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O nce again, the Singleton

community have come together to

celebrate with a wonderful Easter Fair.

We had an outstanding turn out to

make the day the success that it was. It

thrills us to be able to throw together

such a cheap, fun-filled day for your

families to enjoy, so the support that

we receive in return is very much

appreciated.

A special congratulations to Brielle

Hawkins of Secret Harbor who won our

Follow the Easter Brick Road competition.

She is a gorgeous young girl who surely

enjoyed her chocolate prize very much.

We have received some wonderful

feedback about this year’s event and are

glad that it was a lot more organized and

structured . With your support, we hope to

grow strong year after year.

We can't forget our volunteers. Carla

Donald, Nikki Spagnolo, Joanna and

Elaine Walker, Nikki Ralph, Rachael

Fortune, Trudy Owens, Jackie and

Stephen Burnside, Lyndall Letchford,

Amanda Hunt, Ros King, Fiona Ginbey,

Keah, Michael and Anthea Paxton, Kristen

and Antony and of course the Easter

Bunny for taking her time out to visit us.

Without the hard work of all these people,

our fair just wouldn't be possible. We

Thank you and hope that you also return

next year.

This year we had an extra special treat

with our very talented buskers. Kyah

Franklin and her friend Dylan did an

outstanding job of entertaining us whilst we

ate. You both have such an amazing gift

and we look forward to watching you grow

into fabulous musicians.

We would like to give a shout-out to some

amazing local businesses. From small to

large, your contributions were well

received. Woolworths Secret Harbor,

Angel Touch Beauty in Singleton, Bruno's

Pizza, Cut above the Bay in Golden Bay,

Singleton Bakery, Singleton Deli and

Bayshore Garden Chinese Restaurant.

We hope that you all enjoyed yourselves

and that you all had a safe and happy

Easter. We look forward to seeing you all

again at next year’s Follow the Easter

Brick Road.

Cara Booth and the

Singleton Residents Association

June 2014

EGG-STRA SPECIAL EASTER

17th June

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Printed with the kind assistance of the Office of Gary Gray AO - Member for Brand 2

Hello fellow Singleton Residents.

I must start this column with a big THANK YOU to Cara Booth and all

of the volunteers who contributed to the highly successful ‘Follow the Easter Brick Road’ event at the Singleton Community Centre on 13 April. What you have achieved is nothing short of exceptional and is greatly appreciated by all of the Singleton community. This has been a magical experience for our children and helps to build on the great community spirit here in Singleton. I know that planning has already begun for next year’s event which I am sure will equal or exceed the success of the event that you organized this year. Well done to all involved!!

Many people have asked about whether the SRA will be holding a Christmas Fair this year. It is certainly our desire to hold a Christmas Fair in 2014, and if it is to go ahead, the organisation of the event needs to begin soon. The SRA committee have recently met to discuss the Christmas Fair and to appoint an organiser. As the SRA committee already have roles for the committee and most work fulltime, we are appealing to the Singleton community for someone to assist us with this responsibility.

If you would be willing to help out, you will receive the full support and assistance of the SRA committee. The event would be run in a similar style to the 2012 Singleton Christmas Fair and

we have all of the details available from that event to assist in planning and organising. This event would mean so much to the children of Singleton and it is just the type of thing that brings us together as a community. We need to get moving on this as soon as possible and we require someone with good organising skills who could do this great service for Singleton. If you can assist us with helping to organise the Singleton Christmas Fair 2014, please call me on 0407 900 417.Thanks!!

Singleton vehicle licence plates are still available through the Singleton Residents Association. We do have a waiting list for these, as they must be ordered in batches. The waiting list has been a bit stagnant and we would like to place an order for more vehicle licence plates as soon as possible. If you are interested in obtaining a Singleton licence plate, please contact me by email president@singletonwa.com

Finally - winter is coming. That means lots of rain, lots of wind and cold nights. Please ensure that you are prepared for any damaging storms and power failures. Should you require any assistance from the State Emergency Service, the phone number is 132 500. The web site for the Singleton Residents Association has a list of this and other important phone numbers and can be found at www.singletonwa.com

Take care. Graeme Dean. President, Singleton Residents Association

PRESIDENT’S PEN

CHRISTMAS FAIR

A re you one of the 800 plus people who had such a fantastic time at

the SRA's 2012 Christmas Fair at Laurie Stanford Reserve? Can you remember all those smiling faces from the Singleton community having such great fun at the petting zoo, the reptile tent, the bouncy castles, the rides and various stalls, etc – all at a maximum cost of $10 per family for three hours of brilliant entertainment? Would it be a surprise to tell you that the event cost in excess of $6,500 to put together, most of which was covered by various grants and funds raised from local businesses?

