Jordan Springs Gazette November 2022

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Penrith Council’s Greening Our Parklands

Penrith City Council continues to maintain its commitment to reduce urban heat with the Greening our City tree planting program boosting tree canopy and shade at two popular parklands.

In conjunction with Council’s Greening our City Strategy, the Green Streets program is planting 5,000 trees in six of Penrith’s eastern suburbs. Council is set to further increase the City’s urban greenery with an additional 165 trees for planting in Melaleuca Park, Jordan Springs and Jamison Park, South Penrith.

All trees used in the program have been specially grown in Council’s own nursery, ensuring that they are well adapted to Penrith’s unique climate.

Penrith Mayor Tricia Hitchen said that addressing the problem of urban heat is critical in maintaining a sustainable way of life now and into the future and the Greening our City tree planting program is one way forward.

“Over the coming months, we will be planting trees in these locations to increase shade canopy and ensure these popular recreation spaces remain accessible and enjoyable for residents to use over the warm summer months,” Cr Hitchen said.

“The Greening our City — Cooling our Parklands tree planting project will add canopy value to the 186,000 trees already planted by Council as part of its Cooling the City Strategy,” she said.

Increasing green infrastructure by planting shade trees will help reduce the amount of heat energy that is stored within our hard surfaces, such as roads, and significantly reduce ambient air temperatures.

The urban heat island effect commonly occurs in urban communities and is caused by large amounts of paved and dark coloured surfaces like roads, roofs, and car parks. The sun’s heat is absorbed instead of being reflected, which causes the surface and ambient temperatures to rise. Council’s Cooling the City Strategy has identified tree planting as one of the easiest ways to mitigate this issue.

Planting locations have been carefully considered to maintain visibility of street signage and access to driveways using a variety of native tree species to fit with existing infrastructure.

This project is part of the Greening Our City grant program and is proudly funded by the NSW Government in association

with Local Government NSW.

Residents can keep up to date with these tree-planting projects and provide feedback by following the Greening our City Have Your Say Page at yoursaypenrith. com.au/greeningourcity

r Image/Article: Penrith City Council

Smartphone App To Help Save Lives In NSW

People in cardiac arrest will have a greater chance of survival thanks to a $2.5 million partnership between NSW Ambulance and the pioneering smartphone app GoodSAM.

Health Minister Brad Hazzard said the technology alerts trained responders to someone nearby in cardiac arrest, so CPR can be started before paramedics arrive.

“Most out-of-hospital cardiac arrests happen in the home, so if a trained passer-by can provide first aid before an ambulance arrives, it could be lifesaving,” Mr Hazzard said.

“Many of the trained Good Samaritans using GoodSAM around the world, and also here in Australia, range from people with basic CPR skills through to doctors.

“If those responders are sitting in a café and someone goes into cardiac arrest nearby, this app will help them navigate their way to the scene, ahead of paramedics arriving.”

The four-year partnership between NSW Ambulance and GoodSAM will see the app integrated with ambulance dispatch and a registry set up to map nearby defibrillators.

The defibrillators could be in the back of a trained responder’s car or fixed to a wall in a building, so the public registry will allow the community to log a device’s location that could then be accessed by a responder, delivering lifesaving defibrillation earlier.

Sudden cardiac arrest can happen to anyone from young children to seniors. NSW Ambulance attended over 10,000 cardiac arrests in the 2021-22 financial year.

NSW Ambulance Executive Director of Clinical Systems and Senior Assistant Commissioner Clare Beech said many of those cases didn’t get defibrillation or CPR from people close by prior to paramedics arriving.

“When someone is in cardiac arrest, every minute without CPR or defibrillation decreases their chance of survival by 10 per cent,” Asst. Commissioner Beech said.

“NSW Ambulance always sends the closest available paramedic in an emergency but this app will allow for rapid intervention by the community, which could save your life.”

Registration for responders will begin in a phased approach over the coming months.

r Article: Minister for Health Brad Hazzard

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Starting its humble beginnings in Jordan Springs, SOLiD MEN is a local group whose mission is ‘to strengthen and equip a growing number of communities of like-minded men with the goal of promoting physical, spiritual, emotional and mental health’.

Back in 2017, a group of women including the wives of their founders, started a 2 week fitness challenge. The men thought it might be good to do a similar challenge… except they kept going for over 5 years! The group was started by two friends, Nik Fe’ao and Suaia Matagi. Suaia was playing NRL for the Parramatta Eels at the time, bringing his fitness knowledge to the group.

