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Nulsen Haven2nd Wednesday - Seniors Hall

– Jan Wood 9733 3701

EMERGENCYNUMBERS

( Police 9733 7400( Fire Brigade 000(Ambulance 000( State Emergency Service 000( Waroona Taxi 9733 1481( Water Corp (faults) 13 13 75

UNITING CHURCHThatcher Street,

WaroonaWorship Services& Sunday School

Each Sunday at 9:30amA warm welcome is extended to all.Elders: Rob & Charlotte Bruce

Phone: 9733 1018Minister Robbie Jetta

0478 243 765

Community Calendar for Meetings, Church Services& Events

Agricultural Society3rd Thurs—Alison Birch 9733 1092

Central Districts Axemen’sAssociation.

Linda Miller 9733 2098

Community CarWaroona Resource Centre -

9733 2545

Coolup Craft GroupWednesdays CWA Room,

Coolup 9530 3258

Coolup CWA2nd Monday each month

Coolup LCDC (Landcare)1st Monday of the monthKim Wilson 9733 2628

Coolup Progress Association1st Thurs of month 9 am Coolup Hall

Bev Alexander 0407 381 281

First Waroona Girl GuidesMondays 4pm Scout Guide Hall,

Fouracre St.(Excluding public holidays.)

Dam SpinnersFortnightly CWA Rooms, Yarloop

Joy Jackson 9733 1810

Lake Clifton LandcareContact: Nancy Fardin 9739 1154

Lake Clifton/Herron Progress &Sporting Association

Meetings every 2nd month on the 3rd MondayContact: Jenny Rose 0428 343 028

Preston Beach Progress Assoc.Quarterly Meeting,

phone 9739 2090 for details

Really Really Free MarketsEvery 3rd Saturday

Memorial Hall - 1 to 3pm

Senior Citizens WelfareLast Wednesday - Jan Wood 9733 3701.

Hall Hire: Shire Office 9733 7800

South Mandurah Al-Anon GroupEvary Monday at 10am Uniting Church,

2 Reees Place, Wannanup

WAROONACATHOLIC CHURCH

Waroona/YarloopMass Times:

Waroona: Sundays at 8.30amYarloop: Second and FourthSaturday of the Month at 6pm.

Parish Priest: Father Jay Johnson Ph: 9733 1225

Email: warcathpar@amnet.net.au

Wagerup CommunityConsultative Network

For information contactTom Busher at Alcoa on 9733 8768

MANDURAH -WAROONA BUS

Thurs. Jan 14th &28th at 9:00am fromthe Waroona Hotel,

South West HighwayMandurah Bus Charters

9581 6555

Waroona Arts and Crafts CentreOpening Times: Mon. 9:30 - Noon,

then 1 - 3pm. Tues. 9am - 3pm. Wed (fortnightly) 10am -2pm

Fri. 9.30 - Noon.New Members Welcome.

ST MARK’SANGLICANCHURCH

WAROONANormal Services are held onthe 1st, 2nd & 3rd Sunday ofeach month at 9:00am and onthe 4th Sun. at 10:30am.

Rev. Julie Baker0459 471 894

FRAGYLEPreston Beach Hall 3rd Sat.

Bi- Monthly Laurie Snell 9733 1219

WAROONACHRISTIAN

FELLOWSHIP AOGServices 10am Sundays Senior

Citizens Centre, Millar St.*GOD heals today. If you are sick we arehappy to pray for you – watch GOD heal*Mid week home meetings*We care for you – because GOD caresfor you. Info: Lynton & Chris Benson-

97331672: 0419951858

Seniors Recreation Councilof WA Inc -Peel Branch

Strong on Your FeetExercise Class for

SeniorsWaroona Senior Citizens Hall

Mondays 1 - 2pm -Cost $2For Further Information

please contact:Jan McGinn

Ph: 9533 4749Mob: 0427 088 615

THE SALVATIONARMY

Family Worship WithThe Salvos

Services every secondSun, 3rd & 17th Jan 2016 @ 10amMeeting at Waroona Community

Resource Centre 10 Henning Street, Waroona

EVERYONE WELCOME Contact: Shirley - 9733 1842

Tai ChiPisconeri Hts Park

Thursday, 10 am – Del Leahy

Waroona Hamel R&SL2nd Mon in Feb, Apr, June,

Aug(AGM), Oct, Dec.Tracey Fickling 0408 937 577

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Waroona Pensioner’s Social Club

1st Wed—Dot Hansen 9733 1892

WaroonaLions

FarmersMarket

The next market is on: Sunday Feb 7th 2016

8am till NoonBay prices are $10 and sellers

can set up from 6.30amFor more information about

the markets, or to book a stall,please contact:

Lisa Fry 0415 954 993This is a non-profit event by theLions Club of Waroona and allproceeds go back into the

Community.Please Support ALL

Lions activities

Waroona Lions 2nd & 4th Monday—

Grant Hewett 0417 919 777

Waroona Historical Society3rd Thurs 4:00pm

Debra Tyler 041 7 70 5 966

Sub Centre Opening TimesTues & Thurs

9:00am - 1:30pmPhone: 9733 2122EMERGENCY: 000

www.waroonaambulance.com.au

Waroona PlaygroupPlaygroup is open Mon,Tues and Thurs 9-11am,

PH: 9733 1979

WELL OF LIVINGWATER

Meetings at 7 Butler RetreatWaroona

7 pm every 2nd FridayNeeded, prayer Warriors for our

Nation from 2 Chronicles 7v14All welcome supper after.

CLASSIFIED ADSThey are Free ( For goods to the value of $5,000)

Garage Sale

6 Logue Street, Waroona

8am to 4pm

Saturday 5th andSunday 6th February

Two Households: Includes bric-a-brac, high quality arts/crafts,

clothing and books

What a start to the newyear with the bushfires.Congratulations to one andall who have helped in anyway to protect, defend andpick up the pieces aftersuch a devastatingoccurrence. What awonderful community welive in, when the going gets

tough, the tough get going. Not onlyour own community but the widerAustralian community as well. It issuch a blessing to be living in sucha wonderful country as Australia.Another new year has started andour target for this year is$24,000.00, as we are hopeful thatWaroona District High School willhave a day added to this service.We are very appreciative of thegenerosity of the school community,local community members, localcommunity groups and localchurches for their generousdonations and support of ourfundraising initiatives and with allyour continued support we are surethat we will achieve our target onceagain.Our Term Deposit is $52,268.13.

$24,000WDHS CHAPLAINCY

BAROMETER COMMUNITY CAR

Lucky Number WinnersChart one 1st Brock 2nd JohnChart two 1st Lynn 2nd Bev & BertChart three 1st Anita 2nd PatChart four 1st Grant 2nd FrosinaThanks Julie R and Kathy for thegifts to raffle.God Bless Betty Derrick.

MoreParaprosdokians

GARAGE SALE FOR YARLOOP

12noon on Sunday 6th MarchPinjarra Family ChurchWilson Street Pinjarra

NO price tags! Pay by donationTAKE WHAT YOU WANT AND GIVE WHAT YOU CAN….

ALL PROCEEDS TO HELP YARLOOPLeave donations of good quality items at 6 Logue Street Waroona

Contact: Carmen 0403 370 787

FOR SALE

PIANO - Casio Celviano

AP- 220 Digital Full keyboard,weighted keys, 23 pedals & lots of

functions.

It also connects to the computer.Manual and stool included -

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Phone: 0458 788 394 or 9733 3129

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I used to be indecisive.  Now I'm notso sure.

