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Beef in the black Tamieka Preston

The grass is slick with rain at David and Sara Roe’s 1930 hectare grazing property Benalong, west of Gingin, and their handsome black angus cattle look smug with contentment. “It’s the best season we’ve had since 2005,” comments David, “with a solid start and regular rain events to date. We will still need a good spring to cap it off.” Along with the higher than average rainfall this winter, cattle prices are on the rise with prime conditioned yearling steers reaching an average of 258c/kg and medium to heavy weight cows up to 206c/ kg at Muchea last week – and it could get better. Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) stated in their mid year summary

released in July that: “Falling short of forecasting actual prices, analysis indicates that there is the ‘potential’ to improve by up to 40% on the average prices for the first half of 2014 – bringing Australian cattle prices back in line with its long-term global correlation.” David Roe agrees. “ There is certainly some long over due optimism for beef producers after several years of returns at or below the cost of production, due to dryer seasons resulting in higher supplementary feed costs and poorer prices. This is being helped by increased demand from Asia and older US markets, and aided by the A$ returning to a more realistic value post the mining boom.” The Roe family have certainly been in the grazing game long enough to know how to weather the industry fluctuations.

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David Roe with his black angus cattle at Benalong

David’s father and brothers cleared the land at Benalong back in 1950 and the family have farmed there ever since.

profitability. He says that crunching the numbers helps him maximise his output of kilos per hectare.

Originally starting with a herd made up of poll hereford, shorthorn and angus breeders, they now raise a pure bred angus herd favouring the breed for their fertility, do-ability on grass, and good mothering traits.

However flexibility and diversity are also integral in maintaining a successful farming enterprise. The Benalong Grazing Company runs a flock of 1200 border merino cross ewes and 500 white dorpers ewes which David admits are more work for the dollar, but they’ve proven useful in recent years when cattle prices have gone low.

Mating 640 angus cows and heifers each year, they also use artificial insemination (AI) through approximately 20% of the herd to maintain the right genetics. They turned to AI when the price of pure bred bulls became prohibitive. “Its the most cost effective way for us to get the genetics we want,” says David. A self-confessed spreadsheet addict, David collects and analyses data from his farm each year to keep an eye on

However with the MLA confident that it’s a matter of when, not if, Australian cattle prices significantly increase, beef producers may have finally hit the good run they needed to keep them firmly in the black. Lets hope it sees traditional family farming enterprises like the Roe’s still going strong in the next 60 years. COUNTRY PROPERTY EXPERTS

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Welcome to our August issue of the Northern Valleys News.

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We hope you are enjoying the last of these beautiful crisp winter days as spring is just around the corner. With the warmer weather, the social calender is hotting up too and plenty of great events are coming up in the Northern Valleys including the Gingin DHS gala dinner, Taste of Chittering, the Targa West rally and a special guided tour of the Salvado exhibition at New Norcia.

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This month we celebrate the cattle farmers in our region who work long and hard to produce quality meat and whose passion keeps them in the game. With recent announcements of high profile players entering the cattle market grabbing headlines and groups like MLA and WA Farmers predicting high cattle prices, we are pleased to celebrate those in our community that have been raising cattle for generations.

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Once again we are pleased to bring you a packed issue of local news and much loved community stories. Thank you to all those who have helped make this community paper through their editorial and advertising contributions. To our new readers we hope you like this feel-good paper designed to uncover our community’s great secrets and treasures.

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The Bindoon and Districts Agricultural show is coming up on Saturday 18th October and will feature all the usual competitions.

Check out the website www. bindoonshow.com for entry forms and more information, or contact the secretary Maureen Barker on 9576 1334, mob: 0457 103 033 or email maureenbarker1@ gmail.com

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2014 Chittering native wildflowers photographic competition You are invited to enter photographs of your favourite or significant native wildflower into the Chittering Wildflower Festival Photographic Competition 2014. Photographs should capture a native wildflower image of beauty or significance from the Shire of Chittering. Images should be accompanied with the name of the location of where taken and the name of the flower if possible. The photographic competition consists of two categories: Junior

(up to 15 years of age) and Senior (16 years and above). An entry fee of $1 will be apply to entries in the Senior Category. A cash prize of $50 will be awarded to the winner of the Junior Category and $200 for the winner of the Senior Category. The photographs will be on public display during the four days of the Chittering Wildflower Festival, September 11th – 14th, 2014. Entry forms available at the Shire or Tourist office

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It’s your community... Special guided tours of the Salvado exhibition at New Norcia As part of the bicentenary commemorations this year, the monks of New Norcia are offering a unique opportunity to experience what will be an important contribution to the 2014 Salvado Bicentenary Year.

Saturday 9 August Spring Bull riding contest, Mogumber Tavern

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At 2pm on Sunday – 7th September and 5th October 2014, Dom Christopher Power OSB, will be joined by members of the New Norcia Aboriginal Corporation to lead a guided tour of the In Search of Salvado bicentenary exhibition which is currently on display at the New Norcia Museum and Art Gallery. This special exhibition focusses on Salvado in his primary role of missionary and seeks to explore the central relationship between Aboriginal people and the monks. It also explores and commemorates Rosendo Salvado as abbot, bishop, landholder, educator and public figure. The exhibition features a range of outstanding artefacts – photographs, paintings, maps, vestments and books – many conserved especially for this exhibition and not seen before. We invite you to come along for what will

21st Chittering Wildflower Festival Thursday 11th – Sunday 14th September 2014 The Chittering community is gearing up to celebrate its 21st Wildflower Festival with enthusiasm and energy.

be a very unique opportunity. For more information or to book your place, please contact the Museum & Art Gallery on 96 548056 or email: info@newnorcia. wa.edu.au

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The four day festival is coordinated from the Chittering Visitor Centre with some new activities planned for 2014 to celebrate our beautiful West Australian springtime of colour. The Chittering Landcare group are major partners to the event by contributing their time and expertise in the collection, display and naming of the specimens – approximately 300 of them. The busy four-day programme also includes an art exhibition, wildlife carers, markets, historical vehicle day, museum display of centenary of World War 1, Chitterbug Gallery apron display and competition, photographic competition, quilting display, Conversations in the Hall and a horticulturist for a Q&A session at Bindoon Hardware – plus a few more things! Restoration of the centrally located town hall, built in 1939, will be completed in time for its first event – The 21st Chittering Wildflower Festival. For more information contact: Colleen Osborn, 08 9576 1100 Email: bindinfo@iinet.net.au or view the full programme at : www.chittering.travel Don’t forget to get snapping for the best wildflower competion too - see more page 2!

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Saturday 16 August Quit Targa West. See back page

Saturday 23 August Gingin District High School P&C GALA AUCTION! See page 6 Open mic night at Scottalian Hotel 7pm

Sunday 24 August Taste of Chittering - with a citrus twist.

Friday 28 August Chamber of Commerce AGM. See ad pg 21

Saturday 30 August Gingin Police charity golf day - see page 27 Chittering riding club unofficial hack day, Hanley Oval. See page 26

Saturday 6 September Catholic Agriculture College Open Day See ad pg 11

Sunday 7 September Guided tour of ‘In Search of Salvado’ Bicentenary exhibition

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Inaugural Bindoon Firemans Ball Saturday 4th October at the Bindoon Town Hall. Dress: Black Tie Tickets are $65 per person and include: dinner, drinks, DJ, prizes, auction and complimentary beer/wine. To purchase a ticket or donate to the raffle contact Shelley on 9576 1641 or email: shellbell25@live.com.au

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Quit Targa West rally is on soon! The Targa West rally drive will be held on Saturday 16th August 2014 and will take place in Maryville Downs, Lower Chittering. Auscon Special Stage Road closed times are 1.15pm to 4.15pm and Cars on Stage from 2.40pm to 3.40pm.

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DJ and MC workshop for Bullsbrook youth

Young people in Bullsbrook had the chance to learn about what it takes to be a DJ or an MC at a recent workshop during the school holidays. City of Swan Mayor, Charlie Zannino, said the workshop was part of a wider school holiday program organised by City staff for students aged 12 to 17 years old.

Willing workers to the rescue! Moondah Brook vineyard supervisor Brad Turner took matters into his own hands when he noticed his neighbours needed a bit of help recently. In July he visited Lance and Jan Stagbouer (pictured below) and saw that their vineyard was in desperate need of some attention. He offered them the loan of a mechanical barrel pruner, but whilst appreciative they maintained that they would be doing the pruning themselves this year. Brad runs a big pruning crew at this time of year with all staff supplied by Regional Labour Hire. He recalls: “Most of these guys are backpackers from all over the world, here to see Australia and earn a few dollars at the same time. I set about visiting each member of the crew and telling them what I planned to do to help. I simply told them that these people were good friends of mine and are great community minded people, that had not been in the best of health recently and just needed a bit of a help. I said that I was going to their vineyard to do some pruning on Saturday and if they could spare a few hours it would be a great community thing for them to do and that it would be a good, fun day.”

“School holiday programs are normally run by a community group or external agency with the support of the City and we are providing assistance to the community to facilitate this being the case in future,” he said.

The Stagbouers were overwhelmed by Brad’s gesture and the help they received. Brad also organized some soft drink, a few beers, morning smoko, salads and a whole sheep cut into chops for the BBQ lunch. “I told Lance all he had to do was go to Bindoon and get some bread rolls and make sure there was gas in the barbie bottle!” he said. “It was a fantastic day and one that I felt very proud to be a part of - special thanks to “ The Minlaton Mob” (pictured above) as I have dubbed them - the backpackers and locals who happily volunteered their time - an amazing effort”

National Tree Day was celebrated at the Robert Hindmarsh Rest Area on Saturday with members of the Wannamal community planting shrub and Wandoo seedlings provided by Chittering Landcare. The bushland surrounding the area will be enhanced and create further habitat for the birds. Many of the existing Wandoo trees are beginning to decline and the new plantings will ensure that future trees will be present. The plantings will enhance the experience of visitors to the area in spring when the wildflowers are in full bloom.

“However, we saw the gap was not going to be filled in time for the July holidays so in the interim the City stepped in. “Through conversations conducted with the young people during youth outreach and drop in at the Shack Youth centre we tailored the program to their interests. “The full day workshop at Pickett Park Hall was facilitated by Music Rocks who covered a range of techniques.” North Ward Councillor, Kevin Bailey, said those that participated learned new skills. “They were able to create their own beats, test out music sampling and they recorded a song at the end of the session,” he said. “The skills they learnt were put to good use and are demonstrated in their recorded song. “It expresses their thoughts on the Bullsbrook skate park, Bullsbrook itself and how they feel about current politics.” The school holidays program also included a Darklight laser tag trip to Joondalup and a skate park tour to Fremantle.

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We have had some lovely trips out in the last few weeks, visiting Perth Zoo on the 27th June. We really enjoyed seeing the animals, and some of our group had a ride around on the zebra carriage, which was fun – beats walking! On the 7th July we all went off to the trotts for our Christmas in July meal and all had a few bets on the horses. We lost a bit and won a bit, but all good fun.

Brad was amazed at the response he received. In total 22 backpackers and 3 staff from the Moondah Brook arrived to give their help free of charge. “The best bit was that Lance and Jan had no idea what we were up to” says Brad. “I told them that myself and Bernie Erhard would be over on Saturday morning at 7:00am to do some pruning trials for them - as it was I arrived with 2 extra people, Graham and Paddy, which they thought was wonderful . But nothing could prepare them for the sight of about 15 cars rolling up their driveway at 7:30 on the dot as planned and another 21 people getting out ready to prune!”

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We have also had our friends from Wanneroo up for a day of indoor bowls. We enjoyed their company and a nice morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea together. Our next day out will be to Wannamal on the 30th July for another day of indoor bowls and good company. Our AGM is on the 4th August, at 1.30pm at Chinkabee and we look forward to lots of people attending. We welcomed two new members at our last meeting. Milo Tornatora working on some song lyrics during a DJ/MC workshop hosted by the City of Swan during the school holidays.

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Opening of the Gingin Hotel Congratulations to the new management team of Gingin Hotel; Brad Sinclair , Renae Stokes, Simone and Vernon Hyne. NVN was at the opening night where locals, family and friends came to celebrate the milestone.

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Local community offers up their best Local business owners and community members have donated their best goods and services to help raise money for Gingin District High School. The items will be auctioned at a gala dinner organised by the Gingin DHS P&C. “The evening promises to be an exciting social event,” says organiser Emma Mitchell. “The community has really come together to offer some really fabulous items for the auction.” Tickets are still available for the night of 23rd August. The majority of items will be offered as part of a silent auction and for the avid gardener or grazier there is compost, chook poo, magnolias, turf and irrigation vouchers. For the locavores there are trays of mangoes, peaches, vegetables, honey and even a mandarin tree that you can adopt, leaving the growing to the farmer but you get to enjoy the harvest.

If you are looking for somewhere to go there are vouchers to the theatre, tickets to the Royal Show, the zoo and Caversham Wildlife Park as well as an annual pass to the Gingin pool. There are even ideas to help you with your child’s next birthday party including birthday cakes, face painting and a visit from Galaxy Girl to show you all the constellations that feature above your house.

ANZAC Centenary arts and culture funds available

coveted items such as a weeks stay in Guilderton over summer, a dinner served for 10 in their own home or a tour of Channel 7 or Parliament House.

Local individuals, organisations and groups in Pearce are invited to apply for funding under a $2million Anzac Centenary Arts and Culture Fund Public Grants Program.

The Gingin DHS P & C would like to thank the community for their generous donations. A full list of items can be viewed online at www. gingindhs.schoolauction. net/auction2014 where you can also book your tickets.

“There is bound to be something that appeals to everyone,” says Emma, “and we are hoping that the funds raised this year will be enough to put in a fantastic new adventure playground for the primary school”

Above; Gingin Fuel and Tyres have donated two buckets full of goodies to keep your car or boat in top condition. Below; Organiser Emma Mitchell with the mandarin tree available for adoption - the harvest is yours to pick!

Federal Member for Pearce, Christian Porter, said the Coalition Government was looking for high quality, creative projects to commemorate the service and sacrifice of Australians in all war efforts. “Next year marks the Centenary of the First World War and we want all generations to explore and understand the ANZAC legacy,” Mr Porter said. “The Centenary of the ANZAC is one of the most significant periods of commemoration in Australia’s history. “This funding provides individuals and organisations in Pearce an opportunity to create arts and cultural projects that engage local communities in the commemoration.” Grants of up to $50,000 for artists, organisations and community groups are available for a wide range of arts and culture projects.

Guests will enjoy a two course meal featuring local produce and will be able to bid for their favourite dessert.

Applicants are encouraged to read the guidelines at www.arts.gov.au/anzac before applying.

After dinner a live auction run by auctioneer Geoff Christensen will see the opportunity to pick up more

Applications close at 5.00pm AEST on Wednesday 10 September 2014.

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Council to the Community AUGUST 2014 COMMUNITY PERCEPTIONS SURVEY MAKING VIEWS COUNT!

You are invited to participate in the Shire of Gingin’s 2014 Community Perceptions Survey. This information will assist the Shire in planning to meet current and future needs. The survey is open to all residents and ratepayers aged 18 years or older. All households will receive the survey via mail with a reply paid envelope or the survey can be completed online at www.gingin.wa.gov.au. Responses must be submitted by Friday 8 August and will be processed by CATALYSE Pty Ltd, an independent research and strategic planning company, and will remain private and confidential in accordance with the Privacy Act and Australian Privacy Principles.

NEW TRANSWA TO SERVICE MID-WEST FREE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE CLINICS – COASTAL WHEATBELT COAST

From 1 August 2014 coastal communities along Indian Ocean Drive will be able to enjoy a twice-weekly bus service which will link the towns of Lancelin, Cervantes, Jurien Bay, Green Head and Leeman to Perth and Geraldton.

