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NEWS

Issue No. 67 Thursday, March 19, 2009

Local schools fi nalise funding submissions

By STAFF WRITERS

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

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

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

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

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

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

Its something that has been on our plans for a while, school principal Terry Sawade said.

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

school library.School prin-

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

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

Continued Pages 4 & 5 What your local school is

spending and where.

Were very carefully considering what will be the best decision

for the future.

Bruce one of the

best in OzBy BRAD PERRY

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

It is something I really did not expect.

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

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LUCKY TRUCKIE: Bruce McCleary is looking

forward to attending the national truck driving

awards on the Gold Coast next month.

Photo: JANE WILSON

SPORT

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Makin Wake

INSIDE YOUR FREE RIVERLAND WEEKLY THIS WEEK ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

We look forward to seeing the results.

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

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

award victory.His demeanour

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

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

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

Thanks for the reminder Bruce.

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This week in history

March 19 1877 - Australia beat England by 45 runs in very first Test match.

March 20 1760 - Great Fire of Boston destroys 349 buildings.

March 21 1857 - Earthquake hits Tokyo; about 107,000 die.

March 22 1977 - Indira Gandhi resigns as PM of India.

Thursday March 19, 2009 Riverland Weekly 3

By BRAD PERRY

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

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

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

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

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

The current allocations are ter-rible, he said.

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

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

Realistically, we are throwing good money after bad.

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

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

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

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

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

2007.Waikerie citrus grower Mike

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

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

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

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

I feel sorry for the young-er growers who havent been around long, he said.

Some growers didnt get critical water and they are relying on it.

They will be struggling at 18 per cent.

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

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

We are hoping that it rains in the winter.

We just have to look towards the next

allocation, it could change.

Irrigators face purchasing further water

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

Local truckie hailed an example in his fi eld

From Page 1

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

make, somewhere across Aus-tralia.

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

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

lia every day.When asked whether he

believed he was the best truck

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

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

POLICENEWS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Theyve all got their bid in but I would be hap-py if we (the regions high schools) all get one.

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

This funding has helped us come together, he said.

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

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

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

Its been a consider-able process, Mrs Sawade said.

Were really very, very carefully considering what will be the best decision for the future and what will benefi t the school.

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

What schools are spending money on

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

kindergarten on site.

Funding provides major boost for

schools

LettersLETTERS

email: [email protected]

Have your say about the issues that affect you.

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

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

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

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

Kym Bament, Practice Manager,

Barmera Medical Clinic at

Lake Bonney Private Medical Centre.

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

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

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

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

mation when this is freely available.

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

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

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

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

Wilbur Klein, SA Nationals President

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

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

School SPENDING

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

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

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

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

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

centre Karoonda Area ($850,000 P21):

Sports hall/gymnasium. Lameroo Regional Community

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

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

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

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

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

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

$250,000 P21): Outdoor learning

area. Monash Primary ($725,000 NSP,

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

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

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

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

facilities. Pinnaroo Primary ($850,000

P21): Refurbishment of library and gymnasium

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

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

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

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

St Alberts Catholic, Loxton ($75,000 NSP, $850,000 P21):

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

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

school is also applying for science and language funding.

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

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

areas.


Former Catholic convent to goBy ROB McLEAN

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

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

Renmarks Catholic Parish has provid-ed the property as a welcome donation to the schools development plan.

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

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

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

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

Were hoping to have doors that open up to make it a large open area for large groups of students, she said.

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

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

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

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

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

The funding is very timely and much appreciated.

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

By LES PEARSON

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Thats been great, she said.

Despite the deadline draw-ing ever-closer, Mrs George said the school will get a gym of some sort out of the whole situation, even if it isnt the full-scale facility the community had originally hoped for.

If we dont get the $350,000 so be it, she said.

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

School SPENDING

IN REACH: Swan Reach teacher Heather Vine with the

classrooms which are hoped to be re-furbished.

WINDFALL: Principal of St Josephs, Renmark, Anna De Guglielmo with students that will

utilise the proposed new building.

Karoondas bid for community gym struggling

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

multi-purpose, undercover pavilion. Photos: JANE WILSON

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

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

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

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

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

of the graduate ranger programs rotation system.

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

The rotational place-ment has been invaluable

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

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

There is always some-thing different going on.

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

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


By BRAD PERRY

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

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

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

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

They (the community) will stand to benefi t from

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

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

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

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

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

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

Other communities say it is the best thing that has

happened to them.Mr Yates said the concept

is currently receiving strong support.

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

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

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

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

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

Bank pledges coming in

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By Market Manager AMY MARTINSON

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

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

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

Than and his wife have pur-chased Nigels Caf in Renmark and we wish them every success.

