Murray Bridge Today (HEADING 1) - Rural City of Murray Bridge

Basketball Come nTrySkate ParkCompetitionMovie Under theStarsBattle of the BandsJervois PrimarySchool Fruit andVeg Creaturemaking dayClosing the GapDayMypolonga Bike EdRCMB Staff MorningTeaCommunities forchildren advisorycommitteeLearning TogetherChildren's NetworkGail Crescentcommunityconsultation withFraser Park PrimarySchoolMurraylandsCareers ExpoMurray Bridge basketball associationincluding all clubs in the district wereinvited to promote their club to newmembers. Children and their families wereinvited to participate and learn moreabout basketball. They then hadopportunity to register to a club or thedevelopment program.Part of the youth week celebrationsorganised by MB youth worker. Local kidsinvited to participate in a skatecompetition. OPAL involved inorganisation process.Family event organised as part of youthweek approximately 250 attending.Support provided by OPAL.Local youth battle of the bands event,OPAL promoting healthy catering andinvolved in organisation of the event.Children had been learning about thedifferent vitamins in fruit and vegetablesand asked us along to present at theirassembly and then judge their fruit andvegetable art competitions.Event held every year to assist in closingthe gap in Aboriginal health. Opal wasinvited to set up a stand and providemerchandise and brochures to go in thegiveaway bags. Veggie Man attendedthe event.Afternoon organised by SAPOL. Bike EDprogram to teach children about how tosafely ride their bikes and navigatethrough different situations.OPAL organised staff morning teashowcasing an arrangement of differenthealthy morning tea options.OPAL has been invited to be a part of theCFCC advisory committee to provideadvice on projects and programsundertaken.OPAL has been invited to be a part of theChildren's network which brings togetherstakeholders who provide programs tochildren and families in the MB region.Families SA, the Rural City of Murray Bridgeand OPAL are working together todevelop an open space site in MB. Thisproject involved bringing JP children fromFraser park PS to provide input into thedesign of the open space. A BBQ wasprovided by Families SABringing together local careeropportunities for young people. OPAL wasasked to attend to promote the programand support the Station display.Held on 11th April, approximately 17children participated and 9 joined clubsor the development program.Held Friday 13th April, approximately 250attended.Held Thursday 19th April, approximately300 attended.Total attendance 300. Healthy foodprovided.Total attendance approx. 150Total attendance 200 throughout theday.Total attendance 50 children.Total attendance 100.OPAL was able to provide suggestionsand input into the CFC strategic plan for2012 and projects planned for thecoming year.A community consultation whichincluded 20 school children took placewho provided feedback on the openspace development plans.OPAL supported RCMB included theyouth centre to provide information onactivities provided by council.15