Darlington Review • Vol.63 No.10 • November 2023

Vol. 63 | No. 10 | November 2023 online @ www.darlingtonreview.com.au

COMMENCED IN 2017 TO RAISE FUNDS TO BUILD AND UPGRADE THE DARLINGTON PAVILION, THE FOUNDATON MEMBERS WALL IS NEARING CAPACITY

35 SPACES LEFT, NOW IS THE TIME!

MEMBERS OF THE DARLINGTON REVIEW Anglican Church (Church Office 6292 0074) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jan Carroll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9299 7240 Baha’i Faith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Susheel Croft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0402 023 704 Bushfire Ready Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Colin James . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0419 969 223 Darlington Arts Festival Inc. (DAF) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chris Pemberton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9252 0154 Darlington Bushwalk Series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cliff Burns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9299 6696 Darlington Chamber Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Malcolm Firth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0400 204 845 Darlington Christian Fellowship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pastor Callan McEwan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0474 155 364 Darlington Community Garden (DCG) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Louise Stelfox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0437 310 578 Darlington Community Recreation Advisory Group (DCRAG) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Colin James . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0419 969 223 Darlington Dipsticks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bindi Datson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9252 1050 Darlington Family Playgroup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stacey Phipps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0417 955 835 Darlington Junior Cricket Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chris Pivac - chris@slatergartrellsports.com.au . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0404 082 623 Darlington Junior Football Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brodie Della - darlingonjfcpresident@gmail.com Darlington History Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Val Shiell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9299 6868 Darlington Primary School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9257 4000 Darlington Primary School P & C Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lucy Banner (President) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . President@dpspc.org.au Darlington Ratepayers and Residents Association (DRRA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anthony Spagnolo - drra@darlingtonvillage.org . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0406 805 111 Darlington Retirement Accommodation Assn Inc. (DRAA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carolyn Earnshaw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0427 271 765 Darlington Running Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pippa Windsor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0488 069 764 Darlington Social Cricket Club Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chris Rickard - dsccdarlington@gmail.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0477 355 106 Darlington Sports and Recreation Association Inc. (DaSRA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Geoff Barker - geoff@pmdwa.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0418 953 176 Darlington Tennis Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alex Hoschke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0439 976 672 Darlington Theatre Players at Marloo Theatre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chris McRae - chris@marlootheatre.com.au . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9255 1212 Darlington Volunteer Bushfire Brigade Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ricky Harvey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0409 685 445 1st Darlington Scouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Julia Tolj . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0448 298 685 Forrest Darlings CWA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kate Herren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0452 644 248 Friends of Darlington Station Reserve (FODS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jane Arnold – arnoldmj55@gmail.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0477 987 048 Friends of Glen Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Glenys Letchford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0467 586 050 Glen Forrest Bridge Club (GFBC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bev Hayles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0437 817 359 Darlington Dibbler Girl Guides (Girl Guides WA-Avon Hills Region) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Karen Wills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0418 917 045 Helena College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mandy Cosser - mcosser@helena.wa.edu.au . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9298 9100 The Hub of the Hills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rachel Bacon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9290 6683 KSP Writers’ Centre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sofija Stevanovic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9294 1872 Kalamunda Bridge Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jenny Tedeschi - jennifer_tedeschi1@hotmail.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0407 085 229 Mundaring Arts Centre Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kate Parker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9295 3991 Mundaring Arts Scholarships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chris Durrant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9299 6093 Mundaring Chamber of Commerce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Morgan Holmes – President, Mundaring Chamber of Commerce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TBA Mundaring Christian College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tanja Nell - tanja.nell@mundaringcc.wa.edu.au . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9295 2688 Mundaring Creative Learning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terrie Plaistowe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9295 1688 Mundaring and Hills Historical Society Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trish Beaman - mhhs@mundaringhistory.org . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9295 0540 Parkerville Steiner School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michelle Garvin - michelle.garvin@silvertree.wa.edu.au . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9295 4787 Shire of Mundaring Library Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coordinator Library Services - gills@mundaring.wa.gov.au . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9290 6755 Silver Tree Steiner School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hayley Spracklen/Michelle Garvin - michelle.garvin@silvertree.wa.edu.au . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9295 4787 Soroptimist International of Helena . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fay Kappler - sihelena@siswp.org . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9274 4543 Swan Rotary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manny Braude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0408 274 556 The Darlington Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sue Lavell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0439 273 213 Treetops Montessori School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stuart Harris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9299 6725 Members of Parliament: Member for East Metro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Donna Faragher JP MLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9379 0840 Member for Kalamunda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matthew Hughes MLA - kalamunda@mp.wa.gov.au . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9293 4747 Federal Member for Hasluck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tania Lawrence MP - tania.lawrence.mp@aph.gov.au . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6245 3340 Mundaring Shire South Ward Councillors: Cr James Martin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CrMartin@mundaring.wa.gov.au . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0437 287 377 Cr Trish Cook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CrCook@mundaring.wa.gov.au . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0409 479 551 Cr Luke Ellery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CrEllery@mundaring.wa.gov.au . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0420 421 883 Justice of the Peace: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Warren Southwell - www.wa.gov.au/service/justice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9252 0361 Mundaring Shire (General enquiries, graffiti/vandalism) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . shire@mundaring.wa.gov.au . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9290 6666 Engage Mundaring (Community feedback) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . https://engage.mundaring.wa.gov.au/ Darlington Hall future bookings ring Shire of Mundaring Booking Officer on 9290 6666 or bookings@mundaring.wa.gov.au Non-profit community-based organisations may become members of the Review.

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EDITORIAL Ian Kay | Editor

The Darlington Arts Festival celebrates its 70th anniversary this year with a flourish typical of the late Spring season blooming in the hills. I have been involved only for the last seven years and every year I am astounded by the resilience, renewed growth, the colour and community enthusiasm obvious in each successive event.

It brings to mind an exotic garden tended within a vast forest.

gardeners’ come, sow new seeds and eventually move on.

Exotic gardens don’t happen without a lot of work - I know because I am the custodian of some 80 years of accumulated effort at the Log Cabin.

Amy Pepper is the third Festival President I have known since I arrived. Each ‘head gardener’ has brought their particular style, expertise and leadership to the role and added depth to the festival experience.

New acts, arts and events are tried and grafted if they work, bugs and regulations have to be dealt with and different ‘head

Tania Whisson is Amy’s deputy and this year they lead a dynamic team of some 27 committee members. Each year the team is constantly evolving and renewing as members arrive, are mentored, make their mark, mentor new members and retire to renew their enthusiasm. While the Festival is actually running over the weekend November 4 and 5 the committee members will also be supported by approximately 60 volunteers.

In the high profile leadership roles Festival President Amy looks after ‘Sculpture on the Scarp’ and ‘Youth Engagement’, and Deputy President Tania is responsible for ‘Events’ and the ‘Wine Tent’.

Now may I introduce you to just a few of the less obvious committee personalities who all contribute to the ongoing success of the Festival.

I will start with some amazing women who have all made significant contributions and after this November may step back a little.

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Kristy Scaddan A WA girl originally from Lancelin, Kirsty Scaddan now lives with her young family in Darlington.

Talented and busy, Kristy has a BA from Edith Cowan University and is currently exhibiting at Fremantle Arts centre in the 2023 Print Awards. She also has work in the ECU collection and is employed at the Mundaring Arts Centre.

Chris Pemberton Born in Hobart, Chris Pemberton grew up mostly in Canberra and also lived in Perth. Some 20 years ago she returned permanently to the west and has lived in Darlington ever since.

Chris joined DAF in 2015 initially as the Publicity and Marketing coordinator and then a couple of years later became Secretary – so this is her ninth year. “Being (Secretary) in a committee of up to 30 people sounds scary but although meetings can be chaotic, they are very productive and often hilarious,” she said. “The committee members are hardworking and committed – it is a joy to be a part of the organisation.”

Kristy’s first role with DAF was to curate and coordinate a retrospective for Darlington artist Thornton Hick on behalf of Anne and Sophie Hick. Her first Festival as a committee member was in 2019. “This year’s Festival will be my last on the committee but I will always be around to volunteer on the weekend of the event,” she said.

Claire Bannister Originally from New Zealand Claire Bannister moved to Australia/ Darlington when she was two. Claire’s parents still live in Darlington and she returned to the village to raise her boys.

Claire has been involved in the organisation of the DAF Open Art Exhibition for the last five years. “Being part of the Festival has given me the opportunity to pursue my life long passion of being involved in the arts,” she told me. “It has also given me the opportunity to marvel at and admire the diversity of exhibitors and their works.”

Jody Oborne and Amanda Moore English born, Amanda Moore moved to Darlington 13 years ago.

Amanda and her friend Jody Oborne have been the encouragers of the community’s youngest artists for many years now. “This is our ninth year as curators of Junior Art and we both previously helped the curator with the set-up of the Youth Art Exhibition,“ Amanda said. “I love the younger artists faces when they see their art displayed like the big kids in the tent, and I really enjoy seeing their pride when they go up and collect a trophy or medal on the stage in front of friends and family.

“I enjoy the whole weekend of the Arts Festival. When we first moved to Darlington I remember a young friend of my son telling him about the Festival saying that he really looked forward to it as ‘it’s the best weekend of the whole year!’ ... and I think he could be right.”

Jody has a similar observation. “I love the excitement on the kid’s faces and the enjoyment they get from seeing their art displayed,” she said. “I feel the Junior Art makes the Festival completely family orientated and I love knowing that I am giving back to the community that I have been a part of all my life.”

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Brendon Thompson All round outdoors man Brendon Thompson and his family have lived in Darlington for 16 years.

Originally from NZ, Brendon first got involved with DAF as Stalls and Grounds Coordinator, responsible for booking and laying out all that happens on the oval. It is a huge job and he can recall many highlights.

He told me of a couple of stand outs that spring to mind. “Giving Daniel(ink) his first ever market stall selling his, now, world famous T-shirts; and my friend Zoe (now 16) who has helped me every year since I started, mainly emptying bins.

It took a few years before she was big enough to empty a wheely bin into the skip on her own ... precious moments! “ I also know that Brendon spoils his grandchildren with Festival T-shirts every year and that they have grown up racing around the Oval.

Brendon Thompson with Len Nielsen and Ron Stuurstraat.

Len Nielsen Len Nielsen was born in Odense, Denmark - the place famous for being the home of Hans Christian Anderson. He emigrated to Australia with his parents in 1975 and grew up in Lesmurdie, Kalamunda and Gidgegannup - definitely a hills person.

An artist with wood Len is also a great story teller (like Hans).

This is his Festival Journey...

“I’ve lived in Darlington with my partner, Amanda for the last 14 years,” he told me. “We are constant renovators, have a greyhound (Lutz) and until recently also had chickens and a duck (fox attack).

“In 2017 I joined the Darlington Tennis Club, which as many people know is a ‘gateway’ organisation for the Darlington Arts Festival. I fell victim to the friendly spells of Brendon and Ron Stuurstraat and became the treasurer ‘just for a year’, for a total of about five years. I’m no longer treasurer, but this year I am volunteering my help with stalls set up, the art and the wine

tent, because I still love participating in the Festival and feel it’s a really important part of the community.

“The opening night is always really special, seeing the amazing talent we have in the hills here. It’s the start of the Festival which is a culmination of all the hard work many people have put in over the many months beforehand. It’s incredible to see how a group of people can continue to deliver a Festival year on year, volunteering their time and energy. I’ve met some wonderful friends, and it gives me great faith to see that people care enough to want to bring people together and actively create a flourishing community.”

Village footnote: Before Brendon there was Ron, who has been on the DAF committee since 2010 and was the treasurer for most of it before mentoring Len. Jodie Hutton is now the new treasurer.

Pip Windsor Pip Windsor grew up in England and moved to Darlington November 2005. The first friend she made was at the primary school drop-off when she was invited to help with the running of the Have-A-Go Workshops, which were and continue to be a highlight of the Festival. Pip recalls that the DAF meetings had just moved from St Cuthbert’s to the Darlington Estate Winery and that the committee was led by the unstoppable energy of the then newly elected President Jody Nunn. “How could I not be sucked in?” she said. “I have run these workshops for the last eight years and we still manage to provide them free of charge.”

This year Pip is helping out with social events for a change of scene. Her other role is co-ordinating the Sunday happening when the Festival welcomes families from the Edmund Rice Centre, a not for profit organisation assisting people from refugee and migrant backgrounds. The children are given vouchers for ice creams and rides and Guildford Grammar School donate a bus and volunteer driver for the day.

