Darlington Review November 2019 by Darlington Review

Vol. 59 No. 10 November 2019 online @ www.darlingtonreview.com.au

Darlington.

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MEMBERS OF THE DARLINGTON REVIEW Anglican Church (Church Office 9299 7274) Jan Carroll Baha’i Faith Susheel Croft Darlington Christian Fellowship Pastor Rob Merrells Bushfire Ready Group Colin James Darlington Arts Festival Inc. Chris Pemberton Darlington Bushwalk Series Cliff Burns Darlington Chamber Music Malcolm Firth Darlington Community Recreation Advisory Group Colin James Darlington Dipsticks Bindi Datson Darlington Junior Football Club Brodie Della Darlington Family Playgroup Janelle Dowler Darlington History Group Val Shiell Darlington Pavillion Project (DaSRA) Geoff Barker Darlington Primary School Darlington Primary School P & C Association Rowena MacKinnon Darlington Ratepayers & Residents Association Chris Pemberton Darlington Retirement Accommodation Assn Inc Carolyn Earnshaw Darlington Running Group Pippa Windsor Darlington Social Cricket Club Inc Jeni Di Filippo Darlington Tennis Club Alex Hoschke Darlington Theatre Players at Marloo Theatre (9255 1212) Brendan Tobin Darlington Volunteer Bushfire Brigade Inc Ricky Harvey Member for East Metropolitan Region Donna Faragher JP MLC 1st Darlington Scouts Glen Stenton Federal Member for Hasluck Hon. Ken Wyatt MP Friends of Darlington Station Reserve (FODS) Phil Vile Garrick Theatre Guides Western Australia (Forrest Hills District) Maggie Hegney Guildford Grammar School Gillian MacDonald Helena College Sherene Strahan The Hub of the Hills Rachel Bacon KSP Writers’ Centre Shannon Coyle Let’s Talk Rubbish ! Chris Pemberton Member for Kalamunda Matthew Hughes Mundaring and Hills Historical Society Inc Trish Beaman Mundaring Arts Centre Inc Jenny Haynes Mundaring Arts Scholarships Chris Durrant Mundaring Chamber of Commerce Patrick Bertola, President Mundaring Christian College mccreception@scea.wa.edu.au Mundaring Sharing Terrie Plaistowe Mustard Seed - Discovering Computers Brian Hassell Shire of Mundaring Library Service Kerryn Martin, Branch Librarian, Greenmount Public Library Silver Tree Steiner School Karolina Pawlowski and Hayley Spracklen Soroptimist International of Helena Fay Kappler Rosalie Gordon The Darlington Club Sue Lavell Treetops Montessori School Mundaring Shire South Ward Councillors: Cr David Lavell 14 Sandover Road, Darlington Cr Darrell Jones Helena Valley Cr James Martin Boya Justice of the Peace: Warren Southwell

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Editorial Everlasting love(nder) It is always comforting when returning from a time away to find that things haven’t changed much: the wildflowers are still wildly flowering, the weeds are still growing as fast as you can pull them out, the Great Eastern Highway roadworks are still in progress. On a personal level, the house is still standing and the livestock – chooks, cat, goldfish – still alive and well. Going away also gives you the opportunity to put your own life in some sort of perspective, which leads me to mount one of my little hobby-horses. This is the idea that all people growing up in this country should, before embarking on the serious parts of life (further education, employment, long-term relationships) be, if not actually compelled, at least strongly encouraged to spend a minimum of a few months abroad. This not only helps us to understand that not everybody in this world lives and thinks the same as we do but, more importantly, to realise how lucky we are to live where we do. Australia in general, and WA and Darlington in particular, may not be perfect, but life here does have a great deal going for it. OK! Off the horse, handful of oats, pat on the neck, and back in the stable until next time!

the head, was on the bottom! Either my gender-identification is sadly awry, or the sex-life of pigeons is more complex than we might imagine!

Fine wine and other stuff

Bronzewing pigeon – ms. or mr. ? Meanwhile, as the last weeks of glorious Spring slip away, love is in the air (quite literally)! Roxy and I (well, actually only Roxy: the bird knows I am harmless though he doesn’t yet realise that so is Roxy) have been buzzed by a magpie on a couple of recent walks, though I have to say the swoops have been pretty perfunctory: I think the bird has the same level of commitment as Roxy when she makes her fairly cursory pursuits of the rabbits, cats & kangaroos we encounter on our walks i.e. he knows it is expected of him but his heart is not in it! However, more genuine emotion was on view when I turned into our drive the other day to find two of the Bronzewing pigeons regularly seen scavenging there for seeds engaged in most enthusiastic nookie in the middle of the road. What was quite interesting was that the bird I had always imagined to be the male, because of its slightly larger size and more well-defined markings around

Those of us accustomed to ducking into the Darlington Liquor store for those last-minute bottles of cab sav or fizz or a pack of beer to ease the end of the week will have noticed that things have changed. Having been on the market for quite a while, the store did eventually change hands recently and is now under the management of Deb Woods and husband Les. Deb has lived in the Hills all her life, born along the scarp in Kalamunda (I’m sure we can forgive her that!) and currently the family lives at Mount Helena. Les was a cockie at Dowerin before moving a bit closer to the smoke and ran a concreting firm for quite a while. 3

Darlington Review - November 2019 They have a good deal of experience in the booze business, having run the very successful Glen Forrest Liquor Store for the past 12 years. As you will see from the signage, Darlington Liquor is now a Bottlemart store. Deb was able to correct my belief that this was a franchise – it is not! Bottlemart is a buying group to which a number of businesses like hers belong which does centralized advertising and catalogues and can exercise much greater buying power over suppliers, resulting in price savings which are passed on to us, the customers. Not that this means, Deb was quick to assure me, that the store will not be stocking the many boutique wines we have been buying there for years, and they will have an even bigger and better selection of craft beers, undoubtedly the growth area in the beverage industry in recent times, in WA at least. You will also be glad to know that the artisan bread you have been able to purchase will still be available. Deb herself, assisted by daughter Erin and by Abbie, will be serving you at Montrose Avenue, and if there is anything not in the store that you would like them to sell, let them know and they’ll see what can be done. Deb and I also had a bit of a chat about the old bakery next to the liquor store which of course is part of the property and which has been standing mainly unused for years (FODS stored its tools there for a while, but I’m not sure what else has been done with it.) Long-term plans might include setting it up as a small wine-bar with either tapas or wood-fired pizza, probably just at the weekends. I told Deb about the proposal for a tavern in the village just before we arrived here in the mid1970s, which had provoked a vigorous protest movement that propelled then Ratepayers’ leader Tom Herzfeld onto Council (and later into State parliament), torpedoing the tavern on the way! This, I suspect, will be a very different sort of bar, and will only happen after extensive community consultation and the usual process of bureaucratic approval from the Shire and various other statutory authorities which makes me feel numb just thinking about! So nothing is going to happen very soon, but some intriguing possibilities lie ahead. If you have a view, do drop in to the Liquor Store and tell them what you think. In the meantime, the old bakery will not stand completely idle: the Darlington Dipsticks will be holding their monthly gettogethers there. If you don’t know about the Dipsticks, have a look at their article elsewhere in this edition. So – welcome to Darlington, Deb, Les & co! May this be the start of a long and mutually satisfactory relationship!

Put another barbie on You may have read the community notice from the Darlington History Group in the last Review (page 15 if you still have it) in which they set out some alternative suggestions for the expansion of the shelter and the single barbecue which stands at the moment between the Hall and the oval. It seems to be generally accepted that it would be a good idea to replace the present rather inefficient single BBQ with two more modern and effective ones. At the same time it is suggested that we might expand the present fairly modest shelter to provide a bit more protection from the elements for those enjoying a picnic in this area. DHG sees this extension as an element of their proposed Pioneer Walk, although not necessarily tied to it.

The existing shelter & BBQ seen from the lawn outside the Hall They are willing to assist the Shire with the funding of the extension in return for being able to use it for their stall (their major fund-raiser) every year at the Darlington Arts Festival. Having already spoken to DRRA, DCRAG, DaSRA and DAF (the Acronymic 4-Ds as we insiders call them), the History Group organized a public meeting on site earlier this month to discuss the proposals – Options A, B & C. This was attended by a small but articulate group of residents and there was lively debate. There was general agreement on the importance of maintaining the green space for smaller children to play on in front of the hall which would rule out any BBQ or other structure there, and some were dubious about the projected size of the shelter which they thought unnecessarily large. There was also debate about whether the BBQs themselves need to be under cover – some suggested this was necessary to keep bird poo and other detritus off the hot plates, others pointed out that almost all the public BBQs in the Metropolitan area are out in the open. There were diverse opinions about the desirability of low stone walls for sitting on, whether within the shelter or separate from it. At the end of the day (or, rather, the morning) there didn’t seem to be very clear preferences as to the alternative plans, though a number of suggestions in writing made by the participants will no doubt assist the History Group in their further discussions with the 4-Ds and the Shire. Funding might be an issue: the History Group’s offer to pay part of the cost of the extension or new shelter is understandably conditional on their being assured that it will be available for them to use for their stall at all future Arts Festivals. Given that this depends on future DAF committees being prepared to make this assurance, which they might not necessarily wish to do, it could be that this part of the finance might not eventuate. We shall see! It is likely that a decision on this matter will be made, in principle at least, at the DCRAG meeting on 25th September – 7.00 p.m. at the Pavilion.

