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<strong>Aurora</strong><br />
<strong>Issue</strong> <strong>47</strong><br />
GREAT SOUTHERN Lifestyle, People, Happenings <strong>April</strong> <strong>2022</strong><br />
TASTE GREAT<br />
SOUTHERN<br />
STEVEN PIACUN<br />
THE GRANGE<br />
ON KALGAN<br />
SOUTHERN SESSIONS<br />
PLUS<br />
HENRY EDMONDSON,<br />
SNOWBOARDING<br />
FREERIDER<br />
DENMARK FM<br />
ALBANY SINFONIA<br />
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SNOWBOARDING<br />
FREERIDER<br />
DENMARK FM<br />
ALBANY SINFONIA<br />
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TASTE GREAT<br />
SOUTHERN<br />
STEVEN PIACUN<br />
THE GRANGE<br />
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4 FOCUS HENRY EDMONDSON<br />
The Freerider<br />
8 SAFEKEEP BERNADETTE DUELL<br />
Sydney Harbour to King George Sound<br />
10 SPOTLIGHT DENMARK FM<br />
Community on the Airwaves<br />
12 ENGAGE KATHRYN MACNEIL<br />
Musical Director – Albany Sinfonia<br />
14 ENCHANT DISCOVERER IAN RORKE<br />
Denmark River Fairy Doors<br />
4 FOCUS 8 SAFEKEEP<br />
16 VOGUE KEEPING IT CLASSY<br />
Local Fashion Feature<br />
20 REFLECT THE FIRST ANZAC DAY<br />
‘Thrills of pride and regret’<br />
22 TASTE GREAT OUR PREMIER FESTIVAL<br />
SOUTHERN<br />
Fantastic Foodie Line-up<br />
23 ALBANY FARMERS MARKETS<br />
Celebrating 20 Years<br />
24 STEVEN PIACUN<br />
A Voice for the Small Producer<br />
10 SPOTLIGHT 14 ENCHANT<br />
26 THE GRANGE ON KALGAN<br />
The French Menang Connection<br />
28 SOUTHERN SESSIONS<br />
Tunes and Tastes at the Boastshed<br />
29 WHAT’S ON CINEFESTOZ ALBANY<br />
Centre Stage for Local Film Makers<br />
32 BAZAARIUM<br />
Youth Markets at Town Hall<br />
35 GIG GUIDE GIGS, MARKETS AND EXHIBITIONS<br />
16 VOGUE 29 WHAT’S ON<br />
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HENRY EDMONDSON<br />
The Freerider<br />
STORY SERENA KIRBY | PHOTOS SERENA KIRBY<br />
When Henry Edmondson rocked up to his very first snowboarding lesson no one could<br />
have imagined that two years later he’d be standing on the podium at an international<br />
snowboarding competition.<br />
Amazing, yes, and even more so considering that Henry comes from a place without snow.<br />
Before that first lesson Henry, then aged 14, considered snow as something elusive and<br />
exotic and he’d decided that if he was going to see it he wanted it to be the best snow<br />
in the world. Its location? A very long way from Denmark, Western Australia, in Niseko<br />
on Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido.<br />
With a dream in his head and a plan in the making, Henry saved hard, developed an<br />
itinerary, calculated a budget and convinced his parents and some friends to travel to<br />
Japan. It was January 2020 and news of a deadly virus in China was starting to filter into<br />
the Japanese media reports but to the Denmark holiday-makers it was merely a distant<br />
distraction.<br />
Within a few hours of Henry starting his beginners snowboarding lessons in Niseko the<br />
instructor had moved him up to the advanced group, which was full of kids who’d been<br />
snowboarding for years. By the end of the day it was obvious this kid from a snowless<br />
town didn’t need any lessons. He was an outright natural.<br />
“I’ve been surfing since I was a little kid and snowboarding is a lot like surfing,” says<br />
Henry. “You need balance, control, air awareness and spatial awareness, all with a<br />
board connected to your feet. You also need to be really fit if you want to be really<br />
good.”<br />
But the style of snowboarding Henry, now 16, has chosen to pursue is a far cry from<br />
floating down smoothly groomed, carefully controlled ski runs. Henry is a freerider.<br />
“Freeriding is an extreme, high speed, aggressive sport. It’s all about big mountains<br />
and steep slopes,” Henry explains. “To me, it’s far more interesting than snowboarding<br />
down the same run over and over again. Where’s the challenge in that? In freeriding<br />
you go to places others don’t go. The natural features on a mountain – the ones skiers<br />
strive to avoid like boulders, trees and drop offs – are the things that freeriders aim<br />
their boards at. We use them as props for performing tricks, showing skill and scoring<br />
points when competing.”<br />
And competing is exactly what Henry is now doing. Three months ago, amidst closed<br />
borders and travel restrictions, he travelled to France to compete in a series of events<br />
as part of the international Freeride Junior Tour and was competing against some of the<br />
best teenage riders in the world.<br />
These wild rides saw him hurtle down some very mean mountains including a vertical<br />
face with a 200 metre drop. The starting position for these events was often at an<br />
altitude of between 2,000 to 3,000 metres above sea level which is more than twice the<br />
height of Bluff Knoll.<br />
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Henry gets plenty of air practising in the backyard on his trampoline.<br />
Henry came an outstanding seventh in his first ever event and a gobsmacking third in<br />
another. After collating points from all his events Henry was in sixth position on the<br />
Oceania Freeride ranking which covers Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Asia. He’s<br />
also ranked amongst the top 40 in the world for junior Freeride.<br />
At the time of writing this, Henry is rugged up in Europe waiting to compete in three<br />
events over three weekends being held in Austria, Switzerland and Norway. The aim is<br />
to gain enough points to qualify for the Freeride Junior World Championships to be held<br />
in Austria in January next year.<br />
Of course, the obvious question is how does Henry train for these competitions when<br />
he lives in a place with no snow.<br />
“I stay fit and we have an old trampoline in the backyard and I practise manoeuvres on<br />
that. But I’ve also spent the last 18 months mentally preparing; visualising jumps, turns<br />
and drops and how to control a tight carve through deep snow. I’ve watched a lot of<br />
YouTube clips too.”<br />
Visualisation has been a vital tool because, before Henry headed to France to compete,<br />
he’d only had six days on the snow in Hotham since leaving Japan 18 months before. It<br />
was not for lack of wanting; that virus that he’d seen on Japanese news in 2020 had well<br />
and truly clipped his snow-tipped travel-wings.<br />
There’s no doubt that Henry is a bit of a freak of nature and his story is certainly one<br />
that will inspire others. You could also consider a film script about a gusty kid from<br />
regional Australia carving up the snow in far flung places and parallels to movies like<br />
Cool Runnings (about a Jamaican bobsled team) and Eddie the Eagle (about a British<br />
Olympic ski jumper that never gave up) are bound to tweak the interest of marketingsavvy<br />
companies. Henry is already a brand ambassador for snowboard maker, Mammut,<br />
and during the course of this interview a call came in from well known clothing<br />
company, The North Face, wanting to start discussions.<br />
Closer to home, Henry’s parents, Chris and Deb, are equally in awe of their teenage son.<br />
“He’s incredibly passionate about snowboarding and has worked hard in a weekend<br />
job to buy his own gear,” says Deb, before adding that this included the scary need for<br />
avalanche gear which every competitive rider must carry.<br />
“He has been the driver of this, not me. He researches everything in great detail, hands<br />
me the plan and says, ‘this is what I want to do and this is how we can do it’. We’re by<br />
no means rich and we’re very frugal but we’re lucky enough to be able to support him<br />
and that’s very cool. Anyone with an adolescent knows that if that child is dedicated to<br />
their dream you’ll move heaven and earth to make it happen.”<br />
Deb adds that her son now has a network of freeriding friends all over the world and<br />
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laughs when she recounts their prominent topic of conversation.<br />
“The friends talk about how the snow is where they are and Henry, well, he talks about<br />
how the snow isn’t.”<br />
Deb laughs again when she recalls the competition confusion caused by her son’s<br />
country of origin.<br />
“When officials announced him over the PA system they’d call him ‘Henri from Austria’.<br />
They just couldn’t fathom that he came from Australia let alone from a place that’s<br />
3,500 km away from the nearest snow. The confusion was hilarious. Of course, every<br />
time we said Denmark people instantly thought of Scandinavia.”<br />
But Deb is certainly not smiling when she talks about the extreme nature of what her<br />
son does. It’s more of a grimace that crosses her face.<br />
“When I first agreed to help him follow his dream I didn’t fully appreciate how extreme<br />
that dream was. At the first comp in France, he looked like a tiny ant against the<br />
backdrop of the massive mountain. I was so nervous and scared; I just wanted him to<br />
be alive at the end of it. It’s not a controlled environment like at the Olympics and I saw<br />
plenty of bodies, with boards attached, cartwheeling down the mountain. They call it<br />
tomahawking; people get hurt, bones get broken.”<br />
Henry prefers not to think about those things. He does get nervous before he rides but<br />
not scared and at the moment he has just one thing in mind.<br />
“I’m purely focussed on getting to the World Champs in Austria next year,” Henry says.<br />
“And I’ll have to wash a lot of dishes at the local tavern to make that happen.”<br />
Where this current round of competitions will lead Henry is yet to be seen and you’d<br />
