crops off and get their grain delivered to CBH (between the wild late spring storms of course!). Photo by Lisa Powell.
MEGA SPLASH
Summer fun at the Quairading Pool
CHRISTMAS CAROLS
Join in the festive spirit.
THE CLINIC QUAIRADING
Coming soon!
CITIZEN OF THE YEAR
Nominations pack inside!
Please contact the Quairading CRC to make updates: admin@quairadingcrc.com.au
CANTO CHOIR
EveryTuesday(exceptschoolholidays)9:30am@CRC
BETTY’S OP SHOP
Thursdays@OldDriveIn
BOARD GAME ARVO
FourthThursdayofeachmonth,1:30pm 3:30pm@CRC
LOVERS GROUP
LastWednesdayofthemonth9:30am@CRC
HOT STITCHES
Tuesdays,9:30am-3:30pm@CRC.
SecondTuesdayofeachmonth,7:30pm@CRC.
Monday9:00am-10:30am@DayCareCentre QARRAS
2nd&4thMondays@CommunityBuilding@theOval
ROTARY CLUB OF QUAIRADING FortnightlyMondaymeetings.
ST JOHN AMBULANCE SUB CENTRE
1st&lastThursday-Training7:30pm-9:30pm
Thursday9:30am@TownHall
OnceamonthonMondays at10am(dateschange)@ CRC
TIDY TOWNS COMMITTEE
Monthlymeeting4thMonday9:30am@OldRailway Station
VOLUNTEER FIRE & RESCUE
FirstTuesdayofthemonth,4:30pmattheStation
Almost December already! Fa la la, la la. I have suitably had my Christmas tree up for weeks, because why not live in as much festive spirit as possible, right?
Last month we held a great Staying in Place info session including a show and tell from Paula & Tracey of the Quairading Co-op meal service available to our Home Care Package clients (and to entire community in fact). We ran through the assessment process to get a Home Care Package, and all the great supports the funding from a package can be spent on to help older people remain living in their homes. As always, if you want to learn more about Home Care Packages, about our role and service offering or anything else, just pop in or book a time for a chat.
We’ve put out a brief community survey to just check in on your wants and needs in terms of what the Quairading CRC might be able to deliver next year. We generally think we’re pretty well engaged, but getting some feedback documented is always really great to double check, and to use in funding applications to prove community need. There’s a copy of the survey in this edition of the Banksia Bulletin, coming to you in a mail drop (unless you’re anti-junk mail) and on the home page of our website www.quairadingcrc.com.au we’d love for you to help us out by filling one out. Complete surveys will go in the draw to WIN a $200 Quairading Co-op voucher, drawn 21st December (gravy day!) which I dare say would be of use to everyone.
We’ve got a handful of places left in our Floral Wreath Workshop on Saturday 14th December—let us know if you’d like to snap up a spot for a fun morning out (all details on page 19).
The CRC will be closed for a couple of weeks over Christmas and New Year, and closed on Mondays through January (closed from Tuesday 24th December, re open on Tuesday 7th January 2025). We hope this won’t cause to much inconvenience to our community, as the slightly quieter time is a great chance for our hard working team to get some time off and beach holidaying in.
The next Banksia Bulletin deadline is slightly early than usual due to Christmas, so the deadline is 12pm on Tuesday 17th December for a probably short and sweet January edition.
Happy December!
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
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Vanessa Bloom, Rebecca Johnson
Chris Wells, Beryl Green, Murray Williams
Sophie Heal, David Chandler (Jnr), Hunter Bavin
Carol Dall, Zoe Simpson
Bim White, P.J. Morgan
Kate Maynard
Renae Yarran, Rodney Gors, Ethan Gors, Kimberley Groves
HOURS
MONDAY - THURSDAY
8:30am 12:30pm 1:30pm 5:00pm
FRIDAY
8:30am 12:00pm
VISITING
PROFESSIONALS
Female GP
Dr Irene Dolan N/A
Podiatrist
Rachel Mitchell
6th & 20th December
Audiologist
Michael Segal 10th December
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
19 Harris Street
PO Box 125 Quairading WA 6383
PHONE: 9645 1210
FAX: 9645 1066
The practice will be CLOSED from 12pm Christmas Eve and will reopen at 8:30am on Thursday 2nd January 2025. To ensure you have enough medication over the Christmas/New Year period, please book an appointment with Dr Yap prior to our Christmas closure.
