Darlington Review July 2018

Vol. 58 No. 6 July 2018

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Torres in action (Photo Gus Skene), Laying the stone wall, Felix and Amelie Pole with Frederic and Quacks, and What the Fandango?!, Darlington Concerts July performance

A good news month!

Allie and her husband moved from South Africa 11 years ago, and, being keen cyclists and mountain bikers, they were drawn to the Hills. “We love the bush, the tranquillity and the real sense of community that comes with living in the Hills,” says the artist. And the entire family love the festival, with both daughters exhibiting their artwork and performing with Kindy Dance and their ballet and junior schools.

A busy month on multiple fronts, with lots of good news, including the fact that Darlington Hall, while still caged in fencing, is finally shedding its construction clutter and looks almost ready to make its debut — refurbished and accessible. Not bad for our heritage hall, part of which has stood in the heart of our village since the 1890s. The best reopening date we have as we went to print was around mid-July.

There have been not a few celebratory moments. Geoff Barker (DaSRA /Darlington Arts Festival) is elated that Mundaring Shire has allocated $60,000 for Stage 2 of the pavilion — and agreed to fix paths around Darlington Hall, including a proper path to the oval.

“I’m passionate about all things that involve design and when I’m not at my desk busy with my graphic design work, you’ll find me at Club Sierra as a spin class instructor,” says the artist.

Trish Cook, Will Kitely (and Torres Skene, above) have been jumping for joy as they celebrate the State Government’s redirection of funding to the skate park after successful lobbying by our skateboarders (read all about it in Our Place).

We suspect Allie’s design will encourage all of us to start thinking about how we can get involved: selling the things we create, volunteering.

Read DAF notes to catch up on their news.

Art @ 2 Montrose

There are several success stories to share — a local gridiron girl, an award-winning young song-writer, a beautiful new poster for the Darlington Arts Festival and the heart-warming news that Frederic, the fetching white duck, is safe and well following an extended walkabout that had the entire village on tenterhooks!

And you’ll need to check out notes for some great entertainment coming our way.

That prize-winning poster The Darlington Arts Festival poster competition has produced a prize-winning design that takes its inspiration from the blossoming of Spring and from the may pole dance that was once a tradition at our festivals. It’s the creation of graphic designer Allie Cormack who says of her work: “For me, one of the most symbolic traditions synonymous with the Darlington Arts Festival is the dance, so I portrayed it in a graphic way, which at first look is a flower. The petals are the ribbons and the word ‘arts’ represents the leaf. The centre of the flower/may pole is oval, to represent the Darlington Oval.”

As we learned with regret in the last issue, Mezzanine Gallery Inc has moved on, so it’s nice to know that art will still thrive at 2 Montrose. Karl Bailey is happy for his expansive wall space in Darlington Dental to continue to be used by artists, and Hills painter and sculptor Neil Elliott is planning a show that opens in July.

Neil is well known for his ‘found objects’ sculpture workshops at Nest Design Studio — and for the talents he unleashes in participants (including Karl Bailey!). However, his broad training (printmaking, photography, painting and mixed media) — coupled with an ability to merge technical design with visual art — has produced a body of work that is constantly changing. And, clearly, he likes to have fun with his art. The exhibition at 2 Montrose opens Friday July 13 and will definitely brighten Black Friday! Details in an advert in this issue.

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Art sales for a good cause Art makers will also want to know that Swan Christian College is running its first ever Community Art Exhibition and is inviting talented local artists to take the opportunity to sell their work, with a percentage of sales going towards educating needy children. Money raised will go towards Swanmission’s very worthy projects in Zambia. The event will be held from September 15 – 17, with prize winners announced on September 14. For further information about the Community Art Exhibition and to enter artworks in the exhibition, please visit www.tinyurl.com/commexpo2018.

What attracts Gabriele to gridiron is the physicality of the game and the mental strategy involved. “There is lots of body contact and you’re using the whole of your body. Whereas at the club level the focus is on fun, I learnt so much playing at a higher level in the national championships,” she says. And the State team came in third, with Queensland claiming victory.

“I think gridiron will always be a minority sport here, but more and more people are hearing about it and joining because it is now so big in other States,” says our gridiron girl.

Cam Giles – historian?

We’re always impressed by Cam Giles’ long involvement with the Darlington Junior Football Club that goes back to the 1970s when he played as a junior and his mum Patti was involved; later he coached when his sons played, and later still, he became a key player in making sure all of our sports clubs got a new pavilion.

Recently we saw Cam in a new role — collector of history — having acquired a mountain of archival material relating to the club. Feeling slightly overwhelmed, he turned to the Darlington History Group for help.

Swan Christian College Visual Arts Teacher Cherie Mongony And Head Of Service Learning Ray Hockley (Photo: Eve Tan, Swan Christian College)

Gabriele, our gridiron girl When Darlington’s Gabriele Wallace pads up for a game of American Football – gridiron — she dons an extra five kilos. There’s the dauntingly heavy helmet, protective padding in outsized shoulders and further padding around hips, thighs and knees. And while they offer protection in a very physical game, a particularly hard tackle left her with a couple of rib fractures. However, she doesn’t think players are any more prone to injuries than in other contact sports.

Gabriele is planning a career in sport and recreation, so after completing Year 10 at Helena College she enrolled with the SEDA Group that offers Year 11 and 12 hands-on, industry-linked education tailored to a student’s interests. For Gabriele that means soccer, but it was her interest in gridiron that won her a place as the youngest member of the WA Raiders, the State team that participated in the National championships in Perth.

Helena College would be proud of her selection because Gabriele was first attracted to the sport as a Year 10 option. From there she joined the Swan City Titans and competed in trials for the State team.

When the Gridiron West Women’s League started the players in the nine-a-side teams copied US counterparts by sporting skimpy uniforms with tight shorts and bare midriffs. But that didn’t appeal to players who described the uniform as more to do with ‘sex exploitation’ than athleticism.

At the group’s June meeting Cam did a good job persuading our local history sleuths to help piece together the history of the club and you can read more about this in DHG notes.

And, if your family is sporty and has been around a while, you may be able to help complete the jigsaw of who won Fairest and Best or who coached the champions of a particular year.

When we asked Cam what kept him involved he admitted a particular fondness for registration day. “One of the most enjoyable parts each year was getting down on one knee and talking directly to new players, not their parents but the kids themselves. This made them feel very included and you’d look them in the eye and — if they did not know how — you’d teach them how to shake hands. And you’d tell them this was an important part of playing the game and they needed to do this to their coaches and to the opposition after the game. What’s great is that today, when you meet these grown-up kids out and about, they offer you that handshake that was so much a part of the club.”

Like raising the cap or the cricket bat to acknowledge applause, such traditions in sport are an all-important element of how the game is played — something our professional players could well remember.

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New runway, new noise?

Community garden anyone?

Given Facebook posts about increased aircraft noise and worries that aircraft noise will multiply with the construction of a new runway, you’ll be interested in David Lavell’s notes. Our South Ward councilor is a Delegate Member of the Perth Airport Municipalities Group and he has some reassuring things to say about the new runway and noise.

When Trish Cook, Chair of the Darlington Community Recreation Advisory Group (DCRAG), and a few locals began talking about the possibility of starting a community garden, there was immediate enthusiasm. Glen Forrest has a thriving little garden complete with pizza oven, tool shed etc that could well serve as inspiration. The location for the garden is yet to be decided, but several sites are being considered and if you like the idea, you’re invited to bring a chair, thermos, notebook and your good ideas to an initial get-together at the western end of Darlington Oval (in the shade of the new pavilion) on Saturday July 7 at 4.30. If you would like to know more, contact:

However, other locals are not so convinced and the matter is likely to be discussed at the next Darlington Ratepayers and Residents Association meeting at the pavilion on Tuesday July 3 at 7.30.

Have a read of David’s column, and if you want to have your say, he provides the necessary info.

Kell Barnes, 0434 563 996 or kell.barnes@gmail.com; Sue Lennard leonardsue@gmail.com Candice Cahill, 0405 124,307, cahillcandice@gmail.com

Talented teen duo win again Winning the WAM Song of the Year in the Under 14 category two years running is impressive but anyone who’s heard Helena College student Calvin Bennett and songstress Farraday Tween would be aware of the skills that each brings to their duo, Farraday’s Cage. Little wonder they’re in demand on occasions ranging from Margaret River’s Cabin Fever Festival in July to the recent opening of Yagan Square.

and lyricism is largely self-taught.

The Lion In Winter cast - King Henry (Tim Fraser) showing Prince John (Jonathan Hoey) his kingdom, Queen Eleanor (Siobhan Vincent) is not impressed.

Calvin, who wrote the winning song The Fire Inside, is a Year 9 Helena College student and while he has studied contemporary, blues and jazz guitar theory, his composition

What’s on?

As you can see, there’s a lot coming up in July including a first at Juniper Galleries in Dalry Road — a poetry reading from an experienced group of performers, Well Versed (see Community Notices for details). If you love Shakespeare’s sonnets you’ll find, as one of the performers puts it, that “each sonnet is a little gem in its own right and together they provide a revealing and affecting insight into the man behind the plays.” Also at Juniper Galleries there’s an exhibition of works by many well-known artists including local Alastair Taylor and the late Thornton Hick (see advert in this issue).

“Farraday’s strengths are her fantastic sense of melody, mood and expression while mine are more based in structure and communication through music and lyrics,” says Calvin. “I’d love to have a career centred around music – ideally, song-writing and session work. I hope to develop these skills over the coming years and would love also to explore more jazz theory as it fascinates me. “

Darlington Concerts are bringing award-winning cabaret star Robert Hofmann and one of Australia’s finest accordionists, Cathie Travers, to entertain us on July 22 at the Boya Community Centre. They’ll be escorting us on a romp through South America in a program entitled What the Fandango?!

Definitely a duo to follow.

A third bin?

Remember Jenny Lynn’s article on household waste in the June issue?

Mundaring Shire has contacted the Review to say it is undertaking a review on the feasibility of introducing a three-bin system during the 2018/19 financial year. “The waste authority does provide a grant which would cover only a portion of the cost to purchase the third bins and altering the lids on others,” said a Shire officer. “In addition, there is a significant cost to separately collect and dispose of the third bin material which is not covered by the grant. However, this is offset by a reduction in the volume of putrescible waste and therefore reduces the gate fee costs for this material.” The Shire will assess the likely costs/ environmental impacts and seek feedback from local governments that have introduced the third bin so that it can provide the information to our councillors.

Sounds like great fun, so book early!

