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Thursday 12 March 2015

Serena Lloyd, the great grand-daughter of Yanchep’s unofficialQueen, Lady Mary Lindsay,earlier this week visited theLindsay Homestead at Yanchepfor a brief visit. The Sun CityNews was delighted to provide anescorted tour of the heritage listedlocation.

Ms Lloyd was shocked to see thelack of restoration and thegeneral unkept state of thesurrounding land, after there hadbeen so many commitments bythe City of Wanneroo over anumber of years.

Even though Ms Lloyd resides inthe Canary Islands, she has beenfollowing the City of Wanneroo’sprogress or lack of progress sincethey first announced theirintention to restore the heritagebuilding.

On the City of Wanneroo web siteit states the project is at the‘concept plan developmentstage’, Ms Lloyd said it’s been atthis stage for probably at least thelast five years and I fear thecouncil just wants to knock itdown and lose an important partof the region’s important history.

Ms Lloyd, said she had access toan array of photos from theoriginal homestead all the wayback to the original constructionin 1926.

“I think the homestead is perfectlylocated to make a wonderful parkwith a community facility wherethe public can access the originalphotos, letters and details of thelocal history of Mary Lindsay,” MsLloyd said.

In fact, Ms Lloyd will beforwarding several photos fromthe Lindsay homestead to theSun City News - This local historywill be published later in the year.

On the Heritage Council ofWestern Australia’s web site itstates in 1926, Mary JanetLindsay purchased 23,000 acresof land previously owned by theMidland Railway Company whohad been granted the landfollowing the construction of therailway to Geraldton in 1894.

The family lived in tents while theBunning Brothers built thehomestead - Some of the materialused to build the homestead arebelieved to have been salvagedfrom the wreck of the Alex TBrown.

Three weeks ago, the Sun CityNews invited City of Wannerooadministration staff to meet withMs Lloyd to discuss the projectand pass-on additional history ofthe great lady.

Council staff requested to benotified the morning of themeeting with Ms Lloyd at thehomestead, but when notified, noone turned up or even botheredto return the phone call.

Council provided the Sun CityNews with a six sentencestatement that stated: “Publicopen space, children's play equip-

ment and community BBQ facilitiesare just some of the optionsproposed for the future redevelop-ment at the Mary Lindsay home-stead site.

“The open space redevelopmentis being considered in the 2015/16financial budget as part of theCity's 10 Year Capital Works Plan.

“Significant funding to design andrestore the homestead buildingwill be considered as part ofCouncil’s budget process withconstruction proposed over a twoyear period.

“In accordance with the master-plan, the restored homesteadbuilding will become a communityarts and culture hub for use bylocal community groups includingthe Two Rocks Yanchep Arts andCulture Network.

“The City of Wanneroo hascleared the site of illegallydumped waste and old buildingmaterials, and in recent monthsthe City has constructed apathway to allow for better accessdown to the beach.”

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From the council agendaLast week’s City of Wanneroocouncil meeting was one ofthe longest for many years -Starting at 7.00pm, themeeting finished at 10:08pm.

The agenda consisted of fiveresidents’ questions, twoelected members’ questions,28 separate reports and fivemotions on notice.

Reports that related to theNorth Ward included:reconsideration of a proposedliquor store and shoppingcentre extension at Butler -Council reaffirmed itsdecision of 9 December 2014,meeting not to approve theapplication submitted.

In another complex report,council agreed to receive therevised Cardno report titled,‘Yanchep Surf Life SavingClub and Public AmenitiesFacility - Coastal Hazard RiskManagement and AdaptionPlan dated November 2014’endorsing and noting sevenfeatures in the report.

Cr Sabine Winton had anadditional condition added toa d m i n i s t r a t i o n ’ srecommendations to seek afurther report on thecompletion of the detaileddesign of the facility currentlyscheduled for end of August2015, addressing the longterm provision of the surflifesaving facility including thewhole of life cost and its

renewal at the end of thedesign life to ensurecontinuous provision of a surflifesaving facility in Yanchep.

In the very next report thecouncil considered, theyunanimously agreed toaccept the tender submittedby Lycopodium Infrastructurefor the provision ofarchitectural services fordesign, development andcontract administration of theYanchep Surf Life SavingClub building for the fixedlump sum of $254,580.

The council, also agreed tonote that the City's 10-YearCapital Works program wouldbe updated to reflect therequired increase in budgetedfunding for the Yanchep SurfLife Saving Club facility.

No construction start date orcompletion date was provided.

In another report, the councilagreed not to proceed with itsproposed Butler Train StationPrecinct parking strategyconsisting of the installation ofparking prohibitions or theissuing of residential parkingpermits.

They did agree to instalparking prohibition signs inExmouth Drive, to facilitate thesafe operation and movementsof Transperth buses at thetrain station.

In the ‘Review of Wards andRepresentation’ report, councilagreed to three wards beingestablished - North Ward wasrenamed to North Coast withfive councillors; Central Wardwith four councillors; andSouth Ward with fivecouncillors starting in time forthe upcoming October 20215council elections.

Current North Ward councillor,Linda Aitken was the onlycouncillor to vote against thereport.

The Sun City News under-stands Cr Aitken preferred theexisting North Ward becauseit follows similar to the stateseat of Butler, which she hasalready declared herself acandidate.

In the 2013 state election, CrAitken was defeated by JohnQuigley in a redistribution ofthe electorate.

The state electorate of Butleris now spread across two Cityof Wanneroo wards, making itmore difficult for Cr Aitken toprofile herself.

In the first motion of noticeconsidered by the council, CrDot Newton had unanimoussupport for her request foradministration to prepare aproposal to install signs onapproach to playground areasstating that dogs must be kepton a leash and report back inSeptember 2015.

In Mayor Tracy Roberts’motion on notice, sherequested the Mayor (herself)to write to the Premier ColinBarnett, requesting that theextension of Mitchell Freewayfrom Hester Avenue to RomeoRoad be included in thecurrently planned extension toHester Avenue.

Cr Brett Treby presented thelast two motions on notice -The first related to thedevelopment of a SAT policy,requesting administration toreport back to council no laterthan June 2015.

In Cr Treby’s second motion,he received unanimoussupport for the development ofa suitable structure in thevicinity of Warradale Park,Landsdale, in commemorationof Sam Trott with $150,000 tobe considered in the draft2015/16 budget and theestablishment of the LandsdaleMemorial Working Group.

Next meetingsThe Shire of Gingin’s nextcouncil meeting will be heldon Tuesday 17 March,starting at 3.00pm.

The City of Wanneroo have abriefing session scheduled for6.00pm on Tuesday 24March. The council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday 31March at the Phil RenkinCentre, starting at 7.00pm.

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Atlantis development - social media speaks outLast week Channel 9 news ran afour minute advertorial pieceabout the Atlantis Beach develop-ment and Atlantis Marine Park.

The news clip was also publishedon You Tube and Channel 9’sFacebook page with over 45,000viewings.

