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Batting for a Cause
“Batting for a Cause” launch of 24/7 Helpline
The Harman Foundation held the event “Batting for a Cause”, a friendly cricket match between home team “Clydesdale Farm Cricket Club” and “Team Harman”, to launch the 24/7 Helpline and predominantly bring awareness to the community to seek help. In attendance were Local Blacktown City Deputy Mayor & counsellors, Director Cultural Affairs from Consulate General of India, Jay Raman, Vice President and Executive Director of Sri Om Care, police officers representing Mount Druitt and Riverstone police commands. The event began with the national anthem sung by Ria followed by acknowledgement of country and the traditional custodians of the land. The event was held in partnership with Waratah Estate Agents and Clydesdale Farm Cricket Club and with the support of many sponsors: Elara, Stockland, Grewal Farms, Xclusive Homes, Star Uniforms Australia, Sahara Funerals, UNEEK Conveyancing and JOY BOOTH.
The MCs, Jaideep Singh and Manu Singh, opened the speeches by introducing one of Harman Foundation’s Directors, Nikki Harnoor Singh, who spoke of the mission and origin of the Harman Foundation. This was followed by Hitika Bhatia, a counsellor with Harman Foundation, who explained the services offered through this Helpline and the impacts of the domestic violence on men and women within the multicultural community. Harinder Kaur, co-founder of the Harman Foundation, spoke broadly on domestic violence and stressed upon victims to seek help. She also discussed the stories of two Punjabi women late Harjit Kaur (2017) and Kamaljeet Kaur Sidhu (2020), both being the ultimate victims of domestic violence, in honour of whom the organisation established HER House (Harman foundation Empowerment and Refuge House) in 2017. It provides shelter to women and their children who are victims of Domestic and family violence. She also drew attention to the need to reach out to the South Asian community, many of whom may not be aware of national domestic violence services and hotlines. This is the need that this Helpline aims to fill as it is established in consequence to its growing need during COVID time. Harinder Kaur concluded her speech by stating that, “happiness is not about what you have but what you give to others.”
Survivors of domestic violence Simi and Laila spoke of their experiences with domestic violence. Simi, who has been working with the Harman Foundation for 7 years, stated that “I didn’t want a broken family, I could change him… I was giving wrong message by protecting him and giving wrong message to children.” Laila, who has worked in the NSW State Department of communities and Justice, also spoke of her experiences of domestic violence and her fears of a broken family. She stated that “I didn’t respect myself, so he didn’t respect me… kids don’t need a dad, but they need a role model.” Interestingly, a 7-year old Vishamber Kaur came to the stage to ask the community to reach out to the Harman Foundation when they need assistance.
Hon Kevin Connelly, State Member of Parliament from Riverstone highly appreciated the work the Harman Foundation has done to the community. This was echoed by Deputy Mayor of Blacktown City Council, Councillor Julie Griffiths who went on to stress the need to make society a better place to live. Hon Michelle Rowland, Federal Member of Parliament from Greenway, appeared via video message and spoke of the increase in family violence and the need to support the work of organisations such as the Harman Foundation.
Before the cricket game started at 2pm, two cricket bats, donated by the Cricket NSW by the support of Australian International Sports , were put up for auction bringing in a total of $1150 of donations to the Foundation. Following this an energetic gidha was performed by Hunar e-Punjab Gidha Team. As the game started with a format of 15 overs per side the competition began. During half-time Jaspreet Dance Team took the stage and performed a Dhol and Bhangra /Bollywood dance by the little kids to the cheering spectators. It was Harman Foundation Team that won with the final scores of 111 to 108, with $1 donated for each run. Co-founder & Chair Harman foundation Maninder Singh presented Player of the Match to Jyoti Phaugat from Team Harman whereas the best bowler award was presented to Ajai Benerjee from Clydesdale team. Harinder and Maninder Singh then presented the Winner’s Trophy to the Harman Foundation’s Team.
The speeches, interviews, and food stalls were engaging and informative whilst the cricket match brought entertainment and cheer. The focus of the day revolved around the launch of the Helpline.
