Champion Chatter – December 2022 Edition

As we close off the year and get ready for Christmas it was lovely to be sent these photos of Cyril getting into the festive spirit at Lot 58.

Dave Walden has moved into Lot 24 until his own house at Lot 72, 13 Calm Drive is completed.
He is footloose and fancy free (his words) and loves travelling and the outdoors.
He lived and spent his childhood in Wilson and attended Riverton Primary School and Cannington High School.
He became an electrician and claims to have worked from the top of the highest tower to the deepest underground in the mining sector for over 20 years. He then decided to have a change of lifestyle and started driving tour buses, initially in the Southwest but then travelled interstate and to Tasmania with tours driving for APT and other tour companies. He moved interstate and stayed in Tasmania and lived in Hobart for 8 years.
He decided to sell the house in Tasmania and come back to the Perth in March 2022. He has a daughter and granddaughter living in Joondalup. He also has a son who is a doctor living in Coffs Harbour, and he has 5 children.
His interests are mainly related to water activities, so he loves sailing and boating of all types and was involved in surfing, water-skiing and swimming. Although he has never been involved in ball sports and activities, he came to see the action at the carpet bowls during the week.

Linden Burnett moved into her new home at Lot 70, 17 Calm Drive during this last week with lots of boxes and much sorting out ahead of her!!
Originally, Linden was from Zimbabwe (formerly Rhodesia) where she was brought up and did her schooling and teacher training as a primary school Teacher.
Later she decided she wanted to travel and went to UK, whilst there she was able to travel extensively throughout Europe. She met and married in London to another Rhodesian national.
They lived near Kew Gardens, London for several years where her daughter was born in 1985. They found London to be so busy and wanted a less hectic lifestyle, so applied to immigrate to Australia. Her brother who was living here sponsored them, so they came to Perth in 1988.
They lived in Bullcreek for many years and her daughter attended Rossmoyne Primary and High schools and Linden taught in various schools in the area and then became a teacher librarian for several years.
Some years later Linden was divorced, and her daughter went to University, Linden decided to have a change and went to Nagasaki in Japan where she taught English and spent over 2 years in Japan.
After her return to Perth she had a job working at various libraries in the government system, often changing from the old cards to the new computerised systems. She spent 15 years working at Curtin University, initially in the Architecture department and various allied departments.
Her daughter Eileen and partner Jason live in Harrisdale with their young son Xander, who will be 3 in February so it was fortunate that Linden could purchase a house in our village and be close to them.
Linden’s interests include her love of books and especially e-books and has a mini library on her kindle. She also loves all sorts of craft and pottery and has her own pottery wheel and equipment.
She has a love of travelling and has done so extensively including visiting all 7 continents with lots of varied experiences including a world trip commencing in Liverpool. Her travels took her to Antarctica where she stayed the night on the land as well as swimming in the ocean where it was -1.5C!! An incredible feat!!

For something a little different this month we also welcome Felix on the left, and Fussel on the right, who have just moved into Lot 64 with their owners Peter and Gera. They had lots of fun helping to unpack all the boxes as they settled in, but that’s finished now and they are enjoying meeting all the tradesmen and visitors coming in the door. Peter and Gera have been living in Perth for two and a half years now. Before that they lived in Victoria where Peter worked in an office and Gera was a Librarian. They have two daughters who both live far away, so Felix and Fussel get spoiled when they come to visit. Luckily, their daughters are not married so Felix and Fussel don’t have to cope with being carried around, or chased, by grandchildren!
Everyone has settled in well to their new home but there is still one mystery to be solved… The fur babies of the house are very curious as to where does Peter and Gera go every morning when they should be getting onto their breakfast? They come back wet and happy, but they still have to wait for their breakfast while they have their showers! Say hello next time you pass the house to Felix and Fussel who will be at the front door watching the world go by.
Please join us as we welcome David, Linden, Peter & Gera and of course Felix and Fussel to our village community and be sure to have a chat to them when you see them around.