Congratulations to our 2026 Citizen of the Year, Carol Dall, and to our newest Australian Citizens, Arminda and Natalisia! Read more in the Shire Update on page 44.
PUPPET PLAYTIME
Spare Parts Puppet Theatre coming to Quairading!
QUAIRADING CAR RALLY
Time to get your team registered!
FROM MEMORY TO MEMOIR
A gentle guide to writing your life story
PROF. KINGSLEY DIXON COMING TO QUAIRADING!
Hear from the 2026 WA Senior Australian of the Year!
Please contact the Quairading CRC to make updates: admin@quairadingcrc.com.au
GROUP
Every Tuesday, 10am 3pm @ CRC Art Space
CANTO CHOIR On hold
’S OP SHOP Thursdays @ Old Drive In
for transport to medical appointments
second Friday of each month.
Friday of the month 9:30am @ CRC
Tuesdays, 9:30am-3:30pm @ CRC
CLUB
SecondTuesdayofeachmonth,7pm@CRC.
9:00am - 10:30am @ Day Care Centre
& 4th Mondays @ Community Building @ the Oval
JOHN AMBULANCE SUB CENTRE 1st & last Thursday - Training 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Once a month on Mondays at 10am @ CRC
TIDY TOWNS COMMITTEE
meeting 3rd Monday 9:30am @ Railway Station
2nd Saturday 10am
VOLUNTEER FIRE & RESCUE
First Tuesday of the month, 4:30pm at the Station Saskia Korzonek qfiresecretary@gmail.com YOUTH CENTRE
Monday & Wednesday, 3pm 4:30pm
We’ve got an absolute stonker of a Banksia Bulletin for you this month, with stacks (literally) of pages of updates from all across town including the Shire, the school and the co-op!
Big thanks to everyone who came along and contributed to the chillest of vibes at our Community Sundowner back on the 7th February. A hot day provided a beautiful evening, a lush oval lit by flood lights rendered body clocks null with kids running around having a hoot right up until the last glorious song by Tamsyn Crombie was played at 9pm. Across picnic rugs and camping tables was a stunning array of local takeout (the talk of the town was the satay chicken pizza from the Club, hot tip!). Cara from Wheatbelt Face Painting pumped out two hours of glitter tattoos and some very smart mums packed plenty of games, bubbles and glow sticks for the little partiers! This event was made possible thanks to funding from the Shire of Quairading Community Grants Program and we can’t wait to start planning next year’s!
We’re closing out this month with a Suicide Response Workshop and an Ovarian Cancer Awareness Morning Tea both heavy topics, both very important and both with a great RSVP response.
We’ll then turn our focus to pulling off another excellent Car Rally on Saturday 21st March! We’re stoked to be collaborating with the Quairading Rainmakers on this one who are loaded with fresh and fun ideas, and plenty of manpower. Check out the flyer on page 19 and get your team registered ASAP.
I’m very much looking forward to a couple of brief holidays through March and trust our small but mighty team will keep things ticking over in my absence (as they do in my presence too!) but please bear with them during peak times :)
Lastly, save the date for an Understanding Financials Workshop for small businesses, facilitated by Enrika Grogan from Mind Your Money on Wednesday 1st April (time slot TBC at time of print!).
Happy end of summer!
Jill Hayes Editor | Banksia Bulletin Coordinator | Quairading CRC
1 Parker Street
Quairading WA 6383
Phone: 08 9645 0096
Email: admin@quairadingcrc.com.au
Website: www.quairadingcrc.com.au
Facebook: www.facebook.com/QuairadingCRC
Instagram: @quairadingcrc
The Quairading P&C is currently seeking donations of pre-loved school uniforms to help restock the Uniform Shop. We are gratefully accepting uniforms from Kindergarten through to High School, and any items in good, clean condition would be greatly appreciated. Your donation will help support local families and ensure students have access to affordable uniform options throughout the year. If you are able to assist, please drop your donated items to the Front Office at your convenience. Thank you for your ongoing support of our school community.
