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Issue 424 APRIL ,2015

The Willy Wagtail is published monthly by the Williamstown Community Council, Williamstown South Australia 5351

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CREAM LETTERBOX On the wall in front of the

Physiotherapist , 39 Queen St: Williamstown.

Deadline is the 25th of

each previous month at 6pm

Post cheques/money or-

ders to: Williamstown

Community Council. P.O. 880

WILLIAMSTOWN 5351

DISTRIBUTION Valerie and Graham Reeves

COMPILED BY Helen Koppan

Phone: 0412557045

SPONSOR Barossa Council

TOUR de LEGACY

Ride details Departing from the Australian War Memorial in Canberra on Monday 13th April 2015, the riders will embark on a gruel-ling 1,500 km journey over 12 days, arriving in Adelaide on Anzac Day eve, Friday 24th April 2015. This year the ride takes on special importance, coinciding with the 100 year anniversary of Gallipoli, where the arrival in Adelaide will take in Camp Gallipoli at Morphettville Race Course in honour of our fallen. Navigating our way back to Adelaide, our ride will pass through the towns of:

• Yass Wagga Wagga Echuca

• Albury Wodonga Shepparton Swan Hill

• Mildura Berri Angaston

• Williamstown Adelaide

LEGACY Legacy is a voluntary organisation providing services to Australian families suffering financially or socially after the incapacitation or death of a spouse or parent during or after their defence force service. We currently care for around 90,000 widows and 1,900 children and dependants throughout Australia. Donations to:

https://tourdelegacy2015.everydayhero.com/au/bim

RED CROSS

At our Lyndoch branch meeting on 2 March, we held a business meeting at which we discussed ways in which

we can help Red Cross. Red Cross have several ways of fundraising: used stamps, old X-rays and collection of

food for their community service programs. In the Lyndoch Post Office, there is a box in which you can de-

posit your used stamps. Red Cross collect old X-rays from which they can extract silver. We will be putting a

box in the Lyndoch library in June for those so don't throw them away. At a later time, we will be arranging a

food collection.

Thank you to all those who donated to Red Cross Calling during the month of March. Your help is very much

appreciated. Thank you to Ross Lagana for allowing us to collect outside the supermarket.

Red Cross will be serving Devonshire teas from 11 am until 3 pm at the Art Exhibition in the Lyndoch Institute

Hall on Saturday and Sunday, 18 and 19 April.

Red Cross meetings are held on the first Monday of the month in the Council Chambers (behind the Library)

at 2 pm. Anyone interested in Red Cross and their activities are invited to attend the meeting. The annual

subscription is only $5.

The programme for the next meeting on Monday, April 13 is Kym Michelmore who will be taking us on a Lyn-

doch History Walk.

For more information on the above or Red Cross, please phone Malinda on 8524 5353

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Williamstown Uniting Church

Invite

Our Many Friends in the Community

To join us on

Good Friday … service 9:30am

Easter Day … service 10:00am

Sandy Creek Uniting Church Maundy Thursday … 6:30pm

Easter Dawn Service … 6:30am

Williamstown Guild/Fellowship invite you to

EVA’S SURPRISE on Monday April 20th at 1:30pm.

Soup, Savouries and Sweets night followed by

Social evening with games, songs, quizzes and lots of

fun, held Friday May 1, come at 6pm—6:30pm start.

Come prepared for Good Food, Good Fun Good Fellowship.

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Car Boot Sale

SANDY CREEK UNITING CHURCH

Saturday May 9th

2015 Starts 8:00 a.m. Adjacent to the Church, 162 Williamstown Rd

Stall holders set up at 7:30 a.m. for 8:00 a.m. start.

