‘Travelling sign writer moves on
BY MEGAN FRANKEL-VAUGHAN
The Waikerie community has bid farewell to the ‘Travelling Signwriter’, Vicki Van Der Meer and her partner Nic, after their extended stay in Waikerie.
For the past year, Vicki and her partner Nic have been travelling around Australia in their 1983 Toyota Coaster Deluxe, creating signs to earn their keep along the way.
Vicki said she is lucky to have chosen a vocation that travels well and that the opportunity to travel and work at the same time has been a dream come true.
Vicki is a master sign writer with over 15 years experience in shopfronts and panels, caravan, boat and house names, promotional signs, pin striping and scrollwork, gold leaf and honour boards as well as illustration and portraiture.
While in Waikerie, Vicki completed many jobs including a contract job with the Waikerie Football Club.
“We really have David Collette to thank for that one,” Vicki said.
“It was a great job to do because while we were redoing the sponsor board, people saw us at work so it spread the word that we were in town,” she said.
Vicki and Nic stayed at the Waikerie Caravan Park for the duration of their time in Waikerie while working on many projects in and around the area.
Now in Mt. Gambier, Vicki and Nic had travelled from south east Queensland to far north Queensland, the Gulf of Carpentaria and in South Australia.
Vicki was originally from Toowoomba, where she was apprenticed as a sign writer by her father before heading out on her own to travel and start her own business. “It’s a good way to make money on the road and we were lucky there was so much work available in the area –it was full time,” Vicki said.
“Waikerie has been a nice place to stay with generous people. “It was a complement to our work that people were willing to do so much to have us do signage for them – we were lent a hydroplatt, planks, ladders and over head projectors,” she said.
“We’ve met some wonderful people and certainly made some friends.
“We’d like to come back someday – we haven’t seen as much of South Australia as we would have liked, which is always the way with travelling,” Vicki said.
Anyone interested may contact Vicki and Nic on 0421 209 620, or email ladyofthelake_4@hotmail.com or visit their site www. ladyofthelakesigns.ourprofi le.biz.

10 cent bottle and can deposit
Refundable drink containers are now worth 10 cents at the bottle depot following a State Government announcement in February this year to double the five cent deposit to encourage and promote recycling.
Drink containers still labelled with the old five-cent deposit will also attract the increased refund.
“South Australians can be proud of the fact we have significantly less litter and higher recycling rates of drink containers than any other state,” Environment and Conservation Minister Jay Weatherill said. “On Clean Up Australia Day, drink containers make up less than 10 per cent of SA’s litter, compared with 40 per cent nationally.
“This is because of our nation leading approach to recycling –which started in 1977 with the container deposit scheme.”
Mr. Weatherill said the increase to the deposit was the first since the scheme started.
Containers attracting refunds included flavoured milks, fruit juices, soft drinks, vitamin drinks, sport drinks, iced teas, beer, alcoholic sodas, spirit-based misers and some wine base beverages.

A Look Back in Time ...
FIVE YEARS AGO ... River boat re-enactment attracts wide interest
As has been the case all along the river from Goolwa, Waikerie residents and many visitors turned out in force to greet the river boats taking part in the 150th re-enactment of the Cadell-Randell start of riverboat trading. The highlight was seeing the two boats, the Lady Augusta and the Mary Ann, the boats used by Captains Cadell and Randell to open up river trading. These replicas were built especially for the re-enactment and will be stripped to the water line at the end of journey at Swan Hill.

10 YEARS AGO ... A gigantic goog!
Blanchetown resident Bill Neilson has kept chooks on and off for many years, but this week was amazed when one of his feathered friends laid a giant of a goog. The red leghorn in question must have strained to produce an egg more than twice the weight and dimension of what is considered an extra large egg. Bill tells us the large eggs usually weigh around 55 grams, but this little beauty weighed in at 140 grams.

20 YEARS AGO ... Gown of the Year Award
The Fashion Collection of 1988 Australian Gown of the Year will be presented at Berri on September 1. The parade is co-ordinated by the Mannequin’s and Models Guild of Australia and proceeds will benefit the Crippled Children’s Association of South Australia.

