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SPRING 2014
INSIDE Margs gets ready to
welcome gourmet guests for
culinary escape. P4-5
PLUS A Lost WA special, looking at
how you can help piece together an
important part of WA’s past. P10-11
Wildflowers
in bloom
Kaleidoscope of colour awaits P8-9
Swim
program
to make
a splash
een swimmers can
rejoice as the BHP
Billiton Aquatic Super
Series Community
Program is set to start again
next month.
The festivities will begin in
Esperance at the Bay of Isle
Leisure Centre, with
communities across the State
to then enjoy the fun as the
series tours WA.
The community program
delivers water polo and
swimming clinics in regions
including the Goldfields,
Kimberley, Pilbara, South
West, Great Southern,
Mid-West, Gascoyne and the
Perth Metropolitan area.
Each event is set to feature
a range of fun and exciting
programs, including trial
events, clinics and
community visits.
The program is run by elite
athletes and coaches from
both sports, giving the
participants the opportunity
to get up close and personal
with their sporting heroes.
Australian swimmers
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Olympic swimmer Kenrick Monk in Kununurra. Picture: Rourke Walsh
Kenrick Monk and Bobby
Jovanovich joined forces with
Australian water polo player
Kate Hooper during visits to
Newman and Jigalong for last
year’s program.
The trio ran a series of
school talks at Newman
Primary School and Newman
Senior High School, which
promoted the importance of a
healthy and active lifestyle
through sports such as
swimming and water polo.
Jovanovich said the talks
helped motivate students to be
active within their
community.
“Most of the kids
participate in school sport, so
they are getting out there,
which is great,” he said.
“Some just lack the
motivation to engage in the
sport further, which is what
we really tried to help with.”
The next day, the athletes
ran a free swimming and
water polo clinic for
Jigalong’s children.
During the two-hour
session, more than 45
youngsters furthered their
skills in swimming and water
polo through a series of games
and technique circuits.
To register for a clinic, visit
www.aquaticsuperseries.
com.au.
Participants must be aged
from eight to 17 with a level 6
proficiency in swimming.
James Mercer, 12, Aiden Mailey, 11, Cameron Mart, 12, and Emerson Varris, 10, with teacher Tobi Galley.
Celebrating children’s creativity
hildren across the State are gearing up
for the annual Children’s Week
celebrations next month.
As well as events in towns, organisers
are also hoping to see lots of nominations for
this year’s Children’s Week Awards.
The awards are designed to celebrate
children’s creativity and identifies groups of
youngsters across WA participating in events
and initiatives that promote health and
wellbeing.
They also recognise adults, services and
projects that have made an outstanding
contribution to improving opportunities for
C
WA children, families or the community.
The week itself runs from October 18 to 26,
with the award winners to be announced on
UNICEF International Children’s Day on
October 22 at a gala presentation.
For more information, or to enjoy a
variety of Children’s Week online
activities, including recipes, colouring
pages to print out and games to play,
visit childrensweekwa.org.au.
Free Spirits Swim Beach by Marty McClelland.
Get ready for the
Gourmet Escape P4-5
Memories are
made of these
ne of my favourite things about
social media is getting to have a
sneak peek at other people’s
photographs.
I’m not a great photographer. There’s
always a bit of thumb over the lens, or the
sunshine is in the wrong place, bleaching
the colour out of my shots.
Or worse still, I’ve accidentally
beheaded someone by just misjudging
where the frame is.
So, the chance to see WA residents’
pictures on social media is a real treat,
taking me back to when I’ve been to those
places and enjoyed the atmosphere there.
This is what has inspired our latest
Regional Lifestyle offering, our brand
new Facebook page.
Do you have a shot of our State that you
want to show off ?
Why don’t you share it with us at
facebook.com/RegionalLifestyle?
And while you are there, let us know
what you want to see more of in the
magazine, or share your personal stories
about why regional WA is a special place
for you.
In the meantime, we wanted to show off
some of the entrants to our Kimberley
Moments photographic competition, run
by The Kimberley Echo, and give you
some ideas.
Enjoy the awesome shots, which I think
perfectly describe the
wonder and magic of
the Kimberley and I
look forward to
seeing your offerings
very soon.
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People
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Cover image
Department of Parks and
Wildlife’s Tim Foley among a
patch of as a prickly moses.
Picture: Tari Jeffers
Editor
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ast year, world-renowned
chef Heston Blumenthal
said he didn’t think there
was another food event on
the planet quite like the Gourmet
Escape.
This year, the third annual
event will draw another stellar
line-up of foodies who are sure
not to disappoint.
The 2014 Gourmet Escape gets
underway at the end of November
and, if previous years are
anything to go by, it’s sure to be
an extravagant event
encompassing the Margaret
River region and community.
This year brings with it a
multitude of new activities,
including the Feast In The Forest
— where guests will feast on
whole animals slow-cooked over
coals in the fire pit at Leeuwin
Estate’s Safari Club — and the
Michelin Greats at Voyager
Estate event.
