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Editorial The Chamber is a group of local businesses that have come together to promote business activity in the Shire and to provide its members with support and information. For example, they recently organized a tourism forum and provide regular opportunities for local business-people to get together and network. They also meet with State MPs to represent the interests of the Mundaring business community. The Shire at one stage had a Business Advisory Committee which, during Patrick’s time on Council he noticed had rather fallen into a decline, so the Chamber has to a large extent taken over the role of that committee in advising the Shire on various issues affecting local business – for instance they recently made a submission relating to the formulation of a tourism strategy for the Shire.
“Roxy’s Lament: ‘Wattle I Do?’” From Chris Durrant, Guest Editor I don’t want to labour the point (oh, all right! I do want to labour the point, otherwise I would not have done so. I hope you will bear with my labouring!) but we in Darlington do live in one of the most beautiful parts of Australia. ABOVE: Patrick Bertola
Seldom is this more apparent than at this time of year, when Winter shuffles damply out of the back door while Spring enters splendidly through the front. The wildflowers are starting to burst into blossom, the birdsong carries a more urgent note of romance, and we can often enjoy this beneath a flawless blue sky. Though as Murray, one of the folk ‘Roxy’ and I regularly encounter on our walks, sagely observes, we sometimes have to contend with a lazy wind – too lazy to go round you: just blows straight through!
The Chamber employs an Executive Officer, but otherwise those working for it are volunteers. Partly as a fund-raiser to meet its costs, but also to promote Mundaring Shire firms, it has recently produced a book of vouchers from local businesses called “Weir in Business” (you see, I’m not the only who likes a good pun!). For $40 you can buy a book that will get you discounts at more than 60 local retailers – eateries, shops, service centres. Even an unenthusiastic shopper such as I would have no difficulty getting their money back in very short order! The books can be bought from the Bendigo Bank (and the adjacent The Treehouse Business Centre) as well as from the Patch of Country Café in Mundaring and the Mundaring Visitors Centre, or you can buy it on-line. For this and plenty of other information about the chamber, go to their web site at https://mundaring.org.au/ If you are an up-and-coming local business, you might well want to sign up!
Weir in business It is always good to welcome a new member to the Review and, though the Mundaring Chamber of Commerce was piped aboard our jolly craft some months ago, there has not been a previous opportunity to bid them ‘hello’. Patrick Bertola, former Shire Councillor and proprietor of acclaimed local winery Lion Hill Vineyards (if you are not familiar with their products, I can heartily recommend them) is the President and I had a chat with him recently.
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improvements we thought could be made without additional expenditure. We were asked for our opinions on the role of the Shire, what things they did well and what things not so well and how their efficiency might be improved. Most of our responses were entered electronically in real time so that we could all see what the predominant views were of our particular workshop. The results of the various workshops will be available for all to see on the site https://engage.mundaring.wa.gov.au on which ratepayers who had not been to a workshop could also submit their views and suggestions. That facility will no longer be available by the time you read this, but you will still be able to see what the results of the consultation process were.
We all love to whinge about how the Shire (and other authorities who control our lives) don’t consult us enough before they make decisions that affect us. Well, credit where it is due. The Shire is in the process of developing its strategic 10-year plan that will carry them (and us!) out to 2030, and they do seem to be making a considerable effort to find out what we ratepayers would like to see happening. They have run a number of community workshops during August to which randomly selected ratepayers were invited. Apparently a total of 300 of the 6000 invited accepted. I was one of them and attended the first session held at the Shire offices. There were over 50 ratepayers there, divided into 6 tables with a Shire facilitator at each one. Our mob were predominantly of the older generation, not surprisingly for a workshop held on a Tuesday afternoon, but there were several other sessions held at more work-friendly times. The object of the exercise was to find out what ratepayers think is important for the Shire to bear in mind when doing its strategic planning on which obviously its shorter-term plans will be based. Although the strategic plan is a 10-year one, the Shire does review it on a 4-yearly basis, recognizing that, in this rapidly changing world, we cannot be too rigorously tied to past decisions. We were given a lot of background information, much of it very interesting and some, perhaps, surprising: did you know, for instance, that we have an estimated 39,000 people living in the Shire, of whom about 70% were born in Australia, 1.9% in New Zealand (the same as the proportion of residents identifying as Aboriginal), and that the Shire spends about $6.9 million annually on waste management, $800,000 on animal control, and $681,000 on Elected members and Council meetings?). We were given a chance to look at maps plotting Shire activities and expenditure throughout the region. We then, at our tables, considered, discussed, and gave our views on a number of questions such as what we love about living in the Shire, what we think is really important for the future in Mundaring, how we think outsiders view the Shire as a place to live and work in. We were invited to say what we would be prepared to pay more rates to achieve, what we would be happy to forgo in order to pay less rates, and what
The final stage of the consultation, once all the workshops are done, is a meeting (which again will have taken place by the time this Review is out) at which two representatives from each workshop will present and explain the results of their own workshop. The final act of our meeting was to elect our two representatives. I found our workshop a very interesting and informative process, conducted in an open and friendly manner, and entered into by all participants with enthusiasm and goodwill. A small personal bonus for me was encountering at the meeting a fellowratepayer whom I had not seen since we played rugby together for Kalamunda about 25 years ago! I think the Shire is to be congratulated, and it will be very interesting to see what the results of the consultation are (and even more interesting, in coming years, the extent to which the community’s views are translated into Shire action!)
The man behind the sausages Many of you will have enjoyed the produce of the German sausage stand which has been a fundraiser for the Bushfire Brigade at the Arts Festival for many years. The sausage itself is a thoroughly multi-cultural creature, being made by a Yugoslav butcher from a traditional German recipe using good old Aussie beef. However, the instigator and organizer of this excellent Arts Festival institution is himself hardly less multi-faceted. Helmut Hilz is a trained scientific instrumentalist and mechanical engineer who worked on the original Airbus project in his native Bavaria and in France before deciding to see a bit of the world and coming out to Australia on an assisted passage. He started off in Sydney in the early 1970s working for Qantas (he never intended to stay for more than a year or two and signing up with Qantas would give him a free flight home after completing a year’s service.) However, the move home never happened!
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After a couple of years in the East he very sensibly moved to WA, spending some time on the plains before coming up to Darlington in 1982. If I were to tell you some of the things he has worked in (and still does) you might be as mystified as I was. Do you know about bending and rolling, about brass polishing? I am not going to try and explain them. Consult Dr Google or, better still, ask Helmut when you see him! Outside of work he has a variety of interests including drone photography and exploring the great outdoors. To celebrate a recent significant birthday, his children stood him a tandem sky-dive from 14 000 feet over Northam (he had done a few static-line jumps during his national service, but nothing like this). He was determined to do the jump in his traditional Bavarian braces and lederhosen. OHS said ‘No: he must be protected by the usual overalls’. Helmut pointed out that the lederhosen protected most of his nether regions better than the overalls and, though his knees were bare, 30 years of playing soccer had left sufficient scar tissue on those parts of his anatomy for that not to be a problem. Happily, sanity prevailed!
….”No doubt you have heard about the Grand opening of our Guide and Scout Hall. It was a great day and the greatest blessing of all was the unmerited gift of a perfect sunny day. It truly was a gift from heaven as for five weeks it had rained every day and the hall was surrounded by bog. I have never experienced such worry over anything as we thought of the Governor and Lady Gairdner ploughing through Mud up to their ankles! But Sally, it was really wonderful how people, even outside the movement, came along to help and gutters were dug – Mountain Quarries gave us a load of metal dust which we covered over the worst bogs. Saturday morning from quite early a host of willing workers was there & the place was made to look really festive. The prettiest marquee imaginable was erected (Jack had got the loan of it) & in these afternoon tea was laid. In glorious sunshine Sir Charles & Lady Gairdner arrived and from then on not a hitch occurred. They were unanimous in their praise of the hall & the site & seemed to thoroughly enjoy their afternoon with us. Sir Charles had been invited to open two big matches – one interstate football and the other a big soccer match against Hungary & he chose to open our hall as he believes so much in the value of Scouting and Guiding. The Wattle and Waratah patrols had made two very good tomahawk shelters & these were greatly praised. It was such a pity that Sue became sick & had to go home as she had worked hard on the shelter and didn’t hear all the praise. Now we are settling into our hall. There are many amenities still reqd. viz chairs, but we have made a start. The Guides are enjoying the bush surroundings – ideal for stalking & fire lighting. The Scouts are building a monkey bridge over the river. The Cubs and Brownies meet from 1.30 pm – 3.00 pm & then the Scouts and Guides take over. As the grounds are so extensive we can both work at our various projects without even seeing each other…………………………………
ABOVE: Helmut taking the plunge The German sausage stand began as a fund-raiser when Helmut and his late wife were raising money for the Hills Family School (now Treetops School). When he became associated with the Fire Brigade some 15 years ago it seemed a natural thing to suggest to them, with most satisfactory results. While Helmut has been a very active DVBFB member, mainly in project management and assistance with the recent building extensions rather than in actual fire-fighting, it is probably his sausages that are his greatest claim to fame.
Well, my dear Sally, I must be off to my cosy bed. It is so cold these days that one looks forward to snuggling in the blankets…………….. Please convey the Company’s love to all your dear Guides, Cap S. “ (short for Captain Skipsey)
So, if you go and get your German sausage at the Fire Brigade tent at the Festival, and you recognize Helmut behind the counter, have a chat! He is a very interesting bloke!
