hellooo yellow! · hellooo yellow! enjoying the devonshire teas on daffodil day were judd mckenzie...

Residents were making a beeline to the Artspace last Friday to sample the scones and have a chat, all for a good cause of course! Devon Stubberfield, Margaret Duckworth and their many helpers hosted Lake Grace‘s ‗Daffodil Day‘ stall with Devonshire Teas. Daffodils were on sale along with the ever popular Dougal Bear, funky yellow ‗hope‘ wristbands, pins and pens and a myriad of other items. The Cancer Council's Daffodil Day is the largest merchandise based national fundraising event of its kind for cancer research, education, and patient support in the Southern Hemisphere. Beginning in Canada around 30 years ago, the event is now held in eight countries. It is a day to remember people touched by cancer, a day to celebrate survivorship and to hope for a brighter future. With more than fifty people through the doors, Lake Grace played its part in helping the Cancer Council reach its target figure of more than eight million dollars. Our support of Daffodil Day not only raises funds but gives hope to those touched by cancer. Those lucky winners of the raffles were Genni Curtin (bathroom set), Lesley O‘Neill (men‘s esky) and Maureen Moulden (bowl and fruit). Approximately $1,650 was raised on the day.

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30th August, 2007 $1.10 inc GST Vol 13 Issue 16

Hellooo Yellow!

Enjoying the Devonshire Teas on Daffodil Day were Judd McKenzie with his Nanna, Vicki Reynolds.

Thanks once again to everyone who

helped in any way to make the street

stall and morning tea a success. Fifty

people enjoyed Devonshire teas and a

chat while others shopped.

Approximately $1,650 was raised. Well

30th August, 2007 LAKES LINK NEWS

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Page 3 Editorial Page 4 Thank You Page 5 About Town Page 6 Weather Page 7 Ecoscapes Page 8,9 Eulogy—Mrs Nora Thiel Page 10 Book Fair Page 12 Photo Booth Page 13 Health Page Page 14 Teen Reads Page 15 Nightwatch Page 16 Visitor‘s Centre Roster Page 17 YAC Page 18,19,33 Shire Pages

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CONTENTS

LAKES LINK NEWS 30th August, 2007

Thank you to everyone who has sent material in this fortnight, it‘s a huge paper (which I‘m sure I will have left something out of) which couldn‘t have been put out as smoothly as it has without your help. A big thank you to our winter sports ‗correspondents‘, some of whom we will not hear from until next year. Clubs need to thank their publicity people as they often put lots of other things on hold while they diligently type their notes (sometimes have to type them twice when the computer eats the first edit - always pays to SAVE), which they then email through to the Telecentre. These notes will become an ongoing history of your club.

If you haven‘t already looked at our website please go online; put lakegrace.wa.tc into the address bar of your internet address browser (don‘t do a search) have done a little more but there‘s still plenty to do.

We continue to have a wonderful response for the photo booth, after having 54 use the booth the first month, we‘ve since had another 33 this month. So continue to go on those holidays or taking snaps of your kids doing ‗specky stuff‘. If we continue to have these numbers rolling through, the booth is likely to become a permanent fixture. Please remember for those who have negatives, slides or photos to be copies, we can scan these items and then print them through the photo booth.

Thank you to those who have rang and shown an interest in a ‗Responsible Service of Alcohol‘ course. You can still put your name down if you‘re interested.

Oops Hockey AGM is in September not August; the correct date is in the Public Notices. Months are just flying by too fast.

Suzanne Reeves

Editorial

Thanks to Collators

of the Last Edition

Trish Medlen

Mary Naisbitt

Maurie Gilson

Allan Zweck

Leanne Mahoney

Kathy Brigg

Thank You

Alan and Hazel Thiel and all of the Thiel family wish to express their sincere thanks and appreciation for all the sympathy cards and expressions of condolence for the sad loss of

their mother of ninety four years. It has been of great comfort to us to receive the care and goodwill expressed by you all. This illustrates the joy of living in a small town like Lake Grace, where the wellbeing of us all is a priority and readily extended. Thanks to all the Hospital staff for their sincere care, comfort and compassion shown over many years. It has been greatly appreciated by us all.

Again our sincere thanks…..


Thank You Thank you to everyone who helped us celebrate our engagement on the 18th of August. Your attendance, kind wishes and gifts were very much appreciated.

Chris and Amanda

‘Our Thanks……” Amanda and Chris’ engagement party was a very happy time with a lovely atmosphere shared

by many young and not so young folk. Thank you, to all our guests for attending.

Our visitors who traveled long distances to be here were very appreciative of their welcome to

Lake Grace by the various accommodation hosts and also by the locals who introduced

themselves. Many commented on how well all age groups mingled with one another during the

evening.

Our special thanks to all the people who offered their help in preparing for and during the night.

We are extremely grateful to the many guests who expressed their appreciation to us

throughout and since the evening. To the brave people that came to breakfast and to those who

helped clean up, our sincere thanks.

This special celebration with family and friends turned out just like Amanda and Chris had

hoped for in their planning.

‘Thank you’ to everyone for

making this ‘special moment’ in

Amanda and Chris’ life such a

wonderful success, we know they

feel very happy and thoroughly

spoilt by all.

Your generosity and gratitude

shown to us will be long

remembered and it was a

privilege to share this evening

with you all.

Beth & Ian Harrower and

Lee & Chris Trevenen


About town Farewell to Jenna Taplin who is relocating to Narrogin to study nursing at the Narrogin Regional

Hospital.

Happy Anniversary 5th September - Ross & Belinda Bowron

Fax, email or bring your About Town news into the Telecentre. If you would like to share your birthday or anniversary celebrations with us then please fill in the Celebrations book.

30th August Ryan Carruthers (10) Emily Younger 31st August Jason O‘Neill 1st September Ed Naisbitt 2nd September Magdalen Trevenen Vicki Smith 4th September Janina Gessner 6th September Ken Medlen John Whaley Blake Beggs 7th September Clinton Trevenen

8th September Grant Medlen Shirley Duckworth 9th September Katelyn Slarke Grant Oborne Simone Mahoney 10th September Bartholomew Trevenen Gabrielle Trevenen Alyssa Posavac 11th September Lynette Carruthers 12th September Drew Willcocks

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Good luck to the Lake Grace/Pingrup D Grade Football and the junior netball who are playing in this weekends Grand Final at Boxwood Hill.

Good luck also to Lake Grace Hockey‘s Junior Boys and A Grade teams who are playing in this weekends Grand Final at Kukerin.

Don’t forget Father’s Day For a wide range of ‘locally made’ Father’s Day gifts, visit the Lake Grace Shire Visitor Information Centre. Various wooden products such as clocks, cheese boards and jarrah

bowls.

Country road maps and books.

Bottle top clocks, pens and pen holders.

Preserves and olive oil

Local history books; ‘Across the Lake’ and ‘I Remember’.

DAD


Lake Grace Weather - Terry Gladish

Date Min Max Rain

15/8 3.1 17.0

16/8 6.1 15.0

17/8 5.6 18.0

18/8 4.0 20.9

19/8 10.7 22.2

20/8 12.3 21.3 0.4

21/8 5.1 21.8

22/8 6.5 24.6

23/8 11.2 17.7 1.4

24/8 6.8 18.0

25/8 7.8 19.4

26/8 7.7 17.9

27/8 6.2 16.2 3.0

28/8 6.8 17.5

29/8 10.0 trace

September Extremes

Highest Maximum Temperature 31.6 21/9/1987 Lowest Maximum Temperature 10.8 24/9/1971 Highest Minimum Temperature 16.3 21/9/1977 Lowest Minimum Temperature -2.1 11/9/2004

Saturday 22nd September Lake Grace Sportsman’s Club

7:00 pm start DJ until 12:30 am

Food Available!!! Hot Lamb Rolls & Hot Chips


Shop 5, Lakeway Shopping Centre, 22/23 Stubbs Street, LAKE GRACE

Telephone 9865 1465

FASHION FOR THE SALT OF THE EARTH

Dresses for the footy / hockey

windup in stock!

If you need anything else please call in and ask.

More new stock arriving this week.

Call in and have a look.

A $6 million project to preserve one of the world‘s most biologically diverse ―hot spots‖ was officially launched this week in WA‘s Avon River Basin.

Australian Government Ministers for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Peter McGauran, and the Environment and Water Resources, Malcolm Turnbull, said the Conserving Regional Ecoscapes Project would be a major step in protecting the internationally recognised southwest eco-region.

The project was launched at Sandford Rocks, near Westonia, by the Member for O‘Connor, Wilson Tuckey, representing the Australian Government Ministers. Joining the launch were the Western Australian Minister for Agriculture and Food, Kim Chance and Dr Sally Talbot, Parliamentary Secretary to the WA Minister for the Environment, David Templeman.

Sandford Rocks overlook the Westonia Ecoscape, one of 12 landscapes measuring between 30,000 and 100,000 hectares identified in the region.

Minister McGauran said: ―The region‘s natural environment is under threat from salinity, weeds and pests due to extensive land clearing for agriculture and subsequent rising of the groundwater table. This has had a major impact on unique plants and animals such as the Southern Cross Silver Mallee tree and the Ash Grey Mouse.‖

Minister Turnbull said: ―The Avon River Basin has been

identified as one of the richest, most biologically diverse regions in the world and this project is a step forward to conserving this internationally recognised biodiversity hotspot and to reduce habitat loss for endangered species such as the marsupial Red-tailed Phascogale.

―Twelve ‗ecoscapes‘ have been identified in the region. Six of these, located in Lake Bryde, Tarin Rock, Westonia, Tampu (Beacon), Dale (Brookton/Beverley) and Wongan Hills, have been prioritised for immediate work,‖ he said.

Minister Chance said: ―The project‘s numerous activities will protect the region‘s remaining natural populations from these threats through incentives offered to landholders to carry out activities such as weed and pest control, replanting, fencing and water management engineering for salinity control.‖

Mr Templeman said the project illustrated the benefits of governments and communities working together especially through the Avon Natural Diversity Alliance, to help conserve the unique characteristics of the region‘s natural and agricultural environments.

The initiative is jointly funded by the Australian and Western Australian Governments through the Natural Heritage Trust and the National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality and delivered by the Avon Catchment Council in partnership with Greening Australia and the WA Department of Environment and Conservation.

$6 Million For Eco ’Hot Spot’ Protection


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Norah Winifred Thiel

Eulogy

Norah Winifred Thiel was born on 23 April 1913 on the family farm, to Horatio and Elizabeth Willock, one of eleven children and the first to be born in Australia.

The eleven children were Horatio Ernest, Henry, Charles Leon, Dorothy Emily, Mary Elizabeth, Edward King (all born in England), Norah (first of the Aussies), Arthur Vivian, Iris and Margie (twins) and Douglas.

Mum‘s father, Horatio Ernest, was born in Staffordshire in England and her mother, Elizabeth, was born in Derbyshire. They married in Derby on 10 August 1898.

Horatio and Elizabeth arrived in Australia in 1910 and settled in Tammin before moving to Tarin Rock in 1912. Their first house was built of timber and all of the Australian progeny were born there. Unfortunately the house caught fire and was destroyed and a new house was built of local stone. The family lived there until moving to Gunnerside in the late twenties; this farm is still operated by the Willock family today.

Mum married Lawrence Frederick Thiel in 1935 and they had five children - Alan (1935), Maurice (1942), Clifford (1945), Helen (1948) and Bruce (1952).

Mum was a keen tennis player and played at Tarin Rock most weekends as this was one of the pleasures people had in those days. Dad joined in from time to time and that was where he met Mum.

She maintained her interest in tennis becoming a member of the Lake Grace Tennis Club. The club had two pennant teams - one called Lake Grace Green and the other, Lake Grace Gold. Mum was a member of the gold team whose motto was ―thar‘s gold in them thar hills‖ which was ironic as gold was found and mined at the Lake Grace Gold Mine which was adjacent to the farm which she worked on for so many years.

On one occasion, when Australia was playing America in the Davis Cup and Australia was behind two rubbers to one, Lew Hoad was playing Tony Travert in the all important fourth rubber. The ABC broadcast was interrupted for the country hour and


episode nine million of Blue Hills. Despite being a fan of Blue Hills, Mum was particularly savage and later wrote to the ABC to express her displeasure. I don‘t think she ever received a reply!

Alan was born in Lake Grace at the end of 1935 and lived on the farm Dad had recently taken up. He had previously farmed with his elder sister and her husband (Mr and Mrs Cy Lord) settling in Varley in 1929. After a difference of opinion he left Varley and settled on a farm at Neendaling in 1934.

Alan was taken to start life in Tarin Rock. The house was of weatherboard construction, rather basic by modern standards. However, they lived in in until 1944 when they moved to Lake Grace. Maurice, the second son, was born in 1942 and started life in the old house.

As the family home was 11 miles out of town, Alan rode his bike into town each Monday and boarded with Mrs Ernie Dunham so that he could attend school, and then he rode home each Friday.

