Fern Bay. JULY/AUGUST 2018 It’s a wrap: Sue, Sandra and Helen each holding one of their creations. Behind them are the rest of the 50 blankets recently delivered to Wrap with Love. Wrapped with Fern Bay love. A small, dedicated group of Palm Lake a charity. It is a ‘mission of mercy’; so alongside Sandra. Several other Resort Fern Bay residents regularly a positive organisation that crafts talented residents, including Helen give their time and considerable talent blankets for those around the world McGee, were inspired to produce to providing warmth and comfort to in desperate need of warmth. They the 10-inch squares required to make some of the most vulnerable people work with national and international a blanket. The volunteer knitters and both here in Australia and overseas aid agencies of high repute who make crochet gurus then provide their in war-torn countries, or after natural sure that the blankets are delivered squares to Sandra and Sue who sew disasters. directly to people in areas of trauma them together and crochet a finishing and need. edge around the completed blanket. These ladies knit and crochet 10-inch squares that are then joined into Prior to moving to Palm Lake Resort > Continued on Page 2 blankets for an organisation known as Fern Bay, one of our residents, Sandra “Wrap with Love”. Wrap with Love is a Davies, had been providing knitted not-for-profit organisation incorporated and crocheted blankets for Wrap with with the Department of Fair Trading, Love for more than 15 years. Another NSW. It is a non-denominational, non- resident, Sue Liddell, had also been racial and non-political organisation. producing the blankets for more than Wrap with Love is deliberately not five years and has continued to do . JULY / AUGUST EDITION What’s happening. NATIONAL TREE DAY STOP BY THE THEATRE National Tree Day is Australia’s biggest community tree-planting Newcastle Civic Theatre is and nature protection event, RESORT NEWS heritage-listed, designed by founded in 1996. Each year prominent architect Henry Eli hundreds of thousands of White and opened in 1929. It’s people plant around a million Welcome to winter and located at 375 Hunter Street, seedlings and restore many welcome to our July-August Newcastle, and it’s a haven for thousands of hectares of edition newsletter. interesting events, all nearby in unique Australian landscape our own backyard. Here’s some Things have been relatively to enable local native plants of what’s coming up: quiet here – our community and animals to flourish. population has remained July 17: The White Album Concert. It’s one of the most successful Locally, there will be a > Continued from Page 1 unchanged over the past Beatles events ever staged in Australia. After two sold-out tours in 2009 National Tree Day event on few months – however, our and 2014, Chris Cheney (The Living End), Phil Jamieson (Grinspoon), July 22 at Belmont Wetlands Recently, Sandra transported 50 completed organised weekly activities WHAT’S ON Tim Rogers (You Am I), and ARIA Award-winning solo artist Josh Pyke State Park, Redhead, from blankets to the Wrap with Love warehouse have kept people as active as are reuniting for a 2018 tour in a nod to the 50th anniversary of this very 10.30am to noon. Trees and distribution point in Alexandria, Sydney. they choose to be in these cool special Beatles’ album. This foursome are backed by a 17-piece rock In Newcastle is inviting These 50 blankets were included in a months. Make sure you keep an NAIDOC Week: July 8 orchestra including guitars, strings, horns and two drummers with musical neighbours, community dispatch of 2000 blankets requested by eye on the weekly activities list marks the start of NAIDOC direction by Rex Goh. The White Album songs will be performed in track members, existing and past World Vision. and get involved – it’s important Week – a nationwide order, starting with Back in the USSR and closing with Good Night. volunteers to join them on to stay warm, but equally as celebration of the Several of the charitable organisations in August 3: Ian Moss. Respected as one of Australia’s iconic musicians, the day to plant 2500 local important to stay in touch with Aboriginal and Torres Strait the local Newcastle region which benefit Ian Moss delivers an unforgettable sound – not only as a telling soloist native plants. These plants your community. Islander populations and from these blankets include Carrie’s House, on guitar but especially with his silken voice, ringing with clarity and will contribute to native their history, culture and As we move on to pastures Jenny’s Place and Destiny Haven. resonating with pure soul. biodiversity in the park and achievements. The theme greener (or at least warmer!) enhance the habitat of native If residents would like to participate