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WELCO M E

As term one comes to a close, it’s time to reflect on what a busy term it has been. Over past years the first term has been a way of easing into the new year and adjusting to routine, however perhaps as my kids are getting older their schedules start bang on day one of term one. We’ve had SACS, prefect nominations, music, excursions – and - braces! Having spent time living abroad in various countries and seeing the lack of dental hygiene, it’s great to see the pride that Australians take in looking after their teeth, even though our wallets take a beating. With most kids wearing braces and coming through school with awesome looking teeth, I was more than happy to join the ranks of those broke parents. Now it’s up to junior to make sure that the brushing is up to scratch and the lolly intake is minimal, which will be interesting considering Easter is around the corner. Geelong is full of good cheer over the Easter period, with many Easter egg hunts and the Good Friday Appeal happening in our region, check out our What’s On pages to find out more.

Wishing you a peaceful Easter break from all of us here at Kids Voice.

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Nature: Werribee Zoo Schools: Drysdale Primary School Home Routines Preservatives Dad & Grandads Playgroup Good Friday Appeal Sport: Little Athletics & Cross Country

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Crafts & Cooking Reviews What’s On

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DAY CARE

Occasional Care is a professionally run service which allows families to leave their children in a safe and secure environment, offering the opportunity for parents, friends or grandparents to have a break from the children to make appointments, coffee dates, grocery shopping, or some “me time”. This is a guilt free opportunity, allowing the children to engage in play experiences with other children and educators, having fun learning through play.

Occasional Care is a not for profit organisation which is run by a committee of management consisting of volunteer parents whose children attend the service.

There are opportunities for the children to attend a maximum of 15 hours per week and may attend on a

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permanent or casual basis depending on the individual needs of the families. Opening hours are from 9am-2pm and sessions are available for 3, 4 or 5 hours per day.

fee instead of the full fee, Long Daycare will generally still charge the full fee for the day even if you do not attend.

Comparing Long Daycare to Occasional Care, there is a difference in the opportunities offered to the families.

At Occasional Care the children bring along their own snack, lunch and drink bottle, whereas at Long Daycare the service provides the food and drinks. Long Daycare is more for the working or studying families who need the longer hours, where Occasional Care is more about the carer having a break and being able to attend the service casually and for shorter periods. Occasional Care has the flexibility for children to do make up days if they are unwell or go on holidays, or there is an absent

Occasional Care offers the opportunity for the children to socialise with other children of the same or similar ages and provides the opportunity for the carer to have a break. This is a fabulous stepping stone for the children before commencing kinder or school.

SAMANTHA TEESDALE AND MELISSA

FISHER CO DIRECTORS GEELONG WEST

OCCASIONAL CARE WWW.GWOC.ORG.AU

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BONDING

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I was born into a coffee culture, only there was no cappuccino, macchiato or latte in the 1960s. Certainly no bubbaccino. In Germany, there was just coffee, cup or pot, and house coffee, also called children’s brew, a cerealbased beverage that was strained into the cup.

Although somewhat greyer in colour when the milk was added, to me it looked exactly like the grown up version.

When I was four years old, my Omi took me into town to the children’s singing circle every Wednesday afternoon. On our way we would always stop for coffee and a giant icing-sugardusted, whipped-cream-filled profiterole. If my memory does not fail me, it was the size of a large mug. Every week. Yes, that was okay, as the sweet was our once-a-week treat. Through this weekly ritual, my Omi and I formed a close and lasting bond. We had rules, so I learned to behave well and interact with strangers in public places, no threatening looks or eyebrow raising required. My grandmother’s influence on me was profound. The opportunity to spend time with her was both incentive and reward for my good behaviour, and I was proud when people smiled at me and commented on my manners.

There was the café in cobble-stoned Market Square, opposite the Gothic town hall, and the café at the foot of Cathedral Hill, both cosy and sophisticated establishments with competent, experienced and friendly waitresses wearing little white aprons over black skirts. We alternated between them, and all their staff knew us and recited our order before we even had a chance to speak. And so I became a café lover.

Now, almost 50 years later, my two-year-old granddaughter has become very good with the cup. She has been drinking independently from a mug for some months. She is very well behaved and knows she has to sit to eat and drink. She now speaks to me in little sentences.

And I am her Omi. She lets me know that I am an important person in her life.

We have always done special things together. At first we shared gestures, then German nursery rhymes with actions that only I will offer. We

have rituals when they come to our house: we visit the alpacas and the cows. We find the cats.

We get the laminated place mat out, the one with the fairy princess that her aunty drew when she was a little girl. Sometimes I watch her swim and then we go to the café. I cannot wait until she will be a bit older and staying with us so we can go out for coffee. It will be our ritual. Just for the two of us. Because I am her Omi, and I have an important role to play. She will remember.

I remember. I remember the delicious sweet scent of baked sugar when approaching.

My grandmother’s hairstyle, dresses, hats.

Gestures. Her kind and patient voice. Her childhood stories, the songs we sang at bedtime, the fun, the advice, the trust. The trust that made her a go-to person for as long as she lived. The way she responded to my confessions and questions still influences my decisions today.

Having more of an outsider perspective allows grandparents to listen more easily without judgement. They also have more time as they wind back their own commitments, are often less stressed as they have the luxury of enjoying a casual care arrangement, and they have special rights. They can allow little things that parents do not, because children seem to have the ability to adapt to, and accept, the different routines and ways of the important adults in their lives.

I want to build this closeness that I had with my café loving Omi. Our little one’s other grandmother also loves nice cafés, so we will have to take turns, and maybe sometimes meet up, the three of us. Soon, I will start looking for cafés that welcome small children so we are ready to go when the time comes for sleepovers and spending longer periods of time together without mum and dad.

And after a stimulating café visit I will return her to her parents, before she might pick up on radio advertising spots and say, ‘Omi, what’s a durex?’ I will let her parents deal with that one.

BY K ER S T IN L IN D R O S

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Perfectionism involves striving to achieve unrealistically high standards and judging self-worth on whether such standards are met. Perfectionists often don’t identify themselves as perfectionistic as they tend to hold an acute sense of failure and evaluate their performance harshly. Signs of perfectionism include being indecisive, avoiding challenges, seeking reassurance, giving up easily, ignoring constructive criticism, and making comparisons to others. Perfectionists tend to think in rigid and inflexible ways, often involving ‘shoulds’ and ‘musts’ and all or nothing thinking. Learning how to manage perfectionism is essential to feeling satisfied with life and more self-confident.

WHERE DOES IT COME FROM?

Perfectionism can arise partly through the early experiences that we have and partly due to our temperament. Achievement tends to elicit praise, attention and encouragement, which serve as powerful reinforcement for a child’s behaviour.

Being criticised for making mistakes can also influence children’s beliefs about themselves.

From these experiences, children may assume

that they are only loveable or worthy if they are achieving. Children may also learn indirectly through modeling and typically parents or caregivers exert the greatest influence. Having parents who are overly hard-working or focused on achievement or appearance tends to reinforce these standards in children.

PERFECTIONISM AND FAILURE

While many people assume that perfectionism would be associated with success and happiness, the opposite is usually the case. This is because it is difficult to achieve extremely high standards in all areas of life so perfectionists tend to procrastinate or opt out in certain areas. In other words, because perfectionists tend to set such high standards for success, failure is inevitable, leading to a chronic sense of not being good enough. Even if a high standard is met, perfectionists tend not to evaluate their performance as perfect, rather, that the goal was likely too easy to start with.

HOW TO OVERCOME IT

Regardless of where perfectionistic tendencies originated, it is possible to overcome them through modifying behavioural patterns and thought processes. As a starting point, it might be helpful to weigh up the pros and cons of maintaining perfectionistic standards on a piece of paper.

Identifying that striving to achieve perfection can cause feelings of anxiety, disappointment, insecurity and exhaustion may be motivating in changing these standards.

REALISTIC GOALS

It can be helpful to identify one’s behaviour as a target for change and look to break the goal down into manageable chunks. For instance, if an exercise routine seemed onerous, it would be more effective to reduce the amount of time devoted to exercise by five minutes each week, rather than by more dramatic increments, to minimise feelings of anxiety and guilt. It pays to remember that feeling some discomfort is a sign of progress towards a

healthier set of standards and in time these reduced standards will feel normal and liberating.

