Happenings is supported by

Hon Peter Walsh MP Member for Murray Plains

“Cohuna Happenings” is published fortnightly on Tuesdays. This publication is compiled at Cohuna Neighbourhood House for the community. Please feel free to submit any stories or articles of interest. nhcohuna@bigpond.com (03) 5456 4666 or 0490 255 450

14th July 2020, Vol. 330

Cohuna’s Community Newsletter

COHUNA HAPPENINGS

Photo by Helen Edwards

Kow Swamp foreshore needs our help!

Support the restoration!

Locals and visitors know Kow Swamp as a popular spot for fishing, swimming, kayaking, bird spotting, picnicking, photographing, community gatherings and watching sunsets.

Kow Swamp is a freshwater lake and wetland fifteen kilometres in circumference, with an average depth of three metres. It was formerly a swamp and is now used for water storage.

The site is also of great importance to world prehistory. In 1925 the Cohuna Cranium was discovered by a local earthmoving contractor. By 1972 the remains of at least forty people had been excavated, making it the largest single population burial site in one locality of the late Pleistocene (from about 2,580,000 to 11,700 years ago) in the world.

For more historical information see

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kow_Swamp_Archaeological_Site

The name “Kow” comes from the Yorta Yorta word Ghow which refers to the white gypsum soil found at the swamp.

Since the Shire of Campaspe relinquished its position as overseer of the site, the Leitchville Lions Club has taken on the role of overseer. Their priority is to secure the stability of the Kow Swamp foreshore and community picnic grounds for future generations. To this end, the Club has formed a committee of management and they will be applying for funding, but they will need our help.

For information about donating to the community project, see the ‘Friends of Kow Swamp’ Facebook page in coming weeks.

Photo by Tanya Black

Cohuna

Tech Support

Every TUES WED THURS 1pm—3pm

Book a time to talk to an expert about any

problems, big or small, with your computer, laptop, phone,

iPad, email, photos, Facebook etc.

$10 for half hour

Phone Neighbourhood House 5456 4666

Cohuna Neighbourhood House The Neighbourhood House is now open to the public under restricted conditions Monday to Thursday from 10am to 12noon. Afternoons by appointment. Phone 5456 4666 or 0490 255 450. email: nhcohuna@bigpond.com, & Facebook message. Cohuna Happenings Our newsletter is still being issued and will do its best to connect our community. Cohuna Happenings will be delivered to the IGA, via Meals on Wheels and email. It is also posted on our website and there are copies for pick up at our front door. If you would like a hardcopy delivered please contact us on 5456 4666 or 0490 255 450 Emergency Relief Pantry Our Emergency Relief Pantry is in operation and we have hampers available for delivery. If you need a hamper, or know of someone who does, please email or call 5456 4666 or 0490 255 450 seven days a week. FREE FOOD CUPBOARD We also have a FREE FOOD cupboard on the verandah of Neighbourhood House.

Please help yourself!

What’s Open?

Yoga at Cohuna Health Balance 5456 2167

Gannawarra Library 12.30-4pm

(Borrowing services only. Closed Tuesdays)

Gannawarra Council Office 12.30-4pm

Bower Tavern – with a new look! Pot & Parma Tuesdays 5456 2425

The Cohuna Art Gallery will open again on

the 28th September with an exhibition by

William and Fiona Ainger

Please let us know if you would like to be listed here. When are you open and under what COVID conditions (if any)? Call Neighbourhood House 5456 4666 or email nhcohuna@bigpond.com

Metal Art Workshops

are up and running Upcoming 2 Day Workshops August 8 & 15 9am - 12 noon Sept 5 & 12 9am - 12 noon

Cost is $165

Would you like to make you own Art piece from scrap Metal?

Call Cohuna Neighbourhood House 5456 4666

If you already know how to weld and would like to use

our space and equipment - welders

and bending machines Please

contact 5456 4666

“Renos” @ the Bower Tavern

Before & After

Quiz What’s your phobia?

A phobia is an irrational fear of something - different than regular fears because they cause significant distress, possibly interfering with life at home, work, or school.

Match the following phobias with their correct meaning

Claustrophobia fear of beards Trichophobia fear of heights Cerophobia fear of snakes Arachnophobia fear of being alone Astraphobia fear of new places/outside Hemophobia fear of confined or crowded spaces Hydrophobia fear of hair Acrophobia fear of clouds Agoraphobia fear of thunder & lighting Autophobia fear of spiders Ophidiophobia fear of flying Nephophobia fear of water Pogonophobia fear of blood

(see answers second last page)

All this self-isolation making you wish you had a better understanding the digital world? Be Connected can offer you a self-paced online classroom from your own home. You can work on your own computer or tablet! Start learning today from your home go to https://beconnected.esafety.gov.au/ All you have to do to create an account click on the Purple “Sign in/up” button. Complete your details and select Cohuna Neighbourhood House as your learning Centre. Start learning all aspects of our online world. If you need help via phone call 5456 4666.