Harman Foundation Launched 24/7 Helpline 1800 11 66 75 for Domestic & Family Violence
Harman Foundation Successfully Held Their Launch Event, ‘Batting for a Cause’ on the 11th of October 2020- Helpline 1800 11 66 75 at Elara Boulevard, Marsden Park, NSW.
Harman Foundation, an organisation working to deliver open, empathetic support, guidance, and reassurance to all multicultural community members, launched a 24/7 Helpline. Harman Foundation was established in 2013 because of the need to support Maninder Singh, Harinder Kaur and their family felt from the loss of their son, Harman. The launch of helpline represents a new milestone for the not-forprofit organisation. The 24/7 helpline free of charge provides case to case a systematic approach to the victims of domestic and family violence, counselling services, support to international students, chaplaincy & bereavement and food to the needy services.
Dowry Abuse Domestic Violence Short Films
Dowry abuse is one of the main causes of Domestic Violence in Australia.
Photo Credit : Harmohan Walia
Recently 2 short films relating to dowry abuse Migrant Bride & Aussie Victim,were premiered at Reading cinemas, Auburburn. These short films are the initiative of the NSW government, scripted by Taufeeq Ahmed Sheikh and and directed by Pankaj Upadhyay. Unconditional volunteering of community members who equally believe that the menace of dowry has to be addressed to and resolved sooner, made the making of these films was possible. The two short films are a work of fiction and inspired from real life stories. The
film does not attempt to pass value judgements whatsoever, rather presents the stories as much as possible in a matter of fact way leaving at the audiences to choose favourites or determine the antagonist here. In essence every character is responsible either partly or entirely to be in the situation they find themselves in and as unfortunate as it may sound the onus of taking action in situations like these remains on the victim. The films attempt to encourage the victims of domestic violence in general and dowry violence specifically to stand for them and explore every opportunity
available at their disposal while at the same time aspires to serve as a reference point for NSW Police Force to be able to achieve the complexities the menace of dowry entails. Lastly this film in an appeal to the legislation of NSW and lawmakers alike, to make dowry an Illegal practice and push it to be recognised as a crime nationally.
Migrant Bride:
Is a story of a young bride whose marriage (solemnised online), and subsequent migration to Australia is more a transaction with the expectation from the bride’s parents that this marriage will bring better marriage/dowry prospects for the brother of the bride (the ultimate bread winner as perceived) eventually resulting in improving their social and financial status back home.
The groom’s family sees this as an opportunity to extort money in form of dowry and attempts to exploit this situation to the fullest. Groom is implied to have migrated to Australia as a student and has now begun working while still living in a shared rented accommodation with friends. The groom is surmounted with debt of his student loan while is facing recovery from the banks & seeks to settle that with the cash he is promised to receive in dowry along with the other expensive “gifts” enforced upon the bride’s family.
The friends or housemates are symbolic to the larger society addressing specifically to those who choose to stay complacent to the menace of dowry with self-manifested moral pointers as to where the line should be drawn
when it comes to tolerating dowry or the abuse that arises from it.
The story of Migrant Bride attempts to ensure not to highlight or lead with physical abuse as a marker for the victims to approach seek help and simultaneously for the Police force to be able to recognise what could potentially be at play when prima facie a victim approaches to the police seeking help may not look as physically abused.
Aussie Victim
The key difference that separates Aussie Victim to its predecessor is that, unlike in the case of Migrant Bride, dowry is simply not the means for exploiting one for the financial stability of the of the other. Dowry does not necessarily arise out of need but a major part of it is to do with greed and worse the sense of entitlement.
With all due respect to the profession of medical practitioners in South Asian diaspora has long romanticised the careers like being doctors and engineers as the only markers of success and prosperity. Thus the story attempts to play its role in continuation to the numerous previous attempts made my tons of story tellers who have in the past have attempted to make a dent in that hard wired fallacy in the society.