Unexpected pleasures When you go to a well-advertised concert by an acclaimed chamber music ensemble, you know what you are going to get, right? Well, maybe not! Those who turned up at the Hall earlier this month to hear the final concert in the Darlington Chamber Music Winter Series were expecting to hear a piano trio by Debussy, Faure’s Elegie for cello and piano, and Chausson’s concert for violin, piano and string quartet. What they actually listened to was completely different.

Darlington Review - November 2019 You may have been one of the 160 people who took part last year in the ‘Paint a brick’ project which created a beautiful mural on the back of the tennis club’s hit-up wall. This year you will have a chance to help create a work of art on the water tank and metal cabinets beside the Fire Station based on Allie Cormack’s gorgeous poster. Tania Whisson, the project co-ordinator, tells me that work will start at 10.00 on the Saturday morning and carry on until the painting is complete. In addition, as you can see from the (predictive) picture at the top of this section, DAF is going to put up a sign (kindly created and donated by Jamie of Studio Graphica) acknowledging the great contribution made by the Bush Fire Brigade to the Festival over many years. So, do come along and paint a petal and leave your own mark on the Festival. All ages are welcome, and it’ll cost you nothing except a few minutes of your time.

Some of those you DID hear! The day before the concert, pianist Graeme Gilling had regretfully let his fellow musicians know that he was not going to be able to perform. He had, in effect, RSI in both hands, mainly as a result of practicing the Chausson which is apparently fiendishly difficult. (Speaking about it later to the musical director of the choir I am part of, himself a professional musician, I learned that this situation, while uncommon, is not at all unheard of, and does not only affect pianists: as a flautist, he has occasionally had to stop blowing for 48 hours when his mouth went into spasm from excessive playing). Anyway, faced with a programme heavily dependent on the piano and having no pianist, our Chamber Musicians had two choices – cancel the concert or change the programme. Happily, they chose the latter, and when the music-lovers took their seats in the Hall that afternoon, they were told to disregard the official programme, which of course had been printed by then, and prepare for something else entirely.

Pete’s Award Pete Vile was a talented young art student who sadly suffered a traumatic brain injury at the age of 22 which left him with a permanent disability, no longer able to pursue a career nor his art. He died suddenly towards the end of last year.

Kathryn Shinnick, due to join the Quartet for the Chausson, recruited her partner and fellow WASO violinist Shaun LeeChen, to play a duet with her, and the rest of the programme was delightful string pieces of various sorts from the members of the Quartet. You would never have known it was not exactly what had been planned all along and the audience, while no doubt a little disconcerted initially, soon warmed to the players’ professionalism and enthusiasm and ended up evidently delighted with what they had heard. As the late Robbie Burns famously wrote, ‘the best laid plans o’ mice an’ men gang aft agley’ - but not necessarily unpleasantly!

His parents, longtime Darlington stalwarts Phil and Norma Vile, who were his carers for over 10 Art by Pete Vile years, wanted to give something back in the way of an art award given to one of the 3 Hills Senior High Schools. The Award is a prize of $1,000 each year, awarded to a promising art student and his or her school. Each school can submit up to 3 entries, which will be judged during November. The artworks submitted will be exhibited at the Juniper Galleries during the first two weeks of December. The winner will be announced at a Presentation evening at the Galleries in December at a date to be announced. (thanks to Phil Vile for this information).

Paint a Petal LEFT: What the painted petals will look like

The singing gardener!

You will have seen around the traps the lovely poster selected to promote this year’s Arts Festival. You might even have said to yourself “I wish I’d painted that!” Well, you might, to some extent, be able to make your wish come true.

Two of the things that Darlington is famous for are the beauty of its gardens and the talent of its artists, be they painters, sculptors, dancers or musicians. It was therefore nice to find two of these elements combined in one person!

Darlington Review - November 2019 Tim Sherry is a Darlington lad, resident in the village or adjacent suburbs for much of his life, an alumnus of Darlington Primary and Eastern Hills SHS. For quite a number of years now, Tim has earned a living helping the good folk of Darlington and its surrounds cope with the demands of their natural surroundings and has evidently built up quite a wide clientele – when we met for a chat at Perrella’s recently, he broke off on several occasions to wave to, or have a brief word with, one of his clients passing by. However, although Tim thoroughly enjoys his gardening work, his real passion is his music. He has been playing guitar for many years, initially as part of ‘Blackmilk’ and more recently in a number of collaborations with various fellow-musos. The day we spoke, he was about to appear for the first time with the wellknown band ‘Kill Devil Hills’ in what would no doubt be a soldout show at a Bayswater hotel. (Oh, and if you are wondering, as I did, about the origin of ‘Kill Devil Hills’, it is an area in North Carolina, known mainly as the site of the National Memorial to the Wright Brothers, the pioneers of powered flight. Don’t ever say we don’t provide you with fascinating, albeit completely useless, information!) Tim had always been happy singing other people’s songs but something of a personal crisis last year (the end of a longterm relationship) made him want to write his own, and it has become something of an obsession. Growing up he was greatly influenced by the Beatles and by soul music, and also leans towards alternative country and folk music. Bob Dylan and Neil Young are among his idols. He has released his first single, ‘Don’t act below it’ (I listened to it on Youtube – excellent!) with another single ‘Love/collapse’ due out soon, as will be his debut album ‘A balancing act’.

moved away from the Hills, they always thought better of it and returned to Darlington. An architect by profession, Trevor designed numerous innovative dwellings in the area, in several of which the family lived. He also did town planning work and his name lives on in Lewis Jones Cross in Stratton. Apart from his architectural skill, Trevor was an accomplished chef like Leueen, as those of us lucky enough to have regularly broken bread with them over the years can attest. It is hardly surprising that two of their children have forged successful careers in the catering industry. A man with a keen sense of humour and an impish sense of fun, Trevor brought a lot of delight into the lives of all who knew him. Have a read of the letter from two of his friends in the ‘Letters to the Editor’. Our sincere condolences to Leueen, Suzanne, Tim, Simon, Chris and Lisa and their families. May their many happy memories of this lovely man soon come to salve the sorrow of his leaving.

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Juniper Galleries

If you’d like to hear Tim live, you won’t have to wait long because he will be performing in the wine tent at the Arts Festival at 6.00 on Friday evening, and then on 9th November with a couple of mates at a trendy new performance space down in Perth, Pig Melon! I’m sure his many gardening clients wish Tim well with his music career but perhaps, in their heart of hearts, not too well! After all, if he really hits the big time, who is going to dig their weeds and prune their roses for them? I suspect they hope that it will continue to be, like his album, A balancing act!

Goodbye, Trevor. Left: Trevor & Leueen Lewis-Jones” His many friends among the Darlington community will have been very sad to learn of the death of Trevor LewisJones. Trevor, who had been in poor health for several years, died peacefully earlier this month at Yallambie where he had been living for the past few months. He was 87. Trevor and his beloved wife Leueen became an integral and popular part of the Darlington scene since moving here from the UK well over four decades ago and their 5 children all grew up and went to school here. Although they occasionally

Local artist Jo Meredith will again be showing her latest works at the Galleries in November. The exhibition, called State of Flow, will be formally opened at 2.00 p.m. on the Sunday of the Darlington Arts Festival (November 3rd) and will afterwards be open until November 17th, 10.00 a.m. to 5 p.m. at weekends and during the week by appointment. The following week, on November 24th, the Galleries will be having their Christmas Party and opening their final exhibition for 2019 – Mainly Miniatures. This will run until December 22nd. Information about these and other events at the Galleries can be found on their web site at www.junipergalleries.com.au . DRRA AGM I think, and I hope you do too, that the Ratepayers’ Association is a vital body that does sterling work representing us with the Shire and others and both needs and deserves our support. One way you can do this is to come along to the AGM on Tuesday 19th November at 7.30. If past years are a guide, you might well get a drink afterwards! And if you have ever doubted the need to have a well-informed and energetic organization to take up

Darlington Review - November 2019 Tickets as usual cost $20 full price, $15 concessions, under-10s free. You can buy at the door on the day or for pre-booking ring Ronnie Wood on 0419 961 711. As always, you can enjoy a scrumptious afternoon tea after the concert.

cudgels occasionally on our behalf, read the quite heart-rending letter in this edition from a resident in Lawson Way, formerly a cul de sac, now a through road to Darlington Road. By the time this particular development was brought to DRRA’s attention, it was too late to do anything, but that has not always been the case. DRRA does need your backing!

Oh, and if you would like to see how the choir operates and perhaps are even thinking of joining, you are most welcome to come along to their final rehearsal of the year on the evening of Wednesday 27th November, also at the Salvo’s Hall. You’ll get pizza afterwards!

Marloo Theatre Marloo’s Christmas show this year, running for 5 weeks from 15th November, is “Les Miserables” and by all accounts it is an outstanding production. See their ad on the back cover for details.

Fire breaks November 1st signals the start of the fire prohibition season and the date by which you need to get your firebreaks done. Have a look at the Bushfire Ready Notes elsewhere in this edition for more information on preparing for the coming summer period. It might save your life!