It didn’t take long for social mediato attack the comments madeabout the Atlantis Beachdevelopment.

Annabelle Basilio Jay posted:“Wow wot a disappointment! Ithought they were going to sayAtlantis was going to get a makeover and restored back to thebeautiful theme park it once was!

“I remember as a child the joy I hadgoing there. At least it would'vebrought more tourism to WA as wea short on theme parks.

“But land development? Seriously?Whoop di do! It's not going toattract 99 per cent of people.”

Lynette Harris posted: “Can`t youleave the land alone? Stop!

Stop the influx of people intoAustralia and/or the city and thenit won’t be necessary for moredevelopment of housing.

“When does it stop? Surely thisiconic landmark could of beenused for something else, eg openspace, or a park with the treesand natural bush intact thateveryone could use etc.

“Enough of bulldozing everyshred of natural habitat for

housing for homo sapiens andleave it for the wildlife.”

Kate Brown’s post said: “Thefootage of what that park used tobe makes me sick.

“They should rip down that weirdmerman and the dolphin statues,why keep the remains of such acruel abusement park?

“I wouldn't want that ugly thinglooking down on my house. TwoRocks is such an odd place, willbe interesting to see the changesover the upcoming years with allthe development going on.”

Rebecca Jordan’s post said:“Such a shame the block sizesare so small it would be nice tohave a proper family size homeand land package.”

Jane Forrester Miskelly posted:“More houses, as if there is notenough development up here,why not restore the marine parkto its former glory, we needsomething like that up here.”

The Sea Shepherd & Environ-mental Activism group posted:“Atlantis Beach - A piece of WA'shistory is being given new life.Atlantis Marine Park was a familyfavourite in the 1980s, and now anew development is drawingcrowds of a different kind.”

Many of the social mediacomments ‘canned’ the AltlantisBeach story - When socialmarketing goes wrong, themessage gets lost withuncontrollable results.

Nick Perrignon, from AcumenDevelopment Solutions, whomanage the Atlantis Beachproject said: “The Channel 9 storyhas been a wonderful way toremember the history of TwoRocks, the Atlantis Beach projectis going very well, and stronglysupported by local community,living on the beach at AtlantisBeach is aspirational for manypeople.”

Acumen Development Solutionsis a specialised developmentconsultancy business that has thecontract to manage the CapricornVillage Joint Venture whichincludes Atlantis Beach.

The King Neptune statue andsurrounding land is owned by theFini Group, which has anagreement with Acumen to cleanup and maintain the statue as a

revitalised tourist attraction. Finiand Acumen are sharing the cost.

The Atlantis Beach developmentstarts at the back-end of BlaxlandAvenue and will over 20 oddyears wraparound the existingTwo Rocks townsite, but neverimpede onto any of the landwhere the old Atlantis MarinePark was located for nearly tenyears during the 1980s.

Currently, the Acumen Group islooking for local people from TwoRocks to join a new volunteergroup to increase security andhelp protect King Neptune fromfurther vandalism and antisocialbehaviour.

To register your interest in joiningthis group, email [email protected] or call MargieRose on 0425 859 542.

Who is NickPerrignon?

In September 2012, NickPerrignon and Jarrod Rendell,started Acumen DevelopmentSolutions to be able to provideproject management anddevelopment consultancyservices to landowners.

Nick Perrignon has held seniorpositions with some of Australia'slargest ASX-listed companies inthe property sector includingCedar Woods, Australand,Stockland and Satterley PropertyGroup.

n In 2000, Nick worked withAustraland as the WA generalmanager.

n 2002, he took up the position ofWA general manager forStockland, Nick transferred toQueensland to manageStockland's largest residentialbusiness

n By 2007, he was appointed asStockland's chief operating officerfor Residential Communities.

n In July 2009, Nick returned toWA managing strategic planningand growth for SatterleyProperty Group.

n October 2013, CapricornVillage Joint Venture (CVJV)announced they were moving toan out-sourced project deliverymodel for the Capricorn Villageand Two Rocks project andappointed Acumen.


DisappointedI spend a lot of time down atGloucester house at theYanchep National Park with mykids doing both ballet andanother amazing programcalled little gummuts.

Every time I go, I get a little sadto see the dilapidated state ofthe pool and surrounds I grewup enjoying.

It's such a shame to see this oldfacility run down and thememories it brings of weekendsspent and school swimming andswimming lessons.

Why had there never been arevamp or a decision to redothis area.

In an area like ours this nationalpark could be so much moreand a facility like this couldreally bring in more people morepark passes for locals and couldreally thrive.

It's such a beautiful spot thathas so much potential and yetnothing!

Jason Brown, Yanchep.

Thanks WannerooI would like to mention City ofWanneroo’s (CoW) refusecollection.

I would like to thank the CoW fortheir prompt action in emptyingmy bins.

Last week, a truck was parkedoutside my place when the binmen came to empty. Obviouslyobstructing them from doingtheir job.

I went out sometime later to findbins still full.

I rang CoW refuse department,explained situation, they told meto leave bins on verge and theywould do their best to sort it.

After returning home the nextday, I found my bins had beenemptied - So would like to thankthem.

Alanah Ashfield, Yanchep.

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Concerned residentI read with interest the articleabout peppermint trees, Imust say I agree witheverything the person said, itseems to me the developersand City of Wanneroo have atotal disregard for localpeople who have lived in thearea for many years.

As usual it’s all about makingmoney, City of Wanneroodon’t seem to give a fig aboutYanchep and Two Rocks,they have allowed the area torun down for years.

The developer at AtlantisBeach is advertising theestate as ‘on the beach’, whata joke.

It might be within one and ahalf kilometres from thebeach but there is no accessto the beach for at least threekilometres - They should beforced to be more honest.

When developers finishselling the land all the rulesgo away with them and thedevelopment starts todeteriorate, like Capricorn,untidy parks - Scruffy verges,etc, mainly because theyhave been handed over to theCity of Wanneroo who don’tcare about doing anything uphere, but they are happy totake our rates though.

Name and address provided.

Another responseWhilst it wasn’t mentionedthat areas should be clearedor trees destroyed, the scaremongering about the possiblefire hazard near Bethanie andthe story about the PeppermintTrees is disturbing.

As stated, fire fightersconstantly check and clearspaces of natural bush ofundergrowth and rubbish.

Nothing prevents locals fromdoing the same.

With our police monitoring thearea, undesirable behaviouris limited and one always hasthe option of calling theauthorities on 131 444 toreport anything suspicious.

There are many examples ofthe beautiful shadyPeppermint trees in KingsPark and one cannot imaginethat they would be removedbecause someone thinks theyare a destructive weed.

Charnwood Park and theYanchep National Park boastmany beautiful specimenswhich are well maintained.

These trees take very long tomature and can bemaintained to remain atreasonable heights.

Whilst they can be invasive ifplanted close to buildings,commonsense should beapplied and advice obtained,before planting.

