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June 26, 2014

A big couple of

weeks for the

Camp Kulin

team!

7 Camp Kulin camp counsellors

from Kwinana aged 18 and under

won the LyriK Award for Leadership

for their work with Camp Kulin –

congratulations Chloe, Smurf, Sam,

Bethan, Eric, Jesse & Alysha

Full Story on page 5

*This edition of the Kulin update

contains the Nyoongah Legend of

‘the charrnock (evil spirit) woman’.

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Thank you A very big thank you to everyone who has

contributed to this edition of the Kulin Update:

Pete Entwistle Nicole Thompson Ashlee Cook Jarred West Wendy Gangell KBR Committee Don Bradford Tanya Dupagne Toni Smeed

Please keep sending in your information and

stories. We love reading them and so does our

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Editorial

Please be aware the CRC is closing for lunch this Friday the 27th from 2.15pm-3.15pm

thank you. The Doctor will not be in Kulin this Friday the 27th.

Kulin is hosting the annual Wildflower Society State Conference this weekend at the Freebairn Recreation

Centre so there will be a lot more people in town from Friday through to Monday. The FRC has been booked for

the whole weekend so there will be no public access. If anyone in the community wants to attend either the

Jilakin Rock excursion or the Macrocarpa Trail excursion on Sunday (both are self drive), or wants more

information on the conference, please contact Sandra Murray.

Kulin CRC is going to run a ‘Girls Club’ for girls aged 8-12 commencing Wednesday the 6th of August from 3.30-

4.30, cost $5. Come along for some fun arts and crafts activities! 5 places available..

Story time will be starting next term on Tuesday afternoon from the 5th of August. Miranda O’Brien will be on

hand to answer questions relevant to early childhood issues. Please register your interest at the CRC.

The Island in front of the CRC is undergoing maintenance work, we would appreciate it if people stay away from

this area until works are completed. Thank you.

Yoga will now run every Thursday at 9.00am and Monday at 12.30pm. Monday ‘s class will run for 50 minutes

and have a sports stretching focus which will be the ideal way to recover after a big weekend of hockey, netball

and footy. Both these classes are open to the general public and are taught in the Hatha Vinyasa tradition of

yoga. For more information please contact the CRC.

How do you teach your children to be wary of potential harm, without teaching them to fear, wrap them in

cotton wool, or give them so much information that their innocence and wonder is in jeopardy? Come along to

the protective behaviours workshop on Monday the 4th of August with 3 workshops being held, at 9.00am,

12.30pm and 6.00pm. Day time spots are proving to be popular so please register your interest before the end

of July. Holly-Anne Martin from Safe4Kids and comes with outstanding recommendations and is an experienced

Protective Behaviours educator. Parents with babies not yet crawling welcome to attend, for older babies and

children contact the Kulin Childcare Centre to book your spot now.

Life Matters! Dealing with suicide, anxiety and depression- a workshop designed to give you practical skills to

help people in crisis is being held on Wednesday the 27th of August. See page 21 for more info.

Marie Martin & Elyse Alexander

June 26th Jocelyn Owen, Brenton Tyson, Simon Duckworth, John G Ryan 28th Laura Proud, Floss Leslie 29th Shahan Hobson, Choe Cleverly 30th Grantly Mullan, Janine Noble, Rachel Argent, Tanya Dupagne

July 1st Royce Argent 2nd Pauline Tyley 5th Jan Ryan 6th Ivy Regan 8th Zachary Savage, Ronan Doust,

8th cont. Allan Waters, Brian Adams, Cruz Williams 9th Diane Ryan 12th Alexis Corlett and Nate Corlett 13th Toby Tyson 14th Kate Niblock, Lee Stacey 18th Derek Young 21st Fraser Robertson, Allyn Argent, Bella Chapman, Fiona Lewis 22nd John Munro 23rd Jaxon Argent, Mitchell King 25th Anne Lewis

Happy Birthday

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The Kulin CRC is an authorised agent for WA NILS

Community Lending.

For more information please contact:

Kulin CRC 9880 1021 or

WA NILS 1300 365 301

Contributed by Tanya Dupagne

It’s been a big couple of weeks for the Camp Kulin team!

Thank you to all the people who have sponsored children

for our July camps. We are very proud to have all children

for the July scholarship camp now sponsored. We will be

running two camps during the July school holidays, both

of which are full to capacity (our Perth camp filled in

under 24 hours!). One camp will be a general kids camp

for children living in regional areas, with campers coming

from Kulin, Kondinin, Wongan Hills, Williams, Beverley,

Bremer Bay, Wickepin, Cuballing and Narrogin. The

second week is for children from the Perth Metropolitan

area, with a mix of general and scholarship campers. 24

camp counsellors will be donating nearly 2000 hours of

their time to assist with camp programming over the 2

camp weeks.

In other news, our camp counsellors from Kwinana aged

18 and under won the LyriK Award for Leadership for their

work with Camp Kulin – congratulations Chloe, Smurf,

Sam, Bethan, Eric, Jesse & Alysha. The group received

$500 prize money to spend on something to reward

themselves. They decided instead to use the majority of

the money to sponsor a child to attend our October camp,

which will make a huge difference to one of the kids on

our ever growing wait list for October and January camps!

We are very excited to have been shortlisted for the

Premiers Awards for Excellence in Public Sector

Management in the Strengthening Families and

Communities category, and will be making a presentation

to the final judging panel on the 30th July. Camp Kulin

Manager Tanya has also been announced as a finalist for

the Constable Care Child Safety Awards in the Child Safety

Employee category. The gala

presentation evening for these

awards will be held at Crown Perth

on the 2nd August

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The Cultivating Kulin Committee has received $5,000 from

the CBH Grass Roots Fund to go towards construction of

our low ropes/teambuilding elements, which will be used

in conjunction with our current teambuilding program

from late this year/early next year. The introduction of

low ropes elements will not only improve our program,

but also bring many school groups/community groups/

corporate groups to Kulin to experience our programs

too. A big thankyou to CBH for this funding!

