March 26th, 2014

Community News of Walpole, Nornalup, Peaceful Bay & Bow Bridge

Proudly published in litter-free Walpole

We have a Doctor Since we became aware of Dr Virginia Longley’s plans to retire in 2013, we

have been working hard, with the assistance of Rural Health West, to recruit a

suitable doctor to ensure continuity of the service. It’s been an arduous task,

but at last we are in a position to confirm that we have managed to make an

offer, which has been accepted, to Dr Florian Mutzke.

Dr Mutzke has graduated and trained in Germany, but has also spent 20

months of his post graduate training working in the Emergency Departments

of Fremantle Hospital and Rockingham General Hospital. He currently works

full-time in General Practice in Zurich, Switzerland.

Dr Mutzke has recently completed one of the most significant hurdles in this

recruitment process, i.e. the Pre-Employment Structure Clinical Interview

(PESCI), which is sanctioned by the Medical Board of Australia and a pre-

requisite for most International Medical Graduates. The purpose of this

process is to assess the suitability of the doctor’s skills and experience

specifically relating to the position which he will be filling. He passed this

interview with flying colours and the next step in the process is his registration

with the Medical Board. His application will be presented to the Board on 10

April 2014.

Upon his successful registration Dr Mutzke will give notice to his current

employers and we are hoping to see him in

Denmark and Walpole early in July 2014.

Florian is a keen surfer and is married to

Kate, an Architect AND Aussie girl from

WA, and they have recently become first

time parents to a lovely baby girl.

Walpolian Nikki Dumbrell, Honour Student, Academic, State finalist...more on page 5

Our Brenda’s successful campaign in Launceston.

...more on page 8.

March 26th, 2014 — 2

St George’s Anglican Church

Walpole Corner Vista and Pier Streets

Holy Communion Sunday 10am.

Contact: Rev Sue Lodge-Calvert

Telephone: 9848 2173

Website: www.denmarkanglican.org

TIMES TO REMEMBER

Walpole Waste Transfer Station Tuesday and Thursday 1 - 5

Sunday 9 - 5

Peaceful Bay Tip

Wednesday 9 - 1 Sunday 1 - 4.30

Library

Wednesday 9 - 12 and 1 - 3.30 Friday 9 - 12 and 1 - 3.30 Saturday 9 -12

Walpole Op Shop Monday—Friday 9.30 - 11.30 and Saturday 10 -1

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Happy Birthday

March / April 26 Garth Nockolds, Connor Hoskins 27 Craig Smith, George Benson 28 Anne Luscombe 1 Terry Hill Ben Goodsell

Temperatures and rainfall for - Sunday 16th to Saturday 22nd March, 2014

Temperatures Rainfall

Min Max mm

Sunday 16.9 24.0 0

Monday 15.9 23.6 0.6

Tuesday 15.9 20.7 4.2

Wednesday 11.7 22.9 0.6

Thursday 15.5 17.9 1.8

Friday 12.1 23.2 0

Saturday 16.4 20.7 0

7.2

Forecast for the next five days :

Total rainfall for the week

Sources: www.willyweather.com.au www.bom.gov.au

March 26th, 2014 — 3

• Income Tax , BAS & FBT Returns

• Financial Statement

• Tax Planning & Advice

• Bookkeeping set up & training

• Mobile Service available

Community Events Calendar

Month

March 26 Shire Manjimup—Sport & Rec Strategic Plan—public comments

April 31 BAH at Walpole Hardware

12 Free Youth Festival

20 Easter Markets Easter Sunday

22 Nornalup Bush Fire Brigade AGM

25 ANZAC Day

21 Easter Monday

18 Good Friday

8 Tingledale LCDC AGM

WALPOLE MENSHED MEETS EVERY FRIDAY

Informal meetings are held 10 am to noon for any men

to call in, make friends, have a tea or coffee and enjoy a chat.

Menshed room at the Community Hall

Ring Pete Newton on 98401300 for further information

Walpole Quality Meats Fresh Meat Sale!

Whole yearling rump steak $ 8.99kg

Lamb shoulder roast $ 9.99kg

Seasoned chicken rolls $14.99kg

Whole beef fillet steak $19.99kg

Yearling porterhouse steak $19.99kg

(1.25kg minimum)

Specials available until Saturday April 5th or while stocks last.

Meat prices are going up so don’t miss out!!!

All our meat is prepared fresh in-store daily!

Freshly smoked Bacon Hocks & Bones available. Fresh Tripe

Orders Welcome: Phone 9840 1800

Your Local Butcher Supplying and Supporting Walpole for over 10 years

March 26th, 2014 — 4

“DON’T BE A

FOOL,

TEST YOUR

STOOL!” Bowel cancer kills more Australians each year

than breast or prostate cancer.

The good news is that early detection through

screening can vastly improve survival rates.

BOWELSCREEN KITS are available from

Walpole Pharmacy. They provide an

accurate and convenient method to detect early

changes in your bowel. There are no medication

or dietary restrictions and the kit can easily be

used at home.

Come in and grab a kit for $22.95.

9840 1127

Walpole/ Tingledale LCDC AGM

7:30 Tuesday 8th April 2014 At Tingledale Hall

All interested persons welcome

Phone: R. Rosling Chair 9840 8042

Flaming Hot Take Away

Will be closed

March 29th & 30th Sorry for any inconvenience Thank you for your support

Mal & Barb

March 26th, 2014 — 5

Walpolian Nikki Dumbrell is one of six finalists in the West Australian Young Professionals in Agriculture Forum (YPAF) Finals. This competition is aimed at 4th year or Honours students at each of the major universities in WA. The finalists were asked to

submit a 3000 word scientific paper and give a 15 minute presentation of their research. The presentations will be on this Wednesday 26 March 2014 in Perth and the winner will be announced at the end of the event. The prize for the winner is $1000 and based on funding availability, potentially a trip to the national finals later in the year.