There is a great new production at Marloo Theatre. “Betrayal, treachery, and a knife fight are all a part of an elaborate plan by King Henry II …” is how scribe Iain Martin introduces Darlington Theatre Players’ The Lion in Winter, a James Goldman play that became an Academy Award winning film. There’s lot of princely and wifely plotting in this court drama that pits Henry against his wilful wife Eleanor of Aquitaine. It plays until July 14.

You still just have time to catch a truly stunning exhibition at Mundaring Arts Centre: Woldendorp: A Black and White Perspective, a celebration of the early photographic life and career of State Living Treasure Richard Woldendorp that runs until July 15. You also have a chance to Meet the Artist on July 15, 1 – 2 pm.

Good to hear — we’ll keep you posted on this.

And, looking ahead, the Mundaring Bicentennial Scholarship Trust is holding its annual Schools Concert on August 9 at 7pm at Eastern Hills High School. The young performers are raising funds for a scholarship that benefits young artists in our Shire, and this concert gives us an appreciation of the breadth of talent in the Hills. Tickets available through Trybooking at https://www.trybooking.com/WIOT

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Has anyone seen Frederic?

Facebook has had a bad rap recently but it earns brownie points when a well-loved pet goes walkabout. So, when the Pole family — Pia and David, Felix (12) and Amelie (9) — realised Frederic, their fetching white duck, wasn’t keeping company with sister Quacks, the turkeys and the chooks, they took to Facebook.

The Poles, who acquired Frederic and Quacks as ducklings, were diligent about wing-clipping, but being busy the clipping due date came and went — so Frederic stretched her wings, found herself airborne and embarked on an adventure in the wider world.

The Facebook post put the entire village on alert, because we’ve all read enough Beatrice Potter to know there’s nothing Mr Fox likes more than duck for dinner. Immediately there were numerous sightings: Frederic sailing serenely down Nyaania Creek; a cyclist ushering her across a busy road and a chap on a tractor reporting another road crossing.

There were further sightings in Helena Valley and at last one successful capture. “I have Frederic,” reported a triumphant caller — but by the time David got there, clever Frederic had outsmarted her captor, was on the wing again, and seen cavorting with some local wild ducks on a backwater.

“Whenever we got close, there was lots of tail wagging and she’d take a nibble of food, but as soon as we reached out she’d slip back into the water, look back at us sweetly and swim away,” recalls David.

Over a week the family searched, often wrapped in rainwear as storms descended — always dreading coming across that mound of feathers that suggested Mr Fox or a car had got there first. Undaunted, David, armed with fishing net and ice cream container of feed, made his way down to the creek off Victor Rd where Frederick was last spotted.

Frederic was napping on a fallen log, and, hardly daring to breathe, wading through the chilly creek water, he inched forward, the feed extended enticingly.

Finally, our thanks to Jenny Lynn, Stacey August and Kendall Earnshaw for putting together an excellent June issue. We’re always happy to hear from locals who have writing skills and would like to try the guest editor’s chair for size. We’re also keen to hear from those with skills in In Design to be a guest production manager (the only Review job that has remuneration). If you’d like more information call Kirsty Carslaw on 9299 6316.

Trea Wiltshire

We suspect that by that time Frederic may have concluded that freedom and foraging for your tucker was overrated. Clearly the adventurer was both hungry and exhausted, and as she began tucking in, David made his move and — with Frederic safely caged — he alerted the family of the happy ending.

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There was, of course, a joyous reunion with Quacks, with a lot of intertwining of necks — as the turkeys and chooks gathered, along with the very relieved family. “Frederic was exhausted, so we put extra hay in the duck house so she was nice and warm, and soon she was sleeping side by side with her sister,” reported Pia. The Poles have adopted a more rigorous wing clipping routine and are grateful for all who participated in the hunt — and for the many messages the family received. One said it all: “Frederic is home. Now the village can relax”.

Amen to that.

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Our Place

Above: Will Kitely, Kaleb Giles, Trish Cook, Hudson Donald and skateboarders For a growing number of young residents, the Darlington Skate Park is their place and when the most passionate riders went to Mundaring Council they received unanimous support for their role in shaping the future of the facility.

Baseball caps, T-shirts and skateboards are rarities at Mundaring Council meetings, so when a steady stream of Darlington skateboarders filed into the council chamber back in May, it was clear to those with sober suits and capacious files that Item 10.2 on the Agenda had stirring wide interest.

Also important was the fact that they left the council chamber knowing their engagement had helped to secure a unanimous vote from councillors, and that in turn led the State Government to redirect the grant to the skate park.

Ask the kids at the park why they’re there, and you get a variety of responses: schoolwork is multiplying so escaping books and screens is a great antidote. “We’re learning through trial and error. Falling is just part of that, and it’s so great when you land a new trick. We also like that there’s no membership, no set times,” says Hudson.

The debate on that agenda item would decide the fate of a State Government $25,000 grant earmarked for youth recreation, and when word got around that it could be used to resurface the little-used dirt jumps, board riders — rallied by former councillor Trish Cook and skateboarder Will Kitely — knew this was a call to arms.

Of course, there were also adult voices in the council chamber seeking that same outcome, including that of Trish Cook, Chair of the Darlington Community Recreation Advisory Committee, who has played a pivotal role, along with Will Kitely and Helena College teacher Di Parker — sporting their own back-to-front baseball caps.

They had already witnessed grassroots democracy in action: they’d heard the issue debated at the park and in homes, they’d made their choice at a public meeting and in a Facebook poll.

Now some were nervously jotting down words to convince councillors to use the grant for a half-pipe to ease congestion at the park and make it safer for beginners to learn.

While not a resident, Di Parker is passionate about youth engagement in the Shire and what she said clearly made good sense to councillors.

For twelve-year-old Hudson Donald getting up to speak was a challenge. “Writing it down was much easier than standing up in front of everyone. I went a bit blank for a moment, then it was OK,” he recalls.

“What the young people of Darlington and surrounds have done is absolutely in line with the youth focus policy of the Shire.

They’re involved. They’re engaged. They’ve been collaborative and they’re learning new negotiating skills and building new networks within the community.”

For Hudson, Taime McGough, Kaleb Giles and Torres Skene, addressing that packed chamber and public gallery was a first, and way more daunting than those aerial manoeuvres they attempt at the skatepark. However, the important thing was they spoke with conviction and conveyed the importance of the place they head down to whenever they can: to socialise, learn new tricks, and master the challenges of what has now become an Olympic sport.

The challenge now is to get the community on board. Trish Cook has already put out a call for parents or others in the community who could offer cost price steel, concrete and offers of labour.

You can call her on 040 9479 551.

Trish is also working with local landscape architect Gerard Healy on a Master Plan for the wider skate park area.

And, as you’d expect, the skateboarders are very much involved.

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In honour and remembrance of long time Darlington resident Hilary Anne Jones (nee Newman) Hilary died on 24 May 2018

Hilary and her husband David, now married 50 years, established their family home in Darlington in the early 70’s where they raised their three children: Catherine, Matthew and Nicholas. Hilary cared for the hills’ natural environment in a very practical, hands-on way.

Family, friends and locals will recall her most common presentation being with a bundle of sticks in her left hand having collected them for the fire and tidied the area at the same time. She was also, most often to be found removing unwelcome weeds from the native bush that surrounded her home and nearby Binbrook Reserve that she cared for, regenerated and knew so much about. Those fortunate enough to walk through the bush with Hilary in August and September were witness to her extensive botanical knowledge of wildflowers and where they could be found. Hilary’s love of nature came from her mother Bid who was a proud gardener.

set up a love and interest in music for family and friends. Hilary and David’s daughter Catherine is an internationally renowned Baroque cellist now based in Italy. Sandra attributes her own career in Specialist Music and Drama teaching to their common interest and mutual encouragement. As a dedicated parent, Hilary operated the taxi service for Catherine when she was a child, squashing a cello into a small VW! On any given day walking into David and Hilary’s home would be to enter a space filled with music.

It was with a lightness of touch that Hilary lived her life, long before there was a formalised Simplicity or Minimalist movement. She was not interested in material consumption or fuss of any kind, preferring instead to live gently and kindly, engaging with nature and sharing with others.

Hilary’s sister Denise said it well, “Hilary had the ability to quickly grasp and understand a certain situation or problem and always had a calm and intelligent response. Everyone who was fortunate to have known Hilary will know what a remarkable sense of style, humour and compassion she always showed”.

Hilary’s artistic flair and love of gardening passed on to Matthew who’s keen eye for both natural and built form has led to a successful career in the landscaping and construction industry. Her passion for the natural environment and Australian landscape strongly influenced her son Nicholas who is an environmental scientist and avid bush camper.

“We will all miss Lil Hil but love her forever.”

Born in 1945, Hilary was the eldest child of Agnes (Bid) and Frank Newman - also later Darlington residents. She was big sister to Murray, Neil and Denise who called her Little Hil. She grew up in Wyalkatchem, always in the bush with childhood friend Sandra searching for orchids and exploring. Hilary’s family moved to Northam and now with siblings and Sandra as a border, continued to engage with the landscape, rocky creeks abundant with tadpoles and frogs.

Throughout her life Hilary was a natural and actual teacher, having first taught in Merredin where she met David and then later as a relief teacher at Darlington Primary School. Nicholas, her youngest son, attributes her ability to teach so well to the fact that “she really knew how to read people”. Good teaching also requires a generosity of spirit and a sense of fun which Hilary certainly possessed in her teaching of music, cooking, sewing, practical life lessons and much more to her own children and her much loved grandchildren, Emma, Dylan, Zoe, Sam, Millie and Luca, extended family member’s children and friend’s children.

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Katharine Susannah Prichard Writers’ Centre KSP Presents … July Events Christmas in July Literary Dinner, Tuesday 3 July, 6.009.30pm

people, make yourself a part of the story, and bring your memoir to life using scenes, dialogue and specific details. Tickets from $35.

Tis’ the season! KSP is hosting a winter warmer three-course festive feast with readings from award-winning KSP Writerin-Residence Edwina Shaw, a Brisbane writer of fiction, memoir and screenplays. BYO drinks.

Optional Fancy Dress. Dietary requirements catered for with notice. Tickets from $35.

Spooky School Holiday Press Club, Thursday 12 and Friday 13 July 2018, 9.30am-3.30pm each day This SPOOKY junior edition of the KSP Press Club will have young writers – KSP cadets – aged between 8-13 years unleashing their creative minds. With the guidance of the facilitator, participants can create, polish and submit a story to KSP’s 2018 Ghost Story competition. The program includes games and exercises, interview with an author, personalised Press Pass on lanyard plus lunch and snacks both days. Tickets from $110.