Guiding light Those driving past the Kathleen Skipsey Memorial Hall for Scouts and Guides in Glen Road may have wondered, as I have, who Kathleen Skipsey was and why the hall was named after her. In fact Kathleen was a driving force in the establishment of Girl Guides in Darlington in the years after World War II, and was instrumental in having the hall built for the Scouts and Guides. Sally Herzfeld, who has lived in Darlington longer than almost anyone still around, and who was a Girl Guide under her, recently uncovered this delightful letter which Kathleen ABOVE: Kathleen Skipsey and husband Jack outside the Pines, 1947 5
Darlington Review - September 2019 I did ring up Main Roads to see if somebody in the know could explain the objects of the exercise but the person I needed to speak to was not at her desk and, although I was told she would ring me back, it hasn’t happened yet. I think there was at some early stage a bit of community consultation (by way of telling the people in immediately adjacent suburbs such as Glen Forrest and Mahogany Creek what would be happening, rather than asking them what they wanted) but I don’t know whether the actual works will be consistent with this. We shall see! Of one beneficial outcome we can be sure, though. It has created a lot of employment!
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ABOVE: Opening of the Kathleen Skipsey Hall 1957 (photos by Liz Berridge thanks to Darlington History Group)
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You may or may not read this in time but, in case you do, Darlington Chamber Music are holding their 4th Winter Concert on the afternoon of 1st September in the Hall. Tickets on Trybooking or at the door.
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Sunday 1st September will also see the opening of Alistair Taylor’s exhibition,‘In No Particular Order’at Juniper Galleries in Dalry Road. Regular Review readers will be familiar with Alistair’s work and he also designed the fund-raising t-shirts for the pavilion. If you get there for the opening on Sunday afternoon, you can hear Miranda Murray-Yong performing Bach. More info at www.junipergallerieswa.com .
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‘What on Earth’ – an Open Day organised by the Mundaring Arts Centre on Sunday 29th September at MAC and various other places around Mundaring with a range of displays, interactive art activities and demonstrations on a botanical and environmental theme. Learn about the qualities of bush plants for food and medicine, have a go at wheelthrowing or print-making, make a ‘bee hotel’ and many other fascinating things to watch, take part in, and enjoy. All free, but some things you will need to book for. More information on the MAC page in this issue.
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Applications for the Robert Juniper Award for the Arts close 30th September. See the Mundaring Arts Scholarship notes for more information.
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It is quite a way ahead, but do make a note of the Swan Harmony choir’s concert at the Hall on the afternoon of Sunday 13th October. With a programme to suit all tastes – swing, jazz, classic rock, folk songs, musical theatre – it is an afternoon not to be missed. Tickets $20 full fare, $15 concessions and groups. For this you will also get a scrumptious afternoon tea. Tickets in advance from Mundaring Community Bank 9295 6411, or Ronnie Wood on 0419 961 711, or buy at the door.
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Even further ahead, but it’s not too soon to make a diary note of the Community Bonfire on the afternoon/evening of Saturday 26th October. There will be lots more information to come about this event which is, of course, much more than just a bonfire!
Sally remembers being involved in the fund-raising for the new hall, including secretly knitting, beneath her desk down at Governor Stirling High School, a toy rabbit for sale at a fete. Alas she was found out when a knitting needle fell to the floor, and the rabbit was confiscated! Sadly, Kathleen died very suddenly and prematurely just two years after the hall was opened, but her name lives on in the building which still provides so much fun and learning opportunities for the young people of this community. There can be no doubt she would be very happy about that! If you’d like to find out more about Kathleen (or indeed Sally and many other Darlington personalities), check out the Darlington History Group web site at www.darlingtonhistorygroup.com
Highway to Heaven? One of the things I look forward to seeing when Shirley and I return to the Hills after helping son Matt and his wife cope with the birth of their first child in London, is the completion of the roadworks up the hill on the Great Eastern Highway. For many months a source of some inconvenience for those of us needing to drive towards Mundaring and beyond, and doubtless the cause of the expenditure of tens of millions of dollars from the public coffers, many of us may have been wondering in what ways the community (that is, us!) are going to benefit from this massive investment. The highway itself does not seem to be any wider and one wonders whether the addition of some kerbing, protective barriers, and access slip roads justifies the trouble and expense. Expectations fulfilled! 6
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ABOVE: Pictures from Alistair Taylor’s exhibition at the Juniper Galleries’ Well that’s it for now! Any thoughts for the month ahead? How about this. We are surrounded today by a world in which many awful, tragic, revolting things are daily taking place, of which, as a result of technology, we are much more aware than we once were. However, amid the gloom there are always little sparkling moments that we should savour and cherish – a small child saying something cute or funny (“I’m sorry, Giacomo, I can’t tell you the answer to that off the top of my head.” “What about the bottom of your head, Granny?”), coming round a bend in the path when walking in the bush and being confronted with a hill-side covered in gorgeous purple hovea, watching a Youtube clip of two complete strangers
coming together for a few minutes in a UK shopping mall to play wonderful, four-handed honky-tonk piano, standing in the kitchen while brewing that first cuppa of the day and hearing a magpie mellifluously warbling in a tree outside. These are things that make life worth living. Here’s hoping that you have many such gems to enjoy in the month ahead. Colette will be in charge next month. You are in good hands!
Chris Durrant Acting Editor
My Place: The Graystons Anyone who has lived in Darlington for more than a few years can hardly fail to have come across George Grayston, whose lanky frame and craggy, humorous features have been a fixture in our community for much of the past 5 decades, together with his wife Caroline (less lanky, less craggy, but no less humorous). George is this year’s Patron of the Darlington Arts Festival, and it seemed appropriate to cast an eye over his family’s contribution to our community in general, and the Arts Festival in particular. George and Caroline arrived in WA with their 4 small children in late 1969. George had a very cosmopolitan background – born of English/American parents in the UK, he went with his mother & siblings at the start of World War II initially to Prince Edward Island off Canada and then after some years to Bermuda (better weather!) where he spent his formative years. It was here that he first met Caroline, an English girl whose father was working there. Their acquaintance was renewed in Montreal where George studied at McGill University, and when he qualified as an architect they returned to London, got married, and settled down to life in a Britain still struggling to emerge from the hard years of the war. Paul, Rupert, and Stephanie were all born there. After a few years, the crowds and the climate got to them and they sought the sun again in Bermuda, where youngest child Clare came into the world. Bermuda was fun, but after a while it became apparent that the employment outlook was uncertain, and they both felt that their children needed more ABOVE: George and Caroline in their Darlington garden opportunities for education and beyond. One of George’s work colleagues on the island was a West Aussie and he encouraged them to give Perth a go. So they did! The architect friend, himself back in WA by this time, advised them to settle in the Hills. “Have a look at Darlington,” he said. “You’ll love it.” On their very first weekend in the country, in a borrowed car (lent them by the car yard from whom they were buying a vehicle which was not yet ready for them), they drove up the hill and then down Glen Road where they saw a sign that said “6-bedroom house for sale”. The agent named on the notice, Pip Colbourn, evidently lived nearby, so they looked him up. Although in the middle of one of the parties for which he was famous, Pip was happy to take time out to show them the property, and the rest, as they say, is history! 7
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Darlington Review - September 2019 It wasn’t long before the family was well settled into their new community. The children all went to Darlington Primary – from that first house it was just a short walk to school – and George and Caroline soon made friends. Caroline became friendly with Charity Haynes and through her they were soon drawn into the Darlington arts community, with such as Charity’s husband George, Guy Grey-Smith and Bob Juniper. George (Grayston!) remembers it as a time of great creativity and very hard drinking!
On the work front, architecture was obviously the main focus and has taken him on some interesting journeys – he was involved in the committee set up to plan the reconstruction of Darwin after Cyclone Tracy, and he and Caroline spent 3 years in Tasmania in the 1980s on an architectural assignment. Over the years George humoured his artistic muse by producing and selling hand-painted coasters with birds and animals on and even branched out briefly into children’s toys. And, if you can remember as a child colouring in a detailed poster bought from Sands & McDougall celebrating the State’s 150th birthday – well, that was a George Grayston creation! Now, of course fully retired, George & Caroline are, like most senior citizens of their ilk, as busy as ever. The children have not only long flown the coop but have established successful lives in other parts of Australia (just one grandchild resident in WA) but this does give their parents plenty of reasons to LEFT: George & Mairi Sim discuss the stage management of ‘A man for all travel. seasons’ while Alison Brown looks on ABOVE RIGHT: Caroline with John Mager When George and I enjoyed a morning coffee in ‘Off the rails’ 1981” at Perrella’s in the brilliant One of the first things they got winter sunshine recently, involved in was the Darlington Theatre Players. The stage I asked him what has changed about Darlington in the 50 had always been an interest for both of them and Caroline years since they first drove up the hill from Perth. A bit more in particular was an accomplished actress. Although back- urbanised, he thought, not such raucous parties, not quite as stage later became his main interest, George made several many eccentric characters. The railway lines were still here when appearances behind the footlights and even directed a play, they arrived, although trains no longer ran on them, and Owen’s ‘The Alien’, by local writer (and then Darlington resident) Joan Store, where the Darlington Liquor Store is now, had what was Ambrose, which was so successful that it transferred from known as a ‘gallon liquor license’ – they were not allowed to sell Darlington to the Hole in the Wall Theatre in Perth. Nor were you less than a gallon of anything alcoholic! No popping in for a the kids left out: DTP star director of the early 1970s, Mairi Sim, quick bottle of Chardonnay, though that was not a real problem set up an acting class for children and the Grayston mob all then since most bought their wine in flagons! And you were enrolled. Stephanie in particular showed real talent, which led expected to burn your block off each year – at least one local to her later doing play readings on the radio for the ABC. resident actually burned down his own house doing this! It was through the Theatre Players that George first became Times have certainly changed, but the Darlington Arts Festival actively involved in the Arts Festival. The Festival had been has gone from strength to strength, and it would be hard to think initially established mainly as a fund-raiser for the Helena of anybody more worthy of being the face of the Festival (which I College junior school and the school ran it for many years until guess is what the Patron is) than that genial, talented, and affable the early 1970s. In those days all DTP productions were put on pillar of our cultural community for so many years – George at the Hall, but the facilities there were far from ideal and there Grayston! was the further problem of having to compete with so many other users. The ideal solution was to have their own theatre and this would obviously need a good deal of money. So it RIGHT: was that the Theatre Players took over the running of the Arts George the Festival. George had responsibility for the art exhibition, Ray Fencing Foster and Mike Hart managed the stalls. The enterprise was Master not enormously profitable – George says that in the years after in ‘The they had surrendered control of the Festival to a community Prodigious committee, the Theatre Players had a stall which used to raise Snob’ them as much money as the whole festival had done for a directed by great deal less effort – but a fund did start to build up, and was Phil Harris in vital when in due course they were able to get their hands on 1988 the abandoned old primary school in Greenmount where the Marloo Theatre now thrives. 9
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Community Notices and Letters A sparkling selection of songs - swing, jazz, classic rock, traditional - has been lined up for a spring afternoon concert to be presented by Swan Harmony Singers in Darlington Hall on Sunday 13 October. There’ll be music to please every taste in a program that ranges from1930s swing (As Time Goes By, Summer Wind) to pop (Sweet Caroline) and classic rock (Bohemian Rhapsody). Also in the line-up are traditional numbers like Deep River and Loch Lomond, as well as the show stopper Razzle Dazzle from the hit musical Chicago. Date: Sunday 13 October, 2019 Venue: Darlington Hall, Owen, Rd, Darlington Time: 3.00pm Tickets (including a scrumptious afternoon tea): Adults $20, Concessions $15, groups of 10 or more $150. Children under 10 free. More details: Ronnie Wood 0419 961 711. Advance bookings: Mundaring Community Bank 9295 6411, or Ronnie Wood on 0419 961 711.
