CAHRS is looking for those interested in enjoying a CRAFT RETREAT WEEKENDER we are planning to take place in the idyllic Fairbridge Village, Pinjarra in September this year

 

This escape will be bursting at the ‘seams’ with opportunities for all types and levels of craft lovers, ranging from knitters to crocheters, sewers, and various arts and crafters. Whilst practising, learning, developing, showcasing and sharing skills, this casual retreat enables you to have a ‘yarn’ in a social setting, and find new people you really ‘glue’ with.

All meals will be included, enabling you to enjoy a weekend filled with creative workshops, outdoor excursions, and plenty of crafty interactions with like-minded people.

 

WHERE: Fairbridge Village, Pinjarra

WHEN: Fri 11 – Sun 13 Sept

TIMES: 2pm start on Friday, leave by Midday

WHO: Hosted by CAHRS

WHY:

– Build relationships with likeminded peers

– Practise and share your skills

– Pinjarra is the epitome of rural peace and quiet

– Reduce stress and unwind

– Get creative juices flowing for Canning Show

COST: $160 pp, all inclusive of…

WHAT:

– 2-nights accommodation at Fairbridge Village

– All meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner + coffee & tea)

– Crafting & creative workshops

– Light activities, nature walks and happy hour!

 

PLEASE RSVP EXPRESSION OF INTEREST BY 8 JULY TO:

CAHRS Events Officer Laura on 9451 1820 or laura@cahrs.com.au

EXHIBITION READY TO IGNITE COMMUNITIES’ CREATIVE SPARK AS EVENT IS GIVEN GREEN LIGHT

Last year’s Canning Show was a triumph, with record-breaking crowds of over 10,000 smiling people as Canning Agricultural, Horticultural & Recreational Society (aka CAHRS) celebrated our 110th year of enriching the community. Whilst 2020 comes with a very different set of circumstances, we are pleased to announce the Canning Show 2020 this year is planned to be held Friday 6 & Saturday 7 November, preparing to evolve, involve and inspire!

A creative wonderland with community heart, the line-up and ticket details for the Canning Show will be announced closer to the event, as per usual, however we are excited to release the Exhibition Schedule Of Entries early. From 3-year-olds to teenager amateurs to experienced artisans, everyone is encouraged to have a go and start growing, baking, painting, photographing, sculpting, flower arranging and more. Get your creative juices flowing now and get ready to showcase your wares at the Canning Show. All entries will be exhibited at the event in November, with the best being awarded over $13,000 in cash prizes.

CAHRS CEO Dianne Begg comments, “All positive signs continuing regarding COVID-19, we’re looking forward to Canning Show igniting people’s creativity, pleasure and inspiration this year.” Whilst some changes will be made in the Show’s delivery, she adds, “It will remain fun, filled with exciting competitions, entertainment, and amazing value for money. With social distancing and safety measures to be considered, our team is working hard to ensure that every part of the Show will be the safest, most enjoyable experience possible.”

EXHIBITION
Schedule Of Entries launched


The Canning Show is one of the largest annual exhibitions in the State that showcases a wide array of arts, crafts, hobbies, creations and produce. Open to everyone, from talented amateurs to awarded artisans, the competition is there to celebrate, promote, reward, and encourage diverse passions and talents, plus inspire others in the community. This year we’re excited to announce the Schedule Of Entries earlier than usual, to take advantage of these crazy times giving people more time to be crazily creative and productive!

To kick start an incredible Show experience, everyone in the community is encouraged to showcase their iso-creations or further practise their arts. Whether you’re wanting your 5 year old to practise their handwriting or chocolate crackle making, a kid with ambitions to one day star on LEGO Masters or you want to put your quarantine baking experiments to the test, there’s something for everyone. From discovering your new passion to practising professionals looking for esteem and honours, everyone has a chance to get involved, inspire others and take a sweet slice of over $13,000 in cash, awarded to the best exhibits in the Show!


