+ + + WHEATBELT LONDON BOUND COMMUNITYCLASSIFIEDS CALL 13 20 13 Workshop on how to beat weeds S INTRODUCED SPECIES CHOKING OUT NATURAL VEGETATION control them. “A frightening fact about bridal creeper is it has 90 per cent of its biomass underground, consisting of a massive tuber system, which helps it to survive droughts,” Mr Warburton said. “Controlling these weeds requires lots of physical work, with back pack spraying and chain sawing.” A team employed by Wheatbelt NRM has spent months walking hundreds of kilometres of the Avon Valley from Beverley to West Toodyay plotting infestations. Pockets of tamarisk and bridal creeper have become so thick that native vegetation cannot survive. DETAILS take a chance and put yourself out there! To advertise in the “Singles” section of your local paper please phone 13 20 13 what have you got to lose? 쎭 쎭쎭쎭쎭쎭쎭쎭쎭쎭쎭쎭쎭쎭쎭 R What: Weed Wars and The Great Escape workshop When: Today, April 27, from 10am to 3pm at the York Town Hall. Admission: Free. 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Wheatbelt NRM’s project officer Greg Warburton said tamarisk originated from the Middle East and was introduced to Australia as a garden plant and salt tolerant re-vegetation species. “This weed is also found upstream of bridges where it was planted to protect pylons during flooding,” Mr Warburton said. Bridal creeper was introduced from southern Africa as an ornamental plant. The workshop will help people identify Weeds of National Significance and how to LOOKING FOR LOVE? ‘Crazy gods’ carry the day HGAavon Sophie Gabrielle ● ● INGLES Competition winner Katharine Stewart-Robinson with, from left, Emirates regional manager Darren Tyrrell, and Western www.communitypix.com.au d399574 Force stars Nick Cummins, Brett Sheehan and Tetera Faulkner. 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Mr Arnold-Eyers is putting the call out for submissions from all artists who would like to either donate or contribute their work for the exhibition. “Anyone is invited to put anything forward, but the pieces have to be food, cafe or restaurant related in some way, shape or form,” he said. “Photos, drawings and sculptures are all welcome, as long as the piece is relevant to the theme.” Mr Arnold-Eyers said artists should get in contact with him either via phone or email to discuss their creations. Artworks will be auctioned on each exhibition's opening night, with profits going to chosen charities, including Beyond Blue and Cystic Fibrosis WA. “Every year we do something that's a bit crazy, so this is our crazy thing for the year, I guess,” Mr Arnold-Eyers said. ■ Contact Mr Arnold-Eyers on at info@ menumagazine.com.au or by calling 9430 6007. GAZETTE, Saturday, April 27, 2013 6253 8156 A/H 0448 003 552 33 +