crafty cultureHedland’s West End Cultural Precinct is now home to the town’s West End Markets – celebrating local and regional talents in a creative marketplace.The markets are designed by FORM to offer local crafters, growers, artists, provedores and master chefs the opportunity to showcase and sell their wares alongside other like-minded sellers in a vibrant and fun setting.

The West End Markets enable a stronger cultural footprint for the region and enhance opportunities for emerging and established local micro businesses. The markets work to link the local maker/grower directly to the customer.

Since their launch late last year, the markets have evolved into a popular community event, with the first market in October attracting around 1000 people and 20 stallholders, and the second, in April, drawing

crowds of around 3500 to the event and around 40 stallholders.

The event has become so big it now extends from Glass Lane park into the Courthouse Gallery gardens!Each market includes a vibrant program of activities including live music from local and out-of-town talents, roving street performers and entertainers and hawker-style food stalls adding to the dynamic atmosphere. Previous markets have seen stilt walkers and astronauts travelling through Glass Lane park and the Courthouse Gallery gardens, special keys leading to hidden artworks in lockers across the West End, live street-art demonstrations and performances by local bands and blues-rock muso, Nathan Gaunt. Leading up to each market date the Courthouse Gallery hosts several workshops for the community

and potential stallholders on various crafting techniques, market culture, marketing and pricing their product and stall design.

The West End Markets is a FORM initiative with support from BHP Billiton Iron Ore, Horizon Power, Boom Logistics and Town of Port Hedland. The next West End Markets will be held on August 27 followed by October 22. If you’d like to get involved as a stallholder, food vendor or performer – we’d love to hear about your talents! Please contact Kate on (08) 9226 2799 or kate@form.net.au or download an application package from www.courthousegallery.com.au. For more information about the crafting workshop program contact the Courthouse Gallery on (08) 9173 1064 or mail@courthousegallery.com.au.Photos Courtesy of FORM.

JUNE 2011

A very busy Little Grey Owl stall.

Below: Tie-dyed products from Wear Worn.

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Indee 500 Motorbike

22, 23, 24 July - Indee Station

500 km of hard riding for bike enthusiasts and supporters, all catering

provided. For details call Dave Marlin of Hedland Riders on 0418 465 521.

Silver SucceSSIt takes passion, determination and considerable sacrifice to be able to achieve in sport at State level. Kimmy Cooper, 25, demonstrates these traits in spades, and has been selected for the WA water polo team for six consecutive years. Kimmy works for the Town of Port Hedland’s Sport and Recreation team. Since the age of 19, she has travelled to every State to play in the Australian Country National Water Polo competition. This year’s tour was to Newcastle in NSW. Kimmy has been selected each year from the WA Country Championships competition, where teams from Bunbury, Geraldton, Mandurah, Busselton, and Port Hedland battle for the title, and individuals vie to be one of 13 players selected for the State team.

The WA Women’s team did extremely well this year. The same core group has been together for about five or six years now. Over time, they have become used to playing with each other and are on the up and up. In 2010, even though the team played well, they didn’t manage to win a game. This year, there was a complete turnaround and the team didn’t lose a single game, going through to the Grand Final undefeated. They went down 10-6 against NSW, but were still so happy and proud to bring home silver.In Port Hedland, water polo season runs from October to Easter, so every Friday night during these months, Kimmy can be found in the pool at South Hedland. In achieving great success, she has needed to find new ways of challenging herself. Now, with a couple of other girls, she plays in the Men’s Division in the local competition. It’s serious business, with male dignity on the line!

Out of season, Kimmy does not have any ‘down time’ - far from it! She works harder than ever to maintain her form and plays touch rugby and softball as well as doing jazz, hip-hop and tap dancing.Kimmy has well and truly helped to put Port Hedland on the sporting map. We wish her luck for next year’s selection and her endeavours to attract greater sponsorship to her chosen sport.

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Hedland’s Kimmy Cooper –

Waterpolo Wiz.

