Banksia Bulletin May 2024

THE BANKSIA BULLETIN

‘SKATE SCULPTURE’ WORKSHOP

Regular happenings and contacts

THE PASSION SHEET

HOURS

MONDAY - THURSDAY 8:30am 12:30pm 1:30pm—5:00pm

FRIDAY 8:30am 12:00pm

VISITING PROFESSIONALS

Female GP

Dr Ellie Brusasco

May 27th & 28th

Dietitian & Diabetes Educator Laura Nairn

May 6th

Psychologist

Carol Deppe

Podiatrist

Rachel Mitchell

May 3rd, 17th & 31st Audiologist

Michael Segal

May 14th

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

Quairading Medical Practice

19 Harris Street

PO Box 125

Quairading WA 6383

PHONE: 9645 1210

FAX: 9645 1066

NURSE PRACTITIONER

We are excited to Welcome to the Quairading Medical Practice, Nurse Practitioner Dr. Min Ding.

Working alongside a GP, a Nurse Practitioner is able to provide medical consults, prescribe medication and order medical imaging and tests within their scope of training/ practice.

Dr. Min is both an experienced Nurse Practitioner and a Doctorate in Nursing, with over 25 years of experience providing Nursing care.

Along with preventative and aged care, her strength is in heart health (cardiology).

Overtime, QMP aims to position Dr. Min to see patients with heart diseases and common infections, then to broaden her scope to include aged care and chronic diseases.

FLU CLINIC

QMP will be holding the FLU Clinic Tuesday to Thursday mornings (9 –11am) and afternoons (2 3pm) during the month of May. Appointments are required and can be made by telephoning the practice on 9645 1210.

Please Note: FLU Clinic will be for FLU Vaccinations only. If you wish to speak with the Dr about other health matters, a separate appointment will be required.

PATIENT SMS REMINDERS

Over the coming weeks, we will be implementing the use of SMS text messages to provide patients with appointment and clinical reminders . If you wish to receive these reminders, please see our Admin team who will set this up for you.

MEDICARE and CENTRELINK CARDS

A friendly reminder to please bring your Medicare card and any Centrelink concession card to your appointments. This assists our Admin team to keep your information current and updated.

**When arriving for appointments, please advise our Admin team if you are experiencing any Cold or Flu symptoms**

Ray & Stephen

Mobile: 0407 755 239

• Paving

• Limestone

• Pool Fencing

• Colourbond Fencing

• Artificial Turf

• 4 in 1 Bucket

• Trencher

• Post hole Digger

• 3.5 Tonne Tip Truck

• Yard Clean Ups

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New,Used&CollectibleBooks

Ifit’snotinstock, wewillfinditforyou!

St Faith’s Anglican Church invites all Mums, Nanas, & Great Nanas to Mother’s Day

Service

Kids come and treat your mum. We will have an activity for the children.

All welcome

Saturday May 11, 2024 5:30pm

Sleeps 6

3 Bedrooms

1 Bathroom

From $150 per night

Sleeps 6

3 Bedrooms

1 Bathroom

From $150 per night

“Pink Lakes Quairading” on Airbnb

“Red Gum Cottage” on Airbnb

Hey members! Come and get around these specials and events at the Quairading Club!

Tight A** Tuesday

Tuesdays from 5pm - 6pm

$5.50 middies and $10 pints

Mug of the Week

Thursdays 4pm - 6pm

Get a ticket for every drink purchased, to go in the draw to win 5 mugs a day for the next week (conditions apply).

Member’s Draw & Raffles

Fridays 5pm - 7pm

Get a ticket with every drink purchase to win a chance to Spin The Wheel for prizes! Plus voucher raffles and the big Member’s Draw at 7pm.

Footy Beers

$1 off tap beers siren to siren when the footy is live on TV!

Mrs YT & Crewz Kitchen

Open Wednesday Sunday for lunch and dinner. Check Facebook for any changes.

Events

We’ve got a few ideas in the works, and our staff and committee are always keen to hear your ideas too.

AGM

Our 2024 Annual General Meeting will be held in the next couple of months. Keep an eye on the Passion Sheet and on Facebook for the date, and consider nominating to join our committee. Our current committee is: Glen Jones, Darryl Bubb, Jill Hayes, Don Woodcock, Jason Caporn, Rohan Hadlow & Maddy Lee.

