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Agents of Empire: How E L Mitchell's photographs shaped ideas about Australia.

The book charts Mitchell's rise from his struggles as a migrant to become one of WA's most significant photographers with his images being used across the world.

You are invited to hear Dr Joanna Sassoon talk about her recent book

Dr Sassoon's talk follows our AGM, Sunday 8 April 2018, 2-4pmSt Stephen's Church Hall, Toodyay

Afternoon tea provided.

RSVP Linda 0488 098 353 E: secretary.2j.ths@gmail.com

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ON MARCH 21 RSL Toodyay Sub Branch President Peter Brennan and Sandakan Project Organiser Lou Kidd gathered together the two winners of the 2017-2018 Sandakan Scholarship Tour for the presentation of commemorative tour tee- shirts and a photo session. Among those attending were the winners Alyssa Farrell and Tameka Baker, their mothers Janice and Tanya, sponsors from Toodyay Dental Clinic, Op Shop, Toodyay

Toodyay Historical SocietyRobyn Taylor, President

HISTORY can be a dry and musty subject when it only consists of dates and facts. For the baby-boomer generation that’s how history was taught at primary school with rote learning. It was boring. Now we have ready access to a wealth of information from original documents and early newspaper stories that give life and colour to historic events and people. Members of our society have been working with the shire’s museum to discover who the convicts and ticket-of-leavers were who served some of their time in Toodyay. In particular there has been considerable activity in WA history circles celebrating the 150th anniversary of the last convict ship to come to WA and Australia, the Hougoumont. I must acknowledge our member Eva Smith who provided the following information based on research by historian Bevan Carter for a display mounted by the WA Genealogical Society, otherwise known as WAGS. John Rowland Jones was born in Wales in 1841 and worked as a chemist’s assistant in London. While in London he studied stenography (shorthand and typing). These skills and a good education were indispensable to his subsequent career as a journalist in Wales and later in the Swan River Colony.

From left: Peter Brennan, Toodyay RSL; Michael McGuinness, Toodyay Dental Clinic; Bel Rowe, Toodyay Op Shop; Janice Farrell, mother of Alyssa Farrell; Alyssa Farrell, Joint Winner Sandakan Scholarship Tour 2017-2018; Lou Kidd, Organiser Sandakan Project, Toodyay RSL; Tameka Baker, Joint Winner Sandakan Scholarship Tour 2017-2018; Tanya Baker, mother of Tameka Baker; Jim Sylvester, Toodyay Lions Club; Carolynne Haigh, Toodyay St JohnAmbulance and, Kirsten Barrack, Toodyay and Districts Bendigo Community Bank.

Local leaders gather to see off Sandakan winnersand Districts Bendigo Community Bank, Toodyay Lions Club and Toodyay St John Ambulance. Sponsors unable to attend included Toodyay Miniature Railway, Shire of Toodyay and Marion and Charlie Ferguson. Sandakan remembers four Toodyay men who perished in Borneo during WW2. The Sandakan Scholarship has been offered to Year 9 students living in Toodyay since 2008. Eleven students have been awarded the scholarship and this year the winning students will travel to Borneo in April.

Please keep an eye on the Toodyay RSL Facebook page for pictures and stories from Borneo. Toodyay RSL thanks the community and in particular the wonderful sponsors for their support during the year. In other news, RSLWA and the Shire of Toodyay are now very close to signing a lease agreement to provide RSL tenancy of the previous Shire Gardeners Depot site in Clinton Street. This is the culmination of much hard work and commitment from all parties involved. Well done.

ANZAC Day 2018 will commence with the Dawn Service at 0550 hours (military style time) at the War Memorial followed by the gunfire breakfast at the historic precinct on Clinton Street. At 1030 hours the Anzac Day march will form up outside the Memorial Hall and then step off at 1045 hours and proceed to Anzac Park for the main service at 1100 hours. After this service, fellowship will be had at The Toodyay Club. We invite the community to attend these services and the fellowship. We wish all members and families good health and a speedy recovery from illness.

Matron invents trench foot balm for WW1 diggers

The bright lights of London must have lured Rowland to commit the sin of forgery of the not inconsiderable sum of £324/6/11. According to the Welsh newspaper he worked for, the Wrexham Advertiser (4 August 1866) he “afterwards made his way to London, where he spent the whole of the money in riotous living in the short period of three weeks.” One suspects a touch of envy in the

Advertiser’s reporting of the scandal. After four months in prison, Rowland, Convict No. 9783, arrived in Fremantle in January 1868 on the Hougoumont. He served his time including a stint at Toodyay and following his release he worked as a reporter for the Fremantle Herald, and became editor of The WA Times. He is credited with starting the Metropolitan Institute where shorthand and typewriting skills were taught and being the first Hansard reporter in WA. If you want to find out more about the Hougoumont have a look at our noticeboard outside Drummond House. Anzac Day will soon be upon us and this is a short WW1 snippet about local identity Mrs Leeder and her healing balm for trench foot. The article appeared in the Toodyay Herald (4 March 1917) and was repeated in the Sunday Times (1 April 1917) under the heading Perth Prattle. Mrs Leeder, “a Toodyay matron”, had invented a special balm and was sending hundreds of pots to the soldiers at the front, “and they swear by it”. Our trip to Key Farm on Toodyay Road on March 24 turned out to be an extra special occasion. Hosts Ruth and Colin Moore provided a musical feast with concert pianist Anastasia Buettner-Moore giving a piano recital of classical and contemporary pieces. For a change in mood, she played several catchy numbers on her saxophone, including Pink Panther and finishing with the Benny

Hill favourite, Yakety Sax. Please note our AGM will be held on Sunday April 8 at 2pm in St Stephen’s Anglican Hall. Following the AGM our guest speaker is Dr Joanna Sassoon, former curator of WA’s pictorial archives at the State Library. Joanna will talk on the legendary WA photographer E L Mitchell, the subject of her recently published book Agents of Empire – How E L Mitchell’s Photographs Shaped Australia. (See advertisement below left.) Our next meeting will be on Wednesday 18 April at 7pm in Drummond House, Toodyay Environment and History Centre, next to the bank. For more information contact: Linda Rooney, secretary.2j.ths@gmail.com, president Robyn Taylor 9574 2578, or Beth Frayne, toobide4@iinet.net.au, 9574 5971. Donegan’s Cottage in the showgrounds is open every Thursday from 1-3pm. Postal address: PO Box 32, Toodyay WA 6566. There are also displays of books and other items at Drummond House. Open Saturday mornings. You can also find us on our website: toodyayhistoricalsociety.org.au. Membership is fantastic value at $10 per annum.

Anastasia Buettner-Moore entertains the audience at Key Farm. Photo: Linda Rooney.

