sun city news - 2 may 2013

It is 14 years ago, 1999, that theWA State Government, City ofWanneroo and Tokyu Corporation(Yanchep Sun City Pty Ltd)signed a Strategic Co-operationAgreement (SCA) to ‘fast-track’and ‘work co-operatively’ todevelop the Yanchep Satellite City.

This project is the biggestmetropolitan project in theSouthern Hemisphere encom-passing some 5500 hectares ofland in single ownership.

Originally in 1970, Alan Bond’sBond Corporation presenteddesigns for ‘Yanchep Sun City’, afuture satellite city of over200,000 residents.

For nearly 30 years the regionwas lost, Atlantis Marine Parkclosed, tourism to the regioncollapsed and all developmentstagnated, with the two isolatedseaside villages of Yanchep andTwo Rocks lacking basicinfrastructure facilities.

After the signing of the SCA,some members of the localcommunity were skeptical, whileothers were optimistic - Thecommunity were being told the‘satellite city’ would not be justanother ‘bedroom suburb’, vitalinfrastructure and services wouldbe ‘brought in ahead of time’.

These included high localemployment opportunities, culturalcentre, technology park, a healthnode, rail to Yanchep and

sporting facilties were included inthe plans that were often given tothe community to view.

The Yanchep City Masterplan,above, was released in 2009,indicating these facilities.

Since 2009, developers havedelivered, under great duress -Marmion Avenue was eventuallyconstructed, at the developer’sexpense and some two years ofwaiting for the State Government

to prepare the appropriatelegislation; Yanchep CentralShopping Centre was built, yearsahead of its time, but it took thedeveloper some ten years to getthe appropriate governmentapprovals.

Late last year, WA StateGovernment treasurer, TroyBuswell, told a local businessluncheon that It was his first evervisit to Yanchep and he wasimpressed, but he couldn’tpromise when the Railway toYanchep would eventuate - TheSun City News understands it willbe considered in the government’supcoming ten year budgetplanning. This is still to beconfirmed.

It was through the originalYanchep Two Rocks ResidentsAssociation’s efforts, not to beconfused with TRYRA, that theBethanie Group established anaged care facility in Yanchep.

Since the development ofresidential estates at Capricorn,Jindowie, The Reef, and morerecently Yanchep Golf Estate, thelocal population has more thandoubled in the past 10 years, yetonly a few ‘pocket parks’ havebeen provided - Not one sportingfacility.

As the region becomes justanother ‘bedroom suburb’,Yanchep Beach Joint Venture,after being approached by theCity of Wanneroo Mayor Jon Kellyand CEO Daniel Simms, in 2010,it was verbally agreed to ‘bring onearly’ the two sporting ovals asindicated in the Yanchep CityMasterplan.

Three years down the track andconstruction of the ovals is stillunknown - The developer is stillkeen to work with the City ofWanneroo to give the communitythese much needed facilities.

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SUN CITY NEWSThursday 2 May 2013 www.suncitynews.com.auPhone: (08) 9561 2500

VISION LOST

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While the WA State Governmenthas been spruiking aboutreviewing and rationalising ourlocal councils, I think thegovernment has it wrong - Athorough review of processeswithin our local councils are needed.

Currently, our electedcouncillors consider a variety ofreports and make decisions thathave short and long term effectson the wider community - Thecouncil administration only hasto supply sufficient informationto get the council to make adecision about therecommendation put up by theadministration - Often, manydocuments related to the

reports are not sighted orrevealed to the electedmembers - I think this is wrong.

When a decision is being made,by any council, that affects acommunity, councillors musthave access to every documentrelated to the decision makingprocess, not just what somestaff member thinks is sufficient.

Equally, our councillors, ourelected representatives need tobe more diligent about ‘doingthe job they were elected to do’.

Sadly, many councils have apercentage of elected memberswho simply aren’t up to the jobor are too lazy to read their

meeting agendas - They arethen voting on large importantcommunity issues withoutproper consideration.

These councillors are easy tospot at a council meeting - Theyask dumb questions; they arelooking at their agenda for thefirst time while the item is beingdetermined or they simply ‘don’tcare’ and will follow anothercouncillor’s vote.

Councillors freely seek electionto the important positions of anelected member; they swear tocomply completely with theLocal Government Act; theyreceive a remuneration for

performing these duties - TheState Government needs tolook at ways of getting betterpeople into local councils, notabout making councils bigger orsmaller.

With better adminstration, fullaccess to all documents, betterdecisions will be made, lesswastage of money and betteroutcomes will eventuate.

Councils, elected councillorsand senior council staff need tobe more accountable -Everyone would be a winner.

What do you think?

Park concernsA number of Two Rocks residentsare very concerned that the‘smelly’ water treatment plant inthe old Atlantis Marine Park siteis being promoted as ‘moving intothe south-west corner ofCharnwood Park.

When moving this facility wasmooted, residents were informedit was going to be relocated ‘out-the-back of Two Rocks’, beyondany current residentialdevelopment.

The relocated Charnwood Park‘water treatment plant’ wassketched on the recent oval planfor the park without any details -Many residents hope the councilwill be consulting with the localcommunity before proceedingwith the relocation of the plant.

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BBC visits Bethanie

Bethanie Beachside played hostto BBC television crews in April.

The popular show ‘WantedDown Under’, which gives

British families a look at whattheir lives would be like if theylived in Australia.

The Yanchep story will air inDecember 2013 / January 2014,the show will follow a BritishAged Care nurse and her familyin Australia, and as part of thevisit they spend a day atBethanie Beachside.

This show is watched by anaudience estimated at 2 millionpeople, and aired both in the UKand across the BBC World Widenetwork (Foxtel/Austar) this willbe an excellent boost forBethanie’s awareness.

Marina lease still not finalisedFollowing the vesting of the TwoRocks Marina to the Minister forTransport, the Department ofTransport (DoT) has undertakena visual inspection to familiariseitself with the current conditionof the marina.

This condition assessment,future planning for the site andassociated works are allidentified as issues that willneed to be addressed as part offuture lease discussions.

The inspection included thepublic recreational boatlaunching facility which is theresponsibility of the lessee.

DoT says it will be discussingthe condition and futureupgrades to boat launching withthe lessee.

The DoT told the Sun City Newsit was not aware of anyarrangements at the Two RocksMarina related for ‘live on-board’people at the marina.

DoT said it would work with thelessee to ensure that should liveon-board arrangements bepermitted and that adequatebasic facilities are provided.

DoT said it was keen to see theexpansion and upgrade of thefacilities provided at Two Rocks

Marina to accommodate theever growing demand forboating facilities.

As part of the planning for thefuture of the facility, it is importantto understand how the facility willfit into the City’s Two RocksDevelopment plan in order tomeet the needs of the region.

DoT did not provide any timelinefor finalisation of the lease orany upgrades.

The Sun City News under-stands the Two Rocks Marina isthe only marina in the Perthmetro area, leased out to aprivate operator.

Dead chickens litter roadLast week, hundreds of chickencarcasses littered Cowalla Road,from Orange Springs road toBrand Highway, Gingin - Motoristscame across the dead chickens.

The Shire of Gingin sent out aclean-up team to collect thecarcasses and estimates about250 chickens were found.

The Shire is investigating theincident, but it is believed thechickens belong to localproducer, AAA Egg Company.

Sun City News understands thechickens were beingtransported to a property in theShire of Moora.

