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Biggest Crowd Yet Turned Out For Dardanup Anzac Day Service
Along with record turnouts at other Anzac Day Services
around the country, the Dardanup service was no different
with easily 300 people in attendance. Emcee Cr Patricia
Perks paid tribute to the Anzac Day team who has for many
years organised aspects of the service such as the Bagpiper,
Charlie Phillips who leads the parade; Mike Commons and
Gill Brady who organise the flag raising; Jeanette Thomas
and the Shire of Dardanup Garden Dept who maintain the
War Memorial; Shane Beattie who organises the march
from outside the Dardanup Tavern to the Memorial; Bayden
Adams in his 3rd year of playing the Last Post and Reveille;
the Dardanup and Districts Residents Assoc Committee
who coordinate the Service and the Dardanup Lions Club
who supply the complimentary sausage sizzle after the
service.
The Dardanup Shire Council was represented by Deputy
Shire President Cr Peter Robinson and Mrs Vicki Robinson.
Local Wayne Webster gave the Anzac Day Address which
was about the involvement of Aboriginal Australians in our
defence forces. A very poignant and thought provoking
address. The remainder of the service was led by students
from Dardanup and Our Lady of Lourdes Primary Schools
and a scout from the 1ST Leschenault Scouts. The flags were
raised by the school students and scouts.
‘ Members of the Dardanup Knits and Knots Group who meet monthly at the Shire meeting
room made this beautiful kni�ed and crocheted poppy wreath especially for the Dardanup
Anzac Service. Some of the members from left, Dianne Gribble, Dorothy Fowler and
Christine Commons’
After the service everyone enjoyed morning tea and the sausage sizzle.
The Dardanup Dawn service organised for the 3rd year by Lisa Ferris saw around 100 locals
a�end with a�endance increasing every year. Thanks to bugler Stuart Hair and Kingsley and
Carol Dyson for loaning their eternal poppy flame.
The Dardanup Art Spectacular Committee invite you to join them at the Opening Night of the Art Exhibition on Friday 4 May, 7pm at the Dardanup Shire Hall. Tickets at the door, $20 single, $35 couple, eftpos available. Ferguson Valley wines, beers and nibbles. This evening is a fundraiser for the Dardanup and Our Lady of Lourdes Primary Schools. The art exhibition has a record 178 entries from 70 residents of the Shire including 26 emerging artists, 32 primary and secondary school students and 108 non residents of the Shire. Don’t forget to explore the Art Trail with 23 venues exhibiting a variety of art over the weekends 5/6 and 12/13 May. This event would not be possible without the financial support from the Shire of Dardanup, a new major sponsor Quantum Underwriting Agencies and our other sponsors.
May 18 Page 2 Joshua and Crooked Brooks News
Autumn Feast. The Cooked Brook Forest group held an Autumn Feast at Lionel and Jan Machen’s on Friday 20th April. Nearly 30 people joined in for a Lamb on a spit roast that Lionel had started at 10.00 am. He had been basting the lamb with a red wine and honey sauce and it smelled just wonderful. Prior to the dinner Chairman Peter Robinson welcomed all, thanked Lionel and Jan and paid tribute to the dozen families who each take on a month’s roster duty looking after the toilets, BBQs and shelters at the forest. Without these wonderful people our forest would not be what it is today. Dave and Raelene Birch have just joined the roster relieving George and Janne White who have moved to Boyanup. Matt and Karen Hawkes who are new to the valley were welcomed as was Vin, our returning Canadian visitor. With the hotter weather behind us the group is planning several busy bees to make some improvements to our facilities. If you want to lend a hand at a busy bee email [email protected] or 044 746 7949
JCB Brigade AGM The brigade held its AGM on Saturday 21st April with an attendance of nearly 20 present. The committee was returned unchanged except for the Training Officer election of Raelene Birch. Chris Bouteloup was thanked for his years as Training Officer and Raelene welcomed to the team. The fire season has been pretty quiet particularly so as our brigade has not been included in DFES conference calls. Happily that has been rectified so that our FCO and Captain are in the loop. Not sure how they enjoyed the two recent calls, both around 2 and 3 in the morning!!
