as posted on COGsite
Life-writing workshop @ Thornlie Library
Ever wanted to write your life story but didn’t know where to start, what to include or what to leave out?
Guest author and writing coach Elizabeth Bezant will show people how to write a story that is historically correct and fun to read with a free autobiography workshop at Thornlie Library on Wednesday 20 February from 10am to noon.
Bezant will provide all the necessary tips and techniques to kick-start your life story and offer helpful pointers for those who are already in the process of writing their autobiography.
Places are limited, so bookings are essential. Please call T: 9459 2499.
as posted on COGsite
Saturday 26 January 2008
Local Noongar artefacts needed
as posted on the COGsite
The City of Gosnells' Heritage Services is seeking photos, stories and artefacts for loan to display local Noongar history in the Orange Room at the Knowledge Centre.
This display will be held in the lead up to National Aboriginal and Islander Day Observance Committee (NAIDOC) Week 2008.
NAIDOC activities are held throughout Australia in the first full week of July to celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
The City of Gosnells is working in partnership with the Gosnells Regional Noongar Action Committee (GRNAC) on the display to give the community an insight into local Noongar history, culture, challenges and childhood memories.
City of Gosnells Mayor Olwen Searle JP said there was tremendous importance in retaining local history.
“The significant thing about this display is that it gives the community and indigenous people this history from a local perspective to ensure future generations know and understand the community in which they live.”
All care will be taken to ensure property is safely returned to its rightful owners. Photographs will be scanned and returned promptly and artefacts will be stored in secure cabinets and returned when the display has finished.
Items must be received by the City by Monday 18 February and people with items that may be suitable for loan are urged to register their interest by calling T: 9452 9905.
Heritage Services has also embarked on a Local Noongar Oral History project, which will contribute to the display.
For more details, please contact the City’s Community Development team T: 9452 9905.
as posted on the COGsite
The City of Gosnells' Heritage Services is seeking photos, stories and artefacts for loan to display local Noongar history in the Orange Room at the Knowledge Centre.
This display will be held in the lead up to National Aboriginal and Islander Day Observance Committee (NAIDOC) Week 2008.
NAIDOC activities are held throughout Australia in the first full week of July to celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
The City of Gosnells is working in partnership with the Gosnells Regional Noongar Action Committee (GRNAC) on the display to give the community an insight into local Noongar history, culture, challenges and childhood memories.
City of Gosnells Mayor Olwen Searle JP said there was tremendous importance in retaining local history.
“The significant thing about this display is that it gives the community and indigenous people this history from a local perspective to ensure future generations know and understand the community in which they live.”
All care will be taken to ensure property is safely returned to its rightful owners. Photographs will be scanned and returned promptly and artefacts will be stored in secure cabinets and returned when the display has finished.
Items must be received by the City by Monday 18 February and people with items that may be suitable for loan are urged to register their interest by calling T: 9452 9905.
Heritage Services has also embarked on a Local Noongar Oral History project, which will contribute to the display.
For more details, please contact the City’s Community Development team T: 9452 9905.
as posted on the COGsite
Heat rediscover winning formula
as posted on TheWest
The magic which made Perth Heat the most feared team in Australian baseball is back.
A decade after the demise of the former Australian Baseball League, the reinvigorated Claxton Shield sees Perth at the top of the Southern Division table heading into their finals series against Victoria Aces at Baseball Park in Thornlie, starting today at 6.35pm.
The West Australians will guarantee themselves a place in next month’s final against the winners of the Eastern Division if they clinch the best-of-three-games series over the next three days.
Perth Heat opened their condensed season schedule with a 2-1 win over South Australia at home in the first week of this month before travelling to Melbourne where they duplicated the effort against Aces the next weekend.
A week ago, they scored another 2-1 win over the South Australians to give themselves a two-game buffer over Victoria, the division’s hitting leaders.
Clint Balgera, one of a few remaining members of the former Perth Heat line-up, attributes this season’s success to the leadership and overall harmony in the group.
“Gordon Gerlack is a Canadian who has taken over as field manager with no preconceived ideas or biases towards any groups or players,” Balgera said. “He has put together the best possible team and the chemistry has been tremendous.”
Balgera, who has been playing professionally in Italy for the past five years after a career in the US, said the team had some outstanding young talent but needed some leadership which he hoped players like himself and Ben Needle, another member of the old Heat squad, had been able to provide.
