Collie River Valley Bulletin March 24, 2022 by Collie River Valley Bulletin

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Cost no object to pool Proponents say:

MONEY should be no object to building and running an indoor, heated pool in Collie. That was the message from speakers at the public meeting called by Collie Shire Council to hear the views of petitioners who want a year-round, warm-water swimming facility. More than 100 people attended last Thursday’s meeting, with some probably deterred from attending by the Level 2 COVID-19 restrictions placed on the maximum number of 150 allowed to gather. Speakers were adamant in their demand for the facility, saying it is needed for people with joint and muscle complaints and to improve co-ordination for those with physical or learning impairments. They said those in need should not have to travel to Donnybrook or Bunbury to access a heated pool.

ON THE RED CARPET

Hannah Winﬁeld and Corbin Tahaara were among those to walk the red carpet at the Collie Senior High School ball last Saturday night. More photos on pages 15, 16 and to 17.

Beanz box helps feed families

ST BRIGID’S School’s Beanz Box program is helping to feed families doing it tough. Page 2

Attendees were unmoved by estimates of the capital cost to build a pool, or estimates that it would run at a heavy loss, resulting in an increase in rates. Commenting on statements that there is not a pool in the state that does not run at a loss, speakers drew comparisons to other local facilities which run at a loss such as the public library, the art gallery, sporting facilities and the shire’s parks and gardens. Some speakers were concerned that building a 25-metre indoor pool would mean the existing 50-metre pool would be removed, but they were assured this was not so. One proposal which appeared to gain support was for a 25-metre two-lane facility, with a separate area for those who wished to use the pool for therapeutic exercise. Story continued on page 4

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Cannabis shell takes shape

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Fire leaves Deakin St family destitute

A COLLIE family has been left without anything and a severely burnt pet after a ﬁre destroyed their Deakin Street home last week. Page 5

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2022 Anzac Day services cancelled

PUBLIC Anzac Day services have been cancelled this year due to level two COVID-19 restrictions. The Collie-Cardiff RSL has reorganised this year’s remembrance services to reduce the level of contact. The dawn service will be broadcast on Collie Community Radio 101.3fm and the 11am service will be an invitation-only event at the RSL rooms. Collie-Cardiff RSL president Gary Benton said the local branch did not have the numbers to observe the level two restrictions at an outdoor event. “We know Anzac Day has a special place in the hearts of Collie people and we are doing the best we can under the current conditions,” he said. “We don’t have the people to check people’s vaccina-

tion status and enforce the wearing of masks,” he said. “That is not the reason we are meeting on Anzac Day: we are there to honour the fallen. “The Dawn Service has attracted well over 500 people in the past, with even more than that at the main service, and we physically just don’t have the manpower to check people. “The penalties if you breach the conditions are quite harsh, so we hope people will understand we are doing the best we can under the circumstances.” Mr Benton said the broadcast of the dawn service in the past couple of years had been very well received, so he had no hesitation in approaching the radio station to repeat it this year. “I think there was something special about people

standing at the end of their driveways with candles and transistor radios and there will be that option again,” he said. The main service will be an invitation-only event for members and guests at the RSL rooms. The radio station has been asked to do a live broadcast from there. “We will invite the usual local VIP guests to join us to represent the community and, with a radio broadcast, their addresses will be heard by the community,” Mr Benton said. “If people wish to lay wreaths at the cenotaph at any time during the day, that opportunity is once again open to them. “It may well be that the restrictions will change before Anzac Day but we have to do our planning now. We can’t just wait and see.”

Ski boats on dam not popular FEEDBACK:

MOST people appear to be in favour of Collie Shire Council’s push to have ski boats taken off Wellington Dam. Comments made on the Collie River Valley Bulletin’s facebook page were generally in favour of the move after a post supporting ski boats on the dam was posted. Here are some of the comments, as posted: Tim Allott: I don’t own a boat. Wellie Dam is not potable water, and a large water way. Happy for all forms of water sport there during daylight hours, and fishing 24/7 with a sun down limit of 4-8 knots. Thinking of NSW waterways such as Burrendong, Kepit, Windermere. Richard Gorski: Yeah, doesn’t matter we live here and we don’t want power boats on the Welly thank you.

Natasha Sunderland: There are allocated places for them, it ruins the peace and quiet that people are looking for when camping out there. Plus it’s also not safe. Peter Hall: Up the back parts of the waterways still get jet skis, water skiers, people dropping nets, camp fires ect ect. People don’t care about the rules because they get away with it with a “please don’t” instead of a fine. Steve Roney: Might be wrong but thought it was an interim measure, surely with Kepwari and Stockton, Welly dam can return to what it was. Maureen Lasisz: I was out there this afternoon and two boats water skiing. Kevin Page: Maureen, Govt dept is still sitting on the fence with it. Still taking submissions from the general public.

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Beanz box feeds families ST BRIGID’S School’s Beanz Box program is helping to feed families doing it tough. Beanz Box aims to relieve “the stress for families who are finding things tough is limited just that little bit”, according to school chaplain Stacey Munday. The idea is for the community to donate cans of baked beans and spaghetti. Ms Munday introduced the box after getting the idea from a YouthCare professional development workshop. The box is run through an honesty system. The box is left unlocked and

people are welcome to help themselves. “I want to keep things simple by only allowing donations of baked beans and spaghetti so that people can easily eat them, without having to put much thought into cooking them,” Ms Munday said. Anyone can donate to the box and those giving do not need to be connected to the school. Donations can be handed to the school’s front office staff. The box, which is located at the front of the school for easy access, is stocked on Friday mornings with donations made throughout the week.

Trail fest back this weekend

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DONATIONS WELCOME: St Brigid’s School chaplain Stacey Munday with student Chaz Roney who helped to make the Beanz Box to support families at risk of poverty.

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COLLIE Trail Fest is back for its second year, bringing runners from across the state for a variety of trail runs this weekend. A 6.7 kilometre night course around Harris River will kick things off tomorrow (Friday) night in the Ewok Forest, starting from 5pm from the event village at Harris Dam. On Saturday, runners of all abilities will choose their level and participate in either double black, black, blue or green courses. The events get underway at 6am with the 42 kilometre marathon first up. Green courses are for those who can comfortably walk or run a distance of four to six kilometres. It is great for beginners or coming back from injury.

SET TO GO: Brian Kippin at the start of last year’s Collie Trail Fest. Blue courses are for running lovers who can easily run a 10 kilometre run, with distances

varying between nine to 14 kilometres. Black courses are for experienced runners, running distances between 15 to 25 kilometres, and enjoy a few challenges. Double black courses are for the very experienced runners who are wanting the ultimate challenge, with distances ranging from 30 to 50 kilometres. The trail fest will finish on Sunday, with a kids’ fun run and a 21.3 kilometre black, blue and green half marathon event. All runners will leave from the event village location at Harris Dam. Presentations for Friday and Saturday will be held at 4.30pm on Saturday at the event village. South32 on board - p. 25

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Cannabis shell takes shape THE outside shell of the first of 20 Cannaponics greenhouses will be finished in five weeks. Once built, the inside will be fully fitted out, with six zones all growing different types of medicinal cannabis. Chief operating officer Damian Wood expects the greenhouse to be fully operational in another six months. The greenhouse is expected to grow 7000 kilograms of the drug annually. “Once the greenhouse is ready, we will be able to start planting, pending the regulatory permits being in place” Mr Wood said. “Medicinal cannabis has a growth rate of 12 weeks, so essentially every two weeks we will be able to harvest flowers and extract oil to make medicines under licence. “Cannaponics chooses the cannabis varieties based on levels of terpenes, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD), based on the great cultivation climate that Collie provides,” Mr Wood said. Medicinal cannabis can, among its many uses, be used in the treatment of chronic pain, sleep disorders and anxiety. On Wednesday, April 6, a

Weekend break in at speedway

COLLIE Speedway clubhouse was broken into during the weekend, with items stolen and a mess to clean up. Collie Racing Drivers’ Association president Tony Briggs said the perpetrators likely knew where to go and what to ﬁnd at the race track. Items stolen include two yellow Optima batteries; a small, near new submersible water pump, possibly with a length of plastic pipe attached; and some orange power cable that is about 40 millimetres in diameter. “I would ask anyone who sees a person in possession of any of the items to call me,” Mr Briggs said. Food was also stolen, with fridges and freezers left wide open, allowing what was left to spoil. “It is not fair on our volunteers who are left to clean up the mess,” Mr Briggs added. If you have any information, please call 0428 880 089.

GROW HOUSE: Cannaponics chief operating oﬃcer Damian Wood with the ﬁrst of 20 greenhouses which will house 7000 kilograms of medicinal cannabis each year. community engagement meeting will be held at the Collie Ridge Motel, starting at 6pm,

for anyone interested in the project to gain a deeper insight into the business.

