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Monthly Edition December 2013 Issue 149
Pin the #ame on the lantern

Night of Light
By Danielle Cochrane

On Thursday 31 October 2013, the Newman Bapst Church hosted a Night of Light. This was for the children of Newman and involved cra!s, games, food and a lantern walk. This was a great alternave for families who did not wish to celebrate Halloween. I, for one, just thought Halloween was an American tradion that was slowly gaining momentum in Australia and was just commercialism. However, on doing a li"le research, have discovered that Halloween is a celebraon of evil. It is a religious day but it is not Chrisan. So I was quite pleased there was an alternave acvity for kids in town who did not want to parcipate in Halloween. The Night of Light was bright and posive and, with close to 50 children parcipang, was a well a"ended and

acon packed evening. The children decorated their own lanterns and then they were lit with ny li"le torch lights inside. The kids then did a walk with their lanterns up the hill behind the Bapst Church. They also made cards and pictures, played games like sck the #ame on the lantern (an alternave to pin the tail on the donkey). Dinner was served (bonus$), some yummy pizza and fresh fruit. It was a great family night, enjoyed by all those who a"ended. Thank you to the Bapst Church for pu%ng on a fantasc evening and also thank you to members of the Anglican Church who helped on the evening.

Birgit Bowie and Anthony Bowie

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Kids on the hill a!er their lantern walk

Shire of East Pilbara Councillors

Lynne Craigie and Lang Coppin have been re-elected in their roles of Shire President and Deputy Shire President respec!vely following the October elec!on. Councillors whose term had expired were all successfully recontested. Central Ward: Dean Hatwell East Ward: Kevin Danks (elected unopposed) Lower Central: Bridget Rose Schill North Ward: Lang Coppin (elected unopposed) South Ward: Shane Carter, Anita Grace, Doug Stead

tourist informa!on on the surrounding region, and even WiFi access points. Coming to nowhere near anywhere soon.

Keeping Leisure Spots Accessible

Some of Newmans local leisure spots and water holes are on private land, and the following applies even to those that are not, as access may begin to be limited. A few are ruining these spots for the many through li$er, messy camp res and general thoughtlessness. Pay a$en!on to your own, your family and friends, and other peoples behaviour. Remember take nothing but photos and leave nothing but footprints.

Newman News, your independent local community newspaper, would be delighted to hear from you. Please send us your stories, photos, events, birth no!ces and the like. Published monthly. You can submit your ar!cles via Newman Mainstreet Projects email: newmanmainst@westnet.com.au

Twilight Movies
The new year will see a new series of ten twilight movies presented by BHP Billiton and the Shire of East Pilbara. This year they will be held on Saturday evenings running between 11 January and 15 March 2014. They will be held at the Boomerang Oval and food will be available for purchase. Community groups interested in running the canteen for fundraising can contact Sue Micho# on 9175 8000 to register interest.

Sherpas on the Move

The Old Y building ceased being used in June 2009 by the Newman Youth Services, according to the unconrmed Council mee!ng minutes from 25 October 2013. In 2010, signicant renova!ons to the building were undertaken and the Shire Council approved use of this facility by children and youth service providers. Since commencing opera!on, the commercial Sherpa Kids Australia has been sharing facili!es with the Newman Recrea!on Centres crche. As their number of users have increased, so too has their need for space. Following nego!a!ons between the Newman Scouts, Sherpa and the Shire of East Pilbara, the Sherpa Kids Australias before and a%er school care and vaca!on programmes will be run out of the Hilditch Avenue premises. Contact them directly for full details.

Wi! in the Middle of Nowhere

The Pilbara Regional Council has taken the necessi!es of rest stops (shade and ablu!on facili!es) and will be taking huge leaps ahead in the coming months by adding crea!ve feature shelters,

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New Sta" Housing at the Newman Airport

The Shire of East Pilbara has accepted a tender applica!on for the supply and delivery of up to six sta# housing units within a residen!al zone on the Newman Airport reserve. More specialised sta# are required to operate the airport including Airservices Australia that establishes a permanent Aireld Rescue and Fire Figh!ng sta!on at the airport. Further, emergency response FIFO sta# will resident in housing rather than single person accommoda!on at the site.

