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NEWSLETTER ILU

PRINS WILLEM ALEXANDER VILLAGE

October/November 2019

SPRING HAS SPRUNG!!!

As I write this, we are nearing

the end of September, and well

into the spring season. Due to

the continued dry spell there

must be quite a few of us

gardeners, who are frustrated

by not having the benefit of rain

this season to give them

healthy growth in whatever

means they use to add some

colour to their homes. Be it in

garden beds, pots, old chamber pots or trays, the best way is natural

growth, and rainwater plays a big part there. But in particular it

effects all our farmers, as the country people face the biggest

struggles. Surely being a farmer in Australia, with its extreme

weather pattern, must be one of the hardest ways to make a living!

So send some prayers, do a rain dance, anything to encourage rain.

As you will see further in this magazine, we have quite a few

functions coming up, as we are now approaching the festive season.

This is always a busy time of the year, so you would be well advised

to put these dates on your calendar for future reference. More

details about these functions will be supplied via your mailbox as we

finalize the details of each event.

A heartfelt thanks must go to all who have contributed to the

contents of this magazine again; as I was away for four weeks

during this period, I was staring at a blank screen ten days ago, but

thankfully you have all helped to fill the pages once again, with what

I hope will be a pleasant read for you all. Ina Mollee.

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A WORD FROM THE PRESIDENT

I have had many sobering thoughts in the last fortnight. Having to have put our small, familiar car in with the panel beaters (as someone had sideswiped me on the roundabout) I was provided with a hire car for the duration of the repairs. No, not just a car, but a monster! Would you believe- a brand new, shiny, BIG Mitsubishi with 100 thousand gadgets unfamiliar to me! Every drive- even to the Birkdale shopping centre was a sweaty hands ordeal. I was terrified I would even cause it to be scratched in the minutest way…. The realisation was brought so clearly home to me that as we age, Change is a threatening phenomenon.

We all love our familiar surroundings and belongings and to see them removed- or rather us being removed from them can be devastating. This is exactly what happens when we move into a retirement village. We have all been there- downsizing is difficult enough but to pull up roots from long loved soil can be most distressing. The change in lifestyle, having to make new friends and trying to “fit in” can be overwhelming. We (who call the village HOME) are being introduced to new residents on a regular basis, so let’s spare a thought for them and help them get used to the unfamiliar. Let us encourage them to join in social activities, but also be mindful of their need to adjust gradually – step by step.

My “Think Spot”:

“The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away.” ―Pablo Picasso

Till next month- stay well and look after each other

Ineke Broekman

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From Hanny’s Desk THE OTHER SIDE OF THE MEDALLION….

To everything there is an opposite: In the last issue we read about children and adults whose ability to recognize faces may range from poor to virtually non-existent.

Research into prosopagnosia – face blindness – led to the discovery that just under 2% of people are able to recall almost every face they have ever seen- a rare ability. These people can fulfill an important role in both police and security work and are known as super- recognizers. They may be able for instance, to ‘spot’ known troublemakers in crowds, i.e. at airports. They may also monitor surveillance footage or sort through films of disasters to help identify victims….This skill cannot be taught – training courses have no apparent effect on facial recognition skills.

What is the difference between people with ‘good’ facial memory and ‘super-recognizers’? we all have known teachers who nearly always ‘recognized’ past pupils. Likewise, for people in the hospitality industry this is a vital skill. This is a good memory for faces, but no more.

Consider, however, the 25 year old (female) driver who recognized instantly a school-friend (several years below her at school) and unseen for over ten years. What makes this really remarkable is that she recognized him from just a brief glance in the rear vision mirror as she was driving….

Are the people with this talent ‘bad news’ for those who operate on the wrong side of the law? During the 2011 London riots one ‘super-recognizer’ officer picked out 190 of those involved. The extensive computerized facial recognition system – and picked out one!!!

Some more food for thought perhaps?

Hanny v d Mar

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A WORD FROM SIR NOEL,

Even in our own “lucky country” every now and then,

we are put to the test with our own natural disasters. We

have certainly been put to the test recently with the bush fires in our

own State as well as northern New South Wales. I am sure everyone

is very appreciative of the efforts of the firefighters and it was with their

help, as well as our Police Services, that avoided any tragic loss of

human lives. There was still loss of animal life both natural and

domestic, and the loss of family homes as well as a very long standing

popular mountain resort. We can barely imagine what people

experience when they see their earthly belongings including past and

present family memories just end up in a pile of ashes. Even as some

of these affected people were interviewed, they still expressed their

gratitude that no people lost their life. A different light is cast on these

happenings when we hear that two young people (12 & 15 years of

age) actually started the Sunshine Coast fires, with Police still

investigating if the same thing happened at Beechmont behind the

Gold Coast. From a practical viewpoint, the major problem with the

largest areas was that access to them was not available because of

their location in very steep mountainous regions. These fires were

fought by helicopters and a large jet plane tanker dropping water from

up above. The other major ingredient with these fires was the winds

which varied as to their direction of blowing. This produced a terrible

“guessing game” for the firefighting services. Try to imagine if you

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were a fireman who would have been properly taught and trained how

to fight all the different types of fires, such as house fires, fires at a

school, a vehicle fire maybe after an accident, a chemical fire etc.etc.

