Pakmag Townsville - January 2012

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issue 14

J a n 2012

Summer edition

Holiday Activities Check out the latest guide

Are we raising

WIMPS? Cover photo courtesy of Insight Creative

Why kids need to take risks

I’m bored!

How to turn it into a teaching opportunity Backyard Camping Safaris Women and finance Ice skating beats the heat

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41 welcome note Hi everyone and welcome to the New Year and our first edition for 2012.

We hope you all had a wonderful time with family and friends over the Christmas period. We had an action packed month with our 12 Elves of Christmas making their Townsville debut. Just one of the fun things to do with the kids over the holidays.

Now that the mad rush is over we have our school holiday guide full of lots of fun things to do and see for the remainder of your holidays. Check out our What’s On guide for everything you need to know or visit our Facebook Page for regular updates.

This month we also celebrate everything tropical as we try to beat the heat so our next Pakclub is a Tropical Pool Party to help you cool down. We hope to see you there.

Until next time, happy reading and tell everyone you read it in PakMag.

Debbie

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kids

02 What’s New

23 Kid’s MiniMag

05 Show & tell

24 Colour it in & win

06 Are we creating wimps?

09 I’m bored!

11 Catholic Education 13

Women & Finance

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PakHealth

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PakFood

21 What’s On 23 Mini Mag 31 PakBaby

pakmag

pakmag : for parents of beans to teens

35 Wardrobe Wake Up 37 School Holiday Guide 40 Biz Directory 41 Sick of the heat? Try some ice!

babies & toddlers 31 PakBaby - The post-baby conversation

things to win 16

WIN a Calanna Head Lice pack

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WIN a Good Guys mystery prize

24 WIN a mystery prize 25 4 mystery prizes to WIN 48 WIN a mystery prize

42 Camping Safari 44 Out & About 46 Fav Pets/Competition Winners 48 Smile with a Local

cover shot Model: Olive Menzie Photographer: A big thanks to the team at Insight Creative

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what’s new january

what’s new january Bungee Trampolines

Movie Releases

Rides N Slides have brought the first bungee trampolines to NQ so prepare to harness yourself in and bounce high at the Strand (near Strand Park) everyday during the holidays. Fantastic fun and safe for all ages.

The equipment will be available for hire at other events when school starts back.

Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked In cinemas January 1

Sherlock Holmes 2: A Game Of Shadows In cinemas January 5

Family Day Trip Heading north during the holidays?

Kurrimine Beach Holiday Park has a $25 family day pass (2 adults and up to 3 children) which entitles you to use all the park facilities including their awesome

Kidz Karate A new centre has opened in Thuringowa that runs Kidz Karate classes for children aged 3+ and Muay Thai Kickboxing for kids aged 5+.

They run during the week from 4.15pm and on Saturday mornings. Classes are designed to teach self defence, self awareness, discipline, respect and much more. Location:

The Muppets

pool with inflatables. Only available

In cinemas January 12

18 Black Hawk Blvd, Thuringowa. For more

Monday to Thursday. Book online at www.

information call 0411 661 269.

kurriminebeachholidaypark.com.au/ family or contact Tracey on 4065 6166.

The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo In cinemas January 12

Next PakClub: 15 Jan Our next PakClub will be a Tropical Pool Party at the Kirwan Aquatic Centre on 15 January (2-4pm). It is guaranteed to be heaps of wet

Hugo 3D

Gruffalo’s Child: 5-6 March After the success of last year’s Gruffalo stage

story, Gruffalo Junior wants to see for herself

show, the sequel is coming to Townville

whether Dad is telling the truth about this

Civic Theatre in March. The Gruffalo’s Child

now legendary Big Bad Mouse. There’s lots of

is also adapted from the picture book by

songs, laughs and scary fun for families (kids

Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. In this

aged 4+). Call Ticket Shop on 4727 9797.

Get jumping!

Kirwan Aquatic Centres new 16m Giant Water Inflatable is going to be the summer’s

Calendar

Arty fun

We’ve made it easy for you to remember our

Check out the Pinnacles Gallery free Family

obstacle course will provide hours of

PakClub dates and other important events

Fun Day on 21 Jan and the ‘Drawing Life for

energetic fun before splashing into the

this year by including a 2012 calendar on our

Kids on Tour’. Call 4773 8871 for more info

water. The castle is available for parties/

cover. Don’t forget to tear it out and stick it

or go to the website at www.pinnacles@

functions as well as having set hours for the

on the fridge.

townsville.qld.gov.au

public during the holidays.

highlight for lots of excited older children.

Clamboring through the huge inflatable

and splashy fun.

In cinemas January 12

Tots on Skates Journey 2: The Mysterious Island

Introduce your little ones to roller-skating

In cinemas January 19

at Willows on Wheels Roller Skating Rink on Thurs 12 Jan and Thurs 19 Jan from 9-10am.

A Few Best Men In cinemas January 26

Aussie Day Pack your flag, zinc and picnic rug for a day of celebration down at the Riverway. The day

J Edgar

will include free family entertainment, a fun

In cinemas January 26

run, children’s activities and the Council’s Baby Welcoming Ceremony. Registrations

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Available for children 6 yrs and under. Closed shoes required. Free but bookings essential.

Ready Steady Go Kids Ready Steady Go Kids is Australia’s largest multi sport and exercise program for

close for the Ceremony on 9 Jan. Forms are

preschoolers aged 2-6 yrs. Enrolments for

available at www.townsville.qld.gov.au or

term 1 are now open. For more information

phone council on 1300 878 001.

visit www.readysteadygokids.com.au

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Show and tell

You can draw!

A new book by one of Australia’s best illustrators and creator of Tashi, Kim Gamble, gives step-bystep guidance and helpful tips on how to draw animals, bodies, faces, trains, planes, buildings and more. Recommended for age 8 and up, this

Got something to share or

is the perfect book to keep little artists busy over

shout about? Email us at

the school holidays. You Can Draw Anything is

elaine@pakmag.com.au

available at all good bookstores for Rrp $9.99

Are we there yet?

A great new box set to keep the kids occupied, the Are We There Yet? Gift Set by Alison Lester includes her much-loved picture book of the same name, plus a 200-piece jigsaw puzzle and a pack of specially designed playing cards. RRP $29.95

Pets not just for Xmas Did you know that January is the busiest month

for animal shelters around Australia as more dogs and cats are left at shelters during this month than any other month of the year. Many people are given pets for Christmas but then realise they can’t take care of them. Hopefully in 2012 less animals will be dumped at shelters.

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My Business Belinda Lochhead is the owner of Rudies Sun Wear and also mum to two young boys.

I grew up in North Queensland, and since I’m a natural red head, I have the freckles and sun damaged skin to prove it. I love the outdoor lifestyle here but my grandfather died from skin cancer so I know firsthand how important it is for me to protect my skin and my children.

time to focus on distributing my online sales (I sell my products Australia-wide). Running Rudies Sun Wear is busy but it’s not a chore for me – I’ve finally come to understand what I’ve been hearing all these years “do what you love, love what you do”

I started making my own sun protective shirts because good quality long sleeve shirts were hard to find. I learned to sew and created my own designs to the quality I needed. Now I have them manufactured on the Gold Coast.

My advice to other mums considering starting their own business is to really research your products and ask for lots of feedback. Keep refining your product until you have something that customers want – what you think is a great idea may not translate in to the marketplace.

I have learned so much since starting my business. Outsourcing the manufacturing was a big shift that now allows me to have more

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Children’s Issues Story thanks to Cheryl Critchley

Are we creating

wimps?

