Darlington Review June 2018

Vol. 58 No. 5 June 2018

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Editorial

by Jenny Lynn

Mother’s Day As I write it is Mother’s Day, and while I do not partake in the consumerism, I think it’s a reminder to be grateful, to acknowledge the mothers who raised us. It’s only after I became a mother that I truly appreciated my own. Motherhood is a rite of passage that can be challenging without support.

The Australian Breastfeeding Association (ABA) was my village. I was new to Darlington and one of the first of my friends to become a parent. It took some time to find a new tribe. The ABA regular meet-ups, helped me immensely with breastfeeding, shaped my approach to mothering and ended up replacing my mothers’ group. I didn’t breastfeed my first son for as long as I had planned and it was only through the support from ABA that I went on to meet my breastfeeding goals with my second son. It also changed the focus of my career as I trained to help other mothers and now work as a lactation consultant. I’d like to thank ABA for its pivotal role in my life by sharing a bit about the local ABA group.

Did you know there is a group that meets just around the corner in Koongamia? The Swan-Mundaring chapter of the ABA hold regular meetups on Mondays (during school term) in the same building as the Koongamia child Health Centre (Mudalla Way) from 9:30 - 11:30am. The groups are run and moderated by trained volunteer breastfeeding counsellors. These counsellors are the helpful folk parents might speak to when calling the Australian National Breastfeeding Helpline, people like fellow Darlington residents Jane Bigelow and Amy Pepper. The group alternates between discussion meetings - on breastfeeding and parenting topics - and chat & play sessions. Parents come away feeling held with the added benefit of being more informed. Mothers with children of all ages are welcome and the centre has toys and an outdoor play area suitable for older toddlers and pre-schoolers. Breast pump hire is also available. Check out their Facebook page.

Photo by Lynn Dullard

It Takes a Village….

When I volunteered to write a month’s editorial for the review I was pleased to hear that I would not be alone in the endeavour. Stacey August (reporting from West Timor) and Kendall Earnshaw also put up their hands. Lynne Dullard took many of the photos, and Trea Wiltshire also contributed while being a supportive mentor.

This collaborative “village” approach, helped me to feel capable of coping with the task at hand. As John Donne famously said “No man is an island”.

A little about me… I have lived in Darlington for 10 years and have two sons (age 8 & 10) who attend Darlington Primary. My partner grew up here, his parents and brother live on the same street in Darlington.

When we were dating, I would often visit his parents and marvel at the delightful village they were lucky enough to live in. I moved from England to Thornlie in my teens and had not seen any place like Darlington since being in WA. It is unique. I much preferred the trees, the fresh air, the stillness and the birds to the orderly landscapes and asbestos fences of the burbs. Once we had children and looked to buy a house, it was one of the first places we looked. Ten years on… I still feel the same way about the place.

Living at the bottom of a cul-de-sac, surrounded by friendly neighbours, unencumbered by fences, the kids play out in the bush setting. I seem to have a house full of neighbourhood kids on a daily basis. They build granite rock “bases” and create masterpieces from found wood. We spend weekend evenings with the neighbours sharing meals, playing guitar, whiskey tasting with an occasional outdoor movie or campfire.

Just this week my neighbour brought around soup, bread and goat cheese, another loaned some books. Reports abound that these days people don’t know their neighbours and apparently kids don’t get to play outdoors enough. This is not our reality! I might be wrong but this community spirit that Darlington provides is rare and hard to replicate.

Photo By Evalyn Photography

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Darlington Review - June 2018 The trivia night is going to be awesome! Alastair will be the DJ and questions will be relevant to his age group. No need to spend money on a baby sitter as this event is open to families. There will be door prizes, raffle tickets and platters of food for the tables.

Alastair has a real passion for photography and especially enjoys taking photos of flowers. He is selling his prints to contribute to the trip. Many of the photos have been taken in the Mundaring precinct. See below left.

Alastair would like to thank the good folk of Darlington and the local businesses who have been very gracious in donating prizes. So far he has raised over $1,125 by doing odd jobs for Darlington residents at the low price of $10 per hour. He needs $7000 to get there.

Please consider supporting Alastair by attending these events, or if anyone can donate a prize or would like to have a job done …. contact Gina on 0412724127.

Weeds – Natures’ Graffiti

Darlington Mum Wendy Cunneen and Jack. Photo By Evalyn Photography This week the group invited their members to a morning tea and photo shoot as a Mother’s Day treat. Evalyn Photography kindly provided their creativity and skills for an extremely modest fee and made the mums feel comfortable and relaxed in front of the camera. Mums are so often the ones behind the camera and were grateful to have this moment in time so perfectly captured.

Working Towards a Goal This next story also demonstrates the power of community to help individuals reach their goals…. Thirteen year old local, Alastair Scriven, is currently raising funds to attend the 24th World Scout Jamboree, held in North America, July 2019.

Alastair is the only scout attending from the Mundaring group, though 800 other Australian scouts will attend and many more from all over the world. He previously attended a jamboree in Thailand and is keen to go again. “It’s a great way to socialise with other scouts,” he says “you spend the time camping and doing team building stuff”. In true scout style, proving his capacity for multiple talents, he has been helping Darlington residents with odd jobs, selling his photography prints and also has plans for a future trivia night and a bingo night on Sunday July 7th.

Life Hooks Photo By Alastair Scriven”

A decade ago, upon moving to Darlington, we set about tackling the invasion of weeds on our property, with minimal herbicides.

Starting with (false) bamboo, then arum lily, trumpet creeper and, less successfully, onion weed. Our strategy is to gradually remove and replace with native plants. We also cleared a whole row of Flinders Range wattle, acting as a screen, dividing our garden from the neighbours. Known scientifically as Acacia Iteaphylla, the South Australian native is an introduced species in WA and is therefore considered a weed. I’ve noticed that it tends to self-seed far more frequently than any WA local plant and can be easily hand pulled if caught early.

The Shire of Mundaring are encouraging residents to remove the Flinders Range wattle from gardens this autumn, not only to encourage the propagation of native plants but to reduce fuel loads.

Fire hazard inspection officer, Allan Entwistle (see image right) says “Woody weeds, such as Eastern States wattles, present an increased risk of bushfire hazard, especially when close to buildings, as they burn so readily in fiery conditions. They crowd out native plants, making dense, impenetrable thickets, and any fuel load management underneath these weeds a nearly impossible task.”

With viable seeds that spread easily from winter through to spring and pollen known to aggravate hay fever and asthma, Mr Entwistle said removing the wattles before they flower is best.

There are a range of resources on tackling weeds on the Shire’s website, including suggestions for replacements for the Flinders Range Wattle.

Calothamnus rupestris commonly known as mouse ears or granite net-bush, is a worthy replacement for the weed, and this and other WA wattles and are available for free through the council. The Shire of Mundaring, with the Tree Canopy & Understory Program (TCUP) have gifted hundreds of seedlings to my family alone and many more to hills residents. It is very satisfying to see these plants thrive, requiring minimal watering and attention. Be sure to make use of this worthy initiative and order your replacement plants through the TCUP program (on the Shires website). Orders open every year in February. I picked up my seedlings today and can’t wait to get gardening! I think the ground is going to be a bit hard to dig without a few more downpours. Come on rain!

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Escaped Burns

Something to celebrate! The McGowan Labor Government’s Container Deposit Scheme is expected to begin in mid to late 2019. South Australia has been doing this for over 40 years with significant results in litter reduction and resource recovery. The Scheme will offer consumers a 10 cent refund when they return eligible bottles and cans to refund points across the State. As well as diverting waste from landfill, the scheme will boost employment and create jobs at new container sorting and processing facilities, and refund points across WA.

It’s that time of year where we get to enjoy sitting around a campfire of an evening. Another wonderful benefit to living in the hills. Recently, the volunteer fire brigade was called to an escaped burn on Allpike Road, one of 14 incidents, in the Shire, over the same weekend.

The incidents, which were the result of fires not being properly extinguished and/ or illegal burning, were fortunately all attended to by volunteer fire brigades with some burns taking volunteers hours to extinguish.

Most of us do not mind sorting our waste, it feels good to know we are doing our bit for the environment. There is some uncertainty around how to dispose correctly of some types of waste, as the above-mentioned documentary made evident. There is also a lack of confidence in the recycling process. The lack of local reprocessing infrastructure in WA means recycling in general is limited. Rumours abound that glass is mostly used for road base or stashed, destined for landfill. Extremely disappointing if true! It would help motivate folks if we had more knowledge around separating our waste and increased transparency around the lifecycle of waste management in WA. The Eastern Metropolitan Regional Council (EMRC) has this covered. The EMRC is a progressive and innovative regional local government working on behalf of six-member Councils located in Perth’s Eastern Region; including the Shire of Mundaring. They provide a broad range of services including waste management and education, resource recovery, environmental management and regional development. Waste Education Officers are available for talks and workshops on waste education for schools and community groups at rgang.org.au.

Photo by Lynn Dullard Chief Bushfire Control Officer Jamie O’Neill said that escaped burns had the potential to cause significant damage. In many cases, residents had let burning piles ‘fizzle out’ naturally and had not followed the Shire’s burning regulations which require all piles to be extinguished before midnight. “Residents’ failure to properly saturate the burn area with water once complete has meant many fires have continued to burn peat and roots underground, eventually becoming uncontained,” Mr O’Neill said.

Food waste is much easier to recycle; householders may already compost at home or feed their chickens or worms. If disposed of in landfills, this kind of waste causes the release of methane into the atmosphere.

Garden waste, like leaves, when burnt can easily irritate the neighbours with excess smoke. We do have an annual verge collection that takes care of tree prunings. Is this enough though? Instead of burning, or lining the verge, what if you could separate your green waste and have the council take it away regularly?

With rainfall below average for the month, the restricted burning period has been extended by Mundaring Shire until June 14. Small 1sqm piles can be burned without a permit after 6pm. Permits will be required for fires before 6pm. The Shire is reminding residents to abide by burning protocols and are offering free Winter Burning Workshops – for more info visit their website. For more information see Darlington Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade and Bush Fire Ready Group sections further in the review.

Bottle and Cans ….and Just Clap Your Hands!

Did readers catch last year’s documentary “War on Waste”? It was a timely and necessary look at the impact of waste in Australia, and what we can do to change our practices. It has been quite influential in raising awareness and placing pressure on the government to improve waste management.

Long overdue is the plastic bag ban! Lightweight, single-use plastic shopping bags will be banned in Western Australia from July 1 2018.

Marine wildlife and birds can inadvertently eat or become entangled in plastic bag waste causing significant harm. The State-wide ban will bring Western Australia into line with SA, Tas, NT and ACT. Thicker bags will most likely be available for purchase but it’s preferable to get in the habit of bringing reusable bags to the shops.

The State Government, via the WA Waste Authority, has the Better Bins program which provides funding for the use of a three bin system. The Food Organic Garden Organic (FOGO) waste system adds a bin for food and green organic waste on top of the recycling and waste bins. The system includes a smaller or standard red-lid general waste bin to be collected weekly, a yellow-lid bin for recycling to be collected fortnightly and a lime green-lid bin for green waste to be collected fortnightly (on the alternate week). This allows householders to easily separate waste to increase recycling rates, reduce landfill and provide a residual waste stream with the potential to be used to fuel future waste to energy plants. Only seven WA local governments have a three-bin system Albany, Bunbury, Bayswater, Cambridge, Capel, Cottesloe and Nedlands, though Fremantle, Wanneroo and Joondalup are set to join the scheme.

Over the last year I’ve committed to cutting down my plastic use, I try to bulk buy where possible and choose goods with minimal packaging.

Despite this my bin, after recycling and composting, still contains mostly soft plastics. These end up in my bin destined for landfill. I do keep meaning to recycle them through the Redcycle scheme. Did you know that items such as bread bags, chip packets and packaging from food “scrunchable” plastics can be recycled locally?