“We run free; peer led exercise sessions twice a week. Sessions are always outdoors and include bodyweight training, cardio and often we use concrete bricks to increase the intensity” said Lance Rogers, Treasurer and Public Officer of SOLiD MEN.

“After each session, the men get together and grab a coffee and chat. Men are free to share as much or as little as they like knowing it is a safe space to speak. We also have a run club twice per week, again with a well-earned coffee and chat afterwards!” he continued.

Run Club is a lap of the Nepean River Bridge to Bridge, meeting at 5:00am near The Coffee Club. Wednesday workouts are at 5:00am at Jamison Park Netball Courts. Their main session is every Saturday at 5:45am at Western Sydney University (Werrington Campus), followed by coffee at The Valley Junction in Caddens from 7:10am. They also have a seasonal basketball session at Ropes Crossing Basketball Courts, which is due to start again in January 2023.

Lance enjoys being a part of SOLiD MEN, “The accountability aspect has been fantastic to help myself grow as an individual both physically and mentally. If I don’t show up for a few workouts or go AWOL on our weekly “Check In Tuesday” post, I know there’ll be someone out there texting or calling. I’m fitter than I have ever been in my adult life and have an amazing circle of friends that has all come from being a part of SOLID MEN”.

He believes that it’s important to have groups like this in the local community.

“One of our values is ‘Check 6’ representing the need to watch out for each other, keep an eye on that vulnerable area of life and ensure we’re checking in with each other and also know a man out there has my back.

“We hear the stats that men too often don’t speak up and reach out if they need help, but when you’ve pushed your body through a tough workout alongside another bloke it breaks down that barrier opening up that real, vulnerable conversation. When it comes to getting men connected with each other I don’t think there can ever be enough groups like this out there”.

r Group photo after the workout. If there’s no photo it didn’t happen!

Image: Lance Rogers

Mosaic – The Ark Kid’s Club

The Ark is Mosaic Community Church’s nickname for the Llandilo Community Hall ... where every Friday night they run a Kid’s Club for primary school aged children in years 3 - 6.

Running from 5:00pm to 7:00pm, it is late enough to give kids time to get home from school and early enough to not interfere with other activities (such as getting up early the next morning).

Every week consists of both indoor and outdoor activities and games, arts and crafts, a short and simple Bible story, as well as a simple dinner about halfway through. Every month also includes an extra special activity or event (e.g., outdoor movie night, make your own pizza, or even Flip Out!)

Fridays @ 5PM 7PM

For Primary School aged kids (years 3 - 6)

Llandilo Community Hall

Seventh Ave, Llandilo (opposite the school)

Cost: $2.00 per child or $5.00 for a family of 3 or more children

(Children must be signed in and out by a parent or authorised guardian)

Please note: All of their team members and leaders have completed training in Creating Safe Spaces, have been properly screened, and have a valid Working with Children Number.

For more information, visit www.mosaiccommunitychurch. com.au.

Ropes

Garden Needs You

Ropes Crossing Community Garden is in need of new members taking over the local project, with their current members soon to leave the area.

It is run as a registered charity and they are looking for someone to take ownership of the initiative, including a treasurer and secretary. Ideally, it would be three separate members to oversee the project.

Established in 2018/19, the Community Garden (which is found next to Ropes Crossing Community Hub) currently consists of three small garden beds. There are plans to expand the space to include fifteen.

It is run in partnership with Blacktown City Council and also has good working relationships with local businesses.

“We hope to find new members who enjoy gardening and want to make the garden a success. It has already brought joy to many members of the community” explained Julian Munford of Ropes Crossing Community Garden.

As it is a registered charity, there is minimal paperwork to complete each year with an annual AGM.

Julian explains the garden as being low maintenance and easy to manage.

“We will make sure that the garden is in good shape prior to the handover. It will be a working garden that will be ready for Spring.

“With a Facebook page, bank account and insurance, it essentially has all the ingredients of a small business” he said.

They believe this is an opportunity to re-boot the project where a community can be built around it.

Interested parties can email Julian at julian.munford@ googlemail.com.

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Sydney Graduates

The Healthy Body Company, a Western Sydney business that has been supporting the communities of Penrith of surrounding suburbs, is offering positions in its Graduate Program for 2023.