But Wait there is more: we are a finalist in 2 categories of the Child Safety Awards, not one as I initially thought?

WA Local Government Child Safety Award Category – Shire of Kulin: Camp Kulin Program

WA Child Safety Employee Category – Tanya Dupagne

And more: We have just received confirmation from the Liza Harvey MLA Minister for Police; Tourism; Road Safety; Women's Interests we have been approved funding of $3400 for the Camp Kulin Ladies Leadership

Retreat. Camp Kulin would like to say another big thank you to the Minister and the State Government

QUIZ NIGHT FUN

And please come along to support our ‘Quiz Night with a

Twist’ on the 4th July, 6.30pm at the Freebairn Recreation

Centre. Cost is $10 per person, tables of 8-10, and kids are

welcome to be part of your team. All money raised goes

towards our Camp Kulin programs. Bookings can be made

through the Kulin CRC.

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Yabby Pick Ups Winter prices are now in effect, call us for pricing. On-farm

pickups are free.

Future Pick-up dates are as followers,

30 June

11 August

22 Sept

3 Nov

8 Dec

19 Jan (2015)

ALL HOLDING SOCKS ARE ONLY $5

For further enquiries please contact Ian on 0408646054

**ORDERS WELCOME**

Come in and try our range of

sauces and marinades. Bulk

packs available.

Opening Times

Monday to Friday

8am-5pm

Shire of Kulin Ordinary Council Meeting Dates for 2014

July Wednesday 16 July 1pm

August Wednesday 20 August 1pm

September Wednesday 17 September 1pm

October Wednesday 15 October 1pm

November Wednesday 19 November 3pm

December Wednesday 17 December 1pm

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*NEW* Yoga Lunch Time Class— Monday 12.30pm - 50

minute class, cost: $10

This class is aimed at sports men and women with a post

sports stretching focus. The class will incorporate a

combination of simple and easy to remember shoulder,

chest, back and leg stretches. Providing relief from

tightness and stiffness and aid in injury prevention. This

class is suitable for all levels of students , players and

general public welcome. For more information please

contact the CRC.

Vinyasa yoga—General Vinyasa Yoga Thursdays 9.00am-

10:15am – This style of yoga is suitable for all levels of

experience. Vinyasa is a dynamic, flowing style of yoga

which aims to create heat, vitality and energy in the

body, promoting physical and mental strength and

stamina and leading to an increased sense of overall

calm in the individual. This course will be a part of the

CRC’s Community Development Program and therefore

all class fees will go directly back into the CRC to provide

other services to the community. Please contact the CRC

for more information.

Protective Behaviours Workshop– August 4th 9.00am, 12.30pm and 6.00pm. $10 for healthcare card holders and professionals working with children , committee members and staff or sporting clubs, day-care, school board members, mentors and $20 for general public. Two Themes of Protective Behaviours: “We all have the right to feel safe all of the time.” “We can talk with someone about anything.” Protective Behaviours Concepts: Yes/Safe Feeling and No/Unsafe Feelings Safety Continuum Early Warning Signs Networks Public and Private OK to say “No” Three Safety Questions Secrets and Secret Enablers Cyber Safety Theme Reinforcement Protective Interrupting One-step Removed and Problem-solving

Life Matters -August 27 5.30pm CRC Lesser Hall $10 per person What you can expect to get: An understanding of the signs and symptoms of common mental health disorders Practical ways of approaching people experiencing these symptoms Ways of intervening with people who are suicidal Story Time—Want an afternoon out with your little one? Starting August 5th Tuesday afternoons at 2pm Cost: FREE For 0– 4 year olds We need only 4 people to register their interest for story time to go ahead! Contact the CRC for more information and to register your interest: Phone: 9880 1021 Email: kulin@crc.net.au

After School Girls club August 6th 2014 The CRC is going to run a Girls Club in Term 3! Come along for some fun activities after school. WHO: Girls aged 8-12 WHAT: Arts and Crafts and more fun activities WHEN: Every Wednesday commencing on the 6th August from 3.30-4.30 WHERE: At the Lesser Hall in the Kulin CRC PRICE: $5 a session.

Upcoming events and course 2014/15: Facebook Marketing workshop October 2014 Creative cooks cooking classes and Healthy

belt 6 week course October 2014 Drumbeat October 2014 Mindfulness Meditation Course November

2014 Safe talk workshop February 2015 Mental health First Aid March 2015 Chainsaw ticket 2015 Forklifts ticket 2015 Elevated platform ticket 2015 Chemcert 2015 Blue card 2015

THE CRC NOW STOCKS BROCHURES ON EDUCATION

AND TRAINING, GOVERNMENT SERVICES, CRISIS CARE

AND HEALTH AND WELL BEING INFORMATION.

Workshop calendar 2014

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The test device to be used

this year is the

immunochemical Ultimed at

a cost of $12.00. This has a

number of different

characteristics to the

previous test namely there

is no diet requirements and

no medical restrictions.

However this test is time

and temperature critical, it

has to be tested by

pathology within 14 days of

the first sample being taken

therefore we have allocated

5 days for the client to

return the kit once they

have started taking samples

and the temperature should

never exceed 30 degrees.

To facilitate this restricted

time frame it will be

necessary to return them to

your local pathology

collection point twice a

week.

If this is not practical in your

situation you will need to

notify me to see if we can

resolve the situation.

