Banksia Bulletin May 2023

Regular happenings and contacts

THE PASSION SHEET

MEDICAL PRACTICE

GENERAL PRACTITIONERS

Dr Adenola Adeleye

MBCHB, MPH, FRACGP

Practice Coordinators

Hailey P and Monique M

Practice Nurse

Ria RN

ADMINISTRATION

Michaela S

PRACTICE HOURS

MONDAY - THURS

8:30am 12:30pm 1:30pm 5:00pm

FRIDAY 8:30am 12:00pm

Please note these are the opening hours of the Medical practice and do not reflect appointment availability.

VISITING

PROFESSIONALS

Female GP Dr Ellie

Brusasco

Podiatrist Laura

Buckingham

Dietitian Laura Nairn

Diabetes Educator

Sandy Havlin

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

• Nursing Home Visits to

• Quairading Hospital

• PATS Patient Assisted

Travel Scheme Applications

9th May & 19th June

COMBINED PEST CONTROL WA PTY LTD

Owner Operator, Ross Leo

We provide pest control for termites, spiders, rodents & other common pests in and around your home or business.

We service your area all year and have done so for over 23 years. For further information & prices please view our website.

WEB: www.combinedpc.com.au

Contact: Ross or Bianca

Phone: 0438 375 146

Email: office@combinedpc.com.au

A.B.N 56094513247

THE MAKER’S KEEP presents:

FIBRE ART WOVEN BOWLS WORKSHOP with Artist Sue Mader

Quairading Football & Netball Club

Round 1 Results & Awards

Netball: Quairading 38 def Cunderdin 37

MVP, sponsored by Elders Quairading: Hollee

Richards

Player’s Choice, sponsored by Quairading Tyre & Battery Supplies: Chloe Nella

Coaches Award, sponsored by Farmarama

Quairading: Kaeshia Colbung

Reserves: Quairading 8.9(57) def

Cunderdin 6.6(42)

1st Award, sponsored by Sullivan Logistics: Will Hughes

2nd Award, sponsored by Mertens Motors: Anthony Hayden

3rd Award, sponsored by Viterra : Braden Hayes

Coaches Award, sponsored by Baxters Rural Centre: Trevor

Hayden

League: Quairading 19.14(128) def

Cunderdin 11.6(72)

Player’s Player Award, sponsored by Elders Quairading: Lachlan Gelmi

Coaches Award, sponsored by Quairading Earthmoving: Cam

Sharp

Lyall Brown Selfless Award, sponsored by Quairading Seed Cleaners: Tom Lee

Dan Foley Mateship Award, sponsored by Agrisource Agencies: Lachlan

Gelmi

Mark Wells Consistency Award, sponsored by HoseCo: Ethan Brown

Round 2 Results & Awards

Netball: York 42 def Quairading 37

MVP, sponsored by Elders Quairading: Kaeshia Colbung

Player’s Choice, sponsored by Quairading Tyre & Battery Supplies: Sophie Davies

Coaches Award, sponsored by Farmarama

Quairading: Chloe Nella

Reserves: Quairading 10.17 (77) def York 5.8 (38)

1st Award, sponsored by Sullivan Logistics: Steven Hayden

2nd Award, sponsored by Mertens Motors: Jason Colbung

Jnr

3rd Award, sponsored by Viterra: Brayden Andrews

Coaches Award, sponsored by Baxters Rural Centre: Kye Benson

League: Quairading 25.6 (156) def York 11.8 (74)

Player’s Player Award, sponsored by Elders

Quairading: Lachlan Dann

Coaches Award, sponsored by Quairading

Earthmoving: Josh Marshall

Lyall Brown Selfless Award, sponsored by Quairading Seed Cleaners: Ethan Brown

Dan Foley Mateship Award, sponsored by Agrisource Agencies: Corey Walsh

Mark Wells Consistency Award, sponsored by HoseCo: Max Spyvee

LAST BULL IN THE PEN

Numbers still available at time of print! 35, 37, 40, 41, 54, 59, 61, 65, 75, 79, 83, 85, 90. We’ll be selling all bar 5 numbers ahead of our first two draws on Sunday 7th May! Contact Jill to purchase a number: 0459 220 053. You could win $100 each home game, or $3000, $1500 or $1000 in our final draw at our Wind Up event on Saturday 12th August!

MEMBERSHIP FEES

Memberships are now payable. $150 for football, $68 for netball (on top of the $82 payable through PlayHQ), $50 for any social member, required to access to Bull Bar. Please make payment, with your name and ‘membership’ as reference to:

Quairading Football Club Inc

BSB: 036 172

ACC: 760 190

FACEBOOK GROUP

Come and join our group as the best place to stay up to date and ask questions! Search ‘Quairading Bulls Members Group’ on Facebook.