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Avon and Hills Mining Awareness Group

TOODYAY seems to be beleaguered by various threats to its surrounding environment and iconic position as a heritage tourism area. Recently another local mining threat has raised its head. This time it is iron ore near Northam – our thanks go to Cr Ben Bell for his post which alerted us to this. We are already almost surrounded by bauxite tenements. The iron ore resources border on the bauxite resources to the north east of Toodyay in the Nunile area. They extend to the south filling in more of the Toodyay surrounds with potential mines and reach out southwards to beyond York. If this iron ore is exploited there will be many concerns for local residents and everyone in the Avon and Hills regions. The local ore is magnetite which contains only about one third iron. Most of the iron ore that is mined in WA at the moment is haematite – almost two thirds iron. Haematite contains enough iron to be economically viable for transport and export in its raw state but magnetite does not. So magnetite needs to be ‘beneficiated’, treated at or near the mine site before it is transported. T h e p r o c e s s n e e d s e x p e n s i v e infrastructure, uses a lot of energy and water and also produces more onshore carbon emissions before shipment than haematite does. Magnetite has to be crushed, ground finely, and mixed with water to form a slurry. The magnetic nature of the ore enables

Iron ore resource adds more mine sites

Map shows Toodyay surrounded by bauxite and now, iron ore tenements.

Flicking a cigarette butt costs $500,

ash – $50Toodyay Tidy TownsGreg Warburton

ALTHOUGH Toodyay Tidy Towns has been a little quiet of late work continues behind the scenes. We are still seeking funding for the mural project and this is proving challenging but we remain upbeat. It has been encouraging to see the Adopt a Spot groups out and about with Arts Toodyay doing a superb job around the high profile IGA/Charcoal Lane area. It is disappointing that much of the litter haul in these high-use areas are cigarette butts. Tidy Towns would like to remind smokers that discarding your butt inappropriately can attract up to a $500 fine under the Litter act 1979. Even flicking ash is a $50 fine. Cigarette butts are the most littered item in Australia with six out of 10 smokers stubbing their butts outdoors. They comprise around 30 per cent of the WA litter stream. The WA Department of Fire and Emergency Services attends approximately 700 landscape fires each year caused by discarded lit cigarette butts. Butts littered on streets get washed into stormwater drains and into waterways where they leach toxic chemicals such as cadmium, lead and zinc. They are commonly mistaken for food by marine life and have been found in the stomachs of fish, birds, sea turtles and other marine creatures. Cigarette butts are made from non-biodegradable plastic and can take up to 12 to 15 years to break down. Our vigilant shire rangers are targeting littering including cigarette butts especially during the fire season. Our ‘litter legend’ Peter Robbo can be seen just about every morning along the Toodyay Road picking up litter and bringing the bags by the ute load to the Waste Transfer Station. New participants in our anti-litter activities are Stan and Darlyn Harrison. Both retired professionals, they were looking for a way to give back to the community and what better way to start than picking up other people’s rubbish. These two were quickly kitted out and went to work along the approaches to town gathering an impressive pile of full bags on their first foray. We were sorry to hear that Maureen Maher of Keep Australia Beautiful WA has resigned from her position after 10 years with the state wide Adopt a Spot Program. Maureen had been a true friend and a wonderful support over the years contributing in no small way to the successes we achieved through working closely with Shelley and our local community bank. Maureen would jump at the chance to come to Toodyay for our events and launches. Because of her family connection to Toodyay we still expect to see her in town from time to time. We wish Maureen well and look forward to making an appropriate presentation to her soon. Equally, we will miss Margaret O’Sullivan who is known to just about everyone in Toodyay, not least Tidy Towns, who she regularly helped with project ideas, events and engagement. I’m sure we can look forward to Margaret’s continued presence and involvement in our community. The Tidy Towns Committee meets once a month in the foyer of the Memorial Hall.Phone Greg on 0448 284 260 for details.

the use of large magnetic separators at different stages in the ‘beneficiation’. The slurry can be moved by pipeline before de-watering, or it can be de-watered and moved by other means. Then it is stockpiled and finally shipped. So the magnetite process differs greatly from that of haematite which is simply mined, crushed, stockpiled and then shipped. The whole concept raises many questions that everyone needs to consider because the answers will affect us all. Where will the processing plant be?

Where will the water come from? How will the power be provided for the huge energy demand? How, by what route and to where will the treated ore be transported? How will the dust be managed? What is the likelihood of any workers being local – skilled workers can easily commute to the site which is within easy reach of the metropolitan area. AHMAG will, as always, share any information that reaches us. Keep in touch at facebook.com/avonhills or visit our web site ahmag.com.au.

Bejoording Community Group NewsFrom the desk of the Badger

SOME welcome cooler weather in March has heralded the onset of autumn. Those of us with gardens just need some freshening rain and, to make life perfect again up here, we need our open pit fire at

Chorus of power tools signals Autumnthe shed on Wednesdays. All around us land is being readied for seeding, dead trees are being cut down and piled up for the first burn-offs, fences are being fixed and home improvement projects are getting underway with the tell-tale Sunday morning chorus of power saws and drills.

Like many others, our community group is getting its footy tipping competition organised and we will be gathering around someone’s TV on Friday nights for the weekly footy. With so much footy on TV, there may be some gatherings on Thursday evenings and some weekends as well, but Friday is the big one. There is social activity all year round in Bejoording but now you can feel the extra energy in the air. Attendance is building at the shed and at other events and everyone just feels more energetic when not recovering from hot dusty days. March has been a good social month. A big thank you to all the cooks who served up a delicious selection of dishes for our annual Pasta Feast early in the month; this was later followed by an excellent community picnic at Mundaring Weir which was well attended and a great chance for some old friends as well as new ones to catch up in a very relaxed atmosphere. The weather gods were very kind to us with a warm balmy day. By the time you read this we will have had our AGM and annual T-Bone Feast on April 4. Do not forget to put Sunday May 6 in your diaries for our Clean-Up Bejoording and Firewood Collection Day – we need lots of volunteers. Hi-vis vests and bags provided. Your monthly reminder: we meet every Wednesday evening (except in January) at the Bejoording Community Centre which shares premises with the local Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade in Bejoording Road. Come along from 6pm and leave when it suits you. This is strictly ‘come as you are’ casual, kids are welcome and there are fun events every month. If you are not yet a member, come along as we would love to get to know you. If you want to know more, you can contact president Barry Grey on 9574 2149, or call The Badger on 0414 250 484. Hope to see you soon.