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Nulsen

Senior Citizens

Hello everyone. Now that Xmas andNew Year is out of the way, we canget on with business. Our FirstMeeting will be on 10th February at12.30pm, I am looking forward toseeing you. We hope that the peopleof Yarloop are recovering from theBush Fires, how dreadful they mustfeel, losing all their belongings andhomes. Our thoughts are with you all.Sympathy to Dot Hansen, for the lossof John, may he rest in peace. We arealways looking for new members andour meetings are on the secondWednesday of every month at12.30pm. Its bring a plate for lunch.After the meeting we have Bingo,Nulsen a very worthy cause you willmake a difference. Bye for now, JanetWood (Secretary) 97333701

Well, now that Xmas and New Yearhas passed, we can get on with therest of the Year, our first meeting ison  27th January, which will be beforethis Drakesbrook News appears.What a shame we had to postponeour Bunbury Trip to see the Dolphinsagain, but we will be doing it in thevery near future, believe me, it willhappen, I promise!! Our sympathies toDot Hansen, for the sad loss of John,we have been thinking of you andyour family Dot. If you are new totown, Seniors meet on the lastWednesday of every month at1.30pm, free afternoon tea isavailable, and then we play Bingo,come along, you would be mostwelcome. That’s all folks. Janet Wood(Secretary) 97333701

Congratulations to the following people withBirthdays in December, January and February

Birthday Congratulations

I have just found out that I missed the December birthdays. When Ichecked I had repeated the November birthdays instead. My apologies toeveryone. I also missed a birthday in January, so I am not doing real well atthe moment.

December

Ann O’DorisioGina FiorenzaJohn HansenJudy AlexanderLisa FryKerry ShoreThelma RaffertyZillah TaylorLes WilsonLori BezantMaud EastcottMargaret AbbottFrank Cavallero

January

Ronan Westlake

February

Andrew BavaroCarmel LindleyElla MurdochJerry PolinelliJoy ClancyMaverick DoddsBob TaylorDean ShoreGlad LaneJoanna Van GeelenKevin GroverNicole Shore

Our sincere thanks to all donors ofclothing, food, toiletries and other itemsfor the Bush Fire Relief. We wereinundated; couldn’t move in the shopor our storage shed and eventually hadto use the Josephite Centre at theschool. Our volunteers were exhaustedafter three days of sorting and the pilewas growing larger behind them. Wehad to call in reinforcement from otherSt Vinnie’s to help and so a goodamount of the donations was taken

away to be sorted and will then bereturned to the Community Centre fordistribution. As it was, the clothingwas of no use until it was sorted intoadults and children and into sizes.We were able to hire a sea containerwhich is now at the CommunityCentre and will be used for storage.If you have been affected by the fire,you should go to the CommunityCentre and if any of our otherservices are needed they will contactus, otherwise our usual clients maymake appointments from nextWednesday 3rd February. The booksale which was to take place duringJanuary has now been extended intoFebruary; due to the fire. The priceremains the same. A bag of booksfor $5.00.

Waroona Playgroup is back and thisyear we will be introducing a lot ofnew improvements to make 2016one of our best yet.  We hope to seesome new faces in February socome down on our open day,Tuesday the 2nd, and check out ournewly refurbished playroom, meetsome new people and join in on the

fun. Open times are Mondays,Tuesdays and Thursdays 9am to11am. Please bring a piece of fruitto share for morning tea, and whileits still quite warm outside don'tforget your hats and sunscreen.Term fees and Insurance will bedue. Enrolment forms are availableat playgroup and we can nowconveniently accept bank transfers.And don't forget discounted fees forconcession card holders. We lookforward to seeing you all there

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YARLOOPWe mourn your loss and

we pray for your future

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Typical workers of the time,Reg Catlock and TomMcAlinden 1929

Rufes Burnsyde and Mary Eastcott’s Wedding Party

1909

A sad reminder of the fire

Steam Whim Hauling 1905

The name Yarloop is said to haveoriginated from the words "yard loop",the rail loop into the timber yard there.However, the name is more likelyAboriginal in origin (most likely fromthe Bindjareb Noongar people) YalupBrook is situated only about 5 km northof Yarloop and there is similarity inpronunciation of the word and the earlyspelling variations of the siding (Yailoupand Yarloup) support it beingAboriginal. In 1849, Joseph Loguearrived in the area and farmed at nearbyCookernup. He was followed by W.J.Eastcott, who used to collect red gumbark and pit-saw timber for othersettlers and John Bancells in 1886. In1894, Charles and Edwin Millar movedinto the district looking to put nearbystands of jarrah to use - they hadexported jarrah blocks to London foruse in street paving. They soonestablished their own 300-acre(1.2 km2) timber town withaccommodation and support facilities,located 2 km south of a government-surveyed town site as the companywished to maintain effective controlover staff and workmen. However, noteveryone working at the mill wantedto live in the facilities, so a companytown on the eastern side of therailway and a public town on thewestern side developed. A siding onthe Perth-Bunbury Railway cameinto being in 1896. In 1901, theymade Yarloop the centre of their

operations, and the town becameeven more important when in 1905they closed their Denmark mills onthe south coast. At their peak, theyemployed over 500 people in theYarloop area. By the 1930s, theyboasted the largest private railway inthe world with eight railway systemsand 25 locomotives. The timber mill,originally known as the Waigerupmill, still operates and in 1984 themill town was classified as aconservation area by the NationalTrust and is now protected by theYarloop Conservation Plan (1998)administered by the HeritageCouncil The town was gazetted in1962.

The Timber Mill

Inside the workshops

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Ants – control is no picnicWhile many pests are seasonal thereis one with an all year round effect –ants! Unless you know the species ofant, control can be guess work.Different species of ants requiredifferent control methods andAustralia is home to more than 2000species of ants, of which more than800 are found in Western Australia.The most common exteriorexcavating ant is the coastal brownant (Pheidole megacephala) fromAfrica, a foraging ant that requires agranular bait with the activeingredient hydramethylnon forcontrol. House infesting ants such aswhite-footed house ants(Technomyrmex species) and blackhouse ants (Ochetellus species)respond best to liquid or gel baits.Odorous garden ants (Iridomyrmexspecies) and other native species arebest treated with permethrin orbifenthrin sprays. Some native antslike Camponotus and Tetramoriumgenerally cause no problems and canbe left to do what ants do. Argentineants, once a threat, now rarely seemto be reported as problematic.Singapore ants occasionally flare upin the north of the state. Tramp ants

and browsing ants have beenintercepted a few times aroundairports or seaports and have beeneradicated when found. Exoticspecies are a constant threat to ourstate and if established here wouldimpact on our outdoor lifestyle andWA’s agriculturaland foodindustries. Red-imported fireants and electricants are seriousant pests of theworld. Both areaggressive andinflict painfulstings and arepresent inQueensland.Yellow crazyants have theability to sprayformic acid whichcauses burningand irritates theskin and eyes ofhumans and animals. Yellow crazyants are present in Queensland andon Christmas Island. Any of thesespecies could accidently be importedinto WA. Unfamiliar ants or antssuspected of being transported infreight or cargo, should bereported to the Pest andInformation Service on 1800 084881. For ant identification services,

To report biosecurity concernsor unfamiliar pests, weeds ordiseases, contact the Pest andDisease Information Service.Freecall 1800 084 881, emailinfo@agric.wa.gov.au. Visit ourwebpage:agric.wa.gov.au/n/1207.Department of Agriculture andFood, WA. 3 Baron-Hay Court,South Perth WA 6151.

we request only dead specimens aresubmitted. Collect using the stickyside of clear sticky tape, gentlyadhere it to white paper, place in thefreezer to kill ants (1hr+) and postwith your address and contactdetails. For more information aboutsubmitting specimens for

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New low price on microchipping

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THANK YOU to everyone who hasdonated supplies, money, food for the

vets or just offered their support duringthis difficult time our towns and

communities have faced. We continue tooffer free treatment to all animals

injured or affected by the fires. Some willbe in our care for at least another monthfor treatment for burns. Thank you for

your support, everyone at WaroonaVets.