CHANGING THE MINDSET

Rigid routines typically result from harsh and unrealistic assumptions about achievement and personal worth. For instance, thinking that, ‘the house must look immaculate for guests’, may be driven by a core belief that, ‘I need to be perfect to be approved of’, generating feelings of panic when entertaining. To challenge these assumptions, write thoughts down on a piece of paper to provide some perspective and then ask yourself how helpful the thoughts are, how accurate or realistic they are, and whether you would assume the same things of others (for instance, an immaculate house when entertaining). Remember, our thoughts are not facts.

CULTIVATING A GROWTH MINDSET

A growth mindset is the opposite of a perfectionistic mindset and involves the assumption that intelligence or abilities can be developed. It views failure or criticism as opportunities to learn and, therefore, leads to an openness to challenges. A growth mindset is more focused on the process and putting in effort rather than the outcome or result.

As has been demonstrated by research studies, having a growth mindset tends to be associated with greater motivation and success. Specifically, praising children for their efforts in study rather than their marks or results has been shown to lead to better academic performance, something that parents’ can replicate at home.

NEED SOME HELP?

If perfectionistic standards are contributing to feelings of anxiety or depression in yourself or your child, it might be worth having a chat to your GP to obtain a referral to a psychologist.

DR EMILY HILL

CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST

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RANGER KIDS These school holidays Werribee Open Range Zoo will take kids on a journey through the African Savannah with an exciting new indoor play space called Ranger Kids.

Within the new space, kids can become a wildlife ranger or a vet and explore life in an African village with a range of fun dress-ups and props to play with.

Ranger Kids is divided into three themed areas – an African village, the savannah and the field hospital, with each area promising a new adventure.

Against the backdrop of an African sunset the village is busy with kids tending to their farm yards, planting crops, building fences for their livestock , preparing food for the animals or threading brightly coloured, over-sized beads.

Beyond the fences of the village, the savannah is teaming with wildlife and the rangers are on patrol, counting the herds and recording their observations.

A custom-built wooden helicopter provides little adventurers with a birds-eye view of the savannah as they look for injured animals and load up big plush giraffe, lions and zebra into the helicopter and transport them to the field hospital for treatment.

Under the canvas roof of the field hospital, complete with a surgery and research area, budding medics diagnose, treat and care for injured plush animals. Surgeries are completed and animals are bandaged up before being moved via canvas stretchers to the recovery area.

The sick animals need some time to rest before they are returned to the wild, so medics also need

to weigh and prepare food for them, checking off what they need against their charts.

The new play space also includes a shadow puppet theatre, where kids can put on a show for their parents, with plenty of comfortable spots for mum and dad to sit down and relax while the little ones play.

And the fun doesn’t end there.

Ranger Kids also opens up into the Zoo’s Leopard Tortoise exhibit, providing kids with the perfect spot to get up close to these amazing animals even try on a shell for size.

Once those budding rangers and vets have finished caring for their animal charges, it’s time to head outside on the Zoo’s famous Safari Tour where they’ll see mixed herds of rhinos, giraffe, zebras and ostrich.

During their visit, they can also help the critically endangered by Grevy’s Zebra by getting involved in the Zoo’s conservation program, Beads for Wildlife.

During these school holidays Ranger Kids will open from 11am – 3pm and it will become a permanent play space at Werribee Open Range Zoo. RANGER KIDS DATE: 5 – 21 April LOCATION: Werribee Open Range Zoo TIME: Ranger Kids open 11am – 3pm COST: Adults – general admission applies / Free

for kids under 16

INFORMATION: zoo.org.au/werribee

WERRIBEE OPEN RANG E ZOO WWW. ZOO.ORG .AU/WERRIBEE YOUR SUPPORT IS HELPING TO SAV E WILDLIFE. ZOOS V ICTORIA IS A NOTFOR-PROFIT CONSERV ATION ORG ANISATION

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CITY OF GREATER GEELONG

ARE YOU LOOK I N G FO R C HI LD C A R E ?

Are you looking for a small group environment for your child, a safe, warm home with one consistent Educator and small group of friends to play with?

Family Day Care is an approved education and care service operated by the City of Greater Geelong. Family Day Care provides high quality education and care to children from infancy through to school age children in a safe, secure and stimulating home environment. The service is operated in

FAMILY DAY CARE accordance with Education and Care Services National Regulations, Law Act 2010 and National Quality Standards.

The City of Greater Geelong currently has around 50 Educators registered with the service, providing care to almost 400 children weekly Educators ensure their environments are safe, inviting and nurturing and the educational programs are designed to support children to become confident and enthusiastic learners.

Family Day Care offers care to a maximum of 4 preschool children and 3 primary school aged children at any one time and this includes the Educators own children.

Family Day Care is an inclusive, supportive service that can be utilised on a full-time, part time or before/after school basis. Families experiencing emergencies or with non-standard working hours are also able to access care on weekends, evenings and overnight (for work purposes) if available. Child Care Benefit and Child Care Rebate funding is available for eligible families.

Limited vacancies currently available in Grovedale, Highton, Clifton Springs, Drysdale, Leopold, Herne Hill, Corio and Lara

PLEASE CONTACT THE SERVICE ON

5272 4741 OR

FAMILYDAYCARE@ GEELONGCITY.VIC.GOV.AU TO DISCUSS YOUR CHILDCARE NEEDS FURTHER

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PRIMARY SCHOOL

DRYSDALE PRIMARY SCHOOL

DESCRIBE THE SCHOOL’S SPORT PROGRAM:

We recognise the importance of creating a life-long love of being healthy and keeping fit whether this is through participation in team sport of maintaining or an active and healthy lifestyle. We believe that this starts at primary school and needs strong encouragement from the school to establish the best habits in every one of our children. The school runs an extensive program for physical education. Every child has a lesson with our specialist PE teacher each week. This teaches the basics of many different sports ranging from traditional games such as netball, athletics, swimming and football to less commonly taught sports such as hockey, golf and badminton. Children are encouraged to challenge themselves to reach their personal best. For the most able there is the opportunity and encouragement to progress to regional and state level competition.

DESCRIBE THE SCHOOL’S MUSIC PROGRAM:

Music is a skill that can be practised throughout life.

The school runs a curriculum music program as well as offering children the opportunity to learn one of a range of instruments. Currently children are learning guitar, ukulele, piano, drums and recorder. We are expecting to be able to extend this range to include brass instruments shortly. We provide opportunities for the children to perform in assembly and at other school events. The school has a specialist music teacher who offers our curriculum program to every child once a week. The curriculum program covers both practical skills of performance

including singing as well as developing an appreciation of different styles and types of music.

DESCRIBE THE SCHOOL’S DRAMA/ARTS PROGRAM:

The Drysdale School Concert is recognised as a highlight of the community’s year. Now in its 35th year, the concert allows every student to perform on the school’s purpose built stage complete with lighting, wings and sound system. The year 6 students write and then perform their own production. For children who are completing their seven year journey through Drysdale Primary, this is a great chance to showcase their immense talents in front of a large audience.

The confidence they have gained in earlier years of performing on the big stage comes to the fore in their year 6 production. The children are guided by the school’s specialist teacher of performing arts who works with every child each week.

DESCRIBE THE SCHOOL’S ITC PROGRAM:

The school teaches learning technologies to every child each week both through specialist teaching and through the grade teachers’ work in the children’s individual classrooms. The school is well equipped with a suite of computers attached to the school’s library that allows every child in a grade to work at their own computer during learning technologies lessons. Away from the ICT suite, every grade had access to classroom computers to support their learning in other subjects. The school has a defined program of moving to windows tablets over the next four years to provide even greater flexibility of learning.

DOES THE SCHOOL HAVE THE STUDENTS LAPTOP PROGRAM?

All students in years 5 and 6 at Drysdale Primary have access to their own netbook. These are leased by parents and can be taken out of school to enable more effective home learning.

WHAT KIND OF CAMPS AND OUTDOOR EDUCATION PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED?

