On Saturday 16th September, this bunch of locals and a handful of visitors, spent a stunning evening at Toapin Weir. We started with sunset drinks up the rock, and descended before last light to a plentiful three course Italian inspired spread catered by Flavour Town Catering. The weather was perfect and the mozzies were barely a bother. We can’t wait to do it again! Thank you Shondelle Stone for the drone shot!
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MONDAY - THURSDAY
8:30am 12:30pm
1:30pm 5:00pm
FRIDAY
8:30am 12:00pm
VISITING PROFESSIONALS
Female GP
Dr Ellie Brusasco
Dietitian & Diabetes
Educator Laura Nairn
Psychologist
Carol Deppe
Podiatrist
Rachel Mitchell
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
Dr Sing Jack Yap is on leave from Thursday 9th of November until Tuesday the 14th of November 2023.
A friendly reminder to all community members, if you know you need a regular appointment, script refill or in any instance were you know you will need to see the Doctor — Please book at least 1-2 weeks in advance.
The Doctor is very busy and doing his best to meet demand so we encourage everyone to plan ahead where possible.
We want to thank everyone for their support and patience during our busy periods.
Visiting Specialists in October
Laura Nairn
Dietician and Diabetes Educator
Visiting Monday 2nd of November
Carol Deppe Psychologist
Visiting Wednesday the 1st and Wednesday the 15th of November
Dr Ellie Brusasco Women’s Health Professional
Visiting Wednesday the 22nd and Thursday the 23rd of November
Rachel Mitchell Podiatrist
Visiting Friday the 10th & Friday the 24th of November
Owner Operator, Ross Leo
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Contact: Ross or Bianca
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It is true that absence makes the heart grow fonder, and after our year off between shows, our merry band of volunteer cast and crew are deep into rehearsals for Grease the Musical! With lots of familiar faces and a sprinkling of newbies, our 2023 production sees the Directorial debut for Kelli Brown who’s sure got her work cut out for her!
Quairading Curtain Raisers rehearse two nights per week, three hours per session for 12 weeks before performing four shows to big audiences in the Quairading Town Hall this year on Friday 20th, Saturday 21st, Friday 27th and Saturday 28th October 2023.
As well as the obvious acting, singing and dancing, our locals also take care of playing live music in the band, painting sets, making props, choreographing routines, costuming the entire cast, running lights and audio, pulling the curtains and everything in between to deliver a full blown real life production.
The greatest cost of such a production is the licence to the script and music (the more well known = generally the more expensive!). Profits raised from ticket sales, after all production expenses are then given back to the community through scholarships and donations to projects and equipment upgrades at the Town Hall.
It’s truly a show not to be missed and guarantees an entertaining night out seeing your fellow community members up on the stage often doing things very out of the ordinary! Tickets are selling fast for most nights but still available via the Quairading CRC pop in or call for tickets (9645 0096).
TICKET INFO
$30 per person. Up to 8 per table. Bring your own nibbles / dinner. Bar with table service available. Strictly no
BYO alcohol.
Written by Jill Hayes.
Pop Up Patchwork Shop visiting Hot Stitches!
Tuesday 31st October, 9:30am—3pm at the Quairading CRC Training Room
Bizzy Bee Patchwork—Cathy Clarke
Anyone interested can pop in on the day to browse or sew.
The St John DRSABCD Action Plan is a vital aid in assessing whether a patient has any lifethreatening conditions and if any immediate first aid is necessary.
Danger
Ensure the area is safe for yourself, others and the casualty.
Response
Check for response ask name squeeze shoulders.
No response -> Send for help.
Response -> Make comfortable, monitor response and check for injuries.
Send
Call Triple Zero (000) for an ambulance or ask another person to make the call. Send for a Defibrillator if available.
Airway
Open mouth – check for foreign material.
No foreign material:
• Leave casualty in the position which they have been found
• Open the airway by tilting head with chin lift (adult) and slight head tilt and chin lift (child).
Foreign material in mouth:
• Place casualty in the recovery position with mouth slightly downward.
• Clear foreign material from airway with fingers.
• Once foreign material is removed, open the airway with a head tilt and chin lift (adult) and slight head tilt and chin lift (child).
Breathing
Check for breathing.
• Look for movement of the upper abdomen or lower chest.
• Listen for the escape of air from the nose and mouth.
• Feel for movement of air at the mouth and nose. Not breathing normally and no response -> Place on back and commence CPR and defibrillation.