Dr Yap will be away on Monday 9th December. Appointments will not be available on this day. The practice will remain open to answer calls and respond to emails.
Dr. Yap and the QMP team wish the Quairading community a wonderful Christmas and a healthy, safe and happy 2025.
In the event of a medical emergency, call 000
Come and join in Carol Singing!
Quairading Shire Combined Churches’ Christmas Carols’ Service
5 p.m., Sunday, 8th December
St Faith’s Anglican Church, Harris Street, Quairading “Bring and share” refreshments to follow.
St Faith’s Anglican Church invites you and your children to the Children’s Christmas Service
Sunday 14th December 2024, 5:30pm
ALL CHILDREN ARE WELCOME TO PARTICIPATE ON THE NIGHT
The Anglican Christmas lights will shine from Sunday 1st December. Come for a walk, a drive or a bike ride and enjoy the lights. Christmas blessings.
Monday 16th December 2024 10am – 4 pm
Come and go
Bring your lunch if you want to
There’ll be ornaments to create Gingerbread houses to decorate (a bag of lollies would be great) Paints, glitter & glue
Wear your old clothes
Venue: Old Sunday School building at the Anglican Church
Parents welcome. Numbers appreciated but not necessary.
Contact Mary Stacey 0428 455 226 ALL WELCOME
Christmas Edition: Monday 16th December 2024
Our annual Ladies Gala Day was held on Friday 1st November with 20 teams from 17 towns competing, including one Quairading team. The weather this year wasn’t kind and with the knowledge we were expecting a high of 40 the match committee decided the teams should play three games before lunch. This proved a good decision as it was hot early and after further discussion, after the three games and during the lunch, it was decided to call it a day due to the extreme heat.
The winner of the day was the team from Bruce Rock with the runner up being from Corrigin. Third was a composite Merredin/Quairading, fourth was from Tammin and 5th was Pingelly. Congratulations to these ladies.
Congratulations to Christine Gimbel and Janice Sinclair on such a well run event under difficult circumstances.
Many thanks to our Vice President and catering co-ordinator for the day Olive Caporn, kitchen helpers, bar staff, raffle ticket sellers and all members who provided food and help on the day. Big thanks to Paul O’Hare for Umpiring the day.
This event could not have been held without the very generous support of our many sponsors which was very much appreciated. Please remember to give your support to them in return whenever possible.
A HUGE THANK YOU TO THE FOLLOWING SPONSORS: Purslowe Tinetti Funerals, Aviso Insurance Brokers, Elders Quairading, Quairading Afgri, Nutrien Agrisource Agencies, Hutton & Northey Sales, Farmarama, Quairading Tyre & Battery Supplies, Rest A While Coffee, RSM Australia, Seed Cleaners of WA, Quairading Pharmacy, Quairading Co-op, Quairading Earthmoving, JA & CT Gimbel, Quairading Seed Cleaners, Quairading Book Post, Valenti Lawyers, Quairading Club Inc, Westpac, Mia Davies
Our Season began in early October after a delayed start due to inclement weather and we have been having approximately 16 players at our Social Club Days. Very pleasing numbers as most towns are struggling to find players.
Our Ladies have been busy representing Quairading at Gala Days in surrounding towns with some being place getters and all being winners in having fun.
In October we had a Coaching Session with Dot Glass from Northam. 11 ladies took part and were very happy with the skills they learnt. Dot will return for a follow up session in December.
At the time of this Report, we have had 4 games of Pennants in the Avon Valley Bowling League. We are fortunate enough to still be able to field two teams. Quairading Red are currently 4th with 11 points and Quairading White are 6th with 9 points.
Our Championship Pairs were held on Wednesday 13th November. Although the temperature was not too bad, the heat was very oppressive. Congratulations to Phyllis Brown and Sandra Stone on winning this event and qualifying for the Champ of Champs / 7’s to be held in Tammin on 21st March 2025.