We already have so fewnatural spaces and trees leftin the Yanchep/Two Rocksarea that we should seriouslyconsider saving every treeand area of naturalenvironment possible.

Residents should alsoundertake to plant as manynative trees as possible andshould remember that theycan obtain one tree per yearfrom the City of Wanneroo.

Parks with lawn will neverreplace the natural bushwhich used to surround us.

Let’s also consider thedamage we have alreadydone to our local wildlife andtry to at least maintain the bitwe have left.

Lynnette Nabholz, Yanchep.

All children preciousTo me, every child's life isprecious. We are losing toomany of them. Every younglife lost before their time istruly heart-breaking and myheart goes out to all parentsthat lost a young child.

A precious life was lost inLandsdale. Now, I believe,Mayor Tracy Roberts, and thecouncillors of the City ofWanneroo, has pledged andvoted, to erect a $150,000permanent memorial to thislost child.

The part of me, that only wantsto see the good in people, isthinking what a wonderfulgesture. Good on you!

Then the cynical part of metakes over. It has a lot ofquestions that it needsanswering.

Why now, with so muchpublicity and photoopportunity? Almost electiontime? Where is the moneycoming from at this time?

There are that many issuesthat need to be resolved andmoney is tight. Or is it?

Will all parents, that lose ayoung child in such tragiccircumstances be affordedthe same considerations? Isthis just a vote grabbingexercise?

Why not a tree with a plaquethat commemorates thisyoung life donated by theMayor?

That will be a permanentmemorial that could growstrong: be a quiet place toreflect and can beappreciated by people andbirds.

This will cost the Mayor lessthan $400.

But then, as I say, that is mycynical part. I wonder if youtoo have a cynical part?

Martina Thomas, Two Rocks.

Dogs'poo bagsFirstly, a great bravo toWanneroo for the magnificentnew silver staircase toPeople's Beach (heaven) atFisherman's Hollow Beach.

Secondly, dogs, leaving theirexcrement on it!

A dog owner derived his dog'sentitlement to poo on thepeople's beach entrance tothe fact that, though dogs areforbidden on the sign boardon the left, there are newlyinstalled doggy poo bags onthe right.

Something rings hollow aboutFisherman's Hollow. We can'thave it both ways: Dogaccess to people's beach,after all, according to the sign,is forbidden - Surely, the dogpoo bags cannot be meant forpeople's beach people toclean up after thesetrespassing canines?

There is already a properdedicated dog beach furtherdown south, after all, with itsown access.

On a more sober thought,what if a dog attacks a youngchild on the way to the ‘non-dog beach’ access path? Or ababy catches a diseasethrough this most unhygienicarrangement?

The legal responsibility thenwould clearly lie withWanneroo Council, I guess.

In all our interest, please,Councillors, let not this jewelof a beach go to the dogs!

Name and address withhelddue to fear of the rage ofdog owners.

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Royal visit - Concern aboutcouncil’s progressFrom front page . . .

Many local residents feel thisis yet just another project inthe North Ward that has beenneglected by the City ofWanneroo council andadministration.

Mayor, Tracey Roberts andcouncil administration arecontinuously reminding every-one that the northern corridoris the fastest growing regionin Australia, but the council,along with the stategovernment are reluctant tofully commit to investing in theheritage of the region or vitalinfrastructure that is needed.

There are at least a dozenprojects between the Butlerboundary and Two Rocks thathave been in the ‘ten yearplan’ without getting theproper funding needed.

As one Yanchep resident toldthe Sun City News: “I don’tsee any projects in themayor’s electorate of Mindariemissing out, it’s about timethis community got its fairshare of projects completedtoo.”

At present, the City ofWanneroo cannot provideany details of whether theconcept plan has beenstarted, or when it will befinished, and when it will bereleased for public comment.

With $500,000 being consideredin the next budget, July 2015,there is no guarantee thisfunding will be approved by thecouncil; therefore no guaranteecan be given about any work

starting in 2017/18 as listed onthe council’s web site.

While all these delays existaround the future of thehomestead, it continues todeteriorate by neglect, whichis just another way ofavoiding the project.

It is time the Mayor andcouncil produced a properplan that details all the workthey are going to do, when itwill be done and then

guarantee the full funding tothe project.

Sadly, knowing the council,they’d need to produceanother report on how to dothat - This is how councilsdelay projects, createconcept plans, consult andredevelop the concept, thenmore consultation. They keepgoing around in circles with-out getting on with the job.

Science festival comingThe Gravity Discovery Centrejointly with the Shire of Ginginwill hold the first GinginScience Festival.

The festival will begin inNational Science Week, 16August, and continue throughtill the end of September atvarious venues across theShire of Gingin.

A major exhibition at theGravity Discovery Centre willcelebrate the ‘Centenary ofEinstein’s Theory of Gravity’and the ‘International Year ofLight’.

Sun City News understandsthe festival committee wantsto involve the schools andcommunities across the shire,as well as have some worldfirst class displays, music,light shows and ‘pub science’.

There are a variety of projectsthat local schools can getinvolved in, including:

science dramas, science- artcompetitions, sciencecommercials, science projects,astrophotography, science inhistory, and food science torocket science.

Another important feature ofthe Gingin Science Festivalwill evolve around AlbertEinstein and the work hecarried out at the height ofWorld War I - There will be

various working exhibitionsand displays at a number oflocations across the shire,including Lancelin, LedgePoint, and the historic Ginginrailway station.

The Gingin Science Festivalis supported by the NationalScience Week committee, theAustralian Government, Shireof Gingin, Gravity DiscoveryCentre (UWA), several

science and arts organisationsacross Western Australia,major businesses and thewider Gingin and Moore RiverRegion community.

The Gravity Discovery Centreis an independent centreoperated by the GravityDiscovery Centre Foundation.It was created throughbusiness and publicphilanthropic support.

With ongoing support frommany business sponsors andfunding organisations theyare opening new exhibits andnew exhibitions. During 2015,they have new excitingschools programs and newlaser light exhibits along withnew experiments on theLeaning Tower.

The Sun City News is asponsor of the GinginScience Festival and willkeep you up to date with allthe activities.


Urban Bushland Council - Lancelin TouristPark proposal described as debacleThe following article waspublished in the Summer 2015issue of the Urban BushlandCouncil’s Bush Telegraph.

Back in 2010, the TouristCommission and Shire of Ginginbegan the process of the LancelinTourist Park proposal along thecoastline of Lancelin. A shortletter and a couple of signs wereerected to notify the public andratepayers. Thought was that thiswould just slide on by without toomuch notice, but they werewrong. There was such a strongoutcry from the town that acommunity meeting was held.Strong points of view were putforward from both sides andunfortunately deep divisions hadbeen created. Then all went quietuntil Christmas 2014.

Once again a letter and a fewsigns went up over the Christmas2014 period explaining thisproposal was available for viewing,you need a NASA degree to find it,and again this topic flaredamongst the community. Weestablished the Lancelin Save OurBack Beach Facebook page andreally pushed trying to get ourmessage out there to all thecommunity of WA.