Term 1, 2026 Program. Tuesdays 2:30pm 4:30pm and Thursdays 3pm 5pm. Thanks for your patience while repairs to the Youth Centre were underway the lights are on, the air-con is running, and we’re ready to go! This term we’ll have plenty happening, including cooking, arts & crafts, painting, games and activities, or just hanging out with friends. Afternoon tea is supplied at every session. Suitable for all school aged children. Cynthia and Fabian would love to see you there and welcome both new and returning faces! For enquiries, please contact: Cynthia 0439 362 820 cynthia.yarran@quairading.wa.gov. au. 26 February: table tennis comp & fruit, 3 March: toasties & board games, 5 March: card games & fruit, 10 March: art on canvas & sandwiches, 12 March: bead
jewellery making, 17 March: cupcake decorating
Professor Kingsley Dixon from The University of Western Australia is an internationally recognised botanist whose devotion to science has transformed Australian native plant conservation. As Foundation Director of Science at Perth’s Kings Park and Botanic Garden, Kingsley shaped a small research unit into one of the world’s top five botanic garden-based science centres. One of Kingsley’s most notable achievements is the 1992 discovery of smoke as a cause for Australian plants to germinate after bushfires. Kingsley actively educates schools and communities across Western Australia with his engaging ‘Attenborough’ style. He also works closely with Indigenous people in Broome and the Western Desert to establish native seed programs. Kingsley has spearheaded Western Australia’s status as an international hub for mining environmental science, where he leads projects to lift mine rehabilitation standards and community conservation practices. Kingsley bridges research and action, advocating both scientific inquiry and environmental stewardship with a commitment to a nature positive world. The Quairading Country Women’s Association are proud to have Kingsley as a guest speaker on the 26th March at the Community Resource Centre. Tickets are $10 and the CWA ladies will be providing refreshments following Kingsley’s’ presentation. For catering purposes the ladies need to know numbers prior to the day
so please book your tickets or purchase through the CWA Op shop or by contacting Elaine on 0448 475 597 or Heather on 0449 569 285.
The Quairading Swimming Pool is hosting a MEGA MOVIE NIGHT on Friday 27 February. Join us poolside for Shark Tale on the big screen plus FREE POPCORN for everyone. Swim until 7pm, movie starts at 7:15pm.
Committee meeting Tuesday 3rd March at 7pm at the Golf Club. Apologies to Janine.
Monday 16th March, 9:30am at the museum. All welcome.
Tuesday 17th March, Quairading Town Hall. Two sessions: 9:30am –10:30am and 11am – 12:30pm. Presented by Spare Parts Puppet Theatre Morning tea and sausage sizzle provided. Please RSVP to Kate: 0418 213 940.
Meeting will be held Wednesday 18th March 2026. Time 2:30pm4:30pm. Would love to see better attendance from citizens with heart health problems and family members. Hoping to see you on the day.
Quairading’s annual Red Card Fox Shoot will be held on March 20–21. Please send in your February tally photos as usual. Join us for a brunch on Sunday, March 22nd, at 10am at the Town Oval for the final tally count. For more info, contact Tara Johnston – 0429 966 018.
Provide First Aid – 1-day course. HLTAID011 Provide First Aid. Saturday, 21st March 2025, 8:30am – 4:30pm, at the Quairading Sub Centre. Further information or enrolment may be found at: https:// stjohnwa.com.au/first-aid-training/ first-aid-courses. As St John is a Registered Training Organisation, this fully accredited course is ideal for those currently in the workplace wishing to upgrade their skills, those seeking employment, or for anyone who wishes to learn how to save a life. RTO: 0392.
Organised by Rainmakers Inc and the Quairading CRC! Saturday, 21st March 2026, from 11am. Starting from the Quairading CRC Car Park, teams will set off on an exciting clue-based scavenger hunt and compete in challenges around the district. Dress to impress! Pick a team theme, go all-out with dressups, and lock in a top-notch team name – all in the name of winning prizes and having a bloody good time. Places limited to 20 vehicles only. Register your team with the Quairading CRC: admin@quairadingcrc.com.au / 9645 0096.
From Memory to Memoir: a Gentle Guide to Writing Your Life Story with Peta West. Monday 23rd March 2026, 1pm - 4pm at the Quairading CRC. Bring your own pen and paper. Tea, coffee and biscuits provided.