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Christmas Shopping
Editors Rant

By Danielle Cochrane

where does Trick or Treang come The Bible and Halloween So into it? To obtain these sacri#ces, Druid For those who are interested, I thought I would share some insight into the meaning of Halloween. The informaon was sourced from Africa Chrisan Acon in South Africa. Halloween has strong roots in paganism and witchcra". It began as the Druid fesval of Samhain. The Celts considered November 1st the day of death because, in the Northern hemisphere, this was the beginning of winter. They believed that their sun god was losing strength and Samahin, the lord of death was overpowering it. The Druids also thought that on 31 October, on the eve of the feast, Samhain assembled the spirits of all who had died during the previous year to return to their former home to visit the living. On Halloween for thousands of years Druid priests have conducted diabolical worship ceremonies of human and animal sacri#ces meant to appease Samhain and keep the spirits from harming them. priests would go from house to house asking for fa$ed calves, black sheep and human beings. Those who gave were promised prosperity, and those who refused to give were threatened and cursed. This is the origin of trick or treat. Now the Jack-O-Lantern has its origin in the candle-lit pumpkin or skull, which served as a signal to mark those farms and homes that supported the Druids religion and thus were seeking the treat when the terror of Halloween began. So not wanng to sound like a Grinch, there is a modernisaon of Halloween these days% On a lighter side, Halloween has become another very important day in the commercial promoons calendar. Organised entertainment around the Halloween theme for people of all ages seems to be going from strength to strength. Halloween theme costume pares have gained in popularity and will no doubt keep the Halloween tradions alive for many years to come.

With the cry constantly going out for greater shopping opons in Newman, now is the me to support the shops we do have available and ensure that they are around for the long haul. Shop local this Christmas by taking the me to see what is available for your family and friends before purchasing online. Have a look with fresh eyes at places like the pharmacies, news agency, clothing and shoe shops, Retravision, hardware, post o!ce, the Newman Visitors Centre, and the pool shop in the LIA has some pool toys and swim wear available too. Martumili Arsts will see you looking for some fabulous local art to give to family and friends from all regions of the globe. Having guests staying over the Christmas period? Consider new furniture from Comfort Style. Support local businesses.

Doing the Right Thing for Our Furry Friends

By Newman Veterinary Hospital, Dr Lucy van der Weide BSc BVMS

Vandalism S!ll Problem

The Shire of East Pilbara and its residents are fed up with the connued destrucon through pointless acts of vandalism. The $1,000 reward to those who provide informaon leading to the convicon of vandals is sll oered by the Shire. This reminder is to encourage residents to help police catch vandals a!er a signicant increase of reported damage to council property in recent months. Reports include signicant damage to Miners Hope Park in East Newman where panels reinforced by steel were deliberately kicked down. Other recent damage includes the destrucon of dozens of newly planted trees around the town. The damage at Miners Hope would have required quite considerable force by the perpetrators and addionally created a signicant amount of noise which most likely would have been heard by nearby residents, said Shire of East Pilbara Chief Execuve O"cer Allen Cooper.

The WA Cat laws nally came into full eect as of 1 November 2013. This means that domesc cats, six months and older must be sterilised, microchipped, be wearing a tag in a public place and registered with the local shire. Fines of unto $5,000 can be issued for non-compliance. For more informaon contact the vet hospital, the East Pilbara Shire or visit http://www.dlg.wa.gov.au/Content/ Legislaon/CatActFaqs.aspx Newman has been subject to a very nasty outbreak of Parvovirus over the past few months, with 21 conrmed cases. Parvovirus is a very highly contagious disease that aects dogs. Puppies and unvaccinated dogs are parcularly suscepble. The Australian Veterinary Associaon reports that the death rate can be greater the 80% in these animals. This virus is very resilient in the environment and spreads via an oral-faecal route. Parvovirus aacks

the gastrointesnal tract and the cardiovascular system. Common clinical signs of parvovirus include inial redness and reluctance to play, which then can progress quickly to voming and very foul smelling diarrhoea. Early treatment intervenon is vital and requires very intensive management. Treatment can be very costly. It is beer to take preventave measures against this nasty disease by vaccinang your dog. Ensure that your puppy receives its full puppy vaccinaon course and refrain from taking your puppy out on walks or to parks unl 10-14 days a!er the third and nal puppy vaccinaon. In Newman canine vaccinaons are recommend to be carried out yearly, due to the high risk of many infecous diseases. For more informaon please come in the Newman Veterinary Hospital and have a chat to our friendly team.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS December 2013

