FREE Coast Lines Your Goolwa - Victor Harbor community monthly magazine reaching Kangaroo Island and the Fleurieu January, 2014 Subscribe by post or FREE online [email protected] Vol. 3; No. 47 Distributed first Thursday of each month T: 0402 900 317 www.coastlines.com.au Only hours after Aussie Mick Fanning won his third World Surfing Championship our beaches were packed with people riding waves. This group (left) couldn’t take to the water quick enough to learn and just have fun The best surfers are at Middleton, including 14-year-old twins Meredith and Sorell Turner, of Mount Barker, who were having their first surfing lessons. That’s Sorell pictured below on the left of the ones having fun Surf & Sun instructor Matt Sanders. Or is it Meredith on the left? After making a big splash in their surfing debut, the girls really got the hang of this great Aussie pastime. Will they become world champs like Mick Fanning? Probably not, but they’ll have a good time trying. 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CHI015COASTLINES 2 Coast Lines January, 2014 ...that's how many years one lady has been going to the Port Elliot Caravan Park. And we catch up with another legend who has been going "only" 58 straight years. Story: P14-15 64 Why dress up as pirates for Normanville's NYE festival? 'Cause they Above: Getting right aarrrr!Normanville saw in 2014 with a splash of colour into the hearty and a lot of fun with its 16th annual New Year’s spirit were the Eve Pageant. "Polite Pirates" from Regretably, it was one of many events around Delamere and Second Valley (from left) David the state that needed to cancel its fireworks Panter, Jamie Lee with just hours before the event because of bushfire sons Harry, five, and concerns, but the parade and festivities Felix, one, Amy Ralfs, through the streets and on the foreshore were Desmond Ford and still possibly the best family entertainment on Suzy Stiles. the southern Fleurieu Peninsula. Full credit to the pageant team – Nigel and Right: The Arthur Robyn Bennett, Sharon Drew and Wendy family from Modbury North was clowning Blesing, plus the Yankalilla Council, the many around... (from left) other tireless volunteers and local businesses. Denis and Verity with It was an outstanding success – again. Happy their children Erin, 14, New Year! and Charmaine, nine. Coast Lines January, 2014 3 Maybe Twenty20 to Chasing the surfing dreams Some of our older surfers will be riding their memory waves once Elliot for our Tait again with the release of a classic Almost three years since playing film, The Surf Chasers. his last Twenty20 game for The movie brings together a Australia, Adelaide Strikers fast superb collection of surfing bowler Shaun Tait (pictured) has sessions filmed along South not given up hope of playing for Australia’s magnificent coastline his country again at the ICC World over the past 50 years. It features Twenty20 Cup in Bangladesh from some of the best local, interstate March 16-April 23. and overseas surfers from the As reported in The Age, Tait, 31 various eras from the 60s-70s. next month, is confident his elbow Among the greats featured are injury that has required three Luke Egan, Wayne Lynch, Kobi operations is well behind him, Abberton, Reno Abellira and Neil and believes his form is good. But Purchase Jnr, plus home-grown he’s is also a realist, claiming as surfers including Dion Atkinson, at Centenary Hall, Cadell Street, much as he would love to play for Jarrod Howse, Josh Lock, Pete Goolwa on Friday, January 10 Australia again it has gone down a Tomlinson, Gerry Wedd, Wayne at 8pm. Cost: $12. Information: different route. from the world Twenty20 scene to Dale and Bill Johnston. 1300 466 592 “If they had a few injuries and spearheading the bowling for the The 90-minute film will be shown they couldn’t think of anyone local Port Elliot Cricket Club in the else to call I would love to play for same year. Australia again in the Twenty20,” “I said I would have a game with Tait said. the local side, and who knows, “But realistically you have got to I might roll out at the end of this Get ready for plenty of be performing, you need to be fit year,” Tait said. “It would be good and doing all the right things that fun, and that’s what cricket should Australian cricketers do nowadays. jumble rumble at the Bay be about.” Those of us who aren’t classic parts, automobilia, garagenalia, Also, whether that fits in with what Tait and Kelly hosted the Strikers or vintage car enthusiasts may antiques, collectables and other I want to do and they want to do is at their hotel after training on the drive past Encounter Bay Oval on interesting items, the action starts another story. beach only days before their first Sunday, February 2 and believe at 7am, and if it’s anything like Long odds, but Tait, who is a Big Bash win for the season. No there is a junk sale happening. last year if you’re not there early publican of the Hotel Elliot with alcohol of course; just a big lunch. But for the tens of thousands nearly everything will be sold by his great mate Matt Kelly, another “I am looking forward to working in around the state, whose passion lunchtime. very good grade cricketer in his the pub as much as I can between is making their machine “hum” Special attractions will include day for Kensington, may well go cricket commitments,” Tait said. and shine, this is Christmas all over vehicles in a Show and Shine event, again. 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Let's all drive safely in 2014... take advantage of our FREE tyre & battery check Road safety is EVERYONE'S responsibility! To our valued customers, and welcomed tourists, take care and have a Happy New Year! From your local Tyrepower dealer - Scott, Judy & the team 170a Hindmarsh Rd, Victor Harbor (opposite McDonald's) 8552 1800 Big week of river action from Milang-Goolwa Goldrush Ballooning Goolwa will come alive again this THE MARINA HINDMARSH ISLAND month – this time on the water Goldrush with The Marina Hindmarsh GOOLWA for your Island Goolwa Regatta Week from REGATTA WEEK Saturday, January 18 leading up 18 – 26 January 2014 • yacht racing CHRISTMAS GIFTS to the traditional Milang Goolwa J • sailing event Ballooning u s • family fun Freshwater Classic on Australia t • Sailability a d • vintage yachts Day, Sunday, January 26.