Darlington Junior Football Club

It is that time of year folks.

Dust off the footy boots, launder and iron your jerseys and start kicking around the old pig skin bladder. Footy is back!!!

Registrations are open now.

If your kid is the next Jack Darling, Nat Fyfe or even the next Toby Green we want you. Darlington Junior Footy Club has Auskick for PP-Year 2 running on Saturday mornings at Darlington Oval as well as junior teams who train midweek and play home and away games on Sundays throughout the footy season. We welcome all abilities and both boys and girls are welcome at our club and encouraged to join.

If you want your children to have fun, gain confidence, make new friends while learning the skills and rules of Australia's greatest game then sign them up now.

www.playhq.com

Go the mighty Bushrangers!

These balmy evenings allow the Darlington Dibbler Girl Guides to explore their outdoor surroundings again, so we met at John Forrest National Park for a bushwalk and scavenger hunt. It was a great opportunity to learn more about our local native plant and animal species. The girls enjoyed climbing up one of the granite boulders, a perfect spot to sit and listen to the calls of the abundant birds at dusk.

The Guides and leaders have been busily preparing the schedule for term 1 meetings and we also welcomed two new girls. Next week we are holding a car wash for charity. This is a service activity the girl guides have done in the past and is a lot of fun. Later this term we will be taking part in World Thinking Day, learning some first aid and holding a pancake challenge.

We welcome new girls aged from 7-12 years. We meet at Kathleen Skipsey Hall – on Glen Road, Darlington on Tuesdays from 6pm to 7.30pm during the school term. If you have any queries regarding Darlington Dibbler Girl Guides please contact Karen on 0403 233 907 or enquire at Girl Guides WA.

Sunday 30 April 2023, 12.004.00pm

Discover the fascinating life and works of Katharine Susannah Prichard, the first Australian novelist to gain international recognition with her 1915 novel, The Pioneers. Katharine’s Place, also known as the Katharine Susannah Prichard Writers’ Centre, demonstrates a particular aesthetic relationship between the buildings and the wild, varied character of the garden. Enjoy high tea and explore Katharine’s Place where, in her own words, she produced her 'best literary works'. View the rarely seen objects from the Centre’s heritage collection and listen to a reading by Dr Nathan Hobby from his book The Red Witch: A Biography of Katharine Susannah Prichard. This event is an unmissable opportunity to learn about an important part of Australian history while gaining an intimate insight to Katharine Susannah Prichard's sometimes controversial, yet incredibly captivating, story.

Deadline: 15 March 2023 5pm AWST, Theme: After Midnight, Cost: $10 Adults, FREE youth

The KSP Writers' Centre is proud to present our annual spooky story competition, sponsored by Little Black Dress Productions. The judges will be looking for good quality original, unpublished writing with engaging characters and a compelling narrative including an excellent beginning, middle and end. Entries must be rated PG and should address the set theme After Midnight.

Results will be announced at an awards ceremony and book launch event in August and published on social media and the KSP website thereafter. Shortlisted entrants will be contacted prior to the awards ceremony with an invitation to attend and read an extract of their entry.

Limits: YOUTH 500 words max, one entry only (Australian residents); ADULT 1,200 words max, unlimited entries (WA residents only).

For more information on our residencies, competitions or other activities please visit the KSP website www.kspwriterscentre.com or phone the office on 08 9294 1872. KSP Writers’ Centre is proudly sponsored by the Shire of Mundaring.