Local artist debuts at gallery HOMEGROWN artist Elisha McGuckin will debut her ﬁrst solo exhibition at Collie Art Gallery in late April. The collection of works, entitled “Argh! What A Mess!”, is Ms McGuckin’s vibrant ode to life with a growing young family. Her simultaneously chaotic and disciplined modern still-life paintings jump off their canvases depicting everyday domestic scenes. Ms McGuckin said she spent the past 12 months juggling her responsibilities as a stay-at-home mum and a full-time artist while based out of the backyard studio of her Binningup home. “In between changing dirty nap-

pies, preparing meals, and regular tears – both mine and the kids – I spent whatever time was available to complete this collection of work,” Ms McGuckin said. “It is my honest retelling of our ﬁrst years of parenthood – the challenging times, and the beautiful moments. I wanted to create something relatable which shows that it is okay when things do not go to plan.” Ms McGuckin was a ﬁnalist in the prestigious 2020 Collie Art Prize (CAP) and has exhibited her works in various galleries and businesses throughout the state. The exhibition opens on April 23 and will close on May 29.

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Development Fund last year to support the ﬁrst stage of the project.

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A thousand books read before school RYLEY Southcott has become the most recent child to successfully complete the 1000 Books before Kindy reading challenge. Ryley is the sixth child to complete the challenge since it was launched through the Child and Parent Centre Collie-Valley (CPCCV) in 2018. For the three and a half year old, this meant being read to by her parents on a daily basis. Centre coordinator Carole English said the challenge was easy to implement and easy to maintain with children as it was as simple as writing down the books the participants read to their children in a log book. “The research behind reading before children start school is extraordinary. The more children are read to, the better they do at school,” Ms English said. “They are able to improve their early literacy development, which is important to school and life skills, and foster a love of reading that will stick with them for life. “It also helps with bonding, communication and learning.”

Ryley’s mum, Tiffany, said her daughter started the challenge when she was born. “Her talking has come along leaps and bounds, particularly her speech and vocabulary,” Ms Southcott said. The Southcotts own a lot of books, and also make use of the book borrowing system offered by Collie Public Library and CPCCV. “Mostly it is done through repetition, so for example, at the moment Ryley loves ‘Give Me a Home Amongst the Gum Trees’ and so we are reading that a lot at home.” Now that Ryley has completed the challenge, her parents are eager to start again, but this is not a requirement of the program. “We just see the benefit and we are willing to do what is best for her,” Ms Southcott said. Ryley’s 17 month old sister, Jaylan, recently celebrated reaching 750 books. For further information about the challenge, contact Carole English at CPCCV on 9734 3364.

WELL READ: Three and a half year old Ryley Southcott became the sixth child to complete the Child and Parent Centre Collie-Valley’s 1000 Books before Kindy reading challenge last week.

Dentist cancels appointments School clinic scaled back

AMAROO School’s dental clinic is cancelling patients on a weekby-week basis due to COVID-19 health protocols now in place. The children’s dentist would normally see more than 10 patients per day but this was slashed to four when Omicron numbers increased throughout the region.

Once the COVID-19 “red alert’’ was issued by the Health Department on March 2, the dentist started to triage patients over the telephone, before being able to consult face-to-face. A spokesperson for the centre said the number had fallen even further, possibly to two face-toface consults on some days. “We will still see patients who have had accidents or have toothaches,” the spokesperson said. “But, we need to consult over

the telephone first to deem it necessary.” “We have been checking the news daily in the hope that things have changed and we welcome our patients back when that time comes,” the spokesperson added. The framework for System Alert and Response (SAR), endorsed by the Chief Health Officer and developed for use by WA Health, documents the levels of risk and associated responses to be applied across the WA

Health Service, including dental health services during community spread of COVID-19. To understand this further, a spokesperson from the North Metro Health Service (NMHS) dental health services - which operates the school dental service that provides care to eligible students aged five to 16 years – said the SAR framework is in place to protect everyone, and restrictions help to limit patients’ and staff exposure to COVID while in their care.

“On March 2, the SAR alert was raised to red level, meaning widespread transmission, in all WA regions, which required public community dental services to follow new protocols,” the NMHS spokesperson said. This includes deferring all routine care and implementing increased precautions. These include screening, Rapid Antigen Testing and wearing personal protective equipment to provide any urgent dental care.

Money no object for indoor pool

ORGANISER: Petition organiser Beth Peters addresses the meeting.

From front page. Chief executive officer Stuart Devenish outlined the history of the proposal to date, using plans which had been developed and costed during the feasibility study two years ago. Acting shire president Cr Ian Miffling, who chaired the meeting and gave everyone who wished to speak the chance to have their say, confirmed that all comments had been recorded and a report would be prepared by staff and taken to council. “Based on the comments, due process will start,” he said. “We have already had talks with Jodie Hanns, and approaches can be made to see if there is any additional capital funding which can be found. “There will also be costs for running the pool. Modelling can be done, and there might be best practice we are not aware of. “We will see what we can do and what we can afford to do.”

BACKGROUND: Chief executive officer Stuart Devenish provided anupdate on the history of attempts to establish an indoor, heated pool.

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Fire leaves family destitute

A COLLIE family has been left with nothing and a severely burnt pet after fire destroyed its Deakin Street home last week. Aaron and Christy Galbraith, and their two teenage children, Jasmine and Jayden, were not home when the fire started. A week after the traumatic events, the Galbraiths were still too distraught to speak to the Bulletin but gave permission for Christy’s best friend, Wendy Daws, to speak on the family’s behalf. The family was renting the home which Ms Daws said “was not fit to live in”. “Christy and her children moved to Perth last Saturday as that was their only option. “They are staying with family,” Ms Daws said. “Aaron is working and living in Collie and plans to see his family every fortnight.” Sadly, the family lost two cats in the fire. However, a third cat, Annie, survived with severe burns and significant injuries to her tail and ears. Their two dogs were not hurt. Annie has had to undergo three surgeries so far and more surgeries are likely for the four-year-old cat. “The Collie community has been great and has already offered so much,” said Ms Daws. PaK-iT Computers donated a refurbished computer so the children can complete their schoolwork and Four-

HOUSE FIRE: Jayden, Christy and Jasmine Galbraith stand outside their Deakin Street property which was gutted by fire last week. Square Church, which the family frequent, has rallied around the cause. “We are calling for people to donate towards the vet bills for Annie,” said Ms Daws. A Go Fund Me fundraiser was set up

immediately after the fire and quickly raised $1450 before being disabled at the end of last week. Ms Daws has started a new Go Fund Me page - “Please help Galbraith family” - to help replace technological devices the children lost

in the fire. A separate account, “Help Annie”, has been set up for the cat’s vet bills. “The family still requires monetary help, but is grateful for all those who donated,” Ms Daws said.

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this to a surplus of $781,105. This surplus was the result of the midyear review which showed an increase to $1,267,596 surplus to the opening current position. The increase is due to the prepayment of the ﬁnancial assistance grant of $922,308 in June, the prepayment of the Local Government Grant scheme of $51,881, and the reversal of bad debt totalling $228,000 recognised for rates in the 2019/20 budget. As a result of these

factors, changes to the budget were necessary and the 22 reallocations were made. A number of recommendations from council have been implemented. These include the employment of a tourism and marketing coordinator ($50,000); a $50,000 increase in employment costs; and the provision of emergency management and response and recovery materials. Council has set aside $10,000 towards its Strategic Community Plan and

$13,600 for operating expenses for the Public Health Plan. Other reallocations included additional seating for Central Park ($20,000) and the river walk ($10,000). Further to these, repairs to the Roche Park ceiling cost $5,625 and the decking at the Music Shell cost $8,625, a contribution of $5,000 went towards the master plan for the airport, sensor lights for the pit pony sculpture cost $3,000, software licensing for one of the council’s com-

puter systems cost $7,500, and a sum of $40,000 was budgeted for gravel re-sheeting. The sum of $25,000 was set aside for an audit which is required in accordance with the Local Government Act to be carried out every three years. In addition to these items, adjustments had to be made because of the reclassiﬁcation of workers’ compensation premiums. The budgeted net closing position for the 2021/22 ﬁnancial year is $33,642.

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LAPS: Pool manager Peter Pesci proudly stands with the completed laps map of Australia.

Swimmers take a lap of Australia SWIMMERS at Collie Mineworkers’ Memorial Pool have completed their swim around Australia. Some 130 swimmers from Collie and visitors to town participated in the 14,472 kilometre journey which began in the summer of 2017/18. Pool manager Peter Pesci came up with the idea to incentivise people to do laps. “There was a large group

of people swimming laps so I started collating the number of laps being swum and plotted it around Australia as a goal for people to work towards,” Mr Pesci said. “As people completed laps in the pool, we counted them.” Nell Truscott swam the furthest, swimming on average four kilometres a day, completing 2,900 kilometres overall.