“I did not have the best experience as a graduate physiotherapist. I did not thrive; I was not inspired. So, I created a program for early career physiotherapists where our graduates are supported to be A players. There is nothing more demotivating than doing all of that work at school and university and then being put in a situation where you are performing at a C-. That does not happen here” said Trisha Cashmere, the CEO of The Healthy Body Company.

The leadership team at The Healthy Body Company believe that the success of the Graduate Program comes down to their investment in training and supporting the graduates. They are provided with a mentor who spends at least one hour each week reviewing all of their patients, as well as the whole team being able to check in and provide advice. There is peer to peer mentoring sessions, there is whole team training, and specific training for the graduate team.

Jude Holyroyd, the Principal Physiotherapist in the Jordan Springs clinic said, “As a business our reputation is everything. To ensure that every person who trusts us with their time and money gets an experience of equal value, we make sure that our newer team members have every resource they need to do a great job with every patient”.

The Graduate Program has been operating since 2010 and there are over 20 fantastic physios working in the profession there who are testament to its success. Twelve of those people are still with The Healthy Body Company team. Only one has left the profession, and she is now a surgical registrar. “We must be doing something right”, Trisha concluded with a smile.

r (L-R): Alicia Cox, Sarah Morley, Ken Truong, Taylor Sims, Jude Holroyd, Isaac Serhan and Paul Chester of the Penrith and Jordan Springs teams. All apart from Isaac have completed their Graduate Program | Image/Article: The Healthy Body Company

Ulcerative Colitis – Is it really an Autoimmune Disease or Something Else?

Last month, we saw that ulcerative colitis (UC) patients suffer continuing diarrhoea, often passing blood and puss in their stool.

This article was inspired by ground-breaking UC research done in 1980 by Australian Associate professor William Roediger. Up until this work, researchers had been unable to:

1. Find any ‘microbe causing the mucosal changes’ seen in UC.

2. Offer a satisfactory explanation for UC’s causation.

Then Roediger’s work gave us our first insight into a possible cause.

Initially, let’s define a few terms:

1. Epithelial cells are all the different cell types that makeup our body’s mucous coverings.

2. Stem cells are primordial (undifferentiated) cells that live in most tissues. When adult tissue cells die, they need to be replaced with new adult cells. Stem cells receive a signal to divide, to make new baby cells which then develop (differentiate) to become the adult cells that need to be replaced. Tissue stem cells can generally differentiate into most of the different cell types that a tissue requires to function properly.

3. Goblet cells are adult cells – living in mucosal tissue e.g., the colon. They make and secrete the mucus that covers and protects all mucosal cells from microbes.

4. Mitochondria are tiny organelles inside cells. Their job is to burn fuels (carbs, proteins, fats) to make the energy that allows all cells to function.

When scientists examine mucous membrane cells from UC patients’ colons, they find:

1. Mitochondria inside mucosal/epithelial cells have difficulty making energy.

2. Stem cells of the colonic mucosa have difficulty becoming mature goblet cells.

3. A lack of goblet cells leads to a depletion in the protective mucous covering, leaving mucosal cells “unprotected” from microbes.

The processes of:

1. Mucous stem cells becoming adult goblet cells and,

2. Adult goblet cells making protective mucus require huge amounts of mitochondrial-derived energy.

Roediger showed that the colonic mucosal cells of UC patients have lost their ability to make energy from their normal fuel – a fat called butyrate, which is made by the colonic bacteria as they ferment fibre.

This finding allows medicine to redefine UC, from an “autoimmune disease”, to an “energy deficiency disorder” that specifically affects the cells of the mucosa of the large intestine.

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How to Support a Very, Very Upset Child

There are few more demanding parenting moments than dealing with a crying, red-faced, screaming child, especially in public spaces and other places where you have an audience. Here are my top tips for managing the notorious meltdown:

1. Prioritise safety. Wherever possible, remove objects, other children, or people from the surrounding space, instead of grabbing, holding down, or dragging your child. Of course, there will be situations where you must physically restrain or remove your child. If so, take your child to a safe, quiet, and empty space.

2. Once everyone is safe, PAUSE. Take one long and slow breath and then, exhale all air from your lungs. This will reduce your emotional flooding. If you’re not calm, your child has absolutely no chance of calming down.