The research that Nikki will present in the YPAF Finals is what she conducted last year as part of her Honours thesis work at The University of Western

Australia. Nikki has also presented it at the Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society Annual Conference in Port Macquarie in February and is working on a paper (with her supervisors) for publication in an appropriate peer-reviewed scientific journal. Nikki has also just received news that this work has been accepted for presentation by one of her supervisors, at the 7th International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software (June 15-19, 2014, San Diego, California, USA). Nikki won’t be making the trip to California but it is still very exciting!

Nikki’s area of research is carbon farming. The motivation for this research is the increasing pressure on farmers to mitigate and adapt to climate changes in order to maintain production and profitability and improve their sustainability. What is carbon farming? It is climate change abatement through agricultural practices. Carbon farming practices such as maintaining groundcover, practicing active rotational grazing, using

diverse crop rotations etc present an opportunity to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and store atmospheric carbon dioxide in vegetation and soils for extended periods of time and ultimately help them to mitigate climate changes, adapt to climate changes and achieve the emissions reduction targets, set by the Australian Government. There is

much interest in carbon farming from the Australian Government. The Carbon Farming Initiative and some other complimentary policies were designed and continue to be supported by the Australian

Government in order to encourage farmers (by awarding them carbon credits) to adopt practices that support the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions or help to sequester carbon in vegetation or soils.

The objective of the study was to determine

farmers’ preferences for adopting different carbon farming practices and to determine the factors that affect their choice of preferred carbon farming practices. A second aim was to identify the factors that have so far discouraged the adoption of carbon farming practices. As a result of this research effort it has become clear that farmers are willing to adopt practices that have clear benefits and in many cases have already been adopted by the majority of the farming community e.g. no-till cropping and farmers are not so

willing to adopt the practices that are eligible for carbon credits under the Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI). This could be the case for a number of reasons: 1) farmers do not know enough about the CFI supported practices; 2) farmers do not have access to the required technologies; 3) the benefits of the practices are unknown; 4) the decision time frame for implementing practices to sequester carbon is too long (for carbon to be permanently sequestered it must be stored for 100 years); 5) farmers are uncertain about the impact of carbon farming practices on their farm

business. There is also a link between farmers’ attitudes toward and experience with climate change and their willingness to learn more and adopt carbon farming practices that can help their business to be more resilient in hotter and drier climate conditions.

The research was mostly conducted in the North East Agricultural Region and Nikki was awarded a scholarship from the North East Farming Future Group to

aid this. She was awarded First Class Honours for her thesis and course work in her Honours year (2013) so Nikki has graduated from The University of Western Australia with a Bachelor of Science Environmental and Natural Resource Economics) and First Class Honours in Agricultural Economics.

She is continuing her work with

carbon farming with the West Australian No-Tillage Farmers Association (WANTFA).

Local Nikki Dumbrell in the running for West Australian Young Professionals in Agriculture

March 26th, 2014 — 6

Response to the Letter to the Editor – Walpole Weekly, 19 March 2014 HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE COMMUNITY OF

WALPOLE

Silver Chain has been providing health services, and facilitating additional services, to the community of Walpole for 40 years. The vote of confidence shown by the community in 1998 reflected the faith community members held in the ability of Silver Chain to provide services to meet the needs of the

community.

Over the years community needs change and services may be altered depending on many factors. In the Letter to the Editor (19 March 2014 edition), it was correctly stated that Silver Chain had attracted many complementary health services to Walpole, such as Physiotherapy and Podiatry. Silver Chain continues to provide an on-call service every weeknight, and alternating weekends, to provide the advice and reassurance that is required in the

instance of an emergency.

The management of the Silver Chain Home and Community Care (HACC) and Commonwealth Aged

Care Package (CACP) providers operate from

Manjimup, and, as has always been the case, the

Care Team Leader travels to Walpole every Wednesday. Silver Chain continues to provide a Child Health Nurse at the Health Centre, and facilitate visiting health services to enable Walpole to have one of the broadest ranges of health service provision in a

Western Australian country town of its size.

There have been some changes internally, including the appointment of Daniel Moore as the Centre Manager and Remote Area Nurse (RAN). Daniel is an extremely experienced RAN, specialising in emergency care, paediatrics and advanced life support. Daniel is committed to the Walpole community and during his short time as Centre Manager has become a respected leader as well as participating in local events during his time off. The clinic is staffed five days per week, and facilitates a variety of visiting services. On behalf of the Home Support Service, the administration staff also manages the HACC bookings for the Silver Chain vehicle. Silver Chain is continuing to work with St John Ambulance staff to develop a pathway that is appropriate to respond to the needs of the

community.

Brenda does it again ... The Australian Masters Athletics Championships were held in Hobart from the 8th to 10th of March 2014. Albany athletics member and Walpole resident, Brenda Painter attended the meet receiving: Gold in triple jump Silver in 60m -100m-200m Silver in high jump

Bronze in long jump Well done !