CLICK IMAGE TO VIEW / DOWNLOAD FULL EXHIBITION SCHEDULE

KEY INFO:

  • One of the largest annual exhibitions in the state that showcases a wide array of arts, crafts, hobbies, creations and produce, igniting communities’ creative spark
  • Open to everyone, from talented amateurs to awarded artisans, the competition celebrates, promotes, rewards and encourages diverse passions and talents, plus inspires others in the community
  • Over $13,000 in cash is awarded to the best exhibits, plus trophies, sashes, and other awards
  • ALL entries are exhibited as part of the 2020 Canning Show; it’s by and for the community
  • ANYONE can enter, no matter where you are from, your age or level of experience
  • Independently judged by experts in their field
  • Over 650+ Classes to enter, covering Youth; Fruit & Vegetables; Flowers; Home & Dairy Produce; Honey; Home Cooking; Sewing, Knitting, Crochet, Toys & Dolls; Handicrafts; Hobby Ceramics; Painting & Drawing; Photography; and Industrial Arts
  • Numerous special classes celebrating the ‘International Year of Plant Health’
  • Entry and exhibit drop-off instructions will come closer to the event, with our staff working on ways to maximise everyone’s safety


CANNING SHOW

Key event details announced thus far

DATES: Friday 6 & Saturday 7 November 2020


LINE-UP:
Exhibition and 2 nights of fireworks confirmed, plus a diverse line-up of fun for the whole family to be announced in due course


VENUE:
Home of the Canning Show; Cannington Exhibition Centre & Showgrounds


TICKETS
: Presale tickets to be announced closer to the event

Whilst events at Cannington Exhibition Centre are temporarily postponed due to COVID-19, Canning Agricultural, Horticultural & Recreational Society (CAHRS) is instead planning ways to strengthen and renew our Special Interest Group offerings, giving the public and members a ranged of reinvigorated options to be educated, inspired and have fun!

Something to look forward later in the year, we have been planning an annual CAHRS Members trip like no other; a road (and boat!) trip to Penguin Island and Naragebup. Although the date can only be confirmed once the current uncertainty surrounding COVID-19 dissipates, we’re hoping that we’ll be able to hold it in mid-September. Penguin Island is home to the world’s smallest penguin species, yet this trip won’t be ‘short’ on anything else, as we also head to Naragebup for an inspirational tour and lunch.

 

Included:

  • Return bus trip, leaving Cannington Exhibition Centre & Showgrounds
  • Return ferry to picturesque Penguin Island and penguin feeding at Discovery Centre
  • Guided talk and walk around the grounds at Naragebup (Rockingham Regional Environmental Centre), including organic vegetable gardens, rescued marine turtles and aquatic friends
  • Packed lunch provided in Lake View function room at Naragebup

 

Subsidised tickets will be announced as soon as possible, with priority given to CAHRS Members.

 

PLEASE NOTE: As we don’t yet know when this trip will be able to occur until the COVID-19 situation is resolved, please watch this space for an announcement of dates and tickets as soon as we can!

Whilst events at Cannington Exhibition Centre are temporarily postponed due to COVID-19, Canning Agricultural, Horticultural & Recreational Society (CAHRS) is instead planning ways to strengthen and renew our Special Interest Group offerings, giving the public and members a ranged of reinvigorated options to be educated, inspired and have fun!

In light of this, coming soon to Fairbridge Village, Pinjarra, CAHRS is excited to announce a Weekend Craft Retreat. This escape will be bursting at the ‘seams’ with opportunities for all types of craft lovers, ranging from knitters to crocheters, sewers,  and various arts and crafters. Whilst learning, developing and sharing skills, this retreat enables you to have a ‘yarn’ in a social setting, and find new people you really ‘glue’ with.

All meals will be included enabling you to enjoy a weekend filled with creative workshops, outdoor excursions and plenty of social interaction with like-minded people. The total cost of the retreat is $160 per person.

We are currently seeking expressions of interest for a two-night escape to this historical village. Express your Interest by sending an email to laura@cahrs.com.au with the subject line “Craft Retreat”.

PLEASE NOTE: As we won’t know when it will be safe to go ahead and confirm these dates, and are operating with restricted staff hours, please be patient as you will likely not hear from us for a few months to come. Hang tight and we’ll be with you ASAP!

