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WHY YOU SHOULD ADVERTISE IN THE SWAN MAGAZINE

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

We have gradually reduced the number of home-delivered copies

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and replaced them with bulk drops.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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FEATURES

Art and Artists Books & Writing Business Card Board

Gardening DIY Garden Pond

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Health Matters

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Literary - The Idler

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Notes From Parliament

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People Annie Jordon Poetry A Lifetime of Holidays

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Rotary

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Chef-Adventurer Schnitzels Mit Knodel Community Financial Counselling Connect in Aveley St John of God Commissions Guildford Twilight Markets Lost and Found

Dining Out CU @ Park Editorial Education Entertainment Angry Andy KADS Awards Night Dinner For All

Kookaburra Cinema Sunday Serenades

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EDITORIAL FAIR SUCK OF THE SAV

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ince taking office as Prime Minister in September 2013, following the deeply divisive and unpopular minority Labor government of Kevin Rudd, Tony Abbott has, understandably, been much in the news.

He has been eighteen months in office, roughly the half-way mark until the next Federal election which, barring a double dissolution must be held between the 6th of August 2016 and the 14th January 2017, the last legally available day.

In that time he has been deeply personally unpopular, having been accused of misogyny, racism, sexism, a ‘climate chanbge denier’, and uncaring of the elderly, ill and students.

His and Treasurer Joe Hockey’s first budget was seen as unfair and draconian and was widely touted as proposing savage cuts to just about everything.

Most of the vituperation has come from, understandably, the Labor Party, The Greens Party and special interest groups.

The abuse, a good deal of it personal, has been directed at him, his family and at his perceived personal shortcomings.

Now, while Mr Abbott may not be photogenic or a naturally fluid and entertaining speaker the way Mr Turnbull (a former QC who was paid a very great deal of money to speak well) does and while both the right to criticise our government and it’s leader are enshrined in any robust democracy and some of the government’s policies deserve close scrutiny. Here is my question: Why? Why is the level of personal hatred for Tony Abbott so high, high to the point of dementia?

When Ms Gillard was doing so badly in the polls, if fact just doing so badly, there were plenty of people to support her (not counting Mr Rudd) the media rallied to her defence, pointed out she passed hundreds of pieces of legislation as if sheer numbers counted as success and went mental about ‘that’ speech in Parliament.

You remember it, the one in which she dramatically pointed to Mr Abbott and said ‘I will not be lectured by that man about misogyny’ A good speech, no doubt, and I admire the writer of it, whoever he may have been, but let us not forget that the speech, passionate and rousing as it was, was in defence of former Speaker Peter Slipper, who had just been vilified for comparing women’s vaginas to pickled mussels - in writing.

I don’t know if that counts as misogyny, but it’s beneath contempt that she should defend that man by attacking another man for ‘looking at his watch’ while she was speaking and calling it misogyny.

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all of this - the vilification of Kevin Rudd by Julia Gillard, the vilification of Julia Gillard by Kevin Rudd and the vilification of Tony Abbott by the media is that these people were the Prime Minister of Australia at the time.

As civility in political discourse has disappeared with the rapid rise of social media where everyone, no matter how extreme, has an equal, unregulated voice, where every rumour is given air time, where facts are not checked or verified, where balance can be ignored and every comment is anonymous.

The attacks on Ms Gillard went well beyond civil discourse and fair criticism, but it pales by comparison to the bile and filth poured on Mr Abbott as evidenced by this tweet, for example: courtesy of musicfeeds.com.au.

The writer can hardly hide her glee and praise: ‘The universe’s mighty gods of gore and heavy metal, Virginian (by way of Antarctica) sons Gwar, have once and for all proven their status as the undisputed champions of carnage when they decapitated an effigy of Australia’s Prime Minister Tony Abbott on stage at Soundwave. The gathered crowd of revellers then enjoyed an outpouring of the PM’s blood, sprouting from his exposed jugular veins.’

Disgraceful stuff. Ironic too, that the supposed political left in the country can harbour such hate, when much of their persona relies on moral superiority and human rights. The hypocrisy runs pretty high here.

This is pretty much un-Australian as I understand it - are we not the nation of the ‘fair go’ and the ‘fair suck of the sav’?

But the nothing less than hatred is alarming in that it denigrates the dignity of the position and makes people do foolish and shaming things, like avowed republican and feminists promoting photographs of themselves supposedly knitting a toy kangaroo for a forthcoming Royal baby.

Or the current imbecility of using a cute kitten as a device to promote saving out national

forests, of whom the greatest possible danger is feral cats.

Tony Abbott was lambasted for accepting a ten year medal of service from the Bush Fire Brigade he supports and volunteers for on Internatioal Woman’s day with a photograph carefully edited to show none of the women that also volunteer in that very brigade.

This is not fair comment, this is bastardry, another fine old Australian word, and the people are not to be fooled for long.

If you don’t like him or his policies, vote elsewhere at the next election, don’t embarrass Australia in the eyes of the world and ourselves by this kind of hysterical hate that would be more in keeping at a rally of the Ku Klux Klan.

If you would like to receive a free copy of the new, expanded digital Swan Magazine sent to you electronically and save a tree’s life, send an email to: editor@swanmagazine.com.au with ‘Subscribe’ in the subject line.

HEALTH MATTERS MASSAGE MAKES HAPPY BABIES GABRIELLE WEST AND NICKY SCRIVENER

Massage is an ancient practice that has physical, emotional and psychological benefits for people of all ages. Research shows that interaction with your child using massage “supports physical, emotional and cognitive development”

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e seem to have become a society that requires evidence before we believe and are ready to act. We are generally not content with anecdotal evidence despite what we see.

For example the smiling face of the child during and after a massage! Luckily there is a growing body of evidence to support the use of massage and its benefits to the development of children.

In the late 1960’s-70’s Dr Harry Harlow, a professor of comparative psychology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison looked into maternal bonding and infant behaviour.

Although his methods of investigation were in today’s terms unacceptable, he unsurprisingly found that mammalian babies were “intensely disturbed” when placed in isolation away from touch and nurturing social influences. (www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pit_of_despair).

Since then evidence has been gathered in a far more positive way. Nurturing touch is accepted practice in Neonatal units around the world.

Kangaroo Care is one example in which the importance of skin to skin touch is used in the care of premature or sick babies with excellent results.

Touch and caress in the daily care of children is universal. Games and nursery rhymes involving tickle and touch are used for fun, education and calming.

Playing with toes in “this little piggy went to market” is an example. Massage extends this play into an intentional and therapeutic practice accessible to all.

Massage as a touch therapy is indeed magic but sometimes it takes time to see the benefits.

Parents and carers need to be realistic about what to expect and when to expect it. Like most things

we value in our lives, it is necessary to put in some effort to achieve results.

It may take two to six weeks for a baby to show consistent recognition of the signs and routine while some of the effects of massage may be seen immediately.

We need to remember that crying is one of the key ways that babies communicate. (Child and Adolescent Health Service: Crying Baby 2007) Like adults they may need to “let off stream” at times. You can guide your child to self soothe by encouraging them to relax, feel secure and

loved through gentle and nurturing massage. It is important to listen, watch for and learn your child or baby’s ways of communicating.

Facial and body language are universal communication methods. (Jarvis 2008) This combined with music and signing have been found to reduce a child’s frustration and aids language development.

Auditory and visual signs are used to gain permission before massage. This demonstrates respect and your child begins to learn personal control and rights.

So what are the other benefits of massaging your child or baby? And what would you expect to achieve by doing this?

Research supports the following benefits of massage: • Reduces frustration levels and crying

time • Improves quality of sleep and routines • Promotes weight gain, improves

appetite • Relieves colic, wind, reflux and

constipation • Relieves sinus and chest congestion • Boosts the immune system • Builds trust, improves and supports

bonding and relationships • Improves development of coordination

and fine motor skills • Improves muscle tone and reduces

tremor

Massage has been demonstrated to be beneficial for babies and children with special needs; such as Cerebral Palsy or Down’s syndrome.

It is especially beneficial for toning hypotonic or hypertonic (spastic) muscles, building body awareness, fine motor control and balance.

Being clear about what you are seeking to achieve through massage will guide your massage decisions. Care should be used in choosing how, when and where to massage.

For example; for relaxation or part of a settling routine, the timing, environment and massage strokes will be different than for those used for relief of the effects of digestive problems, colic or reflux. Safety is always an essential consideration.

The skin is our largest organ and with babies, everything goes into the mouth. Using an organic cold pressed plant oil instead of a mineral oil reduces your child’s exposure to petrochemicals.

Allergies and your family and child’s health history should guide your choice of a massage medium. Apricot, rice bran and macadamia oils are commonly used.

Massage is a fantastic opportunity to build a strong trusting bond with your child.

The benefits are for the parents and carers as well as for the child. It is time well spent; massage makes happy babies.

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CHEF-ADVENTURER

SCHNITZELS MIT KNODEL-

BRENDAN MURPHY

“Waltzing along, singing a song, iiiinn the Alps!”

“Good one Murphy, Amadeus would be proud of you!’

“Ok, what about this one then?”

‘THE HIIIIIIIIIIILLS ARE ALIVE WITH…!”

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ell you get the picture, but my full vocals from The Sound of Music, produced some rather guttural German launched at me by an old guy with a funny hat and a lederhosen.

Plus a grunt by my fellow backpacking mates who had quickly donned their headphones and Sony Walkman to drown out my dulcet tones with their more modern sounds of the 1980’s.

It was the summer 1982, and I was having the time of my life backpacking around continental Europe with some old school mates and an Inter Rail ticket firmly in hand.

Austria was our seventh country we had explored in a hectic two weeks. Anyway, I just had to sing at the top of my voice, because the spectacular view from our train window just made me do so!

We were traveling right across Austria from Vienna to medieval Innsbruck and into The Alps, on a rather slow train through some fantastic Alpine scenery that just took your breath away.

We had arrived in yet another new country by night train the night before from Munich, and had already spent an exhilarating day exploring the capital city of Vienna.

Yet again, European cities never failed to impress and Vienna is certainly no exception. I just love watching European cities come alive and since we had arrived early morning we headed straight to the famous ‘Kaffeehaus’ for our ritual of a much needed coffee to start the day.

This ritual has become so firmly etched in my memory, that I can still vividly remember staggering off an all night train, still sleepy, but with an instant awakening to the sounds of a noisy central train station.

Whether it was Paris, Amsterdam, Rome, Oslo or now Vienna, the sense of excitement and anticipation was so intense, that I often really did burst into song! Only Travel can do this to you so quickly.

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Manchester, getting up early to get the No 53 bus to work on a foggy dark morning would certainly not have provoked me to start singing.

In fact I would not have awoken properly until lunchtime!

Being in Vienna, it had been tempting to have a breakfast of the famous Apple Strudel, with our coffee, but it was too early, and we had the city to explore first. As usual, we secured our backpacks in lockers at the station, then headed for the large spire in the distance that is the enormous Gothic wonder of St Stephens Cathedral.

We were also in awe walking around the lovely circle that is the ‘Ringstrasse’ and the Hofburg Palace around Karlsplaz, which has got to be one of the finest pedestrian focused thoroughfare’s I have experienced.

