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Jackie Shervington

When Gail & Dan Bam purchased the 100 acre ‘Glenowen’ property in Bindoon in 1996 they had no idea about winemaking, just a lifelong desire to farm and enjoy a country life.

Despite several attempts in his twenties to become a farmer, Dan was destined to enjoy a successful career as an engineer for many years but the desire to farm never left him.

“I knew I would need a project when I retired in future years. I like golf but you can’t do that 7 days a week. At the time, a friend said to us when you find the property that is yours you’ll know it is yours.”

‘Glenowen’ named after Owen Road which was named for Owen Glover, was to be theirs. “The property had a little cottage and was pretty run down but it was fantastic, we did it up. We would leave Perth on a Friday afternoon and come for the weekend”, recalls Gail.

As a bonus the farm also came with vines that they have since discovered could be almost 90 years old. According to some of the elderly locals “they have always been there”. One variety of rootstock is thought to be Iranian, and was possibly brought in during World War I. As a purely commercial venture, these old vines would have been pulled out a long time ago.

When they bought the property, Evans and Tate had a contract to buy all the grapes. In 1998, their winemaker won a best Shiraz award using the fruit from Glenowen. Dan and Gail learnt what they could from the winemaker, even making their own small batch of wine for friends, using the traditional method of stomping the wine. Gail recalls, “There was grape everywhere”. It was so much fun”.

Despite the win, Evans and Tate wanted to drop the price for the fruit the following year. Dan refused to accept and within six months they came back, prepared to pay more. Too late; Dan and Gail were on a journey of discovery and had decided to pick their own grapes and start their own label.

Gail and Dan knew nothing about winemaking but they were excited at the prospect of learning more. They teamed up with Swan Valley Wines who agreed to make a small batch, and they have been happy working with them ever since.

Recently, they launched their own Rosé. A perfect summer drink, Rosé gets its colour from the skins of the Shiraz. (with just 1 day on the skins before racking off).

Dan & Gail Bam and grandson Andrew Amos

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Police Headquarters 9222 1997

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Chittering Shire 9576 4600

Chittering Ranger A/H 9576 4616

Gingin Ranger 9575 2211

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Lee Martin 9576 1066

Walter Zemunik 9576 0156

Phillip Lefroy 9576 2086

Rob McCullough 9576 1740

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Welcome to our January issue of Northern Valleys News. Christmas and New Years festivities are over and the January heat has set in.

With many away on holidays, or slowing their pace in the hot weather, this issue is smaller than usual.

We hope you enjoy our reflections of the past year, what a lot of fantastic achievements within our community! We look forward to more positive developments and successes in 2013.

Enjoy Australia Day, whether doing your own thing, or joining one of the local community events - listed on page 3.

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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We’re proud to introduce this fantastic product which is made from WA grown fresh fruit, and produced right here in the Northern Valleys.

Grapes used to make Rosé are picked a little earlier than those for Shiraz (with a sugar level of about 8 degrees Brix versus Shiraz which is picked at 12).

This is helpful at harvest time, as it allows Gail and Dan to spread out their picking over several weeks.

Gail and Dan’s 2500 vines are all hand pruned, and are chemical free, and non-irrigated. Sheep are put in the paddock to graze as the leaves drop, which is timed perfectly with lambing. Sheep are then removed at bud burst. Only organic manures are applied every year.

These organic methods, coupled with the blessing of wonderful old vines and good soils, deliver wonderful tasting Rosé, Shiraz and Port.

Glenowen wine is available from their cellar door 244 Owen Road, Bindoon.

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Australia Day, 26th January 2013

WANNAMAl

“Australian Outback under the Stars” is the theme for years Australia Day Celebrations at Wannamal.

With a 11.30am start for a 12 noon lunch the day will not only celebrate Australia Day but will also acknowledge those who have made outstanding contributions in our community.

Wear your best outback outfit or bring along your favourite piece of the outback as we share yarns, damper, fun and laughter in a unique Wannamal outback setting. Meat and sweets provided, bring a salad to share and your own drinks.

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To be held at the Neergabby Grounds, commencing with a free breakfast at 7.30am.

Nominees and the winners of the Premier’s Active Citizenship Awards will be announced on the day.

Various members of the Community will be making their pledge to Australia and formalising their Australian Citizenship.

Entertainment and activities for the kids will be available and there are also some local talent performances.

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8am Clune Park, Formalities followed by a free breakfast.

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Tuesday, 29th January

The Bullsbrook End of Year Jam. (rescheduled from December due to bad weather )

Sunday 3 March 2013

A classic country community market with Hand-made Arts & Crafts Home-grown Plants, Fruit & Vegetables Home-cooked Cakes plus other locally produced goods…

7.30am to 12.00 noon Lower Chittering Hall “The Village Green”

For more details contact Arlene Carter, 9576 4600, cdo@chittering.wa.gov.au

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Australia Day is celebrated in large and small communities and cities around the nation. Australia Day has become the biggest annual civic event in Australia, with

Year of the Snake

According to the Chinese Five Element Astrology Calendar, 2013 is the Year of Water Snake.

The Chinese New Year begins on February 10, 2013 and ends on January 30, 2014.

Chinese Astrology is a Balance Theory of Five Elements. Snake contains mainly Fire. It also contains some Metal and Earth.

Water of 2013 and Fire of Snake are opposite elements. Therefore most of people will experience mix of good and bad fortune.

International Year of Water Cooperation

According to the UN website the objective of the year is to raise awareness of the challenges facing water management in light of the increase in demand for water access, allocation and services.

A statement on the website reads: “The year will highlight the history of successful water co-operation initiatives, as

well as identify burning issues on water education, water diplomacy, transboundary water management, financing co-operation, national- international legal frameworks, and the linkages with the Millennium Development Goals.”

The primary aim being to continue to work towards building more sustainable water sources.

So what does this mean for the Northern Valleys?

International Year of Quinoa

Quinoa, the so-called “golden grain of the Incas’, silently but steadily has been gnawing in the competitive international market, not only for its high nutritional value, but also for its endless applications in the gourmet kitchen.

The undisputed queen of the Peruvian Andes, it will finally have the seat it deserves as the United Nations has declared 2013 as the ‘International Year of Quinoa’, to highlight the virtues of one of the products of our rich biodiversity that most captures the attention of foreign buyers.

Looking ahead 2013

Australia Day celebrations across the region...

community festivals, concerts and citizenship ceremonies.

To start your day off in the Northern Valleys you can attend one of the many breakfasts which are available across the region, enjoy the entertainment on offer and welcome new Australians. Our What’s on lists the events in your local area.

There are no hard and fast rules on how to celebrate the day. Enjoy it any way you can, be it taking the day off to relax or partying it up. One thing for sure, there will be plenty of BBQs, and cricket bats swinging aspeople come together to celebrate.

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THE BINDOON RETIREES had a great time out for lunch at Cafe L’amour at Moore River on the 6th December, had an excellent meal and really enjoyed our day out by

the sea.

We also had our wind-up party on the 10th December at Chinkabee and were joined by some friends from Bullsbrook Seniors, and one friend from Melbourne and one from overseas in the UK. A great day was had by all with so much

food that we didn’t need to eat for the rest of the week.

We would like to wish all our friends and family a VERY

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2013 and look forward to seeing you come along to our meetings held on the first Monday of the month at 1.30pm at The Bindoon Hall, starting again on the 4th February 2013.

Every other Monday we meet at the Chinkabee Complex at 1.30pm for indoor bowls or just a cuppa with friends. Everyone welcome.

Contacts: President Lois Jones – 9576 0451 Secretary Joy Askew – 9576 0262.

Skate film for BullsbrookFour young people from Bullsbrook are making a film at the local skate park.

City of Swan Mayor, Charlie Zannino, said the boys had been selected as showing positive leadership qualities and invited to participate in a three day film making workshop.

“The workshops involved a semi-professional film maker who shared skills and mentored the group in all aspects of film making and editing short films,” he said.

“These young people have brought their newly learnt skills back to Bullsbrook to film their peers’ skills and also take the opportunity to interview them on what they see as the benefits of the skate park to themselves and their community.”

The film was be shot over four days, with all Bullsbrook Skate Park users invited to join in the final

day of filming.

North Ward Councillor, Kevin Bailey, said the four days of filming will be edited to create a Bullsbrook Skate Park film to be screened at various youth and community events.

“The first screening is expected to take place in early 2013,” he said.

“The Bullsbrook Skate Park is well used and this film will showcase the skills and talent of our local young people.

“It will also promote and celebrate the harmonious and positive culture among the various users of the space and illustrate the significance of these spaces for young people.

“City staff have been working together to offer support and mentoring to the group throughout the project and will continue to be engaged with skate park users.”

Christmas at WannamalAnnette Howard

Once again the decorated mailbox/front gate competition hosted by the Wannamal Community Centre certainly created a great deal of Christmas spirit and became a great talking point for travellers. This year’s competition saw many versions of Father Christmas participating in some rather interesting activities. On a ute, in a tractor, on a flying pig, mooning and planking. (see left)

Imagination, creativity and what you had hidden away were the ingredients to make each entry unique. Tinsel was once again utilised to give amazing effects, along with a nativity scene framed with palm leaves.