March 26th, 2014 — 7

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

I would like to thank members of the Walpole Community, particularly my close friends who helped me to celebrate my reaching the ripe old age of ninety and my thanks also for the number of cards, good wishes and presents received. Having my personal

perches on the Walpole Inlet and the Walpole Pub is bringing on delusions of grandeur. I am overwhelmed. Those who travelled especially for the event from far off places surely gladdened my heart and put cream on the cake. Thank you again Walpole, without doubt the best place in the world. Geordie Whitwell, Walpole resident. Dear Ed, I wish to add to last week’s letter re medical services

at the Walpole Medical Centre. The transition following the departure of Dr Longley in late December 2013 & the appointment of new Centre manager Daniel Moore at the end of December 2013 certainly stretched the resources at the centre. It was also during the peak Xmas & New Year holiday period & the increased numbers of visitors to the area and as such, resources in any circumstances would be extended to its limit Members of the community has recently met with

personnel from Silver Chain District Office , Medical Local Great Southern Medical Group and the Manjimup Shire in which many concerns were outlined. While it is no comfort that other communities are in a similar position as Walpole , we have now received confirmation that a new Dr will commence practice in late July 2014. This will be under the umbrella and supervision of Denmark Medical Centre.

It is important that the community embraces the new changes, Daniel has only been here for just over 10weeks and has endeavoured to be involved in many community activities, we should also remember that Dr Longley during her weekly visits generated a patient consult of around 60 per week, removal of this number of patients out of the centre would certainly create a void and a degree of uncertainty. The future of medical services is now very positive & those who wish to have input into the new community

forum, I would suggest should nominate .This will give you an opportunity to have a say in our future health direction

Rod Burton, Hazelvale resident

Walpole Quality Meats: Supplying and supporting Walpole for over 10 years.

Stale/ No fact – Football article last week’s Walpole Weekly. Let’s break the article down. STALE the game was played on the Friday night every tv, radio station, paper ect… had covered the

game, why read about it nearly a week later, I realize we are a long way from the real world but most of us have these facilities. NO FACT he quotes Collingwood as a despised club incorrect Despised by other club supporters respected by opposition clubs. He quotes David and Goliath insinuating the Pies as Goliath incorrect the TAB and every bookmaker in Australia had the Dockers going in as favourites he quotes “Good vs Evil” insinuating the Pies as Evil incorrect I’ve read a good

deal of the Bible and I have never seen the word Collingwood in it. He quotes “Graft vs Glam” this should have read “Graft vs Graft” as all clubs graft to achieve, there is not a team in the competition that considers themselves glamorous. Now a word of advice from me David make sure you have armour plated glass windows in your abode as it’s a good possibility if you keep writing rubbish like this you could find a black and white brick on your lounge room floor HA! HA!

GO THE PIES Painter, Walpole resident To the Walpole community The sporting and recreational people of Walpole should come along to find out about the Shire of Manjimup’s "Draft Sport and Recreation Strategic Plan" at the Community Hall at 6pm on Wednesday

as invited by the Manjimup Shire in the notices in the "Weekly". I believe it is important for Walpole because the draft strategy appears to place most importance on Manjimup because of its Super Town status. The draft strategy also appears to say that the smaller towns should only have their existing infrastructure maintained and perhaps improved but with no or very few new sport and recreation projects.

regards

Bob Laing, Walpole resident

March 26th, 2014 — 8

Last Saturday was a bit windy for fishing so what else would one do but head out to Bellanger Beach and pick up rubbish for the afternoon? This was the suggestion of my two boys Zane (8) and Zy (6), so of course I took up their suggestion. I mean, surely it wouldn’t be too hard or take too long to pick up a couple of bits of rubbish? My boys haven’t always been this dedicated to picking up rubbish, I can assure you! It has only come about since I moved to Walpole two years ago. The boys normally reside in Albany but regularly travel to Walpole to spend time with me. During their time here they have seen the dedication and commitment of Walpole locals working hard to keep the town “Litter Free”. It’s this infectious commitment to the town and environment that has seen them adopt the same principals of which I am very proud and thankful to the Walpole Community for! To prepare for our seemingly simple task we first headed to Michael Filby’s place to pinch a couple of large orange “Keep Australia Beautiful” rubbish bags. Now to be honest, I thought we would only need one or two bags, tops, as surely the beach would be near pristine being in Walpole? So it was when our veteran rubbish collector handed me 30 or so bags I thought there was something he knew that I didn’t? And so it was that within a minute of landing on the beach, sadly, we were picking up rubbish. I was truly astonished at how much there was! After four hours traversing the length of the beach all the way to the mouth and back, we had filled eight entire bags with rubbish, the heaviest weighing around 30 kilograms! We collected everything from a helmet and containers of various types to large lengths of ship rope, one of which needed the 4WD to yank it out of the sand!

I am glad to report that only about 10 per cent of the rubbish collected was from thoughtless people blatantly littering. The rest was flotsam washed in from the ocean, which in itself is a real concern. The following day I took the boys to show Mike the result of their efforts. After recovering from his fainting spell, he shook their hands and let them know how delighted he was with the result! The rubbish will now be analysed by either the Walpole Primary School Students or staff from the Department of Parks and Wildlife for research purposes. It’s this research that, in the long term, will hopefully reduce or eradicate this terrible blight on our pristine environment. As a side note (and to promote litter collecting), getting the kids to run up and down the length of a beach for four hours picking up rubbish is an AWESOME way to achieve an early and quiet night at home! Happy hunting fellow Walpolians. Submitted by Jason, Zane and Zy Calleja. It seems that Adopt a Spot is becoming a popular voluntary occupation in Walpole these days. Members of Outward Bound last weekend took on the cleaning up of Little Long Point and filled five bags. They have pledged to maintain the area on an on-going basis.

Catherine Gittos recently Adopted Latham Avenue as her “spot” to maintain in a litter-free status. Good on you, folks! The more people adopting spots will mean our district will look all the more clean for your efforts. Welcome to the team!

