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About Mannum – A Video View
L ocal Mannum YouTube video film maker Paul
Greenway and I recently started a new YouTube
channel called ‘About Mannum’, which will promote the
town and its attractions.
The channel currently features a few of our favourite
walks, part of Mannum’s Top Ten Walks series, and will
include a lot more clips later. You can browse the videos
at:
www.youtube.com/channel/UCESUiCNg4gcTixvw-yIscsw
Go Local First
‘G o Local First’ is a national campaign to support
the recovery of Australia’s small businesses. The
campaign highlights the vital role of small businesses in
our nation’s economic recovery from COVID-19.
Funded by the Federal Government and led by the
Council of Small Business Organisations Australia, the
campaign aims to help the small business sector get back
on its feet. It urges Australians to ‘Go Local First’ when
they are purchasing products and services.
Member for Barker Tony Pasin MP said that
Status of Meetings, Services and Events
A ny meetings, services or events listed in this issue may be cancelled at any time. Follow the personal contact guidelines given by the State and
Federal Governments. If in doubt, check the status of the meeting, service or event using the contact details listed or those you already have.
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Here is a teaser; a direct link to Mannum Walks #9 –
Golden Stairs and Deadly Bears:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=POI6rdeAnnwandt=31s
(No teddy bears were harmed in the making of this video.)
This is just one of 10 great walks in and around
Mannum, a charming and historic town one hour by
freeway from the South Australian capital, Adelaide.
Steve Oatway
Australian small businesses, now more than ever, need
local communities to back them and support their
recovery by choosing to shop with them either in-person
or online.
“This campaign is all about getting behind your local
small business whether it is your local baker, plumber,
barista or butcher for example. Every small business
employs locals in our community. It’s time we all come
together and support one another,” Mr Pasin said.
For more information visit: www.golocalfirst.com.au
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Mannum
Creative
Communities
T he Mannum Creative
Communities group have
resumed their monthly meetings and
are excited to announce a new venue.
Future meetings will be held at
Randell House on Cliff Street. Many
thanks to Helen for her generous
offer to meet at such a lovely venue,
and also thanks to the Mannum
Motel Café for hosting our meetings
in the past.
We would like to remind everyone
that our Scarecrows in Spring
exhibition will still take place this
year, commencing in the last week of
August and running through until
the end of October in the Mannum
Dock Museum compound.
Members of the community are
invited to create their own scarecrow
to be displayed (See page 5).
In other news, although SALA as
we usually experience it cannot
happen this year, it is still going
ahead online and is now available for
viewing at: www.salafestival.com
Have a look at the wide variety of
works and mediums on display and,
of course, check out the virtual tour
of local artist Steve Oatway’s ‘White
House Art House.’
www.youtube.com/watch?v=o439_
NQ8Z3I
It’s important to support our local
artists, crafters and writers, so if you
would like to be involved in our
group please give us a call on 0400
286 083 (Colleen,) 0423 035 223
(Steve,) or 0439 853 237(Val) to
find out more.
Colleen Moyne
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 National Diabetes Week
The week from 12th to 18th July
was National Diabetes Week.
Type 1 diabetes is a life-long
auto-immune disease that usually
occurs in childhood but can be
diagnosed at any age.
It is one of the most common
chronic diseases in children and
most newly diagnosed cases are in
people less than 15 years old. At
present, there is no cure for type 1
diabetes and no proven approach to
prevent the disease occurring.
Last year our Government
announced $54.5 million for
research, $25 million for the
Juvenile Diabetes Research
Foundation to advance its Type 1
Diabetes Clinical Research
Network.
Earlier this year, the Federal
Government expanded the
Continuous Glucose Monitoring
(CGM) Initiative to provide fully
subsidised CGM products, like the
FreeStyle Libre, to a wider range of
Australians with type 1 diabetes.
I’m advocating for this to be
expanded even further so every
Australian with type 1 diabetes can
have access to the CGM scheme.
This year, the focus of National
Letters to the Editor
Deadline 19th August for publication in the September issue
Diabetes Week 2020 was on the
mental and emotional health issues
faced by people with diabetes. The
daily burden of living with diabetes
can be significant. Diabetes distress,
anxiety and burnout are very real
complications of diabetes.
The new ‘Heads Up on Diabetes
campaign’ will raise awareness of
this burden and the support
available.
Let National Diabetes Week
prompt a conversation about the
real impact diabetes can have on a
person’s mental and emotional
wellbeing.
For more information about the
Heads Up on Diabetes campaign,
please visit:
www.diabetesaustralia.com.au/nati
onal-diabetes-week
Tony Pasin MP
Member for Barker
Scrooges
Scrooges is open again, hurray,
and a wonderful service it provides
to us locals.
They even offer to help with
clearing deceased estates.
The latest edition of RENEW, the
magazine of the Alternative Energy
Association, has an article on
Vinnies NSW creating a new
product range (e.g. draught
stoppers, bath sheets, rugs, tea
towels) from recycled textiles, and
that reminded me that when I
prepare my latest offerings for
Scrooges, I really don’t know what
they cannot, or do not, sell.
Wouldyou please, Scrooges, let us
know what products you cannot
either offer for sale, or send on for
re-purposing? It would also be
interesting to know thedestinations
of products you cannot sell
yourselves.
Thank you to each volunteer for
your work for us.
Lyn Gross
Farm Safety Week
July 20th to 25th was National
Farm Safety Week.
National Farm Safety Week aims
to raise awareness of farm safety
issues in rural communities across
Australia. This year’s theme for
Farm Safety Week was “Farming
for a Future” focussing on risk
assessment and awareness, planning
and mitigation.
Be aware and assess the risk.
That’s the message.
The last 12 months have been, to
put it bluntly, a tough year.
Drought, bushfires, floods and of
course a global pandemic.
For much of this our farmers have
been in the thick of it. So, Farm
Safety Week is not only about being
safe on our farms in day to day
activities, but will also have a
strong focus on Mental Health in
our regions.
Our Aussie farmers have been
living in hyper vigilant states of
awareness for months. Waking up
to dust storms, or blankets of
smoke, flash floods after years of
drought or the news of border
closures and economic upheaval. It
has all taken its toll.
While farmers are a resilient
bunch, in the face of continued
adversity, there is no doubting that
this ‘resilience’ has been worn
down.
So I urge everyone in our farming
sector to be aware and assess the
risk, look after yourself and others
and when it comes to mental health
remember, when the going gets
tough, the tough can still ask for
help.

Mannum Medical
COVID-19
“There is currently a higher risk of COVID-19
in South Australia due to the outbreak in
Victoria. Anyone with symptoms (fever, cough,
fatigue, sore throat, runny nose, shortness of
breath or loss of taste or smell) should be tested
for COVID-19, even if symptoms are mild.”
[Advice from SA Department for Health and
Wellbeing]
f you have cold or flu symptoms, have
I recently travelled interstate or overseas
or believe you may be at risk of
coronavirus, DO NOT come into the
practice.
PLEASE CALL Mannum Medical for
further advice on 8569 0222.
We are able to offer phone consultations
to our patients for assessment for
COVID-19 swab. A reminder: If you are
waiting for swab results you must isolate
until you receive your results.
You can also make an appointment at
the Murray Bridge Respiratory Clinic.
Online Booking via HotDoc website and
app or Phone Booking (08) 8539 3292
Telehealth
If you have had a face to face consult at
Mannum Medical in the last 12 months
you can have your next consult with the
doctor via video link or phone.
Registrar Program
Mannum Medical is proud to help
deliver the Australian General Practice
Training (AGPT) program to registrars in
collaboration with GPEx, the South
Australian Regional Training
Organisation.
The AGPT program is the main course
that doctors undertake to become
specialist general practitioners (GPs),
including many of the professionals that
you may visit at Mannum Medical.
Registrars are placed at practices on
six-month rotations, and are supervised
and guided by our experienced GPs. At the
completion of the AGPT program, the
registrars are equipped with the latest
knowledge and bring passion and
commitment to their work.
We are proud to be a part of developing
future GPs to ensure our communities are
happy and healthy.
Dr Eilia Tanyous has now finished his
six-month rotation and he now moves on
to join the Hawkins Medical Practice in
Mount Gambier. We wish him all the very
best.
Dr Leo Wojt will be our next registrar,
joining the Mannum Medical team on the
3rd August. He will be consulting 3 days a
week.

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 Ageing in the Murraylands
with Millie
W hat a curious mob we are, we
human beings. What we
believe about life, death and the
universe and how we think (or don’t)
shows up in such a vast variety of
behaviours that there are mysteries
all around us if we look and see.
Who can fathom why someone else
behaves the way they do? Can we
even look at ourselves from the
outside and understand why we have
acted in a certain way?
The last months have held endless
examples of behaviours that could
send the Mag’s ‘Mental Musings’
columnist into a whole new realm. If
we can avoid judging others as
‘good’ or ‘bad’, ‘idiots’ or ‘in my
day, we would have…’ and instead
just look at what’s to see, we’d find
actions that cover a wide gamut
from hilarious to harmful,
self-centred to other-centred.
Mannum IGA provided some
examples of curious behaviours just
after the COVID-19 shutdown.
Entering its carpark, the view is of
an expansive spread of bitumen,
uninterrupted by trees or other
forms of shade, and so the cars are in
full display. And displayed they
were, beautifully observing social
distancing, spaced 1.5m apart.
Curious.
Inside this modern rural
supermarket with its space-saving
aisles, no face-masks on shoppers.
Elderly couples, not just singles, in
the dairy aisle as a shop assistant
stacks a fridge just behind them!
Um…. Social distancing? Of
people?? By the most vulnerable age
group in our community??? Curious.
major events and restore incomes.
He did not escape unscathed and did
apologise, THEN.
One final observation. A photo
appeared of Geelong champion,
Gary Ablett Jr, holding his son in his
arms at the airport after his
premature return from the team’s
Perth hub. 18-month-old Levi
suffers a rare degenerative disease,
and his mother also cares for her
own mother who has cancer. Now,
there’s a parable in a picture.
Ready for some light relief to
illustrate the vagaries of the human
mind and behaviours? Sillie Millie’s
friend in the US offers it, written in
good Americanese.
Sillie Millie says:
It finally happened to me today, I
was thinking it would eventually,
but I was ready. I came out of
Walmart with my mask on and,
keeping six feet distance to everyone,
pushed my cart to my car, all the
while wearing my mask. A woman
was getting out of her car next to me
with no mask. As I’m putting my
bags into my car she says, “Let me
guess - you’re a liberal, ’cos that
mask ain’t gonna do anything for
you except make you look stupid”.
Since I figured it might someday, I
already had a response ready. I said
“Look, I woke up with a
temperature of 102 this morning (I
didn’t), plus I work around
hundreds of people in close quarters
(I don’t), so this is for your
protection, not mine. How about I
take it off and we hug like old
friends?” I stepped toward her and
acted as if I was taking off my mask.
Pause A While
with Mannum Interchurch Council
here.
What on earth is happening?
A colleague once told me that the Even though by now we are
only thing that never changes is hopefully well on the way back to
that change is inevitable. Given that normal, these are truly unsettling
this word of wisdom is a paraphrase times. In the midst of all this
from an ancient Greek philosopher, turmoil, it’s easy to worry. It’s likely
it follows that change has been many have been feeling vulnerable or
troubling mankind for a very long overwhelmed or even helpless. We
time. The big trouble with change is question ourselves with things like
the longer you live, the more of it “What on earth is happening to our
you see. So it is with some world?”
trepidation that I have to admit to In times like these, we need
being around in the days of something to hang on to. Like that
Australian-made clothes and shoes. faithful friend or perhaps that
For a short time I worked for one of authority figure that has all the
the big three car manufacturers in answers. But sometimes they don’t.
this country, all of which were being Sometimes there are no answers. But
supplied by others with “Made in there is good news. One thing that
Australia”. And with mixed feelings, has never changed over the years is
I was there to see the beginnings of the world’s best-selling book. It still
t h e e n d o f h o m e - g r o w n , is the Bible, and it still contains the
locally-made clothes, shoes and cars. life story of a God who came to earth
Oh, how we love to reminisce on to introduce us to a kingdom that
those good old days! could never be undone. It’s a story of
Sometimes change can be exciting, a loving God who is the same
like travel to a new holiday yesterday, today, and forever. It’s a
destination, a new car, marrying our story of redemption, a story of a God
true love or a new addition to the who wants the very best for you and
family. Accordingly,many seasons of me.
change in our lifetime are truly We all face challenges as we live
exciting. But then there are others and grow. We may not always have
that are daunting or downright control of circumstances, but we do
frightening. Things like taking on a have control of our attitudes. Will
mortgage, the company we work for we grumble and complain our way
deciding to downsize, an illness or through uncertain times, or will we
infirmity that for some are quite find comfort and joy in knowing
dire. What about a pandemic? That’s that we serve a loving God who
a change thrust upon us that no-one never changes, who promises us life
saw coming. So many upsets came in eternity with no more death, or
with that. Empty supermarket mourning, or crying or pain?
shelves, borders closed, airlines I choose the latter; how about you?
closing up shop, no more sports, God bless.
downsizing and unemployment and Pastor John Brown

Novak Djokovic applied his
unorthodox views on vaccination to
run a tennis tournament that left
several star players and others
infected by, or exposed to,
COVID-19 at a time when his game
was desperately trying to revive
She stepped back away from me and
went across to the next row of cars. I
followed her, she kept walking away,
I chased her, she ran... She fell down.
I grabbed her foot. I pulled on her
leg, just as I’m pulling yours.
all the other issues I won’t dwell on
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Church Services in Mannum

ANGLICAN 4 Adelaide Road. Sundays 10:30 am
MANNUM COMMUNITY CHURCH (BAPTIST) William St. Enquiries:
Rev. Colin Nieass 0432 141 637
1st Sundays 5:00 pm followed by a meal. Others 10:30 am, 3rd
Sundays at Uniting Church, followed by lunch.
CATHOLIC Mau Street. Ph: 8531 1699
Mass: 1st and 3rd Sundays 9:30 am, 2nd, 4th and 5th at 8:30 am
LUTHERAN 80 Cliff Street. Ph: 8569 2863, www.midmurraylp.org.au
rd
3 Sundays 11:00 am Family Service, all other Sundays at 9:00
am. Everyone welcome.
RIVER WORD CHRISTIAN CENTRE Greening Street. Ph: 8569 1333
Sundays 10:00 am
SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST 17 King George St. Ph: 0433 734 037
Saturdays 9:30 am; Sabbath School 11:00 am
UNITING Corner of Greening Street & Walker Avenue
Enquiries: to one of the Elders
G Gobbett: Ph: 8569 1083, email: ggmannum@bigpond.com or
G McInerney: Ph: 8569 2076
Sunday 9:30 am, except 3rd Sundays 10:30 am followed by
lunch.