Many families had much fun creating their entry; 4 year old Tahlia Carter created and hung a new decoration every day on their front gate. At several mail boxes, the mail delivery lady would have had fun guessing where to put the mail. Prizes of a ham donated by a local pork producer and a voucher donated by The Wannamal Mail agency were awarded for judge’s choice and people’s choice at the Wannamal Christmas Tree.

This year’s judge looked at originality, concept, execution, effort and a feel good factor. In a very close contest, the gate decorated by Tahlia was declared the winner, with people choice going to planking Santa.

A large gathering enjoyed the Wannamal Christmas Tree, over spit roasted pork and lamb the locals were able to reflect on their unfinished harvest or listen to Barni Norton and enthusiastic children singing Christmas songs.

Arriving on a fire truck, Father Christmas was greeted excitedly by the many young children present. The Wannamal Community Centre supports the White Ribbons for Road Safety Campaign during December and January; the large white ribbon on Santa’s fire truck was certainly noticed by the adults.

Life membership to the Wannamal Community Centre was presented to a surprised Errol Howard and Graham Taylor. Both have made huge contributions to the community. Pam Myers was presented with the Cowra Shield in acknowledgement for her contribution in preparing and commencing the historical paintings by the Wannamal tennis courts. The Cowra Shield is presented by Mal Taylor each year to someone in the community who has made an outstanding contribution.

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NNAfter arriving on the local Bindoon Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade fire truck Santa handed out presents to over 100 children at the Bindoon 2012 Christmas Party.

Cr Barni Norton said “The delight of the children at the Santa charade reminds me what Christmas is all about”.

Although the pelting rain halved the crowd, the band played on and the stayers sang along huddled under tents as children played in the puddles.

A huge thank you to the Bindoon Playgroup for all of their efforts in organising the Christmas Party.

Pauline Carr - Secretary Mogumber Outback Club

We had over 45 people attend the Christmas Cricket event at the Mogumber Oval on Sun 23rd Dec. 22 players had their turn of the bat, putting a show on for the spectators. The social game was played in true outback style – players wearing shorts & thongs, fielders with a beer in one hand & an old drum as the wickets.

Like previous years the score of the game was not important as long as everyone got a hit of the ball.

As locals shut down their harvesters & made their way to the oval, they were encouraged to pick up the bat. Obviously the second team to bat had an advantage with 4 extra batsman.

The Godridge Memorial Trophy

for the Best Play of the Day went to Marty Van Beek. Marty took a great diving catch & sure put his body on the line for one of the more “mature” players. Memberships to the Mogumber Outback Club were taken throughout the day & a raffle was held to raise money for the Club.

The evening ended with a sausage sizzle for club members, washed down with a few drinks. Thanks to all who supported the club throughout 2012 & we look forward to bringing you more outback events in 2013.

Mogumber Christmas Cricket

Bindoon Christmas Party

Santa at BullsbrookSanta had quite a journey visiting children around the Northern Valleys on various fire trucks. Muchea, Bindoon, Wannamal, Upper Chittering, all took part, and he is seen here delivering sweets while on the Bullsbrook fire truck.

Thanks to all the volunteer fire fighters for giving him a lift while the reindeer had a break.

Jethro and Mikayla

Harry and Santa

Kendra and SantaBrock and Santa

The rain didn’t dampen spirits

Lower Chittering Christmas tree gathering

Sing Australia singing carols with kids

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Further Council information is available on www.gingin.wa.gov.au or at: Shire of Gingin, 7 Brockman Street, Gingin WA 6503

Telephone: 9575 2211 Facsimile: 9575 2121 Email: mail@gingin.wa.gov.au

Council to the Community JANUARY 2013

COUNCIL MEETING DATES FOR 2013

At its Meeting of 20 November 2012, Council set the 2013 meeting schedule. The dates of the 2013 Meetings are as follows: 15 January 2013 19 February 2013 19 March 2013 16 April 2013 21 May 2013 18 June 2013 16 July 2013 20 August 2013 17 September 2013 15 October 2013 19 November 2013 17 December 2013 Council Forum will commence at 2pm and the Council Meeting at 3pm.

THANKING OUR VOLUNTEERS DAY

The Shire of Gingin has received grant funding from the Department for Communities to hold our Thank Our Volunteers Day. The event is scheduled to be held at Key Biscayne Park in Ledge Point on Saturday, 23 February 2013, between 11am and 2pm. To register your interest in attending, please RSVP by Friday, 8 February 2013 to Cher or Jerrah.

AUSTRALIA DAY 2013 CELEBRATIONS

The Shire, in conjunction with the Neergabby Community Association and surrounding communities, will be holding our Annual Australia Day celebrations at the Neergabby Grounds on Saturday, 26 January 2013, commencing with a free breakfast at 7.30am. Nominees and the winners of the Premier’s Active Citizenship Awards will be announced on the day. Various members of the Community will be making their pledge to Australia and formalising their Australian Citizenship. Entertainment and activities for the kids will be available and there are also some local talent performances.

DIGITAL TV SWITCHOVER

Under the Australian Government’s Digital Switchover program, analog TV signals are being switched off around Australia, region by region, between 2010 and 2013.

To continue to watch TV after this time you will need to have a digital TV or set-top box. Broadcasters are planning to switch the Lancelin transmitter site from analog to digital-only TV on Thursday, 17 January 2013. If broadcasters change this date, a public announcement will be made.

ANNUAL MEETING OF

ELECTORS

The Annual Meeting of Electors of the Shire of Gingin will be held at the Neergabby Recreation Ground on Monday, 21 January 2013 commencing at 6.30pm. BUSINESS 1. Receiving of the Minutes

of the Annual Meeting of Electors held on 19 December 2011.

2. Receiving of the Annual

Report for 2011/2012, including Financial Statements and Auditor’s Report.

3. General Business. Copies of the Annual Report are available from the Gingin and Lancelin Shire Offices and the Shire’s website www.gingin.wa.gov.au at least 14 days prior to the Meeting. Alternatively, please contact the Shire’s Administration Centre on (08) 9575 2211 to arrange for a copy of the Annual Report to be forwarded once available.

Moora and Coorow sites the focus of Carnaby’s protection projectThe Nationals WA candidate for Moore, Shane Love has welcomed $45,000 of State Government funding for the protection and preservation of the endangered Carnaby’s Black Cockatoo.“The Carnaby’s Black Cockatoo is an icon of the Moore region and I’m sure I join with all community members in welcoming any measures to ensure the species survival,” Mr Love said.

The project will increase food sources for the bird and will focus on two main bird areas in the north-west corner of Moora and at Koobabbie south-east of Coorow.During the breeding season these areas attract almost 100 pairs of cockatoos.“The Carnaby’s Black Cockatoo has a preferred habitat of salmon gums and remnant woodland,” Mr Love said.“The works will include native vegetation plantings to create adequate food stocks and fencing to protect the habitat and the birds from predators.

By creating an environment enjoyed by the cockatoos, with appropriate food sources and nesting conditions, it is

hoped the birds breeding will become prolific. The funding was announced today by Minister for Agriculture and Food and Nationals MLA, Terry Redman MLA as part of the Government’s commitment to Natural Resource Management. “I congratulate Minister Redman and the Department of Agriculture and Food for their recognition of the importance of maintaining our natural resources including our native fauna,” Mr Love said.

The State Government has allocated almost $12 million to community NRM projects since June 2010, with this figure set to reach $38m by 2015.

“Gum Flowers Yellow” chosen for TAFE collectionTamieka Preston

An exhibition showcasing the talents of local art students studying through CY O’Connor TAFE took place in the Bindoon Hall on the 7th December. A wide range of styles and mediums were on display, ranging from painting and drawing to sculpture and mixed media pieces.

With their sketchbooks on display,the students demonstrated their personal journey in art, as they explored different mediums for self-expression. In some their own distinct style had emerged, while others where still enjoying trying out different media and discovering new techniques.

Managing Director of C.Y. O’Connor Institute, John Scott opened the exhibition, congratulating the students, and their lecturers Julie Stitt and Pam Annesley.

“For some, Art is a means by which to earn a living.” he said, “For many, it is an activity that will enhance the quality of life; build creative and social capital; and bring people together. For these reasons, art is a pursuit well worth supporting.”

Demonstrating his support, Mr Scott purchased an artwork to add to the collection of student art work in his Boardroom at the Northam campus.

Bindoon resident Barbara Swadling was very surprised when it was revealed that her artwork “Gum Flowers Yellow” had been chosen. The mother of four had trained as a graphic designer after leaving school, but had stopped pursuing art to raise her family. She is enjoying getting back into it, and thrilled that her water colour sketch would be on permanent display at the TAFE.

The exhibition was well attended and guests enjoyed an array of appetizers and local wines while perusing the works of art.

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Shane Love Candidate for Moore

Shane Love Candidate for Moore Shane brings a wealth of experience in community service, small business and agriculture to The Nationals WA team as the candidate for Moore. Shane has lived and worked in regional WA for most of his life.

He completed high school in Albany and has a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Western Australia.