Breathtaking local images feature in Calendar
Two breathtaking local images will feature in a new regional calendar which is to be launched this Friday in Berri.
Broken Cliff and Benson Park join 10 other Riverland images in the 2009 ‘Images of the Riverland’ Calendar, a fundraiser for St. Catherine’s home for the aged.
From sunsets over historic landmarks, exquisite colours in the river’s majestic limestone cliffs to fog rising up through abundant vineyards, renowned Riverland photographer Italo Vardaro has captured the region’s beauty like never before and the final product magnificently printed by Bill Vlemmix of Riverland Printers.
The 2009 ‘Images of the Riverland’ Calendar will be officially launched by Tony Sharley at the Berri Tourist Information Centre this Friday, September 5.
The calendars are an initiative of the Berri Lions Club, which wanted to help St. Catherine’s buy a new community bus for residents worth about $130,000.
Lions Club fundraising chairman Terry Kearney said support was sought from local businesses and individuals to help produce the inaugural calendar last year, and was readily offered from Italo as the photographer and Bill Vlemmix from Riverland Printers.
With a dollar for dollar sponsorship assured by the AMP Foundation, and strong community support, the sale of last year’s calendars raised over $25,000.
Mr. Kearney said organisers are again looking for strong community support for the 2009 calendar, especially as the AMP Foundation has promised funding of up to $20,000 if sales of $40,000 is achieved.
“Assuming we can achieve this target, it will give us some $85,000 over two years towards a bus for St. Catherine’s, which is a magnificent achievement,” he said.
Following on from last year, Italo and Bill Vlemmix have again thrown their support behind the initiative, along with graphic artist Annette Zanker.
Several Riverland and associated businesses also have generously sponsored the production costs of the calendar.

Bronze for Shae!
Ebony, Ryan and Shae Greiger have returned home after the tough All Schools National Cross Country Championships recently held in Geelong, Victoria, with Shae bringing home a bronze.
The course proved to be very trying with grassy down hill slopes and gradual inclines, bark chips, which felt like running through sand, across bitumen roads twisting through trees and dodging tree roots.
Ebony ran the four kilometre leg, but it wasn’t her day, so she spent the rest of her time cheering on the rest of the South Aussies.
Ryan did very well competing against boys from the other states who were a lot bigger than himself, he was the first SA competitor over the line finishing 15th out of 44 registered, beating his P.B. by five seconds.
Shae ran a brilliant race keeping up with the leaders and at one stage was in the lead until she hit the dreaded bark chips where she dropped back to third. She maintained her position and at the last 50 metres put in a huge effort, sprinting to secure third place and a bronze medal.
The only SA competitor to take out an individual medal Shae finished only 23 seconds behind first place and ran a P.B. of 10:38 minutes, the first time she has ever run under 11 minutes.
Parents, Denise and Grant are ecstatic of Shae’s achievements, and incredibly proud of all three qualifying to compete at a national level.

CHALK TALK ... Busy week at Lutheran Primary School
The students of WLPS enjoyed dressing as their favourite book character ranging from the Harry Potter series to Asterix as well as “Sam I am”.
As part of Book Week, Students also took part in the activities run at the Waikerie Public Library.

NSW SPELLING COMPETITION RESULTS ... The NSW International Spelling competition certificates were received by Sophie Schiller (high distinction), Mel Doecke and Jonathan Souter (distinction), Jean Marchant and Kaitlin Kleeman (participation).
All students who participated in the Spelling Competition are to be congratulated on their outstanding achievements.
Science Week Activities and Open Day As part of WLPS’s Open Day on Wednesday, August 20, students and visitors marvelled at the wonders of Science for Science week, with experiments ranging from inertia tests with coins and bottle tops, fun with magnets, balloon experiments (pictured above) and choc chip mining.

