Darlington Review March 2018

Vol. 58 No. 2 March 2018

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Definitely a Darlington moment Whereas the appearance in the night sky of a super/blood/blue moon would once have had soothsayers reaching for dire portents and warning of the impending wrath of the gods, the phenomenon that ushered in 2018 saw locals gathering on the oval or driving to a lofty vantage point to celebrate the event as the celestial wonder it was.

It was, of course, a photographer’s night out, and while several members of the Mundaring Camera Club, including Darlington’s Lynne Dullard, made their way to Northam to capture images of the rare event, Hills photographer Nathan Dobbie took this image of the moon rising over forest and apple trees at Bickley.

From the welcome to country from Noongar Elder ‘Uncle’ Ben Cuemara — recalling his mob moving along the Dreaming track decades ago and lighting fires to summon the spirits in Darlington — to the fantastic musical finale, this was a celebration of many good things, many generous gestures, and above all of the giving nature of our community.

It’s nice to know that in an age awash with technically enhanced imagery the simple journeying of the moon across our late summer sky still has the power to stop us in our tracks.

Of course, more still needs to be done, and those at the helm are a tad weary so Stage 2 will need more volunteers — perhaps you? — and it will be done in steps to make the $400,000 cost tag less daunting.

And, within days, another auspicious event, another Darlington moment. A benign summer evening, the community gathering, distinguished visitors on hand — politicians, councilors, Noongar Elders — kids on scooters and skateboards, mums and dads with picnic hampers, the Darlington Club cooking up a storm. The club also assembled some of our very best performers to mark the official opening of the Darlington Community Pavilion with a celebratory musical event, from emerging artists to top professionals.

Stage 2 includes joining the old and new buildings, upgrading boys and girls change rooms (because girls now play both footy and cricket), making them compliant with disability

But beneath all the pomp and ceremony, the event was in essence a confirmation of the way our volunteers and donors (not a large group but SO important) just keep on giving to this community.

Key contributors in the long gestation of this ambitious pavilion project — and it’s far from complete — are on the next page in the photos, but there were others who gave time, material, bought bricks (they’re still on sale), who worked behind the scenes, and who, on a weekly basis, coach our ever-increasing junior players.

Photos above left: Lynne Dullard’s supermoon at Northam (https://www.facebook. com/evalynphotography) and right Mundaring photographer Nathan Dobbie for CORE Cider House in Bickley (https://www.facebook.com/NatureByNathan/)

Federal MP Ken Wyatt chats with Elder Devon Cuimara at the opening of the pavilion

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Above left: Geoff Barker in his ‘buy a brick suit’, Colin James, Ken Wyatt, Jenny Jones, Matthew Hughes and John Day cut the pavilion cake RIGHT: : Standing: Matthew Hughes, John Day, Colin James, Jenny Jones (community representative), Geoff Barker, Ken Wyatt, Stu Aldred, Gabby Houldsworth, Alison Atkinson Front: Lindsay Earnshaw, Cambell Giles, Paul MacDonald and David Earnshaw

access requirements; building a bigger, better canteen area and expansive storage for the sporting equipment of all the groups using the facility.

This is a community-managed project, the first of its kind in Mundaring Shire, and we raised $630,000 for Stage 1. Judging by the congratulations from Federal Member for Hasluck Ken Wyatt and from Kalamunda MLA Matthew Hughes, we feel confident both are on side, along with that ubiquitous community contributor, Bendigo Bank (represented by the ebullient Ms Fran Berry) to help us achieve completion.

The Federal Government grant secured solar lighting, the State Government’s $100,000 proved to be vital and, as councilor James Martin points out in his notes, the Shire contributed $165,000 in earthworks, installation of septic tanks, leach and storm water drains, retaining walls, handrails and driveway.

“This has been a project in gestation for a significant period of time,” acknowledged Matthew Hughes, who paid tribute to former MP John Day’s prior involvement. Both had been at the ‘turning the sod’ ceremony early last year prior to the election that saw Labor win office in the seat of Kalamunda for the first time.

“The weft and warp of our communities are families and all those who use this facility will benefit from the sense that we’re making this community as strong and viable as it can be. Your community has put your stamp on this pavilion and it is up to our government to make sure that the second stage happens.”

Matthew Hughes also acknowledged the leadership role in recent times of Geoff Barker who, along with others, saw the incorporation of the Darlington Sport and Recreation Association (DaSRA) to fund-raise and manage the project.

Those who have followed the frustrations (and there were many) and the milestones along the way take their hats off to David Earnshaw who in his stern lawyer way rightly cajoled us about apathy when there weren’t enough hands on deck, and who, out of the goodness of his heart, remained chair of the Darlington Community Recreation Advisory Association (that launched the project) way beyond his kids’ graduation from junior sports; to Cambell Giles who, frustrated by the snails’ pace progress of the project, formed his Sub-Committee of One to push it forward; to Lindsay and Kendall Earnshaw for tirelessly organising fund-raising events; to Stu Aldred who was active on many fronts throughout; and to the man who saw it through from beginning to end, and continues his 38-years association

Photo: Lynne Dullard

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Darlington Review -March 2018 with both the association and the brigade, DCRAA Secretary Colin James.

So, as the pavilion’s meeting room begins to host community groups that formerly met at the no longer available hall, and as teething problems like the too-bright lighting are sorted, congratulations to all who have brought the project to its present stage. The Review encourages all those whose kids play sport and will benefit from the new facilities to get involved in some way in Stage 2. Geoff Barker will offer you several options, so read his DaSRA notes for contact details.

Jemma moves into the President’s chair You have to love people with the courage to step off into the blue, to put their hands up to help when they’re not quite sure what’s involved or how it will impact their lives — but who know that the cause is worthy.

That was the scenario at the Darlington Arts Festival AGM when Pete Nicholls very firmly declined being president for a fourth year but agreed to be VP and offered to mentor a new president.

One of those awful AGM silences followed the call for nominations for president. Most of those at the meeting were triedand-tested volunteers who had indicated a New DAF President Jemma Durham: “I see it as willingness to continue as coordinators in a weekend packed with fun ....” specific jobs, from running the website or coordinating the art show.

However, Pete emphasized: “We’ve got to have a President!” and DAF’s invaluable Secretary Chris Pemberton (anticipating what could happen) also stood firm: “I’m happy to continue as Secretary but I am not going to run DAF, so it’s up to us to find a president…”

Eyes turned hopefully to the ‘new faces’ at the meeting, locals who’d turned up to offer their skills for the first weekend in November.

Fortunately, there were three including Jemma Durham (above) who pointed out that while she possessed good organizational skills and had experience hosting art exhibitions, rocking up to

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offer help hadn’t included taking on the role as president!

However, as Chris Pemberton sagely observed, there’s no hard and fast job description because “every festival has its own agenda, and every president brings their own skills and ideas”.

And, given the festival comprises so many areas like Entertainment or Workshops managed by coordinators, she was able to offer encouragement: “There will be a big team behind you….”

Workshops coordinator Pippa Windsor: “And we’re all just lovely and have lots of fun!”

“And we’re all just lovely and we have lots of fun…” added workshop coordinator Pip Windsor — at which point there were more encouraging endorsements including a mention of red wine at meetings!

Clearly, enthusiastic back-up from those who will forge that all important ‘team spirit’ for DAF 2018 was enough to convince Jemma and, accompanied by resounding applause, she took her seat at the executive table murmuring “I’ve just broken out in a cold sweat…!”. However, with Pete beside her, her first meeting proceeded, ideas were tossed into the mix, and there was the kind of buzz that promises good things.

The Review had a chance to chat to Jemma later and learnt of her involvement with the arts community through her artist husband Myles. She has also run her own small businesses, can find her way around a spreadsheet, and acknowledges that she’s a “people person who enjoys bringing out good things in people”.

“For me the DAF is an event which allows a community to come together and support the rich tapestry of artists from the Hills area,” she says.

“Darlington has a great history of artists from across all media and the festival provides the opportunity for people to showcase their talents, and a platform for new emerging talent. I see it as a weekend packed with activities, food, performance and above all fun for the whole community to come and enjoy.”

We’ll introduce you to some of those new faces in the next issue, but with a string of new ideas being considered, your skills may still come in handy, so read DAF notes for contact details.

Meanwhile, the good news is that under the stewardship of Pete Nicholls festival finances are healthy and good structures have been put in place. It was also good to hear that the former president wants to continue to invest his talents by focusing on several important new initiatives.

So, all in all, a promising start to what is our biggest annual community event.

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Youth speak out at local meeting Above: Will Kitely on left with local skateboarders (Photo: Trish Cook) Auspicious 2018 event number three took place in the pavilion meeting room when half a dozen young locals fronted up to what was probably their first public meeting in Darlington.

Why were they at the AGM of the Darlington Community Recreation Advisory Association (DCRAA) that represents all hall, oval, and recreation users?

Well, word was out that our local MP Matthew Hughes had organised a $25,000 government grant to upgrade youth recreation facilities in Darlington and consideration was being given to resurfacing the BMX dirt jumps or extending the Darlington Skate Park.

And our young residents quite rightly wanted their say.

They had been rallied by both former councilor Trish Cook and local Will Kitely, who you may recall was involved in the October community bonfire revived through the combined efforts of Trish Cook, Helena College’s Di Parker, the bushfire brigade, Colin James, who organized Shire help (again) and Bendigo Bank (again responsive to community needs).

Will Kitely, who is passionate about skateboarding, has worked in the industry and seen facilities around Australia, represented the teens pushing for the skate park extension. But what really impressed those attending the meeting was that these enthusiastic young locals did not, as expected, ask for fancy add-ons to the park (although no doubt they’d love some) but were advocating construction of a smaller facility designed for younger kids.

“To me it seems a better idea to get smaller kids up to the standard where they can manage the existing facility – so what we need is a slightly smaller facility in terms of ramps and rails,” said Will. “This would also make it better for those of us with more advanced skills and would avoid the danger for kids who don’t know about the direction of flow that tells you which way to move in the up-and-down of skateboarding.

