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VOLUME 1: ISSUE #21 Thursday, 16 February 2017 FREE

Waratah Lodge Accepted into Program By Maree Russel

Left to right- Stacey Moulton (Lifestyle Officer), Amy Lubcke (Registered Nurse), Helena Grasso

(Dementia Enabling Environments Consultant, Alzheimer’s Australia WA ), Challis Wilson (Senior

Consultant, Alzheimer’s Australia WA), Maree Russell (Facility Manager), Jodie King (Enrolled

Nurse).

Waratah Lodge has been accepted into the Regional Residential Dementia Project. This project is

a partnership between the Government of Western Australia –South Inland Health Initiative,

Alzheimer’s Australia WA and residential care homes in the Wheatbelt and Southwest regions of

Western Australia….. continue to page 8.

I’m now FREE and available from; the Wagin CRC, Foodworks,

Newsagency, Lambshank Café, Cresswells Emporium, Visual

Effects Framing and Gallery and Doms Deli.

THE WAGIN WOOL PRESS Thursday, 16 February 2017 ISSUE #21

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WAGIN FOOD RELIEF (An initiative of the Combined Churches of Wagin)

Is open every Monday 3:00-3:30pm and is

located within the Community Resource

Building, also known as the RSL Hall.

If you have any food you wish to donate feel

free to drop it off at the building at the

above time and place, or contact Ann or

Graham on 9861 1724.

RECYCLING AT THE CRC

We have now got a Cartridges 4 Planet Ark

recycling box located in the front foyer of

the CRC. We would love for you to bring in

your used cartridges, any type and brand of

laser, inkjet and toner bottles are accepted.

We also have a mobile phone recycling box

in our foyer.

OUR SERVICES

We currently provide a number of services

including printing/copying, secretarial

services, faxing, scanning, laminating,

internet access and wifi, photo printing,

video conferencing and room hire,

Centrelink & ATO services and much more.

If you would like to know more about our

services please feel free to contact us on

9861 1644.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

The Wagin CRC have recently started

creating a monthly community calendar for

all events and sporting fixtures. If you have

an event or fixture you would like featured

pop into the CRC and let us know or contact

us via phone or email.

GARDENWISE SEMINAR

Beyond Gardens will be presenting the

seminar in the Wagin CRC’s meeting room

on Wednesday 22nd of February from

10.30am- 1.00pm.

The seminar is ideal for all gardeners, the

seminar will touch base on understanding

and improving local soil, growing food at

home using less water and much more.

Contact the CRC to book a spot.

LEGAL MATTERS

Staff from the Albany Community Legal

Centre will be visiting the Wagin CRC to give

a short talk on what services the centre

offers.

This workshop will be held on the 14th of

March from 10am – 11am, please contact

the CRC to book a place.

WOOL PRESS IS NOW FREE OF CHARGE

As of this edition the Wagin Wool Press we be

free of charge. As well as being available

from the Wagin CRC you can also pick up a

copy in the following stores:

Wagin Co-Op, Newsagency, Cresswells

Emporium, Lamb Shank Café and Visual

Effects Framing and gallery. There will only

be a small amount available at these places.

UPDATED CONFERENCE EQUIPMENT

If you are needing to make or receive a

conference call contact the Wagin CRC to

book in to use our new and improved

conference equipment.

MOVIE BOOKINGS

The CRC are taking ticket bookings for all

movies shown at the Betty Terry Community

Theatre.

FEEDBACK FORMS

The next time you’re in the CRC, please feel

free to pick up a feedback form to fill out.

All feedback is welcome.


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SHIRE COMMUNITY BUDGET REQUESTS ARE NOW OPEN

If you are a Community Group or Organisation you can now make a submission for funding to

Council for the 2017/18 Budget. Applications must be received by 28 April 2017, submission forms

are available from the Shire office. For more information and assistance please contact Tegan Hall

at the Shire.

RAIN FALL 10TH & 11th February 2017.

A total of 220ml of rain was recorded at the Dept. of Agriculture site in Wagin over this period. This

resulted in flooding in the Wagin Townsite and damage to roads and rail infrastructure. Shire staff

are currently assessing the roads for repairs and we ask that people are patient regarding repairs

as there is a process that Council must follow to be eligible for State and Federal Government

funding for the repairs. Initial estimated costs to repair the roads are around $400k to $600k – Tenders

will be called for this repair work.

Road closure signs were erected by the Shire on Albany Highway entering Wagin and the Great

Southern Highway Narrogin entering Wagin, some honest person took it upon themselves take

these?

