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NEWSNEWMANS COMMUNITY NEWSPAPERMonthly Edition November 2013 Issue 148

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October was Australias Breast Cancer

Awareness Month which provides anopportunity to focus on breast cancer

and its impact on those a!ected by the

disease in our community men and

women, survivors, carers, supporters,

and loved ones who will be missed.

Helen from Pilbara Finns arranged

Newmans First Annual Breast Cancer

Evening selling the 100 ckets in record

me. This event held, on 25 October

2013, comprised entertainment,

speakers, ra" es, aucons and spot

prizes. Background of the event and

donaons received will be detailed in

the following edion of Newman News.

The photo using a variety of #re and

lighng techniques was undertaken in

honour of breast cancer awareness by

Kevin Mitchell and Chris Watkins from

Chasing Stars.

Outback Fusion Fes!val19-22 September 2013

Breast Cancer Awareness

Photograph by Jessica Kirkland

Family Entertainment at the Outback

Fusion Fesval

Photographs by Sonya Matheson


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Pools and SpasAs the weather warms up and we all

try to cool down, it is !mely to give a

reminder that State laws require that

any water be it pool, pond, spa or

wading pool over a depth of 300 mm

(including in#atable) requires secure,$ed barriers and complies with all

Shire regula!ons. In addi!on, all

swimming pools and spas are required

to be covered by a blanket to reduce

water evapora!on and accredited

with the Smart Approved Watermark.

Consult the Shire of East Pilbara to

ensure compliance.

Keep Cool

Other ways to keep you, your childrenand your pets cool this summer include

staying out of the sun in the middle of

the day, always wear sun protec!on

even on overcast days, drink plenty of

water, try pu% ng ice into your pets

bowl so that they can lick it to cool o&,

freeze damp cloths to carry with you for

cooling children down, and cover car

seats with towels to keep the seatbelts

cool enough to handle comfortably.

Haul Truck No ShowRumour has it that the viewing

pla'orm for the Haul Truck 793B near

the highway was not ready by its

September due date as that the blocks

that were to raise it o& the ground

collapsed.

Sennel ChickensThroughout the na!on, #ocks of

chickens have been established as

sen!nels to help researchers monitor

the movement of vector borne

(mosquitoes) viruses. Chickens at the

Newman Lions Animal Park have hadregular blood sampling for Murray

Valley Encephali!s (MVE) and West Nile

Virus Kunjin Strain (WNV). This helps

the Department of Health determine if

they need to alert the public when tests

are returned posi!ve. In essence, the

chickens act as an early warning system

for poten!al viruses to spreading to

the human popula!on. Along with

MVE and WNV, it is important to note

that mosquitoes are also the carriersRoss River and Barman Forest viruses.

There are no vaccines for any of these

vector borne viruses. Infected chickens

cannot pass the viruses on to humans,

nor do the chickens experience any

symptoms. Be safe and wear protec!ve

clothing and repellents.

Large Waste ColleconThe Shire of East Pilbara is o&ering a

large waste collec!on service on

10 November 2013. This verge side

collec!on may include all large, bulky

items except car bodies. Residents

are requested to neatly separate items

into piles according to material such as

wood, metal and the like.

Vising NewmanThe Newman Visitors Centre creates

a showcase environment that features

Newman and the surrounding Pilbara

region.

The centre re#ects a dis!nctly West

Australian #avour, with local and

na!onally made products such as books,

stunning objects from glass, wood and

ceramics, beau!fully contemporary

range of jewellery, clothing and more.

A great place to shop for Christmas and

other gi*s too.

Whether you are new to town or havebeen here for years, drop in to the

visitors centre for advice on tracks to

take to see some of our breathtaking

natural surroundings. The sta& o&er a

wealth of local knowledge.


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EPIS is very proud of six of its sta who

have successfully undertaken their

Cercate III in Home and Community

Care over a two week period with

a lecturer from Kimberley Training

Instute.