“If we had an indoor heated swimming pool, swimmers would be able to contribute to this throughout the year and we would be able to aim for a longer distance over a shorter time frame,” Mr Pesci said. The oldest swimmer was 76 year old Ian Fergus and the youngest was six-yearold Annabelle Hagart.

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Stephen Michael Foundation employs locally

Listing on ASX for new plant

LOCALLY-based International Graphite has launched an initial public offering ahead of a planned listing on the ASX. The move will accelerate plans to become the first vertically integrated graphite company operating entirely in Western Australia. A prospectus offering of up to 50 million shares, at an issue price of 20 cents, is to be issued. It is hoped the offering will raise up to $10 million to fund the company’s next move towards becoming the only WA company that does not have to import raw graphite from interstate or overseas. The downstream graphite processing plant will begin operations later this year and is expected to create 40 full-time jobs at its Collie light industrial area site. It will produce battery anode material for the growing lithium-ion battery market, aiming to be a global leader in the manufacturing of high-quality downstream graphite products for industrial applications.

COACH: Stephen Michael Foundation program coordinator Ijah Coyle at Wilson Park Primary School during a basketball clinic.

IJAH Coyle was recently employed by the Stephen Michael Foundation (SMF) as program coordinator, making him the first Collie person to be employed by the foundation. Mr Coyle previously spent seven years working as the Aboriginal Islander Education Officer at Collie Senior High School. “Working with the youth through the high school has given me a head start and has helped build a passion to help support the students into becoming community members,” Mr Coyle said. “I’m very excited to have been given the chance to coordinate the (SMF) program in Collie.” In his new role, he will be responsible for supporting the SMF team to deliver schoolbased programs and

after-school programs, such as Night Fields and Rising Leaders, which support young people to become valued members of the community regardless of cultural background, gender or social circumstances. Night Fields is a sports-based program open to children of all ages who are at risk, and socially disadvantaged to encourage them to become positively engaged with their community through participation. Rising Leaders uses sport to engage, encourage and develop school students as future leaders of the community by giving participants the skills to manage stress and regulate their behaviour. Mr Coyle has said the experience so far has been a positive one.

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An ‘oblique’ clarification New trail opened TODAY I picked up my favourite regional newspaper (the Collie River Valley Bulletin, of course!) from Busselton to get my regular nostalgia fix from my birthplace. Thank you for printing my letter with some observations and suggestions for improvements at Potters Gorge, and particularly for my rant of yearning for the good old days and for the retention of our wonderful, colourful Aussie lingo. However, I must point out that

my reference to “aaarking mongrels” was not a typo, or a dig at the parking skills of our fellow campers, but an oblique reference (minus an ‘f’) to the horrible purveyors of the most aggravating bird call in the universe, particularly at first light!! I promise to be a little more explicit in future correspondence. - Rob Walton, Yallingup Siding

Federal Government invests in upgrades to NBN network COLLIE, as part of the O’Connor electorate, will have access to a significantly more capable NBN network following a $480 million investment by the Federal Government in the 2022-23 budget. Rick Wilson, Federal Member for O’Connor, said the investment in the NBN was a welcome decision by the Federal Government. “Having access to reliable and high-speed internet can really make a difference for people in our community, whether that be families connecting with loved ones to business owners selling goods here and overseas,” Mr Wilson said. The upgrade will mean NBN will be able to offer new, higher-speed services to the fixed wireless network: 100 Megabits per second (Mbps) to all 750,000

premises able to access the new, expanded coverage footprint, and a 250 Mbps service will be available to 85 percent of premises. This will also include much higher actual speeds during peak periods, when the network is most heavily used – typically around 8pm. The network design metric for this busy hour currently is six Mbps: this will rise sharply following the upgrade to 50 Mbps. Some existing NBN satellite users will also move to fixed wireless, freeing up capacity on the satellite network. Average monthly data allowances for standard Sky Muster plans will increase to 55 Gigabytes (GB) in the short term and then to 90 GB after the upgrade is complete in approximately two years.

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WITH Parliament back in full swing it has been a very busy couple of weeks. I attended the Wagyl Biddi “Dropped Pye Zone” Trail Opening last Thursday. It is fantastic to see that the $10 million Collie Adventure Trails initiative has inspired further development and investment in our trails network. Local legend, Greg Pye, is the namesake of Collie’s newest trails. Greg found the right spot for them, sourced the funding and made the project happen. Thanks must go to the sponsors, supporters and trail builders including Common Ground Trails; Collie & Districts Community Bank; Shire of Collie; Collie Mountain Bike Club (MTB); Coal Miners Welfare Board; Amalgamated Civil & Plant Hire (ACPH); and the WA Government. There was a large turnout last week for the Shire of Collie public meeting regarding the future of the indoor heated pool project. There was a great cross-section of views presented in a thoughtful manner, with many excellent points raised. Thank you to all the groups and individuals who took the time to attend and present your views. The State Government has committed $2 million to this project. Excellent news for the SW Football League with spectator attendance being allowed in time for the start of the season this weekend. Good luck to all Collie Eagles teams! The State Government has announced that it will provide a further 10 free Rapid Antigen Tests (RATs) to WA households; this means each household is now eligible for 15 free tests. Households are able to register online or by calling 132 6843 to have the tests delivered to their home address. Please allow for up to 15 business days for delivery from confirmation. If you have already registered for your first five free RATs, you do not need to register again for the additional supply. MPs have also been given an allocation of RATs for distribution within their electorate. Once we have the details, we will be able to hand them out – noting that we do need to cover the whole electorate. People interested in these additional free RATs are welcome to contact my office for details.

THE announcement was made with barely contained excitement. Cruises are back! Yes, those floating food fests on the Salmonella of the Seas, or perhaps I made that bit up. But seriously, I’d rather eat my own hair than subject myself to another cruise. I know, I know they are hugely popular, and I know people that can’t get enough of them. You only have to unpack once, they say. You meet people on board and they become lifelong friends, they say. You get to see lots of different things yet sleep in the same comfy bed every night they say. Well all of that might be true, but some salient points are being overlooked. Bright eyed and bushy tailed we set off on our first cruise, sailing out of Hong Kong and bound for ports in Vietnam and China. The highlight of the cruise was going to be a shore excursion around Halong Bay. As we excitedly explored the ship, everything seemed eerily quiet. We went to the cinema and were the only ones there. We went to a bar after dinner where the band was giving it their all, but it’s hard to whip up an atmosphere when you’re performing to an audience of four. Where on earth were all the people? About three days in we happened upon a door that we hadn’t seen before. Pulling it open, we were blasted full on with a heaving throng of humanity, busily playing roulette and blackjack at gaming tables crammed into every nook and cranny. We had found the on board casino. With gambling at that time illegal in Hong Kong, locals would use the cruise ships to get their fix offshore. And so much for Halong Bay. The ship was running behind schedule so with a glib announcement over the intercom, that treat was ripped away. Brave souls that we are, we gave it another chance with a cruise to Alaska. This time there were lots of people, all having a jolly good time. Here’s the thing though, the people were probably outnumbered two to one by food outlets. How do you control your food intake when there is delectable looking food beckoning around every corner? You go up to the pool deck to spend a relaxing afternoon with your book and they pop up a kiosk and start cooking pizzas. And that’s after you’ve already spent a couple of hours resisting the urge to dive head first into the poolside ice cream parlour. I might mention here that you need to relax because you’re truly exhausted from fighting the urge to sample everything from the sumptuous breakfast buffet. More bacon anyone? A week or so of this and the two of us were finding our cabin a little squeezy. If you’re looking for me, I’ll be in a corner somewhere eating my hair.

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Bird’s eye view At most Collie events these days, someone will provide a bird’s eye view with a drone capturing all the action. At the public meeting to discuss a heated pool, although it was an indoor event, there was a bird’s eye view. A mudlark had somehow found its way into the venue, but had not been able to find its way out again. Whenever the action lagged during the meeting, there was always action being provided by the bird flying around close to the ceiling. Don’t know if it had been vaxxed but it wasn’t wearing a mask. Phones gripe Talking about the public meeting, Bystander noted that some of our keyboard warriors served it up to shire councillors who, they claimed on Facebook, spent a lot of time on their phones and being disrespectful to speakers at the meeting. Truth is, councillors did spend time looking at phones, not being disrespectful to speakers, but to keep up with comments being made online by those who were following the meeting via social media. Images The school ball, held last Saturday night, is always a great source of photographic images, and the students can be relied upon to come up with new locations. This year, the murals provided some good backdrops for before-ball pics, with Soldiers’ Park and private gardens also featuring. The students will be able to look back on two arrival shots, exterior without their masks, and inside the venue with masks.