Avon Street, Quairading

Call: 9645 1070

Email: info@quairadingclub.com.au

Like us on Facebook! Just search ‘Quairading Club”

At REED Quairading we have been busy playing and learning. We have been focussing on colour recognition and have been using different materials to make activities to encourage the children to recognise and name colours.

The children are doing very well with this! We are also learning different body parts.

Recently, we have celebrated nature play week at the centre. The children did some crafts using sticks, bark and leaves to make a butterfly. Upcoming, we have ANZAC day, where the children will make poppies and we will read the book Anzac Ted together.

We also have Mother’s Day coming up and the children will be making something special.

During our daily mat sessions, we read stories, sing songs, count to 10 and the children are beginning to learn to recognise the first letter of their name.

Written by Mariane Kevill.

This is a message to the people who decided that they had the right to smash the padlock of the gate, destroy the gate and sign which said “Private Property”.

John Kevill worked on his father’s farm which had water running through one of the paddocks. This water only existed during the wet winter and evaporated during the summer.

With his engineering knowledge he was able to devise a plan that would trap the water during the summer for a while and would enable there to be more water for the sheep in the summer.

He had the use of a TD18 bulldozer to push up clay and make a wall that would hold some of the water back.

This plan worked and he then decided that there would be enough water for water skiing during the winter.

This work made it possible for the Kevill’s and their friends to go water skiing.

They invited their friends to join them for water skiing and swimming. These friends then invited THEIR FRIENDS to come out to Kevill’s Lake.

Before too long there were many people coming out to the lake for swimming, water skiing and BBQs. All having a great time (FREE OF CHARGE).

The Quairading Shire also advertised “Kevill’s Lake” as a tourist attraction. This was done without consulting any of the owners of the lake.

There were problems for keeping enough water for the summer due to evaporation.

It was suggested that the people who were using the lake would form the Quairading Ski Club. This then enabled them to hold functions and charge people for coming to the functions, money which would enable the club to buy a pump.

This pump was installed, with John’s engineering knowledge, that pumped water from the Big Lake into the ski lake.

Many people over the years enjoyed many days out at Kevill’s Lake. Then one man took his relation out to the lake during the late summer.

THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH WATER FOR SAFE SKIING.

Nevertheless he took his relation skiing.

The man fell off and came back to share saying to people that he had hurt his back and that “HE WAS GOING TO SUE THE KEVILLS”.

Fortunately other people that were there informed the Kevills of this man’s threat.

The Kevill’s then decided to try to obtain insurance in case of a skiing accident.

After many phone calls and effort the Kevill’s found that it is impossible to obtain insurance for skiing.

The Quairading Shire also tried to obtain insurance. They had a safety surveyor come to the lake to measure water depth. He reported that even in the lake was full THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH WATER FOR INSURANCE PURPOSES, EVEN WHEN IT WAS FULL.

The Kevills then consulted their lawyers to ask for advice.

The LAWYERS SAID THEY SHOULD CLOSE THE LAKE TO THE PUBLIC IMMEDIATELY.

The Kevills then with great reluctance advertised that Kevill’s Lake was CLOSED.

The Kevills had never received any money from anyone for the use of their lake over many years. The Kevills have paid Council Rates for the lakes out of their own pocket for over 60 years.

They now have to pay Water Rates since the Ski Club installed water from the Water Corporation.

Source: https://nit.com.au/18-04-2024/10885/exclusive-un-nntc

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth delegates from the National Native Title Council addressed the twenty-third session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues overnight.

The Forum session is being held on the lands of the Lenape people (New York). The youth delegates spoke early on Wednesday, local time.

The right to self-determination – First Nations peoples' rights to speak for and manage their own Country, govern their own communities, participate fully in decision-making and to selfdetermine their own social, cultural and economic futures is key to the theme of this year's Permanent Forum (UNPFII).

The NNTC delegation includes representation from Bardi-Jawi Niimidiman Aboriginal Corporation, Nyamba Buru Yawuru, Eastern Maar Aboriginal Corporation, Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation, Gur A Baradharaw Kod Torres Strait Sea and Land Council Torres Strait Islander and Aboriginal Corporation (GBK), First Nations Legal and Research Services, as well as delegates from Noongar (Ballardong and Whadjuk), Djiru and Gunaikurnai Country.

Elias Jarvis (Eastern Maar) spoke at the Forum on behalf of the NNTC delegation.

The NNTC noted that discussions around this year's theme are highly relevant to Australian First Nations people, as the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is yet to be implemented in a way that upholds the right to self-determination in Australian legislation and regulatory systems.

