Heart Foundation Walking

UR CATCHCRY DURING the Christmas-New Year period was ‘Hearts still beating, feet still walking!’

Congratulations to the walkers who, as a result, reached goals and are rewarded by the Heart Foundation Walking programme.

Congratulations Yvonne on your first 25; Lauren and Susan on your second award, for 50 walks; Carmel, Judy, and Margie receive their first badge for 100 Walks; Kate her second badge for 200 Walks. Great effort and cause for celebration. Thanks Arthur for the cake we enjoyed.

As Margie said, ‘If I have done 100 walks, then Jack, our Border Collie has done at least 100.’ Congratulations to Margie and Des for their wedding anniversary on the day Margie completed her 100th walk. Double cause for celebration.

Welcome to new members, Debbie, Ian, James, and Rosalie. It’s free, fun, and a great way to improve our physical, mental, social, and emotional health, as well as providing excellent photography opportunities.

One of our members, Melissa, submitted a photo she took of One Step at a Time Tin Can Bay walkers on the foreshore path overlooking the Bay, to the Australia-wide Heart Foundation Walking 2023 Calendar competition. May features Heart Week, National Volunteer Week, and Mel’s winning photo. Well done!

Huge thanks to Tin Can Bay Library staff for your excellent, cheerful, encouraging technical assistance, when Judy Kiddle and I ‘Booked A Librarian’ on more than one occasion to upgrade our Walk Organiser status. We much appreciated your invaluable online assistance.

Contact Judy on 5486 2181 regarding fruit are also very colourful – they can be white, pink, purple and yellow and shades between.

Cooloola Cove Wheelie Walkers who meet 7.30am Mondays & Fridays at the Nautilus Drive bus shelter outside the Cooloola Cove Shopping Centre, or myself on 0400 756 615, for queries about One Step at a Time Tin Can Bay, walking Wednesdays & Saturdays 6am early group or 6.30am later group.

As always over the Christmas/ School Holiday break, our members have been very busy making and donating items for those in need.

“Women from all walks of life are members of the QCWA and they join for a variety of reasons. The QCWA means something different to everyone and that’s the way we like it.”

Courtesy of the QCWA website

We do so much more than just make coffee/tea and scones, if you would like find out more about QCWA

Pineapple Pork Chops

Serves: 4

Prep time: 5 minutes

Cook time: 20 minutes

1 ½ serves per portion

Ingredients

4 boneless pork chops

Pinch of salt and pepper

1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil

440g can of pineapple pieces in juice

1 tablespoon honey

2 tablespoons soy sauce

3 garlic cloves, minced Coriander (to serve), roughly chopped

4 cups Asian greens (Chinese broccoli, bok choy or pak choy) OR green beans

Brown rice, cooked according to packet instructions

Method please contact Wendy, our Branch President, or visit qcwa.org.au

SEASON pork chops with a pinch of salt and pepper on either side.

HEAT oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Once hot, add the pork chops and sear until golden on one side (about 4-5 minutes).

Everyone is welcome to come along to any of our events:

CRAFT and COFFEE

1st and 2nd Wednesday of the month, 10am to Noon at 18 Whiting Street, Tin Can Bay.

HOY

3rd Wednesday of the month 9.30am for a 10am start. Clubhouse, Cooloola Waters Retirement Village, 34 Toolara Road, Tin Can Bay.

GENERAL MEETINGS

2nd Monday of the month 9.30am at 18 Whiting Street, Tin Can Bay.

All Enquiries: Wendy - 0412 547 043 or Judy - 0402 769 392.

Sing along with Coolabay Choir

Pamela Graham

CELEBRATE A happy new year and come and join our singing angels!

We welcome all voices, high and low, lyrical and musical; sopranos, altos, tenors and basses.

We meet every Wednesday at the Veterans and Community Hall in

Cooloola Cove, starting at 3pm and working hard till 4pm. 15 February is the first choir rehearsal of the year and for a mere $2 it pays for the hall hire and the sheet music we use. All that’s needed is your voice! Come along or call Pam Graham on 0427 180 649 or email: kcisf327@ gmail.com for more information.

COMBINE the canned pineapple and juices, honey, soy sauce garlic in a medium bowl.

FLIP the pork chops over and then pour the pineapple sauce into the pan.

COOK until the pork chops are cooked through and the sauce has thickened slightly, around 10 minutes. Sprinkle with coriander once finished.

MEANWHILE, steam the Asian greens in a steamer or colander over boiling water until tender, around 10 minutes.

SERVE the pork chops with brown rice and the steamed Asian greens.

Recipe courtesy of the Country Kitchens team