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The sanctuary of St Cuthbert’s

Throughout history, churches have become sanctuaries from time to time, and Father Chris Bedding of St Cuthbert’s Anglican Church along with parishioners have been quick to align their Darlington church with 100 churches nation-wide that have offered sanctuary to asylum seekers who fear being returned to detention in Nauru.

Father Bedding has a history of activism in the service of human rights and has even been arrested during peaceful demonstrations in Perth. His engagement with this issue was initially

triggered by the 2001 Tampa incident when he was a senior school chaplain and found himself talking through boat arrivals, fear of The Other, and associated issues with his students. “As a church leader, I felt it important to provoke conversations on the issue,” he recalls.

He also points out that his Darlington parish has a long connection with organisations supporting refugees and he himself has been involved with the Northam detention centre.

“As the situation went from bad to worse, I got involved with the civil disobedience side of the protest movement,” he says.

“I’ve also been engaged with planning a number of non-violent protests and rallies.

“The recent Federal High Court ruling prompted our church to join St George’s Cathedral, the Uniting and Baptist Churches and others in offering sanctuary. We anticipate that if an asylum seeker does seek our help it will be because every other avenue has been exhausted. Offering sanctuary is not a symbolic gesture; if it becomes necessary it will be that a crisis point has been reached and we need to make a compassionate response.

“How can the local community help?

We would like political pressure to be so strong that the government has to do something. People shouldn’t underestimate the power of letter writing, making phone calls, signing

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petitions and attending rallies. I think people sometimes feel that nothing they can do will make a difference, but that isn’t true. There are so many instances where pressure from the public has shifted political action.

“Already in Darlington there are parishioners who, on an ongoing basis, provide accommodation and pastoral support to refugees. So we have skin in this game, we are seriously involved with these people. It is not political for us. It is personal. It is not that we want to flout the law, but this is about people we know.

“In this we stand with our premier Colin Barnett who, along with every other state premier, has offered to resettle the families. It is not as if the Federal Government has no options.”

What’s up!

There’s a lot happening despite the record-breaking heat: Darlington Theatre Players have an exuberant musical running to March 12, and check out community notices for other events; a local who fears heights is abseiling down Perth’s tallest building for a good cause (see Letters); the Herzfelds have been celebrating; and more than a few people are complaining about those ubiquitous rabbits.

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A plague on those bunnies!

Rabbits and their habits — munching on our veggies and shrubs, creating vast warrens that degrade bushland and living up to their reputation in terms of fertility — have sparked a few Letters recently. Some residents recalled the days when rabbits (along with pigeons) ended up in the pot, but most have raised the “what to do?” problem.

Rabbits also got a mention at last month’s Darlington Ratepayers and Residents Association (DRRA) meeting with a local mentioning their numbers (and the conservation consequences) in the Hudman Quarry area, which is a Shire reserve.

We’re not talking about the dear bluejacketed Peter Rabbit of Beatrice Potter fables, but the pests that once plagued our nation, and have in recent times outsmarted introduced control viruses to the extent that today they again constitute a growing cost to agriculture and horticulture. And on a local front those ankle-wrenching eruptions across our properties, and the need to barricade veggie patches, mean they don’t win many popularity contests.

Having said that, there’s no doubt there will be some who will jump to their defence.

The letters we’ve received point out that the Shire claims no responsibility in this area, referring those seeking advice to the Department of Agriculture WA. Its officers will tell you about a string of control options that are listed on their website.

But here’s the thing: just about all of the options have drawbacks. While 1080 helps with control in bush areas (because native animals are immune to

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its toxins) it is harmful to pets; pindone, on the other hand, while toxic to rabbits harms native animals; baited traps may help you catch a rabbit, but — informs the website — the rabbit must then be despatched in accordance with animal welfare legislation (“cervical fracture in young rabbit, and if permissible shooting”). If you’ve been raised on a farm (as had one resident who called the Review) you may have no problem in speedily despatching the trapped rabbit, but if you’re cringing right now, your reaction is typical of those in periurban suburbs such as ours who decide it’s all too hard.

virus was a failure. However, an excited telegram urged him to return immediately to the experimental site where unseasonal rains had done a great job in spreading the virus via mosquitoes. However, evolution’s ‘survival of the fittest’ mantra means that rabbits develop resistance, as has happened with both myxoma and, more recently, with the Calicivirus.

We sought an expert in the area — and they certainly don’t appear to be as thick on the ground as the bunnies.

Adjunct Associate Professor Brian Cooke at the University of Canberra (pictured left) laments the fact that, given our history and the extent of the problem, authorities don’t appear to be doing the right thing. While this former CSIRO scientist retired more than a decade ago he continues to publish articles on rabbits and the need for better management.

“When I began work in the 1960s, all states as well as the CSIRO had significant groups of people working to prevent a resurgence of rabbits,” explains Professor Cooke. “In WA there were four scientists doing extremely good work plus field officers working for the Agriculture Protection Board.

Two final options from the department are fumigation (only effective if you manage to seal every warren exit) and fencing … but, as every schoolchild knows, one of the longest fences in history (WA’s 1,800km rabbit-proof fence, constructed over six years) proved less than effective.

During the initial battle of the bunnies, the myxoma virus proved effective and we uncovered a nice story about the CSIRO scientist who was testing its efficacy and went home for Christmas fearing that the South American

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“Today the APB no longer exists and I think there are only one or two keeping abreast of rabbit control research elsewhere in Australia. There has been a tremendous loss of people who could give good advice on rabbit control.

Most ‘old hands’ like me have retired and State Governments no longer have any appetite for funding this kind of research and none of the new people in this area have shown much interest in taking on the hard issues of dealing with rabbits in small communities or on the urban fringe of large cities.

“Rabbit numbers are increasing again

Darlington Review - March 2016 … and I don’t believe we should simply roll over and say it’s all too hard because rabbits are very damaging for public parks, sports grounds, home gardens and patches of native bush.

Creative pair win scholarships

“You’re right that rabbits eventually ward off viruses such as myxoma and rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus — and that’s no surprise since rabbits have a much greater genetic repertoire than simple viruses.”

Professor Cooke points to a bright spot on the horizon: the Invasive Animal Cooperative Research Centre in Canberra has a virus called Korea 5 (K5) that could rejuvenate biological control but it still needs to be cleared by appropriate authorities.

“Work of this kind is expensive as we need to find the money to pay for these assessments even though they could be classified as being for public good.

It always amazes me that biological control infrastructure is treated as something quite different to, say, transport infrastructure … If we could guarantee money to upgrade biological control of rabbits, things could be quite different…”

We’ll keep you posted on the fortunes of K5 and our thanks to Brian Cooke for his interesting insights into this problem.

On thing is certain: the millions of dollars spent by our Ag Dept in cutting down perfectly healthy pine trees right across Perth —in case they became home to the European pine borer — could have been better spent. Darlington played a role in having this needless felling abandoned. Perhaps our agitation on the spread of rabbits can nudge the Shire and the Government into being proactive on what seems to be a growing problem.

Pictured above: Trish Juniper, Cherie Tucker, Richard Woldendorp and Jack Flanagan

Whenever guests and Friends of the Mundaring Scholarship Trust gather for the annual presentation of scholarships, the successes of earlier winners is much discussed. Two examples will suffice: cellist Tom Woods, now a conductor of international repute, and guitarist Tim van der Kuil, who is based in Europe and moves in heady company — these days he is guitarist for the amazing songstress Adele.

The trust’s scholarships aim to assist artists in launching their careers, and two Hills artists working in very different areas are this year’s winners.

Jack Flanagan (grandson of the late Darlington resident Keith Flanagan) studied industrial design and has high hopes for the furniture he has crafted in his Glen Forrest studio. Working with American oak and walnut, he turns utilitarian chairs and tables into something much more.

“Winning the scholarship has helped me to design a new product range that I’d like to take to Copenhagen Design Week next year. This international show will give me amazing exposure to some of the major furniture manufacturers and distributors. I’m also planning a local exhibition when I’ve built a sufficient body of work,” says Jack. Certainly the stylish lines and smooth gleaming finishes of his pieces won lots of admiring attention

Left and Centre: Jack Flanagan with his furniture designs Right: Cherie Tucker

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from guests. You can see his work at: www.jackflanagan.com.au Alongside Jack’s display were paintings that won Cherie Tucker the Bob and Trish Juniper Arts Award, and Trish was on hand to congratulate the artist whose work reflects her discovery of Tanzania. “I visited for the first time in 2012 because I was sponsoring a child there,” says Cherie.

Impressed with the work of an Australian working with orphans, the artist decided to produce a series of paintings with the aim of fund-raising for children’s charities in Africa and Cambodia. Cherie plans further trips to Africa. An art teacher at Swan Christian School, she is frequently commissioned to paint portraits and has displayed her work in group exhibitions, including the Darlington Arts Festival. You can contact her at: cherietuckerart.com While we applaud the fledgling careers of young artists, we also need to acknowledge the founders of the Mundaring Bicentennial Scholarship Trust who — when Australia was celebrating its 200th anniversary — thought to mark the occasion with an initiative of enduring significance for the Shire’s young artists.

Last year the scholarships were renamed to honour a visual artist with a towering reputation — the late Bob Juniper — and the Trust’s patron is a photographer with an equally impressive profile, photographer Richard Woldendorp.

If you applaud this initiative started by Darlington locals, you can become a Friend of the Robert Juniper Award for the Arts. For more information contact Trust Secretary Chris Durrant (9299 6093 or secretary@mundaringarts.org).

If you are under 35 and are hoping to establish a career in any sphere of the arts, you can apply online at: http://mundaringarts.org/how-to-apply/

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An Indonesian lesson to learn?

Letter writer Meredyth Blackwell-Bell has been living in Indonesia for many years and suggests we may have something to learn from the Indonesian system of local government that sees residents working cooperatively for the common good.

“In modern times the notion of Gotong Royong suggests unselfish cooperation for the public good,” she tells the Review. “In my village, the original system still applied — just try to opt out and see how embarrassed you are! The highly respected head of the village organises clean ups on an obligation basis, because we all needed the drains to flow when the monsoons came.

Isn’t this the same as our need for all homes to be clear of plant debris and fire fuel for the summer season? Seems like a reasonable proposition to me. We know the devastation fire is bringing to communities around us.”

A similar call — cooperative Darlingtonwide action — was made at the DRRA meeting last month by a resident worried about the high levels of fuel he sees on verges and reserves.

A glaring example of this is the early stretch of heritage trail from Glen Forrest to Darlington that, over two summers, has been a graveyard of fallen and felled trees, left in piles and on the side of the track.

In December, the Shire got contractors to cut and spray grass flanking the track but did nothing to reduce this level of fuel in close proximity to the houses on either side of this section of the track.

Local crime on the rise?

Two Letters in this issue mention local crime. There has been much on this in the media as Perth’s crime rate climbs, so it was good to see (in a map produced

by The West Australian) that our Shire remains in the lowest category in terms of crimes committed in 2015.