have to say that, podium or not, this kid from the country is already a winner. He’s<br />
followed his snowboarding passion and reached a level of achievement that totally<br />
defies his snowless circumstances.<br />
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BERNADETTE DUELL<br />
From Sydney Harbour to King George Sound<br />
STORY ADAM MORRIS | PHOTO LATA WRIGHT<br />
Bernadette sits across from me in the small but cosy conference room, her big broad<br />
smile lighting up the space as she welcomes me to her office where herself and her<br />
small team help families across the Great Southern plan their estates and organise their<br />
affairs should the unthinkable happen unexpectedly.<br />
Behind Bernadette is a lamp shade with a Frida Kahlo detail and to my left a cushion<br />
with the same brightly coloured cover sporting the famous Mexican painter. Bernadette<br />
tells me she keeps Frida in the office as a daily reminder that her work is a creative<br />
process and that every family that walks through the door has their own unique set of<br />
circumstances that need her careful and creative attention.<br />
Bernadette started her legal career far away from the south coast of Western Australia.<br />
She was in fact one of the most sought-after lawyers in the Greater Sydney area where<br />
she would spend her days looking after the financial affairs of the ultra-rich, sporting<br />
personalities and high ranking federal politicians. Every bit the successful Sydney<br />
lawyer, Bernadette could be found regularly putting in twelve hour days, driving her jet<br />
black Audi convertible and fielding late night emergency phone calls from the men and<br />
women that ran the country.<br />
She remembers seeing John Howard daily as he took his morning stroll past her two<br />
bedroom unit in the leafy Sydney suburb of Wollstonecraft – the ex prime minister in<br />
his infamous green and gold tracksuit, Bernadette in her pyjamas eating vegemite on<br />
toast, a wave and a smile shared as he passed each morning. Bernadette recalls her<br />
previous life in detail, “I worked in various offices in the Sydney CBD. Level 44 at 2 Park<br />
Street was my favourite as I had harbour views and the largest office in the law firm. I<br />
was promoted from Junior Lawyer to Senior Associate and part of my promotion was<br />
the big office. I lived in Wollstonecraft, a suburb just north of the bridge. I’d catch the<br />
train from Wollstonecraft station to Town Hall station which was about a twenty minute<br />
Bernadette Duell, Principal Lawyer for Great Southern Wills with her husband and business manager Paul Terry.<br />
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commute. When the days were sunny, I’d get off at Milsons Point and walk across the<br />
Harbour Bridge to work.”<br />
But Bernadette wasn’t satisfied with the life she had built for herself and yearned for<br />
what she describes as more meaningful work. She longed to be amongst more down to<br />
earth people and help families, particularly farming families as they attempt to navigate<br />
the often complex and ever changing journey of estate planning.<br />
This is when her journey took her to Albany as her Sydney agent informed her of a<br />
position opening in the small coastal town on the other side of the country. Bernadette,<br />
ever the adventurer, jumped at the opportunity and took the first flight west to<br />
investigate the possible life changing move.<br />
“It was 14 December 2011 and I flew into Albany and hired a car. I wanted to explore<br />
my potential new home. I walked down York Street, drove to the top of Mount Clarence<br />
and on the way to Middleton Beach I stopped the car on Marine Drive. I stepped out<br />
and breathed in the fresh air. The expanse of King George Sound and Michaelmas and<br />
Breaksea Islands in the distance. And it dawned on me. I had been here before. I didn’t<br />
know when, but I had been here before. And the sun peeped from the clouds as it was<br />
a sunny and balmy day. I felt it was a calling – from somewhere – to return to Albany<br />
and make it my home. It just felt right.”<br />
Bernadette then flew back to Sydney and on Christmas day announced to her mum<br />
and dad that she was definitely moving to Albany. A place where she knew no-one, but<br />
where she felt her soul belonged.<br />
Bernadette has since spent the last ten years in Albany helping families and only<br />
recently made yet another courageous leap to open her own law firm specialising in<br />
her passion. In the two short years Great Southern Wills has been operating, the firm’s<br />
excellent reputation and returning client base has meant that Bernadette and her team<br />
will need to find a larger office space as the team will soon be expanding. Bernadette<br />
credits the close relationships with both clients and staff as the key to their growth and<br />
success. A blend of passion, professionalism and creativity.<br />
Bernadette has just launched her latest creation in the estate planning world with her<br />
innovative ‘Giftbox and Workbook’ which each client is given to fill out for the surviving<br />
family. The Workbook is where information such as computer passwords, funeral<br />
playlists, lists of friends to notify as well as banking and insurance details, all designed<br />
to make the surviving family’s time after the passing of their loved ones, as peaceful as<br />
possible. And it is this peace of mind that drives Bernadette and her team and gives her<br />
the meaning that she was looking for all those years ago on the top floor of the Park<br />
Street highrise overlooking the harbour from her corner office.<br />
“Now I enjoy meeting people from all walks of life and hearing their stories and wishes<br />
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of our work this way, through word of mouth and to us this gives us the greatest<br />
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DENMARK FM<br />
Community on the airwaves<br />
STORY SERENA KIRBY | PHOTO SERENA KIRBY<br />
What do you need to create a community radio station? You need an enthusiastic and<br />
entrepreneurial tech geek and a radio whizz who knows about program scheduling, onair<br />
training and how to mentor a team.<br />
To that you need to add a range of worthwhile content, personable presenters, some<br />
high tech audio equipment, a whole lot of cash and a large serving of support. You’ll<br />
then need to add lashings of patience before mixing all the ingredients in a small studio<br />
and testing before serving to hungry locals.<br />
The end result is one of Australia’s newest community radio stations, Denmark FM and<br />
it’s certainly not something created in a rush as the station has been more than ten<br />
years in the making.<br />
Station Manager, Matt Sivyer, said he first started looking into the idea in 2011 when he<br />
moved to Denmark to take up a position at the local Community Resource Centre (CRC).<br />
“The idea to start a radio station in Denmark had been around for a while but no one<br />
had been able to make any progress with it,” Matt says. “I’m a bit of a nerd so I knew I<br />
could handle a lot of the tech stuff and audio equipment. I also knew it was something<br />
the local community really needed.”<br />
But Matt had no experience in radio so he knew he wouldn’t be able to do it on<br />
his own. As luck would have it there was one of Australia’s most experienced radio<br />
directors right under his nose. Enter Sue Howard, ex national Director of Radio with<br />
the ABC. Sue had moved to Denmark a few years before Matt and when she joined the<br />
board of the CRC he couldn’t believe his luck. Sue had been with the ABC for nearly 30<br />
years and to say she knows a lot about radio is an understatement.<br />
“In 2018 things started in earnest. Sue and I began chipping away at the process of<br />
applying for funding and a radio licence and the paperwork was intense. Things looked<br />
good until our Lotterywest grant got knocked back. Thankfully the CRC really believed in<br />
this project and wanted it to happen so they provided us with the money we needed. It<br />
would never have happened without their support.”<br />
Things started slotting into place and Matt set the launch date for late 2020 but due<br />
to the pandemic things kept stalling. While hiccups when starting a new venture are<br />
normal, what wasn’t normal was what happened to the station’s much needed antenna.<br />
“The antenna was on a truck coming from over east. Trouble was that also on that<br />
truck was $3.8 million dollars of drug money being smuggled across the border. A<br />
police intercept led to the truck, and all its contents being impounded. When the truck<br />
was finally released no one could find our antenna. It was weeks of waiting until it<br />
eventually turned up but it meant we couldn’t meet our launch date.”<br />
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Matt Sivyer and Sue Howard in the Denmark FM studio.<br />
Finally on October 4, 2021 Matt flicked the switch and Sue’s voice travelled across the<br />
airwaves to the ears of local listeners.<br />
“Sue does the breakfast program and it was our first program to go to air. We had a<br />
drum roll and recorded applause before she announced we were now live on air. It was<br />
pretty exciting and there was certainly some celebrating.”<br />
There’s been more celebration recently as the station’s second attempt at securing a<br />
Lotterywest grant resulted in $<strong>47</strong>,000 worth of funds to purchase generators and solar<br />
batteries so they can transmit when the power is out. The money also enabled them to<br />
