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SPECIAL EDITION: 28th November 2013

Kate’s Story

Kate has now spent 4 camps as a Camp Kulin Camp Counsellor - this is her story

“If I had to describe my week at camp in three words, they would be: challenging, rewarding and life

-changing. I’ve said before that a week can change a life. When I decided to come back to camp at

Camp Kulin in April 2013, I didn’t realise that I still had more to learn. I believe that kids can do

anything given the opportunity, and sometimes being challenged can show you your full potential. I

thought that I knew what campers were capable of – I was wrong.

The week at camp was remarkable and something I will not soon forget. Every single person was

challenged at some point (including all the counsellors) and everyone came out with some new

perspective and greater understanding of themselves and others.

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Editorial The Shire of Kulin and the CRC would like to welcome its new Manager, Marie Martin and her family to our shire and its wonderful community. Marie comes to her new role with a sound background in sales, marketing and was formally the training manager of WA’s largest yoga school, teaching and training students to become yoga teachers both in Perth and in South East Asia. Marie is married to our new Police Officer, First Class Constable Micheal Martin (the word on the street is he likes a kick of the footy) and has an energetic 3 year old, Lulu.

Please make Marie welcome and be sure to pop into the CRC to say hello and make yourself known to her. There will be a few changes and plenty of new and exciting things happening at the CRC in the near future and Marie would appreciate local community feedback about what you feel the CRC could offer and improve on.

Look out for the freshly branded Kulin Weekly Update, so make sure you let the CRC know of any events your business or community group might be having so we can add it to our events calendar. We will be introducing some new pricing for advertising to take effect from the first of January 2014 alongside with the introduction of more editorials and articles helping to showcase all of the amazing people, interesting events and the vast appeal of this great Shire. Don’t feel shy in asking for help in writing an article about an event your group has had, we will even come along and join in and take photos where possible.

Over the next few months we will be introducing regular training, workshops and seminars. It is important for us to get community input on what you think you, your community group, business or friends and family would like to access. The CRC will be advertising in January for expressions of interest for courses to be held in the following months. If you, your community group or business have a particular skill or talent and you would like to run some training at our centre, you are interested in a particular area or have an idea for a workshop then please contact the CRC manager to discuss what options are available.

Finally, the CRC will be advertising for 3-5 new committee members to come on board the current committee and reforming into the CRC Development Committee for 2014. This committee will be an important support network for the CRC manager and help to oversee the implementation of the new guidelines and outcomes set out in the WACRN Review. This committee will be an important voice for the community and its expectations of the CRC and how it can best service the Shire of Kulin while meeting the outcomes in the review. We will be seeking energetic and passionate community members to fill these openings. If you are interested please feel free to contact the CRC manager for more information and keep an eye out for the full description of the committee positions in future editions.

Coming away from camp, the campers have all been given valuable life skills – teamwork,

communication skills, the ability to trust others and persevere through hardships, increased self

esteem – the list goes on and on. The campers were pushed in ways they probably never

expected. From trusting people they’d met on the bus the previous day in team building

exercises, to hiking up a rock that towered over them, to having to stand up in front of other

groups and be a part of the talent show on the final night. Some of the campers came out of

their shells, some learned to hold back anger, and they all got through all the challenges by

working together and persevering.

I’d like to tell a quick story from camp, so bare with me for just a moment. At the previous camp

I went on, in January, one of the campers in my group was afraid of heights. Not just a little bit

afraid; seriously scared. Over the course of the week, we took part in a number of activities

including climbing up to the top of Jilakin Rock (a large granite monolith) and she’d tackle every

challenge put in front of her and make it through. She faced her fear, and got through it.

This camper was back at camp in April. All the changes I’d seen in her in January were still

there – she was more open and confident and sure of herself. This was proven to me on our

descent from Jilakin Rock, where she took initiative and helped another camper down the rock,

taking the role that I had had for her on the previous camp. She opened up even more over the

course of camp, and on the final night she and one of the other members of her group got up

and sang to all of us. I couldn’t have been prouder. To see that she was building upon

messages from previous camps and taking those skills forward shows me that these camps are

incredibly valuable.

Just seeing the changes in the kids over the 5 days they were on camp was enough to

understand the importance of the camps. Camps like the ones run by Camp Kulin give the

campers the opportunity to be children for a week. They learn life skills and change in ways that

take most people a lifetime. Every child blossomed and changed over the week. To have

campers crying and saying that they didn’t want to go home on the last day tells me exactly how

important the camps are to the campers.

