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WHY YOU SHOULD ADVERTISE IN THE SWAN MAGAZINE

n these difficult economic days with so many media outlets (radio, television, Yellow Pages, business directories of all kinds as well as newspapers) clamouring for your advertising dollar it is important for you to get the best possible value for your money.

We believe an investment in advertising space in the Swan Magazine represents good value for the following reasons: Any published advertisement lasts only until its next issue. A weekly newspaper lasts a week at best and in most cases a single reading only. We are a monthly magazine and so any advertisement lasts at least a month until the next issue.

We have many, many examples of advertisements lasting and working much longer than that since, because of the nature of the Swan Magazine, readers - your customers - retain copies of the magazine and refer back to it.

Swan Magazine covers a unique area of distribution extending throughout the City of Swan and The Shire of Mundaring, with a bulk drop in Kalamunda.

Print copies of Swan Magazine are bulk dropped at various locations, such as shopping centres, libraries, tourist centres and focus points.

This ensures that your message is delivered directly to your customers and potential new customers.

The print copies of Swan Magazine has a monthly readership of around 30,000, all of whom have your details in front of them.

We have gradually reduced the number of home-delivered copies

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and replaced them with bulk drops.

This was not an easy decision and one we took with trepidation - but the results have been unexpected.

Advertisers have reported a increase in results by and large as the copies have been taken by someone who wants to read it rather than have it delivered in the centre of a thick bundle of advertising material where it gets lost or thrown out.

An advertisement flashed onto a cinema screen lasts perhaps 30 seconds and few patrons take pen and paper with them to jot down your phone number in the dark.

Swan Magazine severely limits the percentage of space devoted to advertising, making each one more effective.

We have all seen publications with pages and pages of advertisements with nothing else on the page to tempt the reader to linger, notice and read your advertisement.

Because we carry so much editorial in the way of articles of general interest readers often tell us they read the magazine ‘from cover to cover’.

We are also the only printed, freely-distributed medium to carry both fiction and poetry. In addition the quarto size and the fact that it is bound makes the Swan Magazine easy and convenient to read anywhere.

In addition to the printed version, which we will always publish, we now produce a digital issue which can either be e-mailed directly to your inbox, or a link to a commercial site where you can read the magazine or download or print it out for later reading.

The first, test, issue was electronically published in October of 2013 on the website Issuu and as at the date of writing this has been viewed over 15,000 times locally and globally.

Swan Magazine does not publish so-called ‘advertorials’ for the simple reason that they do not work as an advertising feature. People simply do not read them. When did you personally last read an article all the way through which began ‘We have been in business now for thirty years and our service is .... etc...’

Puff pieces like this are ineffective because they are unread, irrelevant and regarded, quite rightly, by the reader with scepticism. Whatever you sell readers do not care to read about the excellence of your staff or their kind natures.

Our advertisements are more effective on a dollar for dollar basis.

A business card board advertisement in full colour in the Swan Magazine costs $80 per month.

Can you get a 6 by 4 centimetre advertisement in colour for $20 a week in your current publication?

A final point to consider is that Swan Magazine places advertisements on appropriate pages - health product advertisements appear on those pages devoted to health; financial consultants’ advertisements of the finance pages and so on - these advertisements are not placed wherever there is space or it is convenient - each is placed in a relevant, effective, spot.

We offer a range of advertisements to suit every advertising budget why not ring 9298 8495 and talk to us.

IN THIS ISSUE PAGE

FEATURES

Art and Artists July at MAC Water, Water, Everywhere Artist Sings Nature to Life Business Card Board

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Chef-Adventurer Community STYLEAID 2014 Moondyne Country

Convention Centre New Social Group Guildford Hotel Lesley Calls it a Day Re-building After the Fire Hasluck Leadership Award Forrestfield Markets Marco is Coach of the Year Swan Harmony Singers Volunteers Bring Joy Scammers Target

Small Business Dining Out

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Education Entertainment

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PAGE Finance 21 Food for Thought 2 Gardening Jobs for July 13 Guildford Grammar School News 19

Health Matters Women’s Health 2 Night Sky Notes From Parliament

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PC Surgeon Pets Poetry Prose The Wanderer

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Rotary 22 SAFE 245 The Voice of Swan Hills

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What’s On KSP - Whats On

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Ryan Munteanu (15) enjoys his horse ride at Hills RDA, assisted by volunteers Kate Wilkinson and Rose Grenfell.

See story on page 23. Photo courtesy Shire of Mundaring

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resented by Curtin University in association with the WA AIDS Council (WAAC), STYLEAID will commence at 7.00pm on Friday 1st August in the Grand Ballroom at Crown Perth. In 2014, STYLEAID promises to capture the magic, mystery and beauty of storytelling with its theme, MYTHIC. Now in its 17th year, STYLEAID has gone from strength to strength to become WA’s longest running fashion fundraising event, raising over $1.1 million for the WA AIDS Council, which leads the community in the education, prevention, care and support for people living with HIV/AIDS. Co-hosted by Dancing with the Stars favourite Carmelo Pizzino, guests will be treated to a collection of visual inspirations and an exquisite three-course menu designed by the head chefs of Crown Perth’s premium restaurants, performances from the WA Ballet and fantastic live entertainment from around the country.

The event will feature an auction of incredible prizes with all proceeds directly benefiting WAAC. The inspiration for this year’s STYLEAID derives from the tale of The Girl and the Golden Bird - a story which depicts the tale of a girl who embarks on a journey of mythical and wondrous magic. STYLEAID will be transformed into a world of fairy tales, one of beauty but also darkness, of mythical creatures that exist within the realm of stories and our imagination.

This year the STYLEAID parade will feature the 2014/15 Spring/Summer collections from designers Ae’lkemi, Atlas Divine, Aurelio Costarella, Convict Bags and Accessories, Dilettante, Flannel, Monster Alphabets, Morrison, Ni Store, One Fell Swoop, Salasai, Wolfgang and Sons, Zhivago, Zsadar, and 33 Poets.

“We are so thrilled to have won the ZOMP STYLEAID Creative Award! We believe it will help open new doors and markets for us. For newcomers to the category, it gives us credibility to be recognised this way”, said Convict codirectors, Adie and Lewis.

Tickets cost $400 per person for the VIP Experience or $275 each per person for the Black Tie Experience. Tickets are available from their website: http://www.styleaid.com.au/#tickets-anchor

HEALTH MATTERS WOMENS’ HEALTH JOHN BELL ET AL

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arlier this year we celebrated International Women’s Day and Mother’s Day. Both these events are important reminders to us of the very special role women have in our society.

Women also have special health needs. This was highlighted at the Commonwealth Health Ministers Meeting last month.

On the 18 May 2014 ministers and senior officials from the fifty-three member countries of the Commonwealth convened in Geneva, Switzerland, for the 26th Commonwealth Health Ministers Meeting.

The theme was Commonwealth Post-2015 Health Agenda: Strengthening Health Policies and Systems. Focus was made on discussing the post-2015 Commonwealth health development agenda, and debating best practice in a variety of modern healthcare concerns.

Women live longer than men and, therefore, experience more disability as they grow older. As a general rule, women use more health services than men.

In the developed world, the principal causes of death for women are the so-called lifestyle diseases – heart disease, cancer, stroke – which are influenced by risk factors such as limited exercise, poor nutrition, smoking and alcohol consumption.

So the emphasis today is increasingly on prevention of disease rather than cure.

Cancer is one of the few causes of death for women that continue to grow. The most common

cause of cancer deaths in women is breast cancer.

One of the major aims set out in Goals and Targets for Australia’s Health is to reduce death from breast cancer.

Breast self-examination is essential for all women, and women over fifty should also undergo the screening test known as mammography at two-yearly intervals.

There are several options to treat breast cancer: surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy and hormone treatment. Sometimes a combination of these can be used successfully.

Statistics in relation to cancer of the cervix (i.e. the lower opening of the womb) are not quite so bad, but still worse than they should be.

When diagnosed early enough, cervical cancer can be treated effectively and monitored for any recurrence. All it takes is screening with a Pap test – or so-called Pap smear.

During this test, cells are collected from the cervix with a small brush or spatula. The test can cause a little discomfort, however many women feel nothing at all. The cells are then examined under a microscope for any changes.

Regular Pap smear tests are essential. You should have a Pap smear every two years if you are a woman between the ages of eighteen and seventy who has ever had sex.

While doctors have a reminder service for this procedure, the best time to have a Pap smear is between two periods. If you no longer have periods, any time is good.

Remember, regular Pap smear tests are important even if you no longer have periods or you have not had sex for many years.

Women tend to be more vigilant than men about getting recommended health checkups and cancer screenings, according to studies and experts.

They’re generally more willing, as well, to get potentially worrisome symptoms checked out, says Mary Daly, MD, oncologist and head of the department of clinical genetics at Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia.

But not always. Younger women, for instance, tend to ignore symptoms that could point to cancer.

Symptoms that may not immediately make a woman worry about cancer, but that should be checked out.

Unexplained Weight Loss Many women would be delighted to lose weight without trying. But unexplained weight loss -- say four or five kilos in a month without an increase in exercise or a decrease in food intake -- should be checked out.

Bloating Bloating is so common that many women just live with it. But it could point to ovarian cancer. Other symptoms of ovarian cancer include abdominal pain or pelvic pain, feeling full quickly -- even when you haven’t eaten much -- and

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HEALTH MATTERS urinary problems, such as having an urgent need to go to the bathroom.

If the bloating occurs almost every day and persists for more than a few weeks, you should consult your physician.

Breast Changes Most women know their breasts well, even if they don’t do regular self-exams, and know to be on the lookout for lumps. But that’s not the only breast symptom that could point to cancer.

Redness and thickening of the skin on the breast or a rash that persists over weeks, you have to get it evaluated.

Likewise, if the look of a nipple changes, or if you notice discharge (and aren’t breastfeeding), see your doctor.

Mouth Changes Smokers should be especially alert for any white patches inside the mouth or white spots on the tongue, according to the American Cancer Society. Ask your dentist or doctor to take a look and decide what should be done next.

Pain As people age they seem to complain more of various aches and pains, but pain, as vague as it may be, can also be an early symptom of some cancers, although most pain complaints are not from cancer.

Pain that persists and is unexplained needs to be checked out.

Changes in the Lymph Nodes If you notice a lump or swelling in the lymph Between-Period Bleeding or Other Unusual nodes under your armpit or in your neck -- or Bleeding anywhere else -- it could be worrisome. If you Premenopausal women tend to ignore have a lymph node that gets progressively larger, between-period bleeding. They also tend to and it’s been longer than a month. ignore bleeding from the GI tract, mistakenly thinking it is from their period. But between- Fever period bleeding, especially if you are typically If you have a fever that isn’t explained by regular, bears checking out. So does bleeding influenza or other infection, it could point to after menopause. cancer. Fevers more often occur after cancer has spread from its original site, but it can also Skin Changes point to early blood cancers such as leukemia or Most of us know to look for any changes lymphoma. in moles -- a well-known sign of skin cancer. Other cancer symptoms can include jaundice, But we should also watch for changes in skin or a change in the color of your stool. pigmentation.

If you suddenly develop bleeding on your skin Expect your doctor to conduct a careful physical or excessive scaling, that should be checked, too. exam and take a medical history, and then order It’s difficult to say how long is too long to observe tests such as a chest X-ray, CT scan, MRI, or other skin changes before you go to the doctor, but most tests, depending on the findings. experts say not longer than several weeks.

Fatigue Difficulty Swallowing Fatigue is another vague symptom that If you have difficulty swallowing, you may could point to cancer -- as well as a host of other have already changed your diet so chewing isn’t so problems. It can set in after the cancer has grown, difficult, perhaps turning to soups or liquid foods but it may also occur early in certain cancers, such as protein shakes. But that difficulty could such as leukemia or with some colon or stomach be a sign of a GI cancer. cancers.

Blood in the Wrong Place If you notice blood in your urine or your stool, don’t assume it’s from a hemorrhoid it could be colon cancer.

Expect your doctor to ask questions and perhaps order testing such as a colonoscopy, an exam of the colon to look for cancer.

Coughing up blood should be evaluated, too.

One occasion of blood in the wrong place may not point to anything, but if it happens more than once, go see your doctor.

Gnawing Abdominal Pain and Depression Any woman who’s got a pain in the abdomen and is feeling depressed needs a checkup.

Indigestion Women who have been pregnant may remember the indigestion that occurred as they gained weight. But indigestion for no apparent reason may be a red flag.