THIS TEST TIME IS CRITICAL

Complete and return within

5 days of First stool

collection

Keep in a cool place at all

times

Do not leave in a car or boot Do not place in direct sunlight. You will receive outcome of the test if registration card is completed fully. Contact Barry Clapp 9063 230 Kits available from the Kulin Post Office

BOWELSCAN

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This year, the Wildflower Society will hold its Annual Conference in the small Western Australian country town of Kulin on 28/29 June 2014. During the conference, several passionate country folk will talk about their work managing and revegetating about 20 remnant vegetation sites in the local area, including their own properties. This has involved seed collection, site preparation, growing the seed, and different methods of planting the resultant seedlings. Passion has brought them this far, but they feel they are fighting a David vs Goliath battle with the seemingly insurmountable obstacles they face as "environmental guardians" of their local bushland. This conference will explore how they have overcome some of these obstacles, even though they are such a small group and they run on a shoestring budget, supported by grants from government. And it’s not as if there shouldn’t be more action and support from others because the Kulin area has a very fragile environment which is under stress. Kulin has a number of rare plants which continue to face threats to their survival, and it seems it is left to only a few to try to protect them. As well as these tales of success made possible by hard work, the conference will also show delegates some of the jewels of the local area. One jewel is the Jilakin Rock area which is the site of Kulin’s annual Bush Races held in October and also now the home of the Blazing Swan Festival (which was held for the first time in April this year). The rock itself is a large granite monolith which supports an amazing variety of plants and animals. It is easily accessible for people who are reasonably active and the views from the top are magnificent. The other jewel that will be shared with visitors is the Macrocarpa Trail which provides a very different environment to Jilakin Rock. Named after Eucalyptus macrocarpa, or the Mottlecah, the trail is an easy 1km walk. Some wildflowers are blooming already along the trail, and there is plenty to look at on the way round.

The trail is privately owned and is jointly managed by the owner, the Kulin Shire, and the Kulin Branch of the Wildflower Society. With about 50 wildflower specialists and enthusiasts descending on the town, the small local organizing committee had its work cut out arranging the conference, engaging speakers and selecting the tours. However, the entire Kulin Branch committee of four has been hard at work making sure that the visitors from all over the south west of Western Australia will have a good time and get to see the best that Kulin has to offer. Locals are also welcome to come and listen to the speakers and go on the tours of the jewels.

Contact:

Dr Eddy Wajon, President Wildflower Society of WA: 9310 2936/0428 345 231

Sandra Murray, Secretary Kulin Branch: 9880 1268/0427 801 268

Wildflower Society of WESTERN AUSTRALIA (INC.)

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Shire news

What’s in a Name?

Kulin’s fabulous new main street revitalisation project

(known at the Kulin Visitor Discovery Zone Project) will

now be formerly promoted and branded by Council as the

‘Discovery Zone’. An official opening of the Discovery Zone

is marked for the 12th September 2014. More information

coming soon!

Due to the change in usage of the hostel facility from a

backpacker hostel to group accommodation, the name of

the Kulin Hostel has been changed to reflect this. The new

name of the facility will be ‘Kulin Retreat – Camp and

Group Accommodation’. This name was chosen due to the

nature of the programs running through Camp Kulin,

which give children and adults a chance to get away from

their everyday lives and spend time at a place where they

can relax, be themselves and develop important life skills.

Dudinin Centenary

Council agreed to contribute up to $5,000 to the Dudinin

Action Group to assist with the Dudinin Centenary

Celebrations earmarked for 28 March 2015.

Ward Review

Following a request from the Department of Local

Government to complete a review of our wards and

councillor representation, the CEO and staff will prepare a

discussion paper to be adopted by Council and distributed

throughout the community for public comment. After this

process a submission will be made to the Local

Government Advisory Board on the future ward structure

and representation.

Fees and Charges

New fees and charges will take effect from 1 July 2014,

these were increased in line with the annualized Perth

Consumer Index to the end of the March quarter which

was 3.1%.

Winter Grading

Due to favourable weather conditions winter grading got

underway with an early start this year. The program is

continuing well due to good moisture and the roads are

looking fantastic. Hopefully the second half of the

program will continue in the same manner.

Oval Water Supply

An additional dam has been constructed to increase the

holding capacity of water to supply the town oval. Thank

you to Mike Wilson for donating the land on which the

dam has been built. The existing dam is already full due to

the recent catchment upgrades. These projects have been

funded through the Kulin Stormwater Reuse Project.

Hi from Kakadu! Had to send this one on. Have been speaking to some fellow travellers mainly Victorians who came up this way for their winter solstice. So some of them will be down thru the south west of WA on the way back to their cold state. Although looking at the temps on telly lately, you have just as good tem-peratures as they are having at the moment. They might even come in for stickers as well if there are any left. Regards Judi & Chris

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Did you know that the Kulin CRC

offers more then just printing?

We offer:

iPad and Mac PC for public use (at the CRC)

Laptops for public use

Poster size laminating

Binding

Locally made treats/products

Baby and Children's Ware

Books- poetry, thriller, children

Ironing Board Covers/Hand Towels

Jewellery

Coming Soon

A New Range of Kulin Branded

Souvenirs

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Did you Know?