We had four ladies, a Team Manager and a Selector representing the East Avon League at the Inter League Round Robin event held at Merredin on the 16 th and 17th November. Conditions were very trying, however some excellent bowls were played over the weekend. Congratulations to Donna Hayes on being selected to compete at the Inter Zone Pairs at Eaton in February 2025.
In 2023 Consumer Protection commenced a project to contact over 12,000 associations in Western Australia about overdue Information Statements that had not been lodged in the past three or more years.
As a result, over 36,000 information statements have been lodged with Consumer Protection since the project started. On a year-by-year basis, this represents four times the number lodged in 2022. In addition, the project has identified many associations that are no longer operating and Consumer Protection anticipates it will have removed over 4,000 defunct associations from the Associations Register by the end of 2024.
The project has also had an education aspect with a focus on ensuring associations are meeting the eligibility requirement to have at least six members and the annual general meetings are held on time.
With the majority of associations having a financial year that ended on 30 June 2024, it is timely that we remind you of the annual obligations under the Associations Incorporation Act 2015.
Within 6 months after the end of its financial year, the Act requires your association to:
1. prepare annual financial statements.
2. hold an annual general meeting (AGM).
3. lodge an information statement with Consumer Protection. Your association's rules (commonly called a constitution) specifies your association's financial year.
The rules will include additional requirements to the above annual obligations. For example, the rules specify what business can be conducted during your AGM and when/how the notice for the AGM is to be given to members.
For further information about these and other obligations, please refer to our Inc Guide publication. Additionally, our Incorporated Associations Self Check provides a summary of the main obligations under the Act. This tool can be used by your committee to easily assess whether your association is complying with the Act and to identify any areas that need to be addressed.
AssociationsOnline is our online system that lets associations manage its registration and its obligations with Consumer Protection, without needing to print and post paper forms. User accounts are required for authorised persons to transact on behalf of an association. Please be mindful that user accounts belong to the person that created them. It is the online digital identity of that person and can be used for signing the online forms.
User accounts do not belong to the association and must not be shared with other people. After a user account is created, the user becomes authorised to transact on behalf of an association by linking (connecting) their user account to the association. This means a user does not need multiple accounts as they can link a single user account to multiple associations. For this reason, user accounts should not use a shared or generic email address.
On 31st Oct we had our Annual Appreciation Dinner! It was a fantastic night, catered by the wonderful Flavour Town Catering!
Our Annual Appreciation Dinner is a chance for all of us to recognise & thank our wonderful volunteers for all that they contribute to St John Quairading Sub Centre!
Would you know what to do if you or someone you love was bitten by a snake?
With a return to warmer weather imminent, we urge all Western Australians to learn appropriate snake bite first aid.
Our message is simple, but could be lifesaving – know first aid, even it’s at a fairly basic level.
What to do
• Follow DRSABCD St John WA Action Plan.
• Urgent medical aid. Call Triple Zero (000) for an ambulance.
• Ensure the casualty does not move.
• Lay the casualty down, rest and reassure.
• If the bite is on a limb, apply a broad pressure bandage over the bite site as soon as possible.
• Then apply a further elasticised or firm bandage - start at fingers or toes and move up the limb as far as can be reached. Apply tightly but without stopping blood flow.
• Splint the limb including the joints on either side of the bite.
• Write down the time that the casualty was bitten and when the bandage was applied.
• If the casualty becomes unconscious and not breathing normally, Commence CPR and Defibrillation.
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year to our wonderful community! We hope you have a happy, safe & fun festive season!
The sub-centre office will be closed from 23rd Dec 2024 and will reopen on 3rd Jan 2025.
People have an ability to choose their attitude. In any situation we can choose how we respond. This is unique and can be found not in always seeking happiness but instead seeking wholeness of self. Mind Body, Soul. Everything has something to teach us. Life does and will throw us challenges, life does and will give us grief, life has and will give us stress and life has and will show us happiness. There’s no escaping these experiences. But there is always meaning in these experiences. That meaning can be realised at that moment and also later on when we look back and reflect on the event.
Understand that you are unique. As the only person who really knows you then its up to you to be best ‘me’ you can and do what you believe is right. Live to your values, be who know you really are.