Approximately 12,000 chickenswere being transported at thetime of the incident.

As soon as the driver becameaware of the problem, hestopped and contacted AAAEgg Company, who arranged aclean up.

Gingin resident, Peter Fullarton,told ABC News there werethousands of the dead birdsfound up to 40 kilometres onsome roads.

"There was basically poultrystrewn across the road from oneside to the other for kilometresand kilometres," he said.

"Literally thousands of birds. Wedrove along several kilometres

of the highway and every bendor dip, or even along the straightroads, they've obviously fallenoff the back of a truck orsomething."

Local councils do not regulatethe transporting of chickens, butdo regulate the dumping of allmaterials and goods.

Photo: Chickens litteringCowalla Road.


Letters to the editorANZAC DayOn behalf of our members, I wishto say how much we appreciatedthe attendance by invited guests,local clubs and members of thecommunity, their friends andfamily members and quite a fewvisitors from various places such asNew Zealand, UK and interstate.

A special thank you to all whovolunteered to do some of thework such as cooking thebreakfast, roping off the area nearthe Sports Club and to the staffserving the bar at the GunfireBreakfast.

A special word of appreciation tothe staff of DEC for supervision ofthe erecting of marquees andensuring the area around theMemorial was neat and tidy andto those who manned the entry toensure that visitors knew whichdirection they had to take for theevent.

Thank you to Tony Villanova forsupplying the transport and golfbuggy that was used to carrysome of our senior members inthe parade. This was a new itemadded to our routine and wasmuch appreciated.

We thank each and every one ofyou for paying your respects tothose who served their countryand gave their lives in the nameof liberty and freedom and forsupporting those who are with usstill.

Joyce Harris, President.Yanchep Two Rocks RSL.

Charnwood ParkIf it's not depressing enough, theflattening of bush and destructionto our wildlife - Now they want todo the same to our beautifulCharnwood Park, where for thelast forty years, four generations ofmy family have enjoyed thetranquility and peacefulness of thegently sloping hills and the treefilled wildlife.

How can they do this?

Stop this senseless destructionand modification of somethingalready too good to improve on,except for picnic areas and toiletfacilities (that are open) and anextention to the skate park - It'sperfect.

We don't want a sports park thatis fenced off, that's a differentkettle of fish altogether - Pleaseleave our park alone, except forimprovements that can onlyenhance what we already have.Anybody would be envious of ourperfect park, are they, veryworried

Wendy Linnecor,Two Rocks.

Digital problemsWe live in Karakin, which is10kms from Lancelin. We arepensioners and are eligible for theHousehold Assistance Scheme.

Since the digital switchover onthe 17 January, we have beenlucky if you add the days togetherto have had a picture on our

television for three weeksmaximum.

We have contacted everyorganisation that we wereadvised to countless times ashave many other residents herein Karakin, Nilgen, Ocean Farm,Ledge Point and Lancelin.

The company who has theAustraliawide contract as theinstaller is BSA - After a terriblevisit, we were advised that wehad a signal, never mind that youdon't have a picture, we are nothere to do any work, lodge aclass action against the ACMA,the broadcasters.

After many weeks, of again,contacting all the variousnumbers we are supposed toBSA rang me - They sent a newperson out who luckily enough isan employee of BSA and lives inButler and he advised them thatthe tower was at fault.

Finn, a person who contacted mefrom NSW and continued tomonitor our problems for anotherthree weeks, advised us, we wouldget a VAST satellite box under theHouse-hold Assistance Scheme.

All of a sudden I received anotherphone call from him saying thegovernment will not allow us aVAST box because we have asignal - Forget the fact we don'tget a picture.

We have come up againstanother brick wall. No one wantsto talk to anyone. All you get is‘you have a signal’.

A neighbour, who lives a twominute walk from our place, justhad the VAST box installed on theHousehold Assistance Scheme,but we cannot have it - Is this iscoming back to not what youknow but who you know?

P & L Walker, Karakin.

Thank you to the kindguy who helped my sonMy son was delivering his papersas usual on Friday evening, whenhe was attacked by a dobermandog.

A guy stopped on his bike to helphim - I would like to say thank youto the guy who assisted my son inthis situation.

This matter was dealt with bymyself and the owner of the dog.

Unfortunately dogs in Yanchepare becoming a real concern.

We all think our pets won't harmanyone, but dogs are animals andtheir behaviour can change,PLEASE KEEP DOGS ONLEASHES before someone isseriously hurt.

Name and address supplied.

Too much bureaucracyI think the City of Wanneroo isbecoming too bureaucracy heavyand less efficient - Whenever Ihave had cause to contact them,you usually have to wait for areceptionist to answer the call,then trying to get to a person whocan answer your simple question

could mean being bumpedseveral times with comments: ‘Ineed to check that for you’; ‘theperson who you need to talk toisn’t here today’; ‘can I getsomeone to ring you back’; andthey don’t.

The City of Wanneroo needs tobe less bureaucratic, stop talkingin circles with quotes that don’tanswer questions; and get backto the grassroots of localgovernment.

Too many bureaucrats waste toomuch time creating fancyacronyms, for example: YanchepActive Open Space - These aresimply sporting ovals.

I’ve recently moved from theeastern states, and the localcouncils seem to be morecommunity driven compared towhat’s happening here.

A fast growing community likeYanchep, needs active localcouncillors, council administrationthat works with the communityand developers to timely deliverovals, libraries, etc.

Please City of Wanneroo stopbuilding a bureaucratic empireand be more a local governmentdelivering the local facilities.Learn from some of the fastestgrowing regions in Victoria andNews South Wales.

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FROM PAGE 1At a recent TRYRA meeting,attendees were told councilcould just let it take its courseand it would be another sixyears before the ovals wouldbe built.

It is obvious the original SCAagreement hasn’t worked - Itis difficult to find any projectswhere the State Governmentand/or City of Wanneroo haveworked co-operatively withthe developers to bring onemployment opportunities,vital basic infrastructureneeds or attempts to stop theregion becoming yet anotherbedroom suburb.

Over the past ten years,community infrastructure thathas been achieved is limited

to extending the Two Rockslibrary; building the Yanchepboardwalk; building change-rooms at Oldham Reserve.

The region has beenfortunate enough to havec o m m u n i t y - m i n d e ddevelopers who have beenwilling to work with the City ofWanneroo to try and bring onvarious facilities.

Capricorn have built twoboardwalks near the LindsayBeach Estate for easieraccess to the beach;developed several pocketparks and organised anumber of community events.

Yanchep Beach Joint Venturecontinues to support variouseducational programs andscholarships at various

tertiary institutions with thevision to build a strong,sustainable community inYanchep and investing ineducation helps to developthe social structure of thecommunity.

Is it time the three signatoriesto the SCA, plus, the variousdevelopers to revise theworthiness of maintaining the1999 agreement, or should itbe scrapped?

The last thing the localcommunity wants to see isYanchep and Two Rocks slipback to a ‘lost’ situationsimilar to the Alan Bond era.

All signatories to the SCAagreement have hadsufficient time to develop themuch needed projects, they

should be capable ofproviding the communityrealistic details includingwhen these facilities will beavailable for use.

The Yanchep ovals, new surflife saving club, and a culturalcentre have been talkedabout, planned, but neverfully committed to.