Climate change meeting Darlington resident and local GP Winsome Santa Maria has organized a meeting to inform people of the science behind climate change and what we can do about it, at a community level. This will be in the Darlington Hall at 7.30 p.m. on Thursday 21st November. It will be addressed by Ken Bezant, who trained with the Al Gore Climate Leadership Program. Bring your own mug if you’d like to make yourself a cuppa. If you want to know more, contact Winsome at winsome.santamaria@gmail.com

Darlington Arts Festival You don’t need me to remind you that by the time you read this, Darlington’s greatest annual cultural event will be only days away. Fortunately I don’t have to tell you what’s on either – everything you need to know is contained in the pullout centre spread in this Review. Extract, read and enjoy!

Garrick Theatre Their Christmas production is the pantomime “Puss in Boots” running from 28th November to 14th December. Details on this month’s cover.

Well, once again, the waiting will soon be over. Next month the real Editor, Trea, will be back in the chair. I feel sure I can speak for Colette as well when I say that it’s been fun keeping Trea’s chair warm for her, but it will be even more fun enjoying her wit and wisdom in the months ahead.

Swan Harmony Singers

Go well! Chris Durrant, Acting Editor

The Swan Harmony in Christmas spirit! If you missed the Swan Harmony Singers’ concert in the Darlington Hall in October, never fear! You will have an opportunity to hear the choir again at the Salvation Army Church Hall in Morrison Road at 3.00 on Sunday 24th November. Many numbers from the previous concert will be repeated but there will be some new ones including a little bit of early Christmas cheer.

Featured artworks above and overleaf from ‘State of Flow’ by Darlington artist Jo Meredith at the Juniper Gallery in November

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Letters to the Review Vale: Trevor Lewis Jones Pam and Mike Tooby write:

Brian Cameron writes: UPDATE ON THE DARLINGTON ROAD DEVELOPMENT As most of you are all aware of the development occurring on Darlington Road. My family and my home are one of the ones who have been directly affected by this. The development has taken away ALL of our privacy and security. No longer can the children in our small cul-de-sac (now street) play freely, no longer can they ride their bike or kick a ball without having to watch out for traffic. This was the type of healthy living we want for our kids/grandkids and that is why people move to the area. Not so the kids have to be locked behind gates or doors, their freedom has now been taken from them. Even a simple act of exiting our driveway will become tedious and now we need to be conscious of extra traffic that may utilise the road, our line of sight is not the best and although the Shire believes they have taken precautions to slow traffic down, we are all aware of people speeding along our roads. The most disappointing issue for my family is with our elected members and the Shire, emails have been sent on a few occasions with no response, we have basically begged for them to help us to gain some privacy back and help us to replace our fence. The Shire believes there has been no injustice afflicted on us, they cannot see how this has affected us physically, emotionally or financially. The financial side is not our concern but our privacy and security is.

Now to give us back some of this we have been told it will be our responsibility to replace any fencing affected by this development even though it is the shire and the developer that have removed our security and privacy. The property developer has ignored my emails regarding the fencing issues we are now faced with a costly expense to replace our fence and at no fault of ours. This should be a warning to anyone wanting or currently living in the area that you are not safe from development, the property can and will be cleared and cut up taken away your privacy. You too could be up for a costly expense of replacing your boundary fence because according to the Shire they don’t have the power to condition a property development in relations to boundary fencing. Photos (above) shows what was there and what we have lost, the trees in the photo have all been removed and replaced with a road. A road if someone had done their homework properly was not required as an emergency access road already existed on Lawson Way, with a few minor upgrades it would have been easily bought up to grade. I just beg all residence that drive along Darlington road to be vigilant as we have already had a ball roll down this extremely steep road over into the State Park, a problem the Shire was ok to brush off as our problem not theirs.

Trevor and his wonderful family first entered our lives over forty years ago, and they have been among our fondest friends ever since. Trevor was the gentlest and most eventempered fellow we have met. We cannot remember him ever raising his voice in anger, and certainly we never heard even the mildest cuss word from him. What we do remember of him is a huge sense of fun, and a really wicked grin. He seemed to us to be the consummate family man, and it was noticeable that if ever there was an occasion to celebrate, the whole family of seven, complete with partners and offspring would appear. Considering one daughter comes from England, another from Karratha and a son from Cairns, this is quite extraordinary. Needless to say, they are all here at this sad time to celebrate the life of a great human being, friend, husband, Father and Grandfather. Farewell, old friend, we miss you.

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Mustard Seed - Discovering Computers October 14th to 19th was Get Online Week. Over 900 organisations throughout Australia held special events to highlight the help available to the two and a half million seniors who do not access the internet.

The Mustard Seed centre recently connected to nbn. The result has been very positive. From a situation where dropouts were experienced and the online speed was around 2 mps the internet connection with nbn has been very steady with no dropouts and a speed over 30 mps with up to 15 learners on the internet at the same time. Needless to say we are delighted with the improvement.

At Mustard Seed’s headquarters at 56 McGlew Road in Glen Forrest over 50 people enjoyed a catered morning tea and listened to and looked at a presentation by Brent Fleeton, WA area manager for the nbn Company. Brent’s input was very relevant as Glen Forrest and surrounding hills districts have just become connected to nbn in the last month or so.

Mentor training has commenced at Mustard Seed with the second intake now in session. If you have a basic understanding of computing, mobile phones or tablets and would like to help others to become familiar with their devices why not join a training intake. The course is free with ten hours of interesting material on teaching and using online lessons.

After the presentation Brent stayed for two hours and spoke to many individuals about their particular queries. At the same time visitors to Mustard Seed had the opportunity to watch an iPad class being guided through their weekly task. They also saw other Mustard Seeders completing the same task using laptops and desktops.

Any enquiries to Brian or Noela on 0491 044 805.

Darlington Retirement Accommodation Association (Inc) - The Glen The management committee and residents of the Glen have been saddened by the recent death early on Monday morning of October 14th of long-term resident Trevor Lewis-Jones aged 87. Retired architect Trevor and his wife Leueen have been residents of the Glen for over 11 years and have been an integral part of the Glen community. Trevor, with his architectural background and building management skills, was soon recognized as being the perfect choice as the residents’ representative on the Darlington Glen management committee. He fulfilled this role with enthusiasm for 10 years and his management of the maintenance issues was appreciated by both the residents and the committee. Trevor was well respected in the Darlington community at large and will be sadly missed by all who knew him. The management committee of the Glen offer Leueen deepest sympathy and extend condolences to the Lewis-Jones family. Colin Merritt

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Darlington Community Recreation Advisory Group (DCRAG) Delegates are reminded that our next meeting will be held on MONDAY, 25th NOVEMBER at 7.00pm in the COMMUNITY pavilion. This is a very important meeting to discuss a number of issues needing input from all organizations including the Darlington History Group’s proposal for siting of the new bar-b-q structure; updates on the half pipe extension to skate park; Update on the $338,000 promised by The Hon. Ken Wyatt for the Darlington Skate park Masterplan including; and Update on the audit and community consultation of the large tree management project – The Lorax Project

delineate the (non-extant) pathway from the road. A stone wall would also act as seating for parents and spectators and elderly dog walkers.

“DCRAG requests allocation of money for the following Darlington Community Recreation areas; Replacement of the astro turf wicket

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Current barbeque near Darlington Hall to have an extension to 2 plates plus lighting, plus power point. We note plans to upgrade the paths near the Hall/Playground area in the very near future (Andrew Townsend) and ask that these improvements be considered while this work is ongoing.

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Support to DSRA for Shire contribution of an additional $60,000.00 in addition to current budgeted $60,000 (2019/2010) for the completion of Stage 2 Pavilion.

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Completion of paving/grass installation on the western end of the community pavilion to remove sand area, in conjunction with DaSRA and the Skate park Masterplan.

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Accessibility pathway throughout the village recreation area to link the Darlington Hall / playground (East) with the Pavilion/ Fire station/Skatepark (West), around the southern perimeter of the oval.

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We note that repair and install additional sleeper seats are included in the budget 2020/2021 and this is supported for existing seating, however stone seating would be preferred for future.

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Support for the Darlington Skatepark Community Masterplan currently seeking (DCRAG) Council endorsement.

Priorities include;

In addition we will also be seeking items to be submitted to the Shire of Mundaring for their financial budget for 2020/2021. Please come to this meeting with those items your Association wishes us discuss with a view to recommending them to the Shire, to benefit all your members. These were the capital request items put forward for 2019, some of which we will continue to recommend for 2020.

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The half-pipe extension (underway)

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Replanting of the NE native bush area to act as screening for residents

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Earthworks, major landscaping and weed removal program of the whole DSP area in conjunction with the Masterplan.

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Community garden SW area (request for lease underway)

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Adventure playground and regeneration of western bush area toward RRHT

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Demolition of dirt jumps

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Installation of a small pump track

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Installation of third cricket net (after relocation of the storage container).

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Other minor details associated with the Masterplan.