The Aboriginal meanings of WA town Names

BALINGUP: believed to honour an Aboriginal hero, Balingan

BENCUBBIN: derived from ‘gnylbencubbin’, Aboriginal name for Mount Marshall

BINDI BINDI: a stick used like a button to close the front of a kangaroo skin cloak

BOYANUP: from Aboriginal word meaning ‘place of quartz’

BOYUP BROOK: Aboriginal meaning: ‘pool on the booy’ (big smoke), referring to xanthorrhoea or grass trees near the

brook which create black smoke when set alight

COOLGARDIE: from the word ‘coolgabbi’ meaning ‘tree near a waterhole’

CORRIGIN: like many Noongar words from the south-west the meaning is now lost

COWARAMUP: place where purple-crested lorikeets were found

CUNDERDIN: from Aboriginal word meaning ‘place of flowers’

DANDALUP: place of water

DARDANUP: darda – referring to death, or a place where people mourn for dead relatives

DARKAN: believed to mean ‘black rocks’

DOWERIN: named after Lake Dowerin, from the Aboriginal word ‘dower’ meaning ‘place of the throwing sticks’

DUMBLEYUNG: from Aboriginal word ‘dambeling’ which means ‘large lake or inland sea’

DWELLINGUP: place of nearby water

GINGIN: from Aboriginal word meaning ‘footprint’, or name for native pear tree, spelt ‘jin jin’

GNOWANGERUP: from Aboriginal word for ‘call of lowan’ (or mallee fowl)

GOOMALLING: from Aboriginal word meaning ‘ring-tail possum’

KALGOORLIE; from Aboriginal word ‘kulgooluh’ meaning ‘silky pear’

KARRATHA: from Aboriginal word meaning ‘good country’

KATANNING: from Aboriginal word ‘kartannin’ meaning ‘meeting place of head men’

KELLERBERRIN: Aboriginal word originally ‘keelabirren’, ‘keela’ means ‘bull ant’s nest’, ‘birren’ means ‘little grey bird’

KOJONUP: place of the kodja (stones used to make axes)

KOORDA: Aboriginal word meaning either ‘married person’ or ‘to separate or divide’

KUNUNURRA: from Aboriginal Miriwun language, translated as ‘meeting of waters or big waters’

MANDURAH: from Aboriginal word ‘manjar’ meaning ‘meeting place’

MANJIMUP: from Aboriginal word ‘manjim’ meaning special edible reeds, and ‘place of water’

MECKERING: explorer, John Forrest, may have named it from Aboriginal word meaning ‘place of water’

MEEKATHARRA: place of little water

MERREDIN: from Aboriginal name ‘merit-in’ meaning ‘place of merritt trees’ (used for making spears)

MINGENEW: place of ants (minja) continued page 18

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The Aboriginal meanings of WA town Names continued….

MOORA: means ‘good spirit’, from a local word ‘mau-mau’

MORAWA: Aboriginal word meaning ‘place where men are made’, or ‘small brown marsupial’ (delgite)

MULLEWA: from Aboriginal word ‘mulwala’ meaning ‘swan’

NANNUP: place of parrots

NAREMBEEN: Aboriginal people called a hill in the district, Nairimbine, known today as Emu Hill

NARROGIN: Aboriginal word ‘gnargagin’ meaning ‘place of water’

NORNALUP: place of black snake (norn)

ONGERUP: from Aboriginal word ‘yonga’ meaning ‘place of the male kangaroo’

PANNAWONICA: from Aboriginal meaning ‘hill that came from the sea’

PARABUROO: from Aboriginal word ‘pirupardo’ meaning ‘meat feathers’ referring to large numbers of sulphur-crested

cockatoos in the area

PINGELLY: Aboriginal name for the area was ‘pingeculling’

PINGRUP: a grassy place

PINJARRA: from name of local Aboriginal people, ‘Pindjarup’, meaning ‘place of swamp’

QUAIRADING: from Aboriginal word ‘kwirading’ meaning ‘home of small bush kangaroo’

QUINDALUP: from Aboriginal word ‘quinda’ meaning ‘place of short nosed bandicoot’

TAMBELLUP: place of thunder

TAMMIN: home of black-gloved or black-pawed wallaby, or tammar

TRAYNING: from Aboriginal word ‘duri-dring’ meaning ‘snake crawling in grass near campsite’, over time the name

became Trayning

TOODYAY: from Aboriginal word ‘duidgee’ meaning ‘place of plenty’

WAGIN: from Aboriginal word ‘wejing’ meaning ‘place of emus’

WILUNA: place of winds

WONGAN HILLS: from hills known to Aboriginal people as ‘wongan katta’ or ‘whispering hills’

WUNDOWIE: from Aboriginal word ‘ngwundow’ meaning ‘to lie down’

YALGOO: from Aboriginal word meaning ‘blood’ (area was used as a centre for rituals and initiations)

YALLINGUP: place of love

Source: Department of Education

The symbolic meaning of the flag colours (as stated by Harold

Thomas) is: Black: Represents the Aboriginal people of Australia.

Red: Represents the red earth, the red ochre and a spiritual relation

to the land. Yellow: Represents the Sun, the giver of life and

protector.

Source: http://aboriginalart.com.au/culture/aboriginal_flag.html

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You think ENGLISH is easy???

Contributed by Pete Entwistle

Homonyms

The bandage was wound around the wound.

The farm was used to produce produce.

The dump was so full that it had to refuse more

refuse.

We must polish the Polish furniture.

He could lead if he would get the lead out.

The soldier decided to desert his dessert in the

desert.

Since there is no time like the present, he thought

it was time to present the present.

A bass was painted on the head of the bass drum.

When shot at, the dove dove into the bushes.

I did not object to the object.

The insurance was invalid for the invalid.

There was a row among the oarsmen about how to

row.

They were too close to the door to close it.

The buck does funny things when the does are

present.

A seamstress and a sewer fell down into a sewer

line.

To help with the planting, the farmer taught his

sow to sow.

The wind was too strong to wind the sail.

Upon seeing the tear in the painting I shed a tear.

I had to subject the subject to a series of tests.

How can I intimate this to my most intimate friend

This makes no sense?

