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December 2016 Edition

The Shire of Sandstone Hack St, Sandstone WA 6639

Ph: 08 9963 5802 Fax 08 9963 5852 Email: reception@sandstone.wa.gov.au

MERRY CHRISTMAS

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PG 2 Contents

PG 3 Emergency Medical Assistance

PG 4 Keep Calm, it’s nearly Christmas!

PG 5 From the desk of the CEO

Pg 6 Christmas message from Shire President

PG 7 Christmas Closure/Council meeting dates

PG 8-9 Media release

Pg 10-11 Christmas at the Leinster Mess

PG 12-13 William and Alan’s farewell

PG 14 Fire Season notice

PG 15 Roz’s Christmas Tree

PG 16 Christmas lights competition

PG 17 Sandstone town Christmas Party

PG 18 12 days of Christmas

PG 19 Decadent & Depraved Movie

PG 20 RFDS thank you letter

PG 21 House for sale

PG 22 History Corner

PG 23 Bus to Mt Magnet

PG 24 Bush Fire meeting

PG 25 Painted Pots/Joker Night

PG 26 Advertisement Sun City Batteries

PG 27 Public Notices

PG 28 Directory of Services

PG 29-31 Community Bulletin Board

PG 32-33 Health Services/Calendar

PG 34 Events Calendar

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Shire News Shire of Sandstone

Hack Street SANDSTONE WA 6639 Phone: 08 9963 5802 Fax: 08 9663 5852

Email: reception@sandstone.wa.gov.au

FROM THE DESK OF THE CEO

As the weather warms up things appear to be slowing down in Sandstone but with the

Christmas lights starting to pop up we are reminded that the festive season is approaching once again. I would like to wish all residents and visitors a very Merry Christmas and Happy, Prosperous New Year and if you are travelling a safe incident free journey. I hope I can continue to work with you throughout 2017 to bring the projects the shire has planned to fruition. Although it was a sad occasion, it was good to see so many people turn up to the Rec. Centre to say goodbye to Alan Bloore and William and to wish them well in the next chapter of their lives. While we say goodbye to Alan and William we say hello to the new owners of Black Hill Station and look forward to a long and positive relationship with Kim and his crew. From the Council Chambers Council at the November meeting resolved to provide an annual donation of $3,000 to the St John Ambu-lance sub centre to help with their insurances and utility costs. You may not know it but unless they get a call out they don’t earn any income so while it is great that they are not busy it means that they need help to pay the bills. Council also adopted the dates of the Council meeting for 2017 retaining the 4th Thursday of the month as the meeting day except for January when there is no meeting and December when the meeting is held on the third Thursday due to Christmas. Tenders were also awarded for the purchase of two trucks, one replacing the rubbish truck and the second to replace the truck carrying the septic tank emptying tank. A third tender was awarded for a replacement rubber tyred roller for the road crew. The shires auditors were in Sandstone during the month to undertake the final audit for the 2015-2016 financial year and also to do a Financial Management Review which looks at the controls that we have in place to ensure that the risk of fraud or errors in the processing of financial transactions is minimised. At the time of writing this piece the reports had not been received. Finally this month I would also like to thank the staff and Councillors for their work during the year.

Although I have only been here a few months I can see that there is what seems to be a harmonious crew

that work well together to get things done and some passionate Councillors who care about our shire and

its future. There will be some challenges but lets work together make 2017 a great year for Sandstone

and remember that my door is always open if you have any suggestions for ways to im-

prove our shire.

Harry Hawkins Chief Executive Officer

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Shire News Shire of Sandstone

Hack Street SANDSTONE WA 6639 Phone: 08 9963 5802 Fax: 08 9663 5852

Email: reception@sandstone.wa.gov.au

A CHRISTMAS MESSAGE FROM THE SHIRE PRESIDENT On behalf of the Shire of Sandstone I wish the community a very safe and peaceful Christmas and a happy, healthy 2017. For those travelling to be with family or friends during the festive season, please take care on the roads and drive safely. Beth Walton Shire President

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Shire News Shire of Sandstone

Hack Street SANDSTONE WA 6639 Phone: 08 9963 5802 Fax: 08 9663 5852

Email: reception@sandstone.wa.gov.au

CHRISTMAS OFFICE CLOSURE The Shire Administration Centre will be closing for the Christmas break Wednes-day 21st. December, reopening at 8am on Tuesday 3rd January 2017