3. Remind yourself, “my child is struggling”. The way you view your child influences what you do next. Thoughts such as, “she’s doing this on purpose” or “he’s so spoiled” increases anger and reduces your capacity bring your best self to this challenge.

4. If your child is still doing something unsafe such as hitting or kicking, you can hold a limit with love. Repeat one simple phrase in a firm but calm tone, e.g., “you can be angry, but you can’t hit me.”

5. This is not a teaching moment. Many parents ask me how to teach children to manage their feelings during emotional flooding, but you cannot teach someone to swim while they are drowning. Extremely upset children need help, not lessons.

6. Consider whether your child has any unmet physical needs such as hunger, toileting, tiredness, thirst, illness, or pain and attend to this as best you can.

7. Look beneath the surface issue. Meltdowns often occur after a parent sets a reasonable boundary, e.g., no more sweets or finishing a fun activity on time. What children ask for is often different from what they need. Your child might simply need help managing what they feel in response to your “no”. Acknowledge this with a simple reflection, “you’re sad we’re leaving the park.”

Learn more skills to manage common parenting challenges by joining NCNS parent education programs. You can find out what’s happening at nepeancommunity.org.au.

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Jordan Springs’ Lynsey Mackay has celebrated an amazing return to the Sydney Fringe Festival, with ‘Kaleidoscope’ an interactive children’s show that she wrote, performed on stage by locals.

Kaleidoscope was performed at Darling Quarter Theatre as part of the Sydney Fringe Festival. The show had previously played at the festival in 2019.

The story is about all the little colours and shapes that live inside the Kaleidoscope. The antagonists are the tones - blacks, whites and greys who decide to try to take over the Kaleidoscope and steal all the colour away. The play then follows the story of the shy little unknown colour who is unsure what her true colour is. The interactive storyline takes the audience on a journey with Unknown who meets other characters on her way including the two beautiful fairies - Colorina and Shaparella.

The show features a live band and singers playing a wide range of styles including jazz, blues, country, and pop as well as original music written for the show.

“It went really well at Darling Harbour. The cast had a ball, and the audience feedback was very encouraging and supportive. On the last show, we introduced the Kaleidodog - a new character in the storyline and this was a big hit. Kaleidodog is a real miniature dachshund. Call us crazy, but we loved working with children and animals” said Lynsey to the Jordan Springs Gazette.

Kaleidoscope started off as a variety show to showcase local young performers talents and evolved over time to become a children’s play. The storyline was constructed around various acts but has since become a tale in its own right. The story was rewritten early this year and the script was co-written by director Maddie Epthorp, who also performed in the show.

“We have plans to further develop our storyline and write a brand new adventure for next year too” she smiled.

Another exciting development is that Lynsey will be offering Kaleidoscope Kids programs in 2023, during school terms. There will be weekly Kaleidobabies classes for Preschool ages, Kaleidotinis for Years K-2, Kaleidokids for Years 3-6, and Kaleidoteens for Years 7-12.

“These will be ensemble work groups in singing, drama and stage movement with group performing opportunities for our local superstars. We are so excited about this collaboration and can’t wait to introduce this exciting new concept to Penrith and Lower Blue Mountains children” Lynsey ended.

For more, contact kaleidoscopevarietyshow@gmail.com or visit https://www.facebook.com/Kaleidoscopeshowaustralia/ on Facebook.

r Feature Article [Cover] Cast and band of Kaleidoscope at Darling Quarter Theatre [Above] (L-R): Krista Janevski (Fairy Colorina), Karis Statheos (Fairy Shaparella) and Luke Zoglymeyer (Jet Black) | Images: Lynsey Mackay

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CafE' LattEtudE 1/69 York Rd, Jamisontown

Since I have not visited Café Lattetude in Jamisontown in many years, I wanted to re-visit and enjoy the hospitality and outstanding coffee that they are famous for.

Mum and I were keen to enjoy lunch on the day we went. I chose the Big Breakfast and Mum chose the Lamb Fillet Salad.

The big breakfast consisted of poached, scrambled, or fried eggs, bacon, pork and fennel sausage, hash brown, spiced borlotti beans, grilled tomato, sautéed mushroom, avocado, char-grilled veggie relish and toasted sourdough on the side.

The Lamb Fillet Salad had roasted pumpkin, baby beetroot, Danish feta, cherry tomatoes, baby spinach, black glutinous rice, and green goddess vinaigrette.