As kids in the 1970’s we would head to the park minus adults all day, climbing trees, checking out creeks & hurling down hills on bikes & billy carts.

I had a boy’s bike, skateboard, pogo stick and

risks and children operating outside their

Cheryl Critchley is the author of Unspoil

home-made sling shots. We climbed trees, rode

comfort zone,” he says. “If children are prevented

Your Kids; Escape the Parent Trap (Wilkinson

bikes for kilometres and walked to shops across

from taking risks they may stagnate…and

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busy roads. My three siblings and I had endless

development may be impeded.”

minor scrapes and one gashed his leg pretty badly on his bike. But no-one broke a limb and we are all now as tough as nails physically and mentally.

Fast forward and my three kids are wimps. They are not good bike riders, don’t go to the park alone and want a bandaid at the slightest sign of a scratch. They wouldn’t know a billy cart if they fell over one and have only seen skateboards in shops. And I don’t even consider myself a soft parent!

University of Technology Sydney engineer Dr David Eager says part of the problem with today’s kids is their playgrounds are boring and too safe.

He says over-zealous fun police have cut out all the exciting bits, and parents compound this by not letting kids do anything that could even slightly hurt them. As a result many children are not developing a sense of adventure or learning to cope with minor scrapes, bumps and bruises.

Dr Eager says taking risks in the playground helps develop problem solving, self-esteem, persistence, resilience, the ability to handle dangerous situations and a love of exercise. While he doesn’t want to encourage serious injuries and says equipment must meet Australian standards, he wants a return of “scary” elements like merry-go-rounds and swings with long chains. “Child development involves taking

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Children will have accidents regardless, and to a degree we must accept that. No-one wants serious injuries but as they say, no pain no gain.

Good playgrounds

Children need to learn what is safe and what isn’t and part of this comes from trial and error.

• Stimulate imagination

If children don’t experience physical challenges

• Provide excitement and

how are they ever going to learn their limits? If

adventure

you ride your bike too fast you might fall; if you

• Allow children to develop

climb too high it might be tricky to get down; if

their own ideas of play

you wrestle too hard someone might get hurt.

• Are safe and meet Australian

School playgrounds have also come under fire.

standards

Largely due to the threat of litigation, some ban

• Involve children in the planning

physical games, tree climbing, swings, slides or anything slightly risky. Such mollycoddling means kids are now less able to cope with

• Encourage the development of motor skills

adversity, and some rush to the school sick bay

• Provide manageable

with the slightest sign of a scratch. My oldest

challenges to develop physical

daughter says this sort of thing is relatively

skills and test physical limits

common. “One time there was a sooky la la in my

• Allow some risk-taking, which

grade and he wanted to go to the sick bay for a paper cut,” she says.

My kids find it hard to believe that our

helps teach trial and error, how to cope with failure and build self-esteem

generation basically only went to the sick bay

• Have things like swings with

with concussion or broken limbs. As I tell them,

long chains, merry-go-rounds

it was a rite of passage to learn from our physical

& the opportunity to climb high

scrapes. Now if a kid is hurt many parents want someone or something to blame; a school, another child or a “faulty” playground. And that’s

Source: Dr David Eager, University of Technology Sydney engineering lecturer.

not teaching our children a good lesson at all.

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Children’s Issues

“I’m bored!”

Story thanks to Jutta Dempsey

Christmas has come and gone, the novelty of school holidays has worn off and the new school year is still weeks away. All of a sudden, your child has become a broken record so how can you turn their boredom in to an opportunity to develop key skills?

During the school year children are accustomed

and week. Too much time on the X-box (aka

past. Let them try as many activities as possible

to having their educational day planned and

‘the modern babysitter’) will not enhance your

until they find that thing that they can’t wait to

their extra-curricular activities and social

relationship with your child, let alone improve

do all the time.

schedule micro managed for them. Children

their social/emotional development. Activities

don’t usually have much of a say in how their

need to include:

days are planned, and thus they do not develop the emotional tools of planning, organising and entertaining themselves.

a) Being outdoors;

something that you enjoy, such as cooking or

c) Being creative;

fishing to even going to work with you for half a day.

[1] Planning

d) Minimising “screen time”.

Plan the day with your kids, perhaps over

There is an extra bonus if the activities also

breakfast, so that they gain the emotional IQ

involve or enhance family relationships, solo

of communication, negotiating, teamwork,

time, spiritual development and community

Remember sometimes to just ‘veg’ together

planning, organising, and even budgeting. Give

assistance.

when nothing is particularly planned and you

happiness.

[2] Boundaries As the parent, establish boundaries around the type of activities to be included in the day

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Holidays are a great time to teach your child

b) Interacting socially;

[4] Veg out

can relax together.

them the responsibility for engineering their own

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[4] Quality family time

[3] Find their passion This is the best time to encourage your child to find their ‘passion’ because once you’ve discovered this being bored will be a thing of the

If you teach your children that boredom is a state of mind that can be changed, and an opportunity to learn and experience new things, you will give your child a tool for life, and also make a great holiday for you both.

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Catholic Education Check out the latest with Catholic Education

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kindergarten Kindergartens in Catholic Schools and Early Learning Centres What is kindergarten?

Kindergarten formally replaces what used to be Pre-Prep. Kindergarten is one of the three objectives outlined in the Queensland Government’s Flying Start for Queensland Children initiative. Children must turn four (4) years old by the 30th of June in the year they wish to start Kindergarten.

Kindergarten in Catholic Schools and Early Learning Centres Townsville Catholic Education is now offering families a range of options. Kindergarten is now available at:

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Kindergarten will be offered at the following

education teacher. The education program has

schools in the Diocese of Townsville in 2013.

been developed from the Queensland Studies

• St Clare’s Catholic School, Burdell • St Anthony’s Catholic College, Deeragun (on Junior campus – Veales Road) • Ryan Catholic College, Kirwan (on Junior campus – Golf Links Drive) • St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, Mount Isa How is the Catholic Kindergarten program run?

The Kindergarten education program offered in

Authority Kindergarten Learning Guideline. It is delivered in a Catholic environment where the spirituality of each child is valued.

The Catholic Kindergarten program offers families either two days per week or a five-day fortnight, both equating to 30 hours a fortnight.

Enrolments are now invited for all of the kindergartens listed above.

Contact Lee-Ann Barton at Townsville Catholic Education 4773 0900 for further enrolment information.

Catholic schools and Early Learning Centres is supported by Townsville Catholic Education.

The Catholic Kindergarten program is delivered by a four-year university trained early childhood

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Women & finance

good money habits The start of a new year is a good time to take a look at your finances.

Start with these 5 simple steps: [1] Get to grips with your cash flow

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PakHealth feature Story thanks to Elaine Seager

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healthy resolutions Many people start off the new year with resolutions to be more healthy, fitter or slimmer but more than 60% of people have given up on them by the end of February. When it comes to your health its worth working out what will make them stick so here are some keys to successfully achieving your health goals: • Keep them small and simple - set yourself up

• Be realistic – parents are generally busy so set

for success rather than failure. The simpler and

goals that fit around your lifestyle. For example,

easier to achieve you can make your goals, the

make a commitment to go to one class a week.

better. This doesn’t mean that your goals can’t challenge you but big goals are achieved one baby step at a time.

the gym if you hate it, find a more fun way to exercise. What about joining a dance class or

• Make them positive – instead of saying you want to lose 15 kilos, make your goal to achieve an ideal weight of 70 kg.

teething

• Have fun – don’t force yourself to go to

learning a martial art?