It is time the City ofWanneroo, the WA StateGovernment and major landowners in the region, told thecommunity what will happenwhen, and stop thebureaucratic talk - If they areunable to offer unconditionalsecurity of delivering thesebasic infrastructure facilities,what hope do we have?

Vision lost - Community nightmare


Local residents have startedto call Yanchep and TwoRocks ‘Hoonsville’ - Justabout every night of the weekyou can hear a vehicle or bike‘laying rubber’ and riskingresidents lives.

Over the past two weeks, theSun City News has seenevidence of hooningmadness - In the photo, right,a 16 year old Two Rocksyouth, took a family vehicleand caused this mess outsideTwo Rocks Primary School.

Some ten minutes later, thesame youth was hooning onDamepattie Drive andcrashed into a 4WD outsideparked in a driveway, movingit over two metres into aneighbour’s wall.

Only five minutes before thissenseless crash, residentswere next to the vehiclesaying ‘good-bye’ to visitors.

The offending vehicle wasseized for 28 days; the youthhas been charged withnumerous offences including:

driving under the influence,leaving the scene of anaccident and wreckless driving.

Over the past three monthsthe Sun City News hasreported that police werestepping up their presence inthe district - A number of localresidents don’t believe thepatrols have been increased.

As one resident, who did notwant to be named, said: “Thepolice are always reactive tolocal issues, the local hoonsknow exactly when the localpolice station is manned andknow they can get away withit easily.”

The Sun City News is awarethat some residents haveCCTV of hooning on theirfront lawn or driveway, yetpolice are reluctant to act onthe evidence, quoting wecan’t identify the driver, evenif the vehicle is clearlyidentifiable.

North West Metro DistrictPolice Superintendent, CharlieCarver, told the Sun City

News, in late March, that hewas gravely concerned abouthooning and drug issues inYanchep and Two Rocks andwas addressing the issue.

Over the next couple ofweeks, there will be a newOfficer in Charge and seniorconstable appointed to manageYanchep Police Station.

Current OIC, Sergeant PeterReeves and SeniorConstable Ben Weston havetransferred to newappointments.

Crime snippetsn Police were called to Shamrock Park in TwoRocks on Wednesday 16 April, after the discoveryof an old military shell. A local man contactedpolice about 4.30pm after finding the shell andtaking it to his Sappho Place home.

Bomb squad officers found it had been detonated.The shell’s age was unconfirmed, but may dateto World War II. Police warned anyone findingsimilar devices not to touch or remove them.

n In the latest issue of the Yanchep District HighSchool’s ‘Yarner’ that many students are visitingWoolworths before school and purchasing lollies,drinks and chewing gum. Some students aregetting off buses and leaving school grounds orwalking to school via the shops.

School principal, Tony Watson, said: “I’m sureeveryone is aware of the effect that a poor diethas on a student’s learning and understand theramifications for the school.”

After discussions with Woolworths management,YDHS is trailing an initiative which bans studentsfrom visiting Woolworths before school unlessthey are accompanied by parents or an adult.

n Users of the ACROD parking bay at AtlantisShopping Centre are seeking clarification aboutparking - Regulation 167 of the WA Road TrafficAct which states that drivers cannot park withinthree metres of a public letterbox, unless droppingoff passengers or mail - This parking bay is lessthan half a metre from the letterbox.

nA group of juveniles from around Cassilda Way,Two Rocks, have been stealing fuel, jerry cansand old tyres from local homes and then settingup the tyres in the middle of the road to frightendrivers. The same group are believed to beresponsible for graffiti and smashing bottles at theCharnwood Park skate park - If anyone has anyadditional information, they should contactYanchep police on 9561 9300 or 131 444.

Hoonsville - What’s being done?

Death not suspiciousWest Australian police haveruled out foul play in the deathof a man, whose body wasfound stuck between twoboats at Two Rocks marina.

A local resident found thebody near a secured jettyaround 2.00pm on Monday22 April - police diverssearched the water overnight

while Major Crime Squad andforensic officers examined thescene.

They originally treated thedeath as a suspectedhomicide, but on Tuesdayafternoon, concluded it wasnot suspicious.


Feral cats still a problem

In and around Yanchep and TwoRocks, hundreds of feral cats arecausing a variety problems -Native mammals, birds andreptiles are being decimated,household pet cats attacked, andin some cases feral cats are

entering homes through cat doorsto access food.

Across Australia there arebetween eight and 20 million feralcats with more than 20 mammalspecies becoming extinct due toferal cats. Australia has a further

80 endangered and threatenedspecies being hunted by feral cats.

Over the past decade the numberof feral goats, rabbits and foxeshave been reduced, but cats haveproven more resilient and theirpreference for live prey furtherthreatens the native population.

Feral adult male cats normallyweigh from 3.4 to 6.4 kg and adultfemales from 2.4 to 4.4 kg. Themost common coat colour of feralcats is striped tabby, but blotchedtabby and black are alsocommon. Other colours to occurare striped and blotched orangeand sometimes tortoise shell.

Feral cats are opportunisticpredators and will eat a widevariety of foods. Their diet at anytime will usually consist of thosespecies of prey most available to

them. However, when live prey isscarce, feral cats will alsoscavenge food scraps - Rubbishbins and industrial bins atshopping centres.

As adults, feral cats usuallymaintain discrete home rangeswhich may be up to 10 squarekilometres in area for males andsomewhat less for females.Home range sizes may dependupon available food supplies butwhen local foods becomes scarcethey will undertake longermigrations.

Population densities varyseasonally with reproduction andalso in relation to the food supply.When prey is abundant, catpopulation densities increaseand, when prey is scarce, theirdensities decrease.

Because feral cats are wide-spread throughout WesternAustralia, no large-scale controlmethods have been, currentlylocal councils don’t get involved inferal cats issues. Occasionally,local community attempt controlmeasures such as trapping, butthe problem is never fullyresolved.

The Sun City News is aware of anumber of residential homes inTwo Rocks and Yanchep thathave installed cat doors for theirpet moggie, that have beenaccessed by feral cats.

These residents are at their wits-end trying to find some authorityto help address this concerningissue. People feeding feral catsneed to be wary of the variousdiseases they carry.

Digital retuneAs the final step in Australia’s move to digital-onlyTV, some channels will change frequencies. InPerth, SBS TV services will be changingfrequencies.

After they’ve changed, people will need to retunetheir digital TV, set-top box or digital TV recorder tofind the channels that have moved.

These moves will free up broadcasting spectrumso that it can be used for new services like mobilebroadband. Just like the switch to digital-only TV,the retune is being carefully planned to make surethe change is as easy as possible.

The retune will take place progressively acrossAustralia until the end of 2014. The retune in Perthis scheduled to happen on 17 May 2013 and moreinformation will be available closer to the retunedate.

The retune will affect most Australians. If you arewatching TV through the Viewer Access SatelliteTelevision (VAST) service, the retune won't affectyou. If you watch free-to-air channels via pay TV,your set-top box may be retuned for you by yourprovider.

Some people may find their equipment willautomatically detect changes to the channels andretune itself, or it may prompt them to retune.

If you are missing channels, you can start bypressing the ‘MENU’ button on your remote thenlook for their ‘set-up’ options. Next, try to find wordslike: ‘channels’ or ‘auto-tuning’.

For more information on the retune, you can visitwww.digitalready.gov.au/retune or call the DigitalReady Information Line on 1800 20 10 13, 8am to 10pm (AEDST), 7 days a week.

