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Editorial

Unusual sight on the Bridle Path

From Chris Durrant, Guest Editor ‘Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose” (‘the more things change, the more they stay the same’) is a saying (which I have quoted before) first attributed to 19th Century French writer and journalist Alphonse Karr.

Big Al, as he probably wasn’t called, clearly knew what he was talking about. In the past year or so, our lives have been turned upside-down by the machinations of a little creature that we cannot even see with the naked eye. It has been a time of profound change. On the other hand, some of the really important things in our lives, the nature of this beautiful place we inhabit, the people and animals (domestic and wild) with whom we share it, have not changed at all. On a trivial level, regular readers may have noticed that a guest has been eased into the editor’s chair several months earlier than usual, and in fact there will be a guest (a different one) sitting there next month as well. However, we confidently expect that the

content, information and comment on the wide range of issues that interest our extraordinary community, will be no less entertaining and useful than usual and thus essentially the same. And if, by the way, you suppose that the real editor, Trea, has temporarily passed on the baton so that she can sit around in idleness, sipping a glass of wine and contemplating the cool beauty of autumn, you are quite mistaken: she is plunging into a rewrite of her wonderful book on Darlington’s early years, “A place in the Hills”, first published, it is amazing to realise, back in 1997. So you will eventually gain something from her absence!

Trail by jury Even if you are not personally a regular walker or cyclist on the old railway track between Darlington and Glen Forrest, you can hardly have been unaware of the controversy that has been bubbling away for some months, indeed years, about the possible conflict between different users of the track, notably between walkers and cyclists. In essence, the issue is the feeling that many pedestrian trail users have that a small but still significant number of cyclists on the track speed along it with little or no regard for the comfort and safety of other users.

It is only a matter of time, they believe, before there is a very serious accident and someone is badly hurt or even killed. Some folk reportedly feel so uncomfortable that they no longer walk on the track.

Many locals, especially long-time residents Pam and Mike Tooby, have been making great efforts to do something about the problem, including public discussion and representations to the Shire and other responsible bodies. They have also done a huge amount of research into the question – statistics, background, Continued over...

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even death - have happened on similar trails elsewhere, and long-time Darlingtonian Malcolm McNabb told us of his experience a few years ago when a cyclist ran into him on our track. It took him several days to recover and, had he been a smaller and less robust person, the consequences might have been far worse.

and possible solutions – and the fruit of this research was presented, along with a lot of other information, to a public meeting in the Hall organized by the Darlington Ratepayers and Residents Association (DRRA).

This meeting, held on a soggy evening in early May, was quite unique in my experience of public meetings in Darlington.

It is the only one I have attended from which people had to be turned away! This was, of course, a result of the Government COVID restrictions in force at the time but, even so, considering that the official capacity of the main Hall was 68, that was a lot of people sufficiently interested to brave the elements and turn down a warm, peaceful evening in front of the box. In addition to a range of local residents, some relatively recent arrivals, some who have lived here for decades, some walkers, some bike-riders, many who enjoy a bit of both, we had Shane Purdy from the Shire, Cr Dave Lavell, our MP Matthew Hughes, and a couple of officers from WestCycle, the peak cycling body of our State, of whom one, Glenn Te Raki, their General Manager, Cycling, was among those who spoke.

So what are the solutions? Many were suggested and discussed.

Here is a rough list: Barriers: putting up chicanes and other devices at places on the track which are especially steep and/or where there is only a short line of sight, or where other paths may cross or join the trail. Barriers are not without their problems: the City of Melville erected some on a cycle path recently which they had to dismantle almost immediately after two serious accidents involving cyclists, and there is the question of emergency access along the track to be considered.

However, they are certainly something we need to look at.

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I am not going to attempt to report all that was said. There was a wide diversity of views from a number of different viewpoints, generally expressed with moderation and courtesy and received in the same spirit, all controlled with good humour by DRRA President Grant Butler. I might summarise some of the points that stood out for me:

• The bridle path is a vital part of our history and needs conservation and respect.

• It is a multi-user facility, and the needs of all these users – cyclists, horse-riders, dog-walkers, ramblers, joggers – need to be considered and allowed for wherever possible. This should preclude cyclists doing timed trials along the trail.

A possible barrier?

• Although much has been made of the problems caused by • Signs: undisciplined bike-riders, walkers are by no means blameless.

People walking in groups spread right across the path, dog-owners walking on one side while the dog on its lead rushes across to the other, can make life hard for on-coming cyclists. Moreover, people walking along plugged in to their devices make it difficult for cyclists to warn of their presence, however loudly they call out or ring their bells. (As a personal aside here, I have never really understood why you would want to walk along in the bush insulated by headphones from the natural sounds about you – the calls of the cockatoos, magpies, honey-eaters and other birds, the crashing of the brush that tells you about a mob of kangaroos bouncing away, the distant buzzing of the bees collecting nectar from the gum trees above your head. But I guess that’s just me.)

there is no doubt that it is worth spelling out what is acceptable behaviour. Not only does the content of the notice matter, but where it is placed is important.

One speaker pointed out that notices should be at places where cyclists must slow down or even dismount so that they are more likely to read them.

• The Shire has been, and really seems to remain, reluctant to do • As one speaker pointed out, the whole situation would be anything much about what it sees as not its problem, beyond erecting what most people consider the fairly futile signs put up recently at either end of the Glen Forrest – Darlington stretch. It might need to rethink this: as people pointed out at the meeting, if there is a catastrophic accident – for example a child being severely injured or even killed – the chances are that those responsible for the track, including the Shire, could be sued for millions, and they might not be able to rely on their insurance if it could be shown, as no doubt the insurance companies would seek to do, that all reasonable preventative measures were not in place.

• The chances of a catastrophic accident are not insignificant.

The statistics collected show that bad things – serious injury,

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greatly improved if everyone – cyclists, walkers, joggers would do what we all have to do on the roads i.e. keep left, overtake on the right!

• Communication between all parties! How this can best be done is the big question.

I felt the meeting was a positive step forward and the fact that there was plenty of robust but positive discussion between people after the meeting was a good sign. DRRA anticipates the formation of a steering committee on which all interested parties that expressed a willingness to cooperate (the Shire, WestCycle and Matthew Hughes, walkers and cyclists) will be represented to move this matter forward and canvas the various solutions suggested. Read DRRA notes for further info on this.

Darlington Review June (ABOVE) (Left) – Detailed rules; (Centre) – Courtesy; (Right) – Pretty–but how 2021 useful?

Meanwhile ….

Don’t be a silly ass!

You may be wondering why this editorial started under a picture of donkeys being driven, led or ridden along the Bridle Path. Well, as I’m sure you all know, May 8th was World Donkey Day. (Come on! You knew that? Surely!) To be fair, it hasn’t been going all that long, (the first was in 2018) but is now celebrated in many parts of the world to acknowledge the contribution of

this iconic animal that has been working alongside us humans for at least 6,000 years. Here in Mundaring we celebrated with a stately procession of about nine of the beasts that travelled from Glen Forrest to Darlington and back again. I don’t know whether there was any conflict with other trail users. Probably not. You don’t mess with donkeys!

(ABOVE) Leaders of the charge (RIGHT) Jenny and foal

Community Notice Letter to the Editor – Melanie Ingram writes: There is a new group in the Hills called Seniors Move and Groove which we have managed to get off the ground with the help of a Shire of Mundaring Reconnect Grant. This group is designed to encourage exercise, socialising, sharing interests and connecting with different people and age groups in the community.

There are three Low Impact Exercise groups: 1. The Hub of the Hills, Mundaring on Mondays at 10am.

2. Elsie Austin Pavilion in Mount Helena on Wednesdays at 11.30am.

3. Mundaring Hall on Thursdays at 10am.

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In April we held our first Friday afternoon Dance Social at The Hub in Mundaring, that was a great success. Every LAST Friday of the month at 2pm – 4pm we will have a Dance Social with a different theme to make it fun for those who just wish to socialize and partake of the afternoon tea provided. Please refer to the Darlington Review Facebook page for more details.

In June another new initiative is commencing on all the other Friday afternoons at The Hub between 2pm and 3pm. This is a social Music Group for those lovers of music who wish to have a laid back ‘Jam’ Session with other like – minded people.

Everyone is welcome to come and join in the fun and meet new people. If you are interested in any of these activities please contact Mel 0478 544 388 for more information.

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Hands up if you like lacrosse

Lacrosse we bear In the society I grew up in, lacrosse was a girls’ game. Not that it was played at all in Kenya, where I spent my childhood, by people of either sex. We knew about it, though, from books set in English schools, like Enid Blyton’s Malory Towers series. The game originated among some of the Native American tribes in what is now the USA and Canada. No doubt the way they played it, it was a brutal, vicious, highly competitive sport. Well, let me tell you, nothing has changed! It is all of those things!

But also obviously great fun! And this year once again the primary students at Treetops Montessori School are being given an introduction to lacrosse, and I was able to join the Year 4s down at Darlington Oval for a training session. Their instructor was local lass Emma Green, a first-year uni student of Phys Ed/ Outdoor Ed, and herself a noted lacrosse player (she was in the Australian squad until an unfortunate incident involving her foot and a horse put her into a moon boot and temporarily off the playing field!)

Seventeen energetic young people, under the watchful eyes of teacher Emma Moore and TA Emma Slattery, (apparently to work in PE at Treetops, it is almost compulsory to be called Emma. Jane Austen would have been so proud!) walked up Beenong Road to the Oval on what was, fortunately, a fine autumn morning (forecast rain kindly delayed its arrival until the afternoon). There they went through a succession of drills dictated by Emma G, ending with what was essentially a game, but with only one goal and one side defending, the other trying to score. Most of the children took to lacrosse with enthusiasm, several have already developed considerable skill – it is by no means an easy game – and many showed that, even in these PIE-WIONI days (‘Participation is everything: winning is of no importance’), kids do like to come first!

The battle for the ball! Emma M looks on

Emma G shows them how it’s done

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I had to leave before the session ended, but the intensity was still there. Something that can keep nine-year-olds pretty much on task for over an hour has got to be worth doing!

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Technology rules!

I remember an occasion some time ago when I was staying with our elder daughter in London and she was taking part in a phone conference in relation to her work.

At that time she was working for BP in the area of risk management (and goodness knows they have some risks to manage!). I could not avoid over-hearing their conversation.

It was clear that they were speaking English, my own native tongue, but I only understood about 30% of what they were saying. I suspect it might be the same were I to get together with Darlington lad Jeremiah Webb, who is in his first year of a degree course in Information Technology, with double majors in Artificial Intelligence and Cyber Security at Murdoch University.

Jeremiah made news recently when he was one of a handful of students to be awarded a Westpac Young Technologist Scholarship, an award intended to support high potential students who are passionate about technology and eager to explore its possibilities for good.

This description certainly seems to fit Jeremiah who plans in the future to investigate Artificial Intelligence and its impact on network security and the creation of Artificial General Intelligence. If, like me, you don’t really know what those are, Dr Google

as usual will be helpful. Jeremiah, a graduate, like many Darlington lads, of Mazenod College in Kalamunda, points out quite reasonably that, at this early stage in his studies, he doesn’t really know exactly in what direction he will eventually head. “In short,” he says, “I want to investigate the combination of multiple fields of science and IT, to see what happens and maybe revolutionise the world in the process.” No lack of ambition here! In the meantime he sees one of the greatest benefits of the Award for him will be the networking opportunities it will provide with scientists who are leaders in the fields he is interested in.

Asked what got him interested in IT he replies that “It was not really a choice: I am good at programming (why not put it to good use?), I love a challenge that requires the application of math or weird and wacky concepts called ‘laws’, and I love to get that ‘it clicks’ feeling when learning something new.”