Persistent Cough Coughs are expected with colds, the flu, allergies, and sometimes are a side effect of medications. But a very prolonged cough -defined as lasting more than three or four weeks -- should not be ignored.

Fortunately not all women’s health problems are as potentially serious as cancer, but they can cause pain and distress.

Incontinence, thrush, period pain and premenstrual syndrome are common problems that can severely disrupt a woman’s daily activities.

Reduction in hormone levels after menopause can increase risk of heart disease and osteoporosis.

Yet these are conditions which can usually be well managed.

Information can be obtained from pharmacies and on-line, but don’t worry and see your family doctor if anything.

With Thanks to WebMD and Pharmacy Care

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DINING OUT

The Thoughts of an Ageing, Balding Foodie

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MT HELENA DELI

often meet people in catering and hospitality with absolutely no background in the trade.

But I seldom meet anyone like Duane, who has practically grown up in the business.

He has nearly twenty-seven years working and cooking in delis with his family and it shows.

He and his family, the Jacksons, owned Mt Helena Deli twentysix years ago, when Duane was still a teenager and the deli was still called ‘Sanga Jack’s’.

It was then in what might charitably be called a ‘rustic’ building. The Jacksons then tore it down and purpose-built the rather handsome building it now occupies.

After a short hiatus while others ran the deli and Duane ran an entirely other deli Duane is back where he should be - running the best fastfood deli I know of.

Bulk delivery day in the Hills is made pleasant by knowing that at about lunchtime we can drop in and have a bite at the Mt Helena Deli.

Usually a pie, home-made with the most delicious flaky pastry and rich meaty interior, or perhaps one of Duane’s, made on the premises, jumbo sausage rolls, or a chicken tender or maybe a chicken schnitzel, but always, always, a serve of chips and delicious gravy.

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Those chips and gravy just hit the spot - and why wouldn’t they? Freshly made and deliciously crisp on the outside with snowy, tender, interiors and lashings of rich gravy - enough to brighten the dullest day.

As well as the usual sausage rolls, sausages, cheese sausages, smoky dogs (hot dog sausages wrapped in pastry) Mt Helena Deli offers a range of quiches, an excellent fish and chips, seafood baskets, the traditional deli luncheon fare of Chick rolls, Cornjacks, crabsticks, potato scallops, prawn cutlets, spring rolls and chicken mostly the Rosies range, but not always.

In addition they make pizzas in all the usual styles, with fresh choose-

yourself ingredients all on view, much like a Subway, who can say I’ll have that, and that, and, oh yes, some of that as well.

And if that wasn’t enough they do a range of burgers (steak, vegie, ham, fish and hills) - Hills burgers have a 100% beef patty, onions, sauce, tomato, cheese, bacon, egg, pineapple lettuce and mayo. The lettuce is there so that people like me can say ‘oh yes, I had my five a day today’.

Beef and chicken kebabs round off a range that really must suit every possible taste for a

quick luncheon. Of course, it has a vast range of sodas, flavoured milks, sweets of all kinds and, wonder of wonder a Ben and Jerry’s ice cream cabinet with a range of their tempting goodies.

You can eat inside or out under spreading trees at benches or take-away to eat elsewhere.

Open from 6:30am in the morning, I’d avoid it just after Eastern Hills High School next door gets out, but at any other time, I highly recommend Mt Helena Deli.

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A TASTE OF THE WORLD CUP BRENDAN MURPHY

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apas! Fiesta! Flamenco! Just three words and already I feel like a party!

I mean apparently per capita the Spanish spend more on food than anyone else in Europe.

Sounds good to me!

I should have been Spanish, maybe I was a matador in a past life (Bullshit Murphy, oops sorry, it is my Mancunian humour asserting itself!)

Spain is quite simply astonishing, in its architecture, old and new (Just look at Gaudi’s creation the unbelievable La Sagrada Familia cathedral!), its cuisine, again old and new, as well as a country studded with great scenery, and yet besides old and new innovations the Spanish still live very much in the present.

For the really adventurous you could always go for a hike in the Pyrenees, walk the pilgrimage route of the Camino de Santiago or even join ‘the running of the bulls’ festival in Pamplona.

Get there and eat Paella, watch Flamenco, bullfights, fiestas, football and beaches especially get to do a ‘Tapas Crawl’ along the many bars around town.

Washed down with some excellent Rioja wine of course!

And a country I have actually been too, although I have to admit like a lot of teenage English lads, I first set foot on Spanish soil in Benidorm in the late 70s, like it was a right of passage!

However, beside the English beer and Fish & Chips we did venture into eating lots of Paella though!

I was back again in ‘86, this time as a qualified Chef living and working in Gibraltar, but had many an excursion into Andalucia to Malaga.

I remember visiting early hour cafes where the fisherman gathered and many a Tapas were consumed! But to be honest beside a night out FOR A MORE IN-DEPTH of A Taste of Europe or indeed A Taste of the World follow The Chef Explorer on Facebook, with more anecdotes on Travel and Food or listen to Brendan on his weekly radio show on Radio Ellenbrook 88fm.

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in Madrid in 2010, I have not explored Spain as much as I would like to.

However, as I write this I already have tickets booked for Barcelona, and am off to explore Spain and Portugal in even more detail this year in preparation for my next book A Taste of Europe, I cant wait!

Needless to say My ‘Taste of Spain’ Cooking Course sells out quicker than any of my other courses!

In football, Spain have qualified fourteen times for the World Cup, the first in 1934, but surprisingly they have been a real under-achiever in World football! They did top their group in 1950, but during the 60s & 70s they did not even get out of the first round or even qualify!

They have qualified for every cup since 1978 though and hosted it in ‘82, though that was embarrassing for a host nation really, only getting to the second round. They even got beat in the first round by underdogs Northern Ireland They did far better in ‘86 getting to the quarters and being knocked out on penalties. It was the same during the 90s, ultimately always getting beat by football giants like Italy and Brazil who often went on to win it. In 2002, further disappointment ensued with the shock of being knocked out in the quarters, again by a penalty shoot out, by South Korea (who were hosts it has to be said.)

Finally, at last in 2008, Spain became Euro champions followed by World Champions in 2010, and if any country ever deserved that title, Spain certainly do, playing the best football of the tournament.

1 bay leaf 1 teaspoon brown sugar 2 teaspoons sweet paprika (pimenton) 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper 1/4 teaspoon salt 100ml water 1 tablespoon of chopped Italian parsley (for garnish) 2 tabs olive oil Deep fryer with oil Method 1. Peel and cut potatoes into 2cm cubes. Rinse and dry.

2. Blanch the potatoes in the deep fryer at 150c for 5 minutes, then leave to drain.

3. Blanch tomatoes in boiling water to peel them by removing stalk and scoring. Refresh in cold water. Then chop flesh.

4. Make a tomato sauce by frying onion and garlic in a saucepan, then add the rest of the ingredients (except parsley).

5. Cook out the sauce for 20 minutes. Then remove bay and blend sauce.

6. Meanwhile, turn deep fryer up to 180c and fry potatoes in batches until crisp and golden. Drain on paper towels.

7. Check seasoning and serve hot crispy potatoes on a platter covered with sauce and garnish with parsley.

It is important to serve these at the last minute PATATAS BRAVAS Here is a potato dish that is often served as a so that the potatoes stay crunchy.

Tapas, and is perfect to nibble on during a match in place of the proverbial French Fries, or served with a main course.

Ingredients (6 Portions) 1kg Desiree potatoes (or a good one for frying) 500g ripe Roma tomatoes 50g of chopped red onion 2 garlic cloves crushed/chopped 5

THE VOICE OF SWAN HILLS A LITTLE BIT COUNTRY FRANK ALBAN MLA

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ast month Transport Minister Dean Nalder attended the official opening of the upgraded Reid Highway/Lord Street intersection – a major route for many residents of Aveley and surrounding suburbs.

The upgrade, a cause I passionately supported for some time, makes it easier, faster and above all, safer for residents’ and visitors’ access to Ellenbrook and the Swan Valley.

Eight million dollars was committed in State funding, a larger scope than initially considered, with the project contracted to the City of Swan.

This is just one of a number of projects that the State Government and Main Roads have contracted to the City of Swan, providing timely construction and significant benefits to the local community.

FA with local residents the Perrimans at the site of the (now) West Swan Road/Gnangara Road roundabout

of Great Northern Highway at the termination of West Swan Road. With the development of both Ellenbrook and Aveley, this intersection had become one of significant pain – anecdotally I heard claims of people waiting quarter of an hour at peak times to access schools and facilities on Great Northern Highway.

This intersection was deadly, claiming several lives before the upgrade, with Federal Government contributing funding to a number of traffic improvements along Great Northern Highway.

FA with City of Swan Councillor Darryl Trease, viewing the effect of The considerable heavy haulage along this then-newly installed flashing warning lights on Yagan Bridge route benefitted from flashing warning lights upon approach to Yagan Bridge, giving truck drivers with significant loads advance notice of the traffic lights ahead, and providing them with enough notice to manage their load safely.

Travelling along West Swan Road, the intersection at Gnangara Road is of note. A “T” junction, it was much maligned due to access and safety issues at peak times. With the community showing strong support, I campaigned thenTransport Minister Troy Buswell and this small but significant piece of infrastructure was constructed.

It not only leaves traffic attempting to turn onto West Swan Road from Gnangara Road in a much safer position, it also ensures constant movement and the intersection is no longer a bottleneck. Also contracted to the City of Swan, the results speak for themselves.

Westward on Gnangara Road, the intersections of Drumpellier Drive and Pinaster Parade provide access to Ellenbrook’s Main Street and the commercial hub that exists to its north on Pinaster Parade was, for a time, the only road into Ellenbrook, and a key intersection as its Lord FA with City of Swan Mayor Charlie Zannino, Cr Natasha Cheung, Premier Colin Barnett, and former Transport Minister Troy Buswell, discussing the upcoming Gnangara Street exit provides access to Reid Highway.

Road upgrades Continued on the next page ...

Whilst a significant project, its opening is made all the more impressive in view of what surrounding improvements have been made throughout the first six years of the Liberal-led State Government.

One of the first projects that demanded attention was the intersection

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It was obvious that additional access to Ellenbrook was required. Drumpellier Drive was designed as a western entry to the Ellenbrook commercial centre and the construction of both Masters, and more recently Bunnings, solidifies its role in connecting to the Ellenbrook commercial precinct without schools and significant residential traffic.

In addition to this, Gnangara Road was expanded to a dual carriageway between Drumpellier Drive and Pinaster Parade.

This brings us to Gnangara Road, from Drumpellier Drive through to Alexander Drive – a section of road in need of attention.

Many have no doubt seen the works at the intersection of Beechboro Road North to install lights at this intersection, and I believe they will be in operation by the time you read this.

While the upgrade of Gnangara Road to become a dual carriageway between Beechboro Road North and Alexander Drive hasn’t moved as quickly as I would have liked, this necessary upgrade has seen significant commitment from this State Government.

It is expected that a request for the state forest land acquisitions necessary for the City of Swan to begin construction will be tabled in Parliament in the next couple of months.

State Government funding for these upgrades totals fourteen million dollars.

The plans are to construct the additional two lanes parallel to the existing road, meaning the impact on traffic should be minimised as much as possible.

With the opening of the upgraded Reid Highway/Lord Street interchange, the newly completed Gnangara Road/Beechboro Road North lights, and the forthcoming upgrades to Gnangara Road, there is a lot for the community to look forward to, but it is indeed worth remembering the projects that perhaps we have all become a little too complacent of.

These projects have provided significant improvement that benefits the growing area, and with the future construction of Northlink WA (Perth-Darwin Highway) and the commercial development north of Ellenbrook, these projects will be utilised safely by a great number of local employees and residents.

HON DONNA FARAGHER JP, MLC Member for East Metropolitan R egion Parliamentary Secretary to the Premier

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A SAFER INTERSECTION ON REID HIGHWAY

dangerous intersection which has been the cause of many crashes and near-misses has finally been fixed on Reid Highway in West Swan through a successful partnership between the Liberal-National Government and the City of Swan.

The much needed upgrade of the intersection at Reid Highway and Lord Street was officially opened by the Minister for Transport Dean Nalder last month making this busy intersection much safer for motorists.

More than 25,400 vehicles travel through this intersection every day with more than 11 per cent of these being heavy vehicles. A well-known danger spot, in the past five years to December 2013, there have been 172 reported crashes with four people being hospitalised and another 26 requiring medical attention.