buy mobile podcast desks so that local school children can create on air content for the<br />
station.<br />
Producing and delivering content for a community radio station is a never ending job<br />
but quality training has meant that all of the station’s volunteer presenters are highly<br />
professional in what they do.<br />
“We run 16 locally-produced programs across the week and we focus on local people,<br />
local events and local news,” Matt explains. “Our music selection is predominantly<br />
local and WA based artists. We’ve also taken the decision to be the provider of positive<br />
content rather than be divisive and negative. We do supplement our content with<br />
stories pulled from other community stations but they’re always ones that relate to<br />
themes of interest to our town.”<br />
The Denmark community has certainly embraced this homegrown radio station and<br />
even though the production team doesn’t know exactly how many people are listening<br />
(as they aren’t part of any audience surveys) Matt and Sue know the station has been<br />
well received.<br />
“We have people listening, not just on our 99.7 radio frequency, but also via our website<br />
where you can listen live or re-stream any previous on-air content. We have Denmark<br />
expats listening from all over the world and we get loads of positive comments from<br />
people telling us they feel better connected.”<br />
When asked if there has been one piece of feedback that has stood out, Matt is quick to<br />
respond.<br />
“We recently had a lady tell us that listening to Denmark FM had made her feel less<br />
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KATHRYN MACNEIL<br />
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We catch up with Kathryn MacNeil from Albany Sinfonia to chat about life changes, self<br />
sufficiency and her lifelong love of all things musical.<br />
You’re relatively new to the Great Southern Kathryn and have been on quite a musical<br />
journey to get here, what has brought you our way?<br />
I moved from Perth to Mount Barker in 2018 with my Scottish husband Steve and<br />
our two daughters to enjoy the space and simplicity of a rural lifestyle. We bought<br />
a beautiful property which we have named Thistlebank Estate, where we are slowly<br />
becoming self-sufficient. Previous to this, I worked as a music teacher, performer and<br />
community leader in Perth and Scotland. I studied music education at the University<br />
of Western Australia, specialising in the oboe, and went on to develop a strong desire<br />
to inspire people to learn and love music in all its forms. My most fulfilling musical<br />
experiences have been directing a ceilidh band and gaelic choir on the Isle of Barra in<br />
the Outer Hebrides of Scotland and building a fantastic jazz band at a respected catholic<br />
college in Perth’s northern suburbs.<br />
The Albany Sinfonia has been a local community institution for a number of years<br />
now, how did you come to be involved?<br />
Yes Albany Sinfonia is a community music organisation, which was formed in 1997<br />
and offers orchestral rehearsing and performing opportunities to community<br />
musicians of all ages, living in Albany, Denmark and the Shire of Plantagenet. Players<br />
come together once a week to rehearse and we perform three concert series a year.<br />
The orchestra is governed by a volunteer committee and has a large number of<br />
members. Musicians of a high standard are always welcome to join. When I arrived<br />
in the Great Southern Region, I connected with Albany Sinfonia quickly and took on<br />
the role of oboe player for a year. Following that in 2020, I was contracted as the<br />
Music Director and Conductor and have enjoyed this role since then. It has been a<br />
tumultuous couple of years, having to deal with lockdowns, public health restrictions<br />
and the like, all of which have had a big impact on our organisation. However, the<br />
strength of our orchestra lies in the passion for music that is shared by our players<br />
and we continue to perform to enthusiastic crowds.<br />
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Playing in a community group like the Sinfonia must be very different from the larger<br />
organisations in Perth, what has been the highlight of the Sinfonia so far?<br />
Directing a community orchestra is both challenging and extremely fulfilling. The<br />
highlight of my experience in the role would be the ongoing privilege of being the<br />
conduit which brings together beautiful musicians and beautiful music – performing<br />
Beethoven’s famous 5th Symphony at the newly refurbished Albany Town Hall,<br />
presenting an engaging musical story to young audiences and sharing the talents of<br />
some of the Great Southern Region’s finest classical musicians.<br />
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Did you grow up in a musical family, where do you think your love of music came from?<br />
I do not belong to a family of musicians - rather a family who share a strong love and<br />
appreciation of music and who have supported me on my musical journey. I have<br />
worked hard throughout my life to become a good musician and have been inspired by<br />
many great musical leaders as well as amazing students over the years. Opportunities<br />
to perform as a classical oboist, sing with West Australian Orchestra Chorus, play in a<br />
number of pit orchestras around Perth, enjoying ‘round table’ traditional music sessions<br />
in Scotland and Ireland and direct talented musicians and students, have helped fuel<br />
my love and understanding of music. I was recently accepted into the Perth Symphony<br />
Orchestra’s Women on the Podium program, which offers a series of conducting<br />
workshops with respected conductors such as Jessica Gethin and Alice Farnham. This<br />
was an amazing opportunity for me to develop my understanding of being an orchestra<br />
conductor and has definitely fuelled my ambition as a leader in the local arts industry.<br />
There are not many opportunities to listen to Baroque chamber music or Beethoven’s<br />
pastoral scores here in Albany, how has the response been to such an eclectic and<br />
varied program and how do you decide which pieces to tackle?<br />
As the Musical Director of Albany Sinfonia, it is my role to work with a committee to<br />
put together a series of programs that not only engage and inspire our players but also<br />
appeal to local audiences. We generally perform to full venues, and we always receive<br />
great feedback from those that come to our concerts. When planning our concerts, we<br />
try to cater for a range of different audiences, from the seasoned classical music lovers<br />
to the young music students and their families.<br />
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There have been some cancellations due to the pandemic but what is on the horizon<br />
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In May, we are hoping to perform a brilliant concert featuring local musician, Alan<br />
Burnfield as we premiere an instrumental arrangement of Elgar’s Sea Pictures (originally<br />
written for a female vocalist), the haunting Hebrides Overture and Beethoven’s stunning<br />
Pastoral Symphony. More information about our upcoming concerts can be found on<br />
our Facebook page or around town as we finalise the details.<br />
It is a very dramatic change moving from the big city to Mount Barker, what has been<br />
your impression of your new hometown?<br />
Life in the Great Southern region is wonderful, and I am so glad that my husband and<br />
I made the decision to move here. Not only have I had the opportunity to continue<br />
my musical journey with Albany Sinfonia, I have also had the chance to lead the<br />
development of tourism in the Shire of Plantagenet as the chairperson of Mount Barker<br />
Tourism and engross myself in the local community as a free-lance music teacher<br />
in schools. The Great Southern region has so much to offer both new residents and<br />
visitors alike opportunities to live a ‘city life’ while enjoying the natural bounties of the<br />
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DISCOVERER IAN RORKE<br />
The Secrets Behind the Denmark River Fairy Doors<br />
STORY DEANNA DAVENPORT | PHOTOS DEANNA DAVENPORT<br />
If you take a walk along the Denmark River and listen carefully, you may hear the tiny<br />
sounds of wing flutters and chitter-chatter. Or perhaps at night you might see the<br />
faint glow of fire light along the riverbank in the distance. However you discover their<br />
presence, all it takes is a little faith, trust and imagination to see the Denmark River<br />
Fairies.<br />
The calm waters of the river and surrounding bush along the Mokare Heritage Trail are<br />
said to be home to a group of the mystical creatures, and their residence in the area is<br />
evident by small wooden doors nestled amongst the bush.<br />
The fairy doors first started popping up in May 2021, with only a small number of fairies<br />
choosing the Denmark River to be their home. Almost a year later, more fairies have<br />
moved in and the river is now home to twenty tiny doors, each with their own unique<br />
design. The doors are mainly crafted from wood with a brightly painted coloured door<br />
to help fairy seekers match the door to its owner, and are commonly found at the<br />
base of trees or higher up the trunk. Newer dwellings might be made from small logs,<br />
complete with tiny windows and a chimney.<br />
Denmark resident and first discoverer of the Denmark River Fairies Ian Rorke was<br />
named the ‘foundation human’ by the fairies after he stumbled across them on a<br />
morning walk.<br />
