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The Gap Historical Society
The Gap Historical Society Inc.
by President George Stoddart
This article on Senior Citizens taken from the archives of the Russell Museum typifies the actual experiences of the membership of The Gap Historical Society whose ages range from mid-seventies to mid-nineties.
WHAT ARE SENIOR CITIZENS?
Senior Citizens are those persons who were around before the pill and the population explosion. They were here before television, penicillin, antibiotics and microwave ovens, frozen food, radar and credit cards.
Time-sharing meant togetherness – not a holiday apartment; hardware was hardware and software wasn’t even a word.
They were here before men had long hair and earrings and being stoned meant having rocks thrown at you.
Senior Citizens were before yoghurt, the forty-hour week and the minimum wage. They got married before they lived together – how quaint can one be? Closets were for clothes – not coming out of; gay meant merry and aids were for assisting.
Senior Citizens were before pizza, McDonalds, instant coffee and decaffeinated anything. They thought that fast food was what you ate during Lent. They were before FM Radio, compact discs, word processors and the post pink period.
Senior Citizens remember the days when cigarette smoking was fashionable, grass was for mowing and pot was something you cooked in.
If you asked Senior Citizens to explain DSW, CIA, UFO, MOW, ET, MS and IUD, they’d say it was alphabet soup.
We must congratulate today’s Senior Citizens. They are indeed a hardy bunch when you consider how the world has changed and the adjustments they’ve had to make.
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However – they are blessed to mostly live in The Gap – a suburb they can love and mind.
GOD BLESS ALL
SENIOR CITIZENS
NOTICE TO READERS
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The Gap LOCO Now Pperating a Pop Up Shop every Monday at High Street, Ashgrove
The Gap Local Organic Co-operative (The Gap LOCO) has a new pop up shop providing certified organic fruit and veggies. The pop up shop operates every Monday between 10 and 3 in the spacious treed car park of Oakleigh Scouts Group at 15 High Street Ashgrove. The beautiful site is tucked in behind the High Street houses and accessed down a narrow easement opening up to a big flat area for parking. This makes it great for parents with kids and people with mobility issues. The Gap LOCO sets up underneath several gazebos in the car park to offer a full range of certified organic fresh fruit and veggies. They also have a small range of grocery items which they plan to expand upon this year. They continue to provide home delivery of certified organic fruit and veg produce on Mondays, filling the shopping lists of about 35 households.
Lesley Williams, who has worked in the Co-op for almost 2 years, says that the Co-op is very lucky to have the support of the local scout group.
“We were operating underneath the home of two of our workers but it is much better to be part of a community facility where we can have this pop up shop. As a small communityowned social enterprise it is great to partner with another community organisation.”
The Gap LOCO is almost 10 years old. It began with a wish to try to find a way of doing business that was based on co-operation and community rather than competition and self-interest. The LOCO is a workers co-op where the workers make the decisions using a consensus model. On Monday mornings they have six workers busily preparing boxes for home delivery and serving customers. While worker run, the Co-op is owned by the community, if they close down all the money and physical assets of the co-op have to be given to another community group.
The Co-op has about 45 regular customers, some have been with the Co-op since the very beginning. Others have only recently discovered the Co-op as they live near the new pop up shop. One of the co-ops dreams is to grow enough to create a full time job for one of the workers. If you would like to support this very unique co-operative or if you are wanting to buy certified organic produce please visit their web site thegaploco.com or email thegaploco@gmail.com
Lesley with Sue and Mal some new supporters of the LOCO
Supplying great tasting, fresh, Certified Organic Produce to The Gap & Neighbouring Suburbs for 10 years.
For a current price list and details about ordering – email thegaploco@gmail.com or visit thegaploco.com
We are a community owned, local, worker run, registered worker co-operative. Deliveries are on Mondays and we also run a pop up shop between 10am and 3pm on Mondays at 15 High St Ashgrove (in the Oakleigh Scouts car park)
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The Physiologix Corner
Do you suffer from a tendon injury? Are you a runner?
Gabriel Fernandes has joined the team at Physiologix, upstairs at The Gap Health and Racquet club. He is currently completing his PhD at QUT into tendons and runners so is definitely the man to see.
He has already published papers into Achilles tendinopathy and, as part of his research, he has also developed a strong interest in runners, running technique and the association between technique, strength, fitness and neuromuscular control and injury.
Gabriel is also a Titled Sports Physiotherapist in Brazil and has been working in private practice and with sports for many years. He has been in Australia for over 4 years and is on his way to gaining his citizenship. You can read more about him below.
It is a privilege to have Gabriel joining our Physiologix team. He adds yet more to an already incredibly highly skilled and experienced group of Physios. 2 of our staff, Maria and Gena will be away for most of January involved with the Australian Tennis Open. At Physiologix you will be looked after by expert leaders in the management, treatment and prevention of injury.
Gabriel is a physiotherapist from Brazil, with over 10 years experience in Musculoskeletal & Sports physiotherapy, having worked with elite athletes from a range of sports throughout his career as a physiotherapist, from beach volleyball, running and triathlon, rowing, rugby union, soccer to all sorts of weekend warriors athletes.
Between 2011-2016 Gabe worked as physio for the Italian Women’s Beach Volleyball team in preparation for the London 2012 Olympic Games, through several tournaments including The Rio 2016 Grand Slam until the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
Just after the Rio Olympic Games, Gabe moved to Australia to work as a physio in private practice. A highlight of his time here as a sports physio was to have worked at GC2018 Commonwealth Games, at the Beach Volleyball arena in Coolangatta.
Gabe has specialised in running injuries and uses running analysis, amongst other tests, to assist you during the transition from injury to return to running.
Another special interests of his are tendon issues such as Achilles tendinopathy, rotator cuff, gluteal and patellar tendinopathy. Combining both areas of interest, Gabe is finishing his PhD at QUT, investigating runners with Achilles tendinopathy.
While Gabe has specialised in treating elite athletes, he is very active in managing all manner of musculoskeletal conditions in athletes and non-athletes alike. His work as allies manual therapy and exercise prescription to give his patients the best research-based treatment and help them achieve their goals regardless of their level of activity.
You can make a booking to see Gabe, or with any of the Physiologix team by calling (07) 3511 1112 or booking online at Physiologix.com.au website: http://www.westernecho.com.au
PILATES at
The PHYSIOLOGIX studio space has expanded!
Our bigger and well equipped pilates studio offers custom programs for individuals or small group classes, with all sessions run by a highly qualified physiotherapist. See you there!
We offer a variety of classes including:
Pilates equipment classes Pregnancy classes
Group classes Sports specific programs
Individual sessions Custom Physi-app home program
Workcover/Insurance/DVA/EPC accepted Hicaps on site for immediate rebate (07) 3511 1112
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