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 Mannum Golf Club
his is an interesting time for
T the Mannum Golf Club. We
are trying to encourage as many
people as possible to play on
our course and thus experience
being outside as well as the
challenges of the course.
In addition to restarting
competitions (with correct
social distancing and flag
handling restrictions) we have
had significant green-fees
players coming to visit Mannum
and play on our course.
The Club is continually being
improved, not only with
improvements to the course, but
also with attention to the
clubhouse. The clubhouse has
been repainted in smart, new
contemporary colours.
My thanks go to Wayne and
his willing band of helpers and
to our sponsor who provided
the materials we required. It is
amazing what a difference this
coat of paint has made and I
encourage residents of Mannum
to take the time to call by and
look for themselves.
Improvements to the course
itself included several new tee
blocks and, more recently,
reshaping and re-laying the 4th
green. The green will still be
challenging but the new
elevated front contours should
prevent balls running back off
the front edge by some metres.
The extended 1st and 18th
greens are now blended into
one playing surface, but with
more contours that add to the
skill required to hole putts on
these greens.
Again my thanks to all the
people who have helped Paul
and the Greens Committee do
this work. Without all these
volunteers, clubs struggle to
survive. I am proud to be
President of the Mannum Golf
Club with such a committed
group of players.
We were lucky to receive a
grant which has enabled us to
purchase a nearly new Gator.
This will be invaluable in
helping manage the spraying
and other aspects of course care
needed to maintain it in good
condition. We have learnt that
with grass courses there are
always new problems that have
to be solved to keep the course
in top presentable condition.
We are lucky to enjoy the skills
and dedication of our
greenkeeper Paul.
Again I invite any Mannum
resident or visitor to visit the
golf course, even if it is just to
enjoy walking the course.
Peter Joyner
President Mannum Golf Club
Mannum RSL
Victory in the Pacific
75th Aniversary, 15th August 2020
D ue to easing of regulations we
are able to recognise the
service and sacrifices made by the
men and women of Australia.
On the 15th August 2020, a
commemorative service will be held
at the Monument on Adelaide
Road at 10:50am for an 11:00am
start. This is a significant service
with some very important people in
attendance, namely the surviving
members from Mannum who served
their country in WW2. We wish to
acknowledge and thank them for
their service and we hope that John
Chandler, Keith Lowe, Erica
Tame, Rhonda Frick, Irene
Cowley, and June Hunter will be
with us and be able to lay a wreath
at the Monument on the occasion
of the 75th Anniversary of the
ending of WW2 (VP Day).
The public are welcome to
attend, bearing in mind COVID-19
regulations apply. You are invited
to the Mannum RSL at the
conclusion of the service.
It is with sadness
that one of
Mannum’s WW2
Veterans, Beryl Fisher (Pullar),
passed away. Beryl will be sadly
missed and remembered for always
wearing her slouch hat with pride.
Commemorative Calendar
August 2020
2nd Deployment of Australian Defence
Personnel to the Persian Gulf
(1990)
4th Britain declares war on Germany
(1914)
15th 75th Aniversary of Victory in the
Pacific. (VP) Day (1945)
18th Vietnam Veterans Day Battle of
Long Tan, South Vietnam (1966)
31st Malaya and Borneo Veterans Day
Mannum Events, August 2020
Held at Mannum RSL, Mary Ann Reserve.
All welcome.
Wednesday 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th
4 – 6 pm, Happy Hour.
Thursday 12th
11am, Monthly Meeting, followed by
a light lunch.
Tuesday 18th
11am, Vietnam Day. RSL Memorial
Garden, Mary Ann Reserve.
The Badge
The price of freedom is eternal vigilance
Lest We Forget

VIETNAM VETERANS DAY The President and Members of the Mannum RSL
invite you to attend the 75th Anniversary of the end of WW2.
Commemorating the 54th Anniversary of 11:00am, Saturday 15th August, 2020
The Battle of Long Tan Mannum Memorial
Randell Street, Mannum
TUESDAY 18th AUGUST 2020 Today will be a special day
as we help our Vets
John Chandler, Keith Lowe, Erica Temme,
Rhonda Frick, Irene Cowley, June Hunter and
all of who know someone who paid the supreme
sacrifice or has passed away since the war.
Commemorate this special occasion
COVID-19 Restrictions apply. We ask that you stand away from out Veterans
during the service. You may bring a chair if you require one. Afterwards we
THE SERVICE WILL BE HELD AT THE will be going to the RSL, Clubrooms Mary Ann Reserve.
RSL MEMORIAL GARDENS ALL WELCOME
MARY ANN RESERVE COME AND ENJOY OUR SPECIAL DAY WITH OUR VETERANS
11am
The service is followed by a light lunch in the
Mannum RSL Clubrooms, Mary Ann Reserve.

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 Community to Help Shape Mid Murray’s Future

T he Mid Murray community is being given the opportunity to shape the

future of the district through the development of a new strategic plan.
The Mid Murray Council wants to hear from residents about what they
believe should be its top priorities over the next four years. This first stage of
community consultation will help it identify the key areas of focus and goals
to include in its draft Our Plan 2020-24, which will then be taken to the
community for a second, larger round of consultation.
Five key themes have been established – lifestyle, business, community,
growth and the environment – along with focus areas and goals for each
theme.
Among these are draft goals including:
• Growing the district’s population by 10% by 2024
• Encouraging and supporting economic and business growth
• Reducing the Council’s carbon footprint and supporting increased climate
resilience in the community
• Creating a community that is mentally healthy, resilient, well-supported and
connected
• Supporting vibrant events and encouraging tourism
• Continuing to deliver Council services in a financially sustainable and efficient
way
• Supporting the environment by protecting natural assets, including the River
Murray
Mid Murray Mayor Dave Burgess said that community input in this first
stage of consultation was critical, because it will set the high-level direction
for future Council decisions.
“Our strategic plan is one of our most important documents, because it
underpins everything we do – from how Council is run, right down to which
projects and services we prioritise for our community,” Mayor Burgess said.
“This first stage is a unique opportunity for locals to tell us what areas they
believe we should focus on. The feedback they give us now will steer the
decisions for the next phase of this work, which is to decide on the activities,
projects and measures we’ll be putting in place to achieve our overarching
goals.
“We encourage anyone who has an interest in our district
to take a close look at our plan so far and tell us whether they think we’re on
the right track with our themes, focus areas and goals – because these will
have a direct impact on where we choose to direct our energy, budget and
resources over the next four years.
“It’s important to remember that this is the first stage of consultation. We’ll
be bringing back a much more detailed version of the plan to the community
later this year for more input as well.”
The plan also sets out areas where Council may be able to take a role in
advocacy for its community, including improved public transport, equitable
access to education, protection of the Murray River and the district’s
environment and access to health services and programs.
Mid Murray Chief Executive Officer Ben Scales said Our Plan 2020-24 will
determine how Council directs its resources in coming years.
“Our Plan 2020-24 will be a key instrument for the delivery of programs
and services to the community and for the long-term financial sustainability
of Council,” he said.
“Working with the Elected Members and staff, we have developed draft
focus areas and goals, and now we need the community to tell us if this
supports their sentiments and if we’re on the right track, or if there’s
something we’ve missed.
“The community’s feedback will be invaluable in helping us move to the
next stage of developing the activities and measures for each of the goals in the
plan that will deliver clear outcomes and accountability.”
The first stage of consultation on Our Plan 2020-24 begins on Monday 29th
June and runs until Friday 17th July.
For information, or to have your say, visit:
www.mid-murray.sa.gov.au
Community feedback will be used to create a complete draft plan, including
a detailed list of future activities and measures, which will then go to a second
round of consultation in coming months.

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 Mannum Men’s Shed
he blokes of the Mannum
T Men’s Shed are conscious
of social distancing and
hygiene and take this matter
very seriously. Keeping this in
mind, we are beginning to get
back to our normal routine.
The end of this month will be
the first of our monthly
barbecues since January.
The August barbecue will be
preceded by our Annual
General Meeting on Thursday
27th August 2020 at 10:30am.
The annual report of our
doings will be presented,
followed by electing four
committee members for the
next year and appointing two
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ex-officio
members, in
accordance with
the constitution.
Two weeks before the AGM,
on the 12th August, the Shed
blokes will be hosting a visit
from the Hon. Tony Pasin MP,
the Federal member for
Barker. Tony’s visits are
always entertaining and often
have good news for our Shed;
sometimes it’s in-kind support,
sometimes to announce the
success of another grant that
we have applied for.
The picture supplied this
month is of a wagon full of
bags of kindling wood sold to
someone in town to raise
money for the Shed. Funds
raised, together with the
money raised from selling
planter boxes made at the
Shed, help with our expenses
and running costs.
The blokes thank the
community for their support
and donations.
Terry Udy
Mannum Mag
Community Land
Management Plan
Wildens Way
second round of
A consultation on the draft
Community Land Management
Plan for Wildens Way is now
open after Council revised the
plan following community
feedback earlier this year.
The revised plan has a focus
on the management of existing
shack leaseholds, accessibility
to the riverfront and to
maintaining and preserving the
environment and existing
remnant flora within the area.
Specifically the Plan
proposes three distinct zones
for the management of the
Wildens Way land.
The Zones are:
• Leasehold Zone: Management of
existing shack land leases
• Riverfront Reserve Zone: Improve
connectivity and accessibility of
adjoining reserves, develop
directional and connectivity signage
and install infrastructure to service
current and future needs
• Samphire Flood Plain Zone:
Maintain and preserve existing
r e m n a n t f lo r a v e g e t a t i o n ,
re-introduce black box gum into the
area and install a formalised walkway
and viewing area.
Copies of the Revised Draft
Community Land Management
Plan Wildens Way are
available at the Local
Government Centre, Murray
Bridge Library and online at:
letstalk.murraybridge.sa.gov.au
Feedback can be sent via the
online form at Council’s
“Let’s Talk” website
www.letstalk.murraybridge.sa.go
v.au
OR by emailing:
records@murraybridge.sa.gov.au.
Consultation closes 3pm
Friday 14th August 2020.
Issue Number 159

he Federal Government is delivering
T a permanent and expanded Office of
the National Rural Health Commissioner
as a new Commissioner is appointed to
replace Professor Paul Worley, who was
the first National Rural Health
Commissioner following the creation of
the office in 2017.
Member for Barker, Tony Pasin, said
continuing and strengthening the office
will help deliver the Government’s key
reforms and targeted rural health
priorities to support practical change for
communities.
“It shouldn’t matter that you live in
Mount Gambier or Kapunda, all
Australians deserve to have their voice
heard when it comes to accessing local
health care,” Mr Pasin said.
“That’s why we established the office
of National Rural Health Commissioner
back in 2017 and why we today stand
proudly beside our commitment to rural
Australians with an ongoing Office.
“No two rural communities are the
same, which is why innovative and
Rural Health Commissioner
flexible models are needed to solve the
complex challenges many face.
“We have delivered the $550 million
Stronger Rural Health Strategy, which
encompasses a suite of measures
specifically designed to overcome the
many challenges faced by rural
communities in trying to attract medical
and health professionals.
“Through the Murray Darling Medical
Schools Network, the Rural Junior
Doctor Training Innovation Fund, and
other programmes, we are delivering
more opportunities for regional students
who in future will become rural doctors,”
he said.
In addition to the extended and
expanded Office of the National Rural
Health Commissioner, the appointment of
eminent rural health advocate, medical
practitioner and researcher Associate
Professor Ruth Stewart as Australia’s
next National Rural Health
Commissioner demonstrates the Federal
Government’s commitment to improving
health care in the bush.
The Commissioner will be supported by
two Deputy Commissioners to
specifically look after allied health,
nursing and Indigenous health.
Associate Professor Stewart has had a
distinguished career in rural health, both
as a practitioner and an academic, most
recently working as an Associate
Professor of Rural Medicine, Director of
Rural Clinical Training and Support at
James Cook University.
“Under Associate Professor Stewart’s
leadership, the Office will take a broader
approach to rural health, and will help
deliver the Government’s key reforms
and targeted rural health priorities to
su p p o rt p ra c tic a l c h ange fo r
communities,” Mr Pasin said.
“The Coalition Government has shown
it is willing to tackle head-on the
challenges of health services in rural and
regional Australia, and this appointment
further demonstrates that commitment to
make the regions a better place to live
and do business.”
From the office of
Tony Pasin MP. Federal Member for Barker

