The Do Not Call Register was launched in May 2007 in response to community concerns about the growth of unsolicited telemarketing calls.  May 2010 marked the third anniversary of the register, when up to 1.04 million numbers were due to expire and be automatically removed from the register, unless they were re-registered prior to that date.

The new rebate is for tanks of 1000 litres or more and given prices start from around $400, this rebate can cover over half the cost of a basic tank.

Full terms and conditions (including purchase date eligibility) are available on the SA Water web site

Fair Work for Small Business – www.fairworkforsmallbusiness.com.au

There is a free resource that may be of benefit to small businesses, to help them easily understand their rights and obligations under the Commonwealth Government’s new Fair Work Act.

Sir John Morphett (1809-1892) lived in the Morphettville area and was Speaker of the enlarged Legislative Council in 1851 and President of the elected Legislative Council 1865-1873.

Area: (approximate km2) 12.8

Location: An older-established seat 10 km from the CBD bounded by the coast in the west and Morphett Road to the east.

For more information visit www.seo.sa.gov.au

You may also like to visit Parliament @ Work for more information about the electorate of Morphett.

Pro Bono Legal Assistance Referral Scheme

JusticeNet SA is a not-for-profit legal association recently establish in South Australia.  JusticeNet aims to assist people who are financially disadvantaged by connecting them with a network of legal firms and barristers who are willing to act on a pro bono basis.

If you are a sporting club, service club, group or organisation in the Morphett electorate and would like to be included on Duncan's mailing list to be advised about upcoming grants, please phone the Morphett Electorate office on (08) 8294 6711 or use the Contact Duncan page.  

Further information about these and other grants can be found below ....

As Club Patron, Duncan provides the Glenelg Contract Bridge Club with a perpetual trophy to be awarded each year to the member with the ranking of Regional, or less, who earnt the most masterpoints during the past year.

The club meets at the Sea Rescue Squadron and is always looking for new members. 

Marie McMahon is conducting Bridge Lessons at the clubrooms as follows:

• Beginners - Tuesdays from 10am - 12 noon
• Supervised - Wednesdays from 10am - 12 noon (open to any player wanting help).

For further information phone Marie on 8294 8596 or 0421 131 885.

Cummins House is located at 23 Sheoak Avenue, Novar Gardens and was built in 1842 as the home for Sir John Morphett who was a South Australian Colonist of Distinction.  Sir John Morphett's mother (formerly Mary Gliddon) spent her childhood on the family farm called "Cummins" near Exeter in Devon, after which the family home in Novar Gardens was named.

As part of the South Australian History Trust's annual History Week, on 24th May 2009 the friends of Cummins House organised special celebrations to honour the 200th birthday of Sir John Morphett (born 4th May 1809).  Although it was raining and too wet for the planned horse and carriage rides, around 350 attended the Open Day.  Here are some pictures taken on the day:

I have recently been advised of a new program that has been established in the Glenelg area which will be of direct benefit to people in the local area.

UnitingCare Glenelg, established in mid 2007, operates from the St Andrew’s by the Sea Uniting Church at 92 Jetty Road, Glenelg.  UnitingCare Glenelg currently provides individuals, families and groups with:

• Food parcels, supermarket vouchers, assistance with payment of chemist accounts and other needs.
• Counselling services – financial, personal etc.
• Clothing and other material needs.
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