Edition Number 86 June / July 2009

INNISFAIL & DISTRICT Community Information Newsletter

Produced by the

COMMUNITY SUPPORT CENTRE 13-17 Donald Street, P O Box 886, Innisfail 4860

Phone: 40438400 Fax: 4061 7312 Freecall: 1800 616 001 Email: info@csci.org.au

The Community Support Centre is funded primarily by the Department of Communities

WEB PAGE www.csci.org.au

DISCLAIMER:

ALL ARTICLES IN THIS MAGAZINE ARE

PRINTED IN GOOD FAITH FOR THE

COMMUNITY AND DO NOT NECESSARILY

REPRESENT THE VIEWS OF THE INNISFAIL

COMMUNITY SUPPORT CENTRE INC.

THE CENTRE ACCEPTS NO

RESPONSIBILITY FOR THESE ARTICLES.

CONTENTS

Page 2 Editorial, Influenza protection

Page 3 Stepping Out of the Shadows

Page 4 Creating Your Self

Page 5 Nurse of the Year

Page 6 Tax Help etc

Page 7 Adv—Travel & Dept of Vet Affairs

Page 8 Volunteers

Page 9 Poem—The Day Australia Cried

Page 10 Recipes

Fun at the Fair

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EDITORIAL

Well here we are nearly half way through the year. I really think the older you get the faster time flies. I have been to a couple of “Cup of Tea for Cancer” events. I think it is really good to make people feel they are not alone when they are afflicted by cancer and the helpline for the Cancer Council is 131120. They provide support and information and referral to community services. For the recipes, I have chosen some diabetic recipes, which everyone can enjoy. And now I want to jog your memories with some old-time cures our mothers used – I remember Saturday morning was senna tea time. How I hated senna tea so I put on a performance – so my mother had the brilliant idea of mincing dates with senna leaves – do you wonder why now I hate dates? Mothers today don’t seem to worry about that Saturday morning ritual of making sure our bowels were working!! Well, here’s to your memories. Gwen

CURES

I remember camphor Epsom salts and castor oil Hot foments or poultices Whenever we had a boil. Eucalyptus for a cold Friars balsam to inhale Mustard plaster for the chest, Not always to avail. Condy’s crystals killed the germs Though Dad used kerosene, Dampened blue bag cured the sting When ants or bees were mean. Baking soda or cold tea Soothed burns from sun or heat And metho added to the bath Eased aches in legs or feet. Mum’s sulphur and treacle – Yuck! Helped keep our bloodstreams pure. Lemon salt and vinegar For many things to cure. Home remedies worked wonders Gave lots of ills the chop: Today we need a doctor’s script And a chemist shop.

PROTECTING YOURSELF AND OTHERS

H1N1 Influenza 09 (Human Swine Influenza) is

spread from person to person in the same way

seasonal influenza and other common

respiratory infections spread. The best way to

protect you and your family from this flu is to

take the following proactive seasonal flu

measures:

• Stay home when you are sick;

• Wash your hands frequently with soap

and water or use an alcohol based hand gel;

• Wash your hands prior to touching your

eyes, nose and mouth;

• When coughing or sneezing, cover your

mouth and nose with disposable tissues which

should be disposed of immediately;

• Don't share items such as cigarettes,

glasses or cups, lipstick, toys or anything which

could be contaminated with respiratory

secretions;

• Maintain at least one metre distance

from people who have flu-like symptoms such

as coughing or sneezing;

• Consult your doctor if you have a cough

and fever and follow their instructions,

including taking medicine as prescribed;

• If attending a medical practice or

hospital Emergency Department, telephone

beforehand so that they can arrange for you to

be seen away from other people.

For more detailed information about seasonal

influenza please visit -

www.health.qld.gov.au/flu.

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Stepping Out of the Shadows

Mental Health awareness in Italian and multicultural communities

Presenting Cultural Skits to make us laugh and think!

Date: Monday 29th June 2009

Venue: Community Support Centre, Innisfail Time: 10.00am for 10.30am start.

(Tea and Coffee - Light lunch provided)

FREE ADMISSION RSVP: 22nd June 2009

(numbers needed for catering purposes) Contact: - Vilma Moriconi: 0427 144 104

or Community Support Centre, Innisfail: 4043 8400

YOU KNOW YOU ARE LIVING IN 2009 when………. 1. You accidentally enter your PIN on the microwave. 2. You haven’t played solitaire with real cards in years. 3. You have a list of 10 phone numbers to reach your family of three. 4. You email the person who works at the desk next to you. 5. Your reason for not staying in touch with friends and family is that they don’t have

email addresses. 6. You pull up in your own driveway and use your mobile phone to see if anyone is

home to help you carry in the groceries. 7. Most commercials on television have a web site at the bottom of the screen. 8. Leaving the house without your cell phone, which you didn’t even have the first 20 or

30 (or 60) years of your life, is now a cause for panic and you turn around to go and get it.

