From the Editor September 2019

Apologies to our loyal 2pm Thursday purchasers of the Banksia Bulletin—we became a little stretched thin this week and in order to ensure a top quality production of your beloved Banksia Bulletin (and not a sloppy rush job!) we had to push release time a little. It was a full half day later that you expected and you’ve dealt with the delay like true champions. Well done.
 
To add to the utter chaos, there was legitimate concern that the printer wouldn’t even staple the Banksia Bulletin this month, as the extensive content was busting at the seams and exceeding the printers apparent sheet limit! I write this with genuine fear of shortly hitting print and then hand stapling 300+ copies. Better send help.
 
We’re really excited for our Big Bus Day Out this Sunday! We’ll be packed to the rafters (but all will be suitably seated and belted, don’t stress) as we bus about the district showing off all that Quairading has to offer. The point of this event is to remind locals (and show new locals), through their own immersive experience, just how great our local sights and attractions are such as Toapin Weir, Toapin Rise Farm, Kokerbin Rock, Kwolyin Camp, Pink Lake, Quairading Nature Reserve and more! We’re also taking it as an opportunity to get lots of cool photos and some footage of people enjoying and sharing these attractions, so we can use them on our Visit Quairading WA Facebook and Instagram accounts to promote our goods to more people!
 
I hope you find time next weekend to pop into the Quairading CRC Art Space for Charlie Colbung’s exhibition, Kaleidoscope 2. Note the venue change! Charlie has been hard at work for the last few months, slinging paint on canvas, in preparation for this exhibition—and all works will be available to purchase!
 
There are so many more things I could yab about this month—and I’ve done so for two full pages (48 & 49). Please have a read!
 
Prayers for a beautifully wet weekend (but not too wet because like, we’ve got a bus excursion on Sunday—eek).
 
Jill Hayes
Editor, Banksia Bulletin
Coordinator, Quairading CRC