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Issue No. 67 – Thursday, March 19, 2009

Local schools fi nalise funding submissions

By STAFF WRITERS

OUTDOOR learning centres, li-braries, halls and classroom refur-bishments head the list of projects being applied for by nearly 40 schools across the Riverland and Mallee as part of the Federal Gov-ernment’s massive education cash splash.

Submissions for both the Fed-eral Government’s National Pride and Primary Schools for the 21st Century parts of the Build-ing the Education Revolution Fund-ing began fl ooding in to government offi ces last Friday.

Some schools are eligible for up to $2 million as part of the funding initiative.

The Riverland Weekly has sur-veyed a majority of the region’s schools to fi nd out what is on their wish lists.

Among the more innovative projects is an application for a performing arts centre at Loxton Lutheran School.

The project would involve re-vamping the school’s multi pur-pose building, with the school eligible for up to $2 million.

“It’s something that has been on our plans for a while,” school principal Terry Sawade said.

At Renmark North Prima-ry School, plans are in place for the development of a new

school library.School prin-

cipal Peter Hunter said the develop-ment would in-crease teaching space, as well as provide access to the community to an out of school hours library facility.

While primary schools are all eligible for the BER funding, the amount of which is determined by their enrolments, high schools will be competing with one another to receive their funding.

■ Continued Pages 4 & 5■ What your local school is

spending and where.

We’re very carefully considering what will be the best decision

for the future.

Bruce one of the

best in OzBy BRAD PERRY

LOXTON based truck driver Bruce McCleary will be fi ne tuning his driving skills in the next month as he waits to see if he will be named Australia’s best truckie at the inustry’s prestigious na-tional convention on the Gold Coast.

Mr McCleary will join some of the nation’s top truck drivers in a bid to be named Australia’s best, after he was chosen as South Aus-tralian Truck Driver of the Year last month.

Mr McCleary said he feels privi-leged just to be invited to the na-tional awards next month.

“That is the biggest award and just to get there is an honour,” he said.

The life of a truckie involves many relentless hours behind the wheel, it is a passion Mr Mc-Cleary has followed since the age of 16.

Mr McCleary has been driving for Fletcher’s Freighters in Berri for nearly six years and was sur-prised to receive the South Austra-lian Road Transport Associationaward.

“It is a great honour and a big thrill,” he said.

“It is something I really did not expect.”

The humble truck driver said he has an impeccable road record and has never had an accident over the 9.25 million kilometres he has covered.

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■ LUCKY TRUCKIE: Bruce McCleary is looking

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Photo: JANE WILSON

SPORT

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G’day Riverland THE Federal Government ’s education cash splash is surely one of the most welcome fund-ing programs for a long time.

The Riverland Weekly staff spent much of the past week attempting to speak to each school in our region to find out their plans.

For us, the task was overwhelming, so we would hate to have been involved in the important delibera-tions that school staff and parent bodies took part in to make their final decision.

One principal mentioned the pres-sure felt to get it right with such short dead-lines looming.

However, no one would begrudge the thought required by school communities

to ensure they are part of this history making funding program.

Many of the proj-ects being considered could never have oc-curred under normal financial arrange-ments.

From performing arts centres, to halls and gymnasiums, the Building Education Revolution fund is go-ing to have a signifi-cant impact on our re-gion’s infrastructure.

We look forward to seeing the results.

Modest BruceTHE man on our front page today is Bruce McCleary, South Aus-tralia’s truck driver of the year.

Bruce is a fairly unassuming man, which ex-plains why it took so long for us to find out about his

award victory.His demeanour

is one of respect for those around him, which contributed to him winning the award. Interestingly, he has not been in an accident in his nearly 38 years of truck driv-ing.

By using com-monsense and courte-sy to those who share the roads with him, Bruce has provided an example the rest of us should follow.

With the Easter break coming up, we are nearing a busy pe-riod on the roads, one in which we should all use our best road manners.

Thanks for the reminder Bruce.

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By BRAD PERRY

IRRIGATORS from all over the region may have to double the amount of water they are cur-rently purchasing following Monday’s announcement that water allocations will remain at 18 per cent.

Like many irrigators, grape grower Tony Saunders’ vineyard used the majority of his water allocation during the recent hot spell and he now will have to look at increasing his water purchase.

While Mr Saunders had planned that the allocation may not increase, he was hopeful that there will be a rise in the near future.

Mr Saunders’ vineyards have already used the period’s current water allocation, meaning he must go into the market to buy water, a similar problem faced by many growers in the region.

However, if the water alloca-tions do not increase by the end of the irrigation season in June, Mr Saunders will have to double the money he is spending on buying water.

“The current allocations are ter-rible,” he said.

“Im probably going to have to purchase $5000 worth of water, counting on the fact that we will get an increase in (water) allocations this year.

“I will have to get $10,000 if there is no increase in the allocation.

“Realistically, we are throwing good money after bad.”

River Murray Minister Kar-lene Maywald said it is a con-cern the allocation has remained

the same but is hoping the Riverland receives some rain-fall in the near future to help irrigators.

“Water in the system is fully accounted for,” she said.

“Any (alloca-tion) improve-ments this year are dependent upon rainfall.

“In February 2009, only 50 gi-galitres of infl ows were received to the basin, which is below the previ-ous record low of 60 GL in February

2007.”Waikerie citrus grower Mike

Arnold is another irrigator who has been forced to enter the wa-ter market at $280 per megalitre.

“We leased some water last year, it is a great expense,” he said.

“Earlier in the season we skimped a bit on the wa-ter and now we are feeling that.”

While Mr Arnold is coping “all right” with his current criti-cal water, he felt sorry for those growers who are new to the in-dustry.

“I feel sorry for the young-er growers who haven’t been around long,” he said.

“Some growers didn’t get critical water and they are relying on it.

“They will be struggling at 18 per cent.”

However, the region’s grow-ers are renowned for their spirit to fi ght out the tough times and this dry period seems to be no exception.

“We just have to look towards the next allocation, it could change,” Mr Arnold said.

“We are hoping that it rains in the winter.”

We just have to look towards the next

allocation, it could change.

Irrigators face purchasing further water

37 years without a hitch sees Bruce crowned driver of the year

Local truckie hailed an example in his fi eld

■ From Page 1

“I have never had an acci-dent over my 37 years of driv-ing,” Mr McCleary said.

“That probably had a big part in it (the award).”

In the state awards, Mr Mc-Cleary came up against some strong opposition in Macklin Transport’s Maria Harper in the battle for the Jim Crawford Memorial Driver of the Year Award.

Mr McCleary edged out his opponent due to his experience and his sound reputation in the industry.

“They rang my old boss and a couple of people I used to work for, to see what I had done over the last couple of years,” he said.

The SARTA awards night was held at the Adelaide Enter-tainment Centre and a crowd of over 500 trucking industry delegates attended.

It was noted during the night that Mr McCleary led by example in maintaining com-pliance of driving standards, work operations and general safety on the road.

Coming up to his 38th year of truck driving, Mr McCleary looks forward to the next jour-ney that he and his truck will

make, somewhere across Aus-tralia.

“The best thing is, I am go-ing to different places all the time, whether it be from, say,

Perth to Cairns,” he said.“I am going all over Austra-

lia every day.”When asked whether he

believed he was the best truck

driver in South Australia, Mr McCleary humbly replied that he was happy just to be put in the same category as some of the best.

■ ON THE ROAD: Loxton man Bruce McCleary with the state award he received recently. Photo: JANE WILSON

POLICENEWS

Man crushed in accidentA TRUCK driver died in Waikerie after be-ing crushed to death while working with a car-carrier on Ian Oliver Drive on Tuesday.

The accident happened at about 1.40pm after the man released a tie-down strap and became crushed between his car carrier semi-trailer and a car.

The man died at the Waikerie Hospital from the injuries shortly after.

Safework SA said that when the man released the tie-down strap, it came into contact with a hydraulic lever which con-trols the loading ramp and he became caught between the ramp and a car he was unloading.

Safework SA was on the scene shortly after the accident to begin an investigation.

Robbed at knifepointTHE United Service Station in Renmark was robbed at knife point at about 12:15am on Monday. A 45 year old Loxton man stole $600 from a cash register.

The service station’s security footage was used by Renmark police to identify the offender, who was later charged with ag-gravated robbery and breaching a previous bail condition.

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Department of Educa-tion and Children’s Services district director Brian Feath-erston said about 5000 high schools nationwide will be vying for about 500 differ-ent lots of funding.

“High schools are in a situation where they will be competing against all the other high schools in Australia,” he said.

He believes the funding will be allo-cated on a per need basis.

“The more disadvan-taged schools are more likely to be successful,” Mr Featherston said.

He confi rmed all high schools in the district will be putting in a submission, whether they will be suc-cessful or not is yet to be determined.

“They’ve all got their bid in but I would be hap-py if we (the region’s high schools) all get one.”

Some local schools have formed a consortium between themselves and other schools to try and secure as much funding as they can for their various major projects.

“This … funding has helped us come together,” he said.

With three different consortiums in place at the moment, Mr Featherston said the school’s plans have been mostly in-house, al-though all will be revealed in due time when they an-nounce their projects to the community for consulta-tion.

Acting principal at Loxton North Primary School Janice Sawade said the decision making pro-cess on how to spend the funding has been quite tough for most schools.

Loxton North has $850,000 to spend on in-frastructure but as yet has not completed its fi nal de-liberations.

“It’s been a consider-able process,” Mrs Sawade said.

“We’re really very, very carefully considering what will be the best decision for the future and what will benefi t the school.

“This will be a once in a lifetime opportunity to im-prove the school.”

What schools are spending money on

THE Riverland Weekly spoke to schools from across the region to fi nd out about how they plan to spend their Federal Government funding.

As can be seen, there is a wide range of projects that have been considered by the schools.

On the list are the priori-tised projects for each school.

The NSP (National School Pride) funding is for refurbish-ing and renewing existing in-frastructure.

However, the big interest for most schools has been in the P21 (Primary Schools for the 21st Century) program for which big development proj-ects can be applied for.

High schools are inelligible for those two funding streams but many are applying for the Science and Language Centres program.

■ Barmera Primary ($2 million): Looking to extend hall or relocate

kindergarten on site.

Funding provides major boost for

schools

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Have your say about the issues that affect you.

Medical clarifi cationAN ARTICLE written by Les Pearson appeared in the Riverland Weekly (March 12) about a Medicare investiga-tion.

The article stated that a Riverland medical practice was raided by Federal Police in relation to Medicare fraud and mentioned that warrants were issued on a Barmera business and residence.

The doctors at Lake Bon-ney Private Medical Centre wish to reiterate that none of our current or past general practitioners are involved in any investigation.

We would like to make it clear that this investiga-tion does not relate to the Barmera Medical Practice, which is also the registered proprietor of the Lake Bon-ney Private Medical Centre.

Kym Bament, Practice Manager,

Barmera Medical Clinic at

Lake Bonney Private Medical Centre.

Klein’s takeTHE Minister for the River Murray Karlene Maywald re-cently offered on open radio interview to provide Shadow Minister Adrian Pederick with a briefi ng on the current situation in the Lower Lakes and on Adelaide’s water supply.

When Adrian Pederick was then asked by the report-er if he would take up this offer, he declined, indicat-ing he had already received many briefi ngs from other sources.

Members of Parliament often talk of openness and honesty but all I can see here is calculated political hum-bug that is not centred on the common good of the people of South Australia.

Whilst I’m more than happy for a Shadow Minis-ter to debate an issue, what makes me very unhappy is when their focus slips from honest debate to discredit-ing a political opponent, without even bothering to seek out accurate infor-

mation when this is freely available.

Come on Adrian, this is not a battle to be played with tricky strategy, with winners and losers, rather it’s an important debate about what can be done for the people of this state dur-ing these diffi cult times. Just do your homework Adrian and stop treating the peo-ple of South Australia as dummies.

If you are really open to listening and learning, then go and talk to Karlene Maywald, her door is always open.

Take the plunge and show some real courage and conviction to the people of South Australia.

Demonstrate to the peo-ple that politicians can and do actually work together for the good of our state, rather than for their own petty par-ty politics and personal am-bitions.

Wilbur Klein, SA Nationals President

Send your letters to PO Box 1279, Berri, SA, 5343 or email [email protected]

All letters must be signed, include full name and address of the writer for verifi cation purposes. The Riverland Weekly reserves the right to edit letters before publication.

School SPENDING

■ Berri Primary – Still deciding.■ Cobdogla Primary ($850,000 P21):

Multi purpose hall or new learning area including library and computing.■ East Murray Area ($75,000 NSP, $250,000 P21): Outdoor learning/

multipurpose area.■ Geranium Primary ($50,000 NSP, $250,000 P21): Upgrading staff and

students toilet blocks.■ Glossop Middle/High ($200,000

NSP): Art and technology block repairs and maintenance. The school has also applied for a language and learning

centre■ Karoonda Area ($850,000 P21):

Sports hall/gymnasium.■ Lameroo Regional Community

School ($125,000 NSP and $850,000 P21): Build a multipurpose open

space hall near the gym and replace original carpets in the primary build-

ings.■ Loveday Primary ($50,000 NSP): Upgrade and replace lighting in all

classrooms.■ Loxton High ($200,000 NSP):

Maintenance on classrooms. ■ Loxton Lutheran ($2 million P21):

Performing arts centre.■ Loxton North Primary ($75,000 NSP, 850,000 P21): Undecided.■ Lyrup Primary ($50,000 NSP,

$250,000 P21): Outdoor learning

area. ■ Monash Primary ($725,000 NSP,

$1.4 million P21): Library centre and improved ICT services.

■ Moorook Primary ($50,000 NSP and $250,000 P21): Interactive white-

boards (NSP).■ Murrayville Community: Verandah around agriculture classroom, extend

gym to full size, resurface lawn on the tennis court and improve library

facilities.■ Pinnaroo Primary ($850,000

P21): Refurbishment of library and gymnasium

■ Ramco Primary ($75,000 NSP, $850,000 P21): A new physical activ-

ity hall.■ Renmark High ($200,000 NSP):

Upgrade to home economics facilities. The school has applied for the science

funding also.■ Renmark North Primary ($200,000 NSP, $2 million P21): School library.

■ St Albert’s Catholic, Loxton ($75,000 NSP, $850,000 P21):

Library and ICT centre.■ St Joseph’s Barmera: No comment.■ St Joseph’s Renmark ($2 million P21): Redevelop library into class-rooms and build a resource centre.■ Swan Reach Area ($75,000 NSP,

$200,000 P21): Revamping the entire learning classroom areas. The

school is also applying for science and language funding.

■ Waikerie Lutheran ($75,000 NSP, $850,000 P21): Multi purpose hall and a covered outdoor learning area

for Reception to year 2.■ Waikerie High ($150,000 NSP): Re-vamp of all lockers and locker areas, fast track infrastructure for informa-tion and technology, put in wireless network and upgrade the servers.■ Winkie Primary ($50,000 NSP, $250,000 P21): Outdoor learning

areas.