What a month it has been foreveryone. As I sit here writing this atthe tail end of our town’s part of anatural disaster it is hard to believe amonth has gone by. In the wake ofthe devastation I think we can beproud of how our communities andthe wider Western Australiancommunity have rallied around thosein need including those with no voice– our animals. When Ron and Idecided to stay we didn’t knowwhether our clinic or our home wouldsurvive the fires. On the second nightwe were really worried. But we werethe lucky ones; we escaped with nodamage to our business or our home.But what eventuated was many werenot so lucky. Early on when we hadno power (and no phones) we took tousing social media to communicatewith the public. We were open allday, every day and late into the night,every night, for that first week. InitiallyDr Ron was the only vet in the firezone and was out straight awaycalled out to euthanase so manyburnt cattle that we unfortunatelynearly ran out of bullets. When DrBec finally was able to get throughthe road blocks we finally had twovets running all over the country sideattending burnt sheep, goats andhorses. Back at the clinic my nursesand I were coordinating the relief

Vet Care in a Disaster Zone – by Nurse FrosinaWaroona Veterinary Clinic News

treat all fire affected animals for free.We normally only treat wildlife for freebut in this case we extended it toeveryone affected. Then the mostamazing thing happened - we sharedour stories on our Facebook pageand the donations started rolling in.Our wholesalers donated vital drugs,other vet clinics sent us bandagesand wonderful people from as faraway as the UK sent us monetarydonations. My beautiful clinicneighbour Tiffany Wood brought usthe most amazing sandwiches topack our fridge, people dropped offcakes and biscuits to keep us going.We felt overwhelmed by the supportand I can remember breaking downin tears at the generosity. Iremember my beautiful trainee nurseSam did an interview with a nationalnews service and within 15 minutesof the story going up on the internet Ihad to ask Sam to stop takingdonations. It was amazing. We stillhave animals in our care now whichwill need at least another months’worth of bandaging but are sothankful for the support we havereceived. This support allows us toprovide the best care possible tothese animals and has also allowedus to treat cattle and livestock at nocost to farmers who have lost somuch already. From all of us, ourmost heartfelt thank you.

effort – tonnes of dog and cat food aswell as all kinds of stock food andsupplies for all kinds of animals camepouring in. In the early days nurseHayley became the hay queen helpingorganise where vital hay donationscould go and who needed them. Mystaff were all going above and beyond.My trainee nurse Peta took time off herpaid job to come down and help everyday from the beginning of theemergency. We also worked withformer staff members Kellie and Clareto get animal’s attention in Yarloop withthe ladies running all over the placepicking up everything from alpacas tochickens and getting them to the clinicfor treatment or just getting food andwater out to who needed it. What wasunfortunately absent was wildlife. Thefire was so fierce and so fast that veryfew stood a chance. The first joey wesaw was burnt beyond help and washumanely euthanased. We started togive up hope but once people started toreturn to their homes the wildlife camepouring in. Burnt possums, many, manyjoeys, all kinds of birds with smokeinhalation that had been falling out ofthe sky, all came through our doors. I’mhappy to report that at least 90% of thewildlife we saw we could treat and willmake full recoveries. Between badlyburnt cats and bandaging joeys andsending out vets, we were run off ourfeet. We committed straight away to

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Waroona Catholic Parish SacramentalProgramme 2016

Parent Information & EnrolmentTuesday, February 23rd, at 6:00pm

St Joseph’s School Libraryfor parents of children seeking to receive the

sacraments ofFirst Reconciliation, First Holy Communion

(Eucharist)or Confirmation

The Parent Information & Enrolment is part ofpreparation for receiving the sacraments.

It is important you attend with your child to beenrolled to receive the sacraments.

Fr Jayan Johnson, Parish Priest

Enrolments for term 1 swimming lessonsare being taken. We cater for Babiesthrough to Adults. Cost is $95.00 for eightweek term.All instructors are AUSTSWIM qualified

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This Rodeo is in memory ofAshley Black, a verypopular 19 year old, whorepresented AustraliaInternationally in Rodeo.

Sadly at the age of 19 andwithout any significant signto his friends and family hedecided to take his own life.

His Mother decided to pushfor this Rodeo to makepeople more aware ofdepression and youthsuicide. She proudlysupports ‘Beyond Blue’.

Please support it and makeit a fantastic Memorial toAshley.

If you feel you need support inthis area, please contact one ofthe following:

Youthbeyondblue -1300 224 636

Kids Help Line – 1800 551 800

Reach Out – au.reachout.com

Samaritans Crisis Youth Line –1800 198 313

Youth Focus -www.youthfocus.com.au

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I live at McLarty Street (West),Waroona (we call it the last street outof town to the right), and I feel verylucky that we still have our home, asour yard has all large charred markseverywhere, where the fire tried to takeour yard and home from us. All my potplants and hoses in the middle of mybackyard are all melted and other bitsand pieces, burnt patches are rightclose to our house. When I open myback door and look up at the adjoiningbushland, it looks like Armageddon, aseverywhere you look in any direction, isall black and charred and lifeless. Theold Nestles Factory (as most peopleknow it), somehow doesn’t look quiteright, as there are bits missing from theroofline, and the old house that was onthe factory ground (just at the back ofus), is burned down to the ground, andonly two chimneys remain. Our shedhas burn marks all over the side of it,and a rug that was on a lounge chairinside the shed, has melted patches onit, proving how hot the fire was againstthat wall inside the shed. My son’swork bench just outside of our shedhas been burnt down and only themetal frame remains, he had newtimber and steel on top of the benchthat is all gone. On the 6th January, weheard that Lane Poole was on fire, andwas a little bit uneasy about it, but notalarmed, as it seemed like the fire was

Thank You to the Firees & My Neighboursa long way from us, though we keptmonitoring it on DFES. By thatafternoon, we started to get glowingembers coming down into our yard, thesmoke was so thick that you couldbarely see anything, the wind wasferocious and from our back yard welooked east and saw an almighty glow.We knew it was time to leave, thoughwe had no warnings at that stage, it justmade common sense to us that thiswasn’t good. I grabbed my handbag,mobile and keys, and my son and I leftWaroona, not knowing whether wewere going to have a house to comehome to. We stayed at my sisters inCoolup and didn’t sleep at all that night,we saw pics of the fire on Facebook,and one photo in particular caught ourattention because it was of our shedand in the background the old house atthe factory, was on fire. We then knewthat the fire was close to our yard andhouse. The next morning we went toPlacid Ark in Coolup (which stayedopen all night for the emergencyservices to use), and met some of theweary Firees that had been battling thefire all night at Waroona. They told usthat they have saved our town, but itdoesn’t look pretty, and also told us thatno houses had gone down as far asthey knew, which was good becausewe figured that our house was stillstanding and held onto that hope. Theywere very modest when I thankedthem. What we didn’t know at thatstage, was that around 2.00 thatmorning, our neighbours looked over toour yard and saw that it was on fire andrallied up other neighbours to comeover and put the fires out, which savedour house. We needed to go toMandurah, and upon returning, wewere blocked at the round-about justout of Pinjarra, and were not allowed toreturn to Coolup, though that was notconsidered under threat. We werediverted to the Murray Rec Centre. Wefelt very displaced, though I cannot fault

anyone at the Rec Centre as they(volunteers) were all so wonderful andhelpful, we met a lot of people fromWaroona. However, my son felt toouncomfortable to stay overnight at theRec Centre and dipped into his smallsavings so we could stay at thePinjarra Caravan Park for a fewnights, as well to buy us more mobilecredit, we needed to keep in touchwith family and friends, who werekeeping us going. We kept goingback to the Rec Centre to find outinformation, which suddenly becomesimportant in the face of a disaster, wewere also treated to meals. Butunfortunately at that stage, they wereunable to provide any clothing for usto change into, so we found someclothing on sale at one of the localstores in Pinjarra. I had no toothbrushor toothpaste for 2 days, but suddenlysomehow along the way ended upwith 4 toothbrushes and 4 tubes oftoothpaste, I still don’t know how thathappened. At the Rec Centre, I metsome of the unfortunate people fromYarloop that lost their homes andcould only but hug some of them. Iwished that I had lots of money todonate to help them. A few days later,we were able to return to Waroona,and even though our house is old andwonky, we never felt so good to see itagain, even though it has charredmarks everywhere in the yard, andmelted things. But it has thememories of my son growing up,photos, his first tooth that he lost atone year old, all my achievements asan artist, all the artworks of my son’sFather that he lost to cancer a fewyears ago. But still, we feel lucky, westill have our home, and we thankEVERYONE that has been involved inthis mammoth disaster that I willnever, ever, forget. You are myHEROS!!! Vickie Anderson (Asrequested, this has been publishedun-edited.)

