Lest We Forget - Shire of Sandstone

November 2015 Edition
Lest We Forget
The Shire of Sandstone
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Contents
Why wear a Poppy?
Ambulance update and news
From the desk of the CEO
Christmas closure /council meeting dates
for 2016
Christmas lights competition
Sandstone Christmas Party
Proposed Local Laws
Proposed Local Laws/ feedback
Bio Remediation facility
Community Bus / Gas price increase
William’s market stall and Joker Night
Vet Visit
Just for laughs
Firebreak notice/ Fire meeting
Yamatji Annual Regional Meeting
History corner
Caravan for sale \ flower pots for sale
Real estate for sale/wanted
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Advertisements
Helpful Hints
Recipes
Crossword puzzle
Public Notices / Directory of Services
Community Bulletin Board
Health Services / Calendar
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Then I stopped and watched as she offered
them there,
And her face was old and lined with care;
But the war went on and he had to stay,
And all I could do was wait and pray.
But beneath the scars the years had made
There remained a smile that refused to fade.
A boy came whistling down the street,
Bouncing along on care-free feet.
His letters told of the awful fight
(I can see it still in my dreams at night),
With the tanks and guns and cruel barbed
wire,
And the mines and bullets, the bombs and fire.
His smile was full of joy and fun,
"Lady," said he, "may I have one?"
When she'd pinned it on, he turned to say;
"Why do we wear a poppy today?"
Till at last, at last, the war was won And that's why we wear a poppy, son."
The small boy turned as if to go,
Then said, "Thanks, lady, I'm glad to know.
The lady smiled in her wistful way
And answered; "This is Remembrance Day.
And the poppy there is a symbol for
The gallant men who died in war.
That sure did sound like an awful fight
But your son - did he come back all right?"
A tear rolled down each faded cheek;
She shook her head, but didn't speak
I slunk away in a sort of shame,
And if you were me, you'd have done the
same:
And because they did, you and I are free That's why we wear a poppy, you see.
I had a boy about your size,
With golden hair and big blue eyes.
He loved to play and jump and shout,
Free as a bird, he would race about.
As the years went by, he learned and grew,
And became a man - as you will, too.
He was fine and strong, with a boyish smile,
But he'd been with us such a little while
When war broke out and he went away.
I still remember his face that day.
For our thanks, in giving, if oft delayed,
Though our freedom was bought - and thousands paid!
And so, when we see a poppy worn,
Let us reflect on the burden borne
By those who gave their very all
When asked to answer their country's call
That we at home in peace might live.
Then wear a poppy! Remember - and Give!
- Don Crawford
As you may already know we have lost our fearless leader Helen Painter, who we will miss very
much….but please don’t stress as our new paramedic is just as wonderful. His name is Blair
and he loves coming out bush and has requested to stay with us bushies full time. He will also
be working in Cue, Mt Magnet, Yalgoo, Meekatharra and sunny Sandstone, lucky us! We wish
Helen all the best in her new job, hopefully she’ll come for a visit now and then.
This month has been quiet which means everybody is fit and well, well done Sandstoniens :)
To all the volunteers at Sandstone Sub Centre, pat yourselves on the back as you are all doing
a wonderful job and I say that because I did two full shifts at Kalgoorlie which I really did enjoy,
plus it made me realise that we do an excellent job, not only do we have to keep our patients
longer, compared with Kalgoorlie who pick up and deliver to hospital. We’re not so lucky in that
we have a 200km trip on a dirt road to the nearest hospital or we have to wait for the Royal Flying Doctor Service which could be an hour up to four hours, so as you can see our vollies can’t
just hand over.
So be proud of what you do—it isn’t an easy job.
As the weather gets hotter we all need to stay cool, drink lots of water. It’s also time for some
fund raising, car wash coming soon. We will let you know.
Take Care
Gina and the rest of the Ambo’s
Email: reception@sandstone.wa.gov.au
FROM THE DESK OF THE CEO
Human Resources
Shire of Sandstone welcomed Don Whittington as a truck driver. Roz Derrick has recommenced with
the Shire as the final trim grader operator.
We said goodbye to the Shire’s Carolyn and Graeme Cramp. We welcome Margie Dixon as the permanent caravan park caretaker. Margie was previously the Shire’s relief caravan park caretaker. Dot Whittington is now the relief caravan park caretaker.
And last but not least we welcome Adrian Egan as the Shire’s gardener and Margie Duhig as part-time
Administration/Library Officer.