One certainly wonders, apart from the basic training of what to do and

what not to do, how there could ever be any textbook written on

fighting “bush fires” especially when Mother Nature adds so many

other ingredients into the circumstances.

Let us skip around the world quickly to come up to date with things

that are happening. Still thinking of fires, there are thousands and

thousands of square kilometers of rainforest currently being burnt in

the valley of the Amazon River in South America, with the concern

really being that this area of forest contributes a major percentage of

oxygen (which we need to breathe into our lungs) into the world

environment. The situation is made considerably worse when we hear

that these fires are happening for commercial purposes such as

timber harvesting for building purposes and redevelopment of large

land areas. The Bahamas and the United States of America have

suffered from hurricanes (cyclones as we know them) and the

younger generation of people in Hong Kong continue to demonstrate

against the way that the Chinese government is looking after their

country. Coming back again to fires, we recently had the situation

where part of the Saudi Arabia oil supply pipelines were set alight by

some of those pesky little automatic helicopters called drones. Of

course, President Trump is blaming Iran for this, which not only affects

America but oil and petrol supplies to the whole world.

I am sorry if you feel that there has not been very much optimism

in these newsy notes but, as the reporters and journalists always say:

“that is the way things are”. Coming back to our quiet peaceful Village

surrounds where we, as Independent Residents, have the choice of

being involved in whatever we wish in the course of our normal living.

Even with a few aches and pains from time to time, remember to stay

positive, eat well and keep smiling.

Best Wishes Noel Hickey.

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My recent lazy? break on the Sunshine Coast by Angela Offers

Well, so much for a break away lazing in the sun on a beautiful beach! It started

perfectly. We arrived early Saturday morning in Peregian Beach. The beach was

awesome; blue ocean and sky, and hardly a person in sight. Perfect setting to unwind

and relax. And that we did.

Sunday more of the same and we reiterated how this house really is like a home away

from home, and you just can't worry. We felt so lucky having found this affordable

house right on the beach, and with such lovely owners, too.

Monday afternoon, we noticed a smell outside and smoke over the ocean from the

balcony. We decided to walk to the beach to have a look, but when we did we noticed

it was coming from the David Low Way area inland. The wind was terrible and we

both said it doesn't look good for those people, never imagining we would be in the

line of fire soon.

By 5pm the fire looked much larger so Bev and I decided to check in with the

neighbours and reach out to the owner, Maurice, about what they knew and whether

we would need to evacuate. The lovely neighbour Kate was home and said her

husband was checking it out but it was not looking good. She said he would come

and let us know what he learned.

The neighbour to the other side said her partner was also running around to see what

was happening. Bev and I continued to search online for updates, but there was very

little available at this stage. We heard it started in Peregian Springs and with the wind

it was hard to control, but at that stage there really wasn’t information on Peregian

Beach.

We were diddling a bit, closing all the windows to start with. Maurice eventually called

and asked if we could put a sprinkler on so that the wood of the balcony would be wet

in case of flying tinder. So in the dark, Bev and I managed to find the sprinkler - thank

goodness Bev is tall and was able to get the hose up to the balcony on top of a table

so that the sprinkler covered the whole balcony.

With that done we were still unsure whether to pack up or go to the beach. The

decision was made for us around 6pm, when Kate's husband told us that he had

spoken to the police and they were driving around to advise people in Lorikeet Street

to evacuate NOW. Advice was "drive North"!

And that we did.

No time left to pack; just turned water on, packed purse and laptop, water bottle and

off we went. North, as directed by the police. As we were all driving out of our

garages, and reached the little roundabout to head north, we could see how close the

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fire was. Tinders flew over the street, with car after car after car heading north. So we

joined them, hoping to find a place to get a room for the night.

Information online still didn't indicate a place to congregate or identify any nearby

evacuation center, so we continued to drive to Noosa. We found a hotel, but no rooms

were available. Luckily they were so helpful, and called one of their other hotels where

we managed to get a room. As it was dark, and I am not so familiar with the area, we

did a bit of driving around... as in trying to go to Ipswich via Paris! (Um, yes, I’ve done

that once before.)

It was obvious when we arrived at the hotel that most of us waiting to check in were

from Peregian; in fact, it felt as though the whole of Lorikeet Street was staying at the

hotel. Pregnant ladies with littlies - one in particular who confirmed already her house

on David Low Way had been badly damaged at the front. Later we found out that the

petrol Station on David Low Way had blown up. This station was not far from the

beach house we had rented so we made the right decision.