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 Out Of This World Mount Huangshan, China
Astronomer’s Corner The narrow path is a staircase of stone
Clinging to ancient skeletal granite towers
O verhead, at around 9 pm, is the constellation
Scorpius with its bright star Antares, appearing
close to the Southern Cross and The Pointers, high in the sky, at this time. The
And you dare not look down, down, down
Except to be sure of your next step and the next
constellation Corvus and bright star Spica follow the constellation Virgo to And the one after that, until your lactic legs
the horizon, setting in the west. The largest planet, Jupiter, at magnitude -2.7 Cramp on the last upward thrust.
and the planet Saturn, at magnitude -0.2, are in the constellation Sagittarius. Mist swirls around your ankles then lifts like feathers
At different times both are in “opposition”, which is defined as being opposite Falling upwards, lifting your spirits, gifting a second wind.
the Sun when viewed from the Earth. Many astronomical terms can be more
easily understood if you establish a visual connection with the terms. But the iconic mountain will always
At the beginning of the month, Venus rises with the Pleaides, later Be out of my reach, beyond my limits
appearing early in the morning sky before 5am at magnitude -4.7 (very And I can’t imagine experiencing this ancient walk
bright). In the north is the constellation Hercules above the constellation Thrust forward amidst a throng of tourist groups
Ophiuchus, where the fascinating and elusive Barnard’s star may be found Along the modern cantilevered scar, a steel staircase
nearby. Ophiuchus (the Serpent Holder) is usually identified as Aesculapius, Zig zagging across the dizzying rock face, pushing forward to
a mythical Greek healer. Although the Sun passes through Ophiuchus in The Immortal Pointing Way, a legendary rock spur fashioned by the Gods.
December, it is not regarded as one of the Zodiac constellations. The Sun
begins to moves back towards due east on the 23rd September, where it will Tomorrow you begin the downward steps, greet the spiky pine trees
reach around 55 degrees overhead at mid-day. Perching in a granite fissure, your jelly legs wobbling like glimpsed views
The constellation Lupus (the Wolf) is between the Southern Cross and The Through a sea of clouds. This is a walk I will never attempt
Pointers where the Wolf is held in the grasp of the neighbouring Centaurus (a Except in my dreams.
Jacqui Merckenschlager
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 Self-Care and Compassion
am grateful to be able to
I work within the community
on a physical and spiritual
level.
From personal experience I
know life sometimes can be
tough on us, and it is so very
important to provide ourselves
‘self-care’ and respect – just as
we would to our loved ones.
Giving back to our body and
mind so we can relax and just
‘be’ is not something many of
us have on our priority list, and
we can even feel guilty when
we do. The importance of
self-care is valuable, no matter
what our age and gender.
‘Self-care’ can be something
that YOU feel is good for
YOU ... mind, body, or soul. I
look at self-care as a non-
judgmental time for you,
without judging yourself or
beating down on yourself.
Giving yourself time to just
‘be’ and breathe, rejuvenate,
relieve stress and even build
resilience. For many of us, this
non-judgmental time
can be quite difficult,
and it is important to be patient
with yourself.
Here are some ways to help
you take some time for self-
care:
• Allocate a certain amount of time
per day or even per week and set
yourself a reminder.
• Keep it simple.
• Permit yourself to take the time.
• Let your family and friends know
this time is valuable.
• Be gentle and patient with yourself.
• Ask yourself what you would like to
gain from ‘self-care’.
... have an intention (this
does not have to be the same
each time).
Please, always remember to
ask for help from family,
friends, or a health care
professional.
If you have any questions
please contact me.
Deb Roberts
Breathe Yoga, Meditation and Reiki
Email: breatheymr@yahoo.com
Facebook/Instagram:
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Throwin’ Way Leg
n Pidgin, the subject means
I ‘getting set for a long
journey’. The action of
thrusting a leg forward is your
first step. In early days, we
were accustomed to throwin’
way leg. I remember as a very
young child walking home from
school several kilometres each
day. Everyone did it. No cars
waiting outside the school
grounds then! (Who owned a
car?)
I’m reading again the book
‘In Praise Of Walking’ by
neurologist Shane O’Mara. May
I strongly recommend it to you?
Here are a few of the benefits
from bipedalism. Walking as
humans our spines are vertical,
heads erect, eyes swivelling,
longer vision, hands free for
other tasks like carrying food
and babies, weapons and spoils.
Walking upright makes our
minds mobile. We get a
multi-sensory reading of our
world, in all its shapes, forms,
sounds and feelings. Marching
in protest is a common feature
of our free political lives, which
explains why the prevention of
assembly and of marches is
embraced by autocratic
governments. Walking is good
for the body, good for the brain
and good for society at large.
As a ‘reclaimed enthusiast’,
I’m now embracing my ninth
year since a quadruple heart
bypass and a later stroke. Most
weeks I manage walking 65 to
70 kilometres. My weight has
reduced by 6 kilograms. I’ve
walked 3,200 kms since last
September – seeing the world! I
guess those health issues were a
wake-up for me. Anyone can
‘have a go’. All it needs is to
thrust a leg forward as your first
tentative step. Good luck and
I’ll see you all throwin’ way
legs!
[‘Throwin Way Leg’ is the
title of Tim Flannery’s
zoological book on his Papua
New Guinea experience as a
young graduate.]
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 Grassroots Grants Program
pplications are now being sought for the
A 2020-21 Murraylands and Riverland
Landscape Board’s Grassroots Grants program.
The Grassroots Grants program supports
community-based organisations, volunteer groups
and individuals who work at a local level on a
not-for-profit basis to help in the management of
the Murraylands and Riverland natural assets.
Minister for Environment and Water David
Speirs said the program ensures there are more
funding opportunities for communities dedicated
to working in our landscape regions.
“Local community groups, not-for-profit
organisations and volunteers are now able to
apply for funding from their regional landscape
board to help them sustainably manage their local
landscapes,” Minister Speirs said.
“The Grassroots Grants program will support
the local community to play a significant role in
managing our natural resources, including
carrying out on-ground works.
“In the metropolitan areas, people will be able
to apply for funding in early August 2020, when
Green Adelaide launches its metropolitan
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Mental Musings
Grassroots Grants program. he path of least resistance –
“Successful funding will help local communities
to be directly responsible for managing their
T muse on.
Where does it go? Depends
region’s natural resources. on what it is. Big rains often
“Funding could be used to kick start a new cause washouts or gutters where
project or build upon an existing one for activities they’re not wanted. Really good
such as weed treatment, pest or disease walking paths, that don’t have a
management.” firm enough base, can be
The Chair of the Murraylands and Riverland washed away.
Landscape Board Dianne Davidson AM is In our brains we have
encouraging groups and individuals to apply to numerous pathways shaped by
the new grant program. our thinking which apparently
“Grassroots grants are an important way the can be altered.
new Board will support the local community to Just like the rain washed
improve the management of the region’s gutters, that need to be filled,
landscape and its natural assets.” compacted and dug in a better
Guidelines and application forms are available place, we too, if we make the
on the Murraylands and Riverland Landscape effort, can change attitudes or
Board website at: https://landscape.sa.gov.au/mr outcomes in our lives and affect
Applications must be received by 5:00pm those around us for good.
ACDT on Monday 24th August 2020. Happy musing until spring
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 Mannum Classic
Vehicle Club
Next Meeting and AGM
T he current COVID-19 rules for
gatherings permit our next
meeting on the third Thursday in
August to be held:
Thursday 20th August 2020, 7:30pm
Mannum Community Club
The Annual General Meeting will
follow immediately afterwards.
Any changes will be posted on the
local Notice Board.
COVID-19 Rules will be observed.
Judith Marshall,
Secretary, MCVM Inc.
Issue Number 159
Ulysses
Lower
Murray
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If you enjoy riding motorbikes and
a social gathering with other
motorbike enthusiasts, this is the
club for you.
It’s a great social group – lots of
fun. We have rides on Sundays and
Thursdays.
Come and join in the fun.
For more information call Terry
on 0401 320 665.
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Can you spare a few hours
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Roles a volunteer could assist include:
 Musically minded people for fortnightly/monthly singalongs
 Activities and games
 Reading (newspapers, mail, stories)
 Shopping, cooking, walks and other activities.
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Mannum and surrounding areas.
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 The Storm
t was going to be a winter storm, such as we got occasionally.
I The clouds were heavy, almost solid across the sky, bringing
night early.
I love storms. There is something so frightening, so awe
inspiring about a really bad (good?) one. It is elemental. You
know there is a force so much more powerful than the efforts of
man.
And so, the storm arrived with a brilliant flash of lightning
which found gaps in our curtains and drapes and offended our
ears with a loud crash of sound. There seemed then to be a lull
after which the storm arrived in earnest. The lightning was almost
continuous and the sound almost painful. It began to rain, lashing
the windows, water streaming down the glass, which I saw when
I lifted the curtains to peek out.
We settled down in the lounge room to watch the news, snug
and safe. The air conditioner quietly ran, keeping the room warm.
The storm raged on. There was a sudden brilliant flash of light
which, despite the window coverings, seemed to penetrate the
room, lighting every corner. This was followed almost
immediately by the loudest clap of thunder I had ever heard. The
entire house shook. The wind and the rain seemed to increase and
there was sound everywhere. The lights flickered out, came back
on, flickered again, then decided enough was enough and went
out. The television died too. Yet the room still was brightly lit
with the pyrotechnics that continued outside.
We waited for the power to return. After some time, I got up and
went to the back door which opened on the side of the house way
from the wind. The entire sky was lit with sheet and forked
lightning. Rain lashed the garden. Trees bent to the wind.
I closed the door and went to the cupboard where we kept our
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wet weather gear.
“What are you doing?” my wife wanted to know.
“I am going up to the end of the street. Should get a good view
of the storm all around from there.”
“You’re mad,” she said and went to the cupboard and got out
her Driza-Bone. “We may as well both be mad,” she commented
as I opened the back door and we stepped out to face the
elements.
Within seconds the bottoms of my trousers and Cora’s slacks
were wet through. We didn’t really notice as we leaned into the
wind and made progress toward the end of the street. There we
stood at the top of a gully which ran backwards away from the
storm. The entire land was bathed in that eerie blue light that
seemed similar to the mercury vapour street lights. Away in the
distance we could see two mobile towers lit by the lightning,
The storm began to move away towards the east. Just as
suddenly as it started, it stopped. The world was filled with
darkness and an eerie silence. We walked back toward home,
treading carefully for there was no moon, no street lights, no
house lights.
Nearing our house I thought the gum tree at the front appeared
different. As we reached our front gate the street lights came on
and through our lounge room window we could see the television
flickering. That was all. A large branch had been torn from our
gum tree. It had crashed onto the roof and parts had smashed
through the front windows. Where we normally sat was hidden by
small branches and parts of the roof and ceiling. If we hadn’t gone
to look at the storm, we would have been badly hurt. Someone
was looking after us.
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 Mannum History Group
Copeville between farming and building a year Growing Up down approximately five years ago.

T ime for a journey from Mannum;
cross the river and explore a
small rural community known as
Copeville.
After the Waikerie railway line
opened in 1914, a Post Office named
Glencope was established at the
railway siding, also known as
Glencope, built on land of Mr H
Cope.
Glencope became Copeville in
1917 so as not to cause confusion
with Glencoe in the South East
which was established much earlier.
Copeville was a busy yard as there
was a large area of grain growing
country both east and west.
The township Copeville, same
name as the railway siding,
immediately south of the railway
yard was declared in 1917.
A public hall about 1.6kms south
of the town was opened in 1920
before any buildings were erected in
the surveyed town. Copeville Hall
was originally known as Spurling
Memorial Hall. To keep costs to a
minimum all work was done by local
voluntary labour but the farmers on
the committee included three
masons, two carpenters and one
plasterer. It took these volunteers in
to complete.
At the time the Government made
loans to local communities erecting
halls which were suitable for the
Education Department to rent for
use as schools. The rent of this hall
for the school continued until it
closed in April 1936. This was a
Provisional School. [Pg.298
Karoonda East Murray a History to
1986 - Alan Jones.]
Provisional School
A document dated 1900, from the
Education Department stated under
Regulation 329:
“When the residents of any
neighbourhood have provided, at
their cost, suitable premises for a
provisional school, rent shall be
paid as herein provided.”
Under the provisional school
system, the locals had to provide
furnishing for students and the
teacher, board for the teacher, and
heating for the school. Water, toilets
and adequate hand washing facilities
were also to be provided.
The little school building needed
to be used for other community
events to recoup the building costs.
Families and their children were
recorded for the purpose of
educational needs.
in the East Murray District
Reflections of Barry Burdett, who
grew up at Copeville.
“It was a good place to live, with
a school in its heyday of forty
students and two teachers. You
either walked or caught the bus to
school, very few were driven by
car. Grade eight onwards was by
correspondence at the school. At
times boys were distracted by
watching the steam trains go past
and were caught looking out the [The photograph above was taken in
window and not focusing on the 1922 and the photograph below was
lesson. Social outings at the hall taken recently by Christine Denman.]
were very strong in attendance.
Dances, the Christmas Tree and
school concert held on the same
night and carol nights are
remembered well. There was
strong support for local sport;
cricket and tennis in the summer,
football in winter, played at
Perponda.”
Barry recalls the time in 1952
when the male teacher, who was not
popular with the students, caned a
female student for painting a flower;
Small communities such as
what we today would describe as
Copeville have a fighting spirit, lots
graffiti. Art was a correspondence
of determination and a strong sense
subject and the school was supplied
of belonging to a community. Today
with oil paints. The female student
Copeville has very few residents left,
painted a small blue flower (5cm)
and some buildings have started to
head height, outside on the corner of
crumble, such as the hall/school as
the wall near the main entrance. It
shown in the photographs.
remained intact until the wall fell Christine Denman

