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NewsletterNewsletterNewsletter August 2011 Edition 6

ABN 76432600317

Leichhardt & One Mile Community Centre Corner Old Toowoomba Road

& Denman St, Leichhardt

For Enquiries contact:

Co-ordinator: Stella Gibbs

Ph: (07) 3281 6852

Free English Lessons

available for all migrants and

refugees as well as for visiting

overseas students or workers who

need extra help.

Mondays at 10:00 - 11:30am:

Ipswich Library, South St, Ipswich.

Tuesdays at 10:00 - 11:30am:

Ipswich Library, South St, Ipswich.

Wednesday at 10:00 - 11:30am:

Ipswich Library, South St, Ipswich.

Thursdays at 10:00 - 11:30am

Ipswich Library, South St, Ipswich.

Thursdays at 9:00 - 11:00am:

Goodna Neighbourhood House,

33 Queens St, Goodna

For further information please

contact Stella Gibbs 0408 816 856

or Colleen Marsh 0408 003 028.

Support Links AGENDA

Monday’s 12pm - 2pm

1 Aug– Games

8 Aug– Guest Speaker (Health)

Incontinence

15 Aug– Yoga & Relaxation

22 Aug– Trip to Art gallery

(Dingley Dell,

Regional art gallery)

29 Aug– BBQ

(Leichhardt)

5 Sep- Games

Contribution to Newsletter:

If you would like to advertise a

function, festival, workshop, Art

Exhibition, CD, book or you would

like to share some

interesting anecdotes, stories,

poems, jokes and news items,

please contact:

Editor: Pooja Singh, Rita Goebel

Email: poojaritaSL@gmail.com

To view archived Newsletters, visit:

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Motivational Comment

Krishna Janmashtami Festival

( 22 August)

The festival of Janmashtami

commemorates the birthday of Lord

Krishna, the eighth incarnation of Lord

Vishnu. Lord Krishna is revered for his wisdom

about how to live life on Earth. Krishna Janamasthami

celebrated all over the World.

The tale of Krishna's birth is recited and remembered

from temples and households. The story signifies the

divine power of lord Krishna. Devotional songs are

sung which are dedicated to lord Krishna. Cities all

over India get into a trance like mode. People visit

temples at night, joint their hands and bow their heads

in front of Krishna's idol with enormous faith.

Devotees fast for the whole long day, they break their

fast in the midnight or on the next day. The fast is

usually a waterless fast. Fragrance of the flowers,

soothing aroma of burning camphor and jingle of the

temple bells fill the atmosphere with divinity.

http://www.indiaparenting.com/indianculture/festivals/fest091.shtml

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Page 2 Education, concerts, festivals, Workshops ,counselling

Calendar of Concerts, Festivals & Markets

August 6 Saturday 2pm– 10pm

4 WALLS FESTIVAL

The festival features 25 acts across three stages.

Lineup includes The Last Dinosaurs, Matt Corby,

Oceanics, Montpelier, Vasy Mollo, The Founds,

Cold and Need, Marialy, Avaberée, Stephen

Smith, The Entourage, The Cordobas, The Out-

casts Of, After Opening, Orphan Ann, The

Mouldy Lovers, Vice Versus Versa, The Gypsy

Duo, Tari Peterson, Isolation in Numbers, Emily

Lawand, The Camels in Croatia, Apollo Sings and

more; food, drink, chill out zones and more.

Tickets: $12 (pre sale) from www.moshtix.com.au

or $15 on the door (only if available).

August 11 Thursday 12 noon to 2pm

W.E.N. MEETING (Women’s Ethnic Network)

ECCQ House, 253 Boundary Street, West End

In celebration of Seniors Week 2011.

For information contact 3844 9166 or

administration@eccq.com.au

September 18 Sunday

GOLD COAST MULTICULTURAL FESTIVAL

Evandale Parklands, 135 Bundall Road,

Surfers Paradise.

Multicultural Food, Craft, Performances.

