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SEPTEMBER 15
Free
Members of the Crooked Brook Forest Group
inspect the new toilet block at their recent busy
bee.
Back L to r Peter Robinson, Brian Barrett,
Chris Shine, Rob Dixon, Leona Della- Sale,
Vicki Robinson, Tina Garbelini,
Marian Della-Sale, Laurie Della- Sale,
Meryl Jarvis and Glenda Dixon.
Front l to r Tom Cross, Lionel Machin
and Ross Jarvis
Who is responsible for the jarrah jumpers
and trunk socks seen on local trees in
Crooked Brook, Henty, Ferguson Rd and
Dardanup townsite? They certainly won't be
complaining about the cold winter!
Well done and adds colour to grey days.
Marian Lawrence, Festival Sponsorship
Coordinator and Jen Walton from Doral look
forward to this years
LiveLighter Dardanup Bull and Barrel Festival
on Saturday 10 October.
Doral have been the Festivals major sponsor for
all of the 12 years that it has been held and the
Dardanup community sincerely appreciate this
support.
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Dardanup Lions News
– rebuilding the dreams of our youth.
As an ex school teacher one thing I know about teenagers
is their common desire to lead a fulfilling and rewarding
life. In class, whenever I have asked the invariable
question; “What do you hope to do in the future?”
Although some are not sure, I have never met one young
person who has said that they want to grow up a drug
addict, enter a life of crime or live as a homeless person
on the street. Their answer always spoke of the dream of
a bright future. Whatever their answer I would say,
“Keep that dream close, do not let anyone take it from
you and make it come true.”
This present generation of young people is no different
than any other that has proceeded it. In my day we were
told listening to the Rolling Stones or the Beatles with
their long hair would be the end of us. There appeared to
be no amount of people who saw my generation as out of
control and surely on a path of total destruction. Many of
us will remember what it was like as a teenager trying to
navigate through a maze seemingly littered with land
mines.
Some now look at this younger generation as somehow
different to what was in the past. It is however not the
young people that have changed but rather the
circumstances they have to confront. Some have kept
their childhood dreams and gone on to fulfil their lives.
Others, through no fault of their own, have lost their
dreams seemingly together with their capacity to survive.
Sept 15
Sadly there is always someone ready to steal the dreams
of the young. Take for example drug pushers who seem
intent on making quick money without regard to the
damage they cause to others.
The members of the Dardanup Lions Club believe it is up
to us, as some of us are from the older generation, to
reach back and give this younger generation a
supporting, guiding hand. We are not here to rant and go
on about paths to destruction. What we are on about is
rebuilding dreams. An example of our work is in
supporting young people following their dreams on the
sporting arena. This has been accomplished by either
supplying equipment or sponsoring young people to
attend state, national and international sporting events.
Each year we also support a number of young people so
they can participate in an ocean adventure on the sailing
ship the Leeuwin and also the outward bound course
We also financially help through education in drugs and
substance abuse.
This article however, is not about glorifying the
achievements of the Dardanup Lions Club but rather to
let others know of what we do. Therefore if you know of
a young person who needs a helping hand or a situation
in which we may be able to help please contact us. Also
if you would like to get involved in what we do, please
don’t hesitate to call.
Wayne Webster
Secretary
Dardanup Lions
9731 5415
The Dardanup Seniors are settling in well at the Wells
Recreation Grounds Clubrooms having previously been
Unfortunately Maureens report met with a disastrous end meeting at the Dardanup Community Centre for many
this month – it helped the Cross’s keep warm – good for years. Plenty of space, easy to negotiate, good parking,
them you may say but bad for the report as it accidently pleasant view and good heating/cooling.
burnt to a cinder in their fire. Sorry Maureen as we all
know how much time you put into that report. Wish I
The Dardanup Seniors are progressing well with their
could blame Tom! Anyhow as time was short and
Incorporation. Once the advertising period has expired all
Maureen has a good memory we were able to retrieve the the necessary paperwork will be forwarded to the Dept of
main facts and they were-;
Commerce.
After the Seniors meeting on Tuesday 15 September
commencing at 9.30am at the Wells Recreation Park
Clubrooms the Seniors are going to travel up to Crooked
Brook Forest to admire the wildflowers and share lunch
( weather permitting) All invited.
Dardanup Senior Citizens News
drinking water provided 8,300 cash grants to
most affected families, offered emotional
support to 10,000 people grieving and
The Nepal Region Earthquake Appeal closed on
traumatised by the effects of the earthquake,
the 28th August.
helped others find missing relatives and
Thanks to the generosity of the Australian
provided health care and first aid services.
community the Appeal raised 12.8 million
Australian Red Cross worked with 7,900 Nepal
dollars to provide humanitarian support to
Red Cross Volunteers to work with the relief
affected families.
effort.