Questions unansweredAt the special council meeting held by the City ofWanneroo on 10 April, regarding the YanchepActive Open Space project, former North Wardcouncillor, Terry Loftus, asked 31 questions aboutthe project and council’s handling of related issues.

Ten days later, the council posted the minutes fromthe meeting, 18 of the 31 questions asked receiveda simple ‘yes or no’ response, while ‘no response’was given to another question.

A copy of the minutes and the questions with theanswers are available atwww.wanneroo.wa.gov.au.

The Sun City News has noted over the past sixmonths, that the council has become very gun-shywith regard to answering any media enquiries, andoften not answering the questions asked.

Legal advice has informed the Sun City News, ifadministration doesn’t want to respond to mediaenquiries, then go to council meeting, ask thequestions, pointing out to the elected memberswhen the original media enquiry was submitted.

Currently, the Sun City News has three mediaenquiries that have been with City of Wannerooadministration since mid-April.


Council NewsWANNEROOAt last Tuesday’s City ofWanneroo council meeting,the council considered 21different reports, plus twoconfidential, behind closeddoors, reports and a Motionon Notice from Cr IanGoodenough in their 425page agenda.

Local issues on the agendaincluded a report requestingmodifying the left-in/left-outvehicle restriction at theintersection of Kakadu Roadand Yanchep Beach Roadinto the Yanchep CentralShopping Centre.

North ward councillor, LauraGray had previouslypresented a Motion on Noticeasking administration tocarryout a review to considermodifying the intersection toallow right turn from KakaduRoad onto Yanchep BeachRoad.

Council administration did notsupport the modification, CrGray presented an additionaldot point to the recommen-dation - Improve signagearound the intersection.

In another report, the councildeferred approving a cagedegg production facility at Lot15 Carabooda Road,Carabooda, when admin-istration wanted to removereference to 150,000chickens permitted to bereared at any one time.

Following an odour complaintin early 2012, the City ofWanneroo administrationdiscovered the property hadbeen converted to eggproduction without anyplanning approvals.

The reports saidapproximately 150,000chickens could be held on the8.1 hectare property,producing about 15 tonnes ofmanure each week.

Code of practice guidelinesstate that there should be atleast 100 metres betweenpoultry sheds and theproperty boundry - The shedson this application are only 20metres from the boundary.

A Carabooda property ownerwas refused a permit to keepsix dogs on their two hectareproperty at 29 Jade Loop.

In the Community Fundingreport, council considered 23applications for futurefunding.

In the North Ward there wasfive successful applications -Yanchep Two Rocks RSL forvarious events; Yanchep TwoRocks Recreation Associationfor next year’s Australia Daybreakfast; Carramar UnitingChurch for Carols 2013;Banksia Grove ‘Spring in theGrove’ event; and AtlantisProductions for the ‘HobbitsHidden Years’ project.

GINGINSince the appointment of anew chief executive officer atthe Shire of Gingin, late lastyear, Jeremy Edwards, hashelped the council develop anumber of forward planningand strategies, helping toprogress the importance localgovernment plays in a districtlike the Shire of Gingin.

Reports presented at eachmonthly council meeting areclearer, more concise anddeal with all the relativeissues allowing the council tomake the best decisions.

The Sun City News hasattended Shire of Gingincouncil meetings for somefive years, and the recentchanges are very noticable.

Documents like the monthlyInformation Bulletin provide agreat overview and update ofwhat the Shire has beendoing in the previous month.

All residents and ratepayerscan access the InformationBulletin from the shire website (www.gingin.wa.gov.au)or from the library.

In the April InformationBulletin, there are ten StatusReports on a variety of shireissues; there are six differentofficers’ reports detailingworks programs and theirprogress, an Action List withcomments.

In the bulletin there are 16different information reports

that related to various issuesin and around the Shire ofGingin.

These type of documents arevery important in keeping thewider community up-to-dateand informed of variousactivities in their local council.

Over the past three months,many Shire of Ginginresidents have attended shireorganised meetings in theirdistrict to have an inputtoward the developing of thefuture Strategic Planning forthe Shire.

The Shire is progressing intothe annual budget seasonand many residents are keento see how the newadministration performsduring this process.

Issues that will be of interestwill include the assetmanagement plan and assettracking - These plans arevital for knowing what youhave, what its worth andwhen is the right time toreplace that asset.

Many councils have failed tocomprehend their obligationto these vital issues and thinkit is not necessary - Councilsare a business only with anelected council instead ofboard members, but at theend of the day, they have thesame legal responsibilities.

Congratulations should go toJeremy Edwards for his greatefforts since his appointment.

Council Snippetsn At the March meeting of the Two RocksYanchep Residents Association, guest speakerCity of Wanneroo Mayor, Tracey Roberts, wasasked if Sun City News’ (Terry Loftus) allegationsthat one of the council officers involved in thenegotiations had twice asked developers for a job- The Director of Corporate Strategy, John Paton,responded to the question stating ‘that council isbound by confidentiality’.

In a recent council agenda the Director ofPlanning, Len Kosova, made an impartialitydeclaration on the Yanchep Ovals report referingto employment.

n Coastal Ward councillor, Robert ‘Bob’Smithson, continues to miss council meetings andbrierfing sessions while his business, CosmicSandstone, continues to be logging up ongoingoperational complaints about noise, workingoutside designated hours, truck laydown andloading dock, to mention a few.

Many Coastal Ward residents are concerned CrSmithson will not do the hounourable thing andresign in time for the October 2013 councilelection, so a worthy local could take his place.

n Talking about the 2013 Council Elections, thereis plenty of jockeying going on already. Alliancesare being built between some existing electedcouncillors with the intent to ‘back and support’selective people.

The Sun City News is very aware of an alliance toparachute a candidate into the North and/orCoastal Ward.

In addition, the Sun City News understandsformer Mayor of Wanneroo, Jon Kelly, has shownsome interests in standing as a candidate forcouncillor in the North Ward - When the Sun CityNews contacted Mr Kelly, he said: “I am interested,I will consider it over the next month or so.”

Three community projects inboth Gingin and Lancelin areset to receive funding, but it’s upto the community to decide howmuch they should receive.

Launched on the First of May,the Bendigo Bank ‘You Like’Campaign will return more than$220,000 in bank profits to threeprojects and initiatives fromevery suburb or town in WAwhere a participating CommunityBank branch operates.

Entrants are eligible to receive$5,000 for first prize, $1,500 forsecond and $500 for third tosupport current projects andinitiatives, thanks to the votingpower of local people.

Chairman of Gingin CommunityBank Branch and LancelinBranch, David Roe, said projectslike the ‘You Like’ Campaignshows the commitment of abanking model to support localcommunity prosperity.

Mr Roe said: “When a group ofGingin and Lancelin locals setout to establish a localCommunity Bank Branch, weknew that it would enhancebanking services to our town,and that the business generatedwould strengthen ourcommunity overall.

“The WA ‘You Like’ campaignwill give three local communitygroups in our town theopportunity to make real aproject that will benefit localpeople.’’

The three Gingin communityprojects that will be in therunning for the $5000 prizeinclude Gingin District HighSchool P & C – Kids to have aball in adventure playground;Gingin Recreation Group Inc. –Fitness and fun for localcommunity; and, Gingin Men’sShed – Exciting upgrade forGranville Park.