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CONSUMER PROTECTION COLUMNWith Consumer Protection SW Regional Coordinator Debbie ButlerBuying vouchers can be a gift for retailers

The gift card industry is a growingone. We used to purchase giftvouchers directly from the shop orbusiness where they would beredeemed, but it is now commonplacefor department stores andsupermarkets to have a variety of giftcards for other places on display nearthe till. In 2015 Consumer Protectionreceived 74 complaints about giftcards/vouchers, with 30 coming in thefirst quarter of the year, post-Christmas. We regularly highlight,through the media and social media,some potential problems with giftcards or vouchers. One of the issueswe frequently warn of is businesscollapse, which became a reality formany Western Australians whenelectronics retailer Dick Smith wentinto receivership on 5 January 2016.Holders of Dick Smith gift cards, manyof whom had received theirs as aChristmas present, becameunsecured creditors when voluntaryadministrators were appointed. Anyclaims for the outstanding dollar valuemust be lodged via a hotline or emailaddress (Phone 1300 853 481 ordicksmith@linkmarketservices.com.au). If payment was made by creditcard or by selecting ‘credit’ with adebit card, Dick Smith gift cardpurchasers can contact their creditcard provider and request achargeback. Unfortunately this

opportunity does not exist for thosewho paid by cash or eftpos. Dick Smithgift cards bought from Coles,Woolworths or Big W can beexchanged for a gift card of equal valuefor that particular supermarket or store,subject to proof or purchase beingprovided as part of a redemptionprocess. Consumer Protection’s newposition, in light of the Dick Smithscenario, is that Western Australiansshould consider only buying giftvouchers with credit cards or byselecting ‘credit’ on a debit card, sothat chargeback is an option if thebusiness goes bust. We also want thecommunity to think about whether it isbetter to give cash as a present or agift card that can be redeemed at anumber of outlets (some shoppingcentres sell these vouchers and theycan be used at a variety of stores withinthe complex). Cash may seem lesspersonalised than a gift card orvoucher but the receiver is guaranteedto be able to spend the money and willnot be restricted by terms andconditions or an expiry date. If you aregoing to buy a gift card you have to askyourself if you know for certain that thebusiness is not in financial trouble andwill still be around for the voucher to beused or spent without restriction. Forexample when Laura Ashley’sAustralian clothing and home waresstores went into administration on 7January 2016 the requirements for

redeeming a gift card changed. LauraAshley gift card holders are nowrequired to spend double the facevalue in order to redeem it e.g. spend$200 in store to redeem a $100voucher. Sometimes the prospect ofa business winding up will bepredicted in the media, such as withinthe business section of a newspaperor website, so it’s worthwhile keepingup-to-date with what’s happening inthe marketplace. Staying informedcould save you dollars by alerting youahead of you buying a gift card froma troubled retailer, or letting you knowthat a gift card you have receivedcould soon become worthless.Generally we recommend that anyonewho receives a gift card shouldredeem it as soon as possible afterreceipt. It’s believed Australianretailers make hundreds of millions ofdollars from unclaimed vouchersevery year, with consumer surveyssuggesting in excess of three out often people forget to use their gift cardbefore the expiry date. One way toprevent this is to download ConsumerProtection’s free app iShopWA anduse its gift voucher expiry datereminder function. Consumers withcomplaints relating to gift cards shouldfirst try to resolve the issues with thebusiness in question and in the caseof unresolved disputes contactConsumer Protection by email:bunbury@commerce.wa.gov.au or by

The first ‘Strongon Your Feet’meeting for 2016had to becancelled due tothe Waroona fire,so it was asomewhat

extended break over the festiveseason this time. Our thoughts arewith those who have suffered loss orbeen traumatised by the event andeveryone extends heartfelt thanks toall the fire-fighters, police and variousagencies for their tremendous effortsto help our region during our time ofneed. Thanks also to ‘Strong on YourFeet’ co-ordinator Jan McGlinn andvarious Peer Leaders who contactedus during the fire with expressions ofconcern and offers of help if needed.The difference between life and death

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can be just a matter of minutes with afire fast approaching, so theemergency was a good reminder ofhow important it is to be as agile aspossible when having to evacuate orpreparing to stay and defend. (Not tomention the energy and strengthrequired in the clean-up after theevent!). The first meeting for the yearwas well attended and was awelcome return to ‘normal’ life. Wewelcomed Margaret, who it seemshas a delightful sense of humour sofits in very nicely! It was great to havePeer Leaders David and Gayle(resplendent in new uniforms!), at thedoor to welcome us and we kicked offthe New Year with David’s usualhumorous anecdotes during the warmup exercises. We soon got into theswing of things and after theexercises, we gathered around the

table over a cuppa to hear of David’sadventures with the elephants whilevolunteering in Myanmar and to seethe photos he brought back to showus. Please remember to bring waterbottles during the hot weather as it isimportant to keep the fluid levels up.For seniors wanting to get fit and tostay ‘strong on your feet,’ we meeteach Monday at1pm in the SeniorCitizens Hall. Forfurther informationplease contact Janby phoning 95354749 or mobile0427 088 615 oremaildmc56456@bigpond.net.au Manyblessings, Cheryl

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A THOUSAND THANK YOU’SMoving Forward there will still besome trying times ahead for many ofyou. For those that have beendisplaced from their properties andneed to have their mail redirectedplease come and see us. Redirectionsare free for 12 months when thecause is a disaster. We have thenecessary forms here. To ourcustomers who have shown patienceand understanding when we havebeen very busy we thank you also.We aim to serve everyone promptly,but sometimes it just takes more time.POST BOX RENEWALSAnnual Post Box Rental renewals willbe due by March 31st and renewalnotices will start arriving in your boxesin February, so keep an eye out. Ifyou have any questions have a chatwith counter staff.Postage Fee Increase ReminderJust a follow up reminder thatstandard letter postage charges havechanged. A standard business letteris $1. For those of you who have 70cstamps at home still, we will havesupplies of 30c makeup stamps foryou to use with them.Cheers fromyour LPO Team!J

with!! We really appreciate the effortsof our night sort staff Jenny & Leah,Australia posts contract PostiesNellie, Sharon, Robyn, Neil & Audreyto get sorted and deliver the bowwave of mail that came thru all atonce when town was reopened todeliveries. It was a very busy coupleof days clearing the backlog and theirefforts were above and beyond.(Some photo’s below show just aportion of what came thru!!)

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The Waroona Fire 2016

Evacuees, Derek Smith wentto Pinjarra and Bob Waidewent to Australind with his

grandchildren

The all too familiar road block

The smoke was thick

We mourn and pray for Yarloop and thankyou once again, firefighters

The Firefighters relentless

Livestock suffered

The flames were high

Karl Beadle took this amazing photo of theWaroona Fire from the beach in Busselton

February 2016 Page 20

In The Lions DenWell another New Yearand another disasteras rampaging firesspread through the

area for the second January running,again sparked by a lightning strike.Tragically on the Friday night, 7th

January, under the influence of strongwinds, the fire broke containment lines,turned South and wiped out most ofYarloop, destroying 110 homes, historicbuildings and the railway yards. Thefiries brought their own catering thistime but the fire had also burnt down500 power poles. Western Powerdrafted in a team of 250 plus workersto get to work on restoring power andrebuilding the infrastructure and theWaroona Lions Club were asked tocook and supply breakfast and lunchfor them everyday, including Saturdaysand Sundays for 3 weeks. ProjectLeader, Lion Phil Turner, the samemember that had led us while feedingthe firies this time last year,immediately mobilized us into action atJim’s Kitchen. It became a massiveoperation involving supply of ham andcheese toasted sandwiches, toastedbacon and egg sandwiches,hamburgers, steak burgers, 3 pieces offruit, two bottles of water, 2 bottles ofPowerAde and a muesli bar for all 250plus workers everyday!! 25 of our 32members were utilized as well as manywives, daughters and friends andvolunteers from the town of Waroona.A minimum of 8 to 10 people wererequired every day for 2 shifts,breakfast prep starting at 5.30 andlunch at 8.30, as well as a team ofrunners making trips to supermarkets,cash and carries, butchers and bakersfor supplies. A truly titanic effort byeverybody involved so “THANK YOUEVERYBODY”.Because of the fires, we had to put alot of other things that we’d planned todo on hold…..the demolition of our oldstorage shed, the launch of the LeosClub (for the second time) and a visit toour club by the Mandurah Lions Club.At least it will give me lots of interestingthings to tell you about in the next issue.One of the positives that came out ofthe fire disaster was that the Channel9 TV station came to town; to stage partof their special benefit TV show “W.A.Stands Together”. The crew set up atthe Waroona Fire station, set up a bigscreen TV in the back yard, invited thetownsfolk to come and watch and enjoysome food and drink and interviewedmembers of the local volunteer fireservice, as well as special guest W.A.

