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Issue No. 62 – Thursday, February 12, 20099

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NEWS

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■ VISIT: State Liberal leader Martin Hamilton-Smith and shadow health minister Vickie Chapman join Liberal candidate for Chaffey Tim Whetstone in the region to shape the party’s policies heading to the 2010 election. Among their concerns is the impact of the development of a new city hospital on country health services,

including in the Riverland. Photo: LES PEARSON

Taking the Liberal

approach By LES PEARSON

WITH the state election just over 12 months away, the Liberals have be-gun their campaign in the Riverland this week.

The whole Liberal parliamenta-ry party has spent the past few days scattered across the region working on their policies and meeting with Riverlanders to discuss their issues and plan policies to suit.

Liberal leader Martin Hamilton-Smith was particularly vocal on the party’s focus while in the region.

“For the state of South Austra-lia, the number one issue is water, the number two issue is water and the number three issue is water,” he said.

“So it was appropriate to come to the Riverland for this workshop to plot out the year ahead for the State Liberals as we work towards the next election in March next year.”

■ Continued Page 5

By LES PEARSON

HEATED debate between the State Government and health profession-als builds over the proposed build-ing of the $1.7 Marjorie Jackson-Nel-son Hospital (MJNH) on the old rail yards near North and West Terrace as opposed to the restoration of the age-ing Royal Adelaide Hospital (RAH).

What appears to be a metropoli-tan issue has found very real local relevance, with the vocal RAH Ac-tion Group claiming the building of the new MJNH has the poten-

tial to detract from country health funding.

RAH Action Group chairman and director of plastic and recon-structive surgery at the RAH James Katsaros warned a fi nancial blow-out when building the facility will mean less money for regional health services.

“It could have negative fi scal im-plications on all health service ar-eas,” he said.

“Then we will lose money to spend on the Queen Elizabeth (QEH), Royal Adelaide, Modbury,

mental health services, regional health, we’ll all suffer.”

Dr Katsaros slammed the idea of such a signifi cant one-off investment of taxpayer’s money in this economic climate.

“It seems irresponsible to go down that track in these global fi nan-cial crisis times.”

“The government should rebuild, not relocate.”

■ Continued Pages 6 & 7

Major hospital building debate expands, renewing country

FUNDING FEARSFUNDING FEARS

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G’day Riverland MANY Riverlanders are expe-riencing the toughest times of their life as the water crisis continues.

However, what is being ex-perienced here pales severely when compared to the tragedy in Victoria this week.

Whatever support we Riv-erlanders can provide in this time of need will be greatly appreciated.

The number of local ap-peals already commenced is a fantastic show of support for those over the border.

Please support these ap-peals in whatever small way you can, every bit helps.

On the political front, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd can make or break opinions on his leadership during this sad and emotional time in our history.

Just as the previous PM, John Howard, used the Port Arthur massacre to provide a bulwark for his leadership, Mr Rudd can use this tragedy to shore up opinion on his performance.

In many eyes he did not get off to a good start by tying the economic stimulus pack-age into bushfire relief pro-grams.

Could we see Mr Rudd launch major legislation to provide a national framework which will ensure tougher penalties for arsonists?

Most of us would agree that he should be doing all in his power to install new laws.

Help where you can

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St Catherine’s Berri has purchased land that will see the nursing home move from its current site by 2012. The land was formerly owned by the Berri Resort Hotel. - Full report, Page 4

Riverland health authorities are seeking locals to be involved in the development of new weight loss and healthy eating initiatives for the region. – Full report, Page 8

Word of the week

ARSON (noun): The crime of maliciously, voluntarily, and willfully setting fire to the property, building, buildings, or other property of another person.

This week in history

February 12 – 1998 - 250 car pile-up in Italy due to fog, four die and 50 hurt.

February 13 – 1692 - MacDonald clan murdered on orders of King William III.

February 14 – 1929 - St Valentine’s Day Massacre, Chicago, seven gangsters killed.

February 15 – 1984 - 500,000 Iranian soldiers move into Iraq.

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February 12 – 1938 - Judy Blume, author.February 13 – 1933 - Kim Novak, actress.February 14 – 1913 - Jimmy Hoffa,

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Torrens taintedTHE River Torrens has been closed from Hackney Road to the Torrens weir because of high levels of toxic blue-green algae, Adelaidenow reports.

Popeye cruises and the Adelaide Gondola will remain operational in the Torrens lake and are unaffected by the closure.

More dangerAUTHORITIES fear two of Victoria’s deadly blazes will unite leaving the mountain towns in between caught in a pincer movement, as well as threat-ening Melbourne’s water and gas sup-plies, The Australian reports.

Nearly 200 people are reported to be dead as a result of the fi res.

US stimulus packageTHE US Senate passage of an $838 bil-lion stimulus bill caused an intense round of late-night bargaining on Tuesday, with the White House and key Democrats seeking agreement on a fi nal compromise aimed at combatting the worst economic crisis in decades, Associated Press reports.

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By LES PEARSON

THOUSANDS of fi re fi ghters and volunteers have braved the condi-tions of the past week fi ghting the devastating bushfi res in Victoria.

Amongst that contingent, a handful of locals have made their way to Victoria to be part of the battle and recovery effort.

CFS Region Three offi cer Ray Jackson said there were four CFS volunteers from the region bat-tling the blazes and while he has not spoken to them directly, they will be keeping offi cials here up-dated with progress.

Department of Environment and Heritage (DEH) fi re offi cer Brett Stephens is also in Victoria, along with 33 other DEH workers from South Australia and seven from the forestry department.

Mr Stephens said the call came in on Monday and he then spent Tuesday travelling to Me-bourne before being briefed on his role that evening.

While not sure of his role at

the time, Mr Stephens said the re-quest was for personnel with an A class fi tness level, experienced in forestry and dry fi re-fi ghting techniques.

SES eastern region command-er Scott Turner has made the trek to Victoria, working from the In-tegrated Emergency Co-ordina-tion Centre (IECC).

Mr Turner has been working there since Tuesday and will stay at the centre assisting with the co-ordination of the SES resources until Saturday before replace-ments are brought in to relieve those currently working.

In a real team effort, crews are working 24 hours a day in 12

hour shifts, while Mr Turner and other co-ordinators are putting in 14 hour shifts.

The SES is also running relief centres for those who cannot re-turn back to their towns due to investigations and continuing fi re threats.

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Locals lend a hand at bushfi re scene

■ THE Riverland’s astonishing heat wave ended with a bang on Saturday with a record tem-perature of 48.2 recorded in Renmark at 2.04pm.

The record temperature surpassed Renmark’s previ-ous record from the Bureau of Meterology of 47.4 degrees on January 31, 1968.

Renmark was not only the hottest place in the region on Saturday, eclipsing Lameroo’s 47.6 degrees, but it was also the hottest place in the state.

For 13 days in a row, from January 26 to Saturday, the re-gion recorded temperatures of 38 degrees or above.

Nights have also been rest-less with the average mini-mum temperature of 21.2 de-grees recorded between this time.

The cool change, which brought 85 km/h winds sweep-ing through the region last Sunday, is expected to hold temperatures under 40 degrees for the next week.

While we get sweet relief

By BRAD PERRY

THE FIRES that have devastated Victoria have stalled plans to take the issues of frustrated River-land growers to Canberra.

Spurred on by New South Wales Senator Bill Heffernan, growers and irrigators at the Region 5 Murray Darling Basin Association meeting in Berri vowed to take their problems directly to par-liament.

It now looks as if it could be a number of weeks before their prob-lems may be heard by government offi cials.

Murray Darling As-sociation chairman Les Hill said the meeting held in Berri has helped the growers unite to put their problems together.

“Bill Heffernan ar-ranged a delegation to go to Canberra to see the

ministers of water and en-vironment.

“We are trying to ar-range a date.”

Mr Hill said that in-stead of getting all the growers on to a bus, as discussed at the meeting, there will be nominated representatives for the dif-ferent industry groups.

“We will have people representing almond growers, citrus, grapes, dried fruit and so on,” he said.

“They don’t want 40 people put in the one of-fi ce.

Federal Member for Barker Patrick Secker, who is one of the primary or-ganisers of the group to go to Canberra, said he is hoping a date could be set by the end of the week.

“It is important to get the message across to ministers, we will get it through quite forcefully,”

he said.Mr Secker could not

promise any immediate results but is confi dent that some of the major is-sues of Riverland growers would be looked at.

“We will be looking at the EC entitlement and the water allocation and the fairness of us having only 15 to 16 per cent when other states are get-ting plenty,” he said.

However, Central Ir-rigation Trust chief Jeff Parish, who spoke at the meeting, said he had heard nothing since the meeting.

While Mr Parish said he remembers talk of the group taking their griev-ances to Canberra, he had decided to take matters into his own hands and send a letter outlining CIT’s problems.

In a letter to key play-ers last week, Mr Parish outlined some important topics that need immedi-ate addressing, including low water allocations and the low prices of com-modities such as grapes.

“CIT has written to (SA River Murray Min-ister) Karlene Maywald and (Minister for Agricul-

ture) Tony Burke urging them to put safety nets in place,” he said.

“Issues that we see fac-ing irrigators this year.

“We hope they make an announcement in the next two months that car-ry over allocations will be available.”

When asked if he would join the delegation to Canberra, Mr Parish said he defi nitely would.

“I think our growers expect me to be an advo-cate on water issues,” he said.

“In our business, as they say, we will be in lifts, corridors and coffee houses lobbying.”

South Australian Mur-ray Irrigators chairman Tim Whetstone was pres-ent at the meeting and is disappointed that no action has been taken to date.

“The MDA are a good establishment to get ground movement hap-pening,” he said.

“But it was another talk fest.

“There has been no feedback from him (Bill Heffernan) or the MDA on how we are going to do it.”

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A long way to go, but it is one step closer to a new aged care facility

St Cath’s purchase new land

By BRAD PERRY

FOR nearly fi ve years, the board and management of St Catherine’s Nursing Home in Berri has been looking at expanding its aged care facility and yesterday announced the purchase of new land.

The Berri Resort Hotel Group has sold St Catherine’s a block of its land at a concessional rate on the western outskirts of Berri and donated $200,000 towards help-ing to establish a new facility.

It means the current St Cath-erine’s, at Coneybeer Street in Berri, will be sold and over the next fi ve years, the aged care fa-cility will be moved to the new address.

The new facility will have 66 rooms in stage one and will prog-ress to more than 100 rooms with stage two and three.

St Catherine’s chairperson Sis-ter Helen Duke hopes the facility will be ready by 2012 and said it is important for the aged care facility to expand.

“An old part of the building won’t meet the criteria for much longer,” she said.

“We need to sell this, rebuild and move the whole facility.

“We would never have been able to afford it without them (the Berri Resort Hotel).”

However, as St Catherine’s looks to the future, there is still plenty of fundraising to be done and government support needed as the new facil-ity will cost in excess of $12 million.

Berri Re-sort Hotel Group chair-person Tim O’Brien said the hotel has been holding on to the land until St Cathe-rine’s was ready to purchase it.

“With the land in ques-tion, we had been in dis-cussions with developers to subdivide it for residential pur-poses,” he said.

“Two or three years ago, St Catherine’s spoke to us and we said we would hold the land for them until they decided what they wanted to do.”

There are numerous ben-efi ts of build-ing a new aged care facility for the Riverland, Mr O’Brien said.

“I think it is a very i m p o r t a n t facility in the commu-nity, with an inc reas ing importance over the years,” he

said.“It is a large

building project which always brings life to the community.

“There is also the ongoing employment it will bring.”

Mr O’Brien said there are also many benefi ts the new land will bring for St Catherine’s residents.

“The land’s elevation and as-pect will give the people, either sitting backwards or forwards, a view,” he said.

“Here they look out and see a wall, there they will see orange trees.”

St Catherine’s board member Paul Hill said Berri’s only aged care facility has an extensive waiting list and therefore the bigger facility is important.

“The need here is that we have a long waiting list and that list is only going to grow,” he said.