“I’m a photographer and I was trying to capture a photo of a white egret along the river<br />
on a foggy morning in May,” he recounted.<br />
“And as I was walking around, I heard this tapping noise. I went to investigate and found<br />
these tiny little fairy craftspeople and they were building dwellings for other fairies<br />
because they really liked Denmark and wanted to move in.<br />
“So I got chatting with them.”<br />
Mr Rorke said he was given special permission by the fairies to make doors.<br />
“I look after the maintenance and communication for the fairies,” he said.<br />
The way he described it, the Elder fairies Foo and Dym bestowed upon him the gift of a<br />
hammer to carry out duties of maintenance on the doors and communication between<br />
humans and fairies. Since then, fairy doors have been popping up along both sides of<br />
OPPOSITE PAGE: Fairy door craftsperson Ian Rorke beside fairy Ginny’s door.<br />
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Mr Rorke said the Elder fairies Foo and Dym have not moved in just yet but their<br />
dwelling should be installed very soon. The doors also come with an ancient inscription<br />
called ‘Ogham’ on the frames, which Mr Rorke described as well-wishes to those who<br />
read it.<br />
“The fairies, back in the third century, had a secret language which is called Ogham and<br />
they shared that with the Druids and that became known as the earliest Irish written<br />
language,” Mr Rorke said.<br />
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The Denmark River Fairy Doors trail stretches all along the easter side of the river from<br />
South Coast Highway, down to the bridge near the caravan park then up again along<br />
the western side. The trail has become popular with families and people of all ages,<br />
particularly over the holiday period and Mr Rorke was pleased to see the fun and magic<br />
the fairy doors were bringing to people.<br />
“I’ve seen 80 and 90-year olds come and look for the doors,” he laughed.<br />
“It’s a beautiful walk and it’s for all ages. I see a lot of grandparents and parents bring<br />
the kids along and they just go looking for them and get all excited. They really enjoy<br />
being out in the open and looking for the fairy doors and they usually leave a little gift,<br />
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coming months.<br />
So next time you take a stroll down the river, pause a moment to turn your eyes – and<br />
your imagination – to look for the tiny, mythical creatures flying about, making the<br />
Denmark River their home.<br />
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THE FIRST ANZAC DAY<br />
‘It caused thrills of pride and regret that<br />
our fallen comrades were not with us’<br />
STORY ANNE SKINNER<br />
The long column of soldiers marched through London to the beat of stirring band music,<br />
crossing Waterloo Bridge four abreast as huge crowds cheered them on. These were the<br />
Anzacs, the soldiers from Australia and New Zealand who had, exactly one year before,<br />
forged a legacy of courage and heroism that has lasted for more than a century.<br />
On that first Anzac Day commemoration in 1916, Londoners turned out in their tens of<br />
thousands to celebrate these soldiers from the lands Down Under. They lined the streets<br />
from Waterloo Station to Westminster Abbey, where the Anzacs were honoured at a service<br />
attended by Royalty as well as then-Prime Minister Herbert Asquith and top military leaders.<br />
One West Australian soldier wrote home describing the march: “The crowds cheered<br />
and cheered. Cigarettes and chocolates and other things were thrown at us, but not<br />
a man attempted to stop or even to look sideways – they were simply grand. As we<br />
passed into The Strand there was a big sign stretched right across, with the words in<br />
huge letters: ‘Western Australia welcomes you’. It caused our feelings to surge up, and<br />
the water was in our eyes. When one looked back, 12 months before that day, and<br />
thought of the dead heroes for whom this grand pageant was being held, it caused<br />
thrills of pride and regret that our fallen comrades were not with us to share in the<br />
reception given to us by the Motherland.”<br />
From every window and balcony along the parade’s path hung gaily-coloured bunting,<br />
and people cheered and waved flags as the soldiers marched past. The bearing of<br />
the Anzac soldiers so impressed the journalist of one leading London newspaper that<br />
he wrote: “Here among us in the searching sunlight were men who had come out of<br />
something greater than victory… They were tall, lean and fine-drawn to such a pitch<br />
that some of them looked more like spectres than men. Finer soldiers or men more<br />
resolute in their bearing have surely never been seen.”<br />
Meanwhile, across the English Channel, out in the trenches of the Western Front,<br />
soldiers paused for a moment – if they could – to remember their fallen mates. “We<br />
are not even where we can get a drink of beer,” wrote one soldier to his brother back<br />
home. “We will have to remember to drink to Anzac Day when we get the chance.” He<br />
finished on a note of optimism: “Anyway, we may be home in time next year if Fritzy<br />
gets tired of being knocked back all the time.”<br />
At Etaples, the major Australian military base on the coast of France, the Anzac Day<br />
service was a stately occasion attended by at least 5000 soldiers, dignitaries and<br />
townspeople, as well as nurses and patients from No. 26 General Hospital. “It was held<br />
in a large, green sloping field surrounded by hillocks which were dotted with hundreds<br />
of blue-coated patients from the hospitals, khaki-clad and grey and red sisters,” the<br />
hospital’s Staff Nurse Nellie Saw wrote to her parents in Albany. “It looked grand in the<br />
bright sunlight.”<br />
The first anniversary of the 1915 landing at Gallipoli was commemorated not only with<br />
parades and solemn services, but also by fancy dress fun and hard-fought sporting events<br />
wherever Anzac soldiers were to be found in France, Belgium, England and the Middle East.<br />
In Egypt, where units from Australia and New Zealand were stationed to protect the<br />
Suez Canal, the troops made a splash with a major water sports carnival. Thousands<br />
of soldiers lined the sand dunes to cheer on their favourite swimming teams as they<br />
freestyled across the canal. Swimmers dodged ships slowly navigating the waterway,<br />
while novelty racing boats – made from anything to hand – bobbed and sank, to much<br />
hilarity.<br />
“Some of them were constructed from oiled sheets or old tents stretched over a<br />
framework of wood,” wrote one soldier. “Others were built on rafts and one, a sort<br />
BELOW LEFT: Australian and New Zealand troops marching down Whitehall to Westminster Abbey in London on Anzac Day, 1916. (Courtesy Australian War Memorial P04497.004) BELOW RIGHT: Staff<br />
Nurse Nellie Saw of Albany. (Courtesy Ancestry.com.au)<br />
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of burlesque battleship, was very good. These boats caused endless fun the whole<br />
afternoon. Some were seaworthy, but the crews of a couple were more often in the<br />
canal than in the boats.”<br />
Back home in Albany, Nellie Saw’s parents may have attended one of the packed<br />
morning church services, later finding a place among the crowds cheering the<br />
procession organised by the Returned Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Association. The parade was<br />
followed by afternoon sporting events, while a combined church service was held in the<br />
Albany Town Hall that evening.<br />
Before Anzac Day, Nellie and her fellow nurses had made sure every grave in the Etaples<br />
Military Cemetery was strewn with flowers. They all contributed their own money to<br />
buy the blooms and rose at 4.30am to walk to the little graveyard amid the sand dunes.<br />
In 1916, <strong>April</strong> 25 fell on Easter Monday. Hoping the flowers would still be fresh for the<br />
first Anzac Day ceremony, the sisters at No. 26 General Hospital placed their flowers<br />
early on the morning of Easter Sunday to create a special double tribute to “their boys”.<br />
Nellie wrote sadly to her parents: “It looked very pathetic. Every grave was strewn with<br />
flowers over the mounds with their little wooden crosses at the heads. It is only a small<br />
place, out among the sand dunes between the road and the river.” It may have been<br />
“only a small place” in 1916, but by war’s end, Etaples Military Cemetery had more than<br />
11,000 graves. Figures vary for the total number of combatants who were killed or died<br />
of wounds on both sides during the First World War, but it has been estimated at more<br />
than eight and a half million lives.<br />
Lest We Forget.<br />
Sources: Australian War Memorial, National Archives of Australia, Commonwealth War<br />
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gov.au, ancestry.com.au.<br />
BELOW: Nurses at No 26 General Hospital in Etaples, France, laid flowers on the graves of the<br />
Australian Military Cemetery for Anzac Day 1916. (Courtesy Australian War Memorial P12503.002)<br />
ABOVE RIGHT: Australian troops line the banks of the Suez Canal to enjoy the Anzac Day sports<br />
events. (Courtesy Australian War Memorial P11419.001)<br />
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TASTE GREAT SOUTHERN <strong>2022</strong><br />
Our Premier Food and Wine Festival<br />
There is nothing quite like Taste Great Southern, and <strong>2022</strong>’s event is shaping up to be one<br />
of the best foodie line-ups the region has seen. Locals and visitors to the Great Southern<br />