The family left the farm in 1943 so that schooling would be easier and they lived in various houses in Lake Grace until their new house was built in 1946.

Alan continued at school in Lake Grace whilst Maurice, Clifford and Helen boarded away and attended high school in Albany. Bruce however, completed his schooling in Lake Grace.

The family lived in various houses in Lake Grace, in various degrees of comfort before a new house was built next to the power house in 1946. Mum always managed to provide good meals, not easy with the facilities available, so the new house was a boon. Three more children were born (Clifford, Helen and Bruce) and started life in what was comparative luxury.

Dad ran the power house for many years and in the Fifties he ran a weekly motion picture each Saturday night until 1965 when the family built a drive-in theatre up on the hill. Mum was in charge of the food and drink kiosk. Hazel and Alan lent a hand in the kiosk and Cliff did a good percentage of the operating, so it was probably one of the few family ventures undertaken.

During this time Dad refused to drink at the Hotel as the price of a middy had exceeded one shilling so Mum had to do a bit of entertaining as they used to drink at home instead. The kids always knew when they had had enough as Dick Dewson, one of Dad‘s

close friends would roar off into the night in his big Fairlaine.

For some time they worked the farm from town. Mum picked acres and acres of mallee roots and would often act as link man when they were surveying, holding the tape and chopping the bush down so you could see down the line with the theodolite.

Mum and Dad eventually retired in Albany and spent their time gardening, fishing and travelling. For the grandchildren who attended school in Albany it was great to have their grandparents close by.

Dad died in Albany in August 1982 and for a short time Mum lived on her own. This proved too much for her so she returned to Lake Grace to take up residence in a house by the school. She spent her final years in the aged home section of the local hospital where she was treated with great care and compassion by a dedicated and kind staff, for which we are extremely grateful.

Norah Winifred Thiel

Eulogy

Mrs Nora Thiel


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Lake Grace Library‘s Book Fair is winding down, with two weeks of book sales coming to a close tomorrow (Friday 31st August). This year‘s Book Fair, ‗Rocket into Reading‘, is held in conjunction with Ashton Scholastic.

Library Officers Linda Carruthers and Lois Dickins have been busy organizing and displaying the range of books available, before waving them off as they walk out the door. Last years book fair was a great success so staff at the Library have had a pleasant surprise that they have, once again, been able to sell so many titles.

There is a beautiful range of children‘s books, with old favourites such as ‗Where‘s Wally‘ making an appearance while popular CSI TV shows have spawned a range of forensic books. Mythology, horses, Australian Story and Speccy Magee are also available for the older children.

When the final sale is made and the total dollar value of sales is compiled, Ashton Scholastic will provide the Lake Grace Library with a shopping voucher that equates to a generous percentage of the total sales. Lake Grace Library will be able to use this voucher to supplement the titles they currently have on their shelves.

If you need something for a birthday or are getting organized for Christmas (Yes, it‘s only four months away) duck into the Library and see what‘s available before it‘s all packed away.

Book Fair - Rocket Into Reading

Library Officer’s Lois Dickins and Linda Carruthers.


Lake Grace Meat Supply Phone 9865 1225

Mobile 0428 611 062

Dave and Carol

The new look butcher shop

Eftpos available Hot BBQ chickens

(stuffed and seasoned) - order to avoid disappointment

Marinated meats Weekly specials Bulk orders welcome


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FOR ALL YOUR ELECTRICAL NEEDS Stubbs Street, Lake Grace Phone: 9865 1164 Fax: 9865 1543

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Winter Blues? Move over to the bright side this winter and upgrade your vehicles lighting so you can safely see where you are going!

Some vehicles still have standard tungsram headlights and we have upgrade kits in stock to convert them to quartz Halogen globes and inserts. They give off a brighter, whiter light with more penetration on dark surfaces.

Most late model cars have quartz halogen headlights but due to the polycarbonate lens you cannot up the wattage of the globes. Instead we stock Phillips night vision globes which use a Xenon Gas and give off 50% more light without upping the wattage.

Fitting spotlights is a sensible addition to any country vehicles lighting system. Come in and check out our range of Hella, Lightforce and HID spotlights.

So come in or ring up and check the options available to improve vehicles lighting and improving your safety.

* Kiosk usage fee of $2.99 per order

Come to the Telecentre and check out what the photo booth can

do with your digital photos!

4‖ x 6‖ standard print 19 cents each *

4‖ x 6‖ index, collage, border or calendar print 99 cents each *

6‖ x 8‖ enlargement print $1.99 each *

6‖ x 8‖ index, collage, border or calendar print $2.79 each *

Photo CD $5.00 each *

Set of passport / ID photos (4 in set) $10.00 *


LAKE GRACE HOSPITAL providing 24 hour emergency health care services to Lake Grace and the surrounding area

TEL: 9890 2222 FAX: 9890 2202

HACC Happenings:

5th Friday Activity Day Friday 31st August—Games & Trivia (some new games have been purchased) Lakes Village Hall from 10 am—2 pm Cost: $5.00 with light lunch provided.

RSVP to hospital ph: 9890 2222 Foot Clinic—Tuesday 4th September 9:00—12:00 noon at Lakes Village Hall

Immunisation: Lake Grace

Thursday 6th September 10:00—12 midday

Lake Grace Medical Centre

Newdegate

**Wednesday 29th August** 10:00—11:30 am

Newdegate Surgery NB: Bring your book and Medicare Card.

For any Child Health queries call Elizabeth Trevenen ph: 9890 2246 .

Rural Men’s Health

Two videoconferences brought to you by Wheatbelt

Population Health in conjunction with Wheatbelt Men’s Health Inc. The presenter

will be well known Men’s Health specialist and regional identity Julian Krieg.

These sessions will be provided free of charge and conducted in the evenings at participating centres in the Wheatbelt, with

Lake Grace Hospital offering to link up if there are men interested in attending.

Session 1: Prostate & Testicular Cancer 7:00—8:30 pm Wed 26th September Session 2: Working Safely & Fatigue 7:00—8:30 Wed 21st November

If you are thinking of attending one or both these sessions, please RSVP to the hospital

(ph: 9890 2222 or fax: 9890 2202) by 31st August.

ACHS Periodic Review Our staff have been working towards the next stage in our continuous improvement quality program, being the Periodic Review. Our hospital (and all other health services in our district) will be visited by one of the ACHS EQuIP Surveyors on Wednesday 5th September to monitor our progress.

Independent Living Centre of WA (Inc)

Are you having trouble with….. Opening jars or getting out of cars? Reaching your feet? Finding a suitable seat?

Then you need to visit Chris at the Country Services caravan at the Newdegate Field Days to find the way around these and many other difficulties you may face in your everyday living.

A unique resource for people of all ages and abilities throughout WA

Impartial, expert advice to help you make informed choices about assistive equipment

Opportunity to trial equipment that enhances independence PLUS information about retailers and cost

Ideas and information to support independence safety and access.

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We regret that we have not been able to arrange for a health promotion activity at the Newdegate Field Days this year—but we will

be back out there again next year!


Need a rubber stamp?? To place an order or obtain a quote contact the

Lake Grace telecentre

Deadly Unna by Phillip Gwynne Gary Black is young boy who isn‘t quite sure what to think of his life. He lives in a big family and his father is a drunk. His mother doesn‘t deserve this, the shouting and the fighting, why him? Why his family? Gary to get away from the house plays football but he is always shown up by his brother Tim Black who they nicknamed Best Team Man. Best Team Man always wins the Best Team trophy, their house is full of those worthless tiny statues and what can Gary do? Well he can get thumped and thumped again. He runs away from the ball instead of going to it but that all changes when he is forced to play first ruck. Now is Gary‘s chance but he doesn‘t want to do it. He‘s scared. That is until he meets Dumby Red and they become good friends. Dumby is good at football, he has the looks and he is good with the girls. Gary is none of the above. Just like football he runs away from the girls. This book is a good read for boys and girls but at times it can be a bit disturbing and awkward to read. Find out what happens in the grand final game where Gary has to play first ruck. Do they win? And what becomes of Dumby Red? Something dreadful happens to him and it is quite shocking to take in.

Rebecca Reeves Book featured is available at the Lake Grace Library

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Night watch

DATE SUNRISE SUNSET MOONRISE MOONSET DATE SUNRISE SUNSET MOONRISE MOONSET

1/9 6:24am 5:50pm 10:17pm 8:24am 8/9 6:16am 5:54pm 4:21am 2:46pm

2/9 6:23am 5:50pm 11:29pm 9:02am 9/9 6:14am 5:55pm 4:57am 3:48pm

3/9 6:22am 5:51pm D.N.R 9:45am 10/9 6:13am 5:55pm 5:28am 4:48pm

4/9 6:21am 5:51pm 12:40am 10:35am 11/9 6:12am 5:56pm 5:56am 5:46pm

5/9 6:19am 5::52pm 1:47am 11:32am 12/9 6:10am 5:56pm 6:21am 6:42pm

6/9 6:18am 5:53pm 2:47am 12:35pm 13/9 6:09am 5:57pm 6:46am 7:37pm

7/9 6:17am 5:53pm 3:38am 1:41pm 14/9 6:08am 5:58pm 7:12am 8:32pm

Welcome to Night Watch for the fortnight, from midnight Friday 1st September to midnight Friday 14th September. Astronomy is looking up. Never look at the Sun without the proper solar filters and preferably one that fits over the skyward end as your eyes can easily and quickly damaged beyond repair. Our local star the Sun giving off light at magnitude -26.72 resides in the constellation of Leo. Twilight this fortnight begins on Saturday morning at 5:03am and at 4:47am on Friday 14th. Evening twilight finishes on Saturday at 7:10pm and at 7:19pm on Friday 14th. The Moon on Tuesday 4th at 10:22am will be at the last quarter phase in Taurus, reflecting sunlight at magnitude -6.0. The new Moon will be at 8:34pm on Tuesday 11th in Leo. On Saturday the Moon is in Pisces at 86%, Aries on 2nd at 77% and 3rd at 66%, Taurus on 4th at 55% and 5th at 44%, Auriga on 6th at 33%, Gemini on 7th at 23%, Cancer on 8th at 15% and on 9th at 8%, Leo on 10th at 3% and 11th (NM) at 1% and also 12th at 0%, Virgo on 13th at 1% and 14th at 4%. This gives you to note the constellations.

MERCURY low down in the western horizon sets at 6:57pm (hour after sun) in Leo at magnitude -0.6 on Saturday. Mercury rises in Virgo on Sunday with a very good 85% disc showing. On Thursday 13th Mercury will be 2º (close) north of the Moon. Mercury sets at 7:41pm on Friday 14th at mag 0.0.

VENUS now in the morning sky rises at 4:57am on Saturday shining at magnitude -4.4 in Cancer. Venus rises at 4:07am on Friday 14th with only a 13% disc.

MARS the red coloured planet in Taurus rises on Saturday morning at 1:21am at magnitude +0.3 with a 85% disc. On Tuesday 4th Mars will be 6º (three fingers at arms length) south of the Moon. On Friday 14th Mars rises at 1:02Am.

The giant gas planet JUPITER now high in the sky at sunset after rising on Saturday evening shines at magnitude -2.2 and sets at 1:06am on Sunday morning. On Monday 10th Jupiter will be only 0.8º

north of the Moon. Jupiter on Friday 14th will be in the night sky and set 21 minutes after midnight.

SATURN the ringed planet now rising in the morning twilight is not good for viewing.

URANUS the gas planet with a blue/green coloured disc rises in Aquarius at 6:22pm on Saturday at +5.7 magnitude. On Friday 14th Uranus remains in the sky all night.

On Saturday afternoon in Capricornus the grey/green coloured planet NEPTUNE rises at 4:15pm and sets Sunday morning at 5:40am, shining at magnitude +7.8. Neptune will be in the night sky all this fortnight.

JUPITER’S Great Red Spot can be viewed with telescopes after 7:26pm Saturday night, Monday 3rd after 9:04pm, Wednesday 5th after 10:42pm, Saturday 8th after 8:11pm, Monday 10th after 9:50pm.

JUPITER’S MOONS: Europa moves across planet disc at 8:03pm on Monday 3rd, Europa reappears from behind the planet at 8:20pm on Friday 7th, IO disappears at 7:33pm on Saturday 8th, IO‘S shadow will be on the face of the planet at 8pm on Sunday 9th on Monday 10th at 7:37pm Ganymede‘s shadow will start to cross the disc and finish at 10:04pm. A telescope is needed for viewing.

With the constellations of Scorpius, Sagittarius, Ara, Ophiuchus, Scutum, Serpens, Norma above in the milkyway, there are a lot of Globular star clusters, Open star clusters, double stars and Nebulae. There are two open star clusters at the Scorpions tail, the large one is M7 and the small one is M6 the butterfly cluster in which the stars outline the butterfly. For more information please ring or Email at anytime.

Maurice Gilson. Amateur Astronomer

16 Clarke Avenue Lake Grace. Phone: 9865 1516 or

Email: [email protected]

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All prices include deodorising and disinfectant.