“It is essential to move as we are land locked here and can’t ex-pand any further.”

■ ELEVATED VIEWS: St Catherine’s chairperson Sister Helen Duke and Berri Resort Hotel Group chairperson Tim O’Brien

inspect the site for the new St Catherine’s development. Photo: JANE WILSON

■ FLASHBACK: An article printed in the RIverland Weekly

outlining the intentions of the board back in July last year.

POLICENEWS

FIRE BUGSEVERAL fi res occurred early this week in the Riverland, de-spite temperatures dropping.

No damage was caused when a dead tree caught alight near the Berri rodeo grounds.

The CFS and Berri police attended the scene on Mon-day at 10am.

It is believed the fi re had been deliberately lit and po-lice investigations will con-tinue into the matter.

Meanwhile, an accidental fi re occurred in the Blanchet-own Hotel kitchen on Tues-day, which the CFS was able to contain.

A fi re also started in the engine bay of a car in Loxton on Saturday afternoon.

The vehicle was being moved from under a tree and had not been started for some time when it caught alight, causing about $2000 dam-age.

The MFS attended a trac-tor fi re in Renmark last Friday that caused $10,000 damage.

DRIVING OFFENCESA ST Mary’s man was arrested for drink driving in Blanche-town after he allegedly blew a blood alcohol reading of 0.203 on Tuesday night.

The 45 year old was also charged for breach of bail, resisting arrest and property damage.

The man has been refused bail and lost his license for 12 months.

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WATER is high on the political agenda of not only the politi-cians but the whole region.

Liberal leader Martin Ham-ilton-Smith wants to put his party’s stance across as clearly as possible during his visit to the region.

“We clearly need to genu-inely refer powers to Canberra,” he said.

“What we’ve been sold by Mrs Maywald and the La-bor party is a partial refer-ral.

“Therefore we don’t re-ally have a strong indepen-dent authority in Canberra at all.”

According to Mr Hamiton-Smith, it is this partiality that leaves loopholes in the system wide open for upstream states to utilise.

“We have an authority that Mrs Maywald and the Labor party are trying to describe as a strong independent author-ity but it is responsible to state ministers, it is responsible to a

ministerial council,” he said.“That means that Victoria

can veto what’s going on and that’s why the Victorians are building a pipleline from the river to Melbourne and why Queensland is talking about di-verting millions and millions of megalitres of water away from the river.

“If we had referred our pow-ers to Canberra they wouldn’t

be decisions for them to make, would they?”

It is this proposed lack of au-thority that has his blood boil-ing.

“It’s a sham we didn’t refer our powers, we don’t have a strong independent authority and therefore we don’t have a strong national plan,” Mr Ham-ilton-Smith said.

“What we’ll have is a plan in

2011, which is modifi ed by state plans.”

He also took the time to take a swipe at current River Murray Minister Karlene Maywald and her affi liation with the Labor party.

“Karlene Maywald, by her association and coalition with the Labor party, is caught up in Labor’s games and the losers from all of that are the river us-

ers,” he said.The common ground all

the premiers share around the COAG (Council of Aus-tralian Governments) table is that they are all Labor, some-thing Mr Hamilton-Smith, unsurprisingly, believes has to change.

“The only way to get change on the river, to get a fresh start on the river, is to have a River

Murray Premier around the COAG (Council of Australian Governments) table.”

“At the moment you have Labor premiers … with Kevin Rudd chairing the meeting.”

“Not one of them wants to rock the boat and the grand plan is to leave all the water in New South Wales and Victoria.”

Mr Hamilton Smith is pas-sionate that a Liberal leader

needs among discussions.“If we can get a Liberal

premier from South Austra-lia around the COAG table, well I can tell you, I’ll put a bomb under it,” Mr Hamil-

ton-Smith said. “There won’t be these cosy little handheld meet-ings after the COAG saying we’ve made an historic agreement.

“If I don’t like the historic agreement, I’ll be making it clear to people because I think there have been some cosy deals done behind the COAG door and Mike Rann’s just gone along with his Labor colleagues and I’m quite angry about it.”

State Liberals touring the region to help build policies

Cabinet visit looks to all region’s issues

■ From Page 1

“It’s also an opportunity for us to meet and talk to River-landers about the big issues.”

“We’re already well-advanced on these poli-cies, we’re really here to fi ne tune and to upgrade.”

Mr Hamilton-Smith said the visit will also target ongoing irrigation, transport, health and tourism issues.

“Tourism is an important support industry but we’re also getting to grips with the prob-lems the wine industry is fac-ing at a grassroots level, which have a lot to do with our poorer export performance now,” he said.

On the transport front, he said the Liberals will be pro-moting more overtaking lanes on the Sturt Highway and better maintenance of local roads for food producers.

“We’ll also be talking about the effect of the declining econ-omy on the Riverland and its families,” Mr Hamilton-Smith said.

A reported six local busi-

nesses have closed in Waikerie in the past few months, some-thing that is ringing alarm bells for the Liberal leader.

“That worries me a lot and families up here will need some support and some help,” he said.

“There’s a lot of us and we’re getting out there mixing and meeting.

“I wanted to send a signal to the people of the Riverland by coming here at the be-ginning of this year that we care about them and their issues.”

It is that country relation-ship the state opposition is pro-moting, claiming half its MPs are from the country.

“Country issues are rarely far from our discussions,” Mr Hamilton-Smith said.

The Liberal leader’s pres-ence in the region is also in support of recently appointed candidate for Chaffey, Tim Whetstone.

“There needs to be a fresh start in South Australia. We need to see some renewal and the only way to get that is with a fresh start in Chaffey,” Mr Ham-ilton-Smith said.

“That’s why I’m here sup-porting Tim.

“If people vote for anyone other than Tim, they will get Mike Rann and more of what’s already happening.

“He’s the only pathway to change.”

Shadow minister for age-ing Isabelle Redmond visited St Catherine’s aged care facility in Berri yesterday, while shadow minister for health Vickie Chap-man also spent time visiting Riverland hospitals.

The Liberal party will also be meeting with the Riverland Development Co-operation and holding functions at the Berri Resort Hotel, Ruston’s Rose Garden and the Renmark Club while they are in the region.

The touring party has also visited Banrock Station and Ox-ford Landing, as well as carbon farms and other innovative ini-tiatives in the region.

Mr Whetstone said the visit has followed an environmental theme.

“The environment is some-thing we need to focus on be-cause we do need a healthy river to draw water from,” he said.

If we can get a Liberal premier around the COAG table, I’ll put a bomb under it.

Liberals plan to shake up COAG table

■ IN TOWN: State Liberal leader Martin Hamilton-Smith has been in the Riverland with the shadow cabinet to discuss local issues.

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Hospital Debate

Surgeon: Use what’s there

■ REBUILD: Dr James Katsaros believes a new hospital is

not the answer and will draw health funding away from the

country.Photo: THE ADVERTISER

■ From Page 1

Health Minister John Hill has quoted the restora-tion of the RAH at about $2 billion and the new MJNH at $1.7 million, two fi gures Dr Katsaros is not sold on.

“I’m not an expert but fi gures offered to me by de-velopers say it will go to $3 billion at least,” he said.

According to Dr Katsar-os, in 2001/2002 a restora-tion of the RAH was quoted at $200 million and even if it was grossly overstated most recently at $2 billion, it is still well short of the possible $3 billion blow-out that he has been quot-ed for the MJNH.

“With less expenditure of tax payers’ money and less risk than building the MJNH, we can rebuild the RAH, the QEH, Modbury and clean up the contami-nated MJNH site and re-store it to parklands,” he said.

“This would be a win, win, win, win for all South Australians.”

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By LES PEARSON

THE Marjorie Jackson-Nelson Hospital (MJNH) versus Royal Adelaide Hospital (RAH) debate rages at all levels right across South Australia, especially at the highest points in state politics.

Both major political parties want a new hos-pital.

Liberal leader Mar-tin Hamilton-Smith, who is currently in the Riverland, and his party stand on the side of re-building the RAH.

“Our hospital would at least save half a billion dollars,” Mr Hamilton-Smith said.

“That’s money that can then be spent on

country health and doc-tors and nurses.”

He believes the MJNH plan is the way Labor can keep money in Adelaide.

“Labor’s plan will see money sucked out of country health and spent in the city,” he said.

“Our plan will get money out of Adelaide and into the country regions.

“We think it would be much wiser to main-tain health services in Waikerie, Renmark and Loxton and continue with hospital boards than to suck the money into the MJNH and re-quire people to go into

town for health care, which is where Labor is heading with this cen-tralised system.”

State Health Minis-ter John Hill rejected the RAH plan, claiming the rebuilding of the RAH would take 15 years and

cost $2.2 billion, $500 million more than the quoted $1.7 million for the MJNH.

“They are unsub-stantiated claims made by the minister (John Hill),” Mr Hamilton-Smith said.

“He has refused to

provide any evidence to support those claims and when asked he refused to table any indepen-dent research or table any consultants’ reports that support him.”

“I think he’s made it up.

“When I see the facts, when I see the evidence, I’ll take note but until then, they are unsubstantiated

claims by the minister in an attempt to support the unsupportable.

“We’re expected to accept this as some sort of gospel that it will take this time and cost this amount to do it – prove it, I say.”

Not one to back

down, he also chal-lenged Member for Chaffey Karlene May-wald’s thought processes behind the MJNH con-cept.

“Mrs Maywald sup-ported this by the way, she voted for it, she’s in the Cabinet,” Mr Hamil-ton-Smith said.

“Her idea is to take money out of Waikerie, Loxton and so on by winding those hospitals down to GP plus centres and move the money to the MJNH hospital.

“That was her idea, she can justify it…but I would expect the local member of the Riverland to lobby strongly for that money to be spent here, not in town.”

Hospital Debate

By LES PEARSON

A NEW facility for all South Australians.

That is the message Member for Chaffey Karlene Maywald is promoting, in support of the proposed building of the $1.7 billion Marjorie Jackson-Nelson Hospital (MJNH) as opposed to the rebuilding of the Royal Ad-elaide Hospital (RAH).

Mrs Maywald could not fathom an alternative to build-ing the MJNH, saying that re-placing the RAH is simply a raw necessity.

“Many country people utilise the services at the RAH and many that have been there recently would understand it’s not up to standard,” she said.

While she praised the staff

there, it was the building itself that Mrs Maywald said has to go.

Her stance is for a new, modern facility that country

and metropolitan residents can utilise.

“I think building a new hos-pital is the right thing to do for all South Australians,” she said.

As for those fearing a fi nan-cial blow-out in building costs that will sap funds from country health, Mrs Maywald dismissed the claims.

She said a redevelopment of the RAH is more likely to go over budget and having con-struction teams in the hospital over a 15 year period poses seri-ous health and safety risks that need not be taken.

“I think it’s a nonsense argu-ment,” she said

“I think we should build a new, state of the art hospital.”

“It just makes sense to me.”

By LES PEARSON

LIBERAL candidate for Chaffey Tim Whetstone opposes the building of the $1.7 billion Mar-jorie Jackson-Nelson Hospital (MJNH).

He claimed the spending of such money on a new facility on such expensive land was blatant misuse of government money that could be diverted into coun-try health.

The proposed MJNH site is on the old railyards near North and West Terrace, a location Mr Whet-stone feels may put unnecessary strain on the health budget.

“I just think that to use such a valuable piece of real estate in Adelaide to build a hospital is a waste in these times when we need an upgrade in country health,” Mr Whetstone said.

While accepting that the Roy-al Adelaide Hospital is not up to

scratch, Mr Whetstone felt its lo-cation and reputation on a global scale was well worth holding on to.

The 15 year timeline quoted to rebuild the RAH has been a major argument for pro-MJNH campaigners but Mr Whetstone felt it would have to be a similar timeframe on a new hospital.

“If it takes 15 years to rebuild, how long will it take to build a new one?” he said.

The RAH has long promoted its close relationship with the University of South Australia and the Hanson Research Centre, something that will be lost if the MJNH is built, according to Mr Whetstone.