Built to the highest standard, this vital road project was constructed by the City of Swan on behalf of Main Roads WA. Along with the new traffic signals, it includes dual carriageways on Reid Highway through the intersection and a doubleturning lane on Reid Highway westbound into Lord Street. There has also been some widening on Lord Street southbound to provide separate

right and left-turn lanes into Reid Highway as well as upgraded street lighting.

Supported through a contribution of $8 million from the State Government’s Road Trauma Trust Account and additional funding provided by the City of Swan, the upgrade has also catered for a future four-way intersection.

Having been a strong advocate for improvements to this intersection, I am delighted

that the Liberal-National Government recognised the very clear need to fix this danger spot to improve safety and traffic flow for all motorists who pass through it on a daily basis.

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COMMUNITY MOONDYNE COUNTRY CONVENTION CENTRE DOUGLAS SUTHERLAND-BRUCE

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ucked away in the middle of the Avon Valley National Park lies the area known as Moondyne - the area Joseph Bolitho Johns, the bush ranger takes his name from, rather than the other way round.

He was very active in the area and even had a hideaway cave there.

Which makes it quite appropriate that Moondyne Country Convention Centre be there as it is also a getaway to hide from the pressures of a busy life and relax.

Primarily a business conference centre Moondyne’s is an 1800 acre property of staggering natural beauty that is widening its field of operations to allow couples and smaller

groups to take advantage of their superb facilities.

Angela and I spent a day and a night there to sample and report back to you, gentle reader, on what its like and what it has to offer.

Firstly, let me say right off the bat, it’s pure heaven. You drive into the forest, along a gently winding road steadily upwards for about seven kilometres.

As you drive through the bush, all green now, and dappled with sunlight you can feel the strains and stresses of the week simply peeling away so that by the time you get to reception to be welcomed warmly by Christine and Peter and the

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rescue dog, Gypsy the cure has already begun.

Accommodation is in one of several chalets or bunkhouses of individual rooms, beautifully, but rustically, appointed.

Meals can be either self-catered in the chalets or in the rather splendid under-cover bbq area. If you decide to dine in, as we did, meals are taken in the dining room, one storey of a three layer building nestled into the side of an embankment, with the other levels having a comfortable lounge with a large fireplace, and a games room with a foosball table, lots of board games, poker chips and so on.

The meal, which I’ll tell you more about next month when I have more space, was magnificent. And the cooked

English breakfast next morning no less so.

We spent the night in the Boronia Cottage, a large square, elegant room with a kitchenette, separate facilities, couches, a dining table and a wide, deep verandah all the way around with magnificent sweeping views all the way down to the Avon River 600 feet below us.

The silence was profound and deeply relaxing, the twitter of birds, the faint rumble of the Indian Pacific served only to emphasise the silence rather than destroy it.

I cannot do justice to the feeling of welcome and quiet enjoyment of the nature all around that Moondyne gives.

Since opening the resort up to the wider public several weddings have taken place and since the total capacity is somewhere between twenty

and twenty-six, the place is ideal for acting tutorial weekends, family anniversaries, murder mystery weekends, sewing bees, any conceivable event that would be improved by good food, comfortable beds and quiet enjoyment.

And for those of a more energetic nature than I there is a pool and winding walks laid out through this glorious property surrounded on all sides by National Park, so the place teems with wildlife - birds, emus and kangaroos both Red and Western Grey.

Peter and Christine are wonderful hosts and wonderfully unobtrusive - there when you need them, but not fussing around. My idea of perfection.

Very highly recommended indeed.

COMMUNITY NEW SOCIAL GROUP MOOTED FOR THE SINGLE OVER FIFTIES

GUILDFORD HOTEL ALANA VAN MEURS

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Guildford Post Office by local artist Shirley Winstanley (Photo courtesy of the Artist)

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re you interested in re-discovering the beautiful Swan Valley and Perth Foothills, visiting art galleries, enjoying local theatre, sharing a coffee or eating at some very interesting cafes and wineries?

Are you also feeling a bit left out and lonely?

Would like to go to the movies, but don’t want to go on your own.

Then we may have the answer. A social group for the over fifty singles. The brain child of a local resident, she says: ‘Due to my taking on a study course for three years, while working full time, I had to cut out a lot of my leisure activities. Once I finished my studies, I found my social life was in a bit of a “Black Hole”. Some of my old friends had moved away during my study years and I myself have recently moved from the Hills to the plains, so I’m ready to make new friends.”

She wants to keep the social group casual and simple, so there are no annual or joining fees and both men and women equally welcome. Outings will be structured for the budget concious and the plan is to keep the numbers to below ten people

for any one excursion.

The group is intended to be as friendly and welcoming as possible. Members will be encouraged to suggest and organise outings that meet their needs if they don’t care for what’s on offer.

The initial meeting will be a coffee meet in Midland on a weekend to get acquainted.

If you are lonely or feel that your social life needs a boost, looking for a way to get out and about and meet others of similar interests think about ringing 6161 4387 and leaving your contact details.

The only requirements are that you’re over fifty years of age and single.

Please note this is not a dating service.

he restoration of the grand old lady - the Guildford Hotel, has moved one step closer.

The City of Swan has received a request for an extension to the Development Approval for the Guildford Hotel site.

City Mayor, Charlie Zannino, said the request was received on Monday, June 9.

“We understand the owners have signed a lease agreement with the Publican Group to operate the hotel element of the site,” he said.

“While it is positive to see Guildford Hotel owners taking a step forward in the restoration of this important historic building we are yet to see the detail of what is being proposed.

“The Chief Executive Officer, Mike Foley, and I are meeting with the owners to find out more about the proposal as we are extremely keen to see the works begin.

“The Guildford Hotel is a significant part of the heritage of this area.

"Council has granted the owners considerable concessions in hope the hotel could be restored as soon as possible.

“This includes waiving a requirement for the applicant to make a cash-in-lieu contribution for the shortfall of parking bays, which equates to about $3 million.

“The request for the extension to the Development Approval is anticipated to go before Council at its July meeting.”

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ART AND ARTISTS WATER, WATER, EVERYWHERE

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ater is the elixir of life. Without water, we could not survive.

Water is both lifegiving and life-taking.

We are drawn to its mystery and beauty. We yearn for a sea change, dream of romantic walks along the shore, fantasize about sailing away into the sunset. We can spend hours contemplating the waves and feel an affinity with Ratty's 'messing hall na Mars about in boats'.

by Dymp r e lt a W We also fear its Point the unpredictable nature and winter rains with a the dangers that lurk in display of work depicting water hidden depths.

Darlington Gallery is celebrating the arrival of in its many moods, from Kieran Ingram's powerful oil painting Flow, to Malcolm Lindsay's fun and quirky Hot April.

Shannon O'Grady's striking CLARE STROUD photo of Garibaldi Park, rom Monday 14 July the Mundring Art Centre Canada sits alongside serene will be closing the doors for a short time whilst the shop undergoes round two of renovations, and as we finalise our exciting program for the second half of the year.

They will be back better than ever on Friday 29 August for the opening of a solo exhibition by accomplished printmaker Helen Clarke.

Although MAC will officially be closed during the July School Holidays, they are still offering exciting workshops including a Worn Out Worn Art workshop and a new CircUs project.

The Centre’s friends over at Seen and Heard are also offering a heap of fun activities for kids and teens. To find out more be sure to check out the details below.

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WORN OUT WORN ART WORKSHOP Thursday 17 July 10:30am to 2:00pm $25 per person $22.50 for MAC members aged between ten and eighteen years of age at Swan View Youth Centre.

Create your own amazing headdress out of recycled materials and then perform at the Darlington Arts Festival in November for the Worn Out Worn Art - Wearable Art Parade!

Materials supplied Bookings are essential, don’t miss out.

CIRCUS SHOW & HAVE A GO WORKSHOP Saturday 26 July 2:30pm to 4:30pm Free for all ages at Swan View Youth Centre.

Get inspired and be amazed at a performance

by CirQuest Circus School, then learn how to do your very own awesome circus tricks at the free circus workshop for people of all ages and all abilities.

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watercolours by Carla D oy le, David Cameron, Paul Fox and Dympna Marshall, as well as calligraphic haiku by Judith Ann, pastels by Jenny Preston, leadlight by Frank Kelly and limited edition silk screen prints of the Kimberley by Graeme Pages-Oliver.

The gallery is open on weekends and Mondays, usually 10-4. Call 0426 887 849 or 0414 230 852 to confirm hours.

ART AND ARTISTS ARTIST SINGS NATURE TO LIFE SASHA WASLEY

She won her first award as a child in Bangalore for A cow with purple udders. She was later moved to a convent school in Ireland where the Reverend Mother, a lover of the arts, encouraged Hall’s talent.

In Australia for nearly fifty years as an artist and teacher, Hall has been featured in a number of group and solo exhibitions.

Hall has also undertaken commissions to create natural object models f o r

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here Nature Sings is the latest exhibition of works by Sandra Hall, to be held at the Gallery at 2 Montrose Avenue throughout August 2014.

Sandra Hall is a natural life painter known for her raw landscape artworks focused on domestic and natural environments.

“I engage with the natural world with some botanical precision, but inner dimension emerges as prevailing mood, and life events influence the image, as well as seasons,” said Hall.

As a printmaker, Hall designs imagery digitally and incorporates stencilling in a multi-perspective approach.

“My parents were coffee growers in southern India,” said Hall. “I was always surrounded with insects, wild animals, and raw nature. The Indian gardener was my friend and showed me wonderful plants and insects.”

conservation projects, galleries, and museums, including a sixmetre dinosaur for CALM’s Valley of the Giants centre.

Where Nature Sings opens on Friday July 25 at 6.30pm at the Gallery, 2 Montrose Avenue, Darlington. The exhibition runs Saturday July 26 until Sunday August 31, 2014.

COMMUNITY LESLEY CALLS IT A DAY

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egular readers of the Swan Magazine these past few years have become to the Idle Thoughts of the Idle Mind of Lesley Dewar writing as ‘The Idler’.

The name has a very long history - first used by the great Samuel Johnson, essayist and lexicographer in 1758 for a series of a hundred and three essays, in one of which he wrote: “Every man is, or hopes to be, an idler.”

In 1892 the name was resurrected as the masthead for a magazine founded by Robert Barr which ran until 1911 with Jerome K Jerome as coeditor. Contributors included Rudyard Kipling and Mark Twain.

DOUGLAS SUTHERLAND-BRUCE

The name yet again re-used in 1993 for a magazine published with the intention to return dignity to the art of loafing, to make idling into something to aspire towards rather than reject.

The idea being that great ideas and thoughts come to a person when they are thinking about something else, shaving, brushing the teeth, painting a wall or a painting a portrait or grouting a bathroom.

Lesley, with her fertile mind, ready pen and wide ranging interests was the ideal choice for the column and we have been pleasantly surprised at the range of topics she covered in the many columns she wrote for us.

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Lesley receiving her award earlier this year as one the 100 Most Influential Business People in Perth

After a successful career as a financial advisor, Lesley semi-retired to write, launching the well-loved website Stories My Nana Tells and estblishing her reputation as a writer.

Now she has fully retired and is living in Mandurah, the move being chronicled in her last column in June’s issue.

We wish her a long and happy retirement with a huge and heart-felt thanks for all her hard work and wisdom over the years.

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COMMUNITY REBUILDING AFTER THE FIRE

It has been six weeks since the concrete was poured for Brett Unwin’s new home.

and sat with the owners and watched the fire, waiting for it to stop; of course it didn’t for some time.

“On Sunday night, my neighbour and I got through to my block through a firebreak and there was nothing left.

“My shed caught alight and the fuel from equipment exploded. It blew out to the house, destroying everything and lifting all of the concrete.”

Since January, Brett stayed with friends and is now in a rental. He said he was looking forward to getting back into his own home; so were his three children.

“They also lost items and have been grieving in different ways, I just encourage them to talk to me about it whenever they want,” he said.

“I have gone through different stages of feeling really sad, then frustrated. Overall though, I have just tried to focus on rebuilding our home.

“Getting back into work has been hard, really frustrating at times. There was one day in particular when I was back at work and needed

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s the six-month anniversary draws near for the Parkerville-Stoneville-Mount Helena Bushfire, some residents have begun the rebuilding process.

For Brett Unwin the decision to rebuild was an easy one, in fact he was at Shire of Mundaring within a couple of days after the fire to discuss the next step.

Building has progressed and Brett is on schedule to be in his new home in October.

He is one of the first residents to start rebuilding, and is expected to be in his new home

by October this year.

Brett was at home watching cricket on 12 January when a “big eclipse” darkened his lounge room around 11.30am.

He knew that, given the extreme conditions, if there was a fire that weekend it would be bad.

