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health matters Clean, balanced, Water

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e have spoken previously how vital good clean drinking water is, now let us look at an actual case study.

In a Berlin apartment building with thirty-three flats, an ion-exchanger (salt) that was used as a descaling device for the water system broke down in 2007. The repair was estimated to cost approximately 4,500 Euro.

The management company for the building, Köpfle Consult, came across Penergetic in its search for alternatives.

Penergetic’s local technical advisor, Mr Jerry Letzat, was asked to present his alternative, Penergetic water vitalisation, at the next residents’ meeting.

At the information evening it quickly became apparent that most tenants had recurring limescale problems. The water hardness level in the area is 4 (very hard, more than 21,3 °dH), which for Berlin is rock-hard indeed.

After the presentation of the AquaKat and its effects, which have been proven by neutral trade companies, thirty-two of the thirty-three owners who were present voted in favour of the installation of an AquaKat XXL. This is a particularly large version of the device that is able to work on even large amounts of water flowing past it. One of the decisive factors was a return clause, so that there was no risk for the owners. They were advised that a loss of vitality could also occur when heating water in the individual apartments, as some of them are equipped with electric or gas-fired continous-flow water heaters.

Penergetic also offers a solution for this problem: the AquaKat M, which is attached directly after the boiler and before the tap. In early December of 2007 the installation was carried out at the cold-water inlet in the basement. The first feedback from various owners to the management company which came back as early as the first week of 2008, was that limescale could be

8495 during business hours and we will send you a ‘NoDrop’ leaf of metal imprinted with the information to use and test for yourselves.

Pour two glasses of water from the same tap and in exactly similar glasses and put one on the AquaKat coaster. Put the other at least three feet (one metre) away.

Wait ten minutes and then taste both glasses of water and see the amazing differences between the two.

This works for wine as well. If you roll the AquaKat into a hollow tube and use it as a pourer.

You will find that it revitalises wine that is past it’s best or a trifle old.

I have removed easily from kettles in particular and likewise sinks and toilet bowls could be cleaned far easier.

The residents of the apartments in the Wittelsbacher Strasse 25 also stated that the water was pleasantly fresh and tasted lively. This was emphasised across the board, since the previous salt-based descaling device gave the water a rather insipid taste.

By this stage, residents were calling on an almost daily basis to have the small AquaKat installed in their apartments to balance out the vitalisation loss from their water heaters. The management company decided to install the AquaKat in some of their other properties.

Now this sounds incredible, but it is no more incredible than any homeopathic remedy, and the AquaKat is homeopathy for water.

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To give the readers of Swan Magazine the chance to try out this remarkable technology yourselves Penergetic Australia have made a number of samples available to try for yourselves.

Just send your name and a mailing address to editor@swanmagazine.com.au or ring 9298

performed this test myself and the difference between the untreated, slightly stale wine and the treated wine is remarkable. The wine was as crisp and fresh as if the bottle had just been opened.

There are no catches to this, no hidden agendas or secret mailing list sales.

It is simply that we know what a surprising claim is being made for the AquaKat and that ‘seeing is believing’ so Penergetic Australia Pty Ltd are giving you the opportunity to try for yourself.

Once you have tried this for yourself and seen that the AquaKat works there are options to try this technology further.

A larger thicker disk is available for a modest fee for putting inside kettles to keep them free of scale and to improve the water.

This I have also done and the kettle went from grubby and caked with scale to absolutely clean within three weeks. So do yourself a favour and try AquaKat today - free of charge and with no obligation. Ring Swan Magazine or e-mail:

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Business Card Board Community After Breast Cancer Australian Heritage Week Mundaring in Transition Swan District Lions Club

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Editorial 4 Education 18 Entertainment Kookaburra Outdoor Cinema 2 Finance 21 Gardening A Green Pool More Two Versus Four Gardening for Birds Guildford Special The Deep Swiss on Swan Guildford Heritage Festival Guildford Walks Celebrating 100 Years Grammar School News Little Guildford Guildford Markets

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Health Matters Let There Be Light Clean, Balanced Water

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Cover Picture: Chapel of St Mary & St George Photo courtesy of Guildford Grammar School

MCC 22 Networking With Lesley Night Sky Notes From Parliament

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PC Surgeon Pets Dogs Owners Fail

to Heed Warnings Poetry Thoughts

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Rotary 25 SAFE 24 The Idler The Voice of Swan Hills

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community After Breast Cancer exercise programme

omen who have experienced breast cancer at any time in their lives are being invited to register now for the free after breast cancer exercise program, Encore, which is running in Kalamunda starting in May. The Encore program supports the physical well-being of women after the trauma of breast cancer surgery or treatment in a nurturing and supportive environment, whether that surgery was a few months ago or twenty years ago. \ It runs for eight weeks, is tailored for all fitness levels and abilities and incorporates floor and hydrotherapy exercises.

The Encore program is based on the latest research revealing the benefits of exercise for women being treated for breast cancer, which shows that aerobic exercise is of particular benefit along with resistance exercises.

Cathy Stubbs, YWCA Of Perth Program coordinator says, “The Encore Program was created to improve movement, flexibility and strength after breast cancer surgery. It helps to reduce the potential risk of lymphoedema and can assist in its management.

“We’ve been working with leading experts in the field of exercise and cancer to help us review the research and update our program and as a result, Encore now includes an aerobic Kookaburra Outdoor Cinema Allen Rd Mundaring Weir Now Screening Fri-Sun Weekly until April 20th.

component as well as strength and mobility exercises.”

The Breast Cancer Network of Australia recommends regular exercise to help improve physical and emotional wellbeing, including mood, sleep, and bone mineral density, and to help manage some of the physical side effects of breast cancer treatment, such as fatigue and pain.

Encore helps women stay well after a very difficult time in their lives, not only through the proven physical benefits of the program, but also through meeting others who’ve had similar experiences.

The YWCA Of Perth Encore Program starts in Kalamunda in May. It will run for eight weeks (two hours a week) May 7th until June 25th 2014.

Because medical clearance is required, it’s important to register as soon as possible in order to secure a place, at least two weeks prior to the class beginning because the classes are small and intimate, so places fill up quickly.

Register by calling 0894403501 emailing

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entertainment

PROGRAMME The Butler (M) USA. Drama. (Inspired by true events) Dir: Lee Daniels.

Screens: Fri 14th, Sat 15th & Sun 16th March.

Stars: Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey Cecil Gaines (Whitaker) has been the Chief butler for eight consecutive US Presidents including Eisenhower, Kennedy, Nixon and Reagan.

Working with these world leaders Gaines has Programs downloadable from witnessed radical transformations such as the civil Website www.kookaburracinema.com.au rights movement, Vietnam War and the escalation of the Cold War. Winfrey is brilliant in her role as Cecil’s wife Adults: $14 Children: $8 all supported by a who’s who cast including Robin Gates Open 6.30pm & Show @ 8pm Williams, John Cusack, Vanessa Redgrave, Cuba Enjoy a great night out under the stars Gooding Jnr, Alan Rickman, Jane Fonda, James Marsden and Live Schreiber.

BYO Picnic basket An engaging and incredibly moving drama Info Line: 9295 6190 brilliantly balancing the personal and the historical.

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Participation is free – just enrol.

About Time (M) UK. Romantic Comedy.

Director: Richard Curtis Stars: Bill Nighy, Domhnall Gleeson & Rachel McAdams Screens: Fri 21st, Sat 22nd & Sun 23rd March From the same team that brought you Notting Hill and Love Actually comes this comedy in typical UK style where a father reveals to his son on his 21st birthday that the males in the family have special powers to travel through time and can change what happens in their own lives.

So he decides to make his world a better place and improve his romantic possibilities ... but that is not the end of it.

Cinema Paradiso (PG) Italy. Drama Director: Giussepe Tomatore. Sub Titled.

Winner Grand Jury Prize Cannes 1989 and Oscar 1990 Best Foreign Language Film.

Screens: Fri 4th, Sat 5th & Sun 6th April.

In post war Sicily a small boy, Salvatore di Vita becomes entranced by movies and Alfredo the crusty projectionist befriends him and teaches him the craft. Salvatore dreams of making his own films and Alfredo encourages him to try his luck in Rome. Thirty years later as a successful film Director he learns of Alfredo’s passing and returns to confront his past and pay his respects.

Screened as a tribute to the use of 35mm film entertaining people for over a hundred years and ceases in Australia this year.

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health matters let there be light Eddie Enever - Health Mentor, Naturopath

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very day in clinical practice I see patients in pain - acute and chronic pain.

Chronic pain can be debilitating to say the least. It decreases quality of life and has mental, emotional and social repercussions.

What if I told you you could have drug free pain relief that was safe, non-invasive, pain free, lead to faster recovery times, increased joint flexibility and mobility and was also affordable.

Sounds too good to be true doesn’t it?

Mundaring Wellness Centre has invested in MR4 Super Pulsed Laser Technology. These lasers are used in over 300 hospitals worldwide and over 4000 studies have been conducted to validate the effectiveness of laser therapy.

I’m pleased to report that we are getting fantastic results in a very short time. Phenomenal results actually - too good to keep to myself!

I had intend on keeping my articles for the Swan Magazine neutral and not advertorial in nature, but the results we are getting are so good I feel it is important to share it with you.

Some of my patients have been in medical Pain Management Clinics in the past with minimal results.

Others have tried cortisone injections that give some relief for a while but soon they find the pain returns.

When undertaking treatment with Laser therapy they have experienced remarkable longstanding results.

So what does Super Pulsed Laser mean and why is this beneficial? Super Pulsed Infrared Laser is the essential component of the technology that Mundaring Wellness Centre uses.

Our super pulsed laser is the fastest manufactured in the world, delivering a pulse at billionths of a second. Combined with 25,000 mW or 50,000 mW of ‘peak power’, the result is a higher concentration of light energy, or photons, driven deeper into the target tissue, without the risk of burning the tissue.

The period between pulses promotes a better environment for enhanced cell communication,

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the 1960s for wound healing, so it is nothing new, although in that time equipment has changed dramatically - science has invested a huge amount of research in this area.

The Laser technology we use is very different from other forms of pain relief modalities in that it engages the body's natural resources to assist the processes of pain management.

The way in which it introduces electrical impulses into the body, is very different to conventional neuro-stimulation.

The technology has the ability to analyse the underlying electrical properties of the tissues, sensing areas of injury, trauma and pain and adapts the treatment to provide an appropriate level of stimulation to the target tissue and indicates to the therapist when the optimal treatment has been attained.

Once optimal treatment locations are identified, very targeted, high density stimulation is provided to specific nerve endings that are affected by trauma or injury.