Poetry Launch, Saturday 7 July, 2.00-5.00pm, free

KSP Sundowner Session featuring Laurie Steed, Friday 29 July, 6.30-8.00pm

KSP’s Patron, Professor Glen Phillips, has published poetry for 70 years but finally, his Collected Poems 1968-2018 are being released in two volumes by Wild Weeds Press at an event including signings, light refreshments and unique Australiana art prints of select illustrations taken from the books. Each volume will be available for sale at a cost of $30 each or $40 for both.

At KSP’s bi-monthly Sundowner Sessions, guests can enjoy an engaging author talk and have their book signed by a local author. In July, acclaimed short-story author Laurie Steed will chat about his debut novel, You Belong Here by Margaret River Press, which delves deep into a marriage ‘that rocks’ to a marriage ‘on the rocks’. The novel features a nostalgic 1980s and 1990s Perth setting. Glass of complimentary wine on arrival thanks to our friends at Lion Mill Winery. Tickets only $5 for members or $10 for guests.

Workshop: So You Want to … Master Memoir, Sunday 8 July, 1.00-4.00pm Join author and teacher of creative writing, Edwina Shaw, and learn how to use fiction techniques to create a compelling memoir your readers won’t be able to put down. Discover the heart of your story, create fully realised characters from real life

For more details please visit the KSP website www.kspwriterscentre.com or phone the office 08 9294 1872.

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The Gallery is air conditioned for your comfort. Wheelchair accessible.

Find us on the corner of Hall Rd and Weir Rd in the Mundaring Weir precinct…….. opposite the Pub. Arrangements can be made to open other days for social groups and bus tours. Bookings to the Secretary At mwgallery@yahoo.com.au

Now is the time for an outing to the Gallery to pick up scarves, beanies, shawls, warm jumpers for the little ones, produced by local artists and crafters.

We have lovely felt hats and bags, fabric bags and lots of jewelery to brighten up these grey wintery days.

We also have a small Antique and Collectables area which has many varied pieces.

Glassware, crockery, dolls, and dollshouse furniture, books, doyleys, and lots more.

Come in now to select from these or many other items on display.

If you are an Artist or Crafter and wish to join the Gallery contact the Gallery on the email below or visit the Gallery and speak to one of our volunteers. Please note; to join the Gallery you must be able to roster, as we are all volunteers, and must all share in the running of the Gallery.

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Darlington Review -July 2018

Community Notices A Selection of Shakespeare’s Sonnets (Sun. 8th July) In 2016, as part of UWA’s Shakespeare 400 Festival, Well Versed established an Australian first by presenting a public reading of the entire collection of Shakespeare’s sonnets - all 154 of them. Since then we have presented a selection with commentary in the Western Suburbs.

A slightly different version will be offered in Darlington at the Juniper Galleries, 41A Dalry Road on Sunday July 8th at 3.15pm (entry by donation at the door).

Well Versed is a group of very experienced performers who read verse, primarily as entertainment. We delight in audience responses such as “I didn’t know poetry could be so robust” and “It wasn’t like listening to poetry”.

When it comes to his sonnets, Shakespeare displays all his genius for the use of words, but here he is telling his own story, not that of his characters. Each sonnet is a little gem in its own right and together they provide a revealing and affecting insight into the man behind the towering achievement of the plays.

Darlington Arts Festival A new and exciting addition to the festival this year will be the Wellness Tent which will provide a relaxing and calm space for creative self expression, exercise, meditation and healthy nutrition demonstrations. Gabrielle Morris is looking for wellness advocates who are interested to fill the program or have stall/products to share.

Only limited spaces available. Contact Gabrielle at wellnesstent@ darlingtonartsfestival.com or 0433 777 735.

The Stalls and Grounds team have developed a new layout for stalls and activities which opens up the oval and greatly improves the connection between the hall and sports pavilion. Enquiries about stalls are already coming in and information will be on the website soon.

Stacey August is delighted (and relieved) that her call for volunteers to join the Sculptures on the Scarp team was very successful. They have met and started the detailed planning. With sculptors already interested and/or committed to exhibiting, this new venture is gathering momentum.

And a reminder that applications are now open for the Darlington Arts Festival Reserve Art Prize and Open Art exhibitions. Check the website www.darlingtonartsfestival.com .

In past years an annual poster for the festival was a highlight and we were keen to revive it. The 2018 poster competition resulted in 19 entries this is very pleasing given that the competition was put together and run over an amazingly short timeframe.

The winning poster, by Allie Cormack will feature in publicity and marketing for the rest of the year. The judges were impressed by the quality of the entries and in addition to the winner, there were two runners up pieces by Emma Whettingsteel and Amelia Hayes.

The committee keeps growing - in June we welcomed Jasmyn Day who will be working with Jo Hutchinson and Jenni Alleyne on Performing Arts. They have lots of ideas and contacts and are working on a master plan for the entire weekend of the festival which sounds really exciting.

Councillor’s Column - Cr David Lavell writes: From Perth Airport Aircraft noise management strategy “Perth Airport is committed to ensuring the community and key stakeholders are fully informed and aware of where aircraft fly and the associated noise impacts. To ensure public access to as much information as possible, we have developed a model for presenting information that focuses on specific addresses. This is presented through the “Aircraft Noise Information Portal” which can be viewed at www.perthairport.com.au/noise ”

There has recently been much chatter on social media regarding the apparent increasing aircraft movements and hence aircraft noise over Darlington.

One of my many hats as Councillor is that of Delegate Member of Perth Airports Municipalities Group Inc. From my knowledge of air traffic in and out of Perth Airport I know that there was a great increase in general traffic as a result of the mining boom. Since the downturn there was a corresponding decline in traffic in and out of Perth airport. However Perth is growing and aircraft traffic volumes are again on the increase.

To cater for the growth of Perth, a new runway is proposed to be constructed, presumably by 2025. The new runway will run parallel to the main runway and for greater efficiency will take traffic off the cross runway. This is good news for hills residents. The downside for hills residents, I feel, is the proposed closure of Grogan Road.

The full Major Development Plan for the runway can be found at www.newrunway.com.au. Or, visit the Airport Experience Centre at Perth Airport head office at 2 George Wiencke Drive. And, have your say during the public comment period which closes on Friday, 24 August 2018.

As far as the flight path of aircraft in and out there are at present two runways at Perth airport, the main Runway 03/21 and cross Runway 06/24. All traffic taking off from the cross Runway 06 and landing in the other direction on Runway 24 pass over Hazelmere, Greenmount and Swan View. As far as I am able to determine there is no traffic passing directly over Darlington and none planned for the future. Atmospheric conditions such as the presence of cloud and wind may amplify noise and make it sound like it is overhead.

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Darlington Review -July 2018

Darlington Family Playgroup It’s been an exciting month at playgroup as our brand new indoor soft play area has finally come to fruition. Thanks to fundraising money, along with help from the generous matching grant we attained from the Shire of Mundaring, we have been able to create this wonderful bright indoor space. It is perfect for our littlest members to crawl, climb and explore, as well as the older kids to build indoor cubbies on these wet wintery days.

From rainy indoor play, to making the most of our gorgeous winter sunshine, the kids have loved getting their hands dirty, as they bring our veggie patch back to life - planting broad beans, snow peas, carrots, rainbow silver beet, leeks, marigolds and strawberries.

We’re looking forward to watching them grow, and hopefully getting to sample some fresh produce shortly.

We always welcome new friends, so if you would like to come and join in the fun, contact us for current session availability, and to claim your two free trial sessions. Our sessions run weekday mornings 9:30-11.30am and Thursday afternoons 3.30 – 5.30pm, and each session has a mix of ages ranging from 0-5.

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Darlington Retirement Accommodation Assoc. (Inc) “The Glen” President Lindsay and the management team continue to manage the running of the Darlington Glen in a professional and caring manner ensuring all matters of maintenance, financial management, and resident security are met. One of our committee has recently resigned and consequently we are seeking a new member for the Glen management committee.

We would like to thank Mike for his significant contribution whilst a member of the committee, especially in the execution of the solar panel project. Committee meetings are held bimonthly at the Glen and a wonderful array of refreshments are provided.

We are always looking for new members of the Darlington Retirement Accommodation Association (Inc.) at a nominal cost of $10 per annum. Benefits of membership include: notification by email of units becoming available, an invitation to the annual Glen garden party and the right to vote at the association AGM.

All is peaceful in Darlington Glen. The adjacent road works are complete and no longer are there men clambering over the roofs of the five units. The recent new residents are fully integrated into this haven of tranquility and enjoying life in this special place we call Darlington. All residents are now enjoying the benefits and savings from the newly installed solar panels.

Any local residents wishing to join the DRAA (Inc.) management committee or become a $10 member of the association please contact Carolyn at grandi@wn.com.au

On a day in June during a torrential downpour James and his Wooroloo working party turned up in their wet weather gear and, not the least bit concerned with the inclement weather, continued to work their special brand of magic in the gardens.

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Mundaring Post Office Post Offices today undertake a variety of tasks – they are a onestop shop for a myriad of activities.

Interestingly, this isn’t much different from days gone by when post offices were the communication hub of the community. As well as processing mail, post offices also sent and received telegrams (especially during the war years) and were often the local bank agency. The Postmaster/ Mistress would write references for local people seeking employment.

The second Mundaring Post Office (1926), which now houses Mundaring Arts Centre, also operated as a telephone exchange. Staffed by women, many local girls gained part-time employment operating the exchange.

The first Mundaring Post Office (1898) was a corrugated iron building on the corner of Hodgson (now Mundaring Weir Road) and Jacoby Streets. The building consisted of a Post Office along with living quarters containing one bedroom as well as a partly enclosed back verandah, which was used for sleeping, with a bathroom and a kitchen at the opposite end.

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The annual salary for these non-official Post Mistresses was £60 which is the equivalent of approximately $8,838 in today’s economy.

There were a variety of non-official Post Mistresses employed during the early years of the Post Office. These included the following people: February

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Darlington Review -July 2018

Darlington Volunteer Bushfire Brigade •

Remember, 000 is the ONLY number to ring for all fire & smoke sightings. The ComCen will page our members who are on duty.

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For general Brigade enquiries please ring 9299 7217. Station hours: Saturday 9am-10:30am. Facebook Page: Darlington Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade

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Next Brigade meeting: Tuesday, July 10th 2018, at the Darlington Fire Station.

On Saturday June 16th we celebrated the “end of season”, with a social event at the station. Prior to being entertained by the live band Last Minute (including brigade Lieutenant, Simon Sharp), we also presented our latest volunteer Long Service medals. Congratulations to; Deputy Lieutenant James Conner - 5 year medal, Lieutenant Ruaridh Guyan - 5 year medal, and Lieutenant Colin James - 2nd Clasp to the National Medal, representing an outstanding 35 years of voluntary service to the Darlington community.