“I went outside and thought ‘this is not good’.

There was a lot of smoke but it looked a fair distance away at that stage.

“I went inside to grab a couple of things, when I came back out I knew it was time to leave,” he said.

“I had already decided prior to the day that if there was a fire I would leave. I drove to a property I had done some work at along Richardson Road 12

a particular tool, but of course it had been destroyed in the fire.

“There are moments like that; you need that one tool you have had for years that is perfect for a particular job, you think ‘I’ll just go to the shed and get that’.

“This happens at different times and is a reminder of what you have lost.”

The silver lining perhaps has been the overwhelming offers of support. Brett said his mobile did not stop ringing for three days after the fire with people ringing to see if Brett, his family and home were okay.

“I was surprised by how much support I received, although it was really hard to accept at first. I have really appreciated all the phone calls, donations and assistance.”

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COMMUNITY HASLUCK LEADERSHIP AWARD

KEN WYATT MP ecently the nominees for the 2014 Hasluck such as Mark Zuckerberg, Malala Yousafzai and Leadership Award took part in a workshop Marita Cheng to support their argument. in Kalamunda that saw them present a prepared I do not envy the decision that has to be speech in front of their peers and a panel of made by the judges! This year, the judging panel judges, present a two minute impromptu speech consisted of: and take questions from the judges.

Dr John van Bockxmeer, The outstanding presentations by the (2014 Young Western Australian of the Year) nominees were inspirational and eye-opening.

Sue Hurt, Far too often we underestimate our young (Community Advocate and cancer-thriver) people. They are our future – and what a bright Caitlin Grehan future it is should these students achieve their (2012 Hasluck Leadership Award Winner) goals and aspirations.

The judges will now deliberate and choose All schools across Hasluck are invited to two winners. The winners will be announced nominate two young leaders from Year 11 to take during an awards ceremony in early July. part in the Award.

LEADERSHIP AWARD NOMINEES Eleven students were nominated for this Ayla Irvine-Thom, St Brigid’s College year’s Hasluck Leadership Award and two winners Brayden Gray, Guildford Grammar School will travel to Canberra from Sunday 31 August Emma Wignell, St Brigid’s College to Thursday 4 September with Ken Wyatt MP to Hannah Rainsforth, Southern River College experience life in the nation’s capital.

Jackson Morfitt, Lumen Christi College Nominees were required to present a five Lachie Byrne, La Salle College minute prepared speech on the topic Young people Lucas Roosendall, Guildford Grammar School have the power to influence public opinion and Matin Ahmadyar, Southern River College create a lasting impact on society’s values and Michael Arrantash, Lesmurdie SHS culture.

Seaton Thompson, Darling Range Sports In debating the topic, many nominees used College examples of young leaders and success stories Simone Clement, Lumen Christi College

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ENTERTAINMENT FARNDALE AVENUE MACBETH - A REVIEW DOUGLAS SUTHERLAND-BRUCE

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s we have been told many times this year, it’s four hundred and fifty years since William Shakespeare was born.

Theatre companies all over the world have been celebrating this fact and none more so than the Marloo Theatre, who have scheduled an entire year of Shakespeare from the acclaimed Shakespeare Festival in April to Kiss Me Kate in December.

Their second production is a take on Macbeth - called in full The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townwomen’s Guild Dramatic Society’s Production of Macbeth, so you can easily see that this is not meant to be taken seriously.

In fact the play is a light-hearted view of amateur theatre and what can go wrong in a production.

The play is directed by Gail Palmer, a veteran director with a very light touch when it comes to comedy.

She assembled a talented cast and turned

them loose on the script, which is very, very funny.

The plot is simple - a terribly bad amateur company of women actors put on the play Macbeth for a competition and everything that could go wrong does. And I mean everything. This play has every actors’ and directors’ nightmare. Actors don’t turn up, they lose their lines and the endless parade of bad props and sound cues is just a joy.

The cast contains some of the best available in community theatre an they work together smoothly and well in an entirely ensemble performance of great charm and perfect timing.

The vision of the three witches (Alyssa Burton, Taneal Thompson and Rachel Vonk) will stay with me for a long time, as will Fi Livings as Banquo being wheeled in on a shopping trolley to represent the ghost.

Special mention must be made of Rod Palmer, ostensibly the Stage Manager, but filling in as Lady Macbeth, since Gladys got on the wrong bus and is now miles away.

Neroli Burton, a seasoned director and actor of long standing, effortlessly holds the whole show together as ringmaster/president and Lady Mcduff in one of the more memorable scenes in the play.

A knowledge of the play Macbeth would help, but is definitely not a requirement. Any one who has ever been to an amateur play can identify and empathise with the cast and the whole steadily unravels with a slow, inexorable, rapidly speeding up inevitability into chaos.

I directed Macbeth the play in the Festival and so I am very familiar with the play and what can concieveably go wrong so I found it particularly funny. The sleepwalking scene had me laughing so hard I lost my voice and shaking silently and helplessly had people around me fearing a heart attack.

I urge you, if you have ever seen a stage play, to go and see Marloo’s latest effort and nearly die laughing. Very highly recommended.

COMMUNITY FORRESTFIELD MARKETS

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ions Clubs International is a secular service organization founded by Melvin Jones in 1917.

As of May 2013, it had over 46,000 local clubs and more than 1.35 million members in over 200 countries around the world.

Much of the focus of Lions Clubs International work as a service club organization is to raise money for worthy causes.

All funds raised by Lions Clubs from the general public are used for charitable purposes, and administrative costs are kept strictly separate and paid for by members.

Not surprisingly Australia has a thriving Lions Club, a group of people dedicated to making our communities a better place to live, work and grow.

With like-minded people they provide real change and create opportunities in communities.

Lions make things happen. As they say: “One more member gives us two more hands.”

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VAL WILLS One of Forrestfield Lions club’s fundraising campaigns is running is the Forrestfield Markets which were started as a way of making money for charity and helping out small businesses to promote their products.

At present there are over twenty-two regular stalls. The markets are held on the last Saturday of each month to raise money for local charities.

The Markets have a wide range of stalls from party plan, water beads, cards, toys and the day also

includes a sausage sizzle, entertainment of all kinds and face painting.

The next market will be held on July 26th and the theme is Christmas in July.

PROSE THE WANDERER JESSI FORD

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enny rolled her eyes but felt the ache of tears forming. Michael was in the hospital room with Ellen. He was talking into a mobile phone to is wife in a pained, low voice while clutching at his sister’s inert hand.

‘No, she’s still out. No one knows what’s going on. None of the doctors can give us any answers.

The nurses come in and out and keep checking her vitals and moving her, but dodge our questions with vague answers. It’s frustrating, Baby!’

Penny could hear the rhythmic beeping of the heart machine and the sucking and blowing of the machine that was breathing for Ellen. Penny was curling into the wall just outside the doorway, eavesdropping on her brother’s conversation.

‘No, Penny’s not here, I don’t know where she is. She’s not coping with everything that’s going on. You know how Pen is. She’ll be here in her own sweet time.’

She stepped into the doorway and rapped her knuckles on the wall. Her face remained stoic as she eyed the lifeless form that had become their sister.

Her brother turned. ‘No it’s fine, she’s here now. I’ll call you back later. Love you.’ Penny slowly circled the room, never taking her eyes of her sister.

‘Where have you been?’ She shrugged.

‘Around.’

‘Where did you sleep last night?’

‘Leah’s.’

‘Why didn’t you go home?’ She shrugged again.

‘I’ve worried about you.’

She ignored the comment. She shuffled close to the bed and grabbed onto Ellen’s wrist. She lifted it and let it go. It flopped back onto the mattress.

‘Penny, quit it! You’ll hurt her.’ Brother stood to defend their sister.

Penny stepped back and crossed her arms.

She stared at the woman in the bed. She wasn’t Penny’s sister anymore.

‘Can you stand there and not hurt her for a minute or two? I want to go harass a doctor.’

Penny rolled her eyes again and nodded. She watched him leave. He was looking old. The past month had been hard for him.

Michael was the oldest of the three siblings.

He was his sisters’ shield. He was tall and had big hands and shoulders.

Ellen was Penny’s idol. Penny was the youngest by four years and Ellen was her big sister in every sense of the word. Penny was the accident child that was a nuisance to her mother but a novelty to her siblings. She went along with everything they would conjure up when they were children.

But Penny could no longer could look at Ellen and see her idol. Ellen had been washing her dishes in the sink when she’d gotten light-headed and fallen to the floor. Penny had found her.

That had been three weeks ago. Ellen still hadn’t shown any signs that she was going to wake any time soon.

Penny pulled the only chair in the room closer

to the window. She sat in it and spent her time periodically staring out it, and sneaking glances at the girl in the bed. The outside held much more appeal to her, with the lush green garden and murky brown pond below her window which transitioned into houses as far as the eye could see. She withstood the sounds of the machines, the ones keeping Ellen alive, for ten minutes.

When Michael hadn’t returned, she walked out.

Michael was standing at the nurses’ station, arguing with the head nurse. He saw her pass.

‘Penny? Penny, where are you going? Penny?

Talk to me!’

Penny walked straight into the waiting elevator and looked at him stony-faced with a frown on her face as the doors closed.

‘For god’s sake, Penny, where are you going?’

The motion of driving made Penny think she could escape. She headed out of the city. The gravel road called for her. Penny, it whispered, Penny.

She stomped on her brakes and indicated simultaneously. The driver behind laid on his horn as he swerved around her. The tyres crunched on the road and the red dust flew. A thin covering quickly settled in the car. She sped down this road.

The speedometer read 80 kilometres per hour, then crept to 90. She was slipping around some corners, but mostly the road was straight.

When she tried to navigate a turn at 100, the car slipped straight off the road.

Penny gasped but didn’t scream. It ran through her mind that she might be the one lying, cold, next to her sister in that hospital. The car stopped quickly with a metallic shriek and crunch as the woody bushes scraped against the car body and provided a cushioned landing spot.

Her heart raced, but Penny was unharmed.

When she tried, the car wouldn’t start. The wind called her name through the open car windows.

It rushed through the leaves of the Eucalypt trees.

Penny, it whispered, Penny.

Perhaps it hadn’t been the road that was calling her name before. She began to wander.

The Darling Scarp limits the city of Perth.

They rise on the east and the majority of the West Australian population ends there. The scarp runs all the way up to Jurien Bay where it levels out into undulating sand dunes, and down into the south until it pleats down into grazing and diary country.

Once upon a time, when the Noongar people roamed the flat lands, you would have been able to see the hills constantly. Now, high-rises and houses interrupted the view.

The Darling Scarp was once the highest point of the world. Now, they are little more than hills that divide a city between the country.

Penny didn’t notice the change in scenery as she walked. It went from the small shrubs of recently cleared land that enveloped her car to tall eucalypts with their branches reaching high into the sky, Red Gums and Karri mostly. The White Gums’ grey bark was starting to peel leaving the

snowy white of their trunk exposed.

Salmon Gums sat, prestigiously sized but weeping pink sap. Penny noticed little apart from where she placed her feet. Small birds twittered, flitting from shrub to shrub in search of insects.

A spider’s web blocked her way so she stopped, found a route around it and continued on. She didn’t realise she was wandering on a path until the land cleared and rocky outcrops grew before her. Their sheer size stopped her.

She finally noticed something. The rocks were cold, shaded from the heat of the March sun. Granite, she surmised, judging from the stark blue-grey colour. There was an eroded path straight up the rock but she couldn’t see where it led.

I’ll climb that later, she decided, turning her feet away. She followed the edge; eye’s flickering up the rock and into the bush.

A hammock strung between two gums made her stop and look around more. She was turning to leave when she heard him.

‘Oi!’ Penny looked into the bush before she looked up. A boy stood on the rock, two metres above her.

‘Piss off would ya? You’re on my land!’ he said down to her.

Penny stepped back to see him better. ‘This is state land, dickhead, so you’re squatting – that’s illegal.’

The boy crept closer to the edge and squatted down. ‘Possession is nine-tenths of the law,’ he said and smirked.

Penny smiled back condescendingly. ‘Not in this country, and if that’s the case, go back to where you came from!’

They never lost eye contact, both trying to stare each other down. The boy laughed and Penny startled.

‘Good to know you’re alive with the Australian spirit! What’s your name?’

Penny forced her hand up. ‘Penny. What’s yours?’ The boy crept even further down the rock and lay down.

‘I’m Cain. Now would you leave?’

Penny snorted her laugh through her nose. ‘I crashed my car on the road back there,’ she stated.

