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Darlington Review - October 2016

Hats off to Spring — at last!

Darlington (at St Cuthbert’s and Darlington Estate Winery), while the soprano Sara Macliver performs in Guildford Grammar’s chapel. Also polishing up a totally different brand of music — and having lots of fun while doing so — are the Swan Harmony Singers (pictured above) a group that counts their annual Darlington Hall October concert as their most successful (see Community Notices).

You can tell it’s Spring – because so much is happening apart from that busy-bee-hum that hangs over every flowering tree. For a start our hilly roads and tracks have been full of energetic Oxfam walkers and Gran Fondo cyclists — and apart from some muted grumbles, the latter seems to have got it right second time around. Cheering groups and picnickers gathered by the roadside in Darlington certainly got into the spirit of this international race.

And, in this issue, the Review is pleased to welcome Hasluck Federal MP Ken Wyatt who joins Kalamunda MP John Day in bringing us up-to-date on what’s happening in Federal and State arenas of politics. Another new member — and one with many links to Darlington Theatre Players — is the Garrick Theatre in Guildford, and President Ken Harris confirms that theatre is very much a family affair.

Another sign of Spring is a crammed-to-capacity Review. The arts always blossom at this time of the year, with artists opening their studios (www.mundaring-hills-open-studios.org.au) over the last weekend in October, while Darlington Arts Festival volunteers are busy with the always frenzied weeks leading up to the first weekend in November.

Hooray, it’s festival time!

Two irresistible images: the delight of young audiences at Worn Out Wearable Art, and a wearable art winner with the look of a sprite ushering in Spring — and the approach of the Darlington Arts Festival (November 5/6).

Meanwhile an impressive list of artists are dreaming up pieces for mystery boxes that Mundaring Art Centre will auction next month in what has turned out to be a brilliant fundraiser. We talk to a couple of locals musing about what to put in the box. Also for the diary, Mezzanine Art will be showing stunning copper works by Deborah Ralph-Kafarela opening October 21 and running through November. On the music front, Darlington Chamber Music is tuning up for its inaugural Spring Festival with the first and final concerts in

Darlington Review - October 2016 Our festival is now acknowledged as the biggest community arts event in Mundaring Shire — with around 10,000 visitors — and it reaches right across our community, into artists’ studios, churches, schools, clubs, the brigade, and performing arts groups. It’s also one of our proudest moments in terms of volunteering, with the all-volunteer committee seeking sponsorship, curating the four art shows, accommodating a growing number of stalls, and liaising with countless individuals and small business enterprises that want to engage with those 10,000-plus visitors. The voluntary labour involved over the weekend has been costed at around $250,000. And of course a well-run festival pumps money into community groups run by volunteers, from P & Cs to junior sports clubs. Last year the Wine and Beer Tent raised money for the Darlington Club that ploughs money back into the community; this year it will be run by the Darlington Sports and Recreation Association (DaSRA) raising funds for the Darlington Pavilion, with Darlington Tennis Club doing its own fund-raising by providing platters for patrons. Pulling together funding is always a challenge: this year major sponsors include LotteryWest ($20,000) and the Shire ($12,000), and DAF President Peter Nicholls says the business of acknowledging sponsors will now have a higher profile. That means the Friday night opening will become a more streamlined, formal occasion that makes supporters feel appreciated, plus there will be a swish post-festival soiree.

Making the festival art happen: Megan Fraser, Amanda Moore, Jodie Oborne and Kell Barnes

organised by MAC and Mary-Louise Carbone, who is conducting this year’s workshops, still has vivid memories of participating as a year 11 student. She went on to do a Fine Arts degree and has worked with textiles and sculptural work.

“WOWA definitely challenged me in relation to using my skills and letting me show off my work to the public,” she recalls. “I was very shy, so parading pushed me out of my comfort zone, but the friendly, community feel to the festival made me a lot more comfortable. Having had a history with the program, I love working with the kids and seeing the creative ideas that come out of MAC’s wearable art workshops.” Back in July MaryLouise helped students create Mad Hats for the festival catwalk, and on October 4 she’ll be offering advice to 7 – 18-year-olds on costumes fashioned from recycled materials at Midland Junction Arts Centre.

The DAF president says the committee aims to elevate standards on several fronts – from the quality and presentation of art to behind-the-scene systems that make it all happen. But, most importantly, it wants our annual festival to both inspire and involve young people. “We’ve been working with Seen and Heard to present quick flicks made by locals,” explains Peter. “These short form films will be shown before the festival, with the best selected to compete for three prizes. Cinema is an ideal conduit for engaging young people and the challenge of producing three-minute movies has real appeal. Last year we had 30 submissions; this year we hope for 50. We’ll select 20 for a premiere when prizes will be awarded. Our hope is that the winners will inspire others to have a go next year.”

We selected a few eye-catching designs from past festivals to illustrate why the WOWA parade is a festival highlight. The heart of the festival remains the art exhibition at the Hall, and this year the Open Art will fill the main hall, the Retrospective featuring Hans Arkeveld moves to the lesser hall while the inaugural $10,000 Robert Juniper Art Prize finalists

Creative young students are also the focus of the popular Worn Out Worn Art (WOWA) staged by Mundaring Art Centre. The parade is the culmination of school holiday workshops

Former WOWA entrants and Centre Robbie Mills creating a spectacularly mad hat in WOWA July Workshop at MAC

Darlington Review - October 2016 will be displayed on the stage. This valuable new prize (to which both Trish Juniper and DAF contributed) will undoubtedly attract big name artists and will have a different focus each year, with the inaugural prize focussing on landscape. Handling all this art is a huge challenge and Peter is constantly amazed at the commitment of those involved: ‘Open Art’ (Kell Barnes), ‘Youth Art’ (Megan Fraser), ‘Junior Art’ (Amanda Moore ably assisted by Jodie Oborne’) and last but not least the ‘Retrospective Art Exhibition’ (Carolyn Staveley, who is currently away in the UK). Given that last year the Festival received about 140 entries for the Open Art Exhibition and there’s room to display around 90, sadly some works don’t make the cut. This is clearly stated on application material, and curators urge you to bear this in mind when submitting work.

Go, go, go for the pavilion

The big news — as we went to press — is that Mundaring Shire has given the green light to the Darlington Pavilion Project that will be built by the community and managed by the Shire. So the push is on to sell 500 bricks to locals. There will be a chance for you to buy a $100 brick and be acknowledged in the finished building at the Arts Festival. The Darlington Sports and Recreation Association (DaSRA) will have a stand adjoining the Wine and Beer Tent that they are running as a fund-raiser. At this stand you can view a model of the pavilion, buy a raffle ticket and buy that brick.

Phil Vile with the mobile siren being tested

If at first you don’t succeed…

We love stories about people who decide on a course of action, come up against brick walls and power on regardless — and this definitely falls into that category.

DaSRA is also appealing to all sports clubs to help running the Wine and Beer Tent. Help is needed to set-up, dismantle, and serve with a smile. If you can help, contact Emma Reid on 0439 942 794 or email: emlamond@hotmail.com

Way back, you may recall that local Bruce Pearce mounted a campaign for an additional fire warning system: a Darlington fire siren that would alert locals to consult all the official warning systems. While there was interest from locals, Bruce met with strong opposition from the Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES), and a lack of interest from the Shire and the local brigade. Eventually he gave up and decided he’d be better off at home listening to his favourite Wagner. The fire siren idea appeared to be dead. Enter Phil Vile, an energetic Irishman who already wears many hats (President of Darlington Ratepayers and Residents Association, initiator of Let’s Talk Rubbish and Co-ordinator of Friends of Darlington Station). However, in regard to his fire siren mission, he emphasises he is acting only as a resident and member of a Bushfire Ready Group in the Dalry/Hillsden/ Stone Crescent area. Phil says many residents who are diligent about fire safety have rallied to the idea of a siren, particularly after the scenario of failed communications in the Yarloop fire. The former Victorian Country Fire Services Chief Euan Ferguson who reviewed the fire concluded that warnings to Yarloop residents were “neither timely nor accurate” and among his recommendations was the suggestion that DFES should look at the siren option.

Sue Lavell, president of The Darlington Club, with Geoff Barker, Chair of DaSRA

It’s great to see local groups getting behind the pavilion campaign, with Darlington History Group recently purchasing five bricks and The Darlington Club providing a donation of $5,000 plus a $100 brick.

Phil says that an additional warning tool is needed in Darlington given that internet, wifi, and mobile access can be AWOL. “We’ve done all the things DFES suggests in terms of preparations and phone trees, but given the failings of warning systems, we feel it is up to us to take this forward,” says Phil. In Victoria where sirens are used, Phil received plenty of advice when he bought the mobile siren currently being tested to gauge its range, appropriate positioning etc. Useful information is being gathered and the residents of the streets

Darlington Review - October 2016 involved plan to meet at St Cuthbert’s Church on October 13 to review progress and chart the way ahead. Anyone is welcome (see Community Notice). Following an article in The Echo, Phil received calls from other Hills residents keen to know more, so is this an idea whose time has come he asks? “I think that DFES and the Shire are going to have to look at it in the near future – and it would be to the Shire’s credit if it showed some initiative in this.” For us that statement brought to mind All Fired Up, a history of Mundaring’s volunteer bushfire brigades. In this book, author/historian Ian Duckham observes that Mundaring Shire was in the vanguard of important initiatives (often spurred by Darlington brigade members) including the development of air reconnaissance and the training of volunteer firefighters. And of course the latter initiative led to the formation of the pioneering Mundaring Fire School that currently trains our vollies. Who would have thought that the notion of training volunteer fire fighters would have initially been dismissed — but, as the historian notes, it was. However, those who thought it should happen persisted, and the rest is local history that is perhaps worth remembering.

significantly changed in the last redistribution, providing me with an exciting challenge.” We wish him well, and if you have bright ideas to share with Ken, his contact details are in his notes.

As the Review went to press, Phil was being interviewed by a television channel, so perhaps the siren saga has a future.

Welcome also to the venerable Garrick Theatre that next year celebrates its 85th anniversary in its much refurbished historic home in Guildford.