NO TRAVEL CHARGES (when we can organise a day’s work).

Thank you very much to all the volunteers. Any person who can fill the gaps please phone Mary on 9865 1321 or write your name down on the roster.

If you cannot do your specified time please

arrange for another volunteer to do your shift. Thank you.

On the roster below asterisks (*) denote time slots. The first time slot generally is 10am to 1pm, the second time slot generally is 1pm - 4pm.

Gardening Busy Bee Sunday 9th September

Tourism Meeting 17th September at 3:30pm - EVERYONE WELCOME!

August/September 2007 - Roster for Lake Grace Shire Visitors Information Centre

Mon 3 * Bill Jenks *

Tue 4 * *

Wed 5 * * Leanne Mahoney

Thur 6 * Henk Doelman * Elsie Bishop

Fri 7 * Trish Medlen * Irene McGlinn

Sat 8 * *

Sun 9 Busy Bee

Mon 10 * Bill Jenks *

Tue 11 * Sandra Richter * Phyl Dunham

Wed 12 * Kathy Brigg * Kerry Slarke

Thur 13 * Henk Doelman *

Fri 14 * * Irene McGlinn

Sat 15 * *

Sun 16

Mon 17 * Bill Jenks * Meeting

Tue 18 * *

Wed 19 * * Leanne Mahoney

Thur 20 * Henk Doelman * Elsie Bishop

Fri 21 * Trish Medlen * Irene McGlinn

Sat 22 * *

Sun 23 * *

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Youth Advisory Council The members of the Youth Advisory Council have now completed their Monday afternoons at SteveMacs.

We would like to thank Vel Posovac and James Eaton of Stevemacs for overseeing the members with the safety requirements and first stages of cutting, grinding and welding. We would also like to thank the McWhirter family for making it all possible. Thanks also to and Mark Cameron who has given us his time for the past three weeks and Michelle Dunham who stepped in when called upon to assist with the supervising.

Welding at SteveMacs has been running for the past four Mondays and while learning how to weld with various equipment we now see the completion of a horse for the Tin Horse Highway.

Members that have been attending have had the opportunity to use a wide variety of machines to enable them to have a basic knowledge of how to cut, prepare and then weld various thicknesses of metal. They have all been able to use the plasma cutter, Arc, MIG and TIG welders as well the grinders and the Oxy/Acetylene for cutting.

Debby Clarke

Top Left to Right: Cameron Bushby, Ryan Smith, Beau Bowron, Nick Dunham, Harley Pittard, John Curtin, Ethan Wallace, and Nat Curtin watch as Brodie Cameron uses the Oxy /Acetylene for cutting. Middle Left to Right: Nat Curtin, Ethan Wallace, Harley Pittard, Ryan Smith, Beau Bowron and Nick Dunham watch as Vel Posavac demonstrates the use of the Oxy/Acetylene for cutting. Bottom Left to Right: Vel Posavac, John Curtin, Harley Pittard, Ryan Smith, Nick Dunham, Brodie Cameron, Nat Curtin, Beau Bowron, Ethan Wallace, Carley Hardy, Cameron Bushby and Mark Cameron with the finished product.


PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR PLANNING APPROVAL

LOT 231 (NO. 4) GRIFFITHS STREET, LAKE GRACE

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the Shire of Lake Grace Town Planning Scheme No.3, that the Shire has received an application for Council‟s planning consent to erect five (5) second-hand prefabricated buildings on Lot 231 (No.4) Griffiths Street, Lake Grace for the purpose of providing accommodation for up to 16 employees based at CBH‟s Lake Grace Receival Point.

The application proposes that the buildings will be aligned in a “u” shape and linked with a paved veranda. The buildings will be located on the rear half of the property with the front half comprising car parking and landscaping.

Four (4) of the buildings are proposed to be constructed of insulated colorbond panels and zincalume roofing and will contain a total of 16 single bedrooms, each with its own ensuite and airconditioner. The fifth building, which is proposed to be refurbished and relocated, is constructed of polyurethane sandwich panels clad with Hardiflex and a metal „Spandek‟ roof. This building is proposed to contain a communal meals and living area with two kitchens, a laundry, a store room and a large open plan dining/lounge area.

Documents and plans providing details of the proposal are available for inspection at the Shire‟s Administration Centre, Stubbs Street, Lake Grace.

Any person or organisation wishing to comment on the proposal may do so by writing to the Shire‟s Chief Executive Officer at PO Box 50 Lake Grace WA 6353 by no later than 4.00pm Friday 21 September 2007.

Chris Jackson CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

NEWS & NOTES

Shire of Lake Grace

PO Box 50 Lake Grace ● Phone 98902500 ● Fax 98902599 ● Email [email protected]

COME & SEE US AT THE NEWDEGATE FIELD DAYS Wednesday 5th & Thursday 6th September 2007

Location: on the left - just inside the main doors of the Pavilion

Talk to the Councillors and Staff

’Have your say’ and participate in our community survey

NEWS & NOTES

Shire of Lake Grace


NEW FACES FOR RECREATION AND AQUATICS

A big welcome to the Shire for Karen Lovejoy (left) and Diane Rickard (right). Karen is the new “Be Active‟ Scheme Coordinator taking over from Leanne Gledich - The “Be Active‟ Scheme will now be managed from the Lake Grace Shire Office.

Diane is the newly appointed Manager of the Lake Grace Swimming Pool. Both Karen and Diane are experienced operators and bring a wealth of knowledge in the aquatic and recreation industry to our Shire. We hope they enjoy their time here.

Our previous Pool Manager, Kevin Seaman will continue to be involved in the operations at the pool.

PUBLIC NOTICE

IMPOSITION OF FEES AND CHARGES

The Shire of Lake Grace intends to impose the following fees and charges not imposed as part of its budget:

Recycling Levy $91.00 per Recycling Bin per GRV property in Lake Grace and Newdegate.

It is proposed that these fees and charges will apply on and from 1 July 2007.

CJ Jackson Chief Executive Officer


NEWS & NOTES

Shire of Lake Grace


drumMUSTER is the national program for the collection and recycling of empty,

cleaned, non refundable crop production and on farm animal health chemical containers.

The next collection is in September on the following dates:

Lake Grace 19/09/2007 - contact the Shire 9890 2500

Newdegate 19/09/2007 - contact Ashley McDonald 9871 2023

Lake King 20/09/2007 - contact Dick Perkins 9874 4007

Varley 20/09/2007 - contact Dick Perkins 9874 4007



Talk to the Councilllors and Staff


Bush Fire Volunteer Brigades

REMINDER Bush Fire Advisory Committee Meeting 18 September 2007

Agendas forwarded shortly.

Contact Leonie for any items of business you would like

included on the agenda.

Shire Audit Committee

Vacancy for a Community Representative The Shire has a vacancy on its Audit Committee and is seeking

interest from community members. The appointment will be for a maximum of two years. If you are interested in serving on this

committee please contact Chairperson Ollie Farrelly on 0427 651 180 or Manager Corporate Services, Leonie McIllree on 9890 2500.

R A T E S

As you would be aware the due date for first instalment payments of rates is 7th September 2007.

To those of you who may have misplaced your notice, had the cheque lost in the mail, are suffering financial hardship or simply forgotten to make payment please contact Danielle Robertson at the Shire Office on 9890 2500 as soon as possible to make arrangements for payment.

For any other queries about your rates assessment please don‟t hesitate to contact the Shire on 9890 2500.


Travel Diaries

We continue on from Day 40 of Joe and June McEncroe and Helen and Clem Bennett’s travels through Africa and Barcelona. Day 40 Being a free day we all had a little sleep in to around 8.00am, then after brekky went in search of a post office to see about sending our carpets etc home. The carpet seller had led us up the garden path when he said it would only cost us about 500 dirhams ($80) to send our purchases back to Australia, it ended up being around four times as much – bugger that! Later on that day we brought suitcases for around $30.00 and loaded all our extra stuff into them. We managed to get everything home in these new acquisitions, in spite of having excess baggage – so never believe what the carpet seller tells you!! On the way into the old city, we stopped off at some government fixed price markets - no bartering here. It was a good idea to have a look around in this type of market, as it gives you an idea of what an item is really worth when you see the same or similar thing in the ―free for all‖ markets. The girls had a lovely time picking through the fabrics, clothes, shoes, jewellery and so on, most of which seemed to be fairly good quality. We had lunch at a roof top restaurant overlooking the city central square, which is called ―Djemaa el fna‖. The square has been a meeting point for centuries and is packed with traders, Berber musicians, acrobats, snake charmers, witch doctors, tooth pullers and any thing else that is capable of earning a dirham or two. When night arrives the square takes on a carnival atmosphere which is very entertaining but at the same time can be a bit annoying, as there is a constant stream of people trying to sell you something. This is fairly understandable when you consider that most of the Moroccan people are not particularly wealthy and probably see tourists as incredibly rich. Unfortunately we only had a day and a half in Marrakech and it is certainly requires more time than that to become properly acquainted with its culture, character and mystique. Day 41 Underway at around 9.00am on the way to the Atlantic coastal town called ―Essouira‖ which in years gone by was a Portuguese fishing village. The drive time was about 2 ½ hours through mostly uninspiring countryside. A lot of the land looked pretty desolate and one would wonder how it would grow anything, however we did see some instances of broadacre farming, including a 25 foot header comb that Clem spotted. There were lots of sheep under constant surveillance of shepherds as there were no fences to keep them off the road. The Moroccans seemed to be full on into tree planting in this area and we spotted lots of eucalyptus trees – reminded us of good ole WA. The only stop we had was at a building used for the extraction of argon oil. The process was very labour intensive and was undertaken by women. They sat on

floor mats and opened the nut shell, then roasted the nut, then ground it between stones to produce the oil. The oil is quite rare and is mainly used for cooking but does have other uses. Its funny how many of these quite insignificant looking little places all have a sales room to display their products and its quite difficult to get away without purchasing something, even though you know you don‘t really want it or need it. We arrived in Essouira early in the afternoon and it was blowing a gale. Our bus had to drop us off outside the city walls and a reasonable distance from our accommodation, so we were expecting to hump our luggage. This was not so, as in Morocco it does not take much to create a job opportunity as we had hardly even got off the bus when a small band of Moroccan men arrived with these small man pulled carts and loaded on all our gear. Our tour leader, Dave organizes the whole thing and pays them out of the tipping kitty. The accommodation was in a Riad which was quite different to anything else we have had to date. The Riad was like a house within a cluster of buildings. It had four floors and a central atrium. There were 16 self contained very small guest rooms and lots of steps. The breakfast and general relax area was on the roof just next to one of the town PA systems used for the ―call to prayer‖ It wasn‘t too bad once we settled in but they could rarely get the water warm enough to have a decent shower. A bit more information on Essouira. It is the city of approximately 50,000 people but it seems bigger than that and like a lot of towns/cities in Morocco it has an old and a new section. We were staying in the old section (the medina), within the old walls which had a lot more charm and character to it. Being within the walls was a bit like being inside a maze, with lots of small narrow alleys and thoroughfares, many of the residences were whitewashed with vivid blue doors. It had a feeling of relaxation but at the same time many of the locals were busy plying their trade. Apparently back in the sixties it was a haven for artists and musicians,

Fort battlements overlooking ocean


Travel Diaries (cont.)

with famous people such as Jimmy Hendrix, Cat Stevens and the Rolling stones using it as their place of recreation. Hendrix was said to have written one of his songs, ―Castle in the Sand‖, based on a castle-like looking structure that is in a pretty bad state of repair and is situated right on the water line about a two km walk up the beach. We ventured out for a look around, although the weather was far from pleasant and ended up at some old waterfront forts. They must have been real big on defending what they had back in the old days as the fort was in a prime position to repel any impending attackers. The old cannons were still in place within the battlements and there were strategically positioned watch towers for spotting the baddies. Most of the area below the battlements was used as markets. Many of the people made their own merchandise and you could view them working with cloth, leather, metal, brass and wood – really clever. Tea that night was at a great restaurant called ―La Sirrocco‖. The chef was French and a touch eccentric but boy could he cook a tasty dish. That, with a really nice red wine made it a very enjoyable end to another fascinating day.