will be treated to 30-plus culinary events from 20-plus chefs over 11 days from 5 to 15<br />
May. The festival celebrates fresh local food, boutique wines and the amazing flavours of<br />
the Great Southern and will include long lunches, unique dinners, degustations, premium<br />
pairing events, community markets, music events, wine sessions and more.<br />
The unique and award-winning wine and breweries of the Great Southern will feature<br />
across the amazing program. You can expect to sip wine varietals such as Shiraz, Pinot<br />
Noir and Riesling or maybe something a little different as well as local craft beer. Then<br />
taste and savour amazing fresh and local produce including oysters, seafood, chicken,<br />
beef and lamb, heirloom vegetables and cheeses.<br />
One of the most popular events is the Albany Food & Wine Festival, this year presented<br />
by Mount Barker Chickens, which is to be held at the Centenial Park Exhibition Centre<br />
on Saturday 14 May.<br />
The festival will feature over 35 brands from across the Great Southern – you’ll be<br />
able to sip and savour wines from Great Southern wineries, then buy a glass of your<br />
favourite to match the delicious tapas offered by the local foodies. Grab your friends<br />
and head to the festival to discover new wines, taste great food and watch a cooking<br />
demo or wine session while enjoying live music from local artists. Then top up your<br />
cellar by supporting the local makers and buy a bottle or two!<br />
Tickets are $20 per person pre-purchased, or $25 at the gate on the day. Children under<br />
18 are free with a guardian and a bus service running from and to Denmark is available<br />
at an additional cost. To book your tickets go to https://www.wineandfood.com.au/<br />
event/albany-food-wine-festival/ or contact ticketing@tastegreatsouthern.com.au<br />
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ALBANY FARMERS MARKETS<br />
Celebrating 20 Years<br />
STORY RUTH SPELDEWINDE<br />
This month Albany Farmers Market celebrates 20 years of continuous operation. That’s<br />
20 years of Great Southern farmers bringing their fresh produce direct to consumers at<br />
Albany’s best known weekly market.<br />
20 years ago there was a growing awareness of the benefits of eating locally grown<br />
produce. It was healthy because the produce was super fresh and it was good for the<br />
environment as it could be grown sustainably and hadn’t travelled long distances. There<br />
were economic benefits too as buying local sustained small farms and kept money in<br />
the local economy.<br />
But back then, even for the most avid supporter of local produce, the problem was that<br />
local produce was difficult to source as it often trucked out of the regions in which it<br />
was grown, bound for supermarket shelves in the city. Some of it was even trucked all<br />
the way back again to local supermarkets!<br />
However the farmers market movement was beginning to grow in Australia, and it wasn’t<br />
long before a group was formed in Albany to progress the idea. Thanks to their hard work<br />
the first market was held on Saturday 20 <strong>April</strong> 2002 with a small but committed group of<br />
farmers. The market was enthusiastically embraced by locals who were excited to be able<br />
to buy their weekly fresh food direct from local farmers, and it is that support that has<br />
seen the market grow and continue to open rain, hail or shine, every week since.<br />
A heartfelt thankyou to the community of Albany for your support of the market,<br />
especially to those customers who have been there since the beginning!<br />
TASTE GREAT SOUTHERN SPECIAL EVENTS<br />
CHEFS IN THE MARKET<br />
Saturday 7 and 14 May <strong>2022</strong><br />
8.00am to 12.00pm<br />
VENUE: Albany Farmers Market<br />
Come and be inspired by this free event hosted by the markets as local chefs<br />
demonstrate cooking techniques to make the most of our wonderful locally<br />
grown produce.<br />
FARMERS MARKET LONG TABLE DINNER<br />
Saturday 7 May <strong>2022</strong><br />
7.00pm - 10.00pm<br />
VENUE: White Star Hotel<br />
A celebration of food and the commitment to quality that our Great Southern<br />
farmers have continued to strive for over the last 20 years. Over the evening you will<br />
be served five courses of the finest that the Great Southern has to offer, paired with<br />
Great Southern wines and prepared by Sam Dawson. This is a true representation of<br />
our region! Tickets available by contacting admin@bredco.com.au<br />
Albany Farmers Market<br />
Fresh and delicious seasonal produce directly from the farmers to you.<br />
The joys of seasonal eating!<br />
What you’ll find at Albany Farmers Market:<br />
• Vegetables<br />
• Fruit<br />
• Farmed meats<br />
• Seafood<br />
• Dairy<br />
• Bakery<br />
• Jams and Sauces<br />
• Seedlings<br />
• Honey<br />
• Eggs<br />
• Specialty<br />
gourmet products<br />
• Coffee<br />
• Hot Food<br />
• Live music<br />
BUY<br />
THE BEST FOR<br />
YOUR FAMILY AND<br />
SUPPORT YOUR<br />
LOCAL COMMUNITY<br />
AT THE SAME<br />
TIME.<br />
www.albanyfarmersmarket.com.au | Every Saturday, 8am-12 noon, Collie Street, Albany<br />
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FRESH PRODUCE AMBASSADOR<br />
STEVEN PIACUN<br />
A Voice for The Small Producer<br />
STORY ALLEN NEWTON | PHOTO LATA WRIGHT<br />
The Great Southern is blessed with an abundance of fresh produce, often attributed to<br />
the region’s microclimates, but many of these producers are small and struggle to make<br />
the connections they need to get their produce into the hands of consumers.<br />
As part of its brief to promote the produce of the region, organisers of the annual<br />
food and wine festival, Taste Great Southern, have asked young Albany farmer, Steven<br />
Piacun, to take on a role as ambassador for the producers. Steven represents the next<br />
generation of farmers in the region and will be part of the Albany Farmers Market 20-<br />
year celebrations and will be out waving the flag for the region’s fresh produce at the<br />
Farmers Market. The aim is to create greater awareness of the stunning Great Southern<br />
produce among locals and visitors.<br />
Steven, who operates Piacun Farm with his mum and dad Anne and Steven senior at<br />
Elleker says the region is rightly proud of its produce.<br />
“There’s some amazing produce around, you’ve sometimes just got to look a bit to find<br />
it,” he says.<br />
Growing up on his parents’ merino farm until he was 10 years old, Steven always<br />
wanted to be a farmer and the importance of food producers has become even more<br />
evident during the coronavirus pandemic.<br />
As well as selling their produce at the Albany Farmers Market the family is opening<br />
a retail outlet at the farm from 7am every day except Sunday selling their honey,<br />
extra virgin olive oil, free range eggs and fruit and vegetables in season. They are also<br />
experimenting with cut flowers and looking to try some crops on a larger scale to<br />
expand sales into Perth.<br />
In his role as a fresh produce ambassador for Taste Great Southern, which will feature<br />
more than 30 individual events from 5 to 15 May, Steven will talk about the fresh<br />
produce from the region, helping to forge links between producers and more than 20<br />
chefs from across the State and region who will be showing off their talents.<br />
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The region is renowned for its excellent produce and microclimates that allow some of<br />
the best fruit and vegetables in the State to be grown.<br />
“We do a fair few different things. We don’t get the heat to grow some crops, but the<br />
cooler weather also means fresh produce that struggles in the summer heat, like snow<br />
peas, we can do for a longer season,” Steven says.<br />
He says many of the producers in the region are quite small which presents some<br />
difficulties. At Piacun Farm he says they are transitioning from being a very small<br />
operator catering for the farmers market and a few restaurants, to producing on a<br />
slightly larger scale.<br />
Like many small-scale producers, and unlike the big conventional broadacre farms<br />
which have big companies like CBH to take the produce off their hands, they have to<br />
find their own outlets and negotiate prices as well as growing produce.<br />
“The challenge is finding markets for everything and that’s a lot of work we have to do<br />
ourselves.”<br />
Steven says at their current scale they struggle to supply all their existing customers.<br />
“There’s definitely room for growth, but it’s a bit of a fine line sometimes in not<br />
planting too much at once and spreading things out.”<br />
Over summer Piacun produces a range of summer crops such as zucchini squash,<br />
tomatoes, eggplant, beans, capsicum and chillies. Then in autumn the brassicas like<br />
kohlrabi and salad greens like rocket and peas kick in.<br />
Steven says that like every property Piacun Farm has its positives and negatives.<br />
“We have a lot of very sandy ground which is great in winter, but it also means it’s very<br />
hungry and in summer it requires a lot of water.<br />
“We do have some other soil, but our biggest problem is that our property is just one<br />
hill, so we struggle to get enough flat land to cultivate easily, but we have to work with<br />
what we’ve got at the moment.”<br />
Piacun has around two acres under cultivation for vegetable production with 10 acres<br />
of olive trees. On top of that they produce eggs and honey.<br />
Steve says they are one of many other farmers with small holdings looking for niche<br />
markets.<br />