“There’s certainly room to expand the skate park, perhaps getting rid of a row of the dirt jumps, but that may not be necessary because it’s such a large area.

“We’d also like to see more amenities — some shade trees, perhaps a BBQ, because the advantage of the skate park is that it attracts kids who aren’t necessarily involved in organised sport, but who enjoy being creative with their boards or scooters, bikes or rollerblades. And I can assure you it’s not skateboarders who break bottles and make a mess — that happens at other times, and if we upgrade the area we think it would happen less.”

We first met Will way back when Les Ayton (then President of DRAA) was spearheading youth projects that saw the Shire build both the skate park and, later, the dirt jumps.

The former is consistently well-used, in fact it has a congestion problem while the dirt jumps are little used for a string of reasons: the degree of difficulty of major jumps, and complaints about hard-asconcrete surfaces that are blamed for spills.

Resurfacing them with a new material is likely to cost around $25,000.

Teacher Di Parker of Helena College (once described as the only person not terrified of teenagers) backed this suggestion.

“This is such a great place for kids to come and hang out and do something creative.

ABOVE: Skateboarder Will Kitely in action

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Darlington Review -March 2018 The bonfire was all about getting young people involved, and if we can make this a space where kids can feel safe it would be great.”

At the DCRAA AGM that preceded this discussion, former Councilor Trish Cook was voted into the chair, and was quick to pick up on the need for action. She invited Will (now doing tertiary studies) and the younger skateboarders to join a subcommittee that will research options, seek feedback, and report their findings to a public meeting on the issue. If you’d like to share your thoughts and be involved, contact Trish: trishcook@netspace.net.au, phone: 040 9479 551 or Will on 0435 357 856.

Apart from the local reps of sporting clubs, several new community members (with voting powers) were added to the Association that meets quarterly. Because it has good communication links with the Shire, the big advantage is that meetings are attended by Kirk Kitchen, the Shire’s Manager of Recreation and Leisure Services.

To our guests — come again please!

I need to thank Chris Durrant for again holding the fort when I had to return to the US late last year — and it’s great to report that you’ll be hearing more from Chris through 2018.

Thanks also to award-winning local journalist Sarah Brookes who produced such a readable February editorial. It certainly generated comment at the Darlington Ratepayers and Residents Association (DRRA) meeting for successfully hosing down social media perceptions that Darlington was in the midst of a ‘crime wave’. Sarah secured police stats for Darlington offences, posted them on the Darlington Hub and used them in the Review, and no doubt many a local furrowed brow was eased. If you missed the stats in the hardcopy Review, you can see them at: www.darlingtonreview.com.au On the subject of Facebook chatter, the DRRA meeting also heard that the perfectly respectable sons of two perfectly respectable attendees (and there were only about a dozen people there) had been wrongly identified as being ‘someone of interest’ — and they weren’t even driving white utes!

As Sarah observed, it’s good to know there are “so many eyes on our Darlington streets keeping watch for dubious behavior,” it’s also likely there are some young locals — and white ute owners — who’d like to advise Facebook users to “chill!”

When the elephant ate the ring!

Like many a wedding today, it was a very international affair, with the former Guildford Grammar groomsmen assembling from different parts of the globe. David Solomon, a mate since the two met at a Darlington playgroup, is now an associate professor at Boston College.

While Sarah was sitting in, your editor was among several locals who journeyed to Sri Lanka for the wedding of local Matthew Durrant who grew up in Darlington (head boy of DPS, sports star at Guildford Grammar) and is now living in London.

There was an intriguing postscript to the nuptials because when Matt gave the elephant some ‘thank you’ bananas, they disappeared into its trunk along with his Egyptian gold family signet ring. With a reward in the offing, the mahout kept the elephant away from its pals for a day, and watched and waited.

Guests left Sri Lanka pondering whether the ring would reappear; whether Matt would get his ring back. We’re happy to say, it did and he did, and of course they’ll all live happily ever after.

The writer/director and his bride Lara chose a reception centre on the summit of a cinnamon grove, and his film-making skills and her design talents ensured a frame by frame beautiful wedding — Matt appearing accompanied by an elephant, Lara with traditional drummers.

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Optus withdraws its tower appeal Readers will recall that the proposed Optus mobile phone site (adjacent to the Western Power sub-station in Victor Road) was voted down by Mundaring Council and the State Administrative Tribunal ordered mediation between the company and a local community group strongly opposed to the tower.

Neil Matthews, one of the group’s leaders, reported to the February DRRA meeting that Optus had now withdrawn its appeal. He stressed that the case against the tower was not anti-tower but centred on what the group considered was an inappropriate site.

“It was not just a case that the tower was going to be an eyesore, but building the tower on that site was against existing Shire regulations. It is a rare outcome, the only time an appeal has been withdrawn in Australia,” he said.

Councillor Darrell Jones added that when the Shire produced its current Local Planning Scheme several years ago, it was considered to be Australia’s most modern planning scheme: “We built into the planning scheme environmental protections that mean we can now decline with confidence this sort of proposal.”

So, celebrations for opponents, but continuing frustration for some Optus customers who can’t work from home and point to the crucial need for an improved service given the fire prone area we live in. The big question now is how residents will react to the next Darlington site proposed — should Optus decide to select an alternative. Opponents to the Victor Road site suggest there are viable alternatives, but Optus is not saying whether it is actively pursuing any further options.

An Optus spokesperson, who denied it was the first time an appeal had been withdrawn, said Optus was committed to improving services in the Darlington area and would continue to work with the community and the council to identify a solution.

Pine Terrace upgrade gets a tick At the DRRA meeting, the Shire’s upgrade of Pine Terrace met with general approval. Kerbing has, as requested, been kept to a minimum and the re-engineering of the Orange Rd intersection appears to improve the safety of this corner. The consensus is that the upgrade can only be fully assessed following winter rains, but so far so good.

However, once again the number of personnel deployed by the traffic management company contracted by the Shire came in for comment at the meeting and on Facebook which ran the following complaint: “There are 5 stop/go staff manning the Pine Tce roadworks when 3 or less with just a sign would do? Honestly shire, these road work contractors are ripping you off blind. There are two in

View Tce. One is sitting on a tree in the shade and hasn’t moved for a week. Wake Up!” “These people have had the cushiest jobs imaginable for three weeks and the job is still not finished — health and safety gone mad!” observed a caller who lives in the area.

We asked the Shire how they work out the numbers of traffic managers needed for a job, but haven’t had a response.

Welcome to a new Review group If you’ve always planned to get into bridge but never quite got around to it, have a read of the very first notes from a new subscribing group, the Kalamunda Bridge Club, that already has local members but would welcome more. With its own purpose-built clubhouse (plus disabled access), the club offers membership to all levels of play from absolute beginners (who can learn from a professional) to those keen to play competitive bridge. Read all about it in their notes. on page 32

What’s up?

You have just a month to catch the Landscapes of the Mind exhibition at the Mundaring Arts Centre featuring the work of Darlington’s Andre Lipscombe and former resident Bec Juniper.

The invitational exhibition allows the Shire to add to its diverse collection of works, so it’s always worth catching and it runs to April 1. There are also some really interesting public programs featuring both artists. See MAC notes for more details.

Another lovely small exhibition on our doorstep at Darlington Dental features the work of Alastair Taylor who you may recall won the Festival’s first major prize award. The work on display (see below) is a fine indication of the sweep of subjects this local artist is so adept at portraying — from landscapes to portraits.

Also on display are a couple of the artist’s popular cricket series (one of which was acquired — during an earlier exhibition — for the Shire of Mundaring’s Art Collection).

Alastair played the summer game way back when growing up in the UK, but says he continues to be drawn to the imagery of the game — those figures in stark white and the long dark shadows as the afternoon lengthens. And with the sound of leather on willow being a familiar seasonal sound right now, there could be a few cricket fans among those viewing the final weeks of this show.

Trea Wiltshire Editor

BELOW: Works by Alastair Taylor on show at Darlington Dental

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The ongoing story of the restoration of a 1960 MK2 Jaguar.

By Bindy Datson Part One Mark and I already had the car ‘bug’ having bought a 1949 Citroen Traction – this car had been partially restored but having been stored for some time the engine gave some initial problems with rust from the block completely blocking the radiator causing massive overheating issues. Our first inkling of this problem was when we blithely drove the car to York on its first major outing – it wasn’t far into the trip when the car began overheating, meaning a slow trip to York and back, stopping periodically to let the engine cool off. To add to our woes, petrol also began leaking into the (hot) engine bay from a loose pipe fitting which we were concerned might start a fire – all we needed!

After we put a new radiator in the car with a sieve to catch rust the Traction was back on the road, but we decided to look for a car that we could restore from scratch; something that would hold its value and was comfortable and stylish. Having had a silver blue MK2 Jaguar many years ago I was keen to find a

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Darlington Arts Festival A very successful DAF AGM in February resulted in all but a couple of positions being filled, with some newcomers and our heartfelt thanks to those who are not continuing on the committee - Geoff Barker, Graham Jeffery, Adrian Eastwell and Claire Armstrong - and Dr Ben Joel who as Patron for the last 2 years has been such a great advocate for the festival.

And of course, our thanks to Peter Nicholls who stepped down as President after 3 years of strong leadership and hard work to put DAF on a much more business-like footing.

Happily for DAF he stays on as Vice President.

We particularly welcome Jemma Durham who bravely volunteered her services as President.

Getting your head around how DAF operates is a challenge – it’s a big, complex organisation – but with so many knowing exactly what they need to do, there’s lots of expertise to support her.

We also warmly welcome Karl Millard who will take over the all important Sponsorship Coordinator role and Adam Livingston who will work with Colette Murray on publicity and marketing.