EPIS, East Pilbara Independence

Support, was established in 1993 to

help young people with disabilies and

the frail aged to work towards a more

independent lifestyle. They oer day

centre facilies in Newman, Jigalong,

Nullagine, Tom Price, and Marble Bar.

Sta are trained to work on medicaon

management, OHS, demena care and

the like.

Also oered are respite care, in-home

respite care, home maintenance,

nursing, transport, domesc assistance,personal care and meals on wheels.

EPIS Sta Succeed in TrainingBy Sonya Matheson

Pictured here from le! to right are: Sandie Clarke (Operaons Manager) presenng

the cercates to Day Centre sta Doreen Kapfumvu, Horace Bynder and Margit

Durr. Natasha Thomas, Yongmei Wang and Crystal Samata also achieved their

qualicaon.


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Unconrmed minutes of the Shire of

East Pilbaras ordinary council meeng

on 23 August suggest that the need

for addional tourist accommodaon

(42 powered caravan sites and 14

powered camp sites with potenal for

a number of chalets and backpackersaccommodaon), events area, and

overow sporng area in Newman

has earmarked the Lions Park reserve

and adjacent reserve as a viable site

for these developments, named the

Cowra Tourist and Recreaon Precinct.

BHP Billiton and LandCorp have had

discussions regarding a potenal green

space in the buer zone of the mine

which may impact this precinct.

Other Shire projects and plans

underway, or soon to be, include

Mindarra Drive landscaping, a dog park,

heritage trail, a new Martumili gallery,

and a new SES building in partnership

with FESA.

Cowra Tourist and

Recreaon Precinct

MovemberBy Sonya Matheson

Movember is the month formerly

known as November. The event began

in Melbourne in 2003 with only 30

parcipants. In 2013, that reached 1.1

million Australia wide.

Movember challenges men to growa moustache for the 30 days of

November to help support Movember

Foundaon to raise vital funds and

awareness for prostate and tescular

cancer, and mens mental health.

This year, the Newman Neighbourhood

Centre (NNC) challenges the men of

Newman to grow their moustache in

a style of their choosing and compete

for Facebook likes in order to help

raise donaons for the Movember

Foundaon.

Towards the end of the month:

1. Mo Bros or their Mo Sistas take a

photo of the Mo

2. Drop a $5 entry donaon to NNC at

2 McKay Street

3. A!er liking the Newman

Neighbourhood Centres Facebookpage, post the photo in the album.

Alternavely, give them a photo and

they will do it for you.

Everyone is invited to vote on their

favourite. The photo with the most

likes wins.

We encourage you to raise more than

the $5 entry donaon for Movember

Foundaon by ge" ng your family,

friends and colleagues to sponsor

you. Contact the NNC for details.

[email protected]


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POKER RUNPilbara StyleSaturday 9th Nov 2013 - Sunday 10th Nov 2013

Meet at information bay @ corner of Gt Nth HWay & Kalgan Drive 9AM.All cars and bikes welcome, all passengers can buy hands $10.

Final destination is Auski Road House Munjina for "show and shine",BBQ dinner, BYO drinks.

Camping available at $5/person.All vehicles must complete registration forms.

Registration and fee's of $25 (includes drivers hand) due by Fri 8th.

Proceeds going to a fallen riders family for medical bills.

Contact Cyndy 0447 007 715 or [email protected]

Tiki Pa!yPull out your bikini and grass skirts.

Come and enjoy a Luau under the starsof Newman.

Newman ClubFriday 8th November 2013 7PM - 11PM

Finger food supplied. Drinks available -No BYO.

Tickets $20 available 0447 007 [email protected]

Pilbara Stars Pageant

By Cyndy WilliamsThe annual Pilbara Stars Pageant was

held on the 7 September 2013. The

stage at The Beach Indoor Play Centre

held the event that lasted for the beer

part of the Saturday with 43 boys and

girls as contestants.

There were ve age categories starng

at zero and going all the way to teenage.

The contestants all graced the stage

twice adorning two wardrobe changesincluding formal and ouit of choice.