Bookings now open with forms and conditions for

Stallholders and Performers

http://www.goldcoastmulticulturalfestival.org/forms.htm.

Pacific Unity Festival Logan Central –

call for stalls and volunteers

On Saturday 27 August, Logan will burst into life with

sights, sound and flavours of New Zealand and the Pacific

Islands with the second annual Pacific Unity Festival. The

Festival is now taking expressions of interest for: festival

volunteers; market stalls; entertainers; and information

stalls.

Contact: Lee Hemi, Promotions Co-ordinator on

0412 533 704 or enquiries@pacificunity.org.

Seniors Week 2011 will be celebrated across the Queensland from Saturday 20

to Sunday 28 August 2011. Community organisations across the state will share

in$125,000 in funding for events to celebrate the valuable achievements and contributions of Queensland seniors. Funding for 2011 events closed on 22 November 2010.

The Queensland Government supports Seniors Week celebrations to promote positive attitudes towards older people and ageing, encourage older people to lead active lifestyles, and to foster inter-generational relationships.

Contacts http://www.communityservices.qld.gov.au/seniors/events/seniorsweek/

Ipswich Cleaning

House cleaning and commercial cleaning services

New cleaning business in Ipswich provides house cleaning

services and commercial cleaning. If you are looking for

house cleaning, office cleaning, spring cleaning, bond cleaning

and many more. For more info contact : 0404444641 or

www.ipswichcleaningservices.com.au

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Page 3 story, poem

Friendship day 7 Aug

A TRUE FRIEND

Ashley Montgomery

A true friend never walks away

A true will always stay

A true friend looks out for you

A true friend will guard your secrets

Like a precious gift

A true friend is there for you

To give you a helpful lift

A true friend tries to make you smile

Tries to replace that frown

They may not always succeed

But they rarely let you down

These arms for you are open

This heart for you does care

And when I think you need me

I'll try to always be there

I'll listen to your fears

I promise not to laugh

Comfort your falling tears

I'll make this friendship last

I'll keep you near to my heart

I'll always hold you dear

Even when we're miles apart

Even when you're here

I hope I am to you

Everything you are to me

For the friendship we have

Is a special one indeed.

In Memory of Pauline Brayford

Thank you Pauline,

For all the laughter and tears that we shared

along life’s journey, for the fun that we had, and

most importantly for the marvellous support that

you unstintingly and freely gave me, when my

Joe died

Pauline also used to go to the Children’s Ward at Easter as the

Easter Bunny, giving out Easter eggs that she had bought.

Pottery is now very quiet without you.

Thank you for bringing me back to daytime theatre. And also for

introducing me to Support Links and all the wonderful friends I

have made there.

Through Pauline I also met Sanat and joined his meditation group.

So you see, Pauline was a very important friend to me, and I would

like to share her last funny (and brave) story that happened to her,

which she told me about, when she had just gone into hospice.

Shortly before she went into hospice, her oldest daughter Lucinda

had to return a piece of baby furniture to Logan Dome shopping

centre.

I think that that was one of Pauline’s many gifts, to see the funny

side of life, and to make you smile, to feel good, and to think about

things, and how to change things for the better.

Like Pauline’s wake held at the Ipswich Little Theatre, when she

was well enough to enjoy it too!

I know that I miss you Pauline, and I value greatly the friendship

we shared, and I feel very special to have known you, as others

also do.

I know that I am not alone in these feelings, for you touched many

lives and in this your memory truly lives on.

Your friend, Cynthia Graham

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Regular features:)

Myth : Boat people' are swamping Myth : Boat people' are swamping

our shores.our shores.

The vast majority of asylum seekers arrive in Australia by air. In 2008, of the 13,500 people granted asylum in Australia only 206 of those arriving without visas came by boat; 2,291 came by plane - well over 90%. There is also data to suggest that people who arrive by boat are more likely to be legitimate refugees. Of asylum claims made by people who arrive by aircraft, 55% are rejected. Only 2 - 15% of claims made by people arriving by boat are denied.