The Gourmet Escape will also
see the return of the much-loved
Gourmet Village, the heart of the
annual event which comes to life
on the Saturday and Sunday
afternoon.
The village is described as a
“buzzing world of culinary
excitement” and features
delectable delights from the
region, as well as cooking
demonstrations, wine tastings,
masterclasses and panel
discussions.
The world-class Gourmet
Escape draws a number of local
and international culinary
experts such as Heston
Blumenthal, George Calombaris,
Dan Hong, Massimo Bottura and
Rick Stein.
Among the chefs making their
way to the Margaret River region
is Matt Stone.
Stone started an
apprenticeship with Leeuwin
Estate in 2003 and was later
appointed sous chef at Perth
restaurant Star Anise, and has
received a number of awards and
accolades for his work.
He said attending the event
each year had been exciting as
his peers from across the world
descended on his “hometown”.
“It’s a huge buzz,” he said.
“Everyone’s enjoying themselves.
Everyone’s enjoying the food and
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Xanadu Wines will
host one of the many
events during
Gourmet Escape.
the drinks.” For Stone, as the
Gourmet Escape gets closer, it’s
events like the beach barbecue
which he looks forward to getting
involved in.
“It’s a great setting and it’s
always delicious food,” he said.
When asked to describe the
Gourmet Escape in three words,
Stone said it was fun, inspiring
and beautiful.
Margaret River’s Xanadu
Wines will host one of the many
events, the Siemens
Collaboration Dinner, at its
Boodjuidup Road venue on
November 22.
Xanadu’s hospitality and
tourism manager Paul Gardner
said the event would be
co-ordinated by head chef Melissa
Kokoti and her team, who would
prepare food with world-ranked
Italian chef Davide Scabin and
Melbourne’s Stokehouse chef
Oliver Gould.
He said it was sure to be a great
event.
“For Xanadu, it’s the chance to
get exposure and to demonstrate
the quality and style of what we
are doing here at Xanadu in
conjunction with our
award-winning wines,’ he said.
“It’s also an opportunity to
showcase Xanadu as an event
venue.”
Gourmet Escape event director
Naomi Wilson said the mixture of
the “amazing calibre of high-end
chefs” and the setting was what
drew crowds of about 12,000 to the
event each year.
Ms Wilson said visitors could
expect a great day out with
amazing produce and world-class
wines in relaxed, beautiful
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surroundings. “The Gourmet
Village at Leeuwin Estate Winery
would definitely be one of the
highlights,” she said.
“We have increased the venue
in size due to popular demand.”
Ms Wilson said more events
would be announced as the event
approached, with more tickets on
sale in September.
Xanadu head chef
Melissa Kokoti,
hospitality and tourism
manager Paul Gardner
and Margaret River
Gourmet Escape event
director Naomi Wilson.
The Gourmet Escape runs from November 21 to 23.
Tickets are available at gourmetescape.com.au.
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“But he proved them wrong and
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“When he was asked to vacate
the island, the community got
behind him and Hamersley Iron,
now Rio Tinto, let him stay and
granted him a life-long lease and
that’s where he stayed for over 40
years.”
Mr Beaumont said when
Ostojich died in 2005, he was
buried on his little slice of
paradise along with his cat Tiger,
who died shortly after him.
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ocated 400m off the foreshore
of Dampier, Sam’s Island has
a unique and fascinating
history which is about to put
the Pilbara town back on the map
when it features in the BBC series
Coast Australia this September.
In this documentary, historian
Neil Oliver will share the story of
the late Sam Ostojich and his love
affair with the island which lasted
more than 40 years.
The island’s caretaker Brad
Beaumont was closely involved in
the project and recounted the
legend of this extraordinary
migrant, who set about making the
island his home in the 1960s.
“Why Sam’s Island is so
important is that it’s a little bit
like Red Dog, it’s got history. That
history starts with Sam
(Ostojich),” he said.
“After surviving the horrors of
World War II in Yugoslavia, Sam
(Ostojich) arrived in Australia.
“He settled in the Pilbara in 1965
working for Hamersley Iron and
that was the beginning of his love
affair with the island.”
Mr Beaumont said when
Ostojich decided he wanted to live
on the island; he began
constructing a castle, even
continuing his efforts after an
industrial accident, which broke
his back in the early 1970s.
The Castle Sam
Ostojich built on
Tide Pool Island
— known locally
as Sam’s Island
— just 400m off
the Dampier
coast. Picture:
Karen Ryan
Sam Ostojich with his beloved cat Tiger. Picture: Brad Beaumont
Dampier resident Tish Lees with Coast presenter Alice Garner
and skipper Brad Beaumont. Picture: Courtney Fowler
was a very well-known chap — a
bit like ‘Red Dog’, some people
liked him, some people didn’t and
the thing about this story is that he
was very unique and we have a
very unique place to visit now
because of him,” he said.
“Sam was certainly interested in
people and I think what he’s left us
is wonderful, and I think he’d be
very pleased that we’re using it to
attract people to the area.