Pre book your spot for $10, by contacting

John Schultz, phone 8522 1391 or Lynton Carle, phone 8524 4086

Sausage Sizzle Devonshire Tea

Cool Drinks Cake Stall

G’day folks,

I hope I am not tempting fate by saying that the brigade has had a very quiet month with only 4 callouts, sadly one of those incidents was to assist SA ambulance at the oval that resulted in the sad passing of a young football player. On behalf of the Williamstown CFS brigade I wish to pass on our condolences to his family at this sad time. Many may have noticed the new shed at the back of the station - this has been built out of funds raised over many years by our own fundraising. This has allowed us room to tidy up the main station and to utilise the space better - so please forgive the appearance at the moment as things are in a transitional stage and we soon will be clearing the piles of rubbish and making the area more presentable. Recently the kind folks of Williamstown held a thankyou CFS event with raffles and many donated prizes, the pro-ceeds were presented to the Brigade on a training night, we then split the proceeds from the main raffle to the other brigades within our Barossa group, namely Concordia, Lyndoch, Mt Pleasant, Springton and Eden Valley each gratefully receiving $900. All respective brigade captains were amazed at the amount and all wish to pass on their thanks to our community – A HUGE THANK YOU FROM THE BAROSSA GROUP. As to what use the funds will used has yet to be decided one of the items on the wish list is a thermo imaging cam-era which is used to detect hot spots after a fire so we can quickly direct our actions where needed, we borrowed this piece of equipment from elsewhere during the Eden Valley fire and found it saved us a lot of time and resources when blacking out areas. Steve Elliott Williamstown brigade captain. Phone 8524 6405 for emergencies call 000 The 2015 cadet season commenced on the 5th of January with 16 cadets continuing from the 2014 season. We were also very pleased to receive 6 new cadets this year who all became keen after the recent Sampson Flat fire. The training this year has so far consisted on hose work, appliance pumping, Knowledge on fire behaviour both in rural and urban environments, In depth knowledge of the fire appliances both from our brigade and our surrounding brigades, knowledge on incident control and structure, the ability to understand and use the government radio net-work and a session on applying first aid. An evening was spent discussing drugs and alcohol to educate the cadets on the effects to themselves and those around them. This session went really well and the cadets learnt a lot from the training. During February the cadets got to go to the Woodside CFS airbase to learn about ae-rial fire suppression. The cadets really enjoyed themselves and due to their great behaviour on the night they were given the opportunity to view many of the water bombing aircraft. The cadets had a field trip to the Mt Crawford For-est Head Quarters to Learn about the operations of For-estry SA and the Big Yellow fire Appliances known as the Fire Kings, again the cadets thoroughly enjoyed them-selves and their good behaviour noticeable to the Forestry SA employees. Sadly however many of the cadets were shocked and shaken after the upsetting events which occurred during football training at the Barossa Football Club. The cadets came together and showed their strength and came up with an idea to do a huge bottle run to collect money for the Heartkids SA charity. Please anyone who wishes to help our cadets and donate your cans and bottles to assist with our cadets bottle run please contact me on 0439 489 759 to arrange pick up or drop off of bottles. Williamstown Cadet Trainer Christopher Blasche

We are looking for people to join our team of volunteers at our OP shop.

Our current volunteers range between the ages of 14 to 80 plus and we

have both male and female. No experience needed as training will be

given. You can do as little as a few hours once a month or half days or full

days. We can fit you in on any day which is suitable for you, however we

need more volunteers available on weekends. On weekends we have a

lot of tourists come into the shop, it's a great way to meet interesting

people from all over the world. If you are interested please leave your

contact details at our shop or phone 0411157755. We are open Monday

to Friday 10-4 and Saturday and Sunday 10-3. All money raised goes to

Abbeyfield Aged Care Home.

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Busker(s

Cake Stall

Biscuit Stall

Second Saturday of each month beginning 9 May 2015

at the Lyndoch Institute from 10.00am–3.00pm

Stalls include Cardmaking Supplies, Books, Handmade Greeting Cards,

Soy Candles, Skincare, Jewellery, Jams, Bric-a-Brac, Embroidered Goods, Bakery,

Fruit & Veg, Olive Oil, Salami etc.

Enquiries please contact Karen on 8528 5206, 0412 219 742 or email [email protected]

ART CLASS.