TRAINING

Netball: Tuesday evenings, 6pm at the courts. Football: Tuesdays & Thursdays, 6pm at the oval.

FIXTURES

Available on our website (www.quairadingbulls.weebly.com) or printed copies are available at the Bull Bar or via the Quairading CRC

UPCOMING

Round 3: bye

Round 4: Sunday 7th May vs Federals @ home

Round 5: Saturday 13th May in Beverley

Round 6: Sunday 21st May vs Railways @ home

Round 7: Sunday 18th May vs Kats @ home

Hydraulics Sales & Services

21 Westral Street(PO Box 30)

Bruce RockWA 6418

Richard: 0427 851 870

Robyn: 0400 552 141

Fax: 9061 1194

Email: rdkovac@bigpond.net.au

Hydraulic Component’s Sales ex supplier

Hydraulic system designand testing

Hydraulic Components Repairsin house

Fully equippedservice vehicle, will travel

Regular trips to Perth,repairs& purchase of parts

Hydraulic hose assemblymade to order, in-house

Mobilehose and fitting trailer for onsiterepair

Richard Kovac & Robyn Kovac

Fake tradies known as ‘bitumen bandits’ on the prowl for WA victims

• Travelling conmen approach WA consumers and businesses uninvited

• Reports so far received from Perth, Goldfields and Great Southern areas

• These fake tradies do a dodgy job, take the money and run

WA home and business owners are being warned to avoid dealing with a band of fake travelling tradies known as ‘bitumen bandits’ offering to re-surface driveways and car parks, but the standard of their work is extremely poor.

Four reports have so far been received concerning the group of men who are believed to be UK nationals, charging customers between $5,000 and $20,000.

They have travelled from Perth to the Goldfields and are now thought to be in the Esperance/ Great Southern area. In Perth, businesses in Cannington and Darlington were targeted.

The fake tradies are breaking consumer laws by approaching potential customers uninvited and failing to observe the required ten business day cooling off period.

Commissioner for Consumer Protection Trish Blake says the opening of borders post-COVID-19 has also now opened up opportunities for these travelling conmen to rip off consumers and businesses.

“These reports of fake tradies on the move are the first we have received in a number of years since borders closed during the COVID-19 pandemic,” Ms Blake said.

“But now that borders are opened, the fake tradies are back in business and targeting home and business owners with their high pressure sales tactics and carrying out dodgy work at highlyinflated prices.

“Sometimes they tell potential customers that they have just finished a job nearby and have some bitumen left-over, so can offer them a good deal.

“Usually the materials being used are sub-standard and the surface is so thin it can’t support the weight of a vehicle. They will then take their victim’s money and quickly move on, making it difficult for their victims or authorities to catch up with them.

“Consumers looking to get bitumen work done should resist any approaches and sales pitches from these people. Instead, get multiple quotes from reputable tradespeople.

“These terrible tradies break door to door, or unsolicited consumer agreement laws, which give consumers the right to a ten business day cooling off period if they are approached uninvited. It is illegal to take money or carry out any work during this time.

“We urge home and business owners to be on alert and, if approached, send them on their way and contact Consumer Protection immediately to report their whereabouts.”

To report travelling fake tradies, call Consumer Protection on 1300 30 40 54 or email consumer@dmirs.wa.gov.au. Information such as descriptions of the offenders, vehicle registration numbers or business names used are useful.

Media Contact: Alan Hynd, (08) 6552 9248 / 0429 078 791 / cpmedia@dmirs.wa.gov.au

Quairading Sub Centre

First Aid Course (HLTAID011 Provide First Aid)

The sub centre will be holding two first aid courses in May, with the dates being:

Wednesday 24th May 2023 and Saturday 27th May 2023

As St John is a Registered Training Organisation, this fully accredited course is ideal for those currently in the workplace wishing to upgrade their skills, those seeking employment or for anyone who wishes to learn how to save a life.

Further information or enrolment may be found at: https://stjohnwa.com.au/ first-aid-training/first-aid-courses or phone: 9334 1222

Office Update

Our office is open on Wednesday from 9.00am - 4.30pm. During these office hours, we are able to assist you by processing your Benefit Fund Renewal and ordering First Aid Kits that you may require, along with assisting with any enquiry you may have relating to working with us to volunteer in our community.