Pip sees the Festival as an annual highlight. “The workload for our wonderful committee and our families is enormous,” she said. “There is a moment (or more) each year when we will all be thinking ‘never again’ but the rewards are priceless and the feedback from the community makes it all so worthwhile.

“I have made friends for life through DAF”.

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Brenda Sinclair-Jones and Paul Turton Starting in the UK, Brenda Sinclair-Jones (and her husband Paul Turton) came to live in Darlington 19 years ago and have attended the Festival every year from the time they arrived.

Brenda has taken over from Julie Stuurstraat in the massive task of organising all the Festival volunteers. “This is my first year doing it myself,” she said. “Last year I helped so that I could learn the ropes and for several years previously I helped out as a volunteer.”

Brenda’s personal observation is that the Festival is a unique event. “It’s hard to believe that it is run entirely by volunteers and sponsorship,” she said. “Each year the Festival seems to get better but the one thing that stands out is the connection with community and the wonderful vibe this brings.”

Husband Paul is also on the committee.

Village footnote: Julie Stuurstraat has been on the DAF committee for many years. One special year Ron’s dad and both their kids (three generations) were all involved with the Festival.

Leanne Bray

Susan Lavell

This year President Amy has appointed Leanne Bray as Curator and leader of the ground crew for the ‘Sculptures on the Scarp Exhibition’ to be held within the Darlington Station Reserve (FOD’s territory).

From Bunbury, Susan Lavell and her family have lived in Darlington since 1984. Susan has been involved with DAF in various capacities and her three children usually spent all weekend down on the Oval.

Having lived a rich and full life on two diverse continents Leanne has made the most of her opportunities to be inspired on multiple levels and to draw on this rich mine of colourful cultural experience. For over 35 years Leanne has worked full-time as an art professional.

Building on her early training as a graphic designer and illustrator, she has combined her strong technical background and sound conceptual development with management skills developed over the last twenty years. This personal growth has endowed Leanne with the flexibility, passion and professionalism that lends itself to a wide range of artistic adventures including the challenges of curating a major public art exhibition.

“We were seriously involved with Treetops Montessori, then with Darlington Primary and finally finished our ‘school programme’ assisting with Helena College working on the Oval,” Susan told me.

Later, Susan worked a stall selling her own organic skin and baby care range and then ran the wine tent for many years as a member of the Darlington Club.

While Susan was Festival President for three years (with husband David as Vice President) they organised the 50th Anniversary golden ball and long lunch.

Still involved, Susan now has another

important role organising sponsorship and fundraising income for DAF. “I think that the Festival is a fantastic community event,” Susan said. “It allows schools and various groups to fundraise and it is an opportunity for budding artists and musicians to be recognised.”

Connie Kennedy An eastern stater from Grafton, NSW, Connie Kennedy moved to Perth with her parents and siblings when she was seven and she currently lives around the corner in Glen Forrest.

Like Amanda and Jody (page 4) Connie plays a vital community role in encouraging and developing an enthusiastic new crop of art lovers.

“I have been doing the Youth Art Exhibition for 10 years,” she said. “For me the highlight of the Festival is seeing all the proud parents looking at their children’s art “.

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Darlington Review – November 2023

True Gardeners: Julie Back (Burkinshaw Oval Friends), Kathryn Johnson (Shire Community Landcare Officer), FODS leadership team Gill Scott, Diane Smith and coordinator Jane Arnold.

Appropriately at this time of the year, Darlington's Station This historic space now provides the backdrop to the Festival’s Reserve becomes a showcase for the efforts, over several spectacular Sculpture on the Scarp. Earlier this month, decades, of our local volunteer gardeners.

Mundaring Shire featured the achievements of the Friends of Darlington Station as part of its annual Spring Landcare Through their collective efforts the previously neglected but Showcase and Networking Event, commending the group on its historic corner of the village - through which the Heritage Trail environmental stewardship and high level of expertise. runs – has been transformed into a pleasant retreat of stone terraces and paths, native plants and shady trees.

You can read more in FODS notes in this issue.

Other Happenings Bravery awarded

Celebrate Community

Four Shire of Mundaring Bilgoman Aquatic Centre employees have been recognised for their acts of bravery by the Royal Life Saving Society.

Shire of Mundaring community groups and organisations will be connecting and celebrating their achievements at a showcase and networking event on Monday, December 4.

Duty Manager Tyler Parish received a Gold Star Bravery Award, while Lifeguards Flynn Throssell, Sophie Eden and Jessica Nalder received Bravery Commendation Awards for saving a toddler at the Centre in January.

The sundowner event will offer an opportunity for up to three members from groups to attend and highlight their accomplishments and activities.

Shire President James Martin congratulated the group on their awards. “This was the first major emergency they had been involved in,” he said.

“They handled themselves extremely professionally and calmly when faced with a very special situation. Their bravery certainly saved the young toddlers life.”

Every year the Royal Life Saving Society WA recognises the efforts of those outstanding members of the community who attempt to save the lives of others by carrying out rescues or performing CPR.

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The event will be held at Boya Community Centre from 6pm to 8pm.

“This year, the Celebrating Community event, which is traditionally held on International Volunteer Day in December, will merge with the Resident and Ratepayer Networking forum,” Shire President James Martin said.

“The novel approach will provide a platform for community groups and Resident and Ratepayer Associations to highlight their activities, network with each other, Shire officers and Councillors and to hear about key Shire projects.

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Other Happenings Calling for young Peer Researchers

In Harmony

As part of developing a new Youth Informing Strategy, the Shire of Mundaring is calling for six young people to be Peer Researchers to help the Shire connect with young people.

A Swan Harmony concert will be taking place at the Darlington Hall at 3.00pm, Sunday 19 November. Tickets (full fare $20, concession $10, under-10s free) available through Trybooking at www.trybooking.com/cmcga or at the door. A lovely afternoon tea is included!

Young people aged 16 to 25 years who work, live, study, or use groups and services in the shire are invited to put their hand up to become a Peer Researcher and earn up to $600.

Mundaring CEO Jason Whiteaker said the Shire was keen to talk to a wide variety of young people to find out what actions and outcomes to focus on.“The Shire is currently reviewing its previous strategy and its current approach to youth services,” he said.

“This process will see engagement undertaken that will inform development of a Strategy which will provide direction over the next five years.

“As part of this process, we have a unique opportunity for young people to become peer researchers and develop their experience and skills as a changemaker in their local community.

“It is an excellent opportunity to build real-work ready skills that will look great on their resume and in-turn will help the Shire to understand the issues that are important to young people.”

The Peer Researchers will be paid to help the Shire design a youth survey, postcards and youth workshops, and give advice on how to promote these opportunities to young people.

Gold Medal Resident dynamo Cr Trish Cook and her softball team the ‘Southerns’ won a Gold medal (again) in Adelaide last month playing in the Australian Masters Softball 55+ competition. The team also included Trish’s sister, Dr Diane Parker who is well known in these parts as a teacher at Helena College and a Bonfire enthusiast.

Trish and Diane with their gold A former WA State player and A grader Trish medals. was pumped when she told me that their team (which range in age from 59-72) even defeated all the 45+ teams in their division.

Congratulations to Trish, Diane and the rest of the ‘Southerns’.

Baiting for ferals Western Shield baiting is underway to protect precious WA native wildlife from foxes and feral cats.

They will also gather 30 surveys from young people and hold vox pop interviews with two to three young people aged 12 to 25.

Foxes and feral cats have been identified as a key driver of the extinction and decline of many native animals across Australia.

Mr Whiteaker said the peer researchers will need to commit to each phase of the project including training, co-design, survey delivery, interviews and debriefing.

Managing introduced predators is part of DBCA’s Western Shield program which continues to support increased populations of native animals including the chuditch, woylie and black-flanked rock-wallaby.

“There are three key sessions to be held between November and January, with a fourth optional workshop to be held in February,” he said.

“With the end of year holidays approaching, young people must ensure they can commit to all of the dates.”

Applications to be a peer researcher close Sunday 5 November.

For more information, including key session dates, and to apply visit the Shire’s website.

Check the online map for Western Shield baited areas, check in with your local Parks and Wildlife Service district office and look out for 1080 signs.

Baits are lethal to domestic dogs and cats so please DO NOT take your pets into baited areas. Baiting at Western Shield sites occurs on a regular and ongoing basis. Baited areas are always considered dangerous for pet cats and dogs, not just in Spring.

Capture the past and win Shire of Mundaring residents with an appreciation of history and an eye for evolving architecture are invited to take part in a new photographic competition for a chance to win one of three $100 vouchers.

Jointly presented by the Mundaring Hills Historical Society and the Shire of Mundaring Libraries, the “Relics, Wrecks and Reno’s” photographic competition encourages participants to enter in three categories. The winner of each category will take home a gift voucher to spend at a local business of their choice.

Shire President James Martin said the competition was a novel way to capture the history and unique character of buildings in the shire.

“We are looking forward to the unique and creative entries from our community to this competition,” he said.

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“The competition is also a way for us to build on our image archive of historical buildings.”

Photographs of buildings and structures located within the Shire of Mundaring can be entered in the following three categories: • Relics: Historical buildings or structures.

• Wrecks: Damaged or unrepairable historical building or structure.

• Renos: Historical buildings, monuments or structures which have been renovated and are in use.

The competition is open until Friday 10 November.

To enter, complete an online submission via Relics, Wrecks and Renos Photography Competition 2023 » Shire of Mundaring.

Further enquiries can be made to Mundaring Hills Historical Society via email mhhs@mundaringhistory.org or call (08) 9295 0540.

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Other Happenings Festival Bar initiative To help reduce single-use waste, DAF is introducing a new initiative at the Wine Tent this year – the DAF Bar Keep Cup. This initiative follows the banning in WA of disposable plastic cups for cold drinks.

Patrons buying wines or cocktails will need to purchase a cup for $5 (cost price) with their first drink. They can re-use the cup during the festival weekend, and then take it home to use again and again. The cups are BPAfree, dishwasher safe, and made to last for years – so

they can be used at future DAFs. The DAF Bar team sends a big shout out to the Darlington Estate Winery who are supplying all the wines this year; Bailey Brewing from the Swan Valley who are providing the beers, the Parkerville Tavern who are supporting a fabulous line up of musicians on the Wine Tent stage, and to the great group of locals who are giving up their time to serve behind the bar – head down to the pavilion and say hello.

DAF Keep Cup: Buy It. Use It. Keep It.

Community Notice Milestone Month Ahead to Save Perth Hills Save Perth Hills’ (SPH) community campaign to stop urbanisation of Perth’s Hills is preparing for a series of milestone hearings over coming weeks.

The hearings will culminate in a December 11 decision by the West Australian Planning Commission (WAPC) to approve or to reject Satterley Property Group’s ‘amended’ suburban townsite on 535-hectares at isolated and stranded ‘North Stoneville’.

Urbanisation of this site, owned by the Anglican Church, has been relentlessly opposed by the local community for 32 years.

SPH has consulted high level interstate and local bushfire experts who will present evidence to the WAPC that Satterley’s Bushfire Simulation and Evacuation Modelling plans are incapable of protecting and safely evacuating approximately 4,000 ‘North Stoneville’ residents, as well as 5,000 surrounding residents of Parkerville and Stoneville. Other insurmountable challenges include chronic water shortages, no reticulated sewage or gas, no public transport, no infrastructure or supportive services such as medical, shopping and child-care, and an inadequate rural road network that could not cope with an estimated 2000 more cars, and could be gridlocked during bushfire emergencies.

• “We’re living in a new and unfolding era of ‘climate catastrophes’, regularly described as ‘unprecedented’. Bushfires of the scale of Wooroloo, require not only the re-building of houses, but the re-building of lives, and these bushfires are becoming increasingly common as our climate changes, along with the fires we face.

My experience causes me concern relating to the risks of another ‘unprecedented’ bushfire catastrophe involving North Stoneville.

The evidence is clear - climate change is intensifying bushfire conditions. Populating hazardous regions, to the scale of this plan, knowing what we know, should be challenged.”

The WAPC will decide whether to approve or reject the plan on December 11.

On February 2, 2024, a State Administrative Tribunal (SAT) hearing will determine ‘next steps’ based on whether the plan is approved, or whether Satterley will appeal a rejection of the plan. If Satterley appeals, it will likely mean a Full SAT hearing will be held later next year to determine the outcome.