Vienna is also the largest wine-growing city in the world, and I have tried their famous hot mulled wine; Gluhwein at a subsequent ski slope in winter, as well as a glass or two of a semi fermented wine called Sturm in later travels there in Autumn.

In the meantime though we were soon famished and retired to a restaurant that offered a full on buffet, so we feasted on a delicious soup full of knodel-dumplings, the famous veal schnitzel, served with mounds of fried potatoes and of course Apple strudel for dessert.

The best bit we loved was that you served your own beer, which was like offering a whole sweet jar to a group of kids!

Anyway, we continued our budget travel by getting the night trains, and it was in the morning of the second day that we awoke deep in the region of the Tyrol where we continued our journey into Switzerland.

Overall, Austria offers heaps for both the culture vulture with it’s mighty Habsburg palaces holding jewels the size of golf balls, the Opera House and of course the classical giants of Beethoven and Mozart to listen too.

You may also like trying your dance moves with Strauss’s Waltz.

Later on, I would be back to explore Innsbruck more and spent my 22nd birthday overnight in Salzburg, staying with an Austrian family, whom we’d met in a pub.

Their unexpected hospitality was outstanding, and I promised to return, or in the

words of one of their famous countrymen Arnold Schwarzeneggar, “I’ll be back!”

VEAL SCHNITZEL TYROLIENNE (Serves four) Ingredients 4 pork leg schnitzels 150g Approx of breadcrumbs 100g approx. of flour, seasoned with salt & pepper 2 eggs, beaten 50ml oil 30g butter Lemon wedges 30g capers Tyrolienne sauce 1 tbs. lemon juice 1 finely chopped Shallots or onion 20g butter 2 x Tomato Concassee (Blanched and peeled) 200ml Mayonnaise Chopped Parsley, Tarragon & Chervil Method 1. Get your butcher to cut and flatten the pork steaks 2. Dip in flour and dust off excess.

3. Place into beaten egg and coat with breadcrumbs.

4. Heat the oil and butter in a large frying pan and cook schnitzel gently until golden brown on both sides.

5. Drain well on absorbent kitchen paper.

6. For the sauce, sweat the shallots in butter and cool.

7. Place in a bowl and mix with the diced tomato flesh, chopped herbs and Mayonnaise 8. Serve schnitzels with lemon wedges, Tyrolienne Sauce and a sprinkle of capers.

FOR A MORE IN-DEPTH of A Taste of Europe or indeed A Taste of the World follow The Chef Explorer on Facebook, with more anecdotes on Travel and Food or listen to Brendan on his weekly radio show on Radio Ellenbrook 88fm.

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DINING OUT

The Thoughts of an Ageing, Balding Foodie

The menu is very large and elaborate for what is essentially a burger joint - CU@Park being famous for their burgers and chips.

There are seven entrees from the simple (Garlic Cheesy Bread - $8) to the extravagant (Oysters Your Way - 6 $18, 12 $32). I chose the tempting ‘Almond Crusted Prawns’ as an entree size ($18.50).

These came skewered in a light tempura batter, rolled in slivered almonds, deep fried and served on a really fresh green salad dressed with Chef Maria’s own home-made dressing and a pot of honey and sweet chilli sauce.

Delicious. The prawns had their tails on, which I usually dislike, but the shells were cooked DOUGLAS SUTHERLAND-BRUCE and very edible. An excellent dish. have had a number of phone calls and e-mails For my main I eshewed the ‘famous burger’ over the years from people asking for my opinion and chose one of the ten mains, one of which was a Carpet Bag Steak (stuffed and recommendation for with oysters) $35 such a good restaurant. as I haven’t seen on a These are not menu in decades - an old the only calls I get friend. often someone will My selection of recommend a restaurant ‘Lamb Cutlets drizzled to me for a review with local honey and because they had an enjoyable experience there.

Once I had a caller say ‘You should review this place because it’s so bad you’ll enjoy writing it up.’ I didn’t try it because it had closed down before I could even think about it, but I doubt I would have anyway.

Steve Blizard has put me onto a few good restaurants so when he recommended CU@Park in Gin Gin, I was happy to try them, which I did on a warm and sunny Sunday.

Gin Gin is a small agricultural town of mint dressing considerable charm. Right in the middle is a large $34) was a large portion and lovely green park with a river, huge shady of four cutlets on the same green salad, trees, ducks and a waterwheel. but with a different, but just as good, dressing.

At the edge of the park is a cafe/restaurant There was also a pot of potato salad a little overlooking the park with seating inside and out bit different - both Na d i n e under natural shade or a roofed area. and sweet potato in One orders at the counter and pays a seeded mustard beforehand and a server brings your food to your herb mayonnaise table. CU@Park is licensed and I had a glass of very nice crisp fruity white with my meal - perfect for a warm afternoon.

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that was delicious.

Not something I had quite like that before, but I will be trying to reproduce it myself. The lamb was a bit on the medium side for my taste, which tends more towards the rare, but it was local, very flavoursome and tender.

I could have had The BIG Seafood Basket ($33.50) or the Chicken Neptune ($31.50) chicken stuffed with seafood, wrapped in bacon and served in a white wine sauce; Sirloin steak ($29.50 plus $5.50 if you would like a medley of seafood with it) or Snapper, grilled or beer battered ($25.50) If you are accompanied by the family, and the restaurant is very family friendly, there are two childrens’ menus, called ‘Ratbags’ ($12 including a cordial and Ice Cream for the ten and under) and ‘Attitudes!!’ ($16.50 including a soft drink for the ten and over) If you’re aged ten, I guess you get to choose being a Ratbag or having Attitude!

For sweet I chose a slice of Lemon Meringue Pie made locally from the cabinet of temptation beautifully presented, as indeed were all the dishes. The pie was very sweet, with little of the sharp lemon zing but the meringue was nicely browned.

Accompanied by a large coffee, that completed my lunch, which I followed with a browse around the gift shop attached, which offers shabby chic, objects d’art, paintings and prints; then a wander through the park, which is delightful.

Next time, I’ll try the burger and chips ($18.70) and bring something to feed the ducks.

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BOOKS & WRITING 600 SHORT STORY COMPETITION GAYLE MALLOY AND ROBYN NEGUS

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ntries are now open for the annual Peter Cowan 600 Short Story Competition. Entries can be submitted by post as well as online.

In addition to the 'Open' category open to all writers, the Centre has established a new category for 2015 entitled the 'Novice Writer Award'.

This award is to encourage beginning and fledgling writers to enter who may feel they have no chance against established writers entering the 'Open' category.

The competition also caters for youth with the 'Julian Cowan Youth Award' for young writers aged from 12-18 years to encourage and support the upcoming writers of the future.

The 'Open' category carries a $200 First Prize, with $100 for Second Prize and $50 for Third Prize.

The 'Novice Award' is $100. The 'Julian Cowan Youth Award' of $100 is donated by Mrs Diana Cowan.

Four, Highly Commended and Commended Certificates will also be awarded in the competition.

The 2015 Peter Cowan 600 Short Story Competition has an open theme and is open to all writers currently residing in Australia.

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MARATHON WRITING COMPETITON

ill you accept the challenge? The Society of Women Writers WA is hosting another Marathon Writing Competition on Saturday 21st March 2015, from 9.30am to 4pm at Citiplace Community Centre in the Perth Railway Station Concourse.

Helen Iles, President of the Society, will provide writing prompts to ignite your creativity and send your pen flying across the page. You will be amazed at how much writing you can produce!

Helen, who is an award-winning author and poet; publisher and editor, says, "Don't worry about grammar, punctuation or spelling, but let the words flow and fall as they may.

The object of the marathon is not to create perfect pieces of writing on the day, but to produce first drafts, to unearth fresh new material and generate ideas for future writing projects, such as short stories, novels, plays or poetry."

Bring your favourite pens - notepaper will be supplied. There will be

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Entries must be unpublished works and not have won prior recognition, and entrants may submit up to five stories with a word limit of 600 words per story.

The 2015 Peter Cowan 600 Short Story Competition has an open theme and is open to all writers currently residing in Australia.

Entries must be unpublished works and not have won prior recognition, and entrants may submit up to five stories with a word limit of 600 words per story. Entries will close on 10 April 2015 (must be postmarked by this date, or submitted via online entry).

P C W C Acting President, Susan Stevens said, “Brush off those stories sitting in your drawer, or on your computer, revisit them, follow the Rules of Entry, then send them in.�

Full competition Rules of Entry and Entry Forms are available on the PCWC website at www. pcwc.org.au, or by phoning the Centre on (08) 9301 2282 or e: cowan05@bigpond.com.

ten challenges, each lasting twenty-five minutes.

The winner will receive a trophy and certificate.

There are also prizes for second and third places.

The cost of the Marathon is $20 and it is open to men and women. Tea and coffee will be provided.

For bookings call 0415 840 031 or email swwofwa@gmail.com For information on the Society of Women Writers WA, check the website: www.swwofwa.com.

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GARDENING DIY GARDEN POND

uilding a pond for your garden is not nearly items likely to punch holes. Good low budget as complicated as you might think. It can be ideas are newspaper, old carpet or even sand. done in a weekend without any professional help.

Here’s how to build your own pond, and tips on STEP THREE easy maintenance as well.

Purchase a pond liner from your local supplier or discount store. Measure your pond’s depth, double it and add to the length plus sixty centimetres and that is the length of your liner. Your pond’s depth, doubled added to the width plus sixty centimetres that is the width of your liner. The extra allows for fitting and cutting away of the excess.

Lay the liner over the pond and fit into the bottom, fill halfway with water and allow to sit several hours or, better still, overnight to settle the soil.

Trim the liner to hang just 90mm to 120mm over the lip STEP ONE of the pond.

That excess is important, rather Rough out the area the size you want your pond. A pond can be as large as you wish. Check trim too little than too much, you can always go with your local shire if you plan to place the pond in an unfenced area…some towns limit the depth of the pond if it is unfenced, usually to thirty centimetres.

Decide if you just want a decorative pond, or a complete water garden with live plants and fish. Keep in mind a water garden will require a deeper pond with more maintenance.

STEP TWO Once you have the pond shape marked with either paint, chalk or a spare hose laid out on the border, its time for the hard work. Dig! A pond deep enough to allow for some goldfish needs to be at least forty-five centimetres.

Goldfish are tough as nails, but keeping up with the algae is tougher. Whatever depth you choose, excavate the pond to the desired depth and try to keep the sides as vertical as possible. This will make it easier to hide the liner later.

Lay some material in the bottom of the pond to cushion the liner against rocks, sticks and other

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back later and re-trim. If you are going to add a fountain pump, place it in the pond now.

STEP FOUR Now you want to hide the edges of the pond liner with rocks. An inexpensive option is a case of slate floor tiles and break them into pieces. Lay the slate over the lip of the pond with the broken side facing the pond center. Hide any smooth edges of the tiles with rocks.

You can also use the local rocks to hide any excess pond liner as well. Plug in your fountain pump, and set it onto a brick to achieve the right height if necessary. Make sure you have an outdoor plug or consider a solar pump.