Former Catholic convent to goBy ROB McLEAN

A FORMER Catholic convent will make way for new school buildings as part of St Joseph’s, Renmark, $2 million plans to take advantage of the Federal Govern-ment’s Building Education Revolution funding.

The school, which will have 316 stu-dents by the end of the year, will knock the convent down to provide more space for the school to develop facilities and play areas to be used by the students.

Renmark’s Catholic Parish has provid-ed the property as a welcome donation to the school’s development plan.

School principal Anna De Guglielmo is excited about the prospect of the new facilities, as well as the parish’s land do-nation.

“After consultation with staff and the community, our priority is to create more space for the children,” Ms De Guglielmo said.

“We will remove old transportables to create more space, build a new play-ground where the transportables were and then develop a new building where the convent was.”

The redevelopment will also see fi ve classrooms constructed, along with a computer hub group, to become what Ms De Guglielmo described as a very fl exible working environment.

“We’re hoping to have doors that open up to make it a large open area for large groups of students,” she said.

The donation of the land is regarded as a major contribution to the school community by the parish.

Students currently use the building for music lessons but it has still been owned by the parish.

Opened in 1919, the convent provided a home for Josephite sisters until seven years ago.

Plans had been in place to redevelop the land for the school’s use but had been put on hold for fi nancial reasons.

“The funding now means it can all happen a bit earlier,” Ms De Guglielmo said.

“The funding is very timely and much appreciated.

“As a growing school, new classrooms are going to be needed.”

By LES PEARSON

KAROONDA Area School will push to build a new gym with the $850,000 funding through the Federal Government’s Build-ing Education Revolution fund-ing.

School principal Catherine George said the school sent out a survey to decide on how to spend the funding and with a 30 per cent response from the com-munity, the answer was clear.

“The response was nearly unanimous, about 95 per cent said go for the gym,” she said.

However, with building cost estimates at about $1.2 million for a full-size gym that can ac-commodate a basketball court, the school is some $350,000 short of obtaining the ideal structure.

With the submission dead-line looming tommorow, Mrs George said the school has mailed out nearly 200 letters to attract fi nancial support from

school-associated businesses and families in the hope of pushing up the fi nal funding amount nearer to the required fi gure.

Mrs George said while coun-cil has their hands tied in re-gards to fi nancial support, they have indicated support through providing in-kind construction works for the project should it get underway, effectively reduc-ing the bottom line fi gure.

The school has also received a $16,000 donation from the Wynarka community.

“That’s been great,” she said.

Despite the deadline draw-ing ever-closer, Mrs George said the school will get a gym of some sort out of the whole situation, even if it isn’t the full-scale facility the community had originally hoped for.

“If we don’t get the $350,000 … so be it,” she said.

As of Monday, cash dona-tion were at $19,500.

School SPENDING

■ IN REACH: Swan Reach teacher Heather Vine with the

classrooms which are hoped to be re-furbished.

■ WINDFALL: Principal of St Joseph’s, Renmark, Anna De Guglielmo with students that will

utilise the proposed new building.

Karoonda’s bid for community gym struggling

■ DEVELOPMENTS: Lyrup Primary School principal John Trobbiani hopes his school can build a

multi-purpose, undercover pavilion. Photos: JANE WILSON

MADE TO ORDER

THE Department for Environment and Heritage welcomes its newest gradu-ate ranger Mark Sutcliffe, who has just begun a six month placement in the Murraylands region.

Mark will be based in DEH’s Berri offi ce and is one of three rangers re-cruited as part of the DEH graduate ranger program.

After graduating from Roseworthy with a bach-elor of natural resource management in 2003, Mark spent three years working with Conserva-tion Volunteers Australia as a team leader.

His work with CVA included co-ordinating teams of international volunteers on projects in regional South Australia and the Northern Territory.

Mark recently complet-ed a six month placement at Innes National Park in the Yorke District as part

of the graduate ranger program’s rotation system.

Over a two year period, new rangers are placed in fi ve different areas within South Australia to gain in-valuable management and conservation experience.

“The rotational place-ment has been invaluable

in terms of new experi-ences and networking,” Mark said.

“The variety of work I have undertaken over the past year and a half has been phenomenal; from fi re fi ghting, han-dling wildlife, working with search and rescue, conducting conservation planning and assisting in visitor management.

“There is always some-thing different going on.”

Mark will be working across a number of re-gional projects, including prescribed burning, park management and assisting the conservation programs with their threatened spe-cies work.

“The diversity of work opportunities in the region is huge; I’m looking forward to working in the Murraylands and experi-encing as much as I can while I’m here.”


By BRAD PERRY

BENDIGO Bank’s propos-al to establish a branch in Renmark is gaining momen-tum after a successful meet-ing on Monday night saw a number of fi nancial pledges towards its goal of $700,000.

Steering committee mem-ber Haydn Yates said the bank could potentially generate “thousands of dollars” and the community would receive the benefi ts if a Bendigo Bank branch opened in Renmark.

There was overall support towards the bank from the 50 people that attended the meeting.

Mr Yates said the com-mittee has already eceived around $70,000 of pledges but was adamant there is still a long way to go as the steer-ing committee has only just begun informing the com-munity about the benefi ts of the bank.

“They (the community) will stand to benefi t from

what a community bank can put back into the communi-ty,” he said.

“People in the Riverland are already very well accus-tomed to the ‘Shop Locally’ concept to keep their retail dollars in the area.

“Our task is to get the community behind the ‘Bank Locally’ concept, and keep our banking profi ts in the area as well.”

The committee started taking fi nancial pledges in January and is hoping to con-tinue to educate the region on the importance of estab-lishing another bank.

According to Mr Yates, there are over 220 commu-nity banks in Australia and Bendigo Bank has provided a number of benefi ts in oth-er regional areas across the country.

“It is a model that is tak-ing off, it is taking off quick-ly,” Mr Yates said.

“Other communities say it is the best thing that has

happened to them.”Mr Yates said the concept

is currently receiving strong support.

“Peoples’ questions and comments were very much positive,” he said. “Nobody really had a negative feel about the whole presenta-tion.”

Mr Yates said while there has been talk about business being taken from existing banks in the area, the steer-ing committee believed this is not a major concern.

“We need to inform the community properly about the community bank and what it can do,” Mr Yates said.

“It is really important to get the the community 100 per cent behind us.”

Bendigo Bank is looking to a cross section of the com-munity, including residents, traders and business people to pledge between $500 and $60,000 each.

Bank pledges coming in

■ KEEN: Graduate ranger Mark Sutcliffe is completing a six month placement in the Riverland. Photo: SUPPLIED

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By Market Manager AMY MARTINSON

ONCE again welcome to the Word Around the Market Place for March, 2009.

We have had a number of new stallholders join the market re-cently and a few seasonal growers starting to fi nish their season.

Late stone fruit varieties and Roma tomatoes will only last a few more weeks. We also say goodbye to the delightful Than Tran, who brought his beautiful spinach, lettuces, spring onions and snow peas.

Than and his wife have pur-chased Nigel’s Café in Renmark and we wish them every success.

Meg Vine’s Gluten Free pre-pared foods will be back at Easter, April 11.

Pauline Jachmann, of Loxton,

recently joined our out-side stallholders with her stunning apples (golden delicious and Granny Smith varieties now in season).

Jenny Semmler, of the Riverland’s newest boutique cellar door 919 Wines (at Hodges Road off Jury Road, in Berri), is featur-ing assorted jams and relishes and will be bringing persimmons, pomegranates and quinces in the next four to six weeks.

You may have seen Greg Ormay, of Golden Harvest Kettle Corn, recently. Greg will feature at the market with his kettle corn prepared fresh on the spot.

Almondco Almond Hut now feature on our market community table fortnightly with its seasoned almonds.

Coffee hoursTAFE coffee students looking

for extra ‘coffee hours’, please

contact the market (8582 4864 or email us.

A brand new bagA new look 100 per cent biodegrad-able Riverland Farmers’ Market shopping bag will be available for purchase hopefully at the begin-ning of May, in line with the gov-ernment’s no plastic bag policy.

Compared with the ‘green’ bag you purchase from major super-markets, which take hundreds of years to biodegrade and are usual-ly non recyclable, our new market bags are made from natural fi bres.

CommunicationsIf you would like to be kept up to date with what’s happening at the market, please email me at [email protected] to re-ceive our weekly calendar of events or alternatively send any of your suggestions for the market.

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Multicultural festival hits the Riverland

THE beating sound of Lebanese drums will spur the dancers to life at this year’s Riverland Multicul-tural Festival this Saturday.

It will be a mixture of multi-cultural food, dance and musical entertainment on the Renmark riverfront.

The festival is a celebration of Harmony Day and will be an all day affair, beginning at 11am and fi nishing at 10pm.

There will be Afghan, Greek, Latino and Burundian dancers all showing casing their song and

dance talents.If the entertainment doesn’t

attract you to the event, then the exotic food will.

Food from all over the world will be cooked up and served to the backdrop of the River Mur-ray’s setting sun.

At the offi cial opening cer-emony at 3pm, the traditional speeches and citizenship ceremo-nies will be made.

There will also be many lo-cal arts and crafts stalls offering a unique souvenir.

■ DRUM BEAT: The Riverland Mullticultural Festival will feature the unique sounds of instruments from around the world. Photo: SUPPLIED

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Kids book to raise funds for cancer

■ COMMITTED: Glossop based photographer Tracey Powell will commit the funds from a special book she’s producing to charity.

By BRAD PERRY

AWARD WINNING pho-tographer Tracey Powell is hoping to raise $10,000 for cancer research by capturing the precious moments of up to 150 Riverland and Mallee children.

Ms Powell has been snapping the residents in the region for 25 years and now hopes to create a book to showcase the youthful faces that will make up the future of the Riverland.

All the money raised from the sale of the book will go to the local group Living to Beat Cancer to aid the Hansen Centre in Adelaide.

The book called Liv-ing Portraits: Celebrating a generation of Riverland and

Mallee Children will fea-ture local children under 12 years of age.

“It is a wonderful way to celebrate the person-ality of this generation,” she said.

“I want to provide a quality produced book that is artfully designed to depict the personality of our children.

“As we get older, we appreciate those fl eeting moments all that much more and it’s a pleasure to capture that for par-ents.

“It is an awesome way to capture that.”

Photography for the book has just begun and Ms Powell is encouraging people of the region to book now for their chil-dren to be included.

“In this project, we are

hoping to also capture the relationship between sib-lings, so please feel free to book your whole family in,” she said.

If the book is success-ful, Ms Powell is look-ing to produce a series of books depicting life in the Riverland over the next few generations.

Ms Powell, who has operated her business Photography by Visage, in Glossop, for almost four years, said raising money for cancer has become a passion for her.

“Cancer touches so many people and affects everybody, not just the sufferer,” she said.

“So this is a wonderful way to do something spe-cial for your family, while helping to fi nd a cure for this terrible disease.”

The coffee table style book is something that has not been done before in the Riverland and is an exciting way to capture the uniqueness of the children in the Riverland and Mallee region.

Ms Powell is looking to take a number of out-door images that may in-clude children in the set-ting of the Murray River, Monash Playground or on the family’s vineyard or farm.

“We might have Riverland kids watering the block with their gum boots on,” she said as an example of the type of photos that may be taken.

Contact Tracey Powell on 8583 2332 for more details.


Southern Mallee Council NewsSouthern Mallee Council News

By LES PEARSON

THIS weekend’s Riverland Floral Spectacular brings an array of changes to the event of times gone by.

“It’s not your traditional fl ower show,” event manag-er John Menzel said.

Entrants do not need to register their entry, nor pay an en-try fee.

“You show up on

Saturday with what you’ve got,” Mr Men-zel said.

The show will be running across the weekend at the Berri Town Hall.

Children are also encouraged to get on board, the show putting up $100 cash prize for any school or group that gets the most points in the aggregate section.

Mr Menzel said that while the show

has only one entry to date for that area, en-tries can come in as late as show day and still take the title.

“We’ll have some top line exhibitors showing, while we also have a section for the average gardener,” he said.

Club members will offer their assis-tance in setting up in-experienced entrants’ presentation of their entries and even if gardeners don’t expect to win, the education-al and social aspects are reasons alone to get along to the show.

“It’s an excellent forum for the ex-change of ideas,” Mr Menzel said.

Most of the tough competition is ex-pected to surround the dahlia section, with their amazing variations in size and colour.

Mr Menzel will be submitting a few en-tries himself.

“I will have a bit of a go, fl y the local fl ag a bit,” he said.

In the novelty and children’s section, the show is accepting en-tries of artifi cial fl ow-ers.

The novelty sec-tion will have en-trants submitting an arrangement that re-fl ects a song title, a popular section for both exhibitors and spectators alike.

Berri Barmera Council Mayor Peter Hunt and Bill Vlem-mix will be judges for this section.

The Riverland Flying Doctor Auxil-iary will be catering for the event, while the Riverland Wood-workers will have a display in the front foyer.

Entrants will be travelling from as far away as Lithgow and Tasmania for the pres-tigious event, which Mr Menzel said owes a lot to its supporters.

“This couldn’t go ahead without the support of the Berri Barmera Council,” he said.

Floral spectacular makes big changes

■ READY: John Menzel is set for a big weekend wth the Riverland Floral Spectacular. Photo: FILE

Distillery development

By LES PEARSON

CABINS and kitchen fa-cilities have been recom-mended as a profi table purchase for the Lameroo Caravan Park the Southern Mallee Council has been told.

Dale Wood, from Aus-tralia’s largest caravan park brokerage fi rm Tower Real Estate, was invited to speak at last week’s meeting, en-couraging council to either bulk up the accommoda-tion options or face a long

wait to sell the park.Council chief execu-

tive offi cer Rod Ralph said Mr Wood has “exten-sive knowledge” in the caravan park sales fi eld and changes would need to be made to attract a buyer.

“He (Mr Wood) be-lieved that as a stand alone caravan park, it would never be any benefi t to the community,” Mr Ralph said.

The Lameroo Lions Club barbecue area has

been identifi ed as a pos-sible conversion into a campers kitchen, while two or three bedroom cab-ins were also earmarked as a further improvement to the site.

Mr Ralph said from Mr Wood’s suggestions, the idea would be to have a facility that can accommo-date a wider range of visi-tors, rather than only those with caravans or camping equipment, to use on the 16 grassed sites, the only accommodation available

at the park.“It would instantly

improve the chances of at-tracting other types of tour-ists to the park,” Mr Ralph said.

Mr Wood suggested the cabins be situated around Lake Roberts, how-ever this poses some issues given the area is Crown land.

Mr Ralph said leasing the land is an option.

“This is an idea we are going to consider,” he said.

A PINNAROO man looking to start a distill-ery that will create a vegetable-based spirit to make fuel, may have his application to build it turned down based on council’s legal advice.