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Vice-President Ken Harris, who both directs and performs, tells us that Garrick and Darlington Theatre Players (DTP) have a long relationship. “Actors and directors often swap between the two to make best use of the experience and resources of both clubs,” he says. Ken’s sister is the well-loved Marloo actor/ director Gail Palmer, and the two are continuing the legacy of theatrical parents, the late Ena and Phil Harris, who were among the founders of DTP back when it was based in Darlington. Both theatres are busy right now, with Garrick presenting the thriller Shock about a birthday celebration that goes badly wrong, while the Marloo theatre is preparing for the Christmas panto, having just hosted the September Hills Festival of Theatre, one of many celebrations for their diamond jubilee year celebrations. As you can see from their notes, Culture and Arts Minister John Day was on hand to mark this milestone.

A great garden, a worthy charity Anna and Ken Wyatt with PM Malcolm Turnbull

The Review is pleased to welcome two new members whose notes appear for the first time in this issue. Federal MP Ken Wyatt’s electorate of Hasluck now encompasses some 1,200 square kilometres of Mundaring, Kalamunda, Swan and Gosnells, plus he has the challenges of being both Assistant Minister for Health and Aged Care, along with responsibility for Indigenous Health. “I am keen to get to know more of you in the vibrant and artistic Darlington community and to hear your thoughts on how we can make Hasluck a better place to live, work and raise a family,” he says. “The shape of my electorate was

Darlington Review - October 2016 Left: The beauty of Blakemere and Karen and Lauren Kirk

saw a felted Nuno scarf at a craft market in Canberra. “I was fascinated that wool fibres had been incorporated into silk to create a fabric that was light weight, colourful, soft and beautiful,” says Merrilyn who has been experimenting with natural fabrics and wool fibres ever since. So, lots of good reasons to visit and to support the charity, AFFORD (www.afford.com.au) started by Kenya-born Perth resident Lillian O’Toole. AFFORD and the Mount Elgon Trust are currently supporting 26 orphans and to date the charity has raised $80,000 to educate children at the local school.

A blind date with art?

With gardens looking at their best, one of Perth’s best will be open to the public for a very worthy cause.

Think of this: you’re an artist/craftsperson/maker-of-things and Mundaring Arts Centre invites you to create an artwork for a hand-made box to be auctioned off, sight unseen, as a fund-raiser. There are just 50 boxes (each with a $200 price tag) and the names of the first fifty buyers go into a lucky dip box!

As we watch local children thrive, it’s hard to get your head around the plight of children in Kenya who have lost both parents to AIDS and who lead hardscrabble lives. Their plight has moved several locals to support a local charity that is staging a fund-raising open garden (and what a spectacular garden it is!) in October.

This ‘blind date with art’ as MAC has dubbed it has proved so popular that, as we went to press, there were only a few boxes that didn’t have buyers — and they could well be gone by the time you read this.

Darlington resident Karen Kirk has visited the Kenya orphanage established by the charity, Yvette Wearer has worked in the hospital, and Karen’s daughter Lauren (who attended Helena College) spent three months assisting a special needs teacher.

All will be revealed when the boxes are opened on November 11th at a MAC event – and all the artworks presented will be on display in the Christmas exhibition Tied Up With String.

“I’ve seen the amazing difference it makes to the children’s lives, through education, health or simply somewhere safe to live,” says Karen, who has been involved since the charity was formed eight years ago. And she assures us that the garden featured this year is acknowledged as one of Perth’s best: Blakemere in Brine Road, Kalamunda, (open 10am – 4pm on Sunday October 9).

So, over the past month, artists have been putting the finishing touches to their creations, making sure they fit snugly into the attractive boxes. We quizzed Darlington’s Mich Lee and Alastair Taylor who might share the same house but had completely different approaches as to how to fill their boxes. Both came to Darlington a decade ago after careers in London.

With its French and Italian influences, espaliered fruit trees, its olives, jacarandas, ornamental pears and heritage roses, the Kalamunda garden sounds irresistible. But of added interest is the fact that after a bushfire destroyed part of it in 2006, the owner opted to create a water-wise Mediterranean-inspired section. So, lots of good ideas about drought-tolerant and waterwise varieties, along with Australian native grasses and shrubs to blend with the surrounding bush.

“I love boxes and this wonderful opportunity for free creative expression came just when I was sick of specific briefs and difficult clients!” says Mich, a graphic designer, who admits to an obsession with fabrics, leather, yarns and wearable art. “For me boxes represent safekeeping and preciousness, and this box is so beautifully made by Patrick and Denise Brown that one wants to put some kind of jewel in there.

Produce from the vegetable garden will be on the lunch menu and morning and afternoon teas will be served. There will also be music and high quality arts stalls, including the work of Darlington’s Merrilyn Peck who uses both wet and dry felt to create beautiful wraps, scarves and jewellery. Merrilyn first

“My past training is difficult to ignore and made me go through a gamut of word associations like box set, box of tricks, matchbox, egg box, nest box, chocolate box…. One thing is certain: I want to use the embroidery threads and wools I

Above Alastair Taylor and his collection of found objects and Mich Lee with the wools that inspire her art and her West Highland Terrier

Darlington Review - October 2016 inherited from my Aunty Margaret and Alastair’s Mother, MiniMum, who were both great craftswomen.”

mobile and could shift weight when going to hit a ball, so I wondered how Dan would manage. That first game was a learning experience for me: it was awesome to see how Dan compensated by using the wheel of his chair with one hand!” recalls Lee.

Meanwhile Alastair, who paints, sculpts, makes prints and much more, has been rummaging through crates of foundobjects, “looking for the elements for some kind of creature, probably…” to put in his box.

“So we had a hit up, and a drink or two, and further down the track — after Dan had finished his civil engineering degree — he mentioned he’d love one day to have a try for the Australian Open Wheelchair Tennis.

“For some reason the box I need to fill made me think of childhood treasures — insects, bird’s eggs and the like,” he muses. “For a while I was going to divide the box into sections containing eggs, painted and made of some as yet unspecified material. I might still do that, but first it’s a workshop search to see if a rusty metal beast of some kind suggests itself. I am, as ever, at the mercy of my collection of rubbish…” (You may recall his amazing Mezzanine Art exhibition of clocks made from found objects a couple of years ago.)

“We made a deal that I’d coach him and some friends once a week, with the additional aim of making him a qualified coach. I later spoke to Tennis Australia and out of that came the idea of setting up the Darlington club as a hub for wheelchair tennis. And when I spoke to Lorelle and Alex their attitude was ‘let’s make it happen’! The great thing about this club is that it’s so open to new ideas.”

So what will emerge from this intensely creative Darlington home/studio/workshop? Will it be an extraordinary beast, or a fetching hat in which fur clippings from a West Highland Terrier have been felted? Anything is possible … and Mich and Alastair are certainly not giving up their secrets! They are not the only Darlington artists invited – there’s more info in MAC notes.

Anyone for tennis?

Of course a lot would have to happen before that ‘hub’ could happen —like having a compliant toilet, ramp, access — but it’s a fine aspiration, and the club is heartened by the fact that Mundaring Shire has put aside $8,000 to begin that process. You can read more about the club that “makes things happen” in Our Place on page 10.

Spring clean for a good cause

If you are doing a big Spring Clean or just the down-sizing of possessions that always helps to clear the mind as well as the house, bear in mind the Darlington History Group is on the hunt for books, bric-a-brac, whatever will sell — and thus ensure that this energetic group can continue its amazing tracking down of local history. The man to contact (he calls himself the “rag and bone man”) is Reg Kelly and he’s happy to collect your offerings. Recently he’s been delighted at the donations of an amazing library of classics, novels, paperbacks and hardbacks. “We don’t price anything, we just ask buyers to make a donation, which works quite well,” says Reg. And it’s one reason why the stall is so popular. (See page 42 for details)

Thanks to….

Darlington Tennis Club President Lorelle Popperwell, Secretary Alex Hoschke and Tennis coach Lee Oliver

… all those who stepped into our chairs while we travelled. Chris Durrant and Sarah Brookes did a fantastic job as Guest Editors, with help from photographer Lynne Dullard; Sarah Thornton Smith somehow juggled selling the ads with preparing for an exhibition of her work at MAC; and Jan Carroll made the July issue look great — before heading off for a walking tour in the UK with other members of St Cuthbert’s Church. And, as you can see by the photo in the church notes, they’re having a great time following the St Cuthbert’s Way.

In this issue we profile the Darlington Tennis Club that has gone from strength to strength in recent years, attracting a current membership that ranges from teens to seniors. And judging by the number of primary school kids being coached, there’ll soon have many more juniors in the club’s ranks. While talking with coach Lee Oliver and the Club’s Lorelle Popperwell and Alex Hoschke, an interesting side story emerged — they would love to see Darlington become a hub for wheelchair tennis. And it’s timely because Australia’s wheelchair tennis stars at Rio just walked away with gold. You may have caught sight of Dan Baines (whose kids are coached by Lee) and his tennis mate Heide — both in wheelchairs — on Darlington’s courts. When Dan mentioned to Lee that he used to enjoy tennis and would love a hit, Lee obliged and was stunned at the way Dan used his wheelchair to his advantage.

Enjoy the many pleasures that October will bring — and that long-awaited Spring sunshine. Trea Wiltshire

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Our Place: Darlington Tennis Club

Left: Sean Adelt; Simon Ward; James Hoschke; Zane Moran; Matt Lucas; John Paxman after winning their division 8 pennants last summer Centre: Club championfor 2015 Zane Moran Right:At the opening of the new club renovations: Trevor Folley (retiring Vice President), Sue Lavelle, Alex Hoschke, Lorelle Popperwell, Shire President David Lavell and Pete Lind

Darlington’s sporting and social clubs play a huge role in weaving the close-knit fabric of our community. Talk to coaches and invariably you discover their sporting lives began as juniors in the clubs they now coach — and in which their kids are acquiring new skills, and making friends that can last a lifetime. Darlington Tennis Club is a fine example: this year’s club champion Zane Moran was once coached by Lee Oliver whose tennis school has been operating in Darlington for years, and Lee’s 15-year-old son Tom is now a rising star competing at a national level. And a proud Club President Lorelle Popperwell predicts: “He’s very single-minded — I think he’s going to be the club’s first Wimbledon player!” (No pressure Tom!) Lee himself once had Wimbledon in his sights until, as he puts it, “reality raised its ugly head and I realised I wasn’t as good as I thought!”. However, he and a mate had a great time playing the European tennis circuit for a couple of years, living off their winnings and travelling around in a combe van. Back in Sydney he began helping out a mate at a tennis club and discovered he loved coaching. “Then I came over to Perth for a wedding, fell in love with Darlington, and that was it —I wanted my kids to grow up in this environment,” he recalls. Lee’s coaching in Darlington began with a group of 12 kids; now he has over a hundred — and it’s great to see them in action on the courts. A bonus is the fact that players like Zane (now the club’s VicePresident) are now coaching in their own right. “I get them qualified and then they’re out on their own, and all of my current coaches are tennis club members,” he says. Lorelle Popperwell is delighted that membership has been rising steadily in recent years (from 58 in 2000 to 163 today) and that the club is attracting so many young members. By pitting their skills against the more seasoned members, their game constantly improves. “We give them lots of curved balls, and we’re breaking them into socialising with different age groups, and that’s a good thing,” says the President, who has coached netball at an elite level and knows a good deal about setting the goals that will help promising young players achieve their ambitions. And like most members, she’s evangelical about the benefits of tennis. “It is such a great way of getting involved in a community because, if you’re new to an area — or even if you’re passing through as a visitor — you join a club and suddenly you know 100 people and can be assured you will find some members who play at your standard.”

