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ISSUE #44 THURSDAY FEBRUARY 1 2018 $1.50
THE CRC WELCOMES A NEW TRAINEE
BY KELLY ENRIGHT
Ryan Adrain was
successful in obtaining
the 2018 Trainee
position at the Wagin
Community Resource
Centre.
Ryan commenced
part-time employment
with us in December
2017, to get a feel for
the CRC before
commencing his full-
time traineeship on
January 29th.
Ryan has recently
moved back to Wagin
after living in Perth for
the past 2 years. Whilst
Ryan was in Perth he
studied at REIWA and
obtained his Real
Estate ticket and then
obtained employment
PICTURED ABOVE:Ryan Adrain (Wagin CRC Trainee) and Ingrid for Stockland where he
Heemskerk from AMA Apprenticeships and Traineeship Services. was working in property
development.
Whilst Ryan is at the CRC he will be completing a Certificate III in Business, this will give Ryan the
opportunity to gain more knowledge and experience with his customer service, desktop publishing,
administrative roles and much more.
The Wagin CRC are excited to bring back there Traineeship program, as it has been proven in the
past and still to this day that Traineeships can be the foundation that younger people need to give
them a helping hand for their future careers.
THE WAGIN WOOL PRESS WAGIN CRC UPDATE THURSDAY
FEBRUARY 1, 2018
RECREATIONAL SKIPPER’S TICKET COURSE
The Wagin CRC will be teaming up with Sea Soaring Marine again to provide Wagin and
surrounding towns with the opportunity to obtain there Recreational Skippers Ticket.
It is a one day course, you will all meet at the Wagin CRC meeting room and complete the theory
session before heading out to Norring Lake to take part in the Practical assessment.
AVAILABLE DATES: Friday, March 9, Saturday, March 10 & Sunday, March 11
More information can be found on the flyer located on page 18.
To make a booking or for more information please contact Wayne on 0409 549 356 or email
wbaddock@westnet.com.au
OPERA IN THE PARK
The Wagin CRC will be hosting a Live Simulcast of the City of Perth Opera in the Park on Saturday,
February 3rd.
We will be showing: La Boheme by Puccini, this is a FREE event.
Doors open at 7.45pm for an 8 pm start, please RSVP to the Wagin CRC.
RSM BUSINESS LOCAL WORKSHOPS
The Wagin CRC will be hosting a series of RSM Business Local Workshops in 2018.
These workshops will cover the following topics:
Business Planning – 12 Steps
Marketing - Social Marketing
Taxation and Funding
Financial Planning
Customer Service
Industrial Relations and HR
Succession Planning
Keep an eye on our advertising platforms for upcoming dates for the above-listed workshops.
BASIC BUSINESS FACEBOOK WORKSHOP
On Thursday the 22nd of February the Wagin CRC will be hosting a basic workshop covering a few
tips and tricks for the Business side of Facebook.
This will cover things like, scheduling posts, checking engagement, finding out who your audience
is and much more.
Contact the Wagin CRC for more details or to RSVP.
2018 WAGIN WOOL PRESS PUBLICATION DATES
EDITION NUMBER DEADLINE DATE DATE OF PUBLICATION
EDITION 44 MONDAY JANUARY 29 FEBRUARY 1
EDITION 45 MONDAY FEBRUARY 12 FEBRUARY 15
EDITION 46 MONDAY FEBRUARY 26 MARCH 1
EDITION 47 MONDAY MARCH 12 MARCH 15
EDITION 48 MONDAY MARCH 26 MARCH 29
EDITION 49 MONDAY APRIL 9 APRIL 12
EDITION 50 MONDAY APRIL 23 APRIL 26
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THE WAGIN WOOL PRESS COUNCIL CORNER THURSDAY
FEBRUARY 1, 2018
AUSTRALIA DAY 2018 AWARD WINNERS
Councillors and Staff would like to acknowledge this year’s award recipients
Howard Ward in the category of Citizen of the Year
Warren & Emily Holt in the category of Sportspersons of the Year
Congratulations to the winners.
COMMUNITY GYMNASIUM
The Shire will be opening a new Community Gym on the 1st March 2018, to be located at the Wagin
Memorial Swimming Pool Community Room.
Membership forms are now available from the Shire Office including membership costs.
For more information contact the Shire Office on 9861 1177 or email
shire@wagin.wa.gov.au
WA CONTRACT RANGER VISITS
The Shire has continued with the services of the WA contract Ranger. They will be visiting town once
a week for a period of three weeks.