STEP FIVE

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THE VOICE OF SWAN HILLS THE PREMIER VISITS SWAN HILLS FRANK ALBAN MLA

progressed in providing weather protection to the hardcourts at Mundaring Recreation Centre.

These courts are utilised by basketball, netball and hockey clubs throughout the Hills region.

However the bright side is that the Shire of Mundaring has advised that they have applied for additional funding from the Commonwealth Government in order to provide a larger scope of works and I look forward to following their updates.

The Shire has noted that if the funding application is not supported, the project will continue as per the original concept plan. Further, the Shire advises that construction will begin later this year, ready for the 2016/17 summer season.

To finish off the morning (and his time in Swan Hills), the Premier met with members of the Glen Forrest community at Morgan John Morgan Reserve (also known as the Train Park).

The Glen Forrest Ratepayers Association Meeting with representatives from the Hills Football Association and clubs has been involved with the development of a he Hon. Colin Barnett MLA, Premier of Western 2015/16), it was disappointing to see that little has masterplan for upgrading the facilities and has managed to get the support Australia, accepted my of the Shire of Mundaring. recent invitation to visit the

This issue was electorate of Swan Hills for first brought to my attention a tour of the electorate and by local resident Rebecca to catch up on some of the Buswell, and since then I’ve commitments and issues provided advice and lobbied within the area. for support for what I feel On Friday 30 January, is an excellent community the Premier and I met with resource that needs some a range of community TLC. I’m hopeful that the and sporting groups over State Government will what was an extremely support these upgrades busy morning. Between at the appropriate time basketball, football, netball, through Lotterywest and the hockey, as well as a project Premier was truly impressed currently being developed by by the work of the local the Glen Forrest Ratepayers community, the Ratepayers Association, it was amazing Association and the Morgan at how quickly the morning John Morgan Reserve Subwent!

With representatives from basketball, netball and hockey teams Committee.

With the State Government’s commitment of $150,000 towards upgrading the clubrooms at Elsie Austin Oval in Mount Helena, there has been considerable concern from local football clubs that this has not yet happened.

Premier Barnett spoke with Shire of Mundaring CEO Jonathan Throssell and reiterated his disappointment that, while funding had been committed and provided, the upgrades had not yet come to fruition.

For those unfamiliar with the history of this upgrade, after I brought the state of the facilities at Mount Helena’s football oval to his attention, Premier Barnett met with representatives from local football clubs in April 2012 resulting in the commitment of $150,000.

The most recent update from the Shire of Mundaring (January 2015) advises that work is now expected to commence in March, with completion by August 2015.

With funding of $3 million allocated ($1.5m in A great turn out in Glen Forrest! financial year 2014/15, $1.5m in the financial year

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With seemingly everyone ending their morning by partaking in an excellent sausage sizzle, it was really heartening to catch up with members of the community and see some of them discussing the Train Park directly with the Premier.

Premier Barnett is no stranger to Swan Hills, having toured the electorate in 2012 while attending a community forum in Mundaring, in addition to attending the official openings of both Mundaring Water Treatment Plant (March 2014) and the upgraded Bullsbrook College campus (August 2014).

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GATEWAY WA REACHES NEW MILESTONE

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he $1 billion Gateway WA project has reached another significant milestone by passing the halfway mark of construction six months ahead of schedule, bringing the expected completion date forward to mid-2016.

Jointly funded by the State and Commonwealth Governments, Gateway WA is recognised as Read April’s column to learn about another issue Western Australia’s biggest ever road project. the Premier addressed while visiting Swan Hills. Once completed, this massive project will deliver a fully upgraded road network around Perth Airport and nearby industrial areas in Kewdale and Forrestfield.

Gateway WA involves construction of 11 new bridges and 45 kilometres of new road, including:

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v a freeway-to-freeway traffic interchange at the Tonkin/Leach Highways intersection, with uninterrupted movement in all directions and a new access to the international airport v an interchange at the Leach Highway/ Abernethy Road intersection v upgrading the existing interchange at the Tonkin/Roe Highways to a partial freeway-to-

freeway interchange v widening Tonkin Highway to six lanes between Great Eastern/Roe Highways v upgrading local access roads in the Kewdale industrial area One of Perth’s worst black spots will also be eliminated with a new interchange to carry traffic on Kewdale Road and Horrie Miller Drive over the top of Tonkin Highway.

Importantly, the improvements within the Kewdale Industrial Precinct are almost finished and four of the five new interchanges are expected to be completed before the end of the year.

Gateway WA is one of many projects, including upgrades at Gnangara Road and Lloyd Street in Midland, that are transforming our regional and local road networks, improving traffic flow and safety for all road users.

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WEDDINGS INVITATIONS JUDITH ANN

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o you’ve picked the day, secured the venue, decided the menu, running order and celebrant - now all you need to do is let everyone know.

Imagine finding someone with beautiful writing to add some “wow” to your place cards, or writing out the envelopes with your guest’s names and addresses gracefully to announce your big day.

Or imagine someone who can save you money by designing one written invitation that needs only printing afterwards.

And perhaps someone who has an idea about how to make a gift after the wedding that arrives with a bottle of champagne and the bride and groom are so moved that they both break down to cry happy tears.

Imagine that. Imagine too, someone who can draw you in your bridal gown and your man in his tuxedo and make the most beautiful image for you to hang in your house with hand written words around the happy couple that capture your wedding day.

And would it be way too much to imagine that someone, even someone close by, designs “secret wedding books” written by hand for you and your guests, a concept that has never been seen before!

Which is why it’s a hintherto unpublished secret.

Could there possibly be such a someone who writes your words especially for you, a bespoke calligrapher?

And who lives in the Swan Valley.

Is this too good to be true, a real artisan of the written word on your doorstep!

Does this person, a lady also write verses, names and quotes on umbrellas for your big occasion? How would she do that as well as write authentically with chalk on blackboards for signage on your day?

And by the way, does she draw names and announcements over mirrors an windows?

Surely this person does not exist or does she?

She exists because she has written the words “A Love Story” on the back heel of a marriage celebrant’s high heel shoes and because she writes on marriage certificates especially.

She exists because she has many couples drive off down her dusty driveway with their invitations, place cards, blackboards and guest lists all beautifully written.

Yes, she exists due to the fact that she creates letters for you asking a friend to be her bridesmaid, she exists because she even writes wedding day letters to the Bride’s Mum and Dad and because the groom has asked her to write a letter t o b e them until, they feel the 3D effect of the nib drawing the ink across the card.

Or, even when an invite arrives in the letterbox, she exists because people are extremely surprised to open something utterly beautiful with their name on it. It’s all for the only day where the Bride and Groom become Mr and Mrs, and the fairytale becomes a reality.

Courtesy of and illustrations by Beautiful Writing

opened on t h e wedding day to his w i fe before they wed.

A n d she exists because they are happy, happy because of the finished and beautiful words that have added such a “wow” to all of those who read what the bride and groom have especially commissioned for their very important, eventful, glamorous day.

She exists because when the guest’s sit at their places and look at their place cards they can’t believe that someone has written their names for 12

WEDDINGS HIGHLAND DRESS

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y old Scots granny used to say: The world is have introduced an attached buckle. divided into those who are Scots and those wing-collar giving a similar The Sporran: It is most who wanted to be.” appearance to the 1930s important that the sporran She wasn’t really joking, but more and more traditional stiff-fronted is worn high and not midway grooms are opting to wear Highland Dress for shorts with separate wing down the front apron. formal and informal weddings. collar. This style of shirt can

Your coatee and The most important thing to remember be worn as an alternative. vest then finish the evening when wearing Highland evening dress is that it After the kilt has been Highland dress outfit. represents a proud heritage and a proud people. put on, the wearer should

Lace Jabots and While one can take certain liberties, they slide his hands up under the ruffles are not suitable should not be so outrageous as to offend more kilt and pull the shirt down to wear with a prince conventional guests! as far as it will go.

Charles and waistcoat. They The style of today is a development and Kilt hose: Start with the are usually worn with a modification of the ancient garb, which still kilt hose, garters and shoes.

Montrose. retains all its essential features. Yet this modern The hose turnover should

Waist belts with style differs even from the Highland dress of just be above the calf but not a silver buckle are not sixty years ago, just as the ordinary dress has covering any part of the lower required when wearing a altered during a similar period, and it reflects the knee. White kilt hose should waistcoat. If you wish to changing taste and practical conditions of the 21st only be worn by pipe bands. wear a belt then discard the century.

Many kilt hire companies waitcoat.

Although the modern Highland dress is find it more economic to

Remember the essentially up to date, it still reflects Scottish offer only white, but it should beauty of the kilt and your character. Basically the costume for civilian wear be avoided. tartan should be seen and may be said not to have altered since the 18th Cream hose is acceptable not covered up with too century. as are any colours that tone many accoutrements.

As an example of minor changes in taste, in with the jacket or kilt.

A kilt pin either Prince Charles with waistcoat the sporran of an all-white goat hair, almost Diced or tartan hose can also plain or decorative is often universally the fashion during the Victorian age, be worn. worn at the bottom of the has to a great extent given place to a smaller Sgian Dhubh: The sgian dhubh is the short loose apron to give it extra weight. It does not sporran of sealskin, often elaborately decorated black knife, not to be confused with a dirk. If you attach the apron to the skirt beneath. with pierced and engraved silver mountings. wish to wear a sgian dhubh it is normally worn Under the Kilt: Traditionally of course nothing In recent years the in the right stocking. It can was worn under the kilt. That tradition was tendency has been for be worn on the left leg if you passed on to the Scottish regiments and nothing coats worn with the kilt to are left-handed. Remember, is worn under the kilt in military circles unless be designed with greater it is a weapon and should be dancing is involved. simplicity, both for day naturally accessible to you. Civilians have a choice to wear or not to wear and evening wear, and to Footwear: Any smart boxer shorts or briefs. Common sense and a concentrate rather on the cut formal shoes will suffice or, regard for others should rule the day. and lines than on braid and what are known as ghillie decorations. brogues with the long laces WHICH TARTAN? In many cases the that tie around the ankles.

There is a lot of nonsense spoken about who demand for lightness has The Kilt: The kilt has the right to wear tartan and which tartan led to the selection of the comes next and is may legitimately be worn. coatee (the Prince Charles) worn firmly by

Essentially anyone can in place of the doublet (the the straps and wear any tartan they want to, Scots Montrose). All these modern buckles at the or otherwise. Almost no tartan coats are graceful as well as waist. The hem is older than a couple of hundred practical and comfortable should come years and although they have come garb. to the crest of to be associated with names and Highland dress as the kneecap thus localities, with the exception of a very adapted for evening wear, showing the knee. few, such as the Balmoral pattern, which makes a serviceable, smart It should absolutely be is reserved for the use of the Royal Family, and becoming evening dress no longer than that or wear what you like, what is attractive or has for men of all ages. you risk being called a sentimental attachment for you.

This is what goes into ‘tattie-bogle.” (scarecrow).