Citrus Leaders tour the US
BY MEGAN FRANKEL-VAUGHAN The ‘citrus capital o f Australia’ has broadened its horizons with a recent tour of the United States to promote the local citrus industry.
Thirteen from South Australia, including Peter Walker, Ted Angove and Mike Arnold, flew to California on Saturday, August 9 in an effort to promote the Australian citrus industry.
Local citrus grower, Mike Ar nold said the group spent most of their time in Los Angeles and also spent a day in Sacramento.
“The whole aim of the trip was to promote Australian citrus in the supermarkets over there – mainly in large supermarket chains, and hopefully word of mouth will promote our citrus,” Mr. Arnold said.
“It’s hard to say if it was successful or not – there was certainly a lot of interest from the American public, which is a good thing. “The fruit in the supermarkets over there from Australia is magnificent. It looks good, just like it looks when it is packed here, which really helps in the promotion too,” he said.
Waikerie citrus grower and chairman of Riversun Export Pty. Ltd. Peter Walker organised and managed the trip which involved speaking to the consumers at super markets , educating them on the Australian citrus industry, as well as giving them a sample of Australia’s finest citrus.
Mr. Arnold said the main thing that was important to get across to the American public was that the Australian and American citrus season are counter seasonal.
“A lot of people didn’t know that yet so it was good to get that across that we (America and Australia) should be able to work together on that to benefi ting both countries’ consumers and growers,” Mr. Arnold said.
“We worked for eight days in the supermarkets in Los Angeles, and were also able to witness the water situation over there – we visited a dam at Colorado as well as Lake Mead.
“It was good to compare their water problems with ours – they rely very heavily on the dams and lakes, a lot like we rely on the Murray River,” he said.
Mr. Arnold said the trip to the U.S., if proved worthwhile, may be an ongoing promotional venture for the area. “The trip was a bit of an eye opener really – the population of one city was nearly the same as the population of the whole of Australia.”
The group of citrus growers visited 50 major supermarkets in the Sacramento and Southern California areas and Chairman of Riversun, Peter Walker, said the aims for the trip were to give growers from three citrus production areas in Southern Australia an opportunity to gain first-hand knowledge of the U.S. market; to offer U.S. consumers a chance to meet Australian growers and gain a feel for how they grow and operate their orchards; and to educate retail produce managers about Australian citrus.
Riversun consists of 28 shareholders ranging from large packing sheds shipping thousand of pallets to smaller ones handling 10-15 pallets.

Early daylight saving start
Daylight saving will start three weeks earlier this year in South Australia, as part of an ongoing trial on an extended period, announced last year.
Daylight Saving will commence on the first Sunday in October and as was the case last year, will end on the first Sunday in April which will be a week later than has been observed in the past.
“This trial period, from October 5, 2008 to April 5, 2009, is now a total extension of four weeks on the previous period of daylight saving in South Australia, bringing us into line with NSW, the ACT, Victoria and Tasmania,” Industrial Relations Minister, Paul Caica said. “An extensive consultation process last year, which resulted in submissions received from almost 7,000 people, told us that two thirds of South Australians supported extended daylight saving.
“The feedback from our consultation told us that extended daylight saving would help boost tourism and community recreation, with more events able to be held in the evening and more daylight time to participate in outdoor sport and other family and social activities.
“We are also mindful of the detrimental effects on SA businesses as well as airline and other scheduling, if we were to remain 90 minutes behind the eastern states for four weeks.”

Extra funds for council
The Loxton Waikerie Council will share in more than $148 million in grants for roads and other special projects announced by State/ Local Government Relations Minister Gail Gago.
The Council will receive $590,000 to reconstruct and seal part of the Waikerie- Mindarie Road as part of a five year program.

Funding for volunteer groups
Loxton Waikerie Council Community Development Officer Penny Smith is Encouraging all Local volunteer organisations to apply for the Volunteer Support Fund for 2008. The Volunteer Support Fund is a grant administered through the Office for Volunteers and is aimed at helping volunteer- involving organisations who are incorporated, non government and not for profit, to improve support to their volunteers. Mrs. Smith said organisations can apply for grants of up to a maximum of $3,000 for one-off projects that assist ongoing volunteer programs benefiting local communities. “ I ’ m strongly Enhcouraging all community groups to apply for this grant to assist their volunteer programs,” she said. Previous successful applicants to the Volunteer Support Fund have received assistance with providing training opportunities for volunteers, purchasing equipment for volunteers (e.g. safety equipment, white goods) and purchasing resources for volunteers (e.g. computer software, training DVDs/videos). Application forms and guidelines can be downloaded from the Office for Volunteers website at www.ofv. sa.gov.au/grants or by contacting the office on 8463 4437. “If any group needs assistance in any way to get their applications up and going, they are more than welcome to contact me at the council on 8541 0700 and I will help guide them in the right direction,” Mrs. Smith said. The closing date for submissions is Monday, October 13 with all documents to be lodged in person or postmarked by the specified date and time.

GARDEN NEWS ...
BY PAULINE HARRIS
Everyone who attended our last meeting on August 12 certainly learnt a bit more about the different varieties of citrus fruit when Shaun and Meredith Arnold, with their knowledge and expertise, enlightened us with such varieties as Pomelo, Buddha’s hand and blood Oranges to name a few. We all enjoyed the taste tests after and even got to take some home.
Garden of the month for August can be viewed at 10 Dowling Street Waikerie, where they have reduced their lawn area and made good use of rocks and gravel, which makes it a neat and well laid out garden. Congratulations.
Our next meeting is on Sunday September 7, when we will be visiting a few local gardens, in particular an Iris garden. Please meet at the Ramco Post Offi ce, Cadell Road, Ramco at 1 p.m.
Everyone is welcome and we will be travelling in our own vehicles.