However, if you’ve just had a break-in with the loss of electrical goods and jewellery, your motorbike has been stolen or your car ransacked that’s small comfort. All of this has happened in one small area in Darlington.

We approached the police on behalf of residents and were told that in a year only one report had been made in this area. “Hardly a crime wave,” suggested the copper.

In response, residents drew up a list of 10 incidents, all but two having been reported. This was sent to the police but so far there has been no response.

Another resident visiting Mount Lawley on Christmas Eve with a car-full of presents lost the lot — she did get a response: a letter from frontline 2020 at Midland Police Station with a bunch of crime prevention brochures.

It’s easy to be cynical about the effectiveness of that recently abandoned local policing/community engagement model that seemed to offer much but never lived up to its widely-spruiked advertising and media campaigns.

“What it certainly didn’t deliver was more coppers on the beat,” observed one local.

Should you be unlucky enough to have a break-in or other incidents, do report them so at least there is a record.

Let Gabby be VP…. !

There are some people who just keep on giving to this community and one of those is Gabby Houldsworth.

Recently voted in as Vice-President of DRRA and previously its super-efficient Secretary, Gabby quietly recorded the occasional skirmishes — but mostly civil — decision-making at ratepayers’ meetings, producing minutes that would gladden the heart of any executive.

With her wide experience, Gabby has proved invaluable to DRRA but this

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year, having been voted in as VP she would like to focus on that role, instead of which, at the February meeting, there being no one as yet to fill the Secretary’s chair, she said, “Oh alright, just this time…”

So if you have reasonable recording skills, can independently manage the fairly minimal correspondence with the Shire and Government, please put up your hand. There are monthly community meetings and a once-amonth committee gathering, so not a huge commitment for a very worth cause. If you can help, phone DRRA President Phil Vile on 0424 703 200.

DRRA meets on the first Tuesday of every month, so the next meeting is March 1.

Gabby won’t be the only one to welcome you with open arms!

The siren, chapter two…

The February meeting of DRRA revealed that the fire siren issue is being seriously resurrected. You may recall that a few years back this was a live issue but died when the local bushfire brigade, the Shire and the Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES) didn’t support it.

Once again sirens are being seen as a possible additional tool to alert people that a fire in the area could become a problem and you’d best turn off the telly and consult all your usual sources of fire info such as the Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES) website and the ABC local station.

While acknowledging there is still no support for sirens from either DFES or the local brigade, DRRA President Phil Vile said there was considerable interest from some Darlington Bushfire Ready Street Coordinators.

“This could be another tool, but we need to make sure that if it happens, it is done properly. If it is widely supported, having several sirens placed around Darlington is something we could have in place by next summer,” said Phil.

Darlington Review - March 2016 things that the movement does and an inspiration to many.

Definitely a running story, so we’ll keep you informed.

The ‘Gare kids’ celebrate

A guide to fun and friendship

Congratulations to Kelly Goodman who won a Shire of Mundaring Citizenship Award (Youth) at the recent Australia Day ceremony. Kelly has been a member of the Darlington Girl Guides since she was seven and if you chat to her you’re left in no doubt that she loves being involved.

Before graduating to high school Kelly was at Darlington Primary and she also likes the fact that, through Darlington Girl Guides, she’s met girls from different schools and has participated in great camps and outdoor games.

“When my sister joined, I used to come along even though I wasn’t old enough — it looked such fun!” says Kelly. “The best thing is that you get to try new things like going on a massive flying fox and on hiking trips. And I’ve always enjoyed helping people because we do lots of volunteering for the Red Cross, the Forty Hour Famine, gardening at local reserves, and things like that.”

Apart from her Shire Award Kelly also received the Kinka Community Service Award in 2015 for demonstrating an exceptional commitment to community service. The award was presented by the Pittendrigh family at a ceremony in November. It honours the late Wendy Pittendrigh, an exemplar of all the good

order. If you’ve seen the Joeys, Cubs and Scouts in action, you’ll know they have great fun and, like the guides, learn good skills. So read the notes of both these groups and see if you have something to offer them.

Had you been in the vicinity of Darlington Primary over the weekend recently, you may have glimpsed a group sitting on the playground rocks, heartily singing Australia, Land of Hope and Glory, Rule Britannia and more, and hamming up the songs of Empire amid lots of laughter — as you can see!

When you see images of guides doing exciting stuff you could be forgiven for thinking that all the benefits go to girls lucky enough to be involved. But according to local Guide leader Tracey Jenkin, who has some 17 years of leadership to her credit, the benefits are mutual.

“As volunteers, we’re committed to helping girls and young women to be their best — and like the girls, we leaders make new friends, have fun and gain leadership skills along the way.

And we benefit from leadership training that develops skills transferable to other areas of life,” says Tracey.

So if you are tempted, the commitment involves a weekly meeting, plus one region meeting a term, one camp and one sleepover. “There are some extra weekend activities but you don’t need to be there — nothing is compulsory!”

Those involved were, as Sally Herzfeld puts it, “the five Gare kids visiting their old school, and as it was raining and there weren’t many people around we sat on the rocks where we used to play and eat our lunches, and heartily sang the old songs we’d sung at assembly all those years ago!”

The sing-along followed a big family gathering in Guildford to mark the 80th birthdays of long-term residents Sally and Tom Herzfeld. But for Sally one of the highlights of the day was that school visit. “While the classrooms we had were gone, the rocks are the same. We talked about how we used to go down to the creek at lunchtime and smoke gum leaves — and who got the cane and why!” (Sally of course went on to establish her own schools, taking over and growing Helena School and its big sister college in Glen Forrest — where you definitely would not have seen a cane!)

Congratulations to our much-admired octogenarians.

Right now there’s a real need for more leaders because as Tracey observes: “Due to lack of leaders the Darlington Nyaania Girl Guides are in recess until we can find new leaders. This is sad news.”

Volunteers please!

In fact the guides are not alone is seeking volunteers. If you read the last issue of the Review you’ll know that the local scouts need new leaders, and the Friends of the Darlington Station Reserve are calling for extra hands to keep this beautifully restored area in

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Back row: Bob and John Gare Front row: Anne Walker, Sally Herzfeld and Susan Dauth

Darlington Review - March 2016 Great news from Geoff Barker in this issue. After giving a highly professional - and passionate - presentation about the project to Mundaring Shire Council, the council voted unanimously to support the community build. So now, as Geoff observes, the fund-raising must begin in earnest. Read his notes in this issue for details.

That string of 40-plus days in February took a toll on our gardens (not to mention our own wilting selves) so the cooler tail-end of the last month of summer was more than welcome. Taking afternoon swims in a friend’s pool, we’ve watched an excessively busy New Holland Honeyeater doing the rounds of his territorial ‘larder’ that includes a pretty peach-coloured grevillea. His dapper pinstriped body and that conspicuous dash of yellow visits and revisits the grevillea’s three remaining flowers — the easterlies have played havoc with its blooms — even though there is a showy, crimson hibiscus next door to it. Clearly its nectar is more easily accessed through clever plant design that means our natives account for the high level of bird pollinators we have.

Let’s hope autumn brings some rain to refresh the landscape and replenish this busy bird’s larder. Enjoy the arrival of autumn.

Trea Wiltshire, Editor PS Member Groups don’t forget the Darlington Review AGM at 7pm on the 21st of March, 6a Brook Road

My Place: Rosie Logie and Jonathan Brain (an occasional column about people and places) They quickly appreciated that their chosen method of construction and use of recycled materials came with a few misconceptions and problems. “People tend to think straw bale is going to be a cheaper option,” says Rosie, “but the cost of a house is not in the walls, it’s in the footprint of the house, its size and a lot more.”

People are drawn to Darlington for many reasons — for Rosie Logie and Jonathan Brain it was a hillside half-acre that Rosie’s grandfather, a banker, had purchased as an investment and that she had known throughout her childhood.

“I remember coming up to harvest the fruit trees and camping on the block, using the small shed with its wood oven. It was very basic, but lovely because you look out over the city,” recalls Rosie.

“And when you built an ‘alternative house’ you realise the whole building products industry is geared towards a standard build,” adds Jonathan, “so it becomes more expensive in that respect because you can’t buy off-the-shelf and tradies are not familiar with the system.”

The land passed to her father and, when Rosie and Jonathan decided it would be a good place to build their first home — a straw bale house — they were able to buy it. Rosie had been introduced to straw bale construction in Victoria when working on an organic farm, but while Victoria has builders specialising in this construction method, WA does not. They are now living in what could be Darlington’s second straw bale house (the first being in Glen Road).

Add to that the fact that their twins were born before construction was completed and you can see why they’re happy it’s behind them as they prepare for the birth of their third child. Certainly there are still things to do, but the couple are appreciating the thermal and acoustic bonuses that straw bale brings and the rich addition that fine recycled jarrah windows and doors and construction timbers add to the rustic nature of their home.

“It was a big move for us coming up to the Hills,” recalls Jonathan, a musician, teacher and member of the WA Opera chorus (he was in last year’s production of Gounod’s Faust) “We had both lived in the city and it took a couple of years to get used to it when we became owner builders.”

“Being built on two levels, on the lower level you’d need a week of 35-plus temperatures before you’d require air conditioning,” says Jonathan. “Of course the first thing people say is ‘what about fire?’ but CSIRO studies have shown that because of the density of the walls, they’re less combustible than timber and friends who sadly lost their house in the Toodyay fires have confirmed that while the timber walls burnt, the straw bale walls were still standing.”

Do they now feel at home now?

“It was a big move for us coming to the Hills in relation to being at a distance from concerts or gigs,” says Jonathan.

However the arrival of kids required some adaptation anyway and today, while he continues to sing at private and corporate events, and with the opera company, the couple agree that in Darlington they have found their tribe!

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Darlington Review - March 2016 “We’ve found a cool crew of people here to grow up with! Like-minded people, and there are lots of musicians and art practitioners here,” says Jonathan.

Rosie, who works as a social worker at Headspace in Midland, agrees. “Around about my second spring in Darlington I started to understand why people love the Hills. You really notice the seasons so much more than in the city and we love the idea that our boys are growing up in this environment.

“As a youth counsellor I’m so aware of the restrictions on young people in the city in terms of development. Growing up in the Hills allows children to develop in a much more healthy way. Kids can

take physical risks and we certainly can see the difference in our kids.

“Growing up in the Western Suburbs I found so many people who tried to be like other people, to fit into that mould.

Here everyone expects that everyone else is going to be a little different and even the houses reflect that!”

Certainly on a Sunday afternoon, with their boys each occupied in different pursuits in different parts of their strawbale house looking across to the city, you can see why this couple feel at home — and in a house that reflects aspects of living that are important to them.

Jonathan Brain performs on electric and slide guitar, piano, harmonium, string instruments and more, and sings. For more information visit: www.facebook.com(jonathanbrainsings)

Letters to the Review When will it stop?