“When Coast got hold of the
story, they came to the area and
filmed about 12 or 15 stories
around the Pilbara — the
Montebello Islands, Cossack, Point
Samson, Port Hedland and
Rosemary Island, just to name a
few.”
One of Karratha’s first residents,
Tish Lees was involved with the
Coast documentary made about
Rosemary Island and said she was
thrilled to be involved with any
project which gave publicity to
the region.
“Karratha needs something as a
drawcard and publicity; I’m
thrilled to pieces about this
project,” she said.
Mr Beaumont sits on the North
West Tourism board and said he
hoped the documentary series
would boost the region’s
dwindling tourism industry.
“Our brand is hurt in the
Pilbara … so now what we’ve got
to do is get the tourism industry
back by including mining in our
tourism and by doing nice videos
like this about the area,” he said.
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Hundreds of vibrant
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pring means new
beginnings, and in the South
West it heralds the start of
wildflower season.
Throughout spring, the South
West blooms into life with
hundreds of visually beautiful
flowers and plants brightening up
the region.
The South West is known for its
endemic wildflowers, with 50 to 60
per cent of its flora found only in
the region and nowhere else in the
world.
One of the South West’s claims to
fame is the State’s flora emblem —
the red and green kangaroo paw.
WA Herbarium curator Dr Kevin
Thiele said, as a whole, more than
60 per cent of WA’s flora was found
only in the State.
“There are many thousands of
species that are native only to the
State and found nowhere else in
the world,” he said.
“You can’t go to one place and
expect to see it all. You have to
travel all over the State.”
The endemic marvel drives the
Regional parks and visitor services officer Tim Foley inspects a flowering acacia
myrtifolia. Picture: Tari Jeffers
natural tourism industry, because
as every region in the State has its
own flora to boast. It creates repeat
business. Pemberton Discovery
Tours owner Toni Dearle said
wildflowers were astounding for
the region’s tourism during
spring.
“We have one tour — the Beach
and Forest Eco Adventure — that
covers four different ecosystems in
a four to five-hour trip,” she said.
“Every time you go along, there
is a different flowering plant.
“As such, we can be pretty full
during the wildflower season.”
Last year from September to
October, Pemberton Discovery
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“Wildflower tours in general are
great because you’re getting
together with a group of
like-minded people to immerse
themselves in the wonders of
nature,” Mrs Dearle said.
“A lot of the region’s wildflowers
are only accessible by foot or
four-wheel-drive, so that’s why
tours are so beneficial.”
Mrs Dearle said it was important
to see the wildflower tourism
industry thrive, and the way to do
that was to create links between
the regions.
“We have to let people on our
tours know what else is available
in the region, because it’s different
wherever you go,” she said.
“WA is internationally known
for wildflowers and we have to
continue to push what we have to
offer.”
Dr Thiele said the State was one
of the richest places in the world
for wildflowers.
“The four main reasons for
wildflower tourism in the State is
that we have many species, many
occur nowhere else in the world,
some of them are ‘wacko’ and there
is a big number of scientifically
amazing plants,” he said.
“Scientists come from all over
the world to try to understand the
evolution of local flora.”
The South West, Dr Thiele said,
was renowned for having
extraordinary diversity in its
wildflowers.
“Eucalyptus and banksias, for
example, are found throughout the
State and the species found in the
South West are simply amazing,”
he said.
“In the South West, there are
many more different colours and
shapes … than in other parts of
Australia.”
WA also has one of the highest
rates of wildflower discovery in
the world, particularly in the
South West.
“We discover about 100 new
plants or species every year,” Dr
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LOST WA
Part 2 in a series
that looks at the
rich history of
Western Australia.
Diaries tell tales
of famous photo
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Efforts have begun
to identify the more
than 700 men in
this well known
photograph of
Anzac soldiers
hey are a group of Diggers of
whom WA has been — and
still is — justifiably proud.
They were among the first
in the country to answer the call to
arms in World War I in August
1914, and by January 1915, they
found themselves a world away
from home.
The men of the original
WA-raised 11th Battalion were
camped in Egypt, where they
trained before the landing at
Gallipoli on April 25.
The diary of one of the men,
Capt. Charles A Barnes, noted
that: “After church this morning,
the whole Battalion was marched
up to the pyramid (Old Cheops)
and we had a photo took or at least
several of them”.
The date was January 10, 1915.
Another reference to the
photograph being taken can be
found in an autobiographical novel
written after the war by 11th
Battalion soldier Ferdinand
George Medcalf. The book, which
is part of a collection of his papers
held by the Battye Library, reads in
part:
“On the following Sunday after
church parade, the 11th Battalion
was marched to Cheops Pyramid;
and the men instructed to scatter
themselves out on its steps ready
to be photographed.
“An excellent picture was the
result, it being a unique method of
keeping a copy of the original
Battalion.
“After lunch, the photograph
craze having taken hold of our
section, they determined to
perpetuate their memories by
getting themselves photographed
in front of the sphinx.