Children at Drysdale Primary School begin their camps program in year 2 with an in school sleep over towards

the end of term 4. The children are gradually then introduced to longer camps as they move up through the school and as they become more confident about spending time away from home. This begins with an overnight stay in year 3 and progresses to a four night stay in Canberra in year 6. This camping program is very well supported by our dedicated parent community that recognises the benefits and value of these experiences. Our outdoor education program is linked to the camp program with an activity based camp in year 4 and a bike education program and camp in year 5.

WHAT IS THE SCHOOL PHILOSOPHY?

The school’s motto is “Accept the Challenge”. Our overarching aim is for every student to be the best they can be academically, socially and emotionally. The challenge is for the students to reach their personal goals and for the adults to support them to achieve this. Whether you are going to be an internationally acclaimed musician or an enthusiastic amateur, we all have a talent that deserves to be developed. If children have a love of learning and a hunger for success, they can choose many of the paths they follow in life. Our long standing focus on the personal development of the children gives them the life skills necessary to make the most of the opportunities available to them in life.

DRYSDALE PRIMARY SCHOOL

52-66 Clifton Springs Road, Drysdale VIC 3222 Phone: 03 5251 2272

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PRIMARY SCHOOL

MOUNT DUNEED REGIONAL PS

MOUNT DUNEED EMBRACES FUNKY HAIR

Pa (Robert Pekin) and Aunty (Maree Wilkinson), who also took up the challenge to shed their hair for the worthy cause.

LEUKAEMIA FUNDRAISER

The school of 196 students raised a whopping $5,338.55 and these proceeds will be used to continue the search for cures for blood cancers and support families of leukaemia patients throughout Australia. Mount Duneed Regional Primary School’s Junior School Council Coordinator, Mrs Sonja Ballard said that while the school may be small in size, the school community has a huge heart and amazing generosity when it comes to helping others.

DAY: STUDENTS LOP OFF LOCKS FOR

Mount Duneed Regional Primary School students and teachers sported flouro wigs, whacky up-dos and skyhigh mohawks on Friday 14 March to raise awareness and funds for the Leukaemia Foundation. For Funky Hair Day – part of the World’s Greatest Shave initiative - three students – Tom Burchell, Jaxon Mohr and Tyler Pekin (whose family has been touched by cancer) - volunteered to lop off their locks. They were accompanied by Tyler’s

“Our Funky Hair Day’s success is a credit to the Junior School Council’s hard work and enthusiasm,” Mrs Ballard explained. “The Junior School Council has organised the whole day’s activities, including a fundraising web page, sausage sizzle lunch and cake stall.”

According to the Leukaemia Foundation, blood cancer (incorporating leukaemia, lymphoma and myeloma) is the biggest cause of cancer death in Australia after lung cancer. More than 11,500 Australians will be diagnosed with blood cancer this year - equating to 31 people every day.

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THAT IS THE

ROUTINE OR NO ROUTINE? QUESTION...

Home routines are highly important for children’s development. Consistency and structure help children to feel safe and secure and are the building blocks of learning. Some children like and need routine more than others, however all children benefit from routine.

Routines aren’t just about learning a concrete skill, such as brushing teeth after dinner. Routines that are built around fun or spending time with others, such as reading a story before bedtime, are important for strengthening relationships between parents and children while building important social skills.

Establishing routines in day-to-day life for young children doesn’t need to be as tricky or complicated as it sounds.

Toilet training, for example, can be highly stressful for parents but it doesn’t have to be. Establishing and keeping a routine will help your child learn the skills needed for toilet training.

The Continence Foundation of Australia suggests some helpful ways to establish a routine for toileting: • Begin sitting your child on the toilet or potty at regular intervals during the day. After meals is a good time to start, particularly after breakfast, because this is when the body’s natural reflex to open the bowels is strongest.

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Make a new nappy change routine. Try to change your child in or near the toilet/bathroom so that they begin to connect wee and poo with the toilet. Wherever possible, change your child in a standing position and change them quickly, without play.

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Use equipment if needed. Sometimes a toilet insert, steps or foot stool may be needed to ensure your child is sitting comfortably and safely. If using a potty, use it near the toilet.

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Complete the entire toilet sequence every time with your child. This means going through every step involved from pulling pants down, sitting on the toilet, flushing the toilet and finally washing hands. Try to involve your child in each step so they are building independence and learning the toilet sequence.

Provide assistance whenever needed.

Establish clear expectations and keep things consistent.

Social praise (e.g. “great sitting”, “good boy”) and rewards can be highly motivating and will help to give feedback to your child about what is expected and what they need to do. (N.B. Whenever using rewards with your children ensure they are non-food rewards. Rewarding any behaviour with food or drink can override natural hunger and satiety cues and lead to eating for reasons other than hunger, and possibly, overeating.)

Establishing a consistent family mealtime routine is highly important for building family relationships, teaching children social skills and giving them the opportunity to explore and learn about food. Children learn about people and the world by observing others. Parental role modelling is important in the development of good eating behaviours so the more frequently families eat together, the better.

Research shows that children who regularly eat meals with their families not only have better nutrition, but do better in school, are more socially connected and develop less risk-taking behaviours.

Here are some tips to establish a family mealtime routine: • Try to have meals and snacks at a scheduled time so that everyone knows what to expect. We all learn best with structure!

• Give children a verbal warning before mealtimes (e.g.

“5 minutes until dinner”) • Introduce a transition activity so children know that a meal is about to start. Washing hands before meals is a simple and easy transition activity.

• Sit at the table for meals and introduce a visual sign that the table is for eating (e.g. everyone has a placemat at their spot at the table).

• Depending on his age, decide upon a reasonable length of time for your child to remain seated at the table with the family, whether or not he chooses to eat.

• A great rule of thumb, for developing healthy eaters, is the Division of Responsibility developed by U.S. dietitian, Ellyn Satter. Adults decide WHAT foods and

drinks to offer at regular intervals throughout the day, in a positive and supportive manner, and children decide WHETHER and HOW MUCH they will eat.

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Serve the same food to everyone at the table.

Remember small children require very small serves. It may help to reduce your child’s anxiety around mealtimes and new foods, if he helps himself from food served at the centre of the table.

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While it can be useful to talk to your child about the taste, shape, colour and smell of the foods they are getting to know, it is very important not to apply pressure to eat. Anxious children quickly lose their appetites. Rather, make mealtimes a happy time of talking about the day, and model enjoyment of the foods you are eating. Remember the “Division of Responsibility” – adults decide what foods are offered, children decide whether and how much to eat.

• Finish with a clean-up transition activity (e.g. everyone puts their plate into the sink) and finish by washing hands again.

No matter what the routine you are trying to establish, remember not to rush young children. It is important to allow them time to relax, both on the toilet and at the table. Give them the time they need and keep them relaxed and happy. This makes for a positive learning experience.

With five centres around the Bellarine Peninsula, Bellarine Community Health (www.bch.org.au) provides health services to families across the region. The Child Health and Development Team offers a family-centred service focusing on the well being of children aged 0-12 years. The team includes speech therapy, occupational therapy, podiatry, dietetics, physiotherapy and dentistry.

The Child Health and Development Team at Bellarine Community Health, is comprised of allied health professionals providing services for all children aged 0-12 years. These services are free to children listed as dependents on a health care card or pension card. For appointments and enquiries, phone 5258 0812.

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HEALT H Y H A B I TS F O R L IF E Feeding your child a diet high in natural nutrition and low in artificial additives will set them up for a lifetime of health and happiness.

Courtney Buchanan speaks to Nutritionist and owner of Nutritious Living Geelong, Erin Storer, to find out why.

sorts of things into their body,” Erin says.

‘annatto’ 160b.

• Flavour enhancers: 620 – 635.

Preservatives in food – their effects on health are controversial and most of us know we should avoid them, but why?

Preservatives deteriorate healthy gut flora (‘gut’ is a collective term for the small and large intestine) – the good bacteria found within the digestive system essential for digestion, behaviour and immune function.

“If a child aged five has very little good bacteria in their gut, as an adult that progresses and things like ADHD, coeliac disease and depression can develop,” Erin says.

When it comes to children’s health there is a wide range of reasons why preservatives, colours and other food additives should be avoided as much as possible.

Nutritionist Erin Storer is highly qualified to comment on this topic – with a Bachelor of Science in Nutritional Therapy, an Advanced Diploma in Nutritional Medicine, a membership with the Australian Natural Therapists Association and her own business Nutritious Living Geelong.

