Name: Maz Hasleby
Occupation: Proprietor along came Henry Cafe
Best book you’ve ever read? Famous Five Series, written by Enid Blighton
Sweet or Savoury? Savoury
If you could have coffee with any one (past or present) who would it be and why? Nelson Mandela, for his humanitarianism, his humor and belief in the goodness in man kind
One country you’d like to visit, that you haven’t already been to? South Africa
How do you eat your kit kat? Remove chocolate, give the chocolate to my daughter and eat the biscuit

Restricted Burning Period
We are now in the RESTRICTED BURNING PERIOD. Not sure what you can or can't do? 
RESTRICTED BURNING PERIOD
19th September to 31st October
1st February to 31st March
Restricted Burning Period – It is unlawful to set fire to the bush during this time except in accordance with a permit obtained. The Restricted Burning Period can be varied i.e. shortened, extended, suspended, reimposed by the Shire 14 days at a time if seasonal conditions require.
PROHIBITED BURNING PERIOD
1st November to 31st January
Burning is also prohibited on Good Friday and Easter Sunday
Prohibited Burning Period – means that the time of the year during when it is declared by the Minister to be unlawful to set fire to the bush. Protective burning and burning to harvest clover can be carried out during this time only in accordance with a permit obtained.
 
Club Equipment Subsidy Scheme is open from 26 September to 28 October 2016
A quick email to let you know the Club Equipment Subsidy Scheme is open from 26 September to 28 October 2016. If you are interested in applying for $500 toward new sporting equipment, more details are in the below email from the Department of Sport & Recreation. Clubs can apply online from 26 September to 28 October 2016 at http://www.dsr.wa.gov.au/funding/clubs/club-equipment-subsidy
Please note if you have received a club equipment subsidy in the May/June round 2016 you are not eligible to apply in this round.
 
Dog Found
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​It’s a hockey trifecta for the Bairstow family!
 
Well Done to Orson Bairstow who won the 2016 Upper Great Southern Hockey Association (UGSHA) Fairest and Best for the junior competition. Sister Danée  Bairstow won the same award in 2014, both following in the footsteps of mother, Carmen Bairstow, who won the same award for the Central Great Southern Hockey Association in 1985.
 
Congratulations to Carmen Bairstow who also came home with the Coaches Award at the 2016 UGSHA Windup earlier this month!
Pictured above(L-R): Carmen, Danée  and Orson Bairstow with their awards.

Well it's all over red rover; the golf season is officially finished for another 6 months (for most).  Good luck to teams competing in the Holden Scramble in October. 

It was a beautiful day for the closing of golf sponsored by Clem Henry Shearing Contractor.  A small but elite group of players played a 3 man Ambrose with banter commencing before the 1st ball was hit.  One team having 4 members were told that 4 people always win this event against 3 men, and they didn't disappoint the crowd, even though the opponents did try every trick in the book whilst walking around the course. 

Maybe they should have concentrated more on their golf and not on how everyone could be penalised, with of course the Captain having the last say of the day.  Wildflowers were photographed yet again, with players having quite a few wayward shots in the bush.  Personally the Captain is tired of bushwalking, if you’ve seen one flower seen them all! (Though they are unique).

Final winners were:  Cheryl Snell, Jamie Dare, George and Tamara Bartram with 69g, 57nett & 12 handicap, Runners-up were Karen Ward, Sharlene Powell and Lee Smith 71g, 59.5nett & 11.5 handicap comment was made in this group that "we didn't bother hitting as Lee hit it out of sight straight down the fairway".  Novelties were won by an array of members.

President Eric Gossage thanked all our Sponsors throughout the year, members for their fantastic work throughout the season and will get back to everyone after Country Week regarding a busy bee to bring in signs etc.

