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ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION QUEENSLAND

http://www.alzheimersonline.org
7 Eveleigh St, Wooloowin 4030 Phone: 3857 4043 Services available from the Association include the Dementia Help Line, Community education, day respite, weekend respite, in-home respite, emergency respite, residential care, library resources, support groups, family carer education and professional education. For information and support on Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia, please FREECALL 1800 639 331 or Email: helpline@eis.net.au

BALLROOM DANCING with Waltz-n-tune
(We advertise in the Saturday Courier Mail “dances” list).

Large modern dance floor (must go, it's a wonderful Friday night dance). All age’s welcome. Improve your dancing by mixing with experienced dancers. Men – come to check out the “good sorts” and ask them for a dance. (Ladies are asking for more men.)

WHEN: EVERY FRIDAY, 7.30pm to 11pm

WHERE: NYANDA HIGH SCHOOL, FREWIN ST., SALISBURY

HOW DRESSY: AT LEAST YOUR SUNDAY BEST (or better)

COST: $8/PERSON

Waltz-n-tune provides:

1. SUPPER AT NO EXTRA COST

2. Great music for the range of ballroom steps popular to many venues in the Brisbane region.

3. A varied programme to suit dancers of various skill levels.

For people that have danced only occasionally, there is the fun progressive dances and other easy dances such as the “Festival Glide, Evening 3 step, Tangoette, Merrilyn”. Everyone is encouraged to get up on the dance floor to assist each other with these relatively “easy” dances.

If you are not sure of a dance sequence and wish to try, do ask an experienced dancer. It’s amazing the number of people (which includes the provider of our music) that are very keen to help others with some of their dances.

For dance sequences that you are not being actively involved with, it is quite enjoyable to listen to the music whilst watching the more experienced dancers do sequence (eg. Twilight, Saga, Riverside blues, Tangos) and non-sequence Waltz, Quickstep, Latin, etc.

Prizes:

Lucky door prize.
Progressive Monty Carlo prize X 2.

Don't miss the fun and romance on Friday nights. Exercise by dancing with friendly people.

Come alone, or bring a partner. Enquiries: Eric 0410 411 997.

Note:

This Friday dance also has the support of a “Beginner Ballroom Dance Class” which is held 7pm to 9:30pm every Monday night at the Windsor School of Arts hall, Lutwyche Rd. (near Stoneleigh St.).

BAY ISLANDS SWIMMING & RECREATION CLUB Inc.

PO Box 152, Russell Island 4184. E-mail: islestyle@iprimus.com.au

President – Rod 3409 5946

Secretary/Treasurer – Carol 3409 1752

Monthly meeting will resume at State School, Russell Island preceding P&C meeting soon.

The purpose of this organisation is to lobby for the construction of an in-ground 25m x 6 lane pool on Russell Island to benefit the children from all Bay Islands for access to regular swimming lessons.

CABRA

Raising Community Awareness about the health effects of Burning wood in Residential Areas. We are members of the community whose health has been affected by smoke and emissions from slow combustion wood heaters. We are concerned that installations continue to be made in residential areas and used for months at a time without consideration for the health, individual vulnerability and lifestyle of neighbours.

Breathing air containing wood smoke contributes to cardiovascular problems; lung diseases like asthma, emphysema, pneumonia and bronchitis; irritation of the lungs, throat, sinuses and eyes; headaches and allergic reactions.

Would we want a return to the days of the backyard incinerator? Why then are wood heaters being permitted in high-density housing areas when cleaner heating alternatives are readily available? BCC reported 400 complaints last winter, Redland Shire Council reported over 80 - and most people do not lodge a formal complaint.

In addition, Environment Australia reports "In its present form this industry is unsustainable taking much more wood than is replaced and silently destroying remnant vegetation and wildlife".

If you suffer from domestic wood smoke pollution or want to learn about this issue, please look at our website http://www.rag.org.au/cabra. You will also find links for more information.

Don't suffer in silence. To contact CABRA please write to PO Box 74, Cleveland QLD 4163.

CLEVELAND 6 - NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH

The Watch was formed in 1991. We are an incorporated, non-profit organisation.

Newsletters, with local content and safety/security information, are distributed monthly to all residents, whether or not financial. Meetings are held quarterly on the first Tuesday of the month, (February, May, August, November), at 7.30 pm at the Uniting Church Hall, Pt Halloran Road, Victoria Point. All residents are welcome at these meetings, where we usually have a guest speaker on a topic relevant to Watch matters. The Annual General Meeting is held in August of each year.