While Southern Mallee Council chief executive offi cer Rod Ralph was careful to say whether the application will or won’t be approved, he indicated that the legal advice received from lawyers encouraged council to exercise caution when dealing with the ap-plication.

The land marked for the development is in a residential area and while the devel-opment is only small, expected to take up about three rooms of a normal sized house, the technicalities surrounding the applica-tion could hold it up for some time before a decision is made.

THE safety of Lameroo’s citi-zens has been brought to Southern Mallee Council’s attention after councillor Brian Toogood suggested a heavy vehicle bypass be de-veloped to redirect traffi c away from Lameroo’s main street.

Cr Toogood said he had been approached by several elderly residents with con-cerns about heavy traffi c us-ing the street at dangerous speeds.

Council chief executive of-fi cer Rod Ralph said that while the idea is more than plausible,

with the safety of Lameroo’s residents in mind, the roads in question fall under the juris-diction of the Department of Transport.

“Council’s fi rst initial posi-tion is to touch base with the department to put in for a long term project funding assess-ment,” he said.

“We’ll be looking into this simply because of the poten-tial danger to the community in that part of the shopping precinct.”

Mr Ralph said council will meet with the department to convey its concerns.

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■ EXAMPLES: Finalists from their respective towns were (from left) Kieran Langford, Shenae Johns and Caitlin McDonald. Photo: TED LAFFIN

LOXTON’S Kieran Lang-ford, a deputy head prefect at Loxton High School, won the Riverland sec-tion of the Lions Youth of the Year quest at the regional fi nal in Berri on Sunday.

Kieran also took out the public speaking section of the competition.

He now goes on to rep-resent the Riverland Lions

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Shenae Johns, of Glossop High School, and Caitlin McDonald, of Renmark High School, also took part.

Judging panel chair-person Bronwyn Cant described the three con-testants as leaders of the future and as “the next

generation to take us where we want to be and to where we want our communities to go”.

The state fi nal will be held in Mildura on Sat-urday, April 4, with the national winner being an-nounced during the Lions 57th Multiple Districts Na-tional Convention in Mel-bourne in May.

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Finals pressure mountsTHIS weekend sees a swathe of Riverland summer sport fi nals continuing.

There will be plenty of sporting action, whatever your interest.

Tennis■ THERE were occasions during the summer when in-terruptions to our local ten-nis program, due to the heat rule, suggested we were head-ing for a Clayton’s season.

Well we have reached the business end of proceedings now and there is no doubt season 2008/9 has been the real deal and the title win-ner in either senior division is still under heavy camou-fl age.

In division one, it was excitement right down to the minor round wire, with Ren-mark Tintra pinching second spot and the double chance from Loxton Black.

Renmark belted Barmera 12-0 in the fi nal matches, while Loxton Black went down on games in their top of the table clash against Cobdogla Red.

In fact, a loss to Karen Flight in a tiebreaker in the fi nal set, proved the differ-ence for Black, it was that close.

Double chance or not, local tennis authority Mike Horsman still considers the Loxtonians a real title chance in an even fi eld and points to the late arrival of Flight to the line up as a huge lift.

‘Horsey’ of course has rated both of the Cobdogla sides, particularly the top Red combination all sea-son but has constantly been ‘suspicious’ of the Renmark threat, particularly should number one man John Pick get his veteran’s body sorted out. And ‘Picky’ appears to be going okay, playing in both singles and doubles since Christmas.

On Saturday, Cobdogla Red meets Renmark for a grand fi nal spot while Lox-ton Black runs up against Cobdogla Blue in the knock-out fi rst semi.

Division two? The points tally refl ects the even compe-tition.

Waikerie (20 points) play

Berri-view (19) in the second semi and Moorook (17) and Cobdogla (14) are in the fi rst.

For any form guide, you have to go right back to No-vember 15 for a Waikerie win 8/4.

For Moorook versus Cob-dogla, December 20, it fi n-ished all square, six sets and 69 games a piece.

I tried to fi nd some win-ners, I’m sorry, if Horsey can’t help me, no one can. We can expect some terrifi c fi nals.

Softball■ 2008/9 minor premiers Loxton will play reigning champions Cobdogla at Glassey Park at 8pm, Sat-urday, in the A grade soft-ball grand fi nal after Cobby scraped past Renmark 9-8 in the preliminary.

This season may well have been a three horse race but it has involved an even fi eld and a photo fi nish to determine a winner.

Much of the topsy turvy result pattern of 2008/9 has surrounded the availability

of players from game to game, so both of the grand fi nalists will be anxious to have full squads for the decider.

Since the Christmas break, Loxton has been the most improved and domi-nant side, due to the key pitching of duo Cara Venning and Amanda Altschwager and players like Patti Carney, for-mer Cobdogla premiership player Haylee Symens, Rachel Wagner and Caren Hammer-stein and deserve to start title favourite, just.

But who would tip against Cobdogla with any conviction? Boy, have they been there before, with 10 premierships in 11 years and players like Jo Gregory, An-nette Lowe, Tammy Dowdy, multiple Riverland best and fairest Di Passmore (work-ing back into pitching) and Mandy Rossack supplying the experience.

Actually, the scheduling of the softball grand fi nals give sports enthusiasts the opportunity to venture to Glassey Park for the action.

The day starts later than normal, 4pm for the C Grade, Waikerie against Loxton and 6 pm for the Waikerie versus Gerard B grade game.

Meanwhile, Renmark’s Tegan Schwartzkopff has tak-en out the A grade best and fairest award, Sue Tape (Waik-erie) the B grade and Brodie Fridd (Waikerie) the C, while the rising star trophy went to Loxton’s Sherrie Fielke.

Cricket■ BERRI will meet Monash in this weekend’s A grade cricket grand fi nal at Barmera after Berri defeated Waikerie-Ramco in a high scoring af-fair and, in a low scoring en-

counter, Monash scraped past Renmark in the semi fi nals.

It is Berri, the reigning champions, that will in fact be playing for the one day- two day premiership double in 2008/9 and they had one of their better weekends of the season in the semi-fi nal after missing a lot of cricket due to heat cancellations, rain, the lot, along the way.

They clawed their way to victory over Waikerie-Ramco in a match that some sea-soned spectators billed one of the better games of local cricket seen for a number of years, the costly, sloppy catch-ing by both teams aside.

Monash’s late season form has been better than last weekend’s effort suggest-ed, with good victories over Berri and Waikerie-Ramco elevating it to the minor pre-miership. With left arm quick Jason Trew in the best ‘purple patch’ of a long career, he leads a balanced unit into the big one with a genuine claim to favouritism for the title.

These two sides usually put on a good show and this one should not be an excep-tion.

Baseball

■ RENMARK Angels will play premiership favourites Berri A, while Barmera A runs into Barmera B in tomorrow night’s baseball preliminary

fi nals at Glassey Park.While the two A sides

look odds on to progress through to the grand fi nal, there was a lot to like about Renmark’s 5-3 win over Lox-ton A and the Barmera B 9-5 success over Berri B last week, so the preliminary fi nals are not going to be necessarily one way traffi c.

Action starts at 6pm with the all Barmera game with Renmark versus Berri A to fol-low at 8.30.

Lawn bowls ■ RENMARK will go into Saturday’s division one men’s pennant bowls grand fi nal against Loxton as hot favourites after convincingly winning a second semi-fi nal clash between the two teams 84-59 on Saturday.

In fact, Loxton really had to dig deep to gain a grand fi nal berth on Sunday when in the preliminary fi nal it won a titanic clash against Waikerie by two shots 74-72 after appearing dead in the water with only a few ends to be played. Waikerie, the major improvers in 2008/9, had eliminated Berri 80-74 in Saturday’s fi rst semi fi nal.

In Renmark’s victory over Loxton on Saturday, rinks led by Sean Leesue, Mark Howe and Bill Dopson all won clearly, while for Loxton, Peter Kimber skippered the only winning rink.

In women’s bowls, well done to Berri, Waikerie and Moorook on their respective pennant wins. Berri, the divi-sion one minor premiers, had to reverse the second semi fi -nal loss to Loxton to defeat their rivals 56-50 with two winning rinks skippered by Kath Mader and Jan Grosser.

■ LOXTON Bowling Club’s David Kimber has noted that while retired fruit grower and Vietnam veteran Keith ‘Squiz-zy’ Taylor was slow to take up the sport, only joining one of the club’s fl exirinks this sea-son, he has certainly made his mark on the game in a hurry.

Good judges at the club are adamant that he could easily have held down a po-sition in top division in his fi rst season and that he ap-pears certain to be playing at that level in 2009/10.

Firstly, he made fellow bowlers sit up and take no-tice when he outplayed ex-perienced campaigners in an early season bowling playoff and since then, he has be-come a formidable opponent in many club events.

In fact, recently he won the club’s handicap singles fi -nal defeating another poten-tial fi rst division bowler John ‘Dingo’ Vaughan.

Vaughan, a former Lox-ton North footballer, is now

to play a current Panther star Josh Nelson in the fi nal of the new bowler singles.

To quote David Kimber, “Josh is another who could arguably bolt into a fi rst divi-sion side but love, youth and peer group pressure – not in any particular order – will probably see him and his trendy set of the latest bowls, stay down with his fl exirink mates next season”.

Unfortunately, Squizzy Taylor’s busy itinerary did not allow him to enter the new bowler singles.

Taylor, Vaughan and Nel-son – three positive products of Loxton’s innovative fl ex-irink program, should play a major role in keeping the club amongst the most suc-cessful in the region in the years ahead.

Loxton’s fl exirink success

■ MAKING HIS MARK: Keith Taylor is a product of Loxton’s fl exirink bowls concept. Photo: SUPPLIED

Who would tip against Cobdogla

with any conviction?


The number of fl ags won by Cobdogla Softball Club in the past 11 years.10The game is too long, the

season is too long and the players are too long.

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■ ON THE RUN: Competitors at last year’s triathlon make the dash from the river to their bikes. Photo: FILE

■ AN excited Riverland bas-ketball president Les Lange, telephoned me on Sunday after a sensational grand fi nal weekend for the sport when crowds of around 600 at-tended the senior deciders on Saturday night and juniors on Sunday.

I was nowhere near as excited about the ‘expert’ as-sistance he had given me towards my match previews during the fi nals’ series, as I don’t enjoy the ‘kiss of death’ tag.

Anyhow, I believe the crowds would have been even bigger if Les hadn’t let it be known he intended to sing the national anthem at the matches.

Congratulations to Barmera on their double

header of division one pen-nants and to the men for back to back titles.

Lisa Millard’s availabil-ity and best on court perfor-mance inspired the women to a 27-24 victory over de-fending champions Loxton, while her brother Danny received the same award in leading the men to a more comfortable 50-32 win over Renmark.

Also, well done to Waik-erie on their double header in division two with best on court efforts from Hannah Lehmann and Gerard Dutton and to Renmark in division three women for their 32-14 win over Berri.

Tegan Schwartzkopff was best on court for Renmark only hours after starring for

the Renmark Angels softball team.

Most valuable player tro-phies for the season went to Loxton’s Jackie Dahlitz and Dillon Millard (Barmera) in the ones, Kelly Shankland (Loxton Tigers) and Chris Mibus (Waikerie) in the twos and in division three women, Gaylee Drogemuller, Barmera.

All Star Fives for division one were Dahlitz, Pam Ar-nold (Loxton), Kate Coden, Tess Dempsey, Lyn Sweeney (Renmark) and in the men, Dillon and Danny Millard (Barmera), Craig Seekamp (Renmark), Michael Hill (Berri) and Jackson Fielke (Loxton).

Barmera does the double■ MVP: Barmera-Monash football star Danny Millard is also a talent on the basketball court, taking out the

best on court award in the Lakers’ grand fi nal success last Friday. Photo: FILE

■ THE annual Loxton Ho-tel Triathlon is scheduled for Saturday, April 18 and entry forms are available from the hotel, Riverland Natural Health (Loxton) or

by logging on to www.tria-thlonsa.org.au.

At 12.30 an event of a 250 metre swim, 13 kilo-metre cycle leg and a 2.5 kilometre run will start, fol-lowed by a 2.5 kilometre fun

run-walk for 16 year olds and under and open fi ve ki-lometre fun run- walk.

At 2.30, the main tri-athlon 750 metre swim, 25 kilometre cycling and fi ve kilometre run will begin.

Time to enter triathlon

■ REMEMBER our story a year ago when the excava-tion of a ‘hard patch’ on Dave Francis’ property at Caliph revealed an histori-cal old cricket pitch that lo-cals quickly used for a ‘Test match’.

And remember that so enjoyable was the occasion, that the males involved were keen to convert the game from a one to fi ve day event in future, while the females obviously felt one day was perhaps more than enough. Well the girls have won.

The prestigious Caliph Cricket Cup will be held on Saturday, March 28 between Caliph North and Caliph South.

BYO chairs and eskies. Contact Dave or Kerryn Francis for details (8587 4128).

In the swim■ LAMEROO Regional Community School recent-ly took out the Highway 12 Swimming Carnival’s over-all competition and also the handicap shield.

Other schools compet-

ing were Geranium and Pinnaroo.

The scores were Lam-eroo (334), Pinnaroo (246) and Geranium (122), while the handicap positions were Lameroo (334), Pinna-roo (317.3) and Geranium (196.3).

Individulals named as age group champions at the carnival were Lachlan Pye (Lameroo) and Han-nah Bailey (Pinnaroo), in 13 years, Nick Gregurke and Brooke Hand (Lameroo) in 12s, Jayden Barrett (Lam-eroo) and Jayme-Lee Brown (Pinnaroo) in 11s, Ryan Hawthorne (Pinnaroo), Brittany Hand (Lameroo) in 10s and Charlie Hay and Chelsea Barrett/Haylie Maynard (Lameroo) in the nines.

A day earlier, Lameroo RCS/Coonalpyn won the handicap shield for the sec-ond year at the Upper South East Swimming Carnival.

Loxton out ■ IT IS offi cial. Unfortu-nately, Loxton will not be fi elding a senior grade soc-

cer team in 2009.Good news, however, is

that there will not be a bye with premiership holders Renmark Olympic enter-ing a development team to be coached by former Berri River Rangers and Olympic player Nick Mantzoros.

All four Riverland teams will play in the Mildura Cup that starts this weekend.

Meanwhile, Riverland president Steve Poutakidis is still anxious to hear from anyone interested in playing in all female competitions.

Ring him on 8595 3205 or 0418 953 205.

Legacy bowls

■ THE 51st annual Legacy Bowls Day will be held at the Loxton Bowling Club on Saturday, April 4 (12.30 for a 1 pm start).

Nominations to Jack Lidgerwood 8583 6317.

The $6 per player fee in-cludes an afternoon tea that is almost as legendary as the prestigious day itself.

Legacy has benefi ted by some $125,000 during the history of this event.

Cricket returns to Caliph

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FIVE DEMONS TO WATCH:

Dean StoricPeter Safralidis Dylan Brooks

Chris Scholefi eldKirk Harwood

Formed: 1910.