Review Scribe and Club Secretary Alex Hoschke did just that when she moved to Darlington, and the geologist loves the fact that new club initiatives are so readily taken up. “We started up a Monday evening social competition with 16 players, it was so successful that now it’s running Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday — and it’s really social, with mixed doubles and a few beers to follow. Recently, we changed the format for Monday nights so the tennis is really hard, but it means that our games have definitely improved.” The club now has nine pennant teams for summer, seven for winter, and runs club championships and junior club championships, and they are proud that their men’s team (photographed) won their division 8 pennants last summer. During its long history the club has seen many changes including the transformation of the three grassed courts of the Darlington Lawn Tennis Club into today’s four courts (the fourth being added in 1963). Trawling through club minutes, Alex Hoschke came up with a nice extract from 1961: “Mr Matthews moved that the secretary write to Mundaring Roads Board asking for another court to be laid down … also would they remove the dead kangaroo off the court…” Current members are also hoping that one day they will have a fifth court on the flat area behind the hit-up wall. Meanwhile that area could, with some attention to the surfacing, be made into a great hitup wall. Because the clubhouse was originally built by members on land leased from the Shire, a combination of membership fees and fundraising has funded some $50,000 of improvements in recent years. The kitchen was remodelled a couple of years ago, and more recently the clubhouse acquired a new roof and deck. “We had a lot of help from members volunteering their building skills — in particular we need to mention Peter Lind because we just couldn’t have done the job without him, and his helpers learnt a lot of useful new skills along the way!” says Alex. And there is more fund-raising on the horizon at the Darlington Arts Festival because the club will be providing food platters for the Wine Tent that, in turn, has become a fund-raiser for the Darlington Pavilion Project (see editorial for more on this). Social tennis has a long history in Darlington. Once the public courts were built during the ‘guesthouse era’ in the 1920s and 30s, people would take the train up to Darlington for a weekend or during school holidays, to play both tennis and golf. In fact, the Darlington Lawn Tennis Club cup is one of the club’s treasured possessions.

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Letters, Community Notices and Events DARLINGTON RESIDENTS IMPORTANT NOTICE

Re: Barrier between 160-162 and 164 Scott St.

UPDATE ON SIREN TEST

Letter re Scott Street Boya Shopping centre, From Josephine Jones

As a result of the alert siren tests carried out in Darlington over the last 2 weeks it is pleasing to report that the tests went very well. Over the coming weeks further tests shall be carried out at various times but this time the tests shall be concentrating on directional and volume adjustments. This shall provide us with important information regarding volume quality, sound sequence and effective sound range within the target area bounded by Dalry Road, Stone Crescent and Hillsden Road. It is planned that testing shall be completed prior to December 1st. In order to discuss the siren program with residents from the above streets there shall be a meeting in St. Cuthbert’s Hall at 7:30pm on Thursday 13th October. Anyone else wishing to come along will be most welcome.

This is a plea for the barrier between the two shopping developments on Scott St to be removed. I am especially writing for parents with prams and for those who need to use wheel chairs. I understand there is a background saga but the impact of the barrier on the users to both areas is unfortunate. Apart from being unsightly, non-vehicle movement between the two areas is at best restricted but for some it is almost impossible. Pedestrians must step over a high kerb and walk across garden beds. People with prams and wheel chairs either have to perform extremely difficult and dangerous manoeuvres, or use the footpath along the road. The added danger from cars is obvious.

IMPORTANT

This barrier needs to be removed before someone is injured.

Once in place the sound of this siren shall be just an additional tool to alert residents to go and check on any DFES and ABC Radio warning announcements, listen for DVBB Fire engines and watch out for smoke or flames.

Swan Harmony in Concert

The sounding of this siren is not in itself an alert to do anything more than just that. Residents must still decide for themselves if they need to enact their Bushfire-Ready Plan. Residents must at all times refer to relevant information and leaflets provided by DFES, the Darlington Volunteer Bushfire Brigade and Bushfire-Ready Street Co-ordinators. THIS SIREN IS BEING PROVIDED BY RESIDENTS OF DARLINGTON

The Swan Harmony Singers concert on Sunday 16 October with music spanning the years from the 1930s to the present, The program ranges from jazz classics to Simon and Garfunkels’ Scarborough Fair, and one of the many arrangements of the ever popular Irish Blessing. Date: Sunday 16 October, Venue: Darlington Hall, Owen Rd, Darlington Time: 2 pm Tickets (including afternoon tea): Adults $20, Concessions $15, groups of 10 or more $150. Children under 10 free. More details: Anna Wright 9299 7249 Advance bookings: Mundaring Community Bank 9295 6411, or Anna on 9299 7249.

Councillor’s Notes

A requirement of the Local Government Act is that there is a Ward representation review held no less than every eight years, which must include community consultation. Shire of Mundaring last undertook a review in 2011, but given proposed Local Government Reform (which subsequently didn't eventuate) Council decided to conduct the next review in 2016, earlier than required. The review process included preparation of a detailed discussion paper offering (but not limited to) eight options in regards to how many Councillors and how many wards the Shire should have, a community briefing forum and the call for submissions. There were 39 submissions, 37 from individuals, plus one from Darlington Resident and Ratepayers (RR) Association who collectively proposed no change, and one from Mundaring RR Association who also proposed no change. At the August 2016 Council meeting, Councillors took into account the public

submissions as well as other factors, and debated this item at length. Ultimately Council decided to recommend to the Local Government Advisory Board (which makes a recommendation to the Minister for Local Government) the retention of 12 Councillors and four wards, and to alter the ward boundaries to make the numbers of each ward more balanced. The recommendation is in line with current legislation which enables Councils to have between 6 and 15 Councillors, and takes into account the extensive geographical range of the Shire which allows for equal population representation and future growth. The recommendation also allows for sharing of Council duties, including committees and public representation duties, between 12 Councillors and allows for a range of different skills and experiences to be represented. Some have suggested that less Councillors would be cost a saving however currently 12 Councillors receive only 75% of the maximum allowable allowance. It was also argued that maintaining 12 Councillors allows more democratic opportunities, and encourages diversity of representation. In order to maintain fair and balanced representation, Council also recommended

to Local Government Advisory Board (LGAB) to amend the ward boundaries thus; South Ward cedes the portion of Greenmount south (348 electors) and a option of Bellevue (427 electors) to West Ward and Central Ward cedes about one third of Glen Forrest (about 670 electors) to South Ward. Darlington, Boya, Koongamia, Helena Valley will remain in South Ward. This will mean that each Councillor will have a ratio of somewhere between 2000-2600 electors over the eight year cycle. These Council recommendations have now been sent to the Local Government Advisory Board. The Board may recommend to the Minister to accept or reject the changes to Ward boundaries. Listen to the full debate held at Council via the audio recordings of all Council meetings which are available on www.mundaring.wa.gov.au<http://www. mundaring.wa.gov.au> by Cr Trish Cook 040 9479 551 Other Councillor contacts: James Martin 0402 847 780 David Lavell 9299 7420

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Darlington Chamber Music The five winter concerts have now come and gone, and how memorable they have been. The musicians have done us proud, giving us five very different offerings that have delighted, and occasionally challenged our audiences. Bear in mind that each concert has had at least two performances, and some of them three, and it is clear that the name of Darlington Chamber Music is extending way beyond our village.

part, plus some other performers including the renowned soprano Sara Macliver. Sara will be singing in the beautiful Guildford Grammar School chapel together with 6 string players. No music lover should miss this concert which takes place on Saturday 22rd October at 7pm, and will be followed by a glass of wine and some nibbles. At 11am on the morning of 22nd the Darlington String Quartet will play in the intimate setting of St. Cuthbert’s Church in Darlington and the concert is followed by a finger food lunch prepared by the church ladies who produce our now famous afternoon teas. On the Sunday 23rd October the final concert of the festival which includes the famous Trout Quintet will be held at the Darlington Estate Winery at 12 noon, followed by a three course lunch to wrap up what promises to be a wonderful celebration of fine music over the weekend. Season tickets for the 3 concerts are moving well, and single concert tickets have been on sale since 1st September. Please note that as soon as one concert is sold out, no more season tickets can be sold, for obvious reasons. Tickets are available from the usual outlets - Darlington Post Office, 2 Cafe and the Bendigo Bank, Mundaring and by writing to Darlington Concerts, PO Box 194, Darlington but not Trybooking. Season tickets cost $200, or $180 concession, and include the two lunches and refreshments. Single concert tickets are priced as follows:-

Piano Quartet in rehearsal for Concert 4.

Concert 1

$55, or $50 concession

Concert 2

$60, or $55 concession

Concert 3 concession

(including the three course lunch) $110, or $105

For more information go to the website www.darlingtonconcerts.com.au

Tickets are now available for The Chamber Music Spring Festival on the 22/23rd October. All our regular musicians will be taking

Darlington Family Playgroup September saw the coming of Spring and the promise of some warmer days after what seemed to be a rather chilly winter! The weather however, does nothing to deter us here at DFPG, come rain or shine we’re in and out, the children exploring the grounds, making plahdough models and running around with friends. Mums, Dads and carers catch up over a cup of tea and a slice of what’s on the menu for morning tea! Our little ones have enjoyed the sand area this week, role playing on the ‘ship’ sailing to far away places! The Little Tykes Roller Coaster has had a work out too, the children taking turns to fly down the track and walk the car back for the next rider. As you can see, there’s a bit of team work

in action for pack away time! It’s lovely for the children to play with their peers and carers in such an ideal bush setting. Our veggie garden is blooming right now… anyone for cauliflower? If you’re local with a little one who isn’t yet at school, why not come along and have a quick tour of the playgroup and check us out. Guests can enjoy two complimentary sessions. It’s great to get out and I’m sure I speak for us all when I say the adults benefit as much as the children from our weekly playgroup sessions! They run every weekday morning 9:30-11.30am and some afternoons. For current session availability please call 9299 6396 or email i n f o @ d a r l i n g t o n f a m i l y p l a yg r o u p. org.au. We’re on facebook too: darlingtonfamilyplaygroup.