The Big Breakfast was one of the biggest breakfasts I have ever eaten while out at a café. What really impressed me about this breakfast was the flavours of the bacon, sausage, eggs, and the hash brown. The sausage was packed with amazing spicy flavours and the hash brown was crunchy, crisp, and cooked right. The eggs were fried, not too runny and easy to eat. The mushrooms were presented in a small dish along with the beans and having the mushrooms and beans in separate dishes made these items easier to eat for someone like myself who has no vision. The grilled tomato and avocado had flavours when enjoyed together along with the buttered sour dough toast on the side. The butter gave the toast extra flavour, and I enjoyed eating the toast slowly.

Mum really enjoyed her Lamb Fillet Salad and Mum said, “The lamb was cooked right.”

One of the draw cards that bring you to Café Lattetude is their famous coffee. Wow, the coffee was exquisite and the crema on top gave the coffee a well-balanced flavour and creaminess that is hard to find in coffee depending on how it has been brewed. Café Lattetude have an impressive Barista who really knows how to make coffee.

The staff were amazing, and I give Café Lattetude ten out of ten.

Scott

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Nicely Nourished for Great Health

Collector Con is Back

Jordan Springs resident Vanessa Sultana knows just how important it is to look after your nutrition and health. So much so that she has just started her own business, Nicely Nourished.

The married mum of three boys has lived locally for eight years and worked as an early childhood educator for over a decade. Having recently qualified this year as a Nationally Recognised Nutritionist and Health Coach, she hopes to make the move full-time into nutrition.

“I have always had a strong interest and passion for healthy and sustainable food choices and the benefits that it has on our health. I enjoy sharing my knowledge with my family and friends and this has allowed me to see the positive impact a good diet has.

“Studying Nutrition and health coaching and starting my own business means that I can share my knowledge and passion beyond my own family and friends to also my local community” Vanessa said.

Currently, Nicely Nourished services include individual care to clients who are in overall good health but wish to maintain their health a good quality diet. She offers support to clients needing assistance with things such as weight management, improving immune and gut health as well as meal planning, support with food choices and understanding food labelling and nutrition information.

Vanessa has already set herself some goals for the business ahead of the new year.

“Moving forward, I am working towards starting preschool and primary school aged healthy cooking workshops as well as adult workshops. These will likely start in early 2023” she replied.

If you would like to learn more about Nicely Nourished, you can visit their Facebook page at www.facebook.com/ nicelynourished. You can also contact Vanessa via email at vanessa@nicelynourished.com.au or by phone on 0402 509629.

Penrith’s favourite pop culture event is back this month, with Collector Con Penrith returning on Sunday 27th November at Penrith Valley Regional Sports Centre at Cambridge Park.

There will be 350 trading tables across three halls, with toy, hobby and pop-culture vintage and modern collectables. Stallholders include traders, collectors, artists, and authors. Across the tables, there will be items for kids, entry level collectors all the way through to grail pieces for toy hunters. Items include action figures, trading cards, diecast cars, comics, bricks, gaming items, badges and pins, POPS, artist’s work, novels and more!

The day’s fun-filled activities will include professional wrestling matches by All-Star Wrestlers, Dungeons & Dragons role-playing adventures, cosplay competitions for kids, teens and adults, Star Wars, Star Trek, and Transformers fan groups. The Star Walking Inc team, who not only dress as their favourite characters for the occasion but also showcase their fan creations, will be there. It’s a great opportunity to meet likeminded community members.

“Collector Con is a blast! While there is a lot of work involved in the lead up to an event, on event day we love seeing the unique atmosphere of people coming together from multiple fandoms to celebrate their passion” explained Amy Chandler of Collector Con.

“We love seeing the community grow. At our first event in 2019, we had one D&D table and at our November 2022 event, there will be 15 tables! These are tables run by D&D enthusiasts that have met through Collector Con” she added.

Western Sydney has a thriving pop culture collecting community and this is an opportunity to come together across different fandoms in our own backyard.

“It is awesome to see parents with their children watching a wrestling match, meet and have a photo with a cosplay character, coming together for D&D or what I would be there doing with my dad, hunting for items to add to our collections” Amy smiled.