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Toodyay Garden ClubWendy Lewer

JOHN and Heather Blackwell’s property is hidden from view which makes it all the more exciting. The drive takes you on a winding discovery through the trees to reveal wonder after wonder. Walking along the paths through the gardens, we found geisha girls which have been allowed to grow tall among an assortment of trees which now tower over the garden beds. A mosaic path leads under a pergola to an enormous green oval that was used recently for a wedding celebration. Around a vast pumpkin patch that earned John the biggest pumpkin award last year, beautiful garden rooms have been created, surrounding manicured lawns of the greenest buffalo and lipia to which we were drawn like magnets. Chairs and tables were set up there and the perfect cool and balmy evening encouraged everyone to enjoy the ambience with our gardening friends. A desalination plant built by John, provides ample and regular water for this beautiful property. An enormous stunning feature rock took pride of place near the barbecue where John was cooking an assortment of sausages, onions and buns provided by committee

Bird of the MonthDesraé Clarke

THE TINY Mistletoebird, of 9-11cms, belies its size by its quite strident individual call. As its colouring is not dissimilar to the Scarlet Robin of 12-14cms, size is the deciding factor in identification. The male bird has a blue-black upper body, a bright red throat, off-white under body and bright red vent and under-tail; a black central band runs from the breast to the vent. The female has a grey-brown head and upper body and a pinkish vent and undertail; her vertical band is a dark grey-black over a grey-white under body. This nomadic little bird builds a tiny, neat,

Toodyay Naturalists’ ClubBrian Foley

MEMBER Terry High recently showed us a wedge-tailed eagle which he is caring for after it collided with a vehicle in which the raptor came off second best with wing damage. Terry went through how he evaluates a bird’s viability as it is a long road to recovery for these birds, some as long as two years. This wedge-tailed eagle had feather damage and, interestingly, it was explained that these birds require an adjacent feather to be undamaged for it to support the new feather to grow with the correct alignment and strength. If the adjacent feather is damaged or missing, then ‘imping’ is done where a donor feather is inserted in place to support the new feather. This donor feather either falls out or is removed to allow the bird to fly; the ‘imped’ (implanted) feather does not support flight. Our April meeting is an excursion with our favourite bug man and we always have lots of fun walking through the bush locating all types and sizes of bugs. Paul then explains the life cycle and provides other information. We welcome any non-members to come and see what the club is all about. Further information is on our website toodyaynats.org.au or come for a chat at Drummond House each Saturday morning. For injured native animals or reptile relocation ring Wildcare Helpline, 24 hours, on 9474 9055.

Mistletoe bird feeds its young in a pear-shaped nest built from plants and spider webs.

Injured raptors fly on donor feathers

The mosaic path at John and Heather Blackwell’s garden.

Towering geishas bow their heads

Nomad builds pear-shaped nestpear-shaped nest of fine grasses, plant down, lichens, dried flowers bound with spider web; the top is attached to a small twig well-hidden in the foliage of a tree or shrub. The nest can be extremely difficult to locate but birds flying to and fro when building the nest or feeding young, may give its location. Breeding is from October to March. A clutch of two or three white eggs is incubated by the female and the nestlings fed by both parents; the young fledge at approximately 15 days. The nomadic Mistletoebird is found in any forested areas, mulga and open woodlands that support the parasitic mistletoe. However the bird also feeds on other fruiting plants and insects and is frequently heard in the vicinity of the introduced Brazilian pepper tree. Call 9474 9055 Wildlife Helpline, a 24/7 volunteer service, for any wildlife queries or advice and for reptile relocation details. Terry High of Gidgegannup 0408 918 272, cares for and rehabilitates injured or orphaned birds of prey such as the falcon, goshawk, owl or eagle species. To contact the Toodyay Naturalists’ Club, email info@toodyaynats.org.au or phone 9574 5574.

and members who also contributed a feast of dips, salads, desserts and drinks. We were all enjoying the evening so much that we didn’t notice the darkness that slowly enveloped us, so Mary gave a brief talk to welcome everyone and to explain that a number of committee positions needed to be filled at the coming AGM. More on that later. To thank Heather and John for allowing us to visit their garden, Mary presented them with a gift and asked Heather to draw the raffle of a blue plumbago which was won by Maureen Murray. Heather explained that they have owned the property for 35 years and always enjoy the work involved in maintaining their beautiful gardens. John insisted that the head gardener is Heather. For information about garden visits contact toodyaygardenclub@gmail.com. The Toodyay Garden Club’s AGM was held on March 1 and the following office bearers were elected: president, Judy Royston; vice-president, Mary Donovan Guthrie; secretary, Jan Bott and, treasurer, Roma Heath. Committee members are: Heather Blackwell (events coordinator); Rosemary Napper, (raffle organiser); Jan Ackroyd (newsletter); Wendy Lewer (media) and, Clare and Maurice Ball, (morning tea organisers).

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Ieva Tomsons

FIVE Martu People from Wiluna recently flew to Perth and met for a cross-cultural exchange with local Noongar People in the Perth Hills. It was a chance for the Western Desert visitors to see the home area of PhD wedge-tailed eagle researcher Simon Cherriman whom the Martu met when he was on a field trip to their Matuwa Indigenous Protected Area north east of Wiluna. Noongar elder Dr Noel Nannup gave the traditional Welcome to Country address before Simon’s talk on the satellite tracking of eagles which fly more 5000 kilometres from their nests. Noel was present when Simon satellite-tagged Yirrabiddi in his home town of Parkerville in 2016 and gave the eaglet its Noongar name which means ‘path up in the sky’. In a curious twist, Yirrabiddi’s five-month maiden flight from the Perth Hills last year ended at Matuwa, the home country of the Martu visitors. Simon’s presentation explained the eagles’ life history during the Noongar’s six-season calendar and showed the movement paths of satellite-tagged birds. “We are now entering Djeran,” said Simon.

Wedge-tailed eagle’s flight path connects cultures

Back: Martu elder Robbie Wongawol with Simon Cherriman. Front from left, elders Rita Cutter and Lena Long with Matuwa ranger Adena Williams. Photo: Stella Gray Broun.

“April, May when the days are cooler; it’s the time of eagle courtship and nest preparation.” Before the meeting began, a juvenile dugite had been bagged in the seminar room and was released when the group drove to John Forrest National Park to observe the bush on Eagle View Trail. “We’re taking a bit of country back to country,” joked Simon. Everyone was in high spirits as Simon demonstrated the difference between the Powderbark and Wandoo trees which are common in the Perth Hills. Rubbing a hand on each of the similar looking trees, Simon blew a plume of powder from the hand that had touched the aptly named Powderbark tree. Elder Lena Long accepted a hand on the way down the gravelly escarpment to a granite vantage point. “We like it flat,” said Lena who was born in the spinifex country at Well 7 on the Canning Stock Route Martu elder Rita Cutter was surprised to learn that Simon had walked cross country to observe an eagle’s nest in the distant hills. “No helicopter then,” laughed Rita. Herald readers can follow the progress of all tagged birds, including Baakininy who hatched in Morangup, at wedge-tailedeagletracking.blogspot.com.au/.

