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FEBRUARY-MARCH 2020 NEWSLETTERPhone 0499 542 420 – Email: bargaramensshed@yahoo.com.au

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Dear Shed Members,Member’s Partners,

valued Sponsors, Sup-porters and Friends.

Again I must ask foryour forgiveness for thelater than scheduledrelease of our February-March Newsletter. This

delay was once morecreated by circumstancesbeyond our control.

At this time of horren-dous loss of life and con-cern for the future which isaffecting everyone in ourcommunity, I believe thebest thing that I can do is

to suggest that you readthe following article cir-culated by our AustralianMen’s Shed Association.

You may find it veryhelpful in staying positiveand getting us through thisdark period of our lives.

It’s easy to feel anxious,overwhelmed or even alittle down at the moment.But, there are things youcan do to boost the wayyou’re feeling.

In these strange, uncer-tain and frightening times,how is it that some people‘keep calm and carry on’,while others panic withoutdunny roll!

The answer might sur-prise you. According toStanford University psy-chologist Kelly McGonigal,stress doesn’t always leadto a fight or flight re-sponse, it can actuallyincrease caring, co-opera-tion and compassion. Inher book, The Upside ofStress, she calls this the“tend and befriend”response, highlighting thatstress does not justengage our self-preserva-tion response, but the

chemicals released in ourbrain can also unleash apowerful instinct to “protectour tribe,” even at theexpense of our own well-being.

PRESIDENT’S REPORT – February-March 2020

Peter (Pedro) Ryan,President B.M.S.

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“STIRRINGTHE POT”

Bargara Men’s ShedMember Steve Deane,preparing paint for ourShed’s next project.

ELECTRONICVERSION ONLY

As reported in ourPresident’s brief, our B.M.S.Newsletter is somewhat laterthan we planned . . . not onlyto do with the Corona Virus,but also in part with familyillness. Our Turtle Talk News-letter will only be distributedelectronically at this stage,and a hard copy will be madeavailable at a later date.

Graham GardinerNewsletter Editor

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PRESIDENT’S REPORT CONTINUEDThink about it: the self-

less acts of heroism shownby our volunteer fire fight-ers during the bush fires.And now, our amazinghealth workers workingtirelessly to keep us safe,often at the expense oftheir own health and well-being.

Build your resilience,boost your mood:

Getting you started

BODY: Get activeDo some form of regular

activity, even if it’s only 10minutes a day.

Try: Go for a walk orrun, step outside, cycle,play a game, do garden-ing, dance, just move!

Why? Exercisingmakes you feel good andpromotes a healthier mindand body. Take the time todiscover physical activitiesyou enjoy, and that suityour level of mobility andfitness.

MIND: Keep learningYour mind needs to

keep active too, give it aregular workout.

Try: Something newand challenging. Sign upfor that online course, fix abike, learn to play aninstrument or cook yourfavourite food.

Why? Learning andchallenging the brain helpscreate new pathways inthe brain and can preventor delay dementia. Settingchallenges you enjoywhilst learning can alsoboost your confidence andfun factor.

SPIRIT: GiveDo an act of kindness –

it’s contagious, somethingwe want to spread!

Try: Organise groceriesfor an elderly neighbour,do something nice for afriend, or a stranger.Thank someone/smile/vol-unteer your time. Why?Seeing yourself your hap-piness, linked to the widercommunity can be in-credibly rewarding andcreates connections withthe people around you.

PEOPLE: Connect more!Connecting to others

even more important aswe self-isolate.

Try: We can’t replaceface-to-face connections,think creatively and makean extra effort to stay intouch. Letters, notes,phone calls, Skype,FaceTime, Viber, Zoom,WhatsApp… whatever!Just connect.

Why? We are hard-wired to want social con-nections; they are thecornerstones of our livesand essential to goodmental wellbeing.

And finally . . stay safe, stay well and

wash your hands!Need help? If you are

experiencing a mentalhealth crisis: LifelineAustralia: 13 11 14.

For further info go to:https://www.wheelofwellbeing.org

I went to asupermarketthe otherday and Inoticed aman whosecart was full tothe brim withhand sanitizers, soaps, babywipes . . . everything thatpeople need!

I called him a selfish per-son, and gave him a lowdown about the elderly,mums, and people who needthese types of things.

Told him he should betotally ashamed of himself!

He said: “Are you done?Cause I really need to getback to filling the shelvesnow!”

It’s been a bit of a strangeday! First I found a hatfull of money. Then I waschased by an angry manwith a guitar.

I asked Grandpa, “After65 years, you still callGrandma darling, beautiful,and honey. What’s thesecret?” He said, “I forgother name 5 years ago andI’m scared to ask her.’’

With Thanks andKind Regards

Peter (Pedro) RyanPresident BMS

NEW CARD TABLEAn old table which had beendonated to the Shed, has nowbeen revamped into a new cardtable for the card-playingMembers to enjoy.

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Our most recent GuestSpeaker at the Shed wasJulie Crawford fromIntegrated Living Australia.

Integrated Living Aus-tralia provide the services tosupport seniors, carers andpeople living with a dis-ability.