We continued to stay in touch with our host, Maurice, who had contacts with

neighbours. He suggested to stay put in the hotel and check the next day if we could

go back to collect our belongings. It became a late night, of course, as we had a

glass of red while continuing to check for updates online. The neighbour Katie also

kept us posted; her husband had returned to Peregian to the Water Tower where he

could see more of what was happening. We did eventually find out that the Noosa

Heads Cinema complex was to be a support point for those fleeing north. Another

one was Coolum Lifesaver Club for those that had gone south. Staff in the hotel also

were affected and a lovely girl from Estonia said she lived at Marcus Beach and had

just heard they too had to evacuate, so no going home for that young lady either.

Nobody was allowed to go back and David Low Way was blocked, so there was no

way you could travel anywhere via that section.

Eventually we headed to bed. Now, trust Bev and I to end up in Peppers; not exactly

your backpackers! (And indeed neither was the price!) We had nothing with us - no

toothbrush, nothing. But the hotel was very helpful and started to realise the extent of

the disaster with more people arriving throughout the night as well as their own staff

turning up, one of whom had lost her house. So very sad for everyone.

A lousy sleep and up early. A quick breakfast and then a call to the police to find out

more. We were advised that Peregian Beach was off limits for at least Tuesday and

possibly Wednesday. They advised us to return to Brisbane via Eumundi, hit the

Bruce Highway there and continue on home.

Our host Maurice spoke to me and said, “Angela, go. Once we get the go ahead, we

will collect your things and return them to Brisbane for you." He had spoken to the

young neighbour again and this chap together with some friends had walked all the

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way along the beach to get an idea of the disaster, and see if the houses were okay.

He confirmed that the vegetation between beach and houses was now on fire, too,

which was a worry because tinders could be blown onto the wooden deck. I hoped

the sprinkler was still on and had kept it wet enough.

If you’re not familiar, Lorikeet Street is a long street and the beach house we rented

was close to the village center end of it. It appears that the other end had taken the

brunt of it all, although with the wind raging and the beachfront vegetation on fire it

clearly wasn’t over yet.

We took the advice of the police and drove via Eumundi back to Brisbane. I was pretty

tired, but we had a smooth drive back and by time I got home I received a photo taken

by the neighbour from the beach showing the house was still standing.

It was good to get back and have a shower and put on some clean clothes. One

realises when something like this happens that "things" are of so little importance and

to be safe is what counts.

There has now been a lot of news related to these fires in Peregian Springs and

Peregian Beach, and evidence that some of the many fires raging across QLD and

NSW were deliberately lit and some by children as young as 12.

This raises a lot of questions - Why? How did they not understand the possible risks

of it getting out of control? Did they care? And so young; what sentence should they

get? It’s difficult to know and so easy to speculate and judge from afar, and I’m sure

over the coming weeks some of these questions will be answered. Little peace for

those who have lost, but hopefully a good lesson for everyone about how fickle nature

is and how precious life is.

Let's just hope the damage is not as extensive as initially thought, and this lovely

community - as well as all others affected by this season's fires - will regroup and

rebuild stronger, as I am sure they will.

Now… am I going back to Peregian? Absolutely! I’ve already booked for February

next year. And fingers crossed it’s a little less… eventful.

Cheers Angela

Remembrance Ceremony (by Anneke van Kammen)]

We commemorated the 74th anniversary of the capitulation of Japan, on Thursday 15th

of August this year, in Roma Street Parklands at the Netherlands and E.I.Memorial.

Consul Vice Admiral Karel de Laat talked about the possibility of those people taking

on leadership roles and then leading us into destructive actions, may show certain

psychopathic tendencies even in normal life and warned us to be wary of whom we

choose as leaders.

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Capt Kasper Kuiper gave us a summarized account of the Dutch Navy during the war

here in Australia. He pointed out how well they fought and how much the USA and

Australian Defence Forces had depended on them for transport of men and

equipment.

Tony Jansen (Pres. NAQ), in the absence of Vince Scheenhouwer, led the ceremony.

Anton Wolters took care of the loudspeaker and the volunteer members of the NAQ

organized the whole ceremony including coffee and cake at the conclusion. (Zoals

gewoonlijk, liep het gesmeerd).

Sadly we have learnt that since Anneke wrote this recent report, she passed away suddenly. She

will be very much missed in the Dutch Australian community in Queensland. (Ed)

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Consulate-General of the Netherlands in Sydney

September 10th 2019

The dates for our Pop-Up Consular Desk in Brisbane have been

confirmed.

We will be coming on Monday, 21 October and Tuesday, 22 October.

If you are living in or near Brisbane, this is a good opportunity to apply

for Dutch passports,

without having to travel to the Consulate General in Sydney.