Shane has been involved in local government for more than 11 years,

including as Shire President of Dandaragan since 2004.

He is currently a Director of the Northern Agricultural Catchment Council, and has served a range of regional and local organisations.

Shane has four children and farms with his wife Kareen on their Badgingarra property ‘Cloons’ between Moora and Jurien Bay, where they also operate the Badgingarra West School Bus.

Love welcomes Great Northern Highway investment Shane Love has welcomed the $40 million investment to straighten and widen the Bindi Bindi bends. The 11 km stretch has been a notorious black spot and this work will make the road safer for motorists. This follows an earlier investment to underground eight power lines crossing Great Northern Highway, including two in the Bindoon town site.

Greater investment is urgently needed to progress major works such as the bypasses for New Norcia and Bindoon. Shane recently met with the Abbot of

New Norcia and Councillors and residents of the Shire of Chittering to discuss these concerns.

Love fights for Lions Club TrainWhile at the recent Bindoon and Districts Agricultural Show, Shane Love discussed concerns about the Gingin-Chittering Lions Club’s

train. The club had been advised they were no longer able to use their children’s train due to health and safety regulations.

This was of great concern to the club, children and parents. After representations were made to the Minister for Commerce, it was confirmed the Government does not require the Lions club or similar voluntary organisations to comply with these OSH regulations that apply only where employees are involved. Shane will continue to work with the club and their insurers to ensure that the train ride continues well into the future.

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For local Wannamal farmer Max Smith the late rains came at a cost as grain harvest suffered the fate of “falling numbers”. A fate shared by many farmers across WA.

The wheat grain was the noodle variety, that’s the one they make noodles with as opposed to milling wheat. If all goes well it is the highest yielding grain, however it is also a higher risk variety, as it is more adversely affected by late rain.

On arrival at CBH in Forrestfield, an overhead spear selected a sample from the

truck. A number of tests were carried out to assess the quality of the grain. One critical test is the falling numbers test which measures the alpha amylase which indicates the level of germination process. To be milling quality the numbers must be 300 or above.

Unfortunately Max’s “noodle grain” fell well short, the numbers on the test literally fell, to only 68%, so his grain was to be stored and sold as feed.

At CBH there are many bins, each dedicated to a variety of grain and it’s grade. The truck unloads its grain and a conveyor belt carries the grain to the

Harvest wrap up - The cost of late rains.

correct bin. After the truck is reweighed, to calculate the net grain weight, the next most important task for the farmer is to check his mobile phone to find out the price of the day.

For Max the day wasn’t cause for celebration, he had net 53 tonnes but it was classified as “feed”.

The daily price for feed was $273/tonne - he could have earnt $358 for ANW1 (premium noodle) so the truck load $4505.

Given the price for general purpose flour was $303, the lower price may not seem to bad, but as Max shares, “It is still pretty disappointing to put in all

that effort only to create feed.”

Despite the risk of “noodle” variety, Max is still ready to take the risk again next year

“When your income depends on it, you have to take a risk to attract a premium.”

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Believe it or not, not too much new has happened at the Shire since my last column. The silly season has been and gone, and much has been done to tidy up loose ends from 2012. We are preparing to launch ourselves at 2013 and the challenges it will surely bring.

Whether being an election year will make it a time of change remains to be seen. Last year I was glad to be able to report progress in a number of fields and hope to be able to do the same throughout this one. Although there will not be a Council meeting in January (there never is), the “invisible work” goes on without pause. Please, watch this space!

In the meantime, on behalf the Council and staff, I wish you all good health and good fortune for the coming year. I repeat – watch this space!

Once more, I thank you for your time

Alex Douglas

A message from the Shire President

chatter @ chitteringOffice hours: Monday to Friday, 8.30am - 4.30pm

6177 Great Northern Highway,

PO Box 70 Bindoon WA 6502

T: 08 9576 4600 F: 08 9576 1250

E: chatter@chittering.wa.gov.au

Town Planning Scheme No 6 – Amendment No 48Lot M1496 (RN 131) Muchea East Road, Muchea

It is hereby notified for public information, in accordance with section 75 of the Town Planning Act 2005 that the Shire of Chittering has prepared the above mentioned Scheme Amendment for the purpose of:

1. Rezoning Lot M1496 (RN 131) Muchea East Road, Muchea from “Local Reserve – Parks and Recreation” to “Light Industrial”; and

2. Amending the Scheme Maps accordingly.

Plans and documents setting out and explaining the Scheme Amendment are available at the Council Offices, Great Northern Highway, Bindoon, during office hours up to and including Wednesday 30 January 2013.

Written submissions on the Scheme Amendment may be made in writing on Form 4 and lodged with the undersigned on or before Wednesday, 30 January 2013.

Further information may be obtained by contacting Scott Penfold, Planning Officer by email on chatter@chittering.wa.gov.au or telephone on 08 9576 4600.

Council meeting dates for 2013The Shire of Chittering’s Ordinary meetings of Council are held on the third Wednesday of each month (unless otherwise advised) and commence at 7pm in the Council Chambers at 6177 Great Northern Highway, Bindoon.

The dates for the Ordinary meetings of Council for 2013 are as follows:

• Wednesday, 20 February

• Wednesday, 20 March

• Wednesday, 17 April

• Wednesday, 15 May

• Wednesday, 19 June

• Wednesday, 17 July

• Wednesday, 21 August

• Wednesday, 18 September

• Wednesday, 23 October

• Wednesday, 20 November

• Wednesday, 18 December

Council meetings are open to the public.

Shopping, Santa and A Sing-along! On Sunday 9th December the community enjoyed the second Chittering Farmers Market on the Bindoon Oval and then a visit from Santa at the Clune Park Community Christmas Party with the day being wrapped up by Carols in the Park. The Chittering Farmers Market once again showed its true country community style with an incredible range of high standard, reasonably priced hand-made, home-grown and home-cooked wares. The next market will be held on Sunday 3 March at the Lower Chittering Hall.

Community Engagement Plan and Communication PlanKeeping everyone in the loop. Council recently adopted a Community Engagement Plan and a Communication Plan in order for Shire staff to have a guide to when and how to communicate with the community. This will ensure that we always proactively share well-presented relevant information with you.

So that you always know where to find this information we will always use Chatter@Chittering, the Shire website and the new Shire of Chittering email notification system (see below). Other methods of communication will be used depending on the situation and both Plans are available on the Shire website under “Council” “Publications” if you would like to read more.

Flavours of ChitteringA little taste of all that Chittering has to offer. It is proposed that the Shire lend their support to the Flavours of Chittering 2013 in the form of event coordination and administrative support with a cash contribution to be considered as part of the 2013-14 Annual Budget. Keep an eye on Chatter for more information as the event unfolds…

Fees and ChargesAt the Ordinary Council meeting held on 19 December 2012 Council resolved to amend the 2012-13 Fees and Charges by including the following:

• Issuing Final Demand $13.50 (GST free)

This new fee came into effect on 20 December 2012.

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Will you survive a fire this season? DFES is urging all Western Australians to take action and start to prepare their homes and families for the upcoming bushfire season.

Bushfires happen every year and it is everyone’s responsibility to prepare.

Fire fighters throughout the state are preparing for the bushfire season and they rely on the community to help them by being proactive and maintaining their properties.

There are a number of ways in which people can prepare their homes

and families, including cleaning up around the house, creating a building protection zone around their property and sitting down with the family to make a bushfire survival plan. People who have a bushfire survival plan and have done the work to prepare themselves and their property have the best chance of surviving a fire. Bushfire survival plans should include all members of the family and should take into account what to do with pets and livestock.

Checklists and further resources are available from http://www.dfes.wa.gov.au/bushfire

The Shire of Chittering is in Restricted Burning SeasonThere is no burning unless you have been given a permit to do so, for permits please contact your local Fire Control Officer. Their contact details are in the Fire Break Notice or contact the Shire on 9576 4600.

Fire breaks are now required throughout the Shire of Chittering and Shire Rangers are currently inspecting properties.

Chittering Fire Service have been busy in recent weeks attending fires, with fires this early in the season it indicates that once again we may be faced with a potentially

above average fire season.

Your Volunteer Fire Fighters are currently busily preparing for the incoming Bush Fire Season and it is important that residents also take action and ensure their property is Bush Fire Ready if you have any questions on preparing your property please don’t hesitate to contact the Shire.

Volunteers Needed!!! Chittering Fire Service is always looking for Volunteer Fire Fighters and Auxillary/Support Members, this is an essential community service and response to emergencies within the Shire is reliant on Volunteers. If you are interested in volunteering please contact the Shire on 9576 4600.

Walk Trails Master PlanShire of Chittering Walk Trails Master Plan. Council have now endorsed this Plan which outlines four walk trail projects to be undertaken over the next five to ten years (depending on available funding) – Carty Reserve Walk Trail (completion), Bindoon Heritage Walk (development), Wannamal Trail (enhancement) and Blackboy Ridge (enhancement).

It is also envisaged that there will be investigation into the viability of a Mountain Bike Trail / Park. The full Plan, with attachments, is available on the Shire website under “Council” “Publications” if you would like to read more.