Council Elections
Sandstone had 3 positions vacant and a total number of 6 nominations. The results on the day saw the
re-election of Beth Walton and we welcome two new Councillors, Freda May and Kerry Key.
Road Works and Equipment
Like most Shire’s in the Murchison Zone, Sandstone suffered flood damage to roads again with the recent rains. We managed to secure a large amount of funding for the repairs. The works on this damage
has commenced.
Buildings
The caravan park ablutions are completed and were well utilised over the heavy tourist period.
The new house funded with R4R funds has finally been completed and issues corrected. There are still
a few external projects to complete to finish the project and have it acquitted.
The landscaping and asphalt has been completed at the new Administration Building. Vince Catania will
officially open the building on the 11th November 2015.
Tourism
The Visitor Centre closed on Saturday the 31st October 2015 and will reopen in April 2016.
Other
The Shire has finished the expansion of the bio remediation cell at the waste facility. The cell is now
available for private enterprise to use. Please see the following flyer with more information.
2015 Christmas Closure
Please be advised, the Shire of Sandstone Administration Centre will be closed for the Christmas break, from 4.00pm
Wednesday 23rd December 2015.
The Shire of Sandstone Administration Centre will reopen at 8.30am on Monday 4th January 2016.
Mia Dohnt
Chief Executive Officer
T: 08 9963 5802
F: 08 9963 5852
M: 0407 471 754
2016 Council Meetings
Please be advised, in accordance with the Local Government (Administration) Regulations 1996; The Shire of Sandstone traditionally meets on the 4th Thursday of each month.
The council meetings for 2016 will be held in the council Chambers at the Shire of Sandstone Administration Centre, on the following dates;
January February March April May June July August September October November December -
No meeting
Thursday 25th
Thursday 24th
Thursday 28th
Thursday 26th
Thursday 23rd
Thursday 28th
Thursday 25th
Thursday 22nd
Thursday 27th
Thursday 24th
Thursday 15th (3rd week due to Christmas)
Mia Dohnt
Chief Executive Officer
T: 08 9963 5802
F: 08 9963 5852
M: 0407 471 754
CHRISTMAS LIGHTS
COMPETITION
Don’t forget the Annual Christmas Lights competition.
There will be a First Prize of $100 and a Second Prize of $50
(Secret Judge ! )
Judging will be on Wednesday night 9th December 2015
Winners will be announced at the Town Christmas Party on Saturday
12th December
SANDSTONE
TOWN
CHRISTMAS
PARTY
Sandstone will be holding this year’s Christmas Party on Saturday 12th
December at the Community Rec Centre, commencing at 6.30pm.
Everyone is welcome, we will be having a BBQ with the Shire providing food
and soft drink, and limited alcoholic beverages.
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Feedback re our Bio-remediation Facility
Afternoon Councillors,
For your information.
Good on you Sandstone. This is what happens when Council’s think outside the box. Hope Sandstone have
sent this success story to those in high places who sit back and criticize local governments when they attempt something new.
Regards,
Jim Epis
Chief Executive Officer
Shire of Leonora
PO Box 56
LEONORA WA 6438
Ph: 9037 6044 Fax: 9037 6295
ceo@leonora.wa.gov.au
COMMUNITY BUS TAKING PASSENGERS TO MT MAGNET
The Sandstone Community Bus will be travelling to Mt Magnet once a month for Shire business.
If anyone needs to travel to Mt Magnet for business, there are available seats - please be
aware a strict time schedule will be adhered to.
The bus will leave from the Sandstone Shire Administration office at 10am, and will leave Mt
Magnet opposite the IGA at 1pm.
Please book your seat by contacting either Rhonda or Carmela at the Shire office. Preference
will be given to local residents.
DATES
November
WEDNESDAY 18TH
December
WEDNESDAY 16TH
Dates for next year will be advertised in January Bush Telegraph.
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KLEENHEAT GAS PRICE INCREASE
Price for 45kg Gas Bottles has increased to $164 effective immediately.
Farm fresh fruit and vegies, eggs, home made bread,
cakes & sauces
Hack Street, opposite the Post Office
JOKER NIGHT AT THE PUB
COME AND TRY YOUR LUCK!
At the National Hotel every Wednesday Night we have the Joker
draw.