“Especially the size we are, we really need to find those niche markets and then it’s a<br />
bit of a struggle as well with the weather. You’ll have certain crops in and you’ll get a<br />
flurry of hail come through and then you have a massive gap in production, or for some<br />
reason a crop doesn’t come up or bugs get it, so having a consistent supply of products<br />
even for a niche market can be tricky.”<br />
Piacun is having good success with supplying local restaurants including Due South,<br />
Bredco, catering vans like Market Grill and also sells its eggs through the Denmark IGA.<br />
“Chefs are really excited to have good fresh produce and they can move through a<br />
decent quantity of it which helps make it worthwhile,” Steven says.<br />
BELOW: Fresh Produce Ambassador Steven Piacun shows off some of the fabulous Piacun Farm<br />
produce and fresh flowers at the Albany Farmers Markets.<br />
LEFT: Quality control is everything, especially for small producers supplying niche markets.<br />
BELOW LEFT: Piacun’s brand extra virgin olive oil is fresh and delicious.<br />
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THE FRENCH MENANG CONNECTION<br />
Tour de France a La Grange sur Kalgan<br />
STORY ALLEN NEWTON<br />
There are more than 260 French name places along the coast of Western Australia<br />
and it seems Australia became a British colony rather than French by luck as much as<br />
anything. History devotee and local tourism guide Wayne Monks has been exploring<br />
the French connection to the Great Southern and plans to share his discoveries with an<br />
event as part of Taste Great Southern.<br />
The Tour de France à La Grange sur Kalgan (Tour of France at the Grange on Kalgan)<br />
will combine French cuisine under the southern stars, with the culture of the Menang<br />
people and a tour of Albany’s historic sites to look back at the early 18th and 19th<br />
century French navigators like Baudin, Hamelin and D’Entrecasteaux.<br />
The French and British were competing fiercely for trade opportunities in the<br />
region during the 1700s and 1800s and France sent many scientific and commercial<br />
expeditions to the Indian and Pacific Oceans in that time. But with the outbreak of<br />
the French Revolution in 1789 and the turmoil it created, the French lost interest in<br />
Australia.<br />
The French even named, what we now know as the Kalgan River, Riviere des Francais<br />
and where the mid-week event on Wednesday, 11 May will celebrate with a sundowner<br />
at The Grange on Kalgan.<br />
According to Menang Elder, Vernice Gillies, the relationship between the early French<br />
explorers and the local Noongar people was good.<br />
“The French treated Noongar people quite well and were very interested in their<br />
BELOW: The view from The Grange on Kalgan will provide the sundowner setting.<br />
LEFT: Larry Blight from Kurrah Mia at the Indigenous fish traps.<br />
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customs including food and medicine,” she says.<br />
“I suspect also that they made it clear they were not going to colonise as well and<br />
obviously that suited the Menang Noongar people.”<br />
Larry Blight from tour group Kurrah Mia will provide a Welcome to Country at The<br />
Grange and explain something of the history and culture of the Menang people.<br />
Great Southern Outback Tours and Accommodation along with its partners – Sabrina<br />
and Nicolas from Marian’s Catering, Larry Blight from Kurrah Mia, Sarah Clancy from<br />
West Cape Howe Wines along with Wilson’s Brewing and Southern Bus Charters are<br />
combining for the unique event.<br />
The event includes a pickup of guests from outside the Albany Visitor Centre in York<br />
Street, an escorted tour with commentary of iconic sites like Mount Clarence and the<br />
Convoy lookout overlooking King George Sound, past Middleton Beach and Emu Point<br />
along with a visit to the Indigenous fish traps in Oyster Harbour.<br />
On arrival at The Grange and following the Welcome to Country, will be an introduction<br />
to the property and the first pairing of a West Cape Howe Porongurup Riesling with a<br />
regional selection of French canapés prepared by Marian’s Catering.<br />
A walking tour of the sustainable lifestyle farming property with its extensive<br />
landscaped gardens will take place before dusk sets in and guests will participate in a<br />
sundowner taking in the breathtaking views overlooking the ‘Riviere des Francais’.<br />
Sabrina and Nicolas will provide locally produced French regional cuisine along with<br />
local West Cape Howe fine wines around the fire pit and under the stars. Growing up in<br />
France, Sabrina and Nicolas say they learned from their families that there’s no better<br />
way to celebrate than around the table together with good food and wine. They have<br />
pursued their passion for food in restaurants all over the world. With Nicolas in the<br />
kitchen and Sabrina on the floor, their culinary journey has taken them from Paris to<br />
England, on the Silversea cruise lines to Perth, learning along the way.<br />
The French treated Noongar<br />
people quite well and were very<br />
interested in their customs including<br />
food and medicine.<br />
Menang Elder, Vernice Gillies<br />
“Sometime, a smell or a flavour will take me back all these years ago and help me<br />
realise how lucky we were to learn from so many experienced and interesting chefs,”<br />
says Sabrina.<br />
They moved to Albany a year ago with their three children, and Sabrina and Nicolas say<br />
they are excited to share their French traditional cooking with an Australian twist, using<br />
Albany’s fantastic local products, seafood and wine.<br />
Larry and Vernice from Albany-based Kurrah Mia (‘Culturally Noongar’), offer a range<br />
of local Noongar art and works by Aboriginal artists from around Australia. Kurrah<br />
Mia also offers walking tours, featuring bush tucker, language, archaeological and<br />
anthropological history around the Menang Noongar people who have been custodians<br />
of the local area for thousands of years.<br />
The Grange on Kalgan is a boutique farming and lifestyle 12.5 acre property overlooking<br />
the Kalgan River, 22 km from Albany. Guests will be treated to a guided tour of the<br />
property and discover how The Grange has successfully adopted eco-responsible<br />
sustainable practices involving recycling, organically grown produce, solar energy and<br />
how the owner actively supports the conservation of native fauna and flora.<br />
To find out more about the event go to https://www.wineandfood.com.au/event/tourde-france-a-la-grange-sur-kalgan/<br />
SPECIAL TASTE GREAT SOUTHERN EVENT !<br />
SATURDAY 14 May <strong>2022</strong><br />
Keep an eye on our Facebook page for details<br />
Kendenup<br />
Town Hall<br />
Markets<br />
Upcoming markets: Saturdays 9 <strong>April</strong> and 14 May<br />
• fresh produce • local olive oil<br />
• plants galore • hot food<br />
• cakes & slices • jams & preserves<br />
• local handcrafted gifts<br />
9-1pm<br />
Call Alice on 0421 637 710 for details<br />
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SOUTHERN SESSIONS<br />
Albany Boatshed Taste Great Southern Event<br />
STORY ALLEN NEWTON<br />
Walpole musician Robbie Vermeulen will get the ball rolling when Taste Great Southern<br />
brings Southern Sessions to the Albany Boatshed on 13 May <strong>2022</strong>.<br />
A professional musician for more than 20 years, Rob has recorded five studio albums<br />
and toured Australia and has performed alongside Jimmy Barnes, Mental As Anything,<br />
You Am I, Ian Moss, John Butler and Sleepy Jackson.<br />
He’ll be followed by the blues of Perth band Matty T Wall.<br />
The Matty T Wall Band has seven nominations in the prestigious Independent Blues<br />
Awards in the USA, a Western Australian Music Award win and three back-to-back<br />
Number One Australian Blues albums.<br />
The band features Ric Whittle on drums and Leigh Miller on bass guitar and has<br />
received worldwide acclaim forTranspacific Blues Vol. 1, a collaborative album that saw<br />
Wall duetting with blues guitar greats such as Kid Ramos, Walter Trout, Eric Gales, Kirk<br />
Fletcher and fellow West Australian, Dave Hole.<br />
Patrons will be able to enjoy the music with Great Southern wine, beer and food at<br />
the Albany Boatshed, sitting around a table with friends and family, or dancing to great<br />
tunes. Families are welcome with discounted rates for children and under 12s free.<br />
Wine, beer and food are available for purchase.<br />
The music starts at 6pm with Rob V and Matty T Wall playing from 8pm to 9pm.<br />
Adult tickets are $50 pre purchase or $55 at the gate and includes Plumm stemless<br />
acrylic glass. Tickets for children, aged 12 to 17 are $20 pre purchase or $25 at the gate,<br />
under 12s are free. All children must be accompanied by a guardian.<br />
Tickets are available from https://www.wineandfood.com.au/event/southern-sessions/<br />
LEFT: Rob V will be performing for Taste Great Southern at Southern Sessions at the<br />
Albany Boatshed.<br />
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CINEFESTOZ ALBANY<br />
Celebrating the Local Film Industry<br />
STORY JACOB MORGAN-DE LAINE<br />
This year CinefestOZ invites you to a huge four day festival in Albany, celebrating the<br />
diversity and creativity of our very own local film industry. The festival will run from<br />
28 <strong>April</strong> to 1 May, and include films and filmmakers from across the state.<br />
The WA film industry is an eclectic and passionate community of creatives who love to<br />
share their stories, their triumphs and their pain with us on the silver screen. This year<br />