SWIMMING POOL DAMAGE

Some damage occurred at the swimming pool following the heavy rain. The drains blocked

resulting in flooding of the concourse causing the pool pavers to sink. Work has been undertaken

to fix the problem and the pool is back up and running.

CEMETERY SHELTER CONSTRUCTION

Plans and an artist impression are shown in this paper regarding the proposed Shelter at the

cemetery. Quotes will be sort shortly for its construction. Any questions please contact the Shire

office.

PHOTOS OF THE PLANS AND ARTIST IMPRESSION ARE ON THE FOLLOWING PAGE

RESTRICTED BURNING TIMES

The restricted burning period comes into operation on the 15th February 2017. Permits are required

for any burning. These can be obtained from your local Fire Control Officers or the Shire Office.

COMMUNITY BUS

The Wagin Shire has taken possession of a new Community Bus. The new Bus is a 21 seat Toyota

Coaster, the old bus was 15 years old and did a great job servicing the Community. The new Bus

was funded by profits from hiring the old bus plus contributions from the Shire, Wagin Lions Club,

Wagin Action Group and the Wagin District Farmers’ Co-operative.

Council corner

Isa Brown Chooks – Free Range

$10 each – Buy 10 get 1 Free

Pullets $25 each Phone Maurice 0407381114 to place orders


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Around West Arthur

with West Arthur CRC

Gym Update

Calling on all gym members for some

input into the future of the gym—what sort

of equipment is needed, group activities

to do etc. Pop down to the gym on

Tuesday February 21 at 5.15pm and join in

the chat about these issues and more. If

you can’t make it put your thoughts in an

email to Pam Stockley at

[email protected]. If you are

new to the gym and want to know more

about it leave your name with the Shire by

contacting them on 9736 2222 and they

will arrange for someone to show you

around.

Council Meeting

The first Ordinary Meeting of Council for

2017 will be held on Tuesday 28 February

in the Council Chambers starting at 6pm.

Shire Works and Project Updates

There is a lot happening around with Shire

with all the emergency operations due to

the flooding but also due to occur are:

The footings for the extension to the

Health and Resource Centre will

commence this week.

The interiors of the new aged persons

units are close to completion. Painting

and construction on exterior drive ways

and paths will commence shortly.

Works are continuing on Glenorchy

South Road bridge which remains closed

until mid April.

Farewell Meshia

The West Arthur CRC was sorry to say

goodbye to their wonderful Trainee

Artamesha Barritt who has finished her

Traineeship - but she isn’t going far as she

starts a more advanced Traineeship with

the Shire of West Arthur shortly. The new

Trainee at the centre, Haylee Boxall, is

settling in well having started a Certificate

IV in Business.

Thank a Volunteer BBQ

To say thanks to everyone involved with

the West Arthur community you’re invited

to a BBQ evening at the Complex on

Friday February 24 from 6.30pm. Tickets

available from the CRC or the Darkan

Primary School.

Scrabble

There were a few people interested in

Scrabble at the West Arthur CRC in 2017

so a monthly Scrabble Group will

commence on the second Wednesday

of the month, with the first meeting on

Wednesday March 8 at 2pm. No costs

involved and you are welcome to have

a cuppa after/during your game. RSVPs

appreciated to 9736 2000 so they are

organised for numbers


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HELLO TO ALL OUR WAGIN BOOK LOVERS!

With the unseasonal rain we've experienced lately, lots of library patrons have been stocking up

on good books to read and enjoy their time indoors.

Wagin Library & Gallery Book Club will meet this month on February 18th, at 2pm in the Library. For

those who wish to attend, bring a book, a small plate of afternoon tea to share, and your love of

reading.

The monthly Friends of Wagin Library & Gallery Book Sale will be happening again on Saturday

February 25th between 10:00am and 12 noon, thanks to Simeret and Tamara Wallis. All proceeds

raised go to the Friends of WLG for projects aimed at improving our library services for the benefit

of patrons and the wider Wagin community.

Storytime will be held on Thursday 23rd February between 9am and 9:30am at the Library. Come

along for age-appropriate stories, songs and rhyming fun with Tina and Chesney.

Our Saturday Storytime is held each Saturday morning in the Library between 10:00am and 12

noon, with Ivy Bicknell reading any visiting child's favourite books to them.

ADULT FICTION BOOK REVIEW

Golden Hill by Francis Spufford; Reviewed by Joan Stutley.