Sunday 1 December 9 am-12 noon, Newman Mainstreet Markets at Pioneer Football and Sporng Club, Capricorn Complex Evening presented by the Shire of East Pilbara and the Combine Churches of Newman 5 pm, Lighng of the Christmas Tree at the Newman Aquac Centre, free entry 6 pm, Sausage sizzle at Boomerang Oval 7 pm, Carols by Candlelight at Boomerang Oval 10 am, Shire of East Pilbaras Ordinary Council meeng 9-11 am, Family Christmas Party, contact Newman Neighbourhood Centre for full details as there are special arrangements to be made with Santa neighbourhood@benet.net.au 10 am-12 noon, Meet your Shire Councillors at the shopping centre Evening, BHP Christmas party Hillview Speedway producon and Christmas event Tuesday 24 December Wed 25 December 8 pm, Nine Carols, Anglican Church, 11 Hilditch Avenue, 9175 1350 Christmas Day 9 am, Christmas Day Service, Anglican Church, 11 Hilditch Avenue, 9175 1350 Sunday 1 December

Friday 6 December Friday 13 December

Saturday 14 December

Thursday 26 December Boxing Day Tuesday 31 December New Years Eve

COMING SOON
Saturday 11 January Sunday 26 January Saturday 22 February Twilight movies series commence Boomerang Oval Australia Day The Annual Ro!nest Channel, Newman Aquac Centre. Start training for a great swim in either a group or couple.

Please contact Newman Mainstreet Project to have your community event added to this calendar. Phone/Fax 9177 8290 or via newmanmainst@westnet.com.au

WHATS ON? REGULAR ACTIVITIES

Monday 08:30 09:30 19:30 Time Out session with crche, Newman Neighbourhood Centre, 2 McKay Street, 9175 1516, neighbourhood@benet.net.au Newman Playgroup, Moondoorow St, newmanplaygroup@hotmail.com Bible study, house at the rear of Anglican Church, 11 Hilditch Ave, 9175 1350

Tuesday

08:30 16:30 19:00 19:30 19:30

Time Out session with crche, as well as New Mums Group, Newman Neighbourhood Centre, 2 McKay Street, 9175 1516, neighbourhood@benet.net.au Newman Capricorn Girl Guides, The Beach Mindarra Drive, Suzy Oldham on 0417 178 624, newmangirlguides@gmail.com Freeform Art session, 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month, Newman Neighbourhood Centre, 2 McKay Street, 9175 1516, neighbourhood@benet.net.au Newman Lions Club, 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month, Lions Park on Corwa Drive, Jessica McleanMiddleton on 0415 699 991 Congrega!on Bible study, Theocra!c Ministry school, Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses, Les Tu" Drive, www.jw.org, 9177 8187 or 0412 991 551, everyone welcome

Wednesday 08:30 09:30 19:30

Quil!ng and patchwork, Newman Neighbourhood Centre, 2 McKay Street, 9175 1516, neighbourhood@benet.net.au Newman Playgroup, Moondoorow St, newmanplaygroup@hotmail.com Twilight session, bring a project of your own to start or complete, Newman Neighbourhood Centre, 2 McKay Street, 9175 1516, neighbourhood@benet.net.au

Thursday

08:30 09:00 09:30 19:30

Time Out session with crche, Newman Neighbourhood Centre, 2 McKay Street, 9175 1516, neighbourhood@benet.net.au Young mum's bible study, Anglican Church, 11 Hilditch Ave, 9175 1350 Gumnuts story and nursery rhyme !me at the Library for 1 3 year olds, Newman Library Music prac!ce, Anglican Church, 11 Hilditch Ave, 9175 1350

Friday

09:00 09:30 10:00 17:30

Family fun cra# un!l 11:00, cost $5 for the family, Newman Neighbourhood Centre, 2 McKay Street, 9175 1516, neighbourhood@benet.net.au Newman Playgroup, Moondoorow St, newmanplaygroup@hotmail.com Story !me and cra# for 3-5 year olds, Newman Library Aquarobics, Newman Aqua!c Centre, $12.00 incl pool entry, caters for all %tness levels - 9175 2145

Saturday

18:30 19:30

Eucharist Liturgy/ Community Liturgy at St Josephs Catholic Church, Warman Avenue, 9175 2344 Twilight session, bring a project of your own to start or complete, Newman Neighbourhood Centre, 2 McKay Street, 9175 1516, neighbourhood@benet.net.au