Our winter plans include bringing members’ training levels up to date, planning for the next season and some social activity. Joshua Crooked Brook FCO: Peter Buck 042 8311 300 for permits and brigade information.
Sausage Sizzle Fundraiser at Bunnings
Recently the JCB Bushfire Brigade held a sausage sizzle fundraiser at Bunnings with 23 volunteers working from 7.00 am to 4.30pm, selling 720 sausage sizzles, 175 drinks and with a profit of approximately $1365.00. Well done all.Peter Robinson
Dardanup Senior Citizens Inc News
Greetings one and all from Dardanup Senior
Citizens Inc.
At the March meeting we had 19 members attend
and our April meeting saw 25 members attend.
We were fortunate to have Jason Froud a
guest speaker from Synergy, Perth who gave us
a very informative talk on the ways and means
we can cut down our power costs, especially
in the areas of water heating and cooling.
Facilities that we use every day.
Jason gave out a booklet called ”Working
Together To Stay Connected”. Karin Williams
President thanked Jason & presented him with
a gift of some fruit of our south west.
Congrats to all raffle winners.
Mrs Cross again produced a large quantity of
beanies, booties, and mitts for the Oncology
Unit at Princess Margaret Hospital. Many
people benefit from her kindness.
After our April Meeting members all set off to
the Bunbury Wildlife Park for a picnic lunch
and walk around the park. Such a beautiful
day. All enjoyed the clean and lovely
environment of the animals and birds of the
Park.
Not many people attended the Games afternoon
conducted in the club rooms but we all had
fun playing the various games, winning the
prizes and enjoying afternoon tea. Next games
afternoon is on Wednesday, May 16th between 1-
4pm. All welcome. Please see notice in this
edition.
Some residents have made use of the new bus
service to Eaton Fair. Hopefully it will be
patronised by many in the future.
Members of Seniors will assemble at War
Memorial, Dardanup for Anzac Day and lay a
wreath.
Greetings sent to Pat and George. Simpson
Wishing them well in their new home at Bethany
Fields Eaton
May meeting we will be conducting a Mother’s
Day Raffle.
Our guest Speaker is Mr Rod Kroon, a lawyer
will be giving us a talk on wills and power of
attorney issues at our next meeting 15th May,
9.30am. All Seniors in the community are
cordially invited.
Till next time
Keep smelling the roses
Maureen Ward
JCB Bushfire brigade members at the Bunnings Sausage Sizzle, l to r, Paul Rafferty, Peter Buck, Janene Langley, Karen Rafferty, Raelene Birch and Sue Rigg
May 18 Page 3 Dardanup Playgroup Off To A flying Start
“What a wonderful term one we have had at the Community Playgroup. We run every Wednesday morning (9.30-11.30)of the school term at the Dardanup Community Centre on Little St. Please bring a piece of fruit to share & hat for outside play. Cost is $3 per child, $5 for 2 & $1 any children after that (Under 1 is free). There is also a $35 annual Playgroup WA Membership fee that helps to cover the costs of insurance.
Please find us on Facebook “Dardanup Community Playgroup” or email us at [email protected] if you have any further queries.
We currently have 16 families but have plenty of room for more, most children are in the 2/3 age range, but we have plenty of babies & more in the making!!!
Lots of free play and activities, you are welcome to be as involved as you like.
Hope to see some more new faces!”