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Darlington United Church Cnr Darlington Rd and Allestree Rd, Darlington Then there are the incredible variety of animals, birds and reptiles that live on the earth. I sometimes think God must have enjoyed making the flora and fauna with the many colours, shapes and sizes they come in. Then we can thank God for his faithfulness to us. Through good times and bad, God is there, sustaining us, enabling us to face challenges and get through the difficulties. When we trust him, he gives us peace “and we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.” (Romans 8:28). Even when things don’t go we way we want we can know that God has a purpose in it all that is right for us. At DUC we often sing a wonderful hymn of praise that testifies to God’s faithfulness. Here are the words of the chorus. Great is your faithfulness! Great is your faithfulness!

Worship is a heart overflowing with praise to God is the “By the Way” reflection for October that you can see written on the church noticeboard. Worship has traditionally been a part of Christian church services and in DUC’s Sunday morning services it is expressed by singing songs and hymns and offering prayers to God. Worship is not however, singing the songs or saying the prayers because we can do these things without actually worshipping God. The definition of worship given above is a lovely way of describing what worship is – an expression of praise to God which comes from our heart and not just our lips. The Psalms give us wonderful examples people worshipping God. Psalm 9:1 is one verse that shows what it means to worship. I will give thanks to you, LORD, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds. When we worship we express to God our gratefulness for all he has done for us and the love we have for him. We want God to be given the honour that he deserves.

Morning by morning new mercies I see; All I have needed your hand has provided; Great is your faithfulness, Father, to me! What we can most thank God for though, is the gift of his Son Jesus. If Jesus had never come to earth, been killed and been raised to life again we would remain separated from God – because of Jesus we can be reconciled to him and look forward to eternity with him. I believe we were made to worship God and when we worship him with all our hearts, praising him for who he is and for all he has done, we are blessed and so is God. Denise Rhodes Regular Sunday services: 9.30am. Contact: Ray Hockley (President) – 0403 790 380

What are the wonderful deeds for which we can give thanks to God? First we have the world he made – a walk along the bridle path at this time of the year shows the amazing range and the beauty of the flowers, trees, shrubs there are just in Darlington, let alone elsewhere.

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Mezzanine Gallery ART EXHIBITION: Lines of Communication

Lines of Communication opens on Friday 21st October at 6.30pm.

Finding her pictorial works storming off the page, and sometimes off walls too, Deborah Ralph-Kafarela has rediscovered herself as a sculptor. Through painstaking repetition and using few materials, she urges the viewer to focus on, and explore from just a few essential themes - communication and community; the barriers and enablers. The viewer then makes their own sense of the works.

Works will remain on display throughout October and November at the Gallery at Darlington Dental, 2 Montrose Avenue, Darlington 9am - 4pm.

In this collection, copper - the ubiquitous medium of communication - offers the malleability necessary for sculpting and, by extension, may express the malleability required of an individual within a community. Indeed, as in a community, each artwork is unique, but inevitably connected to the group; each is precious, but each may be obscured in the crowd. Ralph-Kafarela comments “Multiples may also allow an experience of abstract information - where this is relevant - such as statistics.” These artworks are certainly intellectually challenging but they also glow with visceral intensity. Individually and collectively, the blistering effort of production speaks of Ralph-Kafarela's deep commitment to her artistic vision.

Left: Artist Deborah Ralph-Kafarela (right) and Mezzanine Gallery’s Sandra Alderson. Right: Detail from Shiloh – Deborah Ralph-Kafarela (2016) – Copper

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Darlington Review - October 2016

Silver Tree Steiner School Spring Fair and Open Day at Silver Tree What an amazing Silver Tree Spring Fair and Open Day was had at the end of September. Despite the windy day, more than a thousand visitors came through our gates! The day was a delightful opportunity to view the work we do in a Steiner School and a wonderful celebration of the strength and spirit of our school community. There were so many measures of success of the day. The children were happy and enjoying a variety of fun and engaging activities, the classrooms looked beautiful and the teachers did a wonderful job of sharing the learning the children do at each year level. There were many families applying for places in Primary and Kindergarten as well as applications for future Steiner children who are currently babes-in-arms. Money was raised from the selling of delicious wholesome food, homemade cakes, books, clothes, beautiful handcrafted items and activities. But perhaps success can also be measured by the handshake of two dads meeting each other over a sizzling barbeque; the grandmother who sees her grandchildâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s workbook and understands the progress made over the year; or the playgroup mum and toddler who share their weekly experience with dad for the first time. We have limited places available for 2017. If you would like to find out about waiting lists or availability, or join a tour, please call Karolina on 9295 4787 or e-mail enquiries@ silvertree.wa.edu.au

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All attendees were encouraged to cast their vote for their favourite item or piece within each discipline, which lead to a People’s Choice award recipient for each category. Mrs Freddie Hendriksen, one of the school’s founders and whose children were the first two students of Mundaring Christian College over 28 years ago, still attends every school event and was gobsmacked at the success of FAMMM Fest.

Inaugural Food, Arts, Media, Materials, And Music (FAMMM) Fest At Mundaring Christian College

“We poured our heart and soul into the school and it just goes to show what is possible when you stay focussed,” Mrs Hendriksen said.

On the evening of 14 September, the new Secondary Parkerville Campus of Mundaring Christian College was transformed into a vibrant exhibition as students showcased their extraordinary work in the many artistic disciplines on offer at the school.

Mr McNeill concluded, “I was most impressed by evident enthusiasm and positive and willing attitudes of the over 100 student helpers, and our extraordinary teachers, on the night.”

Over 300 people from the Hills Community, including current and prospective parents, and countless children, marvelled at the plethora of creativity on display for attendees to see, taste, smell, listen to and touch. “We are very proud of the quality of accomplishment and great work that has taken place,” said Mr Rod McNeill, Principal of Mundaring Christian College. “You couldn’t come to FAMMM Fest without appreciating the uniqueness of our school. That this is a place where good learning is going on in a positive environment.” FAMMM Fest originated when the teachers from the electives professional learning team came up with the idea of a festival to celebrate and showcase the exceptional artisan workmanship produced by our students. In addition to viewing the extensive artistic displays including ceramics, paintings, drawings and woodwork, FAMMM Fest goers were able to get hands-on with robotics, purchase organic herbs from the edible gardens, as well as enjoy a range of gourmet savoury and sweet treats prepared by the food technology students, all accompanied by a variety of musical performances by students and staff. Year 10 student Blaire Mell, who has chosen food technology as an option says, “Aside from being able to eat all the food, my favourite part of the course is being able to use all the different equipment to experiment and create unique things.” Lisa Del Favero, mother of two sons who are new to the school from South Africa this year, said, “I’m impressed with how creative, innovative and supportive the school is. We have been to some

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Mundaring Arts Centre

Left: Caroline Lyttle, detail from Returning to the Garden, mixed media

OCTOBER AT MAC Responding to their bushland environment and the ever present threat of bushfire, pyrography painter Sandie Schroder and fine wood worker Nick Statham found a commonality in their purpose through the elements within our natural environment, with each artist controlling and manipulating these elements through their artistic techniques. Sandie creates her work by burning cotton paper to express vulnerability and beauty while Nick’s background in landscape architecture, design and his love of wood is portrayed through his natural and geometric sculptural forms. They have created a joint exhibition, Fire Works, on show at the MAC until 6 November. The 2014 Stoneville Parkerville fire profoundly affected our local community and, as a resident of the affected area, Nick Statham experienced it as it unfolded and witnessed the scale of its impact on the local environment. This formed the foundation for his works for Fire Works which are visual abstractions of his emotional response to the experience, and are created from wood salvaged in the fire’s wake. A former tutor at Sturt School for Wood in NSW, and previously working out of the Midland Railway Workshops, Nick now works from his Stoneville studio. He has collaborated on design projects nationally and internationally and has exhibited in group and solo exhibitions since 2003. Kalamunda artist Sandie Schroder ‘paints’ with fire by burning cotton paper using various tools. Used in combination with watercolour, Sandie allows these two elements to complement each other whilst highlighting the ever present danger of bushfires in our area. With a BA (Fine Art) majoring in Painting and Sculpture from Curtin University, Sandie has exhibited extensively, with her work held in many corporate, public and private collections. Sandie will be available to speak with most weekends throughout the exhibition.

Right Sandie Schroder, Bushfire Smoke, burnt paper and watercolour

Fire Works is on show in Gallery 1 at MAC and is complemented by Returning To The Garden by Artist in Focus Caroline Lyttle. A former resident of Darlington, Caroline reflects on life experiences through the lens of the garden, using paint and mixed media. She too uses the element of fire in her process as a cleansing ritual of burning past memories to make way for the new. Caroline will host painting workshops for kids as part of MAC’s School Holiday Workshop program, which includes WOWA and felting workshops – full details on MAC’s website. MAC is also excited to announce that the sale of works for their Christmas show, Tied Up With String, is well under way. MAC has invited 50 WA artists What’s in the box? Tied Up With String art box (wooden boxes made by Denise Brown, image courtesy Sarah to create a clandestine Thornton-Smith) work of art to fit inside identical wooden boxes. For only $200, buyers can purchase an unidentified artwork and will only find out who their artist is at the ‘Opening of the Boxes’ on 11 November. There are only 50 covetable works of art, contributed by an impressive list of WA artists – including Darlington’s Gemma and Guy BenAry, André Lipscombe, Antony Muia, Sarah Thornton-Smith, Katrina Virgona, Mich Lee and Alastair Taylor - so you will need to be quick to secure your box. For further information on any of MAC’s happenings, please visit www.mundaringartscentre.com.au or call 9295 3991. MAC is in the heart of Mundaring at 7190 Great Eastern Hwy (corner Nichol St). Entry is free and the Shop and Gallery are open Tuesday – Friday 10am-5pm, Saturday and Sunday 11am – 3pm (closed Mondays and Public Holidays).