Normal breathing -> Place in recovery position, monitor breathing and responsiveness.
CPR
• Place the heel of hand on the lower half of the breastbone in centre of the chest with other hand on top of first. Either a one or two hand technique can be used for performing chest compressions in children.
• Press down 1/3 of depth of chest and release, giving 30 compressions.
• Open the casualty’s airway (head tilt and chin lift)
• Pinch the soft part of the nose to seal and place your mouth over the casualty’s mouth.
• Blow steadily into mouth for up to 1 second, watch for chest to rise and fall.
• Give 2 breaths. Repeat 30:2
• Aim for approximately 100-120 compressions per minute.
• Continue CPR (30:2) until an ambulance arrives or casualty recovers.
Defibrillation
Turn ON the defibrillator as soon as possible (if available) and follow voice prompts.
Snake bites are not common in Australia, but all should be treated as life threatening. Snakes force venom out under pressure through fangs in the upper jaw. The spread of snake venom depends on its absorption through the lymphatic system.
1. Follow DRSABCD St John Action Plan
2. Urgent medical aid. Call Triple Zero (000) for an ambulance.
3. Ensure the casualty does not move.
4. Lay the casualty down, rest and reassure.
5. If the bite is on a limb, apply a broad pressure bandage over the bite site as soon as possible.
6. 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.
7. Splint the limb including the joints on either side of the bite.
8. Write down the time that the casualty was bitten and when the bandage was applied.
9. If the casualty becomes unconscious and not breathing normally, Commence CPR and Defibrillation.
• Do not wash the venom off the skin (it may aid in identification).
• Do not cut the bitten area and try to suck the venom out of the wound.
• Do not use a tourniquet.
• Do not try and catch the snake.
On behalf of the Quairading CWA ladies I am delighted to report that the CWA Fathers Day raffle was a huge success. This is mainly due to the tremendous support that we received form the community. If it wasn’t for this support the club and many others would cease to exist. All clubs and associations, whether it be sport or social, rely heavily on volunteers and fundraising which essentially means being supported by their community. When CWA fundraise it is with the hope that we can provide assistance to other members of the community through times of hardship, through sport scholarships and funds to small projects like Halloween Walk.
Many thanks to the following businesses for donating items towards the raffle. Without your help the raffle would not have been a success. Thank you.
Quairading Farmers Co-op, Mitre 10 York (Wheelbarrow), Agrisource Agencies (Nutrien), Quairading Tyre & Battery, Quairading Club, Quairading Book Post, Farmarama Quairading, Clinicare Pharmacy Quairading, Elders Quairading
The Fathers day raffle was drawn by Tanya Fairhead, Administrator of Quairading Farmers Co We are thankful to Quairading Farmers Co-op for allowing CWA women to invade their office space for 5 ½ days.
First prize of the wheelbarrow full of goodies won by Jeff Pearse.
The five minor prizes were won by the following; 2nd Tony Robinson. 3rd William Wardell. 4th Janet Colbung. 5th
Thank you to all contributors for a great result.
In May, Melanie Grage was selected to compete in the School Sport W.A.A.F.L. 15’s Girls Team, which took place in Ballarat in July. To represent your state in any sport is a huge honour. Cost for going to Ballarat covered uniforms, accommodation, flights x2 (as a parent had to accompany Mel) and car hire (to get Mel to each match). Mel and her family took up the challenge to fundraise to help cover expenses. CWA Quairading received a letter asking for support in any way for Melanie. This was where CWA could help as we are able to donate through a sports scholarship. CWA can only do this because of our own fundraising efforts and through the support of the community.
CWA received a letter of thanks from Melaine in which she told us of her experience in Ballarat. Even though her team only won their last game, Mel said she learnt a lot about herself, pre-game nutrition and post game recovery.
For all those avid WAFL and AFLW fans, we have a future representative right here in Quairading. Mel plays for Hills Rangers and is also competing in the Perth Football Club development program during the school holidays. We wish Mel all the best in her aspirations for the future.
New members welcome to attend our next meeting on Friday 13 shared lunch followed by the monthly meeting. You do not have to be fond of cooking or be crafty. Come along for a cuppa and a chat.
