'Grannies' offer a guiding hand

By Peter Collins
Updated November 8 2012 - 10:38am, first published December 8 2010 - 10:08am
Auntie Coral Wilson (right) and (back from left) Grannies Group members Geoff Watson, Rodney Welch,  Colleen Welch, Jean Pinkie, Leanne Wilson, Diana Grose; (front) Don Hayward and Desiree Beekharry.
Auntie Coral Wilson (right) and (back from left) Grannies Group members Geoff Watson, Rodney Welch, Colleen Welch, Jean Pinkie, Leanne Wilson, Diana Grose; (front) Don Hayward and Desiree Beekharry.
Grannies Group. Pictured - l-r Members of the Adelaide Grannies Group meeting at Tower Hill - Geoff Watson, Auntie Coral Wilson, Rodney Welch (back), Don Hayward (front), Colleen Welch, Jean Pinkie, Desiree Beekharry (front), Leanne Wilson and Diana Grose. 101208RG01 Picture: ROB GUNSTONE
Grannies Group. Pictured - l-r Members of the Adelaide Grannies Group meeting at Tower Hill - Geoff Watson, Auntie Coral Wilson, Rodney Welch (back), Don Hayward (front), Colleen Welch, Jean Pinkie, Desiree Beekharry (front), Leanne Wilson and Diana Grose. 101208RG01 Picture: ROB GUNSTONE
Grannies Group. Pictured -  Auntie Coral Wilson (on right), and the Members of the Adelaide Grannies Group meeting at Tower Hill, (l-r) Geoff Watson, Rodney Welch (back), Don Hayward (front), Colleen Welch, Desiree Beekharry (front), Jean Pinkie, Leanne Wilson and Diana Grose. 101208RG03 Picture: ROB GUNSTONE
Grannies Group. Pictured - Auntie Coral Wilson (on right), and the Members of the Adelaide Grannies Group meeting at Tower Hill, (l-r) Geoff Watson, Rodney Welch (back), Don Hayward (front), Colleen Welch, Desiree Beekharry (front), Jean Pinkie, Leanne Wilson and Diana Grose. 101208RG03 Picture: ROB GUNSTONE

A SIMPLE network of grandmothers is helping solve problems of alcohol and drug abuse and family breakdown in the Aboriginal community where larger organisations have failed.

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