Every time you buy an alcoholic drink from 5.30pm – 7.30 pm you get
a FREE ticket to go into the draw to win the cash prize,
drawn at 7.30 pm
If no one wins, the cash jackpots by $50 till the next Wednesday.
A Fire Brigade Meeting will be held at the fire station
on THURSDAY 19th November
At 5pm
For further info contact Deputy Chief Bushfire
Control Officer
Banjo Patterson 0400 577 775
Housing
By January 1908 the town was developing at a rapid rate. The houses in
early Sandstone, or in fact any gold mining town in that time, were generally
constructed from timber and hessian. The ideal timber for housing was, of
course, dressed timber but in many of the early houses built before the railway
reached Sandstone, local bush timber was used often adzed to a squarish shape.
The hessian was stretched over a wooden frame, and was either left in it’s natural
state or painted with whitewash, a paint made of ground limestone and water, and
applied with a coarse brush.
Some inside walls were painted with kalsomine, a water-based interior wall
paint, usually tinted pastel colours. Corrugated iron was saved for the roof, if it
was available, as it was very expensive due to the great distances it had to be
carted. A verandah was an integral part of these dwellings, and when roofing iron
was in short supply verandahs were often roofed with boughs of mulga trees laid
across them. More affluent houses had corrugated iron walls, but these were
generally very hot in summer. The bough covered verandahs and hessian walls
were very effective in all but wet weather, being much cooler than iron, but in winter they were bitterly cold. In hot weather, if there was water to spare, it could be
thrown onto the walls, and the subsequent evaporation could drop the temperature within considerably.
These dwellings were cheap to erect and easy to dismantle to take to a new
location, with only the roofing iron and timber to take away. However, because
the lighting was by open-flamed lamps and cooking done on a wood fire, they
were also very vulnerable to fire, as even the roofing iron would be destroyed
once heated enough.
Cooking was usually done in a separate structure to the sleeping quarters,
which was a wise precaution because of the danger of fires. In an endeavour to
house the cooking fire in a less flammable building, this building was often built of
mud bricks which were made on the spot and dried in the sun. When constructed
into a building with a door that would close out the cold winds in winter, and shutters on the windows to do the same thing, they made a snug building that was
used as a kitchen cum living room, especially during the winter months. It had a
chimney built either from the home-made mud bricks or from stone found in the
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Colourful recycled plastic flower pots for sale
Would make great Christmas presents, can be painted to the colours of
your choice.
Please see Di Jellett
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a frog's car
when it breaks
down?
It gets toad
away.
WANTED IN SANDSTONE OR
SURROUNDING AREA
Dwelling providing three separate sleeping areas or
capable of being renovated to
provide this requirement
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woman that sets her
bills on fire?
A: Bernadette.
Condition of dwelling and land unimportant providing the building is sound and is without encumbrance of any sort
Cash payment is offered and a timely reply to any
dwelling proposed, including approved shed type
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Removing red wine stains.
Did you know, that you can remove red wine stains with soda water?
Even a week later I was able to remove the red wine stain by gently squeezing it in just good club soda water. It
looked like new.
Removing candle wax from carpet or tablecloth.
You need a hot iron and blotting paper.
Scrape as much wax off as possible.
Place the blotting paper on top of the hardened wax and place the hot iron on top of it. Move the blotting paper around
to absorb the melting wax.
Carry on until it all has been removed, but being careful not to scorch the fabric underneath.
Removing chewing gum.
Put ice cubes into a plastic bag, place on top the chewing gum to harden it and slowly scrape the gum off.
Removing tar.
Soften the tar with turpentine or unsalted butter, then treat afterwards with petrol and wash the usual way.
It will take a few washes to completely come out.
Removing rust.
Rub into fabric lemon juice, sprinkle salt on top and leave to rest for at least an hour. Rinse and wash in the normal
way. Or leave soaking for a while in a solution of water and glycerin.
Removing coffee stains.
Dab the stain with glycerin, then rinse in cold water. Wash the normal way.
Removing soot from carpet.
Using the nozzle attachment .of the vacuum cleaner clean most of it up.
Try not to rub the soot into the carpet. Then sprinkle talcum powder over it and brush in. Vacuum as normal.
Removing ketchup from carpet.
Carefully remove excess from carpet, then rub glycerin into the stain. Sponge with warm water trying not to wet
the carpet to much.
Removing blueberry stains.
Soak the fabric for long time in sour milk rinse and wash warm as normal.
Removing raspberry and redcurrant stains.
