What a hive of activity our stunning new community park has been over its first week of use and we’ve had a front row seat! Full of so many exciting things to do and “go on”, shady seats and luscious lawn it’s such a great addition to the middle of town. We can’t wait to host events, BBQ lunches and gatherings of all types out there. Woo hoo!
(Written by Jill Hayes, Quairading CRC. Photo by Shire of Quairading).
invites you to the Garry Haythornthwaite Memorial Open Day
Friday 8th September
Men’s 3’s Format will be 3 by 3 by 2 bowls
Casual clothes to be worn on the day
Registration from 9am for a 9:30am start $1000 prize money
$90 per team
Nominations to Jeff Dalton 0427 450 072
David Chandler 0447 451 206
Lunch provided on the day. Get a team together and have a bit of fun before harvest.
Owner Operator, Ross Leo
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1. The site of the markets is the large empty bitumen car park east of the Quairading CRC building. Stall holders will be allocated two marked car bays to set up, and park within (or more as required).
2. Site bookings available, but not essential. 20 spaces (two bays each) will be available. Pre-booked bays will be reserved with traffic cones and the rest will be on a first come, first served basis.
3. No site fees are applicable.
4. Stallholders are required to provided all of their own display gear, tables, shelter, signage and power (if required).
5. Stallholders are to organise their own methods of taking payments for sales. Spare change for floats will not be available on the day.
6. The Quairading CRC takes no responsibility for the condition or quality of any item sold.
7. Second-hand, handmade, plants and craft items all welcome.
8. Food items will require registration as a food business with the local shire or proof of exemption. Exemptions may include local club fundraising by selling homemade cakes or selling a sausage sizzle. It is expected that food safe standards are maintained at all times.
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The Quairading District High School P and C would like to share how we have been supporting the children that attend the school.
This year there are approximately 150 children enrolled at the school. The types of projects and excursions the P&C facilitate include but are not limited to:-
• Resourcing the school for major projects such as resurfacing the Quad and a suite of play equipment for our Early Learning Centre.
• Excursions to local areas of significance i.e. Nookaminne rock for the two way science programme.
• Pre-Primary excursion to the Perth Zoo
• New school jackets with their name embroidered for the incoming year 7’s.
• Contribution towards the computer lease so our students have access to technology.
• Providing a bus for transporting children to the primary winter carnival, the secondary winter carnival, Tammin cricket bash, year 5 and 6 bi-annual camps, swimming lessons, and athletic carnivals. A huge thanks needs to go to Rotary of Quairading, as they cover the fuel for our bus.
The most significant project we have undertaken was to purchase a 25-seat coaster bus (2018) to be able to provide free transport to students. With out access to the P&C bus, the school would need to utilise the Shire’s community Bus on a “user pays” system for excursions which significantly increases the cost.
For example, an excursion to the Perth Zoo would cost the school $330 return and then a $150 bond. To facilitate these excursions for our littlest adventurers, parents would have to cover either some or all the cost.
The costs of running a bus are high, but we believe this it outweighed by the benefit it brings the kids. The costs for rego, insurance, roadworthy on bus is approximately $2000 per year, this does not include tyres or mechanical repairs. The main way P&C raises funds is by catering for large functions within the community. For example, our last catering event was for the Quairading Rotary Club’s Changeover Dinner held on the 17th June. Our members catered a 3-course meal for 50 people and the funds received by the P&C was $1480.32
The bus without a doubt reduces stress on parents, teachers and admin staff knowing that kids have access to transport especially for working parents and students. Travelling together helps foster relationships and bonding between students and teachers outside of the classroom. It also promotes inclusivity and belonging within the school community.
If it was not for the P and C the children at QDHS would miss out on so many more opportunities. There is already a gap between our city counterparts, our bus helps reduce some of those inequalities. The P and C bus facilitates opportunities that the teachers would like to take advantage of for their students learning. How many excursions could you afford if there was a price attached to every excursion, would you be happy for your child or other Quairading youth to miss out?
You have most likely seen Cadbury chocolate fundraising boxes around town in the last few weeks. These funds will help our year 5 and 6 children get to camp in Term 4. This fundraising helps lower the collective cost for our families wanting their kids to learn important collaboration skills such as independence, and initiative and camaraderie amongst their peers.