For your convenience, Credit Card payments are now accepted at our office. Sub centre contact details

Email: quairading.subcentre@stjohnwa.com.au

Phone: 9645 0176

9. TIRED. 10 SWELLING. DOWN:

1. BLOATING.

Quairading Photo Club

PHOTO COMPETITION WINNERS

Mar GOLD ( 11 ) Ann Marie ( Russell & a PINA COLADA )

Mar SILVER ( 10 ) Ann Marie + Jessica ( Russell & a G & T / NATHAN & a JACKS )

Mar BRONZE ( 8 ) Cara ( SCOTT & ICED COFFEE)

Apr GOLD ( 18 ) Russell ( HAIR SPLASH IN THE OCEAN )

Apr SILVER ( 16 ) Ann Marie ( SPILT MILK SPLASH )

Apr BRONZE ( 15 ) Jessica ( DIRT TRACK PUDDLE SPLASH )

Our photo competition subject for March was a PERSON AND A DRINK. This was a opportunity to practise our Portrait Photography, you just had to have the sitter holding or drinking a drink. Portrait Photography has always been a powerful medium for capturing & recording the essence of a person's personality and character. If you take a pic of your family or friends & include their favourite drink in the composure, you will have captured a portrait pic for your family memory album. These pics will also tell a story, that will evoke a memory in years to come. For this subject, my first thoughts were to replicate a image of a famous movie character holding a drink in their hand. I would replicate a pic like you see on the advertisement posters for movies & it would be a lot of fun getting your model to dress up like a movie star. The plan was that persons viewing your portrait pic, would comment, Hey! that’s a pic just like that film poster, just like, GATSBY with a Prohibition Whiskey, 007 with a Vesper Martini, MARILYN with bubbles of Dom Perignon or a classic black and white pic like BOGART with a French 75 in a Casablanca Gin Joint. With these ideas on board you can envisage some compelling pics to take for this subject of people you know personally. With so many different drinks & matching attire for your model to be dressed in, plus all the different angles you can take a portrait pic there was an infinity of photo ideas. When taking photos for a PERSON & A DRINK, this subject made us draw on everything we had been taught and also taught our self about Portrait Photography, add a drink and get the background behind the person correct to get a award winning pic. Pics in the competition ranged from sitters donning on makeup & a glitzy red dress pretending to be aristocratic, sipping a colourful cocktail in a fancy glass, to a simplistic pic by Jessica of Mr March Pinup, Nathan, in a true blue Aussie blue singlet sucking on a can of Jacks & pics by Cara of Scott drinking iced coffee & another pic of her kids drinking milk. We learnt doing these pics, that to get the face of the sitter and the drink focused at the same time, many pics had to be taken to get it right, which added to learning something more about Portrait Photography. I would like everybody next time you see someone drinking a drink, snap a candid pic, something akin to grandparents sipping their ritual morning cuppa tea or kids guzzling a milk shake and snap a pic for your memories album. Your pic will capture a great memory of a PERSON & THEIR FAVOURITE DRINK.

April competition the subject was LIQUID SPLASH, we had endless possibilities for capturing dynamic striking images. We had a lot of fun adjusting our camera settings, as we where doing high speed photography, that we all still learning to do. This subject was a combination of creative + high speed photography. A lot of the pics where a result of doing experiments of getting some type of liquid to do a splashy thingy. We then took pics of our experiments, we had to adjust things we where photographing until we finally got the perfect pic. Taking a pic of something like milk splashing into a glass, it was somewhat amusing that after taking many pics, the pic you liked the most was completely different than what you set out to achieve, however you convinced yourself that you had created a stunning image that captured the ultimate liquid splash pic just like a professional. It was really pleasing to see at the meeting that the standard of pics was of a very high standard. Some of the splash pics where taken in the ocean, with items added like surfers on surf boards, sitters getting splashed by waves & water splashing out of sitters flicking their hair. Back on land we had liquid splash pics by dropping a rock in a puddle of water, a glass of spilt milk splash, water being splashed out of a glass & water coming out of a hose. When we viewed the pics at our meeting, it was really difficult to choose which pic to vote for because we had many great pics. This lead onto making the voting at the meeting really interesting because we had to think hard about how to critique artwork. If your kids what something to do because they are bored, tell them to grab someone and go take some LIQUID SPLASH photos, it will keep them entertained, which is what our members discovered when we did this subject, it was so much fun. Google some ideas to photograph & techniques, your kids can do photography & create images that are both visually striking and technically impressive.

Anybody can join the Quairading Photo Club. We meet at 7pm once a month on the 2nd Tuesday at the Quairading CRC

To join our photo club face book page & check out our pics, just search and request a invite & admin will sort it out.

Gardening in the Wheatbelt

Warrior Wellbeing Article

Stress is usually associated with not being in control of a situation or an environment leading us to feel uncomfortable in body and/or mind. It is a part of life and it affects everyone at one time or another. Stress is normal, a certain amount of stress energizes people consequently improving performance and efficiency.