is the second time CinefestOZ will be coming to Albany to share the diverse stories of<br />
incredible people from across WA and the world. This follows on from the success of<br />
major productions in the Great southern region such as H is for Happiness, Breathe and<br />
Rams which have spotlighted the region’s cinematic potential.<br />
With the success of last year’s event and after consultation with the local community,<br />
CinefestOZ identified the need for a space dedicated to local Albany and Great Southern<br />
filmmakers and creative community. The new Kinjarling Koort event, which will run on<br />
Saturday 30 <strong>April</strong> is an exciting new initiative supported by Lottery West.<br />
Kinjarling Koort comprises screenings in the Albany Town Hall and cultural activities in a<br />
marquee in the Town Square. The event will showcase a selection of films about Albany<br />
and the Great Southern produced by local indigenous and non-indigenous filmmakers.<br />
It aims to foster local talent, encouraging the telling of local stories through film in the<br />
lead up to Albany’s bicentenary.<br />
The event name, Koort is the Menang Noongar word for heart.<br />
Menang Noongar Elder, Vernice Gillies said “for us Menang Noongars, koort means<br />
heart, and I’m pleased that CinefestOZ Albany is calling its celebration of Albany films<br />
and film-makers Koort. It is about being at the heart of Menang country.”<br />
Recently announced CinefestOZ ambassador and indigenous filmmaker Karla Hart, will<br />
screen her film Tooly followed by an ‘in conversation’ giving locals the chance to interact<br />
with other creatives in the region and gain inspiration for their own projects.<br />
Another of her projects Virtual Whadjuk, will also be shown in the town square. The work<br />
is a virtual reality experience which places audiences into a thriving Aboriginal Australian<br />
culture as it once existed in the moments leading up to first contact with Europeans.<br />
“There’s no lack of creative film-makers in Albany and we thought the Festival was an<br />
ideal opportunity to bring some of their films together,” said CinefestOZ Albany event<br />
coordinator Annette Davis.<br />
The day will end with a screening of the multiple award winning, Edward and Isabella,<br />
by Albany writer and director Adam Morris and starring actor of Hollywood fame Chloe<br />
Hurst.<br />
Morris’ film was the recipient of last year’s award for Best Narrative Feature Film with<br />
a Budget Under $1 Million at the WA Screen Culture Awards. This achievement further<br />
highlights the amazing talent being nurtured in the Great Southern region.<br />
Morris, who is an author turned filmmaker, wrote Edward and Isabella while travelling<br />
through Europe in early 2020. This film is Morris’ debut feature and was shot in Albany<br />
over 18 days at the end of last year. It features locations recognisable to residents of the<br />
Great Southern such as the Porongurup, Bluff Knoll and some Albany wineries.<br />
In an interview with Inside Film magazine, Morris said it was an honour to have<br />
CinefestOZ backing his film.<br />
“Filmmaking is such a collaborative enterprise so it’s really fitting that everyone who<br />
was so generous with their time, effort and energy in helping to make the film happen<br />
POSTPONED UNTIL SEPTEMBER<br />
art IN THE PORONGURUP<br />
ART IN THE PORONGURUP | Sculpture<br />
ART IN THE HALL BAZAAR | Art/craft<br />
NEW TIMES<br />
24 September to 2 October <strong>2022</strong><br />
For more information contact<br />
Judy 0428 282 016<br />
Sayah porongurupianchild@gmail.com<br />
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Filmmaking is such a<br />
collaborative enterprise so it’s really<br />
fitting that everyone who was so<br />
generous with their time,<br />
effort and energy in helping to<br />
make the film happen here<br />
in Albany, can now see it on the<br />
big screen in their hometown.<br />
Adam Morris<br />
here in Albany, can now see it on the big screen in their hometown,” he said.<br />
Large scale TV and film shows bring with them economic benefits to a region as well<br />
as helping to elevate the profile of Albany. A big film production moving through town<br />
brings with it an influx of business. Out of town crew need to be accommodated,<br />
usually in motels or caravan parks. Productions also hire local crew to fill roles such as<br />
runners, location scouts, construction crew, prop buyers and much more. These crews<br />
can spend months in the region boosting tourism and business for Albany’s many pubs,<br />
restaurants and cafés.<br />
ABOVE: Location tours for locally produced movies are popular with CinefestOZ visitors and locals alike.<br />
BELOW: An iconic scene from the critically acclaimed and locally made film Edward and Isabella<br />
was shot on Bluff Knoll and is a perfect example of local film-makers showcasing the region to an<br />
international audience.<br />
ScreenWest also has incentives, through their Royalties for Regions program, for large<br />
production companies to spend their budget regionally and make internships available<br />
so local filmmakers can gain valuable on set experience.<br />
Not to mention that the stunning locations of the Great Southern are given a national<br />
or even international platform on which to shine; sharing the natural beauty and<br />
community pride which we all know is strong in our Great Southern.<br />
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FOUR HUGE DAYS CELEBRATING FILM AND COMMUNITY!<br />
OPENING NIGHT<br />
SCREENING<br />
+ RED CARPET EVENT<br />
HOW TO PLEASE A WOMAN<br />
Thurs 28 <strong>April</strong> | 6.30pm | Orana Cinemas<br />
Celebrate the very best of CinefestOZ<br />
with films, entertainment and<br />
pre-screening hospitality at this red<br />
carpet event!<br />
FESTIVAL SCHEDULE<br />
SCHEDULE<br />
Thursday 28th <strong>April</strong><br />
6.30pm CinefestOZ Opening Night - How to Please a Woman A1<br />
Friday 29th <strong>April</strong><br />
8.30am In-Conversation Breakfast A3<br />
9.30am Around the World in 80 Days A1<br />
10am Industry Program - Hilton Garden Inn<br />
12pm The Curious Case of Dolphin Bay A1<br />
12.15pm Carbon: The Unauthorised Biography A1<br />
3pm Off Country A1<br />
6pm Bosch & Rockit A1<br />
6.15pm I Met a Girl A1<br />
6.30pm Spectacular Short Film Set A2<br />
8.15pm Ithaka A1<br />
8.30pm Wyrmwood: Apocolypse A1<br />
Saturday 30th <strong>April</strong><br />
9am Kinjarling Koort A2<br />
10am Ablaze A1<br />
10am Stage Changers A1<br />
12pm The Kitchen Brigade A1<br />
12pm The Curious Case of Dolphin Bay A1<br />
1pm In-Conversation Lunch - Monty’s Leap<br />
2pm Edward and Isabella A2<br />
3.30pm Loveland A1<br />
4pm Juniper A1<br />
6.30pm Gala Night A3<br />
- Featuring Deadly Indigenous Short Film Set<br />
Sunday 1st May<br />
10am Around the World in 80 Days A1<br />
10am How to Please a Woman A1<br />
12.30pm Alick and Albert A1<br />
12.45pm Bosch & Rockit A1<br />
3pm Waiting for Bojangles A1<br />
3pm Here Out West A1<br />
VENUES<br />
A1 - Orana Cinemas Albany<br />
A2 - Albany Town Hall<br />
A3 - Albany Entertainment Centre<br />
KINJARLING KOORT FREE<br />
COMMUNITY DAY WITH<br />
INDIGIFESTOZ!<br />
Sat 30 <strong>April</strong> | 9am-2pm<br />
Albany Town Hall & Town Square<br />
The heart of Albany welcomes you to a<br />
community celebration featuring<br />
locally-grown films and filmmakers,<br />
activities and cultural displays.<br />
IN-CONVERSATION LUNCH<br />
FOOD, WINE + Q&A WITH<br />
VIP GUEST<br />
Sat 30 <strong>April</strong> I 1pm I Monty’s Leap Winery<br />
A relaxed hosted conversation is sure to<br />
intrigue anyone who likes to get behind the<br />
scenes of film. Lunch is a shared platter<br />
entree, feasting plate and dessert with a<br />
welcome drink on arrival.<br />
GALA NIGHT + DEADLY INDIGENOUS SHORTS<br />
FULL PROGRAM<br />
Pick up your Full Program<br />
of events and screenings,<br />
download the App or visit us<br />
at cinefestoz.com<br />
RED CARPET EVENT,<br />
FOOD, MUSIC & MORE!<br />
Sat 30 <strong>April</strong> | 6.30pm<br />
Albany Entertainment Centre<br />
Come dressed for the occasion as<br />
filmmakers and guests gather to<br />
celebrate Indigenous filmmakers at<br />
this night of nights!<br />
ALBANY CINEPASS<br />
To fully immerse yourself in the<br />
CinefestOZ Albany experience,<br />
secure your seat to all events and<br />
screenings through the Albany<br />
Cinepass!<br />
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what’s on<br />
MILL ART GROUP INC.<br />
Annual Autumn Exhibition<br />
The Mill Art Group will hold their Annual Autumn Exhibition from 2 to 24 <strong>April</strong> <strong>2022</strong>.<br />
The exhibition showcases works by 15 Denmark artists and will be open daily from<br />
10am to 4pm in The Gallery of the Denmark Community Resource Centre.<br />
The annual Autumn Exhibition is a major event on the group’s calendar and always<br />
features new works that have never been shown before. Local artists such as Helen<br />
Okamoto, Ian Rorke, Beverly Ford and Meryl Oversby (to name but a few) work across a<br />
variety of mediums including sculptures, oils, watercolour, acrylic, printmaking, textiles,<br />
origami, encaustic, photography and more. Each artist brings a unique medium and<br />
genre to the exhibition, weaving together a rich and colourful tapestry so there is a<br />
satisfying blend of new art in the exhibition.<br />
Artworks are available for purchase, so if you are looking for interior decoration, a<br />
feature work of art or a special gift The Gallery is a well worth a look. Or you can<br />
simply drop in to enjoy the beautiful collection – one of the featured artists is always in<br />