The other important aspect Aussie Victim attempts to highlight where on one side the concept and expectation of dowry is diluting with the younger generations but in many cases it quickly perishes as well when met with the age old hard wired traditions which insidiously finds home into the psyche of younger generations and changes them for the worse. This practice in at root needs to be eradicated with stronger laws in Australia and following the countries & states which have deemed them already deemed them illegal.
The release date for the films will be announced soon & both the short films will be available for the community to access it over the relevant social media handles of the NSW Police Force.
National Nutrition Week 2020 a smashing success - so what’s next for Nutrition Australia NSW?
Celebrity chefs, highly accomplished politicians and leading nutritionists and dietitians were among the engaging guest speakers in Nutrition Australia NSW’s impressive line-up of live virtual events during National Nutrition Week this year. With a total of 300 people signing-up to attend an event throughout the week, the core message to Try for 5 serves of vegetables each day by enjoying sustainably sourced, native foods was infused into every discussion. Nutrition Australia NSW’s campaign, My Plate, My Planet, is a fresh approach to the traditional healthy eating message – inspiring Australians to blend a healthy, balanced diet with environmentally friendly cooking practices, and connect deeply with the food experience.
“For me, from my Indian cultural background, food is the basic thing that we gather around for,” said Nutrition Australia NSW President, Barbara Ward, during Plate Up For The Planet – the launch event for National Nutrition Week in NSW. “Food is love, food is feast, food is community, food is life – an essential component of healthy nutrition and physical and mental development.”
Food playing such a central role in our lives is the driving force behind Ward’s passion for “ensuring that our food supply and our environment is preserved for generations to come.” With food insecurity on the rise, and Foodbank reporting that 28% of food insecure residents in NSW and ACT had never gone hungry before the COVID-19 pandemic, having a healthy, sustainable food supply has never been more important.
So, how can we ensure sustainable food systems in Australia? Guest Chef Sam May says during Plate Up For The Planet that “looking into the past [will give us] the answers for the future.” NANSW explored this further during Food For The Future, a virtual panel discussion on October 16 on how
we can create a healthy and more sustainable food future in Australia. Guest speaker Warren Mundine AO, Aboriginal leader and politician, advises we need to “[go] back to Aboriginal culture, utilising the way they harvest and how they do things.” This sentiment was echoed by 3 time Masterchef contestant, Callum Hann, who showed how we can mix traditional native flavours with classic ingredients in his cooking demonstration for wattleseed-rubbed pumpkin with lentils and beetroot puree.
Nutrition Australia also hosted Igniting Indigenous Ingredients, consisting of a tour of Yerrabingin cultural landscape garden and native foods cooking class with Accredited Practising Dietitian, Tracy Hardy to show how we can not only cook with native foods but also grow them in our own backyards.
So, what’s next for NANSW? Among their already busy agenda for 2021, “we will be holding space for many more in-depth discussions around healthy, sustainable eating, and utilising Indigenous and cultural foods and growing practices,” Ward says, “so watch this space!”
Nutrition Australia NSW (NANSW) is the peak nutrition education organisation that provides evidence-based nutrition information to encourage all Australians to achieve optimal health. Members of NANSW include the general public and some of Australia’s most influential food and nutrition experts, together making Nutrition Australia a key nutrition voice.
Pictured: Sam May from National Indigenous Culinary Institute cooking up a storm during Nutrition Australia NSW’s launch event for National Nutrition Week, Plate Up For The Planet.
Nutrition Australia NSW is a passionate team dedicated to enhancing nutritional health and well-being. We are a non-profit, non-government, leading community-based organisation and charity offering a variety of programs and services. These include cooking demonstrations, community outreach, corporate health, menu assessments, nutrition consultations, health displays, and more. We offer expertise in: Dietetics, Public Health Nutrition, Health Promotion, Education, Science, Medicine and Sports and Recreation.
Aussie Desi ghee made using Australian cultured butter churned by PEPE SAYA
Pepe Saya Desi Ghee is made using traditional methods. They simmer their Cultured Butter, patiently stirring it until the milk solids separate, and it is then caramelised over a low heat. The result is beautiful liquid gold ghee, which is then passed through a muslin cloth to remove any impurities and then bottled hot. The ghee has a rich and nutty flavour, with the traditional fractured and layered texture of Desi Ghee.