Redcycle is a fantastic initiative that collects soft plastics. In collaboration with Replas, a Victorian manufacturing company, the “waste” is used to make plastic benches, bollards, decking and signage. Coles in Swan View, Midland and Mundaring are the nearest recycling depots and Woolworths has made a commitment to expand the service.

Our shire is yet to take up the scheme, stating “The Shire has reviewed the three bin system, however at this time it is financially unviable. The Shire of Mundaring endeavours to introduce a three bin system when it is practicably possible.”

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Darlington Review - June 2018 the Darlington villagers and each other. So, the symmetry and scale of a small exhibition curated by local sculptors now seems to me more sustainable.

It has been suggested that an event such as an outdoor sculpture exhibition will be a real string to the bow of the Arts Festival. I myself am excited to see how the bush is embellished by the addition of beautiful and interesting creations. I have a vision of the sculptures being lit at night and an accompanying illuminated story shown on the canopy of the trees. These are grand visions which need further energy and commitment. Who knows how this could grow?

Local sculptors Sam Hopkins and Michael Betts are already onboard.

All other expressions of interest are warmly welcomed and official call for artists opens June 10. Check the website for details – darlingtonartsfestival.com.

A win for local youth x 2 (by Trea Wiltshire) It’s not often locals leave a Mundaring Shire Council meeting on a high, but the May meeting certainly delivered that outcome for locals who made deputations to councillors on two issues: to redirect a $25,000 grant for youth facilities in Darlington to extend the skate park rather than resurface the dirt jumps; and to secure funding for the Robert Juniper Award for the Arts.

The Review has reported extensively on the former issue, with Trish Cook, Chair of the Darlington Community Recreation Advisory Group leading the charge after extensive community consultation indicated unanimous support for the skate park. This was backed by all three South Ward Councillors and saw an amendment to this effect (moved Darrell Jones, seconded David Lavell) that received unanimous approval from councillors. Undoubtedly, what swayed the vote was the presence in the council chamber of our young skateboarders.

A local builds her art on the Station Reserve Photo By Lynne Dullard

Sculptures in the Trees (by Stacey August) Imagine walking through the Station Reserve early in the day during the Festival weekend in November. It is light and yet mornings are still cool. You are striding along on your usual walk, or calmly waiting while your dog has a sniff at the big tree before heading to the oval to have a peek at the set up. You are surprised and delighted to see ahead, an object that was not there yesterday.

It nestles into the undergrowth like it had grown out of the earth.

You smile and continue on your way. You are in for a visual treat. It is not alone. Alongside the paths are more expressions of someone’s creative mind; more outgrowths of interesting materials with a story.

The idea of an outdoor sculpture exhibition has had many “parents” in the Darlington community. The Friends of Darlington Station Reserve (FODS) have talked about it numerous times and so too, the Darlington Arts Festival committee. Until now there were too many other creative “children” to look after. There was no time nor energy. So, the idea lay waiting for the twinkle in someone’s eye.

The Review has also previously reported that the Robert Juniper Award for the Arts was hanging onto a slender funding lifeline following recommendations from Shire officers that the money go into a larger cultural pool for smaller grants. Arguments against this recommendation included the fact that the award was the only one of its kind to help kick-start the careers of young Mundaring artists across many fields — and a long line of recipients have gone on to stellar careers. It was also pointed out that the award could not survive without Shire funding.

These (and other) arguments, ably put by the Trust Secretary Chris Durrant and President Mike Ryan, won the day and again it was a unanimous vote in favour of three-year funding (moved by Darrell Jones and seconded by Doug Jeans). See the Awards’ notes in this issue.

So, a big hooray all round, and a heartfelt thank you to councillors for sage decision-making on both counts!

Under the same moon, A story from the Great War (by Trea Wiltshire) With the final year of WWI commemorations being played out with pomp and ceremony across Australia and the world, a Hills author has used the story of an uncle — who lies buried in Africa — to weave a moving tale of ordinary people swept up in the drama of the Great War (1914 – 1918).

This year I took the idea to FODS of which I am a new member and the group gave it full support. In March the DAF committee agreed to create an event subgroup and support a feasibility study. Since then I’ve been researching the potential scale of an outdoor sculpture exhibition, visiting the Sculptures by the Sea and imagining our exhibition becoming large scale. A national event with big prize money and much publicity? However, the reality is that the task of organising even a moderate-scale event appears to be huge.

Happily, I was reminded by Jenny Kerr from the Mundaring Arts Centre of the origin of the first Arts Festival in the 1960’s. A local artist set up an exhibition of his works in thanks for help he received each year at burn off time. Slowly, other local artists began exhibiting their work for

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Darlington Pavilion Update (by Kendall Earnshaw) Work continues on the Darlington Pavilion upgrade, with the latest changes made on Saturday 19 May under the watchful eye of paving specialist and local man Aaron Trew.

Aaron generously donated his expertise, and equipment from his business ABM Landscaping, to upgrade the surface in front of the old changerooms to match the paving in front of the new pavilion. This was no small job and involved the cutting and breaking up of the existing concrete work, preparation of the site and then the laying of new brick pavers. Aaron had plenty of help from a team of volunteers from both the Darlington Junior Footy Club, led by president Brodie Della, and the Darlington Social Cricket Club, organised by the indefatigable Stuie Aldred.

Even though timing constraints meant the work had to happen during the very busy Auskick action on Saturday morning, there were no interruptions to the kids’ activities, and (most importantly) food was readily available from the makeshift canteen set up in the new pavilion.

Once the paving is complete, the pavilion will finally have a wonderful seating area worthy of the entertainment that regularly appears on the oval. Whether you’re a footy parent, a member of the evening dog-walking crew, a cricket tragic or just a community member taking a stroll, spending any time under that broad veranda, on the smooth paving or the gentle sward that rises up to meet it, will be time well spent.

Hall Wall Secret (by Kendall Earnshaw)

The accessibility upgrade to Darlington Hall now contains an unusual feature that adds a funny little footnote to the Hall’s already rich history.

The beautiful stonework of the walls, created by Darlington company AM Stonework, included a large granite rock on one facet. Our sources say the Shire was concerned the feature rock meant the new work did not reflect the aesthetic of the original stonemasonry of the Hall and asked for it to be removed.

Darlington writer Chris Durrant’s first novel, Under the Same Moon, A story from the Great War, was inspired both by elements of his uncle’s story and by an abiding interest in the Great War.

Showing that a stonemason is an artist more than a tradesman, Ant Muia and his son Jacob from AM Stonework used their skills to somehow make a single grey granite stone look like eight separate rocks. As you can see from the photos, they have done an impressive job.

Chris, a former Guildford Grammar teacher and rugby coach, is better known in the Hills as the creator/performer of comic songs and revues.

He has previously written a memoir of growing up in East Africa and studying history at the storied University of Oxford, Travelling Hopefully, and a collection of humorous essays, Guildford Musings.

Regardless of whether you agree that the change needed to be made, it will certainly be interesting to get a closer look at Ant and Jacob’s handiwork once the work at the Halls is finished. And the story of how a local magician was able to turn one rock into eight will be a tale told by locals for generations.

“I’ve always been fascinated by the Great War and I was intrigued by the sketchy information surrounding my uncle — after whom I was named — who went to Africa in slightly mysterious circumstances and ended up fighting the Germans and dying in East Africa,” says the author. “I remember seeing old sepia photos of him and of his grave in Mozambique in my English aunt’s photo album and they’ve lingered in my mind over the years.

“Elements of this family story became the inspiration for my tale about the impact of the war on ordinary people: young men and women from small English towns who — on the threshold of life — found themselves caught up in the conflict, in theatres of war far from home and at nursing stations close to the battle fields.

“I was interested in weaving a story — told from different perspectives — around the ways people navigate such cataclysmic circumstances and how, ultimately, they make peace with utterly changed lives.”

Under the same moon’s official book launch will be held at Katharine Susannah Prichard’s Writers’ Centre, Greenmount, 6 -8 pm Friday 15th of June. The book is available in both paperback and electronic form, and can be obtained by contacting the author, or visiting the website: www.chrisdurrant.com. See his ad further in the Review.

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Vale: Barbara Rhoda Brookes

LONG time Darlington resident Barbara Brookes died peacefully on May 11, 2018, just one day after her 95th birthday.

Her third child Penny arrived in 1950 followed by her son Paul in 1956.

Seeking a more relaxed lifestyle, in 1972 Barbara and her husband moved to Darlington which reminded them of the quaint villages back home.

Barbara Rhoda Etheridge was born in Gloucester, England on May 10, 1923.

Her mum owned a small business in the town which sold chocolates, ice creams and cigarettes and as a teenager Barbara helped run the shop. She was a gifted student and athlete competing in most sports that were on offer earning her a scholarship.

They really enjoyed the hills lifestyle however her husband passed away in 1980. Barbara always believed being busy kept her mind off things so she busied herself by volunteering to work with cerebral palsy children. She was an enthusiastic walker along the bridle trail and could often be spied swimming laps at Bilgoman. She was also accomplished at sewing, spinning, knitting and embroidery and in 1988 graduated from TAFE with a Certificate of Fashion and Textiles. She dabbled in many crafts and crocheted as well and became the President of WA Women’s Society of Fine Arts and Crafts.

Then before she and her family knew it the Second World War was upon them. Like so many families in England the war had a profound and lasting effect on Barbara. Her brother Tony was determined to join the Royal Air Force and in 1942 at the age of 18 he signed up to join the war effort. Soon he was flying missions in Lancaster Bombers as a bombardier. While the incessant bombings and rationing made life in England very tough, nothing could prepare her for the death of her brother who was shot down over Italy.

With all her talents it came as no great surprise that she joined a group called Craft Partners which had a shop originally in Glen Forrest and then later in Kalamunda. Each of the partners made items for the shop which were sold at prices that often did not reflect the time and effort that went into making them.

After the war Barbara married John Brookes in 1945. As a merchant seaman her husband had seen a lot of the world, including Western Australia, which he decided would be a good place to raise a family. They moved to Applecross in the summer of 1947. Barbara didn’t know what hit her in her first couple of years in Perth. That first summer was hot and with her first child Patricia just an infant and with her husband away at sea for long periods, it was a lonely experience. A new country and climate, coupled with what must have seemed a strange culture would have been bad enough, but Barbara took it her stride.

In 1989 Barbara was diagnosed with lung cancer and following surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy made a slow and painful recovery. She nearly died from the cancer but fought and beat it in her usual tenacious fashion.

In 2013 she was diagnosed with cancer again and given six months to live. Following the diagnosis Barbara went downhill rapidly and the Darlington house became too much for her.

Eventually the family made the hard decision to move her into a care facility.

In 1948 Barbara had her second child Janet who heartbreakingly was born with spina bifida and survived only a few weeks. It was a tough time, but like many people of her generation she silently bore the burden and carried on.

Barbara was a hard-working, passionate figure who could always be relied on. Her love and support of family never waned and she soldiered on during the tough times.

Barbara is survived by her children Pat, Penny and Paul, eight grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.

She eventually acclimatised and embraced the Aussie lifestyle though she never completely mastered the Australian lingo. She was invited to a function at a neighbour’s house and naturally asked what she could bring. The usual response came to bring a plate. Barbara thought the request a bit odd and thinking they were short of crockery, brought a number of plates, much to the amusement of the neighbours.

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Letter to the Review & Community Notices Mundaring Bicentennial Scholarship Trust Currently celebrating its 30th anniversary, the Mundaring Bicentennial Scholarship Trust has warmly welcomed the decision by the Mundaring Shire Council to continue funding the annual Robert Juniper Award for the Arts. At its May meeting the Council voted unanimously in favour of a three-year agreement under which it will contribute $7000 towards the $9000 award. The balance will come from fund-raising events and contributions from Friends of the Trust.

‘We are delighted that Council has so emphatically recognised the unique value of the Robert Juniper Award for the Arts for encouraging artistic excellence in our Shire and providing a lasting memorial to one of our most celebrated artists, the late, great Bob Juniper,’ said Trust Secretary Chris Durrant.