In just 3 mths Red Cross offered Health Care
Thankyou to all who gave so generously to the
to 100,000 people providing temporary shelters
Appeal in our District.
like 100,000 tarpaulins and other materials,
distributed 2.8 million litres of safe
Australian Red Cross News
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Sept 15
Boyanup & Districts Farmers Market
Market Report August 2015
Not bad for first timers.
Greg Lucas returned after being away for some year.
Greg tells me he was one of the originals with his citrus
A cool early morning greeted the stallholders and early
fruit. Chris, Dave and Greg will all be back next month.
morning customers at the market. About 9am the sun
We must thank our BBQ people, they cooked up a storm
began to shine and a huge crowd shrugged off the cool
again on Sunday and sold out for the second market in a
and welcomed an early start to spring. My first as
row. We done “guys” and “girls”.
manager, didn’t go too bad just a couple of markings not The raffle winner was a very delighted Emily from
in the right place. This is a good thing, now I have an
Harvey. Emily has been coming to the markets for about
area to concentrate on for next month. All in all the day 10 years, always purchases raffle tickets, this is Emily
went well. Thanks everyone.
first win. There is hope for the rest of us.
Our next Market is on Sunday September 27th from 8
With 51 stalls there was plenty of variety in fresh fruit
am to 12 noon at Boyanup Memorial Park, South West
veg, eggs, gourmet foods and lots for the keen gardener. Highway, Boyanup. We will have Ashleigh from Curtin
With a few of our stall holding heading over to Balingup, University doing a survey on WA reptiles. So come and
we still had a great variety of produce. Do hope our
see Ashleigh, help her out. The kids will love to check
regulars had a good weekend over there. We will see you out the reptiles Ash is bringing along with her. We are all
all back next month with lots of stories.
set for a great September Market.
Chris and Dave attended the Markets for the first time
Sue Neaves
this month with their compost. (works out they are not
Market Manager
good composer’s as previously stated). Chris and Dave
had lots of questions and a few sales.
Paradise School 1913 – 1935
Some of the surnames of those local families who
attended the school were the Bushers, Damianis,
The Paradise Primary School was situated down
Brandlis, Harriss, Quadrios, Restas, Peluseys, Stachans,
Tognolini Rd, Paradise, the site now marked with a
Simpsons and Tyrrells.
monument and plaque courtesy of the Dardanup Lions
The land for the school site was donated by the Late
Club. The site is approximately near where the Late L.
Michael Clune who owned the adjoining farm. Dardanup
Tognolini’s house now stands. There are several large
Lions organized a Back to Paradise Day on Sunday 2
white gum trees surrounding the site and opposite is
October 1988 which was well attended by many past
approx. 4 acres which was the sports ground, now a Shire pupils of the school. This was the day the Plaque was
reserve, behind the Yuill home and Horse Centre. The
officially opened.
school was also used for Congregational Church and the Ken G Tyrrell
Eds Note; thanks Ken for bringing back some wonderful
Tennis Club was active during 1920’s and 30’s.
memories and sharing the story of the school with all of us.
Leschenault Catchment Biosecurity This is called the ‘Community Consultation Approach’.
Group (cottonbush committee) News Our communities have been given the opportunity to discuss declared pests at the community meetings, they have
been asked to identify problem areas and DAFWA have
A meeting was held recently between the LCBG and of- now received the “ball” so to speak. This is a positive
ficers of the Dept Agriculture and Food WA (DAFWA) step on the path to pest control.
to nominate areas for ‘declared pest’ compliance activity
in the near future. This discussion was a follow up from
both the Ferguson Hall and Donnybrook meetings where For further information about the LCBG contact Chris
participants were asked to circle infestation areas on Howe at [email protected]
large scale maps supplied by DAFWA. Both meetings
resulted in a range of different areas being identified.
Peter Robinson, LCBG committee.
Some of the areas had seen DAFAW attention last cottonbush season whilst others were new suggestions.
It is planned that the LCBG will write to landholders in
the nominated areas to encourage owner management of
declared pests. DAFWA staff also intend to follow up to
ensure that appropriate control measures are in place.
Compliance!
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Sept 15
Cooking Corner with LiveLighter
Method
This months recipe is brought to you by Healthway
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Combine stock and cabbage in a large pot and bring to
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Add chilli, coriander, bok choy, ginger and sauces.
Divide hot noodles and chicken between 4 deep serving
bowls.
Ladle soup mixture over noodles, add bean sprouts and
garnish with spring onion.