This number is also small when compared to the number of people who over-stay their visa in Australia each year, particularly those on travelling visas, the majority of whom are English-speaking tourists.

Conservative estimates suggest that, on average, 50,000 people stay in Australia without the proper documentation each year.

Some media have been misquoting data that last year 13,500 asylum seekers were granted refugee status. The Department for Immigration & Citizenship has responded that the vast majority of these in fact 'came to Australia on valid visas as part of Australia's dedicated offshore refugee resettlement program or were proposed as s p e c i a l h u m a n i t a r i a n p r o g r a m entrants - largely, they were not asylum seekers', with over 11,000 visas granted before entry to Australia through proper processes.

Get Up! Action for Australia. www.getup.org.au.

RRECIPEECIPE: : BYBY TTHEAHEA GUGELHOPH CAKEGUGELHOPH CAKE

MELTED BUTTER TO GREASE 275G ICING SUGAR 125 ML VEGETABLE OIL 1 TEASPOON VANILLA SUGAR 3 EGGS (SEPERATED) 300 GR SELF RAISING FLOUR 125 ML MILK 2 TABLESPOONS COCOA POWDER 1TABLESPOON MILK ICING SUGAR TO DUST PREHEAT OVEN TO 180 DEGREES

BRUSH GUGELHOPH TIN WITH MELTED BUTTER TO GREASE LIGHTLY

Healthy LivingHealthy LivingHealthy Living

Reducing High Blood Pressure

Bottle gourd / Calabash / Long melon or Lagenaria

vulgaris is a very common vegetable .

150 gm of this gourd is washed well and cooked with

500 ml of water in a pressure cooker till soft. The skin need not be

peeled . Crush the vegetable and filter the water and drink it while

lukewarm.This must be done on an empty stomach in the morning . One

should not eat or drink anything for an hour after drinking this .This

will definitely bring down the high B.P levels in a person.

http://simpleayurvedichealthtips.blogspot.com/2011/07/some-tips-for-reducing-high-blood.html

USE AN ELECTRIC BEATER TO BEAT THE ICING SUGAR,OIL AND VANILLA SUGAR UNTIL SMOOTH

ADD THE EGG YOLKS AND MIX UNTIL COMBINED. MIX IN HALF THE MILK. REPEAT WITH THE REMAINING FLOUR AND MILK AND MIX UNTILL WELL COMBINED.

USE AN ELECTRIC BEATER TO WHISK THE EGG WHITES IN A CLEAN DRY BOWL UNTIL SOFT PEAKS FORM.GENTLY FOLD IN HALF THE

EGG WHITE INTO THE CAKE MIXTURE.FORLD IN THE REMAINING EGG WHITE UNTIL JUST COMBINED.

SPOON HALF THE CAKE MIXTURE INTO THE PREPARED TIN.COMBINE COCOA AND EXTRA MILK IN A SMALL BOWL.STIR INTO REMAINING CAKE MIXTURE UNTIL COMBINED.SPOON INTO THE TIN.

USE A ROUND- BLADED KNIFE TO FOLD TOGETHER CAKE MIXTURE UNTIL MARBLED.

BAKE IN PREHEATED OVEN FOR 1 HOUR . CHECK WITH SKEWER TO SEE IT COME OUT OF THE CAKE CLEAN AND SEE IF IT IS COOKED. REMOVE FROM OVEN AND TURN ONTO WIRE RACK TO COOL. DUST WITH ICING SUGAR.SERVE WARM OR COLD.

ENJOY!!!

"Our wedding in Switzerland Six years ago we were both travelling

the world with our work and discovering new places and cultures. Then we

discovered each other and immediately had a undeniable attraction. Our only

problem was how to stay together in the same place, so I came to Australia.

One of the things we share is a love for nature and the outdoors - possibly because these are beautiful in ANY

language. However no matter where we are, we're careful to communicate

well - even underwater. We celebrate with our friends and

family, that our commitment to each other is true and deep and unending.

Simone and Lyle"