Many contestants chose to perform

for the audience during the ouit of

choice category including a fantasc

piano recital in a homemade tool box/

piano by the reigning grand supreme

winner, Chevelle White.

All contestants had the opportunity

to record their children's fun on DVD,

thanks to Helen Finn and with photos

by Sarah Stampi.

A panel of four judges crowned rst,

second and third posions in all age

categories.

Winner of the 2-3 year age category,

Steely-Rose Wright

Photograph by Cyndy Williams

The new Pilbara Stars Grand Supreme

crown was awarded to Adeline

Mountany.

Pageant organiser, Jaye Atkins, was

heard on the day expressing her

gratude to all the parcipants for

making this years event the amazing

success that it was.

Mathew Willis compeng

Photograph by Cyndy Williams


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The Shire of East Pilbaras Community

Assistance Grants are oered twicea year leaving plenty of me for

community groups to consider

applying for the next round which

opens 1 January and closes 31 January

2014. Applicaons will be tabled at

the February/March Council meeng.

Previous applicants include:

CAG Round 1 (2013-2014):

EPIS (East Pilbara Independence

Support) - Beaucaon of theirNewman Day Care Centre

BMX Club - awaing funding approval

from BHP and Shire, funds will be used

for the redevelopment of the old BMX

track

K.J. - Community Access Library of

Martu Culture open to the community

Filipino Associaon - in kind support for

their rst sports fesval

CAG Round 2 (2012-2013):

Newman Junior Soccer Associaon - in

kind support for the inter-town soccer

championships

Pioneers Football and Netball Sporng

Club - club house redevelopment of

kitchen area

Shire Grants

BHP Billitons Environmental

Department has a website showing

Newman air quality monitoring. The

aim of this website is to provide real-

me dust monitoring informaon to

the Newman community. Dust data

is logged and then published every

hour, providing current informaon

from the monitoring sites around

Newman including East Newman, the

golf course, town centre, and South

Newman (which does not appear to be

valid at present).

Quesons have been raised in the

community about dust levels; on a

lighter note for cleanliness and on a

more serious note for anecdotal cases

of health concerns.

Dust from BHPB is generated by blasng,

vehicle movement, and ore processing

acvies and the like. Background dust

is also a factor. This refers to dust levels

A Dusty Town?By Sonya Matheson

that would occur in the region caused

by environmental (high temperatures,

strong winds, bushres), industrial and

community in!uences.

Dust levels can be minimised by

increasing and maintaining the

moisture content of ore as it travels

through the plant or held in stockpiles

as well as other measures. Dust

suppression measures reduce its aect

on surrounding vegetaon as well as

humans.

Back in September 2012 at the Shire

of East Pilbaras Council Meeng, the

unconrmed minutes indicate that Cr

Doug Stead asked why BHP Billiton has

stopped the usage of the water cannonson the stock piles at Whaleback

minesite. He suggested that the

Shire could explore independent dust

monitoring.

This remained unaddressed unl

the September 2013 minutes

(unconrmed) which report that Cr

Stead a"ended a meeng with BHP.

We await the outcomes of this meeng.

BHP had not been approached by

Newman News for comment at me of

prinng.

The below chart of three months

data extracted from BHPBs reporng

site showing incidents requiring

invesgaon.

Source: h!p://newmandust.r-box.com.au/

Accessed 26 October 2013 at 15:45

The Newman Police have informaon

resources available to guide you with

precauons you can implement to

help prevent loss or damage of yourproperty and avoid placing yourself in

harms way this is not to imply that

vicms of crime are at fault.

The Newman Police are oering a

free security appraisal of your home

or business and/or having your

valuables engraved, please emailSenior Constable Tamblyn to arrange a

suitable me.