In Lancelin, the three projectsare: Lancelin Primary School P& C – Improving LancelinPrimary’s School Entrance;Lancelin Ledge Point FootballClub – Play time for young kidsat the footy club; and, LedgePoint Community Association –Beach shelter and skate parkfor families.

Mr Roe said casting your vote iseasy. - “All you need to do isvisit your local Bendigo Bankbranch or online via ourFacebook App which can befound on the Bendigo BankFacebook page. Every votecounts, so make sure you standup and be counted for thebenefit of your community.”

Voting commenced at 9.00am(WST) on Wednesday 1 May,and closes at 11.59 pm (WST)Friday 31 May 2013. Voting isrestricted to one vote perproject, per person, per day.

The Community Bank networkof branches in WesternAustralia has returned morethan $11 million to localcommunities.


Make a local projecthappen for your community

Rogaining is the sport of longdistance cross-country navigationin which teams of two to fivemembers visit as many check-points as possible in a set time.

Teams travel entirely on foot,navigating by map andcompass between checkpointsin terrain that varies from openfarmland to hilly forest.

A central base camp provideshot meals throughout the eventand teams may return at anytime to eat, rest or sleep.

Teams travel at their own paceand anyone from children tograndparents can experience

the personal satisfaction thatcomes from cross-countrynavigation at their own level ofcompetition and comfort.

One feature of rogaining is theopportunity for night navigationand the extra challenges that thisinvolves. Although rogaines aredefined as being twelve hours orlonger, the classic rogaine is thetwenty-four hour event.

Rogaining developed as a sportin its own right in the early1970's, but 24-hour walks hadbeen held since at least 1947.

The word ROGAINE is knownas Rugged Outdoor Group

Activity Involving Navigationand Endurance.

Once you've started an event,the parts of the course you seeare entirely up to you and yourteam members. Some teamsmay cover more than 60km in a12 hour event or over 100km inan event of 24 hours duration.

However, many others maywalk only 10km and achieve justas much satisfaction. Theenjoyment comes from findingyour way around a course thatyou have chosen andnavigating back to the finish.

The Western AustralianRogaining Association holds sixevents each year - On Saturday4 May, the Autumn 12 hourrogaine will be held nearBindoon.

If you like to get involved withRogaine, contact Sue Monter,on 9472 6822 or 0419 853 018.

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Local Dining & EntertainmentiVan donation help familyFor the past 15 months, theYanchep Two Rocks Lions Club(YTRLC) has been fund-raisingto help a young Butler family.

Last weekend, parents, Paweland Alina Chmura and six yearold Christian were officiallyhanded the keys to the speciallyfitted out Hyundai iVan.

This project commencedJanuary 2012, when a requestwas logged on the Lions District201W1 website and forwardedto Sue Lowe, from YTRLC, theZone Chairperson at the time.

Sue said: “The project hastaken some time to come aboutand could not have happenedwithout the donations from WACharities Direct ($20,000);Independent Living Centre($10,000); Australian LionsFoundation ($7,887); Lions Clubof Yanchep Two Rocks($5,387); Lions Club of Ocean

Reef ($1,000); Lions Club ofLancelin & Districts ($1,000);Lions Club of Toodyay ($500);and Chmura family ($595). Agrand total of nearly $48,000.

“The Yanchep Two Rocks LionsClub coordinated the projectwhich will make a real differenceto this family.”

Alina told the Sun City News:“We are overwhelmed and verygrateful to the Yanchep TwoRocks Lions, it will allow us todo many more activities withChristian including going toMerriwa Education SupportCentre and riding at Riding forthe Disabled Association.”

Helping juvenile diabetesLast Friday, about 80 ladiesattended a ladies only JuvenileDiabetes charity night

The ladies enjoyed a variety ofcocktails, nibbles, entertainmentand raffles which includedseveral donations from localbusinesses. Around $3000 wascollected - Juvenile Diabetes ordiabetes mellitus is a life-longautoimmune disease thatusually occurs in childhood butcan be diagnosed at any age.


Local Dining & EntertainmentANZAC Day service

Record crowds attended boththe Yanchep Two Rocks RSLDawn Service and GunfireBreakfast, and Parade servicein the Yanchep National Park.

An estimated crowd of over3000 attended the service.Yanchep District Junior FootballClub players and coachesparticipated in the parade andservice.

Yanchep RSL was delightedwith the attendances. ANZACDay is Australia’s mostimportant national occasion,marking the anniversary of thelanding on Gallipoli.

Photos - Above: Cadets from TS Marmion performed flagduties at the ANZAC service. Right: Yanchep RSLpresident, Joyce Harris lays a wreath.

Celebrating 103rd birthdayCornelius Teeuw, a resident atBethanie Beachside celebratedher 103rd birthday on 25 April.

Born on 25 April, 1910,Cornelius has seen many life-style changes, but these daysenjoy her life at BethanieBeachside.

If you have a celebration oranniversary, contact the SunCity News on 9561 2500 duringoffice hours.

Frosty at YanchepV8 Supercar driver Mark ‘Frosty’Winterbottom, made a surpriseappearance at Woolworths atYanchep Central ShoppingCentre.

The wider community onlybecame aware of the V8Supercar driver’s appearanceafter it was published on theSun City News’ Facebook page- In less than three hours over1000 people read the newsflash.

Many local children and adultsreceived personally autographedposters from Frosty who will beracing in the V8 SupercarChampionships at BarbagalloWanneroo, this weekend.

WINNERYanchep Central Newsagencyhas been open only a couple of

weeks, but that didn’t stop themselling a Division 1 winningticket last Saturday - Thewinning ticket won over$580,000 to some lucky winner.

If you have any news articlesand/or photos, please emailthem to [email protected] or call 9561 2500 withyour news tips.


Book Review

The Husband’s secret

The Husband's Secret is a funny,heartbreaking novel of marriage,grief, love and secrets - When herhusband announces he's in lovewith her best friend, painfully shyTess picks up her young son andreturns to her mother's house.

There she begins an unexpectedaffair with an old flame. Rachel isa woman in her sixties consumedby grief and anger at the loss ofher daughter twenty years earlier.When her son announces he istaking her beloved grandsonoverseas, Rachel begins adescent into deeper bitternessand pain.

Cecilia is the quintessential ‘Idon't know how she does it’woman. A devoted mother to

three daughters, she runs herhousehold like clockwork, isPresident of the P&C, owns anextremely successful Tupperwarebusiness and is happy in herfifteen-year marriage.

Until she discovers a letter in theirattic labelled: ‘To my wife Cecilia,to be opened in the event of mydeath’. . . Her husband's secret isa bombshell beyond all imaginingwith repercussions across thelives of all three women.

The KnackeredMother’s Wine Club

The ideal book for any motherwho swears by the mantra: ‘Life’stoo short to drink bad wine’.

What started off as a blog grewquickly in popularity as mothers

shared their secrets about thebest vino and where to buy it.

Interestingly, McGinn also has aloyal following of knackeredfathers, who are in similar need ofthe perfect glass of wine.

Good one for dads – Throw in achilled bottle of Chardonnay?

How (Not) to MurderYour Mother

A witty, humorous and poignanttake on the mother-daughterrelationship by bestselling authorStephanie Calman.

On her fractious relationship withher mother, she remarks: “Wehave some things in common. Forexample we both make ourscrambled eggs without stirring

them and we’ve both dated heroinaddicts. But it’s not really enoughto get us through a weekend.”