Cain looked at her blankly.

‘Well, are you going to offer to help?’ she bluntly asked, putting a hand on her hip. Cain shook his head.

‘If you wanted help you would have walked to the main road.’

Penny stared at him disbelieving. Cain was untangling himself from the side of the rock and stood once he was sure of foot.

‘Do you at least have some water you can offer me? It’s kind of hot out here.’

‘You don’t have any with you?’ Penny shrugged. Cain seemed to say something under his breath.

‘Alright, come up here, I can sacrifice some water on you.’

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Penny walked towards the granite, holding up her hand again.

Cain surveyed her and the two metre straight drop.

‘You don’t know much about physics, huh?’

Penny retracted her hand.

‘Find you own way up,’ he said and vanished from sight. For ten minutes, Penny sulked and stalked the rock. She got back to the side where the bush trail had led to and struggled her way up gracelessly. But when she was up there she felt on the top of the world. The rock still went up higher.

It was mainly flat on this platform.

‘Took your time,’ Cain said, squatting down beside a weathered hole in the rock. It was filled with water. She knew these were called gnammas ‘Yeah, well.’ Penny glared at him. ‘Here you go, six-hundred millilitres of Perth’s finest.’ He threw a bottle at her. She realised he had just filled it from the hole.

‘Are you serious? How can you expect me to drink this?’

‘It’s fresh. I drink it all the time. Look, I’m just giving you what you asked for.’

Penny uncapped the bottle warily and looked into the pool of water. It looked clean, so she drank. Thirst is usually worst when it’s not realised. Penny gulped the water and helped herself to more.

Cain had disappeared by the time she had drunk her fill and her belly was tight and full.

She found him in a cave, formed by two rocks leaning on one another, reading a book. She stood in the entrance, finally feeling shy about bothering him.

‘Don’t just stand there, come in, and make yourself comfortable.’ He was sitting on the only chair. A few blankets were pulled back from a lumpy mattress. She pointed to them, eyebrows raised. Cain shrugged. She settled herself there.

He stared at her shamelessly but she couldn’t do the same and lock eyes with him. Her eyes wandered all over the place, taking it in and committing it to memory.

When she could picture the cave in her mind, she made herself comfortable by leaning back against the cave wall. The cool granite felt nice against her hot skin.

Cain wasn’t staring at her anymore. He was reading. A stack of thick books were piled beside his chair. Penny studied him. He had to be about her age with a mass of dark hair and large eyes that seemed to take more in than he was letting on.

‘You done?’ Penny slouched to hide then decided that he’d stared at her, she had all the right to do the same to him. ‘Yep.’ ‘Why are you here?’

‘I just felt I should come this way,’ Penny said, choosing her words carefully. He frowned at her.

She kept her words to herself. He turned away to the entrance of the cave and Penny could have sworn that he saw something that she could not.

He sighed. Penny somehow knew that it was a sigh that was going to accept her.

He stared into the nothingness and started to speak. ‘I came across this girl once, who said she didn’t want to die. When she was young she lived in Italy. She would walk to the fish market each day for her mother to buy food for her eight brothers and sisters.

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She had an argument with her mother. She wanted to see the world but her mother told her she never would – to stop her childish dreaming.

She stowed away on a ship to America. She chased the sun and filled her life with more adventure than anyone ever had. She was twohundred and fifty years old before she stepped back into her home town. Everyone she once knew was gone. She had no home.

Her wanderlust was fulfilled but it had cost her her family. She asked around about the family.

Her family. Only an old man could recall the name. Apparently his grandfather told him stories of the mother of the family who wept until she died for her oldest daughter. The daughter wished she could trade all her wandering years for just one more day with her mother.’

Penny listened to the smooth way Cain spoke, sure of his words. She slipped down and rested her head on the blankets as he spoke. She listened to him finishing his story and stayed quiet for a little while. She was exhausted and comfortable and it took almost no time until she fell asleep.

When she awoke, it was dusk and Cain was nowhere. The light breeze pricked her skin and Penny wished she had a sweater. She used the half-light to guide her back to her car. It was out of the bushes and sitting there as if she parked it.

Penny looked around for an explanation.

Nothing.

Penny drove back to the hospital. She sat next to her sister and held her hand gently.

‘I have a friend,’ she started in a low voice to her sister, ‘who knows a girl who is two-hundred and fifty years old…’

-oOo Penny thought it would be harder to find Cain’s little cave than it was. She was careful along the roads this time and parked her car on the verge instead of sliding it there. She was still mystified at how her car had been pulled from the bushes without leaving a trace.

Cain was sitting there, reading, again. The same book or another, Penny wasn’t sure.

‘Hi,’ she said.

He looked up and acknowledged her with a nod. That was his hello. She lingered.

‘So, thanks for pulling my car out yesterday.’

‘Who said I did it?’

‘Oh, I just figured ...’ she turned her feet in and stared at her fingers.

‘Are you going to sit or continue to stand there?’ Penny stumbled in, bee-lining straight for the bed. She thought of things to say but it was Cain who spoke first.

‘What are you running away from?’

‘My sister,’ Penny said, ‘she’s in a coma.’

She expected sympathy. He closed the book that was sitting on his lap and gave her his full attention.

‘I found her one day; she was lying on the floor. Just lying there. Not moving. There were dishes in the sink and water everywhere. I…’ He frowned but said nothing.

‘She’s in hospital now, not living but they won’t let her die either.’

‘Most people fall into that category,’ Cain said.

Penny looked at him with unseeing, lost, eyes.

She spoke without thinking, dis-connected from his comment.

‘I’m just so angry with her, you know?’

‘It’s is such a waste, anger I mean. It just takes up space in our minds and it’s all we can focus on.

And when we let it go, we feel what we actually are meant to be feeling.’

Penny stared up at him. She felt breathless.

She stood from her comfortable position on the bed and glared.

‘Well then.’ Penny walked out, got in her car and drove to her local bar. She drank away her anger and woke up in a stranger’s bed feeling sick to her stomach.

Penny was at her sister’s bedside again. She put some distance again between herself and her sister, with the chair again against the window. She went from angry to bitter to sad, then disgusted at herself.

A nurse came in and interrupted Penny.

‘Oh, I’m sorry; I didn’t know that Miss here had visitors yet.’ Penny shook her head.

‘No, I snuck in. I don’t think I’m meant to be here.’ The nurse tutted her and laughed.

‘Have you been speaking to her?’

‘No, she can’t hear me.’

The nurse worked diligently and Penny watched. As she finished, the nurse spoke again.

‘You should speak with her. It would probably make you feel better.’ She said over her shoulder as she left the room.

Penny looked at her sister and said, ‘I hate you for doing this to me.’ Her sister didn’t respond in any way.

‘Like, really hate you.’

Why? The wind asked as it whooshed past the building.

‘Because you’re leaving me alone to fend for myself.’

-oOo She was away from the bush cave for about a week. She needed the time to clear her head and shake off that feeling of the man that she had lain with.

She approached the cave again with caution.

Cain was sitting off the side off the side of the rock with his legs dangling smoking a cigarette.

‘I’m sorry,’ Penny said.

‘For what?’ Cain asked.

‘For getting angry at you.’

‘Most people do.’

‘You were right though, about the anger being pointless.’ Cain dragged on the cigarette. He shrugged.

‘Are you still angry at her?’ Penny shook her head. ‘No, I’m upset, but not angry.’

Cain didn’t look at her again for a good while.

It gave her time enough to crawl up and sit next to him.

‘That’s reasonable,’ he said, blowing out the smoke. ‘We humans are fickle beings. Emotion wise, I mean.’ Penny slowly nodded and frowned.

He continued to suck the smoke from the cigarette and swing his legs.

‘Is she going to wake up?’

Penny turned to look at him. He was serene as he stared into the bush.

‘The doctors have been saying that they see no reason why she hasn’t already.’ Penny looked into the bush too, trying to find Cain’s serenity. ‘I don’t think so, though.’

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had sat with her the night before and spoke about how it was all right that she didn’t want to live like everyone else and that Penny was grateful for everything Ellen had brought into her life.

Michael sat on the other side of the bed and took in all that Penny said. He was eventually able to say his goodbyes to his sister as well. It was bleak and the early rains were coating the city in a soddening dampness. The city had slowed even with this little rain. Everyone was miserable inside the buildings, sneering at the greyness.

Penny felt lighter after Ellen went. She waited until the rain passed and the day had turned to night before she went to see Cain to tell him of her sisters’ leaving.

She sat there, smoking his cigarettes. Smoke engulfed her body like whispers into the clean night air. She waited for him to come, wondering where he was.

He never came.

She returned the next night. Her day had been full of condolences and funeral talk. She needed to get away from it all so she drove from the city.

A soup can lay empty beside Cain’s chair and the book he was reading that had once been spilled open was now closed in the other side of the chair. He had been here.

She waited around for him again. She smoked a few more of his cigarettes. She laid on his bed but couldn’t sleep. She worried about him, if he were safe. Maybe he was avoiding her. After a few hours, she took off.

The third night, she stood in the tree line pacing to and fro, twisting the box of cigarettes -oOoEllen died on a morning in early April. Penny in her hands. The sharpness of the granite bit her

Penny swung her legs and enjoyed the way they rubbed against the rock. ‘Do you have another cigarette?’ she asked.

Cain shoved his hand in his pocket and pulled the packet out to hand it to her.

‘Help yourself.’ She pulled her first one out and lit it up with a lighter that was in the packet.

The action of inhaling so deeply was calming.

‘Maybe she’s done what she wanted to do already and just needs to pass on.’

Penny suppressed the burn of anger that the suggestion caused and thought about all the things Ellen hadn’t had the chance to do. Travel.

Get married. Have children. Grow old. Then, out of nowhere, she thought that perhaps Ellen hadn’t wanted to do these things; that she had been happy with what she achieved and was done. The thought was comforting. It relieved her sadness in her heart just a little.

So she sat there, with Cain, staring out into the bush and smoking cigarettes. They talked sometimes, but mostly it was quiet.

It was easier to hear the words on the wind that way. She left and returned day after day. Only leaving to talk to her sister and see her brother.

And there, in the stillness and chaos of the bush, she learnt about the universe and her place in it. She learnt she was just a scared little girl who deathly afraid of losing her sister. She learnt that she was much more than just Ellen’s little sister and that she would eventually accept Ellen’s passing. And she learnt that the quiet gave her more answers than she had questions.

hands harder than before as she climbed and she had to brush them on her jeans. There was light in the cave and the sight made her stomach churn.

She interrupted him reading a tattered book.

‘Hey,’ she said. He looked up with his thumb nail in between his teeth. He nodded in greeting.

‘I just came by to replace what I had smoked.’

She threw the packet on the bed. ‘Where have you been?’ She shouted at him in her head. I’ve been waiting for you. I needed you. Why weren’t you here?

Her lips remained stoically thin. He went back to his book. He didn’t need her as much as she had needed him.

‘How does it feel to be lonely?’ she asked with bitterness in her voice. He looked up from his book again and moved his hand away from his mouth.

He looked at her for a long time, just like he did when he first met her. Only this time, she didn’t break eye contact. She stared right on back.

Finally he spoke.

‘How does it feel to be alive?’

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COMMUNITY MARCO IS COACH OF THE YEAR

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wan Park Leisure Centre coach, Marco Haag has won the Community Coach of the Year award at the Department of Sports and Recreation’s Industry Sports Coaches and Officials Awards.

City Mayor, Charlie Zannino, said it is great to see hard working members of the City’s staff recognised.

“Marco has been honoured for his coaching excellence at the State level for his work with Royal Lifesaving Western Australia,” he said.

“In addition to Marco receiving the Community Coach of the Year award, City coaches, Margaret Pindard and Grace Huxtable were also recognised for their coaching excellence receiving commendations for Community Coach of the Year.

“Margaret Pindard, who coaches at Ballajura Aquatic Centre and Grace Huxtable, who coaches at Altone Park Leisure Centre, are both part of the City’s Junior Life Saving program.”

Ballajura Ward Councillor, Mel Congerton, said the Junior Life Saving program is a great way for children to learn vital water safety skills.

“Delivered in a fun environment, the program teaches children lifesaving skills while working towards swimming certificates,” he said.

“Ballajura Aquatic Centre is holding the end of season Junior Life Saving carnival on Sunday,

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EDUCATION

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GUILDFORD GRAMMAR SCHOOL RELFECTIONS

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2013 ASSESSMENT AND ACHIEVEMENTS

s we approach the middle of the school year and assess progress towards our 2014 goals it is reassuring to be able to look back on 2013, and note that it was another exciting year for Guildford Grammar School when we celebrated many fine achievements.