Gerlack said the team set out to try to achieve some consistency throughout the season which it had done so far with three 2-1 series wins. He said pitching had also been a key area where starters Liam Hendriks and Mark Kelly had been exceptional.
Balgera had been the standout player, leading the team’s hitting with .433, the second best in the competition behind Victoria’s Daniel Berg who had hit .464 for the year.
GENÉ STEPHAN
as posted on TheWest
The magic which made Perth Heat the most feared team in Australian baseball is back.
A decade after the demise of the former Australian Baseball League, the reinvigorated Claxton Shield sees Perth at the top of the Southern Division table heading into their finals series against Victoria Aces at Baseball Park in Thornlie, starting today at 6.35pm.
The West Australians will guarantee themselves a place in next month’s final against the winners of the Eastern Division if they clinch the best-of-three-games series over the next three days.
Perth Heat opened their condensed season schedule with a 2-1 win over South Australia at home in the first week of this month before travelling to Melbourne where they duplicated the effort against Aces the next weekend.
A week ago, they scored another 2-1 win over the South Australians to give themselves a two-game buffer over Victoria, the division’s hitting leaders.
Clint Balgera, one of a few remaining members of the former Perth Heat line-up, attributes this season’s success to the leadership and overall harmony in the group.
“Gordon Gerlack is a Canadian who has taken over as field manager with no preconceived ideas or biases towards any groups or players,” Balgera said. “He has put together the best possible team and the chemistry has been tremendous.”
Balgera, who has been playing professionally in Italy for the past five years after a career in the US, said the team had some outstanding young talent but needed some leadership which he hoped players like himself and Ben Needle, another member of the old Heat squad, had been able to provide.
Gerlack said the team set out to try to achieve some consistency throughout the season which it had done so far with three 2-1 series wins. He said pitching had also been a key area where starters Liam Hendriks and Mark Kelly had been exceptional.
Balgera had been the standout player, leading the team’s hitting with .433, the second best in the competition behind Victoria’s Daniel Berg who had hit .464 for the year.
GENÉ STEPHAN
as posted on TheWest
Friday 25 January 2008
Perth Big Day Out transport information
as posted on PerthNow
TRANSPORT information for the Big Day Out on Sunday February 3 - update on train services.
A normal Sunday timetable will apply, with extra services introduced on the Fremantle line running in each direction during the course of the event on an as needs basis. All trains stop at Showgrounds Station from 10am to midnight.
The last trains from Showgrounds Station after the event are:
• To Perth – departing at 12:11am
• To Fremantle – Departing at 12:10am
The last connecting trains will depart Perth at the following times:
• Armadale: Platform 5, Perth Station – Departing at 11:45pm (All Stops)
• Armadale: Platform 5, Perth Station – Departing at 12:00 midnight (All Stops)
• Thornlie: Platform 4, Perth Station – Departing at 11:52pm
• Joondalup: Perth Underground – Departing 12:15am
• Midland: Platform 9, Perth Station – Departing 12:00 midnight
• Mandurah: Perth Underground – Departing 12:15am
Special notice to Joondalup Line passengers: Transperth train services between Whitfords and Clarkson will be disrupted on Sunday 3 February due to infrastructure works.
Whilst train services are disrupted, train replacement bus services will operate at the below times:
First service to 11am – Train replacement buses will operate between Whitfords and Clarkson
11am onwards – Train replacement buses will operate between Joondalup and Clarkson.
Train replacement bus service 904 will pick up commuters between Whitfords and Clarkson at the train replacement stops near train stations while services are cancelled. Normal train services will run between Perth and Whitfords. Passengers should allow extra travelling time and be aware that train replacement buses may not connect with normal bus and train services.
It is important to note that people wanting to make connecting services to the Armadale, Thornlie, Joondalup, Mandurah and Midland Lines from Perth will need to depart the Showgrounds at least 15 minutes prior to all scheduled departures from Perth.
There are no extra bus services on the day, and no connection buses at suburban stations for extra train services.
Normal Transperth fares apply for people travelling to or from the Big Day Out.
Further information on how to plan the journey will be available from the Transperth InfoLine on 13 62 13, or through the Transperth website www.transperth.wa.gov.au
Make sure you check the website or call for any service changes or updates.
** MA 15 ** THE BIG DAY OUT IS FOR MATURE AUDIENCES ONLY
Patrons under 15, must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian, and children under 5 years will NOT be admitted. Full event entry conditions can be found at www.bigdayout.com
ID IS REQUIRED FOR ENTRY. ACCEPTABLE ID INCLUDES:
Passport, drivers licence, proof of age card, birth certificate, secondary/tertiary ID card.
