This snap could have been from one of many info sessions and events hosted recently at the Quairading CRC it is in fact just some of the attendees of last month’s Advance Care Planning workshop. Have a good read of this June edition of the Banksia Bulletin for more upcoming events you might like to get around.
CONNECTIVITY WITHOUT CONFUSION
A phone and internet info session.
VET NOW OPEN! Dates and appointment details included.
THE PUB HAS SOLD!
Huge news shared by the Shire President.
Read all about what’s been going on at the school.
Regular happenings and contacts
Please contact the Quairading CRC to make updates: admin@quairadingcrc.com.au ART GROUP
First Tuesday of the month, 4:30pm at the Station Saskia Korzonek qfiresecretary@gmail.com
YOUTH CENTRE
Monday & Wednesday, 3pm 4:30pm
From the Editor
I hope by the time you’re reading this, dear reader, that you can hardly hear my voice in your head for the thunderous down pour of rain above if you’re lucky enough to live under a tin roof. At time of writing, the skies are clear and my toes numb.
We feel very much in our info session era here at the CRC having hosted two well attended BeConnected webinars in the past month and a very good Advance Care Planning session with Sabena from Palliative Care WA. We’ve got a few more info sessions and training opportunities coming up too:
Connectivity without Confusion: Thursday 5th June, 2pm. Rachael Thomas from the Regional Tech Hub is coming along to break down all things internet and phone connections for us.
Managing Poor Performance: Wednesday 2nd July, 8am. Delivered by Ben Stangoni from IPS Management Consultants, funded by the Small Business Development Corporation. This free workshop is a great opportunity for the many of us managers and business owners who can find ourselves managing people without any formal training on performance management and constructive feedback techniques.
Forklift Licence: Tuesday 22nd & Wednesday 23rd July. Need a forklift licence? Let us know.
Heavy Vehicle Pilots Licence: Monday 4th & Tuesday 5th August. Another permit you might hate that you might need. Tick it off your list while you’ve got a chance to do it locally.
Plus we’ve still got Story Time on monthly Mondays, Hot Stitches sewing and Art Group every Tuesday, weekly visits from the Bridge Club and monthly meetings of the Garden Club and CWA ladies—that car park is getting to be more often full than not.
Next time you’re in, check out our new ‘Quairading’ caps and bucket hats keep your head sun smart and rep your favourite town.
Happy reading!
Jill Hayes Editor | Banksia Bulletin Coordinator | Quairading CRC
1 Parker Street
Quairading WA 6383
Phone: 08 9645 0096
Email: admin@quairadingcrc.com.au
Website: www.quairadingcrc.com.au
Facebook: www.facebook.com/QuairadingCRC
Instagram: @quairadingcrc
THE PASSION SHEET
COMMUNITY
WHAT’S HOT AT THE SHOP
Rug up for winter Jumpers & Jackets are still %50 off. We also have a beautiful selection of scarves $3-$5. FREE DEPEND –Men or women’s fitted briefs.
QDHS
If anyone has an overflowing mandarin or orange tree, we would love to take some off your hands! Donations gratefully accepted at the school office.
CLINICARE PHARMACY
Will be closed on Western Australia day, Monday 2nd of June 2025. Thanks for your support.
FARMARAMA
Will be closed on Saturday 31st May and Monday 2nd June, 2025.
FLUVACCINATIONS
Flu vaccinations available for everyone from 6 months old at Child Health Clinic (Quairading Hospital). For appointments call Kath Wilton on 0460 622 981.
PHYLLISBROWN’S NEWCONTACTINFO
Please note Phyllis Brown’s new email phylbro80@gmail.com and new address 14 Laxton Way Gwelup 6018.
KRISTYBARRCROSSFIT GAMESFUNDRAISING
Ex-Quairading local, Kristy Barr, is off to Ohio (USA) to compete against the top 30 women in her age category from around the world at the Crossfit Games. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity that has taken hours and hours of training, dedication and sacrifice. As part of my journey, I am creating a few different fundraising events to help me get the Games! One of those is my
Hoodies - perfect timing for winter, available here until Monday 26th May: https://form.jotform.com/ kristybarrpt/hoodies - Donations are also gratefully accepted here: https://gofund.me/a06abaa3
CWAQUAIRADINGTURNS
100INJULY2025
In celebration the Branch is holding an award ceremony for Senior Volunteer/s of Quairading. Nominees must be over 30 years of age and have contributed to the community volunteering time, effort, energy & hard work. Nominate your chosen volunteer by forwarding an email to ejj3373@yahoo.com.au outlining details of their endeavours. Entries close 12/6/2025. The winner will be presented with gift and certificate at our birthday function in July. Nomination for Junior CWA Volunteer (State Award) closes 25/5/25. If you wish to nominate a young volunteer in our community aged 15-30 yrs contact Elaine 0448 475 597 for entry form to be emailed.
EVENTS
QUAIRADINGGOLFCLUB LADIESCHARITYDAY
Friday 30th May 2025. Come and join us for our Charity Day for golf or lunch. There will be raffles, and lots of fun. Lunch available from 11:30am. All funds raised will go to Quairading Hospital Auxiliary and to the RFDS. Contact 0400 384 872.
CONNECTIVITYWITHOUT CONFUSIONINFOSESSION
Thursday 5th June, 2pm at the Quairading CRC. Join Rachael Thomas from the Regional Tech Hub for a down-to-earth session on choosing the right internet and phone connectivity for you. Free event, morning tea included.
Please RSVP to the CRC via admin@quairadingcrc.com.au or 9645 0096.
QUAIRADINGAGRICULTURAL SOCIETYAGM
Tuesday 10th June 7pm at Quairading Club on Avon Street. New faces and ideas welcome. Enquiries to past President Peter Smith on 0427 817 707.
RAPMEETING
Thursday 12th June 2025, 10am at the Quairading CRC. If you have any queries regarding the meeting please don’t hesitate to contact Cynthia Yarran.