Meanwhile, a potential ‘solution’ to North Stoneville sits on the desk of WA’s Department of Planning.

Satterley’s original townsite plan was rejected by the Community, the WAPC and DFES in 2020. The national land developer drew up an ‘amended’ plan earlier this year, which the WAPC will consider in November and December.

SPH and the Mundaring Shire both lodged formal requests to the WAPC in 2020 to change North Stoneville’s Urban zoning back to Rural. Based on the requests, the WAPC ordered a ‘Strategic Review of Urban Zoned Land’ involving three Hills’ Urban-zoned ‘cells’ of North Stoneville, North Parkerville and Gidgegannup.

The WAPC has informed SPH the ‘North Stoneville’ issue will be considered by both the WAPC and Statutory Planning Committee (SPC) given “the exceptional circumstances of the matter that has been before the State Administrative Tribunal for three years, amidst significant ongoing public interest.”

SPH has provided an initial Position Statement to the Planning Department outlining why urbanisation of Perth Hills is unsustainable, destructive and dangerous, and why a Rural re-zoning of ‘North Stoneville’ would be a safer and more acceptable option for the community. Reasons include:

SPH Chair, Peter Brazier, said the Community will be able to present deputations to a public hearing on November 23.

• Enabling the landowner to develop, but in a more sustainable, aesthetically balanced and safer way.

• Protection of the Hills against unsustainable and bushfiredangerous Urban sprawl • Fewer people to protect and evacuate during bushfires • Greater environmental protection of the Hills, including endangered Black Cockatoo habitat • Alignment with the Hills' village character, lifestyle and surrounds • Opportunities to establish eco-tourism as an economic driver for the Shire.

“Save Perth Hills and community leaders will be calling for the plan to be rejected, yet again, to safeguard our increasing bushfire prone community, to protect the Perth Hills’ semi-rural character, and to respect our biodiverse Hills’ environment,” Peter said.

Darlington Ratepayers’ and Residents’ Association (DRRA) has indicated it will apply to do a deputation calling for an end to North Stoneville, along with Darlington resident, and former DFES Commissioner, Dr Wayne Gregson. In February this year, at a community rally against ‘North Stoneville attended by 2,000 people, Dr Gregson raised serious concerns about the North Stoneville plan:

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Our Community remains firmly focused on achieving safer, environmentally respectful and sustainable planning to ... Save Perth Hills!

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Letters to The Review G Hart writes ...

Meagan Shorten writes ...

Driving through Darlington is looking more like a drive down Great Eastern Highway to Midland.

The Institute for Respiratory Health has opened a brand new clinical trial research centre in Midland, bringing cutting-edge research and innovative treatments closer to this community.

It seems everyone with something to sell has bought a multi-pack of corflute signs and distributed them generously at intersections and along verges.

We are losing, or have we already lost, the visual amenity of our village!

Please keep Letter to the Review brief and include your name, address and phone number.

Contact details will not be printed and you can request that a pseudonym rather than your name be used. Letters must be emailed to: editorial@ darlingtonreview.com.au or placed in the Review box in the Post Office by the deadline date of the 20th of the month.

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We know that many people are living with chronic lung conditions such as asthma, chronic bronchitis and emphysema (COPD), bronchiectasis, lung cancer and cystic fibrosis in the Midland area and we wanted to provide a dedicated centre that they could easily visit.

Chronic lung diseases are among the leading causes of death in Australia, so the need for more research to discover new treatments has never been more vital.

We’re looking for volunteers aged between 18 to 80 who have a chronic lung condition and would like to participate in potentially life-changing research. Patients could be among the first to benefit from new and emerging

treatments and their participation could help others with lung conditions.

The Institute for Respiratory Health has worked with more than 2,400 volunteers over the past two decades. It has conducted more than 250 research studies and they have a strong track record. Well-known respiratory physician Dr David Manners serves as the principal investigator for all clinical trials in Midland.

Our research has contributed to the introduction of life-saving medicines like Trikafta for patients with cystic fibrosis.

Patients right here in Western Australia participated in that study and the drug wouldn’t be available today without clinical trials. Which is why the work we do is so crucial.

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Letter to the Review (name and address supplied) ...

As one of many DCRAG delegates representing this community’s interests, I believe our village has a challenge.

Earlier this month, Mundaring Council decided to disband the Shire's Darlington Community Recreation Advisory Group (DCRAG) that, under the former leadership of David Earnshaw and, for the last six years, Trish Cook - plus an extraordinary team of local volunteers - has given us an extended community pavilion, skatepark additions, a pump track, a community garden, extensive landscaping, and a comprehensive large tree inventory/ management plan. And, there's more in the pipeline, including an ambitious plan to restore a local winter wetland area.

So now the challenge is: how does Darlington ensure the momentum and expertise of this disbanded group survives to bring further benefits to our community; and that the information sharing and networking opportunities of

its member groups (from the festival to the fire brigade) also survive.

It was suggested at the October meeting of the Darlington Ratepayers and Residents Association that, in the absence of a formal Shire-supported community group – and with a spirit of collaboration - all the current aspects of our community life could be handled within a simplified re-configuration of community groups to effectively represent Darlington’s interests.

Let’s hope that locals with good ideas share them at the upcoming DRRA AGM (November 9) and the final meeting of DCRAG (November 9, 7pm at the Darlington Community Pavilion) so that we can start this important conversion.

In Darlington, we’re good at preserving what is best in our community - and this ability will serve us well in navigating this challenge.

Note: The demise of DCRAG is also covered in DCRAG and DRRA notes.

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Vale Dennis Wills ('Willsy') 20 September 1948 - 5 September 2023 A well loved member of our community and highly regarded teacher passed away on September 5.

Dennis Wills and his wife of 51 years, Helena, first moved to Darlington in 1973, purchasing a solid home with a bush creek.

This is where they remained. They were blessed with children Brenda, Scott and Karen and five grandchildren.

Dennis was a qualified tradesman and was studying for a Diploma in Engineering at Wembley Tech when he secured a position as a Manual Arts teacher. In 1978 he began his teaching career at Kalamunda SHS followed by a country posting in Northampton for two years.

In 1982 he secured a position at Lesmurdie SHS where he set up a new industrial workshop. He taught at Lesmurdie for a period of 30 years.

Dennis was a true Lesmurdie Legend whose humour, charm and love of teaching impacted so many students and staff in the years he taught at Lesmurdie SHS. During his career, he represented the school council and was nominated for several awards such as the EDWA Innovations award and the National Excellence in Teaching Award. He received two school council awards and in 1996 was the Western Australian Winner of the

National Excellence In Teaching Award.

Dennis was also the National Winner of the Australian Council for Education Technology Teacher of the year award in 1999. He got into curriculum development and wrote the teachers' guide to Metalwork for the whole state. Dennis was 100% proactive in the school community becoming involved with the school hockey, swimming and Blackwood marathon team. He was head coach of the cycling team that would train after school on Friday nights. He also went on many annual camps with the students. It was 18 years before he took long service leave and he used that time to accompany students over East for ski trips on five different occasions.

After his retirement in 2011, Dennis began to study the works of Banjo Patterson. He would do recitals at nursing homes and was asked by Lesmurdie SHS to participate in their Anzac Day Ceremonies.

Dennis bought a light blue dual cab Volkswagen Kombi Ute in 1975. He was often seen driving around Darlington in this treasured family car.

Dennis was also involved in many community sports and activities.

He was a member of the Darlington Social Cricket Club where he played seniors (captaining for two years) and also coached the juniors. He became a life member of the Darlington Junior Cricket Club. He was a long standing member of the Darlington Primary School P&C. In 1990 he completed an accreditation for the National Coaching Scheme for Hockey. From 1994-1997, he coached the state's Under 14 Hockey team and later became a life member of the Kalamunda Districts Hockey Club.

Dennis was also a skilled woodworker.

As his grandchildren attended the Darlington Family Playgroup, he would cheerfully participate in the many busy bees and make repairs to the play equipment, benches, doors etc.

A public memorial for Dennis was held at Kalamunda Hockey Club on October 8th.

Dennis will be deeply missed by all of those who knew and loved him.

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Darlington Sports and Recreation Association Inc. (DaSRA)

Commenced in 2017 as a fundraiser to build and upgrade the Darlington Pavilion, the "Foundation Members Wall” is nearing capacity.

Since the building has been completed DaSRA continues to support and implement projects in and around the Pavilion and a final push for funds will go towards supporting the NoiseBin youth project under the auspices of DaSRA, a larger Fridge for the Canteen, and a new water fountain at the front of the Pavilion, facing the Oval.

Along with the Darlington History Group and DRRA, DaSRA is also supporting the production of the Darlington Film “Belonging - The Importance of Community”.

We are proud to acknowledge the funding support of Federal, State and Local Governments and local businesses and organisations but also, importantly, the generosity of the Darlington Community in its uptake of the funding challenge that has enabled DaSRA to complete the Pavilion and implement other projects at the north-western end of the recreation reserve, that we know as Darlington Oval. The “Buy-A-Brick” campaign has been a critical component of that fundraising.

Four hundred plus people/families have so far purchased their “Brick” on which a brass coloured plaque is mounted incorporating their inscription. BUT there is still room for a few more.

35 LONELY BRICKS REMAIN TO BE PURCHASED. IF YOU HAVENT GOT YOURS YET? THERE IS STILL TIME. Details are available on the DaSRA website darlingtonpavilion.com.au THE BRICK SUIT IS DESTINED FOR RETIREMENT BUT ONE LAST HURRAH IS PLANNED FOR 2023 November 2023 – Darlington Review

DaSRA will be holding its AGM on 13 December 2023 for which further information will be circulated soon.

If you are interested in being part of the future then please let the committee know.

Geoffbarker52@gmail.com

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Darlington Ratepayers and Residents Association (DRRA)

“Preserving the character of Darlington and safeguarding the interests of its ratepayers and residents - Since 1909”

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Membership

Thursday, 9 November 2023 7:30pm, Darlington Hall Drinks and nibbles provided. All welcome.

All community residents are welcome at meetings, but $15 pp annual membership enables voting on motions, and the latest news in your inbox.

Positions are open. If you have eyes, ears and a heart for Darlington we want to hear from you! Please email DRRA’s Chair, at drra@darlingtonvillage.org.

Account name: DRRA BSB: 633-000 | Account: 129416640 | Ref ’Surname Member 24'

October meeting summary The October meeting was lively; attended by 22 people, including the Shire of Mundaring’s new CEO, Jason Whiteaker, along with the Shire’s out-going President Cr James Martin, Deputy President Cr Paige McNeill and Cr John Daw (East Ward).

Thanks to all for attending.

Rates Cr James Martin explained that Landgate re-values the Gross Rental Values (GRV) of properties every three years. Darlington’s properties have just been re-valued by Landgate’s Valuation group; hence some Darlington residents have experienced significant changes to their rates. For its part, the Shire increased rates from 2022/23 by 3.5%. Rates also include an Emergency Services Levy, to assist the State to manage crises, flood, fire, marine and road crash rescue. Anyone experiencing financial difficulty is advised to contact the Shire’s rate Department at rates@mundaring.wa.gov.au.

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To assist the elderly and the less mobile, Council voted in favour of two time-limited parking bays at the Darlington Post Office, with another bay marked as available for parking between the Post Office and Two Birds.

Time-limited parking signs will be affixed to the Post Office building after consultation with the Post Office’s Aaron Sheel and the owner of the building.

The Shire was tasked with ensuring the signs don't adversely impact the heritage and aesthetic values of the Post Office building, in accordance with Darlington's Precinct Plan (www.mundarig.wa.gov.au/documents/371/ precinct-plan-darlington-village)

Signage Policy Given signs are a hot topic in Darlington (really? where? why? how big?) the Shire’s recent release of a Signage Policy is timely.

Cr Paige McNeill advised that the policy will be coming out for community consultation soon. DRRA members will be advised.

Save Perth Hills Are we there yet? No!

Debra Bishop from Save Perth Hills shared the WA government's timeline for formal review of Satterley's proposed dense housing development in North Stoneville. It will go before the WA Planning Committee and the Statutory Planning Committee in late November and early December. DRRA’s Vice Chair, Louise Stelfox, confirmed that DRRA will provide a deputation as requested by SPH. On the 11 December, the State’s final decision on Satterley’s North Stoneville proposal will go public. For more information see www.saveperthhills.net.

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Vice Chair, Louise Stelfox walking the fire breaks behind Darlington Vineyard (photo by Pip Windsor (DRRA Treasurer).