The delegation also delivered a written intervention to the UN Forum which contained key messages from each of the delegates and called on the Australian government to ensure secure and ongoing funding direct to Traditional Owner Representative Institutions, and to adopt national legislation to incorporate Declaration (UNDRIP) in a process that is led by First Nations peoples.

The UNDRIP recognises the need to respect and promote the inherent rights of Indigenous peoples which derive from their political, economic and social structures and from their cultures, spiritual traditions, histories and philosophies, especially First Nations rights to their lands, territories and resources.

The NNTC delegation used the forum "to collectively encourage the Australian government to adopt the national legislation in that it incorporates UNDRIP into its policy making frameworks".

National Native Title Council chief executive Jamie Lowe said: "Empowering Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth to contribute to global forums recognises the cultural value of First Nations youth and is an important aspect of nation building."

"Contributing to the UNPFII provides valuable opportunities for the next generation of First Nations leaders to enhance their capacity and confidence," he said.

"It enables them to identify and address issues impacting their communities on a broader scale, share innovative solutions, and establish meaningful networks."

The current UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues session began on April 15 and concludes April 26. The NNTC delegation will depart on April 19 to return home.

Policy Officer & Youth Delegate Chelsie Collard, CEO Jamie Lowe, Executive Officer/Graphic Designer & Youth Delegate Emily Robinson, Senior Governance Officer & Youth Delegate Jasmine Yarran, and Director of Native Title Clinton Benjamin. Image: NNTC.

From the Principal's Office

Dear families and friends,

It is with equal parts nervousness and enthusiasm that I introduce myself as the new Principal at Quairading DHS. Change is not always easy, particularly when it occurs frequently, so I will keep this in the forefront of my thinking as we commence Term 2 together.

I am replacing Mr O’Halloran while he is on leave for the next 5 weeks.

Striking a balance between keeping Quairading DHS moving forward, not making changes for the sake of change, and not being restricted by the notion that “you’re only here for 5 weeks” will be an interesting journey. I look forward to the open and honest feedback that comes with the territory of being Principal in a regional town as this is the only way we can improve and grow.

As you can see from the School Calendar attached, there is plenty happening this term:

• Year 4/5 Sleep Over

• OLNA

• ANZAC Day Service

• Wheatbelt Netball Carnival (Secondary)

• Year 9/10 Assembly

• Primary Winter Carnival (Dowerin)

• Secondary Winter Carnival (Quairading)

• Year 4/5 Assembly

• Term 2 Awards Assembly

We will continue to communicate further details regarding these events, as they approach.

Despite not being here to witness it firsthand, I would like to finish by acknowledging the commitment, dedication and professionalism of the Quairading DHS staff during Term 1. In collaboration and consultation with the Leadership Team, teaching staff, support staff, parents and community, I intend to provide support and stability for the commencement of Term 2.

Michael Oliver, Principal QDHS

ANZAC DAY Service

We will be hosting our ANZAC Day service on Wednesday 24 April at 10am. All families and community members are invited to attend.

Special Guest, Mrs Emma Wilson (Musician with Band Corp), will be addressing the service.

Please bring a small plate to share for morning tea in the library.

ANZAC Day is a public holiday and therefore school will be closed on this day, however, Friday 26th April is a NORMAL SCHOOL DAY! School will be open and normal lessons will be running.

OLNA - what is it?!?

Want to know about the OLNA?

Some students are about to sit the OLNA. You may have heard about it, but are not sure what it means for your child.

OLNA stands for the Online Literacy and Numeracy Assessment. In order to demonstrate the required literacy and numeracy standards for the Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE), some students will be required to sit this assessment. The School Curriculum and Standards Authority (the Authority) awards the WACE at the end of Year 12 to students who have met all the requirements. You can find more about the requirements on the Authority website at www.scsa.wa.edu.au

Some students prequalify for the literacy and numeracy requirement through their performance in the Year 9 NAPLAN test. We will inform you whether your child needs to the sit the OLNA. Students will have up to six opportunities (two per year) before the end of Year 12 to meet the requirement. Details of each testing window can be found on the Authority’s website by navigating to Years 11 and 12 > Assessment > OLNA.

The OLNA has three components reading, writing and numeracy. The reading and numeracy components comprise 45 multiple‐choice questions; the writing component is an extended response of up to 600 words. Students are allowed 50 minutes for the reading and numeracy components and 60 minutes for the writing. Once a student has demonstrated the required skills in a component, they are not required to sit that component again. The table below provides an overview of the components.