Letter from Geoff Barker, Chair of DaSRA
compared to Koongamia. (more information available via geoff@pmdwa.com Mob: +61 (0)418 953 176)
As a follow up to my letter of last month, the City of Swan have announced that they are about to upgrade the Koongamia Pavilion including similar types of upgrading and extension work to Darlington. BUT the cost of $1.8M for their project makes the cost of the Darlington Pavilion at around $1.1M a very reasonable investment considering the extent of work and size of our new facility once the whole project is completed
The DaSRA Committee is pleased to be supporting the community to achieve a quality facility at a cost effective cost using local people and resources, that complements and enhances the local environment. I would be happy to take a call to discuss if necessary.
Mundaring Bicentennial Scholarship Trust DEADLINE FOR 2019 ARTS AWARD APPLICATIONS
Money for the Robert Juniper Award comes from a generous contribution from the Shire of Mundaring, supplemented by fund-raising events. For more details and to download application forms, visit the Trust website: www.mundaringarts.org, or contact Trust Secretary Chris Durrant (phone 9299 6093). Applications forms and booklets are also available at the Greenmount and Mundaring Libraries, the Mundaring Shire Offices and local schools.
The Mundaring Bicentennial Scholarship Trust is reminding young artists in the Shire that they still have time to submit an application for the annual 2019 Robert Juniper Award for the Arts. The deadline is September 30 and the winner of the $9000 award will be announced in December. The award is designed to help promising young artists develop their talents in any branch of the arts. The age limit for applicants is 35, and candidates should have a strong connection with the Shire of Mundaring, through residence, work or education.
Last year’s winner, Nathaniel (Nate) Wood of Darlington, hasn’t wasted any time this year. While studying for a bachelor’s degree in music at UWA, he’s found time to take a music composition course with the WASO. Together with four other students, Nate drafted an 8-10 minute composition for a 14-piece chamber orchestra. The students’ works were performed at a concert at Hale School. ‘It was really interesting – and useful – to work with professional musicians, and I’m happy to have a piece I’d like to develop,’ he said. Nate (pictured right) has also been working on a string quartet as well as giving violin lessons to students. Next year, he plans to use part of his award to attend the Darmstadt Summer Course in New Music in Germany, where he looks forward to networking with other young would-be composers during the program of lectures, workshops and concerts.
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Darlington Chamber Chamber Music Darlington Music On Sunday 28 July, Semra Lee-Smith, Zak Rowntree, Sally Boud, Rod McGrath, and Jon Tooby played to a full house in the Darlington Hall. Popper’s Suite for 2 Cellos, played by Jon and Rod, was graceful, elegant, difficult to play and a whole lot of fun. It was a hard act to follow but Semra and Sally more than rose to the occasion with a splendid performance of Handel’s Passacaglia for Violin and Viola . The concert finished with all five musicians coming together to give us Schubert’s String Quartet in C major. It was a brilliant concert. There are only two more concerts in the 2019 Winter Series. Dvorak, Bartok and Beethoven feature on the 1 September programme while the concert on 6 October concludes the series with Debussy, Faure and Chausson. After the concerts you are invited to a slightly decadent (and quite famous) afternoon tea
where you can talk to the artists, meet old friends and make new ones. Tickets are available from 2 Cafe, the Darlington Post Office and online at www. trybooking. You can also take your chances and purchase tickets at the door. • Single Ticket: Adult $40 / Concession: $35
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The Community Bonfire 2019 with Skater/Scooter Competition will be held on Saturday October 26th : 3 – 9pm
2nd Annual Meeting Sunday October 20th at 3pm at the Pavilion
Bonfire light up at 6pm!
Agenda includes: Power of lease update; Funding update; formalising committee positions, Formalising Incorporation status, Design update and input, establishing fruit trees. Please come along if you are interested in this longterm community project, new business.
3-5.30pm Skateboard / Scooters – Lessons, demonstrations, competition - trophies. Three Live Bands - Distortion, Akimbo & Korvice. Mudplay for under 13s Community Garden Stall with Plan & raffle
The website www.darlingtonvillage.org is sponsored by the Darlington Review. This website enables not-for-profit Darlington Community Groups a means of advertising their functions and sharing their information with the community. You can find the Skatepark Masterplan, DCRAG Terms of Reference and other DCRAG documents at this site.
6-9pm Bonfire light up (6pm sharp) Solo musicians including Raymond Zhang and Lizzy Zardins Sausage sizzle, Pizza, Icecream van, La Brasica Thanks to: Shire of Mundaring, the Darlington Review, Darlington Volunteer Bushfire Brigade & Mundaring SES, Helena College, and this year we welcome the students from Montessori. Thanks also to Liz Dumont for the poster design - see right!
DCRAG delegates meet formally on a quarterly basis. DCRAG notes from 19th August will appear in the next issue of Darlington Review. Best wishes, Patricia Cook
RIGHT: The Bonfire coordinators this year L-R. Nikki Hunt, Ric Harvey (fire captain DVBB), Mel Dias, Diane Parker, Trish Cook
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Darlington Dipsticks My Cars by Richard Palmer Hi there! The Dipsticks is a great club for like-minded enthusiasts of older vehicles. The following is a brief ramble about my own cars: 1953 Jaguar MKV11 This model was a large luxury saloon with a 3.4 litre twin overhead cam engine and twin SU carburettors. It was capable of over 100 MPH which at the time was quite fast. I bought my MKV11 around 1988 in a very rough condition; water had leaked through the sunroof, ruining the leather seats and carpets. The walnut veneered interior wood trim (about 20 pieces, including dashboard) were damaged, the floors had rusted through and the boot floor was non-existent. The chassis sections contained a mine site of Pilbara red mud. Many adventures were to follow including years of inaction at a panel shop; some bodged leather trimming and the case of the lost timber cappings at an antique furniture restorer. It all finally came together, although not perfectly (the interior leather, carpets and roof lining were finished by a professional and are very nice). I have done most of the mechanical work and it drives well although the steering is very heavy at low speed and it requires a football field to do a complete circle! 1967 Jaguar 420G Again a large luxury saloon capable of 120MPH with a 4.2 litre twin overhead cam engine with three SU carburettors. It has four-wheel independent suspension, four-wheel power-assisted disc brakes, power-assisted steering and was the last of the Jaguars with real timber and walnut veneered interior dash and cappings. The full leather interior is spacious and comfortable. I bought my 420G in around 2014. Having learned from the MKV11 I waited until a very good one came on the market. This one was in Adelaide - the Transport Company did some major damage to the driver’s door and mudguard and when I was told of this over the phone the girl said “Its ok you will be able to get new doors and mudguards easily “. I had to push them hard to rectify things to my satisfaction. The car had previously been owned by (ex) Senator Amanda Vanstone and the only work needed was a re-build of the front seats. It drives beautifully and cruises superbly at 110kmh (Plus!). 1982 Daimler DS420 Limousine The Daimler Company was purchased by Jaguar so this car was built at the Jaguar factory in Coventry, England. It had the same engine as the above 420G and is a seven seater. It was very much in favour worldwide as a Royal and Embassy Vehicle. I have always admired these cars for their imposing size and luxurious interior, and spotted this one locally at a very reasonable price. The car is very heavy, and the original cooling system and engine did not cope with Australian conditions; my car has been fitted with a five litre Chev V8 which although a shock to the purist is a sensible conversion. It is yet to be licensed but is lovely to drive and look at. According to Mrs Palmer the DS420 is the last of the collection!
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1st Darlington Scout Group
Our Joey Scouts have also been learning about caring for the environment. They managed to sort a large range of plastic bottles and containers into their correct numbers, which were then delivered to Greenbatch in Nedlands where they will be processed into 3D printer filament. We are hoping their planting night will prove to be successful with the Joeys all planting and taking home a recycled cardboard pot with some strawberry plants.