There is no egg in eggplant, nor ham in hamburger; neither pine nor apple in pineapple. English muffins weren’t invented in England nor French fries in France… Sweetmeats are candies while sweetbreads, which aren’t sweet are meat. We take English for granted. But if we explore its paradoxes, we find that quicksand can work slowly, boxing rings are square and a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor a pig. You lovers of the English language might also enjoy this…

There is a two-letter word that perhaps has more

meanings than any other two-letter word, and that is

‘UP’.

It’s easy to understand UP, meaning toward the sky or

the top of the list, but when we awaken in the morning,

why do we wake UP? At a meeting, why does a topic

come UP? Why do we speak UP and why are the officers

UP for the election and why is it UP to the secretary to

write UP a report?

We call UP our friends. And we use it to brighten UP a

room, polish UP the silver; we warm UP the leftovers and

clean UP the kitchen. We lock UP the house and some

guy fix UP the old car… At other times the little word has

real meaning. People stir UP trouble, line UP for tickets,

work UP an appetite, and think UP excuses. To be dressed

is one thing, but to get dressed UP is special.

And this UP is confusing; A drain must be opened UP

because it is stopped UP. We open UP a store in the

morning but we close it UP at night.

We seem to be pretty mixed UP about UP! To be

knowledgeable about the proper uses of UP, look the

word UP in the dictionary. In a desk-sized dictionary, it

takes UP almost 1/4th of the page and you can add UP to

about thirty definitions. If you are UP to it, you might try

building UP a list of many ways UP is used. It will take UP

a lot of your time but if you don’t give UP, you may wind

UP with a hundred or more.

When it threatens to rain we say it is clouding UP. When

the sun comes out we say it is clearing UP! When it rains,

it wets the earth and often messes things UP. When it

doesn’t rain for a while, things dry UP.

One could go on and on, but I’ll wrap it UP, for now my

time is UP, so…… it is time to shut UP!

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On Monday 23rd June we held a pyjama party to

celebrate Toni’s birthday. We dressed in our

pyjamas, played pass the parcel and enjoyed a

chocolate cake that Naomi had made.

Looking at Toni’s birthday cake made

with love by Naomi!

Kulin Child Care Centre news

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Linen Special

New Linen Stock

New Buffets in

Now taking orders for winter linen

-winter sheets etc.

Ringo Lounge on Special at

$1440

Order on-line, by phone or visit our store

PH: 9880 1551 Fax: 0408 462 484

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A Dreaming Story

[This story is taken directly from Morrison, J,, Penny, M., Storey, R., Ugle, S., and Colbung, B. (about 1993), Gnarojin Park Nyoongah Revival, Pages 1 -3. Department of the Arts, Western Australia.}

"Long before the nyitting (cold times) there lived a giant charrnock (evil spirit) woman, who went from kallep (camp fire) to kallep stealing koolongurs (children). She had very long white hair and was taller than the karri and jarrah trees. She used her hair as a kind of net to store and keep the spirit children in, as this kept her hands free to gather morespirit children. She stole the spirit children to feed her "man" who dwelled in "Bates Cave"near Wave Rock.

The spirit people of the south-west of Western Australia were quite concerned about this phenomenon. Children were disappearing in large numbers. One night they set a trap to observe what was stealing the children. They tried to stop the evil woman, but they could not get close enough to kill her.

One day after a wongi (talk), the spirit people turned themselves into a totem of the magpie (Coolbardies). They knew that it was the only way to get close to her by flying at her in a flock. This way they had a better chance of freeing the koolongurs from her long white hair. But on seeing them attack, the charrnock woman, whose hands were free, grabbed a big fire stick to beat the Coolbardies. A great fight followed all over the Bibbulmun nation, which can be described as follows. Draw a line from Geraldton, across to Southern Cross, then down to Esperance, along the coast to Albany, Bunbury, Perth, then back up to

Geraldton. All the land in that area makes up the Bibbulmun nation.

But it did not stopthe Coolbardies from swooping on her to free the koolongurs from her long white hair. Some of the spirit children fell onto the ground as the battle continued, and on hitting the earth they turned into stone. These stones are called bwia-ee-koolongur-nyinna (the stones where the little babies fell).

The charrnock woman was beaten very badly. She made her way back to "Bates Cave" so that her "man" could give her assistance, but on seeing her arrive with the Coolbardies, he ran south. The charrnock woman then leapt into the sky, (with the help of Wave Rock which was soft and acted as a trampoline), out of reach in thesky where the magpies could not reach her. Also the rest of the children were imprisoned in her long white hair.

The Nyoongah legend states that her hair makes up the Milky Way and the stars are the children caught in the strands. Also the five stars shaped like an upside down "v", which is situated between the "starpot" and the "seven sisters", represent her kallep (camp fire). The star on the bottom right side in the group is the fire, and it is always burning. Every now and then a star will fall to earth and make another stone where the spirit babies sit.

The magpie totems today still swoop on little children to let them know that the giant charrnock woman is still up there around her fire.

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TRISH’S OUTBACK

STYLES

Open every Tuesday and Wednesdays as required.

All aspects of ladies and men's hairdressing

Johnston Street Kulin. M: 0429653006

AH: 98653031

Call Trish for appointment

STORY TIME! Want an afternoon out with your little one?

Starting August 5th

Tuesday afternoons at 2pm

Cost: FREE

For 0– 4 year olds

We need only 4 people to register their interest for story

time to go ahead!

Contact the CRC for more information and to register

your interest:

Phone: 9880 1021 Email: kulin@crc.net.au

To all Football and Hockey club patrons,

A reminder that there is strictly no parking permitted on

the ovals as the signage says.