Chantelle
Dardanup Lions News
The April Lions dinner meeting was held at the Dardanup Heritage Park. The object was to learn more about this fascinating venue right at our backdoor. For about an hour prior we wandered through in small groups, casting our man eyes over stuff we well remember. Also impressive were the many old generators. Some industrial sized be-hemoths that were used to power some of our towns. We learnt of the heroic capacities of the vol-unteer helpers to maintain them in working order, Jill Brookes spoke about how her late husband Gary’s passion for collecting old machinery led to the establishment of the Park. Seen were; Steam / Diesel sawmill, mill settlement, engines, tractors, dozers, horse drawn equip, military, memorabilia and much more. We provided a free sausage in a bun to partici-pants at the Disabled Olympics that the “iSports” Organisation run. It’s “have a Go” day at Payne Park in Bunbury. It’s about disabled children and youth getting out and having fun.
We also provide similar eats after the Anzac Day March (free). Every year we take the barbeque to the full mornings program on Australia Day, the overall charge is a gold coin donation. We are joint providers of that breakfast in Carramar Park with Dardanup Residents Association and we appreciate the Shire of Dardanup’s help with funding. Phil Ottrey
Wespine Is Invesng In the
Careers of Three Apprences.
Having worked on many shutdowns with the Maintenance Department when he was working in the Logyard, Jason Baker was ready to sign up as an apprentice Fitter and Machinist. New to Wespine are Mitchell Ettridge, who is pleased to be an apprentice Fitter and Machinist along with Jason in Maintenance, and Heath Hynes who is an apprentice Saw Doctor in the Sawshop.
At 16 years of age, Heath is probably the first Wespine employee to be born in the 21st Century. Heath grew up in Waterloo where he enjoys riding and fixing his YZ250F Yamaha motorbike and he is an umpire for the Dardanup Basketball Association. He attended Bunbury Senior High School but says working at Wespine is much better than attending school. Part of his apprenticeship will involve training in New South Wales.
Mitchell (18) attended Australind Senior High School and grew up spending time with his Dad tinkering with engines and cars. Mitchell has completed engineering and construction certifications as part of his Vocational Education and Training, and after leaving school two years ago says he is thankful to Wespine for the apprenticeship opportunity.
Jason (31) is a familiar face who has worked as a Loader Operator, mainly involved in unloading log trucks, in the Logyard for the past four years. He could not be more pleased to take up a mature-age apprentice and the opportunity to “do my hobby as a job!” Jason has always been mechanically minded, enjoying drifting at Collie Motorplex and working on his race car.
Beth Ferguson, Main Event Media
Lion Danny Harris Busy Serving A Sausage Sizzle at the Disabled Olympics
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Time on your hands?
Want to have some fun and exercise your brain?
Then come along to a Games afternoon on the 2nd Wednesday of
each month at the Wells Recreation Park Clubrooms and join with
me and others in playing Scrabble, Monopoly, backgammon, card
games, rummikub, etc. I am a new resident to Dardanup and have all
the board and card games and would like to share them with others
as well as being an opportunity to meet locals.
When: Wednesday 16 May, 1pm – 4pm. Then 2nd Wed of each month. Cost: $2 to cover Clubrooms hire, tea/coffee. Bring: plate for afternoon tea. Further info: Valerie, 97280850, [email protected]
Locals Enjoying the Recent Monthly Games Afternoon
Huge Crowds Turn Out At Valley Venues For Philharmonic South West Concerts
The Philharmonic South West Inc Orchestra completed the Music Trail on the 8th of April which for the last few years has grown exponentially. The winning combination of local wineries or gallery's with classical and jazz ensembles seems to resonate with a high demographic. The entire day was a huge success and the venues often over populated with patrons
wanting in on the action! The purpose of having this event is to promote music in the south west which it strongly achieved. It was a great weekend and we cannot wait for next years performances as every year the professionalism and locations is growing and the anticipation for this event is ever climbing. Feel free to follow the Orchestra on Facebook to be updated of future performances (@philharmonicsouthwest). Sabine Pfuhl
May 18 Page 6 "From Then to Now...":
An Exhibition at Lyndendale Art and Antiques
Local artists, Lynne Mitchell and Denise Gillies, have put together an exhibition of their work that aims to trace the steps of each of their artistic journeys. This exhibition is timed to coincide with the Dardanup Art Spectacular Art Trail and opens at Lyndendale Art and Antiques on Saturday May 5th at 10 am. It will be open every day of the Art Trail from the 5th to the 13th May from 10 to 4, then any time every day after that by arrangement.