SHAREANDCARE
Thursday 24th June @ the CRC
FORKLIFTCOURSE
Tuesday 22nd & Wednesday 23rd July at the Quairading CRC. Twoday course with TAFE. $175.94 per person. BYO lunch. To request an enrolment form, please contact the Quairading CRC via admin@quairadingcrc.com.au
HEAVYVEHICLEPILOTLICENCE
Save the date - Monday 4th & Tuesday 5th August at the Quairading CRC. Get in touch to register your expression of interest, booking requirements coming soon: admin@quairadingcrc.com.au
SHIRE
ROADNETWORK FEEDBACKNEEDED!
The Shire of Quairading wants your input to help prioritise road maintenance, upgrades, and future planning. If you know a road that needs attention, tell us by completing our quick survey!
- Report issues like potholes, drainage, signage, and safety
concerns.
- Help shape the future of our local roads.
Complete the survey here: https:// www.surveymonkey.com/r/ quairadingroads
Thank you for helping us keep Quairading moving safely! The survey will close on 30th May, 2025
DRAFTBUSHFIRERISK MANAGEMENTPLAN 2026–2028
The Shire of Quairading is inviting community feedback on the revised Bushfire Risk Management (BRM) Plan 2026–2028, developed to help reduce bushfire risk and protect people, property, the environment, and other valued community assets. Your input is vital to ensure the plan is both practical and effective in addressing local bushfire challenges. The draft BRM Plan can be viewed here: https:// www.quairading.wa.gov.au/news/ bushfireplan/ Submissions can be made in writing to shire@quairading.wa.gov.au or Shire of Quairading, PO Box 38, Quairading WA 6383 by Sunday, 2 June 2025. For further information, please contact the Bushfire Risk Mitigation Coordinator on 0474 803 106.
BUSINESS
ELITESHEARING
Professional shearing by Ethan Harder, world record holder. Reliable teams, flexible bookings, happy to travel. Wheatbelt regions, 0439 042 094, Facebook: Eliteshearing
AUSSIEHOMESGARAGEDOORS
If anyone needs any garage door repairs while we are in town please don't hesitate to call us to book an appointment our office number is 9297 412 or email aussiehomes@westnet.com.au.
SPORTS
FOOTBALL&NETBALL
A freezing cold trip to York on the weekend brought us two great footy wins, but an earlier time slot for the day didn’t favour the Belles. Ressies put on a great show of footy and everything just clicked for the league boys. Netball: York 41 def Quairading 33. MVP, sponsored by Sullivan Logistics:
Hollee Richards. Player’s Choice, sponsored by Viterra: Kaeshia Colbung. Coach’s Award, sponsored by Spearwood Wool: Abbey Winterbine. Reserves: Quairading 8.8(56) def York 5.7 (37) 1st Award, sponsored by Quairading Seed Cleaners: Lachy Dann. 2nd Award, sponsored by McIntosh & Son: Jason Colbung Jnr. 3rd Award, sponsored by Mohaul: Mitch Amey. Coach’s Award, sponsored by Quairading Earthmoving: Warren Henry. League: Quairading 12.7(79) def York ft Dane Swan 10.2(62) Player’s Player Award, sponsored by Elders Quairading: Ethan Brown. Coach’s Award, sponsored by DDH1 Drilling: Jake Stacey. Lyall Brown Selfless Award, sponsored by Hose Co: Dane Holdman. Dan Foley Mateship Award, sponsored by Agrisource Agencies: Cam Pether. Mark Wells Consistency Award, sponsored by Quairading Tyre & Battery: Tom Lee
MIXED
GOLF
We are trying out mixed Scroungers! We are playing 9 holes on Thursday afternoons with a 3pm tee off time. Contact Simon Bell on 0408 616 342 with any queries.
MEN’SGOLF
Last week we had the “Ossrock Open”. Big thanks to Ozzy for the sponsorship, it’s always a good day. We had 12 in the field and it’s nice to see a bit of green on the course again. Winner of the day was Cam Moses with a score of 37 pts and runner up was Blu Wallwork on a count back with 33 pts. This week we have Cunderdin vs Quairading in Cunderdin for the Spreadmaster trophy. Hopefully we can get plenty of numbers over there to defend the title from last year’s win.
JOBS
CASUAL CLEANER
The Shire of Quairading is on the lookout for a Casual Cleaner to help keep our Caravan Park amenities and Shire venues clean and welcoming for all.
- Flexible hours
- Local, community-focused role
- Great team environment
If you take pride in your work, we’d love to hear from you! To download a Position Description and find out how to apply, visit: https:// www.quairading.wa.gov.au/mycouncil/employment/
CHURCH
CATHOLICCHURCH
Saturday 31st May, 6pm, J. O'Hare
UNITINGCHURCH
Sunday 1st June 10:30 am led by Mark Beadle
STFAITH’SANGLICAN
Sunday, 1st June9am Ascension Day with Stations of the Resurrection
ASCENSIONDAY
On Thursday, 29th May at 7:30pm there will be a service at St Faith’s Church, Quairading, to celebrate Ascension Day; the day upon which Jesus Christ returns to be with the Father and which anticipates the arrival of the Holy Spirit on Pentecost Sunday (Sunday, 8th June).
ASCENSIONDAY with Stations of the Resurrection: The Service of the Stations of the Resurrection which records the many appearances Jesus made to his followers after his Resurrection on Easter Day will be celebrated at St Faith’s Church on Sunday, 1st June at 9am
FOR SALE
WANTED
House to rent in Quairading or surrounding areas. Call Pat Wade 0447 988 892.
Shire of Quairading
Review of local laws under s3.16 Local Government Act 1995
The Shire is reviewing the following local laws:
• Extractive Industries Local Law 2011
• Activities in Thoroughfares and Trading in Thoroughfares and Public Places Local Law 2016
• Cemetery Local Law 2016
• Dogs Local Law 2017
• Local Government Property Local Law 2016
• Health Local Law 2016
• Animals, Environment and Nuisance Local Law 2017
• Pest Plants Local Law 2016 Bush Fire Brigade Local law 2023
A copy of these local laws may be inspected or obtained at the Shire offices at 10 Jennaberring Road, Quairading during normal office hours or from its website at www.quairading.wa.gov.au .
Submissions about the local laws may be made to the Shire by 4pm on Monday, 7 July 2025.
June Birthdays
Got a new addition or an edit? Let us know!