Asian Noodle Soup
Serves 4
Ingredients
4 cups salt-reduced chicken stock
1/4 cups Chinese cabbage (Wombok), shredded
1 small red chilli, seeded and finely chopped (optional)
2 tbs coriander, chopped
1 bunch bok choy, shredded
1 tsp ginger, finely chopped
2 tbs reduced-salt soy sauce
1 tbs fish sauce
125 g Hokkien egg noodles, cooked
1 cup skinless chicken breast, cooked, shredded
1 cup mung bean shoots
1 spring onion (including green top), sliced
Recipe from Healthy Food Fast © State of Western
Australia, 2012. Reproduced with permission.
Cyclists On The Move
The SW Cycle Club will be holding their Annual
Ferguson Valley Ride on Sunday 4 October starting at
the Dardanup Hall and heading to Gnomesville and
return. Cyclists will be out and about practising for this
event so please give them a wide berth and be patient on
the bends. Lots of locals have taken to cycling and can
often be seen cycling along Crooked Brook Rd, Ferguson
Rd, Garvey Rd and Dowdells Line. An reminder
to cyclists to please use a flashing LED front light plus
rear light and wear hi vis clothes so you are much easier
to see in the dappled light along our treed roads – this
applies to all times of the day. So take care and be a
courteous and responsible driver and cyclist and we can
all enjoy the beautiful Ferguson Valley scenery.
Pic – Competitors in last years Ferguson Valley Cycle Ride
Can anyone help?
Something small is eating or scratching the synthetic fly wire in one of my windows. This is the second fly
wire it has destroyed. It eats around the edge of the fly wire until the wire falls out. This takes about 3-4
months. It leaves marks on the wire like a small kitten does on fly wire. I am not at the house during the
week so it has lots of undisturbed time to peacefully chew. We have not seen anything near the windows
and no tell tale signs are left. We have thought about installing a security camera to catch the critter in
action, but in the mean time would anyone have suggestions/ideas about who our little visitor is?
Please send your answers to me on [email protected]
Many thanks Maureen Webster
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Sept 15
Dardanup PS - Artists in Residence
Arts and Drama teacher Mrs Christine Smith is pictured in her purpose built
art room with students who have successfully completed the selection
process to be accepted into the Bunbury SHS Visual Art Specialist Program
in 2016 when they progress to year 7.
Pictured from left- Teacher Chris Smith, Caelin Stuart, Paige de Munck,
Emerson Pitts and Finn Dau. Paige was also accepted into the Sport
program and will pursue this in Secondary school.
Our students have been exploring Modern Masters, examining their
work, researching the art period and creating art pieces in the style of
the artists.
Junior students have discovered the work of Wassily Kandinsky, Pablo Picasso, Piet Mondrian and Henri Matisse. They have
explored their own ideas, experiences, observations and imagination to create visual artworks. Pictured above is a colourful
collection of Kandinsky forests and gardens, interpretations of a style by our young artists.
Senior students have investigated the work of Claude
Monet, Paul Cezanne, Paul Gaugin, Amadeo Modigliani,
Vincent Van Gogh and Edouard Manet. They have researched all artists creating a multi modal presentation on
the artist who most inspires them. They have created art
pieces in the style of their chosen artist. These have been
framed and the students are now curating their own art
exhibition which will be opened in September.
We are now preparing to celebrate book week by screen printing
and decorating t-shirts.
We’ve chosen our favourite picture books and will be printing them on our tshirts. We’ll be wearing them to celebrate Literacy and Numeracy week.
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Travel Tales with Graeme Mitchell
Sept 15
We spent five days exploring Chicago, then flew to New
York, where we stayed in an apartment we booked through
Airbnb – a very good & easy-to-use service. The location
was great –just north of Central Park, on the southern fringe
of Harlem, and close to restaurants and nightlife. The
USA REVISITED
“museum mile” along the eastern edge of Central Park was
It had been more than 10 years since we last visited the US. a comfortable walking distance away.
Although it had been on our to-do list, it was the arrival of
The big Apple is a fantastic vibrant city, with lots going on
the first grandchild for Graeme’s brother that brought
all the time – none more so than Times Square which is
America to the top.
manic. We travelled on the subway in some cases, but we
Our niece Jessica and her husband Mark are both chemical mainly walked to really soak up the sights. We saw all the
engineers working for BP in Chicago, so we flew Perthmajor sights, such as Empire State building, Brooklyn
Hong Kong- Chicago on Cathay Pacific. We had been to the Bridge and Twin Towers memorial, but we particularly
US numerous times mostly through Los Angeles, and the
enjoyed the “Highline”. This is a public park built on a
Chicago route was a very pleasant change, avoiding the
historic freight rail line elevated above the streets on
chaos of LA.