HP 15.6” FHD Laptop for sale. Bought on behalf of community member who no longer needs it. Not eligible for store refund as the box had been opened. Brand new condition, with all original packaging. Paid $699. Asking $500 but very open to all offers. Quairading CRC admin@quairadingcrc.com.au / 9645 0096.
Toyota LandCruiser Prado GXL (4x4) for Sale $9,800 1999 Prado GXL, automatic, 3.4L V6 petrol. Reliable, well maintained, recently serviced and ready to go. Includes basic camping gear. Available from 01/03.
Phone number: 0477 977 569
6 x 4 trailer with 12 months registration, excellent condition $800.00 cash. Phone 0458 918 831
Do you take pride in the work you do and love working with the public. This could be the job for you! The Shire of Quairading is looking for a Caravan Park Assistant to assist with the presentation, cleanliness and smooth operations of the Caravan Park. For more information, visit the Shire of Quairading website.
8-Month Part-Time Contract
Join our team and help shape the future of our Shire. This varied role supports the delivery of key projects and strategic initiatives, coordinates community programs and events, and manages grant applications and funding programs that make a real difference locally. Applications close 4.00pm, 27 February 2026.
To apply, send your cover letter and resume to Lauryn McLean at lauryn.mclean@quairading.wa.gov.
au or call (08) 9645 2400. For full details and selection criteria, view the Application Package via our website: https:// www.quairading.wa.gov.au/mycouncil/employment/
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CATHOLICCHURCH
Saturday, February 28th, 6pm, Volunteer.
UNITINGCHURCH
Sunday 1st March, 10:30am led by Mark Beadle
STFAITH’SANGLICAN
Sunday, 1st March, 9am The Way of the Cross This Sunday at the 9.00 a.m. service at St Faith’s Church as part of our ongoing Lenten discipline and preparation for Easter we will observe "The Way of the Cross" in which a series of fourteen images depict Jesus Christ on the day of his crucifixion and accompanying prayers, a traditional processional route symbolizing the path Jesus walked from the Lions' Gate to Mount Calvary. The objective of the stations is to help the Christian faithful to make a spiritual pilgrimage through contemplation of the Passion of Christ. The Service includes readings, prayers, time for silence, and hymns.
Dr Sing Jack Yap MBBS, FRACGP, DIP DERM DCH
PRACTICE HOURS
MONDAY - THURSDAY
8:30am—12:30pm 1:30pm—5:00pm
FRIDAY 8:30am 12:00pm
VISITING HEALTH PROFESSIONAL
Female GP
Dr Irene Dolan 10th & 11th March 5th & 6th May
OTHER SERVICES OFFERED
• Health Assessments
• Skin Checks
• Flu Clinics
• Immunisations/Vaccinations
• Diabetes Management
• Pathology
• Preventative Medicine
• Chronic Illness Care Plans
• Antenatal Care
• Health Checks/Medical Reports
• Iron infusions
• Skin cancer removal procedures
• Heart Health Clinic
• Diabetes Management Clinic
In the event of a medical emergency, call 000
19 Harris Street
PO Box 125 Quairading WA 6383
PHONE: 9645 1210
Welcome to use our new website to check our latest news, services, policies or book your appointment on line www.qmpwa.com.au
Thanks for using our AI receptionist Helen. Please remember to dial 1 to use Helen for standard face to face appointment booking with Dr Jack, dial 2 if you wish to talk to our staff for queries or any other appointment booking.
Welcome to Mrs Tracey Ellis who recently joined our admin team to serve the community. Please kindly give her encouragement and patience to help her transit to the new role.
Heart Support Australia. The next meeting is scheduled on 18h March 2026 at 1430pm in CRC, anyone with heart problems and relatives are welcome, afternoon tea provided. Please contact Ms Kelli Turton in our practice for attendance.
Dr Jack will be on leave from 3rd to 10th April during Easter holiday. Dr Andrew Knight will cover from 7th to 9th April. Clinic will be open till 1230 pm on 2nd April Thursday. Dr Min will be on leave from 6th to 17th April.