To prepare our students for the types of questions they can expect and to familiarise them with the online assessment platform, access is provided to practice and example tests on a secure website. The link to the secure website for the practice and example tests is available on the Authority website under Years 11 and 12 > Assessment > OLNA >Practice and Example Tests

For students with disability, we have guidelines to help determine the appropriate adjustments for equal access. Information about disability adjustments is available on the Authority’s website under Years 11 and 12 > Assessment > Disability Adjustment Guidelines

Students who wish to achieve a WACE and do not demonstrate the literacy and numeracy standard by the time they exit senior secondary schooling can apply to the Authority to re-sit the OLNA at any age.

If you want to know more, further information can be found on the Authority website by navigating to Years 11 and 12 > Assessment > OLNA. There you will find more information, answers to frequently asked questions and a brief video. You can also send questions to olna@scsa.wa.edu.au

Volunteer Induction

There is a new requirement that volunteers, therapists and contractors are inducted into the school once per year. There is an online form that can be scanned via QR code in the office. This will need to be scanned every time you volunteer at the school, however you will only need to complete the form once per year.

Visitors do not need to complete this induction: visitors include parents who are collecting students, attending assemblies or teacher meetings or out of hours events. Please see the office with any queries.

Congratulation Maali!

Big congratulations go to Maali

Hayden on her recent achievement in try-outs selection for Indigenous Basketball Australia. Maali is the youngest player selected for these try-outs! We can't wait to hear how you go, Maali! Quairading District High School 13 McLennan St, Quairading WA 6383 9645 3500

quairading.dhs@education.wa.edu.au

Gardening in the Wheatbelt

The predictions of the Indian summer have not only been borne out but have exceeded all expectations, unfortunately! The high winds that have accompanied even the cooler days have continued the drying effect of the long summer so that now our gardens are desperately waiting for that break in the season. As we all know, in the garden whether or not there is plentiful water available, there is nothing like a watering from above and in the paddocks, seeds aren’t going to sprout on dew alone because the soil is totally devoid of moisture.

It looks like we may have to wait till mid-May to sow sweet pea seeds. In my garden seeds won’t be sown and vegetable beds and ornamental beds won’t be planted out till we get some good rains because the unseasonal warmth is likely to continue even into June that should still mean that plants roots will have warm soils to start with. The next GLGG meeting will be on the 29 May at 9:30 at the CRC in Quairading. Please join this very inspiring group to learn more about getting the best out of your garden.

Plant of the Month – Plumeria, known as frangipani are deciduous, small trees. The common white and yellow and the pink, known as Perth pink have been grown for many years and were referred to as “nana plants” for a while, but then in around 2015 they made a comeback with many different colours now available. Many of these colours are magnificent from solid colours of the deepest reds or so dark they are almost black to solid yellows and pure white and a mix of all these colours as well. In bloom these trees a very beautiful and make an attractive addition to the northern side of the garden where they create summer shade for plants such as roses or soft annuals and then let the sun into the bed in winter when they have lost their leaves. The leaves are large and easily gathered up for the compost. When I first started my garden, here in the Wheatbelt, I planted the frangipani cuttings I had brought from my Perth garden around my large water tank on the southern side of the house. They all died in the first winter, I soon learned that being on the northern side was essential in our cold winters. The only one to survive was on the northern side and is still flourishing. I’ve had mixed results with others being planted in the open, one went backwards every winter till it died another given to me from a tree that was growing for many years in our area has done well both in winter and in summer with minimal water. So the moral of that story is obtain cuttings from locally growing trees or protect them from frost every year till they are acclimatised. In part the frangipani has become popular for its ease of propagation. One simply takes a cutting, in late winter, before they sprout new leaves, leave it lying around for a week or two then plant it in a pot or the ground and that is it. The trees can even be transplanted in early spring with almost the same ease because their root system is quite small.

