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25.01.2022 FLASHBACK: October 2013 Ripe for the picking Ann Graham of Burroloo Well Hydroponics is enjoying a bumper season of tomatoes this year, and the 500 odd plants in her hydroponics growing tunnel are laden with ripening fruit, pungent with the aroma of summer.... According to Ann, the key to a good tasting tomato is vine ripening, and she picks her fruit when they are red - and says they are best eaten when bright red but still very firm. Her sentiments are echoed by Maggie Edmonds, from Maggie's Place in the Swan Valley, Many tomatoes sold these days are completely tasteless. Often, the varieties bred are just for ease of travel i.e. do not bruise easily and for long shelf life. Burroloo Well’s actually smell like tomatoes picked from your garden and they taste delicious. The reason for this is that the majority of supermarket tomatoes are picked green. They’re ripened by exposing them to ethylene gas, which imitates some of the changes that occur during ripening, like the development of the red colour, but because the sugars and flavour compounds are fed to the fruit from the vine itself, the taste is compromised. Ann and her family has been growing a winter crop of hydroponic tomatoes for 12 years now, starting off with three plastic-covered growing tunnels which maintain an ideal growing environment, keeping the temperature a balmy 25-30 degrees. Read the full story here: https://nvnews.com.au/ripe-for-picking/

25.01.2022 Yerecoin Markets are on today

25.01.2022 Rain no match for riders on a mission Cyclists braved wet and windy conditions last week to raise awareness and thousands of dollars for Autism early intervention in the inaugural Ocean 2 Orchard. About 20 cyclists set off from Burns Beach making their way 50 km to the orchards of Lower Chittering on Sunday 20 September.... Event organiser and Golden Grove Citrus Orchard owner Adam Saunders said the Autism Association of Western Australia had been a cause close to his family’s heart since the diagnosis of their six-year-old son Jacob three years ago. The ‘First Steps for Autism’ program run by the Autism Association has been pivotal in Jacob’s progress since we received his diagnosis, Mr Saunders said. Read the full story here: https://nvnews.com.au/rain-no-match-for-riders-on-a-mission/

24.01.2022 Plenty to do this weekend in the Northern Valleys: Nesci Estate Wine Farm - Produce of the Valley is on Saturday from 10am to 5pm Gingin British Car Day - Sunday 10am to 3pm... Have an event to promote? Pop it in the comments!

24.01.2022 Stay safe out there, remember to check https://www.emergency.wa.gov.au/ for fire updates and road closures.

22.01.2022 RAAF PEARCE NIGHT FLYING ACTIVITY Two squadrons of aircraft from RAAF Base Pearce will be conducting night flying from Tuesday 29 September through to 20 October 2020. The night flying activities are designed to further develop 79 Squadron’s Hawk 127 formation and instrument flying for the Introductory Fighter Course, and Number 2 Flying School’s PC-21 advanced flying techniques as part of the Advanced Pilot Course.... Please note that all flying activities are subject to variables such as weather and operational availability. Noise reduction and the environment are vital considerations in the planning and conduct of training activities and Air Force appreciates the ongoing support of the Bullsbrook and extended City of Swan community during these training activities.

21.01.2022 MUSIC IN THE PARK THIS WEEKEND! This FREE Event is on this Saturday, 9 January from 5.30pm in Gabbadah Park, Guilderton! It will feature a LIVE BAND (Johnn...y Law & the Pistol Packin' Daddies) and children’s activities with food and drinks available for purchase. Music in the Park forms part of the Shire of Gingin's SUMMER SUITE OF EVENTS which occurs from January - April generally. Check them out now! - Australia Day Picnic Breakfast - Gingin Biennial Triathlon QUERIES (08) 9575 5162 / [email protected] This event is sponsored in partnership with Bendigo Bank - Gingin Community Bank Branch & Lancelin Branch

20.01.2022 OUT TODAY! The bumper October issue of the Northern Valleys News is hitting stands around the region today and tomorrow!