Our individual meaning of our existence goes in hand with our personal values. Our personal values help us move towards our personal life’s desired goals. The following three statements describe how our personal life’s values are achievable focussing on or realising that; 1. Life has meaning under all circumstances,2. the main reason for living is our will and capacity to find meaning in life, 3. We in all situations have freedom to find meaning. Even in times of extreme hardship we have freedom and an ability to find a meaning to continue on. Even if this meaning is spiritual it’s still a reason to continue walking forward. Spiritual is not confined to religion; it can be whatever you believe spirituality to be.
What’s this about? This time of year, sees people getting very busy in various roles in our regions as the harvest and all the associated businesses of harvesting ramps up. Lambing, Calving, crutching and sales of stock before the
Roger Hitchcock
end of year break makes us busier. A reminder to understand that being busier for some, not all, means being more stressed and tired, more tired means being less able to reason, less ability to reason opens the door to more negativity. More negativity leads to more stress and frustration.
We all have the ability to pause and reflect before we respond. This ability helps to stop the knee jerk reaction of saying or doing something in the moment. Afterwards you ponder, why did I do that? where did that come from? Why did I say that? When your body and mind are telling you something, listen. Accept the fact that you and only you are responsible for your reaction and attitude. No one is saying, ‘hey you get frustrated and stressed now’. If someone close to you expresses concerns because they have noticed you appear different; not the person they know and love; then the same rule applies. Pause, reflect on why they feel they need to tell you this and accept it comes from their heart.
“If you are patient in a moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow” (Chinese proverb)
This is not easy but it is a choice. I choose to follow the path towards my values not the alternative negative path some thoughts are asking me to take.
Sometimes our negative thoughts are to strong and we cannot see any light through the black clouds around us. This realisation is also a time to listen to your body and soul and seek help. Be strong seek help, be strong be that help. You will be surprised how many people actually do care when your negative thoughts are advising you otherwise.
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
St Faith’s Anglican Church is asking for your generosity during the Christmas season, here is information for online giving & grain donations.
1) Containers for Change: Scheme ID C10342875 using this number will place any donations into St Faith’s bank account.
2) Cash transfers can be made to:
St Faith’s Anglican Church Quairading Westpac Bank BSB 036172 Acct No 250086
3) Grain donations can be made through CBH & AWB Anglican Parish of Quairading Grower ID 72840325
Your financial assistance helps St Faith’s Church keep a minister present in our area.
Thank you from the Anglican Church Parish Council
David Whyte – Warden
Pam Canova - Secretary
Mary Stacey – Treasurer
Ask and you shall receive. Matthew 7:7
10TH August 1936
– 7th November 2024
Barbara was born in Órpington, Kent and was married in 1965 to Arthur West from Crowhurst, Sussex. They honeymooned at Butlins Campsite which was where they first met. Not long after their marriage they discussed moving to Australia and so in 1966 they purchased tickets to Western Australia.
Their first job was on a farm in Kondinin and this was where Barbara first learnt to drive. It was in Kondinin that Barbara was introduced to C.W.A. She loved the lifelong friendships she made and also the craft days.
Barbara’s love of craft began during her nursing days, when she would make Teddy Bears while on night shift. Her Teddy Bears were so good that she entered several competitions. In one Competition she had entered a jointed Teddy Bear which the judges had never seen before. Much discussion was held on whether it was handmade or not, but having been given reliable confirmation that it was handmade, Barbara was declared winner, The other significant win was the National Teddy Bears Competition run by Spotlight. A special promotion run by the Wool Corporation was held in Hay Street to find new ways of using woollen fleece. Barbara said she could help out and set about making Teddy Bears from woollen fleece which she then sold from a stall in Hay Street. We know that two went to the Eastern States and another went overseas.
Barbara was an active member of Quairading C.W.A. who never missed a meeting and loved to attend State Conferences until age and ill health caught up with her. This year being CWAs 100th year, Barbara was determined to attend the State conference even though she was in ill health. Much to her surprise she was recognised with a Certificate of Service for her 58 years as a C.W.A. member.
We will miss Barbara.
6 November 2024
Residents advised not to rely on scheme water during a bushfire
• Independent water supply and pumping capability is vital when planning to stay and defend home during a bushfire.
• Damaged water infrastructure or power outage can cut the water supply to your home.
• Forecast of above average spring temperatures and higher fuel loads mean communities should remain alert and prepare.