If you are experiencing Cold or Flu symptoms (sore throat, runny nose, fevers etc) please advise our Admin team prior to arriving for your appointment.
• Please bring your Medicare card to appointments.
• If hearing impaired, please wear your hearing aid device when attending appointments.
• Please bring Drivers Licence renewal paperwork, and your Drivers Licence with you when attending an appointment for a Drivers Licence Medical.
• We are continuing to register patients for SMS reminders and My Medicare. If you would like to receive clinical and appointment reminders, please bring your mobile phone to your appointment so our Admin team can process the set up for you.
• A Pathology request form is required for all pathology appts. Please kindly drop your form off to our practice one day prior to the blood test if your form is requested by a doctor working outside of our practice so we can prepare it better before your arrival.
• Great seed
• Double
• Grading wheat, barley, oats, lupins, canola and
• All seconds
• Weekend appointments available.
Date
Friday March 6, 2026 10:00 am St Faith’s Church 22 Harris Street Quairading
Program at 10:00 followed by morning tea For more information: www.worlddayofprayeraustralia.org/wdp World Day of Prayer is run under the motto “Informed Prayer and Prayerful Action,” and is celebrated annually in over 170 countries on the first Friday in March. The movement aims to bring together people of various races, cultures and traditions in a yearly common Day of Prayer, as well as in closer fellowship, understanding and action throughout the year.
Provide First Aid - 1 day course
HLTAID011 Provide First Aid
The Sub Centre will be holding a full day first aid course in March on Saturday 21st March 2025, 8:30am - 4:30pm.
Further information or enrolment may be found at:
https://stjohnwa.com.au/first-aidtraining/first-aid-courses
As St John is a Registered Training Organisation, this fully accredited course is ideal for those currently in the workplace wishing to upgrade their skills, those seeking employment or for anyone who wishes to learn how to save a life.
RTO: 0392
By joining the Quairading St John Ambulance Benefit Fund you get cover for all types of ambulance transport - including services that private health insurance may not cover.
Cost per year:
• $71 single membership
• $118 couple or family membership
Memberships can be organised by:
• Emailing the Sub Centre on quairading.subcentre@stjohnwa.com.au
• Dropping into the Sub Centre on Tuesdays or Fridays between 9am-2pm
• Popping into the Post Office and paying via cash.
Peace of mind for you and your family, for less than you might think!
Some inspo from the 2022 Quairading CRC Car Rally!
The Quairading Country Women’s Association are proud to have Kingsley as a guest speaker on Thursday 26th March at the Quairading CRC.
Tickets are $10 and the CWA ladies will be providing refreshments following Kingsley’s’ presentation. For catering purposes the ladies need to know numbers prior to the day so please book your tickets or purchase through the CWA Op shop or by contacting Elaine on 0448 475 597 or Heather on 0449 569 285.
Professor Kingsley Dixon from The University of Western Australia is an internationally recognised botanist whose devotion to science has transformed Australian native plant conservation.
As Foundation Director of Science at Perth’s Kings Park and Botanic Garden, Kingsley shaped a small research unit into one of the world’s top five botanic garden-based science centres. One of Kingsley’s most notable achievements is the 1992 discovery of smoke as a cause for Australian plants to germinate after bushfires.
Kingsley actively educates schools and communities across Western Australia with his engaging ‘Attenborough’ style. He also works closely with Indigenous people in Broome and the Western Desert to establish native seed programs. Kingsley has spearheaded Western Australia’s status as an international hub for mining environmental science, where he leads projects to lift mine rehabilitation standards and community conservation practices. Kingsley bridges research and action, advocating both scientific inquiry and environmental stewardship with a commitment to a nature positive world.
Thank you so much to everyone that came along, whether you played, spectated, or helped out you all made it such a great day. I’d like to thank the Bowling Club for letting me hold the event there, and a big thank you to Bull for all your help I truly could not have done it without you.