• Record and celebrate – each time you achieve

an interim target reward yourself.

• Join up with friends – you are far more likely to succeed if you have other people around you for support.

Whatever the reason, if you find yourself not achieving your goal in the time frame you have set, just remember that you haven’t failed, you simply haven’t achieved your goal YET!

thanks to Dr Julia Driscoll

I recently had to check out a drooling, irritable bubba and at the same time I prescribed his mum some pain relief for her wisdom tooth that she was cutting. She said she had renewed sympathy for teething babies.

Symptoms to look for include: • Drooling and dribbling

greater than 38 degrees just down to teething.

disappear. To relieve the discomfort offer

Teething does lower a baby’s immune system

teething rings (don’t freeze them solid or

so they can easily pick up diarrhoea or cold

• Mood changes with irritability

else they may bruise those swollen gums), a

viruses. If any doubt, consult your child health

facewasher placed in the freezer for 30 minutes

nurse or local doctor.

• Tender and swollen gums

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Don’t make the mistake of putting a fever of

before the tooth erupts and then rapidly

• Wanting to bite things

• Sleepless nights

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The symptoms start about three to five days

and a teething gel like Bonjela. Chilled foods like pureed apple or yoghurt may also be

• May be off their usual diet

preferred - the cold sensation and pressure

• Some get a facial or chest rash due to dribble

on their gums helps relieve the inflammation.

• Ear pulling (if it is repeated and if they have a

When all else fails an infant’s dose of

fever get them checked for infection)

paracetamol is sometimes helpful.

Dr Julia Driscoll is a doctor and she is also the author of “My Story”, an interactive children’s book to reduce sibling rivalry. For info go to www.juliaschildrensbooks.com

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PakHealth feature Story thanks to Tess Smith

mouthguards Even if your child eats a balanced diet, brushes their teeth twice a day and gets plenty of exercise, we all know that despite our best efforts to create a beautiful smile, accidents happen.

And sadly, every year sporting accidents result in

vigorously or vital parts of the tooth may die. If

them during sport at an age when there is less

lost and broken teeth, nerve damage and teeth

a baby tooth is knocked out, don’t put the tooth

risk of injury.

intruding into lips, tongues and cheeks.

back in.

Remember if a permanent tooth is knocked

Thousands of dental injuries could be avoided

permanent teeth a custom fit mouthguard is

out, it needs to be replaced in the first 10-15

by wearing a mouthguard during sport. Given

usually recommended. These are more expensive

minutes. Time is critical. First rinse the tooth

that mouthguards also reduce the likelihood of

but they fit more snugly in the mouth - some

very gently with milk to remove any debris and

concussion I would suggest they are essential for

clients even forget they’re wearing them.

replant back in the socket. Alternatively store

kids playing contact sports.

the tooth in plastic film or milk and seek dental treatment immediately. Do not wait 24 hours; go straight away. Don’t soak it in water or wash it too

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With the beginning of the school year there’s a greater chance of your kids bringing home some new friends of the insect variety. above the neck. Even if you don’t see head lice look for the eggs (nits) stuck to the hair shafts that are grey/whitish in colour. What to do:

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By the time children reach the age of 14 and have

“Mummy, I’m itchy!”

Head Lice are tiny insects that love to inhabit the scalp and feed on blood. They can’t jump or fly so they spread by crawling from one head of hair to another. The first sign you are likely to notice is furious itching that is caused by the head lice’s saliva, but not all children feel the itchiness so it’s a good idea to check their hair regularly. You’re most likely to find them around the fringe, back of the ears and just

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• Repeat the process 8 days later to catch any lice that hatch between treatments

• Use a Head Lice treatment to kill the lice • Massage lots of conditioner into the hair

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• Use a nit comb • Treat all family members

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pakfood

with TROY WILLIAMS

kids in the kitchen Cheeseless Cheesecake

parents in the pantry

• Half a cup of lemon juice • 1 tin of condensed milk • Packet of scotch finger biscuits

Method Line the base of a slice tray with the scotch finger biscuits. Beat the cream, pour in condensed milk and lemon juice while still beating. Pour this over the layer of biscuits. Refrigerate for at least 10 hours. To serve,

noW oPEn

top slices with passionfruit pulp or blueberries or drizzle with lemon butter. This is a simple recipe that is really nice for dessert. The kids can make it for you! Enjoy!

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Chicken Rice Paper Rolls

Recipe thanks to: Rachael Morrell

• 300ml thickened cream

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Recipe thanks to: Diane Coulthard

1.25L (5 cups) water 1 brown onion, halved 1 tsp black peppercorns 2 single chicken breast fillets 8 rice paper sheets 1/2 cup mint leaves 100g snow pea sprouts 8 baby cos lettuce leaves Vietnamese dipping sauce

Method Place water, onion and peppercorns in a saucepan. Bring to the boil over high heat. Add chicken. Cover. Set aside for 30 minutes to poach.

Remove chicken. Set aside to cool. Shred chicken. Dip 1 rice paper sheet into warm water for 30 seconds or until it softens. Arrange chicken along one edge, leaving a 2cm border. Top with mint, snow pea sprouts and a lettuce leaf. Roll up to enclose. Halve. Repeat with the remaining rice paper sheets, chicken, mint, snow pea sprouts and lettuce. Serve with sauce for dipping.

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Basketball

Crocs Vs Hawks 21 January @ 7pm

For more information: (07) 4771 4000

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1/01/12

Birch Carroll & Coyle

Movie releases - Alvin And The Chipmunks: Chipwrecked

2/01/12

Castletown Townsville

Frame Art Workshop - 2nd to 8th

10:00 AM

3/01/12

Cluden Park Racecourse, Cluden

Welcome to 2012 Race Day

11:00 AM

www.townsvilleturfclub.com.au

3/01/12

Kirwan Aquatic Centre

Townsville & District Multiple Birth Assoc -Coffee mornings

9:30 AM

0477 012 750

3/01/12

City Libraries Flinders St

Mysterious Magic Workshop

10:00 AM

www.townsville.qld.gov.au/facilities/libraries

Free

3/01/12

Museum of tropical QLD

Creepy Crawlies lots of activities daily

Daily

4726 0600

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4/01/12

Townsville RSL

Winning Wednesday- Sera Jane

5:30 PM

4759 9500

5/01/12

City Libraries Thuringowa Central

Mysterious Magic Workshop

10:00 AM

5/01/12

Birch Carroll & Coyle

Movie releases - Sherlock Holmes 2: A Game Of Shadows

www.eventscinemas.com.au Cost

www.townsville.qld.gov.au/facilities/libraries

Cost

Free

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6/01/12

Brothers Leagues Club TSV

Kids Disco (Ages 4-12)

6:00 PM

4773 8000

Free

6/01/12

City Libraries Aitkenvale

Mysterious Magic Workshop

10:00 AM

www.townsville.qld.gov.au/facilities/libraries

Free

6/01/12

City Libraries Thuringowa

Origami and Middle Eastern Games

10:00 AM

www.townsville.qld.gov.au/facilities/libraries

Free

6/01/12

Townsville RSL

Frantic Friday - Arcadia

8:00 PM

4759 9500

6/01/12

Cowboys Leagues Club

Live Music - Get Smart

7/01/12

Parkland Road, Alligator Creek

UFO Movies Under the Stars - Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2