Jump rope for heart
Waikerie Primary School’s 330 students participated in and raised funds for Jump Rope for Heart Day last Friday, August 29.
Each class spent an allocated time on the basketball court displaying their skipping skills as well as some skipping routines.
So far, Waikerie Primary School has contributed to the $669,838 raised nationwide through Jump Rope for Heart fundraisers.
Established in Australia in 1983, Heart Foundation Jump Rope for Heart is renowned for being one of Australia’s most popular physical activity and fundraising program in schools.
The Heart Foundation is dedicated to reducing the effects of the number of people living with, or dying from heart, stroke and blood vessel disease.
The Heart Foundation has funded world-class cardiovascular research, supported health professionals in their practice, developed health promotion activities, informed and educated the public, and assisted people with cardiovascular disease.

Meals onWheels
BY MEGAN FRANKEL-VAUGHAN
National Meals on Wheels Day, held last Wednesday, August 27, aimed to thank 80,000 local heroes Australia wide, who volunteer their time to the service.
The Waikerie Meals on Wheels Association, now in its 39th year, prepare and deliver meals to 30 people in the Waikerie area each day, assisting them to remain independently in their homes.
Australian Meals on Wheels Association President Mr. Leon Holmes said the day was about recognising the effort of the organisation’s volunteers and staff.
“We are already a critically important part of our clients’ lives. They count on us for affordable, nutritious meals and regular friendly contact,” he said.
Mr. Holmes said the work of Meals on Wheels’ volunteers not only provided benefi ts to clients but the community as a whole. “Meals on Wheels helps make our local communities strong, caring and connected” he said.
“Our people provide more than just a meal to our clients – they offer friendship, social interaction and a friendly smile,” he said.
Waikerie Meals on Wheels Welfare Officer, Shirley Mudge, said there are approximately 110 volunteers involved in the local association who donate their time and effort to the service. “We’ve come a long way since we first began 39 years ago,” Mrs. Mudge said.
“ We’ve served approximately 300,000 meals all up and also make it easy for people who live out of town – they can collect frozen meals once a week when needed.
“Each of the meals a re nu t r i t i o n a l l y balanced and are diabetes friendly. “We’ve had a lot of community support over the years with the donation of fresh fruit and vegetables.
“We look after the recipients and we’re looking forward to our 40th birthday next March with planning for the celebrations already beginning,” Mrs. Mudge said.

No Health Response
The Country Health Taskforce, set up following the end of the public consultation period for the Country Health Care Plan, has requested additional time to work through the many community submissions received by the State Government and to develop a revised plan.
Health Minister John Hill said that the Taskforce had been very productive to date.
“I want to ensure that the Taskforce has the time it needs to complete this important role,” he said. “Many people had their say through the consultation period and we want to give the Taskforce the chance to properly analyse all of the submissions.”
Minister Hill says upgrades to major country hospitals at Berri, Whyalla, Port Lincoln and Mount Gambier will start immediately, while the rest of the plan will wait on the Taskforce’s finding’s Chair of the Country Health Taskforce Peter Blacker, says country communities can be assured that their voices are being heard.
“Our members have been working very hard to go through the submissions and develop responses to the feedback received, particularly in the areas of workforce, service delineation, Aboriginal health and planning principles,” he said. “Part of the response to the plan will be a process of local planning on a community and regional basis, driven through the local Health Advisory Councils and Country Health SA.
“This will enable the development of local solutions to local challenges. “Workforce planning will also be a significant part of our response. Having enough country doctors, nurses, midwives and allied health professionals is vital to ensuring quality health care.”
Mr. Blacker says all local hospitals will be encouraged to develop 10 year plans on maintaining their workforce and services.
“Our report will certainly be accepting the good parts of the old plan, if you want to put it that way and making recommendations of how to proceed forward from there, in particular in relation to the 43 to 45 hospitals that were in the smaller category,” he said.
Presiding Officer of the Waikerie and Districts Health Advisory Council, Henry Mortimer said that as to date the local HAC has not heard a response from Minister Hill in regard to the letter which they sent him or from the Country Health Taskforce.
“We haven’t heard from them as yet,” he said. “The Taskforce has been asked to come, but there has been no response. We have heard that they would probably only come to the region, not individual places.
“We have had no reply to our letter and the last that I heard, the Taskforce was going through all those letters, but we haven’t heard a thing.”
Mr. Mortimer said that while the local HAC had not heard from the government, they would still pursue the general public’s concerns with SA Country Health and the area manager, Geoff Illmann.

