Don't miss the Pepperjacks concert this Friday July 15th. They will be supported by mandolin duo Something Doing.

Online ticket sales end on Wednesday.

Please buy your tickets earlySo you don't miss out and
So we know numbers for catering
Save $5 on door price
Half price tickets for children only if you buy by this Wednesday the 13th.

Pepperjacks  play a mix of country/blues, ragtime, oldtimey, and swing.
Members of Pepperjacks include:
Rod Vervest; guitar
Lara Norman; fiddle
Craig Sinclair; slide guitar
Bob Lipinski; harmonica
Margaret Crossen; upright bass. 

THE WARREN ARTS COUNCIL IS ABLE TO BRING YOU THIS CONCERT IN THE VERY COMFORTABLE MANJIMUP REPERTORY THEATRE THANKS TO THE GENEROUS SUPPORT OF GEORGE & SHIRLEY IPSEN OF MAYFIELD PARK AND PAUL & PETRINA THOMSETT OF CLOVER COTTAGES. IF YOU KNOW THEM PLEASE THANK THEM WHEN YOU SEE THEM!

Early bird Ticket Prices:
Concert 7.30 pm Friday 15th  $25 Adults $15 School Children, includes supper. Door opens 7.00.
(Please note that door prices for adults and children will be $30).

Workshops:
Saturday 16th 
Singing Workshop with members of Pepperjacks 1-3pm.  open to all who love to sing.

Harmonica workshop with Bob Lipinski  - who'll have Rod Vervest with him as his anchor man. 
1-3 pm  BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL FOR HARMONICA WORKSHOP

Both workshops will be followed by afternoon tea which is included in your ticket price.

Workshops 1-3pm Saturday 16th July
$20 or $25 at the door.

Online tickets at ticketebo will incur a small booking fee and will be available till Wednesday July 13th.
You can also buy tickets at the Manjimup Visitor Centre, cash only.

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​Tuesday, 12 July 2016

• $720,000 for early intervention and family counselling to help prevent self-harm and suicide 

Mental Health Minister Andrea Mitchell today announced Western Australia would establish the nation's first service to provide long-term support for children and young people bereaved by suicide.

Ms Mitchell said the Liberal National Government had allocated $720,000 over three years to Anglicare to support children and youth aged six to 18 who had lost a significant person in their life to suicide.

"This service is the first of its kind in Australia and is based on extensive research into the mental and emotional development and experience of children and young people," she said.

"We know children and young people grieve differently from adults and they revisit their grief as they experience developmental milestones.

"Statistics show a child or young person who loses a parent to suicide is three times more likely to take their own life, so it is vital they are able to access appropriate care, non-judgemental support and help."

Because of the sensitive and unique nature of the service, the program will operate only in metropolitan Perth for three years to ensure the model is effective and appropriate.

"Evidence shows that group-based support is the most effective for these children and young people, and the service will provide regular workshops in small groups by specialists in child development and grief counselling," the Minister said.

"A complementary counselling service for parents and guardians will enable them to be better equipped to support the child or young person with their bereavement."

Fact File

• For each person who takes their life by suicide, on average, six people experience intense grief
• The service is for children who have been bereaved by the suicide of a significant person in their life including parents, siblings, close relatives or friends 

​Tuesday, 12 July 2016

• WA's sustainably managed native hardwoods showcased over the weekend at Furnitex & Design 2016 in Brisbane
• Local furniture makers win awards at showcase 

Forestry Minister Mia Davies has congratulated Western Australian companies and designers for winning a number of coveted awards at the Australian Furniture Industry Awards and Australian Contemporary Emerging Design Awards in Brisbane on Sunday night.

Local furniture designers, crafters and manufacturers partnered with the Forest Products Commission (FPC) to showcase WA's sustainably managed native hardwoods at the nation's largest furniture and furnishing exhibition, Furnitex & Design 2016.

"Furnitex is the perfect event to present the beauty, strength and versatility of the State's unique hardwoods to national and international buyers," Ms Davies said.

"It also provides a marketing platform for emerging native timber furniture designers, manufacturers and timber suppliers.

"I congratulate the local talent who participated in the exhibition and all the Western Australian winners."

The Western Australian companies which won awards were:

• Auswest Timbers - Australian Furniture Association Supplier of the Year award
• Quedos Billiard Tables - Timber Medallion award sponsored by WoodSolutions
• Tamara Glick - Creative Vision Student award for her moulded karri plywood and industrial metal loop chair
• Kianoosh Kavoosi - Creative Vision award for her Charles table 

Fact File

• FPC's participation in Furnitex & Design 2016 supports WA furniture designers and crafters
• The commission's exhibition space titled Western Australian Hardwoods - natural renewable solutions showcased unique WA designed high-end furniture items in native timbers including jarrah, karri, marri and WA sheoak
• Furnitex & Design 2016 was held this year at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre on July 8-10