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Gary’s GoatsJackie Shervington

Long-time Gingin goat farmers, Gary and Theresa Harley appreciate the benefits of dairy goats as an attractive small farm livestock agribusiness.

In 2004 Gary had 700 does and enjoyed the beginnings of a promising small agribusiness supplying Malaysian markets with 100 dairy does per year, valued at around $35,000. Gary was understandably optimistic. Markets were steady and together, Gary & Theresa had plans for tourism, producing Goats cheese and more.

There is also significant motivation to meet the demand for goat meat which makes up 65 percent of the red meat consumed globally.

Goat meat is naturally lean which means it is much lower in saturated fat, cholesterol and calories than other meats. Goat meat is also the most nutritious red meat you can ingest. This produces an avenue for surplus bucks and whethers.

Before you race off and start your goat farm, Gary warns goats are not easy. He offers some hard lessons they have experienced firsthand.

“Foxes will crawl over broken glass for kid goats. We work around the clock during kidding season to protect the newborns from foxes and eagles.”

Another challenge is that goats don’t do well in cold and wet conditions, have a very fragile digestive system and don’t manage changes in diet well. Unlike sheep which graze, goats are browsers and contrary to popular believe create less damage to the environment if not overstocked.

Having worked through these many issues the Harleys were devastated with the most recent threat to their business, the stable fly.

“When I first heard about them, I wondered how bad can they be? It’s just a fly” says Gary.

“It was very depressing to watch our animals driven into the ground by stable fly.”

When an animal is attacked by multiple biting flies, it is literally bitten to distraction. They use all their energy trying to escape and consequently they begin to lose condition. This is a huge problem, especially after kidding when the does need all their reserves to focus on their progeny.

The stable fly problem is not unique to the Harleys but the inherent issue for goats is that they need to gain condition over the summer months to sustain them through the cold and damp winter. The fly problem puts this at risk.

Whilst the stable fly problem is minimal at the moment, it still presents enough risk that Gary and Theresa have changed tack.

Gary has reduced his mob of mainly Sanaan type animals to about 150 dairy goats and has shifted towards the multi colored Nubians which appear to be less attractive to stable flies.

Never one to give up – Gary’s latest pursuit is miniature dwarf goats a herd which began with young dwarf doe he was given. Garys young dwarf bucks are now working hard to achieve the target of over 50 dwarf goats and it’s easy to see how these cute and playful animals could take off.

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Hospital 9347 5244

Fire Brigade 000

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Police

Attendance 131 444

Police (Gingin) 9575 5600

Crime Stoppers 1800 333 000

Police Headquarters 9222 1997

Poison 13 11 26

Rural Watch 9576 4600

Chittering Shire 9576 4600

Chittering Ranger A/H 9576 4616

Gingin Ranger 9575 2211

Vet 9575 2274

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Rob McCullough 9576 1740

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Editors note

Welcome to our April issue of Northern Valleys News.

It feels like we can finally celebrate the arrival of autumn and the cool change – a wonderful time to be outdoors for either work or play. We are pleased to bring you a packed issue and hope you are motivated to get out about to attend some of the many interesting events on theis months. There is certainly plenty to do and discover within the Northern Valleys.

Thanks to all who have helped make this community paper through their editorial and advertising contributions. It is a wonderful reflection on the region that the stories and topics continue to flow as we celebrate people and their pursuits.

The name Northern Valleys was created to provide a name which all communities would be happy to support and hopefully unite us through our common interests. We all share a similar passion for the semi-rural lifestyle and love the place we call home.

To our new readers we hope you like this semi-rural local paper that is a blend of lifestyle and rural interests. It is a feel-good paper which is designed to uncover our community’s great secrets and treasures.

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Let the Kids Play – Freedom of ChoiceSwan District Junior Competition Council (SDJCC) passed a new policy regarding transfers that ‘only two players will be cleared per team from each Club’ which can be enforced by Club presidents within the SDJC. This policy can be dictated at the discretion of the presidents. It does not imply that presidents cannot transfer more than two at all.

This policy has been implemented by our local president of the Chittering JFC who is refusing transfer of 7 boys to another club also the Swan View FC is refusing transfer of 4. These boys are age

12, not exactly amateurs, under contract, WAFL or the like, they are very young boys. The president of the Upper Swan JFC was in a similar situation, he cleared 6 boys in bulk to another club.

The first By-Law of Junior Football is “The Spirit of Junior Football” which focuses on participation, development and providing a game environment that is safe, fun and fair. Not a single value has been upheld here regarding these 12 year old boys. All they want to do is play football but due to the discretion of the CJFC president they are being denied their right and freedom of choice to play and are being forced out of the game.

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Thursday 3rd April

The WA Meat Profit Day Committee and Meat & Livestock Australia are excited to be hosting the 2014 Meat Profit Day themed ‘Meating’ Expectation and Thriving on Thursday 3rd April 2014 at Irwin Recreation Centre, 1 Ridley St, Port Denison, WA.

Sunday April 6th

Gingin Triathlon

Muchea Youth Festival

Great Cocky Count

Wednesday 16th April

At 10am the Country Women’s Assoc. will holding its April meeting in the Bindoon Hall. Enquires please contact Carolyn on 9571 0263 or Pat on 9576 1325.

Friday 18th April - Good Friday

Sunday 20th April - Easter Sunday

Easter Egg Hunt, Gingin 10am at the sound shell. Bookings essential - ph 9575 1253

Monday 21st April –Easter Monday - Public Holiday

Friday 25th April ANZAC DAY

See below for details of services

Sunday 27 April

Pyjamas for a cause, Bakehaus & Cafe on from 9.30am – 11.30am.

Enderslea Farm performances

Friday 26 April

Band night in Clune Park—Bindoon - 6.30-10pm. See left

Thursday 1st May 2014

Gingin Community Care Expo. 10am at the Granville Civic Centre, Gingin

Sunday 4th May 2014

Open Day at Gingin Railway Station

Archaeology dig at Enderslea Farm in May 2014.

Historical performances at Enderslea FarmThese stories and poetry of the early settlers of Enderslea Farm give the human dimension to the struggles of establishing Western Australia.

The 2pm performance in the stone barn has already been booked out. Another performance has therefore been scheduled at 10.20am on Sunday 27th April 2014 during the National trust Heritage festival.

The CWA will provide the morning tea and the Mens Shed is helping with the parking so it is very much a local event.

Bookings can be made on trybookings.com or ring Diane pope at 9386 5575.

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Pyjamas for a causeGrab your favourite pyjamas and teddy and join the Koorunga CWA girls for a morning tea at the Bindoon Bakehaus & Cafe on Sunday April 27 from 9.30am – 11.30am. In celebrating the Country Women’s Associations 90th Anniversary, branches were asked to contribute funds for a gift cheque to be presented to the royal Flying Doctor Service at the State Conference of CWA in York during July. Always on the lookout for something different, Koorunga Branch decided this novel appraoch would be a lot of fun along with raising awareness of both the rFDS and CWA.

You can support the event by sponsoring a Koorunga CWA member to wear their pyjamas, by donation or pay $5.00 to wear your pyjamas to the morning tea. Morning tea to be purchased individually.For more information contact Karyn Collin 9575 3143.

Young LeadersDo you know someone between 17 and 30 years who would enjoy an amazing weekend of challenges, confidience, team work and fun? Crate stacking, aerial runway at night, archery and problem solving are just a few of the co-operative and challenging activities offered by The Country Women’s Assocation at their Young Leaders weekend. Held in a non-threatning environment on May 24-25 at the Scout Activities Centre Byford, this residential weekend is open to both males and females.

Using experienced, enthusastic facilitators the Young Leader program has been successfully run by the Country Women’s Association since 1998. The cost of $108.00 is often subsidized by CWA Branches. For an application form or more information contact your nearest CWA Branch - Chittering Bindoon 95710263 or Koorunga 95753143.

Band night in Clune Park—Bindoon Friday night 26 April — 6.30 ‘til 10pm

The Shire of Chittering together with the Chittering Youth Group are hosting this fun drug and alcohol free event.

We can pick/drop you off either from the Immaculate Heart College (Lower Chittering), John Glenn park, (Muchea) or outside the Gingin Shire offices, however you must book a seat by contacting Arlene at the Shire 9576-4600 no later than the 22 April 2013.

Dinner is available with sausage sizzle courtesy of Bindoon Fire Brigade – so bring some pocket money. All children aged 12 or under must be accompanied by parents at all times.

Does Archaeology Intrigue You?The University of Western Australia Archaeology professor Tom Whitley with his students will be conducting a week long dig at Enderslea Farm in May 2014.

An Open Day during the National Trust Heritage Festival will occur on Sunday May 4th from 1pm to 4pm. Archaeology helps us understand our present by learning about our past. Who knows what might be uncovered?

Of course we can’t expect roman Samian ware but there are other possible remnants from the early settlers of Chittering Valley. There will be a free talk at 2pm and a demonstration of how drones can be used in modern archaeology. Afternoon Tea will be available.

Anzac day servicesGiNGiN A walk of reflection followed by a dawn service and gunfire breakfast will be conducted in Gingin commencing at 6.15am on Friday 25 April 2014.

All members of the community are invited to assemble at the Gingin craft rooms opposite Gingin police station at 6.00am.

BiNDooN The service will commence at 11 am with a short march from the Chinkabee Complex entrance to the Cenotaph.

A warm welcome is extended to everyone. Morning tea will be provided afterwards by the CWA. All enquiries to Lance Stagbouer on 9576 2001

BullSBRook Anzac Day Dawn Service will commence at 5.45 at cnr. Hurd Rd and Cantata St Bullsbrook. At 6am we will march to the RSL Hall, followed by breakfast.

The club will be open all day. Everyone is welcome. All enquiries to Mrs Penny de Grussa Phone: 9571 2382, Mobile: 0411 043 887

Open Day at Gingin Railway StationSunday 4th May 2014

Included in the National Trust Heritage Month- ‘Journeys’.

10.00am – 4.00pm Jones Street Gingin. Entry is by gold coin donation to the station.

Come along and bring the family. View the 1891 station and its history.

Exhibitions – Local Artists & School Art Competition

Displays – Working Steam Engine Models, Quilts, Artisans, Wool & Spinning and Men in Sheds.

Stalls – including local produce, curios, alpacas and garments, plants etc.

Live music, Devonshire teas and refreshments.

Gingin Community Care ExpoThe Gingin District Community resource Centre, in partnership with the Shire of Gingin, will be co-hosting this year’s Gingin Community Care Expo with the Commonwealth respite and Carelink Centre. This free expo will provide community members the opportunity to meet with representatives from a number of health care services which include mental health, disability and aged care.

When: 10am Thursday 1st May 2014 Where: Granville Civic Centre, Gingin For more information please contact the Gingin CrC on 9575 1253.

Riseborough exhibitionA stimulating creative mix by 10 Toodyay Artists. The Exhibition will be showcasing an array of vibrant and colourful works including paintings, mixed media, collage, sculpture, ceramic and studio crafts.

Exhibition will show from Sunday 27th April until 15th June 2014.

All welcome to the Official Opening Sunday 27th April 1.00 – 5.00pm. Meet the Artists and enjoy the wines at riseborough Winery and Art Gallery located on peterson rise off Mooliabeenee road, Gingin.

Open Wednesday to Sunday 10.00am – 4.00pm phone 9575 1211.

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The Gingin Railway Station Restoration Project ProgressThe Lions Club of Gingin-Chittering have had a busy year with works undweway on the Station and Station Master’s Quarters.

A conservation plan was completed by heritage architects and Historians and was a condition by the National Trust before any works were to commence on the Station.

This was financed by the Shire of Gingin

for which we are grateful.

The first area of concern was a much needed roof. This was installed in accordance with the National Trust requirements. Short -sheet roofing replacement, roof plumbing, gutters, downpipes and gable timbers were repaired and painted, chimney reinstatement work and scaffolding was required. All this was achievable with a grant from Lotterywest.

Fencing has been completed along the boundary between rail and station property along the platform and extending to eastern and western boundaries.

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Charlotte’s Fairy Big Fundraiser Rachel Peachey

Thank you very much to everyone who supported Charlotte’s Fairy Big Fundraiser and Charlotte’s run.

A lot of money was raised during the night. The auction raised $1,850 with the highest amount of $575 paid for the beautiful hand knitted alpaca rug that Amanda Davis and her mum kindly donated.

In total $4,501 was raised at the quiz night, plus the $2,216 paid for the tables beforehand. There were a few donations received in each of these amounts too. So the final tally for the quiz night is a massive $6,717. I am not sure how much money was raised from the run as yet, but will publish the results in

the next issue of NVNews.

What a huge day and such a successful day for The Benny Wills Brain Tumour research program. This was due to the generosity of so many people.

I know Charlotte would have been so excited about both the run and the quiz night and she would have had a lot of laughs at the quiz night. It turned out to be a lot of fun for everyone from what I could see and I know I laughed a lot too.

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Ceilings are in the process of being repaired and renewed including painting throughout the Station Master’s Quarters.

Lighting will be installed in readiness for the Open Fun Day at the Station on the 4th May.

We are also grateful to the Bendigo Community Bank for the financial assistance to make our dream a reality to give back to the community a Heritage Building for future generations to enjoy.

Along with donations there have been numerous hours in-kind contributed by members of the Lions Club and the community including Michael Liddlow, Darryl Ferguson and Michael Harris.

Open Fun Day at the Station occurs again this year on Sunday 4th May 2014 – see page 3 for details.

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Women’s Day Lunch at Gingin – We’re Not There Yet...Carmel Ross

When I read the blurb about rabia Siddique prior to attending the Women’s Day lunch at CU@park at Gingin on March 8th, I assumed the focus of her story would be the life-threatening situation she found herself in while serving in the British army in southern Iraq. Yes, she did speak in some detail about that incident, but if you take physical danger out of the equation, the true battle of her life was to follow a few years later. After returning to Britain from her Middle East service, rabia found herself sidelined and unacknowledged –told that the incident which might have cost her life was never to be spoken about – yet the male officer with her went on to be publicly praised and decorated for his efforts.

The resulting battle for acknowledgement of the truth occupied the next few years of rabia’s life. Trying one avenue after another within the military to seek justice, she resorted to civil legal action against the British Government. Yet when it was time for “her day in court”, inner wisdom set in and a risky strategy was employed to seek justice. rabia was by this time married and pregnant with triplets – a family she and her husband regarded as their highest priority. She, her husband and her legal team agreed that the cross-examination and general stress of court appearances would not be in her best interests, so the matter was settled out of court. rabia achieved the outcomes she wanted – one of which was that the truth was told publicly and an apology given.

The Women’s Day lunch at Gingin was a delightful gathering of wonderful women in a beautiful location, with fabulous food and excellent service from renee and her team. The contrast of what happened to “a perth girl”– whose life journey to date has included the decision to fight gender discrimination in one of the world’s great democracies – compared to the comfort, joy and camaraderie of a rural women’s gathering at Gingin, was a striking message about what has been achieved for women, but that there are some high hurdles yet to be jumped.

Thanks are due to the Gingin CrC who hosted the event and the Bendigo Bank who provided sponsorship funding. CU next year!