Manhattan’s West Side. It traverses 1.45km through a
previously depressed area that is now undergoing a major
We stayed with Jess & Mark in their
transformation. It has some great public art and sculpture
apartment in the Ukrainian Village,
along the way. Another cultural highlight was our visit to
a pleasant area west of the Chicago
the Museum of Modern Art or MOMA as it’s known, where
city centre. It was great to spend
we saw many works from the 20th Century masters such as
time with them and their wonderful
Picasso, Mondrian, Pollack etc.
new addition Ella.
We explored some of Harlem’s nightlife, including
We used the convenient public
transport to get around, and the city centre had a great open, Sylvana’s underground music scene, where we saw some
safe feel. We arrived the day after the Chicago Blackhawks great bands. We somehow found ourselves in a private rap
party at another bar, and being a little paler
ice hockey team won the Regional Stanley Cup for the 2nd
than the average punter there, we decided to
time in 3 years. The city was full of celebrating fans,
move on.
creating a great atmosphere. There was an estimated
500,000 people watching their grand final parade.
We also did the obligatory return trip on the
Statten Island Ferry so we could get our
Chicago is a very attractive city on the shores of Lake
“unique” selfies with the Statue of Liberty in
Michigan, and has a lot of history and art. The central city
the background.
was largely rebuilt, following the Great Chicago Fire of
1871 that burnt out over 9sq km of downtown Chicago.
We then flew back to Chicago to spend our
With this “clean slate” in terms of city landscape, Chicago’s last 4 days with the family, then onto Hong Kong for a few
architects made the most of their opportunity, and led the
days to break the return journey. Hong Kong was OK, but
world in early skyscraper design in the late 19th century. We we didn’t rate it as highly as some other Asian destinations.
went on an Architecture Tour by boat along the waterways As we have checked out most of the sights there now, we
off Lake Michigan, which gave a great insight into the
probably won’t return.
city’s rebuilding to the modern city it is today.
Now we are back home, tackling all the weeds that have
One of the main cultural attractions is “Cloud Gate” in
exploded onto the scene whilst we were away. I think we
Millennium Park on the
need to organise a camping trip to get away from it all…
lakeshore - a public sculpture
by British artist Anish
Kapoor. Popularly known as
“the bean”, it is quite a sight
with its smooth highly
polished surface.
Chicago has some great
nightlife, and the fantastic
atmosphere of the Green Mill Jazz Bar is one of the best. It
was the favourite “speak easy” of Al Capone – there is still
a photo of him on the piano complete with machine gun.
We also went to the “Howl at the Moon” duelling piano bar,
where two grand pianos were on the stage, and the
musicians played requests from the audience. Great fun!!
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Garden Matters with Erika Mc Manus
August has been a real winter month, cold and windy but the
rain has been great, and more will be most welcome! Some
people don’t want to garden when it is so cold but the weeds
don’t stop growing for anyone!! So rug up and keep those
weeds down, and once this job is done, mulch, mulch and
mulch so you are ready for summer, which is just around the
corner! Pea-straw makes for a great mulch (see Mick!)
especially around roses, and in the vegie garden. If you have a
native garden, you probably prefer “natural mulch” which
sometimes is readily available in piles, on the side of the road!
Otherwise it is available from most landscaping places. It is
cheaper to buy it by the trailer load, then to buy bags of it!
CITRUS TREES**** Citrus trees need a deep, free-draining,
rich, well-composted soil and full sun. Select a sunny spot
that is protected from strong wind, and dig in plenty of
compost and well-rotted manure, and create a mould 15 – 30
cm high and 1m wide to further improve drainage. If you have
clay, treat with gypsum and continue to treat every 6 months.
There is now a liquid variety which you add to a watering can
and pour on the soil, and this breaks the clay down quicker
than the powder gypsum! Also, build your mould even higher
than 30cm. Citrus love a good soaking but do not like “wet
feet” as their roots are prone to rotting! Maintain a 7cm layer
of mulch around root zone to preserve soil moisture and inhibit
weeds but keep mulch from touching the stem! Remove all
shoots that emerge from below the graft union! Plant at the
same depth as they were in their container. Stake trees against
strong winds until they are fully established. Remove all
young fruit for the first two years to establish robust plants!
Citrus are hardworking, hungry plants and need regular
feeding. Use a blended organic fertiliser every six weeks from
spring to autumn, applying thinly around roots from the trunk
to the drip zone. Supplement with an autumn application of
trace elements. Protect foliage from “leafminer” which tunnel
through new foliage. Spraying with horticultural oil deters egg
-laying. E.g. Pestoil. Here are some of the most popular citrus
for the backyard gardener! LEMONS……Eureka, Meyer and
Lemonade. ORANGES…….Washington Navel, Valencia,
Blood orange. MANDARINS…….Imperial, Marisol
Varieties, Emperor. LIMES….Tahitian, Kaffir.
GRAPEFRUIT…… Ruby Blush, Thompson’s Pink.