Water Corporation is reminding residents in the Goldfields and Agricultural areas who stay and defend property against a bushfire to have an independent water supply, as damaged infrastructure and power outage can quickly lead to a loss of scheme water supply.
In addition, high demand can cause a drop in water pressure and water supply tanks can quickly empty, even some distance from an active fire.
Water Corporation Goldfields and Agricultural Regional Manager Joe Mills said while leaving early is always the safest option, residents planning to stay and defend their property must have an independent water supply.
“Our water supply network is designed to provide drinking water to the community, not fight bushfires, and staying to defend against a bushfire requires more equipment and planning than many people realise,” Mr Mills said.
“That includes having an independent water supply of at least 20,000 litres and a generator with enough fuel to power a water pump.”
According to AFAC’s SeasonalBushfireOutlookforSpring2024* , a warmer than average forecast for spring means communities should remain alert and prepare their properties throughout this period.
As part of its bushfire preparedness program, Water Corporation undertakes a number of activities throughout the year to reduce the risk to critical water infrastructure.
This includes clearing land and access tracks within and around pump stations, storage areas and catchments, and having generators and emergency water carters on standby. During a bushfire it may not be safe for crews to manage or repair damage to the network.
“WA experienced a very long and hot, dry summer in 2023-24 and with the warmer weather already upon us, the threat of bushfire could be here before we know it,” Mr Mills said.
“Take the time now to think about your bushfire survival plan and if you think you would stay to defend, make sure you have an independent supply ready.”
For more information on how a bushfire can impact your water supply, visit watercorporation.com.au/ Help-and-advice/Water-issues/Natural-disasters-and-incidents/Bushfires-and-your-water-supply
The Department of Fire and Emergency Services’ MyBushfirePlancan help you prepare by creating a personal bushfire survival plan. Visit the My Bushfire Plan website at mybushfireplan.wa.gov.au or mobile app for more information.
To support bushfire plans, landowners or occupiers with safe access to bores, rivers, streams or creeks can take and store emergency water without it counting against their entitlements. For more information visit the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation’s website at www.water.wa.gov.au/ fireplanning.
The sun shone brightly on Saturday the 5th of October when the South Caroling Hall had it’s 100 year celebration.
In the lead up to the big day, a small committee was formed about 18 months prior and preparations begun in earnest. The Committee would like to thank the South Caroling Social Club for their fantastic support for this project, we could not have got the day together with out it. Also the Shire of Quairading for their support through the Small Community Grants.
It was a fantastic day with approx. 150 people joining the celebrations and they came from far and wide with many descendants of the pioneering families of the district coming back.
A beautiful lunch was provided by Wendy & Darryl of Flavour Town Catering.
Thank you to Stephen, Terryle & Ellen for providing Rest a While Coffee Van.
The day was officially opened by Life Member Tom Mills with his recollections of the Hall and tennis days. Mrs Shirley Stacey cut the cake which was a fabulous replica of the Hall made by Leanne Hayes, thanks Leanne you did an amazing job and the cake was very yummy.
We had two bus tours on the day which took in the sights of South Caroling and Simpsons Hills School sites, the South Caroling Cemetery, the South Caroling Church and all of the places in between which are important pieces of history in the South Caroling area. A huge thank you to Winston and Jaime Garratt for the loan of their busses for the day.
The Hall was filled with memorabilia of bygone years and lots of photos of the Hall and tennis courts as they progressed over 100 years.
Although the Hall and tennis courts are not used regularly now, functions are still held through the year and it has not lost it’s original purpose of being a place where the people of the district come together and socialise.
Looking forward to seeing what the next 100 years brings to the South Caroling Hall and area.
The New Guinea campaign of the War lasted from January 1942 until the end of the war in August 1945. During the initial phase in early 1942, the Empire of Japan invaded the Territory of New Guinea on 23 January and the Territory of Papua on 21st July and overran western New Guinea (part of the Netherlands East Indies) beginning on 29th March. During the second phase, lasting from late 1942 until the Japanese surrender, the Allies - consisting primarily of Australian forces –cleared the Japanese first from Papua, then New Guinea and finally from the Dutch colony.