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Out-going Council President, Cr James Martin was thanked for his efforts representing the South Ward and the Shire community during his eight years of service.

Contenders for President in the Shire’s Presidential elections on 21 October, Cr Paige McNeill and Cr John Daw, were thanked for standing. Attendees were encouraged to, vote as typically only 30% of Mundaring Shire’s community do so.

Darlington Community Recreation Advisory Group (DCRAG) Save the Date, Thursday 14 December 2023

Following new Local Government funding restrictions, Council voted for the Shire to discontinue its support of DCRAG. At the open DRRA meeting on Thursday 14 December DRRA will initiate a discussion to explore how the Darlington community may best redefine the processes for active participation and representation in community matters, whilst maintaining good dialogue with the Shire. The discussion may be the launch pad for a community workshop to further develop the topic, open to all of Darlington’s community and sporting groups.

Louise Stelfox | DRRA, Vice Chair drra@darlingtonvillage.org Darlington Review – November 2023

Darlington Community Recreation Advisory Group (DCRAG) It is with great disappointment that I write this article, as it will be the last one for the Shire of Mundaring supported Darlington Community Recreation Advisory Group (DCRAG).

History Formerly Darlington Community Recreation Management Committee (DCRMC), and prior to that Darlington Parks and Boards Committee, DCRAG has existed for many decades since at least the1950s. Apparently, in the past, many other Shire villages also had similar groups which eventually folded, however DCRAG remained a strong valuable shire supported Community entity which enabled: •

Community positions on recreational issues to be presented collectively to Shire officers.

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Great connections between local community groups promoting consideration and communication.

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A focus on strategic improvement of the recreational area.

Delegates from all the formal clubs and groups, as well as Community Representatives, made up DCRAG membership.

Quarterly meetings were often attended by the Shire Recreational Manager.

In 2015 DCRMC evolved to become DCRAG - a Shire Advisory Group instead of Management Committee. The Shire offered this alternative arrangement to provide the group with more flexibility and autonomy. The 2023 Policy now, ironically, requires more formality for continuing Shire Advisory Groups.

Council Decision to Disband The Shire Council have reviewed their Committees and Advisory Groups ahead of the upcoming local government elections on the 21st October whereby the number of Councillors will be reduced from 12 to 8 (plus president). In line with the new Shire Committee, Advisory Groups, Representatives Meeting and Working Groups Policy it has been decided by Council that the DCRAG will no longer be a Shire supported group.

At the October Council meeting, 9 Councillors voted with the Shire officer’s recommendations to disband DCRAG. Unfortunately, I was interstate at the time of the meeting but I did prepare a detailed submission and an alternative motion.

However, the officer’s recommendation to disband was passed with Cr Beale and Cr Zlatnik arguing that due to “equity”- no other village having a Shire facilitated Advisory Group – that Darlington shouldn’t get a special Shire facilitated group. South ward Councillors Martin and Ellery also voted to disband DCRAG as a Shire group. Cr Daw and Cr Jeans argued and voted against the recommendation but ultimately lost 9:2.

Recording of the meeting can be found here starting at 2:17:36 time stamp https://www.mundaring.wa.gov.au/councillivestreams-and-recordings This is a very disappointing result and did not reflect the wishes of most of the DCRAG delegates or myself who made submissions to Council. My personal view is that MORE support should be given to active community groups rather than LESS, however, we must accept the decision and move forward.

Future This role of DCRAG will now likely be subsumed by our other

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Colin James and Trish Cook. continuing Community groups - Darlington Resident and Ratepayers Inc. (DRRA) and Darlington Sports and Recreation Association Inc. (DaSRA); or continue on in some other form.

Ideas will be discussed at the final DCRAG meeting on November 27th at 7pm at the Pavilion.

It has been a privilege serving on DCRAG for the last 10 years, the last six years as Chair. A huge thank you to past delegates and especially, Colin James who served on DCRAG for an astonishing 35 years in one capacity or another.

Patricia Cook

Recent DCRMC/DCRAG Achievement Highlights •

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A DCRMC subcommittee formed in 2010 to look at improving the oval changerooms becoming incorporated in 2015 to form Darlington Sports and Recreation Association (DaSRA Inc). DaSRA subsequently rebuilt the old changerooms into the Darlington Pavilion – a hugely improved asset for the Shire and our community.

A DCRAG subcommittee Lower Area Management Plan (LAMP) Phase I subcommittee formed in 2018 and successfully lobbied for Federal and State funds of over $375000 to extend the skatepark, build the dirt jumps and the Grand Arbour. LAMP was community conceived, managed and built, greatly improving the amenity and use of the lower recreation area.

In 2020 DCRAG Tree Custodian, Stacey August, compiled an inventory of all the trees in the recreational area, as well as a Large Tree Management Plan.

In 2022 LAMP Phase II subcommittee was formed and is embarking on an ambitious environmental project – the Wetland Rehabilitation Action Plan (WRAP) under the leadership of Chris Arnold Other projects were considered and Capital Works formally requested annually to the shire when agreed to by all delegates.

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Darlington Bushfire Ready Group Sincerely hope that you do not have to use your Emergency evacuation kit, but just in case here are the DFES recommended items you should have, in case of that day.

Emergency evacuation kit No matter where you are across the state, your emergency kit should include the essential items you need to keep your family comfortable and safe while you evacuate and until it’s safe to return.

Emergency evacuation kit list: • Important/legal documents.

• Valuable items (photos, jewellery, medals, etc).

• Clothing for everyone.

• First aid kit.

• Drinking water and food for the trip.

• Personal hygiene items.

Items to grab when leaving: • • • • •

Wallet/ purse.

Medications/ life support equipment.

Phone, laptop and chargers.

House and car keys.

Pet supplies (food, bowl, cage, leash, etc).

Also included in this Review is a list streets whom have contact points if wanting to know more about being Prepared for the forthcoming fire season. You may also come down to the Fire station Saturday mornings between 9.00am and 10.00am and talk to us.

Colin James, Coordinator | 0419 969 223

Darlington and surrounding suburbs are very high risk areas for bushfire, and with summer fast approaching there is an increased chance of them occurring. The reality is that in a major bushfire emergency, a fire truck or water bombing aircraft will not be available to protect every property.

You are responsible for protecting your home and family from bushfire. There are several things you can do now that will make a difference. Have a BUSHFIRE PLAN…….and stick to it.

Darlington Bushfire Ready Streets Street

Contact Phone No. Street

Contact Phone No. Street

Contact Phone No.

Allestree Road

0402 070 849

Darlington Road (105- 127 )

0400 247 526

Oakleigh Road

0459 807 892

Allpike Road

0417 978 776

Darlington Road Central

0414 771 741

Orange Road

0448 064 680

Amherst Avenue

0478 619 615

Duval Road

0439 935 992

Owen Road (1-18)

0427 657 813

Beenong Road

0466 628 507

Edith Street

0420 651 465

Owen Road (18 on)

0429 997 343 9299 7343

Boya Crs, Boya

0416 816 637

Ferguson Road

0400 520 429

Oxley Place

0412 222 256

Cairnhill Court

0432 844 665

Glen Road

0400 217 293

Oxley Road

0411 228 482

Camfield Road

0448 844 215

Homesdale Place

0434 322 139

Padbury Road

0403 928 277

Cook Street North

0427 991 983

Kookaburra Place

0419 842 362

Pine Terrace

0420 749 501

Cook Street South

0488 797 170

Lawrence Close

0437 482 499

Ryecroft Road (up to Allpike)

0405 124 307

Constance Street

0488 917 871

Lawson Way

0412 555 030

Sandover Road

0417 183 826

Dale Place

0407 081 421

Marnie Road

0421 608 434

Stone Crescent Sth

0420 364 161

Dalry Road East

0424 031 059

Mofflin Avenue

0490 331 396

View Terrace

0437 882 253

Dalry Road Central

0407 426 078

Nelson Way

0409 555 038

If you wish to find out more about Bushfire Ready, please contact Coordinator - Colin James ( 0419 969 223) - or call down to the Darlington Volunteer Bushfire Station on any Saturday morning between 9.00-10.00am For more information about what you can do to be prepared for bushfires, contact the Department of Fire and Emergency Service (DFES) Community Preparedness team on 9395 9300 or visit the DFES website on www.dfes.wa.gov.au. Firebreak notices and information can be accessed from the Shire of Mundaring on 9290 6666 or website on www.mundaring.wa.gov.au.

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Darlington Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade REMEMBER 000 is the ONLY number to ring for all fire and smoke sightings.

The ComCen will page our members who are on duty.

For general Brigade enquiries please ring 9299 7217. Station hours: Saturday 9am-10:30am.

Web: darlingtonfire.org.au • Facebook: Darlington Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade • Instagram: dvbfb_

Next meeting: Tuesday, November 14, 2023, at the Darlington Fire Station.

Please remember that the Shire of Mundaring is still in the Restricted Burning period, and permits to burn are required until the end of November for all running fires, all fires lit prior to 6pm, and fires larger than one square metre lit after 6pm.

Currently permits are only being written for burning to commence after 3pm. The Shire will advertise any changes to the Restricted or Prohibited burning periods due to changes in environmental conditions prior to December 1st. If you are unsure about what restrictions are in place on any day, please contact the Shire or visit their website. If you’re planning a burn on your property and have obtained a permit, please remember ALL burning is prohibited on days of High, Extreme or Catastrophic Fire Danger Rating, or when a Total Fire Ban or Harvest and Vehicle Movement Ban have been declared.

See the Shire of Mundaring’s Firebreak and Fuel Load Notice for detailed fire break regulations. The fines for failing to comply with a Fire Break Notice are up to $5000.

A number of significant fires have already occurred around the metro area and hills, so NOW is the time for you to prepare your property and your family for the coming fire season. You should create or update your bush fire action plan and practice it with your family. Use the DFES ‘My Bushfire Plan’ app, or the resources available from the Darlington Fire Station, or DFES website. Check the contents of your emergency evacuation kit and replace old or expired items as required, such as spare batteries and food items. Fire breaks and your Asset Protection Zone of 20 metres around your home should also be established or checked. The Shire of Mundaring and DFES websites have information sheets about these and other important strategies for the coming fire season, or call in and see us at the Darlington Fire Station on Saturday mornings between 9am and 10.30am.

Fire breaks on your property must be in place and cleared by November 1st. Within the Shire of Mundaring, landowners and residents are required to maintain fire breaks to assist in the control of bush fires, and help minimise the possible spread of bush fires. Fire breaks must be at least 3m wide and 4m high.

As the fire season approaches, you can help us protect the community by looking out for both accidental and deliberately lit fires, and report any unattended fires to 000. Look out for unfamiliar vehicles and/or people in or near bushland, note down as many details as you can, and report suspicious behaviour to Crimestoppers on 1800 333 000. If you have any concerns about vegetation or property maintenance, call the Shire on 9290 6666.

With the warmer, drier weather taking over, our Brigade members have been ramping up their training over the last several weeks as we prepare for the coming fire season. Our volunteer fire fighters are required to undergo annual skills refresher training and fitness testing, to make sure everyone is up-to-date with current procedures, familiar and capable with the vehicles and equipment we rely on, and to ensure we are fit, healthy and safe to help protect ourselves and the community.

Recently we had the opportunity to have a display at the Swan View Show, talking about bush fire mitigation, Bushfire Ready Groups, and volunteering with the Bush Fire Service. You can also help us celebrate the Darlington Arts Festival by coming to see us in front of the Fire Station on the weekend of November 4th & 5th. Join us for food, drinks, and displays at our bratwurst and sauerkraut tent and talk with members of the Brigade about what we do, how you can help us help the community in the event of a bush fire, and what you need to know ahead of the approaching fire season.

“Out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower, safety.” ~ William Shakespeare (Henry IV, Part 1) Ricky Harvey

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Matthew Hughes MLA JP | Member for Kalamunda The number of guns an individual can own is set to be restricted as part of the Cook Labor Government's historic firearm reform that enhances community safety.

Limits will be linked to new licence types which have been tailored to reflect the specific needs of different firearm owners. Under the proposed new legislation, some licence types will be restricted to numerical limits. Primary producers and firearm club/competition members can license up to 10 firearms, while recreational shooters will be permitted to own a maximum of no more than five. Competitive shooters aspiring to represent the State at a national or international level can apply to the regulator for additional numbers.

The introduction of firearm limits is estimated to remove up to 13,000 guns from the WA community, despite restrictions having no impact on most licence holders.