Ph. Liz 85246489 - 0459246489

held in a beautiful air-conditioned country studio.

Beginners or advanced students wel-come, mediums – oil, acrylic, watercolour, pastel, charcoal, draw-ing. Over 30 yrs. experience. Wed 10am to 12 noon or 1 to 3 pm

SANDY CREEK UNITING CHURCH

EASTER SERVICES 2015

All welcome to all or any of the following services

THURSDAY APRIL 2nd

TENEBRAE SERVICE

Sandy Creek Uniting Church

162 Williamstown Rd, Cockatoo Valley

6.30pm Light meal 7.30pm service

GOOD FRIDAY APRIL 3rd

COMBINED Service with

Williamstown Uniting Church at 9.30 am

EASTER SUNDAY APRIL 5th

DAWN SERVICE 6.30am

In the Bush Chapel at Sandy Creek U C

Followed by breakfast

COMBINED EASTER DAY SERVICE 10am


Barossa District Football and Netball Club

Another season is upon us and players, coaches and committee members have been busy ensuring the Club is ready for its first round clash against Nuriootpa, at Lyndoch Oval on April 11. There have been some sig-nificant changes to the Committee, and it is pleasing to see some new faces take on new roles throughout the Club. Likewise, on both the football field and netball court we have been lucky enough to attract some new players, which will further strengthen and bolster all of our grades. The exciting thing is that we have a terrific future with an increasing number of young players. This year we will be fielding 11 Football teams and 18 Net-ball teams, so there is plenty happening. It’s been great to see such great numbers out for training. Despite preparations for the season going well, and having some new blood welcomed at the Club, there is always room for a few more helpers.

We urgently need people interested in be-coming Sports Trainers for the Club. If you have an interest in first aid, injury prevention and rehabilitation we will provide the necessary first aid and Level 1 Sports Trainer accreditation training. This is a lead in for those interested in career in health. If you already have suitable training/experience please contact Andrew Sut-cliffe 0468 438 627. We are still looking for a team man-ager for the Reserves football team. Games this month are Nuriootpa at Lyndoch on April 11, Tanunda at Williamstown on April 18, bye on April 25th and Gawler Centrals away on May 2. Come and get involved with your local country sporting club, get fit, make new friends and enjoy playing these two great sports. The Club bar is open every Thursday night with meals available. It’s a great way to meet new people and become part of a great family sporting club.

Go those Dogs in 2015.

In loving memory of Ike Zerk

The Committee, Volunteers, Team mates and Parents of the Barossa District Football and Netball Club wish to extend their sincere sympathy to the Zerk family on the sudden passing of Ike. Ike was a popular and much loved member of our Club, and the Williamstown and Lyndoch communities. Taken too soon, he will be sadly missed. Our thoughts are with Jordan, Megan and Amaya at this difficult time.

It’s hard to forget someone who gave us all so much to remember. Ike, we will never forget your shining light.

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The Barossa District Football and Netball Club are host-ing a fundraising event in Ike’s memory. The fundraiser, on April 11 at the Lyndoch Oval, will help raise much-needed funds for Heart Kids Australia. Show your sup-port for this incredible foundation and help honour Ike’s memory by donating online https://give.everydayhero.com/au/kirsty-22. To honour this much loved young man, his friends, teammates and members of the wider community are paying their respects on social media by uploading an image of their football and using the hashtag #putoutyourfootyforike. The response to this social me-dia trend has been widespread across the entire, South Australian community.