Python WatchDesraé Clarke

HOW DID Python Watch begin? In 1993 as a newcomer to our state from NSW, David Pearson began his thesis on the Carpet Python and sought information about this cryptic reptile’s whereabouts from communities throughout WA. As a member of the Toodyay Naturalists’ Club from 1986 and a very new member of the WA Herpetology Group in 1996, I was interested in David’s call for observations, procured a python survey kit and wrote an article for both The Toodyay Herald and The Avon Valley Advocate to gather public response. The sighting data required was general information of date, time, weather conditions, location, species (if possible), type of terrain, its behaviour, whether it had a bulge or was injured and whether it was photographed. The response from the general public was remarkable and, for that matter, still is 22 years on. David was absolutely amazed at the extent of area in which both the Carpet and Stimson’s Python were found within the Shire of Toodyay. The project also amazed the general community in regard to the climbing ability of the Carpet Python – an interesting education. David completed his thesis and continued, as Dr David Pearson, to work on other interesting projects including the Black-headed and the enormous Olive Python, both found in the north of the state.

Toodyay Friends of the RiverGreg Warburton and Sarah Dudley

FRIENDS volunteers are well and truly back at work and getting active along the river. Bob leads the charge in continuing to control weeds such as rampant castor oil plants in the vicinity of Newcastle Bridge. Castor oil plants contain ricin and are extremely poisonous to livestock and humans. When ripe, the spiny fruits explode violently and throw seeds several metres. This explains why, year after year, our members tackle the infestation on the north side of Newcastle Bridge around Easter time before the fruits burst – and, at long last, we are seeing a reduction in the ricinus population. Andrew has been seen targeting meat ant nests along the Bilya Walk Track. These voracious insects have been making the walking experience less than pleasant in places but with cooler weather and hopefully some rain, they will retreat underground for the winter and leave us walkers in peace. Other Bilya Track maintenance includes ongoing caltrop control with both spraying and hand digging in key locations, the replacement of vandalised orange track markers and removal of fallen branches. Caltrop is prolific this year following short rain bursts in January and February.

Stimson’s Python courtesy of John Hansen.

Python Watch slithers into 22 years of popularity

A third python that has been sought in the south-west of WA is the beautiful Woma or Sand Python which, in the 1950s, was relatively common in the south-west of the state but has been severely affected by clearing for agriculture and introduced predators; it is now rarely found south of Monkey Mia. However, David does not give up hope that it may still be found in a niche of our shire. The Woma is a large docile python with a small head. In the south west it is usually a dark brown in colour with irregular light brown bandings with older animals quite dark. In the northern areas it is found to be a beautiful golden body colour with irregular brown bandings. The results and interest from so many people from that initial 1996 request in TheToodyay Herald have been just amazing. Although the Herald article is titled Python Watch any creature in the area of herpetology, be it a skink, snake, legless lizard, gecko, frog, blind snake, python, monitor, turtle or Sand Swimmer, will interest Naturalists’ Club members. The observation will be recorded on the database for further knowledge and research. The Toodyay Naturalists’ Club appreciates recordings of sightings of fauna, flora etc., on the club’s website toodyaynats.org.au with details of location, date, time, if a photograph was taken and weather. For reptile relocation, wildlife advice or assistance throughout WA contact Wildcare Helpline 9474 9055, a volunteer 24/7 service. Email desraec@westnet.com.au or telephone 9574 5574.

Friends keep on their toes Caltrop with prostrate spreading stems and shiny burr.

The wedge-shaped burrs, each with four or more long sharp spines, happily stick to footwear, dogs’ paws and tyres. Everyone can assist us by removing the plants and ensuring the burrs are destroyed. A management committee meeting last month saw a number of significant subjects discussed, including the acquisition of the Department of Water library from Northam to be installed in Drummond House. This extensive and valuable collection of data and references has been redundant since the closing of the regional office in Northam several years ago. To have the library secured and available for community use once again has been a long-held desire for a number of members. The committee also decided to alter the weekend of the working bees to the second Sunday of the month, or the following Monday, as from May when our winter starting time of 9am begins. The revised calendar will be displayed outside Drummond House. Our Easter working bee (April 8/9, 8am start) is – guess what? – castor oil removal at Newcastle Bridge. Plus, an introduction to the Monitoring Point of your choice. Interested in joining this enthusiastic band of volunteers? Contact Sarah on 0428 129 477, Grahame on 0427 556 863 or Greg on 0429 009 425.

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For virus and spyware removal, hardware repair, system upgrades

and quotes on new PC’s

Call Glen or Vicki on 9572 9170or 0409 904 994

email gbpc@iinet.net.au

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CRANE-TRUCK HIRE

CARPET CLEANERS

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Sewing supplies and Workshops

Phone Wendy on 9621 1288

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EC 002951LIFELINE ELECTRICS

All types of Commercial and domestic installations

FREE QUOTESNew to Toodyay,

with 35 years experienceJOHN HAGGAS

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FREIGHT

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Ph/Fax 9631 1113Mobile 0409 118 019

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Ph: 0447 986 289

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FLOORING

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• • OWNER BUILDER ASSISTANCE• SHED CONVERSIONS / RENOVATIONS• SMALL ADDITIONS• TILING

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TOWINGTOWING

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The more passengers per run...the cheaper the fare!

CallTRACEY BUIE 0413 256 628

TAXI SERVICE

SHEARING CONTRACTORSSCRAP METAL

CASH PAID FOR ALL SCRAP METALS

Aluminium Cans etc. Copper Brass Tin Steel Batteries Radiators etc.

Phone Charlie or Marion9574 2987

Mob. 0438 412 324 or 0439 842 987

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Servicing Northam and surrounding areas for

all your shearing and crutching needs.

Phone Bob:0447 036 836

SHEARING

SHOE REPAIRS

STORAGE UNITS

SPORTS RETAILER

Avon StorageToodyay

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Self storage UnitsLocated at Extracts Industrial Estate6m x 3m (single garage size) units

now availableYou lock it up – You keep the key

Ph 9574 4200

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REFRIGERATION & AIR CONPUMPS

OODYAY PUMPSMOBILE PUMP SERVICE

Servicing to all makes of pumps Suppliers of Domestic & Bore Water Systems

Agents for: Onga, Ebara, Grundfos, Mono Manufacturers of the Feri Airlift System Air Pump

Phone JIM & LYN 9574 4032 or 0417 173 104 55 Railway Road Toodyay

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Serving Toodyay and surrounding districts

Domestic & commercial installation

Service and repairs to all makes of split system,

evaporative airconditioning and refrigeration systems

9574 5325 or 0421 183 698Kim Hanstrum

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WORK WEAR & SAFETY

WINDSCREEN

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NORTHAM Ph:9621 1852

Ron:0427 858 383 Anne:0417 094 337

WOOL BUYING

WASTE REMOVAL WATER/BORES

Julimar Drilling Services•Water bore construction•Domestic and Commerical•Rotary mud and air•Hard rock, clay and sand•Free quotes

Contact Nathan or SandyPh: 9574 5582Mob: 0409 089 392Email: julimards@bigpond.com

Toodyay Probus ClubNorm Green

WELL, what have Bermuda and constitution got to do with Toodyay Probus? Firstly, members of our club have succeeded in finalising the rearrangement of the club constitution. Other clubbies will realise what a complex task this is. To thank those involved, the last meeting included several bottles of champagne and some filtered water for those who didn’t imbibe. Then it was onto Bermuda and the problems of waste and sewage management, the topic of our guest speaker Chris Adams. This was a rather eye-opening exposé of a seemingly idyllic tropical cruise liner destination that, behind the scenes, is anything but idyllic.