Coming home has been more difficult this time than last time. The bonds forged with campers

and counsellors mean that you miss them. You make friendships that’ll last a lifetime. And

there’s nothing you can do about it. The experiences I had at camp have left me wanting to

work with young people more. Given me a new view on why people might act out or behave in

different ways. Made me realise what I value in a friend. If I were asked to go on another camp,

I’d do it again in a heartbeat. I can’t explain why – it’s just something everyone should have the

opportunity to experience.

Kate’s Story Cont...

Wednesday11th December, 2013

11am—2pm

Bookings to Jane on 9880 1000 by Friday 6th .

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Tuesdays By Appointment

Wednesdays 9am-5.30pm

Thursdays 9am-8pm

Fridays By Appointment

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Call 0455 177 608

51 Johnston Street Kulin

Hair Studio

Thanks to everyone who came along to the Camp Kulin sleepover on the weekend to

coincide with the Freebairn Recreation Centre 10th Birthday. We enjoyed a great night of

party games, followed by early morning games of Skunk and Sprout Ball. Special thanks to

our weekend volunteer team, Pat, Daniel, Jesse, Brittany, Panalee, Samantha & Tahnee,

as well as Kulin IGA for their ongoing support of our programs.

SLEEPOVER

The Camp Kulin team will be taking on a challenge with a difference this Saturday to raise money for the Cancer

Council’s Relay For Life.

The team of camp counsellors - Daniel, Brittany S, Jesse, Tahnee, Smurf, Mini Smurf, Kennah, Ollie, Olivia, Scott

& Sam - will be tackling the Kulin waterslide for 12 hours straight.

“Many of our Camp Kulin camp counsellors are taking part in Relay for Life Rockingham Kwinana again in April

2014, and we wanted a unique way to raise money for our team,” Camp Kulin Manager and event organiser

Tanya Dupagne said.

“The waterslide is something that is a part of our camp program, and we knew that 12 hours straight on it

would be an enormous challenge. Most of us have been impacted by cancer in some way though, so even

though it is going to be an extremely long day – and everyone will no doubt have very sore legs by the end of it

– we know that it is nothing compared to the everyday challenges faced by those with cancer.”

People are welcome to come along and support the team on the day. The pool/slide will be open during regular

operating hours (standard admission applies) and a sausage sizzle will be available.

The team would also welcome any donations/sponsors. All donations are fully tax deductible, and go to Cancer

Council WA (Relay for Life).

For more information about the Slideathon challenge, or to make a donation, visit the Camp Kulin Facebook

page, www.facebook.com/campkulin

SLIDEATHON

Harvest pressures.

Most of our stress comes as a result of external circumstances. But our thinking about them

is the real problem. We can’t change the weather. We can’t change the quality of the grain.

We can’t change the prices. We can’t change the cost of inputs. But we can change the way

we think about all those variables.

The best way is to think of ourselves not as ‘farmers’, but as ‘persons who happen to be farm-

ing’ as part of who we are in this world. That way, if the farming enterprise ‘fails’ in any way,

it is not we who fail; we are still persons of worth with many successful ‘roles’ of father /

mother, son/daughter, husband /wife, friend, helper, thinker, lover, etc. In times when exter-

nals don’t go the way we would like, we must focus our sense of self – and, thus, worth – and

on those other aspects of who we are. And even more important than those ‘roles’ (which

are also externals to some extent), we must focus on the inner reality that ‘we are each

unique persons of immeasurable and equal worth’. That is our true ‘success’ because it is our

True Self; the external achievements are a bonus.

And, rather than bravely battling on alone through our stresses, it is essential to talk to those

close to us about the struggles. The old ‘problem shared is a problem halved’ adage, is true

and it works. The best advice is ‘don’t be alone’, and ‘don’t base your worth on externals

which are all subject to forces beyond our control’. And if you want to talk about any of this,

call or email; I’d love to talk with you.

John White

Resilience Support Person

Mob: 0488513102

Email: soulair@westnet.com.au

28th Sara Wilson Lorraine Brown 3rd Ryan Rader 5th Ashley Buttigig

Shire of Kulin Council Meeting

DATE CHANGED

Meeting for December will be held

Thursday the 19th of December

At 1pm

A HUGE thankyou to all those who attended and supported the FRC’s 10th Birthday Bash last Saturday night.

It was a well celebrated evening with a few fun games and a delicious birthday feast.

A special thanks must go to:

Angie & Ella—for preparing an absolutely SENSATIONAL 3 course meal.