If you would like to become a Friend of the Trust, the annual subscription is just $25. As a Friend, you’ll receive advance details of concerts and other events held by the Trust, and an invitation to the annual award presentation in December. You’ll be helping young artists in the Shire to develop their skills and talents in any field of the arts – who knows what wonderful careers you could help launch? Interested? Contact Chris on 9299 6093.

Dear friends of Mezzanine Gallery Thank you for your interest, practical help and generous support of emerging and established local artists over the years.

Still on the subject of Friends, the Trust has awarded Friend for Life membership to recently retired Trustee Brian Hassell in recognition for his outstanding contribution to the Trust since its inception 30 years ago.

As quickly as Mezzanine Gallery emerged, so it has retired. After 7 years and 25 exhibitions Mark, Sandra, Lynne and Bruce as codirectors of Mezzanine Gallery Inc (a registered not for profit organization) have formalised the decision not to do any more exhibitions.

Finally, if you’re a young artist keen to apply for the Robert Juniper Award for the Arts, you can find out all you need to know by visiting the Trust website: www.mundaringarts.org, or by calling Chris Durrant on the number above. Applications forms and explanatory booklets will soon also be available at the Boya and Mundaring Libraries, the Mundaring Shire Offices and local schools.

It has been great fun, always. Perhaps because “it’s all about the artists” this has given us a higher goal; and the unfailing collaboration that we’ve enjoyed has been enjoyed by the supporters of Mezzanine Gallery too. We’ve had many happy, and sometimes truly life-changing, openings but none of these would have happened without the great generosity of our Mezzanine Gallery supporters. Your kindness and enthusiasm has enlivened community benefit greater than all of our combined efforts.

Check coming issues of the Review for details of a Schools Concert in August, to be presented by the Trust in partnership with local schools.

Salsavino: A Community Group We are Australombians. We love living here and have a strong connection with Colombia, our home country. Growing up in Colombia, our family would get together to celebrate anything, from Christmas and New Year to baby shower and birthday parties, in reality, there was always an excuse to get together to celebrate. I can still remember the voice of my mum when I was only 9 years old saying, “Javi, what are you doing there, go and dance with your grandmother”, once on the dance floor and after the song had finished, my aunty would ask me to dance with her another song, and another song. In that environment, we learned to dance naturally. In our culture, music means family, food, support, happiness and most importantly community.

Many people have contributed in many ways (sometimes just with a smile) and we thank you all sincerely. We feel we must single out Karl Bailey for special thanks in welcoming us to freely use (and sometimes damage) his wonderful commercial venue. Thank you very much, Karl.

Art funding Art has proven to be a powerful idea that we hope will be picked up in other models. In this spirit, and after spirited discussion, we’re delighted with our decision to pass on all remaining Mezzanine Gallery funds to Midland Junction Arts Centre (MJAC) to be administered

by Mundaring Arts Centre. This vibrant and viable arts locus is already enriching our local arts ecosystem and it has the committed people, funding, expertise and drive to put these modest funds to best use.

We moved to Darlington six months ago, and last term we started Salsa dancing lessons once a week, with the motivation to create a space where we can share our dancing culture and build community around salsa dancing. Also, as part of this initiative, we have started with monthly family dancing nights, where the students can all get together and introduce to their whole family the joy of dancing. We are finding this experience fascinating!

As for us, we all now have more time for our own creative works, in particular: Mark is immersing himself more in vintage cars; Sandra in her fabulous fabrics; Lynne is specializing in contemporary dance for well-being; and, Bruce is doing more research and speaking about his new Shakespeare book.

With our very best wishes and thanks

Come and Join us! Salsavino dancing lessons are at Glen Forrest Hall every Thursday night starting at 7:45 pm, more details on Facebook by searching Salsavino, or texting Javi at 04 3366 8025.

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The ongoing story of the restoration of a 1960 MK2 Jaguar. By Bindy Datson Part Two Mark and I had bought a 1960 Automatic 3.8 MK2 Jaguar, online and sight unseen, something which in hindsight could have come unstuck in so many ways! However, everything went well, the car arrived in November 2016, we picked it up with a borrowed car trailer and stored it up on blocks at a friend’s property in Glen Forrest while we looked for a suitable place to restore it.

Finding out about our car and what we had to do next was a steep learning curve for us and Mark spent the time while the car was stored in the ‘bush’ searching the internet for information. We knew the DG250 automatic gearbox in the Jaguar was not suitable for us to use – they had a notoriously bad name for being clunky and failing, not to mention leaking, so after much research Mark decided to replace it with a more modern Holden gearbox – a conversion kit can be brought in from the USA to fit it to the Jaguar.

Our friends were understandably beginning to ask when we thought we would remove their garden ornament, so we decided to buy a suitable car trailer and bring the Jaguar home to work on. This was a good decision as not only did our friends lose their unsightly (silver clad) garden ornament but once the car was home, Mark found it easy to spend a few spare minutes or hours working on the car in between other activities.

After some enquiries we were recommended a panelbeater/ spraypainter in Walliston and began a dialogue with him. He came to our place to look over the car and we were pleased to learn that out of a score of 10 body-wise, our car was a 7. Again, we were lucky to have obtained a car that was restorable – our panelbeater said that many cars are just not worth restoring. Our car had been involved in a ‘bingle’ at some stage which had damaged the front left wing and been somewhat inexpertly fixed – nothing that couldn’t be repaired.

After the vote of confidence body-wise, Mark began the tedious task of removing the chrome work and everything else to ready the car for sand blasting to remove layers of old paint and ‘bog’.

It is with sadness that I report that our Dipstick Bob Burnett has passed away – he was a lovely fellow and a member for too little time. He is seen here with his beloved glorious 1947 two tone green Mark 4 Jaguar.

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Darlington Review - June 2018

Darlington Family Playgroup Our theme for this term is ‘Weather’, so we have been getting crafty attempting to make some windmills, creating colourful rainbow collages, and some gorgeous flower cards for Mother’s Day, and we have more fun activities planned for the weeks ahead.

Over the past few weeks we have been blessed with beautiful sunny days and the kids have been enjoying exploring the bush in our backyard.

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We often have birds, bobtails and bandicoots visiting whilst we play, and the latest addition to our animal finds is a little frog the kids named ‘Fred’. The kids were in ore as they watched him hop around the garden. We also went back in time and stumbled across some dinosaurs!

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The resulting large pile of tree prunings was removed to the tip by committee members and Pete, a volunteer who has a ute and a very large double axel trailer. The solar panel project has taken some time to get all the necessary approvals etc. but the benefits should accrue every day the sun is out and if this Indian summer continues the savings to the residents should be significant.

The residents of the Darlington Glen enjoyed our Indian summer which continued for most of May. They also witnessed a great deal of activity both in the gardens and on the roofs of the Glen units.

Supervisor James and his Wooroloo working party continued to work their magic in the gardens which are showing signs of an early spring. To help James and his team the Glen management committee has now purchased a high-sided trailer to assist the working party in removing unwanted garden rubbish.

Thanks again must be recorded to Mike Tooby for shepherding the solar panel project to completion, to local business owner Chris Barker from Cambridge Sustainability Pty Ltd

The biggest step forward was the completion of the solar panels installation and the associated tree pruning. Local Chris Barker co-ordinated the tree pruning after completing a rooftop audit of each unit to ensure the panels were positioned in the optimum location to maximize their efficiency. Chris also met with the residents to offer advice and explain how the system works and what may be expected from their operation.

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Darlington Review - June 2018

Darlington Arts Festival We are delighted that Council has approved funding for the festival for the next three years and the Shire’s ongoing support is much appreciated.

Each year it is a major effort to secure sufficient funds through sponsorship and donations to cover the costs of this undertaking, so a win such as this makes us all on the committee very thankful!

In other news we happily welcome to the team three new members. Managing the Performing Arts will be Jo Hutchinson and Jennifer Alleyene and joining the Stalls and Grounds crew is Alexandra Hoschke. We look forward to the extra sets of hands and new enthusiasm needed to continue working to make the Arts Festival better every year.

Stacey August is keeping us intrigued and excited with her vision for Sculptures in the Trees and we are all looking forward

to growing this as another permanent fixture of the arts festival.

Anyone interested in volunteering their time to this project or after further information should contact Stacey via her email stacey.august64@gmail.com Calling all artists!

Applications are opening on 10th June for this years Darlington Arts Festival art exhibitions.

Thanks to the generosity of our anonymous donor, the Reserve Art Prize is once again $10,000.

The Open Art Exhibition has a range of prizes with a total prize pool of $4,800.

Youth Art for ages 13-18; Prizes include an iPad, art supplies and several cash prizes Junior Art: Multiple age ranges from 4-12 Visit www.darlingtonartsfestival.com to enter and for more information about this years festival

Councillor’s Column - Cr James Martin writes: conditions, the Shire's Chief Bush Fire Control Officer has extended the restricted burning period until (and including) the 14th June.

Mundaring Arena is open! The Arena is one of the largest capital projects undertaken in the Shire's history. The indoor facility allows for year-round play in a number of sports and its superior playing surface increases player safety.

There also remains the potential to further develop the Arena into a larger entertainment venue It really is the only facility of its kind in the Perth Hills.

Hooning. Although it is crime against WA state laws and therefore not directly a council matter, it is a crime that is persistently brought up by residents around issues of public safety. In a recent discussion with a traffic police officer (in my role as a councillor, not as a driver!)

I was told that WA Police encourage all incidents of hooning to be reported to to WA Police by calling 131444. He added that although it was often difficult to catch hoons 'in the act', all reports eventually combine to build an intelligence picture which assists in their investigations and prosecutions.

The Shire will shortly run free winter burning workshops to assist residents to reduce the fuel loads on their properties. Residents will learn from local volunteer brigade members and shire officers how to safely reduce fuel loads on their property through a number of methods, including burning. The workshops will commence on Sunday, 17 June and run for 5 consecutive Sundays.

I would like to conclude by sharing some interesting statistics regarding the KSP library and its first year in its new home in Boya.

Over the past 12 months, the number of visitors has soared to 76,000, Wi-Fi sessions have increased by 600% and new memberships have increased by a staggering 375%. Libraries are back.

Whilst on the subject of burning fuel loads, due to seasonal

Darlington Chamber Music Reminder:

starting in June. This is a wonderful career opportunity for Jon, and we wish him well. Jon will continue with us for the time being as Musical Director, but he will hand over his performances in the later concerts this year to Rod McGrath, who many of you would know as principal cello with WASO.

Opening Concert for this series – Sunday 27 May at the Boya Hub. 3 pm. Tickets are available on the day, or through Trybooking.com, or the usual outlets.

The team is looking forward to the opening concert and have been busy rehearsing.

Jon has recently been conducting WASO in the ballet La Sylphide, which is currently playing in Perth.

News:

The Darlington Hall renovations are looking really good, and we hope to be back there for Concert 3 on July 22.

The Darlington Quartet has recently featured in the Simon Baker film “Breath”, which is based on the Tim Winton novel. Jon (Tooby) says look for them in the credits if you get to see the film!

We hope you can join us next Sunday.

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Darlington Review - June 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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Next Brigade meeting: Tuesday, June 12th 2018, at the Darlington Fire Station.

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On Tuesday May 8th the Brigade held its AGM, and the following key Office Bearers were elected for 2018/2019; Captain – Ricky Harvey, 1st Lieutenant – Gerry Starr, Chairman – Nigel Morgan, Secretary – Jana Mackowiak, Treasurer – Heather Curley, Team Lieutenants – Cedric Griffiths, Simon Sharp, Ruaridh Guyan, Travis Duncan and Colin James, Training Officer – Matt Rogers, Vehicle Officer – Travis Duncan. You may notice a couple of new names in our leadership team, along with many returning to their roles.

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Over the previous few weeks the Darlington brigade has started its hazard reduction burns program in the area, with more still planned.