"It was a delight to read this new novel by Francis Spufford! The story is set in 1746 and is about

English nobility and American settlement in New York. The writer's great descriptive talent of

people and countries draws the reader into a time of class and racial prejudice, with a twist at the

end you won't see coming!"

YOUNG ADULT BOOK REVIEW

The Complete Borrowers by Mary Norton; Reviewed by Marcie Smith.

More than just loving the story in this book, I liked the idea of it. You had people that were smaller

than a child being intelligent and resourceful, and they were taken seriously. What child wouldn't

love that?

It's a great story, especially the humour and vocabulary. I like the names - they have fun to them.

It was also an imaginative story. I really loved it. My favourite parts are the description of the

Borrowers' home and the possibility of discovery at the end."

ADULT NON-FICTION REVIEW

Fremantle Tales by Ian Darroch

Fifteen short stories based on the history of the port of Fremantle make up this collection. Half of

the stories deal with events which occurred within the harbour precinct, and the rest relate to

events at the Fremantle Gaol, which was the State's maximum security prison for over a century.

Max Bell says: "Very evocative of Fremantle. Brings back memories."

We are at 3 Trent Street, Wagin. Membership is free, and you can renew your items up to 3 times

by phoning us on 9861 1247.

HAPPY READING!

From your Wagin Library & Gallery team - Stephanie, Graeme and Tina

Library lines

WAGIN LIBRARY & GALLERY OPENING TIMES

Monday 2pm – 4pm Tuesday 2pm – 5pm Wednesday 10am-12pm/2pm – 5pm

Thursday 10am -12pm/ 2pm -5pm Friday 1pm – 5pm Saturday 10am – 12pm


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Waratah Lodge Accepted into Program By Maree Russel Waratah Lodge is one of 5 residential aged care facilities selected in the Wheatbelt region that will

participate in the program. Staff will work closely with Alzheimer’s WA consultants to identify areas

that will enhance the well-being, independence and overall quality of life for residents living with

Dementia at our home. Grant money from Royalties for Regions is available to implement

recommendations that are made for improvements.

Alzheimer’s Australia WA CEO Rhonda Parker said they were delighted to have Waratah Lodge as

a partner in this programme to improve dementia care in the region. “We are delighted to see

forward thinking organisations like Waratah Lodge work to improve the situation for people living

with dementia,” she said.

“Waratah Lodge are excited to be part of this program and will keep the community up to date

with our progress” -Maree Russell

Letter to the editor Rio and BHP are orchestrating a desperate and expensive advertising campaign unprecedented

in the history of WA elections – a scare mongering campaign costing millions of dollars based on

lies and supported by Barnett and McGowan, thats right the Liberal and Labor parties.

Firstly if Grylls proposal succeeds every dollar raised will stay in WA, no money will go east. The only

jobs that will be lost are those as a result of slashing the work force through increased efficiency,

automation, dilution of overheads and mining bigger volumes of ore with less people.If the $7Billion

lease rental over four years stayed in WA to abolish payroll tax for small business,(8000 more jobs

across WA), create a world class centre of excellence for mining in Kalgoorlie etc instead of

escaping offshore to the foreign investors who own 80% of the businesses the increase in new jobs

would be huge.

We complain about foreign ownership of farmland , well the farms are still here, but the iron ore,

which is finite,and the money go offshore and we`re left with a big hole and relatively little to show

for it. It is projected that in the next four years these companies will make a combined profit in excess

of 100 billion dollars and Grylls on behalf of the people of WA is fighting to keep just seven percent

of that in WA. The arrogance of the big miners with the big bag of money, and the Labor and Liberal

Parties to deny the people of WA a fair price for the iron ore they own, while at the same time

pleading for their votes is absolutely unbelievable.

Make sure you support Brendon Grylls and The Nationals and give short shrift to the ESTABLISHMENT

who are all taking the people of WA for fools.

Regards,

William Harvey


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Wagin Agricultural society receive funding

Member for Wagin Terry Waldron MLA was joined by Nationals WA candidates for the Agricultural

Region Leigh Ballard (left) and Roe Peter Rundle (right) to present $50,000 in funding to The Wagin

Agricultural Society's Tony Baxter. The funding has been awarded by the State Government for the

Wagin Woolorama in 2017 and 2018, to support their work in promoting and encouraging healthy

lifestyles.

Friends of Wagin Library & Gallery News

Our author event on February 3 when Rebekah Cumming introduced us to her first book “A Year in

Daljarn” was very successful. Rebekah was able to take us on her book writing journey and help us

understand the enormous task of writing and publishing a book. Undaunted, she has already

embarked on the second book in her Red Dust Romance series. “A Year in Daljarn” is available for

loan in our library, for purchase from Rebekah, AND (to show she has made it!!) for purchase from

Book Depository. Congratulations Rebekah. A big thank you to Ivy for the delicious cakes and

biscuits she made for afternoon tea.