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It is always heartening to encounter somebody looking forward to their future with such enthusiasm and purpose. Who knows?

Perhaps in a few years’ time we shall hear about some amazing technological development that changes our lives for the better, read the name of the man behind it, and be able to say to each other “I know that chap! He’s from our village!”

Arbor Day I am sure you will recall that a feature of the Darlington Community Garden to be set up in the area west of the Darlington Oval is a splendid Arbor. You will be delighted to learn, and indeed may already have noticed if passing near that area, that the plan is in the process of becoming a reality and, all being well, will be finished by the end of June.

‘Arbor’ is the Latin for tree (hence ‘Nullarbor’ – ‘no trees’). The English word derived from this is defined as: ”A shady resting place in a garden or park, often made of latticework on which plants such as climbing shrubs or vines are grown.” [It can also be defined, in the admittedly fairly elderly version of the Concise Oxford Dictionary that I have, as “an axle or spindle on which something revolves,” but I think we can disregard that!] You may have seen such structures elsewhere (e.g. at Araluen Botanic Park) and we in Darlington are about to get our own, a stunning structure of weathered recycled steel, which will evoke visions of a bygone era and memories of steam trains loaded with felled timber and quarried stone rumbling along on what is now the adjacent heritage railway trail.

I am indebted to David Grant, one of the forces behind the Community Garden, for these notes on the story so far.

The arbor was designed by Darlington landscape architect, Gerry Healy. A visit to a Maida Vale scrap metal yard inspired the concept of using steel reclaimed from drilling and mining sites.

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Grand design!

Gerry knew at once he was onto the perfect material for the location. “When I saw these huge 12- metre long drilling pipes, with a beautiful rusty patina, I knew they would meld perfectly into the Darlington environment”, Gerry recalls. He sees the arbor as the spine of the Community Garden but also as beckoning visitors to enter and explore. As he explains, “The Masterplan design seeks to link the very social and popular grassed oval area to the lower bushland area to the west and north. This link is in the form of a vine covered arbor (through the Community Garden) that allows direct access through the site to the ‘wilder’ lower woodland area.” The arbor will be 32 metres in length, 5 metres wide and 3 metres high. A colonnade of 10 posts either side will be connected by large steel channels overhead, over which grape vines and other climbers will provide shade and coolness during the hotter months.

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Gerry Healy and John Vogels setting out the arbor site

Local Builder, Vogels Building, won the tender to construct the arbor and, with concrete footings in place to support the structure, the frame will be craned into position and steel cross beams welded into place. “I’m more used to building project homes mainly in timber and glass”, proprietor John Vogels explained. “The cross-over to concrete and aged steel has pushed me beyond my comfort zone but it’s been a lot of fun and very exciting for the community”.

All the steel has been cut and welded in the West Swan premises of fabricator, Glenn O’Halloran, a genial 36-year-old Irishman who came to WA from County Cork 12 years ago. Glenn says the project has been very different to his normal contracts.

“I’ve been used to doing smaller jobs for mining and engineering projects, but got the shock of my life when the steel was delivered. The 12-metre lengths weighed two tonnes each, not 600 kg as I had expected,“ Glenn laughed. “It’s been a huge challenge but with the help of my colleague Harald Schulz and his wife Uta, we’ve managed to figure out the lifting, cutting and all the angles. It’s been fantastic.”

Glenn O’Halloran and Harald Schulz discuss entry posts

So, there you have it (or very soon will have it!) – a community project that has inspired and challenged those who are working on it but will undoubtedly be something that will provide Darlington with great satisfaction and comfort for many decades to come.

Ring a Bell?

Diligent Review readers with better memories than I may recall a little piece we did back in 2018 on local resident Frankie Bell.

Frankie is an accountant and Frankie with her Award and mother of five Minister for Commerce Amber-Jade Sanderson strapping lads.

She is also the founder of Additive Free Kids, an organisation that investigates, identifies, and informs people (especially parents) about additives in the food we eat. Since setting up AFK some years ago, inspired by seeing the effect of some foods on her own children, Frankie has done a huge amount of work to identify possibly undesirable additives in our food, encourage those selling it to communicate information about those additives to the buying public, and giving advice to thousands of parents and others in the community about the contents of the food they buy.

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Her work was officially recognized earlier this year at the WA Consumer Protection Awards when Frankie won the Rona Okely Award. This prize, named after a pioneer in consumer protection in our State, acknowledges (to quote from the official web site) “an individual Western Australian who has influenced and inspired consumer protection in their community. They have given their time, energy and experience to help others and are a positive role model for those involved in the public and not for profit sectors. Nominees must be an individual who can demonstrate a significant achievement, contribution and commitment to protecting Western Australian consumers.”

Needless to say, Frankie is not resting on her laurels: there are still numerous problems in our children’s health – obesity, allergies, asthma, diabetes to name but a few – many of which are closely related to what we eat, and lots of things needing correction in the current food regulation system. Of one thing I think we can be sure and that is that Frankie will continue to bring to these problems the same energy, enthusiasm, and dedication that won her this award. If you’re interested, or would like to become involved in AFK, have a look at https://www.additivefreekids. com.au/

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SHIRE STUFF – Bouquets, brickbats, useful information Dieback disease: Have you ever wondered whether dieback

disease (phytophthera) could infect plants on your block and, if so, what you can do about it? (and ever wondered how to spell ‘phytophthera’?) Well, the Shire has produced a useful little five-minute video in which their Environmental Officer, Tracey Bell, will give you all the good oil on this subject. Watch ‘What to do about Dieback’ and the team’s other environmental videos on the Shire’s Facebook page @ShireofMundaring or visit the Program and Education pages in the Environment section of the Shire’s website www.mundaring.wa.gov.au.

Alliance Against Depression: The Shire of Mundaring,

in conjunction with the City of Kalamunda, is setting up an Alliance Against Depression (AAD) which is a GP-centric, community driven model, pursuing world’s best practice for the care of people with depression, and prevention of suicide.

If you would like to find out what is already happening in WA, check out the AAD link on the WA Primary Health Alliance’s (WAPHA) website phexchange.wapha.org.au/AAD. For more information on the Mundaring/Kalamunda effort, contact Karen White at the Shire at CCE@mundaring.wa.gov.au.

Robert Juniper Award for the Arts: At its recent meeting, the Shire Council decided to discontinue its grant to the Mundaring Bicentennial Scholarship Trust which has provided most of the funds for the $10,000 annual Robert Juniper Award for the Arts. Their grant of $7,000 will instead be used to fund an arts and cultural grant fund administered by the Shire to which organisations (and possibly individuals) will be able to apply for grants up to $2,000. Whether you think this deserves a bouquet or a brickbat I suppose depends on your views about community financial support of the arts. At their subsequent meeting, incidentally, the Board of the Trust resolved to continue the RJAA, for which they have sufficient reserves to fund at least this year’s Award, while they seek alternative sources of longterm funding. Watch this space!

Restart & Reconnect Grants: Depending when you read this,

it might be too late to do anything about it, but applications for the remaining two grant tiers under the Shire’s Recover Together COVID-19 Relief & Recovery Fund close on 1st June. The Restart Grant (worth up to $500) supports requests for small initiatives and items that will assist groups and businesses in recovery and ‘restarting’ and the Reconnect Grant (worth between $501 and 2500), supports programs and initiatives that will generate broader community or economic benefits. In the past nine months the Shire has made 49 grants of various types from this fund, worth a total of $240,000.

Correction – Shutterworks!

Among the illustrations of Trea’s ‘My Place’ article in the May Darlington Review on art collector Max Grunberg were two photographs of paintings he owns. These photographs were, correctly, attributed to Con Macarlino. Where we were incorrect was in the name of his business which is SHUTTERWORKS PHOTOGRAPHY not, as we printed, Shuttleworks! Apologies, Con!

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What’s On

Bush-walking: It is the time to be walking around our beautiful country and Cliff Burns’ bushwalk series begins at the end of this month and continues weekly until October. Full details elsewhere in this edition.

Swinging Seniors? If you fancy a dance you might like to join the Tea Dance on a Friday afternoon at the Hub of the Hills, Mundaring. You’ve probably missed this month’s dance (28th May) but you can shake a leg on the 4th Friday of every month from now on. For more details, call Mel on 0478544388.

July will be your month for going to the theatre! We will have:

• Marloo Theatre presenting “Twisted” from 2nd – 24th July.

See the Darlington Theatre Players notes for details.

• Garrick Theatre presenting “Trap”, a thriller/drama like none you have ever seen, at their theatre in Guildford from 1st -17th. Details in their notes.

Darlington Chamber Music – Concert 2 will be at the Hall on

July 4th. Puccini, Ledger and Mozart on the programme. Concert 1 was superb and this promises to be just as good. Tickets from the Darlington Liquor Store, Little Nook Café, the Post Office, or on-line at Trybooking (enter ‘Darlington Chamber Music’)

An Evening of Silly Songs – you might remember Avocado

Pair (Stephen Turley & Chris Durrant with Christina Browning on the piano) entertaining you a few years back with the hilarious compositions of Flanders & Swann, Tom Lehrer, Jeremy Taylor and more. Well, they’re back with some of the same but lots of new songs as well. You can find them at the Darlington Hall on the evening of Saturday 10th July. Tickets on Trybooking (enter ‘Avocado Pair’) or just ring me on 9299 6093.

An Evening with Vince Garreffa – unfortunately you will

have to choose (because they are on the same night) between Silly Songs and fun, food and entertainment down at the Swan Italian Club, from 6:30pm, organized by Swan Rotary in aid of Lifeline and Bushfire Relief.

A little footnote … I had a look, on a recent visit to the Post

Office, at the small convenience store that Aaron has set up there and was very impressed. A good range of products, reasonably priced! Whatever you suddenly realise you are short of, whether it’s milk for your muesli, or a can of food for the pooch, you won’t have to go further than down-town Darlington!

Well, that’s it from me for this month! As General MacArthur famously said, “I’ll be back” but, in the meantime –

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Let me introduce….! that was burned to the ground in the January 2014 ParkervilleStoneville Mt Helena Bushfire.

Our search kept bringing us to Darlington even though I feared that living here was too much of a fire risk. There was a distinctive style and a unique energy in the houses for sale that was very different to other places right across the Hills and foothills and it kept luring me. I was sold.

And living in Darlington for me keeps getting better, far more than I imagined despite my continuing fear of the bushfire risk.

The sense of community and possibilities for belonging are exceptional. Community and conscious loving relationships have for many decades been a central part of my core values and guiding principles for my life and work.

In the chair for July

Greetings folks from the Review’s next guest editor, Susie Itzstein.

“Tell them a little about yourself”, was Trea’s request. To say that challenges me is an understatement. Selecting what is most pertinent of 71 very full years of my life into a few hundred words to introduce myself to you seems almost impossible. But here goes...

I consider myself a relative ‘newcomer’ to Darlington arriving 17 December 2015 after 6 months of intensive searching for a place to call Home. A Home to take the place of our beloved family home and 5 1/4 acre property of 35 years in Stoneville

In my work life I’ve been 95% self-employed in a diverse number of small businesses though most would know me as my current role as a Therapist / Educator specializing in all things to do with relationships and communication. My American-born partner and I are certified Advanced counselling Clinicians and couples, singles and parenting Workshop Presenters in Imago Relationship Therapy. For many years we have travelled extensively in Australia and parts of the world teaching the work and one of our missions has been halving the divorce rate.