These burns provide an important part of the training required for new members. As part of the training process, probationary firefighters are required to participate in several HRBs prior to being allowed to attend emergency call-outs and wildfires. These burns provide invaluable experience for new members in understanding fuel types and fuel loads, fire behaviour, suppression techniques, equipment operation and the physical requirements of bush firefighting that you don’t get in theoretical training. These burns also provide income for the brigade.

With several new members joining the Brigade over the past year there are now around 60 community members volunteering with us. The Brigade, Mundaring Firefighters School and DFES undertake theory and practical training all through the winter months, and we encourage men and women aged 18yrs and over to join us in this valuable contribution to the community.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank the Darlington and surrounding communities again for your continued support during this past fire season. Whilst the Darlington brigade again had a relatively low number of turn outs compared to previous seasons, it is heartening to know that the Darlington Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade continues to enjoy the ongoing support of, and a strong relationship with, the community we strive to protect.

Normally, with the onset of winter and the cooler, damper weather conditions, the end of May would see the Shire of Mundaring moving out of the Restricted Burning period. Unfortunately the weather over the past several weeks has been unseasonably warm and dry, and the fuel and fire indices are still unusually high. With this in mind the Shire may extend the Restricted Burning period for at least 2 weeks in to June. If you are considering undertaking fuel reduction burns on your property it is your responsibility to check the current restrictions and conditions prior to burning. Please contact the Shire of Mundaring, check their website, or contact your local volunteer Bush Fire Brigade for the latest information. If you are considering burning piles of garden refuse please take extra care, and follow the guidelines set out in the Shire’s ‘Fire & Burning Information’ booklet.

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Darlington Review - June 2018

Darlington Bushfire Ready Street contacts met with Jamie O’Neil (SOM CESM) and Kahlah Grasso (DFES Community Safety) on Monday May 14th to look at the past fire season in Darlington and what areas maybe of a concern in the forthcoming season.

Locations which were identified for the Shire’s fire prevention officers to consider for hazard reduction burn during the winter season were…..Ferguson Road; Newman Road; around the Convict well. The Shire are also conducting their advice sessions on how the householder can carry out their own reduction burn on June 17 & 24th; July 1, 8 & 15th. These are excellent programs and if wishing to participate contact the Shire or go to their web site.

It was noted that Darlington had had numerous fires since March, thankfully to the excellent work by our volunteer Brigade and FRS none became a major incident. Use of the Bushfire Ready phone tree system to also advise local street residents of these fires helped to make them aware of any danger. SOM CESM advised that the current soil dryness index was at the same level now as normally seen in the middle of summer. This is a major concern as any fires staring and without early intervention could be quite serious. This has also resulted in extending the requirement to obtain a fire permit from the Darlington brigade if wishing to do any burning off.

If you require any information on Bushfire Ready and home protection come down to the Darlington fire station on Saturday mornings between 9.00am and 10.00am Colin James BRG Coordinator 0419969223

Darlington Community Recreation Advisory Group Labour government of $25k to a new ½ pipe skate system rather than maintain the very unused BMX jumps. This project has seen everyone involved through face book page; public meetings; countless discussions at the skate park amongst the users and this Advisory group sub-committee, chaired by Trish Cook. The involvement of so many and then the representation to Council makes it so worthwhile. Following on will now be the development a Master plan for the skate board area to include landscaping; seating; shade and bar-b-q. Our Advisory group sincerely thanks everyone involved in this first very successful step.

At our well attended recent meeting delegates noted the increased participation in sports being played in Darlington. The tennis club numbers are growing, and with the registration of the Junior football players that weekend, it appears that they will have a t least 6 junior teams playing on Sunday, whilst over 100 Auskick players enjoy the coaching and abbreviated games on Saturday mornings.

It is certainly a great sight to see and also the happy noises emanating off the oval. Possibly the good weather also helps there.

At the meeting Sheena Wheeler spoke about the tree planting program started some years ago and the need to ensure that this continues. Some trees currently moved will again be relocated when the weather is right. Community bonfire is also all go for Saturday October 27th and Di Parker indicated with the same format as last year but hopefully more funding for clubs to vie for.

DAF are working well towards the November Arts Festival weekend, and a suggested community art work project with the tennis club hit up wall was very strongly supported by this group. Involvement of community in such projects is sincerely appreciated.

Of course talking of Community involvement, was the great news with reference to the Skate park and then Council’s agreement to allocate the very generous contribution by the

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Darlington Community Pavilion Update Since its inception 3 years ago DaSRA’S running costs, including bank charges, insurance, postage and accounts amounts to $3,000 per annum (under $10,000 in total!). An outstanding achievement for a committee who raised $625,000 for construction of stage 1 of the new Pavilion, now being used by local sport and community clubs!

Job done at the end of a very long day!

Thanks also to volunteers Brodie Della (DJFC), Alan Malaby & Steve Beasley. Marie & Teresa Aldred and Jane Arnold provided refreshments .

Pavilion Lighting Issue Members of DaSRA met with the owners of 98 Darlington Road recently to discuss their concerns regarding outdoor lights impacting on their lifestyle. Security is essential and a requirement by the Shire and DaSRA however we have agreed to a 50% luminescent reduction of the rear external lights. The time setting for night time use will also be adjusted to reduce glare from the facility.

DaSRA is an umbrella organisation which emerged from the Mundaring Shire regulated, Darlington Community Recreation Management Committee (DCRMC) now the Darlington Community Recreation Advisory Group (DCRAG) and operates purely for the benefit of local Sport and Recreation clubs. It’s members receive no financial benefit but are committed community volunteers hell bent on delivering quality facilities in the district!

Projector/Screen Offer Many thanks to the Darlington Junior Football Club who have offered to install a projector/screen for use by all. At its meeting on 10th May, the committee accepted this generous offer to be maintained and installed in accordance with Shire’s lease requirements.

Committee members (past and present) all have businesses, careers and families, yet found countless unpaid hours, some over 10 years, to make Stage 1 a reality. Many expenses were, and continue to be, paid by the committee themselves.

Funding for Stage 2

DaSRA set a precedent with the Darlington Community Pavilion project which is widely acknowledged as an example of what can be achieved by a determined and committed group of individuals in partnership with Government and community.

We hope to raise funds ($400,000) for Stage 2 of the project but with only $19,000 in the bank and $35,000 worth of debt fundraising is urgent. Unfortunately our submission to Dept. of Sport & Recreation was unsuccessful due to stiff competition. The fundraising committee are diligently applying for funding grants and we are very appreciative of the support from local MP’s Hon. Mathew Hughes MLA and Hon. Ken Wyatt MP in this regard.

Having negotiated a 12 year lease on behalf of local clubs with the Shire of Mundaring, DaSRA is required to ensure lease conditions are met by users of the Pavilion and we ask the community and users to respect and acknowledge its achievements and responsibilities.

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A busy bee was conducted on Saturday 19th May to remove the paving in front of the old building and lay new paving to match Stage 1.

Many thanks to Aaron Trew and his crew from ABM Landscaping who donated heavy equipment, sand and labour, Alan Woodward provided the Rock-breaker and BGC donated the cracker dust.

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Darlington United Church

Cnr Darlington Rd and Allestree Rd, Darlington prospect of going to church. However, despite all the negative press about the church it is irrefutable that the church has also bought much positive change to our world. In the early days it was the church who was established many of our schools and hospitals. Yet the main purpose of the church isn’t buildings and infrastructure it is people. The church carries a message of hope. It brings the saving knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ so people can experience forgiveness, healing, restoration and eternal life.

Sadly, many folks are like Frank and fail to experience the intimacy and liberation offered through the church because of fear and misunderstanding. As I told Frank, it was after I had experienced a personal encounter with Jesus I didn’t go to church because I had to, but because I wanted to.

Jesus said that “when two or more are gathered in my name, there am I with them.” So church is a place where Jesus chooses to bring a special revelation of His presence. It was in a small Anglican church in Wickham in 1988 that I first experienced God’s presence. This started me on a journey that changed my whole life. I hated church as a child because my mother dragged me along and I was bored out of my brain. It wasn’t till later in my life that I looked back and realised just how much I had misjudged both the church and Jesus.

When Two or More are Gathered We are wired for relationship. I think back to some of the most memorable times in my life and they were times shared with family and friends. Social Media has tried to replicate our longing for intimacy through ‘face’ time and “Instagram’, but it falls drastically short when compared to a real-life hug and eye to eye contact with a loved one over a meal or holding hands.

Our God given hunger for friendship is not a surprising when we consider our origins. We are told in the bible that humans are made in God’s image and that God, in His very essence, is relational. In Genesis 1.26a God says “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness” Christians understand God as Father, Son and Holy Spirit, commonly known as the Trinity and when we look at the actions between the members of the Trinity we see sacrifice, humility and servanthood towards each other.

These qualities that we admire in healthy human relationship.

So God designed us to connect with each other and himself. It’s like God is a family who has adopt us humans as His children into His home.

In church I found real authentic relationships with fellow believers; support and friendship; emotional healing from past hurts; a sense of mission to reach a lost and hurting world; and the encouragement to persevere even through the tough times.

I remember an action rhyme we did with our fingers when we were kids. “here is the church here is the steeple…” But it was a misconception. The church was never meant to be a building but people. A group of people who meet regularly to share their lives and faith in Christ together. Ecclesiastes 4.12 says that two are better than one but a cord of three strands cannot be broken.” We are relational beings who need God and each other to find true peace and satisfaction. To be cord which cannot be broken. You are always welcome at Darlington United Church.

Over the years I have had regular chats with Frank, the Postie, So I was sad to hear that he was finishing up Australia Post and I would no longer hear his squeaking motor bike when he came to deliver the mail. I told him that if he ever wanted to explore spirituality that he could contact me with any questions. He responded by saying, “Does that mean I would have to go to church?” His comment made me smile because I could remember when I shared similar sentiments over the

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Darlington History Group part in the maintenance of the road from Guildford to York. The site near the junction of Darlington Road and Great Eastern Highway has been recommended for inclusion as a State Heritage site. (Please refer to the Mundaring and Hills History Society’s report for further information on this venture.)

And now for June – imagine if you will Sunday mornings at Darlington Oval as players in all levels of Junior Football flock to the oval keen to engage with teams from around the general Mundaring area. Many were the lads who cut their teeth on competitive football for more than 50 years. And the action continues to this day.

If you are an ex-Darlington junior footie player or presently connected with this club, take the opportunity to come and hear how it all began when Cam Giles talks with us about the past, present and future of the DJFC. This may be a chance for those of you who missed the 50th birthday celebrations of the DJFC last year to catch up with old mates and ‘chew the fat’ about all of those sporting combats. Present day parents of Darlington junior footballers may find enlightening the Club’s history and its endeavours to establish the Pavilion as its home base.

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At our last meeting we were fortunate to welcome Lorraine Clarke and Cherie Strickland from Swan Genealogy to talk on the subject of their book, “Australia’s Last Convicts”. 2018 marks 150 years since the arrival of the “Hougoumont” at Fremantle on 9th January1868 which was the last transportation of convicts to Australia’s shores; the eastern colonies had ceased this practice much earlier.

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Shire of Mundaring Library Service Folker Krueger and The Lottery of Life Author Talk at Boya Library

Improving Mental Wellbeing Talk at Boya Library 7 June, 10.30am

Folker regaled a warm and receptive audience at Boya Library with stories from his book, The Lottery of Life.

Folker’s theme that life is like a lottery, except that we do not get a choice about buying or not Left to right Alistair Taylor, Mich Lee, Rosita and Folker Kruger buying a ticket, and that it is up to us to deal with the numbers which come up for us, was highlighted throughout the talk and discussion. Folker is a natural-born storyteller, who decided to put down in writing the many and varied paths he has taken. There is a dry humour which lifts the sometimes sombre and thought-provoking events, global, political, personal and corporate, which Folker describes in the book. However, as he remarked, “If you want to write to make money, don’t!” It was a delight to see the local artists who illustrated and designed the book, Alistair Taylor and Mich Lee, present at the talk.