Pepe Saya’s Desi ghee is inspired by their team, who are predominantly of Indian heritage. They are fortunate enough to have this advantage to ensure their Desi Ghee is 100% authentic. Each jar of Desi Ghee is hand checked and carefully overlooked by Hiren Patel, head of their production.
The ghee is made in Caringbah NSW at the Pepe Saya Creamery, using 100% Australian cream sourced from farms in NSW and Victoria. Pepe Saya’s inspiration with Indian heritage continues in forming a distribution partnership with HiLands Foods in distributing Aussie Ghee throughout Australia. HiLands Foods is also of Indian heritage and strategically located near M4 and M7 corridor.
You can find it in your local Indian Grocery Stores.
For more information visit : Pepe Saya Website: https://pepesaya.com.au/
50 percent of migrant women feeling lonely and isolated during COVID-19
Most migrant women do not have local support, which makes it more challenging to cope with stressful situations as COVID-19
Key Into Australia Inc., a not-for-profit organization supported by the City of Sydney has released a new survey. It sheds light on the social life of migrant women during COVID-19 and more generally, post migration.
The survey reveals that migrant women have been disproportionaly hit by the economic impact of COVID-19, with more than one third reporting loss of job or income. Penelope, from New Zealand, was one of them “ My role was made redundant due to Covid, and I have missed the regular group social contact and the security of having paid employment in a job that I love. It’s very isolating being home alone searching for work where hundreds of others are competing for the same roles, and who knows for how long. I’ve only been in Sydney for two years, and as a Kiwi it’s much bigger than what I’m used to and so much is still unfamiliar. Usually this is exciting, it’s all part of the adventure, but after the unexpected redundancy it feels unsettling.” Maryam from Iran too witnesses “I am an experienced Office Administration, but I recently lost my job due to COVID-19.”
50 percent of migrant women has been feeling lonely and isolated at times during COVID-19. As one participant puts it “We didn’t have many connections and still don’t”. The survey reveals the majority of migrant women do not have a local support network ( 57% state they do not have anyone to who they could ask for a big favor to). The absence of local support network is a problem in the current context, in which a whooping 73% migrant women are experiencing stress and anxiety. Many factors concurred to increased anxiety levels among this population. “ Nearly 1 in 2 has found themselves working more at home ( caring for family
members, doing the chores, etc). In addition to the usual health concerns and fear of COVID-19, they can also worry about the health of family and friends living in countries faring worse than Australia.
Women who recently moved to Australia also reflected how COVID-19 has heigthened the challenge of making friends: “I haven’t been able to make new friends. It has been hard with less people to interact and less activities”. Indeed, after relocation, women tend to make their first friends through studies, work, chance encounters, family or common acquaintances. Yet, with COVID-19, the likelihood of such chance encounters has declined with remote working, online studying and social distanciation.
The survey reveals that making new friends is a top challenge for the majority migrant women after moving to Australia, nearly as important as finding a job (52% vs 55%). “Think about the number of friends, family, colleagues, and acquaintances you have today and imagine that your whole existing network is pruned to a handful of people overnight. This is what happens to migrant women, with two thirds knowing zero to 2 people when they just arrived in Australia. Suddenly, as an adult, they find themselves wondering about the mechanics of making friends and googling “How to make new friends?”. “, Key Into Australia co-founder, Maïa Saxena, comments. Respondents explained they had to be pro-active and reflected on their efforts to make friends “ Making good friends takes time and quite a bit of effort. It’s like finding a partner, and finding the right one can be hard! “; “Go out more, put yourself out there and try and try again”; “Become involved in which any way you can with the community, even if it is difficult or awkward. You just need one door to open.”. Most women found it was “easy to meet people, but hard to make friends”. Knowing people is different from true friends who you can always count on. “Having a strong local support network and true friends around is essential for migrant women to feel at home, but we know it can take time, effort and has become even more difficult with COVID-19”, comments Key Into Australia co-founder Novela Corda. She continues “ I would like to invite all women who relocated and are not feeling home yet to join our bimonthly “Friendship Café” online, to connect with like-minded women and develop new social connections across nationalities. We also have walking groups in different neighborhoods.“
About Key Into Australia Inc.
