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details see story on page 4.
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Willingly give their time for the benefit of others
by Annie Waddington-Feather
LAST month saw volunteers being celebrated
all over the world on ‘International Volunteers
Day’.
We are fortunate in our community with the
high number of volunteers that willingly give
their time for the benefit of others - they save
lives; support the homeless, elderly and needy;
give our children sporting and life-skills experiences; maintain and improve our parks, landscapes and heritage; and take up community
issues but to name a few.
According to Volunteering Australia there
are over 6 million volunteers in Australia, and
according to Flinders University researcher Lisel
O’Dwyer, contribute a staggering $290 billion to the economy,
although both these estimates are
thought to be on the conservative
side.
Volunteer roles are exceedingly varied - from being a member
of a local service club to fighting
bushfires in the national park.
As well as working full time as a teacher for
the deaf, Nicola Capon is a group leader at Belair
Scouts and has other roles in the Scouting movement. She was a scout when she was younger
and had such a good time, she wanted to give
back.
Nicola gets a lot of satisfaction seeing kids
have a good time and succeed. “It’s not about
having badges,” she explains. “When we went
gliding, hearing kids say ‘it’s the best thing
they’ve done’ is great.” As a result of her volunteering, Nicola has friends all over the world.
“Training as a scout is good for younger
people to have on their CV to help get a job too,”
she points out. “Youth leaders rate highly on a
resume and young people take their skills into
everyday life.”
While volunteer co-ordinator for Meals on
Wheels, Annekke Jeffries started out with the
organisation because she’d seen an advert calling
for volunteers. “I am retired and just wanted
to do something with my time for the community”. She enjoys meeting other people and being
appreciated. “A lot of good friendships have
come out of volunteering,” she says.
“Plus as well as ensuring the elderly have a
good meal, sometimes we are the only people
they see that day. We look out for them and call
client services if there is a problem,” explained
Annekke. “All we ask for is a couple of couple
of hours each month to help make a difference.”
Helping keep the community safe, 19-year-old
Belair CFS Brigade volunteer Amy Harris loves
what she does. “It’s physically demanding,” she
says highlighting her recent call out to Sellicks
Hill where they had to walk along a track wearing heat-resistant clothing and
dragging hoses. “I was exhausted but had a great feeling of
accomplishment and working as
a team with people”.
“We all share a passion to
help the community and volunteering with the CFS is something I can really be proud of,”
she adds. “People my age should get involved;
it’s very rewarding and you get a lot back.”
Amy eventually wants to go into the MFS so
her volunteering is giving her good experiences
for potential job prospects.
So as well as getting a lot of personal satisfaction, and often benefiting from personal development, volunteering is a great opportunity to meet
new people and gain new skills. Plus there are
also studies which have revealed volunteering is
associated with greater health and happiness.
So why not make a New Years’ resolution to
make yourself happy through volunteering locally to benefit others and the community?
To find out more, either contact the local
organisation direct, or for more details if
you’re not sure where your skills lie, contact
Volunteering SA on www.volunteeringsa.org.au
or your local council.
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Success due to volunteers skills
INTERNATIONAL Volunteers Day was celebrated on 5 December and to acknowledge
this very important day, the Coromandel
Community Centre hosted an afternoon
tea for it’s volunteers at the Orchard Café
in Coromandel Valley. Some of the volunteers (pictured above) who help keep the
Coromandel Community Centre running (from
left): Jenny, Alex, Jodie, Bevan and Megan.
The success of any volunteer program is
based on mutual benefit and fulfilling roles.
That’s why over 60 volunteers currently registered with the Centre keep giving up their time.
They enjoy their experience and feel valued.
The undeniable facts are that the Centre, like
many similar organisations, could not open
its doors, and run its successful activities and
events without their input. But as one volunteer said, “we gain more than we give; it is our
pleasure to share our time and skills”.
The Community Centre not only provides
opportunities for people to attend a wide
range of programs and events, but also is
a great facility to hire. If you are interested
in volunteering some of your time, want to
enquire about the programs on offer or need a
space to hire, contact the Community Centre
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Enjoy music under stars
OVER one thousand people enjoyed
the “Wittunga Under the Stars” music
extravaganza held last year in the
unique and picturesque amphitheatre
ins Wittunga Botanic Garden.