 

Whilst events at Cannington Exhibition Centre are temporarily postponed due to COVID-19, Canning Agricultural, Horticultural & Recreational Society (CAHRS) is instead planning ways to strengthen and renew our Special Interest Group offerings, giving the public and members a ranged of reinvigorated options to be educated, inspired and have fun!

 

As part of this, CAHRS is currently seeking a Creative Enthusiast to lead our weekly Craft Connoisseurs sessions. This is a casual, stipend-paying position (helping to cover any associated costs for transport, materials and planning time) that allow someone to facilitate a group every Tuesday 9:30am-Midday. The position won’t start til classes reboot, which will only be when the current COVID-19 situation settles down and it’s deemed safe for both the facilitator and class members to participate.

 

The successful candidate will be leading a group of 10 -15 participants weekly through guided craft sessions. This is also an opportunity for individuals to showcase their crafty skills and build relationships with like-minded people. While working closely with our Events Officer, you will also assist with special outings and guest speakers for the group.

 

In return, we offer a weekly stipend payment for your time and participation, a community-oriented environment, CAHRS membership discounts and access to VIP events within our society.

 

Interested? Please email laura@cahrs.com.au with the subject line “Craft Facilitator” and answer the following questions:

  • Why do you want to lead our group, and what inspires you about craft?
  • What experience or skills do you have relevant to the position?
  • Attach a few photos of work you have created

PLEASE NOTE: As we won’t know when these classes will begin and are operating with restricted staff hours, please be patient as you will likely not hear from us for a few months to come. Hang tight and we’ll be with you ASAP!

Canning Agricultural, Horticultural & Recreational Society (CAHRS) is currently seeking a plant guru to lead our Canning River Gardeners club.

We’re looking for a Green Thumb to share their love of gardening, know how to keep our plant friends happy and healthy, and enjoy a social, community-oriented environment. Experience with Garden Clubs or exhibiting at a Garden Show is desirable but not essential.

This is a casual, stipend-paying position (helping to cover any associated costs for transport, materials and planning time) that will see someone facilitate a group on the first Tuesday of the month, 6:30–9PM at Cannington Exhibition Centre. The position won’t start til classes reboot, which will only be when the current COVID-19 situation settles down and it’s deemed safe for both the facilitator and class members to participate. While working closely with our Events Officer, you will also assist with special outings and guest speakers for the group.

In return, on top of the stipend payment for participation in these community-focused events, you will also recieve CAHRS membership benefits and access to VIP events within our society.

 

Interested? Please email laura@cahrs.com.au with the subject line “Gardening Facilitator” and answer the following questions:

  • Why do you want to lead our group, and what inspires you about gardening?
  • What experience or skills do you have relevant to the position?
  • Attach a few photos of your garden or plants/flowers you’ve grown

PLEASE NOTE: As we won’t know when these classes will begin and are operating with restricted staff hours, please be patient as you will likely not hear from us for a few months to come. Hang tight and we’ll be with you ASAP!

 

 

Introducing Sarah Capone. Whilst we’ve appreciated her lending her time and growing skills to CAHRS/Canning Show/Cannington Exhibition Centre as a volunteer for almost a year, Sarah’s generosity to the community doesn’t stop there. In between this, her job and life in general, Sarah also volunteers her time as a firefighter.

In between fighting fires and enriching the community, we grabbed this budding community hero for an interview, coinciding with the beginning of our own search for new volunteers (including a Marketing/ Communications / PR relevant internships now being offered here).

 

How and why did you get involved in firefighting?

When the Banjup fires hit in 2014 I was only fourteen and felt helpless as I fled my home. In 2016 I joined Jandakot Volunteer Bushfire Brigade, giving me the ability to do more for my family and my community. My dad was already a member of the brigade, so the process was a lot easier as I started attending meetings and training sessions almost straight away.

 

It’s a volunteer position that obviously has some serious risks – what do you gain from it?

In the brigade I have met many different people from different backgrounds and different skills; members, other brigades, career firefighters, other emergency services and community members. My communication skills have benefitted a lot when communicating between all these different backgrounds. And of course the feeling of wellbeing from helping others – from people to animals.