He said given the building is there already, the upgrade just needs to be made to address the issue.

“Why reinvent the wheel?” he said.

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By LES PEARSON

THE Riverland has its chance to shape the future health of the region when the Riverland Regional Health Service holds its Healthy Weight Pro-gram information and dinner evening next Tuesday.

In the wake of healthy weight week in January, se-nior dietitian Kate Blowes said the evening will help shape the project over the next 18 months.

A number of representa-tives from community groups have already been invited, al-though the invitation is open and those wanting a say are encouraged to get along to the meeting.

“We’re trying to promote the program in the region as an opportunity in the region for the community to get in-volved,” Ms Blowes said.

“We’ll be asking them for input into what sort of proj-ects they would like worked on as part of Healthy Weight.

“Would they like us to focus on the pubs and clubs and making healthier food more available, or work with schools to improve their canteen or work with local councils to make more walk-ways?”

Now boasting a team of four dieticians, with the in-troduction of two new team members, Riverland Regional Health Service is looking at making a long-term impact with a wider footprint.

“We can only see so many clients individually and we’re really pushing for long-term change to the community and the environment,” Ms Blowes said.

“The Riverland is no dif-ferent to any other areas in

South Australia and nation-ally that our obesity rates are increasing.”

Ms Blowes said it comes down to where the commu-nity believes the focus needs to be.

“We’re looking at mak-ing the environment more healthy basically,” she said.

The information session and free dinner will be held on Tuesday, February 17, at 6pm, at the Riverland Divi-sion of General Practice, 3 Vaughan Court, Vaughan Ter-race Berri.

“Anyone in the commu-nity with an interest basically, we want to come along,” Ms Blowse said.

Those interested in at-tending are encouraged to register their interest with Community Health by 5pm tomorrow.

Power bill warningBy LES PEARSON

LAMEROO man Theo God-ding is issuing a warning to community members regard-ing possible mistakes on their power bill.

In a confusing past few months, Mr Godding has been severely and mistakenly overcharged twice, by two separate power companies.

One bill he received for two month’s electricity was

quoted at $622, quite high in comparison to past bills.

Mr Godding said he en-quired about the situation and was told there was a read-ing error on his metre and the problem was rectifi ed.

Despite this, he changed power companies, yet a month later he received an-other bill, this time from his new supplier, for one month’s electricity of $1074.

Again, he questioned the

billing company regarding the bill and again was told he was mistakenly overcharged and the metre reading was incorrect.

The amended bill was only about $70.

Mr Godding said his ex-perience has prompted him to warn others, especially those who might not know better, to check their bills.

“People need to be warned,” he said.

Leon’s good service awardBIG RIVER Toyota’s Leon Menz has won a prestig-ious employee of the month award after being nominated by a custom-er for his outstanding customer service.

The monthly award from Mission Austra-lia and 5RM radio is an award Mr Menz said will add nicely to his re-sume.

“I was sort of sur-prised and shocked, it’s very humbling,” he said.

“The idea of the whole concept is great.”

Mr Menz’s manager Sav Sarro said the award showed the overall strength of the business.

“It’s a very proud moment to have staff recognised with this type of recognition,” he said.

Riverland 5RM’s Vicki Beech encouraged people to nominate those who have provid-ed great service.

“We encourage peo-ple to nominate if they have had great service, it is nice for them to get an award,” she said.

■ HONOURED: Leon Menz with his employee of the month award. Photo: BRAD PERRY

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Barmera resident disappointed as...

Australia Post stops weekend clearances

■ SERVICES CUT: Barmera resident, Rex Bates, posting a letter that will no longer be cleared on weekends at Australia Post boxes. Photo: JANE WILSON


By BRAD PERRY

LAST WEEK Barmera resident Rex Bates went to put some mail in his local Australia Post offi ce box and was met with an A4 sign stating that the mail box would no longer be cleared on the weekend.

Mr Bates is extremely unhappy that from April 5, the post boxes will no longer be cleared on Sun-days.

“I think it’s very disappointing,” he said.

“If you don’t get your mail post-ed on Friday, you could still post in on the weekend and get it through quite soon, now you can’t.”

Mr Bates believes that the post is normally cleared around 2pm on Sunday and said that if it is affecting the whole region it is a “retrograde step for rural people”.

“If you send your mail on the weekend you can get a head start on your mail,” Mr Bates said.

“This will be a backward step and I’m not happy mate.”

While Mr Bates is fuming over the proposal to stop clearing out mail boxes on the weekend, Aus-tralia Post is adamant it will back down from the decision that’s been

made.Australia Post state communica-

tions manager Joshua Zugajev said all street post boxes will no longer be cleared on the weekend through-out the Riverland.

“It’s simply a behind the scenes thing for us that we don’t need any-more,” he said.

“It is only Sunday deliveries that won’t occur.”

Mr Zugajev said that taking away the clearing service on the weekend won’t have any impact on the customers and the timing of their mail.

“There will certainly be no im-pact on the customers, so we are just going through the process by putting the ads up and letting every-one know,” he said.

He said the weekend clearance of street post offi ce boxes occurs on Sunday but mail is not sent until the following day.

Mr Zugajev said that clearing the post boxes was simply to help with Australia Post’s processing and without the weekend clearance, all mail will still be sent at the same time.

“It’s just to help our own inter-nal processing schedule,” he said.

“The clearance was above and beyond our schedule process.

“With technology we just don’t need that extra clearance any more.”

However, Mr Bates said he did not agree with Australia Post and believes the failure to clear mail on weekends will cause disruption.

“I think what he is saying is not true,” he said.

“If it doesn’t get collected on Sunday, it wouldn’t get sorted until Monday.

“We are supportive of Australia Post but cutting back service is not doing anything to enhance their im-age.

“It is already getting the reputa-tion as snail mail.”

In today’s society, people are turning to email to communicate and Mr Bates said that Australia Post must clean up its act to per-suade people to use the enveloped form.

“Australia Post has got lots of competition with email and instead of sharpening up, they are cutting services,” he said.

“I don’t give two hoots about the rest of Australia’s services, I just care about the Riverland services.”

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By BRAD PERRY

SITTING in a motel room while her husband slept, Juliana Mul-lan felt words beginning to fi ll her mind and began to scribble them down on a torn off piece of a magazine.

This is how words come for the talented verse writer whose work will be showcased at the Berri Library from Monday through until the following Tues-day.

The exhibition called Experi-ences, Emotions and Inspirations will present all of Mrs Mullan’s work for everyone to see.

“It is my own personal feel-ings about things and how I con-nect with the world,” she said.

Mrs Mullan began writing two years ago and can still recall the fi rst night the verses began to fi ll her mind.

“I still remember it was Oc-tober 15 and I woke up around two o’clock in the morning and

I wrote a verse that just came out of my head,” she said.

“I got up and scribbled it down and since then I have just had times where I wake up in all hours of the night or the day and

something will come to mind.”Mrs Mullan, who has lived

in the Riverland for 22 years, has written more than 150 verses in a range of different categories including her latest inspiration, children’s verse.

She currently has her work displayed around the Riverland but her biggest display is at Bev’s Chocolate and More shop in Monash.

From here, Mrs Mullan has sold her verses to people from across Australia and the world.

“A couple from South Africa came into the shop and bought a verse and asked me if I would autograph it,” she said.

“It makes me feel very proud.”

For every verse that she sells, Mrs Mullan donates one dollar to various causes. “I donate to dif-ferent causes (each time) except for Fred Hollows, that is one I have always been inspired by and give to all the time,” she said.

Over the last two years, the verse writer has also written for people who have seen her work and requested that she write a verse for them.

“I have actually been asked to do special verses where people might explain something they would like to display in a verse to a loved one,” she said.

“Anything from a man who lost his wife and is still so much in love with her and wanting to celebrate their ruby anniversary.”

While Mrs Mullan is content with her verses exposure across the Riverland, she would love to publish a book that could go around the world.

“My plans are to publish and I’d really like to go wider than the Riverland,” she said.

“I will dedicate my book to my father who passed away last year.

“I really think it is great if I can inspire people with my writ-ing.”

■ INSIGHT: Juliana Mullan is looking forward to her exhibition.

Photo: BRAD PERRY

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■ THE bushfi re tragedy has brought out the chari-table best in many Aus-tralians, including in the Riverland.

Already we are seeing local appeals springing up to raise some funds to help communities across the border get back up off the ground.

Anglican Community Care’s Waikerie centre is accepting donations for the appeal.

While on Saturday, a sausage sizzle will be held from 9am outside the town’s Big River super-market to raise funds.

Meantime, a picnic will be held on the shores of Lake Bonney this Sun-day from midday.

Bring your own food and drinks along and en-joy some social activities for a good cause.

Donations will also

be collected on the day for the appeal.

Renmark’s Apex Club is looking for donations of toiletries, nappies and non-perishable goods.

Drop your goods off at Tucker Hall, Renmark Oval, between 5.30 and 7.30 tonight and tomor-row.

It also seems that local members of the Mini and Young Vinnies branches of St Vincent de Paul will be collecting at their schools.

These are just a sam-ple of the fundraising Riverland people are in-volved in.

If you are organising a fundraising event or ap-peal of any sort, please contact us at the Riverland Weekly and we will men-tion you in a register in next week’s newspaper.

Support these causes.

Sweet tooths wanted

■ WITH Valentine’s Day approaching on Saturday, at Riverland Headspace the love will be fl owing tomorrow.

Free chocolate making sessions will be held in the Riverland Division of General Practice Training Room, 4 Vaughan Court, Berri.

Session times are 9am to 10.30am, 11am to 12.30pm and 1pm to 2.30pm.

Volunteer boost■ OUR region’s wonder-ful volunteers will get a boost starting from this Monday, with a campaign advertising just what they do.

Volunteers are vital to our community and 15 local organisations will feature in an advertis-ing campaign starting on Monday.

Organised by local councils, Volunteer Path-ways and ‘be active’, the program has received funding which will allow for the purchase of volun-teer resources and train-ing.

Hopefully the cam-paign will see more peo-ple donating their time as volunteers within our communities.

New pastor■ LOXTON’S St Peter’s Lutheran Church has fi -nally had a new pastor appointed after a long search.

Pastor Mark Hansen

has come on board, mov-ing to the region with his wife and three daughters.

An installation service will be held for Pastor Hansen on Sunday, Feb-ruary 22, at 7pm.

Appointment■ ADRIAN Pipe has been appointed the new fi eld offi cer for Riverland ‘be active’.

The role is jointly funded by local councils and promotes activities to increase participation in sport and physical ac-tivity.

Adrian grew up in Ad-elaide but was a frequent visitor to the region and has lived in the Riverland since 2005.

He will be working in council offi ces across the Riverland.

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THE Murray River National Park comprises three sections, Bulyong Is-land, Lyrup Flats and Katarapko.

The park has high conservation values and conserves diverse habitat including waterways, wetlands and fl oodplain.

These habitats are home to threatened species including regent parrots, golden bell frogs and Mur-ray cod.

It is also an important breeding area for many forms of wildlife in-cluding water birds and a priority site for wetland management and future protection and enhancement work.

Indigenous and European cul-tural sites exist within the park with middens, canoe trees and historic remnants of European settlement.

Bulyong Island located upstream from the mouth of Ral Ral creek is an interesting destination for day visi-tors being only accessible by boat.

Situated between Renmark and Berri, a short ferry ride over from Lyrup Village, Lyrup Flats offers 24 designated campsites each with a unique Murray River view. Several of the larger campsites nearer to the Lyrup ferry are ideal for large groups

and allow all weather access suitable for caravans

Katarapko is a haven for fi sh-ing, canoeing, camping and bush walking with around 50 designated campsites each placed to allow pri-vacy and seclusion for families or groups.

Divided into three sections, Lock 4, Eckert’s Creek and Main Katarap-ko, these are accessed from Crawford Terrace, in Berri, Lower Winkie Road and Katarapko Terrace at Winkie re-spectively.