If you enjoy being entertained last
year, whilst relaxing in the wonderful backdrop of Wittunga Botanic Gardens
with friends, enjoying a picnic and refreshing
drink, then get your tickets to the show now.
There is a limit to the number of people
allowed in the park for this event and last year
was almost a sellout.
This community event, held annually
since 2003, is organized by the Lions Club
of Blackwood and offers a broad variety of
quality musicians and performers including
this year:
* JUKEBOX : the music of the time when you
were growing up; plus
* LET IT BE BEATLES : performing hits
from this iconic group - Let it be Beatles
are quite possibly the best sounding musical
tribute group to be heard in Australia.
Blackwood Hire
have added to
their fleet ... again!
Food will be available from the Lions
BBQ (including salad), drinks, ice
cream, and coffee from the Coffee Van,
and Xavier’s French style pancakes.
A limited BYO liquor license has
been obtained for the evening allowing
guests to bring along and enjoy their
favourite beverage. While free face painting is
available to help keep the kids occupied.
Car parking is available at the adjacent
Blackwood Primary School.
Tickets are $10 per adult; child $5 or $25 a
family (2 adults + 2 children). They are available from the office of former MP Iain Evans
at 7 Young St, Blackwood, and Blackwood
Pharmacy at 248 Main Road in the Foodland
Shopping Centre. They also can be purchased on the night at the gate, or by phoning
8178 0513 or 8370 2211.
“Wittunga Under the Stars” is being held
this year in the Wittunga Botanic Gardens,
Shepherds Hill Road, Eden Hills on Friday
20th February, and gates open from 5.30pm
for 6.30 start.
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Superfast internet planned for
Hills residents
by Annie Waddington-Feather
HOMES and businesses in Boothby are a step
closer to getting superfast broadband through the
National Broadband Network (NBN), following
NBN Co’s announcement last month that work
will commence in the district on the network by
June 2016.
Suburbs included in the next roll out that will
impact on the Hills district are: Belair, Bellevue
Heights, Blackwood, Coromandel Valley,
Craigburn Farm, Eden Hills, Glenalta, and
Hawthorndene.
“I know residents of Blackwood, Belair and
surrounding suburbs have been keen to see
higher speed broadband for some time,” said
Dr Andrew Southcott MP for Boothby. “I’m
very pleased that Hills residents will now see
work begin in the next 18 months so that they
will receive the NBN.”
Andrew Coote, a co-owner of two Blackwood
based businesses (Blackwood Tax & Accounting,
and Blackwood Wealth Management) said that
the NBN will provide greater functionality, confidence and flexibility to both businesses and
their clients, especially to those that are utilising
online services or are “in the cloud” as such.
“In today’s day and age, the transfer of data
is an integral function of all financial services
businesses,” explained Andrew. “While it’s still
early days, we see a faster, more reliable and a
more cost effective internet service being instrumental to both us and our clients.”
While Trish de Nieuwe who works in the area
but lives in Seaford Meadows said it had been
a lengthy process with the NBN roll out in her
suburb.
The NBN Co installed ‘fibre to the property’
(FTTP) at Seaford, which means each house had
to have a box for the internet access, and every
house in the area had to have the box installed
before the switch could be made.
“It hasn’t cost us anything to have the installation but we’ve changed our [internet] plan with
our internet service provider. This has increased
our cost a bit, but we have some other extras
too,” added Trish.
However, it might not be so simple for
some Blackwood residents. According to
NBN Co’s deployment principles, it is likely
that Blackwood will receive ‘fibre to the node’
(FTTN) as FTTP is only being deployed where
the area is already in the advanced stages of
being built.
NBN Co will make the final decision on the
appropriate technology as detailed planning
and design for that area is finalised. Blackwood
residents may have to pay additional costs to
have the NBN connected from the node in the
street to their homes or business.
Residents may also consider that while FTTP
offers the super-fast speeds, FTTN provides
excellent speeds which are suitable for residential use such as watching movies.