The ability to be able to deliver treatment to tissues that have been neurologically disrupted by injury in such a specific manner greatly enhances the effectiveness of stimulation.

If you are sick of living in pain, or have a sporting or other acute injury and would like to try the new generation of injury and pain management, I recommend you try Laser Therapy treatment and get on the road to recovery today.

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• muscle strain • arthritis • carpal tunnel • back pain • bursitis • fibromyalgia • tendonitis • soft tissue injuries • tennis elbow• ligament sprains • acute and chronic pain .......to name just a few

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leading to optimum pain relief and accelerated healing.

The goal of laser therapy is to deliver light energy units, in the form of photons, into damaged tissue cells. Photons absorbed by the cells help increase intracellular energetics helping to transform cells from state of illness to a stable, healthy state.

You may be surprised to know that Lasers have been used for many years, first introduced in 3

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editorial swan magazine enters the digital age

n one of Sir Terry Pratchett’s books he asks ‘Why does everything have to be dragged “kicking and screaming”, why can’t they be taken gently by the hand and led?’

This crossed my mind when we decided to go into the digital age with Swan Magazine.

We have had a presence on the internet with a website and have recently opened a Facebook page, but the magazine has remained firmly in the print and paper world.

But we have felt increasingly uneasy about the quantity of paper (read trees) which we consume.

It is largely recycled and oxygen bleached and our excellent printers use non-mineral inks, but even so, now that we are on the brink of further expansion we need to do it in a way that will not increase our carbon footprint.

The other factor we took into account is the fact that our readership is very much wider than we had possibly imagined. A recent give-away advertisement has shown us that copies of the Swan Magazine are read all over the metropolitan region as far south

as Fremantle, Rockingham and Bunbury, east to Goomalling and northwards.

We have ceased home deliveries due to the cost and the huge increase in ‘Junk Mail’, so that our magazine was getting lost in the thick roll of catalogues, pizza offers and throw-away items.

We cannot possibly run to bulk drops thoughout Western Australia, so a digital copy is the obvious solution.

You can have it delivered to your e-mail box, or read it on line on the website Issuu, which has splendid graphics and can be downloaded if you would like a permanent copy of some or all of a particular edition.

We will never phase out print copies, as we cater for all ages, including those who do not rely on computers as their first resort.

But web publishing gives us flexability and really cheap advertising for your goods or services. You can advertise in the print copy or the electronic copy or both. Go to the website and have a look at our sample and rates.

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guildford hair colour trends at deep - autumn 2014

ith all hair colour there is two ways to go, stay in the realms of natural or hit it intensely out of the park, sitting on the fence simply will not do. Avoid bright splices instead go for bold block colour. We have some beautiful rose gold tones to look forward to this season. If staying sophisticated class and natural don’t be afraid to play with a subtle tapestry of variations. - Duncan Peter Aveda are one of the largest purchasers of Organic material in the personal care industry.

They are a leader of integrating the highest possible post-consumer re-cycled (PCR) content into their packaging.

Aveda are setting an industry benchmark for environmental packaging. They are a leader of integrating the highest possible post-consumer recycled (PCR) content into their packaging.

You don’t just have a service at Deep you have an experience. Deep is an Aveda Concept Salon adopting all the Aveda rituals, from aroma journey massages before your treatment to a finishing touch of makeup before you leave. If you’re looking for more of a ‘hair spa’ with a professional edge, than a hair salon, you have found the place.

Our spa room is tucked away so you can truly relax and disconnect from the rest of the world. Kim is an Aveda therapist that focuses on customising your treatment to fit your needs, making it an unforgettable experience.

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with the latest education and trends helps them to develop the skills and knowledge to provide a wide range of services to get you the look you need.

At Deep our stylists can do it all, colour, cut and style, but they do have their favourites.

Duncan is the owner and principle stylist at Deep. In the past year he has moved away from colouring and has been focusing on his passion of cutting.

Jacqui is a stylist with a foiling technique that is second to none, if you’re after a fresh new look she will have you walking away feeling like a new person.

Cara is in her element when she is cutting and styling, she really loves working with long hair and has amazing precision with her colours.

Michael’s knowledge and experience with Aveda colour helps him create some amazing new colours using his own special and unique techniques.

Jade and Brad are busy building a clientele after finishing their studies, if your looking for a new direction with some fresh new ideas they are the stylists for you: “Thank goodness for Duncan and the team at Deep! This boutique salon knows how to take hair styling to the next level – well above the average salon. I have been a regular client of Deep for eight years, and it consistently offers a personalised service with freshness and enthusiasm that is hard to find.”

Amanda, Loyal Deep client

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Arlena’s General Store

rlena, cares about her customers and their comfort and has provided bowls of water for passing pets, a caring and thoughtful touch.

Inside, the shop is cool and airy with shelves arranged on either side to hold the vast range of goods, some very good, on either side of a long table for communal tea and coffee drinking for regulars and the convivial and a couple of small tables for those refreshing themselves more intimately.

Arlena herself is almost as entertaining as her shop. Born of a Swiss family, she studied in Australia, has been a model and actress, worked in pharmaceuticals, raised three children as a single mum, before taking up the lease that serendipitously fell vacant just when she decided she wanted to work closer to home.

Arlena’s loves are nutrition, health and organic foods, which she has studied for years and for which she is an excellent advertisement.

But it is her tea, coffee, hot chilli chocolate and associated treats that attracted me.

The above-mentioned treats on offer include a range of fresh sandwiches on New Norcia Bread made while you wait - ham, salad, cheese, tomato, asparagus or any combination of them with organic relish, either plain or toasted ($8:00 to $8.50) as well as a range of home-made cakes and muffins that are just a little bit different.

She uses ethical coffee, that is to say coffee grown, processed and sold in a way that does not exploit the people making it. It is

of a piece with Arlena’s whole philosophy of life and fortunately it also means the coffee is really, really, good.

While you’re having your drink you can look over the huge range of health supplements, natural scented soaps, organic candles, gifts, novelties, imported sweets, gluten-free products, sugar-free products, novelties, Goji Berry products, teas, coffees and other delicious and delightful goodies.

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Pasta Pronto

f you are after a beautiful readymade Italian Pasta Takeaway meal or premium fresh Pasta to create your own stunning meal at home, Pasta Pronto is the place to go.

They offer the whole range of fresh pasta, from all sorts of Tagliatelle, Gnocchi and a variety of Ravioli.

Have you ever eaten an extraordinary Pasta dish at a premium Restaurant and wondered why that Pasta tastes so much better than the usual dry pasta from the grocery store?

Well, that’s because they used fresh handmade Pasta and there is a good chance that this fresh Pasta was made by Pasta Pronto. Pasta Pronto delivers their Pasta to the finest Restaurants throughout Perth, yet they retail that very same fresh Pasta in their shop in Guildford.

Swiss touch to it.

Besides the beautiful handmade ‘’Spaetzle’’, a Swiss national side dish already available at his shop, the latest addition to the product range includes three famous gourmet meat products, including Bratwurst, Swiss Knackwurst and Swiss Meatloaf all of which are perfectly suitable for a stunning BBQ, out of the frying pan breakfast or dinner.

Marc is passionate about premium food and quality service.

Reinventing Pasta Pronto Marc, the new owner of Pasta pronto with a Swiss background, has started reinventing that little shop keeping the main focus on Italian specia lties, however adding a

Arlena’s General Store ‘’We love Pasta & Chilli Chocolat’’ Hours : Tuesday to Friday Suite 2, 106 Swan St 8:30am - 500pm Guildford WA Saturday Telephone (08) 9279 8727 Email: swisse_oz@hotmail.com.au 8:30am - 1:00pm

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ake a step back in time with a day out at this year’s Guildford Heritage Festival which is to be held on Sunday, 30th March from 10am – 4pm in Stirling Square, Guildford, only a two minute walk from the Guildford Train Station .

Enjoy a novel glimpse into the cultural activities, arts, craft and everyday living from a bygone era.

Local associations and groups come together to showcase the work they do in conserving and preserving our region’s cultural heritage along with the role they play in the community in which they live and work.

This year sees the Guildford Heritage Festival acknowledge 100 years since the Outbreak of World War 1 with an array of displays and memorabilia situated in St Mathews Church Hall, including the WA Army Museum, 10th Light Horseman and the Morsecodians.

From vintage machinery, tools and transport to book binding, wood turning, and log chopping demos. Firing of muskets, penny farthings on parade to model ships on display and exhibitions by the Midland Local Studies Collection, Royal Western Australia Historical Society and Book Sale.

Keep the children entertained with the Swan Guildford Historical Society‘s, Children’s Pioneer Games and Activities, FREE amusement rides, face painting and more Browse throughout the Art, Craft and Fresh Produce Market with more than sixty stalls to tempt and inspire you.

Sit back, grab a drink and a bite to eat from one of a variety of food vendors whilst enjoying live entertainment throughout the day, featuring local artists including: Boz & Molly with a blend of country rock and folk tunes, The Ragged with a a spicy gumbo of country, blues and rock n roll, Happy feet Dance School, Morris Dancers and nonstop buskers.

Across from Stirling Square in the Guildford Town Hall you will find the Swan Antique & Collectables Fair from 9am – 4om $3:00 Entry Fee For further information contact: Bromwyn on 0449 615 059 or 6278 4652 or check out our Facebook page: Guildford Heritage Festival

100 years since the start of WWI We reflect on the role played by Guildford in training our troops for WWI. In 1912 the Commonwealth Government purchased a 203 acre property on the south bank of the Helena River. Here they established a Remount Depot to break and train horses for use in light horse, artillery and transport units.

Extensive facilities were built and in 1913 a Battery of Field Artillery and its Headquarters were co-located at the South Guildford depot. They trained in the use of the horse drawn eighteen pounder field guns.

After the outbreak of war the facility was expanded to include training of Field Artillery, Field Engineers, Service Corps and Light Horse units before they were sent to Gallipoli and then on to France and Belgium. The Light Horse remained in the Middle East to defeat the Turkish troops.

Displays will include: Original WWI 10th Light Horse uniforms, an exceptionally rare Turkish Army soldier’s uniform and other kit and equipment courtesy of the Military History Society of WA, an extensive private collection of photographs of troopers from the 10th Light Horse and a pictorial history of the Guildford Remount Depot and the units that trained there presented by the Swan Guildford Historical Society.

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JON EDWARDS Producer, guitarist, composer, multi-instrumentalist, Jon Edwards has many strings to his bow/bouzouki/slide guitar/ mandolin etc.