For more information, head to www.collectorcon.com.au.

r Vanessa Sultana in her new consultation room | Image: Lucas Sultana

r [Top] An attendee browsing a stall at Collector Con [Above] Wrestlers take to the ring in Hall 1 at Collector Con | Images: Rob Leggo

What's Happening Jordan Springs Probus Club@

The Probus organisation has a club in your local area providing an exciting opportunity to meet with fellow retirees and join in stimulating activities. The club was formed in March 2018 to service Jordan Springs and surrounding suburbs and joins the fray with over 1,700 clubs with more than 125,000 members all over Australia and New Zealand.

In October, Johnny Pace entertained us with his stories of his life in the public eye, along with other very interesting presentations at our meeting each month. Our October meeting also saw our group helping the Penrith Community Kitchen, where our members bought along non-perishable food items also toiletry pack for both male and female members of the community in need.

Next year, we are hoping to spread our wings and travel to Tasmania as a group for 10 days of fun and sightseeing along with smaller daily bus trips.

Apart from attending monthly meetings and getting to know fellow members with a cuppa and biscuit, you will have the opportunity to take part in a wide range of pursuits, travel locally or around the world, enjoy exclusive discounts through the Probus Member Benefits Scheme, have access to exclusive Probus Travel Insurance plans, develop new interests and stay active. New members and visitors are always welcome.

The club currently has a regular lunch at a local venue on the second Tuesday of each month, a monthly outing, and special events such as our Christmas lunch with entertainment hopefully from Ron Ashton. An example of the outings planned for this year are the Postman’s Run on the Hawkesbury River, movie group, car trip to Wollongong, outing to the new Sydney Zoo, lunch on the Hawkesbury Paddler Steamer and many more events. We are always adding new and varied outings.

The Probus Club of Jordan Springs welcomes visitors and new members and meets at the Jordan Springs Community Hub on the 4th Tuesday of every month from 10:00am. For more information, contact Bob on 0405 813159 or via email at jordanspringsprobus@gmail.com. Visit our website at probussouthpacific.org/microsites/jordansprings

It was the work of Copernicus and Galileo and those who have extended their findings that gave to the discipline of Theology the concept that God became ‘homeless’. The magnitude and the intricacy of the universe has excluded the concept of ‘heaven above’ and hell ‘below’ and where is God placed in this understanding? Earth is but a tiny dot of existence. Thus, alongside the absorbing studies to understand the mysteries of evolution there is the studies to understand the evolution of humanity. Now religion cannot be ignored in these studies. In history it has been an avenue of enhancement while at the same time exhibited forces for suffering and misery.

The oldest continuous philosophy ordered into a system is Hinduism with its pantheon of gods being incarnations of Siva. Judaism which over its long history, developed the understanding of Jehovah. From this emerged Christianity and later Islam emerged from the cross culture of Judaism and Christianity. Nor can one ignore the indigenous beliefs that through history have provided a search for understanding and meaning. Sadly, Christianity does not present a united front and indeed all religious movements are noted for their differing schools and practices.

Common to all is the appeal to a ‘book’, a tradition or lore. So, then what makes Christianity unique? It is found in the execution and resurrection of an historical person who left no written word or lore. He simply in his day, gave the challenge “who do you think I am?”. Thus, it is the sharing of historical reflections written many years following his resurrection that we find the materials for our reflections in giving an honest answer, which in turn generates the deeper enhancement to the eternal question of God in experiencing and studying the universe and life itself.

Here are some things which “experts” have said over the years. In 1903, a Michigan banker advised Henry Ford’s lawyer not to invest in the new motor car company by saying: “The horse is here to stay, but the automobile is only a novelty.” Or what about, “No Australian child will be living in poverty by 1992” (Bob Hawke) or that, “Gone with the Wind is going to be the biggest flop in Hollywood history. I’m just glad it’ll be Clark Gable who’s falling flat on his face and not me” (Gary Cooper). Then there are the things people said ‘couldn’t be done’: When Joseph Coppersmith was arrested in Boston for trying to sell stock in the telephone, authorities said, “Any intelligent person knows that it is impossible to transmit the human voice over a wire”, whilst in Germany it was proved by so-called experts that if trains ever reached a speed of 15mph (24km/h) then blood would spurt from passenger’s noses and they would suffocate when going through tunnels. Or again: Did you know there’s an Australian man who has been struck by lightning on 7 separate occasions? The local pub now refuses to let him in during a thunderstorm. You say, “That’s impossible!” But it’s true! And then this one: “Dead people do not come back to life. Christianity is a lie.” But what if the experts are wrong (again)? The Bible makes this boast and admission: “I tell you this of first importance, that Christ died for sins, was buried, on the third day was raised” … and that “if Christ wasn’t raised from the dead then your faith is useless … we are lying … and should be pitied more than all people.” (cf. 1 Corinthians 15:1-17). Truth or fiction?