The idea for this exhibition came after Lynne and Denise's two successful collaborative exhibitions at Bunbury Regional Art Galleries and Art Geo in Busselton in 2017. Although each artist started her journey independently, comparisons have often been drawn between their respective art works. In this exhibition viewers can decide for themselves the validity of these observations. Viewers will soon see that for this exhibition Denise and Lynne have not attempted to exhibit their works separately. Rather they have exhibited them such that their two journeys overlap. See this exhibition at Lyndendale Art and Antiques, 828 Crooked brook Road, Dardanup from May 5th to May 13th 10 to 4 and after by arrangement (97283038 or [email protected])
14 Locals enjoyed the 1st Bus Trip to Eaton Fair Shopping Centre departing( 9.15am and 2.35pm) and returning to the Shire Offices in Little St on Tuesdays and Saturdays. This trial will run for 3 months and will only continue af-ter that depending on patronage.
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Travel Tales with Maxine
Our 10 day MS Surikov cruise St. Petersburg to Moscow was now finished except for 2 days of sightseeing around Moscow. Soon after our boat berthed, the waiting bus departed for the Kremlin, finally arriving after very heavy traffic congestion and then even worse was the human congestion in the form of a 200 + meters long by 30 people wide queue, shuffling along very slowly, in light rain, with umbrellas threatening to poke ones eyes out at each step. This is my worst nightmare, (us being country folk, where, giving away to more than 2 cars is gridlock and seeing more than 6 people in town at the one time is crowded). Anyway we somehow survived and nearly an hour later, managed to get to the door where you were security checked by a few serious "don't mess with me or even smile" guards. All this time I am muttering "this had better be worth it". Well pleased to say, yes it was well worth it. The highlight was the Armoury, a vast museum, being a treasure trove of diamond, gold and other precious gifts bestowed on the Russian Tzars and Emperors, in addition to the ceremonial attire, weapons and carriages. Whilst the Kremlin grounds are beautiful with large gardens including huge cannons, enormous bells, coronation churches, barracks and lots more, the danger of upsetting the armed military (by walking on the lawn or an unmarked 'out of bounds' roadway) was a real security concern. The second warning whistle, as Tony wandered away from our group
whilst looking for a photo opportunity, almost certainly meant a detention period in one of Siberia's labour camps!! Luckily his nervous apologies somehow sufficed. In the evening was a guided tour to see the ornate beauty of the Moscow Metro. This super-efficient underground train service has the most incredible highly decorated platforms and depending on which station you alight, you will see diverse architectural forms such as Baroque, Art Deco or Futurism, stained glass windows, marble columns, crystal chandeliers, gilded mosaics and painted scenes from Russian history. This is a must see and do fun evening. Concluding the night was a visit to Red Square. We visited here again the next day for a more comprehensive tour to absorb the historical significance of this hallowed ground. A city tour, made difficult by the heavy traffic, was followed by a tour of the Moscow Space Museum, which displayed almost every piece of equipment ever used to explore space. The imaginative interactive models and illustrations, complete with English interpretations made this an excellent museum for learning and understanding space travel. Moscow, for me was too crowded, busy and did not have the ambience of St. Petersburg, however I'm sure, with added time, there are very many more interesting places to visit within this city.
Maxine Bourne
Looking for Local Venue to Hold That Party
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The Annual Nick Kalaf Cup was hotly contested with winners
Peter Gardiner and Bev Gardiner on (right), victorious over
Raymond Gardiner and Gail Scott-Pillow (left). The Cup marked the last weekend of play at the
Dardanup Tennis Club until next Summer.
