Bulletin October-November 2017

UPA HUNTER REGION SELF CARE VILLAGES

BULLETIN OCTOBER-NOVEMBER 2017

Inside this issue: Page Page

Nicola’s Message 3 Woodlands News 19 Leanne’s Comments 4 Bird Spotting with Bob 21 Vital Call 5 Men's Shed 22 Home Care Client News 8 Ellimatta Echoes 23

Sudoku Puzzles 11 Sarina Tid Bits 24 Favourite Recipe 12 Birthdays 26 Page to Colour 13 Church Services 27 Celebrity Birthdays 14 August Calendar 28 Lodge Activities Calendar 16 September Calendar 29

Contact Details Woodlands UPA Hunter Administration Office 100 Lake Rd Wallsend NSW 2287

Administration Office Ph: 4951 3583 Fax: 4950 1755

Regional Manager : Nicola Styles Ph: 4951 3700

Self Care Village Coordinator: Leanne Schmitzer Ph: 4951 3583

After Hours Maintenance Emergency Number Ph: 0407 348 556

Nicola’s Message

Hello everyone.

Spring has sprung and life at the UPA Hunter Region is as busy as usual. We just need some rain soon!!! There have been a few changes over the past few months that I would like you to know about:

: Adam has taken over gardening duties at Woodlands Village : Cara has resigned : Tammy will also be leaving us on the 13th of October. I know I speak for everyone when I wish them all the best for their future.

We had our Annual General Meeting on the 25TH of September, thank you to everyone who attended. As you can see in our Annual Report we are in a good financial position moving forward. Sarina Villages’ external paintwork has been completed, Colin will attend to any extra painting as required. Peter, our new chef will attend the next Woodlands Village meeting to dis- cuss residents’ ideas/concerns. He was unable to attend the last meeting as we had a Food Safety Audit. Catering Industries passed with flying colours. The new Thursday Heart Moves group and lunch group is going well and it is great to see our facilities being used by the community. It is also very good to see the pool being well used. As most of you now know Amanda Burgess has resigned due to ill health. We all continue to send our best wishes and prayers as Amanda and her family are going through a very tough time.

Welcome to our new residents and remember my door is always open if you have any concerns or want a chat.

Yours sincerely, Nicola Styles

I was recently sent information from the NSW Trustee and Guardian and thought it may be of interest to you, either individually or as a group.

Their letter advises that their specialist staff can hold a free one hour community information seminar so that staff, stakeholders or residents can find out more about planning ahead options in the following areas:

 What is a Will and why you need one?  Why is it important to have a Power of Attorney  How you go about making a Will and/or Power of Attorney

Getting your legal affairs in order is an important part of life planning. Many people have superannuation policies, retirement funds and insurance policies, yet simply put off drafting a Will or making a Power of Attorney.

A recent Newspoll research found that 45% of adults in NSW haven’t planned for what happens to their assets and how they would be distributed after they die. This can cause many problems within families when someone close passes away. Similarly, if a family member requires assistance in the management of their financial affairs and do not have a Power of Attorney, the situation can become unnecessarily complicated.

 Will - A Will sets out who will received your assets when you die

 Power of Attorney—A Power of Attorney allows you to appoint someone to manage your financial affairs.

 Enduring Guardian— An Enduring Guardian will make decisions related to your health and lifestyle if you are unable to.

Situations where you may want to update your plan ahead documents include:

 Marriage  Separation or divorce  Buying or selling a house  Retirement  Welcoming children or grandchildren into your family  A beneficiary or executor named in your Will has died.

Vital Call - Important information

Have you checked your Vital Call button yet?

If not, pick a date, add it to your calendar and test your Vital Call button please.

If you check this during Woodlands office hours and a staff member is in the office, we will ring you and let Vital Call know we have checked on you. But if Vital Call do call you directly just tell the person that you are testing. This will also get you used to the procedure in case of an emergency . Please follow this process with your neck pendant as well.

What happens if you are in need of help and you have an emergency situation where you can’t answer the phone when vital call ring?

They will automatically send an ambulance.

If you do not hear from Vital Call or our office, please continue to press your vital call button a number of times. If you can reach the phone & have had no response, please call 000

If you do need help and cannot open the door, Vital Call have an access code for the Master key so ambulances can access your Unit

This information is only given to emergency services when needed .

For Home Care Clients with a med link unit—these units are tested nightly by med link & they notify me of any issue.

Thank you to those residents who are conducting monthly checks. This helps us identify any issues and gives you the confidence that this system is working.