The aims of our Watch are:-

~ To maintain a Neighbourhood Watch in support of the Queensland Police

Service;

~ To reduce the incidence of preventable crime within our geographic
boundaries;

~ To assist in the identification and apprehension of offenders; and

~ To increase public confidence in the security and safety of persons and
property.

Through the vigilance and co-operation of members and the support of the Queensland Police Service, our crime rate is low.

All members are encouraged to display NHW signage issued to them, to engrave small property items for Police identification, and to enter into the spirit of the Watch by being good neighbours, being vigilant, and recording and reporting unusual or suspicious vehicles or activities.

For more information please visit our website at http://www.nup.info/nhw/cnhwmain.htm or phone Dell on 3207 6612.

CLEVELAND 18 - NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH

Area co-ordinator – Carol Evans 34091752

PO Box 152, Russell Island 4184

E-mail; islestyle@iprimus.com.au

Please contact Carol for more information.

DANCING AT MT COTTON HALL
At Mt. Cotton Hall, Cnr Seaview and Mt. Cotton Road. Ballroom dancing 3rd Saturday night each month commencing at 7:30 pm admission $6.00 adults, children welcome and a light supper supplied. For more details and next dance date, please phone 3206 7617.

DIABETES SUPPORT GROUP
Bayside Diabetes Support Group meets the 4th Wednesday of every month from 9.30am to 11.00am at the Redlands Hospital Community Centre, Weipen Street, Cleveland.

For more information, please contact Jenny on 3286 5545 or Joy on 3821 9726.

DONALD SIMPSON OVER 50 LEISURE CENTRE

A Community Based Organisation dedicated to enhancing your lifestyle.
A Place to participate in Physical or Intellectual Activities (approx 30)- (Ballroom Dancing to Bridge).
A Place to meet persons with similar interests thus helping to overcome loneliness.
A Great place to improve your skills and increase your circle of friends.

Upon becoming a member you:

Receive immediate financial benefits through paying the lower members price for any of the Day & Theatre trips organised by the "Out with a Difference Travel Group". Lower fees also apply to any of the activities you attend.
May attend a New Members morning tea on the Third Wednesday of each month (except December) where you will meet the Manager, Office Staff, fellow new members and some of the volunteer Convenors.
May wish to volunteer your skills and your time for a few hours each week.

Located at 172 Bloomfield Street, Cleveland in the Redlands Shire just 30 kms east of Brisbane, Capital of sunny Queensland, Australia.

Our mission is "To enhance and enrich the quality of life of the mature citizens of the Shire through activity and friendship."

We currently have well over 2000 financial members. Membership continues to increase at a steady rate.

Telephone reception on (07) 3821 1089 for a mailed application form or if you are in the vicinity call into the centre and pickup a membership application form. The annual subscription fee is $11.00 per person.

Our Web Site is http://www.donaldsimpsoncentre.com

DOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION OF QUEENSLAND Inc. ("DSAQ")
The Down Syndrome Association of Queensland Inc. is a registered charity established by parents in 1976. The Association is managed by a voluntary committee of parents and provides it's services through the efforts of volunteers with the support of part-time staff.

Funds for the Association come from services through membership fees, donations, grants, sponsorship and fundraising. The DSAQ has a membership of individuals with Down syndrome and their families. Affiliate membership is available to professionals and interested individuals.

The DSAQ aims to:

provide support and encouragement to families and others in the community;
support individuals with Down syndrome;
provide up-to-date information to parents and interested groups; and
promote public awareness and understanding.

The DSAQ is commmitted to upholding the rights of individuals with Down syndrome and ensuring that their needs and those of their families are met. The Association works for a better quality of life for people with Down syndrome by supporting and strengthening families and by promoting positive and realistic images of people with Down syndrome.

The DSAQ works for the inclusion of individuals with Down syndrome and for appropriate resources and support to ensure their full participation as valued members of the community.

Although based in Stafford for our support meetings, we currently have groups that meet in Indooroopilly, Redcliffe and Sunnybank. If you would like to be involved in a support group in the Redlands or another area, then we'd love to hear from you.

For more information, please contact the DSAQ:

PO Box 3223, Stafford QLD 4053

Phone: (07) 3356 6655; Facsimile: (07) 3856 2687

Website: http://www.dsaq.org.au

Email: dsa.qld@uq.net.au

HALL FOR HIRE - MT. COTTON HALL
Mt. Cotton Hall, CNR Seaview and Mt. Cotton Road, Mt. Cotton available for hire for weddings and parties. Long and short term hire also available. For details phone 3206 6774.