People, places and contributions to Collie life

Fergie’s still active as ever People: AMY DOROZENKO

PETER Fergie is well-known locally as a school teacher and for his endurance running, bike riding and swimming. What he is not known for is a nickname he has had since his high school days, “Honeybear”. He credits his honey complexion, which gave rise to the moniker, to his Persian great grandmother. “My friends thought I looked like a honeybear,” Peter said. “Honeybears were these popular lollies you could buy from the corner store.” Four decades after his school days, his former school mates still refer to him as “Honeybear”. “Locally all I get called is my surname, Fergie.” Peter grew up in Boyup Brook before moving to Perth where the school he went to opted for rugby over aussie rules football and as a first year student he took to the sport. Members of his first year team have just had a reunion. “Those of us still alive are still good buddies and they want me to play in their golden oldies tournament next year. “None of them can run, they’ve all got buggered knees, so throw me a ball and tell me to run.” Besides rugby, Peter has re-qualified for the Bronze Medallion every year since 1986 with swim coach Maureen Lasisz. He also rode his bike to and from Bunbury Catholic College

and Cathedral Grammar every day when he worked “down the hill”. Peter still competes in triathlons, and is part of the triathlon committee, despite having an injured achilles heel which requires injections. “I want to compete in the Busselton 100 which is a 100 kilometre triathlon made up of a two kilometre swim, 80 kilometre bike ride and 18 kilometre run.” He is also passionate about kayak paddling and is planning to enter the Blackwood Marathon iron man event. “We do a 12 kilometre run which is extremely hilly and steep, and then a 10 kilometre paddle, 800 metre swim and a 20 kilometre bike ride.” Peter has a great bond with an ex-student, Rodney Hart, who he used to take running at recess and lunch time. About 10 years ago, Peter started to get Rodney, who is blind, into the PCYC gym and tried to get him swimming. “I would swim in front of him with a noodle and every time he would get off course, I would hit him on either side because he’s deaf, and then I got this idea of putting him on a kickboard with his flippers and he goes up and down, up and down, up to five kilometres. “It is his only independent activity and he loves it.” Peter and Rodney also do parkrun, and have done over 80 runs together, with Peter leading him around the five kilometre course.

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RUN: Peter Fergie celebrates 50 runs with Rodney Hart at parkrun.

CHECK: Peter Fergie checks the water temperature at the Collie Mineworkers’ Memorial Pool. When he was 29-years-old, Peter worked for Chevron on the oil rigs up north and was involved in an accident which almost left him without a left foot. “I had a heavy piece of machinery dropped on my foot, and the doctors said that had it happened five years earlier, they would have amputated it,” Peter said. He spent 12 months rehabilitating the injury, giving him plenty of time to think and study. It was at that point that he decided to become a teacher, giving up the oil and gas industry and never looking back. In 1985, Peter arrived in Collie to manage a property in Mumballup, “but I got offered a job at one of the local schools, St Edmund’s,” he said. “It was just something I always wanted to do,” Peter said. “I had a few teachers who I thought were absolutely fantastic and they gave back so much to the community, and most of it was through my rugby coaches throughout the years. “Rugby coaches and swimming coaches when I was at school were just fantastic. They gave so much of their time, on top of their normal workload. “One of them was a science teacher who I thought was the most wonderful bloke. He had pretty woeful classroom control, but all the kids loved him. He was just incredible.” Following in their footsteps,

Peter became a teacher, but often found himself leaving teaching for other jobs. As a high school teacher, he taught Human Biology. “I quit teaching quite often but worked at St Edmund’s for 14 years, went to work at a pool, truck driving,and also worked in construction out at Bluewaters and Worsley.” Peter found teaching the most fulfilling and rewarding. “You get a lot back from the kids and see them years down the track and they have grown into nice human beings,” Peter said. One of his highlights as a teacher was when he was able to take students away to sporting events. “When I was coaching swimming in the mornings at St Edmund’s, the pool was freezing cold because it wasn’t heated. “We would take them away to carnivals against massive schools and we would get third or fourth overall.” Over the years, Peter has taught or supervised year one to year 12, and is currently working as a relief teacher at local primary schools. He is also working at the local pool on days when not in the classroom. Now that his wife, Allison, has retired from her director’s job at the Shire of Collie, Peter wants to travel to the east coast to see family and go back to Europe once COVID is more controlled.

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Breakthrough: Spectators at all games

LAST SEASON: Colt’s Daniel Bentley looks on as Reeve Gooch contests the ball during a clash with Busselton.

THE South West Football League (SWFL) has been granted an exemption to have crowds at its 2022 season which gets underway this weekend. The exemption comes as a great relief to the league after earlier indications were that games would have to be played without spectators. “To say I was happy was an understatement,” said SWFL general manager Jason Crowe yesterday. Last week WA Police told the league that crowds would be restricted to parents or immediate family of players as part of the Emergency Management Act. However, that notification was over-ridden by the Health Department which confirmed on Monday that an exemption had been granted. The terms of the exemption will allow for crowds of up to 500 patrons at each venue, said Mr Crowe. The exemptions begin two hours before the first match and end two hours after the last match. Collie Eagles club president Brett Hansen said earlier this month that every aspect of the club’s operations would be impacted if crowds were not allowed at games. He said that gate and canteen takings were two of the biggest sources of income for the club.

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Adversity to drive coach

LEADERS: Collie Eagles league co-captain Adam Bignell with coach Kade East and co-captain Paul Rinder.

AT 23, newly appointed Kade East is the youngest senior coach in the South West Football League. The adversity he has faced since experiencing a brachial plexus injury which ended his own football career will help drive him in his new role. “I want the team to be very culture driven, with bonding from the bottom players right up to the top, and make it enjoyable for everyone involved,” East said. “The players will need to grab every opportunity and work hard. Nothing comes easy.” Among players supporters will look to for success in 2022 will be Riley Brown, Kayden

Pola and Liam Reuben, but East said he wants to develop all players and give them the chance to take the next steps in their careers. Pre-season came with a few injuries but other than that it went well. East said those injury worries have now been cleared, and players are more than ready to play their ﬁrst game against Donnybrook this weekend. “Donnybrook is similar to us list age wise so it should be a good game,” East said. This season, the team co-captains will be Adam Bignell and Paul Rinder. The team ﬁnished sixth on the SWFL ladder last season.

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FORMER Fremantle Dockers Paul Duffield has been recruited as a mentor for the Collie Eagles Football Club. Dufﬁeld, who played 171 AFL games, will use his extensive knowledge of the game to get the most out of the club’s players. “Basically, I will be helping with the game plan for reserves, colts and league teams,” Duffield said. In the role, he will be interacting with

MENTOR: Former Fremantle Dockers star Paul Duﬃeld celebrates after a goal during his AFL career.

players, keeping them all “on the same page”.

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“Unfortunately I have not been able to be there as often as I would have liked with family and work commitments,” said Dufﬁeld. However, he has enjoyed working closely with newly appointed league coach Kade East.” Having grown up in Darkan and playing in the Upper Great Southern Football League before being selected to play for South Fremantle and then drafted to Fremantle, Dufﬁeld is well versed in the unique challenges of

grassroots level football. “I am excited for the new and different challenges that face me working with a brand new league that I am not familiar with.” Unlike some of his old teammates Duffield does not have aspirations to go into AFL coaching. He does, however, see this role as fulﬁlling a long-time passion. “I’ve spent six years out of the system, which I believe is too long out, but I have deﬁnitely enjoyed it more than I expected I would. “This will be a passion project of mine.”

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Collie Eagles 2022 SWFL Fixtures Round 1: Collie Eagles v Donnybrook March 27, 3pm Round 2: Harvey Bulls v Collie Eagles April 2, 3pm Round 3: Collie Eagles v South Bunbury April 10, 3pm Round 4: Collie Eagles v Carey Park, April 23, 4.40pm Round 5: Collie Eagles v Bunbury May 1, 3pm Round 6: Augusta Margaret River v Collie Eagles May 7, 2.10pm Round 7: Collie Eagles v Eaton Boomers May 15, 3pm Round 8: Collie Eagles v Busselton May 22, 3pm Round 9: BYE Round 10: Harvey-Brunswick-Leschenault v Collie Eagles June 5, 3pm Round 11: BYE Round 12: Donnybrook v Collie Eagles June 19, 3pm Round 13: Collie Eagles v Harvey Bulls June 26, 3pm Round 14: South Bunbury v Collie Eagles July 3, 3pm Round 15: Collie Eagles v Carey Park July 17, 3pm

RESERVES LEADERS: Collie Eagles reserves coach Matt “Doc” Hislop with captain Christian Mears.