The 2013 WACE results once again reflected a strong performance from the Year 12 boys, with a large number achieving their aim of personal excellence.

A summary of the results including highlights of outstanding achievements is available on the website - www.ggs.wa.edu.au.

In particular we would like to highlight the following: • A pleasing 22% of the boys achieved an ATAR of over 90 and 46% achieved over 80.

• We congratulated Dux of School, Tristan Dale, on scoring an impressive 99.65 and the other seven students who joined him in qualifying for the Academic Honour Guild by achieving scores above 97.5; Campbell Beck, Alexander Morrison, John Ridley, Jack Read, Alexander Duthie, Zakary Langtry and Jackson Passeri.

• 95% of the cohort qualified for an ATAR and 86% of courses studied were at the highest Stage 3 level. Both of these measures are amongst the highest for schools in the state and are a result of us supporting students to be the best that they can be and where it is their goal, to aim for University entry.

• This is supported by the fact that 95% of students were offered a place at UWA, Curtin, Murdoch or ECU in the first round of University offers.

There was a plethora of wonderful academic, artistic, cultural and sporting achievements throughout the year.

In the State Finals of the RACI Chemistry Titration Competition, the Year 11 team won the competition.

Following on from the success of winning Best Overall School in 2012 at the National Bond University Film and Television Awards, this year Benjamin Griggs (12Ha) was the recipient of the $90,000 Best Film maker Scholarship, the People's Choice Award, Best Comedy, Best Screenwriter, and runner up Dean's Choice Award for his film A Day in the Life of a Librarian.

Alex Berry (12Ha) and William Yagmich (12SG) were awarded the Best Experimental Film Award and Alex was also the runner-up in the Scholarship. In another National competition Cohen Dix (11SG) and Harry Cassell (11SG) were awarded the 2013 National Australian Teachers’ of Media association award for best Music Video.

Our Philosothon team again represented Western Australia at the National finals in Melbourne, recording an excellent fourth place having finished second in the State competition.

The junior debating team won their division in the both the WADL competition and the AHISA competition this year.

In the Australian Mathematics Competition Thomas Stanicich (8He) finished in the top 0.5% to achieve the highest honour of a Prize, with a number of boys achieving High Distinctions.

The feedback from the community on the Senior Drama production of The Crucible was overwhelming; with many people commenting that it was the best School production they had ever seen.

In an exceptional team performance at the Head of the River the boys secured the prestigious Hamer Cup for the overall champion school on the day.

It was the first time we had received the trophy since 2001, when shared, and the first outright since 1992.

The team victory was the result of meticulous planning, dedication and commitment from staff, students, parents and Old Guildfordians, with the full support of the impressive Guildford Rowing Association.

These fine achievements all reflect the diverse range of opportunities available to students in the School and the high standard of performance demonstrated.

Another of our Key focus points has been how we best support the Academic Growth of each individual in the School as they work towards achieving their own personal excellence.

The implementation of the Honour Rolls for Excellence and Improvement in Attitude and Effort was well received by the students with many greatly appreciating the recognition they received for their application to their studies.

Every single student can realistically aim to be recognised in this way if they are prepared to consistently approach their studies with determination and commitment to improve.

The much anticipated opening of the Thwaites Centre has had a significant impact on the teaching and learning environment and the feedback that was received from students, clearly articulated the pride they felt about the new facility and how it supported their learning.

We look ahead with anticipation to 2015 when the new Preparatory School development, which will provide state-of-the-art teaching and learning facilities as well as incorporating wonderful play facilities in the landscape design, is opened.

The School works with passion and enthusiasm towards meeting our purpose of Inspiring students to achieve personal excellence and to be outstanding citizens.

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CARE AND FEEDING OF YOUR PC

SYSTEM PROTECTION

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his month we look at system protection and password protection.

First, a few questions.

• Are you a fiddler – always messing around with settings? [And then having to live with the consequences because you can’t remember what they were before?]

• Do you allow others to use your PC, and then curse at the changes they’ve made? Or because of their actions you inherit a heap of spyware, popups and other nasties?

• Do you like trying out different programs you find on the internet but you’re afraid of consequences?

• Are there things you’d like to experiment with on your PC but don’t because you’re afraid of possible harmful consequences?

If you answered ‘yes’ to all or any then I have good news for you. Take a look at TimeFreeze.

Putting it simply, enter TimeFreeze Mode and it creates a virtual copy of your whole system. It’s then within that copy that you try out software, mess around with settings, surf the internet and so on.

Your real system is protected from any consequences of your (or others’) activities in the form of viruses, spyware, unwanted changes or general digital mayhem.

The program has two exit options: reject all changes, which requires a reboot, or accept all changes, which can take a minute or two.

Whatever your choice, when you exit TimeFreeze Mode the virtual copy is extinguished…killed…

But your real system is still there, intact and untouched by whatever you’ve been doing in Freeze Mode unless, of course, you choose the ‘accept all changes’ option.

[Only choose that option if you really know what you are doing!]

As the site says, “No matter what changes are made, no matter what happens, a simple restart will return things to the way they were.

Modifications made to the settings will be undone, files downloaded from the web will be removed, and other unwanted changes will all be undone when you restart your PC. It puts everything on ice so that no unwanted changes can be performed on your PC. You can enter the freeze mode with a simple click and quit the freeze mode with a simple restart or shut down.”

Password protection of TimeFreeze means that anyone else using your PC can’t disable or turn off TimeFreeze.

Even better – it’s FREEWARE. No trials. No payments. Completely free.

I’ve successfully run TimeFreeze under XP and Windows 7 without any adverse effects.

But each PC is different, of course. So I can’t say whether or not you would have problems. It’s your decision whether or not to try it.

• You never change the password. They should be changed at least monthly.

• Too predictable. You really should NOT be using 1234 or the word ‘password’ or your name, you address or your birthday. It’s not being smart because these are exactly what the hackers try out first!

• Too short. The longer the password the greater the possible combinations of elements so the harder it is to crack.

• Too simple. It it’s just letters or worse, one word, the password is soon cracked. Make it complicated by throwing in a mixture of numbers, capital and small letters, and throw in the occasional bit of punctuation such as ? ! @ and so on.

All too hard for you?

Of course it is, unless you have a phenomenal memory (I wish) or you’re super-organised.

So consider getting a software password manager to do the heavy lifting.

Password Managers • generate (and remember) complex passwords for you for different sites • provide import and export tools • allow for simple notes • automatically complete online forms They have one thing in common: each needs you to remember one complex master password.

‘Complex’ should not mean hard to remember.

It could be a whole sentence, for example, with or without spaces in it But – a big but -- forget that and you’re in big trouble. Without it you can't access your passworddata.

Poor Passwords Poor passwords are the weakest link in your The company that developed your password security protection of your bank account and so manager doesn't have it. So you'll have to reset all your passwords and start all over again. on.

Let’s find some to look at. Into Google type: What do I mean by ‘poor’?

• It’s clearly written on, or near, your computer. password manager Yes, some are free. Others are subscriptionD’uh. based, or charge single flat fee.

Two leading contenders well worth PC Surgeon considering are Keepass and Lastpass.

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PASSWORD PROTECTION Oh dear. It really is a vexed issue.

The recent surge in hacking activity means more and more hackers are climbing on board the hacking wagon…and it’s heading your way.

Some of us use a very strong, root password we’ll never forget and simply add to it a particular prefix and/or suffix than can be changed each month.

Others less organized or less thoughtful, rely on poor passwords and a prayer.

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• You use the same password everywhere. NOT a good idea. Use separate unrelated passwords.

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herever you see this symbol you will be able to get more information by scanning it with your smartphone, laptop or iPad. The relevant can be downloaded free from your App Store.

FINANCE CAPITAL IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY STEVE BLIZARD

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rench Economist, Thomas Piketty, recently published his contentious and much debated book, Capital in the Twenty-First Century.

Brought up in a mainly working-class district in Clichy, both his parents were militant members of Lutte Ouvrière (Workers' Struggle) – a hardcore Trotskyist party with a significant following in France.

A collaborative fifteen year research effort, the book provides an extensive historical database that focuses on the increasing concentration of income and wealth among the super-rich in all major economies.

Piketty was fortunate to draw on the long French tradition of record-keeping and an estate tax, enacted soon after France’s bloody 1789 Revolution.

The statistics show income inequality in France appears to have peaked just before the Revolution, stayed high all of the 19th century, and plummeted in the first year of the Great War which was largely fought on French soil.

Data from other European countries shows a similar trend, although income inequality in Britain would make a much stronger comeback than elsewhere on the continent.

Piketty's major thesis is that the presentday rate of return on capital, such as real estate, dividends, and other financial assets, appears to be outpacing the rate of growth required to maintain a healthy economy.

If this trend continues for an extended period, he believes wealth will become more concentrated in the hands of a few dynastic families in each country, and financial inequality is likely to worsen.

Piketty’s proposal to balance this unfair distribution of wealth is that western governments impose an eighty percent tax on incomes over US$500,000 as well as a new progressive wealth tax on all kinds of asset and property.

Unfortunately not everyone is sold on his brazen solutions.

Piketty was advisor to the current French President to the extent that he is now blamed for Hollande’s attempt at taxing the rich progressively.

With national unemployment levels touching ten percent, hundreds of thousands of Parisians have crossed the English Channel in an effort to flee President Hollande’s seventy-five percent tax rate and other aspects of his infamous antibusiness culture.

The comic episode of French actor, Gerard Depardieu, opting for Russian citizenship to escape the punitive French taxes, comes immediately to mind.

London, now statistically regarded as France’s sixth biggest city, can therefore now boast to have more French men and women than Bordeaux, Nantes or Strasbourg.

The seventy-five percent “millionaire tax” was supposed to shrink the growing budget deficit.

But quite the reverse has occurred, with the

taxes raising about half the country’s expected revenue alongside and stalled French economy.

However, while Piketty's account of soaring wealth disparities has been met with little more than a Gallic shrug his book, Capital, has struck a chord in the United States where the question of income equality is emerging as the coming presidential election’s pivotal issue.

Income inequality in America is evident in areas such as stagnant income levels, except among the mega-rich, and soaring health and education costs.

Compared to the United States, Australia’s income equality position isn’t that bad.

In 2010, the richest ten percent in Australia acquired about thirty-one percent of all income, well below the forty-eight percent by the richest ten percent in the United States.

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Americans, stung by the excesses of Wall Street, are suddenly talking about the rich and income redistribution.

Nick Hanauer, a US Billionaire, warns his fellow rich-listers in a recent Politico.com article that “we could sit back, do nothing, enjoy our yachts – and wait for the pitchforks”.

Hanauer adds “the most insidious thing about trickle-down economics is not believing that if the rich get richer, it’s good for the economy – it’s believing that if the poor get richer, it’s bad for the economy”.

DECOUPLING OF DEMOCRACY FROM CAPITALISM Curiously, Piketty’s work fails to mention Austrian economist, Ludwig von Mises, and Adam Smith’s warning to protect the free market from speculators who deflect capital away from the jobgrowth economy.

Such deflection is now almost complete with ninety-nine percent of Wall Street activity trading and less than one percent real capital investment.

There is growing unease at how derivative traders helped trigger the global financial crisis, while their lobbyists safeguard continued privileged treatment from the White House and Congress.

Not only have the financial speculators escaped punishment for their blunders, but many are now far wealthier than they were before 2008. By contrast, Iceland jailed their mendicant bankers.

While America’s approach remains democratic in form because freedom of speech and association is preserved and elections remain free, in essence it is becoming a plutocracy.

The wealthy dictate that country’s political agenda, finance the candidates who protect their interests, and ensure that laws that are in their interest are voted in.

THE SOLUTION Only a return to democratic capitalism with a thriving middle-class will do more for the lower income earners than tax and spend redistribution schemes America’s Founders Fathers clearly understood that economic freedom was necessarily linked to political freedom. Competition turns selfinterest toward efficiency, fosters voluntary social co-operation through mutually beneficial exchanges, and thus maximizes social welfare.

Thus, self-interest can contribute to economic abundance, political liberty, and a free pluralistic culture. That, precisely, is Adam Smith's "invisible hand" in action.

In the end, it is failure of governments to act in the interests of workers and the middle class, not the shortcomings of capitalism.

Departure from democratic capitalism is the problem, not inequality.

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NIGHT SKY JULY

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f Wednesday is Hump Day, then maybe July is Hump Month: we've just passed the halfway mark in the calendar year, and it's "all downhill from here", isn't it?