Day 42 This was a do as you like day, so after brekky (more croissants) we thought we had better journey to the beach. Normally this would have been a good idea but the wind had picked up again and was really blowing the sand around. Anyhow we battled on and decided to walk to Jimmy Hendrix‘s castle. It wasn‘t pleasant but we got there. It was low tide so we were able to climb right into it. It was in a pretty bad state of repair and had every right to be, sitting so close, or at times even in the water. At first we thought it was just a freak of nature but on having closer look we could see that it had been a fort at some time, as there were old steps and battlements in evidence. We could have done the return trip by camel as there were locals with camels trying to get some business but on this occasion they would have to wait for the next lot of tourists stupid enough to make the journey in the atrocious wind. When we got off the beach, the wind wasn‘t too bad. so we had a bit of walk around the wharf area and the fish markets. You could purchase from a huge selection of fish, some were so fresh they were still wriggling. It would then be cooked in front of you. We didn‘t try it but there were lot‘s people who were. Had lunch in the city plaza, which had a great selection of Al Fresco restaurants – very enjoyable. That afternoon the girls had organized themselves to have a lesson in the fine culinary ways of cooking couscous. It took almost an hour and was very involved with much handling of the couscous. The Moroccans eat with their hands so it is very important that the consistency is correct. Lots of veggies were added e.g. corgettes, carrots, pumpkins, onions, cabbage, turnip, broad beans. Then came the meat, beef and chicken and the spices. The finished product was presented on

a large plate and placed on a table. Shortly thereafter the guys appeared (bloody good noses on that lot) and we were given a quick lesson in the protocols of eating with your hands. The eight members of the group, plus Dave, proceeded to demolish this work of art which seemed a bit of a shame but we got over it fairly quickly. This night was our last night together as a complete group so we arranged to have a little party on the roof of our Riad. The guys managed to find a shop where they could buy some beer and wine – it‘s not a good country to be in if you enjoy a drink or two as grog shops are hard to find. They also located a few tasty morsels to go with the drinks. We had just got ourselves all settled in and were having bit of a laugh, as you do when the PA systems started wailing all over the city. It must have been a special religious time, because it seemed to go on for an eternity and of course we had one of the speakers almost on our rooftop. After listening to the ―call to prayer‖ five times a day over the past two weeks, we had become quite conditioned to it but this one went a bit too far. Day 43 Heard the call to prayer at about 4.30am but managed to get back to sleep and then awoke to a beautiful day. The sun was shining and the wind had finally gone. It had been arranged for us to catch a bus back to Marrakech at 3.00pm, so we have quite a few hours to do some more sightseeing and last minute shopping, however we had to vacate our rooms by midday. The girls managed to locate some more bargains?? in the markets and then it was back to the room to try and squeeze the little treasures into the bags – it‘s just as well they were expandable. We had our last sit down meal as a complete tour group in the main town square, then brought some baguettes to sustain us for the journey back to Casablanca. Back at the Riad we assembled on the rooftop and waited for Dave as we had a presentation and a group tip to give to him. Helen had brought a few Aussie knick knack‘s with her for special occasions such as this. The particular item we presented to Dave was a bikini shaped stubby holder in the colours of the Aussie flag. Our tip was tucked inside the stubby holder and Joe was given the job of presenting this, with a card, to our esteemed leader. He seemed genuinely chuffed about it and said that he enjoyed us as a group but he probably says that to all the groups. On these types of excursions you get an appraisal survey to complete on the eve of the tour finishing and from the general chat in the group, it is pretty well assured that he would have been rated very highly – a very pleasant and likeable fellow. When it came time to leave, the men with their little carts re appeared to carry our luggage and it was off to catch the bus. It was a big and comfortable bus even though every seat was taken. The trip to Marrakech was supposed to take about three hours but the traffic got heavier the closer we got to the city, meaning we only just arrived in the nick of time to catch the ―Marrakech Express‖ to Casablanca. Many readers (particularly those not so young) would remember the song by

Continued next page


Travel Diaries (cont.)

―Crosby, Stills and Nash‖ about this train, unfortunately we were heading in the opposite direction. We had illusions that something would be different about the Marrakech Express but in the end it was just a train. The section we were in had separate little cubicles that sat six adults but as per usual there were people in our seats and they had to be politely moved on. It was only about a four hour journey and we wiled away the time playing a National Geographic card game that Helen produced from the depth of her back pack. Arrived in Casablanca shortly after 10.00pm and Dave proceeded to organize three of the little red Fiat taxis for our trip back to the Hotel Suisse. It wasn‘t easy as the drivers are extremely keen to get the business. A person with less patience and tolerance than Dave could have easily escalated the situation into something very unpleasant. The drive back to the hotel took the best part of an hour with the three drivers jockeying for front position the whole way – hilarious!!. Road rules seem to be fairly flexible in Casablanca - OK non existent and here you are in a little rattly, very old, butter box with no seat belt - they were obviously all good drivers, as we all got to the hotel in one piece. We said our farewells to our American friends – Chris and Mike as they were catching a very early flight back to Wisconsin the next morning. Day 44 Our last few hours in Morocco. Had breakfast in the hotel dining room then said goodbye to Shirley who was returning to England and her husband who has Parkinson's disease and is unable to travel. Just after 9.00am it was our time to depart, so we said our farewells to Liz (the other English lady) and of course Dave our legendary tour leader. We all exchanged contact information before we split up and have sent and received a number of emails and photos since we returned. Good to know that there is a bed for us in England and America if we head that way some day. Our taxi to the airport was a grande old Merc., unfortunately the driver knew no English so we didn‘t get any good goss off him. Impressions of Morocco Many of the travel brochures you receive from travel agents nowadays talk about ―culture shock‖ when traveling to countries that are 3

rd world or semi 3

rd world

– is there such thing as a second world country?? This aspect is certainly there but the beauty of being in a tour group is that you can decide how much you want to try and bridge the cultural differences. Most of our group made an effort to learn some Arabic, eat local food, adhere to protocols and respect their general way of life. There is no denying that life in Morocco is poles apart to that which we have in Australia and it really makes you appreciate how good our lifestyle is. In summation, Morocco is well worth a visit as it still has that bit of the sense of adventure and we found it to be safe and secure – perhaps we were lucky!! On the negative side – tipping, hawkers and the occasional grubby public toilet.

On the positive side - the country that we saw was spectacularly diverse, the history is magnificent, the people are generally very friendly, the food is mostly good, the accommodation was adequate, there was a good monetary exchange rate which made it reasonably inexpensive and the transport with the exception of those bloody little red taxis was quite good. Thank you Morocco Our next destination is Cairo in Egypt and we flew from Casablanca to Madrid and then from Madrid to Cairo. Both flights were with Air Iberia and the total flying and in-transit time was around 10 hours – a piece of cake. Will continue next fortnight…...

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The Department of Local Government and Regional Development have recently awarded Farmsafe WA, a not-for-profit, non-government organisation, with funding to conduct workshops across WA based upon Active Ageing in local WA farming communities.

These FREE workshops will bring together people who have a vested interested in learning how to ‗work smarter, not harder‘ in a rural setting, who are near or over 55 to:

discuss how getting older affects farm work

discuss ideas on how to make work easier and

receive free information and products to help make work easier

Workshop locations and dates include: Monday 10th September - Wongan Hills (WH Hotel) Tuesday 11th September - York (Settlers House) Wednesday 12th September - Corrigin (Resource & Telecentre) Thursday 13th September - Merredin (Community & Leisure Centre) Saturday 15th September - Gnowangerup (Leisure Complex)

Each workshop will include a Guest Speaker/Facilitator, along with members of the local rural community.

Participants will be provided with valuable information about the natural processes of ageing and we emphasise the take home message to accept and respect your age and make necessary changes to stay fit and well.

Sponsored by SafetyQuip, each participant will receive a free pair of Pro Lite-Grip Nitrile Foam Coated gloves and will be provided with an opportunity to assess display items. These products are just an example of what is available to help compensate for the natural process of ageing, for example a four-wheel drive wheel step (loss of strength) and a mechanical creeper (loss of agility).

With the assistance of Farmsafe Australia Inc, two trial workshops have already taken place in Narrogin and Denmark. Farmsafe WA would like to continue the work of Farmsafe Australia to promote a greater understanding of active ageing in our rural communities and develop relevant and practical resources for other WA farmers on how to remain productive and active, particularly later in life.

For further information on the Farming Over 55 program or to register your interest, please contact Michelle Darrington at Farmsafe WA Alliance on (08) 9359 4118 or email [email protected].

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―Thanks to a major contribution of $2,231,480 from the Investing in Our Schools Programme, staff and students at 44 schools in the O‘Connor electorate will finally be able to carry out building and playground works and purchase new equipment,― announced Wilson Tuckey, Member for O‘Connor.

Mr Tuckey said ―the schools will use the Government funding for various projects which has been identified by the school community as being critical to their school.‖

―Such projects, though often desperately needed by schools, never seem to make it on to state priority lists. Rather, school communities usually face the long and arduous task of raising the necessary funding themselves,‖ he said.

―The Australian Government recognises the importance of providing schools with facilities that will enhance the education and wellbeing of students,‖ Mr Tuckey said. ―The Programme is an exciting initiative which has delivered much needed projects to school communities.

―Since 2005 the Programme has provided an additional $700 million in capital funding to state

schools, as promised during the 2004 federal election campaign. With the recent additional funding announced for the Programme, the Australian Government‘s total commitment to the Programme amounts to almost $1.2 billion, $827 million of which has been specifically set aside for state government schools,‖ Wilson Tuckey said.

―This initiative is an example of the importance the Government places on developing and maintaining school infrastructure,‖ he said.

Over the life of the Investing in Our Schools Programme, the Australian Government has provided $83.7m for 748 Western Australian state schools.

―The Investing in Our Schools Programme clearly demonstrates the Australian Government‘s continued commitment to a strong and effective school system, maximising the opportunities for young Australians,‖ Mr Tuckey said.

Lake Grace District High School has received $46,110 for ICT and computer equipment.

Investing in our Schools Programme


Shire of Lake Grace

ORDINARY LOCAL GOVERNMENT

POSTAL ELECTION

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS (Local Government Act 1995, s4.47)

An Ordinary Postal Election will be held in the Shire of Lake Grace on Saturday 20 October 2007 to fill the following vacancies:

Lake Grace Ward 2 Councillors 4 year terms

Lake King/Varley Ward 1 Councillor 4 year term

Newdegate Ward 2 Councillors 4 year terms

NOMINATIONS OPEN on Thursday 6 September 2007.

NOMINATIONS CLOSE at 4.00 pm on Thursday 13 September 2007.

Nominations must be lodged by arrangement with the Returning Officer at any time during the above period. The Returning Officer will be at the Shire of Lake Grace, Stubbs Street, Lake Grace from 2.00 pm Thursday 13 September 2007, prior to the close of nominations at 4.00 pm.

NOMINATION REQUIREMENTS

Candidates are required to lodge with the Returning Officer: a completed nomination in the prescribed form, signed and witnessed; (This form is available from the Returning Officer, the Western Australian Electoral Commission or the Shire of Lake Grace); a single A4 page profile containing not more than 150 words of information about the candidate; a nomination deposit of $80 (cash, bank cheque or postal order); and a recent passport-sized photograph (optional).

Where an agent lodges a nomination on a candidate‘s behalf, it must be in the prescribed form with a written authorisation signed by the candidate.

The documents may be hand delivered, posted or faxed to the Returning Officer. All items must be received by the close of nominations.

INFORMATION

Full details about eligibility and nomination procedures for prospective candidates can be obtained by contacting the Returning Officer on 9865 1047 or 0428 888 396 or the Western Australian Electoral Commission on 13 63 06.

Terry Gladish

RETURNING OFFICER


CCLHARDWARE Lake Grace - Ph 9865 1104

Look at this: Fathers Day Sale Thursday 16th August until Sunday 2nd September (come in before Sunday!):

New range of giftware / kitchenware Old DVD’s for sale - $10 each New release DVD’s Winter seedlings New stick on velcro range New crescent adjustable wrenches

Check out the new Wagner range of painting gear: Airless spray paint guns, paint rollers, cartridge ceiling rollers and corner and edge

applicators.

Heywire 2007…. Heywire is an ABC Radio project that helps to tell the stories of young people from rural and regional Austra-lia. The eligible age range is 16 - 22 years and stories can be submitted in text, pictures, audio or moving im-ages. Winning stories will be selected from ABC regions around Australia. These stories will be produced by the ABC and broadcast on national ABC Radio, ABC Online, ABC2 or on ABC TV. Each of the 40 (approx) winners will be invited to take part in the all expenses paid Heywire Youth Issues Fo-rum, held at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra in February 2008. Please encourage your students to have a go at telling their story through Heywire. They don't need to be media wiz kids, just good storytellers, the ABC helps to make things look or sound great. All entry details are on the web at http://www.abc.net.au/heywire <http://www.abc.net.au/heywire> and the Heywire freecall information number is 1800 26 26 46 Prospective Heywirers can submit their entry directly online or print off the entry form and post it in. The entry form is downloadable from http://www.abc.net.au/heywire/resources/Entry%20Form_FINAL.pdf

Bus out to Newdegate Field Day… Anyone interested in catching the Community Bus out to the Field Day? You will need to pay for your fare and the bus will travel out and back in once a day. Please ring Helen Bennett on 9865 1026. Next meeting of the Lake Grace Development Association will be held in the Lake Grace Visitors Centre on September 3rd 2007 at 2pm. Bring a coffee and see what projects we are working on to keep our town buzzing.

Removal of Telstra Payphone…. Telstra is planning to remove the payphone at Lake Grace Post Office corner due to low patronage. This will leave one payphone remaining in the Lake Grace townsite (near the Roadhouse). Telstra invites your comment to assist them in making a final decision on this proposal. Any comments will be taken into account before finalizing a decision. Contact Telstra Payphone Siting Manager (Locked Bag 6658 SYDNEY, NSW 2001 or telephone 1800 011 433) by 16th November 2007.