While we are just over halfway through term 3, it feels like a whole terms worth of activities have already been completed. Our Cubs & Scouts had a combined night at Lazer Blaze earlier in the term, with the Scouts managing to outscore the Cub and leader teams. It is worth noting the Group Leader achieved the highest score in the first game! A team of 5 of our Scouts recently participated in Night Hawk - a major annual event on the Scouting calendar. This year it was held near Avon Valley National Park, where hundreds of Scouts set off in their patrols at staggered intervals to navigate an orienteering course in the dark, stopping at various bases along the way for refreshments and the opportunity to earn bonus points by demonstrating some Scouting skills. Congratulations to Dylan, Joshua, Oliver, Oscar and Clay who left at 7:03pm on the Saturday night and arrived back to base camp at 3:44am Sunday morning! Almost 9 hours on course and still up at 7 for breakfast! These skills should come in handy with an overnight hike with the rest of the Scout unit scheduled later in September on the Bibbulmun Track.
Our Venturer Scouts have refreshed their first aid skills thanks to Kerry from Glen Forrest Scout Group for assisting with this. A recent postponement of their progressive dinner on bikes due to severe weather turned into a great opportunity to run a games night for some visiting Cub Scouts from another group who happened to be camping at the hall – well done Venturers! Our Venturers have planned our upcoming Group Camp with the theme of “Superhero’s Into the Unknown” which will be suited to many of the planned activities including zip line in the dark, tunnels system and climbing up a tower of crates while secured with a harness. We have already welcomed several new members this term, but still have plenty of capacity for more! Interested families are welcome to come along and try Scouting this term. Scouting provides fantastic programs and opportunities for boys and girls across all age ranges. To enquire about joining us to participate in a program that is fun, challenging, adventurous and inclusive please contact Group Leader Glen Stenton – groupleader@darlingtonscouts.com. Joey Scouts for age 5 (and at full time school) to 8; Cub Scouts for ages 8 to 11, Scouts for ages 11 to 14 and Venturers for ages 14 to 18.
Not forgetting STEM as part of our Scouting program mix, some of our Cubs recently took over Scitech with 500 other Cub Scouts for a night of discovery and fun. This scientific discovery has continued with several fire activities including lighting a fire in very damp conditions. It was also impressive to see the range of talent at their recent presentation night with several Cubs playing their musical instruments while others shared their favourite collections.
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Darlington Christian Fellowship
Cnr Darlington Rd and Allestree Rd, Darlington replaced relating to God with a huge set of rules. The poster in the picture was deemed politically unacceptable because supporters of abortion do not want any hint of a suggestion that unborn babies are real people. Israel Folau was fired by Rugby Australia, because even people who do not believe in hell do not want to be told they are going to hell. In contrast of course we have a tennis player whose behaviour is a disgrace to our nation, yet he continues to represent Australia. False news and biased polling are common in the media so that it becomes hard to know what to think about Brexit, Euthanasia, SSM, Transgender ‘education’, climate change or Donald Trump. The Christian goes back to the one who said “I am the Truth”. It does not depend on what the media pushes, or scientists theorize about – what matters is that we know what God thinks. He says in Jer 9:24 24 But let him who glories glory in this, that he understands and knows Me, That I am the LORD, exercising loving kindness, judgment, and righteousness in the earth. For in these I delight,” says the LORD.
A pro-life billboard advertisement has sparked controversy in Hobart just weeks after the same ad was deemed too inappropriate to be carried on Newcastle buses. Source: ABC News.
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Right at the beginning of Jesus’ ministry in John’s gospel, Jesus does something which is so politically incorrect, that even His disciples would have been embarrassed. In John 2:13-17 Jesus deliberately platted a whip from chords and drove out the money changers from the temple. He poured out their money and overturned their tables.
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Silver Tree Steiner School By Katie Southall, Class 4 teacher. When I first became involved with Steiner Education as a parent at Dandenong Ranges Steiner School on the outskirts of Melbourne, I remember being struck by the qualities of the older children. Part of the playgroup routine was to go for a walk, which passed by the older kindy children, and I remember a cluster of the children running up to the fence, noticing that we were new to the school, and politely asking my name and that of my toddler. They were so bright-eyed, open and curious, and seemed so comfortable in the world. Now, many years later, I am similarly impressed with the teenagers and young adults I encounter who have benefitted from being educated in this method. There are so many different ways of explaining this openness and self-possession that lives in our children, and being taught through Rudolf Steiner’s indications would be first and foremost, but I think that one of the contributing factors is being held by such a loving, positive community, where all of us are willing the children to develop naturally and healthily.
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Darlington Review - September 2019
Darlington Volunteer Bushfire Brigade •
Remember, 000 is the ONLY number to ring for all fire & smoke sightings. The ComCen will page our members who are on duty.
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For general Brigade enquiries please ring 9299 7217. Station hours: Saturday 9am-10:30am. Facebook Page: Darlington Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade
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Next Brigade meeting: Tuesday, September 10th 2019, at the Darlington Fire Station.
Whilst the cooler and damper weather has meant no fire callouts recently, our volunteer members have still been hard at work preparing, planning and most importantly training. Over the last several weeks our leadership team have conducted a variety of practical, skills based activities including off road driving, hose work, NUCOMs (name, use, components, operation, maintenance) and skills refreshers. Over the winter months our members contribute many volunteer hours, preparing to provide an emergency service to the community, as shown in the photos from Steve Dryden.
regulations may result in a fine of up to $5000, and may ultimately lead to the loss of property and life. Requirements for clearing firebreaks are contained in the Shire of Mundaring’s Fire & Burning Information Booklet, the Firebreak And Fuel Load Notice (included with your rates notice) or on the Shire’s website. The Shire of Mundaring also supplies this information, along with property inspections, through a free service provided by their Fire Hazard Inspection Officers, contactable on 9290 6696. An often overlooked element of large lot and rural living is the property owner’s responsibility for power infrastructure on their property. History shows that fallen power poles, and sagging or damaged wires have been the cause of fires in the past, but this is preventable. Western Power can advise you if you are responsible for any power poles and power lines on your property, and if you have power infrastructure on your property have it regularly inspected by authorised contractors. They can also provide information on the safe maintenance of these assets. Never do your own electrical work, it is dangerous and illegal, and always use a licensed electrician.
And while we are training to respond this coming summer, something you can do before the hotter weather arrives is prepare your plans for a potential bush fire threat. Talk with your family, friends, neighbours and tenants, and start discussing things like; •
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Matthew Hughes MLA JP - Member for Kalamunda I know how important it is for our children to have the best possible opportunities at their local public schools. It is evident that a number of schools, particularly within the southern part of the electorate of Kalamunda, have aged with facilities that are less than optimal. There are, however, concerns regarding ongoing maintenance issues for all schools across the electorate. This is why my commitment to families and schools has been to bring these matters directly to the attention of the State Government. Most recently this occurred at the Community Cabinet meeting held in the Electorate in March of this year.
Prior to the election I was asked to declare my position on voluntary assisted dying. I said that I would support legislation to permit voluntary assisted dying but that my support was qualified on the basis that I would have to be satisfied the proposed legislation was measured and had appropriate safeguards. I have kept abreast of the issue as the community has lobbied me prior to, and since the 2017 general election, read the select committee’s report “My Life, My Choice” (including the substantial minority report), held a community forum on the issue and read carefully the recommendations to the Government from the Ministerial Expert Panel. I have not struggled to make this decision – one which I acknowledge for others will not be easy and which for some could never be countenanced. I have made my position of support for Voluntary Assisted Dying legislation clear to the constituents in the electorate of Kalamunda. I acknowledge there are among you those who have a diametrically opposed view. The overwhelming majority, however, want this legislation to be enacted. Within that majority there are those who will consider the legislation does not go far enough. I know they will be disappointed by the conservative nature of the proposed legislation.
As a follow on, I have arranged a Q&A forum with the Hon Sue Ellery MLC, Minister for Education and Department of Education representatives to contribute to a plan for reinvigorating public schools across the electorate of Kalamunda. The Q&A will take place on Monday 16 September 2019 from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm at the Kalamunda Performing Arts Centre, 48 Canning Road Kalamunda. I anticipate that this should be a well-attended meeting. It will provide a good opportunity to meet the Minister and to discuss with her how we think the State Government can work towards improving our community’s school facilities in support of improved student outcomes.
Voluntary assisted dying is not a substitute for palliative care, nor is it an inevitable extension of palliative care. However, where pain and suffering have become intolerable for the individual who is dying, individual choice should be respected and the option to voluntarily end one’s life should not be denied. The Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill ensures that the request for medical aid in dying is a voluntary one, available only to those over the age of 18 years, who are dying, who have intolerable suffering and who understand and are capable of making the request themselves. At its core is the relief of suffering and, therefore, I consider the legislation compassionate.
If you would like to attend please register your attendance by emailing my Electorate Officer at janelle.sewell@mp.wa.gov.au If you have received my recent newsletter, then you will be aware that the much anticipated Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill was due to be introduced to the State Parliament this month. The Minister for Health, Hon Roger Cook has now read the Bill into the Legislative Assembly and it will be debated when Parliament resumes on 26 August.
While the Bill is likely to pass the Legislative Assembly, the fate of the Bill in the Legislative Council is very much less certain.