The Lock 4 section hugs the River with stunning views of the Book-purnong Cliffs.

Ngak Indau walking trail loops from the river through the wetlands and bush allowing river users and house boaters to tie up and go for a walk knowing they will end up back where they started.

Eckert’s section includes the Wide Waters and The Splash.

Boats can be launched into the upstream section of Katarapko Creek from the sand bar above the Stone Weir.

Main Katarapko runs for 14 kilo-metres along the bank of Katarapko Creek from The Splash to the Mur-ray River down stream from Loxton at the end of Katarapko Island and is part of the Murray River Canoe Trails Network.

For those who like vehicle based touring, the Murray Pin Trail has numbered stops where you can learn without leaving the car.

Kai Kai Nature Trail is an educa-tional trail targeting school age chil-dren and is just less than three kilo-metres long.

Cragg’s Hut Walking Trail helps visitors understand the history of human habitation in the area from the fi rst people of the Murray to its present day use as a national park.

For further information contact the Department of Environment and Heritage at Berri 08 8595 2111.


MARK Petch is one Riverland local working in the automotive industry who has turned his passion into a career.

The Riverland vehicle industry employs approximately 400 work-ers and it is one industry where the demand for skilled tradespeople re-mains very strong.

Through host employers, MTA-GroupTraining Scheme offers trade training for panel beaters, vehicle painters, diesel mechanics and mo-tor mechanics.

Mark is one of about 30 appren-tices/tradespeople working locally on motor vehicles in the Riverland.

Through MTA-GTS, Mark has been ‘hosted by’ and worked for Rosenthal Motors for two years.

Mark loves the Riverland and has a good feeling about keeping his connection with the local com-munity.

“Being an adult apprentice tech-nician is an interesting job and good for people like me who don’t want a desk-job,’ he said.

“In these uncertain economic times, people always need to get their vehicles repaired and serviced.

“It’s great to be busy within this organisation which gives me job security. There will always be long term security for people with good trade and communication skills, es-pecially in rural South Australia.

“The mining industry and mo-tor vehicle industries will continue to demand skilled tradespeople no matter what happens.”

MTA Executive Director, John Chapman said “with the right skills, really committed people can pursue a career in any number of industries and have long term plans to even start their own business”.

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BERRI Auto Centre has been servicing the Riverland automotive and recrea-tional vehicle industry for more than 20 years.

Over that time, the business has become a leader in its fi eld of auto-motive repair, power system design and supply for not only cars, 4WDs, and motor homes but the houseboat industry as well.

Roger and Kerry Dolling, Berri Auto Centre’s owners, have been in business since 1984 and witnessed many changes in all aspects of the industry.

Kerry keeps the endless book-work and offi ce administration in check, while Roger keeps ahead of ever changing technology.

Over the years, the couple has also employed many Riverlanders and trained several apprentices.

Berri Auto Centre specialises in the modifi cation and upgrade of ex-isting power supply systems, through to the design and installation of new solar and power supply systems utilising the latest techniques and automation.

Roger is a qualifi ed mechanic and auto electrician, trained by Bosch Australia, while he undertakes post trade training several times a year.

Roger recently attended training at Selectronic Australia, manufactur-ers of interactive sinewave inverters and inverter chargers, so that he can give the best possible service and technical back up to his Riverland clients in the houseboat industry.

This training has seen Roger become an accredited Selectronic installer and repairer.

Roger fi rst started experimenting with solar energy in the late 1980s when it was diffi cult to market the new power source to all but a small number of houseboat operators.

As time has gone by, the vessels that ply our waters are much more sophisticated with more and more electrical demand, very much like our homes.

This is due to advances in the storage of electricity, which can now be converted into usable AC mains style electricity.

This electricity is usually backed up by a generator, which can run for long hours using considerable fuel and incurring high maintenance costs.

Now we are seeing (in some cases) a change, with generators running for shorter periods, reducing noise, fuel and maintenance costs.

With the installation of an ap-

propriately designed solar system and a reduction in energy usage, this can be a viable option.

Recently a client who was keen on camping, upgraded to solar en-ergy and said to Roger “no jerry can, no refuelling, no generator, no noise, great change”.

Roger believes the Riverland and solar energy go hand in hand.

The region has ample sunlight and perfect conditions for produc-ing solar power and Roger believes that in return for giving up water

■ SOLAR POWER: Berri Auto Centre specialises in the design and installation of solar home energy systems using the latest techniques and automation.

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allocations, irrigators could be rewarded with extra incen-tive packages to enable them to set up viable sun farms on their properties.

“What’s the use of a small property if you can’t sell it or produce anything on it for the lack of water,” Roger said.

“Turn it into a solar farm and you ease pressure on the river system, ease pressure on the electricity supply and ease pressure on the irrigator and

also generate employment in the region.”

The application of several government incentives, such as RRPGP (renewable remote power generation pro-gramme), to eligible growers would surely be worth con-sideration by the federal and state governments, according to Roger. “The Rudd Govern-ment may well consider it as part of its economic stimulus package,” he said.

■ PLUGGED IN: Roger Dolling uses his laptop to check the energy levels of

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ROGER and Kerry believe that their train-ing helps them keep up with the latest in technology and puts Berri Auto Centre clients ahead of the pack.

In these trying times, being energy effi cient as well as self suffi cient can not only be self fulfi lling but fi nancially rewarding as well.

With changes in technology and im-provement in design and effi ciency, we have seen over the last few years a trend towards what we call “grid connect” solar systems develop.

These systems do not use a battery system to store energy but supply it di-rectly to our appliances, or when we do not want it, feed it back to the grid.

Berri Auto Centre has now combined with Zen Home Energy systems to bring to the Riverland simple elegant packaged systems to produce solar energy that is effi cient and user friendly.

The solar electricity systems come in fi ve grid connect outputs from 4.2kwh daily to 17.2 kwh daily.

The solar hot water systems come in four confi gurations and can save up to 80 per cent of your hot water costs.

Kerry and Roger invite all people with an interest in solar energy and solar hot water to an information day at the Big River Tavern on Saturday, February 21, from 10am until 2pm.

Feel welcome to discuss your inter-est with Berri Auto Centre and consul-tants from Zen Home Energy.

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■ TEAMWORK: Berri Auto Centre owners Roger and

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DEANNE Flaherty, from Boats and Bedzzz House-boat Stays, said going solar was the best option when upgrading the electrical system on Moving Waters, her business’ hire and drive houseboat based out of Renmark.

“What we wanted was an electrical system that was economical and quiet so our customers could enjoy the peace and tran-quility of the River aboard a houseboat that has all the creature comforts,” Deanne said.

“We called Roger Dolling to access the best method of powering our boat and after discuss-ing many options, Roger recommended solar with battery and generator backup.

The result is we have a houseboat that runs almost completely on 10 solar panels and the generator only operates when conditions are not favourable for solar.”

Customers are quick to comment that the boat is unique to others they have hired because of the amount of time the gen-erator does not run and the reduced fuel consump-

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the boat after the solar was installed asked if we had made a mistake with their fuel charge as they only used 130 litres total in eight days.

The best thing about the solar is it generates power whenever the sun is shining.

“If you go to bed late and like to sleep in, whilst you are asleep early in the morning, the solar system

is already at work recharg-ing the batteries ready for you to wake and start en-joying the next day of your holiday,” Deanne said.

“Roger Dolling has done a fantastic job of the installation of the solar system and his years of experience in the electrical business means we have a system that is reliable, effi cient and unique to our business.

“Roger was extremely professional during the

discussions of going solar, explaining everything in simple layman’s terms so we could understand what it would cost and what we could expect to achieve from our investment.”

Moving Waters, thanks to Roger, is now a more environmentally friendly, user friendly and cost ef-fective houseboat and Deanne said she has no hesitation in recommend-ing solar to anyone.

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EXPERIENCE counts in most industries and the health food industry is no different.

Peter and Merrilyne Tippet, of Mega Health Riverland in Berri, have been in the retail health food industry for 15 years, while Peter has been in the industry since 1972.

He is a founder of the Mega Health Group, which was formed 12 years ago.

The couple’s passions include competitive pricing, continuously expanding their product range and keeping up to date with new lines.

They enjoy offering prod-uct advice, good customer service and sourcing effective products for specifi c ailments.

Both Merrilyne and Peter have been involved in com-petitive sport over the years and this has given them the interest in a healthy lifestyle and how best to achieve it.

Merrilyne said if you have the right diet and use the right supplements you can perform at your optimum in everyday life.

Since purchasing the Mega Health store in January, Merrilyne and Peter have added extra shelving and increased the product range.

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Customers in outlying ar-eas are encouraged to phone and discuss their needs.

Mega Health Riverland is located at Shop 1, Clark’s Ar-cade (Woolworth’s complex), Vaughan Terrace, Berri, and is open from 9am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday, and 9am to midday, on Saturday.

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■ NEW MANAGERS: Peter and Merrilyne Tippet offer many years of experience in the health food industry. Photos: JANE WILSON

■ NEW STOCK: Mega Health’s new shelving is overfl owing with additions to its range of products.

■ LARGE RANGE: Pre-packed health foods are very popular.

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FROM scrumptious stone grilled steaks to tantalisingly rich deserts, the award win-ing Renmark Hotel Bistro offers a little something for everyone.

In a perfect location overlooking the riverfront, the hotel offers great value meals with a constantly changing daily menu.

The bistro was voted the best country bistro in South Australia last year after it’s stunningly elegant and modern upgrade.

Head chef Jim Syme-onakis gives the bistro 17 years of experience and his passion for the job refl ects on the delicious dishes the hotel serves.

“I love to see the cus-tomer satisfi ed and people leaving happy after enjoying their meal,” he said.

The options at the bistro are endless with the menu changing constantly so that diners can sample a range of different tastes.

“We like to give people an option to try different things that aren’t on the seasonal menu,” Mr Syme-onakis said.

The bistro also has a number of different theme nights offering an affordable and delicious meal.

Tuesday is schnitzel night, Wednesday is steak night, Thursday is member's night with $2 off all meals, Friday is stone grill night and Sunday offers a two course roast dinner with dessert.

Events are also a spe-ciality of the bistro with a three course Valentine's Day dinner on the balcony this

Saturday and an Italian Car-nivale on February 21.

The menu has a $9.95 daily special and there is also a senior menu with $8.50 meals.

Breakfast and lunch are both options that the bistro offers, along with meals in the sports bar and the attrac-tive club lounge.

Available exclusively at the Renmark Hotel is a range of stonegrill options where you can cook your own meat on a steamy hot volcanic rock.

Jim Symeonakis recom-mends the sampler where "we have a selection of meats you can cook to your liking and it is a really good way for people to get a taste of our excellent food".

The Renmark Hotel is a fi ne dining experience.

Renmark Hotel offers the lot

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VITAL Therapy is a business run by a young Bowen therapist Emma Braun, who also provides a variety of other services, including massage, lymphat-ic drainage and detoxifi cation.

Bowen therapy balances the body across physical, mental and emotional planes and Vital Therapy’s Emma Braun is now fully qualifi ed to practice in this benefi cial health fi eld.

Emma, who started working at Vital Therapy with Annie Delaine, has been involved with the business for nearly three years and has owned it since late November 2007.

In that time the former Loxton High School student has almost completed a certifi cate three in busi-ness and has fi nished a 12 month Bowen therapy course plus other accreditations.

The Bowen diploma Emma has achieved is a signifi cant benefi t for her already established clients and those who would like to use her services in the future.

“People can get health rebates which can make it cheaper for them if their health insurances covers Bowen therapy,” Emma said.

So, what is Bowen therapy?Emma said it is a holistic ap-

proach to help pain relief and heal-ing that achieves remarkable results.

Bowen works with muscle and soft tissue without manipulation of the skeleton.

It helps provide an overall dy-namic body balance and integrated body response.

“It helps stimulate energy fl ows, resulting in a deep sense of overall relaxation,” Emma said.

Emma said Bowen therapy can be used to cover a whole gamut of injuries.