Letter to the editor from Meredyth Blackwell-Bell

(name and address supplied) I feel that our street has been subjected to more than our fair share of burglaries and anti-social behaviour. Over the past twelve months an average of one incident a month has occurred. Some of these have been annoying but most have been more serious and were reported to the police.

Our house has been broken into four times over 18 years. I feel unsafe at home and now have a monitored security system, security film on all windows and glass doors and keep doors and windows locked even when in the garden. My brother and his family who live in a small town in New Jersey, USA don’t even know if their front door has a key.

It has been reported that WA spends more per head on policing services than other states and that the rate of break-ins, theft and property damage is higher.

As a community do we have to accept this as normal? What can we do? Do we make a bulk purchase of security cameras? Will they help the police catch the offenders? Do the offenders care?

Unfortunately I have only questions and no answers.

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Speaking of making it harder for burglars as mentioned in your last issue, our car was parked in the garden, under a car cover, I was at home ( meaning not away on leave) over the Christmas break.

The passenger seat was unsuccessfully jemmied with some damage done.

My neighbours on Hillsden reported a robbery of small items, laptops, phone and jewellery some time back when popping out to pick up children from school.

I guess we could make it harder for burglars if verges and driveways were clear of overgrown bushes, dead branches and grass, which would also help on a house to house basis in keeping our neighbourhood safer from bushfires.

I’ve recently returned from working in Indonesia for the past twenty years, and I admired the Indonesian local community programs, which I think were pencilled in from year to year, for everyone ( yes no one missed out on this community responsibility). Street by street, drains were cleared before the rains, cleaning took place, any local work was carried out or noted and organised by the local government to undertake. Very similar to what happens in Darlington rate payers meetings, however certain activities which affected every householder like the drain in front of your home, grass

and litter, was cleaned as a community effort.

If each home owner took on the responsibility to clear all fuel before November 1st, as a controlled community effort I’d certainly sleep easier when the fire is racing up over the escarpment. I realise local government works differently everywhere but I think this is an area we could revert back to.

I’m sure it was originally in place when the community was smaller.

Western Power make a mockery of residential controls and for me, respect is in short supply when it comes to watching their decision making process.

On another matter raised in the last issue, in Stone Crescent, we are being inundated with little burrows in the soft evening soil after watering. My quenda families will need to guard their territory as the rabbits are much more plentiful.

Letter from Josephine Jones Robert Morales hit a sore point with me in his letter about rabbits published in the November issue. He stated that advice from the Shire was rather unhelpful and they advised that he “should deal with the problem soon, before warrens are established”. A couple of years ago, unknown to us, a warren was established under our brick paved verandah. It was discovered when the bricks gave way and the victim’s leg disappeared up to his knee.

Luckily he escaped serious injury. I felt Continued on page 12

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this warranted some urgent action and, like Robert, I rang the Shire only to be told to contact the Department of Agriculture. They were sympathetic and acknowledged that as Darlington is semi urban, a possible course of action was to seek a pest control company. I could not find one that dealt with rabbits and was told to contact the Shire…… As Robert said, the only positive suggestion was to use oat bait. At the time we had a lively band of bandicoots enjoying our garden, so not wanting to threaten their existence, I tipped the whole container of oats down as many entries to the warren as I could find and placed a large rock over each hole. Unfortunately there was a hole under the timber decking in a section that was out of reach. However it had the desired effect and the rabbits disappeared for a few years. They are now back, so…. Does anyone have a ferret, or a good recipe for rabbit stew?

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Cherry was a tireless campaigner for Africa and African studies in Australia. In June 1994, in well-deserved recognition of her services to Australian / African relations as an educator, researcher and advisor to government and community air organisations, she was appointed as a Member of The Order of Australia

Community Notices Hills Symphony Orchestra The first concert of the year will be held on Saturday March 12th at 7.30 pm at the Midland Town Hall and will feature an evening of transport-themed light classics including music from Titanic, The Great Escape and Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition. Music to move you!

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and the Pacific (AFSAAP) from 1982 – 1986. In 1993 she moved back to her home town, Perth and worked at Curtin University until her retirement in 1997, when she remained an Adjunct Professor in the Dept. of Social Sciences at Curtin University, and was an Honorary Research Fellow in the History Department at the University of Western Australia. Until 3 or 4 years ago, she made frequent, regular trips back to Africa - a commitment she considered vital tomaintaining a genuine understanding of the complex societies that were the subject of her research.

Cherry Gertzel OA (1928– 2015) On the 25th August 2015 the Darlington community lost a valued member, Cherry Gertzel, who passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her beloved books and garden.

Cherry spent her lifetime researching, teaching, writing and talking about African studies, a subject about which she was passionate. Her academic career began at UWA studying history and English literature, her honours degree being one of the first research projects carried out in WA on convictism. She then went on to Oxford University to do a BLitt, followed by a DPhil in African studies.

She then taught and researched between 1958 and 1975 as a staff member at Makerere University in Uganda, Nairobi University in Kenya, and at the University of Zambia. While in Africa Cherry lived through a very interesting and important time in East African history, and was involved professionally with many prominent leaders of African society and politics, who held her in great esteem.

In 1975 Cherry returned to Australia and became a staff member at Flinders University in Adelaide. During this time Cherry was the President of the African Studies Association of Australasia

Cherry was a woman of great intellectual ability, and a wonderful writer. Consequently, she earned the respect and admiration of many, as is evident in the comments made by her former colleagues over the past week.

To quote one of them: “Her enthusiasm for all things East African was positively contagious and I felt proud when I was there, and later when I was at Oxford, to say that I knew her…. I hope her family and friends do understand how important her contribution has been.”

Among her many contributions, Cherry was the Editor of The Australasian Review of African Studies (ARAS) between 19842004, and was through this work that I first met Cherry in 2002 when I began helping with her editorship of the journal. We became good friends and remained so until the end.

Cherry is probably the most fiercely independent woman I’ve ever known, as well as being one of the most compassionate. I admired and respected her intelligence, as well as her ability to care so deeply about life, to live fully in the moment, to find contentment and joy in small things, and to cultivate and practice gratitude for the life she considered herself very fortunate to lead. And there is no doubt that her faith in God underpinned everything she did and gave her strength.

Rest in peace, Cherry.

Karen Miller Community Notices cont page 48

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Darlington United Church Cnr Darlington Rd and Allestree Rd, Darlington The sight (and the advertising campaigns that go with them) of hot cross buns, Easter eggs and chocolate bunnies and bilbies in shops remind us that Easter is almost upon us. Like many people I deplore the commercialisation of a religious festival to the point where the original reason we celebrate Easter has been largely lost and it has become little more than an excuse for a four day holiday and a chance to gorge on chocolate.

However, hot cross buns and Easter eggs are two elements of Easter where we can find some meaning linked to the first Easter. The cross on hot cross buns reminds us of the cross on which Jesus died – a cruel crucifixion with nails driven through his hands and feet.

Easter eggs are a reminder of Jesus’ resurrection. Traditionally, Easter eggs are hollow inside and when cracked open they can be seen as symbolic of the tomb which Jesus’ followers found on the third day after his death – open and empty. Jesus’ body was no longer there – He has risen from the dead.

Eggs are also a symbol of new life. When Jesus rose from the dead, a new covenant came into being, replacing the old covenant that God had made with his people, the Israelites.

The old covenant required that sacrifices of animals (which had no blemishes or deformities on them) be made by the people to make up for the sins they had committed. Blood had to be shed before people could be forgiven and reconciled to God. When Jesus died he took the punishment for sin on our behalf becoming in fact the sacrifice – a perfect sacrifice as the Bible says he was without sin. No longer do we have to make sacrifices or even do good works in order to be reconciled to God. When we recognise we have wronged God we can ask him directly for forgiveness and be reconciled to him. The Bible

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The first Easter changed the lives of Jesus’ followers in ways they could never have imagined. Since then millions of Christians around the world have celebrated and continue to celebrate, Easter each year. Not because of hot cross buns or chocolates, but because of the new life they have found in Christ.

This month DUC has been given the back page of the Review to illustrate the Easter message. Heather McEwan has done a creative illustration which links the idea of a seed dying so a new plant can be formed, with Jesus resurrection. Please take a look.

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Darlington Review - March 2016

Councillors’ Column After having a restful Christmas break, the Council of the Shire of Mundaring is off to a busy and productive start to the New Year.

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A recent suggestion regarding the long term potential relocation of the Boya truck stop to be east of the Mundaring township to reduce noise, litter and improved road safety.

Recently, Cr Lavell, myself and three other elected members attended a Main Roads & Transport conference, that enabled us a great opportunity to publicly lobby the Transport Minister Dean Nalder, the Main Roads Managing Director (MD), and the Shadow Minister for Transport.

After a long period of Community consultation regarding our collective 2016 vision and objectives, Councillors have been involved in a workshop that has enabled us to further refine and assess the community’s feedback. Further workshops regarding the Corporate Business Plan are now in session so that the Shire Plan is driven from the community upwards.

Our concerns raised included:

In the meantime, Councillors continue to happily work together under the leadership of Shire President Cr Lavell.

The large capital projects, Boya Oval and Mundaring Indoor Recreation Courts are taking shape this year, as is the Master Plan for the Mundaring Precinct and Helena Valley that will be most welcome.

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The promotion the Perth-Adelaide (Orange) route via Toodyay road. This being a future alternative to the proposed widening of the Great Eastern Highway to six lanes.

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We sought clarification from Main Roads about their responsibility and role in keeping the main roads clean of litter. It was suggested that Main Roads could work together with our wonderful local volunteer groups and we received a positive response from the MD to this suggestion.

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The issue for better public transport for the Hills, and specifically for Helena Valley was also discussed with a senior public servant in the Transport Department.

Please take a moment to visit the Shire website on www.mundaring.wa.gov.au<http://www.mundaring.wa.gov. au/> which can be most useful for local issues or call anyone of us if you need further information on the processes of Local Government or you have specific queries.

Kind regards, Trish Cook for South Ward Councillors

Soroptimist International of Helena We would love to see you at the Glen Forrest School Fete on March 20th. Come up to say “ Hello” and take an information brochure.

The 2016 AGM in February saw the installation of President Berenice Ritchie, Secretary. Diana van Straalen, Treasurer Rosalie Gordon for the new Soroptimist year. The induction of new Member, Diane McFarlane is due to take place at the next meeting 1st March and we look forward to welcoming new members throughout the year At the beginning of the school year Robyn and I were very happy to attend the assembly at Swan View Senior High School to present our scholarship to Aleisha Brown which will assist with her studies in Dance/Drama. We were really delighted that her family were present and very appreciative of her award.

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We will be at the Sausage Sizzle tent at Bunnings on April 10th.

This fundraiser is the main source for funds for scholarships.

The Federation and International Birthing in the Pacific project is about to reach its conclusion. The education programmes to upgrade the skills of the Midwives has helped to reduce the maternal and infant mortality rate considerably.