Over the past five years, on average one firearm has been stolen in WA every day. More onerous controls on storage will dramatically reduce the likelihood of thefts.

In addition to primary producer, other licence types include individual, trade, business, club, ranges, collector, and government.

To limit the financial impact to current licence holders, the Cook Government will fund a voluntary firearm buyback scheme, with further details to be released in the new year.

Digital licences, supported by an online portal and significantly upgraded IT system, will be implemented.

Modernising the licensing and registry of firearms will allow gun

owners to have greater access to information and services while simultaneously improving the quality of data gathered by regulators, giving officers real-time access to licence holder details when on the frontline.

The proposed changes as well as making WA a safer place will modernise the way police record, monitor and enforce WA firearm laws.

This is the largest overhaul of firearm laws in the State's history. It may be of interest to know that WA is the last jurisdiction to rewrite its firearm legislation since the Port Arthur massacre. There have been a number of high-profile gun incidents during recent years. These examples of the unlawful use of firearms highlight the need for this important reform. Public safety is paramount, and that has been the key consideration when drafting the proposed legislation.

If there are fewer firearms in the community, there are fewer opportunities for them to be used illegally. Since 2009, WA's firearm numbers have increased by 65 per cent to more than 360,000.

The new firearm limits will only impact around five per cent of individual licence holders. The changes, however, will remove a significant number of firearms from the community. The reforms strike the right balance between legitimate, responsible gun ownership and enhanced public safety.

A Firearms Bill Consultation Paper has been released for public review and comment. Feedback on the proposed laws can be submitted via the WA Police website by November 14. The WA Government has advised that all comments will be considered prior to the Bill being read into Parliament early next year.

Darlington Family Playgroup We received some very exciting news this month, that our grant application with Playgroup WA and Lotterywest had been approved!

This very generous grant will see us be able to purchase new comfy couches for parents to sit on, storage for toys and craft so they’re more easily accessible, plus a huge amount of indoor and outdoor toys for the children to enjoy! We will be welcoming four new little nation balance bikes plus two new cosy coupe cars for the children to roll, race and make the most of the sunny days on our bike track.

Darlington Family Playgroup is currently running sessions on Monday, Thursday and Friday mornings, plus DPS kindy 2024 session on Monday afternoons and Bubs Club on Wednesday afternoons.

Our friends at Sugargums playgroup, run by Treetops Montessori school share the wonderful facilities we have to offer. They are running their Montessori based sessions on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings.

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Councillors Column South Ward | Cr Luke Ellery I do love November as that means three things: (1) an end to dreaded hayfever, (2) the wearing of boardies is normalised, and (3) the Darlington Arts Festival. This Shire has supported the Hills Premier event for generations through multi-year funding agreements but it is the tireless work of all the volunteers that makes every dollar count. Thanks to all of you.

Further to James Martin’s last message about the rate rise; Darlington had a near 20% increase in property valuations and therefore would likely have been hit disproportionately harder than other areas of the Shire that may have had a reduction.

If you undertook home improvements, that may have further exacerbated the situation.

The Shire did pass a Financial Hardship Policy and so please do phone the shire if you need to apply for a deferral or had any questions on your notice.

I’d like to acknowledge the work of James Martin both as a local Councillor, and as a President as he retires from Council. He was always approachable, humble, and fair. It is tempting as a Councillor to try and leave a legacy of a big building or a bold event/initiative. James set about changing a culture of high 6+% rate raises and instead set a new normal that we should spend within our means and keep rate rises below inflation. For that we owe him a debt of gratitude.

The Scott Street bridge upgrade, which is being undertaken by Main Roads, was forecast to be completed by October. The more astute readers may have noticed that there is still only half a bridge. Unfortunately, the bridge will be delayed until January. I share the frustration of those affected by the delays, apologies especially to those who are affected every day and commit to trying to keep the pressure on and support in place to ensure Main Roads finish the job as soon as practicable.

I often get asked ‘why isn’t Bilgoman open during Term 1 and 3 school holidays?' When setting the budget for pools, Council will often look at the subsidy per visit. In the peak of summer, every $5 pool entry is subsidised by ~$3 as the water requires little energy to heat and the patronage is very high. At the start and end of the season the subsidy is around $33 per entry. To extend the season by four weeks to include the school holidays would cost an additional $80,000 and it is the repeated view of Council that this isn’t justified. More positively; the pool staff, Tyler, Flynn, Sophie and Jessica were presented with bravery awards for saving a toddler from drowning. Their quick-thinking saved a life and we are privileged to have so many heroes among our staff and community.

Happy DAF’ing.

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Rotary Club of Midland Swan Valley (Swan Rotary) Lift the Lid Walk - Physical Health for Mental Health The Lift the Lid Walk event is a national initiative used to raise awareness of mental illness across Australia. It gives communities an opportunity to come together and Lift the Lid on Mental Illness.

Mental Health stats in Australia: • 1 in 5 people experience a mental illness each year.

• 9 people in Australia die by suicide every day.

• 60% of people living with mental illness will not seek help.

Hosted by the Rotary Clubs of Australia, funds raised from the walks go into mental health research through Australian Rotary Health.

Swan Rotary has organised a LIFT THE LID WALK on 19 November 2023 at Reg Bond Reserve in Viveash (see map below)

The walk and talk format is deliberately not a race, but an opportunity to get locals together to raise awareness of the serious mental health issues we face in all areas of our communities, schools, homes and workplaces.

Now more than ever, we need to break down the stigma that continues to plague our society so that people are more comfortable to discuss and seek help for their mental health issues. As the sole benefactor, 100% of funds raised from the LIFT THE LID WALKS will go to supporting vital Australian Rotary Health research.

Mental Health professionals will be on hand for anyone to have discussions with or to seek more information.

Please come and join us on Saturday 19 November 2023 to increase awareness and support research into one of the serious problems facing society today.

Together we can Lift the Lid on Mental Illness!

Swan Rotary - come and make a difference with us!

Contact: Betty Pitcher.

Mobile: 0408 912 101

Soroptimist International of Helena As the year draws to a close, we look forward and start planning for 2024. Quite a busy time ahead.

In December President Berenice will present the Transition Bursary to a student from Clayton View Primary school and early in the New Year the Drama Bursary to a student at Swan View Senior High School.

The November meeting will see the club planning the 2024 program and 2023 Christmas celebrations.

November 30th will see members attending the Midland March that Matters which raises awareness about Family and Domestic Violence. This is a very important event – members of the public are invited to attend. We will have an information stall there in Juniper Gardens - come and say “Hello”.

Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SoroptimistHelena

Serving the community for 39 years.

Robyn Cain | SI Helena Publicity Convenor sihelena@siswp.org

December 4th some members will be at the Boya Community Centre for the Celebrating Communities event.

December 7th we will be at the Bunnings Family Night. Come in and meet the crew.

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Donna Faragher JP MLC | Member for East Metropolitan Region Paint the Swan REaD! The importance of regular reading to children is well known.

It helps build oral language, vocabulary and comprehension as well as a range of other social, emotional and learning skills.

With statistics showing, however, that one in six children (0 to two years) are not read to or told stories, I am always supportive of initiatives that promote the value of reading to children.

During a recent visit to CLAN Midland I was updated on their Paint the Swan REaD initiative. It is part of a national programme which encourages the whole community to support the development of children’s early literacy skills from birth.

CLAN Midland works alongside the City of Swan, Swan Communities for Children, Midvale Hub, Ngala, Brockman House, Arbor Grove Child and Parent Centre and a number of local volunteers to deliver the programme. As well as involvement in community events and book readings, Paint the Swan REaD have red book boxes located throughout the Swan region with free books for children.

In support of this wonderful programme, my electorate office,located at Ground Floor, 108 Swan Street Guildford,is now home to a little Red Wagon filled with free children’s books. It can be found just outside our front door during office hours and we have been thrilled to see so many books taken by children and families walking by.

If you would like to donate some books to this great cause or would like to be a volunteer helping replenish boxes throughout

the community with new books, you can find out more at https://clanmidland.org/programs/paint-the-town-red.

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Glen Forrest Bridge Club (GFBC) Bridge is a fascinating, and challenging card game. The origins of bridge can be traced back as far as 1529. The longevity of the game speaks to its level of interest and fascination. Bridge is sometimes referred to as a Mind Sport because of the many benefits of playing the game, including brain stimulation and social interaction.

Maybe you have considered learning to play or to renew your interest in the game. Glen Forrest bridge club, is a friendly and supportive club that caters to beginners and experienced players. It is located at the Glen Forrest Sports Club in McGlew Road. Fees are very modest and include membership of the Sports Club.

For beginners, a very friendly and supportive session is held on Wednesday mornings 9.30am to 11.30am. People can learn to play from scratch, refresh skills, or just play socially without the pressure of competition. No need to feel shy, everyone is made very welcome.

Regular sessions are held on Monday and Wednesday afternoons, learners/social session Wednesday morning.

Telephone Bev 0437 817 359 or Fred 0417 913 468 if you would like more information.

What’s on at the Hub of the Hills for over 55’s in November Seniors Movie Matinee | Friday 17 November | 2pm | Free Celebrate Seniors Week with a matinee movie, followed by afternoon tea and browsing historical displays.

Enjoy having a chat with others and reminiscing. RSVP to Rachael on 9290 6683.

Book Cafe | Tuesday 21 November | 9.30am to 11am With guest speaker Karen Dore, the Shire’s Bushfire Risk Management Officer, who will share local bushfire preparedness tips. Purchase good quality pre-loved books and enjoy a delicious home made morning tea.

All money raised from book sales, raffle and morning tea goes to Stoneville Volunteer Bushfire Brigade.

The Shire’s Active Ageing Network Committee is looking for morning tea volunteers Are you looking to be involved in your community and make friends with people over 55?

Do you enjoy working in a team and in a kitchen?

Is this something you would like to know more about?

We are looking for people to join the morning tea roster for our weekly Coffee Mornings.

Please contact Rachael on 9290 6683 or email cso4@mundaring.wa.gov.au.

The Hub of the Hills, 8 Craig Street, Mundaring 9290 6683 cso4@mundaring.wa.gov.au | Officer present on: Tuesday 8.30am to 11.30am | Wednesday 9am to 12pm | Thursday 10am to 2pm

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Kalamunda Bridge Club We have had a fairly hectic schedule at the bridge club lately. The recent competitions have been completed with the last one being the Novice Plate for those with under 15 master points!

Our winners were Ken and Meg Bowness, second place to Gerry Davies and Dennis McKinley, and third place to Lesley Moon and Valery Farr.

We have also had the open teams competition which ran over three weeks.

The Daytime teams for under 300 master points was played in August and the individual games were played in September and won by Elisabeth McMillen.

On September 30 the Bridge Club celebrated their 50th anniversary (actually three years late due to Covid).

We created a new competition to be played every anniversary in the name of one of our esteemed members: the Alan Harper Award.

We had a full house of 88 players in this year’s competition

and it was won by Mark Goddard and Bob Prince, both former members of the club!

In the early evening while drinks were being held outside, the Bridge room was transformed into a restaurant for over a hundred people!

The catering was done in-house. We had history and photos and memorabilia from the early days through to the present day. A lot of work by a lot of people which culminated in a wonderful day of celebration!

Unfortunately the beginners lessons which were to be run by Fiske Warren had to be cancelled due to insufficient numbers!

However in their place we will be running lectures from Fiske every Friday morning until December 1.

Check website for details of lectures and dates. Cost $15 per lecture. Non-members are welcome to attend.

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Darlington History Group 2023 AGM SUMMARY

GUEST SPEAKER WEDNESDAY 15 NOVEMBER @ 7.30PM

The DHG Annual General Meeting was conducted by Chairperson Val Shiell, who presented the group's annual report (soon to be available on the website) summarising the past year's activities.

To manage the Chair and Secretary workload, Val will co-chair with Lyn Myles, who also serves as the Archivist. Additionally, Christine Stoney, overseeing events and DAF fundraisers, will share the Secretary role with Rob Borsje, while Liz Rusha continues as Treasurer. All other roles remain the same. A review of Board member responsibilities shows that many hold multiple roles.

Cliff Burns, as Vice Chair, manages the Darlington Heritage Walk Trail Project with the Shire of Mundaring, organises the Bunnings Sausage Sizzle Fundraiser, and handles Heritage matters with the Shire of Mundaring. The DHG is a highly active group, and Committee Member Susan Hopper showcased her catering expertise during the successful Centenary Hall Celebration in August. Susan will now focus on the Aboriginal Portfolio, her area of interest. Myles Durham was elected as a new Committee Member. For more information about the members and their roles within DHG, please visit the website.