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Darlington Ratepayers & Residents Association As always your DRRA committee is working on a number of issues that affect Darlington and the next Darlington Ratepayer’s and Resident’s Community Meeting is in October. Tuesday 4th October starting at 7:30 (Doors open 7:15) in The Lesser Hall, Cnr. Owen Road and Pine Terrace, Darlington.

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If you wish to raise any items for DRRA’s attention but can’t make the meeting then please send details on to DRRA at either of the addresses shown below. Alternatively because meeting time is always tight and if you have a lengthy issue or a number of issues to raise then details can be provided separately to the meeting in advance for the DRRA Committee to take a look at for you.

Matters arising from those minutes.

NOTICE OF DRRA ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Election of Committee members for 2016-2017.

The DRRA Annual General Meeting shall take place immediately after the November 8th General Meeting. It shall take place in 2Cafe on Montrose Avenue on TUESDAY 8TH NOVEMBER AT 7:30PM. Doors open 7:15pm.

Appointment of Honorary Auditor.

All committee positions fall vacant each year and new committee members are always welcome. (The Lesser Hall is unavailable to us due to building works hence the change of location).

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Welcome & Apologies. Confirmation of the minutes of the previous Annual General Meeting. President’s Report. Treasurer’s Report. Notices of Motion- New DRRA Constitution. Other business for discussion. Close of meeting

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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 9am10:30am. Facebook Page: Darlington Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade

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Next Brigade meeting: Tuesday, October 11th 2016, at the Darlington Fire Station.

We recently received an email from former Brigade member Chris Broughton, who was an active firefighter from 1977 – 1982.

Preparing for bushfires is a shared responsibility between government, agencies and the community.

Included in the email were some great old photos that he took during his time with the brigade, and we really appreciate Chris’ contribution to our photo archives. We have included some of them here.

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If you live near bush, or travel through bush, you are at risk of bushfires.

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Prepare a bushfire survival plan that lists what you will do if a bushfire starts in your area and practice it regularly with your family.

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Prepare a bushfire survival kit that includes a radio, torch, spare batteries, first aid kit, woollen blankets, nonperishable food and water.

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Know and understand the bushfire Advice, Watch and Act, and Emergency Warning alerts issued by fire services.

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Keep in touch with your neighbours during the bushfire season.

Despite the unseasonal cool weather and late rains, please be aware that the first Restricted Burning Period for this fire season is now in effect. As of Saturday October 1st permits are now required, through till the end of November (or earlier, subject to review of seasonal conditions) for all ‘running fire’ burns and the burning of refuse piles during the day. Permits can only be obtained from your local volunteer Bush Fire Brigade. Note that ALL burning is prohibited on days when the Fire Danger Rating is ‘Very High’ or above and when ‘Total Fire Bans’ or ‘Harvest and Vehicle Movement Bans’ have been declared. Small amounts of garden refuse ONLY may be burnt after 6pm without a permit, but under strict conditions, including; •

Only one pile alight at a time, not more than 1 metre square

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A 5 metre clearance around the pile

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The fire is lit after 6pm and extinguished by midnight

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At least 1 person is in attendance at all times

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A means of extinguishing the fire is available at all times

Please refer to the Shire of Mundaring’s ‘Fire & Burning Information 2016/17’ booklet, available from the Shire, or on their website, for detailed information about restrictions, conditions and prohibitions. The Department of Fire & Emergency Services (DFES) is holding its annual Bushfire Action Month again this year during October. The purpose of Bushfire Action Month is to raise awareness of the upcoming bushfire season and to engage the community to help people prepare themselves, their families and their property for bushfires. The month also supports the State Government’s ‘Are You Ready?’ campaign. Key messages during the month include;

More information about Bushfire Action Week can be found at the following website; www.areyouready.wa.gov.au As the rain starts to ease and warmer weather approaches, the Brigade is starting to undertake hazard reduction burns over coming weeks. These burns are an important part of bush fire management and also provide a real fire training ground for our new members. It also helps as a refresher for experienced members ahead of the coming fire season. Please be mindful of our personnel if you see us doing a burn, and slow down around fire appliances, look out for fire fighters and be careful if driving through smoke. The Darlington Brigade has also been out and about engaging with the young people of our community. Over the past few weeks we have attended the Darlington Skate Park Jam and the Clayton View Primary School in Koongamia, to talk about bush fire preparedness, emergency plans and evacuation kits, prior to the coming fire season. As the warmer Spring weather approaches, the community calendar also starts to heat up, and with many festivals and events in the district your Brigade is always prepared to take part. Brigade members recently assisted again on the Oxfam Trail Walk and in coming weeks our members look forwarding to partnering with the community at the Darlington Arts Festival. “Fire is the best of servants; but what a master!” ~ Thomas Carlyle Cheers Ricky Harvey

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The volunteers at KSP are still on a high from the roaring success of the Spooky Stories Night held last month to celebrate winter! This October, the KSP Writers’ Centre is continuing with the popular theme by hosting three community events with a Halloween twist. Are you brave enough to book?

Big Quiz Night fundraiser 2016, Friday 28 October, 6.30-10.00pm, Bassendean Football Club

KSP Press Club, Tuesday 4 October, 9.30am-3.30pm This full day adventure will have cadets aged between 11 and 17 writing up a storm to create a Halloween-themed news zine. The program includes a KSP Press Club Media Pass on lanyard, press conference with a special guest author, writing of a news article, monster profile or feature fiction piece, workshops on editing and writing techniques, lunch and snacks, and the option of filming your piece at the Press Club news desk. Cadets also receive a digital copy of the finished zine and a link to the news

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KSP is hosting another BIG QUIZ to help cover general operating expenses for 2016. A cash bar will be on hand and games will be played in between 10 rounds of themed quiz questions, including a Halloween round, where teams of six to eight people will compete for pride and prizes aplenty! Suitable for ages 12+. Tables are $100 payable upon booking. (This equates to $12.50 each if you get eight friends together. Cheaper than a night at the theatre!) For more information on any of the above events: Phone 08 9294 1872 or visit www.kspwriterscentre.com

Darlington Bushfire Ready Unfortunately as previously noted both by DRRA and ourselves, the Shire conducted their street verge clean up in September, well before residents had much of an opportunity to reduce their litter and put it out for collection. Hopefully next year will be later????????? However it is important as the weather now starts to warm that those tasks of reducing fuel loads around the house are undertaken. Maybe if unable to take it to the green waste tip by yourself, or with the help of a neighbour, can reduce it by burning small piles, mindful of the Shire burning requirements and also ensuring is very dry so not creating a smoke hazard. Now is the time to also, as a family prepare your BUSHFIRE SURVIVAL PLAN. This plan will help you avoid making last minute decisions that could prove deadly during a bushfire. Are you and your family at risk? You need to think about the bushfire risk to your family and home: •

Do you live in or near bush?

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As this edition goes to print 20 Darlington Cub Scouts have joined 830 other Cub Scouts from across Western Australia for Enduro 2016. Run at Scouts’ Manjedal Activity Centre 15 minutes from Byford over 4 days and 3 nights - Cubs get to share a campsite with other groups to make up a Den of 45 Cubs and 12 leaders. Cubs have the opportunity to participate in an incredible range of activities including a flying fox spanning 250 metres of jarrah forest, crate stack challenge, archery, blind obstacle course, billy cart races plus a heap more. Thanks to the community support at the recent Federal election we were able to raise over $1000 towards this event with our fire wood raffle. The cooler weather this term has seen all sections (Joeys, Cubs, Scouts) participate in a range of cooking activities. Our Joey Scouts made their own pizza, including practising cutting up some of their own ingredients. Our Cub Scouts started with learning the skills of cutting kindling and preparing a cooking fire before they cooked choc chip bananas and popcorn. All of our Cubs were successful in getting their fires lit. Cooking popcorn in a foil packet proved problematic with a variety of scorched corn and cooking oil fires! Around Father’s Day we held a Father & Cub night where we cooked damper twists. Judging by the 5kg of flour that was used, the night went rather well.

Not to be outdone our Scouts participated in a Disaster Chef cooking challenge. Scouts were given a set number of ingredients and then 90 minutes to come up with a dish. The vegetarian stir fry came out as the winning dish and reports the runner up dish – “Dog Food” (tinned corned beef, vegies and instant mashed potato) was quite spicy! Our Scouts also had the opportunity on a recent District camp at Northam to team up with other Scouts for a Saturday night cook-off. Dishes included meat balls, vegetarian spaghetti bolognaise, stir fry and beef stew. The winning desert was apple crumble with chocolate custard cooked in a camp oven. Our major fund raising event for the year, a Bunnings sausage sizzle, held on the 17th of September was very successful. We would like to acknowledge Linley Valley Pork for donating 900 sausages to assist our sizzle. Special thanks also to Taryn Tarkka for coordinating the event and organising other fund raising throughout the year. As mentioned in last month’s review, our Group Leader Glen Stenton was recently awarded a Special Service Award in recognition of the contribution to the growth of our Scout Group over the past 2 years. This was presented at a breakfast on the 11th of September by the Chief Scout of Western Australia Her Excellency the Honourable Kerry Sanderson AC. It was pleasing to see awards also presented to two other leaders from our local Bilogman District – well done Tom (Glen Forrest) & Donna (Gidgegannup). We now have 4 sections at our Scout Group and have capacity for new members across all age ranges for both boys and girls. Joey Scouts for ages 6-8; Cubs Scouts for ages 8-11; Scouts for ages 11-14 and our newest section Venturers for ages 14-17. To enquire about attending our group please contact scoutingindarlington@gmail.com or phone 0403 809 226.

