Denmark Bulletin

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An independent, privately-owned tabloid newspaper published every second Thursday.

Delivered free to every household in the town of Denmark and is also available in Walpole, Bow Bridge, Peaceful Bay, Youngs Siding, Albany and a dozen collection points for out-of-town residents and visitors.

Digital edition of current issue available on website

Articles

Campfire sparks big, bright idea

Denmark Bulletin
Community
Patricia Gill. Renowned Denmark photographer Nic Duncan and Menang – Gnudju Elder and WA Women’s Hall of Fame inductee, Aunty Carol Pettersen, had a brilliant idea while camping two years ago. At the time, expressions of interest were called for projects to mark Albany’s bicentenary of white settlement.

New GM no stranger to local arts scene

Denmark Bulletin
Arts
Patricia Gill. Denmark Arts' new general manager Annette Drenth has worked with the organisation for the past eight months in a ‘passion project' as a mentor ... "I have also engaged with Denmark Arts and its programs for more than two decades, as a visitor regularly holidaying in Denmark with my small family," Annette said.

Safe hands in tough times for the arts

Denmark Bulletin
Arts
Patricia Gill. Abbie Pedersen hands over the directorship of Denmark Arts to Annette Drenth confident in the future of the organisation.
Abbie Pedersen

BNW a debut for artist Obi

Denmark Bulletin
Arts
Patricia Gill. Obi Manuel wants to be an artist when he grows up. The 14-year-old made his debut into the art world at the Brave New Works Festival at the end of March. Obi lives with Down syndrome and attends the Albany Secondary Education Support Centre and started drawing and colouring in on bus trips...

Tingle action: Bob Brown joins forest fray

Denmark Bulletin
Fire
Renowned environmentalist Bob Brown made his ‘little bit' of contribution recently to preventing ‘pyromaniacs' from burning a national treasure – the Walpole-Nornalup National Park tingle forests. He joined the Tingle Action Group and WA Forest Alliance to see both the beauty of long-unburnt tingle forest, thriving as it has for centuries, and the impact of prescribed burning, which has felled hundreds of ancient tingle trees.

Family to donate ‘treasure’ beach find to museum

Denmark Bulletin
Land & environment
Patricia Gill. Ryan Clarke made the find of a lifetime, a 328g lump of mostly black substance, ambergris, or ‘floating gold', last week on Ocean Beach. Ryan was walking his dogs on the beach and casting a lure to catch some salmon at low tide when he spotted the lump washed up in the shallows at the sand bar.

Henri to take on the world after nationals sailing victory

Denmark Bulletin
International
Patricia Gill. Henri Bellanger faces giant challenges this year to take part in two international youth sailing championships. Henri will have turned 18 when he and crew, Mia Waters, 16, from Esperance, face the competition in Portsmouth, England in July and the other event in Portugal in December.
Henri Bellanger

Custodial ownership sees Denmark’s jewel sparkle

Denmark Bulletin
Aquaculture & fishing
Patricia Gill. Bernard Wong hopes to inspire a shared custodial ownership of the submarine world at Greens Pool. "When people have a strong, intimate connection with a place, they will work hard to look after it," he says. Since 1990 he has observed the movement of rays and their flotilla of cleaner fish, giant blue groper, camouflaged wobbegongs, conspiring old wives and much more submerged among the granite pillars.

Classic recipe for a long life

Denmark Bulletin
Aging
"Moderation in everything," Mary Cartwright says is the key to living 100 years, a milestone she will reach on May 28. "I've never driven a car so walk everywhere and keep my mind active – knitting, crocheting and reading," she says.

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About Denmark Bulletin

The Denmark Bulletin is an independent, privately-owned tabloid newspaper published every second Thursday. Printed under contract by Fairfax Media and run by two of WA’s most experienced journalists, the Bulletin has a nationwide reputation as a community newspaper of outstanding quality.

This year’s Shire of Denmark Community and Customer Needs Survey found that almost three quarters of respondents favoured the Bulletin first for community consultation and access to information.

The paper was named one of Australia’s best looking newspapers winning the ‘Best Newspaper on Enhanced Stock’ in a competition for newspaper printers in Australia and New Zealand.

It was chosen as an entry by printers Fairfax Media and won ahead of an edition of The Australian Financial Review, printed in Victoria.

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