Please ensure your cat/dog is registered. If you are walking your dog please have it on a leash.
CURRENT LIST OF JUSTICE’S OF THE PEACE IN THE SHIRE OF WAGIN
Mr Donald Stewart Davies Mr Harley Lawson Pederick
WAGIN WA 6315 WAGIN WA 6315
Mobile Phone: 0400 602 651 Mobile Phone: 0427 611 002
Mr Daniel Francis Evans Mrs Janet Emily Robinson
WAGIN WA 6315 ARTHUR RIVER WA 6315
Residential Phone: (08) 9861 1735 Mobile Phone: 0429 862 604
Mr Anthony Clement Hansen Mrs Leonie Norma Scardetta
WAGIN WA 6315 WAGIN WA 6315
Residential Phone: (08) 9861 1689 Mobile Phone: 0419 942 092
Mr Brian Albert Ingram Mr James Frederick Wallis
WAGIN WA 6315 WAGIN WA 6315
Mobile Phone: 0447 612 233 Mobile Phone: 0409 295 153
Mr Peter Robert Webster Mr Gregory Robert Ball
WAGIN WA 6315 WAGIN WA 6315
Mobile Phone: 042 961 1493 Mobile Phone: 042 861 1360
CARAVAN AND CAMPING SHOW – CLAREMONT SHOWGROUNDS VOLUNTEERS SOUGHT 21 – 25 OF
MARCH 2018
Following on from last year’s success of holding a stand at this show. The Shire has booked a site for
this year and is seeking suitably interested community members to volunteer a few hours of their
time to help man the stand. If you have a passion for promoting Wagin and would like to assist at
the show please contact Cr Geoff West 0417 18 19 20. To register your interest.
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THE WAGIN WOOL PRESS COUNCIL CORNER THURSDAY
FEBRUARY 1, 2018
TAVISTOCK STREET UPGRADES
Under Regional Road Group Black Spot Funding Council has received funds to upgrade Tavistock
Street to allow a certain class of heavy vehicles (Network 2 to 4) to access the street safely. The
project was budgeted at $121,800 with funding of $81,200 and Council committing a third of
$40,600.
This project has been on the drawing board for the past two years, with significant hold-ups in
obtaining the correct Main Roads approvals and coming up with a suitable design plan.
Finally, all approvals are in place and Main Roads have completed a complying safety and design
plan to enable trucks servicing businesses in Tavistock Street to access the street legally.
The works must be carried out in accordance with the Main Road design plan, the key upgrades
being:
A 2.5 metre wide coloured medium strip (same level as existing bitumen) up the middle of the
street. (The strip is a pedestrian safe zone that can be crossed by vehicles)
Two new nibs at either end of Usil Lane (on the Southern side of Tavistock St)
Angle parking bays on either side of the street
As part of the upgrade, the Townscape Committee will look at the streetscape improvements for
the street.
Plans can be viewed at the Shire Office or on Council’s website www.wagin.wa.gov.au, should
residents have any queries regarding this upgrade please contact the Shire Office on 08 9861 1177.
SHIRE OF WAGIN
EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
2003 FORD TRANSIT BUS
Expressions of Interest from individuals and organisations are sought for the purchase of a 2003 Ford
Transit bus formerly used by Home and Community Care (HACC)
The vehicle is in good condition and is equipped with a chairlift. The vehicle has done approx.
193,000km and has 12 seat capacity.
The bus will be available for inspection at the Shire office 2 Arthur Road on Wednesday 14th February
2018 between 9 am & 4 pm and all offers must be delivered via mail or handed delivered in a
sealed envelope addressed to Peter Webster, Chief Executive Officer, and PO Box 200 WAGIN WA
6315 by 12noon on the 21st February 2018.
No late EOI’s will be accepted. Council will accept the most advantageous offer.
Any further information can be obtained from the CEO on 9861 1177
Peter Webster
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
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THE WAGIN WOOL PRESS AROUND WEST ARTTHUR THURSDAY
WITH WEST ARTHUR CRC FEBRUARY 1, 2018
CRC WELCOMES NEW TRAINEE
Shannon Dunn is the new face you’ll have to greet you when you
come into the West Arthur CRC. Shannon started her traineeship
just before Christmas and is being mentored by Haylee Boxall who
has just completed her traineeship doing Certificate IV in Business.
