May 16th, 2012

On May 5th Walpole was

overrun by Tapleys and their

relatives. This reunion was

in celebration of five

generations with the

families having originally

come to the Walpole area in

the 1940’s.

Last year whilst visting

Walpole from Port Lincoln

Jenny Barwick spent some

time with local relatives and

during discussions the idea

of a family reunion was born.

After almost twelve months

planning the big plan came

to fruition to kick off with

Margarett’s 74th birthday.

The celebration began on Friday night with 40-odd people joining Margarett Buckeridge for her

74th birthday, filling the Walpole Hotel restaurant for dinner.

On Saturday the family broke into groups to take the WOW Wilderness cruise with local

identity Gary Muir followed by a gathering at the Walpole Country Club at four o’clock and

later dinner.

Members of the family traveled from as far as Port Lincoln in South Australia to join the

festivities.

The Tapley clan has been here in Walpole for 72years and although the town of Walpole has

changed in many ways it has always remained ‘home’.

Cr David Tapley has taken his love and desire for the sustainability of the area to local

government and this year he will have been on the Manjimup Shire council for seventeen years,

supporting and advocating for the people of Walpole and surrounds.

More pictures on Page 11

Tapley Family Reunion

Community News of Walpole, Nornalup, Peaceful Bay & Bow Bridge

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May 16th, 2012 — 2 Walpole Weekly

St George’s Anglican Church

Walpole Corner Vista and Pier Streets

Holy Communion Sunday 10am.

Contact: Rev Sue Lodge-Calvert

Telephone: 9848 2173

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Temperatures and rainfall for Sunday 29th April to Saturday 5th May, 2012

Temperatures Rainfall

Min Max mm

Sunday 13.1 17.6 8.8

Monday 10.9 17.2 0.6

Tuesday 9.6 15.9 28.6

Wednesday 11.2 18.8 2.0

Thursday 12.7 19.1 13.6

Friday 10.0 19.6 0

Saturday 11.3 21.8 0

53.6

Forecast for the next five days :

Total rainfall for the week :

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!HAPPY BIRTHDAY!HAPPY BIRTHDAY!HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

May

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Walpole Weekly May 16th, 2012 — 3

Community Events Calendar

Month Date Details

May June

16 19

30 1

Dietician in Walpole GSFL Football at Walpole Oval Op Shop Funding applications close Dragon Boat Marathon Colin Holt - Public Consultation BTH Ladies Soup and Sandwich Luncheon

Phone: (08)9840 1023

Walpole Hotel/Motel

Op en 7 day s a w ee k

Calendar Thursday Nights Cocktail Night 6:00 - 7:00, Come and try Rachel’s ravishing cocktails that will tingle your senses. Friday Nights Happy Hour 5:30 Chase the Ace -Jackpot stands at $350 Sunday Night Roast Dinner - $25/head plus a glass of house wine or a middy of beer.

What's on at the

Walpole Hotel

ITS ON AGAIN!!!

The annual Soup and Sandwich Luncheon hosted by the BTH Ladies Club in the

Tingledale Hall to raise funds for the Cancer Foundation is set for

Friday 1st June at 12 noon.

Come along and enjoy soup, sandwiches, tasty slices and good company, for the

small cost of $10.

WALPOLE REAL ESTATE Locally owned and managed

and fully independent. See us for professional and

friendly service

Phone 9840 1231 For full details of our property

listings see our notice board with slide show or visit our website at

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BIG HAIR SHOP REPORT

Thankyou to everyone who joined in the birthday celebrations at THE

BIG HAIR SHOP over the past week.

Thankyou also to those people who just dropped in or stopped me in

the street to say well done and happy birthday. THANKYOU all for your support.

We also had a boy’s night in the shed with hot beef and pork rolls, no knife or fork, plastic

plates and no salad, then, washed it down with a few lemonades.

It was a good night, thanks boys. However, I must apologise

as the candles on the cake were those noisy ones that make a big bang and light the sky up

with bright lights! Cheers!

Winner of product package - Debra Doust

Winners for a half price colour - Jackie Manning and Marilyn Peitch

Congratulations!

May 16th, 2012 — 4 Walpole Weekly

Dear Community

Please be advised that Centre Manager Helen Rawlins will be working in Brookton for the next 7 weeks.