Behind the scenes in Bermuda

Guest speaker Chris Adams (left) is thanked by Peter Healey at the March Probus meeting.

Being under the ‘rule’ of Queen Elizabeth, it is located about 1200kms from the North Carolina coast. It is just over 53km2 in area and is home to more than 21,000 people. Chris worked as an industrial engineer and went to South Africa as a marine engineer, before settling in Bermuda for 40 years. He was put in charge of 120 workers, running the waste disposal for the whole island. Chris was also a diver and found a lot of rubbish had been sent out over reefs when it should have been dumped further out in much deeper water. Oh well, I could go on forever as this is such a large and interesting story. We get a lot of those at our meetings. For further information on Probus contact Dr Monika Zechetmayr, 9574 2559.

Toodyay YouthCARE Council (Chaplaincy)Vivienne Freeman, Secretary

WE HAVE been privileged to have our school chaplain, Doug McGhee, present in our Toodyay District High School for the past year. He is now employed in our school for four days a week. Doug’s day is varied; visiting classrooms, providing a listening ear for students and staff, running cadets (they are presently rehearsing for Anzac Day), organising school camps and enrolling for the African Drumbeat course to be able to introduce this skill to the students. Thanks Doug. Also, thanks to the Toodyay and Districts Bendigo Community Bank grant of $900, Reverend Brian Ludlow can now undertake the African Drumbeat course in June to assist Doug. The AGM for Toodyay YouthCARE Council will be held on Tuesday April 10 at 2pm at the Toodyay District High School. Positions for nomination are; chairperson, deputy chairperson, secretary and treasurer. On our YouthCARE Council we have

School gets into rhythm

representatives from the Anglican Church, Baptist Church, Catholic Church and the Uniting Church. Thank you to everyone for your commitment and support for another year. If anyone would like to join us on behalf of these church groups, we would be most pleased to welcome you on board.

High school students will take up drumming.

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WhEN aNd WhERE

aIR FORCEAAFC 708 Squadron Australian Air Force Cadets 12½ - 17yrs,

Building J1, Northam Army Camp Grt Eastern Hwy. Friday 6.30-9.30pm school term. 708squ@cadetnet.gov.au.

aRTS/CRaFTS/hISTORY/GaMES23012J Mah Jong Group Thursday from 9.30am to 11.30am at the

Cola Café. Social game all welcome – the Green Dragon. Phone Patricia 9574 4559.

Arts Toodyay 1st Tuesday monthly 7.30pm, The Old

Police Station, Duke St North. Linda Rooney Secretary 0488 098 353 or Ruth 9574 4695.

Avon Woodturners Group Every Sunday and Wednesday 9am-noon.

Toodyay Junction, Railway Parade.Knitters & Natters Coffee Club New club for novice knitters & crochet.

9am, 3rd Wednesday each month. Cola Café. Alison Wroth 9574 2681.

Ragbag Quilting Group 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month. St

Stephens Hall from 10am-2.30pm. 9574 4303.

Toodyay Ballet School Classes at 507 Julimar Rd. Girls and boys

4yrs up 9574 4459 Saturdays 9am-3pm.Toodyay Community Resource Centre The Three C’s (Crochet, Coffee, Chat).

Tuesdays, 9.30am-noon, 111 Stirling Terrace. Toodyay CRC 9574 5357.

Toodyay Historical Society Meets 3rd Wednesday of each month, 7pm

at Donegan’s Cottage. President Robyn Taylor 9574 2578 or secretary.2j.ths@gmail.com.

Toodyay Spinners Tuesday & Wednesdays, and 1st and 3rd

Saturdays 9am to noon, Parkers Cottage, Showgrounds. Felters 2nd Monday at noon. Heather Jones 0407 287 002.

Toodyay Theatre Group For details David Mitchell 0400 283 425.

ChaMBER OF COMMERCEToodyay Chamber of Commerce & Industry 3rd Monday of month at Freemasons

Hotel 7pm. Bob Schrader 0411 881 909, or 2jchamber@gmail.com.

ChURChESAglow Gidgegannup Christian Fellowship. 1st Thursdays

10am at Rec hall, Percy Cullen Oval Gidgegannup. Lyn 9574 6450.

Anglican Church 10am Sundays weekly St Stephen’s Church

0455 543 888.Catholic Church St. John the Baptist, Toodyay Saturday

Vigil 5pm.Faith Christian Fellowship Sundays 9.30am Cnr Grey & Wellington

Sts, Northam. 9622 1324 or fcfnortham @westnet.com.au

The Well of Life Christian Fellowship Meets every Sunday at 10am. Bakers Hill

Primary School Library. Pastor David Wesley 0407 999 182.

Toodyay Baptist Church 10.30am Sunday at 18 Stirling Terrace

phone 9574 4546.Uniting Church 10am St Stephen’s Church, Toodyay.

EdUCaTION/SCOUTS/ PLaYGROUPS ETCAvon Valley Home Education Collective Inc. Sharon Pegrum 0466 430 979.www.avon

valleyhomeeducation.wordpress.com.Cubs, Joeys & Scouts (School term) Youth Hall, Showgrounds.

Cubs & Joeys 4-5.30pm Scouts, Thursday 6-8pm 9574 2363.

Morangup Playgroup Morangup Community Hall, Wallaby Way,

Morangup. Wednesdays 9.30 to 11.30am. Emma Whately 9572 9376.

Toodyay District High School P&C 2nd Monday of each month, 5.30pm in the

TDHS Staff Room during school terms.Toodyay Kindergym Kindergym Fridays. Toodyay Sports

Pavilion. Claire Moore 9574 4529.Toodyay Playgroup Mondays and Thursdays 9-11am at the

Toodyay Community Centre. Contact Kelly-Anne Murray on 0406 585 716 or playgrouptoodyay@gmail.com.