Thank you to all the students who submitted an application for the 2013 Education Scholarships.

We are pleased to announce that the winners are:

• Year 7(6) going into high school in 2013 is Rebecca Jackson

• Year 10 attending year 11 in 2013 is Natasha Choules.

The winners will receive $1,000, which is paid directly to their nominated school to assist with fees etc.

The Scholarship is an annual event and submissions are called in September each year.

There will be light refreshments and entertainment provided by local community groups.

Australia Day Awards Presentation Evening

When: Thursday, 24 January Where: Town Hall, Bindoon Time: 6.30pm – 8.30pm

The evening will commence at 6.30pm with the announcement of the nominees and winners in the three categories:

1) Citizen of the Year 2) Young Citizen of the Year 3) Community Event/Group of the Year

The 2012 Community Service Awards will also be announced.

Education Scholarship

Above; Natasha Choules and Sandra Clarke

Right; Rebecca Jackson and Sandra Clarke

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For the times they are a’changin’ …Welcome to 2013 and the changes which could affect us all, for better or for worse, here in NVN territory.

If an article in “The West Australian” (Dec.22/23 2012) is to be believed, many farmers in the Wheatbelt will be forced to give up their farms. The estimate is 2,500 farmers may fade away within 10 years. Plus their families. It all adds up to lots and lots of people leaving rural communities.

Think of the implications. Shops and other businesses, schools, and a raft of other aspects of rural lives and friendships will be changed. Or disappear.

Why? It seems that many farmers were allowed (or encouraged) to borrow money which could not be repaid by the farming operations. If you inherited a farm, you were sort-of lucky. But some inheritances have turned out to be a sack of rocks on farmers’ backs. Maybe/probably some farms have always been marginal and now cannot bring in a livelihood to sustain a family.

In “The West’s” article it says about 24% of WA’s broadacre farms had debts of more than $1m as at 30 June 2011. Whew !

These are sad, tough realities for NVN readers to understand about the changing face of our region. That is,

if you accept these statistics.

However, this information may be of assistance to some who will use caution in their business dealings now. It may even wake up some farmers and save some from ruin.

And, as always, if you use information, you will be better placed to make future decisions and may even follow a new, better direction for these Changin’ times.

IN sEasoN locally: Summer fruits from the Swan Valley and The Hills. Rock melons and water melons are just available. I challenge anyone to find better flavoured fruit than these from the Swan Valley – together with the Swan Valley grapes. Flame seedless and Pearlette grapes are offered now, with different varieties coming through until about the end of March.

“The Hills” fruit producers are having a battle in this hot weather. For many fruit farmers there, about half their crop is being thrown away this year so far as it has ripened too quickly in this heat and there isn’t a market for it. What a waste you cry, especially as so much water, fertiliser, pruning and harvesting time has gone into each peach, plum or nectarine to produce an edible fruit. Peaches and yellow nectarines from “The Hills” are just yum at present, so support those farmers and eat those fruits.

Figs are around – different varieties come on at different times -but it is looking like a scarcity of figs this year when they

seem to be the “IN” fruit.

Mangoes are coming from Carnarvon now, so they should be properly ripened. You can’t beat KP’s or Kensington Pride mangoes, although there are other varieities on the market some times such as Calypso.

Local avos are finished –what can we put on our lunchtime sandwiches now? Apples and pears have been coming from cold storage for months. And there are no more local strawberries.

Veg – broccoli and caulis are gone from North of Perth, as is asparagus. Go Salad – get creative because there are lots of hot days to come !

Here is a short, quick Salad Recipe. Let’s face it, no one can be bothered with long intricate recipes in this heat!

Local produce at Maggie’s Place: Bindoon Fresh Macadamia Nuts. Big fat white fresh tasty Macadamias from just south of Bindoon. Go John and Family – they are great. Thank you for growing them for us all.

with Maggie Edmonds

Beetroot salad with cream4 large beetroots, cooked, peeled and cut into thin slices ( or a tin if you feel overcome by the heat and can’t face boiling beets!)

1 Tablespoon prepared mustard

150 ml lightly whipped cream

Juice of half a lemon

Salt and black pepper

1 hard boiled egg, finely chopped.

Layer the beetroot slices in a shallow bowl and chill well. Stir the mustard into the cream and then stir in the lemon juice, salt and pepper. Pour the dressing over the beetroot and decorate with the chopped egg. Serves 4.

This is another recipe that even a bloke can make!! Happy New Year, Guys.

Death of a Parrot

Chittering Wildlife Carers Inc.

December was a time of many phone calls and journeys to pick up injured birds, mostly very young, who had been blown from their nests during the stormy days. Amongst these were many magpies, twentyeight parrots, mudlarks, wattle birds and one kestrel. Almost all of them survived this traumatic time, some like the magpies are still growing their tails and will not be ready for release until the end of January.

Our fridges were stocked with a variety of foods for each bird’s needs – mince for magpies, seed for parrots, insectivore mixes for others and of course mice for the kestrel.

However a call from Chittering Gardens in Bullsbrook was as horrific as it was tragic. A couple had seen a twentyeight parrot in one of their trees with a dart fixed in the corner of its eye. Alas the bird could fly well – would come down with the other parrots to be fed but allowed no-one close enough to catch it. Trapping proved unsuccessful and netting not appropriate in the branches of a tree. The only advice we could give was to leave out food and water.

This parrot was seen the day after school finished! Was it kids having fun, larking around with the prospect of longs days of freedom? Did they consider what could be the result if they hit someone or something? What if the dart had injured a child? The consequences of this dangerous weapon had probably never been thought of by the people using it. But think of the ramifications for that bird, constantly pulling at the dart to free itself? The pain it must have been suffering as the wound became infected is difficult to imagine!

The police could do nothing without further evidence. If you see anyone “playing” with such a lethal weapon tell someone who will do something about it.

The positive end of this story is the increasing numbers of the community who are prepared to ring us when they find injured wildlife. Chittering Wildlife Carers applaud and thank those people who care enough to seek help for our wildlife. This includes members of the community, Bullsbrook Vet, Gingin Vet, and Shire of Chittering.

NOTE: Since then the couple from Chittering Gardens have reported that the parrot was last seen on Christmas Day - five days after the initial sighting.

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Elders will be conducting as first selling Agents a

“Special Breeder Weaner Cattle Sale

Incorporated” with the normal trade sale

at Muchea on the

14th January 2013and will consist of the

following cattle;60 Angus cows with calves at foot

(running with Angus bulls)

30 Angus cows PTIC Angus bulls

24 Angus M/G cows 1st to 4th calvers running with Angus x bulls

8 M/G cows PTIC M/G bull

12 M/G - Angus x cows running with Angus x bulls

6 Angus hfs PTIC to (Blonde bull)

6 Angus hfs PTIC to (Blonde bull)

50 Angus weaned hfs

30 Angus x weaned hfs

40 weaned Angus strs

35 Angus x weaned strs

30 mix sex Angus/MG/Charolais weaners

For information on the lines please contact Elders Livestock Midland.

Tamieka Preston

Stephen Dewar knows what he’s looking for in a good bull. The fifth generation cattle farmer was in the process of selecting his favourite young bull calves from the 2012 drop when I visited his Gingin property recently.

Favouring the Red Angus breed for their docile temperament Stephen likes an animal with a bit of length in the frame, a nice head shape for easy calving, and above all a good attitude.

Whilst his family, wife Heather, 18 year old Kate and 17 year old Ben help him out with some mustering and during busy periods, they are kept busy off farm with work and study commitments, and for the most part Stephen works solo.

“For one man on his own the docility of the cattle is really important” he says. “ Of course you can get a wild animal in any herd but I get rid of them pretty quickly.”

The Red Angus breed is renowned for its good disposition, which in combination with a heritage of calving ease, maternal excellence and carcass qualities makes them a popular choice for beef production.

The genetic makeup of the Red Angus is actually identical to the historically more popular Black Angus, and all blacks carry the red gene. As it happened, it was early in the development of the Aberdeen Angus that Hugh Watson of Keillor, Scotland arbitrarily decided that black was the proper colour of the breed, and therefore started a fashion.

Not satisfied with the weights he was getting from his Hereford-Red Poll cross herd, as well as problems with eye cancer, Stephen introduced the Red Angus, starting the line with 5 commercial breeders from Balaka Park.

He now produces his own bulls from a purebred herd of 10 select cows.

With the season already feeling a bit like Febuary, Stephen is feeding out some hay, but said that the late rains haven’t caused too many problems for him yet, and his cattle are still enjoying a green pick.

The property has been in the Dewar family for as long as there have been cattle in WA. Stephens great, great great grandfather originally settling there in the 1830’s.

As much as he would like the family tradition to continue, Stephen has fears for the future of farming in the area with the encroachment of the city and the unreliable seasons. Low prices paid for beef aren’t helping.

Lets hope 2013 sees an improvement in prices and support for the agricultural industry and farms like the Dewar’s see the next generation continue in the family business.

A quiet achiever

According to the Red Angus society of Australia Red Angus cattle have all the attributes of Angus cattle with the following advantages.