CUMQUAT….Nagami, Meiwa.
Whats Gnoming On In the Valley
The Ferguson Valley Marketing and Promotions put out a
weekly newsletter advising of local events and what
tourism businesses are open.
If you would like to view this weekly newsletter then go
on the Ferguson Valley website and look at the bottom of
the Welcome page and you will see
Whats Gnoming on in the Valley
where you can subscribe to the
weekly newsletter or print or view
the current newsletter.
No excuses now for not knowing
where to take family and friends.
http://www.fergusonvalley.net.au
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Decorative Fruit and Vegetable****One tends to think of
vegetables and fruit being grown either in special gardens or in
beds within gardens that are solely devoted to them! There is,
however, no reason why they should not be mixed with plants
that are grown for decorative purposes. Most gardens have
flowering and foliage plants, so why not mix a few vegetables
with them!!!! Some vegetables are quite decorative, such as
Ruby chard or swiss chard, and would make a great border
plant, with its red stems and purple foliage. Beetroot, while
not as colourful, can be used in the same way. Colour is not
all. The foliage of carrots is soft in texture and can be used to
soften or link two neighbouring colours. Climbing plants,
such as beans, peas, etc. can be used on arbours, etc. Fruit is
even more adaptable than vegetables. Apple or plum trees
create dappled shade that is perfect for sitting under or for
creating beds in which to grow shade –loving plants! You can
also espalier a fruit tree against an old shed or fence for added
interest! In addition to the shape, there are the blossom and
the fruit to enjoy, and the leaves of some varieties of pears
have wonderful autumn colour. Herbs also can be
incorporated in the general garden, often adding lots of
different colours and smells! This way of gardening is called a
“cottage garden” and years ago, especially on farms, this was a
necessity, due to the lack of water, and maybe we need to go
back to that way of gardening to preserve our precious water!!
This year I have planted vegies in my front garden as there is
lots of space between established plants, and I find they are
doing really well.
Spring is nearly upon us, and with spring comes new growth
and colour, so make sure your plants after fertilised, pruned
and ready for their new growth sprout! Enjoy the rain, plan
your summer garden, and until next month “HAPPY
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OUR LADY OF LOURDES – CLASS NEWS
KINDY After reading the book
'Who Sank the Boat' by Pamela
Allen, we became little boat builders
and each created a boat from a
piece of foil. We thought about
what we needed to do to shape the
foil to make sure our boat floated.
Then we tested our boats in water.
We put one marble in at a time to
see how many marbles it took to
sink each boat. It was fun
discovering the properties of a
floating boat!
YEAR 2 We have been busily
writing our reports of an
Australian animal. We are also
finding out about 3D shapes in
maths, and loved making 3D
shapes using matchsticks and
playdough. We also had fun
investigating the difference
between sand and soil in
science.
YEAR
4
We have been
working really hard in Year 4
and Mrs Godwin is so proud of
us In history, we put ourselves
in the place of a convict in the
First Fleet and wrote a letter
home to our families in England
telling them all about the
horrible journey. We have been
learning about beach safety in
health and we are designing
brochures to educate tourists
about some of the dangers at
the beach - who knows, the
Bunbury Lifesaving Club may
love our work and use them!!
PRE-PRIMARY We have been
very busy this week. We celebrated
being in Pre-Primary for 120 days on
Tuesday by having a disco party
with our Year 5 buddies. We got to
play party games and share party
food with our buddies. We raised
$40 for Project Compassion.
On Friday we are going on a
community walk around Dardanup,
we will be visiting the Post Office,
General Store and the Hardware
Store.
YEAR 1 We
have been learning
about Haiku poetry. We have also
been busy creating our Father’s
Day presents! On the 2nd
September we are going to the
Dardanup Heritage Park with the
year 2's, as part of our history
unit. A note went home this week
about this so please return asap.
Thanks
YEAR 3 We had a week of special visitors! Shunpei from Japan came to
see us on Monday and we enjoyed listening to him and watching as he
showed us some Japanese writing.
Our friend Tia paid us a visit on Tuesday
and it was great to catch up with her and
share what we have all been
doing this year. Our class liturgy with the
Year 2s went well today and we thank
Fr Joseph for celebrating with us.
YEAR 5 We have been busy improving our writing. We have been focussing on persuasive
writing and have tackled the topic "Should Zoo's Be Banned". We have also begun to research
a planet to write a report on, we have just started our notes and our information is coming
together well. In maths we are really enjoying our new app "Manga High", this has allowed us
to improve our maths skills in a fun and interactive way.