We note exercise equipment, BBQ for the lower oval is included in the budget 2022/2023 and this is supported in conjunction with the DaSRA and the Skate park Masterplan. 2019 -2119 Large Tree Replacement Masterplan. As the existing large pines are coming to the end of their natural lives (at least 5 lost in 2018), Darlington needs a long term vision for large trees to provide shade, beauty and colour in the recreational area and to replace the large trees. We suggest allocation of funding for professional landscape architect services to develop a Masterplan in consultation with the community. Sheena Wheeler is supportive of this project and will liaise and work with the Shire to achieve this as the DCRAG community member. Allocation of funding of large tree planting for when 2019-2119 Large Tree Masterplan is developed.” Please note the Shire of Mundaring will be replacing the turf and installing accessible pathways to connect the playground, tennis club, oval and Hall areas, in the near future.

Incorporation of stone wall around southern side of the oval, to use as a barrier to cars/pedestrians/puppies similar to stone wall near playground. A stone wall will continue the stone theme in the village, require minimal maintenance and would

Regards, Colin James and Trish Cook DCRAG

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1st Darlington Scout Group

Term 4 has kicked off with our Scouts attending the Canning Ascent canoeing expedition on the Canning River with lots of other Scout groups from all over Perth. Some of our Cubs have completed their peak award – the Grey Wolf with hiking expeditions within John Forrest National park. Our Venturer Scouts have held a tennis night with all the other groups from the area using the centre fence as their net as they battled the Scouts. Our Joeys have completed some further cooking nights baking cookies in the oven as well as attempting to cook toast on a fire that may have been a little intense!

WHY – The Purpose

You may have seen or heard some recent scouts WA promotions that are currently running on commercial television and radio. We want more young people to join Scouting – not just in Darlington but all-over Western Australia. (Additional leaders required as well)

The learning process is achieved through a unique method of delivery.

The program exists to encourage young people’s personal growth and support them in their development as active citizens involved in their local, national and global communities. WHAT – The Activities A diverse program of activities that are adventurous, fun, challenging, and inclusive. HOW – The Scout Method

Throughout the scouting journey, scouts experience working as a member of a small-team or patrol, as a member of a larger unit made up of a number of scouts in the same section, and as an individual.

Scouting is a rewarding and welcoming experience, regardless of age, gender or any previous experience in the global Scouting movement.

New members are always welcome to join our group - we welcome youth, families as well as adults that would like to be trained as leaders. An excellent training program is provided for leaders with the opportunity to learn lots of new skills, make friends as well as contributing to the development of youth in the local community. Scouting provides programs and opportunities for boys and girls across all age ranges. Joey Scouts for age 5 (and at full time school) to 8; Cub Scouts for ages 8 to 11, Scouts for ages 11 to 14 and Venturers for ages 14 to 18.

Children and young people up to the age of 25 can join a local group and enjoy a journey through the different sections of Scouting, which each have their own age-appropriate activities and colour-coded uniforms. Scouting’s program allows new members to join at any point along the way. Leaders help young members to transition through the different sections of Scouting. When it’s time for someone to move the next section, we want them to be excited about stepping up and being ready to take on an exciting new challenge.

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What should my response be as a Christian to Climate Change? Would it make any difference at all?

The Bible closes with a book containing prophecies for the end times. There are many interpretations of these writings, so I will try to avoid too much detail. But basically, it closes with three sets of 7 events. The first is the opening of 7 seals, which mention, conflict, scarcity and death on earth. This is followed by 7 trumpets which tells us that 1/3 of vegetation and trees are burnt, 1/3 of creatures in the sea die, and 1/3 of water is polluted. By the time of the 7 bowls of wrath in Revelation 16, there is total devastation. For those who believe that the Bible is the Word of God, a devastating end to our planet as we know it, is inevitable. But there is a door to wisdom that teaches us that every single thing in the physical is given to us to understand the spiritual. The spiritual world supersedes and includes both the invisible and the physical. So, what matters most of all is not – how can we save the planet, but where will we spend eternity? Far more important that saving the planet, is accepting God’s offer of salvation through Jesus. The Bible clearly teaches that “there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.” Acts 4:12.

For a start I need to be responsible and care for all that God has given me. Right at the beginning of creation God’s command to Adam was to tend and keep the garden. Gen 2:15. The Bible clearly teaches that ‘all things were created through Him and for Him’ so that we should live thankful and responsible lives. God tells His people in Numbers 35:33 You shall not pollute the land in which you live.

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This workshop run by two visiting Writers-in-Residence will be presented in two sessions. The first will examine different ways of approaching memory in memoir, whether as perspectival, fictive, collective, a means of narrativising past events, and as a site of healing. We will also examine the methods of writing our memories to make them interesting for a reader. The second workshop will discuss the difficulties that can arise when writing memoir, including dilemmas associated with writing about extremely personal experiences, writing about family and close friends, and the fear that mining such personal experiences can be exploited by mainstream media outlets. We will also explore the ways to pitch memoir and who and where the pitch should be sent to. Tickets $35 for members, $50 others, plus booking fee.

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Darlington Review - November 2019

Darlington Dipsticks

Who Are We? After years of bumping into each other on the side of the road to offer breakdown assistance, or to just chit chat, a small group of classic car owners who live in Darlington decided to form a club.

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We maintain a casual air, whilst respecting and maintaining a level of privacy and discretion for Club members in consideration of the value and desirability of their vehicles.

We’ve formed a car club that is known as the Darlington Dipsticks of Western Australia Inc. or just Darlington Dipsticks.

New members are welcome. To join is by Club member invitation, and open to persons who own a car or are interested in motor vehicles or motor vehicle activities.

The Darlington Dipsticks strive to uphold a written Constitution in pursuit of four main objectives: •

To promote the ownership, maintenance and use of cars (Vintage, Post Vintage, Classic and Collectable) for the benefit of the owners, Club members and general public.

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To promote friendship and courtesy on the road.

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To conduct meetings and classes whereby members may obtain knowledge enabling them to become better drivers and to maintain their cars to a high standard of efficiency.

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Sunday 27 October saw St Cuthbert’s celebrate the Feast of St Francis of Assisi with a Blessing of the Animals service on the front lawn of the church grounds. Each animal received a special blessing and we heard a retelling of the creation story.

Singers of all ages and abilities are invited to join the St Cuthbert’s Parish Choir for the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols. To express interest or find out more, please contact Dr Caroline Bird on birho@optusnet.com.au or 0402 131 335.

a FESTiVaL OF NiNE LESSONS & CaROLS SuNday 8 dECEMBER, 7.30pM You are warmly invited to this service of traditional carols, readings and choral items. Enjoy singing ‘Hark the Herald’ and ‘Silent Night’ as we hear again the message of the angels and go in heart and mind to Bethlehem! The service is followed by a delicious supper in the church grounds.

Taizé NOVEMBER 3 aT 6.30pM On the first Sunday of every month at St Cuthbert’s, the building is lit by dozens of candles. We sing simple chants, enjoy silence and hear a short reading from the scriptures.

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Darlington Volunteer Bushfire Brigade •

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

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

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Next Brigade meeting: Tuesday, November 12th 2019, at the Darlington Fire Station.

The Darlington brigade recently took delivery of an additional fire truck for the coming fire season. The new truck has a water capacity of over 2000 litres, carries 3 fire fighters and is fitted with state of the art crew protection equipment. This brings our response capacity up to 3 trucks, carrying up to 10 firefighters and delivering more than 3500 litres of water; backed up by our Fire Support ute, collar tank trailer and support trailer.

With the warmer drier weather, our hazard reduction burn programme is in full swing, providing a valuable training ground for new members. Our Brigade members are also ramping up their training as we prepare for the coming fire season. Our volunteer fire fighters are required to undergo annual skills refresher training to make sure everyone is up-to-date with current procedures, and familiar and capable with the vehicles and equipment we rely on to help protect ourselves and the community.

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 fire burns, fires lit prior to 6pm, and fires after 6pm larger than 1square metre. The Shire will advertise any changes to the Restricted and Prohibited burning periods, due to changes in environmental conditions. If you are unsure about what restrictions are in place, please contact the Shire or the Brigade. If you’re planning a burn on your property and have obtained a permit, please remember; ALL burning is prohibited on days of Very High or higher Fire Danger Rating, or when a Total Fire Ban and/or Harvest & Vehicle Movement Ban have been declared.

We thank you, the community, for your ongoing support, with many of our volunteers being involved in lots of community activities. Recently we have been at the Clayton View Primary School community open day, hosted the children from HOSCA for a station tour, been part of the Community Bonfire Night and helped at the Hills Billy Cart Festival. Please come and join us at the Darlington Arts Festival on November 2nd & 3rd, where as well as our bratwurst and sauerkraut tent, we will have the new immersive Virtual Reality Home Fire Experience from DFES, which puts users inside a real house fire! “Not the glittering weapon fights the fight, but rather the hero’s heart.” ~ Proverb

The recent devastating fires on the east coast of Australia should serve as a reminder that NOW is the time for you to prepare. You should have your “5 minute fire chat”, establish your bush fire action plan, and practice it with your family. Check the contents of your emergency evacuation kit and replace old or expired items as required. Fire breaks and your Asset Protection Zone of 20 metre clearance of flammable materials around your home should also be established. 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.

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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. 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. See the Shire of Mundaring’s Firebreak and Fuel Load Notice (with your rates notice or on their website) for detailed fire break regulations. The fines for failing to comply with a Fire Break Notice are up to $5000.