“Joyce in his artistic way
arranged the group before the
sphinx, and a very fine picture was
the result.”
Among those in the sphinx photo
is the writer.
The State Library of WA holds
two copies of the Cheops Pyramid
photo, one of which was donated
by Mr Medcalf ’s daughter, former
State archivist Margaret Medcalf.
To look closely at the image is to
see not just soldiers, but a group of
men whose personalities shone
through, including many with the
cheeky grins which became
synonymous with the original
HELP US PUT NAMES TO
THE DIGGERS’ FACES
Famous faces ... but so few names.
One hundred years ago this year,
World War I was declared.
This picture of WA’s 11th Battalion at
the Cheops Pyramid in Giza, Egypt, is
arguably the most well-known shot of
Australian troops taken during WWI.
However, the names of only 80 of
the 700-plus men are known.
West Australian Newspapers and
the WA Genealogical Society have
launched an Anzac Centenary project
to identify as many men as possible —
and we seek your help.
Only months after the picture was
taken, the 11th Battalion became the
first of the Australian forces to land at
Gallipoli.
We’re giving ourselves until January
10 — the centenary of the photograph
— to identify them. Go to
thewest.com.au/anzacproject to see a
bigger-sized photo with every face in
much greater detail and every man
numbered.
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Chris Loudon from The West Australian Genealogical
Society with a picture of the 11th Battalion at Cheops
Pyramid. Picture: Dione Davidson
Anzacs’ approach to their task.
There is the occasional pipe
smoker and, as was the fashion of
the day, 216 moustaches are on
display among the 703 men.
The WA Genealogical Society,
which is running a web-based
project to identify the men in the
photograph, has also counted three
drums and seven bugles, 16
bayonets drawn, some upright and
some crossed, and 20 officers’
swords on show.
WAGS web project master Chris
Loudon said many men had
devised methods of identifying
themselves by holding reflective
items, including paper tucked into
belts and handkerchiefs.
A number had their
identification tags showing.
It might also have been a cold
day, because a number of the
Diggers wore T-shirts which were
visible at the neck underneath
their uniforms.
A former pictorial technician at
the State Library, Paul Malone
went with The West Australian and
WAGS to examine one of the
images held by the State Library.
Mr Malone said it was a print of
a glass negative.
He said the photograph had
been taken using a good-quality
lens and was likely to have been
taken by a professional
photographer.
He said there was little sign of
shadows, so it was likely to have
been taken about noon or on an
overcast day.
And while much about the image
remains unknown, two things are
certain. One is that many of the
strapping young men who had
gone off to unknown destinations
to do their duty would never again
see their homes or families.
And, secondly, it is known they
will never be forgotten.
Ferdinand George
Medcalf was one of the
soldiers in the famous
1915 photo taken of
Diggers on the steps of
the pyramid.
HISTORY
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The story behind a
lost fighter emerges.
Glenn Cordingley
and Malcolm
Quekett report.
history buff and a helicopter
pilot believe they have solved
the mystery surrounding the
final resting place of an RAAF
aircraft that crashed into the ocean
off Broome almost 70 years ago.
The Beaufighter A19-163
plummeted into the Indian Ocean
just after take-off from Broome
airfield at 4.35am on September 18,
1944.
The crash killed the pilot,
Flight-Sergeant Ronald Kerrigan, 20,
of North Perth, and Sergeant Ronald
Smith, the navigator, from
Strathfield, NSW.
Dion Marinis, vice-president of the
Broome Historical Society, and local
helicopter pilot Jim Miles began
searching for the lost plane in 2012.
Mr Marinis said they had used his
4.3m “tinnie” to tow a side-scan
sonar that Mr Miles had made,
before using a more sophisticated
scanner and also a metal detector.
They gradually found parts of what
they believed was the missing plane,
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including a window frame, which
they had matched with a Beaufighter
at Moorabbin Aviation Museum, as
well as the tail wheel, tail plane and
part of a wing.
Recently they found an engine in
about 12m of water, and Mr Marinis
said they had since found more
wreckage, including a 20mm cannon
and the second engine.
Mr Marinis said they had notified
the RAAF and the WA Maritime
Museum about their find.
The men have received
correspondence from the museum
that supports their belief that they
have found the missing plane.
“From what we can gather, it went
in at a fairly steep angle,” Mr
Marinis said.
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The Court of Inquiry had found
that while the cause was unknown,
“without prejudice to the crew of the
aircraft, that it occurred through
poor technique on the part of the
pilot due to lack of experience in the
particular type of aircraft”.
Mr Marinis said he and Mr Miles
disagreed with the Court of Inquiry
finding, after examining in-depth
witness accounts that were part of
the crash investigation.
“As a helicopter pilot, from the
evidence we have studied and the
manner in which the aircraft
impacted, we are of the opinion the
left-hand engine caught fire and
exploded on take-off, subsequently
causing a disaster,” Mr Miles said.
“The instrumentation that the
pilot had was minimal, on a pitch
dark night, with an exploding engine
on fire out the pilot’s left window
that would have caused confusion
and disorientation.”