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Many people do not realise that your sense of smell diminishes, and in some cases “turns off” when you sleep. People are not usually woken in the middle of the night by the smell of smoke, but by other factors like noises, flashing light or increase in heat. So if you forgot to do it on April 1st, now is a good time to check your smoke alarm batteries. And if you have young children at home test your smoke alarm so they know what it sounds like, talk to them about what to do if they hear it, and create, and practise an evacuation plan for your home in case of an emergency.

Over the coming weeks brigade members and contractors will commence a new extension to the Darlington Fire Station. We will be extending the lower truck bay out towards the Pavilion driveway, to increase storage space and for a possible future fire truck. The works will be carried out in stages over several months, so please be mindful of demolition, plumbing/drainage works and building works as you move around the Station.

According to the book ‘All Fired Up’, by Ian Duckham, “In 1955, Darlington [Brigade] had 176 members including many spouses.”

Whilst our current membership is strong, it’s not quite that large, and we always welcome new members. So, if you’ve been thinking lately about taking up a volunteer role, or you have a desire to help the community but don’t know where to start, now is an ideal time to join the Darlington Brigade. Activities are undertaken all throughout the winter months, and your basic training could be completed in time for the next fire season. If you are interested, please visit the Fire Station on a Saturday morning between 9 and 10.30am.

After a long summer the wintery weather is upon us, and the brisk mornings are again chilling our bones. Many of us are relying on our wood fires or gas & electric heaters for comfort and warmth.

Each year during the winter months, the Fire Services are all too often called out to chimney fires. So now is the time to have your chimneys and flues cleaned by a professional, as it will both improve your heater’s or stove’s efficiency, and also reduce the risk of a fire.

Unfortunately, those heat sources are also often the cause of house fires. Remember, wood fires should NEVER be left unattended and flammable materials should be kept well away from open flames and other heat sources. Please be mindful of the location of your heaters and what surrounds them. Ensure that such things as drying clothes, curtains & blinds, and furniture are kept at least one metre away from heaters and stoves, and that all heaters are TURNED OFF when you leave your house.

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Unfortunately, due to the on and off rain, and availability, our fuel reduction burning programme has not yet commenced this season. If you have concerns about the fuel load on your property leading up to next fire season, the Darlington Brigade may be able to help. These burns are a great opportunity for our trainee and probationary fire fighters to enhance their theory and classroom training with practical, hands on experience with fire suppression, and the equipment and methods we use. Property owners that would like the Brigade to undertake a hazard reduction burn (HRB) on their property can call the Station on 9299 7217, or visit us on a Saturday morning between 9 and 10.30am. An authorised officer

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Darlington Community Pavilion Update STAGE TWO FUNDRAISING :

QUIZ NIGHT

Fundraising for Stage Two of the Pavilion is moving slowly, so it was with some anticipation that Chairman Geoff Barker attended the recent Mundaring Shire Budget meeting at which the shire were considering the Budget for the next 4 years.

Fortunately (and with thanks) the Council approved the budget which includes an allowance of $60,000 contribution to Stage Two of the Pavilion, formally approved for 2019/20. This is a relief to all (Geoff’s words were actually ..... yeeeaaahhhhaaaa!! ) as it gives the committee momentum and confidence to submit funding applications to other bodies.

September 1st at the Boya Community Hub. Book your table of 8 now to avoid disappointment. The winning table will receive dinner for 8 at Parliament House, donated by Matthew Hughes MLA. There will also be a silent auction and other prizes. Contact Lindsay Earnshaw on 0405 146 251 for further details or if you can help in any way on the night.

Many thanks to Darlington United Church who are giving half the proceeds from their recent Giant Garage Sale to the Community Pavilion. They donated $500 to Stage One from last year’s garage sale and we greatly appreciate their continued support for Stage Two. WINE TENT Assistant Bar Manager Needed Urgently 3-4th November. The Wine Tent at the Darlington Arts Festival in November is a major fundraiser for the Community Pavilion. We desperately need a qualified Bar Manager to take on shifts and assist the other managers. If you have done a Responsible Servers of Alcohol (RSA) course, DaSRA is willing to pay for you to complete a Bar Manager’s course. Contact Cambell Giles if you are interested.

We are also seeking responsible servers for the wine tent during the festival.

Below Left: Thanks to ABM Landscaping (Aaron Trew) for donating his equipment and labour for Paving in front of the old Pavilion building.

Below Right: Many hands made light work at the Paving Busy Bee.

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SOLAR PANELS INSTALLED STAGE ONE & APPROVAL FOR STAGE TWO Darlington Sports and Recreation Association is ready to start generating renewable energy! With the installation of solar panels on Stage One roof (thanks to a Federal Government Solar Communities Grant facilitated by Ken Wyatt MP) the Pavilion can begin to save money by generating its own power. Chairman Geoff Barker is also hoping to facilitate a meeting with Matthew Hughes MLA and Synergy’s senior manager to finalise details regarding the Solar Rebate Income.

SKATE PARK DaSRA is planning to support the advancement of the Skate Park development including contributing to the master and landscaping plan for the area around the Pavilion and Changerooms. Contact Trish Cook 0409 479 551 or Will Kitely 0435 357 856 for further information.

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Cnr Darlington Rd and Allestree Rd, Darlington Did you watch Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding? I like the Royal Family so I did watch it (it was better than seeing a certain football team lose their match that evening!). I thought it was a lovely ceremony which reflected the personalities of Harry and Meghan and showed the deep love they have for each other.

experience the fullness of his love in our lives. I believe we have a need not just to be loved by others, but to be loved by God. Interestingly, research has also shown that we also have a need to love others. Loving others helps us as well as those we love.

This reflects what the Bible, written so long ago teaches. Jesus said to love your neighbour as yourself, to love your enemies and pray for them, to love one another (as Jesus who gave his life for us, has loved us). Wow. Imagine if we all loved others like that. What a different place the world would be.

The topic of Rev Bishop Michael Curry’s stirring sermon – love – was very appropriate. Love is such a powerful force. To quote him, “Oh there’s power - power in love. Not just in its romantic forms, but any form, any shape of love. There’s a certain sense in which when you are loved, and you know it, when someone cares for you, and you know it, when you love and you show it - it actually feels right. There’s something right about it...Ultimately, the source of love is God himself: the source of all of our lives.”

So far we have looked at God loving us and us loving others.

There is a third aspect to love that is important – us loving God. In the Old Testament he commands the Jews to “love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all soul and with all your strength.” Jesus repeats this command in the book of Matthew.

God wants us to love him. Just as we are made to be loved and to love others, I believe we are made to love God.

Every human being yearns to be loved in some way. As Bishop Michael said, it feels right when we know we are loved. I believe it is a need in all of us. Research has shown that to be loved is in fact one of our most basic and fundamental needs and that for most people their happiness is linked to whether they feel loved and cared for.

How can we do this? If we know we are loved and forgiven by God, our response will be to love others and love him. As God’s love flows through us, we can show that love to others and love God in return.

The Bible has a lot to say about love and it makes it clear that God by his nature is love. Throughout both the Old and New Testaments we find verses proclaiming that God is love. Several of the Psalms use rich imagery to describe his love. It is “better than life”, “unfailing”, “it endures for ever”. 1 John 4.8 simply says, “God is love”. To me, these verses describe a love that that is beyond the type of love we humans can give. Often our love can fail and disappear depending on our circumstances. If someone hurts us or disappoints us, we can stop loving them. This type of love only endures if we are happy with the person we love.

God’s love for us is not like that. He doesn’t stop loving us even when we do things that hurt and disappoint him.

I will leave you with a wonderful verse on love, that Bishop Curry also quoted during the wedding, “Beloved, let us love one another, because love is of God, and those who love are born of God and know God. Those who do not love do not know God. Why? For God is love.” 1 John If you would like to experience God’s love in your life someone in the church would be happy to talk to you.

DeniseRhodes Regular Sunday services: 9.30am.

Contact: Rob Merrells (Pastor) – 6153 0364 Email: darlingtonunitedchurch@gmail.com

One of the wonderful things about God’s love is that it can support and comfort us through the difficult times – times when others stop loving us or when they reject us; when we feel alone and unloved. At these times we can turn to God and

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Darlington Review -July 2018

Darlington Theatre Players Inc. The Lion in Winter Betrayal, treachery, and a knife fight are all a part of an elaborate plan by King Henry II seen in this next production directed by Lynne Devenish.

The Lion in Winter is a 1966 play by James Goldman depicting the personal and political conflicts of Henry II of England. It premiered on Broadway at the Ambassador Theatre on March 3, 1966. It was adapted by Goldman into an Academy Award-winning 1968 film of the same name, starring Peter O’Toole and Katharine Hepburn. The play has been produced numerous times, including Broadway and West End revivals.

It’s just another traditional Christmas celebration for the royal Plantagenet family of Britain. King Henry II throws a Christmas feast for the newly crowned King of France. Also in attendance for the holiday celebrations are Henry’s three plotting sons, each eager to take the throne, and Henry’s manipulative wife Eleanor of Aquitaine, newly released from house arrest (after raising an army against Henry). Even though they need to appear a happy family for the King of France, this doesn’t stop each Plantagenet from secretly plotting to take the others down. While the three sons backstab and squabble to take their place in history, Eleanor and Henry use their offspring as pawns against each other in a dangerous game of cat and mouse.

Cast of Lion in Winter posing in a family photo.

Look out for our season of one act plays in September. Each year we give playwrights, new directors and youth theatre a chance to test their craft. This year our participants in our youth theatre program workshops will put on two plays along with two adult plays. We are constantly amazed at the emerging talent we see and the great stories that are being written for the stage.

The eleventh of the eleventh will see the opening of the musical ‘1916 A Love Story’. This wonderful script has been written by our well known local identity John Beaton. John has written several plays, one of which is Basin Street Blues which the Darlington Theatre Players performed in 2015. This time John partners with award winning director Neroli Sweetman to take us back to look at the lives and loves of two local families heavily impacted by the war in 1916. More on this later.

The Lion in Winter plays at 7:30 pm June 29, 30, July 4, 6, 7, 11, 13 and 14 with 2 pm matinees July 1 and 8. Tickets are $22, $20 concession, $18 members - book on 6270 1465 or at www.trybooking.com/VFFY

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Kalamunda Bridge Club The daytime teams competition which was run over 3 weeks in April was won

by Nic Moniodis, Carmen Jackson, Ann Todd and Madge Myburgh.