Sunday

08:30 09:00 10:00 13:30

Eucharist Liturgy/ Community Liturgy at St Josephs Catholic Church, Warman Avenue, 9175 2344 Worship, Vibrant evangelical, holding to biblical teaching, Anglican Church, 11 Hilditch Ave, 9175 1350 Including bubs and tots ministry and Sunday school Bible Discourse and Watchtower study-talk, Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses, Les Tu" Drive, www.jw.org, 9177 8187 or 0412 991 551, everyone welcome Freestyle cra#, art, sewing, quil!ng etc. session un!l 16:30, Newman Neighbourhood Centre, 2 McKay Street, 9175 1516, neighbourhood@benet.net.au

Disclaimer of Liability: Newman Mainstreet Project undertakes to ensure that accurate informa!on is disseminated to its clients through its community newspaper, Newman News. Every care is taken to ensure accuracy and we will publish any correc!ons that are brought to our no!ce. However, Newman Mainstreet Project makes no warranty, guarantee or promise expressed or implied concerning the content or accuracy of the informa!on provided by this service. Newman Mainstreet Project accepts no liability for any loss or damage a person may su&er because that person has directly or indirectly relied on any informa!on presented in this publica!on. The views expressed in the Newman News are not necessarily those of the editor or the Newman Mainstreet Project Coordinator or Commi"ee.

NPSs Story Time

By Ryan Kenny, Deputy Principal

In September this year, Newman Primary School launched Story Time. Story Time was a 9 week program designed for children who will aend Kindergarten at Newman Primary School in 2014. The program provided students and parents with a strong transion to school experience and a solid base from which to start Kindy in 2014. The goals of the program were to: Improve early learning and development of children; Increase school readiness; Support families to develop parents capacity to provide posive early developmental experiences for their children; Engage families who are new to the school; Familiarise children with the Kindy environment, rounes and other children; and to Provide relevant and up to date informaon about transion to school. Story Time has run in partnership with Allied Health Services, the School Nurse, Speech Therapists, Physiotherapist and Child Health Nurse vising. During these visits the specialists conducted sessions for parents about the services they provide and early intervenon

indicators. Ngala also visited Story Time to educate parents on transioning to school. Story Time has been extremely successful with an average aendance of 26 students. The students loved coming and parcipang in excing and engaging lessons that were planned and delivered by the Kindergarten teacher at Newman Primary School, Noeleen Campbell.

Kaitlyn enjoying Story Time sessions

April enjoying mosaic acvies

NPSs Canberra Adventures

By Ryan Kenny, Deputy Principal

Newman Primary School took a group of nineteen Year 7 students to Canberra for camp from 11-15 November. The students had the opportunity to explore many of the signicant sites in Canberra and learn about the history of our Naonal Capital City and Australia. The students visited Black Mountain Tower, Royal Australian Mint, Parliament House, Australian Instute of Sport, Canberra Deep Space Communicaon Complex, Australian War Memorial, the Naonal Museum of Australia, Government House, Questacon, and the Electoral Educaon Centre. The students had the rare opportunity to aend the opening of the new sing of Parliament and had the opportunity to meet My Bryce, the Governor Generals husband. Newman Primary School would like to thank Megara for their generous support of the Canberra Camp. Following are some student responses about the Canberra Camp.

Questacon Damijan: I learnt a lot at Questacon including what an earthquake feels like. Mrs Bateman: I thought it was awesome inside the earthquake house. Electoral Educa!on Centre Taylor: Learning about how to vote in a referendum was interesng. Government House Jasmin: The Governor Generals house was fun and very prey. Jasmine: I like the Governor Generals house because it was fun and interesng and we got to meet Mr Bryce, the Governor General's husband! Natasha: The Governor Generals house was beauful with amazing trees. Na!onal Museum of Australia Demi: The amount of exhibits were breathtaking. Shona: The interacve game with the iPads gave us a really good chance to explore the museum.

Australian War Memorial Shanelle: The war memorial discovery zone was fun. It showed me what it was like to be in di"erent situaons like in a submarine, a helicopter and the Vietnam War. Genie: The war memorial was really touching. Australian Ins!tute of Sport Taylor: I really enjoyed the Australian Instute of Sport. Sportex was great because of the interacve acvies. Temia: The AIS was loads of fun. I liked seeing where people pracce and play their sports. Parliament House Leighton: Parliament House was one of the most amazing places I've ever been to. I was surprised by both how much I knew and how much I sll had to learn. Malda: Parliament House was both fun and educaonal. I enjoyed seeing how parliament actually works. Black Mountain Tower Olivia: The lookout at the arboretum was amazing. I enjoyed being able to see all of Canberra.
Photographs by Ma! Benne!