7:00 PM

youth@townsville.qld.gov.au Free

7/01/12

Townsville RSL

Saturday's Live Music - Bindi & the Sneakers

8:00 PM

4759 9500

7/01/12

Cowboys Leagues Club

Live Music - Arcadia

9/01/12

Apex Park

Get Active in Parks (GAP) School Holiday Workshops

3:00 PM

0488 762 815

Free

9/01/12

City Libraries Aitkenvale

Origami and Middle Eastern Games

10:00 AM

www.townsville.qld.gov.au/facilities/libraries

Free

9/01/12

Bushland Beach

UFO Movies Under the Stars - Gnomeo & Juliet

7:00 PM

youth@townsville.qld.gov.au Free

9/01/12

Riverway

Welcoming Babies Ceremony

1:30 PM

1300 878 001

4724 5888

4724 5888

9/01/12

Castletown Townsville

Ben 10 - 9th - 15th

11:00 AM

4772 1699

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9/01/12

Castletown Townsville

Ben 10 - 9th - 15th

1:00 PM

4772 1699

Free

10/01/12 Heatley Hall

Townsville & District Multiple Birth Assoc -Coffee mornings

9:30 AM

0477 012 750

10/01/12 Apex Park

Get Active in Parks (GAP) School Holiday Workshops

3:00 PM

0488 762 815

Free

10/01/12 City Libraries Flinders Street

Game On! Gaming Club

10:00 AM

www.townsville.qld.gov.au/facilities/libraries

Free

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DATE

VENUE

10/01/12 Townsville RSL

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ENTERTAINMENT/EVENT NAME Tunes on Tuesday - Anna Goanna

green = kids

TIME

blue = adults

FOR MORE INFO

10:00 AM

4759 9500

COST

11/01/12 City Libraries Thuringowa Central

Game On! Gaming Club

3:00 PM

www.townsville.qld.gov.au/facilities/libraries

Free

11/01/12 City Libraries Thuringowa Central

Cyclone Awareness Storytime For Preschoolers

10:00 AM

www.townsville.qld.gov.au/facilities/libraries

Free

11/01/12 Townsville RSL

Winning Wednesday - Bindi Cussens

5:30 PM

4759 9500

12/01/12 Heatley Park

Get Active in Parks (GAP) School Holiday Workshops

3:00 PM

0488 762 815

Free

12/01/12 PCYC

Extreme @ PCYC - Indoor Lazer Skirmish

9:00 AM

4781 9100

Cost

12/01/12 PCYC

Extreme @ PCYC - Playstation and XBox Games

10:00 AM

4781 9100

Cost

12/01/12 City Libraries Thuringowa Central

Hands on Wildlife

10:00 AM

www.townsville.qld.gov.au/facilities/libraries

Free

12/01/12 City Libraries Thuringowa Central

Hands on Wildlife

12:00 PM

www.townsville.qld.gov.au/facilities/libraries

Free

12/01/12 Ross River Road, Aitkenvale

ZUMBA

2:00 PM

www.townsville.qld.gov.au/facilities/libraries

Cost

9:00 AM

4723 0936

12/01/12 Birch Carroll & Coyle

Movie release -The Muppets

12/01/12 Willows on Wheels

Tots on Skates

12/01/12 Birch Carroll & Coyle

Movie releases - The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo

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12/01/12 Birch Carroll & Coyle

Movie releases - Hugo 3D

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13/01/12 Brothers Leagues Club TSV

Kids Disco (Ages 4-12)

6:00 PM

07 4773 8000

Free

13/01/12 City Libraries Aitkenvale

Hands on Wildlife

10:00 AM

www.townsville.qld.gov.au/facilities/libraries

Free

13/01/12 City Libraries Aitkenvale

Hands on Wildlife

12:00 PM

www.townsville.qld.gov.au/facilities/libraries

Free

13/01/12 Townsville PCYC

Untitled Youth Gigs

7:00 PM

0408 635 998

$10

13/01/12 Townsville RSL

Frantic Friday - The Carters

8:00 PM

4759 9500

14/01/12 Capoeira Hall - Fleming Street

First Kids Class for 2012

9:30 AM

www.capoeiraschool.com.au Cost

14/01/12

Townsville Crocodiles Vs Sydney 8:00 PM

4759 9500

Townsville Entertainment & Convention Centre

14/01/12 Townsville RSL

Saturday's Live Music - Fever Pitch

14/01/12 Cowboys Leagues Club

Live Music - Blue Chips

15/01/12 Choi Kwang Do Martial Arts

Belt Exams + more

15/01/12 Kirwan Aquatic Centre

Pakclub - Tropical pool Party

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16/01/12 Riverway Skate Park

UFO Movies Under the Stars - Mr Popper's Penguins

7:00 PM

youth@townsville.qld.gov.au Cost

16/01/12 TAPA

Enrolments taken for available 2012 positions 16th to 20th

12:00 PM

admin@tapa.net.au

Cost

16/01/12 Apex Park

Get Active in Parks (GAP) School Holiday Workshops

3:00 PM

0488 762 815

Free Cost

16/01/12 JCU Townsville

Double Helix Science Club -Balloon Science

10:00 AM

vanessa.hill@csiro.au

16/01/12 Castletown Townsville

Crazy Candles Workshop 16th to 22nd

10:00 AM

4772 1699

16/01/12 La Luna Youth Arts

Open House

10:00 AM

4773 6377

17/01/12 Dan Gleeson Park

Townsville & District Multiple Birth Assoc - Coffee mornings

9:30 AM

0477 012 750

Free

17/01/12 Apex Park

Get Active in Parks (GAP) School Holiday Workshops

3:00 PM

0488 762 815

Free

17/01/12 City Libraries Aitkenvale

Slimy Science Workshop

10:00 AM

www.townsville.qld.gov.au/facilities/libraries

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VENUE

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Lunchbox!

pink = family

ENTERTAINMENT/EVENT NAME Tunes on Tuesday - Noon John Trigg

green = kids

TIME

blue = adults

FOR MORE INFO

10:00 AM

4759 9500

COST

17/01/12 La Luna Youth Arts

Open House

10:00 AM

4773 6377

18/01/12 City Libraries Aitkenvale

Girls Night Out

6:00 PM

www.townsville.qld.gov.au/facilities/libraries

Free

18/01/12 Thuringowa Central

Storytime at Pinnacles Gallery

10:00 AM

4773 8871

Free

5:30 PM

4759 9500

3:00 PM

0488 762 815

18/01/12 Townsville RSL

Winning Wednesday - Fiona Moran

18/01/12 La Luna Youth Arts

School Holiday Workshops - 18th to 20th

19/01/12 Heatley Park

Get Active in Parks (GAP) School Holiday Workshops

Free

Cost Free

19/01/12 PCYC

Extreme @ PCYC - PCYC Fun Day

10:00 AM

4781 9100

Cost

19/01/12 JCU Townsville

Double Helix Science Club -Deconstruction Derby

10:00 AM

vanessa.hill@csiro.au

Cost

9:00 AM

4723 0936

19/01/12 Willows on Wheels

Tots on Skates

19/01/12 Birch Carroll & Coyle

Movie releases - Journey 2: The Mysterious Island

20/01/12 Brothers Leagues Club TSV

Kids Disco (Ages 4-12)