Thank you to Jill and the CRC for all your help with advertising, you are amazing. Thank you to everyone who donated something for the raffle, it was a huge success. A big thanks to all my helpers Daryl and Min for cooking the BBQ, Deb and Wendy in the kitchen, and Sandy, Liz and Sandra for all your help with the raffles. You made it a wonderful success. To all the people who walked up and gave me a donation – a huge thank you from me and Beyond Blue.
We raised $3250!
I can’t go without thanking everyone who donated salads and afternoon tea. A fundraiser works so much better when people generously give their time in any way they can.
Raffle winners were as follows:
• Janet Colbung – Esky donated by Quairading Foodworks
• Liz Taylor – Toy Truck donated by Hutton & Northy
• John Douglas – $100 voucher donated by Quairading Club
• Maddi Lee – Bottle of Moët donated by The Quairading
• Marion Kevill – Hairdresser Pack donated by Shear Elegance, Northam
• Heather Wheeler – Beauty Pack donated by B Nails & Beauty, Corrigin
• Terry Andrews – 2 bottles of wine and wine glasses donated by Marg Dall
• Sue (Doodenanning) – Home candle holder donated by Ellen Watts
• Chris Hadlow – $40 voucher donated by Soluna Café
• Wendy Bubb – Diary donated by Quairading Post Office
• Carol (Cunderdin) – Gnome donated by Quairading Post Office
• Jim Gimble – Bottle of OMO detergent donated by Elders
• Scott Richards – Bucket of OMO donated by Elders
• Irene Kane – Tree of Life Plate donated by Quairading Post Office
• Chris (York) – Wall thermometer donated by AFGRI
• Chris Hadlow – Shirts and caps pack including headlight donated by AFGRI
• Regina Colbung – Shirts and caps pack including water bottle donated by AFGRI
• Carol Dall – Home Sweet Home sign donated by Quairading Post Office
• Hank and Father Phillip – Crayfish donated by Jim Gimble
Winners of the Day:
1st – The Blues (Gay Lawrence, Ray Lawrence, Lyn Caporn & Dave Chandler)
2nd – The Noisy Bunch (Wicked, Kymbo, Wobby & Chook) 3rd – York Team (C. Bodenham, G. Anderson, S. Petch & E. Pennington)
Congratulations to you all, and thank you again to everyone involved!
The annual Quairading Twilight Swim Meet was held on the afternoon of the 21st February at the Quairading Memorial Pool.
This is an invitational swim meet where Quairading Aquatic Club (QAC) invites many surrounding towns to come and compete in a competitive, but fun, low pressure environment. This swim meet is most popular amongst kids ages 7 to 12.
The swim meet this year was attended by a total of 8 towns, Beverley, Goomalling, Bruce Rock, Corrigin, Narembeen, Merredin, Kellerberrin and of course most of the Quairading Aquatic Club members, totaling 85 swimming competitors. Approximately 170 people went through the gates for this event.
The QAC members go above and beyond to cater for, and run, this event. It truly embodies the spirit of the Quairading Community with everyone contributing to make the evening a total success and Quairading should be proud.
It is QAC’s major fundraising event of the year and thanks must go to The Shire of Quairading for the in-kind grant for the use of tables, chairs and the PA system, Quairading Afgri for the donation of items towards the raffle and Koppo the Pool manager for staying late to accommodate the event.
It was such a positive swim meet. Everyone behaved in such a considerate, respectful and encouraging way. The QAC looks forward to running this event again in 2027.
Recently in St Faith’s Church, Quairading we had the privilege and joy of baptising a child to be a member of Christ, a child of God, and an inheritor of the Kingdom of Heaven. It was a lovely occasion enhanced in no small way by the fact that we were joined by family members who were Christians from Lebanon, Armenia, and Jordan; you might say very appropriate on a celebration of the Feast of the Epiphany.
This celebration has encouraged me to invite others to consider whether they, or people they know, might wish to be baptised or have family members baptised. Alongside this ministration of the Church there might be young people who might like to consider being Welcomed to Holy Communion or older people considered being Confirmed in the Faith.
I visit members of the Quairading Anglican Church who reside now in the Aged Care Home in Kellerberrin; Parker House, Balladong Gardens, York and Kalkarni Home, Brookton, and the Quairading Hospital.