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 Mannum and District Pistol and
Shooting Club
M annum and District Pistol
and Shooting Club Inc
has resumed shooting with
practice sessions planned for
July.
August 2020
st
Sat 1 Sport, Centrefire and Black
Powder Pistol at 10:00 am
Sun 2nd Service Rifle at 11:00 am
Sat 8th Rimfire and Centrefire
Pistol Silhouette at 11:00 am
Sun 9th Black Powder Rifle 9:00 am,
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Sat 15th Rimfire Rifle 11:00 am
Sun 16th Shotgun 25 Clays 10:00 am
If you are interested in attending
any of the above sessions please
contact the club President Mr
Neville Searle on 0408 813 214.
New members are always
welcome.
Michael Lacey
Rivercity Mechanical
A Birthday Celebration
rom humble beginnings in
F Meningie in 2018, husband
and wife duo, Blake and Flic
Piltz of Tailem Bend, have
grown their Tailem Bend and
Meningie businesses from two
to eight staff in just over 24
months. They are now proudly
celebrating their first year in
their Tailem Bend workshop.
“We opened our second
workshop in Tailem Bend on
10th August 2019. We’ve
always been focused on
providing a friendly country
RAA Roadside service and it’s
really paid off,” Flic said.
The latest member to join
Blake’s expanding workshop is
Mechanical Trainee, Kurtis
Tentye of Burdett.
Kurtis Tentye
“Kurt has settled quickly into
our team and he’s enjoying
working on the variety of
vehicles that pass through our
workshops,” Blake said.
“I’m so proud of our team;
you know, we even have a
stranded motorist we’ve helped
from as far as Victor Harbour
coming back to have his car
serviced in Tailem Bend. How
good is that?”
Kurtis Tentye of Burdett, Braden
Selby of Meningie, Tommy Squires of
Tailem Bend, Maddy Cattanach and
Samuel Ellul both of Murray Bridge,
Flic Piltz of Tailem Bend, Robert
Heard and Dylan Hrvatin both of
Murray Bridge and Blake Piltz of
Tailem Bend. Missing Clancy Baily of
Murray Bridge (on leave)
Servicing RAA customers
from as far as Geranium, Ki Ki
and Woods Well and the two
weighbridges separating Tailem
Bend and Murray Bridge,
Rivercity Mechanical has a
strong future.
With a planned Isuzu Tow
and Tilt Truck to be ordered,
bringing their fleet to three, and
another company ute on the
way, Blake and Flic are busily
planning for their Tailem Bend
birthday celebrations scheduled
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 Mannum Golf Club
Competition Results
Date: 30/06/2020 M Underwood –2 T Johnson –3 Sponsor: Pretoria Hotel R Foreman 11 G Bormann 11
Competition: Stableford K Franklin –4 S McMahon –4 G Thompson 41 J Applebee 33 W Lawless 10 M Underwood 9
Sponsor: Carpet Court D Smith –4 S Williams –4 J Packer 31 S Thompson 29 Date: 18/07/2020
M Underwood 33 J Bailey 32 Date: 07/07/2020 B Hendrie 29 M Underwood 28 Competition: Competition Stroke MM
S Thompson 32 P Turvey 31 Competition: Stableford P Temme 28 J Bailey 28 Sponsor: Grundy’s Shoes
K Franklin 28 W Lawless 26 Sponsor: Daish Irrigation J Ross 27 P Turvey 68 M Underwood 79
K Bretag 25 J Applebee 25 W Lawless 38 J Applebee 36 Date: 14/07/2020 K Franklin 79 S Dahlitz 80
B Officer 22 S Thompson 36 J Bailey 35 Competition: Stableford G Thompson 81 T Johnson 82
Date: 02/07/2020 D Buck 34 P Turvey 31 Sponsor: B & C Excavations G Bormann 83 P Temme 83
Competition: Thursday 9 HoleStableford M Underwood 27 K Franklin 27 G Westlake 35 G Bormann 29 P Joyner 83 W Banks 83
G Boreman 16 B Houston 15 R Officer 26 J Bailey 29 K Franklin 26 Date: 21/07/2020
R Nagel 14 K Franklin 13 Date: 09/07/2020 W Banks 26 T Johnson 25 Competition: Stableford
P Turvey 13 D Buck 11 Competition:Thursday9Hole Stableford M Underwood 24 S Dahlitz 23 Sponsor: Chooks Custom Grafix
R Foreman 11 D Buck 18 P Turvey 15 P Turvey 23 G Bormann 35 K Franklin 34
Date: 04/07/2020 R Nagel 13 M Underwood 13 Date: 16/07/2020 J Bailey 32 S Dahlitz 30
Competition: Par Temp 16 G Boreman 12 K Franklin 11 Competition:Thursday 9 Hole Stableford P Turvey 29 M Underwood 29
Sponsor: IGA Fresh R Foreman 9 A Davis 9 D Buck 17 R Nagel 15 T Johnson 28 W Lawless 25
G Hill +1 R Scriven 0 Date: 11/07/2020 P Turvey 15 B Houston 14 W Banks 25
J Bailey –2 S Thompson –2 Competition: Stableford S Dahlitz 12 K Franklin 12

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 Blanchetown Hub Mobility Scooter Theft Protection

M
Opening Hours obility scooters or ‘gophers’ age card, prefixed by
are motorised wheelchairs the letter ‘S’ for South

T he Mid Murray Council has

announced a change in the
opening hours of the Blanchetown
Community Hub, moving to two
days a week from 21st July. This
change will help balance ongoing
community needs, while also
supporting Council’s goals to create
budget efficiencies and savings across
all areas of business.
The hub, managed by Council
staff, offers a welcoming space for
locals and visitors to connect with
various resources, information and
services – including Council
programs, public library, visitor
information outlet and a Centrelink
access point.
Previously open for four hours
each weekday, access hours were
reduced to four hours on only one
day per week during April to June
this year (as a result of COVID-19
restrictions). Council has also
undertaken a review of the past three
years of the hub’s operations, during
which it identified that reducing
hours on a permanent basis had the
potential for significant costsavings,
while still being able to service the
community.
Now, after significant community
consultation, a preference from local
people and Council has been
adopted, whereby the hub will
remain open for two days per week.
• Tuesdays: 10am to 2pm
• Thursdays: 10am to 2pm
Mayor Dave Burgess said the two
opening days would provide
sufficient access for locals and
visitors needing to use the facility.
There has not seen a significant
growth since the reduction in hours
in April-June.
“We always need to be cognisant
of our responsibility to manage
Council budgets effectively, and
unfortunately this does mean
looking at ways to reduce costs
where possible,” Mayor Burgess
says.
“We acknowledge that the
Blanchetown Hub is a vital space for
the local community, but reducing
opening hours will lead to
significant savings.”
“During COVID-19, hours were
reduced due to lack of demand, and
we have not seen a significant
growth since.”
Council will monitor usage over
the next 12 months to ensure
delivery meets demand and will
consider amending opening hours if
required.
which provide mobility and
transport for older and less able
bodied members of our community.
Mobility scooters can be an easy
target for thieves.
To reduce your chances of
becoming a victim of theft, please
consider the following security tips:
• Secure your mobility scooter in your
home or a locked garage or install an
anchor point and lock to secure it to
the anchor point.
• Park your mobility scooter out of sight
or consider concealing it with a cover,
which can be secured to the scooter,
when at home.
• Lock your mobility scooter and
remove the key when not in use.
• Lock the steering of your mobility
scooter if it is equipped with this
feature.
• Do not leave any possessions or
valuables in the mobility scooter.
• Photograph your mobility scooter and
record any markings and the serial
number to identify your mobility
scooter. The mobility scooter
company will be able to assist with
the location of the serial number.
• Mark your mobility scooter with your
driver’s licence number or proof of
OSCARS
Australia e.g.
S123456.
The Australian Road Rules
classifies a person using a motorised
wheelchair as a pedestrian and the
following road rules apply:
• Cannot travel at a speed greater than
10 km/h on level ground.
• Must have an unladen weight of less
than 110kg.
• Can only travel on the road where a
footpath is not available, is being
repaired or is unsafe due to damage.
• Must observe all the same road rules
that apply to pedestrians.
• Must only carry one person.
• Motorised scooters do not need to be
registered and the operator does not
need a driver’s licence to operate it.
• A motorised wheelchair can only be
used if the person has a reasonable
need due to their physical condition.
If you have any questions please
contact your local police station:
South Australia Police
70 Adelaide Road
Mannum SA 5238
Ph: 8569 2211
or visit: www.police.sa.gov.au
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 September Spring Garden Fling at Mt Pleasant
P reparation for Mt Pleasant Farmers Markets new initiative. the
September garden “Spring Fling”, is shaping up to develop into a
gardener’s dream shopping expedition.
With COVID-19 requiring cancellation of one of the major events in the
market calendar, the SA Spring Garden Festival – Mt Pleasant management
has thought ‘outside the square’ to support those garden festival
stallholders. The initiative will give stallholders an opportunity to recover
trade impacted by the festival’s cancellation.
Spring Fling Project Officer, Terese Stephens said, “Every Saturday in
September, in conjunction with the Mt Pleasant Farmers Market, the
outdoor area leading to market hall will be filled with a different and diverse
range of all things garden. Stalls range from garden tools to one-off garden
metal/timber art pieces, garden care products and plants, plants and more
plants.
“The challenge for shoppers will be which Saturday, or Saturdays, in
September they will be able to attend. Every Saturday there will be a
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variation in stallholders, each with their own
diverse range.”
The Farmers Market will run in conjunction
with the “Fling” and will trade to 1pm on every Saturday in September. The
market hall will be brimming with local producers, the best from the region,
providing a diverse and expansive range of fabulous foods.
“It will be an opportunity to discover or re-discover the farmers market,
with the added bonus of the Spring Fling thrown into the shopping mix,”
said Terese Stephens.
For comprehensive list of both Farmers Market and Spring Fling
stallholders for the month of September visit:
www.saspringgardenfestival.com.au
The Mt Pleasant Farmers Market is open every Saturday at the Mt
Pleasant Showgrounds, from 8am – 12 noon with COVID-19 safety
precautions in place.
For more information please phone Terese Stephens 0418 301 121.
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 Combined Murray River Splash