Toodyay Toy Library Thursdays 10-11am. Toodyay Community

Centre. Kartini 0410 053 171 and Jayde 0424 980 514.

EMERGENCY SERVICESBejoording Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade 3rd Tuesday 6pm Bejoording Fire Shed.Coondle Nunile Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade 2nd Saturday October to April, June and

August, 5pm Coondle Fire Shed.Julimar Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade Meets 3rd Saturday 6.30pm Julimar Fire

Shed, Training Sunday 10am.Morangup Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade 3rd Saturday 5.30pm at 3 Wallaby

Way, Morangup. Kim Maddrell or secretarymvbfb@gmail.com.

Toodyay Central Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade 4th Tuesday 7.30pm at Toodyay Fire and

Emergency Services Centre. Training 3rd Sunday.

Toodyay State Emergency Service 4th Tuesday, 3 Wallaby Way, Morangup. Local Manager – Jeff Venn 0438 490 331.toodyayseslocalmanager@gmail.com.Toodyay Volunteer Fire and Rescue 1st Monday Fire Station 7.30pm.

ENVIRONMENTAvon Valley Environmental Society 3rd Friday monthly noon. Wheatbelt

Natural Resource Management Centre, 269 Fitzgerald Street, Northam. Janet Wilkinson 9574 5947.

Earth Solutions - Avon Valley 3rd Tuesday 6pm. PB Kirby Centre, cnr

Gordon & Wellington Sts, Northam. 9622 5203.

Toodyay Friends of the River (TFOR) First Sunday and following Monday.

9.00am (winter); 8.00am (summer). Details on TFOR noticeboard outside Drummond House. 0427556863. info@tfor.org.au.

Toodyay Garden Club 1st Thursday 10am. Mary Donegan-

Guthrie 9574 5566 for next venue.Toodyay Naturalists’ Club Meets 3rd Saturday. Call 0419 933 721,

9574 5574 or email info@toodyaynats. org.au.

FaRMERS MaRKETToodyay Farmers Market 3rd Sunday of month. Contact Annette 0432

839 690 or 9594 3220. Toodyayfarmers market@gmail.com.

FESTIVaLSToodyay Moondyne Festival moondynecommittee@gmail.com.

hEaLThAustralian Breastfeeding Assoc 2nd and 4th Tuesdays, 3 Elizabeth Pl

Northam 10am-noon. 3rd Tuesday Toodyay Playgroup noon-2pm. Louise 9574 0229.

Child Health Immunisation Clinic Next clinic Sheree 9574 4577 for

appointment.Yoga Friday 9am, Monday 6pm Toodyay

Community Resource Centre 9574 4184.

MINIaTURE RaILWaYToodyay Miniature Railway 1st and 3rd Sundays commencing Easter

Sunday. Inquiries 9574 4462.MUSICThe Toodyay Community Singers CWA Hall, Stirling Tce at 7pm Thursday

nights. Margaret O’Sullivan 9574 2183.Toodyay Music Club 2nd Saturday 1pm. CWA Hall, Joe 0400

862 694.PROGRESS aSSOCIaTIONToodyay Progress Association (Inc) Chair – Larry Graham 0419 276 415.

Secretary – Geoff Appleby 0427 299 330.

SENIORSAutumn Club Wednesday 1-4pm Toodyay Sports

Pavilion. Glenyce Bosnjak 9574 4587.Butterly Cottages 2nd Friday monthly. 9574 2498.Fitness and Fun For The Over 55s Wednesday 9am, You th Ha l l a t

showgrounds.Ida’s Hideaway Saturdays 1-4pm Toodyay Community

Resource Centre. Ann Sinclair 0407 754 459.

Moerlina Senior day care. Every Tuesday and

Thursday Toodyay Sports Pavilion.Probus Club Toodyay 2nd Tuesday of month at 7pm, Freemasons Hotel. Dr.Monika Zechetmayr: 08 9574 2559.

SERVICE ORGaNISaTIONSCountry Women’s Association 4th Thursday 1pm, CWA Hall. Bookings

call Jennifer Clarke on 9574 5715.RSL Toodyay Sub -Branch 1st Saturday February, April, May, July,

September (AGM) & November 2pm at Memorial Hall. Max Howard 9574 2102.

Toodyay Lions Club 1st and 3rd Tuesdays Freemasons Hotel.Toodyay Masonic Lodge 4th Thursday Masonic Hall Fiennes St

7.30pm. Graham Barber 9574 5717.Toodyay Men’s Shed Monday and Thursday 8.30am–noon at

6176 Toodyay Road. Phil 9574 5426.Toodyay Community Safety and Crime Prevention Association Alan Clabaugh,Wayne Clarke 9574 5574.Toodyay Red Cross 2nd Monday February, May, August &

November Anglican Hall 1.30pm.Toodyay Roadwise Committee 1st Wednesday of month. Upstairs Toodyay

Bakery 10am. Max Heath 9574 2069.

SPORT – EQUESTRIaNAvon Valley Adult Riding Club 4th Saturday (Feb - Nov) at Northam. Tina

0499 030 177.Mortlock Pony Club 1st Sunday Feb-Nov. Goomalling. Tanzi 0427 859 493.

SPORT – BOWLINGToodyay Bowling Club Saturday 1.30, Thursday 12.30 at Toodyay

Club, Oddfellow St. Jacquie Bond 0412 790 272 or jacabarr@activ8.net.au.

SPORT - GOLFToodyay Golf Club Men play Sundays, scroungers Thursday.

Bruce 9574 5243. Ladies Wednesdays 8.30am Roma 9574 5534.

SPORT – KaRaTE/TaI ChIAvongrove Tai Chi Classes at CWA Hall Mondays 7.30pm,

Thursday and Saturday 9am. Peter Millar 0408 364 917 avongrovetaichi@ gmail.com.

Avon Valley Shotokan Karate Club Wedesdays at Youth Hall, Showgrounds. Peewees 3.45-4.30pm, juniors 4.30- 5.30pm,seniors 6-7.30pm. avonvalleyshotokan@gmail.com.

NorthamMonday and Thursday

afternoons

Book appointments online via Facebook

Dean Butler B. Sc. (physio) GCOSH

Phone/SMS

0472 756 323wheatbeltphysio@gmail.com

www.facebook.com/wheatbeltphysio

For SaleCASH paid for aluminium cans, steel, brass, copper, old car bodies, etc. Lot 10 Tannin Place, Industrial Extracts, Northam Road. Phone 9574 2987 or 0438 412 324.

SPINNING wheel $150. Phone 9574 4245.

ServicesGRAHAM Boston – Jeweller. Jewellery design manufacture and repairs, watch batteries etc. Phone 0438 919 932.