If you would like to know more about volunteering or donating, please contact our President Sarah Caporn or Committee members Stacey Harris, Jo Mills and Lara Hayes. Also please consider donating your containers for change under the QDHS P&C Scheme number C10435203
Where We Are At Now – We need volunteers to come forward and indicate their interest in taking on a committee role in 2024. Ensure your children are supported into the future. These jobs are not big when we all work together. The committee are a supportive and friendly group who all just want the best for our kids.
If you have never been on a committee before then maybe this is the time to give it a go!
If you have some great ideas, come and chat to one of our members – we love new ideas!
Volunteers don’t get paid, not because they’re worthless, but because they’re priceless - Sherry Anderson
We have concluded another season of Junior Netball, where we have kids as young as 6 years old, up to 13 years old play and train on Wednesday afternoon, mostly in sunshine, but occasionally through rain.
We had a great turn out for the Pat Ferguson Shield with 7 teams, and Anderson/ Simpson Doncon/McNeil Sheild with 5 teams. These are huge days to coordinate. Thank you again to everyone that helped facilitate a day, where our netball players get to hone their skills against their peers, which is becoming increasingly rarer to do.
The netball committee and volunteers try their hardest and spend a lot of time to try and provide a space where skills can be learnt and developed, but considering we had enough players for 3 teams plus interchanges at the beginning of the season but could not fill 3 teams by the end of the season, was disappointing.
The last training of the season was taken by Indiana Squiers. Indi started her netball career in Quairading and has had rapid trajectory since then.
She has been included in WA state teams for the past 4 years, 15 U 2019, 17 U 2021, 19&U 2022 and 19& U in 2023 as Captain. She currently plays for the East Fremantle Shark Open team in WANL. She was selected with 4 other players from WA into the Australian 19&U squad which trained at the AIS in Canberra. This team was made of a total of 28 players from Australia. West Coast Fever have invited her to join the academy team. She also managed to play State Cricket representing WA in 2019, 2020 and 2021. All this has originated from one very talented, ambitious, persistent, resilient hardworking Quairading gal. Thank you Indi for donating your time to Quairading Junior Netball.
The youngest netballers the 6- and 7-year-olds, did not miss out on any fun on their last day. We got some junior players to help, guide and teach them in a real game. There was a lot of confusion mixed with squeals and laughter.
We held our Grand Final on 2nd August with Stallions, coached by Kimberly Roberts, taking out the top spot for 2023. Stallions were presented with the Country Moloney Memorial Trophy by Cathie Moloney. The Best and Fairest of the Grand Final, selected by the umpires Kelsie Squiers and Carol Dall, was Alexis Harris. Coach’s awards went to Kassidy Dick, Chloe Anderson and Shaneesha Hansen, the Best and Fairest of the season when to Peyton Parfit. Congratulations to all our award winners and to every single netballer who turned up and played their hardest.
The last game of the season was the Kids V’s Parents match which is always loads of fun for both parties.
I want to say thank you to people who have helped Netball run this year. My committee of Bec Wilson and Meagan Hall, coaches Kimberley Roberts, Meagan Hall, and Shelby Faltyn. Net Set Coaches Amy Wilson and Bec Wilson. Renee Anderson for umpiring and as intertown Co Ordinator. There are many more names to add to this list when we travel to intertown games.
We look forward to next year, providing we can find a committee and volunteers. We think Quairading kids should be able to experience all that is offered from playing a team sport. If you are interested, please attend our AGM (in October) or get in contact with me.
Stacey Harris – President
It has been a relatively quiet 12 months with no big events for us. The Shire have erected new signs for parks and streets around the district.
There was an unveiling of the Old School Site. The old building burnt down so a garden has been installed and a dedication to local Indigenous man John Kickett for his efforts to get his children to be enrolled at the old school.
The new playground, Kwirrading Koort is nearly ready for opening. It is a very impressive structure and am sure it will be well used.
Mr George Jason removed the huge tree on the east side of the building which has made it easier to see the Station and all we have to offer.
Mr Tom Mills has been given permission to build and erect a Gazebo on the site east of Station. Also a Sikh memorial will be erected nearby.
A new Courtyard sign welcoming visitors and locals to rest awhile has been installed.
Also new Museum and open signs are now in place. It all enhances our Station and Museum.