Congratulations go to them. The final of Thursday nights competition of the Grand national open teams was won by Wendy Harman, Carmen Jackson, Carol Newport and Trisha Hunter. This team go on to compete in the State teams in order to qualify for the national competition held later in the year in the Eastern States. We wish them well.

Our regular inter club teams have commenced and continue throughout the year. So far we have played against West Australian Bridge club, Nedlands, Maylands and Undercroft all with varying degrees of success.

From left to right. Winners of the Daytime teams.

Madge Myberg, Nic Moniodis, Carmen Jackson and Anne Todd

This month commencing on Friday 13th July we will be running a set of 8 beginners lessons in the mornings. They will be given by Fiske Warren a well known and respected bridge teacher. Anyone interested in learning to play bridge or just for information please phone Jenny on 0407 085 229.

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Mundaring Arts Centre WHAT’S ON - MUNDARING ARTS CENTRE (MAC) Woldendorp: A Black and White Retrospective A celebration of the early photographic life and career of state living treasure, Richard Woldendorp AM. Exhibition continues until July 15.

Exhibition Tour | Wed 4 &11 July | Free for groups of 10 or more | Bookings essential Meet the artist | Sun 15 July Silent Synchronicity – Artist-in-residence Stephanie Reisch Above: Richard Woldendorp, Richard Leo Woldendorp (self portrait), 1961

Working in residence, Stephanie Reisch explores ways of expanding awareness by taking cues from random curios and natural phenomena occurring in bushland sites around the Mundaring area. In residence until July 15.

Join us these July school holidays as we host a range of fun and creative workshops across both Mundaring (MAC) and Midland Junction Arts Centres (MJAC). At MJAC we showcase HyperVision, an exhibition of artwork by Swan region youth, and at MAC we celebrate the works of Darlington artist and State Living Treasure, Richard Woldendorp in Woldendorp: A Black and White Retrospective. Stephanie Reisch is working in residence and running some mixed media workshops for all ages.

Meet the artist | Sun 15 July Mixed Media Workshop for with Stephanie Reisch – Sun 8 July Join Stephanie Reisch and create a mixed media drawings inspired by the surrounding bushland and the incredible creatures that inhabit it. Kids and adult workshops available.

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Mixed media works created by young people across the Swan region as they explore the concept of ‘home’. HyperVision is an exhibition coordinated by the City of Swan Youth Team.

Visit www.mundaringartscentre.com.au for more information, or call MAC (9295 3991) or MJAC (9250 8062).

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Quirky Character Mugs with Lee Woodcock – Wed 4 & 11 July Join Lee Woodcock, local ceramic artist, for a fun two sessions learning the skills to create your very own quirky character mug.

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Painting from Projections with Jae Criddle - Tues 10 July Come and join artist Jae Criddle in this fun workshop creating paintings through use of shadow, props and objects. (pictured right) Zine Making with Gabby Loo – Fri 13 July Let your imagination run wild in this fun workshop with artist Gabby Loo as she guides you through creating your very own zine.

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Minister for Aged Care, Minister for Indigenous Health - Federal Member for Hasluck committed $870 million for preschools in 2018 and 2019 to support 15 hours of preschool a week for children in the year before they begin school.

Only the Turnbull Government has a plan for a stronger economy that will continue to create jobs and guarantee the essential services Australians rely on, including the new child care package, support for children in preschool and record education funding.

If you would like to register your interest in attending the child care forum I am planning with Hon. Simon Birmingham, the Minister for Education, please call my office on 9359 0322 or email me on ken. wyatt.mp@aph.gov.au. Please also don’t hesitate to contact me if you would like assistance in figuring out what the new child care system means for you and your family.

The Turnbull Government’s new child care system will provide greater support for families to get ahead.

From July 2 more than 3,900 families in Hasluck will benefit from the changes which are designed to deliver support to those who need it most.

If you have not done so already, please visit education.gov.au/ childcare to estimate your new subsidy and make the switch to the new system.

I will also be holding an Aged Care Forum on Wednesday, 8 August at Camp Wattle Grove from 9:30 - 12:30pm. Please come along and hear about how the Turnbull Government is delivering for seniors in Hasluck. To RSVP and to find out more details please contact my office via phone or email – details as above.

The changes will increase the subsidy from around 72 per cent to 85 per cent for families earning $66,958 or less a year.

WA’s plastic bag ban officially begins on July 1! Yay! If you would like some of my ‘Kenviro Bags’ to help make the transition a little easier you are more than welcome to stop in at my Forrestfield office and pick some up.

We’re also removing the annual rebate cap for families earning $186,958 or less a year – that’s 85 per cent of families using child care.

This new and improved system is all possible thanks to our strong economic management and the hard work of Australians right across the nation.

In addition to this increased investment in child care, we have

Donna Faragher JP MLC Member for East Metropolitan Region Shadow Minister for Education; Training; Women’s Interests VISIT TO GLEN FORREST COMMUNITY KINDERGARTEN It was a pleasure to visit the Glen Forrest Community Kindergarten recently which has been a valuable asset to the local community for more than 40 years. The kindergarten, which also operates as a playgroup, has exceptional facilities purpose-built for children starting their schooling life.

Thank you to the kindergarten’s parent committee for inviting me to visit their fantastic kindy.

There was a great deal of activity when I arrived at the kindergarten with plenty of painting, mat play and cooking! The children were also very keen to show me their lovely playgrounds and fairy garden. With a focus on play-based learning, the kindy is clearly valued by the students and their parents.

The McGowan Government has changed the rules for community kindergartens to access funding and staff. From 2019, the enrolment threshold for community kindergartens will increase from 10 to 16 confirmed enrolments. In addition, community kindergartens are required to provide their confirmed enrolments by 20 July 2018.

Community kindergartens have long been recognised as an acceptable alternative to school-based kindergarten programmes.

They are an important option for many families and I believe they must continue to be supported.

Please do not hesitate to contact my office on 9379 0840 if I can ever be of assistance.

With enrolments closing soon, if you would like more information about the Glen Forrest Community Kindergarten visit http://www.glenforrestcommunitykindergarten.com.au/.

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Darlington Review -July 2018

Matthew Hughes MLA JP - Member for Kalamunda The McGowan Labor Government has just brought down its second budget in what was a little over eight months. The prime goal has been to get the State’s finances back on track and to tackle the recurring deficit and huge debt left by the Barnett LiberalNational Government.

The low rates of expense growth reflect the reprioritisation of existing expenditure and the cumulative effect of savings measures across the forward estimate period. Readers may be interested to note that the forecast average of 1.2% per annum in expense growth contrast markedly with the average annual growth of 6.7% over the past decade.

A disciplined approach is the way back to budget surpluses.

Disciplined recurrent expenditure management in combination with a more stable outlook for the State’s revenue results in the declining forecast operating deficits in 2018-19 ($906 million) and 2019-20 ($160 million) before moving into a operating surpluses in 2020-21; the first since 2013-14.

The McGowan Labor Government is committed to responsible financial management with the aim of returning the State finances to a surplus position by the 2020-21 financial year. The 2018-2019 budget will deliver an historically low rate of expenditure growth which will contribute to the unstainable growth in net debt inherited from the previous Government.

The focus of the McGowan Labor Government as promised before the 2017 General Election is on jobs. The Government is delivering on that promise by investing in important economic infrastructure to support our State’s industry and thereby creating jobs in construction. The Government is supporting new industries and helping to grow local businesses in its efforts to diversify the WA economy. Record funding is being provided in rail towards METRONET projects. The Government is in the process of implementing a two-year tourism action plan, promoting the State as a destination across the globe and making WA the Eastern gateway to Australia across the region. $3.2 billion has been allocated for road infrastructure and maintenance initiatives; $184 million will provide a social and affordable housing and jobs package; and $4.9 million to expand the operations of Defence West, including the establish the Defence West Advisory Panel to better place WA industry to secure future Commonwealth Government defence contracts.

It is very encouraging to see that at $1.3 billion the general government operating deficit within the current financial period has been halved since the Mid-year review. With regard to the expense growth for the year ahead, this has been contained to 0.9% with a projected average of 1.2% per annum over the forward estimate period. We will all be pleased to note that the State’s revenue outlook has stabilised with revenue expected to grow by 3.5% over the budget period.

The forecast in the budget estimates shows operating deficits declining each year. This results in a substantial improvement on the forecast of net debt level of $3.2 billion compared to the 2017-18 Budget.

Importantly these improved outcomes have been a achieved while still delivering high quality services and job creating infrastructure across the State.

There is, I believe, a demonstrable return of optimism in the mood of the broader community as the McGowan Labor Government sets about implementing its clear policy agenda and its determination to achieve a fairer share of Federal funding.

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On the local front, we were invited to the annual concert of the Kalamunda Youth Swing Band to present our scholarship to one of girls in the band. These evenings are very rewarding to see how the students are progressing and to hear the bands of the more senior players.

As we are now approaching the second half of the year and we have just held the annual Quiz Night. we will taking things a bit quieter until the Fashion Parade on 16th September, Until that time, our member, Robyn will be going to the S I Americas Conference, being held in Yokahama, Japan. Robyn has recently been appointed Secretary of the SI South West Pacific Federation and she will use the time in Japan, to catch up on what is going on in the other side of the world, as well as spend time with her son and his family in Sapporo.

The Di Ryder talk did not eventuate due to illness in the family, but we look forward to hearing from Di in the coming months.

Some of our members attended the DigniTea at the Hyatt which was to raise funds to provide feminine products to homeless women and girls.

The pink dispensing units have been placed in several places around the metro and some country areas where necessary.

There were a number of days of significance to the environment during June, which were celebrated throughout the Federation. To name two reports, SI Darkham, Mongolia started a new project in which 40 Blueberry trees and 40 Seabucthorn trees were planted in a Children’s summer camp to create a healthy and green environment for the children and develop their eco –literacy. SI Ramu. PNG, project to acknowledge UN Environment Day was a full day of activities, inviting the community to pick up rubbish, awareness of plastic pollution, education about using traditional billums, and selling cotton bags to replace plastic bags.

Lots of beanies, knitted by members and friends were delivered to SI South Perth for their Beanies for street people in Perth project, and other red beanies to SI Fremantle for their Red Thunder Dragon Project, providing red (the colour worn by monks in Bhutan) beanies to nunneries in the mountains of Bhutan where nuns as young as 7 live with shaved hair.

The club welcomes new members and hope that any ladies who wish to make a difference to the lives of women and girls please check on our website: www.siswp.org/Helena-Inc or follow us on Facebook at Soroptimist International of Helena.