17.01.2022 N O V E M B E R C O V E R S T O R Y For Courtney Bayliss at Gingin Premium Meats, the path from paddock to plate is shorter than most. The supply chain from her family farm to the Gingin butcher shop she bought in partnership with her father, Shire of Gingin President Wayne Fewster, makes for beef with extremely low food miles and total traceability. However, as she explains, it was more of an intuitive decision than a marketing strategy. It’s not something we cons...ciously decided, to me it just makes sense. It’s a win for everyone. We get to sell a product that we know is premium because it’s sourced from our friends, neighbours and fellow local farming families who we trust one hundred percent. she says. Read the full story here: https://nvnews.com.au/a-passion-for-provenance/

16.01.2022 OCEAN FARMS & SEAVIEW PARK - FIRE IMPACT IN 60 MINUTES Enact your bush fire survival plan now! Ocean Farms Estate will be impacted by fire in less than 60 mi...nutes. If you plan to leave, leave now via Indian Ocean Drive heading in a southerly direction. Your life will be in danger if you stay. LATEST UPDATES - www.emergency.wa.gov.au

16.01.2022 Why did the accountants cross the road? Bindoon-based accountancy firm Northern Valleys Tax and Business Services will take a big step forward this month as it moves into a new, larger office space. After 3 years at the Binda Place location, owner Trish Murrell CPA said the timing was right to move and snapped up the chance to head across the road to the Bindoon Stone Cottage. The move coincides with the appointment of chartered accountant Claire Messenger who joined us i...n late September. Claire graduated from Edith Cowan University over three years ago and comes to us with solid experience from large accounting firms in Perth, said Trish. I’m looking forward to seeing what she brings to the business and how we can grow and expand with an additional accountant on board full-time. Read the full story here: https://nvnews.com.au/why-did-the-accountants-cross-the-ro/

15.01.2022 Conservation, connection and collaboration were at the forefront of a special school holiday workshop run at Bullsbrook College in October. The purpose of the workshop was to create artwork to be used at the City of Swan's Bullsbrook Recycling Centre, in conjunction with a revegetation project with Bullsbrook Landcare. The area to be revegetated lies adjacent to the recycling centre and among the degraded farming land and abundant weeds is the potential for a thriving wetla...nd and educational space. Bullsbrook Landcare’s Anne Janes is pleased to be able to bring multiple organisations together to work on the project. Revegetation is what our group and Chittering Landcare Centre are really experienced at doing and this is the perfect spot to showcase how to revegetate an area. You can never bring the land back to what it was, but you can give it some environmental value. The weeds are daunting, but it has great potential and I would love to see schools use it in the future, said Anne. Read the full story here: https://nvnews.com.au/connection-conservation-and-creativi/

14.01.2022 Satellite surveillance catches illegal clearing of native vegetation Almost nine hectares of native land illegally cleared. Habitat of Carnaby's black cockatoo impacted by clearance A Bullsbrook market gardener has been fined $18,000 with costs of $618 after satellite imagery showed he had illegally cleared approximately 8.8 hectares of native vegetation.... At Midland Magistrates Court, Quoc Tran, 40, pleaded guilty to clearing the land at Old West Road in 2017 without authorisation under the Environmental Protection Act 1986, following an investigation by the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation (DWER). The unauthorised clearing was detected using satellite imagery obtained from the European Space Agency's Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission, which DWER uses for a range of monitoring purposes. The DWER investigation showed banksia trees and other native species had been cleared and pushed into piles following a fire. Banksia woodlands on the Swan Coastal Plain are recognised as a threatened ecological community under the Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. While once this ecological community was almost continuous across much of its distribution, today it is highly fragmented. An application for a clearing permit had been made to the then Department of Environment and Conservation but was refused as the banksia woodland contained foraging habitat for the endangered Carnaby's black cockatoo. In court, Magistrate Kevin Tavener found Mr Tran had cleared the land for commercial purposes and said a substantial fine was necessary due to impact on the cockatoo habitat. DWER also issued Mr Tran with a vegetation conservation notice, requiring the land holder to re-establish and maintain native vegetation within the cleared area. Comments attributed to Environment Minister Stephen Dawson: "Adhering to decisions on clearing permit applications is vital to ensure that inappropriate clearing of native vegetation does not take place. "Clearing native vegetation after an application was refused is a serious matter as it undermines the integrity of Western Australia's environmental laws. "These laws have been carefully designed to manage the impacts on biodiversity, land conservation values and water resources from clearing of native vegetation. "I congratulate the team at DWER for another successful prosecution and their ongoing work on illegal clearing."