in any for 2018 is ‘Because of her, August 5: Xavier Rudd. Storm Boy, Xavier Rudd’s highly anticipated we look back on our time at birds and wildlife that call the way, by donating 8 ply yarn and/or knitting we can!’, focusing on the ninth studio album, sums up everything fans love about the iconic singer- Palm Lake Resort Fern Bay. area home. Volunteer should or crocheting some 10-inch squares, please invaluable celebrations that songwriter. To celebrate its release, Rudd is playing a select number of It has been very interesting. bring their own drinking see the above-mentioned ladies at Finishing indigenous women have Australian locations, including Newcastle Civic Theatre, showcasing a We would like to thank those water container, gloves, School on Wednesday afternoons in the made and continue to make selection of music from Storm Boy and Xavier’s epic back catalogue. residents who made our time hat and a trowel (if you have Clubhouse. to their communities. here a lovely experience. We August 10: Fiona O’Loughlin. With a massive following both here and them). Equipment will also shall certainly miss you all and FRIENDS’ DAY: The overseas, Fiona O’Loughlin fearlessly presents unvarnished hilarious be provided on the day. we leave you with this thought: International Day of honesty, swiping through the grit of life – nothing is sacred! This show will RSVP to Lauren on “To say goodbye, isn’t a pain. Friendship – a day created feature Fiona’s greatest hits of comedy, a selection of the most popular 0456 571 289. Unless you’re never going to to confront the crises and stories and jokes from her astounding career on stage and now, the say hello again.” challenges of the world Jungle! with solidarity, camaraderie Look after yourselves and your August 22-Sept 1: We Will Rock You. This is a musical based on the and trust – is coming up on new caretakers, songs of British rock band Queen with a book by Ben Elton. It tells the July 30. Invite your friends story of a group of Bohemians who struggle to restore the free exchange around for a cuppa, or Christine & John of thought, fashion and live music in a distant future where everyone organise a day of activities Resort caretakers dresses, thinks and acts the same. Musical instruments and composers with your neighbours – this are forbidden and rock music is all but unknown. day is for friends, both new and old! . You’re Picture getting yourself warmer. VILLA 169 - PONTOON AVE: $650,000 The weather has cooled right down and many of us are looking for the perfect This three-bedroom home features a walk in robe and his & her vanity en-suite off the main bedroom and another way to keep warm. And it’s not just a here. generous bedroom with guest bathroom and BIR. The open matter of comfort when it comes to plan living area leads to a low maintenance north facing PALM LAKE RESORT, FERN BAY courtyard with extra enclosed outside living area. The home staying toasty – keeping warm is key to has ceiling fans throughout and split system air conditioning keeping your immune system fighting to the main bedroom and living area. The kitchen has plenty of storage, polyurethane cabinets and gas cook-top. A strong, so heating requires serious centre multi purpose room could be used as a bedroom, consideration, especially as we age. study or craft room. The villa is completely fenced and houses a double garage. There are so many options when it comes to heating your home and they each come with pros and cons – cost being the biggest consideration. EnergyAid’s Anne Anne encourages consumers not to be swayed by the Armansin has spent more than 20 years in the appliance seemingly cheap purchase price of a heater – check the and energy industries including managing a home energy compliance plate of all new appliances to see how much advisory service servicing one million households. So she power they use before you commit to the purchase and, knows a thing or two about the best way to keep your beyond that, “make some house rules for how often you’ll home warm while also keeping costs down. use the heaters, and try to stick to it,” she says. “It’s easy to just reach over and turn the heating up,” Anne The key to any heating plan is making sure your home says. “While that’s fine a few times, it’s easy to forget about is sealed from any cold wintry drafts that might blow in. the impact that will eventually have on your next power bill.” Ensure all your doors and windows are closed tightly. One of the best investments you may make this winter is a Using a heating device for about five hours a day, for cheap ‘door snake’ that, when placed along the bottom example, Anne explains that the running costs can vary edge of your door, blocks any cold air from entering under greatly depending on the option you choose: it.