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Eastern Hills Branch of the Wildflower Society On Sunday 1 8 t h S eptember, R o b e r t and Janet Atkins of the Eastern Hills Branch of the Wildflower Society opened their garden to Wildflower Society members and guests. A good number of people braved the cold, windy weather to visit this wonderful garden that extends over 2 acres. Robert and Janet told us that, initially, the block was an over grazed paddock but, over 32 years, they have transformed it into a well-established garden packed full of shrubs and trees, most of which are Australian natives. Of these, a large proportion is made up of local Perth plants, which means most have survived the low rainfall of the past few years. Amazingly, most of the plants are not watered once they have been established. They are planted mainly in autumn so that they are well established by summer. The Atkins have structured their garden to

encourage birds and other animals, like quendas, to visit and make their homes there: that means the garden has been layered vertically and has patches of thick shrubs to provide habitat and protection. Robert and Janet told visitors that pest control is no longer an issue: they haven’t used pesticides for 20 years because birds and invertebrate predators keep the pests under control. It is a self-sustaining garden. The garden is inspirational and it was a pleasure to wander through the different garden ‘rooms’ discovering all the different plant species, many of which can be seen growing on the scarp as well. Our thanks go to the Atkins for allowing everyone to discover their garden, for handing out useful information to guests, some of which has been used in this article, and for providing much appreciated tea and cakes. Cathy Car Publicity , Eastern hills Branch of the Wildflower Society.

Mundaring Weir Gallery Driving into the Hills and out along the Mundaring Weir Road to the Mundaring Weir Gallery is a delight, with all the flowers telling us Spring is here! Wonderful vistas and plenty of colour invite you to picnic or lunch at the pub…. And then wander into the Gallery to see what takes your fancy.

The Gallery is air-conditioned for your comfort and now has a ramp for easy access. New members welcome, just pop in and chat to one of our volunteers, and pickup a form.

Time to pick up a few Christmas presents or just something for yourself or your home. Unique, handcrafted items are always available, prices are very competitive, you are sure to find something suitable. Pottery items are pictured this month, along with some artwork. These are made locally and are always in demand. Soaps and candles, wood work, handbags and hats, scarves, toys, cards, froggy things and several sizes of dog coats and so much more. We would love to see you on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and Public holidays (except Christmas Day) 11.30am to 5pm.

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Darlington Theatre Players Inc. President’s Night Darlington Theatre Players.

Celebrating 60 years 1956-2016

Hills Festival of Theatre 2017 Recently, Darlington Theatre Players held their festival of one-act plays at Marloo Theatre. Several local theatres participated and the great range of genres with outstanding casts was enjoyed by all. The weekend is an excellent chance for everyone to see diverse and well- presented short plays performed on Marloo’s superb stage. Our congratulations to all those involved in such a proficient local event. Not to be missed next year!

Darlington Theatre Players are enjoying their Diamond Jubilee Year and several events have been held over the year to mark the occasion including a more formal invitation President’s Night held on 19 August. Among the guests was Hon John Day, Minister for Health; Culture and the Arts, who gave an address and unveiled a memorial plaque to mark sixty years. Other guests included Duncan Ord, Director General Culture and the Arts, Mundaring Shire President David Lavell, several councillors, past presidents and life members of the theatre.

Best Production The Last Waltz by Johnny Grim (A Lad Insane)

Best Director Sarah Christiner for Moby Dick by Michael Green (Old Mill)

Best Actor Marcelle Weber for The Last Waltz by Johnny Grim (A Lad Insane)

Best Actress Kylie Isaia for Instructions for Two or More Players by Michiko Parnell (DTP)

Best Locally Written Script Instructions for Two or More Players by Michiko Parnell (DTP)

Adjudicator’s Certificates: Sienna Freeman in Bitten for snaky excellence The cast of Moby Dick for excellence in ensemble work The Last Waltz for technical excellence The PA System in Hush, Little Celia, Don’t Say a Word for comic vignette Andrew Busher for Consistency of Accent The theatre group was formed in 1956, firstly in the old wine cellars in Darlington until it was able to stage plays in the new Darlington Hall in 1961. The group moved to the old Greenmount Primary School site in Marloo Road Greenmount in 1985. The classrooms were demolished or integrated into what is now one of the largest and best community theatres in WA.

Callum Vinsen for making the very most of his role

Guests were entertained by MC “Dame Edna”, (Joe Isaia), and a oneact play directed by Gail Palmer, daughter of a founding member. Everyone enjoyed the evening with many memories being recounted, including Hon John Day’s memories of attending the school on the site before it became a theatre.

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International InternationalBaccalaureate BaccalaureateSchool School There is much to celebrate at Helena College as we farewell Term Three and get ready for the excitement of the final term of the year. Opti-MINDS state winners Two teams from Helena College will represent WA in the National Finals of the OptiMINDS problem solving competition. Our Year 6 team and Year 7 team both won the state finals in the Science Engineering category for their age division at Curtin University. The win was especially sweet for the Year 7 team, which won last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s National Finals in Science Engineering (primary division). This year they moved up into the secondary division and had to compete against Year 10 students. That they were able to win again is a credit to their hard work, and that of their teachers Mrs Kate Barclay and Mrs Vanessa Reddy.

For the Love of Science Science was very much on our mind in September with the inaugural Science Night at our Darlington Campus (Y1-5). For the Love of Science provided a showcase for students to show their parents and friends just how much fun science could be. Our students are still talking about it, weeks later. I liked all the displays that each class put on because they were based on different parts of science so we got to learn different things. Scarlett Fear, Year 5 The science night showed us that science could be fun and creative for children and adults. Mackenzie Roles, Year 5

It was good to see one of my favorite subjects have a night of its own! Nicholas Pearce, Year 5. Earlier, our ELC students had a morning of science discovery with hands on activities to inspire interest and arouse curiosity.

Helena College had a record four teams in this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s state finals, and our other two teams took out the runner-up positions in their Language Literature and Social Sciences categories. Opti-MINDS offers students the chance to demonstrate critical thinking, creative problem solving and effective communication. As an International Baccalaureate school, Helena College focuses on developing these global qualities in all students.

Spring Concert At our annual Spring Concert, our ensemble music students demonstrated their teamwork, perseverance and musicianship in front of 180 family and friends. The concert featured performances from our ever growing concertbBand, jazz band, percussion ensembles, rock bands, flute ensemble, intermediate and senior guitar ensembles, string ensemble and senior and intermediate choir.

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Soroptimist International of Helena by Kimbo’s Fashions and the venue at Lesmurdie Club was to be thoroughly enjoyed. .It was disappointing that we were not able to present a cheque to purchase an inflatable stretcher to the Royal Flying Doctor Service, but we are hoping to travel to Jandakot to present this before the end of the year. Hello again, We have been entertained by our sponsored girl who has recently returned from the Phillipines. Isabelle is currently studying at Notre Dame and had been to Timor L’ Este with the Alternatives to Schoolies Week group. Izzy had enjoyed her experiences so much she was keen to join another group. The Timor experience entailed digging ditches, painting buildings and enjoying the company of teenagers who, despite their lack of material things, were so happy to share simple pleasures. On the recent trip to the Philippines. She became involved in teaching 6 and 7 year olds maths. Although she had no training as a teacher, they prepared lessons involving some games, At first she was disappointed that the kids did not respond to this method and soon learned that they were SERIOUS. They did their work in the mornings before attending school and after school she would see the children carrying loads of rubbish as part of their usual daily duties. She found it an enlightening experience and wondered why she ever worried about makeup, hair and a tear in her dress. A truly inspirational talk which gave us a view and the promise of our future citizens.

The raffle money this year will go to buy some Care Bears for the children who are patients on Care Flight. Our next speaker will be General Manager, Patsy Molloy, Midland Women’s Health Care Place on October 18th at the Dome. Patsy will speak on the services and future of MWHCP. Anyone interested is very welcome. The November meeting will be to tie up the year and plan 2017 activities. Also in November we are planning a sewing evening to make sanitary products for Days for Girls project. The Christmas party will be at the King and I, Guildford on 22nd November. A little bit early due to our President going to Canada to spent time with her elderly Mother As Soroptimists we are committed to improving the lives of women and girls, and empowering them to forge strong communities. Ladies - if you would like to join us on our journey to improve the lives women and girls please contact us through this article or by email sihelena@siswp.org

The Fashion Parade has been a huge success, the food, fashions

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Mundaring and Hills Historical Society Inc HORSES AND HEARSES Buoyed by the amazing response to the Machines & Makers Project, Mundaring & Hills Historical Society, Mundaring Arts Centre and what promises to be a cast of thousands have started planning for next year’s community extravaganza, Habits of Horses.

interest via mhhs@iinet.net.au , send us a message via the email link on our Facebook page or leave a message on 9295 0540 so that we can provide further details or make contact if there is any change of plan.

Horses have played a huge part in life in the Mundaring Hills. Darlington residents will no doubt have heard stories of the wild brumbies that roamed the Helena River valley. Many photos in our collection feature horses at work in the Hills, ploughing fields, hauling equipment for construction of the Pipeline, carting children to school in Granny Street’s covered wagon in Parkerville and Stoneville in 1941. The 10th Light Horse Regiment left their mark in the history of World War I. Hugo Throssell established his ill fated Lazy HIT Ranch on Greenmount Hill. More recent generations of Hills children grew up on their mounts at the Eastern Hills Pony Club.

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We are now looking for stories and objects that relate to horses in the Hills. If you have anything to share or can point us in the direction of people with an interesting connection to horses, we would love you to contact us by email mhhs@iinet.net.au or phone 92950540. Taking a more funereal turn, on Saturday 15th October we hope to revisit our planned walk at East Perth Cemeteries, the victim of stormy weather in May. MHHS member and National Trust tour guide, Diana Frylinck, will lead us on the tour which will leave from the Bronte Street gate in East Perth at 2pm. The Cemeteries can be reached by a relatively easy (uphill) walk from Claisebrook Station. A fair degree of mobility is required. Please register your Granny Street’s Covered Wagon, Parkerville, 1941

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Treetops A Montessori and International Baccalaureate School

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Darlington History Group “Wot a Wopper!” A fitting sobriquet for last month’s Guest Speaker, Peter Day, who must have ‘wopped’ literally thousands of those pesky watsonia plants during the campaign of the eighties and nineties. Peter’s efforts continue today, educating, working with governments and still active in ridding our precious bushland of ‘interlopers’ from afar. We must all be aware of just which plants should be targeted and where these are flourishing prolifically. Just one day’s work pulling out and/or spraying can make a significant difference on your property, verge and in your neighbourhood. ‘Wot’s’ stopping you? Go to it!