6:00 PM

4773 8000

20/01/12 Townsville RSL

Frantic Friday - Groove

8:00 PM

4759 9500

20/01/12 Cowboys Leagues Club

Live Music - Two-Iffik

21/01/12 Choi Kwang Do Martial Arts

Open Day

9:30 AM

4773 9794

21/01/12 Balgal Beach Rollingstone

UFO Movies Under the Stars - RIO

7:00 PM

youth@townsville.qld.gov.au Free

8:00 PM

4759 9500

21/01/12 TECC

Townsville Crocodiles Vs Wollongong

21/01/12 Townsville RSL

Saturday's Live Music - Live Wire

www.eventscinemas.com.au Cost Free

4724 5888

4771 4000

21/01/12 Pinnacles Gallery

Free family Fun day

4773 8871

21/01/12 Cowboys Leagues Club

Live Music - Stoney Bay

4724 5888

24/01/12 Heatley Hall

Townsville & District Multiple Birth Assoc - Coffee mornings

9:30 AM

0477 012 750

24/01/12 Townsville RSL

Tunes on Tuesday - Marathon

10:00 AM

4759 9500

Free Cost Free

25/01/12 TECC

Townsville Crocodiles Vs Adelaide

4771 4000

Cost

25/01/12 Jupiters Grand Ballroom

Mental as Anything Concert

www.jupiterstownsville.com.au

Cost

25/01/12 Townsville RSL

Winning Wednesday - Catie Michelle

5:30 PM

4759 9500

26/01/12 Kirwan Aquatic Centre

Our Great Australia Day BBQ

10:00 AM

4723 3447

Cost

26/01/12 start Dean Park

Australia Day Ute Run and Muster

10:00 AM

serenity@stateofexcitment.com

Free

26/01/12 Riverway

Australia Day

6:45 PM

26/01/12 Birch Carroll & Coyle

Movie releases - A Few Best Men

27/01/12 Brothers Leagues Club TSV

Kids Disco (Ages 4-12)

www.eventscinemas.com.au Cost 6:00 PM

4773 8000

Free Cost

27/01/12 Townsville Civic Theatre

Avenue Q

8:00 PM

4727 9797

27/01/12 Townsville RSL

Frantic Friday - Mirror Image

8:00 PM

4759 9500

27/01/12 Cowboys Leagues Club

Live Music - Obsession

28/01/12 Brothers Leagues Club TSV

BLK Kids' Birthday Draw

7:00 PM

4773 8000

28/01/12 Townsville Table Tennis Centre

10 to 17 yrs. of age Junior fixtures

9:00 AM

0458 905 949

4724 5888 $8

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pink = family

VENUE

ENTERTAINMENT/EVENT NAME

green = kids

TIME

blue = adults

FOR MORE INFO

28/01/12 Townsville Civic Theatre

Avenue Q

8:00 PM

4727 9797

28/01/12 Townsville RSL

Saturday's Live Music - Mirror Image

8:00 PM

4759 9500

28/01/12 Cowboys Leagues Club

Live music - Groove

29/01/12 Townsville Civic Theatre

Avenue Q

4:00 PM

4727 9797

29/01/12 "Thuringowa City Bowls Club

Car Boot Sale

8:00 AM

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31/01/12 Aitkenvale Library (kids section)

Townsville & District Multiple Birth Assoc -Coffee mornings

9:30 AM

0477 012 750

31/01/12 Townsville RSL

Tunes on Tuesday - Peta from Vertigo

10:00 AM

4759 9500

COST Cost

4724 5888 Cost

regular weekly events Riverways Lagoon Fri 10 Dec to Wed 26 Jan (excluding Fri 31 Dec) Friday 31 December Monday to Sunday – 9am to 9pm For more info visit: www.townsville.qld.gov.au

Strand Water Park & Rock Pool The Rock Pool and Water Park are free swimming and water play venues located on The Strand. The Rock Pool is located at the Kissing Point end of The Strand, while the Water Park is located adjacent to Tobruk Pool.

Rock Pool: The Rockpool is closed every Thursday for cleaning and maintenance.

Water Park: The Water Park is closed every Tuesday and Wednesday for cleaning and maintenance (except it is open daily on Queensland Public Holidays, and during Queensland and New South Wales State School Holidays).

Operating hours: 10am to 6pm April & May, 10am to 5pm June to August, 10am to 6pm September to November; and 10am to 8pm December to March. Lifeguard: A lifeguard is provided during weekends, Queensland Public Holidays and Queensland and New South Wales State School Holidays.

BEACHES: Stinger Resistant Enclosure Nets are currently operating. Operating hours: Currently open and patrolled

by Surf Life Saving Queensland from 10am to 6pm until end Queensland State School Easter holidays; then 9am to 5pm until 30 November. Stinger Resistant Enclosures are currently

installed from November until May, pending drags by Surf Life Saving Queensland.

Northern Beaches Leisure Centre 10 December 2011 - 22nd January 2012 Monday to Friday 6am-7pm Saturday 9am-6pm Sunday 9am-5pm Northern Beaches Leisure Centre Christmas Closure Period - closed Sunday 25 December.

walking distance of the Townsville CBD and is surrounded by lush gardens, swimming and wading pools, Townsville Beach and many old historical buildings dating back to early colonisation.

On the fourth Friday of each month, the Strand Park hosts the Nightmarkets, which is a very popular festivity among the local residents. Other events include the annual Townsville City Council Run Christmas events, Carols by Candlelight and Stable on the Strand, as well as a fireworks display and gathering on New Year’s Eve. The Townsville Strand is perfect for your next wedding, function or conference.

Facilities: 4 pools with plenty of shade, 50m, eight lane pool, beach pool with play features fenced toddler pool, kiosk with swimming merchandise and food and beverage, change rooms with toilets and showers (disability access), BBQ and picnic tables, grassy recreation area, plenty of on-site parking

Features: • Ocean Way Pavement • Rockpool • BBQ areas • Lifesaving Club • Strand Park • Waterpark • Tobruk Memorial Pool • 9 metre high ‘Space Net’ on the beach fronting Strand Park

Townsville Strand For info 4727 9000

Townsville Mini Golf Fun Park For info 4771 3999

The Townsville Strand has played large a part of Townsville’s history since the city was founded. Today, the Strand is a beautifully landscaped waterfront parkland that has been tastefully designed with a unique mixture of hotel accommodation, apartments, boutique retail shops and some of Townsville’s finest restaurants and bars.

Opening Hours: Friday 5pm - 9pm • Saturday 9am - 9pm Sunday 9am - 5pm • Monday - Thursday Closed OR by Appointment for groups of 10 or more

For visitors, the Strand is a great spot to get out an see the very best of Townsville and the region. The Strand is withing

ADULTS - $12 ea • CHILDREN (12 & under) - $8 ea STUDENTS (High School, Uni) - $10 ea Unlimited Mini Golf - Play as many times as you like on our 18 hole course

regular markets COTTERS MARKETS 8.30am-1pm every Sun at Flinders Mall STRAND NIGHT MARKETS 5-9pm 1st Fri of the month (May-Dec) at Strand Park SHOWGROUND MARKETS 6.30am-1pm every Sun at Townsville Showgrounds WILLOWS MARKETS 8am-12.30pm every Sun at Willows Shopping Centre SUNDAY MARKETS – CASTLE HILL PCYC

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BALGAL BEACH MARKET 3.30pm-7pm 1st Sat of the month Fisherman’s Landing Café

CHARTERS TOWERS STOCK EXCHANGE MARKETS 8am-12.00 noon 1st & 3rd Sun every month on Mosman Street

MOUNT VIEW PLAZA MARKETS 8am-2pm every Saturday

CHARTERS TOWERS SHOWGROUND MARKETS 7.30am-11.30am 2nd Sun every month

THURINGOWA COMMUNITY MARKETS 8am-1pm 1st Sunday of each month

INGHAM MARKETS 3rd Sun every month at Rotary Park

HORSESHOE BAY MARKETS (MAGGIE ISLAND) 9.30am-1.30pm last Sun of every month at Horseshoe Bay Foreshore

AYR MARKETS 8.30am-12.00 noon 1st & 3rd Sun every month at Plantation Park

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PakBaby feature Story thanks to Alison Osbourne

the post-baby conversation Babies are all consuming little packages and so they should be. These incredibly special and precious little bundles require total dedication and around the clock care. Having a baby can take over your life. In fact, it very often does.