May in the Garden

It’s time to – I could almost repeat last month’s suggestions because nothing has changed. The lawns are still growing strong so there’s still time give them a fertiliser and seaweed application to help keep them green through the winter months; choose roses and bare rooted trees; trim off

sun damaged leaves; apply some lime to established bushes of lavender; tidy agapanthus clumps and separate if over-crowded; give the indoor plants a spell outside under dappled shade; propagate conifer cuttings; if you haven’t done so already prepare beds for winter veggies by adding compost, well-rotted animal manures and pelletised chicken manure which will release more slowly; add lime to the beds in which will grow the onion family including leeks, onions garlic and spring onions

Sow – after the breaking rains sow everlasting and nemesia seeds; also winter vegetable seeds such as broccoli and Boc choi, so that they’ll be ready for your second planting later on in the season; sow calendula seeds in the vegetable patch to attract beneficial insects; also don’t forget sweet pea ( I’m glad I held off planting on the traditional St Patrick’s day to sow these maybe that tradition is one for the past and Anzac Day might be more appropriate now).

Plant – again after the rain sets in plant evergreen shrubs both native and exotic; plant spring flowering annuals seedlings such as stock, primula, cineraria, foxgloves and any others which may be personal favourites.

Harvest – we’re still harvesting grapes, apples, quince, lettuce, tomatoes, beans, carrots, spring onions, basil, parsley, chillies, eggplants, capsicum and the second sowing of cucumbers and zucchini are going strong.

The last word – Anybody who wants to rule the world should try to rule a garden first. But then again maybe people are more gullible than plants.

Quairading Photo Club

APRIL 2024 PHOTO COMPETITION SUBJECT

“FROZEN MOMENTS”

GOLD: RUSSELL (FROZEN ACTION PIC OF BOY THROWN UPWARDS)

SILVER: GEOFF (CEMETERY COVERED IN FROZEN SNOW)

BRONZE: RUSSELL (OCEAN WAVE FROZEN IN TIME)

BRONZE: GENE (5 PERSONS AT QUAIRADING RSL REUNION)

The April photo competition subject was FROZEN MOMENTS.

Every photograph taken by anybody, from a professional photographer to kids taking a snap shot with their mobile phone camera, captures a Frozen Moment in time. For this subject you could take a pic of anything, which made this subject have a vast array of things we could photograph. For this competition with such a vast array of things to photograph you had to make your pic have something about it that would capture your viewers attention and make your pic better than the rest. Pics entered in the April competition ranged from pics that had referencing of feeling, emotion, vibe or atmosphere in their photo. There was also fast shutter speed action photos, that captured a frozen moment in time, taking a crisp focused pic of a moving person, which looked less like a picture, and more like a frozen moment that captured a memory in time. Geoff entered pics that where taken overseas of items covered in frozen snow and ice, which was one of the many ways you could have a Frozen Moment pic. Other pics were of Frozen Moments capturing a pic of a wave that like magic appear from out of the ocean water, the wave then crashes as it nears the shore never to be seen again. With such a large array of things we could photograph for Frozen Moments, this has lead us to redo this subject again and make the subject more defined. We will add to our monthly subjects three more defined types of Frozen Moments. First added subject will be a Frozen Moment that captures a memory of a human doing something active & action that captures the moment. Second will be Frozen Moments that capture a human doing something that is not a active / action pic, but captures a Frozen Moment of something that can be recorded as a memory. Third Frozen Moment pic will be something that is literally a Frozen thingy and below the temperature of zero degrees. With these three subjects we will be able to fill avoid when we are looking for some camera activity and get some interesting pics sorted .

Next months competition subject is PERSON AT WORK. Our club is going to hold a activity at the Quairading Vintage Club and we invite children to attend and see if they can get interested in taking photographs . There is lots of items at the Vintage Club to photograph and many different ways you can take a pic of the items that are displayed there .

Anybody can join the Quairading Photo Club. We meet at the Quairading CRC at 7pm on the 2nd Tuesday. Currently we need to get some more members, so if you have thought about checking out a Photo Club meeting & , just roll up. You don’t need a flash camera, a lot of us use our mobile phones to take our winning pics.

Warrior Wellbeing Article

Relationships—Personal and Other!

We are all challenged, in both our personal and other relationships in life, whether we have a partner, are single, or involved in the many community groups and workplaces that make our life tick.

Personal relationships go through many stages that challenge the ever-changing dynamic of our relationships. These stages can be the catalyst for relationships ending, through people growing apart and being challenged by their own emotional insecurity and identity. Some of these stages may include:

• having children and/or ‘empty nesting’ when the kids leave home;

• a death or sickness in the family or community group we belong to;

• the stages of a man’s life when our identity is challenged, usually around late adolescence, mid-life, and retirement. Finding that sense of purpose along with passions/ interests is the key for balance in our life;

• menopause has many phases which often challenge ladies, as blokes we quite often do not observe changes in those women around us even though it is happening under our eyes. It is necessary to adapt our habits to suit;

• diminished testosterone levels due to ageing (male menopause);

• the people we choose to associate with.