It starts with a pretty simple message: preservatives are artificial and our bodies are not technically designed to deal with these sorts of toxins.

So how does a child’s body cope when artificial food additives enter their system?

“Initially, it puts their whole detoxification system into overdrive to try and disarm the toxin and remove it safely, something you don’t want children to have to do at such a young age,” Erin says.

It’s important to note that our immune system originates from our intestines and without enough good bacteria we are at risk of an underactive or overactive immune system.

“This can lead to allergies and skin conditions because the immune system is confused,” Erin says.

The earlier and longer you protect your child from artificial additives, the healthier they will be now and later in life. It’s never too late to start as Erin says, “kids are very receptive to changes… small tweaks make a huge difference.”

Food shopping for children can be difficult at the best of times but help is at hand. Erin runs educational supermarket tours to help you nut out the good from the bad.

Ideally all food additives should be avoided, but some are riskier than others. Here’s a shortlist of the bad and some good alternatives to get you started:

As adults our detoxification systems are in constant overdrive as we become exposed to pollution, cigarette smoke, alcohol, fast foods and more.

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“As a child you want (their detoxification system) to gradually mature rather than actively putting these

• Colours: All, including the natural colour named

• Preservatives: 200 – 203 (sorbates), 220 – 228 (sulphates), 249 – 252 (nitrates/nitrites).

• Artificial sweeteners: 951 – 955.

• Deli meats are among the worst culprits – they are laden with salt, preservatives and flavouring.

• Flavoured chips and noodles are packed with preservatives.

• Many dried fruits are heavily preserved.

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• Vegetable sticks (carrot, celery, cucumber, etc.) with a good quality ricotta cheese.

• Unflavoured Real Foods Corn Thins (available at most supermarkets nationally, you’ll find them in the biscuit aisle for around $2) are high in fibre, keeping children fuller for longer than rice cakes or other crisp bread varieties. Top with avocado and cheese for a naturally fulfilling snack.

• Erin says, “you can’t go wrong” with Jalna natural pot set yogurt. Even the flavoured Jalna varieties are great. Kids love strawberry yogurt!

• If your child loves dried fruit look out for the Woolworths Macro Organic range of dried fruit, which includes preservative-free apricots.

Erin’s supermarket tours are $15 p/p, $12 p/p if two places are booked – i.e. you and a friend or $30 for a one-on-one tour. Email erinstorer@ nutritiousliving.com.au or call 0468 995 984 to book places.

More information for parents can be found at the Food Intolerance Network: www.fedup.com.au C O U R T N EY BU C HAN AN

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L IV ING W ORD S E X P O

C ULT UR AL DIVERSITY WEEK

Cultural Diversity Week is an opportunity for communities to celebrate special customs that make us all different.

The Corio - Norlane Best Start Project in partnership with the Geelong Regional Library hosted the Living Words Expo on 18 March 2014.

This was an event to share storytelling through different mediums. Story telling does not always have to happen by reading a book. Dancing, singing, dressing up and food are all ways in which families and communities can join together and share traditional stories and customs.

Uncle Dave welcomed everyone by performing the welcome to country and Councillor Kylie Fisher opened the celebrations.

Families participated in the fun traditions of their community, while increasing opportunities for children to develop language and literacy skills. Storytelling in any medium contributes to the literacy development of children.

Own Publishing worked with the families to develop the cook book. The children illustrated the cook book with colourful, imaginative drawings of food.

Parents, carers, playgroups, kindergartens and 84 children across Geelong participated in the fun, interactive activities. These included storytelling sessions with Geelong Regional Library, drumming with a Congolese community member, dancing and rhyming with a Sri Lankan community member and enjoying tasty foods of the world provided by Diversitat.

The Best Start Project Officer Shae Coatsworth was happy with the success of the day. All the children were smiling, the drumming was great. Ronnie looked beautiful in her traditional Sri Lankan dress. The cook book will be amazing when it is published. Amelia and Uncle Dave were captivating with their story telling.

Most importantly the children enjoyed themselves.

Families bought their favourite family recipe to contribute to a community cook book. Artists from Kids

The children enjoyed all the activities and were not able to choose one activity that was the best.

FAMILY SERVICES CITY OF GREATER GEELONG

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M E , D A D & G RANDAD S UP POR TED PL A Y G R O U P Are you a dad or grandad looking for something to do with your child/ren on the weekend? Me, Dad & Grandad is a facilitated playgroup which provides opportunities for dads, grandads and preschool children to join together and have fun in a supportive environment.

AT P LA Y GR O U P CHI L DRE N W I L L :

• Have fun • Learn how to share through play • Learn and develop new skills • Listen to music and stories • Explore by playing with water and sand, by painting and trying other kinds of art and craft • Have fun playing outdoors and going on excursions AT P LA Y GR O U P Y O U W I L L :

• Get out of the house • Make new friends • Share experiences • Play and learn with your child Playgroup is held twice per month on a Saturday morning from 10.00 - 11.30 am at the Greenville Children’s Centre in Greenville Drive, Grovedale. A donation of $3.00 is the only cost to attend.

Dates booked include 22nd March, 3rd, 17th, 31st May, & 14th June. 10.00am - 11.30am With many young families now moving into Armstrong Creek some sessions will be held at Armstrong Creek in the very near future.

If you would like to be put on our email list and receive future dates for sessions or would like further information on other Supported Playgroups operating in the City of Greater Geelong, please contact Sue Ellis, Supported Playgroup Officer on 52724781 or email sellis@geelongcity.vic.gov.au

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EGG-CELLENT TRADITIONS Throughout the world there are many traditions in the way we celebrate Easter. Some spend their weekend to get away on a mini holiday with their family, some spend huge amounts on Easter chocolate, others involve attending church, lighting bonfires, solving crimes or dressing as a witch. The origins of the Easter rabbit date back into the 16th century from Germany and the first edible Easter bunny was also made in Germany in the 19th century.

However you spend your Easter weekend, here are a few traditions from other countries that you might find quite interesting and peculiar.

Australi a a nd A meri ca Easter in Australia is always

a great time to spend with family and friends. Celebrations and religious significance aside, children also anticipate the delivery of the Easter Bunny’s chocolate eggs as he does in many other parts of the world. As rabbits were an introduced species to Australia and caused much damage to the land, a campaign was initiated in 1991 to replace the Easter rabbit to an Easter bilby, but this hasn’t really taken off.

Mexico The town of Iztapalapa, near Mexico City

produces one of the most famous Easter events in Mexico. The play titled “Mega-Play: The passion” draws one million visitors each year. After a devastating cholera epidemic in the winter of 1833 the handful of survivors decided to hold a play to give thanks for their lives.

B ermuda Bermudians celebrate their Good Friday

flying a home-made kite, eating codfish cakes and hot cross buns. The tradition of kite flying began when a local teacher from Britain had difficulty explaining Christ’s journey to heaven to his Sunday school class. The teacher made a kite to illustrate the Ascension.

Jamaica Jamaicans bake Easter buns to enjoy. Their buns are spiced and have raisins and are usually baked in a loaf tin. The buns are then sliced and eaten with cheese. It is quite common for employers to also make gifts of these buns and cheese to give to their staff.

Hait i Haiti does not exactly call it Easter however they

do have Holy Week that involves a mixture of Catholic and voodoo traditions. The week is full of colourful parades and traditional music with voodoo believers

giving offerings to the spirits by holding goat heads and other parts during a ceremony to show their devotion.

T h e N e th e r l a n d s , B e l g i u m a n d F r a n c e In these parts of the world it remains fairly quiet. It is told that the Church Bells fly out of their steeples to go to Rome and remain silent until Easter morning bringing back both coloured eggs and chocolate rabbits with them. In the Netherlands and parts of Belgium it has been tailored down to just Silent Saturday. In other parts of Belgium and France the silence starts on Maundy Thursday.

Easter fires are also lit on Easter day at sunset in northern and eastern parts of Netherlands and northern parts of Germany.

I ta l y In Florence, Scoppio Del Carro is a custom in which a holy fire is lit from stone shards during the Easter Sunday mass, which is then used to ignite a rocket in the form of a dove. The dove represents peace and the Holy Spirit. The fire follows a wire which then lights a cart containing pyrotechnics in the town square in front of the cathedral.