FIRE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES

Procedures to follow should a fire occur (and if safe to do so):

R (Remove)

- Remove people from the immediate danger area. - If appropriate, evacuate other people from adjoining areas.

A (Alert)

- Alert others in the vicinity - Alert the receptionist/switchboard operator - Alert the Fire Brigade (dial 000) - Alert nearby neighbours/businesses

C (Contain)

- If practical, contain the fire by closing doors and windows.

E (Extinguish)

- Extinguish the fire (if safe to do so)

 Use the correct equipment (hose reel, fire blanket, fire extinguisher)  If possible, work in pairs (safety and efficiency)  Keep low (beneath the smoke and heat)  Keep an escape route at your back

Safety Tip’s Speed Limit & Seat Belts Please be mindful of the 10km speed limit within the Woodlands Village. Residents may not always hear your vehicle, especially from behind. If travelling on the UPA bus, please remain seated until the bus has stopped, this includes travelling within the Village grounds . Seat Belts - If you traveling in a UPA Bus or Community Care Staff vehicle, seat belts must be worn at all times. Please leave seat belts fastened and stay seated until the driver has stopped and advised you its safe to get out of the vehicle .

Kilometers

Is the speed limit in the Village please obey this sign while driving in the Village

Take care if you are out walking in the village—please use the footpaths, not the grass or the road if possible.

The grass can be slippery when wet, and even though there is a 10 km road speed limit, the roads are there for the cars, not the pedestrians.

Some Sudoku puzzles to challenge you!

DO YOU HAVE A FAVOURITE RECIPE TO SHARE?

I have found some easy recipes that you can cook and save half for another meal.

Sausage Bake

6 thick sausages 2 cups of chopped vegetables (celery,onion,carrot,broccoli etc) 1/2 cup tasty cheese 420g can cream of mushroom soup

Combine all in a casserole dish and season with salt and pepper. Bake covered for 45 minutes at 150 degree C, uncover, stir and bake a further 15 minutes. Serve with rice, veges or salad.

Chutney Chicken Dish

2 chicken breasts 2 tablespoons rosella fruit chutney 2 tablespoons French mustard 1/4 cup cheddar cheese, grated

Mix the chutney with the mustard and cover the chicken breasts. Put chicken breasts in a baking dish, cover with grated cheese and place in oven for 15-20 minutes at 180 degrees C. Serve with rice, veges or salad.

Leftovers from both meals could be sliced and eaten cold on a sandwich the next day or frozen for later.

12 For your interest we have provided a page to colour. It is said to be very therapeutic.

Do you share a birthday with a famous Australian?

If you have a birthday in October, you share with:

Frank Gardner ( 1st October, 1930) Australian racing car driver

Lorrae Desmond (2nd October, 1932) Australian singer and actress. In 1962 be- came the first woman to win a Gold Logie.

Jim Cairns (4th October, 1914) Australian police detective and politician. Dep- uty Prime Minister of Australia from 1974-1975.

Owen Davidson (4th October, 1943) Australia tennis player who partnered with Billie Jean King and won 8 grand slam mixed double titles.

Guy Pearce (5th October, 1967) English-Australian actor. Won an Emmy in 2011.

Richie Benaud (6th October, 1930) Australian cricketer and commentator.

Zelman Cowen (7th October, 1919) 19th Governor-General of Australia.

Thomas Keneally (7th October, 1919) Australian writer.

Paul Hogan (8th October, 1939) Australian actor

Hugh Jackman (12th October, 1968) Australian actor

Peter Doherty (15th October, 1940) Veterinary surgeon & researcher, named Aust. National Living Treasure, Australian of the Year 1997, Nobel Prize in Medicine 1996

Casey Stoner (16th October, 1985) Motorcycle rider

Keith Urban (26th October, 1967) NZ-Aust country singer, Grammy Award winner

James Cook (27th October, 1728) Born in England but discovered Australia.

Garry McDonald (30th October, 1948) Australian actor.

Hubert Wilkins (31st October, 1888) Australian polar explorer, war cor- respondent, geographer and photographer.

Eddie Charlton (31st October, 1929) Australian snooker and English billiards player

If your birthday is in November, you share with:

John Williamson (1st Nov, 1945) Australian singer/songwriter. ARIA hall of fame

Toni Collette (1st Nov ,1972) Australian actress

Benjamin Roberts-Smith (1st Nov, 1978) Australian solider awarded Victoria Cross

Alan Jones (2nd Nov, 1946) Australian auto racer

Tony Abbott(4th Nov, 1957) 28th Prime Minister of Australia

Curtis Stone (4th Nov, 1975) Australian chef and TV personality

Joan Sutherland (7th Nov, 1926) Australian Opera singer

John Singleton (9th Nov, 1941) Australian entrepreneur

Deltra Goodrem (9th Nov, 1984) Australian singer, songwriter and actress.