We must remember - It is not your responsibility to make your spouse happy. It is up to each person to make that happen for themselves. We do, however, play a significant role in whether or not our spouses feel appreciated, which is a good start for a healthy relationship.

“If your home environment is good, peaceful and easy, your life is better and easier.” (Lori Greiner)

As blokes our relationships are also quite often challenged in the community setting/workplace and the ‘my way or the highway’ approach. If we have been single all our life or have lost a partner recently, being connected to community through groups of interest is important. Accepting diversity and being prepared to try new interests will lead us down the path of many new and enduring relationships.

Being able to agree to disagree respectfully is a skill that seems lost on society, and an important one to maintain good relationships. We do not have to believe in the many things that people may say, but with compassion, compromise and empathy (the ability to understand and share the thoughts of another person) we can still be involved in that community group. Many blokes butt heads and walk away, missing the many benefits of being connected.

All relationships are ongoing and a work in progress. It is imperative that we communicate, communicate, and communicate more to have healthy relationships and reap the health benefits that go with it. It is also important that if the relationship (in any setting) is not working and/or unrecoverable, it is alright to walk away.

I read an article recently on relationships which included the following summation: “Honesty is the most valuable attribute you can bring to a relationship, along with a willingness to communicate and compromise,” remembering compromise is about give and take, not onesided sacrifice.”

As always, remember…before it all gets too much…Talk to a Mate®!!

NYT Connections!

Find groups of four items that share something in common. EG Types of Fish: Bass, Flounder, Salmon Trout. FIRE ___: Ant, Drill, Island, Opal. Categories will always be more specific than “5 letter words” , “Names” or “Verbs”. Here’s an example, or you can play a new puzzle every day online. Just Google “NYT Connections”.

Anglican Church (St Faith’s)

Worship in MAY, Parish of St Faith’s, Quairading

St Faith’s Church with Labyrinth (from above)

Sunday, 28th April 9.00 a.m. Fifth Sunday of Easter – Morning Prayer

Sunday, 5th May 10.00 a.m. St Faith’s Dedication – Eucharist (Bishop Kate)

Thursday, 9th May 5.30 p.m. Ascension Day – Eucharist

Saturday, 11th May 5.30 p.m. Celebrating Mother’s Day

Saturday, 18th May 5.30 p.m. Pentecost Sunday – Eucharist

Sunday, 26th May 9.00 a.m. Trinity Sunday – Morning Prayer

PLEASE NOTE: Between the 15th April and 7th May inclusive the Rev’d Canon Dr Philip Raymont will be on leave and abroad. During his absence, for local assistance, please contact local Church Wardens, David Whyte, Kevin Simpson, Mary Stacey or Parish Councillors, Pam Canova, Beth Simpson, Ian Wallace. If a clergyperson is needed, please contact Archdeacon Kathy BarrettLennard (kbarrett-lennard@perth.anglican.org) or Bishop Kate Wilmot (kwilmot@perth.anglican.org).

With Philip Raymont away please note these alterations to services: The Service which would normally have been on Saturday, 20th April at 5.30 p.m. will be held on Sunday, 21st April commencing at 9.00 a.m. with the Rev’d Keith Wheeler conducting the service. On Sunday, 5th May, Bishop Kate Wilmot will lead a service in thanksgiving for the dedication of St Faith’s Church. The service which will be followed by a “bring and share” lunch will commence at 10.00 a.m.

Services in honour of the Feast of the Annunciation to Mary will take place at Quairading on Sunday, 7th April. The Annunciation is the Patronal Festival of Guildford Grammar School. Old Guildfordians are very welcome.

Catholic Church (St Francis Xavier)

May 2024

Confession: Contact Father Matthew at any time.

Father Matthew Hodgson. Phone: 9061 1094 Email: brucerockparish@gmail.com

Feast Days in May

1st St Joseph the Worker

3rd Sts Philip and James, Apostles

12th The Ascension

13th Our Lady of Fatima

14th St Matthias, Apostle

19th Pentecost Sunday

24th Our Lady Help of Christians

26th The Most Holy Trinity

31st The Visitation

Uniting Church

No notice received. Check the Passion Sheet for updates through the month.