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Dardanup Veterinary Centre News
It has been a summer that started abruptly (generally) with an early heat wave in November after constant rains until October. Some farms, hobby farms have had green feed with the intermittent rains over summer or irrigation systems. For the rest of the landholders there may be lots of green feed coming through but the old, now rained on dried grasses have little or no feed value. Until the season "breaks" adequately and there is a little soil and atmosphere warmth to help pastures grow you need to supplement stock diets almost completely. This is the time of the year where lots of diet related problems happen in animals.
1.WATCH for stock just picking green pieces of pasture coming through new - it is immature with little "fibre" value and a lot of moisture. It also brings with it SAND - we see horse colics in Autumn associated with sand in the colon/intestines (and this can be many kilograms and impactions). Feed well until pastures are covered.
2.In supplementing there are things to consider. Usually the diet needs to be about 1/2 "fibre" - that is hay or roughage with size greater than 3cm to create a "Scratch" factor and stimulate gut movement. In Summer this often should be a pasture hay. In Winter to supplement good pasture a cereal hay (eg Oaten hay) may work well. In Summer, you need protein, and to avoid a possible acidosis that picking grain out of a cereal hay can cause.
3.You need ENOUGH food -- Maybe 1-3 kg per head dry matter for your sheep, goats, alpacas etc, about 2kg/head for your hand reared calves, to approximately 9-10 kg per day for grazing calves/yearlings/cattle. Horses will be in-between
depending on ponies that need a little to performance horses needing a very balanced diet.
4.The other important consideration is concentrate source - There is only so much an animal can eat each day and it must provide adequate protein and energy. This can be in the form of grains/ balanced pellets / mueslis etc. The calories /protein people need to avoid at times need to be provided to livestock when there is nothing else. Pellets come with additional vitamins and nutrients but because they have finely ground components MUST be fed with roughage/hay. Different grains offer different nutrients - ie some have more energy (carbohydrates), more or less protein or are absorbed differently. Be extremely careful of wheat, triticale and good quality oats /barley. If eaten too hungrily they will cause grain poisoning/acidosis or related issues such as diarrhoea or abomasal distension/displacement. . 5. Vitamins and minerals may be needed in sandy and/or nutrient poor areas. They "fine tune" the diet but the other components make up the basis. When it rains keep the hay as the soft wet grasses come through to smooth the diet change. Each season, area and year are different and it is possible there are inadequacies with pastures in one form or another through 'til August/September, depending on rainfall and warmth for Autumn and each Winter.
For more individual assessments please see Dr Liz Suter at the Dardanup Veterinary Centre
Deadline for the June Issue of the Dardanup Times is 15 May Send your news to [email protected].
Hatches, matches, despatches and community news welcome
Vale
Rosemarie Williams, member of the Dardanup Tennis Club for many years and Secretary from
2003- 2005, sincere sympathy to her family.
Ron Hardisty
Passed away on the 6th April 2018, aged 94 yrs, loving husband to Brenda and father to Brian and daughter in law Rosemary and Grandad to Emma and Christopher and partners, Great grandad to Benjamin and Chloe. Ron Hardisty was the first Roads Board Secretary to occupy the Roads Board newly erected Office building on the 20th April 1950. Previously Mr Terry Hayward was Roads Board Secretary and conducted Roads Board business from his home near Hayward St. When Mr Hayward retired the new building was erected along with the house beside for the Secretary to live in.
Ron was ably assisted by Con Wells( Brian Wells younger sister, soon to celebrate her 80th birthday) being the only two office workers at that time. Ron’s family lived for many years in the District and he gave many years of service to the District. and Residents R I P
Gwen Wells
Eds Note; Thanks Gwen for sharing that Shire
history with us and think how the number of Shire
staff, business and the current building has
changed in that time.