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Humour God’s Email One day God was looking down at Earth and saw all of the evil that was going on. He decided to send an angel down to Earth to check it out. So he called one of his best angels and sent the angel to Earth for a while. When she returned she told God, "Yes it is bad on Earth, 95% is bad and 5% is good." Well, he considered for a moment and thought maybe he'd better send down a second angel to get another point of view. So God called another angel and sent him to Earth for a time too. When the angel returned he went to God and told him "Yes, the Earth is in decline. 95% is bad and 5% is good." God said this was not good. So he decided to send e-mail to the 5% that were good. He wanted to encourage them, give them a little something to help them keep going. Do you know what that e-mail said? Oh, you didn't get one either, huh?

Guard Dog Sam and George owned a store in the outskirts of San Francisco. It had been burglarized several times in the past year and Sam decided to buy a guard dog. Shopping for one, Sam found himself in Chinatown, at a pet store whose sign boasted, The Best Guard Dogs That Money Will Buy. He entered the store, but much to his disappointment, all the dogs he could see were Pekingese. "Excuse me", Sam said to the manager, "But the sign outside says you sell guard dogs. Where are they?" The manager, an elderly Chinese, replied, "Oh, but these are highly trained guard dogs. They all know karate." "Karate! No way." "I'll show you", said the shop owner. He took one of the Pekingese out to the backyard and put it in front of a brick. The dog stood absolutely still. The shopkeeper gave a command, "Karate! Brick!" And with complete astonishment, Sam saw the little dog perform a perfect karate chop, splitting the brick in half. Totally amazed, he bought the dog. Back at his own store, he showed the guard dog Pekingese to George, who thought he was completely mad and told him to return the Pekingese immediately. "But, he is a trained guard dog." "Yeah, sure!" Sam put the Pekingese on the floor and said, "He knows karate!!" With a sneer George retorted, "Karate! My Foot!"

A Dollar Per Point A professor was giving a big test one day to his students. He handed out all of the tests and went back to his desk to wait. Once the test was over the students all handed the tests back in. The professor noticed that one of the students had attached a $100 bill to his test with a note saying "A dollar per point."

The next class the professor handed the graded tests back out. This student got back his test, his test grade, and $64 change.

Night Watchman Once upon a time the government had a vast scrap yard in the middle of a desert. Congress said someone may steal from it at night, so they created a night watchman position (GS-4) and hired a person for the job. Then Congress said, "How does the watchman do his job without instruction?" So they created a planning position and hired two people: one person to write the instructions (GS-12) and one person to do time studies (GS-11). Then Congress said, "How will we know the night watchman is doing the tasks correctly?" So they created a Q.C. Position and hired two people, one GS-9 to do the studies and one GS-11 to write the reports. Then Congress said, "How are these people going to get paid?" So they created the following positions, a timekeeper (GS-09) and a payroll officer (GS-11) and hired two people. Then Congress said, "Who will be accountable for all of these people?" So they created an administrative position and hired three people: an Admin. Officer (GM-13), an Assistant Admin. Officer (GS-13) and a Legal Secretary (GS-08). Then Congress said, "We have had this command in operation for one year and we are $18,000 over budget, we must cutback overall cost," so they laid off the night watchman.

The Wall of Life A funeral service is being held in a synagogue for a woman who has just passed away. At the end of the service, the pallbearers are carrying the casket out when they accidentally bump into a wall jarring the casket. They hear a faint moan. They open the casket and find that the woman is actually alive. She lives for 10 more years and then dies. A ceremony is again held at the same synagogue and at the end of the service the pallbearers are again carrying out the casket. As they are walking, the husband cries out, "Watch out for the wall!"

Boss’s Joke The boss returned from lunch in a good mood and called the whole staff in to listen to a couple of jokes he had picked up. Everybody, but one girl laughed uproariously. "What's the matter?" grumbled the boss. "Haven't you got a sense of humor?" "I don't have to laugh," she replied. "I'm leaving Friday."


SCIENCE AND STUFF NEW MS GENE, 30 YEARS ON: It has been a long time coming, but a new gene linked to multiple sclerosis has finally been identified-the first in 30 years. In MS, the body‘s own immune system attacks and destroys myelin, the fatty insulation on the brain‘s communication wires. Scientists focused on a gene on chromosome 5 called IL7R and found that one of its variants increases the risk of MS by 20 to 30 per cent. The variant seems to affect the production of interleukin 7 (IL7), an immune-system enhancer, causing fewer IL7 receptors to be made. This in turn may affect immune cell differentiation, maintenance and proliferation (Nature Genetics, DOI: 10.1038/ng2103).

MAKE IT SNAPPY: Blink and you will miss it. A lowly termite, Termes panamensis, snaps its jaws at a speed that tops any other muscle-powered movement on Earth. By filming the termite‘s jaws at 40,000 frames per second, Marc Seid and Jeremy Niven of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama showed that they achieved a speed of 70.4 metres per second-albeit over a distance of only 1.76 millimetres. Threatened by an intruder, the termite jams its mouthparts against each other using four sets of muscles so big that they fill half the space inside the insects head. The pent up force is what allows it to snap its jaws past one another at such speed in the intruders face. This helps a termite defend its nest in the restricted space of the animal‘s burrows. (International Congress of Neuroethology).

WHY CHILDREN’S CHATTERING IS INEVITABLE: Young children become chatterboxes within months of speaking just the occasional word. Now one scientist thinks he knows why. Parents of all children will be familiar with the so-called ―word spurt‖, when a child goes from barely talking to suddenly uttering hundreds of new words, sometimes after hearing them only once. Various theories have been suggested to explain this phenomenon. For instance, perhaps learning a few basic words helps a child learn others, or maybe children quickly understand that if there is a word they don‘t recognise, it belongs to the object they can‘t name. Now language psychologist Bob McMurray at the University of Iowa in Iowa City has a simpler explanation. He believes that the acceleration in a child‘s learning is down to the way most languages are structured. All languages he says, contain a distribution of words where most are of medium difficulty and a few are either very easy or very difficult. Children learn all words in parallel, McMurray adds. Essentially, a child masters the small number of easy words, but simultaneously been working on the medium difficulty words. Soon afterwards they master these as well, but it feels like a burst because there are more of them. ―Acceleration is an unavoidable by-product of variation in difficulty,‖ says McMurray (Science, vol 317, p 631).

INSPIRATIONAL: Isaac Newton has been dead for nearly three centuries, but an idea borrowed from the great man could lead the way to using x-rays to directly image small biological molecules such as proteins. Right now, proteins must be crystallised for their structures to be deduced. The trick, says Henry Chapman of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California, is to focus an x-ray laser pulse onto a particle suspended about 100 micrometres in front of a mirror. The particle-made of polystyrene in Chapman‘s set-up-absorbs some x-rays and scatters others, some of which are reflected back toward the particle. By the time the reflected x-rays return, the particle has begun to expand as it absorbs laser energy, and rescatters some of those reflected x-rays. The scattered rays produce an interference pattern of concentric rings, which provide information about the particle‘s size and shape (Nature, DOI: 10.1038/nature06049). Newton saw a similar effect when he lit up a mirror covered in dust particles. When Chapman saw a museum demonstration, he recognised the interference pattern and realised he could use it to measure the size of a particle placed in front of the mirror. His goal is to adapt the technique to directly image atoms and proteins.

VOLCANIC APPROACH TO SOLVING CLIMATE WOES GOES UP IN SMOKE: Mimicking volcanoes has been proposed as a last ditch solution to climate change. The idea is that pumping sulphur particles into the atmosphere would reproduce the cooling effect of a large eruption. All very well-except it now seems it could also cause catastrophic drought. Kevin Trenberth and Aiguo Dai of the National Centre for Atmospheric Research in Colorado have shown that a ―sulphur sunshade‖ could have a deleterious effect on the environment by reducing rainfall. Sulphur sunshades are inspired by the climatic effects of large volcanic eruptions, which blast sulphate particles into the stratosphere. The particles reflect some of the sun‘s radiation back into space, reducing the amount of heat that reaches the Earth. To study the effect on rainfall, Trenberth and Dai analysed precipitation and continental run-off after the 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines, which pumped vast amounts of sulphates into the atmosphere, cooling Earth by a few tenths of a degree for several years. Following the eruption there was a marked decrease in rainfall and run-off (Geophysical Research Letters, DOI: 10.1029/2007GL030524). Dai and Trenberth say this suggests that artificially injecting large amounts of sulphate particles into the atmosphere could have catastrophic effects on the planet‘s water cycle.

Maurice Gilson. Question everything.


Scanning Have your family photographs,

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The Shire of Kulin and Kulin Community Bank® Branch

have announced a partnership to help attract and retain local police and teaching staff.

The Shire recently took out a $1 million loan with the Community Bank

® branch to fund the construction of

four new houses in the town. The new houses will be leased back to the Government Education Housing Authority for 10 years to provide accommodation for the principal and teaching staff at the junior high school, and also the officer in charge of the local police station. ―To ensure the ongoing survival of small country towns like Kulin, we need to take the initiative and provide the infrastructure needed to keep services in our community,‖ Shire President Jim Sullivan said.

―Quality housing is a component in the assessment of retaining a local police presence and with the recent station closures it has been timely that Kulin undertook this project,‖ Mr Sullivan said. ―And quality housing is also a strong factor in influencing teaching staff to come to the country.‖

Mr Sullivan said the shire and its councillors were strong supporters of Bendigo Bank‘s Community Bank

®

model. ―When taking out this loan, councillors took into consideration that part of the income generated from the loan would be coming back to the community and in

turn further supporting the ongoing viability of another service to the town,‖ he said.

Kulin Community Bank® Branch Manager Rick Forward

said the project had been a ‗win-win‘ for all involved. ―Police and teachers are such a vital part in any community and this project will help attract and retain those professionals here in Kulin,‖ Mr Forward said.

―It gives us a great deal of pleasure to get involved, and we are thankful that the local Shire has taken the initiative with this project and come to the local Community Bank

® branch for finance. ―The more

banking business at our branch, the more profits we can return to support the local community,‖ he said.

Kulin Shire Supports Housing for Local Professionals

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There is plenty of discussion but it‘s mainly on the point. If discussion strays, someone brings it back quickly – not necessarily the chair or leader.

The members understand their task clearly. They may have had to spend some time working this out but then they are committed to it.

The members actively listen to each other. They don‘t just keep silent. They give each idea a fair hearing and don‘t jump onto unrelated ideas.

The group does not evade disagreement. When there is a disagreement, or problem, the group uses its energy to focus on the problem, not the person.

Members are encouraged to reveal their opposition and not ‗bottle it up‘ till after the meeting – a common fault in a weak group.

There is no personal attack either openly or by veiled suggestion. Members are inclined to give positive respect and recognition. They focus on overcoming obstacles.

The leader does not dominate. ‗Leadership‘ shifts from time to time. The group uses different leaders for their specific abilities.

There is little evidence of power struggles and no posturing or point scoring. Control is not an issue – it‘s the job and the sense of teamwork which is important.

The members are conscious about their effectiveness as a team. They are very aware of their clients and are not self-serving as a group.

The group is capable of analyzing a weakness in its performance and ‗fixing it fast‘.

…AND SEVEN THAT LEAD TO RUIN Allowing one or two people to dominate discussion.

No one making an effort to keep discussions on track.

The members not seeming to understand their common purpose.

People ignoring other ideas while they prepare their own submission.

A lack of focus on the issue means the conversation strays off the topic.

Allowing disagreements to become personal attacks, leading to a breakdown in unity of purpose.

Allowing only a simple majority vote – which can mean a substantial number may be dissatisfied.

This resource is part of the Club Development Scheme, which provides assistance to Western Australian sport and recreation clubs and organizations to become better managed, more sustainable and to provide good quality services to their members and participants.

Other resources in the series include:

Step by Step to Starting a New Club

Planning for Your Club – The Future is in Your Hands

Taking the Lead! A Guide for Club Presidents

The Key to Efficiency – The Club Secretary

Lighten the Load and Delegate – Help for the Overworked Committee Member

Show Me the Money – A Guide for Club Treasurers

Take the In Out of Ineffective – 10 Steps to Running Successful Meetings

Effective Club Meetings

You Have the Answers – Solving Club Problems

Establishing Your Club Constitution and Becoming Incorporated

Marketing and Promoting Your Club

Seeking and Servicing a Sponsor

Risky Business – A Club Guide to Risk Management

Clubs‘ Guide to Volunteer Management

Club/Association Management

Creating a Club

Club Planning

Financial Management

Committee Management

Conducting Meetings

Event Management

Promoting Sport and Recreation

Sponsorship, grants and fundraising

Legal Issue and Risk Management

For further information: contact Dept of Sport and Recreation (9890 0400) or go to www. dsr.wa.gov.au. You can also contact Michelle Slarke at the Lake Grace Shire, 9890 2500, for more information.