Duncan, Jelayna & Claudia—for helping our trusty chefs in the kitchen and spoiling us all with your fantastic

service.

Kulin IGA & Kulin Gourmet Meats—For supplying all of the produce.

And of course the Kulin Shire Council for supporting the evening.

Thankyou all so much.

**ORDERS WELCOME**

Come in and try our range of

sauces and marinades. Bulk packs

available.

Opening Times

Monday to Friday

8am-5pm

Email kulingourmetmeats@gmail.com

Strictly Ballroom Dancing Thursday 28th November

7pm @ Kulin Memorial Hall

ONLY TWO MORE LESSONS FOR 2013!!!!!

Duncan Murdoch is a professional ballroom dancer with experience teaching ballroom dancing. In collaboration with Kulin Arts, Duncan has kindly volunteered to teach

ballroom dancing lessons in Kulin. You are welcome to attend.

Prices are $5 per person or $10 per couple.

Ballroom Dancing is a fun leisure activity that will positively engage your mind, body and soul. Please come along and check it out. All

ages welcome.

Enquires to Sharyn McAdam

0429 801 055

KDHS Presentation Night

Burger Order Form

The FRAC will be cooking chicken burgers on Wednesday the 18th of December – after the KDHS presenta-

tion night.($6 ea) Anyone wishing to purchase a chicken burger for dinner, please fill in the form below

and return it to Jane at the Rec Centre no later than 4:30pm on Friday the 13th of December.

Name: ________________________________________

Contact Number ________________________________

Number of Burgers: _________

Cost: $_________

Note:

Burgers are $6 ea (CASH ONLY)

Payment can be made on the night when you collect your burger

Family orders are accepted

NO LATE ORDERS WILL BE ACCEPTED SO PLEASE RETURN YOUR FORMS

ASAP.

Proposed Road Closure

Portion of Williams Kondinin Road No 6321

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the Land Administration Act 19997and

Land Administration Regulations 1998, that the Kulin Shire Council is considering requesting

the Minister of Lands to permanently close a portion of the Williams Kondinin Road reserve

located in the Kulin townsite and bounded by Jilakin St to the south, Kulin lot 170 to the

north, the railway reserve to the west and the CBH storage bins to the east.

The purpose of the proposed road closure is to enable CBH to liaise further with the Depart-

ment of Lands to progress the formalities in relation to acquisition of the land.

Prior to seeking Ministerial consent for the abovementioned proposal Council invites public

submissions regarding its general acceptability and suitability. A copy of the plans illustrating

the proposal are available for inspection at the shires Administration Office, 24 Johnston St,

Kulin, during office hours.

Any person who wishes to comment on the above may do so in writing to the Chief Executive

Officer, Shire of Kulin, Po Box 125, Kulin WA 6365 by no later than Friday 31st January 2014.

Dated 26 November 2013 Greg Hadlow Chief Executive Officer Shire of Kulin

Bronze Medallion Course

Bronze Medallion

Friday 20th

December – Sunday 22nd

December

9am – 3pm daily

Cost: Total $35 Payable on first day to Rachel or Elana.

$17.50 Royal Life Saving for formal certification.

$17.50 Donation to Kulin Sub centre for use of resuscitation equipment.

Bronze Medallion Requalification

Sunday 22nd

December

1pm – 3pm

Cost: Total $25 Payable on 22nd

December

$15 Royal Life Saving for formal certification

$10 Donation to Kulin Sub centre for use of the resuscitation equipment.

If any one is interested in completing their Bronze Medallion or to Requalify Bronze Medallion.

Numbers will be limited.

Please contact Rachel Argent 0428898042 or Elana Frantom 0428890078

Rachel.argent@education.wa.edu.au

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Don't gamble with your most precious sense. A WA registered optometrist is conducting eye

examinations in Kulin on Friday 29th November. To register your interest simply call 6461

6006 or email contacts4eyes@gmail.com

Eye tests bulk – billed to medicare (for eligible card holders)

Coffee Mugs

Glass Mugs

Aluminium Water Bottles

iPhone cases

Magnets

Key rings

Calenders

Stubbie holders

Bookmarks

Bag holders

Placemats/coasters

T-Shirts

Wine Cooler Bags

Are you looking for gifts ideas this Christmas?

We make

Kulin Community Resource Centre: Business Hours: Mon to Fri 9.00am - 4.30pm

Phone: 08 9880 1021 Email: rcmgr@kulin.wa.gov.au

DUDININ TENNIS NOTES

Sat 23 November

Social tennis was a bit of a fizzer today with most keen to keep on harvesting. Hopefully our numbers will

increase next week now that pennants is over for the year. With a win over Lake Grace on the weekend,

that takes us to four out of four wins, Well done Dudinin!