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Ferguson Hall AGM Well Supported
We had a very successful AGM on the 13th April with 15 people in attendance. Andy Crilly is the new President with Turk Ellis staying on as Vice President. Rob Webster continues as Secretary and Ian Barlow again agreed to keep the Treasurer’s position, a special thank you to Ian.
Melanie Gardiner is the new booking co-ordinator 0419961606. Thanks to everyone who came along and especially to those who took on the committee responsibilities. Due to the first Friday of next month clashing with the Art Spectacular it was decided the next Sundowner will be on the 11th May at 6 pm as usual. Sue Cornwell
Working together to care for Country On Thursday 19 April 2018 the Leschenault Catchment Council (LCC) will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to agree to engage a Collie Aboriginal enterprise, Indigenous Workabout, to work alongside them on local landcare activities and initiatives. The MOU will be officiated by Mick Murray, Member for Collie-Preston, in Collie. The organisations will work together on conservation projects, seed collection, revegetation, monitoring, weed control and other landcare work. This will provide Indigenous Workabout (IW) with a steady supply of meaningful paid work, diversification of its business, training and a platform to mentor young Aboriginal people back into the workforce. LCC will also provide administrative support to IW, while assisting them to improve their business processes in the longer term.
The owner of Indigenous Workabout, Dean Wynne, said “It’s really great to do work in the bush and look after it. The more work we can get, the more local guys I can take on. I’ve already had Collie blokes coming to me saying they want to be part of it. It’s good for them and good for the community.” LCC Chairman, Adrian Azzari-Colley, said, “Who better to work on local landcare projects than the traditional owners of this land. It’s a perfect fit. The staff at LCC are learning a lot about local Aboriginal heritage too.” Member for Collie-Preston Mick Murray said, “It’s a great idea to get indigenous people from Collie into the workforce. All employment opportunities are welcome.” The two organisations are ramping up a seed collection enterprise and need access to bush reserves to collect seed from native plants. Profit from the sale of the seed will be spent on local conservation projects and initiatives. Contact LCC if you have bush reserves they can access. LCC is an independent, not-for-profit organisation that is committed to sustainable, long term environmental conservation across the Leschenault Catchment. Sharon Upston
Communications Manager
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Amy Robinson and Chris Penn on their recent marriage and thrilled parents Vicki and Peter
Tim and Kris�e Smith( nee Nye) on their recent marriage and thrilled parents Mary and Phil
Tracey Green celebra ng her 40th
birthday
Mar n Pardoe celebra ng his 70th
Joan Lantzke celebra ng her 95th
birthday on 5th May
Brian Wells celebra ng his 90th
birthday on 12th May
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South West Science and Engineering Discovery Day
Presented by The University of Newcastle
In coopera�on with The Rotary Club of Bunbury Leschenault.
The Science and Engineering Discovery Day encourages year 6 (and year 5) students to consider a career in Science or Engineering, and to study the enabling sciences in senior high school. Our Year 5 & 6 students enjoyed meeting like- minded students from North Dandalup PS, Cooinda PS, Dalyellup PS, Treendale PS, Bunbury PS, Donnybrook District High and Geographe PS. The challenge was won by Bunbury PS, second place Donnybrook DHS and third place Dardanup PS. We are
very proud of our students and of our STEAM teaching and learning program implemented by Mr Poole.
General consensus was that we would definitely sign up again to be involved in this fantastic initiative. Well done Leschenault Rotary Club !!