Olympic star to speak
Olympic star Tamsyn Lewis will be the guest speaker at this year’s Berri Resort Hotel, SGIC, and 5RM Sportsperson of the Year awards to be held next month.
The 13 time Australian Athletics Champion will entertain the crowd at the presentation dinner on Friday, October 10, where sporting heroes of the Riverland will once again be honoured.
Nominations close soon with forms available through Radio 5RM, Premier Sports Berri and Renmark and local council offices.

PEOPLE ... with Gwen Webber
THIS Friday, South Australia welcomes the opening of the 2008 Royal Adelaide Show with a new look. Several new features will bring the facilities into a world class standard, especially with the new Goyder Pavilion with its 10,000 square metres of solar panels and a water tank with a capacity of 3.5 million litres. The photo voltaic solar plant will power the pavilion and a third of the showground’s which is expected to reduce the annual $200,000 power bill by 40 per cent. With several new amusement rides for all to enjoy, this year could be a record attendance when the country comes to the city.
CONGRATULATIONS to Janet Grosse and Dean of Havenhand Chocolates with Janet winning a Gold Medal at the Royal Adelaide Show for her Rum and Raisin Chocolates (one of my favourites), three Silver Medals for each of the following chocolates, Ginger (another of my favourites), mixed box of chocolates and the Australian Football. Well done Janet. AS we begin spring, in the month of September, winter sporting fi nals come into being. Congratulations to all the teams at the Waikerie Football Club for their effort at the weekend.
CONGRATULATIONS to the netball girls for their win in the A grade and the Under 15’s. All netball girls have played really well and we wish them well for the rest of the games. WELL done to members of the Waikerie Hockey Club for their commitment during the past season.
WAIKERIE residents would have read of former resident Philip Gwynne’s new novel that has recently been published. This new novel is a change from Philip’s other novels which were suitable for younger readers. The new novel titled “The Build Up”, is a murder mystery. Several locals have already had time to read the book and have said it’s very good.
THE community extends sincere sympathy to the family of Mrs. Beryl Taylor upon her recent sad passing. Beryl was a very special lady who was endeared by all who knew her. She will be sadly missed by her husband Ross and family.
OUR thoughts and prayers are with members of our community who are at this time experiencing concerns and sadness in their families.
SINCERE sympathy to the families and friends of Mr. Lou Paschke upon his recent passing and to the family and friends of Mrs. Doreen Kalisch; they will be sadly missed.
BABY news… Congratulations to Lisa and Matthew Western upon the recent birth of their baby daughter Lyla Anna Liese, proud grandparents are Anna and Tom Yates and Karen and Rhyce Western.
CONGRATULATIONS to Tessa (nee Urlwin) and Jamie Turley upon the birth of a baby girl, Annique Violet born at the Tanunda Hospital.
CONGRATULATIONS to Yvonne and Marty Burnell who recently celebrated their Silver Wedding Anniversary. WITH the Riverland Field Days only a couple of weeks away, September, 17 and 18 it is an advantage to purchase your admission tickets prior to the event. By purchasing them from the Waikerie Visitor Information Centre, you get them at a discount price and it saves waiting at the entrance gates.
IT will be an exciting time in the Riverland from September 26 until October 19 when the Riverland Region presents the Riverland Renaissance. It will be three weeks of celebration with the Riverland’s “Food, Wine and the River Murray”.
The festival begins on September 26 at Banrock Station, with the fi nal event, the Riverland Wine and Food Festival on the lawns of Riverview Drive at Berri. So much will happen in between these two events including cruising on the Murray River Queen, Opera at Akuna Station, Long Lunch at Heppner Gardens at Waikerie and Music on the Deck at Havenhand Chocolates.
BROCHURES for the Wine and Food Festival are available at most venues and at the Waikerie Visitor Information Centre. Contact your friends, invite them to Waikerie while the Festival is on and let us showcase what we have to offer in the Riverland and make the Festival a great success.