New Cabinets will be built inside for displays.
Our Annual Garden Day was a big success again, thanks to Joy Flanigan and Phyllis Brown and committee.
Thanks to all members for volunteering to man Station and courtyard duties.
Each month we have a clean up around town and many bags of rubbish have been collected. This has been an initiative of Letty Mills, so thank you Letty and all who helped you.
Thank you Joy Flanigan for taking used household batteries to Bunnings.
Thanks Shire of Quairading for their continued support and to Jo Hayes for being their Rep on our Committee.
Mr Graeme Ellis is restoring the Grain Men we have in sites along roads into Quairading. Three have been completed and a few more to be done, it is a big job, so thank you Graeme.
There were nearly 100 visitors to the Museum plus 2 tourist buses over the past 12 months with some very nice compliments.
Special thanks to Secretary Phyllis Brown and Treasurer Rebecca Wilson.
Once again, thank you all.
Ivy Osborne President
Dying to Know Day is an annual campaign that empowers all adult Australians to be strong selfadvocates for their own personal planning when it comes to their celebration of life.
The delightful and caring Pam Bailey, currently working with Purslowe Tinetti Funerals, visited the Quairading CRC on Friday 18th August to share her experiences after many years in the business of funerals.
One suggestion was to write down your story, start the conversation, your memories are too precious to take with you (and may help with a eulogy speech if you choose not to write your own obituary). The best gift you can leave to those you care for is a note of your wishes - it can save a lot of stressful decision making for them in their time of grief. You could also consider a prepaid funeral plan which enables you to prepay your selected funeral services for a future funeral at today’s prices. Think about whether you want to be buried or cremated. If cremated, where might you like some of your ashes scattered – if anywhere. Are there special songs you’d especially like played at your funeral? Have you selected your burial plot or booked a niche for your ashes? What would you like to be dressed in?
It’s also important to let your loved ones know that although you have wishes, they have permission to make changes to ensure your funeral is an event that is whatever they need it to be at the time. Some of the harder hitting questions Pam received from our group included: -
• If my very elderly father passes away while I’m on a holiday can his body be kept somewhere until I return? Yes
• How do you ensure that a funeral will be private and only have invited folk attend? Don’t put a death notice in the paper.
• How do my partner and I talk to our adult children about our wishes for our funerals, when they refuse to talk about it? You will find a way.
https://www.dyingtoknowday.com/
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AUGUST 2023 PHOTO COMPETITION SUBJECT
“BLURRED MOTION”
EQUAL GOLD: ARUN (MILKY WAY & BLURRED STAR TRIALS)
EQUAL GOLD: RUSSELL (BLURRED CAR WITH WHEEL SPLASH ON A RAINY DAY)
SILVER: ANN MARIE (BLURRED WILLY WAGTAIL)
BRONZE: ARUN (5 BOATS BLURRED WHILST FLOATING ON THE OCEAN)
RUSSELL (BLURRED PASSION POP FIZZ)
ANN MARIE (BLURRED DRAG RACING CAR)
What’s happening at our Photo Club?? The most important thing is!!! What is not happening!!! We are not getting new members joining the club & we need more members to keep the club going. Here’s your invite to attend any future meetings. It’s simple what we do, we take photos, we meet at the Quairading CRC, the pics are displayed on the big TV, we then discuss these photos. Our meetings are once a month and last somewhere around 2 hours.
Last month’s subject was BLURRED MOTION. This was creative photography aiming to make a object in a still image look like it was moving. For this subject we taught ourselves another new camera technique. We have learnt techniques of how to take a pic of a object in motion that is sharp and crisp. We then went to the next step & progressed to go a bit further & make the movement of that object blurry. To get a blurred motion pic taken for the competition, it was more time consuming than just take a quick point and shoot shot. We only had 6 pics entered in the competition . At the last meeting this gave us plenty of time to discuss the pics entered in the competition and the critiquing of the pics was really interesting. At the photo club meetings we have both long & short discussions on the photos we have entered in the competition and also to have a discussion on other photos. The discussions are based on photography but they are diverse at every meeting as we discuss different types of photography.