From neck and shoulder dis-comfort, through to back pain and respiratory and digestive complaints, Emma can help you with them all.

Emma really enjoys her work and hopes to help more clients to achieve their health aims.

“It’s a good feeling to be able to help people feel better about themselves and see that I’m helping them,” Emma said.

“Such as someone being able to lift their arm to do something as simple as putting clothes on the line, where before it was a real struggle. This makes my job feel worthwhile and like I’m making a difference to their life.”

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By BRAD PERRY

A 15 metre wide man made levee bank at the Long Island Marina at Murray Bridge col-lapsed last week, prompting concern that banks across the rest of the River Murray could also dry out.

Murray Darling Basin Association chair-man Les Hill assured the community that water levels have been managed well enough in the Riverland to prevent this from happen-ing.

However, Mr Hill said if the water level continues to drop and there is no action tak-en to replace the water, it could mean that the eroding of the riverbank could be a problem.

“There is only 1500 gigalitres of water left in the system,” he said.

“We are losing 75 to 80 gigalitres a week with no in fl ow.

“We have no real problems at the mo-ment, unless the river drops right back.”

The River Murray’s water levels have be-come so low and are moving so slowly that if the water fl ow stops then blue-green algal blooms are a possibility, Mr Hill added.

The collapse of the man made marina at Murray Bridge may add extra issues to last month’s proposed houseboat strategy paper

which was set to establish permanent moor-ing sites and man-made marinas.

Mr Hill said the banks of the Murray River are less likely to collapse because they have kept a vast amount of willow trees on the shores edge.

“Willow trees do support the banks around Renmark,” he said.

“Murray Bridge has removed the wil-lows.”

River Murray Minister Karlene Maywald said the water levels did have an impact on the bank collapsing and that it needs to be monitored to stop it from happening in the Riverland.

“There is not enough water to maintain weir pool levels,” she said.

“Below Lock One there is major concern.“People with properties on the riverbank

are urged to see if they are safe.

“There is ongoing watching of the river.”Loxton Waikerie Council environmental

services director Neil Martinson said the state of river banks is something that needs to be closely monitored.

“We need to keep an eye out to ensure that it doesn’t happen up here,” he said.

“All councils need to be aware.”Renmark to the Border Local Action Plan-

ning Association project manager Phil Reddy said steady water levels and a good amount of vegetation are keys to keeping the banks from collapsing.

“Their problem was that the man-made bank wasn’t compacted properly,” he said.

“There are some issues in wetlands where banks are eroding and cracking because they have not been compacted properly.

“While water levels have sloped down, there is a good amount of vegetation and fauna.”

While it seems that the problem of banks collapsing may not be an issue the Riverland has to deal with in the immediate future, it is an issue that could arise.

“In isolated places it will happen,” he said.

“The river has receded and if we don’t get rain shortly, we’ve got a problem.”

■ PROBLEM: The low river level below Lock One is

causing concern that bank

collapses could become more common along that stretch of

the river.


Local bank collapse: no fear

Meanwhile, a major local leisure pursuit comes under fi re for its river impact...

Wakeboard damage concernBy BRAD PERRY

WAKEBOARD SA has hit back at claims that the sport is causing major environmental damage to the riverbanks and surrounding environment of the River Murray.

Recreational sports along the river have been hotly discussed by councils and locals who are con-cerned that they could have long lasting environmental damage.

Wakeboard SA Club President Jon Siegele said if users of river sports such as wakeboarding are doing it properly, there shouldn’t be a major impact on the river-banks.

“Wakeboards go in a straight line and should only have three waves off the wake,” he said.

“Wind damage is the biggest problem.

The latest concerns have been addressed in a letter to the Ren-mark Paringa Council by a resi-dent which states that wakeboard boats are creating damaging waves and are a safety risk.

Renmark Paringa Council Mayor Neil Martinson said the is-sue has been ongoing.

“It has been building up over time,” he said.

“It is fair to say that council ex-presses concern of the wave action from wakeboats as they have more

wash than a normal speedboat.“The boats that are weighted

down cause larger waves.”River Murray Minister Karlene

Maywald shared concerns about water sports that cause large waves.

“There has been a call for wakeboarding to be moved to cer-

tain areas of the river where they will have less impact,” she said.

The eroding of the river banks from the wave actions of river go-ers has been the main concern, ac-cording to Murray Darling Basin Association Region 5 chairman Les Hill.

“The river is getting wider as

we are not keeping water in the bank,” he said.

“Government has been look-ing into wakeboarding for the last fi ve years.

“We need to ban wakeboard-ing in certain areas of the river.”

Areas where the water is being swirled around constantly is a ma-

jor problem, as seen at the popular spot Martins Bend in Berri, accord-ing to Mr Hill.

“A little part of Martins Bend has been washed away and has been sand bagged,” he said.

“Banks on bends where water is swirled around, that is where there is eroding of banks.”

Renmark to the Border Local Action Planning project manager Phil Reddy has also heard com-ments about the environmental impact of water sports.

“I have heard people’s com-ments about it affecting native vegetation,” he said.

“The actions of wakeboarding in the river impacts by washing the soils away.”

The Department of Water, Land and Biodiversity Conservation has previously released an action plan to cut back the negative impact of water sports on the River Murray.

Wakeboarding boss Mr Siegele said the sport has major benefi ts to the community, despite envi-ronmental concerns.

“The boosts of the economy far outweighs that,” he said.

“The perfect situation is to not have boats on the water but it is not feasible. The national champs in Renmark bring 400 people to the region a week.”

■ NOT OUR FAULT: Wakeboarding offi cials claim that any riverbank erosion in the Riverland is not the fault of their vessels.

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FebruaryFebruary 1 122 - 19Community Events Thursday February 12th

• Charity for all Bingo at the Loxton Club, Bookpurnong Tce Loxton, eyes down at 7:30pm, proceeds Charity For All. Phone Deb Ball on 0428823924 for more information.

• Carers Workshop “taking care of the Carer” from 10am - 12noon at the Loxton Club. Presented by Fascia and Carers SA. Phone 1800815549

Saturday February 14th

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

Saturday February 14th

• Riverland Ballroom Dancing, Paringa Town Hall, 7:30pm– 11.30pm. For more information phone Bob 85821840 or Geoff 85865613

Sunday February 15th

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

Monday February 16th

• Girl Guides come and try day, includes lots of fun from 6:30 - 8.00pm, Barmera Guide Hall, Queen Elizabeth Drive, Barmera, for girls aged between 6 - 14 years. Phone Toni 0405212669

Tuesday February 17th

• Riverland Gem and Mineral Club, workshop in Glossop from 3pm - 5pm. For more information and directions phone Dennis on 85823430.

• Renmark Garden Club meet in Senior Citizens Hall, Ral Ral Avenue Renmark at 7:30pm. Guest John Steed will be speaking on “Paringa Paddock” Phone 85864662 for more information

Wednesday February 18th

• Friends of the Leukaemia Foundation Riverland Group next meeting, 6:30pm at Bella Lavender Farm, Dalziel Rd Glossop. All interested welcome RSVP to Roger 85845753

The 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.

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WHAT a couple of weeks. Many of us are glad to see the end of the heat wave and with this cool infl ux of weather are keen to get out there and tidy up the damage.

Be careful. Watch the weather, you may think you are doing your plants justice by removing dead leaves and limbs but in fact you may be doing the opposite.

Think carefully about what you want to do to your plants, as removing the dead matter

may cause further damage if we experience another heat wave.

Even a few days can be enough to kill those already stressed plants.

Removing limbs and leaves exposes the plant to the elements and the scorching sun’s rays.

Leaving limbs and leaves provides shelter to the centre and most fragile part of the plant.

The best thing you can do for your plants at this stage of summer is give them a very deep watering, especially those large trees that

may not be getting enough water from drippers etc.

I have received many

complaints about large trees appearing to be dead. I recommend leaving them in the ground for at least the next six to

12 months to make sure that they are defi nitely dead; some may appear dead now but with a winter

break they may just re-shoot.For younger plants, it is a little

easier to tell whether they will

survive or not and those that are looking ‘iffy’ may need a good dose of seaweed emulsion.

Seaweed is also very useful in protecting plants on hot days when poured over foliage, as it acts as a kind of sunscreen and heat guard.

If you are certain that your plants are dead and would like to replace them as soon as possible, then start thinking about what you would like now.

Most deciduous trees are being ordered now and are great value for money.

By ANDREW WALLADGE

NOT like you need reminding but here in the Riverland we experi-ence many extremes.

An extremely good lifestyle. An extreme lack of traffi c lights. Extremely cohesive communities. Extremely hot summers. Extreme-ly tough plants.

We have watched as tradi-tional garden plants have quite literally baked in the sun and ultra dry soils.

However, all of our local spe-cies (not riparian species), and most of the species that naturally occur in the dry areas of Austra-lia, cope well with the extremes.

Saltbushes and their allies make up the majority of vegeta-tion on the vast treeless areas of the arid zone. Acacia and Euca-lyptus species dominate the rest.

Why? They all (and many others) to varying degrees tolerate salinised soils, drought, (in fact salt in the soil has a similar effect of drought on plants), low soil fertility and extremes of tempera-ture, among other issues.

The cruellest blow would have to be overgrazing by the rabbit.

Yet, amazingly, most still survive.

Some of the ways that plants cope with the extremes our environment dishes up are: hairy

leaves to keep cooler; grey leaves to refl ect light; really small leaves to reduce surface area and hence water loss; leaves that roll up and very effectively reduce the surface area; leathery leaves; oily leaves; leaves that hang in the midday sun; highly refl ective leaves and

Surviving the summer heatRemoving limbs and leaves exposes the plant to the elements and the

scorching sun rays.

Seeking the perfect plant

stomata (pores) that never really open wide; all to reduce water loss; leaves and other plant parts that actually store wa-ter; leaves and stems shaped to channel water to the roots; chemicals contained in the leaves that prevent them from being eaten; deep roots; the ability to grow back rapidly after being burnt or being eaten.

I can hear you say these sorts of plants are “grey, hairy, deep-rooted low saltbushes with insignifi cant fl owers”. Yes of course, many are, however, many, including the often strikingly beautiful Acacia ‘wattles’ and Eremophila ‘emu bush’, are well worth using in any dry land (that’s us) garden.

Using contrasting foliage types to create interest year round, different fl owering times to bring in birds all year round and bold use of massed plantings of single species not only can make your garden look beautiful but also using the toughest plants Australia has to offer, you can rest easy in a heat wave, even if the mercury reaches 48 degrees with a howling northerly. And water restric-tions. Not like you need reminding.

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■ AROUND 2000 bowl-ers from country SA de-scend on Adelaide every year to contest what has become one of the pres-tige events in the Bowls SA calendar.

The events played are singles, pairs and fours.

Last week’s coun-try carnival contained a crammed schedule played in sometimes oppressive heat.

The Riverland bowlers did themselves proud.

For the second year in a row Renmark RSL’s John Van der Wyst has been a member of a rink skippered by former Berri bowler Steve Eichenberg-er that has taken out the fours championship at the carnival.

In the singles, Peter Kimber, from Loxton, made it through to the semi-fi nals, with the next best being Gary Pur-sche, from Waikerie, and David Rice, from Ren-mark, who both reached

the fi nal eight.In the pairs, Kimber

joined with club mate Graeme Huppatz and progressed to the last eight with other very

good performances from Ken Stokes (Berri) and Dixie Lee (Renmark RSL), who teamed up with John White (Moorook).

The focus on lawn bowls this week moves to the annual country men’s round robin.

This is an event where historically Zone 4 (Riverland, Broken Hill, Mid Murray, Barossa), until recently, has done very well.

It seems that now, like other sports, selec-tors, have some diffi culty in getting the top players to make themselves avail-able for the event.

This probably has something to do with the two country events run-ning back to back.

