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October 2018 Edition
The Shire of Sandstone Hack St, Sandstone WA 6639
Ph: 08 9963 5802 Fax 08 9963 5852
SANDSTONE AT SUNSET Picture sent in by Michael Kammermann
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PG 2 Contents
PG 3 Emergency Medical Assistance PG 4 From the Desk of the CEO
PG 5 Environmental Health Officer details
PG 6 Farewell from Gina—POST
PG 7 Closure of St John Ambulance service
PG 8 Ambulance cover
PG 9 Knitting/Crochet group
PG 10 Sandstone Golf Club news
PG 11 Murdoch University VET Program
PG 12 REWARD for lost dog
PG 13 Justice of the Peace service in Sandstone
PG 14-15 Booylgoo Station story, part 2
PG 16 Improving water quality in the Murchison
PG 17 Movies for free on KANOPY
PG 18 History Corner
PG 19 Community Bus travelling to Mt Magnet
PG 20-21 National Hotel Menu and Specials PG 22 House for Sale in Sandstone PG 23 Recipes PG 24 Business advertisements
PG 25 Public Notices
PG 26 Directory of Services
PG 27-29 Community Bulletin Board
PG 30-35 Health Services/Calendar
PG 36 Events Calendar
Note. The opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the Shire of Sandstone
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Sandstone Emergency Numbers for Police and Fire 000
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Shire News Shire of Sandstone
Hack Street SANDSTONE WA 6639 Phone: 08 9963 5802 Fax: 08 9663 5852
Email: [email protected]
FROM THE DESK OF THE CEO
Your permanent CEO, Harry Hawkins, has taken annual leave commencing Friday 21st September, in
time for the Eagles preliminary final win and the GRAND FINAL on the 29th September. Great timing
Harry!
My name is Eddie Piper and I am here for the 4 weeks while Harry is away. I live in Morley and have
worked in Local Government since 1982 mainly at the City of Melville and the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder.
Since ”retiring” in 2007 I have undertaken various relief positions around the State, the most recent at
the Shire of Mt. Magnet.
GENERAL OBSERVATION
Your Shire looks terrific with all the street art and decorations and is a credit to all at the Shire and the
residents of Sandstone. The Shire staff are keen to help residents and visitors.
SEPTEMBER COUNCIL MEETING
The September 2018 Council meeting included an item requesting Council to consider taking over the
running of the Sandstone Post Office agency on the completion of Gina Gloede’s contract. Council
resolved as follows: “That Council advise Australia Post that it is willing to take on the role of
Community Postal Agent in Sandstone and that the agency will operate from the current Shire
Administration Centre”.
This being the case Council are working on taking over the agency commencing 1 November 2018.
Council staff will undertake necessary training and modifications to the office will take place over the
next month.
The Council also considered at the meeting the erection of fences at the front and rear of lots 98 and 99
Payne Street Sandstone following complaints from neighbours about the noise from trucks parking on
the lots. The lots are held in freehold by the Shire. Council resolved as follows: “That lots 98 & 99
Payne Street Sandstone shall be fenced front and rear with standard colour bond steel fencing and it
shall be paid for from savings to be identified in the mid-year budget review”.
GENERAL INFORMATION
The annual financial audit of the Shire will be held on the 8th and 9th October and it is anticipated that
the Annual Financial Statements for the year ended 30th June 2018 will be presented to the October
2018 Council Meeting.
CLOSING
Harry returns to work on Monday 22nd October in time for closing day at the Golf Club.
Regards,
Eddie Piper Acting CEO
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Shire News Shire of Sandstone
Hack Street SANDSTONE WA 6639 Phone: 08 9963 5802 Fax: 08 9663 5852
Email: [email protected]
The Environmental Health Officer for the Shire of Sandstone is Dave Hadden. Dave’s contact details are:- Principal EHO/Building Surveyor Shires of Leonora, Laverton, Menzies & Sandstone. Phone- 9037 6044 Mobile- 0428376044 Email- [email protected]
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POST
To all my dear friends of Sandstone. I would like to advise you all that on the 31st October 2018 the Post Office will be closing. After speaking to the CEO and Councillors, it has been decided that the Shire of Sandstone will take over the postal agency. It comes with great sadness and I will truly miss my sorting of mail, all the chats on the verandah, not only a quick chat we have solved many problems of the world and drank more coffee than we should. I will miss you all. It has been a wonderful twelve years full of beautiful memories for which I thank you. From your Post Mistress Regina.
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Due to the Ambulance Service no longer being available in Sandstone, if you needed to call an ambulance it would have to travel from Mt Magnet, which would incur substantial costs before you even get into the ambulance.
It is highly recommended that people take out their own ambulance cover.
The following in an excerpt from the St John Ambulance website.