Reserves all set for a good season in 2022 RESERVES coach Matt “Doc” Hislop is looking forward to the 2022 season after an unencumbered pre-season. “Pre-season was as good as ever,” Hislop said.

“Our first game is this weekend against Donnybrook and it should be a good hitout.” The goal Hislop has set for the season is to “get players league ready. We want our players to come

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down and have fun and build relationships,” Hislop said. Promising young player Christian Mears has been named captain. Last season, the reserves finished seventh on the SWFL ladder.

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COLTS LEADERS: Collie Eagles colts coach Craig Rinder with captain Robbie Chitty.

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said the players had a big task ahead of them as a young unit. “If they experienced more wins than losses, they will surpass expectations. “Pre-season was good, but consistency amongst the 16 to 19 year old playing group at training is needed,” Rinder said. His advice to his players going into their ﬁrst game against Donnybrook is “to be positive and stick with it”. “It should be a close game and very competitive,” Rinder said. The colts ﬁnished eighth on the SWFL ladder last year.

JUNIOR football registrations are currently open for boys and girls, born before June 30, 2015. This includes year three to year 10 students. Interested players are able to register online, through a new system at https://www. playhq.com/afl/register/e6a4f9 Games begin week two of term two, with coach Steven Ireland already taking some of the players through pre-season training on Wednesday afternoons. You may be able to have any registration costs covered via the KidSport program if: Your child is aged 5 to 18 years; Is a resident in Western Australia and; Is named on a valid Health Care Card or Pensioner Concession Card. For more information about KidSport visit kidsport.dlgsc. wa.gov.au. To learn more about junior football the club can be contacted at cefc_secretary@hotmail.com.

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COLLIE Eagles Football Club will not ﬁeld a women’s team in 2022. Despite its best efforts, the club has again failed to get the team up and running. Coach Kim Chappell said only four to six players were regularly turning up for training, despite 27 players having their names on the list. “A lack of commitment to attend training and play in a scratch match has cost us the women’s side,” Chappell said. “Players are now going elsewhere, to Donnybrook and Carey Park, to play.”

DISAPPOINTED: Kim Chappell is disapointed there won’t be a female team this year.

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PHOTOS BY MAVERICK PHOTOGRAPHY Collie Senior High School year 11 and 12 students celebrated their school ball last Saturday night. The Harris River Winery turned on the rustic charm for the teens, who were all eager to dance the

night away with their friends and partners. Year 12 student Jorja Davies was awarded Ball Queen, with Quinlan Croft as Ball King. The two are also school captains.

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Ball Queen Jorja Davies and Ball King Quinlan Croft.

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Shannon Boston and Ebony Bronickis.

Ang, Linda, Steph, Vaunlea, Leonie & Indi congratulate all the Collie Students on a beautiful 2022 School Ball

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Katie Steadman and Cassidy Coyne.

Keeley Collier and Daniel Bentley.

Kurtis Thomson and Keely Blurton. Accushla Howson and Jack Lister.

Mollie Szathmary, Shannon Boston, Riley Miller and Amba Witehira.

Zac Pilatti and Piper White.

Isabella Peden and Jake Morey.

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YEAR 12s: Back row - Jade deVos, Ebony Bronickis, Kiara Gliddon, Keeley Collier, Jorja Davies, Taylah Weighell, Piper White, Madison Brisbane, Narsiah Mumme, Amba Witehira, Racheal Quill, Katie Steadman, Jemeilah Morrsion, Keely Blurton, Tamika Davey, Bibi Buckle. Front row - Toby Stanley, Jackson Rabaud, Matthew Ager-Spaven, Quinlan Croft and Jayden Burek.

Alyshia Boston, Finn Wainohu and Kate Windle.

Shanaye Morton and Kadyn Atherton.

Chance Cocker and Kodee Denholm.

Baxter Miller, Katy O’Brien, Joshua Elliott, Emilea Shepherd, Zak Reuben and Olivia Earnshaw.

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New drop zone raises the bar for local and visiting cyclists

EAGER TO GO: Young cyclists were eager to be let loose on the new drop zone as Collie Community Bank board member Mitch Davidson, Collie-Preston MLA Jodie Hanns, Collie MTB chairman Erik Mellegers, acting shire president Ian Miffling and Jordan Gibbs, of the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, cut the ribbon.

THE new Dropped Pye zone added to Collie bike trails offers heightened chances for local and visiting cyclists to hone their mountain-bike experiences. The new zone, named for Greg Pye who was responsible for obtaining the land and the money for the trail expansion, will give local cyclists the chance to get their thrills close to home, instead of having to travel to similar trails at other locations. Some 50 people, including many young cyclists, were present at the official opening, although some of them had been trying out the jumps and drops earlier in the week. The development of the new trail was made possible by contributions from Common Ground Trails, the Collie Community Bank, the Shire of Collie, the Collie MTB club, the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and

Attractions (DBCA), and the Miners’ Welfare Board. It has three grades of trail – green, blue and black – which cater for cyclists from beginners to those who are highly skilled and experienced. Acting shire president Cr Ian Miffling said the extension to the trail was a good use of an area of land which had been lying idle. “Its location close to town will give local youth a great chance to improve their skills without having to travel long distances to other towns,” he said. “It also expands the opportunities available to visitors to town.” The location close to the high school also means students can get some exercise after school. MC Erik Mellegers said Collie PCYC had started a program to engage youth in cycling and the new zone would enhance that program.

Jobs to be advertised locally ALL job vacancies at the Shire of Collie will be advertised locally in future thanks to a move by Cr Brett Hansen. Cr Hansen lodged a prior notice of motion at council’s last meeting that all vacancies should be advertised in the local Collie newspaper and that the Collie Community Radio station should be

asked to broadcast details of positions. He said council should be encouraging local people to apply for council vacancies, but unless these were advertised locally this may not happen. “We should be advertising in every avenue, especially in Collie,” he said. “There are lots of local people looking for work.”

Cr John Kearney said the obvious place to advertise vacancies was in the local paper. “Not everyone spends a lot of time looking for websites,” he said. Three council positions were advertised in last week’s Bulletin. The advertised vacancies were for Director of Cor-

porate Services, personal assistant to the CEO and records coordinator. The advertisement advised interested jobseekers to obtain details of the positions from the council’s website www. collie.wa.gov.au/council/employment/ or to call in to the council office to obtain a hard copy.

RRRRR with Nola Green Art Gallery The new exhibition at the Art Gallery, “Tithuyil, Moving with the Rhythm of the Stars”, features work by Brian Robinson, who won the first Collie Art Prize. The exhibition features prints in black and white, with depictions of elements of space and space journeys. The art gallery is open from Thursday to Monday each week, from 10am to 4pm. Riff raff dancing Riff raff dancing is on at the PCYC on Monday nights at 7.30. If you are interested in learning to do ballroom dancing this is the perfect opportunity, just come at 7pm and get help to brush up your moves. Ring Wendy on 427 343 828 for more information. Bingo Collie Eagles bingo is held each Thursday at the clubrooms. Doors open 6.30pm, eyes down at 7.30pm. All welcome, but masks must be worn when entering the clubrooms. Board games The Collie Public Library holds a board game night on the third Friday of each month at 6.30pm. The library supplies a selection of games each month, but you are welcome to bring in your favourite and share with other gamers. BYO snacks and drinks, and BYO sense of fun and humour.

Jo’s Bargain Bazaar Located at the Showground Pavilion, Jo’s Bargain Bazaar is open Mondays and Thursdays from 9am to 12 noon. On offer is a huge range of second hand items, and almost everything is “make an offer”. All proceeds go towards the 2022 Collie show. Donations are welcome and can be dropped off during the opening hours. John’s book exchange operates during the Monday opening hours, so you can browse the wide variety he has, or bring in your books to exchange for a new selection. COVID restrictions apply, so masks must be worn. Op shops The Anglican Op Shop at Noyes Hall is open from Tuesday to Friday each week from 9am to 3pm. Vinnies operate out of the former Bargain Barn building, enter by the side lane, open Mondays to Fridays, 9am to 1pm. Send it in This column offers free publication of events for not for profit clubs and organisations, or for items of social news. If you would like to have details of your events or organization published in this column, send copy to nola.crvbulletin@gmail.com by 5pm on Fridays, or pop a note in my letter box at 87 Jones Street.

