creature is not shot mistakenly.

The swamp wallaby is low in numbers in South Austra-lia but considered to be in reasonable numbers across the border in Victoria.

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MANY locals will remember the commotion caused by the Bruno Bay fi res near Cobdogla in December 2007 and the scorched fl ood-plain which re-sulted.

With CFS v o l u n t e e r s fi ghting a blaze at Cobdogla at the moment, it is timely to take a look back.

The 2007 fi re burned 813 hectares in Loch Luna and Moorook Game Reserves and highlighted the risk that fi re poses along the river and its fl oodplains.

A year on, passers-by are confronted with a different view.

The fl oodplain looks greener than ever and many of the surviving trees are putting on new growth.

Much of the greenery on the ground has come from the recovery of reeds at

the water’s edge as those plants grow very quickly, providing they have water.

However, with frequent lightning they also provide the largest fi re risk along the river, especially when dry.

Historically, regular fl oods would have prevented reeds from thriving but the current stable water levels and lack of fl ow provide perfect conditions for growth.

The immediate effect of fi re is devas-tating to the environment.

It takes many years for burned areas to return to their previous state of health, despite their very green appearance.

This highlights the need to keep fi res as small as possible by managing access and fuel loads and by quickly suppress-ing fi res.

On the bright side, the riverine en-vironment does have some resilience to fi re.

Red Gums that don’t get badly scorched will regenerate from buds be-neath their bark – known as epicormic buds – resulting in a bright green ‘hairy’ appearance.

Hollows appear in the burned trees that survive, providing new habi-tat for nesting parrots, lizards and snakes.


WHILE it’s true that engines get steadily better at using fuel, MTA members are often asked for ad-vice about what motorists can do to get better fuel economy from their vehicles.

The answer is simple: adopt good driving habits and keep your vehicle in good shape.

Here are a few tips from Riverland experts in the motor trade industry to help you get the best from your car this summer holiday season.

• Drive more effi ciently• Drive sensibly and stay

within posted speed limits. • Stop aggressive driving

(speeding, rapid acceleration and braking) – you could save more than just money.

• Avoid unnecessary idling. It wastes fuel, costs you money, and pollutes the air. Turn off the en-gine if you anticipate a long wait.

• Combine errands. Several short trips taken from a cold start

can use twice as much fuel as one trip covering the same distance when the engine is warm.

• Remove excess weight and avoid keeping unnecessary items in your vehicle.

• Avoid packing items on top of your car. A loaded roof rack or carrier creates wind resistance

which can decrease fuel economy. • Use cruise control on the

open road to maintain a constant speed.

• Use overdrive gears to re-duce engine speed. In most cases this saves fuel and reduces engine wear.

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Environment& Heritage

MATTERS

Bruno Bay – one year on ■ LIFE: New life breaks through the charcoal bark of a tree, one of many in Bruno Bay.

Just Married

If you have had your wedding recently, bring your photos in to the Riverland Weekly at 3/29 Vaughan Terrace, Berri, or send them to PO Box 1279, Berri 5343 or email [email protected]

Kelly Rowe, daughter of Lorraine and Geoff Rowe, of Renmark,

married Jeremy Haines, son of Lyn and

Terry Haines, of Arno Bay.

The couple were married at the Beach

House at Glenelg and now reside in

Adelaide.

Jodie, daughter of Raelene and Neville Trimper, of Berri, married Graeme Pearce, son of Barbara and Harold Pearce, of Albany Western Australia, on November 1, in a garden ceremony and reception in Busselton.

The couple then celebrated with another service at Glassey Park, Berri, on November 15.Jodie and Graeme then honeymooned in Broome and are now living in Busselton.

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MTA MEMBERS IN THE RIVERLAND WISH YOU A SAFE & HAPPY NEW YEAR


Public outcry the catalyst for return of important river crossing

Mannum gets its second ferry back

By LES PEARSON

TRAFFIC at Mannum has re-turned back to normal with the re-introduction of the second ferry.

For years, two ferries were operational at the Mannum crossing, one being removed in early 2008.

However, the second has now returned, both taking hun-dreds of cars, trucks, bikes and boats across the river each day.

Mid Murray Council Mayor Ian Mann said one of the ferries was moved to accommodate the crossing at Walker Flat but was returned early December at a time where the community needed it most.

Mr Mann said with the in-creased traffi c in the holiday and harvest periods, the extra ferry was imperative to ensure a steady fl ow of traffi c through the town.

“The average crossing time is about 10 minutes,” he said.

“With the one ferry, some people were waiting for up to an hour.

“Why wouldn’t you drive 20 minutes to Murray Bridge rather than wait an hour?”

Mayor Mann said the public outcry was a great catalyst for the second ferry returning.

“There was a lot of pressure from the community,” he said.

“It was a good outcome for everyone.”

Mannum Caravan Park manager Kirsty MacGregor said people had been avoiding the town due to the congestion at the crossing but have since re-turned with great enthusiasm and the town is buzzing be-

cause of it. “Some people were bypass-

ing us,” she said.“The shop owner up the

road said he’s having his best holiday season ever.”

It has been the same across

the town, several tourism busi-nesses relishing in the increased traffi c fl ow.

“It looks like people just want to get away from the rat-race,” Mrs MacGregor said.

■ CROSSING: Public anger has seen the return of a second ferry at Mannum. Mid Murray Mayor Ian Mann said that with only one ferry operating previously, some people were waiting for up to an hour to cross the river.

RIVERLANDERS can all but stare across the border in envy as Victorian irrigators received another allocation increase to 33 per cent ear-lier this week, while South Australia remains on 15 per cent.

South Australian Murray Irrigators chair-man Tim Whetstone is outraged by the con-tinued disparity and wants explanations and fast.

“The difference in the levels of support river communities are receiving across the two states is enough to make any fair-minded South Australian’s blood boil,” he said.

“We have sat back and been prepared to ac-cept that in extreme times, extreme measures need to be taken but clearly the same urgency is not being expected of our upstream coun-terparts.

“Naturally, that leaves us asking why we are bearing all the pain.”

Mr Whetstone said it is unbelievable it appears Victoria have much more water at its disposal.

“Why have we been sitting on a 15 per cent allocation – less than 90 gigalitres for the year - for three months while our neighbours in Mildura have had their allocation lifted repeat-edly to more than double what we’ve got?”

“On Christmas Eve, Mildura residents were even told water restrictions would be eased so they could resume watering lawns.”

State support is the answer according to Mr Whetstone, who pointed out the way New South Wales and Victorian governments got behind their river communities.

“It is all too easy to blame the system and the other states but it all comes back to priori-ties,” he said.

“The lack of security surrounding water supply that hovers over all river communities in our state, has the potential to have huge economic ramifi cations long into the future.”

Vic water allocation

anger

the latest little additions in the Riverland and MalleeBooties and BibsBooties and Bibs

Bumblebee PortraitsBumblebee Portraits

Finlay WilliamHood

BORN December 6th, 2008 at RRH, weighing 2.82kg

A son for Natalie and Gavin Hood of Berri.

Summa Joy Stanley

BORN January 5th, 2009 weighing 3.22kg.

A daughter for Bronwyn Stanley

and Matthew Haywood of

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Samual Troy Rapisarda

BORN January 3rd, 2009weighing 3.85kg

to Angela Thomson and Anthony Rapisarda

of Berri

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Aiden Arthur OldsBORN January 2, 2009 weighing 3.85kg

to Jasmin Watts and Anthony Oldsof Paringa

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New support centre for trauma victims

Helping hand via the net

■ NETWORK: Following his own experiences, former Waikerie man Dale Elliot has set up a web site that provides a support network for injured or sick people.

BY JANE WILSON

HAVE you ever had a friend or relative seriously injured or suffering a chronic ill-ness and wished there was something you could do to help but didn’t know how?

On the other hand, have you been sick or in-jured or been the carer of someone ill or injured and wished there was an easy way to communicate with loved ones about your situ-ation.

Finally, there is the web-site www.imthinkingofyou.com.au which is a wonder-ful service to link family, friends and communities in times of need.

The website allows carers to keep friends and relatives up-to-date about someone who is sick or injured, organise tasks that need to be done and man-age visitors.

At the same time, those loved ones can add messag-es of support, advise what tasks they can help with and even donate money to a secure debit card to help out with the extra costs in-curred when someone is sick or injured.

I’m Thinking of You is the brainchild of Dale El-liott.

Dale, previously of Waikerie, became a para-plegic after a motorcycle accident six years ago.

Through his own expe-

rience, he realised that not only do the physical inju-ries have a signifi cant im-pact on people’s lives, he also saw how the trauma spreads through to family and friends.

“I realised that when I was in hospital that people don’t always call and visit because it’s uncomfortable and then the immediate family is left to do every-thing,” Dale said.

“They (the family) are in shock and need support from family and friends.

“After a couple of years, I realised that my recovery wasn’t all about the extent of my injuries, it was about getting help.

“We now realise that when a person who is sick or injured knows that their carers are being looked af-ter, it can make a real dif-ference to their recovery because they don’t feel like they are being such a bur-den.”

Dale decided to create a support system to help critically injured or sick people.

“I didn’t know if the in-ternet would be the answer but after a while, I realised that a website could work as long as it was secure,” he said.

I’m Thinking of You has only been online for a year and is already giv-ing comfort and support to patients and carers all

over the world through its secure sites within the web-site called Care Zones.

One of the many great benefi ts of this free web-site is that people from interstate and overseas can be kept informed without worrying about time zones and expensive phone calls.

The Care Zones are only accessible to those friends and family mem-bers invited to join the site ensuring security and pri-vacy and most importantly correct information.

“Rumours went around that my legs were cut off and I nearly bled to death which was so untrue,” Dale said.

“I didn’t even have any blood, I had broken my collarbone and spine.

“The website means that everyone can be up-dated with one click of the button and everyone can get accurate information.”

Currently completely self-funded by Dale and his family, Dale is desperate for funding to help fund the advertising and ongo-ing costs of the website.

Despite repeated fund-ing knock backs, he knows the potential of how many people his site could help and is like a dog with a bone.

“We’ve got this far with it and we’re not giving up now,” Dale said.


Looking back at the Big Orange

By ROB McLEAN

ICONIC tourist attraction the Big Orange has been in the news spotlight over the past year due to its closure and eventual sale to a local investor.

The Riverland Weekly contacted David Marshall, who was involved in the initial development of the tourist attraction, to get his thoughts on the Big Orange and its history.

As well as his thoughts, David kindly shared some photos from the construction

period, as well as the offi cial opening.

At the time of building, the orange was the biggest fi breglass sphere in the Southern Hemisphere and David said it is the biggest of the “big features around the country”, standing at 15 metres tall and 12 metres in diameter.

The Big Orange was a project that David put together with the help of fellow local businessmen Bronte Coombe and Vern Chubb.

The trio invested around

$150,000 in the venture.David said the Big

Orange, which opened nearly 29 years ago, was built at an exciting time for tourism, when families enjoyed travelling together and seeing the sights.

“All in all it was a great period in the development of tourism in the Riverland,” David said.

“It received national coverage for a number of years.