ST PETER’S ANGLICAN CHURCH

April Service Times

3rd Good Friday @ St.Aidan.Tanunda 10.00am 5 th

Easter Day 10.00am Holy Communio

12th

10.00am Holy Communion

17th

Friday 8.00am Holy Communion

19th


26th


Services followed by morning tea. All welcome

Bim Lange is a Councillor to Barossa Council and a long time resident of Williamstown, he along with a great group of people, volunteer for Legacy Ride departing from the War Memorial Canberra on Monday 13th April 2015, the riders will embark on a gruelling 1,500 km journey over 12 days, arriving in Adelaide on An-zac Day eve , Friday 24 th April 2015. This year the ride takes on special importance, coincid-ing with the 100 year anniversary of Gallipoli, where the arrival in Adelaide will take in Camp Gallipoli at Morphettville Race Course in honour of our fallen. Bim, along with the riders, will be passing through Williamstown on the morning of the 24th April , so keep an eye out for them and make a donation to this wonderful cause. Today Legacy is caring and providing compassionate service to assists over 100,000 widows and 1,900 chil-dren and dependants with a disability throughout Austra-lia. Legacy is a voluntary organisation supported by veter-ans, servicemen and women, and volunteers drawn from all walks of life. Their support and services now extends to include the dependants of members of today's Austra-lian Defence Force who lose their lives as a result of their military service.

Legacy is dedicated to enhancing the lives and opportu-nities of those families through innovative and practical programs aimed at: . The protection of individuals and families basic needs . Advocating for their entitlements, rights and benefits . Assisting families through bereavement, and . Helping people thrive, despite their adversity and loss. There are over 5,900 volunteers around Australia who act as mentors to the widows and their families and who ensure Legacy's promise to care for the families of de-ceased veterans is kept.

The previous Legacy ride raised over $50,000 towards important support to widows and their families . The ride group along with Legacy is keen to raise further funds especially in light of the current world conflict.

Web site donation page is :

https://tourdelegacy2015.everydayhero.com/au/bim

Eating what you grow was the topic for the March meeting when members welcomed JOY NOBLE and her husband to the

Williamstown Uniting Church Garden Club, who also brought samples of fresh and preserved produce.

Joy told us that by planning our gardens well, we can have fresh fruit and vegeta-bles all year round, and can preserve the surplus. Firstly the soil needs good prepa-ration e.g. if clay soil add compost and gypsum, if water sits on top, add water agent and for citrus potash and manga-nese is good, and all plants benefit from mulch and good feed at least twice a year. When shading plants white shade cloth is best, and when saving seeds, save only the best.

Birthday greeting to CONNIE, LEONIE and LYNNE.

Raffle winners were ROBYN, JEAN and JOHN.

Flower competition winners were KATHY, JEAN and BETTY ~ thanks to Joy for judg-ing these.

Next meeting, please note the date (our usual day is a public holiday )MONDAY, APRIL 13th,at1:00pm .

VADOULIS GARDEN CENTRE when Mil-ton will give us a talk on various plants,

Members from Williamstown area wishing to car pool please meet at the Uniting Church at 12:30, others meet at the venue. We will buy afternoon tea there, and after business meeting, including raffle, and May details, members can wander and buy at leisure.

As at all meetings visitors and new mem-bers always welcome,

APRIL 13TH at 1:00pm

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Do you know where the town’s first

Swimming pool was?

It was in the Victoria Creek Reserve

(The Duck Pond)

During the 1940’s

It even had a diving board

If you have a story about the Swimming Pool or other photos and stories

from around Williamstown old or new email them to:

[email protected]

Williamstown & District Historical Society

Dedication Service Anzac Centennial Memorial

To Members of the General Public

You are cordially invited to attend a special occasion to mark the 100th

year anniversary of the AN-

ZAC landing on Gallipoli.

The Williamstown & District Historical Society in conjunction with the Williamstown ANZAC Com-

mittee, the Department of Veteran Affairs and members of the community have established a me-

morial to those who served & paid the ultimate sacrifice in the great war.

The Dedication Service will be held on Sunday 19th

April 2015 commencing at 2pm in front of the

Williamstown RSL on Memorial Drive Williamstown S.A.

ANZAC Day

100th

Anniversary Commemorations

Dawn Service to be held at 6:30am on 25th

April 2015,

In front of the RSL Hall Memorial Drive Williamstown.

Gunfire Breakfast served after the Service.