Heather Wheeler (Secretary)Phone: 0449 569 285
SEPTEMBER 2023 PHOTO COMPETITION SUBJECT: “JUXTAPOSTION ”
GOLD: RUSSELL (VINTAGE PHONE OPPOSITE A MODERN MOBILE PHONE)
SILVER: ANN MARIE ( 93 YEAR OLD MUM PLAYING PIANO & MOBILE PHONE )
BRONZE: ARUN (RUSTY CAN LITTERING NATURAL GRASSLAND)
Last month’s subject was JUXTAPOSITION. Like its pronunciation this was a class of photography that seemed tricky at first. We were all curious about what does this photography subject mean? What does this word actually mean? And why did we choose this subject for our photo competition. Juxtaposition put simply means, Opposite!!
Juxtaposition photography is one of those compositional rules that is not complicated at all, This word in photography lingo means that your pic should capture an idea that is telling a story. Your pic has to communicate something to the viewer that your pic is showing two things that has an emphasis on things being opposite. The things that are opposite must have a strong presence and your eyes must be drawn to look equally at both of the objects. It must be clear why each object is different. Your photo has to make the viewers brain think and to process what is different between these two objects that are in your pic. If you take a pic of something that has things that are opposite, you have just taken a pic that can be put in a photo competition that is classed as Juxtaposition.
Akin to many of this years photo competition subjects, the subject Juxtaposition was chosen to make our monthly photo competition subject stimulating, to learn something that was different & also make it an interesting subject for us to photograph. This photo competition subject encouraged us to think & then go & find lots of new ideas to photograph. After thinking about what to photograph, we also had a bonus that we could choose to create something or set up objects that had two things being opposite & then take pics. When we have photo competition subjects that are totally different like Juxtaposition, it is so much more interesting for our members to keep attending our photo club. This leads onto making our Photo Club meetings also much more interesting. It is a little surprise at our meetings to view & then critique what the members have taken a pic of for the competition. Photo Club is not just about taking photos, we have a major emphasis on looking at & critiquing other peoples photos. Like I have said before, members are patches on patches learning about judging photos and learning what are good points and bad point when judging photographs. What we have learnt at photo club about getting your pics correct, we then convey into our picture taking activities. For this subject we all had to think alot about what we would capture with our camera & then go & create a photo. Ironically, & also an interesting thought, that when taking pics in the past you might often being using a Juxtaposition technique without even knowing you are doing it. With just a little knowledge of using this Juxtaposition technique, you can create a pic that is basic, but can end up being a powerful meaningful photo. Previously to this subject, most of the members had
never come across a photo class that was called Juxtaposition. Examples of Juxtaposition photographs can be things like, a new modern skyscraper next to a old single storey building, a baby next to a aged grandparent, a massive ship next to a little tin dingy, a old vintage car next to a brand new Ferrari sports car. You can take people pics of two people standing adjacent each other showing different moods. Once you got the idea of this subject sorted there was an infinity of creative options for us to take pics of everywhere you looked. Juxtaposition was another one of those subjects, that after you had entered your two pics in the competition you then see many things that would make a photo be classed as being opposites and classed as Juxtaposition.
Photo Club members have been active recently attending other events. Members have been to a Macro Photography workshop in Rockingham. Attended the South Perth Photo Club exhibition and combined photography workshop. Travelled to Northam to attend the Northam Photo Club meeting. Got up at 2am in the morning and travelled to the Women’s Hot Air Balloon world championships in Northam, for a hot air balloon ride and sunrise shoot. We entered photos in the Corrigin Show, I was awarded the esteemed bragging rights of winning the award for the best overall photograph at the show. The pic was a black and white portrait of the late Basil Winmar. This pic was taken where he grew up at the Badjaling mission and was taken one day after his 80th birthday.
Next months competition subject is Australian Wildlife. To get wildlife pic, on the recent long weekend just gone members drove east past Narembeen going to the edge of the wheatbelt as far as the emu proof fence. We returned via Muntadgin photographing the Hotel & dined at the Bruce Rock Hotel after a day of taking pics of Australian wildlife. The next day we drove North / East, as far as Bencubbin & then to the old gold mine at Bullfinch also searching for Australian wildlife. Members have also been walking through the Quairading nature reserves photographing wildflowers and walking the local salt lake systems looking for different birds & other Australian wildlife to photograph.
In October Midland Camera House is organising a 3 day photography weekend based at Kokerbin Rock doing wheatbelt and night sky photography. If you are interested contact Midland Camera House or Russell Stacey. The date of this weekend is Friday 13th, Saturday 14th & Sunday 15th.