Net, Set, Go! coach Ashley Watson gives some pointers to some promising young netballers.

Above: Miriam and her

husband, Michael.

Below: The view from

the bottom of Miriam’s

road in Hedland.

young talent SparkS local netBall With a little help from the BHP Billiton Iron Ore Community Grants Program, netball is experiencing terrific growth in Hedland.With the grant allowing the Port Hedland Association to reduce junior registration fees, there has been a great interest, with young players now numbering over 100 – representing a big increase from several years ago.

Former State netballer, Tracey Swami, is the Development Officer at the Association who heads the development programs. She praised BHP Billiton Iron Ore for its contribution to local netball.

“Netball wouldn’t be as strong as it is now without the support of BHP Billiton Iron Ore,” Tracey said.

“The subsidised fees have enabled more young players to get involved, and a number of programs that target different age groups are providing an excellent pathway for players to develop.”

Strong links between the Association and the Shooting Goals Program that is delivered at Hedland Senior High School are also benefitting the sport. Shooting Goals is a netball-based education program, which is a partnership between BHP Billiton Iron Ore, Swan Districts Football Club and the school.

Coaching is one of the skills taught to students, who can then put their skills to work training five to 10 year olds in Port Hedland Netball Association’s Net, Set, Go! program, which has similarities to the Auskick program for Aussie Rules football.

For talented young netballers who progress through the age divisions at the Association, there are plenty of opportunities to play in higher levels of competition.

Tracey is also Regional Development Officer for the North West Netball Region, and is always on the look out for keen young players to represent regional and State teams, as well as participating in talent squads and camps.

She believes that netball will continue to grow in Hedland, and looks forward to seeing more young players progress through the ranks, get involved with the community and enjoy their sport while doing so.

Net, Set, Go! coach Ashley Watson gives some pointers to some promising young netballers.

ruleS for Whale Watching With the whale-watching season approaching, this is a timely reminder that respect must be shown to these intelligent and sensitive mammals.

When the waters are calm out from Hedland, there can be some great opportunities to catch a glimpse of humpback whales and the masses of other sea life including dolphins, turtles and dugongs.

A code of conduct exists for people in private vessels, (which covers everything from surfboards and kayaks to yachts and launches).

Any vessel that moves within 300 metres is in a whale’s contact zone and must follow these rules:

• A vessel must not cause a whale to alter its direction or speed of travel.

• A vessel must not block a whale’s direction of travel. If there is any sign of the whale becoming disturbed or alarmed, you must move away.

• A vessel must not disperse or separate a group of whales.

• A vessel under power or drifting must not approach a whale from a direction within an arc of 60° of the whale’s direction of travel, or an arc

of 60° of the whale’s opposite direction of travel (as indicated in the illustration).

(Figure 1 is taken from Department of Environment and Conservation website)

Where a whale approaches and the distance between the whale and the vessel becomes less than 100 metres, the skipper must place the motor in neutral or move very slowly (at less than five knots) away from the whale to outside the contact zone.

Under no circumstances should whales be fed or touched. If they are diving for prolonged periods or swimming evasively, you are disturbing and upsetting them. Leave them alone. You are committing an offence if you harass a whale, and they may permanently abandon an area if they are continually disturbed.

By abiding by these sensible rules, everyone can share the joy and excitement of observing these gentle giants in a safe and appropriate way.

the many colourS of hedland Miriam Sheridan’s enthusiasm for Port Hedland simply bubbles over as she speaks about her new life – which couldn’t be more different from her old one.

Humpbacks at play off shore

from Port Hedland – Photo courtesy of

Leith Larham.

Miriam and her husband, Michael, a Railway Engineer with BHP Billiton Iron Ore, arrived from the UK in June 2010 and they just love Hedland. Miriam, who works as an Executive Assistant in the Community Development team at the Town of Port Hedland, adores the climate, the colours and the different weather patterns – particularly when there’s a storm brewing. The couple have found it easy to join in the Hedland community spirit and make friends.

