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23.01.2022 We're a little bit late for this one but Friday was World Smile Day There is no one on Collections WA with a better smile than Jack Surina from Donnelly. Jac...k was born on the 18th February 1903 in the town of Pasjok on the border of what is now Croatia and Austria and emigrated before the Great Depression at the age of 18. He came to Donnelly in 1953 and was employed as a faller in the Karri bush. Jack initially worked alone in the bush at Donnelly, felling logs first by hand and then using a Dennis Frag Saw. When the mill closed, everybody packed their things and moved away, the last one to leave was the mill manager. No one had the heart to turn Jack out of his cottage. Jack lived in his cottage until 1997 when his health started to deteriorate and he moved into Bridgetown hospital until his death on the 14th September 1999 aged 96. There is more to learn about Jack through the Friends of Donnelly museum and Heritage Trail located at Donnelly River. To see what else the Friends of Donnelly Village have on Collections WA go to - https://collectionswa.net.au//friends-donnelly-village-inc Friends of Donnelly Village Australian Museums and Galleries Association Western Australia
17.01.2022 Make sure you pick up tomorrow's paper to read about all the events happening over the weekend and next week! We had trouble fitting them all in!
15.01.2022 Our Indigenous calendars have rolled into new seasons! In Nyoongar country we have entered Kambarang, the season of wildflowers Kangaroo paws, acacias, orchi...ds and balgas are all bursting into bloom. In our North, the Yawuru calendar has entered Laja (hot season). Bringing very warm days with high humidity, flowers are abundant and turtles will start to lay their eggs on the beaches It’s heating up across the State, so not matter where you are in WA make sure you know how to stay up to date with alerts and warnings - emergency.wa.gov.au
14.01.2022 Careers in renewables! There are so many opportunities in WA's timber industry, just ask Tracey...
13.01.2022 YOUR COLLIE PHOTOS NEEDED Do you have family stories about the Collie River and Wellington National Park? If so, we invite you to share them! They could be the ...inspiration for the design of the mural going on the Wellington Dam! World-renowned artist Guido van Helten is the lead artist on the project and is seeking community consultation for the design of the Wellington Dam mural. The artist will be at the Coalfields Museum and Historical Research Centre in Collie this Thursday 8th October between 1pm and 6pm. Residents are encouraged to bring along photos to help van Helten gain an understanding of Collie’s history before he designs the artwork. The $1.5 million mural trail project, funded by the State Government, will give people even more reason to visit Collie, helping to grow the local tourism industry.
12.01.2022 Thanks to Steve Byrd from So Cal Edison for showing us the difference between good forest management and bad forest management on the Creek Fire. This location ...is a few hundred yards from dozens of homes. If we don’t take care of our forests, Mother Nature will do it for us and she won’t be kind. See more
11.01.2022 We are now Calling for Automotive Electricians and Diesel and Heavy Plant Mechanics to join our Approved Conractors List. More details can be found at www.manjimup.wa.gov.au/approvedcontractorlist
11.01.2022 Although prescribed or planned burning is the most practical, natural and economical way to reduce fuel loads in forested areas, there is another technique whic...h is being tested across Australia, including at a demonstration site just east of Collie. It's called "mechanical fuel reduction" and involves thinning out dense regrowth forest and removing and utilising all of the resulting timber and "biomass", leaving a more open forest with a greatly reduced fuel load. This method, which can be cost neutral if there is a good market for the biomass, is a great option for dense forest areas around country towns where burning can be difficult and expensive. The two pictures here show the contrast between a patch of thick regrowth on one side of the road and a treated area on the other side. Can you see the difference? See more
10.01.2022 Gruffalo, something a bit different
10.01.2022 Tidy Town Judges visit Bridgetown and Greenbushes Shire News - 2 October 2020 On Friday 18th September the WA Tidy Town Judges visited Bridgetown and Greenbushe...s. To read more, click here: https://www.bridgetown.wa.gov.au//tidy-town-judges-visi/70 Greenbushes Community Garden Blackwood Youth Action Bridgetown Historical Society
07.01.2022 -----------Beelerup Shed Now Open! -------- Beelerup’s 40 Bush Fire Brigade members now have a place to call home The Brigade’s first station was constructed... with $380,000 from the Local Government Grant Scheme. The facility features two appliance bays, a meeting room, office, kitchen, bathrooms and laundry area. A 250,000-litre water tank has also been installed, which will provide a significant firefighting water source in the Shire of Donnybrook-Balingup.
06.01.2022 The Annual General Meeting of the Smith Brook Bush Fire Brigade will be held at 4.30pm on Saturday 17 October at the Middlesex Hall.
05.01.2022 So many opportunities in our renewable sector!
02.01.2022 Greens out to end all forestry in Tasmania says Forest Products The Tasmanian forest industry’s new peak body has raised concerns that the Bob Brown Foundation’...s legal action, if successful, will totally destroy forestry across all tenures (public and private land), including native forests and plantations, in the state. Source: Timberbiz What we are seeing is a concerted campaign to end not just native forestry in Tasmania but also plantation forestry that Bob Brown previously stated he supported which will have dramatic consequences for our regional communities, the Tasmanian Forest Products Association’s CEO, Nick Steel said. The Bob Brown Foundation has launched a legal action in the Federal Court which it hopes might end native forest logging in Tasmania by establishing that the industry is breaking federal environmental laws. The action challenges what has been seen as an effective exemption from environment laws granted to state sanctioned logging under regional forest agreements between Canberra and the states. Mr Steel said the foundation seemed to be downplaying that this legal action will only affect public land. However, the Tasmanian Regional Forestry Agreement applied across all tenures. Plus, the swift parrot can’t tell the difference if a tree is on public or private land, Mr Steele said. The Tasmanian RFA, which has been in place for over 20 years, provides a mechanism to achieve a balance of economic, environmental, and social outcomes for Tasmania. Alarmingly, the BBF hasn’t even taken into consideration that this legal action threatens the livelihood of the 5700 hardworking Tasmanians and the small businesses that rely on our vibrant and sustainable forest industry or they just don’t care, Mr Steel said. As an industry we are confident that this legal case should confirm that the Tasmanian RFA is an RFA within the meaning of federal legislation and we can keep on doing what we do best, in providing wood and timber products that are sustainable and renewable.