Dab the stain with lemon juice, rinse in warm water. Wash in normal way.
House smells of cooking, dog, etc.
Next time you vacuum, add a cotton wool ball soaked with a few drops of aromatherapy oil, like geranium or lavender
into your vacuum cleaner bag. The smell will be gone and a beautiful scent has been added.
Window, mirror and glass cleaning.
Have no leather or window cloth to add shine?
Lemon Slice
Ingredients
1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk
100g butter
200g granita biscuits
1 cup desiccated coconut
2 teaspoons finely grated lemon rind
Lemon icing
2 cups pure icing sugar
20g butter, softened
2 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice
Step 1
Grease a 3cm deep, 15.5cm x 25cm (base) slab pan. Line base and sides with baking paper, extending paper 2cm above edges of pan.
Step 2
Place condensed milk and butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Cook, stirring, for
5 minutes or until smooth and combined. Remove from heat.
Step 3
Using a food processor, process biscuits until fine crumbs. Transfer to a bowl. Add coconut and lemon rind. Stir to combine. Add hot butter mixture. Mix well to combine. Press
mixture over the base of prepared pan. Cover. Refrigerate for 1 1/2 hours or until firm.
Step 4
Make lemon icing: Sift icing sugar into a bowl. Add butter and lemon juice. Beat with a
wooden spoon until smooth and combined. Spread icing over slice. Stand at room temper-
Kale loaf
Equipment
9.5 x 19.5cm loaf pan, food processor
Ingredients
120g baby kale
3 cups almond meal
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon sea salt
4 eggs
1/3 cup macadamia oil
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 teaspoons honey
Step 1
Preheat oven to 180C/160C fan forced. Grease a 9.5 x 19.5cm loaf pan. Line with baking paper.
Step 2
Finely process baby kale in a food processor. Combine kale, almond meal, baking powder and
salt in a bowl. Whisk eggs, oil, lemon juice and honey in a jug. Add to kale mixture. Stir.
Step 3
Spoon into prepared pan. Bake for 45-50 minutes or until a skewer inserted comes out clean.
Bacon & Vegie
Noodle Slice
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2 teaspoons vegetable oil
2 middle bacon rashers, trimmed, chopped
1/2 x 440g packet shelf-fresh thin hokkien noodles
2 medium zucchini, grated
2 medium carrots, peeled, grated
125g can corn kernels, drained
1/2 cup frozen peas
4 green onions, thinly sliced
1 cup self-raising flour
1/2 cup grated tasty cheese
4 eggs
1/2 cup milk
1/4 cup vegetable oil, extra
Mixed salad leaves to serve
Method
Step 1
Preheat oven to 180C/160C fan-forced. Grease a 20cm x 30cm lamington pan. Line base
and sides with baking paper, extending paper 2cm on all sides.
Step 2
Heat oil in a frying pan over medium- high heat. Add bacon. Cook, stirring occasionally,
for 4 to 5 minutes or until just golden. Remove from heat.
Step 3
Separate noodles with your hands. Using kitchen scissors, cut into 5cm lengths.
Step 4
Squeeze excess liquid from zucchini and carrot. Combine noodles, bacon, zucchini, carrot, corn, peas, onion, flour and cheese in a bowl. Place eggs, milk and extra oil in a jug.
Whisk to combine. Stir through noodle mixture. Season with salt and pepper. Spread into
prepared pan.
Step 5
Pastoralists and D.E.C. in the Sandstone and
surrounding Shire’s have commenced the wild
dog bait programme. Please be advised
BAITS WILL BE ON THE GROUND ALL YEAR ROUND
Also just a friendly reminder to keep your dogs
locked up, or on a leash if out walking.
To avoid being
penalised all dogs and
cats must be kept in your
yards or on leads at all
times. Please clean up
after your dog!!!!!
All dogs must be
registered. If your dog
is not registered, or if
you are unsure when the
registration expires,
please contact the Shire
office.
The RANGER is making
Physiotherapist
JPB Contracting
Visiting Sandstone
Nursing Post
Paul (Scruffy)
Bennett
Monday 23rd November
Ph: 0427 841 888
2015
11.00am-2.30pm
Please call the Shire for
an appointment
08 9963 5802
Mount Magnet Post & Lotteries
We now have Gold Detector Hire
Pick up a brochure from us or the Sandstone Shire
Check out the website www.mtmagnetpost.com
Hair Cuts
Call Drina 0431 025 760
I can come to you or you can come to me!