Miriam has naturally met people through work, but she is also a keen photographer, so early on, she joined the Pilbara Shooters Forum and found a common thread immediately. With her photography pals, she has taken pictures at some contrasting locations like Pippingarra, an abandoned station that’s a 20-minute drive from Hedland, where she captured abstract forms of rusting corrugated iron and timber.

She has also driven about an hour and a half north to Cape Keraudren (pronounced ‘Croydon’) where she has photographed the Ocean’s changing colour –

“when it becomes a Broome-esque turquoise,” as she describes it. She would like to return with her camera (and maybe her husband, too!) and camp overnight.

These photographs couldn’t be more different from some of Miriam’s previous albums from England. In those, she has captured wintery scenes and frosty nature reserves, and she laughingly describes instances when it was so cold that she lost the feeling in her fingers and could hardly take the shot!

Miriam was brought up in Belgium until the age of 18 and is a fluent French speaker. There aren’t too many opportunities to keep up her second language in Hedland; however, she has found a few European travellers working at the Silver Star café from time to time, and enjoys chatting in their native tongue.

When Miriam and Michael eventually return to the UK and the chilly mornings, she will always have her Pilbara portfolio to remind her of warmer climes and happy times!

Above: Miriam and her

husband, Michael.

Below: The view from

the bottom of Miriam’s

road in Hedland.

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youth Supporting youthDavid Sullivan is a fine example of a young person giving back to his community. He has been supporting local young people in a host of different ways. He was instrumental (pardon the pun) in starting the Sunday Sessions for bands and other musicians at the Matt Dann Cultural Centre and he was active at the Portbound Youth and Health Festivals in 2009 and 2010.

David was also proactive in promoting music during National Youth Week with concerts and bringing Perth band, Sugar Army, up to Hedland, where they performed and took part in an informal question and answer session on trying to succeed in a tough industry.

As Chair of the Hedland Youth Leadership Coalition for the past two years, David persuaded Chris Varney, 2009 Australian Youth Representative to the United Nations, to visit the town again and speak at the Youth Week Forum along with Hedland resident, Tim Turner, who is also an energetic volunteer who works with young people.

David has done all of the above and so much more! He works as a Computer Technician at TAFE and devotes a lot of his leisure time to making a difference with young people. In acknowledgement of his dedication and generosity of spirit, he was nominated for this year’s WA Youth Awards. An extremely worthy candidate, David was in the final short-listed group of four. He travelled to Perth in early April to attend the Awards and dinner and narrowly missed out when it came down to the wire in a very competitive field.

Music is David’s passion and he plays drums in a band, Still Waiting. Whether that means still waiting for their lucky break or still waiting for a new name, it’s certainly catchy and keeps him connected with other young people.

WeSt end monthly movieS The one-year anniversary of the monthly West

End movie nights is approaching! This popular

Town of Port Hedland initiative, in association

with BHP Billiton Iron Ore, started in June 2010

as a way of creating smaller, more-regular

events as a social outlet for young professionals

and other adults. Held on the site of the original Port Hedland Picture Theatre

(now the ANZ Bank car park) on the second Saturday of each

month, the old atmosphere is re-created with deck chairs

for seating. Before the film, food and music - usually from

an acoustic guitarist– add to the laid-back vibe. In bad weather,

the screening is shifted indoors to the Courthouse Gallery.

It’s a free event, but there’s a limit of 100 seats. To gain entry you

need to acquire tickets so the Council’s Community Development

team can ensure everyone gets a seat. Tickets are available prior

to each screening from:• The Courthouse Gallery• The Visitor Centre• The Silver Star Café

Films such as Into the Wild, Easy Rider, Mary and Max, and

Amelie have been screened recently, and the selections for the

next quarter are about to be made. The films are publicised on

posters around the Town and they are also listed on the Town of

Port Hedland website and included in the monthly Community

Events Brochure.