James Morrison (11th Nov, 1962) Australian jazz musician

Kamahl (13th Nov, 1934) Australian singer. Rupert Murdoch sponsored his citizenship.

Bart Cummings (14th Nov, 1927) Racehorse trainer-12 horses won Melbourne cup.

Nat Young (14th Nov, 1947) Australian surfer, world champion 1966 and 1977, and author.

Joan Lindsay (16th Nov, 1896) Australian author –Picnic at Hanging Rock.

Chopper Reed (17th Nov, 1954) Notorious Australian criminal. Novelist.

Victor Chang (21st Nov, 1936) Chinese-Australian cardiac surgeon.

Mum Shirl (22nd Nov, 1921) real name Colleen Perry, Aboriginal activist.

Shane Gould (23rd Nov, 1956) Australian swimmer and Olympian.

Elizabeth Blackburn (26th Nov, 1948) Australian-American molecular biologist, 2009 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

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If you are sick, and unable to get an appointment with your doctor, Doctor to your Door may be able to help with an after hours home consultation. This service is available to all residents in Newcastle and Maitland.

Their hours are: Monday to Friday from 6pm to 8am Saturday from 12pm Sundays and Public Holidays for 24 hour cover.

You can phone 1300 968376 two hours prior to the opening hours to book an appointment. These appointments are bulk billed up to midnight. After midnight there is fee which you should ask about when you book.

Another service is My Home Doctor. They operate the same hours as Doctor to your Door but this service does not cover our residents in Maitland.

Phone 139999 and all services are bulk billed.

A reminder that everyone is welcome each Thursday for our Friendship and Exercise Group at the house, from 9.30 to 1.30pm.

There is a Heart Moves instructor to help you keep fit, brain games to play and new friends to make.

Come and share our free morning tea, and stay for lunch which can be ordered from the kitchen.

There is a small fee to cover the Heart Moves Instructor if you wish to do the exercises, as well as a charge for your lunch.

Our volunteer Chris brought in a glass vase which was missing this week. If anyone has seen it, can they put in in the kitchen please.

WOODLANDS NEWS

Woodlands Self Care Outings - MEMORABLE MOMENTS

August - Royal Hotel Dungog On our way in the bus we saw the sign “Falling Rocks Don’t Stop” Makes you stop and think, or does it? Scrumptious morning tea at Clarence Town as well as lots of bargains at Clarence Town and Dungog.

Plates were piled high at The Royal Hotel. Beautiful mountain views along Bingleburra Road.

September - Woy Woy Seagulls and ducks kept us company whilst we enjoyed our fish lunch at Fisherman’s Wharf, Woy Woy.

FUTURE TRIPS: October—Farmers Hotel, Vacy November—Tea Gardens Hotel Happy travelling—Dell.

The Annual General Meeting was held on Monday 25th September. The meeting was chaired by Louise Buxton and prayers were given by Paul

Soper and Kay Mayer. John Bolton presented the minutes of the 2016

Annual General Meeting and Louise Buxton presented her annual report as well as a condensed financial report. Nicola Styles, our regional manager, presented her annual report. After the election of officers, and induction of the District Executive, the meeting closed. A large number of residents from Woodlands, Sarina and Ellimatta went on to enjoy our chef Peter’s cooking and the night was enjoyed by all.

Hairdresser’s days for 2017

Tuesday - Wattle Grove and The Lodge Wednesday - Valley View and Self-Care

Helen Fleming will be sadly missed as a lovely neighbour & friend to many here at Woodlands Village.

Helen lived here happily for 28 years.

Rest in Peace Dear Helen

Margaret Clulow showing her quilt with the help of Margaret Kelly. Sept 2017

Laraine, Mary P. & Elaine at the Father’s Day gathering 2/09/2017

Fathers Day display honouring Fathers in the wars 2/09/2017

In the last Bulletin, Bob Wetherall asked how may birds you could identify in the Woodlands site. He has added 2 new sightings for you. Daily Weekly

Magpie Kookaburra Noisy Miner Sulphur Crested Cockatoo Feral Pigeon Spotted Turtle Dove Rainbow Lorikeet Cattle Egret Often Crested Pigeon

Spur Winged Plover Maned Duck (Wood Duck)