In country Western Australia, St John Country Ambulance Cover is available
The cost of your ambulance trip is covered if you have comprehensive Country Ambulance Cover.
This includes as many emergency or necessary non-emergency transports you, or one of your family
members, require.
Within WA, St John Country Ambulance Cover will protect you for St John Ambulance transport 24
hours a day, 365 days a year. The subscription coverage is restricted to ambulance transport
provided by St John in Western Australia and ambulance services in other States who have a
reciprocal arrangement with St John Ambulance Western Australia.
The Benefit fund pricing arrangement is available to all residents living in regional Western Australia.
For the terms and conditions of this service, or to purchase a benefit fund card via credit card, please
contact our team on (08) 9334 1284.
Ambulance cover is also available from various Private Health insurers if you choose not to use St John Country Ambulance Cover
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Thanks again Ann for sending your story in. I hope someone can help you with locating Gary.
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HISTORY CORNER— An excerpt from the book
“Sandstone—from Gold to Wool and Back Again” by Sally L Senior
SANDSTONE SCHOOLS—continued Not all the pupils lived in the township. May Elliott lived at Spring Park Station homestead, about 3km north of town. From a very early age, she would drive herself to school in a horse and sulky every morning. She would unharness the horse and put him in a stable behind the school before classes, and lead him down to the government well for a drink at lunchtime. There were always children wanting to lead the horse for her. After school, she would harness up, then do any shopping for her mother, mostly from Welshman ‘Bunny’ Hug’s grocery store in Hack Street, before driving home. When the Bealing family arrived in Sandstone in 1918, the teacher was Tom Christie, a supply teacher in poor health who had replaced J Christie. After school broke up on Friday, he would do his laundry for the week, hang it on the line, then retire to bed for the weekend, only to appear on Monday morning, when he often found that the ever-present goats had eaten his clothes off the line, only leaving the little bits held by the pegs. The goats played a prominent part in Sandstone life, and many past residents have memories of their antics. Another trick they had was strumming on the keys of the piano while they ate sheet music, if the door to the hall had been carelessly left open. By 1920 there were still two schools operating in Sandstone, one State school and one run by the Presentation nuns. The teacher at the State school at the time was still Tom Christie. His poor health had kept him out of the forces, and teachers were in very short supply. The year 1922 saw Mr Jennings’ arrival to Sandstone with his English war bride, Vera. He was headmaster from 1922 to 1924, when he was transferred to Leonora. Jennings was an accomplished artist, and delighted in doing caricatures of people. One of these that still remains is of Buzza, the roads board Secretary at that time. One of Jennings’ methods of calling a pupil to the front of the class would be a lightening sketch of that pupil on the blackboard, which he would then tap with his pointer while issuing the command, “You, up here!” Another method he had of attracting a student’s attention was to flick, very accurately, a small piece of chalk at the offender. In 1923 the school moved from its original building to the north end of the court house, and where the first student to be enrolled was Lucy Williamson. At the time, there were only thirteen pupils. In the years 1946—1952, the school was struggling to maintain numbers, and by 1965 there were only two pupils left. R Burt MLA and Peter Coyne MLA did their best to keep the school open, in the hope that more children would come to the district, and the shire even employed a man with a large family to boost numbers, but he did not stay, so the school was closed in 1966, while W E (Bill) Gaynor was headmaster. Over 600 children had passed through the school since its opening in 1907. During the 1930s and 1940s, the teachers wives were an integral part of the small school, as they taught sewing to the girls. The Sandstone school reopened in 1978, with twelve pupils and Andrew Breed as headmaster. It has been operational ever since, although there have been times when the numbers have dropped dangerously low. In recent times, the school has been staffed by a headmaster plus one full-time teacher and registrar, Bethel Walton; when numbers were high or a relief teacher was required, another teacher was employed on a casual basis, Vickie Mcquie, the wife of pastoralist David McQuie. NOTE: The school closed permanently in December 2013 Sandstone Convent, St Athanasius Following the attendance of nuns from the Presentation Order at Lawlers at the opening of the new Roman Catholic church, the parishioners of Sandstone decided to invite the Order to establish a convent school in Sandstone. A group from Geraldton was willing and on 9 August 1909, a letter was sent to them asking the Superior how long it would be before a group could leave. She replied that she had a group ready to leave the next week. Ruth Marchant James, in her book Cork to Capricorn describes in intimate detail the journey made by Mothers Lellia Russel and Brigid Kenny following their departure from Geraldton on 18th August 1909 on their way to Sandstone, first by rail to Mt Magnet, then by two-horse buggy to Sandstone. It would be impossible to guess what went through the minds of these previously sheltered wo=men as they travelled further and further away from the sea at Geraldton, and across what would surely have appeared as brown, tractless wastes to them. …../ to be continued.