If you know of people who are older, live in an Aged Care Home or live alone, and would appreciate a visit or to receive Holy Communion, please do contact me so arrangements can be made.
If any of these ministrations of the Church are sought, please contact me by telephoning or texting 0419177178 178 or by sending an email to revdphilipraymont@outlook.com I would be delighted to speak with you so to make the necessary arrangements.
The Rev’d Philip Raymont, Priest-in-Charge, Anglican Parish of Quairading
Written by Carmela Kriszyk of Eaglewood Farm
Summer has been hot but that is nothing new to us, what is perhaps a little different this year (so far at least, I would hate to jinx it, by speaking too soon), is that we have not had any heat waves lasting more than two or three days. I describe a heat wave as being heat over 38 degrees and a “wave” as lasting more than three days. Plant roots stop working when the soil surrounding them reaches 35 degrees, the plant then goes into survival mode, it produces enzymes to protect itself and when the heat stress goes away it takes the plant many days to remove those enzymes from circulation before it can go into growth stage again. To move into producing new leaves, new flowers and in some case fruit the plant needs time and water and definitely no fertiliser at this stage. This is why many plants this year are not flourishing but they are at least coping.
The March meeting of the QGLG is on Friday the 27th at the CRC starting at 9:30am. For this meeting we will have local bee keeper Damian Green talking to us about his passion for keeping bees. Joining our group will always be interesting and informative so do join.
It may be almost unbelievable to many but this month’s topic is growing cherries in the Central Wheatbelt. Unbelievable because cherries are considered premium fruit grown in much gentler climes. And for the commercial cherry growing industry that is certainly true. However, for the home gardener who just wants two cherry trees it is certainly possible to get good reliable crops here in our part of the world. So, what is needed to be eating cherries from one’s own trees at Christmas when prices are exorbitant? We here have been blessed with cold winters so the choice of cherry varieties is large. However, it is as usual, restricted by what is available in nurseries. And that is about four or at most six varieties of commonly grown cherries. These are Lapin, Stella, Bing and Royal Lee and one or two others. The Stella variety is self-pollinating and also aids in pollinating the others. It also needs fewer chill hours than the others, but as stated before, chill hours are not a concern in our inland gardens. Lapin and Bing are both good bearers and Lapin in particular bears beautiful large dark fruits. The summers can be a problem here but with some shade, good mulch and regular water during summer the trees thrive and produce well.
It is best to plant cherries in winter when the trees are dormant; they should be planted into well prepared holes. And they must pruned to two or three branches; a good nursery man will do this at point of sale if you ask. Then in spring apply fertiliser and begin a once a week watering regime. In summer the trees will need regular water to establish their flower buds. In their first year, in early autumn fertilise again and prune the branches back by one third, this should give about five or six main branches on a vase shaped tree. From then on, the only pruning necessary is to keep the fruiting branches short enough to reach the fruit. Cherries tend to want to grow tall rather than wide so pruning is a must. Chicken pellets or composted chicken manure and blood and bone fertiliser are all that are needed for healthy productive trees.
March in the Garden
It’s time to – take cuttings of bougainvillea; fertilise the lawn while it is still growing to set it up for winter; spread composted cow manure under camelias and azaleas; buy spring flowering bulbs and put tulip, crocus and hyacinth bulbs in the crisper so that they’ll be ready to plant in a couple of months; take cuttings from conifers by pulling off a sprig with a heel of the older branch still attached; trim
untidy spring and summer flowering plants like salvia, curry plant, Mexican sage, Kangaroo paw and day lilies; check indoor plant’ roots and repot if necessary, buy and repot native and exotic plants, keep well-watered and growing strongly until our first rains when they can be planted into garden beds; check the compost pile, turn and add water; check herbs, perennial herbs may need a tidy up while others may need to be replaced or root trimmed and replanted, some like coriander can be grown indoors from seed until cooler weather is guaranteed when the seedlings can be planted out; prepare beds for garlic planting which will depend on when the first rains come.
Sow – all winter leafy vegetables can be sown now so that they will be ready to plant out in mid to late April.