Nickname: Demons.

Location: Trenaman Cresecent. Phone: 8582 1891.

Premierships (21): 1921, 1923, 1925, 1929 to1931, 1933, 1935, 1938/39, 1952, 1954, 1966 to 68,

1972/73, 1975, 1980, 1992, 2002.

Whillas Medals (22): S. Wade (1926, 1929), F. Foreman (1927/1928), H. Wayne (1930), R. Morrell (1939),

W. Harris (1950, 1954, 1957), F. Block (1959), K. Pickering (1960), G. Foley (1965), G. Farrell (1968), W. Kelly (1970),

T. Fisher (1975, 1977), T. Smith (1987), R. Kent (1992), R. Price (2001), S. Palmer (2004), M. Kruger (2007),

D. Storic (2008).

2008 position: Sixth.

2008 best and fairest: D. Storic

2008 leading goalkicker: Kirk Harwood (33).

BerriBERRI has a had a massive look at itself over the past year and coach Grant Rus-sell is confi dent of signifi -cant improvement on last season’s three wins and bottom placing.

The Riverland Weekly’s Rob McLean fi nds out just exactly what the Demons have worked on.

■ Q: Where will the club improve in 2009?

It’s already started. The off fi eld part has improved dramatically. The structure of the club is improving. The appointment of Rod Hankin as junior develop-ment offi cer has had an impact on that area. On fi eld, I think our improve-ment towards the end of last year was reasonable and I would expect to build on that.

■ Q: Who are the recruits for this season?

Editor’s note: Russell would not comment on the players signed by the club at this stage. However, former Central District junior Dylan Brooks (who last played for Salisbury North) heads the list, which includes Damien McBride, also Salisbury North, Anthony Karner, Barmera-Monash, Craig

Cooney, Kangarilla, and Nathan Geyer, from Flag-staff Hill.

■ Q: Of the departing players from last season, who will you miss the most?

Our departures are minimal out of last year’s side. We’ve maybe lost Bennett Pickering (Ad-elaide), while Jay Warland is not coming back.

■ Q: Who do you think will be the big improvers among your players?

Across the board I’m expecting every single one of them (players) to improve. Some of the young guys I have been happy with are Rory Cor-rell, David Hankin and Michael Voigt. They have worked pretty hard in the pre-season.

■ Q: What lessons has the club learned from last season?

The big lesson is that when you have a large turnover of players, it’s very hard to bring kids through quick enough. We’ve really got to get lo-cal kids through to senior football.

■ Q: How important is

■ STAR PLAYER: Chris Scholefi eld will be an integral part of Berri's resurgence in 2009. Photo: FILE

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■ UNITED: Grant Russell

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it for the club to perform strongly in the RFL’s cente-nary year?

I don’t think the cente-nary year has anything to do with it. It’s important from the club’s perspective that we improve on last year’s performance.

■ Q: Have there been any off fi eld changes at the club?

David Centofanti is coaching the reserves, Todd Glen the under 18s and Rod’s working with the juniors.

There’s been a change of secretary, in Jane Woolston, while Brenton Woolston is doing football operations.

Structurally the changes from last year have improved things dramatically. While

winning only three games, the mood and momentum from a side that fi nished bot-tom is huge.

■ Q: Will your club play fi -nals football in 2009?

I think that’s every club’s ambition. I think from the little bits and pieces I hear, every club has improved. I think it could be one of the most even seasons for a while.

■ Q: How will your other grades perform over the sea-son?

I think just going by the numbers on the track for the twos, we will improve. There’s a lot of guys there I have never seen before – which is terrifi c.

I think the 18s will be okay with about 25 to 28 players.

■ Q: Of your opponents, who will be the club and the players to watch this sea-son?

I think Barmera. Looking at the ins and

outs, I think they can be reasonable.

Renmark have got plenty of locals coming back from the city. I think overall, everybody’s done a bit of something. I think they are all going to be hard to beat.

As for players, if Andrew Nunan’s back fully fi t for Barmera, he is going to have a huge impact. Pete Smith at Loxton is also a terrifi c player.

premiership push

New players■ We’ve got Loxton premiership players Kelly Moore and Tori Jachmann on board, who are very handy pick-ups. Lisa Smith is transferring from Renmark and Kelly Scholefi eld is returning as well.

Player losses■ Caroline Martin is having a year off for other commitments. We’ve had no other losses.

Expectations■ We would certainly be disappointed if we didn’t make fi nals. I think as a club we would be disappointed, with these players, if we didn’t have a try.

That’s all we look at and if that happens, we will look at the next step from there.

The team is young but with the experience of Kelly and Tori, they have beenplaying A1 for a long time, we should do well.

■ RECRUIT: Lisa Smith is one of three big name recruits joining Berri this season. Photo: JANE WILSON

■ TALENT: 2008 Whillas Medalist Dean Storic will again play with the Demons in 2009. Photo: FILE

BERRI is being touted as pre-season A1 netball premiership favourites, following the arrival of some new recruits.Riverland Weekly editor Rob McLean spoke to Berri coach Chrissy Eleftheriadis to fi nd out why.

Team to watch■ I would say Renmark – you would still have to look at Renmark.

Barmera have lost a few experienced players and I think you have to always watch Loxton. They have a fair bit of depth in the club.

Favouritism■ We don’t want to get ahead of

ourselves. We just have to go week by week and build the team together. We have lots of new girls, so we have to come up with a system that best suits our play.

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AFTER three straight premierships, Cobdogla

enters a new Independent football era with coach Rod Hankin stepping aside to allow star players Darrell Tilbrook and Kym Sampson the chance to lead the club.

The Riverland Weekly’s editor Rob McLean caught up with goalkicking ace Tilbrook to fi nd out why he thinks the Eagles can win a record setting fourth fl ag in a row.

■ Q: Where will the club improve in 2009?

Hopefully we’ll improve in the centre. We’ve got a few different ruckmen, so hope-fully we can improve around that area. At times last year it was a bit of a weakness, we got more drive off the backlines.

■ Q: Who are the recruits for this season?

Danny Coombs (from Morgan), Brad Thomson and Andrew Westmoreland, from Adelaide, looks good on the track.

■ Q: Of the departing play-ers from last season, who will you miss the most?

Brad Horsell (Duthie medalist) – his skill around the centre. He was pretty

handy around the packs.

■ Q: Who do you think will be the big improvers among your players?

I think Luke Wegener will improve again, while Luke Hefford and Graeme Dyer will get a little more consistent.

■ Q: How important is it for the club to perform strongly

in the RFL’s centenary year?We want to have another

successful year. We would like to make it four in a row. No one’s ever done that be-fore. That will be good but we will have to wait and see.

■ Q: Will your club play fi -nals football in 2009?

I would say so.

■ Q: Which juniors are im-pressing on the track this summer and how will your other grades perform over the season?

Brad Thomson looks pretty good. He played some A grade games with Berri last year.

Our colts are also look-ing handy and getting good numbers on the track, with some good size. We’ve had 18 at training, which never happens.

■ Q: Of your opponents, who will be the club and the players to watch this season?

From what I’ve heard, Paringa is recruiting a bit. They might be the ones to watch.

Ramco will be worth a look while Wunkar might be the big improvers with the young players that came up last year.

Eagles to continue winning ways

■ DEBUT: Darrell Tilbrook will debut as coach this season, leading Cobdogla, along with fellow fi rst time coach Kym Sampson. Photo: JANE WILSON

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“It will be a serious thing.”

It is a perfect oppor-tunity for Riverland resi-dents to come and see the country's best wakeboard-ers compete in one spot and Mr Siegle hopes it will also be a boost for the local economy.

“It brings 400 people

into the town for the week,” he said.

“We are lucky to have great facilities such as the Renmark Club.

“There is a lot of fami-lies on houseboats who get to have a look at how good the (River) Murray is.

“A lot of them are here for the fi rst time and will now come back for a holi-day.”

Mr Siegle said the fa-vourite for the open men’s competition will be 20 year old Harley Clifford from Queensland, however it will be a close competi-tion.

The heats, which will be completed today, fea-ture a range of age groups, with the fi nals taking place tommorow and Saturday from 11am to 4pm.

■ From Page 48

On her own club’s im-provement, Mrs Trewren ex-plained a few areas the club has moved forward in.

“We’ve managed to get a really good head coach in the form of Terry Mill-er but also other coaches to support him so we’ve got a really strong coach-ing team, which helps,” she said.

“Our club numbers have also increased signifi cantly and a lot of these competi-tions are numbers games.

“You actually need a lot of swimmers from the very slow to the very fast across all grades to be competi-tive.”

Mrs Trewren said the club has also been trying to be family-friendly, holding

a few fun nights like Hal-loween parties and barbe-cues to encourage a positive social atmosphere.

“Hayden Stoeckel win-ning at the Olympics has put swimming back in the spotlight and that has helped numbers too,” she added.

On a recent trip to the Adelaide Aquatic Centre, Stoeckel was holding a coaching clinic and man-aged to take some time out to have a chat with the Berri swimmers.

“That sort of thing does make a big difference when an Olympic medal-list is coming up and saying ‘g’day’ to you,” Mrs Trewren said.

The trophy trifecta will no doubt spur the Loxton Swimming Club on into

next season, the rivalry now renewed.

“I’m sure they won’t be happy that we’ve achieved what we have this season and no doubt they will be aiming to take us back a peg or two next year, that’s for sure,” Mrs Trewren laughed.

“As is in other sports, all clubs go through strong times and weaker times and Berri’s been through some pretty low times and we’re fortunate that with some of the things we’ve put in place, we’re now doing re-ally well.”

The season wraps up in April but not before SAP-SASA trials on Friday, March 27, and the junior sprints at the Adelaide Aquatic Centre on the following Saturday.

TALK IT UP with SAF & RENO

RENO: We are Geelong, the greatest team of all.

Peter: You’re not going to talk about a NAB Cup win are you? That is about as important as my tiddly-winks wrap, which you ed-ited out of the column last time.

Reno: Nothing wrong with talking about the Cats great win over the Pies even if it is a NAB Cup game. Any win over Collingwood is good to talk about. Geez I hate that team.

Peter: It’s defi nitely love or hate for the Pies. Lets talk about some real sport now though. I think there’s a big game of cricket on in the Riverland this week but I can’t remember who is playing in it?

Reno: Well go on then. I know you have been hang-ing out to give yourself a plug.

Peter: Won’t talk it up too much. Great win but you don’t get a cup for win-ning the semi. One game to go against a very good Monash side. Hopefully AC/DC Clifford and ‘Top Cat’ Charlton will be kiss-ing the cup for the 15th time on Sunday night.

Reno: You did have a good win on the weekend. Very lucky to get away with it. Used your get out of jail free card at the right time by the sounds of it. What was the turning point of the game?

Peter: Defi nitely the playing of a certain Adam

Sandler song when every-one looked downtrodden, with Waikerie at 2/154 at tea. I won’t say what the song was but there was a lot of it bowled after the break. I saw Waikerie gun Andrew Duffi eld having a bit of a chuckle too.

Reno: I think I know the song you mean. It has had me in tears of laugh-ter many a time. Anyhow, while you are standing out in the fi eld on the weekend,

I will be down in Adelaide doing the hard yards with my mate ‘Skeet’ DeVito in a corporate box at the Clipsal. Free beer all day and unfortunately, we both only drink soft drink, so it seems a bit of a waste. I’m sure we’ll still have a good time.

Peter: Maybe you can give your ticket to ‘Pickles’ Arnold so he can get on that light beer again? He couldn’t be happy with you dissing him in the column by the way.

Reno: Hey mate, don’t

you put it back on me. You are the one who told me to put it in there. So if there is anyone he should be angry at, it’s you. Was Pickles a bit unlucky to miss the Riverland’s best 100 all time footballers do you reckon?

Peter: Yeah, but stop trying to suck up to him now. They must be getting serious out Loxton way though because I was at a wedding with Leigh Kruger last weekend and he was just interested in hydrating for his triathlon at Victor in the morning. He even had a message on his watch say-ing ‘pain is weakness leav-ing the body’. Came third in his age group apparently and won the fi ve kilometre run.

Reno: That’s not a bad effort considering you told me only four people en-tered it. So, any tips this weekend?

Peter: You are a bad man. Tottenham will beat Chelsea in the Premier League but tip of the week is Rob ‘Brian Goorjan’ Wright continuing to talk up his A men and women championships. Massive effort by the Barmera girls though. Nobody gave them a sniff a couple of weeks ago.

Reno: Yeah well done ‘Chromedome’. Good ef-fort. Have you seen him lately? He looks like some bloke out of America’s Hardest Prisons.

Peter: True, true, he raised some money for can-cer with his efforts though, so good on them. Catch ya next time Reno.

Riverland cricketSemi fi nals

Monash 102 (N. McKendrick 27, A. Mi-atke 26; S. Turk 7/28, D. Shawyer 2/25) d Renmark 85 (D. Shawyer 31; J. Trew 6/38).Berri 7/257 (M. Clifford 74, C. Schole-fi eld 71, T. Van Dyk 30 n.o., T. Charlton 27; G. Muster 3/51, B. Kayser 2/44) d Waikerie Ramco 10/255 (A. Duffi eld 85, R. Griffi ths 50, G. Muster 49, K. Tay-lor 26; B. Duffi n 5/39, P. Burnett 2/24, P. Safralidis 2/57).

GolfBarmera

Saturday stableford:I. Winen 40 points, J. Kniter 37, M. Cenko 37, N. McPherson 37, J. McKen-drick 35, J. Nitschke 34.

Sunday stroke: B. Danvers 68 nett, J. Bannear 70, S. Stavrou 71.

BerriSaturday stableford:

J. Adams 38 points, K. L’Estrange 36. Ball winners - N. Wait 35, B. Baird 35, S. Baylis 34, R. Correll 34, R. Dale 34, L. Kellaway 34.

Friday twilight stableford:M. Cronje 20 points (c/b). Ball win-ners – R. Gates 20, T. Branford 19, R. Rowe 18, M. Odgers 18, K. Barnett 18.

RenmarkSaturday stroke:

R. Knight 85/70 nett, R. Paige 85/70 c/b. Ball winners: C.W. Teare 78/71, S. Palat 79/71, B. Orchard 97/73,J. Coombe 76/72, A. Pethic 95/74.

Riverland Men’s Pennant Bowls

Division one (semi fi nals): Renmark 84 d Loxton 59 (J. Thomp-son 13 l P. Kimber 18; S. Leesue 22 d B. Bullock 14; M. Howe 26 d B. Bald 15; W. Dopson 23 d V. Pavia 12).Waikerie 80 d Berri 74 (T. Strauss 23 d K. Stokes 9; B. Burnett 19 d K. Treloar 18; G. Pursche 12 d M. Kubank 27; B. Harden 26 d D. Treloar 20).