Usually your surname is a guide to the Clan to proper Highland Dress: The Sporran Strap: This which you belong - ‘Bruce’ is an easy one, being a Shirt: You should wear should be put through the huge clan with the Earl of Elgin as Clan Chief, but a white plain style collarsporran loops at the back of ‘Logie’ (my granny) was from Fife, so she would attached with either a button the kilt and chains brought wear the locality tartan for Fife. or cuff link style cuffs. Keep forward to attach them to There are many websites that can help you. it simple - no pleats at all or the rings at the rear of the Otherwise the ‘general’ tartans are fine - the colour trimmings. It should sporran. You then adjust Royal Stewart, the Black Watch and so on. be worn with a black bow the hang of the sporran by Wear what you like, but wear it correctly and tie. Recently the shirt makers Montrose Doublet with lace Jabot means of the rear strap and wear it with honour and dignity.

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wedding cake is the traditional cake served at wedding receptions following dinner.

In some parts of England, the wedding cake is served at a wedding breakfast, on the morning following the ceremony.

Traditionally, wedding cakes were made to bring good luck to all guests and the couple.

Modernly however, they are more of a centerpiece to the wedding and are not always even served to the guests.

Wedding cakes come in a variety of sizes, with size depending on the number of guests the cake will serve. Modern pastry chefs and cake designers use various ingredients and tools to create a cake that will reflect the personalities of the couple.

Marzipan, fondant, gum paste, buttercream, and chocolate are among some of the more popular ingredients used.

Along with ranging in size and components, cakes range in price. Cakes are usually priced on a per-person, or per-slice, basis. Prices usually range from a few dollars to a few hundred dollars per-person or slice, depending on the pastry chef hired to make the cake. Wedding cakes and cake decorating in general have become a certain pop culture symbol in western society; many TV shows like Cake Boss are common.

Wedding cake was originally a luxury item and a sign of celebration and social status; the bigger the cake, the higher the social standing.

They were traditionally fruit cakes topped with marzipan and icing with tiers and the cutting of the cake was an important part of the reception.

Today, many flavors

and configurations are available in addition to the traditional all-white tiered cake.

The contemporary wedding cake has grown out of many traditions. One of the first traditions began in Ancient Rome where bread was broken over the bride’s head to bring good fortune to the couple.

In Medieval England cakes were stacked as high as possible for the bride and groom to kiss over, if they successfully kissed over the stack they were guaranteed a prosperous life together.

During the mid-17th century to the beginning of the 19th century, the “bride's pie” was served at most weddings.

Bride’s pie eventually developed into the bride’s cake. The bride cake was traditionally a plum or fruit cake.

The bride’s cake eventually transformed into the modern wedding cake that we know today.

In the early 19th Victoria used white icing on her cake it gained a new title, royal icing. The modern wedding cake as we know it now originated at the wedding of Prince Leopold in 1882; his wedding cake was

the first to actually be completely edible.

The cutting of the cake is a task full of symbolism. The cake was originally intended to be distributed among the guests by only the centur y, bride because consuming the cake would ensure when the bride’s cakes were becoming more popular, sugar was fertility. The groom would assist the bride in coincidentally becoming easier to obtain. The more refined and whiter sugars were still very expensive therefore only the wealthy families could afford to have a very pure white frosting, this showed the wealth and the social status of the family.

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he engagement has been announced of David Holliborn and Arlena Ellery.

Arlena is a well-known figure in Guildford where the former model owns and runs her health food store and cafe - Arlena’s General Store.

Born of a Swiss family, she studied in Australia, has been an 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 David, nutrition, health and organic foods, which she has studied for years and for which she is such an advertisement.

David was born in Melbourne, Victoria and moved to Brisbane, Queensland at the age of fourteen with his family.

He joined the Royal Australian Air Force and served for twenty years. His specialty during this time was supply and logistic functions.

His tenure included postings in Queensland, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Australian Capital Territory and Victoria.

During his career he was awarded an Australia Day award in 1998 and a Certificate of Commendation from the United States Marine Corps. After leaving the RAAF he worked in the Oil and Gas logistics here in Perth.

He says: “My life changed in the most positive

this process. Once this tradition began the bride and groom would share a piece of cake before distributing it to the guests to symbolize their union and their promise to forever provide for each other.

There are traditional wedding cakes, wedding cakes based on flavor, smaller cakes or individual cakes, frosted cakes, and cupcakes.

Traditional wedding cakes are white in colour, including the decoration and and a variety of icings such as butter cream, almond and a rich fruitcake, although many modern cakes now consist of either vanilla sponge, chocolate sponge or carrot cake.

Fondant is a creative form of wedding cake that appeared with frosting style, when rolled out and draped over tiers, this smooth, firm sugar icing makes a steady appearance for appliqués, gum-paste flowers, or royal-icing details.

Wedding cake toppers are small models that sit on top of the cake, normally a representation of a bride and groom in formal wedding attire.

Wedding toppers today are often figures that indicate shared hobbies or other passions, if they are used at all. Some may be humorous, he engagement has been announced and approaching unusual themes. celebrated between James Sutherland-Bruce, Most cakes are between three and five tiers in only child of Dr Douglas and Angela Sutherlandheight.

Bruce and Jessi, youngest daughter of Lance and Jenni Ford of Goomalling.

Introduced by a mutual friend the attraction between the two of them was immediate and obvious and fostered by mutual interests.

Jessi (22) is the third child and second daughter of a Goomalling faming family. She studied in Perth and America before completing her English degree.

She is now back at Curtin University and working part time as a Thermomix Consultant.

James is the only son of an only son, whose father was the only son of an only son - so the addition of Jessi to the family in October will increase the number of Sutherland-Bruces in the world by 33.3%.

James is also studying at Curtin University after six years at Polytechnic West, where he is working in the field of web design and development.

The couple will be married in October and have plans, once their respective degrees are completed to travel the world.

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way October last year when I first saw Arlena. I couldn't believe such a beautiful creation could exist in this world and the old adage 'love at first sight' struck me.

“We have so much in common, exact same interests and beliefs. Our lives have flowed with love and laughter from the very first date. The journey we have enjoyed since has been a truly beautiful experience for both of us.

“It wasn't long before we felt we had met our perfect match in every sense, being inseparable and enjoying a loving life.

“True love seems a rarity in this world, Arlena and I are living proof that it is real, does exist and is the most precious thing a couple can share.”

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ENTERTAINMENT ANGRY ANDY ANGERS ANTI-SOCIAL GITS DOUGLAS SUTHERLAND-BRUCE

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e all have one, don't we? That slightly off friend who goes mad about life's tiny pinpricks that the rest of us ignore.

The friend that goes off on one when the toothpaste tube is squeezed in the middle or 'accommodation' is spelled wrongly on a sign, while ignoring the things that really matter - the top left off the mayo jar or the remote dropped behind the sofa.

Andy Sutton is a man on a mission to civilise - he looks for insults and poor behaviour everywhere and as usual in such cases, he finds it. Andy is the star of a new webseries The Angry Man, set in Perth.

Andy is our inner brat - the person inside us that screams 'you bastard', when someone cuts us off in traffic, the one that berates an inconsiderate able driver parked in a disabled zone and the one that hates queues.

The series is the brain child of local producers Meg McPherson and Maya Kavanagh, written and directed by Aaron Moss and stars stand-up comic Ben Sutton (AshBecLee) as the Angry Andy and Sian Choyce as his longsuffering but tolerant friend.

The six-part series was available from 6:00pm on the 3rd March, 2015 and can be viewed on YouTube. The link to the series is here.

I have been lucky enough to view the series (one of the perks of being a critic) and I can tell you that the series is very professionally conceived, written and acted. One starts by hating Andy, then sympathising, then affectionately admiring him. A tribute to Ben Sutton's acting,

who ever laughed at John Cleese thrashing his Morris 1100 with a branch or snickered at Dylan sneering at his customers in Black Books.

Highly recommended.

so ably supported by Sian in the unforgiving role of straight supporter.

Do watch it when it goes live - it's a hoot and it's for everyone

SUNDAY SERENADES DOUGLAS SUTHERLAND-BRUCE

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peaking as one whose voice can be described as less Bel canto than 'can Belto' I just love to hear good singing.

Now local husband and wife team Justin and Katherine Freind, have formed Bel Canto Promotions, a company aimed at bringing just that to the good people of Perth.

This they will do in a series of Sunday afternoon concerts appropriately called Sunday Serenades. Staged in the Old Mill Theatre on Mend Street in South Perth, the theatre's intimate charm is perfect for the concerts' cosy style.

There are six concerts planned for this year covering a range of subjects. The concert on 8th March,

for example, is called Songs That Will Live Forever.

Later concerts cover Duets, The Best of G & S and The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber.

Both Justin and Katherine are no strangers to Perth audiences, having long careers in music, the Gilbert and Sullivan Society and local productions such as The King and I, Kiss Me Kate, Oliver! and many, many more.

The concerts start at 2:30pm, doors opening at @:15pm and tickets cost $15, which includes afternoon tea with the artists.

Tickets may be obtained on the Trybooking Website

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SUNDAY MAY 3RD 2015

THE HONEY FESTIVAL 10am-4pm FREE EVENT The House of Honey 867 Great Northern Highway, Herne Hill.

Highlights

Discover how to become a beekeeper

Ezyloader demonstrations from NSW company M & K Stafford Engineering

Nuplas Beehives display of plastic beehives

John Guilfoyles display of beekeeping equipment, see how a bee hive is made.

Aboriginal dance group Wadumbah performing the Honey Bee Dance at 11am

Have fun with the SCITECH gang (lots of fun for the kids)

Three Beekeeper talks at 1pm

Waggle Dance for the children at 12pm and 2pm

Best Dressed Bee outfit judging at 12pm

Light a smoker competition at 1.30pm

Honey Judging completion at 2.30pm

Watch beekeepers loading their trucks

Scientist from UWA with lots of bee biz

Refreshments available

Luce Candles – learn about the benefits of beeswax candles.

HONEY MONTH HONEY FOR SALE & TASTING

Honey Month is a fantastic concept by the beekeeping industry and is proposed to be a national event with the aim to promote Australian honeybees and their products to a broader public. In 2012, Honey Month was organised for the first time in Western Australia and at present is exclusive to WA. The small scale festival proved to be extremely successful, attracting far more visitors than originally anticipated. The general public was excited to learn about beekeeping and honey. Beekeeping is a career that is declining in numbers through a retiring workforce. With this in mind one of the driving forces behind Honey Month is to develop an interest in beekeeping by the younger generation as well as to educate the public to support WA honey and their beekeepers.

Bees are also under threat by disease, climate change and though dwindling forest resources. The public need to understand and value the importance of bees in Australia as a master pollinators and how important they are to our food diversity here in Australia.

On the 3rd of May, when again we have organised a honeybee festival, our central aims are to educate and sensitise the public about the importance and problems of honeybees and to generate a new generation of beekeepers and bee scientists.

Our goal is for the festival to become an integral part of the Swan Valley’s tourism calendar creating an event in the same category as the Food and Wine trail events and Wine Makers Valley and Vines Festival. Swan Valley is one of the oldest wine regions inviting tourists to feast on award-winning local produce such as fruits, honey and wines. We plan to make this event an award winning Tourist Event that depicts the WA honey industry, one of the finest in the world.