Plant – plant lettuce and silver beet they will grow quickly and be ready long before the winter crops need to go in.
Harvest – we are harvesting plums, peaches, nectarines, globe and crimson seedless grapes, black English mulberries, pears will be ready in about two weeks and the early apples will be ready by the last week of March; green olives will also be ready then although this year looks like it will be a lean year; in the vegetable garden we are harvesting very few zucchini and also very few cumbers, no glut this year; but there are tomatoes, capsicums, silver beet and rhubarb a plenty.
The last word – My garden is my most beautiful masterpiece.Claude Monet
St Faith’s Church, Quairading
Sunday, 1st March
9.00 a.m. The Way of the Cross Friday, 6th March
Sunday, 8th March
Saturday, 14th March
Sunday, 22nd March
Sunday, 29th March
Sunday, 15th March
9.30 a.m. World Day of Prayer - Nigeria
9.00 a.m. Third Sunday in Lent – Morning Prayer
5.30 p.m. Mothering Sunday - Eucharist
9.00 a.m. Fifth Sunday in Lent – Morning Prayer
8.30 a.m. Palm Sunday with Procession of Palms– Eucharist
St Andrew’s Church, Greenhills
10.30 a.m.Mothering Sunday & Blessing of the Fleece
Financial Support for the Ministry of the Parish
To support financially the ministry and mission of the Anglican Church in Quairading you are welcome to contribute, regularly or as a one-off offering, by direct debit to the following account: St Faith’s Church, Quairading – BSB 036-172 Acc No 2500 86 – Westpac
During March, the Season of Lent, the season in preparation for Easter, is observed. A special Way of the Cross service will take place on the 1st May; in this service Jesus’ walk through Jerusalem to his Crucifixion is recalled.
On Friday, 6th March at 9.30 a.m. an Ecumenical service to honour the World Day of Prayerwww.worlddayofprayeraustralia.org – will take place at St Faith’s Church, Quairading. The Order of Service has been designed by Nigerian Christian women.
The Fourth and Middle Sunday of Lent is traditionally called Mothering Sunday, providing an opportunity to recall with thanksgiving mothers in our lives and our communities. A simnel cake is baked in celebration. One of these services along with a Blessing of the Fleece ceremony will take place at 10.30 a.m. on Sunday, 15th March at St Andrew’s Church, Greenhills. After the service attendees are invited to join in fellowship at White Gum Farm.
Guildford Grammar School celebrates the Feast of the Annunciation as its Patronal Festival; there will be a service at Holy Trinity Church, York at 6 p.m. on 25th March.
Date Sunday 8th March Sunday 15th March Sunday
Reading+Psalm &General Intercession Volunteer
Father Matthew Hodgson
Phone: 9061 1094
Email: bruce.rock@perthcatholic.org.au *new*
FaceBook: Francis Mary Concepta Sacrament
The first Sunday Mass is live-streamed every weekend on the parish’s FaceBook profile. Please contact Father at any time regarding Confession/Reconciliation. Grain donations are very welcome. The CBH grower number for St Francis Xavier church is 72840317.
Love, joy, peace and boredom – that is what the Christian life is about. Boredom? What do you mean boredom?
Well the Bible actually says “… patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control;” (it is in chapter 5 of Galatians if you want to look it up) and isn’t that sort of boring? At least until you get used to it. They are ‘an acquired taste’ like olives and chillies. After a bit you start to like them. You even want to have them.
It is like the meme: “When I was a teenager I wanted to be an adult so that I could eat what I wanted to eat, watch want I wanted to watch and stay out as late as I liked. Now that I am an adult I find that I like broccoli, comedies and being in bed by nine.”
Every day in the news we hear about famous people who, back in the 1980s, had a friend who could make their fantasies come true. They probably thought that they were having fun at the time but for the last 16 years they have been waiting for the consequences. Not much love, joy or peace for them.
When you think about it, these things are what we look for in our friends: A little joy, a little love, not too agitated, patient with us, kind to us, good within themselves, faithful friends who are there when we need them, gentle when we are in pain and with enough self control not to dump on us when we deserve it. Perhaps our friends are looking for those things in us too.