There will be a skeleton crew on call, so if you require urgent assistance please phone the Works Supervisor Rob Moss on 0457 993 008

Harry Hawkins Chief Executive Officer

COUNCIL MEETING DATES FOR 2017 January No meeting February Thursday 23rd March Thursday 23rd April Thursday 27th May Thursday 25th June Thursday 22nd July Thursday 27th August Thursday 24th September Thursday 28th October Thursday 26th November Thursday 23rd December Thursday 21st (3rd week due to Christmas)

GARBAGE COLLECTION DAYS

Garbage will be collected on Tuesday 27th December 2016 and Tuesday 3rd January 2017

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ALAN AND WILLIAM’S FAREWELL

There was a fantastic turnout for Alan and William’s goodbye party. Everyone brought along some delicious food to share and a good time was had by all. I think there may have been some who were suffering a little the next day from the after effects of having too much of a good time the previous night. Alan and William will be very much missed not only by the Sandstone Community, but also by the many tourists who pass through and stay in our little town. William’s market stalls were very popular and his smiling, happy face while attending to everyone will certainly be missed. We wish them both all the very best in their future ventures on the Gold Coast.

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Beth and Carol wishing William all the best

Bye William from Cecilia

We all listened to the farewell speeches, especially William’s

Chinese version

Best of luck to William from Meg, Rhonda and Kerry

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TO SANDSTONE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS

The fire season is just about on us—please remember a total fire ban is in place from 11th December 2016 to March 19th 2017 inclusive. This includes all solid fuel barbeques. We ask residents and property owners to take action on the following, this will help to ensure that in the event of a serious fire our properties, town, friends and pets will survive. Within your boundaries:- 1 Remove all leaf, twig, branch, long grass litter from property 2 Move all wood piles or inflammables from around house and outer buildings 3 Make sure guttering is cleaned out 4 Make sure entries and exits are clear and uncluttered 5 In the event of a major bushfire you should have a hose, buckets, water cans, sprayers etc. filled with water to extinguish any small spot fires. This is your responsibility. The bush fire volunteers will be defending the perimeter of the town 6 Make sure house and outbuildings have all windows and doors closed—heavy smoke penetration can occur within minutes 7 Make sure your pets are kept inside with water 8 Be mindful of your neighbours property, health and safety We wish you all a safe and happy Christmas Chief Fire Officer Dave McQuie and wife Vickie. Deputy Fire Officer Banjo, and all the firie volunteers.

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ROZ’S CHRISTMAS TREE

A big thank you to Roz for making a mammoth Christmas tree for the com-munity to enjoy. Roz has been working on this project for some time, and final-ly with some help from some friends in

Rob R, Jane and Erika, the tree was decorated and erected last Friday out-side the entrance to the Gold and Wool

Interpretive Park.

What an amazing effort Roz! I’m sure it will be enjoyed by everyone for many

more years at Christmas time.

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CHRISTMAS LIGHTS COMPETITION

Don’t forget the annual Christmas lights Competition!

Judging will be on Wednesday 7th December FIRST PRIZE—$100 SECOND PRIZE—$50 As usual, the judge will remain a secret so no bribes can be offered /taken.. ! Winners will be announced at the town Christmas party on

Saturday 10th December

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SANDSTONE TOWN

CHRISTMAS

PARTY

Sandstone will be holding this year’s Christmas party on Saturday 10th December at the

Rec Centre, commencing at 6:30pm

The winner of the Christmas Lights Competition will be announced at the party.

Everyone is welcome, we will be having a BBQ, with the Shire providing food and soft drink and

limited alcoholic beverages.

HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!

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The letter below was received from the Royal Flying Doctor Service.

The donation tins were located in the National Hotel, Shire office and Muse-um & Visitor Information Centre.

Thanks to Margie Lundy for banking the tins for us.