And that’s usually when the wheels start to

men and women are similar. Both work, play

fall off! We become a mother yes...but it’s also

and indulge their freedom and independence.

important not to lose the rest of who we are in

However, when a baby arrives, someone needs

the process of motherhood. We are also a wife,

to be on call twenty- four hours a day. Every day!

She will want him to be involved – jumping

friend, daughter, employee and all the other

And usually, even in these supposedly modern

to get her a drink of water when she’s breast-

amazing things that make each one of us unique.

times, the role of primary carer falls to women

feeding or changing a nappy without having to

And it’s important to hang on to all of that as

and usually this occurs without any conversation

be asked. He will want acknowledgement for the

we step into the powerful urges and surges of

ever taking place.

additional financial stress he’s under and he’ll be

parenting.

hoping she doesn’t dump on him the minute he walks in the door.

starts to kick in. “Can you please take the baby so

between couples when a baby arrives. Pre-baby

I can have a shower!” “Can I please go for a walk!”

Women need to leave the house regularly and

couples insist that their lives won’t change. “We

Suddenly we have to ask if we want a single

leave baby alone with Dad. Refrain from writing

don’t need help”. “Our lives won’t change”. “This

minute for ourselves and we think – why doesn’t

pages of instructions or leaving meals prepared

baby will just have to fit in with our lives”. It’s the

he have to ask? Why does he just get to walk out

or clothes laid out. Let him work it out for himself.

same with weddings - “We just want a simple

the door?

Let him develop his own ways of relating to the

Resentment destroys relationships. It kills a sex

baby.

Then baby arrives and for a while it’s all just

life. It is impossible to be happy and resentful

Men need to help out without being asked. Offer

mush. Then we eventually emerge into the

at the same time. Couples need to sort these

to cook dinner, take baby for a walk and always

sunlight and reality hits. Some common thoughts

emotions out. If this is happening to you it’s time

negotiate working late. While you are at work,

at this time might include:

to have ‘The Conversation’.

your wife is at work at home too so check with

“I thought this was supposed to be endlessly

• How are we both feeling?

joyful!”

• What is working or not working?

“I’m just craving some time to myself!”

• What needs to change?

“I can’t even go and have a shower!”

• What do we both need on a daily or weekly

It’s very common for the gap between couples to widen at this point. Pre-baby the lives of

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• Whose money is it?

There are some typical patterns that occur

wedding”. Yeah right!

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The next predictable stage is when resentment

• When will we have time just as a couple?

basis so that we can both really enjoy this time?

• When and how will we each get a break?

your partner first. You’re in this together.

If both partners feel emotionally supported during this time then relationships can thrive. It’s a real opportunity to show support and love.

Alison Osbourne is the author the Post-Baby Conversation, available at all online retailers and good bookstores for $27.99

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rear facing safer

Thanks to Qld Ambulance By the time babies are six months old most parents are keen to turn them around to

developing language

bottle feeding mums lack info Best-selling parenting author Elizabeth

By six months of age, your baby will be more

more common. You can start nurturing your

aware of their surroundings and will be using

baby’s language development from the time

their hands to grasp so this is an ideal age to

they’re a newborn by talking to them and

begin teaching more signs (perhaps “food”,

using exaggerated baby talk with a varied

“finished” and “more”). If signing has been

tone. You can also begin to use one simple

introduced early and consistently, your baby

sign (usually ‘milk’).

will certainly make the connections by this

Singing to your baby is another way to develop language. Even if you think your singing is terrible, your baby will love it and

stage, and as their cognitive and physical

Pantley has written a series of popular books designed to address everyday parenting problems. Her latest, The No-Cry Separation Anxiety Solution, provides a

Breastfeeding mums are given lots of information but new research by the QUT has indicated that mothers who choose to bottle feed their babies may not be receiving adequate education in hospital.

simple formula for the common problems experienced by parents when they leave

“Teaching mums the correct way to

their children. It is available from all good

prepare and store infant formula is vital

bookstores for $29.95.

to avoid babies having adverse outcomes

skills develop, they will begin to sign back

such as bacterial infections, diarrhoea,

when they are ready.

hypernatraemia and under nutrition,” nursing

it helps them gain new words and a sense of

Tiny Tots Sing and Sign classes for newborns

the flow and patterns within speech. You can

6 weeks to children 3 years are available in

also use singing to tell them what’s coming

Townsville. For more information go to their

next by having a bath time song or nappy

website: www.tinytotssign.com

changing song for instance.

Laws say they must be six months old and at least 8kgs to be forward facing). However, if

by Ali Cavanagh

Teaching babies sign language is becoming

face forwards in their car seats (the new

at the time of discharge from hospital.

your restraint allows it, its safer to keep them rear facing for as long as possible.

Child Safety experts and many doctors and accident trauma consultants, recommend leaving infants facing rearwards up to 12 months of age since they can be better protected. Restraints are designed to spread the force of a severe accident and they

“All of the women (in the research) said

support the child’s head, neck and spine

they had experienced a lack of post-natal

better in the rear facing position.

education regarding bottle feeding, and little or no opportunity to be able to practice

Testing reveals that infants have up to a 75%

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Ms Wirihana said that breastfeeding was

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felt that others assumed bottle feeding was

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and tell us how long it takes to say

and the newborn, but for a variety of reasons,

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any problems adjusting or using your

goodbye to your child?

approximately one in five women bottle-fed

know how to do it,” she said.

restraints.

making up a bottle. Some women in the

better chance of surviving a severe motor vehicle accident if they are rear facing.

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Wardrobe Wake Up Story thanks to Gerlinda Aras

think positive Attractiveness starts in the mind From a young age we are bombarded with

body, there would be no need for Botox or

images of the bold and the beautiful. The

breast implants.

combination of media, fashion, friends and family can have a significant influence on our body image.

Most women have wondered “Am I too skinny/too fat, too short/too tall?” We’ve looked in the mirror and not admired the person staring back, instead thinking thoughts like, “I have lots of wrinkles”, “I don’t like my nose” or “I don’t like my teeth”.

The things we tell ourselves about our bodies not only harm us but also damage our children’s body image. They think if

Steph’s Makeover

The first step to looking good on the outside is feeling good on the inside. Here are my top tips for a better body image.

[1] Stop negative talk and replace them with positive affirmations. For example, tell yourself “I have a strong healthy body”.

To remind yourself to think about your body positively, stick a post-it note on your mirror.

[2] Focus on the parts you like rather than the parts you don’t. Do you have a nice smile, pretty hair or great legs?

mummy worries how she looks, I should

[3] Don’t wait until your body is just

worry how I look too. The truth is all bodies

right to start looking great. You can wear

are beautiful. They come in all shapes

clothes that suit your body shape right

and sizes with each one being special

now to make you look slimmer instantly.

and unique. If everyone embraced their

After Model: Thanks to our teen makeover model Stephanie Jones. Her mum Rachelle nominated her so she could feel great going in to Year 11 Clothing: Thanks to City Chic (Willows)

Gerlinda Aras is a stylist and image consultant for Mirror Image Consultations.