The full committee is: Executive President - Jemma Durham Vice President - Peter Nicholls Treasurer - Len Nielsen Secretary - Chris Pemberton Coordinators and Assistant Coordinators Sponsorship & Fundraising - Karl Millard

Open Art and overall art coordinator - Cathy Day DAF Reserve Art Prize - Alison Lindsay Youth Art - Megan Fraser and Connie Kennedy Junior Art - Amanda Moore and Jody Oborne Stalls & Grounds - Ron Stuurstraat, Brendon Thompson, Simon Dempster and Jay Armstrong Performing Arts - vacant Volunteers - Julie Stuurstraat Events - Gabrielle Morris and Tania Whisson Edmund Rice - Ron Stuurstraat & Sophie Makse Adult Workshops - Cathryn Cann Childrens’ Workshops - Pip Windsor Webmaster - Colette Murray Opening Night Coordinator - vacant Publicity/print - Colette Murray and Adam Livingston Raffle - Jo Houldsworth Special Projects - Peter Nicholls

Darlington Ratepayers & Residents Association The first meeting for 2018 was fairly lively with a lot to discuss. The best news was confirmation that Optus has withdrawn its appeal against the Shire’s rejection of the proposed telecommunications tower on Victor Rd. A combination of the very effective campaign led by Neil Matthews and David Silk and the Shire’s strong land use regulations eventually won the day. Neil and David reminded us that this was not opposition to a telecommunications tower per se and they support improved mobile phone coverage for Darlington but at an appropriate site.

The work on Pine Tce has given rise to some comments on the installation of kerbing. However, as for all infrastructure projects in Darlington, the upgrade had been extensively discussed by a DRRA sub committee and the Shire and agreement reached to reduce the kerbing, the widening of the Orange Rd intersection and the installation of drains etc. as far as possible while still meeting the requirements to improve safety and reduce the risk of water damage at The Glen.

Council has decided dogs must be on the leash at all times on the Railway Reserve Heritage Trail, however the issue of cyclists on the trail needs to be addressed. There are too many reports of aggressive and arrogant behaviour by cyclists towards people who are on the trail, with or without dogs, and DRRA will be talking to the Shire about this.

Membership fees ($10 per annum, per household) have been reintroduced.

As with all organisations, we face increasing administration costs and although the Review has given DRRA financial support, the DRRA committee is keen to raise funds to go some way at least in reducing our reliance on this generosity.

Next meeting: Tuesday 7th March at the community pavilion.

Letter to the Review For some years now I have walked my own, friends and acquaintances dogs on the track between Mundaring and Darlington without one unpleasant dog incident.

Most dogs were walked off the lead happily meeting and greeting other dogs and people and friendships both canine and human were formed and pleasantries exchanged.

It is a fairly well known fact that some dogs can be uncomfortable, nervous and in some cases unsociable when on the lead and come into contact with other dogs.

As with humans, dogs too are individuals with different personalities some preferring to cross paths without social interaction. A pleasant and courteous explanation from owners is sufficient to avoid any unpleasantness and in my experience this has usually been the case.

Unfortunately the same cannot be said for the many cyclists who use the track. Often no warning is given when a speeding cyclist is about to pass a walker or dog owner, often far too near for comfort.

For those cyclists that are considerate and ring their bells when approaching, most walkers shout a very thankful greeting.

Last year a young woman was killed by a speeding cyclist in the UK. resulting in his imprisonment. If an accident hasn't already happened on the track I fear at some stage it won't be too long before one does occur. My husband has on occasions pulled me out of the path of a cyclist as I was about to step or wander into the middle of the track unknowingly that one was bearing down at speed.

Mundaring Shire must be aware of the situation and their failure to ensure the safety of pedestrians on the heritage trail will result in the courts penalizing them heavily in the case of a tragedy.

It would be an interesting point whether Shire officials' individual public liability insurance would be honoured in a case where they deliberately chose to ignore the risk.

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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 13th 2018, at the Darlington Fire Station.

The Darlington Brigade recently celebrated the arrival of a brand new firefighting appliance. As part of a continual upgrade of resources, we have been issued with a new Light Tanker; replacing our previous Light Tanker delivered about 10 years ago. The new appliance will still be called Darlington Light Tanker 1 (LT1), and joins our existing 1.4R, Fire Support vehicle and operational trailers. Whilst our new light tanker looks very similar to our old one (apart from the obvious colour change), the most significant change is the fitting of a diesel fuelled pump. This eliminates the use of the more unstable unleaded fuels, and removes the need to carry jerry cans of fuel, as the pump uses the same fuel tank as the vehicle.

Along with upgraded crew protection, this provides us with a more efficient and safer appliance for fireground activity. We also continue to have an additional appliance on loan to us for the fire season, referred to as a High Fire Vehicle. Whilst it is based at Darlington Station it operates as Darlington Light Tanker 2, and increases our summer turn-out capability to 3 appliances with up to 9 fire fighters.

Whilst our brigade always has a handful of new, trainee and probationary firefighters moving through the ranks, the community could always benefit from having more volunteers in its local brigade. These members will spend the off season completing their formal training, practical training, attending hazard reduction burns and brigade meetings, getting ready to be active firefighters next summer. If you’ve ever thought about joining the Darlington Brigade, and you’d like to be part of the volunteer emergency services, come and visit us at the Station on a Saturday morning between 9am and 10.30am.

When hearing fire fighters reporting the causes of tree/scrub/grass/mulch fires, a common reason is “discarded cigarette butt”. Please be reminded that discarding cigarette butts is not only an offence, it has the potential to cause damage, loss of property and loss of life. You can 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. If you see someone carelessly dispose of a cigarette you can report the offence to Keep Australia Beautiful WA. Throwing away a cigarette butt can also attract a very costly fine. 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 in jail.

Yet again this fire season, there have fortunately been only a small number of fires in the Darlington area so far this summer, but other districts in the metropolitan area and around the State haven’t been so lucky.

Unfortunately there is no predicting when and where a fire will start, so vigilance and preparedness is the key. So what can you as individuals do? Here are some helpful tips. Firstly, prepare your own property by maintaining fire breaks, trimming trees (including removing lower branches), removing leaf litter, creating a 20m protection 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 sightings of smoke or fire to 000, and record and report any suspicious activity to Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

If any members of the community notice that fire breaks and access tracks through bush areas are being blocked with unauthorised boulders, tree stumps and the like, please take the following in to account. Whilst we appreciate that reckless 4wd and trail bike use damages the environment and causes a nuisance; these tracks also provide vital access for emergency services. Unauthorised blocking of tracks could prevent timely access during an emergency to protect life and/or property, or cause injury to emergency personnel trying to clear the obstruction. If you have concerns about unauthorised track usage, please contact the Shire of Mundaring, or the Parks & Wildlife Service to discuss management options.

A large number of community members are now using social media sites to get information on fires, including a variety of Facebook pages and groups throughout the metropolitan area. Whilst social media sites often provide quick updates and eye witness information, and some contributors may be “in the know” or may provide first-hand knowledge, please be mindful that they are not always accurate and may offer conflicting, misleading or completely false information. DFES states it “does not recommend that users rely solely on any single source for alert and warning information… Users are encouraged to monitor other live sources to ensure that they have received the most up to date information.” As well as the website www.emergency.wa.gov.au, DFES also provide a Twitter feed that disseminates Alerts and Warnings, Fire Danger Ratings, Total Fire Bans and Media Releases. Most local volunteer bush fire brigades, Darlington included, also have public Facebook pages or groups for local and community information.

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Darlington Bushfire Ready More than 60 per cent of Australian households include a much loved pet and with the bushfire season upon us it’s important our furry friends are included in the family bushfire survival plan.

Department of Fire and Emergency Service (DFES) Director of Community Preparedness Suellen Flint said actions for keeping pets safe were often left out when putting together an evacuation plan.

“Given we hold animals so close to our hearts, it is only natural that bushfire survival plans should include what you will do with your animals if you need to evacuate,” Suellen said.

There are several things you can do to prepare for a possible evacuation if you have pets.

1. Make sure your pet is properly micro-chipped and collared 2. Have a bag near the front door containing a lead, some food, a water bowl and any medications they may need

“While evacuation centres provide temporary accommodation during emergencies, they often do not accommodate animals other than trained assistance dogs,” Suellen said.

“If you are evacuating during a bushfire, you should try to take your pets with you on the first trip. You may have the best intentions of going back to get your pets on a second trip, only to find when you return that the roads have been closed because the area is unsafe.”

DFES and RSPCA WA recommend community members talk to their local government regarding where their pets can stay during an emergency, or ask family and friends if they can temporarily care for pets until the evacuation is over.

DFES and RSPCA have developed this video which outlines the steps to consider when evacuating with your pets.

To prepare your bushfire survival plan visit www.dfes.wa.gov. au/firechat, and also remember for the latest fire information go the web site…..www.wa emergency @dfes Colin James

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Councillor’s Column I would like to congratulate the Darlington Sports and Recreation Association (DaSRA) for their tireless work in order to deliver a new pavilion to the Darlington community.

The Shire of Mundaring’s contribution to the project was $165,000 which was made up of bulk earth works, installation of septic tanks and leach drains, storm water drainage, construction of a retaining wall and installation of a balustrade, steps and handrails. Additional works which will take place this year include minor landscaping and an upgrade to the driveway entry.

The Shire has worked in close partnership with DaSRA over the years to organise lease agreements, meet with stakeholders and construction works, seeing the project through to fruition as a greatly anticipated community facility.

Through the Shire of Mundaring, ratepayers contribute $150,000 per annum to accessibility upgrades of buildings within the shire, identified with the assistance of the Inclusion and Disability Access Advisory Group. As well as providing accessibility to people with disabilities, this forms a part of our federal statutory obligations to ensure we are moving forward with a works program to make all buildings accessible.

access between the main and lesser halls. Works are expected to be complete by the end of May 2018.