T
Probus Club he Rural City of Murray Bridge is one of 24 successful will be used to expand the range of programs and
of Mannum applicants to receive Federal funding under the activities for children and to promote the festival to
Regional Tourism Bushfire Recovery Grants program. people outside the region. The 2021 event will include a
he committee met on 13th Mr Tony Pasin MP, Federal Member for Barker said, range of activities such as:
T July and decided to have
the next general meeting on
“Not only will this encourage visitors to the region over
summer bringing with them their summer holiday
·
•
Giant inflatable aquatic obstacle course
Bouncy castle • Laser tag • Rock climbing • Mini Golf
• Circus workshops • Lego – build and bash
Monday 3rd August at the spending money, but it will be a great morale boost for • Sand castle city – on the temporary beach
Mannum Club. As usual, there the local Murray Bridge community after a tough year of • Outdoor cinema on Friday nights
will be a 10 am start, restrictions.” The festival will also feature fireworks, live music show
Additionally, we must abide by River Murray Splash is a family festival held each year and food trucks showcasing local produces. The event
the covid 19 safety rules. at Sturt Reserve, Murray Bridge. The Rural City of runs from 31st December 2020 to 26th January 2021.
Mr Graham Hallandal will be Murray Bridge hosts this event as part of their river The project is scheduled for completion in April 2021.
the guest speaker on his subject, activation program initiatives from New Year’s Eve until The Regional Tourism Bushfire Recovery Grant
The Monarto Zoo. Australia Day. The event, in its 3rd year, runs for a Program will support events to encourage tourists back
We propose to follow the month, with a series of day and night activities for into our bushfire affected regions and is part of a $76
programme for the rest of the children and families. million tourism recovery package to protect jobs, small
year (COVID-19 willing). On The $30,000 grant funding for “Murray River Splash” businesses and local economies.
Monday 7th September there
will be a bus trip to visit Aussie
Apricots, at Mypolonga, then
on to the Wellington Hotel for
lunch. We return via Tailem
Bend and Mannum ferry,
arriving home about 4
o’clockish. More details will be
in the soon-to-be-distributed
newsletter.
Meetings are open to visitors.
If you would like more
information, contact Geoff
Gobbett.
Geoff Gobbett, Secretary
Mob: 04 47 835 997, Ph: 8569 1083,
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 Works, Services and Projects
Update from Mid Murray Council
B rief notes on selected topics from the Tuesday 14th July Council meeting.
• The following were adopted by Council.
 The Long Term Financial Plan 2020-21 to 2029-30
 The Annual Business Plan and Budget for 2020-21
 Valuations of Land for the Purpose of Rating
 Attribution of Land Use
 Fees and Charges for the year ending 30th June 2020
• A Cemeteries and Memorials Policy was adopted. This Policy outlines Mid
Murray Council’s objectives with respect to Council-owned and operated
cemeteries and in regard to the Burial and Cremation Act 2013 (the Act) and
the Burial and Cremation Regulations 2014 (the Regulations). Council
recognises that many of these community cemeteries also have historical
significance as the resting place of many of the area’s pioneers and
respected citizens. Council will efficiently and effectively manage these
cemeteries in a respectful manner to meet the needs of the community.
• The following Declarations were made by Council for the financial year
ending 30th June 2021.
 Differential general rates
 Fixed Minimum rate of $731
 The Regional Landscape Levy (previously the Natural Resources
Management Levy)
 The annual service charges for Community Wastewater Management
Systems (CWMS)
 Service charges for the Bowhill Multi Access Television Transmission
Service and Bowhill Reticulated Water Supply System
 An annual service charge was declared for Kerbside Collection of
Recycables
 10% Rate Capping Rebate, conditions apply
 Primary Production Rebate, conditions apply
• Council declared that all rates for the year ending 30th June 2021 are payable
by quarterly instalments as follows:
11th September 2020 11th December 2020
12th March 2021 11th June 2021
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• A report was received outlining the savings made in the
previous Financial Year’s budget (2019/20), identifying savings in the new
Financial Year (2020/21) and future areas to be investigated.
• Swan Reach Deep River Mooring (National Stronger Regions Fund) –
installation of piles for pontoon and mooring has commenced with
connection of the gangway completed.
• After considering a report providing additional information for Council
endorsement for a variation to the Plant and Machinery Asset Management
Plan (Plant Replacement Program) to purchase a ‘Live Bottom Trailer’ for
road maintenance purposes in lieu of the planned replacement of 2 x Semi
Side Tippers, Council endorsed the procurement of a Live Bottom Trailer, at
an estimated cost of $165,000 (ex-GST) for Council operations.
• Ultimate Motorsports Events will host the proposed ‘Pine Hut Stage’ and
‘Gap Road Stage’ of the 2020 Adelaide Hills Rally on 18th October 2020.
Temporary road closures will apply.
• The SA Genetically Modified Crops Management Act 2004 has recently been
amended, with the 16-year moratorium to be lifted and Genetically Modified
(GM) food crops will be able to be grown in South Australia, with the
exemption of Kangaroo Island. There is a six month window contained in
Section 5A of the Amendment that affords Council the ability to apply to the
Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development for the
moratorium to be contained in its Local Government area. Council will be
conducting public consultation prior to making a decision on whether or not
to apply to become a non-genetically modified (GM) crop area.
• The Mid Murray Council has received a grant funding offer from the Federal
Government Building Better Regions Fund (BBRF) of $223,790 for the
‘Destination Swan Reach’ project which will deliver the first stages of the
Swan Reach Riverfront / Len White Reserve Master Plan.
• The Blanchetown Hub opening hours have now changed; the Hub will be
open two days a week, Tuesday and Thursday from 10am to 2pm.
• A report was received on the outcome of Mid Murray Council’s results from
the Alcohol and Drug Foundation and Plant Youths’ Local Government
Prevention and Infrastructure Survey Report. This report will align with and
support the development of the 10-year Mid Murray Our Town Community
Mental Health and Wellbeing Response Plan.
• A report was received advising that Infrastructure and Field Services has
initiated a process to review and assess a range of speed zones in Mid
Murray local areas on a priority basis. It is expected that some existing
speed zones may require a review to comply with the Department of
Planning, Transport and Infrastructure (DPTI). A DPTI representative will,
with Council staff, jointly assess speed zones and signage within the Council
area against the Australian Standards and review existing approvals for
compliance, with the aim of providing a consistent approach across the Mid
Murray Council area in line with the best practice for speed limit applications.
• Due to COVID-19 restrictions and the need for technology capabilities, the
location for the next ordinary meeting of Council on the 11th August 2020 has
been changed back to the Cambrai Chambers, Main Street, Cambrai. This
meeting was scheduled to be held at the Swan Reach Hall.
Ben Scales, CEO
Mid Murray Council
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 Musical Miscellany
The Power of Music
little while ago I was trawling through DVDs in an Op Shop
A when a lady showed me a disc. She was buying music CDs for
her son and daughter and asked if I knew the artist. I admitted I
didn’t know him. Then she told me that her son had cerebral palsy
and before he spoke a complete sentence, he was singing the songs
of Adam Brand as his CDs played. Last year they were awarded a
trip to the Country Music Festival at Tamworth. They enjoyed it so
much that they returned again this year. They found the atmosphere
and the nearness of the stars exciting and they loved the music and
the talent on display. Music was a vital part of the ongoing life of
this family.
The power of music has produced amazing music from artists
who have suffered various handicaps.
Beethoven was profoundly deaf by the time he was about
twenty-eight. He wrote some of his most powerful and moving
music after this time, including the wonderful Ninth Symphony
with the beautiful Song of Joy.
Blind musicians, and there have been quite a few, must have a
wonderful ear for sound and a great memory for compositions. The
criticism that they couldn’t read music hardly applies to such
artists.
Considering a few. George Shearing, actually Sir George, was
officially blind from an early age. He began his musical life in
England but moved to the USA during the height of the bebop era.
Although not really a bebop artist, he did play with Charlie Parker.
He carved quite a niche for himself with a distinctive style
featuring piano, vibes and guitar playing in unison. He composed
many tunes but the one which remains a classic, recorded many
times by many artists and still played today, is Lullaby of Birdland.
Ray Charles was blind from an early age. Multi-talented, he sang,
played piano and other instruments; crossed genres, blues, jazz and
soul. Was also a composer and wrote What’d I Say. He had a
life-long friendship with Quincy Jones.
Django Reinhardt was another musician to demonstrate the power
of music. He was a gypsy who played guitar and had recorded, only
to suffer serious burns when a fire destroyed the caravan in which
he and his wife lived. They both escaped the fire but Django was
badly burned. The doctors wanted to amputate a leg. He refused the
operation. More importantly the fourth and fifth fingers of his left
hand were badly injured. It was thought he would not play again.
With determination he learned his craft again, using the two
damaged fingers only for chords. Thereafter he became a
celebrated jazz guitarist. Today there are annual Django Reinhardt
festivals held throughout Europe and the US.
Wingy Manone lost his right arm in a streetcar accident when he
was ten. He wore a prosthesis so people were unaware of his
handicap. He became a trumpet player, vocalist, band leader and
composer despite his difficulty, and made many successful
recordings.
Diane Schuur was born blind. Discovered by Stan Getz, she has
become a stand-out jazz singer and pianist. During her career she
has performed for Presidents Reagan and Clinton. Her most
popular recording has been Diane Schuur and the Count Basie
Orchestra which topped the Billboard Jazz Charts for 33 weeks.
All of these musicians have demonstrated the power of music
which has enabled them to overcome difficulties and distinguish
themselves in their chosen field. There are many others like them.
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t present I have on my computer a
A photograph of many young people
crowding closely together waiting to be
admitted into a hotel. It is hard to believe
that there is any form of crisis or that the
crisis threatens lives. Of course those that
are dying are not from the age group this
collection of people represent so it probably
doesn’t bother them very much. After all
they have been deprived of “fun” for weeks
and this elusive enjoyment must be pursued
at all costs. I call the photograph “The
Dance of the Morons”.
The only similar photographs of such
queues that I have seen are those of the
Great Depression. Those photographs were
mostly of men queueing for jobs. There
were also photographs of homeless people
queueing at soup kitchens. The Great
Depression lasted in Australia throughout
the nineteen thirties. Easement came
particularly through the spending by
government on the ensuing World War.
World War II for Australia began on the
third of September 1939 and ended on
August fifteenth 1945 with the surrender of
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What Crisis?
the Japanese. Throughout the war most
essential goods were rationed including
clothing, food items such as butter, sugar
and tea, petrol and other items considered
today as essentials.
Many children were without their father
as the men served overseas, firstly in
Europe and then closer to home as the
Japanese threat increased. I have a friend
who never knew his father. His father was
captured by the Japanese and died on the
Sandakan death march.
Many women worked in factories and at
the same time raised children in very
straitened circumstances. My own mother
raised my sister and I alone for sometime,
as our father was in strange places such as
Darwin, Lae, Finschhafen and Morotai. He
did get one or two leaves. However, we
lived in Perth and by the time he arrived
home it was almost time for him to return to
those mysterious places. It took three days
to travel from Adelaide to Perth and there
were not enough carriages so they used
cattle trucks. When the war ended it was not
until the first of January 1946 that my father
arrived home.
Communications were limited. My
grandmother received a telegram advising
her he was missing after my uncle was shot
down over Holland. He was a tail gunner in
a bomber in the RAF. However, it was
sometime later she was advised that he was
alive and a prisoner of war.
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Entertainment was limited. Hotels closed
at six o’clock. There were picture theatres
in the city screening films by the major
studios of the US and the UK. Some
suburbs had local theatres which showed
films on Fridays and Saturdays. There were
also dance venues giving opportunities for
local musicians and for locals to mix with
American troops that were stationed here.
Sport was for exercise and fitness. The
eight football clubs combined together to
form four teams for a limited competition
during the war because most of the young
men were in the services. The sporting
careers of many were shortened.
The depression and the war prevented
many from achieving higher education
opportunities.
Radio was limited. Adelaide had three
commercial stations, 5DN, 5KA and
5AD,together with two ABC stations, 5CL
and 5AN. The stations were AM stations
with much smaller power output. FM radio
did not exist before the nineteen seventies.
There was no television of course, it was
1959 before it appeared in Adelaide.
So, I look at this photograph in some
wonder. These people do not appear to be
able to control themselves for more than a
few weeks. Certainly, they seem to consider
only self-gratification. How would they
have coped with the crises of the past?
The Diarist
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annum writers are moving
M to a new meeting venue!
Our many thanks to the
Mannum Motel Café for
hosting our meetings in the
past. Commencing 6th August,
our group meetings will be held
at Randell House on Cliff
Street.
Helen, from Randell House,
has offered her premises for our
meetings and for future events
that we are currently planning.
I would like to invite anyone
interested in knowing more
about our group and what we do
to contact me on 0400 286 083.
Mannum Writers
We meet over coffee,
an eclectic group
with a love of the written word.
Coming together
with a common pursuit -
to learn and to share,
wanting our words to be heard
but not always knowing
where to start
Ready to rise to the challenge
with an open mind
and an open heart
This is a safe place,
a place of free expression.
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among friends who care
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Optimism, Pessimism and Attitude
T he difference between optimism and pessimism is
attitude. It’s a matter of how we see things. What one
person sees as a half empty glass; another person will see
as a glass half full. How we see things influences our
behaviour. It is often the difference between success and
failure. Actions are heavily influenced by attitude.
William James, a famous American psychologist,
claimed, “We can change our behaviour and change our
lives by changing our attitude.” It supports the views of
Stephen Covey, a behavioural psychologist, who
maintained, “I’m not a product of my circumstances. I’m
a product of my attitude.” William James also believed
that attitudes are contagious and that they have a flow on
effect, and that enthusiasm and laziness are by-products
of goodand bad attitudes respectively. A positive attitude
will generate enthusiasm and lead to success, whereas a
negative attitude will lead to apathy and most likely
failure.
Right now, the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted our
lives in a multitude of ways. How we react and how we
manage the situation will depend on our attitude. To say
that we are currently living in a time of transition is an
understatement. Our entire life is a transition. Each day
is a different day with different challenges and different
outcomes. Life’s journey is a constant transition from
infancy to senility. How we manage that transition is
governed by our attitude.
Throughout life we are presented with a series of
opportunities, and how we manage those opportunities
determines our success or failure.
It reminds me of the New Testament parable of the
employer who had three employees. He rewarded one
employee with five pieces of gold, the second employee
with two pieces of gold and the third employee with one
piece of gold. The first employee continued to work hard
and diligently and turned the five pieces into ten. The
second employee also applied himself and turned two
pieces into four. However, the third employee did
nothing to take advantage of the opportunity. He let the
money sit idle. When the employer discovered he had
done nothing to enhance his position, he rebuked him,
saying, “You wicked and lazy servant”, and he dismissed
him for failing to make the most of his opportunity.
There are many instances when failure in life is not
through lack of opportunity but through lack of
endeavour and lack of planning. Do people plan to fail?
I think not. The problem is they fail to plan.
During the recent school holidays, I treated several
teenagers as patients. I asked them questions like “How is
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school?” One young lass was clear in her resolve; “I want
to be a surgeon in the army and treat wounded soldiers.”
I asked another Year 12 student the same question and
got the reply, “Dunno. Don’t really care.” Failing to
plan, lack of goals and a poor attitude is the perfect
recipe for failure.
Maxwell Maltz, a behavioural psychologist, has
described life’s journey as akin to riding a bike. In order
to move forward, you have to keep pedalling, even if it’s
into a strong headwind. If you stop pedalling, you fall off
and finish up nowhere.
Optimism and a positive attitude generate energy and
stimulate effort, which in turn determine the outcome.
Dealing with the challenges thrown at us by the
coronavirus is like pedalling into a headwind. Times are
tough. People are struggling. Families are suffering. The
present pandemic has forced us to become creative and
find new ways of doing things. How we respond and how
we transition through these opportunities will determine
the outcome.
Our attitude and our desire to succeed are fundamental.
Remember the words of William James, “We can change
our behaviour and change our lives by changing our
attitude.”
There are many facets to this fascinating subject which
we call “attitude” and whether we are an optimist or a
pessimist is significant.
“Positive thinking” makes you feel good, and happy,
when circumstances around you seem bad.
The simple fact is COVID-19 has changed our lives and
changed the way we do things forever. How we cope and
how we adjust will be determined by our attitude. We
can’t ignore the impact of COVID-19 on society, but our
attitude will determine how we react and how we adapt.
If we choose a positive approach, our optimism will be
contagious and it will also help others to successfully
manage the challenges which confront us.
We have a choice. We can stop pedalling and sit on the
side of the road beside our bike and feel miserable, or we
can seize the day, keep pedalling and find new ways of
doing things. COVID-19 has created many challenges but
it has also created new opportunities.
How we see the future depends on whether we are an
optimist or a pessimist. It was Winston Churchill who
said, “The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity;
the optimist sees opportunity in every difficulty.”
It is all about attitude.
Dr Graham Parry, Mannum Dental
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 The Pain of Being Left Out
T he pain of being left out literally
really does hurt.
We have all experienced at some
time being left out of something,
whether it was not being invited to
a classmate’s birthday party or
finding out a group of friends got
together and didn’t tell us or
receiving the silent treatment from
work colleagues. And when we do
experience this it hurts. We feel
pain, we may feel excluded, we may
experience a loss of self-worth, we
may feel confused, asking ourselves,
“Why did they do that?”; we may
feel angry, we may feel sad. We may
react by rejecting them, turning our
backs and telling ourselves we
didn’t want to go to their party
anyway.
In whatever way we reacted we
still felt pain and for some the pain
can feel worse than being physically
hit. With physical abuse the bruises
can heal quickly, but being
subjected to the silent treatment is
much more damaging to the psyche.
Kip Williams, PhD, in 2009
discoveredthrough his research that
the reason we felt pain is because the
same area of the brain that lights up
when we experience nerve pain also
lights up when we are rejected or
ostracised. It makes sense really
because when you think about it,
safety is a high priority for the
body. Pain signals a warning to the
conscious mind that something is
not right, there is danger and it may
be a potentially life-threatening
risk. Pain arouses the senses to take
action, to be alert. Ostracism is a
threat to our safety. Why? Well let
me explain.
We are social beings. Being a
member of a group provides us with
safety. As a member of a group we
have a better chance of obtaining
food, water and security. Being a
member of the group means that we
a r e a c c e p t a b le and most
importantly liked or loved. This
means that no one in the group will
harm us and the group will help
protect us from harm. Being on the
outer of the group means we are
unprotected from the members of
the group and have no allies against
enemies. Even being on the outer of
a group we don’t like is dangerous
for our safety. Being ostracised
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sends the messages “we are not ok,
we are not likeable (loveable), we
are not one of them, they can harm
us”.
When we experience being
ostracised by our own family the
pain can be even deeper. It is easier
to console ourselves that strangers
may not like us, or that friends may
turn against us but when family
ostracise us, that is extremely hard
to cope with because we expect that
family will always support and love
us. After all, isn’t that what family
is all about?
Covid19 is creating a serious
threat to our societal life. People
are being encouraged to ostracise
those who show any sign of
symptoms (even if they don’t have
the virus), those who have returned
from overseas, those who took a
holiday on a cruise ship, those who
reside in Victoria. We are being told
to stay away from friends, family
and especially strangers. We are
being told not to hug or even to
console at a funeral. We are being
taught to ostracise fellow human
b e i n g s through fea r a n d
intimidation. We need to find a
more satisfactory way to deal with
this and work with this.
Yvonne Lacey OAM, renowned
author and international speaker,
has been encouraged to come out of
retirement and deliver a series of
workshops on how to lessen the pain
and learn from the pain of being
ostracised, self-development
workshops, how to design
presentations and, best of all,
workshops in how to utilise her
amazing system that enables you to
talk to your inner self and receive
guidance to help you navigate your
way through this life. These
workshops will commence in
September 2020 and will be held at
Randell House Mannum. Numbers
at each workshop are limited to 4
people maximum allowing Yvonne
to deliver a more personalised
workshop for each participant.
If you are interested please email
yde0205@yahoo.com.au for more
details.
[Reference: Williams, K.D. Ostracism:
Effects of being excluded and ignored.
(2009) Advances in Experimental
Social Psychology, 41, 279-314]
Yvonne Lacey
Mannum Mag
Mid Murray Council Annual
Business Plan
T he Mid Murray Council has
adopted its 2020/2021 Annual
Business Plan (ABP) with an
emphasis on stimulating the local
economy in the face of challenging
external circumstances and
investing in community projects
that will have a sustainable impact.
Following public consultation,
and with community recovery the
priority, Council will be investing
in a number of significant
regeneration projects to help
alleviate the ongoing impacts of
drought, bushfire and the
COVID-19 pandemic. Council will
also progress schemes which
enhance the community for locals
and tourists, striking a balance
between growing economic value
and investing in community
wellbeing.
Some of the Mid Murray Council
2020-21 Annual Business Plan
highlights include:
• Murray Coorong Trail – construction
of sections from Mannum to Kia
Marina and Swan Reach to
Nildottie.
• $1 million of drought extension
funding projects.
• Progression of River Murray
International Dark Sky Reserve
development and marketing.
• Delivery of Stage 1 of the Swan
Reach Master Plan.
• Road sheeting improvements in the
Cudlee Creek Bushfire affected
zone.
• Stage 4 of the Murraylands Road
upgrade and Truro Road renewal.
• Mid Murray Our Town 10-year
Mental Health Plan.
Along with the Annual Business
Plan, Council adopted the revised
2020-21 budget. This outlines a
2.9% (plus growth) increase in
general rates, and takes into
account the exceptional external
forces impacting the district this
year. This increase equates to less
than $44 per property per year, on
average.
Mayor Dave Burgess said it had
been an unprecedented 12 months of
consecutive local and global
challenges, which had led to this
ABP being developed.
“As a Council, we want to be
sensitive to the current issues
impacting the local economy and
community members, but must also
strike a balance with the needs of
long-term financial sustainability,”
he said.
“This time last year, we couldn’t
possibly have predicted the
challenges that lay ahead. With the
presentation of this plan and
budget, we’ve considered how we
can rebuild in the face of the impacts
of drought, bushfire and the global
pandemic. We’re also still moving
forward on a number of community
projects to benefit the region’s
future, which in some instances, are
supported by State and Federal
Government funding.
“Economic growth will be
essential in supporting the recovery
of our district and Council has a key
role to play in assisting this,
particularly through the tourism
sector.
“Further, Council staff are
committed to identifying ongoing
business efficiencies and savings
wherever possible during 2020-21
and beyond.”
Council continues to offer
hardship measures for ratepayers
who have been impacted by the
COVID-19 crisis or other
challenges, including deferral of
rates payment and other flexible
repayment options.
“We’re also pleased to be able to
forge ahead with a number of key
projects to enhance the community
– not just in terms of physical
improvements – but also in terms of
the Mental Health plan to support
the lives of many of our residents,”
Mayor Burgess said.
“Like many other regions, we
have taken a significant economic
hit in recent years, and the flow-on
effect to families and individuals can
be devastating. The next 12 months
are all about rebuilding and
alleviating the damage caused by
the pandemicandweather incidents.
“We’re a resilient and resourceful
community though, and I believe
this plan will provide investment in
our projects and our people, which
will lead to long-term sustainable
prosperity and community
vibrancy.”
Issue Number 159