Van der Wyst travels to Bendigo this week to attempt to progress in the Australian open sin-gles, having won his way through the preliminary stages in Adelaide about a month ago. ■ PLACING: A team of Riverland women, consisting of (from left) Jill Fogden, Val Chabrel,

Jill Clifford, Vicki Johnson, and Kaye Tanner, came third in the over 50s division of the Australian Tennis Seniors

■ APART from the success of our Mike Horsman at the recent Australian Ten-nis Seniors Championships in Adelaide, as reported re-cently, I have found there were other triumphs for two of our women’s teams representing an improved SA – and also some games-manship and frivolity.

First congratulations to captain Sue Caddy, Vicki Johnson, Jessie Symens, Ria Szewczuk and Sue Fox

in the 50 plus division and Jill Clifford (captain), Kaye Tanner, Polly Johnson, Jill Fogden and Val Chabrel in the combined age group for both fi nishing third in their competitions.

Also it appears some ‘in-teresting tactics’ were em-ployed to take advantage of the half point credits al-lowed in each incomplete set when play ceased imme-diately upon the sounding of a buzzer should the time

limit of two and half hours strictly applied to matches elapse. Some timely com-fort breaks?

Our versatile ladies also ‘brought the house down’ when the teams combined to present their hilarious Snow White and the Sev-en Dwarfs skit at the state dinner held as part of the championships.

I don’t think Horsey got a guernsey in that.

■ NOT even the Riverland Speedway meeting on Sat-urday night escaped the wrath of the heatwave that had crippled sport across the region for a fortnight.

Offi cials described conditions at their Calp-erum Hill complex for the Monster Truck night as some of the worst they could remember and while disappointed that the crowd was well down on the previous occasions, they could understand the situation.

Even the fi re breath-ing dinosaur Transzilla suffered from the extreme heat.

However, former lo-cal junior champion Ja-son Gantz, in his Alltype Discount Exhaust Falcon, turned up the heat to take out the feature MJS Street

Stock event, fi nishing ahead of Murray Bridge pair Anthony Buchanan and Nigel Reichstein.

In the annual boat race, Renmark entrants dominated with Leon Menz, James Brennan and Greg Haynes fi lling the placings.

Brennan was ‘Best Pre-sented’ and Haynes ‘Best Destroyer’.

The next Riverland meeting is on Saturday, March 7, and will feature the SA junior title and, in a varied program, the ramp/fi gure eight race.

There are also sugges-tions a tug’o’war Holden versus Ford event is to be introduced.

In the meantime, Waikerie’s Sunline track will race on Saturday, February 21.

■ LOCALS Ken Karpany and Dale Abdulla are presently in Alice Springs representing the SA Southern Boomerangs in the indigenous Imparja Cricket Cup.

Manager of the team is Kingsley Abdulla. Tim Abdulla was a reserve for the trip.

The event involves all states and territories in one division, smaller communities in another, major towns in a third and women in a Super 8s competition.

Before their departure the Boomerangs narrowly defeated the SACA Cava-liers in a Twenty20 game at Park 25 in the city.

Karpany scored 18 and grabbed a couple of wickets.

Bowlers do well

Tennis girls win fans

Speedway can’t beat the heat

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other sports, selectors

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The number of times Murray Districts won the country cricket carnival prior to 1976. 17



■ I CONSIDER Neil Weinert a good mate. I have the utmost respect for the former Berri postal manager, who since his retirement has really put his shoulder to the wheel as the SA Cricket Association’s organiser for our zone.

So why wasn’t I particularly looking forward to an interview I had arranged with him for 5RM’s Sports Saturday last weekend?

The annual measuring stick of our zone performance, the SACA Country Carnival in Adelaide, which had just fi nished, saw our team Murray Districts Barrier, end up eighth out of eight with one victory from seven outings. So how could our conversation be of a totally positive nature? It simply could not.

Murray Districts, which became

MDB because of a shortage of play-ers here and in Broken Hill, has still won the carnival championship on more occasions than any other zone since the competition began in 1925 (17).

The last success was 32 years ago. Inciden-tally, South East now boasts 15 and Fleurieu, clos-ing rapidly, has 14.

We have gone close on a few occasions in recent years but generally have not measured up.

With a number of our play-ers in the veteran category, and not a lot of juniors on the imme-diate horizon, Neil and I man-

aged to agree we are in for an ongoing struggle.

For some time we have felt a change in the carnival’s duration from a fortnight to one week would assist us to get more of our leading players to the event.

Such an alteration has been on the country cricket committee’s ta-ble for some years and ‘Weino’ feels a meeting in May could fi nally see the carnival shortened.

And what of Murray Districts or MDB’s future?

In discussion with Neil we la-mented the constant stream of our most promising young cricketers going on to bigger sporting chal-lenges but of course wished them well.

He spoke of the growing ‘threat’ of the ‘second’ carnival that is on in the city this week and has a local team including such class acts as An-drew Duffi eld,

Chris Scholefi eld, Doc Clifford and Simon Frankel involved.

Apparently some good cricket is being played and the tag involv-ing the players’ social qualities rather than their cricket abilities may be largely becoming a thing of

the past. And Neil and I were probably

dreaming when we discussed an adequately lit oval in this area for night cricket as a lifeline and pos-sibly even a saviour for the game.

Cricket – I have been concerned about its welfare for many years because it is the sport closest to my heart.

As I said, for some reason or an-other our competitive presence at annual country carnivals has tradi-tionally been a measuring stick.

But then that has been the situ-ation for many of our sports, sum-mer and winter, where there was no problem in getting teams ‘for Ad-elaide’ in years gone by.

Of course other districts share our problems. Sign of the times, eh?

Troubled times ahead for Murray Districts Barrier

Neil and I were probably dreaming when we discussed an adequately

lit oval for night cricket.

■ WHEN the Riverland Foot-ball League’s executive of-fi cer Mick Beech visited the Alma Hotel in Adelaide to present Mark Ricciuto with a plaque to acknowledge the enormous contribution the former Crows captain made to this region last season, it wasn’t just a thank you from the football fraternity but from all of the Riverland and its surrounds.

It is now history that ‘Roo’ stripped for his beloved home team Waikerie in 2008, amazingly booting the pre-miership winning goal for the Magpies.

Of course it was also Waikerie’s centenary year and their favourite son was an integral part of the foot-

ball club’s celebrations and played a major role in having his former Crows team mate, champion goalkicker Tony Modra, turn out for the op-position club Renmark in a special Centenary match that attracted 3500 spectators.

A similar number attend-ed the grand fi nal – obviously many to see Roo in action.

Unashamedly, Ricciuto has expressed his affection for the town he grew up in and where he commenced his magnifi cent football ca-reer but his love of ‘home’ obviously extends beyond Waikerie’s boundaries to the Riverland as a whole.

How valuable was the promotion he orchestrated for our area as a tourist des-

tination and the like? Also, how was the publicity he generated to the plight of our water starved region and the effect it was having on local families, primary producers and businesses?

Money could not buy the media coverage the Riverland received as a result of Roo’s involvement, an involvement that would have cost this ac-tive family and businessman considerably in time and in pocket but was delivered with genuine modesty, generosity and passion.

In fact Roo is to be the voice of the RFL for its cen-tenary year in 2009 and will toss the coin at its huge day of celebrations at Renmark on May 16.

■ AMBASSADOR: Mark Ricciuto has been a superb ambassador for the Riverland and local football over the years, with his support last season extremely valuable. Photo: JANE WILSON

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Mens BasketballDivision One

Barmera 54 (A. Grose 17, Dillon Millard 14, Danny Millard 13, R. Wright 6) d Renmark 42 (C. Seekamp 12, M. Camplin 10, D. Leuders 9, R. Vardaro 4).Berri 53 (G. Hood 13, D. O’Callaghan 13, R. Leverenz 12, D. Mills 8) d Loxton 37 (R. Cook 8, J. Fielke 8, B. Kirk 6, S. Proud 5).

Division TwoLoxton 29 d Berri Blue 26, Barmera 28 d Su-percats 20, Renmark Masters 34 d All-Stars 31, Renmark 63 d Waikerie 48, All-Stars 38 d Loxton 21.

Womens BasketballDivision One

Renmark 51 (K. Coden 11, T. Dempsey 9, J. Haynes 9, K. Eckel 8) d Barmera 35 (C. Hoare 15, C. Drogemuller 10, R. Book 6, K. Knott 4).

Loxton 28 (P. Arnold 11, L. Fisher 8, J. Dahlitz 7, K. Moore 2) d Berri 23 (K. Blowes 7, S. Ormsby 6, L. Beech 5, A. Davies 4).

Division TwoRenmark 54 d Berri Blue 15, Waikerie 40 d Berri Red 19, Panthers 36 d Supercats 33, All-Stars 32 d Tigers 11.

Division ThreeRenmark 31 d Barmera 26.

Waikerie GolfSaturday stroke

Division 1: G. Walters 90/70, D. Greenfi eld 79/72, T. Neideck 88/72.

Wednesday strokeT. Neideck 44, D. Schultz 42, G. Walters 40.

Barmera GolfSaturday Par Competition

D. Hicks +5, N. McPherson +3, J. Kniter +1.

Sunday StablefordG. Eitrich 38pts, S. Minns 36, I. Winen 35, I. Gir-dler 35, M. Ubhey 35.

MILDURA-based Sunraysia Academy of Sport will be hold-ing a meeting in Renmark on Wednesday, February 25, to discuss the possibility of elite young sporting people from the region being involved with the organisation.

Academy executive offi cer Bob Utber said it will be meeting with a number of local sporting bodies to discuss the possibility of ath-letes aged between 12 and 17 years linking up with the academy.

“The tyranny of distance makes it very diffi cult for all promising

young athletes to have the op-portunity to make it to the top of their chosen sport,” he said.

The academy offers promis-ing young athletes the opportu-nity to be involved in a variety of processes that enables them to further develop their skills in their chose sport.

Presently there are four sports in its program, volleyball, bas-ketball, tennis and golf, however the academy is also looking for young athletes who may be in-volved with minor sports who do not get that opportunity as

well.“We believe that with our sci-

entifi c approach to sport and the ability to assist young people bal-ance their lifestyles to combine sports prowess with schooling and life in general, we can help them achieve their dreams,” Mr Utber said.

All sporting associations have been invited to the meeting al-though individuals are also en-couraged to attend.

Anyone interested in doing so can contact Bob Utber at the acad-emy.

“We need to gauge the feel-ing of people before we go any further and I would be de-lighted with a big roll-up to the meeting.”

The meeting will be held at the Renmark Paringa Council chambers at 7.30pm.

Meanwhile, the Australian Sport’s Commission Active Af-ter School Communities pro-gram (AASC) is seeking sport-ing club representatives and individuals to deliver its activity sessions.

The program runs in six

Riverland primary schools.Regional coordinator Kelly Mc-

Clelland said coaches have come from a range of backgrounds and those interested will be trained to lead the program.

Anyone who is trained to de-liver the AASC program will re-ceive remuneration for their time.

The next community coach training program will be held on Tuesday, February 24, at Renmark High School.

For information contact Kelly on 0437 700 415.

Academy seeks players, Commission needs coaches

Saville faces big challenge

■ From Page 48

“Luke Saville will hopefully get a wild-card using the club privilege,” he said.

“He is a junior player against men, which will test him at an elite level.

The tournament gives young play-ers a chance to gain some valuable experience and to put themselves in the running for a world ranking.

“It will help them to know what it takes,” Mr Pinnington said.

“They go to events and the more rounds they get through, the number of running points goes up.

“If they get enough points up they can enter larger tournaments.”

Players from all over the world in-cluding Australia, Ukraine, Tapai, Slo-vakia, Russia, New Zealand, Finland, China, Barbados, Korea, Japan, Amer-ica, Thailand and

Great Britain will fl ock to the re-gion this weekend.

The main draw competition begins on Tuesday with the club also running two money tourna-ments, one for men and one for women, during the week.

Sixty-four players will compete to qualify, with a further 32 add-

ing taking part in the main draw on Tuesday.

The event is affi liated with the International Tennis Federation and has been carefully scheduled

so that players who go to the Aus-tralian Open have the option of staying in the country to play in grass court tournaments before Wimbledon.