Haylee is staying at the CRC until the beginning of February is then
off to Perth to study Conservation Biology at UWA.
PICTURED LEFT: New trainee Shannon and “old” trainee Haylee,
helping draw the winners of the CWA Hamper just before
Christmas
FEBRUARY FAQ WEEK FOR SENIORS
From Facebook to Favourites and Function Keys, it’s open house
during the week from the end of January to beginning of February
(Monday, January 29 to Friday, February 2) and seniors are
welcome to bring in any computer questions and ask the CRC
crew for help for free. No appointments are required, however, if
you know when you are coming in you can reserve the time.
Contact the CRC on 9736 2000.
UPDATED DIRECTORY
A new Community Directory for 2018-2019 is about to be put together for Darkan and West
Arthur. The Directory is issued free of charge to every household and business in the Shire every two
years and is a valued resource. If you wish to be part of this directory please contact the West
Arthur CRC ASAP on 9736 2000 or westarthur@crc.net.au.
SHEEPFEST 2018
Come to Darkan on Saturday, February 10 for the inaugural Sheepfest—a celebration of everything
sheep. There’ll be a Sports Shear, a Merino Ewe Hogget competition and a fashion parade. This is
a free event with children’s activities, stalls and food vans promoting agriculture and the sheep
industry.
AUSTRALIA DAY AT LAKE TOWERRINNING
It was another lovely Australia Day breakfast down at the beautiful Lake
Towerrinning for the Shire of West Arthur. A free breakfast cooked by the Shire
Councillors went down a treat with the crowd and this was followed by the
annual awards. Congratulations to Janice King who received the Community
Citizen of the Year award and the Sunday Shed markets who received the
Community Group of the Year award.
PICTURED LEFT: Janice King, recipient
of the Community Citizen of the Year
Award
PICTURED RIGHT: Sunday Shed
markets, recipient of the community
group of the Year Award.
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THE WAGIN WOOL PRESS LIBRARY LINES THURSDAY
FEBRUARY 1, 2018
Library
Lines
Hi to all our Wagin Library & Gallery Patrons and friends
I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and New Year with your families and friends.
We first launched our Wagin Library & Gallery Little Community Garden back in September last year. Nearly
four months later, it’s settling in beautifully, thanks to Friend of the Wagin Library & Gallery member Susan
Forden who regularly visits the garden a few times a week to look after it. The geraniums and petunias are
flowering, the cannas have had a few flowers, and the oregano is also flowering away and attracting bees.
Our wish was to have a home for birds, bees and butterflies, so we're part way there. Soon we’ll be planting
seeds of plants that encourage beneficial insects and butterflies to take up residence. These have been kindly
donated to us by Vicki Daley. We have also been gifted a bottle of Wettasoil with added seaweed extract
by Barb Cumming, and that is proving useful with our summer heat, which dries out the shallow garden bed
very quickly. Without the assistance of our many Friends, this project would not have been as successful as it
has been, so thank you all.
Tina Svendsen will be starting Storytime again for 2018 on February 22nd, so if you have children between the
ages of 0 to 3 (even 4), bring them along for fun with rhymes, activities, songs and stories. The Storytime session
starts at 9 am and finishes around 9:30 am, to allow time for choosing books and other items to take home
before the library opens at 10 am. Stephanie and Tina look forward to seeing you all then!
Wagin Library & Gallery Book Club will also start again in February, with the first meeting on Saturday 10 th at 2
pm, in the Library as usual. For any new people in town, our book club is different to many others in that you
bring any book that you’ve read to talk about with the group. Your book can be anything you’ve enjoyed
reading – we’ve even had one member bring the manual from their new oven with particularly yummy
recipes in it! On the topic of food, we all bring a small plate of goodies to share with the free tea or coffee
the Library provides for this. It’s a lovely relaxing way to spend an afternoon discussing books once a month!
We also have a small but very active Friends of the Wagin Library & Gallery group, who meet on the last
Thursday of each month at 4:30 pm in the Library. The Friends group do all kinds of things to assist us with the
operation of the Wagin Library & Gallery. They hold regular book sales of donated and discarded items and
organise other fund-raising activities. They support local and visiting authors, Australia-wide literacy initiatives
and special days, especially those intended for younger readers, and regularly purchase books
recommended by the Children’s Book Council of Australia and other organisations to augment our Library
stock collection. If you have some time to spare each month and are willing to assist the group in their
activities, please come along to the first meeting for 2018 on February 22nd, and bring a small plate to share
with the group to enjoy with your free cuppa. For more information, look out for the Friends of Wagin Library
& Gallery article in this edition of the Wool Press.