“THE WORLDWIDE ADVENTURES AND MURDER OF JAMES HENRY SHAW 1858-1908” : DARLINGTON LESSER HALL Gold Coin Donation Appreciated.

LORRAINE CLARKE GUEST SPEAKER “A MOMENT IN TIME” October speaker, genealogist Lorraine Clarke played a key role in rediscovering the history and burials at Pioneer East Perth Cemeteries. This data is now accessible on a website, allowing people to search for their relatives buried there from early settlement until around 1899 when Karrakatta and Fremantle cemeteries were established.

Lorraine Clarke (left) and Val Shiell.

Lorraine's presentation focused on the different categories of deaths among infants and children in the cemetery, shedding light on the profound impact on their families. These categories included fatalities from neglect, drowning, and diseases, with diseases like diphtheria being a significant cause of death. Stillbirths were the most common cause, as most births occurred outside hospitals.

On 24 December 1829 Surveyor General John Septimus Roe surveyed the East Perth Cemetery site. John Mitchell was the first burial on 6 January, 1830. Earlier burials had taken place in Perth but not in the official cemetery. In the colony's early days, the average life expectancy was merely 29 years and 10 months.

The East Perth Cemeteries saw over 9,000 burials, initially being a non-denominational site that evolved to include eight denominations. The first minister in charge was John Burdett Whittenoom, who arrived in the colony in 1830 and passed away in 1855.

During the colony's early years, around 30% of deaths and burials were infants, and the causes of many of these deaths were unknown. Numerous deaths went unrecorded. Lorraine shared specific examples of family deaths, their causes, and their impact on the colony. This historical context highlights the harsh conditions families faced, with limited support and the need to cope on their own when tragedies struck. It was predominantly women who bore the brunt, as men often had to leave for work.

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James Henry Shaw (1858-1908) arrived in Australia aged 15 with his father who was a government medical officer. He lived a life of adventure which included expeditions to New Guinea in 1878 and 1885 as a photographer. In Western Australia he worked as a photographer but also as a farmer and a fisherman.

With his brother Reg he operated a successful photographic business with studios in Leederville and Bunbury. They made money selling portraits and taking commissions from illustrated newspapers such as the Western Mail. He had a broad range of interests including being an inveterate writer of “Letters to the Editor” on the topics of the day. The National Library of Australia holds a collection of the Shaw brothers’ photographs featuring rural scenes, harbours, ships, streetscapes, panoramas and people in places such as Albany, Bunbury, Collie, Denmark, Esperance, Greenbushes, Perth and including Guildford (mostly taken around 1900). Recently the Battye Library acquired a collection of uncatalogued Shaw brothers’ glass plate negatives.

These images have generated further interest in the brothers.

Tragically James was murdered in 1908 at his Yunderup farm following a ‘strange’ altercation with his Japanese business partner Oki Iwakichi.

Aidan Kelly is a lawyer and part time writer and researcher, he and his brother Brendan Kelly are researching stories from WA's ‘B-side’ history – those are the untold stories of the lesser-known people, places and events that shaped WA – these include stories about the likes of Kenneth Brown, James Shaw, Francis Hart, Lillian Mitchell, Gerald Raikes, George Gurney, Nellie Wigglesworth and Herbert and Cecilia Gibbs (Wilgie Art Movement) to name just a few.

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Light refreshments will be served after Aidan’s talk. You don’t have to register for any of our guest speaker evenings – you can just turn up. However, registering assists us with our catering. Please register your interest in attending the talk by emailing secretary@dhg.org.au OR phone Val Shiell 9299 6868.

HUGE BRIC-A-BRAC & BOOKS SALE @ DARLINGTON ARTS FESTIVAL, SATURDAY & SUNDAY 4-5 NOVEMBER See you in the best odds-n-sods tent to hit the oval at DAF! Find that elusive Christmas gift for Aunty Peg hiding amongst our extensive array of bric-a-brac, or stock up on some great books to read over the holiday break. We are cheap, cheap, cheap ... so so cheap!

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Shire of Mundaring Library Service Dinner at the Cathay Author Talk with Maureen de la Harpe

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Boya Community Centre, Monday 31 October, 10.30am-11.30am

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Shanghai-born Maureen de la Harpe was eight months old when the city was attacked by Japanese forces and two thousand people lost their lives. At the age of seven, her family and close relatives were interned in a Japanese concentration camp until the end of WW2. The family left China a year later. In 2014 Maureen returned to Shanghai to rediscover the city of her birth. It was that visit that prompted research to track the lives of her forebears. Through the lives of her ancestors and her own childhood experiences, she has woven the story of foreign settlement in the cosmopolitan city of Shanghai. Bookings essential for this free event at https://301023b.eventbrite.com.au.

Boya Library, 6 November, 9.30am – 1pm Mundaring Library, 10 November, 9.30am – 1pm

In Conversation: Tricia Stringer on Back on Track

Boya Community Centre, Friday 3 November, 10.30am-11.45pm Join bestselling author and voice of Australian storytelling, Tricia Stringer, as she talks with writer Elizabeth Lewis about her latest book Back on Track. The story tackles troubled relationships, ageism, and love old and new in this warm, funny, uplifting story of colleagues and unlikely travel companions thrown together on an astonishing (and revealing) train trip across Australia. Back on Track will be available for signing and purchase on the day courtesy of Dymocks Midland Gate.

Bookings are essential for this free event at https://031123b. eventbrite.com.au.

Bookings are not required, but are strongly encouraged in order to avoid possible wait time. Contact Boya Library on 9290 6755 or by email at gills@mundaring.wa.gov.au.

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Stargazing with StarTracks Astro Events

Boya Community Centre, Friday 17 November, 6.45pm-9pm Get ready to be amazed by the wonders of the universe as presenters from StarTracks Astro Events guide you through a journey of the night sky. We will start the evening with an indoor astronomy presentation. We will then move outside for the stargazing part of the evening. There will be a laser pointer guided tour of the skies after which you will get to view the night sky through powerful telescopes.

The giant planet Saturn will be a highlight! The cost is $6 per person, and bookings are essential at https://171123.eventbrite. com.au.

Hoopla New Binge Passes: Classic Comics and Brain Games for All Ages Hoopla has added two new BingePasses! The Puzzle Palace BingePass includes an exciting assortment of puzzles including sudoku, crosswords, word games, and more. The Comics Kingdom BingePass offers members the chance to relish digital editions of classic funnies like Zits, Blondie, and Hagar the Horrible. Hoopla, free with your Shire of Mundaring library membership, gives access to digital books, audiobooks, TV shows, movies, music and comics. You can learn more at hoopladigital.com.au.

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Marloo Theatre General Meeting and Executive Committee Updates The 2023 General Meeting for the Darlington Theatre Players was held in October and saw the retirement of long standing Marloo Theatre members and Independent Theatre Association Hall of Fame Members Marjorie DeCaux (Wardrobe Manager) and Michael Hart (Building Manager).

Both have been icons of Marloo Theatre for many years and will continue to be involved with the theatre. However, we wish them both a wonderful and well earned rest which will bring some travelling for both and thank them both for their incredible contributions to the theatre.

of chances to boo the villains and cheer the heroes, this is one not to be missed with the show opening on December 1st and tickets selling fast. Seats can be booked at www.trybooking. com/CKYHU

With that, we welcomed some new members to the executive committee and saw some movement of roles.

2023 Darlington Theatre Players Executive Committee President- Luke Miller Vice President- Guy Jackson Secretary- Chloe Wiggers Production Manager- Taneal Thompson Treasurer- Ambro Vonk Wardrobe Manager- Shelly Miller Building Manager- Aaron Lucas Front of House Manager- Rebecca McRae Public Relations Manager- Chris McRae Bookings Manager- Gwyne Marshall General Committee Members- Belinda Beatty, Amanda Moloney and Ryan Perrin

Once Upon A Pantomime December Season

Rehearsals are well underway for the Darlington Theatre Players’ final season of 2023 ‘Once Upon A Pantomime’, being directed

by Guy Jackson and Chris McRae with Musical Direction from Leanne Van Heerwarden and Kieran Ridgway and Choreography

by Natalia Myslinska. This is set to be an all singing, all dancing, comedic joy ride with plenty of fun for the whole family. There are princesses and princes, dwarves and witches. With plenty

Newsies Junior

February/March Season To kick start 2024 with a bang, the Darlington Theatre Players are already into rehearsals for the Junior version of the beloved Broadway Musical ‘Newsies’. Featuring a stellar all-youth cast and being directed by Rachel Vonk, this show is set to be a toetapping smash featuring well known tunes such as Seize the Day and King of New York.

With high energy music, being directed by Rebecca McRae and Chris McRae and scintillating dance numbers being choreographed by Michelle Ezzy, this will be a brilliant way to kick start the new year at the theatre. Tickets will be available soon so keep an eye on our website.

New Website The Marloo Theatre website has undergone a major facelift thanks to Guy Jackson with plenty to see in regards to upcoming productions as well as an incredible archive of our past productions.

Be sure to keep up to date at www. marlootheatre.com.au

Left: Pantomine rehearsals.

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Forrest Darlings CWA The Forrest Darlings branch of CWA has had a busy month, with lots of activities to look forward to as well.

Mundaring Garden and Farmers Market

baked goodies. Friends and community members joined us for a relaxing morning in the shade of the gum trees adjacent to the Sculpture Park.

– Saturday 30 September

Guest Speaker – Days for Girls

Thank you to everyone who supported our stall at the Mundaring Garden and Farmers Market selling handmade crafts and home

Due to unforeseen circumstances, our planned October speaker has been rearranged for November 15th (7pm). Penny Hooper will represent Days for Girls - a not for profit organisation that provides access to menstrual care and education through the provision of reusable menstrual pads. Established in 2008 in Kenya, they have positively impacted the lives of 2.8 million women, girls and people with periods in 145 countries. Please join us to find out more about their amazing work. Tickets are free (donations welcome) – book here: https://events.humanitix. com/nov-cwa-forrest-darlings-days-for-girls-presentation

Darlington Arts Festival – 4-5 November

We will have a stall in the providore pavilion at the Darlington Arts Festival, selling home baked goodies and preserves. Please come along and support us.

Forrest Darlings is a modern branch of the CWA of WA which meets monthly at the Darlington Pavilion. Meetings are held on the third Wednesday of the month at 7pm.

Membership is now half price until the end of the year ($35).

For more information about joining or visiting contact Kate Herren (President) on 0452 644 248 or follow Forrest Darlings on Facebook.

Mundaring and Hills Historical Society The importance of play 'We’ve Got Balls’ For many generations in towns across Australia local sporting clubs have played the important role of bringing people together socially to contribute to the sense of place and belonging.

Sporting teams developed as early as 1900 in many areas in the Hills, the popularity of different sports grew and by the 1950s and 1960s sport was central to the community. The most popular were football and hockey in Winter, and cricket and tennis in Summer.

Many clubs, then and today, rely on working bees by club members to maintain and improve playing grounds and clubhouse facilities.

However, even by the end of the 1960s there were very few Hills sports clubs that could boast a grassed oval. That was a privilege enjoyed only by the people down the hill! Although Mundaring now has the Arena, a wonderful space for all sports.

Mundaring District Museum is hosting a new exhibition ‘We’ve Got Balls’. Keep a look out for the opening date of this exhibition which will take you through the journey of sport in the Shire. When Mundaring was just being established it was considered different from the rest of the suburbs of Perth. Public transport has never been fantastic in the hills, therefore the community felt the need to create their own entertainment. Sport was very popular and this exhibition will showcase the variety and talent that the Mundaring Community offered.

Next General Meeting: 2pm - Saturday, November 18 November Boya Community Centre, Cnr Scott and Clayton Sts, Boya

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The Darlington Club

The Darlington Club

Thank you from the bottom of my heart to the army of volunteers that miraculously appeared to clear out the hall on Friday 13th October. It was black by no means and the spirit of camaraderie immense.

By the time this goes to press the DAF will be well and truly on its way. Given the preparation by the dedicated committee it should prove to be a huge success. Best wishes.

Great gathering for the Fish and Chip night in October. Thanks to all that attended and made it special.

Sue Lavell | Club President

Coming Events: The Club opens at 6.30pm every second Friday at Darlington Lesser Hall. BYO drinks and nibbles.