TEAM LEADERS OBI O’BRIEN ANDPHIL TURNER FILL ORDERS

THE LIONS WIVES TAKE OVER (l tor) THELMA RAFFERTY,LINDACLARE, MARILYN LOCHOWICZ,RHONDA SCOTT AND GRACEPISCONERI

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TEAM LEADER PHIL TURNER TRIESTO GET A WORD IN EDGEWAYSWITH ALL THOSE WOMEN IN THEKITCHEN

celebrities, the West Coast Eagles’Matt Priddis and Matt and Kim from“The Block”. The Lions were invited aswell and several of us attended and wewere on the schedule to be interviewed.However, as we were not due to be onuntil close to the end of the show andmost of us had to be up at 4.30am thenext morning to cook breakfast forWestern Power, sadly, we had to leavebefore they got to us. It was still a goodshow though and raised over $600,000.

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LIONS ATCHANNEL NINE’SW.A. STANDSTOGETHERSHOW ATWAROONA FIRESTATION

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Lions Australia Day Breakfast

THE TEAM THAT COOKED AND SERVED BREAKFAST (left to right),ANDREW PATON, KEVINO’BRIEN, GARY WITNEY, REEGAN DAVIS,JAYLEN ANZELLINO, MIKE WHITNEY, BENNY GOODMAN, MANDYFERGUSON, LISA FRY, BOB FERGUSON, LENA DELEO, LYNLEY YOUNG,JEN DELEO, LARRY SCOTT, DOM DELLA-FRANCA, YOUNG MATT FROMPINJARRA AND GRANT HEWETT.

The next major event in January wasof course the Australia Day Breakfast.Again the fires and Western Powerdisrupted our plans for this as wellbecause normally it is held at theMemorial Hall and we had to relocateto the Recreation Centre. As we werestill feeding the Western Power crewsfrom Jim’s Kitchen, it created a realchallenge for the Lions, as it meantthat we had to deploy two differentcooking teams, one at Jim’s and oneat the Rec Centre. Nevertheless, ourmembers really pulled out the stopsand a total of 20 Lions, familymembers and other volunteers turnedup to help at the Rec Centre whilePhil Turner still had a team of 12down at Jim’s. In spite of the venuechange and the difficulty incommunicating that (not everybodyhas Facebook!), we still attracted over200 people for breakfast. It was agood morning for the Lions as a fewof us were involved in the CommunityAwards. First of all, there was PeterReynolds who has been a Lion for 35years as well as being involved inmasses of other voluntaryorganisations and projects includingWaroona Senior High School, theJunior Cricket Club, a returning officerfor the West Australian ElectoralCommission, member of the MasonicLodge Waroona and Harvey for 32years, Vice Chairman of the WaroonaCommunity Resource Centre and iscurrently in charge of organizing thefunding and organizing events for theHigh School student’s Western Fronttrip to Belgium and France later thisyear. Then a community award wasalso presented to the VintageMachinery committee, an

incorporated partnershipbetween the OldMachinery Club, WaroonaLions and Waroona Shirethat organizes and stagesthe Waroona VintageMachinery Rally each yearon the oval in September.Finally with the advent ofthe Waroona / Yarloopbush fires disaster, theWaroona Lions Club havebeen heavily involved in allsorts of aid, support, fundraising and fund gathering. Here’s asynopsis of our involvement: -Lionssupport initially kicked in with animmediate $50k Recovery Grant which

has been issued out as vouchersto those directly affected by thefires. These can be redeemed atlocal businesses for goods andservices to help people get backon their feet. During the first fewdays following the fire, we helpedout by checking on pets andlivestock left behind as peopleevacuated the town. We havealso housed 3 families at ourMyalup Pines Village at no costwhile they wait to find permanentaccommodation or for

permission to move back into Yarloop.As road closures started to reopenafter the fires, we started to receivedonations of goods from as faraway as Mt Newman. Our shedsquickly filled and we had to ask peopleto hold off sending any more. Allgoods donated have been pooled withthose received by the Shire so thatthey can be distributed to those in

LIONS DOM FIORENZA ANDGARY WITNEY (left) and GRANTHEWETT (right) help unload a truckof donated goods from Mt Newman

WAROONA VINTAGE MACHINERYCOMMITTEE pictured with WaroonaShire Chairman Noel Dew (farright)(left to right) ROLAND ULRICH(OLD MACHINERY CLUB), TORIDAVIS (SHIRE), MARGARETvULRICH (OMC), JOHN CLARE(LIONS), NEIL TWADDLE (OMC0,GRANT HEWETT (LIONS) andSANDRA TWADDLE (OMC).

need. The Club has receivedmonetary donations from other LionsClubs and individuals, which we areputting towards specific projects suchas Blaze Aid, the volunteer group whowill be setting up in Waroona to helplandholders rebuild fences. Our ViceDistrict Governor Grant Hewett, whois also an extremely active member ofour club, is working with the LionsClub of Harvey and both Shires to seewhere we can best assist withadditional funds and direct support forthe victims on an ongoing basis.Emergency assistance grants of up to$1500 per adult and $500 per childare available through the AustralianLions Foundation.Those seeking further assistanceshould approach the Shire first asthey are coordinating the distributionof emergency funds. However specialrequests for aid can be directed to theClub

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To ensure Waroona residents continue to have access to high quality pre-hospitalcare St John Ambulance needs more volunteers.The demand for ambulance services in Waroona and surrounding areas continuesto grow. To keep this work going we need people like you to get involved.For more information call 9733 2122 Tuesday & Thursday or Mike on 0439 953 016.Email: waroonastjohn@bigpond.comWE NOW HAVE EFTPOS!Waroona St John Ambulance now has eftpos facilities.You can now pay for your accounts, membership or purchases using yourMasterCard or Visa card. See Carol at the Sub Centre.NEW WEB SITEWe have a terrific new web site with lots of information on Training Courses, FirstAid Kits, How To Become A Volunteer, Membership and local news & events.Check it out at www.waroonaambulance.com.au.

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The Power of Blessingequipment that was rushed to our aid,for all the agencies that providedservices, for the help that this regionreceived (and is receiving) from nearand far in all sorts of ways, for thekindness of friends, families andcomplete strangers, for the lives thatwere spared, for the properties thatescaped damage, for the ability andhelp to repair and rebuild, for thethoughts and prayers of people - notjust locally - but from all over the worldand for many other blessings toonumerous to mention here. Beencouraged to ‘count the manyblessings’ that we have received,despite the circumstances thatresulted from the fire. Be encouragedto express thankfulness to GOD, thegiver of blessings andto those who gave somuch of themselvesthat others might beblessed. There is‘power in the blessing’of a grateful andthankful heart. Beblessed to be ablessing, Cheryl.

There ispower in theblessing of

being gratefuland thankful. Inour Bibles, theApostle Paul

encourages usto give thanks in all circumstancesbecause it is GOD’s will for us to doso (1Thessalonians 5:18). It issurprising how our spirits soar whenwe shift our focus from the difficultsituations and circumstances of lifeand concentrate on the blessings wereceive, despite them. In trying timeswe can tend to forget the goodnessof GOD and HIS blessings but as theold Church song says ‘count yourblessings’ and you might besurprised what the LORD has donefor you! The following lines takenfrom the three verses of the songinspire us to firstly - ‘recognise theblessings and their source (ourLORD);’ secondly - to be encouragedto trust and not doubt’ for our spiritsto lift and thirdly - ‘to reassure us thatGOD will help and comfort us all the

days of our lives’:- ‘Count your manyblessings, name them one by one,and it will surprise you what the LORDhas done.....Count your manyblessings, every doubt will fly, and youwill keep singing as the days goby.....Count your many blessings,angels will attend, help and comfortgive you to your journey’s end.’ As thefires have subsided, it is good to shiftour focus from the stress and traumaof such a catastrophic event and to‘count the blessings.’ (Even at the timeof writing – almost midnight! –Monday, 18th January - the rain issteadily falling! Now that is a blessingto be counted with grateful thanks!). Itis sad that the fire has caused loss oflife and property and many hearts arehurting in our region. But the outcomecould have been much, much worseand we are so thankful that it wasn’t.We are grateful to GOD for our localvolunteer fire-fighters, for the careerfire-fighters that came from all over thestate and interstate, for the wonders ofmodern technology that put waterbombers in the air to douse theflames, for the expertise and the