Lastly, don’t forget to come to the library to see the beautiful display of orchid photos taken by our local
wildlife photographer Sid Smithies. Sid has had his photography published in two Western Australian
environmental science magazines: “Landscope” the Western Australia's Department of Environment and
Conservation quarterly magazine, and the Department of Parks and Wildlife journal, “Western Wildlife”.
See you soon in the library. Until then, happy reading!
WAGIN LIBRARY & GALLERY OPENING TIMES
MONDAY: 2pm - 4pm THURSDAY: 10am – 12pm | 2pm – 5pm
TUESDAY: 2pm – 5pm FRIDAY: 1pm – 5pm
WEDNESDAY: 10am – 12pm | 2pm – 5pm SATURDAY: 10am – 12pm
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THE WAGIN WOOL PRESS COMMUNITY NEWS THURSDAY
FEBRUARY 1, 2018
FRIENDS OF THE WAGIN LIBRARY & GALLERY NEWS
BY JESSICA HAMERSLEY
Hello everyone- I hope you have all had a fabulous holiday season reading at home, at the beach,
in the city, on a mountain, by a river or whatever exotic location in which you chose to spend your
time. It will be great to hear about everyone’s new reads and old ones revisited. One place to share
this is at the Library Book Club which meets on the 2nd Saturday of the month.
You may have some books for sale after the holidays, Please bring them into the library and the
Friends will sell them at their fortnightly book sales on Saturday mornings. If they are new books
Stephanie may be interested in acquiring them for the library.
We are always ready to welcome new people into the Friends’ fold. We are a group working to
assist Library staff to make our little library the best it can be. Numbers of borrowers are rapidly
increasing and we are always looking for new ideas to make our patrons’ experience memorable
and satisfying. If you have any interest at all in this area please come along to our next meeting at
4:30 pm on Thursday 22 February in the Library. A small plate of food to share with the free tea and
coffee is always welcome as we like our meetings to be friendly social occasions. We will begin
planning our activities for 2018 on this day.
Meanwhile, on the supposition that readers are
also music lovers, shall we all meet to enjoy the
simulcast of Opera in the Park- La Boheme? This
will be showing at the CRC on Saturday night 3
February and is free. All you have to do is ring and
book your seat. If you want a taste beforehand,
go to the WA Opera webpage
https://www.waopera.asn.au/shows/operatic-
events/la-boheme/ where you can read the story
and hear some of the songs. Also, WAO Artistic
Director, Brad Cohen, has prepared a handy
cheat sheet. Check it out here
http://wfly.co/Gc36E
Finally, from Ivy:-
Did you know?
The first newspaper was printed on silk
A cat has 32 muscles in each ear
Sir Isaac Newton refused to eat with a spoon.
GET SNAPPING SNAPPERS!
PHOTOGRAPHERS – The 2018 Wagin Woolorama
Photography Schedule is online at
www.woolorama.com.au go to Competitions and
then entry forms. Hard copies of the Schedule are
available at the CRC and in shops around Wagin.
There are 6 classes and all of them have a $100 First
Prize. Entries close March 2.
Class 1 – Australian Landscape Panorama
Class 2 – On the Land
Class 3 – The Colour Blue
Class 4 – Looking from the Outside In.
Class 5 – Open Colour
Class 6 – Open Mono
Contact Glenys Ball glenysb7@bigpond.com if you have any inquiries or text 0400211827
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THE WAGIN WOOL PRESS COMMUNITY NEWS THURSDAY
FEBRUARY 1, 2018
FIX IT CAFÉ
BY KELLY ENRIGHT
Throughout 2018 the Wagin CRC will be hosting a variety of “Fix it Café” workshops. The idea of the
“Fix it Café” workshops is to teach people a variety of new skills.
Our first “Fix it Café” workshop was held on the 24th of January and was focused around computer
games for kids, this covered surfing the web to find appropriate and safe games on a variety of
devices.
Our second “Fix it Café” workshop taught participants how to make their own kebab from start to
finish! This workshop was attended by a variety of ages and enjoyed thoroughly by all. This workshop
covered safe and easy ways of preparing the kebab fillings, how to build the kebab and finally how
to wrap and toast it.