Another community facility under the spotlight recently was the Boya Community Centre where the Shire’s 2018 Australia Day Citizenship Ceremony was attended by 30 new Australian Citizens, their families and friends, the Hon Ken Wyatt MP, elected members, Shire staff and a number of individuals and groups who received citizenship awards. It was the first citizenship ceremony to be held at the new facility, which made the day even more special for the new citizens and outstanding residents who were welcomed and recognised.

Following the Shire’s celebration of inclusiveness on Australia Day, Council will hold a Wandju, or welcome ceremony, on 6 March to mark the unveiling of three flags in the Council Chamber and Civic Area at Shire Administration. The Australian, Western Australian and Aboriginal flags will henceforth hold a permanent position in these spaces, displayed on a handcrafted mounting made by Mundaring Men’s Shed. The Wandju, which consists of a smoking ceremony using native plants, will be conducted by local Aboriginal Elder Cynthia Nelson. The flags will be unveiled by Shire President John Daw and the Hon Ken Wyatt MP.

Money accumulated in this fund over the past few years is currently being directed towards the Darlington Hall where building works have now commenced by Vera Builders at the tendered sum of $419,601.90 (plus GST). These important works will include upgrades to toilet facilities, widening of doorways, installation of accessible ramps, sealed car bays, a platform lift to the elevated stage and an extended veranda to allow for easier

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Darlington Community Pavilion Update Please check out our website for a full list of sponsors and suppliers and support those that helped support your Darlington Community Pavilion construction at www.darlingtonpavilion.com.au Your DaSRA committee has now held its first meeting at the Pavilion on 8th February at which time the planning for Stage 2 was discussed and how we might advance the work on upgrading the Changerooms and Kiosk, and construct some permanent storage areas behind the existing changerooms.

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The dust has settled after the opening of stage one of the Darlington Community Pavilion on 3 February 2018. It was a blast of an evening, great community spirit, the weather was kind and people turned out in droves to celebrate the long awaited new (stage 1) community facility and the brilliant music supplied by Blue Manna with their special guest Dave Hole. Once again a big THANK YOU to the Darlington Club and all who made it possible.

DaRSA wants to make sure this next stage involves the maximum number of local trades and suppliers. We are therefore also looking for a Builder who is prepared to project manage local trades and suppliers who want to donate time or services to getting the Changerooms and Kiosk upgraded.

Now that the Pavilion is completed you can make bookings for its use by contacting the Shire of Mundaring. Included in the Pavilion are 60 chairs and 10 collapsible tables.

If you can help make Stage 2 happen, no matter how small a contribution you might make, please contact Geoff Barker 0418 953 176 or by email geoff@pmdwa.com

Darlington Community Recreation Advisory Group What a great AGM meeting we held on Monday, 5th February, and very proudly to also be the first meeting in the new Community pavilion, which had been officially opened on the previous Saturday night.

Nominations were called for Community representatives and the following very kindly indicated their willingness to serve on this committee representing individual activities----Trish Cook; Alison Atkinson; Di Parker; Will Kitely; Trea Wiltshire. All user groups of the hall and oval, also have delegates on this Shire Advisory group, as well as Cr James Martin, representing Council.

David Earnshaw whom had chaired this committee for the past 7 years has decided to not re nominate, and the group acknowledged his outstanding effort over the 13 years he has actually been on the committee. David was a very strong proponent for the new pavilion and today having the first stage completed is in many ways due to his leadership.

Trish Cook was elected chairperson and Colin James continues as Secretary.

most focus was on the skate park / BMX track and the very generous arrangement from our local MLA Matthew Hughes to provide $25k to review/ improve these facilities. Many skate park users attended this meeting and voiced their opinions on what should be done to it to ensure this money is spent for the greatest return to the Darlington youth. A sub committee with Advisory group members and the youth was formed to consider all the options and come back with recommendations to our May meeting.

We also reviewed our draft budget requests to the Shire for its 2018/2019 budget discussions and submitted them with a change of recommendation with a 2nd bar-b-q going down near the skate park.

The community bonfire is again on this year on Saturday October 27th and last years excellent sub-committee have agreed to continue and hopefully have more attractions.

Roles of DCRAG and DaSRA was again discussed but noting the DaSRA drive to complete stage 2 of the pavilion in a staged manner, any further review will be held over for 12 months so the focus can be on completing it which will have a significant impact on the use by sporting clubs and its facilities.

Next meeting is scheduled for Monday, May 7th Colin James, Secretary ph 62980836

Delegates raised matters relating to their particular activities however

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Mundaring Christian College

A New Year and New Buildings at Mundaring Christian College The start of the 2018 school year welcomed 250 eager students onto the newly upgraded Mundaring Christian College, Parkerville Campus.

The students and their parents had the opportunity to explore the new $4m building on the campus before they gathered in the building for the first assembly of the year.

the opening of Stage 2, he began by saying, “this building reflects the opportunities we want to give you.”

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Our Parkerville Campus opened Stage 1 of the Secondary School buildings in January 2016. Stage 1, conceptualised as a specialist area, was built for creativity, such as cooking, science, design and technology and art. The building is designed for students to learn in a visible atmosphere where activities are equally valued and foster creativity and deep thinking as a life skill.

At the Primary School campus, the year started with a WOW Day. WOW Days have been designed to reduce the anxiety surrounding the first day back at school and break the ice and form new friendships with fellow students and staff.

Stage 2A is the new building which opened on the first day of the 2018 school year and is just the first of the three-part final Stage 2 construction. The building was meticulously planned and is a real example of excellence in educational learning spaces. From the orientation and aspect of the buildings to the colours and natural materials used and the precise flexibility of each of the learning space configurations, every single detail has been designed with the students and environment at heart.

Stage 2, when finished, which will house general learning areas, a library and ICT zones and a large central space for assemblies. Instead of individual classrooms, these learning communities are more like a university or modern offices with large spaces for gathering, seminar rooms, meeting rooms, booths and alcoves. There will also be an openair courtyard and gathering space, and space for further aqua- and permaculture gardens, in line with the College’s connection to the land. At the opening of Stage 1 as Principal Rod McNeill began with “these buildings reflect the value that we place in every student” and at

The project received contributions from the Western Australian Government’s Low-Interest Loans Scheme and the Australian Government’s Capital Grants Program.

A week or two before the first day of the term, the students receive a personal letter from their teacher, which reveals the theme for the day or just has instructions about what to dress up as or, what to bring. The WOW Day themes vary from class to class, and the students dress up according to their allocated themes. On the first school day of 2018, our themes included ‘What I want to be when I grow up’ and ‘Jungle Animals’.

In addition to dressing-up (to set the scene and create expectations), our students spend the day collaborating, experimenting, sharing, researching, partnering, exploring and investigating. WOW activities include lots of exciting things such as science experiments, treasure hunting, solving a pretend crime, Kahoot quizzes, bush walks and construction challenges.

Our students arrive with enthusiasm and leave with a smile. Parents and students alike agree that these days make for a wonderful start to the new year and make our College a good place to be.

Find out more about why Mundaring Christian College is more than just a school by phoning 9295 2688 for a personal school tour.

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Darlington History Group As promised in the February Review, our first General Meeting of 2018 will continue our “Why Darlington?” series.

AND NOW THE CAT IS OUT OF THE BAG! figuratively speaking, of course.

We are happy to reveal that our next notable Darlingtonian to be subjected to the inquisitor’s probing questions is longtime Village resident , author, historian and stalwart Review personage, no other than Trea Wiltshire, who has to her credit

several awards for her writings on a wide range of subjects. It’s almost as if she was born with ink in her blood – blue, of course!

Once again our inquisitor will be Iain Martin who mixes a dry sense of humour with the questions that he employs.

A reminder that this meeting will take place on Wednesday 14th March at 7:30 pm for 7:45 in the Boya Community Centre, Scott St, Helena Valley. Please feel welcome to join us for what promises to be a most enjoyable discourse, with coffee, tea and munchies provided.

Our calendar of events is now full, with April being ANZAC based. Other topics will include the last convicts in W.A., The Darlington Junior Football Club, the Kookaburra Cinema plus one or two daytime events during our winter ‘hibernation’ months of July and August. So looking forward to this program unrolling- hope you are too.

Re our Group’s presence at DAF 2018, there is a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel that we may once again be in the thick of this prestigious event with our usual abundance of books and bric-a-brac. BUT, if we are to follow through with this possibility we will need your generous donations of goods. However we are lacking a suitable storage area for them and we are seeking to hear from anyone who has a large, weather-proof, centrally located and easily accessible space which we could use between now and the beginning of November. Please contact Reg on 9299 6746 or at kelre@westnet.com.au if you can help us in this regard.

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Shire of Mundaring Library Service Carolyn Wren Author Talk Carolyn Wren’s words danced about the room like bubbles in a champagne glass at her author talk on Monday 12 February! Carolyn, a local author with an international readership, captivated her audience with positivity as she spoke about overcoming some of life’s hardest challenges; her publisher going bankrupt, the devastation of her home in the Parkerville bushfires; and her husband falling ill - all in the same year. Carolyn credited writing groups at KSP Writers’ Centre and Mundaring Sharing as oases of calm amongst the chaos of this time. Despite this, Carolyn rebuilt her home and secured a new publisher for her romance and suspense novels. Carolyn started writing in 2009 after she woke up in the dead of night with a scene crystal clear in her head complete with characters and their emotions, and she scrambled to write it down. In 2012 she impulsively entered The Romance Writers of Australia Emerald Award and won, much to her astonishment.

Many books and awards later, Carolyn is still passionate about writing.

You can read more about her books and story on her website at www.carolynwren.com.

Book Sale A constant stream of visitors snapped up some great bargains at Boya Library’s First Anniversary Book Sale on 6 February. There was free face painting and a display in the library showing some images of the centre under construction and opening day on 6 February 2017.

Left We loved this image by Face Painter Vanessa Busby at the book sale

Did you know?