Adopt a Spot– It’s childs’ play

March 26th, 2014 — 9

Asking:

$1,200,000

Contact: Vaughan Bellanger

Mobile: 0427 401 231

A/h: 9840 1101

891 Dingo Flat Rd HAZELVALE This attractive, undulating farm features a large stone

home with sweeping views across forest and farmland. There is a second smaller home on the property which

is in excellent condition and is currently tenanted. On the 70.1 ha are a machinery shed and workshop, permanent creeks and dams making this one of the

best valued properties on our books!

Youth Festival: Our Voice Our Impact

The April school holidays will start with a celebration of youth, for youth.

The Shire of Manjimup’s Youth Network will host the ‘One Voice Our Impact Express Yourself 2014’ Youth Festival at the Quinninup Community Association

grounds on Saturday 12 April from 2pm to 8pm, in conjunction with National Youth Week.

A circus workshop, photo booth, drumming workshop and art workshops are some of the activities planned

for the festival. Pizza making and an outdoor movie will wind up the celebration which is sponsored by the Department of Local Government & Communities and the Shire of Manjimup.

Shire President, Wade De Campo said “It is great to

see young people being celebrated for the contributions they make. In the Shire of Manjimup we have an amazing 24% of our young people participating in volunteer work, civic leadership and the community as a whole.”

Maddison Smith is just one example of why we are celebrating our extraordinary youth, selflessly contributing not only to their communities but to society as a whole. Maddison has recently returned from two weeks in

Tanzania where she participated in a volunteer program teaching children to speak English and helping to construct and repair an orphanage.

She was the recipient of the ‘Premier’s Australia Day Active Citizenship Award’ in the ‘Person under 25 years of age’ category, and has taken on the role of Youth Portfolio with the Walpole Community Development Group where she continues

to lead youth by example.

Pictured is Maddison with one of the children in the orphanage in Tanzania.

More information about the youth festival is available via the events page at http://www.manjimup.wa.gov.au/events-calendar

OUR VOICE OUR IMPACT:EXPRESS YOURSELF 2014

12th April 2014

WHAT: FREE Youth Festival

WHERE: Quinninup Community Association Oval

Wheatley Coast Road, Quinninup WA 6258

WHEN: 2.00pm - 8.00pm, Sat 12th April 2014

WHATS ON: Circus Workshop, Drumming Workshops, Photo

Booth, Inflatable Sports, Water Slide (weather permitting), Art Workshops, Pizza Making and Movie Night.

Bus transport provided from

Walpole, Manjimup, Northcliffe, Pemberton. Please call Community Development Officer,

Sharon Wilkinson on 9771 7752

Door Prizes, food and drink supplied!

March 26th, 2014 — 10

Walpole Quality Meats: Please Support us, we do support you!

Walpole Cycling group celebrates Bike Week

As part of Bike week, the Rec Centre hosted a social ride last Thursday. Participants cycled around the lovely streets of Walpole then a quick burn around Horseyard Hill followed by a lovely morning tea provided by the Rec Centre team. Pictured here is part of our group of cyclists who meet regularly on a Thursday at the Rec Centre at 9am.

With the support of the Walpole Hardware and Pioneer Store, there was a draw for a Cycling prize pack which was won by the one and only Alan Barrington. (Golfer of the year!) If anyone is interested in joining this friendly social cycling group, they would love to see you at the Rec Centre on Thursday mornings.

Plans are well in hand for the Tidy Towns teams’ impending trip to Victor Harbor in South Australia next week, representing not only Walpole but the State of Western Australia in the National Awards—Tidy Towns Sustainable Communities event.

Five cartons of display material were posted last week the contents of which the team members will set up, along with an electronic presentation at the McCracken Country Club where the function will be held. Contributions to the display were made by a number of businesses throughout the district including Valley of the Giants Wines and Olives, Thurlby Herb Farm, Farmers Flower Exports, Tree Top Walk, Walpole Visitors Centre. When the National Judge, Dick Olesinski, visited Walpole in February he was

presented with a bag full of local products and literature to remind him of his time in Walpole. At his suggestion, replica bags have been compiled and will be presented to the representative teams from each of the other States. The team reports it is no mean feat to get to South Australia. Financial contributions have been made by Shire of Manjimup, Keep Australia Beautiful, Dept Regional Development—Royalties for Regions, Walpole Op Shop and Mount Barker Community Bank.

Several businesses and individuals have also made donations to this exercise which is estimated to be costing around $6,000. Walpole Quality Meats has donated a meat hamper to the value of $100 in order to assist with the fund-raising over the next week. For a chance to win this really great prize, sheets of numbers have been placed at the CRC, Walpole Quality Meats store, Big Hair Shop and Walpole Rural and Hardware. Pop in and buy a lucky number or two @ $2 per shot, and you

could be in the running, which will be drawn at the Business After Hours function at Walpole Rural and Hardware next Monday evening. Very special thanks to John and Eve O’Brien who constantly support worthwhile community causes. Your support is very much appreciated. Some of the messages of good luck that have been pouring in include :

The board has agreed to sponsor your jackets for the

Tidy Towns Awards. I am sure you will do us proud

and promote us well. We wish you luck and hope you

bring the prize home to Walpole. John Howard,

Chairman of the Board, Mount Barker Community

Bank Great stuff Walpole …. The community punching above

Be in the draw to win a

$100 meat hamper kindly donated by

Walpole Quality Meats

its weight yet again ! Thanks Jenny, its good to kept in

the loop. Cheers, Helen Rawlins

Good luck Walpole. Walpole to win! Walpole,

Walpole, WALPOLE! Nan Bosler, President,

Australian Seniors Comuting Clubs Association

Well done Walpole...again! We'll keep our fingers

crossed for 3/4 April.... Go national! Best wishes, Bob

and Sophie Harrington

Hi Jenny, best of luck in the next stage of Tidy Town,

Dr Bob Longmore, Nannup CRC Management

Committee

Go Walpole, Go !! ...Ed.