From wandering along the river’s edge in Guildford with a banjo in hand, to busking his way twice around the world, playing with loads of international musicians, setting up camp with a trio in France, working the festival circuit, to navigating his way through the Canadian Rockies on tour with the Murder Mouse Blues Band, Jon has covered a lot of ground.

After eventually returning home to Australia, Jon finished a degree in composition at WAPPA, set up a record label and Production Company called Wicked Tunes, and then started playing almost anything with strings as a local session musician.

Between tours and recording projects Jon has been teaching music in the School of Education at Edith Cowan University and guitar at Guildford Grammar School. With a genuine love of music and very eclectic taste, Jon has been producing songs for troubadour and medieval artists, through to rock, pop, folk, and metal megalomaniacs.

Be sure to come down to the Guilford Heritage Festival on the 30th of March between 12:30-1:30pm to be the first to hear songs from Jon and the Murder House Blues Band next album and catch Jon and the band ‘live and local’!

SS EMMAMADELINE Built by Mick O ‘Shea, a local resident of Henley Brook whose passion for steam evolved into what is now the Steam Launch SS Emmamadeline named in honor of his two granddaughters.

Mick had always wanted to build a steam engine and once deciding upon one for a Steam Launch he set to work.

After eight years of dedication along with his meticulous craftsmanship his dream became a reality.

The SS Emmamadeline is now a functioning steam boat which runs up and down the Swan River, and has been to the Darling/Murray River (NSW) and the Blackwood River in Augusta, WA for Steam Festivals.

The design for the Steam Launch is an 1865 Elliot Bay Steam Launch. The hull was bought in from America and the triple Expansion Steam Engine was purchased in a casting kit and painstakingly put together to form the steam engine as it is now.

The decking and floors are structured from Huon Pine.

Mick belongs to the Australian Steam Boat Association (SBAA) and travels to Sydney regularly to attend steam functions and meetings.

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The four all start and finish at the Old Guildford Courthouse, now the Swan Valley Visitor Centre.

Each trail is distintinguished by coloured marker plates located on ‘heritage green’ posts.

The four walks are varied in length from roughly twenty minutes for the ‘Stirling Square Circuit’ which incorporates the best of the historic Meadow St precinct including the Guildford Gaol, the Courthouse and Taylor’s Cottage.

This walk is marked with black markers.

It passes the Mechanics Institute then loops out into the lovely tree-lined parkland of Stirling Square. Within this Village Green stands the impressive, Gothic Revival church, St Matthews as well as the War Memorial as well as the public conveniences.

The River Ramble (blue markers) takes between thirty and fifty minutes and passes the historic Rose and Crown Hotel and Padbury’s Stores. Walter Padbury was an important figure in Guildford’s history - the town’s first mayor and one of the Swan River Colony’s most successful entrepeneurs - at one time the biggest landowner in the Colony.

The walk goes north up Meadow Street to the Swan River before returning back and into the Stirling Square.

The Town Walk, linked by red markers commences at the Guildford Heritage Precinct, one of the sites set aside by Surveyor HC Sutherland in 1829 for civic and government buildings and the first buildings were constructed in 1841, beginning with two prison cells, a constable’s room and a set of stocks.

The trail sets off south across the railway tracks to Helena Street, passing numerous historic buildings along the way, including the Art Deco style Town Hall (built c1937).

It then meanders past the oldest continually operating primary school, curving round to James Street with its variety of Coffee Houses and browses through its many antique shops. This walk should take about forty minutes to an hour.

The longest walk is the Captain Stirling Walk (marked with gold markers) which takes about an hour to an hour and a quarter.

As with the River Ramble the tour starts off eastwards along Terrace Road, past the recently refurbished Rose and Crown Hotel, built c1841, Western Australia’s continually operating pub. A feature of the walk is the Plane Tree shaded and picturesque grounds of the Guildford Grammar School, founded in 1896 by Charles Harper.

Within its grounds is the magnificent Gothic Chapel of St Mary. Coming back along Allpike and Swan Streets one passes the Workers’ Cottages and the Independent Chapel.

All walks are able to be undertaken with your doggy companions on leads.

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stablished on what is virtually an island encircled by the Swan and Helena rivers, Guildford is ideally suited to exploration on foot.

To assist the walker in discovering the numerous fascinating historical buildings, lively characters and wonderful stories of this remarkable village, four self-guided heritage walk trails have been marked out with fifty interpretive information panels.

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guildford Celebrating 100 years

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brought out to Western Australia. The chapel itself stands 21 metres in height and boasts a reredos unequalled in beauty in Australia.

With its blaze of blue and gold, it is one of the most striking features of the chapel. The main framework is of wood, heavily carved, gilded and painted. The panels, representing the lives of our Lord, our Lady and St. George, are painted in tempera, a mixture of yolks of eggs and other materials on a background of wood.

uesday 25 March 2014, marks the 100th anniversary of the consecration of Guildford Grammar School’s historic Chapel of St Mary and St George.

About Guildford Grammar School Guildford Grammar School was established in 1896 and over that time has produced a total of fifteen Rhodes Scholars, more than any other school in Western Australia.

Former Guildford Grammar School students were awarded the Scholarship for four consecutive years from 1917-1920.

Some accomplished Guildford Grammar School alumni include Piers Akerman (journalist), Francis Burt (former Governor of Western Australia), The Hon. John Day, Francis Edwards (CEO, City of Perth), The Hon. Kim Hames, Brendan Julian (cricketer), Karl Langdon, Heath Ledger (actor), Paul Murray (journalist), Brigadier Arnold Potts, Carl Vine (composer), John Wickham and David Malcolm (both former Chief Justices) and N’Fa FortserJones (musician) as well as Randolph Stow and Kenneth Seaforth Mackenzie, both novelists and poets.

History of the Chapel While the material existence of the Chapel can be attributed almost solely to the generosity of Cecil Oliverson, a wealthy London merchant, the need for the Chapel was central to the understanding of an Anglican School as expressed by the first Church of England appointed Headmaster, the Rev’d Percy Umfreville Henn.

For Henn it was the very essence of the English Public School tradition and central to his own philosophy of Church education The Chapel was designed by Mr (later Sir) Walter Tapper a prominent English architect of the revivalist gothic tradition; its construction supervised by Michael Tapper, his son.

Work commenced on the Chapel in March, 1912 with the Foundation Stone being laid on 5 July, 1912, then the Feast Day of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

The Chapel was consecrated on March 25, 1914. This date is celebrated annually as ‘Lady Day’, the Feast of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, when the School community remembers its Founders and the significance of the day in its history.

The Chapel is designed on purely Gothic principles, reverting thereby to the features of collegiate chapels of medieval times. The nave is twenty-five metres long and nine metres wide, while the crown of the vault stands sisteen metres above the floor of the nave.

The seats in the nave are arranged in the traditional collegiate manner, the stalls facing each other. Above the stalls runs a ‘monk’s

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Our Celebrations

A number of special events for the School community have been planned to commemorate the Centenary. Last year the School commissioned leading Australian composer, Gerard Brophy, to write a setting of the “ordinary” of the Eucharist or mass.

The setting will be sung at a special Eucharist presided at by Archbishop Roger Herft, Archbishop of Perth, during the day and then in concert form in the evening when it will be recorded for broadcast by the ABC.

The Guildford Grammar School choirs under the direction of Mr David Gething, School Organist & Director of the Chapel Choir, accompanied by The Sydney Song Company, world renowned Didgeridoo player, William Barton, and leading international organist, Daniel Trocme-Latter will lead the singing and music.

The setting has been described by Brophy as both a worshipful celebration of the Chapel’s centenary as well as a recognition of and reconciliation towards the original inhabitants of its location. As such it will be a confluence of the two great spiritual traditions. Guildford Grammar School is located on the traditional lands of the Wajuk people.

The school also commissioned local writer, Eddie Marcus, to write an updated history of the Chapel. The resultant book, which will be officially launched on 25 March, is a stunningly illustrated, concise record of the Chapel’s construction, containing many wonderful stories from former students and staff on their time spent in the Chapel. Anyone seeking further information on the Chapel Centenary can go to www.ggs.wa.edu.au w a l k ’; in medieval times, the monks used to descend from their living quarters to their place of worship by means of such passageways.

The stone used in the building is a sandstone from Donnybrook in the south of Western Australia.

The floor is of marble from Italy and Belgium, while the woodwork is hand-carved oak worked by English craftsmen, specially

guildford grammar school news Year 3 student interviews Brad Hogg!

Year 3 student Caitlin had the experience of a lifetime when she was given the opportunity to interview Brad Hogg for the television crews, at the recent Big Bash League final. According to proud mum Katherine, Caitlin was a star on the night and did extremely well with everything that was happening around her.

Centenary of the Chapel

At a special Chapel Service in late celebration of the Chapel's centenary as February, leading Australian composer, well as a recognition of and reconciliation Gerard Brophy, handed over the new towards the original inhabitants of its mass he has written to celebrate the Centenary of the Chapel of St Mary & St George.

Mr Brophy handed the mass to Headmaster, Mr Stephen Webber, and Chaplain, Rev'd Dr Philip Raymont.

The mass, written for didgeridoo, Himalayan singing bowls, voices, organ and choir, has been described by Mr Brophy as both a worshipful

location. As such it will be a confluence of the great spiritual traditions.

The Chapel will celebrate 100 years on Tuesday 25 March 2014, with the new mass played for the first time to members of the School community

by The Song Company, world renowned Didgeridoo player William Barton, leading international organist Daniel Trocme-Latter and several Guildford Grammar School choirs.

School Tours

If you are interested in learning more about an education at Guildford Grammar School, contact our Registrar today on 9377 9247 or registrar@ggs. wa.edu.au to arrange a personal tour.

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dining out in Guildford

The Thoughts of an Ageing, Balding Foodie

choice it was, the meat thick, tender, succulent and the sauce, sticky as advertised, but delicious.

Little Guildford also supplied a fingerbowl of lemon water, a nice courtesy, much appreciated.

Angela enjoyed her Bruschetta ($15) enormously, the bread thickly laid with slices of tomato, lettuce and onion on a plate neatly decorated with a rich Balsamic.

James and his companion did the smart thing and chose the ‘Guildford Board’ ($34) a sampler literally on a board consisting of tastings from a range of the best of the starters - a serve of the ribs, a pot of the partfait, Frenched drumsticks, grilled bread with Feta cheese r Johnson once remarked to James Boswell, and marinated who was listening, pad and pen in hand, olives.

‘That was a good enough dinner, sure. But it was not a dinner to invite a man to.’

However, had the good doctor lived in the Swan Valley he would have been very pleased to have been invited to dinner at Little Guildford.