For more information: www.mirrorimageconsultations.com

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Story thanks to Amanda Cranston

Entertain your kids over the holidays with a variety of fun school holiday activities

Australian made and owned – keeping jobs for Aussies

[1] Aussie Farm Entertainment

[3] Sirens Cheerleaders

[5] La Luna Youth Arts

Call Penny & Russ Teale on 0449 769 916 for info

Spend a day on the farm at Spurwood Springs

Summer training is available for new and current

Check out the free open day workshops on 16 &

in Mena Creek. Ride a horse, milk a cow, pat

cheerleaders both boys and girls from from 5

17 Jan (11am-3pm). There’s also drama, dance,

the lambs, feed the calves and goats, sit astride

years. Learn stunts, tumbling, jumps and dance in

circus and arts workshops for ages 5-18 on 18-20

Nobby the friendly bullock, and more. Cost

a fun and safe environment. Cost $15 per 2 hour

Jan. Bookings essential. Call 4773 6377 or go to

$110 for family of five. Bookings essential.

session. Call Rianna on 0419 366 405 for info or

www.lalunanq.com

Family accommodation also available. For more

go to www.cheerleadersaustralia.com.au

www.campertrailer.com.au

Kirwan aquatic Centre

holiday Program

information call Dianne or Tom on 4065 3310 or visit www.aussiefarmentertainment.com.au

[2] Conservation Volunteers – Summer of Discovery

Fully supervised learn to swim activities as well

recycled art, face painting and aerosol art. Call

as water slides and water park fun, snorkelling,

4773 8871 for more information.

FREE family activities including Creekwatch tours,

kayaking, arts & crafts, cooking, jumping castles

bird watching and seed collecting. Dates: 14 & 18

and more. Cost $35 per day inc. Lunch (school

Jan (mornings). Closed shoes required. For more

age children only). Dates: 3-6 Jan, 9-13 Jan,16-20

to www.conservationvolunteers.com.au

a BBQ lunch, $35/day aIncludes drInk and Ice-cream

Plus activities include Swimming, Inflatable Castles, Water Slides, Kayaking, Snorkelling, Big Games, Art and Crafts all with qualified Austswim Staff. BookIngs are essentIal.

Love2Swim phone 4723 3447 Open tO public • learn tO Swim • birthday partieS/FunctiOnS water SlideS & Fun park • www.love2swimschool.com.au www.pakmag.com.au

[6] Pinnacles Gallery

[4] Love2Swim School at Kirwan Aquatic Centre

information contact Wendy on 4721 4077 or go

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Jan. For more information call 4723 3447 or go to www.love2swimschool.com.au

Free fun activities are being held 12-29 Jan including printmaking, stencilling, paste-ups,

[7] Museum of Tropical Qld – Creepy Crawlies Alive Discover the hidden world of NQ’s creepy crawlies and enjoy a range of fun activities

HAVE FUN

GET FIT BUILD UP YOUR CONFIDENCE

Join in January for ONLY $45 & practice for FREE in February Contact Table Tennis Townsville before January 30 to register on 0458 905 949 or email bdm@ttta.org.au

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school’s out including craft, trails, face painting and sand art.

For more information call 4726 0600 or go to www.mtq.qm.qld.gov.au

[8] Reef HQ – Danger Rangers

Boredom busters Story thanks to Amanda Cranston

[12] Kid’s World at Castle Town

own native seedlings at The Cultural Centre on

Three weeks of great entertainment for the kids

5-14 yrs. Cost $14. Bookings essential.

in the Target forecourt at Castle Town.

• 2-8 Jan – Frame Art Workshop – Design and

Tues 10 Jan and Wed 11 Jan (10.30-12pm). Age

[15] Sing It Move It & Drama Games

Free school holiday activities with entry available

decorate your own photo frame and each child

from 7-22 Jan (10am-2pm daily). For more info

will receive a photo of themselves for their frame.

Visit All Seasons Resort in Nelly Bay Wed 19

call 4750 0800 or go to www.reefhq.com.au

10am-3pm daily.

Jan for a morning of learning song and dance

[9] Polly’s Crafts

• 9-15 Jan – Ben & Gwen Live Experience –

Polly’s Crafts will be at MTQ 9-13 Jan (10am-2pm

special meet at greet after the show. Shows 11am

daily). Cost $3.50. For more information contact

& 1pm. Meet and greet at 12pm.

[16] PCYC Family Fun Day

Mick or Linley on 4726 0626 or visit their website

Ben 10 and his cousin Gwen live on stage with a

routines (5-7 yrs) or enjoy a morning of drama games on Thurs 19 Jan (7-12 yrs). Workshops 11am-12.30pm and cost $15. Bookings essential.

• 16-22 Jan – Crazy Candles Workshop – Create

Head down to PCYC (Wellington St) on 19

your very own colourful candles in the shape of

[10] CSIRO Double Helix Club

Jan (10am-2pm) for free rides, new bungee

dolphins, flowers, cars and other exciting shapes.

trampoline, merry go round, jumping castle,

• 16 Jan – Balloon Science workshops (ages 5-12)

For more info visit www.castletown.com.au

• 19 Jan – Deconstruction Derby (ages 6-15)

[13] Libraries:

www.pollyscrafts.com.au

Workshops run 10-11.30am & 12.30-2pm in Building 054, JCU. Cost $12 for Double Helix Science Club Members and $15 for nonmembers. Bookings are essential. For info email vanessa.hill@csiro.au or call 4753 8518.

[11] Kingpin Bowling Great holiday deals with $24 per person for 3 games of bowling or laser skirmish or an arcade game time card. Dates: 10-22 Jan (10am-6pm daily). For more information call 13 2695 or visit www.kingpinbowling.com.au

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• Mysterious Magic Workshops for aspiring 8-12 year old magicians. Dates: 3 Jan Flinders St, 5 Jan Thuringowa and 6 Jan Aitkenvale. Times: 10am-11.30am. Cost: Free. Bookings essential.

• Slimy Science – slime making workshop with

giant slide, Willy the Worm, laser skirmish and more. Age 6-12 yrs. Cost $20 PCYC members.

[17] Riverway Arts Centre • 19 Jan (9am-10.30am) - Move It Move It fun dance routines for 7-12 year olds.

• 19 Jan (11am-12.30pm) - Clowning Around workshop for 7-12 year olds

CSIRO Education at Aitkenvale City Library. Dates:

• 20 Jan (9am-10.30am) - Circus Circuit. Learn to

17 Jan (10am-11.30am & 12.30pm-2pm). Cost:

flip, tumble, jump and other tricks. Age 5-9 years

Free. Bookings essential.

All workshops cost: $15. Bookings essential.

[14] Bushtucker & Pot Planting Learn about local bush tucker and plant your

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• Weddings • Baptisms • Communions • Confirmations • Graduations

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tropIcal pool party • Huge Slide, Floating Jumping Castle, Free entry, loads of great prizes and activities • Prizes for best dressed tropical theme • Food & drinks available for purchase at the canteen • Spin our Good Guys Wheel of Fortune for the chance to WIn prizes worth up to $1000!

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Sick of the heat? Try some ice.