hese notes and South Australian
T statistics are extracts from a series of
u p d a t e s re c e i ve d o n
the dates indicated.
Thursday 25th June 2020
There have been no new cases of COVID-19
today. There have been a total of 440 cases
reported in SA. There are no active cases of
COVID-19 in South Australia and 436 people
have been cleared of COVID-19.
There have been four reported deaths in SA
from COVID-19. There have been more than
143,000 tests undertaken in SA.
Friday 26th June
No new cases. No active cases. One person
is still in hospital recovering.
Total Cases: 440. Cleared: 436. Deaths: 4.
Tests for COVID-19: more than 146,000.
From Saturday 27th June to Sunday 28th
June
Statistics, no change.
No new cases. No active cases.
Tests for COVID-19: more than 148,000.
Monday 29th June
There have been three new cases of
COVID-19 today. A child under 10, a woman in
her 30s, and a woman in her 40s have all tested
positive after arriving on the repatriation flight
from Mumbai. There is no risk to the wider
community as the three people have been in
quarantine since arrival and will remain in
isolation until they are cleared of the virus.
Total Cases: 443. Cleared: 436. Deaths: 4.
Tests for COVID-19: more than 149,000.
From Tuesday 30th June to Tuesday 7th July
Statistics, no change.
No new cases. There are 3 active cases.
Tests for COVID-19: more than 163,000.
Wednesday 8th July
There are now 2 active cases. One person is
still in hospital recovering.
Total Cases: 443. Cleared: 437. Deaths: 4.
Tests for COVID-19: more than 165,500.
From Thursday 9th July to Saturday 11th July
No new cases. No active cases.
Total Cases: 443. Cleared: 439. Deaths: 4.
Tests for COVID-19: more than 171,500.
Sunday 12th July
SA Health has been notified by NSW Health of
a significant outbreak of COVID-19 cases linked
to the Crossroads Hotel, Liverpool in Sydney.
This hotel is on the Hume highway and is a
popular stop for interstate truck drivers. Anyone
who visited the Hotel between 3rd and 10th July
must self-quarantine and be tested.
No new cases. No active cases.
Total Cases: 443. Cleared: 437. Deaths: 4.
Tests for COVID-19: more than 173,000.
From Monday 9th July to Monday 13th July
There is a significantly higher risk of
COVID-19 in SA due to the current outbreak in
Victoria. If you have any symptoms of
COVID-19, no matter how mild, you need to get
tested as soon as possible. If you know
Issue Number 159
Coronavirus Updates
someone with symptoms of COVID019,
encourage them to seek testing. Once you get a
test, return home immediately and wait for your
results. If you receive a negative test result, you
should still stay at home and not attend work,
school or childcare until you are feeling well
again. Do not go to public places if you are
unwell – this includes work, education, childcare,
shopping centres, sporting events, social or
religious gatherings.
No new cases. No active cases.
Total Cases: 443. Cleared: 439. Deaths: 4.
Tests for COVID-19: more than 174,500.
Tuesday 14th July
Due to the increased risk of COVID-19,
restrictions on people entering SA from NSW
and the ACT will not be eased from 20th July as
planned. People entering from NSW and the
ACT can still enter SA, but will need to
quarantine for 14 days on arrival.
No new cases. No active cases.
Total Cases: 443. Cleared: 439. Deaths: 4.
Tests for COVID-19: more than 176,000.
Wednesday 15th July
Further testing is underway into a possible
case. The person has a history of overseas
travel and initial South Australian results were
inconclusive and may represent an old infection.
The person will remain in isolation until the
results of further tests are clear.
No new cases. No active cases.
Total Cases: 443. Cleared: 439. Deaths: 4.
Tests for COVID-19: more than 178,500.
Thursday 16th July
Further testing on a potential case from
yesterday has returned a very low positive result
and this positive test has been added to our
case numbers.
The woman, in her 40s, is not contagious and
the case is considered to be an old infection.
She had previously travelled overseas and
undertook mandatory 14 days quarantine in
Victoria, where she had returned two negative
tests.
There is one new case.
Total Cases: 444. Cleared: 440. Deaths: 4.
Tests for COVID-19: more than 181,400.
From Friday 17th July to Wednesday 22nd
July
Statistics, no change.
No new cases. No active cases.
Tests for COVID-19: more than 192,000.
Wednesday 22nd July
There have been two new cases today.
One is a woman in her 50s who has returned
from interstate and has a history of overseas
travel. She has been in quarantine since her
arrival in Australia and will continue to isolate as
she is considered an active case.
The other, a woman in her 30s, is considered
to have an old infection. She undertook
mandatory quarantine in Adelaide after arriving
from overseas and is not considered an active
case.
Total Cases: 446. Cleared: 441. Deaths: 4.
Mannum Mag
Tests for COVID-19: more than 195,000.
Thursday 23rd July
There has a been one new case today.
Today’s case is a man in his 40s who returned
from interstate and has been in quarantine since
his arrival. He returned the positive test on his
required Day 12 test, and will remain in isolation.
Three close contacts will be contacted daily for
symptom checks.
Total Cases: 447. Cleared: 441. Deaths: 4.
Tests for COVID-19: more than 199,500.
Everyone must continue to follow
measures that will help stop the spread.
Practise good hygiene, keep 1.5 metres
distance from others and stay at home if
you are unwell.
People experiencing any of the following
should be tested for COVID-19:
• Fever or chills (in the absence of an
alternative illness that explains these
symptoms)
• An acute respiratory infection e.g. symptoms
of cough, sore throat, runny nose, or
shortness of breath
• Loss of smell or alteration in the sense of
taste
Templates for COVID Management
Plans can be accessed online. High risk
public activities that require a COVID
Management Plan include:
• Gatherings and activities of more than 1,000
people.
• Licenced premises under the Liquor Licencing
Act 1997 where both dancing and the
consumption of liquor occurs.
• The operation of a nightclub, where the
principal purpose of the premise is for the
consumption of liquor, the playing of loud,
amplified music and dancing.
All COVID Management Plans will be
reviewed by SA Health and the assessment
process may involve site visits and
inspections.
If there is an increase in community
transmission of COVID-19, existing
COVID Management Plans may be
reviewed to ensure activities are still safe
to proceed. In the event of a widespread
outbreak, approval for COVID
Management Plans may need to be
revoked. For more information and to
submit a COVID-19 Management Plan,
visit:
www.covid-19.sa.gov.au
Call the SA COVID-19 Information Line
on 1800 253 787, or go to:
www.sahealth.sa.gov.au/COVID2019
for more information.
Keep up the good work SA and let’s not
undo all the good.
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 Males of Mannum
don’t believe that many of Mannum’s
I newer residents would be aware of the
generosity and involvement of Male’s
Transport within the Mannum
community over many decades.
It would be fair to say, it is one of
Mannum’s oldest, most enduring
businesses. Spanning four generations,
their transport service is well known,
not only in SA, but also interstate.
High praise must go to Tim Male for
the eye catching, innovative signage on
his trailer, promoting not only his
excellent business, but also Mannum.
Well done, Tim.
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 Mannum 1957
D uring the last few years or so,
there have been many changes
in the number and type of businesses
in Mannum. There have been many
closures, but some have endured,
albeit with different owners.
Here is a list of businesses in
Mannum in 1957, almost all taken
from advertisements in the pages of
the Mannum Recorder.
Can you remember others not
listed?
• Consulting Certified Optician:
Daily consultations: Chandler
Laubman & Pank visiting opticians
• Commercial Bank
• Bank of Adelaide • Savings Bank
• Rice’s Fruit Shop • Male’s Meats
• Underwood’s Bakery
• Recorder Printing Office
• B. Walker & Sons: Flour Millers
• David Shearers (Farm
Machines)
• Chandler’s Soft Drinks
Manufacturer
• Howie: Carpenter & Joiner
• 24 Electrical Service
(Maczkowiack)
• Clark & Bruce Building
Contractors
• Mannum Butter Factory
• Mannum Supply Store
• Eudunda Farmers Coop
• Mannum Taxis 24 Hour Service
• Post Office
• Nehmy’s Emporium
• Dry Cleaner
• Chemist
• Gartrell: High Class Joinery
• Butcher (a 2nd) owned by
Dollard, then Schultz, then Hayes
• B. Martin: Optician
The following are not from the
Recorder
• Axer’s Newsagency – with petrol
pump out front
• Dahl & Warhurst: Garage &
Undertaker
• Pretoria Hotel • Mannum Hotel
• Mannum Club • 2 Garages
• Wine Saloon
Research, Valorie Bottroff
Issue Number 159
New Ant Allergy Clinic
A delaide Hills residents with Jack
Jumper Ant allergies will be
able to access potentially life-saving
treatment outside of hospital and
closer to home for the first time,
with a designated clinic now open in
Mount Barker at the Summit Health
Centre.
Central Adelaide Local Health
Network (CALHN) Immunologist,
Dr Adriana Le, said the Adelaide
Hills is a hotspot for Jack Jumper
Ants with the majority of patients
with severe allergies living in the
area.
“The Jack Jumper Ant, or Hopper
Ant, is endemic to the Adelaide Hills
and for those with a severe allergy, a
sting can cause life-threatening
anaphylaxis,” Dr Le said.
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“Until now, the Royal Adelaide
Hospital (RAH) has been the only
site to provide this treatment, which
reduces the chance of a severe
reaction to less than five per cent.
“The opening of the Hopper Ant
Allergy Clinic at the Summit Health
Centre in Mount Barker will mean
more than 50 patients, who have had
to travel to the city each month, will
now be able to access the treatment
closer to home.
“It will also help to free up
treatment spaces at the RAH for
other procedures that really need to
be performed in a hospital.
“This is one of a number initiatives
being explored by CALHN as we
look to move services closer to where
people live and provide more care in
the community.”
The more stings a person receives
over a lifetime, the more likely they
are to develop a Jack Jumper Ant
allergy, which is the second most
common venom allergy, after bee
stings.
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building up tolerance.
“Venom immunotherapy is a
long-term commitment, requiring
weekly injections for the first two
months and then ongoing clinic
visits every four to 12 weeks for
top-up injections for five years or
longer,” Dr Le said.
“The treatment is highly effective
and offers patients peace of mind,
because without it, they would need
to carry an EpiPen at all times and
avoid being stung.”
The initial weekly injections will
be completed at the RAH, but
patients will now be able to undergo
the maintenance course at the
Hopper Ant Allergy Clinic in Mount
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M obile phone coverage is no longer considered
a luxury. It’s a necessary tool for doing
business and currently is an economic barrier for
our regions and growing our agricultural
industries.
Despite the highly successful first five rounds of
the Mobile Blackspot program (MBSP), there
remains a large number of populated,
economically vibrant regions without even basic
mobile phone service. Within the Federal
electorate of Barker alone there remain almost 400
community-identified mobile blackspots.
Many of these locations may be viewed by
Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) as having low
populations and therefore a low economic return
and as such, no application will be made to the
Federal Government program.
Community Led Decision Making
It is my view that Round 5A and future rounds
of the Program should have a greater emphasis on
local community priority rather than MNO
profitability. This could be achieved by giving
greater weight to community preferences within
the applic ation asse ssm e nt pr oc e ss.
Co-contributions from local Government,
businesses and community organisations, either
financial or in-kind, should be favoured. MNO
applications to the program could be required to
include an indication of strong community
support.
Funding Caps
Increasing incentives for MNOs may also be
required. The current cap of $500,000 or 50 per
cent Federal Government Funding could be
removed or increased. In some cases this may
enhance some locations that had otherwise been
deemed as uneconomic.
Minimum Operational Period
The current requirement for MNOs to maintain
services at MBSP funded locations for a period of
10 years from completion should be considered for
removal. As technology continues to advance, the
infrastructure required to provide mobile
telecommunications now may not be what is
required in years to come. Reducing the time
frame from 10 years of service to five or six years
may increase MNOs inclination to continue to
invest in mobile phone towers in regional areas.
Key Transport Corridors
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Mobile Blackspot Program
Suggested Amendments for Round 5A
‘groups’ or ‘bundles’ of towers and be given the private sector to deliver the level of service
greater public funding than single towers alone. needed, based on profitability to their
MNOs could be incentivised in a ‘bulk buy’ deal, shareholders alone. Government has a key role to
where-by an increased percentage of Federal play in the delivery of mobile internet and phone
Funding be offered to cover larger sections of key services to rural and regional residents, for the
strategic transportrouteswhichhave traditionally economic and social benefit of those living in the
not attracted MNO applications. Under this regions and for the economic benefit of the nation.
proposal, MNOs would apply for a section of I reiterate my support and encouragement for
highway or road that may require three or four continued and increased Government Funding in
towers as one ‘bundle’ application and attract a a Mobile Phone Network, just as Government has
much higher levelofFederal Government Funding invested in the NBN.
than individual towers. Tony Pasin MP, Federal Member for Barker
Infrastructure Sharing and
Consumer Choice
One of the intended outcomes
of the MBSP is to give greater Mulling Over Mafeking
choice of mobile network to The sedges and the bracken ferns are marching up the hill
consumers. Consumers in one of below, the scene at Spion Kopf and Ladysmith is still.
the community-identified mobile They shoulder arms to stringybarks and blackwoods in their hosts
blackspots in Barker are less and bow in silent homage to a thousand miners’ ghosts.
concerned about choice than they Down gullies deep, nine thousand more are working at their claims -
are about access to even basic the Brownings, Carrs and Kellys, in a culture-pot of names.
coverage. While co-location and That spectre with a shovel and his mate with swirling pan
infrastructure sharing models are may hail from Cork in Ireland, or be German, Swede or Ghan.
preferable and should be looked A bugler sounding reveille draws miners from their beds
upon favourably in the and commerce cranks through Mafeking in slab-hut stores and sheds.
application assessment process, A city stitched from canvas twinkles brightly after tea
addressing locations with no while valleys ring in chorus of the male-voice harmony.
coverage should remain the “No Orients! No Women!” But their ruling shall relax
priority of the program they’ll save their spleen for governments that over-rule and tax.
A family is coming, one asleep on father’s neck
regardless of MNO choice.
her siblings four to seven years are old enough to trek.
Traditionally, the mobile
telecommunication network has The winter rains and horses hooves make glue pots of the roads
been predominantly left to the and wagon wheels are sinking fast beneath their precious loads
private sector, but its universal then opportunist bullockies see hauling business thrive
service has become a matter of by sucking hapless owners out with teams of ‘four-wheel-drive’.
The children search for Australites that fell from outer space
importance to the public and and hone their skills of prospecting for colour in the trace