DID YOU KNOW? You can visit SCITECH to see the honeybee exhibition and see a live bee display all year round!

An exciting informative display, don’t miss out.

This event is proudly sponsored by the Bendigo Bank, The Centre for Integrative Bee Research at UWA, Capilano Honey, City of Swan The Future Bees Fund, The House of Honey Label Magic and John L Guilfoyle Beekeeping Supplies.

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PEOPLE JORDON

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ordon Prince-Wright is a young filmaker in Perth who, despite his age, has been busy winning awards.

Now eighteen years old, Jordan went to Swan Christian College where he and a group of friends started making short films.

By the time they hit Year 11 they already had a stack of local film awards under their belt.

In year 12 a short film called Not Their Boots featuring all Swan Christian College staff and students went on to first win local film festivals, then it went East where it came second in the Canberra Short Film Cameron Harvey, Jordon Prince-Wright & Riley Mercer.

Festival, winning ATOM Awards International Film Festival. then later heading to the prestigious Byron Bay During 2014 Jordon and International Film Festival where Jordan and friends have been working the team were selected as the on the film The Toy Maker.

Official Selection for Young It tells the back story of Australian Filmmakers of Geppetto, the man that the year. made Pinocchio.

The team also had the

That film is an opportunity to meet and extended short film due network with actors such as for release later in 2015.

Jack Thomson and producers.

This year the team have From there Not Their Boots a few more films in prewent around the world to Santa production, but with Monica, screening in the Red the immense amount Rock International Film Festival of crew and cast from where they screen the film on the Perth wanting to get Zion/Grand Canyon. involved they are The film even won the well finally looking at known biggy in Europe - the Fastnet making their big project - Red Dirt - a film about a man, his car, and a struggle against outback Australia and its denizens.

The film follows the story of Blair, a young business man, on his way to the deal of a lifetime, a deal that will set him up for life. However, like many another well-laid plan, his journey goes horribly wrong, but he ends up gaining more than money could ever buy.

This film will showcase the talented people, both in cast and crew that are to be found here in Perth. The project will be filmed up in the North West region around Yalgoo and Paynes Find.

Like every other film, the project requires funding, which they did on Pozible, a crowd-funding website, easily raising the capital required to finance the project which will now go ahead.

Prince-Wright Productions is a young go-ahead group that will be worth watching with interest and Jordan is a ‘young man in a hurry’.

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COMMUNITY LOST AND FOUND DOUGLAS SUTHERLAND-BRUCE

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ick Becker is a young South African musician solve rate is low. In realistic terms the chances who plays the saxaphone. of Nick being re-united with his instrument was almost non-existent.

Except for the power of the internet. Nick’s message was shared 5,000 times within fortyeight hours.

On the 17th Nick posted this: “It all started like this... At 10:45 pm last night I received a Facebook message from a gentleman named Jai Reddy, all he said to me was that he’s found my lost horn and I can come and collect it (and to take a deep breath)... Bursting out in tears and trying to catch my breath, I jumped into my car and sped off to his residence in town.

“Nervously like the first few seconds before a job interview I stood in the reception area still not convinced this is my saxophone. I made my way to his flat where he opened

He is also an ardent and frequent user of FaceBook. On the 15th February of this year he posted the following: “Today is the hardest day of my life. I've never felt so torn apart ever before... At 19:40, right after my gig I parked my car at my girlfriends house, went upstairs with her to drop her flowers off and proceeded down stairs back to the car to continue our evening together... What happened next was my biggest fear in the entire world.

“As I approached my car I noticed my window was smashed and at that point the coldest bone crushing chill shot down my spine...

“They stole my saxophone, they stole my entire being...

“I cried last night like I cried when I was a laaitjie (young child), I searched the streets up and down trying to find my lost lover who abandoned me on Valentine's... She helped me through the toughest times of my life, she toured the world with me and she kept me from physically harming myself.

“That saxophone was all who I am and all who I would have been. I'm lost without her...

I see no purpose in my life anymore, there will never be anything that could replace her.

“Today I've felt what it would feel like to loose a child, a best friend and a lover.

“She's a silver Selmer Super Action 80ii (serial no: N329039) alto saxophone, I'm willing to give whoever all my savings of R25,000 (AUS $3,000) as a reward. I will play gigs for you for free for the rest of my life!

“For what it's worth, please share my story, keep an eye out, without that saxophone I can't continue... I love her so much.”

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the door and welcomed me in with open arms and a warm smile.

“THERE SHE IS!!!!!

“I plummeted to the ground opened up the case and immediately hugged her! It was the most euphoric experience I’ve ever been apart of! My heart sank into my chest and at that point I knew, life is going to be lekker (sweet) again.

Now here comes the best part ... after my intense interaction with my saxophone, I brought up the topic of the reward. Honouring my word I asked him for his banking details ... to which he replied “I don’t want your money brother” ... “buy me a bottle of Jameson”. At this point I tried to give him a thick stack of R200 notes insisting that I This page appears only in the digital issue

want to honour my agreement... Jai would have none of that...

“You see people, Jai is in fact himself also a saxophone player, he knows what an instrument can do to a soul, he knows what joy that instrument brought me, and he honoured that sacred agreement.

“Jai found the sax from a guy in town trying to sell it for next to nothing or in Jai’s words, “the cost of a bottle of Jameson”. He bought the sax from him and together with his friends and family they checked the serial number and knew it was the stolen sax...

“I would like to not just thank Jai, but I would like to thank all of you... The most incredible 48 hours unfolded after my incident. I thought a few people might take interest in my bad fate but ultimately no one has time to talk about a lost saxophone... I was so so SO very wrong!

“People took my story to heart from The United States all the way to Cape Town, the whole country was sending me letters of encouragement, countless people offered their saxophones for me to use, Ryan and Evelyne Agneessens Thompson literally gave me a saxophone, I mean this list just continues... I tried to thank everyone but that became impossible because this whole situation snowballed to the n’th degree!

“I guess what I want to say is... Yes we might have different opinions about our country and yes we might be angry with certain decisions our leaders take but one thing I can say is that South Africans are the nicest bunch of people on the face of this planet... This whole incident brought people together, a community and a higher conscience to help one guy in need... That’s absolutely incredible!

ART AND ARTISTS MARCH AT MAC DOUGLAS SUTHERLAND-BRUCE

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hat an incredible start to the Mundaring Arts Centre year! Our opening night was a true celebration of the creative heart that beats in Mundaring with a huge crowd gathering to hear which works would indeed be included in the Shire of Mundaring Art Collection.

With outstanding works to choose from, selected by curator Ricky Arnold, the selection panel finally settled on three works by internationally renowned local artists Greg Crowe (potter), Tanija and Graham Carr (leather sculptors) and Nalda Searles (textiles) to join this prestigious Art Collection, built in partnership between the Shire of Mundaring and Mundaring Arts Centre since 1986.

There are still opportunities to see the show and participate in the fantastic public program: SOFT SHARP SHAPES 15 March Create unique hand felted pieces with Katrina Virgona MEET THE MAKERS 22 March Ricky joins Bethamy Linton, Julie-Ann Ogilvie, Jessica Jubb, Rozy Dann and Greg Crowe as they share their passion for sculptural forms The exhibition runs until Sunday 22 March.

If technology is more your thing, we have a treat in store from March 27. To support our “The power of social media should never be underestimated and the power of goodwill should never be taken for granted.

“Here I am a single person in this very big pond, I cried out for help and all kinds of help was received from all kinds of people, I am so humbled by the generosity and goodwill I’ve received over the last two days.

annual youth exhibition, Watch This Space, animator Steven Aiton takes up residence and hosts a series of workshops.

People of all ages are encouraged to have a go at his drop-in station, designing their own characters and adding to an installation of looped short films.

STEVEN AITON Acquired artists Graham and Tanija Carr and Greg Crowe IN RESIDENCE at the opening for In-Material Tues 31 Mar, Wed 1 & Thurs 2 April 11.30am – 4pm create collaborative animated short films. ‘Drop Tues 21 & Wed 22 April 11.30am – 4pm in’, design your own characters and add to an Tues 28 & Wed 29 11.30am – 4pm installation of looped short films throughout the Meet digital animation artist, Steven Aiton month. Steven has developed a reputation as a as he works in residence, be inspired by the leading animator, engaging communities across electronic media installations and ‘have a go’ to regional WA. ANIMATION WORKSHOPS “I am reunited with the love of my life and I Friday 24 April 11am – 3pm, 14 yrs+ will cherish this amazing moment throughout my Saturday 2 May 11am – 3pm, 9-14 yrs+ With Steven Aiton ($66 or $60 MAC members life and into eternity.

“I want to ask one last favour, please share materials included) this post, I want each and everyone that spent so APRIL SCHOOL HOLIDAY PROGRAM much time of their day to know that their humble Steven will teach animation skills utilising mobile digital technology using stop-motion techniques. efforts made all of this possible.

Friday 10 April I 11am -3pm, 5 - 8 yrs “Thank you South Africa.”

Sat 11 April 11am -3pm, 9-14yrs Sunday 12 April 11am -3pm, 9-14yrs The incredible results will be launched with the heARTlines Children’s Literature and Book Illustration Festival in May. Mundaring Arts Centre is at 7190 Great Eastern Hwy in the heart of Mundaring. Entry is free. For further information and to book workshops, please contact 9295 3991 or visit www.mundaringartscentre.com.au.

Jai Reddy, saxophonist, youth worker and all-round good guy

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EDUCATION

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PEOPLE ANNIE

DOUGLAS SUTHERLAND-BRUCE

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here is a new spirit abroad in Guildford - a spirit of regenatation and energy.

Partly it is the rebuilding of the Guildford Hotel after such a long time fallow but it’s more than that, much more.

There is a new wave of shopkeepers in James Street, new shops, but in keeping with the traditional balance of outlets, but run by young, vibrant, innovative women bringing new vigour to the village.

There’s Elizabeth Jenkin at The Little Deli, Minna Wallace at Tubs Gourmet Gelato and Annie at Annie’s Vinatge Wonderland.

Annie is a young, single mother who is managing to do what every feminist from Germs Greer onwards has advocated.

She juggles running the shop, going to auctions and sourcing wares with looking after her two boys and doing it all seemingly effortlessly.

It’s a long way from where she started - born in Tottenham, North London, although there is no trace of it in her accent.

The family, mum dad and thirteen children migrated to Australia when Annie was young and she was mostly educated here.

Her parents split shortly after they arrived in Australia and Annie and her siblings were left as strangers in a strange land in a one-parent family of a very different culture.

This early hardship shaped her resilliance and independance and having to look after some of the younger ones honed her mothering instincts.

An early marriage, two sons and life as a ‘stay-at-home’ mom in a sort of Stepford Wives existance was no preparation for the sudden end of her marriage and the necessity to earn a living for herself and her sons.

She immediately threw herself into work with two part-time jobs and working towards a Diploma in Social Studies (presumably to fill in the idle hours between 2am and 4am) She started as a casual counter hand and within a fortnight or so was running the Mall stall.