Why Warrina Ice Rink is a tropical one of a kind Townsville’s Warrina Ice Skating Rink is one of

Warrina Ice Skating Rink offers a variety of

Warrina Ice Skating Rink is also home to a figure

the only ice skating rinks built in the tropics and

competitions, games and music each session,

skating club and a broomball club. Children can

the rink’s manager Sandra Peel, says this is what

such as tag-based games, and red rover.

start off with the figure skating club by joining

makes it one of a kind.

“We are the only ice rink north of Brisbane, and one of the only ice rinks in the world built in the tropics, so kids have the opportunity to try something different that they wouldn’t normally get to try in a climate like ours,” she says.

So, if you think Warrina Ice Skating Rink is one of the perfect ways to escape the heat and

sunday 15 January 2pm-4pm Kirwan aquatic centre

humidity, then you will not be disappointed these school holidays.

The rink will be offering daily school holidays sessions from 10am-3pm on weekdays; and disco

For more inFo PHONE: 4723 3447 Or visit Our facEbOOk PagE

sessions from 7-10pm on Friday and Saturday nights.

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Food is available for everyone at the rink’s kiosk.

Peel says that the rink encourages parents to wait until their children are five until they join in on the skating sessions, however, she says that children younger can skate with the accompaniment of an adult at all times.

She says that all young children can be weaned into skating with the help of special skates.

“We have little strap on tandem blade skates that strap onto sand shoes for kids under five. These are a great learning tool for kids to get used to the ice before moving onto proper skates,” she says.

the Aussie Learn to Skate Program, in which they learn the basics of the sport.

For those unfamiliar with broomball, Peel describes it as “similar to field hockey...played in shoes on very smooth ice.” She says that no skating skills are needed to play.

Both clubs will start back up after the school holidays and Peel says that all children are encouraged to come along to a meeting.

Meeting times and all new event information about the Warrina Ice Skating Rink can be found on their website or, alternatively, by ‘liking’ their Facebook page.

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• Hunt for bugs with magnifying

• Watch a movie outdoors while

glass and bug catching container

lying on the picnic rug, (if you

• Have an outdoor treasure hunt

camping activities

have one use a projector and sheet for the screen or use a

• Play Frisbee or cricket in the

portable DVD player). Eat popcorn

back garden

and lie back on the cushions or pull out the sleeping bags for

• Sing camp songs

comfort.

• Fill up a baby pool with water and drop rubber ducks and bath toys in the pool to fish out with a net or homemade fishing rod.

• Take photos of your camping trip at home to make up a little homemade book or album.

favouritge campin spots

Conway Beach Bivouac Junction Kurrimine Beach Cobbald Gorge n Resort Cairns Coconut Carava

s i r a f a s g n i camp Kids love the idea of camping out in the backyard, so why not turn it in to a play adventure and create a camping safari at home, writes Amanda Cranston.

setting up camp Pitch the tent, roll out the sleeping bags and, for a little more authenticity, set up your safari camp with mosquito nets and lanterns. You could also create a little reading nook by placing cushions underneath a mosquito net as well as an area with a little outdoor table and chairs and picnic rug.

costume ideas • Safari pith hats • Binoculars

per trip? Why not hire a cam Want an easy camping ailers on 0449 769 916 Tr r pe m Ca ’s no hn Jo m trailer fro

things to make can decorate them and then hole-punch the end and tie string from the

afternoon sleep outside in their sleeping bags while the older kids might want

binoculars to wear round their neck.

comfortable with them sleeping in the backyard, then maybe they can camp out with a sibling or friend. Since it’s the school holidays maybe even mum and dad could join in the fun!

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• Fruit and marshmallow skewers • BBQ • Hot dogs

• Make a pair of binoculars by sticking two empty toilet rolls together. The kids

Depending on the age of your kids, the younger ones might like to have their to spend the night in their tent. If the older kids are brave enough and you are

Things to eat

• Make animal masks with paper plates, coloured crepe paper and pipe cleaners or paint the masks. The kids can make lions, tigers, zebras, hippos (or even pigs and sheep if that’s what they prefer!). www.pakmag.com.au

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out & about

Ethan & Caleb at the Insight Creative

submit your photos

email to: photos@pakmag.com.au

calendar launch

Ethan at Lollipops Play Centre Megan, Violet and Kim at the Insight

Marli, Sanjay and Anika

Janet & Lacie

Balloon magic

Josephine at Lollipops Play Centre

Creative calendar launch

Facepainting fun

Out & About photos thanks to the team at insight creative > www.insightcreative.com.au

Heidi-Grace at Lollipops Play Centre

Alex at Lollipops Play Centre

For more info call 0488 676 701 or visit www.amusementsplus.com.au

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Kyra at Lollipops Play Centre

Out & About photos thanks to the team at insight creative > www.insightcreative.com.au

fetes festivals special events xmas parties birthdays

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fav pet shots Fav pet shot of the month wins a mystery prize to the value of $30!

this month’s entries

December winner!

Sophi loved by Lily

Lachlan and his mice

Sam loved by Crystal

Indi loved by Ryder

Email your photo, name/s & address to: pakcompetitions@pakmag.com.au • Deadline is 18 January 2012 for the February edition of Pakmag.

prize winners

Congratulations to our Dec prize winners!

To claim your prize drop into the 4TO/HOTFM office, 9 Martinez Ave The Lakes, Hyde Park, between 9-5pm Mon to Fri & collect your prize from reception.

Colour it in: • Nixon Mallard – Kirwan • Jordana Lacey – Deeagun

Match the Words and Pictures: • Yanique Kinobe

• Charlotte Davies – Mysterton

Word Search:

• Chloe Rogers – Kirwan

• Chloe Rogers

Word Scramble: • Reanne Lacey

Dot to Dot: • Riley Parker

• Josh Maloney – Kelso

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Smile with a local Thanks to 4TO and Minty

smile with a local This month on facebook we’ve been talking about the funniest thing you’ve got your kids doing so you can take a rest during the holidays?

From: Christina Forrest “Last year I was exhausted at Christmas time with a newborn

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baby so to put my feet up one afternoon, I gave my two older children some decorations and told them to go decorate their bedroom. Afterwards, I inspected their room to find no tinsel or decorations anywhere. Suspicious, I walked outside to see where the kids were, only to find the two dogs draped head to toe in baubles, tinsel and bells!”

From: Kaylene Hobson “I had already bought all my presents before Christmas but told my son that daddy and I needed to do some more. He’s not keen on being babysat but since I convinced him it’s the only

way he would get presents, he spent the day with grandma while we had a day out!”

From: Jaime Gunton “My mum and dad were once trying to plant an orchid but some of the soil had rock in it. So mum got us to help her and showed us how to pick up the rock, throw it in the wheelbarrow and then dump it on to a pile of rubbish. As soon

From: Tamara Manning “When you just stand and stare at the fridge and cannot for the life of you even work out why you are there...then you remember you were actually heading to the laundry”

From: Danielle Esler Mitchell “When you spray men’s deodorant on your head because you mistake it for hairspray”

as we got stuck in to getting the job done mum

From: Marina Waddell

sneaked off and left us to it. After complaining for

“When you wander around the house in a slight

a while to dad he admitted that mum had nipped

panic because you can’t find your small child, and

off to ‘have a break and do some shopping’’.

it takes you a full minute before you realise he’s

The following readers also deserve a mention

ON YOUR HIP. True story!”

for their responses to this question on facebook – ‘You know you’re tired when…

Next month’s question: What have you pretended to enjoy to please your children?

Email your answers to “Smile With A Local” with your contact name, suburb and number to pakinfo@pakmag.com.au by December 15 and you could win!!!

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