Are you having diﬃculties with chronic disease management? Are you or someone you know struggling with conditions such as dementia or Parkinson’s Disease? Do you have any other health diﬃculties that require a comprehensive health assessment? Or perhaps you need a check-up or a script and can’t get in to see the GP?

Transwa will provide a return coach service on Fridays and Sundays to accommodate weekend demand, and will run one return journey from Perth to If so, just a reminder to our community that nurse practitioner, Ange Patras, holds free weekly clinics on Mondays and Geraldton and another from Perth to Leeman. EARLY RATES INCENTIVE PRIZE DRAW For further information about this new service contact Transwa on 1300 662 205. Wednesdays from 8.30am to 5.00pm at the following locations: • Redfield Park First Aid Post • Woodridge Community Hall The Shire of Gingin will be issuing rates notices for 2014/15 in August and once • Guilderton Country Club • Lancelin Health Centre (alternate ftn) SCHEDULED VERGE SPRAYING again is pleased to offer our community an Early Rates Incentive Prize Draw for As part of its verge maintenance programme, Shire personnel are currently Medicare covers the cost of these clinics so please ensure you have your Medicare 2014. undertaking routine verge spraying. If you do not want your verge sprayed please Card with you. To contact Ange phone 0418 804 643 or you can call the Silver Chain All ratepayers who pay their rates in full by the nominated date are contact Danica Todd on 9575 2211 or email plansec@gingin.wa.gov.au. Customer Centre on 1300 650 803. automatically entered into a draw to win a selection of great prizes. Eligible PROPOSED MEETING PROCEDURES A copy of the local law may be inspected or obtained at the Shire of Gingin ratepayers are randomly selected to win a place in the Early Rates Incentive Prize Administration Centre, 7 Brockman Street, Gingin or at the Shire’s Lancelin Agency LOCAL LAW 2014 Draw where they are in the running to win cash and/or goods or services. For more Office, Vins Way, Lancelin during office hours, or from the Shire of Gingin website The Shire of Gingin hereby notifies for public comment that it proposes to make a information contact Jane Windnagel or André Lake-Gow on 9575 2211. (www.gingin.wa.gov.au). new Meeting Procedures Local Law. The purpose of the local law is to provide for the orderly conduct of the proceedings and Submissions from the public in relation to the proposed Meeting Procedures Local 10TH ANNUAL WEST AUSTRALIAN business of the Council, and for the safe custody and use of the Council’s Common Seal. Law 2014 will be accepted up until 4.00pm on Monday, 15 September 2014. BEACH CLEAN UP Hard copy submissions may be posted or hand delivered and should be addressed The countdown is on for the 10th annual West Australian Beach Clean Up. Keep The effect of the local law is that all Council meetings, committee meetings and to the Chief Executive Officer, Shire of Gingin, 7 Brockman Street, GINGIN WA 6503. 11 and 12 October free and contact renee@tangaroablue.org to register your other meetings as described in the Local Government Act 1995, and the use of the Submissions may also be emailed to mail@gingin.wa.gov.au. interest as a clean-up volunteer. Last year 1,512 volunteers removed 5,304 kg of Council’s Common Seal, shall be governed by this local law unless otherwise provided for in the Local Government Act 1995, regulations or other written law. All enquiries should be directed to the Chief Executive Officer on (08) 9575 2211 rubbish off 310km of Western Australian coastline. or via email to mail@gingin.wa.gov.au.

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Ken Aitken to lead Empire Oil & Gas

significance of Empire Oil to the region is of course its potential financial impact in terms of jobs and investment in the community. More important is the critical need for a professional, transparent and responsible business who recognises the potential critical risks of any such operation to the environment and upholds compliance and safety at all costs.

Jackie Shervington

We welcomed the opportunity to meet with the new CEO of Empire Oil & Gas Ken Aitken. Ken has all the credentials you would expect of a new mining executive. He has extensive knowledge of WA’s oil and gas industry through his senior roles with Origin, Mitsui, Apache and New Standard Energy as well as international experience in Norway, UK and Indonesia. Ken’s appointment is a positive step forward for the company which has undergone much transformation over the last 12 months with a new shareholding and ownership structure. The

Ken has only been in the role for a couple of months and to his credit he is addressing the past issues and working to rebuild relations with neighbours. According to Ken, “My aim is to build values that are open and transparent and be a good neighbour. We want to have a licence to operate”. Ken encourages the community to get to know the business and hopes to organise an open day in Spring for neighbours and community to view the plant. He has already met with his most significant neighbour the Dewar family whom he has committed to undertake the

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We look forward to sharing future updates by Empire as they follow through on their commitment to being a good neighbour and ensure compliance to environmental protection.

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An example of such lessons learnt is a new policy that Ken has put in place – instructions for anyone on-site to shut the plant down if they see a risk. One of the problems with Piper Gas was that their operations crews did not believe they had authority to shut off production, even though they could see that Piper Alpha was burning.

Empire Oil and Gas extracts gas using conventional flowing wells. There is no intention in the foreseeable future to frack. According to Ken, “We have no plans at the moment but should we need to, his first step would be community discussion”.

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Witnessing something like that changes your life. I have since left companies that don’t upheld safety and compliance.”

“On 6 July 1988, I was 25 on an offshore rig and I was 6 kms from the Piper Alpha Gas platform when it blew up. 167 people died that day. Being a young age and so close to such a horrendous industrial accident made a huge impact on my life.

Giving something back to the community is something he hopes to do in Gingin too. “I prefer giving time rather than just giving money but sometimes it can be about doing both. It is not just about profits, visions and goals it is about connections and relationships.”

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Ken shared the inspiration for his strong safety and compliance culture.

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Taste of Chi�ering

Sunday, 24 August 2014 10am un�l 3pm Lower Chi�ering Hall

No�ce under the Dog Act 1976

Council at its mee�ng held on 25 June 2014 resolved to adver�se for public comment, amendments to the Dog Act 1976 with respect to the current gaze�ed areas as listed in the Shire of Chi�ering Dogs Local Law 2011, clauses 5.1 and 5.2 as declared dog exercise areas/ prohibited areas the Shire has decided to retain the following: • Part Lot 1023 Edmonds Place, Bindoon as a dog exercise area; and • Prohibited areas for dogs in public buildings unless permi�ed by a sign. Full details of individual areas may be viewed on the Shire’s website or at the Shire’s Administra�on Oﬃce. Deadline for comments 4pm on Friday, 22 August 2014 This declara�on is subject to any wri�en law of the commonwealth about assistance animals as deﬁned in the Disability Discrimina�on Act 1992 (Commonwealth) Sec�on 9(2).

Local Planning Strategy

The Shire of Chi�ering has recently undergone a review of its Local Planning Strategy that outlines the Shire’s vision for the next ten to ﬁ�een years to guide for future strategic direc�on and development. The Shire has received consent from the Western Australian Planning Commission for the document to be adver�sed for public comments in accordance with Town Planning Regula�ons 1967, 12(b). Full details of the Local Planning Strategy may be viewed on the Shire’s website or at the Shire’s Administra�on Oﬃce. Deadline for comments 4pm on Friday, 29 August 2014

Economic Development Strategy Council at its mee�ng held on 16 July 2014 resolved to adver�se for public comment the proposed Chi�ering Economic Development Strategy. Full details of the “dra� ” Economic Development Strategy may be viewed on the Shire’s website or at the Shire’s Administra�on Oﬃce. Deadline for comments 4pm on Friday, 26 September 2014

Further informa�on please contact Customer Service at the Shire.

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The Shire of Chi�ering encourages residents to join “eWatch” and welcomes the sharing of this informa�on through contacts. Joining is easy! Simply get online and go to www.ewatch.com.au and click on the big bright orange JOIN bu�on. The direct link to this page is here www.ewatch.com.au/join If you have any ques�ons about ewatch please contact Gingin Police Sta�on on (08) 9575 5600.

As you enter “The Village Green” you’ll enter the Shire welcome tent where you can par�cipate in one or all of our compe��ons… • Terrific Taste Award; help Yvonne our TASTE TESTER from Red Hot Spatula by vo�ng for your favourite staff - win a “Taste ‘n’ Toodyay” hamper. The winning stallholder will receive some local goodies along with the “Terrific Taste” award which they can proudly display! • Shop Local; pick up an “I’ve Tasted Chi�ering” bag, complete with “Citrus Twist” recipie, local shopping list and an entry fom for your chance to win a fantas�c local hamper...so far dona�ons have included: wine, a doll, olives, oil, preserves, Tupperware, james, port, a candle, honey, a cloth and coffee. • Live Local; Bindoon Hill Gravel Supply are dona�ng an amazingly useful prize if you’re building, 125 tonnes of gravel roadbase (perfect for driveways or...). The value of the prize is $1,375 and there are three chances to win!! Simply pop your email address in the box to go into the draw to win!! Note that delivery

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Visit the Shire’s website for more informa�on, such as the site plan, entertainment line-up and stall names, but as a sneak peak .... • Head to the main hall for wine tas�ng from our six local wineries. Meet the local party plan enterpreneurs in the lesser hall. • The hall verandah’s will be ﬁlled with amazing array of stalls, with even more - including the Chi�ering Farmers Market (set up in the tennis courts and surrounds). • Food, glorious food, will be available from a number of vendors, including our locals; The Blue Cow Cafe, Franklin Foodies, Phil’s So� Serve and the Bindoon Men’s Shed (sausage sizzle). • To keep the kids amused there are airbrush ta�oos, pony rides, a pe�ng zoo and a wandering minstrel. • And on the stage will be awards, singers, musicians and dancers. The Shire of Chi�ering thanks the following businesses for their cash and in-kind support: • ACE Electrical & Communica�ons - specialising in the

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Next Council Mee�ng Wednesday, 20 August 7pm Council Chambers, Bindoon

The Ordinary Council mee�ng will commence at 7pm in the Council Chambers, 6177 Great Northern Highway, Bindoon. The agenda will be available on Friday, 15 August 2014, from the Shire oﬃce, Bindoon Library and website. For more informa�on please contact Kim Perry at the Shire.

Seeking Community Feedback The C.Y. O’Connor Ins�tute is undertaking a survey of the training needs within the Shire of Chi�ering. The results of this survey will give an indica�on of residents’ requirements, when future planning occurs these requirements can be taken into considera�on. Please share your feedback with the Ins�tute to assist with future training in Chi�ering. Click the link (h�ps://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ tna_chi�ering) to take the survey one – or to complete a paper survey contact Karen Dore at the Shire.

Shire Administra�on Oﬃce 6177 Great Northern Highway (PO Box 70) BINDOON WA 6502 Tel: 9576 4600 Fax: 9576 1250 Email: cha�er@chi�ering.wa.gov.au

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Livestock

From The Team in the Pink Shirts

Limousin cattle

From the Auctioneer Jim Sangalli

Muchea sheep 29/6/14 Agents yarded 10,123 sheep and lambs at Muchea on Tuesday 29 July. Heavy old season lambs realised $125-$152.50 and returned estimated costing’s of 5.80c/kg. Medium weight lambs sold from $100-$120 while light lambs realised $50-$80 for most sales. One large draft of new season lambs reached $112.50 with best lines selling to $140. Ewes were in short supply with heavy weights realising $70-$80 bare shorn. Trade ewes sold from $70-$75 with good boning ewes $45-$65 depending on frame and weight.

Limousin originated between Central and South West France, a rather rainy region with harsh climatic conditions and poor granite soil. As a result of their environment Limousin cattle evolved into a breed of unusual sturdiness, health and adaptability.

Shipping wethers were in short supply with best drafts selling from $80-$90 per head. Ewe hoggets suitable to kill sold from $80-$90 bare shorn with store lines $25-$50 according to weight. Rams were in short supply with good drafts selling from $55-$80 and killing rams $20-$30 per head. Muchea Cattle 28/7/14 It was a mixed yarding, once again containing some very good lines of well finished trade cattle sourced from local districts along with a large percentage of young pastoral cattle. Cows were well represented, with some excellent lines of well finished cows, along with good numbers of plainer types to suit both the processors and restockers. Trade cattle lost a little of the previous weeks gain to finish around 2c cheaper for the steer yearlings and up to 10c/kg for the heifers. Prime conditioned yearling steers sold from 233-267c to average around 258c, while the prime heifer yearlings sold from 200-249c/kg. Young cattle to the feeders were 7c cheaper, with the C muscle steers selling from 175-225c and the pastoral feeder steers selling from 132-185c/kg. The better quality feeder heifers sold from 170-211c/ kg. There were limited numbers of grown steers yarded, with the better types selling from 198222c, while the best of the grown heifers sold for 210c/kg. Plain conditioned cows sold at similar rates, while the well-finished heavier weights were up to 20c/kg dearer. The 2 score cows sold from 100-149c to the processors and 144c/kg to the restockers. Prime conditioned medium and heavy weight cows sold from 165-206c, with the 4 score heavy weights averaging 199c/kg. The bull market remained very solid with the prime medium and heavy weights selling from 180-199c, while the heavier pastoral bulls sold from 172-195c/kg. Young bulls to the live exporters sold from 141-190c to average around 170c/kg.

During the early times of animal power, Limousin gained a wellearned reputation as work animals in addition to their beef qualities. Since those early days the breed has developed into a highly specialised beef producing animal and are referred to as the “butcher’s animal” in France. The Limousin is large, fine and has a strong boned frame. Mature Limousin females should average 650 kilos and mature males 1000 kilos. Coat colour is golden-red and a lighter colour under the stomach. Limousins with black genetics show a variation in colour. Calves can be light fawn or brown in colour graduating through different ages to a deep black at a fully mature age. An early-maturing breed, Limousins naturally produce young, but mature, lean beef in the medium weight range. The Limousin has built a reputation for being ‘The Carcase Breed.’ It produces beef with a low proportion of bone and fat, a top killing-out percentage and a high yield of saleable meat (73.3%). Half and three-quarterbred carcases have excellent conformation well-suited to the market, which demands a consistent, lean beef product. The meat quality of the Limousin carcase remains high whatever the animal’s age at slaughter.

Grass vs grain Tamieka Preston

The question of whether grass or grain fed beef is better is often debated, and all passionate cattle farmers will tell you their way is best. Perhaps it is. Different breeds have different feed requirements and different seasons determine the need for supplementary feeding. Most farmers respond to the requirements of their herd as necessary to gain the right finish for market. Gingin black angus breeder David Roe from our cover story this issue comments: “It doesn’t get any better than good grass fed beef, for taste, juiciness and sustainability but the trouble in WA the window we can produce it here, is about 6 weeks from mid September till late October when the grass protein and sugar levels will allow us to do so. Plenty of grass fed cattle look ok outside that window but won’t eat as consistently as grain fed.” Grain fed beef has reached the pinnacle of trendiness in top restaurants over the past five or so years, with menus boasting “300 day grain fed wagyu” as their prime beef dish. So what is the difference? Hard core advocates of paleo diets and many naturopaths will tell you that grain

is no more a natural part of a cow’s diet than of ours, and indeed studies done in the U.S. have shown grass fed beef to be more nutritious, containing almost double the quantities of beta-carotene, almost three times the amount of Vitamin E, sixty percent more Omega 3 fatty acids and a more favourable Omega 6 to Omega 3 ratio than their grain-fed counterpart. Grain fed beef also contains more saturated fat and consequently more calories. However, it’s hard to ignore that fat tastes good, and gives grain-fed beef it’s succulence and softer texture. Beef which has been fed on grain for a long period of time is favoured in restaurants because of it’s consistency and also it’s even flavour, which makes it easier to spice up with special sauces and to match with other tastes within the dish. This tendency of restaurants to highlight grain fed beef on their menus has led to a consumer demand for it, believing it to be superior. Butchers have responded by demanding more grain fed beef, but we’re missing out on the benefits of pure grass fed meat, and our palates are being accustomed to more homogenised flavours. These days good butchers will tell you if their beef has been grain fed and for how long. As consumers it’s useful to know when grass fed meat is at it’s prime, and make the most of it. Be prepared to enjoy the sometimes tougher texture to appreciate the more intense flavour.