Mr Marinis contacted Flight-Sgt
Kerrigan’s sister Val Bullied, of
Scarborough, to let her know of the
find.
Mrs Bullied said she had been a
teenager when her brother
disappeared and his loss had been
heartbreaking.
She said it was wonderful that it
seemed the aircraft had been found.
A memorial plaque will be
constructed on grassland above
Cable Beach in time for the 70th
anniversary of the crash.
The RAAF and the WA Maritime
Museum agree it appears to be the
plane and an application to have the
site added to the State Register of
Heritage Places will be made.
Mr Marinis approached the Shire
of Broome requesting a suitable
memorial be approved and built
before a proposed dawn service
ceremony and catafalque party on
September 18.
The council has agreed to install a
rock plinth up to about 1.5 metres
high with a brass plaque, worth
about $3800.
The Broome RSL has agreed to pay
$1000 towards the cost.
Mr Marinis said three generations
of the Kerrigan family planned to
make the trip to Broome for the
special service.
Dion Marinis dives near one of the
engines for the probable RAAF
Beaufighter A19-163 that crashed a few
kilometres off the Broome coast on
September 18, 1944. Picture: Jim Miles
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BREC manager
Joel McGuiness
in front of the
extension.
Centre offers S
cultural focus
BREC provides performance space and
facilities for conferences and other events
Operations manager Michelle Elson and manager Joel McGuiness look over
construction last September.
unrise presenter and former
Bunbury resident Natalie
Barr was full of praise for
the revitalised Bunbury
Regional Entertainment Centre at
its official unveiling in July.
“There was nothing like this in
Bunbury when I grew up,” she told
the capacity audience at a black-tie
gala opening.
“We would have loved to have
had a centre like this — so many
people throughout the South West
are going to benefit.
“They are going to see great
shows and they are going to be
able to perform right here.”
The centre, with its $12.5 million
theatre and conference facilities is
now the envy of regional WA.
BREC now includes a Sky Bar
overlooking the Leschenault Inlet,
the Wellington Suite — a group of
multi-use function spaces — and
The Cube theatre, a flexible
performance space.
The Cube has an audience
capacity of 242 people.
The theatre has a new box office
and an expanded foyer where
audience members can relax in the
Dardanup Lounge area.
Throughout July, the BREC
hosted a series of shows and
celebrations at its Grand Opening
Festival.
Premiere events included the
black tie open gala and community
concert, featuring performances
by comedian Peter Rowsthorn and
big band Swing On This, before the
official opening by Premier Colin
Barnett.
General manager Joel
McGuiness said the venue would
attract world-class entertainment
and provide opportunities for
large-scale conferences and events.
“We have been working with the
Perth Convention Centre Bureau
to attract business tourism,” he
said.
“The bookings are already
rolling in for business and tourism
events, local events and we even
have a wedding booked in.”
The three conference rooms can
be hired separately or together as
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the Wellington group of Shires
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Andrew Robinson played Death on the BREC Cube theatre stage in Naked Villainy
Theatre’s production of Mort in August.
entertainment venues need to be
social and cultural spaces,” he
said.
“We’re social people, so we want
it to be a space where people want
to go after a show.”
The South West community
helped to raise more than $450,000
towards the project, including
through the BREC Club, Chefs’
Long Table Lunch and a Name a
Seat campaign.
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including Bunbury, Capel, Collie,
Dardanup, Donnybrook-Balingup
and Harvey.
The Shires supported the
expansion project through the
Royalties for Regions Country
Local Government Funding
Allocation.
Mr McGuiness said making
BREC an inviting social space was
a primary design focus.
“From my experience,
GROWTH
City status to
put Karratha
on right track
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With the airport and
hospital being
upgraded and
numerous other
infrastructure works
under way, the
region is building a
solid platform for
future growth
he first day of the new
financial year heralded the
beginning of a new era for
Karratha as the Shire of
Roebourne transformed into the
City of Karratha — the State’s
latest City.
The towns of Karratha,
Roebourne, Dampier, Wickham,
Point Samson and the historic
town of Cossack all now come
under the City of Karratha banner.
The district had been eligible for
City status since 2006, when the
population reached 20,000.
Mayor Peter Long said the status
had been a long time coming.
“This just wasn’t going to be a
normal town with the outrageous
rents,” he said.
Mr Long said the construction
boom was over but there was now
a production boom and it would
not be long before 40 per cent of
Australia’s export income would
be coming out of the Pilbara
The champion of the State
Government’s Royalties for
Regions and Pilbara Cities
programs, Member for the Pilbara
Brendon Grylls, said the region
Karratha is embracing its City status. Picture: Peter de Kruijff
could not rely on billion-dollar
resource project announcements
any more as it looked to grow.
“What we’re seeing here in the
north at the moment is organic
growth of the small business
sector, mums and dads choosing to
live in town rather than FIFO …
and that delivers enormous
growth,” he said.
“The number of children in the
schools is increasing rapidly …
and that is what drives the
community, in my mind, into the
future.”