The proposal is a 10hatourist/caravan park just situatedbehind the dunal system that runsalong the ‘Back Beach’ at thesouthern part of town. It is an

unstable area exposed to theelements of nature and in theensuing land behind the dunes iswetlands. Now I’m no expert, soto seek information I have had theprivilege of talking to experts inthis field, reading research fromlocal councils and federalgovernment and talking tomembers of the local community.

All views point to the fact there aresome major environmentalconcerns with rising sea levels,coastal erosion and encroachingstronger weather patterns. Theproposed tourist park would be inthe direct firing line of all of these.Should this development go aheadthe Shire will risk the infrastructureof the tourist park and surroundingresidential buildings from theelements of climate change. Theburden financially and sociallywould have to be picked up byfuture generations.

The Urban Bushland Council hasassisted us by commissioning anexpert report by Dr Vic Semeniuk,who has identified severalsignificant aspects to the BackBeach area. The cuspate forelanditself has Regional significance. DrSemeniuk also indicates that ‘theterrain has wetlands in variousstages of development and variousstages of biodiversity expression.’

Dr Semeniuk has identified thatpart of the Back Beach used to be‘dune slacks,’ which are the wet

hollows between coastal duneswhere the water table isseasonally near the surface.There are only six active duneslack sites in Western Australia.Although the Lancelin dune slacksare no longer active, they aregeologically significant as theyrepresent important stages in thedevelopmental history of theseunique formations, and as suchare of statewide significance.

The Back Beach may not look asspectacular as other places, butwe love it. The ecosystems ofimpoverished soils such assandplains have been studied atUWA and the KwonganFoundation, who are currentlytrying to have large areas of WA –from Shark Bay to Esperance -heritage listed with UNESCO.

The big push for the Shire is tohelp the town of Lancelineconomically and we understandthey need to look at all options,but any short term gains cannotcome at the expense of future,larger problems.

There is only a small area ofnative dune habitat remainingwithin the town itself, this 10haarea being a major part of thisproposal. It’s an area thatprovides true representation ofthe Lancelin coastal structures fortourists to admire. To bulldoze itfor the sake of a few small peaktourist periods a year is a very

short sighted approach and onethe Shire of Gingin can stop nowfor the sake of future generations,

We are a very new organisationand are finding our feet. OurFacebook page ‘Lancelin SaveOur Back Beach’ is a great placeto leave comments or I can becontacted on 0412 412 244.

There is also an online petition,please help us by signing andcirculating to your networks:www.change.org/p/shire-of-g i n g i n - s t o p - t h e - p r o p o s a l -forlancelin-tourist-park.

The article was written by TommyCameron. Caravan park map is inthe environmental report on theproposed park.

The City of Wanneroo and localdeveloper, Yanchep Beach JointVenture, are currently developingthe design and scopedocumentation for the MarmionAvenue extension and groundworks for the two new Yanchepsporting fields.

In a recent City of WannerooInfrastructure eNewsletter itstated: “Road works should bestarting soon.”

State Government ministerialapproval had been received forthe planning amendment to allow

the City of Wanneroo to collectDeveloper Contribution Funds topay for the $7.15 million facility.

Mayor Tracey Roberts describedthe collection of developercontributions to fund North CoastWard community facilities as a‘pivitol point’ in the history of the City of Wanneroo.

As another councillor stated:“Without this funding sourcethese facilities would likely befunded by debt as rates revenuewould not be sufficient to sustainsuch rapid growth.”

There is also a view that theDeveloper Contribution scheme isillegal, double taxing homeowners in certain suburbs and notother suburbs.

It is believed some developersare not happy at the City ofWanneroo’s Developer ContributionScheme, but reluctant to object.

The Sun City News understandsthe ovals are not expected to beready by mid to late 2017, the Cityof Wanneroo web site says theovals would be ‘available for usein early to mid 2017’.


Roadworks should start soon

Let’s keep the flame burningVeterans are making aconcerted effort to keep theANZAC spirit alive in WesternAustralia.

They have mounted a majormembership campaignparticularly to target younger ex-servicemen and women whohave served since the end ofthe Vietnam War in 1975.

Rolly Sweet, President of theReturned & Services LeagueYanchep Two Rocks Sub-Branch, said the sub-branchhad produced new membershipbrochures titled ‘Let’s keep theflame burning’.

The sub-branch meets at theYanchep Sports and Social Clubon the second Monday of themonth at 11.00am, the secretarycan be contacted on 9561 6184for further details.

“It is not generally understoodthat membership of the RSL isopen to a broad range ofpeople, not just people whohave served their country,” MrSweet said. “Membership isalso open to people who workas nurses, prison officers or forSt John Ambulance ornumerous other state andcommonwealth paramilitaryservices.”

Mr Sweet said the RSL’svoluntary members wereextremely grateful for the broadsupport they received from thecommunity. However, moremembers were needed to meetthe needs of the ANZACCentenary years - 2015 is aunique year because it willcommemorate the 100thanniversary of the landing ofANZAC troops at Gallipoli.

More than one quarter of theAustralian soldiers who landedon 25 April, were WesternAustralian, so this year is ofparticular significance. About 10per cent of WA’s total population,or 32,231, volunteered to serve inthe First World War 100 years ago,the highest proportion of any State.

The Returned & ServicesLeague in WA is pulling out allstops to help the community toengage as many people aspossible in the ANZACCentenary. Women and childrenthroughout WA have producedthousands of poppies as atribute to those who servedduring the First World War.

In all, more than 62,000Australians and l6,000 NewZealanders were killed in theFirst World War. Far more wereinjured.

NBN to Lancelin regionAbout 100 homes, farms andbusinesses around Lancelin willbe connected to fixed wirelessinternet within 12 months aspart of the National BroadbandNetwork.

NBN spokesperson, PeterGurney said altogether 1300properties in the Lancelintownsite and surrounding areaswould get access to the NBN asmore construction starts overthe next 18 months.

“The rollout of the NBN isgaining momentum across thecountry, providing homes andbusinesses with access tointernet speeds and bandwidththat many in the big cities takefor granted.

“It can help residents access e-health services, distanceeducation and entertainment ondemand, while businesses havethe ability to increaseproductivity, reduce costs andaccess new markets,” MrGurney said.

Shire of Gingin President,Michael Aspinall, said theextension would benefit theShire, making it more mobile.

“We are always consideringways to become more relevantand closer to our communitiesand the NBN will enable us toachieve this,” he said.

Construction of the fixed linenetwork for Lancelin, LedgePoint, Gabbadah, Guilderton andWoodridge is due to commencein the next 18 months.

Photo: Back in August 2013,Telstra workers were rolling outthe NBN near Brand Highway.(Photo courtesy of Kym Illman).