The Singleton Residents Association would love to put the event on again this year BUT to do so we require not only an event organizer, but also a fund raising committee. Please give it some thought, you will not be left on your own, there is a wealth of advice, experience and guidance to help you make it even better than before. What's in it for me you may well ask? NOTHING absolutely NOTHING but the buzz you will get from being part of a lovely community having fun in their own backyard and seeing over 800 Singleton residents and children coming together just before Christmas and having fun. If you are interested and would like further information please contact SRA President Graeme Dean ASAP president@singletonwa.com.

Chelsea and the Singleton

Christmas Car

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Echo Visit

L ast month we were delighted to

have the Echo (Educational

Chamber Orchestra) visit the school

for two performances. Echo is a part

of the WASO and the musicians take

it in turns to visit schools. Of the 90

members of the WASO, fifteen

visited the school and dazzled us

with their instruments and playing

skills. Lee the storyteller told the tale

of Echo the Gecko to the younger

students. Echo travelled the seas to

the instrument islands and had the

students singing and dancing along

the way. Some lucky students were

selected to participate in the

Have-A-Go session where the

musicians allowed them to play the

instruments. It was a great

opportunity to get up close which

thrilled the students.

The older students were taken on a high

sea adventure where they explored String

Island, Brass Island, Woodwind Island

and Percussion Island. Even the big

kids got into the singing and dancing

due to the fantastic storytelling. Captain

Leila and Sailor Kai helped us along the

journey. Several students were

handpicked to play in the orchestra and

they created a beautiful sound story that

portrayed the changing weather that is

experienced when travelling on a boat.

The Echo group are extremely popular and

it has taken three years to get a booking. It

was well worth the wait. WASO do a variety

of children’s concerts throughout the year as

well as many themed shows such as the

recent Pixar concert. Having seen the

positive reaction of the students at this

school show, I think they might enjoy

another visit to see the orchestra.

Singleton Primary

School Crosswalks

A nother recent near-miss of a

young child crossing the

road to go to school highlights

the need for prompt installation of

Crosswalks at Navigator and

Fitch, and Federation and Naval

Ave.

Plans for our crosswalks are

currently at Main Roads, and once

they have approved them, the plans

go back to Council of Rockingham

for allocation of a time

frame. Council has stated that at

this point if Main Roads approves

the plans within the next few weeks,

our crosswalk may be installed in

July School Holidays, however if not,

then it is more likely October.

It is also been suggested that if the

school was t o assist with the

funding that this may help the

installation process, so if anyone in

the community would like to assist

with a grant, we would be most

grateful. We look forward to these

crosswalks being installed as soon

as possible for the safety of our

children. Please continue to drive

carefully in the meantime.

Canteen Volunteers

Needed

S ingleton Primary School canteen is in

desperate need of volunteers to keep

the canteen operating. If you are able to

spare anytime between 9-12 to assist in the

preparation of orders and serving the kids at

recess and lunch, it would be greatly

appreciated. If you are interested in

volunteering, please contact Dani on

0433 316 241.

WALK TO

SCHOOL DAY

T he recent Walk to School Safely

Day was a great success with

the sun shining on all of us allowing

a small opportunity to thaw out for

some of Mrs Marsh's warm

pancakes and Mr Cousin's delicious

spaghetti rolls, washed down with

hot chocolates. Thank you to

everyone who participated in the

morning; it was wonderful to see so

many students walking to school.

J ack Ahearn competed in the

State Championships for

Little Athletics. He was extremely

successful, winning 4 gold

medals in long jump, 100m, 200m

and 400m. He broke the state

record in long jump & 400m, with

the 400m record being held since

1974. He was named the Athlete

of the Meet. His family are very

proud of his achievements.

SINGLETON PRIMARY SCHOOL________

Singleton Athlete

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Singleton Rubbish Survey

A rubbish survey was carried out in parks, streets and carparks around Singleton.

You probably know this already, but we are a pretty clean lot. With one exception, rubbish on the side of the road was very minimal. Carparks were all excellent with one exception being the north end of the north car park where old car tyres and general rubbish had been dumped. Bights Reef Rd, Riley Street and Brownrig parks were all excellent. There was the odd drink/food containers around the school and at Harmony Park. The Laurie Stanford Reserve was good. One conspicuous negative was general litter accumulating on the sides of Singleton Beach Road from Mandurah Road to the top of the hill and near the bus stops. Some asbestos or fibro cement sheets were found dumped at the end of Jade St. The SRA will be asking City of Rockingham to clean up Singleton Beach Road, the end of Jade Street and the North Beach carpark.

