Grants open to agriculture and aquaculture to seek out innovation
Thursday, 28 February 2019
 

• Scholarships of up to $20,000 on offer for agriculture and aquaculture innovators
• The scholarships support the development of industry and jobs in regional WA
• $300,000 has been awarded to entrepreneurs through the program over the past three years 
  The McGowan Government is calling for applications from innovators and industry professionals in the agriculture and aquaculture sectors for the latest round of the Agriculture and Aquaculture Entrepreneurship Program.
   
  The scholarship program is now in its fourth year and has so far awarded $300,000 to Western Australian farmers and aquaculture operators.
   
  Successful applicants can receive a scholarship of up to $20,000 to research world-leading innovations and how to apply them in Western Australia to grow local industries and support WA jobs.
   
  Past recipients have used the funding for activities such as travelling to see firsthand cutting-edge innovations in their sector, courses of study and trials to apply an innovation in their operation.
   
  Applications close on April 28, 2019. For more information, visit http://www.jtsi.wa.gov.au/agriculture-and-aquaculture
  

ROAD WORKS ON the cnr of Bennett St & Bahr Rd DUMBLEYUNG (Stubbs Park)
TRAFFIC DIVERSION BYPASS FROM 1st – 18th April 2019 (See Map)
Road works will be carried out on the corner of Bennett St and Bahr Road in Dumbleyung from the 1st to the 18th April 2019. A bypass road and temporary footpath delineated by orange netting will be installed to ensure pedestrians and traffic can continue to flow through the area. Traffic will be controlled with the assistance of traffic lights.
 
These works are critical in this year’s maintenance and construction program and need to be finalised prior to the changing season. These traffic control measures have been implemented as we realise the timing of these works coincide with the Taste of Dumbleyung. We have notified the CMCA Rally who will be staying at Stubbs Park of the arrangement and appreciate your patience during this time.
 
We realise this may be an inconvenience however for us to complete the task efficiently and safely we ask that you please assist us with the below:

• Do not walk through closed work areas as works require the bitumen to be at high temperatures.
• Be mindful of heavy machinery operating in the area.
• Please adhere to traffic light signals when driving through the area

 
If you have any questions, please contact the Shire of Dumbleyung on 9863 4012.
 
We thank you for your cooperation.

Could this be your NEW business? 
RELIEF EDUCATOR - Dumbleyung Family Day Care 
The Dumbleyung Day Care is now running four days per week and with the demand for Day Care during school holidays we are seeking a “Relief Educator” to assist Leonie and Kaylene when they are not available or are taking a break. This person would operate out of the Dumbleyung Family Day Care in conjunction with our existing "Educators" as their own business. 
1. This role would best suit someone with a Certificate III in Children’s Services or a teacher who is finding it difficult to complete their minimum hours for the year.  
2. The role could also be of interest to someone who doesn’t have a lot of knowledge about children but are happy to enrol in their Certificate III Children’s Services and are of a caring and nurturing nature to provide quality education and care for the children in our community. 
The shire will guide the interested person in transitioning into this ready to go business. "The Educator" can care for children from birth to 12 years of age with the ratio’s of 4 children under four, and 3 school aged children, 7 children in total. 
To express your interest or for more information on the training and certificates please contact Nicole on (08) 9863 4012 orntaylor@dumbleyung.wa.gov.au.
Great Beginnings will provide "the educator" all Policies and Procedures, service forms for medication, enrolment of children etc, National Quality Framework resources for programming, Toys from the Toy Library, processing for Government rebates, parents benefits, provide training with programming and source external trainings when it is available. They also offer unlimited support via email, phone, face to face visits and support with educators who are studying their qualification.
*The Priority of Access Guidelines must be used by approved services to allocate available child care places where there are more families requiring care than places available.
 
REMINDER -Manning of Waste Sites
The waste sites in Kukerin and Dumbleyung will be open each week at the following times:
Dumbleyung – Thursday 9:00am to 1:00pm and Sunday 8:00am to 12:00 noon
Kukerin – Sunday 1:00pm to 5:00pm and Wednesday 9:00am to 1:00pm
Passes will be required for free entry to the waste sites (unlimited free visits with a pass) or charges will apply without a pass.
A mail out with more detailed information will go to local PO Boxes however if you do not receive this please get in touch with the shire for more information, if you have lost your pass, or your landlord if you are renting.
 