Marilyn Morrice & Dawn kay

Jennifer Porter

Marilyn Morrice & Wendy Harris

Jill Dawson, Juliet Grist and Vivienne du Plessis

Helen Martin, Simone Gresele and Carmel Ross

Carol Chadwick & lynley Fewster

Rabia Siddique & Gwen Evans

Roz Christensen & Carrie Edwards

Stacey Carter, Jackie Readman & Sharon Martin

Rabia signs copies of her book.

kylie Jones & Dennice Maras Michelle lette & Sally Gifford

Jennifer porter, law lecturer and wife of Federal Member for pearce, Christian porter, shared her thoughts on issues of gender equality for women living in the first world. Fifty local woman enjoyed a fabulous lunch which focussed on local produce while sharing ideas on how as women we can sucessfully juggle family, marriage, work and play.

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Gingin Water Group Inc. (GWG) is concerned that the recently released statement written by the Department of Water (DOW) to evaluate the objectives of the Gingin Surface Water Allocation plan may be drawing attention to the fact that certain objectives may not be capable of being met while considerations of the environmental and social value of the whole system seem to be inadequately provisioned.

DOW draws attention to the reduced rainfall of the region averaged over the period 1975-2011 when compared to the all time record. They note that averaging data from the 2001-2011 period shows the trend even further reduced.

Gingin’s brook flows are constantly measured at only three sites. Two on Gingin Brook (one in the town site and one at Neergabby) and one on Lennard Brook.

A concern is that the Lennard Brook site is unreliable and has long periods of missing data. An even greater concern is the large reduction of flows measured at Neergabby where the annual decline is 44% and maximum daily flow reached in a year has declined by 65%.

Water flows which are predicted to cause

problems are those below the Critical Low Flow Threshold. DOW states that this is unlikely to ever occur more than 1-2% of the time in a year, thus ensuring the supply from, and health of, these systems.

Gingin town has experienced these low flows 14% of the time over the last three years. Neergabby flows are so low that critical low flows have never been set. Lennard Brook low flows cannot be reasonably checked due to malfunctioning equipment.

Water users and the environment deserve a better service if the many landholders along the full length of the region’s much loved brooks are to have confidence that their natural water use rights can be relied upon and the patches of riparian vegetation they try hard to protect can in fact be saved in these increasing low flow periods.

DOW recently carried out studies at Lennard Brook and the upper Gingin Brook to assess their ecological health under these low flows.

GWG is concerned these studies were too limited to assess health of the Moondah brook system or those parts of the Lennard and Gingin brook systems downstream of the two gauging stations. The unstudied portions cover by far the greater number of landholders

and largest length of brook flow and vegetation. The studied regions were, however, downstream of nearly all the surface water extraction permits.

GWG acknowledges the efforts of the DOW, who control the supply and use of the regions surface water, in this difficult period of low water flow which they say is most likely to continue and in fact worsen.

The authorities granted extraction licences many years ago when water flows were much higher. Farmers natural right to take water for their domestic and stock requirement was never a concern nor were the ecological requirements to keep the entire system healthy ever under threat.

In the space of a decade this has all become a serious issue and getting worse by the year.

The relatively few licences to extract brook water are legal entitlements and the DOW has a mandate to do their best to uphold them. Some farmers have had to stop pumping because their portion of the brook has stopped flowing. Others have temporarily reduced their take , while others have important business interests to uphold and have limited opportunity to reduce their take. Water use efficiencies can only be taken so far.

On the other hand the DOW has a legal obligation to allocate sufficient water to farmers and landholders along the system who rely upon it (without the need for a licence) as well they must keep the environment healthy.

GWG is convinced the DOW is trying hard to carry out its role with due diligence but questions the balance of their emphasis.

What they cannot do is make it rain.

What the community must do is communicate its concern otherwise the authorities will assume all is okay in Gingin and its brooks and streams, while GWG suggests it is not.

It would seem that if the balance between the various water requirements is not redrawn then significant parts of the system will be irreversibly damaged and may be lost for ever.

The DOW has agreed to present its Evaluation Statement addressing the objectives of the Gingin Surface Water Allocation plan to a public meeting to be held in Gingin later in April or May. Keep a lookout for the advertised date or contact Gingin Water Group Inc on 0427612918 (David rickson Hon president)

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Eager students attending a three-day-long camp at the monastic town of New Norcia last week had the unique opportunity not just to learn about traditional Aboriginal arts, but to ‘have a go’ themselves.

Led by Aboriginal guide Lester Jacobs and Monk Dom robert, the group of 6-9 year olds were pretty wrapped when they discovered they would actually be allowed to throw a boomerang and traditional Aboriginal spear or ‘Gidge’ – not just listen to a lecture.

passing on skills to the younger generation has long been a tradition

in New Norcia which began with the mission schools and continued with Salvado College. In 1996, five years after the college closed, the monastic town started to welcome school groups to take part in it’s educational progamme which covers a surely unprecedented combination of topics including: art and architecture, monastic life, baking and honey making, deep space exploration and traditional Aboriginal arts.

Lester clearly takes delight in teaching children the art of boomerang throwing, a skill he didn’t know until he was a teenager. Lester grew up in the mission school in New Norcia, where he has lived all his

life, but points out Aboriginal arts were not taught back then.

“My ability to throw a boomerang was always there, but someone had to trigger it off”, he says. That someone was an aboriginal elder he met during a NAIDOC week festival he attended in Moora.

Since that time, former Abott Bernard rooney, who is well regarded for his work in documenting Aboriginal language and culture has fostered the teaching of Aboriginal arts at New Norcia and the monks work alongside the local Aboriginal community to ensure these traditional skills are shared with the wider community.

 

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Councillor ColumnCr Robert Hawes (President)�crhawes@chi� ering.wa.gov.au

Planning ApprovalIn the last few months we have been increasingly made aware that some ratepayers when wishing to apply for

Planning Approval for a variety of ac� vi� es have not always made the necessary enquiries to obtain a full understanding of their obliga� ons and the requirements that need to be met so that their applica� on can be dealt with in an effi cient and eff ec� ve manner. May we suggest that at an early stage of your thinking, you allocate some � me for a discussion with our planners which may result in a more suitable method to achieve your objec� ve as well as saving � me and money and perhaps, more importantly, a be� er chance of success.

Muchea Landfi ll CentreFor those of you using the Muchea Landfi ll Centre, please con� nue to sort out items suitable for recycling, your eff orts are appreciated. Furthermore, your eff orts are being put to good use in that we are able to ship off most of the recycled goods for further processing in Perth, rather than taking up valuable � p-space unnecessarily. Any funds that Council receives for recycled goods are applied to help off set the current opera� ng losses of the landfi ll sites (Bindoon and Muchea).Next � me before you leave the Muchea Landfi ll Centre have a look into the big shed to see the range of pre-loved goodies which are too good to be buried in the � p with everybody else’s rubbish, and not suitable as general recyclable materials. On my last visit a discussion with the staff saw me watch a ratepayer walk out with a set of wickets, two bats and pads all for $10 - just what I was looking for!!!

Kerbside Refuse and Recycling Collec� on ServiceS� ll on rubbish, many of you may know that the Shire has recently adver� sed for tender submissions to provide a wider range of rubbish collec� on (Refuse and Recyclable) for most of the “developed” residen� al areas of the shire. Council has taken this ac� on not through dissa� sfac� on with the current service provider, rather to ensure

it complies with the Waste Avoidance Resource Recovery Act 2007. Currently it is not possible for the service to be provided directly by contractors, unless certain circumstances exist, which currently do not. Un� l Council has examined the tenders received a� er the closing date (11 April 2014), it is diffi cult to es� mate the viable limits of the collec� on areas and the fi nancial implica� ons. It is expected at this stage that the service could start as of September 2014, further updates will be provided as more informa� on comes to hand and details of the service implementa� on plan are fi nalised with the successful tenderer.

Tree removalSome may have no� ced that the tree in front of the Shire offi ce (Technical Services) recently fell down (16 March) because of its poor condi� on. This has resulted in the need for a number of trees along Great Northern Highway to be examined in the near future to ensure their stability, to hopefully void the poten� al of another older tree that is past it’s use by date, falling over without warning. The remaining tree in front of the Shire’s Technical Services offi ce will also need to be removed due to its current state (termite infested).

Mul� purpose Health Centre and Bindoon Town HallFor Council’s two big � cket items, things are progressing, albeit slower than fi rst an� cipated, however they are s� ll moving ....The design phase of the new Mul� purpose Health Centre is now complete and local experts have been consulted as to the interior colour schemes. It is an� cipated that the tender for its construc� on will be adver� sed during this April.Refurbishment of the Bindoon Town Hall has suff ered an unexpected setback. Tenders for the work had to arrive in early March but unfortunately Council received a very limited response, therefore Council has elected to recall tenders one last � me. The tender was re-adver� sed in The Weekend West on 22 March with a closing date of 11 April 2014.

I would like to thank you for your con� nued support, and appreciate the feedback you provide (both posi� ve and nega� ve), and look forward to represen� ng the community along with the other Elected Members for be� er outcomes generally.

Council EventsOrdinary Council Mee� ng

Wednesday, 16 April7pm

Council Chambers, BindoonThe Ordinary Council mee� ng will commence at 7pm in the Council Chambers, 6177 Great Northern Highway, Bindoon.The agenda will be available on Friday, 11 April 2014, from the Shire offi ce, Bindoon Library and website.For more informa� on please contact Danica Kay at the Shire.

School Holiday Workshop“Skate, Scoot and BMX”

Thursday, 17 April2pm - 5pm

Clune Park, BindoonSupport by Be Ac� ve, as part of its School Holiday Program, the Shire of Chi� ering will be hos� ng a skate, scoot and BMX workshop at Clune Park in Bindoon. This FREE workshop is open to all young people interested in Skateboarding, Scooters and BMX riding and will include coaching sessions and demonstra� ons by FREESTYLE NOW.For more informa� on please contact Arlene Carter at the Shire.

Proud Paren� ng Program“Successful Toilet Training”

Monday, 28 April9.30am - 11.30am

Bindoon Playgroup, Chinkabee Complex6166 Great Northern Highway, Bindoon

Explore the developmental readiness of children learning the skills of being nappy free. Discuss how to support and coach your child from nappies to knickers in a posi� ve learning environment. Discuss the obstacles to progress this milestone and explore how to move forward. Presented by NGALA.RSVP - Alison on 9576 4600 by 18 AprilIn order for you to be able to fully par� cipate, please fi nd alterna� ve child minding arrangements if possible.Proudly brought to you by WA Country Health Service, BSRA, Bindoon Primary School, Department of Local Government and Communities, Bindoon Playgroup and Shire of Chittering

Online events calendarwww.chittering.wa.gov.au/calendar

Contact UsShire Administra� on Offi ce

6177 Great Northern Highway (PO Box 70)BINDOON WA 6502

Tel: 9576 4600 Fax: 9576 1250Email: cha� er@chi� ering.wa.gov.au

fi nd us on facebookwww.facebook.com/chittering.shire

The Bindoon Heritage Museum are having a First World War Display on Friday,

25 April between 10am - 3pmFor more informa� on please contact Don

Gibson on 9576 1090.

Keeping of catsThe Shire would like to provide residents with a clear direc� on on the keeping of cats given the recent gaze� al of the Cat Act 2011.CAT ACT 2011Eff ec� ve 1st November 2013, the Cat Act 2011 requires landowners to register their cats kept on their property. For enquiries regarding registra� on of cats please contact the Shire Rangers.

DEVELOPMENT PLANDevelopment Plans are endorsed to allow subdivision of land, mostly Rural Residen� al development, and set out Provisions applicable to that land. Several Development Plans have a Provision specifi c to cats, sta� ng that the keeping of domes� c cats is prohibited.

These areas are:• Rosa Park (Morley Road)• Maryville Downs• Blue Plains/Hidden Valley• Chi� ering Retreat• Chi� ering Rise (South)• Chi� ering Springs• Chi� ering View• Maryville Heights• Melvista Park• Odelon Estate• Parkwood Springs• Rawson Springs

Please contact the Shire’s Planning Department if you are unsure.

ADVICE TO LANDOWNERSThe Shire advises, at the � me of this no� ce that all cats on proper� es in areas not subject to Development Plans prohibi� ng cats, as required by the Cat Act 2011, are to be registered with the Shire.

The Shire advises landowners whom keep cat/s on a property that is the subject of Development Plans prohibi� ng cats must register their exis� ng cats within 3 months (prior to 30 June 2014).

AMNESTY PERIOD Where cats are prohibited, the Shire will allow landowners to keep their cats if they are registered within the above 3 months grace period. Any unregistered cats a� er this period will be requested by the Shire to be removed. Property owners within development areas that prohibit cats, will not be permi� ed to replace and register any new cats a� er this date.

Burning Permits are now required for burning from 1 April un� l 31 MayTo obtain a permit please contact your local Fire Control Offi cer. Fire Control Offi cers are not obliged to issue permits and they may advise on alterna� ves to burning. Please remember that your Fire Control Offi cers are volunteers and their availability to issue permits may vary, please assist them by planning in advance.

Permits cannot be issued over the telephone and should a Fire Control Offi cer refuse to issue a permit, it is a breach of the Act to request a permit from another Fire Control Offi cer.

Contact details for your local Fire Control Offi cer• Lower Chi� ering

Ian Hollick 9571 8388 0419 954 559Max Brown 9571 8149 0427 089 677Steve Browne 0427 300 964

• MucheaDennis Harvey 0427 092 356Paul Mar� n 0418 948 593Peter Hall 0437 908 079

• Upper Chi� eringPhil Humphry 9576 1050 0427 761 050Bob Wainwright 9571 4665 0437 163 428

• BindoonFrank Schubert 0429 963 381Nicholas Walter 0418 597 103Dennis Badcock 9576 1536 0428 947 853

• WannamalKim Haeusler 9655 9043 0428 559 043Greg Cocking 9655 7015 0408 900 462

• Shire Fire Control Offi cerCommunity Emergency Services Manager 9576 4600 0409 529 138

2014/15 Budget RequestsResidents and ratepayers within the Shire of Chi� ering are hereby invited to no� fy the Shire of any items, i.e. road repairs, etc, to be considered in the Shire’s 2014/15 Annual Budget.

If you have any ques� ons about an item that you think should be included in the Budget please contact the Shire’s Execu� ve Manager Corporate Services on 9576 4600 or via cha� er@chi� ering.wa.gov.au.

Deadline for items to be considered is 4pm on Wednesday, 30 April 2014.Requests should either be emailed viacha� er@chi� ering.wa.gov.au, or posted to: PO Box 70, Bindoon WA 6502, or faxed to 9576 1250.

Town Planning Scheme No 6Local Planning Policy 12 ‘Addi� onal Accommoda� on and Ancillary Dwelling’At the Ordinary mee� ng of Council held on the 19 February 2014, Council resolved to adopt Local Planning Policy 12 – Addi� onal Accommoda� on and Ancillary Dwellings.

A copy of the Local Planning Policy 12 – Addi� onal Accommoda� on and Ancillary Dwellings is available by contac� ng Mark Johnston, Planning Offi cer by email cha� er@chi� ering.wa.gov.au.