History of Anzac biscuits Every year, as Anzac Day approaches, people become curious about Anzac biscuits. Maybe it's because the thought of them is a delectable relief to the sombreness of that day and all that it represents. But it is easy to make mistakes about Anzac biscuits, strangely enough. The biscuit that most of us know as the Anzac biscuit is a sweet biscuit made from rolled oats and golden syrup. These must not be confused with that staple of soldiers' and sailors' rations for centuries, the hardtack biscuit. To deal with these rather unpalatable objects first, hardtack biscuits are a nutritional substitute for bread, but unlike bread they do not go mouldy. And also unlike bread, they are very, very hard. On Gallipoli, where the supply of fresh food and water was often difficult to maintain, hardtack biscuits became notorious. So closely have they been identified with the whole Gallipoli experience that they are sometimes known Anzac tiles or Anzac wafer biscuits. Hence the confusion with the sweet biscuit. There is actually nothing wafer-like about hardtack biscuits. Soldiers often devised ingenious methods to make them easier to eat. A kind of porridge could be made by grating them and adding water. Or biscuits could be soaked in water and, with jam added, baked over a fire into "jam tarts". Not at all like Mum used to make, but better than nothing.

Four artillery drivers stopped for lunch

Strange as it seems, the Australian War Memorial holds in its collection a range of hardtack biscuits from the First World War. So durable are they that soldiers used them not just for food, but for creative, non-culinary purposes. The texture and hardness of the biscuits enabled soldiers to write messages on them and send them long distances to family, friends, and loved ones. The origin and invention of the sweet Anzac biscuit is contested. Conventionally it is an eggless sweet biscuit made from oats and golden syrup, but these sweet biscuits are not the same rations that were supplied to soldiers in Gallipoli. From the 1920s onwards Australian recipe books nearly always included Anzac biscuits but exactly how this recipe became identified with Anzac, or the First World War, is unknown. They don't have the shelf-life of hardtack biscuits but they do last a reasonable amount of time, so it is possible that they became known as a suitable inclusion in parcels of small luxuries and comforts that families and charitable organisations used to send overseas to soldiers.

Soldiers also used the biscuits as paint canvases and even as photo frames. One such biscuit features the use of wool and bullets to create a picture frame

Christmas card made from army biscuits in 1900. A small painted biscuit on which one side is painted an island scene in colour. The other side is painted gold and in black are painted the words ‘Good Luck to YOU / FROM US AT”TOL” / WE’RE SENDING THIS / (WE’LL RISK IT) / XMAS CARDS ARE VERY / SCARCE SO WE / WROTE IT ON A BISCUIT’. Making Anzac biscuits is one tradition that Australians use to commemorate Anzac day. Everyone has their favourite recipe and there are countless arguments over whether they should be served crunchy or soft. Although the sweet Anzac biscuits are far more enjoyable to eat than their hardtack counterparts it is safe to say that, with the creativity of the First World War soldiers, the Anzac tile biscuits had far greater uses than just for eating.

For this and more great stories go to Australian War Memorial webpage

Anzac biscuit recipes The popular Anzac biscuit is a traditional, eggless sweet biscuit. Early recipes did not include coconut. The following recipe (without coconut) was published in The Capricornian (Rockhampton, Queensland) on Saturday, 14th August 1926.

Ingredients

2 cups rolled oats 1/2 cup sugar 1 cup plain flour 1/2 cup melted butter 1 tbls golden syrup 2 tbls boiling water 1 tsp bicarbonate soda (add a little more water if mixture is too dry)

Method

Combine dry ingredients. Mix golden syrup, boiling water and bicarbonate of soda until they froth. Add melted butter.

Combine butter mixture and dry ingredients. Drop teaspoons of mixture onto floured tray, allowing room for spreading.

Bake in slow oven.

March 2015 Welcome all to another edition of my monthly news update.

Now that the year is in full swing, the month of March is the start of our Autumn/Winter sporting competitions, and with this, clubs and individuals are looking for grants and funding alike.