As advertised in the last issue of the Review, Wednesday 12th October will be the Group’s AGM, with all positions on the Committee thrown open for nominations, which can be taken from the floor on the night or by contacting Val Shiell on 9299 6868 or at shiell@iinet.net.au. We envisage that the business side will be speedy, leaving plenty of time for Arlene Collings to acquaint us with her latest publication, this one on York. And, saving the best for last, wine and cheese will be served to round off the night. Before that, though, there will be another of our special events, the “Day in the Hills” garden tour and talks which will take place on Saturday 8th October, commencing at the Shiell property, 335 Victor Road, at 1pm, thence to St Aubyn’s at 1 Dalry Road. From there we will make our way to the Lesser Hall for the talks by John Viska of the Garden History Group on the early horticulturalists of Darlington followed by Arlene Collings walking us through the history of the Dawson’s Garden Centre. By then everyone will be well and truly ready for one of our scrumptious afternoon teas. Publications will be available for purchase. Please feel free to join us – a warm welcome is assured. Judi Bracks Publicity Officer

REMINDERS : “Day in the Hills” garden event – Saturday 8th October,1pm ,335 Victor Rd AGM, Wednesday 12th October, Lesser Hall, 7;30pm

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Ken Wyatt Assistant Minister for Health - Federal Member for Hasluck Minster for Health and Aged Care, to help shape the future of the aged care sector. It’s vital that with our rapidly aging population we all have access to the kind of aged care we need, when we need it.

Thank-You I’d like to take this opportunity to thank all of those people who put their faith in me for a third term as their Federal Member for Hasluck. It’s an honour and a privilege to be your voice in Canberra as part of the 45th Parliament. The Prime Minister has also given me a great opportunity, as the Assistant

I’m also looking forward to taking on new responsibility for Indigenous Health. There are many challenges and much work to be done in this area. I’m keen to get to know more of you in the vibrant and artistic Darlington community, and to hear your thoughts on how we can make Hasluck a better place to live, work and raise a family. I am very excited to be invited as a regular contributor to the Darlington Review and will to keep you up to

date with my work in Hasluck and in Canberra. If you have any matters you’d like to raise with me, or for me to raise with my colleagues in Canberra, please e-mail me at Ken.Wyatt.MP@aph.gov.au or call my office on (08) 9359 0322

The Garrick Theatre AWARD-winning director Fred Petersen is returning to the stage with a shocking thriller when Garrick Theatre’s latest production opens later this month in Guildford. Petersen said Shock! was set in the converted windmill home of air hostess Maggie, who invites Ann and Terry, her pilot and latest conquest, to celebrate her birthday. “When the guests arrive Maggie’s not there and naturally enough the phone’s been cut off,” he said. “Maggie has been a voracious predator with a penchant for other people’s partners so everyone has a motive for foul play. “She has some peculiar tastes, including tape-recording the most private intimacies between herself and her lovers.” Petersen said Maggie’s indulgences soon causes consternation amongst the visitors including her neighbours Jenny and Peter. “This culminates in the death of Ann’s fiancé,” he said. “A second horrific climax causes Ann to become distraught when Jenny threatens Ann with extreme accusations. “A final twist proves the relevance of the play’s title.” Petersen said he chanced upon the script for Shock! whilst rummaging through a box of scripts at the Garrick Theatre. “When I saw it was written by Brian Clemens, well known for his TV scripting including The Avengers and Diagnosis Murder, my first reaction was I must read this,” he said, “It grabbed me from page one and at the conclusion I said, why has this not been done? “Now with a great cast we hope to achieve the intrigue and emotion that Clemens intended.” Shock! premieres on September 29 at 8pm and continues on September 30, October 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, and 15. Matiness at 2pm on October 2 and 9. Adults $20, concession $17 and children $15. Call Elaine on 9378 1990 or email bookings@garricktheatre.asn.au

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Darlington Review - October 2016

Darlington Arts Festival The Darlington Arts Festival is near - get ready to join us! the videos - there are some really talented young film makers around.

With the Festival now so close we are all excited that the hard work will pay off in what is shaping up to be a wonderful weekend. Exhibition entries are flowing 5th & 6th November in, the entertainment 2016 programme is full, stall bays are going like hot cakes, Children and Adult workshop tutors are lining up ready and there are some excellent prizes to be won in the Festival Raffle.

There’s no doubt about Darlington folk - they really know how to party. They packed Darlington Hall for the major pre festival fundraiser, the DAF Dance and it was a great night. With Gabrielle Morris coordinating the event and setting the style, Sue Nicholls catering for it and Glen Whisson leading the musos, how could it not be?

A Sense of Community

We are delighted that major and premier sponsors have come on board. Their support is so important however it is individuals and small businesses that really make the difference by sponsoring art prizes, donating raffle prizes or providing general financial support. No matter how you choose to support the Festival you can be sure that whatever you can contribute will be greatly appreciated.

There are some new and different food and craft stalls this year and look out for the ‘Pavlova Tent’ - entertainment for kids in a tent dressed as a pavlova - that should be fun.

But the most important support you can provide is to let friends and family know and join us in Darlington’s great event - we look forward to seeing you there.

Quick Flicks, the 3 minutes videos produced by hills youth through Seen & Heard, will have a special premiere showing on the night of Friday 28th October in Darlington Hall to which everyone is invited. We are looking forward to seeing

Friends of Darlington Station Reserve (FODS)

Good weather has meant that we have been able to tackle our winter weeds and do some spraying and plenty of weed pulling.

volunteers who joined us recently. Just an hour or two is all that is asked of you on alternate Sunday mornings meeting at 8 am at the Darlington Station carpark corner of Glen and Darlington Roads.

Our plantings are just about done and over the next few weeks you will see some improvement in the general look of the station reserve and also the beds and areas around the tennis courts as we get further into Spring.

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Darlington Review - October 2016

Shire of Mundaring Library Service Writers’ Talks Michael Murphy on Writing The author talk series at the libraries continue to be extremely popular events. Last month we had two very different, but equally well-received events. Michael Murphy, journalist and writer, discussed the art of writing, self-publishing and e-publishing. Michael read from his novel, ‘A New Era for Manny Youngman’. He fielded lots of questions from a very engaged audience, and the event could easily have continued for much longer. Michael has a blog at mikemurpythewriter.com ‘Wow! It’s Italian’ Pasta Demonstration by Hilda and Laurie Inglese The brave souls who came out in wet and windy weather for the pasta demonstration and talk by Hilda and Laurie Inglese were well rewarded by fascinating insights into the culture of the Abruzzi village in Italy where Laurie was born. The audience also had a practical demonstration in making pasta from scratch, including cavatelli, tortellini, tagliatelle, farfalle and spaghetti noodles. Hints were shared about making gnocchi, ways with eggplant, and other recipes which had us drooling. The libraries have their recipe book, ‘Wow! It’s Italian’ available for loan. Laurie and Hilda’s website is www.wowitsitalian.com.au. Boya Community Centre The facility is running ahead of schedule and is expected to be completed in November 2016 before it opens to the public in early 2017 following an internal fitout. The Centre will house the current Katharine Susannah Prichard Library on Scott Street and community space to replace Greenmount/Boya halls. The new library will be called Boya Library, From the top: and will include facilities such as a meeting room and additional floor The new Boya Hub, space. Arrangements are being made Hilda Inglese and members of the audience, to transport the much loved stained glass window to the new library. Emmerson Brand, Captain Boots, journalist and writer Michael Murphy

‘Sing with Me’ Better Beginnings packs Mundaring shire has been taking part in a State Library of WA pilot program for the Better Beginnings ‘Sing with me’ packs. As well as delivering through the libraries and children’s programs, the Young Persons’ Services Librarian has sought opportunities to further develop the program, delivering to local playgroups held at schools and Hills Childcare Centre. Morgan Yasbincek, our YPS Librarian, has visited Parkerville Primary, Helena College, Chidlow Community Kindergarten and Wooroloo Primary. The packs have been made available at the reception counter at the Shire of Mundaring administration building. These early literacy packs contain a beautiful book, song book and CD, nursery rhyme magnetic puzzle gift, information about our library services and more . Every child turning two this year is entitled to receive one. School Holiday Events Be quick to book for these events! Please note that Story Time and Baby Rhyme Time go into recess for the school holidays so that the libraries can offer programmes for school children. Numbers are limited, bookings essential, and there are age requirements for the events. Captain Boots will be leading a pirate crew in the ‘Sail Away with Captain Boots’ event for primary school aged children on October 5 at both libraries. Book at: pirategreenmount.eventbrite.com.au or piratemundaring.eventbrite.com. au. Emmerson Brand is a young Perth Hills author who has published her first novel, ‘Spirit of Fire’ recently. Mundaring Library is pleased to have Emmerson discuss her writing journey and read from her book on 5 October. Book at ebrand.eventbrite.com.au. Finally, in a first for the libraries, there will be a pizza and movie night on Friday 7 October at Greenmount Library! This event is for 12 to 17 year olds only, and bookings are essential at 5thwave.eventbrite.com.au. If you have any queries, call Shire of Mundaring Libraries on 9290 6755 or email gills@mundaring.wa.gov.au

‘Sing with Me’ backpack

Darlington Review - October 2016

Darlington Sports and Recreation Association (WA) Inc. Buy-a-Brick Build an Icon in Darlington If you use Darlington Oval to exercise your dog, your kids or yourself, you'll know the existing changeroom and toilet facilities are overdue for an upgrade. Darlington needs a new sports pavilion at the Oval, and The Darlington Sports and Recreation Association (WA) Inc (DaSRA) are going to get it built! And you can help! Please support DaSRA's Buy-a-Brick fundraiser by buying a brick (or two, or twelve, or twenty!) for $100 each. Your purchase makes you a Foundation Supporter How to Purchase 1. Buy Online @ www.darlingtonpavilion.com.au 2. Fill in the form below. 2. Pay for your bricks by cheque, direct deposit or credit card. 3. Return your completed form --------------------------------------------------------------------

Darlington Pavilion Foundation Member: Buy A Brick Promotion - $100.00

All Foundation Supports The Buy -A- Brick will have their name displayed on the Foundation Supporters Honour Board. This is for personal or family names only . This board , it size, fonts and where it will be displayed will always be subject to any ongoing agreements reach by DaSRA with the Mundaring Shire and DaSRA lease agreement over the Pavilion Project . The Foundation Raffle will be drawn at the time in the future at the discretion of DaSRA and may not occur until the Pavilion is complete. In the event that the pavilion is not built for any reason then these funds will be use in the objectives of the Darlingtion Sports & Recreation Association (WA) Inc

Buy Online @ www.darlingtonpavilion.com.au OR Fill Out Below Name On Honour Board : YES / NO Number of Bricks __________ Honour Board Name: ______________________________________________________________________ Booking Details ( Fill All Fields Please)

