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COUNCIL NEWS Council Meeting News from February Agreed that further discussion take place in regards to the current amenities at Greenways and that Council undertakes consultation with the residents of Greenways Moved that having considered all submissions made to council as part of the public consultation process, that Council reaffirm its proposal to the Minister seeking approval to revoke the classification of the following pieces of land, as Community Land: Lot 101 D10181, 13-17 Kingston Road, Robe Part Lot 241 F205587, Backler Street, Robe Lot 25 D10413, 2-4 Apex Lane, Robe SELGA to be advised that Cr Polomka is Council’s representative on the SELGA Roads and Transport Working Group Council to hold a workshop to discuss boat launching at beaches and related matters Council request SELGA to consider developing a tourism trail through the Limestone Coast The next Council Meeting will be at 6.00 pm Tuesday 13 March 2012. Everyone is welcome to attend meetings and listen in the Gallery. Time is also allocated at the beginning of the meeting for members of the public wishing to address Council. All Council Agendas and Minutes are available to view at www.council.robe.sa.gov.au. CCOWS NEWS The Salvation Army has continued over the last 12 months to have a large call upon its services, assisting people in need. In 2010/2011 we raised $736,851.22 through our Red Shield Neighbourhood Appeal (Doorknock) in South Australia for which we are very thankful to all South Australians. The Salvation Army would like to advise that we will be conducting this Appeal over the month of May 2012, with the main Doorknock being the weekend of the 19 th and 20 th May 2012. This appeal will benefit many in our local community through various programs conducted by local Salvation Army initiatives. Again, we thank you for your generous support of The Salvation Army’s Neighbourhood Appeal. Friends of the Robe Library The Friends of the Robe Library AGM was held mid February with Di Nolan re-elected as Secretary / Treasurer and Leonie Peel re-elected as Chairperson. The 2012 Annual Book Sale raised over $4100 and the Friends members decided that the funds (in discussion with library staff) would be allocated to 2 DVD spinners, a picture book display cabinet, $1000 to children’s nonfiction, $500 to adult hear-a-books and $1500 to adult fiction/non-fiction. The adult fiction/non-fiction will be purchased locally through The Whistling Fish Book Shoppe. Dean Fennell has again agreed to allow this community group the use of shed space to store books for next year’s book sale, which will be held on the 3 & 4 January 2013. If you have any unwanted books, videos, DVDs, puzzles & jigsaws, magazines etc – you may now start dropping them off again at the library. Every book counts towards our fundraising efforts! The Very Informal Book Club is still going strong, and everyone who enjoys books is more than welcome. Each Book Clubber brings a book they have read to speed review. It has been a successful format and many go home with new books to read or new ideas on what to read. Membership of the Friends of the Robe Library and The Very Informal Book Club is free, and the meetings are very relaxed and casual. We are convinced that our collaborative partnership with families is part of what can be a successful combined effort in encouraging early brain development. We already know that children learn and develop best when they are not stressed, (that’s the same for all of us!) CCOWS staff want children and their families to feel welcome and relaxed, as an important part of that best environment for progress. Of course at this age the children are not going to be showing the skills we normally associate with academic prowess (solving maths problems and literacy etc). They are going to be immersed in the values and techniques that will assist them in lifelong learning: 1. The feeling that they matter, that what they think is appreciated (what we call their self-esteem). 2. The knowledge that they can affect what happens to them (self-empowerment, ability to say when they are not comfortable). 3. The confidence, courage and satisfaction of learning (curiosity, finding out how things are, making plans, making conclusions…following things through) All of these important learning and living skills are valuable through their lifetime. And they are encouraged to develop them by the way we engage children in conversation, the activities and programs that we put in place, the respect with which we listen. It is most important that children in our care learn to feel good about themselves, and that this is balanced with respect for others and the environment. Staff meetings and training have been focussed on how we can make this happen. The staff take their responsibility seriously. Robyn and the CCOWS team. Friends of the Library Meeting & Book Club! When: Thursday 22 March 2012 at the Robe Library Friends of the Library General Meeting: 10.00am Book Club: 10.30am Everyone is welcome to The Very Informal Book Club! Just bring a new or favourite book you have read & do a “speed review.” Contacts: Lonny 0427 682 778 or Di Nolan 8768 1943 2