The City’s $144 million budget
for this year had a focus on the $27
million upgrading of the Karratha
Airport, the spreading out of
City-standard facilities to the other
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towns with projects such as the $18
million Dampier Community Hub,
and the furthering of concept
plans for a cultural precinct that
would become another jewel for
Karratha alongside the $63 million
Karratha Leisureplex.
Groundworks have also begun
for the $207 million Karratha
Health Campus.
Infrastructure works are
ongoing, with major water and
wastewater schemes, the
continued rollout of underground
power, and the construction of
more homes on new developments.
Commercial and residential
rental prices also continue to drop.
Pilbara Development
Commission chief executive Ken
King said this was a good sign for
businesses in the Pilbara.
“Higher costs of living in the
Pilbara have been putting an
enormous amount of pressure on
businesses and residents for many
years,” he said.
“As the pressure eases, we will
see more businesses enter the
market and more residents
choosing to call the Pilbara home
permanently.”
Karratha Community
Association president Kelly Grady
said there were mixed views in the
community but most people were
excited and in favour of the
change.
“(There’s a) little way to go,
we’ve had rapid growth … there’s a
journey to go but an exciting
journey — it opens the
opportunity for people who want
to run a small business to get in
now,” she said.
Karratha
Community
Association
members Peta
Mott, Robyn
Gulliver, Kelly
Grady, Jo
Pritchard, and
Stuart Otto, with
Leo, 5, and Max
Jones, 8. Picture:
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Sermon, WA
Minister for
Regional
Development and
Lands Terry
Redman and City
of Karratha mayor
Peter Long.
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instruments — even if they haven’t
played for years — make music
with others and get up and
perform on the locals and visitors
stage.
Warren Arts Council president
Mary Nixon is one of the
organisers and said it would be a
weekend with a difference.
“It has a real emphasis on the
people coming and joining in, and
it’s an alcohol-free, family event,”
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f you love your bluegrass,
this year’s Manjimup
Bluegrass and Old Time
Music Weekend is an event
you should not miss, according
to organisers.
And if you think it is all about
sitting back and listening, think
again.
Held on October 3, 4 and 5, all
the events are in Manjimup
town centre and people are
encouraged to bring their own
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• Courtney Fowler
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“The idea is that people come
and bring their family, friends and
instruments and have a great time
joining in.
“This is the second time we’ve
held the weekend. The first time
was two years ago, and it’s meant
to be smaller to start with, and
grow, much like the bluegrass
genre itself.”
Headlining the weekend will be
acclaimed bluegrass band The
Company from Brisbane.
The band will play a free
Saturday night concert, as well as
run workshops on the fiddle,
mandolin, banjo, guitar, double
bass and harmony singing.
“We like to bring really great
players out to the events,” Ms
Nixon said. “But, we encourage
them to hold workshops too so
everyone can join in.
“Bluegrass is brilliant for that
reason. It’s a really inclusive genre
and that’s one of the reasons Greg
McGrath from JamCamps
Australia is coming over to run
learn to jam sessions.”
Other bands set to perform over
the weekend include The
Sustainables, Lost & Found and
Locky Gurr from The Fancy
Brothers.
Children’s activities will run
throughout Friday and Saturday,
and a Bush Dance is planned for
the Friday night with Caddam
Wood.
On Saturday, street stalls will
feature hand-crafted items and
local produce.
To finish the weekend, there will
be a Gospel SingOut on Sunday
morning.
Learning from their success of
two years ago, Mary said the
organisers hoped to attract a wide
range of families to Manjimup.
“It’s a niche market and a
boutique event, but it’s really great
for families,” she said.
For more information on the weekend, visit
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An international research team
led by The University of WA has
unlocked an unprecedented
45,000-year maritime history of
Barrow Island, one of the largest
islands lying off the north-west
coast of WA.
Joining UWA Professors Peter
Veth and Alistair Paterson are
researchers from Stanford,
California State, James Cook and
Queensland universities, the WA
Museum and the Department of
Environment and Conservation.
The three-year Barrow Island
Archaeology Project, which
started earlier this year, has
provided a unique insight into
“deep-time” maritime societies in
northern Australia and will
reconstruct important climate and
ecological records from the
contents of caves on the island.
Professor Veth said the team was
excited to uncover the evolution of
maritime societies and industries
dating as far back as 42,000 years
ago, right through to 8000 years
ago.
He said after that the island
appeared not to have been
inhabited again until colonial
settlement of the region in the
1800s.
“As sea levels rose and flooded
access to the island from the
mainland about 8000 years ago, it
appears not to have been inhabited
again until American whalers and
pearlers arrived again in the
1860s-1870s,” Professor Veth said.
“What we’ve got now is
something that clearly indicates
the presence of South East Asians
and Aboriginal workers in the
pearling industry in that period of
the 19th century … We now have
found historic buildings buried
under the sand dunes, habitation
sites with glass artefacts proving
that Aboriginal people from all
along the WA coast from as far up
as the Kimberley were actually
involved in the industry,” he said.