In the month of February, we will be hosting two more “Fix it Café” sessions. The first is “How to pump
your bike tyre”, this will be hosted at the Skate Park, Saturday, February 10 at 11.30am. All you have
to bring is your bike and we will supply the rest! This is an awesome session to send the kids along to,
as learning this skill will create one less job for the Adults in their lives!
Have you ever wanted to learn how to crochet? Or upskill? If you answered yes then come along
to our fourth “Fix it Café” session. This will be hosted Monday the 26th of February from 6.30pm
through to 8 pm. This will be an ongoing class and will cost $2.00 per class. Please bring along 8ply
yarn and a 4mm/4.50 crochet hook to start with.
Places are limited so contact the Wagin CRC to book a place!
If you have any ideas for future “Fix it Café’ topics/skills, pop into the CRC and have a chat with our
friendly staff.
PICTURED BELOW IS A COLLAGE OF PHOTOS TAKEN FROM THE KEBAB MAKING “FIX IT CAFÉ”.
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THE WAGIN WOOL PRESS COMMUNITY NEWS THURSDAY
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COME JOIN AEROBICS IN WAGIN AND STAY ACTIVE
BY LEE CONLAN
SENIOR PHYSIOTHERAPIST
SOUTHERN WHEATBELT PRIMARY HEALTH SERVICE
People in the Wheatbelt have a
higher rate of falls compared to the
rest of WA.
Some of you may be surprised that
it’s not the most senior, frail people in
our communities that are the only
ones having falls.
Whilst it is true that as we get older
our risk of falling and being injured by
fall increases; older people still living
in their homes are also affected.
Approximately one in three people
aged 65 or over who live at home fall
PICTURED ABOVE A FEW OF THE STAY ACTIVE MEMBERS AT each year, and those who fell, 10%
THEIR LAST SESSION OF 2017 will have multiple falls and more than
BACK L-R: Mary Riseborough, Dianne Stephens, Robyn 30% will require medical attention.
Webster, Mavis Ingham, Heather McDougall.
FRONT L-R: Kath Powell, Coral Piesse and Colleen Prosser. “But falls shouldn’t be considered a
normal part of ageing” states Lee
Conlan, Senior Physiotherapist at the Southern Wheatbelt Primary Health Service.
“Falls can be prevented and one way you can reduce your risk of falling is by being physically
active,” says Stacy.
In Wagin you can become active and help to prevent falls by joining the local Stay Active aerobics
class, which is an active class suitable for people 50 years or over.
The aerobics class is developed by the Physiotherapist and has the added benefits of improving
cardiovascular health, decreasing blood pressure, improving mental wellbeing, helping to manage
and decrease the risk of diabetes, decreasing weight and decreasing pain.
The group meets each Monday at the Wagin Recreation Centre at 9 am and it is FREE.
Come along on the 12 the February 2018, when physiotherapist, Stacy Scanlan will be in
attendance and try out the exercise class.
If you can’t make it on this day or would like further information, please contact Stacy at the
Physiotherapy Department at Southern Wheatbelt Primary Health Service on 9881 0385.
For further information, please contact the Physiotherapist Department on the number above.
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THE WAGIN WOOL PRESS COMMUNITY NEWS THURSDAY
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SUMMER HOLIDAYS
BY GLENYS BALL
How quickly time does go.
The summer break has ended, the fun and the relaxation has now come to a close and many
families are preparing for another school year. It's the time where kids catch up with classmates
and talk about what you did in the holidays.
For our family, and with our grandmother, many years ago, it was the routine to pack up the day
after Christmas and go to Middleton Beach in Albany for what seemed like the whole of January, it
might have been that long OR maybe a few weeks less but it was a holiday of sunshine.
There was no bargain never- to- be- missed Bali holiday for us, as you might have today, this was
sand and sea and just playing on the beach every day, getting sunburnt (no sunscreen ) with our
hair stiff with salt. It was the time where you met and made new friends and had memorable
adventures.
We would trek through those sandhills or climb around the rocks past the jetty until we found a spot
out of the wind and rub Baby or Coconut Oil over our legs, arms and face and just lie in the sun
baking. Our tanned skin would be wizened and peel from the exposure. This was long before the
dangers of skin cancer were known and the warning of Slip Slop Slap.
Middleton Beach today is dramatically different to how it was in the 1950's. That was real camping
with the only convenience being a wooden building for the first few years and then a brick
combination of showers, toilets and laundry. There were a few wooden seated swings with chains,
a swing made from a disused tyre, a wooden seesaw and a monkey bar for the kids. Sand was the
main ingredient.