1. Red Angus are homozygous for the red colour and when crossed with red always breed red.

2. Red is the most numerous colour of all cattle breeds worldwide. Commercial breeders of other Red breeds can maintain consistency of colour in their crossbreeding programme by using Red Angus.

3. Red is more heat tolerant than black and has an advantage from Buffalo Fly. Buffalo flies tend to congregate on black cattle by preference, giving red coated cattle an advantage in regions with Buffalo fly.

Red Angus bull calves

Fifth generation cattle farmer, Stephen Dewar

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Northern Valleys News congratulates the community on the many achievements in the region in the last 12 months.

“Most people overestimate what they can do in one year and underestimate what they can do in ten years.” Bill Gates

A new restaurant!On Wednesday 8th Feb, the new restaurant in Bindoon, Bite, opened for business.

Annette Howard, Janet Cameron, Beryl White and Karen Kerr, celebrate 30 years of CWA in Koorunga

CWA Koorunga celebrates it’s 30th Birthday

2012Looking back

A new water wheel for GinginCongratulations to the Gingin’s Men in Sheds group and to all their supporters who worked long and hard to replace the

original water wheel in Gingin.

On Saturday 31st March, The Hon Grant Woodhams MLA, officially opened the Bendigo Complex, with a giant gold key.

After a few presentations everyone enjoyed a big afternoon tea followed by a chance to work off those scones with a social game of tennis.

The Bendigo Complex is an asset to the region and a credit to all those who made it possible.

Bendigo Complex Officially Opened

Pictured: Rob Kestle, Grant Woodhams and Michael Aspinal

march Feb

A new school !Also in Febuary, Immaculate Heart College

in Lower Chittering opened its doors for the first time to welcome primary school students from the local area.

may

June

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Ferguson House - officially opened. A large crowd came to celebrate the official opening of the newly named Ferguson House, the Chittering Community Activities Centre.

Phillip Gardiner MLC, Tom Hayden, Margorie Bandy, Cr Don Gibson, Cr Barni Norton, Florence Brown, Cathy Brown and John Ford

december

Chittering Shire President Alex Douglas, officially opened the new Wannamal Fire Station before a large crowd of Wannamalians, Chittering Shire and FESA representatives.

Wannamal Fire Station opening

July

First Bindoon Farmers market

November

A new logo for the Shire of Chittering

New Sub-Center for St John Ambulance

Duncan’s Den dedicated in BindoonAFTER 3 years in the planning, the Bindoon Anglican church’s Holy Trinity parish room has been officially dedicated in memory of the late Revd Duncan Pierce by the Venerable Arch Deacon Peter Bourne.

The Shire of Chittering hosted a trial Community Market Day on Sunday 11th November 2012 on the Oval of the Chinkabee Complex in Bindoon. In true country community style the market was bustling with hand-made, home-grown and home-cooked wares.

BRRA unveils Bullsbrook Historical Places plaque.

On Saturday 24 November Bullsbrook residents and ratepayers Association Inc (BRRA) was very pleased to welcome more than 70 current and former Bullsbrook residents to share the unveiling of the Bullsbrook Historical Places plaque.

July

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5. Copious flow7. Coarse file8. Rissole9. Wax pencil12. Account15. XVI19. Seventh

planet21. Interfered22. Plastic toy

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canopies6. Famous hotel

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Quick crossword church NotIcEs

ANGLICAN CHURCH (Marion Bird 9576 2054, John Broad 9576 0311)

DECEMBER SERVICES

2 December 9.30 St Lukes Gingin

9 December 9.30 Holy Trinity Bindoon

16 December 9.30 St Lukes Gingin

24 December 11 pm Holy Trinity Bindoon with Christmas supper at 10 pm

25 December 8.00 St Lukes Gingin

25 December 8.00 Holy Trinity Bindoon

Bindoon 2nd & 4th Sunday 9.30am Gingin 1st & 3rd Sunday 9.30am

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, Parish Secretary:

Carmel Ross)

Weekend Mass times: Sunday 9am

CATHOLIC CHURCH (F Paul Fox 9571 1839)

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

Sunday: St Anne’s Bindoon 7.30am (6549 Great Northern Hwy)

Bullsbrook Shrine-Church 9.30am (9am Rosary)

Immaculate Heart College, 34 Santa Gertrudis Drive, Lower Chittering

Sunday 5pm Mass.

CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP (9576 1326)

CWA Hall, Turner Road, Bullsbrook Worship Service every Sunday 10am

THE UNITING CHURCH (Marian Crew, 9575 1357)

Worship 2nd and 4th 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

Phone: Barry & Alison - 9575 3089

or Judy - 9577 2938

PoNdErINgsBy Alex Douglas

Solutions to last month’s crossword

RAINFALL DATA Recorded at 150 Bindoon-Moora Road, Bindoon

2011/2012

This month 29 years Ave

Rainfall

Progressive total

Rain days mm Rain days mm

Month This mth

Last year

This month

Last year

This year

Last year

This year

Last year

January 4 1 7.1 2.5 14.9 4 1 7.1 2.5

February 3 2 45.6 10.6 13.7 7 3 52.7 13.1

March 0 0 0.0 0.0 14.2 0 3 52.7 13.1

April 6 7 19.9 18.9 21.4 13 10 72.6 32.0

May 8 7 21.2 45.2 76.5 21 17 93.8 77.2

June 17 13 81.9 88.0 95.9 38 30 175.7 165.2

July 8 19 25.6 125.5 113.7 46 49 201.3 290.7

August 14 12 63.4 108.8 86.5 60 61 264.7 399.5

September 14 16 70.7 74.7 60.2 74 77 335.4 474.2

October 5 11 4.6 57.7 31.6 79 88 340.0 531.9

November 9 8 59.5 25.6 20.2 88 96 399.5 557.5

December 7 5 14.4 68.7 11.9 95 101 413.9 626.2

(Source: Provided by John Williams Rainfall at 150 Bindoon-Moora Road Bindoon)

After the season we have had everyone is thinking of ways to pull in our expenditure and cut their budgets. One thing that should not be deleted is a holiday. In the scheme of things the cost of a holiday is not a major expense and it is critical to take a break.

We often hear about physical detox programs. We are aware that we sometimes need to take action to cleanse our body of various toxins, and we know that it has a huge impact on our physical health; consider a holiday break as a detox program for our minds.

This year has been particularly difficult for many which means that distress levels are significantly above normal thus making the need to take a break more important than ever. Sometimes we can consider holidays a luxury, and expendable, this thinking can be a risk to our wellbeing and very counter-productive with our capacity to think clearly.

When we consider our reaction to a holiday it is important to understand how our body and mind reacts to the process of rejuvenation. A holiday that will achieve best results is a relaxing one, perhaps fishing and relaxing at the beach. It is also important to take enough time - at least three weeks.

This time always seems to break roughly into three parts:

1. The first part is usually the time we feel exhausted and sometimes a

bit sick with headaches or digestive problems. This reaction is normal; our body is dumping out distress. It seems this happens to many people and can put people off taking holidays. (People make comments that every time they go on holiday they get sick, so I don’t have holidays any more). If you are one of these people your body is giving you a pretty clear message, take a break!

2. After this we usually relax and enjoy ourselves. This second phase is when we forget our worries and just switch off and make the most of where we are, not worrying too much about the problems at home.

3. The third phase starts a couple of days before we head back home. Our brain starts getting back to business, but usually with a refreshed approach and a more focused and positive attitude looking for solutions going forward.

Personally I think this happens because we tend to focus our attention, while on holidays, on fun and family, these are the important aspects of our life that will sustain us no matter how difficult things are back home.

I hope you can all get away sometime over the next two months, see it as positive therapy, not a burden on the budget, it will definitely help going into 2011.

Regards

Julian

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Northern Valleys News JANUARY 2013

I watched a review of the 2012 on television last night and, as usual, the bad news far outweighed the good stuff. Apparently we’re starting 2013 on the brink of disaster. At any moment the world may slide into a recession! So what? A recession is not a depression. In fact, a recession affects real people very little. According to financial pundits, we’ve had several recessions of varying severity in the last few decades, but who amongst us can remember exactly when? I know I can’t.

People who deal in “paper money” – banks, stock markets, and other financial institutions - are more likely to get concerned about recessions than the ordinary working population. They only start to hurt when a recession becomes a depression, and, so far, no-one is issuing dire warnings about a coming depression. Not even the irresponsible clowns running our mass media.

But even if a depression developed, the effects are not usually permanent. The Great Depression (please note the capitals) of the thirties was little more than a hiccup in the steady rise of living standards throughout the 20th century. The Great Depression saw a huge increase in inventions and new ways of doing business as people sought ways of reversing the decline. Germany and the US were the worst effected nations and both were richer than they had ever been by 1939. Even if the heroes running the western nations permitted a brand new depression to occur tomorrow, we would survive - and probably be the

better for it!

Wealth, of course is relative. We may be glad that the average Aussie is not doing it as hard as the average Greek. We may even feel a bit sorry for them. But to the average inhabitant of a refugee camp in Central Africa, South-East Asia or the Middle East, the Greeks are fabulously rich! However, the United Nations reports that the number of people living in absolute poverty has halved since the 1960’s, despite the increase in population. The rich are still getting richer, but at the same time, the poor are getting fewer.