John Parker and Annie Delanie will join the Walpole Silver Chain team in her absence.

We hope you can join us in

making them both feel welcome

during their stay in Walpole.

We’ve taken

20%OFF ALL

VITAMINS

Until the 31st of May

So HURRY in and grab a

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Excludes already discounted items

The state government this month released a

‘scoping document’ for the next 10-year Forest Management Plan that represents a grave threat to the forests of South Western Australia and the survival of the wildlife that depends on the forests for their survival, warns the Conservation Council of WA. The document reveals that the government plans to expand native forest logging to 10,000 hectares – 25 times the size of Kings Park – every year. “The plans for increased forest logging would be a death sentence for endangered species and could see the extinction of the State’s official mammal emblem, the numbat,” said CCWA director, Piers Verstegen. "Existing logging activity is already having a serious impact on threatened species, including black cockatoos and numbats. This outrageous proposal to increase logging could easily lead to the extinction of these unique animals.” Why should Walpole care and let its voice be heard? As the CCWA points out, the forests of the south-west lie within an internationally recognised biodiversity hotspot, one of only 34 in the world and the only one in Australia. Since the arrival of Europeans, about half the forests have been permanently removed for farms, towns, roads, power lines and dams, and this destruction continues. Of the remaining half, only about 15 per cent is in its pre-European condition, it notes. This is the old growth forest. The rest has been logged, most of it several times. And the logging continues. Forests help regulate climate and moderate weather. They give us clean air and fresh water. They hold soil in place, prevent salt from rising and cycle nutrients. They are places where we can enjoy a beautiful natural environment, engage in recreational activities and find spiritual comfort. They are under threat from mining, housing, logging and burning and, increasingly, climate change. Forests also store very large amounts of carbon. This is released into the atmosphere when the forests are logged and burnt and not recaptured for decades, possibly centuries. Protecting and restoring forests to maintain their carbon stores is a cheap and easy and practical way to help address climate change. If you agree with these sentiments and want your voice to be heard you can join the thousands who have already signed a petition calling for an end to the logging of native forests. You can find the link to the CCWA’s petition at: http://ccwa.org.au/content/send-decs-shocking-logging-plan-back-drawing-board. Submitted by Lou Beckerling

Forest Debate Re-ignited ...

Walpole Weekly May 16th, 2012 — 5

We would like to inform you that from 5pm Friday May 18 to

Sunday May 20, 2012 there will be no nurse on –call

During this time for any medical emergencies call:

St John Ambulance 000

Denmark Hospital 9848 0600

Health Direct 1800 022 222

Normal services will resume on Monday May 21, 2012.

Helen Rawlins Clinic Manager Silver Chain

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Whether Mr Beckerling’s opinion is popular or not

it is food for thought. With the Forest Industries

Federation WA Inc. releasing not one but two media

releases this week that play down the impact to

conservation and relative issues raised by so many

West Australians. These media releases are below for

your perusal.

Extinction fears proved baseless The myth that forest logging in WA, could cause extinctions of native animals has now clearly shown to be false, Forest Industries Federation Deputy Executive Director Melissa Haslam said today. “A forty year study incorporated in the Conservation Commission’s Audit of the Forest Management Plan clearly demonstrates that the harvested native forest regenerates to be indistinguishable from virgin forest. The study determined that “the imprint of harvesting 40 years or earlier on species composition had become indistinguishable from that on plots never harvested”. “This means that Western Australians need not fear extinctions of animals or loss of biodiversity through native forest logging. “The study also found that “The forest check biodiversity monitoring program represents best practice and showed that timber harvesting resulted in few significant impacts and most species groups were resilient to the disturbances imposed:. :The study vindicates what we have been saying all along. Forest management for native timber harvesting in Western Australia is such a prescriptive scientific process that the biological qualities of our forest are under absolutely no threat.. “Our timber industry is truly sustainable:. “Timber harvesting is based on the sustainable yield, a calculation of how much timber can be harvested with no net loss of forest, it takes into account a range of precautionary principles and it is audited by the Conservation Commission and the Environmental Protection Agency.