How can you make an appointment?

On Monday, 23 September at 12:00PM AEST you can do so via the online

appointment system of the Dutch Consulate General in Sydney

by selecting: “Travel document at a location other than the Consulate-

General”.

Please note that before this date it will NOT be possible to book an

appointment for Brisbane.

A link to the appointment system will be made public on our website on

23 September

(https://www.netherlandsworldwide.nl/countries/australia).

For more information, check out the link below.

Make sure to read the instructions carefully beforehand to avoid delays

and issues with the booking of your appointment

https://www.netherlandsworldwide.nl/latest/news/2019/09/10/apply-for-

a-dutch-passport-in-brisbane

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SENIORS WEEK 2019

PRINS WILLEM ALEXANDER VILLAGE

On Friday, 23 August, our village had an Open Day, as part of the COTA

Seniors Week activities. An exhibition of arts and crafts by residents was

held under canopies, in front of

Jonkers building, Elly and Noel

were available to provide a

small tour of our village, and of

course, the coffee shop was

open to everyone.

We had two tables with lots of

pretty crafts, and room dividers

held beautiful paintings by Ted

Barrington, Bo Bijker and Ria

Wever. Marianne Pietersen had

some of her framed photos on

display. Marijke had a table full

of gorgeous fabric handbags she

had made, Elizabeth had some of

her amazing wood carvings on a

table, Harry had a table full of his

lovely woodwork, and Leif, son-

in-law of Zus Bakker, had a table

full of bakery goods. You guess which sold best …. Of course the bakery

products, apple or pear pies, short bread cookies, brownies, and some

other delicious goodies. The café and shop also did good business.

Unfortunately, attendance was not what we had hoped. There were plenty

residents perusing the displays, and about 30 visitors and nursing staff

had a look too. But we had hoped for more. The inconvenient lock-out at

both Martin Jonkers and the Scholtes buildings because of flu had

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something to do with

this. COTA had

advertised our

village on their

Seniors Week

website, and the

exhibitors all had

tried to create some

publicity. Mailboxes

at the village next

door had been

stuffed. But it was

obviously not

enough.

COTA was supposed to include our village in the material they sent to

newspapers for Seniors Week listings. But the three newspapers I looked

at, the Senior, the Redlands Senior, and the Redland City Bulletin did not

have us included in the listings. This probably didn’t help, as did the fact

that I noticed another Redlands village, near Victoria Point, was listed to

have an Open Day at the exact same time as ours.

But, the weather was good, and the coffee hot and strong. So we all had

a good time.

Marianne

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Van Gijn House in Dordrecht. On a recent “sentimental journey” to the Netherlands, I especially enjoyed visiting the historic places, with so many having a link to the rich trading past of the country. One such visit was to Dordrecht, with some of my siblings, and fortunately a couple of them were able to tell me a lot of stories about some of the town’s history, and knew how and where to find them. The highlight of that day

for me, though, was our visit to the house (now museum) of Simon van Gijn. This house is so beautiful, it’s furnishings and finishes equally perfect, and it portrayed for me the elegance of the 17th and 18th century. I always feel I should have lived in the era of late 1800’s,( but preferably married to a rich trader!!!…)and perhaps I am on my second round in this world….. If you are planning a trip to the Netherlands in the future, you should make sure you put this museum on your list of things to do, you won’t be sorry. If not, you can discover everything about its history on their website – huisvangijn.nl. It is a very extensive site, and you can translate it to English if you wish. Simon van Gijn was born in Vlaardingen in 1836 as the son of Cornelia Johanna Hooghwinkel and Dirk de Kater van Gijn. In 1842 the family moved to Dordrecht, where Simon's father went to work in his father-in-law's banking firm. Simon was interested in history at a young age and

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encouraged by his mother he started collecting history prints. He was also interested in the arts and crafts.

After his law studies in Leiden, Van Gijn established himself as a lawyer in Dordrecht in 1863. That same year he succeeded his father as a banker in the family business. In 1864 he married Cornelia Agatha Vriesendorp and bought the house on the Nieuwe Haven. As a typical 19th-century collector, Van Gijn had a wide interest: from historical prints, weapons and ships to coins, silver, ceramics and interiors. The objects he bought were given a prominent place in his house. Visitors were welcome. Van Gijn

regularly received historians and other interested parties with questions about his prints. He also devoted himself to the cultural life in Dordrecht and beyond, among other things by organizing exhibitions of prints and objects from his own property. After the death of his wife (1889) and his departure from the bank (1892), Van Gijn concentrated on making an inventory and describing his thousands of prints, drawings and photographs. His health deteriorated sharply in the last years of his life. He had to be driven in a wheelchair and spent the days in his bedroom and study, surrounded by his beloved objects and prints.

Ina Mollee.