Annual General MeetingTOODYAY YouthCARE Council AGM on Tuesday 10 April 2018 at 2pm at Toodyay District High School, Drummond Street, Toodyay. Positions for nomination: Chairperson, Deputy, Chairperson, Treasurer, and Secretary. Contact Vivienne Freeman, Secretary Toodyay YouthCARE Council 9574 4915.

GeneralIN THE sight of God colour makes no difference at all, He looks at the hearts of men. That which God desires from men is the heart. Abdu’l-Baha

Classifieds

Public Notices

SPORT – TENNISSocial Tennis Tuesday 8.30am ladies and senior men.Toodyay Tennis Club Tuesday 8.30am Friday 7pm and Saturday

2pm. Therese Chitty 9574 4274.

VINTaGE VEhICLESavon Valley Vintage Vehicle assoc 3rd Saturday 10.30am at old engineer’s

quarters next to Northam Railway Museum, Fitzgerald Street Northam. 9622 5932.

Please contact us to update your details at news@toodyayherald.com.au.

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CrosscodeCrosscode is a logic puzzle. Each letter is a number. Begin by guessing the first word and placing the additional letters into the crosscode. Keep guessing words/letters until completed.

SudokuSudoku is based on the logical placement of numbers. Sudoku doesn’t require any calculation nor special math skills; all that is needed are brains and concentration. Every number from 1 to 9 must appear in each of the nine columns, nine rows and the nine 3x3 boxes.

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YEAR JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC TOTAL

2008 0 10.8 9.8 76.8 38.2 62.8 146.2 8.4 50.6 43 31 3.4 4812009 8 8 9 32.6 39.2 83.6 115 76.2 56.2 17.2 30.2 2.6 477.82010 0 0 0 0 0 0 69.4 36.2 12 3.4 7.2 21.4 149.62011 24.2 15.4 14.2 10.4 36.6 52.6 92 70.2 65 57.4 18.8 29.2 4862012 0 42.3 0 11.8 23.6 106.2 13.8 51.9 59.7 3.6 52.1 29 3942013 30.4 0 66.7 10.4 79.4 11.2 70.4 90.9 100.3 19.4 2 3.4 484.52014 0 2 3.8 62.9 71.8 58.2 103.7 38.4 41.6 53.2 21.4 0 4572015 0.5 31.3 30.9 31.4 32.4 25.8 99.2 62.8 14.4 25.7 21.9 4.8 381.12016 114.3 0 73 64 54.4 57.2 94.7 77.8 34.7 33.2 1.8 27.4 632.52017 77.8 116.2 24.1 0 20.8 30.7 100 82.7 54.4 8.2 12.3 22.3 549.52018 90.6 9.8 0 100.4

Average 11.50 12.50 20.00 26.20 66.40 97.80 101.60 79.60 48.00 31.40 15.00 9.40 519.40

Toodyay RainfallRecordings are taken at The Toodyay Club on behalf of the Bureau of Meteorology in mm (recordings and average commenced on 1/1/1877)

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Toodyay Early Years Network (EYN)Anna Cornish

THE MISSION of the Toodyay EYN is to nurture children and families to be happy, healthy and strong through building connections. Participants from the community and Toodyay organisations work together to raise awareness of the importance of early learning activities. The network includes representatives from WA Country Health, Family Day Care, Great Beginnings, Toodyay Community, Wheatbelt Health Network, Toodyay District High School (TDHS), Toodyay Shire Council, Wanslea and Toodyay Playgroup.

Caroline CampbellAS PART of Youth Week, a new initiative known as the Toodyay Youth Forum will take place on Wednesday April 18 at the Toodyay Showgrounds Youth Hall. The forum presents an open invitation to local young people to give their voice to the issues affecting them. It is a parent-free zone. There will be two sessions; 12-17 year olds from 2-4pm and, 18-25 year olds from 5.30-7.30pm. The forum aims to find out what the youth of Toodyay wants and how the community can go about achieving it. It will be a fun and interactive setting that will stimulate creative ideas. There will be free food, music, WiFi and everyone who pre-registers will go into a draw to win a prize. The Youth Forum has received financial support from the Toodyay Community

Warriors WellbeingRegional Men’s Health InitiativeJaxon and the Team

AT REGIONAL Men’s Health we are always promoting social wellbeing and connectedness through appropriate communication and social networks because we are all social creatures at heart. However, in some ways social media is taking over as the predominant form of social connection – especially with younger blokes. This isn’t totally a bad thing; there’s a lot to be said for being able to open a group chat with your mates and stay engaged with your friends even if you’re working or studying a long way from home. Social media is a form of social activity and can be very helpful, especially in maintaining friendships and as a convenient way to organise real world activities So social media isn’t this ‘other’ world as it sometimes gets characterised but can be a simple extension of already existing social groups and dynamics. Therefore, we must be vigilant and mindful of living in the here and now and staying connected to others. This is particularly important for blokes and must be maintained through the age-old channels of community. That can be the local sporting club, either participating or watching on with a friend, or simply having a drink/cuppa with our neighbour or dropping in on our mates. These are some ways to stay present in the physical world that avoid the issues that the use of social media can raise, especially if we are young. These issues unfortunately are in most cases the result of deliberate programming and design by the creators of the tech companies. That’s because Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat among others make their money based on advertising; it’s their

Sebastian TanGROW is a non-for-profit organisation providing mental health peer support and mutual help groups. The group has been operating for 60 years in Australia. Meetings are free and completely confidential; all you need to do is turn up. You will be well looked after in a caring environment. There are no medical professionals

Dr Nuala Quinn

OBESITY is the most common nutritional disorder in companion animals and, unfortunately, is associated with many life-altering diseases including diabetes, arthritis, breathing problems, cancer and heat stroke. Major causes of obesity include feeding too much for the animal’s energy requirements, feeding poor-quality high-fat diets and giving too many treats. Did you know that feeding your dog a Schmacko is equivalent to eating a whole Mars Bar which most of us couldn’t do each day without putting on a lot of weight? A good way to monitor your pet’s weight is to feel over their ribcage and have a good look at their body shape. Their ribs should be easily felt with only a small amount of fat coverage and their waistline should be obvious when looking from above. Weight-loss plans need to be specifically tailored for each animal and ensure that the weight is lost in a controlled and safe manner. Losing excess weight could massively improve your pet’s quality of life as well as

From left: Bree Byfield, Cassandra Duckworth, Kirstene Kelleher, Anna Cornish, Clare Withers, Debra Andrijich and Tracey Hunter.

Network opts for good life start Chairperson Bree Byfield, Toodyay child health nurse and TDHS nurse, said: “Let’s give Toodyay kids the best start. “What happens to children in their early years matters a great deal to a child’s development. “This can then have future social and economic impacts. “We really want our kids to be thriving.” The Toodyay EYN is putting together 100 ‘welcome packs’ for new families to the area which will detail current early learning activities and services within the town. If you would like to contribute to the bags with information, samples or vouchers, or have questions about this project, contact Debra Andrijich 9574 9392 or Bree Byfield, 9574 4577.