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Darlington Review - November 2019

Matthew Hughes MLA JP - Member for Kalamunda As you may be aware I Chair the Working Group that is examining the Pickering Brook and Surrounds Sustainability and Tourism Strategy. As the WA McGowan Labor Government works methodically to encourage the diversification of the Western Australian economy, international, inter-State and intra-State tourism is a significant element in that strategy. The Perth Hills has great potential to be part of the process with the promise of increased employment opportunities.

Hills that provide rich recreation opportunities for all walks of life and which contribute to the health and well-being of our community. On a State-wide basis the Western Australian tourism industry has reason to celebrate, with Tourism Research Australia’s latest data revealing the number of visitors to WA, and their total spend, has again reached an all-time high. According to the most recent National Visitor Survey (NVS) and International Visitor Survey (IVS) results, WA had a record-breaking 2.76 million out-of-state (international and interstate) visitors last financial year. The number of total overnight visitors in 2018-19 was 11.6 million people who, together with day-trippers, spent $10.5 billion in the State - an increase of 16.4 per cent on the previous year. Of this, $4.9 billion (47 per cent) was spent in regional WA.

We need the right, sustainable balance, however. None of us dwelling in the Hills communities wants to become part of a contrived tourist ‘theme park’ and where visitation numbers become overwhelmingly intrusive. But with careful management this need not be the case. We can maintain our Hills lifestyle while promoting the natural beauty of the Hills as a specific tourist destination and our local businesses and State’s economy can benefit as a result.

The number of overnight holiday visitors to Western Australia reached 4.7 million, an increase of 16.5 per cent on the previous year. International holiday visitors were the highest on record for WA, with the number of holiday visitors increasing by 12.8 per cent to 506,300 - the strongest growth rate of all of Australia’s States and Territories. International holiday spend was also the highest WA has ever seen, with an increase of 21.4 per cent to $844 million - well above the national average increase of 6.7 per cent in this sector. The NVS results revealed WA had 1.8 million interstate visitors in 2018-19, an increase of 17.3 per cent on the previous year. These visitors spent $1.77 billion, with both figures the highest on record. Of those interstate visitors, 452,000 came to WA for a holiday - a 15 per cent increase on 2017-18 - and spent $715 million.

On our doorstep in John Forrest National Park we have an area of outstanding natural beauty less than an hour’s drive from the CBD that could become as world renowned as our fabulous beaches, which are arguably the best in Australia. John Forrest National Park is a much underappreciated gem and part of the undervalued lungs of Perth. The work undertaken in recent months by WA Parks Foundation in conjunction with Parks and Wildlife, under the aegis of the Department of Conservation and Biodiversity, is improving the amenities available to visitors to what is our State’s first and what should be ranked as our premier National Park. Coupled to this we have an attractive network of walking and riding trails across the

The NVS survey also showed growing numbers of Western Australians are holidaying at home, with intrastate holiday trips increasing by 17.2 per cent to 3.7 million and corresponding spend up 27.7 per cent to $2.3 billion. This is particularly pleasing.

Soroptimist International of Helena On 16th November a new club, Soroptimist International of Wewak in the East Sepik Province Papua New Guinea, will be Chartered. The Charter Ceremony will be held at the Wewak Village Inn. We send our congratulations and best wishes for their success.

As December 2019 comes around the Soroptimist year also takes a pause. Our November meeting will see us planning the activities for 2020 and beyond. All of our fundraising activities have been finalized and we are now preparing to distribute the funds which we have committed. We will be contributing to toward the STEM program at Governor Stirling Senior High School and also collecting handbags filled with feminine products to contribute to the Share the Dignity Christmas appeal for homeless women.

Significant UN Days 5th November is World Tsunami Awareness Day. November 6th - International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Conflict.

The fashion parade was a very pleasant afternoon, where old friends met, and new friendships were made over a delicious afternoon tea. The fashions by the Unique Little Clothing Boutique were different and economical. Many ladies went home with very lovely garments.

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) adopted a resolution to recognise the role of healthy ecosystems and sustainably managed resources in reducing the risk of armed conflict and reaffirmed its strong commitment to the full implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals.

The club supports the Days for Girls project and a number of members worked at the big day of sewing during October. Packages have been prepared to send overseas to ensure girls uninterrupted school days during puberty.

14th November – World Science Day for Peace and Development – Underlines the importance and relevance of science in our daily lives. 16th November- International Day for Tolerance – In 1996 this was initiated to mark the 125th anniversary of the birth of Mahatma Gandhi.

The books, Bella’s Challenge, have been arrived and will be distributed to a number of local schools. Bella Burgemeister is a young author who has rewritten the 17 UN Global Goals for Sustainable Development in a language that children can understand.

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

We continue to take part in the Green Batch programme and sending plastic bottle tops, bread tags and other recyclable plastics to Clayton View Primary School.

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Darlington Theatre Players at Marloo Theatre tremendous act of mercy, but he is relentlessly tracked down by a police inspector named Javert. Along the way, Valjean and a slew of characters are swept into a revolutionary period in France, where a group of young idealists attempt to overthrow the government at a street barricade. Directed by Joe Isaia and musical direction by Tara Oorjitham along with a talented cast this new production of Boublil and Schönberg’s Les Misérables is set to be an outstanding production. Les Misérables plays at 7:30pm Nov 15,16,20,22,23,24,27,29,30 Dec 4,6,7,8,11,13,14 with 2pm matinees Nov 17,24 and Dec 1 and 8. Tickets are $32, $29 Concession and Child, $27 Members - Tickets are selling very fast so book now at www.trybooking. com/BAEKS or visit marlootheatre.com.au.

DARLINGTON THEATRE PLAYERS PRESENTS Boublil and Schönberg’s Les Misérables. Set in early 19th-century France, Les Misérables is the story of Jean Valjean, a French peasant, and his desire for redemption after serving nineteen years in jail for having stolen a loaf of bread for his sister’s starving child. Valjean decides to break his parole and start his life anew after a bishop inspires him by a

Marloo Theatre is at 20 Marloo Road, Greenmount (off Innamincka Road).

Mundaring and Hills Historical Society Inc Margaret Forrest: flowers, fame & family. A Talk by Dr Lenore Layman. With wildflowers still dotted around the Perth Hills you are invited to a floralthemed historical talk on Saturday 16th November, presented by Dr Lenore Layman. Lenore’s talk not only links in with our current communitywide focus on WA’s botanical diversity (What on Earth), but also with Mundaring District Museum’s new temporary exhibition, ‘Bush Bounty’. Colonial women’s lives seldom left any more than fragmentary traces. They lived in private and almost never achieved public prominence except as the supportive wives of influential men. Most had large families and were responsible for large households. Those women who were educated and literate left letters, perhaps diaries, and sometimes works of domestic arts and crafts. A very few elite women, however, did leave significant traces of their lives.

One of them was Margaret Forrest, wife of Sir John Forrest — wife and political partner of a powerful colonial and federal politician, loving member of the large Hamersley and Forrest families, and — last but not least — a much admired wildflower artist. Exploring the place of wildflower art in Margaret Forrest’s life invites us to think about the place of flowers, both native and exotic, both in her life and in the lives of other Western Australian colonial women. Lenore Layman is an Australian historian, now retired, who enjoys researching and writing about aspects of Western Australian history. She is a Councillor of the Royal WA Historical Society. Lenore’s talk takes place in the Mundaring Lesser Hall, at 2pm on Saturday 16th November. Refreshments will follow. A General Meeting of the Mundaring & Hills Historical Society Inc. will start at 3pm.

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DaSRA News LEFT: Architects image of canteen from inside the Pavilion CENTRE: Architects image of internal layout (outside wall omitted for view) and external verandah servery Proposed New Canteen at the Community Pavilion - List of Improvements •

Increased canteen area from 9sq.m to 21 sq.m (including storage).

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FOR MORE FASCINATING HISTORY COME & SEE THE DIGITAL PRESENTATION AT THE PAVILION DURING THE DARLINGTON ARTS FESTIVAL 2-3 NOVEMBER. There are a lot of familiar faces among those enthusiastic and gangly young players that have families of their own now playing sport at Darlington Oval. STAGE 2 UPDATE - Patton Builders are doing a brilliant job, the store rooms and roof joining both buildings are expected to be finished in time for the Arts Festival. The next stages will be upgrading the change room wet areas and canteen. DETAILED PLANS FOR STAGE 2 WILL BE ON DISPLAY DURING DAF.

Darlington Oval and Community Pavilion - Some History •

There was no oval in 1965 when the Junior Football club was formed, just a rough paddock that was used by the Pony Club. Teams could only play after volunteers raked all the rocks off the paddock!

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The first ‘Pavilion’ was a shed supplied by John Owen from Owen’s General Store (later The Pines) and built by Don Gordon around 1971.

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The Shire of Mundaring constructed a purpose-built sports Pavilion in mid 1970’s.

Although the idea of a new Pavilion was first raised in the community around the 1990’s the concept was eventually taken up with enthusiasm by the Darlington Community Recreation Management Committee in 2005. 14 Years later and with a lot of effort from a determined and dedicated group of individuals, the new Community Pavilion is almost finished.