Congratulations to trophy winners, 
Ladies Most Improved - sponsored by the Mott Family was won by Margie Ward
Ladies eclectic - Tamara Bartram, Runner-up Davina Gossage
Men’s Most Improved -sponsored by the Williams Family was won by Eamonn Lanagan
Men’s Eclectic - Paul Ward, Runner-up Lee Smith
 
Article by T.Bartram

First described from a specimen collected at Tambellup, Western Australia, in 1930, the Western Mouse has now been collected from 11 semi-isolated conservation reserves within the southern wheatbelt and south coast, the smallest of which is about 200 hectares.
Most capture sites have long-unburnt vegetation (30-50 years) containing layers of extremely dense vegetation at 0.5-2.5 metres high. Dominant upper-storey species include Eucalyptus, Isopogon, Acacia, Casuarina and Melaleuca.  Quandong, Santalum acuminatum (within the northern part of the range) and various sedge species are also important habitat requirements. Extremely variable vegetation types range from sparse low shrublands through to mid-dense woodlands and granite associated vegetation on sandy clay loam or sandy loam, frequently with a matrix of gravel.
 
The Western Mouse is nocturnal, sheltering during the day in a burrow (20-30 centimetres deep) which consists of a single vertical entrance shaft, connected to a horizontal loop 2-3 metres in diameter with a nesting chamber located opposite the entrance.  Other similar sized loops sometimes extend off the main loop, although these have neither entrance holes nor nesting chambers. The entrance shaft is well concealed apparently having been dug from the inside and is commonly located in dense leaf litter.  An original shaft (dug from the outside and entering a different part of the loop) is filled in once the burrow is completed.  Nesting material consists largely of loose, fibrous plant material.
 
The Western Mouse is communal, ten animals having been collected from one burrow system in the wild. Individuals have been recorded to travel 600 metres overnight from a trap-site to a burrow.
 
The diet consists largely of fibrous plant material, flowers of Acacia, Conospermum, Pultenea and Hibbertia and seeds of Hakea, Dryandra and Quandong, and various invertebrates including beetle and moth larvae. In the northern part of its range large accumulations of Quandong nuts can be found under dense low bushes and vegetation (usually within 30-50 metres of mature Quandong trees). These are chewed to extract the kernels which are rich in proteins and oils. At a number of different sites, accumulations of over 100 chewed nuts have been found, piled up to 5cm deep, covering up to 1 square metre and exhibiting various stages of decomposition, suggesting prolonged use as a feeding site.  The chewed nuts are distinguished by the small hole and distinct marks left by the incisors.
 
Pregnant females are found in early to mid-spring and young are born from mid- to late spring, with juveniles (10-15 g) entering the population in early summer. A body weight of 32-37 grams is attained by May or June and animals breed in their first year.
 
Trapping data suggest that the population density varies between seasons and from year to year but is generally one to seven individuals per hectare. Populations seem to be restricted to distinct areas and vegetation types within conservation reserves.
 
Reference: Whisson, L(2008). Western Mouse Pseudomys occidentalis In Van Dyck, S. and Strahan, R. (eds) The Mammals of Australia 3rd edition pp. 645-646. Sydney: Reed New Holland 
 Photo credit to -  Photo: Jiri Lochman / Lochman LT
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Thanks to C. Hadlow for supplying this article. 

Tennis will start in Dumbleyung for the 16/17 season on Friday the 7th of October from 5:30pm. The Solariscare Tennis Fundraiser is back again this year and will be played on Friday the 14th October. Get your teams of four together for a night of fun social tennis to raise money for a great cause.

Sportspower Katanning will once again be in attendance on the night and supplying great prizes. Please supply names to Tara Ball on 0427634048 or dumballs1@bigond.com.  Friday night tennis will continue through to Christmas with burgers and bar sales. Visitors pay $5 to play or can become full members for the season and play social for free.

Other upcoming events for the Dumbleyung Tennis Club are,

• New Year’s Eve Tennis is booked in again for a fun family night
• In February and March we are trialling Saturday afternoon social tennis
• Weekend pennants begin on Sunday the 16th October at Kukerin and Wednesday Ladies on the 12th October in Dumbleyung. Anyone interested in playing pennants can also contact Tara Ball
• The fabulous and famous Dumbleyung Lawn Classic is booked in already for the 18th and 19th February.  Everyone welcome. Hope to see you all on the court.