You may choose the sup-port you need to keep doingthe things you love and liv-ing independently at home.

Julie (ph 0477 389 670)is a Registered Nurse andworks for an organisationcalled Integrated LivingAustralia.

“This organisation hasthe contract to provide eightweek Federal Governmentfunded Short Term Restora-tive Care Packages and Iam in the fortunate positionto co-ordinate these pack-ages.

The STRC program isunique in that it offers per-sonal health managementand health coaching fromregistered health profes-sionals to ensure we offerthe choice and support thatdeliver positive healthresults.

integratedliving’s exper-tise and presence in region-al, rural and remote commu-nities means that we areready to partner with 16 newpeople who are approvedfor STRC services in theregion.

integratedliving providesindividualised support forpeople who are ageing andliving with chronic illnessin regional, rural and remoteAustralia.

The eight week STRCprogram is a Governmentfunded service that is a

great starting point for part-nering with integratedlivingto stay living well in yourown home.

Multidisciplinary teamservices available to thecustomer could include, butare not limited to:

Nursing (including arange of assessments);continence, cognition andfalls; Occupational Therapy;Physiotherapy and ExercisePhysiology; Podiatry;Dietitian, diabetic and nutri-tionist services; SpeechPathologist; Acupuncture;Naturopathy.

Lifestyle services thatcould also benefit the per-son during the eightweeks include a range ofsupports such as:

Handyman services;Assistance with equipment;Support with transport, get-ting the shopping done andattending appointments;House cleaning; Exercisesto build strength and bal-ance or try a walkingmachine; iPad, smart phoneservices and lessons toremain in contact with yourteam, family and friends.

Some other individualholistic equipment wehave provided to currentand past clients are:

Air-conditioning; LiftChairs with remote; Bedsand mattresses with remoteto sit up; Chair stair lifts;Consumables to assist withcontinence and wound care.

Our approach to provid-ing support is individual andholistic.So again who is eligible?

If you are over 65 yearsold or over 50 years andidentifies as ATSI; Is experi-

encing mild to moderatefunctional decline; Suffersfrom a chronic debilitatinghealth condition; Has hadless than two episodes ofSTRC in the last 12 months

Also:Is not currently receiving

a Home Care package; Notreceived Transitional Carein the last six months; Notreceiving End-of-Life Care;Not a resident or on leavefrom a nursing home; Hasnot been admitted to hospi-tal within the last 3 monthsrelated to the reason fortheir functional decline.

SO HOW DO I GETONE OF THESE

PACKAGES?An application has to go

into My Aged Care for ahome comprehensiveassessment to enable areferral to come to us if eligi-ble from the ACAT asses-sor.

This can be intimidatingfor some people having tophone or go online toaccess this. If you have acurrent Medicare Card thenI can assist with thisprocess’’.

INTEGRATED LIVING AUSTRALIA

Bargara Men’s Shed Member Lindsay Turner chatswith integratedliving guest speaker Julie Crawford.

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Our Shed President,recently received this mes-sage from CQ Recycling andRecovery, our Bottle andCan Collectors:

“The bins taken recentlyhad a large quantity ofdinky wine bottles and arenot scheme eligible. Cordialbottles are also schemeexcluded. The photo atright is for reference. Many

thanks for your continuedpatronage.’’– CQ Recycling and Recovery

A REMINDER TO ALL!

Jack Moore and Herb Holland show the alertness requiredin sorting out bottles for the recycling process.

ROLL OF HONOUR BOARD

This Roll Of Honour Board, located in the B.M.S. RecreationRoom, recognises Members who have since passed away –Evan Roberts, Arthur Luxton and Daniel Swanepoel.

NEWSLETTER PHOTOCOPYINGThe Photocopying of Bargara Men’s Shed Turtle Talk

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Man goes to the doctor with a strawberry growing out of hishead. Doc says, ‘I’ll give you some cream to put on that.’

‘Doc, I can’t stop singing:‘The Green, Green Grass of Home.’Doc says, ‘That sounds like the Tom Jones Syndrome.’ ‘Is itcommon, doc?’‘Well, it’s not unusual.’

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Turtle Talk with a B.M.S. ShedderI was the third of eight

children born to Fred andHilda Jackson (neeWadsworth).

Till I was three years oldwe lived in Brisbane, BinnaBurra (NSW) and Knockrow(NSW) before Dad leased adairy farm and bought thegoing concern of a dairy farmat Newrybar, a small townbetween Ballina andBangalow on the northcoast of NSW. I attendedall of my schooling atNewrybar PrimarySchool and Ballina HighSchool where I attainedmy Intermediate Certifi-cate.

While at Newrybar Iplayed cricket in the firstever (under 15) Clunesjunior competition at the ageof 8. I scored 1 run in 2innings, however, I took 4wickets for 13 runs. Not badwhen up against 13 and 14year olds. I also played tennisat school.

We left Newrybar when Iwas 15 and moved to CoffeeCamp, about 6 miles towardLismore from Nimbin. Dadhad bought a dairy farmthere.

As Dad had succumbed towar-caused disabilities it wasleft to me to do the milkingetc.