I’ve taken breakfast there some time ago and thoroughly enjoyed the food and atmosphere.

It’s hard to believe, given the level of professionalism and permanence that the restaurant has only been open a year and in fact

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dinner at LITTle guildford

the night we dined was only a day after their first anniversary.

Little Guildford is not pretentious, it has the feel and look of a first class family restaurant that also caters for singles, courting couples and longmarried diners.

The tables spill delightfully out onto a broad footpath under shady vines, wonderful in the cool evening air.

The menu is not extensive, but wonderfully thought out covering all the most important aspects and concentrating on quality over quantity, although the portion sizes were generous to say the least.

We dined as a family, sitting inside in front of a huge mural of old Guildford, although we didn’t spend much time gazing around, as we fixed on the menu very quickly, and found much there to entertain us.

Starters included Oysters, Bruschetta, Ribs, Pate and Chicken salad. The pate isn’t pate as we usually find it, it’s correctly called parfait having been finely seived to give it a silky, smooth texture.

The ‘Sticky Ribs’ are available as either entree or mains ($18 & $34). I chose it to start and a wise 10

More than enough for two and a wonderful introduction to Little Guildfrod’s skillful way with food.

James chose a rare Fillet Mignon (‘dainty steak’) served with a strongly flavoured Swiss mushroom sauce, wrapped in the traditional bacon and served on on a slab of potatoes dauphinois.

Angela had a delicious dish baldly called ‘Risotto’ $26 (see, no pretension) but was a delicious mix of Aborio rice, truffle oil, Swiss Brown mushrooms and dusted with Parmesan cheese. This was served with minimal seasoning so that you could adjust it to suit your palate blander for Angela, highly seasoned for me (as I ate rather more than ‘just a taste, love’) My own dish of a Rib Eye Veal Cutlet ($37) was nothing short of perfection, served on the rare side of medium, tender, of course, and accompanied by an unusual side of cold potato salad using delicious baby Royal Blues.

The remaining, untried, mains were sufficently tempting to encourage us to return as soon as possible, for example, Pink Snapper ($38) served crispy skinned with a white bean puree, olives, capers and capsicum sounded enticing indeed, as did the Lamb Cutlets ($38) with potato gratin and a harrisa jus. (If you’re not familar with it, Harrisa is a hot chilli paste from Tunisia).

The restaurant is BYO with a modest $3.50 per head corkage, for which the table service was

superb.

The sweet course has every temptation for every susceptible diner. My own weakness is for Sticky Date Pudding ($14) with butterscotch sauce and Little Guildford’s is as good as I’ve had anywhere and far, far better than most.

Followed by a large mug of flat white coffee, this was a meal I shall remember with pleasure and repeat as often as possible. A wonderful evening and a wonderful meal. Book now.

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gifted Guildford brockman’s house

n December 1st, 1876, sixteen year old Grace Bussell became the heroine of the SS Georgette shipwreck, on the coast near Yallingup.

With her servant she repeatedly rode her horse into the surf to rescue around fifty people, many of whom may otherwise have drowned.

She was awarded the Royal Human Society’s Silver Medal, and was voted a gold watch and chain by the British Parliament for her heroic efforts.

In Guildford, Frederick Drake-Brockman, son of local pioneer, William, heard of the bravery of the ‘Grace Darling of the West’ and rode his horse the 270km south to meet her. The pair fell in love, married and moved into 143 James Street, Guildford.

The original simple four room brick and iron dwelling was build around 1860, but was later added on to, including a significant expansion

Mrs Frederick Drake-Brockman

Brockman’s House - line drawing currently owned by pHaccts and used with their kind permission

to accomodate Grace and Frederick’s seven children.

Over the years, the house has had several incarnations, before being transformed in 1998 to office space for pHaccts accountants and business advisors (previously Peter Edwards & Associates), a business service company.

Grace Bussell DrakeBrockman lived on in Guildford until her death in 1935 aged seventy-five. She is buried in Guildford’s cemetery.

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Because of the high turnover of these desirable goods, the photo depicts more the style and fashion of items available

he minute you walk in the door at Panache Living, your senses go into overload. There is so much to take in.

Panache really is the place where you can buy a new outfit from head to toe and a gift to take with you for yourself or someone special.

Exquisite jewellery from Turkey, Israel and France, leather goods from Italy, hand looped

rugs from India and Australian designed and made fashion are just some of the delights on offer at Panache Living.

Merchandise of distinction and style is sourced from around the world by local proprietors, Sue and Shane Armitage. Panache Living is truly a unique shopping experience in Guildford.

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fter under going a change of management the Guildford Market kicked off the year with its first Market Day on Sunday, 16th February.

With the return of all the regulars and many newcomers, the Guildford Town Hall came to life with over fifty stalls.

Patrons were greeted with a vast and unique array of handmade wares from stunning metal sculpture to garden ornaments, beautifully crafted wood products, cushions and children’s toys to handmade vintage clothes and individually designed jewellery.

With cards, origami gift boxes, children’s wear, soy candles to jams, chilli preserves and books written by a local children’s author and so much more, there was something to tempt and inspire all.

Live music throughout the day added to the vibrant atmosphere and showcased some of the

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Guildford needs a Fresh Produce Market and the committee is working hard to bring this to the town.

March 16 will see the market’s first fruit and vegie stall, products made from figs and figs for sale both from local growers along with a new cake stall with all the old favourites including cupcakes, muffins both savoury and sweet.

If you are a local grower or producer of

food produce/products and would like to become part of the Guildford Fresh Produce Market be one of the first to sign up.

In April the Market Cafe will open with a tasty and varied range of food. The cafe will be run by the Guildford Primary School P&C with the assistance of the WA representative for the Jamie Oliver, Food in Schools Program The Guildford Market will take place on the third Sunday of each month from 9am – 3pm.

Applications for stall holders with quality, handcrafted, produced products and for Buskers Corner are available by contacting Bromwyn either at bfacer96@gmail.com or on 0449 615 059.

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including cultivation, soil types, fertilising and mulching, and water-wise gardening, to make ast month’s article, the development of light weight four stroke engines was discussed. sure that your native garden is a success and The underlying aim of making these “mini” four attracts birdlife. strokes is to reduce emissions of dangerous gases.

It needs to be also mentioned that leading Cultivation manufacturers, such as Stihl and Husqvarna, are Many people think Australian native plants also making vast improvements in two stroke are difficult to grow, but they aren’t really. As with all plants, it mainly depends on matching suitable technology.

Not only are modern two strokes lighter and plants to a particular garden environment. If you more powerful, they have many innovations to grow indigenous plants (those natural to your area) that are suited to your garden's location and reduce polluting our world.

In a standard two stroke engine, nearly one have healthy soil, these plants will grow quite third of the fuel you put in the tank actually goes easily.

However, there may be some groups of out the exhaust unburnt.

This is because the burnt gases are pushed out plants or individual species that are difficult by the incoming fuel air mixture. Hence quite a to propagate or cultivate in your garden. For bit of turbulence results and gases mix up. The example, plants from different climatic zones to top manufacturers have developed better engine Perth may be difficult to propagate unless their preferred growing conditions can be mimicked in design to reduce such waste.

Improved oils mean less mix is needed to the garden. ensure lubrication. Improved “porting” in the engine puts just the right amount of incoming mix Growing difficult plants Many difficult plants can be successfully where it needs to be.

Stratified scavenging technology uses a pocket grown in containers. Alternatively, you may need of fresh air to push out the exhaust thus reducing to put in substantial effort to alter soil conditions wasted fuel. Electronic control of carburation to suit them. For example, the Sydney Rock Rose, Boronia serrulata, is a small shrub found in gives far more accurate fuel/air mixing.

Years ago much more oil was used in the sandstone areas but it is usually difficult to grow mixing of two stroke fuel ie ratio of 20:1 was in the garden. In some cases, success has been had standard. The improved oils now mean a ratio by creating garden beds with buried sandstone of 50:1 is common, ie less than half the oil is now rocks and rubble and planting into this. needed to do the same lubrication job. So overall two strokes are getting cleaner and better!

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However, green pool water is more commonly soil type. the result of neglect, ie lack of regular maintenance Most Australian soils are neutral or slightly acidic with a pH between 5.5 and 7.0 but some, of correct Ph and chlorine levels.

Some tips to recover a green pool are to firstly especially here in West, are alkaline (pH over 7.0). remove as much debris, leaves, etc from the pool To find out what pH your soil has, speak to your local nursery, which may sell do-it-yourself soil with a pool scoop.

Get advice on how much chlorine and testing kits or provide a soil testing service. algaecide to add around the edges of the pool Continued in our next issue. and run pump on recirculate to mix this in well (remove or bypass filters). While doing this, brush walls, floors and steps to ensure all algae is in suspension.

Soon the extra chlorine and algaecide will kill the algae and the pool becomes cloudy (this may take a day or two).

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hen fire tore through the communities of Parkerville, Stoneville, and Mount Helena in January this year, the damage and destruction was swift. While support from not only our State and Federal Governments, but the private sector and the public itself was immediate and substantial, it doesn’t address some of the realities that people are facing in the aftermath of such loss.

Details for opportunities of financial support available for affected residents have been well publicised. Those subscribed to my e-news received comprehensive support information and how to access it in the days following the devastation.

However while these broad solutions are invaluable and designed to support as many people as possible, there are inevitably one or two cases that don’t meet the criteria, and this is what I have been working on.

I am currently advocating for a number of residents for issues relating to the fires, with some of these being very complex. This has included meeting on site with representatives of the Insurance Council of Australia and affected residents as they try and untangle some of the difficulties relating to a business devastated by the fire. I’ve liaised with people at the Department of Fire and Emergency Services, as well as the Premier’s office, in order to try and find resolution for some of these affected residents.

Surveying a (former) shed, destroyed by the fire

In addition to the community caravan set up in the area, allowing affected residents to talk face-to-face with Western Power about the network damage and restoration plans, fifty-two crews were mobilised to the area to reconnect the 1,000 people affected by bushfire damage to the network. Western Power also brought forward the planned replacement of twenty nearby poles and the planned reinforcement of another forty-eight poles in the area. By bringing this work forward into the unavoidable downtime caused by the fire, it will minimise the need for planned outages to the area in the immediate future. More than 200 field and community engagement employees worked long hours in difficult conditions to achieve this result. The cost of Western Power’s restoration works in Parkerville was some $3.5 million. This level of support is to be commended.