I have had and been influenced by many amazing teachers and see myself as a life-long learner. I love quotes and one I heard as an idealistic teenager is jumping forward in my mind so I will end for now leaving you with it. It is by RFK (Robert F. Kennedy, though he was actually paraphrasing George Bernard Shaw) – “Some men see things as they are and say why. I dream things that never were and say why not”.

It’s all yours, Susie!

Chris Durrant Acting Editor

STOP PRESS Frankie & Duncan Bell, pictured here with their lads, have bought Perrella’s! Full details, including their plans for this iconic Darlington institution, in next month’s Review.

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Letters to the Review Letter to the Editor – DRRA re shared paths (Kathryn Batchelor): Thank you to the DRRA for inviting Westcycle and the Shire to the meeting on the 4th May I attended the meeting where members presented history and anecdotes to support their case to “do something” to stop “speeding” cyclists.

Everyone at the meeting agreed the path is to be shared.

Unfortunately what isn’t well practiced by any user group is how to share the path. On other shared paths in Perth the etiquette follows conventional road rules, where keep left, overtake on the right and pedestrians are accustomed to looking left and right at crossovers. This is facilitated by signage, line markings and surface changes to the pavement. Whilst this isn’t possible along heritage trail, Darlington needs to accept some of these conventions to move forward with less conflict. The time for treating the heritage trail as public open space is over. Regardless of what and how the trail was used originally, the fact remains that commuters, recreational cyclists and engaged cyclists use the path and this will continue to be encouraged for the clear health benefits and reduction of road congestion. Cyclists as a user group is increasing in size, and bikes are becoming lighter and faster and more agile. More terrain parks are being built, (there are at least 2 directly accessed off the heritage trail) and cyclists will use the heritage trail to connect to them.

At the meeting, the speed suggestion of 15km/h was presented without cyclist consultation, and is 5km/h lower than recommended on sections of shared paths elsewhere (i.e. West Coast Hwy) that are much narrower and busier than the heritage trail. The barriers proposed at the meeting are a risk

to all users, not just ‘speeding’ cyclists, as I can attest to a serious shoulder and neck injury going over the bars at <10km/h. What pedestrians might not realise is visibility on the heritage trail downhill is very good, with >20m on the whole loop except for about two pinch points where it is < 10m. At 30km/h I can stop hard within 10m. Visibility is 30->200m in the busy section between the Post Office and waterfall. Another experienced cyclist advised that installation of barriers will provide an object that requires (significant) speed change and will result in skidding, both inadvertent and deliberate.

So how to go forward and not backward? Signage will assist, but it needs to be target specific. Cyclists are accustomed for looking at triangle trail markers. Pedestrians a more detailed sign. And ask yourself if the shared path between 7-8am the best place for you. If you are a pedestrian that is hard of hearing, easily startled or suffer anxiety, there are lots of other paths in Darlington quieter and prettier than the heritage trail.

There will always be cyclists that ride with arrogance, and there will always be pedestrians that have disdain for cyclists. But improved trail culture with education is the solution, not punitive barriers.

This sign here from Canberra covers it nicely.

Letter to the Editor – Share the Heritage Trail (name and address supplied) Congratulations to the ratepayers association for bringing together representatives of the State Government, Mundaring Shire and WestCycle, along with cyclists and walkers, in response to the need to develop strategies that will ensure the Railways Reserve Heritage Trail remains a SHARED path for all to enjoy. There was a wealth of goodwill and many sensible suggests: keep left as you would on a road, and observe (yet to come) appropriate signage that emphasises the shared nature of the path. This is particularly important in relation to cyclists. Signage must make it clear there are good reasons to keep riding speed at a reasonable rate: a family group walking with dogs, the occasional horse, and some very young cyclists.

This trail is increasingly attractive to cycling groups and we know numbers will only multiply, so walkers must take that into account. Some cyclists ride for exercise, some to enjoy the bush landscape; others time their rides to achieve personal bests and some seek the thrill of a high speed downhill run to Boya.

The last two are a problem, just as speeding motorists are a problem - but at least on the road there are rules and penalties and means of identifying those that break the rules. At present those endangering others on the trail do so with impunity.

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involving a speeding cyclist, a blind bend and an adult male walker on the Glen Forrest to Darlington leg of the trail.

The terrified rider went over the handlebars, the man was injured and in shock, but nothing could be done by police or the Shire.

Mundaring Shire found no difficulty in reducing the danger of off-the-leash dogs by introducing a local law. Now it needs to do the same in relation to safely on the track it manages.

At the meeting, MP Matthew Hughes observed that cyclists timing themselves on a dual pathway was just not appropriate.

We need more such clearly articulated statements from those with responsibility for shared trails: a Shire that appears reluctant to take responsibility, the State Government that is investing a lot of $$$ into walking/cycle trails and Westcycle that is aware of the inappropriate behaviour Mr Hughes mentioned.

Both our local MP and Westcycle appear eager to be involved in developing protective protocols that must be effectively signalled to ALL users. This is vital because at present we live with the triple fears of an imminent accident, a small cohort of highly irresponsible riders and the possible future dominance of this wonderful community asset by a single group of users.

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Shire of Mundaring Library Service In Conversation with Sasha Wasley Our “In Conversation” talk with author, Sasha Wasley, held in May just after the lockdown was a welcome return to business as almost-usual despite the masks we wore! Sasha gave a lively light-hearted and transparent interview. We discussed her newly published book, Spring Clean for the Peach Queen which is being very well received, as well as insights into her writing methods, getting published, and other tips for aspiring writers. It was a lovely surprise to find out that Sasha is also a local resident!

Our audience was warm and engaged, asking questions, and providing input. In lieu of light refreshments because of the COVID restrictions, our lovely crowd received an individually wrapped, handmade iced cookie, and a beautiful book mark to take away with them.

Seed Library Donations Welcome The Seed Library is one of our most popular “collections”, so donations of locally harvested seeds are most welcome!

Donation bags are available from the libraries, or you can simply use your own bag. You can check the library web page for a tip sheet on harvesting seeds, simply go to https://bit.ly/MUNSeedLib.

Computer Help Did you know you can get help with using your computer or mobile device at the libraries?

Friendly Digital Mentors are available at both libraries to help you in one-to-one sessions.

Bookings are necessary for this free service. Contact Boya Library on 9290 6755 or Mundaring Library on 9290 6780 to book. Sessions are for up to one hour, and you can book further sessions if required.

Baby Rhyme Time and Story Time Join us for Story Time and Baby Rhyme Time. These sessions are fabulous fun times which help children develop literacy skills in a casual, relaxed atmosphere. No bookings are necessary.

Baby Rhyme Times for 0 to 2 year-olds are on at 9.30am. Story Times for 2 to 5 year-olds are on at 10.30am. At Boya, sessions are on Wednesdays and Fridays in Hall 1, Boya Community Centre. At Mundaring, sessions are on Tuesdays and Thursdays in the Mundaring Lesser Hall.

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“Your Best Plastic Free July” with Amanda Welschbillig Does the idea of going plastic free seem both worthwhile and challenging?

Come along to the free workshop with Amanda Welschbillig (Wasteless Pantry) at the Civic Room, Shire of Mundaring administration building at 6pm on Wednesday 9 July to find out the how and why of going single-use plastic free this July. You will be joining in on a worldwide challenge that was started here in WA! Topics covered will include: how to get started, simple swaps to get you set up for success, choosing the right challenge, common struggles with going plastic-free and what you can do about them. Last year’s challenge resulted in 900 million kg of plastic waste being avoided! This is a great start to see what you can do to help reduce plastic use. Bookings essential at https://090621m.eventbrite.com.au.

JP Signing Service at the Libraries A JP Signing Service at Boya Library is available on Tuesdays during school term from 5.30pm to 6.45pm. No bookings are necessary. Another local JP is available most Tuesdays and Wednesdays at Boya Library by arrangement with the JP. Call the library on 9290 6755 for details. Mundaring Library also has a JP available on Thursdays between 1pm and 2.30pm, and no bookings are necessary.

eMagazines available through Overdrive/Libby Do you like reading magazines?

Have you checked out the digital magazines available through Overdrive for free with your library membership? Previously available on RBDigital, our eMagazines have moved to Overdrive. All the same great titles are still available - more than 3300 of them!

You have a choice of apps to use to read them: Libby - great if you like a modern interface and a wide range of functionalities. Start on the home page. Scroll down until you come to ‘Popular Australian Magazines’ or scroll a little further to see the full listing result which you can refine. There are magazines in languages other than English available. You can download the magazines to your device so that you can enjoy them when you’re offline.

Overdrive (the classic app) - for those who prefer a more traditional app layout. Click in ‘Collections’ then scroll down to ‘Magazines’.

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Darlington Bushwalking Series Contact Details

Phone: 9299 6696 Email: cliffburns@iprimus.com.au

It Has Been 14 Years….

Recently I was asked, “How did the Darlington Walks start?” The answer is an interesting and rather dodgy tale.

During the first year a few friends and locals embarked upon 6 walks and ended the season with a celebratory BBQ at one of the walker’s homes. A handful of locals will recall what happened at the BBQ, but as for me I still have a rather vague recollection. I am told that it was a wonderful event.

Devious Friends….

Earlier in the BBQ evening I said that the walks were a one-off event and that would be the end of the walking programme. However certain “friends” had other ideas. Apparently the walkers had a great time during the walks and decided that the walks would continue one way or another. On the other hand I was equally adamant that the walking programme was finished. As the night wore on, those cunning friends made sure that their organiser (that’s me) was served copious quantities of excellent Shiraz wine (my favourite). Well, compared with those “friends” I was well out of my depth, and shortly could not clearly recall the balance of the evening.

Result….

During the following week I was gleefully congratulated and thanked by the party goers because I had most heartily agreed to organise a walking programme the following year. This is something that I emphatically deny but what worth is my word against a happy, scheming mob. Well, 14 years later we are still stamping around in the bushlands and parklands. My “friends” might have been devious but I must admit they were right because collectively we are enjoying the bushlands and the company of excellent friends more than ever. The names of those naughty locals shall remain anonymous but they know who they are.

Full Steam Ahead

The 2021 Programme is summarised below. Email Cliff cliffburns@iprimus.com.au to make a booking or to receive full details of the 2021 programme. You can book the whole season or individual walks.

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See you on the track.

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Garrick Theatre TRAP is a show unlike any other. This thriller-drama production investigates the mystery behind an event unheard of before: an entire theatre full of people, and each of them is unconscious— all except one, a girl who won’t say a word about what happened.

We follow experts, witnesses, and victims as they unravel the truth behind what hit the theatre. The story keeps you on the edge of your seat the whole way through, feeding you just enough information at just the right points to keep you intrigued every second.

The story is detailed, and the cast are working brilliantly on it.

Every member shares a passion for TRAP that fuels the rehearsal period with burning excitement, not to mention so much incredible talent. While some are familiar with the ways of acting and theatre, some are new, with TRAP being their first show.

No matter which they are, each of them are hard-working and enthusiastic, eager to bring the show to life.

This enthusiasm is shared by the crew who are flanking the show with creativity and dedication. The ideas never stop flowing and collaboration thrives. Their contribution to the production is beyond wonderful, with each of them working with pro-active and zealous attitudes, always happy to lend a hand in anything that needs doing.

The whole team is working together to create the best immersive, atmospheric experience as possible, and every rehearsal it gets better to watch. The group works incredibly— supporting each other, learning from one another, and trusting each other to produce a show that will have viewers hooked.

TRAP is unmissable. With riddles galore and an eerie connection to Garrick Theatre, there’s a secret to unearth and if you let us, we’ll tell you what it is.v

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Thatour dayEast hasCoast now friends come! could This April, we welcome Eugen Bacon El once again fly over toauthors stay with us at KSP, and(pictured) share theirand know Vickerman. with our community.