November 3rd

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Baha'i Community of Mundaring Many Australians are wondering, “What should happen next?” following the referendum on establishing The Voice to Parliament. We may be left feeling like matters of moral principle or questions of justice are reduced to intractable liberal or conservative viewpoints, and the country is increasingly divided along divergent lines. But could the attention be creating possibilities for marked social change?

Baha’i principles advise us to seek “to discover that precious point of unity where contrasting perspectives overlap and around which contending peoples can coalesce.”

can exist except through unity. No welfare and no well-being can be attained except through consultation.”

The Baha’i concept of consultation asks us to find answers to societal problems through detachment, humility, courtesy, patience, putting aside hurt feelings when views are opposed, and care and moderation in the expression of ideas.

Consultation does not require that those involved compromise with their views, but it does ask us to understand that human diversity means there is, of necessity, a divergence of thoughts, opinions, understandings, and sentiments. Our appreciation for diversity means we must respect the views of others even if we disagree with them. This divergence is not a sign of “wrongness” or “rightness.”

As the Baha’i teachings explain, “… consultation must have for its object the investigation of truth. He who expresses an opinion should not voice it as correct and right but set it forth as a contribution to the consensus of opinion; for the light of reality becomes apparent when two opinions coincide. A spark is produced when flint and steel come together.”

Baha’is recognise the need for justice if our society is to protect the rights of all people and allow them to prosper and we can achieve this through consultation. Baha’u’llah tells us, “… no man can attain his true station except through his justice. No power Mundaring Baha’i Community

If you’d like to explore the Baha’i vision of achieving unity and justice through consultation, we hold regular study circles at homes in Darlington, Glen Forrest, Mahogany Creek and Mundaring. These are welcoming spaces to study and have spiritual conversations with friends from diverse backgrounds. All are welcome. More details on our Facebook page and website.

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Darlington Christian Fellowship

AN INVITATION DARLINGTON CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP CHURCH SERVICE 9AM AT THE ARTS FESTIVAL

Join us at the main tent as our music team presents some of our favourite worship songs on stage and our Pastor Callan McEwan shares the Good News of Jesus Christ and the message of the gospel.

Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness.

(Matt 6:33) GOT QUESTIONS? MAKING SENSE OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH

Have you got questions about the Christian faith and would like to have a face to face opportunity to ask them?

We invite you to stay after the service and take the opportunity to speak to our Pastor Callan McEwan, as he will be available to spend time with anyone who would like to speak to him. There will be others available to speak to as well, including our regular article contributors and members of our Church who would love to meet you.

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If you have any questions about the Christian faith, email it to us and we will select one to publish in the Next edition of the Darlington Review

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St Cuthbert’s Anglican Church cnrAnglican DarlingtonChurch Rd and Hillsden Rd, Darlington St Cuthbert's | cnr Darlington and Hillsden Roads, Darlington BLESSING OF THE ANIMALS

Sunday 15 October dawned bright and beautiful, as Darlington doggies great and small made their way to the lawn at St Cuthbert’s. The community gave thanks for the joy that animals bring to our lives, and celebrated all the good gifts in creation. This annual event is a feature on the October calendar. See you next year!

Welcome to St Cuthbert’s , where we celebrate our blessings Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols Sunday 10 December, 7.30pm You are welcome to join the choir as they prepare for this iconic event. Just send an email to info@hillsanglicans.com and Caroline will send you the music and rehearsal times. John Beaverstock, on the organ, will make a mighty sound as he accompanies and directs the choir. Beginning with Once in Royal David’s City, this traditional liturgy follows the Christmas story in scripture and song. Singing classic carols and choral items, the service culminates with O Come All Ye Faithful, and is followed by festive refreshments.

Mark the date in your diary for this iconic Christmas event!

Worship in the Style of Taize: Sundays 5 November and 3 December @ 6.30pm Enjoy chant, meditation and scripture in a candlelit church We invite you to cross the road ...

The Darlington Arts Festival is coming and that means that St Cuthbert’s will once again host the annual World Vision sale, their main fund raising event for the year. The Parish Centre will once again be choc-a-bloc with all kinds of collectibles, plants, books and bargains and tempting bric a brac.

Tea, coffee and homemade treats will be served in the shady cloisters.

The church building will be open for anyone who wants to have a look around, rest a while in a cool place or just enjoy the quiet. Crossing the road has never been more worth your while.

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FESTIVAL OF NINE LESSONS AND CAROLS Sunday 10 December 7.30pm FAMILY SERVICE WITH NATIVITY AND CHRISTINGLE Sunday 24 December, 5.00pm MIDNIGHT MASS (Sung Holy Communion with carols) Sunday 24 December, 11.30pm CHRISTMAS DAY (Holy Communion with carols) Monday 25 December, 9.00am

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Darlington Community Garden (DCG) Darlington Community Garden Connecting. Belonging. Growing Community.

We’re not only making a garden, but we’re also growing our community.

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Just look at these gorgeous darlings! How could your spirit not be gladdened by the beautiful cheery faces of the pansies in front of the Post Office (and The Hive) or the stunning and magnificent Peace roses at the entrance to the Grand Arbour in the Darlington Community Garden?

Sunday 19th November 2023 @ 3pm at the Arbour All positions open plus adding a GRANTS Officer and Support Secretary.

And it is AGM time again! We invite NEW MEMBERS to join our thriving committee. DCG is a vibrant group of multi-talented, creative and resourceful people whose vision includes so much more than just a garden. We Make Stuff Happen! Join here https://www.darlingtoncommunitygarden.org.au/join-us-1 Also at DAF come visit us at the Arbour for: Wondering whether you know that besides the ongoing building and maintaining of the Darlington Community Garden on the lease in Pine Terrace opposite the Fire Brigade there are a wide variety of community activities and events organised and run or supported by our various DCG Teams. Such as: • Beautifying Darlington like the pansies at the Post Office and gardens at The Hive and St Cuthbert’s verge and in the front of the Darlington Hall. All part of DCG’S work.

• Running our popular Kid’s Nature Play Day program each school holiday.

• Attending to and maintaining the Garden/Produce Trolley under the pines near the playground where people bring their surplus.

• Liaising and linking with other community groups like AVP (Alternatives to Violence Project) who planted the Peace roses above, HOSCA (Hills After-School Care Association) who join in and support the Kid’s Nature Play Day programs, CWA (Country Women’s Association) who planted one of the garden beds and local schools who were involved in creating the mosaic pavers under the Arbour.

• The much-loved BONFIRE and Costume Parade.

• The Bush Dance • Workshops on a variety of gardening matters • Home visits by MAD Sue (especially new residents) to walk/ talk/give a guide through gardens/worm farms/compost heaps, etc for the price of signing up as DCG members @ $20 for the year. Any questions email lennardsue@gmail.com

• Welcoming Garden members showing off the Garden (what’s growing, Wanda the wagon, the compost bins) and sharing our plans.

• A quiet, reflective space - for people seeking a break from the hustle and bustle of the Oval.

• Easels and charcoal for all ages to draw.

And thank you all who responded on the recent post on the Darlington Hub Facebook page with your encouraging comments and support. It is heartening and validating. And also much gratitude to all who have bought raffle tickets and for your generosity. Your contributions do make a difference. It takes a village…

And that’s just the beginning of the list. We have always held the vision:

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We are raising $6500 to pay for the Mosaic Project.

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Visit our stall we share with AVP in a marquee on the oval or at the Garden.

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From 5pm - DRUMMING CIRCLE & Yarning around the campfire. Drums provided.

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Friends of Darlington Station Reserve (FODS) Congratulations to one of our own, Gill Scott, on reaching a milestone birthday! Gill has been working in the Darlington Station precinct from its very inception.

As a neighbor to Joan Crawford and espousing a keen interest in all things “community” focused, how could she not be involved?

We FODS members have benefitted from her friendship, dedication and excellent organisational skills for nigh on 30 years. Thank you Gill for your efforts!

Celebrating with Gill!

One of our aims in revegetating the Darlington Station reserve is to increase the plant and animal diversity of the area. We have managed to source two special Grevillea species, Grevillea bipinnatifida and Grevillea pimeleoides. Can you believe that these two species are both Grevilleas? Both species are endemic

to our area and are doing well. Look out for them when they flower. Be aware that G.pimeleoides is a Priority Four plant, because of it’s scarcity and should NOT be picked. The increased biodiversity of plants is already leading to repeated and more frequent sightings of wrens, tree creepers and both Carnaby’s and red-tailed black cockatoos.

The above gains make our efforts worthwhile, as does Sculptures on the Scarp, when the wider community appreciates the efforts of its sculptors and artists. We’re madly weeding and preparing the space for this special event, and will gladly welcome newcomers to our ranks. If interested, please call Jane on 0477 987 048.

Friends of Glen Park Many thanks to the Friends of Boya, Flooded Gums and Helena Valley Friends Groups who came one morning in early October to help us tackle the weeds on the south side of Nyaania Creek, in Glen Park Reserve in Darlington.

Two weeds which are dense and widespread this spring in Glen Park, are ursinia and hawk weed. We either pluck or cut the flowers and seed heads off, so as to not to disturb the soil because Glen Park Reserve is an Aboriginal Heritage area. On the north side of Nyaania Creek, we have also focused on snapping off the seed heads of the freesias.

On the south side, it’s a relief to see so few freesias after 15 years of tackling them!

Wild grasses were also thick and tall in Glen Park, along road verges and no doubt also in people’s gardens this spring! In Glen Park they posed a real fire hazard in the coming summer, to neighbouring properties. So therefore, we were pleased when the Mundaring Shire Landcare team came to whipper snip the most assessable areas. Earlier we snipped the grass around the seedlings planted in 2022 along Nyaania Creek, to ensure they would be seen when the tall grass was cut. We will use shears to finish cutting the grasses in the remaining patches, such as along Nyaania Creek, the fence lines, and below Glen Road. As October draws to an end, we will celebrate the end of tackling weeds in Glen Park!

If you could assist Friends of Glen Park, please contact Glenys 9299 8347 or Leonie 0400 217 293.

From left: An ursinia seed head that disperses with a puff of wind. Hawk weed, covered Glen Park this spring. Wild grasses around seedlings along Nyaania Creek, in October.

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Darlington Social Cricket Club

Club veteran Cliff Burns takes strike against the Silverpots in game one.

The new season is off to a fantastic start, with a hard-fought interclub match to kick off the year, followed by our inaugural home game against the Albany Woodburners.

Our opening game saw four new DSCC players take to the field for the first time, including youngsters Deakin Williams and Cormack Bell, marking a proud moment for fathers Cliff and Duncan respectively.

Members also enjoyed a delicious past-captain’s breakfast before the opening game, kindly hosted by Glenn Farrant, a pair of awesome afternoon teas and two well-attended post-match barbeques.

The cricket comes thick and fast in the run up to Christmas.

The Woodburners gang.

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As always, we are on the hunt for new playing members. If anybody out there in the community is keen for a game of social cricket, please drop us an email at dsccdarlington@gmail.com We cater for players of all abilities and it doesn’t matter if you’re available for just a couple of games or a full season. Social cricket is also a great opportunity for families to mingle, enjoy a drink or two and enjoy some awesome get-togethers with some of the best people in this fabulous community.

Dan Ryan celebrating his six-hitting exploits.

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1st Darlington Scouts Joey Scouts ages 5-8 Cub Scouts ages 8-11 Scouts ages 11-14 Venturer Scouts ages 14-18 Rover Scouts ages 18-25 Adult Volunteers ages 18+

Joeys and Cubs visited the Glen Forrest Volunteer Fire Station, learning all about the role that the volunteers play, and the importance of fire safety. Some vollies in the making!

Congrats to 3 of our Venturers!

In the recent school holidays three Venturers hiked over 50km of the Bibbulmun Track from Dwellingup to Collie. Independence, planning and resilience, these three kicked off some Scouting goals!

Australian Jamboree Some may have memories of a Jamboree in their past, and they are definitely still a thing! A highlight for all Scouts, and due to recent disruptions with travel (thanks COVID), this will be the first one since 2019, and we are all very excited!

A Jamboree is a transformative experience taking place over 10 days of self discovery and adventure. Scouts can dive into a world of exploration, learning, and connecting with thousands of fellow Scouts from all corners of Australia. Since 1934, Jamborees have shaped countless memories. The next chance won’t be until 2029.