 

How has the whole situation, with Australia seemingly on fire, affected you?

It has been an extremely busy fire season, particularly over east. Although members from our brigade have joined task forces and have been deployed to help our follow firefighters, it has still been tough to hope for things to get better. Watching footage of the fire and seeing the devastating effects on wildlife and residents breaks your heart. But it has also been extremely heart-warming to see so many business and people from all over the world taking part in raising awareness and raising funds for the crisis.

 

Tell us about the actual experience of fighting a fire, and what goes through your mind?

Your mindset definitely changes; your brain is switched on from the minute you get the call, to the minute you return to station. When you get to an incident, your brain goes through a checklist of what’s already happened, what is happening now and what will happen soon. You don’t tend to second guess yourself; you remember your training and trust your crew. I trust my crew leader to never put us in a situation that we can’t handle. You are never in your comfort zone at an incident, but you learn to be okay with that and trust yourself.

Can anyone apply to be a firefighter / what makes a good one?

Almost anyone can become a volunteer firefighter, there isn’t one way to be a good firefighter; we have single mums, police officers, paramedics, tradies, those with grandkids and even students. If you are interested, then I urge you to get in contact with your local brigade.

What sort of training do volunteer firefighters undergo?

This is dependent on the service you volunteer with. At my brigade there are several requirements to pass before you’re allowed on the fireground as a probationary firefighter, including two full-day courses, assistance in three hazard reduction burns and a skills assessment. We also attend training twice a month, one in conjunction with a general meeting, for two hours.


You also volunteer at CAHRS – tell us about that experience and what you’ve gained/learned
?

Working alongside the Events Officer has made me realise the passion I have for events and has made me realise that I want to work towards having a career in this area. Here, I have learnt so much about general day-to-day jobs, working in an office as a team, and creating a huge event like the Canning Show. Being at two volunteer workplaces, both have allowed me to prioritise the other when required, with flexible hours if I need. It’s great to see that support from both sides.

 

What would you say to other people who have never taken up any volunteer roles, but are considering doing so?

Go for it. You will never regret volunteering, but you might regret not doing it. Spending your spare time helping a community is rewarding in many ways – the work volunteers do is always appreciated from those who see the change they create. Volunteers are welcomed in all industries, so you don’t have to do something as risky as firefighting: plants trees, volunteer with the Salvation Army, volunteer at a hospital, or CAHRS/Canning Show/Cannington Exhibition Centre… You can go anywhere!

 

 

As a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to providing back to the community, CAHRS – Canning Agricultural, Horticultural & Recreational Society – relies heavily upon the involvement of its members to help shape and conduct our activities and events. At this point of the year we say thanks, but we also ask for the community’s support in return.

With membership renewals due soon, before committing your money, thought it pertinent to recap what $25/10 bought our members in 2019, as well as a few highlights these memberships helped provide others with…

LEARNING

Access and subsidised fees for CAHRS special interest groups, including sewing, knitting, crochet and craft.

Invitations to the Canning River Gardeners meetings, talks and outings, including Kings Park, Perth City Farm, Total Green Recycling, seed swaps and the art of bonsai.

We also engaged with this being the International Year Of Indigenous Languages, leading to enriching discoveries occurring via numerous programs.

All of these groups are open to new members.

 

VIEWING

We held our first-ever free family movie night in July. Despite terrible weather, it was great fun, and is on the calendar for 2020.

 

TRAVELLING

Our annual social outing saw members taking a bus trip to New Norcia. Show volunteers even got a free ticket, including a fascinating tour.

 

EXPERIENCING

The magic of the Make Smoking History Canning Show included two fantastic, record-breaking days/nights, filled with fireworks, animals, local talent and much more.

 

ACHIEVING

Many of the amazing Canning Show Exhibition entries came from our members, contributing to the wonderful 2,000+ exhibits displayed at the Show. Many of them also stewarded and helped set up, inspiring over 10,000 people passing through this year’s Show gates.