[email protected]

You and Your Property


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Tuesday 5 November Melbourne Cup - many venues around town will be holding

events

7-8 November St John Ambulance Apply First Aid Course, 9175 1105,

[email protected]

Friday 8 November Tiki Party at the Newman Club, Cyndy Williams, 0447 007 715,[email protected]

Saturday 9 November Hillview Speedway club meet, President, Anton Porro, 0419 042 135

9-10 November Poker Run please refer to advert on page 6, Cyndy Williams, 0447 007 715,

[email protected]

Sunday 10 November Commencement of large waste verge side collecon

Monday 11 November Ngala courses oered through the Newman Neighbourhood Centre, 9175 1516,

[email protected]

09:00 11:00 Guiding Childrens Behaviour12:00 14:00 And So to Sleep

19:00 21:00 Building Brains

Tuesday 12 November Ngala courses oered through the Newman Neighbourhood Centre, 9175 1516,

[email protected]

09:00 11:00 Managing a Baby and a Toddler

12:00 14:00 Toilet Educaon

19:00 21:00 Skilled Dads

Wed. 13 November Ngala courses oered through the Newman Neighbourhood Centre, 9175 1516,

[email protected]

09:00 11:00 Transion to School

12:00 14:00 Tasty Toddler

14-15 November St John Ambulance Apply First Aid Course, 9175 1105, [email protected]

Monday 18 November St John Ambulance course oered through the Newman Neighbourhood Centre, 9175 1516,

[email protected]

8:30 am 12:30 pm St John Ambulances Child Basic Resuscitaon


Thursday 21 November Super Parents and An-Bullying Workshop, 18:00 to 20:00, Newman House, [email protected]

Saturday 23 November Newman Boxing Tournament



Wed.27 November St John Ambulance AGM 7 pm, Newman Sub Centre on Newman Drive, cnr Nyabalee Rd

Saturday 30 November Hillview Speedway junior event, President, Anton Porro, 0419 042 135

COMING SOON1 December Mainstreet markets

1 December Community Christmas carols

14 December Hillview Speedway producon and Christmas event

19 December Last day of school term

CALENDAR OF EVENTS NOVEMBER 2013

Please contact Newman Mainstreet

Project to have your community event

added to this calendar.

Phone/Fax 9177 8290 or via

[email protected]


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WHATS ON? REGULAR ACTIVITIESMonday 08:30 Time Out session with crche, Newman Neighbourhood Centre, 2 McKay Street, 9175 1516,

[email protected]

09:30 Newman Playgroup, Moondoorow Street, [email protected]

19:30 Bible study, house at the rear of Anglican Church, 11 Hilditch Avenue, 9175 1350

Tuesday 08:30 The Beach Indoor Play Centre, open unl 12:30, Mindarra Drive opposite the Police staon,

9177 8290 08:30 Time Out session with crche, as well as New Mums Group, Newman Neighbourhood Centre,

2 McKay Street, 9175 1516, [email protected]

16:30 Newman Capricorn Girl Guides, The Beach Mindarra Drive, Suzy Oldham on 0417 178 624,

[email protected]

19:00 Freeform Art session, 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month, Newman Neighbourhood Centre,


19:30 Newman Lions Club, 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month, Lions Park on Corwa Drive,

Jessica Mclean-Middleton on 0415 699 991

19:30 Congregaon Bible study, Theocrac Ministry school, Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses,

Les Tu Drive, www.jw.org, 9177 8187 or 0412 991 551, everyone welcome

Wednesday 08:30 The Beach Indoor Play Centre, open unl 12:30, Mindarra Drive, 9177 8290

08:30 Quilng and patchwork, Newman Neighbourhood Centre, 2 McKay Street, 9175 1516

09:30 Newman Playgroup, Moondoorow Street, [email protected]

14:30 The Beach Indoor Play Centre, open unl 17:30, Mindarra Drive, 9177 8290

19:30 Twilight session, bring a project of your own to start or complete, Newman Neighbourhood

Centre, 2 McKay Street, 9175 1516, [email protected]

Thursday 08:30 The Beach Indoor Play Centre, open unl 12:30, Mindarra Drive, 9177 8290