Population growth may also be less of a problem than the doomsayers would have us believe. Despite the effects of better health care lowering infant mortality and raising longevity generally, the rate of the growth has been falling steadily for fifty years. The annual birthrate is also declining worldwide. Gurus inform us that the world population will peak in about the next sixty years and will start a steady decline thereafter. We are also getting better and better at feeding ourselves, so our survival as a species looks fairly well assured. So if there are no dire threats to our long term existence or our phenomenal wealth, why would we start a new year looking for an abyss to fall into? Well, it is an election year, I suppose. That’s means a virtual storm of negative garbage from pollies and media alike, as they look for something to blame somebody for. After all, a positive campaign from anyone is a little more than we can hope for! However, I have faith in our ability to survive this too. After all, that which does not kill our optimism only makes it, and us, stronger.

Thanks for your time.

Why Taking a Break is ImportantA VIEW FROM THE SHED

Thought for the month

Ask, Seek, Knock

Matthew 7.v8. For everyone who asks receives, he who seeks finds and to him who knocks the door will be opened.

The recent school tragedy in the USA, once more raised the familiar cry, “how could God allow this to happen?” The blame game again. The facts are if God is excluded from our schools, our social events and our lives, how can he be held responsible when things go wrong? God has to be invited in. As the scripture declare it is for us to open the door

and invite him in, the handle is on our side.

Tony Webb (previous Editor Chittering Times)

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Each year in Australia smoking causes more than 15,000 deaths. Worldwide, smoking is the single greatest preventable cause of illness.

Of course the dangers of smoking are well known. Now less than 20% of the Australian adult population smokes; and a significant proportion of this 20% would like to join the other 80% non-smokers. No surprise really that many (maybe most) would quit if they could.

One of the more common of the many and varied New Year’s resolutions is to quit smoking. As with all lifestyle and behaviour changes such as exercising more, drinking in moderation and modifying our diet, being able to stop smoking can be really difficult at the best of times. During January when parties or paying bills (or both) make life especially stressful, these kinds of resolutions can be really hard to keep.

Nevertheless, when it comes to smoking, any time is a good time to quit; and it’s never too late. Studies have shown that for smokers who quit at age 50 the risk of a tobacco related death is reduced by about two thirds; and for those who stop before middle age the risk is little more than for non-smokers.

However, becoming and staying a non-smoker doesn’t happen by accident. Smokers who plan before they quit are significantly more successful than those who don’t; and planning can be done quickly and easily. The decision to quit must be yours and yours alone, but to help you plan for long term success you should enlist the support of family and friends. Your pharmacist can also offer you valuable support.

The ‘cold turkey’ approach works well for many people (perhaps it’s a strategy which is particularly relevant at this time of year when

the left-overs from Christmas dinner could be on the menu for quite some time); but for smokers who are heavily addicted to nicotine using a medicine to help the quit process can also make good sense.

Nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) could be an option worth considering. These nicotine substitutes help to treat the withdrawal symptoms and cravings which can make it so difficult to quit.

When you do stop smoking, your body will most likely still have a need for nicotine – the addictive component of cigarettes – and this is what creates the urge to smoke again. By taking nicotine in a ‘clean form’ – that is without the dangerous carbon monoxide and tar ingredients – the physical withdrawal symptoms are reduced, allowing you to focus your energies on breaking the smoking habit.

The effectiveness of NRT in aiding cessation is well established and is supported by the highest level of clinical evidence. Nevertheless, some people have concerns – unfounded concerns – about the continued use of nicotine to help smokers quit.

The reality is using NRT to quit is always safer than smoking.

Five evidence-based NRT products are currently available in Australia: patches, gum, inhaler, lozenges and the new Nicorette QuickMist. All these medications are now available from Bindoon Pharmacy without prescription (and some are now Government subsidised); whilst two Prescription-only products, taken orally, (bupropion and varenicline) may also be useful for smokers who want to become committed quitters.

For more self-help strategies have a look at the fact cards titled Smoking and Staying a Non-smoker available at Bindoon Pharmacy.

Emotional health during pregnancy and early parenthoodHaving a baby can be one of the most exciting and challenging things you will ever do. Some experiences will fill you with joy, happiness and delight, and at other times you may feel stressed, frustrated, overwhelmed and confused. It is important to keep in check your emotional health throughout this journey.

Mums and dads with a new baby are being encouraged to talk more openly about mental and emotional wellbeing during Postnatal Depression (PND) Awareness Week (18-24 November 2012).

Emotional health is a state of wellbeing. Emotional health is always important, but even more so during early parenthood when parents may be more vulnerable to stress.

When you feel well and content, you are better able to cope with stress, maintain relationships and enjoy life. You and your partner can benefit from being emotionally healthy during pregnancy and early parenthood; the effect flows on to your developing baby.

According to the national depression initiative beyondblue, depression affects one in 10 mothers during pregnancy and one in seven after birth. Recent research has also revealed that up to one in 10 fathers experience symptoms of depression at this time, and anxiety may be just as prevalent, if not more so.

Postnatal Depression Awareness Week is being celebrated locally in Lancelin, Dandaragan and Jurien Bay. These events will involve a pram walk, morning tea and an information session, mothers and fathers are encouraged to attend these events. For more information about these events contact your local Health Promotion Officer, Marissa Yeo on 9652 0200 or for more information on postnatal depression and anxiety visit beyondblue’s Just Speak Up campaign at www.JustSpeakUp.com.au.

If you or someone you know needs help, call Lifeline – 13 11 14 or the Pregnancy Birth and Baby Helpline – 1800 882 436.

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EducatIoN Northern 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.

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CATHOLIC AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE

Mrs Marie Barton has been appointed to the position of Principal of the Catholic Agricultural College Bindoon.

An experienced teacher and school principal, Mrs Barton has over 20 years of experience in educational administration. Most recently, she has been working as Vice Principal at St Mary’s College, Broome. Her duties at St Mary’s have involved oversight of curriculum and she has been closely involved in the provision in Broome of boarding facilities for remote Aboriginal students.

Holding degrees in Education at both Bachelors and Masters levels, Mrs Barton has specialised in Mathematics and Religious Education and has experience in both primary and secondary education. She is married to Peter and they have three adult children.

Mrs Barton is looking forward to taking up the position of Principal, “The agricultural and practical focus of education at Catholic Agricultural College Bindoon really appeals to me. I also believe it’s very important to provide a rural boarding facility

for students from stations and other remote locations.”

Catholic Agricultural College Bindoon is conducted by Edmund Rice Education Australia. It specialises in agricultural and vocational education for local and boarding students from all over Western Australia. Over $8 million has been invested in capital development of facilities in recent years.

EREA Director of Regional Services, Greg Clune, has welcomed Mrs Barton’s appointment, “This school is unique in the programs it offers and as a boarding school, requires special skills in its Principal. Agriculture and trades are critical areas for future employment for young people in this State. Mrs Barton’s recent experience in vocational education will assist in the development of these areas.”

Inaugural Fete for Immaculate Heart CollegeDr Angela Evangelinou-Yiannakis, Principal

The College’s Inaugural Fete took place on Saturday 8 December (Feast of the Immaculate Conception and, therefore, Feast Day of the College). In the planning and preparation stages for many months beforehand, the result was a resounding success for the College; not only in terms of the funds raised but also in terms of the support demonstrated by parents of the school and members of the local and wider community, either through their direct involvement or attendance.

Throughout the day, a healthy stream of visitors enjoyed the amazing array and variety of stalls as well as the fun-filled activities for children and adults alike. A highlight of the day was a visit from Santa Claus! Other attractions included camel rides and the opportunity to experience snakes at close range.

The entertainment schedule commenced with the IHC Choir (Kindergarten to Year 3 students) singing various Hymns and Christmas Carols to resounding applause from the audience. Other performances included the Country Muay Thai performers, the St Andrew’s Greek Dance Group, and performances by the Bullsbrook Dance Academy. All groups were highly professional and very well received.

Special thanks are extended to the IHC P&F Association for its persistent and long-term commitment to this project, and for the relentless efforts of its Executive Committee and other P&F members, inclusive of their creative behind-the-scenes work. The IHC Fete will be an on-going annual event and the biggest fundraiser for the College each year.

The annual Awards and Presentation night for Catholic Agricultural College Bindoon was held on Friday 7th December 2012 where special guests, staff, parents and students

celebrated the many awards and certificates achieved throughout 2012. Organisers were grateful that the weather improved sufficiently for the ceremony to be completed in the main outside courtyard area. There was a fond

farewell to the Graduating class of 2012 by outgoing school captain Ella Tobin and an air of excitement with the announcement of the new student leaders for 2013. The night concluded with supper in the college dining room with many of the guests staying to enjoy the wonderful food on offer by hospitality staff and students.

Emily Head Citizenship Award with Hon Grant Woodhams MLA

Ella Tobin Dux with co Principal Geoff Hendriks

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The year seven graduates of 2012, BIndoon Primary school.