YEAR 6 Last Friday we went on retreat with Mrs Barton. We spent the day
learning about Confirmation in preparation for the weekend. We all enjoyed
Confirmation, and would like to thank everyone involved in helping to organise it for
us. This week we have been doing 'Skittle Maths.' We are graphing in a variety of
ways, and we are even mastering the construction of a pie graph. Our poetry wall is
nearly complete and it looks awesome!
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Vale
Betty Morellini (Giumelli); aged 98, longtime resident,
sincere sympathy to all the Giumelli and Morellini
Des Gardiner; former resident and owner
of the Dardanup Butcher Shop. Will be
remembered for all the stories he had to
tell. Sincere sympathy to his family.
Harry Wallace; former resident for many years and past
owner of the Dardanup Garage. Sincere sympathy to his
family.
Sept 15
Sincere Sympathy to Irene Bell in loss of brother Doug
Bolton
Daniela Lillie, Dardanup Shires Parks & Gardens
Supervisor. Sadly passed away on the 15th August.
Daniela was so accommoda8ng in many aspects of
Dardanup’s Town site, par8cularly the Railway Reserve
with design & plan8ng. She will be
sadly missed.
Our condolences to her husband
and three sons.
From Dardanup Townscape.
Peggy Mavor; former resident and wife
of inaugural Principal of Dardanup
Primary School. Sympathy to her family.
What’s on in Dardanup
3 September – Nominations open for the Shire of Dardanup Council Elections
6 September – Dardanup Horse and Pony Club Tip Top Show Jumping Day, enq - [email protected]
12 September – SW Stockhorse Fun Gymkhana, enq - [email protected]
18 September – Ferguson Hall Quiz Night, 7pm, 97280144
18 September – Shire of Dardanup Community grants close
20 September – Dardanup Campdraft Training Day, enq - 0419 008 856
26 September – Henty Dressage Training and Cross Country Clinic, enq - [email protected]
27 September - Dardanup Pony Club Rally Day, enq - [email protected]
27 September – Boyanup Farmers Market
4 October – Ferguson Valley Cycle Ride
If you have an event to
10 October – Livelighter Dardanup Bull and Barrel Festival
add please email
[email protected]
Meetings
Dardanup Social Dance – 1st Saturday of each month, Dardanup Hall, 8pm, $12 ea, supper to share.
Ferguson Hall Sundowners –1st Friday of the month @ 6.00pm, BYO drinks and nibbles.
Ferguson Hall Commi0ee– 1st Wed of the month @ 7.30pm. Hall bookings - Ros Edmonds 040 894 9160
Wellington Mill Sundowners – last Friday of the month, 6 – 8pm @ the Fireshed
Wellington Mills Community Associa8on- 3rd Wednesday of the month, 7.30 pm, Wellington Mills Fireshed.
Dardanup Lions Club – 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month, 7.30pm @ the Dardanup Tavern
Ferguson Valley Visitor Centre Volunteers Morning Tea – 2nd Tuesday of each month @ the Visitors Centre, 10.30am– 12
noon.
Dardanup Playgroup – every Wednesday of school term, 9.30am – 11.30am @ Dardanup Community Centre
Dardanup Senior Ci8zens – 3rd Tues of the month @ Wells Rec Park Clubrooms, 9.30am – 11.30am.
Ferguson Valley Marke8ng and Promo8ons Inc –2nd Tuesday of every month, 7.30pm @ the Visitors Centre.
Dardanup Shire mee8ngs – every 3 weeks on Wednesday @ Eaton. ph 97240000.
Dardanup Spor8ng and Community Clubs – 7.00pm, 3rd Wednesday of every 2nd month at the Dardanup Recrea8on
Grounds Clubrooms.
Dardanup Tennis Club – 9am every Saturday summer only
St Mary’s Anglican Church – Service 4th Sunday of the month @ 9am
SW Veteran Car Club- SW Veteran Car Club mee8ng 1st Tuesday of the month 7pm @ the Wells Rec Park Clubrooms
Edible Gardening Group – every other Saturday morning 10am. Please contact Lisa Ferris 0428969868
St Aidan`s Church - an Anglican service every third Sunday in the month, 8.30 a.m, all denomina8ons welcome.
Bull and Barrel Fes8val – 7.30pm, every 2nd Wed of the month @ the Wells Rec Park Clubrooms.
Henty Riding Club - Every Wednesday from 8.30am to 1.00pm, enq - [email protected]
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Sept 15
is str_ss m[king you si]k & f[t?
Phase 3: Exhaustion – the body can no longer maintain the stress
response and normal body functions begin to break down.
The body’s stress response to a situation such as jumping when a
balloon pops or feeling butterflies when getting ready to play a
sport event, is considered normal and healthy.
What happens to our body at the resistance stage?
PROLONGED STRESS RESPONSE
What isn’t considered normal or healthy, is when the body is under
constant stress without adequate time for recovery. This can lead to
poor health, such as putting on weight and promote disease such as
diabetes or heart disease.