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

Pauline Jachmann, of Loxton,

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

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

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

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

Coffee hoursTAFE coffee students looking

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contact the market (8582 4864 or email us.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Kids book to raise funds for cancer

COMMITTED: Glossop based photographer Tracey Powell will commit the funds from a special book shes producing to charity.

By BRAD PERRY

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

It is an awesome way to capture that.

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

In this project, we are

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Contact Tracey Powell on 8583 2332 for more details.


Southern Mallee Council NewsSouthern Mallee Council News

By LES PEARSON

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

Its not your traditional fl ower show, event manag-er John Menzel said.

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

You show up on

Saturday with what youve got, Mr Men-zel said.

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

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

Mr Menzel said that while the show

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

Well have some top line exhibitors showing, while we also have a section for the average gardener, he said.

Club members will offer their assis-tance in setting up in-experienced entrants presentation of their entries and even if gardeners dont expect to win, the education-al and social aspects are reasons alone to get along to the show.

Its an excellent forum for the ex-change of ideas, Mr Menzel said.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

This couldnt go ahead without the support of the Berri Barmera Council, he said.

Floral spectacular makes big changes

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

Distillery development

By LES PEARSON

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

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

wait to sell the park.Council chief execu-

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

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

The Lameroo Lions Club barbecue area has

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

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

at the park.It would instantly

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

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

Mr Ralph said leasing the land is an option.

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

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

While Southern Mallee Council chief executive offi cer Rod Ralph was careful to say whether the application will or wont be approved, he indicated that the legal advice received from lawyers encouraged council to exercise caution when dealing with the ap-plication.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Well be looking into this simply because of the poten-tial danger to the community in that part of the shopping precinct.

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

Bypass suggested

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His ability to produce quality workmanship and award winning vehicles from his small operation at Trevs Pro Street Panels is to be admired.

Trevor says he always prefers to start with clean and back to bare metal panels and then you know what youre dealing with.

Normal stripping techniques on vehicles require sanders and grinders to remove paint from the surface and in very old vehicles, often meant sandblasting.

Both methods are very time consuming and whilst sandblasting is probably the more ef cient, its not environ-mentally friendly and has problems like distortion and warping, due to heat generation and the possi-bility of surface rust if not painted immediately.

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Lions Youth of the Year

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

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

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

He now goes on to rep-resent the Riverland Lions

Clubs in the district nal to be held in Renmark on March 28.

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

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

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

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LEADING water consul-tancy fi rm AgriExchange is urging growers to get their ap-plications in for the $20,000 Federal Irrigator Management Grant to Centrelink before the March 31 cut-off.

According to irrigation agronomist Peter Keynes, many growers out there may be missing out.

Thered be a reasonable number of Riverland growers that havent applied on the basis that they have self-as-sessed, he said.

Our biggest advice would be dont self-assess, get your application into Centrelink and you might just be eligible.

We can help them with the application process. In addition, AgriExchange can help growers who have been approved but may have not spent the money or still have a portion unspent.

AgriExchange has a wide knowledge base that will ensure that growers make the most of the funds available.

We offer a wide range of services that fi t into the grant criteria, including irrigation services, agronomy advice and soil moisture monitor-ing, Mr Keynes said.

The grant can also be used for a wide range of irrigation improvement tech-niques such as the cost of hedging trees or application of mulches, in fact, most measures that improve water effi ciency, soil and senior agronomist Trevor Sluggett said.

Were happy to assist growers with ideas of what they could use the grant for, but the important thing is they need to have applied

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It is important that grow-ers are aware that all monies granted but not spent by the June 30 deadline, must be paid back.

Mr Sluggett said that AgriExchange can ascertain the measures each individual grower can spend the grant on.

We will provide growers with an obligation free quote to accompany their applica-tion.

For people who havent spent the entire grant, they should do an audit on what they have spent. If they have underspent, we can assist

them with directions on what the other options are, Mr Sluggett said.

Popular uses for the grant include upgrades from sprinkler to drip systems and soil moisture monitor-ing, although Mr Sluggett recommends assessing all the options including the less obvious choices like irrigation control systems to allow improved irrigation programming.

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ON THE RUN: Competitors at last years triathlon make the dash from the river to their bikes. Photo: FILE

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

I was nowhere near as excited about the expert as-sistance he had given me towards my match previews during the fi nals series, as I dont enjoy the kiss of death tag.

Anyhow, I believe the crowds would have been even bigger if Les hadnt let it be known he intended to sing the national anthem at the matches.

Congratulations to Barmera on their double

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

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

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

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

the Renmark Angels softball team.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Time to enter triathlon

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

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

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

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

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

Other schools compet-

ing were Geranium and Pinnaroo.