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What's on In Dardanup
4 May – Opening Night of the Dardanup Art Spectacular,7pm, tickets at the door
5 May - 13 May – Dardanup Arts Spectacular Art Trail, brochures at the Ferguson Valley
Visitor Centre
14 May – Mother’s Day Lunch at Ferguson Farm Stay Café
17 May – Dardanup Heritage Park Biggest Morning Tea, tickets ph Dianne 0429793362 27 May – Boyanup Farmers Market @ 8am
31 May – Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea in memory of Gabrielle @ Hackersley, tickets ph Adrie 97283033
24 June – Meadowbrooke Community Open Day, 10am - 2pm
Meetings
Dardanup Social Dance – 1st Saturday of each month, Dardanup Hall, 8pm, $12 ea, supper to share. Ferguson Hall Sundowners –1st Friday of the month @ 6.00pm, BYO drinks and nibbles. Ferguson Hall Committee– 1st Mon of the month @ 6pm. Hall bookings - Mel 0419961606 Wellington Mill Sundowners – last Friday of the month, 6 – 8pm @ the Fireshed
Wellington Mills Community Association- 3rd Wednesday of the month, 7.30 pm, Wellington Mills Fireshed. Dardanup Lions Club – 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month, 7.30pm @ the Dardanup Tavern
Ferguson Valley Visitor Centre Volunteers – 2nd Tuesday of each month @ the Visitors Centre, 9:45 for 10am start Dardanup Playgroup – every Wednesday of school term, 9.30am – 11.30am @ Dardanup Community Centre
Dardanup Senior Citizens – 3rd Tues of the month @ Wells Rec Park Clubrooms, 9.30am – 11.30am. Ferguson Valley Marketing and Promotions Inc –2nd Tuesday of every month, 6pm@ the Visitors Centre. Dardanup Shire meetings – every 3 weeks on Wednesday @ Eaton. ph 97240000. Dardanup Sporting and Community Clubs – 7.00pm, 3rd Wednesday of every 2nd month at the Dard Rec Clubrooms. Dardanup Tennis Club – 9am every Saturday summer only
St Mary’s Anglican Church – Services in recess. SW Veteran Car Club- SW Veteran Car Club meeting 1st Tuesday of the month 7:30 pm @ the Wells Rec Park Clubrooms
Edible Gardening Group – every other Saturday morning 10am. Please contact Lisa Ferris 0428969868
St Aidan`s Church - an Anglican service every third Sunday in the month, 9 a.m, all denominations welcome. Bull and Barrel Festival – 7.30pm, every 2nd Wed of the month @ the Wells Rec Park Clubrooms. Henty Riding Club - Third Wednesday of each month 7pm for further information, hentyridingclub.org.au
Joshua/ Crooked Brook Sundowners – 2nd Friday of the month, 7.00pm, @ the Fireshed BYO drinks and nibbles.
Dardanup Equestrian Centre, First Wednesday of each month 7.30pm for further information http://
www.dec.org.au/
Waterloo Uniting Church, Railway Rd, Waterloo – 2nd and 4th Sunday of every month, 8.45am, ph Kingsley 0409 848 460
Shire of Dardanup Workshops At the Dardanup Library
Introduction to Decoupage*
Wed 9th May
10:00am - 1:00pm
Learn how to make a beautiful decoupage terracotta pot.
Chair Yoga for Seniors*
Tues 8th & 22nd May 1:00pm – 2:00pm
Learn this gentle form of yoga that is practiced sitting on a chair or standing using a chair for support.
Knits and Knots
Tues 15th May 1:00pm - 3:00pm
If you enjoy knitting or crocheting and you’re looking for new ways to meet people, look no further than our Knits and Knots group.
The AnyBook Book Club Tues 1st May
1:30pm - 2:30pm
Bring any book to discuss at the AnyBook Book Club.
*Bookings are essential. Please visit http://library.dardanup.wa.gov.au/calendar/ or call 9724 0392.
Isabel Cody Programs Officer
Shire of Dardanup
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When: When: When: When: Friday 18 May, 7.30pm Broadcast commences at 7.15pm
WhereWhereWhereWhere: Donnybrook Football Club
How Much: How Much: How Much: How Much: $5 Food & drink available for purchase
Phone us on 9731 2177 to book a place.Phone us on 9731 2177 to book a place.Phone us on 9731 2177 to book a place.Phone us on 9731 2177 to book a place.