12.01.2022 OUT NOW The NOVEMBER edition of the Northern Valleys News is hitting stands around the region today and tomorrow! Keep an eye out for Courtney from Gingin Premium Meats on the cover

12.01.2022 ALL THE PRETTY HORSES There are few toys that offer the splendour, old-world charm and timeless delight of a rocking horse. For Pete Jensen, bringing these artisanal pieces to a modern market is a process of craftsmanship, creativity and love in which he flourishes. Pete made his first rocking horses on his Bullsbrook property in 2009 for his young daughters.... I bought a set of plans and the materials from a guy in NSW and gave it a go, said Pete. They were a bit rough at that stage, not like they are now, he laughs. Rough or not, those who saw his horses were impressed and word-of-mouth orders began to trickle in. Pete set about sourcing the materials, which include real horse hair manes and tails from Mongolia and renewable, furniture-grade pine from New Zealand. Read our full October cover story featuring Hand Crafted Rocking Horses here: https://nvnews.com.au/alltheprettyhorses/

11.01.2022 See you later September! Our OCTOBER issue hits stands around the region TOMMOROW and Friday - featuring the A Taste of Chittering liftout!

11.01.2022 BUSKERS GALORE The LDCA Lancelin Buskers' Festival is on today and there are a number of performers positioned around the town. Get to the Tavern, the Lancelin ...Beach Hotel, Have A Chat, Hardware store, Suntique Boutique, Lancelin Surf, Offshore Cafe, IGA and other venues to soak up some free entertainment. See more

11.01.2022 DEADLINE Advertising bookings and article submissions for the January issue are due 5pm TOMORROW. We will be including coverage of the Red Gully fire - if you would like to share your story, photographs or send a message of thanks to our firies, please email [email protected]

10.01.2022 Is anybody following the US election results today? ABC election analyst Antony Green has started calling state results in the US election. He has Joe Biden leading Donald Trump, with 270 Electoral College votes needed to win. Live coverage here:... https://www.abc.net.au//us-election-live-updates-/12845366

06.01.2022 UPDATE - BRAND HWY HAS RE-OPENED This post has dated. The Highway reopened within 24 hours of being closed. Please exercise caution at Regans Ford. Speed res...trictions are in place and emergency personnel are still working in the area. NEW ROAD CLOSURES - BRAND HWY Brand Highway has been closed from Gingin Brook Rd to North West Rd due to a change in wind direction which is pushing the Red Gully Fire back towards the Highway. LATEST UPDATES - www.emergency.wa.gov.au / 13 33 37 / ABC Radio ROAD UPDATES - 138 138 / https://travelmap.mainroads.wa.gov.au/Home/Map

06.01.2022 Radio VCA 88.5FM: In tune with the community From one community media outlet to another, I had the pleasure of speaking with City of Swan-based community radio station VCA 88.5 FM’s presenter, chairperson and program manager, Nick ‘Jimmy’ Antartis. If you have ever dreamt of your dulcet tones hitting the airwaves, 88.5FM is your place to start. They are always looking for volunteers and Jimmy, who was given the chance to live his dream, is dedicated to embracing the word ‘...yes’ and paying forward the chance that was given to him. Read the full story here: https://nvnews.com.au/vca-88-5fm-in-tune-with-the-community/

05.01.2022 Good luck to Holly, representing Moora Race Club at the WA Country Cups Fashions on the Field final! The countdown is on to the prestigious WA Country Cups Fashions on the Field final. The final will be held at Ascot Racecourse on November 28, as part of the Crown Perth Winterbottom Stakes Day. Fashionista Holly Kiely will represent Moora Race Club at the final at Ascot Racecourse I am honoured to represent Moora Race club at such a prestigious event. I loved traveling t...o Moora racecourse and meeting such lovely people at the track. I grew up in Kalgoorlie, so it was lovely to venture back out to the country for a country race meet. Any female winner of a Fashions on the Field competition held at a WA thoroughbred race club, and each virtual Fashions Off the Field heat winner, was able to nominate themselves for the 2020 WA Fashions on the Field final. Ms Kiely is now one of 12 lucky ladies in the running to win the ultimate racing prize, including a trip for two to London to attend the 2021 Royal Ascot meeting, $10,000, and a $5000 Linneys voucher. I am an Underground Mining Engineer with a passion for Fashion. Constructing outfits for fashions on the field is my passion and a great creative outlet when I am not on a rural mine site. I bought this fabric whilst I was working in Africa last year with the intention of making an outfit for the Dubai world cup. Whilst Dubai wasn’t an option this year, I am just as excited to be representing Moora at such an exclusive event. RWWA general manager racing Charlotte Mills said "It was a strong field of finalists this year, with each entrant curating a beautiful ensemble which embodies the essence of race day fashion - style, creativity and attention to detail,"