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Photography Tips with Stuart McLellanHello, well NewYear is over thestart was reallytraumatic for someand I hope you are

all recovering from the terrible fires, aBIG thanks to all the volunteers whoworked so hard to protect us. It’s timeto get into some distraction and funwith photography now and there aresome interesting photographs to betaken, this month I want you to playwith “ISO” or you may remember it“ASA” you know the old film speednumbers like 200 film or 400 for nightshots. All digital cameras still use ISOnumbers to determine how sensitiveto light the sensor is and also howfine the grain of your image, althoughtoday it’s called noise. The ISO you

choose depends on the situation –when it’s dark we need to push theISO up to a higher number, sayanything from 400 – 3200 as this willmake the camera more sensitive tolight that way you can avoid blurringand use no flash either. It works likethis the higher the ISO number youchoose the more sensitive to light thecamera is therefore the highershooting speed you can use, alsoremember to open your lens e.g.small F stops like F1.8 or F3.5. anexample could be at night in yourhouse with minimal lighting use 2000iso f-stop of 3.5 at 250th sec no flash,the results might surprise you, but trylots of combinations of the samepicture as there is no set rule it’s allexperimentation, conversely in bright

sunlight use iso of 100 or less andyou can increase the F-stop more.This technique is a fun way to createreally interesting and artistic picturesthere are no set rules you need to trylots of combinations, trust me therewill be lots of failures but that’s all inthe fun of photography.

WAROONA POULTRY CLUB

Waroona Poultry Club has startedplanning for the first pencil birdauction on Sunday 20th March 2016at the Poultry Club Pavilion. A busybee has been scheduled for Saturday12th March 2016 at 10.00am to cleanthe pavilion ready to showcase theauction. Immediately afterwards ameeting will be conducted by thePresident Laurie Snell and potentialnew members are most welcome toattend. The club is looking for moregeneral assistance to ease theworkload on the Executive. Ourthoughts are with the local communitywho experienced losses in the recentnatural disaster the“Waroona/Yarloop/Cookernup BushFires and especially those withpoultry losses. A member located inNanga Brook Road area lost herwhole Pekin Flock of 18 Show birdsto. Respiratory Distress caused byheavy smoke from the fires and justmanaged to save a couple of otherpoultry. Not sure if they have startedegg production again as well to date.The WPC has a hotline of LaurieSnell (0419 044 085) and KenLandwehr (0409 680 456) for anypeople affected in the fire zonewanting to replace poultry impactedby the Bushfire. Former ClubSecretary and vet nurse, KellieDerosa has been working overtimealong with Waroona Vet Clinic Staff torehabilitate injured animals includingpoultry and arranging foster homesfor chooks to be cared for in the shortterm. It is hoped to conduct a PoultryMini Show exhibition on Sunday 20th

March immediately after the PoultryAuction finishes. This will be part of afamily day which will be discussed ata special Executive meeting ofWaroona Agricultural Meeting onThursday 28th January 2016;following a generous offer by theShowman’s Association to have aCarnival Festival for the localcommunity in the aftermath of theBush Fires. More details whenfinalised in the March edition of theDespatch. Best wishes always fromthe expanding group of poultryenthusiasts.

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Chook Yard Farmer KenIt is with anextremelyheavy handthat I put pento paper afterthe second

consecutive year January Bush Fireshave chosen to leave a lasting legacyon the Waroona District as well asdestroying Yarloop and majordamage in the Cookernup area aswell. Chookyard Hotel was one of thelucky ones with only one nice GoldLace Wynadotte pullet suffering fromrespiratory distress and another henSparkle currently under treatmentafter developing a cough despitecaring for her five chooks.Renovations on Chookyard Hotelhave stopped for 3 weeks due to thefires and the extremely hot weatherand thanks to the Project Managerand friend PJ it is now taking shapewith all the framework now fullyerected over last weekend. Was ableto donate some 40 kg of Wheat whichwas a Christmas present from aspecial friend and the bag of layingpellets which I won as a prize forproducing the champion egg at theBrunswick Show to No. 1 Vet NurseKellie Derosa who is coordinatingrelief supplies by those localsimpacted by the terrible bush fire.Two nice size Air Freight Boxes alsoa Christmas present from youngerbrother Neil delivered to her farmpatio which is overflowing with goodsto be gifted to a Yarloop family inspecial need. A great temporaryhome. So proud to say I am aWaroona Local with a special interestin Poultry as a hobby and thegenerous spirit of locals helping eachother despite extremely challengingtimes in the past three weekstogether with new horizons in thefuture. Was so lucky my daughterCaitlin Rose was booked in forAnnual Leave for 5.5 days during thefire period  and we managed tosmuggle her in past the Pinjarra roadblock with her car registration havinga Waroona address and turning thedocument upside down whenshowing she was essentially aWaroona Local. Made me  proudwhen she sent a personal e mail tothe 777 Pharmacy Directorsrequesting help for the WaroonaBush Fire Appeal who respondedimmediately and to request tins in allthe 777 Pharmacies in the first twodays of the fire. On her days off shecollected a car full of goodies whichwas delivered to ST Vincent De Paull

on the following Tuesday morning.The next trip was to Wokalup on theFriday via the back way to deliveranother car load of items incl most ofher Glory box to a young couplewhose rental property went up insmoke in Yarloop and to see thegratitude in their eyes was veryrewarding .They own HarveyStockfeeds despite their own personallosses were acting as a depot for Hayand other donations to be distributedor collected by local farmers. Lizhelped me with my Arauncanabreeding programme when I firstwanted blue eggs 18 months ago anddespite two young children wasalways available for advice. Mohawkalong with her two hens Athena andLizzie are a major part of my breedingprogramme winning prizes at bothWaroona and Brunswick Shows. Bestwishes to  Liz and Daniel in theirrecovery and with no  local deliveriesallowed with Yarloop and the SamsonBrook Bridge wiped out at dead manscorner their Stockfeed business againhas felt further pain impacting on theirlivelihood. In 2015  the ChookyardFarmer slept thro the fire with no FireAlert being received on the mobilephones until woken up at 6.00am butno such luxury this year staying up till1.45 am hosing down the house andboundary plus areas aroundChookyard Hotel. On Wednesdaymorning both good neighbours re-constructed fire breaks in the morningthe fire started in Lane Poole Reservewith good fortune so we felt safedespite the fire jumping from McLartyStreet into the 2nd Fairway of the GolfCourse and the corner of Hill Streetand Mclarty St. In dad’s old propertywith the Fire Crews quickly on the job.500 metres is miles too close andthanks to the fire bombers attacking ingroups of three Waroona was againextremely lucky in comparison toYarloop. You could hear explosionson the first night and the whole townwas bracing for another disasterwhich proved much worse than lastyear. Drakesbrook Weir is in the directflypath of Chookyard Hotel anddespite non stop for two weeks it wasa way of keeping the birds and localson their toes knowing those waterresources were still working overtimeto save our town and beyond.Unfortunately it is unsafe to fly atnightime. Sold 8 young birds atMundijong Markets last Wednesdayand need to move some more stock inthe next six weeks. Cannot wait till thefirst poultry club auction on Sunday