That day has nowVictoria, come! This welcome authors Eugen (pictured)inand Ellen Eugen Bacon, from hasApril, wonwe and been shortlisted andBacon commended many int Vickerman. awards, including the Bridport Prize, L Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future Contest and Agency Prize. Ellen Vickerman is a young, Brisbane-based writer whose work is primaril Eugen Bacon, from Victoria, has won and been shortlisted and commended in many interna with interactions of place, space and identity. awards, includingKSP the Writing BridportCompetitions, Prize, L Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future Contest and Copy deadlines in September Spring Season – Opportunities for Writers

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In the KSPand Writers’ Centre is offering national writing Eugen will be running workshop on Saturday 11 April from two 1-4pm.

‘So You Want To: S Writing in the Anthropocene Workshop, Sat 19 June, 1pm-4pm with interactions ofa2021, place, space identity. competitions in the your categories Short and Poetry.

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Perfect for of1-4pm. all experience levelsTo:lookin Eugen be running a workshop on Saturday 11 writers April from ‘So You Want Shap Chrulew is for writers of any age and experience levelwill who Cash prizes and certificates on offer. Even if you don’t win, Writing’ will teach you how to approach your writing with an editorial eye, taking raw their self-editing skills.

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Tickets start from $35 and can be purchased through the KSP websit fiction writer and a research fellow in the Centretheir for self-editing Culture skills. writers, as all entry fees contribute to prizes and the cost of phoning the Centre directly. and Technology at Curtin University. FromEllen James Bradley’s will be runningjudging. a workshop ‘Speak Now: Mediating Intersection We called especially encourage young the writers to enter,Betwee Ghost Species to Laura Jean McKay’s Theand Animals in that as there is NOtoENTRY FEE for youth. competitions are for de Narration’ at a date and time be determined.

KeepKSP’s an eye on our website Ellenwith will be a workshop called by ‘Speak the Intersection Between Di Country, recent Australian fiction has grappled therunning proudly sponsored theNow: ShireMediating of Mundaring, Little Black and Through Narration’ atDress a dateProductions, and time to beValerie determined.

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KSP Writer-in-Residence Applications, deadlines in June and July The KSP Writers’ Centre is proud to support the development of literary work by hosting a number of paid annual residencies for Established, Emerging and Upcoming (young) writers. Some positions offer a salary and opportunity to present workshops. Our legacy of Writers-in-Residence spans over 30 years and has produced hundreds of literary awards and publications across several genres as a result. Please visit our website for criteria and application details. All residencies are sponsored by the KSP Foundation with support from the Shire of Mundaring.

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The Foundation is dedicated to providing a Writers’ Centre and related community activities at Katharine’s Place, the heritage-listed hometoofproviding Katharine Susannah Prichard (1883-1969), celebrated author of The Foundationformer is dedicated a Writers’ Centre and related communityinternationally activities at Katharine’s Place, the heritage-listedCoonardoo, former homeWorking of Katharine Susannah (1883-1969), internationally celebrated author of Bullocks and Prichard many other novels, stories and plays.

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The Darlington Club Fish and Chip night was well attended followed by a very successful Swing Dance intro and demo which I’m sure enticed some attendees to explore dancing further. Thank you to Josie & Sam for a very entertaining evening. The Club continues to offer great outings, and as we head into Winter, hearty soups beckon.

Best wishes Sue Club President.

Coming events: The Club opens at 6.30pm most Fridays at Darlington

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Darlington Ratepayers and Residents Association It was great to see the level of interest at the public meeting to discuss safety issues on the trail. Because of Covid restrictions on numbers, we had to turn people away. Invited guests and the community all had the opportunity to speak and the views being presented covered both pedestrian and cyclist concerns.

Matthew Hughes, David Lavell, Shane Purdy and Glenn Te Raki (WestCycle) were supportive of the meeting outcomes and all stayed on afterwards to meet with those who wanted further discussions.

People reacted positively to the proposal that a working group be established with representatives from all stakeholder groups to come up with solutions. WestCycle folk are keen to be involved and Matthew Hughes will support the undertaking in whatever way he can.

Next step is to establish the working group to consider the findings and recommendations.

Full house - standing room only at the public meeting to discuss shared use of the railway trail.

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Darlington Christian Fellowship

Recently I learnt that in a few months, I will become a great-aunt for the first time. I’m thrilled. I don’t have children of my own and have loved being an aunty to my nephews and niece over the years. It’s very special that now there will be a new baby in the family to love and cherish.

The birth of a wanted and loved baby is a very wondrous thing and brings joy to the family. However, no matter how wonderful the birth of a baby is, it doesn’t compare with the wonder of what the Bible calls being “born again.”

Have you wondered what this means?

Nicodemus, a member of the Jewish ruling council, certainly wondered what it was all about when he came to see Jesus one night. Unlike other Jewish leaders, Nicodemus recognised that the teaching and miracle signs that Jesus was doing were from God. But, to Nicodemus’ surprise, Jesus told him he could not see the kingdom of God

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unless he was born again. Naturally, Nicodemus questioned this, because as he pointed out, one cannot enter his mother’s womb to be born a second time. Jesus explained he was talking about a spiritual birth, not a second physical birth. This spiritual birth is brought about by the Holy Spirit’s work and results in a person’s life being transformed. It involves recognition of sin and the need to be forgiven. It is more than that though. It is a change of direction in one’s life,

allowing God to take control – not in a heavy-handed way, but as one who lovingly heals past hurts, frees from sin and provides direction each day. For some people, their born again underpins this life and why we exist.

We must not stop exploring until we can say with certainty that we have an understanding of why all things past and present are the way that they are.

Jesus Christ is an actual person so we must decide what to do with 'who' He says that He is. Consider the words of C.S Lewis “A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things Jesus said would not be a great moral teacher. He would either be a lunatic — on the level with the man who says he is a poached egg — or else he would be the Devil of Hell.

You must make your choice. Either this man was, and is, the Son of God, or else a madman or something worse. You can shut him up for a fool, you can spit at him and kill him

experience might be dramatic – being freed from addiction or the guilt of a terrible sin. For others, it might be less spectacular. For me, it was the latter. I was born again when I was 12 after my Sunday School teacher explained what it meant to be a Christian. I had grown up in a Christian home and considered myself a good child. But that day I realised that being “good” wasn’t enough. Spiritually, my eyes were opened and I realised that me trying to be “good” wasn’t the answer. I wasn’t good and needed God’s forgiveness.

From that point on, I wanted to live for Him and do what He wanted me to do.

Although there was no dramatic change in my behaviour, from then on, God gave my life a new direction and began the process of transforming me to be the person he wants me to be (which is still ongoing).

The birth of a new baby is wonderful, but the spiritual birth that occurs when a person comes to Christ is even more wonderful!

Denise Rhodes

as a demon or you can fall at his feet and call him Lord and God, but let us not come with any patronising nonsense about him being a great moral teacher. He has not left that open to us. He did not intend to.”

A man named Lee Strobel spent two years of his life trying to disprove the resurrection and life of Christ. There has been a movie made of his findings and how he arrived there - it is an enjoyable way to start your research on the historical evidence for Christ. It is called The Case For Christ.

Watch and enjoy!

If you have questions about the Christian faith, email us and we will select one to publish in the July Darlington Review. dcfincorporated@gmail.com.au

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^ŵĂůů ŝŶĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶƚ ƐĐŚŽŽůƐ ůŝŬĞ dƌĞĞƚŽƉƐ ŽĐĐƵƉLJ Ă ƐƉĂĐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ĐĂŶŶŽƚ ďĞ ĨŝůůĞĚ ďLJ ůĂƌŐĞƌ ŵĂŝŶƐƚƌĞĂŵ ůĞĂƌŶŝŶŐ ĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚƐ Ͳ ĂŶ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ŶƵƌƚƵƌĞ ŽĨ LJŽƵŶŐ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ƚŚĂƚ ǁŝůů ĐƌĞĂƚĞ Ă ĨŽƵŶĚĂƚŝŽŶ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞŵ ƚŽ ĨůŽƵƌŝƐŚ͘

ƚ dƌĞĞƚŽƉƐ͕ ŽƵƌ ^ĞĐŽŶĚĂƌLJ ^ĐŚŽŽů ŚĂƐ Ă ŵĂdžŝŵƵŵ ŽĨ ĂƉƉƌŽdžŝŵĂƚĞůLJ ƐŝdžƚLJ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ ĨƌŽŵ zĞĂƌƐ ϳ ƚŽ ϭϮ͕ ĂŶĚ ŽƵƌ students’ educational journeys are very personal. They ŬŶŽǁ͕ ĂŶĚ ĂƌĞ ŬŶŽǁŶ ďLJ͕ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƚĞĂĐŚĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ĞŶũŽLJ Ă ǀĞƌLJ ĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƚŝǀĞ ůĞĂƌŶŝŶŐ ĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ͘ >ĞĂƌŶŝŶŐ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞƐ ĂƌĞ ƚĂŝůŽƌĞĚ ƚŽ ŵĞĞƚ ŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂů ŶĞĞĚ͕ ĂŶĚ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚ ŝƐ ĨĂĐŝůŝƚĂƚĞĚ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƐŵĂůů ĐůĂƐƐ ƐŝnjĞƐ ĂŶĚ DŽŶƚĞƐƐŽƌŝͲ ŝŶƐƉŝƌĞĚ ůĞĂƌŶŝŶŐ ĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚĞƐ Ͳ a true ‘no tears and no ďŽƌedom’ school experience.

ůĂƐƐƌŽŽŵƐ ǁŝƚŚ DŽŶƚĞƐƐŽƌŝ ‘pƌĞƉĂƌĞĚ ĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚƐ’ ĂƌĞ ĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚ ƚŽ ŵĞĞƚ ƚŚĞ ƉŚLJƐŝĐĂů ĂŶĚ ƉƐLJĐŚŽůŽŐŝĐĂů ŶĞĞĚƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐŚŝůĚ Ăƚ ĞĂĐŚ ƐƚĂŐĞ ŽĨ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ͘ KƵƌ ^ĞĐŽŶĚĂƌLJ ^ĐŚŽŽů ƉƌĞƉĂƌĞĚ ĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ ŝƐ ŵŽƐƚ ĐŽŵŵŽŶůLJ ĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ŝŶĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶĐĞ͕ ŽƌĚĞƌ͕ ĐŚŽŝĐĞ͕ ŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚ͕ ĂŶĚ ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐ͘

dŚĞ dƌĞĞƚŽƉƐ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ŐƌĞĂƚůLJ ǀĂůƵĞƐ ƉƌŽͲƐŽĐŝĂů ďĞŚĂǀŝŽƵƌƐ͘ WƌŽͲƐŽĐŝĂů ďĞŚĂǀŝŽƵƌƐ ĂƌĞ ƚŚŽƐĞ ŝŶƚĞŶĚĞĚ ƚŽ ŚĞůƉ ŽƚŚĞƌ ƉĞŽƉůĞ͘ dŚĞƐĞ ĂĐƚŝŽŶƐ ĂƌĞ ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐĞĚ ďLJ Ă ĐŽŶĐĞƌŶ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƌŝŐŚƚƐ͕ ĨĞĞůŝŶŐƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ǁĞůĨĂƌĞ ŽĨ ŽƚŚĞƌƐ͘ ĞŚĂǀŝŽƵƌƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚ ĂƐ ƉƌŽͲƐŽĐŝĂů ŝŶĐůƵĚĞ ĨĞĞůŝŶŐ ĞŵƉĂƚŚLJ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŶĐĞƌŶ ĨŽƌ ŽƚŚĞƌƐ͘