Sw e d e n It is an old folklore that witches would fly into the Blåkulla (the Blue Mountain) to meet with the devil.

Therefore these days children dress up as witches giving out Etaster cards to their neighbours to hopefully in return receive a coin or a piece of easter candy.

N o r wa y Norwegians like to use their Easter to go on

holidays and enjoy their time staying in mountain cabins, skiing and painting eggs. One of their more contemporary traditions is to watch or read a murder mystery.

C y p r u s Fires are often lit in school or church yards to celebrate their Easter time. The bigger the fire the better but in this celebratory tradition it has been known for the fires to get out of control. Fires aside it is also customary for a small doll representing Judas Iscariot to be burnt.

B o s n i a , H e r z e g o v i n a , C r o a ti a

a n d Sl o v e n i a In this part of the world a basket of food is prepared and covered with handmade cloth. The basket usually contains bread, coloured eggs, ham,

horseradish and a nut cake called “potica” and is then bought to the church to be blessed.

Bul g a ria The Bulgarians spend the Thursday before

Easter decorating eggs before their traditional egg fight.

The one with the last surviving egg becomes the Borak (6 pack fighter). However before the egg onslaught their beautifully decorated eggs are displayed at an Easter dinner consisting of roast lamb, a salad called Easter salad (lettuce and cucumbers) and a sweet bread called kozunak.

O be ra m m e rg a u Pa s s io n Pl a y The Oberammergau Passion Play is a passion play performed since 1634 as a tradition by the inhabitants of the village of Oberammergau, Bavaria, Germany. The play is a staging of Jesus’ passion, covering the short final period of his life from his visit to Jerusalem and leading to his execution by crucifixion. The play is performed repeatedly over the course of five months during every year ending in zero and is next scheduled for 2020. The production involves over 2,000 performers, musicians and stage technicians.

So there you have it, everyone has their little Easter traditions no matter where you go. However you spend your Easter we hope it’s filled with yummy food, family and friends.

Stay safe and happy over the holidays.

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E D U C A T IO N

PACE S G IN N R A E L E IV T A V O IN N

NEW to Ocean Grove and opening for Term 2 is an innovative and state of the art teaching space for babies through to VCE students.

Sharing this space is Apple Seed Education and Kip McGrath Bellarine Peninsula. The Apple Seed studio and Kip McGrath classroom has an innovative, open and flexible design, which can be used for a range of activities.

This space has been designed specifically for 21st century learners.

Apple Seed Education offers affordable classes and educates the whole child by providing academic, physical and creative

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ARE YOU BEING THE TYPE

if you look around, you’ll see a lot of highly masculine-oriented women and more feminine-acting men than ever before.

Is this good for the family or the children? That is the question.

OF PERSON YOU WANT

First, let’s understand what is going on. Each human person has both feminine and masculine energy deep inside themselves. They can choose to use more of their feminine or more of their masculine essence, and how much they use of each determines how their lives will proceed.

Being a parent is one of the most daunting jobs any of us can ever undertake.

There isn’t a manual. The instructions available are sketchy at best and the responsibility overwhelming.

There is nothing really wrong with women accessing their masculine, as long as they don’t overdo it and lose touch with their feminine. So women who have many responsibilities at work and at home will be accessing their masculine quite a bit; masculine energy helps you get things done. But when a woman’s life is taken over by too much “doing” and she does not take enough time to rest, meditate or nurture herself, she loses touch with her feminine essence. Her daughters and sons will see only an exhausted mother who never takes time for herself.

YOUR CHILDREN TO BE

This leaves us with only one reliable source to count on: ourselves. Who we are as people ultimately filters down to our children whether we believe it or not. Becoming the best example you can be for your children starts with consciously evaluating who you are as a person each day and striving for constant improvement and balance.

The thing to remember is that children learn by observing their parents. No one is perfect but as you learn from your mistakes and make the necessary adjustments, your children will be watching.

Good healthy self-esteem flourishes in children when they can be open and honest with their emotions. They learn those skills from those who care for them. If you are in denial about what is wrong in your life, it will poison the way you see yourself, and in turn, that denial can poison the way your children view themselves. Sad but true.

However if you as a parent own up to your mistakes and apologize to your children for your bad behavior or poor decisions, they will learn that it’s OK not to be perfect. They will learn that a person can be in the wrong, but can make it better by apologizing and learning from that mistake. Owning up to unhealthy choices and learning from them, produces a strong basis for sustainable self-worth, whether you are an adult or a child.

Another way of reviewing how balanced you are as an adult and a parent is to truly ask: “What kind of man or woman am I?” It might sound simple, but times have changed dramatically in the past 50 years. The lines between the genders have become blurred. There are no clear demarcations on what it means to be a man or woman today.

For example, how do we show our daughters that they can be their own person fully and completely, while at the same time not losing connection with their valuable feminine side? How do we demonstrate to our sons what it means to be an honorable man in these times of gender neutrality?

Increasingly, the onus is on us as parents to be both genders simultaneously, but what does this actually mean?

It means that if you are a woman, your feminine aspect needs to be strong and viable, and if you are man, your masculine needs to be robust. But I bet

Likewise, a man who chooses to spend virtually all his time thinking and pondering life, nurturing himself, but never really “doing” or “working” at anything, he has all but lost touch with his masculine essence. He will be unable to model to his children how a true man acts, how men are naturally designed to be doers, providers and protectors.

Therefore as mothers and fathers, you must strive for a healthy inner balance between your masculine and feminine. Being way out of balance is a form of denial that impacts your ability to model a healthy gender balance for your children.

Children who are raised by balanced, kind parents have a good roadmap for their behavior. When their parents exhibit a healthy sense of themselves as men and women, children have the best chance of becoming confident, successful and happy adults themselves.

ABOUT THE WRITER: Jennifer Granger is a transformational coach from Melbourne, Australia and the author of a new groundbreaking book, “Feminine Lost: Why Most Women are Male” (Weinstein Book, $19.99). In it she explains the state of affairs between men and women today and explains how maintaining a healthy inner energetic balance improves your intimate relationships and all aspects of your life. For more information visit www.femininelost.com

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THE ROYAL CHILDREN’S

GOOD FRIDAY APPEAL The Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal has a long and proud history, with Victorian’s continuing to come together to help save the lives of sick children.

Money raised from the Good Friday Appeal goes towards funding equipment, research and education to ensure treatment at The Royal Children’s Hospital remains world class. The strength of the Good Friday Appeal lies with the thousands of people who volunteer their time, expertise and creativity to organise fundraising activities throughout the year including raffles, charity flights, golf days, fundraisers and morning teas.

MCEC. It will be broadcast live on Channel 7 and the public will be able to purchase tickets, with proceeds donated to the Appeal.

The Good Friday Appeal telethon, broadcast live across Victoria and supported by the Herald Sun, Channel 7 and 3AW 693, will be in the state-of-the-art MCEC. This year also sees the return of the popular evening concert which will be in the fabulous 2,500 seat Plenary at the

. The Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre will host the Good Friday Appeal for the first time

FRIDAY

18TH APRIL

raised for the benefit of The Royal Children’s Hospital

The Good Friday Appeal invites all Victorians to come to the popular Kids Day Out at the MCEC, a huge family fun day held on Good Friday with activities including a Teddy Bear Hospital, Australia’s biggest roller-skating rink, laser strike, games, art, entertainment and much more.

. The Good Friday Appeal is the largest fundraiser for The Royal Children’s Hospital . In 2013 at The Royal Children’s hospital . 36,242 inpatients were treated . 11,833 children underwent surgery . Specialist clinics had 241,822 attendances . 77,695 children presented at the emergency department

GOOD FRIDAY APPEAL QUICK FACTS:

TO DONATE TO GOOD FRIDAY APPEAL:

. The 2014 Good Friday Appeal is on Friday 18th April . In 2013 a record $16,405,534.65 was raised

. Since the first Appeal in 1931, $258 million has been

Young Fletcher Bennett was just two and a half months old when he was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.

“Fletcher had been sick off and on for about three months.

