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Unfortunately, oppression of dissenting views has not ended with Covid 19. Amnesty International continues to advocate for the rights of people who are illegally detained and imprisoned around the world. Disruptions to communication caused by the pandemic mean that it is even more important for email-writing campaigns to be undertaken by local Amnesty groups like ours. For people like Professor Md. Morshed Hasan Khan, who is accused of sedition because of an opinion piece he wrote in a newspaper. In the short term, he has lost his job and is being subjected to death threats and ultimately faces the possibility of life imprisonment. Childhood It is on behalf of people like this that we meet regularly

Immunisation in Ashgrove and The Gap and all over the world to write to now available leaders and judges, encouraging them to abide by human rights laws. Amnesty International provides the background information, addresses and model letters to make it pretty easy • Same day appointment guaranteed to construct meaningful letters quite quickly. • Open 7 days • Online bookings on our website The Gap group meets on the 2nd Monday of each month • Bulk billing for children & concession card holders at 9am. The Ashgrove group meets fortnightly at 7.00pm on Thursdays. These are friendly occasions where attendees can

Cnr Settlement & Samford Roads, get ideas and support from each other to get letters written, and enjoy refreshments as well.

Keperra Phone: 3351 0323 To get further information about these activities, look www.keperrafamilypractice.com.au at the Amnesty Facebook page, or phone Di on 33001861 Half page – 175mm H x 120mm Wat The Gap or Sally on 0476006990 in Ashgrove, or email amnestyashgrove@gmail.com.

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Men’s Sheds in the Ryan electorate have been invited to apply for funding as part of the newest round of the National Men’s Shed Development Programme (NDSP).

Funded by the Morrison Government, the Grants will specifically prioritise applications with a strong health, wellbeing or safety emphasis, in acknowledgement of the impact of COVID-19 and the needs of Sheds in the recovery period and beyond.

In light of the pandemic, IT equipment and training will be prioritised to facilitate increased connectivity amongst shedders.

The Federal Member for Ryan, Mr Julian Simmonds MP has invited all Sheds in his electorate to apply.

“Now more than ever, Sheds offer men a critical avenue for social support and engagement,” Mr Simmonds said.

“To stay healthy, we need to regularly involve ourselves in activities with people around us, and our local Men’s Sheds have become a focal point for the local community.”

“This funding can help our Sheds deliver programs with a strong health, wellbeing or safety focus and I urge all local Sheds to apply.”

Men’s Sheds can apply for financial support across the following funding categories:

Category 1: Health, Wellbeing, and Events $8,000 maximum

Category 2: Shed Improvements $8,000 maximum

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Category 3: Equipment $5,000 maximum

The Minister for Health, the Hon Greg Hunt MP added: “Men’s Sheds are vital in providing a safe space for men to talk and work on meaningful projects.”

“This new funding round will provide financial support to assist in both setting up and maintaining Men’s Sheds across Australia.”

Since 2013, the Coalition Government has provided $5.4 million to support Men’s Sheds across Australia.

Applications for the current funding round close Friday 27 November. For more information, visit https://mensshed.org

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This month’s article includes some very special information on cyber security in your home. The article was written by a member of our Lions Club and raises a number of issues involving home security. A further editorial will be in a future edition of the Echo to cover a number of other cyber security issues which as a community we should be aware.

As we are coming out of lockdown from Covid restrictions we are back working within our community with some fundraising events. In the lead up to the Christmas and New Year Break we hope that you will see us around and about our local area.

Commencing 23rd October we are conducting our Annual Melbourne Cup Trifecta. You can catch us at the main shopping centres at Woolworths, Ashgrove and at The Gap Village leading up to Melbourne Cup Day. Tickets are $2 each or 3 tickets for $5. The prize is $1000. You never know - you could be the lucky winner, but you’ve got to be in it to win it!

On Saturday 24th October we have a fundraising Bar B Q for Hear and Say outside Meat at Billys. All funds raised go to a great cause, helping children learn to speak after they have received a cochlear transplant. Thank you for buying a Billys Bar B Q sausage for a great cause.

Christmas will be upon us in a few weeks, and so Lions have organised a Christmas Raffle, so take a winning ticket in our Christmas Raffle while supporting a good cause. Tickets will be sold at Ashgrove and The Gap shopping centres.

Our Christmas Cakes are going on sale in many outlets around The Gap, Ashgrove, Paddington and Bardon suburbs and are still at the 2019 prices. Most proceeds from these sales go to the Wesley Hospital, The PA Hospital Lions Medical Research Foundation and also funds are returned to our local Communities for local projects.

The Lions Shed is just about complete and through the good will of the Gap Uniting Church we have found a home for our equipment Trailers and Bar B Q Trailer. This shed has taken many years to come to fruition. Thank you to the State and Federal Governments for supporting us in building this facility.

This introduction now leads us into the article on Cyber Security for your information, so enjoy the read from one of our

experts in the field.

Cyber Security at Home

Oddly enough, ‘cyber security’ is really about your non-technical assets – your money, your photos or perhaps your reputation. It just so happens that the technical interconnection of our phones and computers at home to cyber space (otherwise known as the Internet) has some potential downsides. We’ve all seen the dramatic efficiency and convenience benefits that the Internet has brought.

To protect our money, our reputation and to receive reliable services, cyber security people describe it as protecting the confidentiality, integrity and availability of our information. We can do this by a combination of

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