If you borrow items from Mundaring Library you can return them at Boya Library, and vice versa. The only exceptions are items loaned from a library not in Shire of Mundaring, unless those items have been ordered as interlibrary loans.

Upcoming Author Talk with Dr Michelle Johnston Join us in hearing Dr Michelle Johnston, discuss her newly-published novel, Dustfall, set in the town of Wittenoom at Boya Community Centre on Thursday 1 March at 6pm. Dustfall is the tale of the crashing consequences of medical error, the suffering caused by asbestos mining and the power of storytelling. It has been described as “haunting and lyrical, humming with compassion and insight”. Dustfall is published by UWA Publishing.

Dr Johnston is a consultant Emergency Physician who works at an inner-city hospital. Mostly, her days consist of trauma and mess. She believes there is a beating heart of humanity, art and beauty within the sometimes brutal reality of the Emergency Department. Books are her other oxygen, and writing her sustenance.

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The start of term means lots of swimming for many of our students.

Years 1-5 always start the year with a fortnight of lessons at Bilgoman Pool. This year for the first time, our Year 6s also did two weeks of swimming lessons. For the Year 6s it was a way not only to improve swimming skills but also helped to bring them together as a new cohort at the Glen Forrest Campus.

Even though swimming lessons are finished, Years 6-12 students can still join the free swim squad run by Mr Phipps at the pool each Tuesday and Thursday morning from 7am. The College bus brings the students to school after training, for a healthy (free) breakfast in the canteen.

2017 Personal Project Exhibition You may have seen one of our MYP students at markets around the hills. For his personal project, Brodie Lawson made eco-friendly alternatives to plastic wrap. Now he has begun selling the wraps at local markets and has even been invited to participate in the Hyde Park Festival next month.

Our Year 10 students are busily putting finishing touches to their personal projects that go on display in April. The students are in the final stages of the International Baccalaureate (IB) Middle Years Programme (MYP).

The IB is a framework for teaching and learning designed to meet the needs of all children. The Western Australian curriculum determines what our students learn and the IB framework determines how they are taught. Students develop into independent learners with strong personal values and a global outlook.

If you would like to see more of Brodieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wraps, or any of the other personal projects, you are invited to visit the Personal Project Exhibition at the College gymnasium from Tuesday, 10 April to Thursday 12 April.

Feel free to contact me to find out more about the exhibition or any aspect of a Helena College education.

The MYP (Years 6-10) prepares students to become active members of a global society by using critical thinking and research skills, creativity and reflection, and by participating in community service. In the final phase of the MYP, each student works on a long-term personal project that reflects their interests.

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Mundaring and Hills Historical Society Inc Greenmount Hall One function of the MHHS is to record the history of the various public buildings in the Shire. These buildings provide insight into the interests and concerns of people who lived in our community in times past. Dr Fiona Bush has researched the history of the now demolished Greenmount Hall.

keen to erect their own building. In 1926, Hugo Throssell agreed to sell the Association a block of land on the corner of York and Wilkie Roads (now GE Highway and Scott Street) for £150. The Greenmount Road Board (now Shire of Mundaring) and the Association shared the purchase cost. In 1929 the Greenmount Tennis Club approached the Road Board asking to develop courts on a portion of the reserve; two courts were formally opened on 26 April 1930.

In the same year, the Greenmount Progress Association requested the reserve be named Welbourne Park, in honour of long-time resident and former Association Chairman, Thomas Welbourne. Discussions about a hall continued and events were held to raise the necessary money.

However, it was not until 1956 that funds finally became available to construct a building. The timber-framed, asbestos-clad building was testament to the shortage of building materials available in WA at this time.

Greenmount Hall became one of the most heavily-used halls in the Shire of Mundaring, catering for dances, sports groups, aerobics classes, and other community activities. However, by the mid 2000s the Shire believed the Hall had become an eyesore, located as it was on a prominent corner. It was ear-marked for replacement. By 2015 it was decided that the proposed new Boya library and cultural centre could cater for the activities that were held in the Hall and it was closed at the end of 2016. The Hall, and the nearby library building, were demolished mid-way through 2017. Today the site is for sale for residential redevelopment.

The Hall, and the nearby tennis courts, were built by the Greenmount Progress Association, which was formed in July 1913. After WW1 the Association met in the Officers’ Mess at Blackboy Hill, but they were

Postcript. Our mystery object from last month’s Darlington Review was a Long Period Galvanometer, used at Mundaring’s Geophysical Observatory. It features in our new museum exhibition.

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Katharine Susannah Prichard Writers’ Centre March Down in March to the KSP Writers’ Centre KSP Writers Groups: Various days and times KSP offers several social writing groups which are run weekly, fortnightly and monthly for ages 10 and up. Whether you are a beginner or a published author, there is a group here for you. Come along to meet like-minded peers and participate in critiquing of worksin-progress, writing exercises, and discussions on publishing and craft. Learn about industry trends, events and opportunities, and enjoy morning tea or glass of wine – depending on the timeslot! Costs from $5 per session; FREE first class trial for youth groups. No need to book, just consult the KSP Writers’ Centre website for group details and times, and head on over.

Workshop: So You Want To … Express Other Voices Saturday 17 March, 1.00-4.00pm This workshop led by KSP Writer-in-Residence Tineke Van der Eecken offers a co-learning process focusing on transformational techniques for the creation of authentic and diverse voices in prose. Suitable for emerging and established writers, and those

from a diverse background. Tineke is the Belgian-born Fremantle author of Café d’Afrique, a memoir/travelogue set in Africa. Tineke writes and performs poetry, including multilingual poetry, and is a co-organiser of Poetry d'Amour, an annual love poetry event in Perth. She was shortlisted for the 2016 City of Fremantle TAG Hungerford Award, and has won the Festival Choice Award at the 2011 Ubud Readers and Writers Festival Poetry Slam, and the 2011 Karen W Treanor Poetry Award. Tickets from $35.

KSP Sundowner Session featuring Louise Allan and Michelle Johnston Friday 23 March, 6.30-8.00pm KSP Sundowner Sessions give you the chance to mingle with and learn from authors who've achieved great things in the industry - and want to share their knowledge with you. This month, meet UWA Publishing authors Louise Allan and Michelle Johnston who have both published debut novels in 2018. BYO drinks and nibbles and take a seat in the Balcony Bar for a great evening of questions and socialising. Complimentary glass of Lion Mill red wine on entry, while stocks last.

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1st Darlington Scout Group The new Scouting year has started well with lots of new and existing members coming along (Many of our Scouts are a whole lot taller than just a few months ago!) As our youth members have progressed through to the next section, new opportunities have arisen for others to take on a small team leadership role as a patrol leader, assistant patrol leader, sixer or second. Three of our current Scouts started with the group as Joey Scouts nearly 8 years ago!

Pictured here below are our Joey Scouts on their science night, experimenting with basic chemical reactions and invisible ink. Our Cubs are also pictured preparing for Clean Up Australia Day with a clean up around the hall and surrounding Glen Park bushland. The Cubs sorted all the items collected into different categories of waste for recycling.

It was impressive to see the amount that could be recycled with only a small amount ending up as general waste.

As this edition goes to print our group camp will just about be underway at Manjadel Activity Centre, run by Scouts WA in Karrakup – just outside of Byford. This is an excellent facility available for hire by not for profit schools and community groups as well as Scout and Guide groups. It offers a large range of accommodation types along with many adventurous outdoor activities. Set on 112 hectares of Jarrah forest, our Joeys, Cubs, Scouts and Venturers are sure to have an exciting adventure for their “Wild West” themed camp.

In some disappointing news early in the term, all the wheels (4) were stolen off our group trailer which had been parked alongside the hall for nearly 8 weeks over the holiday period. Thankfully one of our generous parents is sourcing some replacement tyres and rims for us. We would like to call on the community to keep an eye out when passing our hall in Glen Rd (615) or when walking through the area.

We would much rather spend our limited funds on our youth than on increased insurance premiums and additional security measures.

It has also been unfortunate to hear the McGowan government will be proceeding with the cancellation of Kid Sport funding for Scouts WA youth members from November 2018. While Scouts WA does receive other funding from the WA government, this is used for operational purposes and is insufficient to subsidise membership fees for the 750 youth ($112,500.00) that currently rely on Kid Sport funding to participate in Scouting here in WA. The Scouting program encourages young people to be physically active, to develop skills, to work as part of a team and to gain an appreciation for the outdoors and outside recreation.

While we are still needing a few more adults to step forward to be trained as leaders - we are grateful for our 2 x new leaders in training in our Joey Scout section (Thanks Hannah & Tereza). We would also like to welcome back Tonya, who will be re-training as a Venturer Leader to mentor our Venturers (We now have 4!) . Thanks also to Rochelle for joining our support committee. To enquire about joining our group either as a youth member, leader or adult supporter please email scoutingindarlington@gmail.com. Scouts is open to both boys and girls with 4 x different aged sections. Joey Scouts ages 6 to 8; Cub Scouts ages 8 to 11; Scouts aged 11 to 14 and Ventures aged 15 to 18.

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Darlington Tennis Club Does anyone want to start playing social daytime tennis? We are looking for new players on Monday and Thursday mornings.

Come down on Thursday 15th March from 8.30 am until around Midday – we are holding an Open Morning so you can try it out. Format is mixed doubles – you will be organised into sets and there is no commitment to turn up every week. Bring some friends – morning tea provided. RSVP to Alex (alex.hoschke@ gmail.com) if you would like to come so we get an idea of numbers.

the Bonfire Wood Art competition. It is available for use by the coaches and club members.

The Tennis Club now has a ball machine thanks to a QuickGrant from the Shire and the prize money from Bendigo Bank for

Website: www.darlingtontennisclub.org.au

Court hire: Please check the current schedule for available times from the website. Key available from Pines Shop opposite - $5/ hour (free for members), $7 with lights, and $20 refundable key deposit. After-hours bookings: Brendon 0427 250 566 Coaching / Cardio / Teens Friday Social enquiries: Lee Oliver on lolivers@bigpond.com General inquiries: alex.hoschke@gmail.com (ph 0439 976 672).