 

STRETCHING (THE DOLLAR)

Prizes galore were distributed, including over $13,000 of prize money for the Canning Show Exhibition. Free early bird tickets to attend the Canning Show were also a hit.

 

SHARING

Sharing is caring. Over 70 volunteers helped throughout the year. These people helped the Society’s successful, happy, and incredibly well-placed position grow from strength to strength. If this included you, THANKS!!!

Thanks also to Victoria Park CWA and Station Street Men’s Shed for helping us run events throughout the year.

 

DONATING

Thanks to the generous people that donated their exhibition prize money back to the Society, or rounded up entry fees by a few dollars. However great or small the amounts, the sentiments were genuine, kind and greatly respected.

 

LOVING

Everyone experienced “I loved that” moments. A few from our tireless office staff included;

Robyn:  Loved handing out the prize money at the Make Smoking History Canning Show. Especially watching the little children’s faces light up when they discovered they’d won $5.

Aarom:  Loved getting a nickname. After being stuck in his chair from dawn to dusk managing our marketing and communications, Aarom earned the nickname Magnet. We hope it sticks!

Sarah:  Loved volunteering. Sarah also discovered that you can win prizes for laying eggs (not personally, but the chicken type). Sarah now loves winning prizes at the Canning Show.

Jenny:  Loved everything; Jenny just loved everything about the Canning Show, and has done for decades.

Afra:  Loved growing strawberries in the office garden. Never in the history of CAHRS has any plant received the love and nurturing those strawberries did. Sadly they didn’t win first prize, but look out 2020…

Memberships are now due

If you connect with any of the above, please send in your membership application or renewal now so that you can do it all again in 2020.

Want to play a greater role?

Members interested in nominating for a three-year term on the Committee of Management must be financial members and need to lodge their nomination by Tuesday 21 January.

 

To end the International Year Of Indigenous Languages…

Fae a’ o’ us, Tae folk we haud dear – gie it laldy.

On behalf of the Committee, Members and staff, I wish you the merriest of Christmases.

Dianne Begg

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, CAHRS

 

Our CEO Dianne Begg gets to the bottom of exhibiting at the Make Smoking History Canning Show, including her Top 10 Tips to get you entering with a smile!

110 years ago, the CAHRS minute book started recording the important details of the Canning Show. Surprisingly, they are mostly the same items we concern ourselves about today. It’s quite comforting to know that people have pondered over how to make the community’s most important annual event stronger and better, and never took the easy option of saying “let’s not bother this year”.  It just proves the love and respect we all have for the Canning Show.

To celebrate, a strong Make Smoking History Canning Show is lined up for 2019. This includes two nights of amazing fireworks shows, twilight greyhound racing, a range of new, diverse and quality stage and sideshow entertainment, lots of free kid’s activities, and, by popular demand, the kids mega-sand pit, haybales, mud kitchen.

So are you going to bother exhibiting this year?

Occasionally Canning Show Exhibition champions tell me that they won’t bother entering the Show this year because they have holiday plans or haven’t had time, or maybe they have lost their Canning Show Mojo (or is that ShowJo???). If your creative ShowJo is challenged, remember that it’s supposed to be hard. If it wasn’t hard everyone would do it. Another reason not to enter the Show: exhibitor shaming! An example is being told that entering a handmade item in the local Show is a bit old fashioned, or even nerdy. If peer pressure is putting you off having a go at entering, don’t be afraid; thousands have already done it and they are proud and happy.

Here’s my top ten tips for the would-be exhibitors:

  1. Your creation needs to be the best on display on the day, not the best in the world.
  2. Read the Exhibition Schedule Of Entries carefully.
  3. Ask questions. Phone, email, Facebook message, call into the office and ask to speak to a steward.
  4. Stick by the rule. eg. if it says present 3 roses. Don’t present 2 or 4 – you will be disqualified.
  5. Make sure your exhibit is clean and well presented.
  6. No bugs. Do not enter flowers, fruit or vegetables that have disease or bugs. They won’t be accepted.
  7. Exhibit in a class you’ve never tried before – just for the fun of it.
  8. Encourage kids to enter. Youth Champions are invited to attend the Presentation & Awards Evening dinner to receive their certificates. It’s a great experience for them, and can inspire future generations.
  9. View all the exhibits when they are on display, and plan your next creation.
  10. Set a goal to exhibit annually. You’ll get better each year.