CR R HAWESPRESIDENT

MR G TUFFINCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Offi ce closureResidents and Ratepayers are advised that the Shire’s Administra� on Centre and Bindoon Library will be closed on

Friday, 18 April Good FridayMonday, 21 April Easter MondayFriday, 25 April ANZAC Day

The Bindoon and Muchea Landfi ll Centres will be open their normal days.

Plan to drink...Plan not to drive!!!

When you play darts, you are aiming towards zero to win

But did you know that when you are a skipper you are also aiming Towards Zero? By being the designated driver or skipper for your friends you are also contribu� ng towards the aspira� onal goal of zero road fatali� es in WA. Regional Road Safety Advisor, Cliff Simpson and Shire of Chi� ering Economic Development Offi cer, Karen Dore presented a Unicorn dartboard and cabinet to Lynne Armen� , Proprietor of the Hotel Sco� alian in Bindoon. The dartboard was provided by the Offi ce of Road Safety.

The Sco� alian has par� cipated in the Skipper Program throughout the Shire’s road safety campaign of 2013-4. The Shire is encouraging all motorists to take responsibility for the safety of themselves and others whilst driving on WA roads by planning ahead before drinking alcohol.

By iden� fying as the skipper, a designated driver is taking responsibility for the safety of their friends by refraining from alcohol, and the hotel recognises the need for responsible consump� on of alcohol to keep its patrons safe on the roads.

Alcohol is responsible for over 30% of the people killed on our roads. Drinking alcohol before driving increases your crash risk. With a blood alcohol concentra� on (BAC) of 0.05, the risk of being involved in a crash doubles. With a BAC of 0.08, you are seven � mes more likely to crash and 25 � mes more likely with a BAC of 0.15.

The message is simple - if you are going to drink, plan not to drive. Arrange a skipper, ask someone to collect you, or stay overnight.

Ms Dore said: “There is a big diff erence in alcohol content between beer, wine, spirits and pre-mixed drinks and the defi ni� on of a standard drink varies hugely depending on what you’re drinking.”

“It’s incredibly important that motorists are aware of the amount of alcohol they have consumed before they intend to travel, and the eff ect alcohol has on their reac� on � mes and decision making abili� es,” Karen said.

For informa� on on the eff ects of drinking alcohol on driving skills, � ps on how to make your party sensible and safe, and how to plan ahead before a night out, visit www.ors.wa.gov.au.

Keeping in TouchFrom The Team in the Pink Shirts

Livestock

Elders MidlandJim Sangalli: Branch Manager 0417 706 996

LivESTock 92735888Don Morgan: Muchea/Stud Stock

0429 721 156Preston clarke: Sales Gingin South

0429 111 797Nigel Hunt: Sales Bindoon North

0437 970 006

FArM SuPPLiES 9273 7999Brad Thompson:

Manager 0429 116 033Bryan Burrell: Sales representative

0428 591 208Mathew Hunt: Sales representative

FErTiLiSErJeff Bruce: Sales Specialist 0429 900 187

rurAL BANk 9273 5861John Dingle:

District Banking Manager 0419 792 620

vince Monterosso: District Banking MangerLisa Mann: Sales Support Deposits

iNSurANcE 9294 6666Jon Nelson: 0417 913 121

krystal Hayward: Sales SupportAndrew rowley: Sales Support

or visit elders.com.au

From the Auctioneer:Jim Sangalli

Muchea Sheep 25/3/14

Elders report a total yarding of 23,722 sheep and lambs at the Muchea Livestock Centre on Tuesday 25 March 2014. The yarding included 7000 lambs and approximately 8000 mutton.

Heavy cross bred lambs sold to a top of $125 for quality lambs from Coomberdale. Another two excellent lines of lambs from Geraldton and Northampton also sold to $125. The Merino lambs were generally in store condition and weaker demand caused prices to ease slightly.

Heavy weight ewe mutton sold very well to be $5-8 dearer than last week. Best bare shorn ewes are selling to $69. Medium to light weight ewes are up fully $5 on last sale.

Finished medium to heavy weight wether prices were easier $5-$10 with August shorn wethers selling to $90.

Export and killing rams remained equal.

Muchea Cattle 24/3/14

Numbers eased for a mixed yarding with quality generally lower overall. pastoral numbers increased as a proportion, with local trade cattle again in very limited numbers. prices continued to respond to the tighter supply with all categories dearer, particularly young cattle suitable for live export and feeders.

Trade cattle supplies remained tight however most sales were slightly easier, with heavy C3 steers from 195-237c for a 216c/kg average. Heavy weight yearling heifers made from 200-220c to average 211c for the C3 proportion, with lighter muscled drafts close to 202c/kg. Light weight steer sales mostly to live export and feeders made from 180-224c/kg for an increase. The 330-400kg steers to feed lifted marginally for a close to 208c average, with heavy weights to feed up to 6c dearer, to average 202c/kg. Heifers to feed and restocking lifted overall with lightweight categories up 4-12c for the majority, at 150-195c/kg. Most medium and heavy heifers were D muscles, with those to feed and restockers lifting slightly, with prices from 150-202c, while pastoral drafts were from 140-195c/kg.

Grown steers including pastoral bullocks made solid price rises, with best local drafts between 172-204c/kg. Export weight steers from 500-600kg averaged 193c for local drafts, with pastoral drafts from 175-185c/kg. Grown heifers made from 130-185c for better drafts similar to the previous sale.

Cow sales were again strong with most sales firm to dearer. Heavy drafts including pastoral cows made between 143c and 165c, to average 160c/kg. prime medium weight cows made from 144-171c, up to 12c dearer, with light conditioned and plain cows making between 100c and 166c and very light and poor cows from 70c/kg.

Bull prices held firm, with heavy local bulls from 129-168c and pastorals from 151-156c/kg. Export medium weight bulls made from 145-180c with light local drafts to live export from 180-210c and pastoral light weights between 160c and 186c/kg.

www.murchisonexploration.com.au

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Adrian Harley

On Thursday 6th of March Gingin played host to the Midlands Cattle Breeders Association who held their 26th Annual Gingin Bull Sale.

80 Bulls from within the boundaries of the Northern Agricultural region were offered to the highest bidder by livestock representatives from both Elders and Landmark .

Angus, Limousin and Murray Greys were joined this year by Blonde d’Aquitane and Speckle park breeds to create the multi-breed sale and represent impressive international genetics in the stockyards at the Gingin recreation Centre.

The Kapari Angus “Kapari Hawk H42” from breeders Ian and Kay Sudlow and family of Northampton attracted the top bid of $8000.

During the sale local breeder Ian (Sam) Collard was honoured with life membership of the Midlands Cattle Breeders Association.

Enthusiastic breeders, bidders and the public were able to purchase

Barbecue lunches, drinks and snacks provided by, and to raise money for, the Gingin Hockey Club.

During speeches the Midlands Cattle Breeders Association expressed their heartfelt appreciation to the Gingin Shire, Community and local businesses for their ongoing support and co-operation.

president and Sale Coordinator Tony Sudlow and Vice president peter Kupsch thanked the advertisers, including Withnells Stock Yards who were in their 26th year of support. They also expressed their gratitude to Landmark, Elders, Bruce park, W & J Greenwell, Milne Feeds, Zoetis, BOS Veterinary Services, rSM Bird Cameron, Commander Ag-Quip, and Guardian print. Tony also praised the Borrello family of local business and advertiser Gingin Meats for capturing an international market for their produce.

2014 Gingin bull sale

left; Mike Collard, Warringah Graz Co, Beermullah, Black Angus, Penning up.

Sam Collard collects life membership to the Midlands Cattle Breeders Assoc.

top; $8000 Highest priced bull kapari Hawk H42 with katie Johnstone

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it’s your community... NNGrass-roots grower’s information day a hit with the locals.A locally-grown farmer information day held recently was well received with more than 20 locals attending.

The event was hosted at the Yerecoin Hall by local agribusiness, Yerecoin Traders on March 18th.

The day was an opportunity for customers to listen to presentations on key issues from industry experts, spanning animal health issues, seed selection, herbicide use and the potential of liquid fertiliser systems for broad acre growers.

Additionally growers could pick the brains of experts from supply partners including Novartis, Bayer, Syngenta, Dow Agro, Nuseed and Nutrian Liquid Fertilisers.

A presentation from independent agronomist David Stead gave growers an overview of what to expect for the 2014 growing season. David works in conjunction with Yerecoin Traders to provide tailored advice on agronomic issues for farmers.

As well as its full suite of rural services, Yerecoin Traders stock a comprehensive range of rural and agricultural products, making it the one-stop-shop for the busy grower.

The locally owned and operated business also stocks a range of herbicides including Sakura and Boxer Gold, fertilizer products through their agency agreement with Macrofertil (previously ravensdown) and a range of seed through partnerships with suppliers including Bayer and pioneer Nuseed.

Yerecoin Traders is a family-owned business, operated by Tim & Amanda Walker.

Productive meeting held for tree decline issueThe railway bush reserve that runs through Wannamal to Geraldton is both highly important as an ecological corridor and as a community asset. With the recent extensive tree decline noticed involving York Gums, Salmon Gums and Wandoo, investigations have followed.

rachel Walmsley, Moore Catchment Council (MCC) said, “MCC organised a meeting on 27th March in Moora between Brookfield Rail and concerned stakeholders to discuss outcomes of leaf/soil samples taken in January and remediation actions to be taken.”

Leaf and soil sample results concluded that the residual herbicide chemical Metribuzin is to blame for the tree decline. This has been used by Brookfield Rail in conjunction with Glyphosate to control weeds including resistant rye grass and had been used for the previous two years prior to 2013 without ill effects. It is thought the rain events/wet spring may have unfortunately allowed the chemical to infiltrate the soil and reach the tree roots.

The long dry summer has also not helped with tree recovery.

Brookfield Rail said they are reviewing their procedures and that Metribuzin would not be used again on the line. Brookfield Rail will also commit to a wide scale planting program if necessary.

TuNGAMAHSPEckTAcuLAr BuLL SALE & FiELD DAY

DATE: 2nd MAY 2014 TIME: 10 am Start. 12 pm Helmsman Auction, Finishing with BBQ lunch

SALE: 14 STUD SPECKLE PARK BULLS 2 BRAHCKLE BULLS (Speckle Park/Brahman Cross)

ID: GWT H2 DOB: 14/06/2012Birth Wt: 31 Kg Current Wt: 570Kg Sire: rIVEr HILL TrAFFIC JAM 26TSire: RIveR HILL 26T WALKeR 60W Dam: rIVEr HILL SHOW ME OFF 60S Sire: ASpEN ACrES NOBLEMANDam: SPOTS ‘N SPROuTS 2S Dam: LAKEVIEW pENELOpE 5p

ID: GWT J067 DOB: 10/11/2012Birth Wt: 38 kg Current Wt 448 kg Sire: p.A.r. MOO FASSA 03MSire: CHAMPAGNe PReTeNDeR CSP D1 Dam: NOTTA prETENDEr 64p Sire: Dam: CANTeRBuRY BRAHMAN Dam:

Lot 1 – TUNGAMAH 2S WALKER (ET) Lot 14 – TUNGAMAH BRAHCKLE J067

Where:

Bushy Brook, 194 Gingin Brook road, Gingin. Follow signs from Brand Hwy.

enquiries:

Garry Thomas 0417 811 635

Jacquie Pearson of DAFWA, Piawaning grower Graham Johnson, Hugh trenorden of Nuseed and Marty Brennan.

Matt Hanson and Peter Grainger of New Norcia, catching up with Jeff lander and David Peake of Bayer

local growers, kyle Manning and Matt Brennan catching up with tim Walker of Yerecoin traders.

Gane Doyle – an experienced and entertaining snake handler, enthralled the large crowd attending the snake awareness morning at Wannamal as he shared his wealth of knowledge.

Topics covered: how you feel and what happens to you when bitten by a snake, the essential and correct treatment for a snake bite, which snakes you are likely to see in the Wannamal area and what to do if a snake enters your home.

Gane was able to identify photos of recently seen snakes and many attempted to alleviate their fear snakes by touching a python. Organised by the Koorunga CWA Branch, the benefit to the community from this day was invaluable.

Snakes Alive

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it’s your news...NNsmall landholder news

Jodie Bowling, Development officer. Small landholder information Service

The response to our first ever small landholder column has been overwhelming!

It has been wonderful to hear about so many small property owners wanting to learn more about managing their land and creating a more liveable environment.

This month, as we wait for the rains to come, one of the most important things to monitor is your water supplies.

As water levels start to decrease, algae can begin to build up in your dams and tanks.

The best options to control or prevent algae build-up are to stop stock access to your household water supply, cover your tanks, shade your dam (although be careful which tree species you plant), sink bales of hay in your dam to provide a carbon source for other bacteria to strip the nitrogen and phosphorus out of the water and build a sediment trap in front of your dam to prevent nutrients from entering on faeces and debris.

As well as keeping your dams clear, you should also make sure your paddocks are free from any rubbish.

Animals will sometimes consume rubbish either by accident or actively

seek it out due to nutrient deficiency. If you have rubbish in your paddocks, fence it off or remove it. If any of your animals are actively seeking it out, contact your vet for advice.

The extended dry summer is making summer weed control extremely difficult with almost no soil moisture, leaving summer weeds under significant moisture stress.

Control of dock plants is best undertaken in autumn as rosettes appear, before desirable pasture species germinate.

Now can also be a great time to service your farm equipment and prevent costly breakdowns during peak work periods. Check all moving parts for seizing, check fluid levels, hoses, tyres etc.

Dealing with these issues before they become problems will keep you one step ahead and your property in great shape!

You can find more information on our events, seasonal calendar and a range of Noteworthys on the Small Landholder Information Service website agric.wa.gov.au/small_landholder.

You can also sign up to our free e-newsletter by registering your interest at small_landholder@agric.wa.gov.au or by phoning 9733 7777.

Chittering Wildlife Carers inc.

Chittering Wildlife Carers seem to be getting busier and busier – sad in one way (means more injured or orphaned animals being found), but great to know that more people in our community know who we are and what we can be done when an animal is found in distress.

Along with a greater awareness in the community comes our need for more funding to help pay for specialised feed, such as milk, frozen mice, baby bird food and goat muesli. All our members are volunteers, giving their time and money freely to help conserve our very special wildlife. So the opportunity to apply for grants is essential for our survival.

From the Shire of Chittering we have received a $400 grant in part payment for a sign outside our meeting room at 5327 Great Northern Highway in Upper Chittering, to further encourage more members to join us and know where we are and what we do.

The Environmental officers at TrONOX often deliver injured animals found on their mine sites. They donate funds

regularly and just this month wrote a cheque for $3000 towards the purchase of Biolac – a milk produced specifically for macropods. It takes anything between twelve to eighteen months before a young joey is ready to be released back into the wild and milk is one of the biggest drains on our funds. Without grants we could not continue the work of helping injured and orphaned wildlife.

A big thank you to those mentioned – but also to members of the community who donate at local shows, such as the Bindoon Wildflower Festival and Taste of Chittering. These shows give our members the opportunity to educate the public and allow them to get a closer look at a joey being fed, or enjoy the sensation of a friendly snake draped around their shoulders! We visit schools on request where we can educate our young people to recognise the need to care for our very unique Australian environment.