therefore the Government. In they know the scrub’s surprises and it spills their childish laughs
rural and regional Australia, while careful feet avoid the mouths of miners’ blackened shafts.
being connected is everything.
Telecommunications are as A chilling front of several weeks is disinclined to go
it numbs the toes of students as they cross the fields of snow
important as our road network the food’s consumed - now hunger parks in every miner’s tent
for productivity, safety and social as goodwill and camaraderie are gathered up and spent.
benefit. Mobile phones have But hark! From Mason’s Paddock there’s an echoed, cheery cry;
become an essential tool for a wagonload of vegetables has come to boost supply!
doing business, a key piece of Then snatching up their polished picks, that mountain-tempered band
safety equipment and an integral revisits hardship stoically, to wash the gold from sand.
part of delivering health and Mafeking is a retired goldfield of The Grampians, Victoria. At its
education outcomes in rural peak, Mafeking was a bustling tent city of 10,000 miners.
areas. No longer can we expect Max Merckenschlager
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 From Your Local Federal Member
Tony Pasin MP, Federal Liberal Party Member for Barker
Infrastructure Stimulus
A $1.5 billion infrastructure package will
provide an immediate injection into the economy
and bring jobs back online to help stem the impact
of COVID-19.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for
Infrastructure, Transport and Regional
Development Michael McCormack said the new
package would fund shovel-ready infrastructure
projects that can support local jobs immediately.
Projects in Barker:
• Various upgrades along the North South Freight
Route between Murray Bridge and Annandale.
Specific work to be undertaken on the Ridley and
Halfway House Roads to remove speed restrictions
and improve productivity;
• Targeted pavement treatments, shoulder sealing
and safety enhancements on the Dukes and
Riddoch Highways;
Funding for Headspace
The Government is investing $24.2 million to
reduce wait times, fast-tracking access to mental
health services for young people aged 12–25
seeking headspace appointments.
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound
impact on young Australians.
One in four young Australians is affected by a
mental health illness every year and, as we battle
COVID-19, it’s more important than ever that we
prioritise mental health.
Headspace is somewhere young people can get
professional help, peer support and feel
comfortable enough to tackle their challenges in a
way that is right for them.
Headspace provides access to free or low cost
youth-friendly, primary mental health services
with a single entry point to holistic care in four
key areas – mental health, related physical health,
substance misuse, and social and vocational
support.
Grants to Headspace centres across the nation
will improve facilities, access and reduce waiting
times at headspace services commissioned by
PHNs.
Job-ready Graduates
University students in Barker will pay less for
their degree if they study in areas of expected
employment growth and demand.
From 2021, students in Barker will pay:
• 46 per cent less to study teaching, nursing, clinical
psychology, English and languages.
• 62 per cent less to study agriculture and maths.
• 20 per cent less to study health, architecture,
environmental science, IT, and engineering.
The package will restructure higher education
funding to better align the cost and revenue of a
university degree. Around 60 per cent of students
will see a reduction or no change in their student
contribution.
Course fees for current students will be
grandfathered, with the new funding model
applied to students who commence their studies
from 2021.
Commemorative Grants Program
Community groups and organisations in Barker
will be better equipped to remember the service
and sacrifice of our current and former Australian
Defence Force personnel thanks to the Saluting
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Their Service Commemorative Grants Program.
The grants are for projects and activities
commemorating our wartime history, helping to
ensure that the service and history is captured and
preserved in our local community.
The five successful recipients in Barker are:
• Jabuk Community Hall Incorporated ($9,505).
• The Kapunda RSL Sub-Branch ($6,056).
• The Mannum RSL Sub-Branch receives $10,000 to
construct a new memorial in Mannum dedicated to
the service and sacrifice of Australia’s military
personnel.
• Palmer and Districts Community Association
receives $1,925 to assist in the replacement of an
existing flagpole in Collier Park.
• Swan Reach RSL Sub-Branch receives $1,108 to
install two plaques at the Swan Reach soldiers
memorial commemorating Australian service
personnel who served in the Gulf War, Somalia,
East Timor, Afghanistan, Iraq and peace keeping
operations.
Energising Bowhill
The Building Better Regions Fund provided
$339,287 towards the $886,850‘Energise
Bowhill’ project, with the balance contributed by
the State Government and Bowhill Engineering.
The project has installed power lines
underground to replace power lines overhanging
the Bowhill Engineering site, as well as installing
solar power systems at the Bowhill Community
Centre and Bowhill General Store.
TFI Road Upgrade
The road to recovery for Thomas Foods
International (TFI) has taken a major step
forward, the first sod has been turned on a new
public road access to the multi-million dollar
facility.
The Australian and South Australian
governments have provided $14 million, on a
50:50 basis, to deliver road access to the meat
processing facility.
The new junction at Mannum Road will include
protected turning and deceleration and
acceleration lane to assist with traffic flows along
Mannum Road.
State Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and
Local Government Stephan Knoll said, “This
project will provide safe road access to the new
processing facility for its anticipated 2000 staff
(when fully operational) as well as the higher
productivity freight vehicles transporting
livestock to the site, and processed goods to
domestic and international markets.
For more information about the project, visit:
www.dpti.sa.gov.au/infrastructure/road_projects/t
homas_foods_international_access
Farm Household Allowance (FHA)
New measures have been implemented to
improve the FHA program. They will make the
FHA payment simpler to access and improve the
support available to farmers and their families.
People accessing FHA will now be supported by:
• A simplified assets test of $5.5 million total net
assets, to ensure farmers aren’t penalised when
they diversify their assets to manage risks.
• A single rate of payment at the maximum rate when
a farmer’s income is under the threshold, rather
than fluctuating payments of a sliding scale. This
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will give farmers certainty while they focus on
changes to their business.
• Increasing the activity supplement from $4,000 to
$10,000.
• Widening the group of professionals that can
complete the Farm Financial Assessment to include
farm consultants and Rural Financial Counsellors.
Home Care Packages for Seniors
More than 6,100 older Australians will live
independently for longer following a $325.7
million investment in new home care packages.
Home care package numbers will increase to
164,135 in 2022-23 with funding increasing by
258 per cent due to growth in high-level packages.
The investment toward 6,105 home care
packages is another step toward reducing wait
times and connecting more senior Australians to
essential care sooner.
Student Scholarships
16 students from across Barker have received a
Government-funded scholarship to assist with the
costs of their tertiary education.
The fourth round of scholarships have been
awarded under the Government’s $58.1 million
Rural and Regional Enterprise Scholarships
program, with additional consideration given to
those affected by bushfire and drought.
Scholarships are offered throughout 2020. For
more information and to apply, visit:
www.qtac.edu.au/scholarships
Regional Higher Education
Students in Barker will benefit from programs
to reduce the cost of relocating for study, while
localuniversities could access funding programs to
boost capacity.
Under our Job-ready Graduates package, we
will provide a one-off $5,000 grant to eligible
students from an outer regional, remote and very
remote community who have to move more than
90 minutes away from their home to engage in
full-time study (Certificate IV qualification or
higher) in the year immediately following Year 12.
NAIDOC Week Local Grants
NAIDOC Week 2020 will be held from 8th to
15th November. The Government has opened a new
NAIDOC local grants round, with $1.4 million
available to support local communities to host
events and other activities during the week.
This year’s theme, Always Was, Always Will Be,
is an opportunity for all Australians to engage
with Indigenous culture, gain a greater
understanding of our nation’s shared history and
celebrate the unique place Indigenous peoples have
in our society.
I encourage everyone to plan how they will get
involved with NAIDOC Week and look forward to
unique events and other activities that people will
come up with this year to showcase the best of
Indigenous Australia in a safe way.
Information on the 2020 NAIDOC local grants
round is available on the National Indigenous
Australians Agency website,
www.niaa.gov.au/naidoc, with applications closing
17th August at 7pm (AEST).
Events and information about NAIDOC Week
2020 will be posted to: www.naidoc.org.au
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ineteen organisations, including
N non-government and community
groups, a university and a health network
have been awarded funding to implement
projects aimed at tackling South
Australia’s suicide rate, thanks to the State
Government Suicide Prevention
Community Grants Scheme (SASPCGS).
The grants allow local organisations
across the state to deliver important
projects that raise awareness around
suicide, break down stigma around mental
health and suicidal ideation, and increase
connections within communities.
The SASPCGS is run annually in line
with the South Australian Suicide
Prevention Plan 2017-2021. The
successful applicants all demonstrated
how their new or existing projects address
an identified need in their local area.
Organisations and community groups
were awarded grants between, $3,250.00
and $10,000.00 to undertake projects in
the 2020-21 financial year.
“Suicide has far-reaching consequences
throughout communities, and I am pleased
to see a wide variety of initiatives receive
funding through this year’s scheme”, said
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SA Suicide Prevention
Grant Scheme Recipients
Hon John Dawkins MLC, Premier’s
Advocate for Suicide Prevention.
“This initiative can help save lives.
“Projects which are tailored to the needs
of local communities deliver the most
effective outcomes, by supporting
vulnerable individuals and those bereaved
and impacted by suicide.”
South Australia’s Chief Psychiatrist, Dr
John Brayley, said “the breadth of these
projects illustrates that suicide prevention
is everybody’s business, and it shows the
high level of innovation in this area from
groups and organisations across the South
Australian community. Collectively, this
work will engage many people to support
mental health self-care, as well as breaking
down stigma and encouraging help
seeking when needed,”
2020 South Australian
Suicide Prevention Community Grant Scheme
Recipients
• Mid-Murray Suicide Prevention Network Inc.
Seeking to re-establish connectedness within
community for socially isolated and at-risk people
within the Mid Murray area by:
 supporting the Ski for Life luncheon
 showing of the play “Carpe Diem”
 distributing LGBTQIA+ friendly window
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stickers
 improving a sense of belonging for people who
might otherwise feel rejected in a rural
community; and
 hosting a series of film nights to provide a
mechanism of social connection.
The other 18 recipients were:
• Nunkuwarrin Yunti of SA Inc.
• Central Adelaide Local Health Network (CALHN)
• Grieflink Inc.
• Whyalla Suicide Prevention Network
• Breakthrough Mental Health Research
Foundation
• South Coast Suicide Prevention Team - Victor
Harbor
• Radio Televisione Italiana SA Inc.
• Feast Adelaide Queer Arts and Cultural Festival
• Seeds of Hope Suicide Prevention Network -
Barossa
• Life Without Barriers - Riverland
• University of South Australia
• Wattle Range Suicide Prevention Network
• Mid North Suicide Prevention Network
• Seeds of Affinity - Pathways for Women Inc.
• Dulwich Centre Foundation Inc.
• SOS Copper Coast Suicide Prevention Network
• Goodwood Saints Football Club Inc.
• Seaford Secondary College
From the office of
Hon John Dawkins MLC
Premier’s Advocate for Suicide Prevention
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Pouring and Fluid Art Books, Baby Clothes, Gifts.
Rugs, Cushions, Patchwork Handbags.
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Walker Flat Community Hall Bingo THE POWER OF HUMANITY
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August: Sunday 2 1pm Main Street, Cambrai
September: Sunday 29th 2pm Phone: 8564 5244
$5.00 book 15 Games Cambrai familystore
BYO drinks & nibbles. Tea & coffee supplied. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday: 10AM–4PM
Not your average game of bingo.
Lots of laughs. Come along and have some fun. Mannum Leisure Centre
COVID-19 rules limit numbers. Bookings essential. Classes
Enquiries: Tracy 0417 840 975 Mon: 10:15am Over 50s Fitness Class
6:30pm Hiit Fitness Class Supervised Opening Hours
Tues: 10:15am Over 50s Fitness Class
6:30pm Fitball, Stretching and Members 24/7 access to the gym.
Relaxation Class Morning: Tuesday: 7:30-10:30am
Bus: Mannum  Murray Bridge  Mt Barker  Adelaide and Return Wed, Thurs and Fri: 7:30-11:00am
Programs Afternoon:
Monday to Friday except public holidays. Mini Movers/Kinder Gym, National
Karate Academy, Sports Programs. Mon, Tues and Wed: 3:30-7:30pm
Mannum to Adelaide (Arrive 10:19am) Adelaide to Mannum (Arrive 4:20pm) Friday: 3:30-6:30pm
Mannum  Murray Bridge Adelaide  Mt Barker Staying Active Over 50s Class: Great
8:00am LinkSA: Leave Arnold Park 1:44pm Metro Bus T840: Leave Currie for aiding in strength, resistance,
Murray Bridge  Mt Barker St, Adelaide, Stop D1 mobility, flexibility, and coordination. Telephone: 8569 0185
8:47am LinkSA: Leave Murray Bridge, Mt Barker  Murray Bridge The class consists of a range of mannumleisure@mid-murray.sa.gov.au
Information Centre 2:35pm LinkSA: Leave Mt Barker bodyweight, functional movement, and Facebook: Mannum Leisure Centre
Mt Barker  Adelaide Dumas St Park & Ride resistance exercises.
9:31am Metro Bus T840: Leave Murray Bridge  Mannum
Dumas St Park & Ride to 3:40pm LinkSA: Leave Murray Bridge
Currie St, Adelaide, Stop W3 Info Centre to Mannum Mannum Men’s Discussion Group
Detailed timetables are readily available at the Mannum Information Centre. In the Mannum Hospital Day Care Centre, Parker Street
For more information, telephone LinkSA 8532 2633 during office hours. Last Wednesday of the month: 6:30pm – 9:00pm
Information: Mike McDowell: 0407 010 686, Bill McGhie 0432 591 448
Mannum School Community Library Mannum Men’s Shed Inc.
School Term Times School Holidays In the Old Primary School Grounds, Walker Avenue
Mon, Thur, Fri: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Mon, Tue, Wed (am), Thur, Fri: Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday: 9:00am – 1:00pm
Tue: 9:00 am - 3:30 pm 10:00 am - 2:00 pm Information: Mike McDowell 0407 010 686 or 8569 2818
Wed: 9:00 am - 8:00 pm Wed (pm): 04:00 pm - 8:00 pm Mannum Men’s Breakfast Group
Sat: 9:30 am - 12 noon Sat: 10:00 am - 12 noon River Bar below the Mannum Community Club
Story Time @ Your Library First Tuesday of the month February to December: 8:15 am
– every Thursday from 9:30am during school term times. Bacon, eggs, sausages, tomatoes, toast, tea, coffee and mateship. $5.00
Closed Sunday and Public Holidays. Further information: 8569 2005 Information: Bill McGhie: 0432 591 448 or 8569 1821
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Community Groups & Meetings Clash Calendar 2020 Community Calendar

