Week 1/June
Vacancy: Part Time or Casual
Mainpeak Paddlesports are looking for a paddlesports salesperson with expert knowledge of kayaking and the use of kayaking equipment. There are also vacancies for experienced bushwalking and snowboarding salespersons. Applications close 10/06/2002 For more details contact Ken at MainPeak Paddlesports, Cottesloe, 9284 3759 or <mailto:ken@mainpeak.com>ken@mainpeak.com.au. He will send you a PDF file of their full advertisement.
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Water Level at Walyunga
What has all this rain done to the Avon? 0.4 m, or just over, at 4pm, 5th June. Thanks to Stephen Myers for sending this in.  

Walyunga (wooden post) water level is available on my website whenever someone sends it in - or if I am paddling there.  
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Feathercraft Folding Kayaks
have an interesting website - they have a list of websites of the kayak tour companies that use their product - in some amazing locations throughout the world ( these boats travel easily!) : <http://www.feathercraft.com/home.html>http://www.feathercraft.com
(<mailto:bolland@multiline.com.au>Terry Bolland is the local agent in case you have plans for adventures in far away places)
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Marathon # 7 , Sunday, 10th June
Meet at Claisebrook Inlet, East Perth. Briefing: 8.30am (You need to register well beforehand)
Start Type: By Division, slowest first. Distance: Long -- 12 km, Short - 6 km.
Start & Finish: Underneath Footbridge in new development .
Enquiries: Dave Russell 9307 9606 E-mail: <mailto:davidmaryanne@bigpond.com>davidmaryanne@bigpond.com or <mailto:davidr@ventra_homes.com.au>davidr@ventra_homes.com.au or marathon@canoewa.asn.au
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Avon Valley
If you're a walker you can get excellent views of the Avon Valley (and much more) from Paruna, which is a wildlife sanctuary (open to the public) with walk trails. It connects Avon Valley and Walyunga National Parks mostly on the south side of the river. Some of you will have seen the high fence (to keep out feral foxes and cats) at Lookout which is the western boundary of the sanctuary. To walk at Paruna you need to book in advance and pay a small fee : ph 9572 3169. There is no river access at Paruna for cars carrying canoes (I've already asked!). 
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Canoeing Down Under's Down River Race #3, 2/6/02
AKC's webmaster is out of town so the results of this race can be seen from the WA Paddlers' News page of my website: http://www.iinet.net.au/~rokhor/canoe/locpad.html and not AKC's site as normal.

Week 2/June
WA Sprint Superstars
We look forward to news of Rachel Simper who has just left for Europe to compete in two world cup regattas as part of the AIS squad. Fellow Canning River Canoe Club member and WAIS paddler, Lisa Oldenhof, is in the national women's K4 this year and will head off to compete at world championships in Spain in a few months.
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From Steve Strachan, Ranger, Walyunga N.P.
Steve has kindly let us know that due to drainage construction works the lower car park and picinic area is likely to be closed between Monday, 17th June and Friday, 28th June. These are preliminary works before more remedial landscaping which will take place next year. (You may have noticed the canoe launching area is becoming quite eroded.) The upper car park will be open during this time. As parking will be in short supply for the busiest day, Sunday, (23rd June) visitor numbers may have to be limited and the PARK FULL sign displayed. So if you don't want to miss out get there early!    
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Walyunga Water Level
Thanks to those who sent in the Walyunga water level after the heavy rain in early June. 
The water disappeared quickly (as most noticed!) as it was mostly local runoff from the hills.

For newcomers to paddling: we always refer to the upstream side of the wooden gauge at Walyunga. You can just make out that from 0m to 1m is shaded brown (used to be black), from 1m - 2m is shaded white and above 2m is shaded brown (black?) again. Increments, 0.1m, are indicated by small notches with a longer notch for the half metre and a full width notch for the full metre.
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More on the water level: Avon ti- trees gauge, Cobbler Pool
Also for newcomers: There is usually a rough correlation between this gauge and that at Walyunga - depends how quickly the river is rising from inland catchment rains, etc. The gauge in the ti- trees at Cobbler Pool showed O.2m at midday on Sunday, 9th June.(thanks to Ian Costley who sent this in) - also the level at Walyunga at that time. Last year we did practise the trees at this low level (no choice!) but if you do be prepared for logs (more than usual) and much shallow water, especially in the long pools. Cobbler Pool 0.2 m approx equates with 10.11m on WRC Toodyay gauge.
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Event Updates for weekend, June 15-16
- from Penny Bates and Margaret Jeffery
Already well publicised to those who regularly take part:
Down River Series Race #4 (Walyunga - Bells) is cancelled.
Slalom Race #2 will be held on Saturday,15th - at Hester Park. Pre-race coaching to start at 12-30pm. Registration 2.00pm. Cost is $10 for adults and $5 for Under 18's. Contact: Margaret 9293 1909