TEN STEPS THAT MAKE EFFECTIVE MEETINGS….

Aerial Spraying

Lindsay & Ann Joyce

P O Box 1318 Albany WA 6331

Phone: 9844 4785 Mob: 0427 206 210


Lake Grace Sportsman’s Club Come and relax after a busy day at the Newdegate Field Day.

Meals - steak, chips and salad - will be available on

Wednesday 5th September. Meals start at 6:30pm. For catering purposes we would appreciate it if groups could

RSVP on 9865 1239 (club).

You never know what‘s ahead; that‘s the message behind a new campaign encouraging drivers to slow down in the Wheatbelt South.

With a range of road users in the region, from trucks and 4WDs to pedestrians including children and gophers, drivers need to be aware that a little speed can make a big difference.

The West Australian Local Government Association‘s RoadWise Program is working with the Road Safety Council to promote the Drop 5 Save Lives campaign during August and September.

WALGA President Cr Bill Mitchell is encouraging drivers to be considerate of other road users by slowing down and driving to the conditions.

―Roads are not just for vehicles. Drivers need to remember they are sharing the road with pedestrians and cyclists and it is important to drive at a speed that

allows them to react in an emergency situation,‖ Cr Mitchell said.

―Many drivers think they are safe when driving just a few kilometres over the speed limit. The reality is that if you are speeding, even by only five kilometres, your stopping time increases and you give yourself less of a chance to stop or slow down.‖ he said.

Information from the Road Safety Council indicates that even in dry conditions with good brakes and tyres, an alert driver in a vehicle travelling at 60 km/h will take 45 metres to come to a stop.

―This statistic shows how important it is to take account of conditions such as weather conditions and to be especially aware around residential areas, schools and parks.‖ Cr Mitchell said.

Speed and the police will stop you – drop 5, save lives in the Wheatbelt South.

Will You Stop in Time?


NEWS & NOTES

Shire of Lake Grace




Talk to the Councillors and Staff


Job Opportunity CUSTOMER SERVICE &

ADMINISTRATION

The Shire is looking for someone to fill a role as Customer Service Officer and assisting our various departments (including the Works Department) with ordering and administration.

This is primarily a ‗front counter‘ position - if you enjoy interacting with the community, have good people and communication skills, are familiar with computers and word processing, and enjoy working in a busy team environment, then this job will be for you. The position also requires proficiency in cash receipting and you will be trained in traffic licensing.

The job is full time, with hours from 8am to 5pm, however a job share arrangement will be considered.

For enquiries and a copy of the job description and selection criteria call Leonie McIllree, Manager Corporate Services on 9890 2500 or download a copy from our website www.lakegrace.wa.gov.au. Applications to be in writing - closing Friday 28th September 2007.

PUBLIC NOTICE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF

ELECTORS

Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of Electors of the Shire of Lake Grace is to be held on Monday, 8 October 2007 at 7.30pm in the Lake King Hall.

The purpose of the meeting and order of business is:

1. To discuss the contents of the Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2007.

2. Other General Business.

Each elector is entitled to one vote but voting is optional.

Members of the Public who wish to have questions answered at this meeting may do so by lodging written submissions with the Chief Executive Officer at the Shire Office PO Box 50 Lake Grace WA 6353 no later than Friday 5 October 2007.

Please be advised that the Annual Report for the financial year ended 30 June 2007 is available for viewing at all town libraries and may be obtained by contacting the Shire Office on phone 9890 2500 or collected from the Shire Office, 1 Bishop St, Lake Grace.

Chris Jackson Chief Executive Officer

The Shire of Lake Grace and FESA are pleased to provide training courses as detailed during September/October 2007.

To be eligible for the training, a Nomination Form is required to be completed. Further information and nomination forms are available from the Shire 9890 2500 or

email [email protected]

COURSE TITLE LOCATION DATE TIME RSVP Fire Awareness Seminar Varley 13 Sept 9am-12.30pm 7 September Fire Control Officers Refreshers Newdegate 18 Sept 9am-3pm 14 September Introduction to Bush Fire Fighting Newdegate 6 & 7 Oct 9am-4pm 21 September Introduction to Bush Fire Fighting Lake King 18 Oct 9am-4pm 5 October Introduction to Bush Fire Fighting Varley 26 Oct 9am-4pm 19 October AIIMS Awareness (Australasian Inter-Service Incident Newdegate 25 Oct 9am-3pm 12 October Management Systems)


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We‘ve been very busy this week with a mini workshop and a professional development workshop following on from the Bush Furniture and Filmmaking opportunities earlier in the month.

On Wednesday Kerrie Argent provided an inspiring lesson on the art of bookbinding. She displayed a lovely range of hand bound books that she and her daughter Jayne had created from different papers to demonstrate what you can bind to make an interesting book. Some were yet to be covered so you could see the method of how they were stitched together.

Kerrie showed how you can use blank or lined paper, kids drawings or bind special papers to scrapbook into later or use as photo albums. Participants then learnt about the terms, tools and materials used in bookbinding. Kerrie demonstrated how to tear, fold and assemble the pamphlets (pages), stitch them together securely, make end pages (the bit inside the cover), the spine and cover then put it all together. It was great to have some new faces again this week and nine very happy people went home with lovely hand bound books.

Thankyou to Kerrie for her preparation and generous skill sharing for this workshop.

Tania Spencer Kerrie Argent shows Nicole Argent how

to fold the cover of her book.



The governance workshop was well attended with 12 participants learning a variety of ways to contribute effectively to your community organisations. Participants from sporting, cultural, shire, tourism, development and support groups were represented, which made for a good spread of experiences to be heard. We went through legal frameworks, responsibility, risk management, accountability, policy and procedure development, advocacy, performance and succession – all very official sounding terms but are what all of you do at varying levels when you participate at a committee level in any group. Provided by Regional Arts Australia this is a nationally accredited training course, and is a valuable support to volunteers.

The Photography workshop with Veanna Scott is the 6

th/7

th of October.

More details in the next lakes Link. This is both for digital and regular camera users, and is filling up, so if you haven‘t booked please phone Kerrie on 9865 4042 or Anna 9865 4023.

Also don‘t forget the Newdegate Field Days Art exhibition – visit if you are out there, as always there will be some great work on show. Artists‘ - All work is

to be in at the shire depot by Monday the 3rd

to ensure it will be transported out to Newdegate.

Tania Spencer Upcoming Dates 18

th Sept Meeting

18th Sept mini workshop – Encaustic Painting this is

painting with wax and pigment 25

th Sept Paint Patch and Unfinished Objects

28th Sept Community Exhibition

6th/7

th Oct Photography Workshop – Veanna Scott

25th- 28

th Oct State Arts Conference

2nd

Nov Photography/ Film Exhibition

Lake Grace Artist’s Group

Participants in the governance workshop around the ‗boardroom table‘.

moving in the power of the Holy Spirit with a Prophetic gifting and healing. † Friday & Saturday Nights 7pm open meeting. Love offering

† Saturday afternoon 2-4pm evangelism workshop.

† Light meal available Saturday night 5:30pm $5.00

† Registration required for evangelism workshop

† Registration required for crèche for each meeting

† Sunday morning church service 9:30am

For registration forms please contact Shane Ph: 9881 4184 Mobile: 0418952912 Email: [email protected]

Web: narroginchristiancentre.blogspot.com Narrogin Christian Centre P.O.Box 1134 Narrogin W.A. 6312

September 14-16


The Shire of Lake Grace is supporting

Keep Australia Beautiful Week Monday 27 August – Sunday 2 September 2007

Get involved in this worthwhile project by:

A Shire of Lake Grace Waste - Wise Initiative supported by Lake Grace Post Office, Newdegate Telecentre,

Lake King Agencies and Varley Store For further information, Contact Michelle, Rysha or Skye

Shire of Lake Grace on 9890 2500

* Lake Grace Post Office, Newdegate Telecentre, Lake King Agencies and Varley Store

Change a

light for a

brighter future

Replace two or more standard light

globes with 2 compact fluorescent

energy saver light globes. If every

Australian household did so, this would save

enough energy to power more than 100,000

Australian homes for an entire year.

Round ‘em up and

hand ‘em in Recycle your old mobile phone. Drop off your phone at a Mobile Muster point

near you (see below). Over 90% of the plastic

and metal in mobile

phones can be

r e c o v e r e d a n d

recycled.

Litter-free

Challenge

Australia is one of the highest

producers of waste in the world, yet u p

to 80% of what households throw away can

be reused or recycled.

We challenge you to live one day LITTER- FREE by Reducing,

Re-using and Recycling.

Refill & Save

About 1,500 tonnes of toner cartridges are

sent to landfill in Australia each year, with

some taking up to 450 years to decompose.

Each empty printer cartridge can be refilled

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Drop off your used

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Lake Grace Visitor Centre & Tourism Promotions Groups

Invites you along to its

Holland track DISCOVERY wALKs Dates: Saturday 22nd September 2007 - Walking the Track

& 17th November 2007 - A Wildflower Discovery Walk TOUR GUIDE: Cathie Kelly (local Holland track expert and enthusiast)

Essentials: Walking shoes, hat and sunscreen, backpack, water bottle and a packed lunch Cars will be leaving from the Lake Grace Visitor Centre (let us know if you would like a ride)

TIME AND MEETING POINT TO BE ADVISED - WATCH THIS SPACE! Come walk with us and discover our heritage and the natural beauty of local

attractions living right on our doorstep. Further details call Mary Naisbitt 9865 1321 or Jeanette Bennett 9890 2500 office hours 9865 1020 at home

All welcome - Watch this space in coming weeks for more information

Lake Grace Visitor Centre

Coming up……... Busy Bee…..Sunday 9th September

Gardening and general tidy up around the Stationmasters House If you are able to lend a hand please contact Visitor Centre Group President Mary Naisbitt

on 9865 1321 or Secretary Jeanette Bennett on 9890 2500 (work) or 9865 1020 (home) for details

Market Day…...Saturday 27th October Stallholders - Get in early and book your stall now $10.00 per site

contact Trish Medlen on 9865 1120 for bookings MORE DETAILS IN FUTURE NEWSLETTERS

Did You Know?

That under the Liquor Licensing Act the Lake Grace Sportsman's Club is only allowed to sell liquor to members. Members are allowed to invite guests to accompany them onto Club premises.

Management and the Committee of the Lake Grace Sportsman‘s Club asks for your cooperation in adhering to the Liquor Act by becoming a member. Ordinary memberships (can play pennant bowls and tennis and have voting rights) are $60 pa. Social memberships are $30 pa. For membership application forms, or more information please talk to bar staff or a committee member.

Any transgressions against the Act could result in fines against the Sportsman‘s Club, Staff and other responsible party. Adults with juveniles (anyone under 18) in their care must adhere to the following (this pertains to ANY licensed establishment).

Juveniles must remain in the company of an adult while on licensed premises,

juveniles are not allowed to enter or remain on licenses premises without adults nor are they allowed to leave the company of an adult. Fines of $2,000 can be imposed by the Office of Racing, Gaming & Liquor for any of the above transgressions.

Sale or supply of liquor to a juvenile, or permitting consumption of alcohol by a juvenile

incurs a $10,000 fine.

Please help everyone enjoy their time at the Lake Grace Sportsman’s Club by keeping your children seated with you.


Lake Grace Golf Notes

Lake Grace Junior Golf Notes

On the 19th of August we played a stableford

competition. Thrifty Link was the sponsor of the day, with all 12 golfers having a good fun day. The golf club would like to thank Allan and Rita Marshall for becoming a sponsor at the club. Allan was on hand to present the winners their trophies. Trevor Norman was the men‘s winner with 43 points from Marcus Owen who scored 41 points. Well done to Trevor. Michelle Lay was the ladies winner with 37 points. Trevor Norman won the Westpac ball on 4 and the CSBP travel mug on 6, Marcus Owen won the Tyrepower bag on 15 and Chad Stanton won the Hotel ball on 18. This week we had a two person ambrose sponsored by Farmers Centre Lake Grace, thank you to Gary Frost for continuing to sponsor the golf club. Once again the weather deterred a few. There was nine groups who teed off, with all having a good day. Thank you to those clients of Gary‘s who traveled and enjoyed the links course. The winners of the day were Gary Seward and Craig

Reeves with a score of 73-10.5-62.5. The runners up were Greg and Curtis Edwards on 82-12.5-69.5. Third went to Evan Wyatt and Jared Bray, fourth Trevor Norman and Nick Maalouf, fifth Mark Seaman and Alan Stubberfield. The naga on the day went to Peter and Michelle Lay. There were numerous novelties out on the course. Long drive on 1 Mark Seaman, second shot on 5 Evan Wyatt, longest putt on 7 Alan Stubby, long drive on 11 Curtis Edwards, second shot on 12 Morrie Smith and longest putt on 17 Gary Seward. A special mention must be made of Greg Edwards who had an eagle on number 8. There was also the nearest the pins; Morrie Smith won the Westpac ball, Michelle Lay won the CSBP sun shield, the Tyrepower bag went to Alan Stubby and Jared Bray won the LG Hotel ball on 18. Next week we have a stroke competition sponsored by Ross and Belinda Bowron at Neu-Tech Auto‘s. There will be hamburgers for tea afterwards. The following week is a par competition sponsored by Farmworks.