05.01.2022 Our guide to what’s on, what to do and who to see!

05.01.2022 FLASHBACK: MAY 2012 Cover Story: A hard nut to crack Jackie Shervington... Brenda and Bill Denham have a Macadamia farm of 800 trees in Chittering. They planted all the trees themselves, the first 200 were planted about 18 years ago and will reach full production at 20 years old. Brenda recalls how they arrived at Chittering all those years ago. Bill’s father had always said, When you can afford to buy a little bit of land, buy it, because if we have another recession you can live a little bit off the land. These words had stuck in Bill’s mind so we thought we’d try Macadamias as a retirement thing." Given the right conditions, fully matured Macadamia trees can yield around 20-30 kilos of nuts per tree, which earns around $2.50/kilo. Sounds pretty easy in theory, but the Denham’s are not there yet. Brenda says, As yet it is not going to be a retirement option. The drought hasn’t been very helpful. The last few years we haven’t had many nuts, only 100 or 200 kilos. The more water, the more fruit sets. And you need the bees, with drought there is less bees. Brenda is very optimistic with this year’s season. Thanks to good rainfall, the trees are full of nuts so we should harvest a lot more over the coming months from now until August," she said. Read the full story here: https://nvnews.com.au/may-2012/

04.01.2022 HERE IT IS: Our 16-page A Taste of Chittering feature liftout for October! Thank you to our advertisers for supporting the initiative: Shire of Chittering... A Taste of Chittering Northern Valleys Locavore Store Northern Valleys Fruit Pops LYFE AT the STIX Champagne & Gumboots Cup Of Eden Outback Brewing Co. Regans Ridge Organic Olives and Christian Porter

03.01.2022 Which Buddy are you? There's still time to be a part of our 2020 local gift guide (and judging by how busy the shops are already I would definitely encourage everyone to stick close to home as we rocket towards December!) 49 days till Christmas!

02.01.2022 We all know just how hard 2020 has been. Here in WA, our State is in the best possible position as we continue our strong recovery from COVID-19. But times are... still tough for many Western Australians, and there is always more work to do. At the start of the pandemic, to give everyone certainty, we rolled out a freeze on all household fees and charges. Today, as a result of our strong budget management over the last three years, we can now go one step further. Every household in Western Australia will receive a historic, one-off $600 Household Electricity Credit. The WA Household Electricity Credit will be automatically applied to every Synergy or Horizon Power residential account as of today. You will see it on your own bill in November and December. It'll mean WA families have a bit of extra money available in the lead up to Christmas. The $600 credit is fully funded through the recent Bell Group settlement, for the losses incurred in the Bell Group collapse in the early 1990s. It made sense that these funds go straight back to Western Australians. Especially in times like these, when people may need that bit of extra financial relief because of COVID-19. But I have a request: If this credit means you can spend some extra money, use it to support our local WA businesses. By spending local, you'll be helping to support WA jobs, support your fellow West Aussies, and keep WA safe and strong.

01.01.2022 HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY

01.01.2022 MOORA BUSINESSES If there are any more businesses in Moora who would like to be part of our 2020 Northern Valleys Gift Guide please let me know ASAP as I am heading your way tomorrow! Call 0408 956 345 or email [email protected] :-D

01.01.2022 Congratulations to Cristelle and Autism Horses Australia on their community open day and official opening today! You can read more about their program in our cover story from April here: https://nvnews.com.au/horse-power/... Photo by Shane Love MLA - The Member for Moore - Cristelle, Rocky and Kyra