Founded in 2019 as an incorporated notfor-profit association, Key Into Australia (KIA) is a welcoming and supportive community of women who moved to Greater Sydney.
Every year, hundreds of thousands of women in Australia face the challenges of settlement by themselves. What if they would come together to support each other and get engaged in their community instead? This is the seed idea of Key Into Australia; the belief it is easier and much more fun to feel at home when you connect with other women, make friends and give back to the community together.
MCCSA launched Multicultural Men’s group in South Australia
Daljeet Bakshi
Normally , we have see many support groups that are working for the cause of women and children. Multicultural Communities council of South Australia launched support group for Men.
As per Covid 19 directions ,this launch was organised by MCCSA at the Apex Park Community Facility located at the Apex Park reserve on Burbridge Rd, West Beach SA 5024.
After hosting a successful Men’s Health Forum for men from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Background in June 2019, feedback from the forum attendees identifies the need for a source of support for men from multicultural background living in South Australia, hence the formation of the Multicultural Men’s Group of SA.
Sidique Bah from MCCSA and secretary of Multicultural Men’s Group SA addressed the gathering and announced the launch of this group.
He stated that , the Multicultural Men’s Group of SA aims to advocate for and provide ongoing support to men from Australia’s diverse community group, under the auspices of the MCCSA and liaisons with other service providers. The group will provide strategic direction and leadership to help improve health and socio-economic wellbeing of South Australian men from CALD communities. Since its formation, our group has continually grown and shown a deep commitment to men’s health, leadership, fostering community development and maintaining family bonds.
This launching event introduced the group to service providers .
Many key leaders from various multicultural organisations attended the Event .
Brad Chilcott - CEO White Ribbon Australia was the Guest speaker and other key guests included :Hon Mayor of West Torrens Council Michael Coxon , Hon Joe Szakacs representing Shadow Minister for multicultural affairs , Matt Cowdrey representing Minister for multicultural affairs ,Hon Zoe Bettison Shadow Minister for Tourism Gary Wittert, Hon John Dawkins , Miriam Hosking and Helena Kyriazopoulos from MCCSA. the launch of support group for men so that they can freely discuss the issues faced by them to avoid the mental stigma, stress .
This Men’s support group has founding members from different multicultural communities and that makes it more diverse within the community and surely is a significant support for the vulnerable .
Daljeet Bakshi
Remarkably , South Australia Government , Public Health department , South Australia Police,ADF and other key departments are working in a great coordination while handling the Covid 19 situation in South Australia .
With each passing day and on the basis of situation the transition committee issued the directions for the implementation. Recently , updates have been made to the Residential Aged Care Facilities COVID-19 Direction. South Australia’s COVID coordinator, Police Commissioner Grant Stevens announced, that the state had updated its emergency management directions for people visiting and working at aged care homes.
The Emergency Management (Residential Aged Care Facilities No 11) (COVID-) Direction 2020 has been revoked and replaced by the Emergency Management (Residential Aged Care Facilities No 12) (COVID-19) Di-
Updated COVID-19 Directions 2020 - South Australia
Residential Aged Care Facilities
However should they provide care at more than one facility the facility must notify the Facility Operator that they are doing so, with the Facility being required to keep a register of those workers who do provide care at more than one facility.
rection 2020. This new Direction comes into effect at 0001hrs on Thursday 5 November 2020.
The new Direction provides an update to changes in restrictions for people visiting and working at Aged Care Facilities • Care and support visits are no longer restricted to 1 person or 2 persons together. • There is no longer a restriction on the number of care and support visits a resident can have. • A personal care worker whose primary role is to support residents with their daily care needs, to the extent reasonably possible should not provide care to a resident at another Residential Aged Care Facility.
According to this important update , A Residential Aged Care Facility operator must ensure all persons who provide care to a resident who has undertaken a COVID-19 test wears appropriate personal protective equipment until the test result is known.