Among those newly elected following the SISWP Conference of Clubs in May is Dixie Brown, formerly Dixie Wilde, who lived on Victor Road and attended Darlington School. Dixie now lives on the Central Coast,

Rosalie Gordon

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Darlington Ratepayers & Residents Association The issue of cyclist behaviour on both RRHT and roads was a DRRA sponsored agenda item at the Ratepayers & Residents Association Networking Forum in June. The forum brings together representatives from all the Shire RRAs for a half yearly discussion with Councillors and Shire officers. The forum discussed options for using social media as a way of contacting riders to promote safe and courteous cycling. In addition the Shire will investigate inclusion of positive messages on its Facebook page and website to raise awareness that the Heritage Trail is a multi-use facility.

will be expanded to include discussion on improving safety for children crossing Owen Rd from the playground to Perella’s.

We are very pleased that after some years of lobbying the Shire budget for 2018/19 includes an allowance for repairs and upgrading of pathways around the Darlington Hall INCLUDING the path down to the oval. It has long been a concern that the old gravel path has seriously deteriorated and badly in need of replacing with all weather bitumen.

The proposed new airport runway and its impact on Darlington is becoming a hot issue of debate in social media. It’s possible that DRRA will be responding to the request for public comment and it would be great to hear from you at the July and August meetings.

There will be a public meeting on the new draft Darlington Locality Plan (Precinct Plan) on the 1st Tuesday in September – review and discussion to be held leading into this by DRRA – the meeting will be well advertised and DRRA will be seeking input from the community with ideas and improvements / additions expected from all areas. It is possible that the meeting agenda

Next DRRA meeting: Tuesday 3rd July, 7.30pm at the sports pavilion.

HELP ON CLEAN-UP DAY LAST SUNDAY OF EVERY MONTH MEET AT THE PINES 10.30am Contact: The Secretary DRRA, PO Box 177 Darlington 6070 or Phil: philvile@iinet.net.au

JOIN THE TEAM If you are unable to help on Sundays why not 'Adopt a Spot' and keep it clear of rubbish.

Bags and gloves are supplied. Contact Phil.

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The Darlington Club THE DARLINGTON CLUB – RE-OPENING SOON.

The Club will reopen in July lst; as work has not yet been completed on the hall, we will let you know when via Club News.

This is a very exciting time for the Club, with new facilities and a beautifully extended outdoors area at the hall.

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Darlington History Group And now for an important notice!

The DHG Committee will be holding planning meetings during the winter months and will be looking forward to continuing our public meetings in September. In the meantime we are aiming to hold at least one daytime event similar to our popular excursions to York and the Railway Museum last year. Watch this space for further information.

Cheer for now! Judi Bracks Publicity Officer

To people in Darlington, especially those associated with Junior Football past and present, Cambell Giles was not only a player of note, but continues to be actively involved in this sport – not as a player now but, with others, as a champion of the cause for up-dated facilities, not only for football, but other sporting groups which use the oval. And how satisfying it must have been last year to see the Pavilion ready to use. A great effort! But Stage II of this project still needs funding, so please be generous with donations for a ‘brick in the wall’ and supporting their other fund-raising ventures.

As if these efforts were not enough, Cam has also worked tirelessly to contact people in an effort to build a history of the DJFC over the past 50 years. He has already collected a plethora of newspaper and Review articles, photos and awards plus producing a great video of the past and present players in action. He now needs to hear from people who may still have historical items to contribute. A specific request is to discover the whereabouts of the Val Wallace Trophy and any of the Club’s Perpetual Shields for Fairest and Best players which could be taken home, but needed to be returned for subsequent awards ceremonies. There a number of these missing. Cam would also welcome photos of individual players and teams and information re past Club officials and coaches as there are gaps in these areas, too.

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Shire of Mundaring Library Service Would You Like to Join a Book Club?

There are vacancies in two of our book clubs.

Novel Ideas Book Club has a vacancy for 2 members. It meets on the first Wednesday of each month from 10am to 11am at Boya Library.

Boya Book Club has a vacancy for one more member. It meets on the second Wednesday of each month from 5.30pm to 6.30pm. If you are interested, call the library on 9290 6755 and ask for Amanda.

Worried about online scams?

If you are worried about online scams, you can get updated information on the latest scams at https://www.staysmartonline.gov.au.

Mental Health Talk at Mundaring Library on 2 August, 5.45pm.

One of the latest alerts discussed social media quizzes, which can seem fun and harmless, however scammers could be using your responses to harvest information. You can always find this link on the Libraries’ eResources link on the library web page.

Join HelpingMinds for this one hour session where you will hear about risk factors for mental illness, managing stress, and mentally healthy activities. The event is free but bookings are essential at https://hmmun.eventbrite.com.au, or call the library on 9290 6780.

Kanopy Kids Kanopy for Kids is now available as source of educational and entertaining children’s programming—free to watch! Kanopy Kids features hundreds of enriching videos available to stream whenever you want. Kanopy has partnered with Common Sense Media™ to provide developmentally appropriate age ratings to help you decide what to watch. Just remember that Kanopy is a streaming service, and downloads will count towards the data limits on your internet plan. If you haven’t already, go online to https://mundaring.kanopy.com/kids and have a look at what is on offer. You just need your library card to register and watch at any time.

The session at Boya Library was very informative and interactive, as audience members asked questions and shared useful information of their own in a warm and friendly environment.

You can find out more about HelpingMinds.org at www.helpingminds.org.au Seed Library Update The embryonic Mundaring Seed Library is growing! The seed library is proceeding slowly and organically ... just like Nature. Thank you to all the wonderful people who are still dropping seeds off to the Mundaring Library. The physical Seed Library Collection will be launched in spring at Mundaring Library. Mundaring in Transition (MiT) are currently enlisting Volunteer Growers in the community. MiT will supply some seeds and advice so you can grow a plant (or two) to save seed for the Seed Library. If you are interested in helping, visit the library to fill out an expression of interest form, or contact MiT through their website at mit.org.au or by email at transition@mt.org. au.

Sign up for our eNewsletter Library events are typically advertised through our eNewsletter. If you would like to know about library events including author talks, special interest talks, and school holiday activities and more, you can subscribe to the newsletter by going to the “Our Libraries” section of the library web page and clicking on the “subscribe” link.

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Darlington Bushwalking Series Contact Details

Phone: 9299 6696 Email: cliffburns@iprimus.com.au On the Track again- Season 2018 Dust off those walking boots/shoes and get them moving again. Come join us for some fun-time mornings in the beautiful and peaceful bush and parklands. It is a great way to enjoy some social time with other likeminded people.

2018 Walking Programme

The 2018 Programme is outlined below. Simply email Cliff (cliffburns@iprimus.com.au) to indicate your interest or make a booking.

First walk – Sunday 8 July Bookings are heavy so book quickly.

13 bush and parkland walks – 8 of them are NEW.

“Bushwalk News”

Ask to be placed on the “Bushwalk News” email list, and you will receive all the new information hot off the press. Some 79 different people participated in last season’s programme with an average of 27 participants on each walk.

Cape to Cape Track (Part B)

Lots of people want to do the Cape to Cape Track. Both weekends are already heavily booked. Register your interest for more information and the opportunity to secure a spot on this great walk. Without doubt the Cape to Cape Track is one of the best walks/treks anywhere in the World. Only a couple of places still available.

Camping for the Elderly

An elderly couple noticed that they were becoming more forgetful, so they decided to go to the doctor. The doctor told them that camping is good for your mental health but they should also start writing things down so they don’t forget.

So, a couple days later they went camping and the lady asked her husband to make her a cup of coffee. “You might want to write it down,” she said. The husband said, “No, I can remember that you want a cup of coffee.” She then told her husband she wanted a cup of coffee with cream.

“Write it down,” she told him, and again he said, “No, no, I can remember: you want a cup of coffee with cream.” Then the lady said she wants a cup of coffee with cream and sugar. “Write it down,” she told her husband and again he said, “No, I got it. You want a cup of coffee with cream and sugar.”

So, he goes to get the coffee and after 20 minutes he returns to his wife and hands her a plate of eggs and bacon. The old wife stares at the plate for a moment, then looks at her husband and said, “You remembered the eggs and bacon, but where’s the toast?”

See you on the track.

Cliff Burns (Organizer and Guide) 9299 6696

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Darlington Netball Club The netball season is in full swing and there has already been more than a few stormy mornings with torrential rain where the parents have been rather grateful to be undercover in the new Mundaring Arena.

The Darlington Netball Club was offered a last-minute spot to run the sausage sizzle at Bunnings after another club pulled out. What ensued was a mad dash to organise volunteers and food for the day. With everyone’s help it was a resounding success and many thanks to all the parents and players who volunteered part of their Sunday to help out. Special mention to Heath Dullard and Garrett Strange who rocked up at 6am for the early shift to set up the sizzle with barely a grumble. Also Kirsty Belgrove who almost singlehandedly organised all the food, sliced 30kgs of onions and carted it all to Bunnings before the sun came up. More than $1300 was raised which will be used for the club’s wind up and new gear for our teams. Not bad for a day’s work.

If you’re looking for something active for your kids to do during the July school holidays the Eastern Hills Netball Association runs the Develop a Diamond holiday program. This is the tenth year the program has run and by all accounts it is very well run with coaches in development guiding netballers aged from five to 10 through a range of activities, skills and games. All participants will receive a pack at the end of the program.

It is on at the Mundaring Arena on July 2 to 6 from 9am to 11am and costs $85. Forms available at the office or email howard635@bigpond.com In other news members of the Darlington Netball Club can buy discounted tickets to West Coast Fever’s game at Perth Arena on July 28 for just $19. To book discounted tickets use the code easternfever. It’s a great experience for our players to watch elite netballers in action and improve their own game play. The Perth Arena also do a fantastic job creating a fun atmosphere at the games for everyone. Plus Fever are top of the ladder for the first time in a long time partly in thanks to goalshooting extraordinaire Jhanielle Fowler.

ABOVE: Heath Dullard and Garret Strange manning the club’s sausage sizzle.

If anyone from the club has a good news story about a player or a team or any news they’d like to share please drop me a line at babblingbrookes@hotmail.com If I don’t know about it, I can’t write about!

And finally stay tuned for details about our cookie dough fundraiser..

Darlington Netball Club committee

Friends of Darlington Station Reserve (FODS) Busy Times at the Station Reserve

Helena College students have also been able to help Pauline on the Mandoon Reserve along Coulson Road with planting this year and that will be worth following for those of you who live nearby. I think that Pauline would always be glad of help too if you felt so inclined as she works alone on this reserve area. (Her contact number is 9299 7039. Email: paulines191@gmail.com)

We have been digging holes and planting our TCUP plants all during May and June. We have carefully watered them in and installed their plastic protectors and now we can leave their winter care to the FODSGODS! We have had help with the planting from our Helena College student-workers who have planted and mulched in many areas. Doesn’t it all look great!