Year 12 Graduates farewelled by all

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kids Page NNJuNIor sPortsupported by smarter than smokingAll Round Junior Rodeo champsTamieka Preston

Bullsbrook teenagers Chloe Dawe and Dylan Ruff are the new Junior State All Round Rodeo Champions of WA, winning their titles in the girls and boys divisions respectively.

The pair, who have been friends since pre-primary recieved their coveted buckles at the awards night for the West Coast Rodeo Circuit on November 30, 2012. They had earned their buckles by attending and competing at rodeos throughout the year, all over the state. An accumulation of points scored from wins and places put them in first places.

Chloe, (14) who has been riding since she was 3, caught the rodeo bug about 5 years ago after going along to watch her Dad training in his roping skills.

She was surprised to win both Champion Breakaway Roper and Champion Junior All Round Cowgirl for 2012.

Although the title qualified her to compete at the National ABCRA National Junior Finals Rodeo in Tamworth this month, unfortunately she couldn’t attend. The Ellenbrook secondary college student is also touring interstate with her school band this year, and couldn’t do both.

Neighbour Dylan Ruff got involved in rodeo about the same time as Chloe, and since then the thirteen year old has excelled at steer riding, which involves staying on a bucking steer for 8 seconds.

Consistent ability to stay on during the year won him Junior Champion Steer Rider and Champion Junior All Round Cowboy. Dylan is in Tamworth this month

Chloe Dawe. Photo; Dave Watson, Bullsence

competing at the Nationals, and we wish him the best of luck.

Both riders have learnt their skills at Bullsbrook’s Stampede arena, and they fear for the loss of access

to their hobby when it closes down next month.

“There is no other rodeo club in W.A that has training facilities” said Chloe.

Her Mum, Wendy Dawe, also the secretary of West Coast Rodeo Circuit has been working hard to gain support for the club to find new premises.

Dylan Ruff Photo; Dave Watson, Bullsence Chloe and Dylan receive their buckles. Photo; Dave Watson, Bullsence

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The Nationals WA candidate for Moore, Shane Love has welcomed more than $20,000 of State Government funding to return the Long Bridge Gully catchment to health and improve water quality in the Brockman River.

The money has been provided to the Chittering Valley Land Conservation District Committee (LCDC) to carry out fencing and rehabilitation works on a Wannamal property, as part of the Government’s Community Natural Resource Management (NRM) program.

“I welcome this funding decision by Agriculture and Food Minister and Nationals MLA Terry Redman,” Mr Love said.

The Wannamal property is part of the catchment of a major tributary to Long Bridge Gully, which flows into the Brockman River.

“Unfortunately overgrazing and land clearing has degraded the catchment of Long Bridge

Gully and resulted in the water becoming too saline for livestock to drink.”

“The high levels of salt in the soil have also resulted in any remaining vegetation struggling to survive.”

Mr Love said he supported Minister Redman’s approach to community-based NRM.

“Community members such as farmers, landholders and other residents are best placed to identify the priority NRM problems in their area and the solutions needed to solve them.

“Providing local NRM groups, such as the Chittering Valley LCDC, with the resources they need to carry out such works, just makes sense.”

Members of the Chittering Valley LCDC will focus their work on the protection and enhancement of areas of remnant wandoo woodlands. Stock will continue to be run on the property to ensure pasture growth is controlled and not allowed to become a fire risk.

The funding will be used to purchase electric fencing so that stock grazing can be rotated.

Mr Love said owners of the property Kim and Derrin Cramer should be congratulated for their commitment to returning the waterway back to health for the good of the greater community.

The Chittering Valley LCDC last year received a grant of $42,500 for a project that rehabilitated Aquila and Carty reserves, providing food sources for Carnaby’s Black Cockatoos.

Left to right: Sue Metcalf, Chittering Landcare coordinator, Derrin Cramer, land owner, Hon. Terry Redman MLA Minister for Agriculture & Food, Forrestrey, Housing, Shane Love, Nationals WA Candidate for Moore.

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You can expect a lot of election noise in rural WA over the coming months as political parties compete for their existence. This is especially true of the seat of Moore, for the Nationals, they recognise how important it is to retain this seat and for the Liberals, they want it back.

Ben Morton, State Director Liberal Party, officially launched the Liberal House Gingin. According to Ben, “Last state election we didn’t do as well in regional Western Australia as we should have. Part of that was that the Liberal Party weren’t actively engaging regional WA”. To address this six Liberal Houses, including Gingin, have been established

across regional WA and are designed to remind people that the Liberal Party represents regional WA.

The launch included a line up of Liberal members and candidates and local members. Jim Chown, MLC acknowledged the efforts of the local branch and how important they are in the winning of elections. He also thanked George and Sally Gifford who kindly donated the office space for the Gingin Liberal House.

Chris Wilkins, candidate for Moore, affirmed the importance of the Liberal House Gingin, which will be the hub that he will use as base for campaigning. Gingin shire makes up 13% of votes in Moore and 30% of votes in Moore are in the Pearce division.

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Secretary: Angela Anspach Ph: 9655 7074 / 0419 043 960 Email: chitteringcc@gmail.com Address: P O Box 292, Bindoon 6502

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As 2013 is the 20th anniversary of the Chittering Wildflower Festival, being held from Thursday 12th to Sunday 15th September, planning is underway to suitably celebrate thee milestone.

Although the committee doesn’t meet until early 2013 sponsorship and guest presenters need to be sought and booked well in advance.

Following a review of this year’s Festival, where ideas were sought from volunteers and participating groups, many good ideas were proposed and discussed, from high profile speakers to having extra activities around or during the Festival.

One of the ideas is to consider one or more Open Gardens in Bindoon or within the Shire, Colleen Osborn from the Visitor Centre, the organiser of the Festival is seeking an expression of interest from gardeners who might like to open their garden to the public.

Further updates on our progress will be published as they become available, however if you have any suggestions or interest in participating please do not hesitate to contact Colleen at the Visitor Centre.

The hidden cost of free programsDaryl du Plessis daryl@chitteringit.com

It is a common expectation that software should be free these days. I know I enjoy being able to download and use programs for free. Lately I have been noticing that some free programs bundle in other software and unless you look carefully you will unwittingly get software you didn’t ask for. An example is Avast Free Antivirus. When you go to install the package it will include Google Chrome browser by default.

In itself this is not a problem but the more unnecessary software that is installed, the more your PC will slow down, so it is best to avoid it if possible. By paying attention to the options during the installation (select custom or advanced) you can generally choose not to install the additional programs.

Then there are the more devious programs that will install adware onto your PC. Examples of this are the Babylon toolbar. This will redirect all your searches in your web browser to the babylon.com website. It is difficult to remove this toolbar as the uninstaller doesn’t remove the extensions from the browser. Similarly the searchnu/searchqu toolbars do the same thing. These adware packages (also known as Potentially Unwanted Programs or PUP) can hijack your browser and redirect traffic via their website. A good rule of thumb is to

onlydownload software from reputable websites or the vendor’s website (such as microsoft.com or dell.com etc), especially drivers and system files. Of course I would strongly recommend against downloading cracked software (also known as warez, software that bypasses the license restrictions) which could have any kind of malware embedded.

Even with antivirus software installed, these programs can infect your PC. Something else to avoid installing are packages that claim to improve PC performance. More often than not these packages make things worse rather than better. There are utilities available that will cleanup your PC but they need to be used judiciously and require a certain amount of computing knowledge to be effective.

Lastly make sure you have your data safeguarded by backing it up to another disk/external hard drive. Windows backup (from Windows Vista and upwards) is quite effective and free. This will allow recovery of system files in case of infection. Another useful tip is to create a restore point before installation of a program. This will allow you to rollback system changes if you find that the software is malware or causes problems. You can find the restore point under System Restore in the Control Panel.

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A crucial election for regional WA.

Photo left to right, Gingin House Official Opening Chris Wilkins - Liberal for Moore, State Director Ben Morton, Hon Jim Chown MLC - State Member for Agricultural Region

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ANNUAL MEETING OF ELECTORS

NOTICE is hereby given that the Annual Meeting of Electors of the Shire of Gingin will be held at the

Neergabby Recreation Ground on Monday, 21 January 2013 commencing at 6.30pm.

BUSINESS

1. Receiving of the Minutes of the Annual Meeting of Electors held on 19 December 2011.

2. Receiving of the Annual Report for 2011/2012, including Financial Statements and Auditor’s Report.

3.General Business.

Copies of the Annual Report will be available from the Gingin and Lancelin Shire Offices and the Shire’s

website (www.gingin.wa.gov.au) at least 14 days prior to the meeting. Alternatively, please contact

the Shire’s Administration Centre on (08) 9575 2211 to arrange for a copy of the Annual Report to be

forwarded once it is available.

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Front of House Weekend Manager

Bindoon Bakehaus & Café is looking for an experienced front of House Weekend (Sunday)

Manager to join our hardworking dedicated team and Award Winning Bakery.( More hours available )

The ideal candidate will possess a high level of passion for quality customer service; ability to lead

and support a staff team; and manage the operations of a hospitality business. The applicant must have at least 5 years’ experience in a busy café/restaurant orientated environment, to be able to cope with the

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Here are few ideas to help you make the most of the last few weeks of the school holidays, it’s a great time venture a bit further afield and try something new!