NBN Co provides monthly updates on its website showing areas that have reached build preparation, build commencement and that are ready
for service.
Residents can check the progress of their suburb at www.nbnco.com.au/rolloutplan
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Fisher finally decided - now whose
going to win the seat of Davenport?
by Annie Waddington-Feather
THIS month will see residents from
Blackwood and the surrounding suburbs
head to the polling booths on 31 January for
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resigning from State parliament at the end
of October last year, candidates have had
to wait for the neighbouring seat of Fisher
to conduct its by-election - plus avoid the
festive season and school holiday period hence here we are going to the polls three
months after the seat of Davenport became
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past can be experienced when elite
cyclists taking part in this year’s
Santos Tour Down Under make their
way to Belair.
Stage 2 of the Tour is leaving from
Unley at 11am heading up Belair
Road past Windy Point to the Belair
Triangle.
The cyclists then make their
way along Sheoak Road, passing
the Sheoak Café at approximately
11.15am, and on to Upper Sturt Road
travelling past the Belair National
Park and Belair Golf Course towards
Crafers.
This stage which is 150.5km in total
and finishes at Stirling around 3pm,
will be happening on Wednesday
21 January.
Meanwhile, Blackwood is hosting its own TDU companion cycling
and festival event - the ‘Blackwood
Bikefest’ is starting with ‘Breakfast
at Belair’ on Wednesday 21 January,
held at the Belair Triangle and other
local cafés (see advert for Sheoak
Cafe below) in the morning.
A festival of events will then be
held at Waite Reserve in the weekend (24-25 January) including a
fashion parade, business expo, food
and refreshments, wine tasting,
Blackwood Retail Trail competition,
kids zone - rides and bouncing castle.
And for those that are feeling energetic there are 3 local cycling events
planned for families and people of all
different cycling skill levels:
• Family Recreational Ride - Waite
Street Reserve to Belair National
Park
• Hill Climb Time Trial - Lynton
Bike Trail to Waite Street Reserve
• Road Race - Blackwood to
Kangarilla.
The start and finish line will be at
the Waite Street Reserve. Jersey’s are
available.
Support for shocked family
IN last month’s Blackwood Times an article
titled “Georgia’s story touches many hearts”
was published.
Unfortunately the basis for this story proved to
be incorrect. Following is a statement from the
Adams/White family:
Recently a committee called “The Community
Chest Fundraising Group” was formed in the
Blackwood area. This group was created to
assist persons in need in this area and was to be
an ongoing fund raiser.
The first recipient was to be Darren Adams
(my son in law), who was suffering from what
appeared to be terminal cancer. He had supposedly completed all possible treatment in
Australia without results but after much research
found that alternative treatment was available in
Scottsdale, Arizona, USA.
The fundraising group diligently went ahead
raising funds to assist in his travel, accommodation and treatment. The support from friends,
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family and people who heard of Darren’s plight
was very generous and a considerable amount
was raised.
Darren left for America and subsequent treatment. A few days after Darren had left and following anonymous calls to “Crimestoppers”, a
police enquiry revealed that Darren did not have
cancer and that he had not received any recent
treatment in South Australia or Arizona.
This placed the Fund Raising group and
Darren’s family in the precarious position
of raising funds under the false pretence of
Darren’s cancer.
Subsequently the web site for the Community
Chest Fundraising group and also the site “youcaring.com” were closed down and a major
fundraising bingo night was cancelled.
Funds donated are currently frozen pending
police investigations, and will be returned to
donors when possible.
Cath (Darren’s wife), Georgia (their daughter), as well as their families on both sides, and
close friends, are all presently in a state of shock
trying to deal with this unthinkable revelation.
However they are all deeply grateful for and
wish to sincerely thank,
The anonymous caller/s who in the first place
brought to light Darren’s deception;
The support of family, friends and the
Blackwood Community on the whole who stood
by them through thick and thin;
The support given to Georgia by the students
and staff of St John’s Grammar; and
The police officers from Major Fraud who
carried out a thorough investigation and for the
manner in which they approached and cared for
the family.