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ALSO AT THE PAVILION DURING THE ARTS FESTIVAL : Purchase a Tee Shirt or Limited Edition ‘Darlington’ print created by local artist Alistair Taylor who has captured the soul of the Darlington Community and is donating all proceeds to Stage 2 of the Pavilion. Skate Park Half Pipe and Proposed Community Garden Master Plan display. The famous brick suit will once again be donned by our brave Chairman Geoff Barker to promote (possibly for the last time) the Buy-A-Brick fundraiser. There aren’t many bricks left so come and see the gold name plaques already on the 500 Foundation Members Wall and add your name to the wall as a lasting legacy. Purchase bricks, Tee Shirts & Prints, Wine and Darlington Number Plates during the Arts Festival or online at www.darlingtonpavilion.com. For more information on any of the above, contact Chairman, Geoff Barker on 0418 953 176 or Secretary Cambell Giles on 0418 936 544

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International Baccalaureate School International Baccalaureate School York Bus Service 2020 In great news for our York families, Helena College will commence a daily school bus run to York from Term One 2020. This is in response to interest from the community and we are very excited about the development.

October is one of the busiest months of the year at Helena College as we acknowledge the achievements of our Year 12s and wish them luck for their future beyond school. Our Graduation Ceremony on Friday, 25 October was appropriately formal, but before that we had the fun and excitement of Dress-up Day and the very special Helena Walk. The Helena Walk is a much-loved Helena tradition symbolising the partnerships that are integral to our educational philosophy, beginning in Kindergarten and going right through to Year 12. On their last full day of school, Year 12 students in fancy dress walked around the College hand in hand with students from Pre-primary, Year 1 and Year 2. For the departing older students, the walk represents the end of thirteen years of schooling, while the youngest imagine themselves in the same role many years ahead.

We are enrolling now for 2020 Kindy, Year 5 Junior School in Darlington

We wish all the best to our graduates and to Year 12 graduates everywhere. Opti-MINDS Finalists Congratulations to our Year 7 Opti-MINDS team who flew to Brisbane this month for the National Finals. Their creativity, ingenuity and teamwork marked them out as among the best in Australia for creative problem solving. Well done to all.

Year 6, Year 7 and beyond Middle and Upper School in Glen Forrest Contact us as soon as possible to find out more by emailing registrar@helena.wa.edu.au or calling us on 9298 9100.

Little runners, big hearts Our Kindy to Year 5 students are rightly proud of their efforts in raising money for Telethon during their Lapathon. This year the annual event, organised by the P&F, raised $6,364.50 a very worthy cause.

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Darlington Family Playgroup Darlington Family Playgroup would like to thank it’s members and the members of the wider community who came along to help us celebrate our Halloween Family Fun Day we hope you enjoyed yourselves as much as we did. We would also like to thank The Shire of Mundaring for their generous grant supporting our Open day. We’d also like to acknowledge two local businesses Messy Moments and All Fun Facepainting who both provided excellent entertainment on the day. If you came along to the Spooktacular event but would still like to know more about our sessions and which session might suit you best here is a run down of each session. Monday Morning Mischief - This group is action packed and full of fun. For many years this group has been known as the ‘crafty group’, always busy they organise and create some amazing activities but rest assured the coffee pot is always on! It mainly contains 2.5 year olds who’ll be starting Kindy in 2021 together at DPS with the addition of a couple of little bubs under one to snuggle. Toddler Tuesday - Last year we successfully filled Tuesday’s session with a whole lot of little babies! Now all these babies are rapidly approaching their second birthdays and the next generation of little bubs are being born. If your sweet little babe has turned into an untameable toddler, full of energy and adventure and you are trying to wrangle them and a new bub don’t go it alone...Tuesday’s group are your people.

Thursday Afternoon- Babies Group The picture says it all. Thursday afternoon is cuteness overload. Gorgeous little squishes who are the future of our Playgroup. If you’ve recently had a bub and are keen to meet other local families with bubs Thursday afternoon group is the answer.

Hump Day Wednesday - Snips & snails and puppy dogs tails... Wednesday mornings contain a bevy of boys covering a range of ages from 10 months to 4 years. A little on the smaller side with numbers this year but certainly not on energy levels they are on the hunt to recruit some more fun families to join this session perhaps for some playdates before Kindy next year. So if you’d like a casual catch up midweek, or know of someone who would, feel free to send them our way.

Friday’s TGIF - Friday’s session is a relaxed session, no structured activities... just play (and cups of tea and coffee for the mums!). Currently the ages range from 18 months up. If you are keen to have a chilled end to your busy week but still want to get the kids out of the house then Friday Group might be perfect for you.

Thursday Morning - Sadly it’s the end of an era as a few of the long timers have now moved onto the new adventures of kindy this year. However, there seems to be a trend of many 3-4 year old girls in this session who’ll be starting kindy next year all with baby brothers that are approximately 12 months old. This group is very relaxed but create some incredible craft too.

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Darlington Ratepayers & Residents Association (DRRA) Owen Rd crossing Sketches of the most popular plans and ideas based on feedback from the community are being undertaken and we anticipate they will be brought to the next DRRA meeting for further consideration and discussion on how we take the project forward. Locality Plan We are well aware that publishing the draft new plan on the village website has been mentioned more than once. However the sub committee is now finalising some updates and it is expected the plan will be available for you to look at and comment on by the end of the year.

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Treetops

A Montessori and International Baccalaureate School Come and turn back the pages of history with us at Treetops Treetops will again have a stall at the Darlington Arts Festival. Montessori School over the Darlington Arts Festival weekend. We will be selling homemade lemonade and cookies, and will Take a glimpse of the school site over the ages, from the pre- also have activities available for children and an area for parents history of the current school, through three more decades, to a to sit. A ‘walking-bus’ from the Treetops tent to the School look to the future. Five of the school’s classrooms will be open Museum will be arranged on the hour. as museums for each era. Our music performance is scheduled for 2.10pm on the Sunday Come and catch up with former Treetops staff. Geraldine, on the Main Stage. Please come and support our students. Christina, Sue, Lynda and Lorraine will all be at school from We will be celebrating our 30th anniversary with a cake, in the 12.30pm to 3pm on the Saturday. Many students and staff of Treetops tent, straight after our music performance. We would all the four schools: the Lance Holt School, Beenong School, love anyone with any association with the school (past or Hills Family School, and Treetops Montessori School will attend present) to join us for a slice of cake. at different times throughout the weekend. Send your child on There will be a number of our students’ submissions to the art a scavenger hunt of information through the displays, filling in exhibitions at the Arts Festival. a quiz sheet as they go. Looking forward to a great weekend, see you all there!

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BUSHFIRE READY HELPING YOU TO HELP YOURSELF Darlington and surrounding suburbs are high risk areas for bushfire, and with summer fast approaching there is an increased chance of bushfires 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. The Bushfire Ready program is about local residents working together to prepare their properties and streets for bushfires. Through Bushfire Ready, you and your neighbours can learn about the fire risks in your area and what you can do to make your home and streets safer.

DARLINGTON BUSHFIRE READY STREET CONTACTS Street

Contact Phone No.

Street

Contact Phone No.

Amherst Avenue

0432 967 611

Glen Road (Nth) (Ctrl) (Sth)

9299 6489 9299 8347 0439 747 766

Owen Road ( 1- 18)

0427 657 813

Beenong Road

0466 628 507

0427 996 880

Owen Road (18 on)

0429 997 343

Cairnhill Court

9294 4138

Hillsden Road (Sth

0409 479 551

Oxley Place

0412 222 256 0432 101 568

Cook Street

9299 7169 9299 7003

Homesdale Place

0434 322 139

Padbury Road

0403 928 277

Dale Place

9299 6979 0407 081 421

Hubert Street

0415 032 766

Sandover Road

0417 183 826

Dalry Road

0407 426 078

John Street

0414 299 657

Stone Crescent

0448 978 810

Darlington Road (105â&#x20AC;&#x201D;127)

9299 8986

Kookabuura Place

0419 842 362

View Terrace

9252 1234 0437 882 253

Darlington Road (127 -on)

0452 541 069

Lawrence Place

9299 6777

Edith Street

9299 6129 0420 651 465

Lawson Way

0412 555 030

Ferguson Road

0497 703 775

Lumeah Court

9299 7853

Fyfe Street

9299 6160

Marnie Road

0421 608 434 0438 503 100

Hillsden Road (Nth

Street

Contact

If you live in a street which is not listed in the above table and you wish to find out more about Bushfire Ready, please contact the following people: Facilitator Ken Parkin (9299 6365); or Coordinator Colin James (6298 0836)â&#x20AC;Ś..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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Mundaring Arts Centre

MUNDARING ARTS CENTRE Now on display at Mundaring Arts Centre, Surface Tension sees ceramic artists Stephanie Hammill and Andrea Vinkovic explore how clay transforms when interacting with other materials and echoes the journey of discovery, collaboration and skill sharing these senior practitioners have undertaken over the past two years. Manipulated in non-traditional ways, the resulting ceramic creations are complex and unconventional, yet beautiful. Exploring the role of pollinators in ecosystems, with a focus on local native birds, bats and insects, school children from across the eastern region have explored the theme Things with Wings for the annual Mundaring Environmental Art Project also currently on display. Twelve winning designs from the project will be transformed into painted banners for display in the town centre for the next year. Both exhibitions continue until 22 December. WORN OUT WORN ART For over 14 years the Worn Out Worn Art (WOWA) wearable art parade has captivated audiences with a showcase of wearable costume designs. Previously held at the annual Darlington Arts Festival, the performance has been held at Midland Junction Arts Centre (MJAC) since 2018. Join us on 9 November at MJAC for this annual in a celebration of creative thinking and environmental consciousness.