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There is a limit of 100 seats per

session, so get your tickets before

the movie date.

David Sullivan – WA Youth Award Nominee

(far left) and his band, Still Waiting.

Humpbacks at play off shore

from Port Hedland – Photo courtesy of

Leith Larham.

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Small WinS and Big ideaSSmall Wins are an important means of taking achievable

steps toward a bigger vision.

In 2010, FORM brought two world leaders in urban renewal and place

making to Port Hedland for workshops to draw out participants’ big thinking

for the future of their town. A wealth of ideas and momentum was generated

that provided an exciting starting point for community-led transformation of

the town into a place rich with life and opportunity.

The Small Wins process is designed to enhance a sense of place in

Port Hedland, with the aim of improving liveability, growing a connected

community network and a sense of achievement through community-owned

events and projects. Now, the big ideas for small wins are being put into

action to build on this strong foundation.

Already, examples of the success of the Small Wins process can be

highlighted, with the achievement of a growing number of successful

outcomes around Port Hedland. These include the securing of financial

capital through Hedland First National Real Estate, the installation of the

Glass Lane Fence Art, the Spare Parts Puppet Theatre Workshop, and a

successful and supported presentation of the initiative to Council.

The Small Wins most-recent achievement was the successful facilitation

of the Locked Cabinet Project and the highly-successful transformation of

the Courthouse Gallery Walls through urban artwork by talented Street Artists,

Ryan Boserio and Timothy Rollin.

To get involved in the Small Wins process, contact Zane Hill on 9226 2799

or email zane@form.net.au. For more information on Small Wins and to share

your ideas for place activation in Port Hedland, be sure to check out the

Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/porthedland.smallwins.

Photos Courtesy of FORM.

Hedland Senior High School Student Services Manager Carmel Fitzgerald shares her copy of Hedlines with a crowd of onlookers.

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Did you know that Hedlines can be accessed online? So now it means that you can pick up your favourite Newsletter wherever and whenever you have access to the internet! It’s that simple!

It looks like we are preaching to the converted when it comes to Samantha Bell and Porsha Cox, who are pictured enjoying a relaxing read at the Courthouse Gallery.To receive Hedlines online, log on to www.hedlines.com.au

and register your details. Easy as!If you have an interesting photo that you would like to share (minimum 1MB resolution), please email it, along with your details, to mark@creatingcommunities.com.au

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Just by subscribing to receive Hedlines as an E-Newsletter,

Victoria Shorter

is the lucky winner of the

$200 voucher and picnic set.

Congratulations and enjoy

your shopping spree!

Small Wins projects in action.

Sami, front and centre, with

members of the South Hedland Street

Blitz Team.

Variety WA Pilbara’s 4WD Day Out 9 July A safe and fun way for families to explore the countryside and find the best picnic spots outside Hedland. Contact Peter Broad on 0419 802 047 for more information.

upcoming eventSThis community newsletter is proudly produced and sponsored by BHP Billiton Iron Ore. Photos sourced by and for BHP Billiton Iron Ore. This newsletter is designed by Creating Communities Australia Pty Ltd.

a true community manSami Arif is a Hedland community member who is not afraid of

hard work! He supports a range of community groups and works

as a Fitter Machinist with BHP Billiton Iron Ore’s rail operations.

Sami has called Hedland home since

1981, and has lived in the Pilbara

since 1978, seeing many changes

over the years.

“Before I came here, I used to live in

Goldsworthy, and visited Hedland for

somewhere different to go. There were

virtually no shops and not really that

much to do. Now there are a range of

shops, community facilities, various

activities and events,” he enthused.

Sami is passionate about supporting the

local community and has volunteered

with the Hedland Junior Soccer

Association, Care for Hedland Association,

Soroptimist’s International, Stevens Street

Retirement Village and the Nelson Point

Social Club, to name just a few.

He is also a regular attendee and

supporter of community planning forums

such as the LUMP (Land Use Master

Plan) and other community consultations.