And now the weeding starts and continues right on through the winter and spring months. We often feel we are waging an unwinnable war but we will hold our own as we do every year, sustained throughout by CATERINGFODS, Liz’s wonderful muffins!

Clearing, pruning and tidying after a long summer continues and we have been able to extend these jobs to the areas near the tennis courts; red and green kangaroo paws were very successful last spring and maybe we will get another show this year for the Darlington Arts Festival. We are pleased that so many people have said they enjoy this area.

Do stop and say hello if you see us on the reserve on Sunday mornings and contact us on the numbers below if you would like to come along and help.

Phil on 0424 703 200 or philvile@iinet.net.au Stacey on 9299 8986 or Stacey.august64@gmail.com ( for the Thursday group) 39

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The football season is well and truly underway with the wet weather arriving and testing the mettle of all the players. A waterlogged oval, ball and rain pelting down from all directions (including sideways) has not dampened the spirit of the Bushrangers. The Year 6 team has started to recognise those players that have reached 50 games for the club. To make this milestone they need to start at Junior level in Year 3 and play most games over 4 years at Darlington. During this time, skills are honed through hours of training and future Aussie Rules champions are moulded that can read the play, hold positions, kick to leads, tackle effectively, shepherd, fend off and play on both sides of their body. Over their 50 games the competition has expanded and Darlington is now playing large clubs from

the flats such as Kalamunda, Bassendean, Caversham and High Wycombe and showing them that Hills teams pack a punch on the field. Alex Taylor, Oscar Burr, Jaxon Dullard and Charlie Dudek have reached the milestone already this season and have run through the banner to the applause of family, friends and team mates. Ethan Strange, Zac Franzi, Finlay Meagher, Tyler Neri, Rachel Brooker and Keagan Taylor will also reach 50 games this season. It is fitting that the players effort is recognised by the club and the community and that younger players are given the inspiration to stay with their local club, so they too can run through the banner to the applause of the crowd.

By Heath Dullard

DarlingtonChamber Chamber Music Darlington Music Award-winning cabaret star Robert Hofmann hits the Boya Community Centre on 22 July at 3pm with his new musical-comedy show, What the Fandango?!

What the Fandango?! is a multi-gendered cabaret romp through South America and beyond, starring singer Robert Hofmann in an energetic blend of visual humour, spicy stand-up, and poignant performances peppered with operatic perfection.

Hofmann has sung many roles with West Australian Opera and burst onto the cabaret scene in 2014 winning Best Cabaret (WA) at PERTH FRINGE WORLD. He often appears as special guest with DivaLicious in Perth, Adelaide and Sydney Opera House. In What the Fandango?! Hoffman splits into four powerful personas in a blend of comic genius and musical versatility creating quirky, compulsory cabaret. He breathes life into the lusty leather-clad Helmut Wunderlicher who workshops standard love songs into samesex serenades. Hofmann transforms into Dr Gaye Thyme, a glam goddess with magnificent maracas. He inhabits the outspoken Sister Virgillious who risks being shut down by the church that provides a captive audience for her former student, deluded guitar-playing singer, Susan “I know someone just like her” Higgins. These characters reveal themselves in songs ranging from Schubert to Sondheim as well as three Hofmann originals written for the show.

Playing the piano accordion is the brilliant Cathie Travers whose evocative playing inspired the South American theme of What the Fandango?! Cathie is one of the finest accordionists in Australia and has collaborated with many artists including Meow Meow, the Australian Chamber Orchestra and Barry Humphries.

Luxurious flair for costume, a devout sense of character, and a classically trained operatic voice Brandan Taylor, Fourth Wall Media Hilarious, poignant cabaret Lezly Herbert, Out in Perth 15 February 2018 Hofmann’s classically trained baritone and falsetto voice is a continual wonder William Yeoman, The West Australian 26 January 2017 Tickets are available from 2 Cafe, the Darlington Post Office and online at www.trybooking.com You can also take your chances and purchase tickets at the door.

• Single Ticket: Adult $40 / Concession: $35 • Season Ticket: Adult $175 / Concession $150

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Silver Tree Steiner School

Camps at Silver Tree

Fleeing towards an ancient night

At Silver Tree, students are encouraged to find identity, meaning and purpose in life by forming connections with community and the natural world. The camp experience transforms students in positive ways; providing moments of reflection, observation, exploration of ideas and experiences that can only be found in nature.

To follow are thoughts from children in the Light Keeper Class about their recent experience on camp and what camp has meant over the years.

By Charley Moving through the trees as though we were shadows, In prides as though we were lions,

Boulders on boulders high as towers The strength built within me Fear well hidden from sight Climbing vertically seven metres, A terrifying, exquisite height At last I saw a blinding light, I thought that I’d be killed with fright, But as I pulled myself upright, I swear I could’ve rose in flight To go camping with my friends is an amazing joy. From class 4 to 6 I’ve loved the camps that I’ve been on with my amazing class, and I will never in all my days forget them.

By Juniper When I go to camp I feel as if I can touch the sky in wings born of friendship and joy. I feel as if a page full of hard work is now congratulating me with a bright new page full of space and opportunity. I feel as joy and hard work push me in line at the same time, arguing and shoving, until they decide to work together.

It is moments like these that I feel truly alive.

By Fraya Camp is like you go on a holiday with your class, but better. Camp means fun all day long, laughter, happiness, spending time with your friends and enjoying yourself. I have loved every camp I have ever been on.

Mundaring Bahá’í Community "Children are the most precious treasure a community can possess, for in them are the promise and guarantee of the future. They bear the seeds of the character of future society which is largely shaped by what the adults constituting the community do or fail to do with respect to children. They are a trust no community can neglect with impunity. " — The Universal House of Justice

passivity and apathy, the importance of persevering through crisis, and how to balance different aspects of life (study, work, family, service, recreation). They returned inspired to walk a path of service to humanity.

A new children's class will be starting in Term 3 on Friday afternoons at Brook Road. The class is suitable for 6-10 year olds and helps children build kindness, inner strength and a deeply-rooted moral compass through story-telling, craft, music and games. Please contact Misako on 9299 8090 for more information.

Weekly Baha'i-sponsored classes for young people are free and open to everyone regardless of their beliefs. They teach spiritual, moral and ethical decision-making skills and are facilitated by older adolescents or young adults.

turtles and other marine life.

We warmly invite you to join us at our upcoming events:

It's been a busy term for our Junior Youth, a lively band of 11-14 year olds, who have been brainstorming with their facilitators, Melody and Ryan, about how they can make a difference in their world.

They're passionate about reducing plastic use and are planning a fundraiser and awareness campaign to help reduce sea pollution that is harming

Tuesday 10 July

Baha'i Holy Day, Commemoration and Lunch, Glen Forrest

Saturday 8 September

'Bridges to Peace', multifaith gathering co-hosted with St Cuthbert's Anglican Church, Darlington, 2pm, afternoon tea provided, all welcome.

Monday Evenings

Weekly study circle, Darlington

Thursday Mornings

Coffee and Soulful Conversation, 9:30- 11:30am, Mahogany Creek

Saturday Evenings Monthly inter-faith gatherings to share

food, friendship, music and uplifting

readings. Darlington, Mahogany Creek, Glen Forrest

For more details please contact Susheel: 9295 2839 or Sue: 9252 1010 or email: mundaring@wa.bahai.org.au. Further information on what Bahá'ís believe can be found at www.bahai.org.au.

Older youth (15 years+) attended a two-day conference, 'Winterful Path of Service' at the end of Term 2 exploring themes such as the negative and positive forces of society on youth, how these can encourage

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Mundaring Christian College Building the next generation at Mundaring Christian College

eyes, said: “I’m building a cathedral”.

The Mundaring Christian College Primary Campus in Mundaring welcomes students from the age of three in its Pre-Kindergarten program. The Pre-Kindergarten program takes place in the Early Learning Centre building, opened in 2014, providing specialised learning spaces and exciting outdoor play space for students to interact and grow socially. Our staff focus on providing the students with opportunities to engage in experiences that enhance their natural desire for learning through adventurous and stimulating activities.

How do we put a sparkle in our students’ eyes? If we go by this story it was not the load that was easier for the third stonecutter, but the sense of purpose, and the understanding that what he did was of value. His positive attitude and sense of joy were fueled by the knowledge that he was part of the big picture and purpose. His contribution counted.

Encouraging children to foster strong relationships with peers and teachers assists in building a solid foundation for children to be children first and from which they can grow to become extraordinary students.

What do we want to achieve with education? What is the outcome we are hoping for? With the ‘we’, I do not just refer to teachers, but also to parents, family members and the community that help to raise children - the children that will become the adults of the next generation.

One day they will need knowledge and understanding to do their job, and to stand in careers, which is obvious, but it will be interest and passion, coupled with good values and attitudes, that will make them great in a vocation (not just a career) where they will find joy in serving others with their talents and expertise.

Recently a student (in Primary) told me he needs to learn so that he could get a high job one day; with low marks, he stated, he will only be able to get a low job. In another conversation, a student told me that his goal was to obtain an A, but at the time of the conversation, he did not want to work at all, because he did not like the task. It made me think of a little story I read in a book ‘Heirs of the covenant’ (by Susan Hunt), about three French stonecutters in the middle ages. I heard this same analogy this past week and thought it worth sharing with you.

A stonecutter in the story, negatively reported that his work was boring and backbreaking, according to instructions he receives daily. Another, working on the same job, said he was grateful to have a job to provide for his family, but that the work was repetitive - work, that he said, provided useful blocks for an architect to use. The third, when asked, pointed to a half-built cathedral, excitedly, and with a sparkle in his

It is not about high jobs and low jobs, but about how a community, made up of individuals that work with a sense of joy and fulfilment, serve each other – a community with good attitudes and values will be a good place to live in. If I need a doctor or plumber in my community, a shop assistant serving me, or a firefighter, I would like it to be one that loves their job, and one that will go out of their way to serve my needs.

I would like others in turn, served by me, to perceive my attitude to be that too.

Every job can be a ‘high job’ and will require effort and encouragement– every student will need to develop, with hard work, their God-given gifts and talents to become that special person who a community values - and we need to work alongside them to achieve this. How? Let us praise what is of true value and let us find out more about those in the world that make, and are making, a difference for the good then let us share that kind of information with our children. Let them be inspired- and let them aspire - to great things, and drown out’ fake news’ and shallow celebrity gossip (that often is not inspiring at all).

