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WALWA WORLD Accepted a Free Monthly Walwa-Jingellic Community Newsletter Covering the Upper Murray from Tintaldra to Burrowye and from Ournie to Talmalmo Free - Donations Accepted WALWA WORLD a free monthly Walwa-Jingellic community newsletter covering the Upper Murray from Tintaldra to Burrowye and from Ournie to Talmalmo May 2015 ANZAC DAY 2015 Walwa Primary School Students singing the National Anthem Walwa and District. A rose was planted in honour of the Anzacs by Terry O’Keeffe, a Corporal in Vietnam in The RAR (Royal Australian Regiment.), Lisa Connors (a Corporal in RAF Security Police for 10 years) and Private Rosalea Mitson on behalf of our community. Lisa also read “The Ode of Remembrance.” The Australian Anthem was sung, led by the ever- enthusiastic Walwa Primary School students and the service was completed with tight efficiency just before the rain came down. Refreshments were served in the hall and the throngs moved between some wonderful exhibits of memorabilia from WWI, WWII, and the more recent Korean, Vietnam, and Afghanistan conflicts. The Walwa Primary School students’ biographies of honour roll persons were an interesting feature and gave a bit of colour and life to the dry and dusty names on the honour Roll. The Centenary of the Anzacs landing at Gallipoli on 25 April, Well done Walwa Lions Club for organising such a moving tribute 1915 was commemorated this year around Australia and across the to the Anzacs and ensuring that our community has an opportunity world. The significance of the occasion was not lost on our small each year to gather and remember……Lest We Forget. community of Walwa-Jingellic and a record crowd attended the Anzac Day service at the Walwa Cenotaph. Janice Newnham As has now become the norm, David McCourt, ex-naval officer and notably Ex-Commander of the Kanimbla, put his vast experience and networking skills into practice and organised the event on behalf of the Walwa Lions Club. The catafalque parade was sourced from Latchford Barracks as was the speaker Major Beau Sankey. Both David McCourt and Major Sankey spoke of the significance of Anzac Day and how the privations and struggles of trench warfare in that far away Turkish peninsula promoted a culture of mateship and honour amongst the ANZACs. It was this spirit and strength which enabled the troops to repel the horrors they must have been exposed to in the trenches. It is this spirit that must live on in Australians and we will continue to honour the ANZACs. A particularly poignant and moving aspect of the service was the reading of the Honour Roll: David McCourt and Private Matthew Ross read out the names of Walwa and District Community members who had lost their lives whilst in the service of Australia during WWI. In addition to the names they added a few details from the person’s service record which had been researched by the pupils of Walwa Primary School. The students had also prepared a short biography of each person named which was on display in the hall, all except the poor soul W. Nelson, of whom nothing seems to be known. During the reading of the honour roll the students placed small white crosses with the names of each departed person Crosses placed in sand with names of locals who had lost their lives in into a small bed of sand in front of the cenotaph. It was a solemn WW1 and moving touch. The children did a terrific job – well done! A large number of wreaths were placed on the cenotaph on behalf Photos by Janice Newnham of service organisations, community groups and families from More photos throughout Walwa World Walwa World May 2015 walwa.com.au or walwabushnursing.com Editor: Irene Palmer ATTENTION Publisher: Kerrie Thompson DUE TO THE ABSENCE OF BOTH PEOPLE INVOLVED IN PO Box 46 PRODUCING WALWA WORLD, JUNE AND JULY ISSUES Walwa VIC 3709 WILL BE COMBINED AND COME OUT ON 9 JULY 2015 Ph: 02 6037 1220 Fax: 02 6037 1207 Email: [email protected] and cc to [email protected] Copies in colour are available on the website at www.walwa.com DEADLINE for articles for next edition 5pm TUESDAY 6 JULY 2015 NO articles will be accepted after this deadline Send articles in either Word or Publisher. Do not send PDF as articles sometimes need adjustment to fit on the page. For group reports please limit articles to 220 words and 2 photos. ALWA MEDICAL CENTRE Photos must have publication approval from the subject. 