No Increase in Logging Proposed Claims by the Conservation Council that the government is planning a 20% increase in logging are untrue. Forest Industry Federation Deputy Executive Melissa Haslam said today. “The figures in the Environmental Scoping Document for the next Forest Management Plan are based on current practice. No increase in logging is proposed. “The 10,000 hectares mentioned in the Scoping Development is an estimate of the average area to be harvested to produce the sustainability yield volumes of timber allowed in the Forest Management Plan. The Forest Management Plan is based on the volume of the allowable harvest, not the area which is harvested. “Current practice is to take smaller volume of wood

from a larger area to reduce the impact on the forest. “In three of the last seven years, 10,000 hectares have been used to produce the allowable volumes. In no other years, the industry harvested less than the allowed volumes. In any event, the area harvests will vary from year to year depending on the nature of the forest from which timber is taken. “The Conservation Council’s use of figures is a deliberate distortion of the facts. They clearly have a copy of ‘How to Lie with Statistics’ in their library” Ms Haslam Said.

May 16th, 2012 — 6 Walpole Weekly

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Sappers Bridge Patched

Anyone who has been down to visit the Frankland River at Sappers Bridge recently will have noticed work being carried out by the Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC) on the old traffic bridge.

A little over a year ago, Sappers Bridge was surveyed and it was found that one of the main four stringers under the bridge was cracked and slumping. The bridge was closed to vehicles immediately. The bridge was later inspected by Main Roads Western Australia who believed that it should be removed. After an additional engineer’s inspection, it was established that the bridge could remain open for pedestrians and bicycles once some remedial work had been completed. This is fortunate for Bibbulmun Track walkers and potential cyclists of the soon to be constructed Munda Biddi trail who have been able to continue using the bridge.

In recent weeks, DEC National Park Ranger Ray Flanagan has led a team in removing the damaged section of Sappers Bridge and installing a new handrail system. The team completed the modification and installed new safety hand rails on either side of the bridge. DEC Parks and Visitor Services Co-ordinator Wayne Burton believes that the new hand rails will provide greater security for walkers when crossing as foam has been known to come up above Sappers Bridge during the winter months.

Sappers Bridge was first built in 1975 by members of the 22 Construction Squadron of the Engineers Australian Regular Army. Local Walpole resident Norm Hawkins worked on the construction of the bridge. He can remember that there were a variety of jobs to be completed as part of the construction, keeping the two hundred odd men busy on their annual exercise. From milling logs on site for the bridge, clearing vehicle access tracks, blasting granite to create the foundations of the bridge or otherwise, it was quite a job. The bridge has served several purposes over the years. It was one of three traffic cross over points for the Frankland River, the others being at Nornalup and Bridge Road. It was also used as a strategic access point for fire control.

Without the traffic bridge in place, travel times in the area were increased meaning that vehicles must travel to one of the other bridges to cross the Frankland River. It is hoped that the bridge will be replaced sometime in the future when funding is available.

Walpole Weekly May 16th, 2012 — 7

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Western Australia wins

the Water Conservation category award

at the National Australian

Tidy Towns Awards

The Western Australian town of West Arthur has won the Water Conservation category award at the Keep Australia Beautiful, Australian Tidy Towns Awards 2012. The announcement was made at the national awards ceremony and Vice Regal Reception hosted by the Governor-General Ms Quentin Bryce AC CVO at her Yarralumla residence in Canberra. West Arthur was also commended for their efforts in the Community Action & Partnerships category. According to the Australian Tidy Towns Judge, Dick Olesinski, West Arthur’s strong community made up of the Shire, business, industry and residents plays an important role in preserving and enhancing the local environment. “West Arthur Shire’s welcoming presentation and wide range of projects and partnerships demonstrate the community’s commitment to sustainability, achievement and pride.” Award winners in other categories were: Caloundra (QLD) - Australia’s Tidiest Town Kyogle (NSW) - Young Legends Mornington (VIC) - Environmental Protection Wynyard (TAS) - Resource Recovery and Waste Management Wugularr (NT) - Heritage and Culture Congratulations to each of the finalists and indeed all entrants in this year’s awards. Your efforts as custodians of your local community help to make a real and positive difference in protecting the Australian environment that we all love.