^ƚƵĚĞŶƚ ĨĞĞĚďĂĐŬ ƌĞĨůĞĐƚƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŶŽƚ ŽŶůLJ ĚŽ ƚŚĞLJ ĨĞĞů ƐĂĨĞ Ăƚ dƌĞĞƚŽƉƐ͕ ďƵƚ ƚŚŝƐ ŝƐ ĂŶ ĞƐƐĞŶƚŝĂů ĐŽŵƉŽŶĞŶƚ ŽĨ ǁŚĂƚ ƚŚĞLJ ǀĂůƵĞ ĂďŽƵƚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƐĐŚŽŽů͘

dLJƉŝĐĂů ĂŐĞ ŐƌŽƵƉ ƐŽĐŝĂů ďŽƵŶĚĂƌŝĞƐ ĂƌĞ ŶŽƚ ĞǀŝĚĞŶƚ Ăƚ dƌĞĞƚŽƉƐ͕ ĂƐ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ ĨƌĞĞůLJ ŝŶƚĞƌĂĐƚ ǁŝƚŚ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ ĨƌŽŵ Ăůů LJĞĂƌ ŐƌŽƵƉƐ͕ ŵĂŬŝŶŐ ĨƌŝĞŶĚƐŚŝƉƐ ďĂƐĞĚ ŽŶ ŵĂƚƵƌŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚƐ ƌĂƚŚĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ ďĞŝŶŐ ůŝŵŝƚĞĚ ƚŽ ĂŐĞͲŐƌŽƵƉ ƉĞĞƌƐ͘

^ĞŶŝŽƌ ^ĞĐŽŶĚĂƌLJ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽ Ă ƚŝŵĞ ǁŚĞƌĞ ŵĂŶLJ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌ ƚŚĞŝƌ zĞĂƌ ϭϭ Θ ϭϮ ŽƉƚŝŽŶƐ ĂŶĚ ĨƵƚƵƌĞ ƉĂƚŚǁĂLJƐ͘ dƌĞĞƚŽƉƐ ŚĂƐ ƚŚĞ ĨůĞdžŝďŝůŝƚLJ ƚŽ ŐŝǀĞ ^ĞŶŝŽƌ ^ĞĐŽŶĚĂƌLJ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ Ă ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ƌĂŶŐĞ ŽĨ ĂĐĂĚĞŵŝĐ ŽƉƚŝŽŶƐ ĂƐ ŵƵĐŚ ůĂƌŐĞƌ ƐĐŚŽŽůƐ͕ ďƵƚ ĚĞůŝǀĞƌĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ Ăůů ƚŚĞ ŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂů ĐĂƌĞ ĂŶĚ ĂƚƚĞŶƚŝŽŶ ƚŚĂƚ Ă ƐŵĂůů ƐĐŚŽŽů ŚĂƐ ƚŽ ŽĨĨĞƌ͘

/Ĩ LJŽƵƌ ĐŚŝůĚ ŝƐ ƐŽŽŶ ƚŽ ŵĂŬĞ ƚŚĞ ƚƌĂŶƐŝƚŝŽŶ ƚŽ ŚŝŐŚ ƐĐŚŽŽů͕ Žƌ ůŽŽŬŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ^ĞŶŝŽƌ ^ĞĐŽŶĚĂƌLJ ŽƉƚŝŽŶƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŚŝŶŬ ƚŚĞLJ ǁŽƵůĚ ďĞŶĞĨŝƚ ĨƌŽŵ Ă ƐŵĂůů ĂŶĚ ŶƵƌƚƵƌŝŶŐ ŚŝŐŚ ƐĐŚŽŽů ĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ͕ ĐŽŶƚĂĐƚ dƌĞĞƚŽƉƐ ƚŽĚĂLJ ƚŽ Ŭ Ă ƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůŝƐĞĚ ƚŽƵƌ ĂŶĚ ůĞĂƌŶ ĂďŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ dƌĞĞƚŽƉƐ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶĐĞ͘

^ƚƵĂƌƚ ,ĂƌƌŝƐ WƌŝŶĐŝƉĂů͕ dƌĞĞƚŽƉƐ DŽŶƚĞƐƐŽƌŝ ^ĐŚŽŽů

KƵƌ ^ĞĐŽŶĚĂƌLJ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ ŽƉĞƌĂƚĞ ǁŝƚŚ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐ ŝŶĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ ĞŶũŽLJ Ă ůĞǀĞů ŽĨ ĂŐĞŶĐLJ ƐĞůĚŽŵ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞĚ ŝŶ ŵĂŝŶƐƚƌĞĂŵ ƐĐŚŽŽůƐ͘ dŚĞ ůĞĂƌŶŝŶŐ ĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ ŝƐ ŽƌĚĞƌĞĚ͕ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ƐƚƌŽŶŐ ĞŵƉŚĂƐŝƐ ƵƉŽŶ ŶŽƚ ďĞŝŶŐ Ă ĚŝƐƚƌĂĐƚŝŽŶ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ůĞĂƌŶŝŶŐ ŽĨ ŽƚŚĞƌƐ͘ ^ƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ͕ ŝŶ ĐŽŶƐƵůƚĂƚŝŽŶ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƚĞĂĐŚĞƌƐ͕ ĂƌĞ ĂďůĞ ƚŽ ĐŚŽŽƐĞ ƚŚĞ ŽƌĚĞƌ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞLJ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞ ǀĂƌŝŽƵƐ ůĞĂƌŶŝŶŐ ƚĂƐŬƐ͕ Žƌ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĐŽŵƉŽŶĞŶƚ ƉĂƌƚƐ͘ dŚĞLJ ŵŽǀĞ ŵŽƌĞ ĨƌĞĞůLJ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĐůĂƐƐƌŽŽŵ ĂƐ͕ ŶŽƚ ƐƵƌƉƌŝƐŝŶŐůLJ͕ ŵŽƐt people don’t like sitting still for ůŽŶŐ ƉĞƌŝŽĚƐ ŽĨ ƚŝŵĞ͘

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Mundaring Adult Creative & Learning Centre Mundaring Learning Open Day Incorporating “Food for Thought” Event

Saturday 5th June - 10:30am to 3:00pm Come and enjoy one of our famous Devonshire Teas in our Gallery Café and take the opportunity to wander through the centre. Check out the many demonstrations and displays showcasing some of the fabulous classes available at Mundaring Adult & Creative Learning Centre. Other activities on the day include CWA Great Bakeoff, experience Argentine cuisine, traditional tea ceremony, the diversity of native bush tucker dishes and the delight of local food providers. For more details, check out our Facebook page.

3 Craigie Place, Mundaring

Mundaring & Hills Historical Society Inc. CHIDLOW’S WELL PLAQUE On June 23rd this year is the 70th anniversary of the construction of the stone base of the wishing well, close to the original site in the grounds of the Chidlow State School. It was erected in 1951 to honour the Chidlow family who used a nearby 66-mile track to travel over the hills to Northam carrying produce to the Avon Valley in the first decade of the Swan River Colony. Chidlow was the overnight stopping place where William Chidlow had sunk a well to

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provide water for his team and stock. The journey may have taken two or more days over rugged terrain. As the district attracted more settlers, the Townsite of Chidlow’s Well was established.

However, the reconstruction of the well was abandoned some years later and the plaque removed.

Fifty years later, in June 2001, the Chidlow Primary School Committee obtained funding from Mundaring Shire to complete the project, adding a shingle roof and a windlass.

The well can be seen at the corner of Old Northam Rd and Thomas Rd in Chidlow.

Today Chidlow is a thriving village with a primary school, a tavern, post office, shops and beautiful Lake Leschenaultia.

MHHS’s next general meeting is at:

2pm on Saturday 19th June at The Hub, Craig Street Mundaring.

Following the meeting we present our Guest Speaker – Trea Wiltshire, author of “ARTS ON THE EDGE”.

This book tells the story of the energising impact of the arts in a community. It includes some impressive illustrations from public and private collections.

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Darlington Theatre Players At Marloo Theatre COVID STRIKES AGAIN Our production of An Unspeakable Triumph of supreme Brilliance lived up to its title and plot of what disasters can hit a performance.

The play was beset with lockdowns and theatre restrictions due to Covid 19. Rehearsals were conducted via Zoom, opening night was delayed, there were limits on audience numbers, patrons were required to wear masks and then extra performances to make up for it all. But everyone had a lot of fun as you can see in the show photos.

AND SO... what is coming up next. “Twisted”. This has been in rehearsal now for the past month and the cast is fabulous. The music is well under way and the voices sound fantastic. This is one

you must see. Just a reminder about the strong language, sexual references and adult themes.

BREAKING NEWS Those who follow Lego Masters Australia will know after months of work, the WA team of Scott and Owen were one of the three teams who reached the grand final. Well… it so happens that Owen Davis is Set Designer and heads the construction of the set for Twisted. He is part of our DTP Marloo Theatre family as he has designed a number of sets at the Marloo theatre including Jungle Book and Les Miserables and is the husband of the

choreographer Ariana for Twisted, and brother in law of the director Brittany of Twisted and son in law to Joe (who directed Les Miserables) and Kylie who has taken out so many of our acting awards. We congratulate Owen and now everyone has got to come to see what he does for the Twisted set.

Congratulations. We are so proud!

Twisted: The Untold Story Of A Royal Vizier Hop on your flying carpet, because this musical parody retells the classic tale of Aladdin... from the villain’s point of view! Long ago in a Magic Kingdom, one misunderstood Royal Vizier will go on a quest to save his city from its bumbling sultan, an invading prince, and the most notorious thief to ever live! With the help of the Kingdom’s free-spirited, teenage Princess, the Vizier must find a magical lamp containing a wish-granting Djinn (who’s really funny, by the way) and defeat the city’s most wanted criminal…Aladdin!

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Matthew Hughes MLA JP – Member for Kalamunda I am pleased that on 12 May the WA Labor Government re-introduced the Metropolitan Region Scheme (Beeliar Wetlands) Bill. The bill will permanently protect Beeliar Regional Park – the Beeliar Wetlands – and forever exclude the area from development. While the bill passed the Legislative Assembly in 2019, unfortunately it could not be considered in the Legislative Council due to the delaying actions of the Liberal Party, which opposes the move.

Already the McGowan Labor Government has made significant progress to save the Beeliar Wetlands for future generations. In 2020 the Government created an A-class conservation reserve of 610 hectares. With the re-introduction of the bill the Government intends to finish the job, to ensure that these highly valued wetlands remain protected for future generations.

The Beeliar wetlands are internationally and nationally significant. The vegetation communities found within Beeliar Regional Park are significant, as they represent communities that have been widely cleared from the Swan coastal plain. Areas in Beeliar Regional Park also contain priority flora species. The wetlands and surrounding areas provide important nesting and feeding habitats, as well as providing summer refuges for a diverse bird population. Importantly the Beeliar Regional Park has high cultural significance for Aboriginal people, particularly North Lake and Bibra Lake, which have spiritual importance.

The bill will rezone 34 hectares in the Metropolitan Region Scheme from a primary regional roads reserve and urban zone to a parks and recreation reservation.

Additionally, a small area will be zoned urban to reflect existing local roads. The 34 hectares are a substantial part of the reserve for Roe 8, which is now classified as an A-class reserve.