We can thank ourselves for the cleanliness of our community. However, the excellent work carried out by City of Rockingham council workers should not go unrecognised. There is also an anonymous army of walkers that scoop up cans and litter as they travel pathways, parks and beaches. We thank them also. There is a theory that the amount of litter discarded is a percentage of what is already there. If it is 10% and 100 items lie in a set area, 10 items will be added. If only 10 items lie in the set area, one item will be added. Logically, the cleaner we keep it, the less litter will be discarded. Thanks to all for their contribution to a great community.

And a separate note to add to this, a big thank you from Singleton Café and Pizza to the wonderful gentleman who seen out recently with a trolley picking up endless bags of rubbish strewn around the land in front of the shops and further afield. He has not gone unnoticed by us!

Singleton Coastcare Planting Day Sat 28 June

All beach lovers welcome!

P lease join us for a fun family day at the main Singleton Beach on Saturday 28 June

to help replant the dunes with our native flora. This is not only a fun community day but will help ensure our beautiful beaches stay that way. Singleton volunteers have been planting along this stretch of coast for years now and you can really see the difference but there are still plenty more bare patches to fill! The native plants will assist in stabilising the dunes and providing shelter and food to native animals like bandicoots and birds.

Saturday 28th June

Time: 9am

Where: Main Singleton beach carpark, cnr Singleton Beach rd & Foreshore Drive

Who: All welcome - families with kids included!

We will have some help from Conservation Volunteers Australia and Perth Region NRM as well. Free morning tea and BBQ provided as a thank you for your hard work

What to bring: Appropriate clothing (including rain coat if raining), closed shoes, hat, water bottle and gloves if you have them (we will supply gloves and all other equipment).

Please RSVP to Natalie on natalie.lees@gmail.com or 0421697783 for catering purposes (we won't mind if you just show up on the day though).

A very big thank you to Mick at Surfside Bakery in Singleton for providing morning tea and to Craig Wilson from Perth Region Natural Resource Management for providing the BBQ.

Winter Fun At Our Beach!

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Budget Time Approaching

T he Council is about to

approve the rating model for

the 2014/15 Budget which will be

brought down in June. The

Budget will be based on the

Business Plan which outlines

capital expenditure items for the

2014/15 Financial Year and the

Team Plans for the operational

work which will be completed

during the year. The

implementation of these plans

will require an increase in rate

collection of 9.9% for the

upcoming Financial Year.

While this increase is larger than

would be desired this expenditure is

required to provide the facilities,

operational works and maintenance

in what is one of Australia’s most

rapidly growing municipalities.

Rockingham’s population will grow

from 110,000 in 2011 to 166,000 in

2025.

This 52% increase in population will

require a huge amount of

infrastructure to provide for its

needs. The Business Plan outlines

the capital expenditure that will be

required to meet the identified needs

in the 2014/24 year time period. The

first year’s expenditure is folded

directly into that year’s budget.

The Revaluation Will Mean

Rate Increases Will Not be

Uniform

E very three years properties

in the City are revalued by

the Valuer General and these

new values must be the ones

used by the City when it sets its

rates. There was a revaluation

this year, and because the

increase in value will not be the

same for each property this will

mean that the rate increases for

householders will not be uniform.

The increase in the Gross Rental

Value for Rockingham with this

revaluation was 14.7%. The owners

of properties whose valuations

increased by more than 14.7% will

pay more than the rate increase

announced in the Budget and those

whose values increased by less than

14.7% will have a rate increase less

than that announced.

In 2013/14 the Council imposed a

differential rate which saw the rate

paid by most householders,

calculated on the Valuer General’s

assessment of properties’ Gross

Rental Value, pay a rate increase of

7.6%. While the rate increase for

2014/15 will not be known until the

Council sets it the rate increase, in

order to fund the Business Plan and

the Team Plans, for this year is likely

to be of similar order as last year.

As pointed out above, because of

the Revaluation the rate increase will

not be the same for everyone.

Comet Bay

Council Comment

O n Sunday 18th May Comet Bay

Bowling Club held its 25th

Birthday, with more than 60 past

and present members attending.