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COMMUNITY BUS TAKING PASSENGERS TO MT MAGNET The Sandstone Community Bus will be travelling to Mt Magnet every four weeks for Shire business. If anyone needs to travel to Mt Magnet, we usually have available seats. We can take a maximum of 6 passengers so please book - please be aware that we adhere to a strict time schedule. The bus will leave from the Sandstone Shire Administration office at 10am and will leave Mt. Magnet opposite the IGA at 1.30pm for the return trip home. Please book your seat by contacting either Rhonda or Margaret at the Shire office ph. 9963 5802
The next bus will be Wednesday 10th October
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NATIONAL HOTEL—SANDSTONE
Lunch Menu 7 days a week 12pm—2pm
Ham and Salad Sandwich / Toasted $7.50 Ham, cheese, tomato, lettuce, carrot, onion and mayo
All meals below are served with chips: Extras—egg, cheese or bacon are $1.50 each
Bacon and Egg Burger $15.00 Bread roll, fried egg, bacon and sauce
Prospector Beef Burger $15.00 Bread roll, beef patty, cheese, fried onion, salad and BBQ sauce
Chicken Burger $15.00 Chicken patty, lettuce and Mayo
Steak Sandwich $17.00 Steak, fried onion, salad and BBQ sauce
Fish and Chips $17.00 Battered or Crumbed
Seafood Basket $17.00 Whiting fillet, prawn cutlets, squid rings, scallop, crab bites, lemon & tartare sauce
Extras
Chips—Small: $6.50 or Large: $9.00 Gravy: $3.50
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NATIONAL HOTEL—SANDSTONE
Dinner Menu 7 days a week 6pm—8pm
Porter House / Rib Eye / T-Bone / Scotch Fillet Steak, served with chips and salad or vegetables (add reef and beef $7)
$38.00
Chicken Schnitzel ( Parma, Hollandaise or Plain) Chicken Schnitzel served with chips and salad or vegetables
$28.00
Chicken Kiev Chicken Kiev, served with chips and salad or vegetables
$24
Seafood Basket Whiting Fillet, prawn cutlets, squid rings, scallops, crab bites, lemon & tartare
sauce, Served with chips and salad
$24.00
Red Emperor Beer battered Red Emperor served with chips and salad or vegetables
$25.00
Pizza Meat Lovers, Bar B Q Chicken & Hawaiian + Garlic Bread (please allow cooking time)
$25.00
Extras Gravy—Beef, Mushroom or Pepper $3.50
Fried Egg $2.50
Kids Meals Chicken Nuggets and Chips $12.00 (comes with Busy Nippers Bag)
Please check out our Daily Specials on the specials board $25 with dessert
Dessert See Specials Board……
Served with Icecream or Custard $8.50
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Banana yoghurt
cake—easy!
Ingredients 150g Flora with Butter ICING 1 cup brown sugar 250gm packet light cream cheese 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste 1/4 cup caster sugar 3 eggs 1/2 cup Greek style yoghurt 3 cups self-raising flour 1/4 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda 1 cup Coles Greek-style yoghurt 1 1/2 cups mashed over-ripe banana Chopped walnuts, to decorate Sliced banana, to decorate
Method Step 1 Preheat oven to 180C/160C fan-forced. Grease a 7cm-deep, 19cm square cake pan. Line base and sides with 2 layers of baking paper. Step 2 Using an electric mixer, beat margarine, sugar and vanilla for 3 to 5 minutes or until light and fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating until combined. Stir in sifted flour and bicarbonate of soda, yoghurt and banana until well combined. Spoon mixture into prepared pan. Level top with a spatula. Step 3 Bake for 1 hour to 1 hour 10 minutes or until a skewer inserted in centre of cake comes out clean (cover cake loosely with foil if over-browning during cooking). Stand in pan for 10 minutes. Turn onto a wire rack to cool. Step 4 Make Icing: Using an electric mixer, beat cream cheese and sugar together until light and fluffy. Fold in yoghurt until well combined. Spread icing over top of cake. Sprinkle with walnuts and top with sliced banana. Serve
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Pastoralists and D.E.C. in the Sandstone and
surrounding Shire’s have an ongoing wild dog bait programme. Please be advised
BAITS WILL BE ON THE GROUND ALL YEAR ROUND
Also just a friendly reminder to keep your dogs locked
up, or on a leash if out walking.
To avoid being
penalised all dogs and cats must be kept in your yards or on leads at all times. Please clean up after
your dog!!!!!
All dogs must be registered. If your dog is not registered, or if you
are unsure when the registration expires,
please contact the Shire office.
The RANGER is making more and more frequent
visits to Sandstone.
When was the last time you
visited your local library?