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HISTORY CORNERHISTORY CORNER—— an excerpt from the book an excerpt from the book

“Sandstone“Sandstone——from Gold to Wool and Back Again” by Sally L. from Gold to Wool and Back Again” by Sally L. SeniorSenior

Water Supply—pg 108

As can be expected, an early priority in the development of Sandstone was the es-tablishment of a good water supply for the town. In 1907, the people of Sandstone were very discontented with the government of the day, as they felt that government services to the Sandstone townsite were slow in coming. Sales of blocks in Sandstone had netted the government 14,000 pounds; individuals had since spent 50,000 to 60,000 pounds in improvements on the blocks, but the government had still not supplied the basic public buildings. At public meetings held in early October and November 1907, the citizens request-ed what they considered necessary public buildings and services for the new town. These included:- * A water supply from the Wanderie mine shaft, which had an unending supply of 5,000—6,000 gallons per hour. * 3 inch piping to gravity feed water from a tank at the mine to the town tank. This water could be used to water the streets and thus keep dust to a mini mum, and, as well as being used for domestic use, could be used to fight fires in the town. * a police station, as the police officers were still living in tents. a court house, as the visiting magistrate was conducting court hearings in a

tent, with the only furniture being a table, a chair and a box. Following this meeting, a deputation suggested to the Minister for Mines, Mr Greg-ory, that the Wanderie mine would be most suitable for the town’s water supply be-cause of the quantity and quality of it’s water. He, however, suggested that the new government well to be sunk just to the north of the townsite, when equipped with a windmill and tank, would fill the need. As a result of this decision, a government well was sunk in August 1907, at the north end of the Sandstone townsite block lying to the east of Green Street. This was to supply water for the Sandstone townspeople and residential area, but one year later water was still being drawn from the well by way of a bucket and wind-lass. Even after piped water was available to most areas of town, there were many who relied on this well for their water. More next month….

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COMMUNITY BUS TAKING PASSENGERS TO MT MAGNET The Sandstone Community Bus will be travelling to Mt Magnet regularly for Shire business. If anyone needs to travel to Mt Magnet, we usually have available seats. We can take a maxi-mum of 6 passengers so please book - please be aware that we adhere to a strict time sched-ule. The bus will leave from the Sandstone Shire Administration office at 10am and will leave Mt Magnet opposite the IGA at 1.30 pm for the return trip home. Please book your seat by contacting either Rhonda or Margaret at the Shire office ph 9963 5802

There will be no bus service to Mt Magnet in December

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A Fire Brigade Meeting will be held at the fire station

on Thursday 15th December 2016

at 5pm

For further info contact Deputy Chief Bushfire

Control Officer

Banjo Patterson 0400 577 775

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JOKER NIGHT AT THE PUB

COME AND TRY YOUR LUCK!

At the National Hotel every Wednesday Night we have the Joker

draw.

Every time you buy an alcoholic drink from 5.30pm – 7.30 pm you get

a FREE ticket to go into the draw to win the cash prize,

drawn at 7.30 pm

If no one wins, the cash jackpots by $50 till the

next Wednesday.

.... Ya gotta be in it to win it.

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Pastoralists and D.E.C. in the Sandstone and

surrounding Shire’s have commenced the wild

dog bait programme. Please be advised

BAITS WILL BE ON THE GROUND ALL YEAR ROUND

Also just a friendly reminder to keep your dogs

locked up, or on a leash if out walking.

To avoid being

penalised all dogs and cats must be kept in your

yards or on leads at all times. Please clean up

after your dog!!!!!

All dogs must be registered. If your dog is not registered, or if

you are unsure when the registration expires,

please contact the Shire office.

The RANGER is making more and more frequent

visits to Sandstone.

When was the last time you

visited your local library?

We don’t just have books,

there are DVD’s and Audio

books as well, so next time

you are passing the office,

pop in and have a look.

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JPB Contracting

Paul (Scruffy)

Bennett

Ph: 0427 841 888

Physiotherapist Visiting Sandstone

Nursing Post monthly

Please call the Shire for an appointment

08 9963 5802

If there are no appointments made the Physiotherapist ser-vice may be halted, so please support this very worthwhile

service.

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Mount Magnet Post & Lotteries

Gifts, cards, stationery, art supplies.

Passport photos and much more Drop in and browse

Check out the website www.mtmagnetpost.com

Phone: 08 9963 4219

SANDSTONE LIBRARY

Open Monday—Friday 8.30am—4.30pm

Casual memberships welcome

Interlibrary Loans Audio Books Internet access DVD’s

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YOU MUST CONTACT THE SHIRE OF SANDSTONE PRIOR TO

DISPOSAL OF ANY ASBESTOS MATERIALS

Phone 9963 5802 Mondays - Fridays

8:30 - 4:00pm

LEGAL ACTION WILL BE TAKEN FOR

NON-COMPLIANCE

We are always after stories for the Bush Telegraph so if you have a story , a photo or maybe a birthday, or perhaps

or there is something you would like to see in your

newsletter please contact the Shire office

ROTARY CLUB

We are the very first Rotary

Club that is based purely online

in WA. This enables people liv-

ing in remote/regional areas the

option to still provide a service

to their local community by

joining Rotary E club of E.WA.