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A WELCOME TO OUR NEW

RESIDENTS:

Johanna Jansen

Johanna was born in Arnhem and

came out to Australia as a 12 year old

with her mother and father and 2

brothers.

They landed in Sydney and went by

train to Bathurst where they stayed in

a migrant camp. As a result of the

family travelling around trying to

settle, Johanna’s schooling was in

many different places.

She met her first husband in

Queanbeyan and they had 3 children,

two girls and a boy. Her husband

became a builder and Johanna

assisted him with bookkeeping. At

one stage she bought a hairdressing salon. This was not a successful venture and

Johanna opted to become a stay at home mum. When they left Canberra the family

moved to the central coast of NSW.

Some 6 years later they moved to the Gold Coast. There she met her 2nd husband

and purchased 2 businesses and she tried her hand at many different jobs. From

there she moved to Brisbane and worked in Real Estate and then at Myers in

Coorparoo

In 1992 she went back to her birthplace Arnhem, which has a special place in her

heart. Returning to Australia in 2001 she settled in the Central Coast Gosford area.

Moving back to Brisbane 12 years ago she met with more challenges. To Johanna’s

credit it is apparent she has always “had a go”. As she put it herself - “I’m a

survivor”.

Johanna enjoys knitting and crocheting and has already joined the craft ladies on a

number of occasions. Besides that- she calls herself an expert in “Opshopping”……

We hope you will enjoy village life, Johanna. And that you will make many friends

here.

Ineke Broekman

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Hello to Arnold Ten-Tye!

Arnold moved to apartment 137 some weeks

ago with his ever faithful pooch “Grumble Bum”.

This little fellow guards and protects his master

with fierce determination!

Arnold was born in Apeldoorn in 1940 and came

to Australia as an 11 year old with his mum, dad,

brothers and sister. Migrating was not a joyful

experience for the family- as was the case for

many. His mother found it particularly difficult

and the family moved around quite a bit in the

first 12 months until they settled on a dairy farm

in Victoria.

When his father bought a truck Arnold was the

man who worked the farm and looked after his

mum and his siblings. Following in his father’s

footsteps, Arnold bought a small

truck when he was old enough and at times held down 4 jobs. Getting up at 4am

delivering goods and newspaper deliveries etc., was his daily chore.

He met the love of his life in Melbourne, but she went back home to the Gold Coast

where she worked. Their long distance courtship lasted 12 months, while Arnold

undertook the Melbourne-Gold coast journey every weekend. He finally proposed and

they were married. Arnold had a bad accident at work and lost a finger- on the upside-

that paid enough to enable the pair to have a 6 month round the world honeymoon.

Settling down they had 3 children and 5 grand children. Trucking remained Arnold’s

occupation for 26 years. Not having his licence any more is just one of the adjustments

one has to make, as he has found out.

Arnold came here from Russell Island where he still owns his home and where he and

his wife had a boat and enjoyed going fishing- the joys of island life! They lived there

for 6 years.

The loss of a 15 year old son in 1980 and his wife 4 years ago has had a deep effect

on him and he is very grateful for the friendliness shown to him since moving into

the village. He has joined us at the Happy Hour once and would like more social

contact. We will keep you informed of our social calendar Arnold and hope to see

you more frequently. You are most welcome here!

Ineke Broekman

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PRE-LOVED FASHION SALE – 3.9.2019

A very good turnout for our first Pre Loved Fashions Sale. We not only

had PWAV staff, residents and family attend but also a large number of

outside visitors. The Genies, led by Joanne Burrows for this particular

function worked very hard in the weeks leading up to the sale day. Only

the best clothes made it in for the sale so there was a fair bit of sorting, re

washing, ironing and sizing the donated garments. Even on the actual

day we were still seeing new items coming in.

The Genies also baked

several varieties of delicious

cookies which could be

purchased with tea or coffee

for a gold coin donation. The

was so much to choose from

and most items were only $2

each or 3 for $5, it wasn’t

difficult to come out with at

least 3 new tops. The sale

included both men’s and

ladies wear, shoes, scarves,

summer and winter gear. This

was a fund raising event and

the Genies donated all money

raised back into a fund which

will go towards a project which

we are asking the I.L.U.s to

come up with some

suggestions, something

PWAV Residents can all

benefit from. I would like to

thank our IRO Committee members and the residents who made

themselves available to help with the set up and then the big job of

packing everything up again to have De Soos ready for our regular

Games Afternoon at 3pm. Monica Turnbull

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PLEASANT SUNDAY – SAUSAGE SIZZLE 22.9 .2019

On Sunday 22nd of September a lunch consisting of sausage sizzle with side trimmings was provided in the Soos. This was a free event, and appr. 40 people had booked to attend.

However, as the dreaded colds and flus are doing the rounds of our Village, we ended up with about 28

people.