attendance to show visitors around or let them browse in peace.<br />
YOUTH WEEK GOES<br />
BAZAAR<br />
The Bazaarium Youth Markets will headline a packed program of events for Youth Week<br />
in Albany this month with skate workshops, a pool party and much more planned to<br />
celebrate the week.<br />
Supported by Rio Tinto, the Bazaarium Youth Markets will be held in Albany Town Hall<br />
on 12 and 13 <strong>April</strong> from 10am to 5pm each day. The fun and unique thing about these<br />
particular markets is that all the stall holders are aged between 10 and 25 and they will<br />
be selling items they themselves have created, cooked or cultivated such as jewellery,<br />
artwork, baked goods, candles, cards, woodwork, sculptures and plants.<br />
The City of Albany’s Manager of Community Relations, Louise Paterson said the youth<br />
had come up with the idea for the Bazaarium, and it was more than just a market.<br />
“Leading up to the markets the City will be providing free business development<br />
workshops for stallholders to help them develop their business acumen, marketing and<br />
design skills,” Mrs Paterson said.<br />
“It’s an excellent way to showcase the skills and talents of our young people and<br />
to celebrate all that our youth have to offer our community, whole providing an<br />
opportunity for them to develop new skills.”<br />
So if you love a bit of market shopping, the Bazaarium Youth Markets are a fun option<br />
for the entire family to enjoy. Pick yourself up a bargain or something truly fresh and<br />
unique. Entry is free with cash and card payments accepted.<br />
Deep Waters by Ian Rorke<br />
Alexander Bay by Beverley Ford<br />
Some of the stallholders, from LEFT to RIGHT:<br />
Grace Beatty, Age 11, selling coasters, wall art and face masks.<br />
Emily Baines, Age 16, selling paintings, sculptures and drawings.<br />
Ashlin Douglass, Age 21, selling paintings and pressed flowers.<br />
Erika Demarteau, Age 23, selling art prints and other art projects.<br />
MUSIC BY<br />
RACHAEL COLMER<br />
AND DAVID RASTRICK<br />
HOSTED BAR<br />
FREE EVENT<br />
Celebrating<br />
Noongar language<br />
through stories<br />
Inspired by the current exhibition “In Cahoots” at the Albany<br />
Town Hall we invite you to listen to stories of indigenous and<br />
other community members as they explore the connection<br />
between language, place and identity.<br />
THURSDAY 7 TH APRIL 5:30 PM AT THE TOWN HALL<br />
Bookings essential | RSVP to arts@albany.wa.gov.au or call 6820 3850<br />
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12–13 <strong>April</strong> <strong>2022</strong><br />
10am–5pm<br />
Albany Town Hall<br />
Hand-made & thrifted items<br />
Coffee & food vans<br />
All stalls run by young local<br />
creatives & business owners<br />
Free entry<br />
Cash & card payment accepted<br />
For more info go to www.albany.wa.gov.au/events/<br />
or contact the Community Development Team<br />
6820 3008 / email commdevel@albany.wa.gov.au<br />
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WHAT’S ON APRIL/MAY<br />
CATCH!<br />
Sat 2 <strong>April</strong> 3pm<br />
Sunday 3 <strong>April</strong> 3pm<br />
what’s on<br />
ALBANY<br />
ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE<br />
The Great Un-Wondering<br />
of Wilbur Whittaker<br />
‘All grown-ups were children once. Although few of them remember it…’<br />
Barking Gecko Theatre’s brand-new Australian play about creativity, growing up<br />
and living outside of the box, is here to remind us how to wonder, imagine and<br />
have fun. Written by playwright Dan Giovannoni and directed by Luke Kerridge,<br />
The Great Un-Wondering of Wilbur Whittaker has its world premiere season in the<br />
Heath Ledger Theatre at the State Theatre Centre of WA then rockets directly down<br />
to Albany in May <strong>2022</strong>.<br />
Director Luke Kerridge said, “The Great Un-Wondering of Wilbur Whittaker was<br />
originally conceived as a kind of love letter to the classic French story Le Petit<br />
Prince. Working with my long-time collaborator Dan Giovannoni, Wilbur’s story was<br />
soon morphed through the lens of our own childhoods – the classic symbols from<br />
The Little Prince smashing up against icons from our own childhood favourites.<br />
“The work is also a reflection on my many years spent teaching drama workshops<br />
for children – being floored by their wild imaginations and creativity, and watching<br />
on as those innate gifts were challenged by the systems and structures they<br />
encountered through the process of growing up.<br />
Friday 6 May at 7.30pm<br />
Joy for the spirit! Perth's own concert pianist,<br />
Mark Coughlan, plays all Chopin's Waltzes in<br />
a stunning candle-lit atmosphere!<br />
“We’ve brought together a creative dream team. We often talk about creating worlds<br />
on stage, but for this play we’re creating a universe! Working with one of Australia’s<br />
pre-eminent designers Jonathon Oxlade, sound designer Tim Collins and lighting<br />
designer Lucy Birkinshaw, we are also joined by some extraordinary artists new to the<br />
theatre world. Celebrated animator Tee Ken Ng will be creating the animation and<br />
video design and local rock-star CLAUDIO is composing a stunning original score. This<br />
incredible team are well equipped to capture the wild imaginative spirit at the heart<br />
of this story, to delight both children and adults alike.”<br />
This 80s inspired electric dream is a heartfelt and irreverent escapade for the whole<br />
family. Showing at the Albany Entertainment Centre on 18 May <strong>2022</strong> at 4.30pm,<br />
tickets are only $15 each and are available from albanyentertainment.com.au or by<br />
calling 9844 5005.<br />
Weds 18 May at 4.30pm<br />
“World of Wonder”<br />
WORKSHOP!<br />
Get creative with Barking<br />
Gecko Theatre!<br />
13-14 <strong>April</strong> | Ages 8-12<br />
EVERYBODY’S BEEN ON<br />
ALBANY’S RIVERBOAT!<br />
PLUS<br />
Natural Raw<br />
Honey Tasting<br />
HAPPY EASTER FROM THE AEC!<br />
www.albanyaustralia.com<br />
9am Full 36k, 4 hour “SHELTERED WATER CRUISE”<br />
Billy tea, coffee, wildlife &<br />
Captain Kalgan’s famous HOT damper.<br />
Aussie seniors $95 - we reckon you’ve earned the discount<br />
BUT IT REALLY PAYS TO BOOK<br />
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gig guide<br />
Everything we put in the Gig Guide is correct at the time of printing, to the best of everyone’s knowledge.<br />
But be warned, things can and do change.<br />
WHO + WHAT WHERE WHEN<br />
ALBANY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE<br />
CATCH! Albany Entertainment Centre 1 and 2 <strong>April</strong>, 3pm<br />
Concert for Ukraine Albany Entertainment Centre Sunday 3 <strong>April</strong>, 3pm<br />
World of Musicals Albany Entertainment Centre Wed 6 <strong>April</strong>, 4.45pm and 7.30pm<br />
EXHIBITIONS<br />
It’s FREE to promote your event in the<br />
AURORA MAGAZINE Gig Guide!<br />
If you would like to be included for the May edition, contact<br />
us at gigguide@auroramagazine.com.au before the 5pm<br />
Sunday 24 <strong>April</strong> deadline.<br />
Mill Art Group Exhibition Denmark CRC 2 to 24 <strong>April</strong><br />
The Story of Anne Frank Museum of the Great Southern to 15 <strong>April</strong><br />
In Cahoots Albany Town Hall to 21 <strong>April</strong><br />
GREAT SOUTHERN<br />
Hammer & Honey Albany Town Hall from 28 <strong>April</strong><br />
Brickwrecks: In Lego Museum of the Great Southern All of <strong>April</strong><br />
The Rats of Tobruk Barrack Building, Princess Royal Fortress All of <strong>April</strong><br />
Warbirds: Aircraft of WW2 Married Quarters, Princess Royal Fortress All of <strong>April</strong><br />
Maritime & Miniatures Trail Museum of the Great Southern All of <strong>April</strong><br />
Strike A Pose Museum of the Great Southern All of <strong>April</strong><br />
FESTIVALS AND SPECIAL EVENTS<br />
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RSPCA Community Action Day Albany Town Square Saturday 2 <strong>April</strong>, 10am to 3pm<br />
In Cahoots Special Event Albany Town Hall Thursday 7 <strong>April</strong>, 5.30pm<br />
Bazaarium Youth Markets Albany Town Hall 12 to 13 <strong>April</strong>, 10am-5pm<br />
Southern Ocean Classic Mile Ocean Beach, Denmark Sunday 17 <strong>April</strong>, 10am<br />
Skate Jam Youth Challenge Park, Albany Friday 22 <strong>April</strong>, 4.30-6.30pm<br />
WEDNESDAY BINGO<br />
Doors open 6pm, eyes down 7pm.<br />
At the Beryl Grant Community Centre<br />
15 Townsend Street, Lockyer<br />
Ages from 12 and over. Enquiries 0438 841 663.<br />
Queer Film Festival Albany Town Hall Friday 22 <strong>April</strong>, 7-9pm<br />
CINEFESTOZ ALBANY Various locations, Albany 28 <strong>April</strong> to 1 May<br />
MARKETS<br />
Make a Scene Pop-up Gallery Patterson’s Arcade, York Street Each Mon to Sat, 10am-4pm<br />
Albany Farmers Market Collie Street, Albany Every Saturday 8am to noon<br />
Stirling Terrace Indoor Markets Old Auction Room Every Sat and Sun 9am to 3pm<br />
Centennial Markets Centennial Park, Albany Every Sat and Sun 9am to 1pm<br />
Albany Boatshed Markets The Boatshed, Princess Royal Drive Every Sunday, 9am to 1pm<br />
Kwoorabup Community Markets Steiner School Hall, Denmark Every Sunday, 10am to 2pm<br />
Kendenup Town Hall Markets Kendenup Town Hall Saturday 9 <strong>April</strong>, 9am-1pm<br />
Cellar Door open<br />
11am - 5pm Sat & Sun<br />
& daily for school holidays<br />
OTHER<br />
Film Harvest – Independent<br />
and Arthouse Films<br />
Orana Cinemas Albany<br />
Every Wednesday 6.15pm<br />
Lego Club Albany Public Library Wednesday 27 <strong>April</strong>, 4-5pm<br />
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