March 26th, 2014 — 11

The Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES) and the Shires of Augusta-Margaret River, Boyup Brook, Collie and Nannup will begin a pilot project this month to enhance the protection of community infrastructure within the local area.

The pilot involves the development of comprehensive Bushfire Risk Management Plans that identify vulnerable communities, key assets and infrastructure to be protected against bushfire risk based on importance to the community. DFES Superintendent Lower South West John Tillman said the plans will develop strategies to better protect infrastructure such as schools, hospitals, communication towers and bridges.

"Fuel loads across our State are at their highest levels since 1961 so it is critical that we do something to address bushfire risk across all lands,” Superintendent Tillman said. "That’s why we’re working towards a consistent approach to bushfire risk assessment and mitigation across all tenures and between local government areas. "It is projects like this that are vital in achieving

effective and efficient management of bushfire related risks in Western Australia. "We need all agencies to collaborate and work together and the Shires of Augusta-Margaret River, Boyup Brook, Collie and Nannup are leading the way.” Examples of reducing bushfire risk near identified community infrastructure include building fire breaks, slashing scrub, prescribed burning and community engagement.

Shire of Nannup Chief Executive Officer Robert Jennings said the Shire saw many benefits in participating in the pilot. "Our local government was keen to be involved in this

important project that can strategically and collaboratively manage our bushfire risks,” he said. "The potential benefit to our community is clear.” Shire of Collie Acting Chief Executive Officer David Blurton said that the pilot will identify both private and

public local assets for bushfire risk management purposes and will require the cooperation of a range of stakeholders to ensure its success. "Collie is considered an area which is susceptible to bushfire and the Council is keen to take a leading role in reducing this threat in the interests of public safety,” he said. "Council is confident that the pilot will be a success and lead to a more coordinated approach in managing the risk of bushfire for the benefit of the Collie community."

DFES Superintendent South West Ricky Curtis said the collaboration between agencies on this pilot was vital, given the region’s high risk of bushfire. "It is no secret that here in the South West we are surrounded by vast areas of dense bushland,” Superintendent Curtis said. "However, living in such a natural environment means that the threat of bushfire is very real and with more and more visitors to this region the local brigades are relied upon even more to help during emergencies.

"This is why we need local government, community members and private landowners to participate in the pilot and enable a consistent approach to the development and reporting of bushfire risk. "This project takes us in exactly the right direction - we need to look at what we can do to reduce our bushfire risk before a fire occurs to reduce its impact.” Augusta-Margaret River, Boyup Brook and Nannup are located in the DFES Lower South West Region with Collie located in the DFES South West Region.

The pilot is scheduled to run from March to July 2014.

Pilot project to protect against bushfire risk begins in South West

March 26th, 2014 — 12

Local Food Directory

What is available this week.

Beef (Grass fed) Angie Cooper 0428 401 045 Chillies (pickled) Deb and Kylie 0427 408 131 Eggs Anne Young 0425 511 193 Garlic Tammy Finlay 0417 112 733 Gourmet Lettuce Deb and Kylie 0427 408 131 Herbs- potted Deb and Kylie 0427 408 131 Leeks Deb and Kylie 0427 408 131 Pesto- Deb and Kylie 0427 408 131 (Basil and Pine nut, Basil and Cashew, Rocket and Walnut and Coriander and Walnut.) Rocket Deb and Kylie 0427 408 131 Strawberry plants Deb and Kylie 0427 408 131

Looking good Walpole! Remember, you don’t need to

have lots of produce to hop on board the local food

directory… it only takes a phone call, text or email to let

me know when you would like to be removed.

Angie- 0428401045

“From li!le things, big things grow…” ☺

Producer in the

Pod…

Deb and Kylie

Originally from-

Kylie- Victoria, Deb- Bow

Bridge

Lived in Walpole since-

Kylie- 7yrs, Deb- forever!

Likes to grow-

“Anything that grows! We

love agriculture,

aquaculture… we just love

seeing things grow. We are

totally organic- the only

thing naughty that gets used

in our garden is the beer for

the slugs ☺”

Growing !ps-

A li!le bit of neglect. There

needs to be a balance

between love and neglect…

too much love and you’ll kill

it with kindness. And it’s all

in the seed- we use Digger’s

seeds and then

permaculture where the

plants self-seed themselves.

Vision for Walpole Produce-

“To allow people who love

growing things to share their

love and the things that they

grow!”

Foodie Tip of the Week

When preserving your chargrilled vegies to

keep on hand in the fridge, use grape seed oil-

it won’t change consistency and you can re-use

the same oil and herb mix over and over again.

Thanks Marg Newton!

Keep the “foodie” tips coming!

March 26th, 2014 — 13

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The Last Post Recently a member of

Walpole’s Tidy Towns group re-erected an old post on the corner of Pier St and Cooper Lane. The axe cuts on the post sparked his interest… what was the significance of this post?... What is its story?

In 1927 a group 138 settler built his house in Hazlevale but soon abandoned it. This standard four bedroom, weatherboard house became the Hazlevale Mission House when it was occupied by Anglican Sister Jean Anderson between 1930 and 1932. It was also used by Deaconess Fleck on her monthly visits to Hazlevale. These women provided medical aid to the district’s settlers. The Mission House was left empty

when Sr Anderson moved to the newly opened Nornalup Cottage Hospital in 1933. Later in the 1930’s members of the congregation moved the Mission House from Hazlevale to Walpole and rebuilt it on the vacant land set aside for an Anglican Church on Vista St. It was used by Rev. George Kingston and his wife on their monthly visits from Denmark for Church services, marriages and baptisms. Married there were Stan and Babs

Ravenhill in 1943 and Frank and Helen Pierce in 1951. Bill Armstrong recalled that some CWA meetings were held at the Mission House after 1941. In late 1952 the building was used as a temporary classroom for the year 1 children as there was no room available at the just opened Walpole Primary School. St George’s Church was built in 1956 and the Mission House was no longer needed. It was sold and shifted to East Walpole St to become a private

residence, and is still there today.