“We had a great deal of enjoyment in establishing the attraction from scratch.”

The birth of a Riverland

icon

■ GROWING: The second fl oor of the Big

Orange is in place.

■ GROUND WORK: David Marshall’s children Paul and Kerry stand in front of the foundations for what has become the region’s biggest icon.

By LES PEARSON

WHILE summer tourism appears to be rosy above Lock One, those below are fi nding it a little tougher to manage.

Swan Reach has long been a tourist friendly town attracting plenty of river enthusiasts with its sandy white beach on the tranquil river setting but getting out on the river there is harder than it once was.

According to locals, the boat ramp is proving a major hurdle for tourists, only four-wheel-drives be-ing able to use the facility and even those are getting bogged trying to use it.

Mid Murray Council lodged a funding appli-cation to the South Aus-tralian Boating Facilities Advisory Committee for major improvements to the ramp over 12 months ago but further complica-tions have arisen since.

Council environmen-tal services manager Kel-vin Goldstone said with

falling river levels, ramp slope, access issues and a gas pipeline to take into consideration, the new ap-plication will be to fund a total upgrade of the boat ramp.

Mr Goldstone ex-plained that the new appli-cation needs an accompa-nying in-depth engineer’s report, which, council an-ticipates, will be complete

in coming weeks.“In the meantime,

council has agreed to carry out minor works to keep it operational in the summer months,” he said.

That being said, the condition of the ramp has turned many tourists away according to locals, given those without four wheel drives have no access to the river.

While Mr Goldstone sympathised with Swan Reach residents’ concerns about the ramp’s condi-tion, he confi rmed that council has not let the is-sue drop off the radar and once the engineer’s report comes back, the funding application will be lodged once more.

“From a construction point of view, we have to do this properly,” he said.

He said applications are lodged and assessed in two periods each year, one around March and one around September, while in some cases the commit-tee will offer funding in ex-ceptional circumstances.


Swan Reach locals angered by boat ramp

condition

■ THE OPENING: A crowd of families and dignitaries gather for the offi cial opening of the Big Orange on January 14, 1980, just under 29 years ago.

■ WHITE WASH: Putting the fi breglass exterior into place.

■ THE PANEL: Construction of the Big Orange is nearly completed as

the fi nal panels of the attraction are put into place.

■ TOP FLOOR: A crane swings the third and fi nal fl oor of the Big Orange into place.

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linking people, skills and jobs

Looking back at the Big Orange

From a construction

point of view we have

to do this properly

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YOU may not have noticed it; but The Country Bakehouse in Loxton has changed and it is for the better.

The Riverland’s Award Win-ning Bakery has been creating a healthier menu for you to enjoy, by reducing the amount of fat, sugar and salt in its popular range.

ChangeFrom their breads, rolls, cakes, buns and their award winning pas-tries, The Country Bakehouse’s en-tire menu is now better for you in one way or another.

Meaning you can eat all of your favourite foods and not feel so guilty about it.

Business owner Tim Vivian said the healthy option campaign has seen The Country Bakehouse creating a menu based on chang-ing community expectations.

Healthy Options “We’ve been working on getting rid of the bad fats out of our products and changing the entire margarine range to virtually trans fat free.

We are using all palm based shortenings and margarines, as opposed to tallow (animal) based products.

There’s no way of getting rid of fats totally but we are now buying one of the healthiest margarines and shortenings on the market.” “Our entire bun range is now sugar free. We are using a sugar supplement, so it’s good for diabetics. The only sugars in our products come from icing and fruits.” "We have also been working on lowering our salt in a few of our products. We have a range of pies and pasties that meet the Heart Foundation's ‘TICK’ which is great for our school canteens. Although the products don’t carry the tick, they defi nitely meet the

Heart Foundation’s healthy eating requirements." "We are now in the process of introducing a range of all natural frappes.

We currently offer a break-fast alternative which is yoghurt, muesli, banana, honey and low fat milk.

This range will slowly increase to include other drinks such as fresh fruit smoothies."

Big decisionThe Country Bakehouse’s decision to reduce the amount of fat, sugar and salt in its products was an easy one.

“The good thing is we’ve been doing it for a while as a trial and none of our customers have picked up a difference,” Tim said.

He is very proud of the fact that even though certain charac-teristics of their products have

changed, the one thing that remains is the taste of quality products.

With considerable media fo-cus on obesity epidemics and the negative press sometimes directed at certain foods, Tim said it was an important business decision to look at how to make The Country Bakehouse products healthier.

“We certainly won’t be look-ing back now that we’ve achieved this,” he enthused.

Healthy options, more choice

■ CHANGES: Customers at The Country Bakehouse are always spoiled for choice and now with the new healthier food options available to them, their diet won't be spoiled either, while (right) business owner and baker Tim Vivian shows off a selection of

tasty pies, which feature lower salt and no transfats or sugars. Photos: JANE WILSON

PRODUCT OF AUSTRALIAphotography by: www. italo.com.au

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THE end of an era occurred at The Country Bakehouse recently, with the retirement of long time staff member Judy Zimmermann.

Well known for her friendly disposition and coffee making skills, Judy has worked for two sets of Country Bakehouse owners.

In fact her association with the current Country Bakehouse site goes back to the days of King’s Bakery.

Business owner Julie Vivian said Judy will be sorely missed by both customers and staff at The Country Bakehouse.

“She’s been a bubbly worker and always really friendly to the customers,” Julie said.

“Judy would often know exactly what the customers wanted.

“After working here for so long, Judy got to know everyone and what their needs were.”

Julie said it is a special skill and great customer relations for any business in a small town.

Judy was particularly well known for managing The Country Bakehouse’s coffee culture.

Her role, as The Country Bakehouse barista, has now been taken over by Heidi Boehm.

Although Heidi is not a coffee drinker herself, her knowledge and passion for the popular beverage is very high.

“Heidi has done an awesome job stepping into Judy’s role, she’s obviously been trained very well,” Julie laughed.

“It’s time that coffee at The Country Bakehouse moves to a new level and we believe Heidi is just the person for the job.”

Customer favourite ends long Loxton bakery association

Judy says farewell

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■ TEAM: Judy Zimmermann (right) has retired after a long association with The Country

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Riverland & Mallee Vocational AwardsADVERTISING FEATURE


Apprentice of the

Brooke Smith - Jarah's Hair and Body Salon

Craig Durdin - Renmark Hotel

Daniel Farrelly - Jubilee Almonds

Darran Bright - Water Engineering Technologies

Jason Dew - JP CarpentryHost: Maxima Group Training

Johnathan Boucher- Searly Electrical

ON Saturday, January 17, 13 local people will be vying to claim the honour of winning one of the region's most signifi cant awards - the Riverland and Mallee Apprentice of the Year Award.

The awards are believed to be the oldest of their type around the nation and are a stepping stone to major career progress for those who win the honour.

Organised by the Rotary Club of Renmark, the Ap-prentice of the Year Award is the high-

light of the annual Riverland and Mallee Vocational Awards.

Two other awards are also presented on the night, with the Vocational Educa-tion Training Award and Trainee of the Year Award also up for grabs at the Berri Resort Hotel func-tion.

As a major spon-sor of the Riverland and Mallee Voca-tional Awards, the Riverland Weekly wishes all of the award nominees and their families the best of luck.

A Riverland tradition

2007 VET winner: Leah Bell

2007 Trainee winner: Danika Morgan

RIVERLAND and Mallee apprentices and trainees are now in the nervous wait as the Apprentice and Trainee of the Year are announced at the Riverland and Mallee Vocational Awards.

Hosted at the Berri Resort Hotel by Renmark Rotary Club on Janu-ary 17, the prestigious awards night will contin-ue the rich 26-year his-tory of the awards, recog-nising the hard-working youth of the region.

The judging panel

consisted of Brenton Pilkington, Wendy Mudge and Ben Haslett.

Each judge has been on the panel for three or more years, so they’re fully versed in what to look for in a potential winner.

The recipients of awards receive a gener-ous cash prize to assist with further develop-ment in their chosen ca-reer path.

There are a num-ber of sub-categories to fi nd winners from, and

as judging has fi nally wound up, the winner is known only to those who selected the winner.

Both judging panels, apprentice and trainee, met with each candidate and interviewed them on an array of both personal and occupational infor-mation, including local knowledge, skills, future aspirations and commu-nity involvement.

All judges agree that the amount of confi -dence and self-esteem derived from the awards is a great boost to candi-dates, and the employ-ee’s growth from that makes the awards more than worthwhile.

Awards co-ordina-tor (for the last 11 years) Laurie Wilkinson said the fi nalists are some fi ne young individuals living and working in our region.

“They’re really, very good,” he said.

“In fact, some are ex-ceptional.”

And exceptional is exactly what the awards are looking to promote and reward, the day nears, as the region waits with baited breath, to see who our next exception-al quiet achievers are.



year fi nalists

Leigh Williams - Agriexchange

Michael Andriske - Central Irrigation Trust

Matthew Affl eck - Michael Kregar Building

Paul Rands - Water Engineering Technology

■ ACCEPTANCE: Rachel Harrow

accepts the Apprentice of the Year

Award last year.

Prestigious awards night looms on calendar


Traineeof theyear

fi nalistsJenna Brown

Renmark Children's Centre

More Apprentice of the year fi nalists

Scott Baker - Big River Toyota Sophie Williams - Jolter's Hairdressing Zoe Hardwick - Berri Resort Hotel

Chantelle Adams Select Industrial

Dana FazekasLoxton District Children's Centre

Kristy VriendsRiverland Development Corporation



VET student fi nalists

Bradley HoffmannLoxton High School

Jess CooperSwan Reach Area School

Waylon ButtLoxton High School

Kelsey KassulkeGlossop Senior Campus

Lani NicholsonGlossop Senior Campus

Nicole TateLoxton High School

I hope it doesn’t all end too quickly, I want to enjoy it.

- Rachel Harrow after winning the - Rachel Harrow after winning the Riverland Riverland Apprentice of the Year Award in 2008Apprentice of the Year Award in 2008


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Lavender’s variety of usesTHE benefi ts of lavender and the colour of the fi elds had for years been of signifi cant interest to Lucy Centofanti however, it wasn’t until a few years ago that her keen interest was to be shared by husband Mario.

The relaxation and medicinal qualities of lavender were instrumental in them pursuing the direction they chose.

From stress, anxiety and headache relief to assisting in the healing process of wounds, burns and scarring, lavender has many ben-efi ts.

Gathering much information from many different areas about the plants and products Lucy and Mario didn’t know at the time just where it would lead them.

Travelling to seek out lavender farms from all over and chatting with the owners, some very keen to share their knowledge, Lucy and Mario’s kitchen soon became the focal point as they began to experiment with the making of a variety of lavender products.

In the meantime, a few acres of land were cleared at their Winkie property and several varieties of lavender were then planted.

The property is now home to over 2500 lavender plants.

As stocks built up and were shared with family and friends, Lucy and Mario branched out and became a regular trader at the Barmera Markets, this in turn led them to the Riverland Farmers Markets in Berri.