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Above: Library eSmart Working Group with Brad Langoulant from Alannah & Madeline Foundation

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The Shire of Mundaring Libraries have begun the process of accreditation as eSmart libraries. eSmart Libraries is a national program delivered through the Alannah & Madeline Foundation. Libraries begin by understanding their current position on cyber safety, and then work through a comprehensive action plan to better integrate cyber safety practices into the library, which benefits the wider community. Being eSmart means being smart, safe and responsible online – embracing the positive benefits of the digital world while guarding against the risks.

Hector and Fonzi must be the most well-read pugs around! The loveable pugs made another surprise visit to our libraries, this time to Mundaring Library’s first story time for the new term.

Hector and Fonzi were in fine form, lapping up all the love and attention they could.

Aaron Blabey’s Pig the Pug books are a delight to read, and always raise chuckles from both children and adults alike.

If you would like to learn more about being eSmart, the Office of the eSafety Commissioner website has some great information, such as downloadable brochures, on cyber bullying, scams to watch out for, and much more at https://www.esafety.gov.au/about-the-office Viking Adventure at the Libraries

Mental Health Stall and Improving Mental Wellbeing talk Did you know that 1 in 5 Australians are affected by a mental health condition? Shire of Mundaring Libraries is conjunction with HelpingMinds is presenting two opportunities to learn more about becoming mentally healthy and how to help a loved one who lives with a mental health condition.

Mental Health Stall at Boya Library 28 May, 9am – 1pm Having a loved one who lives with a mental health condition can be confusing and overwhelming, so we’re here to help. Join HelpingMinds at their stall at Boya Library from 9am to 1pm for an informal chat or to learn about their services and how services and how to address the following topics: how to start a conversation about mental wellbeing with a loved one; how to encourage someone to seek help; how to care for yourself while caring for a loved one.

Jesse the Wind Wanderer kept children enthralled at the libraries during the school holiday with Viking stories of creation and culture. Children had the opportunity to wear and handle chain mail vests and helmets, which were much heavier than they looked!

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Darlington Review - June 2018

Silver Tree Steiner School

A unique aspect to a Steiner education is that the same teacher stays with the class for their full six year Primary journey. This relationship enables a deep connection and understanding of the child and their motivations for learning.

Our current Class 1 teacher reflects on this unique relationship: “Over the past months, one of the questions many people have asked me is what it’s like to end a class teacher journey and begin another. This is a good question because the class teacher cycle is not only a distinctive aspect of Steiner education but in many ways a unique feature in our culture today. It is a rare thing to be asked to make a commitment to a group of children or adults for six or seven years and to consciously work with this group in such a deep and committed way.

Interestingly, our school now has three class teachers who have begun their second teaching cycles at Silver Tree and a core group of Kindergarten teachers and assistants who have been at Silver Tree for nearly two decades. This dedication, commitment and stability has allowed our school to grow and transform in extraordinary ways, particularly over the past seven years where we have built a new school from scratch with limited funds.

Was it hard to say goodbye to my class after all those years?

The answer is yes and no. In some ways I don’t feel that I’ve said goodbye, as I still hold them in my heart and think of each child

all the time. I hope that their years at Silver Tree have provided a strength and foundation for the adolescence years ahead and a genuine love of learning. I am excited by the adventures that await each child and the incredible things they will experience.

I don’t feel like our time has ended or that our connection has been severed. In many ways, I have more opportunities to reflect on our time together and inwardly celebrate the years we shared.

Despite this ongoing connection, it was an emotional process to say goodbye to such a strong class community and start again, from the very beginning, with another group I didn’t know very well. And yet this feeling quickly changed as I began to meet the children and their parents. Our first meeting was during the school holidays at the Mundaring Sculpture Park. To see each child walk towards me to shake my hand and meet me for the first time was such a moving experience. These young children who I would have the privilege of teaching for six years, came to me with sparkling eyes and open hearts. Some carried flowers and cards, several flung their arms around me. My heart melted.

I knew that I would endeavour to be the best possible teacher for this group of children.

Another thing that really helped me begin my new teaching cycle was visiting each child’s home at the beginning of the school year. Again, this is a unique and very special aspect of Steiner education that as far as I am aware does not exist in any other education system. For the class teacher, these visits remain special memories for years to come and form a bridge between school and home life. These visits immediately deepened the connection I felt to the children and their parents. The warm and welcoming gesture from each family enabled me to feel that we were building a strong and positive foundation together, for the many years of ahead.

I couldn’t have dreamed of a more lovely beginning to my new teaching cycle and I feel blessed to have such a beautiful class, filled with children who love to learn and have so many wonderful attributes. I have loved getting to know every child and I already feel very close to them all. Thank you to everyone, especially all my colleagues, for helping to make this new phase in my teaching life so special and for all the support you have shown me over the years.”

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Mundaring Bahá’í Community Joy gives us wings! In times of joy, our strength is more vital, our intelligence keener and our understanding less clouded. We seem better able to cope with the world and to find our sphere of usefulness. – ’Abdu’l Baha

Yes, we Baha’is certainly do seem to celebrate a lot! This month we got together to commemorate Ridvan, the greatest Baha’i festival that spans 12 days of festivities. These are some of the happiest and holiest days of the Baha’i year when we honour Bahá’u’lláh’s declaration of his mission to bring peace and unity to mankind. Mundaring Baha’is had a magnificent tent to symbolise the beginning of Bahá’u’lláh’s journey into exile, an abundance of roses that were given to guests as gifts, rosewater was offered to all who entered the tent for storytelling, there was Turkish delight, rose cupcakes, a decorative sand garden that everyone helped to make with its own little tent, an origami flower workshop and, not very traditional but very popular, giant jenga. We’d love you to join us at our next celebration ...

We warmly invite you to join us at our upcoming events: Saturday 8 September ‘Bridges to Peace’, multifaith gathering co-hosted with St Cuthbert’s Anglican Church, Darlington, 2pm, afternoon tea provided, all welcome.

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Mundaring Christian College ENROLMENTS are now open for commencements in 2019 and 2020 at Mundaring Christian College, with places in key enrolment points of Kindergarten, Year 5, Year 7 and Year 10 filling fast.

Secondary Students at Mundaring Christian College are privileged to experience a world-class education at the state of the art new Parkerville campus. The Colleges Secondary program for Year 10 to Year 12 caters to all student learning directions including ATAR courses, General courses, Vocational Education and Training or Trade Training, with equal respect and encouragement for excellence in the pathways students select.

“We are proud of everything that is being accomplished, from pre-kindergarten right through to Year 12,” College Principal Rod McNeill said.

“Our College is unique, students are positive, and learning is deep and valued,” he said.

“By providing our students with a sense of agency in their learning, they become self-motivated, enthused, and resilient as they mature into young adults,” he said.

Children who enter Mundaring Christian College in the Early Learning Centre have the opportunity to develop friendships that will last a lifetime whilst the fundamental foundations of learning, aspiration and inspiration are laid.

Students enrolled at Mundaring Christian College can take advantage of various bus routes to and from the College. Three ‘School Bus Service’ routes operate from Morangup, Clackline and Gidgegannup to our secondary campus in Parkerville, where they can then transfer to our Primary campus. These services are free for students approved by the Public Transperth Authority.

“Investment in the early years of a child’s education is the most valuable investment in learning that can be made over the course of a lifetime,” said Mr. McNeill.

As students mature into young adults and experience the difficult transition from childhood, they have the support of an extensive Pastoral Care program, to best equip them to deal with the changes and ensure that they are confident enough to discuss their concerns with our highly qualified, passionate, exclusively Christian staff who are equipped to deal with every situation.

Transperth also operate services between Midland and the Mundaring Primary Campus; Midland and the Parkerville Secondary Campus; and between Chidlow (via Mount Helena, Stoneville and Mundaring) to the Primary Campus both in the mornings and afternoons.

Parents looking to give their children an exceptional educational experience are encouraged to book a personal tour of the school, where your family can to experience our unique learning facilities and meet our Principal and key staff.

The “You Can Do It” program in the College’s Primary school emphasises the traits of resilience, self-control and consideration.

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Katharine Susannah Prichard Writers’ Centre KSP Presents … Writers and Readers Events – June and July Poetry Launch, Saturday 7 July, 2.00-5.00pm, free

Workshop: So You Want to …

Publish Online, Saturday 14 June, 1.00-4.00pm

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. The books, In the Hollow of the Land, will be launched by John Kinsella and Tracy Ryan at an event including signings, buffet reflecting the Italian and Chinese influences of the collection, 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.

Do you have a book that is bursting to be published? Find out how to do-it-yourself at this workshop. Learn how to use platforms such as Amazon and Smashwords, and get tips on other online tools such as setting up an author website and social media channels. Facilitated by the good folk at Wild Weeds Press, this workshop will also offer take-home information and discounts on traditional print publishing services. Tickets from $35.

Spooky School Holiday Press Club, Thursday 12 and Friday 13 July 2018, 9.30am-3.30pm each day Tickets from $110, advance bookings essential

KSP Sundowner Session featuring Open Mic, Friday 29 June, 6.308.00pm

This SPOOKY junior edition of the KSP Press Club will have young writers – KSP cadets – aged between 8-13 years unleashing their creative minds. Friday the 13th is one of the spookiest dates of the year; it is also the deadline for KSP’s 2018 Ghost Story competition. With the guidance of the facilitator, participants can create, polish and submit a story to this competition. The program also includes an interview with award-winning author and KSP Ghost Story judge, Carolyn Wren, who will provide tips into what it takes to win a competition. Not to mention there will be games and exercises, personalised Press Pass on lanyard plus lunch and snacks both days.

At KSP’s bi-monthly Sundowner Sessions guests can take the mic and perform a short piece of poetry or fiction at the Balcony Bar, or sit back with friends and enjoy the readings. Glass of complimentary wine on arrival thanks to our friends at Lion Mill Winery. Tickets only $5 for members or $10 for guests.

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

‘As he responds as a poet to his everyday life that constantly throws up the predictable, the unusual and even the bizarre, Glen’s companions are his pen and his pencil. With them he creates both poems and sketches continuously. Sometimes these are respectively redrafted into polished poems or watercolours as part of a never-ending creativity.’

The collection takes the reader on a lyrical journey from regional Western Australia to a residency in Tuscany, and finishes in mainland China. The poems are interspersed with nostalgic sketches that commemorate the beauty of each landscape.

Sonnets abound amongst free verse and ‘shape’ poems but also lesser-known villanelles, sestinas, aubades, ballads, elegies and englynion are found, contrasting with Asian-derived forms such as the tanka, senyru, haiku and cinquain.

Pictured above: Glen Phillips and Lisa Wolstenholme (CEO, Wild Weeds Press) Photo KSP Foundation.

Southern Cross Poet Glen Phillips Releases 50 Year Collection The Patron of the KSP Writers’ Centre in Greenmount and founding member of the Peter Cowan Writers Centre in Joondalup, Professor Glen Phillips together with Wild Weeds Press will be releasing a collection of poems spanning 50 years, In the Hollow of the Land 1968-2018, on 7 July.

In the Hollow of the Land will be launched by WA poets John Kinsella and Tracy Ryan at the KSP Writers’ Centre on Saturday 7 July from 2.00pm. The event will include readings, book signings and a buffet reflecting the Italian and Chinese influences of the collection.

One of the ‘Southern Cross’ poets, having been born in the region in 1936, Glen has since had his poetry, essays and prose published in several languages. Glen is Director of the International Centre for Landscape and Language at Edith Cowan University, and his lifelong interest in landscape features heavily in these two volumes.

Each volume will be available for sale at the launch at a cost of $30 each or $40 for both. Unique Australiana art prints will also be available to purchase.