Regular meetings only
(MCHMannumCommunityHub) Sunday
MONTHLY
WEEKLY
8:00am, Learn to Row. Mannum Rowing
A ny meetings, services or events listed anywhere in this issue may be
cancelled at any time. Follow the advice given by State and Federal
Governments. If in doubt, check the status of the meeting, service or event
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1 Sunday Club. Brian Bormann 8569 2040 or 0147
9:00am-2:30pm MannumRiversideMarkets, 803 707. using the contact details listed or those you already have.
Arnold Park, Info Centre 8569 1303. Monday and Thursday
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1 Monday 5:15pm, Mannum Paddle Steamers Dragon
9:45am Combined Probus, Club. Boat Club, Under the Mannum Club. Julie
10:00am Murray Darlings Red Hatters, Metcalfe 0409 040 333. AUGUST Vietnam Veterans Day
Marion Wilson 0429 437 829. Tue, Wed and Thur
st 9:00am-1:00pm Mannum Men’s Shed. RSL Morial Gardens, Mary
1 Tuesday Mannum Craft Fair
Men’s Breakfast River Bar, Mannum Walker Avenue. Bill McGhie: 0432 591 448 Ann Reserve
Community Club. Bill McGhie: 0432 591 448 or 8569 1821. CANCELLED Tuesday 18th, 11:00am
or 8569 1821 Tuesday and Friday Service followed by a light
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2 Tuesday 8:00am Walkie Talkies. Lions Den, SALA Exhibition
Palmer Card Day. Collier Park Hall, Palmer. Showground. Helen 8569 2275. The exhibition at the Arnold lunch at the RSL Clubrooms.
8569 4184. Tuesday Gallery has been postponed. See page 4.
2nd Wednesday 8:30-10:00am Mannum Weight Watchers.
9:00am Shared Stitches of Mannum Quilting Uniting Church Hall. Jane Kelly 8569 1799. There will be virtual SALA
Group. Lions Den, Showground. 0412 291 6:00-7:30pm Mannum Scout Group, Cubs exhibitions and events from Mannum Garden Group
378. and Joeys, Mannum Scout Hall, 5 Greening Saturday 1st to Monday 31st. Lion’s Den
7:00pm MurraylandsGemand Minerals Club. Street. Group Leader, Ingrid Castle 0448 113 Monday 31th, 10am
175 For more details visit:
Clubroom, Collier Park Palmer. Kym Loechel Guest speaker, Tony,
0427 054 336. Wednesday salafestival.com
2nd Thursday 10:00am Down to Earth, Community Garden medicinal plants. All welcome.
10:30am, Creative Communities Group, Group. MCH. Mannum Garden Group Contact: Bev Connell
Mannum Motel. 10am Bible discussion. Community Church, Lion’s Den
rd 34 William St. Colin 0432 141 637. Phone: 0401 261 390
3 Tuesday We’re back, unsuspended!
7:30pm Mannum Agricultural Society. 10:30am-3:00pm Janola Canasta Cards,
Mannum Senior Citizens Club. Walker Ave. Monday 3rd, 10am Mannum Creative Communities
Showground.
3rd Wednesday Drop in. Yvonne 8569 1870. Our stories. All welcome. Scarecrows in Spring
Times vary Mannum History Group. Contact 10:00-11:15am, Yoga. MCH. Fee $5.00. Contact: Bev Connell Mannum Dock Museum
Terry Murphy (President) 0427 319 004. 11:00am-1:00pm Art Classes. Riverword
rd Christian Centre. Greening St. 8569 1333. Phone: 0401 261 390 Conpound
3 Thursday
10:30am-2:30pm Seniors Social Activity 1:45-3:45pm Prayer and Bible Study. Saturday 22nd Aug – Sat Oct
Days. St Andrews Anglican Church. Riverword Christian Centre. Greening St. 75th Anniversary End of WW2 31st
8532 2255. 8569 1333. Mannum Memorial, Randell Contact: Colleen Moyne
11:00am Mannum RSL. Mannum Rowing 3:00pm Learn to Row, after school. Mannum Street
Club/RSL. Rowing Club. Brian Bormann 8569 2040 or Mobile: 0400 286 083
7:30pm Mannum Classic Vehicle Club, (Feb, 0417 803 707. Saturday 15th, 11:00am See page 5.
Apr, Jun, Aug, Oct), Mannum Community 4:00-5:00pm Mannum Community Singers. See page 4.
Club. Paul Marshall, 0421 495 330. St Martin’s Lutheran Church, 82 Cliff St.
rd
3 Friday Christine 8569 2373, Philip 0458 691 516. SALA at Palmer
10:00am Secateurs, Soup & Soapies. St Thursday Palmer Landscape SEPTEMBER
Andrews Church. All welcome. 9:30am Story Time @ Your Library, Mannum
Library during school term time. Sunday 16th
3rd Saturday Mannum Garden Group
10:00am Gem Cutting W/shop. Murraylands Friday Co ntact: B ill Cliffo r d ,
1:30-3:00pm Friday Bingo or Games, Lion’s Den
Gem and Mineral Club, Collier Park, Palmer. 8398 0868 or Greg Johns,
Kym Loechel 0427 054 336. Mannum Senior Citizens Club. Walker Ave. Monday 14th, 10am
th Drop in. Yvonne 8569 1870. 8278 3273.
4 Thursday Biggest Morning Tea. All
7:30pm Progress Association. Meeting 6:30-8:30pm Mannum Scout Group, Scouts,
Mannum ScoutHall, 5 Greening Street. Group Mannum Garden Group welcome.
Room Council Chambers.
1 and 3rd Sunday
st Leader, Ingrid Castle 0448 113 175. Lion’s Den Contact: Bev Connell
9:30am Murray Mallee Field Archers. Long VARIOUS Monday 17th, 10am Phone: 0401 261 390
Gully Rd, Mannum. Ian Baensch (after 6pm) Mannum and Districts Pistol and Shooting Guest speaker, Steve Oatway,
8569 1274. Club. Details, Facebook page or web: Mannum Garden Group
Last Monday madpasc.org.au Cows for Cambodia. All Host Gardens
1:30pm Hospital Auxiliary. Meeting Room, Ulysses Lower Murray Motorbike Club, for welcome.
Esmeralda St. Secretary Kathy Speake. motorbike riders over 45 years. Rides on Monday 28th, 10am
Contact: Bev Connell
Last Wednesday Sundays and Thursdays. Come and join the Members garden visits, go
6:30pm Mannum Mens Discussion Group. fun on rides and socialgatherings. For details Phone: 0401 261 390 directly to first garden. All
Mike McDowell. 04107 010 686. contact Terry 0401 320 665. welcome.
Last Sunday Alternate Thursdays
8:30am, onwards Cars and Coffee on the 1:00pm Mannum Writers Group, Mannum Contact: Bev Connell
River. All vehicles, bikes, etc welcome. Peter Motel, Colleen Moyne 0400 286 083. Phone: 0401 261 390
0427 818 030. Alternate Fridays
2 and 4th Wednesday
nd
1:30-3:00pm Bingo or Games alternating
1:00-4:00pm, Sewing, Craft, Computing. with Club Meeting, Mannum Senior Citizens
Community Church, 34 William St. Helen Club. Walker Ave. All welcome. Yvonne 8569 Link SA: Mannum  Murray Bridge
8569 2886, Colin 0432 141 637. 1870.
Wednesday Sundays Monday to Friday: Arnold Park, Mannum  Murray Bridge Information Centre #
Noon Mannum Mag Committee. Wednesday 10:30am Mannum Paddle Steamers Dragon Depart Depart
after deadline date, see top of page. Boat Club, currently paddling on Sundays.
Showground. 8569 2385. Details, contact Julie Metcalf 0409 040 333. Arnold Park 8:00am and 4:20pm Murray Bridge 7:25am and 3:40pm
# Service connects to the LinkSA Murray Bridge  Mt Barker  Adelaide Service
Contact LinkSA (8532 2633) for more details and other departure points

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