The idea of having their own little laven-der shop was growing, although fuelled by some uncertainty.

The doors of Bella Lavender Estate were offi cially opened by world renowned artist Garry Duncan on December 9 last year.

Throughout the Christmas festive season holidays, trade certainly exceeded Lucy and Mario’s expectations.

It has been fantastic to see return visits from many local people, bringing along fam-ily, friends and out of the region visitors.

Occasional meetings have also been

held there.The lavender fi elds portray a mass of co-

lour, while the Centofanti’s slowly harvest the outer rows to capture the oil used to make products to stock the shelves.

Distilling can be seen each day the busi-ness is open (Friday to Monday, 10am until 4pm), where Mario happily chats to all in-terested visitors about how the process fl ows

from start to fi nish.The cafe, built by their own sons and ap-

prentice, oozes Italian infl uence and offers a tranquil surround to sit back and enjoy a light meal, a large selection of teas and Mario’s fa-mously blended range of lattes, cappuccinos and more.

Bella Lavender Estate “where ideas be-come a reality”.

■ TOP: All products sold at Bella Lavender Estate are made by Lucy and Mario Centofanti and (above) the new business is also a nice place to sample some home cooked treats and a well

made coffee.

■ EXCEEDED: The number of visitors to Lucy and Mario Centofanti’s new business Bella Lavender Estate has so far exceeded expectations. Photos: JANE WILSON

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Home among the gum treesIF you’re looking for peace

and quiet and room to move, this may be what you have been looking for.

Just a few kilometres from Moorook in the quiet little town of Yinkanie is this lovely three bedroom home with its own granny fl at or parent’s retreat, which is everything you may be needing or wanting.

Nestled in natural bush, the property is fully fenced with lots of shedding and room to move.

This home consists of three bedrooms, a good sized kitchen and living area.

Great inside and outside entertaining area.

This home will suit the fi rst home buyer or some-one looking for somewhere to retire and have lots of peace and quiet.

MOOROOK/YINKANIE

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Saturday January 10, 2009

BARMERA2.30 - 3.30pm 23 Tonkin Avenue Ray White Berri

BERRI10.00 - 10.30am 4B Hart Street LJ Hooker

10.45 - 11.15am 9 Padman Court Ray White Loxton

11.30 - 12.00pm 4 Jarvis Street LJ Hooker

12.15 - 12.45pm 10 Vivian Cock Street LJ Hooker

1.00 - 2.00pm Lot 5, 409 Sturt Highway Ray White Berri

1.00 - 2.00pm 1 Huckstepp Court Ray White Berri

LOXTON3.00 - 4.00pm 9 Tonkin Street Ray White Loxton

10.30 - 11.15am 11 Hilltop Drive LJ Hooker

10.30 - 11.30am Sec 311 Mindarie Road Ray White Loxton

2.45 - 3.30pm 13 Tanko Street Ray White Loxton

LYRUP9.30am - 10.00am 13 Downer Avenue Ray White Renmark

PARINGA11.45 - 12.15pm 35 Hughes Avenue Ray White Renmark

MOOROOK/YINKANIE2.00 - 2.30pm Heinrick Road LJ Hooker

RENMARK9.30am - 10.15am 7 Taylor Street Ray White Renmark

10.00 - 12.00pm 32 Thirteenth Street Ray White Berri

10.45 - 11.15am Cnr Ettiwanda andTarcoola StreetRay White Renmark

10.45 - 11.30am Cnr Ral Ral & Kulkyne St Ray White Renmark

12.00 - 12.30pm Rialto Street, fi rst on right off Bookmark AvenueRay White Renmark

WAIKERIE12.30 - 1.30pm 247 Ramco Road Ray White Waikerie

Sunday January 11, 2009

BARMERA11.00 - 12.00pm 9 Hague Street Ray White Berri

BERRI10.00 - 11.00am 51 Zante Road Ray White Berri

11.30 - 12.30pm 32 Powell Street Ray White Berri

1.00 - 2.00pm 7 Wilkinson Street Ray White Berri

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LYRUP1.00 - 2.00pm Sec. 5 Pike Creek Road Ray White Berri

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Saturday January 10, 2009


“Peace of Mind”


TAYLOR Street is a very good residen-

tial area and Number

7 offers a fantastic op-portunity for the young family.

The roomy interior provides three bedrooms, two with built in robes, separate lounge and family rooms and nice kitchen/dining area.

Reverse cycle airconditioning to the lounge and ceiling fans in all

bedrooms will keep you cool over the coming months.

Just a short walk to the Renmark Plaza and there is also a very nice park just a few metres away giving extra room to kick the footy or for a game of cricket.

A huge rear yard for the kids to run around, tool shed and carport complete this great value package.

Good area + good value= Great opportunity

RENMARK

3 1 1

7 Taylor StreetRay White RenmarkRLA 147968Mark Cresp 0417 883 892

Price $154,000Inspect Saturday

9.30am - 10.15am


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Community Events File

Got an event for our File?Phone 8582 5500 and let the Riverland and Mallee know about it! Community events fi le is for not for profi t organisations and events are listed at the discretion of the Riverland

Weekly management. We recommend you verify details of events listed with the relevant organisation.

January 8th - 14thJanuary 8th - 14th

Thursday January 8th • Charity for all Bingo at the Loxton

Club, Bookpurnong Tce Loxton, eyes down at 7:30pm, proceeds to Mardi Gras. Phone Deb Ball on 0428823924 for more information

Friday January 9th • Don’t have anything to do these

School Holidays come and join the friends of CYH centre in Cornwell St Berri from 10am - 12 noon, this week is art and craft week. Phone Val 85802526 or Monica 85822338

Saturday January 10th • Riverland Farmers markets, every

Saturday morning, 7:30am – 11:30am, Crawford Tce, Berri. Phone the Market Manager on 85824864 for more information.

• Cobdogla Irrigation and Steam Museum Twilight Diesel Train rides, Park Tce Cobdogla. Phone the Barmera Visitor and Information Centre on 85882289 for details

Sunday January 11th

• The P.S Industry will be steaming at 11am and 1:30pm, the cruises run for one and a half hours and depart from the Renmark town. Phone the Renmark Visitor Information Centre on 85866704

• Pace Makers Bingo at the Berri Hotel eyes down at 2pm, proceeds to the Pacemakers Club. For more information contact Dianne 85838267

Tuesday January 13th

• The Barmera Library has an exciting School Holiday program 2pm - 3pm. This week learn about Macroinvertebrates (waterbugs) that live in the river and what they eat. Phone the Library on 85882872 for more information

2 Coombe Terrace Waikerie • PHONE (08) 8541 2777 • AVAILABLE 7 DAYS A WEEK In Association with Marschall Nitschke First National RLA 179 178


Close to everything but nothing comes close

THIS large beautiful home on an expansive block is

everything you could ever need in a town house.

A four bedroom, three bathroom family home with a spacious kitchen, dining family room and formal lounge room.

Throw in a double car

garage under main roof, lock up colorbond shed and paved undercover entertain-ing area into the mix and this becomes the perfect package.

Call Marschall First National on 8541 2777 to organise your personal inspection.

WAIKERIE

4 3 2

4 Edwards CrescentMarschall First NationalRLA 47936Phone 8541 2777

Price $337,500Inspect By Appointment

OUT FREE EVERY THURSDAY

EVERY now and then, every once in a blue

moon, we have the oppor-tunity to showcase such a stunning property.

As you meander down the winding path to the main entrance, you are greeted with a glorious blend of colorful ornamen-tals and rich leafy green shrubs and palms.

Stone retainer walls provide additional struc-ture to this picture book cottage garden and at this point you can only antici-pate what’s ahead

Embracing the enviable location, this gorgeous brick home with its large picture windows and verandahs delicately

blends with the spectacular gardens and river views.

Step inside to fi nd a large tiled family room with double glass sliding doors opening out to the verandah and only a wall of glass separates this liv-ing area and the beautiful semi enclosed vine covered paved pergola featuring built in bbq and external A/C duct to keep you and your guests cool, perfect for entertaining family and friends.

Ducted and zoned reverse cycle A/C, evapora-tive A/C and ceiling fans take care of your heating and cooling needs.

The main bedroom is equipped with full length

BIR’s and opens out to the massive ensuite featur-ing fl oor to ceiling tiles and overlooking a cottage garden.

Formal lounge, formal dining and the functional kitchen including a pantry, dishwasher, island bench and servery to main living area all overlook the river gardens; and for the wine connoisseur, a 600 bottle controlled temperature wine coolroom.

Every home needs a shed, this is no exception, offering a 9 x 6m colour-bond shed with electric roller doors and loft for additional storage.

Between the home and river an intimate and private slice of paradise, set in an oasis of soft foliage, lawns and tall trees which cast inviting shadows and shield young ones from the harsh sun, this is a unique property which you will proudly call home.

Paradise found

WAIKERIE

3 1 2

247 Ramco RoadRay White BerriRLA 195714Dave Kanizay 0448 845 270Inspect Saturday Jan 10

12.30 – 1.30pmAuction Friday Jan 30th

11.00am

Stylish, slick and sexyGET motivated if you

are serious about a fi rst home start, because this property has the WOW factor from A-Z in its entirety.

It’s a solid brick home tastefully renovated and presented and for 99% of buyers there is absolutely nothing to do but just move in and enjoy.

Brilliantly presented, it may tug the heart strings so be prepared to fall in love. Polished fl oor boards roam throughout the light fi lled living and dining areas and tasteful window furnishings are throughout ranging from swag and tales to decorative drapes.

Roller shutters on newly installed aluminum windows allow total privacy and climate control but evaporative air-conditioning and combustion heating

provide options that can be controlled.

The beautiful central bathroom is fl oor and wall tiled and has shower, corner vanity and bath tub to wash the worries of the day away.

Indulge outside with

optional entertaining areas, very private and discreet and lovely landscaped gardens surround the home in a tranquil but friendly environmental setting.

Rear lane access, fully enclosed rear yard, garden tidy sheds plus garaging for two cars is a bonus and there is extra parking in the drive way when the family or visitors call.

Value packed and totally stacked = far more than its asking price.

BARMERA

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23 Tonkin AvenueRay White BarmeraRLA 195714Greg Cram 0439890822Price $172,000Inspect Saturday January 10

2.30 - 3.30pm


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Full frontageLOOKING for somewhere to stay with full river frontage and all the top class facilities that come with the backing of Big4 Holiday Parks?

Renmark Riverfront Holiday park offers exactly that and more.

The park is an ideal base to discover the Riverland region or sit back, relax and enjoy the Murray River.

If you love the water or water sport, whether it is fi shing, water skiing or swim-ming, the BIG4 Renmark Riverfront Holiday Park is the ideal destination for you.

Facilities include a 25 metre resort pool, with two swimming lanes and four pebble beach areas.

The backdrop is a rock wall which spills water down into the water play area with water jets spraying out at different intervals.

There is also a heated outdoor spa that adjoins.

A giant jumping pillow, extensive play-ground, a games room and movie room add to the hours of fun.

With a variety of accommodation choices including riverfront and poolside villas, park cabins and family villas, there’s a choice to suit all tastes.