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FAITH – ST DAVIDS CHURCH LLANDILO

by: Rev John Hebblewhite

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Sunday, with additional services held:

on the Third Sunday + 8am on the Fourth Sunday

Watch Out! Snakes Are Out and About!!

With the warmer weather upon us, snakes are coming out of

• Bring your pets indoors with air conditioning, if possible.

• Consider day boarding in air conditioning.

• Avoid exercising your pets during the heat of the day. Walk them in the early morning, or later at night when it is cooler.

• Do not leave pets in a car or vehicle.

Your dog or cat may

a snake moving in the yard and its first instinct is to chase it.

The snake may attack and bite your pet as a form of defence. Signs of snake envenomation includes: muscular weakness, wobbliness or paralysis, increased respiratory effort, trembling, salivation, vomiting, slower blood clotting time, bruising, blood in the urine, and abnormal neurological signs (including collapse, seizure, tremors, pupil enlargement).

If you are concerned that your pet has been bitten by a snake, call us immediately.

The sooner the snake antivenom is given, the higher the chance of survival.

If you see a snake, please keep your distance, do not try to touch it or try to contain it and call the WIRES on 1300 094 737.

Keeping Your Pets Safe Over Summer

With the weather warming up it is important to look after your pets:

• Provide shelter for your pets, so they get away from direct sunlight.

• Provide plenty of water. Animals do not sweat like humans and they rely on the evaporation of the water in their mouths to cool themselves down. So they need extra water so they do not overheat.

• Provide extra water sources in case they are spilled.

• Provide kiddy pools so your pet can lay in the water.

If your pet has a medical condition, they may be more prone to heat stroke: e.g. obesity; Brachycephalic breeds (short-nosed/flat-faced) e.g. Pugs, English bull dogs, French bulldogs, Pekingese and Persian and Himalayan cats; Respiratory disease/breathing problems - laryngeal paralysis, collapsing trachea; Thick/long hair coat; Heart problems/ Cardiovascular disease; Extremes in age (young/old); Neurological disease.

Signs of Heat Stroke

Common signs include:

• Incessant panting; Drooling, salivating; Agitation, restlessness; Very red or pale gums; Bright red tongue; Increased heart rate; Breathing distress; Vomiting, Diarrhoea (possibly with blood); Signs of mental confusion, delirium; Dizziness, staggering; Lethargy; weakness; Muscle tremors; Seizures; Collapsing and lying down; Little to no urine production; Coma or Death.

How do you treat a pet with heatstroke?

First step is to instigate Emergency First Aid by bathing your pet in cool water.

Heat stroke is a life threatening emergency - always see a vet.

Please feel free to pop in anytime and meet the team at Orchard Hills Veterinary Hospital.

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As we dot our i’s and cross our t’s in the final stages of compiling the November edition, I catch a glance outside the office window - the weather is bleak at best.

We’ve had a week of rain, threatening grey skies and blustery days. Not quite the start to Spring any of us were hoping for. The grass is mushy, the weeds are stubborn and for every ‘sunny’ day we have, it seems 3 rainy days follow.

Here’s hoping November has better to offer!

Churches

Corpus Christi Catholic Church

Andromeda Dr,

Thomas’

Callisto Dr, Cranebrook

Davids Llandilo Seventh Avenue, Llandilo

Mary + St Marina Coptic Orthodox Church

Ninth Ave, Llandilo

Jordan Springs Anglican Church

Penrith Church – Strong Nation Churches (LTD) Coming soon Shop 2, 56 – 66 Lakeside Parade, Jordan Springs

MOSAIC Community Church (Llandilo) Seventh Ave, Llandilo

Community Groups

What we do know, is that there are plenty of fantastic events and activities taking place in and around the community, which will get us up, out and about! We’ve written about a few, take a read or better still take part.

This month our newest favourite contributor Scott, visits another local foodie hotspot and provides a detailed review of all there is to love, loathe or like in ‘Food 4 Thought’.

On the Eleventh day of the Eleventh month at the Eleventh hour, we pause to honour our fallen heroes. Please take a moment, to do just that. Lest We Forget.

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