Professor Veth said by tying all
these findings together
researchers had been able to create
a clear picture of the evolution of
maritime industries and provided
a unique window into the
north-west of Australia’s position
in the Indo-Pacific at the time.
“In 1800s the pearl shell industry
was actually the largest export
industry in Australia. The Pilbara
has a long history of providing
resources to the world and it dates
back to then,” he said.
Professor Veth said the
traditional owners speaking for
Barrow Island, the Thalanjyi
people, had wanted this work
carried out for a long time and
were thrilled to be involved in the
“deep-time” research.
“We’ve worked closely with
Chevron and they have provided a
lot of support,” he said.
Over the next three years, the
research teams will spend up to a
couple of months a year working
on Barrow Island and anticipate
analysis of archaeological findings
to continue for the next decade.
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Awards represent
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t’s long been said that small
business is the backbone of an
economy. Nowhere is this more
true than in regional WA with 95
per cent of all firms in the State
classed as small businesses.
And in towns and cities across
WA, excitement has been mounting
as it gets closer to this year’s
Western Australian Regional Small
Business Awards, designed to
recognise the extraordinary lengths
small firms go to in order to achieve
and succeed.
Run since 2003, the awards begin
each year with businesses
competing against their local rivals
in programs run by regional
chambers of commerce and small
business centres.
The winners of these programs
then have the chance to nominate
for the Statewide scheme, with the
main event held in Perth in
November.
More than 300 small businesses
have celebrated becoming award
finalists over the past 11 years.
Stirling Small Business Centre
chief executive Evan MacRae is one
of this year’s Western Australian
Regional Small Business Awards
judges. Mr MacRae said he was
looking for a business that could
clearly articulate their plans and
successes.
“When the businesses come
through to this stage, they’ve
already been through a rigorous
selection process, so this really
takes it to the next level. We really
are talking about the creme de la
creme here,” he said.
When it comes to what Mr
MacRae would like to see from this
year’s winner, he said innovation,
but also integration with the local
community.
“I am looking forward to being
blown away by something or
somebody that’s innovative, taken a
real risk and been able to succeed
where others haven’t, yet fit within
the community and carve out a
niche,” he said.
Kununurra’s Kimberley Air
Tours is one of the businesses
waiting anxiously for the outcome
of the big night at the Hyatt
Regency Hotel after taking out the
top gong at the East Kimberley
Small Business Awards in July.
Kimberley Air Tours director
Jaclyn Rawlings said the award was
the first business award the firm,
which has grown from just two float
planes in 2010 to eight staff and
seven aircraft, has won.
“Winning the award gave us a lot
of local exposure here; a lot of
people who live in the town maybe
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REFAP won the 2013 Best Aboriginal Business Award.
Mark and Marisol Sweet from Freerange Supplies, getting their
award from Mr Lee Moore.
Jack Grobowski collecting a
2013 award from Rob
Copland.
Overall 2013 winner
Cameron Syme with Minister
Joe Francis.
Kimberley Air Tours business owners Jaclyn and Leigh
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didn’t realise that we were bigger
than they thought. I guess it made
people aware that we had
established ourselves.”
Award finalists are given two
tickets and assistance with travel
expenses to attend the awards
presentation evening on November
14. For more information on the
awards, visit
www.smallbusiness.wa.gov.au.
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Laurie and Kevin Sorgiovanni sold their Harvey Fresh business.
Harvey braces for
a surge in growth
• Ken Utting
While the Harvey Shire has
become the biggest local
government authority outside
the coastal cities, with a
population of almost 26,000,
most of this expansion has been
on the coastal strip north of the
Collie River.
But things could be about to
change.
The once sleepy hinterland
town of Harvey, the base of local
government in the Shire, could
see an unprecedented boom after
changes in ownership of its two
iconic businesses — Harvey Beef
and Harvey Fresh.
Mining magnate Andrew
Forrest has taken over Harvey
Beef, which had been in a
consolidation phase under the
control of an offshore investment
syndicate for several years after
the demise of the E.G. Green &
Sons empire.
Mr Forrest plans to expand the
Harvey abattoir to cater for
increasing demand in China and
South East Asia in conjunction
with his Pilbara cattle
operations.
The family-owned Harvey
Fresh milk and fruit juice
operation was taken over by milk
products giant Parmalat.
Parmalat is also planning to
expand the Harvey operations
and tap into the Chinese market.
Harvey Fresh was the
brainchild of Harvey
businessman Kevin Sorgiovanni
and his farmer/engineer brother
Laurie, who had the vision and
experienced times of extreme
hardship to build the business.
The pair are still involved in
the company and have reaped the
rewards for their long-term
commitment to a dream.
Increased production at the
meat, milk and fruit juice
processing plants in Harvey in
the past three years has already
seen a migrant influx from the
Philippines and New Zealand
because of a shortage of labour in
the region.
These two companies employ
up to 800 people.
With talks of doubling
production, and the multiplier
effect, the town’s population
could increase by more than 3000
in the next 15 years.