Land for future road corridors was reserved in the Metropolitan Region Scheme in 1963, when the Scheme was created. Since that time, development across the metropolitan area has expanded considerably and we have seen hundreds if not thousands of changes to the Scheme. Although there has been and continues to be significant political debate about Roe 8 and the Perth Freight Link, it is the WA Governments considered view that these reservations are no longer warranted given the environmental values of the wetlands, the government’s freight strategy for the future and integrated plans for a future new port.

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will preserve these wetlands for future generations. It is intended that the passage of the bill through both Houses of the Parliament puts end to the debate about development in this area once and for all.

On the same day, the Government introduced the Conservation and Land Management Amendment Bill.

The purpose of the bill is to amend the Conservation and Land Management Act 1984 to implement government policy commitments including the joint vesting of marine parks with traditional owners.

Traditional owners have long held aspirations to be joint managers of their sea and land country with a formal vesting interest.

The amendments in this bill extend the joint vesting provisions to marine parks, marine management areas and marine nature reserves. Leading into the March 2017 election, the Labor Party said that a McGowan Labor Government would protect the rights of traditional owners to their land and sea country and would recognise rights through improved consultation, recognition of indigenous leadership in land management, supporting participation in economic activities on country, and the joint vesting of marine parks.

The bill delivers on this commitment as the Government implements the Plan for Our Parks initiative to jointly manage and jointly vest lands and waters with Aboriginal people and recognises that the conservation purpose of marine parks includes the protection and conservation of the value of marine parks to the culture and heritage of Aboriginal people.

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Darlington Family Playgroup Autumn has certainly let us know of its arrival this month at playgroup! The crisp mornings have meant

Darlington Family Playgroup is currently running sessions on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings. We have space to begin new sessions on Mondays and Fridays so if you know a group of parents with children 0-5y who would love a warm, dry, fenced area to enjoy each week, get in touch! We would love to facilitate this for you.

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the craft room has had a great workout with lots of creations being painted, cut and coloured by the children. The more adventurous ones are still enjoying all our wonderful outdoor equipment and our undercover area has been perfect for the rainy days we have had.

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Darlington Dibbler Girl Guides

With our plans for ANZAC Day ceremonies put on hold for another year our Guides joined their families and the wider community in commemorating the day with a driveway candle light vigil.

Lest we Forget.

Activities this month have included preparing some yummy treats for Mother’s Day as well as working towards our Nature Badges. The girls have brainstormed ideas for preserving and protecting the environment and presented it to the group in poster form. We have also recycled cans as planters for native vegetation programs.

We welcome new girls aged from 7 years and are in need of volunteers to help with running the session. We meet at Kathleen Skipsey Hall – Darlington Scout/Guide Hall on Glen Road, Tuesdays from 6pm to 7.30pm during the school term.

If you have any queries regarding Darlington Dibbler Girl Guides please contact Jasmine on 0404 740 322 or enquire at Girl Guides WA.

Baha’i Community of Mundaring This month the children in the Darlington class of the Baha’iinspired spiritual empowerment program have been learning about the powerful effects of prayer and how prayer doesn’t necessarily mean sitting still and practicing reverence, although that was one of the first things we learnt and are continuing to aim for! We’ve learnt how our prayers can also take the form of actions that we perform throughout our daily lives. The Baha’i writings tell us “all effort and exertion put forth by man from the fullness of his heart is worship, if it is prompted by the highest motives and the will to do service to humanity. This is worship: to serve mankind and to minister to the needs of the people. Service is prayer.” We discussed how the love in our hearts can emerge in action as beautiful prayers and created artworks representing this concept.

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A big thank you to all who took time out on Mother’s Day to join us for a delightful Bridges to Peace celebration of all things motherhood. We gathered at St Cuthbert’s to say prayers from Hindu, Buddhist, Jewish, Christian, Muslim and Baha’i faiths and were moved by the devotional song sung so touchingly by Father Chris. We heard stories of the importance of mothers in different traditions and heard personal stories of the sacrifice and deep joy that comes with motherhood. Bridges to Peace, now in its third year, is an opportunity to celebrate our bonds of friendship and unity and, with so much conflict in the world, it has never been more important to build these bridges.

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Friends of Waylen’s Landing After a long hibernation by FOWL members over the hot summer months it is time to shake ourselves off and get back to work and a bit of creek play.

weeds and grasses. This plant has traditional uses as food and medicine. Indigenous Australians harvested it to make bread and string for fishing nets among other things. Early settlers used it as a livestock feed until introduced species took prevalence. There is now a government funded project under way to investigate the possibility of growing Kangaroo Grass for human consumption again. What a fantastic grass! And it looks so elegant nodding in the last light of day.

We had a fantastic survival rate of plants over the summer period.

Some of our plants have already grown spectacularly large. We have been accepted for the Seedlings for Landcare Program again and will start our working afternoons on Sundays at 3pm from June 20th fortnightly (4th July, 18th July) until our work is done. All are welcome to join us for some afternoon tea, planting, mulching and creek play as we continue to improve our area.

For more information please contact our Group Coordinator, Shannon Ward on 92521879 or hourglassdesign@icloud.com or join us at our Facebook group Friends of Waylen’s Landing.

We have learned a lot in the past year but there is so much more to discover. Our patch contains a huge amount of Kangaroo Grass (Themeda Triandra) all through our area. This hardy grass has managed to survive despite the site degradation and competing

Themeda Triandra / Kangaroo Grass – local, native grass species used for food

Friends of Glen park Recent rains have encouraged the weeds to emerge everywhere, including Glen Park Reserve, and our group, Friends of Glen Park, is ready for another season of work.

Some parts of the Reserve require ongoing maintenance after previous years of weeding, whereas other more degraded areas are ripe for attention. If you would like to join us, contact either Glenys Letchford (92998347) or Leonie Campbell (0400 217 293) to register interest. Presently we meet on a weekday, however, we are planning to have a working bee one Saturday or Sunday a month, to cater for people who work during the week.

Watch for the dates and details of the busy bees in the July issue of the Darlington Review.

One weed in flower at the present time is Oxalis glabra or Finger Leaf Oxalis.

Left alone, it can impact on bushland. Urban Bushland Council of WA suggest two methods of removal.

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The non-chemical method is to dig it out, however, removal of all the bulbils is essential. Dispose of them responsibly, by popping them into your green lid rubbish bin. The chemical method is to spot spray when the bulb is exhausted in June and July, or just prior to flowering. Use any chemical treatment in accordance with the manufacturer’s guidelines.

This year Oxalis glabra does appear to be flowering earlier than usual.

Friends of Glen Park are making a difference in preserving our natural bushland by erradicating weeds in Glen Park Reserve, in Glen Road.

Come and join us.

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Member for East Metro Donna Farragher We are fortunate in the East Metropolitan Region to have many wonderful centres, like the Woodlupine Family Centre in Forrestfield which hosted a very successful Community Open Day. This centre, like many others across the State, holds a special place within the community having provided a variety of programmes, resources and support to thousands of individuals and local families for nearly 30 years.

The 41st Parliament has officially opened and I wish to take this opportunity to thank the community of the East Metropolitan Region for re-electing me as one of your local representatives in the Legislative Council. In addition, I am also pleased to be the new Shadow Minister for Community Services; Early Childhood Education; Seniors and Ageing; Youth.

Through these roles, I was delighted to be part of the celebrations of Neighbourhood Centre Week this month. The Week is a nationwide celebration that acknowledges the valuable role that community resource, neighbourhood and learning centres play in supporting and connecting people of all ages through various programmes and community projects. This year’s theme “Loneliness: The Solution is Community” highlighted the importance of providing places for people to come together to help build friendships, reduce feelings of loneliness and improve overall health and wellbeing within the community.

It was also a pleasure to attend the official opening of the Darling Range Seniors Hub new home at the Jack Healey Centre in Kalamunda. The Hub’s vision is to ensure we ‘live in a community where no one has to grow old alone’. From its CommuniTEA Matters morning teas to its various social gatherings and regular e-bike riding group, there are plenty of activities to cater for a wide range of interests.

Congratulations to both centres for hosting successful events during this important week.

As always, if I can ever be of assistance, please do not hesitate to contact my office on 9379 0840.

Friends of Darlington Station Reserve (FODS) Now the Season is Finally Changing We volunteers have been kept busy clearing dead branches and plants and some weeds over the past month as you will see by the huge pile of dead matter at the end of Sun Orchid the carpark; I hope it has been picked up by the Shire by the time you read this! We are starting to tread very carefully as we work on the Reserve now because the tiny green shoots of the beautiful sun orchids are starting to emerge in the bush.

They often move from one year to the next so it’s tricky.

I thought I should just reassure you that there is not a new breed of giant Quenda living in Darlington now – I would have a nervous breakdown given the activity of the regular ones in my garden.

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Our workers have been getting planting holes ready for the delivery of tube stock plants courtesy of the Shire of Mundaring so these holes will soon disappear.

We are also preparing planting holes for several Eucalyptus Erythrocorys, known commonly as the Red Capped Gum, which are being kindly donated by Reg Kelly. Thank you Reg, they are such attractive trees and will bring colour to the Reserve once mature.

As always, we welcome anyone who would like to help us on the Reserve.

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Darlington Social Cricket Club With the cricket over for the season. The club is looking forward to the Annual Dinner and Awards Night at The Glen Forest Sports Club on the 19th June. The theme for the evening is the roaring twenties (that is 1920s) The final match of the season, the traditional test match between the WAussies versus the Rest of the World, resulted in a resounding win for the WAussies. The WAussies, decimated by injury, poor form, and recent retirements went into the match as long odds underdog. The ROWs were chock full of confidence leading up to the match with a team brimming with young talent.

ROWs Captain Chris Rickard, on winning the toss, gambled by sending in the WAussies, banking on his top line bowlers taking some early wickets, but the move backfired with Steve Durkin compiling a controlled and measured 105 runs ably supported by the rest of the top order. The WAssuies finished their allotted overs at 8 for 305.

The run chase was always going to be difficult and tight bowling by the undermanned WAssuies saw the ROWs struggle to 5 for 256 at the end of play.

Nigel coming to grips with the frozen burgers

The club has come through the COVID-19 pandemic of the 2020-2021 season with flying colours with a lot of new initiatives to ensure the club’s remains relevant to its membership and goal of providing a broad based community group for the Hills. The most significant was the gaining of a club restricted liquor licence at the Pavilion. A number of post-match BBQs held at the Pavilion has seen the implementation of the liquor licence with no issues surrounding the licence.

WAussies basking in their win some week after the victory

The BBQ at El Presidente’s resident saw the ROWS having to eat humble pie and serve drinks to the victors all night.

At a recent oval, long table BBQ two club retired stalwarts Mario Cavallaro and Nigel Harding came to the rescue of Jonesy’s roster rabble and suitably charred the burgers for the starving throng.

Some of the new things the club has done are fridge magnets for fixtures (although out of currency two matches into the season), some Burger and Beer nights at the pavilion, the pink stumps fundraiser, hilarious driveway cricket at the Farrant’s just after Christmas, a Mexican night, a long table steak and red wine night (and the intra-club match that goes with it) and a Spanish paella night - to name a few.

The club invites the wider community to become social members, come down on match day, watch some village cricket, have a quiet drink in safe and congenial surroundings, stay for a feed and join in the fun.

Mario at the furnace

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Scouting is a worldwide youth movement with nearly 40 million members – 7,600 in WA. Darlington Scouts are part of the Bilgoman District, and has members in every section.

Scouting helps young people to be their best, supporting them as they develop in all facets of life so they can grow into constructive citizens in their communities.

Scouts provides fun youth development activities, building resilient and confident boys and girls aged 5 to 25 in the Joey Scout, Cub Scout, Scout, Venturer Scout and Rover Scout Sections. We also welcome adult volunteer Scout Leaders.