08:30 Time Out session with crche, Newman Neighbourhood Centre, 2 McKay Street, 9175 1516

09:00 Young mums bible study, Anglican Church, 11 Hilditch Ave, 9175 1350

09:30 Gumnuts story and nursery rhyme me at the Library for 1 3 year olds, Newman Library

19:30 Music pracce, Anglican Church, 11 Hilditch Ave, 9175 1350

Friday 08:30 The Beach Indoor Play Centre, open unl 12:30, Mindarra Drive, 9177 8290

09:00 Family fun cra unl 11:00, cost $5 for the family, Newman Neighbourhood Centre,


09:30 Newman Playgroup, Moondoorow St, [email protected]

10:00 Story me and cra for 3-5 year olds, Newman Library

Saturday 11:00 Seventh Day Advenst unl 13:00, at Newman Neighbourhood Centre, 2 McKay Street,

John Browne, 0437 777 208

18:30 Eucharist Liturgy/ Community Liturgy at St Josephs Catholic Church, Warman Avenue, 9175 2344

19:30 Twilight session, bring a project of your own to start or complete, Newman NeighbourhoodCentre, 2 McKay Street, 9175 1516, [email protected]

Sunday 08:30 Eucharist Liturgy/ Community Liturgy at St Josephs Catholic Church, Warman Avenue, 9175 2344

09:00 Worship, Vibrant evangelical, holding to biblical teaching, Anglican Church, 11 Hilditch Avenue,

9175 1350, ncluding bubs and tots ministry and Sunday school

10:00 Bible Discourse and Watchtower study-talk, Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses, Les Tu Drive,

www.jw.org, 9177 8187 or 0412 991 551, everyone welcome

13:00 The Beach Indoor Play Centre, open unl 17:00, Mindarra Drive, 9177 8290

13:30 Freestyle cra, art, sewing, quilng etc. ends 16:30, Newman Neighbourhood Centre, 9175 1516

4 day shi bible study, Anglican Church, 11 Hilditch Ave, call Hope on 0487 178 243Disclaimer of Liability: Newman Mainstreet Project undertakes to ensure that accurate informa!on is disseminated to its clients through its community

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or the Newman Mainstreet Project Coordinator or Commi#ee.


10/16

A two and a half day compeon, 4-6

October 2013, saw thirty-eight shooters

from as far as Esperance, Augusta,

up to Broome and Port Hedland, and

Queensland too, converge in Newman

to compete at the Newman Clay Target

Club. The clubs excellent camping

grounds make it ideal for such a

campers carnival.

There were single barrel, double barrel,

point score, and handicapped single

shooter classes where competors re

at dark, bakelite disks which shaer on

impact.

The weekend aracted quality

competors including ex-Newman

resident Amanda Finn who is the2013 single barrel naonal champion

who has made the Australian team to

compete in the world championships

in New Zealand next year. Amandas

husband, John Finn, an ex-Newman

resident and now a FIFO worker, was

also compeng.

Compeng was a 12 year old competor

who delivered exceponal results.

Other competors included Paul

McGowan who has represented

Australia at least three mes and

Phil House who is the best-all-round

shooter in Western Australia who has

Clay Target CompeonBy Sonya Matheson

also previously made the Australian

team.

The Newman Clay Target Club,

established in 1970, meets every

second Sunday. Visitors are invited to

aend. Club guns may be available for

use and club members also teach gun

safety. For further informaon contact

Bill Gow on 0408 802 891.

The club thanks several generous

year-round sponsors including AGK

Automove Electrics and sponsorship

from personal families.

Shown below are

Preston Moore and

Phil Nix winners ofthe Dawesville Double

CompeonPhotograph courtesy of

Kathryn Joy


11/16

Towns in the Pilbara recently

experienced an outbreak of

gastroenteris, which saw several

children hospitalised in both Newman

and Port Hedland. The Department

of Health issued a warning and

informaon on prevenng the spread

of gastro within the community,

parcularly in shared care facilies

such as schools and daycares.