He had constant bruises, blood noses, a swollen tummy and been lethargic. He had a bad ear infection that wouldn’t go away and developed a rash around his groin and leg area, so I took him to Geelong Hospital where he had some blood tests,” Krystal Bennett explained.

On that dreaded day of March 27, 2012, Fletcher’s mum Krystal was desperate to find out what was wrong with her sick boy. When the tests came back, the Bennett family were told their baby had a type of leukaemia. They were transferred to the Royal Children’s Hospital at 11pm that night.

By phone: 03 9292 1166 Online: www.goodfridayappeal.com.au

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“We were there for three and a half weeks in the Kookaburra ward, for children with cancer, at the Royal Children’s Hospital. We then spent a week and a half at Ronald McDonald House. It really is a brilliant hospital with great resources. It’s so cool, for example, how they have a parent’s space which is close to our children,” Krystal said.

Fletcher is still not out of the dark. He is in the middle of his three year treatment plan for his type of blood cancer, most commonly associated with children. He turned four in January.

“Fletcher still take chemotherapy tablets daily and visits the Royal Children’s Hospital once a month for his IV chemo. We still have a while to go but we are keeping positive,” Krystal said.

STEPHANIE NAYLOR

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L IT T L E ATH LETI CS

Do you have children between the ages of 5 and 15?

Are you looking for a sport that provides enjoyment for the whole family? Why not try Little Athletics?

Geelong has two Little Athletics Centres – one based at John Landy Field, South Geelong and the other at Goldsworthy Reserve, Corio. Both conduct regular Saturday morning programs from the start of October till mid-March and Cross Country events on either Saturday or Sunday from late April till July.

Little Athletics provides children with the skills that form the basis of most sports – running, jumping and throwing. It is family oriented and parents are encouraged to help out with the activities and learn how the events are conducted.

The 5 and 6 year old children do a skills based program known as On Track, which uses modified equipment to teach fundamental motor skills and the basics of athletic

events in a safe, friendly, fun environment. As they gain confidence and learn the necessary skills the children graduate to “real” events. By February the six year old group will spend half their time on the track or using the regular field event venues.

Older athletes do four or five events each Saturday; a combination of sprints, middle distance, hurdles, jumps and throws. They are encouraged to achieve a Personal Best (PB) each time they do an event and are not pressured to win.

Little Athletics also has special event days such as social Relays, Handicap Day (like the Stawell Gift), a Multi-Event Day and Championships. There is something for everyone, even Mum and Dad. The summer Track and Field season has just finished but those interested in long distance running can still register for Cross Country. Races are held on Saturday

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(Corio) or Sunday (Geelong) mornings at various venues in the local area. Athletes run one race over an age appropriate distance ranging from 1000m to 3000m.

A survey of current members showed that the children like Little Athletics because they make new friends, have fun and keep fit. Parents also make new friends and on their duty days (about one week in three) they too have the chance to acquire new skills.

Registrations for the 2104/15 Track and Field season will open in September. If your family is interested in joining Little Athletics please contact the Secretary of your nearest Centre: GEELONG - JUDY WILMSHURST CORIO - NICOLE HILL

0432 871 243 0408 122 303

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MU S I C A R TS &

FIGMENT

G E E L O NG

Figment Geelong is a free annual participatory arts event that is held over two days in March in Johnstone Park, Geelong. FIGMENT Geelong invites people of all ages to participate in a range of arts projects that are fun, interactive and can challenge us to find new ways to create, share, think and dream together.

2014’s projects included fire spinning, motion-sensored LED light displays, print making, a chalkboard car, cupcake decorating, life drawing, a musical jam session, hula hooping and much more. From the Friday night fire-ceremony opening to the Saturdayafternoon dance party closing, there was a constant flow of children and adults enjoying the unique opportunity to interact with art (and each other) free of gallery walls, price tags and limiting beliefs.

Figment has been held annually in NYC since 2007 and in 2013, Figment reached more than 250,000 through events and exhibitions in nine cities (Geelong, New York, Boston, San Diego, Toronto, Chicago, Philadelphia, Washington, DC and Jackson, MS). Figment Geelong 2013 was the first event of this kind held outside of the US.

For more information and to get involved contact geelong@figment.org.au or visit figment.org.au.

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M USI C AR TS &

TAYLOR TIME! JODIE & SARAH WITH TAYLOR Jodie: How old were you when you realised you

could sing? I guess I only really realised how much I loved singing when I started playing guitar! I fell in love with learning how to play all kinds of chords so I would always just try and match my voice to whatever I was playing!

Sarah: What school did you go to and were they involved in music and did you have big opportunities there? I went to Kardinia International College which was a very theatrical school when it came to music and drama! However, in my later years of school....I didn’t study music AT ALL! I was leading towards carpentry and studied graphics, mathematics and design & technology! Music I guess was a bit of a hidden talent.

Jodie:

When did you decide you wanted a career in music? I always loved music but never knew how far I could take it. I remember auditioning thinking how much I wanted this opportunity.....but I never expected it would work out as well as it has already! I’m very lucky and grateful.

Sarah: What is your best childhood memory?

I used to go camping at the end of each year with a bunch of friends and relatives from all over the place!

We would just have the best time!

Jodie:

If you could travel to one place in the world, where would it be? NEW YORK! I travelled to LA once before and I would love to see more of the US.

Sarah: Where do you see yourself in ten years – musically and personally? 10 years is a lot of time so I see lots of hard work to make my stand here in the music industry! You have to work for what’s yours so that’s what I’m going to do! I want to have made a body of music which I’ve shared to the world!

Jodie: What/who is your favourite band/singer?

Who influences you? I love Ed Sheeran because he sings from the heart and his song writing is just second to none! I love the way he plays guitar and it’s basically how I learnt how to play from watching him.

Sarah: What was your favourite song to perform in X Factor? I loved HUMAN NATURE :) just me and my guitar!

Jodie: If you were a food, what would it be and

why? Haha ice cream! People who know me well know I love ice cream.....plus I love the cold weather.

Sarah: If you could be someone else for a day, who would it be and why? I’m not sure to be honest!

I’ve always loved Michael Jackson so it would be pretty incredible to see what he saw through his eyes!

SARAH PONSFORD & JODIE MITTEN GOT THE OPPORTUNITY TO INTERVIEW TAYLOR HENDERSON AT MARKET SQUARE LAST MONTH, THIS IS HOW IT WENT...

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CRAFTS

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6. Spoon the mixture into the paper cases.

7. Bake for 18 to 20 minutes until risen, golden and firm to the touch.

8. Cool in the tin for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

9. To make the icing, beat all of the icing ingredients together until smooth.

10. Add a couple of drops of food colouring until you get the colour you want.

11. Spread onto the cold cupcakes.

12. Make 2 M&M’s into the beak and draw on eyes

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*PLEASE BE CAREFUL WHEN USING SHARP OR HOT OBJECTS. ACCORDING TO kidsafevic.com.au “THE HOME IS THE MOST COMMON LOCATION FOR CHILDHOOD INJURY. THEREFORE IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT WE MAKE OUR HOMES AS SAFE AS POSSIBLE.”

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Foam Baskets Foam Sheets Pom Poms Joggle Eyes Scissors CraftSmart PVA Glue

Instructions: 1. Start by gluing two wiggle eyes onto the front of your foam basket.

2. Using the image as a guide, cut out foam ears, feet, wings etc to bring your bunny or chicken to life.

3. Glue these onto your foam basket.

4. Use pom poms to add further definition i.e. whiskers, feathers, nose etc.

Your basket is now complete…this is a great way to store all of your Easter treats!

Happy Easter *We recommend using CraftSmart PVA Glue for this project. *Products used in this project are available at Craft Direct. www.craftdirect.com.au Tel: 1300 354 240

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POWER PLAY Danielle Steel Randomhouse

A story of family, careers, love, loss, and the sacrifices some people make to hold on to power…or to let it go. A devoted single mother…with lifechanging decisions to make. Fiona Carson has proven herself as CEO of a multibillion-dollar high-tech company, but she still has to meet the challenges of her world every day. Devoted single mother, world-class strategist, and tough negotiator, Fiona weighs every move she makes and reserves any personal time for her children. Isolation and constant pressure are givens for her as a woman in a man’s world. Meanwhile, Marshall Weston basks in the fruits of his achievements. At his side is his wife Liz – the perfect, supportive corporate spouse – who has gladly sacrificed her own law career to raise their three children. Smooth, shrewd, and irreproachable, Marshall is a model chief executive, and the power he wields only enhances his charisma. And to maintain his position, he harbors secrets that could destroy his life at any moment. Both must face their own demons, and fight off those who are jealous of their success. Their lives as CEOs of major companies come at a high price. But just how high a price are they willing to pay? Who are they willing to sacrifice to stay on top? Those they love, or themselves?