Darlington Tennis Club The Darlington Tennis Club became affiliated with Tennis West in 2015, and since then we have entered pennants teams in both the winter and summer league competitions every year. This winter we had an Under 12’s girls team, with most of them playing pennants for the first time and all improving rapidly over the course of the season. LEFT: U12’s Girls Pennants Team. Back row Rachel Brooker, Chelsea Harries, Eleanor Kelso, Milly Pachota; Front Row Isla McLean, Dave Kelso (Absent Paige Gresham). The men’s pennants team (Zane Moran, James and Rob Hoschke, Matt Lucas, Tiger Morris and Eric Rasmussen) again put in a very strong performance reaching the grand final of Div 4, where they just lost to Blue Gum Park Tennis Club.
For general court hire please check the current schedule on the website for available times. The key can be picked up from Perellas Café opposite for $5/hour (free for members), $7 with lights, and $20 refundable key deposit. For after-hours bookings call Brendon on 0427 250 566, and for any coaching / cardiotennis / teens Friday social tennis enquiries contact Lee on lolivers@bigpond.com. Website: www.darlingtontennisclub.org.au General inquiries: alex.hoschke@gmail.com (ph 0439 976 672).
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Darlington Theatre Players at Marloo Theatre theatrical makeup, face-painting and learning Stage Combat with local Perth company Perth Stage Combat. The course on Greek theatre masks was a sensation.
Mundaring Shire are supporting youth through the very successful Darlington Theatre Players Youth Program. Darlington Theatre Players are very active in promoting community theatre and in supporting interested youth, playwrights, directors, actors and technical support people in helping them to further their interests in this form of the arts. As a part of this, we are very supportive of our youth program MYTh (Marloo Youth Theatre). The program is run by five volunteer leaders who share their expertise and knowledge of all things theatrical. The program has been running since February last year and has recently moved from Marloo Theatre to the Swan View Youth Centre to accommodate the growing interest in the program. Their work is showcased in well attended club nights and through one act plays which are presented as part of our One Act Play season as well as at the Independent Theatre Youth Fest weekend, this year hosted by DTP at Marloo Theatre in September.
The Darlington Theatre Players would like to thank the Mundaring Shire for their on-going support of this youth theatre program.
DTP is very pleased to announce that the shire of Mundaring has granted our young performers and theatrical enthusiasts a grant of $9552 to assist in the continuation of this very successful program. This funding was granted as part of the Shire of Mundaring’s Youth Engagement Partnership Fund which aims to foster ongoing programs and events without cost for our local youth aged 12-18. The grant money will be used by the DTP group to upgrade some equipment in order to teach young people how to operate some of the many different ways of stage lighting and sound. Also for some exciting workshops, including learning the fine art of
ABOVE: L to R Holly Harbin, Kody Fellows, Katelyn Barr, Olivia Fellows, Bailey O'Hehir, Monique Beesley, Niamh O'Hehir showcase their work.
The Darlington Club Past activities in July / August Games, Soup, Casserole, Fish & Chips nights, enjoyed by all who braved the freezing cold of wintery Friday nights. Spring is coming soon…. The Library continues to be very popular with a constant flow of books in and out, please enjoy. Best wishes Sue Renewal of membership Due now $20 per person and $40 per family Pay on line or visit the Club on Friday evening
Coming events: The Club opens at 6.30pm most Fridays at Darlington Lesser Hall. BYO drinks and nibbles. 31st Aug. Sundowner. 6th Sept. Movie Night (Title TBA). 13th Sept. Black Sundowner. 20th Sept. Barbecue. 27th Sept. Closed for The Queen’s birthday long weekend. 4th Oct. Sundowner. Contact Sue on 0439 273 213 for details.
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far. We’ll keep you posted but in the meantime, if you want to make a tax deductible donation, go to www.darlingtonpavilion.com.au for links to ASF’s Darlington Sports Pavilion Development Fund.
Lots happening and everything is running smoothly! Special thanks to busy bee volunteers Rob Zardin, Geoff Barker, Matt Ellis, Stuart Aldred and Stephen Jones for removing demolished brick materials. Thanks to Darlington Junior Football Club volunteers who kept the workers hydrated and fed. Brickwork build-up for the store room slab is complete (thanks to Steve Beasley for his ‘craftsmanship’). Demolition of internal change room areas is done and ready for plumbing and services for the ambulant-accessible toilet/bathrooms.
FUNDRAISING The annual quiz night (fast gaining a reputation as a ‘fun’ quiz night) was held on 3rd August and raised a healthy $10,500! Thanks to Lindsay and Kendall Earnshaw and Quiz Master Tim Bates for organising another great night. The ‘Gnome’ added to the fun and the real winners were duly acknowledged. James Earnshaw organised all the prizes. Duncan Bell, Rob Zardin, Wendy Kozak, Mitch Cork and Stuart Aldred ran the bar and cleaned up. Karen Beale managed the Bendigo Bank EFT facility. Thank you for all your hard work. Thanks also to Hon. Matthew Hughes MP, Slater Gartrell Sports, Darlington Estate Winery, Fairbrossen Winery, JB Butchers, Glen Forrest Bakery, Amaroo Retreat, Darlington Social Cricket Club, The Moving Man and artist Alistair Taylor, for donations.
DaSRA’s ROLE DaSRA will have ongoing responsibilities once the Pavilion is complete and sees its future role as an umbrella organisation to help other community organisations achieve their goals. We are investigating the possibility of attaining a Deductible Grant Recipient (DGR) Charitable status. Currently people wanting to make tax deductible donations go through the Australian Sports Foundation (ASF) which was established by the Australian Government to raise funds through public and corporate donations. ASF has a unique listing in the Income Tax Assessment Act (1997) so donations to our project of $2 or more are tax deductible. It retains 5% for donations made online and 6% for donations processed manually and in return provides resources and a page on their website to attract donors. $15,961 has been raised via ASF for the Pavilion Project so
Banking and Fundraising ..... How does that work?? Move any of your accounts, term deposits or credit cards to the Bendigo Bank and they will make a donation to the Darlington Community Pavilion Project! Contact Executive Officer and local resident Karen Beale on 9295 6411 or 0428 133 325 for a confidential conversation or visit https://www.darlingtonpavilion.com.au/new-pageevents for further details.
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Why not nominate for this brief but comprehensive training? There are no fees or obligations and there is the chance to mix with a fabulous group of people and equip yourself to support family and friends in using digital technology. Phone 0491 044 805 or email mustardcomputers@gmail.com to register.
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Mustard Seed Morning Would you like to check us out at Mustard Seed? We are having an open day on Wednesday, 25th September from 9am to 12.30pm. It is called ‘iPads, Computers and the NBN’. Come along and join in some activities, learn how to have a smooth NBN transition and pick up your free USB drive. Refreshments will be on tap.
25% of people with disabilities never use the internet. What is Being Done to Address the Problem?
Pictured here is some of our iPad class at their regular weekly session.
We have been funded by the Commonwealth Government and asked to train up to 100 mentors. Their role will be to encourage folk towards computer literacy and confidence. Having taught technology for nearly 20 years we are acutely aware of the need. With over 70 enrolments in our computer classes this year so far, we know the demand is there. Launching a Digital Mentor training programme is the government’s action to address the need.
For enquiries or assistance phone Brian and Noela on 0491 044 805
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Darlington Ratepayers & Residents Association (DRRA) Sealed path hall to oval
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As with most infrastructure projects, these things take time but it appears that at last we have a firm timetable for the work to be undertaken. Of course it involves more than just sealing a path to the oval. Other paths will be realigned, new reticulation to the lawn area installed, new garden beds along the verandah walls set up and so on. Unfortunately this won’t happen in time for the Darlington Arts Festival but is scheduled for mid November.
The August DRRA meeting discussed how this project would be taken forward to the point where design options were drawn up for community consideration. We are delighted that Phil Vile stepped in to volunteer for this task and we’ll let you know when the options are on the village website. Next DRRA meeting: Tuesday 3rd September
Darlington Locality Plan - watch this space. We hope to have the plan published on the village website soon.
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Katharine Susannah Prichard Writers’ Centre Spring has Sprung at the KSP Writers’ Centre
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KSP Writer-in-Residence Applications, deadlines in September and October The KSP Writers’ Centre is proud to support the development of literary work by hosting a number of annual residencies, mentored retreats and fellowships for writers. Some positions offer a salary and opportunity to present workshops. Please visit our website for criteria and application details. KSP Writing Competitions, deadlines in September and October
The Colours of Katharine – 50th Anniversary Event, Sunday 6 October, 10am-4pm
In 2019, KSP is offering three writing competitions in the categories of Short Fiction, and Poetry. Entry costs for adults start at $10; youth can enter for free thanks to sponsorship from the Shire of Mundaring. Cash prizes and certificates on offer. Awards will be announced in December.
The KSP Foundation, with support from the Department of Local Government, Sports and Cultural Industries and the Shire of Mundaring, are pleased to present this special FREE community event to commemorate the 50th anniversary since author Katharine Susannah Prichard passed away.
KSP Sundowner Session - Spring Soiree, Friday 27 September, 6.308pm
Free event activities include the KSP Cafe; Sausage sizzle and bake sale; Charleston interactive dance demonstration; Guided heritage tours; Historic displays and giveaways; Special guest talks; Announcement of KSP commemorative anthology competition winners, plus book launch; KSP Community Choir performance with Bernard Carney. Free event.
A chance to mingle with and learn from authors who’ve achieved great things in the publishing industry and want to share their knowledge with you. BYO drinks and nibbles and take a seat in the Balcony Bar for a great evening of readings and socialising. $5 entry fee applies. Potchnagoola one act play, Saturday and Sunday 5-6 October, various times
To book or for more details on any of these activities please visit the KSP website www.kspwriterscentre.com or phone the office on 08 9294 1872.