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A Morning With Rachael JohnsWest Australian writer,Rachel Johns will be theguest speaker at GuildertonCommunity Library onSaturday 28 March.

Rachael Johns is an Englishteacher by trade, a mum24/7, a supermarket ownerby day and writer by night.

Her novels are outbackromantic fiction, ‘red dust tothe big smoke’.

Living in rural WesternAustralia with her husbandand children. All of herstories mention a smallcountry town which each andevery one of us will eitherhave visited or heard of.

Rachael is a bubbly,effervescent person she willdelight everyone who meetsher.

Ms Johns has been writingsince she was 17 when she

broke up with my firstboyfriend, at the time shethought he was ‘the one’ andwas hugely devastated in thefashion of all 17 years olds.

For some reasonunbeknownst to her, sheturned to writing as a form oftherapy for my broken heart.

Rachael was enlightening torealise that with writing shecould create whateverending she liked.

“I wrote the story of me and‘the one’ and actually endedup killing him off,” saidRachael.

The writing was therapeutic,the story was cringe-worthybut now Rachael had caughtthe bug.

Almost a decade later, aftera Bachelor of Arts withhonours, in writing andEnglish and after many,

many attempts at writingdifferent types of novels,Rachael joined RomanceWriters of Australia.

Finally learning there wasmore to writing a book thanjust typing out randomthoughts – Rachael learntabout craft, conflict, consistentcharacters, etc, and shediscovered that she lovedcontemporary romance and thatwas what she wanted to write.

In 2012, Rachael’s debutrural romance, ‘Jilted’ wonthe Australian RomanceReaders Association’sFavourite ContemporaryRomance Award.

In 2013, she was voted inBooktopia’s Top TenFavourite Aussie Authorsand is currently Australia’snumber one rural romanceauthor according toBookscan Neilson.

Rachael was now written tenbook, with her latest, ‘TheRoad to Hope’ beingreleased in late February.

Join Rachael at theGuilderton CommunityLibrary located on theforeshore next to the VisitorsCentre between 9:00am and12noon while enjoyingmorning tea.

Support the firiesThe Two Rocks VolunteerBush Fire Brigade have anumber of fund-raisingactivities on the go.

Check out their 2015calendar at the upcomingCapricorn Festival or jointhen for a fund-raising dinnerat The Pickled Herring onWednesday 27 May.

Contact Moira on 9561 1791for full details.

Guilderton clean up

Guilderton made a wonderful effort on Sunday 1March, as they cleaned up our piece of Australia.Despite heavy rain coming in and saturating mostof the volunteers, they collected two skip bins ofrubbish as well as some big pieces.

Seventy-five volunteers cleaned up the road intoGuilderton, the riverbanks up to the desert, theforeshore, the beach and road from the groyne andthe Silver Creek area.

Guilderton Community Association (GCA) hosteda great sausage sizzle at the Country Club to thankeveryone.

Many thanks to Beldon Scout Group and the navycadets from TS Canning, the trailer drivers, boatdrivers and all the public who helped the GCAmembers collect all that rubbish. The Shire ofGingin provided the skip bins. Anne and BevanGault did all the cooking for the volunteers, whileGillian provided some delicious cakes for dessert.

Capricorn FestivalOn Saturday 21 March, between 11:00am and4:00pm, the Capricorn Festival will be held at a newvenue - Charnwood Park, on Lisford Avenue in TwoRocks.

This free family fun day will include face painting,pony rides, climbing wall, on-stage entertainment,plus community and market stalls and food vendors.

Heroes and PioneersAs part of the National Trust Heritage Festival therewill be a ‘Heroes and Pioneers’ day at the oldGingin Railway Station on Sunday 19 April, from10:00am to 4:00pm.

There will be a 10th Light Horse Regiment display,blacksmith demonstration, history display, plusmuch more. Presented by the Lions Club of Ginginand Chittering there will be coffees, tea andrefreshment available, woodwork creations, alpacagarment display, plus plants and collectables.

The Gingin Chittering Lions always put on greatcommunity events for the family to enjoy - See youthere!

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Africa on SafariKym Illman is one of Lancelin’smore colourful locals and over thepast few years, he and his wife,Tonya, have spent around 12weeks a year photographingwildlife around Africa.

They plan to publish a 204-page,large format picture book entitledAfrica On Safari. The pairlaunched the project on crowdfunding site ‘Kickstarter’ recentlywith the view to releasing thebook in October, this year.

Tonya and Kym have becomerenowned in the photographyworld for their unique imagescaptured using a range ofunusual photographic aids andtechniques including remotecontrolled buggies, hiddencameras and quadcopters.

"Photography isn't our primarysource of income,” explainedKym, "so in the book we reveal

all of our photographic secrets inthe Behind The Lens section.”

The project has been a labour oflove with the Illmans traversingKenya, South Africa, Tanzania,Botswana, Zimbabwe andRwanda in search of Africa's mostamazing wildlife.

Their images have already beenfeatured in major newspapersand on the net. Magazines likeAfrica Geographic, BBC Wildlife,South Africa's Getaway andAustralia's Digital Photographyhave also praised the book'sunique content.

“Lions have caused somedamage to our gear on a numberof occasions.” says Kym.

“An adult male put his teeththrough the rear screen of aCanon 5dMk3 we’d left on atripod near him, while enthusiasticsub adult males have twicescampered off with the remotecontrolled buggy. Tonya, walkingback to our camp tent onemorning, came within threemetres of a huge bull elephantwhile both of us were nearlytrampled when a herd of zebraand eland stampeded towards us.

In particular, the wide angle, lowviewpoint photos stand thiscollection out from most wildlifeofferings.

The project can be found onlineby googling ‘Kickstarter Africa OnSafari’.

Drug testedLast weekend numerous driverswere apprehended after providingpositive drug results while drivingin or through Yanchep.

You’ll be sorry!Was your mother or grandmotheror aunt in the Australian Women’sArmy Service (AWAS)?

Ann Howard is looking to re-publish two popular books fromthe 1990s about the AWAS underthe title ‘You’ll be Sorry!’ to honourwomen in the service in WorldWar II.

As photos from the original bookshave been lost, the group needs16 more photographs of AWASwith their service numbers and abrief story or caption.

If you can help, contact AnnHoward at [email protected] or 02 9955 2074.

People who can provide photoswith a small article will be given ahonorary copy of the book andphotos will be returned.

CelebrationYanchep Golf Club in theYanchep National Park willcommence their Winter season21 March, tee off time is 11.30am.All new members women andmen welcome.

Check out their web site atyanchepgolfclub.com.au for fulldetails about the club.

On Sunday 31 May, the YanchepGolf Club will celebrate their 50thanniversary - More details soon.

Where are your kids?Yanchep police have spent aconsiderable amount of time overthe last two months addressingyouth issues. They are askingparents: “Please don't let yourkids roam or loiter.”

Library's open day To celebrate 10 years ofoperating the Clarkson Library willhold an open day on Saturday 21March - A full day’s entertainmenthas be planned for the celebrationincluding face painting, story timeand balloon twisting.

