Mukinbudin Trading Post in Mukinbudin, Western Australia | Office supplies

Mukinbudin Trading Post

Locality: Mukinbudin, Western Australia

Phone: +61 8 9047 1707

Address: 7 Bent St 6479 Mukinbudin, WA, Australia

Website: http://www.lotterywest.wa.gov.au

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25.01.2022 Hi all This is the mail today. So bare with us sorting will take time. And if you have a parcel please can you pick it up.

25.01.2022 The story of the ‘Original Blue Tree’ retold By Tjarda Tiedeken "All kinds of stuff lay around us in the shed: rusty car parts, bent screwdrivers, torn ropes,... loose screws, torn blankets with holes.. and some buckets. It was thirty-five degrees and work did not particularly excite us that day. Your dad asked us to go through the things in the shed and let him know if there was anything that could be thrown out. We opened the first bucket. The dried white paint clung to the lid and covered the walls of the bucket. A brush was stuck in the concrete-like mass. Next bucket, same thing: dried, hardened white paint. However, when I picked up the next bucket I could feel it sloshing. You took one of the nearby screwdrivers and pried off the paint-glued lid. It lay before us: a deep blue, flowing sea of colour, smoothly sending waves against the sides of the bucket as it moved in your hand. The paint tins were some of the few things your dad wanted to throw away, much to our disagreement. And so, we decided that if he did not want to use the paint, we would save it from drying out. What did we want to do with it? Luckily, we still had a few hours of work ahead of us and by the evening we had the crazy idea that made us both smile when thinking of it. We would drive around the farm and pick a tree on a remote path to paint. The blue colour would be perfect standing out from all its surroundings. We imagined how your dad would drive past and wonder where the heck this thing came from. We could not wait for work to finish and without taking a shower, we drove to Sippes hardware in Mukinbudin, bought a brush and another bucket of blue paint (the first bucket would certainly not be enough to paint a whole tree). It was already dark when we got home, but that would not stop us. After 20 minutes of driving around, we found the perfect tree: it was big enough, but not so big that we needed a ladder, dead, so we wouldn’t harm it, and was on the side of a not too busy path. We came back at night, equipped with torches, gloves, brushes, the blue paint and dressed in some old clothing. To reach the top of the tree, you would lift me up on your shoulders and I would try to get the last bit of the tree whilst blue paint was dripping from the brush into your hair. We were freezing but giggling the whole time, as we imagined what your dad would do and how confused he would be when first seeing the bright blue tree on his farm. It became a two-day job and we really hoped we would not get caught by your dad. It was probably because we accidentally placed that wish upon so many shooting stars whilst painting the tree that faded into the night in its new dark blue dress. It was only several years later he would find it... Oh, and the purple plant pots? Well, I think they were also meant to be thrown out. But of course you had other ideas for them. One day, when I was no longer working on the farm, you sent me a picture of how you had added them to our tree. I had not laughed that hard in a very long time. We all miss you and your crazy ideas. Jayden Whyte painted a tree blue one night on his family’s farm in Mukinbudin with his special friend Tjarda. Sadly Jayden died in 2018, his family and friends unaware of the extent of his mental health issues. The blue tree now holds a whole new meaning. There are now 515 across Australia. Symbols of hope and a visual reminder to check in with a loved one, a friend that’s having a rough time or mate having a blue day. Perhaps you know of one, or have helped to paint one? Photographs from the ‘Blue Tree Project’ founded by Jayden's sister Kendall, are been kindly donated to the State Library of Western Australia's collection. To find out more about the project go to https://www.bluetreeproject.com.au/ Need someone to talk to? It's OK to not be OK. "We are stronger than we believe, braver than we think and loved more than we know" https://www.bluetreeproject.com.au/seek-help. Blue Tree Project R U OK Day Lifeline ReachOut.com Australia Suicide Prevention Australia Western Australian Mental Health Commission Western Australian Mental Health Commission David Templeman MLA Beyond Blue Kids Helpline Official headspace ABC Rural ABC Perth ABC Great Southern ABC South West ABC Radio National ABC Pilbara ABC Kimberley ABC Goldfields-Esperance Lifeline WA Centre for Stories

25.01.2022 Hildas answer to the toilet paper crisis

23.01.2022 EASTER COLOURING COMPETITION Win 1 of these Rabbits. Ages 4-7 Ages 8-12 Judging the 6th April

20.01.2022 Hi to all our Customers, Due to the Covid 19 virus we will not be trading over the Easter Break. There will be NO PAPERS on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday. PLEASE remember to do your Lotto by Thursday the 9th. Mail run will be delivered on THURSDAY the 9th of April as there is no mail run on Good Friday the 10th of April. If you want your mail held please let us know. Stay Safe... Regards Hilda, Lynette and Leonie See more

19.01.2022 Here are our Easter Colouring Competition winners 4-6 years Anna Cheetham 8-12 years Maitland English... Congratulations to all the boys and girls who entered. It was a hard job judging. Thanks to Claire Smith for being our Judge. See more

17.01.2022 Don't forget Fathers Day on the 6th of September. So Kids come in and check out the cool gifts for dad.

17.01.2022 Even the Bendigo Bank Piggy needs clean hands when getting the mail

15.01.2022 Lightning has fried our router on the lotto machine, so Lotto is unavailable today the 27/02/20, hopefully it will be up and running tomorrow. Sorry for the inconvenience.

14.01.2022 Just in A large arrange of books

11.01.2022 10th of May is Mothers day Why not come in and have a look at gift ideas

03.01.2022 A temporary, heartwarming antidote to the seething cauldron of hatred and violence that currently envelops us.

02.01.2022 ATTENTION ALL KNITTERS We now stock wool and knitting needles, so come in and have a browse at what we have.