Already this year we have taken into care several joeys, a wedge tail eagle, kingfisher, tawney frogmouth, various parrots, kookaburra, three Carnaby cockatoos (which have been transferred to specialist carers)

and many more. Not all survived the trauma of injury and capture but if they had been left on the side of the road, a dog, cat or ants would have ensured their death was slow and painful.

In return for caring for our unique wildlife we volunteers feel well rewarded when we can release a healthy, once injured/orphaned animal back into its natural habitat. That makes all our efforts worthwhile, plus knowing that the general public are playing their part in the initial rescue of injured animals.

Thanks from Chittering Wildlife Carers

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Chittering landcare

ParrotsThe parrot family includes cockatoos, corellas, lorikeets, rosellas, parrots and the galah and budgerigar. parrots have short beaks with the upper bill curved downward and sharply pointed at the tip. Their feet have two toes pointing forward and two backward. They are able to use their feet like a hand to hold food and put it to their mouths and are also able to use their beaks like a third foot when climbing in trees. parrots have a largely vegetarian diet although many include some insects and grubs in their diet. Seeds including nut kernels and fruit form a large part of their diet but nectar is also important. They nest in holes, usually in trees but sometimes among rocks or vegetation.

Cockatoos

The largest members of the parrot family are the cockatoos.

Carnaby’s and Baudin’s Cockatoos both have a white panel in their tails and are not easy to tell apart unless seen up close. Baudin’s has a narrower bill and a different call to Carnaby’s. It is also usually restricted to the more heavily timbered southern areas. Both species breed from August to January

making nests in hollows in large trees, often Wandoos or Salmon Gums. Carnaby’s Cockatoos usually migrate from coastal areas to more inland wheatbelt areas to breed. red-tailed Black Cockatoos have a red band in their tail and a crest on their head. The males are black but females and immature birds are a bit brownish and have some red and yellow speckling on the head and shoulders. They

also nest in tree hollows but breed from April to October. All three of the black cockatoos in the area are endangered. They rear only one chick per year and their breeding and feeding habitat is being lost, impacting on their ability to achieve even that low rate of reproduction.

Other cockatoos which may be seen in the area are Major Mitchell’s Cockatoo (Cacatua leadbeateri) which is white with pale pink on the head, breast

and underbody and red in its crest. It would be seen only in the northern part of the area. It feeds on seeds and roots but has also adapted to feed on grain in farmland. It breeds August to December in tree hollows. The Sulphur Crested Cockatoo (Cacatua galerita), which is white with a yellow crest and some yellow on the body, is naturalised in the perth area. Its natural range is northern and eastern Australia. It nests in tree hollows and feeds on seeds, grains, bulbous roots and insects.

Galahs are grey and pink and are often seen in large noisy flocks. They feed mostly on the ground eating seeds, bulbous roots and cereals. They breed any time of year nesting in tree hollows and laying two to five eggs.

Corellas

There are two corella species native to southwest Western Australia. Both are white birds with a blue eye ring and some red or pink between the eye and bill. They nest in hollows in eucalypts. The Western Corella is endemic to WA and occurs in an area centred on Wongan Hills, Moora and Wubin. It has a very long bill and often feeds on roots which it digs up in crop stubble. Little Corellas are found throughout Australia in arid and semi-arid areas but are not common in our area, their main range being north of Carnarvon. They are smaller birds with shorter bills than the Western Corella. They feed mainly on seed. Another corella, the Long-billed Corella (Cacatua tenuirostris) may be seen close to perth. It is introduced from Victoria and occurs only as a small population in perth. It can be distinguished from the local species by the scarlet colouring of the feathers at the top of its breast.

Lorikeets

The purple-crowned Lorikeet is the smallest parrot in WA and feeds almost entirely on pollen and nectar of eucalypts. Their main range is along the southern coast of WA but they are nomadic and may follow the flowering of eucalypts into the Northern Valleys area. They have a variety of turquoise and green colourings on their body with yellow-orange on the cheek and red and purple on the head and red underwings. rainbow Lorikeets (Trichoglossus haematodus) are very colourful and noisy birds which have been introduced to the perth area and are spreading outwards from there. They are seen frequently in the Bullsbrook area and have also been seen in Gingin. They are aggressive and will displace the local parrot species from nesting hollows. A program has been undertaken to prevent them spreading beyond the existing range so any sightings outside the metropolitan area should be reported.

Parrots

The regent parrot is yellow and olive green with some red on the wings and a very long tail. They feed mainly on seeds but also eat some flowers and leaves. They nest in hollows in trees particularly Wandoo, York Gum and Salmon Gum.

The Western rosella is endemic to WA and is the smallest rosella in Australia. It is red on the head and body with a yellow patch on

the cheek and throat and blue and green on the wings. The female has duller colouring than the male. They have a bell-like note as part of their call. Their favoured food is sheoak seed. They nest in hollows in Jarrah, Marri and Wandoo trees from August to December.

The Twenty-eight or ring-neck parrot is common throughout the SW of WA. There are two subspecies. Subspecies zonarius occurs in northern areas and has a yellow belly and green chest while the southern subspecies semitorquatus has a green chest and paler green on the belly. Both subspecies and also hybrids between the two may be found in the Northern Valleys area. Twenty-eights have increased in numbers since European settlement. They eat seeds, fruit, seed capsules, berries and grubs and have been declared pests in some fruit growing areas. They breed from August to February in hollows in trees.

The red-capped parrot is endemic to WA and is a colourful bird with a red crown, yellow cheeks and rump, purple underbody, red vent and green back and wings. The female and juvenile birds are less brightly coloured. red-capped parrots have long curved bills to remove seeds from gum nuts particularly Marri, Jarrah and Tuart but also eat seeds of Banksias and Hakeas. They nest from August to December in hollows in tall eucalypts.

The Elegant parrot lives in open woodlands with grasses. It feeds mainly on the ground on seeds and some fruit and insects. The Elegant parrot is a dull yellow-green with blue on the edges of its wings and a dark and light blue and yellow stripe between eye and beak. It nests in hollows, mainly in wandoo trees, between August and December.

Budgerigars (Melopsittacus undulatus) are widely recognised as cage birds but their natural range is throughout the arid areas of Australia. They are nomadic, following the rainfall which promotes the growth of the grasses on which they feed. They may sometimes be seen in the Northern Valleys area in small numbers in summer.

The Banksias featured in the last edition are important food sources for parrots and honeyeaters.

Honeyeaters and Parrots of the Northern Valleys

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HoneyeatersHoneyeaters have a brush tongue which enables them to eat nectar from flowers. They also eat fruit and fruit juices and some insects. Their beaks are sharply pointed and curved down but vary from very long to short. Most species are dull green or brown in colour but some have bright patches of colour often yellow or white on parts of their body. The species present in the SW of WA range in size from 10cm up to 35cm.

The Red Wattlebird is the largest member of the honeyeater family in the southwest of WA. It is a brown bird with white streaking on the breast and a yellow belly. There are red wattles from which it gets its common name on the sides of its face. Many of the red Wattlebirds will migrate northwards to take advantage of the large number of banksias flowering in the northern sandplains in autumn then return south when there is a greater range of plants flowering in the southern areas in spring. They nest from July-December in trees or shrubs often banksias. The Western Wattlebird is slightly smaller but similar in appearance to the red Wattlebird but lacks the red wattles and yellow belly. They feed and nest mostly in banksia trees and shrubs.

The Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater lives mostly in the arid areas but may venture into the northern part of the Northern Valleys area in summer. It feeds on flowering plants particularly eremophilas, mistletoes and grevilleas. It is mainly brown with darker flecking on the belly. It has a distinctive beak which is two toned - black at the tip and pink at the base. Its common name refers to small feathers which grow from the side of the neck but these are not easily seen.

The Yellow-throated Miner is a light grey brown colour with darker wings and tail.

They have a bright yellow bill and eye ring and a dark cheek patch. They are usually found in groups and will aggressively defend territories from other birds.

The Singing Honeyeater is found in much of the arid and semi-arid part of Australia. They prefer open woodland and have adapted well to living in urban areas. They are grey with olive wings and a distinctive black stripe through the eye and down the side of the neck. Their diet consists of more insects than nectar which is unusual for a honeyeater. They breed mainly from August to December.

The White-eared Honeyeater is a medium sized yellowish brown bird with a darker back, black face and throat and white cheek patch. They may occur in the northern part of the Northern Valleys area.

The Yellow-plumed Honeyeater may also be seen in the Northern Valleys area but its main range is in the Central Wheatbelt. It is a grey and buff coloured bird with streaking on the breast and throat and dull yellow on the head and wings. Its name comes from the bright yellow stripe on the neck. It feeds in the canopy of wandoo woodland and also in the low understorey on nectar and insects. Family groups defend feeding and breeding territories.

The Brown-headed Honeyeater is a grey bird with brown wings, cheeks and crown. It has a yellow eye ring with a white band extending from the eye ring to the nape of the neck and pink legs. It feeds mostly in the higher canopy of eucalypts particularly wandoo and salmon gum. It is not usually seen in the jarrah forest.

The White-naped Honeyeater is more restricted to the wetter regions being closely associated with the extent of jarrah but now not common on the Swan Coastal plain. It has a white underbody with olive wings and

back and a black head. They breed in July-February and have a diet consisting mostly of insects.

The Brown Honeyeater is a very plain grey-brown bird with a pale yellow patch behind its eye and between its eye and beak. It is small but vocal and very common in the perth region. It feeds in a variety of habitats but is particularly common where grevilleas are flowering and also feeds on mistletoe flowers. It nests mostly in low shrubs from June-January.

The New Holland Honeyeater has a black back, black and white striped underside and a bright yellow patch on the wings. It has a white eye ring and narrow white patch on the cheeks. It often nests in banksias and is common in gardens and heath areas. The White-cheeked Honeyeater is similar to the New Holland Honeyeater but the cheek patch is larger and there is no white eye ring. It is found mainly in areas of Kwongan or shrub heath and is not usually found in jarrah forest.

The White-fronted Honeyeater may be found in the northern and eastern parts of the Northern Valleys area in summer feeding on banksias and other flowering plants. Their main range is the transitional and mulga woodlands where they feed on eremophilas, grevilleas, hakeas and mistletoes.

The Tawny-crowned Honeyeater is a largely brown bird with white throat and brow and tawny patch on the crown. It inhabits heathlands rich in flowering plants feeding mostly on low shrubs and sometimes eucalypts. It nests in low shrubs. It is now uncommon on the Swan Coastal plain.

The Western Spinebill is endemic to WA where it lives in banksia woodland, kwongan

heath and jarrah forest. The male birds are very striking with their chestnut collar and chestnut, white and dark brown bib and dark head with white eyebrow. The female has a plain brown back and white underbody like the male but lacks the other markings except some chestnut on the back and sides of the neck. The birds have very long downward curved beaks and feed largely on honey from Bull Banksia and other shrubs in the banksia family. They also eat insects.

Chats are also members of the honeyeater family. The White-fronted Chat (Epthianura albifrons) is found in areas where samphires and saltbushes grow around salt lakes and also in heathland. The male birds are black and white while the females are more subdued in colour being grey-brown on the upper parts and buff on the underparts. They breed July to January with nests being in low bushes or tussocks. Their diet consists largely of insects with some seed also eaten. The Crimson Chat (Epthianura tricolor) is a bird largely of the arid areas but it is nomadic and may come into the Northern Valleys area when droughts occur in more arid regions. The females like the female White-fronted Chats are drab brown with just a touch of red on the rump. The males are brown on the back and wings and crimson on the crown, rump and breast and mottled crimson on the belly. Their diet is largely insects.

The website of Birdlife Australia www.birdlife.org.au is a good place to start for further information on the birds of Australia and how you can be involved in their protection.

Bird watching challenge

Perhaps one of the greatest joys of living in the Northern Valleys is the birds.

You probably hear birds every day, but can you tell one bird from the next?

Birdwatching, is an increasingly popular hobby in many parts of the world.

How well do we know the birds of our Northern Valleys?

Venturing out to look for and listen to various species of birds can be both enriching and relaxing.

All you need is a pair of binoculars and a willingness to observe.

Our challenge to bird watchers out there is to capture these beauties on camera for others to enjoy. Our thanks to Chittering Landcare who compiled the information on our local birds.

In preparing the spread for this issue the greatest challenge has been to source good photos of our birds. Over the years of the wildflower festival we have built up banks of great information on our wildflowers but our birds have been neglected.

It is time to put the birds in the spotlight - who knows maybe one day a Bird Festival?

For now we encourage readers to test their talents at bird photography and welcome bird photographs. The winning picture will be published in the next issue.

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the view from my side of the paddockwith Maggie Edmonds

Autumn, thank goodness !The Northern Valleys, in my 64 year old opinion, are great 8 months of the year and too hot and too dry the other 4 months. So where is the ideal climate in WA? Somewhere where its not too wet or too humid or too cold or too whatever. places like that exist but they are normally too far away for me to duck down to during these hot 4 months. So I try to appreciate the cooler early mornings and the shadows of summer evenings in the Northern Valleys.

And then again some people enjoy the heat. Many horticultural farmers like the dry weather as it makes growing easier – so long as they have plenty of available water and can control irrigation. Summer fruit is hard to beat when tree ripened by lots of sunshine. Grapes and melons are chock-full of sweetness and juice. Gingin mangoes are reckoned to be THE best.

iN sEAsoNMany local summer fruits are finishing. I can hear the cries of despair. However, apples and pears are in season. There’s a “new” fruit, in season for a short time, and right now, that is gaining popularity …

The Pomegranate – “The Jewel of Autumn”. Of course, the pomegranate is not new at all. This fruit was highly regarded in ancient Greek and roman traditions as well as in persian and Islamic cuisines. The name comes from ‘pomme garnete’, which is French for a seeded apple.

There is a small commercial grower of pomegranates in Gingin. The pale to dark red leathery skinned fruit are attractive. The pippy things (“Arils’) are a pretty pink, subtley flavoured – a little tart. My customers at Maggie’s place use them in prawn and pomegranate salads, pop them into a glass of champagne, put them in salads, and some enthusiastic people juice them. Only eat the pink seeds –either eat the whole pip or just the pulp around the seed and spit the seeds, which are quite hard, out.

recipes for using pomegranates are found in Mediterranean or Moroccan cookbooks – or on the internet of course! Try mine for a sweet pudding on the opposite page.

Fruit in Season: New season’s apples and pears are available from the Hills, and around the Donnybrook region. Different varieties pop up all the time. Fuji apples are available now and Bartlett pears, with packhams seemingly always around. persimmons are ripe and nashi pears too.

Limes are plentiful but lemons and oranges are just about finished – hence there are imports in the supermarkets. Local new season’s citrus – mandarins and oranges – are about 2 months away.

Swan Valley rock melons are finishing and also grapes. Most grapes available now are coming from cold storage.

Avocados are coming from over East. WA had a bad crop last season, so we’ll have to hope that the 2014 crop is better and we don’t have to take out a loan to buy one.

veg in Season: Local caulis are back! Broccoli will be about another

2 weeks. Lots of butternuts and JAp pumpkins around. people are just beginning to think about roasts and soups again, so customers are beginning to buy parsnips and carrots. Green beans, capsicums, cabbage, celery, leeks, sweet corn, cucumbers and lots of different tomatoes – baby romas, cherry, cocktail, truss and just normal tasteless ones.