If you have a child that may enjoy 10 days in Queensland in January 2025, and will be between the ages 11 and 15, this will be an experience of adventure, fun and memories for life!

In the Community Darlington Scout group supported a number of leaders, youth and parents with a subsidised St John’s First Aid Course. All left with renewed knowledge, confidence, and after passing their assessments, a handy qualification for scout level achievement, work and being helpful community members.

Venturers once again helped our friends at Mundaring Rotary with the set up and pack down of the monthly markets.

Or how about volunteering? There are many roles for volunteers to travel with the WA contingent and take on any number of adult roles such as first aid, catering, transport, media, or activity supervision. If you think you’d like to know more, with no obligation, check out the website https://ajwa.com.au.

Expressions of interest are open now, as planning and fundraising will mean it’s upon us very soon.

Darlington Scouts are open to boys and girls, comprising four sections: Joey Scouts (age 5-8)  Cub Scouts (age 8-11)  Scouts (age 11-14)  Venturer Scouts (Age 14-18) You are welcome to come along for a couple of weeks before making a commitment to join.

For information contact membership@darlingtonscouts.com or www.darlingtonscouts.com or the Darlington Scout Group Facebook page Darlington Venturers also have their own Instagram page, so if you are over 14, and interested in what they do, please look them up: @darlingtonventurers

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Darlington Dibbler Girl Guides

Empowering girls to discover their potential as leaders of their world The Darlington Dibbler Girl Guides recently put on their thinking caps to design and build Ballistas made from wooden spoons and popsticks. The girls enjoyed testing out their creations in a series of distance trials, to see who could fling their Lego mini figure the furthest across the hall. Mini figs flying through the air, so much fun! The girls thought it was hilarious!

donated their time during the school holidays to help at two events, serving lunch to the over 55’s walking group in Mundaring and assisting the Swan View Playgroup with their ‘Messy Play’ Open Day. These girls will be earing Service Flash Badges.

After the two week break we were rearing to go. The girls finished off their Radio Lollypop bags (to be donated to inpatients of PCH) and are now busily preparing gift hampers to send overseas to disadvantaged children this Christmas. Providing service to the community is a big part of girl guiding. We have four girls who

We welcome new girls aged from 7-12 years. We meet at Kathleen Skipsey Hall – on Glen Road, Darlington on Tuesdays from 6pm to 7.30pm during the school term. If you have any queries regarding Darlington Dibbler Girl Guides please contact Karen on 0403233907 or enquire at Girl Guides WA.

We have vacancies for new girls in Term 4 so come down and have a try!

Darlington Primary School A Skateboarding Star at Darlington Primary School Greg Payne, father of two students at Darlington Primary School is a skateboarder. After a few seasons of interest growing up, he returned to his love of skating as an adult. He fabricated his own skateboard ramp to use at home, extending it twice! This sparked an initial interest from his elder daughter, Tayah.

she earned points towards the Nation Scoreboard where she sits in equal third position in Australia. She qualified to skate in the Championship event in Mackay Queensland in September 2023.

From an early age Tayah Payne has shown great potential in the sport of Skateboarding. She first stepped onto a skateboard at the age of six and from that moment on it became a passion of hers. Her progress and development has been quite amazing.

So much so, that last year she was contacted by the owner (Glen Billwiller) of Aikenhead’s Skate Shop in Wangara.

Tayah competed in the FMS Group, Rumble on The Reef Skateboarding Championships, which was the final competition of the year held by the BMD Rumble Series. This is held in Mackay, Queensland.

Glen had been following Tayah’s progress on Instagram. It was a great privilege that Glen then asked Tayah if she would like to be sponsored and be a Brand ambassador for his shop and the Skateboard brand that he owns (Maple Road Skateboards).

She competed in the 16 and under Female Division on the 19th and 20th September 2023 and came first in this division. This gave her enough points to also win the overall 16 and under female BMD Rumble Street Series Champion for 2023.

Tayah, is coached by her dad, and has prioritised many hours of dedicated practice to develop particular skills, manoeuvres and tricks. Many falls occur on the way to mastery and perfection.

Because she came first in this division, she was offered a wild card entry into the Women’s Open division which was held on the Saturday 23rd September. She came third in this division which was a great result as she was competing against the best female skaters in Australia.

Tayah loves to compete in competitions and has been doing so for the last two years. She has now got to the stage where she is one of the top female skaters in Western Australia. On the 25th March 2023 she competed in the Inter-State competition (The BMD Rumble ) held at the Port Kennedy Skate park. Tayah came away with a great result coming second in the Under 13 Girls division and third in the Women’s Open. By placing well in this competition,

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Exciting Secondary Excursions and Camps in Term 3 Year 7 Excursion to Parliament House

and 12 students' trip to the Gravity Discovery Centre in Gingin was an unforgettable experience.

Our Year 7 classes kicked off the term with an excursion to Parliament House, the Constitution Centre, and an interactive session on Elections.

The students truly enjoyed the sense of power while sitting in the chairs of the Legislative Council, acting out how a speaker is chosen and assumes their role. They also appreciated the numerous artworks on display in Parliament House as part of the tour.

Year 11 Outdoor Education Winter Expedition Recap Year 11 Outdoor Education students embarked on their winter expedition.

They completed a hike along the breathtaking Cape to Cape Track, taking in the stunning coastal views. Students were entirely self-sufficient, putting into practice all the skills and strategies they've learned to safely enjoy the outdoors.

Year 11 Fast Food Excursion Fast food took centre stage as the Year 11 Geography class visited several McDonald's restaurants across the Perth metropolitan area.

They conducted surveys and collected information regarding the characteristics of fast food and how and where people satisfy their cravings for fries.

Additionally, they explored the social and economic impacts resulting from changes in the production and consumption of fast food.

A standout moment for all of them was the delightful Japanese cuisine served by robots at Super Tetsudo.

Year 11 & 12 Physics, Revolutions in Modern Physics Excursion In an educational adventure with students and teachers on the edge of their seats, our Year 11

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Located at the heart of scientific discovery, this excursion allowed us to delve deep into the mysteries of the universe.

Year 11 & 12 Visit to Pasta in the Valley The Year 11 Hospitality students and staff visited Pasta in the Valley to congratulate the Year 12s on their completion of Certificate 3 in Hospitality.

The team enjoyed a pasta masterclass before indulging in pizza, cannoli, coffee, and gelato.

Year 12 Geography Perth Metro Excursion The Year 12 Geography students went on an adventure across Perth's Metropolitan area to identify the various functional zones and the urban processes occurring within each of these zones.

They also identified areas of renewal and development and the potential benefits and costs of the work being undertaken.

Year 12 Perth Zoo Excursion Our Year 12 students had the opportunity to visit Perth Zoo as a Human Biology Year 12 class.

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Treetops | A Montessori and International Baccalaureate School Farewell and Happy Retirement to Jayne Simpson postgraduate diploma I could do in the evenings. Eventually, in that school, they decided I could become full time Learning Support.

When I then emigrated to Australia, there was a similar job advertised that I applied for and got, even though there were 86 candidates!”

What have you loved about working at Treetops?

“It has been rewarding observing students move from feeling desperate that they can’t do things, to then understanding that their learning difficulty can be defined into a small thing that they can learn to work around.

As a school, Treetops has expanded so much, but has kept the child-centred focus it has held since the very beginning.

As we come to the close of 2023, Treetops is wishing a happy retirement to our long serving Teacher and Learning Enrichment Coordinator, Jayne Simpson. Jayne has been employed at Treetops since 2004 and a resident of Darlington for 28 years. I met with Jayne and asked her some questions about her time at Treetops.

Hi Jayne! Tell me about the beginning of your time at Treetops.

“I started as volunteer in 2002 when my daughter was in Children’s House. At the time, part of your fee was providing maintenance. The school then realised I had a Learning Support background and they had a student who was nonverbal and asked for my help.

I was called into the Office and they said these magical words “Take some time to think about this, but would you like to work within your daughter’s school hours and get paid for a position here?” I didn’t have to think about it. I accepted it on the spot. As soon as my daughter was full time, I also went to full time.”

What inspired you to become a teacher?

“My Mother use to say that I would prop up books in front of dogs and toys when I was young. I do think you are born wanting to teach. When you really love teaching, it is there with you from the beginning.

I liked going into Learning Support because you are still teaching, but in very small incremental steps. I have really enjoyed seeing and understanding exactly what students need to learn and then breaking it down for them.”

What drew you to Learning Support?

“When I was at my second school, I had a student in my class who was dyslexic and could write beautiful poetry. I was fascinated by how smart he was, but how much difficulty he was having reading what he wrote. I then found there was a one-year

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I love, and strongly believe that the Montessori teaching method is exactly how children should be taught. Learning about the Montessori approach was an absolute life saver. It has greatly influenced the way I have taught and parented.

Being surrounded by colleagues who are doing such a great job is also a huge highlight.”

What is your favourite time of year?

“I love Term 4. I really like seeing the students settled in their environment and interactions in the school. It’s often a calmer time of the year. I love school camps and watching the students outside in this weather when I’m on duty.”

Do you have any favourite memories from your time at Treetops?

“Every school camp is a favourite memory. I have loved being outside with the students as they are doing what they love, which is to have fun.

I will miss all the wildlife rescues, chicks, spiny leaf insects, scorpions, visiting dogs, cats etc, working every day in such a beautiful setting with lovely colleagues, and all the funny, unpredictable things that students do and say.

What do you have planned for your retirement?

“I have a little book that I have a list of things written down and I think I need about 50 years of retirement to go through the whole thing. Firstly, I want to travel to Spain to see my daughter.

I have other travel plans and want to get on top of things in my garden. Then I really want to write the history of the school, while it’s still fresh in my mind. I am looking forward to getting back on my bike and cycling again too.”

We would like to thank Jayne for her 20 years of dedication to the Treetops Community and wish her a happy and fun- filled retirement.

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Parkerville Steiner College | A Compelling Alternative for High School in the Perth Hills Discover the Parkerville Steiner College Difference

Parents visiting Parkerville Steiner College often remark, "I wish I had attended a Steiner School."

But what exactly is a Steiner Education?

While most schools today can say they offer a “whole child” education, Steiner Education means something entirely different when we say these words. So, what is it that we do distinctively?

A recent survey of over 900 parents, students, and staff in Steiner Schools across Australia sheds light on what sets us apart.

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HELENA COLLEGE YEAR 6 - A GUIDED TRANSITION By the time children finish Year 5, they area are ready for new challenges and excited to embrace a broader range of experiences. By Year 6, these young people are also ready for new faces and new places, ready to establish the new routines and friendship groups that will help them to make a success of their high school journey.

Year 6 is our main intake year at Helena College’s Senior School Campus in Glen Forrest and marks the beginning of Middle School (Years 6- 9). The Year 6 program at Helena College provides a gentle introduction to secondary school in a safe and caring environment.

Year 6 at Helena College has much in common with the primary school experience everywhere. Each class has a dedicated classroom teacher who is from a primary school background. The students spend around 65 per cent of their day with their teacher, developing positive relationships that set them up well for a successful secondary school environment. The classroom teacher takes the students for their core subjects and the rest of the day is spent with specialist teachers.

Our Year 6 students have specialist subject teachers for Physical and Health Education, Music, Visual Arts, Languages, Media and Food Science, along with access to the dedicated facilities that support learning in these areas. Year 6s also have a comprehensive introduction to the use of laptops and other digital technologies.

The students learn the content of the Western Australian Curriculum, organised through the lens of the Helena College Teaching and Learning Framework. Students are required to study Languages, (English and French/Indonesian), as well as Arts, Design and Technologies, Humanities, Mathematics, Science and Physical and Health Education.

Students are housed in the self-contained Year 6 precinct which features a nature play area for their exclusive use, a covered multi-sport courtyard, dedicated toilets, storage for their school bags as well as classrooms that provide for best practice in teaching and learning with flexible spaces to accommodate working individually as well as in small and large groups.

The Year 6 area is off-limits to other students, unless invited. Year 6s are free to explore the rest of the Glen Forrest Campus should they want to, and many enjoy spending recess or lunch in the gym or on the oval, in the library or at the canteen. Everywhere they venture, they are treated with the respect and kindness that is a hallmark of the Helena community.

‘Since introducing Year 6 to Middle School at the Glen Forrest Campus in 2016, we have seen the many ways that our students benefit from the program. It is a nurturing and scaffolded transition to a high school environment that sets them up for success in the crucial years ahead’. ~ Anne-Marie Lee, Head of Year 6

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