Ken Wyatt

Minister for Aged Care, Minister for Indigenous Health - Federal Member for Hasluck As February was Ovarian Cancer Awareness month, I would like to take the opportunity to urge the Darlington Review readers to familiarise themselves with the four main symptoms of ovarian cancer.

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Abdominal or pelvic pain

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Increased abdominal size or persistent bloating

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Needing to go to the toilet often or urgently

• Feeling full after eating only a small amount.

If these symptoms are new and you experience one or more of them persistently over a month, you should consult your doctor. You know your body better than anyone else, so always listen to what your body is saying and trust your instincts.

Each day in Australia, four women are diagnosed with ovarian cancer and three will die from the disease. To further help women who may be at risk, the Turnbull Government has provided almost $3 million to support the new TRACEBACK project. This 4 year project will

identify and offer testing to women at risk of having the BRCA 1 and 2 genes which predispose them to ovarian cancer. TRACEBACK will involve genetic testing of around 1500 tissue specimens collected from Australian women diagnosed with ovarian cancer over the past 15 years. These results will help women understand their risk of developing ovarian cancer and/or breast cancer and allow them to take preventative action.

I recently held a community information session in Guildford with the Australian Digital Health Agency on My Health Record, specifically discussing the benefits for senior Australians including ‘grey nomads’.

My Health Record is a secure online summary of your health information which can be accessed by yourself and authorised health professionals.

By the end of 2018 every Australian will have a My Health Record, unless they choose not to have one. There are multiple benefits to having a record, including improved safety in an emergency and better access to your healthcare information. To register, or to find further information, please visit https://myhealthrecord.gov.au.

Please contact my Forrestfield electorate office if you have any queries or if you require more information on anything I have mentioned. The office number is 9359 0322 and my email is ken.wyatt.mp@aph.gov. au.

Darlington Retirement Accommodation Assoc. (Inc) “The Glen”

The Darlington Glen has a full complement of residents again and they are all looking forward to the completion of the road works on Pine Terrace which has caused disruption to their peaceful haven for the last several weeks.

At the February meeting of the DRAA management committee a proposal to fund and install solar panels on all the units was endorsed. The capital cost of these units will be recouped when each unit is sold. These panels should result in significant savings on power bills for all residents. The proposal to construct a Darlington Glen communal pergola will not be proceeded with as the residents feel it would impact on the views from their units.

The State Government Retirement Villages Act 2015 has again been changed and the relevant changes required will be reflected in an updated version of the Darlington Retirement Accommodation Association Inc. Constitution. The amended DRAA Constitution will be presented at the next AGM for ratification by the members.

The annual residents’ afternoon tea will be held in the grounds of the Glen on Saturday April 14th from 3.00pm to 5.00pm. All DRAA committee members, residents, DRAA members and representatives from the Shire will be invited and are welcome.

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Soroptimist International of Helena We are starting to settle into our normal routine with several activities happening.

The “Soroptimums” project for supporting young backpackers working in Australia and making sure they are safe,will be taken to the Conference for Clubs in Melbourne in May where it will be showcased to clubs throughout the fedration.

Two members attended a special presentation at the Mandurah club about Assisted Voluntary Return Services for migrants and asylum seekers. They learned about IOM (now the UN Migration Agency) who have assisted in the settlement of thousands of refugees in Australia by providing transport, cultural orientation and health screening. Among other services is the Assisted Voluntary Return being assistance to irregular migrants and asylum seekers who wish to return to their home country voluntarily. The ladies were very interested to learn about the humanitarian service offered and presented by Yvonne Wohler.

We also took part in a programme organised by Burn Bright at Edith Cowan University. This was part of a four day camp for the year 11 and 12 students from Perth College. There were several groups of six students and a couple of Burn Bright advisors including two of our members. Some of the advisors were former students of Perth College. The groups sat at a table and chatted about our experiences in volunteering. Each person talked about themselves and their aims and ambitions and we spoke about ourselves and in particular the volunteer work of the Days for Girls project. The feedback has been very positive and we expect a video of our particular workshop.

The afternoon tea and welcome to Robin Lim the founder of Yayasan Bumi Sehat, near Ubud in Bali, has been confirmed for the 13th May at the Mechanics Hall in Meadow St, Guildford at 2.00pm. We have supported Bumi Sehat for many years and are looking forward to introducing Robin to nurses and midwives who may be interest to hear her story. Robin is a midwife and founder of and was named CNN Hero of the Year 2011. Her clinics provide free pre-natal care, birthing services and medical aid to prevent Indonesia’s high maternal and infant mortality rate. We look forward to an interesting afternoon and hope that anyone interested will contact our club, or, of course myself, so that an indication of numbers which are strictly limited.

We have recently had two inductions to the club with another prospect “in the wings”. A Nutritionist from HBF will be our February guest speaker tonight.

We pay our respects to our former member, Maggie McKay who passed away just after Christmas. Maggie was a remarkable member, who could do anything from modelling clothes to making scones and being able to produce items for gifts or presentations by just going to her car! She organized the “May Fairs” fundraising events perfectly as well as many other functions. Our club is proud to have written the nomination submission which eventuated in Maggie being awarded with the Premiers Australian Day citizenship award in 2007. Rest in peace Maggie, you are sadly missed. You have earned your rest.

The club welcomes new members and hope that any ladies who wish to make a difference to the lives of women and girls please contact Robyn Cain 08 92988593 or 0417 179 761. Or check on our website: www.siswp.org/Helena-Inc or follow us on Facebook at Soroptimist International of Helena.

Rosalie Gordon

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Mundaring Arts Centre The Queens Baton Relay will tour from Midland to Guildford this month as part of its journey towards the 2018 Cold Coast Commonwealth Games. Timed to celebrate this event, Relay brings together a diverse group of Western Australian artists to exhibit art objects that speak of our unique local sporting culture and history. Held at the historic Midland Junction Arts Centre from 26 February to 30 March 2018, the exhibition features works by esteemed and emerging artists including Peter Dailey, Judith Forrest, Ron Gomboc, Marie Haass, Dr Fiona Harman, Robert Hitchcock, Alex Maciver, Desmond Mah, Nalda Searles, Dr Bruce Slatter, Dr Nicole Slatter, Alastair Taylor and Richard Woldendorp AM.

interwoven to create a pattern, with red dots referring to Google Earth where locations are drawn by positioning a red pin,” she says.

Darlington resident, Alastair Taylor, has created a sculpture inspired by commemorative mugs, “like for coronations and royal occasions, since the Queen is involved,” he says. Large, profusely decorated with sporting stuff, “rather wonky”, the mug features images of local sporting icons such as The Invincibles, an Indigenous cricket team formed in New Norcia in the late nineteenth century.

Interpretations to the theme amongst the diverse group of artist are broad; to name a few: Dr Bruce Slatter and Dr Nicole Slatter work collaboratively to evoke visualizations of territory and competition; Alex Maciver represents considered chaos, or restricted movement; Fiona Harman explores feelings of possibility in relation to the landscape, in this case empty sporting grounds. The diversity of artists, styles and final works celebrates the diversity of the Commonwealth.

The exhibiting artists also hail from a range of backgrounds, despite all now living and working in Perth, such as the UK, Singapore, Slovenia, France and The Netherlands.

The Queen’s Baton Relay is a tradition celebrating the Commonwealth’s diversity, and seeks to inspire community pride and excitement. The baton carries a message from Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II that calls the Commonwealth’s athletes to come together in friendly competition. The City of Swan leg of the Baton Relay will kick off at the Midland Town Hall and conclude with a celebration in Stirling Square, with a packed route of festivities in between. City of Swan Mayor David Lucas says the celebrations beginning on the balcony of the Midland Town hall will be, fittingly, “a nod to the wartime era.”

PUBLIC PROGRAM Relay offers a number of unique opportunities for the public to get involved through a comprehensive public program of workshops and events. Gayle Mason leads On Your Mark, a four-week acrylic painting class, in which participants build on the skills they acquire in each lesson to manipulate and explore the possibilities of a single mark.

Monique Bosshard-Curby will lead a Relay Printmaking Workshop, investigating visual representations of movement through relief printing; participants will work on a printing plate that is handed from one person to the next, forming a collaborative artwork when all individual parts are assembled together. Marie Haass will lead a Weekend Drawing Marathon; exercises of non-stop drawing to push participants limits.

Each Games features a custom made baton that reflects the local spirit and culture of the host nation. This notion, of an object imbued with special meaning, was a driving force for the artists preparing works in this exhibition.

Artworks presented in the exhibition vary widely from sculptural to two-dimensional, figurative and abstract, and utilize diverse technical approaches and mediums. The artists strive to impart the significance of cultural events, including sports and the arts, in building a strong, inclusive community. Participating artists present a range of new works made specifically to celebrate the Baton Relay in Midland, and selected early works that reflect local culture and history.

Be part of local history and see Midland come alive for the Queen’s Baton Relay event on Monday 26 February, as the baton passes through the City of Swan. To celebrate this event, Midland Junction Arts Centre will be open from 12pm - 4pm, with an artist panel discussion to take place from 1pm - 2.30pm. Artists participating in the Relay exhibition will come together to discuss their works in the exhibition and the broader significance of cultural events, including sports and the arts, in building an inclusive community.

Local artist and State Living Treasure Richard Woldendorp AM will exhibit two rare black and white photographs from 1958 and 1962 which feature yachts and row boats on the Swan River. These significant early works will be seen alongside a 2006 photograph of the Manly Regatta, seen from above in Woldendorp’s trademark aerial viewpoint, which captures the buzz of a community gathering in activity; the small scale of the figures serves as a cue that the individuals form a small part of a much greater whole.