The fence around the Mission House was removed.

In 2010 three posts remained in situ. Today the last

post, identified by Don Burton as a strainer post of

the style used by our settlers in the 1930’s is the sole

reminder of the Mission House and it’s fence.

At present it bears a Water Corp sign. The WNDHS

would like to thank it’s restorer and hopes that the

post will not be lost in the future.

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March 26th, 2014 — 14

Influenza Immunisa"on Clinics

The clinics are for those with exis"ng health issues or over 65yrs.

Prepare for the flu season, by having your flu shot you are

both looking a$er yourself

and the vulnerable in our community.

Bookings for appointments are essen"al.

Dates for 2014

Thursday 3rd & 10th April.

Between 2pm - 4pm

Please phone 9840 0900 for your place

He’s been in Perth less than a week, but the latest addition to the WA Police Mounted ranks has already made a name for himself. The new horse today chose his own name in a special ceremony at the Mounted Section yards in Maylands.

Officer in Charge Mounted Section, Senior Sergeant Glen Potter, says the Clydesdale Cross gelding was in great shape for his first public event, having bulked up by more than 100 kg in preparation for his ten day trek from Tamworth to Perth. “Since arriving on Friday, he‟s settling in well to his new home, already

beginning foundation training this week,” he said. “I quite like him; he‟s got that little bit extra that‟s going

to make him a good horse.” Fridays naming ceremony was the culmination of a

promotion on the WA Police Facebook page, which attracted more than 15,000 entries in the, Horse With No Name‟ competition. Mounted officers ploughed

through the suggestions to come up with five finalists for the new horse to choose from. They narrowed the field down to Anzac, Dave, Dewey, Riley and Zulu, based on frequency and explanations given by entrants. Each name was allocated to a feed bucket, and the horse completed his first official task by eating from the bucket of his choice.

And the winner is… Zulu!

The name was first nominated by Abigail Brody, who

wa unable to join other finalists in witnessing Fridays event. Abigail received Ace Cinemas Gold Class movie tickets, a photo opportunity with Zulu and her name written in police history on Zulu‟s name plaque

at the Mounted Section stables. Senior Sergeant Potter said it will be at least eight months before Zulu is ready for frontline duty. “That gives us plenty of time to allow him to keep growing,” he explained. “He‟s five years old now, he‟s a bigger

breed, and age six or seven is usually when they stop

growing. He‟s looking at a career that could span 20

years or more, so time is really on his side.”

The Horse With No Name decides his own name - Zulu

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Catered and assisted by more than 55 wonderful Walpole Country Club volunteers from both Bowls and Golf sections. Meals prepared. 750 lunch rolls 330 BBQ meals and salads 250 roast dinners 250 full cooked breakfasts

Pioneer Cup

240 competitors

Sponsor ship – Presented to the crowd during Saturday night’s entertainment which featured lots of great music by the band “Impact – Rock and Roll reborn”

∗ Engel Australia Trophy for first overall – 2 Engel portable fridges.

∗ Bendigo Bank -

∗ Walpole Pioneer IGA store – all novelty prizes

∗ Roy Batts – trophy for second overall – 2 32 inch TV’s

∗ Walpole Hardware Fridays prizes

∗ See many others on the clubs web page www.walpolecountryclub.org.au

∗ Overall winners. – Stewart McKinley and Alan Barrington –Walpole Country Club - 2 x Engel fridges

∗ Runners up – J Hemsley and Barrie Rogers – Northcliffe Country Club – 2 x 32 inch TV’s

∗ Third Place - T Thompson and D Burke – Denmark Country Club – 2 x coffee makers

∗ Fourth place – W Dumbrell

(Walpole) and Neville

Holland (Busselton) –

Travel luggage

∗ Friday winners - Kevin Anderson of Walpole Country Club Prize. Cordless drill set sponsored by Walpole Hardware

∗ Runner up - Colin Holt (MLC)

∗ Saturday Winners Colin Thruxton and Brendon Barnsby - Pemberton Golf Club

∗ Runners up – Martin Anning

(Walpole) and Neil Mc Donald

(Bunbury)

∗ Sunday winners. Roo Thompson and Ron Randall - Sanctuary Golf Club (Bunbury)

∗ Runners Up - Ralph Martin and Ian Anderson - Gosnells Golf club

March 26th, 2014 — 16

SPORTS RESULTS

Golf Results Scroungers Golf 18/3/14

Par

Winner M Hull +1 2nd M Jeffs square 3rd G Becker square Long Putt G Becker #9 Best 2nd G Becker #11 Best 3rd G Becker #10 Birdies T Ireland #12 M Hull #17

Club Trophy Par Event

Winner E Tindale +9 R/Up B Laing +5 NTP No E Tindale Best Chip N Hawkins and W Dumbrell #8 Birdies N Hawkins #8 W Dumbrell #8 E Tindale #9 G Becker #2

Next Sunday 12 o'clock tee off.

Bowls Results

Mens Pennants 1st Division

Middleton Beach 6 def Walpole 0 Mens 3rd Division

Middleton Beach 5 def Walpole 1

Walpole Quality Meats: Your Local Butcher.