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The editor does not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred by use of, or reliance on such Massage Therapist – information and makes every effort to ensure the quality of the information. However Walwa World cannot guarantee and Narelle Rouch Ph: 60374122 assumes no legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, currency or completeness of information. Walwa World May 2015 2 walwa.com.au or walwabushnursing.com THANK YOU A big thank you to Elma & Jenny van de Hoef And Cecilia De Laurentis for helping with the folding of March Walwa World CERT COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM Enjoy being a part of a vibrant team that is vital to our community. Volunteering brings its own rewards. Contact Team Leader Sue Martin 02 60371397 Luke Brenton CERT had a training night on Tuesday 28th April. Luke Brenton has been our trainer for a few months. We learned about the difference between chest wall pain and cardiac chest pain and went through quite a few scenarios based on real cases and we had to work through the signs and symptoms to ascertain which was which and also what drugs we would give each patient All in all a very informative session. We meet again in May doing burns. Team Leader Sue Martin L to R: Melinda Short, Andrew Perkins, Suzanne Mckimmie, Sue Martin and Mary Hunt C E R T Walwa World May 2015 3 walwa.com.au or walwabushnursing.com EULOGY - ROBERT STEWART LEDO “BOB” new swimming pool and the first solar powered swimming pool in Australia, with Bob being the first to manage it. From there they moved to Lara where Bob managed the Lara Swimming Pool for three years. He ran his own cleaning business for 12 months before a sea change took them to Eagle Point on the Gippsland Lakes to co-manage the Eagle Point Caravan Park with Rae. Next stop was the Jerilderie Sports and Aquatic Centre, followed by Bombala Swimming Pool and, finally, the Khancoban Swimming Pool with the addition of working for the Khancoban Shire doing water treatment, snow clearing, general maintenance etc. before finally retiring at age 66. He had worked in Khancoban for 16 years, the longest stint of his working life. Bob fitted a lot into his life and was a great community man who gave back to the communities in which he lived. Here is what we came up with: Swimming and Lifesaving (he was the captain of Gawler Swimming Club, a member of the Lara Swimming Club and a member of the Royal Lifesaving Society )He played Water Polo, Basketball, Football and Baseball. He was a Volunteer of St Johns Ambulance Brigade in SA. He was a Trainer at the South Gambier, Crib Point and Jerilderie Football Clubs. He taught many children (and adults) to swim and ran swimming programs for people with disabilities. He coached the Lara Life Saving teams – Bob was born on the 4th May 1942 in Renmark, SA, the first son coaching them to victory at the Victorian Country Life Saving of Norm and Gwen Ledo. He had two older sisters, Helen and Championships. At the age of 40 he competed in his first Triathlon Barbara, a younger sister, Judyth and younger brother, David. in Melbourne and then competed in Geelong. He was a Venturer When Bob was a toddler, his father, Norm, went away for an (Scout Association) leader and he regularly took his charges extended period of duty with the Air Force. When he returned on camping in remote areas, scaring them with spooky stories around leave after being away for so long, the young Bob was unsure of the camp fire. In later years he enjoyed Clay Target Shooting – his father and when Norm told Bob off for doing something with Kirin and Bradley and they attended many field and game naughty, little Bobby decided that he didn’t like ‘that man’. When shoots together. For about the past 2-3 years he volunteered at it was time for his father to leave again, Bob saw that his mother Radio Upper Murray running a morning and afternoon program on was crying because she didn’t want his father to go. After he had Thursdays. He contributed to outdoor broadcasts at various left Bob said to her “don’t you like that man either, mummy?” locations in the Upper Murray area and loved going to the Rosewood Country Music Festival, interviewing local and visiting After leaving the Air Force, Bob’s father worked at Roseworthy musicians and presenting their music through his programs.
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