Scouts has opportunities for the whole family to be involved.

Everyone is welcome, and we value the diversity of our members.

Joey Scouts - ages 5-8 Cub Scouts - ages 8-11 Scouts - ages 11-14 Venturer Scouts - ages 15-18 Rover Scouts - ages 18-25 Adult Volunteers - ages 18+

Do you know any young people that might be interested in joining Darlington Scouts?

About Scouting There are lots of organisations in Australia that offer activities for young people, so why choose Scouts?

Scouts Australia’s age-related progressive program is unique – no other organisation offers such a diverse variety of activities and experiences across such a broad age range. Children and young adults aged from 5 to 25 can join at any stage of Scouting

and participate in a program that encourages growth through adventure, new challenges, making new friends, building confidence, learning to take personal responsibility, and being provided with opportunities to explore their own abilities and interests. But the most important thing of all? Scouts have fun!

What our group have been up to this month?

Joeys have been crafting, making special Mum Rocks for Mothers Day. They will be doing a bike hike and learning campfire cooking this term.

Cubs and leaders did a night hike from the Darlington Hall to the Boya Quarry, 19 adventurers in total, observing spiders, navigating by the stars and of course a game of spotlight! This was practice for a weekend hike 10km round trip from the scout hall to Rocky Pool and back.

Joeys crafting

Night hikes

Scouts are recovering from the huge adventure in the holidays of Campwest with 700 WA scouts, but back in the swing with a night hike.

Venturers learned about the DFES Swan Incident Control (ICV) and learning communication skills over the radios. Thanks to the ICV volunteers for their time tonight and sharing their knowledge.

These guys could be volunteering one day!

For further information or to arrange a trial please email membership@darlingtonscouts.com.

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Helena College

Bringing out the best together Why middle schooling?

Other than the years from birth to age three, the middle years, including the transition from primary to secondary school, is now thought to be the most rapidly evolving and critical time in the physical health and emotional development of students.

From 11 years of age, students start to lay the foundations of their future success.

The classroom is where a young person spends a lot of their time and is one of the most opportunistic places to capture the child’s mind as it transitions to more adolescent and adult themes, which shape their opinions and behaviours into the future. This is a significant period of learning good habits for life.

Curiosity, creativity, study habits, problem solving, sound decision-making, empathy, and self-regulation are all learned and developed in these middle years.

At Helena College our main intake year at the Glen Forrest Campus is Year 6 where we begin our Middle School Programme for years 6 to 9.

It’s where we transition students as they become part of our senior school, within the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme.

This provides a concept-based learning approach to teach the content of the WA Curriculum, but goes beyond the knowledge alone, and prepares students to be confident communicators, develop critical thinking skills, solve problems creativity, be reflective and engage in community service.

Pastoral care underpins all relationships within the Middle School. With small class sizes, students are put into homerooms, carefully chosen to best suit individual needs. Friendships are forged through these daily gatherings and are further enhanced through our highly regarded Camps Programme and leadership development opportunities.

At Helena Year 6 students spend four days at Woodman Point Recreation Camp in Term One to begin building relationships and resilience.

Year 4, 5 and 6 Open Day Prospective families are invited to see our classes in action and experience for yourself, a day in the life of a Helena student.

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By the time they complete Year 9, students emerge from their Middle School journey as independent learners, ready be their best in the final years of secondary school.

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Visit our website to learn more about the core and specialist subjects we offer, aimed at giving students opportunities to imagine possibilities, exercise their initiative, and analyse complex problems.

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Darlington (K-5) 9299 6626

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Darlington Community Recreation Advisory Group (DCRAG) This beautiful autumn weather gives us a chance to enjoy the Darlington Recreation Area and reflect on all the different volunteer groups that help improve the facilities while protecting the village history and amenity. The Grand Arbour community build (LAMP/DaSRA)

has begun and hopefully will be completed by July. The pump track is now marked, beginner (green) and intermediate (blue), and together with the skatepark are drawing people of all ages to the Lower Recreation Area. The Darlington Community Garden (DCG) folk are busily fundraising and planning their railway wagon shelter, fruit trees and garden beds, whilst the History Group continue forward in their multiple endeavours to protect and restore our local historical landmarks. Alison Atkinson has taken the led on the Darlington Hall garden and new plantings have just gone in. And to top it all off, Stacey August (Tree Custodian), with community input, together with Shire officers, have selected and planted another London Plane in the playground area to provide welcome summer shade, and a row of Bradford Pears along the rock wall bringing beautiful colour to the area. See Stacey’s notes below regarding further plantings.

Large Tree Group (DCRAG) Thanks to all who responded when we asked for opinions.

All were taken into consideration.

There being no objections to the London Plane nor the Bradford Pears alongside the rock wall, the trees were planted on 14th May. Thank you to the Shire. We’ve kept as much grass for kicking the ball in the middle as possible, choosing to mulch rather than leave space for mowing.

Infill of the broken avenue of Pencil Pines near the tennis court is being. It is now decided to keep the Pencil Pines and infill the avenue with another species. Future tree selection will not be more cypress’s (Pencil Pines are NOT pines) because of Cypress Canker threat. There was a beloved hibiscus until recently;

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Thank you to all the wonderful people in this community who work together to make our community recreation area beautiful, functional and connected.

DRCAG Secretary Colin James and Chair Trish Cook continue to plan ahead and liaise with the Shire of Mundaring Director Shane Purdy regarding;

• DCRAG Capital Items Request List 2021 • DCRAG Seating Plan 2021 • DCRAG Large Tree Management Inventory & Recommendations 2020

• Staging and Costing Plan for future landscaping at the Lower Recreation Area 2021

These documents are available on www.darlingtonvillage.org website.

We are also involved in seeking funding support for the Lower Recreation Area from both State and Federal grant sources.

Trish Cook ~ 0409 479 551

Lillypilly’s and Cook Pines have also been suggested. We will deliberate further.

The eventual removal of the big, unwell cypress near the tennis court fence was discussed with passion. About 50% of folks believe we should remove the stumps to the ground level and replant. The other folks believe we should leave some height in the stumps for climbing upon – taking into consideration that the cypress stumps will not be susceptible to European borer.

We don’t have to make a decision yet because the tree remains to grace our space. Just, be ready.

If you want to let us know what you are thinking about Trees please email stacey.august64@gmail.com Author Stacey August ~ 0400 247 526

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Darlington History Group

‘LOST PERTH – PRESERVING HISTORY AND HERITAGE’ An enjoyable pictorial slide show and commentary on some of the many rescued Perth pictures and associated early memorabilia was presented by Warren Duffy at our last Guest Speaker evening on 12 May. Warren founded Lost Perth 8 years ago and has spent much of his time rescuing and preserving old photos and film of Perth and its suburbs for people to enjoy.

The audience was treated to many familiar old sites in Perth City, aas well as some iconic places to eat like Bernies, and entertainment venues, a familiar one being the snake pit in Scarborough and the Drive In. A myriad of photos of our favourite confectionary, drinks and foodstuffs from the 50’s and 60’s stimulated our taste buds, and we wondered “where has the Poly Waffle gone?”. A variety of cars also brought back many memories, and comments from the audience who once owned these iconic brands. It was a nostalgic audience that finally left that evening, having been taken down memory lane over many decades in and around Perth. DHG will now take a Winter break and resume our talks in September.

Our next speaker is Aidan Kelly, who will be giving a talk on the Lauffer murder at Smiths Mill in 1903, but giving a different perspective on the events and people involved. More details will be given of Aidan’s talk closer to the event. Archivist Lyn Myles (UPPER) September Guest Speaker Aidan Kelly, Lost Perth founder Warren Duffy (LOWER) DHG Chair Val Shiell and Midland & Districts Historical Society Chairperson Matthew Pavlinovich

SALUTING THEIR SERVICE – Application for a Community Grant from the Department of Veterans Affairs Lyn Myles is researching veterans from Darlington who served in WW2, Korea, Malaya and Vietnam. This is progressing and we hopefully will have a new Honour Board in the Darlington Hall, with 60 plus names to acknowledge the fallen. DHG have applied for a Community Grant for this work, and hopefully the Department of Veterans Affairs will grant us the funds that will allow us to complete this long overdue and worthwhile project.

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FROM LITTLE THINGS BIG THINGS GROW In 2010 the Darlington History Group met with great enthusiasm and this year we will celebrate 10+1year with a Birthday Afternoon Tea party, which reflects the way in which Arlene Collings drew us together. We have booked the Darlington Hall for 4 September and hope to have a display of photographs of the early movers and shakers, as well as their presence.

Our ambition to develop Interpretive Signage for the Darlington Heritage Walk Trail is happening with the appointment of a Designer. You will be invited to look at these designs once they are available later this year.

The Eastern Railway Stage 2 has been on our to-do list for a long time, and we are happy to say we have nominated the Railway Reserve from Bellevue to Chidlows Well as a Heritage Place. We are fortunate in that we will be working with the Mundaring and Hills Historical Society and the Midland and Districts Historical Society. It means that the extraordinary amount of material gathered by the three organisations to support this nomination will be collated and submitted to the State Heritage Office. We would hope in time that this project can be enhanced by stories of the people who designed and built this ground breaking engineering feat. Stay tuned! DHG Chair Val Shiell

SIT AND KNIT AND NATTER? People often have the impression DHG are just a bunch of old fogeys filling in time, nattering about history-stuff over cups of tea! Many of our members put in endless hours to find out as much as they can about Darlington and record and preserve this heritage for perpetuity. We believe that the culture and lifestyle of any place is determined and shaped by the people who live there, and we are passionate about recording the actions of those people. Archivist Lyn Myles is constantly beavering, hunting out extraordinary facts about our homes, shops, land, and residents. Chair Val Shiell and Vice Chair Cliff Burns, along with Secretary Rob Borsje, have a full time job planning and preparing grant applications and submissions, and the rest of the team dig-in to help wherever they can. You can help us to continue Sharing Heritage for just a little more than a cup of coffee at your favourite Darlo Café by becoming a member of DHG, and contribute to us continuing the work of recording, preserving, and maintaining the history of your wonderful village. Visit dhg.org.au for details on becoming a member, or email secretary@dhg.org.au. You may also phone DHG Chair Val Shiell for more information, and if you would like to be more hands-on 9299 6868.

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Silver Tree Steiner School Clutterbuck Creek Restoration Children at Silver Tree Steiner School had a wonderful opportunity to engage with and protect the local Clutterbuck Creek foreshore which sits on the boundary of Silver Tree and Parkerville Children’s Home.

The $20,000 grant received through the Commonwealth Government allowed this restoration project to be carried out to improve water quality, biodiversity and wildlife habitat for native birds, reptiles, frogs, mammals and macro-invertebrates.

The project focused on removing watsonia, bridal creeper, introduced wattles and other invasive environmental weeds.

Children delighted in building riffles with rocks to slow water velocity and prevent erosion.

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Over 2000 native endemic plants were planted by parents and children to revegetate the area, and nesting and breeding boxes were constructed and erected to house birds, possums and microbats.

It was very exciting when a loggerhead turtle was spotted hiding in the creek!

Engaging with nature is a key component to Steiner Education, which focuses on a natural and social environment for the child.

Steiner Education is free of technology until high school and instead engages the child through practical, artistic and academic elements of learning.

We welcome families to learn more about this outstanding education by attending a tour. You can book a date which suits you at www.silvertree.wa.edu.au

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Forrest Darlings CWA CWA Forrest Darlings is a modern branch, which means we are interested in learning lost skills and also promoting friendship and community through fun meetings and community service. We’re an in-clusive bunch of women, and our members range in age from 30-80 (ish).

