Community Announcement - Save the Rail Forum

Save Rail Forum

The government has said that it will close the Tier 3 Rail Lines - those small Wheatbelt railways that handle the grain harvest.   

The direct impact of the closure on metro communities will be the increase in the number of trucks using the highways.  The increase in: danger on the Wheatbelt roads, pollution, cost and inconvenience as well  as the future economic and social consequences of closing railway lines must be considered.   

 Mundaring Ratepayer groups  have booked

The Hub in Craig St Mundaring for 7pm on Tuesday June 26^th   .   

Jane Fuchsbichler from the Wheatbelt Railway Retention Alliance will give a presentation. Ken Travers, Shadow Minister for Transport, Frank Alban local MLA and Jim Thom from the Hills Sustainability Group have also been invited to speak. Alison Xamon or another member of The Greens will also be there.  A Panel will give everyone a chance to ask questions,  have a say and come up with some actions we may take.

We believe that there is a real opportunity to change this policy, but only if city people are prepared to be involved.

 .Contact Gwyn   9572 1447 or Val    0423 237 473 or gdean@netcall.com.au .

Our next gathering.....

This month's HLPG gathering will be an informal one which will allow people to choose their level of involvement. Primarily, it will be very social - a chance to get together and debrief after our visit to the Franzinelli's ( I know a few people took away some ideas to implement into their own space - we've love to hear about them!), and to share and swap seeds and cuttings.
In addition however, if you have some energy and goodwill to spare, we'd like to do a micro busybee at the venue. This is something we'd like to do every so often to help people within our group who might need some inspiration, motivation etc. So if you have  a project that feels a bit beyond you, let us know! We'd also like to hear from people who would be happy for us to have a sticky beak at their gardens and share their ideas and experience.

To this end, this months' gathering will be at the home of one of our very own members, Kristy-Lee.

Like many of us, Kristy-Lee has been wanting to put some plans into action for a while, but has felt overwhelmed by the enormity of the task. Her property, while absolutely beautiful, has its fair share of challenges not least of which is a steep incline and many, many rocks. To help her in her endeavour we thought the gathering might be an opportunity to make use of many hands and complete a few simple tasks to get her started on a small kitchen garden. This would involve moving a bit of mulch, carting a few rocks and perhaps building a small stone wall. Nothing onerous but it just needs a few helping hands.

If you feel inclined to help, we'd appreciate the loan of some buckets (to cart the mulch - as you can't get a wheelbarrow up the hill) and some cardboard to lay on the ground.

Elizabeth will be emailing those of you on the mailing list to give you the address. If you aren't on the list and would like to come please email Nathalie at cwmgoch@iprimus.com.au

Don't forget a plate to share if you can, and any seeds/seedlings you'd like to give or swap.

Looking forward to catching up with you all.