There is more to life than Facebook echo chamber

goal to maximise the attention that you give to their platforms. Knowing that people are more engaged by negative emotion; things that cause us to feel outrage, anxiety, tribalism and envy are often highlighted or even manufactured to reflect the worst aspects of our nature to monopolise our attention. It’s well-known that on social media we get shunted into our own echo chambers, socially and politically. We are also taught to value internet points that can be withheld from us and we’re shown the highlight reel of other people’s lives which we compare to our own life. As the saying goes “comparison is the enemy of happiness” and young people especially are inundated with examples of lives that seem better than their own, with political information that outrages them and then the deliberate delaying of ‘likes’ and positive attention on their own posts. It’s no surprise that social media can be a place where young people feel more isolated and less social. So, what does this mean for blokes that are rightfully worried by this technology and how it affects us? Well, the answer is not to abandon it; instead we must understand its limitations and its consequences while using it to its best purpose. That means instead of looking at people’s holiday pictures for hours, taking pictures of every meal or reading the latest Donald Trump controversy, use it to remember birthdays, organise a barbecue with your friends, to keep track of what music festivals are coming up and other simple activities that bring you closer to people, not feeling further away. For further information: ring 9690 2277; email menshealth@4blokes.com.au or visit regionalmenshealth.com.au.

Discover a parent-free zoneResource Centre, Shire of Toodyay and the Toodyay and Districts Bendigo Community Bank. Local branch manager, Kirsten Barrack believes most community members will agree that engaging young community members will benefit the entire community. “We would also be very keen to see the results as there may be a project we could fund or collaborate on with other key community groups,” Ms Barrack said. Registration forms can be found online or at the Toodyay Visitors Centre, Shire of Toodyay office, Toodyay Library, Toodyay Community Resource Centre and the Toodyay and Districts Bendigo Bank Community Bank. For further information contact Maddie Ross on 9574 9395, cdao@toodyay.wa.gov.au, or visit the Toodyay Community Program Facebook page.

Porky pets eat too many treats

keep them around for longer. Contact your local vet for weight assessment and diet information, if required.

Peers help with mental healthat Grow meetings, just ordinary people helping each other. We started a group in Toodyay on April 3 which will meet on Tuesdays from 11am to 1pm at Toodyay Community Resource Centre, 79 Stirling Terrace, Toodyay. If you would like to know more about Grow WA, please feel to contact field worker Sebastian Tan on 9228 1411, 0401 318 682 or, email wa@grow.org.au.

Parent-free zone for kids to relax in.

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SPORT aNd LEISURE

Avon Valley ShotokanKylie Burton

“IT TEACHES you how to defend yourself” is the number one reason women are urged to train in marshall arts. Karate training does in fact teach weaker and smaller opponents to dominate others using technique rather than strength. However, karate has so much more to offer than self-defence. Karate teaches you to love your body for what it can do rather than what it looks like. Both genders deal with the frustration of not having the perfect body, but research suggests women are more likely than men to suffer an eating disorder in their lifetime. Whether it be the media or society influencing our self-doubt, karate erases a lot of these insecurities and builds self-confidence. Karate does not require students to be

Toodyay Football ClubPatrick Thompson, Treasurer

THE TOODYAY Football Club is bringing Saturday night footy to town when we host Boddington under lights on Saturday April 7 at 6pm. With the help of a few portable light towers supplied by Vernice Pty Ltd, we will be playing our final pre-season match before the 2018 season kicks off on Sunday April

Caroline CampbellTOODYAY locals can expect to see plenty of footy action both on and off the field this coming season. As a long-time sponsor of the Lions, the Toodyay and Districts Bendigo Community Bank will contribute funds which will go towards running of the club for the next three years. The branch will be naming-rights sponsor of the club’s brand new 2018 season hoodies which will be worn by both senior and junior players.

Toodyay Bowling ClubJohn Smart

THE TOODYAY Bowling Club’s closing day on March 24 featured the John and Vera Smart Trophy.

Saturday night footy kicks off under lights

Mosman Park travelled to Toodyay on March 24 for the annual Myles Wilson Memorial match held on March 24 at the Lions’ home ground.

22 against Calingiri. Earlier in March, Toodyay hosted Mosman Park for the annual Myles Wilson Memorial match which was played in good spirit and although a scorecard wasn’t kept, Toodyay controlled the match for most of the day. A big thank you to Phil and Sue Wilson for supplying the food on the day. For the 2018 season Toodyay welcomes back Chad Broughton as the senior coach, with two-time reigning best and fairest

winner Corey Higgins stepping up as a playing assistant coach. For the reserves, Brad Menner returns for his second year as coach and he will be assisted by Chris Carson. Both teams have their sights set on finals football. Over the off-season there have been a few ins and outs, the most noticeable being Greg Broughton departing. However, we are pleased to welcome former West Coast Eagle Ashley Sampi to

the Lions’ den. Although a little heavier than his AFL playing days, he was a class above in the match against Mosman Park, kicking three goals and laying a couple of big tackles in two quarters of footy. Ashley will be a dangerous prospect for opposition backmen in the forward 50. Training is on 6pm on Tuesday and Friday nights and we welcome anyone to come and join in.

Karate builds confidence

Bowlers wrap up their season

Twenty-four bowlers completed in mixed triples. The winners on the day were Barry Young, Lorraine Musielak and John Jaworski. Everyone joined in after the competition and enjoyed a sausage and steak barbecue.

big and strong to learn. Anyone of any age, male and female, can progress with regular karate training. Women training in karate smashes society’s ideas of what genders should and should not do. On the floor, everyone is equal. Senior women training in karate present a positive role model to younger girls. Female karate students are demonstrating healthy lifestyle choices, discipline, self-respect and confidence. By introducing your daughter or niece to karate, you are giving her a head start in loving herself and making friends who genuinely care about her well-being. Whether you are motivated by self-defence or something entirely different, it is never too late to put on a gi (the karate uniform) and take the first steps of your karate journey. For more information please email avonvalleyshotokan@gmail.com.

Lions secure three-year sponsorship Toodyay Football Club Treasurer Patrick Thompson said the branch had been a long-time supporter of the club and their ongoing support was valued. “The Lions Club Committee and coaches, together with the players and their families, are all really appreciative of the ongoing support we receive from all our sponsors. “Bendigo Bank has been with us at least since I started playing in 2004 so it’s been a very happy partnership that we’ll take through to at least 2020,” said Mr Thompson.

Toodyay bowlers at the end-of-year wind up.

Tracey Dack (left) and Kylie Burton competing at the club challenge.

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