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Producing prime beef- from paddock to plate Jackie Shervington

Together Arthur and his partner Diane Haggerty, manage Barleyfield Beef. Arthur is no doubt the cattle expert having an exceptional high level of understanding and passion for cattle but Diane is a formidable part of the team. Together they work hard and share the journey, jointly making all decisions and plans. The cattle they raise are Limousin and Limousin cross, selected as their breed of choice for their low fat content and enormous yield, which is essential to meet the economic needs of their retail business, Barleyfields Meats in Midland. Having made this breed selection, they show a great sense of humour as they comment how everyone around them has Black Angus. Arthur shares, “One of my friends rudely asked me where the pink and purple cattle were because I have every other colour.” “Learned cattle people will tell you the breed is too muscular and will have problems with calving,” says Arthur. “I say, you can have everything - there are a couple of failures on the way granted but it is worth it”. Arthur’s commitment to achieving his best is something Diane has learnt to appreciate. Sometimes he’ll refuse to put an animal on the truck at the last minute if he believes they are not quite “finished” enough. This perfectionism is important to their retail customers. The retail business came about over 10 years ago when Arthur struggled with what to do with a

Arthur recalls, “I delivered a mob of heifer and bull calves for live export. About four days later I was called to say they would take bull calves but not the heifer calves. Despite meeting the contract I was left with no option but to recollect the heifer calves. I brought them home and kept them on feed until they were destined for Mexico but unfortunately the boat was filled in Victoria. I was left with no option but to get on the telephone and ring everyone I could think of, selling them as quarters of beef.” The business started off pretty basic, Arthur would contract cut and pack meat for individual customers. The years of experience managing the process from paddock to plate has left Arthur with a strong appreciation for beef - much like a wine connoisseur, he can see the differences in the meat; describing the age, type of cattle and feed type. Arthur humbly says, “It is no great science really, I know the age of cattle, mum, dad and grandparents”.

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At Catholic Agricultural College Bindoon, our practical curriculum enables us to give each child the attention they need to make learning engaging and successful. Teaching goes way beyond the classroom on our farm property. Students can graduate job ready with a certificate in agriculture or trade, or continue on to apprenticeships or university. To see how we can nurture your child’s strengths into skills, attend our Open Day on Saturday 6th September. To register, or learn more about our co-ed Catholic college for day and residential students from years 7 to 12, call 9576 5500 or visit cacbindoon.wa.edu.au

Diane also stresses the importance of managing the process from farm to retail. “We like to transport our own cattle and we closely monitor reports from the abattoir to ensure minimum waiting time to be processed”. At Barleyfield Beef there is a strong empathy with organic, permacultural and biodynamic principles, and they aim to achieve a balance between agricultural sustainability and ethical meat production. As retailers their biggest challenge is competing with an influx of low quality cheaper cuts, which are often incorrectly marketed. However for their loyal customers who have a discerning taste, they continue to be first choice for their meat.

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Gingin Brooks identified as biodiversity hotspot

The system now is almost entirely in private ownership, mostly small landholdings serving a vast range of land use demands.

David Rickson, Gingin Water Group Chairman. Phone 0427612918

An important human objective is to ensure biological diversity on our planet. This is done at the micro level by recognising suitable areas that have historically supported such diversity and still have the fundamental characteristics to do so into the future. Many of these areas are degraded but if considered carefully can be adapted in such a way as to preserve and improve the diversity of life so important to our own health and wellbeing. At the recent climate change strategy workshop held in Gingin it was revealed that the region between the mouth of the Moore River and the headwaters of the Gingin, Mungala and Lennard brook systems formed one of the major natural hotspot zones where plant and animal diversity could and should be preserved. It was explained that the region was formed as a natural drainage sump for water caught and oozing from the Gingin plateau in the east, and Beermullah lake system to the north through what would have been a continuous series of swamps and small lakes supporting a very diverse range of surface and groundwater dependent ecosystems across the flats and being connected with the Quinn brook and southern Moore River systems. This complex and rich system has changed a lot since it was first settled for farming in the 1800s. Despite this the original physical features remain and enough of the natural habitat to be recognizable to its original inhabitants.

The common thread is its physical and biological fundamentals which know no human constructed boundaries. However, the ability for these to function successfully as a system has been under threat for many years. Climate change has most recently added to the strain and as explained at the workshop will have a much more serious effect in the lifetime of our children. There is good news! The foundations of the system remain. Their science is reasonably well understood and described. Although special to our region it is not unique to WA, Australia or the world. There is a lot of help out there if we want to repair and prepare for the future. The Gingin region’s Natural Resource Management (NRM) conduit to funding and assistance is the Northern Agricultural Catchment Council (NACC) based at Geraldton. Perth NRM , headquartered in Middle Swan, is much closer to Gingin and has been a great help to encourage and help Gingin Water Group develop to this point. Both organisations sit on our management committee. NACC is rewriting its regional NRM strategy in the light of observed and predicted climatic changes. NACC experts acknowledge that money and effort spent on supporting biodiversity in regional systems is much more cost effective if spent in areas that have the physical and biological foundations in place to underpin success.

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Obviously a management strategy is desirable. A set of guidelines, fact sheets and helpful hints that land owners could consult to help them understand their particular role in this mosaic of nature, and the assistance available to help them support it would be ideal. A community should not fear such outside assistance. It is neither compulsory nor binding. Currently it remains just a seed of an idea which will never germinate without a comprehensive level of local community support. When landowners come together in good spirit and are willing to make a system larger than their own properties work better, the area will benefit as a whole. The uniqueness of the greater Gingin brook catchment system as a biodiversity hotspot capable of being adapted to a changing climate has been recognised by our NRM advisors. The facts underpinning the regions climate changes have been presented. Local landholders all recognise changes that have been occurring on their properties. Perhaps now is the time to support or set up a local focus group to prepare for the future.

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BIODIVERSITY HOTSPOT NEEDS BARNABY’S BLACK COCKATOOS The Moore Catchment Council is aiming to improve the native feed habitat for the endangered Carnabys. They are supplying suitable FREE trees and bushes to plant in 2014. If you live between Guilderton and Gingin you can make a commitment to make a difference. There are funds to help you fence a corner of a paddock, wet patch or sandy spot.

The community must organise and present to NACC –Perth NRM or in fact any concerned government agency, for they will not, cannot, force their expertise onto individuals. We must use the available assistance or lose it to more interested regions.

But lots of much smaller house plantings can also help. Just look at the enjoyment in the photo of one of a family group of six Carnabys caught raiding from this coastal garden with only six such banksias. What enjoyment it brought the owner.

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Agvet chemical reform reduces burden on Pearce farmers New Agvet chemical legislation passed parliament yesterday in a significant win for local Pearce farmers and the wider agriculture sector. Federal Member for Pearce Christian Porter said the new legislation would reduce the burden of regulation by $1.3 million per year and deliver greater efficiency and lower costs for agriculture and industry while ensuring that existing protections aren’t compromised. “Agvet chemicals contribute to

68 per cent of all crop production in Australia and are critical to our nation’s $47.9 billion per annum farming industry,” Mr Porter said.

“The legislation removes redundant provisions that allow applications to re-approve and re-register active constituents and chemical products,” he said.

“The Coalition Government has listened to industry and farmers, and removed unnecessary costs and paperwork that would otherwise have been required to re-register all chemicals.

“The legislation also improves the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority’s ability to secure information about the safety of chemicals supplied in the market and streamlines the process companies have to go through to vary an approval or registration.

“It is one of the ways that this government is working with the Australian community to ease the burden of red and green tape on business by at least $1 billion per year.” Mr Porter said that, under the new legislation, approvals would no longer end after a particular period and registrations may be renewed perpetually.

“These reforms have been developed in close consultation with industry and communities alongside state and territory governments and are a big win for our local agriculture sector.”

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Rural Life Weekend @ Muresk Institute Muresk Institute is hosting a rural life weekend event which offers participants an opportunity to learn from industry experts and enthusiasts everything you need to know about rural life.

The weekend is aimed at small landholders and rural life-stylers and those interested in gaining skills to better manage their block. It will be an opportunity to network with like-minded people, in a fun environment. Training sessions include information on shearing, working dogs, fencing, making the most of waterways, garden cooking, tree planting, menageries, soils and pastures and everything in between. Muresk is revitalising training, higher education and research opportunities in the Wheatbelt region. This event not only offers guests a chance to learn and network but allows for a lot of fun along the way. The weekend package includes accommodation on site, all meals including breakfast, lunch, morning and afternoon teas, a BYO barbeque dinner with live entertainment and wine/cheese. This unique event is the perfect way to get a few hints and tips to make the most of your rural dream. Saturday 20 - Sunday 21 September At Muresk Institute, Northam WA Cost: Tickets $230 inc accommodation, all meals and workshops. To book email: dina.barrett-lennard@dtwd. wa.gov.au or phone: 1300 994 031

Taste of Chittering

‘Taste’ is the Shire of Chittering’s annual showcase of ‘all things Chittering’ – in one place on one day. This year’s event is ‘with a citrus twist’ to celebrate our rich orange growing history and will be held on Sunday 24 August at the Lower Chittering Hall. Once again, entry is FREE with a gold coin donation for parking. The event will bring together over 60 local and neighbouring businesses and community organisations hosting market stalls and informational displays. Local wineries will be ready to tempt you to ‘try then buy’ in their own licensed nook. When it comes to food you’ll be spoilt for choice with The Blue Cow Café and Franklin’s Foodies plus wood-fired pizza, paella, a sausage sizzle and icecream plus that weekend saviour… coffee! You can enjoy your refreshments in the Picnic Marquee whilst watching the event unfold around you.

If the kids are looking for something to do whilst you’re sipping, shopping and savouring ‘Taste’ there are free Fun Airbrush Tattoos, pony rides (gold coin donation), a petting zoo, local wildlife carers and a wandering minstrel. Live entertainment throughout the day will include the amazing “Spoons” Perry, sensational Sambanistas, energetic Mad Tatters Morris Dancers and the calming Free Spirit Dance Community. Reg and his “Smooth Music” will tie it all together with the assistance of local singers, Charly Roberts and Connor Armenti.

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See following page for map of the grounds and more information and join on Facebook ‘TasteOfChittering’ to keep in the loop The Shire would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge TRONOX, Ace Electrical & Communications, Bindoon Hill Gravel Supply, Chittering Tourist Association, CLP Photography, Noel Russell Plumbing and Gas, Northern Valleys Directory, Northern Valleys News, Office of Road Safety, Orchard Glory Farm Resort and The Blue Cow Café for their support and assistance.

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in one place on one day... Sunday, August 24 at 10am - 3pm

Lower Chittering Hall & Village Green (23 Chittering Valley Road)

Entertainment stage

• 10:00 Immaculate Heart College Choir • 10:10 Opening: Shane Love • 10:20 Northern Valleys News to present the “Flavours of the Northern Valleys” recipe competition winners • 10:30 Smooth Music – Reg Beale, MC and singer • 11:00 Charly Roberts – local singer • 11:30 Mad Tatters Morris Dancers • 12:00 Sambanistas • 12:30 Free Spirit Dance Community • 12:45 Connor Armenti – local singer • 13:05 Mad Tatters Morris Dancers • 13:30 “Spoons” Perry • 14:00 Red Hot Spatula to present the inaugural “Terrific Taste” Award • 14:10 Smooth Music till close (15:00)

It’s switching your banking to us. But it’s bigger than that.

Terrific Taste Award

Our “Taste with a citrus twist Tester” Yvonne manages and runs Red Hot Spatula, a Swan Valley roving catering company. She grew up in an extremely food centric family leading her to a food ‘n’ lifestyle based career. Before settling in Perth she was a Beauty and Lifestyle Writer for ELLE magazine and the Public Relations Manager for luxury hotel group, Raffles Inc. in Singapore. Her small boutique company, Red Hot Spatula, has been filling the tummies of Perthites for 3 years and popping up at multiple foodie events. Yvonne is joining us at “Taste of Chittering” as our “Taste Tester”… enjoying the ambience of our event, checking out the stalls, providing feedback and helping us pick the inaugural holder of the “Terrific Taste” award. Visitors can help Yvonne out by writing down the name of their favourite stall and popping it in the voting box – voters have the chance to win a “Uniquely Toodyay” hamper.

Shop Local

Pick up an “I’ve Tasted Chittering” bag, complete with “Citrus Twist” recipe, local shopping list and an entry form for your chance to win a fantastic local hamper… so far donations have included… Briery Estate Wine, a handmade Sandor Doll, Regans Ridge Organic Olives / Oil, Outback Flavours Preserves, Tupperware, Wootra Farm Jams, Bindoon Olives Oil, Bindoon Estate Port, Deessence Bling Candle, Cheryl’s Cards, Glenowen Estate, Shiraz, and Chittering Valley Honey.

Live Local

Bindoon Hill Gravel Supply are donating an amazingly useful prize if you’re building: 125 tonnes of Gravel Roadbase (perfect for your driveway). The value of the prize is $1,375 and there are three chances to win!!! Simply pop your email address in the box to go into the draw to win!! *Note delivery will be at the winners cost, the prize must be redeemed by 24 August 2015 and a sign will be erected at the time of installation (to remain in place for 18 months).

Directions to get there...

From Perth...30 mins along Tourist Drive 359 East on Neaves Rd, Wanneroo Left at the T-junction onto Muchea South Rd, first right onto Rutland Rd Left at the T-junction onto Great Northern Hwy, right onto Wandena Rd Right onto Muchea East Rd, right onto Chittering Rd (Lower Chittering) After 2.5km follow the signs for parking, walk 250m to venue.

20 mins from the South: Bullsbrook, Swan Valley North on Great Northern Hwy Right onto Chittering Rd (Bullsbrook) After 16km follow the signs for parking, walk 250m to venue.

45 mins from the East: Toodyay, Avon Valley West on Julimar Rd

Left at the T-junction onto Chittering Rd (Upper Chittering) Left after 11.5km to remain on Chittering Rd

It’s supporting your local community. Our bank invests its profits into our community, so just by banking with us, you automatically become part of something bigger. Bigger than a bank. Drop into your nearest branch at: Gingin - 3 Constable Street Gingin - phone 9575 1560 Bindoon - 13 Binda Place Bindoon - phone 9576 0333 Bullsbrook - 2533 Great Northern Highway Bullsbrook - phone 9571 2355 or apply now at bendigobank.com.au

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Taste of Chittering - with a citrus twist

Map of the grounds On the verandahs and the lesser hall • BINDOON BAKEHAUS

First aid

• FROM THE POT

Toilets

MARKET STALLS including Chittering Farmers Market

Stage

• GINGIN JAMS

Toilets

• YOUR INSPIRATION AT HOME • LORRAINE LEA LINEN • NORWEX • SARZYSART

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• TUPPERWARE • CHRISTMAS CREATIVES • CLAIRVOYANT ANNA • EARTH SCULPTURES • KYM’S HOME OF HAIR • OUTBACK FLAVOURS • UNIQUELY TOODYAY

• SOUTH MIDLANDS PONY CLUB – pony rides around the Oval • CHITTERING WILDLIFE CARERS – get up close & personal with our local wildlife • OLD MACDONALD – pet the farm animals • SPOONS PERRY – the charismatic spoon playing Grandma from Bridgetown! In the Picnic Marquee from 11am to 1pm, then onstage at 1.30pm • WANDERING MINSTREL – for

• GLENOWEN ESTATE • KYOTMUNGA ESTATE • STRINGYBARK WINERY • WHITE DOG FARM

Lesser Hall

Picnic Marque

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• FUN AIRBRUSH TATTOOS – free, amazing airbrush tattoos

• BRIERY ESTATE

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• BINDOON ESTATE

• THERMOMIX!