In addition, there will also bechocolate demonstrations,seedling planting and music fromthe Harbourside Choir.

The open day will commence at9:00am and conclude at 3:00pm,and will include a cake cuttingceremony at 11:00am.

Children will also be able topublish their own books on theday using the book cubbyfacilities and there will be a fruitand vegetable stall hosted byHealthy Communities.

Clarkson Library is located on thecorner of Ebb Way and OceanKeys Boulevard, Clarksonopposite Ocean Keys ShoppingCentre.

Balls and expanding toysraise safety concernsConsumer Protection isconcerned that water absorbingpolymer balls, toys and noveltyitems are posing a serious risk foryoung children.

These polymer balls that are soldin small crystal form, about thesize of a dress pin head, wereoriginally designed for the floristindustry to hold flowers in placeand create a colourful addition tothe display.

Some of these products are nowbeing purchased and sold as atactile toy for children.

If swallowed, the tiny balls andother items can expand up to fourhundred times their original sizeand have been found for sale inthe WA marketplace.

Parents should also be aware ofthe risk. The balls can sometimesbe colourful and may look likelollies and be very attractive to ayoung child.

Further information on productsafety is available atwww.productsafety.gov.au.

Reports of unsafe products beingsold should be made toConsumer Protection by email:[email protected] by calling 1300 304 054.

The World Expo 2015 will beheld in Milan, Italy, with thetheme ‘Food for the Planet’ fromMay to October. The worldwidenet of international ColourSocieties, the Italian Gruppo delColore has been invitingmembers to be guest speakers.

Local Yanchep resident, SunnyStrobel's paper, on the ‘ColourDiet’ that evolved in Yanchepover the last decade or so hasbeen accepted.

The quote that won the judgesover stated: “In a little townshipcalled Yanchep on the IndianOcean, near Perth in WesternAustralia, a local communitygroup developed a naturalcolour diet: the Yanchep Dietbased on the principle of simple

colour-eating-games, with rulesfirmly based on World Healthscience and recommendations ofthe WA government’s Go For 2 & 5.”

It means counting coloursinstead of calories, replacing theoutdated BMA index that hasproved fruitless in stopping ourworldwide obesity epidemic.

Sunny Strobel is invitingYanchepians, St Andrewsiansand 2Rockers and anyoneinterested to lose a few kilos,playfully, to come along to mid-week midday workshops inYanchep.

There is also an opportunity tomeet her at an open forum onInternational Colour Day,Saturday, 21 March, between6:00pm and 6.30pm at the Two

Rocks Forum, between theNeptune's Cafe and the PickledHerring; then from 6.30pm atthe Curry on the Rocks at TwoRocks Shopping Centre.

Come down dressed in fullcolour, bring an apple, a carrot,and a stick. For moreinformation, call 9561 2512.

Got a story to tell?The Sun City News offers itsreaders the opportunity tosubmit articles for considerationfor publication in upcomingissues. To submit your articleemail the material to [email protected] or if you wouldlike to discuss your article withthe editor, Terry Loftus on 95612500 or 0414 425 858.

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Fantastic food

The Prickled Herring at TwoRocks Shopping Centre hasbeen open only a short timebut is getting a reputation forgreat food very quickly.

And, it’s easy to see why.

Brett Cafun is the head chefand he has an amazingbackground.

Brett was born in Mauritius,where his mother was aqualified chef and his grand-

mother was a baker. So hegrew up around wonderfulfoods and the amazing smellof beautiful cooking.

Brett is New Zealand trainedand was quickly appointedsous chef for New Zealandprime minister, Helen Clark,specialising in cooking for herVIP guests.

Many other celebrities havebeen treated to Brett’scheffing skills including BradPitt and Jennifer Annistonwhile honeymooning in NewZealand.

In 2008, Brett moved toAustralia and has worked insome of the most renownedrestaurant in Sydney andMelbourne, including JamieOliver’s Italian Restaurant inSydney; Vue de Mode inMelbourne and multi-awardwinning Attica Restaurant inMelbourne which has beenvoted best restaurant inAustralia and ranked in the top20 restaurants in the world.

Brett was the chef to OprahWinfrey when she visitedAustralia.

Two years ago, Brett movedto Western Australia and hastaken on the task of makingThe Pickled Herring the bestrestaurant in the region.

Brett told the Sun City Newsthat Two Rocks has theperfect location and thepotential to become the nextpopular restaurant destinationin Western Australia and he’dhope by bring his skills andexpertise, he can helpachieve that objective.

He said: ‘“I’m hoping to putTwo Rocks on the map.”

When Brett was asked whathis personal favourite dishwas, he said: “Noodles, theyare simple, tasty and you canadd anything

The Pickled Herringspecialises in deliciousseafood dishes, juicy steaksand tasty ribs.

The restaurant is openTuesday to Sunday, inclusivefrom 11.30am for lunch anddinner. The restaurant is fullylicensed and allows BYO forbottled wine.

Restaurant reviewsIf you want to recommendrestaurant/cafe for review orknow a owner or chef that hasa great story to tell, call theTerry at the Sun City News on9561 2500 or 0414 425 858.

Beans, beans - They’regood for your heart

Making a good coffee is a work of art.

That’s how the old saying goes.

But really, there are so many factors to a goodcoffee: where the beans come from, the roastingprocess, how the beans are ground, and thenhow the coffee gets made.

And if you want milk, that is a whole other thingto deal with.

It all starts, though, with the beans.

Taste is affected by all the other stuff, sure, butyour base is the choice of bean.

Do you want chocolatey, citrus-y, caramel-y,fruity, acidic, florally, smoky, tobacco-y, leathery,honey, herbal, spicy, buttery, nutty, or colaflavour?

If you have never even thought about theseabjectives before, are you even tasting yourcoffee, or are you just using it for its caffeine?

There is a whole ritual that goes into coffeebeans before you even grind them to kick offyour own coffee-making ritual.

Write and tell us about your coffee experience,email to coffee@suncitynews,com.au

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The narrative for the upcomingbudget appears to be in a state offlux. Is it still to be ‘tough love’ or‘we’re from the government andhere to help you’?

The framers of the healthspending narrative face the samequandary. For the last 15 monthsall we have heard is the ‘healthsystem is unsustainable’ discourse.

However, last week’s Inter-generational Report delivered aconfusing prediction: Commonwealthhealth expenditure will declineover the next two decades.

Previous Grattan Institute workhas shown health to be thefastest-growing area ofgovernment spending. And thereason for the shift in the 2015Intergenerational Report is notchanged assumptions, since the2015 ones are very similar tothose in previous reports.

So, how can this be?

The Intergenerational Reportlooks at the Commonwealthgovernment’s finances, not thewhole of the public sector:federal, state and local. Ittherefore presents only half the

picture and may leave Australianswith a warped view ofgovernment finances.