We don’t just have books,
there are DVDs and Audio
books as well, so next time
you are passing the office,
pop in and have a look.
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JPB Contracting
Paul (Scruffy) Bennett
Ph: 0427 841 888
GREAT NEWS!
Physiotherapy service is provided monthly to
Sandstone
Next visit will be Monday 22nd
October
Phone Shire office to book an appointment
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Mount Magnet Post & Lotteries
Gifts, cards, stationery, art supplies.
Passport photos and much more Drop in and browse
Check out the website www.mtmagnetpost.com
SANDSTONE LIBRARY Open Monday—Friday 8.30am—4.30pm
Casual memberships welcome
• Interlibrary Loans • Audio Books • Internet access • DVDs • Fiction and non Fiction books
Dog registrations are due by the end of October
each year. Please check your dog’s registration or contact the Shire office to check if your dog’s registration needs
renewal
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YOU MUST CONTACT THE SHIRE OF SANDSTONE PRIOR TO
DISPOSAL OF ANY ASBESTOS MATERIALS
Phone 9963 5802 Mondays - Fridays
8:30 - 4:00pm
LEGAL ACTION WILL BE TAKEN FOR
NON-COMPLIANCE
We are always after articles for the Bush Telegraph so if you have a story, a photo
or maybe a birthday, or perhaps there is something
you would like to see in your newsletter please
contact Rhonda at the Shire office on email -
ROTARY CLUB We are the very first Rotary Club
that is based purely online in WA. This enables people living in remote/regional areas the op-tion to still provide a service to their local community by joining Rotary E club of E.WA. It’s a
new and vital Rotary Experience.
We meet via online webinars
and the use of Facebook, both open to the public and private
sessions.
Name: E-WA Rotary Address: www.ewarotary.org.au www.facebook.com/ewarotary Ph 0408 802 490 Community Group Name : E-WA Rotary—Kerry O’Shea [email protected] We’d love to hear from you :)
Westcoast Seafood
Email: [email protected] Contact Stan to see when he will be in
Sandstone next
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Looking for Gold? Want to Prospect near Sandstone?
Please contact the Mt Magnet Office of the Department of
Mines and Petroleum, Cnr Hepburn and Richardson
St
Telephone (08) 9963 4509
Heritage Museum & Visitor Centre
Open daily 9am—4pm
Easter to November
Ordinary Meeting
of Council
The next meeting of Council will be held on THURSDAY 25th October 2018 at 12.30 p.m. The Agenda is viewable at the Sandstone Public Library and on-line at www.sandstone.wa.gov.au , once prepared.
Alice Atkinson Caravan Park 08 9963 5859 Main Roads - Road Conditions 13 81 38
(24 Hr Customer Contact Centre )
Mt Magnet Police 08 9963 3222
National Hotel 08 9963 5801
Outback Accommodation 08 9963 5869
Sandstone Museum &
Visitor Information Centre 08 9963 5061
Sandstone Nursing Post 08 9963 5808
Sandstone Post Office 08 9963 5222
Shire of Sandstone Office 08 9963 5802 Ambulance 000 RFDS 1800 625 800
Useful Sandstone Phone Numbers
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Sandstone Nursing post Irvine St Sandstone
Nurse - Lana Lefroy 9963 5808 or 9963 5831
MEDICAL SERVICES AVAILABLE IN
WILUNA
The following medical services are available from visiting specialists through the Wiluna Medical Centre. These services are free of charge and are available to Sandstone residents and the travelling public.
To make an appointment for visiting specialists, contact Wiluna Medical Centre 9981 8600
Dental (Monthly) Gynaecologist
Audiologist Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT)
Cardiologist Respiratory
Health and Well being services
Child Health Services, Paediatrician
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Sandstone Nursing post Irvine St Sandstone
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Sandstone Nursing post Irvine St Sandstone
Nurse - Lana Lefroy 9963 5808 or 9963 5831
TELEPHONE HELP LINES
Mental Health Emergency Response Line
(formerly Psychiatric Emergency Team)
Perth WA 6000 Tel: 08 9224 8888
RuralLink
Tel: 1800 552 002
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Sandstone Nursing post Irvine St Sandstone
Nurse - Lana Lefroy 9963 5808 or 9963 5831
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Sandstone Nursing post Irvine St Sandstone
Nurse - Lana Lefroy 9963 5808 or 9963 5831
MEEKATHARRA RFDS Flying clinics
2018
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If you would like your event to appear on the Community Planner please contact the Shire of Sandstone Phone: 9963 5802 Fax: 9963 5852 Email: [email protected]
OCTOBER 2018
Internet is available at Sandstone Library in the Shire building
Monday—Friday 8.30am—4.30pm
We don’t have public WIFI but you can use our computers to access the internet
