Country Womens Association in Walkaway, Western Australia | Non-profit organisation

Country Womens Association

Locality: Walkaway, Western Australia

Phone: +61 427 541 995

Address: 5 Evans Road 6528 Walkaway, WA, Australia

Website: http://www.cwaofwa.asn.au

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24.01.2022 WELCOME TO DJILBA Have you noticed blooms of yellow wildflowers around already? August and September sees the arrival of Djiba, the Nyoongar season of c...onception a time to look for yellow and cream flowers starting to bloom on mass. Djilba is a transitional time of the year, with some very cold and clear days combining with warmer, rainy and windy days mixing with the occasional sunny day or two. This is the start of the massive flowering explosion that happens in the south-west of the state which starts with yellow flowering plants such as acacias. Others colours that are around at this time of year are creams, combined with some vivid and striking blues. Traditionally, the main food sources were land-based grazing animals included the Yongar (kangaroo), the Waitj (emu) and the Koomal (possum). As the days start to warm up, the first newborns of these species would start to be seen with proud parents out and about finding food, teaching them to forage and protecting family units from bigger animals, including people. The woodland birds will still be nest-bound which means the swooping protective behaviour of the Koolbardi (Magpie) starts to ramp up and, if watched closely, so to do the Djidi Djidi (Willy Wag Tails) and the Chuck-a-luck (Wattle Birds) among others. As the season progresses and the temperatures continue to rise, the flower stalks of the Balgas (Grass Trees) will emerge in preparation for the coming Kambarang season. The Nyoongar calendar has six seasons, each representing the changes we see in the environment. Learn more about the six seasons on the Bureau of Meteorology's website: https://bit.ly/2rP5zbx Bureau of Meteorology. Edith Cowan University (ECU).

23.01.2022 Volunteers don't necessarily have the time, but they have the heart!

20.01.2022 Check out the Museum Markets and pop over and have a look at our garage sale. Thou never know what you might find

17.01.2022 Despite the rain we'd like to thank all those who supported our garage sale on Sunday; including this little patron doing his bit. We had a successful morning and we'll keep you'll posted if we have any others coming up.

16.01.2022 More pictures of the Garage Sale items.

14.01.2022 Walkaway Markets are on tomorrow 8-12pm. Come and browse the products some of our members make and create like Margaret's iconic tea towel handsets and Lil's pickled onions. See you there

14.01.2022 These are 7 simple steps to protect yourself and others from COVID-19.

10.01.2022 Make Mingenew the middle of your wildflower season! The wildflowers are going to be brilliant this season, so why not make Mingenew the middle of all your wildf...lower wanderings? With a fantastic caravan park, brilliant bakery, classic country pub, spectacular stargazing and loads of friendly locals, we’ll see you in Mingenew. #thisiswa #wanderoutyonder #seeaustralia #australiascoralcoast #coralcoasthighway #goldenoutback

09.01.2022 Sunday November 1st 2020 8am-12pm - Garage Sale at Walkaway CWA. Lots to choose from, here are a few from the selection. And don't be afraid to haggle, you never know what bargain you might find.

08.01.2022 Another topic that interests many - bring a friend if you like. You'll see your muscles rippling before you know it. Caters for all ages.

06.01.2022 After 35 years retired from shearing, former gun shearer Darryl Cole has picked up the hand piece and returned to the woolsheds. It wasn’t government incentive...s or a shearing shortage that lured the 71 year old back, but a yearning for some straight talking company and a bit of hard yakka. See more

06.01.2022 Hurrah, spread the word, the CWA Op shop will reopen on Monday 17th August at 10am. Opening hours will be Monday to Friday 10am to 2.30pm. Hope to see all our regulars and new shoppers

02.01.2022 Hi Everyone, in the last 24 hours our wonderful giving town of Dongara/Denison have been able to put together a volunteer help group for community members that ...may find themselves in self isolation during this very testing time we are all in at the moment. It is called DONGARA AND SURROUNDS ISOLATION HELP. Please see the attachment with all info for contact etc if needed. Flyers will be going out over the next few days trying to reach out to as many of our community as possible This situation I think is going to be with us for some time to come so are trying to alert everyone that you are not alone and if you need help or just want to talk to someone we as a community are here for you. I know there is going to be some knockers but do you know what, care factor zero, I would like to thank all the people that have put their hand up to help out absolutely overwhelming, just an awesome town to belong to. See more