LIBRARY/VIC NEWS NEW BOOKS ADULT FICTION: Death Benefit – Robin Cook Prince of Ravenscar – Catherine Coulter (Large Print) The Drop – Michael Connelly (Large Print) Making Spirits Bright – Fern Michaels (Large Print) As Easy Murder – Quintin Jardine Believing the Lie – Elizabeth George D.C. Dead – Stuart Wood Beyond a Misty Shore – Lyn Andrews Nightmare – Stephen Leather Still Riding on the Storm – Robert G. Barrett Taken – Robert Crais Phantom – Jo Nesbo The Affair – Lee Childs The Underside of Joy – Sere Prince Halverson Battlefield 3…The Russian – Andy McNab Stella Makes Good – Lisa Heidke The Captain’s Daughter – Leah Fleming The Lewis Man – Peter May Liar Bird – Lisa Walker Under Southern Skies – Anne McCullagh Rennie Hard Target – Chris Ryan After the Darkness – Honey Brown Bride by Mistake – Anne Gracie Legacy of Blood – Alex Connor The Truth Will Out – Anna McPartlin The One I Love – Anna McPartlin A Crown Imperilled – Ryamond E. Feist Catch Me – Lisa Gardner ADULT NON FICTION: iPad2 for Dummies Carrick Hill – A Portrait The Hafey Years…Reliving a Golden Era at Tigerland May Gibbs…More than a Fairy Tale…An Artistic Live – Robert Holden & Jane Brummitt Clean & Lean Diet Cookbook – James Duigan Sicily, It’s Not Quite Tuscany – Shamus Siller The Gift of Acceptance – Janine Shepherd CHILDREN’S FICTION: The Smurf’s and the Howlibird – Peyo & Gos (Graphic Novel) The Smurf’s and the Egg – Peyo(Graphic Novel The Big Waves – Raewyn Caisley 10 Bush Babies – Susan Hill Hey Jack!...The Scary Solo, The Crazy Cousins, The Robot Blues & The Winning Goal – Sally Rippin Bush Bash – Sally Morgan & Ambelin Kwaymullina The Smallest Bilby and the Easter Tale – Nette Hilton & Bruce Whatley Aussie Bites… Save Our Sharks – David Metzenthen Dinosaur VS. The Library – Bob Shea All Monkeys Love Bananas – Sean E Avery CHILDREN’S NON FICTION: My first cupcake Decorating Book Stop the bullying! Discover the Extreme World ADULT DVD’S: Wild Boys starring Michael Dorman & Daniel MacPherson CHILDREN’S DVD’S: Back to School BOOK REVIEW Bligh Master Mariner by Rob Mundle For some time I have read bits and pieces about the fact that William Bligh of the Bounty has been unfairly maligned especially by films which distort truths in order to make a good yarn. In particular, the 1938 film “Bligh of the Bounty” enabled Charles Laughton to strut his stuff as a cruel curmudgeon posturing menacingly around the ship, doing awful things to Fletcher Christian, [a young and very good looking Clark Gable, playing the “goodie” role.] Another effort, in 1962 starred Trevor Howard as a villainous Bligh with Marlon Brando, who mumbled at the best of times, having trouble with the English accent of Fletcher Christian. Those films were, in large part, responsible for establishing Bligh’s villainous reputation. This book has been written by Rob Mundle in order to try and put things right for Bligh. Mundle is a man of much sailing experience both in ocean racing and sailing around many of the routes used by many Pacific Explorers. He is a renowned yachtsman having sailed in three Sydney-Hobarts and countless other ocean racing events. He is also a yachting journalist and has covered all the major international sailing events including the Sydney-Hobarts, the around-the-world events, and several Olympic Games. He took it upon himself to carry out a great deal of research in order to try to restore the rightful reputation of William Bligh, and from my point of view at least, he has succeeded. It would be foolish to try to depict Bligh as an angel. His was remarkable as a superb seaman, navigator, hydrologist and cartographer His remarkable ability to safely sail the little open boat with he and his fellow ‘mutineers’ back to Indonesia after they has been cast adrift with only sextant and compass…no charts…must surely attest to this fact. He was a rigid perfectionist and would not tolerate sloppiness or insubordination from any of the officers or crew. He meted out some pretty horrific punishment, but always within the bounds of naval law at that time. He was much commended by Captain Cook, from whom he learnt his undoubted skills and with whom he sailed on several occasions. His interests were also served by the patronage of Sir Joseph Banks. He married his beloved Betsy who produced four daughters, for whom she provided most of the upbringing during his long absences at sea. There is ample evidence in his letters of the great love he had for his wife and daughters. He took great interest, as far as was possible, in the well-being of his ship’s company, forever trying to improve their awful diet wherever possible…there are so many indicators to the fact that he was a conscientious man who cared about the welfare of those in his charge. It should not be overlooked that he was a lifelong sufferer of what seems to be migraine headaches, and if this is so, perhaps some of his episodes of bad temper and harsh discipline can be easily explained, and perhaps even forgiven. Such explanations would not have been available to Fletcher Christian [or available as evidence in subsequent court proceedings]. Although all the subsequent kerfuffle affected Bligh’s health, on the recommendation of Sir Joseph Banks, Bligh was persuaded to go out to the New Colony of New South Wales as Governor, succeeding Phillip, Hunter and King, all of whom were considered too lenient. Bligh hoped that he would be able to persuade Betsy and their girls to accompany him but Betsy could not contemplate such a voyage due to the fact that she suffered from a life-long phobia for the sea. In the end only Mary, the eldest daughter accompanied him and supported him well. Thus, our doughty Governor William Bligh took up the cudgels in a difficult job and of course, met with considerable obstacles, one in particular in the form of one John Macarthur. It could be said of Macarthur that he was the exact opposite of Bligh in that his reputation has been rather glamorized in history. This part of Bligh’s life has not been covered in detail but just adds to the findings of research by Mundle. There is plenty of evidence that Bligh has been unfairly judged, and this is a worthy move to repair the damage. It is a fascinating read and my only complaint is that the maps of the voyages concerned are barely distinguishable as to which dotted line is which, even with a magnifying glass. Of interest is the fact that Anna Bligh, whose performance as Premier of Queensland in the terrible adversity of last years tragic events, was applauded by people of all political persuasions…just happens to be the greatgreat-great-great granddaughter of William and Betsy Bligh, so perhaps she inherited some of their grit. Marg Whibley 3
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