And the Harvey economy is far
from two-dimensional.
The Harvey irrigation system
has been upgraded in recent
years.
There has subsequently been a
resurgence in horticultural
activity.
The relocation of the Harvey
Agricultural College to Wokalup
has seen the development of the
college, not only for agriculture
but also in the building and allied
trades.
During the past decade light
industry has also seen an upturn
as Harvey’s position is favourable
for the development of
engineering, manufacturing and
service industries.
Harvey Shire chief executive
officer Michael Parker is also
optimistic about the future of the
Harvey region.
“The recent activity in
the agricultural sector and
our strong growth over a number
of years indicates a positive
future for our Shire,” Mr
Parker said.
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Saints members Steve and Lindsey Heymans, Glen Toby, Paulie and Kimi Tahitahi and Ranz and Tangiora Hinaki. Picture: Saints CMC Roebourne
Riders on a saintly mission
• Courtney Fowler
The unlikely coupling of a love for
motorcycles and the church led to
the formation of the Saints, a
Christian motorcycle club deeply
committed to supporting the
Roebourne community.
Saints president Ranz Hinaki
said he felt the letter of the Lord to
start a ministry to the motorcycle
community just over two years ago
and had joined forces with other
clubs to go on charity runs to raise
money for local causes.
“We’re just trying to help out
where we can — we pray for people
and support the community on
charity runs,” he said. “We also
help out the Hedland and Panna
riders when we can.
“It’s a different sort of ministry
to what they usually do in
churches — we’ll go into places
where a lot of people wouldn’t
want to usually venture into, like
where bikers hang out.
“The key to it is the love of
riding, being a part of the biker
community and taking the gospel
to those people.”
Mr Hinaki said the Saints liked
to act as positive role models to
local youth.
“About a year ago, we helped out
with a drug awareness program
which was well supported by the
whole community,” he said.
“We also facilitated a workshop
raising awareness of domestic
violence last year.
“The young guys really took
ahold of it, which is great because
we’re trying to be role models to
the young ones in the community
and give them some kind of
direction.”
Mr Hinaki said a boot camp run
by the Saints had been particularly
popular with Roebourne locals and
had been a good way to promote
health and fitness to members of
community.
“We don’t charge anyone to come
here, just a gold coin donation
which all goes to the Pilbara
Aboriginal Church, to whom we
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are extremely grateful for letting
us make use of this building,”
he said.
“We run boot camp on Mondays,
Tuesdays and Thursdays, one
advanced class at 5.30pm and one
at 6pm for beginners.
“People are supporting it and
they keep coming back, which is
great.”
Mr Hinaki said his long-term
vision for the Saints was for other
chapters to start up in different
towns in the region to spread the
gospel to the biker community and
participate in more charity runs.
For more information, visit the
Facebook page Saints CMC
Roebourne, WA.
Silver Chain’s
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egistered nurse Liz Palandri
has worked for Silver Chain
for 14 years, helping people
to return to their homes
rather than stay in hospital and
separated from their families.
It is a busy and varied job, and
one she says is incredibly
important.
“Clients appreciate having
access to nursing services in their
local community and the
convenience of being able to make
an appointment to visit the clinic
at a time that suits their needs,
rather than returning to the
hospital or visiting their GP just
for wound care,” Liz said.
Silver Chain specialises in
wound care.
Each nurse has extensive
experience in wound management
and receives ongoing training and
education.
They also have access to the
latest technology to record and
graph wounds, as well as a wide
range of wound care products.
“We are fortunate to be able to
utilise the expertise across our
national organisation and consult
with Silver Chain’s wound
management experts should we
need more clinical expertise to
manage particularly troublesome
wounds,” Liz said.
But for Liz, nursing is more than
just a job.
She takes great pleasure in
helping make a difference in the
community and says the
relationships she has with her
clients can be very rewarding.
“Every day is busy and varied,
there’s never a dull moment,” she
said.
“I often start the day in the
nursing clinic then help with the
community nursing rounds, if I’m
required.
“I also review all new referrals
and respond to any queries that we
may receive.
“Most days we have new
referrals and each new client
undergoes an extensive admission
and assessment process.
“I support the team of nurses
Kevin Ryan at the clinic with Robyn Rayner and Liz Palandri. Picture: Silver Chain
here in Bunbury, as well as
monitor our daily workloads and
adjust staffing requirements as
needed.
“It’s the clients that truly make
the job, though.
“We try to do the best for them
and they are always very positive
and really appreciate the services
we provide, either in their home or
at our clinic.”
Silver Chain’s nursing clinics
operate in the South West
(Bunbury and Busselton), Great
Southern (Albany), Wheatbelt
(Bindoon and Northam) and the
Mid-West (Geraldton), with plans
in place to open more nursing
clinics in other regional centres.
For more information about
Silver Chain’s services, contact the
customer centre, which is
available 24 hours a day, seven days
a week, on 9242 0242.
Country callers can call 1300 650
803 for the cost of a local call.
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