My basil has gone mad, so I’ll enjoy basil on everything for a bit. I believe its time to think about planting winter veg. So, all we need is some cooler Autumn days to enthuse us.

SNIPPETS OF NEWS…Fewer young people are entering agriculture. Well, that’s what we’ve heard, but why? Several reasons, some of which are:

Farm aggregation – i.e. less opportunities to enter agriculture.

Lowering of rate of exit from farming amongst farmers aged over 65. Since l991 the number of farmers over 65 has increased by 55 per cent. That’s an interesting one. Why?

The increasing age of first marriage has reduced the number of younger female entrants to farming.

Intensive Farming Techniques only way to Feed the World by 2050. Jeff Simmons , world president of animal health corporation Elanco said this: “put simply we have to do more with the same number of animals as we have now, using fewer resources but thinking smarter. One of the greatest gaps is going to be animal protein, but you can’t tell 3 billion newly middle class people that they have to stick to eating rice and beans and can’t have the milk, eggs, and meat they want and can now afford…”.

Veg prices. Since 2006/7, on average carrot and green bean prices per farm have grown by approximately 107 per cent and 98 per cent respectively. In contrast, broccoli prices have only grown by 9 per cent and cabbage by 16 per cent.

Go figure…

Sandy Mckay U Grow Vegies

planting your autumn vegetables can start in April once you have prepared your soil. Here are some suggestions for what likes to grow at this time of the year. Broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, fennel, onions, shallots, garlic, parsnips, peas, snow peas, potatoes, rhubarb, squash, swede and herbs such as fennel

Some vegetables don’t mind growing in autumn or spring so you can plant these as well - beetroot, bok choy, carrots, celery, kale, lettuce, spinach, herbs – chives, coriander, cress, dill, oregano, parsley, rocket, and yarrow

Healthy seedlings and good quality seeds are important to get a good result as is the soil you put them in.

After planting seeds or seedlings, water with a seaweed solution. This helps to strengthen up the root system before the plant grows bigger. Don’t fertilize with nitrogen until the plant

has established itself, as nitrogen is for growth and leaves. Also don’t over water the seedlings.

Sowing seeds is not that difficult, it just takes a little longer than having seedlings. Collecting your own seeds and re planting has lots of advantages; one being it does not cost you anything.

Some seeds are smaller than others. You can plant directly into the prepared garden bed or into pots/trays. plant the seeds into the soil only about 2 ½ times the seed size. Some seeds will sprout in a couple of days others will take up to 10 days.

If you plant in autumn then the plants have enough time to get established before the very cold weather or frosts arrive.

If it is cold keep the seedlings warm until they are big enough to withstand the cold conditions. Cold wind can also damage plants. Try a half plastic bottle over the seedling to protect it.

What to plant in Autumn

U Grow Vegies‘i’ll show you how’

Workshops to help you successfully grow vegetables in your back yard

Ph: 9574 4721 arose4u@bigpond.com

The Northern valleys Seasonal Calendar for 2015 is a great project to get involved with! (see opposite page) Here’s my submission for Autumn - using pomegranates of course!

Maggie’s Sweet Saffron Rice (it’s a pudding)1 teasp saffron

Half a cup of white rice

1 heaped cup of caster sugar

2 tablesp rose water

3 tablesp toasted pine nuts, chopped

3 tablesp pistachios, chopped

pomegranate seeds and extra pistachios – to garnish.

Soak the saffron in 2 tablespoons of boiling water for half an hour. Add 5 cups water to a large saucepan and bring to the boil. Add the rice. reduce to a simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, for 20 minutes. Stir in the sugar, rose water and saffron with the soaking liquid and simmer for another l0 minutes. Add the nuts, and gently simmer for l0 more minutes. The mixture should be thick and soupy. If its too thick, add a little more water. Serve either hot or cold.

Garnish with pomegranate seeds and pistachios and serve with plain yoghurt.

(Serves 6)

Sandy McKay has been growing vegetables for over 30 years. She set up ‘u Grow vegies’ to guide people through the learning phase of growing vegetables, in a sense holding their hand while they start to learn. Sandy believes if you show and help people to do something for themselves then they learn and grow, but if you do things for people then there is no progress.

Anyone interested in learning the basics for vegetable growing via short workshops, check out Sandy’s website www.ugrowvegies.com.

Maggie owns Maggie’s Place, a farmstall in the Swan Valley. She buys from the Northern Valleys region and picks up supplies farm direct each week. Produce left over goes to the neighbour’s sheep.

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A feast of Northern Valleys flavours

What is the signature dish of the Northern Valleys?WA’s Signature Dish is a state wide competition, part of the ‘Buy West, Eat Best’ campaign run by the department of Agriculture and food. The competition is aiming to find a dish which is uniquely ‘West Australian’ – featuring local produce. The competition closes on the 7th April – so if you’ve missed out on this great idea – don’t panic! At the Northern Valleys News we’ve decided to run our very own competition to put together a collection of local dishes that celebrate the fantastic produce grown in the Northern Valleys.

We’re calling all local producers, food professionals and home cooks to send in a recipe which uses locally produced, in-season produce. The recipes will be characterised by season and the top 12 will be featured in a “Feast of Northern Valleys Flavours calendar for 2015. One of the recipes will be selected by the Shire of Chittering to be showcased at the Taste of Chittering in August 2014.

Prizes to be won! The Shire of Chittering will offer a $100 voucher at Bindoon IGA for their favourite recipe (hint : citrus), Maggie Edmonds will offer a sumptuous basket of goodies from Maggies place for her choice, and the Northern Valleys News will offer a $50 voucher at the Bindoon Butcher for the best slow-cooker recipe!

If you are a primary producer – please share how you choose to enjoy your produce. You probably know how it’s best eaten! If you’re a professional chef, why not show us how the diverse flavours of our region could be put together in a new way? If you’re a home cook, share your favourite dish that makes the most of what’s available, whether you buy it from the farmers market, your neighbour, or grow it in your own garden!

The dishes will be judged on thier originality, use of local produce, ease of preparation and of course taste!

Send your entry to: tamieka@nvnews.com.au. Any queries phone Tamieka preston on 041 9902 904

Examples of produce grown in the Northern Valleys - by availability. Please NOTE -this list is still under construction!

All YearMeatBeefChickenGoatLamb/sheep meat

OtherEggsBreadDukkah

SaffronOlive oilGarlicPotatoesLettuceSproutsKaleCarrotsMacadamia nutsPistachiosOlivesWineHoneyCurrants

SummerMelonsPeachesTomatoesPlums

StrawberriesApricotsFigsGrapesMangoesApricotCucumbers

AutumnApplesLemonLimesOrangesPommengranatesPearsPersimmonsPluotsPumpkinPassionfruitCabbage

CauliflowerBroccoliSquash

WinterBlueberriesMandarinesChestnutsAvocadosOnionsCornRhubarb

SpringAsparagusBaby carrotsBeetrootBroad beans

Autumn produce; Pomegranates, limes and pearsEaster

RURAL SERVICES � SEED � AGCHEMICALS � FERTILISER � AGRONOMY

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Yerecoin Traders is your local partner for seeding requirements this season. From seed and fertiliser through to herbicide, rural merchandise and agronomy advice - we’ve got you covered.

Produce from our region

Above; Hot cross buns from the Bindoon Bakehaus with lemon Butter from Maggies Place.

Right; Jan’s traditional hand-made candy easter eggs – available from the Bindoon General Store. Chocolate eggs from iGA.

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BINDOON168 Great Northern HighwayZONED TOWNSITE • Strategic corner position • Large lot 4743m2 with Sub-division potential • Existing com-mercial single storey shop/retail store. For Sale by Expression of Interest

CHITTERING/MUCHEA 4553 Great Northern Highway• Prime sub-divisible 158 ha (391 acres) • Commercial water license of 504 650 KL. • 4 x 2 bedroom house • Extensive farm equipment & ma-chinery, large 870 sqm Commercial shedFor Sale : All offers considered

Jackie Shervington(Mob) 0419 045 783Real Estate RepresentativeBased locally in the Northern Valleysjackie@nvnews.com.au

I’m here to help...you find or sell your home or rural property

“Building relationships depends on exceptionalcustomer service that goes beyond the expected.”

“I believe Real Estate should not be a numbersgame, but a personal experience.”

GINGIN, Cullulla 825 Acres GRAND ESTATERammed earth home. 200+ acres cleared light country. 1200sqm under roof. Extensive outdoor entertaining areas. Commercial size 120 ft size shed and tool shed. Abundant water; solar bore, tanks, satellite and more.For sale by expressions of interest.

Head Office (08) 9380 6191 26 Coglan Rd, Subiaco

GINGIN15 Edwards Street 2.29 acresA beautiful 4x 2 home on a huge block. Zoned r10 - sub division potential or just split into 2 lots. For sale by expressions of interest.

BINDOON Lot 103, Gray RdPicturesque country, gently undulating, 189 Ha (467 acres)Development Plan approved for a 32 lot sub-division ranging from 2ha to 20ha.

For Sale by Expression of Interest

BINDOON, Cammeray Farm60 acres (25 ha) of rich Bindoon soilPremium home perched high in the hills with spectacular views. 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, an enormous living space, separate games and play areas and study. Stables, cattle yards, solar powered bore complete this excellent property. For sale by expressions of interest.

BINDOON/MOOLIABEENEE1 Barn Rd (97 acres). Rich soils and abundance of water ( 111,000 kl licence). 9 paddocks, 40 acres of 1st quality hay. Extensive infrastructure; cattle yards, 60x40ft shed, feed bins. 4 x 2 home. For sale by expressions of interest.

GINGIN Tourist Park Profitable business enjoying all year round trade. Caravan Park and roadhouse/res-taurant. Information pack and full financials are available to qualified buyers. For Sale by Expression of Interest

BINDOON18 Lakeside Gardens, Bindoon1.39ha (3.4 acres)Large spacious barn style 4 x 2 home. Upstairs parents retreat enjoying views across the valley. For sale $590,000

CHITTERING RETREATStage 3 now available. 14 new lots released to the market. Get in early to secure your preferred 5 acres starting from $240,000. Wonderful views, great location and premium development.

BINDOON Cammeray Close Lot 23 $559,000 (15 acres)Enjoy the countryside and valley views from this small rural property. Three prime home sites. PLUS Connected to water and power.

CHITTERING417 Ellendale Rd5 acres starting from $295,000

SOLD

LOWER CHITTERINGFabulous Entertainer 47 AcresAn outstanding designer 3x2 home with bonus 3 bed cottage. A fantas-tic property to entertain friends in style or just escape and relax and enjoy that resort feeling. For sale by expressions of interest.

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LancelinSouthQuality coastal living

For enquiries Tom Cabassi: 0429 095 864

Set against the backdrop of the Indian Ocean, just a few minutes from the Lancelin town centre and just over an hour drive north of Perth, Lancelin South is a family orientated village with an enviable holiday lifestyle.

With large lots from 600m2 to over 1000m2 and house and land packages with quality builders from just $316,000, act now to secure your family’s holidays for years to come. Located just 90 minutes from Perth, and just two hours from Toodyay and Moora and three hours from Dowerin, you won’t fi nd a beachside getaway more affordable or more spectacular than Lancelin South.

Make every day a holiday from just $316,000.

view the estate fl ythrough at lancelinsouth.com.au

Titled, level and seviced quality coastal lots from $134,000.

9575 2566

Here is an opportunity to purchase a rare gem of a renovation project. On a large 10,848 sqm (2.7 acre) block, is an original 1902 workers cottage which has survived progress and still stands as a charming reminder of the past.

A traditional front verandah provides a classic fascade which could provide the building blocks for a character home.

The location is picture perfect. Situated at the end of robinson Street it is far enough out of town to enjoy the peace and tranquility of the prime Gingin Brook frontage and yet close enough to ride or walk to school or town.

The two-bedroom cottage with sleep out and outside bathroom/toilet is very basic yet functional. It currently rents at $220/week.

rent it out while you prepare to renovate or live and renovate around. Or for those who don’t like old start again and plug into the existing infrastructure.

Connected to the town’s main water supply, the property also enjoys riparian rights to the Gingin Brook. A solar pump provides year round water for a potentially beautiful garden.

fEAturE ProPErty102 robinson St, Gingin 6503

For Sale by expression of interest by June 30th (Unless sold prior)

Contact Jackie Shervington on 0419 045 783

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Renovation project or Secure prime landStage 3 of Chittering RetreatAfter a successful sales period in 2013 Chittering Enterprises, a local developer, is pleased to release stage 3 of its premium Chittering retreat subdivision.

Only 10-15 minutes from Muchea and the future perth –Darwin Highway they offer an accessible semi rural lifestyle choice for new and repeat homebuyers.

Based on experience with stage 2 the developers expect stage 3 to sell quickly as people snap up their preferred lots early.

A total of 14 lots will be available in stage 3 which is now complete and awaiting titles. The lots are all 2ha each offering a unique aspect including a number of picturesque hilltop blocks which offer breathtaking views across the valley.

If you would like to register your interest in one of these blocks you can contact the property agents; Jackie Shervington 0419 045 783.

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EducAtioNNorthern Valleys News acknowledges tRoNoX as an active supporter of schools in the region. the financial donations to local schools; Bullsbrook, Bindoon and Gingin play a key role in the schools being able to fund new projects and initiatives.

in the Northern Valleys

CAtholiC AgriCulturAl College,

Bindoon

Bindoon primAry sChool

CAC School BallOn Friday the 28th of February the college school ball for years 11 and 12 was held at Bridgeleigh function centre in Wanneroo. It was a Night of Enchantment, with the students attending unrecognisably dressed in the most beautiful gowns and the smartest of suits. Mr Armstrong (MC for the night) gave a very funny opening speech to start the night recounting some of the funny incidents he has had with the year 12’s. A delicious buffet dinner was thoroughly enjoyed followed by a speech from Ben and Mariee to their peers. Throughout the night photos were taken, dancing was enjoyed and students and staff mingled with each other. As the night was drawing to an end the awards were announced with the winners being;Belle of the Ball – Mariee WardBeau of the Ball – Vincent MataeleBest Couple – Kiaran Crocker & Kalinda GreenBest Dressed Girl – Beth KocsisBest Dressed Boy – Jake Dimovitis

All who were present had a wonderful night and a big thank you to staff who supervised the evening.

Inter-House Swimming CarnivalOn Thursday the 6th of March, the College held its first sporting carnival of the year, the Inter-House swimming carnival, at Gingin Iluka Aquatic Centre.

O’Sullivan House looked fantastic early on; with a loud chorus cheering their competitors on and great participation from their students, they demonstrated fine team spirit. This was best exemplified by Erica Wilson, a student who had arrived not a week earlier from Billiluna, who competed in a large number of events, some of which she was the only competitor. Erica’s efforts were recognised when she won a team spirit award. Other winners of the team spirit awards, Liam Barrie and Georgia Brown, also demonstrated the core value of trying your hardest every day. Well done to these students!

There were many great sporting moments throughout the day; tight races that came down to milliseconds, budding rivalries between competitors, and all in all good wholesome fun. The day was concluded by the staff versus students race, where the best swimmers from each age group were pitted against a staff team which also featured a parent, Ms Helen Gillis, in a 4 x 25m relay event. Though the staff (plus one parent) team proved too strong on the day.