2nd June Amber Bond, Courtney Hayes
4th June Stacie Davies, Kent Stone, Godfrey (Charlie) Colbung
5th June Allira Winmar, Rhein Pritchard
6th June Jane Johnston, Annette Atkinson, Joanne Van Elden, Mark Robinson, Joan Bartlett, Haydyn Richards, Vincent Stacey
8th June Janice Clemens-Sinclair
9th June Gwen Hards, Eric Hayes
10th June Darren Hart, Bob Maynard 11th JuneKaydee Hayes
12th June Carly Stewart, Lindsay George (Gadget)
13th June Sandra Stone, Leanne Morgan
14th June Cynthia Yarran
15th June Bobbie-Jo Simpson, June Hardingham, Tim Shenton, Lance Clemens, Rohan Johnston, 16th June Cheryl Stone, Paige Morgan Woods
17th June Joshua Heal, Sam Caporn, Tim Fardon
18th June Donna Hayes, Carrie Jarman
20th June Richard Edmands, Graeme Edmands
21st June Wendy Bubb, Jake Stacey, Stacie Tompsett, Jarque Stone
23rd June Jason Caporn, Jan Dawson
24th June Nathan Seivwright, Chris Lawrence
25th June Brendon Stone, Johnathan Stroud
27th June Cheryl Shenton, Alex Stacey, Graeme Fardon
28th June Apryl Longford, David Whyte
30th June Emily Powell, Lauren Passmore, Ethan Brown
WAMTA. Western Australian Music Teachers’ Association. The Music Teachers’ Association is the support institution for Music Teachers. This is an invitation for all teachers of musical instruments throughout the region to apply for membership to the association to gain: (i) access to ‘Professional Development’ courses online/ in person (ii) attend and participate in student concerts (iii) access resources (iv) attend coffee mornings. Gatherings and discussions can now be held at various regional centres. Membership levels include (i) Friend of WAMTA (ii) Student of music (iii) Provisional (iv) Teaching (v) Accredited Teaching (vi) School membership. Contact local representative for further information regarding regional meetings: info.rep@icloud.com For information regarding membership contact President June Clark at president@wamta.org. Website: https://wamta.au
Dr Sing Jack Yap MBBS, FRACGP, DIP DERM DCH
PRACTICE HOURS
MONDAY - THURSDAY
8:30am—12:30pm 1:30pm 5:00pm
FRIDAY
8:30am 12:00pm
VISITING HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
Female GP
Dr Irene Dolan 29th & 30th July
OTHER SERVICES OFFERED
• Health Assessments
• Skin Checks
• Flu Clinics
• Immunisations/Vaccinations
• Diabetes Management
• Pathology
• Preventative Medicine
• Chronic Illness Care Plans
• Antenatal Care
• Health Checks/Medical Reports
• PATS Patient Assisted Travel Scheme Applications
• Iron infusions
• Skin cancer removal procedures
• Heart Health Clinic
In the event of a medical emergency, call 000
Quairading Medical Practice
19 Harris Street
PO Box 125 Quairading WA 6383
PHONE: 9645 1210
HealthEngine
We are excited to advise the Quairading community we have recently taken a step forward to increase digitalisation in the practice, by engaging HealthEngine. HealthEngine ia a digital platform that helps patients to find and book/manage GP appointments online. It is also a great tool for providing patients with appointment and clinical reminders. Stay tuned to this space for further digital news in the coming weeks.
We are hiring
A new part-time Medical Receptionist position is open. If you have customer service experience and are a team player, we would love to hear from you. Please email enquiries, or applications to Dr. Min Ding at np@qmpwa.com.au
MyMedicare Registration
Over the coming weeks, our practice will be encouraging and helping patients to register with MyMedicare.
MyMedicare is a free voluntary patient registration initiative aimed at strengthening the relationship between patient and regular GP To register, please complete a consent form (available at the practice) or by using the link below https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/register-for-mymedicare
Please note that you may or may not receive an email or message from Mygov after registration is complete. You can always go to your Mygov account to check or update your GP details.
A few friendly reminders:
• Please bring your Medicare card to appointments.
• If hearing impaired, please wear your hearing aid device when attending appointments.
• Please bring Drivers Licence renewal paperwork, and your Drivers Licence with you when attending an appointment for a Drivers Licence Medical.
• We are continuing to register patients for SMS reminders. If you would like to receive clinical and appointment reminders, please bring your mobile phone to your appointment so our Admin team can process the set up for you.
• A Pathology request form is required for all Pathology appts. We are unable to perform Pathology testing without a request form. Patients who arrive without a form will be rescheduled and advised to book an appt. with the Dr to obtain the required pathology request form.
• If you are unable to attend your scheduled appointment please contact the practice to cancel or reschedule.
With the blink of an eye, we’re a third of the way through season 2025! Interesting fixturing has seen us play Cunderdin and Keller/Tammin twice each in our first six games while we’re yet to face Beverley and Federals.
Our league team may be sitting in wooden spoon position at the moment, though wins from the last two weeks put us only one win away from an equal top spot on points - so far it’s an incredible even competition. Reserves isn’t such an even spread across the ladder with our boys needing to dig in and snatch a few more wins through the winter. Our Belles netballers are sitting in the middle of the pack with three wins and three losses and heaps of potential for a huge season still ahead.
COUNTRY WEEK NETBALL
Best of luck to our Avon ladies heading off to the Fuel to Go & Play Association Championships this weekend - lead by Quairading's Kelsie Squiers as Coach and Chloe Nella as Team Manager, and featuring Belles players Kaeshia Colbung, Hollee Richards and Jorja Squiers! Get on down to Matthews Netball Centre this long weekend to show your support. Games will be 2 x 10 minute halves with a 5 minute half time. Avon are competing in the Open Women Division 4.
Saturday 31st May
Round 1: Ongerup vs Avon, 2:15pm, Court 6
Round 2: Avon vs Knightingales, 3:45pm, Court 7
Round 3: Bridgetown vs Avon, 5:15pm, Court 8
Round 4: Wongan Hills vs Avon, 6:45pm, Court 8
Sunday 1st June
Round 5: Avon vs Merredin, 10:30am, Court 7
Round 6: Harvey vs Avon, 12pm, Court 6
Monday 2nd June
Round 7: Avon bye Grand Final: 1 vs 2, 1:45pm, Court 9
LAST BULL IN THE PEN
Big thanks to all of our supporters who bought a number in our Last Bull in the Pen raffle this year. Tommy Hadlow and Jake Stacey are doing a top notch job at live draws during presentations at every home game.