The effects of this summer’s fires need to be understood around the state. Recently the City of Swan has voted to introduce a new standard for houses built in bushfire prone areas. Coming off the recommendations of the Keelty Report into the February 2011 Perth Hills fires, the City has rated the bushfire hazard into ratings of extreme, moderate, or low. $3.5m was spent on restoring power in the Perth Hills, post-fire Further, while the new amendment to Local Planning Scheme No 17 is not retrospective, they have enabled residents to find out if the new I’d also like to share with you the scale of some of the positive work amendment will affect their property. It is this progressive attitude that needs that went on in the hills after the fire. Western Power worked incredibly to be considered across other areas of risk, and the City of Swan deserves to be hard to restore services to the area, installing an unprecedented 155 acknowledged for their stance.

Continued on the next page ... poles and 9km of power lines within three days of the bushfire.

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Australian Heritage Week

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egistrations are now open for events during Australian Heritage Week 2014 and I encourage everyone in Hasluck to get involved.

Australian Heritage Week is an annual national celebration of the places, buildings, landscapes and stories of our local communities and provides a link to our nation’s heritage.

Local groups and communities in Hasluck can get involved in Australian Heritage Week by planning and hosting a range of exciting activities to showcase the unique heritage within our local region.

Registering an event is open to everyone who wants to share and celebrate what makes Hasluck special.

I encourage everyone in the community to find the best way to showcase our local area to the rest of Australia.

We have some great local gems of history in Hasluck – in particular, I think of the strong historic significance of Guildford, Midland, Gooseberry Hill, Kalamunda and Gosnells.

These are suburbs we travel through every day and sometimes forget the history of these areas.

This is a great way that we can bring the vibrant history of our region to build a stronger local community.

Australian Heritage Week 2013 event highlights included heritage walks, concerts in the park, community fairs and festivals, tours of historic buildings and places, and hands-on activities for children.

These are just some of the many activities that we can hold during Australian Heritage Week 2014 in Hasluck to celebrate our local heritage.

National Heritage forms one of the key pillars under the Government’s Cleaner Environment Plan and Australian Heritage Week will be an opportunity for communities and local groups to celebrate and learn about our heritage.

Australian Heritage Week 2014 will run from Saturday 12 April to Sunday 20 April.

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While the fire has been extinguished, the recovery will take some time, and the rebuilding of the damaged communities perhaps even longer.

However I know our Swan Hills communities are resilient, and will meet whatever challenges come their way. My office is committed to assisting all those affected for the duration of the recovery time and any suggestions for the future of fuel load management are always welcome.

Many issues have arisen as a consequence of the recent fires. The key discussions of fuel load responsibilities across public, private and government and the role of private power supply lines are currently the most contentious, and I

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improvements underway at bassendean train station

wo major infrastructure projects are now underway around Bassendean Train Station to assist train commuters, cyclists and pedestrians.

The first project is a significant expansion to the Station’s park-and-ride facilities as part of the State Government’s $8.35 million Car Park Upgrade programme.

deliver a three metre wide continuous path as well as the installation of a small bridge over the existing Wilson Street underpass.

At the eastern end, the main alignment of the PSP will travel under the West Road Bridge near Success Hill. The path will be equipped with appropriate lighting, signage and pavement

These improvements will increase the total number of car bays from 239 to more than 450, including four new ACROD bays. As well as expanding the park-and-ride facilities, work will also include the installation of lighting and CCTV cameras to help improve safety for all passengers.

Expected to be completed in the second half of this year, this project builds on the already completed improvements at a number of parkand-ride facilities along the Midland to Perth train line, including the Meltham, Midland and Mt Lawley train stations.

In addition to these improvements, the Liberal-National State Government has committed funding for the construction of a high-quality Principal Shared Path (PSP) from Bassendean Train Station to Success Hill Train Station to help improve access and safety for cyclists and pedestrians.

Work is already underway and like the completed path between Tonkin Highway and Bassendean Train Station, this new project will

markings.

Both are significant local projects and should be particularly welcome news for those who use the train network on a regular basis as well as cyclists and pedestrians.

look forward to the ongoing discussions as we try to minimise the risk of such destruction occurring again.

Some of the topics covered above are detailed in more depth in my recent reply to the Premier’s Statement in Parliament. Please feel free to email me at frank.alban@mp.wa.gov.au if you would like a copy or would like to subscribe to my e-newsletter.

Please note that, effective Tuesday 4 March 2014, my office has relocated from 28 Main Street, Ellenbrook to Unit 8, Vale Town Centre, 31 Egerton Drive, Aveley, WA, 6069. Phone, fax, and email contact details remain the same.

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THE idler

The Idle Thoughts of an Idle Mind

Mack the knife Oh, the shark, babe, has such teeth, dear And it shows them pearly white Just a jackknife has old Macheath, babe?

And he keeps it out of sight

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t has been impossible to escape news about sharks, their teeth, and other matters marine in the past few weeks.

It is highly unlikely when John Gay (1685 – 1732) created the character of Macheath for The Beggar’s Opera that great white sharks were on his mind. When it first appeared, in 1728, it was in a performance designed to lampoon and make cartoon characters of notorious criminals of the day, as well as a notable Whig political leader, and politicians in general.

He was bitterly disappointed at his failure to find a place of patronage at the Court of either George I or George II in London. After fourteen years in the Court and finally awarded a lowly position, he wrote The Beggar’s Opera.

The clarity of the message made him an enemy of the English crown. Written to clearly remind those in high places that corruption spreads and cannot be contained once it starts, it deals with social inequity by comparing low-class thieves and whores with those you might consider their “betters”.

It was immensely popular, becoming George Washington's favourite play, while England banned the performance of its sequel Polly for fifty years.

Cast as the captain of a group of highwaymen, but also an employee of his nemesis Peachum, Macheath is a criminal. Running his own gang of thieves, prostitutes and highwaymen, Peachum was not above turning them into the “law” if the reward offered was greater value than their earnings.

The marriage of his own daughter Polly, to Macheath, a known philanderer, is enough for him to turn ‘Mackie’ in, not the least reason being that, now married, Polly is not available for bait.

Almost two hundred years later, Ernst-Joseph Aufricht booked the renowned German director Erich Engel to bring Bertolt Breckt’s play Man Equals Man to the Theatre am Schiffbaurerdamm, in Berlin.

His father had gifted him 100,000 marks and he used the money to rent the theatre. Engel had already produced other Brecht’s work and was a foremost interpreter of his writing, in Germany.

Heinrich Fischer was acting as a deputy to Engel; Man Equals Man was not proceeding well and Aufricht had a theatre, but no play.

At the time, one of Brecht’s mistresses (Elizabeth Hauptmann) was in the process of translating The

Beggar’s Opera from English into German. Fischer knew that six years previously a revival had been very successful in London.

He decided to let Breckt work on getting the production ready for the Berlin season. A great comedy of errors, incidents, and accidents followed while the work was being finalised. As The Threepenny Opera, a German musical drama, it opened on 31 August 1928 in Berlin, with a Socialist view of a capitalist world.

With lyrics by Bertolt Brecht and music by Kurt Weill, they wrote the song, the Ballad of Mack the Knife, on the day of the premiere to satisfy the demands of Harald Paulsen. Playing the role of Mackie Messer, (German for Mack the Knife), he felt his character needed a more forceful introduction into the drama and had threatened to quit if he was not given his own song, in spite of already having a particularly outstanding wardrobe.

With a variety of narrators, and set at a fair in Soho around the time of Queen Victoria’s Coronation, the opening song tells the story of a notorious bandit and womanizer, Mackie Messer.

The Threepenny Opera was immediately a huge hit.

Deeply influenced by the jazz of the day, it inspired a new style of musical theatre, now seen in Cabaret and Chicago.

Brecht’s German presentation changed the setting of the story quite dramatically. In 1928, Macheath became, not a highwayman but a thief and gangster, one who reflected Brecht’s deep childhood preoccupation with gangsters, cabaret, jazz and sporting types.

Still developing his Communist beliefs, he was very interested in Socialist politics and current events. In Germany, almost a complete generation grew up from 1928 to 1933, with girls wanting a ‘Mackie’ to love them and boys wanting to be like him.

At the same time, in the US, theatregoers were watching Elmer Gantry, Dorian Gray, and the drama Porgy, that years later became the musical Porgy and Bess.

The Threepenny Opera, produced in German, having been reworked from The Beggar’s Opera, written in English, has been translated into English several times.

A 1933 English-language production was not a success in the US and in 1954, Marc Blitzstein adapted Brecht’s The Threepenny Opera. An American composer, lyricist, and librettist, Blitzstein firmly believed true art belonged to the intellectual elite. A self proclaimed and unrepentant artistic snob, he was a musical genius at an early age,

and was strident in denouncing Kurt Weill, and others, as composers who “sold out their art” for popularity.

Given the height of discord between the classes and the conflict between the “haves” and the “have nots” in the play, the discord between Blitzstein and Weill must surely have heightened the tension of the production, but it was wildly successful and played Off-Broadway for six years. Blitzstein’s version was, for twenty years, accepted as the standard.

Although witty and clever, it did not deliver the harsh social interpretation of Bertolt Brecht, and stage censorship meant softening his lyrics.

The song, Mack the Knife, sung by Louis Armstrong in 1955 and followed by Bobby Darin’s 1958 #1 chartbuster that won a Grammy as best song two years running, has been presented as jazz, rock and as a ballad. Mack the Knife is a standard for many great singers and a favourite in nightclubs and swing / jazz performances, but as a song, Mack the Knife has two distinctly different versions.

In 1976, a commission to Ralph Manheim and John Willett to create a new English translation more faithful to Brecht’s original German adaptation. Avant-garde playwrights and theatre directors in the 70s were looking for anti-heroes, as had Brecht in his day.

The new translation had to be faithful to Brecht, abrasive and unsparing.

In the 1970s, when the ballad singer introduced the character, staying true to the original design of 1928, his words could well have been paraphrased as "Oh, look who's coming onstage, it's Mack the Knife - a thief, murderer, arsonist, and rapist."

In Blitzen's version of the Ballad of Mack the Knife he neglects to even mention the crime of the "Ghastly fire in Soho". From Willett’s translation, the last two stanzas of Mack the Knife not included in the 1950 version by Blitzstein would challenge any “gangster rap” of the current day.

And the ghastly fire in Soho, Seven children at a go- In the crowd stands Mack the knife, but He's not asked and doesn't know.

And the child bride in her nightie, Whose assailant's still at large Violated in her slumbers- Mackie how much did you charge?

To quote Sting, “If people are come to see The Threepenny Opera, expecting to hear Bobby Darin or Louis Armstrong, they will get a nasty shock!”

It’s not an idle thought. Thanks to Willett, Mackie is back!

