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Town’s sacrifice remembered
Patricia Gill. ANZAC Day was marked in Denmark last week with a recollection of service and sacrifice in all wars at the War Memorial ... Denmark Historical Society president Bev McGuinness in her address to the crowd gathered said this year marked 110 years since the beginning of WWI. At that time Denmark’s population was only 200, though 83 men and two women enlisted and of those 37 men died. Both the women, Nellie Saw and Florence McKenzie, who were nurses, died soon after the war.
New mums welcomed to Denmark CWA centenary celebrations
Serena Kirby. This year marks 100 years since the Country Women’s Association of WA was established and the Denmark branch held a special gathering to celebrate the occasion ... "more younger women are joining as they’re making it work for them by meeting in the evenings and weekends instead of during weekdays": CWA State treasurer, Carolyn Cover.
Walpole inferno: Arsonist hunt continues
Patricia Gill. An arsonist is believed to have started a bushï¬re last Wednesday night igniting up to 13,700ha of the Walpole/Nornalup National Park. The arsonist is believed to have ignited seven ï¬res along Middle Road all of which but one joined up to raze 70 per cent of the park and a small amount of agricultural land ... most of the peat swamps in the northern part of the national park had been burnt.
Reports of a catastrophe in the jarrah forest have been greatly exaggerated (after Mark Twain): Frank Batini
Frank Batini. I have observed patterns of foliage scorch, some tree deaths and then recovery in the northern jarrah forest for 22 years. These can be readily explained in terms of soil depth, water-holding capacity, winter rainfall and summer drought ... My hypothesis is that this forest has repeatedly shown resilience to drought ... This is the “good news”, as opposed to the alarmism of other commentators.
Yanchep Anzac Day services well attended
A big crowd attended the Anzac Day dawn service held at Yanchep National Park followed by the gunfire breakfast at Yanchep Inn ... Yanchep News Online understands about 530 vehicles went through the park gate to attend the dawn service.
Getting behind the wheel
Jayden Hockey knows more than most about how to teach new drivers as he does it for a living. But even before he became a driving instructor he’d already had a hair-raising driving job as an ex-police pursuit driver. Jay spent nine years as a pursuit driver with the WA Police Force and the cars he got to drive came with some serious grunt ... So what’s some of Jay’s advice?
Online removalist platform creates first real-time movement rank for Australian regions: Muval
National online removalist booking platform Muval has joined forces with one of Australia’s leading population geographers to create an Australian-first real-time migration model which provides an instant ranking for Australian areas based on how many people are moving in and out.
Timely message from BCG seeder day: “Understand the fundamentals”
Operating an 80 tyne-double chute bar, machinery expert Brett Asphar always keeps 160 buckets in his ute during sowing to check whether the seeder is distributing seed evenly. Asphar was a keynote speaker at BCG’s Seeder Demonstration Day at Murra Warra, where he explained to the 80 plus attendees why he is so dedicated to even seed distribution.
Expected impacts of the new WA firearms legislation: Conservation Australia
For those who have been following the rewrite of the Firearms Act 1973 (WA), the headlines suggest that farmers have come out well with a provision for Primary Producer Licence holders to possess up to 10 firearms while recreational shooters/hunters are limited to possessing five firearms. As is often the case, the devil is in the detail and the provisions of the proposed Act and the intent of this Government’s Minister warrant further study.
High mouse activity reported in several regions vigilance advised: GRDC
GRDC and CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, are urging growers and advisers to be vigilant due to reports of moderate to high mouse activity in several regions across Australia … the areas with moderate to high mouse activity include parts of the north Adelaide Plains, Victorian Mallee and Wimmera, pockets of Queensland's Darling Downs, and the Central Eastern Wheatbelt of Western Australia.
Ord Valley Muster, 17-25 May 2024
The Boab Metals Ord Valley Muster, the Iconic Kimberley Festival, has a packed program of events across nine days ... in Kununurra ... From big concerts to station luncheons, laugh-out-loud comedy, Indigenous culture, arts, fashion and family-friendly festivities, the Boab Metals Ord Valley Muster kicks off the East Kimberley’s tourism season.
WA farmers looking to the sky and Canberra
... the water reserves in WA farmers' dams are now running dangerously low and farmers are being forced to quit stock at rates that are competitive with the price of a bullet ... What's the trade got to do with the weather? For our farmers, the link is so obvious they remain dumbfounded that the Government has not joined the dots.
What’s Watt got to say now?
Minister Watt, it's time to face up to the reality and accept the consequences of the government’s policy to ban live exports ... Your policies have contributed to driving away buyers and the boats that are essential for alleviating the pressure on the sheep market ... The fact that the live export report you commissioned remains concealed speaks volumes about the economic motivations behind the political decision. The report reportedly confirms what every farmer knows, that the local processing industry cannot replicate the competitive dynamics provided by exporters in the market.
New Tom Price Hospital campaign launched by Shire of Ashburton – Council and residents fed up with broken promises
“Bandages won’t fix broken promises”, is a grassroots campaign led by the Shire of Ashburton, following community demand to get the Minister for Health, Amber-Jade Sanderson, to follow through on her election promise to build the new Tom Price Hospital. The Tom Price community was promised a new hospital on 26 February 2021 as part of the 2021 State Election.
Farm Management Deposits front of mind as EOFY approaches: NAB
NAB is encouraging primary producers to mark 28 June as a critical date if they’re considering or already utilising Farm Management Deposits (FMDs) as part of their tax planning this financial year. The FMD Scheme is designed to enable primary producers to set aside pre-tax income when they’re experiencing prosperous years and use it as a cashflow management tool for financially challenging years.
New ‘fish hotels’ to boost climate resilience in Harvey River: McGurk, Whitby
Nine 'fish hotels' will form prime real estate through a 500-metre section of the river near Riverdale Road - an area that was historically de-snagged to increase drainage. The fish hotels, looking like small wooden pyramids, will sit on the riverbed and serve as a perfect location to attract and retain aquatic wildlife ... The purpose built 'hotels' have been constructed by Waroona Men's Shed and students from the Western Australian College of Agriculture in Harvey using locally sourced timber.
Power pole may be linked to transmission tower incident
A forward command vehicle will be near the intersection of Wandoo and Neaves roads in Pinjar this morning as police seek information about a transmission tower that was tampered with in April last year, which may be linked to another incident in the same location at the time.
BHP Operational Review for the nine months ended 31 March 2024
We have released our BHP Operational Review for the nine months ended 31 March 2024. “We remain on track to meet copper, iron ore and energy coal production for the year...": BHP Chief Executive Officer, Mike Henry.
Forests facing collapse
Patricia Gill. Forests and reserves around Denmark have been hit by a ‘forest collapse’ event as the region struggles through a dry six months and feed for farms is depleting. Murdoch University fire and plant ecologist Dr Joe Fontaine says Denmark and South Coast regions may not be having the driest spell on record but the ecology was suffering due to an unusually long summer.
It’s all downhill in Denmark for WA’s top riders
Denmark Mountain Bike Club hosted two rounds of the WA State Downhill Series attracting more than 150 riders over two days. Among the top riders was a big contingent of Denmark and Albany riders who battled rough terrain, rock drops and gap jumps to be the fastest down the hill.
Mount Lindesay quest uncovers local link
Alasdair Millar. Naval surgeon Dr T.B. Wilson explored the Denmark area in 1829 and named several landmarks. These included the Denmark River, after Alexander Denmark, another naval surgeon, and the brooding hill to our north, after Sir Patrick Lindesay (1778-1839) ‘in compliment to the ofï¬cers of the 39th regiment’.