First Draw 12/04/25
01 Chris Scafidi, 13 Jean Hamel, 16 Shelley Reeves, 23 Hollee Richards, 40 Nigel Gelmi, 45 Dale & Rob Wilson, 50 Dixie Stone, 57 Lachy Davis 63 Kaela O’Hern and first winner: 84 Sue Shenton.
Second Draw: 11/05/25
54 Todd Kenny, 51 Began Norwood, 24 Tom and Phoebe, 95 Rohan and Mel, 42 Jamo and Sue, 82 Wendy Bubb, 29 Les Anderson, 19 Christine and Bullet, 14 Oscar Stone and second winner: 10 Liz and George Anderson.
Third Draw: 18/05/25
38 Braden and Bel, 59 Lindsay and Freddie, 77 John and Sandra Stone, 60 Hamish Brown, 26 Candace Stone, 69 Eggsy, 96 Jaxon Lombo, 47 Shaun Simpson, 72 Bec Wilson and third winner: 67 Butley Hadlow
COUNTRY CLUB:
AFTER DARK—21 JUNE
Our major social fundraiser event for this year is taking on a Caddy Shack Country Club theme a preppy golf and tennis themed dress up code featuring our second annual Bulls beer ping comp, mini golf (weather permitting), Brayden Andrews on the DJ decks, Shondelle and crew serving up delish nachos and some cocktail specials from the bar. Plus some raffles and auctions for some extra fundraising to help us cover the ever increasing costs of competitive community sport.
Community members beyond our usual members and supporters are very welcome to come along and partake in the festivities and activities.
PATRON’S TEA—28 JUNE
Our favourite dinner of the year, Patron’s Tea is locked in for Saturday 28th June. Our club patrons are a collection of legends of our club community and along with their partners they put on a complimentary dinner for all members and supporters of our club and share a few words of wisdom. We’re grateful of this contribution to our social calendar and look forward to enjoying the night with our members.
VOLUNTEERS
Running home games is a big task that takes the contribution from many hands to achieve. If you’d like to help out on the gate, in the canteen, behind the bar, running water, operating the score board, boundary umpiring, netball time keeping, cooking a BBQ, washing windows, setting up and pack down tables and chairs please get in touch with any committee member and we’d be thrilled to get you on the roster.
2025 COMMITTEE: Jack Richards, Shaun Simpson, Braden Hayes, Jill Hayes, Tom Hadlow, Ryan Powell, Hollee Richards, Jake Stacey & Andrew Osborne.
Recognise dark patterns: shop safely and stay in control
Online shopping is booming - but so are the tactics designed to trick you. Dark patterns are tactics some businesses use to nudge, manipulate or trick you into spending more than you planned or sharing information you don’t need to provide. Firstly, let’s talk nagging. This tactic is designed to interrupt what you’re trying to do –like trying to leave their website after browsing. Redirection or nagging often appear as pop-ups to encourage you to subscribe or set up an account to receive a discount, and in some cases, you may get a series of pop-ups, one after another. You could also receive emails trying to entice you back to the website to complete your purchase. Ever experienced fear of missing out (FOMO) while online shopping? Scarcity cues may create a false sense of urgency, pushing you to make quick decisions before you have time to compare prices or reconsider. Lookout for countdown timers on shopping carts or messages like ‘hot price, selling fast’ or ‘only five left!’ - they’re designed to rush your decision making. When you’re rushed, you can end up spending more than you planned or buying things you don’t need. To avoid having buyer’s remorse, take your time, don’t rush and stick to your budget. Look at different shops and compare prices before you buy. Always check that the website is safe and trustworthy and remember you can ask family or friends for recommendations or read online reviews to check. Be sure to read the fine print, including the terms and conditions, and know your consumer rights before you click "buy now." It’s important to know when you can ask for a refund, repair, or replacement.
If you’ve ever shopped online, it’s like you’ve fallen into a “subscription trap”. This is a subscription that is easy to sign up to, but difficult to cancel. Some services may only require minimal information to subscribe to a product or service, but when you try to cancel, you might face multiple steps and feel pressured to stay.
Some subscriptions have hidden costs, so always read the details carefully. Before signing up for a “free month”, plan ahead by setting a reminder for when it’s due to renew. If you can, turn off auto-renewal so you won’t be charged automatically. It's also a good idea to check your subscriptions regularly and cancel any you don’t use anymore.
Finally, while it may be tempting to sign up to a newsletter to get a discount, make sure you’re not sharing more personal information than you’re comfortable with. By learning to recognise these sinister dark patterns, you are empowered to shop online with confidence and protect your budget, privacy, and consumer rights. Share these tips with your family and friends to help everyone become a savvy consumer.
QDHS News
Quairading District High School is a great school that has been providing quality education for over 100 years. The school is the heart of the community, and the students and staff are the heart of the school.
Currently we have 134 students enrolled in the school. All staff have focused on developing a welcoming, safe and caring learning environment, and harnessing positive relationships with students to develop a deep knowledge of each student and their needs. The 2025 school year has been jam-packed with exciting events and memorable experiences. From the high-energy Swimming Carnival to various Class Special Days that celebrated learning and creativity, students have had plenty of opportunities to shine. Our Student Leaders also had the chance to build skills and camaraderie at leadership camps, setting a strong foundation for a successful year ahead.
Q Staff
QDHS passionate and focused staff are committed to developing strong and mutually respectful relationships with students, parents and carers, colleagues and the Quairading community. It is well known that teachers have the greatest impact on student progress and achievement.
In 2025 we have welcomed the following new staff to our incredible team:
Hallie Edmiston - Year 3 teacher
Jade Murphy – Secondary teacher
Maddelin Lee – Secondary teacher
Kate Walker – Early Childhood teacher
Kym Benson – Principal
Each new member of our team shares QDHS's commitment to excellence in education, collaborative practice, and community connection. We are excited about the strengths they bring and look forward to the positive impact they will have on our school community.