10. You get up in the morning and go on line before getting your coffee. 11. You start tilting your head sideways to smile. :) 12. You’re too busy to notice there was no #9 on this list.

Believe it or not, you can read this!

I cdnuolt blveiee that I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd what I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the human mind. Aoccdrnig to rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it doesn't mttaer in what order the ltteers in a word are, the only iprmoatnt thing is that the first and last ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can still raed it wouthit a porbelm. This is bcuseae the human mind deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the word as a wlohe.

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The Cancer Council Queensland is a non-government funded organisation dedicated to eliminating cancer and diminishing suffering from cancer through Research, Treatment, Patient Care and Prevention and Early Detection

The Cancer Council Queensland's Nurse of the Year Campaign has been running since 1971 and each year these dedicated campaigners raise $1.5 million for Queenslanders suffering from cancer. All nurses, assistants in nursing and personal carers are eligible to enter the Nurse of the Year Campaign and more than

2,250 nurses & personal carers have participated in the campaign since 1971. Nurse of the Year entrants educate their community on cancer prevention and early detection; promote the services offered by Cancer Council Queensland; raise vital funds to support cancer research and cancer support services through various events and raise the profile of their workplace by participating in the campaign. (Information from www.qldcancer.com.au)

This year the Innisfail face of “Nurse of the Year” is Yana Jones.

Yana, who loves frangipanis and whose favourite colour is blue, was raised in Innisfail and went to school at Flying Fish Point State Primary School and Good Counsel College. Her desire to work with people in the field of health led her to the University of Queensland in Brisbane where she was part of the first intake of students for the Bachelor of Nursing degree, a brand new practical based course. Having completed her degree, Yana embarked on a graduate programme at the Princess Alexandra Hospital to allow her to administer chemotherapy to patients — she loves working in oncology and hopes to do that fulltime in the future.

Yana returned to Innisfail a little over a year ago, and a short stay has turned into a much longer one since her decision to enter the “Nurse of the Year” campaign. She was motivated by the desire to give something back to the Cancer Council Queensland, which does such a wonderful job of supporting cancer patients and their families whilst relying, itself, on the support of volunteers and fundraisers in the community. Yana’s specific role will be to raise the public profile of the Council and to educate the community on the importance of prevention and early detection of cancer. She will also be assisting Lydia Massa, a “Challenger for Cancer” campaign entrant, in her fund raising activities. Yana urges any group or organisation who would like her to give a brief talk on cancer prevention and detection to contact her at yana.jones@hotmail.com or through the website www.everydayhero.com.au/yana_jones, where you can also make donations. The Community Support Centre Innisfail will also pass on any request.

Cancer affects 1 in 2 Queenslanders in some way—we need the Yanas of this world to help change that for the better.

TAX TIME WORD SEARCH

ANNUAL

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BONUS

CAPITAL

DEDUCTION

FINANCIAL

GST

INCOME

INTEREST

INVESTMENT

LODGEMENT

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TAX HELP • Australia wide, the free Tax Help program assists over 70,000 clients on low incomes

with their tax matters every year. • If your annual income is $40,000 or less then our Tax Office trained volunteers can

help you fill in your basic Tax Return at no cost for their services. • To make an appointment call in or phone Innisfail Community Support Centre on

40438400 and check out if you are eligible and what you need to bring with you. • If you wish to lodge over the internet, you must have a ‘Notice of Assessment’ from a

previous year (up to 5 years). • There is a $5 contribution to make a photo copy of your tax return for you to keep as

your record. • Tax Help runs from July to October only.

CREATIVE PUNS

1. The roundest knight at King Arthur’s round table was Sir Cumference. He acquired his size from too much pi.

2. The butcher backed into the meat grinder and got a little behind in his work. 3. No matter how much you push the envelope, it’ll still be stationery. 4. A dog gave birth to puppies near the road and was cited for littering. 5. Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana. 6. Two hats were hanging on a hat rack in the hallway. One hat said to the other: “You

stay here; I’ll go on a head.” 7. The short fortune-teller who escaped from prison was a small medium at large. 8. A small boy swallowed some coins and was taken to hospital. When his grandmother

telephoned to ask how he was, a nurse replied “No change yet.” 9. I wondered why the baseball kept getting bigger. Then it hit me. 10. A chicken crossing the road is poultry in motion.

M A N N U A L A H Z

L T N R U T E R T C

A V N F T J R I K O

I N V E S T M E N T

C F W E M O C N I G

N E I N T E R E S T

A B O N U S G T F B

N N O I T C U D E D

I L A T I P A C O R

F T I R E B A T E L

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Above advertisement is paid by Travelworld

ATTENTION ALL EX-SERVICEMEN AND VETERANS

The Department of Veteran Affairs Welfare Officer is now in attendance at

INNISFAIL MULTI SERVICE HUB

On a regular weekly basis.

For more information contact Phil Pearce

Ph: 40612481

Mobile 0410486033

or telephone Innisfail Community Support Centre Inc

on 4043 8400 for an appointment.