Division two (elimination fi nals):

Loxton Green 74 d Berri 39 (G. Ireland 31 d D. Button 8; R. Lee 18 l K. Breakwell 22; B. Schubert 25 d A. Kosturjak 9).Renmark 71 d Waikerie 34 (M. Brady 19 d N. Taylor 15; M. Matulick 26 d M. Carrera 12; M. Rice 26 d J. Smith 7).

Division three gold (semi fi nals):

Loxton RSL 61 d Waikerie 57 (S. Schmidt 19 d M. Rolton 16; M. Wallis 21 d H. Peebles 18; R. Bedson 21 l S. Co-peland 23).Loxton Orange 66 d Renmark RSL 54 (B. Mattner 17 d T. Van Dam 16; J. Garvie 23 d A. Topperwein 22; R. Firstbrook 26 d P. McDonald 16).

Division three green (semi fi nals):

Loxton RSL 77 d Monash 42 (D. Nott 23 d J. Dixon 18; J. Ginnelly 24 d I. Ra-dosevic 11; T. Lehmann 30 d A. Viney 13).Loxton Yellow 72 d Berri 50 (R. Fiel-ke 28 d R. Vonic 10; W. Ahrens 25 d L. Schubert 16; B. Wetherall 19 d L. Vonic 14).

Division one (preliminary fi nal): Loxton 74 d Waikerie 72 (B. Bullock 17 l G. Pursche 20; V. Pavia 22 d B. Burnett 19; P. Kimber 18 l T. Strauss 19; B. Bald

17 d B. Harden 14).

Division two (semi fi nals):Monash 68 d Moorook 57 (M. Voigt 16 l S. Pantic; K. Ruediger 27 d J. White; K. Schulz 25 d D. Piltz 20).Loxton Green 62 d Waikerie 46 (G. Ire-land 21 d M. Rice 14; R. Lee 17 l M. Brady 18; B. Schubert 24 d M. Matulick 14).

Division three green (preliminary fi nal):

Monash 98 d Loxton White 39 (I. Ra-dosevic 41 d R. Fielke 8; J. Dixon 28 d B. Wetherall 12; A. Viney 29 d W. Ahrens 19).

Riverland Women’s Pennant Bowls

Elimination fi nals -Division one:

Berri 70 d Barmera 30 (J. Gross-er 22 d S. Lockwood 6; K. Treloar 23 d B. Jaeschke 10; K. Mader 25 d G. Burns 14).

Division two: Waikerie 57 d Renmark 50 (M. Mor-ley 22 d J. Dopson 16; M. Powardy 20 d M. Lawton 14; J. Brock 15 l N. Matulick 20).

Division three: Moorook 45 d Loxton 34 (C. Voigt 25 d C. Manuel 17; V. Johnson 20 d M. Lindner 17).

Grand fi nals –Division one:

Berri 56 d Loxton 50 (K. Mader 20 d N. Milich 12; J. Grosser 23 d E. Saint 17; K. Treloar 13 l L. Lee 21).

Division two: Waikerie 61 d Loxton 57 (M. Morley 12 l D. Wright 27; J. Brock 29 d R. Dansie 13; M. Powardy 20 d M. Wetherall 17).

Division three: Moorook 46 d Loxton 44 (V. John-son 26 d B. Mattner 23; C. Voigt 20 l D. McRae-Wood 21).

Pinnaroo Line BowlsFirst division:

Lameroo White 6/53 d Geranium 2/44; Parilla 8/62 d Murrayville 0/35; Pinnaroo 6/45 d Lameroo Red 2/44.Ladder – Lameroo Red 72, Murrayville 63, Pinnaroo 62, Lameroo White 60, Parilla 58, Geranium 45.

Second division:Lameroo Red 6/57 d Geranium White 2/44; Lameroo White 8/56 d Pinnaroo Blue 0/35; Parilla red 8/62 d Murrayville Maroon 0/35; Parilla White 6/54 d Gera-nium Blue 2/37; Pinnaroo Gold 6/54 d Murrayville Gold 2/43.Ladder: Parilla Red 81, Pinnaroo Blue 80, Geranium White 72, Lameroo White 67, Lameroo Red 65, Pinnaroo Gold 60, Geranium Blue 58, Parilla White 41, Murrayville Maroon 40, Murrayville Gold 36.

Riverland softballA grade:

Cobdogla 7 (B. Smith, T. Dowdy, T. Hayes) d Renmark (C. Eustice, T. schwartkopff, J. Albanese).

Preliminary fi nalsA grade:

Cobdogla 9 (A. Lowe, T. Hayes, J. Greg-ory) d Renmark (T. Schwartzkopff, M. Cant, V. Albanese).

B grade: Gerard 11 d Lyrup 2.

C grade: Loxton 15 d Renmark 1.

Riverland baseballSemi fi nals

Renmark Angels 5 d Loxton A 3; Barmera B 9 d Berri B 5.

BasketballJunior elimination fi nals

Girls: Under 18 – Barmera 36 d Loxton 29, Berri 34 d Waikerie 17.

Under 16 – Berri 32 d Renmark 18, Loxton 2 31 d Loxton 21.

Under 14 –Loxton 25 d Barmera 20, Loxton 2 26 d Renmark 12.

Under 12 – Renmark 32 d Barmera 20, Loxton 46 d Berri 6.

Boys: Under 18 – Barmera 43 d Waikerie 28, Berri 32 d Loxton 31.

Under 16 – Loxton 2 40 d Barmera 24, Berri 34 d Loxton 33.

Under 14 – Berri 56 d Loxton 31, Loxton 2 79 d Renmark 22.

Under 12 – Loxton 32 d Renmark 19, Berri 58 d Barmera 16.

Grand fi nalsUnder 12:

Berri 46 d Loxton 16 (BOC: M. Wutke, Ber).

Under 14: Loxton II 35 d Berri 27 (BOC: A. Proud, Lox).

Under 16: Loxton II 38 d Berri 25 (BOC: T. Hoff-mann, Lox).

Under 18: Barmera 34 d Berri 24 (BOC: A. Grose, Barm).

Season MVP winners: Under 12 – T. Eleftheriadis (Berri)/J. Will (Loxton). Under 14 – A. Proud (Loxton), Under 16 – T. Hoffmann (Loxton). Un-der 18 – D. Hankin (Berri).

Senior grand fi nalsWomen, Division one:

Barmera 27 d Loxton 24 (BOC: L. Mil-lard, Barm).

Division two: Waikerie 25 d Renmark 23 (BOC: H. Lehmann, Waik).

Division three: Renmark 32 d Berri 14 (T. Schwartz-kopff, Ren).

Men, Division one: Barmera 50 d Renmark 32 (BOC: Dillon Millard, Barm).

Division two: Waikerie 46 d Loxton Allstars 30 (BOC: G. Dutton, Waik).

Riverland Swimming Standings

Pennant ShieldBerri 6, Loxton 4, Renmark 2, Waikerie 0

Points SheildBerri 776, Loxton 687, Renmark 643, Waikerie 290

Handicap ShieldWaikerie 2033, Berri 1985, Loxton 1603, Renmark 1504

John Crisp TrophyBerri 944, Loxton 723, Renmark 533, Waikerie 253

Have you seen him lately? He looks like some

bloke out of America’s Hardest

Prisons.

Titles sweep into Renmark

Swimmers celebrate

OUR story on the 2009 Murray Region Netball Acad-emy squads in last week’s Riverland Weekly, inadvert-ently left some players names off the list.

Our apologies to the fol-lowing players in the under 14 squad, and their families,

on their omission from the list:

Ashlea James, Bailey Mill-er, Madison Pitman, Celeste Schammer, Ramanjot Singh, Madeline Strachan, Stepha-nie Sarro, Indee Thiele and Pip Wright.

Also, in a previous article

regarding a visit to the region by the Adelaide Thunder-birds, we referred to netballer Georgia Beaton being the daughter of Berri Barmera Council chief executive offi -cer David Beaton.

Mr Beaton’s daughter is in fact Emily Beaton.

Netball clarifi cation


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Pet’s Life A dog has lots of friends because he wags his tail and not his tongue.

~ Anonymous

By JULIA ADAMS

WITH most people’s busy life-styles, dogs are left alone at home for extended periods.

Left without stimulation, or opportunity to exercise, animals quickly get bored.

The amount of exercise and stimulation a dog needs depends on its breed, its age and whether there is another animal with which to interact.

Signs of boredom: ■ Boredom can lead to behav-ioural problems such as separa-tion anxiety as the dog dreads being left alone again.

Dogs can become destruc-tive - as an attempt to amuse themselves.

They can start to bark inces-santly and can become aggres-sive.

Repetitive behaviours such as tail-chasing and constant pacing up and down a fenceline may be seen.

Avoiding boredom: ■ Solving the boredom problem for dogs requires the fi ve point program, according to animal behavioural specialist Dr Robert Holmes:

■ Obedience work;■ Free-Running Exercise; ■ Play;■ View of the World;■ Chewing Object.

Obedience work: ■ This quietens dogs down by giving them ‘work therapy’ or something to replace what they would get as working dogs.

Secondly, it brings dogs under better control.

The commands can be used

in other situations, such as tell-ing the dog to ‘drop’ if it starts to be aggressive.

Thirdly, it reinforces the handler’s status as leader of the dog’s pack. Every act of obedi-ence by the dog acknowledges the handler’s authority.

You can train your dog your-self, attend obedience classes, or even send your dog to training school.

Free-running exercise: ■ Providing at least once or pref-

erably twice, daily free-running (off-lead) exercise outside the property is highly stimulating for dogs and quietens them down.

This does not mean follow-ing owners who are running, cy-cling or driving. It means letting them race around, as they like, to play or follow their noses.

Free running exercise can be used as a reward for doing a ses-sion of obedience work or other good behaviour.

It suits many owners to walk to a park for training and then follow it with off lead exercise.

Play:

■ To keep them entertained when they are on their own, dogs can be provided with a range of toys.

There are many indestruc-tible toys available, some of which you can hide food inside that you can leave with a dog on its own.

Regular play sessions with other dogs are a good idea, as well as sessions with the owner with a tennis racquet and ball, or a frisbee. Canine neighbour-hood playgroups have enormous benefi ts, as long as the dogs’ temperaments are complemen-tary and the owners prepared for the possibility of vigorous chas-ing, barking and digging, at least until they have settled down into a routine.

View of the World: ■ Allowing dogs to watch the world go by has a pacifying effect on them. Dogs that are let out to the front yard for short peri-ods tend to bark, so by allowing them long periods of access to the street front, they will eventu-ally settle down when their need for stimulation is satisfi ed.

This will depend on the na-ture and the variation in stimula-tion perceived.

Chewing Object: ■ Direct a dog’s natural chewing behaviour onto a large raw bone such as shins and shanks, or a rawhide bone or similar chewing toy.

If your dog buries its bone, provide more so there is not the need to store them for a day when they are scarce.

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Saturday, March 21st, 2009

BERRI11.30 - 12.00noon 5 Coombe Street LJ Hooker

11.30 - 12.00noon 48 Jones Street LJ Hooker

12.15 - 12.45pm 7 Worman Street LJ Hooker

12.15 - 12.45pm 22 Mahoney Street LJ Hooker

1.00 - 1.30pm 16 Roberts Street LJ Hooker

1.00 - 1.30pm 7 Phillips Street LJ Hooker

LOVEDAY10.00 - 11.00am Hunt Road LJ Hooker

PARINGA9.30 - 10.00am 26 Riverview Drive Ray White Renmark

RENMARK9.30 - 10.15am 3/66 Cowra Street Ray White Renmark

10.30 - 11.00am Ral Ral Avenue Ray White Renmark

10.45 - 11.30am 2/1 Thurk Street Ray White Renmark

11.30 - 12.00pm Chowilla Street Ray White Renmark

BARMERA9.30 - 10.30am 12 Pascoe Terrace Ray White Berri

11.00 - 12.00pm 23 Tonkin Avenue Ray White Berri

BERRI12.15 - 12.45pm Scott Road LJ Hooker

MONASH11.30 - 12.00noon Jury Road LJ Hooker

MOOROOK1.00 - 2.30pm Lot 12 New Residence Marschall First National

RENMARK10.30 - 11.00am 11 Flinders Street LJ Hooker

1.00 - 3.00pm 32 Thirteenth Street Ray White Berri

Sunday, March 22nd, 2009

For Marschall First National, Berri and Waikerie

properties, call their offi ce on 8541 2777,

7 days a week to arrange an inspection time

convenient to buyers and sellers.

RLA - 195714 BLD - GL55193

BERRI


POSITIONED in the Loxton Township with close prox-

imity to local sporting and shop facilities, this well pre-sented three bedroom home offers a lifestyle that would suit either fi rst home buyers, entertaining families, space hungry retirees or with a rent appraisal at $170 per week, it will be the perfect inclusion to an investor’s portfolio.

The open plan kitchen, with breakfast bar, large dinette and sliding glass doors allow natural light and warmth to fl ow into the carpeted dining and lounge areas.

All three sleeping zones have drapes and fl oors carpeted or wooden fl oors, and drapes whilst bedroom’s one and two both have built-

in robes and in the hallway there is a large built-in linen press ideal for storage of the Dickies towels and Sheridan sheets.

The fl oor and wall tiled bathroom has vanity, sepa-rate shower and bath so the choice is yours whether you soak or scrub. Adjacent is a separate toilet adding conve-nience for the occupants.

Outside is where the fun begins with a large concreted entertaining area, while for the man of the house, rear lane access directly into a 50 x 20 foot, concreted shed is sure to bring some excitement.

With it soon being available for rent, come along and “Try before you Buy”

What a little beauty

LOXTON

3 1 7+

9 Tonkin StreetRay White LoxtonRLA 195714Bronte Manuel 0439 828882

Price $184,000Inspect By Appointment

AVAILABLE FOR RENT SOON

THIS entire duplex prop-erty may surprise the

astute investor as the two homes envelope on one identity and provides a mul-titude of choices for the new title holder.

1) You could choose to be the proud owner of a large 5 bedroom, 2 bath-room, 2 kitchen and living residence.

2) It may suit the fam-ily that want the in-laws to be close but still remain independent with great home facilities.

3) Maybe choose to live in the 3 bedder and contin-ue to rent out the 2 bedder to pay off the mortgage?

Possibly forget the above and invest with the package of two dwellings with an income of up to $260 per week?

The horseshoe driveway can wrap from the entry of one property and exit the other of this tiled roof property. It is nicely pre-sented, has great improve-ments with renovations and is defi nitely not the average label of duplex homes.

All season climate control with reverse cycle air-conditioning, carport accommodation for three

vehicles, fully fenced yards, pergolas, each with garden tidy shedding, these are just some of the features on offer.

Heritage theme painted exteriors both with a neat and tidy interior, fi rst home buyers may win and invest at the same time!