20th March 2016 to allow locals topurchase some heritage breeds forlocal chicken lovers. Three bantamsCollie Black, Gretel and Red Devilhave all gone clucky with new chicksdue at the end of January and earlyFebruary.My marketing ManagerCaitlin will be working overtime onFacebook with photos and  love theschool holidays with an extra pair ofhands for the ice blocks and waterroutine. Cannot thank Western Powerenough for the Emergency Generatorswhich enabled freezers to operateagain and make ice blocks which keptthe residents of Chookyard Hotel aliveand cool whist recovering from theBushfire. Eggs are still being laideverywhere and Sapphire a PolishHen has taken to laying in the coolplanter box area on the front porchand the wood Shed continues to be afavourite spot. It is 55 years since theDwellingup Fires in 1961 and twocousins the Moore Family lost houseson the right hand entry into the town.Burnt the first home, missed thesecond and hit the third home. Wewere holidaying in Albany at that timeand trust in my lifetime we don’t haveto experience another fire disaster likethis year. The birds seem to handle itbetter than the owner and the secret isfree range and out of harms way fromsmoke, ash and  debris with coolhiding spots in Walls Orchard oraround the house. Off to the vet nowto take a beautiful Polish/Arauncanafemale chick named Apollo  the vet toendeavour to cure a Brain disorderwhich is hereditary in Polish with thinskulls and is not another disordercalled Wry Neck. Worth a fightingchance which was not given to a lot oflocals in the recent bush fire naturaldisaster. Special Praise to CaptainJohn, the Local Town brigade, BushFire Units and the other 300volunteers fire fighters that put theirlives at risk during this horrible time.Words cannot express the pain youare all feeling but Waroona is a greatsmall rural community and we willbond together as we head into thefuture. One family friend at theAustralia Day breakfast said it waslocal people like Mike Walmlsley, MattWard, Mike Leroy and many othersthat saved most of his farm and hishome. Hopeyour chooksare back layingagain and takecare. Ken

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THE GIRLS AT NUMBER 13Before wecommencetalking about ourdaily exploits, ourthoughts are withthose whosuffered theravages of thedevastating firesthat consumedYarloop and the

surrounding areas of Waroona andbeyond. In addition, some of ourfeathered cousins perished in theblaze throughout the region. Ourthoughts and hearts are with all thoseaffected. Recently Harriet, our NewHampshire sister, has taken up theact of flinging lettuce leaves onto herback thus enabling others to comeand start nibbling away at the leaf!She just stands there while theothers have a good feed. Then whenHarriet moves off, flapping her wingsin the process, the lettuce leaf falls tothe ground. Wouldn’t you think thatHarriet could just stay where she wasand let us have a good feed, but nonot Harriet! Has to have things herway! Dad wasn’t permitted into theyard the other day until he cameback with the bucket to fill our pellettrough. We all clustered around thegate and demanded Dad to takeresponsibility of us, instead of lettingus fade away to a shadow! He gotthe message quick smart, and wentback to collect the bucket and filledour pellet trough to the brim. We girlshad to take prompt action to get a fairdeal here, we can tell you that! Dadcleanedout ourhen housea fewdays ago,understrictsupervision ofcourse!Nothingpasses our beady eyes. Hilda, ourPekin sister, chose to remain in oneof the nesting boxes. She just wasn’tgoing to budge for anyone! Puttingup a full line of resistance, squawkingand raising her feathers inannoyance and pecking at Dad’shands, he managed to extract sixeggs from under her belly. Then itwas Hilda’s turn to be lifted off thenest so the fresh straw could beplaced there. We must admit it alllooks very nice. Dad does a goodjob, cleaning the interior walls as well

as the concrete floor. It wasn’t longbefore some of us started investigatingDad’s handiwork to see if it was up tostandard. Fresh straw had beenshaken out in all the right places. OneSaturday afternoon, which was hot andhumid, we had to warn Dad of a snakethat had decided to make an unwantedvisit. Didn’t even tell us its name!Quite rude really! Slithered along pastour back yard entrance and headingfor Dad, who we might add, was totallyoblivious to its presence. Giving ourdistress signal, Dad’s attention wasalerted. Before Dad came back withthe shovel, our unwanted intruder hadvanished through a crack in the fence.Over the last couple of weeksHildegaard our Blue/Black Australorpsister has taken a distinct liking toDad’s toes. Heavens know why, histoes are not edible! However everytime Dad ventures into our yard,Hildegaard manages to take a quickswipe at Dad’s toes. She obviouslyhas a strange fascination with them!Harriet has been moulting quite a lot,and Hester has taken it upon herself tomanicure Harriet, keeping herremaining feathers well groomed.Harriet seems to enjoy the attention,and just lays on the sand beingfastidiously worked on by Hester. Wehaven’t asked how much Hestercharges, but you can bet your bottomdollars it wouldn’t be cheap. Oh no,Hester is after every bit she can get!These hot days are great to gatheraround Hetty’s pool and paddle in themuddy water and cool off. Dad gaveus some Basmati rice and brown ricemixed together as part of ourbreakfast. We have our own Romatomatoes from the vegetable patchwith our favourite lettuce too. Hillary

gave Hilda a run for her money theother day. Chasing Hilda around theyard at full speed, Hillary took acorner too sharp and ended up onher belly skidding along the sand.She narrowly missed the fence andgot up, shaking herself but clearlyannoyed that Hilda had lived to seeanother day! Perhaps her oil needsa change, who knows! One morningwhen it was raining recently, we alldecided to have a conference in thehen manor house. Of course Dadturned up like a bad smell wanting toknow why we weren’t outside in theyard. What’s it got to do with him?Anyone would think he owns us! Wewere quite enjoying some qualitytime together, some of us laying onthe straw and others in the nestingboxes, or sitting on the perches.Giving him a look to shove off, he gotthe message and left us to get onwith things. Men, they have somestrange ideas! With the heat comingin, we haven’t been quite sointerested in laying eggs for Dad togoo and gush over. He still getsenough, but we don’t have to exertourselves just to be in the goodbooks. Well that’s our understandingof the enterprise bargainingagreement! Thankyou for readingour news and we hope to have moreinterestingevents to tell youabout nextmonth.

Until then, happydays to all of you.

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Dr Chad O’Connor will beat the Waroona

Community ResourceCentre each week.

For appointment days and timesplease phone Chad on

0458 940 981

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Waroona Community Resource Centre10 Henning Street, Waroona WA 6215

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Family SupportService

Our Service is to support familiesand individuals within thecommunity. We work to empowerfamilies and individuals to enhancetheir own abilities, so they canacquire the skills, knowledge andself-confidence to manage theirown day to day lives. We arecommitted to providing a qualityservice to those living in the areasof Waroona, Harvey and Yarloopand operates out of the ResourceCentres. Call 9733 2902 to makean appointment or email:waroonaafss@zoho.comWe are a confidential, free service.Funded by the Department for Communities

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SHIRE OF WAROONANOTICE OF MEETINGS 2015

The Council of the Shire of Waroona will hold its Ordinary Council meetings each month,check with the Shire for the date of each meeeting.

Meetings will be held at the Waroona Shire Council Chambers, rear of 52 Hesse Street, Waroonacommencing at 4.00pm. Members of the public are welcome to attend.

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February 2016 Page 29A Vegetarian Cafe arrives in Waroona

Did you notice? Just prior to thefires, a new Café quietly openedin town on Coronation Road. Ofcourse it was very quiet whenthe power went off and not reallythe disruption a new businessneeds, but the ‘Hairy Lentil’slocal proprietor& chef MarkTimms, says “its all good” and isnow back to regular business.Curious to find out what it wasall about I called in to ‘StickyBeak’ and was given a warmwelcome by Mark  and he washappy to share the ideas behindthe cafe; “ Hairy Lentil is allabout offering the freshest,healthiest food we can achievewith the lowest ‘food miles’,using the best local ingredientsas much as possible. We are aVegetarian Kitchen that alsooffers Vegan, Raw and Gluten

Free food. As well, we are alsoslowly filling our shelves withlocal products and produceand hope to get lots moregoodies on our shelves as webelieve ‘local is best’.Naturally tea, coffee and otherdrinks are all part of it. We aretrading at this stage onWednesday to Friday from2pm til 7pm, and Saturday andSunday 9am to 3 pm. Thesehours of course will change inthe future as we get moreestablished and are openlonger eg. earlier for lunch.We will also be offeringcooking classes in the futureand this will include thingslike Vegetarian Cooking,Getting the Best out of yourDehydrator, just to name afew.” So it seems the plan isfor this to be more than just acafé, and listening to Mark it isobvious that he has a clearvision for the business,extensive experience in thetrade and strong familysupport.  Adding variety towhat is already available intown, and opening a business

that eschews the very latest infood trends should onlyimprove Waroona as adestination for visitors andhopefully bring some extra lifeto our town after the recentdevastation. My impression isthat we have our first reallytrendy café, that would sitcomfortably in any leafycosmopolitan suburb…aren’twe lucky!!