Huge thanks to everyone who has already signed up as a volunteer for the Canning Show.  It’s amazing to have you back. If you plan to volunteer for the first time – congratulations on making a cool, community minded decision. Volunteers are the pump action of the Show.  If you have any ideas, suggestions or tips about how to make volunteering roles better, talk to our volunteer co-ordinator or office team. And if you have friends, family members or community minded people you think could be an asset to the volunteering team around the Show, please put them in touch with us!

Canning Show Presentation Evening will deliver glitzy trophies and special awards, with gorgeous food, a great atmosphere, sassy entertainment and a few surprises on Saturday 9 November.  If you win a Champion award you will be given a special invitation to join us on Presentation Evening but if you don’t want to take the risk of missing out you can purchase your tickets now.

Best of luck to all exhibitors.

Dianne Begg

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, CAHRS

I have an orange tree hanging with the most spectacular fruits. They are heavy – a good sign that they will be sweet and juicy when opened. I can’t wait to enjoy the zesty flesh, full of vitamins and nature’s good stuff. I’ll need to beat the rat-pack to these oranges, though. My backyard warfare against rats is running at full pace this week as they pick off each fruit just as it reaches optimum ripening stage. They got the first few undetected. The pesky vermin ate the fruit from the bottom up; from a distance the fruit looked marvellous but, on close inspection, half of each orange had disappeared. Not to be outdone, I picked most of the oranges and made Early Harvest Marmalade, one jar is set aside in readiness for exhibition at the Canning Show. It is a promising batch, tangy and slightly on the thick side – the perfect accompaniment for toast. I added a splash of Cointreau to the boiling stage, it was an unnecessary indulgence, but it kept me hydrated whilst I was cooking 😉.

Tell us about your Get Ready For The Show projects 

Are you a gardener, an artisan or baker getting ready for the Canning Show? Would you share with us the story behind your exhibits?  How hard have you worked at pruning and prepping your plants? What unusual spot did you travel to for the photograph that will make you a Champion?  Just how much frogging went into that knitted item? We’d love to know your story and share it with other exhibitors.  Post your story and pictures on our Canning Show Facebook page or drop us an email with news of your success or failures.

City of Canning Works near the Showgrounds 

The City of Canning is constructing a new road on the northern boundary of CAHRS property along the frontage of the greyhound racing venue.  CAHRS has had regular meetings with city officers to discuss the plans and it has been agreed that an attractive landscape with trees will be planted on the verge next winter.  CAHRS wants to ensure that the route to the showgrounds is appealing and respectful of the agricultural and horticultural heritage of the Showgrounds.  These works and others around Cecil Avenue are causing heavier than usual congestion around the Station Street and Albany Highway intersection.  CAHRS stresses the need for caution at that intersection.  Roadworks are expected to be completed before the Canning Show.

Agricultural Shows Australia

CAHRS congratulates the success of ASA in securing funding for programmes that benefit agricultural shows across the country.  Dr Rob Wilson, Chair of Agricultural Shows Australia (ASA) said that $30.9 million committed to the development of shows included some key ASA initiatives, namely their national programs including the Young Judges and Paraders Championships and the National NextGen Young Farmers Challenge.

CAHRS is a member of Agricultural Shows of Australia (ASA) which has been established to promote the role and significance of Australian Agricultural Shows to the wider community. The ASA’s vision is a strong and vibrant network of Agricultural Shows working together to engage, influence and promote the essential value of Australian agriculture. The membership of the ASA is made up of capital city Royal Agricultural Societies and state-based Agricultural Show bodies, together representing over 580 agricultural shows, with a combined economic value of $965 million annually.

Volunteering at the Canning Show

Volunteers are needed for the Show.  We are looking for people of all ages who are reasonably fit and a few free hours in late October early November.  This is a great way to get involved in the community.  Register your interest by emailing admin@cahrs.com.au.