FOCUS 2025
The Executive Leadership Team consists of Principal, Kym Benson; Deputy Principal Primary, Kelsie Squiers; Deputy Principal Secondary, Jaime Garrett; and Manager Corporate Services, Pamela Canova and Jo Mills.
As a leadership team, we have worked enthusiastically to understand and leverage each other’s strengths and leadership capabilities, fostering a unified and collaborative approach to leading and managing our school. We are deeply committed to building positive, respectful relationships with students and their families, recognizing that these partnerships are essential to ongoing student success. Our focus is on creating effective and meaningful connections that enhance the learning experience and contribute directly to improved student outcomes.
In 2025, we remain committed to delivering results directed aligned with the QDHS Business Plan 2023-2025.
Principal’sMessage–KymBenson(neeAllsop)
It is a great privilege to serve as the Principal of Quairading District High School. As a 1986 Year 10 graduate, I have a deep personal connection to this amazing school and community. Many of you may know me as Kym Allsop, and I am honoured to return in this leadership role.
Throughout my career, I’ve had the opportunity to work in diverse rural, remote, and regional communities across Western Australia. My first principalship was at Kalannie Primary School in 1998. Since then, I have served in a range of educational settings including Wongan Hills District High School, South Merredin Primary School, York District High School, Beverley District High School, Tambrey Primary School, Port Kennedy Primary School, and Kardinya Primary School. I’ve also held system leadership roles with the Pilbara Education Region, the Association of Independent Schools of WA, the Department of Communities, and the National Indigenous Australians Agency.
My commitment to creating equity and excellence for geographically isolated children is reflected in my service on several boards and advisory groups. These include the Society for the Provision of Education in Rural Australia (SPERA), the WA branch of the Australian Council for Educational Leadership, the Wheatbelt Development Commission Youth Crew and Education Committee, the Kimberley Schools Project Strategic Advisory Group, and, most recently, a ministerial appointment to the WA Rural and Remote Education Advisory Council.
I’ve contributed to several significant government reports and strategies aimed at addressing educational inequity and have presented at numerous state, national, and international conferences a career highlight being my presentation at the 2018 International Visible Learning Conference in San Francisco.
I deeply appreciate the wisdom that exists within our school and am constantly inspired by the strength and resilience of our students, staff, and families. I am committed to listening, learning, collaborating, showing compassion, and challenging the status quo to create positive, lasting change.
I lead with a clear focus: to inspire and drive change grounded in equity, excellence, engagement, and wellbeing with an unwavering commitment to student success, a united staff, and strong, positive relationships.
National Simultaneous Story Time
This year’s National Simultaneous Story Time was a wonderful event for our whole school, brining students together to celebrate storytelling and the joy of shared reading. The Cat Truck, told a sweet and heartwarming story of love between a cat and a truckie, capturing the imaginations of students across all year levels. Following the reading, students had the opportunity to create their own Cat Truck illustrations.
This day also helped us to Grow the ‘PAINT the REaD’ egg, a project that our students are heavily invested in. With shared reading every Friday morning during Breakfast Club, our staff, students and community members come together to share books and breaky.
Survivor Day in Year 4/5
The year 4/5 class had a wonderful immersive Survivor Day on 19th May. Students had fun building shelters (cubbies) in the library. They enjoyed an Amazing Race style activity around the school, collecting puzzle pieces by using map grid references and solving problems. The Quairading St John’s Ambulance volunteers came in and taught us some basic first aid skills and then we finished the day with a yarn circle around the firepit and making s’mores. Thank you to Mrs Bentley and Mr Fairhead for their organisation of the day and to Mr Hards, Mr Sandercock and Mr Gregory for their first aid demonstration we loved your acting skills!
QDHS Nacho Day
Our Student Councillors ran a hugely popular Nacho Lunch Day last Tuesday. It was a very welcome break from lunch box packing for parents! A huge thank you to the parent volunteers who donated their time and culinary skills to make this event possible. Seeing our students come together to plan and prepare such a fantastic event is truly inspiring and we couldn’t be prouder of the effort and enthusiasm they put in to making Nacho Day a success. Overall there were more than 90 serves of nachos delivered to staff and students. The Student Council team have used the funds raised to purchase a giant Connect Four game and bean bags for the REaD Breakfast Club mornings.
West Coast Fever Netball Cup
Last week we attended the West Coast Fever Netball Cup. The 9/10 team had 1 draw and 5 wins, leaving them in second place by only 1% (if only they scored 1 more goal!). It was an amazing effort. The 7/8 girls team had mixed results with some wins, draws and losses throughout the 7 games. It was a fabulous sporting day out. Big thanks to Tamara, Rosie and Meagan who gave up their time to help with umpiring and scoring on the day – your support was much appreciated and demonstrated how awesome our Qmunnity is at QDHS.
Quairading Sub Centre Update
Our wonderful Volunteers marched in the ANZAC march on April 25th here in town. It was wonderful to see so many people paying their respects.
On Monday 19th May 3 of our wonderful volunteers attended the Quairading District High School year 4/5 Survivor Day! We had great fun showing basic first aid skills to the children. Thank you to the Quairading DHS for having us!
Need to Sign Up for a Country Benefit Fund?
Good news - it’s easier than you think!
You can sign up by popping into the Sub Centre on Tuesdays and Fridays between 9am-2pm and we’ll sign you up in person. Benefit Funds are only $64 for a yearly single membership or $107 for a family.
Looking to renew your Country Benefit Fund?
• Head to your local post office with the correct cash amount - they’ll take care of the rest.
• Pay online via bank transfer using the details on your renewal notice.
• Or pop into the Sub Centre and we can process via credit/debit card.
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Country Women’s Association is not just a bunch of old women who sit around making scones and drinking cups of tea. People would be surprised at what they achieve, often from siting around watching TV or just chatting to friends as most of them never seem to have idle hands. This was very evident during the years of Covid when handmade items were still being delivered to CWA Headquarters.
At CWA Head Office we have a community Coordinator who arranges delivery of goods made by members. Instead of listing all the items that are produced by these women, below is a list of places that benefit from all their hard work.