All existing directions, frequently asked questions and other information can be found here: https://www.covid-19.sa.gov.au/emergency-declarations.
For further information please call the SA COVID-19 Information Line on 1800 253 787 between the hours of 9am to 5pm 7 days per week or go to the SA Health website at www.sahealth.sa.gov.au or www.sa.gov.au/ covid-19
( source : SAPOL )
Legal requirements to be undertaken before you celebrate Diwali in style
By: Mitu Gopalan
1. Is your home insurance up to date? Kindly ensure that you do not burn extra candles and firecrackers within the near vicinity of your home so that unnecessary damage can in fact be avoided. Please ensure that your home insurance is taken care of so that in the unlikely event of damage being caused to homes, you can make a claim for insurance.
2. Have all loans provided to your family and
friends been returned? If not, there is no better time than Diwali to request for all your debts to be repaid. If you have been unable to recover your monies provided or loaned to your family or friends, please ensure that you proceed to demand the same to be provided before Diwali, failing which you can put them on Notice that a legal letter of demand would be issued in order to claim the same, and the matter could be escalated to your lawyers. Kindly ensure that the debt due and payable to you is recovered within a 6 year limitation period, failing which the Statute of Limitation applies and debars you from pursuing any debts that are due and payable to you.
3. Are you a single parent who has children?
If so, have you thought about who will have the custody and care of the children this Diwali? Are the children going to be spending equal time with both parents? If you have not arrived at a parental plan, agreement or do not have existing Court Orders, then kindly proceed to contact us as a matter of urgency in order to have these issues clarified and resolved before the festive day.
4. Unexpected brawls and incidents- It is usually when family and friends meet over a drink or two that issues and disputes arise. Please ensure that if unfortunately, issues do get precipitated and the Police gets involved, kindly proceed to ensure that you do not provide a statement. You can put the Police on Notice that you do not wish to be interviewed unless you are legally represented. Please note that your rights, and do not feel pressurised in order to attend any interview. Please do not hesitate to contact us for assistance.
5. Motor vehicle accident - In the unforeseen event that you are in a rush during the festive season and proceed to be involved in a motor vehicle accident, please ensure that you exchange the Drivers Licence details with the other motor vehicle owner/ driver, take photographs whilst at the accident location and take a video recording if possible.
6. Travelling ? If you wish to travel to celebrate with interstate family members, please ensure that the current COVID rules and requirements are in fact followed through and especially with regards to what each state’s regulations are. Kindly speak with your local travel agent in order to obtain the updated information.
7. Will- You may also consider whether you need to redo or have a Will prepared if you do not have one already. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you wish to have a Will drafted or amended.
8. Buying or selling property during Diwali
? If you wish to have your property listed for sale during Diwali or wish to purchase a property, please ensure that the Contract for Sale of Land is reviewed beforehand so that any legal issues that can in fact be identified be ascertained and clarified before you sign the contract. We can provide you with these Conveyancing services. Please do not hesitate to contact us.
We wish you all a very happy Diwali, and please do not hesitate to contact Freedman & Gopalan Solicitors on 02 8917 8700 if you wish to plan ahead or discuss any of the above issues raised.
EMBRACE THE CLOUD
By: Sarang Vengurlekar
We have talked about storage quite a lot in the past issues. We have had a chance to review NAS (Network Attached Storage) along with USB hard drive but it is now time to embrace the cloud.
Since the start of COVID-19 many things have changed from technology perspective. Most of the population around the world started working from home and that meant we needed technology that is available from anywhere. We cannot anymore rely on having our storage on premises either be at work or at home. The main reason is the accessibility since we are not in one place. It is also impossible to carry around all your storage drives with you at all times.
YES, you can see where I am going with this. I am certainly talking about cloud storage. You may already have a free cloud storage account such as Drop Box, OneDrive or Google Drive. Free accounts have limitations and normally it is the space that is the limitation. The default drive space that is available for free is too small. The free space can start anywhere from 2GB to 15GB. This kind of space might just be enough for few of your personal documents but for photos it might not be enough.