Guests can register for free through Eventbrite: https://www. eventbrite.com.au/e/glen-phillips-collected-poetry-booklaunch-tickets-45707914603

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Darlington Review - June 2018

1st Darlington Scout Group Yet again our Scouts (including Joeys, Cubs, Scouts & Venturers) have been up to a wide variety of adventurous, fun and challenging activities. In the past 5 weeks: •

4 of our Scouts successfully completed a 90km bike hike on the Munda Biddi trail near Dwellingup (without adult assistance or close supervision)

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Another 8 Scouts camped for 2 nights and rode on the Marrinup Loop mountain bike trail near Dwellingup

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13 Cub Scouts participated in an overnight leadership camp at Perth Hills Discovery Centre in Mundaring.

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12 Scouts joined 100 others for Rottnest Invasion camp.

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46 youth from all age sections came together for a combined group night with Angry Birds themed catapult activity. 3 catapults were assembled by our Scouts and Venturers in under 40 minutes, while our Cubs and Joeys finalised construction of their pigs and other targets.

Have fun and adventure, Learn new skills and knowledge, Meet lots of people in the community and Contribute to the future generation.

We’d love to hear from you! Contact Group Leader Glen Stenton on 0403809226 or gl.darlington@scoutswa.com.au

The 90km bike ride completed by 4 of our Scouts is not only a significant personal achievement for these Scouts, it clearly demonstrates the independence and team work skills developed through their long-term participation in the Scouting program. Both Ayden & Haydn started as Joey Scouts and have been attending for nearly 8 years, while Luka and Tristan have been attending for over 6 years. We often talk about Scouting being youth led and adult supported. These 4 young people spent weeks planning their ride, obtaining the right equipment and undertaking the necessary preparation. They rode on their own with leaders only checking in where mobile phone signal was available and at scheduled check points.

In fact, their first day of riding was quite a challenge! Not only did they set off later than planned, the soft sand on this section of the track and steep hills were hard work. The boys didn’t make it to their intended campsite on the first night as darkness quickly set in and instead cooked their dinner and set up their tents on the side of the track. After 50 minutes of riding the next morning they arrived at their intended campsite, refilling their dwindling water supplies, before continuing well into the afternoon. It was a relief to the Leaders when our 4 adventurous Scouts arrived back at our campsite near the Marrinup Loop mountain bike trail about 6 kilometres from the Dwellingup townsite, mid afternoon.

Further to recent news of the theft of items from our Scout hall shed, we are pleased to report that the value of the stolen goods has mostly been covered by our insurance. Special thanks to Matthew Hughes MLA JP – State MP for Kalamunda for covering the $500 insurance excess for our group.

We are currently recruiting new youth members and leaders! Limited vacancies currently exist in Joey Scouts (Ages 6 to 8); Cub Scouts (Ages 8 to 11) and Venturer Scouts (Ages 8 to 11). Our Scout Section (Ages 11 to 14) is currently full and urgently needs an additional leader.

We are looking for adults with an appreciation for the outdoors to step forward to complement our team of qualified and passionate leaders. Training will be provided and no previous skills or experience in Scouting is necessary, however, you do need to be prepared to enjoy these benefits: 36

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Helena Helena College College

International Baccalaureate International Baccalaureate School School Enthusiasm for sport amongst girls at Helena College is better than the national average according to a survey by the Australian Sports Commission. The AusPlay research shows that interest in playing sport drops off when girls turn 12 to 14. Not at Helena where the PE Department is busy training and mentoring girls’ teams in AFL, Soccer, Cricket and even American Football. Head of Physical Education, Joe Kendall explains.

What sports can girls play at Helena College?

We offer a wide range of opportunities for both girls and boys within our regular PE lessons and carnivals as well as in our after-school sports programme. In regards to afterschool sport, girls can choose to represent the College in AFL, frisbee, basketball, netball, soccer, hockey and cricket.

Girls’ cricket is the newest area of development for us and we look forward to building on our success in the inaugural girls’ season (2017). It is hoped that in 2018 the competition will expand to include girls from Years 7-10.

boys. There are far fewer barriers to participation these days which is great.

Girls’ cricket is exploding at the moment and again it was easy for us to field a Years 7-8 girls cricket team last year.

It is great to see girls enjoying themselves in sports that they weren’t typically participating in before now.

What do girls bring to sport that’s different to boys?

As I mentioned, the girls often find the right balance between being competitive but making sure they have fun. The girls demonstrate great sportsmanship and are often not fixated on results. Rather the emphasis is on being a part of a team and enjoying the experience. Last year’s cricket team is the best example: Mr Waterhouse and I were amazed at how the girls responded after losing the grand final having gone through the season undefeated. On the bus home, the mood was no different to the previous games and not one girl mentioned the result. Nobody blamed the umpires, another player or the weather.

What do you hope to achieve by supporting a diverse range of girls’ sport?

We aim to demonstrate that there are no longer any barriers to participation and that if you enjoy a sport you should pursue it as far as you like. One of my proudest moments as a teacher has been seeing two of our students join the first ever Women’s American Football team in this region (Swan City Titans). Their interest in this sport stemmed from the Year 10 American Football sports option.

If you could invite any sportswoman to talk to our girls, who would it be and why?

A very tough question but I am going to go with Serena Williams. She is one of the greatest athletes of all time and is a great role model for all sports people.

If I could choose one other it would be Erin Phillips (Adelaide Crows) who is doing a great job of promoting the AFLW at the moment. Her realization of her childhood dream to be an AFL player is an inspiration to all.

What’s the mood towards sport among Helena girls?

Extremely positive. The girls seem to have the right mix of being competitive whilst making sure they always enjoy themselves.

Upcoming College Tours Darlington Campus (K-5) Thursday, 14 June from 11am Glen Forrest Campus (6-12) Tuesday, 19 June from 9.30am

Have you noticed a change over the years?

The biggest change in attitude is in regards to girls playing in what were previously known as male sports.

Ten years ago, girls were hesitant to play football and now the landscape has completely changed. It is much easier for us to fill our girls’ football teams than it is the

To book for a tour or to find out more, call our registrar on 9298 9100 or visit our website.

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Treetops

A Montessori and International Baccalaureate School CAMPS AT TREETOPS Years five and six have just enjoyed a great three days in the Hills at Bickley camp. Here, they had the whole camp site to themselves to enjoy canoeing, raft building, crate climbing, orienteering, team skills building, a hike to Victoria Dam and back and having fun on a flying fox over the reservoir.

Treetops has a camps programme that aligns closely with our Montessori and IB values of educating the whole child, placing the child in the centre of the curriculum model and enabling independence.

The camp programme begins with the younger children from Pre-Primary to Year two having a sleepover in their classrooms on the same night. The three age groups join together for a feast and a magician show and then sleep in their separate classrooms. Parents do not attend and for many children this is the first experience of sleeping away from home but in a familiar environment, with their friends, and with trusted adults to ensure that everyone is relaxed and has fun.

Finally, a note to all Darlington and surrounds Treetopians â&#x20AC;&#x201C; our founder teacher, GERALDINE WOODLEY is retiring mid-year after almost 30 years of wonderful service to our school as the Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s House teacher. So very many students have stated that they hold her responsible for their love of learning, their great self-esteem and even their success in future life following on from their amazing start to their schooling. If you are a former student, family or staff member, please come and join our celebration with her of her life at Treetops.

An afternoon tea party is planned on Wednesday 20th June from 3pm.

The camps programme continues with each subsequent age group of students having their personal boundaries extended and their skills and independence levels increased.

Years three and four attend coastal based Department of Sport camps extending through to Years 11 and 12 planning and booking their entire camp which may take them and their accompanying staff interstate or overseas.

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Mundaring and Hills Historical Society Inc MHHS Tour of Bilgoman Well and Greenmount Convict Road Station The last convict ship to WA, the Hougoumont, arrived just over 150 years ago, on 9 January 1868. To mark this event, the MHHS is organising a tour on Saturday 16 June, led by Dr Fiona Bush, of Bilgoman Well and the convict ruins located on Darlington Road in Darlington. So what are these sites, and why should you be interested in them?

Bilgoman Well was dug by Philip Chauncy in 1846, when he was surveying the York Road (now Great Eastern Highway). The convict ruins are the remains of what was once the Greenmount Road Station. The Road Station was constructed using the labour of both convicts and ticket-of-leave men, under the supervision of Instructing Warders.The site was chosen due to the presence of the well.

During the mid nineteenth century, road stations were established along the colony’s major transport routes for housing convicts and their overseers involved in public works. Their labour was essential for the upkeep of the

Guildford to York Road. Some of these stations were quite basic while others, such as that at Greenmount, contained permanent buildings. Construction of the Greenmount buildings commenced in 1854 and consisted of three timber slab huts: one for an Instructing Warder, a cookhouse, and a store.

The convicts slept in tents. The following year basic huts were built for the convicts and by 1856 an overseer’s house, constructed of rammed earth, had replaced the earlier slab hut. Eventually all the slab huts were replaced with rammed earth buildings.

By the 1880s the stations were no longer used by road-repair crews and instead became the haunt of travellers. One of these was James Cummings who recorded his 1893 trip to the Eastern Goldfields with carefully labelled sketches. Cummings’ depiction of Greenmount, seen here, is possibly the last view we have of the overseer’s house before it fell into ruin. Photographs taken in the 1920s show ruined rammed earth structures, none of which are visible today.

Members of the public are welcome to attend this guided tour. For more information, check our website, www.mhhs.org.au , or contact the MHHS on 9295 0540.

Old Prison Camp, Greenmount, 1893. Sketch by James Cummings, provided courtesy Robert Lowe.

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Darlington Bushwalking Series Contact Details

Phone: 9299 6696 Email: cliffburns@iprimus.com.au

PLEASE NOTE: All email enquiries will be answered after 22nd June when Cliff will return from trekking overseas.

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.

PLEASE NOTE: All email enquiries will be answered after 22nd June when Cliff will reply with full details and the 2018 programme.

“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.

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

Darlington Bush & Variety Walk Series BOOKINGS NOW OPEN

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First in, first served. Book as many walks as you wish.

Sunday mornings ($5 each) & Cape to Cape Track (part 2).

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# John Forrest Nat. Park - Southside # Swan River, Wildlife & Structures # Helena River - Southside # Herdsman Lake Kalamunda Nat. Park, Piesse Brook # John Forrest Nat. Park Eagle View CAPE TO CAPE TRACK (Group 1) John Forrest Nat. Pk and Glenbrook Ledge to Ledge - Mundaring Paruna Wildlife Reserve # Karragullen Bushlands CAPE TO CAPE TRACK (Group 2) Jane Brook West # Kings Park and Wildflowers # Greenmount Nat. Pk Wildflowers

Darlington Review - June 2018

Ken Wyatt

Minister for Aged Care, Minister for Indigenous Health - Federal Member for Hasluck A stronger economy is enabling us to deliver record support for services – including $24.5 billion of extra schools funding over a decade (on average, 50% more per student) and $30 billion in additional hospitals funding over five years (a 30% increase).

Aged Care funding includes $1.6 billion for more High Level Home Care Packages and $14.8 million for Streamlined Consumer Assessment for Aged Care.

Dear resident, I want to update you on the recent Budget, which will build a stronger economy, to create more jobs and guarantee essential services local Hasluck residents rely on.

Better quality of care includes $50.0 million to support Residential Care Providers transition to the New Quality Standards; $32.6 million to improve Regulation of Aged Care Quality and $82.5 million for improved access to Psychological Services (mental health) for older Australians in residential care.

Our plan includes:

Yours sincerely,

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Tax relief to encourage and reward working Australians.

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Backing businesses to invest and create more jobs, with lower taxes for small business, supporting Australia’s competiveness and exports, investing in vital road and rail infrastructure, and building a stronger and smarter economy.

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Guaranteeing essential services like hospitals, schools and care for older Australians.

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Keeping Australians safe.

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Ensuring the Government lives within its means.

Ken Wyatt MP Federal Member for Hasluck

Locally, we are also delivering record infrastructure funding, including $10 million to the business case for the Eastlink WA Orange Route project and $144 million package which includes the Roe Highway-Great Eastern Highway Bypass Interchange improving travel times by reducing congestion and upgrading safety. Contact my office for further details on what I have secured in funding for Hasluck.