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Care and feeding of your PC ten million downloads they must be getting something right!

Main features of this open-source software include: • A start button for Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 • Customisable start menu with multiple styles and skins • Quick access to recent, frequently-used, or pinned programs • Find programs, settings, files and documents • Caption and status bar for Internet Explorer P C Surgeon • Toolbar and status bar for Windows Explorer ext month, XP loses all support from Right now Version 4.0.4 is the latest. No doubt Microsoft. Fair enough – it’s been around others are planned. twelve years and its time has come.

But no more Critical and Security updates Start Menu Reviver means it will become progressively less secure.

There are fewer configuration options than XP refugees will soon turn from a trickle to some others. a flood as they realize they will have to replace It looks less like the familiar start menu either their PC or their operating system. and more like a menu based on its “unique tile Windows 8 is the current default on sale. structure” as the site states.

Our refugees will throw soon their hands up in My guess is you’ll either love it or hate it. distress as they try to find the Start Menu.

The bad news: there isn’t one. And MS StartW8 apparently doesn’t intend to provide one now or The display at the top of the home page is a in the future. good starting point (couldn’t resist it) for a broad The good news: third-party, freeware and overview of features. payware Start Menus are readily available for And the Start Menu video will help with download. And that’s what we’ll look at shortly. installation, settings and usage.

But before we do, rest assured, freeware doesn’t mean it’s all shonkyware or rubbishware. Vistart Over the years those have largely disappeared An odd name but it will, according to the and with care you can quite easily avoid any still blurb, “…get your start menu back in windows 8 around. or replace your start menu in Windows 7, Vist(sic) Most of the software I use is freeware. Why or XP” pay for something if there is a legally-free, just-as- You might consider first downloading the good-sometimes-better, free alternative?

User Manual to get a better ‘feel’ for the software.

Why is it free? Two reasons. The first is based Then you’ll know if you want to download and try on pure altruism. The other is to offer a useable, it out. limited, free alternative to the more-featured pay version that might be available.

Payware Start Menus OK. On with the show.

For well under $10 all offer single PC licenses.

And because most homes have more than one PC there are payment options for several PCs. Freeware Start Menus Here are some of the better ones, not in any particular order. Simply google their names and Startisback you’ll easily find their sites for more information. A promising name. May I suggest you first read the FAQs? Then perhaps consider taking the 30-day trial which offers all features.

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in ‘limited mode’.

But quite frankly, the cost is so low it’s almost freeware. So if you like it then simply buy it.

Start8 As one of several products from highly-rated Stardock company it claims to have received several high-profile reviews.

Look for the Learn More link on the home page.

Their blurb states: • Add the best Windows 8 start menu to your desktop • Windows 7-styled start menu enhanced for Windows 8 • Pin Modern applications to the Windows 8 start menu • Boot directly to the Windows 8 desktop “Best”? A one-eyed claim! But you’ll decide that yourself. And again, the price is modest.

Retroui Pro The home page gives a useful summary of the main features.

Be very aware they offer two mutuallyexclusive versions: one for Windows 8; one for Windows 8.1.

An un-generous seven-day trial is on offer for either 32 or 64-bit machines. At least the cost is reasonable.

You might find you’ll prefer to switch to the Windows 7 skin once you’ve seen the default.

But, as in all things, it’s a matter of taste.

Next Month The first of two parts about the vexed subject of internet security. Some of what you’ll discover and learn will probably raise your eyebrows…

poetry Thoughts Anonymous

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n this our noise-filled world we sorely need A period of meditating quiet To set in right proportion and align Our inner selves to higher thought above.

No need of speech nor utterance of word, For thoughts are things which precedence insist And do reverberate beyond our human ken.

“Be still and know that I am God” He said, So we should still ourselves and contemplate That quiet conviction of eternal Truth In noiselessness of soul uplift to God And echo of a soundless paean of praise.

His ear can hear all that mind’s tongue

Finance plan to lessen possible aged pension cut steve blizard

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n the 5th of April 2013, the then Federal Government announced several changes to superannuation, including increases to the pretax amount that can be contributed.

However, an overlooked change was one measure that’s due to take effect next 1 January.

Proposed changes to the social security income test assessment rules will impact on new account-based income streams (ABPs) established after that date.

From 1 January 2015, new ABPs will be subject to Centrelink’s deeming rules for assessment under the income test.

Changes to give effect to these measures were introduced into Parliament on 20 November 2013.

Having also progressed through the House of Representatives, they await passage through the Senate.

Beginning in 2015, the ABP is losing its deductible amount, and the entire balance in the superannuation fund that is paying the ABP will be subject to the deeming rates.

Deeming assumes that all financial interests earn a certain rate of income, regardless of the amount of income or growth they actually produce.

For couples, these are currently two percent on the first $77,400 and 3.5 per cent on the balance.

For singles, the threshold is $46,600.

For example, under current rules, if a male retiree aged sixty-five, and with an ABP balance of $200,000, takes a five percent pension ($10,000) from his super savings, his pension amount won’t be assessable under the income test.

This suggests entitlement to the full single age pension of $827.10 per fortnight, but reduced slightly to $822 per fortnight after applying the existing assets test.

However, after 1 January 2015, the income

test deeming rules result in a lower age pension entitlement in the order of $784 per fortnight.

Given the actual age pension must be the lowest amount after entitlements to the income or asset tests are calculated, this means such a pensioner will be $43 worse off each fortnight.

retirement investments based on the merit of the investment itself as opposed to the social security benefit that may be obtained.

However, this simplistic approach ignores the impact of capital gains tax when investing outside of ABPs, and likely redirection of investors’ funds into low-return long term annuities in future years.

The explanatory memorandum for the legislation asserts: “The current income test rules favour people who can only afford to draw down the minimum amount from their income stream each year.”

But after the changes, the Government anticipates many self-funded retirees will receive lower partial Centrelink income support, resulting in claimed savings to revenue of $161.7 million over four years.

The problem with this line of thought is that by encouraging wealthier retirees to spend more, it will result in these retirees receiving a higher Centrelink age pension years sooner, thereby increasing the strain on future revenues.

Unfortunately, further reducing incentives to encourage saving, in an attempt to make the system “fairer”, simply results in everyone being worse off.

Courtesy of Roxburgh Securities Pty Ltd

Grandfathering So that individuals with income streams already in place are not adversely impacted by these changes, some grandfathering of the existing rules will be available, provided the income support recipient and the income stream meet all of the following four criteria; The person was receiving an income support payment immediately before 1 January 2015; a qualifying account-based pension or annuity was already being provided to the person immediately before 1 January 2015; the person has continually been receiving a Centrelink income support payment since 1 January 2015; and that income stream has continued to be provided to the person since 1 January 2015.

The good news is that those currently in receipt of the Age Pension who have ABPs in place will remain under the existing rules provided they do not become ineligible for pension assistance at DISCLAIMER a future date.

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Age Pension by 1 January, 2015, and are likely to herever you receive a Centrelink Age Pension.

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Faulty reasoning The Federal Government’s rationale behind the change is that by treating all financial investments in the same way, theoretically individuals will be encouraged to choose

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networking with lesley How flexible is your thinking?

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erth saw the launch of the NifNex Business Awards at the end of February 2014, with one hundred local business people publicly awarded and feted for their personal achievements in their own business spheres.

It was a glittering affair, held in the Hyatt Hotel Ballroom. Perth’s Lord Mayor, Ms. Lisa Scafidi, was the principal guest of honour.

The ladies dazzled in beautiful gowns, gentlemen were attired in business suits, with an occasional dinner suit adding to the glamour.

Good wine, water, beer, and fabulous canapés, including fresh oysters and shot glasses stuffed with prawns, kept the conversation bubbling – as friends put human form to Facebook images and took the chance to speak to others they had never met before, online or off.

As a networking event, it was a spectacular success, with promotion primarily through Facebook and Twitter. The concept of asking NifNex readers to support the nomination of 100 Influential people in Perth business was an instant success.

Nominations of someone other than yourself that you thought to be among those 100 were registered, and voting was online through Facebook. There were some highly innovated messages circulated on Facebook, promoting individuals, during the voting period!

The short, and very interesting, history of NifNex is worth telling. Created by Zeeshan Pasha, the name “NifNex” originates from Zeeshan’s quirky sense of humour and is the combination of Nif (from Nifty) and Nex (from Nexus) – so the business is a quick and smart way of making connections.

Zeeshan originally started by creating a database of people who registered with his business, so he had a large number of wellqualified potential employees to introduce to business owners. The concept was innovative – the reverse of the usual style of employers advertising for staff and then sifting laboriously through dozens of applications, and far less expensive for businesses hiring than using traditional human resources consultants, whose fees are based the salaries of the person hired.

Approaching potential employers, Zeeshan found it is very difficult to change traditional thinking. With many willing workers to place, the doors did not open to his new concept.

While I haven’t confirmed this, and will not, because it is my personal view, I suspect he ran into unspoken resistance to the idea of abandoning some HR consultants, by going direct to a pool of pre-qualified potential employees.

HR advisers can hold positions of great influence in business circles and it is no secret that 60% of vacancies are filled without being advertised.

Very often, the advertisement that appears is only to meet the “rule” of a vacancy being advertised, when the candidate has been already been chosen, accepted, and appointed behind the scenes.

Headhunting is alive and well, I can assure

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Lesley dewer you, having been headhunted myself on more than one occasion.

Perth has one major daily newspaper, a Sunday only tabloid, and a scattered conglomeration of suburban newspapers that publish at different times and general focus on local happenings.

WA Business News is a subscription only newspaper in printed format, and its online portal requires registration and offers limited free access to its articles. None of these publications focuses on small business practice, even while regular reports highlight that small business is a huge part of the Australian economy.

Business magazines abound, usually focused on specific industries, while many business organizations offer guidance that, frankly, is pitched at a higher commercial level than that of small entrepreneurs in their successful businesses.

In addition, the costs of multiple association memberships and subscriptions, along with the time and financial costs of attending multiple meetings means many entrepreneurs miss much needed expert advice.

These are highly limiting factors for small businesses owners, in getting news and practical advice on ways to improve their profitability, when their real need is for a coordinated format.

Searching the internet for good ideas and smart thinking is not always the most productive use of a business owner’s time. Knowing whether the advice being read is valid is a tricky business, too. According to George Bernard Shaw, “those who can, do; those who can’t, teach”. Knowing the credentials of your author is the key to knowing how valuable their advice may be.

Zeeshan Pasha is very flexible in his thinking.

His discussions with potential employers on behalf of those registered with him brought this vacuum to his attention and he directed his efforts at this business opportunity by creating “NifNex Review”.