ACTIVITIES

WINE NOOK try then buy in the Main Hall

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WELCOME! • SHIRE OF CHITTERING – share your thoughts with our “Greeters” Caitlin & Liv, plus enter the competitions • CHITTERING TOURIST ASSOCIATION • MUCHEA TREE FARM • PLANTATION WILDFLOWERS

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FOOD, GLORIOUS FOOD!

• THE BLUE COW CAFÉ, coffee, cakes, piping hot pies & more! • FRANKLIN FOODIES’ New York Fare • IL PAIOLO WOODFIRED PIZZAS • OLE PAELLA • PHIL’S SOFT SERVE ICE CREAM • BINDOON MEN’S SHED Sausage Sizzle

Local & neighbouring MARKET STALLS on the Tennis Courts

• BINDOON PRIMARY SCHOOL P & C • BINDOON BUTCHER • CHITTERING BINDOON CWA • CHITTERING VALLEY HONEY • CLP PHOTOGRAPHY, • COLIN’S GARDEN CREATIONS • DEESSENCE • GIDGE GOURMET FUDGE • LAURAL GILBERT CRAFT • PAM MYER ARTIST • REGAN’S RIDGE OLIVES • SANDOR DOLLS • SUSIE’S HOME CRAFTS • TEASING TASTES • TOFFEE TOTS • WEST COAST HONEY • WOOTRA FARM B&B Chittering Farmers Market Stalls • ANGEL GLASS • NOREEN REEVES • CHERYL’S CARDS • ENJO • GLASS PRINTS • GREEN VALLEY FRUITS • HOME CRAFT CREATIONS & JIM’S WOODEN TOYS • JALIN’S HAIR ARTISTRY • JM SCREENPRINTING • MANNING’S FRESH PRODUCE • PLANTS &... • RELAX & RESTORE • SEEDS & PLANTS • SOAPS •STUBBYHOLDERS • WA PISTACHIOS • WESTERN GEAR • WOODRIDGE FRESH

• ON THE FROG AND TOAD Coffee Van

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Property in the Northern Valleys is looking good!

Feature Property

I can’t help feel a spring in my step as dams are filling and green pastures flourish from this wonderful season.

32 PIONEER DriyE, Bindoon FOR SALE Expression of Interest VNW InDEPENDENT

There are also encouraging signals for improved livestock prices which will hopefully flow onto demand for property.

Contact Jackie Shervington on 0419 045 783

The latest survey by Dun & Bradsheet Businesses says confidence has hit its highest level in 11 years, as the services sector and retailers become more optimistic about their sales outlook. And yet, in Western Australia, more than half of businesses think Australia’s economic conditions are “average.”

Sitting pretty hillside 3.82 acres (1.55 ha).

comfortable dwelling.

workshop.

This delightful small property is perched on the side of the hill, east facing overlooking the Bindoon town and valleys.

The home boasts a very functional kitchen with excellent size pantry and plenty of draw space. Enjoy the bonus fully sealed and enclosed garage/shed which could be modified to provide extra rooms or potentially an artists

The 3.8 acres offers a fenced paddock which could run 7 sheep. Bonus garden sheds, raised vegetable beds and bonus solar panels.

Built in 1992 the timber frame 3 bedroom and 1 bathroom home offers an attractive and

Whilst the mining boom seems to be over and the “funny money” gone there is a base demand for affordable lifesyle properties and quality farming properties.

The property would make a perfect weekender, retirement or downsizer.

Meanwhile there are plenty of buyers keen to escape the suburbs, enjoying the space and the tree change. Others are looking to return to their roots and “farm”.

Jackie

Shervington

GINGIN 102 Robinson Street

EOI

UPPER CHITTERING

On a large 10,848 sqm (2.7 acre) block is the original 1902 workers cottage with prime Gingin Brook frontage. The basic two-bedroom cottage rents for $220/week.

This beautiful property occupies 5.1 hectares (12.6acres). Large 4 x 1 with extensive verandas. There is also a huge 12m x 8m enclosed shed with large roller door. The land is fenced into 5 paddocks and would be ideal for horses.

BINDOON, 9 Casuarina Place CHittering 16.18ha (40 acres)

$495,000 Amazing views overlooking the Chittering Valley. 2 springs. Bitumen road to entrance.

99 Hart Drive $695,000

EOI

5.2 acre property. 2-bedroom cottage located within the Bindoon town. Walking distance to the local shops and facilities. The property enjoys Neerdonga Lake frontage. Zoned town-site the property has long term sub division potential.

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Real Estate Profile Phil Melville

Elders Real Estate Phil Melville is the International and Corporate Sales Manager for Elders Real Estate, he has always had a passion for farming and has spent the past 24 years in agriculture and Real Estate. In 2010 Phil was head of an Australian delegation to China co sponsored by China’s Ministry of Agriculture and DAFF looking at co-investment opportunities between China and Australia and since then hosted some 30+ international delegations. As a founding member of the Invest-West Agribusiness Alliance, Phil is instrumental in attracting investment into Australian agribusiness. With the recent media announcements of Andrew Forrest, V & V Walsh, Gina Rinehart and the Craig Mostyn Group expanding their investments into WA based agriculture is a great endorsement of

Chittering fines for illegal buildings

The Midlands Magistrates Court have recently imposed a $7,500 fine upon a Chittering resident who undertook building work in contravention of the Building Act 2011.

WA’s agriculture potential. There are more deals being negotiated which is building confidence and going to achieve results in additional investments into agriculture. One of the assets which attracts investment but not emphasised is water licences. Phil believes there are many water licence owners that are not aware of their worth or that they can be traded independently of the property. Some people are not aware of what their water licences are worth, recently a client was advised they had a licence worth around $180,000 (happy client!). In the past two years the water trades Phil has been managing (independently of land sales) have increased four fold as water security is being addressed by producers and becoming a priority for investors. The value of the licence depends on a number of variables, the aquifer (licences can only be traded in

the same aquifer boundary), size of the licence and demand for the licence, this can result in water licences ranging in value from $0.50 $4.00/kL. It’s a small industry segment but a critically important one and Phil welcomes feedback and comments from licence holders. Over the years, Phil has built an extensive data base and it is as simple as sellers and buyers registering what they want to trade.

Rich Bindoon soil, 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, an enormous living space, separate games and play areas and study. Stables, cattle yards, solar powered bore complete this excellent property. For Sale High - $1m

The Court imposed a penalty of $5,000 for the first charge, along with a penalty of $2,500 for the second offence. The landowner was also ordered to pay the Shire’s costs which amounted to a further $1,668.60. The Shire of Chittering strives to maintain a level of compliance that meets the expectations of our ratepayers. The Shire takes this opportunity to remind landowners that undertaking building work without a Building Permit is an offence that can result in prosecution.

Property Tip - Presentation

Buyers range from local councils, developers, horticulture, equine, lifestyle to investors wanting to add value to their rural holdings.

How long will it take to sell my property. Whilst there are many factors outside of our control like the economic conditions driving the number of people who can afford to buy. Yes price is a key factor we can control, but even at giveaway prices some properties may still take longer to sell than others.

Phil can be contacted on mobile 0488 203 088 or drop into the Elders Midland Office located at 14 Clayton Street, Bellevue.

Presentation can make a huge impact on conversion from viewing to sale. I recently sold a property which was immacutely presented, a credit to the owners. The result was an instant love affair by the new owners. As they walked through the property there was no “hard jobs” to be done. They just enjoyed planning their new life.

A premium home perched high A grand estate in the hills GINGIN, Cullulla - 825 acres BINDOON, Cammeray Farm - 60 acres

The local landowner had constructed a shed, rainwater tank, freestanding patio and entrance statement on the property, as well as converting the shed into a habitable building for residential purposes. No application had been made to obtain the Building Permits required to undertake the work. The Shire requested that the landowner make applications for retrospective approval of the works, however following a lengthy period of non-compliance, prosecution was commenced.

A farming prospect

Rammed earth home, 1200sqm under roof, extensive outdoor entertaining areas. 200+ acres of cleared light country, commercial size 120 ft shed and tool shed, abundant water, solar bore, tanks, satellite and more.

For Sale High - $2m

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BINDOON/MOOLIABEENEE

1 Barn Rd - 97 acres Rich soils and abundance of water (111,000 kl licence), 9 paddocks, 40 acres of 1st quality hay, extensive infrastructure, cattle yards, 60 x 40ft shed, feed bins and 4 x 2 home. E.O.I.

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Secluded bush sanctuary Feature Property 103 Forrest Hills Parade, Bindoon Price: $580,000 Agent: COUNTRY VALUES Contact: Amy McAuliffe Ph: 0400 298 884

We are pleased to present this delightful two storey Queenslander home situated far back from the road surrounded by a huge natural garden of bushland that not only looks fantastic but is low maintenance and teeming with life. Wake up to the kangaroos and bird life each morning as you enjoy your morning cuppa on your wrap around balcony. The kitchen, living areas, main bedroom and ensuite, family bathroom and two other bedrooms are on the top floor to make the most of having a two storey home. Downstairs there is another guest bedroom, bathroom, study and unbelievable games area complete with bar and snug.

The kitchen is well appointed with a good sized pantry and dishwasher and the living area has a wood heater and split systems throughout.

Rewards for a family run business.

Enjoy year round trade

Regular tourism customers and corporate worker accommodation. Servicing nearby mining and infrastructure projects.

Values

Now Servicing Moora and surrounding districts

Always interested in property as an investment, Dave decided to obtain his real estate sales registration in 2013 and completed his Diploma in Property Services in 2014. Dave specialises in the Moora, Dalwallinu and Wongan-Ballidu shires.

The outside features include huge double carport under the main roof, decked below ground spa, solar hot water system, two garden sheds and a wonderful outdoor area under shade sails – just off the games room – perfect for entertaining.

The business includes a Caravan Park with 24 powered bays, 12 campsites, 11 motel rooms, 6 park cabins, 11 single units, and ablution block for 72 people.

Country

He has had many varied jobs including running and owning his own country pub as well as 15 years in banking and lending. He’s lived most of his life in the country including Wooroloo and Merredin and moved in Gingin in 2011.

The master bedroom features a window seat, ensuite and walk through robe. All of the bedrooms have built in robes and a door that opens onto the balcony making it perfect for teenagers or even a B&B.

Significant infrastructure & Plant & Equipment

Dave Evan

Dave grew up on a farm outside of Albany, and after leaving school, worked as a farm hand, from Manjimup to Mingenew.

Business Opportunity A chance to build your future Profitable business

Real Estate Profile

FOR SALE Gingin Tourist Park 3.605 hectares (8.91 acres) Strategic location

Growth Potential

5kms out of the town of Gingin on the Brand Highway. The only accommodation on this stretch to Geraldton. Only 1 hour north of Perth on a major transport artery to the north.

There is the capacity to grow the existing business on existing land. The shire has previously provided approval for up to 11 more motel rooms.

Information memorandum and full financials are available to qualified buyers.

Jackie Shervington on 0419 045 783 or email Jackie@vnw.com.au

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Greater transparency in onshore gas activity. Nationals MPs have called for greater transparency from the Department of Mines and Petroleum (DMP) and the onshore gas industry following the revelation of a contaminated site near Gingin. Nationals Member for the Agricultural Region Hon Martin Aldridge MLC expressed his concern over departmental processes and availability of information after it was discovered contamination in early 2011 did not come to ministerial attention until late 2013. Mr Aldridge said a lack of information provided to neighbouring landholders was unsatisfactory after they had to seek answers themselves. “It has taken neighbouring landholders, through contact with Shane Love MLA and myself, more than three years to get some of the information they should be entitled to as a matter of course,” Mr Aldridge said. “It seems the DMP does not have enough power to direct companies to release information to affected stakeholders, or even release information relating to

contamination itself.” Mr Aldridge also expressed concern about the suitability of groundwater monitoring requirements, after a Parliamentary question revealed there were no blanket requirements for mining companies to undertake testing to establish baseline water levels. Monitoring of baseline water levels is commonly carried out as part of onshore exploration in other jurisdictions, however there is currently no requirement to do so in WA. Data obtained from monitoring is used to gain an understanding of hydrologic systems for public disclosure, documentation and post operational comparison purposes. “A Parliamentary Committee is currently examining the implications of hydraulic fracturing in Western Australia and is due to report later this year,” he said. “I hope this will provide a good opportunity to understand the protections currently in place and how they can be improved for an industry in its early stages of development.”

Lower Chittering parties with the return of Targa An invitation to a BBQ to watch the Quit Targa West led to Corrina and Peter Conduit moving to Lower Chittering. The couple had been looking to buy a rural property but had not previously considered the area. Corrina, who grew up on a small property in Wanneroo, said that it was only after spending the weekend in Chittering that they started to seriously consider the possibility of moving to the foothills.

The Conduit’s also have delayed celebrating the 13th birthday of the second eldest son, Kieran, until the Saturday of the rally.

“There will be BBQ’s going on everywhere. It will be an exciting time.” And while Corrina is hoping for fine weather for the BBQ she is also quietly hoping the roads are a just a little bit wet. “We are on a corner with a roundabout and are hoping to see a bit of action as they go through,” she said.

Since making the move from Woodvale, in Perth’s northern suburbs, their four sons have become motocross enthusiasts with the family now owning a quad bike and two motorbikes which are in constant use. The 10th Quit Targa West starts on Thursday (August 14). The 77 cars will be in Lower Chittering on Saturday afternoon between 1.15pm and 4.15pm when the roads being used in the rally will be closed.

And now, nearly five years after moving into their Devon Way property they are holding their own Targa West BBQ. “We are not really motorsport fans but we really enjoyed watching the rally,” Corrina said. “Since we made the move it has not been held here, so we are really excited to see it back.

BULLSBROOK Zoned Industrial 80 Warren Rd, Bullsbrook 6.1843ha

A highly strategic location in the rezoned Bullsbrook South Industrial Zone. Close proximity to road train access into the planned Perth to Darwin Highway known as Northlink WA. 2 access entries hard road base. 3 x 2 fibro house and shed (fits 8 cars). Bonus 1150kl water licence with a bore and good quality water. FOR SALE EOI

BINDOON

Zoned Townsite 168 Great Northern Hwy, Bindoon

The best views of Lake Chittering! CHITTERING 5462 Great Northern Highway

119 acres (48.36 ha). Divided into three paddocks with excellent soil type, the property is presently running cattle and cropping. Good quality water is supplied by two soaks

4743m2

and two dams.    The 3x2 brick and iron homestead with bull-nose verandahs, offers comfortable size rooms with plenty of space. There are two sheds; a 30’x20’ fully enclosed workshop/ garage with concrete floor and power and a 75’x40’ shed fully enclosed with power and a concrete floor.

Strategic corner position. Large lot with Sub-division potential. Existing commercial single storey shop/retail store. FOR SALE EOI

FOR SALE LOW $1 Mil

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Water our most precious resource Sandy McKay U Grow Vegies

Water is one of our most precious resources and now that winters are becoming dryer it is even more important to save water and not waste it. There are many ways you can save water on your property to use in the garden or in the house. The entire house down pipes can collect rain water into a rain water tank and if plumbed into the house this will alleviate the need for any scheme water usage over the wetter periods; also avoiding over flow of rainwater tanks. Shed roofs can have gutters to collect water; even a small chook house can have a gutter on it to collect water in a barrel for the chooks water supply. Remember to have a lid to cover the barrel when full so the mosquitoes don’t breed in it.

If you need to water the vegetable garden you do not need to have the sprinklers on for hours; just enough to soak the first 15cms. If you have it on too long you will wash all the nutrients away. At this time of the year you should not need to water at all. Even if you are connected to the scheme water or have a bore it is not an endless supply so if we as individuals can save some water to be reused I am sure this will take off a little of the burden to our dams and underground water resources. There are lots of people in the country who only have rain water to supply all their needs and they have become self sufficient, so maybe the rest of us could try to contribute just a little to help our most precious resource.