The tournament will be a high-ly entertaining affair with a rare opportunity to see the world’s out-side ranked junior and senior play-ers all on the same stage.

■ ACTION: Dane Fernandez came from Sydney to compete in last year's Berri-view Futures tennis tournament. Photo: JANE WILSON

He is a junior player against

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THE Holden Commodore is Australia’s favourite passen-ger car for the 13th consecu-tive year after fi nishing 2008 as the nation’s best-seller.

The result continues Commodore’s unbroken record from 1996 as the country’s leading passen-ger car range, extending its run as one of the modern automotive world’s longest consecutive market leader-ship records.

Sales fi gures for 2008, released by the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries, show Australians purchased a total of 51,093 vehicles from the VE Com-modore range.

The results follow GM Holden’s strong sales perfor-mance in December, which saw dealers defy diffi cult economic conditions, new competitive entrants and heavy price competition in the market to sell 10,848 new cars.

This included the sale of 5413 Commodore and 1629 VE Ute models, the highest monthly sales volume for both vehicles in 2008.

In total, GM Holden sold

130,338 vehicles in Australia for 2008 delivering market share of 12.9 per cent.

GM Holden registered

the second highest sales overall to Toyota with 238,983 sales and 23.6 per cent, and was ahead of Ford

with 104,715 sales and 10.3 per cent.

In a year where Commo-dore celebrated 30 years on

Australian roads, its annual sales were boosted by the introduction of the all-new Sportwagon alongside the successful sedan range in July.

Sportwagon immediately proved a popular choice with Australian motorists.

A total of 8200 were pur-chased in just fi ve months, more than any SUV in the market for the same period.

Other strong performing GM Holden models in 2008 included the Statesman, which led the upper large category for vehicles under $100,000 with a 38.8 per cent market share.

The VE Ute also enjoyed success in its fi rst full year of sales, outselling its main rival, the Ford Falcon Ute, with 13,449 vehicles.

New 2008 models, including the Captiva 2WD SUV and mid-sized Epica diesel, also demonstrated an improved sales performance towards the end of 2008.

GM Holden sales direc-tor Alan Batey said Holden’s sales results demonstrated that family sized vehicles continued to be attractive to

Australians. He said the results

indicate that Commodore remains a smart buy, particu-larly at a time when many customers are concerned about domestic and global economic conditions.

“The automotive indus-try was not alone in feeling the pressure of the broader economic situation in 2008,” Mr Batey said.

“However the results for Commodore were very pleasing despite the soften-ing new car market and slowing Australian economy.

“It just shows that dur-ing tough times, people are attracted to products that represent outstanding qual-ity and value for money.

“Commodore has become a symbol of local design and engineering ex-pertise and Australia’s ability to compete on the world stage.

“Holden is committed to a program of ongoing development to ensure Commodore maintains its reputation as a smart buy for Australian motorists.”

Commodore again top seller

■ THIRTEEN: The number 13 is unlucky for some but not for Holden’s Commodore, which has been named Australia’s favourite passenger car for the 13th straight year.

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MY feature car this issue looks inviting, is full of energy and packs a punch like a well grown Riverland orange.

Owned by Greg Coombs, of Loxton, it was a fi ve year project that turned out ex-actly how he wanted it.

During his late teens Greg had a couple mates who were into cars, so his interest grew as he set about mildly modifying his fi rst car, a Datsun 1600 sedan.

When he began work, the additional funds were used to upgrade to a really nice two door HQ Monaro that he enjoyed for a few years until sport and other interests became a priority, then it was moved on.

Datsun 1600s had cre-ated a bit of a cult following around the country over the years and in 1999 Greg purchased a 1971 sedan in reasonable original condi-tion at Holden Hill, in Adelaide.

It was his intention to totally rebuild it keeping the original external appearance

while fully upgrading all the mechanicals to suit his style and quality of fi nish.

The body was completely stripped back to a bare shell and then all the faults and defects repaired before a full respray in Mikan Orange, which is a genu-ine Nissan factory colour.

As a major engine transplant was planned, all the sub frame and rear suspension were strengthened with early 90s Nissan Skyline parts and the brakes, both front and rear, con-verted to larger diameter discs to provide the extra stopping power.

The engine is no ordi-nary four cylinder but to keep it brief it is a highly modifi ed fuel injected two litre from a 1997 Nissan 180SX running a GT30 turbo

charger. This puts the power

through a fi ve speed gear box, also from a 180SX, then to the diff, running 3.9:1

gears donated from a mid 90s Nissan Cima Limousine.

For that extra bit of personal appeal Greg chose ROH Adrenalin Shadow Chrome wheels, measuring 16 x 6.5 on the front and 16 x 7 on the rear.

A number of changes have been made to the interior, the most notable being the installation of a modifi ed Datsun 200B dash,

which includes additional VDO gauges for engine management and a full ret-rim in grey cloth and velour materials.

The car was fi nished in time for the Datsun 1600 Nationals held at Birdwood

in 2004, where it fi nished in the Top 10 and has received numerous awards at various events since its debut.

Most recently at the Riverland Au-toexpo, in No-vember 2008, it received awards for sec-ond Top Street Machine, Top Four Cylin-der, Entrant’s Choice, Best Riverland Member and Top Sedan 71 to 78.

Greg said “I didn’t build it to win awards, I had a picture of the car I wanted

in my mind and it’s turned out exactly as I planned, it has perfor-mance, reliability and fuel economy”.

On a trip to Melbourne a while back it averaged 7.5 litres per 100 kilometres, or in old terms roughly 30

miles per gallon. That’s not bad for a car

that puts out 290 kw and runs 11.5 seconds over the quarter mile with an ET of 120 mph.

Greg would like to ac-knowledge his wife Donna and thank her for all her support and patience over the fi ve year build process.

Even though she can’t eat it (Riverland orange), it must be refreshing to sit back and appreciate such a well built and good looking car.

As for the future, Greg simply wants to drive and enjoy the Datsun, while he starts work on his next project.

This will be another car in the form of a purpose built 1983 Toyota Soarer drag car running a turbo charged six cylinder Toyota engine, but having read all the above it is not diffi cult to understand the car Greg would most like to own is a new R35 Nissan Skyline GTR.

A tasty Riverland orange

■ CLASSIC: Greg Coombs’ Datsun 1971 1600 sedan, purchased in 1999, has a distinctive paint job.

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RHINO Racks with basket $400, front loader washing machine near new $150. Phone 0417864310

STEELINE / BUILDPRO Valentine Special: Primecoat Gutter, stock lengths only 6.1 and 7.5, Ogcc/Quad $4 p/m, Squareline $5 p/m, 30mm Galv Top Hat 7.5 lengths $22ea. Old Sturt Highway Berri. Phone 85822166

TOMATOES (Roma) Vine ripened. Great for sauce, salads and sun drying. See us at the Riverland Farmers Markets or ring to order. Phone Mick 85953408 or 0413184932

WHITE Swiss Shepherd puppies for sale now, pure bred with pedigree papers, vet checked, vaccinated, micro chipped, $1,000ea. Phone 85825058 www.polarbearkennel.webs.com

YAMAHA RZ 250 ex cond, low kms, TGT146, $1,800 ono. Phone 0488947430

Garage Sales

BARMERA 11 Langdon Tce, Sun Feb 15, 7:30am - 2pm. Mostly good teenage girls clothes and accessories. All monies will be donated to the Victorian Bush Fire Appeal

Cars For sale

COMMODORE VZ wagon d/fuel, 2006 3.6lt iridescent pearl, auto towbar factory warranty 95,000km XNT250, $19,990 ono. Phone 0400576230

COMMODORE VN 1991 Suitable for wrecking body is straight motor’s not running $350 ONO Ph 0409 984734

FORD METEOR 1985 motor starts, suitable for wrecking, $200. Ph 0409 984734

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ASBESTOS remover now operating in your area, we specialise in Asbestos Registers and Annual inspections. Reasonable rates, clean safe and licensed 90314. Phone 0428840451 or go to www.wattsasbestos.com.au

BEADS and Findings, necklaces, Pandora style bracelets etc. Open Saturday and Sunday 10am- 4pm Dalziel Rd Winkie - 300m from Lavender Farm. Phone Marilyn 85832397 or 0429142702

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VICTORIAN BUSHFIRE APPEAL - The Renmark Apex Club is taking donations such as toiletries, nappies, non-perishable food, clothes (men, women, kids), toys, household items etc. Drop off location is at Tucker Hall (Renmark S h o w g r o u n d s / O v a l Complex) on the following dates/times: Thursday February 12 - 5.30pm-7.30pm, Friday February 13 - 5.30pm-7.30pm. For more info contact Scott Petersen (Renmark Apex Club President) on 0428957268 or Nathan Haynes 0417450754

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LARGE private room, r/c air con, share house with female, prefer employed person, pets neg. Ph 0401329277

Personal Notices

LONELY Riverland woman, 54, seeks straight lady for holidays, outings and friendship. Reply to Janet, PO Box 794 Barmera

Wanted to buy

KAWASAKI 100 G4TR 1970 100cc wanted must be in extremely good cond. Phone 83395705

Work Wanted

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

EXCAVATOR four ton-tandem tipper for hire, trenching, vine removal, 20 years experience. Phone 0403126925


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BERRIAG for Agrex P906 1100kg precision fertiliser spreader, hydraulic control, $2000 plus GST.Phone Steve Bye 0428179668

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FERRETS 4 months old, $60 ea. Baby Guinea Pigs also for sale $10ea. Phone 85825058

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Kingston Estate Wines, located in South Australia’s Riverland, is one of Australia’s most progressive family owned wine companies and has achieved international recognition as a leading producer of

quality Australian wines.

Engineering Tradesperson (Permanent and Casual positions available)

For further information on any of the above positions please contact Jackie Whitehead at Kingston Estate Wines on 08 85830556 or email your application to [email protected] by Thursday 26 March 09.

The opportunity exists for two motivated Engineering Tradespeople to join one of Australia’s ten largest wineries. These positions are responsible for the fabrication, assembly, fitting and maintenance of winery plant and equipment, tanks, buildings and structures.

The ideal applicants will have experience within the food processing and/or manufacturing industry and be able to demonstrate effective equipment troubleshooting capability. Applicants will have completed a Certificate 3 in Engineering - Mechanical and/or Fabrication (formerly Fitter and Turner or Boiler Maker/Welder).

With the ability to work independently and handle multiple priorities, the successful applicants will have strong interpersonal, workflow planning and time management skills. They will also thrive in a busy team-focused work environment.

We are seeking an Apprentice Electrician to join the winery maintenance team. As well as receiving paid formal training and a nationally recognised qualification, you will be a valued member of a strong and committed cellar/maintenance team.

The Apprentice Electrician will be responsible for repairing, installing and upgrading winery electrical plant and equipment as well as general maintenance tasks.

This position would suit someone currently undertaking an apprenticeship, a school leaver or a more mature applicant looking for a career change. Applicants will require a minimum of Year 11 education, a sound knowledge of mathematics and a desire to become an ‘A’ Class Electrician.

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AUSTRALIA’S favourite radio pair, Hamish and Andy, are bringing all of their humour and daredev-il ways Magic 93.1.

The pair, whose most recent appearance on Rove Live saw Andy have his hair died red due to a lost bet, are set to take up the working afternoons of listeners on the Riverland’s hit music station Magic931 from March 2.

The duo will host a live two hour talk show every Monday to Friday and a ‘best of’ show on Saturdays from 10am.

Riverland Radio general manager Cheryl Lardner said her staff are excited about the opportu-nity to have the relatable characters on the station.

“They are the hottest thing on the radio,” she said.

“They are the guys

you went to uni with, the guys you have round for a barbecue, they are so relatable.

“We are really excited to bring another level of programming to Magic931 and the Riverland.”

The pair has won the Commercial Radio Austra-lia award for the best on air team for the past two years.

Their laid back nature and fun loving personali-ties make them appeal to all age brackets, while their humour can brighten up any dull afternoon.