Landcare Updates
We are transitioning to having a Landcare mailing list to ensure that Landcare Information is getting to those that need it. To ensure that you receive this information, please sign up here http://eepurl.com/dL9Juc or contact Claudia at the Landcare office on 9863 4225.
 
Community Assisted Transport Scheme
By now you have hopefully received information in the mail about the Community Assisted Transport Scheme. The service is available to all residents of the shire, you can read more here:https://www.dumbleyung.wa.gov.au/health
COORDINATOR & AFTER HOURS CONTACT| Helen Gooding 0427 530 204
BOOKINGS| Dumbleyung CRC, (08) 9863 4829
 
EARLIER CLOSING DATE! Bain Estate Future Fund 2019/20
The application closing period for the Bain Estate Future Fund 2019/20 has changed to May. With the new closing date approaching the application form is accessible on our website NOW! Download an application form here :https://www.dumbleyung.wa.gov.au/bain-estate-future-fund
 
THE MONTHLY SHIRE OF DUMBLEYUNG NEWSLETTER 'LAKE EXPRESS' IS OUT NOW!
Want to receive it by post or email? Call us now 9863 4012.
Read all about our latest happenings in the Lake Express online here

The Dumbleyung CRC have teamed up with Grain Brokers Australia to have visiting speakers David Syme and Will Gaze share with us their insights on Grain Marketing and Weather Risk Certificates at a FREE information session to be held at the CRC on Monday April 8th.
 
From 9am - 10.30am the forum will focus on climate issues facing the agricultural industry in our region and the grain risk management option of risk certificates.
 
Both speakers have a wealth of knowledge! With over 30 years’ experience as a business development manager within southern Australia, David Syme is well versed on business development, commodity imports and exports, production forecasting, origination and supply chain investment.
 
Will Gaze, an Associate Grain Broker, will be joining David. Will grew up on a mixed crop and livestock farm in Borden and is currently completing a Bachelor of Agribusiness at Curtin University whilst working with Grain Brokers Australia – with an overall goal to push for and find profitability, productivity and sustainability on both sides of the farm gate.
 
Morning tea and barista coffee is included in this FREE workshop. Registration is essential and required by Friday April 5th. Please call the CRC on 9863 4829 or email: admin@dumbleyungcrc.com.

We have been very lucky, in that we have not had much in the way of offences committed over the last couple of months. However in saying that, there have been reports of suspicious behaviour in Dumbleyung recently with people walking about at night and in unusual places; and the footy clubrooms and netball shed having been tampered with, and some play equipment at the primary school moved around.
 
Please continue to be on the lookout for suspicious people and behaviour and report these to us as soon as possible. Any piece of information is welcome but the more details, the more we can do with it. Car number plates and clothing descriptions are very important bits of information for us to be able to follow up on your observations.
 
Even if no offence is committed or reported, we follow up your reports and where we can identify the suspicious person, we certainly let them know that we know what they are up to. When the perception that our whole community is watching out for and reporting suspicious behaviour, the risk of getting caught becomes too great for people to consider offending.
 
Information can be forwarded to us by phone or by email on Dumbleyung.Police.Station@police.wa.gov.au
 
If you wish to remain anonymous, you can report through Crimestoppers on: 1800 333 000.
 
On a lighter note, the rain has arrived!! After a long dry summer, it’s great to see some of that wet stuff fall from the sky. This makes it a good time of the year to check the rubber on your cars, tyres and wipers. Keep yourself and your family safe by making sure you have sufficient tread on your tyres, at least 1.5mm, although we would like to see more. We change our police vehicle tyres when they go under 3mm.
 
Don’t forget the windscreen wiper blades too, nothing worse than turning them on for the first rain to find they are brittle, damaged or old and do nothing more than smear the rain rather than wipe it aside!
 
Now that we are getting some rain, it’s the time of year a lot of our community begin ramping up preparations for this year’s crops. I would like to wish you all a successful 2019 out on the farms, and more importantly, a safe one.
 
I also look forward to catching up with many of you at the Taste Of Dumbleyung on Saturday 6th April. This is a fantastic community event which showcases the bounties our little patch of the world produces and the amazing people in it. Get along and support the day!
Article supplied by Sergeant Alby Van Den Berg 

 
 It’s back! The countdown is on! Don’t miss it!
 
You see where we’re going with this? It’s the annual event not to be missed and it’s only nine days away! The Make Smoking History Taste of Dumbleyung 2019 is a FREE and family-friendly event that will be held at the Dumbleyung Town Hall next Saturday April 6th, from 2pm - 11pm.
 
