Kondinin Office Hours Office Hours: 8.30am-4.30pm Licensing Hours: 8.30am-3.00pm Email: cso@kondinin.wa.gov.au

Hyden Office Hours Office Hours: 10.00am-4.30pm

(Closed for lunch between 12.30-1.00 daily) Licensing hours: 10.00am-3.00pm Email: hylib@kondinin.wa.gov.au

PRODUCED BY THE SHIRE OF KONDININ

KONDININ HIT BY FREAK STORM SUNDAY 25TH FEBRUARY 2018

Pool Manager, Shaun Franich captures the storm rolling in moments before it hits town

FREAK STORM HITS KONDININ

Severe storms and heavy rainfall ripped through the Upper Great Southern on Sunday 25th February 2018 with Kondinin being one of the areas most severely hit. It was certainly the case of the calm before the storm, as within minutes the high winds and rainfall came in quickly with power lines down causing the power out almost immediately. There was a lot of damage to properties within the town site and surrounding farms including roof sheets ripped off houses and sheds, fences down, trees fallen over and various loose items uplifted from yards. Whilst there was lots of water on the roads, the freak storm put the new drainage work in town to the test, which certainly seemed to help the flow of water from the streets where work has been completed.

The Kondinin Primary School was also hit, with parts of the Administration Building roof torn off, ‘It was a bit of a shock, but I think its probably a blessing in disguise that the classrooms and main learning areas for the students weren’t damaged’, said Sarah Baden-Powell, the Principal of Kondinin Primary School. School was able to resume on Tuesday 27th February 2018.

Shaun Franich, the Kondinin Swimming Pool Manager had a great vantage point from the pool building watching the storm roll in. Apart from lots of leaves in the swimming pool itself, the building and the shade sails held up very well. Shaun has now cleaned the pool beautifully and opened this morning for early morning swimming.

A big thank you to everyone including, Western Power, FESA, Shire work crews and local volunteers who are still working hard so that power can be restored and roads, homes, businesses and public places cleaned up and made safe and accessible.

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Western Power Crew working hard to restore power

Power lines over Jones Street

Trees down at the Community Garden

KONDININ KIDS ARE TAKING THE PLUNGE

Cost is free (includes lesson & sausage sizzle)

*STANDARD POOL ENTRY APPLIES

Every Wednesday @4pm

Bridie with her medal

Bridie & Angela

The new Kondinin Swimming Pool has been very well utilised this year, with record numbers through the gate since it was first opened in 2014. It has been great to see a steady group of children attending the recently re-established swimming club. The tadpole group led by Tammy and Jen have shown amazing improvements in their ability and confidence in the water over the last few months. The dolphin and shark groups assisted by Rachel, Shaun, Ruth, Maria, Sarah and Ellen have shown strong improvement in their stroke technique and fitness. The swimming club has greatly assisted the Kondinin kids at recent swimming events, including the swimming carnival in Hyden last Friday and the Corrigin swim meet on the 18th February 2018 attended by Angela Andrews and Bridie Northey. A special mention to Bridie Northey who is a regular participant at Kondinin swimming club and early morning swimming who was the intermediate girls champion at the school swimming carnival on Friday 23rd February - well done Bridie. Well done also to Dieter Bennell and Michelle Collard who were also championship recipients at the swimming carnival held last Friday in Hyden. Swimming club will continue throughout March when the pool remains open. All kids are able to attend, even if you haven’t attended before. Just remember if you don’t have a season pass to the pool bring along $2 for pool entry. Swimming classes and the sausage sizzle are free! The Kondinin Aquatic Centre not only offers a place to swim but social events as well with the screening of the Lego Man movie held last Saturday evening. This was well attended and many enjoyed a BBQ at the pool before the movie started. Like the ‘Kondinin Aquatic Centre’ new page on Facebook to keep up with what’s on!

LOCAL PLANNING SCHEME NO.1 ADVERTISING OF LOCAL PLANNING POLICIES

Pursuant to Schedule 2, cl. 4 of the Planning and Development (Local Planning Schemes) Regulations 2015 the Shire of Kondinin is advertising two new proposed local planning policies.

Policy No.3 - Relating to Sea Containers

The objectives of this new policy are as follows:

To establish clear guidelines for the placement of sea containers used for storage purposes within the Shire of Kondinin;

To ensure that any sea container does not detract from an existing (or reasonably desired) streetscape or locality;

To achieve a balance between providing a legitimate need for sea containers as an affordable and secure storage option,

and minimising the impact on neighbours, streetscape, the amenity of the neighbourhood or locality and of the Shire as a

whole; and

To provide guidelines for consistent decision making for sea containers within the Shire of Kondinin.

Policy No. 4 - Relating to Signs and Advertisements

The objectives of this new policy are as follows:

To ensure that advertisements are appropriately sized and sited for their location;

To ensure that advertisements don’t adversely impact upon the amenity of the surrounding areas while providing appropriate

exposure of activities or services;

To provide guidelines for consistent decision making for signs and advertising within the Shire of Kondinin; and

To achieve advertising signs which are not misleading or dangerous to vehicular or pedestrian activity.