A large amount of rubbish was left on the oval where

the vehicles were parked after the Narembeen football

game.

A lot of rubbish seems to be left on the ovals after foot-

ball and hockey training as well as home games.

Please do not park anywhere on the ovals and use the

bins provided for all you rubbish.

Thank you.

_____________________________________________

Note:

There is also a lot of rubbish left within the Rec Centre

on the courts after training nights and games. Please

make sure you take responsibility for yourself and your

children as it is not fair on those who continually have to

clean up your mess.

Her giant "man" who had fled when this phenomenon was happening, had also fought pitched battles with the Coolbardies at Lake Grace and Dumbleyung. By the time he had reached Katanning, he was bleeding very badly and hid himself in the bush to rest.

In the meantime, the spirit people all gathered for the final battle with the giant "man". Half were still in the magpie totem disguise, they led the attack from above with loud shouting. The spirit people on the ground ran with spears, axes and sticks and beat the terrible giant "man" to death. While he was still warm, they dismembered him and threw all of his limbs and other body parts far apart. This prevented this charrnock man from putting himself together again at Katanning.

When the gruesome task was completed, the spirit people were as one with their indigenous totems. That is why Aboriginals are related to certain living things, be they animal or plant.

A profound phenomenon then took place. Mother earth at Katanning produced the first people (of flesh) in the Bibbulmun nation which inherited the land and were told the laws laid down by the spirit ancestors of the Dreamtime. As the communities of Katanning expanded, there became a need for the Nyoongar people to travel in their land. One group whose language ended in "up" went south from Katanning, then south-east and south-west. The other language group which ended its language in "ing" or "in" went north of Katanning then north-east."

Source:

http://www.baldivis-childrens-forest.com.au/

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Keeping Kids Safe Online

ThinkUKnow is an Internet safety program delivering interactive training to parents, carers and teachers through

schools and organisations across Australia using a network of accredited trainers from our partner agencies.

Created by the UK Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre, ThinkUKnow Australia has

been developed by AFP, Microsoft Australia and Datacom, supported by the Northern Territory Police and ninemsn.

To know more go to:

www.thinkuknow.org.au

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Contributed by Don Bradford

A very successful Great Southern Colts Carnival was held in Kulin on the weekend of the 14/15 June. Seven leagues competed in a round robin event on Saturday and Sunday with the last game on Sunday between Great Southern Storm and Peel deciding the final result of the carnival, with Storm finishing on top in a very close game.

The football played over the weekend was of a very high standard with some players no doubt attracting the attention of talent scouts. Congratulations to Tom O’brien and Roly Slater from the Wheatbelt Falcons for being selected in the Great Southern 20.

Harry Silver, Sam Lewis, Roly Slater and Tom O’brien were also selected in Regional side to go to Landmark Carnival in July.

I would like to thank committee members Greg Hadlow, Tracey Noble and Jane Ardagh for the hugh

effort leading up to and during the carnival. Thanks also to the Kulin Shire and the Freebairn Centre . Well done to Mick Lucchesi and the Kulin Kondinin Football Club on helping to make the weekend such a great event.

Thanks very much to the sporting clubs and community groups who volunteered their time to work on the many rosters during weekend.

The carnival returns to Lake Grace for the next 2 years.

Photo curtsey of Tam Davis

Great Southern Colts Carnival—Thank You!

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We want your photos!!!!!!

Are you an amateur photographer, a ‘happy

snapper’ or a ‘selfie junkie’ well we want to see

your photos. Take them on your iPhone, iPad,

compact camera, or SLR, we don't mind just as long

as they fit with the monthly theme and we will

print all the photos submitted. This is not a

competition it’s just for fun!

The theme for the month of June is ‘FARM’

Poetry corner

I wandered lonely as a cloud That floats on high o'er vales and hills, When all at once I saw a crowd, A host of golden daffodils; Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing in the breeze. Continuous as the stars that shine and twinkle on the Milky Way, They stretched in never-ending line along the margin of a bay: Ten thousand saw I at a glance, tossing their heads in sprightly dance. The waves beside them danced; but they Out-did the sparkling waves in glee: A poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company: I gazed—and gazed—but little thought what wealth the show to me had brought: For oft, when on my couch I lie In vacant or in pensive mood, They flash upon that inward eye Which is the bliss of solitude; And then my heart with pleasure fills, And dances with the daffodils.

William Wordsworth

Westlink information

Westlink has teamed up with WA’s oldest parenting

organisation, Ngala, to present an informative

program on sleep titled Conversations about Sleep

(0 – 3 years) There is developmental information

and helpful hints to help you and your child get

better sleep and can be seen daily for the month of

July, 9:30am and 8:30pm

With school holidays on the way, Constable Care

returns with the very popular and informative

program Making the Right Call. This delightful

puppet show teaches children which numbers to

call in emergencies.

Making the Right Call can be seen Monday to Friday

during July at 12:30pm, 4:30pm and 6pm.

The team from Women’s Health Services are here

again in July for the Rural In Reach program.

This month they will be presenting a program on

Bullying. This episode will be a guide for parents on

how to recognise the signs and best support your

child.

See it on Friday July 18 and Sunday July 20 at

12noon and Tuesday July 22 at 10:30am.

Don’t forget, feedback on any of the programs is always

welcome at westlink@drd.wa.gov.au

Next visit to Kulin

is the 11th of July

Contact Michelle

on 0418 633 399

Or

michelle@westcoastseafood.com.au

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Tin horse highway news

Contributed by Wendy Gangell

Hello Everyone

Remember my little dream about having 20 Tin

Horses for our 20th Anniversary of our Bush Races-

WELL- we are on the countdown……I only need 16 at

the moment …now that seeding is over, and once we

all get through to end of year financial stuff it will be

time to get this number down lower. It is not that

many weeks left till Oct…looking forward to receiving

your Horse entries for the Competition and reporting

on a much lower number next time.