Community Sewing Projects In May we dropped off over 200 handmade beanbags to CLAN Midland. They were absolutely de-lighted with these beanbags, which will be used in activity packs for young children. Some members are continuing to make beanbags, and we have also been asked to look at producing some aprons to support an early years literacy program called Paint the Swan REaD.

Salvation Army Emergency Services Catering Training At the end of May, some of our members joined with the Mt Helena - Parkerville Branch of CWA to receive training from the Salvation Army Emergency Services Catering Team. This will enable mem-bers to volunteer with the Salvos catering support crew that is mobilised for an emergency response such as the recent Wooroloo fire.

Your local CWA branch is yours to make how you like.

Membership is $70 per annum, which goes towards state grants and assistance, like the immediate cash grants offered to anyone affected by the recent fire.

At our April meeting, Sally Herzfeld showed us all how to make grass baskets. We plaited grass runners and then twisted them into baskets. So simple and so beautiful!

If you want to learn more, come and have a glass of wine or cup of tea with us on the 4th Wednesday of the month, 7pm at the Scout Hall, Glen Road, Darlington. For further information visit Forrest Darlings CWA on Facebook or call Kate Herren (secretary) on 0452 644 248

Darlington Music DarlingtonChamber Chamber Music

Last month the 2021 Winter Series concerts in the Darlington Hall began with outstanding performances by Graeme, Semra and Jon - and they were just warming up! We hope you enjoyed the concert as much as we did and are ready for more on July 4 when Semra, Zak, Sally and Jon will bring you delights from Puccini, Mozart and Ledger.

When Haydn heard a performance of Mozart’s quartets, he made his famous comment to Mozart’s father, Leopold: Before God and as an honest man, I tell you that your son is the greatest composer known to me either in person or by name. He has taste and, what is more, the most profound knowledge of composition. We think you’ll love the K 387 quartet too.

No, neither La Boheme nor Madama Butterfly will feature in the concert - Puccini also wrote a few string quartets and Crisantemi (Chrysanthemums) is one of them. Chrysanthemums are associated with funerals in Italy so, as you might expect, there will be drama and sadness in this piece - but no singing.

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And finally, there’s James Ledger’s Eight Miniatures for string trio ... and I can’t say much about that ... because it’s a WorLD PreMIere PerforMANCe! Wow!!

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So, you can enjoy a fourth of July celebration Darlington style with great music and fabulous food. Buy tickets. Be there. enjoy!

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Darlington Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade REMEMBER 000 is the ONLY number to ring for all fire & smoke sightings.

The ComCen will page our members who are on duty.

For general Brigade enquiries please ring 9299 7217. Station hours: Saturday 9am-10:30am.

Website: darlingtonfire.org.au Facebook Page: Darlington Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade Next Brigade meeting: Tuesday June 8th, 2021, at the Darlington Fire Station.

Vale: Jim Truscott.

It is with sadness that we acknowledge the sudden passing of one of our members, Jim Truscott. Whilst only with the brigade for a short while, he had quickly become a reliable, hardworking volunteer, attending several fires in his first season as a firefighter. Our condolences and thoughts go out to Jim’s family and friends.

With the onset of cooler, damper weather conditions as we head towards winter, the end of May should see the Restricted Burning period ending within the Shire of Mundaring on Monday May 31st, and the “open” burning season commencing, with permits to burn no longer required. If you are considering undertaking fuel reduction burns on your property, it is YOUR responsibility to check the current restrictions and conditions prior to burning. Please contact the Shire of Mundaring, check their website, or contact your local volunteer Bush Fire Brigade for the latest information. Please take great care when burning, and follow the guidelines set out in the Shire’s ‘Fire & Burning Information’ booklet (available on line). These include;

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a clearance zone free of combustible material, or fire break around any fire

• Always have a reliable means of extinguishing the entire fire nearby

• Never leave a fire unattended, with at least 1 responsible adult present at all times

• Consider the impact of fire and smoke on your neighbours • Register your burn with DFES on 9395 9209.

Unfortunately, due to weather conditions, and restrictions on permit issuing, the Darlington brigade hasn’t been able to complete its hazard reduction burns program in the area. If and when we are conducting burns, please be mindful of fire trucks and fire fighters around the area, and drive with caution if smoke is present. Whilst we may not conduct all the burns we currently have listed; we will be endeavouring to do as many buns as we can before the weather conditions become counterproductive. These hazard reduction burns provide an important part of the training 48

required for new members, as probationary firefighters are required to participate in several HRBs prior to being allowed to attend emergency call-outs and wildfires. These burns provide invaluable experience for new members in understanding fuel types and fuel loads, fire behaviour, suppression techniques, equipment operation and the physical requirements of bush firefighting that you don’t get in theoretical training. These burns also provide income for the brigade.

On Tuesday May 11th the Brigade held its AGM, and the following key Office Bearers were elected for 2021/2022; Captain – Gerry Starr, 1st Lieutenant – Neil Inwood, Chairman – Eric Baldock, Secretary – Jana Mackowiak, Treasurer – Heather Curley, Team Lieutenants – James Conner, Mel Green, David Lefroy, Chris Kendrick and Colin James, Training Officer – Ruaridh Guyan, Vehicle Officer – Murray Hartzer. Several members were also recognised with medals, awards and citations including; Neil Hawkins – National Medal 1st Clasp (25 years), Gerry Starr – National Medal (15 years), Neil Inwood and Heather Curley – 10 year Long Service Medal, David Lefroy and Anthony Jordan – 5 year Bush Fire Service medallion, Eric Baldock and Colin James – NSW Task Force citation. Special congratulations must also go out to Greg Jack, Chris Kendrick and Heather Curley, who were all awarded Life Membership of the Brigade.

More than a dozen new members have joined the Brigade over the last year and there are now well over 60 community members from near and far volunteering with us. DFES, the Mundaring Firefighters School (MFS) and the Brigade undertake theory and practical training and team activities all through the winter months, and we encourage new members to join us in this valuable contribution to the community.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank the Darlington and surrounding communities for your continued support during this past fire season. Whilst the brigade was turned out to fires around the district, most notably the Wooroloo fire in February, it is heartening to know that the Darlington Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade continues to enjoy the ongoing support of, and a strong relationship with, the community we strive to protect.

“It’s easy to make a buck. It’s a lot tougher to make a difference.” ~ Tom Brokaw Cheers, Ricky Harvey Darlington Review – June 2021

Darlington Arts Festival

Entries Entries for Performing Artists are already open, visit the website to apply.

Coming soon… entries will open for Stalls, Open Art, Sculpture on the Scarp, Youth Art and Junior Art, so get creating and keep your eyes peeled.

Hurry – the Poster Competition closes 21 June – get your entries in – we are excited to see them!

Vacancies Our webmaster (me) is looking to handover the reins of the website to either an experienced webmaster or someone that knows nothing but has aptitude and would love to learn. It is a great thing to have on your CV, could help to kickstart a new career, enhance your business, or just help to keep the grey matter working! Drop me a line webmaster@ darlingtonartsfestival.com.

DAF 2021 The Festival is more than just a weekend in November. It is a community that supports Artists, Artisans, Entertainers, Musicians and more. It creates community within our village and our Shire.

It is an event for the budding Junior Artist and the incredibly talented Youth Artists. It is for the artists who delight us with their work in the Hall, and the large installations and sculptures that appear as if by magic along the Heritage Trail. It is for the musicians that rock our world late into the evening. It is for the micro artisan businesses and creators that peddle their wares in the lead up to the festive season. It is for all of us to enjoy wandering, buying gifts enjoying fine food, and revelling in the abundance of talent on our doorstep.

Each year our young ones build memories, and dream of being the future generation of artists and entertainers.

How can you help to keep this event going?

DAF relies on; Grants, Sponsorship, Donations, Fundraising Events and of course committee members and volunteers that are willing to provide, time, energy, money and other resources.

Approaching the end of Financial year, take advantage of the ATO tax breaks for Donations. Honestly every little helps!

We (hardworking and unpaid committee members) work to Darlington Review – June 2021

make every single dollar count. Visit DarlingtonArtsFestival. com/Donations.

The events team – specifically Gabrielle Morris and Tanya Whisson run several amazing events that help to keep the festival growing.

Darlington Arts Festival Fundraising event Back by popular demand!

The Darlington Arts Festival progressive dinner fundraiser, Walk Up An Appetite is on Saturday, 26 June.

Put on your walking shoes and be part of one of DAF’s most sought-after fundraisers. This year we have six new venues around the village centre.

Tickets: $99 per head includes a night of fab food and drinks, moonlight walking and heaps of fun!

The last time we held this event, tickets sold out in seconds! So, in the interest of fairness, this year we are trying a different ticketing system – this is how it works: Make up a group of four people. To register your interest, ONE member from each group emails us at events@ darlingtonartsfestival.com with the names of your group members. You will receive email confirmation that your group is in the draw. Registrations close 6pm Saturday, 5 June.

Once registrations close, we will randomly draw 11 groups (44 guests in total) and we’ll email to let you know whether you have been successful or not. Please only register your name with one group.

Wait! There’s more!! For those who miss out, there will be one more chance to be part of this event. After the random draw, we will immediately open a silent auction for an extra group of four tickets via the same email address. Bidding will be open for three days, with tickets going to the highest bidder.

Remember, all proceeds go to staging this year’s Festival.

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St Cuthbert’sAnglican Anglican Church St Cuthbert’s Church

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welCome to BRIDGeS to PeACe, AN INteR-fAItH SeRvICe At St CutHBeRt’S For more than 90 years, St Cuthbert’s has stood at the heart of the village as a house of prayer for all people. We honour the Whadjuk Noongar people as traditional owners of the land on which we stand.

We gather conscious of our good fortune as the COVID19 pandemic sweeps the world. We think of the people of India as they face enormous loss of life and livelihood. We think of minority communities, such as The Uighur people in Western China and the Bahais of Iran who experience discrimination for many reasons, including their faith.

We gather to be inspired by one another’s journeys and to pray alongside each other as representatives of different faiths light a candle and say ‘the golden rule’ as expressed in their different traditions. Words from different faiths help us reflect on and celebrate our shared humanity.

We gather as people of many faiths. We do so not because we believe in the same way, or because we are ignoring our

differences. Rather, we gather to celebrate our uniqueness and diversity, and to rejoice in the opportunity to love our neighbours and work together for peace.

Our Islamic friends are currently observing Ramadan by engaging in prayer, fasting and acts of generosity. Soon the Bahai community will commemorate the Declaration of the Bab. Jews are preparing to celebrate Shavuot, honouring the gift of Torah.

Western Christians are coming to the end of the season of Easter, while Eastern Christians have just begun. Some Buddhists have just celebrated new year, and and many Hindus have recently celebrated the birth of Lord Rama.

In all our stories and celebrations, we express our different worldviews and doctrines, our values and hopes. But, in the words of Margaret Mead, never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has. fr Chris Bedding

we GIve tHANkS foR tHe ClotHING of CARA GReeNHAm-HANCoCk AS A NovICe IN tHe SoCIety of tHe SACReD CRoSS At tymAwR CoNveNt. Cara was confirmed at St Cuthbert’s in 2005. Last year, she left Australia to ‘test her vocation’ to the Religious Life with the Society of the Holy Cross, a contemplative community for women in Wales. Becoming a novice is the first step towards becoming a fully professed Sister, a process which will take another few years.

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Cara in 2005 with Bishop Tom Wilmot at her confirmation and in 2021 with Archbishop Rowan Williams at her clothing

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