Give with caution.

The Pearl Trilogy

Documentary producer, PearlRobinson, is a beautiful and smartforty year old divorcee but has nothad a date for over two years.

When she hears about AlexandreChevalier, a young French,internet success story, sheassumes he is a nerd.

But, when she bumps into himface to face, she’s stunned by hischarm, beauty and sophistication,and startled by her strong feelingsand desire for a man fifteen yearsher junior.

His looks, wealth and worldwidetriumph with his social media site,‘HookedUp’, means he can getany woman he chooses, but thereis something about Pearl he findsirresistible.

The couple begins a passionateaffair and Pearl’s body isawakened in ways she neverimagined possible. She isconsumed by him and his magicaltouch. But secrets, jealous familymembers and other externalforces are threatening to pullthem apart.

Erotic, humorous, and profoundlytender, Forty Shades of Pearl is astory that will stir your heart, hityou with the unexpected androuse your emotions.

The second book in ‘The PearlTrilogy’ is Shadows of Pearl,followed by Shimmers of Pearl.

Buying booksThe large bookstore at majorshopping centres are slowlydisappearing - Most of the majorbookstores now operate websites offering you quick ‘to thedoor’ delivery or downloads toyour iPad or computer.

Prices and delivery costs canvary, so check out the extra costscarefully. A number of websitesoffer a variety of free down-loadable books - They can beworth a look at, too.

The Sun City News crew are all keen book readers, this week, we offer you a variety of great books for Mother’s Day - Here is our selection.


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e-Waste collectionsthis weekendDo you have broken TVs,monitors or computers thatyou no longer want or need?

Recycle them for free at theCity of Wanneroo e-Wastecollection days this weekend.

The City's waste team will beon site to collect your e-Waste to correctly and safelydispose of the products,preventing them from addingto landfill.

What you can bring torecycle: personal computers,monitors and screens,laptops, notebooks and TVs.

You can take your e-Waste toKingsway Baseball groundsat the corner of Hepburn Aveand Hartman Drive onSaturday 4, or Sunday, 5 May,between 9.00am and 3.00pm.

High Tea

Last Sunday, at GranvilleHall, the Gingin TourismAssociation held their annualHigh Tea. There was a varietyof stalls displaying variousalternative therapies such asreiki, tarot card reading andhandmade goods.

Top educator

Woodridge resident, HelenSutherland, a kindergartenteacher, at Merriwa PrimarySchool is Western Australia’sEarly Educator of the Yearand a finalist for theAustralian Early Educator ofthe Year in the AustralianFamily and Early Educationand Care Awards.

Helen is one of six finalists inWestern Australia and 30 inAustralia in the EarlyEducator category.

Atlantis rises againAround 250 people sharedmemories of the vibrant1980s Two Rocks touristattraction, Atlantis MarinePark, at the WannerooRegional Museum lastSunday.

It was a reunion for some ofthe ex-Atlantis employeeswho had not seen each otherin over 20 years, as filmedinterviews took place withtrainers, performers,managers, creative directorsand those involved in theconstruction and set design ofthe park.

Visitors enjoyed watching

short films showing in thetheatrette of both the parkand the release of thedolphins, with it at maximumcapacity for two hours.

Author Sara Foster joined theday with readings from herbook, Shallow Breath, whichwas inspired by the park.

The museum received somefantastic donations includingtwo jumpers with designs ofAtlantis, several souveniritems, two dolphin paintings,a toy dolphin and seal, and abillboard sign that was usedto advertise the Oceanariumfeed times.

Hundreds of photographs andseveral films were donated orloaned for the museum tomake digital copies for thecollection.

Once collated, all material willbe available through theCommunity History Centre forvisitors to learn more aboutthe Atlantis Marine Park.

Call for dualcarriagewayCity of Wanneroo CouncillorsRudi Steffens and NormHewer have called for a dualcarriageway betweenJoondalup Drive andMenchetti Road.

Cr Steffens introduced amotion at council calling forthe dualling and this wasunanimously backed byfellow councillors - Councilconsiders the upgrading ofthis section of Wanneroo

Road to dual carriagewaystandard a high priority for theState Government and haswritten to both Premier ColinBarnett, and Minister forTransport, Troy Buswell, inthe past two years seeking acommitment to the project.

Crazy antics Last Tuesday morning,around 7.15am, a Transperthbus turned out of the depot atthe old Wild Kingdom site onTwo Rocks Road, at a speedthat caused the driver to veeronto the verge on theoceanside of the bitumen.

The bus then proceeded toaccelerate back onto thebitumen, cutting off a 4WDvehicle. I was about 25-30metres behind both vehicles.The 4WD had to brake sharplyto avoid hitting the bus.

Both vehicles travelled veryclosely into the 60km zone atTwo Rocks; the bus driver hitthe brakes three or four timesto reduce his speed down to60km/h - The 4WD was sittingright on his tail.

At the first chance the 4WDpassed the bus, cruisedalongside for a shortdistance, then eventuallypassed the bus and sloweddown to about 20/30km/h infront of the bus.

Approaching the S bend nearCharnwood Ave, the busdriver put on his right turnblinker and attempted to passthe 4WD - The bus driver wason the wrong side of the road,over double white lines.

The bus didn't or couldn'tpass the 4WD, there wasanother vehicle atCharnwood Ave turning leftinto Two Rocks Road.

This incident has beenreported to Transperth and itwill be intriguing if theyrespond to the officialcomplaint.

FacebookThe Sun City News Facebookpage usually provides localnews items and other ‘newsbits’ most days of the week.

Over the past three monthsthe web page has beenaveraging over 40,000 hitsper month.

Sea of blueLate last term, Two Rocks Primary Schoolwas awash with the hues of the ocean -Room to Read was the inspiration and the‘Blue Dress Day’ was spearheaded by theYear Six students.

Alexis Cullimore first found out about this notfor profit organisation from her guitar teacherand became interested in raising funds forunderprivileged children in primary schoolsacross Africa and Asia.

Alexis wrote a letter to the principal outliningthe cause, the reasons why she waspassionate about it and how she felt empathyfor children that didn't have the sameopportunities she had.

Together with her teacher, Miss Wildish,Alexis organised a Blue Dress Day. A total of$472.15 was raised and Alexis is verythankful for everyone’s support.


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Calls for labelling GM food Australia has one of the morerigorous food labelling systemsin the world for geneticallymodified (GM) attributes. Allfoods with more than one percent GM in any ingredient arerequired to be identified as‘genetically modified’ on thelabel, other than at restaurants.

But some stakeholders aredemanding more extensivelabelling. Given that the currentsystem is already quite tough,we need to ask why more isneeded. But first, let’s look atwhat we do right now.

There’s a great disparitybetween how different foodsare labelled in Australia.

Non-GM food products withvery real serious risks ofcontaining allergens, such asnuts, are allowed on the marketwith no more than a ‘maycontain’ label. And we stillaccept artificial food ingredientswith established health risks,such as trans fats, without alabelling requirement.

But lobbyists and consumerinterest groups have focusedon the labelling of geneticallymodified food. This seems tobe much more of a political andcommercial marketing campaignthan one based on science, theenvironment or health.

There’s no scientific evidencefor health or environmentalrisks from genetically modified

crops. To the contrary, there’sscientific consensus that foodsfrom GM crops are at least assafe as foods fromconventional crops.