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Bushfire Ready Group One shouldn’t write your Review notes to early because as I noted in my February notes ‘Thankfully none of those fires have been around the Darlington area’ , and within a week we have the Boya fire. Firstly my thanks to the Darlington volunteers, whom responded very quickly, and with other Brigades and Air support brought it under control fairly promptly.

Certainly we did see the Bushfire Ready action plans go into place, through the phone tree activation system and other social avenues. Many also looked at the DFES web site or phoned for information. Heard some tales about the ‘phone tree’ activities, now at least have had a ‘live’ run.

Given the speed that the fire developed, and going up a hill, it is essential that you have a plan in place, that you may have to stay and defend your home. In doing so it is essential that you realise that defending your property will take a significant physical and mental effort for many hours before ,during and after the fire. You must also ensure you have the appropriate equipment to wear, not the singlets and thongs , as shown on our TV screens. Long sleeve shirts and trousers, sturdy boots,

gloves, hat and safety glasses and smoke mask.

As the fire approaches wet everything down in front of it, block your gutters and fill with water, bring any outdoor furniture inside, hoses and connections, have buckets of water inside with wet towels and rugs. Regularly patrol; around your house and put out any ember attacks. When the fire front approaches move to a room with an outside exit and prepare yourself, staying well hydrated.

After the fire has passed by take your hoses outside connect your water and look for any burning areas to be extinguished, particularly around roof cavities. Call your family if there not home to advise OK. If you wish to know more about what to do then come down to the Fire Station on Saturday mornings between 9.00 and 10.00am, or contact your street contact if living in one of those streets listed in last Decembers Review.

We wiil also be having a Street Contacts post season talk at the Fire Station on Monday, April 11th, and it is open to all Darlington residents as well Colin James Coordinator 62980836 ph

Mundaring Bahá’í Community “Fasting is the cause of awakening man. The heart becomes tender and the spirituality of man increase”.

Abdu’l-Bahá Fasting is a fundamental part of every major world religion.

We’ve all heard about Lent (Christianity), Yom Kippur (Judaism) and Ramadan (Islam), but have you heard of Maha Shivaratri or Chauvihar Upwas or Nyungne? (I hadn’t until I did a recent search, thanks Google). Many of the founders of these religions themselves went through a period of meditation and fasting at some point in their lives during which, in intense communion with God, they contemplated the mysteries of the universe and the nature of their mission.

of spiritual preparation and regeneration in the Western calendar, this occurs between 2nd and 21st March. Baha’is are taught to use this time as a period of self-reflection, prayer and meditation.

Abdu’l-Baha, the son of the founder of the Baha’i Faith, Baha’u’llah, describes it like this: “This material fast is an outer token of the spiritual fast; it is a symbol of self-restraint, the withholding of oneself from all appetites of the self, taking on the characteristics of the spirit, being carried away by the breathings of heaven and catching fire from the love of God.” Physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual changes can be felt during a fast. A sort of rebalancing takes place along with a deeper gratitude for the ordinary. When you do eat and drink at the end of a long day, you savour the taste of your food in a deeply profound way and have a more intense thanks for what you do have.

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Silver Tree Steiner School Craft at Silver Tree As a learning activity, arts and crafts have traditionally been passed over in favour of more academic pursuits. But craft – particularly developmentally appropriate craft activities – is known to aid learning in other areas like language, music, social studies, science and maths.

The craft lesson in a Steiner School is primarily the making of beautiful and practical objects, using traditional skills, such as knitting, sewing and crochet. Each skill developed has a specific purpose in developing the needs of the child in a strengthening way.

The working of my hands.

The warmth of my heart.

One of the craft activities children carry out at Silver Tree is knitting. At Silver Tree, children are taught to knit before they are taught to read as knitting is known to develop dexterity, focus and rudimentary arithmetic.

There are many theories about why knitting is good for the brain. Knitting involves following and recognizing patterns, learning new stitches, using both hands and math, lending it the capacity to improve fine motor skills while also keeping the mind active and engaged.

Recent neurological research tends to confirm that mobility and dexterity in the five motor muscles, especially in the hand, may stimulate cellular development in the brain, and so strengthen the physical instrument of thinking. Work done over the past seventy years in hundreds of schools using the Steiner/Waldorf method worldwide, in which first graders learn to knit before learning to write or manipulate numbers, has also proven successful in this regard.

Current news from our craft classes: Each craft lesson starts with the beautiful verse below to set the mood for the session:

The strength of my will.

To work with nature’s gifts.

To craft with beauty and delight.

Silver Tree has a strong Craft program that continues to grow in strength each year. Children have one double session of Craft in the afternoon block as well as a second single 45 minute class each week.

Class One students have started their Craft lessons for the year by making their own knitting needles. They will then learn the basics of knitting, creating a variety of small farm animals and then rainbow balls to introduce purl stitch. Class two’s have begun knitting more complex forms and are creating dolls, dragons and horses in garter and purl stitch, with wet felting and weaving planned for later in the year.

The Class three children are looking at colour and design in their knitted pixie beanies, followed by the introduction of crochet in Term two. They will complete crochet cushions, water bottle holders and bags. Class fours have begun the year with intricate embroidered pencil cases followed by chain stitch balls and then the introduction of the more challenging cross stitch designs. The children will make cross stitch bags and holders for their fountain pens.

Class five children have enthusiastically continued with more advanced forms of knitting ‘on the round’ using 4 double pointed needles, finishing socks, gloves and beanies before moving on to mixed media wet felt designs and embroidered elephants. They will also begin woodwork in semester two.

Class sixes have begun woodwork this term and will work on their sewing and fine embroidery skills later in the year when they make fabric Steiner dolls and felted scissor cases.

Are you considering a Steiner Education for your child?

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Treetops - A Montessori and International Baccalaureate School A Wonderful Start to 2016 at Treetops

students now have a world recognised certificate and with strong scores, have a choice of Universities to attend.

We’re delighted to have so many new families joining the Treetops community in 2016!

Our current High School students are also rejoicing with the news the Japanese trip is confirmed. In July, our High School students will be heading to Osaka with Japanese teacher Sharon, to participate in the JAPEC International Summer Camp. Planning is now in full swing!

The school has warmly welcomed all students and parents back for the year with some wonderful events – a Snack and Chat where parents could pop in and meet new teachers and families, our Transition Ceremony for students moving into new classes and Parent Teacher evenings for all classrooms this week.

Students have enjoyed a smooth start to the year, mainly thanks to the wonderful hard work behind the scenes by teachers and staff in the school holidays. Our school Principal, Peter MacLean, has been leading Treetops successfully for almost a year, and this increased stability has been of great benefit to our enrolments.

In January, Sharon was the only teacher from Western Australia chosen to attend the Intensive Seminar for Japanese teachers held at the Japan Foundation in Sydney.

The four day course was attended by 28 teachers from around Australia and New Zealand and included language instruction as well as cultural information sessions.

"With native speakers instructing, it was the next best thing to going to Japan" commented Sharon. We’re extremely fortunate to have Japanese on the curriculum at Treetops.

So flourishing, in fact, the school has increased the number of classes we offer for new admissions; Treetops now has three Primary School classes and three High School groups to accommodate new students.

The year also began with celebration for our Alumni, with our two most recent International Baccalaureate Diploma Graduates achieving a number of outstanding results. Both

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Seen & Heard Urban Art Project The January School Holidays were brought to a close with Seen and Heard CREW members and young people from the Reconnect and MOMO Programs creating a number of Urban Art murals during two workshops. These murals are displayed in the Reconnect Office, Midland and Pa’s Patisserie, Swan View.

The first workshop took place on Wednesday, 27 January where the young people brainstormed their creative ideas where they were then able to practice spray painting while being mentored by Professional Urban Artists, Darren Hutchens and Dan Duggan. The first day was predominantly about skill building and giving the young people the opportunity to let their imagination run free and develop some incredible designs for the murals. “I was glad that I got a chance to do something good for Reconnect and that I got to learn more about urban art. This was the first time I've done any art for anyone” Seen and Heard CREW member Gabby Williams said.

On the second artistic day held on Friday, 29 January, the young budding artists spray painted their ingenious designs on canvases. The final products were outstanding. The Professional Urban Artists stood alongside the young people during the creation of the artworks. The artists tutored the young people on how different techniques are used to create certain markings and lines when both painting and spray painting. “Seen and Heard run Art Projects such as this to encourage young people to express their creativity and imagination while allowing them to use spray cans in a constructive way. These projects also enabled the young people to showcase their talents and skills to the whole community” Youth Development Officer Anabelle Kirouac said.

Five art works will be displayed in the new Reconnect office in Cale House, Midland while the largest of the murals will be displayed at Pa’s Patisserie, Swan View. Seen and Heard wish to thank Pa’s Patisserie for supporting this project and showcasing the young peoples art work to the community. We would also like to thank the talented young artists who dedicated their valuable time and efforts to create some amazing art. Seen and Heard would like to encourage the community to visit Pa’s Patisserie and view the large art mural.

For more information, please contact the Seen and Heard team on 9255 2570 or email at seenandheard@parkerville.org.au. Seen and Heard is on Facebook, add us to receive updates on events near you. www. facebook.com/seenandheard1. Seen and Heard is funded by the Shire of Mundaring, and delivered by Parkerville Children and Youth Care Inc.

Darlington Tennis Club The tennis club should have a new roof and a verandah during the next few weeks if all goes to plan. Please note that we also now have a defibrillator installed on the verandah outside the kitchen which can be used by anyone if required for resuscitation (it gives simple instructions on activation). The courts are still very busy due to the pennants competitions, our usual club sessions and coaching, and some additional court usage by the Helena Valley Club while their courts are closed during the construction of the Boya hub. If you wish to hire a court please check the current schedule for available times from the website www.darlingtontennisclub. org.au. Court hire is available through the Pines Shop opposite the courts - $5 an hour (free for members) or $7 with lights, with a $20 refundable deposit for the key. For after-hours bookings please contact Brendon on 0427250566 (the Pines is closed on Wednesdays). Current club sessions include:

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Social tennis Monday and Thursday mornings 9am – 12pm.

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Social competitions Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights 7.00 - 9.30pm

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Pennants competitions Saturday afternoons and Sunday mornings.

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Kids coaching Saturday mornings, Tuesday and Friday afternoons. Adult coaching also available - contact Lee Oliver on lolivers@bigpond.com for details.

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Katharine Susannah Prichard Writers’ Centre The First Word: Kick-Start Your Writing Career this March Are you new to the writing game? Are you getting back into it after time away? One of the hardest things is getting started; but the hardest thing is keeping going – especially on one project.

Deb will cover a wide range of topics designed to get participants excited about writing. ‘We’ll talk about procrastination and strategies for

avoiding it. We’ll discuss writers’ groups, writing courses and competitions. We’ll talk about how and when – and how and when not – to send your work out for consideration for publication. And there will be plenty of time to discuss any other questions and concerns about writing, editing and publishing.’