For those that wish to take their own tent, caravan or motorhome sites are very spacious and shaded with a choice of river-front or non-riverfront sites. There are three modern guest amenities buildings that are well situated throughout the park for guests’ convenience.

A full undercover camper’s kitchen provides barbecues, oven and cook top with seating areas.

Internet facilities are also provided in the games room, via an internet kiosk that contains a hot spot for those that have their own laptops. The park’s popularity is overwhelming, so get in early for next year’s reservations.

■ FRONTAGE:The Renmark Riverfront Caravan Park has

complete river frontage and is a perfect holiday location for the active family.

There

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Partner logoif applicable FACTORY OUTLET

OPEN 7 DAYS 9AM - 5PM

• Cordial - $1.75ea or 6 for $8(range of fl avours)

• 6 x 1kg SPC Fruits - $18.00• Jellied Fruits - $14.99 for 24

• Spaghetti or Baked Beans, 12x390g - $11.99

• Quelch Fruit Ice Blocks pack of 24 - $4.80

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■ POPULAR: The Berri Direct store is a popular holiday stopping off point for visitors and locals. Photos: JANE WILSON

Taste testIT’S going to be a hot and thirsty summer in the Riverland, so get through it with the help of the refreshing product range from Berri Direct.

Riverlanders love Berri juices but there are many more great tasting

Berri products for the whole family to enjoy.

Get a fantastic selec-tion of delicious and natural Berri goods this school holidays at Berri Direct, on the Old Sturt Highway in Berri.

There are fantastic show bags for the kids, full of healthy juices and

snacks children will love.Drop in to Berri Di-

rect to see the full range of carbonated drinks, milk products, lollies, chocolates, dried and canned fruits.

Try the delicious selection of Berri condi-ments or grab a bottle of the popular traditional

tomato sauce.Buying from Berri

Direct also offers great savings when buying in bulk.

Gift baskets are another popular item, which can be assembled to suit the individual.

Using a range of Berri juices mixed with other

delicious treats such as almond breads, jams and preserves and chocolate coated fruits, a Berri Direct gift basket will suit even the fussiest recipi-ent.

Whatever the need, be sure to drop in to Berri Direct these school holidays.

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Rosy outlookBE sure to get the family to Renmark these school holi-days to enjoy Ruston’s Rose Garden.

There really is some-thing for the whole family to enjoy, with the antique car display for the boys and thousands of beautiful roses to see for the girls.

The extensive gift shop is also a display of Riverland talent and creativity with locally made and produced arts and crafts.

There’s everything to buy, from the wonderful local postcards to the brilliant Riverland artwork.

Check out the popular display of Dudley Siviour’s metal art sculptures, avail-able exclusively to Ruston’s.

Enjoy perusing the garden and displays before settling down for an tasty Ruston’s Roses Devonshire tea.

Open for morning tea, lunches and afternoon tea.

Ruston’s Roses is also a fantastic and picturesque function venue.

Open from 9am to 5pm seven days a week, there’s every reason to get down to Ruston’s Roses these school holidays.

Cruisin’ funTHE PS Industry will be steaming on Sunday, January

11 at 11am and 1.30pm.One and a half hour

cruises are available, with morning and afternoon Devonshire teas.

For more information, contact the Renmark Visitor Centre.

Modern parkWAIKERIE Caravan Park is just over an hour’s drive from Adelaide.

It has spectacular views of the Murray River from the nearby cliffs, which are within walking distance of the township.

The park has modern clean amenities, a camp kitchen, special needs bath-room and shady drive-thru sites.

Adjacent to the park is a large playground fauna park featuring native wildlife, which has free entry.

There are many types of accommodation to choose from including the luxuri-ous villas, which have two separate bedrooms, en suite bathroom, spacious living area with tv, Austar, full kitchen facilities including microwave oven, hotplates, full-size refrigerator and air-conditioning.

These villas can accom-modate up to six people.

The ensuite cabins come with TV, Austar and the same fully equipped kitchen facili-ties as the villas.

Attractions all

■ VARIETY: Ruston’s Rose Garden

has a variety of foods (above) and

handicrafts (right) to entice visitors into an extended stay at the popular tourist

attraction.

■ FLOURISHING: Ruston’s Rose Garden is a fl ourishing and

vibrant tourist attraction, based at Renmark, which is open seven days

a week. Photos: JANE WILSON

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along the riverBudget cabins are avail-

able for two people.If you’re towing your

caravan, the park has a camp kitchen and free bar-becue facilities, up-to-date bathroom facilities and special needs amenities.

There’s 200 powered sites to choose from, most of which are only a stone’s throw from the river and there is easy access to a nearby boat ramp if you want to go water skiing.

If you like exploring on foot, the Waikerie cliff top walk provides splendid views of the Murray and is a great way to spend an afternoon.

The park is also an ideal stopover for visitors to Gluepot Reserve and Banrock Station.

The International Soaring Centre at Waikerie Airfi eld can take you up in a glider for a birds-eye view of the Riverland for the more adventurous.

■ MODERN: Waikerie’s Caravan Park has everything the tourist could need for a weekend or extended stay.

Photo: JANE WILSON

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Motor running for HartwigsTHE brother and sister team Aaron and Teagan Hartwig has achieved some remark-able results in both moto-cross and speedway sidecar in the three years they have been associated.

In fact some good judg-es consider that no other brother and sister would have done as well nation-ally in two disciplines as a partnership.

Aaron, 16, and Teagan, 13, are the children of Ste-ven and Julie Hartwig, of Sunlands.

The family “having mo-tor sport in their blood” travel as a unit to various meetings but particularly to Morgan for motocross and Sidewinders at Wingfi eld for speedway.

Proud mother Julie is disappointed however, that for the next two and a half years her children will not be able to compete jointly, as Aaron became a senior at the end of 2008, while Tea-gan remains a junior and as

“rules are rules” they cannot team up.

Aaron has been the driv-er and Teagan the swinger in both disciplines but Aaron is now solo and on the look out for a partner while Tea-gan has just teamed up with another 14 year old girl at Sidewinders.

However, those same good judges consider that if this unique family duo reunite in the future, they could fi nd opportunities at a much higher level, even overseas.

Motocross sidecar start-ed for the pair three years ago. Since then they have been amongst the leading competitors at Morgan, cur-rently rated the largest mo-tocross club in SA, won the state title in their division between 2006 and 2008, won the major event ‘Boss of the Barossa’ back to back, gained highest points in the Victorian championships and fi nished second and third in the national cham-

pionships.The motocross off sea-

son saw them turn to speed-way sidecar in November 2007 and as new kids on the block in a short season, they fi nished with the highest points at club level for their division and within two points of the club best and fairest overall, were within 0.6 seconds of setting a new race time that has stood for over 20 years and at the Aus-tralian titles in March 2008, led in the ‘A’ fi nal until they were hit from behind and ended up fi nishing second.

Aaron also plays foot-ball, turning out with Waik-erie under 18s in 2008, and Teagan netball; but it seems their main enthusiasm in-volves the excitement of motor sport.

And if we take notice of those people in the know on such things, it will be even more interesting should they team up again when Teagan joins her brother as a senior.

■ MOTORING: Aaron and Teagan Hartwig are achieving some remarkable results in motocross and speedway sidecar competition and it is predicted they have a bright future in the sports.

Lewis having a Hull of a timeWORD from England has it that a huge decision earlier this year by the former local soccer junior Lewis Vallelonga and his family, is on the way to paying big dividends.

Lewis was initial-ly a member of Steve Poutakidis’ Riverland Development squad but commenced travelling to Adelaide up to three times a week to work under coach Jeff Napier, before actually moving to the city in October last year to extend on his coaching sessions and to play with Croydon Kings.

Showing immense promise and with his

mother Mandy having family ties in the place of her birth, England, her overseas relatives suggest-ed that more opportuni-ties existed in the soc-cer scene in the Mother Country and perhaps a move should be consid-ered – a suggestion that received Napier’s nod of approval, so obviously he had seen something spe-cial about the youngster.

January this year, the decision was made and Lewis returned to Hull City in England with his grandmother, who had been holidaying here, to attend school and to en-ter a soccer training re-

gime.And according to his

sister Jodie Grove, who lives in the Riverland , her brother, 14, has “worked hard”.

Grandmother, not being a driver, made life somewhat diffi cult

however for the budding soccer star, so in another huge decision, his moth-er Mandy decided to re-turn home to Hull in July along with her other son, Adam, 12, so that she could be there for Lewis.

And now a big break through that according to Jodie has given Lewis “a big head start!” After attending a Hull scout-ing event, he has been admitted to the Hull City Junior Soccer Academy.

I know nothing of the English soccer system but to put it in AFL terms, it seems juniors cannot be “drafted” to clubs un-til they are 17 years old.

However, Hull City has been able to put Lewis out of the reach of other clubs by signing him to a two year contract after a six week trial period. So they must think he has a future too.

Jodie says her brother is “in a fantastic posi-tion” for one so young and also says that he is fortunate that his father Joe has journeyed to Eng-land for fi ve weeks and is with him at this crucial contract time.

The former Riverland youngster is obviously in a soccer spot that is hard to enter but at 14, he has a leg in the door already.

AN impressive new promotion-al sign at Riverland Speedway, an equally impressive program and club president Greg Hay-nes was more than impressed – he was ecstatic when around 3500 people turned up for last Saturday night’s meeting at the Calperum Hill track.

As I have said previously, through some hard work by those involved, speedway is ‘back’ in the region with the re-juvenation taking some veteran ‘petrol heads ‘back’ to the good old days’.

Offi cials had to work fever-ishly to maintain catering sup-plies on Saturday when the big crowd put some pressure on as they enjoyed major events such as the SA Production title, taken out by visitor Zac Calderwood ahead of Adam Holt and West Australian Geoff Pahl, a former

Riverlander.Cobdogla driver Danny

Cronin impressed by fi nishing high in the placings.

The burn outs were spec-tacular with Monash’s Peter Lehmann the winner for the second year in a row, followed by Phil Winchester (Renmark) and Aaron Gates (Barossa).

Brett Hammerstein won best presented with his mag-nifi cent V8 Mini.

In the popular demolition derby, Murray Bridge’s Laurie Rosenburg took the honours ahead of Ian Brooks (Millicent) and Clint Jones (Wentworth).

The next meeting at the speedway is on February 7, when the monster trucks will make a return supported by street stocks, the annual boat race and vintage speedcars.

Hockey futuresHOCKEY skills and future development sessions for juniors under 12 to under 17 are being discussed and an initial meeting to consider the proposal will be held at the Glassey Park clubrooms 9am to noon Sun-day January 18.

One of the project’s instigators, Loxton’s Tim Schubert, is inviting all interested ju-niors, parents, offi cials and coaches to at-tend.

For further information Tim can be con-tacted on 8584 9140 or 0428 849 140.

Apart from skills, the sessions will look at improving the way the juniors conduct themselves at any practices or trials that may affect their futures at a higher level.