Tree Top Walk shines at night

An exciting new initiative to open the Tree Top Walk at night trialed during the recent school holidays proved a great success with more than 200 people being captivated by the experience. The team at the Tree Top Walk lit up a whole new world for visitors revealing the walk and the giant tingle trees in a way never seen before. Parks and Visitor Services leader Tim Foley said the idea was to attract more visitors to the Tree Top Walk, and offer something new to those who had been many times before. “The Western Australian tourism industry is having a challenging year with the downward trend in visitation to the region and we need to be pro-active and do something different to appeal to potential visitors,” Tim said. “We installed subtle lighting at entry points and parts of the walk to showcase the giant tingles in their magnificence at night. Given the positive feedback from visitors we will look at adding to our lighting show by lighting the walk so that it stands out eerily in the darkness and possibly having some small laser displays. It was a totally different forest encounter that also provided an opportunity to see nocturnal creatures including quokkas, which made a big impression on the visiting families. We can certainly make the night-time event even better but we need to run more trials in the warmer months and busier holiday periods. The late-night opening certainly provided a high-quality visitor experience - the guides said it was extremely rewarding to see the joy on people’s faces.” Tim said that it was important to continually reinvent the business to remain relevant and to address future visitor needs and the night-time opening was one part of that process.

May 16th, 2012 — 8 Walpole Weekly

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How can growers build a viable future for food production and food tourism in the south-west? A group of passionate Manjimup producers have formed the Southern Forests Regional Food, Wine and Tourism Council or 'food council' to face this challenge. The 'food council' is a regional-centric membership to tackle problems across different industries and encourage regional pride in those who grow the abundance of fresh produce in the area. Basically, it brings likeminded people together to compare notes and share resources. Gavin Booth is involved in the truffle industry in Manjimup, he says the 'food council' is a useful tool which benefits the whole rural community. "A lot of different agricultural industries work very much in silo," he said. "We seem to have swung away from the regions... we want to look at how we can grow as a region so that one persons success can then be used to feed onto other people." The idea comes from the very fact that Manjimup seems to go under the radar when it comes to being recgonised as a major 'food bowl' of WA. "People are more interested in where their food comes from so perhaps we can set ourselves up to help them come down here and learn that." Mr Booth says one of the biggest benefits he's seeing is the open communication between growers. "If you've got a cocky that grows one produce talking to another cocky who's got another produce, whether it's just over a couple of beers..... they start talking to each other and that line of communication gets opened up and it's amazing the kind of relationships that can spark from there."

Pictured above: Gavin Booth and Al Blakers from Manjimup are

right behind the Manjimup 'food council' (Olivia Garnett)

GROWERS BIND TOGETHER TO FORM FOOD COUNCIL

Walpole Weekly May 16th, 2012 — 9

A surprise party was held at lunchtime last Saturday at the home of the Vermeulens of Wedding Brook Farm. Hazel secretly arranged for around twenty friends to come along, casserole in hand, to help celebrate husband Bill’s 70th Birthday which is actually on 20th May. The surprise aspect continued right through until dessert was to be deserved, as Bill had believed the guests had come in celebration of Mothers Day and Hazel’s Birthday that was on Monday 14th May. It wasn’t until the cheesecake was brought out and Bill read the inscription in icing, that he realized the party was in fact for him. Hazel’s gift to Bill was a beautiful water colour painting by Lee Hunter of Wedding Brook Farm, Bill’s family farm since the early 1950’s. The gaiety continued until late afternoon when guests reluctantly went home. It had been a great opportunity for many local farmers to exchange stories of times gone by—it’s not often they get the chance these days to do so.

Walpole residents were given a treat on Saturday night when Outward Bound opened their doors and invited all supporters to attend their annual BBQ. The evening began with nibbles by the campfire followed by a spit-roast, a lovely PowerPoint presentation that was put together to show attendees what they advocate by supporting their local Outward Bound Crew (as well as some not-so-fantastic but humorous photos of the staff), and Peach Cobbler for dessert The entire evening was very laidback and friendly, giving prime opportunity to get to know the staff as well as “eat, drink, and be merry!”

May 16th, 2012 — 10 Walpole Weekly

The Peaceful Bay RSL BBQ Submitted by Peaceful Bay RSL

On Sunday May 6th, President Joe Urquhart welcomed about 40 members of the Walpole, Albany, Denmark and Peaceful Bay RSL sub branches, to the first social get together. The weather was kind, with the rain only starting when all were seated inside the hall eating, and then only light showers. Food was plentiful and scrumpcious, with the salads and sweets once again a credit to the local ladies. Much laughter and serious conversations could be heard throughout the lunch. All agreed it was a huge success, and will be ongoing with other sub branches hosting in rotation.