ANN A BE L’S F A M I LY

CO OK BOOK Annabel Karmel Randomhouse

Bestselling children’s cookery writer and mum of three, Annabel knows how tricky it can be to find food the whole family can enjoy together. Too often, busy mums have to make one meal for the kids and then another for adults. In her beautiful new cookbook, Annabel offers no-fuss, tasty recipes for all mealtimes that will get everyone around the table at the same time - whether they be 2 years old or twenty. Weeknights can be busy, so Annabel includes both her favourite ‘fast’ recipes, which take no more than 30 minutes to prep and cook, as well as lots of her easy-to-make ‘everyday’ ideas and ‘light meals, snacks and lunchboxes’ – all simple recipes using few, easy-to-find ingredients but packed with flavour. For families, weekends might be more relaxed but they are still action-packed. Annabel offers her foolproof ‘prep ahead’ recipes, which can be stored in your freezer or fridge as well as her ‘weekend’ dishes, which are ideal for leisurely brunches, big family Sunday lunches or a relaxed supper with friends. Try Annabel’s delicious granola and simple pancakes or her mouth-watering Veggie Fusilli, which will tempt even the fussiest little eaters.

Annabel’s Steak with Tarragon and Mushroom Sauce, Moroccan Lamb Tagine and Squash and Pea and Sage Risotto are dinnerparty winners, while her Chocolate and Coffee Cake is perfect for afternoon tea. Annabel has included many of her best-loved favourites here too, such as Chicken Karmel, Nasi Goreng and Best-ever Banana Cake.

AW ESOMENAUTS - Rated T-PC, XBOX 360, PS3

Awesomenauts is a side scrolling Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA) by Ronimo. It features only one MOBA –like game mode and a handful of maps, but has great playability with many characters and upgrade choices to perfect and master. It is easy to get lost in this game and struggle with or against your friends to get to the final objective. The Awesomenauts are a team of mercenaries hired to protect their teams solar drills, as solar has become a very expensive material and can be used as currency. You have to work with your ally mercenaries to destroy the enemy’s solar drill. This is very hard because to get to it, you have to destroy turrets that guard it.

Awesomenauts has a similar objective to most MOBA games, in which you have to destroy multiple turrets to get to a drill which is not guarded, then destroy that drill. This is hard to do because while performing these tasks you have to fend off enemy Awesomenauts and also fend off their creeps while defending your own. It’s very difficult, but it is not an hour long session like other MOBAs. Awesomenauts has a lot of great unique characters with different powers, attacks and transportation methods. One of these characters is Leon Chameleon. Every Awesomenauts has 2 abilities plus their attack and jump. Leon has a normal jump, a tongue snatch, an invisibility skill and a sword attack. The tongue snatch sends out a tongue which will grab any enemy that it touches and will bring them back to where you are. The invisibility will make you invisible until you attack and the sword attack will deal damage to all enemies within range. These can be upgraded to be thrilling as you chase someone invisibly, slash them in the back, and then when they think they’re running away and safe, you pull them back with your tongue to finish them off. This game has a cartoony art style and initially I thought it would appeal to older primary school kids, but I was surprised to find out this game was rated T-(ESRB rating of teen). I really enjoy playing it and can revisit it and still have fun.

You can contact me at sushiphantom@gmail.com or play with me on steam at Sushiphantom. Frag out for now! Callum Bedson

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We have one family ticket for the Easster Bunny Special at the Bellarine Railway on Sunday 20th April to give away, departing 11am Queenscliff Railway Station. Ticket includes one way trip with the Easter Bunny himself and the other way in his reserved carriage, Peter Rabbit stories, Easter Egg Hunt, photo opportunities and more! Children are encouraged to creat e an Easter Bonnet or Hat at home and wear on the day to be in the running to win 1 of 3 prizes and every child will receive a certifi cate.

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CABBA GE PA TCH K I D S - Funtastic UNLUCK Y 1 3 James

Patterson and Maxine Paetro - Randomhouse The thirteenth novel in the bestselling Women’s Murder Club series. When two dead bodies are found inside a wrecked car on the Golden Gate Bridge, Detective Lindsay Boxer doubts that it will be anything as simple as a traffic accident. The scene is more gruesome than anything she has seen before. It definitely wasn’t the crash that killed these people.

While Lindsay starts to piece this case together, she gets a call she wasn’t expecting. Sightings of her ex-colleague-turnedruthless-killer Mackie Morales have been reported. Wanted for three murders, Mackie has been in hiding since she escaped from custody. But now she’s ready to return to San Francisco and pay a visit to some old friends…

MO VI E RE VI EW S T HE L E GO M O VIE

“The LEGO (R) Movie” is the firstever, full-length theatrical LEGO (R) adventure. The story follows Emmet (Chris Pratt) an ordinary, LEGO minifigure, mistakenly thought to be the extraordinary MasterBuilder and the key to saving the world.

He is recruited on an epic quest to stop an evil LEGO tyrant from gluing the universe together, a journey for which our hero is hopelessly and hilariously underprepared. The movie takes place in a world made up almost entirely of LEGOs. A kids’ movie that matches fun with wit and provides of pure joy even while tackling difficult issues.

Meet the newest delivery to the Cabbage Patch, the glow-in-thedark, Glow Party Kids! These cute Kids are dressed in their PJs, ready for a slumber party with you! When it’s time for bed and the lights go out, their pyjamas and sleep masks glow, keeping you feeling safe and sound. To activate the glow-in-the-dark feature hold 15-12cm from light for around a minute. And just like the original Cabbage Patch Kids, each Glow Party Kid comes with the traditional baby powder scent, a unique one-of-a-kind name, adoption papers and Birth Certificate. When Cabbage Patch Kids launched in the 80’s, they were so popular that many stores sold out within weeks, sometimes hours, of the Kids hitting store shelves. With more than 124 million Kids adopted since 1983, Cabbage Patch Kids are one of the world’s most iconic toys. The Kids continue to strike a chord with parents and children as one of the most recognizable and beloved children’s properties of all time.

Cabbage Patch Kids are ready to be adopted and become part of your loving home!

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THE A MA ZING SPIDERMA N 2

In The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Peter Parker finds that a greater conflict lies ahead, than his battle within himself - the struggle between the ordinary obligations of Peter Parker and the extraordinary responsibilities of Spider-Man. For Peter Parker, there’s no feeling quite like swinging between skyscrapers, embracing being the hero, and spending time with Gwen (Emma Stone). But being Spider-Man comes at a price: only Spider-Man can protect his fellow New Yorkers from the formidable villains that threaten the city. With the emergence of Electro (Jamie Foxx), Peter must confront a foe far more powerful than he. And as his old friend, Harry Osborn (Dane DeHaan), returns, Peter comes to realize that all of his enemies have one thing in common: OsCorp.

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ALL ABOARD THE EASTER EXPRESS! Bellarine Railways will be holding their April school holiday program, which includes Days out with Thomas on Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 April and also a Special Easter Bunny Carriage on Easter Sunday, 20 April. The Easter bunny has reserved two carriages for a morning and afternoon session, with bookings essential and starts at Queenscliff. Enjoy a one way trip with Easter Bunny himself and the other way in his specially reserved carriage. Listen to Peter Rabbit stories being read, take part in the Easter Egg Hunt. There will be plenty of photo opportunities for parents. In addition to these special days The Heritage Train Trips will be running on 6, 8, 10, 15, 17, 19, 20, 21, 25, 27 April, departing Queenscliff Station (20 Symonds St) 11.00am - 1.15pm - 2.45pm and departing Drysdale Station (2-10 Station St) 12.00pm - 3.45pm. One way Loco Cab Rides are available when the Heritage Service is running (extra cost). Suitable clothing and footwear should be worn, minimum age 14 yrs+. Rides are subject to availability and terms/conditions apply.