Junior basketballAS a warm up for the Country Carnival to be held in Adelaide, the Riverland will send junior basketball teams to the annual Star-plex Carnival staged by the Elizabeth As-sociation at Gawler over the January long weekend.

Two under 16 teams and an under 14 girls team will be involved along with un-der 12, two under 14, an under 16 and un-der 18 boys sides.

Speedway event impresses AUSTRALIAN boxing offi cial

Phillip Goodes had work start for his team at the Loxton gym on Monday night and is looking for-ward to a big year for his charges in 2009.

Late last year, he took his son Ryan, 13, and Matthew Wilson, 12, to Melbourne for a Victorian tournament and both youngsters impressed against good oppo-nents, Ryan in a non decision re-sult and Matthew losing in a split decision.

Plans are now on the table to have Ryan travel to the AIS in Canberra this month to gain fur-ther experience by working out with members of the National Indigenous Group.

Real big news is that another Riverland tournament is locked in for April 4 this year and Goodes will be busy over the next few months making all the necessary arrangements. The last local event was held in October 2004 and at-tracted over 500 people. ■ Phil Goodes

■ CLINIC: Junior hockey players will be put through their paces in a fortnight’s time.


■ NO BUNNY: Mitchell Johnson has been one of the bowlers making a lower order runs in the

just fi nished test series.

Where are the rabbits?

THE Calesi virus may have pretty well eliminated a pest to our environment but has it also affected our cricketers?

Where have all the batting rabbits and the ferrets that go in after the rabbits gone in the Australia versus South Africa matches?

Australia in particular may well have at times tried reversing their batting order in a series where the returns from the tail enders are extraordinary.

The Springboks giving Australia some of their own medicine has come as a bit of a shock to we Aussies and yes I’ll say that I became one of those that blamed the selectors, umpires, players and every-thing else I could think of for the home side’s demise.

But thinking about it, the decade of absolute dominance in all forms of the game by our team and a number of cham-pions therein really could not last forever and perhaps we will not see any country achieve any comparable results for many years to come, if ever.

We are obviously now back in the pack, hard to accept sure, but has it saved cricket at Test level?

Supporters of most other countries (England and its Barmy Army aside) sim-ply were not turning out to watch their teams being belted, mostly inside four days, by the Australians.

Me thinks it will be different now!So a new year’s resolution. Leave the

fi nger pointing to the ‘experts’ and get be-hind the Aussies in what looks like a tre-mendous era of cricket ahead in the fi ve day and shorter versions of the game.

Competition maketh the competition, doesn’t it?

The number of Riverland turf cricketers in the country carnival squad.6If you even dream of beating

me you’d better wake up and apologise.

~ Muhammad Ali

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fi ve wins. ~ Brian Moore


Carnival squad hopes to end long country title drought

Knight plays for Outbacks, squad picked

■ BOWLING STOCKS: Renmark’s Dan Shawyer will head the bowling attack in Adelaide.

IN the early days of the annual Australian Country Cricket Car-nival, when the event came in its cycle to SA, it came to the Riverland and our splendid conditions, facilities and turf pitches.

Since then, it has visited the South East and is currently with our neighbours in the Barossa Valley.

At the same time, the River-land has slipped off the radar obviously as far as staging such events in our region is con-cerned.

However, Karoonda’s Corey Knight is playing for the Out-backs this time around.

The 2008/09 carnival start-ed on Sunday and ends next week but this coming Sunday, a

‘Team of the Carnival’ will play a twenty/20 game against an ACA Masters side that had in its initial squad Greg Blewett, Greg Matthews, Colin Miller and Pe-ter McIntyre.

The game starts at 12.30 at Tanunda.

Meanwhile, Murray Dis-tricts Barrier organiser Neil Weinert has confi rmed his

squad for the annual Bank SA Country Carnival to be held in Adelaide, January 27 to February 5.

Our zone will play Eyre Pen-insula, at Port Reserve, on day one, Upper North, at Pertaringa Oval, on January 28 and Fleu-rieu and District Gold at Uni-versity No 1 on the Thursday of the opening week.

The Squad(C)Drew Crane (Murrayville)

Jess Vaas (Murrayville)

Nick Dabinett (Parilla)

Jake Albrecht (Monash)

Ryan Arnold (Loxton)

Tim Arnold (Loxton)

Craig Fisher (Loxton)

Danial Shawyer (Renmark)Tim Bevan (Waikerie)

Andrew Bevan (Waikerie Gold)Aaron Carroll

(Broken Hill West)Paul Attard

(Broken Hill West)Tobias Hack

(Broken Hill North)Codie Howard

(Broken Hill North)Jarrod Paull

(Broken Hill Central)Brendan Taylor

(Broken Hill Central)

■ SELECTED: TIm Arnold will play an allrounder’s role at the Country Carnival later this month.

■ IN: Loxton captain Ryan Arnold will be hoping to perform come late January.

■ YOUNGSTER: Opening bowler Craig Fisher will make his fi rst appearance at the carnival.

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Riverland CricketA Grade

Loxton: 10/75 (T. Victor 24, B. Lynch 20; N. Tape 3/13, B. Gay 2/10, C. Schutz 2/17) v Waikerie Ramco 0/188 (A. Duffi eld 104 n.o., G. Muster 80 n.o.).

Renmark GolfSaturday stableford

A. Parkyn 43 pts, B. Kruger 42. Ball winners: L. Berry 41, S. Cooper 40, M. Daws 39, A. Cenko 38, G. Seddon 38, A. Selfe 38.

Berri Croquet Club

W.Bottrell/A.Wright 16 d N.Hart/S.Noske 14.

Waikerie GolfSaturday stroke

Division one: D. McMahon 74/64. Division two: C. Robinson 89/68. Voucher winners: D. Krupicka 81/65, P. Isaacson 79/68, T. Lehmann 77/68, B. Wilson 84/70.

Barmera GolfNew Year’s stableford

C. McKendrick 39 pts, K. Moore 36.

Summer Cup, third round

D. Hodgson 80/68, G. Denton 81/69, J. Nitschke 82/70, E. Van Hensbergen 80/71, I. Winen 95/71, J. Bannear 86/71.

Sunday stablefordC. McKendrick 41 pts, E. Van Hensbergen 36, J. McKendrick 34, M. Van Hensbergen 34.

RFL releases 2009 program

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Females 400m LC free: 1. L. Mathews (Whyalla), 2. D. Laird (Whyalla), 3. V. Rossi (Clovercrest).400m LC IM: 1. S. Furse (Clovercrest), 2. S. Helps (Clovercrest), 3. T. Matthews (Clovercrest). 9 & under 50m butterfl y: 1. J. Kent (Berri), 2. M. Sarro (Berri) 3. K. Phillips (Loxton). 10-11 50m LC butterfl y: 1. S. Sarro (Berri); 2. E. Ruggiero (Payneham), 3. C. Schammer (Loxton).12-13 50m LC butterfl y: 1. L. Goodwin (Whyalla), 2. D. Laird (Whyalla), 3. S. Mathews (Whyalla). 14-15 50m butterfl y: 1. S. Furse (Clovercrest), 2. J. Forward (Loxton) 3. M. Porter (Payneham).16-29 50m butterfl y: 1. L. Mathews (Whyalla), 2. T. Gartley (Waikerie) 3. K. Feher (Berri). 30 & Over 50m butterfl y: 1. J. Porter (Payneham), 2. S Heinrich (Berri). 100m freestyle: 1. L. Mathews (Whyalla), 2. S. Furse (Clovercrest), 3. S. Lyons (Vitor Renmark). 9 & under 50m breast: 1. J. Kudra (Vitor Renmark), 2. D. Jenner (Vitor Renmark), 3. A. Goodwin (Whyalla). 10-11 50m breast: 1. C. Schammer (Loxton), 2. S. Sarro (Berri), 3. B. Phillips (Loxton). 12-13 50m breast: 1. E. Millar (Berri), 2. D. Laird (Whyalla), 3. L. Goodwin (Whyalla). 14-15 50m breast: 1. J. Forward (Loxton), 2. S. Furse (Clovercrest), 3. G. Platt (Berri). 16-29 50m breast: 1. L. Mathews (Whyalla), 2. T. Gartley (Waikerie), 3. M. Hopper (Loxton). 30 & over 50m breast: 1. S. Lyons (Vitor Renmark), 2. H. Millar (Berri), 3. J. Porter (Payneham). 9 & Under 50m back: 1. C. Sexton (Payneham), 2. J. Kudra (Vitor Renmark), 3. S. Rucioch (Vitor Renmark). 10-11 50m back: 1. L. Schmidt (Starplex), 2. S. Sarro (Berri), 3. E. Dunn (Spg Sharks). 12-13 50m back: 1. L. Goodwin (Whyalla), 2. T. Schammer (Loxton), 3. R. Gitsham (Clovercrest). 14-15 50m back: 1. J. Forward (Loxton), 2. M. Porter (Payneham), 3. S. Furse (Clovercrest).

16-29 50m back: 1. L. Mathews (Whyalla), 2. K. Feher (Berri), 3. T. Gartley (Waikerie). 30 & over 50m back: 1. S. Lyons (Vitor Renmark), 2. J. Porter (Payneham), 3. H. Millar (Berri). 100m BBB: 1. L. Goodwin (Whyalla), 2. T. Schammer (Loxton), 3. R. Gitsham (Clovercrest). 100m BBB: 1. E. Millar (Berri), 2. D. Laird (Whyalla), 3. T. Feher (Berri). 100m BBB: 1. L. Mathews (Whyalla), 2. S. Mathews (Whyalla), 3. V. Rossi (Clovercrest). 9 & Under 50m free: 1. J. Kudra (Vitor Renmark), 2. C. Sexton (Payneham), 3. A. Goodwin (Whyalla). 10-11 50m free: 1. S. Sarro (Berri), 2. E. Dunn (Spg Sharks), 3. C. Webb (Vitor Renmark). 12-13 50m free: 1. T. Feher (Berri), 2. S. Trewren (Berri), 3. A. Ruggiero (Payneham). 14-15 50m free: 1. J. Forward (Loxton), 2. S. Furse (Clovercrest), 3. V. Pletiak (Clovercrest).16-29 50m free: 1. L. Mathews (Whyalla), 2. K. Feher (Berri), 3. T. Gartley (Waikerie). 30 & over 50m free: 1. S. Lyons (Vitor Renmark), 2. J. Porter (Payneham). 200m BBB: 1. L. Mathews (Whyalla), 2. S. Mathews (Whyalla), 3. M. Hopper (Loxton). 200m BBB: 1. D. Laird (Whyalla), 2. E. Millar (Berri), 3. R. Gitsham (Clovercrest). 200m BBB: 1.L. Goodwin (Whyalla), 2. V. Rossi (Clovercrest), 3. T. Matthews (Clovercrest).

Males

400m free: 1. E. Owens (Clovercrest), 2. D. Hill (Spg Sharks), 3. J. Eades (Whyalla).

400m IM: 1. J. Matthews (Clovercrest), 2. R. Matthews (Clovercrest).

9 & under 50m butterfl y: 1. E. Bachert (Pba Piranhas), 2. M. Nourse (Berri), 3. J. Millar (Berri).