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Change to
station name
BY ANNIE WADDINGTON-FEATHER
IN an attempt to increase visitors to Wittunga
Botanic Garden, the Blackwood Action Group
(BAG) has made preliminary enquiries with the
suggestion of changing the name of Coromandel
railway station to Wittunga.
The group believes this iconic local asset is
failing to meet its tourism potential due to poor
signposting and publicity.
“There have been recent instances where
visitors have alighted at Blackwood railway station looking for the Garden; fortunately one of
our members was at the station and was able to
direct them appropriately,” explained Andrew
Tidswell, BAG President.
“How many others have not had the fortune
of such direction?” he queried. Also highlighting that Coromandel station isn’t actually in
Coromandel Valley.
So BAG requested the State Government gave
consideration to the renaming of Coromandel to
‘Wittunga’ railway station.
A reply from the Minister for Transport
and Infrastructure advised that the cost and
inconvenience involved in changing the station
name was not justified.
“We also received a reply from the Minister
for Tourism advising our proposal had been
forwarded to the Minister for Transport and
Infrastructure. He did not address any of the
tourism issues we raised.”
Andrew expressed disappointment that the
State Government didn’t hold the Wittunga
Botanic Garden in the high regard that the local
Blackwood community and the regular visitors
did. He said BAG would continue to engage
with the community to explore opportunities to
raise the profile and accessibility of Wittunga,
Botanic Garden and to enhance the visitor
experience there.
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Road funding distribution
at Councils discretion
by Annie Waddington-Feather
LOCAL councils Mitcham and Onkaparinga
are to receive $3,249,178 and $10,040,703
respectively as part of the Federal
Government’s ‘Roads to Recovery’ program.
Federal Member for Boothby, Dr Andrew
Southcott MP said it was great news for local
councils, residents and business.
“These funds will make a real difference
in building roads, repairing streets and creating better access across our community,”
he said, highlighting the funds build on the
$500 million delivered in the Budget for the
Government’s commitment to upgrade South
Road at Darlington.
City of Mitcham will allocate approximately half a million dollars of the ‘Roads to
Recovery’ funding in 2014/15 towards road
and kerbing renewal, and rehabilitation of the
road pavement.
A spokesperson for the Mitcham Council
confirmed the ‘Roads to Recovery’ funding
for future financial years will be allocated to
road and kerbing renewals within nominated
streets on a year by year basis as part of the
Capital Works Program.
However, a spokesperson for City of
Onkaparinga highlighted the Federal
Government has eliminated the supplemental
payment component, and this has resulted in
a direct reduction in its road asset renewal
program.
“The loss of the supplemental funding, cost
the City of Onkaparinga $994,000 in 2014/15.
This means over five years the removal of the
supplemental payment will reduce funding by
around $5m,” they said.
They also highlighted the annual ‘Roads to
Recovery’ payment, with the exception of the
one-off 2015/16, has not been increased from
the level set in 2009.
The ‘Roads to Recovery’ program is set up
for councils to make road spending decisions
based on local needs - without interference
from Canberra - to ensure funding is directed
to where it is most needed in the community.
Allocation of funding for the Roads to
Recovery program is determined by road
length and population in the councils.
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Kids set sail for holiday fun
EVER wanted to walk the plank, or learn how to dance
the hornpipe? Each year in the last week of the January
school holidays, CoroUniting church runs a free Kids
Holiday Club for 5-11 year olds .
This year’s club is called ‘Landlubbers’ and runs
9am-12.30pm each day from Monday 19 to Friday
23 January with a closing ceremony/celebration from
10-11am on Sunday 25 January.
“It’s a hit with the kids”, says David Buxton, Pastor
at CoroUniting. “We’ve run it for several years now
and it just keeps growing - last year we had around 120
kids each day.
“Some parents are looking for things for their kids to
Scale and size of new footbridges questioned
by Annie Waddington-Feather
COMMUNITY consultation on the next stages of
the Sturt River Linear Park is being demanded concerning the erection of the two footbridges being
built on Main Road and Winns Road in a joint project of Mitcham and Onkaparinga Councils.
Many feel the design of the new bridges are not
in keeping with the historical aspects of the area,
and fear future developments for the Park will be
of a similar nature.