Australia’s economy is pulling out of a tough period but is making real progress. According to the ABS, 2017 saw the strongest year of jobs growth on record, with 415,000 more jobs created, three quarters of which were full time.

Chatting with Julie Bishop, MP and locals in Mundaring about what the budget means for Hasluck

The Budget deficit is less than half what it was two years ago.

We are on track for a modest balance in 2019-20, increasing to a projected surplus of $11 billion in 2020-21.

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Darlington Ratepayers & Residents Association Good news for Darlington at the Council meeting in May. Trish Cook and her enthusiastic supporters ran a very effective campaign to persuade Councillors that the State Government grant of $25,000 should be reallocated from resurfacing the dirt jumps to improving the skate park. It is reassuring to know that Council listens to community wishes.

The Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Talk Rubbish team had intended to clean up along Lionel Rd but were beaten to it by a conscientious local so did Darlington Rd from highway to Mayhew Rd instead collecting 8 bags of rubbish and bits of cars. Generally Darlington roads are kept fairly free of rubbish but that area remains a problem - close to the highway and no houses nearby is apparently too much of a temptation for some.

Also Council voted unanimously to provide the Mundaring Bicentennial Scholarship (Robert Juniper Award for the Arts with a 3 year funding agreement. It is good to know that the Award is safe for the next few years and that talented youth across the Shire will continue to have the opportunity to to extend their studies and experience.

Helena College students are working at Station Reserve again as their community service obligation. They did a great job last year so we look forward to the results this time round.

The latest capital works suggestion is to demolish the dirt jumps and fence it as a secure dog area. As this is part of the overall recreation improvements being considered by DCRAG, DRRA will take it to the next DCRAG meeting.

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.

Darlington Ratepayers & Residents Association

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS WANTED by the Darlington History Group:- Free use of a weather proof storage area (Shed, garage or spare room) close to the oval to securely store collected books and bric-a-brac for our annual DAF stall. Please contact Reg Kelly on 9299-6746 if you are able to assist.

IRONING $30 an hour, approx 10 shirts and 2 trousers. Fundraising for Alistair to attend World Scout Jamboree in America. Contact Gina 0412 724 127

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Mundaring Arts Centre MIDLAND JUNCTION ARTS CENTRE (MJAC), 25 May – 29 June “With every painting, Julie Dowling gives ownership to our communities with every story told within them. She has focused on healing and acknowledgement of how truly resilient and strong our people are…” Julie’s sister, Carol Dowling 2018 Nationally renowned Badimaya artist Julie Dowling presents Wiru, an exhibition of new works at MJAC documenting and highlighting the revival of First Nations languages within local and global contexts. For Wiru (Spirit) Dowling’s suite of miniature portraits represents a community actively decolonising through documenting, learning and speaking their language, Badimaya on Country in the Mid-West of WA. Working in a social realist style, Dowling draws on diverse art traditions including European portraiture, Christian icons, mural painting, dotting and Indigenous Australian iconography. Her paintings have a strong political edge, subverting traditional power relations between the observer and the observed, the colonizer and the colonized. This exhibition is supported by Yamaji Arts. Hear from MJAC Curator Greg Sikich as he provides a guided tour of the exhibition on Saturday 26 May from 11am in the MJAC galleries.

Continuing to expand his creative practice, artist Tim Maley explores the natural world in his latest exhibition, Specimens.

With an acute focus on the intricate physical details and behaviours of natural phenomena, Maley showcases his love and appreciation for animals and insects in the wild. A series of works on paper, Specimens meticulously illustrates the detailed form, colour and texture of his subject matter. Maley is an established artist who has been encouraged and supported

by DADAA as an active member of their arts program for many years. Meet Maley as he discusses his latest exhibition at MJAC on Wednesday 20 June from 11am.

These exhibitions open from 630pm Friday 25 May, alongside the 2018 Swan Environmental Art Project which features work by over 100 primary school students reflecting on the theme: Plastic Pollution - Finding solutions to reduce our footprint.

MJAC is open Wednesday to Friday 10am – 5pm.

MUNDARING ARTS CENTRE (MAC), 1 June – 15 July Spanning three continents and almost twenty years, Woldendorp: A Black and White Retrospective is a celebration of the early photographic life and career of Richard Woldendorp AM. These rarely seen black and white images - printed by Woldendorp through the 1950’s, 60’s and 70’s – include his first experimental images from 1956, his award-winning portraiture from 1961, and photographs for one of his earliest books, ‘Indonesia’, taken in 1971. Although best known for his aerial landscape photography, the black and white images surveyed not only capture candid moments of historic relevance and the Above Left: Julie Dowling, Wiru – 3, 2, 6, 7, 2018 Above Right : Richard Woldendorp AM, St Georges Terrace, Perth WA, 1964

phenomena of the physical world, they cement Woldendorp’s place as one of this country’s great story tellers.

Born in Holland in 1927, Woldendorp, immigrated to Australia in 1951 and bought his first camera in 1955. His work has been exhibited widely in Australia, USA and Europe with his photography held in the collections of most Australian State and National galleries. He has won many awards and in 2004 was recognised as a State Living Treasure. In June 2012 in the Queen’s Birthday Honours, he was appointed the Order of Australia ‘for service to the arts as an Australian landscape photographer’.

“I don't like to think of paint as a purely technical substance but rather as having its own significance and potency, particularly given that these materials have a rich history of their own.”

Stephanie Reisch, 2018 Working in residence at Mundaring Arts Centre on the project ‘Silent Synchronicity,’ Stephanie Reisch explores ways of expanding her awareness as an artist by taking cues from random curios and natural phenomena occurring in bushland sites around the Mundaring area. Born in Belgium and based in Perth, Reisch is an early career artist who explores mystical and shamanistic precepts through notions of trace and essence.

Grounded in animal alchemy and prehistoric rituals, her practice spans drawing, painting, sound and digital media. Reisch begins her residency at MAC off the back of two successful solo exhibitions in 2018 - ‘Water & Stone’ at Heathcote Museum & Gallery and ‘Antelands’ at Linton & Kay Galleries. This is an opportunity to reflect and ground herself in the natural world of the Mundaring Hills. She will facilitate two workshops in mixedmedia painting from her studio at MAC in June.

For more information about exhibitions, residencies and related workshops for adults and young people contact MAC (9295 3991) and MJAC (9250 8062), or visit www.mundaringartscentre.com.au Find MAC at 7190 Great Eastern Hwy (corner Nichol St). The Gallery and Shop are open Tuesday – Friday 10am-5pm, Saturday and Sunday 11am – 3pm (closed Mondays and Public Holidays). MJAC is in the heart of Midland at 276 Great Eastern Hwy (corner Cale St), open 10am - 5pm Wednesdays to Fridays.

Entry to both venues is free.

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Soroptimist International of Helena contributes to the health of its rider, provides free transport around cities and an alternative to the use of fossil fuels.(UN) June 5th – World Environment Day We all have a role to play in protecting our only home, we can use less plastics, drive less, waste less food and teach each other to care. It is up to each of us to consider how we relate to nature to respect and protect our environment from degradation. (UN)

The activities planned for May have been met with great success.

A beautiful cake, decorated by our President Fay was presented to St John of God Public Hospital on May 5th to celebrate Midwives day.

Robin Lim, Bumi Sehat Birthing Clinic and her assistant Eka graced us at the Mother’s Day afternoon tea at Mechanics Hall in Guildford. We were delighted to present her with a cheque for $1000.00 toward the “$1000.00 for 1000 “fund she has launched to build an endowment fund to a secure future. This was followed by a delicious afternoon tea provided by our members.

Villagers in Cambodia are deeply appreciative of financial support

by S I Helena, S I Karratha and S I Pt Hedland to have solar powered lights being installed in various positions. In particular to create safety around the water wells in Kantout village. This project was supervised by a Phnom Penh member.

Our next guest speaker will be Di Ryder at our dinner meeting 19th June at the Dome Midland 6.00pm. Di will speak about her background and experiences since her army days.

The delegates have returned from the Conference of Clubs filled with the excitement and enthusiasm from the weekend and renewed friendships. The speakers from the Federation and other guests have now issued challenges for us to take on. We are proud that our Robyn has been appointed Secretary of S I South West Pacific for the next two years.

Next fundraising attraction is the Quiz Night, on June 15th at the Lesmurdie Club, Boronia Rd Lesmurdie. 6.30 for 7.00pm start. Bar facilities available ( drinks and meals). BYO snacks only. The usual Lucky Door – Raffles – Prizes also Entertainment Books will also be for sale @ $70. Sure to be a fun night. Contact Robin: cain@iinet. net.au or 92988593 or Berenice: berenice,ritchie@iinet.net.au or 929341

June 1st is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day which has been a designated day on which to consider a mainly silent form of abuse.

The focus this year is on understanding and ending financial abuse to ensure that older people have the right to a life of dignity and freedom from all forms of abuse which can lead to poverty, hunger, homelessness, poor health and even early death. (UN)

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.

June 3rd is the first World Bicycle Day to be celebrated. The bicycle is a sustainable form of transport that is simple to service, reliable and environmentally viable. It has a positive impact on climate and

Rosalie Gordon

Darlington Tennis Club Perrellas café have kindly agreed to take over the daytime court hire – so if any non-members want to play during the day you need $20 deposit for the key and it costs $5 an hour to hire.

After hours court hire is available from Brendon 0427 250 566.

Thanks to Lee Oliver for running our Junior Championships again this year, and congratulations to Tiger Morris who became our new Junior Champion after a great match against Marcel Fusco. The doubles were won by Marcel & Tom Hunt with the runners-up being Eric Rasmussen and Callum Paxman. We are holding our Senior Club Championships on the weekend of 14th / 15th July.

For any inquiries or more info check out our website www.darlingtontennisclub.org.au

Our night competitions, all held at the Darlington courts (Mon, Tues, Wed 7-9.30pm), are going strong with 16 players every night and plenty of reserves. New players are welcome but may have to be fill-ins until a spot becomes available. Captains are Paula (0430 022 047), Paul (0476 018 403) and Brendon (0427 250 566).

Monday and Thursday mornings are looking for new players – it is social doubles from 9am – and no commitment to play every week. If anyone would like to try it out just rock up with tennis shoes and a racquet.

Darlington players again put in a very strong performance in the Hills Grand Slams this year – with up to 3 teams in each event.

Congratulations to all our players who either won or came second in their divisions in the Midland Grand Slam (see photo).

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Matthew Hughes MLA JP - Member for Kalamunda It’s been a productive couple of months, with a focus on tourism and job creation for the Kalamunda Electorate which spans from Parkerville and Stoneville in the North through to Martin.

The Hon. Paul Papalia, Minister for Small Business and Tourism dropped into Kalamunda’s new and inspired “The Vault” restaurant for breakfast to talk to local businesses about all things tourism and about ensuring that the Hill’s region is visited as part of people’s domestic and international travel plans.

I’m also very happy to advise that the extended bus services from Mundaring through to Kalamunda began when school returned this term, obviating the need for students from the northern part of the electorate to travel into Midland on their way to and from school.

I was saddened to hear about the loss of equipment from Darlington Scout Group, and visited on the 21st of May to provide some financial assistance to help cover costs. I appreciated being able to visit and to meet some of the senior cubs and scouts along with the juniors.

You may be aware that on 12 December, 2017 the Western Australian Government signed a bilateral agreement with the Commonwealth that replaced the agreement that was signed in January 2017 by the previous State Government for a WA administered National Disability Insurance Scheme (WANDIS). I was very appreciative of the visit by Hon Stephen Dawson MLC, Minister for the Environment; Disabilities to the Electorate on Wednesday, 18 April. Many of our constituents access the WA Disabilities Insurance Scheme (WANDIS). I was pleased to host an opportunity for a number of advocacy and support groups including “Valued Lives” and “Hills Peer to Peer” to meet with the Minister to discuss the phased transition arrangements as the State moves from WANDIS to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). The transition, which commenced in April, will be completed by December 2018. From 1 July, 2018 the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) will assume responsibility for the delivery of NDIS in Western Australia. NDIS will continue to roll out on a geographic basis and will be fully rolled out across WA by 2020.