Once you’re inside, I am sure that you’ll be surprised

Buy one get one free

BERRI

5 2 3

18 & 20 Jones StreetRay White BerriRLA 195714Greg Cram 0439 890822

Price $240,000Inspect By Appointment

OUT FREE EVERY THURSDAY

To place your advertisement, phone 8582 5500

PH. (08) 8541 2777 Available 7 Days a week at a time convenient to buyers and sellers www.marschallfi rstnational.com.au

THE MARSCHALL FAMILY Serving the district from 2 Coombe Terrace Waikerie SINCE 1920


Thursday March 19th

- Charity for all Bingo at the Loxton Club, Bookpurnong Tce Loxton, eyes down at 7:30pm, proceeds to Loxton Historical Village. Phone Deb Ball on 0428823924 for more information.

Saturday March 21st

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

- Riverland Ballroom Dancing, Loxton Peace Hall, 7:30pm– 11.30pm. For more information phone Ray on 85845945

- Quiz night Monash Memorial Hall, 6pm for a sausage sizzle and 7pm for quiz and games. Proceeds to the Victorian Bushfi re Appeal, $10 per table of 8-10. Phone Alison on 85835262 during work hours or 85835458 after hours

Sunday March 22nd

- Pace Makers Bingo at the Berri Resort Hotel eyes down at 2pm, proceeds to the Renmark Tintra Tennis Club. For more information contact Dianne 85838267

Monday March 23rd

- A 70+ aged dance/fi tness group for Pinnaroo and Mallee community members at the Pinnaroo Soldiers Memorial Hospital Health Promotion Room. The class will focus on strength, balance and prevention of falls and is all chair based. Cost $2 per class. Phone Rebecca for more information on 0423318612 or 85778973

- Boat Licence night at the St Joseph’s School, Joyce Street, Barmera at 7pm sharp, cost is $20. Bookings on 85882154

Tuesday March 24th

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

- Palms Bingo at the Berri Club eyes down at 10:30am proceeds to Oxygen Concentrator. Phone Pam 85821692 for more information

March March 1199 - March - March 2525

Community Events File

Got an event for our File? Phone 8582 5500 and let the Riverland and Mallee know about it!

Community events fi le is for not for profi t organisations and events are listed at the discretion of the Riverland Weekly management. We recommend you verify details of events listed with the relevant organisation.

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


Platinum purchaseRIGHT here is one of the

best kept secrets the region has to offer.

Set on a quiet road with a few neighbours is a fully renovated fi ve bedroom home complete with two bathrooms and school bus pick up just around the corner.

Only ten minutes from shops, this property features a good sized workshop and a self contained two bedroom

granny fl at which is great for visiting relatives.

The best part though, there are 900 olive trees planted on approximately 6.6 acres of land perfect for our climate.

Water is available through the Sunlands Irrigation Trust.

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

SUNLANDS

5+1 2+1 4

Lot 10 Parkes StreetMarschall First NationalRLA 47936Phone: 8541 2777

Price $215,000 negotiableInspect By appointment

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Homes for under Homes for under



THIS beautifully presented family home in Blue Skies

Estate could be just what you’re looking for.

Four large bedrooms, three with built-ins, mas-ter has a walk-in robe and ensuite.

Extremely large open plan kitchen, dining and family room and separate formal lounge area.

All bedrooms and formal lounge are fully carpeted. This home has the lot. Duct-ed refrigerated air condition-

ing throughout, beautifully presented kitchen with tiled fl oor and down lights.

Outside has double carport, large shed and great entertaining area. A must see for the family that wants room.

Ready to move into RENMARK

4 2 2

11 Flinders StreetLJ Hooker, RLA 1935Sue Wurth 8582 2744 0431 488 538

Price $315,000Inspect Sunday March 22nd 10.30 - 11.00am


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SITUATED in a group of six units overlook-

ing the Jane Eliza Estate and just a few metres from the River is this substantial brick unit.

The home compris-es living and kitchen areas downstairs and two bedrooms both with built-in robes and bathroom upstairs.

A carport is provid-ed and the gardens and exterior maintenance are cared for by the Strata Corporation.

Town centre shops, medical facilities and public library are all just a short stroll away.

Currently tenanted, this home would be a fantastic addition to your investment port-folio or is ideal for low maintenance personal living in a great loca-tion.

Two storey townhouseRENMARK

2 1 1

2/1 Thurk StreetRay White RenmarkRLA 147968Mark Cresp 0417 883 892

Price $156,500Inspect Saturday March 21st

10:45 – 11:30am

Your FinanceM

ON

EY I fi nally know what distinguishes

man from the other beasts: fi nancial worries.

~ Jules Renard

Advertising Feature


By AMP Financial Planner, Danny Kearney*

We may scoff at our grandpar-ents’ tales of penny pinch-

ing and living off the smell of an oily rag but it might pay to take a leaf out of their fi nancial book.

It is not time to hide money under the mattress but current tough economic conditions mean we could all benefi t from a healthy dose of our grandpar-ents’ fi nancial management.

More so than in our grand-parents’ day, debt is now a way of life with the average Austra-lian household spending 2.3 per cent more than it earns each week, according to the AMP.NATSEM Income and Wealth Report.

Many Australians have been living beyond their means but by sticking to a few basic prin-ciples, people can ensure their fi nances are in better shape.

Healthy debt management is often the fi rst step in ensuring fi nancial well-being. While some types of debt can be good, our grandparents worked hard to reduce or avoid ‘bad debt’.

‘Good debt’ can create wealth and ‘bad debt’ reduces it.

People should consider paying out any non-deduct-ible debt fi rst, such as credit cards, personal loans and home mortgages, as its after-tax cost is usually highest.

Any debt should be paid off in order of interest rate, highest to lowest.

If someone is lucky enough to receive a lump sum of money, while it may be tempting to splurge, they will usually be better off in the long run if they use this money to pay off any non-deductible debt fi rst.

Before people start building assets, it is important to check what they owe – how much, in what form and at what interest rate. Then they can see whether they can arrange their debt more effi ciently.

People with several bank accounts and credit cards should consider consolidating them, helping to reduce fees and charges, not to mention being easier to keep track of spending.

People could also think about consolidating all their non-deductible debt into their home loan, in order to simplify their circumstances and secure a lower interest rate. At the same time, people should look at increasing their home loan repayments so they do not end up taking longer to pay off the debt.

Arranging for income to be paid directly into a home loan and using a credit card for daily purchases, can help people make considerable savings on interest payments. Of course, this will only work properly if people pay off their credit card debt each month.

If our grandparents did not have the money to buy some-thing, more often than not, they saved for it.

Learning from yesteryear, people should think about start-ing a savings plan. Saving gives people power, the power to be able to cope with unplanned expenses and most importantly, to enjoy life.

Savings should be treated as a bill. People should pay them-selves fi rst, even if it is just a very small amount each week.

People could consider look-ing out for accounts that offer high interest rates but still give fl exible access to their money.

A fi nancial planner can work with people to help them make sure all of their debt is working for them, not against them.

*Danny Kearney is an Authorised Representative of AMP Financial Plan-ning Pty Ltd, ABN 89 051 208 327, AFS Licence No. 232706.

Any advice given is general only and has not taken into account your objectives, fi nancial situation or needs.

Because of this, before acting on any advice, you should consult a fi nancial planner to consider how appropriate the advice is to your objectives, fi nancial situation and needs.

A fi nancial lesson from our grandparents

■ GENERATION GAP: Younger generations can benefi t from the wisdom of their parents and grandparents when it comes to money matters.

Any debt should be paid off in

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Offers end 31/3/2009 or while stocks last. Holden reserves the right to change or extend these offers. Not available in conjunction with any other special pricing

or allowance. Private or ABN buyers only. 1. Max. Sale Price for Astra CD hatch manual. 2. Max. Sale Price for Barina 3 door hatch manual. 3. Max. Sale Price

for Epica CDX diesel 4. Max. Sale Price for Colorado LX dual cab utility 4x4. Metallic paint extra for all vehicles. *Price do not include $1295 Dealer Delivery, and

compulsory Government registration charges, unless stated as driveaway.

Holden.

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Berri 8582 3644Renmark 8586 6626

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I had one eye on a parked car, another on approaching lorries and

another on the woman behind~ Insurance claimant

Nobody could have missed all the news surrounding the pro-

posed moving offshore of one of Australia’s leading clothing manu-facturers.

The iconic Aussie blue singlet and Bonds undies are about to be made in China, much to the hor-ror of loyal Australian consumers who are proud to wear ‘Australian Made’.

I am unashamedly Australian and go out of my way to support Australian companies and products whenever I can.

During a recent holiday on the PS Murray River Queen, based in Waikerie, I could not help but notice the many posters placed around the town advocating a shop locally campaign.

So it is a good time to mention that one of the world’s leading manufacturers of ‘spotties’ is actu-ally located right here in South Australia and available from a number of dealers in the Riverland.

Since the 1980s, Lightforce has been recognised as a pioneer and innovator in designing and manu-facturing lightweight, performance portable lighting systems.

Located in Adelaide, and exporting worldwide, Lightforce prides itself in providing world class products for professional and consumer markets alike.

A visit to www.lightforce.net.au

is truly an enlightening experience, pun intended.

If you are wondering how a so called plastic spottie could be as tough as a metal one, then check

out www.youtube.com and do a search for ‘light logic’.

There you can see a Lightforce spottie being belted with a baseball bat and shot at with a shotgun

from 15 metres. If that doesn’t convince you,

read through the very detailed in-formation contained on the Light-force website and you will surely

be convinced that if you need a set of spotties, then Lightforce lights are the ones for you.

The particular feature that I am impressed with is the Lightforce in-novation of using clip on fi lters to obtain various light patterns under many different conditions.

Ideally, I would like one of each beam and colour mounted on my 4WD, but apart from the law, she who must be obeyed has put a limit on the funds.

Lightforce offers seven different fi lters from clear to infrared, used in covert surveillance, in either spot or wide beam.

An interchangeable combina-tion of fi lters can therefore be used for anything from fog, dust, snow and the odd bit of covert surveil-lance.

An update on our Keith Kan-garoo teddies, and 47 Keiths have departed the Loveday 4x4 Adven-ture Park tavern, raising yet more money for the Victorian Bushfi res.

Tony also has a special camping deal available over Easter.

As some campers prefer not to camp on the 14 kilometres of riv-erbank, you are now able to camp during Easter for just $50 per car in the campground directly behind the tavern, using the toilets and hot showers and all tracks.

Lights a force to be reckoned with

■ FORCE: Spotties not only give a boost for night vision for 4x4 drivers but

look great too.


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THE ATTRACTIVEPOWERFUL 1.8L DUAL VVTI ENGINE

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Control • Dual front SRS airbags •Steering wheel audio controls • Air conditioning •Locally Manufactured • Alloy wheels and rear spoiler at no extra cost

MANUAL3.0L TURBO DIESEL, COMMON RAIL

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ADVERTISEMENT

Right now is a great opportunity to get into a new Toyota during

their only range wide sale event of the year, TOYOTATHON.

During March, you qualify for official Gold Fleet Pricing just like

a Big Business with a fleet of 1001 does on any new Toyota

built before January 2009. So whether you’re buying one

Toyota or a whole fleet of them, you’ll still qualify for official Gold

Fleet Pricing. And it doesn’t matter if you are a private buyer,

a Small Business Sole / Trader, Medium or Large Business

customer, everyone is eligible for big business discounts during

TOYOTATHON.

ADDED INCENTIVE FROM THE GOVERNMENTIf you own your own business, TOYOTATHON’s discounts

aren’t the only reason to buy now. As part of its latest economic

stimulus package, the Federal Government is offering small

businesses a tax deduction of 30 per cent of the cost of new

capital equipment worth more than $1000 so long as it is

bought by June 30 and installed before the year’s end. So if

your business purchases a $50,000 car, you can gain a $15,000

deduction against the company’s tax liability. Conditions apply

so check with your accountant or financial advisor to find out if

you qualify.

ANOTHER WAY TOYOTA HELPS YOU SAVEBut owning a car is not just about getting a great deal at purchase.

We all know that ongoing costs are an important consideration,

and that’s why every new Toyota comes with the Toyota Service

Advantage2. It’s low cost, Genuine Servicing capped for the first

3 years or 60,000km whichever comes first. So you pay the

same low price for every standard scheduled service, whether

it be a minor 10,000km or major 40,000km service, while your

vehicle benefits from Toyota Genuine Servicing.

Toyota Service Advantage also includes all Genuine Parts,

labour and fluids specified under the standard ‘Maintenance

for Normal Operating Conditions’ detailed in the Warranty and

Service Handbook. All of which means you’ll know in advance

what’s included and exactly how much you’ll be paying so you

can budget accordingly. This means you don’t have to look

outside Toyota to get a genuine quality service at a genuinely

low price. Visit www.advantage.toyota.com.au for more details

on what Toyota Service Advantage has to offer.

FINANCE AVAILABLE!During Toyotathon, our dealers can help you finance the

purchase of your new car.3

With more than 25 years of supporting Toyota dealers in

Australia, Toyota Financial Services is here for the long run.

So, whether your chosen vehicle is for personal or business

use, Toyota Financial Services can offer you a range of finance

solutions - backed by the reassurance of the strength of the

Toyota Group.

TOYOTATHON DISCOUNTS AREN’T THE ONLY THING THAT SOUND GOODNot only can you get big business discounts, but also during

TOYOTATHON you can get Toyota’s FollowMe™ Sound and

Navigation System4 for just $850 (inc GST & fitment). That’s a

35% saving!

FollowMe™, is not your everyday sound and satellite navigation

system. It’s a Toyota first thanks to the collaboration between

industry leaders Fujitsu Ten, Tom Tom and Toyota.

On one hand it’s fully integrated with all the benefits of an

in-dash system, including Bluetooth™5 and iPod® compatibility,

both of which operate through a superb sound system when

docked. And being integrated, FollowMe™ combines GPS

information and speed sensor signals to provide the utmost

in accuracy, even in tunnels. There are also downloadable

upgrades including maps, images and novelty voices available

via tomtom.com.

On the other hand, however, unlock the satnav from its audio

cradle and you have a portable navigation system that you can

use in other cars6 or on foot. And all while still being able to enjoy

the CD and radio in the in-dash docking station that remains

in the car. So ask your Toyota Dealer about FollowMe™, the

sound and navigation system that follows you and vice versa.

DON’T LET TOYOTATHON PASS YOU BYTOYOTATHON only happens once a year. So at the end

of March, your opportunity to enjoy Toyota’s Big Business

discounts across our entire 08 model range will also end. So

if you want to take advantage of some fantastic savings on the

TOYOTATHON vehicle of your choice see your local Toyota

Dealer before March 31 and look for the vehicles with the

TOYOTATHON red spot. Then you can discover for yourself just

exactly why Toyota is Australia’s favourite car company.

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THERE is growing evidence that suggests many consumers are not getting their vehicle

serviced when it is due.Minor issues that could be

fi xed quickly and easily replaced during a regular service are becom-ing costly, time consuming and in some instances dangerous.

Many people don’t know that stretching your service intervals out can allow oil sludge to build up in the engine.