Local resident Trevor Conlon said “the bridges
appeared excessive in design and were visually
degrading of the setting in which they sit. The
idea that four more might be used in Stage 3 of the
Development is of high concern,” he said.
While the community was consulted on the
bridges’ renovation, Trevor and others claim
the community wasn’t consulted on the bridges’
design.
Another local resident, Hugh Magarey, felt
the letterbox drop wasn’t sufficient and Council
could’ve been more diligent in contacting local
groups for their opinion. He was pleased money
was being spent in the area, but thought there
were probably less expensive options which would
enhance the area.
Karen Hockley, Mitcham councillor for
Craigburn Farm said, “While the community is
very much in favour of the Sturt River Linear Park
project, people have contacted me to express their
concern that heritage values of the Winns Road
precinct have been jeopardised by the scale of the
new footbridge.
“I have taken their comments back to Council to
see how we can ensure that further projects better
meet community expectations.”
While Onkaparinga Cr Marion Themeliotis said
she would pass on to Council the views of local
residents who felt they [the bridges] had been over
engineered and not in keeping with the areas historical outlook. “It’s my understanding that some
vegetation has been removed which has made the
bridges more prominent, however once the bridges have weathered the bright steelwork will be
dulled.”
She also encouraged residents to contact her to
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do towards the end of the holidays, so it’s a hit with the
parents as well!”
Each morning includes drama, creative construction
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WHAT’S ON IN BLACKWOOD & DISTRICTS
56;,: Some of the dates below fall on
public holdiays and clubs may be taking
a break over the festive season - contact
the club or group for details.
X 1 January
BLACKWOOD MENS PROBUS CLUB - meet
at Masonic Lodge, Main Road from
9.30-11.30am. Visitors and new members welcome. Enquiries to Allen on
8278 2096.
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BLACKWOOD CRAFT MARKET - from 10am
to 4pm at Blackwood Memorial Hall,
21 Coromandel Parade. Admission is
free. New stall enquiries to Kerrie on
0427 410 917.
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B OTTLE C OLLECTION - from 10am by
Belair Scout Group. Collect all glass,
soft drink cans & soft drink plastic bottles - from your driveway. Any queries
phone Lyndal on 0477 110 022.
X 5 January
BLACKWOOD LADIES PROBUS CLUB - meet
at Blackwood Community Ctr, 4 Young
St, at 10am. Guest speakers. Visitors &
prospective members welcome. Phone
Valerie Mills-Stacy on 8370 2674.
X 5 January
BLACKWOOD HILLS VIEW CLUB - invites
women to meet new friends at coffee
morning at Cafe Primo at 10.30am.
Phone Sue on 8370 2289 for details.
Supporting disadvantaged children
through The Smith family.
X7 January
BLACKWOOD CIRCLE OF FRIENDS - help
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refugees settle in our community. Meet
at Blackwood Uniting Church near
Blackwood roundabout from 7.30pm.
New members welcome. Contact Carey
on [email protected]
X 7 & 21 January
LIONS CLUB OF BLACKWOOD - meet on
1st & 3rd Wednesday from 6.30pm
for 7pm start. Prospective members
and visitors welcome. Phone John
Alexandrou on 8278 1230 for details.
X 8 January
B REAST C ANCER S UPPORT G ROUP meet in local coffee lounge. For more
details phone Jackie on 8278 5761 or
0431 967 153.
X 8 January
+ $:7+251'(1( 0 (1 · 6 3 52%86 & /8%
- held at Belair Uniting Church Hall,
Sheoak Road, Belair at 9.30am.
Monthly guest speakers. Visitors welcome. Inquiries: 8278 1964.
X 10 January
AUST. SEWING GUILD (MITCHAM HILLS)
- any people interested in sewing
from beginners to advanced are welcome. Held at the Blackwood Uniting
Church (at the roundabout) from 1.304pm. Phone Donna on 8374 3172 or
0413 022 162 for details.
X 11 January
B USHCARE W ORKING B EE - ‘Red Gum
Gully Our Patch ‘ group meet at Cedar
Ave reserve, junction of Miller Tce and
Southern Ave from 9.30-11.30am. Day
to learn from each other and care for
our bushland. Wear sturdy shoes and
hat, tools provided. New members
always welcome. Phone 8370 2091.