Corella Rarely Currawong White Faced Heron Dusky Moorhen Koel Cuckoos (male & female pictured) Great Egret Little Swift Indian Mynah Straw-necked Ibis Superb Fancy Wren Sacred Ibis Raven Pied Butcherbird Pacific Black Duck Grey Butcherbird Tawny Frogmouth Wagtail Very Rarely Magpie Lark (Peewee) Galah Little Pied Cormorant Australian King Parrot Eastern Spinebill Lewins Honeyeater Heard but never seen Pied Heron Bell Miner (Bellbird) Domestic Duck Bittern Pacific Whiter Necked Heron Spoonbill New Sightings Yellow Tailed Black Cockatoo Black-headed Cuckoo Shrike

Margaret Clulow tells me to add Rosella’s to the list. Recently I have sighted several birds a bit larger than Magpies, but completely black. I think they are European Blackbirds, but Judy Adcock says they could be Choughs. Trouble is, by the time I get out the binoculars to check if their eyes are red or yellow, they have flown off.

Men’s Shed Report

In the workshop, we have repainted a cast iron doorstop swan, assembled and varnished a hardwood board for mounting an elkhorn, and fitted a varnished dowel to hang a small tapestry. Not much work, but plenty of talk.

In the vegie patch, the snow peas, turnips and radish have now finished. We have spinach and green cabbage, and coming soon are some red cabbage, brussel sprouts and a few broad beans and carrots.

Just planted are some lettuce, beetroot, cherry tomatoes, pumpkin, zucchini, cucumber and rock melon.

22 ELLIMATTA ECHOES Hello to all our readers,

Like most folks we at Ellimatta have weathered the cold and flu season and are enjoying the onset of Spring.

Our August and September outings took us from the mountain to the sea and we had a full bus on both occasions with folks from Ellimatta, Wood- lands and Sarina Court. It is always good to catch up with folks and share a good day out.

August saw us head to Nelson Bay where we enjoyed great weather,

The mouth of beautiful Port Stephens with Mt Tomaree to the south & Mt Yacaaba to the north.

The magnificent backdrop behind Gloucester township

SARINA’S TID BITS

Our August bus trip stopped at Stockton for morning tea. The wind was so strong we felt like we were going to be blown away!

We then drove on to Tea Gardens for lunch. It is always so lovely to visit. It is such a peaceful place.

Our bus trip in September took us to The Sacred Heart Convent at Singleton.

The Sisters of Mercy were founded in Dublin, Ireland in 1831 by an heiress Catherine McAuley who used her wealth to help poor women and children in distress. Her work blossomed into a religious order which has spread around the world.

Ten Sisters came to Singleton from Ireland in 1875 and the Convents of Sisters of Mercy spread throughout the Hunter Valley.

Singleton convent was opened as a “Mother House” in 1909. Since 1995, the Convent has become known as a beautiful heritage site, open for tours, concerts and other activities.

We all enjoyed our tour very much with Sister Monica Sinclair, a retired Sister of Mercy. We went on to have our lunch at Singleton RSL. A lovely day out!

To all our Residents born in October & November We wish you all a Very Happy Birthday

October 2nd Richard Doyle Woodlands October 15th Merle Morante Woodlands October 16th Dudley Sharpe Woodlands th October 16 Glen Fisher Ellimatta October 18th Joan Doyle Woodlands

November 5th Mary Ann Saxby Ellimatta nd November 22 William Scholes Ellimatta November 22nd Margaret Clulow Woodlands November 24th Elaine Phemister Woodlands November 25th Daphne Mettam Woodlands November 28th Bettie Adam Sarina

Catholic Communion Services Each Monday morning at 9.15am a Catholic Communion Service is held in the Quiet Room/Chapel at Woodlands Lodge. Residents from The Lodge and Self Care are invited to join in this group. Further information: phone 49550549, Unit 47, Self Care Jill Wetherall

Protestant / Christian Church Services are held every 2nd Sunday at 2pm in the Chapel at Woodlands Lodge Some dates for 2016 as follows:

1st, 15th and 29th October 12th and 26th November

All are welcome & there is no collection.

Anglican Church Services are held in Woodlands House on the 2nd Wednesday of each month at 10:15am - all denominations are welcome to attend. Services will resume in February.

27 October 2017 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Protestant Catholic Exercise Shopping Woodlands Christian Service and 9am Bus Morning Tea Lodge Chapel Church at 9:15am Activities Outing Services 9.30am- Friendship/ leaves at 2pm Sarina 11.30am exercise 9:30am Residents Lodge Bring own group 9am Meeting Chapel 2:30pm m/t 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Exercise Sarina Outing Shopping Ellimatta and 9:30am 9am Bus Shopping

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