Parents, together we are building a ‘cathedral’, the next generation of extraordinary adults, the greater community. Let us help them to find joy in working towards that bigger picture; a place where they will find enjoyment in the process of developing, and using, the talents and gifts God gave them to serve a community, not only one day as adults, but even now, still guided by others, but already important and valued.

We invite you to book a personal tour of our College, where you can see how our unique teaching team and learning environments provide an extraordinary educational experience from Early Learning onwards.

For more information visit www.mundaring.wa.edu.au or call 9295 2688

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1st Darlington Scout Group

In the last month our group has had activities to get our Joeys, Cubs, Scouts & Venturers out and about nearly every weekend, as well as many interesting nights at the hall!

Parakeet Bay, thru Georgie Bay, Longreach bay, The Basin and back to the campsite at Pinky beach. Our Scouts from Darlington collected a significant amount more than other groups! The rubbish pictured was less than half of what we collected.

Our Joeys have been learning about camping and have set up a tent inside the hall and had several campfires. Joeys have cooked damper in 2 different ways with the damper twist on a stick being the most successful.

While the Scouts were at Rottnest, a number of our Cub Scout families participated in a Community service project to help the Friends of Boya Trail with re-vegetation of under-storey plants in degraded areas near Mountain Quarry in Boya. Around 300 seedlings were planted. To complete the month 20 of our Joeys and Cubs joined over 1000 others for Joey & Cub Day at Whiteman Park.

In early June our Cub District camp was held at Manjadel Activity Centre run by Scouts WA. 35 cubs from the 5 local Cub packs attended.

Flying fox, tunnels, search & rescue and orienteering, with campfire skits and songs in the evening. Cubs finished the Sunday morning and our wide game with billycarts in the pouring rain.

Term 3 will be an excellent time to consider Scouting for any young people you may know aged from 6 through to 17 years of age. Our group will be one of the first in WA to roll out the New Youth program, building on the fundamentals of Scouting that has made it the largest worldwide youth organisation for over 100 years and providing more opportunities for youth to plan and participate in adventurous, fun, challenging and inclusive programs in line with their interests. To register for a 3 week trial please email scoutingindarlington@gmail. com. Adult roles are also available with a comprehensive training program included with Adult membership.

On the same weekend our Venturers attended an Abseiling day at the Boya Quarry and our Scouts held an afternoon of mountain bike riding at the Goat Farm in Greenmount. The following weekend 13 of our Scouts attended the rescheduled Rottnest Invasion, which had been postponed from late May due to a storm. The rescheduled event thankfully had sunshine all weekend. Our Scouts worked with 80 other Scouts to complete a service activity collecting rubbish from the beaches, roadways, sand dunes and bushland from

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Darlington Tennis Club Darlington Tennis Club Court Weekly Bookings July 2018 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Time From Ct1 Ct2 Ct3 Ct4 Ct1 Ct2 Ct3 Ct4 Ct1 Ct2 Ct3 Ct4 Ct1 Ct2 Ct3 Ct4 Ct1 Ct2 Ct3 Ct4 Ct1 Ct2 Ct3 Ct4 Ct1 Ct2 Ct3 Ct4 7:00 8:00 9:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 13:00 14:00 15:00 16:00 17:00 18:00 19:00 school 20:00 terms 21:00 only

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Mon morning social tennis from 9am.

Faye Jackson

0487 277 288

bedcat45@gmail.com

Thurs morning social tennis from 9am.

Trevor Folley

9252 1697

Mon, Tues, Wed nights 7-9.30pm mixed social comp

Paula Wood (Mon) 0430 022 047

mapwood@iinet.net.au

(These comps do not usually run in school hols)

Paul Turton (Tues) 0476 018 403

turts1953@gmail.com

Players assigned to a team for duration of comp.

Brendon (Wed)

0427 250 566

brendonthompson07@gmail.com

Cardio Tennis Mon 6-7pm

Lee Oliver

9252 0209

lolivers@bigpond.com

Pennants training session Friday 6-7.15pm

Lee Oliver

9252 0209

lolivers@bigpond.com

Teens Social Tennis - Friday 7.15-9pm

Lee Oliver

9252 0209

lolivers@bigpond.com

t.folley@bigpond.com

Coaching (adults): Thurs 7.45-8.45pm

Lee Oliver

9252 0209

lolivers@bigpond.com

Coaching (kids):Tues, Fri 4-6pm

Lee Oliver

9252 0209

lolivers@bigpond.com

Pennants

see website for team contacts

Sunday night social 8-9pm

Richard Powell

0417 809 026

richard.powell@orica.com

At other times courts may be hired through Perrellas cafe across the road ($20 key deposit; $5 an hour for non-members, $7 for lights)

www.darlingtontennisclub.org.au

www.facebook.com/DarlingtonTennisClub/

After hours court bookings: Brendon 0427 250 566. General / membership enquiries Alex Hoschke 0439 976 672 alex.hoschke@gmail.com

Community connect | the hub of the hills Look what’s on at The Hub of the Hills in July **Please note The Hub is closed for maintenance from 30 June to 6 July inclusive Speakers Circle, first Thursday of the month, 2pm-4pm This month’s Speakers Circle on 5 July features Geoff Chantler, speaking about the history of steam.

Refreshments are provided and entry is free. Please note that as the Hub is closed for maintenance this week, this event will be held at the Men’s Shed.

Children’s Book Cafe, Tuesday 10 July, 9am-11am All money raised on the day will be donated to Perth Children’s Hospital who will have a guest speaker at the event. For the kids there will be FREE storytelling and fun activities, X-Box games to play, badge making, morning tea and a book to take home. For adults there will be pre-loved books for sale as well as homemade morning tea for $2. Please support this very worthy fundraising event.

Coffee Morning, every Tuesday, 9.30am-11am Come and enjoy catching up with friends or meeting new friends. Free tea and coffee, homemade goodies for only $2. Please note the Coffee Morning on 3 July has been cancelled.

Food Drive July Throughout July donations of canned soup and baked beans are being collected at The Hub to support Foodbank WA. A collection box will be available at the times listed below.

The Hub of the Hills, 8 Craig Street, Mundaring Customer Service Officer present on: Tuesday 8.30am-11.30am, Wednesday 10am-1pm and Thursday 10am-2pm Phone 9290 6683 | Email cso4@mundaring.wa.gov.au 44

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Helena Helena College College

International InternationalBaccalaureate BaccalaureateSchool School There is no doubt that the early years of childhood set the foundation for our future citizens and leaders. As the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle wisely observed, ‘Give me a child until he is seven and I will show you the man.’

At Helena College, the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF) guides teachers from Kindergarten to Year 2 in developing high quality programmes that address the individual and collective needs of children from four to seven years.

There has been a lot of discussion recently about the importance of play for children in Kindergarten and Pre-primary but the early years do not end when a child moves into Year 1 or even Year 2. From the ages of four to seven, students are all developing within the context of the Early Years Learning Framework, when play and hands-on inquiry leads to meaningful learning, as our Kindergarten Teacher Kate Barclay explains.

At Helena, the way that you see play will be very different in a Kindy classroom compared to a Year 2 classroom. Yet in each area we as teachers establish the environment and context for learning. In Kindy and Preprimary the play is more driven by the children, based on the purposeful environment we have created. So, in the cubby area the materials might be used by one group to create houses and another to set up shops. It all depends on the children themselves.

As students move through Years 1 and 2, play is still part of their learning but it becomes more directed by the teacher as hands-on activities that are targeted to the relevant concepts and differentiated across many levels of learning. For example, a Maths lesson would involve children using a range of materials to explore concepts and play games that help their mathematical understanding.

Kate is currently leading our K-2 team in developing their philosophy of early childhood education. It is an important step back from the everyday experience of teaching to examine what they do and why they do it.

We believe children are natural inquirers - capable and active contributors towards their learning. It’s important for us to value their questions and sense of wonder about the world, and to ensure that they feel safe within their learning environment so they can make those leaps in development.

Places available If you are interested in a place for your child with Helena College, for this year or next, we encourage you to explore our website and then come on a campus tour.

We look forward to showing how Helena College can bring out the best in your child.

Sherene Strahan Community Relations Manager

Darlington (K-5) 9299 6626

Glen Forrest (6-12) 9298 9100

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Treetops

A Montessori and International Baccalaureate School Schools in WA miss the opportunity to celebrate NAIDOC week (8th-15th July) since for most it occurs during school holidays.

So at Treetops we take the opportunity of Reconciliation Day in late May to invite our friend Marissa from Bindi Bindi Dreaming to bring her cultural experience to our entire school.

Marissaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s presentation includes teaching the students about the Noongar six seasons and the associated movement of aboriginal people according to the seasonal weather and food that became available. Yongka (Kangaroo) was hunted in the Darlington area during the rain season of Makuru (June, July) and the skins were scraped, dried and worn fur side inward for warmth. In the heat of Bunuru (February, March) the coastal areas would be visited for djildjit (fish) and the yongka skins reversed and wetted to keep people cool.

I am always fascinated by the rapt attention the students pay to Marissa â&#x20AC;&#x201C; they are learning from the wise and learning information relevant to their immediate environment. Both the Montessori and International Baccalaureate philosophies place high importance on learning about, understanding and recognising compatibility with the cultures of all the people around us towards reconciliation and peace.

Jayne Simpson Deputy Principal/Director of Enrichment Programs

Students were able to hold and feel boomerangs and other types of artefacts. They learnt the Noongar names for our local native animals and had fun practising their names and movements.

They heard all about the local bush tucker and how to use the Marri leaves as an infusion for a cold â&#x20AC;&#x201C; something we have used in school since! Marissa also showed us the local ochres and there was the chance to have faces painted.

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saturday, 1st september 2018 Raising money to build the fully-community-funded

Darlington Sports and Community Pavilion

Lots of fun Great prizes Heaps of chances to win Drinks can be purchased from the bar

Boya library/community centre

tables of 8 - $200

Only 21 tables available so get in quick doors open at 6:30pm for a 7pm start Tickets at www.darlingtonpavilion.com.au/events or email lindsay@earnshaws.com.au Poster design by James Earnshaw Design

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KEN WYATT MP Federal Member for Hasluck

INVITATION TO 2018 HASLUCK AGED CARE FORUM Come and hear about how the Turnbull Government is delivering for Seniors in Hasluck.

Date: Wednesday, 8 August 2018 Time: 9:30am - 12:30pm Where: Camp Wattle Grove, 59 Kelvin Road, Wattle Grove RSVP: ken.wyatt.mp@aph.gov.au or call 9359-0322 RSVP is essential for catering purposes, light refreshments will be available.

Authorised by Ken Wyatt MP, Liberal Party of Australia, Shop 10-12 Hawaiianâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Forrestfield, 80 Hale Road Forrestfield WA 6058.