This included Sponsor Paul Papalia,

Foundation Member, Life Member

and Patron Iris Stone, Life Member

Roy Marshall, Councillor Chris

Elliot, Foundation Member Graham

White and Past Patron Norm

Marlborough.

The day began with a round of bowls won

by past member Margaret Spencer, and

current members Merv Beresford and

Ray Henson, who were presented with

prizes by sponsor Paul Papalia.

Club Captain Wendy Kirkby had worked

on a huge display in the form of photo

albums, a full collection of fixture books,

newsletters over the years, perpetual

trophies and many more items of

memorabilia. Walls and table were

covered with this display which showed

the formation and growth of the club over

the 25 years.

Over afternoon tea Past President and

Life Member Roy Marshall gave a few

memories of the club in the early days.

Current Member Robin Fitzgerald who

has held positions of Secretary and

Treasurer told the crowd of all the

improvements and changes over the last

10 years - replacing lawn greens with

carpet, lighting the greens, extending the

present temporary clubhouse, and the

plans by the City of Rockingham to build

a permanent clubhouse as part of the

Singleton Community Building.

Longtime member Dudley Liddelow

donated a huge cake in the shape of the

clubhouse and greens, which was

ceremonially cut by Dudley, Past

President Bill Young, Life member and

Patron Iris Stone and Life member Roy

Marshall.

Comet Bay Bowling

Club 25th Birthday

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MDBL Championships

Congratulations to all members

who played in these

championships. Our men did very

well with the Men’s Pairs –

Brett Baker and Lindsay Wylie -

taking out the Championship, and

the Men’s Fours Leon Birch,

Brian Matthews, Brett Baker and

Murray Hamilton making it to the

finals to be Runner-up. Well done.

Club Mixed Fours: Sunday 13th

April, sponsored by Willcraft. The

winning team was Ron and

Robin Fitzgerald, Mal Bound and

Trevor Foster. Second was the

team of Bill Young, Dick Powell,

Edna and Ed Tanner. Ron and

Sylvia Parsons, Trevor Foster and

Keith Ody were plate winners.

Scroungers: The winners of the

King and Queen of Scroungers

were Robin Fitzgerald and

Trevor Cook.

Warnbro/Comet Bay Day: The

annual Warnbro/Comet Day was

played on Sunday 27th April at the

Warnbro club. Sixty bowlers

participating in 2 rounds of 16 end

3 bowl triples in mixed teams. The

day was sponsored by

Paul Papalia and Mark McGowan,

with the perpetual trophy going to

Trevor Foster CB, Shane Kneale W

and Cynthia Jefferies W.

Visitors Day: Bowlers from

Latitude and Settlers Villages, and

The Peel Club have been invited to

join us for a Social Day of bowls,

so members please attend in

either uniform and bring a plate for

afternoon tea.

New Committee: Following the

recent AGM, the new

Management Committee is headed

by new President Malcolm Venn,

with Tony Elmore elected Vice

President. We are pleased to have

a new Secretary Jenni Henderson

and happy that Alison Brown will

again take the Treasurers role.

Wendy Kirkby was re-elected as

Club Captain.

Presentation Dinner 10th May:

The annual Dinner was held on

Saturday 10th May starting at

10am, with Presentation of trophies

at 11 and dinner at 12. A good

number of members attended

enjoying a great lunch.

Congratulations to all the trophy

winners. The Achievement Awards

went to Robin Fitzgerald and

Mal Bound with Ron Fitzgerald

being voted as the Club Member of

the Year.

Sunday Bowls; The Match

Committee wants all members to

know that Sunday Social Bowls will

definitely be on every Sunday, with

the winter time of 1pm starting now.

Visitors and Community bowlers

are invited to join us. Phone

Wendy 9537 2029, or just turn up!!

Winter Times: Members are

reminded that until September the

starting time for all days is now

12.30 for 1pm.

COMET BAY BOWLING,

SOCIAL & RECREATION CLUB

Laurie Stanford Reserve, Cavender Street, Singleton.

Postal Address-PO Box 7028, Secret Harbour, WA 6173

Phone number 9537 3953, 0497 342532

Just imagine you live in a Third World country, and you are about to give birth. You don’t have any doctors, nurses or hospital and you live in a shanty. So you give birth under a tree, with only a villager to assist. Zonta International has developed a Birthing Kit to help these women have a clean birth-not at a cost of thousands of dollars as we are accustomed to, but $3!!!! The kit consists of a sheet of black plastic for the mother to lie on, gloves for the assistant, soap, gauze, string and a scalpel. Basic, but most effective to prevent the possible death of both mother and child. The members of the Zonta Club of Peel recently met at the Comet Bay Bowling Club to assemble 800 of these kits. Over recent years the club has sent many thousands of these kits to many Third World countries.