Projected healthexpenditure

The Intergenerational Report isorganised around three spending

projections: two based onwhether the 2014 budgetmeasures are implemented andanother, labelled ‘previous policy’.

Both the report’s ‘proposed policy’scenario and its ‘currentlylegislated’ one show a remarkablydifferent outlook for governmenthealth spending from previousintergenerational reports.

Following a decline inCommonwealth healthexpenditure over the next coupleof decades, the report projectshealth will account for a muchlower proportion of GDP thanpreviously reported.

Budget impact on the states

The 2015 IntergenerationalReport adopts the same mixedfocus as the previous three: itlooks both on the economy broadlyand the Commonwealth budgetspecifically. It captures the bigpicture about ageing, productivitygrowth, GDP and so on.

Yet when it comes to budgetimpacts, it is truly myopic. Itdescribes the impact on theCommonwealth budget with greatclarity but its description of theimpact on the budgets of thestates and territories is so out offocus as to be non-existent.

This doesn’t matter for thoseareas of government expenditurethat are solely the preserve of theCommonwealth, but it has asignificant impact in areas ofpolicy where responsibility isshared and there are significantintergovernmental transfers.

In 2014-15, the Commonwealth isbudgeted to transfer A$46.3billion to the states as specificpurpose payments. Health grantswill account for more than a thirdof the transfers (A$16.4 billion).

The 2014-15 budget took an axeto Commonwealth payments tothe states for health care. Itabruptly terminated grants tostates under the ironically namedNational Partnership Agreements,and, from 2017, sliced more than$1 billion a year from publichospital grants through reducedindexation.

Because changes to state grantsdon’t require Senate approval,these cuts are incorporated inboth the Report’s ‘currentlylegislated’ scenario as well as in‘proposed policy’.

The effect is that theCommonwealth appears to haveits health outlays more or lessunder control. The problem for thestates, however, is dire.

Rising health costsHealth spending as a share ofstate taxation revenue hasalready increased from about18per cent in 2002, to 28 per centin 2012.

The Premier of New SouthWales, Mike Baird, highlightedthe health Commonwealthfunding shift in a recent interview:“The biggest challenge facing thisstate and the nation is healthfunding. And what happened lastfederal budget is not sustainable.That was, the commonwealth andthe federal government said “weare going to allocate a large partof the future growth in healthcosts from ourselves to the stategovernments”.

“…The states do not have thecapacity to meet those healthcosts on their own.”

The states have been sharingmore and more of the hospitalcost burden. In 2000-2001 thestate share of public hospitalcosts was 51 per cent. By 2012-13 it had risen to 59 per cent.

Projections of health spendinggrowth in 2008 predicted thatstate spending would double, inreal terms, between 2012-13 and2032-33.

It was obvious this was notsustainable. A new NationalHealth Reform Agreement wasnegotiated and signed by theCommonwealth and all statesand territories. A specific objectiveof the agreement was to: “ensurethe sustainability of funding forpublic hospitals by increasing theCommonwealth’s share of publichospital funding through anincreased contribution to thecosts of growth.”

That agreement was ripped up inthe 2014 budget.

Slashing more than A$1 billion ayear from state hospital revenues,as the 2014 Commonwealthbudget did, will exacerbate thepressures state governmentsalready face.

The Commonwealth has simplyimproved its position by hurtingthat of the states. Shifting aproblem does not solve it.

The 2015 IntergenerationalReport, like its predecessors,gives only half the picture ofhealth-care spending. If thesereports are to continue, they musttake a broader, nationalperspective, not merely theCommonwealth’s own interest.

Source: This article was firstpublished in The Conversation on11 March, 2015.


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Housing affordability falls, but renting improvesEarlier this week, the Real Estate Institute ofAustralia’s (REIA) released their quarterlyreport into housing affordability and therewere worsening levels across the nation.

The Adelaide Bank Housing AffordabilityReport, released last week, provided acomprehensive analysis of the propertysector in Australia and looks at long-termtrends to ensure a better snapshot of thehousing market.

REIA chief executive officer, Amanda Lynch,said the latest data showed a drop inhousing affordability nationally, with theproportion of income required to meet loanrepayments increasing by 1.1 per centpoints to 31.5 per cent.

“Housing affordability is now at its lowestlevels since the March quarter of 2013.

“In every state and territory, housingaffordability has worsened as a result ofstrong rises in property prices but onlymodest increases in income,” Ms Lynch said.

President of the Real Estate Institute ofWestern Australia, David Airey, said theproportion of income required to meet loanrepayments in WA was up slightly from 25.9to 26.1 per cent.

“Interestingly, the latest data from the Officeof State Revenue shows that the number offirst home buyers in January was roughlythe same as January last year, but themedian purchase price for first time buyershad dropped around $20,000 to $429,000over the same period.

“It looks like the change to the stamp dutyexemption in 2013 has pushed a greaternumber of first time buyers to $430,000 orbelow, which is the threshold to avoid thistax,” Mr Airey said.

There was better news for renters in REIA’sreport, with the latest quarterly datashowing rental affordability improving withthe proportion of income required to meetrental payments decreasing slightly to 24.8per cent.

“This is quite obvious across metropolitanPerth which has seen typical rents comedown by 20 to 30 dollars over the last year,or more in some areas, with lots ofvacancies.

“REIWA property managers have reporteda sharp jump in new leases during Februaryas more people chose to enter the rentalsystem on the back of better prices,” MrAirey said.

REIWA data currently puts the Perth rentalvacancy rate at 4.1 per cent with around6,230 properties untenanted.

“This is about 1,500 properties more thanwe’d expect under normal conditions,” MrAirey said.

Intergenerational Reportidentifies need for tax reform The Australian Government released its2015 Intergenerational Report – Australia in2055, last week, identifying that expenditurein health and education was not sustainableunder existing policy settings.

Following the release of theIntergenerational Report, the Real EstateInstitute of Australia (REIA) has called onthe Government to commit to substantial taxreform.

REIA chief executive officer, Amanda Lynch,said the Intergenerational Report showsthat if policies, including taxationarrangements, remain unchanged, it willresult in an ever widening gap betweenexpenditure and revenue.

“The Report also indicates that under theGovernment’s proposed policy settings,Australia’s underlying cash balance can bebrought into surplus around 2019/20.

“The Report establishes a very compellingcase to review the constant revenue slideand that responsible tax reform will enablethe Government to achieve its goals andensure that all Australians can continue tolive a healthy and prosperous life.

“In several sections, the Report clearlystates that a better tax system would helpAustralia to take advantage of globalopportunities and improve economic growthwithout having to rely on bracket creep orincreased corporate taxes,” Ms Lynch said.

The Intergenerational Report gives furtherweight to the Real Estate Institute ofWestern Australia’s 2015/16 pre-budgetsubmission, released earlier this week,which calls for tax reform and cautionsagainst targeting the property sector withincreased taxes.

REIWA's submission urges the StateGovernment not to lift stamp duty rates forbuyers or lower the threshold which seesmost first home buyers exempt from the tax.