To quote him, “it is a monthly B2B print publication delivered to 10,000 small to medium businesses in Perth featuring business articles to inspire, create positivity and provide knowledge”.

Business experts, who form the NifNex Writer’s Club, write articles with authority and experience and they are a source for publication in the Australian Small Business Magazine, too, which expands the sphere of influence of those writers.

As the readership grew, by word of mouth and networking, Zeeshan organized NifNex events where entrepreneurs could display their businesses. With good promotion through NifNex, especially in Social Media, we gained a much wider public appreciation of the depth of skills that lie untapped and with which we can enhance our own results.

In February 2014, your writer (who is one of the NifNex Writer’s Club) participated in the launch of a brand new feature of the NifNex service to small business, NifNex TV. Each month, Zeeshan chooses six real case studies for a panel of three experts for each

one. Their discussions addressing the topics are recorded on video, and each of the panel writes 400 words on how they approached the case study in which they engaged.

For each case study, the three short overviews and its YouTube link feature on the NifNex website, for public viewing and sharing. This is a highly innovative way to bring excellent content to the SME business owner, in an efficient and timely manner.

You can view the case study video in which your writer participated here: http://youtu. be/uPOsb0NvQsg. The business writers also contribute a topical article on a regular basis, for publication in the paper and, potentially, in other business magazines.

Participating in this event was also gave me a chance for some flexible thinking!

When my business cards were mislaid and no display arranged for me, as a sponsor, it needed some quick action to highlight Stories My Nana Tells, apart from the pull-up banner. With the gift bag I took with me not required on the night, it took only a few minutes to unwrap my book Hey Dude – Who Moved My Gumnuts? and put it on display along with the DVD On A Wing and A Prayer, a single flyer and a few car stickers for the #noWASharkCull campaign.

By the end of the evening, there were plenty of photos of attendees with the stickers. Always be prepared to be flexible and take action appropriate to any situation that arises, rather than being rigid and not prepared to modify or change your approach.

Happy Networking!

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n the aftermath of the tragic Parkerville/ Stoneville/Mt Helena, many local businesses have assisted fire effected home owners. We don’t do it for the accolades but simply locals helping locals.

Our next evening “sundowner” meeting will be at the Mundaring Hotel on Wednesday 5th March. The speaker, Tony Watts from the Midland based Small Business Centre. Tony is always very interesting and well worth hearing.

The Chamber is actively organising activities while still looking after the interests of local businesses.

DISCLAIMER The information in this publication is of a general nature. The articles contained herein are not intended to provide a complete discussion on each subject and or issues canvassed. Synhawk Publications Pty Ltd does not accept any liability for any statements or any opinion, or for any errors or omissions contained herein.

night sky march

GREG LOWE arch, the month of Mars: the Roman god of war. A quick internet search reveals that in early Roman times, March was the first month of the year and the time for the resumption of war.

It’s interesting, but not totally unexpected, to find that a powerful and successful nation should want to start the year on a high note by rejoining battle, presumably after the winter layoff.

On a more civilised note, we’ll be able to see the Red Planet this month, and all four of the other eye-visible planets, at some time of night and at some period of the month. Jupiter continues as the dominant evening planet, the brightest starlike object to be seen at nightfall. You’ll find it in the northern sky at dusk and it’ll move westwards as the night draws on. Jupiter’s setting times go from about 1:10am in the first days of March to 12:10am mid-month and 11:15pm at month’s end. It goes down in the WNW. Mars comes next, characterised by its reddish colour. Its brightness is steadily increasing as it heads for opposition next month. At its best, Mars can rival Jupiter in brightness. It won’t quite get there this year. In early March it’s rising in the east at about 9:20pm. By mid-month it’s up by 8:15, and at month’s end it’s rising at the end of twilight, around 7:20pm.

It culminates (reaches its greatest elevation) high up in the north at about 3:30am early in the month, 2:20am mid-month, and 1:10am by the end of the month. At daybreak you’ll find Mars very high in the NW in early March, high in the WNW mid-month, and not so high in the west at month’s end.

Saturn follows along, an hour or so after Mars. It rises in the ESE at about 10:40pm in early March, 9:40pm mid-month, and 8:40pm at month’s end. Dawn finds it high overhead. At the end of March it’ll be featuring in the Observatory’s public viewing sessions.

Brilliant Venus is rising in the ESE around 3am. It dominates the eastern sky as the “morning star” and will do so until August. On the 27th and 28th Venus and the waning crescent moon will offer fine viewing to early risers. If you have an unobstructed view low down to the east, you may also be able to spy Mercury above the horizon just to the south of east at first light. It’s rising at about 4:20am in mid-March.

The Moon’s major phases are new moon on the 1st, first quarter on the 8th, full moon on the night of the 16th (1:08am on the 17th), last quarter on the 24th, and new moon again on the 31st. On the 10th it’s near Jupiter. From the 18th to the 19th it passes by Mars, and from the 20th to the 21st it passes by Saturn.

The autumn equinox occurs on March 21st this year: approximately 12 hours from sunrise to sunset, and 12 hours from sunset back to sunrise.

I say “approximately” because the bending of the sun’s rays by the atmosphere lengthens the day by several minutes. When the Sun seems to be sitting on the horizon, it’s actually just below the horizon - we can see a little way “around the corner”.

That’s atmospheric refraction for you.

Courtesy of the Perth Observatory.

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community mundaring in transition

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undaring in Transition (MIT) was inspired eighteen months ago by a small group of local people who wanted to make a positive contribution to their community.

They saw the need to reduce their carbon footprint and create a more resilient and sustainable lifestyle and meet once per month in different members, houses.

They are currently focusing their efforts on the public launch of Mundaring in Transition which is to take place in April.

The Transition Movement is a global organization that began in Totnes in the UK in 2005 and is rapidly spreading around the world.

Now there are more than 500 “official” Transition Town initiatives in more than thirtyeight countries.

Several thousand more are in the process of formation in many cities, towns and regions across the world.

Just in our local area we have four Transition Groups; Mundaring, Guildford, Kalamunda and Victoria Park. Each Transition Initiative is based around local needs and conditions.

Transition is about resilience and sustainability: it is about the ability to bounce back from setbacks and catastrophe and to be proactive about likely future problems such as high power costs, food or water shortages, etc., in order to reduce their negative impact.

But more than dealing with setbacks, Transition is also about quality of life by building community: the sense of belonging to a place, a sense of trust and security, creating a good place

to grow up and grow old in, a place where people pull together when needed.

The picture below is a great example of community groups pulling together by helping the victims of the recent hills fire, clean up their badly burnt property Re-localization is an important aspect of the Transition Movement. This is the focus on supporting and developing local businesses to help reduce the need for commuting to obtain the necessities of living such as food, building materials, hardware tools and clothing etc.

In addition to MIT, our shire is blessed with a number of other fantastic community groups that express the spirit of transition.

These groups give members of the community the opportunity to belong, to be stimulated, to contribute, to learn and to enjoy and have fun.

A number of these groups will be providing information about what they do at the Mundaring Transition Launch in April. The Launch will be an ideal opportunity for members of the broader community to explore what is available locally that they might be interested in being involved with. There will be the opportunity to start other local groups. Bright Ideas will be welcome from all who attend the launch.

Peter Holland is hosting the event and we will hear from some excellent speakers. (see the advertisement on the back page for details) There will also be an opportunity to ask questions, make suggestion and be involved in a super community event.

We would love to see you at the launch.

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PETS

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arry and Hermione were brought into the Karratha Veterinary Clinic as tiny kittens, and soon found themselves in SAFE’s care.

Their first foster carer had three kids that were crazy about Harry Potter--hence the names!

That was over two years ago, and Harry and Hermione are still seeking a permanent home.

Harry (the ginger) is definitely the more confident of the two, while Hermione (the tortoiseshell) has remained shy, and is happy to follow in her brother’s shadow.

That’s why SAFE hasn’t separated them, and would prefer they be adopted together.

Their current foster carer says they have been no trouble at all, although they took a bit to settle 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.

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down and start eating regularly. Harry will let you know when it’s meal time, both vocally and by walking between your feet. Hermoine is happy to let Harry to do the work.

They eat together, and they have a favourite blanket they are happy to nap on together. Harry also has a cat bed that he is way too big for, but he manages to curl up in it anyway!

Neither of them have been real lap cats, but Hermoine has taken a liking to laying on the bed with her female carer.

Harry and Hermione have both been desexed, vaccinated, and microchipped--while SAFE would appreciate a donation, we’re so eager to find these two a good home, that all you really need to pay is their council registration.

SAFE will even fly them to Perth to a good home at no cost to you! Can you give these two the security they deserve? Please contact SAFE 9185 4634 if you’re interested in this beautiful pair!

SAFE is a not for profit organisation and part of the adoption includes a nominal fee to help SAFE continue its life saving work.

Besides providing a good home the adopter must have the pet 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 would like to join the SAFE team either as a foster carer or fundraiser or in any other capacity please do not hesitate to look at the website for your closest SAFE team.

Look at our website www.safe.asn.au.

og owners in Shire of Mundaring are ignoring warnings to control their dogs and prevent attacks, leading to three prosecutions in the past three months.

The Shire has recently prosecuted three people through the courts for breaching the Dog Act 1976, with fines and costs totalling more than $12,000.

Chief Executive Officer Jonathan Throssell said the incidents occurred in Beechina, Chidlow and Stoneville.

“The incidents involved attacks by dogs on other dogs, alpacas, llamas and people,” he said.

“Owners are required by law to control their dogs. Failing to securely confine dogs to a property or having control of the dog in a public place puts lives at risk.

“One owner has been ordered to pay fines and cost of $7000, plus compensation to the attack victim of $1133.50. These penalties could have been avoided if the owners abided by the Dog Act.” People should report dog attacks immediately to the Shire so Community Safety Rangers can take appropriate action.

For more information call 9290 6629.

Dog Logics Training & Behaviour One on One Lessons and Group Classes Puppy Classes 8 - 16 weeks

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wan Districts Lions Club, which is due to hold it’s 50th Anniversary next year, has relocated and is now meeting twice a month at The Vines Golf Club.

We are busy working with a group of new Lions and are underway with a range of projects, including fundraising Sausage Sizzles and selling Lion mints and Christmas cakes. Our club services the Swan Valley from Upper Swan area to Guildford.

We also support projects such as Lions Children of Courage award, are hosting in the overseas Youth Exchange programme and are currently seeking candidates for the Lions Youth of the Year quest.

Lions International is the world’s largest service organization with 1.35 million members worldwide, having been founded in USA 1917.