Though having the smallest team in attendance, it was rice House who were eventual champions, followed by Musk, then O’Sullivan. A huge thank-you must go to all parents who attended the day, the staff of CACB for their tireless efforts and to the students whose efforts make these days so memorable and such a huge success.

A Vietnamese adventureBrodie leuba

I would like to thank all the local businesses that sponsored me and everyone who bought raffle tickets and cakes over the 18 months.

My trip to Laos and Vietnam was a terrific experience that I couldn’t have had without the help of the community. The money I received allowed me to spend four weeks in Laos and Vietnam absorbing the culture and lifestyle I was able to trek through the jungle and farm land of Laos and help renovate a school for the young children of a small village just north of Luang prabang.

Unfortunately my mountain trek was cancelled due to the first snow Vietnam has seen in fifty years which resulted in a road block causing us to hike along an icy mountain road at midnight.

Thanks again to everyone for the experience.

Volunteers needed! Bindoon primary school’s reading schoolBindoon primary School is calling for volunteers for the reading School which plans to assist children who need extra support with their reading. The reading School will be held for half an hour before school three days a week from 8:15am to 8:45am and will begin in term 2. If there are enough volunteers the reading School will be conducted five days a week. It is necessary for volunteers to hold a Working With Children Check. Forms for the Working With Children Check are available from the Post Office and can be signed at the school. please come to the school if you wish to know more or telephone on 9576 1097 or email at Bindoon.pS@education.wa.edu.au.

Memories: bindoon primary school turns 60!Bindoon primary School is 60 this year! To celebrate this special anniversary, the school is planning to create a Book of Memories of former and current students and staff. Therefore, the school is asking that any former or current students and staff who would like to be included in the book send to the school a photo and/or a paragraph of up to 100 words about what the photograph is about, or your most memorable moment at Bindoon primary School.

please send copies, rather than originals, of photographs if possible. Make sure you include your contact details. If you want photographs returned, please send a self addressed envelope with your details attached to the photograph. photographs and memories can be sent to Bindoon primary School, 19 Learners Way, Bindoon 6502; or emailed to the school at Bindoon.pS@education.wa.edu.au. If you have queries please email or telephone the school on 08 9576 1097.

The school is holding a special celebration assembly, afternoon tea and open day during term 3 where it is planned to have the book available for sale.

Interschool Swimming Carnival: Moore Sports AssociationCompetitors from Bullsbrook, Lancelin, Gingin and Bindoon schools participated in the annual primary School Interschool Swimming Carnival at the Iluka Gingin Aquatic Centre on Friday 14 March.

The day was one of perfect weather, sunshine, colour and lots of cheering from supporters. Swimmers were well supported by families and friends.

As usual, the swimming pool was in pristine condition thanks to the hard work of pool manager Fran Heanni and her team of workers.

The Gingin team was the overall winner, with Bindoon winning the handicap trophy which was donated by the Bailey family.

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We mean businessIf you wish to sell your business contact the broker who sells in the Avon Arc.

We have been selling businesses for over 30 years.

Bill is the Chairman of the Real Estate Institute Business Agents Network.

Business Agents & Auctioneers (08) 9389 8055 billgg@iinet.net.au

Phone: 0419 043 960 Email: chitteringcc@gmail.com

Address: P O Box 292, Bindoon WA 6502 Facebook: Chittering Chamber of Commerce

Connecting our Business Community

Started in 2010, the Chamber brings Chittering business

owners together through regular communications and

at informative networking events. The Chamber

also provides support and development opportunities

such as the E-workout and member facilitated activities.

New Members Welcome!

Chittering Chamber of commerce

sundowner May 28th

6.30pm onwards RSVP 0419 043 960

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Kelsea Brennan Phone: 0400 407 833 | Email: kelsea.brennan@infocus.com.au

Rural Based Financial AdviserSome financial goals may seem out of reach.

I can help you develop a custom financial plan and work with you to achieve your goals.

Retirement Planning • Superannuation • Estate Planning Personal Insurances • Investments • Funding Aged Care

Kelsea Brennan is an Authorised Representative of Infocus Securities Australia Pty Ltd ABN 47 097 797 049

AFSL and Australian Credit Licence No. 236523

Ways to Wealthkelsea Brennan B Com, Adv Dip FS (FP) kelsea.brennan@infocus.com.au

Working in partnership with the Northern Valley News, I’m excited to start writing monthly educational editorials on topical financial issues relevant to the everyday Australian.

My name is Kelsea Brennan and I am a Financial Adviser. Before commencing my monthly editorials I wanted to take this opportunity to introduce myself and let you know a bit more about me personally and also about the value I provide to my clients.

I grew up and spent my childhood in the Wongan Hills area. I then went on to spend several years in perth studying and working. recently relocating back to the area to join my partner on his family farm, I

have made the decision to start my own business in the local area, knowing I have the support of the professional partners and networks I have developed in perth. This was an easy decision given I still have a lot of family in the area. I am currently commuting back to perth on a fortnightly basis.

I have been working in the financial services industry since 2010. prior to this I completed my Bachelor of Commerce, majoring in Accounting and Business Law, graduating with Distinction. I have since completed my Diploma and Advanced Diploma in Financial planning and various specialist courses, including Self-Managed Superannuation Funds.

The topics I will be focussing on in my editorials will include:• The tips and traps of Retirement

planning before it’s too late• Am I eligible for Age Pension and

Concessions Card entitlements?• What’s so good about Superannuation?• How to best protect your most important Assets• Intergenerational Wealth protection• Should we sell Mum and Dad’s

house for their Aged Care needs?• How will the Federal Budget changes affect me?

I look forward to writing about and educating you on a range of financial matters. A different topic will be covered each month so stay tuned for my first editorial at the beginning of May.

If you have any questions or if there are any topics you would like featured please contact me on 0400 407 833 or kelsea.brennan@infocus.com.au

Chittering Chamber of Commerce SundownerAt the recent Chamber of Commerce sundowner, local business people enjoyed a workshop style presentation by local resident and Head of Community Engagement at Bankwest Craig Spencer.

The sundowner offered a chance to explore how local businesses can manage their philanthropic community activities. Firstly the importance of understanding the distinction between sponsorship which was designed to deliver an advertising benefit versus charity or philanthropy. Craig suggested for philanthropic activities, whilst there may not be money for every need, there may be creative ways of assisting the community without always just giving money. He often encourages those seeking financial support to think about what other resources they need to help find an alternative solution.

It was also recognized how important this is for staff too, as the role of a business within the community can directly affect staff advocacy.

The chamber group acknowledged the time and resources that are offered by local business and discussed ways to improve these efforts, raise awareness of the contributions and educate the value of local business to the community beyond just the provision of a service. Whether it be financial assistance for the local schools, sporting groups and volunteer associations or volunteering time and staff resources to assist it is clear that the local businesses punch above their weight in our community.

Craig commended local bank Bendigo Bank on their community work. Sue Todd of Bendigo Bank offered a local Bendigo Bank insight into the contributions to the local community and acknowledged they intend to do more, better.

Gingin Shire Welcomes DentistThe Shire of Gingin would like to welcome Dr Jonathan Barron who will soon be providing his dental services to the region.

Dr Barron currently owns the Beaumaris Dental Clinic in Ocean reef where he has built up the practice over the past 8 years. He is very passionate about dentistry and has a special interest in oral surgery. He has also been a tutor for dental students at the Oral Health Centre of Western Australia over the past few years.

“My current practice is family-orientated, servicing children to seniors, all with a broad spectrum of dental needs,” said Dr Barron. “This is what I’m hoping to achieve at the

Gingin Dental Clinic – servicing the entire community with the highest quality of care for each individual patient.”

Dr Barron aims to have his Gingin practice up and running at 4a Brockman Street from Monday 12th May 2014. Opening hours will be Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 8am to 6pm. patients are able to call Beaumaris Dental Clinic on 9300 4544 in the interim to make an appointment.

Dr Barron is looking forward to forging long term relationships with the Gingin community by providing outstanding dental services to every patient who attends Gingin Dental Clinic.

New website to better serve PearceFederal Member for pearce Christian porter has today launched a new, community-focused website to ensure the people of pearce are informed about what matters most.

The website will provide regular updates on what Christian is up to – in pearce and as your representative in Canberra.

“I will use the website to communicate with local people about local issues as well as to keep everyone informed on matters relevant to us within Federal parliament,” Mr porter said.

“The website features a community calendar to highlight upcoming events in our electorate as well as an electoral map to show what I have been up to in your local area.

“Importantly, I will ensure the Coffee with Christian events in our local community are advertised on the website so you know when I will next be in your area.

“I encourage everyone to sign-up to my local e-newsletter to get the latest news within our community.”

The website can be found at www.christianporter.com.au

Barni Norton, trish Murrell, Daryl du Plessis and Ann-Maree Haggee

Nick Humphry, Chris oversby and Joc Dwyer

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church NoticEsANGliCAN CHuRCH

(Marion Bird 9576 2054, John Broad 9576 0311)

Bindoon 2nd and 4th Sundays of month at 9.30

Gingin 1st Sunday of month 8 am 3rd Sunday of month 9.30 am

tHE uNitiNG CHuRCH (Marian Crew, 9575 1357)

Worship 2nd and 4th Sunday 10am

tHE SEVENtHDAy ADVENtiStS (9576 0085)

Bible Study 9.30am to 10.30am, Divine Service 11am to 12 noon every

Saturday, Bindoon

BENEDiCtiNE MoNAStERy, New Norcia 9654 8018

Parish Priest: Abbot John Herbert OSB Weekend Mass times: Sunday 9am

CAtHoliC CHuRCH (Fr Paul Fox ph 9571 8068)

Sat Vigil: St Catherine’s Gingin 6pm (Constable Street)

Sunday: St Anne’s Bindoon 7.30am Bullsbrook Shrine-Church 9.30am

(9am Rosary) Immaculate Heart College, 34 Santa

Gertrudis Drive, Lower Chittering Sunday 5pm Mass.

MuCHEA BullSBRook CHRiStiAN FElloWSHiP

Lowery Park Hall,End of Parklands Rd., Bullsbrook. 9576 1326

Worship Service every Sunday 10am

GAtEWAy CHuRCH (0437 411 227 or 9571 8238)

Pickett Park Hall, Sundays 10am

CHRiStiAN FElloWSHiP NoN-DENoMiNAtioNAl WoRSHiP.

(Jac 0412873447)

GINGIN CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP,Cnr. Brockman &

Robinson Streets, Gingin.Meeting: Every Sunday - 10 am

Sunday School available All welcome

Ph: Barry & Alison - 9575 3089 or Judy - 9577 2938

EAstEr sErVicEsAnglican Easter Services

13 April - Palm Sunday Bindoon 9.30 am

17 April - Maundy Thursdsy Gingin 5.00 pm

18 April - Good Friday Bindoon 10.00 am

20 A pril - Easter Day Bindoon 7.30 am

Gingin 8.00 am

Catholic Church Easter Programme

Holy Thursday 7.30 pm - Mass of Lord’s Supper-St Anne’s, Bindoon.

Good Friday at 9.30am Stations - IHC Chapel, L/Chittering

Good Friday CAC Bindoon 11.00 am - Stations of the Cross & 2.30 pm Solemn

Ceremony of the Lord’s Passion CAC Bindoon.

Easter Vigil Mass 6.30 pm, St Catherine’s, Gingin

Easter Sunday 7.30 am St Anne’s Bindoon, 9.30 am Bullsbrook

Shrine-Church.

5.00pm IHC Chapel, L/Chittering.

rAINFALL DATA recorded at 150 Bindoon-Moora road, Bindoon

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April 6 6 17.7 19.9 21.2 16 13 103.6 72.6

May 12 8 74.1 21.2 76.4 28 21 177.7 93.8

June 7 17 12.4 81.9 93.1 35 38 190.1 175.7

July 11 8 93.2 25.6 113.0 46 46 283.3 201.3

August 15 14 139.7 63.4 88.3 61 60 423.0 264.7

September 19 14 136.9 70.7 62.8 80 74 559.9 335.4

October 8 5 16.7 4.6 31.1 88 79 576.6 340.0

November 2 9 3.2 59.5 19.6 90 88 579.8 399.5

December 1 7 2.5 14.4 11.5 91 95 582.3 413.9

January 1 5 0.4 24.7 14.8 1 5 0.4 24.7

February 1 1 0.5 0.7 12.9 3 6 1.4 25.4

March 1 4 3.5 60.5 15.4 4 10 4.9 85.9

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PoNdEriNGs By Alex douglas

We are an emotional bunch. We let our feelings control much of what we do, and furthermore, we get sentimental about things – all sorts of things. We get overly fond of all sorts of stuff: people, pets, physical possessions, and even abstract stuff like beliefs and theories, our ideas and concepts, our dreams and visions – the products of our minds. regretfully, all these things can change with time. people change, constantly evolve and frequently move on, or just grow apart. pets age and, sadly, die. possessions may deteriorate and fall apart or perhaps become collectable and gain value. All requiring adjustment in our lives.

The same can occur to all the things we value on an abstract level. Our beliefs can change and often do as we go through life.Our theories are tested and proven or found wanting and abandoned. Our ideas and concepts are fluid and constantly under review – or at least they should be! Our dreams and visions are also subject to change; some becoming reality and flourishing, while others suffer from our own neglect and the attentions of people with their own conflicting agendas. A perfect example of this is modern democracy. (I stress ‘modern’ to distinguish from the form that the Greeks claim to have invented, but which excluded the poor, women, and the 60% of the populace that were slaves!)

A century or more ago, the western world was full of people who believed wholeheartedly that “Government of the people, by the people for the people” was a grand

concept. They further believed that, as part of the concept, that governments had an obligation to operate in a business-like manner to advance the interests of the taxpayers – their shareholders! That people had the right to enjoy the fruits of leading an honest productive life.

politicians were unpaid volunteers; dedicated civil servants worked long hours for minimal reward beyond the satisfaction of knowing that they were helping their fellow citizens. All of which was far from perfect and needed a bit of adjustment, but, alas, in the process we dropped our guard and the folk I mentioned, those with their own agendas, have taken control. politicians are now fairly well paid, which, in most cases, is acceptable. Civil servants are extinct. They were replaced by bureaucrats – who are, to quote Churchill, seldom either civil or of service to anyone. Frankly, most of them are not honest, in the widest sense of the word, and certainly not productive. Their main purpose would seem to be the creating and maintaining of their own well paid positions.

“Government of the people, by the bureaucrats, for the bureaucracy” seems a more apt description of what we now call democracy. It would seem that a revolution is necessary. Common sense would dictate that it should be a non-violent one, since imposing your will by the use of force is unacceptable in a real democracy. Shame that!

Thanks for your time.

THOUGHT FOR THE MONTH tony Webb, former editor Chittering times

ForgivenessColossians. Chapter 3. verse 13. Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgives you.

The very basis of Christian life is the pratice of forgiveness. There are two perspectives to this i.e. the forgiver and the forgiven. To say you forgive can create a’ holier than thou’ perception. Words like ‘sorry’ and “I was wrong” on the part of the forgiven roll off the tongue easier.