OPEN Tuesday: by appointment Wednesday:10am– 8pm Thursday: 9am-5.30pm Friday: by appointment

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Call 0455 177 608

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Hair Studio

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0498 081 057 Beauty Therapist

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Tuesday & Thursday: Gordon St

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Wednesdays & Fridays: 29 Johnston

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Book your Appointment Today!

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Sports notes Kulin Netball Club Sports notes KKFC

Contributed by Ashlee Cook

On Saturday Juniors, A1 and A2 travelled up to Narembeen for another great days netball in extremely windy conditions, like Elise said a great day to fly a kite!! Unfortunately we all had a loss, except for B grade who played in Bruce Rock and had a big win. Well done to all the teams!!!

A1 Narem- 26 Kulin- 19

A2 Narem- 27 Kulin- 23

B Kulin- 36 BRock- 16

Juniors Narem-18 Kulin- 7

The 'BLODDY RIPPER' award goes to Elise Mullan for having the pleasure of getting a compliment from a certain someone on how Elise was playing. WELL DONE ELISE!!!! Photo will be in next weeks update.

Contributed by Jarred West

The Blues hosted the Narembeen Hawks in Kulin on a cold, windy Sunday afternoon.

The reserves team were under extreme pressure from the outset and found themselves behind early. Slip Noble was again steady in defence but the Blues went into the main break with a heap of work to do. In the second half the Blues rallied to be within a few goals thanks to Hayden Willo, Justin Winwood, Clayton Crabbe and Dylan Bunworth providing a better work rate in the midfield. Unfortunately the boys couldn’t run down the Hawks eventually going down by 26 points to record their first loss of the season.

Reserves Award Winners: S. Noble, J.Winwood, D.Bunworth, H.Williams, C.Crabbe

The league game was a tight contest early with Narembeen taking a slight lead into the first break. The Blues rallied in the 2nd quarter however to cruise to a handy lead thanks to some straight kicking from Brent Fothers. The Hawks came out in the 3rd term firing to peg the lead back to just a few goals. The Blues managed to grind away and run out eventual winners by 13 points in what was a finals like finish when the game was up for grabs. Brendan Whyte kicked the sealer and was prominent all day along with a host of players including Simon Ducky, Jay Collard, Cody Tuckwell, Harry Silver, Sam Schorer just to name a few.

League Award Winners: S.Schorer, B.Fotheringhame, D.Winmar, S.Browning

Simon Ducky was awarded the clanger of the day for going down like a World Cup soccer player after injuring his ankle. At first everyone thought the worse but miraculously he returned to the field to dominate like nothing had occurred!! Thankfully for Simon the award was sponsored by Ashlee Renea Hair Studio so he can book in for a much needed rinse and/or nose hair trim.

The KKFC would like to thank Don Bradford and the entire Kulin/Kondinin volunteers who put on a fantastic colts carnival weekend yet again. Every visitor to the carnival provided outstanding feedback which is a huge credit to our club/league.

UP THE BLUES

Central Wheatbelt Small Business Award

Winners

Member for Central Wheatbelt Mia Davies MLA has

congratulated the winners and finalists of the Central

Wheatbelt Small Business Awards held recently at the

Mukinbudin Recreation Centre.

The 2014 awards were hosted by the Central Wheatbelt

Small Business Centre and supported by the Wheatbelt

Business Network and the Small Business Development

Corporation.

“Small businesses are the strength behind many of our

regional communities and are very generous in

contributions they make to their communities,” Ms Davies

said.

“The awards night showcased the diversity of our

Wheatbelt business community and was a great

opportunity to pause and recognise the hard work small

business owners put in.”

The awards are hosted by the Central Wheatbelt Small

Business Development Commission, which has a strong

track record in the region for supporting the sector.

“Congratulations to Graham Bee, Sal Marais and the

Committee for their commitment to showcasing the best

of our businesses,” Ms Davies said.

“The value of participating in the process was evident on

the night with new connections made and networks

strengthened.”

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Kulin notices

Kulin Childcare Tipping winners–Mullan and Round 12 Winner Denis Hobson—Round 13 Winner Craig McInnes

Kulin is hosting the annual Wildflower Society State Conference this weekend at the Freebairn Recreation Centre so there will be a lot more people in town from Friday through to Monday. The FRC has been booked for the whole weekend so there will be no public access. If anyone in the community wants to attend either the Jilakin Rock excursion or the Macrocarpa Trail excursion on Sunday (both are self drive), or wants more information on the conference, please contact Sandra Murray.

Please be aware the Kulin Medical Centre does not have a doctor attending this Friday the 27th of June. Call Kondinin Hospital: 9894 1222 In case of emergency: 000

Kulin Masonic Lodge

Please find following meeting dates for the ( the 3rd

Monday of the month )

July 21st Kulin 7.15 pm

August 18th Kulin 7.15pm

September 22nd Kulin 7.15pm

October 18th (3rd Saturday) Kulin Installation

Meeting

November 17th Kulin 7.15pm

Boogie Roos - Currently every Tuesday 9:30am

at the Rec Centre. Contact Sandra 0410 708 000

Chair Aerobics –9.30am every Monday. Starting

again on the 5th of May at the CRC Lesser Hall

Harvest bins

Good Sammy ‘s bins will no longer pick up

and will be transferred to the uniting

church op shop in Kondinin

Triple P—dates are August 5th, and 19th and

September 2nd and 16th. 9.30-11.30 held at

the Kulin District High School. Please contact

Miranda Obrien on at the Kulin Health Centre

to register your place or for more information.