Deb has a Master of Arts (creative writing) from UWA, is a freelance editor and occasionally teaches creative writing and editing at Curtin University.

Deb is the author of five novels. Her latest is At My Door, a title for younger readers. The Break (2014) is for adult readers. Her two novels for young adults were both named Notable Books by the Children’s Book Council of Australia. The Amazing Spencer Gray (2013), a novel for younger readers, will be published in the US in 2016.

On Wednesday 23 March from 6.309.00pm, the KSP Writers’ Centre is running a workshop entitled: ‘The First Word: Kick-Start Your Writing Career’ to help new or returning writers to brandish their pens with confidence and unlock their creative spirits.

Guided by experienced writer, teacher and editor Deb Fitzpatrick, participants will look at what you do (and don’t) need in order to write, writing as a daily practice, and tips to help keep you motivated.

Darlington Junior Football Club Its over! The wait that is!

Footy is back at Darlington Oval.

This season is shaping up to be another stellar year with our club being invited to send 20 of our Junior players to play at halftime for the Eagles Season opener at Domain Stadium on 27th March 2016.

The club look is looking to build on our success from last year where we were named Champion Junior Club for the Swans District.

Yes registration day has been and gone, but no it’s not too late to get involved.

If your little superstars are wanting play this year please visit our website www.darlingtonjfc.com. au for registration details, even if they haven’t played before.

Our season kicks off on Sunday 10th April 2016, final fixtures yet to be confirmed.

Here’s hoping that DJFC will keep kicking more goals this season to keep our club thriving in the years to come.

During second term we are also looking to run ‘Tiny Tots’ sessions in conjunction with Auskick. Please check our website for further details.

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Darlington Volunteer Bushfire 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. Facebook Page: Darlington Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade •

Next Brigade meeting: Tuesday, March 8th 2016, at the Darlington Fire Station.

Over the past few months we have had lots of enquiries from community members about joining local volunteer fire brigades. We are proud to say that Darlington currently has 13 new, trainee and probationary firefighters. These members will spend the off season completing their formal training, practical training, attending hazard reduction burns and brigade meetings, ready to be active firefighters next summer.

If you’d like to be part of the volunteer emergency services come and visit us at Darlington Station on a Saturday morning.

Many community members are now using social media to get information on fires from several different community Facebook groups, spread throughout the outer metropolitan area. Most local volunteer bush fire brigades now also have public Facebook pages or groups. Whilst social media sites often provide quick updates and eye witness information, please be mindful that they are not always accurate and may offer conflicting, misleading or completely false information.

Whilst some contributors may be “in the know”, or may provide first-hand knowledge, DFES states it “does not recommend that users rely solely on any single source for alert and warning information”. As well as their website (www.dfes.wa.gov.au), DFES also provide a Twitter feed that disseminates Alerts and Warnings, Fire Danger Ratings, Total Fire Bans and Media Releases (http://twitter.com/dfes_wa) (@DFES_WA).

All too often the cause of fires is a discarded cigarette butt.

Discarding cigarette butts is not only an offence, it has the real potential to cause damage, loss of property and loss of life.

Help minimise the likelihood of fires by disposing of cigarette butts responsibly and encouraging others do the same. Ensure your butt is fully extinguished before disposing of it and never

throw a cigarette butt from a moving car. Careless disposal of cigarette butts contravenes the Litter Act, the Road Traffic Code, and the Bushfire Act (penalty: $200). In particular, during a Total Fire Ban any person who disposes of burning tobacco, or a burning cigarette, cigar or match in circumstances that is likely to set fire to the bush; including by throwing it from a vehicle, could face a fine of $25,000 and/or 12 months jail.

If you see someone carelessly dispose of a cigarette you can report the offence to Keep Australia Beautiful WA. Whilst the Darlington area has had a low number of reported fires this summer, other districts in the metropolitan area and around the State haven’t been so lucky. Over the past several months crews and appliances from the Darlington station have travelled to assist with fires in; Helena Valley, Red Hill, Lexia, Sawyers Valley, Kenwick, Bellevue, Gidgegannup, Swan View, Bailup, Banjup, Mount Cooke, Jindalee, Wattle Grove, Myalup, Jane Brook, Stratton, Forrestfield, The Lakes, Hovea, Ellenbrook, Gorrie, Waroona, and Preston Beach.

Unfortunately there is no predicting where a fire will start so preparedness and vigilance are paramount. So what can you as individuals do? Firstly, prepare your own property by maintaining fire breaks, trimming trees (including removing lower branches), removing leaf litter, creating a 20m clearance zone around buildings and cleaning out gutters. Secondly, encourage your neighbours to do the same and consider starting, or joining, a Bushfire Ready group in your street.

Immediately report any signs of smoke or fire to 000 and record and report any suspicious activity to Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

Many of you may have noticed a red coloured fire truck based at the Darlington Station over the past couple of months (as well as the usual white ones). This extra appliance is on loan to us for the remainder of the fire season, and is what DFES refer to as a High Fire Vehicle. Whilst it is based at Darlington Station it operates as Darlington Light Tanker 2, and increases our turnout capability to 3 appliances with up to 9 fire fighters, along with our Fire Support vehicle used for Collar Tank, Incident Management and crew support roles.

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Darlington Review - March 2016

Darlington Residents & Ratepayers Association HI Everyone!

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Glen Road Rubbish dumping.

Once again your DRRA committee is working busily on a number of issues and projects that affect Darlington and its residents.

At the well-attended Community Meeting on the 2nd February quite a number of issues- ongoing and new were raised- sometimes with lively debate. Great Stuff!

Remember if you want to know more about what’s going on in your community then come along.

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More volunteers needed for the DRRA “Let’s Talk Rubbish” project.

Also- would you like to know more about a suggested Rotunda at the Pines?

Also we would still like to know if: •

You are experiencing a problem with Rabbits (& feral pigeons?) in your garden.

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Have you recently experienced or know of Theft in your street.

Meetings are on the 1st Tuesday of each month.

Current on-going matters: •

Design approval for the new Bus Shelter at the Darlington & Hillsden Roads junction.

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Timing of the annual Green Waste collection.

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Speeding and Traffic Calming for Darlington & Lionel Roads.

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Litter & Waste Problem at the truck stop on Great Eastern Hwy,

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“Unauthorised” Signage around Darlington.

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A clean-up of Montrose Steps and surrounding vegetation.

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Possibility of a new DRRA Logo.

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Upgrade of the Darlington Halls.

DRRA General Meetings take place in the Lesser Hall on the corner of Owen Road & Pine Terrace on the 1st Tuesday of every month from 7:30-9:00pm.

So come along to our next General Meeting on Tuesday 1st March and take the opportunity to know more about what’s going on in Darlington! We look forward to seeing you on the night.

New Matters: •

If you wish to raise any items for DRRA’s attention but can’t make the meeting then please send details on to DRRA at either of the addresses shown below.

Alternatively because meeting time is always tight and you have a lengthy issue or a number of issues to raise then details can be provided separate to the meetings for the DRRA Committee to take a look.

Darlington Area Warning Systems (DAWS). This is a residents working group made up of concerned residents taking a look at effective warning systems that could be used to supplement those of DFES & the DVFB.

Phil Vile - President, Darlington Ratepayers & Residents Assoc. Inc P.O. Box 177, Darlington 6070 (philvile@iinet.net.au)

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There are still some great numbers available. Get in quick and help raise money for this much needed Darlington Community project.

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1st Darlington Scout Group number of youth members moving sections.

Scouting is a worldwide movement that has shaped the development of youth, and adults, for more than a century. Scouts are in every part of our community, and Scouts is the largest and most successful youth organization in the world.

Our first term of Scouting for the year is well underway with a great range of activities across the 3 sections of our Scout Group. We have over 60 youth members attending on a weekly basis supported by 11 leaders and leaders in training.

Our Joey Scouts (aged between 6 to 8) have been cooking and LEAPING about especially on their LEAP day celebrated on the 29th of February. It is amazing how much energy the Joeys have to LEAP about in a variety of ways!

On the 22nd of February a special joint meeting of our Joey Scouts, Cubs Scouts & Scouts was held at Darlington Oval to celebrate Founders Day. Scouting founder Lord Baden Powell (BP) was born on this day in 1857 (he died at age 83 in 1941). To this day Scouts continue to enjoy activities in the outdoors and live out BP’s ideas. As the great man once said, “life without adventure would be deadly dull.”

As part of this celebration we also took the opportunity to officially “link” members who were transferring to an older section. It has been pleasing to see a record

In keeping with the outdoor ideals of Scouting the Cub section (aged between 8 and 11) have been participating in an outdoor skills program to prepare for a number of outdoor overnight camps this year. The first one will take place shortly and for many of our new Cubs this will have been the first time they have camped in a tent; possibly without Mum or Dad or any other adult in their tent. Later in the year Cubs will have the opportunity to participate in the Enduro camp which involves 3 nights of camping and 4 days of adventure.

Meanwhile our Scout section (aged between 11 and 14.5) is rapidly growing with 20 Scouts now attending on a weekly basis. Scouts work within a “patrol” system where young people gain leadership skills and are largely responsible for planning and running their own activities and adventures.

Scouts is a youth organization and is continuing to focus on being “Youth Led, and Adult Supported”. A number of our Scouts have registered to become involved in an International Jamboree that is being held over 8 days in Thailand at the end of the year.

As well as some pictures from our recent meetings we have included a few more images from the Scouting Jamboree that was held over 12 days in January. The highlight for some of our Scouts was the day trip to Jambaroo water park while others preferred the onsite activities including the giant slide and the endurance challenge which finished with copious amounts of green dye. The continual rain for the first 3 days was also quite memorable with over 100mm of rain falling in this time. Over the last few years our Cubs & Scouts have become accustomed to wet weather and camping; so much so that it is referred to as the Darlington curse whenever any serious outdoor activity is planned.

If you would like to know more, get involved as a youth member or volunteer as a leader or adult helper, please contact our Group leader (Glen Stenton) gl.darlington@scoutswa.com.au.

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Footloose is still going strong at Marloo Theatre. There are some seats left to this outstanding show which showcases the expertise of all the fifty strong cast with this energetic and fun production. This is not to be missed – hurry and book your seats with Gwyne 92551783 or on www.trybooking.com/JPGS

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The Darlington Theatre Players has a strong band of talented people who work behind the scenes to put on award winning plays. Would you like to join us? We are seeking people who are interested in “learning the ropes” in the following areas:-

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Darlington Family Playgroup

The New Year has brought some new families to join us at DFPG. It’s fabulous to see new baby/toddler groups starting out and what better way to spend a morning or afternoon than with other folk sharing the same phase in life!