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Picture #1, Geordie Whitwell, Kevin Pierce, Marilyn Barrington, Margot Pierce and Ros Quin. Picture #2, First Ray Walker, Alec Cull, Joe Urquhart, Dave Guthrie Picture # 3, Mo Mulholland (Denmark), Phil Maguire (Albany), Mark Davies (Denmark), Peter Aspinal (Albany)

On Sunday last a group of locals were driven by Graham Hick in the Silver Chain Bus to Albany where they enjoyed the live performance of the rock opera, Jesus Christ Super Star, the theatrical extravaganza of 1970 made famous by Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice. A totally local cast, crew and orchestra, all members of the Albany Light Opera and Theatre Company, put on a thoroughly professional production and it was a wonderful way to spend a Sunday afternoon—especially Mothers Day. The house, being Albany’s Port Theatre, was packed to the rafters and a group from Denmark had also travelled across to Albany especially to see the show, that had opened on Friday evening. On the way back to Walpole, the obligatory stop was made at Denmark Tavern where everyone enjoyed a wonderful dinner. During dinner the conversation went along the lines of could we, in Walpole, put on a show of some sort. Enthusiastic ideas flowed freely and the seed was sown. Expressions of interest are invited from anyone who is interested in participating in a show—obviously with the lack of real professionals, it will need to be of a light hearted nature. A basic plan has been formed—we just need anyone—talented preferably, but not necessarily—who is keen to help put it on. If sufficient interest is shown, then an initial planning meeting will be held to further the idea. Enquiries, please phone Jenny at the Walpole CRC. Organisers of Sunday’s event, Helen Leggerini and Roslyn Quin were commended for their idea and planning of the day—it seems it may be repeated at a later time, due to the resounding accolades.

l to r : Ray Willcox, Graham Hick, Helen Leggerini

Walpole Weekly May 16th, 2012 — 11

For me, Outward Bound was an amazing, life changing experience. On the camp, the group was faced with plenty of mental and physical challenges, but as a group, we managed to make the right choices and problem solve to make it through these challenges and come out the other side as a stronger team. I believe that the Navigator course pushed me past my comfort zone and taught me many valuable life lessons that I can then transfer to other aspects of life. I also believe that the course taught me how to take on a leadership role, as I had never really stood out as a leader before. It has made me more confident and comfortable with public speaking, a skill I will definitely use in the future. The course taught every single one of the participants many valuable lessons and we all improved on some areas of our personalities that we were not so sure about before we entered the wilderness, from the fear of height to being able to talk to people that you have never met before. My highlights of the course were the high and low ropes courses, the giant ladder and setting up camp at night time and just chatting and hanging out with everyone. My favourite campsite on the course was on a private property where we were camping right next to the Deep river and were able to light campfires. I formed some great friendships over the time span of 12 days, and have been talking to some of these friends

after I left the Navigator course. I realised, when I got home, how much I missed everyone, and that it felt weird to be leaving them as we had become like a family. The Outward Bound, Navigator course was one of the best choices I have ever made. I enjoyed the whole time on the course and have no regrets about doing it. I take away from the course many life lessons, amazing memories, new friendships and dirty clothes. I would absolutely recommend the same course to anyone who was even slightly thinking about going. I loved it. Navigator is happening again in October and applications are available now . . . get in quick to reserve your place and talk to Claire about what scholarships are available. Claire Peck clairep@outwardbound.org.au West Australian Partnerships Manager, Outward Bound Australia

My Outward Bound Adventure by Zoe Ewing

Holidays

Walpole Quality Meats will be closed from

12 noon Saturday,

19th of May

to Tuesday 29th of May

Fresh meat will be available daily from the

Supermarket.

We apologise for any inconvenience.

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May 16th, 2012 — 12 Walpole Weekly

National Volunteer Week – 14th to 20th May 2012 The week from the 13th and 19th May is National Volunteer Week and provides a national focus for organisations wanting to recruit volunteers and promote the value of volunteering in the community. National Volunteer Week also provides an opportunity for the community to reflect on the generosity of current volunteers. It’s also an ideal time for those with spare time, skills or simply a willingness to get involved to find out more about the volunteering options available in the local community.