10-11 50m butterfl y: 1. S. Rasheed (Henley & Grange), R. Matthews (Clovercrest), 3. J. Searles (Loxton).

12-13 50m butterfl y: 1. E. Owens (Clovercrest), 2. L. Forward (Loxton), 3. T. Trewren (Berri).

14-15 50m butterfl y: J. Matthews (Clovercrest), 2. D. Hill (Spg Sharks), 3. R. Jennings (Vitor Renmark).

16-29 50m butterfl y: 1. M. Briggs (Clovercrest), 2. K. Jennings (Vitor Renmark), 3. T. Storry (Vitor Renmark).

30 & over 50m butterfl y: 1. T. Williams (Payneham), 2. I. Knight (Berri).

100m freestyle: 1. J. Matthews (Clovercrest), 2. M. Kassebaum (Berri), 3. L. Forward (Loxton).

9 & Under 50m breast:1. E. Bachert (Pba Piranhas), 2. J. Westbrook (Henley & Grange), 3. M. Nourse (Berri).

10-11 50m breast: 1. L. Porter (Payneham), 2. R. Matthews (Clovercrest), 3. H. Thompson (Berri).

12-13 50m breast: 1. L. Forward (Loxton), 2. J. Westbrook (Henley & Grange), 3. J. Rasheed (Henley & Grange).

14-15 50m breast: 1. R. Jennings (Vitor Renmark), 2. J. Matthews (Clovercrest), 3. M. Sexton (Payneham).

16-29 50m breast: 1. M. Briggs (Clovercrest), 2. N. Wilksch (Berri), 3. T. Storry (Vitor Renmark).

30 & Over 50m breast: 1. T. Williams (Payneham), 2. I. Knight (Berri).

9 & Under 50m back: 1. E. Bachert (Pba Piranhas), 2. C. Lambert (Vitor Renmark), 3. S. Hawkins (Vitor Renmark).

10-11 50m back: 1. L. Porter (Payneham), 2. H. Thompson (Berri), 3. J. Searles (Loxton).

12-13 50m back: 1. L. Forward (Loxton), 2. J. Westbrook (Henley & Grange), 3. T. Trewren (Berri).

14-15 50m back: 1. J. Matthews (Clovercrest), 2. J. Sexton (Payneham), 3. M. Sexton (Payneham).

16-29 50m back: 1. M. Briggs (Clovercrest), 2. N. Wilksch (Berri), 3. C. Gartley (Waikerie).

30 & Over 50m back: 1. T. Williams (Payneham), 2. I. Knight, (Berri).100m BBB: 1. T. Trewren (Berri). 100m BBB: 1. R. Jennings (Vitor Renmark), 2. M. Sexton (Payneham), 3. J. Eades (Whyalla). 100m BBB: 1. J. Matthews (Clovercrest), 2. D. Hill (Spg Sharks), 3. C. Dunling (Spg Sharks). 9 & Under 50m free: 1. E. Bachert (Pba Piranhas), 2. J. Millar (Berri), 3. S. Hawkins (Vitor Renmark). 10-11 50m free: 1. C. Dunling (Spg Sharks), 2. L. Porter (Payneham), 3. H. Thompson (Berri). 12-13 50m free: 1. L. Forward (Loxton), 2. J. Westbrook (Henley & Grange), 3. J. Rasheed (Henley & Grange). 14-15 50m free: 1. J. Grimes (Vitor Renmark), 2. J. Matthews (Clovercrest), 3. J. Sexton (Payneham). 16-29 50m free: 1. M. Briggs (Clovercrest), 2. C. Gartley (Waikerie), 3. J. Eades (Whyalla). 30 & over 50m freestyle: 1. M. Kassebaum (Berri), 2. T. Williams (Payneham), I. Knight (Berri). 200m BBB: 1. L. Hall (Spg Sharks), 2. J. Westbrook (Henley & Grange), 3. T. Trewren (Berri). 200m BBB: 1. R. Jennings (Vitor Renmark), 2. J. Matthews (Clovercrest), 3. S. Helps (Clovercrest). 200m BBB: 1. E. Owens (Clovercrest). Mixed 200m medley relay: 1. Clovercrest, 2. Whyalla, 3. Berri.

Open Water Swim1: V. Rossi (Clovercrest), 2: R. Gitsham (Clovercrest), 3: S. Trewren (Berri). Fastest male: J. Matthews (Clovercrest). Fastest female: S. Furse, (Clovercrest). First unplaced visiting Riverland swimmer: R. Jennings (Renmark). Unplaced Berri male swimmer: T. Trewren. First unplaced Berri female swimmer: E. Millar.

Berri Swimming Club Open

DATE GAME or EVENT7th March NAB Cup @ Berri

ROUND 1April 18th

Berri v WaikerieBarmera Monash v Loxton NorthLoxton v Renmark

ROUND 2 ~ April 25th Anzac Day Twilight Round

Waikerie v RenmarkBerri v Barmera MonashLoxton North v Loxton

ROUND 3 ~ May 2nd Headspace Round

Barmera Monash v RenmarkWaikerie v LoxtonLoxton North v Berri

ROUND 4May 9th

Renmark v BerriLoxton v Barmera MonashWaikerie v Loxton North

Centenary @ RenmarkMay 16th

RFL A Grade South of River v RFL North of RiverRFL Seconds v Independent A GradeRFL Thirds Sth of River v RFL Nth of River

ROUND 5May 23rd

Barmera Monash v WaikerieBerri v LoxtonLoxton North v Renmark

ROUND 6May 30th

Waikerie v BerriLoxton North v Barmera MonashRenmark v Loxton

June 6th Interleague @ Loxton

A Grade Riverland v A Grade MalleeU/17 Riverland v U/18 MalleeU/15 Riverland v U/16 Mallee

ROUND 7June 13th

Renmark v Waikerie (Renmark Centenary)Barmera Monash v Berri (Fisher Cup)Loxton v Loxton North (Proud Cup)

ROUND 8June 20th

Renmark v Barmera MonashLoxton v WaikerieBerri v Loxton North

ROUND 9June 27th

Berri v RenmarkBarmera Monash v LoxtonLoxton North v Waikerie

July 4th Murray River Cup West Adelaide V Sturt @ Waikerie

July 4th & 5th State Country Champs @ Port Pirie

ROUND 10July 11th

Waikerie v Barmera MonashLoxton v BerriRenmark v Loxton North

ROUND 12July 25th

Renmark v Barmera MonashWaikerie v LoxtonLoxton North v Berri

ROUND 13August 1st

Waikerie v Renmark(Gill/Lehmann Cup)Loxton North v LoxtonBerri v Barmera Monash

ROUND 14August 8th

Renmark v BerriLoxton v Barmera MonashWaikerie v Loxton North

ROUND 15August 15th

Barmera Monash v WaikerieBerri v LoxtonLoxton North v Renmark

ROUND 16August 22nd

Barmera Monash v BerriLoxton v Loxton NorthRenmark v Waikerie

SEMI FINALSAugust 29th & 30th

1st Semi @ Renmark2nd Semi @ Loxton North

5th September Preliminary Finals @ Waikerie

7th September Whillas Medal @ Berri Hotel

12th September Grand Final @ Barmera

PLEASE NOTE: *Each Club has eight home games *Second round under 13 and under 15 will played on Sunday due to Anzac Day

Barmera Gun Club Event one: 50 target double barrel

A grade: 1. E. Schmaal 63/64, 2. R. Maywald 48/50; AA grade: 1. A. Mattschoss 62/64, 2. F. Albanese 48/50; B grade: 1. H. Nunn 48/50, 2. B. O’Brien 47/50; C grade: 1. J. Mattschoss 37/50, 2. I. Maywald 32/50.

Event two: 25 target point scoreA grade: 1. R. Maywald 72/75, 2. A. Mattschoss 70/75; B grade: 1. H. Nunn 75/75, 2. B. O’Brien 74/77; C grade: 1. J. Mattschoss 53/75; 2. I. Maywald 43/75.

Event three: 50 target skeetA grade: 1. F. Albanese 49/50, 2. E. Schmaal 47/50; B grade: 1. R. Maywald 48/50, 2. P. Brister 44/50; C grade: 1. B. O’Brien 39/50, 2. B. Morris 37/50.High Gun: Harvey Nunn 169/175.

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EIGHT Toyota vehicles from the compact Yaris to the legendary Land-Cruiser have been named winners or fi nalists in the latest national motoring awards.

LandCruiser is a double winner - being judged Best 4WD over $40,000 in one award and taking out the Large SUV title in another.

Toyota’s Prado, HiLux and HiAce joined

LandCruiser to domi-nate the ‘tough truck’ categories of the Carsales network people’s choice awards.

Toyota was the only manufacturer to claim four people’s choice awards, with each of the winning vehicles repeat-ing its victory from the previous year.

LandCruiser’s other victory was in the Fairfax Drive Car of the Year

awards. Carsales.com Ltd

managing director and CEO Greg Roebuck said Toyota’s results in the people’s choice awards showed the strength of its brand.

“It’s obvious that these new-vehicle buyers’ love affair with Toyota continues despite many new entrants in the segments,” Mr Roebuck said.


He said small business operators were typically down-to-earth, practical people looking for value for money and reliability. They val-ued what brands like Toyota delivered.

The Fairfax Drive judges said the LandCruiser GXL turbo-diesel provided unbeatable off-road performance and quiet, relaxed highway touring.

Awarding the ‘Cruiser for the second year run-ning, the judges said the Toyota fulfi ls its intended purpose better than any 4WD.

“It can take up to eight people most places on the planet in relative comfort, without burning too big a hole in the pocket, “ the judges said.

“The 4.5-litre V8 turbo-diesel has loads of grunt for towing and is pretty economical too. On the highway, the Toyota is one of the quietest around.”

Toyota’s Austra-lian-made Aurion V6 was a fi nalist in two

sets of awards - Best Large Car by Drive and by Australia’s motoring clubs.

“The Aurion remains the fastest and most frugal car in this class,” Drive judges said.

“It also has a strong safety package and a comfortable ride.”

Yaris YRS fi ve-door, a fi nalist in the Drive Best Small Car under $20,000 category, was de-scribed as “a solid all-rounder”.

“The judges were impressed by its road-holding and felt the recent make-over had lifted the look and feel of the cabin.”

The front-drive Kluger KX-R, a fi nal-ist in the Best People Mover category, was “sharply priced, has a ripper engine and a fi ve-star safety pack-age, including seven airbags, stability con-trol and a reversing camera”.

Prado GXL diesel was also a fi nalist in Australia’s Best Cars for Best All-Terrain 4WD.