Discover the life of local legend - Katharine Susannah Prichard, author and activist, in this special one-act play. Potchnagoola explores the
Mundaring and Hills Historical Society Inc ‘What on Earth: Bush Bounty’ As we welcome spring and watch the local flora burst into bloom, the MHHS is preparing for ‘What on Earth’, Mundaring’s communitywide celebration of WA’s remarkable botanical diversity. Not only do we have a new museum exhibition opening on the 21st of September, we have a range of wildflowerrelated activities taking place in and around the Mundaring Hall on the 29th of September as part of the ‘What on Earth’ Open Day.
Finally, walk the 800 metre trail from the Station Master’s House to Craigie House, home of Mundaring Sharing, and find out more about the area’s natural and built heritage. So, celebrate spring’s arrival and come along to one of the many events taking place as part of ‘What on Earth’; https://mundaringartscentre. com.au/what-on-earth-2019 .
The Mundaring District Museum’s new exhibition, ‘Bush Bounty’, reveals how WA’s flora has been utilised by humans for millennia. This includes; using plants for food and medicine, as decoration on clothing and household items, and for entertainment. The exhibition includes wildflower-inspired linen, china, and artwork as well as information on the diverse uses of some of WA’s extraordinary plants. Did you know, for example, that a grass tree (Xanthorrhoea) can provide food and drink, and be used for making implements? What is more, grass-tree resin, mixed with kangaroo dung and charcoal, forms strong waterproof glue. At the ‘What on Earth’ Open Day, you can try our ‘What on Earth is That?’ quiz. If you know the difference between a Banksia nut and a Zamia Palm nut, then you could be the winner of our ‘What on Earth is That?’ trophy. Over the road, at the Mundaring Station Master’s House, we will have a range of native plants for sale. You can also photograph yourself, amongst the wildflowers, using our historical cutout figure.
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The more students participating, the more ideas, views or money we will have to achieve our goal.
Wakakirri 2019 - a record cast of 95 students from Years 3-6. Athletics Carnivals - participation rates up again this year for both campuses. Collections at both campuses (eyeglasses, footy boots, sports gear and more) for good causes. Mass tree planting by Year 7 students at Whiteman Park, to help with revegetation. Helena musicians (soloists, strings and guitar ensembles) performing in the Mundaring Bicentennial Schools Concert. Our Pedal Prix team coming 8th in a field of 24 at the championships in Busselton. Helena students making it onto the Shire of Mundaring’s Youth Advisory Council.
Some students will have different skills and knowledge to help others. If everyone joins in to help in some way (big or small) we will all ‘own it’, the work and the success as well. Last but not least they all agreed ‘it feels great’ to participate. We congratulate all our students, from the littlest to the oldest, who show the Helena spirit by getting involved and making an important contribution. Kindy Fees reduced We know how important it is to invest in the early years of education. We have just reduced the annual tuition fee for Kindergarten 2020 to $5,900.
As Year 5 teacher Mr Cumming told the recent Whole School Assembly,
To find out more, come to our Kindy Open Morning Wednesday, 4 September from 9am to 11am.
We often celebrate and congratulate participation. Depending on our situation at the time, some of us may be in a better position to participate in a more significant way than others but we would agree that we can all still choose to do something rather than just spectate.
Bring your little ones for activities and morning tea with our ELC team. It’s going to be a relaxed morning, giving you the chance to enjoy our Kindy classroom and our Big Backyard. It will also be a good chance to ask about getting ready for Kindy and to meet some other parents.
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Darlington Family Playgroup It has been an exciting month at Darlington Family Playgroup as we have welcomed lots of new families into the fold and have had two very exciting events take place. The first was a photo fundraiser campaign where families had the opportunity to purchase a beautiful family portrait taken by the talented local photographers, Lynne and Bonnie from Evalyn Photography, all whilst raising funds for the Playgroup. The weather gods were very kind and provided a bright and sunny winter’s day, which enabled our familes to have their portraits taken in a variety of outdoor locations. Twenty local families participated in the fundraiser and of those this scribe has spoken to, all were all very impressed by Lynne and Bonnie. Their amazing ability at coaxing very young children to participate in the photography sessions willingly coupled with their ability to capture that ever elusive toddler smile is remarkable. We can’t thank Evalyn Photography enough for their hard work and for partnering with Darlington Family Playgroup to make this fundraiser possible. Another exciting event this month was the addition of some young fruit trees in our grounds. A nectarine, mandarin, orange tree and blueberry bushes have been planted in the hope of providing delicious and healthy fruit for our members to enjoy during fruit time. We are thankful to have received a grant from The Shire of Mundaring to make this possible. We’d also like to thank Mundaring Little Loads for their incredibly generous gesture of donating a trailer load of mulch for our fruit trees. We are so grateful and one day hope to bring you some of our harvested fruit in return for your kindness. These fruit trees are something that the Darlington Family Playgroup Committee is particularly proud about. We hope that they will provide many hours of gardening entertainment for our little green thumbs as well as healthy nourishment for the future generations of Darlington. If you have children aged 0-5 and are wanting to meet other local families we’d love to invite you to enjoy two free trial sessions at our Playgroup. We now have seven sessions running through the week. There is lots for your little one/s to see and do while you enjoy a tea or coffee. You’ll even get to drink it while it’s still hot! Facebook: Darlington Family Playgroup
Donna Faragher JP MLC Member for East Metropolitan Region Shadow Minister for Education; Training; Women’s Interests School Tree Day 2019 Throughout the year, there are many events and national days celebrated by students and school communities across our State and nationally. In July, it was a pleasure to visit Darlington Primary School again to recognise and celebrate Schools Tree Day. Schools Tree Day forms part of the National Tree Day initiative which commenced in 1996. It has become Australia’s largest community tree planting event. Like National Tree Day, Schools Tree Day is designed to help raise awareness about the importance of our natural environment, land care and being outdoors and thousands of children participate every year. I was delighted to join budding gardeners from Darlington Primary School to plant a Western Australian native ‘Silver Princess’ Eucalyptus tree on the school grounds and to donate some gardening equipment to the students in recognition of this important national initiative. A big thank you to all of the students who participated and I encourage all schools in the East Metropolitan Region to consider hosting a Schools Tree Day event next year. If I can be of any assistance please do not hesitate to contact my office on 9379 0840.
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Treetops
A Montessori and International Baccalaureate School Treetops’ 30th Anniversary In 1989, a group of highly motivated parents sought to create a new school in Darlington. They were dedicated to what were then seen as the ‘alternative education’ concepts of meeting the needs of the child as an individual, play based learning, nature play, and sequential learning based on careful observation of the precise stage of learning that a child had reached in a concept, in order to successfully move them forward. 12 Beenong Road had long been a site associated with some of these concepts, I believe first as a Lance Holt school, then as the Beenong School. The owners of the site, upon the closure of the Beenong School, were keen for the continuation of this set of values, and thus enabled the purchase by the group of parents who created Treetops Montessori School. Our expansion as an International Baccalaureate World School followed a number of years later.
History is a living process. It changes as more information is discovered and included in the ‘picture’. Please help me and our students to make that picture as vivid and interesting and as historically accurate as possible. If you have any information to add to our collection relating to any of the schools on the 12 Beenong Road site, or you are a past parent, student, staff member or associate, we would LOVE to hear from you! We can be contacted on 9299 6725, or by emailing us at office@treetops.wa.edu.au. More information about the ‘museum’ on DAF weekend will follow.
As an historian, and a teacher at the school for 15 years now, I have sought out historic information from sources connected to all three of these schools. There is a fascinating collection of archival notes, anecdotes, photos and documents stored at Treetops which our Year 11 and 12 students are now working through with me. But there is so much more information out there …. In this, our 30th Anniversary year as a Montessori school, I am seeking help from the community. We plan to open the school as a ‘museum’ on the weekend of the Darlington Arts Festival, both as a display of the fascinating information we have gathered, and with the ambition of gathering more! We are in the process of interviewing and contacting past students, parents, neighbours, friends, teachers and anyone else associated with any of the three schools.
Jayne Simpson Deputy Principal/Director of Enrichment Programs
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Mundaring Bahá’í Community
As part of the bicentenary celebrations of the Birth of the Bab, the herald of the Baha’i faith, the Baha’is of Mundaring are delighted to present a free performance of “Let the Wind Untie my Perfumed Hair”. Audience favourite and multiple award winner at the Edinburgh and Adelaide Fringe Festivals, Delia Olam takes the audience on a spell-binding journey to 19th century Persia to tell the true story of Tahirih, a renowned poetess who defied societal expectations and took the first steps to challenging inequality. In Tahirih’s time women are forced to be obedient to the men around them and are expected to be good wives and mothers. But Tahirih has had enough of this powerlessness. She writes poetry, defying the men around her, fighting for true equality. When she takes off her veil to reveal her face, an illegal act, her execution is demanded. Throughout the performance we hear not only from Tahirih but her father, friend, servant and executioner, who paint a rebellious picture of her. All parts are played by Olam with surprising nuance as she changes character by adjusting her scarf from veil to turban to sash.
Olam’s writing is tender and her characterisation effective. Tahirih’s father is a touching character, with his conflicting views drawing mixed emotions from the audience. Whilst he is proud of his daughter’s thirst for knowledge, he fears her intelligence will be interpreted as rebellion. Tahirih’s poetry is sung evocatively as Olam plays both cello and Appalachian dulcimer to an original score. This shockingly beautiful story is haunting, and Tahirih’s suffrage is powerful. Her words “You can kill me as soon as you like, but you will never stop the emancipation of women” will stay with you long after you have left. Seats are limited so do call to reserve your free place (0402 023 704). If you’re unable to make our intimate performance, you can see Delia at the Subiaco Arts Centre on 26 September.