While there the localsbuilt 2 tennis courts on landthat Dad donated to the club.I cut and dug the post for thefence with the aid of an axeand a draught horse. It wasin away a selfish gesture onDad’s behalf as there were 5

of us that wanted to playtennis. We had over the next2½ years 2 coaches who gaveus a good grounding in thesport.

As a result of this there

were 12 of us from the NorthCoast who earned trips toSydney to play in the JuniorState and Country Champion-ships.

None of us won anytittles, however one of thesquad played Tony Roach,and I with my partner hadthe pleasure of beingbeaten by John Newcomband Bill Bowrie.

We moved to Lismore in1961 and my first job was asa door to door salesman.After 2 months of luggingheavy samples around Itransferred to Woolworths asa trainee manager.

I stuck at this for 16

months and was relievingassistant manager at theirMurwillumbah Branch andwhile working there I met myfuture wife Frances Lewis.

I then left Lismore andtravelled to Emerald to findwork on cattle properties. Iworked at Blackwater onCoo-roorah Station and on

Meteor Park and MeteorDowns in the Springsureand Rolleston district.

I played tennis andcricket while at MeteorPark.

From there I re-turned to Lismore to getmarried. Prior to mymarriage I worked at

Andersons Meatworks inByron Bay.

After we were marriedwe moved to a sheep prop-erty near St George.

However after 3 months Iwas stood down owing to thecontinuing drought. It wasthe third year of drought inthat area of Queensland.

From there we moved to aproperty 45 miles N.W. ofTaroom and while there Iplayed cricket and tennis.

After almost 2 years wemoved to a sheep, wheat andcattle property 40 miles westof Millmeran.

From there back to north-ern N.S.W. where I wasemployed by Norco in theirretail store. I spent 4 yearsthere prior to moving toBundaberg to work for anirrigation firm. I stayed in thisjob for 12½ years beforetransferring to another firmas an irrigation salesman foranother 4 years.

I then moved to similar jobfor 15 years prior to retiringin 2007 owing to ill health.

Fran and I have 2 child-ren, Lynne and Gail. Lynnemarried Royden Smith andhas 2 children, Kiara andDaniel. Gail married JasonJohnston and has 3 childrenMikaela, Blake and Tyler. Alllive in Bundaberg.

Since retiring I have start-ed playing table tennis aswell as attending theBargara Men’s Shed.

I find the guys at the Sheda terrific bunch of fellows, allvery helpful and easy to getalong with.

JOHN (Jacko) JACKSON

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POSSUM BOXES READY FOR USE

This report on theGovernance Workshop, held atBundaberg Multiplex FunctionRoom, was compiled by BMSSecretary Don Harrison.

“At the beginning I com-mented that the word “gover-nance’’ was not in the latestMacquarie dictionary!

The two friendly presentersasked us all for ideas, and thengave a simple definition some-thing like, “Governance is run-ning an organisation well’’.

They started by giving eachtable 5 minutes to brainstorm 5reasons why committees fail,followed then by 10 ways toimprove a committee.

Then asked for comprehen-sive input, which “filled a whiteboard twice’’.

The major points I remem-ber for board members andcommittee members were:

Really know your constitu-

tion and bylaws; Mentor newmembers of the board or com-mittee, including culturally,because every organizationhas a culture; Listen respect-fully to all input; Fulfil all legaland privacy requirements;Keep up to date with theindustry you are in.

Practice risk managementand appropriate health andsafety measures; Know yourfinancial situation at all times;Follow up on all decisionsmade; Promote ethics,accountability, transparency,rule of law, and inclusiveness.A 23-page handout containednumerous suggestions.

Recommendations the pre-senters made:

Keep meetings to an houror less; Have an agenda;

Everyone's time is valuable, sostay focussed and don't getsidetracked; Conversely, goodto have social interactionbefore and/or after the meet-ing; Write up minutes as themeeting proceeds and havethem signed off at the end ofthe meeting.

Lots of other things werementioned that did not neces-sarily apply to small or volun-teer organisations.

For example:Foster inclusiveness and

diversity in the committee;Choose and use talentedpeople; Monitor as percent-ages or ratios every singlething that happens, like thepercentage success rate ofgrant applications; Practice‘financial flexibility’; Have asuccession plan.”

Don Harrison, Secretary,Bargara Men’s Shed Inc.

GOVERNANCE WORKSHOP REPORT

“WHAT’S UP POSSUMS?’’ Shed Members Pedro Ryan, Daryl Heppner, AllanDavison, Lindsay Turner and George McLaren with possum boxes built for Mrs. LisaMarriott who lives on an acreage west of Bundaberg.

VOLUNTEERSNEEDED

For our Shed, Machinery,Equipment and Tools to befully covered by our NewInsurance Policies, we needto revise and update ourAssets List.

Volunteers who canassist with the Assets Listupdate, please see Pedro.

FIRST AIDCONTENTSJack Moore (Sandy)

has asked that he be toldwhen a Member usesband aids or any othermedical item from themedicine cabinet so thathe can replenish dwindlingstock.