When stress levels get too high, problems can develop and start to take their toll on our mental health, physical health and social/spiritual wellbeing, sometimes with dire consequences. At RMHI we refer to situational distress to explain those times in our lives that create extreme stress which can start from situations that are unresolved in our lives. If we are always saying things like I haven’t got enough time, I must get this done before…, I’ll never finish in time, I can’t get anything done; we might be in danger of moving from stressed to being distressed

It is important to remember that what might be stressful for some may not be stressful for others. We all deal with things differently and have different capacities to cope.

How do you currently cope with stress? Are your coping strategies healthy or unhealthy, helpful or unproductive? Many people cope with stress in ways that compound the problem. Below are unhealthy strategies that may temporarily reduce stress but will cause more damage in the long run:

• Sleeping too much;

• Filling up every minute of the day to avoid facing problems;

• Withdrawing from friends, family and activities;

• Taking out your stress on others (lashing out, anger outbursts, physical violence);

• Drinking too much; Procrastinating;

• Overeating or undereating;

• Over analysing;

• Smoking;

• Using pills/drugs to relax;

• Zoning out for hours in front of the television or the computer.

Here are some tips that may help deal with stressful situations:

• Avoid the stressor. Learn to say no, limit time with those who stress you out (if possible), control your environment i.e. turn the news off if it makes you anxious, give the bookwork to the bookkeeper.

• Alter the stressor. Communicate your concerns i.e. Talk to a Mate®, ask for a behaviour change but be willing to also compromise, be more assertive, manage your time better.

• Adapt to the stressor. If you can’t change the stressor, change yourself, look at the stressful situation more positively, will it matter in the long run? If the answer is no refocus elsewhere, set reasonable standards not perfectionism, look at all the good things in your life if feeling stressed out.

• Accept the stressor. Some stressors are unavoidable, in such cases accept things as they are. This can be difficult but easier than railing against an unchangeable situation.

Finding and creating ways to relax when you are stressed out will also help i.e. exercise, get a massage, listen to music to calm down and/or before it all gets too much Talk to a Mate®!! Most importantly if you feel you are not coping, despite your efforts to do so, we recommend a visit to your GP before you reach a crisis point.

Anglican Church (St Faith’s)

During May, there is much to celebrate in the life of St Faith’s Church, Quairading: first, our celebration of the joy of Easter, with Jesus’ Resurrection from the dead, continues to Ascension Day when Jesus returned to be with the Father, followed ten days later by the Coming of the Holy Spirit and the foundation of the Church on Pentecost Sunday; secondly, there is World Labyrinth Day to celebrate by taking the opportunity to walk Quairading’s very own labyrinth; thirdly, the anniversary of the dedication of the new St Faith’s Church in 1965; fourthly, through Blessing of the Plough Services we seek God’s blessing upon the season ahead; while fifthly, we plan to celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of the first Week of Prayer for Reconciliation during National Reconciliation Week!

St Faith’s Church, Quairading

Sunday, 7th May 9.00 a.m. Dedication Festival - Eucharist

Sunday, 14th May 9.00 a.m. Sixth Sunday in Easter – Morning Prayer

Wednesday, 17th May 5.30 p.m. Ascension Day – Eucharist

Saturday, 20th May 5.30 p.m. Blessing of the Plough - Eucharist

Sunday, 28th May 9.00 a.m. Pentecost Sunday – Morning Prayer

St Andrew’s Church, Greenhills

Sunday, 21st May 9.30 a.m. Blessing of the Plough - Eucharist

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (Ascension Day 17th May - to Pentecost – 28th May) and the thirtieth anniversary of the Week of Prayer for Reconciliation, the forerunner of National Reconciliation Week (27th May to 3rd June) – services to honour these occasions are being arranged. Look out for further advice!

Plough Monday

Catholic Church (St Francis Xavier)

Uniting Church

Having gone through Lent and learnt about the suffering of Jesus, we now come to a period of joy, Jesus has risen. I heard of a survey recently where over 50% of Christians said they didn’t believe in the resurrection, I wondered how could this be when it is part of our faith. The disciples found it hard to believe and the Gospel readings this month are stories of Jesus appearing to them in secret situations in order to prove that He had in fact Rison and once they accepted that their life’s changed. In the readings from Acts and the Epistles we see them calling for people to believe, to repent and follow Jesus. So what do we believe surely it is our great hope for a better life to come.

Sunday 30th April Service 10.30am Cafe church

Sunday 7th May Service 10.30am A. West.

Sunday 14th May Service 10.30am Streamed Service

Sunday 21st May Service 10.30am P. West.

Sunday 28th May Service 10.30am. Sharing.

We welcome everybody to our services . Contact A. West Tel 96450081.

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