A life-long interest in antiques and the elegance of the 1950s co-inciding

with the availablity of a shop in Guildford’s James Street led to her opening Annie’s Vintage Wonderland specialising in the 40s, 50s and 60s.

Think of Audrey Hepburn, Grace Kelly, Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse - that sort of elegance.

Stepping into the shop for someone of my age is like stepping back in time.

Every step and corner is accompanied by cries of ‘Oh look, she got a ...’ and ‘My granny had one of those’.

Annie may also be found at her stall in the Twilight Markets, instantly recognisable by her characteristic 1950’s spotted dress that makes her look like a sexy ladybird. Drop by and say hi to a remarkable woman and possibly buy something nostagic and lovely.

Annie’s Vintage Wonderland Your One Stop Vintage Prop & Decor Shop 0430 456 586

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ENTERTAINMENT KADS AWARDS NIGHT TERRY HACKETT

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alamunda Dramatic Society held their annual awards night recently to honour their brightest and best.

The awards recognise the tremendous devotion to theatre and talent which abounds in the Club.

Terry Hackett, Jason Millman & Kerry Goode (Photograph by Rob Dekker of realvibephotography.com.au)

Many of the recipients were also honoured at the annual Finley Awards run by the ITA. The full list of awardees is:

Ensemble Award Outward Bound Best Sound/Lighting Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde Costume Design Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde Best set Charitable Intent Best Supporting Role Kate O'Sullivan

(Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde) Comedy Shining Star Sandra Sando

(Breast Wishes) Outstanding Performer Keith Scriven

y nobody's standards can Moira Buffini be called a writer of cosy drawing room comedy in the 'First wife has been invited to a dinner by the second wife along with her precocious daughter, the local vicar and bank manager, who's also got his negligee-clad secretary in tow' vein.

Buffini's plays confront and make you think, and her 2002 play Dinner is no exception.

It does rely on that old theatrical stand-by, the dinner party, but there the similarity ends.

Buffini started her theatrical life as an actor, which informs and enlivens her plays and makes tham sympathetic for actors in the way that, for example, the plays of Tom Stoppard don't.

Dinner, her 2002 play which is the Black Swan Theatre Company's next production is a blackly satirical comedy/drama well and wittily written with local stars Rebecca Davis, Stuart Halusz, Greg McNeil, Kenneth Ransom, Steve Turner, Alison Van Reeken and former Blue Heelers actor Tasma Walton.

The plot is simple enough - Paige Janssen is throwing a dinner party to celebrate the poublication of her husband's latest ‘self-help’ book and has invited an eccentric group to dine at the 'perfect dinner', including a waiter especially

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Three new life members were inducted into the Club - Rose Weighell, Bill Weighell and Anita Bound, all long-time members who have assisted in many ways over the years in a variety of roles both on and off stage.

In addition, there were several adjudicator certificates issued.

(L-R) Anita Bound, Keith Scrivens, Sandra Sando, Stephen Marr, Lesley Broughton, Gail Campbell-Young, Terry Hackett, Rose Weighell, Bill Weighell, Christine Ellis.

(Photograph by Rob Dekker of realvibephotography.com.au)

DOUGLAS SUTHERLAND-BRUCE

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(Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde) Best Director Tim Edwards & Michael McAllen (Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde) Best play Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde

DINNER FOR ALL

hired for the occasion.

The food turns out to be inedible and the main course is dining off each other's insecurities and foibles in what is truly a dinner party such as Lucifer might serve in the warmer regions of Hell.

Dinner runs from the 14th to the 29th of March at the Heath Ledger Theatre, William Street, Perth.

Tickets cost between $32.50 and $82.50 and may be obtained online at Ticketek or by ringing 1300 795 012.

ENTERTAINMENT KOOKABURRA CINEMA MARCH PROGRAMME

LINDSAY MORRIS A divorced mum moves into a new home in The Imitation Game (M) Brooklyn with her twelve year old son and her March, Friday 6th, Saturday 7th & Sunday 8th long work hours force here to leave her son, UK. WWII Drama.

Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Oliver, in the care of her new neighbour Vincent Matthew Goode, Rory Kinnear, Charles Dance & (Murray) who rather likes boozing, gambling andvisiting houses of ill repute.

Mark Strong The riveting story of English maths wizard Hardly the scene for a twelve year old Alan Turing cracking the German Enigma Code but Vincent decides that the lad needs some estimated to have saved fourteen million lives and ‘education’. An absolute hoot. shortened the war by some two years. Intriguing.

The Man From Coxs River (PG) March, Friday 10th, Saturday 11th & Sunday 12th Calvary (M) March, Friday 13th, Saturday 14th & Sunday 15th Australian Documentary Can a near impossible mission to save a Ireland & UK Drama. mob of brumbies bring a fiercely independent Starring: Brendon Gleeson Fr. James Lavelle (Gleeson) is stunned when bushman and a National Parks Ranger to see the in the confessional a man threatens to kill him world through each others eyes? within a week as revenge for sexual abuse he The wily mob of brumbies inhabit the suffered as a child by another priest. Compelling Warragamba Dam water catchment area which feeds Sydney its water. Is it possible to rehome drama as Fr. Lavelle contemplates his fate. the brumbies without the outcry that erupted on previous control attempts using shooters in helicopters? The trap yards are in one of the most difficult terrains with the only access being by horseback or helicopter. A seemingly impossible task. Stunning photography and horse riding action.

This is the closing movie for Season 19.

Thank you all for your fantastic support and trust you enjoyed the digital experience at Kookaburra Outdoor Cinema. We will be re-opening in October 2015 for Season 20 with a programme of excellent movies for your entertainment.

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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.

The Water Diviner (M) March, Friday 20th, Saturday 21st & Sunday 22nd Aust/Turkey & USA. Drama.

Director: Russell Crowe.

Some four years after Gallipoli an Aussie father journeys to Turkey to search for his three missing sons who fought there and return them or their remains to Australia.

Engrossing.

St Vincent (M).

March, Friday 27th, Saturday 28th & Sunday 29th USA. Comedy.

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FOOD IN GUILDFORD

The Thoughts of an Ageing, Balding Foodie TUBS

DOUGLAS SUTHERLAND-BRUCE There can be few occupations more pleasant than selling ice cream to children.

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trictly speaking Minna, the new owner and operator of Tubs in Guildford, doesn’t sell ice cream at all - she sells gelati.

Gelato may well be the Italian for ‘ice cream’, but the reality is that the two are quite different.

Ice cream is made of milk, cream, sugar and egg yolks. The ingredients are first cooked together into a rich custard, cooled then churned at a fairly high speed to incorporate air and served very cold.

Gelato starts out with a similar custard base as ice cream, but has a higher proportion of milk and a lower proportion of cream and no eggs. It is churned at a much slower rate, incorporating less air and leaving the gelato denser than ice cream.

Gelato is served at a slightly warmer temperature than ice cream, so its texture stays silkier and softer. Because it has a lower percentage of fat than ice cream, the main flavour ingredient really shines through.

And this is very true of Tub’s gelati made locally by Mimmo from the very freshest local ingredients. For example, the big-selling, awardwinning Fig Strudel gelato is just about to go off the list since fig season is drawing to a close.

Some of the list doesn’t change, mostly the best-selling favourites, but there are several, maybe half a dozen, that change at Minna’s whim or Mimmo’s seasonal imperatives.

The day I dropped in to sample Tub’s wares I could, and did, try the Chocolate, Cherry Ripe, Coccomi, Cookies and Cream, Peppermint Chocchip, Dark Chocolate (and that’s your actual, real dark chocolate melted into the gelato - smooth,

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Minna of Tubs (Photograph by D Sutherland-Bruce)

rich and delicious), Bacio, Fig Strudel, Salted Caramel and Vanilla - made with vanilla beans and entirely perfect, not ordinary or boring at all, which is what most people think of as ‘vanilla’.

As well as the gelati, there’s Tropical, Strawberry and Lemon Sorbet and a Passionfruit Yoghurt for your icy pleasure.

There is a limit to the number of gelati that only one mouth can taste so I didn’t try them all, but I did my best and I’d like to chat about a couple that I particularly enjoyed.

The Dark Chocolate I’ve spoken about, but I’d like to mention it again because so many ice creams described as ‘chocolate’ are flavoured with chocolate, not made of real chocolate at all and bear about as much relationship to chocolate as tinned pineapple does to actual pineapples.

I also tried the most popular of all the gelati, the Salted Caramel - I didn’t care for it, but everyone else loves it, so it’s just me.

The sorbets are just delicious, light and crisp with a refreshing as well as a cooling effect.

As well as the cold treats Tubs serves cakes, muffins, waffles cooked while you wait and served with syrups, cream and ice cream.

Both Hot Chocolate and Coffee is available and the gelati are available as an eat-on-thepremises, walk away and eat or take-away and eat much later.

A good deal of Tubs’ trade is from people dining at restaurants nearby, such as Alfred’s and The King and I and wandering past on their way home.

Minna is at least as interesting as her wares, having in her short life worked in retail, hospitality, corporate travel and for a Scuba Diving Resort and having lived all over Australia, in Germany, Scotland and Egypt.

She was born in Tasmania, but described arriving in Perth as ‘coming home’ and she loves the village atmosphere and cameraderie of Guildford.

I asked Minna if it was true that if small boys

wanted to grow up to be engine drivers, did small girls want to grow up to sell ice cream.

She laughed and said that no, it had never been even an idea in her head, but that her father had often expressed the wish to open an ‘Ice Cream Parlour’.

Following his unexpected and sudden death in the middle of last year coincidentally the Tubs shop came on the market and in a sentimental mark of respect and admiration for his dream she bought it.

Not a day has gone by that she has regretted the purchase, even when disaster strikes, the fridges play up or the coffee machine blows up, she says selling iced treats to smiling faces of children and adults alike is worth everything.

Ably aided over the weekend by friend Jess, Minna’s shop, Tubs, is open from about 11:00am weekends, 2:00pm each other day except Monday when she’s closed, until late.

Described as ‘Gourmet Gelato’, Tubs lives up to its name.

Very Highly Recommended.

Tubs of Tubs’s Gourmet Gelati (Photograph by D Sutherland-Bruce)

FINANCE 50 SHADES OF GREECE STEVE BLIZARD

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anis Varoufakis is both the voice and face of the Greek debt crisis.

Describing himself as a libertarian Marxist, Varoufakis became the nation’s new finance minister after the far-left Syriza Party won office in January.

The outspoken fifty-three year old GreekAustralian economics professor made a name for himself as a colourful critic of Greece’s 245 billion Euro post-global financial crisis bailout.

Germany’s Stern magazine wrote that Varoufakis’s appearance reminded readers of Greek heroes immortalised in marble statues.

“He rattles around Athens on a big, black motorcycle, never tucks his shirts in and radiates a sort of classical masculinity that you only usually see in Greek statues,” Stern reported.

The Syriza Party was swept into power because of its rejection of strict financial measures imposed by the European Union (EU), European Central Bank (ECB) and International Monetary Fund (IMF) as part of the 2010 debt bailout.

Varoufakis has the task of renegotiating Greece’s bailout conditions and at the same time avoiding outright default since that would mean his country exiting the Euro zone.