What are some stressors?
- Poor diet, alcohol, smoking & lack of sleep
- Illness, medications & environmental toxins
- Technology and always being “available”
- Emotional stress – work fears, financial pressure
- Lack of exercise
- Psychological stress and life situations
What are the 3 phases to prolonged stress?
Phase 1: Alarm – the fight or flight response. The adrenal glands
immediately produce adrenalin and cortisol to protect us from
danger. This should only be short term and then the body should
rest & repair.
What happens to our body at the alarm stage?
Blood is shuttled to the heart and lungs
More oxygen and glucose is given to muscles and the brain ready
for action
Breathing rate and heart rate increases
Digestive function decreases
The body releases energy stores to cope with increased
requirements to fight or flight
Phase 2: Resistance – this allows our body to fight the stress
response for longer. Cortisol levels remain elevated and our body
doesn’t rest & repair at this phase.
What happens to our body at the resistance stage?
More hormones are excreted to raise blood sugar levels for
continued energy needs
Retention of sodium to keep blood pressure elevated and heart
contracting strongly
Depression of the immune system
Increase in anxiety and agitation
Memory and cognition issues
Feeling tired but “wired”
The Ferguson Hall Committee invite you to a
Quiz Night
Date: FRIDAY 18TH SEPTEMBER
Time: 7pm for a 7:30pm Start
$15 / person
So organise a group of 6 or 8 to come along
and join in the fun.
Stress hormone production becomes exhausted leading to an inability
to cope with stress
Energy reserves run out and you become dependent on stimulating
foods such as coffee, carbohydrates or sugar
Increase in weight, especially around the middle and not being able
to lose it
Dizziness when standing up from either sitting or laying down
You may always feel like you have a cold or an increase in allergies
A feeling of complete mental and physical exhaustion
What can I do?
Recognise the signs that may indicate prolonged stress such as
struggling to get out of bed, complete exhaustion during the day,
cravings for salty foods, lack of energy, decreased ability to handle
stress, increase time to recover from illness and feelings of a foggy
head.
Have you had tests completed to rule out any major illness, but still
fell unwell?
Small changes to your life such as nutritional changes, exercising
and regular sleep can make a world of difference. Functional testing
of your stress hormones can also help by understanding how your
body is coping with stress and enable a more targeted treatment
strategy to help recovery and manage stress.
Shire of Dardanup
Vote
Peter Robinson
Current Deputy Shire President.
BYO Drinks & Nibbles to Share
Contact Jan Hart on 9728 0144.
For ethical, informed and balanced decision making.
Seeking a second termto support our communities.
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Dardanup Shire News
Local Government Ordinary Election
Shire of Dardanup – Call for Nominations
Shire of Dardanup Library Services
Think you know libraries? Think again.
Our SEPTEMBER calendar is full of exciting workshops
just for YOU! Every month we bring you a selection of new,
never before seen workshops! This month is no exception,
AND, don’t forget the best part is… Everything on offer is
FREE. Work out the tips and tricks to a productive day with
our feature workshop on Time Management! You’ll learn
strategies to maximize your minutes with our brilliant
presenter John Williams. The fantastic new English
Conversation Club is up and running, aimed at people from
non-English speaking backgrounds who wish to make new
friends and practice speaking English in a relaxed and
comfortable environment. For those of you who love
gardening, check out our new plant workshops, now running
each month. Want to explore your creative inner self? Come
along for some paper jewellery craft, cup cake decorating
and beach pots. Don’t forget to check out the calendar below
to see the full range of super September programs, including
the start of another school holidays. Places are strictly
limited in many of the workshops so Hurry, BOOK
ONLINE now! LIKE us on Facebook.
September Calendar of Activities
Warhammer
Dardanup - Wed 9th & 23th (3:30pm - 4:30pm)
Draw a Flower of Life *
Dardanup - Mon 21st (1:00pm - 2:30pm)
Learn how to draw a gorgeous life like flower.
Sept 15
An Ordinary Postal Election will be held on 17 October
2015 in the Shire of Dardanup to fill the following
vacancies:
District
4 Councillors
4 year term
NOMINATIONS OPEN on Thursday, 3 September 2015.
NOMINATIONS CLOSE at 4.00pm on Thursday, 10
September 2015.
Nominations must be lodged with the Returning Officer
at any time during the above period by arrangement;
•
or
between 2:00pm and 4:00pm Thursday, 10
September 2015 (close of nominations) at the Shire of
Dardanup, 1 Council Drive EATON WA 6232.
