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Talk about Subi Keeping the community informed Issue No. 186 • March 2015 A group of soldiers at a West Australian training camp during the First Wold War Remembering the ANZACs 2015 marks 100 years since the Australian Soldiers Memorial, corner of Rokeby and New Zealand troops landed on the and Hamersley roads, where the shores of Gallipoli in the First World War. ceremony will take place at 8am. The Gallipoli campaign, and the greater Following the service, community war, had an effect on all Australian members are encouraged to visit communities including Subiaco. Subiaco Museum’s current exhibition, The effect on the Subiaco community When the Great War Came to Subiaco. was significant, with ten per cent of the total population enlisting for the war. Of Museum exhibition – When the those who travelled to serve, many never Great War came to Subiaco returned home to Subiaco. Follow soldiers into the trenches, peer The city, together with the Subiaco into the homes of Subiaco families and and Shenton Park sub-branches of the examine the behaviour of community Returned Services League (RSL) will mark organisations and the council, to What’s inside the centenary with a number of events gain a better understanding of the › 2015 Shaun Tan Award being held in and around Subiaco. war’s effects on individuals, families, neighbourhoods and the broader for Young Artists community. Shenton Park RSL sub-branch › Presenting AmpFest 2015 ANZAC Day service When the Great War came to Subiaco Funding for river foreshore planning Marchers will assemble at the King Street will be on display until August at › intersection on Onslow Road at 6.45am. Subiaco Museum, 239 Rokeby Road, › Carter Lane transformed Community members are invited to Subiaco (next to Subiaco Library). join in the march to the Shenton Park Opening hours are Tuesday through › Upcoming events at Subiaco Oval Community Centre, 240 Onslow Friday from 1pm to 4pm and Saturday Road, Shenton Park, where the from noon to 4pm. service will commence at 7am. Several other ANZAC themed events will Love the place you live! be held in the Subiaco area throughout Hashtag your best Subiaco pics Subiaco RSL sub-branch ANZAC March and April. For details, please with #LoveSubiaco when you Day service refer to the ‘What’s happening in Subi’ post to Twitter and Instagram. Marchers will fall in at the Subiaco Post section of this newsletter, or visit the Office at 7.45am. The march will proceed events calendar on the city’s website down Rokeby Road, ending at the Fallen www.subiaco.wa.gov.au/events 241 Rokeby Road, Subiaco • (08) 9237 9222 • [email protected] • www.subiaco.wa.gov.au • www.facebook.com/cityofsubiaco Word on the street 2015 Shaun Tan Award Lords Recreation Centre is back after a for Young Artists temporary closure last year. To celebrate, we asked the Lords community ‘What do you love about Lords?’ Trevor – long time Lords member Aspiring young artists are invited to submit their original works for “You can’t beat the atmosphere and the the 2015 Shaun Tan Award for Young Artists. Submissions may be a camaraderie, if you like, of Lords.” drawing, painting, digital or mixed media piece, but all entries must be two-dimensional. This prestigious youth award is open to all Western Australian school students aged five to eighteen years. Entries close Sunday 17 May. Entry forms and competition information are available at www.subiaco.wa.gov.au National Youth Week 2015 – It starts with us As part of National Youth Week 2015 (Friday 10 to Sunday 19 April), the City of Subiaco, in conjunction with the Town of Mosman Park and the Michael – works at Lords Shire of Peppermint Grove, is running a series of awesome free music development activities for people aged twelve to twenty-five. “It’s a community based place where people come and want to talk and have a The ‘NYW Start Me Up’ music development program includes ‘compose chat to us, and there’s always a good vibe. yourself’ a song writing workshop, the ‘kick-start’ band development It’s a great place to work.” workshop and a chance to have your musical instruments electrically tested for free at the ‘plug me in’ session. For details, visit www.subiaco.wa.gov.au/youth or contact the city on 9237 9216. The city would like to thank the Department of Local Government and Communities for its grant towards the song writing workshop. Presenting AmpFest 2015 Maribel – long time Lords member AmpFest is a free, all-ages gig celebrating young local musical “I absolutely love Lords – it’s pretty much talent. Come down and check out the next crop of Perth talent my life. When I came here it was really before they hit the big-time; catch original bands, duos and solo what helped