Feral cats in your valley So, last night your moggy came home with a torn ear and scratches all over her/ him. Those darned feral cats must have had a go at him/her. It is probably going to get abscesses from infected bites. Ever stopped to think that your little moggy might be part of a problem? Feral cats are not a different breed to your cat - they ARE your cat which has escaped the confines of civilised moggy society and they are responsible for the death

Slowing water down on your property with culverts, rocks, plants and weeds helps the water to stay on your property and soak into the ground to store water for drier periods.

Left; A trapped feral cat at Mount Gibson Station owned by Australian Wildlife Conservatory, 290 kilometres north of Perth, Picture by Gary Wilkinson.

Wildflowers and weeds Chittering Landcare

Small landholder news With spring just around the corner it is vital that you start to think about the season to come and plan what you need to do around your property. If you decide to cut pasture for meadow hay, now is the time to decide which paddocks you will use. Lock up these paddocks and fertilise appropriately to ensure good production. Remember poor quality pasture will make poor quality hay! Now is also a good time to assess the composition of your pastures. Assess their weediness and decide if they need re-sowing, fertiliser or lime application or plan for any weed control later in the season. Seek advice from your local rural supplier if you need to. If you own horses it is important to also check your pasture for weeds like Paterson’s curse, marshmallow weed and cape tulip, which are poisonous to horses. Monitor this year’s tree planting sites for any weeds. Weeds can compete with young trees and shrubs for light, water and nutrients. If weeds are becoming a problem you may need to hand-weed or carefully use chemical control. Mulching around plants can also reduce competition from weeds. If you have any boggy areas on your property it is advisable to restrict stock access as this can cause soil structure decline and increase the risk of stock getting hoof problems.

In the Northern Valleys there are numerous small animals from phascogales and pygmy possums to native mice which are targeted by cats (either feral or house cats running free). Many of these are now listed as vulnerable – which is sad when the major reason for their demise is a shrinking habitat area which makes them easier to find for predators. Please keep your cat confined at night in particular when most of these animals are active. Gone are the Fred Flintstone days of putting the cat out at night.

Using water which has been collected in a water barrel saved from your shed roof for hand watering may only be a small thing, but surprisingly it all adds up and is helpful to our dwindling mains water supply. Using rain water on your vegetable garden is healthier for it than using scheme water, as the scheme water kills some of the micro organisms in the soil. Have you ever seen how fast vegetables grow after a big rain?

Jodie Bowling, Development Officer. Small Landholder Information Service, Department of Agriculture and Food, W.A.

of millions of Australian native animals and insects each year. They disrupt the biodiversity of an area and once a natural area becomes populated with houses and people there are numerous points of pollution. The sterilisation of cats as required under the Cat Act of Western Australia will gradually resolve this problem and activities to reduce feral cats will give native wildlife some opportunity to recover. Individual owners must take the action to register and control their cats or they will be assumed to be feral when trapped in areas remote from housing.

For those with orchards, winter pruning of deciduous fruit trees should be nearing completion ready for the new season. Check your irrigation and ensure repairs or replacements are completed early so you are ready to irrigate when required. Flies will begin to become more active during August as it starts to warm up, and can be severe in September with warm, moist conditions causing flystrike. Make sure you monitor your stock closely. In spring, worm burdens build up in young sheep and can cause scouring, which can also lead to flystrike. Citrus growers should continue to be vigilant in their control practices for Mediterranean fruit fly – continue baiting and remove any unwanted fruit to keep numbers of Medfly under control.

August is one of the peak flowering months in this area. Yellow is very prominent at the moment. Wattles (Acacia species) and Buttercups (Hibbertia species) are the main plants with bright yellow flowers. Among the small wattles one which is looking spectacular in lateritic gravelly areas is Acacia drummondii. It is easily identified as it has ferny true leaves and the flowers are arranged in rod shaped heads rather than the globular heads more commonly found in local wattles. It generally grows to about 1m tall but some can reach 2m. Also with rod shaped flower heads is Jam (Acacia acuminata). It gets its common name from the smell of its freshly cut wood which is said to resemble raspberry jam. It is a shrub or tree growing to about 7m. Jam is widespread naturally in the Wheatbelt. It is also often planted as the host plant for Sandalwood (Santalum spicatum) and Quandong (Santalum acuminatum). One of the orchids to be seen flowering is Little Pink Fairy Orchid (Caladenia reptans ssp reptans). It is related to the Pink Fairy Orchid (Caladenia latifolia) but can be distinguished from it by its smaller flowers and leaves and purple

rather than green underside to the leaf. It often grows in clumps and is found in a variety of soils in jarrah or wandoo woodland. You can help protect our wonderful wildflowers by controlling weeds on your property, disposing of unwanted soil and garden plants responsibly and choosing plants for your garden carefully. Many of the plants which are weeds in bushland and elsewhere were originally introduced to the state as garden plants. Among these are some of the wattles native to eastern Australia such as Queensland Silver Wattle, Cootamundra Wattle and Sydney Golden Wattle. Many South African plants particularly bulbous plants also invade bushland. These species should not be planted, particularly near bushland, and if already present it would be preferable if they be removed. If plants are not removed care should be taken to prevent the spread of plants. Removing flowers before seeds are set will assist in this. Narrow-leaf Cottonbush which is now causing considerable concern in the area is also among the garden escapees. If you have this on your property please help the wildflowers by controlling it this coming spring and summer. See www. chitteringlandcare.org.au for further information about this plant and its control.

Cattle producers need to consider spraying paddocks containing rotting hay to minimise stable fly breeding numbers. Residues of hay fed to cattle over the hot dry summer are now presenting a significant risk for stable fly breeding as a result of recent rainfall and record warm autumn and winter weather. Residues can be found either under and around hay feeders, in cattle yards, feedlot situations or in particular places in paddocks where hay bales/rolls are fed. If you have any queries ask a question on our Facebook page at facebook.com/ DAFWAsmalllandholders. We would love to hear from you!

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Feral pigs in your valley

So what is a feral (or invasive) animal? The Wikipedia definition reads “A feral animal (from Latin fera, “a wild beast”) is an animal living in the wild but descended from domesticated individuals” In most cases in Australia the sheer size of the continent precludes the ability to completely eradicate a feral species. More definitions can be viewed on feral. org.au - as an animal which has been

deliberately released to establish a wild population such as occurred with foxes, cane toads and rabbits in Australia are not feral in the strict definition of the word! In Western Australia, the Biosecurity and Agricultural Management Act (2007) states that control of feral animals on your property is your responsibility. Over the last two years, with grants from the McCusker Charitable Foundation and the State Natural Resource Management Office, the Chittering Landcare Centre has quietly assisted landholders to remove 245 feral pigs from the Chittering

Overnight damage to a property in the area.

area. This has been done strictly by trapping the animals. There has been no use of 1080 poison or opportunistic shooting. The aim of the program was local eradication. Wineries had resorted to warehouse style fencing and some orchardists have had irrigation torn out of the ground. Home gardens in the area have been uprooted and older people had been too frightened to go into their own garden at night. The removal of the bulk of these animals has assisted the situation.

rabbits, goats, deer, rainbow lorikeets, and as of last week, wild dogs. These animals threaten native wildlife, are a biosecurity hazard, and can destroy crops, irrigation and livestock. Rainbow lorikeets, although a native Australian bird, are from the eastern states and escaped or were released in the metropolitan area of Perth – therefore feral by definition. The lorikeets are aggressive in acquiring nesting hollows and displace native parrots such as pink and grey galahs and Carnabys Cockatoos.

However, the program will need to continue. Observation of the animals by motion sensor cameras consistently show new animals, which suggests that animals are being “dropped” in the area to ensure hunting for sport of the pigs with dogs and knives, crossbows and /or rifles can continue. This is disappointing as it is quite obvious that the people dropping the animals have no idea of the damage to property which occur from the activities of pigs digging in search of food. Or maybe they just don’t care. A joint operation in Collie between DAFWA,(Agriculture), DPAW(Environment), Water Corporation and WA Police in 2013 targeted persons illegally transporting pigs and a similar operation in the Chittering area is planned. It is an offence to transport feral pigs with penalties of up to $20,000. The proposed opening up to shooting on public land will add to the problem with pigs being driven out of the national parks and into adjacent areas.

The Chittering Landcare Centre was recently awarded a Certificate of Excellence in the field of feral animal control by the 16th Australasian Vertebrate Pest Management Conference, organised by the Invasive Animal CRC, for the program in the Chittering area. Sue Metcalf attended the conference to receive the award which served to showcase the huge impact of feral pigs in the “top end” of Australia. The impact of the animals has spiralled out of control with approximate numbers of between 4 and 6 million animals in Queensland. The Queensland Government has recognised the size of the problem and in a jointly funded project with the Australian Government has committed $7m to solving this issue.

Properties in Northern Valleys contain populations of feral foxes, cats, pigs,

In South Western Australia the problem is not to this extent but has the potential to explode if control is not maintained. So, if you have a problem with these animals on your property please contact Sue Metcalf at the Landcare Centre on 9571 0300.

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Northern Valleys FOOD celebrating local produce A welcome tree-change for the The view from new butchers on the block my side of the paddock

Maggie owns Maggie’s Place, a farmstall in the Swan Valley. She buys from the Northern Valleys region and picks up supplies farm direct each week. Produce left over goes to the neighbour’s sheep.

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Craig and Rita Herbert are looking forward to living the country lifestyle after purchasing local butcher shop Bindoon Farm Fresh Meats from John & Julie Koenders last month.

with Maggie Edmonds

“Poisoned Planet” This is all bad news. There isn’t a good news angle, not now nor – almost certainly – not in the future.* These 3 subjects below are a minute part of this depressing book by Julian Cribb. The interesting thing we all do is think that the poisoning of the Earth that humans have done is all about what is happening on our doorsteps only and is, therefore, localised. We think: Yes, the waste left behind from mine sites, which is often toxic, … let’s see…that’s a problem up there in our North West. The carbon released when coal is burnt is the major driver of global climate change, causing acid, acid rain – damage to rivers and forests and acidifying the world’s oceans. Oh well, that must be a problem for people near coal mines. No, these problems are not confined to a small, local region. They turn into world problems affecting us all with the movement in dust, air, water, sea; in the bodies of living animals and plants which we eat; by the use of pesticides, chemicals in packaging and food additives; in manufactured goods and their waste; in humans – being passed from mother to baby in the womb’s blood and breast milk or from parent to child in inheriting damaged genes. It is nearly impossible to control man-made pollution except at its source or somewhere close to it. Q. Why is the Great Barrier Reef dying? A.The Barrier Reef is the biggest living thing on Earth. It is already half gone, in less than 30 years. By 2050 (36 years away) it is estimated the Reef will be 95% dead. Tropical cyclones, Crown of Thorns starfish and severe coral bleaching are the 3 primary causes for this. Human chemical emissions are driving the primary causes: global warming (the sea becomes too hot for the corals) causing bleaching; intense cyclones and, worst of all, along the coast where corals have been “blanketed by eroded sediment released by farming, grazing, mining, dredging and development on land”. “Pesticide runoff from sugar cane farming, fruit and veg production and grazing destroy coral embryos”. Mercury from coal burning, oil spills and hydrocarbon runoff, pollution from towns and cities, antifouling agents used by shipping and sewage kills the reef.

The couple, who will run the shop together, have also bought a house in Bindoon town and are looking forward to becoming part of the local community. After living in Fremantle Craig and Rita were thinking of a tree change when the opportunity to buy Bindoon Farm Fresh Meats came up. A keen motorcyclist, Craig was familiar with Bindoon though his road trips and was attracted to the landscape.

Q.Cancer. Why does there seem to be more cancer in the world population? A.The European Environment Agency says “Chemicals which disrupt the hormone system…may be a contributing factor behind increases in cancers…chemicals that cause disruption are found in food, pharmaceuticals, pesticides, household products and cosmetics.” Toxic substances are personal care products, plastic drink bottles, packaging and food containers, sunscreens, TV’s, bedding, tin cans, detergents and food – and the list goes on.

Craig, who formerly worked for Yeeda meats and prior to that for Harvey Beef, has big plans for the butcher shop including Friday night pizzas and also hopes to add a smokehouse facility in the near future so that he can prepare smallgoods in house. In the meantime he will continue to offer the same range that locals have become accustomed too, including John’s much-loved sausage range, ‘The Bindoon Bangers’ and will continue to use local, organic beef supplied by Bindoon Estate.

These chemicals are all around us and exposure to them is unavoidable. Q.How come cephalopods (squid, octopuses, cuttlefishes and nautiluses) can kill us?

Bindoon Fresh Farm meats will also be at ‘Taste of Chittering’ on 24 August, where they will be offering cryo packed meat, hot tastings as well as a special show sausage made with Bindoon Estate port and camembert cheese – sounds like a winner!

A.The answer is that they are part of the food chain. Cephalopods are a general indicator of the health of the oceans. The US National Oceans & Atmosphere Administration with others conducted a trial in 2003 trawling up cephalopods from 10003000 feet down in the middle of the North Atlantic ocean. They analysed the catch to see if they could find out why man-made chemicals were being found in whales and dolphins (who eat cephalopods). This trial was to lightless depths and far from human populations. The scientists found contamination from flame retardants from synthetic furniture and fabrics; PCB’s which had been banned for 30 years; traces of the DDT pesticide, also banned, and highly toxic antifouling chemicals and petrochemicals. As Julian Cribb says, “Earth and all life on it are being saturated with man-made chemicals…”. “At almost every moment of our lives, from conception to death, we are exposed to thousands of man-made substances, some known to be deadly in even minute doses and most of them unknown in their effects upon our health and well-being or upon the natural world.” “There is no escape from them.” I’m sorry, I don’t mean to be gloomy, but for me, Maggie Edmonds, all the dots are connecting up. *Much of this article is a direct quote from Julian Cribb’s book, “Poisoned Planet” published 2014.

Herbs:

Maggies Caramel Citrus Custard Everyone in the Northern Valleys has access to an orange and a lemon tree, or these fruits can be bought from one of our roadside stalls 2 cups milk 150ml single cream I cinnamon stick, halved Thinly pared rind of half a lemon Thinly pared rind of half an orange 4 egg yolks 1 tsp cornflour 40g caster sugar

the egg yolk mixture.

Grated rind of half lemon Grated rind of half orange Icing sugar

Add grated citrus rind to the custard mixture and stir through. Pour into 4 individual dishes. Place in roasting pan and pour warm water into pan to reach three quarters of the way up the sides. Bake for 25 minutes or until the custard is just set. Remove from water and leave to cool, then chill.

Place milk and cream in a pan. Add cinnamon stick halves and strips of pared lemon and orange rind. Bring to boil and then reduce heat and simmer for l0 mins. Preheat oven to 160 degrees C. Whisk egg yolks, cornflour and sugar together. Remove rinds and cinnamon from the hot milk and cream, and discard. Whisk hot milk and cream into

Preheat grill to high. Sprinkle custards with lots of icing sugar and put under the grill until the top is golden brown and caramelized.

In Season now

Fruit:

Hass avocados are around, although my source says the Gingin ones aren’t ready until the end of August/Sept. Loads of different varieties of apples and pears – but they are all coming out of cold storage now. Pallets of these pome fruit are kept “in lock down”

Parsley, Oregano , Mint, Sage, Rosemary, Chives…they are all growing well in winter. Traditionally herbs are added to certain dishes as their flavours are complementary e.g. mashed potatoes and fresh parsley. Also, they are added, often, as they have a purpose. Rosemary, for instance, contains powerful essential oils which stimulate the digestive system and make it perfect to accompany lamb and chicken.

in “sealed” cold storage and will only be released/opened as supply is needed before the WA stonefruit are available towards the end of the year. The idea is to string out the supply for as long as possible. For those of us who love apples and pears, and don’t want to eat imports, that’s great ! Some Kiwi fruit are coming from Manjimup, I believe. Rhubarb is around. Local cherry tomatoes are still growing, surprisingly. Oranges, mandarins and lemons are everywhere. Imperial mandarins are finished, much to the disappointment of kids who love them, as they are pip-free and sweet. We have Ellendales now and Hicksons will be in in a few weeks. BUT they have some pips! Everyone is boosting themselves with Vitamin C

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and juicing oranges like crazy and lots of lemons and honey are being sold to counter this shocking virus that’s circulating. Grapefruit are ripe now – they are one of those foods that are neglected nowadays – just not ‘sexy’.