EASTER EGG HUNT

EASTER EGG & FINE WINE

Easter Egg Hunt Easter Sunday, 20th April 2014. The ‘Our Women Our Children Volunteers’ host their annual Easter Egg Hunt at the scenic Bellarine Estate Winery on 20th April 2014, Easter Sunday. The event is a wonderful family day outing with rides and entertainment for the children, the feature being the Easter Egg hunt. Parents can also relax to the live music and sample the local food and wines available from Bellarine Estate. The Barwon Health Foundation hosts a series of events throughout the year to raise money for the Geelong Hospital Annual Appeal. By Supporting this event you will be helping purchase equipment for the Special Care Nursery. Tickets will be available from the Barwon Health Foundation in March 2014 and online at www.easteregghunt.org.au

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Speak Up, Speak Out, Protect.

Kempe Read The Play Parent Information Session, Captains Room, Simons Stadium, Geelong. FREE information session to learn about mental illness in young sports men and women. Do you KNOW if your children need help and HOW to help them? 6.50pm for a 7pm start. Free of Charge, RSVP’s Essential; please go online to reserve your spot at http://www.trybooking.com/EHDJ

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Open Day - North Geelong Secondary College, Separation Street, North Geelong. 6:00pm – 7:00pm : School Tours; 7:00pm : Information Session – BER Building.

Tel 5240 5800

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Volunteer Fire Brigade’s Rural Championships, Geelong Showgrounds, 79 Breakwater Rd, East Geelong. The Rural Championships provides a great opportunity for volunteer fire fighters to come together for enthusiastic and friendly competition within CFA. The Championships are conducted across 3 divisions with 6 time based events for Seniors, using various hoses and couplings and striking targets with water to stop the clock. Juniors compete in 5 of the events above, across 2 age groups, 11-13 years and 11-15 years. Free

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Muddy Boots, Sandy Hands activity.

Celebrate Nature Week: Lake Victoria. For more information: www.mbsh.org.au

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School holiday activities, Geelong Wool Museum

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The Deep, GPAC. Drama Theatre.

Based on the book by Tim Winton, The Deep tells the story of a little girl with a big fear... Brought to you by Australia’s champions of puppetry, Spare Parts Puppet Theatre, The Deep is all about forgetting to be scared! 12 & 2.30pm. All tickets $20.

Bookings www.gpac.org.au

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Festivus Music Festival, Ocean Grove Park, Ocean Grove. Art stimulates different parts of our brains to make us laugh or incite us to riot, with a whole gamut of emotions in between. Art gives us a way to be creative and express ourselves. For this reason it is important to have Art in our lives. Art is important for well-being of a community and stimulate people to look at things differently. Some people will make Art, some people will enjoy Art. This festival is for both of them. Festivus is a new annual Music and Urban Art experience on the Bellarine. It is a music festival combined with projects on show to inspire peoples imagination. It is going to be a hands-on, interactive experience, a celebration of different kinds of art.

10am - 10pm. Costs involved

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Sauce Day, demonstrating Italian food and culture by making tomato sauce, from the tomtoes right down to the cooking and bottling.

Lessons run every half hour and bookings are essential by calling 5250 2349. $25 Adults -30 minute lessons: Meal includes, Gnocchi, Penne, Meatball & Soft Drink $10 Children (aged 14-18) Kids under 13 are free.

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Day out with Thomas at the Bellarine Railway, Queenscliff Railway Station.

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Day out with Thomas at the Bellarine Railway, Queenscliff Railway Station.

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Rip Curl Pro, Bells Beach Rd, Bells Beach. The Rip Curl Pro will this year be celebrating the 52nd anniversary of the Bells Beach Easter Rally and the Rip Curl Pro in Australia’s surfing home of Torquay. The ASP World Tour’s best 34 male surfers, one Rip Curl Wildcard and one local Victorian Wildcard from the Championship Moves Trials will be at Bells over Easter to compete in the year’s second ASP World Tour contest. But it will be only one deserving winner who will get to ring the prized Bell on the final day of competition. Joining the Men and Women of the ASP will be the world’s hottest 16-yearold junior talent, who will be in town competing in the international final of the Rip Curl GromSearch Series. In tow with the action in the water, there will be plenty happening on land for fans, visitors and surfers alike, between the famous Bells contest site, the local pubs and legendary parties around town. The Rip Curl Pro is the only professional sporting event allowed to be held on Easter Friday in Australia and since it is celebrating 51 years of competition at Bells, there is no better place to be for all sport fans!

18 APRIL

Good Friday Appeal, Easter Extravaganza, 118 Hesse Street, Queenscliff. Fun for the whole family Easter egg hunt, jumping castle, face painting, market stalls, live music and more. All proceeds will be donated to the Good Friday Appeal. Starts midday.

18 APRIL

Good Friday Appeal, Good Friday Fish ‘n Chip Night, Ocean Grove Bowling Club, 18 The Terrace, Ocean Grove. Enjoy a great fish’n chip dinner with the family and make bid on one of the great auction items. the auction. Proceeds donated to the Good Friday Appeal. 5pm.

18 April – Good Friday Appeal, Victoria Park, Park Street, Inverleigh.

Family Fun Day. Over 40 food stalls

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and market stalls, rides and activities for the whole family, including an obstacle course, mechanical bull, rides bungee cord run, auction, spinning wheel and much more!

Entry is free with all proceeds from the auction and spinning wheel going to the Good Friday Appeal and a percentage of proceeds from every stall going to the Good Friday Appeal.

11am – 7pm

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Good Friday Appeal, Chip for Charity, Point Lonsdale Golf Club, 69 Fellows Road, Point Lonsdale. Family fun golfing on Good Friday. Prizes to be won including ‘nearest the pin’.

Various categories - age/handicap. $5 entry - Proceeds to the Good Friday Appeal. 10am - 4pm

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Easter Egg Hunt, Bellarine Estate.

The Our Women Our Children Volunteers host their annual Easter Egg Hunt at the scenic Bellarine Estate Winery on Easter Sunday.

The event is a wonderful family day outing with rides and entertainment for the children, the feature being the Easter egg hunt. Parents can also relax to the live music and sample the local food and wines available from Bellarine Estate. Tickets will be available from the Barwon Health Foundation

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Easter Bunny Special at the Bellarine Railway on Sunday, departing 11am Queenscliff Railway Station. Ticket includes one way trip with the Easter Bunny himself and other way in his reserved carriage, Peter Rabbit stories, Easter Egg Hunt, photo opportunities and more! Children are encouraged to create an Easter Bonnet or Hat at home and wear on the day to be in the running to win 1 of 3 prizes and every child will receive a certificate

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5:00pm – 7:00pm : School Tours; 7.00pm – 8.00pm : Information Session – Library. Tel 5243 4444

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Lighthouse Literary Festival, Anglesea

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Open Day - Grovedale College, 19 Wingarra Drive, Grovedale.

6:00pm – 6:45pm : School Tours; 7:00pm : Information Session – School Gym. Tel 5245 4545

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Open Day - Newcomb Secondary College, 81 – 85 Bellarine Highway, Newcomb. 7:00pm Information Session – Cliff Watkins Hall Tel 5240 5800

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Open Day - Northern Bay P - 12 College, Goldsworthy Road Campus.

6-9 Information Evening 6.30pm – 7.30pm. Tel 1300 348 535

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Open Day - Bellarine Secondary College, (Ocean Grove Campus), 70 Shell Rd, Ocean Grove - 6:30pm – 8:30pm: College Tour; 7:00pm and 8:00pm Information Session. Tel 5251 900

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Open Day - Western Heights College, Vines Road Campus, Hamlyn Heights. Meet in the orange building.

4:30pm : Information session followed by school tour; 6.00pm : Information session followed by school tour.

Tel: 5277 1177

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Open Day - Lorne – Aireys Inlet P 12 College, (Lorne Campus), Grove Road, Lorne. 6:45pm : Welcome in ILS Centre; 7:00pm : School Tours; 7:30pm: Information Session in ILS Centre Tel 5289 1585

Open Day - Oberon High School, 12 Pickett Crescent, Belmont.

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