■ DOUBLE WINNER: Toyota Landcruiser is just one of Toyota’s award winning range of vehicles

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1 Toyota Hilux 21, 618 19, 5842 Nissan Navara 13, 659 15, 8723 Toyota Prado 12, 602 11, 9304 Subaru Forester 11, 979 10, 3155 Toyota RAV4 11, 814 11, 9836 Toyota Kluger (inc 2WD) 11, 297 57337 Ford Territory (inc 2WD) 11, 030 144118 Toyota Landcriuser 9044 57699 Honda CR-V 8918 10, 867

10 Holden Captiva 8619 864411 Holden Rodeo / Colorado 8372 799212 Nissan X-Trail 8314 10, 39513 Mitsubishi Triton 7887 802014 Mitsubishi Outlander 6918 618815 Ford Ranger 6288 495016 Toyota Landcriuser PU/CC 5574 474217 Mazda BT-50 4968 418218 Mitsubishi Pajero 4888 588919 Hyundai Tucson 4841 476020 Mazda CX-9 4037 0

Source: FCAI VFACTS Service

Economic crisis has little effect on 4x4s

4WD sales remain steady

■ Nissan Navara also performs well in overall sales.

By TONY WHATELEY and DANNY HANRAHAN

STRONG sales of 4WDs have continued into 2009 despite the uncertainty of the fi nancial world and the mysterious price of fuel.

However, fi gures just released to the end of Oc-tober, show a continu-ing trend away from the large wagons to a range of smaller wagons and utes.

Toyota Hilux with sales of 21,618 outsold its near-est rival, the Nissan Navara by almost 8000 vehicles to become the highest selling 4WD in 2008.

Again the Toyota Land-criuser, with sales of 9044, was the biggest selling large wagon with its nearest competitors, Nissan Patrol and Land Rover not mak-ing the top 20.

Last week saw the with-drawal of Subaru and Su-zuki from the 2009 World Rally Championship Tour with many experts predict-ing extremely hard times for many vehicle manufac-turers.

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On the local front, news is far more positive with visitors to the Loveday 4x4 Adventure Park (and the Riverland in general) rising from just under 1000 in 2007 to over 3000 in 2008.

Long weekends and school holidays have seen campers book out all avail-able camping spots and make good use of the ex-tended tracks and extreme sections of the park.

Tony and I wish all our readers a happy and prosperous new year and look forward to catch-ing up with you at the Tavern.

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Birth

OBST (nee Rossack) Corey and Sam are proud to announce the arrival of Sierra Rheyden, a sister for Shae and Kaelin. Born January 2, 2009, weighing 6lb 13oz at Ashford Hospital

DeathsBERRY Edward (Toby)

Passed away suddenly at home on January 5 2009.

Aged 79 years

Loved father and father-in-law of Lyn and Brett.

Loved Grandpa of Nicholas and Alana.

Loved brother and brother-in-law of Joan and Doug and uncle of Ann and Rick (deceased), Kay and Reece, Sue (deceased), Bill and Jenny and their families.

MUDGE Raymond John (Ray)

Passed away peacefully at Hawdon House Barmera on January 5 2009

Aged 82 years

Son of William and Lydia and youngest brother of Horrie, Eddie and May (all deceased)

Rest in peace

Love Olive, John and Theresa

FuneralsBERRYThe relatives and friends of Mr. Edward (Toby) Berry are respectfully invited to attend his funeral service to be conducted entirely in the Riverland Funeral Chapel, Wishart Street Berri on Friday January 9 at 2pm, followed by a private cremation at the Riverland Crematorium.In lieu of flowers, donations to the Heart Foundation in Toby’s memory would be appreciated. Donations may be made at the service.RIVERLAND FUNERALS

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Engagement

ALBANOS-MORGAN Charlie and Ingrid together with Andrea and Corey and their families are thrilled to announce the long awaited engagement of William and Naomi on December 25 2008. Congratulations and best wishes from both families

Thank You

PRESTWOOD Peter and Pat sincerely thank all our relatives and friends for gifts, cards, flowers, phone calls and personal congratulations on the special occasion of our Golden Wedding. A very special thanks must go to Cheryle and Tony for organising a surprise luncheon and to Bill and all his staff at the Berri Club for the lovely table decorations and the beautiful meal. It was a day Peter and I will never forget, thank you one and all, love Peter and Pat

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AIR Cond cab tractor, 73hp, JD2040S, vineyard, reliable, new tyres, $11,000 inc GST. Phone BerriAg 0428179668

BERRIAG for slashing, mulching, rotary hoeing, frost rolling, etc, competitive rates. Phone Steve Bye on 0428179668

BIRDS 1x Lutino/cinn eastern cock Rosella, 1x yellow headed eastern Rosella hen $400 pair or swap for Gouldians mut. finches also Aust yellow gouldians for sale. Phone 0419827506 or 85882685

BIRDS 1 breeding pair of Alexanderines plus 3 young $600 will separate, $450 for breeding pair and $100 ea for the young. White face pearl/pied cockatiels $20 ea, Blue and Cinnamon Red Rumps $20ea, 2 pair Kakariki $70. Phone 85841372

CHEST Freezer Westinghouse 320, 1 metre wide x .6 metres deep, good condition, $200. Phone 85841372

FERRET babies $80 (last ones available in this season; they breed only once a year!) as well as young rats, mice, and guinea pigs (available always, $2.50 to $10) ready for pick up at the Berri Pet Nursery. Phone 85825058

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I N S U R A N C E - For the most competitive prices on home, contents, commercials, caravan and boats. Contact your local SGIC Agents Rosenthals, Renmark 85866626 or Berri 85823644

LUCERNE hay small square bales, good quality, $12/bale. Phone 0428393744 before 7pm

TRACTOR David Brown 990, 4000 hours, good condition. $5,000 inc. GST. Phone 0447243368, at Cadell

TWO seater lounge and two recliners, beige material, $200. Phone 85883352

TWO wooden bar stools with swivel seats and burgundy cushions $50ea. Phone 0428127857

WAKEBOARD Hyperlite 360, 142cm, suitable for 5ft, 9 – 6ft+ looks brand new, hardly used, includes carry bag. Phone 0418841223

BusinessFor Sale

PARILLA Takeaway/Post Office with 3 bedroom home attached, right in the heart of potato growing country, $160,000 plus S.A.V Phone 85766034 genuine enquiries only

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ROOM to let in an upstairs 2 b/rm spacious unit. Conveniently located for a university student who is intending to study in the city or at Flinders. Easy access to public transport and other amenities. Lease commences 27/1/09, $400 bond money + 2 weeks rent in advance. $100p.w. + expenses. 4/38 Farnham Rd, Keswick. For enquiries phone 0417827177

ROOM to let Kurralta Park to share with country female student 2 bedroom unit close to K Mart, no bond required. Phone 0400153733

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BERRI 1 Rosenthal Drive Sat and Sun 9am start, everything must go, includes lots of crafts, women’s clothes, electrical goods, garden tools and odd furniture

BERRI Scott Road (between Mortimer Rd and Jury Rd) Sat Jan 10 and Sun Jan 11, 9am start. All household and garden items plus clothing and linen. Fantastic buys. Everything must go

BARMERA 1 Collins St. Sat Jan 10, 7am – 12noon. Kitchen goods, furniture, nic-nacs, items too numerous to mention. Phone 85882952

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BARMERA Sturt Highway near McKenzie Rd turn off Sat January 10, 8am - 12 noon, includes Queen Anne single b/room suite, video cabinet, TV, wardrobe, hedge trimmer, whipper sniper, washing machine, wind surfers, household items and lots more. No early birds please

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48 year old male looking for female companionship. Owns own home. Reply to PO Box 1210 Waikerie 5330

WHERE are you? Seeking 49 – 51 year old male, slim, (good looks), genuine guy who enjoys country bands and pubs, fishing, caravanning, BBQ’s, movies, has good sense of humour and is fun with no baggage. Attractive slim lady, 48, looking for friend / relationship. Reply “Friend” C/- Post Office, Blanchetown. Please include photo

Public NoticesBEADS and Findings, necklaces, Pandora style bracelets etc. Open Saturday and Sunday 9am- 3pm Dalziel Rd Winkie - 300m from Lavender Farm. Phone Marilyn 85832397 or 0429142702

PET sitting and holiday boarding offered for small animals of all kinds, as well as help with re-homing of unwanted animals, including stray cats and kittens at the Berri Pet Nursery. Just phone Romana on 85825058

RAWLEIGH products available from Eileen Stanley, 1 Timor St, Loxton North. Fax/Phone 85841372

REQUIRED immediately five committed people to join my expanding direct sales team to promote a revolutionary fat loss program, minimal outlay, fully covered by start up stock and marketing, choose your own hours, full coaching and support programs for those committed. Phone Kevin and Roz on 0428951399

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CAR DETAILING For any car cleaning needs, from a wash to an upholstery shampoo, a cut and polish or a full detail, contact Albanese Auto Repairs and Detailing on 85863355 Lot 12 Tarcoola Street Renmark

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DELIVERIES For small deliveries throughout the Riverland. Two Mitsubishi Express Vans with drivers ready to go. Phone 0418894289

Work WantedReliable male looking for work. Anything from blockhand, forklift driver, front end loader or truck driver. Also qualified powder coater. Have all relevant licences. For more details phone 0416567227

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The Person:

The successful applicant will have experience in a range of natural resource management issues, experience in community education and consultation process Proven ability to communicate with a wide range of people both orally and in writing, proven ability to work independently and as a member of a team, high level of organisational skills, initiative and self-motivation, negotiating skills, enthusiasm, current drivers licence

The Position:

The successful applicant for this position will continue to implement the Riverland West Local Action Plan (RWLAP), ensure community and government involvement in the implementation process, provide advice to community groups on mechanisms available to implement the plan, undertake project management and other general duties as directed by the management committee

General Information:

Based in Waikerie There is administrative support in place to assist the Project ManagerThere is a regional framework in place which will assist the Project ManagerThe RWLAP committee will give direction & assistance to the Project ManagerProject Manager employment has been continuous since 1997 at RWLAP

For a copy of the job and person specifications and further information on the

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Interested applicants should contact the RWLAP Chairperson on 0488 402 597 or email: [email protected]

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Full time, one year contract subject to annual review, subject to funding. Frequent intrastate travel and some out of hours work, car supplied for work purposes

Closing Date:

Applications close at 5pm January 21st, 2009

Applications posted to:

ChairpersonRiverland West Local Action Planning Association Inc12a Peake TerraceWAIKERIE SA 5330

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Management Project Manager

(Salary range $43,004 to $54,974 p.a. depending on qualifications and experience) Land & Water Management

Planning (LWMP)

Implementation Officer(Salary range $37,253 - $40,321 p.a. depending on

qualifications and experience)

The Person:

The successful applicant will have a sound knowledge of sustainable irrigation practices and natural resource management issues in the Riverland Proven ability to communicate with a wide range of people both orally and in writing, proven ability to work independently and as a member of a team, high level of organisational skills, initiative and self-motivation, negotiating skills, enthusiasm, current drivers licence

The Position:

The successful applicant for this position will be responsible for the coordination, development and implementation of LWMP projects within the Riverland in SAThe position will focus on: the collection and analysis of irrigated crop survey data, irrigation systems and use, working with community committees, identifying relevant projects, and distributing timely and relevant information to the community

For a copy of the job and person specifications and further information on the

position: Interested applicants should contact the RWLAP Project Manager on 0429 672 479 or email: [email protected]

Special Conditions:

Based in Waikerie Short term contract with ongoing employment subject to funding. Out of hours work, intra and inter state travel and attendance at public meetings will be required as part of the standard employment conditions, car supplied for work purposes

Closing Date:

Applications close at 5pm January 21st, 2009

Applications posted to:

Project ManagerRiverland West Local Action Planning Association Inc12a Peake TerraceWAIKERIE SA 5330

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Faster assessment for home improvements – Stage 1The State Government is committed to ensuring South Australia is one of the most attractive places in the world to live, work and do business.