IT’S EASY BEING GREEN:
What you can do individually:
Big Day Out encourages music fans to be enviro-friendly. As an audience member you can offset your own carbon emissions and we encourage you to calculate your own energy consumption associated with coming to the show and pay the equivalent value towards tree planting or renewable energy which will then offset your own emissions.
To calculate your emissions:
* Use the Live Earth Calculator:
http://www.earthlab.com/carbonProfile/LiveEarth.htm?ver=14
* Use the Victorian EPA calculator:
http://www.epa.vic.gov.au/GreenhouseCalculator/calculator/default.asp
We recommend these offset providers, they have good calculators, the are reputable and they provide quality offset products:
* Co2 Australia
http://www.co2australia.com.au/RetailOffsets/Calculate/Overall.aspx
* Climate Friendly
https://www.climatefriendly.com/
Check out our website for more tips on what you can do to stay lean and green.
www.bigdayout.com
as posted on PerthNow
TRANSPORT information for the Big Day Out on Sunday February 3 - update on train services.
A normal Sunday timetable will apply, with extra services introduced on the Fremantle line running in each direction during the course of the event on an as needs basis. All trains stop at Showgrounds Station from 10am to midnight.
The last trains from Showgrounds Station after the event are:
• To Perth – departing at 12:11am
• To Fremantle – Departing at 12:10am
The last connecting trains will depart Perth at the following times:
• Armadale: Platform 5, Perth Station – Departing at 11:45pm (All Stops)
• Armadale: Platform 5, Perth Station – Departing at 12:00 midnight (All Stops)
• Thornlie: Platform 4, Perth Station – Departing at 11:52pm
• Joondalup: Perth Underground – Departing 12:15am
• Midland: Platform 9, Perth Station – Departing 12:00 midnight
• Mandurah: Perth Underground – Departing 12:15am
Special notice to Joondalup Line passengers: Transperth train services between Whitfords and Clarkson will be disrupted on Sunday 3 February due to infrastructure works.
Whilst train services are disrupted, train replacement bus services will operate at the below times:
First service to 11am – Train replacement buses will operate between Whitfords and Clarkson
11am onwards – Train replacement buses will operate between Joondalup and Clarkson.
Train replacement bus service 904 will pick up commuters between Whitfords and Clarkson at the train replacement stops near train stations while services are cancelled. Normal train services will run between Perth and Whitfords. Passengers should allow extra travelling time and be aware that train replacement buses may not connect with normal bus and train services.
It is important to note that people wanting to make connecting services to the Armadale, Thornlie, Joondalup, Mandurah and Midland Lines from Perth will need to depart the Showgrounds at least 15 minutes prior to all scheduled departures from Perth.
There are no extra bus services on the day, and no connection buses at suburban stations for extra train services.
Normal Transperth fares apply for people travelling to or from the Big Day Out.
Further information on how to plan the journey will be available from the Transperth InfoLine on 13 62 13, or through the Transperth website www.transperth.wa.gov.au
Make sure you check the website or call for any service changes or updates.
** MA 15 ** THE BIG DAY OUT IS FOR MATURE AUDIENCES ONLY
Patrons under 15, must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian, and children under 5 years will NOT be admitted. Full event entry conditions can be found at www.bigdayout.com
ID IS REQUIRED FOR ENTRY. ACCEPTABLE ID INCLUDES:
Passport, drivers licence, proof of age card, birth certificate, secondary/tertiary ID card.
IT’S EASY BEING GREEN:
What you can do individually:
Big Day Out encourages music fans to be enviro-friendly. As an audience member you can offset your own carbon emissions and we encourage you to calculate your own energy consumption associated with coming to the show and pay the equivalent value towards tree planting or renewable energy which will then offset your own emissions.
To calculate your emissions:
* Use the Live Earth Calculator:
http://www.earthlab.com/carbonProfile/LiveEarth.htm?ver=14
* Use the Victorian EPA calculator:
http://www.epa.vic.gov.au/GreenhouseCalculator/calculator/default.asp
We recommend these offset providers, they have good calculators, the are reputable and they provide quality offset products:
* Co2 Australia
http://www.co2australia.com.au/RetailOffsets/Calculate/Overall.aspx
* Climate Friendly
https://www.climatefriendly.com/
Check out our website for more tips on what you can do to stay lean and green.
www.bigdayout.com
as posted on PerthNow
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