Most people know of the roles Volunteers play in organisations such as Fire and Rescue, SES, Sea Rescue, Keep Australia Beautiful/Tidy Towns and other local community groups like Silver Chain. There are however many other opportunities to contribute within our local community as a volunteer. For example; the Family Centre committee members are volunteers as are the committee members of the Walpole Sport and Recreation Centre, Community Development Group, Walpole Community Resource Centre, Peaceful Bay Progress Association, Yacht Club, Country Club, Walpole and Districts Seniors Accommodation (WADSA), and the Walpole Primary School P & C.

Also there is a School Volunteer Program where Volunteer mentors assist young students on a one-to-one basis, visiting their preferred school once a week, for one hour, spending quality time providing encouragement and taking a sincere interest in the student’s efforts. The importance of education for our young cannot be underestimated. Access to a mentor can give a student an opportunity to increase their chances to look forward to a positive future and prove that it really does “Take a village to raise and educate a child”.

Last week The Walpole CRC held a morning tea to recognize the important part Volunteers have played in the success of that organization. Past and present committee, volunteers and staff enjoyed a lovely feast of finger food catered by Mal and Barbs while sharing tales of times past when the CRC was better known as the Telecentre and was housed in little more than a shack. Many such events are being held by various organisations and groups throughout Western Australia in recognition of the commitment, generosity of spirit and time that volunteers put into the communities where they live.

Pictured left from top: Hilary Mayger, Haylee Hawkins, Lorraine Cooper, Margarett Previsic, Jan Watson, Linda Beard, Nola Fleay, Wayne Heron, Ian Payton, Dallas Parkes, Geordie Whitwell, Mike Murphy, Irene Chaucer & Jennifer Skele

Walpole Weekly May 16th, 2012 — 13

Another Successful Holiday Program During the Easter school holidays, visitors to the Tree Top Walk and the Walpole/ Denmark region were lucky enough to have the opportunity to participate in the Department of Environment and Conservation’s Easter activity program. On offer were a wide range of exciting, free and low cost, environmentally themed activities for all ages. The Department of Environment and Conservation co-ordinates regular holiday activity programs throughout the summer, autumn and spring school holidays. The recent Easter program was a great success with more than 1000 people participating in the scheduled activities throughout the15 day period. Many fantastic activities were held in partnership with other local, environmentally focused organisations. This meant the program incorporated an even wider range of activity choices for participants across more locations between Denmark and Walpole than in past years. Activities such as ‘Frogs and Wetlands’, ‘Sensational Snakes’ and the ‘Captain Coastcare and Dune Dude Activities’ were extremely well attended. A model wetland was set-up at the Tree Top Walk for several days as part of the ‘Frogs and Wetlands’ activity. Visitors had the opportunity to identify live water creatures and conduct water testing using specialist equipment. The experience allowed participants to really understand how poor water quality can impact on the creatures that live in wetlands and why it is important that we care for them. Other activities such as ‘Kids on the Beach’ and ‘Estuary Explorers’ focused on raising awareness about the Walpole Nornalup Inlets Marine Park and great feedback was received from participants. Walpole Primary School teacher Caroline Brodie brought her grandsons along to the activities at Coalmine Beach and found them to be engaging, informative and fun for the kids to take part in. ‘My grandsons took the information bags they received to school and their teacher is going to use them to plan some marine activities for the class also’ Caroline said. The Department of Environment and Conservation’s next holiday activity program will run in the October school holidays with many more entertaining and informative activities on offer for the community and visitors. Anyone who would like to receive a copy of the October holiday program brochure electronically should provide their email contact details to the Visitor Interpretation Officer on 9848 0400 or via email: ttw@dec.wa.gov.au. The activity program fills up quickly so it is best to book for activities well in advance.

Pictured left top:

Walpole Branch of the Tapley Family Left

to right; Margaret Buckeridge, Marion

Squance, Joghn Tapley, David Tapley,

Elizabeth Hadley, Bob Tapley, Tom Tapley,

Susan Hall, Anne Knapp

Pictured below: Jenny Barwick from Port

Lincoln catches up with Susan Hall.