Veg:

Well, there’s not much interesting on the local veg front either. Peas and snow peas are around and in a few weeks we will have broad beans and asparagus.In the meantime, the food story is all about soups, especially pumpkin soup. Leeks, fennel, egg plant; with capsicum and cucumbers coming from Carnarvon. I’ve forgotten what a bean looks like – just too cold locally for them. There are always broccoli, caulis, cabbage, parsnips and celery as basics.

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Northern Valleys FOOD

buy local. eat local

Feast on Northern Valleys Flavours

Recipe competition winners!

Super quick little lemon cakes

from Angela Aspach

Lamb shanks with paprika from Nina Folkes-Taylor

The winner of the $100 voucher to spend at Bindoon IGA kindly sponsored by the Shire of Chittering is Angela Anspach’s ‘Super quick little lemon cakes’. Karen Dore from the Shire said, “YUM, this quick and easy recipe is perfect for staff morning teas!” Here’s the recipe: • 2 x whole lemons*, cut into chunks • 340g butter, cut in cubes • 4 eggs* • 250g sugar • 450g SR flour Pre heat oven to 180C. Grease muffin trays or mini muffin trays. Puree lemon and butter together in blender until nearly

smooth. Add eggs, sugar & SR flour, blend till well combined. Cook for 15 minutes for mini-muffins, or 15-20 minutes for muffin tins. Ice with lemon icing and lemon zest or candied peel or dust with icing sugar if time poor. Notes: 1. You can substitute other citrus or a mix of lemon/lime/ orange. 2. If you want a finer texture, you can take zest off fruit, remove pith and seeds and discard, and then add flesh and zest to bowl. * Northern Valleys produce

Bindoon oranges with muscat

from Nick Humphry &Carmel Ross

Many thanks to the dedicated locavores who sent in their wonderful recipes using Northern Valleys produce. We thoroughly enjoyed testing them all, and would like to congratulate the three winners! Angela Anspach, Carmel Ross and Nina Folkes-Taylor will be presented with their prizes at the opening of Taste of Chittering on the 23rd August, and you can try their recipes below. These recipes and more from the competition will feature in our ‘Feast on Northern Valleys Flavours’ Calender which will be available for sale at the Bindoon Show.

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Includes; recipe s to celebrate the produce of seasonal produc e calender & farm the Northern Valleys gate guide

This fabulous dessert sent in by Carmel Ross looks pretty fancy but is super easy! Maggie Edmunds has picked this one to recieve a basket of goodies from Maggie’s Place . Here’s the recipe: •1 medium orange per person • I cing Sugar – 1 tbsp spoon per person

Did you know?

The winner of the best slow cooker recipe is Nina Folkes Taylor’s lamb shanks - a tried and true family favourite! Nina wins the Northern Valleys News prize of a $50 voucher at Bindoon Farm Fresh meats. Here’s the recipe; 4 lamb shanks* 90g butter 3 tablespoons flour 1 teaspoon paprika 1 onion 2 bayleaves salt and pepper 2 cups stock 3/4 cup red wine*

Add salt and pepper to a little flour and toss shanks in it. Heat butter and fry meat untill well browned, approximately 15 minutes. Remove meat from pan and place in slow cooker, add remaining flour with paprika and fry for two minutes in pan. Add chopped onion, bayleaves, stock and wine. Bring to the boil stirring then pour into slow cooker. Cook for about 4 hours depending on your slow cooker. Can be served with rice or mashed potato. * Northern Valleys produce

That 20% of carrots produced in Australia are grown in the Gingin area? This huge horticultural food basket also produces tomatoes, potatoes, pumpkin, lettuce, celery, herbs, cauliflower, broccoli, spinach, brussel sprouts, carrots, sweet corn, capsicum, egg plant, courgette, cabbage, cucumbers, melons, onions, beans, parsnip, sprouts, spring onions, silverbeet, rhubarb, strawberries and leeks.

•N ew Norcia Muscat Liqueur – 1 tbsp per person • Whipped cream Peel the oranges, removing as much

Pour New Norcia Muscat Liqueur over and toss oranges to coat them in the liqueur. If time permits, leave this to sit for an hour or so before oranges will be served, though they can also be served immediately.

Fabulous food made easy

Did you know?

Eating seasonally means you are getting the most nutrition out of your food. Fresh produce can lose up to 45% of its nutritional value between being picked and arriving on the supermarket shelf, so where possible, buy local or grow your own.

of the white pith as possible. Cut the oranges into small pieces and assemble in a bowl. (we used a half for the photo!) Sprinkle icing sugar over oranges and mix through, being sure to break up any lumps of icing sugar before you add it.

Complete Ingredients provides packs with easy to follow recipes, along with all the necessary spices, roasted, ground and measured exactly. Delicious spicy meals without any hard work. All you have to do is pick up the main meat and minimal other fresh ingredients.

Available at Bindoon Farm Fresh Meats or CU@park Café, Gingin. Further information call Sharon 0414 976 260.

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With the shorter days and cooler temperatures, winter can be hard to be motivated to go outside and get moving, but joining a Heart Foundation Walking group can provide the motivation you need to keep active. “It’s easy for people to use the winter weather as an excuse not to be active, but winter really presents a perfect opportunity to be active in a milder climate,” said Heart Foundation Walking local coordinator, Marissa Yeo. “To beat the cold, wear layers that you can peel off instead of a heavy jacket or jumper and wear a woollen hat and gloves which are warmer than acrylic or synthetic fibres.

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Heart Foundation Walking groups provide a safe and easy way to stay active in the colder months. The best things about joining a Heart Foundation Walking group is that it’s free and you will have a group to keep you motivated to keep going throughout winter. Top five tips from the Heart Foundation to keep you heart-healthy this winter: 1. Rug up and go for a brisk walk with a friend or group. 2. Make winter vegetables, grains and lean meats the heart of your meals. 3. Consider activities you can do inside – visit a gym or dancing, if you have stairs walk up and down them, work out with a physical activity video or DVD, or even dance around the house. 4. Enjoy fabulous winter soups full of vegetables, legumes and grains.

“Joining a Heart Foundation Walking group in your area can help you keep your commitment to be active regularly.

5. Modify your favourite recipes - many only need small changes to make them healthier, like using lean meats and reduced fat dairy products.

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Did you know? • According to the Australian Human Rights Commission, bullying is “endemic” in this country, with Australia ranked amongst the worst in the world for social network bullying. • Australian research suggests that up to one in four students have experienced some level of bullying, with the behaviour peaking in middle primary school years and the first year of high school. • Workplace bullying is estimated to cost Australian employers between $6 billion and $36 billion annually due to lost productivity. • In the fast food industry, it is estimated that up to 35% of young people experience some form of workplace violence or bullying and almost 20% report experiencing some form of discrimination in the workplace. The Rural in Reach team has today launched its latest panel discussion on bullying, ahead of the National Centre Against Bullying Conference, being held in Melbourne on 6 and 7 August. This special episode features a panel of health professionals from Rural in Reach and Women’s Health & Family Services. It is available now at www.whfs.org.au and will be broadcast statewide on Westlink television on Sunday 17 August at 12pm.

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Don’t weight for summer!

Obesity has become a major health crisis worldwide. The consequences of carrying excess weight cost us dearly – both individually and as a community. Cancer, cardiovascular disease and diabetes are probably the most significant conditions resulting from obesity; but there are many other conditions as well that are associated with carrying around too much weight. Weight related health problems include back pain, muscle and joint problems, osteoarthritis, stress incontinence, sleep apnoea and general fatigue. There are also psychological problems: low self esteem, low self confidence and depression. If we are serious about achieving a sustainable weight loss, lifestyle changes involving diet and exercise are essential. Nevertheless, many people who have been adding weight steadily and consistently over many years apparently think that they can shed all that excess weight in a matter of minutes. The quick fix is not a good long-term solution. For most people a kilogram a month is reasonable and, longer term, a goal of 5-10% loss from the initial weight. In addition, we should be aiming for a waist measurement of less than 102cm in men and less than 88cm for women. In recent years, various diet programs, meal replacement products and low-energy (or very low energy) diets have become popular. They can be helpful for some people, especially in encouraging some discipline in eating patterns, but they are not a substitute for healthy balanced meals and regular physical activity.

Medicines can have both a positive and negative effect on weight management. Medicines known to contribute to weight gain include antipsychotic agents, antidepressants, oral contraceptives and certain steroids. Meanwhile, with the recent withdrawal from the market of a prescription medicine to aid weight loss, there are now only two medicines available in Australia which have been shown to aid weight loss and assist in the maintenance of a healthy weight. One of these, phentermine, is a prescription-only medicine; the other, orlistat, is available only directly from your pharmacist. Neither can be advertised. Each of these medicines works a little differently, and depending on individual patient needs, each can be a useful support to diet and exercise. However, there is very little evidence to support the weight loss claims for the vast number of herbal and “alternative” products. If you want more information about weight and waist management ask for one of the fact cards from Bindoon or Gingin Pharmacies. There are cards on Weight and Health, Fat and Cholesterol, Osteoarthritis, High Blood Pressure and Diabetes Type 2. As an incentive to start your weightloss journey, during August you can get 10% off the entire Optifast range at both Bindoon & Gingin Pharmacies – mention this article to receive your discount!

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According to Rural in Reach Coordinator Nicole Gale, the episode would be beneficial for parents concerned about their children’s welfare or adults experiencing workplace bullying. “There are a range of mental and physical illnesses and injuries that can be caused by the experience of bullying, including anxiety disorders, stress, depression and insomnia.” “The panelists will discuss how to recognise the signs and limit the risks of bullying, as well as improve our resilience and wellbeing in the face of bullying,” said Nicole. The Program is available at 48 participating Community Resource Centres (CRCs) across every region throughout WA. It is funded by Regional Development and Lands, through Royalties for Regions, in partnership with WA Country Health Services. To speak with a Rural in Reach Health Consultant or book an appointment, call 1800 998 399 or visit your local participating CRC. For further information, please visit www.ruralinreach.whfs. org.au,

Chiropractic care is a safe, natural & effective approach to health for all ages. Chiropractic promotes a healthy lifestyle & involves looking after your spine, joints, muscles, ligaments & nerves – ensuring they’re balanced and working in sync.

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Business..

Chamber of Commerce update including a lot of leg work around local and neighboring businesses, is already paying off.

Jackie Shervington (President) Chittering Chamber of Commerce

Guest Speakers Natalie and Jonathan, owners of The Blue Cow Café shared their amazing small business story with the twenty five attendees at our recent sundowner held at Stringybark Restaurant. Early this year their plan was to open a ‘bricks and mortar’ café in Lower Chittering, however, for various reasons this was not to be.

Their day starts at 5am, preparing all of the fresh food for the day. It’s then off to their familiar Santa Gertrudis spot to help their local community start the day, before heading further afield to service the needs at businesses and sites that don’t have access to good, wholesome food along with a hot coffee or chilled milkshake.

Rather than being disheartened by the set-back the couple came up with a new plan of attack. An eye-catching mobile café housed in a custom-built Mercedes Sprinter van.

With most hurdles behind them and their biggest current challenge being ‘keeping their kids out of the van after school’ we wish them all the very best with their venture.

They are now five weeks into their venture and all their hard work,

Coalition continues to deliver broadband to rural regions Up to 9,000 homes in rural Australia will be able to access broadband internet under a New National Satellite Support (NSS) Scheme announced by the Government this week.

obtain subsidies for the installation of equipment within their home so they can receive a satellite broadband service.”

Federal Member for Pearce, Christian Porter, said the initiative further strengthened the Coalition Government’s commitment to connect regional areas to the internet. “Already in the electorate of Pearce we are seeing the construction of fixed wireless networks in the Shires of Beverley, Northam, Toodyay, Chittering and Gingin starting to get underway,” Mr Porter said. ”And now with the new NSS Scheme even more Pearce residents may be able to

Natalie & Jonathan from Blue Cow cafe Sharon & Allan Hollington

Lyndon Henning, Rob Anspach, Sean and Sharon from DSY engineering.

Mr Porter said the NSS is intended to provide support to residents within rural Australia until the NBN Co Long Term Satellite service solution comes online, currently scheduled for 2015. The Scheme is expected to offer wholesale peak speeds of up to 4Mbps download and 1Mbps upload as a temporary solution until the Long Term Satellite service comes online. End users will be eligible if they cannot currently access a commercial broadband service and have never had an NBN Co Interim Satellite Service or a subsidised satellite service provided

Sue Todd, Neil Griffiths, Carmel Ross and Barni Norton

Chamber of Commerce AGM DINNER

Members and non members welcome.

Thursday, 28th August

6.00pm start at Bindoon Bakehaus $50 members $60 non members. David Eaton, Commissioner Small Business Development Corporation

David Eaton was appointed Western Australia’s first Small Business Commissioner and Chief Executive officer of the Small Business Development Corporation (SBDC) in December 2011. Matthew McNeilly, Managing Director Sirona Capital

Matthew is leading the development of a 260Ha parcel of future industrial land located in Bullsbrook known as the Northern Gateway. The project has the potential to ignite the beginnings of industrial growth over the next 15-20 year for Bullsbrook and the northern corridor.

RSVP Angela Anspach chitteringcc@gmail.com or 0419 043 960 Connecting our Business Community

Further information on eligibility criteria can be accessed at www. nbnco.com.au/satellite.

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What is your most important asset?

When you think about it, it seems strange that people are so comfortable with insuring their car, yet they tend not to consider insuring their income, even though their car is only worth approximately 1% to 3% of their income. You are risking hundreds of thousands of dollars for yourself and your family by not having the right insurances in place.

By Kelsea Brennan 0400 407 833 kelsea.brennan@infocus.com.au

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Your motor vehicle? Your house? Your income? Or your family? Which one of these is more important to you? To most people the answer is pretty simple – your family first and your ability to provide for them with your income second. So although this answer seems simple, why is it that the majority of Australian’s don’t have these two important assets insured, yet they don’t give a second thought to insuring their car or their house? In Australia 71% of consumers have motor vehicle insurance and 60% have home contents insurance, but only 6% of consumers have income protection and only 16% have life insurance. You can get by without your car, but what would happen to your family if your income was to stop? Unfortunately the bills keep coming in even if your income isn’t. Let’s compare the financial value of your car versus your income. The value of your car will depend on the car you drive, but as a broad range it may be worth between $20,000 and $80,000. The below table outlines the value of your income – your future earnings potential

It is so important that you take the time to review your situation to ensure you have the appropriate insurance cover, knowing, if anything were to happen to you and you were unable to work (due to a short or long term illness or injury), or if you were no longer around you can have peace of mind your family’s lives will be impacted as little as possible, at least from a financial point of view. Is income protection tax deductible? Generally income protection is tax deductible to individuals. When you complete your tax return you can claim your income protection premiums as a work deduction. While I’m not saying don’t insure your car, I do want you to consider what is most important in your life and look to ensure that this is protected too. 1Roy Morgan Research 6 months to April 2009 This information is general information only. You should consider the appropriateness of this information with regards to your objectives, financial situation and needs. This information has been compiled from sources considered to be reliable, but is not guaranteed.