Copies of the above policies are available for viewing from the Hyden and Kondinin Shire Offices, on the Shire’s website

www.kondinin.wa.gov.au or by contacting the Shire’s Manager Planning Development,

Tory Young on 9889 1006 or 0412 913 211 or mpd@kondinin.wa.gov.au

Submissions are to be addressed to the Chief Executive Officer and can be mailed to PO Box 7 KONDININ WA 6367, hand

delivered to the Hyden or Kondinin Shire Offices or by emailing to mpd@kondinin.wa.gov.au. Submissions are to be submitted by

no later than 4.00PM on Wednesday 21st March 2018.

COMMUNITY GARDEN WATERING ROSTER

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

WEEK 1 (RECYCLE BIN WEEK)

Jen Henderer AREA 1

Jo McCubbing AREA 2

Denis McCubbing AREA 1

Lisa & Chris Thompson AREA 2

WEEK 2 (NON-RECYCLE BIN WEEK)

Maria Board AREA 1

Margi Pool AR-EA 1

Toni Smeed AREA 2

Marilyn Nelson AREA 2

Tory Young AREA 2

Watering Roster at Community Garden

AREA 1 (SOUTHERN SECTION OF GARDEN)- The handbags and jeans on the fence, turn on tap that waters the shrubs at rear of garden, the planter box on the men’s toilets, the large sleeper beds, the mulberry tree and the fig tree, the plants behind the stand up sleepers near the fire pit, the rosemary path and turn on the reticulation beds. AREA 2 (NORTHERN SECTION OF GARDEN) - Plants around the nature play area in the pots, beds and path, the plants behind the stand up sleepers and along the fence between garden and nature play area, the succulents in the bath tubs, the planter box on ladies toilet, the pot plants under the kiosk, the planter boxes under the kiosk and turn on the reticulation beds.

COMMUNITY GARDEN UPDATE Thank you to everyone who continues to help out at the community garden by watering or attending the busy bee. A shout out to Jo Mc Cubbing who has also planted a few extra veggies in preparation for our ‘gourmet in the garden’ event on the 23rd March 2018. Thank you to Middle East Engineering who have made a new metal gate for us which we are looking to plasma cut with a garden design at the Kondinin Men’s Shed prior to installation. If anyone wishes to help with this we will be meeting at the Men’s Shed at 2.00pm on Friday 9th March and if need be coming back on Saturday morning the 10th March to complete it. Tickets are selling fast for the Gourmet in the Garden event so please contact the Shire on 9889 1006 or mpd@kondinin.wa.gov.au to secure your ticket and to assist in catering purposes.

Saluting Their Services Commemorations Program

The Department of Veterans’ Affairs and Rick Wilson

MP Federal Member for O’Conner are calling for nominations for Certificates of Appreciation, of Individuals that have served military or logistic roles in the following wars and operations.

Second World War, British Commonwealth Occupa-

tion Force (Japan), The Korean War, The Malayan Emergency, The Indonesian Confrontation, The Vietnam War, The Gulf War, The Iraq War, The War in Afghanistan and Peace Operations.

Please contact the Shire of Kondinin 9889 1006 for an

application form or more information.

POTTERY CLASSES IN

KONDININ

The Shire in conjunction with

the Kondinin Arts Group is

looking to run a series of pottery

classes in the coming months.

Details to be confirmed and

dependent on grant funding and

level of interest.

If you are interested please

contact Tory at the Shire on

9889 1006 or

mpd@kondinin.wa.gov.au

by Friday 2nd March 2018.

KONDININ MENS SHED

The Kondinin Men Shed would like to sincerely thank everyone who donated old batteries so far to us to raise awareness of mens’ health issues.

FOR SALE

1 Samsung Multi Function Colour Laser Printer and one new black ink cartridge. $150 or next offer.

33 length of curved RHS steel 75x50x2.5 $30 per length.

THE MENS SHED WANTS YOUR OLD

BATTERIES The Kondinin Men’s Shed are currently seeking your old or unwanted vehicle batteries. Proceeds to Men’s Health Issues. To arrange collection or if you can drop off to the Men’s Shed. Please call Ron 9889 6072 or Mick 0428 896 017.

ON THIS DAY:

28 FEBRUARY

1998 First flight of RQ-4 Global Hawk, the first unmanned

aerial vehicle certified to file its own flight plans and

fly regularly in U.S. civilian airspace.

1997 Smokers must prove they are over 18 to purchase

cigarettes in US.

1995 Denver International Airport opens.

1993 Iolanda Chen triple jumps world indoor record hop

step (14.46m).

1990 US 65th manned space mission STS 36 (Atlantis 6)

launches into orbit.

1759 Pope Clement XIII allows Bible to be translated into

various languages.

Please contact Shire of Kondinin 9889 1006

Practical Driving

Assessment

WEDNESDAY

14 March 2018

EVENTS & CALENDAR DATES

FEBRUARY 2018

28th February - Kondinin Swimming Club

MARCH 2018

9th March - Community Garden Gate Workshop @ Men’s Shed

12th March - Early Years

13th March - P & C AGM

14th March - Practical Driving Assessment

17th March - St Patrick’s Bike Pingo

21st March - Council Meeting in Hyden

23rd March - Gourmet in the Garden @ Kondinin Community Garden

31st March - Karlgarin Market Day

If you would like to include a notice or receive the Weekly Echo via Email please contact cso@kondinin.wa.gov.au or 9889 1006 before 10am Tuesday

Local Community Group Notices are Free!!!