Tapley Family Reunion continued..

May 16th, 2012 — 14 Walpole Weekly

Walpole at WA State Level

Walpole Blue Wrens players Michelle Whitehead and Kim Kelly competed in Perth at the - State Open & “B” Grade Doubles and State Open & “B” Grade Singles Darts competition held at Belmont Sports & Recreation Club on the weekend of May 5th & 6th. This competition was for WA ranked players. Michelle finished Runner up in the singles in a best of five play off that went to the fifth leg. Kim finished equal third in the singles. Kim and her doubles partner Natalie won the doubles. There was an excellent turn out for all four events with players traveling from down South, Geraldton and Kalgoorlie to participate plus several supporters in attendance. Twenty-One ladies nominated for the ladies open singles they were drawn into four groups 1 x 6 and 3 x 5 with one seeded player in each group. Format: preliminaries best of 5 x 501, stage two best of 5 x 501, quarter-finals best of 7 x 501, semi-finals best of 9 x 501, final best of 11 x 501. Board winners advance to quarter-finals; 2nd and 3rd from each group open drawn to play-off for place in quarter-finals. Fourteen pairs nominated for the ladies open doubles and they were drawn into two groups of seven with the winner of each group progressing to the semi-final and the second and third in each group randomly drawn to play off against each other for a place in the semi-final. Games format best of 5 x 601 during the preliminaries bets of 7 x 601 in the quarter-finals best of 9 x 601 in the semi-final best of 11 x 601 in the final.

Pictured Left Top: Michelle Whitehead Pictured Left: Kim Kelly and Natalie Carter

Walpole Weekly May 16th, 2012 — 15

SPORTS RESULTS

CLASSIFIEDS FOR SALE

Pasta Extruder, Automatically mixes & extrudes pasta in a choice of shapes.

$45.00 David Attenboroughs’ Life of Birds.

Complete 3 video boxed set. $20.00.

Phone 98401309 or 0428401309

Ladies Golf 10/5/12

Secretary/Treasurers Trophy - Stroke Count Putts.

Winner: Sue Hawkins 75 nett Runner-up: Hes Anderson 75 nett Count Putts winner: Viv Tippett 27 putts

Novelties: #11 Closest to the Tree – Therese Ebbett #17 Nearest the Pin – Marion Tindale

Thursday 17/5/12

Stableford Sue Hawkins Trophy

Mens Golf Ron & Gwen Anning Mixed Individual Par

Mens Winner: Stewie McKinlay Ladies Winner: Marion Tindale Nearest the Pin: #2 Kevin Anderson #17 Dave Willmer Longest Putt: Merv Hull Best 3rd: Nigel Fry Birdies: #11 Wayne Burton #5 Merv Hull #16 George Doust

Club Day, Sunday 20th

Scroungers Bowls 13/5/12 Winner: G. Pola Runner-Up: J Aitken

WALPOLE DEPOT

7 Miguel Place (Next to Walpole Concrete) PH/FAX: (08) 9840 1374

PERTH DEPOT

455 Belmont Avenue KEWDALE WA 6105

PH: (08) 9353 5350

FREEZER—CHILLER—GENERAL FREIGHT

SERVICING

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All Transport Enquiries to:

Peter - 0427 973 655

Kylie - 0428 761 263

Local Football By Haylee Hawkins

Last weekend the Denmark Walpole Magpies league team were playing last years premiers, the game was delayed due to a hail storm at half time, players had to wait for the ice to melt before getting back onto the field. The reserves just couldn't kick straight and bad luck to the Under 17s, they went down by only 4 points.

Denmark Walpole League Best Players: A. Charles, M. Warburton, S. Finigan, B. Blackers Goal Kickers: B. Blackers 2, J. McRae 2, B. Hickey K. King-Davies, D. Benson, M. Warburton. Royals League Best Players: J. Woods, D. Parker, S. Baddeley, T. Powell. Goal Kickers: T. Powell 8, B. Gray 3, B. Abbott 2, J. Ford, S. Fisher, C. Ward, J. Byrne, S. Baddeley, R. Kinnear , J. Woods. Results League: Royals 20.15-35 def Magpies 8.8-56 Reserves: Royals 10.7-67 def Magpies 7.16-58 Colts: Royals 21.12-138 def Magpies 2.3-15 Under 17: Royals 4.12-36 def Magpies 4.8-32 Next Week Denmark plays North Albany Kangas at McLean Oval in Denmark. Under 17s play at 8:45am, followed by Colts at 10:00am, followed by reserves and league. This is another home game so come along and support.