“Olam’s performance is a deliciously full-bodied experience … A privilege … Olam has an instinct for story-telling and character development … DO NOT MISS” The Play’s the Thing, UK
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Darlington Arts Festival 2019 is hurtling by but do you know what that means? The Darlington Arts Festival is getting closer by the minute! Applications for the Open Art exhibition are now open with a total prize pool of $10,000. Sculpture on the Scarp is shaping up to be another intriguing and magical experience with approximately thirty works between the wine tent and Glen Road. It’s also time to get the kids working on their Under the Sea themed works for the Junior Art Exhibition, ready to drop off on Monday the 14th or Tuesday the 15th of October (see darlingtonartsfestival.com for details). It’s also nearly time for the event - that is the DAF Dance – the most fun you’ll have all year! This year’s Darlington Arts Festival fundraiser is a chance to dig out that daggy outfit, squeeze into that 80s bridesmaid dress, rock those ridiculous leather pants, or just stay in your uggs and trackies! Anything goes at the DAF(t) Bad Taste Party! Break out your worst dance moves or battle it out for the beer pong trophy :) DJ, Bar and Fashion Faux Pas! Get the gang together and join in the fun! September 14, Darlington Hall, Tix: $50 @ www.trybooking.com/BEEVI We are excited to announce that the Lesser Hall will be hosting a retrospective exhibition of the work of Thornton Hick this year. Thornton Hick was an artist, designer, photographer and teacher who drew inspiration through the Australian landscape. He had a strong connection with Darlington and regional WA and successfully exhibited at the Darlington Arts Festival on numerous occasions. His ultimate sculpture was Poles Apart; the family home he designed and built here in Darlington, which remains on Dalry Road today. A selection of sculptural work, paintings and drawings will be on offer to purchase along with precious pieces from the Hick family collection. We would like to acknowledge all the very kind donations we have received this year and in the past and take this opportunity to invite anyone interested in donating time, money or in-kind goods to the festival to get in touch. For businesses, Karl will be happy to hear from you on karl@darlingtonartsfestival.com For individuals, Amy would love to hear from you amy@darlingtonartsfestival.com If you would like to volunteer on the weekend, http://www.darlingtonartsfestival.com/volunteers/ is the place to go. We look forward to seeing you at the festival!
Bushfire Ready Back in October 2016 the SOM conducted a Rural Urban Interface exercise in Darlington, using the streets of Stone Crescent, Lukin Avenue and Kookaburra Place.
remove as much fuel which will cause that fire to have a greater hold when it arrives. I know we all live in these beautiful hill areas for a reason…….the bush around; birds singing; utopia…….but ask the people of Yarloop, what that can also mean. We can still enjoy these surrounds but let us also make it as fire safe as we possibly can. A well prepared property has a better chance of surviving a bushfire. Create a 20 metre building protection zone around your property that includes clearing the area around your home, but any modification to reduce the risk of fire needs to done in a manner that doesn’t just result in all trees and shrubs being removed. For advice on this you may contact the Shire’s Hazard Inspection officer on 9290 6666. As noted at our last street contacts meeting in March, Darlington homes are going to be subjected to increased scrutiny this year before the fire season to ensure comply with required SOM firebreak notice; overhanging branches removed; access by fire vehicles is possible; leaves in gutters and roof valleys. Colin James Coordinator BRG mb 0419969223
Residents were invited to participate and 70 allowed their properties to be replicated as a ‘real time’ fire scenario, with firefighters accessing those properties and conducting an assessment of the level of bushfire preparedness, in order to determine how that property is in the event of a ‘real’ fire. It was noted that numerous homes would be defendable, but also many would not be, some 40 % classed as undefendable. In some cases residents at home spoke with fire fighters carrying out the assessments and explained reasons why. It was an extremely valuable reminder of the need, to ensure that we
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Mundaring Arts Centre Following the flourishing success of the first What On Earth Open Day down at Midland Junction Arts Centre, Mundaring Arts Centre is springing into action to host another family friendly day full of floral festivities across the town on Sunday, September 29 from 10am – 3pm. Drop by and see how local artists, community groups and businesses from across WA have come together to share their love for everything botanical. Celebrating the botanical world, What On Earth is the fourth annual Icon Project run by Mundaring Arts Centre, following on from What A Tool, Habits of Horses and Machines and Makers. Each project offering a series of themed exhibitions, workshops, open days and events across Mundaring and Midland. The open days kicks off at 10am at the Mundaring Arts Centre, Hall, Sculpture Park and surrounding locations. At Mundaring Arts Centre you can enjoy two new exhibitions Peregrinations of a Citizen Botanist by Susie Vickery and a display of community works in Seeds, Pods and Pollen. Whilst you’re there, join Susie Vickery at 12pm for an artist talk as she guides you around her cabinet of curiosities or try your hand at stitching and felting with Darlington artist Katrina Virgona and Sarah Toohey from 11am-2pm. In the hall you can have a go at still life drawing, ceramics or printmaking, peruse botanical books from Boffins, make a bee hotel and don’t forget to take part in the What On Earth Is That? Quiz or the series of talks on offer. In the sculpture park you can have a go at the indigo dyeing from 1pm-3pm or papermaking throughout the day to create your own artwork to take home.
LEFT: Darlington Katrina Virgona
As part of the floral festivities, the Mundaring Rotary Club will also be coordinating a market on Nichol Street featuring an array of botanically inspired products for sale such as flowers, potted plants, native seeds, beeswax products, as well as floral related soaps, beauty products, foods, fashion and artwork.
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ABOVE RIGHT: PAWA BELOW: What a Tool Open Day
Make sure you leave enough time to take a short walk along the heritage trail, to discover stories of our past and local native plants on your way to Craigie House where there will be a hive of activity and a bouquet of amazing art forms created by the members of Mundaring Sharing. Plus there are more activities at the Library, Mundaring Station Master’s House and Mundaring District Museum. Mundaring Arts Centre’s exhibitions continue until October 27, and ensure you head down to Midland Junction Arts Centre to see four more What On Earth exhibitions; Wildflower State, Botanic Philharmonia, Tableware and Lush Valley | Swan Environmental Art Project, on display until October 12. Visit the website for detailed information and to book into sessions. Mundaring Arts Centre | 7190 Great Eastern Hwy (corner Nichol St) | 9295 3991 mundaringartscentre.com.au
Midland Junction Arts Centre | 276 Great Eastern Hwy (corner Cale St) | 9250 8062 midlandjunctionartscentre.com.au
Tue – Fri 10am – 5pm, Sat & Sun 11am – 3pm
Wed – Fri 10am -5pm, Sat 11am – 3pm
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Shire of Mundaring Library Service Join Simon Cherriman at Boya Community Centre on Monday 2 September as he discusses trees as habitat in his talk, By Gum! Trees of the Perth Hills. Bookings are essential at https://020919boya.eventbrite.com. au
History Events are a Hit in the Hills! At time of print, we have one more event to go as part of the history-themed events in the libraries for August. Almost 300 people will have enjoyed the talks by Val Carter, Richard Offen, Matt Pavlinovich and Scott Whitaker.
Marcella Polain, lecturer, novelist and poet, will be holding a workshop with the theme of Wild Weeds and Windflowers* on 9 September at Boya Community Centre (participants must be aged 18 years and over). Bookings are essential at https://090919boya.eventbrite.com.au
Everyone turned up for Val Carter’s talk, A Piece of Good Land, and so engaged was the audience, that people stayed on just chatting to Val in Mundaring Library about her stories and sharing their own. Mundaring & Hills Historical Society and the libraries collaborated to present Scott Whitaker’s talk of Railway Hotels of Australia. His talk full of great stories was all the more memorable as people in the audience contributed their own stories about hotels and railways he mentioned. One gentleman told how he was the first to see the Yalgoo Railway Hotel on fire, and ran home to tell his policeman father, but unfortunately all the townsfolk could do was watch it burn for the lack of water to put it out.
Upcoming event Reclaiming the Urban Commons with Dr Andrea Gaynor on Thursday 19 September at 5.45pm for 6pm start in the Civic Room, at the Shire of Mundaring Administration building. Dr Gaynor will discuss the book co-authored with Nick Rose, Reclaiming the Urban Commons: The Past, Present and Future of Food Growing in Australian Towns and Cities. Come along to hear about community gardens and food production, best practice, and where to begin. Bookings are essential at https://190919mun.eventbrite.com.au
Richard Offen was as entertaining, affable and knowledgeable as he is on radio and television when he talked about Perth’s “Heroes, Vagabonds and Villains”. After the well-attended talk, he told us that when he was a student, his school principal told his mother that, “Richard will never make it in anything that involves writing or speaking”. Home Energy Action Toolkits now available at the libraries! Shire of Mundaring in conjunction with EMRC has made two Home Energy Audit Kits available at the libraries for people to borrow. The kits include a work-book and how-to sheets, a Power-Mate meter to help identify high-energy consuming appliances, an infra-red thermometer to detect areas in your ceiling lacking insulation, a generic thermometer, and indoor/ outdoor thermometer to test temperature both inside and outside the home over the course a day. Individual Power-Mate meters are also available for borrowing. It is free to borrow the kits, but you do need to have library membership (also free!). Contact the libraries for more information.
Mundaring Library is opening on Sunday 29 September as part of the festivities and special events for the MAC Festival Open Day from 11am to 2pm. We’d love to see you! The usual library services will be available, including the Seed Library, and there will be some activities around seed saving. JP Signing Service In September, the free JP Signing Service is available between 5pm and 6.30pm at Mundaring Library on Tuesday 3 September and Tuesday 17 September, and at Boya Library on Tuesday 10 September and Tuesday 24 September. Please call the libraries if you have any queries.