Gastroenteris is a highly contagious

stomach virus which can present with

dierent symptoms in dierent people.

Common symptoms include voming,

diahorrea, stomach pains, fever and

lethargy. It is oen worse in children

than adults. The most common strain

of gastro is rotavirus, and since 2007there has been an immunisaon

available for rotavirus that children

receive at 2, 4 and 6 months of age.

Children who have been immunised

can sll carry and spread the virus, so

hygiene is always imperave especially

when children have been in close

contact with others, such as at school.

Good hand washing is the best way to

stop the spread of gastro, and alcoholbased hand sanizers do lile to stop

the spread as gastro is a virus rather

than a bacteria. In the same way,

anbiocs will not kill any of the gastro

strains. If you or your children contract

Gastro Outbreaks and PrevenonBy Jessica Kirkland

gastro, there are several things you

can do at home. The !rst is to contain

yourself to home for the duraon of the

illness and for 48 hours aer the last

symptom, when the virus has usually

died o.

If your child is voming, keep them

hydrated with small sips of water - do

not allow them to guzzle. Sugary drinks

including cordial can make diahorrea

worse, so if your children are suering

from this then it is best to limit them

to water, or beer - an oral hydraon

liquid such as Hydralyte. Over the

counter medicaons such as Imodium

can be used for adults. It is a myth

that you need to allow gastro to take

its course, as the virus dies rather thanbeing expelled from the body, so using

medicaons like this with the advice of

a doctor or pharmacist, and as directed,

is not likely to cause harm or prolong

the virus.

As gastro is highly contagious, make

sure you wash your hands frequently

if you are sick or dealing with a sick

child. Be sure to also wash all bedding

on a hot water cycle, and a surfacespray such as Glen 20 is very aecve

in killing the virus. If you are worried

that you or your child is suering from

dehydraon, immediately take them to

hospital as dehydraon is dangerous

and can progress very quickly.

Gastro is uncomfortable and

unpleasant, but unless it connues for

longer than 48 hours or the paent is

dehydrated, there is no need to seek

medical aenon and in fact, going to

the doctor or hospital oen spreads

the virus unnecessarily amongstpeople who are already sick. Over the

counter medicaons are available to

control nausea and diahorrea, and are

oen useful for adults who also have

sick children to care for.

Once feeling beer, it is important to

remain vigilant with hand washing, and

limit contact with other for 48 hours

AFTER THE LAST SYMPTOM. This is

especially important with children,who are not as good at washing their

hands, play closely together, put

hands and toys in their mouth, and are

generally very good at sharing germs.

For more informaon on recognising,

treang, and stopping the spread

of gastroenteris, please visit the

Department of Healths website.

O-road (dirt) motorcycles are

commonly targeted by thieves.

Newman Police have seen an increase

in the stealing of o-road motorcycles.

While not the fault of the person

whose property has been stolen, there

are a few security precauons that can

be employed to reduce the temptaon

of these stealing incidents:

Keep front/side gates closed andlocked if possible;

Secure motorcycles so that they

cannot easily be removed. Consider

chaining o-road motorcycles to

objects that cannot be removed;

A disc lock alarm is also another

good deterrent. They work by

sounding a 120db alarm whenever

moon or shock is detected on the

vehicle. The lock !ts easily to the

brake disc rotor; and

Report suspicious acvity to the

Neman Police staon immediately.

Police report that there is a signi!cant

increase in crime related to petrol

based products. Community members,companies and transient contractors

are asked by the Newman Police to

secure loose items, including those

on vehicles, which may pose a risk to

ensure that these items are not stolen.

There have also been cases of petrol

being stolen from back yard tools such

as whipper snippers. People are asked

to secure all such things in locked sheds

or similar facilies.

As school holidays draw nearer

(although not exclusively at these

mes) there is the risk of alcoholic

beverages being stolen from outdoor

fridges. Please install and consistently

use a lock.