me get into the community, acts aged twelve to twenty-five. to know people.” Previous AmpFest finalists include The Dee Dee Dums who you may now know as Tame Impala. These responses and more feature in a › When: Sunday 26 April, 5pm to 9pm short film titled ‘I love Lords’. › Where: Llama Bar, 34 Rokeby Road, Subiaco Visit www.lords.com.au to watch › Cost: Free the video, and to find out about the AmpFest is all ages, completely free, unticketed and alcohol free activities and services on offer at Lords event presented by the City of Subiaco and Town of Mosman Recreation Centre. Park. Check out www.ampfest.com.au for all the details. Your local community Discover new friendships at the dining room seniors’ social day club Subiaco Community Centre offers delicious Did you know the city runs a seniors’ social day club? Meet other community meals to the community at outstanding prices. members and take part in a range of age-friendly and fun activities, including arts and crafts projects, cooking classes, exercise programs, community For just $13 or less for three courses, enjoy a lunches and day trips, all in a friendly and inclusive environment. wholesome soup to start, accompanied by a warm, crusty dinner roll. This is followed by a The seniors’ social day club healthy and tasty set main meal, and completed operates Mondays, Thursdays by a mouth-watering dessert. and Fridays from 10am to 3pm at Tom Dadour Community Centre, Meals are prepared fresh by the centre’s 363 Bagot Road, Subiaco. Morning qualified chef and served weekdays in the and afternoon tea and a three- relaxed and friendly atmosphere of the course lunch are provided. community dining room. The city offers a transport service to Subiaco Community Centre is located at and from the centre, allowing participants the convenience of being picked 203 Bagot Road, Subiaco. For more information, up from their own front door. For further information, including participation or to make a booking, please call 9237 9333. fees, contact the city on 9237 9336. What’s on for seniors Film club – Beneath Hill 60 Based on a true story, this film tells the story of untrained Australian soldiers who embark on a secret mission during World War One to dig Seniors’ out ‘n’ about bus trip – a series of tunnels underneath a German bunker. Please note Kent Street Weir this movie contains content Explore Kent Street Weir and take a walk along the river, before that may be sensitive for travelling on to Kelly’s Cafe and nursery for a delicious lunch. some people. › When: Thursday 9 April › When: Thursday 30 April, 11.45am › Pick up: Subiaco Community Centre, 203 Bagot Road, › Where: Subiaco Community Centre, 203 Bagot Road, Subiaco or Shenton Park Community Centre, Subiaco 240 Onslow Road, Shenton Park › Cost: $13, includes a three-course lunch and popcorn › Cost: $35, all inclusive › RSVP and payment: Thursday 23 April › RSVP and payment: Thursday 2 April Living and lifestyle forum – Community Better sleep and ‘lifting the lid’ lunch – Australia and on continence Sleep Disorders Australia will present important information New Zealand about combating issues that can affect sleep, and a second A community lunch and live presentation from the Continence Advisory Service will entertainment with a three focus on common bladder issues and steps you can take to piece band in honour of the ANZACs. improve these. › When: Wednesday 22 April, 11.45am › When: Tuesday 14 April, 10am to 12pm › Where: Subiaco Community Centre, › Where: Subiaco Community Centre, 203 Bagot Road, Subiaco 203 Bagot Road, Subiaco › Cost: $13 › Cost: Free › RSVP and payment: Wednesday 15 April › RSVP and payment: Tuesday 7 April RSVP and payment is required seven days prior to all events. If numbers exceed the maximum, names will be drawn out of a hat and all persons notified. To RSVP for any of the above events, and to pay, contact the city on 9237 9320 or email [email protected] Funding for river foreshore Sue Bee’s reading hive planning Sue Bee would like to invite all year one students to join her The city, together with reading hive. Sue Bee’s reading the Western Suburbs hive is a free program available Regional Organisation of exclusively to Subiaco Library Councils (WESROC) has members. received $40 000 under Sue Bee the Swan River Trust’s members will 2014/15 Riverbank receive a stamp Funding Program. The on their reading funding will be used to hive card each time assess the vulnerability they borrow a book from of the foreshore in light Subiaco Library, and after collecting ten stamps, they will of a changing climate, be rewarded with a special gift. and produce a regional Foreshore Management To sign up your child, simply visit Subiaco Library at Plan for the Swan River 237 Rokeby Road, Subiaco.