HEALTHY LIFESTYLES NATURALLY
Healthy Lifestyles Naturally is a group concerned with education on natural health and empowering people to take responsibility for their health and their children's health. We aim to support people seeking natural health alternatives and also get like-minded people together.

If you would like to meet other folks in your area then contact Stephanie on 0412 671 922 and ask if there is a support group operating nearby. We have about 7 operating in the Brisbane area holding morning teas, etc, on a monthly basis. There are other leaders who would like to get something going but are awaiting folks to call.

It's an excellent way to expand your knowledge on many health issues which effect you children. Learn ways to keep your children off ADD medications and asthma medications; are sunscreens really safe?; find out what the SIDS Foundation is not telling parents which may save your baby's life; more about vaccinations than most doctors tell their patients and much, much more and other health issues. It's also a great way to make some good friends who often have a similar philosophy to each other about child rearing and healthy lifestyles.

Healthy Lifestyles Naturally also have speakers who provide FREE talks to schools, church groups, playgroups and family gatherings about cot death, vaccination and natural health generally. An informative newsletter "Daisy Chain" is forwarded to members, so why not find out more today!

Please phone Stephanie on 0412 671 922 for more information, visit our website:

http://www.nup.info/hln/homepage.htm

email growingawareness@hotmail.com

or write to PO Box 9086, Wynnum Plaza QLD 4178.

ICAN CARERS SUPPORT GROUP
The ICAN Carers Support Group meets from 10.00am to 12noon on the first Tuesday of every month at the Meeting Room (Library Building), Capalaba Place, Noeleen Street, Capalaba. This group is open to all those caring for relatives or friends with a disability, be it intellectual, physical, age-related or psychiatric.

We would love to see all our regulars and old friends too to keep an eye on future meeting times. If you have not been to our meetings recently please take this chance to catch up with us. New carers are welcome at all our meetings which are open to those caring for relatives or friends with a disability.

We are supported by Horizon Foundation, Carers Queensland (formerly known as Queensland Council of Carers) and the Redland Shire Council.

Next meeting, and first for 2008, is Tuesday, 5 February 2008 from 10am to 12noon. Come along and have your say in planning upcoming activities for Capalaba Carers!

For further information and confirmation of the meetings, please ring Mirtha on 3843 1401 (Carers Queensland).

LOCAL AMBULANCE COMMITTEE - RUSSELL ISLAND

PO Box 139, Russell Island 4184; E-mail: islestyle@iprimus.com.au

President – Carol 3409 1752

Secretary – Jo 3409 2788

Treasurer – Betty 3409 1671

Meetings third Wednesday monthly at 9am in Ambulance Station, High Street, Russell Island.

Monthly raffles held outside Canaipa Shops on Saturday mornings. Melbourne Cup day function is the major fund-raising event of the year.

LOST, FOUND OR NEEDY PETS?
This free service to the pet community provides a website that lists for free lost, found or needy animals and pets. The site is http://www.lostdogsdatabase.com

MEN'S RIGHTS AGENCY
The Men's Rights Agency is a national, non-profit organisation providing a better outcome for men and their families. Meetings are open to both men and women.

MRA meet on the first Tuesday of the month at the Local Hero Family Hotel, Corner of Kingston-Beenleigh Road and Loganlea Road, Waterford.

Phone MRA on 3805 5611 or visit the website at:

http://www.mensrights.com.au/index.php?article_id=279

for MRA's meeting dates and venue details

Address details are as follows:
MEN'S RIGHTS AGENCY
P.O. Box 28, Waterford Q 4133
Telephone: 07 3805 5611 Fascimile: 07 3200 8769
Email: mra@ecn.net.au
Website: http://www.mensrights.com.au

PARKINSON'S SUPPORT GROUP
The Parkinson's Support Group meets the 3rd Thursday of each month at The Health Service Centre in Weippin Street, Cleveland. We welcome those people whose lives are affected by Parkinson's, as well as their carers, family and friends.

We look forward to seeing all our old and new members. Any queries please contact Liz Morgan on 3240 8311.

POSTNATAL DISORDERS SUPPORT GROUP ASSOCIATION INC.
Baby's Doing Well ... but are you?

Post-Natal Depression is a treatable illness affecting 20% of all mothers with varying severity.

HELP IS READILY AVAILABLE.

Please visit the Post and Antenatal Depression Support and Information Incorporated

http://www.pandsi.org.au/

This site lists support organisations throughout Australia.