“HOME OF THE WHALE WILLY”

What’s on: Fridays Chase the Ace $400 28 March Open Mike Night 19 April Del Fisher from 8:30 20 April Open Mike Night 25 April Moondog – 8:30pm

Footy Tipping - $25 entry. Weekly prize for top tipster. Must pick the margin for the last game of the round.

For

Sale

2003 Holden Commodore Belina, Excellent condition. Full service history. For Sale $4400.00. Enquires to Rod Burton 9840 8091

Winding Tracks to Peaceful Bay Written By: Dot Kleemann

Will be on sale at the Walpole Easter Markets on the 29th March 2014

Please phone 9826 1141 for enquires

WANTED

House to Rent

12months + in Walpole Area 3 to 4 Bedrooms Phone: Christine Fry 0439 955 278 or 9840 1733

Popular Tourist DVD now on sale at the CRC !

This very interesting DVD shows off our famous forest, Mount Frankland lookout, Swarbrick and how the Tree Top Walk was designed.

Gain great personal knowledge of this icon that sits right in our own backyard—many things you never knew.

Only $20.

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Women get up and go with Golf Good company, a beautiful environment and exercise as well as the satisfaction of hitting some good golf

shots. If you are a beginning golfer or have never played golf but fancy having a go, read on. The Lower Great Southern Women’s Golf Association (LGSWGA) is holding a free two day golf clinic for women who are interested in an introduction to golf and for those with a handicap of 40 or more. The clinic is funded by the WA Golf Foundation and is aimed not only at raising the profile of the game of golf but also in developing networks for women in the

Lower Great Southern. While the clinic is free there is a cover charge of $30 which gets you morning tea and lunch on both days. The LGSWGA is extremely pleased to have secured the services of professional golf coaches, Shani Waugh (professional at The Sanctuary Golf Club) and Donna Crouch (professional at Maylands Golf Club) to con-duct the clinic. It is not necessary to be a member of a golf club to par-ticipate and there is no obligation to join one.

Golf clubs will be provided for participants who need them and child minding is available. The clinic will be held at the Mt Barker Golf Club on Monday 12th and Tuesday 13th May. We anticipate that it will run from 9.00am until 3.00pm each day. To register or for more details contact Anne MacKay, LGSWGA delegate to GolfWA, on 9 848 2592 or the ladies’ captain at your local golf club.

Fourth Quarter Frivolity Taints

Eagles Win This year’s split Round 1 of AFL Premiership action was a fizzer. After a long hot summer, footy addicts need a massive fix to kick away their withdrawal symptoms. And I believe the tastiest possible opening fixture is between the grand finalists of the previous season (either at the MCG or the loser’s home ground) – an opportunity for consolatory revenge or revelatory consolidation. The good news at the end of the interminable opening

round is that Western Australia-based clubs sit first and second atop the AFL ladder. The West Coast Eagles hosted the Western Bulldogs in Subiaco on Sunday night, dominating 21.8.134 to 11.3.69 and claiming second spot on percentage behind the Fremantle Dockers. It was the first opportunity most punters have had to assess Eagles’s new senior coach Adam Simpson. What do we know about Simmo? Highlights during a long and loyal playing career with North Melbourne

include a nomination as AFL Rising Star in 1996; winning premiership flags in 1996 and 1999; claiming the Kangas’ best and fairest award and being selected All-Australian in 2002; and captaining the ‘Roos from 2004 to 2008. As a coach, Simmo assisted Alastair Clarkson at Hawthorn from 2010 until signing up as West Coast senior coach, beating out firmer favourites including Eagles old boy Peter Sumich. The new boy is determined to make his mark on the club with a new

coaching staff of young, enthusiastic types; a new (Hawk-like?) game style; and new recruits to bolster perceived weaknesses in the Eagles line-up. Based on the opening round performance Simmo seems to have reignited some passion among the players. The midfielders joined the goal-scoring party, to which they’ve hardly bothered to RSVP in recent times, and there was some exciting rebound from defence. With the Dogs well beaten, the final quarter was a perfect opportunity to practice structure and supply and

boost percentage. However indiscipline and/or poor fitness allowed the Dogs to score three consecutive goals for the first time in the match. And the Eagles wasted opportunities of their own as they attempted long shots and specky snaps rather than supply unmarked teammates in better positions. Freo fans have criticised Eagles’ club culture as being a little up itself. Simmo needs to work on stamping any hint of this out to turn West Coast into a true Premiership contender. He can start by picking apart

Sunday night’s fourth quarter performance.

David Gillbanks

March 26th, 2014 — 18

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Walpole Library Pier Street

Phone: 9840 1108

Wed: 9.00am - 12.00pm & 1.00pm - 3.30pm Friday: 9.00am - 12.00pm & 1pm - 3.30pm

Sat 9.00am-12.00pm

Walpole Transfer Station Plain Road

Tuesday: 1.00pm - 5.00pm

Thursday: 1.00pm - 5.00pm Sunday: 9.00am - 5.00pm

Administration Centre

Monday-Friday 8.30am-5.00pm

Phone: (08) 9771 7777

Fax (08) 9771 7771

37-39 Rose St, Manjimup

PO Box 1, MANJIMUP WA 6258

Email: info@manjimup.wa.gov.au

Web: www.manjimup.wa.gov.au

Chief Executive Officer

Jeremy Hubble

WA L P O L E WE E K L Y S H IR E B U L L E T IN 26 MA R C H 2014

Contact Details

President

Cr Wade De Campo 0427 094 081

South Ward Councillor

Cr David Tapley (08) 9840 1170

After Hours Emergencies Only:

6454 4600

Shire President’s Message

I want to take this opportunity to address some

of the concerns surrounding Recreational Vehicles (RVs) and backpackers visiting our region. The two are often talked about in

conjunction, but are actually two separate matters, which are discussed regularly by Council.