Annual income before tax – assuming a 3% p.a. salary increase Age 25 35 45

$30,000 =$525 net p/w $2,051,517 $1,294,432 $731,089

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$50,000

$80,000

$120,000

$150,000

=$790 net p/w $3,107,889 $1,960,963 $1,107,543

=$1,170 net p/w $4,586,131 $2,893,680 $1,634,337

=$1,640 net p/w $6,425,922 $4,054,520 $2,289,974

=$1,990 net p/w $7,805,765 $4,925,150 $2,781,702

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Bindoon 2nd and 4th Sundays of month at 9.30am

Gingin 1st Sunday of month 8 am 3rd Sunday of month 9.30 am

Uniting Church (Marian Crew, 9575 1357)

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Seventh day Adventist (9576 0085)

Bible Study 9.30am to 10.30am, Divine Service 11am to 12 noon every Saturday, Bindoon

Benedictine Monastery New Norcia 9654 8018 Parish Priest: Abbot John Herbert OSB Weekend Mass times: Sunday 9am

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PONDERINGS By Alex Douglas Those whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad! Don’t say you weren’t warned. We only have to look about us to realise that the gods have got their eyes on us! My dear old Aunt Naomi, whom I may have mentioned before, always maintained that the phrase “common sense” was actually an oxymoron, since there was nothing common about sense! For instance, I am deeply troubled by the fact that we seem to have accepted State Government’s effort to prevent us being decimated by shark attacks. (I use the word “decimated” in the full knowledge of exactly what it means.) Fortunately, no-one has told them that statistically you are twice as likely to be killed by a cow as by a shark. I suspect that a cow culling drive would cost a great deal more than is currently being expended on slaughtering sharks. But wait; there’s more! Pigs kill six times as many people annually as sharks. How do we deal with this horrific threat? And what about horses? They kill almost as many people as cows. What should we do about them? And dogs? Dogs kill twice as many people as horses. My goodness! Why isn’t the Government doing something about them? Why weren’t we warned? Where are the media when you need them? Doesn’t anybody care? Frankly, no! Dogs, cows, horses and (since “Babe”) even pigs are deemed lovable. They also have a monetary value. Furthermore, other statistics indicate that whenever anyone manages to get themselves killed by a domestic animal, human stupidity is frequently a major factor. But, of course, the media would prefer not to mention that bit. Actually, our gallant leaders are doing

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a fine job of keeping us safe from most of mankind’s worst predators. No-one gets done in by lions, tigers, leopards, bears, elephants, rhinos, hippos, cape buffaloes or elephants, as folk tend to in foreign parts. (Thank heavens we stopped the boats!) Sadly the boat stopping was too late to prevent the arrival of, cats, camels or cane toads, not to mention rabbits, foxes and goats. Worse still, I hear we are under threat of invasion by the aggressive African honey bees, who will kill far more of us than the ten per annum that our own honey bees can manage! (Keep stopping the boats!) Even our native dangerous wildlife is comparatively well behaved. About 50,000 people die from snakebite each year, but only two in Australia. Up to 2,500 people are killed by crocodiles each year, but not in Australia, where the average is less than one per annum. Even our legendary spiders are goody-goodies. They haven’t killed anyone since 1979 when anti-venins were introduced. There can be no trhat doubt all these critters behave themselves, lest they be culled! Unfortunately, certain words have a negative emotional impact upon us; shark, snake, spider and crocodile are amongst them. We react badly to them; when common sense would dictate that the word “car” should provoke far greater fear! About 1.2 million people die each year in road accidents, 1100 in Australia. When we hear cries of “Car! Car!” followed by mothers rushing their offspring to safety whilst the intruding vehicle is belaboured by elderly citizens with garden implements and macho youths with sticks and rocks; thus holding the beast at bay until the arrival of adults flourishing shotguns and AK47s; then we will know that common sense is finally prevailing. Thanks for your time.

Sat Vigil: St Catherine’s Gingin 6pm (Constable Street) Sunday: St Anne’s Bindoon 7.30am Bullsbrook Shrine-Church 9.30am (9am Rosary) Immaculate Heart College, 34 Santa Gertrudis Drive, Lower Chittering Sunday 5pm Mass. Muchea – Bullsbrook Christian Fellowship Lowery Park Hall,End of Parklands Rd., Bullsbrook. 9576 1326

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Gingin Christian Fellowship Cnr. Brockman & Robinson Streets, Gingin. Meeting: Every Sunday - 10 am Sunday School available All welcome Ph: Barry & Alison - 9575 3089 or Judy - 9577 2938 Anglican Parish Wongan Hills Kathy Barrett-Lennard

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St Peters Anglican Ladies meetings – bi-monthly. Mainly Music Friday 9:15am at the Ambulance Centre Wongan Hills. Mainly Music - Mon 9:15am at the Cadoux Recreation Centre. Introduction to Buddhist Meditation Buddha Mandala Monastery 8 Lewis Road Chittering Date: 7, 14, 21 June ; 19, 26 July ; 2, 9, 16 Aug Saturday, 9.30am to 11am For enquiries, Ph: 9571 8286 between 12.00 noon to 1pm, or email: bmmoffice8@gmail.com

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Philistines, vandals and barbarians! They’re everywhere. (Incidentally, I’ve never seen Philistine written without a capital while nowadays, vandal and barbarian never seem to rate one.) They are extinct yet they still walk amongst us. All three epithets hark back to ancient tribal peoples known for their warlike tendencies and their modern misbehaviour. Philistines hail from Palestine, where they periodically gave the Israelites a hard time and didn’t much care for ballet, opera or the works of Shakespeare. Vandals dwelt in Central Europe and

THOUGHT FOR THE MONTH Tony Webb, former editor Chittering Times

.Genesis 1:29-31

MU meetings 1st Wednesdays of the month

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Acacia House Dalwallinu 1st Sundays of the month at 10am.

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kathybl@bordernet.com.au

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30 years Ave Rainfall

And God said, “Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit. You shall have them for food

In a world infatuated with junk food and fad diets, why have we overlooked the simple instructions provided in the Bible that have guided people for thousands of years toward better health? It is a changing world and we have never before been bombarded with so many ideas and advice on what we should eat, drink, exercise and believe. Taboos about food exercise and our thoughts are continually challenged by social media, e books and health clubs. It amounts to information overload. One new idea follows another, dairy foods were in then out, lentils, beans, aloe vera juices and now cocnut milk is the fad of the day. Get

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in the 400s rampaged through France, Spain and Italy. In 455 they captured Rome, broke all the windows and covered everything with graffiti. Both are kinds of barbarian, as were (and still are) hundreds of other tribes that live outside centres of civilisation like Greece, Rome or Peppermint Grove. They apparently never played by the rules. They held life cheap; plundered and pillaged (which are actually the same thing) without restraint; had no bishops or computers to show them the paths of righteousness; and were sorely in need of a jolly good counselling. They all found their way into our dictionaries; proving that no-one is without value. They can always serve as a bad example, or insult.

confused? I do. The human body was designed to store fat for lean times. Now fat is serious health problem. Sweetness was supplied in the plants of creation. Sugar in excess is now an addiction again destroying our life .For most of my adult live I carried a regret. My perception was that my parents never encouraged further education or took any intrest in my artistic talents. Mum was always cooking and dad spent hours on his allotment or making his own brews. The penny only dropped recently. My parents gave me the greatest gift of all, wholesome food in my formative years. I can honestly say I never had ice cream, cordials or fast food. They gave me a healthy body, the fact that I never took up the chances to gain a further education was my failing, not theirs. The good health I enjoy today stems from those childhood years of healthy eating. Thanks Mum and Dad, sorry it has taken a life time to finally appreciate it. The Word is clear on the guidelines for healthy living.

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Tech Talk

By Daryl du Plessis - daryl@ chitteringit.com

Using Google Apps for Email For most people an email account with bigpond, Yahoo, Hotmail or Gmail is sufficient for their needs. These email providers will allow large enough mailboxes for most uses. Yet if your needs are more complex, in particular if you want to use your own domain name (such as me@mybusiness. com) then you will need to look at paying for this feature. There are many email providers that offer this and other features. I have recently setup a business with Google’s service, called Google Apps. As the name implies, it is not just email but a set of cloud services for business collaboration. This includes document sharing, shared calendars and drive space to mention only a few. This is suited to small businesses that don’t want to setup their own servers and infrastructure.

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Work and family balance Tim and the Team, RMHI

One of the main issues that confront families and relationships is trying to achieve a balance between work and home life. The word “balance” tends to indicate a 50/50 arrangement however that’s a big ask today. It’s more appropriate to talk about “work and home integration” to ensure we don’t get too out of balance. There is no one “perfect” balance because every family is different and every work place requirement is different. The big problem for farmers is the work place is also home and that makes it easier to be a 7 day work week and often 10 plus hours a day (after all the phone calls and bookwork gets done). Those who leave home and go to a separate workplace each day may find it easier to close the door and leave work behind but unfortunately for many this too is also difficult. When machinery is not balanced it will wear and break, this can be the same consequences for family and couple relationships. All work and no play is problematic. Those busy times are necessary and explainable but we need to ensure we have a catch up. So what happens when we are not integrating work and home life in a more balanced way? • A disconnect can start between our wife/partners, dad and the kids, friends and relatives. • Physical and mental well-being can be affected by issues like stress, anxiety, depression and fatigue. • Resentment starts to infiltrate as perceived inequalities are felt around home duties, parenting, intimacy and workload.

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It is also useful if the business has people spread across many different locations, as the services are located in the cloud (ie. on the internet). Google charge for their services on a per user basis, which is equivalent to a person. You can have multiple domains or business names per mailbox but only 1 mailbox per person. So you may have me@mybusiness. com and me@myshop.com going to the same mailbox, but if you wanted email to go to another person such as john@mybusiness. com then that will require a second user license. Google has flexible options for licensing – either a monthly charge of $5/ user/month or you can pay $50/user/annum. The monthly option is useful if you want to have short term employees use an email account for a limited time. Setting up Google apps does require a bit of work. You need to set up your domain so that it points to Google’s servers for email and then setup your users with the email addresses. On the desktop you need to set up Google synch for Outlook (if you use this); otherwise you can just access your email through a web browser. For someone with technical knowledge this is achievable, otherwise it would be worth getting a professional to do this for you.

• Keep a tab on work time verses home/family hours. • Talk to your wife/partner/kids about your challenges of transiting from work to home, so they can see your perspective and for you to see things from theirs. • Talk/communicate with your partner about the type of parents you both want to be. • I f you are a new Dad, take time off to help care and know your baby, help at night with feeding, dressing and that awful job of changing nappies. • Allocate “Dad time”, this can be everyday routines like taking/dropping kids off to school, the bus stop or sport. This will help develop and maintain connection with the kids by showing interest in their lives.

ADRA Bindoon Op Shop Bindoon Arts and Crafts Bindoon Basketball Bindoon Bowling Club Bindoon and District Ag Society Bindoon Community Progress Association Bindoon Districts Historical Society Bindoon Men’s Shed Inc.

Open each morning Sunday-Friday (Closed Sat) Market last Sunday each month Dawn & Bob Blizard Jenny Brown Teena Leuba Sandra Clarke Meets 3rd Monday of each month at 7.30pm in the Society Office, northern end of oval. 7.30pm 3rd Tues of month in Ag Society Rm. Rin Rutherford (Pres) Lance Stagbouer (Secretary) Meets 2nd Tuesday of each month 2pm in The Museum- Don Gibson First and third Tuesday at the Museum 10.00am to 1.00pm Rex Thorpe John Williams

Bindoon Sporting and Rec Assn

Meets 2nd Monday of each month at 8pm at Chinkabee. Gail Smith

Bindoon P and C Assn

Meets every 3rd Tuesday of each month in the Bindoon Primary School Staff room, Trish Shemeld Meets every Friday at Chinkabee 9.30am-12pm Belinda Martin Ros Maindock George Ferguson Lois Jones (President) Joy Askew (Secretary) Colin Clarkson (Captain) Dave Mann (Secretary) Meets Mon nights in the Town Hall from 7-9pm Yvonne Press Thursday evenings at 6:30pm, Chinkabee courts. Ph Vivienne du Plessis Alex Douglas Meets 1st Wed every second month at 7pm in the Fire Station Captain Fred Hoogland. Rory Bennett John Thompson (President) Open 7 days a week. Visitors welcome. info@chequersgolf.org Open 7 days a week. Volunteers welcome Meets Thursdays at the Lower Chittering Hall. Scouter in Charge is Sue Budd Ian Hall

Bindoon Play Group Bindoon Range Pony Club Bindoon RSL Bindoon Retirees Bindoon Rifle Club Bindoon Sing Australia BIndoon Tennis Club Bindoon Theatre Group Bindoon Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade Bullsbrook Football Club (Seniors) Bullsbrook Senior Citizens Chequers Golf Club Chittering Visitors Centre Chittering Scout Group Chittering Junior Football Club Chittering Junior Cricket Club Chittering Wildlife Carers Inc Country Women’s Association Chamber of Commerce Gingin Arts and Crafts Group

Ian Claxon Ann Graham (injured wildlife) Secretary - Karen Derrick Meets every 3rd Wednesday of the month at the CWA rooms at 10.00am Carolyn Cover (President) Jackie Shervington Pres Angela Anspach Secretary Irene Dewar email: irenedewar@me.com. 2nd Mon of month at 6.30pm, Bowling club, Gingin. 4th Mon of month at 6.30pm at St John Ambulance Rooms, Bindoon. Pat Elliot

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• Be involved with the kids’ activities, homework, help out on birthdays and special events (kids needs will change at different ages).

Gingin/Chittering Lions

• Kids want to tell you about stuff, be interested, stop and listen, give hugs and attention.

Gingin Freemasons Lodge

Bob Blizard

9576 0085

Gingin Bowling club

• It is also very important to leave some regular time for yourself.

Tom Cabassi

9575 2342

Gingin Tennis Club

Nicole Hendry

9575 3043

Rodney Hannagan

9575 2339

How do I switch from work to home mode? • Arrange your day to do the most difficult tasks first instead of at the end. • Consider if it might be worth staying a little longer at work to finish up a task instead of bringing it home with you.

Gingin Football Club Gingin Pensioners Social Club Muchea Senior Cricket Club Muchea Netball Muchea Judo Club Inc

9575 2249 Shane Angel Fran Bryant Meets every Tues at Muchea Hall Ann Peter Hall, Secretary autoelec@iinet.net.au

Muchea Vol Bushfire Brigade Pearce Community Toy Library

Open Fridays 9.30am – 11.30am

• Switch your thinking to the kids and home as you leave work, putting work to rest.

South Midlands Polocrosse Club

Jenny Hall

South Midlands Pony Club

Kay Kavanagh Ruth Loudon Keith Cunningham

Being stressed and tired from a hard day’s work can contaminate the time you spend with your children. The family will know if you are present with them or if your head is elsewhere. If your wife/partner/kids feel second best, feelings about their own self-worth can be affected.

How do we get the balance right?

• What really good memory would you like your children to have of you?

To finish here are a couple of questions you might like to ask yourself -

• When comparing your own upbringing what would you do differently as a Dad?

Wannamal Community Centre Wannamal Indoor Bowls Wannamal Tennis Club

9575 2316

9575 2245

Gingin P & C Assoc

• Develop a ritual or routine to help you move from work mode ie. change out of your work clothes and shower when you get home.

• Feelings of disrespect, being ignored, being taken for granted, even feeling unloved may arise that can erode the quality of healthy family and couple relationships. • Make couple time to communicate how you are each feeling.

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Agents for Electric Pumps, Tanks, Troughs etc Variety of pumps designed to meet your requirements

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Reidy’s Fence, Deck & Landscaping -Domestic & Rural Fencing –Decking –Paving -Reticulation –Landscaping James Reid 043 897 6898

Concreter Paul Buckley 0417 280 354

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Plumbing

Contact: 9571 0022

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Massage Remedial Therapist& Personal Trainer

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All types of electrical installation work Diesel generators service and repair Bruce Pannell Mob: 0419047742 www.genspark.com.au

Rehabilitation & Renewed movement Relieve your pain today Functional Fascial Taping *Heath fund provider

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Fencing Phill & Vicki Humphry

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BARRON CONTRACTING 95762012 Bulldozing and general earthmoving. All ag work, damsinking specialist, 40 yrs exp. Dozer, IT loader and float hire.