Newman Police Staon - 9175 4000

Police Report


12/16

Back in 2009, BHP Billiton Iron Ore

Legacy Project and the Shire of East

Pilbara worked with Artsource WA and

the Newman community to develop

the Newman Town Centre Park

located between the shopping centre

and Newman House. Out of those

workshops came many beauful pieces

of art.

Three creave works are by Judith

Forrest, a former resident of Port

Hedland who frequently visited

Newman on business. Judiths works

in bronze casng focus on the products

of Newman and the mine, with so

many young families around it is the

crossover between babies and iron ore

that she chose to explore.

One of these pieces Safe in Newman

shows a baby sleeping snugly in the

security of a workers hat.

A Tourist in Your Own Town

Another is a sewing machine which

makes strong reference to the acve

cra! movement in Newman and

the role that women have playing in

the building of the community. This

sculpture weighs approximately 20 kg.

Her third piece is a train whose

carriages morph into baby prams

showing that iron-ore is not the only

producon going on in town. Judith

consulted the Pilbara Historical Trains

Society to try and ensure that she got

the locomove right.

Source: DA Submission Report on the

Newman Town Centre Park, 23 November

2009


13/16

The Shire of East Pilbara has paid tribute

to Bill Lynas, one of Nullagines most

important residents with a memorial

celebrang his military career at Lynas

Lookout (formerly Nullagine Lookout).

William James Dalton Lynas (Bill) has

an outstanding military record with the

original 16th Baalion in World War I.He is considered one of nest ghng

leaders that Australia produced and his

combinaon of military decoraons

is extraordinarily rare. He is also

remembered as the rst part me

secretary of the local roads board.

Born in 1886 at Auckland, New Zealand,

he moved to Western Australia with his

family as a child. Upon compleng his

school years at Busselton, he movedto the Marble Bar district in 1901

following a n rush.

In September 1914 he enlisted in the

16th Baalion, Australian Imperial

Force, and sailed for Egypt. Despite

being wounded at Vaire Wood in July

1918, Bill was given his commission on

Gallipoli and commanded the baalion

during its last bale in the capture of

Nullagine Memorial for Hero Digger

Le Verguier, where on 18 September

1918, 450 prisoners were taken.

During his service, he was awarded the

Disnguished Service Medal (D.S.O),

Military Cross (M.C.) and two Bars, and

was Menoned in Despatches.

Bill also enlisted at the outbreak ofWorld War II and was rather annoyed

when, because of his age and incapacity,

he was excluded from an acve service

unit.

In 1944, Bill and his wife Enid seled in

Nullagine and he resumed his interest

in mining, becoming an agent for

buying base metals as well as mining

for asbestos and n dredging. On 1

September 1945 he was appointed

part-me secretary of the local roads

board. He died of coronary vasculardisease at Nullagine on 12 January

1947 and was buried there.

Councillor Kevin Danks, Shire President Lynne Craigie, William Lynas (GreatNephew of William Lynas), Councillor Lang Coppin and Chief Execuve

O! cer Allen Cooper at Lynas Lookout, Nullagine

Saturday 21 September 2013 saw

Newman residents digging deep once

again for a great cause, demena

research.

Demena describes a collecon ofsymptoms that are caused by disorders

a"ecng the brain. It is not one specic

disease.

Demena a"ects thinking, behaviour

and the ability to perform everyday

tasks. Brain funcon is a"ected enough

to interfere with the persons normal

social or working life.

Most people with demena are older,

but not all older people get demena.

It is not a normal part of ageing.

Demena can happen to anybody, but

it is more common a#er the age of 65

years. People in their 40s and 50s can

also have demena.

Quiz Night for Demen!aBy Cyndy Williams

An inmate crowd of 80 people

descended onto The Beach Indoor Play

Centre for an evening of quesons and

games in aid of Demena Research.

The Quiz Night included elegantlydressed in the Demena colours with

black table cloths and black chair

covers and light blue chair sashes and

quesons shown on a big screen.