The earliest caravan we had that I can remember was a very old one for sleeping in with a big
flapping tent alongside that was used for cooking and meals. My brother was just a baby for one
such holiday and I have this vision of Mum always in the wash-house stirring a boiling copper with a
wooden stick and pegging out on the post and wire clothesline lots of flapping white cloth nappies.
Automatic washing machines and clothes dryers came to the caravan park a lot later.
Vegetables, fruit and milk were delivered to the park and an iceman also came with big blocks of
ice to keep the Coolgardie Safe cool. Probably invented in the Goldfields this was superseded by
a kerosene fridge in the following years. In the safe, the ice would sit on top of a metal cabinet and
as it melted the water would flow down the hessian on the sides of the cabinet. The wind blowing
through the hessian kept things inside cool.
The milkman, came daily, calling out 'Milko Milko', as he drove through the park in a small truck with
shiny metal urns filled with milk on the back. He was chased by the kids with their money rattling in
a tin billy can which he filled with milk and we carried carefully back to the caravan. This personal
service was probably around for years prior but for me in the 50's it seemed to disappear overnight
with the coming of pasteurization and the commercialisation of milk in bottles.
Most of the people holidaying from rural areas were camped at the beach in tents and in vans.
Some were at Emu Point in converted railway trams and others were in company cottages. There
were people we knew camping around us and Mum always had someone to talk to. Dad didn't
come down very often, probably because he didn't see eye to eye with his mother in law or
because he always had work to do and sheep to feed.
I was about 11 when a tragedy was averted. Most of every day my sister and I were unrestricted in
where we went or what we did but not if it involved going in the water.
We were always supervised by either Mum or Nanna (who couldn't swim) when we went into the
water past our ankles. For me this was embarrassing and my ego was dented as no one else's
mother was sitting watching their kids so I pleaded with Mum one morning to let us go by ourselves
as we could both swim and didn't want to be watched over.
She relented under our whining demands and chose to go to the bakery and let us go down to the
beach alone.
Before she could change her mind we were off through the sandhills and down to the water,
throwing our towels in a heap on the sand. Into the waves, we went unaware that there was a
strong rip running and before we could do anything about it, both of us were swept out beyond our
depth.
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My younger sisters blonde head was bobbing out past me and I remember trying to save face and
calling loudly to some surfers, not a desperate 'HELP! HELP!' but a polite "Can you save my sister
please she is drowning'. Fortunately, two young men nearby heard my plea and came on their
surfboards and helped us into the beach.
Once on the sand, we just dumped them and ran to the caravan. Mum was back from the bakery
and was unpacking the Ford Customline and when she found out what had happened nearly had
a fit. Determined to find the people who had saved her daughter's lives she went searching for the
rescuers, knocking on caravan doors until she found and gave both a box of chocolates.
From that moment we were more cautious when we went swimming, happy to have an adult, an
aunty or an uncle, hovering in the background like today's helicopter parent. We actually became
a bit sooky about it and had our friends jump off the jetty first to test the water and didn't go past
our knees off the beach without making sure there were others further out than ourselves.
Mum excelled when it came to making yummy sandwiches and the freshest salad rolls for lunch
and those buns she had bought that day when she went to the bakery are indelibly burned into my
memory. She loaded them up with lettuce, tomatoes, corned beef and condensed milk and
vinegar mayonnaise as if it could have been our last meal. If I had one today I would be back at
the beach in the caravan sitting with wet bathers and sandy feet relating our 'near death' story.
When I was about 12 there was a huge white pointer shark caught by a fisherman overnight at
Middleton Beach. We were down there camping along with everyone else and the catch inspired
the mums to form a committee and decide to put the shark into a tin shed on the beach and
charge people a silver coin to have a look at it, as a fundraising drive to buy equipment for the
lifesavers on the beach.
The shark was on display for a week slowly decomposing in the summer heat and after a few days
was awash in disinfectant and visitors held their breath and their noses as they walked around it.
The financial success of this resulted in the mothers of the campsite getting up a head of steam and
raising the bar of their fundraising objective. Their enthusiasm led them to organise a couple of
dances at Ellen Cove and some movies, one of which was the classic Raintree County with
Elizabeth Taylor and the other a tear-jerking 'Old Yella' the story of a much-loved dog who is bitten
by a rabid wolf. So much money was raised or donated that there was enough to build the
lifesavers a tower along with a siren and a couple of sets of binoculars. More people came forward
and volunteered to be on the tower roster and for that summer it was manned continually by
lifesavers and parents scanning the water looking for danger.