The kids will be occupied all afternoon with an amazing FREE sideshow alley, including: bouncy castle, WA’s only mobile flight simulator, merry go round, face painting, and so much more! When you step into the mobile flight simulator you’ll be taken on a crazy rollercoaster ride or maybe an intergalactic shoot out – it’s a whole heap of fun for children aged 5 and older! Yes, we’re looking at you, big kids (adults)!!
While the kids are occupied, the fashion parade will commence on the main stage with the latest trends from Sand’N’Salt and Feet with Flair on display. Plus, everything is available to purchase straight after the fashion show! Then, at sunset, the BBQs will fire up with the second BBQ Master Cooking Competition back and a $500 first prize sponsored by Sentinel Finance Group up for grabs! Be sure to taste the delicious canapés and cast your vote to see who will be crowned 2019 BBQ Masters!
 
In-between all this fun you can browse the range of amazing local stall holders, with delicious food and award winning wines available for purchase. Sit back and listen to tunes from Hayden McGlinn, then party all night with Jonny Taylor!
 
It’s a huge day of fun that showcases our amazing region, so be sure to add it to your calendar and head down to the Dumbleyung Town Hall on Saturday April 6th from 2-5pm.
 
The Taste of Dumbleyung is organised by the Dumbleyung Events Committee and more information about the event can be found at www.facebook.com/tasteofdumbleyung

Last Saturday Kukerin Bowling Club broke a long-standing drought with the first pennant win in the history of the club versus Newdegate at Kondinin. The nail biter of a game commenced with two Kukerin rinks out of the blocks early, and the other two locked into an even tussle.  As the game progressed one early leading Kukerin rink kept control and the other one lost way and fell behind narrowly while the other two were still locked together.

In the latter part of the match Newdegate took control on one rink, two rinks continued to be evenly matched and Kukerin’s other rink still held control, however overall Newdegate had now gained the lead.  In the concluding stages Kukerin rallied and with only four ends to be completed, and the scoreboard locked at 91---91 the large crowd of spectators were to witness a drama-packed few minutes.  The first rink to finish saw Kukerin gain two shots, next rink completed saw Kukerin go down three shots. Kukerin’s third rink to finish saw possibly the pennant winning bowl played by the skipper’s last bowl when he trailed the jack to make five shots, and the opposing skipper fail in his attempt to alter things. This left Kukerin four shots up and the result now all up to the last rink.

More drama was to follow.  Kukerin gained the upper hand and the end was killed.  In the replay Newdegate held four shots early, Kukerin’s third with his first bowl reduced the margin to one, Newdegate’s third moved the jack to go back to four up. Both thirds failed to change things with their second bowl. Kukerin’s skip with his first bowl moved bowls a bit resulting three down. Opposing skip failed in his attempt with his first bowl which left only two bowls to be played. Kukerin’s skip managed to draw third shot and Newdegate’s skip with his last bowl had the opportunity to dislodge the third shot to tie the match, however his bowl was just wide leaving Kukerin pennant winners 98 shots to 96.
 
The ladies pennant competition was won convincingly by Newdegate who defeated Kulin.
 
We wish our ladies team good bowls and luck this week as they are playing in the Annual Ladies country week championships.  Also to Peter and Bev Davidson who will be competing in the over 60’s Mixed bowls state championships the following week.     
Article by Phil Adams

Kukerin travelled to Kulin to play in the second semi-final on Sunday in a do or die effort to reach the pennant final.  The game was played in ideal conditions which made for some very good bowls.   The match began with one Kukerin rink galloping out of the blocks, two others gain an ascendancy while the fourth was struggling.  As the afternoon wore on two Kukerin rinks kept in control while the third one was slowly reeled in by their Kulin opponents and on the fourth one Kulin were gaining a large margin. At the end of the game the result was two rinks to each club with Kukerin winning the aggregate by the narrow margin of four shots, to advance to the pennant decider next Saturday.  The final will be played at Kondinin against Newdegate who defeated Kondinin in a thriller on Saturday by the narrow margin of five shots. 
 
There will be pennant practice on Friday afternoon commencing at 4.30 pm and it is hoped that all can make it, if possible. 
 
Article by Phil Adams

Tonight is the last night for social bowls at the Dumbleyung Bowling Club.  Head along for a fun roll and laugh, followed my a meal, chat and debrief!