Relay will be open to the public from 10am-5pm Wednesdays to Fridays, from 28 February to 30 March 2018. For more information about the exhibition and workshops, call 9250 8062 or visit www.mundaringartscentre.com.au

Perth Hills based French Australian artist Marie Haass also works from an aerial viewpoint, depicting the Baton Relay route in painterly abstraction; “On previous projects I have explored mapping and, working from a discarded USB, I concentrated on the Midland and Guildford pages. Map is an oil painting made up of street names

Images below: LEFT: Alastair Taylor’s - The Invincibles and RIGHT: Richard Woldendrop’s Surf Lifesaving Regatta, Manly NSW

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Treetops

A Montessori and International Baccalaureate School

ART AND THE COMMUNITY Community has always been a passion for our Art teacher Peter Zylstra and so it is not surprising that as part of his role with us he is bringing in artists in residence from the community.

Valerie Barron has a pottery studio in the Swan Valley and is a member of Guildford Potters. She also mentors artists at the DADAA in Midland. At Treetops, Val demonstrated various handbuilding techniques and clay throwing on the wheel.

Many of the students took a keen interest in the wheel, and will be able to teach these skills to other students since both primary and secondary students will be working in clay this term.

Canadian born, Peter himself is now a local, having moved to Darlington with his young family. His own specialisations are painting, drawing, printmaking, photography and art history so he tends to go outside these areas when bringing in the local art community.

Last term we benefited from an incursion with another known name in the Darlington, and indeed worldwide, art community, Guy Ben-Ary, who creates performance art through merging Art and Science. Artists and volunteers from Mundaring Arts Centre helped Treetops students to create the impressive Shire of Mundaring Annual Christmas Tree on Great Easter Highway.

This term at our Treetops Street Festival, local artist Hardey McMurrick will again be teaching performance art through his highly entertaining acts and workshops.

Soon students will be off on the annual visit to Sculptures by the Sea and this year Peter will include a visit to an exhibition of Aboriginal Art at The Goods Shed.

Jayne Simpson

At Montessori schools, peer assistance is recognized as a valuable teaching technique since it utilizes the precise language and experience of the student who is learning. Students of all ages will have the opportunity to use clay in the specialist art room and fire on site in our kiln.

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Silver Tree Steiner School

The Main Lesson in Steiner Schools

Bush Dance

“Waldorf education addresses the child as no other education does. Learning, whether in chemistry, mathematics, history or geography, is imbued with life and so with joy, which is the only true basis for later study. The textures and colours of nature, the accomplishments and struggles of humankind fill the Waldorf students’ imaginations and the pages of their beautiful books. .

As I write this, the community will be celebrating our annual Bush Dance. The kangaroos on the land will take shelter for the night as we welcome in the Numguts Bushband, who always comment on how wonderful it is that we all get up to dance! Silver Tree Graduates often come back to join us in this wonderful evening of shared food, dance and laughter.

. . By the time they reach us at the college and university level, these students are grounded broadly and deeply and have a remarkable enthusiasm for learning.”

To find out more about our integrated curriculum, contact Hayley on 9295 4787 or e-mail community@silvertree.wa.edu.au.

— Arthur Zajonc, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Physics, Amherst College In Waldorf schools, each school day begins with a two-hour lesson called Main Lesson, which focuses on one academic subject for a period of four to six weeks.

With an interdisciplinary approach to education, the teacher may support Main Lesson by incorporating the subject material into activities that take place in the afternoon, bringing a strong cohesiveness to the day. For example, whilst studying Ancient India, the children may take part in an Indian dance incursion or make Indian food during their cooking lessons. Whilst studying Roman History, the children take part in a day of Olympics, complete with chariot races and an Olympic flame!

This practical component of the lesson enables the children to fully engage with the academic content. Depth of learning is highly valued at a Steiner School, and learning is fun!

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Matthew Hughes MLA JP - Member for Kalamunda In the electorate of Kalamunda, there is a well-identified gap between the supply and demand for aged-care facilities, particularly at the nursing and dementia care level. With no new nursing homes built in the area since the 1970s, this continues to adversely affect the quality of life of those living in the electorate.

The previous governments’ hasty and overdue decision to approve the Wilkins Road location has been reviewed and ultimately found wanting due to concerns for bushfire safety for elderly residents among other issues. Whilst many see this decision as a setback from which there is no return, the truth is that there are many other options available for this electorate to expand the availability of aged care.

What has gone largely unreported over the last six months is the progress of the Karingal Green development by Hall and Prior in High Wycombe, the approval of the Metropolitan Regional Scheme amendment to permit an integrated aged care facility in Gavour Road Wattle Grove and plans for the expansion of existing private facilities.

During the election campaign last year, I promised to progress the issue of the inadequate provision of high needs residential aged care. I am pleased to be included in a State Government working group to fast-

track processes for the repurposing of Western Australian government land and property deemed suitable for the development of residential aged care facilities. The working group has been established jointly by the Minister for Health and the Minister for Planning, Transport, Lands with involvement from the Department of Communities and Local Government.

This group will play a key part in meeting the Western Australian Labor Government’s election commitment to fast track the establishment of aged care facilities. By identifying suitable land and working to remove existing planning and other impediments and determining the suitability of existing buildings and assets it is intended to make it easier for aged care providers to develop new facilities. It is expected that we will have delivered outcomes before the end of this year.

The delivery of new aged care facilities in the electorate will also bring new jobs to the area – initially in planning and construction, but then also employment for aged care workers. My understanding is that the aged-care sector across the country currently employs about 350 000 workers. Of these, about 250 000 are direct care workers, whilst the rest work in supporting roles in the industry. In the face of increases in life expectancy the number of people employed directly and indirectly in aged care is anticipated to increase to 800 000 by 2030.

WA Labor in government, is determined to provide a means by which land availability, aged care providers and the orderly provision of the Federal Government’s aged care bed licences can be brought together, providing much needed facilities and with them local jobs.

Darlington Family Playgroup The New Year has begun and Playgroup is now back in full swing. Many of the sessions had a break over the festive period, so the kids were busting to get back into some serious playtime with their friends now all the big kids have gone back to school.

We are exploring TEXTURE this term at playgroup and have already got our hands dirty with fluffy shaving cream and watercolour marbling prints. Watch this space next month to see what Easter fun the kids get up to.

We are always looking to welcome fresh faces to playgroup and join in the fun.

This year, we have one morning session that is free to be filled with a whole new group. So if you have an existing mother’s group looking for a place to call home for your weekly catch-ups, come and check out what we have to offer. Outdoors, we have a huge, fully fenced and shady backyard packed with play equipment, cubbies, swings, sandpits, and loads of space for the little ones to explore and create. Indoors, our massive playroom is filled with loads of toys and dress ups, and we also have a fully stocked craft room with all sorts of interesting materials for the kids to have fun with.

We have already had some new faces join us this year, taking advantage of our two complimentary sessions that we offer to new members. So if you are local with a little one who isn’t yet at school, why not come along and have a quick tour of the playgroup. It’s great to get out, not only for the children to socialise and explore, but also for the parents/carers who benefit through creating a local social and support network.

Our sessions run weekday mornings 9:30-11.30am and Thursday afternoons 3.30 – 5.30pm.

Contact us for current session availability Ph: Sophie 0449 911477 | email darlingtonfamilyplaygroup@hotmail.com Facebook darlingtonfamilyplaygroup.

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Darlington United Church

Cnr Darlington Rd and Allestree Rd, Darlington

About the Cover From ‘eternity past’ to ‘eternity future’, God planned and provided a way to know Him in this life and beyond.

Jesus is that way, Jesus is that truth, Jesus is that life – and the Cross - is the gateway.

Heather McEwan

or ‘someone’ to right these wrongs and heal the brokenness?

Jesus Christ, who we celebrate this Easter, is a historical figure who lived 2000 years ago. But for two billion Christians around the world he is more than that. He is God’s son who came to show us the path to eternal life. Jesus said to his followers that He is “the resurrection and the life, anyone who believes in him will live even though he dies.” (John 11. 25) The acid test for a claim like this, is to overcome death itself. He did exactly this through rising from the dead after three days. In fact, Jesus appeared to over 500 people and many of them chose to be martyred, rather than deny that they saw the resurrected Christ.

Eternity in our Hearts Growing up, my Dad would always say to me “You only live once son”. I didn’t have any reason to question my Dad’s view of the world. I lived in the ‘here and now’ and didn’t give much thought to the idea that there could be something beyond this life. But perhaps I wasn’t seeing the big picture?

Darlington is a beautiful place, but heaven is much better. Can we open ourselves up to the possibility that Jesus is “the way the truth and the life”? Easter is a time for hope and a time for faith. Hope that there is more than what this world has to offer and hope in the promise of eternal life. And faith that God has provided a solution to the broken relationship we have with God, and a solution to death which creeps at each of our doors.

Rather than seeing death as the unwanted intruder, we can also see it as a gate way to an eternity where every wrong will be put right and every tear wiped away.

In recent times some have attempted to snuff out any references to God from the marketplace. Our economically driven, materially saturated world promotes the theory that the ‘one with the most toys wins’. Christmas is now Xmas or happy holidays, and Easter is hot cross buns and Easter bunnies. But as Aussies, are we satisfied to extinguish any remnant of spirituality from our vocabulary in the name of political correctness? I have a hunch that despite these efforts, there is still a hunger for something more. Augustine in 4th Century quotes an African saint saying to God, “You have made us for yourself, and our hearts are restless till they find their rest in you.” And the writer of Ecclesiastes tells us that God “has also set eternity in the human heart” (Ecc 3.11).

This Easter can I encourage you to attend a church service and open your heart up to talk with your Creator. He loves you and desires to spend eternity with you.