The solution would be to purchase extra storage from any cloud storage provider. There are many cloud storages companies available such as drop box, google drive, OneDrive etc. All the storage companies mentioned are well known and reliable therefore the only thing to differentiate is the pricing. To make things easy I have already picked Google Drive for this article.
FYI - Google Drive has been rebranded to Google 1.
Google 1 service is probably an equivalent of Office 365 from Microsoft as the features offered are very similar. There are further benefits which are outlined below.
What can Google Drive do? Here are Google Drive’s key features:
1. Store files: Drive starts you with 15GB of free online storage. You can store a wide range of file types and folders - even Office files but upgrade is recommended.
2. Create files: You can create documents and files on the fly with integrated Docs,
Sheets and Slides apps, this is useful just like onedrive’s word, excel, powerpoint.
3. Access your files from any-
where: Your files in Drive can be reached from any smartphone, tablet, or computer and from anywhere in the world with internet connectivity.
4. Share with others: You can quickly invite others to view, download, and comment and collaborate on your files on the
Drive.
5. Work offline: If you aren’t connected to the internet, you can make some files available offline to view and edit so you can work on it. Once connected it automatically sync’s with the online version.
6. See old versions: You can look back as far as 30 days on most file types, making it easy to see changes and go back to previous versions. In a way this is your backup strategy which is available only in expensive drives. your images and text in scanned documents - just enter a keyword in the search bar to find your subject easily.
8. Google Photos: You can store your photos in Drive and then access them and edit them with Google Photos.
9. Scan documents: The Android app lets you scan all your paper documents as
PDF - just snap a photo of it.
10. Save Gmail attachments: Hover over an attachment in Gmail and look for the
Drive logo to save any attachment to your Drive.
11. Drive apps: You can do everything from edit a profile photo to create a mind map, with over 100 integrated apps.
Google Photo allows you to store unlimited number of photos on Google Photos. The caveat is, it will not store anything over 16-megapixel resolution. Instead it will cut down the resolution of the photo and compress it. To normal human eyes you are not able to see any difference, but this is not a good solution for photographers who have RAW photo files from a higher megapixel cameras.
This means an external hard drive is still required or the new solution would be to upload the photos to cloud storage. The good news is that storage is not as expensive as it used to be 5 years ago hence this option is now a viable one. The advantages of having online storage is simply that you are able to access it from anywhere at any time hence the benefit will mean you no longer have to keep multiple drives or even carry multiple drives when you are travelling. It means the storage travels with you as long as you have internet connection available.
costs involved to get setup with cloud storage.
Google one has slashed their prices and increased the storage capacity by double from the previous plans.
In my view 2TB plan is more than enough for family documents, photos and videos. If you are a photographer or a videographer, then you may need larger storage plan as Diwali.pdf 1 6/11/20 3:23 pm shown above. I am sure 10TB is plenty for most. You then have the 20TB and 30TB plans which are expensive but will provide the flexibility if ever required.
Those who get Google One have access to Google experts, who can help with any Google-related questions, like how their products work. Signing up for Google One also gives you the option to add up to five family members to your expanded storage and without sacrificing privacy.
On that note, Google says those who sign up will also, “Enjoy extra benefits from other Google products, like Google Play credits, special hotel pricing, and more.” It also notes that, where available, subscribers can get up to 40% off select hotels — provided they book while signed into their Google account.
In my view it is the right time to embrace the cloud as the options are growing and the costs are within reason. It is easy to justify those costs for the flexibility they provide along with usability.
I am sure some of us have already started their journey towards cloud. In future we are not only talking about storage but also applications in the cloud. In distant future we will be even more connected as cloud becomes larger.
If you find this article useful then please drop me a line on sarang@vengurlekar.com or simply provide feedback.
Authorised by Peter Malinauskas MP, 488 Port Road, Welland SA 5007
The festival of Light
On this auspicious occasion of Diwali, the Festival of Lights, may your family and friends be blessed with good health, peace and prosperity.
Peter Malinauskas MP SA Labor Leader & Member for Croydon