Once again, Newman businesses

were exceponally generous in their

donaon of prizes and support in-kind

including but not limited to Newman

Mainstreet Project, MOB Social Club,

Celebraons Neman, Treadways

Newman, Comfort Style Furniture

Newman, Mia Mia, and Pitstop Deli.

The lovely Nic Willis and Debbie

Seivwright kept the drinks $owing by

serving the drinks at the bar. While

Transeld Services providing a courtesy

bus to ensure all who aended made it

home safely.

Angel Rawlinson, served hot food,

fruit and anpasto plaers. DanielleCochrane tallied the results as judge to

show that the Savannah Engineers table

took out the rst prize of a pamper pack

that was kindly donated by Boulevard

Pharmacy and a signed Eagles Jersey

donated by BH Promoons.

The MC, Debbie White, kept the crowd

entertained while the organiser, Cyndy

Williams, had to dash home and pick up

the winners prizes a#er she, ironically,

forgot them at home.

A fantasc amount was raised. The

majority going to Alzheimer's Australia

Demena Research Foundaon and

part to The Beach.


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The weekend of the 20-22 September

saw Newman Tee Ball Associaon take

a Junior, Intermediate and Senior team

across to Port Hedland to compete in

the Annual North West Championships.

All three teams competed extremely

well with our Seniors nishing in third

posion; our Intermediates in fourth

posion, and our Juniors nished inh posion.

The improvement in all of Newmans

teams was excing to see but the eort

and determinaon of our Juniors was a

pleasure to watch.

The Newman Tee Ball season resumes

on the 25 October and will run through

to the 6 December.

North West Tee Ball ChampionshipsBy Geraldine Parsons

North West Seniors 2013

The East Pilbara BMX Club has gained

Shire approval to lease a poron of

the North Newman Reserve in order

to construct a race track and storage

facilies.

BHP Billiton has also generously

supported the club through itscommunity grants programme. With

support also coming from the Shire

of East Pilbaras community grants

programme, this will see them with

enough funding to reopen the track

early 2014 in me for the next season.

The second phase of their project is

to develop club rooms, toilet facilies

and a kiosk.

September 2013 saw a conngentof Newman residents travel to

Karratha to a!end the NorthWest

championships and while there met

with other Pilbara clubs and BMX WA

to discuss the clubs future.

BMX

Represenng the East Pilbara BMX

Club in Karratha was a 2 year old,

Dillon Coburn, on a mini wheeler

(balance bike rider) having his very

rst race.

Working closely with other Pilbara

BMX clubs such as Tom Price, Karratha

and Port Hedland they will ensure that

Newman can be a part of the Pilbara

rounds and also parcipate in other

clubs race meets if Newman residents

are travelling on weekends.

In addion to Shire and BHP funding,

the club will be undertaking a variety

of fundraising acvies around town.Keep your eyes open and support

another great community iniave.

If anyone would like to receive updates

on the clubs progress or volunteer

their me in fundraising opportunies

or help reconstrucng the track please

email [email protected].

Dillon

Photograph by Adam Tomkins

Dillon Coburn in the mini wheelers race

Photographs by Graeme Di!erich

Photographs courtesy of Geraldine Parsons


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16/16

Bloody Slow Weekend Went Too Bloody Quickly

Remembrance CeremonySenior Constable Donald Richard Evere 4600 Police Air Wing

Senior Constable Philip Gavin Ruland 7877 Newman Police Staon

First Class Constable David Adrian Dewar 9178 Newman Police Staon

Constable Gavin Ashley Capes 10305 Newman Police Staon

We will remember them.

Photograph by Kevin Mitchell




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Stay posted for the Newman Polices

newsleer by Shane Sadler showing

more great photos including those

from the Saturday night Rugby match;the game a!er which the weekend is

named. Bloody Slow / Bledisloe Cup

Winners and losers were almost

inconsequenal during that

weekend as great sportsmanshipand jocular rivalry was shown

by all, as was mutual support by

spectators.

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