We are a non political, non denominational group who enjoy putting our combined skills and talents to aiding the needy and raising funds for worthy causes.

There are several Lions foundations operating in WA including Lions Cancer Institute, Lions Save Sight Foundation, Lions Hearing Foundation, which all do magnificent work, with the support of our Lions Members.

Others are the Lions Drug Education

and Children’s mobility Foundations. We also support the McCusker Foundation which works with Alzheimer’s disease.

There are 123 clubs in Western Australia alone. All monies donated to Lions are passed on totally to the recipient, without any deduction for overheads or collection charges.

Our Lions District 201W1 has been raising funding towards the Bushfires appeal with monies still coming in.

Lions Australia has a proud history of achievement in Disaster and Emergency Relief, Medical Research and Community Service. We assist with local community fundraising for special causes. Lions Club Australia/ International is a Not For Profit Origination.

The Lions Club sold Christmas Cakes and Puddings at two venues in Mundaring prior to Christmas (Mundaring Mall and Village). The community was very supportive and, through their support, we were able to add to our club funds.

This, in turn, enabled us to donate to our Lions District 201W1 Perth Hills Bush Fire appeal, following the recent tragic fires in Parkerville, Stoneville and Mt. Helena.

Our club is always on the lookout for Community minded people who are able to give some time to the community. Anyone who would like to learn more about our club is welcome to call Gavin on 9296 9474.

Photo: Lions Mary Ann Powell, Gavin Thomson, Eileen Allen and Angelica La Cunza manning Swan Districts Sausage Sizzle stall at Guildford Markets

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aising funds to assist a multitude of local and international community projects is the aim of our Rotary Clubs throughout the world.

Locally, Mundaring Rotary raises funds by running the monthly Sunday Market in Nichol Street near the Mundaring Hotel.

Stall holders pay a small fee and we sell muffins, wraps and sausage in a bun from our mobile kitchen.

By supporting these markets as a customer, you are helping sustain this income stream for projects in your community.

Recently the Rotary Club of Mundaring also ran their regular Swapmart at the Mundaring Recreation Ground. This is also a major fund raiser where sellers are asked to pay $10 per bay (and $5 for additional bays).

Buyers are asked for a gold coin donation.

The vast majority of people are quite generous at the gate.

These activities all take a lot of effect by a keen volunteer workforce to set up and dismantle.

Should you consider serving your community and joining a sociable bunch of volunteers, you would be very welcome.

Rotary Club of Mundaring has about 25 members of which six are ladies – we need more!

Please contact Les Stratford on 0427 976 389 or drop in to Mundaring Sporting Club, Coolgardie Street, Mundaring at 6.15pm for a 6.45pm meal any Wednesday night (Visitors are free – usual meal cost $25.00).

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Monday afternoons - iPad and Android tablets and Mac computing.

Tuesday mornings and afternoons - Windows.

Wednesday mornings - Club morning.

We are fully equipped with computers, software, scanners, printers wi-fi broadband and projection equipment. Phone 9299 7236 for information.

AUSTRALIAN BREASTFEEDING ASSOC. Discussion groups, guest speakers, morning Enrol now and avoid our waiting list. $3 per tea. Free breastfeeding counselling. Expectant session. www.glenforrestuniting.org/computers/ mothers, mothers, babies and children welcome.

National Breastfeeding Helpline 1800 686 2686 is The Caledonian Society of WA Scottish Country Dance Classes a 24 hour 7 days a week service.

Swan/Mundaring Group meets every Monday, 1st, 2nd & 3rd Fridays of the month.

9:30-11:30am at the Gumnuts Family Centre, 7.30pm, Forrestfield Hall, corner Hale and 8 Mudalla Way, Koongamia. A qualified ABA Anderson Roads. counsellor is present at each meeting to give Beginners welcome. No partner required. confidential information and support on Enquiries to Kathy 9295 0127 or 0418 988 455. breastfeeding issues. Contact Natalie 9572 4971.

Kalamunda Group meets fortnighly on a ELLENBROOK COMMUNITY Thursday, 9:30-11:30am at the Maida Vale Baptist WEIGHT LOSS CLUB Every Wednesday evening Church, Edney Road, High Wycombe.

We meet from 6.45pm to 8.00pm at the Contact Jenny 9252 1996.

Woodlake Community Hall, Meeting room 1.

Northam Group meets each second Tuesday of Highpoint Blvd, Ellenbrook. Friendly support the month at the Bridgeley Community Centre, group and low cost. Male and females of all ages welcome Wellington Street, Northam 10am to Noon.

Fourth Tuesday each month at Toodyay Playgroup, Contact Shirley 9276 7938 shirleysardelich@ Stirling Terrace, Toodyay. Noon to 2pm. Please aapt.net.au. phone Louisa 9574 0229.

GUILDFORD MARKET Third Sunday of every month THE HILLS CHOIR At Guildford Town Hall, Corner of James and Monday Evenings Do you enjoy singing and joining with others Meadow Streets. 9am - 3pm. to make beautiful music? Come and join the Hills Situated in the heart of Guildford, within five Choir. We meet from 7.30 to 9.30pm at the Uniting minutes walking distance from the Guildford Church on Stoneville Road, Mundaring. Our 2014 Train Station, a visit to the Guildford Market is season commences on Monday 3 February. sure to please.

Contact Margie on 9295 6103 for further With a diverse and unique array of locally information. handcrafted products and produce, there will be something of interest for all.

From garden ornaments, homemade jams SWAN VALLEY SQUARES – ELLENBROOK and relishes to handmade soy candles, cards, Every Friday Night Modern Australian Square Dancing from bags, cushions, children’s toys, bears, baby and 8.00 pm – 10.00 pm Woodlake Community Hall, children’s wear to individually designed and 1 Highpoint Blvd, Ellenbrook. Friendly, fun and crafted glassware, jewellery and beautifully made low cost. No previous experience necessary. All wood products and so much more to tempt you.

Welcome. Contact Greg Fawell 0417 912 241 or Sausage sizzle, live music all day.

Make a day of it, stroll around the markets and www.swanvalleysquares.weebly.com then take the time to wander about the heritage listed town of Guildford. Enjoy a picturesque HILLS CHRONIC PAIN SUPPORT GROUP Heritage Walk Trail or pay a visit to the antique, 1st Wednesday of each month Hilltop Grove Estate, 1645 Jacoby Street, art and craft shops along the cafe strip.

Mahogany Creek. Morning tea provided, between Enquiries: Bromwyn, 6278 4252.

10.30 - 12.00 noon.

Enquiries Terina 9572 1655.

Swan Harmony Singers Every Wednesday BINGO AT ELLENBROOK Come and sing with us! Swan Harmony Every Tuesday evening Singers meet from 7-9pm at the Ascension Parish Eyes down 7.00pm at Valley Bowls Club, Cnr Church Hall, Spring Park Rd, Midland. We would Maffina Parade and Cashmore Ave, Ellenbrook. be delighted to welcome new members, especially Lots of games and prizes. Lucky number draw. men. No auditions. For more information, call Continuous jackpot. Bars open. Tea and biscuits Chris on 9298 9529 or 0435 062 728. available. Enquiries Ray 6296 5580.

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.

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Kalamunda Scottish Country Dance Group (Inc) The Kalamunda Scottish Country Dance Group (Inc) began life twenty-eight years ago, and has continued to grow and flourish with many people enjoying the social dancing and fellowship over the years.

Each Thursday night (from the end of January to the beginning of December) we meet from 8pm to 10pm, at the Jack Healey Centre in Mead Street, Kalamunda, and dance to a programme devised by members of our Programming Committee.

The programme contains fast dances (reels and jigs) and slow dances (strathspeys), the latter to enable dancers to catch their breath, and half-way through the evening there is a tea-break.

Once again this year began with our nowtraditional Burns Night, with the haggis (prepared superbly by members Ron and Julia Thom, along with the accompanying neeps and tatties) piped in with great style by Piper Ron Thom.

A mid-year party will see dancers enjoying the Heel ‘n’ Toe Band playing live music – last year’s mid-year theme was plants and flowers, with dances such as Scotland’s Gardens. The year will finish with a Christmas party, early in December, and Auld Lang Syne is always sung by all the dancers at the end.

Other clubs are invited to all our party nights, and we enjoy having a hall full of people. From time to time we have a teacher from the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society come to the club and help us with our footwork and some of the more complicated formations.

New dances are being devised all the time, such as Perth meets Perth, devised by a local Perth dancer, Pat Stevenson, to celebrate the 800th anniversary of Perth in Scotland.

Dances can celebrate places – Trip to Bavaria, Torridon Lassie (devised by local dancer John Brenchley for his daughters), Waverley (a very fast dance which always causes a lot of laughter, especially if you aren’t thinking quickly enough!); people – Wicked Willy, Laird of Milton’s Daughter, Hairy Mary; cars, food, a dog (Prince Rupert’s Fanc y) and the like Some of our dancers have continued to dance into their 90s, knowing the dancing helps to keep them fit, physically and mentally.

The Kalamunda Club is once again running a fifteen week course of hour-long classes, for people from seventeen upwards, again this year, beginning on Thursday 3rd April, 2014, from 7pm to 8pm.

The classes will be held on the same nights as our social dancing, so that new members will be able to take part in the social dancing when they have completed the course.

The fifteen week course will cost $60 if you pay at the beginning, or $5 per week. You don’t need a partner, or a kilt, but you do need some soft shoes, and a reasonable level of fitness.

You will be guaranteed both physical and mental activity, and the chance for some great social interaction.

For more please contact Rebecca Head on 0409 329 705 or Jan Pittman on 9574 6671 for more information.

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Mundaring in Transition Launch Transition is becoming established as a global movement in thousands of local communities in 40 countries around the world.

Local groups finding creative local solutions to expensive energy, fuel, food & waste through projects including a solar energy farm.

We want to create a more sustainable & resilient future for our Shire.

Saturday, 12th April 2014 1pm – 6pm The Hub, 8 Craig Street, Mundaring

GUEST SPEAKERS & ACTIVITIES:

Com e an join d us

Prof. Ray Wills – On climate change solutions for Mundaring Shire.

Piers Verstegan – On conservation and resilience within the Shire.

Helen Dullard (Shire President) – On the importance of Community.

Discussion Forum – Q&A - ask the experts.

Have your say: - Help us make the changes you know we need to make.

Hosted by: Peter Holland Proudly supported by:

Enjoy a cuppa and some healthy refreshments (Gold coin donations appreciated)

Enquiries P: 9295 4080 E: info@mt.org.au www.mundaringintransition.org.au

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