SANDSTONE LIBRARY
Open Monday—Friday 9am—4.30pm
Casual memberships welcome
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Interlibrary Loans
YOU MUST CONTACT THE SHIRE
OF SANDSTONE PRIOR TO
DISPOSAL OF ANY
ASBESTOS MATERIALS
Phone 9963 5802
Mondays - Fridays
8:30 - 4:00pm
LEGAL ACTION WILL
BE TAKEN FOR
NON-COMPLIANCE
We are the very first Rotary
Club that is based purely online
in WA. This enables people living in remote/regional areas the
option to still provide a service
to their local community by
joining Rotary E club of E.WA.
It’s a new and vital Rotary
Experience.
We meet via online webinars
and the use of Facebook, both
open to the public and private
sessions.
Name: E-WA Rotary
Address: www.ewarotary.org.au
www.facebook.com/ewarotary
Ph 0408 802 490
Community Group Name :
E-WA Rotary—Kerry O’Shea
rotaryewa@gmail.com
We’d love to hear from you :)
Westcoast Seafood
Email: stan@westcoastseafood.com.au
Contact Stan to see when he will be in
Sandstone next
Looking for Gold?
Want to Prospect
near Sandstone?
Please contact the Mt Magnet
Office of the Department of Mines
and Petroleum,
Cnr Hepburn and Richardson St
Telephone
Fax
(08) 9963 4509
(08) 9963 4488
Museum & Visitor
Centre
Closed for the summer
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Useful Sandstone Phone
Numbers
Alice Atkinson Caravan Park
Main Roads - Road Conditions
(24 Hr Customer Contact Centre )
Mt Magnet Police
National Hotel
Outback Accommodation
Sandstone Museum &
Visitor Information Centre
Sandstone Nursing Post
Sandstone Post Office
Shire of Sandstone Office
08 9963 5859
13 81 38
08 9963 3222
08 9963 5801
08 9963 5869
08 9963 5061
08 9963 5808
08 9963 5222
08 9963 5802
Ambulance 000 RFDS 1800 625 800
Church Notices
Black Range Chapel
Ordinary
Meeting
of Council
The next meeting of
Council will be held on Thursday 26th
Mental Health Services in Meekatharra are currently providing an outreach service
to Sandstone.
The Mental Health nurse will attend Sandstone with the Flying Doctor on the
last visit of each month.
To make an appointment please call Meekatharra Mental Health Services on
9981 0625
TELEPHONE HELP LINES
Mental Health Emergency Response Line
(formerly Psychiatric Emergency Team)
Perth WA 6000 Tel: 08 9224 8888
RuralLink
Tel: 1800 552 002
SERVICE
Geraldton
Regional
Aboriginal Medical
Service (GRAMS)
Hours: 10am - 3:00pm
At Nursing Post
Goldfields
Chiropractic,
Leonora Clinic
November
December
By appointment only
Please
phone
By appointment only
Please
Phone
Appointments are necessary
Nursing Post
8.30 am-4.00pm
THURSDAY
5th & 19th
At Nursing Post
Physiotherapist
11:00am - 3:30pm
At Nursing Post
PODIATRIST
Mt Magnet
Pharmacy
Geraldton Office Ph 9956 6555
Mt Magnet Office Ph. 99634016
The clinic operates from the Leonora Community Health Centre
on main street in Leonora, call 9091 5667 for appointments
Murchison
Dental Service
Meekatharra Flying
Doctor Service
RFDS
CONTACT DETAILS
WEDNESDAY
11th & 25th
MONDAY
23rd
THURSDAY
3rd & 174th
Ph 0427 386 647
Lana Lefroy 9963 5808 or
9963 5831
RFDS Emergency Number
WEDNESDAY 1800 625 800
9th & 23rd
Meekatharra Hospital
9981 0600
Contact Shire office for
enquiries or appointments
Ph 9963 5802
GRAMS Geraldton
Ph 9956 6555
Ph 9963 4788
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Nurses
Post
Shire
RDO
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Community
Bus to
Mt Magnet
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Dr’s
Clinic/Mental
Health Nurse
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Dr’s
Clinic
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Physio
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Nurses
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**Internet is available at Sandstone Library in the
Shire building**
Monday—Friday, 9am—4.30pm
We don’t have WIFI but you can use our
computers to access internet
Please make a donation to RFDS when
using computers