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Wild horse era comes to an end

MUSEUM MORSELS Contributor: EDWARD PAXTON Part 2 LAST week, we found Collie in a state of despair. Four-legged creatures were making a nuisance of themselves, and they had already claimed the job of one pound keeper. Even as the authorities were carrying out the task of rounding up the wild horses, they encountered another problem. There is evidence to suggest not all were happy to see horses caught and sent off for slaughter. Some would rather see these horses roam free at the expense of their neighbours’ garden than be terminated. James Rankin, a miner, was fined £1 plus £3 costs for releasing a horse just caught by the assistant pound keeper. The West Australian newspaper suggested that this was because of a disagreement between the miner and pound keeper; but this was not a standalone incident. The Collie Mail stated: “Collie has a pound problem, and it has nothing to do with dollar exchange”. The article referred to the impounding of stock at the municipal pound at the east end of Throssell Street. The article recounts that two weeks’ prior to its publication, the pound was broken into and 11 horses were released. Shortly after, the pound was hit again. A reporter for the Collie Mail wrote that “during the weekend another successful attack was made on the yard. Two rails were prised off a portion of the fence and a horse was taken from the pound. Another lame horse in the yard was left. After

WILD: A saddled horse bucks wildly in a fenced yard. releasing the sound horse, the culprit thoughtfully replaced the bars.” Reassembling the gate afterwards to keep the lame horse in was, at the very least, thoughtful; but undoing the hard work of the pound keepers must have been frustrating. Even when the animals were rounded up there was always someone to criticise the council’s actions. Howling dogs disturbed residents according to a Clifton Street resident, T.H. Cullen. He reported to the council he and his fellow residents were shocked to find kennels virtually on their doorstep, especially in a “well built-up” area. Mr Cullen said residents were “disturbed and annoyed by the howling of a dog chained in the so-called kennels for just on a week.” They claimed that congested housing, sometimes two to a block, which were badly built and had no drainage, did not fulfill the standard demanded by the by-laws. Meanwhile, the stabling of horses, on the same street, “in a make-shift stable on a vacant block on the corner of Steere and Clifton streets”, did not abide by the by-laws. Feral dogs and horses in close proximity to humans, especially in an area with poor drainage, residents argued, was “a breeding ground for fleas”. Not much information can be found on the stables. There is

TASTY: A wild horse snacks on an olive tree.

enough evidence to say there was a building used for the purpose of stabling these horses. For example, H, Schultz, the new pound keeper, was granted a permit for additions or alteration to the stable in Clifton Street, which suggests there was a stable there and it was used by the pound keeper who

was tasked with rounding up the horses. Mr Schultz wrote to the Road Board for a new scale of fees, close to what he was paid by the council. He had the objective of ridding the districts of stock and had already started clearing stock from the board’s area.

Mr Schultz also sought the authority to go about his business in the board’s jurisdiction. He finished the letter with: “I would like to point out that the only straying stock now is in the board’s area”. Gradually fewer and fewer horses were coming to Collie, and a Bunbury Buckjump may have been a factor. A particular group of Bunbury youth were fascinated with the idea of wild horses and set off with lassos and stock whips and rounded up 20 of them. Straight from the Collie surrounds, they were entered into a buckjump show. People from afar brought their horses, but all lacked the intensity of the wild horses from Collie. “The Collie hills mob had mad lights in their eyes, . . some were almost standing on their heads before the crush gates could be opened,” one reporter wrote. In the end, once the majority of the horses had marked up a victory, they were put up for auction. The show may have been a singular occasion, but it was enough to show what could be made of the horses. It was the end of Collie’s “wild horse era”. Horses did go astray from time to time after that, but not to the same extent.

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Renovation project with great potential can be yours THIS is a rare opportunity to purchase a great renovation project. Located in the very sought after South Bunbury area and just a short five minute drive from the beach or approximately 15 minutes for those who enjoy keeping fit and active with a run or walk. It is also located close to the South Bunbury Market Place, the popular Parks Shopping Centre precinct including pharmacy, newsagency, fish and chips, pizza shop, Newton Moore High School and Adam Road Primary School. Be quick as this property will not last long, particularly with rentals currently in high demand. This could be a great investment opportunity with a rental return of around $400 a week. PROPERTY FEATURES ►Brick and tiles family home on 837 metre square block; ►Three large bedrooms with robe access to the master; ►Huge six metres by five metres lounge room, decorative ceiling, log fire, reverse cycle air conditioning; ►Spacious kitchen with plenty of cupboard space, large dining area; ►Bathroom, shower and vanity, spacious laundry; ►Side access to a double lockup garage/ powered workshop; ►Partially brick paved patio six metres by three metres; ►Brick storeroom with power four metres by three metres.

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Looking back...

20 years ago ...

GOYA’S GOTCHA CROSSWORD (Created by Goya Olecki)

Contributer: KYM SAUNDERS From the Collie Mail, March 28, 2002

Coal deal probe Then State Energy Minister Eric Ripper initiated an investigation into Western Power’s controversial deal to sell an estimated $10 million worth of surplus coal to Worsley Alumina. The move followed verbal and written complaints by then Collie MLA Mick Murray to Mr. Ripper. Marron poaching soon a criminal offence? The State Government was considering tightening laws to make marron poaching a criminal offense, following a call from then Collie MLA Mick Murray for the Government to “stop soft-pedalling” on the issue. Double penalty move is praised The Collie Roadwise chairman in 2002, Geoff Wilks, praised the State Government for its tough stance on road traffic offenses on long weekends. Driver who committted offenses during long weekends lost double demerit points. Conference a big coup for Collie Collie won the right to host the 2004 Rotary 9460 conference. The Collie club successfully bid for the conference at the district’s 2002 annual conference. Boost to patient travel scheme Collie MLA Mick Murray welcomed the announcement, in 2002, of increased funding and improvements to the Patients’ Assistance Travel Scheme. It was announced that the scheme guidelines had been streamlined and improved, so more country people could access financial assistance. Sport Crowd enjoys day A big crowd attended the Wallsend Paceway to help the Collie Trotting Club celebrate its 50th year as a registered club in March, 2002.

CHURCH NOTICES ALL SAINTS’ ANGLICAN CHURCH: 46 Venn Street. Church Services: Every Sunday at 9am. Morning tea after the service. Holy Communion: First and second Sundays of each month. Revd. Lynda Myres is on long service leave until August. Bible study: Noyes Hall, 4pm on Wednesday Op shop: Open Tuesday to Thursday 9am - 3pm Warden and op shop manager: Gwen Molnar. Phone 9734 4020 or mobile 0429 375 598. Email: collieanglican@gmail.com Website: www.allsaintschurchcollie.org BAPTIST CHURCH: Cnr Prinsep and Elouera Streets, North Collie. Church Enquiries: Pastor Timothy van Aarde 0450 880 775. Collie Hospital Chaplain: Timothy van Aarde. Sunday Service : 9.30am Visitors Welcome. Sunday School during Service. Ladies Bible Study Group: Tuesday 10am at the Church. Prayer Meeting: Monday 5pm-6pm at the Church. CHURCH OF CHRIST: 165 Prinsep Street. Minister: Dave Carr, 9734 1361; 0416 784 146. Elder: Evan Mandry 9734 1354. Sundays: 9.30am, Family Service and Kids Church. Thursdays: 9.30am, Craft & Friendship – Phone Heather 9734 4066 Saturdays: 7.30am, Periodically, Breakfast – Phone Evan 9734 1354. Weekly Bible studies on various days. All enquiries welcomed. Vision Radio (87.6FM) is a Ministry of our Church. Please direct enquiries or outages to Dave Carr. COALFIELDS BAPTIST CHURCH: An old fashioned, independent Baptist Church. You are warmly invited to join us for our worship service, Sunday, 2pm, CWA Hall Throssell Street. Enquiries Pastor Chris Manessis 9797 0056, 0439 970 059. pastorcbcaustralind.com FOURSQUARE GOSPEL CHURCH: 46 Johnston Street, Collie. All are welcome to join with us in fellowship. Friday: Food Ministry 10am-12noon, Prayer meeting 7pm Sunday: 10am morning service. Sunday School during service. For enquiries phone Pastor Garry Fisher on 9734 3796. ST BRIGID’S CATHOLIC CHURCH Parish Priest: Fr. Gerald Tan Secretary: Marie Hicks. 0414 755 054. Office: 9734 2183. Email: collieparish@westnet.com. au Weekend Masses: Collie: 6.00pm Saturday, 10.00am Sunday. Darkan: 8.00am, 1st and 3rd Sunday each month. Confession/Reconciliation and Baptisms by request. Vinnie’s shop: 9734 5664. Shopping hours: 9am to 1pm, Monday to Friday.