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.
September has been very kind even bringing some much-needed rain in the middle of the month. It is spring time, and in our gardens, we are enjoying the best whilst watching and waiting for the worst. I hope we are also preparing for the lengthy and severe heat that is being predicted. I do hate being a ‘doom sayer’, however, the memory of 2020 is still fresh in my mind. Having said that, we survived and at our place at least 95% of the trees and plants survived too. So, it is a matter of doing what we can to make it easier for all concerned. The most important things we can do for the garden are to shade the soil with mulch, shade the plants with shade cloth and water correctly. Watering correctly means watering beneath and at the edge of the plant canopy, watering deeply and before a heatwave. If the heatwave extends more than three days then you will need to water again.
The QGLG meets the last Wednesday of the month at 9:30 am at the CRC please join us.
Plant of the Month –“Herb”, there are many definitions of this word and perhaps the most encompassing is that, a herb is a plant of which the leaves, seeds, stems or roots are used for medicine, or for their scent or flavour. Everyone will have their own most popular or go-to herb, and of the twenty or more herbs in my garden, parsley is mine. If I don’t have it in the garden, it is in my freezer or dried in my pantry. Seasonally basil rivals parsley for its uses in summer salads and sauces. According to general opinion the most commonly planted herbs are: basil, parsley, oregano, rosemary, mint and bay leaf. These are all culinary herbs but herbs also have many other uses. For instance, in my garden Calendulas grow to bring colour, attract bees and I make a cream to help heal cuts and grazes. Rosemary infused oil helps with muscle aches and pains. Aloe gel sooths sunburn, burns and insect bites. Lemon verbena tea if drunk before bedtime is a mild sedative and also helps with digestion. Comfrey is used externally on cuts and can be added to compost to improve or hasten composting. Many of our modern-day medicines are derived from the compounds found in herbs for example, morphine and codeine
from the poppy, aspirin from willow tree bark and digoxin from foxgloves. It is of course very important to remember that using herbs to cures ailments must be done with caution and internal use must not be attempted without consulting a herbalist or a doctor.
It’s time to – as stated above October is the best time to prepare your garden for summer. We will be pulling over the shade cloth on the veggie raised beds and over the apple and pear trees. We also have temporary shade cloth around the Avocado trees which lose a lot of moisture through transpiration and can sometimes look droopy in summer heat when they can’t pull up enough water to combat what they are losing through their leaves. If it hasn’t already been done, all the lingering winter vegies should be given the heave ho and the soil made ready for summer veggies and herbs. New roses will benefit from feeding and established ones will love some manure mulch. If your roses, like mine were attacked by aphids, I had to spray this year, couldn’t wait any longer for the Ladybirds to arrive, it may help you if not the roses to wash off the dead aphids with the spray nozzle on your hose. This year I’m trialing seaweed and spraying it all over my garden plants just to see if it helps them become more resilient. Bring the orchids into the shade if you have had them out enjoying the winter sun. Fertilise the bulbs which have finished flowering but don’t cut them back until they die off completely. Prune plants which have finished flowering such as Indian Hawthorn, Wattles and Lavender. If not done last month, give your lawn some love because it will survive the heat better if it has been loved a little. Stone fruit trees, especially plum and peach trees need to thinned of the excess fruit they tend to carry this not only improves the size of the fruit that ripens but also helps the tree not getting over burdened by so much fruit.
Sow – more summer veggies seeds can be put in now to extend your season.
Plant
have been nurturing in the potting shed or window sills. All the summer veggies and herbs like tomatoes, pumpkins, melons, eggplants, capsicums, zucchini, cucumber, beans, basil, squash and chilies can be planted now. All year veggies like silver beet carrots and lettuce can also be put in. Plant some summer colour ready for Christmas petunias and vincas do well.
Harvest – we are still picking citrus, the late navels will be ready soon, we’ve almost finished harvesting peas with eight kilos in the freezer there are only a few pods left and then the rest will be left on the plants to be collected for seed. We’re picking artichoke, asparagus, carrots, lettuce, English spinach, silver beet, leeks, spring onions and chilies.
The last word –“I’ve always believed that the most important people on the planet are the ones who sow the seeds and care for the soil where they grow” Willie
Nelson
There are times in business when it’s all go, whether it’s on the farm during seeding and harvest or meeting deadlines at work. It may mean working longer than normal hours and possibly becoming sleep deprived. A lack of sleep not only reduces our ability to perform work effectively, it also reduces our ability to work safely. Some have regarded sleep as a useless waste of time with no purpose - NOT TRUE. Science and medicine are discovering more and more about the role of sleep and its influence on our wellbeing and health.