Fiona Stanley Hospital: Cancer Section - quilts, knee rugs, toiletries, feelie hearts. Dementia Patients –rugs, muffs, dlls, fiddle aprons, toiletries, quilts, knee rugs. Women’s Health – single drainage bags.
King Edward Memorial Hospital: New born and premature baby clothes, baby quilts, rugs, 1 metre wraps, bibs, small soft toys, quilts, toiletries and feelie hearts for Mum.
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital: Double drainage bags and requested items for cancer and dementia patients.
Midland Hospital: Dementia rugs and muffs.
Fremantle Hospital: Dementia and Cancer patient support as requested.
Perth Children’s Hospital: Children’s clothes from size 0000 to 16 years, blankets, quilts, toiletries, feelie hearts, soft toys, educational items, games, operation dolls and dressed dolls.
Royal Perth Hospital: Dementia dolls, muffs, fiddle rugs and aprons, toiletries, quilts, knee rugs and feelie hearts.
Refuges: CWA deliver to Perth and country areas, to both men and women’s refuges. Children, women, men’s and baby clothing, bedding, quilts, ladies personal items, toiletries, educational games, toys, games and feelie hearts.
Homes – Elderly and Transitional: quilts, knee rugs, toiletriesm dementia items, rugs, muffs, dolls and aprons, benies, scarves, gloves and feelie hearts.
Communities: These are State-wide, North West, Kalumburu, Kununurra, Mt. Magnet, Inland Missions. Clothing for all ages, rugs, bedding, female personal items, toiletries, feelie hearts, beanies, toys, dolls, educational items
e.g. pens, pencils, books, and writing material.
Street Chaplains: Ladies personal items, toiletry basics and feelie hearts.
School Chaplains: Some Metropolitan areas need assistance with quilts, toiletries, educational items, toys, games, clothing and feelie hearts. Any request for an item we try to provide.
So you can see from the above list the ladies from CWA do a tremendous job in providing for a lot of people in diverse areas and with a wide range of products.
Not what you get, but what you give; Not what you say, but how you live; Giving the world the love it needs. Living the life of nobler deeds.
If any member of the public would like to contribute in any way, you can always drop into the Op Shop on Wednesday, Friday or Saturday morning to have a chat about what you would like to do. Or you can phone Elaine Johnson on 0448 475 597or Heather Wheeler on 0449 569 285 .
Quairading RSL needs you!
The RSL is Australia's largest ex-service organisation, dedicated to serving those who have served, since 1916. The Returned & Services League of Australia has played an instrumental role in shaping legislation relating to veterans for over 100 years.
The RSL is one of the most respected voices representing veterans, directly influencing the Federal Government. We advocate on serious and important issues to current and former serving ADF members and their families. We defend their rights and benefits and fight to ensure the government puts the needs of those who have served their country first.
Eligibility for Service Membership
You are eligible to become a Service Member if you are a Veteran who was a member of the Armed Forces of:
1. Any country presently or formerly a member of the Commonwealth of Nations.
2. Any country or place presently or formerly a Crown Colony of the United Kingdom.
3. The United States of America.
The first year is free for current serving Defence Personnel otherwise it is $40 per year.
AFFILIATE MEMBERSHIP
is $15. ($5 joining fee, $5 for badge & $5 for membership card).
The eligible persons who may be admitted as Affiliates are those who do not qualify for Service membership, but comply with the following:
1. A person who is 18 years of age or older.
2. A person who is a relative of a League Member or a de facto partner of a League Member whether that League Member is living or has since died.
3. A person who is, or has been, a member for at least six (6) months, of one of the following:-
a)State or Federal Police Force.
b)An Ambulance Service or Brigade.
c)A Fire Brigade or Fire Authority
d)A State Emergency Service
e)A Prison Officer
f)Australian Border Force
g)Cadets (Adult)
h)The Medical Profession
To be an effective voice for veterans, to reflect their interests and concerns, we all need to think seriously about how we can increase our membership base. The Quairading Sub-Branch will be 100 this year so let’s see if we can boost membership and work towards bringing it back to what it was 60 years ago. If you are interested in joining the RSL either as a Full Service Member or as an Affiliate you can contact either Eugene Stone on 0429 645 121 or Heather Wheeler on 0449 569 285 to receive an application form.
The Anzac Day Appeal
Illustrative of the badges that were popular as a means of raising funds or showing support for particular organisations or causes during the First World War. The symbols, colours and mottoes used on the badges themselves also express ideas about the values and identity that Australians held in the early to mid-twentieth century.
In November 1917, AIF orders authorised the wearing of a small badge in the form of the letter "A" on unit colour patches to denote that the wearer had taken part in the 1915 Gallipoli campaign. It was later prescribed that the badge would be a brass letter three quarters inch high. A further order, in January 1918 extended the eligibility to service "on the islands of Lemnos, Imbros, and Tenedos, on the transports or hospital ships at or off Gallipoli or these islands or in the AIF line of communications units from Egypt". It is interesting to note that this final addition embraced the work of the Australian Army Nursing Service so that both men and women were acknowledged as "the Anzacs".
The replica badges, available during the Anzac Appeal and displayed proudly on Anzac Day around the country, helps to provide invaluable funds which will help the RSL continue to deliver life-changing support to our veterans and their families.
Special thanks to the following for having boxes of badges for sale at their work place:-
Your community spirit is very much appreciated:-
Terryle Bartlett at Rest A’ While Coffee, Ross Johnson at Farmarama, Jill Hayes from the CRC and Paula Brushe from Foodworkz.
The Railway Museum also offered to have badges for sale during their morning tea on the morning of Anzac Day.. Thank you all very much for your support.
The Quairading Sub-Branch would like to thank all those in the community for their donations and continued support – a total of $436.00 was raised.
Thank you Quairading.
Gardening in the Wheatbelt
Written by Carmela Kriszyk of Eaglewood Farm
Have we made it through the worst summer ever? Are we going to miss autumn altogether and go straight into winter? Is there hope that the beginning of June will bring the rain for which we’ve been longing? If you have been relying on autumn rain to water your garden you can understand the concerning time we’ve been having at the farm. With very little left in the tanks and yet having the pressing need to plant into warm soil to start winter veggies and native shrubs I’ve been eking out and rationing out water like it was gold. My garden and I will be celebrating when the first consistent rain begins to fall. I’m looking forward to green, lush paddocks and happy citrus trees with upheld leaves giving thanks to the heavens. If you’ve had water then the extended warmth has allowed an extra-long planting season which has been great. Native trees and shrubs are having a bonza time and soon will be covered with blossom.