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DEATHS Pike (Raymond): Passed away peacefully 18.3.22. Beloved husband of Shirley (dec) and partner of Margie for 20 years. Dearly loved father of David, father-in-law of Diane and sister of Valerie. Pop to Jenna, Tessa, Angus and Levi. Free at last to ride in the wind. PIKE (Raymond): Special memories of a much loved and caring brother and uncle. Remembering great times spent together and now reunited with Shirley after a long illness. Our love and thoughts go to Gary, Susan, David and their families. With love Valerie, Julie, Linda, Lorraine and families. PIKE (Raymond): 16.5.36 – 18.3.2022. Words can’t make this sad time any easier. I will remember all our good times together. Love always Margaret and families. PIKE (Ray): Long time neighbour and good friend. Respected and valued founding member of the Harris River Bush Fire Brigade. Fond memories of his enthusiasm and sense of humour. Sympathy to the family, Val and Rob Hawks. PIKE (Ray): Good tradesman, respected old mate. I had no idea how long it would take to walk home from Wellington Dam after midnight. My glass front door another matter. Deepest sympathy to all Ray’s family and loved ones. Ed.

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DIRECTOR CORPORATE SERVICES CEO PERSONAL ASSISTANT RECORDS CO-ORDINATOR The Shire of Collie is seeking highly motivated individuals to join our staff. Details of all positions listed above, along with closing dates can be found on the Shire’s website www.collie.wa.gov.au/ council/employment/ Instructions for submitting your application can be found on our website or you can call into the Administration Office to collect a hard copy. Applicants should read the related job descriptions to decide if the position matches their skill set. Applications should be addressed to Human Resources Officer at hr@collie. wa.gov.au. Please include the job title of the position you are applying for in the email subject line. Alternatively, you can send your application in writing to: “Confidential – Human Resources Officer” Shire of Collie Locked Bag 6225 Collie WA 6225 Stuart Devenish Chief Executive Officer

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South32 get on board for Collie Trail Fest

SOUTH32 Worsley Alumina will partner with Collie Trail Fest for the next three years. Collie Trail Fest is a walking and running event that attracts visitors to Collie and its surrounding national parks and state forests. The event launched in 2021, featuring a series of trail events over three days, with distances ranging from four kilometres to

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SPRINT: South32 Worsley Alumina’s manager of engineering Dane Tappenden running in the Collie Adventure Race in 2021.

Now open 7-days-a-week 9am to 3pm

50 kilometres. This year’s event, held this weekend (March 25 27), has a night run with the trail lit by fairy lights, similar to last year’s popular event. South32 vice president operations Erwin Schaufler said the company was proud to support the local community. “We wish all participants in this year’s Collie Trail Fest the best of luck,” Mr Schaufler said.

Collie Trail Fest event director Melina Mellino said the organisers were excited to showcase Collie. “Collie is a very friendly community and this year’s Trail Fest is attracting runners locally and from neighbouring Bunbury, Margaret River, as well as Perth,” Ms Mellino said. “Walk or run, it’s all about fun.”

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BASKETBALL COUGARS defeated Royals 23-20 in their junior basketball under 12s preliminary final on Monday to advance to the grand final. They will play Aces next Monday at 3.40pm. Jake White scored 11 points for the Cougars in the preliminary final and was the highest scorer on the court for his team. He was bettered by Billy Stewart, with 13 points for Royals. In the under 14s boys, Saints defeated Rebels 35-25 in their preliminary final, making it through to the grand final against Aces at 4.20pm on Monday. Harris Baz Miller scored 18 points for Saints, making up for over half of his team’s overall total. Wylie Morton was the highest scorer for the Rebels with seven points. In the under 16s boys, Rebels defeated Royals 48-40 in their preliminary final. They will now play Aces in the grand final at 5pm on Monday. Royals’ Sheldon Pickett was the highest scorer with 29, including three three-pointers. Next best was Rebels’ Toby Hanns with 20. In the under 18s boys, Royals defeated Aces 54-22 and will now face Rebels in the grand final at 6pm on Monday. Te’Sean Hart scored four three-pointers, ending up with 18 for the Royals making him the highest scorer for the game. Zac Pilatti was the highest scorer for Aces, scoring four two-pointers and a three-pointer. With COVID-19 regulations in place at Roche Park, the games were attended by a small contingent of family members. All grand final matches for the boys will be played at Roche Park Recreation Centre on Monday. Girls’ grand final matches will be played on Tuesday.

OFF AND RACING: Will McIlree has the inside line from younger brother Eddie McIlree and Tom Bell in third place.

Olympian passes on his knowledge to Collie riders BMX COLLIE racers gave their legs plenty of exercise last weekend with racing Friday night under the new lights, coaching sessions Saturday followed by racing again Sunday. 2012 BMX Olympian Khalen Young ran coaching sessions Saturday in Collie for 30 riders. Split into three groups, they worked on fundamental skills, specific parts of the track and training exercises to be incorporated into personal practice sessions. During demonstrations everyone was in awe at the skill level of Young and how effortless he made it look as he flew around the track.

Fletcher John Wheeler finished first overall Friday in the eight-year class after winning three of the five races. Quade O’Brien also did well winning a couple, but as the races progressed, Bunbury rider Jesse Griggs improved and managed to overcome O’Brien in the final race to take second place. Sunday was the reversal with O’Brien winning three of the five races after starting faster in all races and defending well against Wheeler’s attempts to overtake. In the nine-year class, Connor Delfante showed some serious improvement over the weekend. After a couple of good laps during racing on Friday, Del-

fante managed to get into third place by the first corner in the third race. With the pressure of Abel Slapp and Aiden Gale trying to overtake him, Delfante pushed hard, setting a new PB and preventing them from getting around him. Connor beat his starting time PB on Friday, but then returned Sunday to improve on that again two further times. Well done! Sunday racing tested the legs of those returning again and fatigue was a common theme amongst the older riders. Despite the hurt there was some awesome racing in the open class with multiple battles between the riders within

each race for the positions. Will McIlree took the overall win at both events but did not get the clean sheet he hoped for as Ivan Pember held him off in the first race, and Eddie McIlree and Jayden Holmes were too good in the last race denying him any opportunity to pass. Twenty seven riders managed to improve their personal bests over the weekend with the majority set on Friday in the cool and calm conditions. Well done to Quade O’Brien and Miley Massara who have received “Rider of the Week” over the past fortnight for their effort, determination and subsequent improvements on the track.

Ladies compete at the SW titles BOWLS THE ladies’ bowls South West League Championships were held in Bunbury last week, with close games and good bowls played. Collie’s Lyn Mitchell won one game and Heather Gibbs won three. The fours won three games. Brunswick was the major singles winner with 12 points, plus eight, with Busselton runner-up. Eaton won the veteran singles with 15 points, plus two, and runner-up was Bunbury. Binningup won the novice singles with six points plus 10, and runner up was Eaton. Eaton won the pairs with 12 points, plus 27, with Harvey runner-up. Capel won the triples with 15 points, plus 27, and Bunbury

was runner up with 12 points, plus 21. The fours winner was Busselton with 15 points, plus 27, and Bunbury was the runners up. The team winners were Eaton with 33 points and runner up Busselton on 27. The Inter-league round robin championships will be held at Eaton Bowling Club on April 4. The Hairdresser Medley pairs has had a date change, due to the men’s pennant finals, from March 22 and March 29. The new dates are today (March 24) and next Tuesday, March 29, starting at 8.30am at Collie Bowling Club. LAST Wednesday, March 16, attracted a small field. After two games of triples, the winners were Tom Edwards, Harley Johnson and Peter Kau-

rin who scored 6 points, plus 25. The runner-up team was Vicki Daniel, Phil Warburton and Neil Roberts with two, plus eight. COMMUNITY bowls wound up on the same day, with Retired Miners winning on the night. Overall winners for the season were Ball Bangers with 13, plus 47. Second placed Derby Road finished with 12, plus 55, and third was Retired Miners with 12, plus 49. Consolation winner was the Tequila Slammers. Bendigo Bank, Guppy’s Smash Repairs, Retro Respection, LJ Hooker and Ridge Motel sponsored the event. THERE was a good turnout for twilight bowls last Friday. The event was won by Krys Roberts, with Vicki Daniel in

second place and Terry Uren third. There will be more of these games so keep checking the notice boards. THE men’s pennants teams on Tuesday, March 15, played in Busselton and Collie against Boyanup. The first division team of Jeff Crowe, Terry Uren, Ray Colgan and Valdis Brojanowski lost 16 to 23. The other team of Rod Garner, Hans Wiggers, Kevan McKenzie and Len Flynn won 19 to 16. Collie one point to Busselton Red three points. The fourth division team of Wayne Simmonds, Peter Kaurin, Jamie Godfrey and George Saggers won 33 to 16. Ian Bushell, Tom Gale, Barry Lowe and Neil Robrets won 22 to 19. Collie four points to Boyanup nil.