Chad Stanton

Top Left: Brendan Bell and Luke Trawinksi. Top Right: Runner-up B Section Caitlyn Trawinksi with sponsor Trish Cameron. Far Left: Junior Golf’s most improved, Isabelle Seward. Left: Runner-up Junior Golf Champion, Lindsay Willock.


Nicholas Dunham - 2007 Junior Golf Champion Played in two rounds, the weather gremlins were out in force for the second half of the Junior Golf Championships. Junior golfers started with a round of nine holes on Sunday 19

th August, before playing their

final round in wintery conditions on Sunday 26th August.

Shoes were off and towels were out as the twelve finalists squelched and dripped their way into the club house after playing their final round.

While junior coach, Gary Frost, totted up the scores; the juniors chomped their way through a sausage sizzle. Sponsor, Trish Cameron, presented the trophies on behalf of Lake Grace Concrete.

2007 Champion - Nicholas Dunham 2007 Runner-up Champion - Lindsay Willock

B Section Winner - Jamie Bell B Section Runner-up - Caitlyn Trawinski B Section Third - Amy Willock B Section Fourth - Luke Trawinski B Section Fifth - Brendan Bell B Section Sixth - Tina Willock

Most Consistent - Adam Hunt

Most Improved - Isabelle Seward

Congratulations to all our winners, we had 25 juniors in all who registered for our 2007 programme. As coaches we have seen a huge improvement in everyone's game.

Unfortunately we bid farewell to the Willock family who are heading to Perth to further their education; also we say goodbye to Nicholas Dunham and Brody Cameron who are heading for Narrogin. We can only hope they can take their golfing prowess with them.

A huge thank you to Mark and Trish Cameron from Lake Grace Concrete who came on board with the Lake Grace Junior Golf some five or six years ago. Without their very generous support our Juniors could not enjoy the end of season championships and the rewards that it has to offer. Once again many thanks Mark and Trish.

Also many thanks to Garry and Lorraine Seward who also very generously decided to contribute to our Juniors, we appreciate their support also.

To John and Jeanette Bennett who started the ‗Rhynie‘ award a few years ago, this still proves to be a very popular weekly award and much sought after prize.

Many thanks again go out to our fantastic sponsors, we can only hope their sponsorship will continue for the future of Junior Golf in Lake Grace.

Having had five or more senior players achieving their Level One golfing ticket will certainly help our juniors in the future. In particular I would like to thank Steve Hunt, Marcus Owen and Justin Wright for their ongoing assistance and support in coaching our Juniors each week.

To all the parents who helped out in some small way or another, please accept this as a token of our appreciation. Of course the big winners in all of this is the Juniors themselves. We‘ve had a great bunch of kids this year and we‘ve also had a lot of fun. Junior Golf in Lake Grace is alive and well. We look forward to another successful year in 2008.

Gary Frost

Above: Lake Grace Junior Golf’s 2007 Champion, Nicholas Dunham, with sponsor Trish Cameron. Above: B Section Winner Jamie Bell


Date Setup

12.30-1.30pm Date

Setup 12.30-1.30pm

3rd Sept.

Vynka Lay Emma Fisher

17th Sept. Tania Spencer

Linda Hunt

10th Sept. Naomi Duckworth

Sarah Watkins 24th Sept.

Leah Ward Vanessa Seward

Helpers need to be at the Hall, from 12.30pm until approximately 1.30pm. If you are unable to attend, please arrange your own swap or find your own replacement.

Gymnastics Set-Up Roster - Term 3

Lake Grace Playgroup and Lake Grace Toy Library are planning a

Toy Auction of donated toys for September

Donations of toys and clothes for all ages (in good, clean condition please), would be greatly appreciated. Why not have that clean out? Help Playgroup and Toy Library raise funds to purchase new resources.

Any unsuitable or unsold toys and clothes will be donated to charity. Toys and clothes can be left at Toy Library (RSL Building), 9:30-10:30am on Wednesdays 15th and 29th August or September 19th;

or by arrangement with Vynka Lay (9865 1071) or Karina Jenks (9865 2067).

Now Taking Clothes

ONGERUP HOCKEY ASSOCIATION RESULTS Second Semi Final - 18th August

Played at Nyabing Juniors Jerramungup 1, defeated Gnowangerup 1. Again we had a draw after time on had been played. Therefore Jerramungup are the winners as they finished in the higher position on the season ladder. Seniors Boxwood Hills 2, defeated Newdegate 1.

Preliminary Final - 25th August Played at Lake Grace

Juniors Gnowangerup 2, defeated Borden 1. Another great game of hockey. It was a draw at the end of the game so time on (once again) had to be played.

Gnowangerup scored their second goal within the first few minutes. Seniors Gnowangerup 2, defeated Newdegate 0.

Vote Count Sandy Smallwood from Borden was the winner with 53 points. Lake Grace / Pingrup players scored as follows: Donna Altham 25 Tamika Knill 20 Michelle Lynch 7 Karissa Devree 6 Jessica Posavac 5 Jayde Devree 2 Kate Furphy (Number 4) 2 Vanessa Stone 1

Junior Boys Hockey Lake Grace Junior Boys were narrowly defeated in the semi final held at Hyden on the 18th August. This ensured they played Kulin in the Preliminary. The game started well with Lake Grace getting most the play up forward. However it was Kulin that made their mark on the score board first. Lake Grace responded with a goal from Beau Bowron, then just before half time, Kulin scored again. With five minutes to catch their breath and get some strategic advice from coach, Belinda Bowron, our boys went back out with endeavour.

Again having much of the play Lake Grace converted with a goal from Nat Curtin and the game was well and truly on. Ethan Wallace wowed those of the sideline with his skills as he expertly positioned himself to score once more for Lake Grace. After many attempts Sam Curtin was rewarded with a goal, and finally, just before full time, Sheridan Fyfe slammed one home to see the score line 5-2.


Results from Semi Finals played in Hyden 18

th August 2007

Junior Boys Second Semi Final

Narembeen defeated Lake Grace 2-1 Goal Scorer: Sam Curtin A Grade First Semi Final

Lake Grace defeated Kukerin 2-1 Goals Scorer: Lyn Carruthers Fiona Chatfield

Results from Preliminary Final played in Kondinin 24

th August 2007

Junior Boys Lake Grace defeated Kulin 5-2 Goal Scorers: Sheridan Fyfe Beau Bowron Ethan Wallace Sam Curtin Nat Curtin A Grade Lake Grace defeated Kondinin 2-1 Goal Scorers: Lyn Carruthers Fleur O‘Neill Congratulations to Lyn Carruthers who was, for the second year running, voted A Grade Fairest and Best for Roe Districts Women‘s Hockey Association in 2007. Lake Grace Hockey Club will have both Junior Boys and A Grade playing in the Grand Final at Kukerin this weekend. Both teams will face Narembeen. Our Junior Boys have played Narembeen three times this year, drawing the first meeting two all and being narrowly defeated twice, one of those the recent semi final. The boys have improved in their team game as their season has progressed and stand a very good chance of taking out the flag. Their game starts at 9.00am.

A Grade has played Narembeen only twice this season. Lake Grace put up a good fight but Narembeen prevailed on both occasions. The team has worked very hard this season to finish where we have and possess both the ability and passion to take the flag home. The game will begin at 1.30pm. Bit of trivia for you – Lake Grace Hockey Club‘s A Grade team scored more goals this season than any other A Grade team in Roe Districts Hockey Association. B Grade finished the season in 7

th place with a much

more successful season than the previous year, next year looks good. C Grade improved throughout the season but unfortunately finished 8

th by a narrow

percentage. Hopefully everyone in all grades who started playing this season for the first time will continue and help our club seek premiership success in every grade. The wind up will be held on September 9

th at the

Sportsman‘s Club, please RSVP to Danielle for catering purposes if you haven‘t already done so. The AGM will be held again at the Sportsman‘s Club on Tuesday 25

th September starting at 7.30pm.

Agenda items to be handed to the Secretary prior to 14

th September.

All Committee and coaching positions will be declared vacant. Association positions will also need to be filled at the AGM, if you have a desire to help in this way please put forward your nomination prior to the AGM. Any players who have not returned their shirts please do so this week. You can drop them off to Di Desmond at Retravision and Michelle will pick them up from there. Don‘t make her have to chase you up.

Danielle Robertson

Troll Tales

Brace Yourselves!! Troll n (in Scandinavian folklore) a supernatural dwarf or giant that dwells in

a cave or mountain

The trolls are leaving their caves on Saturday 1st September and heading toward Kukerin to play in the Roe Districts

Hockey Grand Final - they‘d like YOU to join them! Help our trolls (Junior Boys and A Grade) by coming along and

cheering them on.

Junior Boys - 9am

A Grade - 1:30pm


Second Semi Final - 18th August 2007 Played at Nyabing

League: Boxwood Hill 13 goals 13 (91) defeated Jerramungup 8 goals 14 (65) Reserves: Jerramungup 9 goals 11 (65) defeated Lake Grace / Pingrup 8 goals 12 (60) Best Players - Kevin Naisbitt, Justin Carruthers, Benn Tomkins Goal Scorers - Benn Tomkins; 2. Juniors: Lake Grace / Pingrup 13 goals 17 (96) defeated Boxwood Hill 3 goals 6 (24). Best Players - Kane Pinney, Jack Carruthers, Fraser Hunt.

Preliminary Final - 25th August 2007 Played at Lake Grace

League: Ongerup 15 goals 12 (102) defeated Jerramungup 11 goals 12 (78).

Reserves: Ongerup 11 goals 9 (75) defeated Lake Grace / Pingrup 4 goals 8 (32). Best Players - Stephen Chappell, James Trevenen, Matthew Trevenen. Goal Scorers - Matthew Trevenen; 2.

Juniors: Jerramungup 11 goals 15 (81) defeated Boxwood Hill 1 goal 4 (10).

Lake Grace / Pingrup Football Notes

OFA - Grand Final - 1st September 2007 - Boxwood Hill

Reserves - Jerramungup v Ongerup - 11:00am Juniors - Lake Grace / Pingrup v Jerramungup - 12:35pm

League - Boxwood Hill v Ongerup - 2:10pm

Stephen Chappell Reid Stubberfield

Ian Kelm, Benn Tomkins & Justin Carruthers Benn Tomkins and Nick Smith


Lake Grace / Pingrup Netball Club Last Thursday, the senior members held their vote count at Rosies. We would like to say a huge thankyou to Val and Steve Crook for having us and making all those beautiful pizzas. A Grade Results 43 – Delys Giles 26 – Louise Hall 24 – Ash Brooks 22 – Tammy Holmes 18 – Annie Kuchling 17 - Penny Willcocks 14 – Rysha Bird 10 – Michelle Lynch 7 – Chloe Bairstow 5 – Tabitha Haddock B Grade results: 50 – Gabby Trevenen 47 – Misha Clarke 23 – Tash Strevett and Amanda Poots 20 – Sarah Graves 14 – Skye Gambuti 9 – Nikki Anderton 7 – Tammy Holmes 6 – Amanda Harrower 5 – Kendell Edwards 3 – Magdalen Trevenen 2 – Andrea Hoskji Congratulations to Delys and Gabby on being awarded Fairest and Best for the season and to Louise and Misha on their runner up awards.

Second Semi Final A GRADE - Lake Grace Pingrup vs Jerramungup The A Grade girls were one of four Lake Grace Pingrup teams who travelled to Nyabing to compete in the second semi final. Training through the week focussed on strategies to combat a tall and accurate Jerramungup shooting duo, with this task being placed on our hardworking and consistently reliable defence of Penny and Louise. The game began evenly with both ends struggling with the finals jitters. Mid court pressure by Tammy and Michelle on some of Jerramungup‘s senior players lifted our confidence, as did the turnovers from our defence. A few missed goal opportunities gave Jerramungup a lead of six at quarter time. Rysha and Ash worked tirelessly in goals together against a physical Jerramungup defence, and once again Delys showed us why she earned top spot in our club votes, creating some fast play with accurate leads and passing. Unfortunately, the difference had increased to 10 goals by half time and it was time to bring on fresh legs in Tabitha and Annie. Tabitha‘s fast and agile style opened the court up to introduce some long passing and feeding into the goal circle. The tussle with the Jerramungup defence continued, making

Annie and Ash work harder to get the ball into the circle. Unfortunately we ran out of legs and time, with Jerramungup securing their place in the grand final. Jerramungup 46 def Lake Grace Pingrup 31. SUB JUNIORS – Gnowangerup defeated Lake Grace Pingrup Preliminary Final - Lake Grace Pingrup vs Newdegate A GRADE The effects of last week‘s physical game were evident with a few sore bodies throughout the week, but the girls prepared mentally for another hard and fast game against Newdegate. Both teams were evenly matched, sharing a win and a loss at our meetings throughout the season. The game didn‘t begin quite how we had intended, with Newdegate scoring the first three goals and we took the first quarter to shake the finals nerves. The second quarter saw us play more of our style, with both Penny and Louise keeping the Newdegate attack to 5 goals for the quarter, although goals were difficult to come by at both ends of the court. In the second half we played catch up and a change putting Rysha into goals saw us come within one goal in the last quarter. Unfortunately we couldn‘t convert when we needed to with Newdegate the victors by 5 at the final buzzer.