Services for March:
Sunday 1st March 10:30 am led by Mark Beadle
Sunday 8th March 10:30 am led by Alex Cockburn-Campbell
Sunday 15th March 10:30 am Café Church led by Arthur West
Sunday 22nd March 10:30 am led by Peter West
Sunday 29th March 9:00 am Combined service at Cunderdin. (No service at Quairading Uniting)
Enquiries: Mark Beadle 0435 698 655 or Arthur West 9645 0081 or Quairading.UC@Gmail.com
If you would like a visit please contact Mark Beadle. Check out our FaceBook page: Quairading Church
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Editor: Jill Hayes
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The opinions, views and beliefs expressed or implied in articles and by advertisers are not necessarily those of the Banksia Bulletin, the Editor or the publisher, and no responsibility will be taken by either for comments made.
Offers and claims made within advertisements in this publication are entirely the responsibility of the advertiser and any enquiries or complaints should be referred to the advertiser directly.
We provide a vehicle for the interchange of ideas and experiences by which we hope to inspire, nurture and empower the human spirit and therefore accept submissions and advertising from a broad spectrum of people.
Liability as a result of use or reliance upon advice, representation, statement, opinion or conclusion expressed in the Banksia Bulletin is expressly disclaimed. No responsibility will be accepted where publication is delayed or prevented by factors beyond our control.
Our liability for any error is limited to the cost of the space and is applicable to only an error that materially affects the value of the advertisement. Further, we shall not be liable for damages if, for any reason, we fail to publish an ad. Advertisers agree to assume all responsibility and liability for all claims arising from their advertisements and will protect the publisher from same.
While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of information included in the Banksia Bulletin, no responsibility can be accepted for changes, errors and omissions.
All material published within the Banksia Bulletin is protected by copyright and may not be reproduced in any form, in whole or in part, without prior written authority of the editor.
All images published in the Banksia Bulletin are protected by copyright. For enquiries, please contact the editor.
The Banksia Bulletin is printed in black and white on A4 size paper. The cover is printed in full colour and is reserved for community event publicity and local articles (no commercial advertising).
Word, Publisher, PDF and PNG are all acceptable formats for content. Please ensure your content fits one of the four sizes listed. Content is best emailed to admin@quairadingcrc.com.au For full text submissions, please provide a plain Word or Publisher file.
Commercial advertising for businesses or events:
Full page: $55. Half page: $30. Quarter page: $20
Quairading CRC ‘Business’ members will received a 10% discount. Advertisers willing to pay 10 months of advertising up front will receive a further 10% discount. Community content and local events are published free of charge for Quairading CRC ‘Club’ members.
To ensure your ad fits the allocated space within our margins, please work with the following sizes. Ads differing to these sizes will risk additional margins or change in aspect ratio.
Full page: 27.21cm H x 19.21cm W (portrait only)
Half page: 13.36cm H x 19.21cm W (landscape) or27.21cm H x 9.49cm W (portrait)
Quarter page: 6.72cm H x 19.21cm W (landscape) or13.36cm H x 9.49cm W (portrait)
We’re more than happy to assist you with a redesign of your ad for style or size however this will incur a fee of $40 per hour.
The Banksia Bulletin is printed and distributed on the last Thursday of each month, with the deadline being 12pm on the Tuesday just two days prior. The deadline and production date may, from time to time, be brought forward to avoid public holidays, office closures or staff leave and as such will be adequately advertised.
January Edition: 16 December 2025
February Edition: 27 January
March Edition: 24 February
April Edition: 24 March
May Edition: 28 April
June Edition: 26 May
July Edition: 23 June
August Edition: 28 July
September Edition: 25 August
October Edition: 22 September
November Edition: 27 October
December Edition: 24 November
200 copies are printed every month. 30 are posted to subscribers and the rest are available to purchase for $3 from the Quairading CRC and Quairading Farmer’s Co-op. New stockists are always welcome. The Banksia Bulletin is also available online for FREE from our website www.quairadingcrc.com.au. A link to view the Banksia Bulletin online is also emailed to Quairading CRC members and promoted on the Quairading CRC Facebook page and Instagram.