“Additional costs would be a disincentive forbuyers and slow the market further; it’s afalse economy in regards to raisingrevenue,” REIWA President David Aireysaid.

Ms Lynch said REIA believes that tax reformcan achieve the Government’s aims, aspresented in the Intergenerational Report,to improve productivity and increaseworkforce participation.

“REIA has long argued for the Governmentto review the GST and abolish inefficienttaxes, including stamp duty, that hinderslabour mobility and places a constraint onthe economy.

“The Government’s much anticipated WhitePaper on Taxation Reform will be crucial inadding a significant piece to the jigsaw ofAustralia’s future,” Ms Lynch said.

The Intergenerational Report is releasedevery five years by the AustralianGovernment to assess the long-termsustainability of current policies and howchanges to Australia’s population size andage profile may impact on economicgrowth, workforce and public finances overthe next 40 years.

Market SnapshotIn this week’s Perth Market Snapshot,reiwa.com data shows there was a 13 percent fall in reported activity with house andmulti-residential sales down 14 and 19 percent respectively following the longweekend.

Reported sales south of the river were down16 per cent to 288, while north of the riverfared a little better, down 11 per cent to 324.

Listings have stabilised at around 13,500 forthe past two weeks, which is a 12 per centincrease from the seasonal low of just over12,000 earlier this year.

Increases in listings have been far fromuniform. The two coastal corridorsincreased greater than the overall marketwith northwest up 14 per cent andsouthwest up 15 per cent.

Several central sub-markets had notableincreases, with the City of Perth and StirlingWest increasing 23 per cent and theWestern Suburbs up 21 per cent.

In the outer sub-markets, Joondalup Southand Kwinana were the big movers lifting 24and 40 per cent respectively.

Rental listings remain stable despite a 23per cent drop in new leases to 988.

More Property News, next issue.

Property newsThursday 12 March 2015 SUN CITY NEWS16


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Bingo is held to support theCommunity Bus every Thursday

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Doors open at 7:00pm.

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Leukaemia Foundation’sWorlds Greatest Shaveon Saturday 14 March

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LOCAL COMMUNITY DIARYThursday 12 MarchYanchep and Districts Country Women’sAssociation’s monthly meeting will be held at thePhil Renkin Centre, Two Rocks, starting at 9.30am. All welcome. Call Helen on 9561 2221 for information.

Saturday 14 MarchLadies Fashion Swap Pop Up Shop at CapricornHouse, Yanchep, between 2:30pm and 5:30pm.$10.00 entrance - Fundraiser for TRYACT. Swapup to five items of clothing and receive canapésand refreshing drink.

Saturday 14 MarchSt Patrick's Day Dance at Yanchep Sports Club.

Saturday 14 March Sun City Yacht Club will be holding a combinedSundowner and Wine and Cheese evening at theirclubrooms at the Two Rocks Marina, starting at6:00pm.

Saturday 21 MarchCapricorn Festival. 11:00am to 4:00pm atCharnwood Park, Two Rocks.

Saturday 21 MarchColorific Sundown at Equinox, between 6.00pmand 6.30pm. Two Rocks forum, overlooking BoatHarbour and Little Neptune. Come in colourful garbif you wish. For more information phone 9561 2512.

Saturday 28 MarchKaraoke at Yanchep Sports Club.

Wednesday 1 AprilApril Fool’s Day - The day is not a national holiday but it is well known and celebrated as a day whenpeople play practical jokes and hoaxes on others.

Friday 4 AprilQuiz Night at Yanchep Sports Club.

Friday 4 April - Monday 6 AprilEaster - Celebrates the resurrection of Jesus.

Saturday 5 AprilOpen Mic night at Yanchep Sports Club.

Monday 13 AprilYanchep Two Rocks RSL monthly meeting atYanchep Sports & Social Club, starting at 11.00am.

Sunday 19 AprilHeros and Pioneers at the historic Gingin Railway

GOLF Guilderton Sat 21 Feb - SummerS/ford: P Flavell 24, JBresland 21, G Susac18, B Johnson 17, BHardeman 17. NTP: PFlavell, I Street. Longestputt: T Button. Best 2ndshot: P Flavell. Best 3rdshot: P Flavell.Wed 25 Feb -Scroungers S/ford: CMeharry 20, R Prince20, P Flavell 19. NTP: JBresland, C Meharry.Long putt: D Roxburgh,

C Meharry. Best 2ndshot: B Hicks, R Prince.Sat 28 Feb - SummerWeekly 9 Holes: MSchmiedte 24, P Flavell23, J Bresland 23, RWheeler 22, T Button 22.NTP: D Roxburgh, JBresland, M Wetherly.Best 2nd shot: MWetherly, P Flavell.Longest putt: M Wetherly.Wed 04 Mar - Scroungers:M Schmiedte 19, LMeharry 18. Longestputt: P Flavell. Best 2ndshot: P Flavell. NTP: R

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Norm Pearce

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Getting to know our readersYou may see a strangerwalking through yourneighbourhood in the nextweek or so.

Sun City News staff andreporters will be visiting mostlocal shopping centres in aeffort to better understand thecommunity we serve as anewspaper. Our editor will betaking to the streets forpersonal conversations withour readers as part of a‘Community Reader Project’we are establishing annually.

The primary reason is to knowexactly who are our readers.We want to find out first-handwhat you, the reader, want tosee in the newspaper.

Do you want more coverageof local meetings? Would youprefer more communityreporting? What do you likeand what would you like tochange in the newspaper?

While we certainly cannotmeet each individual need,we hope to receive valuableinput for use in planning theday-to-day news coverageand future growth.

If you are contact by a SunCity News staff member,

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If you are not contacted,please feel free to contact theeditor by email or phone([email protected] 9561 2515).

In addition to speaking toreaders, the Sun City Newswill be writing about theirexperiences meeting localresidents and echoing someof the responses we received.

The very nature of a localcommunity newspaper

demands we serve our localresidents to the best degreepossible.

While we continually reviseand enhance our coverage oflocal events, places andpeople, we will be contactingour readers for their specificneeds.

Unfortunately we cannotcover every story taking placeacross the region, but withyour help we will continue tostrive for excellence inserving our community.

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photos, Community Diaryinformation from all localcommunity groups, associationsand clubs - You can emailyour news to [email protected]; but please beaware that there are deadlinesto be met.

If you club, group orassociation would like toorganise a meeting with theSun City News to find out howwe can help you - Give theoffice a call on 9561 2500 toarrange a meeting to discussthe best way to promote yourevents and meetings.

The Sun City News will belaunching its new web siteshortly, there will be severalnew ways all readers, clubsand groups can interact viathe web.

Finally, you can follow theSun City News on Facebookand post your club activities,events, meeting and photoswith the potential of reachingthousands of your followers.

The Sun City News continuesto provide the localcommunity with the best localnewspaper, so yourcomments are appreciated.

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