Note that social tennis is now on Sunday’s for the rest of this year.

Upcoming fortnight.....

Sunday 1 Dec Social Tennis – Roster Jen Baker

Sunday 8 Dec Rescheduled Doubles Tournament (more info later) – Roster Grantly Mullan

Local Student Achieves Schoolarship NARROGIN AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE

Year 12 Graduation Ceremony

Roland Slater was awarded the Bauxite Resources Working Safely Scholarship for Year 11. Roland was presented with his award by Mr Derek Gardner the Field and Community Manager at Bauxite Resources Ltd. This scholarship is provided to a student who shows great potential in his chosen specialisation and has the ability to work safely and to a high standard. The scholarship for $500 is set against College fees for 2014. Roland also played a part in the smooth running of the day by volunteering to help with the service of the meal which was greatly appreciated.

Congratulations Roland from the Kulin Community

Kulin Kondinin Football Club require a

LEAGUE AND A’RESERVES COACH For the 2014 EDFL season.

Applicants need to apply in writing stating

experience and remuneration to:

The Secretary

K.K.F.C.

PO Box 30 Kondinin WA 6367

Kulin Tennis Club Notes for Season 2013/14

Social Tennis at Kulin Tennis Club last week new members come down to wack the ball. Even with harvest in full swing it was

great to see 3 courts full for social tennis.

If any Kulin Tennis players are interested in playing minor pennants in Jan/Feb let Michelle Stone (Tennis Captain) know so she

can put names forward. Thanks, Gab 9889 8022

Social tennis this Saturday come on down to the KULIN TENNIS COURTS for a

hit starting at 3pm

Hope to see you all there.

Afternoon tea, full bar, and great tennis for all stages. This week we think the ball machine that the junior players use will have

some competition from The Kulin Water slideathon!

Winners and Runner-ups for the Kulin Junior Tennis tournament.

BUSINESS DIRECTORY LISTING

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KULIN COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTRE

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Business listings will be placed alphabetically in the Business Directory

of the Kulin Phone Book.

EXAMPLE OF BUSINESS DIRECTORY LISITING

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KULIN HEALTH CENTRE

CLINIC TIMES 9am—11am

MONDAY Clinic *Pathology

TUESDAY Clinic * DOCTOR 9:30—4:30

WEDNESDAY Clinic *Pathology

THURSDAY Clinic

FRIDAY DOCTOR 9:30—4:00

*Pathology services (blood tests) are only available Monday and Wednesday.

Please attend Kondinin Hospital PH. 98941222 outside of these times.

DIAL 000 for emergencies

CHILD HEALTH CLINIC

Held every alternate Wednesday

Phone : 98801056—for appointments

Laugh Out Loud (LOL) Farming jokes

How do farmers make crop circles?

With a protractor

What did the farmer say when he lost his tractor?

''Where's my tractor?''

What do you call a guy who used to like tractors?

An Extractor fan.

A farmer and his wife had just waken up one morning to the crowing of their rooster. While still in bed, the

farmer's wife says, "Pa, you know our neighbor Mr. Jones?"

"Yes Ma, I reckon I do," replied the sleepy farmer.

"Well, every morning before he leaves the house for work, he gives his wife a big ol' kiss. Why don't you ev-

er do that?"

The farmer sighed and said, "Well, I reckon I can, but I just don't know her very well."

November

28th Ballroom Dancing 7pm @ Kulin Memorial Hall

29th Optometrist (Kulin Medical Centre)

30th Camp Kulin Slideathon 6am-6pm

Social Tennis 3pm

December

9th Christmas Craft Workshops

11th Seniors Christmas Party

Dietician 9.30 - 12pm (Kulin Medical Centre)

12th Ballroom Dancing 7pm @ Kulin Memorial Hall

13th Physio and Podiatry (Kulin Medical Centre)

18th KDHS Presentation Night

19th Shire of Kulin Council Meeting 1pm

20th Kulin Christmas Festivities & Extended Trading

20th-22nd Bronze Medallion Course

If you would like your event or meeting to be added to the Kulin Kalender please contact Ku-lin Community Resource Centre: Business Hours: Mon to Fri 9.00am - 4.30pm

Phone: 08 9880 1021 Fax : 08 9880 1061 Email: rcmgr@kulin.wa.gov.au