Probably not, but some people - for instance my wife - need help to get through the winter. A ray of hope. A perceived glimmer at the end of a damp, chilly, gloomy season that can't be over quickly enough for her.

I don't mind the winter: the nights are long, and on a clear evening when there's not too much moonlight, you can see the great, faintly glowing arch of the Milky Way coming up out of the east and standing high across the southern sky.

Look at a world map or a globe of the Earth: there aren't a heck of a lot of people living at the latitude of Perth.

Along that circle of latitude, there's a lot more ocean than land.

And yet, we're best placed to observe the centre of the galaxy because it passes right overhead here. The centre of our Milky Way Galaxy is in Sagittarius, well up in the eastern sky in the early evening - not that you can detect the galactic centre visually.

If you live in, or have ever been in, a very dark place, and have marvelled at the sight of the faintly glowing, irregular band of light that people call the Milky Way, it's actually just the combined glow of untold billions of stars.

These stars are in the main body of the galaxy, too far away for the eye to see them as separate points of light. Astronomers reckon there are upwards of 200 billion stars in our galaxy. Our familiar Sun is just one star among all those billions.

Jupiter's setting in the WNW about an hour after sunset. Soon it'll be lost from view in the glare of the Sun. Jupiter goes through conjunction on July 25th. Mars is easily visible and readily identified by its reddish colour: look high up in the north at the start of the night, in early July.

The setting times for Mars are about 12:50am

ROTARY ROTARY CLUB SPONSORS COMMUNITY BUS

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he City of Swan has signed a sponsorship agreement with the Ballajura/Malaga Rotary Club.

City of Swan Mayor, Charlie Zannino, said the sponsorship for one of the City’s community buses is a great outcome both for the City, Ballajura/Malaga Rotary Club and the community as a whole.

“It is great to see the City work with the community to provide Ballajura/Malaga Rotary Club chairperson Geoffrey Knight with Ballajura Ward Councillor John McNamara this important and valued service for local residents,” he said. community as a whole.

“The City’s buses offer cost-effective transport “The sponsorship will allow the Rotary Club for clients and their carers to enable them to access to the twenty-two seater bus when it is attend social activities, shopping and medical not required by the City or booked by another appointments. The bus is also available for use by community group, giving them a cost effective approved community groups.” travel alternative as well as exposure for the Club Ballajura Ward Councillor, John McNamara, through advertising on the bus,” he said. said the sponsorship is a great outcome both for For more information visit www.swan.wa.gov. the City, Ballajura/Malaga Rotary Club and the au/transport

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early in the month, 12:20am mid-month, and midnight at month's end. Note how Mars has company in the form of the star Spica, also known as Alpha Virginis which means it's the brightest star in Virgo. Mars and Spica will steadily get closer, to be end up being within 1.4 degrees of each other from 13th - 15th of July.

The only other evening planet is Saturn which is in Libra. To the unaided eye it just looks like a medium bright star; it's only when you see it through a telescope that it knocks your socks off. Nothing else looks like it. At the start of the month it's high up in the NE sky at dusk.

As the weeks pass its position is higher and further west.

By the end of July it's culminating (at highest altitude) at nightfall, right overhead. Saturn goes down in the WSW at about 3am in early July, 2am mid-month, and 1am by the end of the month.

Venus is coming to the end of its 6-month spell as the brilliant "morning star".

It'll still be visible in the ENE at dawn throughout the month, but will be getting noticeably lower and lower as the days go by.

The major phases of the Moon in July are first quarter on the 5th, full moon on the 12th, last quarter on the 19th, and new moon on the 27th (end of Ramadan).

The Earth's at aphelion, the furthest point from the Sun in its slightly elliptical orbit, on the 4th of July. I'm sure there's no connection between this event and Independence Day in the US. Courtesy of The Perth Observatory

COMMUNITY SWAN HARMONY SINGERS HAVE MOVED

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wan Harmony Singers would like to let prospective new members that the choir has a new address. It is now meeting in comfortable, air-conditioned premises at: The Salvation Army Church Hall, 371 Morrison Rd, (directly opposite Swan View Primary School) Swan View.

The community choir, which sings music ranging from jazz to pop, spiced with the occasional classic, meets every Wednesday, from 7-9pm, and – as always – are delighted to welcome new members, especially men.

If you love singing – and making new friends, come along one evening and see how we operate.

We don’t hold auditions and you don’t have to be able to read music.

For more information, call Chris on 9298 9529 or 0435 062 728.

COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS BRING JOY THROUGH HORSES CARLI ALLEN

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olunteers in Shire of Mundaring give up hours of their time each week to help people with disability ride horses.

Based in Sawyers Valley, Hills Riding for the Disabled relies on up to four volunteers at a time to help a rider enjoy their time in the saddle.

The RDA was founded in Brisbane in 1964 and now has branches throughout Australia.

Hills RDA Coach Willie Warnock said the helpers came from all over the hills area, with many having been involved for years.

“The volunteers catch the horses, groom them, saddle them, help the riders onto the horse and unsaddle the horse at the end of the ride,” she said.

“They help for several hours each session, with some helping out a few times a week.

“The minimum age for volunteers is twelve years and it is great to see so many young people involved.”

Riders aged from three years onwards participate, with horses available to suit different sizes, weights and abilities.

“Every rider sets their own goals for what they want to achieve – this may be social skills, mobility or trusting the horses,” Mrs Warnock said.

“We help them achieve these goals by including therapeutic exercises, games geared to challenge their needs and always having lots of fun.”

Ryan Munteanu (15) and twin brother Aaron have been attending Hills RDA for several years. They currently ride on Wednesdays, when volunteers Kate Wilkinson, Rose Grenfell, Celine Prince and Christina Gallo lend a hand.

Ryan said he liked being around the horses, while Aaron said he enjoyed sitting up high.

If you would like to help with a donation got to the website - https://rda.org.au/1donatenow. aspx.

If you would like to help by volunteering go to the RDA website and see what opportunities are Ryan Munteanu (15) enjoys his horse ride at Hills RDA, assisted available. by volunteers Kate Wilkinson and Christina Gallo.

SCAMMERS TARGET SMALL BUSINESS

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mall businesses are being warned to be on the lookout for scams that can affect their livelihoods.

Regardless of size, age, location or sector, small businesses continue to be targeted – more than 90,000 Australians reported scams to the Australian Consumer and Competition Commission (ACCC) last year, according to its Targeting scams report.

The most common is false billing, a type of scam that includes advertising, directories and domain names.

In 2013, more than 3,600 reports about the scam were received – an increase of 45 per cent on the previous year – with almost $725,000 being lost.

The scam targets small businesses by tricking them into paying for unwanted or unauthorised listings or advertisements in journals, business registers or directories.

Small Business Commissioner David Eaton said common tactics are to send a business a subscription form disguised as an outstanding invoice.

“This way the scammers get the business to sign up for unwanted ongoing advertising services,” he said. “They also falsely claim the directory or publication is well-known or has a high readership.

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“Another common false billing scam involves sending invoices for domain name renewals.

“Scammers send businesses an invoice to renew their current domain name registration but the name will be slightly different with just a ‘dotcom’ instead of ‘dot-com-au’ in the web address.

“Other scams include office supplies, overpayments and investment schemes.”

The ACCC offers the following advice to protect small businesses from scammers: · Ensure clear procedures are in place for verifying, paying and managing accounts and invoices. Limit the number of people authorised to place orders or pay invoices. · Make sure the business billing you is the one normally dealt with – check whether details on invoices received are the same as usual or whether some are subtly different. · Never provide personal information and banking details to anybody you don’t know and trust. · Don’t let anyone pressure you into making decisions involving payments or ongoing contracts.

If you are unsure, always seek independent financial or legal advice.

· Install reputable computer protection software and a firewall – and keep them up-todate.

Mr Eaton said busy small business operators can be easy targets for scammers if they don’t have effective systems or processes in place.

“It’s important all businesses ensure their staff have the knowledge they need to follow established purchasing and payment processes, and to recognise when something isn’t right,” he said.

“The importance of a sound cashflow system cannot be underestimated – if businesses kept a clear, reliable system that documents credits, debits and the details of all outstanding invoices, then life would be much harder for scammers.”

To help small businesses protect themselves from scams, the ACCC has launched a new fact sheet at http://www.accc.gov. au/publications/small-businessscams.

Small businesses can also access the Department of Commerce’s WA ScamNet at http://w w w.scamnet.wa.gov. au/scamnet/Home.htm which gives information on the most prevalent scams and how to recognise them.

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PETS SUCCESSFULLY ADOPTING A RESCUE DOG - PART 3

ogs that are not given clear structure and rules are not secure, happy dogs. In order for a dog to be secure it must clearly know who is running the show.

It is either going to be you or him. Chances are that in your dog's past life it was him; now it is time for it to be you. If you clearly communicate this to your dog he will be secure and happy in his new life.

When entering your home, be sure all humans enter and exit all gateways, porches and doorways before the dog. The dog should still be on a lead at this time and should be heeling beside or behind the human holding the leash. (The only time a dog on a lead should be out in front is if you are allowing it to go to the bathroom.)

At this time it is important that no one comes running up to the dog with hugs, kisses, sweet words, pets, etc., including the kids. As hard as it is going to be, the whole family needs to act like dogs. That means allowing the dog to smell you, but not talking to the dog.

A calm, quiet atmosphere where you are introducing the dog to his new den will return huge dividends in the future. Do not invite a huge crowd of neighbors over to greet your new dog just yet. Your dog needs to get to know you before he is mobbed by humans. The only people who should be allowed to this introduction are those who understand how to speak dog.

While keeping him on a lead, take your dog to the entranceway of each room he will be allowed in. Make sure the humans enter the room before the dog. If there is a room your dog will not be allowed to enter, do not take your dog into that room; only introduce him to rooms he will be allowed to be in.

Having a room or area of the house a dog is not allowed to enter is a great way to establish a boundary. Dogs instinctually need boundaries, as it is another thing the alpha dog would establish with the lower members of his pack—where they can and cannot go.

After the dog has stood in the room for at least ten minutes (longer is fine), while still on the lead walk him around the room and allow him to smell it. Move onto the next room, stopping at the entrance to allow all humans to pass into the next room before the dog. Do this in each room the dog will be allowed in.

Have a place already set up for your dog, whether a crate or a dog bed. Show this place to your dog. Allow him to smell it. Place a dog bone or some treats on his new place so your dog associates this place with something positive.

If your dog is acting calm and is not showing signs of wanting to be the leader you may rub his head, neck and/or back. Do not snuggle down into the dogs face at this time, as you are still establishing the new order. If your dog is not calm you may need to walk him longer. Do

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not pet him if he is hyper or not listening to you.

Always keep in mind that as dogs do not yell and scream, nor should the humans. Every human around the dog should firm, but very calm.

How will you know when it is OK to pet your dog?

When the dog is submissive and acting calmly, holding his head low, ears relaxed and slightly back. The dog might curl into a circle. Basically he will make himself smaller, telling you he does not wish to be boss.

If your dog lowers his head and turns away from you he is not sad. Remember that direct eye contact to a dog in a dominant frame of mind is a challenge, and if your dog used to be the leader of his prior family and he is now not making eye contact with you, then chances are he is trying to tell you that you may have the leadership position, as he is giving it up.

Do not pet the dog if he is excited, scared, nervous, anxious, nor when he is showing signs of dominance by being very perky and proud, asking you for attention. A dog that is asking to be petted is demanding that you do something for him. A demand from a dog is an alpha behavior.

Ways to recognize alpha behavior in your dog are if he’s carrying himself proudly with a stance that makes him look bigger. He will also have his ears perked. When dogs carry themselves like this they look beautiful, but in the dog world it is a dog trying to puff themselves out for the role of the leader. Dogs should not be petted or sweettalked when they display this behavior.

When a dog shows signs of dominance, the dog should receive no affection until you are able to make him realize he is not the boss and he accepts it by acting submissively.

The more submissive and stable-minded the dog gets, the more love you can give him. Dogs should not get any affection until the dominance is under control. Your affection will reinforce whatever mind-frame (in human words, �mood") the dog is in.

Give your dog something to eat, and walk him out to go to the bathroom (water should always be offered throughout the day). Food should be offered after the dog has cooled down from his long walk, not before,

mimicking the instinct for a dog to work for his meal.

If you have a fenced-in yard, walk the dog on the lead, making him heel as you show him the yard. The first time your dog sees your yard do not just set him free to explore because you do not want the dog to claim the yard; it is YOUR yard and you are going to allow him to be in it.