The Shire Thank a Volunteer BBQ was unfortunately a casualty of our flood situation. It will be

rescheduled and we’d love all Friends to attend.

We would love to run more events in our library for all to enjoy. If you have any suggestions for

writers to invite, or in fact any book related things of interest, please let any Friend or member of the

library staff know. If you would like to be more involved with our Library & Gallery we would love to

see you at our next meeting on Thursday February 23 at 4:30 in the Library.


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St George’s church receives freshen up

St George’s Anglican Church has been receiving some

needed love and attention over recent months. Grounds

have been cleared of overgrown scrub and winter

grasses mowed. Interior lighting has been upgraded and

the front gates painted to empathise with the building's

2020 years, standing as one of the cultural icons and entry

statement to Wagin.

Recent high winds have lifted century old roofing sheets

and nails, causing some concerns with the state of the old

roof, so Parishioners have enlisted the assistance of

Friends of St George’s to freshen up the old building and

let the town know that the building is still open for business.


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Recognised Biosecurity Group

Western Australia is currently updating Biosecurity methods, transitioning from Declared Species

Groups to Recognised Biosecurity Groups to control pest and weed species. A Recognised

Biosecurity Group (RBG) is a community developed, formally recognised group that allows

landholders and community members to have an opinion and voice into local biosecurity issues.

RBGs are the Government of Western Australia’s chosen partnership arrangement for landscape-

wide declared pest management.

RBGs are being developed to enable communities to manage established declared pests in their

area. The model allows community-based groups to become recognised by the Minister and

source funding from both the community and Government to develop and implement operational

pest management plans. RBGs provide the community the opportunity to decide which declared

pests are most important to them and implement the control measures required to achieve

landscape management. The RBG model aims at promoting sustainable and efficient biosecurity

practices and combines stakeholder knowledge and commitment with government assistance.

Biosecurity is essential for preserving and maintaining our very valuable agricultural resources as well

as protecting the agricultural industry itself from the impacts of pests, weeds and diseases. There

are a number of declared pests and weed species that are impacting on the environmental,

agricultural and economical sustainability of this area. These include weeds such as; Silverleaf night

shade, Cotton bush, Paterson's curse and Cape tulip, along with vertebrate pest species including

Foxes, Rabbits and Feral Pigs. A RBG in this area would give the community an opportunity to target

all, or some of the above mentioned species on a landscape-wide scale.

Left un-managed invasive species can have devastating effects. It is well-know that pests don’t

always respect boundaries. The management of these so that they don’t get out of control is

something that a RBG could focus on. RBGs have the potential to ensure that an entire area is

managed. Through co-ordinated efforts greater results can be achieved.

DAFWA are helping in the implementation of RBGs and a project officer has been appointed for

this area, based at the Wagin Woodanilling Landcare office, to investigate the likelihood of the

local community wanting to form a RBG. The next step is deciding if this is something the community

is interested in our not. You will see us at different community events and we will also be working on

running some of our own events to discuss the RBG model and what it will entail. The first phase is

just learning about the model and conversing about benefits and costs. And from there, we can

decide if it’s something that the community wants to know more about and investigate further.

Having a voice and expressing your opinions, concerns and ideas, is really important in this situation

and we urge you to direct any queries to the following;

Annabelle Garratt

RBG Project Officer

62 Tudhoe Street Wagin WA 6315

Phone: 9861 2222

Mobile: 0438 910 965

Email: [email protected]

mailto:[email protected]


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Creek fill ins and clean outs & catchments


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• General Building Maintenance • Flyscreen’s Replaced/Repaired

• Home Repairs • Locks Replaced

• Gutters Cleaned & Repaired • Walls Patched and Painted

• Landscape Design & installation • Seasonal Labour Hire

• Reticulation Installation & Repairs • Rubbish Removal

• Yard Clean-ups & Gardening • Small Pressure Cleaning Work

• Lawn Mowing & Slashing • and much, much more ….just Ask Fletty

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Sport

WAGIN BOWLING CLUB CORPORATE /TWILIGHT BOWLS WILL START ON THURSDAY 16TH FEBUARY 2017

TEAMS OF 3 PLAYERS…. DRESS CASUAL….START TIME APPROX 5.30PM

SAUSAGE SIZZLE AND BAR OPEN

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