It’s been a hot couple of weeks of late yet it didn’t stop us getting out to playgroup and encouraging a bit of water play and relaxing inside under the air con in rooms full of toys! The school holidays saw playgroup double in numbers as school aged siblings also came along to play and enjoy the fun. Older siblings hopped on tandem bikes to give the littlies a ride around the pathways of our fenced off bush play area whilst others pulled one another along in the trailer or showed off their artistic talents with the paint indoors.

Whether it be indoors or out, playgroup entertains both young and old. Us Mums/carers need to socialise too right?!

Today we had princesses and superheroes in the dress up corner, budding train spotters building tracks, chefs in the little kitchen and baby dolls in prams - and that was just inside!

Playgroup runs sessions each weekday morning 9:30-11:30am and some afternoons too. We welcome children from new-born to school age. You’ll find families of different ages on different days so do get in touch. Guests can enjoy two complimentary sessions. I didn’t know a sole when I first went along with my little ones but found a friendly and inviting welcome and I’m so happy it’s now an important part of our weekly routine.

For current session availability please call 9299 6396 or email darlingtonfamilyplaygroup@ hotmail.com We’re on facebook too: darlingtonfamilyplaygroup, W.A.

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HelenaCollege College Helena International Baccalaureate School International Baccalaureate School Just a few weeks into Term One, Helena College is fairly humming with energy and enthusiasm at our Darlington Campus (K- Year 5) and our Glen Forrest Campus (Years 6-12).

This is the first year we have included Years 6s in the Middle School and the 95 inaugural students have brought a noticeable vibrancy to the Glen Forrest Campus. An authorised IB World School, our Glen Forrest Campus now offers the full five years of the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme from Years 6-10.

Drama students from Years 11-12 are busy rehearsing the Arthur Miller classic, The Crucible. Based on true events, The Crucible is the story of the 1692 Salem witch trials in the US state of Massachusetts. The story centres on the superstition, paranoia and pure malice behind the trials and is as relevant today as when the play was written in the 1950s.

This production by senior drama students gives todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s audiences a chance to reflect on one of the most horrific events in American history, and ponder its meanings for today. The Crucible is open to the general public but due to the challenging content, we advise that is only suitable for 12 years and older.

If you are interested in a Helena College education for your child, call our Registrar to book a tour or ask us anything about the Darlington Campus (Kindy to Year 5) or the Glen Forrest Campus (Years 6-12).

At the Darlington Campus, our Year 5s are enjoying being leaders of the school and have elected 15 House Captains for Terms One and Two, five for each house. In Semester Two new House Captains will be elected, giving all students the opportunity to step into these valuable leadership roles.

Our unique Options Programme has resumed for the year at the Darlington Campus, to the delight of students and parents.

We are one of very few schools to offer campus based optional activities for Years 1-5, including visual arts and pottery, computing, classical and jazz ballet, drama and music (drums, piano and guitar) as well as several sports classes including Zen Do Kai and Tae Kwon Do. Helena College parents welcome the chance for their children to enjoy such a wide range of classes, leaving after school and weekends free for family time.

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Shire of Mundaring Library Service School Holiday Activities at the Libraries Over 180 children attended free school holiday activities at the libraries in December and January. These were ‘handson’ craft activities where the children got to exercise their creativity and have a lot of fun.

Glass lanterns and wax candles were decorated for Christmas, and in January, calico pencil cases and beach bags were decorated with fabric pastel dye sticks. The sessions booked out so quickly, that extra sessions were created for the Christmas activities.

Upcoming Author Talk @ Mundaring Library We are very pleased to present, in conjunction with KSP Writers’ Centre, an author talk with Melinda Tognini. Melinda has recently published a book about the history of the War Widows’ Guild in Western Australia called Many Hearts One Voice.

Bookings are essential, and you can book through Eventbrite at https://tognini.eventbrite.com.au or call Mundaring Library on 9290 6780. You will need to be quick as these events are always very popular.

Languages Other than English e-Magazines

You may know about e-magazines through Zinio available to you with your library membership, but you may not know that magazines are also available in languages other than English. Magazines covering genres such as fashion, cooking, gardening and science are available in Afrikaans, Chinese, Spanish, Italian, French, and Japanese. These magazines can be downloaded and read on a mobile device or in your computer browser. There is a great “Help” and FAQ section in the Zinio for Libraries website. You can access this website through the e-Resources tab on the Shire of Mundaring Libraries home page at www.mundaring.wa.gov.au/YourCommunity/ ShireLibraries. Happy browsing! Contact the libraries if you have questions about this resource.

Stay Connected Remember to stay connected with the libraries through Facebook, Twitter and our Library Chatter blog, and keep up to date with coming events, information, reviews, and competitions.

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Darlington Arts Festival Poor turn out for Darlington Arts Festival AGM The Darlington Arts Festival AGM was held on 8th February and, once again, apart from the ‘committee faithful’, i.e. the people who make the festival work each year, there was no representation from the general Darlington community.

The February Review advised details of the AGM and included a plea for additional helpers in specific areas. It is very disappointing that no contact was received from anyone willing to become involved. Is that wonderful community spirit I have experienced since first moving here in 1988 waning? Are we now just another standard urban society? I don’t believe it.

The festival has evolved over the years and is now a much more demanding event which requires more human resources to plan and coordinate the activities. At present there are several committee members who are having to provide an extraordinary amount of time and effort and who would

benefit greatly from additional support from the community.

We have a task to suit your time and interest such as assisting with Sponsorship/Fundraising. Become a member of our delightful group of Darlington DAFies - the rewards are great and we need your help. Call me on 9252 1336.

Specifically, the positions of Secretary and Entertainment Coordinator are vacant following the retirement of Rachael Stevens and Phil Vile. We are deeply grateful to Rachael and Phil for their dedication and for being so effective in their roles. And that gratitude includes George Grayston who has stepped asideafter many years involvement in DAF. The festival has become a more diverse and complex event for lots of reasons, mostly to ensure survival, but it remains unequivocally your Darlington Arts Festival. In the next few months this year’s theme will be decided, planning for the pre festival events will get underway and registration for artists and stall holders will open. We will advise the details as they are finalised.

Peter Nicholls, President

Darlington Chamber Music It’s time to get your tickets to the Darlington Ensemble’s winter concert series, which begins on Sunday, May 8, with a performance by the original trio: Jon Tooby (cello), Semra Lee-Smith (violin) and Graeme Gilling (piano). We’ve added a new service to make your purchases even easier: you can now log in to http://trybooking.com/JPHQ and place your order. Our other ticketing outlets are listed below.

The musicians have chosen a knockout program to kick off the season: the Piano Trio in B flat major K502 by Mozart; Glière’s 8 Pieces for Violin and Cello Op. 39; and Shostakovich’s Piano Trio in E minor Op. 67.

For a composer whose music had such a colossal and lasting impact, Mozart was nearly always broke. He was enjoying one of his rare periods of success, and the income this generated, when he wrote the piano trio in 1786. It is a beautiful piece, which Mozart used to introduce the piano as a chamber instrument while giving the violin and cello unaccustomed independence.

In keeping with their dedication to the introduction of serious

modern music to classical audiences, the ensemble will present a series of viola/cello duets by Reinhold Glière, a Russian composer (1875-1956) whose melodic forms drew much from national harmonies and folk music. He is not particularly well known, which may be because he kept his head beneath the political parapet and thus avoided the celebrated stoushes with Soviet authority that brought grief to confrères such as Shostakovich, Prokofiev and Khachaturian.

We remain in the same era for the last offering, the Piano Trio in E minor, Op. 67, by Dmitri Shostakovich. The composer’s dramatic dissonance in this piece, composed at the height of World War Two, drew sharp criticism from some sections of Stalin’s regime. However, his compositions have outlived the Soviet era, and he is seen as one of the great figures of Modernist music.

Tickets ($40 adults, $35 concession) for these concerts can be purchased in person from the Darlington Post Office; The Pines; Darlington; Café 2, Darlington (all cash or cheque only); and Bendigo Bank, Mundaring. You can also buy tickets by phoning Bendigo Bank on 9295 6411 Tuesday-Friday (credit card only); or online at http://trybooking.com/JPHQ. Season tickets for five concerts are also available ($175 adults, $150 concession). Unsold or returned tickets can be purchased at the door on concert days.

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Darlington Dibbler & Nyaania Guides help the Unit would not be able to continue. I would also like to thank Shirley Huppatz for her contribution to the Girl Guides over the last year as a Leader. We loved having her as part of our team and are very sad to see her go. Good luck Shirley and we all wish you the very best.

Sadly, the Nyaania Girl Guide Unit has gone into recess. This has occurred as the current Leader is no longer able to continue to run two Darlington Girl Guide Units without volunteer support from other adults who will commit to taking on a Leadership role. The Dibbler Girl Guide Unit has one qualified Leader and one Leader in Training and will continue but with a change to the age group. Girls will now need to be 8 before they can join but can stay in the Unit until they are 12.

Though disappointed that the Nyaania Unit has closed, the girls are looking forward to having a great year of Guiding. This term they will be celebrating World Thinking Day and Harmony Day, assisting with â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Clean Up Australiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Day, challenging themselves meeting new people and trying new things and preparing for Camp, to be held at Woodman Point at the end of term.

I would like to say thank you to the people who have come forward in the past and assisted with Girl Guides and to all the current people who support us, including; our wonderful treasurer, April Randell; the parents on the Hall Committee, Siv, Derek and Jason; parents who have organised fundraising, big thanks to Deb; attending camps, huge thanks to Jodie; sewing for the unit, thank you Megan; helping at busy bees, doing rosters, events, etc. The list goes on and on and without this

It would be wonderful to have some new Leaders to share the Girl Guide adventure with so if you would like to know more, please get in touch and contact Tracey on 9299 6636.

Dibbler Girl Guides (8 - 12 years) meet on Tuesdays from 6.00 - 7.30 pm in the Kathleen Skipsey Guide/Scout Hall in Glen Rd Darlington. There are still a few vacancies but we are filling up fast!

Darlington Community Recreation Advisory Group and library building there.

Recently the Advisory Group held its first meeting under our new banner. This was also our AGM and David Earnshaw, very kindly re-nominated for position of Chairman and myself as Secretary.

Members also discussed items for the Shire Budget draft for 2016/2017 and put forward the following request for consideration of- replacement of the astro turf wicket; BMX track resurfacing; BMX lowering of some jumps heights; oval seating; netball ring on the 3 x 3 court; exercise equipment near the pavilion.

Community member nominations were received from David Earnshaw and Alison Atkinson, and they were both elected onto the committee. The Shire of Mundaring are also providing Executive support through Kirk Kitchen, Community Service Manager, on the Group.

It was also noted that the Community Pavilion project being now run through DSaRA , has formed its own committee upon incorporation and plans are moving forward. The Shire Council have given in principle support to it as well and hopefully will also allocate funds for infrastructure projects in the budget approvals.