“They’re your after-noon pick me up,” Miss Lardner said.

“They are relevant and quick with their humour.

“From your home, of-fi ce, car, if you have a radio there will be Hamish and Andy.”

While Hamish and Andy use their quick witted humour to enter-

tain their audience, Miss Lardner warned that they also have a daring side to them.

At one stage they spent 24 hours riding on a roller coaster in Queensland and during the recent heat wave Hamish slept all night with bags of frozen peas.

“They appeal to the risk takers in all of us,” Miss Lardner said.

“Expect relevant, funny, topical, light enter-tainment.”

It’s a win for the region having such big named presenters on the radio and could even eclipse the Merrick and Rosso which used to air on Riverland Radio.

Miss Lardner is antici-pating the pair will add a bit of everything to your afternoon.

“What you see is what you get, it is just the kind of guys they are,” she said.

Larry the Lawnmower11am, WIN TVIt’s a whole lot of new episodes following the activities of a lawnmower, Larry, and his mates, including a rake, wheelbarrow, shovel and one of those frustrating hose reels.

Aptly named Tangles, he is the most irritating children’s character on TV at the moment.

I can never get those things to work.

Neighbours6.30pm, WIN 10I switched this on the other day and how suprised I was to see it has changed significantly.

Sure, the same boring story lines and poor dialogue was still there but the characters have been replaced by unattractive actors.

Call it shallow but at least it was watchable with some decent birds.

Delayed Footy!8.30pm, WIN 10Ten is delaying the footy on Saturday night and it’s a TRAVISTY.

It is only a pre-season game but still, I’m raising HELL about it.

That aside, it could be the first appearance of local lad Rhys Stanley for St Kilda against Brisbane.

Fingers crossed.

So You Think You Can Dance?7.30pm, WIN 10You might not, but these contestants certainly do and they’re busting out everything, even their tops (fingers crossed) to get the $200,000 prizemoney.

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Australia Unites - Bushfire8.30pm, WIN TVI have a lot of fun in this column but this week we touch on a more serious point.

A collaborative effort between WIN and Channel Nine will present a live telethon for the Victorian Bushfire Appeal.

“All of us at WIN are saddened by the huge loss of lives and homes which have affected so many,” WIN’s managing director David Butorac said.

The Biggest Loser7.30pm, WIN 10I’m getting into this series and it just gets better. This week’s challenge is trivial pursuit.

One member from each couple must answer health related questions while the other runs on a treadmill.

I would deliberately answer questions wrong to make them run further to shed the kilos. Not a tactic, I’m just mean.

Viewtubewith LES PEARSON

Trivia Q&Awith CALLUM TRIFONOFF

Gangs of Oz9.30pm, WIN TVThis program goes inside the Australian mafia through the eyes of a former undercover police officer, who embedded himself in the dangerous world to provide the information that led to some of the biggest drug busts.

It’s also Channel Seven’s desperate attempt to catch on to the Underbelly craze. Beaten to the punch sadly.

■ HEART RENDING: WIN will tonight present a telethon to raise funds for victims of the bushfi re

tragedy.

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

can occur more than once in any row, column or box

Sudoku

Last week’s solution:

1. How many years are celebrated in a ruby anniversary?

2. What day was D-Day? 3. East London and Port Elizabeth can

be found in which country? 4. Slim Dusty wanted to have a beer

with Duncan at which pub? 5. Which club won the Centenary AFL

grand fi nal in 1996? 6. The line “tell me more, did she put

up a fi ght?” comes from which musical? 7. In how many races did Phar Lap com-

pete in North America before his death? 8. What is Clancy Wiggum’s occupa-

tion in The Simpsons? 9. Which Australian rugby league club

has won the most premierships? 10. Which Russian ballerina had an

Australian dessert named after her? 11. How many deserts are there in Aus-

tralia?12.What is the zodiac symbol for

Aquarius? 13. Who was the fi rst narrator of Thom-

as The Tank Engine? 14. Which famous musician was born

Gordon Sumner? 15. What vegetable is used to make

sauerkraut? 16. What is the name of the famous

historical fortress in San Antonio, Texas? 17. Which city hosted the 1952 Olym-

pic Games? 18. The famous annual car rally from

Paris ends in which African city? 19. What was erected in New York Har-

bor in 1886? 20. What is the lowest male singing

voice?

1. 40; 2. June 6, 1944; 3. South Africa; 4. The Town and Country; 5. North Melbourne; 6. Grease; 7. One; 8. The chief of police; 9. South Sydney; 10. Anna Pavlova; 11. Eleven; 12. A man pouring water; 13. Ringo Starr; 14. Sting; 15. Cabbage; 16. The Alamo; 17. Helsinki; 18. Dakar; 19. The Statue of Liberty; 20. Bass.

Humourous duo hit Riverland radio

Hamish and Andy tune in

■ THUMBS UP: Hamish (right) and Andy give the thumbs up to joining Magic 93.1’s program list.

YOU won’t be lone-some this Valentine’s Day if you head to the Cobdogla Club on Saturday night.

Respected Elvis performer Harry Ste-fanopoulos will be performing his award winning Forever The King tribute show for the fi rst time since re-turning from Europe.

While the show

is based mostly on Elvis’ Vegas years, complete with jump suit, Harry performs enough of the 50s and 60s standards to entertain fans of all of Elvis’ eras.

Harry was named Europe’s fourth best Elvis impersonator in 2006/2007. Elvis fans of all ages will love the show.

Elvis is in the building


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Girls: Lindsay Lohan and Rachel McAdams8.30 AFL Pre-Season: Brisbane v St. Kilda11.30 Rush12.00 Taken Out12.30 Angel1.30 Crime Files 2.30 Home Shopping4.00 Bayless Conley4.30 Leading The Way With Dr. Michael Youssef5.00 Hour Of Power

5.00 Weatherwatch5.20 World Watch7.15 Weatherwatch7.25 World Watch1.00 The Trojans3.50 Tim Marlow On Henry Moore At Kew4.30 Newshour5.30 Singles Club6.00 Classical Destinations6.30 World News7.30 Mythbusters 8.30 The Iron Chef

9.20 Rockwiz: Presented by Julia Zemiro10.00 Movie: Human Nature (The US): Tim Robbins, Rhys Ifans and Patricia Arquette11.40 SOS12.40 Bro’ Town1.05 Nighty Night: Cath's opportunity to get closer to her therapist arises.1.40 Weatherwatch

5.00 Rage6.30 Children’s Programs9.00 Insiders10.00 Inside Business10.30 Offsiders11.00 Asia Pacific Focus11.30 Songs Of Praise12.00 Landline1.00 Golf: Women's Australian Open 2009

6.00 At The Movies6.30 Einstein Factor7.00 ABC News7.30 Wild Caribbean8.30 Cranford9.25 Compass9.55 Roberto Giordano10.50 Order In The House11.50 Movie: Carrington VC1.35 Movie: Call Out The Marines

7.00 TheUnforgettable Nat King Cole 8.00 Genesis: Songbook 9.00 Charles Mingus: Live At Montreux10.00 Lou Reed: Live At Montreux10.55 Beck: Perma-nent Mutations 11.55 London Live12.30 Red Dwarf 1.30 Planet Rock

Profiles1.55 Pop[b]session 3.00 Nelly Furtado 3.55 The Diary Of Alicia Keys 4.55 A Little Later 5.10 Classic Albums 6.00 21 Years Of Compass7.05 Artscape7.35 Wild At Heart8.30 The Da Vinci Detective10.30 Captain Cook

6.00 Get Ed6.30 Children’s Programs7.00 Weekend Sunrise10.00 Kochie's Business Builders10.30 According To Jim11.00 The Most Extreme12.00 Ironman Series2.00 Home Improvement

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6.00 Mass For You At Home6.30 Hillsong With Brian Houston7.00 Children’s Programs8.00 Meet The Press8.30 Video Hits12.00 Movie: Sabrina3.30 Meerkat Manor4.00 In Memory Of Maia5.00 Ten News 5.30 Out Of The Blue

6.00 The Simpsons 6.30 Biggest Loser7.30 So You Think You Can Dance Australia9.30 Rove10.40 Movie: Airplane 1 (AKA Flying High)12.15 The Office12.45 Taken Out1.15 Home Shopping2.30 Copeland 3.00 Life Today

5.00 Weatherwatch6.25 World Watch10.00 Mythbusters11.00 Iron Chef11.45 Moonshine12.00 Cycling: Australian Track Championships1.00 Speedweek3.00 Football Asia3.30 UEFA Champions League Magazine 4.00 Les Murray's

Football Feature5.00 The World Game6.00 Thalassa6.30 World News7.30 Lost Worlds8.30 Dateline9.30 Movie: Ship Of No Return: The Last Voyage Of The Gustloff (Germany) (Part Two)11.10 Movie: Salamina Soldiers (Spain)

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Challenge 7.30 Something In The Air: Doug learns more about the nature of Julia and Foster’s relationship. 8.00 Red Dwarf8.30 Good Game 9.00 triple j tv 9.30 Code Geass10.00 T. Rex11.05 jtv live 11.35 Cowboy Bebop


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5.00 Weatherwatch5.20 World Watch7.10 Weatherwatch7.25 World Watch1.00 The Food Lovers' Guide1.30 The Choice2.30 Dateline3.30 Independent America4.30 World Watch5.00 The Crew5.30 Corner Gas 6.00 Global Village

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RiverlRiverlandandRiverlandIssue No. 62 - Thursday, February 12, 2009 www.riverlandweekly.com.au

By LES PEARSON

MORGAN/CADELL Football Club has confi rmed it will be hitting the park once more in 2009 putting to bed the grow-ing doubts over the club’s fu-ture.

Club president Brenton Schmitt said following a club meeting on Tuesday the com-mittee positions are fi lled and the club is looking forward to getting into season 2009.

Mr Schmitt announced the appointment of new A grade coach Mark Woods.

Woods has played at Mor-gan for the past two years af-ter venturing over from Port Augusta.

While the club is unsure if it will be fi elding a B grade side, Mr Schmitt said the A

grade players are keen as ever to get the season underway, al-ready starting training, which is a fi rst for a long time this early in the year.

“It’s very unusual,” he said.

“The boys are pretty keen.”

Mr Schmitt said training usually gets underway about four weeks from round one

but about a dozen players are already on the training track in positive signs for the Ti-gers.

It’s not just the senior side of things that the club is looking forward to, the under 17 and under 13 teams are steadily taking shape with the under 13s showing particular promise.

“It’s good to see,” Mr Schmitt said.

As far as the long-term fu-ture of the club is concerned, Mr Schmitt said it is a tough issue but the committee will be working in keeping the club together as long as possible.

“We’re playing it year by year but we’re certainly hop-ing to go more than one year,” he said.

By BRAD PERRY

THE Riverland’s most presigious tennis tour-nament will kick off this Sunday with the world’s best outside ranked players compet-ing for a possible spot in the world rankings.

Berri-view Futures tennis tournament will start this Sunday and run through the week, with the fi nals being played on the follow-ing Sunday.

The tournament has seen the likes of Australia’s currently number two nationally ranked Chris Guccione, number three Peter Luczak, number seven Joseph Sirianni and last year’s tournament win-ner Alun Jones, who ranks at number 30, compete.

Berri-view Tennis Club president Garry Pinnington said the tournament is benefi -cial for Berri and River-land tennis.

“It brings our town-ship and club to world recognition,” he said.

“It puts us in the world spotlight.

“The grass courts are looking good with enough water this year.”

Australian player Colin Ebelthite who ranks at number 254 in the world is the num-ber one seed for the tournament.

Mr Pinnington said the best Riverland tennis hopes lie with Cobdogla’s 15-year-old Luke Saville, who has been at the top of his game so far this year.

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Tennis stars head our way

■ TALENT: Sally Peers was one of the young talents at last year’s Futures tennis tournament. Photo: JANE WILSON

TIGERSTIGERSCALL ON CALL ON WOODSWOODS

We’re playing it year by year but we’re

certainly hoping to go more than one year.

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