MIDLAND JUNCTION ARTS CENTRE Midland Junction Arts Centre is now displaying the exhibition Elements Form by New York artist, Susan Ecker. Ecker seeks iconographic descriptions of the Western Australian landscape, concentrating on enduring elements - the land, rock formations and the river. Blurring the distinction between drawing and painting, Ecker’s luminous mixed media canvases capture changing light and the passing of time to evoke abstract memories of place. Midland Junction is a hive of activity providing numerous creative workshops including ceramics, printmaking, textiles, painting and much more. Made Here By Hand showcases a curated selection of artworks created by members of the community that have participated workshops throughout the year. Interested in getting involved in MJAC’s workshop program? New workshops have just been announced covering painting, ceramics and printmaking. Both exhibitions continue until 14 December.

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Shire of Mundaring Library Service Mundaring Poetry Prize 2019 Winner Announced

Mundaring Seed Savers has recently produced a brochure titled Seed Saving for Beginners which is available at the libraries to help you get started. If you would like more information about Mundaring Seed Savers, or if you have any questions about saving seeds go to http://eepurl.com/dw1YoP

Shire of Mundaring in conjunction with KSP Writers’ Centre is pleased to announce the winner of the 2019 Mundaring Poetry Prize. The winner is Maddie Godfrey for Child of the Hurricane. Two entries received a Commendation: When You Need to Start Again by Natalie D’Napoleon, and You Can Be Watered Daily and Still Wither by Maddie Godfrey. Congratulations to the finalists!

We look forward to receiving your seeds! Reclaiming the Urban Commons by Andrea Gaynor “A must read for everyone who eats food” - Costa Georgiadis on Reclaiming the Urban Commons by Andrea Gaynor and Nick Rose.

The competition was judged by poet and Program Co-ordinator of Hospital Poets Australia, Shey Marque, who said that this year’s theme linking the Perth Hills region’s wild flowers and famous local writer, Katharine Susannah Prichard “is inextricably associated with resilience and humanity; resilience of the local flora, and the great humanity of Katharine”, and this resilience and humanity were found in abundance all the shortlisted poems.

The audience was treated to an enlightening and inspiring talk by Prof. Andrea Gaynor in September in Mundaring. Andrea spoke about food growing in the past and how this can inform new ways of connecting to, not just food we eat, but with community. Andrea shared some great stories of the creative ways people all over the country are effecting change towards growing resilience and sustainability think urban apiaries on top of city buildings, turning waste urban lots into food producing gardens, allotments, rooftop community gardens, and more. Although it is easy to be overwhelmed by all that is environmentally concerning, the talk left people feeling optimistic and energised.

Thank you to everybody who entered this year’s competition. Entries came in from far and wide, including interstate! You can read the poems and judge’s comment on the library web page. ‘Technology for the Terrified’ Morning Tea

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Get Online Week 2019 was celebrated on Monday 14 October with a morning tea and talk to dispel some of the myths around “getting online” and to give people an opportunity to hear about the Be Connected program aimed at helping older Australians make the most of using the internet and computers, tablets and smartphones. The morning tea was met with much approval, and people also took up the offer of extra free one-to-one Tech Help mentoring sessions during the remainder of the week. Anne Anetts had us in stiches as she recounted her son’s efforts to show her how to use the iPad he purchased for her as an unsolicited gift. Anne explained the usefulness of the one-to-one Tech Help sessions available at the libraries which has allowed her to learn and apply her learning to using mobile devices.

Raising Resilient Children Workshop at Mundaring Library, 9.30am on Wednesday 30 October.

Tech Help sessions are ongoing at Boya Library on Thursdays between 10am and 12pm and at Mundaring Library on Tuesdays between 11.30am and 1.30pm (bookings essential).

With mental health problems on the rise, it is important that parents and families are given the knowledge and tools to recognise if their child is experiencing mental health problems, what to do about it and how to raise resilient children. Join HelpingMinds for this workshop where topics discussed will include what mental health and mental illness are, what mental health conditions look like in children, emotional check-ins, mindfulness, healthy lifestyles and COPMI (Children of Parents with a Mental Illness). The event is free but bookings essential at https://301019mun.eventbrite.com.au.

Seed Library Donations

Kite Making School Holiday event

Did you know the Seed Library collection based at Mundaring Library is all donated by the community? Due to the popularity of the Seed Library we are sending a call out for more seed donations. In particular, if you have any tomato, capsicum, chilli, eggplant, cucumber, beans, melons, sunflowers, radish, okra, chives or pumpkin – but we are happy to take any seeds!

It was full-house at the kite making and flying school holiday event at the libraries. Did you know, the world’s biggest kite is as big as Subiaco Oval, is in New Zealand, and needs two tow-trucks to make it fly - and you can stand in it! Just one of the amazing things children learned in an activity that was informative and inspiring, as well as loads of fun. Michael Alvares from Kite Kinetics took children on an historical tour of kites, after which children got to make kites out of recycled materials. Michael has been to 37 countries with his kites, and showed children a frilled-necked lizard themed kite which took him two months to make.

Donation bags are available at either Mundaring or Boya libraries, and seeds can be dropped off at either library as well.

Darlington Review - November 2019

Friends of Darlington Station Reserve (FODS) Take the time to explore this little gem in the heart of our village. It’s looking very close to it’s best with the Calistemon phonecius, Zanthorrea, a grevillea, stylidiums (trigger plants)and myrtles amongst the current stars. We’ve been beavering away to meet the ‘deadline‘ imposed by Sculptures on the Scarp exhibition and present a beautiful natural gallery. After last year’s inaugural exhibition, I’m sure the reserve will be enhanced by the addition of some beautiful artworks.

Whilst there’s always more to be done, I don’t remember the reserve looking better, and this is thanks to a dedicated band of FODS BODS, past and present. Why not join us? We’re a diverse group and welcome all newcomers wholeheartedly. Our morning teas are becoming legendary too, thanks to the culinary skills of Liz Dumont and Gail Gregson. Jane

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Darlington Review - November 2019

Darlington Bushwalking Series Contact Details

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

2019 Bush and Variety Walk Season Concludes

It has been a year when the Walk Group has gone “ballistic”. The final walk (6.2 km) in the local “SuperBlock” was attended by 45 enthusiastic walkers (photo). The bushlands and wildflower displays were a wonderful treat. At the morning coffee break (on a magnificent rocky outcrop) a local story about the Maslin family’s 1912 frightening introduction to Darlington was told. (Available in the Darlington History Group’s book, “Historic Structures and Buildings of Darlington”). The pressure is now off for a short period while we contemplate adventures and activities for next year. This is the final 2019 Darlington Review report, so interested and prospective walkers will need to wait until April when the 2020 information and programme will be announced. Also available in the “Bushwalk News” sent to people on the email list.

End of Season Wrap-up, BBQ and Awards

The 2019 report card and summary was read:  This was the 12th year the Bushwalk Series had been presented. So far we have conducted 104 walks and 7 longer Adventure Weekends.  This season, there were 14 local bush and variety walks with an incredible average Sunday morning attendance of 38 people. More than 130 different people participated during the year and we welcomed several new people.  53 intrepid walkers took on Part C of the Cape to Cape Track Adventure which included 2 difficult days particularly the sections on the sandy beaches. The third day was a “breeze” as we walked from Dunsborough to Cape Naturaliste on the beautiful Meelup Track. The weather was perfect, the social life (including restaurant nights and BBQ/Wind-up evenings) were hilarious. Congratulations to those who completed the 55+ kms. More impressive are the many Cape to Cape “End to Enders” who have now walked the entire 135 km Track and the 15 km Meelup Trail.  “Bushwalk News” via email, continued to be a good way of making sure everyone was kept informed regarding the coming events. People who wish to receive the emailed News can be included on the emailing list on request  The Group continued its page in The Darlington Review. It has proved to be an excellent way to keep village residents informed.

2019 Superwalker Award Winners  “Compass Awards” for demonstrating great skill in getting lost. In this case it was even before the walk had actually started. Presented to Maria Prendergast and Ian Sillitoe (2 years in a row).

 “Annual Simply Amazing Award” Pendant.

Presented to Alwyn Burgess for dropping her trousers in front of many walkers (twice). Something to do with meat ants running up her legs.

 “Runner-up Superwalker Award” Pendants.

Winners were Elfriede Jones, Fiona Grant and Wynne Jones.

 “Premium Superwalker Award” Pendants.

Winners were Alwyn Burgess, Sharron Burns, Don Marsh (2 years in a row) and Alastair Taylor. It was a most enjoyable BBQ and Wind-Up afternoon. Congratulations to the Superwalkers who walked the red carpet, knelt, were dubbed with the royal walking stick and presented with their pendants and prizes. It was a hilarious event and will no doubt be repeated in 2020.

Received with Thanks

On behalf of Walking Group, the guide/organiser and hosts were presented with various wonderful, strange and very generous gifts by walking enthusiasts and local identities David Grant, Alastair Taylor and Mich Lee. These gifts were all accepted with the utmost thanks.

Until next year….