Delegates spoke about their current happenings and all those in present playing situations were doing well. The Junior Football proposal to have Tiny Tot games for children up to 3yrs old, was greeted with wonderment. The tennis courts are also being well used with Helena Valley playing on them 2 days a week, as their courts not available due to the new clubrooms

Next meeting will be held on Monday, May 2nd Colin James Secretary DCRAG.

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Darlington History Group Wednesday 10th February saw members of the Group meeting for the first time for 2016. Despite the heat eleven hardy souls turned out for an evening of “Show and Tell” about items of historical interest. And what a varied collection it was.

that time would have owned and used a chaff cutter powered by such an engine to cut hay stalks finely before the resulting chaff was bagged to be sold for food for grazing animals and poultry. Steam engines were also used to power tractors and these were important vehicles for carrying out a wide variety of tasks, among them towing jinkers on which were loaded sections of houses which were being shifted to new locations.

Val’s grandfather often talked about the Kelly Gang who were notorious at the time , but whom her grandfather held in esteem.

Cliff Burns led the show with a book which had been given to him by his sister. It had been written by Phil Brajkovic, a Middle Swan resident for many years. His parents emigrated from Europe, but Phil was born here, one of a family of eight children.

The book contains a plethora of interesting and amusing snippets of information about the Valley as it was and how it changed. One of his vignettes was about the ‘dunny man’ who called at each house weekly, usually at night, to change the pans from the outdoor toilets. Hence the name ‘night cart’ for his vehicle and ‘night soil’ for the pans’ contents. In many of the older suburbs of Perth there were lanes running at the back of the rows of houses to facilitate access to the toilets through a wooden flap. Most of these toilets had a trap door to close after using, but others, especially in outlying areas had none.

Gradually septic tanks and, later, sewerage were introduced to the demise of all those stout-hearted ‘dunny men’.

Locally, many of this type of machinery can be seen at a purpose built museum at Whiteman Park in the Swan Valley.

Lyn Myles then took the floor to talk about the Badminton Club which flourished in Darlington for years, meeting and playing in the Hall. She had brought along an ashtray presented to her father in 1952. He was then the captain of the Gold Team. Another trophy was a cup won by Leith Maslin in 1935.

This club also organised such things as dances in the hall, camping trips to Araluen and day trips to Lake Leschenaultia.

Interestingly, there was a weekly ‘Country News’ section in the “West Australian” in which such events were publicised. The Darlington club would have been only one of dozens of such clubs in what was then a highly popular sport right through to the 1960s.

Our Chairperson, Val Shiell, was born and bred in Geelong in Victoria and came to WA when her husband, Denis, was transferred here by his employer. She has many memories of life in that country town when she was a girl growing up there.

It was a time when steam-driven engines were used widely to power many different types of machinery. Many farmers at

Christina Lyall had brought along a fascinating little blacklacquered cabinet in Oriental stylet with beautiful designs painted on to it. It contained little doors and drawers and would have been able to stand on a dressing table to hold small items of a lady’s jewellery. Christina had it from her great-grandmother and it is thought to be about 100 years old. At the time it was produced there was a demanding market for all such items of such chinoiserie in Europe so it would probably have been an expensive item to purchase.

I then talked about a brass ‘jam pan’ brought back from Russia for me by my sister whose husband had been posted to the Australian Embassy there. Being wide and shallow it would have been used by Russian women to make their preserves.

When it arrived in WA it lacked a handle, but a skilled wood turner at the Fremantle Markets fashioned a stylish one to complete my Russo-Aussie antique which now adorns the wall of my dining room.

A most informative and enjoyable evening, but we didn’t linger, heading home to the cool. Let’s hope that our NEXT MEETING ON WEDNESDAY 9TH MARCH AT 7:30PM IN THE LESSER HALL will be degrees cooler! Come along to join us.

Tea, coffee, eats and a warm welcome await you.

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Mundaring Arts Centre March at MAC

This year’s exhibition is an Open event, with artists responding to the theme.

Featuring artworks from 18 artists, including Darlington’s Antony Muia and Kieran Ingram, the acquisitions will be announced at the opening on Friday 18 March from 7pm.

MAC had a terrific start to 2016 with the 100th Birthday celebration for Trudy Smith’s exhibition, Rillawood.

Still astounding audiences with her vibrancy, the show is open until 13 March. No mean feat to compete with, but the annual Shire of Mundaring Art Acquisition exhibition certainly promises to come close.

Supporting Migration and Settlement, Anne Williams shares her passion for natural dyeing, recycling fabrics and natural fibres in Through the Singing of My Hands. Both exhibitions are open from 19 March - 17 April at MAC, 7190 Great Eastern Hwy. Entry is free and we are open Tuesday-Friday 10am–5pm; Saturday-Sunday 11am–3pm (closed Mondays and Public Holidays).

The Mundaring Shire encompasses a unique forest environment, a prolific arts and cultural scene and the famous Mundaring Weir and pipeline. Of profound significance is the area’s cultural history. Apparently bestowed by the original inhabitants, the name ‘Mundaring’ is thought to be a descriptive Nyoongar term referencing high ground and meeting places.

European settlement began in the 1840’s and along with it came quarrying, timber milling, farming, vineyards and orchards and the inevitable population growth.

Also starting in March is Make Your Mark, a program of visual arts workshops for people aged 3 years to seniors in a partnership with MAC, City of Swan and Ellenbrook Arts. Whether an iconic artist sharing their skills, or a young child making their first, tentative splodge, Make Your Mark has a workshop for everyone. The program starts on Saturday 5 March so head to our website for all the details and book in quick. For further information, please contact 9295 3991 or visit www.mundaringartscentre.com.au

Much of this early industry has since made way for new initiatives that include eco-tourism, boutique wineries, small business and an extensive arts community. In 1984, MAC helped the Shire to establish the Shire of Mundaring Art Acquisition exhibition, with the express intention of documenting the cultural heritage of the Shire through what has become a considerable public art Collection.

Left: Kieran Ingram’s Hollow Wings (oil on linen)

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What do we mean when we talk about Jesus’ death as a sacrifice? How can this act of violence also be the a source of hope for Christians, and of peace for a violent world?

Literature specialist and anthropologist René Girard has introduced the world to a new way of understanding rivalry, violence, and scapegoating. These lectures will introduce his thought and its theological implications, using them to explore the death and resurrection of Jesus.

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CHRISTIAN MEDITATION EVERY THURSDAY DURING LENT at 7.00pm

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Enjoy about half an hour of silence and stillness each Thursday night during Lent (11 February to 17 March inclusive). The meditation will be silent, using a mantra or breathing to focus on being open to God. All are most welcome.

The time begins with some relaxation exercises, and as much explanation as needed. There is a strange strength in being silent and focussed together.

You might try it as your Lenten discipline.

Friday 25 March, 9.00am – Good Friday Liturgy of the Passion Saturday 26 March, 7.00pm - The Great Vigil of Easter Eucharist with Lighting of the New Fire.

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John Day, Member for Kalamunda Minister for Planning; Culture and the Arts I was pleased to recently open a major new exhibition at the WA Museum in Perth – “A History of the World in 100 Objects” The exhibition showcases two million years of human history, from the oldest objects in the British Museum’s collection to those from the present day.

The exhibition is a result of the special relationship between the British Museum and the WA Museum. It tells its story exclusively through artefacts people have made, including those which have been admired and preserved, or those which were used, broken and discarded. From stone to gold, clay to plastic, the objects range in size from a 1.6 metre tall Assyrian relief, to gold coins of Croesus.

An additional local aspect of the exhibition are the Yamaji Antennas, as the Western Australian object. The antennas highlight the importance of the Murchison Widefield Array, as part of the world’s largest radio astronomy project, the Square Kilometre Array, and the unique relationship that emerged between the astrophysicists and the Yamaji people.

to accommodate the construction of the new museum, which is due to open in 2020.

The exhibition is open until June 18, 2016 and further information and tickets are available via http://www.museum.wa.gov.au

“A History of the World in 100 Objects” is the last exhibition to be displayed at the WA Museum’s Perth site before it is closed

Mundaring and Hills Historical Society Inc TUNNELS AND TRAINS

Jeff is a long-time member of Rail Heritage WA and was Research Officer for 30 years. He has published 2 books and numerous other magazine articles on WA railway history, and is also a member of Rail Heritage WA’s archives group, who catalogue and record the vast amount of railway records and photographs which have been donated to Rail Heritage WA over the years. That society also maintains and operates the railway museum in Bassendean.

Most villages in Mundaring Shire owe their existence to the construction of the second stage of the Eastern Railway, which opened up the area from 1884 and ran from Guildford to Chidlow’s Well. Our railway history lives on in the Railway Heritage Trails that thread the Shire together. The early months of 2016 are significant times for rail heritage. 13th February marked the 50th anniversary of the closure of the Eastern Railway via Chidlow and the opening of the Avon Valley railway. 22nd February marks the 120th anniversary of the opening of the Swan View Tunnel and the Mahogany Creek Deviation, through what is now John Forrest National Park.

These landmarks have interesting tales to tell, of engineering feats, accidents and change. A display on the tunnel will show in Mundaring District Museum from 9th March and our guest speaker on Saturday 19th March is Jeff Austin, an authority on the State’s rail history. Jeff’s talk, with photos and historical notes, will focus on the old Eastern Railway and the Swan View tunnel, and how they came to be built. He will also touch on the original Eastern Railway via Glen Forrest and the Avon Valley railway.

The talk will be at Mundaring District Museum at 2pm, Saturday 19th March, followed by Diesel Railcar Emerging From Swan View Tunnel a General Meeting. Rail (Photo: Rail Heritage WA) buff, history buff, or just want to find out about the place you live, all are welcome.

Interested in getting together with others to organize a 50 year event in April to recognise the railway closure? Email mhhs@iinet.net.au or phone 92950540.

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Darlington Review - March 2016

The Darlington Club The Darlington Club is now getting back into the swing of 2016.... We have started planning and preparing to host events and the regular sundowners.

Following the positive feedback we received last year, we are planning the once a month ‘focus’ night, together with the regular sundowners, and of course we will again host our now annual, membership renewal night, curry night ,Oktoberfest, quiz nights, and maybe a few surprises this year. We have been hard at work, updating the hall, and I am sure you will love the new furniture and furnishings that we acquired over the break.

Please take the opportunity to attend the annual AGM. After the AGM there will be a sushi Sundowner. If you are a member and would like to be part of the committee, or take on an executive role. Please contact Margaret, club secretary for details of positions available, 0417 183 826 or email to margaret@pmdwa.com.

Completed nomination forms need to reach Margaret by Wednesday, 9 March 2016

Whats happening in March Friday, 4 March 2016 – Sundowner BYO drinks & nibbles Friday, 11 March 2016 - AGM & Sushi Sundowner AGM commences 6pm with regular Sundowner from 6.30pm Friday, 18 March 2016 – Sundowner BYO drinks & nibbles Friday, 25 March 2016 – CLOSED Good Friday

Please feel free to come down, Friday nights from 6.30pm,if you are not a member yet, you are still welcome to come along and enjoy a great setting, and maybe meet some new friends... Check out the ‘what’s on’... Sundowners are generally BYO drinks and a plate of nibbles if you like...