Here is a bit of info about Blurred Motion photography. At a basic level of photography the images taken with a camera usually capture images of the world around us that are static and not moving. In photography, motion blur, is the purposeful streaking or blurring of an object that has to be moving. Have a think about, that if you take a pic of a racing car, that is standing still, its just a pic of a racing car that is not doing anything. You can make your pic tell a better story if you take a pic of the race car going flat out sliding around a track. If you set your camera up to take a pic of the race car
when moving and it shows the race car in blurred motion, the pic can tell a much better story. To get a blurred motion pic, you start by first thinking about what would make a good blurred motion pic and get yourself to this spot. This is part of the fun when taking photos, you get to go off on a little adventure with your camera stuff and tripod. If you go somewhere with another person or in a group you discuss with other people how you are adjusting your camera settings. You learn from others how to obtain a desired visual effect, that has been captured in a image. To set up your camera correctly for motion photography takes a bit of experimenting. You have to compensate depending on how fast the object you are photographing is moving. For our blurred motion pics, there was no set of numbers or rules to capture motion & we had to figure out ourselves what way to adjust our camera settings. When you figure out the correct way to set up your camera, you can take a more creative pic. The magic of your blurred motion pic can make a photo tell a amazing story and communicate a sense of speed, a activity of motion and can also capture a passage of time. When the object in the pic is blurred the viewer of your pic can ponder just what speed the object you have photographed is doing & this adds so much more interest to your pic. Persons viewing your pics, will comment on the effort you have made to grab a pic that is Blurred Motion, ie a bird on the wing pic, wildlife pics , silky rivers or waterfalls & QDG footy players kicking goal after goal pics. You can’t capture motion blur in a pic if all you do is point your camera and click. The three essential rules to be successful for this type of photography are (1) adjust your camera for a slower shutter speed, (2) be aware of lighting because slower shutter speed allows more light into your camera and you are at risk of overexposing a photo & (3) then mount your camera on a tripod to stabilize your camera whilst shooting long exposure. I would then add the another rule & rule (4) is be like our members & have fun experimenting when we take a pic of something, especially when its something like Blurred Motion that we haven’t done before.
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.
It seems not so long ago that winter was only half way through and now here we are in spring. Already the temperatures are creeping up and although as gardeners we may be distracted by the beautiful flowering plants in our gardens it is also time to start thinking of what lays ahead in terms of preparing the gardens for summer heat and dryness. Keeping in mind that we have the three worst possible conditions thrown at us every summer; dry wind, high temperatures and this year low soil moisture from a not overly generous winter, we are going to have to take as many measures as possible for our gardens to survive. Many of our native plants have already developed strategies for this and either hibernate over summer or know how to thrive even in the heat. Our task is to watch and learn. The QGLG meets the last Wednesday of the month at 9:30 am at the CRC. Unfortunately, the trip to Bruce Rock has had to be cancelled but we do have other activities organized so please come and join us.
Plant of the Month – If August was all about those almost impossible trees and plants we choose to try, only to have our hearts broken, this month’s ‘plant of the month’ is more forgiving and productive. Vines come in almost all plant categories. There are vegetables and fruits and ornamental plants which are vines. Of the vegetables there are the melons, cucumbers and pumpkin, even if some of these may be considered fruits. Of the fruits there are Kiwi fruits and Passion fruits and of course Grapes. Now technically there is not much difference between a climber and a vine although not all vines climb and some climbers will form shrubs if there is nothing to climb onto for example Star Jasmine. Therefore, there are many plants which we can include here. However, for the sake of brevity, the focus will be on what grows successfully in our part of the world. Here at Eaglewood Farm, we grow all the above-mentioned vegetables and fruits except Kiwi fruits which we tried in the early days with no success, that is not to say we won’t try again. As most of the vines grow in summer, we have had to adapt the growing environment from the usual growing instructions that come with planting these vines. Rather than
growing them on mounds we planted them in well manured and compost filled trenches and we had much better success. However, we are trialing another method this summer which will see them planted in our raised beds under shade cloth. Hopefully this will reduce and concentrate the amount of water they receive to where it is needed and it will also avoid having any bare raised beds during summer so that the soil in all the beds will be kept watered and alive right through the year. Whilst these vegetables are very much part of our commitment to partial sustainability, they are the “bread” if you like, whereas, the “jam” comes from the Passion fruits and particularly the Grapes we grow. Grape vines are really well suited to the conditions in the Wheatbelt. They thrive in the heat and apart from the first one or two summers they never receive any water at all. Here they are planted on the northern side of the orchard and are great at providing a wind break against the worst of the hot northerlies as well as providing shade for themselves and other trees. As always ornamentals play a large part in completing a garden. One of our favourite vines is the Wisteria, it is hardy, drought tolerant and most forgiving of soil type and at the moment about to burst into magnificent flower. The native Wisteria “Hardenbergia” is one of the vines we are trialing as a ground cover. Another vine which is very successful and quite undemanding is the afore mentioned Star Jasmine. Vines can be either deciduous or evergreen, the deciduous ones should be pruned when dormant, the evergreen ones either after flowering or after the chance of frost in September. All can do with some fertilizer although our grapes don’t get any but our passion fruit and pumpkins ectara get lots.