Take the example of a friend who

endured a longstanding conflict with her brother. Seeking to gain a resolution our friend met with her brother. Her opening words were “I forgive you”. Her brother exploded in anger, “You? You forgive me?” he said in anger. The opportunity for reconcilliation was lost. Our friend may have been wiser to have humbled herself accepting there may have been problems on both sides and asked her brother’s forgiveness first, “Will you forgive me?” That approach may have resulted in a better understanding.

To be forgiven may come with a cost to the forgiven. There are always consequences to our actions. Simply being forgiven fails to wipe the slate clean without some restitution being made if only the sincere promise not to fall into the same trap again.

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Mississippi is known to Americans as the only word with three lots of double letters. Quite a few words have three sets of such letters, two of which we use quite frequently; addressee and committee. There is an old belief that there is only one word in English with three consecutive sets of double letters – bookkeeper – is not strictly true. Bookkeeping is a separate word, and I hear that ‘sweettooth’ is a contender for inclusion in dictionaries. I’m sure it’ll be on the news if it makes it in!

Likewise, there were traditionally only supposed to be two words in

English that contained all the vowels in alphabetical order, these being ‘abstemious’ and ‘facetious’. However, a swift perusal of the multi-volume historical Oxford English Dictionary will also produce ‘arsenious’ meaning relating to arsenic; as well as the rarer botanical and zoological terms ‘acheilous’ meaning having one or both lips absent; ‘anemious’ meaning growing in windy situations; caesious’ meaning bluish or greyish green in colour; and annelidous which means belonging to the phylum Annelida. We could also include ‘abstentious’ which means abstinent, which is also the same as abstemious and is therefore totally unnecessary anyway. My spellcheck just went hysterical.

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RETIREES NEWSThis month we have enjoyed ten pin bowling at Joondalup in February and we all went to the movies in Midland in March, where we saw The pink panther. We were entertained before the film by a young pianist who was amazing on the piano. Nita Hart was very lucky to win some wine and chocolates and John won two free tickets to the next months film.

Our next outing is on the 30th April to The Stirling Naval Base leaving at 8.30am, if you are interested in joining us please contact our Social Secretary, Geraldine MacFarlane or our president or Secretary for a place

on the bus.

please make a note in your diary that our FASHION pArADE is on again on the 19th MAY and we would love to see you there.

If you would like to join us in any of our activities we meet every Monday afternoon at 1.30pm at The Chinkabee Complex for a game of indoor bowls and a cuppa, you are most welcome to join us.

If you would like any more information on Bindoon retirees please contact the president: Lois Jones, 9576 0451 or Secretary: Sheila Haeusler 9576 1448.

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“Talk to a Mate” Men’s Wellbeing RoundWheatbelt Men’s Health. Po Box 768, Northam WA 6401, Phone: 08 9690 2277 Email: menshealth@4blokes.com.au

The regional Men’s Health Initiative has formed a partnership with the West Australian Country Football League (WACFL) to sponsor a round of football. This partnership brings us into contact with 25 football associations and 128 different football teams. This will help deliver our key message to a younger demographic of men throughout regional WA. The “Talk to a Mate” Men’s Wellbeing round will be on the 28th & 29th June 2014.

The message The regional Men’s Health Initiative gives in everything it does is “… before it all gets too much… Talk to a Mate!! or talk it over”. It is important for us to talk about issues in our life or tell our story so we can realise we are not alone and that it is safe to do so. As blokes we quite often isolate ourselves and we go into our cave and don’t talk to anyone about our stuff. Now that’s all right, as long as we remember to come out of the cave. One of the problems is we don’t identify who our true mates are in the good times, this then leads to isolation and loneliness which are often precursors for other wellbeing issues.

Who are our Mates? We say as blokes we have three broad categories of mates to talk to about our stuff or tell our story to. These usually come under the categories of a mentor, a partner and a peer. These mates are quite often different than the associates or the mates that we play sport with and/or socialise with. Think about the blokes you know that have no one to talk to.

What is the benefit of talking to a Mate? It’s about sharing our story and the value in realizing that there are other men out there experiencing similar things. I have never met a bloke yet that hasn’t wanted to tell his story, we

Recycling your old PCDaryl du Plessis daryl@chitteringit.com

Windows Xp is reaching end of life this month. This means that Microsoft will no longer support it and will not be releasing any further patches or updates for it. From a support perspective this is not such a big deal as there are plenty of people that can fix issues with Windows Xp – more concerning is the lack of security updates. You can bet your bottom dollar that hackers will be writing exploits to take advantage of this situation. So the options are to either buy a new computer or find a new use for the old one. If the old girl is still going you may get some more life out of her by installing Linux, an open source operating system. This will destroy all the data on the pC so it is advisable to back this up into another pC or external hard drive. There are many

variants of Linux, due its open nature, many organisations have customised their own brand. To get an idea of the varieties available you can visit distrowatch.com. Currently they rank the top 5 distributions as 1. Mint, 2. Ubuntu, 3. Debian, 4. Mageia and 5. Fedora. They all have their pros and cons but you can be confident that any of the top 5 will be useful.

I have found Mint to be one of the easiest Linux distributions. It comes pre-packaged with most things you will find in Windows and is very similar to Windows in general. You can even run a live CD and try it before installing it permanently to your hard drive. Be warned though that Linux and Windows are different systems so you will not be able to run the same programs on Linux. Usually you can find an alternative program that works much the same way.

If you can’t squeeze any more life out of your computer there are environmentally friendly ways of disposing it. The National Televison and Computer recycling Scheme has been setup in all states and allows you to drop off e-waste at certain technology retailers and recycling centres.

For more information go to dropzone.org.au. distrowatch.com or dropzone.org.au

Tech TalkBy Daryl du Plessis - daryl@chitteringit.com

ADRA Bindoon Op Shop Open each morning Sunday-Friday(Closed Sat) Market last Sunday each month Dawn & Bob Blizard

9576 0085 or 0429 209 264

Bindoon Arts and Crafts Jenny Brown 9576 0593

Bindoon Basketball Teena Leuba 0429942032

Bindoon Bowling Club Sandra Clarke 9576 1444

Bindoon and District Ag Society Meets 3rd Monday of each month at 7.30pm in the Society Office, northern end of oval.

bindoonshow@gmail.com

0457103 033

Bindoon Community Progress Association

7.30pm 3rd Tues of month in Ag Society Rm. Rin Rutherford (Pres) Lance Stagbouer (Secretary) 9576 2001

Bindoon Districts Historical Society

Meets 2nd Tuesday of each month 2pm in The Museum- Don Gibson 9576 1090

Bindoon Men’s Shed Inc. First and third Tuesday at the Museum 10.00am to 1.00pmRex Thorpe John Williams

0448 793 513 0439 937 829

Bindoon Sporting and Rec Assn Meets 2nd Monday of each month at 8pm at Chinkabee. Gail Smith 9655 9046

Bindoon P and C Assn Meets every 3rd Tuesday of each month in the Bindoon Primary School Staff room, Gordon Houston 0407 114 544

Bindoon Play Group Meets every Friday at Chinkabee 9.30am-12pm Belinda Martin 0429 180 245

Bindoon Range Pony Club Ros Maindock 95760285

Bindoon RSL George Ferguson 9576 1046

Bindoon Retirees Lois Jones (President) Joy Askew (Secretary)

9576 0451 9576 0262

Bindoon Rifle Club Colin Clarkson (Captain) Dave Mann (Secretary)

9576 0772 9296 0103

Bindoon Sing Australia Meets Mon nights in the Town Hall from 7-9pm Yvonne Press 9576 1409

BIndoon Tennis Club Thursday evenings at 6:30pm, Chinkabee courts. Ph Vivienne du Plessis 0420 352 958

Bindoon Theatre Group Alex Douglas 9576 1154

Bindoon Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade

Meets 1st Wed every second month at 7pm in the Fire StationCaptain Fred Hoogland. 0422 228 415

Bullsbrook Neighbourhood Centre Shaley 9571 1008

Bullsbrook Football Club (Seniors) Rory Bennett 0432 872 931

Bullsbrook Senior Citizens John Thompson (President) 9571 3129

Chequers Golf Club Open 7 days a week. Visitors welcome. info@chequersgolf.org 9571 1277

Chittering Visitors Centre.... Meets the 2nd Tues of every month at 7.30pm at the Brockman Centre 9576 1100

Chittering Scout Group Meets Thursdays at the Lower Chittering Hall. Scouter in Charge is Sue Budd 0403 852 333

Lower Chittering Valley Progress and Sporting Assn Dave Barnes 9571 8686

Chittering Junior Football Club Ian Hall 0419 042 455

Chittering Junior Cricket ClubIan Claxon 0409 087 917

Chittering Wildlife Carers Inc Ann Graham (injured wildlife) Secretary - Karen Derrick

9576 1010 0417 518 958

Country Women’s Association Meets every 3rd Wednesday of the month at the CWA rooms at 10.00am Carolyn Cover (President) 9571 0263

Chamber of Commerce Jackie Shervington Pres Angela Anspach Secretary

0419045783 0419 043 960

Gingin Arts and Crafts Group Irene Dewar email: irenedewar@me.com. 0427 752 348

Gingin/Chittering Lions 2nd Mon of month at 6.30pm, Bowling club, Gingin. 4th Mon of month at 6.30pm at St John Ambulance Rooms, Bindoon. Pat Elliot 9575 2316

Gingin Freemasons Lodge Bob Blizard 9576 0085

Gingin Bowling club Tom Cabassi 9575 2342

Gingin Tennis Club Nicole Hendry 9575 3043

Gingin Football Club Rodney Hannagan 9575 2339

Gingin Pensioners Social Club 9575 2245

Gingin P & C Assoc 9575 2249

Lower Chittering Cricket Dave Barnes (President)Sean McAlister (Sec/Treasurer)

9571 81940439 401 869

Lower Chittering Hall and Tennis Court (Bookings) 0416 253 603

Muchea Senior Cricket Club Shane Angel 0408 674 643

Muchea Netball Fran Bryant 9571 4168

Muchea Judo Club Inc Meets every Tues at Muchea Hall Ann 9576 1497

Muchea Vol Bushfire Brigade Peter Hall, Secretaryautoelec@iinet.net.au 0437 908 079

Pearce Community Toy Library Open Fridays 9.30am – 11.30am 9571 7491

South Midlands Polocrosse Club Jenny Hall 9571 4362

South Midlands Pony Club Kay Kavanagh 0407 509 509

Wannamal Community Centre Ruth Loudon 9655 7024

Wannamal Indoor Bowls Keith Cunningham 9655 7070

Wannamal Tennis Club Julie Taylor 9655 7013

do we have your club here? Are the contact details correctly listed?

if not please let us know so we can update this list asap! email editor@nvnews.com.au or call 0419 045 783

community groups

should your class be here? Email to Jackie@nvnews.com.au or Phone: 0419 045 783

fun fitnessBindoon BootcampFridays 9.30am-10.30am at the Edmonds Place Reserve, Bindoon First class is FREE then $15 per class after that. Craig, Gener8 Fitness 0417960724

Bindoon over 50’s Exercise GroupMeets every Friday at 9am at the Bindoon Hall. Laz Rabin 0412 911 193

Bindoon exercise class with lazFridays 10.30- 11:30 at the Bindoon Hall. Laz Rabin 0412 911 193

Bindoon tai chi Thursdays 8:30am at Clune Park, Bindoon Ph Barni Norton 0419 964 909

Bullsbrook ‘Be Active together’ fitness

classesClasses are held on Mondays and Thursdays, Pickett Park Hall, at 9am, and cost $6.50 per class. This also includes tea and coffee afterwards as the group is extremely social and friendly.

Fitness instructor Janet Alexander 0405039833

Bullsbrook Group Exercise classMondays 6:30pm-7:30pm at Chequers Golf Club, Bullsbrook Ph: Rachael 0428 720 005

Bullsbrook - Zumba Tuesday 7.30pm, Lower Chittering Hall

Contact: Roberto 0418 640 840

calingiri community Gym Open 24/7, contact 9628 7004

just need the right environment.

Men are hardwired to be “problem solvers” and we like to work alone in our own cave. We often have an attitude that if we disclose we have a few problems, someone may exploit our weakness. It is well known that problems shared are often problems halved and helping a mate overcome isolation by simply having a chat can help our resilience when we are overwhelmed in difficult times.

As men we need to encourage help seeking when needed, and be prepared to “Talk to a Mate” when we know he is down or experiencing difficulties. It isn’t rocket science and it does work.

“Talk to a Mate” Men’s Wellbeing round is on the 28th and 29th June 2014 and“…before it all gets too much… Talk to a Mate!! or talk it over” is an important message that is being promoted so why not get down to the footy and support your local team, become involved and Talk to a Mate

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Phone: 9655 7074Rob: 0427 770 365

Angela: 0419 043 960Email: anspachag@bigpond.com

 

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TAxATioNFor local assistance

with all your tax needs, contact chris oversby

Tax Agent on 0400 440 277

or Po Box 46 Bindoon 6502

stan’s mowingLawn-mowing & Handyman

jobs in the Bindoon-chittering area.

ring Stan 0429 154 600

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Beautician

• Waxing/Tinting • Manicure/Pedicure • Facials/Peel • Special Occasion

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Ph: 9576 0170 for an appointment.

Agents for Electric Pumps, Tanks, Troughs etcVariety of pumps designed to meet your

requirements

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• All Plumbing and Gas • New Housing and Renovations

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Burke Electrical Services offer design, installation maintenance and repairs to all private powerlines and electrical services.• Supply and installation of new private

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• Straightening and stabilising of existing poles.

• Pole and crossarm inspection.

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• Tree trimming over or near powerlines.

• Meterboard replacement and upgrades.

• Lighting poles and lights for: Horse/equestrian arenas, sporting facilities, tennis courts,etc

• Pump installation and repairs.

• Trenching.

Contact: steve@burkeelectrical.com.au 0417 923 775

1391167

Burke Electrical Servicesoffer design, installationmaintenance and repairsto all private powerlinesand electrical services.

• Supply and installation of new private overhead powerlines.• New underground power supplies.• Repairs, maintenance, upgrades to existing powerlines and poles.• Straightening and stabilising of existing poles.• Pole and crossarm inspection.• Overhead – underground conversions.• Tree trimming over or near powerlines.• Meterboard replacement and upgrades.• New power supplies to houses, sheds, pumps, lighting poles,

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• Pump installation and repairs. • Trenching.Contact: steve@burkeelectrical.com.au 0417 923 775

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Specializing in Individual Tax Returns

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Functional Fascial Taping*Heath fund provider

Ph 0419 964 909 or 9576 1978

Teena Leuba Bowen Therapist

Injury, Pain & Stress ReliefPh: 9576 0170 for an appointment.

Open Wednesdays & Thursdays

Michael 0427 073 192 & Robyn 0424 836 366

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• Traditional Thai massage & foot reflexology.

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Advertising ratesNorthern Valleys News

With a print run of 4000 The Northern valleys News has an estimated

readership of over 8000 people, and covers the areas of Bindoon, Bullsbrook, calingiri, chittering, Gingin, Muchea,

Mooliabeenie, New Norcia, regans Ford and Wannamal.

Pest control

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Daily parcel pickup & delivery service to and from anywhere, to the Metro area.

