Local Books and CD Sales

The Boyup Brook Community Resource Centre supports local authors through publishing and selling their stories. Writing workshops, author visits and other events are also conducted to support these talents and interests.

All books are available at the CRC or can be posted directly. Enquire for postage fees.

‘Looking Backwards, Going Onwards’
By Chick Affleck
This collection of Chick’s poems was written between 2006 and 2013.
With humour, emotion, imagination and often an element of truth these poems tell the stories of children growing up, of country life and later, life in the Boyup Brook Citizens’ Lodge.
Published by the Boyup Brook CRC.

Price: $25

Cassidy's Way and Other Tales
By Graham Calley
A collection of short stories written about the Australian country way of life.
Graham has captured the essence of country folk and compiled an ingenious book of fictional tales. This enchanting book will keep you amused with its quirky characters and animal antics, brought together by unusual circumstances. Features exquisite pencil drawn illustrations by Zoe Pesarra and character sketches by ‘Jacko’. Published by the Boyup Brook CRC.

Price: $25

Mr Parson's Pumpkin
By Graham Calley
This is the second book of varied short stories from someone who seeks to find surprise, and sometimes humour in many twists and turns that life delivers. None of the stories ever happened but some of them could probably have done so because they are (mostly) about people and what they do. Features exquisite pencil drawn illustrations by Zoe Watts. Published by the Boyup Brook CRC.

Price: $25

Poems of my Childhood
By Dorothy Ricetti (nee Cragie)
Local identity Dorothy Ricetti has enjoyed writing verse since she was ten, her subjects in the main, arising out of sights and pleasures of country life. Illustrations by Natalie Denton, who was 19 years old at the time.

Price: $10

Open The Door To a New You - 4 KEYS to Unlock Your Life
By Coral Emerson
Discover the easy solutions to tackle the hard things in life, and find the Keys to happiness, confidence and a good looking new you!

Price: $20

Babbler Diaries
By Hilary Sawyer
Step into the world of a shearer’s cook! Hilary Sawyer shares nearly 400 pages of stories, memories and photographs from her experiences working in the Australian shearing industry. A wonderful collection of true bush stories, rural characters and a glimpse into a way of life that many will remember fondly.

Price: $55

Waakarl Kardakoor Bilya-k (Rainbow Serpent Blackwood River)
By Noongar Boodjar Language Cultural Aboriginal Corporation
Journey along the Blackwood River with the Waakarl – the Rainbow Serpent. This beautifully illustrated bilingual story shares a Kaniyang tale of Country, spirituality and the journey of the Waakarl towards the ocean, told in both Noongar Kaniyang and English.

Price $20

Tried Tested and True
By Liz Harfull, featuring Rhonda Parker
This is a priceless collection of classic Australian recipes that really work, featuring local Rhonda Parker. Forget celebrity chefs. The books that truly reflect what most Australians cooked and ate at home for decades were put together by people you have never heard of, all in the name of helping others.

Price: $35

Images Of Sandakan - World War II
By Brooke Nield
Brooke Nield won the Ted McLaughlin Sandakan Memorial Scholarship in 2019 at BBDHS. Broke then went onto being awarded the Meg Melville Alumni Endeavour Award at Penrhos College in 2022. Brooke then went on to travel to Singapore and Borneo where she experienced the wartime first hand and inspried Brooke to share this story wider through images.

Price: $20

Wilga - A Brief History
By Wilga Progress Association
Discover the story of Wilga and the people who helped shape it. This fascinating local history explores Wilga’s early days, its timber industry, pioneering families and the changes that have taken place over the years. A wonderful glimpse into the history and heritage of this small Western Australian community.

Price: $22

Come With Me
By Jess Pederick
Take a journey through Australia as it was in the 1950s. Join Eric and Jess Pedrick on their incredible two-year adventure around Australia, travelling by Land Rover and caravan. From remote ghost towns and the atomic testing grounds of the Montebello Islands to exploring Dale Gorge and experiencing life in the outback, this fascinating true story captures the beauty, adventure and challenges of travelling Australia before modern tourism.

Price: $30

Boyup Brook CRC
86 Abel Street
Boyup Brook WA 6244
Ph: 08 9765 1169
Fax: 08 9765 1340

Open: Monday - Friday 9:00am to 4.00pm

The Boyup Brook Community Resource Centre is a proud member of Linkwest
and a part of the Western Australian Community Resource Network.

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