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Volunteers:

Everyday people, extraordinary

contribution

National Volunteer Week (NVW) is the largest celebration of volunteers and volunteerism in Australia, and provides an opportunity to highlight

the role of volunteers in our communities and to say thank you to the more than 5 million Australians who volunteer.

Australian volunteers are essential to society, and organizations like Community Support Centre Innisfail Inc would struggle to survive

without the support of their volunteers. Australian volunteers contribute more than 700 million hours of community service to many areas of

society, including community health care, heritage and arts, environment

conservation, emergency services, education, social justice and sports. NVW provides a platform to pay tribute to these volunteers who donate

their time and energy to help others. As part of National Volunteers Week 2009, CSCI Volunteers –Bill, Hilary,

Mary and Rosa attended the launch of the FNQ Volunteers Inc. book – Volunteers…past, present and future.

The book is a snapshot of volunteering in the FNQ region through historical records and the stories of volunteers themselves.

Did you know:

1. That the first recorded organization to use volunteers in FNQ was the Cairns Benevolent Society in 1887. This group,

which disbanded in the 1960’s, raised funds to assist the ‘destitute and unemployed’.

2. The Australian Red Cross was formed as a branch of the

British Red Cross on 13th August 1914 – exactly nine days after the outbreak of World War I.

3. Meals on Wheels was founded in South Australia in 1953 by Doris Taylor – a disabled woman confined to a wheelchair.

4. The Queensland Civil Defence Organisation was established in 1961 to deal with emergencies in the event of a nuclear war.

This organization evolved into the Queensland State Emergency Service (SES) in 1975.

5. Community Support Centre Innisfail Inc was established in 1975 as the Community Advice and Information Centre,

manned entirely by volunteers. 6.

Thankyou to every volunteer who gives their time,

skills and heart & soul to help others.

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The Day Australia Cried

We love to hate Victorians throughout the footy season Just for the fact they’re from Victoria would seem a valid reason, They tend to think Australian Rules belongs to them, at least In the west we simply label them the know alls from the East. But Australians came together, sporting squabbles set aside,

When disaster struck Victoria, the day Australia cried.

We’ve seen pictures in the papers; we’ve seen them on TV Homes and buildings burnt to ashes, the pain and misery

The faces of survivors, the tears they tried to hide, Gave us just the briefest glimpse of how they feel inside.

We saw the flames engulf the trees; we saw the sky turn red, And, in the aftermath, the cars, where some died as they fled. We heard the graphic stories of the panic they felt that day,

As the townsfolk faced decisions, should they go or should they stay? The toll we don’t want to hear, the numbers who have died.

On the Black Saturday, the day Australia cried.

The worst peacetime disaster Australia’s ever seen, In surroundings long regarded as being lush and green, Drought throughout the country had left it tinder dry,

At the mercy of the fireballs that rained down from the sky. The fires that raged through the hills that February day,

Have changed the course of countless lives in every kind of way.

There’s absolutely nothing left of the futures that were planned, Just twisted tin and ashes and scars upon the land.

Survivors say they’ll build again in their old neighbourhood, And life will become normal, and life will become good,

But their lives will be so different and they won’t forget the cost Of absent family and friends that they have loved and lost.

No matter where you come from, or how far you may roam, There’s some place in Australia your heart will know as home

But above all we are Australians, State issues can’t divide And we won’t forget what happened the Day Australia Cried!

Author unknown

Diabetic Recipes

Diabetic Fruit Cake

250g mixed fruit 1 ½ cups of self raising flour 1 cup apricot juice or nectar 1 teaspoon bi-carb soda 1 cup mashed pumpkin 1 teaspoon mixed spice Method: Boil fruit in apricot juice for 5 minutes. Cool, add mashed pumpkin and the dry ingredients. Bake approximately 1 hour at 180 degrees.

Diabetic Scones

3 cups of self raising flour ¾ cup diet lemonade 300 mls light cream Method: Mix all together. Place mixture on floured board and press lightly. Cut into scones. Bake in a 200 degree oven for 10 - 15 minutes.

Apricots and Walnut Pikelets 1 ½ cups of self raising flour 1 large egg 1 cup lite milk ½ teaspoon bi-carb soda pinch of salt ⅓ cup chopped dried apricots 1 tablespoon caster sugar ½ cup chopped walnuts Method: Sift flour, soda, salt and sugar into bowl. Add beaten egg and milk. Stir or beat to make smooth thick batter. Add apricots and walnuts and stir with a metal spoon. Cook in a frypan on medium heat.

Fruit Crumble 450g stewed fresh fruit Crumble 70g or 2 ozs of plain flour 75g margarine 40g or 1 ½ ozs Demerara sugar 75g rolled oats or muesli 1 teaspoon mixed spice Method: Place fruit in a dish suitable for baking. In a separate bowl put crumbled margarine and flour. Rub with fingertips until it resembles breadcrumbs. Add other ingredients and mix well. Place on top of the fruit. Bake in a hot oven at 200 degrees for 30 to 35 minutes or until golden brown.

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