HAVE YOU HEARD OF

THE ZONTA CLUB ?

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T he seasonal flu vaccine is

available on prescription or

via GP and immunisation clinics

and is provided free for the

following groups:

pregnant women

people aged 65 years of age

and older

children aged from 6 months to

under 5 years of age are eligible

for a free vaccine in WA.

Aboriginal Australians aged 15

years and older

individuals aged 6 months and

older with medical conditions

that put them at risk of severe

influenza, including heart

disease, chronic respiratory

conditions, chronic diseases

requiring medical follow up or

hospitalisation in the past year,

chronic neurological conditions,

people with weakened immune

systems and children aged six

months to 10 years receiving

long term aspirin therapy

If you are unsure if you are in a high risk

category for complications from

influenza, or if you require medical

advice, speak with your GP or

immunisation provider, or

ring healthdirect Australia on 1800 022

222.

Note: Some immunisation providers

may charge a consultation fee for

administering vaccines. It is

recommended that you check if the

vaccine is available and what the costs

will be when making an appointment

with your immunisation provider.

Miss Beatrice, the church organist, was

in her eighties and had never been

married. She was admired for

sweetness and kindness to all. One

afternoon the pastor came to call on her

and she showed him into her quaint

sitting room. She invited him to have a

seat while she prepared tea.

As he sat facing her old pump organ,

the young minister noticed a cut-glass

bowl sitting on top of it. The bowl was

filled with water. In the water floated, of

all things, a condom! When she

returned with tea and scones, they

began to chat. The pastor tried to stifle

his curiosity about the bowl of water

and its strange floater, but soon it got

the better of him and he could no longer

resist. "Miss Beatrice", he said, "I

wonder if you would tell me about this?"

pointing to the bowl. "Oh, yes" she

replied, "isn't it wonderful?

I was walking through the park a few

months ago and I found this little

package on the ground. The directions

said to place it on the organ, keep it wet

and that it would prevent the spread of

disease. Do you know I haven't had the

flu all winter!" The pastor fainted.

Vaccination

Some Words of

Wisdom

The Dalai Lama, when asked

about what surprised him most

about humanity, answered:

"Man. Because he sacrifices

his health in order to make

money.

And then he sacrifices money

to recuperate his health.

And then he is so anxious

about the future that he does

not enjoy the present;

The result being that he does

not live in the present or the

future; He lives as if he is never going

to die, and then dies having

never really lived."

Not Lost Any More

When a beloved lost pet returns

home to three happy children and

two relieved parents...

Thankyou to everyone who helped

keep an eye out for Taz the cat.

He proves that there is always

HOPE when a pet disappears.

BIRTH

ANNOUNCEMENT

A healthy baby boy for

Natalie & Timothy Lees

Michael Donald Lees

28th February 2014

3.2kgs (7pds)

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Please contact the SRA

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NUMBERS EMERGENCY 000

(Police, Fire, Ambulance)

Police Assistance 131 444

SES 132 500

Crime Stoppers 1800 333 000

Community 1300 657 123

Safety Service

School Watch 1800 177 777

Security Patrol

Graffiti Hotline 1800 44 22 55

Community Safety 9528 0333

Ranger Services 9528 0333

Alinta Gas (Emergency) 13 13 52

Synergy (Electricity) 13 13 51

Water Corporation 13 13 75

Justice Of The Peace

Lindsay Ginbey 9537 2160

Health Direct: 24 hour

health advice helpline 1800 022 222

Singleton Primary School

Safety House Program 0451 234 065

Wildlife Assist

Rescue Hotline 0400 904 016

WILDCARE: 24hr

Emergency Number 9474 9055

Cr. Chris Elliot

Phone: 9537 1096

Email: chriselliott388@yahoo.com.au

Cr. Justin Smith

Phone: 0408 912 244

Email: crjustinsmith@icloud.com

STATE PARLIAMENT

Paul Papalia CSC, MLA

Phone: 9523 4770

Fax: 9523 4780

Email: pail.papalia@mp.wa.gov.au

Phil Edman MLC

Phone: 9528 4774

Fax: 9528 7195

Email: phil.edman@mp.wa.gov.au

FEDERAL PARLIAMENT Gary Gray MP

Phone: 9527 9377

Fax: 9592 1361

Email: gary.gray.mp@aph.gov.au

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