The campaign resulted in a crushing defeat and heavy losses for the Empire of Japan. As in most Pacific War campaigns, disease and starvation claimed more Japanese lives than enemy action. Most Japanese troops never even came into contact with Allied forces and were instead simply cut off and subjected to an effective blockade by Allied naval forces. Garrisons were effectively besieged and denied shipments of food and medical supplies, and as a result some claim that 97% of Japanese deaths in this campaign were from non-combat causes. This campaign was most arguably the most arduous fought by any Allied troops during World War 2.
Australia : Approx 7000
United States of America: 4,684
Japan: 202,100 killed
"In the swamp country which surrounded the area were large crocodiles ... Incidence of malaria was almost one hundred per cent. At Sanananda the swamp and jungle were typhus-ridden ... crawling roots reached out into stagnant pools infested with mosquitoes and numerous crawling insects ... every foxhole filled with water. Thompson sub machine-guns jammed with the gritty mud and were unreliable
– John Vader, NewGuinea:TheTideIsStemmed,pp.102
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Harris Street
Sunday, 1st December
Sunday, 8th December
Services for December – Advent & Christmas
9.00 a.m. Advent Sunday - Eucharist
9.00 a.m. Advent 2 - Morning Prayer
5.00 p.m. Quairading Christmas Carols – Anglican Church
Saturday, 14th December 5.30 p.m. Children’s Christmas Service
Sunday, 22nd December 9.00 a.m. Advent 4 – Morning Prayer
Wednesday, 25th December 9.00 a.m. Christmas Service - Eucharist
Sunday, 29th December 9.00 a.m. Christmas 1 – Morning Prayer
Christmas Services
Sunday, 8th December 5.00 p.m. Quairading Combined Churches’ Christmas Carols’ Service, St Faith’s Anglican Church, Quairading
Saturday, 14th December 5.30 p.m. Children’s Christmas Service, St Faith’s Church, Quairading
Wednesday, 25th December 9.00 a.m. Christmas Day Service
Heggerty Street
Date Saturday 30th
November Sunday 8th Sunday 15th Sunday 22nd
Time 6pm No Mass 10am No Mass
Reading + Psalm & General Intercession J. O’ Hare D. Wood
Confession: Contact Father Matthew at any time. Father Matthew Hodgson. Phone: 9061 1094 Email: brucerockparish@gmail.com
The church year usually starts the first Sunday in December. Where better to start than in the lead up to Jesus’ birth? We call the Christmas season “Advent”. Advent is about looking forward to Jesus coming. At Christmas we celebrate that Jesus has come but in Advent we also look forward to when he will come again. When things get us down and when the news seems to be going from bad to worse Advent reminds us that things will one day be set right. We need to show God’s love in practical ways day by day but we still need Jesus to return and set things right.
Our Christmas celebrations point to what Heaven will be like. It is great to have the family together at Christmas and we do our best to share peace and goodwill and to forget our disagreements for a while. In the same way we hope that we will all be together in Heaven and we will share peace and goodwill not grudgingly and not just for a little while but completely and forever. Jesus likened Heaven to a great banquet, much like our Christmas dinners and one writer declares that Heaven is “innumerable angels in joyful assembly.” When we see our children’s end of year concerts or we join in singing carols by candlelight this should give us a hint at what Heaven will be like.
Sunday 1st December 10:30 am led by Mark Beadle
Sunday 8th December 10:30 am Café Church led by Arthur West 5:00 pm Combined Carol Service at St Faith’s
Sunday 15th December 10:30 am led by Peter West
Sunday 22nd December 10:30 am Carol Service led by Arthur West
Wednesday 25th December 9:00 am Christmas Café Church led by Arthur West
Sunday 29th December 10:30 am Christmas Bowl video 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
The world operates on the back of the people who show up! This saying is so true, and we see it in action throughout so many of the amazing communities we visit in regional, rural and remote Western Australia. Our small but durable communities are filled with individuals that have a huge capacity to endure the multiple challenges of working and living in the bush. That’s why it’s especially important to recognize our community champions who go above and beyond to keep things ticking over so everyone can enjoy a bit of work/life balance in their patch. We all do things daily without expecting a pat on the back, but it’s not hard to show a little appreciation to those who spread themselves too thin.