Mundaring Arts Centre What on Earth Project and library events The Mundaring Poetry Competition is back! The theme is Wild Weeds andWindflowers*.The competition is open to anyone aged 18 years and over, and opens on 2 September. Entries close on 4 October. Full details around terms and conditions and entry forms are on the Poetry Competition page on the libraries’ website at www.mundaring.wa.gov.au/YourCommunity/ShireLibraries
* Prichard, K.S. (1963). Child of the Hurricane. Sydney: Angus & Robertson Ltd.
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Soroptimist International of Helena
The Fashion Parade at Lesmurdie Club on October 6th is looming. An afternoon tea will be held at the Lesmurdie Club in Walliston at 1.30pm. Fashions will be by Unique Little Clothing Boutique. Tickets are $30.00. Bookings may be made through the club email sihelena@siswp.org or Rosalie 04081406399 or email rosalie.gordon@bigpond.com or Robyn 0417179761 romacain@gmail.com . SI South West Pacific President Anusha Santhirasthipam was shown the hospitality of SIWA members and attended several events of the past weekend. She attended the Stella Giles Award for Excellence presentation. This award is given to a woman who has done outstanding work in her field. Another highlight of the weekend was to celebrate S I Perth’s 70th anniversary. On Sunday the regular SIWA Region meeting included interesting subjects such as Webinars and workshops. Follow up from the Soroptimist International Convention in Kuala Lumpur continues with conversations on successful projects around the world. It is exciting to learn to learn that our project, which we partnered with SI Karratha, to provide solar lamps to SI Phnom Penh for distribution to Khset Borey School has been delivered. The Cambodian club, provided Backpacks and school materials given to 110 students. This village community is really poor and the solar lamps allow the students to study at night.
Bella’s Challenge: Bella Burgemeister is a very young author and activist. She has been involved in a number of projects including convincing the Bunbury City Council to install Community Lockers for use by homeless people. Bella was also recognised as the Western Australian Young Environmentalist in 2018. When she was ten Bella started writing her book about the Global SDG’s ~~~~ Bella was concerned about how adults were caring for the environment. She was also concerned that kids were not getting the right messages and, when she discovered the 17 UN Global Goals for Sustainable Development, she acted. She wanted to re-write the 17 UN Global Goals for Sustainable Development in language that children could understand. SI Helena plans to donate several copies of Bella’s book to local schools. Gynaecological Awareness Day – Undies for Better Understanding: Western Australian Cancer survivor and advocate Kath Mazzella OAM was a plenary speaker at the KL Convention. GAD has been her dream- to promote awareness of Gynaecological cancers, especially Vulval Cancer. September 10th is the day! Check out her FB page and learn! The club welcomes new members and hope that any ladies who wish to make a difference to the lives of women and girls, please check on our website: www siswp.org/Helena-Inc or follow us on Facebook at Soroptimist International of Helena The Two Rs)
Friends of Darlington Station Reserve (FODS) Spring is Just Around the Corner Moving around the Station Reserve this week, I can see more and more native plants coming into bloom, and it’s great to get out in the Bush and even around our gardens as Spring approaches. There are the wattles of course and my favourite is Prickly Moses. Sadly there is a proliferation of some of the 'weedy wattles' around the place, ones like Acacia Iteaphylla (Flinders Range Wattle), Acacia Longifolia( Sydney Wattle) and Acacia Podalyrifolia (Queensland Silver Wattle); Mundaring Shire produce an excellent booklet on weedy species if you want to find out more. The showy red Chorizema brightens up the Reserve as does our beautiful floral emblem, the Red and Green Kangaroo Paw in flower near the tennis courts. The photos below show these three beauties.The Blue Lady Orchids promise to be amazing this year judging by the leaf growth over several areas on the reserve. Talking of growth of course brings me to our annual fight with the weeds on the Reserve and our volunteers have achieved amazing things as two huge piles of mulch have been spread over parts of the Reserve to suppress the weeds. FODS stalwart, Tony, has shovelled more mulch than most people half his age over the past few weeks; Thank you, Tony and well done to everyone. Other work has involved
students from Helena College who have helped with work on the corner opposite the Reserve on Brook Road near the Post Office. What a difference their weeding and mulching has made to this previously sad space; well done everyone. We are now all looking forward to more flowers, the 2019 Arts Festival and The Sculptures on the Scarp. If you would like to join our friendly group:We meet every 2nd Sunday from 8am to 10am followed by a shared morning tea. Phil on 0424 703 200 or philvile@iinet.net.au Stacey on 9299 8986 or Stacey.august64@gmail.com ( for the Thursday group) and Pauline (who cares for the Mandoon Reserve) on 9299 7039 or paulines191@gmail.com I look forward to seeing you sometime on the reserve. Come and say hello if you are passing through on a Sunday morning. Diane
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Darlington Bushwalking Series Contact Details
Phone: 9299 6696 Email: cliffburns@iprimus.com.au
If we can walk on water, surely we can make an effort to walk on land! The 2019 Walking Season Half Over: With seven local walks completed and seven more to come we are well into the 2019 walking programme. It has been an amazingly successful season with huge numbers attending. For local residents who think it is too late to join in the fun, we suggest that it is never too late. As you can see in the programme outlined below there are many fantastic walks still to come. The great thing at this time of the season is that from the beginning of September through to October the wildflowers will be “showing off” at their very best. The balance of the 2019 Programme is outline below.
Bookings by email
Bookings have been very heavy and may be limited in future. Simply email Cliff cliffburns@iprimus.com.au for further information or wish to make a booking. You can book the rest of the season or individual walks. Is Walking a Good Exercise? Quotes from UK Neuroscientist Shane O’Mara “Some people don’t think walking counts as proper exercise. This is a terrible mistake. What we need is to be much more generally active over the course of the day than we are. Often, an hour at the gym doesn’t cut it. What you see if you get people to wear activity monitors is that because they engage in an hour of really intense activity, they engage in much less activity afterwards.” He is not opposed to vigorous exercise, but states that walking is much more accessible and easily woven into everyday life: “You don’t need to bring anything other than comfy shoes and a rain jacket. You don’t have to engage in lots of preparation; stretching, warmup, warm-down” We simply need to walk more. Walking is wonderful for the brain. “Bushwalk News” Ask to be placed on the “Bushwalk News” email list, and you will receive all the new information “hot off the press”. nd
Darlington “Walk Trails & Circuits”–2 Edition This 26 page book includes almost every trail or track in the Darlington surrounds. For your $10 copy contact Cliff and Sharron. See you on the track. Cliff Burns (Organizer and Guide) 9299 6696
Darlington Bush & Variety Walk Series BOOKINGS BY EMAIL
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Residents are invited - Sunday morning bush and variety walks. First in, first served. Book as many walks as you wish. $5 per walk
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# Bell’s Rapids
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# Canning River Wetlands
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Yacopetti Circuit
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# Walyunga Long Trail (WITH LUNCH)
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# Carinyah Circuit
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Superblock, History & Wildflowers End of Season Celebration & Awards
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Darlington History Group Talks are back Our talks are recommencing in the lesser hall on Wed 11th September at 7.30pm - Guest Speakers are Mike and Pam Tooby who will speak on “Interpretive Signage - Telling the Story” Our Winter Recess Projects continue I was contacted by a lady recently whose grandparents Alan and Anna Walker lived in Darlington from the 1930’s. They managed the tearoom and store at 20 Brook Rd during the war years and in the early 1960’s built their home at Glen Rd. The Tearoom, Store and Post Office was on my “to do” list but a bit daunting so it was on hold until this contact spurred me to delve into her grandparent’s past which led to finding the history of other past owners. When complete this account will be put on the DHG website under History Resources/Businesses. The historical sequence of proprietors was not overly difficult as there was a lot of information to be found in the Electoral Rolls, Rate Books and Postal Directories, not to mention the newspapers. However once I embarked on the more recent owners I needed some information from past Darlington residents who could recall some of them. My “go to,” Arlene Collings provided one of the
more recent owners names - John and Lorraine Stoneham who now reside in Byford who operated the Gallery and Tearoom from 1998-2010. I shall be visiting Lorraine shortly to collect some of her memorabilia to use in writing up their tenure of the tearooms. Two other names I have connected to the Tearooms/ Store/Gallery are Cathryn and Bruce Cann (2010 onwards) and Denise Lunn (1990’s). I have not tracked these owners down as yet and am putting out a call for information on these or any other owners/operators of this business. Val and Cliff recently attended the Cultural Advisory Group, which is looking at Entry Statements and the format for the Shires Interpretive Signage. Shane Murphy has carriage of this project. On behalf of the History Group they advocated for re establishing the Heritage Advisory Group and Karen White will discuss with other staff how to update the Municipal Inventories. Research tools and information gathering has come a long way since the original Municipal Inventory and Report was provided to the Shire in 1996. We hope that our research can be included in the updates and inform the development of a uniform shire signage policy and Heritage Policy.. Annual General Meeting in October Please note that on Wednesday 9th October at 7.30pm in the lesser hall will be the Darlington History Groups AGM meeting. We’d love to see our interested supporters there to catch up with a drink and a chat afterwards. TO DONATE BOOKS AND BRIC-A-BRAC TO OUR DAF STALL PLEASE CALL REG ON 9299-6746 FOR COLLECTION”. (No electrical appliances, thank you.) Cheers Lyn Myles (due to family commitments Judi will be taking an extended break) left: “Then” 1937 owned by Cecil and Blanche Leedman and “Now” 2013 owners Cathryn and Bruce Cann
Books available for sale. Contact Cliff Burns 9299-6696
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11 Darlington History Group Talk 7.30 @ Lesser Hall
12 St Cuthbert’s special evening talk on Jesus in Australian Art 7.30
13 Darlington Club Black Sundowner
14 DAF Dance 2019
15 Sustainable Home Day— see editorial for details
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