How much sleep do we really need?
• Infants and toddlers - 9 to 10 hours at night plus day naps;
• School age including teenagers - do best with 9 to 11 hours at night;
• Most adults - 7 to 8 hours a night;
• Older adults need the same as younger adults but sleep lighter and for shorter periods.
Some people just need fewer hours of six or less a night without ill effects. The need for less or even more sleep can run in families (suggesting a genetic basis but it is incredibly rare).
What are the effects of lack of sleep? While we’re sleeping, our body is busy tending to our physical and mental health and getting us ready for another day. Lack of sleep can lead to:
• Drowsiness and irritability during the day;
• Poor concentration hindering memory and our ability to pay attention;
• Poor physical coordination increasing the risk of accidents;
• High blood pressure which is one of the main risk factors for heart disease;
• Depression.
Regularly sleeping less than 5 hours is associated with poor physical and mental health and wellbeing.
Sleep may be more difficult to come by as we age, and this can be traced to treatable health issues that cause interrupted sleep. Some factors that could cause sleep difficulties:
• Sleep disorders like sleep-apnoea, restless leg/arm syndrome, leg cramps;
• Pain from conditions like arthritis, heartburn, back pain, headaches;
• A frequent need to urinate;
• Illness - depression, coughing, shortness of breath;
• Medications.
Some helpful tips for getting a good night’s sleep are:
• Go to bed and get up at the same time each day, this synchronizes our body clock;
• Aim for daily exercise before evenings;
• Relax before bed i.e. warm shower, reading and avoid caffeine, nicotine and alcohol;
• Establish your pre-sleep routine (usually 3 things);
• Use bedroom/bed only for sleeping or intimacy - not as a lounge room for watching TV.
Generally, if we can’t sleep, we shouldn’t lie in bed. Leave the bedroom and do a quiet activity that doesn’t stimulate us. To help maintain a healthy lifestyle we all need to contemplate what is an adequate amount of sleep for us personally and visit our GP for treatment if we are amassing a huge sleep debt.
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Richard: 0427 851 870
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St Faith – Oxorthox Iconography
St Faith’s Church, Quairading
Sunday, 1st October 10.00 a.m Feast of St Faith - Eucharist
Sunday, 8th October 9.00 a.m. Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost – Morning Prayer
Saturday, 14th October 5.30 p.m. Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost – Eucharist
Sunday, 22nd October 9.00 a.m. Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost – Morning Prayer
Sunday, 29th October 10.00 a.m. Combined Churches’ Service, York St Andrew’s Church, Greenhills
Sunday, 15th October 9.30 a.m. Anniversary of Dedication with Harvest Thanksgiving
Feast of St Faith: The Commemoration of St Faith, to whom the Church in Quairading is dedicated, will be celebrated on Sunday, 1st October at the special time of 10.00 a.m. with a visit by Bishop Kate Wilmot who will preside and preach, and by welcoming parishioners from St Peter’s Church, Bruce Rock, and St Paul’s Church, Narembeen.
Book Club, Quairading – On the 2nd Saturday of November (11th November) from 10 a.m. to 11.30 a.m. in St Faith’s Church, Quairading, you are invited to join in discussing Rowan Williams’ book, “Being Christian: Baptism, Bible, Eucharist, Prayer”.
Combined Churches Service: The Combined Churches’ Service will be on Sunday, 29th October at Holy Trinity Church, York when we commemorate Saints Simon and Jude.
This month we have continued to follow the Israelite’s journey to the promised land. How God provided for them in spite of there grumblings and doubts. The gospel readings have concentrated on what the kingdom of heaven is like. It is so different from the world in which we live Its qualities are love, forgiveness, fellowship not reliant on riches and everybody is equal. Its for all those who follow Jesus. “where do you stand?”
Sunday 1st October Service 10. 30am A. West.
Sunday 8th October Service 10.30am Streaming.
Sunday15th October Service 10. 30am P. West. Congregational meeting A,G.M
Sunday 22nd October Service 10. 30am Café Church with Rev. A. Longworth, H.C.
Sunday 29th October Service 10. 30am T.B. A
Christian Radio fm 88.00 Contact A. West on Tel 96450081.