I would like to extend my thanks to Trish Cook for her work in engaging with the community, especially our youth on the

best directed use of the grant of funds from the Local Projects Local Jobs programme. I was able to drop in on the Town Meeting on Sunday 15 April to witness the last stages of the consultation process. It was heartening to see our very young and not so young residents participating. There was evident strong support to use the $25 000 from the State Government for a half pipe for the skate park and supports the online poll on Darlington Hub Page. I was very pleased to hear that the Council has resolved to request the grant be allocated to the half-pipe.

Engagement in outdoor recreation pursuits is strongly on the rise, not least in the Electorate of Kalamunda. The Perth hills is the busiest area for trail participation in the State. There are complex issues around access to water catchments, competing land use values and emerging tourism opportunities, but Perth hills is a priority for mountain bikers across the state, and has the potential to have national significance. To guide development in this area, the State, local governments and industry bodies have developed a range of guiding strategies and plans, including for example, WA Strategic Trails Blueprint 2017-2021, WA Horse Trails Strategy 2015, WA Mountain Bike Strategy 2015-2020, Perth Hills Trail Master Plan 2013, and Perth and Peels Mountain Bike Master Plan 2017. The WA Bushwalking and Trail Running Strategy is currently under development.

I am pleased to be an ex-officio member of the Trails Reference Group. Current projects in the Perth hills include the Goat Farm Mountain Bike Park, which was the original mountain bike trail network in WA and which is now being redeveloped to meet current standards. Westcycle is seeking more funding to develop the design needed for construction. The Railway Reserves Heritage Trail is a multi-use trail that joins the townsites of Mundaring to Kalamunda, as well as linking in several national parks and key trail heads and from my point of view is well worth exploring in so far as it physically links the two principal towns of the electorate of Kalamunda – it ties our communities together so to speak. Several sections of this trail have been improved recently, and further planning is underway.

Lotterywest is currently considering an application to extend the rail trail from Kalamunda to Pickering Brook.

The Department of Water Policy 13, promulgated in September 2012, and which deals with recreation within drinking water source areas on Crown Land significantly restricts or generally prohibits the development of trails through water catchment areas much to the bane of mountain bikers. The Policy is subject to review this year. I am pleased to advise that the mountain bike groups will be afforded the opportunity to contribute to the review.

A reminder that apart from my main office, which is located in at 1/16 Mead Street, Kalamunda, my pop-up office at the Bendigo Bank Community building adjacent to the Bendigo Bank in Mundaring is staffed each Friday other than public holidays from 9 am to 1pm. Why not pop-in to the pop-up for a chat.

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St Cuthbert’s Anglican Church

cnr Darlington Rd and Hillsden Rd, Darlington

Pentecost On Sunday 20 May, Western Christians around the world celebrated Pentecost. For Pentecost at St Cuthbert’s we wear red and decorate the church in red. As you can see in the photo, Father Chris told the story of ‘The Mystery of Pentecost’. It’s a story of wind and fire and language barriers broken down. Following the 9.00am service, we had a sausage sizzle at the Rectory, as well as playing lots of fun garden games. Oh, and we shouldn’t forget the red velvet cakes, brought by Madison’s family to celebrate her baptism.

Pentecost is a feast day, and feasting is something we do well at St Cuthbert’s!

Music From Manus So far, Australia’s offshore processing regime on Manus and Nauru has cost Australia $18 billion. The result? Hundreds of women, children and men with physical and mental injuries. Musician Dawn Barrington went to Manus to see for herself what is going on - and took her guitar and a filmmaker. The outcome is a short but confronting documentary about the mistreatment of the men imprisoned on Manus. On Monday 21 May, Dawn performed some of her own original music before screening the short film.

She helped the gathering to understand the cruelty and deprivation deliberately inflicted onto the men on Manus. We also heard from local woman Mary Blight, who is treasurer for Gifts for Manus and Nauru. This group helps to provide phone credit, baby-care materials and medical funds to people in offshore detention centres. St Cuthbert’s sponsors the Hills Network for Refugees. If you would like to keep in touch with the network, please email stcuthberts@bigpond.com.

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Darlington Social Cricket Club Inc “Slips, Stumpings Appeals & Silly Points”

DUCC (Darlington United Cricket Club) v DSCC 18 March 2018

Then back to the Miller’s place for their second host in a month with another one the following week for the last match of the season being the test match. Real suckers for punishment.

DSCC batted first and compiled a tidy 9 for 242 after their forty overs.

Glen Farrant hit a solid 58 while Captain Matt Ellis bludgeoned a quick fire 53 retired. Little cameos from Matt Parsons 18, Graham Ekert 23 and Ben Harvey 21 all added to the score.

TEST MATCH

Mitch Cork, David Ludlow and Stephen Jones scored a trifecta all scoring a BLOB getting out on the third delivery they faced.

Craig Van der Laan was going along merrily until he sustained a nasty calf strain and had to retire on 15 and took no further part in the match. The ROWs playing were not very sympathetic to poor old UDL as it looked like he would be out of the upcoming test match.

Pick of the bowlers were Matt Lucas with swing and cut getting 3 for 13 off his 4 overs and Mitch Millar with a genuine pace getting 2 for 14 off his 4 overs.

Afternoon tea was provided by Wendy Kozak with strong support from Kate Hewitson. Some of the erotic (will not go so as far to say pornographic) cake designs by Wendy had members and opposition alike scratching their heads.

The DUCCs started out with James Miller and Matt Lucas getting the DUCCs away to a good start in the run chase. When James went Suban came in and immediately ran himself out.

Matt Lucas got to fifty and retired. More on that later.

Poor Sam while batting had a flash at a wide ball outside his off stump. There was a resounding crack and all the DSCC fieldsmen appealed for a catch behind. Sam meanwhile was clutching his upper arm in a lot of pain.

The upshot of all this was, just after Christmas Sam snapped his upper arm in an arm wrestling match. A metal plate was inserted and a number of screws were put in place to keep the broken arm steady.

What the fielders heard was the arm breaking again and the screws popping out of the metal plate like rifle shots Sam was whisked away to Midland Hospital to have his arm reset and took no further part in the match or the BBQ. Wickets kept tumbling against some tight bowling and it got to the stage of the DUCCs being 8 for 176 in the 31st over, when Matt Lucas came back in to bat.

The equitation was 66 runs from 9 overs at a rate of 7 per over. Not an insurmountable task given that Matt was at the crease.

The DUCCs got to 226 in the 38th over when Matt was run out at the bowlers end trying to squeeze an extra run.

Matt’s final score was a remarkable 100.

All the DSCC bowlers bowled tightly expect Mark Lucas who got tonked a bit (1 for 43) with his last over contributing 19 runs.

It was a splendid match played with much merriment and laughs and a lot of very good cricket being played by both sides.

The second “Test Match” under the revamped eligibility rules got under way on Saturday 23rd March. The WASSIES batted first and lost opener Matt Parsons in the second over.

Then Glen Farrant and Mark Lucas batted very cautiously trying to establish a platform for the middle order.

Mark Lucas succumbed for 24 in the 14th over with the score at 62.

His last 14 scoring shots netted him 14 runs. Graham Ekert was run out for 7 and at drinks the WASSIES were 3 for 90.

Matt Lucas shanghaied or shall we say press ganged into the WASSIE side due to injuries and the unavailability of a number of West Aussies, batted with his usual aplomb. He and Glen took the score to 141 before Glen became the first of Ben Harvey’s 4 wickets for a great knock of 63.

Then it became a procession back to the shed. 6 wickets fell for 14 runs as the lower middle order and tail succumbed to the tight ROW bowling and the WASSIES were all out for 155 in the 32nd over.

Cliff Burns decided to run himself out for 7 and Cliff Williams was trapped LBW for 3 by Ben Harvey.

The last four batsmen contributed 3 runs, with Stephen Jones running himself out off his free ball attempting a suicidal single on Matt Ellis’s arm. Is that a half diamond?

Champers and OJ, sumptuous hot and cold eats and beautiful dessert types saw another grand Test Match Luncheon.

With one of their strike bowlers in Glen Farrant injured and not bowling and another sidelined in Craig van Laan recovering from a calf injury sustained the previous week, the WASSIES were always going to be up against it.

Tim Bates and Stuart Aldred opened for the ROW and the Doc fell for a mere 7 of Burns. The first quintet of bowlers bowled very tightly, but defending a low total gave the ROWs a chance to accumulate runs without taking any real risks.

The first five bowlers were: Mark Lucas - 4 overs, 2 maidens 0 for 4, Cliff Burns 4 overs, 1 maiden 1 for 7, Matt Lucas 4 overs, 1 for 16 , Cambell Giles 4 overs, 0 for 8 and Cliff Williams 3.1, overs 0 for 16.

Having kept out these five bowlers and taking the score to 2 for 72 at drinks, Ian Scrimshaw and Matt Ellis let loose on the remaining bowlers after drinks. Ian hit a controlled and stately 72 not out. Ian was particularly harsh on Jones who was still basking in the false dawn of his “five for” from a fortnight ago. Jones’s two overs, before being dragged, cost 22 runs.

Matt Ellis fell for a quick fire 41, stumped Matt Parsons to the LOB specialist in the last over trying to hit him into the next universe.

The ROWs cantered home in the 34th over for only three wickets down. A complete shellacking.

Then off for the third BBQ hosted by the Millers’ this year.

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THE TURNBULL GOVERNMENT | BUDGET 2018

BUDGET 2018 IS OUR PLAN FOR A STRONGER ECONOMY IN HASLUCK

O U R PL A N FO R

A ST R O N G E R E CO N O M Y

SUPPORTING OLDER AUSTRALIANS TO STAY IN THEIR HOMES The Turnbull Government is helping older Australians stay in their own home for longer through more high level home care packages. In this Budget we are funding more than 14,000 additional places - adding to the 6,000 extra places already released in MYEFO - bringing the total of additional in home places funded since last Budget to 20,000.

We are also ensuring better quality of care and greater transparency of care to protect older Australians who can no longer stay at home.

We are supporting the 21,852 people aged over 65 and their families in Hasluck to live longer, happier and healthier lives.

AGED CARE FUNDING – MORE CHOICES FOR A LONGER LIFE Includes $1.6 billion for more High Level Home Care Packages and $14.8 million for Streamlined Consumer Assessment for Aged Care; Better quality of care includes $50.0 million to support Residential Care Providers transition to the New Quality Standards; $32.6 million to improve Regulation of Aged Care Quality and $82.5 million for improved access to Psychological Services (mental health) for older Australians in residential care.

BOOSTING INFRASTRUCTURE This budget confirms funding for the following new projects to benefit Hasluck residents.

The Turnbull Government will provide: • $581 million towards Tonkin Highway improvements, including new funding for the Hale, Welshpool and Kelvin interchanges on the Tonkin Highway • $144 million package which includes the Roe Highway-Great Eastern Highway Bypass Interchange improving travel times by reducing congestion and upgrading safety.

• $10 million to the business case for the Eastlink WA Orange Route project.

The Turnbull Government will provide a further $1.05 billion towards the extension of the Perth rail network, taking the Government’s total contribution to more than $1.84 billion, including $83 million toward the relocation of Midland Station.

KEN WYATT MP

Federal Member for Hasluck

Shop 10-12 Hawaiian’s Forrestfield, 80 Hale Road Forrestfield WA 6058 (08) 9359 0322

ken.wyatt.mp@aph.gov.au

Authorised by Ken Wyatt MP, Liberal Party of Australia, Shop 10-12 Hawaiian’s Forrestfield, 80 Hale Road Forrestfield WA 6058.

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