First Name _____________________________________________________________________ Surname _____________________________________________________________________ Address _____________________________________________________________________ Phone _____________________________________________________________________ Email _____________________________________________________________________ How are you paying Cash/Cheque - Drop Earnshaw Real Estate or Send to PO Box 75 Darlington WA 6070 EFT -Direct Deposit - DaSRA BSB: 633-000 Account No. 156 365 249 REF: Surname

Send form as confirmation to: DaSRA PO Box 75 Darlington WA 6070 or to cam@gjfn.com.au

Darlington Review - October 2016

The Darlington Club With the finer weather approaching, we are looking forward to arranging a programme of nights for over the summer months. We recently held a fish and chips night that was well attended and enjoyed by all. Presidents Report With the promise of spring weather, turn outs at functions has risen. New memberships have also risen and I extend a warm welcome to our new members. In regard to events held recently, the international food and market night was a huge success with a definite repeat ticked off. Food and fish and chip nights are always a success. In regard to the Pavilion project, the Club handed over a cheque for $5000 to Geoff Barker of DaSRA, as well as purchasing a brick to further aid and promote the project. The project was given unanimous support at the September meeting of the Mundaring Shire Council. The Darlington Arts Festival will soon be upon us and we will need to vacate the hall for a week or so. Our Club Secretary Jan McMillan has generously offered the use of her garages for this purpose. So please pencil in Friday, 28 October for the removal with gourmet food and drinks to follow for the willing helpers. Best wishes, Sue

Memberships Renewal of membership is going very well. Support of our club is essential so we can support our community. Don’t forget to renew your membership at the club one Friday night or pop it in the post to PO Box 234 Darlington. If no details have changed just put your name on, sign and return. If you pay direct debit to our bank, just let me know. The details are Bendigo Bank - Account Name The Darlington Club - BSB 633000 - Account no. 124527748. Club Opening Times Club opens from 6.30pm. It will close at 8pm if no one turns up. Closed on long weekends. Thank You A big thank you to Chantelle and Mike Toohey for the donation of a keyboard. We are sure many of you will enjoy the harmonies at some of the club nights. Dates for you diary •

Friday, 7 October Music night - Bring an instrument for anyone wanting to Jam and sing along.

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Friday, 14 October - Sundowner

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Friday, 21 October - Sundowner

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Friday, 28 October - Furniture removal - Volunteers to assist with the removal of club furniture. Come on down, every little bit helps, and drinks and food will be provided for the helpers.

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Friday, 4 November Closed - Darlington Arts Festival

Remember, ALL of our events are open to the public so bring along a friend (one time only per friend) and have some fun.

Hub of the Hills Look what’s on at the Hub of the Hills

Active Aging Network

Speaker’s Circle

The Active Ageing Network is a group of volunteers at The Hub of the Hills in Mundaring who help plan events and activities for seniors in the local community, such as the Hub Coffee Morning, Book café and Christmas Lunch. The Network is currently looking for new volunteer members and invites you to join them.

This month the speakers Circle features Stroke Rehabilitation Come and listen and then enjoy refreshments. Date: Thursday 6 October

Please call the Hub on 9290 6683 if you are interested

Time: 2pm-4pm

Need to know more…….

Price: Free

All welcome. Please pop in to find out more

RSVP: Phone 9290 6683 or email cso4@mundaring.wa.gov.au

Customer Service officer available

This is an Active Ageing Project proudly sponsored by Shire of Mundaring and hosted by Mundaring Community Men’s Shed

Tuesday:

8.30am-11.30am

Wednesday:

10am-1pm

Thursday:

10am-2pm

Coffee Morning Come and enjoy catching up or meeting new friends at the Hub of the Hills

Or ring on 92906683 or email cos4@mundaring.wa.gov.au

Every Tuesday from 9.30 – 11am Free tea and coffee homemade goodies only $2.00

Darlington Review - October 2016

St Cuthbert’s Anglican Church cnr Darlington Rd and Hillsden Rd, Darlington

ST CUTHBERT’S WAY

ADVANCE NOTICE – CHRISTMAS SERVICES

A group of fourteen intrepid parishioners have walked from Melrose Abbey in Scotland to Holy Island off the Northumberland coast. A trip of one hundred kilometres! This journey includes significant sites from the life of St Cuthbert, beautiful scenery, and the chance to pause life for a while and enjoy a long walk. Along the way, the group visited ‘St Cuthbert’s Cave’, and waded through mud out the Holy Island where he spent much of his time.

Sunday 11 December, 7.00pm - Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols Saturday 24 December, 5.00pm – Christingle Service (for children and families) Saturday 24 December, 11.30pm – Midnight Mass Sunday 25 December, 9.00am – Christmas Day Holy Communion

St Cuthbert is an unusual saint, with a story shrouded in legend. But we can say with confidence that he was a person of prayer, a lover of animals, and had a deep concern for the poor. At St Cuthbert’s Church we honour his memory as our ‘patron’.

Darlington Review - October 2016

Darlington Social Cricket Club Inc

“Slips, Stumpings Appeals & Silly Points” Apologies to my loyal followers, for the sparse content in last months issue of Horse and Hound. It would seem that time crept (actually raced past me), so it was very much a rush job. It would be remicsent of me if I didn’t right a wrong from last months issue. Due to time restraints, I quickly glossed over some of the jobs performed by out going committee members. Firstly to Tom Rudas, thank you for the great job you did as treasurer, which I know isn’t an easy job to perform, especially in changing times within our club, well done mate. Secondly, to our outgoing President, Lindsay Earnshaw, you have done a excellent job after taking over from that bumbling fool, Knackered Knees Harding. You have great drive and have placed the club in good stead for future years. Thank you both to Lindsay & Tom for your marvellous contributions. The new committee, headed by President Scrimma and his right hand person Madame Lash alias Jen Di Filippo, are working tirelessly towards another brilliant new season. The fixtures and barbecues will soon be finalised. If any of the club members would like to help out by hosting a barbecue, please contact Madame Lash by email. Rumour has it that the Pres, is looking forward to changing from his tattered old Tiger’s slippers into his cricket shoes after another dismal effort by Richmond. He’s also looking forward to the trade pe-riod and hoping he’ll end up with a new pair of fluffy Tiger’s slippers. Another big event coming up is the Darlington Arts Festival in early November. This year, DSCC won’t be running the burger and chip stand. Instead, we will be doing our part to help out in the beer and wine tent, as part of the fund raising efforts for the new pavilion. It’s a bit like going back to the beginning for some of us. DSCC members, if you haven’t had the chance to put your hand up yet, please contact Ian Scrimshaw to nominate the day and time you would like to help out. It would be great to catch up with as many people over the weekend

and I couldn’t think of a better venue to discus the demise of the Eagles so early in the finals this season. Recently, the Gum Plumber, dropped in to catch up with one his DSCC mates and drop off some funds for the recent quiz night. It was a glorious day, the sun was shining and the birds were singing. The home owner mentioned that he had an intriguing bottle of fruit fermented in fine, very old scotch. The home owner, along with his father in law and the ever eager gum plumber proceeded to enjoy the contents of the bottle, minus the fruit. If the author of this fine article is not mistaken, the home owners words after his first taste would have been “absolutely stunning”! The three continued to enjoy the contents of the bottle, along with a sharp Rum & Raison cheese from the Swan Valley. After a few hours, the home owners wife returned home to find the three revellers well & truly fermented, just like the fruit that was left in the empty bottle. A quick phone call and a taxi was soon at the front door to take the Gum Plumber home to West Toodyay. It was here that his problems started as he seemed to have had problems focussing and it took him over 30 minutes to work out how to open the gate. When he finally worked things out, he staggered the 150metres to his front door in 5 minutes only to remember that he left his car keys at his friends house in Darlington. There was only one thing he could do, he lowered himself down into a garden chair and slept off the effects of the afternoon, while he waited for his beloved wife to come home, eventually at about 7.00pm. Till next month when we once again, we look forward to hearing the sound of leather on willow and the creeks and groans of old tired bones, resonating from the hopefully sun drenched Darlington Oval. See you in the wine tent. The Ferret.

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Darlington Review - October 2016

DARLINGTON THEATRE PLAYERS

MARLOO THEATRE

MARLOO ROAD GREENMOUNT

FRI SAT SUN WED 18 19 20 23 25 26 27 30 2 3 4 7 9 10 curtain up 7.30pm Sunday matinees 2pm

Directed by Amanda Minutillo & Sallie Ketteringham

adults $22 conc/child$20 members $18 family 2ad+2ch &70 Bookings:

Gwyne 92551783 or www.trybooking. com/MNGL

18 NOVEMBER - 10 DECEMBER 2016 Trybooking

www.marlootheatre.com.au www.limelightscripts.co.uk

Marloo Theatre

October 2016 Mon

3 Bushfire Ready Meeting 7.30 @ the Fire Station

Tue

4 KSPWC Press Club 9.30-3.30

Wed

5 Captain Boots the Pirate @ Greenmount Library

Thu

Fri

Sat

Sun

29 Shock Premiers @ The Garrick Theatre

1 PERMITS REQUIRED FOR BURNING

6 Speakers Circle @ Hub of the Hills 2-4

7 Darlington Club—Music Night

8 “Day in the Hills” garden event 335 Victor Road

9 Blakemere Garden Open— Kalamunda 10-4

DRRA Meeting 7.30 Lesser Hall

Pizza and Movie Night @ The Library event (12-17 year old event)

11 DVBB Meeting at the Fire Station

12 Darlington History Group AGM

13 Siren Discussion Meeting @ St Cuthberts 7.30

14 Darlington Club Sundowner

15 MHHS Walk @ East Perth Cemeteries

16 Swan Harmony in Concert Darlington Hall 2

18 Soroptimists Speaker @ The Dome

21 Darlington Club Sundowner

22 Darlington Chamber Music Spring Festival

23 Darlington Chamber Music Spring Festival

29 Hills Open Studios Weekend

30 Hills Open Studios Weekend

5 Darlington Arts Festival

6 Darlington Arts Festival

Mezzanine Gallery Opening

25 KSPWC Literary Dinner 6.30-9.30

28 KSPWC Quiz Night @ Bassendean 6.30-10 Darlington Club clearing the Lesser Hall HELP REQUIRED! Quick Flicks Preview @ Darlington Hall

1 NOVEMER

4 Darlington Club—Closed for Festival