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Ph Bryan 0475 626 985

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Tough Sheds built Tough To Last. Ph Terry Singleton on 0427 072 454

Pest Control

Travis & Kelly For all your roo & fox control

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tive Effec Safe utions Sol ement nag & Ma

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• Termites • Pre-Purchase Reports • Timber Pest Inspections • Pre Treatments • Rodent Control • All Household Pests • Total Weed Management Jason & Lynette Prendergast chitteringpestandweed@ westnet.com.au

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For Sale Public Notices

Piano Teacher AMEB exams if required Singing tutoring available 0458 477 306- Mrs Harris

The Bindoon Primary School P&C requires a friendly well organised person to fill the position of Canteen Manager. The position is for 2 days per week, throughout the school term. Information packs are available from the administration office. Please forward your resume with a cover letter to bindoon.ps@det.wa.edu.au

Professional Shooters

Mob: 0427 774 158 Fax: 9575 2167

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Mobile 0400 210 274 Bus Ph 9571 2551

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Obituary

Jack Robertson By Stephen Fewster

Grandpa Jack – Pop – Papa – Poppa Jack He was very special in everyone’s eyes – always taking an interest in people and everything around him. From his early years he grew up having to work hard to earn every penny to survive. When living in Victoria Park, he would ride his bike all over the place, collecting bottles as far away as Cottesloe to earn money for his stepmother. Catching the tram at times but most times getting off that stop early and walking the rest of the way home to save a penny because the closest station to his house was in the next zone and you had to pay more. Working with Ted Martin changed his life and set him in the direction he wanted to go – Country living and working. Ted loaned him money to buy his first truck because he knew that Jack was a hardworking man. He brought more trucks after the business in Gingin started to do well. He ran a very successful trucking business. A self-taught mechanic – he was able to fix almost anything while on the road or in the workshop. It was in the country working with Ted where Jack met Nanna Dawn, his wife of 52 years. After a few years of buying and selling farms with friends, Jack bought his dream farm, “Robbie Downs” at Jurien Bay. As soon as I was old enough I spent most school holidays up there with Jack. He would pick me up in the old ute – his dog “Blackie” on board and away we would go. I remember the first cattle Jack bought; they were straight from a station and had never seen people before. They sent Jack running one day over the fence. When in the yards we always had a pipe in one hand and the other on the rail ready to jump over the fence at any time. In time and as he could afford to, he slowly improved his herd. Eventually he sold the farm to go travelling with Nanna Dawn and enjoy spending some well-earned money. Unfortunately Dawn passed away a year later. Jack was a strong man but it really hurt him losing his wife in their 52nd year of marriage. Later Pam (Whiteman ) came into his life and Jack had a spring in his step again. We found out she only lived a few minute’s drive from his childhood Victoria Park house. They had actually dated back when Pam was 16 but her father soon moved Jack on, saying he was too old.

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Jack enjoyed his sport, playing football and tennis in the early days and playing golf up until last year. Jack also loved his bowls; he was one of the club’s best bowlers in the early days. He loved watching good bowls, and was very proud of his family’s achievements over the last few years. Goodbye Jack. You were a character, a perfect role model to all that knew you. Thanks for the good times and the laughs. Kerry, John, Marlene, Bob and families would like to sincerely thank extended family members and friends for their kindness, messages, assistance and support. There is an African Proverb that says “When a grandfather dies, a library is buried with him”. We can only imagine the incredible tales, words of wisdom and wealth of knowledge in the Library of Jack Robertson – a man that lived life to the full.

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Trade support loans for Pearce apprentices Apprentices will be able to access up to $20,000 Trade Support Loans, after legislation passed Parliament yesterday.

Federal Member for Pearce, Christian Porter, said the Coalition Government was delivering on its commitment to introduce the loans for apprentices so as to encourage more young people to take up a trade. “These loans will support apprentices in our local community by easing the financial burden over the four years of their apprenticeship and encouraging them to complete their qualification,” Mr Porter said. “The Government will provide up to $20,000 over the entire period of their training with more support provided during the initial years when it is needed most. “Up to $8,000 will be available in the first year of the apprenticeship, $6,000 in the second, $4,000 in the third and $2,000 in the fourth. “Importantly, when an apprentice completes his or her training, 20 per cent of the loan, or up to $4000, will be immediately deducted from the total of the loan. “Like HELP loans for tertiary students, the loans will be repayable once apprentices are earning a sustainable income. “We want people who start a training program to finish it and realise the opportunity of working in their chosen field.” Mr Porter said the new Trade Support Loans were part of the Government’s Economic Action Strategy to build a strong and prosperous economy. Trade Support Loans will specifically target occupations on the National Skills Needs List such as plumbers, diesel mechanics, electricians and fitters, as well as priority areas in horticulture and agriculture. For further information on the program, contact your local Australian Apprenticeships Centre or visit www. australianapprenticeships.gov.au

Catholic Agricultural college, Bindoon

Visit us on our Open Day Saturday 6th September See ad page 11 Catholic Agricultural College Bindoon specialises in Vocational Education Courses with a high level of practical learning. Situated on a working farm in the Chittering Valley, we cater for co-educational day and residential students from year 7 - 12. At the core of our work is the education of the students to enable them to become the best people that they can while living in a healthy, rural environment. Year 7 – 9 are exposed to a curriculum which is a rich blend of core curriculum, agricultural science and elective subjects which provide the skills required for Year 10 – 12. Catholic Agricultural College held the position as the number one VET College at the end of 2013 with a 100% graduation rate. To find out more about the exciting opportunities for your child, visit www.cacbindoon.wa.edu.au For enrolment information call the College on 9576 5500. A Catholic School in the Edmund Rice Tradition

Northern Valleys News acknowledges TRONOX as an active supporter of schools in the region. The financial donations to local schools – Bullsbrook, Bindoon and Gingin – play a key role in the schools being able to fund new projects and initiatives.

Bindoon primary school

Bindoon primary school raises mental health awareness At the end of last term Bindoon Primary School held a Family Fun Day as part of promoting awareness of mental health in the school and community. For the first time this year, the Supporting Kids in Primary Schools (SKIPS) program was conducted with all Years 5, 6 and 7 students, after teachers had attended a SKIPS workshop. The SKIPS program is designed to increase teachers’ understanding of mental illness and their confidence in supporting children who live with a parent with mental illness. SKIPS gives Years 5, 6 and 7students appropriate language for talking about mental illness and increases their understanding of people who live with mental illness. It also helps to reduce the stigma of mental illness in the primary school community and in the wider community. The program was delivered by two presenters with guest speakers who talked of their experiences: • SKIPS is direct and honest about mental illness in families. • SKIPS helps primary schools understand and support children and their families when a parent has a mental illness. • SKIPS includes speakers who talk about their experiences to both teachers and students. • SKIPS offers practical strategies and resources for teachers and schools.

•S KIPS has been presented in more than 60 schools since it began in 2000. •S KIPS won an Australia and NZ Mental Health Service Achievement Award in 2005. Children of Parents with Mental Illness (COPMI, which is part of WANSLEA) recently made a generous donation of $1,000 to Bindoon Primary School toward the end of term special activity, the Family Fun Day. Parents and families came along to enjoy a sausage sizzle, a series of tabloid activities, including a bouncy castle, as well as listening to presenters from WANSLEA talk to small groups about mental health. Overall, the day was one where families and staff enjoyed themselves and had fun!

Support kids in need this Christmas

Date: 30 August 2014

Bindoon boy William Hunt is busy collecting gifts and useful items for children in need. William attends Perth Modern School and is involved in the community club, Interact, that is supporting the Salvation Army Christmas Toy Appeal and Operation Christmas Child. The Salvation Army Christmas Toy Appeal is aiming to collect around 500,000 toys to give to families in need this year. Operation Christmas Child is a shoebox appeal, with families, churches schools and businesses packing around 320,000 shoeboxes with gifts for children in South East Asia and the South Pacific. Each shoebox will contain 6 items: something to love, something for school, something to wear, something to play with, something special and something for personal hygiene. William would love if you could help out by donating items such as: - New or good quality small toys (no batteries). - Clothing/ hats - Vouchers - Hair accessories - Stationery - Sunglasses/necklaces - Wrapping paper and sticky tape. The full list of items can be found on the Operation Christmas Child and Salvation Army websites. If all else fails money donations are also helpful! Donations can be dropped off at the Bindoon Post office or collected by calling 0408 520 338.

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Unofficial Chittering Riding Club Mini Hack Show

Chittering Riding Club Entries to: PO Box 293 Bindoon Enquiries to: chitteringridingclub@gmail.com Janet Barlow - 9576 0505

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fun fitness Kayne wins Bindoon Bootcamp Fridays 9.30am-10.30am, Edmonds Place Reserve, Bindoon. First class FREE then $15 per class. Craig, Gener8 Fitness 0417960724

shearing title at Calgary Stampede

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Meets every Friday at 9am at the Bindoon Hall. Laz Rabin 0412 911 193

Better known for his bull-riding, nineteen-year-old Kayne Drew of Mogumber has just taken out a shearing title at the North American Sheep Shearing Championships held during the Calgary Stampede.

Bindoon exercise class with Laz Fridays 10.30- 11:30, Bindoon Hall. Laz Rabin 0412 911 193

Bindoon Tai chi Thursdays 8:30am at Clune Park, Bindoon Ph Barni Norton 0419 964 909

Bullsbrook ‘Be Active Together’ Fitness classes Mondays and Thursdays, Pickett Park Hall, at 9am, $6.50 per class. This also includes tea and coffee afterwards. Janet Alexander 0405039833

Bullsbrook Group Exercise Class Mondays 6:30pm-7:30pm at Chequers Golf Club, Bullsbrook Ph: Rachael 0428 720 005

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Tuesday 7.30pm, Lower Chittering Hall Contact: Roberto 0418 640 840

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Kayne has just spent 3 months in the US and Canada honing his rodeo skills, but hadn’t been in town long enough to qualify to ride in the stampede, the holy grail of rough riding. Kayne’s family joined him in Calgary to enjoy the event. After watching the shearing competition for a bit, Kayne’s dad Greg decided to have a chat to the organisers to see if Kayne could compete in the invite-only event. Soon he was on the shears and showing off the skills his dad taught him as a fifteen-yearold. He ended up winning the intermediate section, which is open to any aged competitor who has shorn under 7000 sheep. Dad Greg also thought he’d show the Canadians how the

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Aussies do it, and placed 6th on the open event. Greg has been on the clippers for over 24 years and taught both his boys, Bryce and Kayne to shear when they were teenagers living in Moora. Both later attended Bindoon Ag College. Kayne went on to Cunderdin Ag where he attributes much of his extra shearing skills to tutor Wayne Laird who encouraged him to enter shearing and wool competitions. Unlike brother Bryce, who now works as a professional shearer in NSW, Kayne’s sights are firmly set on the rough riding, and he plans to head back overseas to Texas next March to prepare for Calgary 2015. He will train with friend and former neighbour Travis Edwards, who is now based in Texas. You can see Kayne take on WA’s best bull riders this Saturday night (9th August) at the Mogumber Tavern’s Spring Bullriding Contest. Best of luck Kayne!

Scout News Karen Hyne, Group Secretary

Welcome back to term 3! Even though the Scouts and Cubs have been on school holidays our leaders have been hard at work preparing a new program for term. Cubs will be focusing on “My Community” – visiting some of our local community groups like the post office, Shire offices, the CRC, and Ambulance and also learning about the wonderful things people do in our community... so keep eyes out for them walking around town. Our scouts had their first Troop meeting for the term Monday night where they discussed some activities they would like to do and badges they would like to achieve. Some ideas were to go to Dark Light and ten-pin bowling. Their main camp this term will be a Night Hawk, which is a night orienteering event this year to be held in Pinjarra. During the holidays our Scouts were very lucky to get the opportunity to visit the RAAF base in Bullsbrook for a personalized tour. This is to go towards their Air Activity’s badge. By all accounts it was a fun-filled morning and I think a few of our scouts now would like to be fighter pilots.

Cubs and Scouts helping at the Campdraft last October.

Maryssa Mettam getting invested.

If you are interested in coming down for a look at what we do, or becoming a leader, Scouts is on a Monday night at 4.30pm – 6.30pm and Cubs is on a Tuesday afternoon 4pm till 5.30pm. Our scout hall is on Racecourse Road in Gingin. Please contact our group Leader Gloria Hyne 0409 103 700 for More information. Happy Scouting! Riley Hyne visiting the Gingin Fire Station.

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Get geared up to watch Targa West in the Northern Valleys Steve Lague

The 2014 Quit Targa West is shaping as one of the most competitive in the 10-year history of the State’s premier tarmac rally. Competition will be tight in every category with at least a handful of competitors capable of winning the four major categories. And with new stages added to the course this year, especially the re-introduction of the iconic Auscon Special Stage through Maryville Downs Estate in Lower Chittering, competitors will be fully tested. Many of the other stages have also been modified, changed or are running in the opposite direction to last year. There also will be a night stage included for the first time. It will see competitors tackle a 5km course in Malaga on the first of four days of competition. Defending Competition Modern champions,

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Peter Major and Greg Flood, will be looking for back to back victories in their 2005 Mitsubishi Evo 8 MR. If successful, it will be Major’s third victory in the event.

Over the past couple of years Rullo has been in a strong position to win the event but has been foiled by mechanical issues or failing to keep his car on the tarmac.

Razvan Vlad and Damon Nicoli, who led the Modern Challenge category up until the Malaga Stage on Sunday last year, will again the ones to beat in this category this year.

Their toughest competition is likely to come from Steve Jones, who is the most successful driver in the history of the Targa West with three victories.

Competition will be no less fierce in the Competition Classic, the second biggest class, with defending champion Mark Dobson and Greg Butcher in their Triumph TR7, Simon Gunson and Jurgen Lunsmann (1971 Ford Capri Perana Replica), Paul Moltoni and Lisa Read White (Porsche 911) and Paul Pernechelle and Ben Trager (1970 Ford Falcon GT replica) expected to battle it out for podium places.

Their task will be made a little easier with the only all female team in the event, Sharon Gunson and Helen Lunsmann, who won the category last year moving up into the Modern Competition category for the first time.

His first time on the podium was in 2008 when at 24 he became the youngest driver to take home the trophy. He followed up with a successful defence of the title in his Nissan GTR in 2009 and was again victorious in 2011. After taking a couple of years off Jones is back this year, but this time driving a 2004 Mitsubishi Evo 8 with Caleb Ash in the co-driver’s seat, and looking to build on an already impressive record. Another strong contender in this class will be Peter Rullo and Jimmy Marquet in a Nissan GTR 35.

Another multiple winner of the rally, Jim Richards, will also be back for the 10th anniversary race but has swapped his Porsche 911 GT2 for a Porsche Cayman for this event. Richards and long-time co-driver Barry Oliver won the Competition Modern category in 2007 and 2012 in a Porsche 911 GT2 and will be strong favourites to add a Modern Showroom category win to their trophy cabinet this year.

Rob Buys and Sanja Aksamija, and Paul and Mitchell Thompson, both driving Porsches, will be the ones to beat in the Challenge Classic category. The 2014 Quit Targa West, which starts on Thursday, August 14, is a four-day Tarmac Rally with 77 classic and modern cars competing over 30 special rally stages in Malaga, Whiteman Park, Kalamunda, Toodyay, Lower Chittering and Bullsbrook with the Grand Finale Super Special Stage on Riverside Drive on Sunday.

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