We are aiming to have the most competitive planning and development system in Australasia, while at the same time enhancing the outstanding lifestyle of our people and the sustainability of our state.

As part of this, we are introducing a series of changes during 2009 which will make it easier for homeowners to improve their properties, while at the same time protecting our valuable heritage and character.

It is estimated as many as 50% of all development applications received in SA will be processed faster after all the changes, saving South Australians time, money and worry.

Stage 1 – more items requiring no assessment or approval from 1 January 2009

Most building work requires assessment and approval. ‘Exempt development’, however, requires no development assessment or approval at all.

The matters which are ‘exempt development’ will be expanded from 1 January 2009. The new list will include:

� Small sheds

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Detailed information on the full exempt development list and where it applies, as well as information on future changes to be introduced from March 2009, is available at www.planning.sa.gov.au/go/exempt or by phoning the Department of Planning and Local Government on (08) 8303 0783.

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Special training sessionSunday January 18th at 10.30am

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A draft Houseboat, Mooring and Marina Strategy for the River Murray in South Australia has been released by the Minister for Urban Development and Planning, Paul Holloway, and the Minister for the River Murray, Karlene Maywald, for three months of public comment.

The draft Strategy seeks to improve the health of the River Murray, while enhancing and supporting tourism. The key elements include encouraging the development of leading-practice off-river marinas to provide home ports for all houseboats; providing site suitability criteria to ascertain the best locations for such marinas; and trialling a formal mooring network for touring houseboats to minimise river damage.

Written submissions regarding the draft Strategy should be received by 20 February 2009.

Public information meetings regarding the draft Strategy will be held this month in the following locations:• Wednesday 14 January 2009,

Berri Town Hall, 6.30pm - 7.30pm• Thursday 15 January 2009,

Waikerie Hotel, 5.30pm - 6.30pm • Monday 19 January 2009,

Murray Bridge Town Hall, 6.30pm - 7.30pm

The draft Strategy available in hard copy as well as CD versions can be obtained from each of the local councils along the River Murray or all documents can be downloaded from the Department of Planning and Local Government website at www.planning.sa.gov.au/go/rivermurraymarinasstrategy

Submissions commenting on the draft Strategy can be made via post to:River Murray Marina StrategyDepartment of Planning and Local GovernmentGPO Box 1815Adelaide SA 5001or by email to: [email protected]

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Brisbane International 200911am, WIN TVIt’s the fourth day which includes the quarterfinals of the men’s and women’s singles.

The build up for the Australian Open continues as we get a look at champion players headed by Novak Djokovic, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Cypriot legend Marcos Baghdatis.

The women’s draw boasts Ana Ivanovic, and the delicious Daniela Hantuchova.

Wall Street Warriors7.30pm, SBSThis documentary series explores the lives of those who choose to make their living on the most infamous street in America.

By following the stories of 16 people who battle daily to gain wealth for themselves and their clients, the show uncovers the culture and tactics of 21st Century Wall Street, while exploring the tension and personal struggles these individuals face everyday.

Mary Poppins6.30pm, WIN TVIn honour of someone I know named Mary and resembles much of what Mary Poppins is about, this movie gets a mention. Just for you Mary.

With the help of Bert, Mary brings a carpetbag of magical adventures into the lives of the Banks family.

It’s a cheesy family classic that will bore many to tears but just a teaspoon of sugar helps the medicine go down.

Twenty/20 International7pm, WIN TVThe test whites have been dispersed with for another summer and we’re into the shortened versions of the game.

This evening, the Aussies have a crack at South Africa in the Twenty/20 format.

The good old fashioned slug-fest will emerge and with the Proteas winning the test series, the Aussies will want to win all they can before heading to the next test series.

South Park8.30pm, SBSWhen Cartman snickers in Wendy’s classroom talk on breast cancer awareness, she threatens to beat him up after school.

But it seems that no matter how angry Wendy is, all the bets are on Cartman.

Everybody knows a girl can’t fight a boy and win.

Or can they?

More tennis10.30am, WIN TVOkay, so we’ve had a few build up tournaments as the Australian Open looms but how much tennis can we handle?

It’s by now I’m sick of watching Belgian Bart Govaerts (world ranking 1525) take on Brazillian Andre Vidaller (world ranking 1241) in a second round tie.

Bring on the real deal.

Please!

Surfing the Menu1.30pm, ABCCool cooking show where two lads head around the coast to various surfing and non-surfing destinations in Australia and cook up some mean feeds; but don’t get too technical.

Ben and Curtis travel to Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula - an agricultural and viticultural mecca.

The boys use fresh produce from the area to cook up a memorable picnic with a difference.


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Trivia Q&Awith CALLUM TRIFONOFF

AS 2009 opens up, Aussie female singer-songwriter Kitto struts the stage barefoot, belting out intense songs developed during a career that has seen her tour 33 countries around the world.

She has wielded her guitar on stages from Tasmania to the North Pole and shared the bill with

acts as diverse as Megadeath, Wilson Pickett and Jacque Higgins.

She joined Eskobar and Dionne Warwick on the Swedish TV gala Abba The Tribute in 2004, toured the UK and Sweden as lead vocalist for Janis Jo-plin’s original band Big Brother & The Holding Company in

2006 and performed at the Edinburgh Fes-tival the year after.

In South Africa, she has played on Robben Island, where one of her heroes, Nelson Man-dela, was incarcer-ated for 17 years.

Along the way she has recorded in the USA, Europe and Australia.

Her third album, Over Sensitive, featured musicians like Slash’s Snakepit bassist Johnny Griparic and Suicidal Tendencies’ guitarist Dean Pleasants and was produced by Michael Vail Blum in Los Angeles, released in the UK 2007.

Her earlier albums include Pre-cious Junk (2004) and Princess Of Tragedy (2002).

Kitto is currently in production with

producer Chips Kiesbye (Millencolin, Hellacopters).

Her EP Unlearn Your Generation is due out early in 2009.

Bil Bryant, who co-produced Princess of Tragedy, believes “she’s totally com-mitted to her music and she sings for her supper. Kitto will give 100 per cent every time. Very rarely do you fi nd a musician like that”.

According to Aus-tralia’s Beat magazine “only the immense, poetic beauty of Kit-to’s lyrics can match her strong vocals. This is an artist with veracity, talent and a spirit that shines with intensity”.

Kitto will be performing at the Loxton Hotel this Friday night.

Barefoot rock star kitted out for Loxton

■ COMMITTED: Kitto gives 100 per cent every time she hits the stage.

1. Approximately how many football leagues are there in England?

2. Who is the local powerlifting champion who won the Riverland Premier Sports Junior Sportsperson of the Year Award recently?

3. In which country would you fi nd Astana?

4. Can you name the seven continents?5. How many times did Rod Laver win

all four of the Grand Slam titles in one year?

6. Which planet is eighth from the sun?7. True or False - Brazilian legend

Ronaldo is now playing football in his home country with Corinthians?

8. What year did the beloved cartoon character Bugs Bunny make his tv debut?

9. Who is known to many football fans as ‘The Voice of the AFL’?

10. Who provides the voice of Simpsons characters as Rainer Wolfcastle, Principal Skinner and Waylon Smithers?

11. Who are the authors of the Specky Magee series of books?

12. What year did Del Shannon’s Runaway go top of the Billboard charts?

13. Which song was placed number one on Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All-Time?

14. Which album was placed number one on Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Albums of All-Time?

15. What is the largest city in Australia?

1. 140, 2. Jade Farrelly, 3. Kazakhstan, 4. Asia, Australia, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe and Africa, 5. Twice, 6. Neptune, 7. True, 8. 1938, 9. Craig Willis, 10. Harry Shearer, 11. Felice Arena and Garry Lyon, 12. 1961, 13. Like A Rolling Stone- Bob Dylan, 14. Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band- The Beatles, 15. Sydney

To solve a Sudoku puzzle, every number from 1 to 9 must appear in:• Each of the nine vertical columns• Each of the nine horizontal rows• Each of the nine 3 x 3 boxes. Remember no number

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Sudoku

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RiverlRiverlandandRiverlandIssue No. 57 - Thursday, January 8, 2009 www.riverlandweekly.com.au

THIRTY young Riv-erland basketballers were put through their paces by South Aus-tralian Country devel-opment offi cer Peter Todd earlier this week at an intensive two-day skills and development clinic held in Glossop.

Mr Todd said play-ers were nominated by their local club for the clinic, which was looking to not only build on players’ skill base but also possibly unearth hidden talent that has been fl ying under the radar.

“It was an option to do this in the holi-day period to develop their skills a bit futher,” he said.

Despite the heat and the long hours, the kids still put in the effort in the Glossop gym.

“They defi nitely did a fair bit of run-ning around.”

Young Berri basket-ball star Elle Elefthe-riadis also spent some time assisting with coaching and handing out advice to the keen players.

■ BOOMERS: (From left) Hugh Trussell, 9, Nick Hankin, 11, Ashlin Fielke, 9, Melody Pfeiler, 8, Jasmine Drake, 10, and Isaac Woolston, 6, were just a few of the kids having a ball at the skills and development clinic held by former local Peter Todd in Glossop this week. Photo: JANE WILSON

By LES PEARSON

LOXTON’S cycling prodigy Matthew Benson’s competitive stature continues to build, fi nishing third overall in the general classifi cation division at the 2009 Jayco Bay Cycling Classic.

It is one of Benson’s best personal performances, the fi ve-day race bringing out the best of the determined young character.

At one of the most prestigious races in the nation, Benson performed, admirably highlighted

by his stage win on Saturday.However, it was the fi nal stage

that really drew on Benson’s grit.Barely fi ve minutes into the

stage, he entered a corner a little too quickly and crashed, soon followed by a group collision which forced him into the fence.

The crashes left Benson with a deep gash on his knee, and two nasty burns on his leg, while his bike was also left a little worse for wear.

After straightening out his handlebars and loosening his

brakes off, Benson dug in deep to fi nish sixth for the stage and earn himself a top three spot.

It was pure determination that got him back on his bike.

“I really, really wanted to fi nish third,” he said.

Despite his injuries, Benson was in good spirits, spending yesterday relaxing in Melbourne, doing a spot of shopping.

“At the moment the knee is hard to walk on,” he said.

As far as his overall performance is concerned, riding amongst world-

class competitors such as Baden Cooke and Brett Aitken, Benson rated it as one of his best.

“It was really good to compete against riders of that calibre,” he said.

While amongst such big names, Benson took the time to meet and chat with national heroes Robbie McEwen and Stuart O’Grady.

February looms as a big month for the youngster, with the track nationals, Oceania road race and selection races for the junior world championships all in the pipeline.

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