In 2013 all local caravan park owners were invited to discuss our town sites becoming RV friendly, a notion which the Shire has twice been

approached on by the Campervan and Motorhome Club of Australia. Four of our Councillors also inspected RV friendly towns

including Cranbrook, Woodanilling, Kojonup and Boyup Brook. Council recently considered a report outlining the benefits and requirements of

becoming an RV friendly town, and further investigations are now being undertaken into potential locations and costs.

The topic of itinerant workers or ‘backpackers’ becomes more prevalent at this time of the year

as the horticulture and fruit picking industries are at their peak and our Shire becomes a hot spot for casual employment. Some of these travellers

choose not to use commercial accommodation, favouring the option of sleeping in their vehicles and utilising the public facilities. Often this

causes a disturbance to the public and to the amenity of the area.

Council is in a difficult position in that there is a

contradiction between embracing itinerant workers because our industry needs them, and enforcing a regulation that would turn them away

from camping in the area. Our Rangers are being vigilant, requesting that campers move on as research into how other Local Governments

deal with such campers has revealed the issuing of infringements is ineffective. Furthermore, activity that many residents would consider undesirable is allowed for under State’s Caravan and Camping Grounds Regulations 1997, that

being - that a person may camp for up to 24

consecutive hours in a caravan or other vehicle in a road side rest area, or for up to 24 consecutive hours in a caravan or other vehicle

on a road reserve in an emergency.

Council is developing a policy guiding the way authorised personnel deal with illegal campers,

whilst trying to strike a balance between embracing and supporting their presence in our region as a vital workforce and moving them on.

Stay safe over the Easter break and have a happy Easter celebration.

Community Services ♦2014/15 Community Grants are still open!

Categories are events, community projects and youth. Applications are available from our website, administration and public libraries.

Closing date is 28 March 2014. ♦Anzac Day services will be held in all towns on

25 April 2014. Environmental Health ♦Windy Harbour leaseholders with private bores

are reminded to schedule a time on Monday 14 April or Tuesday 22 April for water sampling

to occur.

Ranger & Emergency Services

♦Preparing to carry out prescribed burns on

Reserves in all town sites.

♦Permits are required for burning during the

restricted burning period.

♦Rangers are responding to increased numbers

of illegal campers in the town sites. Recently completed works ♦Many directional and road signs have been

replaced throughout all town sites.

Upcoming and continuing projects ♦Construction of 1.5km of Windy Harbour Road

is progressing.

♦Road side spraying between Northcliffe and

Walpole is ongoing.

Technical Services ♦Setting out Bridge Road, Walpole for the next

stage of works.

♦Commenced planning a ‘New Access Way’ into

the Windy Harbour Settlement.

♦Design commenced for the Northcliffe

Recreation Ground Master Plan. Park Operations ♦Preparation for annual winter planting has

commenced.

♦Powerline pruning is occurring in all towns.

♦Forest Park gazebo in Northcliffe has been

completed, as pictured below.

Council Meetings The next Ordinary Meeting of the Manjimup Shire Council will be held in the Manjimup

Council Chamber commencing at 5.30pm on Thursday 27 March 2014. Any person wishing to address the Council or ask a question of the

Council is welcome to do so at the start of the meeting. Guidance on procedures at Council meetings can be found on our website at

www.manjimup.wa.gov.au/council/councilprocedures. Council briefing commences at 12:30pm.

Notice of Agenda Items ♦ Delegated Planning

Decisions for February

2014

♦ Consideration of Draft

Management Plan for

Reserve 19787 (Camfield Reserve), Broke

Inlet

♦ Response to Joint Standing Committee on

Delegated Legislation Regarding the Fencing

Local Law

♦ Manjimup Country Club - Application for

Temporary Camping

♦ Funding support for Smith Brook Bush Fire

Brigade to purchase a Emergency Response

Vehicle

♦ Appointment of Fire Control Officer for Dingup

Bush Fire Brigade

♦ Windy Harbour Lease Transfer - Site 24

♦ Request for Reconsideration of Access Issue

for Site 53, Windy Harbour Resulting From

Decision of Council on 13 February 2014

♦ Manjimup Timber and Heritage Park Cafe -

New Lease to Vista Entertainment Pty Ltd

♦ Water Corporation Easement through Shire

Reserve 51436, Lot 665 Miguel Pl, Walpole

♦ Local Government Compliance Audit Return 1

January 2013 to 31 December 2013

♦ Council Financial Payments February 2014

♦ Monthly Financial Activity Statement - January

2014

♦ Commencement of Process to Close

Doggerup Road, Sandy Peak (Windy Harbour)

♦ Review of Policy 2.3.4 Donations

♦ Community Sport and Recreation Facility Fund

(CSRFF) Small Grants Round February 2014

Applications - Council Assessment and

Priorities

♦ Integrated Planning Framework - Adoption of

Shire of Manjimup Risk Management

Framework

♦ Integrated Planning Framework - Adoption of

Shire of Manjimup Communications Strategy

♦ Request Review of Extended Retail Trading

Hours in Manjimup

♦ December 2013 Quarterly Report - Corporate

Services Directorate

♦ Manjimup Medical Professionals Housing -

Assessment of tenders received.

♦ Minutes of the Local Emergency Management

Committee held on the 17 December 2013

♦ Minutes of the Shire of Manjimup Access &

Inclusion Advisory Committee 28 February

2014

♦ Bush Fire Advisory Committee Meeting

Wednesday 26th February 2014