Those who did attend, enjoyed the afternoon, and appreciated the efforts of the Committee who worked hard at setting up, cooking, serving , and providing entertainment. Thanks must go the the caterer, Ria Bijker, and Harry, Gerry and Gilbert for slaving “over a hot stove”.

Ina Mollee.

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STAMPPOT – THE COMFORT FOOD FOR THE DUTCH!

As the sun sets a little earlier each day… as the chill in the air produces cold beads of condensation on your bicycle saddle in the morning… and as the leaves start to turn shades of the Dutch favorite color (orange, of course), it’s clear that Autumn is well and truly in the air. But fear not! While Amsterdam’s ice cream days may be over for another year, there are many benefits of the changing season – including good old Dutch comfort food. And you can’t get much more comforting than stamppot: potatoes roughly mashed with pretty much whatever you like (although purists would probably beg to differ!), often served with rookworst, a smoky Dutch sausage.

Our recipe for the perfect stamppot

• 1½ lb (700 g) potatoes, peeled and cut into large chunks • ½ lb (225 g) smoked bacon, diced • 2 onions, diced • 1 lb (450 g) andijvie, roughly chopped (there’s no obvious non-Dutch

version of andijvie, but kale make a good substitute) • 1 tablespoon whole-grain mustard • 1 large knob butter • 1 splash milk • Salt and pepper • ½-1 rookworst or other smoked sausage per person (depending how

hungry you are!)

Procedure:

Boil the potatoes in salted water in a large pot until cooked through; drain and return to the pot. While the potatoes are cooking, fry off the bacon and onion in a little oil until lightly browned. Add the andijvie to the still steaming-hot potatoes and roughly mash everything together – the steam from the potatoes will wilt the greens. (If you are using kale instead, you may want to boil it for a few minutes before adding it to the potatoes as it takes longer to cook.) Then add in the fried

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bacon and onions, mustard, butter, milk and a good pinch of salt and pepper to taste. Cook the rookworst according to the packet instructions and serve with the stamppot. One of the best ways to do it is simply to heat it in its bag with the potatoes.

From Dutch comfort food to a T. by Kenneth Dunn.Kenny’s love for European

cuisine was sparked after moving to Rome in 2009. He fell in love with the city’s backstreet eateries, and even more with the people and stories behind each dish. Now he's turned his passion into food tours, so Eating Europe guests can also share a taste of local life.

Note: There are many combinations possible, such as onion,potato and carrots (hutspot), or using raw vegetables like witlof, kale, sauerkraut, and shredded lettuce. When using raw vegetables, I like to mix in some mayonnaise and/or cheese for extra taste. (ed. I Mollee) And from “Stuff Dutch People Like” by Colleen Geske: “Let’s discuss Dutch people’s affinity for mashing. Dutch people love to mash, mash and mash again! Case in point, the beloved stamppot. For those of you who are unaware of the stamppot, it actually combines two of the Dutch cooking specialties a) mashing and b)boiling. First you boil the shit out of various vegies (potatoes, carrots etc). Then you mash the hell out of them, throw a little sausage at the side, and voila, a perfect Dutch meal! The staying power of the stamppot is truly mind-boggling. The dish is said to be one of the oldest dishes, originating in the early 1600’s, and yet somehow it remains one of the most popular. The good news is that traditional Dutch cooking requires no finesse, delicacy or precision. Throw caution to the wind, overboil those veggies, bring out your mashing skills, and tell your friends you are going Dutch! Story gathered by Ina Mollee.

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Rainfall Figures: Prins Willem Alexander Village

One of my interests is recording rain wherever I have lived. I moved into the

Village in January 2015.

These figures are of special interest to most of us, especially during the

continuous dry spell we are currently experiencing.

January February March April May June July August Total

for 8

months

2015 236 417 69 130 158 83 15 24 1132mm

Rain

days

14 19 4 8 4 13 5 5 72 days

2016 111 12 127 21 21 178 25 39 534mm

Rain

days

8 5 17 7 3 13 5 9 67

days

2017 73 20 274 24 43 130 29 6 599mm

Rain

days

9 4 13 6 8 7 6 3 56

days

2018 31 254 151 58 41 49 21 21 626mm

Rain

days

2 12 18 6 6 9 7 3 63

days

2019 25 58 232 101 44 73 24 5 562mm

Rain

days

3 12 15 11 14 7 5 2 69

days

I will add future monthly figures in the Newsletter as the time goes by. Gilbert Briscoe.

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Brisbane Northern suburbs man arrived at work on Tuesday and immediately turned

on his computer. A few seconds later, there was a small explosion and the smell of

smoke. He rang the IT department to report the incident, and they advised him to

switch off the computer at the wall. An hour later, having heard nothing, he called

again, only to be told the department had sent him an email, and, having

heard no more from him, they thought the problem had been solved.