And, in contrast to geneticallymodified crops, conventionalplant breeding is not routinelyevaluated for unintendedeffects, even though detailedevaluation consistently showsGM crops to be less risky thanconventionally bred crops.

Despite the greater riskiness ofconventional breeding, therehas been no major campaignfor special labelling of new cropvarieties.

What’s more, there is noconcerted campaign forcompulsory labelling for otherfood-related issues of concernto consumers, such pesticideuse or child labour. Indeed,despite international concern

about child labour in cocoaproduction, there is no requiredlabelling of chocolate for suchdisclosure.

The Greens can’t even getmuch support for a campaignon country-of-origin labelling forfood. It seems odd that if youwant to eat GM-free in Australiafor whatever reason, you canmake choices more easily thantrying to find foods sourcedfrom Australian farms.

Consumers already haveaccess to a range of labels andinformation allowing them toavoid foods grown fromgenetically modified crops. Andeven though there are nogenetically-modified fresh fruitsor vegetables in Australia, you’llsee plenty of ‘non-GM’ labels ifyou take a quick walk throughthe supermarket.

This is peculiar in itself becausethere are such labels on canolaoil even though genetically-modified commercial canola oilis not detectably different fromoil originating from plants thatare not genetically modified.

Consumer choice is clearly notthe most important value here.So, what else could be going on?

The leading Australianpromoters of campaigns for GMlabelling don’t reveal theirfunding sources. But inform-ation about the financialinterests behind the same pushis available in California, wherethere’s a current ballotproposition to require labellingof GM foods.

The leading funder of thelabelling campaign inCalifornia, businessmanJoseph Mercola, is refreshinglyhonest about his motivationand it’s not consumer choice.Mercola has contributed morethan $1.1 million to thecampaign so far, and also doesbusiness in Australia.

Mercola has said, “Personally, Ibelieve GM foods must bebanned entirely, but labelling isthe most efficient way toachieve this. Since 85 per centof the public will refuse to buyfoods they know to begenetically modified, this willeffectively eliminate them fromthe market just the way it wasdone in Europe.”

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PROPERTY GUIDE

‘Luxury for Life’ at Capricorn Beach

Following Capricorn Yanchep’srecent formal recognition asAustralia’s Best ResidentialDevelopment, at the UDIA’Sprestigious National Awardsceremony, the state’s top newcoastal community is celebratinganother landmark achievement.

After seven years of continueddevelopment Capricorn Yanchepis releasing its fifth and finalprecinct, Capricorn Beach onSaturday 4 May.

As the name suggests, CapricornBeach is situated on the ocean-side of Two Rocks Road.

On its northern boundary sitsClub Capricorn, the well-lovedbeachside resort.

To the south lies the well-established Capricorn Yanchepneighbourhood of Lindsay Beach,the estate’s new million-dollarboardwalks and the famous andunique swimming lagoon.

And just beyond these adjacentCapricorn features are the first-

class schools, new shoppingcentre, national park, 18-hole golfcourse, working marina andcommunity sporting, recreationand social facilities which havehelped Capricorn Yanchep toearn its now multi-award-winningstatus.

Capricorn Beach is beingpromoted as offering ‘Luxury forLife’ and the more closely thepromise is scrutinised, the morecredible and compelling itbecomes.

As Capricorn Yanchep CEO,Russel Perry explains: “Theultimate luxury for many WesternAustralians is living beside abeautiful ocean beach in a safeand peaceful neighbourhood”,Capricorn Beach delivers thisprivileged lifestyle with planningflair and design rigour.”

But beachside living and arelaxed, endless holidayatmosphere are not the onlyluxuries to be enjoyed accordingto Mr Perry.

“Capricorn Beach, although notexpensive when compared withCottesloe, City Beach and othersuburbs which share the samecontinent-fringing beach andsunset views, this final precinctwill attract buyers keen to build alarger, higher-standard home”, headded.

There’s no question that theluxury of living in a community inwhich residents take great prideand care in the quality of theirhome will appeal to many familiesready to move up to create theirdream family home.

The price of ‘Luxury of Life’ in thenation’s finest residentialdevelopment is surprisinglyaffordable and the home-site sizeoptions are as impressive.

In the first release of only 11 lotsa new Capricorn Beach block willcost as little as $219,000 and nomore than $270,000, and theaverage area of the lots is around500 square metres, and includesfront yard landscaping, freeboundary fencing and connectionto the high speed velocitynetwork.

Each home-site will be withineasy-walking distance of a huge,3.5 hectare Capricorn BeachPark and the character andsuperior quality of the luxurycoastal precinct will be protectedby a suite of sensible designguidelines.

More details of the exciting finalprecinct can be viewed atcapricornyanchep.com.au or youcan talk to Paul Szijarto on 9561

6018.

Local land for sale

Capricorn blockLagoon Realty has a great blockof land on the market that hasbeen described as ‘A steal at$189,000 or nearest offer.

This is a corner block located at 6Mast Link in Yanchep, part of theCapricorn Estate which includesa great ‘Capricorn WelcomePackage’.

The block is in in a very privateand established Harford Grovesection of Capricorn with greatviews over the estate and walkingdistance to shops, schools andmedical centre. Call Brian on

0407 082 155.

JindowieJindowie is one of the mostexciting estates on the Yanchepcoast. With some of the mostaffordable coastal living north ofPerth, Jindowie offers both agreat lifestyle and an outstandinginvestment opportunity.

n Choice of cottage lots andtraditional lot sizes

n Wide selection of ready-builthomes

n Walking distance to YanchepCentral Shopping Centre

n Close to Sun City Golf Course,Yanchep National Park and thefuture South Yanchep train station

The Jindowie sales office islocated at Yanchep CentralShopping Centre Shop 1, PeonyBoulevard Yanchep. The shop isopen Monday to Saturday 10am-5pm, and Sundays between11am to 5pm.

Jindowie in Yanchep offers youthe relaxed coastal lifestyleyou’ve been looking for. You’llalso find comfortable livingoptions too, with Jindowie’s

selection of easy-care cottagelots starting from $159,000.

With lot sizes at approximately250square metres, you’ll enjoylow maintenance, modern livingclose to the coast, golf club andall the amenities you expect froman established estate.

Yanchep Golf EstateNestled between YanchepNational Park and the unspoiledbeaches of Yanchep Lagoon,Peet’s Yanchep Golf Estatewraps its way around Sun CityCountry Club’s striking golfcourse, creating an idyllicbackdrop for your new home.

Yanchep Golf Estate will be hometo approximately 1,500households once complete.

The extensive range of homesiteoptions includes some of thelargest lots on offer in the region,with many directly overlooking thegolf course, while others offerpanoramic views of thesurrounding area and NationalPark.

Future plans for Yanchep GolfEstate include a proposedneighbourhood activity centre andland has been set aside for apotential primary school.

Yanchep Golf Estate has aunique vision which, through itslandscape strategy, will create awonderful environment to live in.Residents will enjoy beautifullylandscaped parklands, play-grounds, a walking trail, andareas of natural bushland – alldesigned to blend seamlesslywith the golf course.