FIRST AID TRAINING COURSES

at Cohuna Neighbourhood House

FIRST AID HLTAID003: Level 2 Pre-work book

to be completed Cost $150 8.30am till 4.30pm FIRST AID: Reaccreditation

Cost $75 8.30am till 12.30pm

Next Course - Friday 7th August

Call us today to Book 5456 4666

First Friday of every month

Lions Split Firewood FOR SALE

$135 cubic metre delivered. Phone Bill (evenings) 5456 4196

Expression of interest

CHAINSAW SAFETY AWARENESS

COURSE – 1 day - $220 per person

Participants should be a minimum age of 16, also to be physically fit to handle a chainsaw for any length of time Our course covers such topics as: • First aid requirements

• Correct PPE required

• Identifying all parts of a chainsaw

• Demonstration of stripping & assembling a chainsaw

• Mixing 2-stroke fuel

• Correct oils to use & how to oil it

• Refuelling

• Chain tension

• Daily checks

• Hand tool use (wedges, hammer, axe,

combination tools)

• Stresses in timber (compression & tension)

• Cutting techniques

• Kickback dangers

• Plan of cuts

• Physical demands of operating a chainsaw (e.g. fatigue, heat stress, manual handling)

• Troubleshooting All Skills Services Pty Ltd (RTO No: 21934) CALL Cohuna Neighbourhood House to register 5456 4666

COVID-19 SCREENING & ASSESSMENT CLINIC

FOR LOCAL COMMUNITY

The COVID-19 Screening and Assessment Clinic is now available to test anyone who has any symptoms, no matter how mild, such as a runny nose or scratchy throat.

Patients who meet the following clinical criteria should be tested:

• Fever, breathing difficulties, breathlessness, cough, sore throat, fatigue or tiredness.

Contact must be made by phoning 5451 0200.

Each caller will be assessed by a clinician and provided with appropriate advice and to present to swabbing clinics, by appointment only.

Call 0439 295 276

Colours Cones & Coffee

(not just a icecream shop)

TAKE HOME MEALS

Available Tuesdays and

Wednesdays. Home style cooking

ready for pick up

Our Shop will be

Closing Monday 20th July and reopen

Tuesday 28th July

Wed 15/7

Shepherds Pie

$9.50

25 King George St Cohuna.

PRE-ORDER (so you don’t miss out)

Dear Community Members and Stakeholders, Cohuna District Hospital is commencing our Strategic Planning process for a new Strategic Plan for 2021 onwards and we need your input! I would like to encourage each of you as valued community members to participate in the Cohuna District Hospital Strategic Planning process. Your contribution will provide valuable input into the Board's Decision-Making Forum scheduled for August 2020. Community Members can:

Complete a survey Engage in the on-line forum Register for a phone interview Attend a community forum

Please find attached a link where you will be able to access the most up to date information regarding the Strategic Planning process as well as access to the survey. This link will be regularly updated throughout the Strategic Planning process: https://www.oursay.org/cohuna If you have any queries in relation to your participation please don’t hesitate to contact Claire Edwards on 0418 112347 or via email hello@claire-edwards.com Regards, Ben Maw CEO Cohuna District Hospital

Quiz Answers: What’s your phobia? Claustrophobia, fear of confined or crowded spaces; Trichophobia, fear of hair; Cerophobia, fear of flying; Arachnophobia, fear of spiders; Astraphobia, fear of thunder & lighting; Hemophobia, fear of blood; Hydrophobia, fear of water; Acrophobia, fear of heights; Agoraphobia, fear of new places/outside; Autophobia, fear of being alone; Ophidiophobia, fear of snakes; Nephopho-bia, fear of clouds; Pogonophobia, fear of beards.

Gannawarra In-Home Education Council supporting children beyond remote learning

Children impacted by remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic may benefit from a Gannawarra Shire Council-supported mentoring program. The program provides study support and mentoring to local schoolchildren. The Gannawarra In-Home Education Support Service is confidential and can assist students who are anxious about returning to classroom studies. You may need assistance with school subjects or a mentor to talk to, the only requirement for participation in the program is that children receiving this support live in the Gannawarra Shire. For more information or to register for this program, please phone Council’s Community Care team on (03) 5450 9333.