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

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

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

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

cer team in 2009.Good news, however, is

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

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

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

Ring him on 8595 3205 or 0418 953 205.

Legacy bowls

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

Nominations to Jack Lidgerwood 8583 6317.

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

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

Cricket returns to Caliph

Berri football and netball previewADVERTISING FEATURE


FIVE DEMONS TO WATCH:

Dean StoricPeter Safralidis Dylan Brooks

Chris Scholefi eldKirk Harwood

Formed: 1910.

Nickname: Demons.

Location: Trenaman Cresecent. Phone: 8582 1891.

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

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

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

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

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

D. Storic (2008).

2008 position: Sixth.

2008 best and fairest: D. Storic

2008 leading goalkicker: Kirk Harwood (33).

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

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

Q: Where will the club improve in 2009?

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

Q: Who are the recruits for this season?

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

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

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

Our departures are minimal out of last years side. Weve maybe lost Bennett Pickering (Ad-elaide), while Jay Warland is not coming back.

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

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

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

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

Q: How important is

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

Berri looks inwards for

UNITED: Grant Russell

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it for the club to perform strongly in the RFLs cente-nary year?

I dont think the cente-nary year has anything to do with it. Its important from the clubs perspective that we improve on last years performance.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

I think Barmera. Looking at the ins and

outs, I think they can be reasonable.

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

As for players, if Andrew Nunans back fully fi t for Barmera, he is going to have a huge impact. Pete Smith at Loxton is also a terrifi c player.

premiership push

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

Player losses Caroline Martin is having a year off for other commitments. Weve had no other losses.

Expectations We would certainly be disappointed if we didnt make fi nals. I think as a club we would be disappointed, with these players, if we didnt have a try.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Favouritism We dont want to get ahead of

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

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

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

Q: Where will the club improve in 2009?

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

Q: Who are the recruits for this season?

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

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

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

handy around the packs.

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

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

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

in the RFLs centenary year?We want to have another

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

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

I would say so.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Eagles to continue winning ways

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

GONE: Duthie Medallist Brad Horsell will again play with Ad-

elaide club Rosewater this season Photo: FILE

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From Page 48

It will be a serious thing.

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

It brings 400 people

into the town for the week, he said.

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

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

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

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

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

From Page 48

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

That sort of thing does make a big difference when an Olympic medal-list is coming up and saying gday to you, Mrs Trewren said.

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

next season, the rivalry now renewed.

Im sure they wont be happy that weve achieved what we have this season and no doubt they will be aiming to take us back a peg or two next year, thats for sure, Mrs Trewren laughed.

As is in other sports, all clubs go through strong times and weaker times and Berris been through some pretty low times and were fortunate that with some of the things weve put in place, were now doing re-ally well.

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

TALK IT UP with SAF & RENO

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

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

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

Peter: Its defi nitely love or hate for the Pies. Lets talk about some real sport now though. I think theres a big game of cricket on in the Riverland this week but I cant remember who is playing in it?

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

Peter: Wont talk it up too much. Great win but you dont get a cup for win-ning the semi. One game to go against a very good Monash side. Hopefully AC/DC Clifford and Top Cat Charlton will be kiss-ing the cup for the 15th time on Sunday night.

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

Peter: Defi nitely the playing of a certain Adam

Sandler song when every-one looked downtrodden, with Waikerie at 2/154 at tea. I wont say what the song was but there was a lot of it bowled after the break. I saw Waikerie gun Andrew Duffi eld having a bit of a chuckle too.

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

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

Peter: Maybe you can give your ticket to Pickles Arnold so he can get on that light beer again? He couldnt be happy with you dissing him in the column by the way.

Reno: Hey mate, dont

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

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

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

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

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

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

Riverland cricketSemi fi nals

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

GolfBarmera

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

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

BerriSaturday stableford:

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

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

RenmarkSaturday stroke:

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

Riverland Mens Pennant Bowls

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

Division two (elimination fi nals):

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

Division three gold (semi fi nals):

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

Division three green (semi fi nals):

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

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

17 d B. Harden 14).

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

Division three green (preliminary fi nal):

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

Riverland Womens Pennant Bowls

Elimination fi nals -Division one:

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

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

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

Grand fi nals Division one:

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

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

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

Pinnaroo Line BowlsFirst division:

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

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

Riverland softballA grade:

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

Preliminary fi nalsA grade:

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

B grade: Gerard 11 d Lyrup 2.

C grade: Loxton 15 d Renmark 1.

Riverland baseballSemi fi nals

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

BasketballJunior elimination fi nals

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Grand fi nalsUnder 12:

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

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

Under 16: Loxton II 38 d Berri 25 (B

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