Photo: Courtesy of Jindowie and their wonderful parklands


SPORTS RESULTSGOLF Guilderton Sat 14 April - Ambrose: SCollard/P Rouse 59, PHofstee/E Andrews 61, BClarke/P Flavell 63. NTP: MWetherly 3rd, P Rouse 13th,E Andrews 17th. Longestdrive: M Wetherly (Ladies)5th, B Gaunt (Men) 16th.Longest putt: A Wetherly 2nd.Wed 17 April - S/ford: AWetherly 21, J Bresland 18.NTP: P Flavell 13th, B Gault17th. Best 2nd shot: JBresland 14th, A Gault 18th.Longest putt: C Meharry 10th,M Wetherly 12th.Sat 21 April - Stroke: RWheeler 64, R Prince 68.NTP: P Rouse 4th, R Prince12th. Best 2nd shot: P Rouse10th. Best 3rd shot: AWetherly 16th. Longest putt:M Wetherly 9th. Least putts:R Wheeler 25.Wed 24 April - S/ord: B Hicks22, J Hardeman 18. NTP: CMeharry 3rd, B Hicks 4th.Best 2nd shot: G Susac 9th.Longest putt: B Johnson 6th.

SCCC LadiesTues 16 April – 2 ballCombined: F Read, L Browne58; L Williams, H Spalding ocbM Budiselik, D Bradley 55.Tues 23 April - S/ford: N Ford34, M Kearney 33, A Scaddanocb S Bradley 32.

Yanchep Golf ClubSat 20 April - S/ford Ladies:R Warrilow 35, D Attwood 34,E Callanan 34. Men: I Lowe41, C Grant 39, K Attwood 39.Sat 27 April - Stroke Women:D Attwood 69, E Callahan 73,S Pawlenko 76. Men: TSharman 69, J Mcintyre 70,M Nunn 70.

DARTS - YanchepTues 9 April - Neptunes 9 defKruisers 2. Highest score: SBilling 125. Highest peg: DWheeler 32. Coasters 9 defSaints 2. Highest score: RLeslie 106. Highest peg: LTwyford 40.Tues 16 April - Neptunes 6def Saints 5. Highest score:D Wheeler & S Billing 114.Highest peg: S Billing 40.Coasters 6 def Kruizers 5.Highest score: J Balzer & C

Rowe 134. Highest peg: LTwyford 98.Tues 23 April - Neptunes 6def Coasters 5. Highestscore: H Billing 121. Highestpeg: H Billing 36. Saints 6 defKruizers 5. Highest score: LJohnson 98. Highest peg: CLoftus 40.

FOOTBALLSun 14 April - Warwick/Greenwood 10-13 (73) defYanchep 6-7 (43). Yanchepbest players: J Ingram, DAlderton, E Rasmussen, JBruce, S Tweed, T Morland.Yanchep goals: K Morgan 2, TMorland, C Darby, D Alderton,B Smeeton 1.Sun 21 April - Yanchep 17-9(111) def Koongamia 12-11(72). Yanchep goals: DAlderton 3, K Morgan 3, WKeath 3, B Ryan 2, SO’Driscoll 2, J Ricciardo 2, LCupit 1, C Darby 1. Yanchepbest players: D Alderton, TMorland, J Ingram, B Ryan, LCupit.Sun 28 April - Kwinana 19-12 (126) def Yanchep 5-6(36). Yanchep goals: C Darby

2, B Smeeton 2, C Delcaro 1.Yanchep best players: JGlover, E Rasmussen, CDarby, S Wilton, L Moore.

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Crossword & DiarySaturday 4 MayOpen Day for ATI Martial Arts, at Yanchep CommunityCentre.

Sunday 5 MayArt, Craft & Garden Market at Old Nursery Park,Yanchep. 10.00am to 3.00pm.

Monday 6 MayYanchep Two Rocks Recreation Association monthlymeeting. 7.30pm at Phil Renkin Centre. Newmembers welcome.

Tuesday 7 MayYanchep Two Rocks Craft Group ‘Our BiggestMorning Tea’ at Phil Renkin Centre, Two Rocks.9.00am to 12noon. Gold coin donation to CancerCouncil WA.

Thursday 9 MayYanchep and Districts Country Women’s Associationmonthly meeting in the Phil Renkin Centre, TwoRocks, starting at 9.30am. After the meeting there willbe a morning tea fundraiser for cancer. Donations willgo to the Yanchep Assisted Cancer Travels Inc - Allwelcome.

Sunday 12 May - Mother’s Day

Tuesday 21 MayShire of Gingin council meeting, 3.00pm at CouncilChambers, 7 Brockman Street, Gingin. All residentsand ratepayers welcome to attend.

Tuesday 21 MayCity of Wanneroo briefing session, 6.00pm at CouncilChambers, Dundebar Road, Wanneroo. All residentsand ratepayers welcome to attend.

Tuesday 28 MayCity of Wanneroo council meeting, 7.00pm at CouncilChambers, Dundebar Road, Wanneroo. All residentsand ratepayers welcome to attend.

Saturday 15 & Sunday 16 JuneGingin Ladies Dart Carnival, fund raising for St JohnAmbulance.

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LOWER COASTAL RURAL NEIGHBOURHOODnext meeting Monday 13th May

starting at 7.30pm at Neergabby Hall.

Be there to hear all the reports from all lower coastal areas, air your views,

put forward any questions that you may feel need to be addressed at the meeting.

Your support is needed, that’s whatNeighbourhood Watch is all about.

Come and help the people who carefor the community, who do their best

to protect your property.

Hope to see you there.Call Dot for information 9577 1321.

Community Art Classes beginin Two Rocks

Long time member of Suncity Artists’ AssociationIncorporated, Jack Thorne, takes local residents

Tony Jackson and Hillary Jackson for pastelpainting classes.

Other classes being run in May are AcrylicPainting and Block printing.

There are still a few places available.

More classes are being organized for drawing and pottery in the coming months.

Anyone requiring further information is askedto contact Corinne Scott by email

[email protected] or register their interest at the Downstairs Gallery,

Shop 19, Two Rocks Shopping Centre. Open: Thursday to Monday 11am-3:30pm.

Yanchep and Districts CWA 18th AprilFrench Friendship Day

To everyone who supported our French Friendship Day, we send you our sincere thanks.

To those who entered into the spirit of the day and dressed up, you certainly made it a really

‘fun day’.

The monies raised will go to local groups andother worthy causes, therefore your support for

our events is always greatly appreciated.

It was our pleasure to be of service to you all.

Thank you from all the members of Yanchep & Districts CWA.

YANCHEP TWO ROCKS RECREATION ASSOCIATION

The Yanchep Two Rocks Recreation Association wouldlike to invite your volunteers to a ‘THANKS A MILLION’for Volunteering morning tea on Saturday 18 May tocoincide with Volunteers Week.

We also request the names of any volunteers that havecontributed more than 15 years service to ourcommunity. These volunteers will be recognised with acertificate of appreciation at the morning tea.

The morning tea will take place at the Yanchep NationalPark at the inn and will commence at 9.30am, pleaselet Julie Otremba have the number of volunteers thatwill be attending by the 16th May.

This is an opportunity for volunteers to talk to othervolunteers in our local area and is a great way tonetwork with other groups.

The morning tea is not taking the place of the VolunteersBreakfast that we hold in September but is just anotherway of thanking our many volunteers. Please let asmany of your volunteers know so that as many as canattend do so.

Thanking you and your volunteers

Julie Otremba (OAM) SecretaryPh: 9561 1538

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