See ‘Sports Update’ for 16/17 tennis fixture.
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Article by T.Ball

Two locals can now add stunt double to their resume as they swapped their usual equestrian eventing, for a movie set. Joy and Emily Gray, along with horses Pedro and Tonto, will feature in the Western Action film ‘The Decadent and Depraved’ directed by Jordan Prince Wright and Axel August Karlsson.
 
Filming commenced in Yarloop in early August, with the third block of filming currently in progress at the Watpow Downs property in Kukerin. Over 100 cast and crew are bring the story to life, with approximately 40 in Kukerin to film the opening and major fighting scenes.
 
Cast and crew became nocturnal due to night time, dusk and dawn scenes being filmed. Braving an icy cold morning, Joy and Emily after immersing, themselves in the wardrobe, emerged as two Western Action men, with Pedro and Tonto once settled, making their debut on set. The remaining cast and crew fell silent and, ‘Action’ was called.
 
Decadent and Depraved is a Western Action that follows the journey of Murphy (played by former ‘McLeod’s Daughters’ star Ben Mortley), a convicted murderer with a bounty on his head. Murphy has surrounded himself to His Majesty’s Army to ensure the safety of his family and is transported by Captain Jack Dalton (played by ‘Country Practice’ star, Michael Muntz) to be hung for his crime. Murphy and Dalton must survive the harsh terrain of the West Australian outback whilst fending off attacks from corrupt and powerful men who want to claim the bounty.
 
To keep up to date with all the filming visit the film’s Facebook page ‘The Decadent and Depraved’ or pop into the Kukerin Hotel on Saturday October 1 the second last day of filming to meet some of the cast and crew.
 
We look forward to the movie premier in late 2017!

​We’ve turned one! And our first year wouldn’t have been possible without the community’s support so to celebrate we’re holding a belated first birthday party!
 
The whole community is invited to attend our first birthday on Friday October 21 from 4 til 8pm. Free to attend,we’ve organised a number of children’s activities and vendors to add some fun to the party! Charlie’s Wood fired pizzas will be onsite with a variety of pizzas available to purchase, along came Henry café will be open for coffee and ice-cream, the CRC will have fairy floss for sale and a bouncy castle for the kids.
 
The party will be held on Dawson Street between Absolon Street and Violet Lane. This family friendly birthday party is a smoke free event and community members are welcome to BYO drinks but must stay within the designated are.
 
Watch this space for additional children’s activities!
 
Add it to your calendar! Only 23 sleeps to go!

​Joe Pearce – a man who loved his footy, a WWII war veteran and a local to Moulyinning. He shared his story with Shirley Howell who has since published a book sharing his stories – Joe Pearce – Beyond Hellfire and Back.
 
Shirley met Joe at the Dumbleyung Memorial Hospital as a nurse and during her time caring for Joe she was able to take notes of Joe’s amazing stories. To celebrate his legacy and the release of the book, the Dumbleyung CRC has collaborated with Shirley to host a book launch on Tuesday October 18. Meet the author and hear from guest speaker Tom Pearce (Joe’s son).
 
The event will start at 12 noon with lunch available to purchase from along came Henry. Please register to attend this free event by calling the CRC 9863 4829 or emailing admin@dumbleyungcrc.com.

​It’s back! The Dumbleyung CRC is hosting a CRC Market day on Saturday October 29.
 
Come one come all handmade, homemade, preloved and/or at home businesses to the third market for 2016! The market day will be held in Dumbleyung from 9am til 12noon on Dawson Street between Absolon Street and Violet Lane. Along came Henry café will also be open with coffee and food available to purchase.
 
The whole community is encouraged to attend and support local produce and products. Watch this space to see what stalls will be attending.
 
To register a stall, contact the CRC on 9863 4829, email admin@dumbeyungcrc.com or pop in and see Ally. Stalls are $15 each and include one trestle table.