Paddle up the moore river The river is paddleable upstream for about 12km

from the river mouth where the boat hire is to Boobabie Bridge. Whether you go for half an hour or make a day of it, its a great way to see the river and definately good exercise! Don’t forget a bottle of water and a hat.

Hire a canoe or paddleboat from Explorer Boat Hire - Moore River, Guilderton. Ph 0488 984 942.

go exploring on horsebackExplore the historic “Old North Road” stock route as

the stockmen did ... on horseback.This ride, for the more experienced riders, will explore sections of the stock route, before crossing the Moore River and heading north into the State Forest.

3 Hour Ride - $144 per rider. Other rides available - check out www.1300trailrides.com.au or Ph: Denise Kowald 1300 872 457 or 0417 939 111

discover crystal cave at yanchep National Park

Crystal Cave is open daily for tours and the park offers a choice of nine interesting walk trails ranging in length

from 500 metres to 55 kilometres. See collapsed cave systems, gorges, pristine coastal wetlands, or haunted historic remains.

Yanchep National Park. Cost $11 entry to the park per vehicle. Ph: 9405 0759

try golfVines Junior Golf Holiday Clinic with Mark Tibbles

from the MTI Golf Academy. Mon, Tues 16th - 17th Jan, 9am - 11am $65pp Ph 9297 0709

Or try a round of mini golf at the 18 hole course at Caladenia Mini Golf. www.caladeniaminigolf.com.au or ph 0438 757 708

Experience the thrill of PaintballingFor an action-packed paintball adventure get a group

together and prepare for combat.Suitable for older teenagers and not for the faint hearted.

Costs; $9.95 - Entrance and equipment Plus Paintballs - from $19 for 100 - $130 for 1000 Contact Delta Force Paintball 1300 850 744

Keeping active on the School holidays

ADRA Bindoon Op Shop Open each morning Sunday-Friday(Closed Saturday)Market last Sunday each month

Bindoon Arts and Crafts Jenny Brown 9576 0593

Bindoon Basketball Carolyn Chadwick 9575 1063

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 RmRin 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 Sporting & 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, Vivienne Du Plessis 0420 352 958

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 Theatre Group Alex Douglas 9576 1154

Bindoon Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade

Meets 1st Wed every second month at 7pm in the Fire Station Catherine Choules 0407 088 245

Bullsbrook Neighbourhood Centre Shaley 9571 1008

Bullsbrook Football Club (Seniors) Rory Bennett 0432 872 931

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 & Sporting Assn Dave Barnes 9571 8686

Chittering Junior Football ClubIan Hall 0419 042 455

Chittering Junior Cricket ClubIan Claxon 0409 087 917

Chittering Wildlife Carers Inc Ann Graham (injured wildlife) Louise Bewick ( Sec)

9576 1010 9571 8669

Country Women’s Association

Meets every 4th Wednesday of the month at the CWA rooms at 10.00am

Carolyn Cover (President) 9571 0263

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 NetballFran Bryant 9571 4168

Muchea Judo Club Inc Meets every Tues at Muchea Hall 6.15-8pm juniors/ 8-9pm seniors 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

Black swan

1. Who was the first Governor of NSW?

2. Which ingredient forms the basis for Vegemite?

3. When did Sydney host the Olympics?

4. In 1983, an Australian syndicate won the America’s Cup. With which sport is this trophy associated?

5. By what name was Uluru previously known? Ayers Rock

6. Legendary Australian singer/songwriter

David Gordon Kirkpatrick was better known by what other name? S

7. Who wrote the words to ‘Waltzing Matilda’?

8. Who was the first person to circumnavigate around Australia?

9. How many Melbourne Cups did Phar Lap win?

10. Who wrote the 1918 classic The Magic Pudding?

11. When did Australia’s regular postal service

begin?

12. In 1921, Ginger Meggs made his first appearance. Who created and drew Ginger?

13. Name Australia’s first female premier?

14. When was the $1 coin introduced?

15. Who was the first woman elected to parliament in Australia?

16. In which year did Melbourne host the Olympics? 1956

Quiz

Answers to quiz; 1. Governor Arthur Phillip, 2. Yeast, 3. 2000, 4. Yachting, 5. Ayers Rock, 6. Slim Dusty, 7. Andrew Barton (Banjo) Paterson , 8. Matthew Flinders,

9. 1, 10. Norman Lindsay, 11. 1828, 12 Jim Bancks, 13. Carmen Lawrence, 14. 1984,, 15. Dame Edith Cowan from Western Australia (in 1921) 16. 1956

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The Bindoon tennis team won the Northern District Tennis Association grand final on Wednesday 5th December.

Played at the Kingsley tennis courts it was a wet start to the

day, but the weather did hold off to get a final result with Bindoon beating Sorrento 5 sets to 1. The day concluded with a Christmas lunch and presentation of the medallions to Bindoon.

Photo L-R Sue Rogers, Lina Walton, Debra Whitely, Jean D’Alonzo, Helen Manning, Brenda Manning and Geraldine Salinovich.

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funfitnessaquarobics @ gingin Pool Tuesdays 5.30pm (weather permitting and please call before attending to confirm summer start date) Roxanne 041 919 2511 or Fran @ Pool 9575 1344

Bindoon over 50’s Exercise groupMeets every Friday at 9am at the Bindoon Hall. Contact 042 719 8278

calingiri community gym Open 24/7, contact 96287004

Bindoon tennis club Play on Thursday nights from 7pm at Chinkabee sports centre. For enquiries contact Sue Rogers on 9576 0884.

gingin tennis clubSocial Tennis. Thursdays 6.30pm Regional Hardcourt Facility, Gingin

heartmovesThursdays 8.00am to 9.00am Bullsbrook Bowling Club & Monday, 6.30pm Chequers Golf Club. Gentle physical program. Ph Rachael Steen Mobile: 0428 720 005

tai chi Thurs 9am at Clune Park, Bindoon Ph Barni Norton 0419 964 909

yoga in Bullsbrook Tuesday evening 6.00 to 7.30pm & Saturday morning 8.00 to 9.30 am at the Community Sports Club, Pickett Park. Enquiries to Helen on 0423 122 433

Zumba - BullsbrookTuesday 7.30pm, Lower Chittering Hall Contact: Roberto 0418640840

Bindoon tennis team triumphs again.

coming up in sport... 8th Annual Be Active Moora Triathlon – Sunday 17th March 2013

SOVP Community Bike Hike – Saturday 23rd March 2013

3rd Annual Be Active Chittering Triathlon – April 2013

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Stampede Arena UpdateWendy Dawe

West Coast Rodeo have so far collected over 450 signatures from all around the state calling for help to get new land for our arena.

We are now in talks with local shires as well as HPPL pastoral services and Muchea Livestock

Centre trying to gain a new home not only for rodeo, but also the other clubs and private members of the public who hire out the arena on a regular basis.

On Feb 17th we will hold the last Junior Rodeo at Stampede Arena. It’s free entry for spectators to so we are asking everyone to come down to watch our kids compete and sign the petition to show your support for our cause.

Tamieka Preston

Muchea twins Jack and Justin MacDonald have certainly made an impression on the local rodeo circuit since they started in the sport less than six months ago.

WA Mounted Police Officer, Glen Potter has been training the 15 year olds in Steer Wresting and Calf Roping since they learnt to ride ealier this year.

Glen says both boys have shown huge dedication and put in the hard work. “They are extremely

talented young boys, and I think they’ve got that extra bit of ability needed to take them all the way to the top” he said.

Justin (pictured above) placed equal second with Ashley Black in the Rope and Tie, competing against the state’s top cowboys.

“These boys will be the ones to watch for in the future, they will placing all-rounds for sure and that’s in the adult events” commented rodeo organiser Saira Hanlon.

Good luck boys, we’ll be watching!

Ropin’ in the New Year

Justin MacDonald competes at Stampede Arena on New Year’s Eve. Photo Gavin Townsend, Redfoto

rodeo resultsOver 120 Competitors battled it out in the

dust and the heat in front of a full house of 3000 spectators at the last ever New Year’s Eve rodeo held at Bullsbrook’s Stampede Arena.

Winners as follows.Saddlebronc Brock Harris (74 points)Bareback Wade McCarthy (75 p)Open Bull Ride Tyrell Smith (74 p)Steer Wrestling Zach Kealy (5.84 sec’s)Rope & Tie Duane Fuller (13.63 sec’s)Team-Roping Mick Collins & Zach Kealy (7.37 secs)Novice Bull Ride Dee-Jay Caddies (70 p)Ladies Steer Un-decorating Tammy Kinney (2.44 secs)Ladies Breakaway Elise Croft (3.69 secs)Ladies Open Barrels Elise Croft (17.33 secs) JUNIORS8-U11 Steer Ride - No times11-U14 Steer Ride - No Times14-18 Steer Ride Chris Oakley (67 p)Junior Breakaway Ashley Black (3.21 secs)8-U11 Barrels Hunta Gallacher (21.32 secs)11-U14 Barrels Trey Gallacher (17.87 secs)14-U18 Barrels Janine Mongoo (17.26 secs)