X 11 & 25 January
-2$1·63$175<.,7&+(1*$5'(1 - meets
1-4pm at Joan’s Pantry, Watahuna
Avenue, Hawthorndene to share ideas,
plant seedlings and tend to community garden. New members welcome.
Enquiries to Deb at email: [email protected]
X 12 January
% (/$,5 / $',(6 · 3 52%86 - meet at
Blackwood Uniting Church, opp
Blackwood roundabout at 10am. We
welcome prospective members and
visitors. Phone Joy on 8270 6162.
X 12 January
CHERRY GARDENS GARDEN CLUB - meets
at 7.30pm in Cherry Gardens Uniting
Church, Hicks Hill Rd. Each month
a guest speaker and trading table.
Enquiries to Lyn on 0400 290 521.
X 12 January
EDEN HILLS COMBINED PROBUS - meet at
Blackwood Community Ctr at 4 Young
St, Blackwood at 9.30am. Enjoy socialising with other retirees, listening to
guest speakers, plus monthly outings.
Prospective members and visitors welcome. Phone Secretary on 8379 2457
for details.
X 13 & 27 January
ADELAIDE HILLS TOASTMASTERS Affordable public speaking training
& practice in a friendly adult group.
Meet from 7.30-9.30pm. Enquiries to
Annabel Price on 0402 767 535.
X 15 January
BLACKWOOD PHILATELIC CLUB - meeting
at Blackwood Uniting Church Hall from
7.30pm. Displays and sales of a wide
range of Australian stamps, plus world
stamps and phone cards. Prospective
members and visitors welcome. Ph Jeff
on 8278 1609.
X 17 January
B L A C K W O O D A C T I O N G R O U P - get
involved in your community. Meet at
Blackwood Community Ctr, Young
Street from 7pm. New members
always welcome. Phone 8370 3006 or
www.bagi.org.au for more details.
X 19 January
BLACKWOOD COMBINED PROBUS
CLUB - meets at 10am in Blackwood
Community Ctr, 4 Young St,
Blackwood. Enjoy friendship of other
retirees, guest speakers and outings.
Prospective members and visitors
welcome. Enquiries to Margaret on
8278 5250.
X 19 January
BLACKWOOD HILLS VIEW CLUB - invites
women to meet new friends at luncheon meeting at Belair Park Country
Club at 10am. Guest speaker Pam
Barker teaches innovative ways
with scarves. Booking essential by
15 January. Phone Sue on 8370 2289
for details. for details. Supporting disadvantaged through The Smith family.
X 20 January
FRIENDS OF BLACKWOOD FOREST Meet in Gamble Cottage, Main Rd,
Blackwood at 7.30pm. If you want to
help maintain this Recreation Park,
phone Debbie on 8278 2941.
X 20 January
F RIENDS OF S TURT G ORGE - meet at
Bellevue Heights Primary School.
Phone Bob Grant on 7329 8296 for
meetings and working bees. Visit
www.fosg.org.au
X 21 January
S TITCHERS IN THE H ILLS - Patchwork
and quilting group meet at 7.30pm
in Meals On Wheels premises,
Coromandel Pde, Blackwood. New
members always welcome. Enquiries
to 8278 3569.
X 21 January
B LACKWOOD W INEMAKERS & B REWERS
CLUB - meet at Blackwood Memorial
Hall, 19 Coromandel Pde, from
7.30pm. Learn about wine-making and
brewing, do an annual bottling and
enjoy social activities. New members
welcome. Phone 8370 5400 for details.
X 26 January
BLACKWOOD FLORAL ART CLUB - held
at Blackwood Uniting Church at 7.309.30pm. No experience required - all
welcome. View activities of club at:
www.blackwoodfloralart.blogspot.com.au
X 28 January
ADELAIDE HILLS ZONTA CLUB - meet at
Belair Park Country Club for dinner at
7pm. An international women’s service
club advancing the status of women
worldwide. New members and visitors
welcome. Phone Doone on 8278 2676.
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