RLKM ISLANDS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY

C/- PO Box 5, Russell Island 4184

President – Phoebe 3409 1119

Vice-President – Carol 3409 1752 (e-mail: islestyle@iprimus.com.au )

Secretary – Rena 3409 1763

Treasurer - Dell 3409 1585

Meetings held first Friday monthly (February to December) in Church Hall, High Street, Russell Island, at 10am. Morning tea, 9.30am. Mini-show and guest speakers alternate monthly.

Annual bus trip to Queensland Garden Expo. in Nambour in July. Annual Spring Flower Show held last Saturday in August. This year we celebrate our 40^th anniversary. Annual break-up luncheon.

RUSSELL ISLAND ORG.

A wonderful website for finding our information and issues concerning Russell Island. Includes local information about the Island, ferry services, photos, history and plans for the future. Well worth the visit:

http://www.russellisland.org/

Laurie has also kindly donated some information and photos uploaded HERE.

SOUTH BRISBANE EAGLES HOCKEY CLUB INC.

Come and Try Hockey.

The new professional approach to hockey development now includes men and boys to create a club that caters for all players male and female, young and old.

An emphasis is placed on both excellence in play and the development of a social atmosphere through the "ROAD TO SUCCESS" program.

Activities in our club range from ages 3 to 103.

FR Catterson Park, Weedon Street W, Mansfield Q 4122.

Hockey Tots Boys and Girls 3-6 years;
Junior Boys and Girls 5-17 years;
Senior Women & Men; and
Women’s Masters over 35 years.

All new players very welcome.

VICTORIA POINT-REDLAND BAY MEALS ON WHEELS ASSOCIATION INC.

(Affiliated with Queensland Meals on Wheels Services Association Inc)

THE VOLUNTARY CARING SERVICE

Meals on Wheels is a not-for-profit community service operating with assistance from the Home and Community Care Program (HACC). It provides nutritious meals to ……… older, frail or disabled residents in Victoria Point, Thornlands, Redland Bay, and the Bay Islands.

Meals (soup, main meal, dessert and juice) are prepared daily in the Meals on Wheels Kitchen in Link Road, with the assistance of volunteer Kitchen helpers. Meals are delivered Mondays to Fridays by volunteer drivers and assistants. Frozen meals are available on request and for weekends.

VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED TO PERFORM AND CONTINUE THIS VALUABLE COMMUNITY SERVICE.

If you can give any time – a few hours every 4 weeks (or more frequently if you wish) as driver, assistant, or Kitchen helper – please contact Roster Clerk, Belinda, on 3206 3880 (6pm to 8pm). Your assistance would be greatly appreciated.

President: Meg Manning.

Secretary: Margaret Stephens.

Treasurer: Boyd Kleinschmidt.

WHITE WREATH ASSOCIATION LTD. - ACTION AGAINST SUICIDE
White Wreath Association Inc. is an organisation supporting victims of suicide, which has several aims. It is a non-denominational, non-political and anti-discriminatory body that will support people who have been directly affected by suicide, and those who are affected by mental illness.

Our first aim is to promote awareness by educating the public to the alarming increase in suicide deaths and mental illness within the society in which we live and the urgent need to try to combat this epidemic. We will be holding Memorial Services to focus media and public attention onto this very serious health issue, leading to a National White Wreath Day for the Victims of Suicide on 29th of May each year.

WHITE WREATH DAY - 29 MAY

Secondly, we intend to approach governments on the urgent need to make changes to the Confidentiality Laws to acknowledge that families and carers of people with mental illness must be informed of their loved one's treatment at the time when these people are least able to care for themselves, so that family members/carers know how to care for their loved ones in their home environment.

Thirdly, we would like to remove the unfounded myths and stigmas often associated with suicide.

Fourthly, our Association is aiming to raise funds through sponsorship, fundraising events and the sale of miniature white wreaths/badges to ultimately result in the establishment of an IN-Outpatient care centre for people with mental illness where no one will be denied treatment.

Finally, we want to remind the whole of Australia that every life is precious, that these people are not just statistics but dearly loved human beings, loved by their families and carers.

For more information please visit our: website (http://www.whitewreath.com)

or email the Association: white.wreath@bigpond.com.

Contact Details:

Head Office: PO Box 1078 Browns Plains Qld 4118.

Phone Number: 07 3219 7279; Fax: 07 3219 8148; Mobile: 0410 526 562.

Email: white.wreath@bigpond.com

Web Site: www.whitewreath.com

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