It’s a new and vital Rotary

Experience.

We meet via online webinars

and the use of Facebook, both

open to the public and private

sessions.

Name: E-WA Rotary

Address: www.ewarotary.org.au

www.facebook.com/ewarotary

Ph 0408 802 490

Community Group Name :

E-WA Rotary—Kerry O’Shea

rotaryewa@gmail.com

We’d love to hear from you :)

Westcoast Seafood

Email: stan@westcoastseafood.com.au

Contact Stan to see when he will be in

Sandstone next

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Looking for Gold? Want to Prospect near Sandstone?

Please contact the Mt Magnet

Office of the Department of Mines

and Petroleum,

Cnr Hepburn and Richardson St

Telephone (08) 9963 4509

Fax (08) 9963 4488

Museum & Visitor Centre

Closed until Easter 2017

Ordinary

Meeting

of Council

The next meeting of Council will be

held on Thursday December 15th

at 11am.

The Agenda is viewable at the Sand-

stone Public Library and on-line at

www.sandstone.wa.gov.au once

prepared.

Alice Atkinson Caravan Park 08 9963 5859

Main Roads - Road Conditions 13 81 38

(24 Hr Customer Contact Centre )

Mt Magnet Police 08 9963 3222

National Hotel 08 9963 5801

Outback Accommodation 08 9963 5869

Sandstone Museum &

Visitor Information Centre 08 9963 5061

Sandstone Nursing Post 08 9963 5808

Sandstone Post Office 08 9963 5222

Shire of Sandstone Office 08 9963 5802 Ambulance 000 RFDS 1800 625 800

Useful Sandstone Phone

Numbers

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Sandstone Nursing post IRVINE ST SANDSTONE

Nurse - Lana Lefroy 9963 5808 or 9963 5831

TELEPHONE HELP LINES

Mental Health Emergency Response Line

(formerly Psychiatric Emergency Team)

Perth WA 6000 Tel: 08 9224 8888

RuralLink

Tel: 1800 552 002

For local voluntary ambulance service (limited) in severe cases dial 000

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Sandstone Nursing post IRVINE ST SANDSTONE

Nurse - Lana Lefroy 9963 5808 or 9963 5831

SERVICE December December CONTACT DETAILS

Geraldton Regional Aboriginal Medical Service (GRAMS) Hours: 10am - 3:00pm

At Nursing Post

By appoint-ment only

Please phone

By appoint-ment only

Please Phone

Geraldton Office Ph 9956 6555 Mt Magnet Office Ph. 99634016

Goldfields Chiropractic, Leonora Clinic

The clinic operates from the Leonora Community Health Centre on main street in Leonora, call 9091 5667 for appointments

Murchison Dental Service

Appointments are necessary Ph 0427 386 647

Nursing Post 8.30 am-4.00pm

Thursday 8th & 22nd

Thursday

Lana Lefroy 9963 5808 or 9963 5831

Meekatharra Flying Doctor Service RFDS

At Nursing Post

THURSDAY 1st & 15th

THURSDAY 1st & 15th

RFDS Emergency Number 1800 625 800 Meekatharra Hospital 9981 0600

Physiotherapist 11:00am - 3:30pm

At Nursing Post TBA

Contact Shire office for enquiries or appointments Ph 9963 5802

PODIATRIST

GRAMS Geraldton Ph 9956 6555

Mt Magnet Pharmacy

Ph/fax 9963 4788

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Nurses Clinic

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Nurses Clinic

Phone contact

Dr Connell

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Public Holiday

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Public Holiday

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Shire RDO

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If you would like your event to appear on the Community Planner please contact the Shire of Sandstone Phone: 9963 5802 Fax: 9963 5852 Email: reception@sandstone.wa.gov.au

DECEMBER 2016

Internet is available at Sandstone Library in the Shire building

Monday—Friday

8.30am—4.30pm

We don’t have public WIFI but you can

use our computers to access the internet