He believes Greece should never have embraced the Euro in 2001 but thinks it's now too late to exit.

It's a long way from when, at age twenty-seven, Varoufakis taught economics at Sydney University in the late 1980s. He still visits to Sydney at least twice annually to see his daughter.

GAME THEORY Initially, Varoufakis was primarily focused on teaching what’s known as economic game theory, which concerns the logic of strategic interaction between individuals.

This background may become more valuable since negotiations with Greece’s creditors involve endless shades of grey areas, both in what is said

and then what is done.

To recap, the Greek crisis came to a head in 2009 when it admitted its budget deficit would reach 12.9 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), over four times the EU’s three percent limit.

Financial ratings agencies therefore lowered Greece’s credit ratings, which drove future loan costs upwards, making it more difficult to acquire the funds to repay the nation’s debt.

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) recommended that Greece raise more revenue by increasing tax collection, followed by cracking down on tax evasion, and selling off state-owned businesses and assets.

Greece rejected that pathway, and threatened to default on debt and leave the Euro zone if the EU continued to press for such an arrangement.

Greece’s economy continued to slow, thereby reducing the tax revenues needed for debt repayment.

Unemployment jumped to 25 percent, street riots erupted, and voters were keen to turn to anyone promising a painless way out of the predicament.

By 2012, Greece's public debt had climbed to 175 percent of GDP, nearly three times the EU’s limit of sixty percent.

Already beneficiary of several debt extensions, in 2012 Greece underwent the biggest private sector debt restructuring in history, with the repayment schedule on the country's 245 billion Euro rescue package extended out to 2054.

WHO OWNS THE GREEK DEBT? Private sector lenders, mostly hedge funds, own some Greek debt, but the most is now owned by various EU institutions as well as the IMF, which joined the EU’s Greek 2010 bailout.

German banks were heavily exposed as the crisis intensified.

They, however, have been bailed out by German taxpayers.

French banks were rescued by the European Union. This massive shift from private gains to public losses was enabled through new bond issues by the European Financial Stability Facility.

Created in 2010, this was the EU’s answer to the U.S. Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), the US Treasury Department’s 2008 bailout program, whereby government bought bad bank debt.

However there’s far more grey area here than many pundits believe, easily fifty such shades in fact.

The unspoken game appears to revolve around the stability of the Euro. According to the Bank for International Settlements, US$26.45 trillion in currency derivatives are directly tied to the value of the Euro.

In comparison, the entire U.S. national debt just exceeds US$18 trillion.

If no long-term agreement is reached, and Greece finally leaves the Euro zone, it’s possible the euro could end up “falling off a cliff”. When that happens, an extraordinary amount of money stands to be lost.

The ultimate game-master, Varoufakis is leveraging this knowledge to his advantage.

He knows that if Greece exits the Euro zone it could break up the entire monetary union.

“The euro is fragile; it’s like building a castle of cards, if you take out the Greek card the others will collapse.” game theorist, Varoufakis said during a recent interview.

And if Greece departs it may cause panic throughout global financial markets with everyone wondering who’ll be next; Italy, Spain or Portugal.

INVESTMENT IMPLICATIONS Despite these risks, the recently-announced solution remains positive for Greece in the shortterm and for the Euro zone.

The Greek government now has time to plan its structural reforms and more detailed negotiations can progress.

In spite of recent political tumult, the Greek equity market has levelled, and positive returns year to date suggest that markets expect a constructive resolution.

Along with imminent Quantitative Easing by the ECB, which bodes well for European stocks, short term investment opportunities in Europe may still far outweigh the risks.

Courtesy of Roxburgh Securities

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LITERARY

T he Idler

You won’t even know exactly what time concern to the rest of the stragglers, but at least

The Idle Thoughts of an Idle Mind the event will begin as the start time is totally Team Undies was no longer amongst them.

WHAT’S IN A NAME?

GLENNYS MARSDON

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s I begin this piece the first wave of Rottnest Swim competitors are entering the water at Cottesloe beach and beginning the 19.7 kilometre swim to Rottnest.

The swim challenges swimmers fitness, mental toughness and the ability to eat a banana while floating on your back. I’ve followed this race for many years and this year I think I’ve worked out a secret weapon.

Since the race began with a bunch of mates taking on the ocean in 1991 the number of entrants has risen exponentially, so much so that there’s now a finite number of solo and team swimmers allowed in the race.

To be able to enter as a team you need a boat crew and a paddler. While the boat will linger out the back, the paddler is tasked with finding you amongst the start line frenzy when your identifying helium balloon breaks free from your bathers strap.

The paddler will also stay by your side handing over food and water all day. Lets’ see there was something else a team needs what was it? Oh that’s right at least one person mad enough wake up at 4am and decide to swim the shark infested waters to a small island that can’t be seen from the mainland at that time of the morning.

As a swimmer you will have completed months of training and endured chaffing, rashes, stingers, ear, neck, back pain and swimmers shoulder which evidently 30% of elite swimmers get while preparing.

You’ll also develop a pathological interest in the weather.

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dependent on how mother nature feels on the day.

If she wakes up with a high swell inducing headache the whole event could be cancelled.

In the time it’s taken me to research this piece solo swimmer Kane Radford has crossed the line in four hours twenty five minutes, meanwhile Rokeby Dental were the first team to flash their pearly whites at the finish line in four hours and eight minutes.

As I perused the results table I realised there was one important aspect that shouldn’t be overlooked … the team name.

Of the 380 teams that finished Ada’s Gnocchis came in at just under four and a half hours and The Muffin Tops at 5:44, well the training manual did herald the benefit of carbs. The Three Little Pigs enlisted a friend and made it in five hours, as did Sink Or Swim who clearly beat the odds.

At six hours the aptly named Monday 5.30am Again showed the benefit of having the start time included in your title as a reminder. Also there were Do We Look Like Seals? who were clearly thankful that the local sharks answered this question in the negative. They were followed in by the educational Fridges Don’t Float.

As the clock approached seven hours Missed The Ferry showed the importance of actually making the ferry. The boat crew for Living On A Prayer were finally able to get off their knees.

Legally Insane proved that sometimes our legal system gets it right, and if not for the foresight of the 4 pool noodles, the Beardo Sapiens would have set our species back several decades.

At seven and a half hours Have A Crack wondered if they should have, as they set foot on the sand flanked by You Gotta Be Kidding, Scrambled Legs and Floating Sponges who quickly phoned their cousin Sponge Bob after they got dressed.

Shark Bait also made it to shore which was a

The spectators were soon educated that Baby Pandas Like To Swim and Pigs Do Swim. At eight hours the Dirty Monkeys could finally rinse off the Floating Debris that came in with them, which made For Fox Sake sigh with relief.

Ironically Team Number Won was the last team to make the cut coming in at nine hours and fifty one minutes, just beating Endolpins who were feeling a bit low, and Where’s Richard? not to be confused with Who’s Bruce? who arrived three hours earlier.

It’s got to be said that Walk on Water came in looking rather bewildered at seven and half hours.

Out Of Our Depth clearly were as they made it onto the Did Not Finish list along, with Hairy Ones who clearly should have been handicapped for the amount of drag their genes generated, and No Blow Up Dolls who I believe are rethinking their strategy for next year.

Are We There Yet are still waiting for an answer and Slow Clap are lamenting not using their GPS. Nuckingfuts were last seen in the pub saying ‘I told you so’. Oh and if anyone comes across Another Dimension could they please let the organisers know.

For we more physically challenged land lovers I believe there is a Virtual Rottnest Swim which sounded great until I read that it involves swimming the same distance in a swimming pool, and not wandering about the house waving your arms in the air like you just don’t care.

Congratulations to all those who entered you are an inspiration and good luck for next year, especially the mysterious team simply named 5.

COMMUNITY FINANCIAL COUNSELLING AND TENANCY MEGAN DOLLING

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CONNECT IN AVELEY

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oin in the free fun and make new connections at the City of Swan’s annual Connect community event in Aveley.

City Mayor, Charlie Zannino, said the event was a great opportunity to find out more about your local community groups, schools, sporting clubs and the City of Swan.

“This is a great day out for the whole family,” he said.

“There will be something for everyone, with local groups performing on stage, a bouncy castle, face painting, crafts and a cuddly animal farm.

“There will also be market stalls, including a variety of food stalls.”

Ellenbrook Ward Councillor, David McDonnell, said there was an exciting new

addition this year.

“We have introduced a Youth Zone, which will have a heap of activities, like a Silent Disco, climbing wall, PCYC bus, airbrush tattoos and hair wraps,” he said.

“A popular addition last year, we will again have the ‘come and try’ sessions held by local sporting groups. Connect is a chance for people of all ages and all walks of life to come together and meet other people from their local area, get an understanding of what services and groups exist locally and have a great day out.”

Connect is on Sunday, March 22 from 12noon to 4pm at Central Park in Aveley.

For more information call Jenna Whistler on 9297 9608.

esidents are invited to attend a free Financial Counselling and Tenancy session on Thursday March 26, presented by City of Swan and Midland Information Debt and Legal Advocacy Service Inc (MIDLAS).

City of Swan Mayor, Charlie Zannino, said the session will cover topics which will assist residents to understand their rights as tenants.

“We encourage residents to come along and learn more about the rights and responsibilities of tenants, consumer leases and rental agreements,” he said.

“This session will arm residents with up to date information so they can act with confidence when looking after their own rights and when dealing with landlords.”

MIDLAS advocate, Megan Butt, said the session will also explain assistance programs which are available.

“Our Advocates will be on hand to explain the Hardship Utility Grant Scheme and will be able to book priority appointments with our service if participants require further assistance,” he said.

“We will also have a general question and answer session about tenancy issues if people have a particular issue they would like to know more about.”

The Financial Counselling and Tenancy session will take place from 10am until 11.30am on Thursday March 26, 2015 at the Midland Town Hall.

This is the second free community education session to be delivered by MIDLAS and supported by the City of Swan this year.

The sessions aim to educate participants Commissioned artists: (L to R) Monique Tippett, Thomas Hoareau, Deborah Bonar, Ian about their rights and focus on crisis prevention.

Dowling, Penny Bovell, Simon Gilby, Tony Pankiw, Peter Dailey, Jahne Rees and Rob MIDLAS gratefully acknowledges the State McCulloch. Missing from image are Ian Mutch and Peter and Miranda Farmer. and Commonwealth Governments for supporting advocacy in Midland t John of God Midland Public and Private that develops and advocates for excellence in Hospitals will be the focus of a major public creativity and artistic practice, as part of the State art program from 2015 onwards, with thirteen Government’s Percent for Art program to enhance Western Australian artists recently awarded a public buildings and support local artists. series of public artwork commissions to the value Not only will patients, visitors and staff enjoy DISCLAIMER the artwork, the community will also benefit as of $1 million.