Hospital Ladies Mothers Day Raffle Winners: Janet Repacholi and Aaron Giles Thank you all for your support. Set aside the 22nd October 2014. Kondinin Hospital Ladies are hosting a "Stress Free Day" thinking of Health and Well-being at the Club. More details to follow Contact :Jenny Browning Secretary 9063 7030

Firewood For Sale Jarrah or Bush wood delivered and ready to go Ring Ron 9889 6072

Fertiliser – Macrofertil Careema Farms Gary Repacholi P: 9889609 M: 0427 896098 E: careema@bigpond.com

DRY JULY– WE NEED YOU!!!!!

A group of locals are doing Dry July and

welcome any Kulin-ites who would like to join

their team – Jilakin Jug Or Naughts. Our

nominated beneficiary’s are the Crawford and

Milroy Lodges in Perth who provide

accommodation for people who are going

through cancer treatment both lodges have

been accessed by local community members in

the past. It is so simple to join our group, just

log onto;

https://au.dryjuly.com/team/jilakinjugornaughts

donate directly online or contact Jill Brewis at Bendigo bank to make a donation directly to the group.

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Office: 8.30am - 4.30pm (Monday-Friday)

Ph: 9880 1204

Fax: 9880 1221

Email: admin@kulin.wa.gov.au

Website: www.kulin.wa.gov.au

Shire Councillors

Jim Sullivan—Shire President

Barry West—Deputy President

Grant Robins

Robert O’Brien

Mathew Ledwith

Haydn McInnes

Rodney Duckworth

Brad Taylor

Robbie Bowey

Kulin Shire Council Information

Staff Contacts:

Greg Hadlow Chief Executive Officer

Cassi-Dee Vandenberg Deputy CEO

Len Hobson Manager of Works

Rebecca Culbertson Administration Officer

Lauren Franklin Senior Finance Officer

Nicole Thompson Executive Support Officer

Gen Whisson Senior Project Officer

Taryn Scadding Community Development

Officer

Marie Martin CRC Manager

Annette Lewis Accounts Payable

Jane Ardagh Manager of Leisure

Services

Hostel Manager

Tanya Dupagne Camp Kulin Manager

Justices of the Peace

M Carmody 9880 4042

MT Lucchesi 9880 4050

JM McInnes 9880 1360

PJ Mullan 0427 831 041

R Noble 9880 1383

BW Sloggett 9880 9036

Emergency contacts

Kulin Police Station 9880 1205

Kulin Doctors Surgery 9880 1315

Kulin Health Centre/Child Health 9880 1056

Kulin Fire Brigade 000

Kondinin Doctors Surgery 9889 1753

Kondinin Hospital 98941222

Corrigin Hospital 9063 2300

Corrigin Doctors Surgery 9063 2300

Lake Grace Hospital 9890 2222

Lake Grace Doctors Surgery 9865 1206

Hyden Doctors Surgery 0456 875 495

Narrogin Hospital 9881 0333

Narrogin Police Station 9889 1100

Western Power 13 13 51 (Emergency)

Water Supply 13 13 75

Kulin Water Depot 9880 1356

Harvest Ban Info Line 9880 1511

June 26, 2014

June 26th CWA 9.30 Vinyasa Yoga 9.00am 27th Doctor NOT IN KULIN 28th-29th Wild Flower Conference 30th Chair Aerobics Yoga 12.30pm

July 1st Doctor in Kulin Boogie Roos 9.30am 3rd Massage Therapist Kulin Vinyasa Yoga 9.00am 4th Skill Hire Doctor in Kulin Camp Kulin Quiz Night 7th Yoga 12.30pm 7th-11th Camp Kulin July kids camp– Wheatbelt kids

8th Doctor in Kulin Boogie Roos 9.30am 9th KEEDAC at CRC 10th Vinyasa Yoga 9.00am 11th Doctor in Kulin 14th Yoga 12.30pm Massage Therapist in Kulin 14th-18th Camp Kulin July kids camp- sponsorship kids 15th Doctor in Kulin Boogie Roos 9.30am KBR Meeting 17th Vinyasa Yoga 9.00am 18th Doctor in Kulin 21st Masonic Lodge Meeting 22nd Doctor in Kulin Boogie Roos 9.30am 23rd KEEDAC at CRC 25th Doctor in Kulin Boogie Roos 9.30am 29th Doctor in Kulin

Community Calendar

Proofing Competition!

We need your help to proof the Kulin Update so we

have decided to run a competition to see who can find

the most spelling, grammar and general mistakes in

each edition of the Kulin Update.

Submissions must be in no later than the following

Thursday after each edition is printed. The winner is

drawn on Friday and their name published in the next

edition. The winner will receive a choice of either a

quarter page advert, $5 discount voucher for any class

or course held at the CRC or a 1 hour internet

voucher. Good luck!

Last editions winner: Lex Cook

The WoolShed—Burgers and takeaways open daily 9am-8pm

The Kulin Hardware Café—Coffee, cakes, sandwiches and more Mon-Fri 8am-4.30pm

The Kulin Hotel— Mon 4 til late, Tues & Wed 11 til late (dinner only), Thu & Fri, Sat 11 til late (lunch and dinner,

pizza Friday night), Sun 11am to 10pm (lunch and dinner) Lunches12-2 & Dinners 6-8

Church Services

Anglican Church

8:30AM - 2nd and 4th Sundays each month

Uniting Church

10:30AM Morning Tea, 11:00AM Service

Starts - 1st and 3rd Sunday each month

Catholic Church

6:00PM 1st Saturday each month

10:30AM 2nd and 4th Sunday each month

8:00AM 3rd and 5th Sunday each month