A field known as Positive Psychology (focusing on one’s strengths) has come up with findings that this aids in increasing wisdom, satisfaction and a sense of purpose. It’s common sense really: how good do we feel when someone tells us we have done a good job?
There are three main areas where we can have a direct influence and use some positive psychology: in our family lives, in and around our working lives and in our community groups (sporting clubs, rotary/men’s sheds, church groups).
The interesting thing is that it’s almost a social and personal expectation to continually commit ourselves to our family, working, and community lives, and rightly so. These are all important areas and putting time and effort in gives us satisfaction.
Getting the balance right, however, between these three commitments is tough, especially when expectations are not understood. In the work we do we come across a lot of misunderstanding and distress caused by individuals not communicating what their expectations are. For example, a husband and wife discussing personal versus relationship expectations, a parent and teenager discussing boundaries, a boss and staff member discussing working conditions/priorities, and/ or a footy coach discussing positions/roles within his team.
Some simple tips:
• Challenge negative thoughts and behaviours; is this helpful to me and my situation or only going to make it worse?
• I can’t control what happens around me, but I can choose how I respond to things.
• Focus on and encourage the positive things in ourselves and others. Studies have shown that gratitude is linked to positive emotions, satisfaction and overall wellbeing.
• Provide feedback in private. Best and fairest, employee of the month and the school certificate presented in front of all our peers is fine, but to give someone individual feedback and let them know they’re doing a great job will have a longer lasting impact.
• People can’t hear what we don’t say. Express our feelings and expectations and be willing to not only discuss these but we may need to be open to negotiation.
Having high expectations can be positive. They can help us grow as individuals and/or as a collective, reach achievements and hit our targets. However, many of us can also take this too far. We can easily become cynical about ourselves and others, especially when it comes to making mistakes. Shaming and blaming doesn’t help! Look for the strengths in others and yourself and don’t forget to give credit where credit is due.
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While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of information included in the BanksiaBulletin , no responsibility can be accepted for changes, errors and omissions.
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The BanksiaBulletinis printed in black and white on A4 size paper. The cover is printed in full colour and is reserved for community event publicity and local articles (no commercial advertising).
Word, Publisher, PDF and PNG are all acceptable formats for content. Please ensure your content fits one of the four sizes listed. Content is best emailed to admin@quairadingcrc.com.au For full text submissions, please provide a plain Word or Publisher file.
Commercial advertising for businesses or events:
Full page: $55. Half page: $30. Quarter page: $20
Quairading CRC ‘Business’ members will received a 10% discount. Advertisers willing to pay 10 months of advertising up front will receive a further 10% discount. Community content and local events are published free of charge for Quairading CRC ‘Club’ members.
To ensure your ad fits the allocated space within our margins, please work with the following sizes. Ads differing to these sizes will risk additional margins or change in aspect ratio.
Full page: 27.21cm H x 19.21cm W (portrait only)
Half page: 13.36cm H x 19.21cm W (landscape) or27.21cm H x 9.49cm W (portrait)
Quarter page: 6.72cm H x 19.21cm W (landscape) or13.36cm H x 9.49cm W (portrait)
We’re more than happy to assist you with a redesign of your ad for style or size however this will incur a fee of $40 per hour.
The Banksia Bulletin is printed and distributed on the last Thursday of each month, with the deadline being 12pm on the Tuesday just two days prior. The deadline and production date may, from time to time, be brought forward to avoid public holidays, office closures or staff leave and as such will be adequately advertised.
2024 / 2025 Deadlines
December Edition: 26 November
January Edition: 17 December
February Edition: 21 January
March Edition: 25 February
April Edition: 25 March
May Edition: 22 April
June Edition: 27 May
July Edition: 24 June
August Edition: 29 July
September Edition: 26 August
October Edition: 23 September
November Edition: 28 October
December Edition: 25 November
200 copies are printed every month. 30 are posted to subscribers and the rest are available to purchase for $3 from the Quairading CRC and Quairading Farmer’s Co-op. New stockists are always welcome. The Banksia Bulletin is also available online for FREE from our website www.quairadingcrc.com.au. A link to view the Banksia Bulletin online is also emailed to Quairading CRC members and promoted on the Quairading CRC Facebook page and Instagram.