Southern Districts Juniors

The keen football boys from Walpole all go into Albany, Mt Barker or Denmark on the weekends to participate in the GSFL Juniors competition. This is made up of different age groups: Under 15s, U13s, U11s, U9s and U7s. The undefeated U15s played against the Saints, they had a nice win 6.7-43 to Saints 2.2-14. The U13s also had a win against the bulldogs, their first for the season, which they were all very happy about Magpies 7.3-45 defeated bulldogs 5.2-32. The U11s Magpies played a very good game against Mt Barker, the end result was very close.

The U9s and U7s play in a mixed game were all the kids that are there on the day get split up into even teams, so well done to the boys that participated in that.

This Saturday, May 19th there will be games at

the Walpole oval.

Games commence at 8:30am, players from U7s to U15s.Come and cheer along the players and

enjoy a sausage sizzle.

May 16th, 2012 — 16 Walpole Weekly

Walpole CENTRAL Building, Latham Avenue, Walpole Phone : 9840 1395 Fax : 9840 1394 Email : walpole@crc.net.au

enters the NBN with one great deal...

FOR SALEFOR SALEFOR SALEFOR SALE

Equipment superfluous to our needs :

Standard Underdesk Keyboard Mount $20.00 Copy Holder $10.00 Canon Photocopier / Fax $20.00 Joy Stick $10.00 Answering Machine Monitor $10.00 Speakers per pair $ 5.00

PROTEAS ARE NOW BACK IN BLOOM- Picked fresh every couple of days. Come on in and brighten up your living room—or give some to a friend.

Say it with flowers !

Still only $1 per stem

All proceeds to Walpole and Districts Seniors Accommodation fundraising efforts.

At last we can announce that Westnet is one of

the preferred Internet Service Providers approved by the Federal Government to provide the new faster Internet broadband via satellite. Speeds never before available in Walpole are now being enjoyed by those who have already made the change. One flat rate of $49.95 per month for 20GB download—no on or off peak—at 6mbps. This fee can be reduced by $10 per month when the telephone account is bundled. NBN Co, the organisation established to deliver the National Broadband Network Australia wide, advise that 93% of Australian households will be on fibre cable; 4% will be on Wireless and the remaining 3% will be on satellite. It is a three year plan just to instal fibre cable throughout the South West of WA and an estimated 48,000 only satellite systems will be available for the whole of Australia —each subsidised 100% by the Australian Government. So, if you live in outer Walpole, get your application in quick as spaces are limited !!!! The steps to follow initially if you are an existing satellite client—phone NBN Co on 1800 881 816. The records will be checked and confirmed. Then your call will be transferred to the Federal Government Dept of Broadband who will double check your details and location. Paperwork will follow through the mail with instructions to send your completed form to your preferred Internet Service Provider. The address for Westnet is - GPO Box C121, Perth, WA, 6839. Australia’s No. 1 ISP in Customer Service !

Walpole Online www.walpoleonline.com

Supporting local artisans and crafts people Marketing Walpole products

around the country and around the world An initiative of the Walpole CRC

With the power out on Monday, our newly installed generator came in handy. We kicked it into gear and it was back to business as normal!!

Walpole Weekly May 16th, 2012 — 17

BRAD PIERCE

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and Tyres Lot 5 Vista Street

Phone (08) 9840 1297

A/hrs Mobile : 0419918076

Mechanical servicing and tyre repairs,

bulk oil, batteries and freight depot.

Genlite Generator Agency

Reasonable prices. Mon-Fri 8-5, Sat 8—noon

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For all Property Management requirements

please call Emma Doust.

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Gravel & Sand Supply. Building Site Preparation. Driveways & Sand Pads. Clearing of Building Envelopes,

Parklands & Fencelines.

Phone Kim Smith: 9840 8052

May 16th, 2012 — 18 Walpole Weekly

Kerry Halse 0427 482 437

A/hrs Ph/Fax 9848 2437

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