Ray Hockley Darlington United Church

There can be a desire for us to fill the void that we are left with after we have consumed all the world has to offer. Some of us are struck by the shallowness of a narrative which speaks of no God and no prospect of eternity and we are left feeling raw when we witness the injustice of the rich squandering their wealth while the destitute suffer in silence. There must be ‘something’

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St Cuthbert’s Anglican Church

St Darlington Cuthbert’s Anglican cnr Rd and Hillsden Rd,Church Darlington

cnr Darlington Rd and Hillsden Rd, Darlington

Mainly Music

FUN, FOOD, DANCING AND PLAYING FOR ALL AGES. MAINLY MUSIC 9.30AM TUESDAYS

St Cuthbert’s Day Evensong

Easter Services

On Sunday 18 March at 7.00pm we will observe St Cuthbert’s Day with sung Evening Prayer, followed by drinks and refreshments at the Rectory.

HOLY WEEK Sunday 24 March, 9.00am - Palm Sunday Eucharist with Procession of Palms

Bishop Tom Wilmot will be our guest preacher. He has expressed his great pleasure at returning to St Cuthbert’s, and his enthusiasm for the after-party in particular!

It’s a great celebration of our communal life and you are welcome to join us.

THE TRIDUUM (THE GREAT THREE DAYS) Thursday 29 March, 7.30pm - Maundy Thursday Eucharist with Foot Washing and Stripping of the Altar

Taizé Service

Thursday 29 March, 9pm – Friday 30 March 9am Vigil before the Blessed Sacrament

On the first Sunday of every month at St Cuthbert’s, the darkened building is lit by dozens of candles.

We sing simple chants, enjoy silence and hear a short reading from the scriptures.

Friday 30 March, 9am – Good Friday Liturgy of the Passion Saturday 31 March, 7pm - The Great Vigil of Easter Eucharist with Lighting of the New Fire.

Followed by a Champagne Supper.

The next Taizé-style service happens on Sunday 4 March at 6.30pm

Sunday 1 April, 9am - Easter Day Holy Communion

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Darlington Social Cricket Club Inc “Slips, Stumpings Appeals & Silly Points”

What was Lost is Found!!

Events during the match which need mentioning were:

Matt Parson’s membership application form finally surfaced at the committee meeting. At the time of writing it is unsure if Matt finally gave up and filled in another membership application or Duncan finally cleaned out his car.

Last year’s club champion Glenn Farrant did not trouble the score book too much and did not collect a wicket off his four overs. Even super stars can have an off day. It could have been that Glen steered his grade team home to a memorable victory the day before and the team celebrated long and hard into the wee hours of Sunday morning.

Believe It or Not There is a story going around about a set of car keys (the one and only set) that became lost between the Glen Forest Sports Oval and home never to be found again.

Cody for NRC collecting two stunning catches at deep square leg. Then proceeding to bowl NRC into the record books with his wayward bowling. Citing not having played cricket before did not go well with his team mates.

Nedlands Rugby Club v DSCC 4th February 2018

A certain “LOB” bowler starring with the ball. The president’s comments upon the LOB bowler taking wickets and bowling dot balls are unprintable but suffice to say they started with “All I can say is started with “Absolutely Unbelievable”

The Nedlands Rugby Club “NRC” came up for their fortieth or so match. They were without stalwart David Walsh who was travelling in the “land of the long white cloud” DSCC won the toss and batted. David Kozak and Mark Lucas started briskly scoring 88 off 15 overs before David was bowled for 32. Andrew Milne and Cliff Williams came and went and at the half way mark DSCC were 3 for 107. Mark Lucas was brilliantly caught after he had just passed fifty, thus forfeiting his right to return to the crease after the other DSCC batters were gone.

Cliff Williams having a terrible time with those nasty, mean spirited and pedantic umpires (mainly Terry Giles) daring to call wides on him and turning down Cliff’s repeated anguished cries for LBW.

Alan Mallaby hit a little 17 runs, Ian Scrimshaw chimed in with a 35 and Duncan Bell finished off with a 20.

Grenouille on the menu

A blinding, instinctive caught and bowled by Tom to dismiss Duncan Bell. Tom’s hand was still ringing at the BBQ.

We all know what the Scrimshaw household had for dinner during the week. Frog legs. One perfectly formed and undamaged large desiccated amphibian was found in Ian’s kit bag. Anybody‘s guess how long the creature had been desiccating in the bag. Ian would allow anybody to put it in the bin and was last seen disappearing into the sunset proudly carrying the grenouille aloft.

Top score for DSCC was Sundries which stood at 68 (yes 68) at the end. Club statistician Cliff Burns was pretty sure this was a new record for the Club.

DSCC ended with the respectable score of 246.

Best of the NRC’s bowlers were TOSS with 3 for 5 of his four, birthday boy Tom with 3 for 19 of his four and Rara 0 for 12 off his four.

Interesting Statistic

After a Earnshaw family afternoon tea which NRC went ape over, saying they have nothing like it at their rugby matches, NRC started the run chase disastrously with Logan running out MIXER in the first over.

If Sundries had been ignored for both sides Nedlands Rugby Club would have won by six runs!

Apart from TOSS, nobody really got going. TOSS hit a quick fire 50 retired despite pulling his hamstring in the latter part of his innings. Chris Naylor provided some support to TOSS with 23 and Grayson chipped in with 28 not out. TOSS re-joined the fray with his bung leg (young Trevor Ball acting as his runner) at the end of the innings to try and bring NRC home. TOSS was going so well smashing everything in sight, that with 7 overs to go NRC required the very gettable 9 runs per over.

Bit of late news. The Bates thoroughly enjoyed their trip to stateside.

James particularly liked Orlando and New York while Tim enjoyed the many enjoyable interactions he had with the locals on the issue of guns and gun control and the culture of “tipping” in the US.

Overseas Travel

The captain of DSCC, Duncan Bell had a “Hershelle Gibbs moment” fielding at mid-on, dropping a sitter from TOSS in the concluding stages. Eventually it was a bridge to far as TOSS was stumped for a courageous 80, going for a big six and NRC falling agonising 43 runs short.

Best of the DSCC bowlers were Duncan Bell 2 for 11 off 4, Stephen Jones 2 for 21 off 4 and Ian Scrimshaw 1 for 17 off 4.

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Darlington Review - March 2018

March 2018 Mon

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6 Wandju Ceremony @ the Shire Offices

7 DRRA Meeting at Community Pavilion

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13 DVBB Meeting @ Fire Station

14 Darlington History Group Talk with Trea Wiltshire 7.30 @ Boya Library

15 Darlington Tennis Club Open Morning 8.30-12

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23 KSPWC Sundowner Session 6.30 -8

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25 Palm Sunday

26 Darlington Review AGM 7pm @ 6 Brook Road

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28 Ash Wednesday

29 Maudy Thursday

30 Good Friday See Church notes for times of Services

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1 Easter Sunday See Church notes for times of Services

International

Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day

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Darlington Review -March 2018

BUSHFIRE READY â&#x20AC;&#x201C; HELPING YOU TO HELP YOURSELF Darlington and surrounding suburbs are high risk areas for bushfire, and with summer fast approaching there is an increased chance of bushfires occurring. The reality is that in a major bushfire emergency, a fire truck or water bombing aircraft will not be available to protect every property.

You are responsible for protecting your home and family from bushfire. There are several things you can do now that will make a difference.

The Bushfire Ready program is about local residents working together to prepare their properties and streets for bushfires. Through Bushfire Ready, you and your neighbours can learn about the fire risks in your area and what you can do to make your home and streets safer.

DarlingtonREADY Bushfire ReadyCONTACTS Streets DARLINGTON BUSHFIRE STREET Street

Contact Phone No.

Allpike Road

9299 6870

Amherst Avenue

0432 967 611

Beenong Road

0466 628 507

Cairnhill Court

9294 4138

Cook Street Dale Place Dalry Road (West) Dalry Road (Central) Darlington Road (105-127) Edith Street Ferguson Road Fyfe Street

Contact Phone No. 9299 6489 9299 8347 0439 747 766 0427 996 880

Street

Contact

Mofflin Avenue

0403 236 439

Owen Road (1-18)

0427 657 813

0409 479 551

Owen Road -on

0429 997 343

0434 322 139

Oakleigh Road

0416 099 863

Hubert Street

0415 032 766

Oxley Place

0412 222 256 0432 101 568

John Street

0414 299 657

Stone Crescent

0448 978 810

6394 0054

Kookabuura Place

0419 842 362

View Terrace (1-13)

9299 8802 0418 910 239

0407 426 078

Lawrence Place

9299 6777

View Terrace (13-36)

9252 1191

9299 8986

Lawson Way

0412 555 030

9299 6129 0422 353 144 9299 6160

Lumeah Court Marnie Road

9299 7853 9299 6195

9299 7169 9299 7003 9299 6979 0407 081 421

Street Glen Road (Nth)

(Ctrl) (Sth) Hillsden Road (Nth) Hillsden Road (Sth) Homesdale Place

If you live in a street which is not listed in the above table and you wish to find out more about Bushfire Ready, please contact the following people: Facilitator Ken Parkin (9299-6365), Cedric Griffiths (9294-3442) or Coordinator Colin James (6298-0836)â&#x20AC;Ś..or call down to the Darlington Volunteer Bushfire Station on any Saturday morning between 9.00-10.00am For more information about what you can do to be prepared for bushfires, contact the Department of Fire and Emergency Service (DFES) Community Engagement team on 9395 9300 or visit the DFES website on www.dfes.wa.gov.au. Firebreak notices and information can be accessed from the Shire of Mundaring on 9290 6666 or website on www.mundaring.wa.gov.au.

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Helena College Years 11 - 12 Drama students present

THE RESISTIBLE RISE OF

ARTURO UI A GANGSTER PARABLE

By Bertolt Brecht

Thursday 5 April at 7pm

Friday 6 April at 7pm

Saturday 7 April at 1pm and 7pm

Bookings are essential, go to

Event and Tour Bookings

on the College website - helenacollege.wa.edu.au Production content suitable for 13 years +