Oil sludge is the result of the breakdown of over-stressed oil in the engine, and it is becoming extremely common in all vehicles - in particular those manufactured from 1997 onwards.

Penrite Oil Company employee Garry Padey said oil sludge increas-es your fuel usage while decreasing your oil pressure and can lead to excessive wear on vital compenents such as timing belts.

“A good quality, clean, well fl owing oil provides maximum wear protection and aids with the cooling of the engine. Sludge actually stores heat rather than releasing it, putting added stress on the radiator and cooling system,” he said.

You can protect your vehicle engine from unnecessary repairs caused by sludging by maintaining regular servicing and oil changes and using the right oil.

Using the wrong grade, quality, or viscosity of oil will certainly contribute to oil sludging.

In addition to correct servicing and oil selection, using a quality detergent based engine fl ush, such as Sonax Engine Flush, will ensure that all the old oil is removed from your vehicle’s engine.

Keeping your vehicle in top working order and regularly serviced will save you time and

money, while helping the environ-ment.

Repco Authorised Service Centre’s are fully qualifi ed and trained to service all car makes and models and can advise you on the right quality Penrite Oil for your vehicle and the conditions it oper-ates under.

Call your Local Repco Autho-

rised Service Centre today and ask about the special Sonax Engine Flush offer when you get your car serviced this month.

Regular service benefi ts■ REGULAR scheduled servicing isn’t something you can, or should, avoid.

In the overall cost of running a car, servicing is a relatively minor component.

Unlike other running costs, regular servicing can actually give you a return on your investment.

Sureplan manager Tony Robin-son said a full service history can add anything up to fi ve per cent to the value of a car.

“It could actually be higher,” he said.

“It depends on the type of car.“With private sales, it can be

the make or break item that seals the deal.”

Mr Robinson said service his-tory is also a good bargaining chip if you are trading in your car to a dealership.

Service inclusions■ REGULAR services range from the minor (usually little more than an oil change and a safety check) to the major (change of oils, fi lters, gaskets, spark plugs, brake pads and a more detailed check of individual components).

Some cars can be more expen-sive to maintain than others.

Where brake discs may last on some cars for 80,000 kilometres, they may need replacing on others after 40,000 kilometres.

Always try to compare service schedules and recommended ser-vicing rates when you are choosing a car.

It could save you money down the track.

Manufacturers recognise that service costs are becoming a factor in customers’ purchasing decisions and they have been steadily work-ing to reduce the amount of work and frequency required at each service.

Many service intervals have now been stretched to 15,000 or 20,000 kilometres, with the use of longer lasting and more effi cient components.

There are often differences in cost from dealer to dealer because of services offered.

It is important to trust your ser-vice provider on price and quality.


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■ INSPECTION: Qualifi ed mechanics at Repco will perform a safety check during a service.

Warming up the car

OLDER cars need time to get the engine and oil up to operating temperature.

By failing to do this it could result in premature engine wear.

Newer models do not need as much warm up time, but it is still best to let the engine warm up.

Sixty seconds is enough of a warm up time before driving off.

It is important to note that you should never rev a car to redline before the engine reaches its full operating temperature.

Revving your engine hard after start-ing can increase your internal wear and shorten its useable life.

Give your engine and the engine oil, time to achieve optimum operating temperature before unleashing its full performance.

Letting it rev

IT can actually be benefi cial to your engine to let it rev to the limit every few weeks.

This holds true for any engine, in any car, of any vintage.

Higher operating pressures can help to dislodge build ups in the engine (such as carbon) and there’s no danger to the engine in new cars because they are fi tted with rev-limiters.

However, exercise caution on how long you run the engine to its limit (fi ve seconds, three or four times is enough).

It is always good to take your car for a long journey once in a while as well.

Many people rely on their cars in day to day life and have experienced the pain when it breaks down. Besides providing your car with a regular service from your Repco repairer, how can you get the best out of your vehicle?

BrakingIF you are constantly on and off the brake pedal, you are going to wear your brake discs and pads.

The key is to brake only when you need to, making sure to leave a big gap betwen you and the car ahead.

When driving, keep your foot clear of the brake pedal as much as possible.

Even the slightest pressure on the brake pedal could add hudreds of dollars to your fuel bill and life of the car.

It is also important to always respect the speed limit and the other traffi c on the road.

Steering

SMOOTH, gentle steering inputs will re-duce fuel consumption and help out the life of the engine.

Every steering input reduces the speed of your vehicle, which the engine then has to work harder to regain.

So smooth fl owing lines through corners will reduce this impact.

It will be benefi cial on the life of your car’s steering mechanicals, suspension and tyre wear.

Car fl uids

DON’T be afraid to get under the bonnet of your car to check fl uids - although it is always best to do so when the engine is cold.

Most modern cars help owners with the task of checking oil and water levels.

There are caps for the engine coolant tank and the engine dipstick are com-monly highlighted in yellow.

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Congratulations!

Our monthly winners for December, January and February are:

DECEMBERRobin and Ann Wittwer

and baby Carl, of Karoonda

JANUARYNatalie and Gavin Hood and baby Finlay, of Berri

FEBRUARYBrad and Kimberlee Francis and baby Alex, of Loxton

Ryan Leigh Hill

BORN March 11th, 2009Weighing 8lb 6oz

to Andrew & Amanda of Glossop.

Brother to Cameron.

Quentin Thomas Glenn Chisholm

BORN March 10th, 2009Weighing 3.17kg

to Brodie & Glenn of Berri.

Brother to Tyree and Iecha

PHOTOGRAPHY BY VISAGE

Tracy Irene Denness-Rankine

BORN March 2nd, 2009Weighing 2.93kg

to Adam & Natashaof Renmark.

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BORN February 28th, 2009Weighing 4.28kgto Tracey & Peter

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Send in photos of your new arrival with details to:

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For Sale

BERRIAG for VY SS Holden Commodore Ute, 1 owner, $134,000 kms, green, $23,000 Reg BYE 000 Phone Steve Bye 0428179668

BERRIAG for Isuzu FSR 12, 1991 steel 15ft traytop, p/steer, A/C, 9.2 GVM, reliable truck, $11,000 WAP 691

BUNKERS Baltic stained single bed with trundle includes one good mattress, $200. Phone 85955279 Paringa

FIREWOOD redgum split and round, $88 per bin inc gst, can deliver. Phone 0418615099

GAS 4 burner BBQ on Trolley with gas bottle, $60. Phone 85955279 Paringa

HAY Oaten, Lucerne, Triticale. Large round rolls, call deliver. Phone 0418615099

HOUSEBOAT 14mx5.6m, 5-7 berth, 50hp, oil injected mariner with big foot leg, ideal family boat, $58,000. Phone 85292050

HYDRAPLAT Auslift Afton, 16hp, petrol engine, compressor, sew bucket, picking container, $16,000 + gst, quantity fertilizers and spray chemicals. Phone 0430279945

INFINITY cross trainer, $250. Phone 85824346

INSURANCE - For the most competitive prices on home, contents, commercials, caravan and boats. Contact your local SGIC Agents Rosenthals, Renmark 85866626 or Berri 85823644

MOTORHOME 30ft 1970 Bedford Comair 350 Chevy, d/fuel, full sized appliances, reg til June, reduced to $38,500, EMU346. Phone 0429436541

PHILIPS 50cm colour TV with remote, excellent working order, $40. Phone 85955279 Paringa

POKER table, solid construction, custom made, $600 ono. Phone 0400068932

STEELINE / BUILDPRO Specials, specials, specials, Zinc Corro or Steelclad, $9 per lineal metre. Classic Cream Colourbond Corro or Steelclad, $10.50 per lineal metre. C Section Purlin Gal 150x1.5, $9.50 per 1m, 200x1.5, $12.50 per 1m. Old Sturt Highway Berri. Phone 85822166

For Sale

SOCCER table, black solid construction in gd cond, $150. Washing machine, top loader, Hoover, 6kg $80. Double latex mattress as new, paid $1,200 will sell for $600. Phone 85837101 after 6pm

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

Cars For sale

HOLDEN Rodeo crew cab 4x4 a/c, tow bar, bull bar, tonneau, racks, seat covers, new tyres, WAB008, $8,990. Phone 85958140 Murtho Park

HOLDEN Rodeo 4x4 d/cab ute, turbo diesel, 5spd man, p/steer, a/c, chrome wheels, canopy, t/bar, VCE037, $6,000.Phone 85887588 or 0429892368

HOLDEN VX Berlina supercharged V6, traction control, cruise, cd, alloys, alarm, p/wind, p/mirrors, p/steer, WZZ618, $14,000. Phone 85887588 or 0429892368

TOYOTA Camry SV21, EFI, 5 spd, a/c, p/steer, just been fully workshop serviced including timing belt and new tyres etc. Gd tidy vehicle, WWD805, $2,750 ono. Phone 85955454

TOYOTA Corolla Conquest 2003, cruise cont, auto, 83,000km, ex cond, tint wind, mags, 1 lady owner, WVV156, $13,500. Phone 85864295 or 0418804670

Motorbike for sale

PIT Pro 140cc 2009, pro taper bars, 14” rim on front, 12” on back 4 spd man, immac cond, just run in, only a month old, need to sell asap. Value brand new $1,550 sell for $1,300. Phone 85849096 or 0428855393 or 0424190991 AH

To letLOXTON three b/room house, r/c aircond, garage, references an advantage, pets neg, available now, $170 p/wk. Phone 0413238219, 85845151 AH only

Wanted

T.E Cortina front guards, front and rear bumpers, front seats any condition. Phone 0488411910

Garage Sales

BARMERA 10 Short Street Sat March 21 from 8am, clearance of all household contents all items in good condition

BERRI 3 Eitzen Street, Sat March 21, 9am - 1pm, includes TVs, books, jigsaws, coffee tables and lots more. Phone 85822843

Thank-you

RIVERLAND Christmas Appeal wish to thank - WINTV, Businesshouses, Supporters, Volunteers, Toy and Tucker Run, Grenfell Koch of Loxton IGA for your support and help in 2008 to enable us to provide 400 Christmas Hampers and Children’s gifts. It is gratefully appreciated.

Public Notices

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.wattasbestos.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

KARBEC Computing offers prompt and professional support for your computer and network support needs for home and business. Phone Paul on 0427837128 or 85837128

LOXTON Auctions - The next St Albert’s Loxton Auction will be held on Sat March 28 at 8:30am in Trenerry Avenue. List of goods to be advertised by Sunday March 22 please. Phone 85845492

VINE post removal demo, March 20 from 9am - 12 noon, Drummond Ave Loxton, Southern Cross Fruits, one km from Hollywood Deli, first rd on left. Phone 0402929384

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


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21st Birthday

TURPIN Mark Congratulations for your 21st Birthday Mark for March 21. Wishing you good health, happiness and success for your future. Love you forever Mum and Dad xxx

60th Birthday

SMITH B r i an Happy 60th Birthday, all the best for the future. Have a great day Saturday. Lots of love Michael, Shane and Lisa, Ryan and Miles, Michelle and Calon, Ashton and Elka

DeathPITT Constance Mary “Con” (nee Moller)Passed away peacefully at the Renmark Hostel on March 15 2009.Aged 91 years.Loved wife of the late Sam.Step-mother to Marilyn and Brian, Brian and Jan, Barb and Bob, Sandra and Bav.

Nanna to 14 grandchildren, great nanna to 18 and great-great nanna to 3.

FuneralPITT

The relatives and friends of Mrs. Constance Mary “Con” Pitt are respectfully invited to attend her funeral service to be conducted entirely in the Riverland Funeral Chapel 231 21st Street, Renmark on Friday March 20 at 10:30am followed by a private cremation at the Riverland Crematorium.

In lieu of flowers donations to the Renmark Nursing Home in Con’s memory would be appreciated. Donations may be made at the service.

RIVERLAND FUNERALS Berri 85821333

Renmark 85864422

Accredited Member Australian Funeral Directors Association

For Sale

A1 quality redgum split or round, per bin. Defontenay Rd Barmera. Last year’s prices. Phone 85883298 or 0427883298

BABY/CHILD cot, wooden, dark oak colour, mattress, good condition, $200. Phone 85864414 or 0439810311

Church Church Services Services

Old Sturt Highway

Sunday Worship 9.50amChildren’s activitiesWeekly meetings

for all agesPhone 0411 658 282

www.berrichurchofchrist.org.au

BerriChurch of Christ

Old Sturt Highway, Glossop

SUNDAY 10am• Worship• Communion• Kidz Central• Creche• Underground Youth

8583 [email protected]

For further information:Ps David & Ps Joella Crossfi eld on

Work Wanted

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

GARDENING, mowing, rubbish removal, gutter cleaning, yard clean ups. Phone Don 0439849204

HANDYMAN and tiling service Phone Jim 0427619210 Lic SR36159

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LOXTON HOCKEY CLUB REGISTRATION DAY

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Mental HealthPARAMEDICAL AIDE MENTAL HEALTHRiverland Regional Health Service, BarmeraIndicative Total Remuneration: $53,529 - $57,287 (pro rata)– Perm P/T (60hrs/fn) – OPS2

You’ll assist in the provision of a range of mental health care services based on primary health care principles to the Riverland Community. Previous experience in working with people with mental health issues is essential, as is the demonstrated ability to work as a member of a team. You’ll also be computer literate with direct experience in resource management. Job Ref: 1643.

Community ServicesCACP PARAMEDICAL AIDE / CASE MANAGERRiverland Regional Health Service, BarmeraIndicative Total Remuneration: $53,529 - $57,287– Multiple Positions: Perm F/T (75hrs/fn) – OPS2

You’ll be responsible for the provision of a high standard of Community Aged Care Package service to residents of the Riverland Region. With direct experience in aged care and recipient holistic assessment, you’ll possess a general understanding of the health and aged care system. You’ll have the ability to demonstrate empathy with aged persons refl ecting good interpersonal and holistic assessment skills.Job Ref: 1639.

For more information visit:

www.health.sa.gov.au/careers or phone 1300 882 992

Renmark Paringa Council is an Equal Opportunity Employer

We are seeking to appoint a highly motivated, customer focused and reliable person to undertake Community Services and associated duties within the Renmark Paringa Council Civic Centre.

Employment will be in accordance with the Municipal Officers (SA) Award and an Enterprise Agreement and will be Level 3

Full position criteria are contained within the job description which can be obtained from the Council Office prior to submitting an application. Information is also available on the Council’s website at www.renmarkparinga.sa.gov.au .

Please direct any further enquiries to Tracey Faehrmann - Human Resources Officer on (08) 8580 3000.

Applications close on March 27 2009

Applications to be marked Confidential and addressed to:

Human Resources Officer, Renmark Paringa Council,

PO Box 730RENMARK SA 5341

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Sorry, I take that back, Madonna’s version was simply deadful. Sorry.

Insight7.30pm, SBSThis week’s episode is entitled Could Obesity Kill Our Kids?