SUB JUNIOR

Lake Grace Pingrup defeated Newdegate. Congratulations to the junior team on their win and well earned place in the grand final next week. The skill level of these young players is outstanding and is a credit to the hard work and netball knowledge of Maria Taylor. The Lake Grace Pingrup Netball Club would like to thank Maria for her dedication to the development of these young players. Thankyou also to Theresa Naisbitt, who has once again taken on the coaching role of the netta players, and is also credited with the development of crucial skills so early on. Best of luck to the Maria and the junior girls for their grand final against Gnowangerup on Saturday. Thankyou to everyone who helped out throughout the day, either in the kitchen or out on the courts. Your contributions are most appreciated. As this is the last lot of notes for netball this season, I would like to take the opportunity to thank the A Grade girls on a very successful and enjoyable season and to thank Annie, Penny, Amanda and the committee members for all their assistance throughout the season. Also thankyou to everyone who has assisted the club over the season, making afternoon tea, selling tickets, working in the kitchen and doing dinners.

Kristie Stanton


Bar Staff Wanted

The Lake Grace Sportsman’s Club needs casual bar staff.

$22 per hour.

Weekend and evening hours. Training and Accreditation provided.

For more information please

contact Kevin Eggers

9865 1239 or Suzanne Reeves on

9865 1310.

Men

14th August Highest Average Michael Naisbitt 46.54 Mark Burbridge 46.46 Highest Score Dan Clifton-Parkes 140 Gary Seward 140 Highest Peg Dave Nayda 104 Michael Naisbitt 33

Dogs defeated Lakeside 5-2 Sharks defeated Scrapers 5-3

Dogs into Grand Final Lakeside to play Sharks

Women

15th August Highest Average Kelly Stewart 39.02 Nat Gambuti 35.15 Highest Score Val Crook 120 Stephanie Davey 108 Highest Peg Lynda Trawinski 40 Stephanie Davey 36

Comets defeated BBN 5-1 Just Us defeated Bankers 5-3

Comets into Grand Final BBN to play Just Us

Team Pegs Points

Lake side 78 40

Dogs 78 40

Shire Sharks 58 20

Scrapers 55 20

Team Pegs Points

Comets 89 52

BBN 69 26

Just Us 61 24

Bankers 47 18

Lake Grace Dart Notes

Dart Grand Final to be played on the 7th September. Names on board at 6:45pm to start at 7pm sharp.

Lynda Trawinski

Cleaning Services for the Lake Grace District Office

AGR2008014

Quotation for cleaning services for the Department of Agriculture and Food‘s Lake Grace District Office. A non-mandatory site inspection will be held on Tuesday, 4 September 2007 at 9:00am. Please refer to the Request document for further information. Documents are available from: www.gem.wa.gov.au or from the Department of Treasury and Finance Tenders Office, 2 Havelock Street, West Perth tel 9222 5550 [email protected]

Closing date: Wednesday, 12th

August 2007 at 11.00am (Western Standard Time).

http://www.gem.wa.gov.au/



CLASSIFIEDS

Kelpie Puppies

Free to good home 3 x female, 1 x male Good sheep dogs

Will be ready in 3 weeks Ring Fred Leo on 9871 9053

PUBLIC NOTICES

Lake Grace / Pingrup Football Club

The Lake Grace/Pingrup Football Club is looking for someone to run the kitchen on game days. Expression of interest should be forwarded to:

The President Lake Grace/Pingrup Football Club PO Box 73 Lake Grace WA 6353

Lake Grace / Pingrup Football Club

POSITION VACANT Secretary

The Lake Grace/Pingrup Football Club is seeking to fill the abovementioned position. Expression of interest should be forwarded to:

The President Lake Grace/Pingrup Football Club PO Box 73 Lake Grace WA 6353

Available for Tender IBM Infoprint Mono laser printer

At least seven years old Contact Suzanne at the Lake Grace

Telecentre for more details.

Lake Grace Community Exhibition

Faces

The Lake Grace Community Exhibition date is Friday 28th September so get your entries started. We would love some new exhibitors in this years exhibition. It is open to anyone, any age or gender and you can enter whatever media you choose to create it in - paint, film, photography, pastel, metal, wood, fabric, anything goes! If you need some ideas to get you started, you can work towards the theme ―Faces‖ in any way shape or form. It doesn‘t necessarily have to be on this subject, it can be on anything that takes your fancy. Entry forms are in this Lakes Link or available from the Post Office. Please fax them to Anna or email her at [email protected]

Entry Form

2008 Community Exhibition – Faces

Name:

Address:

Phone no: Email:

Title of Work Medium Price/NFS

Please email to Anna Strevett at [email protected] or fax to 98654 022



CLASSIFIEDS

Senior Citizens Luncheons

First Thursday of every month

September 6th

PUBLIC NOTICES

Shire Council Meetings - 2007 The next Council meeting is

Wednesday 26th September at the Lake Grace Council Chambers.

Meeting starts 1pm. Members of the public are welcome to

attend meetings.

The Grand Lodge of Freemasons WAC

The Kulin Lodge No. 160 Meets 7:30 pm

Gordon St. Kulin 3

rd Monday of each month

Dedicated to Charity and Support in the Community NEW MEMBERS WELCOME

Telephone 9880 1360 or 0427 654 090

CWA Meetings 11th September - 1:30pm

LGDHS P&C Meeting Monday September 17th

7:30pm Seminar Room at the Telecentre

Badminton Thursday afternoons at the Shire Hall.

4:00pm - 5:30pm Some racquets available.

All welcome.

First Aid Course Do you need a First Aid

Certificate? Contact Ollie Farrelly on

0427 651 180.

Volunteer Fire & Rescue Service Meeting

Wednesday 12th September - 8:00pm At the Fire Station

AGM Lake Grace / Pingrup Junior Football Club.

Sunday 2nd September at Windup. If you have any queries call Lyn Carruthers

on 9865 1158.

AGM Lake Grace Hockey Club Tuesday 25th September

7:30pm at the Lake Grace Sportsman‘s Club Agenda items to be handed to the Secretary

prior to 14th September.

AGM Lake Grace/Pingrup Football Club

Thursday 18th October 2007

Lake Grace Sportsman‘s Club 7:00 pm start

AGM Lake Grace Sportsman‘s Club

Friday 26th October 2007 Lake Grace Sportsman‘s Club

7:30 pm start

Ongerup Association Junior Hockey We will be joining the Junior Football for a windup on Sunday 2nd September at the

pavilion. 11am start. Sausage sizzle, please bring a salad to share.

Hope to see you there.

Lake Grace Pony Club Will be holding a meeting at 12:30pm

on Thursday 13th September at Rosies for lunch. All members and prospective

members are urged to attend.

High School Basketball Training meeting at

Lake Grace basketball courts. 4:30pm—5:30pm

Tuesday 4th September


Please be aware that sprinkler restrictions

are in place permanently. The only time you are allowed to use

a sprinkler is between the hours of

6:00pm and 9:00am

Lake Grace Uniting Church

Wednesday - 7pm Home Fellowship. Please ring for venue.

Enquiries: Bob Burbridge 9865 4020 Revd. John Whaley 9865 1377 0429 651 378

CRISIS CARE NUMBERS

Doctor‘s Surgery 9865 1208 Hospital 9890 2222 Ambulance 000 Police Station 9865 1007 Fire Brigade 9865 1250 Emergency Services 000 Electricity Faults 13 13 51 Water Faults 13 13 75 Directory Assistance 12455 Crisis Care Unit 9325 1111 Women‘s Refuge Group 9227 1642 Family Violence Intervention Programme 9336 2144 ACRAH Men‘s Refuge 9272 1333 Domestic Violence Legal Aid Unit 9328 7602 Family Court of WA 9224 8222 Youth Legal Service 9227 4140 Citizens‘ Advice Bureau 9221 5711 Samaritan Befrienders 1800 198 313 Margaret Cole 0427 441 459 Poisons Information 13 11 26 Kids‘ Helpline 1800 073 008 Seniors‘ Information 1800 199 087 Family Helpline 1800 643 000 Southern AgCare Counselling 0427 441 459

LAKE GRACE CATHOLIC CHURCH

Friday 31st August Jerdacuttup 7:00pm

Saturday 1st September Hopetoun 6:00pm Kukerin (C/S) 6:30pm

Sunday 2nd September Ravensthorpe 8:00am Kukerin 10:00am Lake Grace 6:00pm Sunday 9th September Lake Grace 8:00am Kukerin 10:00am

Queries to Fr Pierre Repuyan on 9865 1248

Mr Neil Bishop ph 9865 1632 Mr Colin Connolly ph 9865 1010 Mr Ron Dewson ph 9865 1224 Mrs Shirley Duckworth ph 9865 1189 Mr Len Elliott ph 9865 1137 Mr Geoff Sabourne ph 9865 1171 Mrs Amanda Milton ph 0429 654 011

Anglican church

Of Lake grace

Sunday 2nd September Lake Grace 9:00am

Sunday 9th September Lake Grace 9:00am

Enquiries: Terry Gladish 9865 1022 Wally Perry 0427 519 368

Councillor Telephone Fax

Darcy Roberts (President)

9874 4013 9874 4068

Andrew Walker (Vice President)

9865 1241 9865 1921

Royce Taylor 9865 1507 9865 1320

Helen Bennett 9865 1026 9865 1568

Ollie Farrelly 9865 1304 9865 1188

Meighan Stewart 9871 2042 9871 2042

Ian Chamberlain 9871 6043 9871 6035

Wally Newman 9871 1582 9871 1587

Dean Sinclair 9874 7045 9874 7005


August / September

Fri 31 Fish & Chip Night - LGS Club HACC Activities (games & trivia) Sat 1 Steak Night - LGS Club Hockey - Grand Final at Kukerin Winter Sports– GF at Boxwood Hill Sun 2 Golf - Stroke LG/P Junior Football AGM and Windup FATHER‘s DAY Mon 3 Recycling Pickup Gymnastics Swimability Tues 4 Pingrup Potters Weight Watchers (6-7pm) Men‘s Darts Foot Clinic Wed 5 NO Toy Library Newdegate Field Day Steak Teas at Sportsman‘s Club Thur 6 Pizza Night at Rosie‘s HACC Transport Available Playgroup Senior Citizens Luncheon Badminton — 4:00pm –5:30pm Newdegate Field Day Immunisation Clinic Council Elections—Nominations Open Fri 7 Fish & Chip Night - LGS Club Darts Grand Final Sat 8 Steak Night - LGS Club Quilting & Craft at CWA—11am start Winter Sports Windup at Shire Hall Sun 9 Golf - Par LG Visitor‘s Centre Busy Bee Mon 10 LLN Deadline Gymnastics Tue 11 Pingrup Potters Weight Watchers (6-7pm) CWA Meeting Wed 12 Toy Library Open LG Fire & Rescue Meeting Thur 13 Lakes Link News Playgroup LG Pony Club Meeting—12:30pm FESA Fire Awareness Seminar Pizza Night at Rosie‘s HACC Transport Available Badminton — 4:00pm—5:30pm Council Elections—Nominations Close

Coming Events September 17—Tourism Group Meeting September 17—LGDHS P&C Meeting September 18—Bush Fire Advisory Meeting

September 18 - Fire Control Officers Refreshers September 18—Art Group September meeting September 18—Mini workshop (Encaustic painting) September 19—Drum Muster September 19—Toy Library September 22—Speedshears September 22—Holland Track Discovery Walk September 25—LG Hockey AGM September 25—Paint, Patch & UFO’s September 26—Rural Men’s Health (Prostate & Testicular Cancer) September 26 - Shire Council Meeting September 28—Community Art Exhibition September 30—12th October—Bush Walking for Malleefowl October 3 - Toy Library October 4 - Immunisation October 6/7—Photography Workshop October 8—AGM of Electors at Lake King October 12—Community Art Exhibition ‘Faces’ October 18—LG/P Football Club AGM October 26—LG Sportsman’s Club AGM October 27—Lake Grace Market Day November 17—Holland Track Discovery Walk (Wildflower Discovery Walk) November 21—Rural Men’s Health (Working Safely & Fatigue) February 9 2008—Lake Grace Cricket Club Reunion (20 year anniversary of premiership)

Lake Grace & Newdegate

General Practice There will be NO DOCTORS

In Lake Grace from

Saturday 1st September 10:00am till

Tuesday 4th September 9:00am.

Surgery will be open on Monday 3rd September

from 9:00am till 1:00pm for ordered medications only.

Sorry for any inconvenience.