The finals started on Tuesday at Collie Bowling Club and the grand final is scheduled for next Tuesday. The third division played in the semi finals in Bunbury and unfortunately was outplayed by Bunbury Green losing both rinks. Tom Gale, Peter Kaurin, Jamie Godfrey and Paul Bebbington lost six to 23. Hans Wiggers, Kevan McKenzie, Ian Corley and Valdis Brojanowski lost 12 to 25. The men’s drawn triples championships, sponsored by White Building Co, started last Saturday and will continue this weekend. There was a great turnout of members for this event with ten teams in two divisions. The winners of each division will play in the final on the afternoon of Sunday, March 27.

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Golinski’s fifth Riverside win GOLF FORMER local junior Greg Golinski became the second player to win five Collie Golf Club Riverside Open titles when winning last weekend’s 36-hole event sponsored by the Coverley family and Bendigo Bank. His five titles - won in 1999, 2000, 2017, 2018 and 2022 draws him level with last weekend’s runner-up, Mike Lucas, who was successful in 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2016. Scratch handicapper Golinski, who is a member at Bunbury Golf Club, had a 36-hole total of 75 points, which is equivalent to a three under par score of 141 off-the-stick, a truly great effort. Lucas finished four points further back on 71. In third position was Bunbury’s Sam Roberts, with 70,followed, in fourth place, by Danny Ennor, also from Bunbury, on 63. Saturday’s 18-hole gross winner was Carl Carulli, from Pinjarra, with 34. Runner-up was Waroona’s Kevin Burton, with 32. Paul Cocker, from Pinjarra, was Sunday’s gross winner. He had 33 points and won from Bunbury’s Bailey Hampson on 31. Collie’s Peter Coombs was the 36-hole nett winner with rounds of 37 and 39 for a nett total score of 76.

John Brown, also from Collie, was runner up with a nett total of 75. In third place was Daniel Smith from the Vines, on 73, on a count back from Darkan’s Tim Buller. Saturday’s 18-hole nett winner was Andrew Devenish, from Harvey, with a 39 point total, followed by Bernard Tier, from Sun City, on 38. Sunday’s 18-hole nett winner was Collie’s Paul Moyses with 41, closely followed by John Williamson, also from Collie, on 40. THE ladies’ 36-hole gross winner was Shirley Van Der Brugghen, from Melville Glades, with a total of 51. Runner up, from Bunbury, was Jo Jones, on 49. Pinjarra’s Stacy Dhu was third with a 44 followed by Raelene Dunsire, from Melville Glades, on 43. Saturday’s 18-hole gross winner was Helen Constable, from Melville Glades, on 18 points, followed by Tracey Lamont, from Tambellup, on 17. Sunday’s 18-hole gross winner was Sandra Sav, from Harvey, on 20 points. Runner up was Michelle Tate, from Collie, on 18. Collie’s Dion Smallwood was the 36-hole nett winner. She finished with rounds of 37 and 32 for a 69 point total. In a three-way count back,

with each player finishing with a 68 point total, Collie’s Jodie Allison was runner up, followed by Shelly Ryan, from Pinjarra, and Lexie Sutton, also from Pinjarra. Saturday’s 18-hole nett winner was Kerry Bright, from West Aviat, with 38, followed by Jean Bates, from Esperance, on 34. Sunday’s 18 hole nett winner was Pinjarra’s Margaret Hughes with 37 from Naomi Dorrington, from Boyup Brook, on 35. FRIDAY’S four-ball stableford, sponsored by Henderson Hardware, was won in emphatic style by the combination of Matt Burek and Daniel Simpson. Their amazing score of 53 points was one shy of averaging three points a hole. In the runner up position, also with an excellent score of 50, were Greg Bell and grandson, James Abbott. A further shot away was the partnership of Stephen Miller and Roger Hunter with another great score of 49. On a count back, returning 47 and gaining the fourth place trophy were Jason Mumme and Stephen Edwards, edging out father and son combination David and Jackson Broadbent, also on 47. A quartet of pairs, each scor-

ing 45, comprised Troy Sheppard and Graeme Jackson, Bruce Gaines and Deborah Cox, Brian Wilkinson and Ian Mumme and also Dayle Hamilton and Shayne Boothey. On 44 were Wayne Waywood and Margaret Whipp, Ian Annandale and Paul Van Leeuwen, John Brown and Trevor McCormick, followed on 43 by Paul and Raelene Dunsire, Danny Clayton and Colin Giblett, Tracey Lamont and Karan Murray, Naomi and Rance Dorrington and Steve Carnaby and Dale Pinney. Chris Stewart and Matt Harker won the gross trophy with their score of 36 points. GEORGE Dorozenko was the runaway winner in last Thursday’s nine-hole scroungers competition. Playing off full handicaps, Doro licked his lips and took full advantage to accumulate 24 stableford points, three shots ahead of Chris Shea, on the good score of 21. Phil Warburton, Ed Riley and David Broadbent each returned 20, followed by Hugh Annandale, Denis Annandale and Brian Banks, each on 19. Rounding out the vouchers, each on 18, were Ian Shannon and Ross Davidson. Novelties went to Brian Banks (No. 1), Dean Rakich (4 and 9),

Young Eagles are ready to fly higher in 2022 season From back page. Between them the highly respected duo have a wealth of experience and credentials as excellent players in the SWFL. Joining them in the leadership group will be Liam Reuben and Jayce Fontana who have both shown impressive levels of commitment and dedication in the lead up to this season.

Both are tipped to be big contributors. The leadership group has been impressed with the attitude of the squad and is pleased at being given the opportunity to help develop an exciting group of young players as they transition into senior football. Cameron Davidson and Jayce Fontana are looking like

a very dangerous forward combination. Declan Hoy-Maroney has had a big impact on the group with high standards on and off the field paying close attention to rehab programs and recovery. The club is doing its best to ensure the proud footballing history of the town is well-represented on and off the field during 2022. Club culture can

drive team success. The club is urging all football loving community members, new arrivals, past players and families to support matches and club functions and be a part of the team’s journey. PRE-SEASON FEATURE * See the pre-season Collie Eagles feature, pages 11, 12, 13 and 14.

Ash Hollins (6) and Chris Shea (7). Today, full handicaps will apply to close the summer season. LEE Massara won last week’s Wednesday ladies’ nine-hole competition. Her score of 19 points was two shots ahead of runner up, Dot Sullivan, on 17. Bev Moyses, Sue Earnshaw and Judy Wunnenberg received a ball for their returns of 15. Donna Smith had a birdie on number seven while novelties went to Lee Massara (7) and Shelley Barker-May (3). MICHELLE Tate was the popular winner of the carton in last week’s Tuesday’s leisure day competition. Her 40 points was three shots better than Jodie Allison, on a count back from Jay Robinson with both on 37. Simon Maylor and Connor Mumme were next on 36, followed by Chris Shea 35, the same score as the day’s best vet, Roger Hunter. Novelties were won by Graham Williams (No. 4), Peta Ellery (7), Ray Cooper (9), Colin Giblett (14) and Kevin Ireland (18). THIS Saturday’s event is an 18-hole stableford sponsored by the Auswop Group. Scroungers are on today, off full handicaps, leisure day is next Tuesday and ladies day next Wednesday.

Pre-season training begins JUNIOR HOCKEY PRE-SEASON training for intermediate boys and girls hockey began last night (Wednesday) and will continue for the next two Wednesdays (March 30 and April 6), from 5pm to 6pm at the hockey grounds. Dave O’Brien is taking the training so players from all clubs and all abilities have a chance to work on skills before the season begins.

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Football ROD SALMERI EARLY season media has placed football premiership favouritism and focus on big south west clubs from down the hill with some prized scalps in their off season recruiting barrels. However, beware of the ﬁre in the belly of the young Collie Eagles as they step up in 2022, and beware of the tenacity and grit of the legends that have chosen to stand by the next generation of young guns. With the season scheduled to start on Saturday, the young

Eagles, who play Donnybrook at the recreation ground on Sunday, are pumped and ready for action after an intense pre-season campaign. New coach Kade East has had a keen squad of motivated players training for several months to ensure they are at optimum ﬁtness and well-prepared for the gruelling South West Football League (SWFL) season. The high expectations and enthusiasm of the young coach has had a positive effect on his charges, ensuring players are well-aware of the connection between off season prepara-

tion, based on dedicated running and skill execution, and its positive impact on performance during the season. Coach East, assisted by former AFL defender and Fremantle Docker Paul Dufﬁeld, has been keen to utilise the pre-season to set the foundations for simple team defensive structures, team rules, ball movement and the value of a high work rate. The Eagles will be led by two outstanding footballers and characters, Adam Bignell and Paul Rinder, who will serve as co-captains. Continued page 27.

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DEFENCE: Under 12s Cougars player Kobi Wiese defends Phoenix Valenta (Royals) during their basketball preliminary ﬁnal at Roche Park Recreation Centre on Monday. Story page 26.