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Mr Skip Bins2 & 4 m bins available

Also specialising inScrap Metal cleanupcars Trucks Tractor

Phone for obligationFree Quote 0418 685771

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Public Noticesfor saleStud Wiltshire Horn

purple tag 2012 -drop rams.

Asking $200 includes GST. obligation-free inspection

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Water services

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NoTicE oF AGMGiNGiN TENNiS cLuB6pm, Friday 2nd May

2014At c u @ Park, Gingin

All WelcomeFor more information

contact Simone Gresele on 9575 2234

Bindoon Basketball A.G.M.

if you want a season next year please come

along.

Tuesday 8th April 7pm chinkabee

complex

Bullsbrook ratepayers and residence

Association (BrAA) monthly meeting is being held Monday 28 April at 7pm in the Pavilion at the

Bullsbrook community Sports centre.

Buddhist Monks or Nuns

requiredWe are a not-for-profit Buddhist

organization located at Chittering, looking for volunteer monks or

nuns (Bhiksu or Bhiksuni) to join us as Master of Education & Retreat Master, Master of Meditation and

Master of Ceremony.

Requirements:

1) Have renounced for at least 5 years and taken higher ordination.

2) At least 1 year experience in the operation of Buddhist Association.

3) Trained in Therevada, Chinese Mahayana and Vajrayana traditions of Buddhism.

4) Able to speak in English and Mandarin.

For further information, email bmmoffice8@gmail.com

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Winter is Coming?!!I know it doesn’t seem likely at the moment but a cooler change is just around the corner! And when it comes we know that colds, and to a lesser extent flus, will affect most of us. Most of us will catch a common cold this winter, so here are a few hints to help ease your discomfort as well as a great new product that can minimise your distress!

What can help?

Common colds are caused by viruses. Antibiotics fight only bacterial infections, so taking them for a cold will have no effect. Antibiotics have no effect on common colds.

There are many things you can do to relieve the symptoms of colds:

• Take it easy or rest, so your immune system can fight the infection

• Loosen and clear your blocked sinuses and nose by:

• Using saline (salt water) nose sprays or drops (eg. Fess® Nasal Spray)

• Filling a bowl with hot water and inhaling the steam to loosen the mucus. Do not use for children as the steam may burn the lining of their nose and they may spill the hot water.

• Drink soothing liquids

• Gargle warm salty water or Betadine® Sore Throat Gargle.

• Suck an iceblock or throat lozenge.

• Treat irritating symptoms with cough and cold medicine or decongestants.

Before using a cough and cold medicine or decongestant, check the medicine’s label, and ask your pharmacist for advice about whether the medicine is safe for you.

See your doctor if your symptoms come on suddenly, are severe, last longer than usual, or aggravate any other ongoing medical conditions.

The Kaloba Advantage

Kaloba’s efficacy in defending the body against winter ills and chills has been shown in scientific studies. Kaloba oral drops are a fast-acting, effective, and natural way to support the body’s natural immune response. Kaloba goes to work quickly to help the body’s natural defences respond promptly against the attack of winter ailments, ills and chills.

Tha active ingredient of Kaloba comes from the roots of the plant pelargonium sidoides. This traditional herbal medecine can be used to relieve the symptoms upper respiratory tract infections and the common cold, including sore throat, cough, and blocked or runny nose. Kaloba helps soothe the throat, nose and sinuses and is suitable for the whole family.

Key Features of Blackmores Kaloba®

• Relieves symptoms in acute bronchitis and acute sinusitis

• Improves recovery times of acute bronchitis

• TGA approved AUST R product

• Effective, well-tolerated treatment for family members over 2 years old with acute bronchitis

• Children’s doses for acute bronchitis*

*Blackmores Kaloba® should not be used in children under 2 years of age. Children under the age of 6 years should only be treated with Blackmores Kaloba® after consultation with a doctor.

For more information, talk to your pharmacist at Bindoon pharmacy on 9576 1666 or Gingin pharmacy on 9575 2331. Ask your local pharmacist.

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Saturday 9am - 5pmSunday 9am - 2pm

GinGin PharmacyOpen Monday to Friday 9am – 5:30pm, Saturday

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Phone 9575 2331

We meet on the last Tuesday of each month at Ferguson House in Bindoon.

Group members enjoy meeting, socialising, excursions and informative talks from a variety of health professionals. It is good to know you aren’t alone in the community while dealing with cancer whether during treatment, recovery or remission. This is also important for carers and family.

So come and join us for a cuppa, support and information. In the words of a nurse, “problems seem so much less overwhelming when shared with others who have had the same experience”.

Our group has been able to establish and continue support in this way through the generous financial support of the Shire of Chittering through its Community Grant Scheme. We are also grateful to Connect Groups who have a pay It Forward project and have provided public Liability Insurance. For more information check, www.connectgroups.org.au

recently we enjoyed an outing to Botanical Garden mini golf in Wanneroo. Some played, having many laughs, while others enjoyed the scenery. The day was topped off by lunch and a walk around Drovers.

We would also like to share with the wider community our upcoming guest speakers and events. These may be of interest to you, particularly if you are coping with any ongoing illness.

April 22nd An outing to Dunn’s Herbal farm and clinic in Wanneroo. 9.00am – 12.00 Cost is $20 and this includes a guided tour by herbalist Kathy Dunn, of the extensive gardens, the processing area, a talk on herbal benefits and a morning tea. We will be taking our own lunch to have there as well. Seats are available on the bus but please phone to confirm (Marilyn 95760090)

April 27th Look forward to our delicious muffins on sale at the Chittering Farmers Market in Bindoon.

April 29th A Lion’s Skin Cancer presentation at Ferguson House, 11.00am -12.00 by Meg Bradford- Seely

May 23rd, BIGGEST MOrNING TEA Every Cup Counts Dine in or Take out

After the great response to last year’s event, we will be holding it again, from 10.00am to 12.00, at the Seventh Day Adventist hall behind the Op Shop in Bindoon, which has wheelchair access.

The morning tea will

Chiropractic care is a safe, natural & effective approach to health for all ages. Chiropractic promotes a healthy lifestyle & involves looking after your spine, joints, muscles, ligaments & nerves – ensuring they’re balanced and working in sync. The many treatment options Dr Keith uses include:• Chiropractic Adjustment/

manipulation

• Anatomical acupuncture/ Dry Needling

• Stretch and strengthening exercise

• Ergonomic, nutritional & lifestyle interventions

• Trigger point therapy• Taping techniques• Graston® soft tissue

mobilisation

No referral is required & appointments are available at Bullsbrook Medical Centre: 9571 1478

Bindoon Medical Centre: 0418 409 475

Dr Keith Brown, Chiropractor

BSc BChiro(Hons) ICSSD (Sports)

Annette Howard

This team of enthusastic volunteers enjoy learning new skills, being part of a caring team and making a difference to the community. This vital team of 37 trained ambulance officers provide a 24 hour, seven day a week ambulance service in Gingin, Bindoon and surrounding areas.Coming from all walks of life these ambulance officers may be parents or retirees, full time, partime or shift workers, even students. It could be the life skills they learn, meeting new friends,

new career opportunties, developing leadership skills or having fun. The opportunities for personnal development are just as important as their generous contribution that helps maintain this essential service. Over 6 million people volunteer in Australia today. They do it because of the difference they can make to the community and the sense of purpose they feel. Handling over 300 call-outs a year, these volunteers from the Chittering Gingin Sub Centre of St John Ambulance are one of our most precious community resources.

St John’s quiet heros

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Regional clubs and athletes win with Sporting Subsidy schemeThe South Midlands polocrosse Club, Gingin Golf Club and Bindoon Bowling Club have all received one-off grants of $500 offered through the Community Sporting Club Equipment Subsidy Scheme.

The sporting clubs are reaping the benefits of two new Royalties for regions-funded schemes helping athletes pursue their sporting dreams and boosting the equipment stocks of local clubs.

Member for Moore, Shane Love MLA said the three clubs in the Chittering and Gingin region had received financial assistance to invest in sporting equipment.

“Supporting Community Sport was a Nationals WA election commitment in 2013 and I’m so proud we have been able to deliver this fantastic initiative to help regional sport at grassroots level,” he said.

“It’s making it financially possible for young athletes to travel to sporting events that they might not have been able to and giving local sporting clubs the opportunity to upgrade equipment.”

Applications for the second regional round of the Community Sporting Club Equipment Subsidy Scheme opened on March 27 and close on April 24.

For more information and how to apply for the Athlete Travel Subsidy Scheme visit www.dsr.wa.gov.au/athlete-travel-subsidy-scheme.

For more information and how to apply for the Community Sporting Club Equipment Subsidy Scheme visit www.dsr.wa.gov.au/club-equipment-subsidy.

Bindoon Basketball Association has had a fantastic season with 120 players (15 teams over 3 divisions) and 25 Aussie Hooper’s (Under 10’s). The season has run smoothly thanks to our dedicated committee, players, umpires, coaches and all the parents who volunteered their time helping Friday nights timekeeping, scoring, canteen duties, setting up before and cleaning/packing up after the games. It is fantastic to see the Friday nights have become family event with parents, players and children/toddlers making the most of the beautiful evenings.

The highlight of the season for many players was the Country Championships held over 4 weekends in February/March. Bindoon submitted 8 teams and 4 made it to the grand final. Only the Men’s Division 5 came out as winners after defeating Bullsbrook and the Under 18 Boys, Under 14 Girls and Under 13 boys were runners-up. A big thankyou must go out to the Shire of Chittering for helping fund new shirts and shorts for the weekend.

Congratulations to all the players, coaches and umpire who displayed fantastic fellowship and sportsmanship over all the weekends.

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GiNGiN GoLF cLuB2014 season opens Saturday May 3rd.

SPrEAD THE WorD!! New members WELcoME!!

No joining fee!! Full Membership only $130.00 !!

Great Course/Excellent Facilities/ Loads of Fun

Check us out at www.gingingolf.org.au.

Ladies play Wednesday’s Tee off 9.30 am

Men play Saturdays, Tee off 12.00 noon

Scroungers play Wednesday Tee off 3.00pm

Men Contact Robert Brodie-Hall 9575 2280

Ladies contact Irene Neville 9575 1923

Juniors and Coaching contact Kerry Fewster 9575 2060

Bindoon Basketball

The Junior Golf program will be running this year for interested young golfers on a Monday afternoon at 3:15pm from 12th May 2014.

register your interest by email, gingin.golf@oceanbroadband.net Alternatively phone or text a message to 0409 575 206.

Ladies are encouraged to come along and try 9 holes of social golf on a Wednesday morning, Saturday afternoon or join in with the Scroungers group on Wednesday afternoon. Go to www.gingingolf.org.au

Ladies - Why not start the year off by joining in on our Ladies Open Day on Wednesday 30th April for 9 holes followed by a shared lunch? Nominate by 9:30 am and hit off at 10am.

Contact Ladies Captain Irene Neville on 9575 1923 or Vice Captain Kaye Bingham 95760305 for further information.

Get into Golf

Gingin Netball - talent pool

Bindoon bootcamp kicks offA new Bootcamp Fitness Session for beginners is starting on Fridays 9.30am-10.30am at the Edmonds place reserve open space Bindoon. We would love to add you to our list of people who want to get fit! The first class is FREE then $15 per class after that.

We are also starting sessions in Bullsbrook and Lower Chittering Oval as well but would love to get some more interest in the Bindoon classes.

Contact Craig at Gener8 Fitness on 0417960724

The Gingin Netball Club is lucky enough to have some very accomplished and experienced members and coaches.

pictured in the foreground at Wednesday night registration is Aimee Hamilton, a local Gingin Netball Club player who has recently been selected to play for the Wheatbelt Flames State League team. The Wheatbelt Flames plays within the State League which feeds into the West Coast Fever State netball team that plays at a National level.

One of Aimee’s teammates, renee Cabassi is also a former Gingin Netball Club junior player. renee’s parents (Tom & Angela Cabassi) still reside in Gingin but renee lives in the perth metro area.

Tanya Anderson (Edwards) former Flames player and head coach and former West Coast Fever player is the Gingin Netball Club’s Secretary and Head Coach. Gingin is building a strong relationship

with the Wheatbelt Flames through the success of our local talent and this is a relationship the GGNC is keen to develop through our junior pathways.

The GGNC are launching a Wednesday night senior competition. There will be Division 1 and Social Netball available and if there is enough interest a mixed competition is a possibility. GGNC are seeking teams and/or players to register to play in the Wednesday night competition, which will commence on Wed 7th May 2014. Due to the number of courts available at the Bendigo Bank regional Hardcourt Facility in Gingin, they will be able to run multiple games at the same time.

To register your interest or for any enquiries, please contact Tanya Anderson

phone 0439 018 152 or 9575 2211 ext. 134 (work) Email: tanya.brad@bigpond.com

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Twenty four year old rhys Brown from Wannamal is off to France later this year to compete in the Mounted Games World Team Championships. This presigious event will be held from the 17th to 24th August 2014 at Gisors in Northern France.

rhys is the only Western Australian selected to join the Australian senior team this year – a position he won after an outstanding 18 months of competition for himself and his horse Kenny.

The pair finished last season with a winning streak which saw them take out the ppMG (prince philip Mounted Games) State Championship, the ppMG National Championship, first place at the Perth Royal Show, as well as claiming the MGA Open pairs State Championship title.

rhys says he loves the ‘Good competitive atmosphere’ in mounted games competition, a discipline he’s been riding in for ten years. A member of Eastern Hills pony club, rhys has mostly trained under coach Sean Corbin, who is the president of the W.A. branch of the

Mounted Games Association as well as the coach for the Australian International Mounted Games team.

rhys has just completed his Bachelor of Engineering (with 1st class honours) and is busy applying for jobs in his chosen career when he’s not training for upcoming events, or competing around the country. He is hoping to find a sponsor to help cover the expenses of the trip to France and any interested businesses who have the capacity to support such a successful local talent can contact rhys by emailing burra@activ8.net.au or via the Northern Valleys News.

Rhys selected to compete in France

Brian and Donna of Country Muay Thai in Bullsbrook are revelling in the success of their students in recent competitive fights. Muay Thai is a combat sport from the muay martial arts of Thailand that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques, and Brian says their training center for the sport has been gaining both popularity and industry recognition in recent months.

“In the last two weekends, two of our youngest competitors stepped up to the bright lights of “A” grade fight nights held in front of thousands and walked the red carpet to victory” Brian says proudly.

At just 16, Evie Nicolopoulos fought on Origins fight night against a much more experienced fighter and previous state title holder and came away victorious.

“We have a future female champion here!” says Brian, “Her training is an inspiration to all students and her following is amazing.”

On Saturday night, Perth’s largest and most prestigious fight show ‘Epic’ was held and Brian and Donna’s youngest fighter and son, 12 year old Jake Kingwell, had the honour of being the first ever junior bout in the history of ‘Epic fight promotions’. Jake fought brilliantly and came away with a unanimous win.

“Jake has the world in front of him and the support of the entire community” says his Dad.

Country Muay Thai specializes in training the art of Muay Thai and holds children’s classes, beginner adult classes, women’s only classes, private lessons and pro-fighters classes in a fun safe environment. For more infomation phone 0429 099 244 or email country.muaythai@hotmail.com.

An epic win for Jake