It’s time to – start mulching beds and trees to retain soil moisture, fertilise trees, shrubs and bulbs with organicbased pellets, de-thatch lawns, fork them to a depth of ten centimeters and then add a fine compost and some fertiliser, prune all shrubs that have finished flowering, continue weeding and especially try to avoid
adding new potting mix to the surface and check that water is being absorbed and not just running out which usually means they need to be repotted, only remove frost damaged tips after the end of September, remove algal growth and layers of dead leaves from ponds and take cuttings of Grevillea and succulants.
Sow – carrots and if you haven’t already done so, all summer veggies can be sown now.
Plant – if you have plenty of water to give them then summer flowers shrubs can be put in now, also citrus, and tropical trees can be planted by the end of September. Finally, Dahlia tubers Glady corms and summer annuals such as Vincas, Violas and Petunia will be thriving for Christmas when planted now.
Harvest – It’s still citrus time and the colours in the orchard are definitely orange and yellow, although they are being rivaled by the flowering stone fruit trees. In the veggie beds we have Brussel sprouts, English spinach, silver beet, beetroot, lettuce, carrots, peas, snow peas, fennel, spring onions, leeks and rhubarb. Broad beans and asparagus will be starting in about two weeks.
The last word – Patience, persistence and perseverance make the perfect gardener. Anon.
St Faith’s Church, Quairading
Sunday, 3rd September 9.00 a.m. Martyrs of New Guinea - Eucharist
Sunday, 10th September 9.00 a.m. Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost – Morning Prayer
Saturday, 16th September 5.30 p.m. Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost – Evening Prayer
Sunday, 24th September 9.00 a.m. Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost – Morning Prayer
The Commemoration of the Martyrs of New Guinea recalls with thanksgiving, not only Anglican missionaries, but over three hundred missionaries of all denominations, who having remained at their posts were executed by the Japanese Imperial Army during the Second World War.
Perth College: The School’s Patronal Festival, the Feast of St Michael & All Angels, will be celebrated at 6.30 p.m. at St Mary’s Church, Beverley on Tuesday, 26th September and & 6.30 p.m. at Holy Trinity Church, York on Wednesday, 27th September. All are welcome.
Patronal Festival – The Feast of St Faith will be celebrated on Sunday, 1st October at 10.00 a.m. To assist in our celebrations, Bishop Kate Wilmot, Assistant Bishop of the Diocese, will lead and preach at the Service, and we will be joined by members of the Parish of Bruce Rock and Narembeen. A ‘bring and share” lunch will follow.
Book Club, Quairading – On the 2nd Saturday of October and 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”.
Martyrs of New Guinea, Stain Glass Window, St Peter’s Church, Eastern Hill, Melbourne
This month the Old Testament Lectionary readings have followed the readings about Jacob and Joseph. What a lot of things in their lives happened. In these stories there is deceit , boasting, jealousy, hatred and forgiveness, Then God provides. It is a picture of how we as humans react without God and what happens when God comes in and provides. These stories reflect the process of Jesus how He suffered and then rose to life after death.
In one of the Gospel readings in Mathew Jesus asks His disciples who they think He is. ‘We also need to answer that question’’. What dose He mean to us?,
Sunday September 3rd Service 10. 30am , A. West.
Sunday September 10th Service 10. 30am streaming,
Sunday September 17th Service 10. 30am P. West.
Sunday September 24th Service 10. 30 am T.B. A.
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Contact A. West on Tel 96450081.