This is speaking dog. If we were speaking human we would tell the other human to "make themselves at home" and allow them to walk around as they wished. However we are speaking to a canine animal and must speak canine to the canine, not human to the canine.

If you think there is a chance your dog has to go to the bathroom you may introduce him to the yard before the house. The order of introduction is not important, but the way you introduce is critical.

This next point is going to be a hard one for most families, especially those with kids. For the next several days you must refrain from the hugs and kisses until the dog is 100% clear that all humans, including the kids, are higher in the order than he is.

From this point forward the dog will need daily walks where he heels on the lead. Remember the concept of humans entering and exiting entranceways before the dog. The dog must stand back while humans open and close doors even if there is a fenced yard on the other side.

The dog can only go when you say he can. If you do have a door leading to a safe, fenced-in yard it makes a perfect training place. Open the door that leads to the outside and make the dog stay.

You can even take a step outside as you are telling the dog to stay. If you think there is a chance he might bolt, snap a leash on him. If you allow him to bolt he would have just won a dominance battle with you. Practice this at gateways while the dog is on a long lead.

These are just some of the things you can do to communicate to a dog that humans are alpha over them in a way dogs can understand.

Taking the time to "speak dog" will make all the difference in your relationship with your dog, as opposed to the failed one the prior owners had with the dog.

A dog that was one person's worst nightmare can be the best thing that ever happened to you. Exercise, canine understanding and communication are the keys to success.

The more successful you are at communicating structure to your dog, along with enough exercise, the more submissive and calmer he will become, which means the more love you can give back to him.

POETRY FATHER’S DAY WAYNE PANTALL

Our Father, who’s out in the shed, today we’re sorry, for some things we said.

Giving thanks, to the provider, we support Dad, as our rank outsider.

SAVE A LIFE

Dismissing flatulence and burps, ignoring the way, Dad dribbles and slurps, it’s quite clear, he’s less than regal.

In a Dockers’ house, he’s merely an Eagle.

Don’t forget him on Father’s day.

Get him a gismo, to keep him away, down in the shed, where he belongs, dressed in new undies, hankies and thongs.

A doover-lacky ought to do.

He needs things to fix, to bolt and to screw.

First to the wall, then to the floor, up on the bench top, right next to the door.

His special day; show him we care.

We love him, (to spend lots of time down there).

A toaster, and jug, just for the shed.

They should do the trick. He’ll leap out of bed.

Every day, out of our way, Yet still at our call, when there’s bills to pay.

Buy an old fridge, a lounge and telly, a home brew kit, to comfort his belly.

Trust in father to weedeth our plants. for Mother it is who weareth the pants; who cracketh the whip, and calleth the shots; reigneth supreme, to tie Dad up in knots.

“Dearest Father, deep in manure, In love, and infection, always so pure.

Man of the moment, man of steel.

Man ifest in compost – more than appeal.

On this day, in this September, We’ll pamper you, and also remember, aroma aside, we won’t turn our nose up, ‘cause we want your stash, when you turn your toes up.”

SAFE Saving Animals From Euthanasia (SAFE) was founded by Sue Hedley in 2003. Since then SAFE has developed branches and networks across the state.

SAFE’s dedicated work has had a positive impact on people, pets and wildlife.

SAFE’s innovative foster care program provides temporary care for animals until a permanent home is found. This means there are no cages or time lines on an animal’s life.

Your donation or bequest can ensure SAFE can continue its life saving work.

Have a look at our website: www.safe.asn.au

Photo collage courtesy of Novella Photography

H

ave you been thinking about getting a cat?

Not sure about taking that next step? SAFE has an extensive range of kittens and cats to choose from!

Thousands of cats and kittens are euthanased due to an extreme cat overpopulation. Many have been abandoned and some have been subjected to neglect or maltreatment. Many come to SAFE when the life situation of the owners changes, making them no longer able to keep their cat.

SAFE is committed to rescue these cats and works tirelessly to find them permanent new homes as well as temporary homes with foster carers (until a permanent home can be found).

These foster carers play a critical role in the training of, caring for, loving and rehabilitation of these animals to prepare them for new lives with loving new owners.

There are many cats being bred, but by selecting a SAFE cat you will have the knowledge and satisfaction of knowing that you played an important humanitarian role in giving a cat a second chance at life. Knowing too, that SAFE is working diligently to end the overpopulation by desexing all cats as soon as they are of age.

SAFE has a vast range of cats and kittens of every age, breed, and colour! There are all types of personalities and the SAFE volunteers work to ensure your selection is the right match for you.

SAFE will always take our cats or kittens back into care if the match isn’t successful. At SAFE you will be given an option to undertake a ‘trial adoption’ with any animal to ensure the match is right.

SAFE regularly flys cats and kittens to new

homes in Perth and across the state. They even fly SAFE animals across the country.

Cats make wonderful companions and most kittens instinctively use the litter tray. The right cat will provide you and your family with hours of entertainment and companionship.

These cats know and appreciate when they have found the right owner and home, and make the most loyal of companions. They have an awareness of how much better their situation has become - regular food is usually improvement number one!.

We believe more people are discovering the joy of having a cat own them, and how low maintenance cats are when their human has a very busy lifestyle. Many ‘’Dog” people are being converted to “Cat” people once they realise the species aren’t that much different (just a lot less work!)

SAFE is a not-for-profit organisation and part of the adoption process includes a nominal fee to help SAFE continue its life-saving work. Besdies providing a good home, the adopter must have the animal desexed (if it was too young to have this done prior to adoption). SAFE has supportive vets in Perth who will keep the costs manageable.

If you are considering a cat in your home, please consider a SAFE cat. To view the current felines seeking homes, please visit www.safe.asn. au or call 9185 4634 for details.

If you would like to join the SAFE team either as a foster carer, fundraiser, or in any other capacity, please do not hesitate to look at the website for your closest SAFE branch.

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WHAT’S ON IF YOU WOULD LIKE AN EVENT LISTED IN THIS COLUMN RING JAN ON 9298 8495 ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS Glen Forrest Group Every Monday evening We meet at 7.00pm at the Glen Forrest Uniting Church, Mc Glew Rd, Glen Forrest. Call Dermot 0488 905 211 or John 0448 074 536 or the Perth Office (all hours) 9325 3566.

AUSTRALIAN BREASTFEEDING ASSOC. Discussion groups, guest speakers, morning tea. Free breastfeeding counselling. Expectant mothers, mothers, babies and children welcome.

National Breastfeeding Helpline 1800 686 2686 is a 24 hour 7 days a week service.

Swan/Mundaring Group meets every Monday, 9:30-11:30am at the Gumnuts Family Centre, 8 Mudalla Way, Koongamia. A qualified ABA counsellor is present at each meeting to give confidential information and support on breastfeeding issues. Contact Natalie 9572 4971.

Kalamunda Group meets fortnighly on a Thursday, 9:30-11:30am at the Maida Vale Baptist Church, Edney Road, High Wycombe.

Contact Jenny 9252 1996.

Northam Group meets each second Tuesday of the month at the Bridgeley Community Centre, Wellington Street, Northam 10am to Noon.

Fourth Tuesday each month at Toodyay Playgroup, Stirling Terrace, Toodyay. Noon to 2pm. Please phone Louisa 9574 0229.

SWAN VALLEY SQUARES – ELLENBROOK Every Friday Night Modern Australian Square Dancing from 8.00 pm – 10.00 pm Woodlake Community Hall, 1 Highpoint Blvd, Ellenbrook. Friendly, fun and low cost. No previous experience necessary. All Welcome. Contact Greg Fawell 0417 912 241 or www.swanvalleysquares.weebly.com TREE PLANTING This is a SHOUT OUT for that development project - land owners, Shires, Reserves, parks, Farms, Acreage, A greening Project. Western Australia Private Insurer, “HBF” are looking for land to plant approx 10,000 native seedlings as part of their green initiatives, for their staff environment and tree planting day.

There is no cost for the seedlings to the landowner but a contribution to land preparation.

The day is being organized by Daniel Oxenburgh from Wildly Important Eco Programs.

If you think you might have a suitable area or Project please contact Daniel at wildly@iinet.net. au or mob 0416 855 335 HILLS CHRONIC PAIN SUPPORT GROUP 1st Wednesday of each month Hilltop Grove Estate, 1645 Jacoby Street, Mahogany Creek. Morning tea provided, between 10.30 - 12.00 noon.

Enquiries Terina 9572 1655.

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KSP - WHAT’S ON

A STORY FROM AN ANECDOTE Sat 12 July, 1-4pm All of us have anecdotes that we tell or that we hear from family and friends. They’re entertaining or funny or saddening, but they are not stories that can hold the attention of a reader and reverberate in the way of great fiction.

However, they can be the raw material for great stories. In this workshop you will take your anecdotes and turn them over and pummel them and tear them up and put them back together to BINGO AT ELLENBROOK see if there is a story inside.

Every Tuesday evening Participants should come with an idea of an Eyes down 7.00pm at Valley Bowls Club, Cnr anecdote they tell or a family story or an anecdote Maffina Parade and Cashmore Ave, Ellenbrook. they have heard that has stayed with them for Lots of games and prizes. Lucky number draw. some reason. $30 members, $45 others.

Continuous jackpot. Bars open. Tea and biscuits E-BOOK CREATION CLASS available. Enquiries Ray 6296 5580.

Sat 26 July. 9.30am-4pm with lunch break From the USA to New Zealand, a unique trend ELLENBROOK COMMUNITY is engaging the publishing world - the phenomena WEIGHT LOSS CLUB of the eBook. Popular digital reading platforms Every Wednesday evening We meet from 6.45pm to 8.00pm at the like the iPad and Kindle are pushing eBook Woodlake Community Hall, Meeting room 1. publishing to record after record. This full day Highpoint Blvd, Ellenbrook. Friendly support workshop is designed to help you tap into this group and low cost. Male and females of all ages market by giving you the skills you need to turn your writing into an e-book, no matter the style, welcome Contact Shirley 9276 7938 shirleysardelich@ length or genre.

By the end of the day your work will be aapt.net.au. formatted ready for upload to online e-book stores, and you will have a marketing plan SWAN HARMONY SINGERS catered specifically Every Wednesday Come and sing with us! Swan Harmony for your audience.

Singers meet from 7-9pm at the Ascension Parish $80 members, $120 others.

Church Hall, Spring Park Rd, Midland.

We would be delighted to welcome new ONLINE POETRY members, especially men. No auditions.

For more information, call Chris on 9298 COURSE, From Mon 4 Aug for 9529 or 0435 062 728. four weeks Love writing poetry? Would love to do a GUILDFORD MARKET writing workshop but are unable to get out? Then Third Sunday of every month At Guildford Town Hall, Corner of James and a KSP online course many be for you; all you need is email. This four-week practical course is Meadow Streets. 9am - 3pm.

Situated in the heart of Guildford, within five for advanced poets looking to stretch their poetic minutes walking distance from the Guildford muscles. You will be asked to write a poem in the set for each week’s discussion. Your poems Train Station, a visit to the Guildford Market is form will be workshopped, both privately by Judy with sure to please. specific feedback and suggestions, and openly With a diverse and unique array of locally with the other participants. Visit the website for a handcrafted products and produce, there will be full course outline. $100 members, $150 others. something of interest for all.

From garden ornaments, homemade jams WRITING FAMILY HISTORY and relishes to handmade soy candles, cards, Sat 9 Aug, 1-4pm bags, cushions, children’s toys, bears, baby and Are you writing a biography or biographical children’s wear. novel? Do you want to know how to research Individually designed and crafted glassware, someone’s family history? This workshop will jewellery and beautifully made wood products show you how to approach family history research and so much more to tempt you. in the most economical and efficient way, and Sausage sizzle, live music all day. will cover topics such as: Basic guidelines and Make a day of it, stroll around the markets and techniques for genealogical research; Problems then take the time to wander about the heritage and pitfalls for the beginner; Interpretation and listed town of Guildford. Enjoy a picturesque recording of information gathered; Sources of Heritage Walk Trail or pay a visit to the antique, information: where to find them and how to use art and craft shops along the cafe strip. them. $30 members, $45 others. Booking and Enquiries: Bromwyn, 6278 4252. payment to 9294 1872 or kspf@iinet.net.au.

THE HILLS CHOIR Monday Evenings Do you enjoy singing and joining with others to make beautiful music? Come and join the Hills Choir. We meet from 7.30 to 9.30pm at the Uniting Church on Stoneville Road, Mundaring. Our 2014 season commences on Monday 3 February.

Contact Margie on 9295 6103 for further information.

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