As guide and organiser what I wish to say is; it has been a great pleasure to have gathered such a wonderful group of people all participating in something that we thoroughly enjoy, and if everyone enjoyed the activities half as much as I did then that makes it all worthwhile and an organiser very happy. So, no doubt we will present another bushwalk programme during 2020. Interested residents wishing to receive information can simply read the next report in the April 2020 edition of the Darlington Review or send their email address to Cliff who will email the “Bushwalk News” as the new season’s information becomes available. nd

“Walk Trails & Circuits” Book – NEW 2

Edition

Now available, the book includes almost every trail or track in the Darlington surrounds. Since the first edition, 12 years ago, some old tracks have disappeared and many new ones created. All the maps/trails/tracks have been revised using GPS technology. For copies contact Cliff and Sharron. See you on the track.

Cliff Burns (Organizer and Guide) 9299 6696

Darlington Review - November 2019

Garrick Theatre

Douglas has collected a talented cast drawn from all ages, many from previous musicals, pantos and music halls. Douglas: “I just love the whole idea of panto, the tradition, the audience participation, the essential innocence of the medium. We’ve put together an amazing cast and we’ve picked all our favourite songs. Bookings are coming in rapidly and at least one matineé has been booked out already. It just shows that panto is as popular as it ever has been. Even our own Queen was in one as Aladdin during the war”

veryone loves a pantomime (Oh no, they don’t!; Oh yes, they do!) - it’s an innocent family entertainment for all ages drawn from ancient theatrical traditions, going back as far as the 16th century commedia dell’arte tradition of Italy overlaid and mixed with the British stage traditions of music hall. The panto, as it’s affectionately called, has developed along certain fixed lines - incorporating song, dance, buffoonery, slapstick, cross-dressing, in-jokes, topical references, audience participation, mild sexual innuendo and an occasional disregard of the convention of the ‘fourth wall’ by directly addressing the audience directly. The Dame (almost exclusively played by a man) is a hugely comic role and the Principal Boy is usually played by a young woman in breeches. The audience are presumed to know the plot, most often a well-known fairy tale, and wild liberties are taken. This Christmas Season entertainment is Garrick Theatre’s production of Puss in Boots - with songs, a few jokes and lots of fun for all. Directed by Douglas Sutherland-Bruce, with musical direction by Lyn Brown and choreography by Siobhan Vincent, Puss in Boots includes all the traditional ingredients, with a cast of nearly forty, a live band , ‘killer rabbits’, a talking cat, an ogre and a beautiful princess.

Puss in Boots opens on the 28th November and runs until the 14th December at 8:00pm, Garrick Theatre, 16 Meadow Street, Guildford. There are matineés on the Saturdays and Sundays. Tickets cost $25 (Adults), $15 (Children under 12) and $75 (Family - two adults and two children) and may be booked by ringing Elaine on 9378 1990 or on-line at Trybooking on www.trybooking.com/BFQWN.

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Darlington History Group visual stimulation for his sketch book. His official job in the colony was as the Eastern Districts Commissioner where he was to oversee the convict works along the roads to York via Greenmount and Toodyay. One such convict station was at Greenmount (now on the corner of Great Eastern Hwy and Darlington Road) which he sketched. This provides one of the few early records of what this depot looked like and although he wasn’t a professional painter this sketch provides valuable visual information at that early time in the Colony’s history. On one journey down south he stayed with the Molloy family meeting their daughter Mary who he later married at St John’s Church in Fremantle in 1854. The couple settled at Guildford where DuCane had built a house. They weren’t to enjoy their life in the colony for long as DuCane was recalled back to England in 1856. However his sketches provide some wonderful insight into this colonies early people both European and Indigenous, environment and buildings that now provides a valuable record for historians. If you are interested in DuCane’s oversight of the Greenmount Convict Station an account is on our website (darlingtonhistorygroup.com) under History Resources/Reserves and Parks. Hopefully we will meet some of Darlington’s past and present residents at DAF and we look forward to another successful year of fundraising for the group by selling our donated books and bric a brac. We would struggle to achieve all the projects that we have undertaken without this generous community support.

The October meeting began with the AGM and Val’s summation of the groups 2019 achievements which can be viewed on our website. The various positions were vacated and nominations taken that saw all but Judi Bracks re-elected in their rolls. Ken Harris was nominated from the floor to become our Publicist for 2020 and was elected unopposed. The second part of the evening was a talk given by Philippa O’Brien that she had published as an article in the RWAHS (Royal Western Australian Historical Society) about Edmund DuCanes “Five Fortunate Years” in WA. Edmund Frederick DuCane was born in Colechester, England on the 23 March 1830 and came to Western Australia as a Royal Engineer in 1851 to assist with the management of the convict workforce being sent to Western Australia from 1950 onwards. DuCane was an avid sketcher and would draw in a private notebook his observations as he embarked on this momentous journey at age 21. His drawings over 5 years in Western Australia ended up in the Hasluck family which Philippa was lucky to access and analyse. From DuCane’s sketches and comments Philippa concluded that “He was entranced by people and was a keen observer of all the colourful diversity around him, revelling in the drama of the passing parade. He had an inquisitive eye for the telling detail that revealed some intimate insight, some unique and personal quality, bringing his sketches to life. He didn’t judge—he wasn’t a snob: he loved to catch the chaotic liveliness of people” DuCane’s sketches were private and personal and as such were more revealing about his interests and personality. He was interested in all aspects of his world and observed and sketched the women aboard the ship he travelled on to come to WA, the Aboriginal people he came across in his day to day life and the social circles he moved in. Philippa took us through sketches from the start of DuCane’s journey to Western Australia on the “Anna Robertson” which took 98 days without any stops. Once off the coast of Perth the ship was quarantined for 6 days (due to whooping cough) which gave DuCane the opportunity to sketch Rottnest and the coastline off Fremantle. In 1852 he went to Champion Bay to explore the prospects for Mining and pastoral pursuits again providing more

ABOVE: Cane sketch of Greenmount c1855 from The Colonial Eye by Barbara Chapman Special thanks to Reg and Ernie (his ute) for making our stall at DAF happen over these last 10 years. “TO DONATE BOOKS AND BRIC-A-BRAC TO OUR DAF STALL PLEASE CALL REG ON 92996746 FOR COLLECTION”. (No electrical appliances, thank you.). Cheers Lyn Myles (interim Publicist)

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Darlington Social Cricket Club The Season has Arrived - Bazil on the yellow phone -

The 2019.20 kicked off on Saturday the 12th October starting with the ex-Captain’s brunch. Mark was ably helped by daughter Emma in Tracie’s absence. Bacon, eggs, fresh buns and a “crunchy granola suite” started the day off beautifully. Supremo barista Matt Parsons brewed freshly ground coffee to supplement the gourmet brunch.

- looks like in some sort of pain -

Before proceeding got under way the traditional swearing in of the season’s captain took place. Mitch Cork has proudly come to stand with the illustrious captains of the past. - Captain Mitch posing in the captain’s blazer The captain of the Brownpots (southerners of the Railway Reserve) for the day was awarded to Matt Parsons, while newly elected captain of the club Mitch Cork was in charge of the Silverpots (northerners of the Railway Reserve). When hearing the selection several Brownpots were heard to mutter “We are done for before we start!” - Captain Cork showing the Brownpots captain the shonky coin before the toss The Brownpots won the toss and the first mistake of many made by Parsons, was sending in the Silverpots. The Silverpots posted a respectable, but not unbeatable, score of 226 off their allotted 36 overs. After a sumptuous after tea cobbled together under the stewardship of Chris Cork the Brownpots set about the chase.

-Darren Murphy’s new batting glasses courtesy of Stuart Aldred Other highlights included the brilliant one handed catch on the boundary by Tom Baxter to dismiss Ian Scrimshaw, Cambell Giles ball slapping himself in the nether regions, Stephen Jones put on notice by the new captain Cork of “the Shepard’s crook”, if he gingerly blocked three consecutive balls while batting and the run out of Darren Murphy by his batting partner, Steven ‘ROK” Warinner despite being warned by ROK he was going to run him out. Once again the BBQ was a delight at mine hosts Cambell Giles and Tracey Chivers. A Fishy Tale Recently Life Member inductee, Graham Eckert, cried off with a bad back for the first match. On a recent North West fishing trip Graham was not paying attention when a set of huge rollers came their way. Seems Graham’s whole life flashed before his eyes as he was tossed mightily high in the air and landing heavily on his derrière in the bottom of the boat.

Niggardly bowling by the good guys saw the bad guys restricted to 6 for 170 after their 36 overs.

A lovely Cobia caught after the near death experience alleviated some of the embarrassment.

Some of the highlights of the day were: •

First wicket of the season - Ian Scrimshaw

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First four of the season - Steve Durkin

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First wide of the season - Nigel Durkin

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Bazil Robert’s retro yellow mobile phone

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Paul Sonnekus with new beard and sunnies

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Rob Zardins warming up ( a no no in the club)

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Darren Murphy’s new batting glasses

- Graham with his Cobia “Two Legs please Mr Umpire” - Arnold Have heard Chris Arnold went to a trial for the veteran’s interstate championships to be held in South Australia shortly. Faced five dot balls first, then a streaky single to retain the strike. First ball of the next over - out LBW Chris is adamant he can never be given out LBW because of his leg stump guard!

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