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Mental Health Month

Laughter Workshop for Volunteers

Join us for a morning of fun filled adventure into

the power of laughter as a tool for increasing

happiness, building resilience and finding the

fun in everything our day brings!

Tuesday, 8th of October 2019

10h00 - 12h00

Garden area, John Scholtes Building

MiCare - Prins Willem Alexander Lodge

62 Collingwood Road, Birkdale, 4159

RSVP by 1st October 2019:

Miguel on 0404 831 223 or Alison on 0433 569 962

or via email: sso3@micare.com.au / sso5@micare.com.au

Please advise of any dietary requirements

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AND NOW FOR SOME HOUSEKEEPING:

1. Coffee Shop: The coffee shop is open six days a week, Mondays to

Saturdays, from 9.00-12.30. They serve lovely hot drinks, cakes, and

also light lunches. Bea’s Winkel (shop) is open Wednesday, Friday

and Saturday, and the same hours as coffee shop openings will apply.

2. Our “free little library” is now available in the Soos, on the white

bookshelves. You can either leave, borrow, or take items to keep.

Books, DVD’s and CD’s only,

please. Stock will be rotated at

regular intervals, and old/excess

items will be donated to charity

after 4 weeks. It is working very

well to date. We also have an

extensive selection of DVD’s for

you to borrow, at no cost.

3. Important: if you are away

from your unit for any reason,

and not expected to be home

overnight, please notify reception.

If any unforeseen events occur, they

need to know exactly who is meant to be home at the time.

4. LOCK THE GATE: if you have used the

pool, please do not forget to key lock the

gate. We do have children visit this village,

and we need to safeguard them at all

times. And no kids allowed in the pool

without adult supervision!!!

5. If you would like to help discouraging

people from parking illegally in our Village,

you can pick up some notices from

reception. Use them to put under the

windscreen wipers to let the driver know,

in order for him/her to remember it next

time.

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HOME CARE PACKAGES

The Home Care Packages program is a government-subsidised program that provides long-term support for older people who want to stay living at home. There are four levels of Home Care Package for different levels of care and support needs. Each level receives a different amount of funding. This money can be used to buy hours of care or other support that suits your needs. Once you have a Home Care Package, you can keep it for as long as you need. If your needs increase, you may be re-assessed for a higher level package. People receiving support from the Department of Veterans Affairs under Veteran’s Home Care can also be assessed by ACAT team for a Home Care Package.

These are some examples of things that people can buy:

▪ Personal care; showering, dressing, continence management

▪ Podiatry, physiotherapy, counselling, speech therapy, hearing and vision aids,

companion pet, therapeutic bed mattress and mobility aids

▪ Home care; cleaning of house, laundry, making beds, professional laundering,

spring cleaning

▪ Shopping assistance, internet access, computer equipment, hands-free speaker

phone

▪ Transport to appointments, such as medical or even hairdresser (escorted by

a care worker)

▪ Fuel vouchers or taxi vouchers to use to get around without a worker needing

to be present

▪ Meal preparation; Basic cooking classes, meal delivery, diabetic magazine

subscription

▪ Basic garden and lawn maintenance; making raised garden beds

▪ Purchase or hire of some equipment and paying towards some modifications at

home

▪ In-home respite care, personal support during travelling or whilst visiting other

locations

▪ Medication prompts, personal alarm monitoring

▪ Social activities and programs, exercise programs and classes such as

hydrotherapy, yoga, massage, gym, personal trainer, treadmill, etc.

Phone (07) 3822 0800 Fax (07)3822 0879 Email info@micare.com.au

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UPCOMING EVENTS:

2.10.2019 – Caxton Legals

Presentation, 3.00pm,

Soos

3.10.2019 – Oktober Fest – 4.00pm,

Soos

23.10.2019 – Transition from

Independency to Care

Facility Info Session

2.00pm- in the Soos

5.11.2019 – Melbourne Cup,

11.30am, Soos

23.11.2019 – Xmas Street Party

5.00pm, venue to be

advised. Music by DJ

5.12.2019 – Sinterklaas, 4.00pm,

Soos.

Every:

Monday Morning – Craft Club

Monday Evening – Games

Monday 3.00pm – Fitness Class

Tuesday Morning – Bingo

Tuesday 3.00 pm – Snooker

Thursday 4.00 pm – Happy Hour

Every 4th Thursday - Bambu

Please note that the Snooker on

Tuesday afternoon is open to all

residents, however, if you wish to

attend, we ask you kindly to bring a

plate of nibblies to share with each

other.

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WHAT IS ON YOUT BUCKET LIST???