There were many sightings and our Mum was in overdrive that summer determined that no one
would drown or be taken by a shark under her watch. This particular day someone else was in the
tower and we were sitting on the sand in a family group and she was busy scanning the water and
saw what looked from a distance like a fin heading towards the swimmers. She was up and
screaming within a microsecond, sending someone to start the siren and getting everyone out of
the water and then was in a panic when a man ignored her instructions to leave the water and
instead plunged into the sea and swam out towards the fin.
Horrified people were gathered at the water's edge pointing and calling out until the lone swimmer
reached and grabbed hold of the 'fin' and held a floating beer bottle, one of the big brown ones,
above his head. Humiliation! I think we packed up and left the beach in embarrassment.
Despite it being many years ago the memories are strong and my 5-year-old grandson now brings
them back when he says 'Tell me the story about the shark Nanny'.
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WAGIN CHURCH SERVICES
ST JOSEPH’S CATHOLIC ST GEORGES ANGLICAN THE WAGIN BAPTIST WAGIN VINEYARD WAGIN UNITING
CHURCH WAGIN COMMUNITY OF WAGIN CHURCH CHURCH CHURCH
4th February
Darkan 9,00am
Neil Vagg
Wagin 10.15am
Rev S Van Schalkwyk
Holy Communion
6 PM SATURDAY & SUNDAY 10.30AM Waratah 3.00pm
8 AM 1ST SUNDAY OF ALL WELCOME Rev S Van Schalkwyk
EACH MONTH SUNDAY SCHOOL &
CRÈCHE 11th February
Collanilling 9.00am
Arthur Pederick
Wagin 10.15am
Rev S Van Schalkwyk
Dumbleyung 11.00am
Arthur Pederick
HISTORICAL VILLAGE ROSTER MEALS ON WHEELS
AM PM FEBRUARY
FRIDAY 2ND FEBRUARY
Ron Anne Brooks
MONDAY 5TH
SATURDAY 3RD
B Cumming & R Thompson
Christine Rich Neil Vagg
TUESDAY 6TH
SUNDAY 4TH
L Williams & M Bairstow
Geoff Cheriton Neil Vagg
WEDNESDAY 7TH
MONDAY 5TH
B & B Anderson
Stephanie Stutley Alan & Ludy Dean
THURSDAY 8TH
TUESDAY 6TH
B & D Stephens
Ron Ron
FRIDAY 9TH
WEDNESDAY 7TH
M Mazurek
Joyce & Marleen Leonie Kirk
THURSDAY 8TH
MONDAY 12TH
Lloyd Nelson Stephanie Stutley
S&D Hill
FRIDAY 9TH
TUESDAY 13TH
Ron Neil Vagg
B&T Pugh
SATURDAY 10TH
WEDNESDAY 14TH
Max Bell Melanie Meehan
M Brockway & S English
SUNDAY 11TH
THURSDAY 15TH
Paul Steels Denise Palmer
T Douglas
MONDAY 12TH
FRIDAY 16TH
Stephanie Stutley Alan & Ludy Dean
B Spooner & C Beswick
TUESDAY 13TH
Simeret Wallis Maurie Becker
MONDAY 19TH
WEDNESDAY 14TH
R Dunham
Joyce & Marleen Denise Palmer
TUESDAY 20TH
THURSDAY 15TH
J & W Farrow
TBA Stephanie Stutley
WEDNESDAY 21ST
T & J Clune
CONTACT THE WAGIN HISTORICAL THURSDAY 22ND
VILLAGE IF YOU WISH TO J Cumming & N Frost
VOLUNTEER! FRIDAY 23RD
K & P Powell
PH 9861 1232
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
FEBRUARY 2018
THURSDAY 1ST: Wagin Wool Press | Available
SATURDAY 3RD: Opera in the Park | La Boheme | Wagin CRC | 8 pm | Doors open: 7.45pm
FRIDAY 9TH: Betty Terry Theatre | COCO | 7.30pm
Wagin Trotting Club meet
SATURDAY 10 : Betty Terry Theatre | COCO | 2pm & 7.30pm
TH
Fix it Café | Pump a tire | Wagin Skate Park | 11.30pm
MONDAY 12 : Wagin Wool Press | Deadline
TH
Stay Active Group | Wagin Recreation Centre | 9 am | FREE
Betty Terry Theatre | COCO | 7.30pm
THURSDAY 15 : Wagin Wool Press Day
TH
IT Gurus | Wagin CRC | 10-11am | Seniors Group
FRIDAY 16 : Thank a Volunteer Day | Wagin Swimming Pool | 5.30pm-8.30pm
TH
SATURDAY 17TH: Annual Fox Shoot | Wagin Gun Club
MONDAY 19TH: Stay Active Group | Wagin Recreation Centre | 9 am | FREE