Mark Timms at work inhis Cafe

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Peter Reynolds – MERITORIOUSCOMMUNITY SERVICE AWARDFOR INDIVIDUAL Teacher atWaroona District High School for34 years Organiser of the GallipoliTrip in 2013 and the Western Fronttrip in 2016 Lions Club ofWaroona34years Masonic Lodgefor 32 years Electoral CommissionOfficer 25years, Waroona Golf Club10 years, Waroona Cricket Club 10years

Waroona Vintage Machinery Rally Inc. –MERITORIOUS COMMUNITY SERVICEAWARD FOR GROUP/EVENTThis year was its biggest ever event

Waroona Australia Day Awards

Kerry Shore – MERITORIOUSCOMMUNITY SERVICE AWARDFOR INDIVIDUALSignificant role in local sportinggroups, and community groups forover 30years. Life member ofWaroona Junior Football Club (20years) Life Member WaroonaNetball Ass.(15 years), WaroonaBasketball Club (10years) Otherservices St Joseph’s Parents &Friends, St Patrick’s Church,Community Car, Quambie ParkBoard & Meals on Wheels.(25years)

Barry Pittman – MERITORIOUSCOMMUNITY SERVICE AWARDFOR INDIVIDUALPreston Beach Volunteer Ranger15 years

Belinda Parry – MERITORIOUSCOMMUNITY SERVICE AWARDFOR INDIVIDUALAlcoa VoPeel Football LeagueVolunteer of the Year, WaroonaJunior Football Club (10 years)Coolup/ Muray Pony Club

WAROONA VINTAGE MACHINERY COMMITTEE pictured withWaroona Shire Chairman Noel Dew (far right)(left to right)ROLAND ULRICH (OLD MACHINERY CLUB), TORI DAVIS(SHIRE), MARGARET ULRICH (OMC), JOHN CLARE (LIONS),NEIL TWADDLE (OMC0, GRANT HEWETT (LIONS) andSANDRA TWADDLE (OMC).

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Images from the Lions Club Australia Day Breakfast

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February 2016 Page 33The Bowling Club Bulletin

DO YOU RECOGNISE ANYBODY? Here’s a help. Top row (left to right), Gerry Polinelli, LouisGasteldello, Don Alexander, Bob Hull, Barry Wheeler, Peter Johnson, Ron Gumbrill, ShirleyKernot, Joan Scott, Sandra Twaddle, Alice Ockwell, Margaret Gumbrill, Dom Fiorenza, ChrisWaide (behind Dom), Chris Bennett and Eric Paul. And the big guy right at the back withsunglasses and a beard is Shane Parker, affectionately known as “Gruff”. Front row (left toright),Gerry Hancocks, Mike Whitney, John Hill, Neil Williams, Bruce Ockwell and Bob Waide.Only8 of those people (sadly) are still playing bowls today - Gerry P, Joan, Sandra, Dom, Mike, JohnHill and both of the Waides.

The season hasnowrecommencedafter theChristmas/NewYear breaksalthough theWomen’s team

is yet to play a game. For the firstgame of the month against Yunderupon the 12th January, we had to canceldue to the fires but Yunderup verynobly split the points with us 3 all,especially as they are currently top ofthe league. Then the following weeks’game at Port Bouvard was rained off,resulting in another sharing of points.As a result of all of that, the Ladiesremain at 4th on the league table. Thetwo Men’s teams continued on their

diversified courses. The Saturdayteam winning 96 to 59 against CometBay at home with comprehensivewins by Benny Goodman, DomFerraro and Dean Hunter’s teams.This was followed by an 85 to 74 winaway at Mandurah, the followingweek, leaving them top of the leagueand one point clear of Halls Head insecond place. The Tuesday teamreceived another thrashing 80 to 42by Pinjarra and remains bottom of theleague and a worrying eight and a halfpoints behind the next placed team.Community Bowls also recommenceson Wednesday 3rd February and aftermuch debate, will remain at teams offour and not revert to triples. Also,congratulations are in order for BennyGoodman, Bob Clark, Mark Hiller and

Alan Grieves who won all day at therecent Dudley Park carnival.

Finally, Happy Birthday to ourmembers celebrating birthdays inJanuary….. THELMA SIMPSON(5th), CAROL HULL (12th), DOMFERRARO (13th), CARMELLINDLEY (13th), KEVIN GROVER(14th), GERRY POLINELLI (14th),DOM DELLA-FRANCA (15th),NICK STAMPONE (16th), CATHSTAMPONE (22nd), TODDMcCALL (23rd), SUSAN GILBERT(24th) and VYVYAN JARDINE(25th) You’ll be receiving your freemeal vouchers in the mail soon.

President Ted Russell decided to have a clear out of theoffice this month while he was waiting for our wood floorsto be sealed and came across this great photo from theopening day of the season, ten years ago in 2005!

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Waroona Football News with Forward Pocket

WaroonaFootballClub wishes

to publiclypass ontheirthoughtsand bestwishes toeveryoneimpacted bythe recent

Waroona Bush Fire Disaster. LocalSponsors who are the lifeline of theWaroona Demons are feeling the painwith farmers losing pastures, fences,hay, hay sheds and historicalhomesteads. Also some localbusinesses wiped out with theirlivelihood put on hold for 12 mothswhilst they rebuild. Waroona FootballClub is planning to bring some joyback to the local community inSeptember returning with a least onePremiership  after being the mostsuccessful club in the Peel FootballLeague for the past decade. TheDemons fighting spirit augers wellwith the Waroona District localcommunity as the re building phaseand the recovery process has alreadycommenced. Waroona has orderedthree new sets of guernsey’s forseason 2016 and is delighted by theresponse from local sponsors.League: Major- Drakesbrook Tavern;Minor- Curtis Electrical Contracting,Catalano’s Seafood and ProfessionalsRealty. Reserves-Major-ShiftEngineering; Minor-Alloy Services,Country Café. Colts-Major-Tyrone

The telephone recruitment phone linehas been running hot despite thebush fire hazard and WaroonaDemons has been successful in thesearch for two big men recruited fromBusselton, South West Premiers lastseason which has been an “achillesheal’ after Steele Court needed aknee reconstruction after beinginjured against arch rivals PinjarraTigers in late 2014.Local RhysAnzellino returns after a stint at PeelThunder and together with FishyCatalano returning after a year off themidfield has added some pace to itsranks. One other mid fielder is on theradar to compliment the Colts playerswho are likely to press for a place inthe League Squad after developmentin the past two years. The Club hasincreased its playing budget to asustainable level after no increasesfor the past four years and clubofficials, players and supporters andsponsors are looking forward to thestart of the new football season. Nopre season scratch matches will beplayed on Waroona Oval and the clubis likely to request the APFL to delaythe first home game fixtureuntil the first week in May to allow theground reconstruction an opportunityto settle down. TheFootball/Showground Oval is ashowpiece for Waroona and itswelfare is a priority for the Shire ofWaroona and the local sportingcommunity.Till next month. Go Dynamic Demons.Forward Pocket

Developments; Minor-Sports First andAnzellino’s Bus Charters. Thank youto all those valued guernsey sponsorsand very much appreciated by yourlocal football club. Pres season isalways a slow build up and with RoadBlocks and the Bush Fire burningaccess to training has beensomewhat restricted since January 6th

2016.Non Playing Coach CraigCallaghan has rescheduled training totwice a week and its being conductedat the Eastern end of town on theCricket Oval whilst the ShowgroundOval undertakes a majorreconstruction. This has beennecessary with the Fire Headquartersbeing based on the local oval and thenumber of vehicles entering andleaving it has taken its toll. No one atthe football club is complaining as theBushfire infrastructure was anabsolute priority as fire fighters savedthe local community and beyond fromfurther damage. The Club evenopened up the doors of the Social Hallwith the large TV Screen an attractionafter power was resumed and theChange rooms remained open for hotshowers for a fortnight. Committeehave been busy conducting their owncleaning up with rotten productcontaminating freezers, the cool roomhaving a mal function and needingrepair and the ice machine beingmade non-operational. The club willbe extremely busy in the next monthreplacing the ceiling and carpet in thesocial hall courtesy of a low interestloan from the Shire of Waroona beingendorsed at the December meeting.

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