The June meeting of the QGLG is on Friday the 27th at the CRC starting at 9:30 am. We’re looking for new non gardeners who are interested in learning and asking questions. Please come along and meet the most welcoming group around. We would love to meet you and share our knowledge and skills.
Shrubs and flowers which bloom in winter provide a beautiful display during the bleakest time of the year. Here in the Wheatbelt we are blessed with many flowering native shrubs and trees which put on their best colours during winter. Some of these are the ever reliable, eremophilas, euphorbias, grevilleas, thryptomene, wattles, banksias, some boronias Sturt’s desert pea and many gums too. Just the eremophilas and grevilleas have hundreds of varieties and hybrids so it would be possible to plant just those two species and still have a colourful garden full of variety in size, colour, leaf structure and form. Then there are the exotics which flower in winter and also do quite well in our area. These are camellia sasanqua, camellia japonica, viburnum, lantana, rosemary, lavender, polygala, statice and of course zonal pelargoniums. Of besides all these trees and shrubs are the annuals and bulbs which fill the gaps and add interest and intense colour. The earliest of the bulbs to flower are the jonquils and then snowflakes, daffodils and ranunculus. For intense colour nothing beats nemesia, poppies, cinerarias and calendulas. Many of these annuals self-seed so they will reward you for many years to come and as long as you are prepared to tidy up when the season is over, they will certainly bring colour into your life. I also grow petunias, they flower well in winter and by spring they are lovely and big and flowering profusely. If you have noted some exceptions to my list, it may be because of their weediness or rampant behaviour and here I mean gazanias and nasturtiums, even in large gardens these can and will take over to the exclusion of other more worthy plants, of course I will have no doubt forgotten many. If you plant your favourites, you can’t go wrong.
JuneintheGarden
It’stimeto – take the shade cloth off the worm farm and allow a little warmth in to stimulate more worm activity; trim off any sun burnt leaves and remove tatty leaves from perennials; take orchids out from the shade and place them in a spot where they will receive morning sun; prepare soil for planting bare rooted trees and shrubs, dig wide not very deep holes; keep removing the winter weeds that came up after some small showers in autumn; once we have good soaking rain, spread mulch and fertiliser under fruit trees and flowering natives; cut canna lilies right down to ground level; check citrus for scale and ants, get rid of the ants and then use a winter oil spray to get rid of the scale, keep in mind it may take more than one spray; sharpen and oil secateurs ready for winter pruning, prune and tidy Virginia Creeper; cool days are a good time to carry out landscaping jobs; protect potted cactus from winter rain by moving them under eaves; take hardwood cuttings from deciduous shrubs; on those cold mornings spend productive time on the couch perusing deciduous fruit tree catalogues then purchase them on line and by the time they arrive you will have worked up an appetite for their delicious fruits, pears apples, stone fruits all grow very well in the Wheatbelt.
Sow – repeat sowings of root crops that you’re particularly fond of, for example more parsnips, beetroot and fennel.
Plant – seedlings of all the flowering annuals that you love; plant bare-rooted trees
Harvest – we have started harvesting the first of the winter veggies, Bok Choi it grows so fast and we love it. Also picking mandarins, apples, quinces and the black olives for pickling from our Kalamata tree.
Thelast word – To forget how to dig the earth and to tend the soil is to forget ourselves. Mahatma Gandhi
Warrior Wellbeing Article
Capacity, A Wellbeing Driver
A word that we feel is over-used and out of context in the modern world today is the word resilience and we would like to question the use of that word. There is even a whole industry built around resilience in the form of providing training and education services in this space.
Resilience is the correct word if used in the context of a person’s ability to bounce back i.e. recovering from shock or trauma. However, when it is used in other contexts to describe:
• our ability to cope with everyday life;
• going through a shared adversity such as a natural disaster;
• an adverse personal event (i.e. death or illness); then it is often used out of context because these experiences encompass much more than just bouncing back.
Both on an individual basis and as a community, it is not until we experience a traumatic event or have been pricked by a challenging circumstance, that we will find out how resilient we are. The communities and blokes we deal with tell us that all the time. Consequently, when we use the word resilience, we are pigeon-holing an individual and/ or community into a category that so called experts want us to fit into. For example, after a traumatic event the experts are quick to say that the community and/or individual is resilient rather than acknowledging that we all have a random capacity when operating outside our comfort zone. I suggest that a better word to use to encapsulate all the times in our lives (the good as well as the challenging) is the word capacity.
Capacity is the capability to contain and accommodate stuff in our lives. This conveys a positive vibe to us as we endeavour to maintain the right balance. We are all born with a random capacity to deal with life’s issues. It is a bit like a rubber band, and we all know and recognise an individual’s capacity to operate fully, half, or to not appear stretched at all. No matter what we are challenged by, we all have ups and downs, and the word capacity allows us to capture our entire range of qualities be they good, bad or ugly and to then carry on and cope with what hand we are dealt with.
Our total state of physiological wellbeing is encapsulated in our individual capacity to both build stuff into our lives (something that is important for us blokes) and deal with stuff thrown at us from time to time through our life’s journey. When we combine the capacity of us as individuals with us as a collective community, we have harnessed an enormous capacity to live and thrive in regional, rural and remote Western Australia.
The biggest issue surrounding our wellbeing from the capacity perspective, is building the collective as a community when we are constantly challenged by population decline in regional, rural and remote Western Australia.
When talking about individuals/communities we should coin our comments around capacity from a strength base platform rather than resilience - this in turn will have a positive influence on our wellbeing.