Watching MPs arriving for the new sing of Parliament

Olivia at Questacon

George and Genie in soldiers uniforms at the Australian War Memorial

Demi and Shanelle in the "ight simulator at the Canberra Deep Space Communica!on Complex

Poker Run
By Cyndy Williams

The Pilbara style poker run was a great success held 9-10 November 2013. Parcipants enjoyed a safe ride with no accidents or breakdowns. Fund raising for exceeded its target by raising over $1,200. A big thank you is extended to Auski Road house for showing their support and allowing competors to take over one of their camping lawns to ll riders with food and beverages. The night was a lile smoky with bush res surrounding the road house pung on a spectacular light show. Thanks go to all who aended

A Faceli! for The Beach

By Nicole Willis Mainstreet Projects Coordinator

The Beach Indoor Play Centre has been undergoing a faceli! since 16 September with a HUGE thank-you to BHP Billiton Iron Ore, the Shire of East Pilbara, and Newman Mainstreet Project Inc. As most people would have seen the front of the hall has begun to transform with the assistance of Wideglide construcon pung up cladding, new railing and an automated door (YAY"). Inside is also transforming with a brand new commercial grade kitchen sll to be installed, with #oor to ceiling les and three new toilets being built from scratch to accommodate all patrons. While we are sll far from compleon it is good to know that these new facilies will be benecial to all families and community groups within Newman... But we are not stopping there. The Mainstreet Commiee are now looking toward future projects, with the hope to soon upgrade our current playground ... Stay tuned Newman, excing mes ahead for The Beach Indoor Play Centre and Newman Mainstreet Project Inc."

Country Week Soccer Tournament

An extremely excing week of soccer was had between 30 September and 4 October 2013, with Newman Junior Soccer Associaon (NJSA) elding an Under 11s and an Under 13s team at the Country Week Soccer Tournament held in Perth during the school holidays. The event gave Newman children the chance to pit their skills against other regional associaons including Albany, Bunbury, Esperance and Karratha to name a few. Both teams nished in great posions with the U13s nishing in third posion and defeang Country Coastal in their grand nal to secure third. The U11s nished in rst posion and unfortunately went down 2 nil to second placed Esperance in their nal. The associaon is extremely proud of all their players and are especially excited about the Under 11s as runner-up as that is the best any Newman team has ever nished. A big congratulaons to Nehemiah Reuben who took out Fairest and Best and Harrison Parsons who took out Golden Boot in the Under 11s Cahill League. Country Week Soccer is a great stepping stone for kids wishing to go further with their soccer. Children are selected from this tournament and invited to a Country Camp (held in April school holidays). It is from this camp they have a chance of selecon in WA regional teams for the Singa Cup held in Singapore each November. NJSA have three representaves this year, Isaiah Reuben and Harrison Parsons in the Under 12s regional team and McKenzie Parsons in the U16s girls regional team. We wish all three players the best in their endeavours and know that they will represent WA and especially Newman proudly. Invitaons for the 2014 Country Camp have been issued in the last few weeks and Newman Junior Soccer Associaon is proud to announce that they have had ten childrens talent idened this year.
Harrison Parsons mid acon Photographs by sportphoto.com

Newman Under 11s

Newman Under 13s

Outdoor Exercise Staons Open

By Danielle Cochrane

Saturday 9 November 2013 saw the highly ancipated opening of the exercise staons on Fortescue Avenue. Outdoor exercise staons oer a fun, self-guided way to exercise. They are long lasng, safe and hygienic and, with no moving parts, require minimal ongoing maintenance. These staons were installed by The Shire of East Pilbara and are perfectly located on Fortescue Avenue, and really add to the sporng precinct of the area. They are also shaded so are great for year round usage. At the opening, aendees were given instrucon on how to use the equipment and were also treated to healthy smoothies created by Emma Jeeries. A plaque was unveiled and a red ribbon cut by representaves from the Shire of East Pilbara and BHP Billiton as this was a joint iniave.
Photographs by Danielle Cochrane Andrea Ahipene shows how to use the equipment Healthy smoothies created by Emma Jeeries

Pat Bourke, Lynne Craigie, Alex Seed and Allen Cooper

Katrina Linning showing some exercise techniques

Students Rescue a Friend Photograph by Jennifer Mickle

Royal Life Saving Have a Go Day

The Have a Go Day program is based on the Royal Life Saving Societys Swim and Survive program that is designed to provide essenal swimming, water safety and survival skills to prepare children for a lifeme of safe acvity in, on or around the water.

Student performs a manikin tow rescue at Royal Life Saving Have a Go Day Photograph by Jennifer Mickle