Darlington Hall History (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) The original structure was a built for the nineteenth century Darlington Winery in 1890 for Alfred Waylen and Josceline Amherst. It is now called Darlington Hall, and a part is home to the Darlington Club. The building is registered with the Western Australian Heritage Council.

Book Corner Thanks extended to Linda for spending a lot of time sorting and setting up the book corner

Tonight, was a great BBQ and Bocce night, some very funny rules being made up as the games progressed, and a wonderful BBQ spread provided.

We also had the opportunity to welcome newest club members Steve and Di. (pictured right)

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Darlington Sports and Recreation Association (WA) Inc. 5. Lists $100,000 for consideration in the draft 2016/17- 2019/20 Corporate Business Plan for the earthworks and an upgrade of the effluent/sewage disposal system at the Darlington Pavilion; and 6. Notes the development of concept plans and costings by Shire staff for improved car parking at Darlington oval to complement the proposed Darlington Pavilion Project, with the view to listing these works in the draft 2016/17- 2019/20 Corporate Business Plan for consideration; The background work to get to this stage has been phenomenal and Geoff publicly acknowledged those who have been advocating and working on the advancement of this project for in excess of 10 years.

Geoff explained to the Shire that “…this is not a huge project in financial terms BUT it is important and significant in terms of community input, needs, motivation and support it has generated. We have a great team of professional people with many years of experience in Architecture, Building and Project Management developing, managing and delivering major capital projects.

We are proposing a project delivery method that is new to the Shire but we believe can be a model that other community groups can use to improve and add assets, facilities and infrastructure, within the Shire.

A major advancement was achieved on 27 January 2016.

Following a short presentation by the DaSRA Chairman [Geoff Barker]to the Shire Council meeting the Council voted unanimously to endorse the project.

As mentioned in the Shire papers YES there are risks BUT life and business are full of risks and the professional team have the abilities and experience to manage these in cooperation and collaboration with the Shire staff.

The terms of the endorsement relate to the following recommendations that were unanimously agreed by Council: That Council -

We want to stress and encourage, that with opportunities for innovation, we can produce well managed project outcomes of which the community and Shire can be proud.

1. Provides in principle support to the Darlington Sports and Recreation Association (WA) Inc. for the Darlington Pavilion Project for a new community meeting space, veranda, public toilets, small multipurpose office, external landscaping and external entertaining area as per the concept plan shown at ATTACHMENT 12;

WE have expressed all along that we will work collaboratively with the Shire to deliver this project successfully. SO we commend the project to Council as one that will be of benefit to the Shire/Council but more importantly will enhance the Darlington Community.”

2. Requests Darlington Sports and Recreation Association (WA) Inc. proceed to the detailed design and quantity surveyor costing stage for the Darlington Pavilion project and to submit the detailed design, costings and demonstration of full funding for the project to Council for approval prior to proceeding to build;

Following this outcome a meeting has been arranged with Lotterywest 17 February 2016 to discuss the next stage of the application for a grant funding contribution.

The Committee is now working at fund raising in earnest to enable the project to start this year.

3. Provides in principle support to the Darlington Sports and Recreation Association (WA) Inc. to submit an application to Lotterywest for funding for the Darlington Pavilion project;

Please consider making a financial donation or if you are a trade or building industry supplier please consider offering services or materials as “In-Kind” contributions to make it happen.

4. Provides in principle support to lease the Darlington Pavilion for a period of 12 years to an appropriate community group, noting the Shire will maintain responsibility for the bookings of the facility;

Contact Geoff Barker 0418 953 176 or geoff@pmdwa.com for more information.

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Community Notices HelpMe HelpChildren at PMH

cont. from page 12

I have surprised myself again by signing up to abseil down one of the tallest buildings in my home town, Perth, for our children’s hospital; PMH. Last time was skydiving for Breast Cancer Care WA to raise much needed funds. I am not normally an adrenaline junkie, however, these two causes hit me in the heart when they popped up in my emails.

Children’s health has become a matter close to my heart since welcoming Willem’s grandson into our lives. He’s been taken to hospital a couple of times in his first year of life, and fortunately not for serious illness. I felt undeniably strongly about the wonderful care given to him and his parents during these visits.

On the other hand, I know undertaking this event will take me far out of my comfort zone. I am pushing my own understanding and beliefs of who I am this year – as a woman, a business woman, and a powerful human. I am testing myself and my mind.

To really challenge myself, I’ve set a goal higher than the expected $500 per participant. I’ve decided to raise $2000 for PMH.

How far would you go to push your boundaries and step out of your comfort zone? How far would you step into a situation like tackling a fear of heights?

Join with me in spirit as I step over that ledge and let go of the past. Thank you for helping me help the children. If you wish to donate, please contact me on 0414 386 882 for the link. I’ll understand if most of you find this an easier way to support me than physically coming along for the ride!

Leave the fear to me. I’ve got this. Chantal

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Darlington Social Cricket Club Inc “Slips, Stumpings Appeals & Silly Points” We are well and truly into the second half of the season now. With it comes less and less adulation for the DSCC Captain. Cast your minds back to the beginning of the season, when Mr Roberts was elected by his peers to lead DSCC into battle against the gathering opponents. He donned his size 6XL captain’s blazer and his minions followed him into battle.

up her children and grandchildren and graced Darlington Oval with her presence. The O’Reilly’s all 100 of them had gathered to cheer on the family members who took to the field to do battle against DSCC. The O’Reilly’s batted first and scored 13/143, that’s correct it’s not a misprint, 13/143. The main destroyers for DSCC were Scrimma with 2/9 and Jones 2/23. Captain Bazil Roberts fearful of the O’Reilly bowlers, didn’t want to chase a large total, so unfortunately, Mark Lucas didn’t get a chance to bowl. In reply, DSCC limped towards the required total with Scrimma and Duncan Bell scoring 32 and 31 respectively. In the end it was left up to the Horticulturist Ekert, to drag DSCC over the line kicking and screaming. Once again, Mick and Cath O’Reilly excelled in hosting a wonderful barbeque. When the author of this fine article left the barbeque, Mick O’Reilly was seen talking left handed Gaelic with one of his many family members.

Unfortunately, due to work commitments, Bazil hasn’t always been able to lead the team and it has been ably led by his deputy, Mitch (Shearers Cook) Cork. Even Rob Zardin (The Pretender), stepped up to the plate and had his pants pulled down in the match against the Pony Club. It would seem the undercurrent of sniping against the, as some would say, “Hasbeen skipper”, is well and truly alive. Canberra has nothing on this, but rest assured Skip, the Ferret is onto this stain on society and the perpetrators will be flushed out and shamed.

Recently two members of DSCC ventured overseas on vastly different holidays. Cliff and Sharron Burns led a group of walkers through the wilds of Tasmania. They all had a great time and I’m glad to say that all the intrepid venturers returned safely home. While Mick (hamstrings) and Wendy (hair dryer) Turner travelled through the wilds of England and Europe during the harsh, cold, European winter storms. As Wendy likes to rough it and prefers camping to staying in hotels, they travelled very lightly and managed to keep warm by enjoying the delicious food at the many soup kitchens, they visited. In Mick’s case he enjoyed them so much, that he was charged excess baggage on the flight back to Australia, even though he only had one small suit case. “Hamstrings” and “Hair Dryer”, said the highlight of the holiday was their stay in the heart of Brussel’s in a hotel next to a homeless shelter. They were entertained each night, into the early hours of the morning by Brussel’s many talented musicians, singers and poets. Wendy will be only too happy to share her experiences with you, if you ask.

On the 3rd of January, DSCC played against the WAST Umpires.

The umpires scored 7/216 with Aldred 1/6, Meredith 1/17 and Ellis 1/19. In reply, DSCC made 9/217 with Bates 54, Aldred 26, and Meredith 24. DSCC were cruising along till Terry Giles struck and ran out a couple of batsmen. In the end it was left up to Terry Giles and Stephen Jones to drag the DSCC carcass across the line.

DSCC hosted the Subiaco Old Boy’s on the 10th of January, who were still smarting from their arse kicking from the previous season. So much so, that they brought up an extremely strong side, packed with experienced ex 1st grade players.

DSCC batted first and were all out for 110. There was a steady procession of batsmen making their way back to the pavilion, some to change underwear. Only Ward, Ellis and Ekert put up some sort of effort. It would seem the cricket bats aren’t long enough when you’re standing next to the square leg umpire while trying to bat. In reply, Subi Old Boy’s made 2/103 off 23 overs. The main wicket takers for DSCC were Teppe Jones with 1/13 and Kerry Pearce, yes that’s right, Kerry Pearce with 1/18.

Till next month when another fine piece of literature will grace your coffee table.

On the 17th of January, DSCC hosted a team made up of one family. Once again the Matriarch of the O’Reilly family gathered

The Ferret.

Photo 1, The Family Crest Photo 2, The Team. Back row ( Campbell, Mick, Aaron, Matthew, Lachlan, John, Bill, Jason, Paul) Front Row ( Greg, Tim, David, Jake, Jack, Ed) Photo 3, The O’Reilly Family Supporters Photo 4, Jason, Lachlan and Matthew give Jake a cheer

Thanks to the Matriarch of the O’Reilly family for the photos!

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1 DRRA Meeting Lesser Hall 7.30

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4 Darlington Club Sundowner

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8 DVBB Meeting @ Fire Station

9 Darlington History Group Meeting, Lesser Hall 7.30

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11 Darlington Club AGM & Sundowner

12 Hills Symphony Orchestra Midland Town Hall 7.30

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15 Soroptimist Dinner Meeting

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18 Migration and Settlement @ See MAC Notes for details of expos

19 20 Mundaring & Hills Glen Forrest School Fete Historical Group talk with Jeff Austin 2 pm Palm Sunday

21 Darlington Review AGM 7pm 6a Brook Road

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23 KSP Writers Centre Course 6.30-9

24 25 Maundy Thursday Good Friday

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28 Essential Oil Expo Darlington Hall 2-5

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26 Easter Saturday

27 Easter Sunday Junior Footy Team half time @ Domain Stadium !

Darlington Club Closed

See St Cuthbertâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and the United Church notes for Easter Service times

Helena College

Year 11 and 12 Drama presents

Suitable for ages 12+

Thursday, 17 March @6.30pm Saturday, 19 March @ 6.30pm Sunday, 20 March @ 2pm Performing Arts Centre Bilgoman Road, Glen Forrest

BOOK ONLINE $10 adults, $5 students and concession www.trybooking.com/184238

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DARLINGTON THEATRE PLAYERS at MARLOO THEATRE Greenmount present

a comedy

by Larry Shue directed by Rob Warner assisted by Joe Isaia MORE DETAILS LATER ON THE MARLOO WEBSITE www.marlootheatre.com.au

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