Congratulation must go to our Queensland

Board Member Henry Boegheim, who

recently celebrated his upcoming 80th

Birthday by taking part in the Brisbane to

Gold Coast (100km) annual bike ride, a

charity event organized by Biking

Queensland. This was his tenth ride in this

event, and a very important item on his

bucket list. He planned the event during the

previous twelve months, and for this special

occasion he was joined by wife Marijke,

children, grandchildren, friends and in-laws,

nieces and nephews. Training was

undertaken by different groups in his team

in the months leading up to the event, and

all were supplied with matching shirts. The

group of 29 participants rode as TEAM80, and the completion of the ride was

celebrated with a bar-b-q at the end of the ride. A very important item on his bucket

list completed. Congratulations to all for completing the ride, but especially to the

seemingly forever young Henry!

Ina Mollee

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IMPORTANT FOR ALL RESIDENTS:

WITHOUT BEING INTRUSIVE, KEEP AN

EYE ON YOUR NEIGHBOUR OR

FRIEND.

MAKE SURE THE PLANTS ARE

WATERED REGULARLY, AND/OR THEIR

MOVEMENTS FOLLOW THE NORMAL

PATTERN.

IF YOU ARE WORRIED PLEASE TELL

ONE OF THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS

OR NOTIFY THE OFFICE.

UNLESS YOU TELL SOMEONE, WE

WILL NOT KNOW UNTIL IT IS TOO

LATE!!!

FOR AFTER HOURS

EMERGENCY MAINTENANCE

0491 160 241

BIRTHDAYS:

OCTOBER

20th Steve Flierman

24th Henk Hoonhout

24th Marie Fisher

29th Jeanne Pey

31st David Fisher

31st Lenie Barendrecht

NOVEMBER

14TH Henk Bakker

17th Henny Roest

17th Aleida Burt

18th Kees van Egmond

23rd Henny Bakker

Happy Birthday to all.

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COFFEE SHOP NEWS

The Coffee Shop’s motto is ‘to please our customers’. We endeavor to provide morning tea and delicious lunch each day, Monday thru to Saturday. We are also open for any special functions you may wish to have at our coffee shop, but bookings are requested for those. Bea’s Winkel (Grocery and gifts) is also well stocked, and we invite you to bring your family and friends for a visit, so they can peruse our range of continental groceries, gifts from the old country, and perhaps pick up some delicacy they remember from their youth. Currently in stock a selection of Dutch cheeses, herring fillets, biscuits, rusks, licorice, sweets and lots more……

COFFEE MORNINGS

“DE TANTES” ARE OPEN

MONDAY TO SATURDAY

MORNNGS

ENJOY THE COMPANY OF OTHER

RESIDENTS AND SUPPORT OUR

HARD-WORKING VOLUNTEERS

WITHOUT WHOM WE WOULD NOT

BE ABLE TO ENJOY THE COFFEE

SHOP. BEA” S SHOP IS OPEN

WEDNESDAY , FRIDAY AND

SATURDAY FOR YOUR DUTCH

GROCERY SUPPLIES FROM 9.00

TILL MIDDAY.

A LIGHT LUNCH IS AVAILABLE

EVERY DAY THE COFFEE SHOP IS

OPEN. MAKE A DATE WITH FAMILY

OR FRIENDS TO MEET YOU HERE

IN OUR OWN VILLAGE.

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MANAGEMENT TEAM FOR PWA VILLAGE: EXECUTIVE TEAM:

Petra Neeleman Executive Director ed@micare.com.au 0419 303 923

Olaf Zalmstra General Manager Assets, Services and Properties gmasp@micare.com.au 0417 596 476 VILLAGE CONCIERGE Mrs Vicky Kowaltzke vcpwa@micare.com.au 3822 0870 Mrs Julie Baker FACILITY MANAGER PRINS WILLEM ALEXANDER LODGE mpwa@micare.com.au (07) 3822 0800 HOME & COMMUNITY CARE Glenda Kerr Home Care Advisor cm1pwa@micare.com.au (07) 3822 0811

VOLUNTEER COORDINATION

TEAM

Yvonne Philips Manager Volunteers ss1c@micare.com.au (03) 9728 7401 Located: 736 Mt Dandenong Road, Kilsyth 3137 VOLUNTEER co-ord PWAV Allison Harding

ss05@micare.com.au

PWA RESIDENTS CONTACTS:

Reception 3822 0800

receptionpwa@micare.com.au

Maintenance issues -please list your problem at reception in the

maintenance register.

A/H EMERGENCY ONLY

0423 389 477

YOUR COMMITTEE

President Ineke Broekman

Vice President Monica Turnbull

Secretary Marianne Pietersen

Ass. Secretary Noel Hickey

Treasurer Ina Mollee

Ass. Treasurer Ria Bijker

Susanne Andersen

Gilbert Briscoe

Joyce Krassenburg

Gerda Bain

Marijke Lopez

Ellie Rooker

Zus Bakker

Newsletter – Ina Mollee

Copy to Unit 111 or

catharinamollee@gmail.com