POLICE NEWS
Report – Blanchetown ... At 11.30 a.m. on Monday, August 25, Waikerie Police reported a 48 year old male from Blanchetown for allegedly cultivating cannabis and firearms offences. Hydroponic plants, dried cannabis and firearms were seized during a search of the man’s property. The male will appear in Berri Magistrates Court at a later date.

REPORT – WAIKERIE ... At 6.02 p.m. on Monday, August 25, a 14 year old youth from Waikerie was reported for alleged theft of scrap metal.

FUEL THEFT – CAMBRAI ... Police are investigating the alleged theft of 100 litres of fuel which was stolen from two tractors on a property at Cambrai. Anyone with information is urged to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

PCA – SWAN REACH ... At 10.09 a.m. on Wednesday, August 28, police located and arrested a man from Renmark for allegedly driving in Swan Reach with the prescribed concentration of alcohol in his blood. The male allegedly recorded a blood alcohol reading of 0.086 per cent. He was issued with a six month instant loss of license and bailed to appear at the Berri Magistrates Court at a later date.

REPORT – MOOROOK ... At about 4.30 p.m. on Saturday, August 30, a 37 year old male from Kingston on Murray was reported for allegedly drink driving after he had been in a vehicle accident in Moorook. The male allegedly recorded a blood alcohol reading of 0.162 per cent. He was issued with a 12 month immediate loss of licence.

Senior of the Year
Loxton Waikerie Council Community Development Officer Penny Smith , announced last week that nominations are open for the 2008 Waikerie Senior of the Year Awards.
Penny said, “The award brings the community together to celebrate our senior citizens”.
“The award is a great way to recognise our seniors and for our older people to share their achievements with the community and recognises that people, like anything worthwhile, improve with age and that their contribution to our community is valuable, welcomed and essential,” she said.
Each year the award continues the tradition of celebrating the valuable contribution made by older Waikerie residents to our community.
Seniors month is celebrated during the month of October. Events and activities are held for South Australians of all ages to come together to celebrate the achievements of older people.
Mrs. Smith said the Waikerie Senior of the Year Award is just one way in which the community and Council celebrate and acknowledge the contribution that seniors make to the community.
The winner of the Waikerie Senior of the Year will be announced during the month of October and there are other activities and events celebrating Seniors Month in Waikerie.
Mrs. Smith invited the Waikerie community to join in celebrating Seniors Month by nominating someone who made a contribution during the current year and has given service to the Waikerie community over a number of years.
To be eligible for nomination the person must be aged 50 years or over.
Nomination forms can be collected from the Waikerie office of the District Council of Loxton Waikerie, or at the Warrawee Lodge office.
Nominations will be received up to 5 p.m. on Friday, September 26, 2008. Contact Penny Smith on 8541 0700 for further information.

Tidy Town judging
KESAB’s Tidy Towns director Luke Callaghan will pass through Waikerie on Thursday as part of South Australia’s leading environmental awards program.
Mr. Callaghan will be judging the town with a larger emphasis on best environmental practices through action and community participation at the local level. Tidy Towns has had a significant face lift for 2008 which has included a new on-line entry option, regional workshops and regional annual awards presentations.
Entries in the 2008 Tidy Towns have been required to include project information in their submission allowing initial assessment prior to judging.
“Assessment of all entries will embrace the communities understanding of sustainability issues and how innovation and best practice can impact at the local level,” Mr. Callaghan said.
“Issues facing South Australia communities including water conservation, waste reduction and resource recovery, energy efficiency and greenhouse emission reduction require community action and Tidy Towns provides a platform for such change.”
The different areas which Mr. Callaghan will be assessing for the program include; water, waste, energy, community engagement, biodiversity and education and innovation.

Waikerie Lions Club news
The Lion’s held a very successful “Ladies Favourite” night where the ladies ruled the menu and brought in delicious mouth-watering arrays of salads and desserts.
Jeff Harrup will be joining the Lion’s Club as soon as his inauguration takes place. Jeff will be a great asset to Lions and we would like to hope that he is the first of a new influx of Lions as we need new members with fresh ideas!
The Lion’s Auction held on August 9 was a great success with the Lion’s van keeping us warm with a constant supply of soup and hot dogs, on what was a very cold day.
The Lions Club’s next event is a Curry Night, at the den on September 11, so any new prospective Lions would be most welcome to come and join us. We are not as old and boring as you may think!!
The next auction is September 13, so it’s time to give those cupboards and sheds a good clear out and earn a bit of cash.
Please feel free to contact any Lion with ideas or question’s as we would be glad to help or contact Lyn Crowhurst (President) on 8541 2699.