Anglican Church (St Faith’s)
Harris Street
June in the Parish of St Faith’s, Quairading
The Coming of the Holy Spirit at the First Pentecost
St Faith’s Church, Quairading
Sunday, 1st June
Sunday, 8th June
Saturday, 14th June
Sunday, 22nd June
9.00 a.m. Ascension Day with Stations of the Resurrection
9.00 a.m. Pentecost Sunday – Morning Prayer
5.30 p.m. Trinity Sunday – Eucharist
9.00 a.m. Second Sunday after Pentecost – Morning Prayer
Sunday, 29th June 10.00 a.m. Combined Churches’ Service, York
Tuesday, 1st July 6.30 p.m. Founders’ Day, The Hale School
Ascension Day, Pentecost Sunday & Trinity Sunday: Ascension Day is celebrated as the moment in Jesus’ ministry when he returns to be with God the Father having commanded his disciples to go and make disciples of all people while assuring them that he would send a helper to guide and sustain them. This was to be the Holy Spirit who comes upon the earliest disciples ten days later at Pentecost. Trinity Sunday reminds us of the centrality of the Godhead being a Trinity of Father, Son and Holy Spirit, living and working as One. Archbishop Kay Goldsworthy will be the guest at the Patronal celebrations in York.
National Reconciliation Week: The Service to honour National Reconciliation Week on Monday, 2nd June at 5.00 p.m. which is arranged by the Combined Churches of York is a reminder that this Week started in 1993 as the ecumenical Week of Prayer for Reconciliation.
The Fifth Sunday Combined Churches Service celebrates the coming of Christianity to Torres Strait Islanders in 1871. Following the 10.00 a.m. service there will be a “bring and share” lunch.
St Faith’s KIDZ will meet on Tuesday, 24th June at 2.30 p.m.
Annual Meeting: The Annual Meeting of the Parish of Quairading will take place on Tuesday, 10th June at 5 p.m.
Catholic Church (St Francis Xavier)
Heggerty Street
June 2025
Date Saturday 31st May Sunday 8th Sunday 15th Sunday 22nd Sunday 28th
Father Matthew Hodgson
Phone: 9061 1094 Email:
Please contact Father at any time regarding Confession /
Uniting Church Coraling
Street
You know of Christmas and Easter. Probably the next most significant Christian event is Pentecost when the Holy Spirit came to live with us. This year Pentecost is the 8th of June. Some people wear red to church to celebrate Pentecost but sometimes we don’t do anything special on that day.
Some churches are called “Pentecostal” because they emphasise the miracles of the Holy Spirit like speaking in other languages, healing the sick and occasionally even raising the dead.
But the Holy Spirit helps us in far more ordinary ways too. The Holy Spirit produces in us: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, humility, and self-control. He helps us to love each other, he gives us the ability to serve and he gives us the ability to love and obey God.
Some people say: “Why should we obey God?” Jesus summarised God’s rules as “Love God and love your neighbour.” If we can’t get on with our neighbour that causes trouble. If you multiply that trouble by the 8 billion people in the world it results in wars and climate catastrophes. God wants good things for us but we keep messing things up so we need to obey God if we want to fix these problems. With the help of the Holy Spirit we can enjoy obeying God and serving others. This gives meaning and purpose to our lives and soothes the pain in our hearts.
Uniting Church services for June:
Sunday 1st June 10:30 am led by Mark Beadle
Sunday 8th June 10:30 am Café Church led by Arthur West
Sunday 15th June 10:30 am led by Peter West
Sunday 22nd June 10:30 am led by Arthur West.
Sunday 29th June 10:30 am video church led by Arthur West.
Enquiries: Mark Beadle 0435 698 655 or Arthur West 9645 0081
If you would like a visit please contact Mark Beadle. Check out our Facebook page: Quairading Church
Rural Aid Article
First and foremost is a reminder to ensure you take valuable ‘me time’ in these busier than usual months of the year. Whether a day, half day or an hour a day.
Last night browsing through varying sites I came across a post about mental health issues and how loneliness is a very common theme attributing to poor Mental Health. Loneliness and the resulting feeling of disconnection from others can result in feelings of hopelessness. Hopelessness can result in unpleasant emotional responses and lead to bad health physically, mentally and spiritually. There can be an increase is stress, anxiety and sadness.
These days because of technological advances we work long hours on our own. Spending long hours alone on machines that mostly drive themselves. These are also times when we have a lot of time to think. For some these thoughts when negative can sometimes take over and begin to seem to be our reality. We can feel disconnected, isolated seeing our world from the outside in.
As a counsellor I have learnt a lot through study and experiences of what are effective ways to work through or to be better placed to cope in hard times. This includes certain types of proven therapeutic methods that can be utilised to assist others to move forward. But I can say with confidence that the most effective therapy (for wants of a better word) is being connected to others and being valued by others.
People I have assisted move through hard times all do so better when they are valued, respected and never judged. When we openly judge someone and verbally brand them, we are pivotal in hindering that person’s ability to get back on track. The bush telegraph works to well.
The most effective therapy is connection, real connection to others. For whatever reason some now feel we are entitled to do what we want without considering others. ‘Not my problem?’ The power of belonging and being reminded by others that we matter is extremely uplifting mentally, physically and spiritually. The feelings we personally receive when asking after others and going out of our way to say RUOK also is powerful, yet we are often wary to do so.
One seemingly simple exercise or habit which a lot of people find hard is to say ‘thank you’. Even when someone gives them praise or asks how they are going. A perception of being judged or branded by agreeing to some well earnt praise seems to stop us from saying ‘Thankyou’. Not easy when not a habit. But acknowledging the other for noticing and thanking that person for their concern or praise ensures this person will do this with others more often. Win Win.
Keep connected, reach out and make a habit of calling or calling in on others. Don’t think that others will call if they really want. You don’t need a reason just do it. Arrange get togethers. This get together doesn’t have to be a conversation about Mental health. The connection, conversations and hopefully some humour about whatever automatically helps others and your own mental-health and wellbeing very effectively. And its fun.
The people I have worked with now have the realisation that the best thing they did when not feeling themselves was to ask for help, there is nothing but strength and positivity in doing so. To these people who trusted me I say ‘Thank you’.
Roger Hitchcock
Counsellor & Community Representative West Australia based in Narrogin Rural Aid Australia M: 0460 310 661 |P: 07 3153 4656 |E: roger.hitchcock@ruralaid.org.au Head Office : 1300 327 624 / Mental Health and Counselling Line 1300 175 594
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