SUNDAY 18TH: Annual Fox Shoot | Wagin Gun Club
THURSDAY 22ND: Basic Business Facebook Workshop | Wagin CRC | 10 am
Story Time | Wagin Library | 9 am
SATURDAY 24TH: 2 Wheels to Wagin
MONDAY 26TH: Wagin Wool Press | Deadline
Stay Active Group | Wagin Recreation Centre | 9 am | FREE
Fix it Café | Crochet Classes | 6.30pm-8pm | Wagin CRC
WEDNESDAY 28TH: RSM Business Local | How to write a business card
MARCH 2018
THURSDAY 1ST: Wagin Wool Press | Available
FRIDAY 2nd: Future Moves
MONDAY 5TH: Stay Active Group | Wagin Recreation Centre | 9 am | FREE
THURSDAY 8TH: Alzheimer’s WA Workshop | Waratah Lodge | 1.00pm-3.00pm
FRIDAY 9TH: Recreational Skippers Ticket Course | see flyer for more information
Woolorama
SATURDAY 10TH: Recreational Skippers Ticket Course | see flyer for more information
Woolorama
SUNDAY 11th: Recreational Skippers Ticket Course | see flyer for more information
MONDAY 12TH: Stay Active Group | Wagin Recreation Centre | 9 am | FREE
SUNDAY 11TH: Recreational Skippers Ticket Course | see flyer for more information
MONDAY 19TH: Stay Active Group | Wagin Recreation Centre | 9 am | FREE
WEDNESDAY 21ST: RSM Business Local | Digital Marketing Workshop
MONDAY 26TH: Stay Active Group | Wagin Recreation Centre | 9 am | FREE
THURSDAY 29TH: Wagin Trotting Club meet
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THE WAGIN WOOL PRESS IS PRODUCED AT THE
46-48 Tudhoe St, Wagin | PH: 9861 1644 | E: wagin@crc.net.au
Printed versions of the Wagin Wool Press are available from;
The CRC, Wagin Newsagency, Foodworks, Doms Deli, Visual Arts Framing and Gallery,
Lambshank Café, Cresswells Emporium and the Wagin Library and Gallery.
The Wagin Wool Press is also available online. To receive the Wool Press online please email
news@wagincrc.net.au
For any more information or if you are wishing to contribute/advertise please contact the CRC.
CRC OPERATING HOURS
Monday – Friday
9:00am – 4:00pm
CLOSED Weekends and Public Holidays
THE WAGIN CRC IS MANAGED BY A VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
CHAIRPERSON: Stephanie Dimmock| VICE CHAIRPERSON: VACANT
SECRETARY: Susan Sodsai | TREASURER: Jessica Hamersley
MEMBERS: John Sprigg, Tina Svendsen, David Reed, Vicki Daley, Rachel Martin & Kevin Toovey.
DISCLAIMER:
1) No liability shall be incurred by the Wagin Wool Press by reason of any amendments to, or
error; inaccuracy in; partial total omission of an advertisement; by reason of delay; default or
from any other cause whatsoever. If in the opinion of the Wagin Wool Press the error clearly
reduces the value of advertisement and the advertiser notifies it to the Wagin Wool Press within
5 business days of the publication date, then one correction insertion will be made at no charge.
2) While the Wagin Wool Press aims to publish all material submitted, the Wagin Wool Press
reserves the right to refuse to publish or re-publish any contribution or advertisement without
giving any reason.
3) No articles, letters or advertisements will be accepted which may appear to be defamatory
or accusatory, or to favour one side in a legal dispute.
4) The Wagin Wool Press reserves the right to shorten or otherwise amend any contribution other
than advertisements.
5) The opinions, views and beliefs expressed in articles and other submissions to the Wagin Wool
Press do not necessarily reflect the opinion, views or beliefs of the CRC staff or Committee.
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