NOMINATION REQUIREMENTS
Candidates are required to lodge with the Returning Officer:
a completed nomination in the prescribed form, signed
and witnessed. (This form is available from the
Returning Officer, the Western Australian Electoral
Commission or the Shire of Dardanup;
a single A4 page profile containing not more than 150 words
of information about the candidate;
a nomination deposit of $80 (cash, bank cheque or postal
order); and
a recent passport-sized photograph (optional).
Storytime
Dardanup - Fri 4th & 18th (10:00am - 10:45am)
Interactive storytelling and craft.
The Commission has developed an online system called
Nomination Builder to assist candidates to complete their
nomination form which includes the candidate profile. This is
the preferred method of completing the nomination form and
profile for elections conducted by the Commission.
Candidates complete their nomination details and profile, print
the completed form which has a reference number allocated
and lodge it with the Returning Officer. The nomination builder
can be accessed at elections.wa.gov.au
The AnyBook Book Club
Dardanup - Tue 1st (1:30pm - 2:30pm)
Read and review AnyBook you like.
Where an agent lodges a nomination on a candidate’s behalf,
it must be in the prescribed form with a written authorisation
signed by the candidate.
Beach Pots *
Dardanup - Tues 8th (1:30pm - 2:30pm)
A crafty, beach themed plant pot.
School Holidays
Shell Wind Chimes*
Dardanup - Mon 28th (10:30 - 11:30am)
Use shells and beads to create a wind chime.
Iron me beads*
Dardanup - Wed 30th (10:30am - 11:30am)
Iron beads to create a design.
For more information and bookings phone:
Phone 9724 4466 or visit library.dardanup.wa.gov.au
*Bookings essential
Workshop Locations: Eaton Community Library
20 Recreation Drive, Eaton
Dardanup Public Library
3 Little Street, Dardanup WA
Jessica Hacket Programs Officer Culture & Community Services
The documents may be hand delivered, posted or faxed to the
Returning Officer and must be received by the close of
nominations.
INFORMATION
Full details about eligibility and nomination procedures
for prospective candidates can be obtained by
contacting the Returning Officer on Mobile 0477 042 587
or the Western Australian Electoral Commission on
13 63 06.
Stella TIPPET
RETURNING OFFICER
WA Electoral Commission
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MINOR AND COMMUNITY GRANTS SCHEME
2015/16 - ROUND ONE
Shire of Dardanup community groups, not for profit
organisations, P&C groups and sporting groups are
encouraged to apply for financial assistance for
projects that fall into the following two categories
and comply with the application criteria.
Minor Community Grants
Funding of less than $1,000 with no matching funds required.
Community Grants
Funding between $1,000-$5,000 with an
equivalent matching
component (see guidelines for conditions).
Round one - Minor and Community Grants
Scheme are now open.
Applications close at 4:oopm on Friday 18th September 2015.
Applications will be assessed and sent for final approval by Council at Ordinary Meeting on 14 October 2015.
Projects must not commence until an approval has
been received in writing.
Congratulations to
Rhys Yuill and Belinda Isbister on their recent
engagement
Allan and Bev Mountford celebrating their 50th wedding
anniversary on the 14th August.
Terry, Kaye and Matt Brett for being one of 6 W.A.
dairys that are in the top 100 in Australia in terms of
milk quality.
Brod Morgan, rower extraordinaire, for being accepted
into the SW Academy of Sport Individual Athlete
Support Program. Well done Brod.
The Shire of Dardanup Garden Dept for trimming all the
trees around the Wells Recreation Park and the Ferguson
Valley Visitor Centre- looks a lot neater and safer,
thankyou.
The Editors would love to hear about any results from the
upcoming Royal Show or any local Ag Shows from our animal
breeders and horse riders out there
Sept 15
To obtain a copy of the guidelines and application
form, contact Betty Foster at the Shire of Dardanup
on 9724 0354 or email [email protected]
It is highly recommended that you contact us to discuss your project prior to applying.
MR MARK CHESTER
Chief Executive Officer
Eds Note; Does your Club need something to make life easier for
your volunteers? If so consider this grant application - it is easy and
the Shire will give you a hand if needed. The Dardanup Sporting and
Community Club has received financial assistance through this grant
for the storage shed, security system and new carpet.
Missed an Issue of the Dardanup Times? Here is the answer……………..
The Shire of Dardanup have kindly placed the last 3 issues of
the Dardanup Times on their website. On the Shire website
look under the tab ‘Community’, then under ‘Community Publications’ and then click on ‘The Dardanup Times’ – this will
be an ongoing service thanks to the Shire.
Also while you are on this page you can sign up to the Shire E
newsletter and update the contacts of your Community/ Sporting Club. On the Home page check out the design concepts for
the Eaton Foreshore Nature Playground. This will feature a
treehouse, climbing logs, dry creek bed and climbing nets.
Sounds like a lot of fun coming our way.