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Shaun the Sheep4.05pm, ABC 1Shaun’s attempts to get his hands on some apples from a tree overhanging the Naughty Pigs’ yard soon escalates into all-out war between sheep and pigs.

Ha! Full on!

I’ve seen a few pigs in my time to know that you can never wrestle an enemy that loves to be covered in fecal matter.

Good luck Shaun!

The Saddle Club4pm, WIN TVWhen her father is deployed overseas, Carole has to say goodbye to Pine Hollow and Starlight.

It looks like this could be the end of Saddle Club.

Yeah right! I interviewed Arial Kaplan who plays Lisa Atwood in the series and she said it isn’t. Full interview in next weeks Weekly! Awesome!

Viewtubewith LES PEARSON

Australia’s Got Talent

7.30pm, WIN TVThe acts you have already seen return so you can see them again.

Red Symons isn’t quite as harsh as his Red Faces days, Danni Minogue loves everyone and who the hell is the other bloke?

These guys should audition for their jobs, I would have more talent in my morning wee than Red Symons.

■ BATTLER: Shaun the Sheep.

By ROB McLEAN

BY Greedy Smith’s recollec-tion, it has been a long time since Australian pop rock icons Mental As Anything have been to Renmark.

In fact, he is not even sure if the Mentals have played the Riverland before.

“We’ve driven through or stopped for petrol,” Greedy said.

“It’s actually taking an-other town off the map that we haven’t been to.”

With a 30th anniversary album on its way, it is time-ly the Mentals are cruising into the Riverland to refresh

memories of the pop gems that have become a part of the Aussie musical land-scape.

“It feels like all I’ve ever done really,” Greedy laughed.

“It’s hard to remember back before then.”

While the boys do have some new songs, Greedy promises that all of the old favourites will get a run.

From The Nips are Get-ting Bigger, Just Like Romeo and Juliet, Live It Up and If You Leave, Can I Come Too?, through to later classics Mr Natural and World Seems

Diffi cult, there will be plenty of sing along moments.

While some bands that have been around as long as the Mentals do their gigs and just roll through the motions, Greedy promises no such lacklustre performances.

“We’re playing better than we ever have I think,” he said.

“After 30 odd years, we’re very satisfi ed with our songs and are just getting it right.

“In the 80s, we were do-ing 250 shows a year – play-ing too much!”

Mental As Anything will play the Renmark Hotel on Friday, March 27.

Aussie pop icons ready

to rock

■ VISIT: With their 30th anniversary

coming up, Mental as Anything drop in on the

Riverland.

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

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5.00 Weatherwatch5.20 World Watch7.15 Weatherwatch7.25 World Watch1.00 Eugene O'Neill3.00 The Medieval Imagination3.30 Once Upon A Time... 4.30 Newshour 5.30 Saving Venice6.30 World News7.30 Prototype This 8.30 Iron Chef

9.20 Rockwiz10.10 Movie: Childstar (Canada): Don McKellar, Mark Rendall, Peter Paige and Gil Bellows11.55 SOS12.55 Bro' Town: The boys wake up to a Canadian at their table.1.20 The Heartbreak Tour2.20 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 Gardening Australia 1.30 Message Stick

2.00 War Of The World3.00 She Stoops To Conquer3.30 Tiwi Islands Grand Final6.30 Einstein Factor7.00 ABC News7.30 Rogue Nation8.30 Poirot10.05 Compass10.40 In Search Of Mozart 11.30 Order In The House

7.00 Montreux Jazz Festival 2003 7.55 Joni Mitchell 9.20 Suzanne Vega10.15 A Little Later 10.30 triple j tv 11.00 Beautiful Noise11.55 London Live 12.30 Red Dwarf 1.30 Planet Rock Profiles1.55 triple j tv 2.25 The Who: At The

Isle Of Wight 1970 3.50 Radiohead 4.40 dig tv presents 5.10 Classic Albums 6.00 ABC Fora 7.00 Artscape7.30 Arrivederci Gelmetti8.30 She Stoops To Conquer 9.00 Grossmith, Gilbert And Sullivan 10.00 Artists At Work 10.30 Wild At Heart

6.00 Get Ed6.30 Children’s Programs7.00 Weekend Sunrise10.00 AFL Game Day11.00 The Most Extreme 12.00 Scrubs12.30 V8 Supercars: Clipsal 500: Support Races: Adelaide1.30 V8 Supercars: Clipsal 500: Adelaide

5.00 According To Jim 5.30 Deal Or No Deal6.00 Seven News6.30 Sunday Night 7.30 Border Security 8.00 Triple Zero Heroes8.30 City Homicide9.30 Bones10.30 Infamous Assassinations11.00 2412.00 Body And Soul

6.00 Mass At Home6.30 Hillsong7.00 Children’s Programs8.00 Meet The Press8.30 State Focus9.00 Video Hits12.00 Oprah's Big Give1.00 Don't Forget The Lyrics2.00 Will & Grace2.30 I Fish 3.30 2009 Telstra Australian Swimming

Championships:Highlights4.30 Meerkat Manor5.00 Ten News5.30 Out Of The Blue6.00 The Simpsons6.30 Biggest Loser7.30 So You Think You Can Dance Australia9.30 Rove10.40 2009 Telstra Australian Swimming Championships

5.00 Weatherwatch6.25 World Watch10.00 Mythbusters11.00 Zucchero: Live In San Siro Milan12.00 Inside Overture 181212.30 World SuperbikeChampionships1.00 Speedweek2.00 FIA World Rally Championship 20093.00 Football Asia

3.30 UEFA Champ-ions League Magazine4.00 Football Feature5.00 World Game6.00 Thalassa6.30 World News7.30 Lost Worlds8.30 Dateline9.30 Movie: Kurt Wallander: Blood Ties (Sweden)11.10 Guerrilla Girl12.50 Speaking In Tongues

4.30 G.P.5.30 Spicks And Specks6.00 Children’s Programs10.00 School Programs11.00 Landline12.00 Midday Report12.30 Poirot1.30 The Cook And The Chef2.00 Parkinson3.00 Children’s

Programs6.00 Landline Extra6.30 Talking Heads 7.00 ABC News7.30 The 7.30 Report8.00 Australian Story8.30 Four Corners9.20 Media Watch9.35 The Cut10.35 Lateline11.10 Lateline Business11.35 Who Killed Stalin?

6.00 ABC News Breakfast9.00 ABC Asia Pacific News9.30 Business Today10.00 Children’s Programs4.30 Gardening Australia5.00 Message Stick5.30 Can We Help? 6.00 Collectors 6.35 Scrapheap Challenge

7.00 Zoo Days: Narrated by Jane Horrocks 7.30 Something In The Air 8.00 Red Dwarf 8.30 Good Game 9.00 triple j tv 9.30 Code Geass10.00 Wyclef Jean’s All Star Jam At Carnegie Hall11.00 triple Jtv 11.30 Cowboy Bebop

6.00 Sunrise9.00 The Morning Show11.30 Alive And Cooking12.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show1.00 Saints And Sinners 2.00 All Saints3.00 Home And Away3.30 Children’s Programs4.30 Seven News

5.00 M*A*S*H5.30 Deal Or No Deal6.00 Win News 6.30 Seven News 7.00 Today Tonight7.30 How I Met Your Mother8.00 Scrubs8.30 Desperate Housewives9.30 Brothers & Sisters10.30 Boston Legal11.30 30 Rock

6.00 Ten News7.00 Children’s Programs9.00 9am11.00 Ten News12.00 Dr Phil1.00 Oprah2.00 Ready Steady Cook3.00 Judge Judy3.30 Huey4.00 Everybody Loves Raymond4.30 The Bold & The

Beautiful5.00 Ten News6.00 The Simpsons 6.30 Neighbours7.00 Biggest Loser7.30 So You Think You Can Dance Australia 8.40 Good News Week9.45 NCIS10.45 Ten News11.30 The Late Show12.30 Home Shopping

5.00 Weatherwatch5.20 World Watch7.10 Weatherwatch7.25 World Watch1.00 The Food Lovers' Guide To Australia1.30 Indonesia: A Reporter's Journey2.30 Dateline3.30 Insight4.30 World Watch5.00 The Crew5.30 Corner Gas

6.00 Living Black6.30 World News7.30 Top Gear8.30 Swift And Shift Couriers9.00 Bogan Pride9.30 World News10.00 The Mighty Boosh10.35 Skins11.30 Movie: PTU (Hong Kong)1.05 Movie: Avalon (Japan)

4.30 G.P.5.30 Spicks And Specks6.00 Children’s Programs10.00 School Programs11.00 Parkinson12.00 Midday Report12.30 Einstein Factor1.00 The New Inventors1.30 Catalyst 2.00 Parkinson

3.00 Children’s Programs6.05 Time Team7.00 ABC News7.30 The 7.30 Report8.00 Lead Balloon 8.30 Lost Cities Of The Ancients9.30 Foreign Correspondent10.05 Artscape10.35 Lateline11.10 Lateline Business

6.00 ABC News Breakfast9.00 ABC Asia Pacific News9.30 Business Today10.00 Children’s Programs4.35 Little Angels5.05 Talking Heads5.35 Sun, Sea & Bargain Spotting 6.35 The Re-Inventors 7.00 Zoo Days

7.30 Something In The Air 8.30 Rose And Maloney 9.20 The Bill: Terry Perkins witnesses a woman being abducted at gunpoint. Jack Meadows and his team accompany a special task force to Germany.10.50 Fireflies


5.00 M*A*S*H5.30 Deal Or No Deal6.00 Win News 6.30 Seven News 7.00 Today Tonight7.30 RSPCA Animal Rescue8.00 Find My Family 8.30 Packed To The Rafters9.30 All Saints10.30 Eli Stone11.30 Carpoolers12.00 Win News


Beautiful5.00 Ten News6.00 The Simpsons 6.30 Neighbours7.00 Biggest Loser8.00 Bondi Rescue8.30 NCIS9.30 Lie To Me10.30 Ten News11.15 The Late Show12.00 Will & Grace12.30 Home Shopping2.30 Copeland

5.00 Weatherwatch5.20 World Watch7.15 Weatherwatch7.25 World Watch1.00 The Storm Rages Twice2.00 Don Matteo3.00 Here Comes The Neighbourhood3.30 Living Black4.00 World Watch4.30 Newshour5.30 Corner Gas 6.00 Global Village

6.30 World News 7.30 Insight 8.30 Cutting Edge: Japan's About-Face9.30 World News10.00 Hot Docs: Wings Of Defeat11.40 Movie: Ode To Joy (Poland)1.40 The Heart-Makers: The Future Of Transplant Medicine2.40 Weatherwatch

4.30 G.P.5.30 Spicks And Specks6.00 Children’s Programs10.00 School Programs11.00 Joern Utzon State Memorial12.30 Midday Report1.00 National Press Club Address2.00 Parkinson 3.00 Children’s

Programs6.00 Queen's Cavalry6.30 The Cook And The Chef7.00 ABC News7.30 The 7.30 Report8.00 The New Inventors8.30 Spicks And Specks9.00 Gruen Transfer9.30 Choose Your Own Adventure 10.00 At The Movies

6.00 ABC News Breakfast9.00 ABC Asia Pacific News9.30 Business Today10.00 Children’s Programs4.30 A Place In Greece4.55 Speed Machines5.45 Time Team 6.35 The Re-Inventors 7.00 Zoo Days

7.30 Something In The Air 8.05 Body Hits: Examines the culture and science of legal and illegal excess. 8.30 Jess: My New Face 9.30 Extreme Rescue 10.20 My Teen’s A Nightmare: I’m Moving Out 11.05 Dust To Dust


5.00 M*A*S*H5.30 Deal Or No Deal6.00 Win News 6.30 Seven News 7.00 Today Tonight7.30 Australia's Got Talent8.30 Criminal Minds9.30 Beyond The Darklands10.30 Lost11.30 How I Met Your Mother12.00 Win News


Beautiful5.00 Ten News 6.00 The Simpsons 6.30 Neighbours7.00 Biggest Loser8.00 Guerrilla Gardeners8.30 House9.30 Life10.30 Ten News11.15 The Late Show12.00 Will & Grace12.30 Home Shopping

5.00 Weatherwatch5.20 World Watch7.15 Weatherwatch7.25 World Watch1.00 Movie: Pathway To The Clouds (Brazil)2.30 Tales From A Suitcase3.00 Salam Café3.30 Football Stars Of Tomorrow4.00 World Watch4.30 Newshour5.30 Corner Gas

6.00 Global Village6.30 World News7.30 Feast India8.00 Trawlermen8.30 Tribe9.30 World News10.00 Movie: Yolngu Boy (Australia): Sean Mununggurr11.35 Movie: The Young Lieutenant (France): Nathalie Baye1.35 Weatherwatch

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Issue No. 67 - Thursday, March 19, 2009 www.riverlandweekly.com.au

RiverlRiverlandandRiverland

By BRAD PERRY

FOUR Riverland wakeboarders and 90 other competitors from around Australia are showcasing their exciting talents on the Renmark riverfront at the Australian Wakeboard Nationals which began yes-terday.

Tori Lowe, Ryleigh and Morgan Pfi tzner, of Renmark, and Callie Davis, of Winkie, will be the Riverland hopefuls looking to impress the judges to earn Aus-tralian selection.

It is the fi rst time in six years that South Australia has hosted the event and Wakeboard SA club president Jon Siegle is excited at the prospect of hosting the event in the Riverland.

“We have tried to get it (the na-tionals) out into country towns,” he said.

“It is a lovely area to watch from in front of the (Renmark) Club.”

The 94 competitors have come from all over Australia to contest the nationals, with some travelling from north Queensland.

Mr Siegle said the event has at-tracted more participants than last year’s national championships in Sydney.

Finalists will compete on Satur-day to be crowned as Australia’s best wakeboarder and eight of the riders will be selected to represent Australia at the World Championships in Chun-cheon, Korea, in August.

“There will be excellent riders, ready for a place in the Australian team,” Mr Siegle said.


NATIONAL BATTLEBerri’s trophy trifecta

There will be excellent riders, ready for a place in

the Australian team.

■ CLAIMED: Proudly displaying their three perpetual trophies claimed this season for the Berri Swimming Club are (from left) club captain Andrew Thompson, coach Helena Millar, club captain Kodie Feher and head

coach Terry Miller. Photo: LES PEARSON

By LES PEARSON

FOR the fi rst time in about 15 years, Berri Swimming Club has secured three of the four Riverland swim-ming perpetual tro-phies.

The club had a stel-lar season claiming the Pennant Shield, Points Shield and John Crisp Trophy over close ri-vals Loxton, who have dominated the com-petition for the past four or fi ve years.

The Waikerie Swimming Club se-cured the Handicap Shield.

Berri Swimming Club president Jenni Trewren said while Berri’s achievements were great, Waikerie claiming the Handi-cap Shield, was also a great achievement.

“Waikerie are a small club in terms of numbers, so this is an exceptional result for them,” she said.


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