“I think it is important to take the

opportunity to get involved, have your say

and influence decisions that will benefit

the community,” he said.

Sami recently concluded his formal

involvement with the Hedland Junior

Soccer Association after 16 years as a

coach and committee member. “It is such

a joy to see children develop skills and

gain confidence as they learn more about

the game. Some would start not knowing

how to kick the ball, but then become

great little players.”

Sami is also passionate about the

environment and is a long-term member

of the Care for Hedland Association,

involved in range of activities including

turtle monitoring, Cash for Trash and

South Hedland Street Blitz. “I used to

get so upset seeing the amount of litter

and glass that was on our roads and

wondered how much there would be if

we had a population like China. Cash for

Trash has a really positive approach to

dealing with this issue.”

Sami admits that personal satisfaction

is the main motivation behind his

volunteerism. “If someone says there

is nothing to do in Hedland, I tell them

I am happy for them to come and help

me, as they will find it rewarding to

be a volunteer.”

Sami is also appreciative of the support

that BHP Billiton Iron Ore provides to

local groups through their Match Giving

Program. “I think that it is great that

BHP Billiton Iron Ore provide this funding

support for the groups I am involved in;

it really helps community groups to be

viable in Hedland.”

Sami finished the interview by advising

that he was going to try to find time to

work on his fence and leaking roof.

“I never seem to find time to fix them,”

he said. Hardly surprising, really!

Sami, front and centre, with

members of the South Hedland Street

Blitz Team.

FREEYacht Club Grand OpeningSaturday 30 JulyThe redevelopment of the Yacht Club is being celebrated on Saturday 30 July. The speeches, ribbon-cutting and plaque-laying formalities will combine with a Community/Family Fun Day and the regular monthly Yacht Club Markets. The day will also acknowledge BHP Billiton Iron Ore’s contribution plus that of other sponsors and supporters, and those within the Club who have worked towards this special occasion. It will be an opportunity for the whole community to see the new facilities and, hopefully, a chance to ‘have a try’ at sailing. See local press for times and more details or contact Mark Davis via email mark@creatingcommunities.com.au or call 9140 2374.

Spinifex Spree CarnivalFriday 22 and Saturday 23 July Recognised as the largest community event on the Hedland calendar, with approximately 6000 attending annually, this year’s Carnival will be on Friday 22 and Saturday 23 July. Family-friendly fun and entertainment will include side-show alley, markets, amusements and live local music, with ‘Spiderbait’ headlining on Saturday. A spectacular fireworks display will wind up proceedings. Spinifex Spree also provides a great opportunity for community groups to fundraise, local small businesses to sell and promote their services, and gives locals access to products, services and entertainment they would not have regularly. For more information, contact the Event Administration Officer at the Town of Port Hedland via email eao@porthedland.wa.gov.au or call 9158 9663.

FREE

Hedland Community Theatre Group

Mondays: Primary School aged 4-5pm, High School aged 5-6pm.

Drama Classes for children of all ages take place every Monday

in the gym at South Hedland Senior High School. Primary age kids

can join in from 4-5pm, and the session for 11-17 year olds is from

5-6pm. Creative expression, socialisation, self-esteem, literacy and

oral skills are just some of the benefits that can be gained from these

fun classes. Fees are $5 for non-members and $2 for members, and

more information is available from Monique on 0437 331 212.

Anyone for tennis?With the cooler temperatures, this is the perfect time of year to be out on the court! Racquets are available to borrow, and from 9am every Friday, a ladies social group meets at the Club in McGregor Street. Children are also welcome, and mums share the childcare. Casual play is $8, or $4 for members; family membership is $100 a year. Whatever your standard, do go along! Please contact Michelle Lewis on 0408 101 463 if you would like to know more.

Indee 500 Motorbike

22, 23, 24 July - Indee Station

500 km of hard riding for bike enthusiasts and supporters, all catering

provided. For details call Dave Marlin of Hedland Riders on 0418 465 521.