This month starts the 2015/16 Local Sporting Champions grants, with Round 1 grant applications commencing on the 1 March 2015 and ending on the 30 June 2015.

In addition, clubs can also apply for funding under the Office for Recreation and Sport with both the Active Club and Community Recreation & Sport Facilities Programs underway. Both of these programs conclude on the 20 April 2015.

For more information on these grants and programs please call our office for assistance or via these links below:

www.ausport.gov.au

ors.sa.gov.au/funding

During this month I have been speaking on many issues in Parliament, including such matters like Health & Education, more specifically I have spoken about saving Medicare and important legislation on vocational education and studies.

The feedback I am receiving from constituents in Wakefield is very positive, especially all of the surveys being completed on my website, which is encouraging and appreciated.

Please continue to access the electronic survey on my website, which enables me to specifically focus on matters that are of utmost importance, when representing you in Canberra. Please contact my website at www.nickchampion.com.au on these or other Commonwealth issues. Alternatively you can follow me on Facebook at www.facebook.com/nickchampion

AFFORDABLE HORSE FLOATS Available Locally Made to order.

Various options and colours available S.A. Agent for Blue Diamond Horse Floats & J.R. Anti-

Scramble Floats

All Australian Made Contact 0439619938

Abbeyfield Community Gardeners

wish to thank

SMITH BROS

for the donation and delivery of a

front end loader bucket of beautiful compost for the

Community Garden.

Women in Agriculture and Business

Meet at Sandy Creek Hall, April 8th at 1:30pm.

Guest from Lauke’s Flour Mill. Competition:~ Old style utensil still used. Visitors always welcome.

REGULAR MEETINGS AROUND TOWN

What When, Where & Who

Williamstown Community Council

3rd Monday of each month @ 7:00pm. Top of the stairs of the Williamstown

Memorial Institute Hall. Contact: Leroy 0402 165 703

Williamstown Old Style Dance 4th Saturday of each month In the Williamstown Institute Hall

Contact: Ira & Errol Zuenert

Williamstown Hall Committee

1st Monday of each month @ 7:30pm. Top of the stairs in the Williamstown

Memorial Institute Hall

Williamstown History Centre

1st Sunday of each month 10:00am—1:30pm or by appoin tment in the Williamstown Memorial Institute Hall.

Contact: Jodie: 85246192: Prue: 85246304

Playgym

(Formerly Kindergym)

Every Wednesday 9:30am—10:30am during school terms In the Williamstown Memorial Institute Hall

Contact: Sarah 0407 173 732

Williamstown Playgroup Thursdays 9:30—11:30am. Held in the Williamstown Uniting Church

Contact Natalie: 0420782057

Barossa Writers

2nd Wednesday of each month @ 10am in the Uniting Church Hall. Contact Mary: 85247341


Garden Club

1st Monday of each month Williamstown Uniting Church & various venues

See inside Willy Wagtail for each month

Williamstown Uniting Church SUNDAY SERVICES 10:00 am every Sunday followed by morning tea

SUNDAY SCHOOL 9:45am every Sunday during school term

Contact : 8524 6355

Williamstown, Lyndoch Landcare 4th Wednesday of each month @ 7:30pm In the Lyndoch Council Chambers

Contact Joerge Wiese-85246397: Brian Teskey– 85244316

Williamstown Queen Victoria Jubilee

Park Committee

2nd Tuesday of the month at the Pavilion 7.30 p.m.

Williamstown Patchers

Every 2nd & 4th Monday

(except if Monday is a public holiday, then meet on Tuesday ) Contact: Di 85246538

Williamstown Amateur Players Every Tuesday 9:30 –3:00 (March to October) Soldiers Memorial Institute Hall

Contact: Suzanne 85246411 or Sue 85246502

Williamstown Playgroup Every Thursday 9:30 ~ 11:30a m In the Uniting Church Hall Contact Nat: 0420782057

For more information contact: Mt Pleasant Men’s Shed. P.O Box 59. MT. PLEASANT .. 5235

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