Denmark, home of the lonely
Patricia Gill. A Denmark Community Foundation-commissioned report on social isolation has found that Denmark has more people living alone than the rest of WA. Economist Juliet Grist of Rural and Regional Economic Solutions undertook desktop research and case study analysis of social isolation in Denmark.
Carbon farming a growth industry
Denmark cattle farmers Michael and Laura Sinclair will make their operations more sustainable and profi table through carbon farming. They are among 43 landowners, including three Aboriginal enterprise properties, seeking Carbon for Farmers Vouchers of up to $15,000 so they can gain advice and develop carbon-farming plans.
Punters cheer pub’s revival
Alison Bennett Taylor. Local beer and festive cheer were flowing when the Denmark Hotel reopened for trading under new ownership recently. More than 400 locals filled the 100-year-old building for free drinks put on by the new owners in November before the doors were closed for a quick refit in time for the summer crowds.
Christmas spirit packs Berridge Park
Crowds packed Berridge Park for Denmark’s Christmas festival, parade and Carols by Candlelight on Saturday evening. Organiser Simone Klose said the event was a resounding success with a bigger than expected turnout of locals and holidaymakers.
Making a life on the ‘continent of smoke’
Ian Osborne. As summer comes around again, our thoughts turn to the threat of bushï¬res. Every foreign navigator who sailed the coast of Australia, from William Dampier and Abel Tasman to Captain Cook, and later those carrying the immigrants who would settle the new south land had noted the prevalence of ï¬re along the continent’s edge .. It was, Cook said, 'the Continent of Smoke'.
Inlet forum told of record water flow
Alison Bennett Taylor. Wilson Inlet recorded its sharpest increase in water flow ever in one of the wettest starts to winter on record, according to a local research scientist ... Dr Elke Reichwaldt told the Wilson Inlet Catchment Forum that climate change was already impacting water flows into the inlet. June was the ï¬fth wettest month ever recorded in Denmark, with April also much wetter than average followed by an exceptionally dry May – unpredictable weather patterns that could be attributed to climate change.
Surf club supreme on the south coast
Alison Bennett Taylor. Denmark Surf Lifesaving Club came home champions from the Rainbow Coast Carnival at Bremer Bay after ï¬elding its biggest team of competitors ever. Club president Sam Williams said it was the ï¬rst time the club had won the friendly carnival between south coast clubs Albany, Esperance and Denmark in nearly 20 years.
