Normally it's just the horses with the long faces at the Victor Harbor centre for the Riding for Disabled. Now, with a harsh reality the club is struggling to survive, the children who disguise their disability with a beautiful smile while learning to ride them are becoming fewer and far between. For almost 40 years children with an intellectual and/or physical disability … [Read more...] about Our RDA is having a bad trot
At an orange snail’s pace
Cittaslow is a wonderful international organisation with 220 accredited towns across 13 nations that draws upon their very soul; a beautiful, natural way of life embracing its Italian translation: slow town. To open the gates of acceptance a criteria of 50 must be met including everything that is good about the town including its beautification and engagement of the now … [Read more...] about At an orange snail’s pace
Connecting with our past
Thursday, May 11: A Journey into a Slice of Antartic History presented by Alexandrina Libraries at Strathalbyn Library Community Centre 2-2.30pm. Be transported into the land of ice and hear some of the history behind scientific exploration of Antarctica with Brian Gaull, geophysicist and author. Thursday, 11: A Short & Sweet History Tour of The Australasian, Cadell St, … [Read more...] about Connecting with our past
April 2017
The people’s pool
A simple question asked by many: why spend $21 million on a swimming pool when we live by spectacular beaches? Sadly, of the 280 people who drowned in Australia from July 1, 2015-June 30, 2016, 63 or 23 per cent died at our beaches. Of them 19% were generally fit and healthy and in the prime of their life – aged 25-34. According to the National Drowning Report 2016 prepared … [Read more...] about The people’s pool