SAVVY SENIORS TO GET TECHY
Thompsons Caring
Becoming tech-savvy will be a cinch for all when Council’s Age-Friendly Savvy Kiosks pop up throughout the Scenic Rim. Learn how to use a mobile device, download reading material or navigate websites with the help of staff who will explain in easy to understand terms. Mayor Greg Christensen said this was an excellent opportunity for seniors to enhance their digital literacy. “These Savvy Kiosks enable a supportive environment to teach our older community members more about their electronic devices, the internet and the numerous resources available to them,” he said. “It is important that Scenic Rim seniors are able to conduct more personal business online due to the ever-changing digital landscape of today’s society.” The Age-Friendly Savvy Kiosks will pop up from 9am to 1pm on the following days at these locations: • Harrisville School of Arts: Tuesday 7th May and 16th July; • Kalbar School of Arts: Wednesday 15th May and 24th July; • Kooralbyn Hall: Monday 27th May and 29th July; • Rathdowney Hall: Tuesday 4th June and 6th August; • Tamborine Village Hall: Thursday 20th June and 22nd August; • Beechmont Community Centre: Tuesday 25th June and 27th August. Each kiosk will also have information available from service organisations, health professionals and assistance programs. This Age-Friendly Scenic Rim project is funded by the Queensland Government. For more information contact Scenic Rim Regional Council’s Community Development Officer on 5540 5111.
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Thompsons Funerals are proud to have opened their funeral office at Shop 4, 16 - 18 Main Western Road, Flame Tree Arcade, North Tamborine in April. Thompsons Funerals are a family owned and operated small business, Leigh together with his wife Linda and their daughters Ashleigh and Alyce. Leigh Thompson has over 30 years funeral experience, much of this in Western Australia. He has also worked in the Queensland funeral industry and is a registered funeral celebrant. The Thompson family have lived in the Scenic Rim since 2007, with Ashleigh and Alyce attending school locally and Leigh Thompson Leigh and Linda actively involved in their daughters’ school’s P&C organisations. It is the Thompson family’s mission to give grieving families: • Realistic, cost effective options for funerals; • Caring, compassionate and personalised service; • The security of dealing with the same person from the initial contact through the whole funeral process. Leigh and Linda believe a funeral service is an important community service for our local region. They are available to visit at your home or you can visit them at their office. Thompsons Funerals have produced a free, comprehensive guide that is relevant Australia wide and has details about myths and facts in the funeral industry. To get your free copy, phone 1800 779 100 and leave your contact details, or drop by and meet Leigh and Linda and collect one from their office or from the stand at the front of Flame Tree Arcade. The booklet also contains a CD and a DVD of the ABC’s program ‘The Checkout’ which details possible funeral industry rip offs. Thompsons Funerals conduct funerals in all areas. For any enquiries or assistance please call 5545 1974 or 0447 203 750. At Thompsons, “We’ll be there when you need us.”
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The Canungra Times - May 2019
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