The information in this publication is of the majority of the pieces will be in public areas of

All eleven artworks respond to the themes a general nature. The articles contained the hospital and grounds. of journeys or spiritus and are in design herein are not intended to provide a Several artists hail from the hospitals’ development, with installation planned from midcomplete discussion on each subject 2015. They range from a towering, illuminated catchment area: they are Peter Dailey of and or issues canvassed. Synhawk sculpture at the main entry to delicate murals in Woodbridge and Aboriginal artists Deborah Publications Pty Ltd does not accept any Bonar of Ballajura and Peter and Miranda Farmer maternity and paediatrics. liability for any statements or any opinion, or for any errors or omissions contained The Public Art Strategy was developed of Bassendean. herein.

by FORM, a non-profit cultural organisation The hospitals’ CEO, Dr Glen Power, said, “The artwork at Midland is part of a wider initiative and growing determination within St John of God Health Care to emphasise the value that the arts play in enhancing the holistic health, healing and n the February issue we published the photograph shown to the wellbeing for each individual in our care as well as left of Annie at her stall in the Twilight Markets. in the broader community.”

No attribution was given for the photograph but we would now The hospitals will not only integrate artworks like to acknowledge that the photograph was taken by Kathryn Jane by Western Australian artists across the site, Stephenson of Guildford and the copyright kindly ceded to Annie to they will also offer a program of arts events, promote her business - Annie’s Vintage Wonderland. performances and cultural activities, supporting a We apologise unreservedly for the oversight. vibrant community in the heart of Midland.

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COMMUNITY GUILDFORD TWILIGHT MARKETS Where the old meets the new, food meets fun in the gloaming

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n the sometime vicious heat of our Western Australian summers shopping leisurely in the cool of twilight makes very good sense.

Stirlling Square in the historic town of Guildford makes a perfect setting for an evening market with it's tall, shady trees, sweeping laws and wide paved paths meandering through the dappled sunlight.

The market is held on the last Friday of each month from 5pm with the exception of March, when the annual Guildford Heritage Festival is held.

The stalls, food and live entertainment on offer is very wide. For example, if the idea of cooking in a hot kitchen and washing dishes is less appealing than eating out in the balmy air of a glorious summer's evening.

If that sounds good, your options at the Twilight Markets is Porta Pizza, Meast - Middle Eastern Street

Food, Two QueensWoodfired Street Food.

Scrumdiddly Crepes, Satay Rest, Cafe Oranje, Robs Baked Potato's, Marcelita's Empanadas, Makan at Pixies - Malay, Mad Hatters on Milston, Smokin BBQ Bus, Rancho Sombrero Tex-Mex, McCoffee, Shiraz Soft Serve, Enrico's German Bratwurst, Treadly Treats and more.

If you would like to mix your food tasting with a little browsing for goods there is a diverse range with a blend of the old and the new with vintage, retro, upcycled and handcrafted wares such as the stall from Annie's Vintage Wonderland.

There is live music

throughout the evening from buskers, street performers and professional musicians plus free face painting, bouncy castle and children's activities.

The next Twilight Markets, and last for this season is on May 1st.

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POETRY A LIFETIME OF HOLIDAYS SUSAN MORLEY

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AFE Karratha has been inundated with the young children but once again, through no unwanted and homeless cats over the breeding fault of her own, she was returned to SAFE. The season. Tsuki is just one of approximately ninety children were devastated as she had won their lovely natured cats currently in foster care, hearts in a short time. awaiting a permanent home.

We are hoping that it will be third time lucky Sweet natured and super affectionate, thirteen for Tsuki and are looking for a special home for month old Tsuki has been in care with SAFE since her. Fortunately, she has been able to return to she was a young kitten. If you met her, you would her long term carer in the meatime. never guess that she hasn’t had the most stable Tsuki is toilet trained, desexed, microchipped beginning to her life. She is super confident, and vaccinated. relaxed and gentle with young children.

Tsuki and most of our pets can be flown Tsuki was originally found with her littermates cheaply and easily to her new home thanks to our under a house. The kind lady who found them ongoing support from QANTAS Air Freight and looked after them lovingly with the assistance of the Toll Group.

SAFE and was very surprised when their mother SAFE’s successful fostering program relies walked into the house a few days later. largely on flying animals from remote areas The mother cat had such a beautiful to their new homes in other parts of WA and personality that the carer decided to adopt her! interstate. You can feel safe to adopt long distance All of the kittens were then adopted to new because homes. But through no fault of her own, Tsuki SAFE animals come with a “lifetime was returned to SAFE a few months later as her guarantee“. This means if they are not able to stay family could no longer care adequately for her. in your care for whatever reason, SAFE will always Tsuki then went to a new foster home and has take them back, as we ensure that both humans lived there for most of her life. While this carer is and animals alike are happy with the match. unable to adopt her, she adores her and would Tsuki brings much joy to her foster home. If love to see her in a kind, loving home. you’d like to experience the joy she brings, contact She says Tsuki is amazing. Tsuki gets on well SAFE Karratha on (08) 9185 4634. with children, other cats and dogs. She is very sociable, even with strangers.

Her carer thinks she would be great for a family or with someone who is around a lot who loves cat affection and companionship.

She has regular “snuggle attacks” where she poddles her carer’s stomach, then nuzzles her face. At night, she cuddles into her carer’s neck and snuggles her face up to her carer’s face. “It’s a good way to fall asleep – and an even better way to wake up I reckon!”

Sometimes she spends time in at SAFE Headquarters and she loves to sit on the desk as staff work on their computers.

Tsuki never scratches, even when her toenails are being trimmed or when she has had medicine. She loves to play with the other cats, to hide in tunnels and to sleep on the cat tree.

She always uses the scratching post rather than furniture and can walk on a lead, too! And you’ll have no more need of flyspray because she is a skilled fly catcher.

Recently, Tsuki was adopted out again. She was amazingly gentle with Photograph by Carly Williams

o more school for a week or so Pack the bags, away we go.

On to the beach we all tread, Dad, with his hanky on his head.

Bucket and spade, sandcastles made, Postcards sent. Wish you were here.

Time to go home, see you next year.

He has borrowed a car! Where shall we go?

Somewhere cool, no one will know, Away from parental gazes, Peering through tobacco hazes, Swigging from Old Jim Beam This is the teenage dream Travel now in foreign places Surrounded by dark smiling faces, Tasting dishes never tried Relating tales with boastful pride Of daring deeds, and times of stress and how we survived never the less.

Older still we are going cruising Our sense of adventure, are we losing?

Luxury cabins with ocean views Eating and drinking too much booze Holidays throughout the years Returning home with souvenirs A shell collection as a child Teenage tales of going wild Bringing gifts from foreign places Once in backpacks, now wheelie cases.

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

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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WHAT’S ON IF YOU WOULD LIKE AN EVENT LISTED IN THIS COLUMN RING JAN ON 9298 8495 CANCER BIG MORNING TEA Ellenbrook Wednesday, May 20 Doors open 9.30am at the Salvation Army Hall, Ellenbrook for a 10.00 am start. Raffles etc, $10.00 entry plus door prize Phone Brian or Bev on 9296 7640 or Bev on 0417 643 098 ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS Glen Forrest Group Every Monday evening We meet at 7.00pm at the Glen Forrest Uniting Church, Mc Glew Rd, Glen Forrest. Call Dermot 0488 905 211 or John 0448 074 536 or the Perth Office (all hours) 9325 3566.

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

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

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

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

Contact Jenny 9252 1996.

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

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

HILLS CHRONIC PAIN SUPPORT GROUP 1st Wednesday of each month Hilltop Grove Estate, 1645 Jacoby Street, Mahogany Creek. Morning tea provided, between 10.30 - 12.00 noon.

Enquiries Terina 9572 1655.

SWAN HARMONY SINGERS Every Wednesday evening Swan Harmony Singers are welcoming new members, especially men, to join us at the Salvation Army Church Hall, 371 Morrison Rd,

(opposite Swan View Primary School), Swan View.

We meet from 7-9pm, to sing music ranging from jazz to pop, plus the occasional classic.

As we are starting on a new programme of songs, this is the perfect time to join. No auditions.

For more information, call Chris on 9298 9529 or 0435 062 728. Come and sing with us!

THE HILLS CHOIR Monday Evenings Do you enjoy singing and joining with others to make beautiful music? Come and join the Hills Choir. We meet from 7.30 to 9.30pm at the Uniting Church on Stoneville Road, Mundaring. Contact Margie on 9295 6103 for further information.

MUSTARD SEED - DISCOVERING COMPUTERS Mustard Seed is a non-profit organisation and caters for all aspects of everyday computing.

Ability levels from beginner to advanced are welcome and learners proceed at their own pace.

There are desktops, laptops, iPad and Android tablets, scanners, printers and Wi-Fi broadband internet. Cost is $3 per session.

Enrolments in 2014 exceeded 100. To gain a place in 2015 enrol now. Forms and information are available by: Phoning 9299 7236 or 0416 815 822 or E. discoveringcomputers@westnet.com.au.

SWAN VALLEY SQUARES – ELLENBROOK Every Friday Night Modern Australian Square Dancing from 8.00 pm – 10.00 pm Woodlake Community Hall, 1 Highpoint Blvd, Ellenbrook. Friendly, fun and low cost. No previous experience necessary. All ELLENBROOK COMMUNITY Welcome. Contact Greg Fawell 0417 912 241 or WEIGHT LOSS CLUB Every Wednesday evening www.swanvalleysquares.weebly.com We meet from 6.45pm to 8.00pm at the Woodlake Community Hall, Meeting room 1.

GUILDFORD MARKET Highpoint Blvd, Ellenbrook. Friendly support Third Sunday of every month group and low cost. Male and females of all At Guildford Town Hall, Corner of James and ages welcome. Contact Shirley 9276 7938 Meadow Streets. 9am - 3pm. shirleysardelich@aapt.net.au.

Situated in the heart of Guildford, within five minutes walking distance from the Guildford Train Station, a visit to the Guildford Market is sure to please.

With a diverse and unique array of locally handcrafted products and produce, there will be something of interest for all. From garden ornaments, homemade jams and relishes to handmade soy candles, cards, bags, cushions, children’s toys, bears, baby and children’s wear.

Individually designed and crafted glassware, jewellery and beautifully made wood products and so much more to tempt you.

Sausage sizzle, live music all day.

If you would like to receive a free copy of the new, expanded digital Swan Magazine sent to you electronically and save a tree’s life, send an email to: editor@swanmagazine.com.au with ‘Subscribe’ in the subject line.

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Make a day of it, stroll around the markets and then take the time to wander about the heritage listed town of Guildford. Enjoy a picturesque Heritage Walk Trail or pay a visit to the antique, art and craft shops along the cafe strip.

Enquiries: Bromwyn, 6278 4252.

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COMING th 19 APRIL 2015

Sunday from 8-­‐12pm at Stirling Park Stirling Terrace Toodyay

Come and experience the wonderful array of UNIQUE local and regional stalls from around the Avon Valley & Wheatbelt area.

Would you like to be a seller? If it’s handmade, grown, raised or produced – We want YOU! Please get in touch with the Toodyay Farmers Market Committee on the below details.

J PUT IT IN YOUR DIARY J For More Information: E: toodyayfarmersmarket@gmail.com P: 0421 288 805 or 0417 938 158 W: www.toodyayfarmersmarkets.weebly.com F: www.facebook.com/toodyayfarmersmarket

3rd Sunday of each month STARTING 19TH APRIL 2015

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