9 hole golf 9 hole competition this Saturday at Lake View commencing at 2pm – have a hit and a laugh or two! Please contact Lee Smith on 0427 637 242 if you are interested and also if babysitting is required. Stay on for the evening and bbq tea, please bring a salad or sweet to share. Genealogy 303 The next genealogy workshop is scheduled for Monday July 31. If you are interested in Genealogy and would like to know more please contact the CRC on admin@dumbleyungcrc.com or call 9863 4829. RAJE Jewellery Exhibition Visit rescheduled to 28th August to the 1st Sept. Apologies for any inconvenience. | Do you have an announcement you'd like to share? Births, weddings, engagements, reunions or you may just be looking for a lift to Perth. To send an announcement for the next Quack Chat click here. Well Women’s Clinic coming to Kukerin and Dumbleyung A female GP will be at the Kukerin Health Centre (morning) and Dumbleyung Hospital (afternoon) on Friday July 28th. To make an appointment for your FREE pap smear, breast check and women’s health advice, please contact the Southern Wheatbelt Primary Health Narrogin on 9881 0385. Regional Telecommunications Summit in Kukerin A FREE event will be held at Cambinata Yabbies on Thursday July 27 from 10am. A morning session facilitated by Faming Champions Inc. will present an opportunity for attendees to share their experiences with current telecommunications and explore opportunities that improved connectivity will facilitate for the wellbeing of regional Australians and the economic growth of Australia. Afternoon session will be the WA State of Innovation Summit with Moderator Senator Linda Reynolds, preliminary Alliance of Research and Innovation and a panel of presenters including:
Baby News Congratulations to Amy and Michael Knight on the birth of a beautiful baby girl, Kenzie Lee Knight(pictured left)born at 6.50am on July 8th at the Peel Health Campus in Mandurah, weighing 4.1kg and 50cm long. Wedding Congratulations! A belated wedding congratulations to locals Amy and Michael Knight who tied the knot on Saturday June 17 at the St John Baptist Catholic Church in Dumbleyung! A shotgun/surprise wedding with just two witnesses, the bride’s sister and brother in law. We wish you all the happiness on your new adventure as Mr & Mrs Knight! Wedding photos below: |
IMPORTANT HEALTH SERVICE CONCEPT IN THE SHIRE OF DUMBLEYUNG
The concept moving forward would be in prospect of a 2017 Bain Estate Application but to first assess if this service would:
- Be utilised by those in need
- Attract a variety of volunteers
The Shire is building more and more aged home and more local people are choosing to stay in their home towns rather than live in coastal cities as they feel, in my view, safer. Some are still near family. As ages take over, drivers licences are lost and if not lost, driving in and to cities becomes difficult. With this in mind we have had a number of requests from community organisations to support them in researching the implementation of an affordable community transport service. The requests have been in the form of a car, which is easy for any volunteer to drive, without needing additional license classes or to undertake major training.
One of the concerns highlighted by the requesting organisations is our community’s reluctance to put strain on our volunteers, meaning people may not feel comfortable or think they are inconveniencing others by utilising the service. Education and marketing of this service could see a number of new volunteers established including those who already take a drive weekly or sporadically. Coupled with access to a reliable vehicle, this service may not impose the “perceived” inconvenience to volunteers, and may provide those who can’t commit to stringent volunteering with an alternate, flexible way to contribute to the community.
A survey will be circulated however a simple email, phone call, Facebook comment, message or visit to the shire to record your interest as a volunteer or prospective client, would be a great benefit to the assessment process. Bain Estate Applications close 4th August 2017, meaning we will need feedback submitted prior to this date.
Contact Nicole at ntaylor@dumbleyung.wa.gov.au, (08) 9863 4012 or www.facebook.com/dumbleyungshire