Your Child in Whittlesea July 2013 by Christine Ernest

Whittlesea Your Local Family Magazine

Volume 1

Free

July 2013

Editors Notice Board

Whittlesea

Welcome to the July edition of Your Child in Whittlesea! I cannot believe we are half way through 2013 already! It is a new financial year and time to start thinking about those tax returns. It is also a time to take stock, review our finances and create a new family budget. Goals and plans are an important part of good financial health. For parents with school-aged kids, its school holiday time! On the one hand, this means a break from packing lunches, the morning rush and the frenzy of after-school activities and homework. On the other hand, it is a time to get creative and come up with activities and entertainment to cure the boredom blues! We have plenty of great school holiday activities on our Facebook page www.facebook.com/YourChildinWhittlesea. So “Like” us on Facebook to receive regular notifications of kids activities during the school holidays, and some of them are FREE so you don’t have to break the bank. We have a wide variety of articles in this edition, addressing a range of issues relevant for parenting babies and older kids. In keeping with the current awareness campaign on bullying we have a special spread about identifying and preventing bullying. We also have some articles focussed on you, the parent, which encourage you to take time-out for yourselves and to connect with your partners. Do you have an area of expertise, or some personal experience that you think might support or encourage other families? We would love to hear from you. Submit your articles to articles@yourchildin.com.au for consideration. Please remember to shop local, and support our advertisers, who make it possible for this magazine to be FREE to families like yourselves. Remember to mention that you saw them in 'Your Child in Whittlesea' and thank them for their support! Thank you for being a part of the Your Child in Whittlesea community.

Christine Ernest

Have a great break and stay warm...

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BUSINESS OF THE MONTH Urban Diner: The Exciting New Restaurant & Entertainment Precinct coming to the North Epping Plaza is a major shopping centre located in one of Melbourne's fastest growing corridors with over 200 stores, including a fresh food precinct, lovely wide malls, bright and light surrounds and a friendly atmosphere. With the Epping area set to be a major hub in the Northern suburbs, Epping Plaza managed and owned by Pacific Shopping Centres is consistently looking at ways to improve the Centre and is currently constructing a new Restaurant and Entertainment Precinct called 'Urban Diner'. This exciting Restaurant and Entertainment precinct will add approximately 9,288 sqm to the existing Centre's retail space. It will include 9 restaurants, outdoor dining, a children's play area, a newly refurbished food court plus, the addition of a 2 auditorium “Gold Lounge” cinema. The new precinct is designed to further promote community interaction and provide a unique leisure destination. It also provides job opportunities for the community during and post development. CEO Graham Terry stated “The Urban Diner project is a $30 million addition to Epping Plaza, further enhancing its status as the premier shopping and leisure destination in the North'. The development works are well underway and is scheduled to be completed by late 2013.

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Mill Park Community Care provides professional and compassionate counselling to people in our community, offering individual, couple and family counselling for a range of issues

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On 12 April 2011, the Premier announced the Victorian Government's Bully Stoppers campaign to ensure that action is taken to make schools safer and protect students from any form of bullying. To support this campaign, the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (DEECD) has presented all Victorian schools with an opportunity to obtain between $5000 and $10000 through the Bully Stoppers grant program. Telstra is a proud supporter of the grant program and will provide each school with a digital device and cybersafety kit. Over 100 schools received funding in round one of the program and applications for round two opened on Tuesday 11th June at: http://www.education.vic.gov.au/about/programs/bullystoppers/Pages/pringrants.aspx This round of funding is aimed to assist more schools to implement strategies or programs that endeavour to prevent and respond to bullying (both face-to-face and online) and support collaborative school and community partnership approaches in their school community. Parents and/or carers have an important role in supporting schools to provide safe and supportive environments for all children. These grants provide a great opportunity for everyone at school to work together and make it known that bullying is not acceptable.

PARENT RESOURCES http://www.education.vic.gov.au/about/programs/bullystoppers/Pages/parents.aspx The parents section of the Bully Stoppers website presents parents with basic steps that parents can take if they believe their child or another child is being bullied, is witnessing bullying or may even be the bully. The site includes down loadable advice sheets that have been developed by experts in the field, including internet safety consultant, Robyn Treyvaud, clinical psychologist, Andrew Fuller and cybersafety expert, Susan McLean. In addition, two interactive modules for parents were made available in late May. These modules have been developed in partnership with Andrew Fuller, (clinical psychologist and student well-being specialist) and Susan McLean (cybersafety expert). They have been designed to help parents understand, recognise and manage bullying and cyberbullying behaviours and to address standards of behaviour in the context of cybersafety and social media. EDITORIAL To advertise in Your Child in Whittlesea Call 9715 2630

Handy Phone Numbers Emergency Numbers Ambulance Fire Police

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Hospitals Northern Hospital................................................... Austin - Heidelberg................................................. Box Hill Hospital...................................................... Royal Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hospital (Parkville).......................

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Crisis Centres Poisons.................................................................... Kids Help Line.......................................................... Lifeline..................................................................... Suicide Helpline - (Victoria only)............................. Nurse-on-Call.......................................................... Child Protection - (After Hours Service).................. Domestic Violence Crisis Centre............................. Sexual Assault Service (After Hours)....................... Centres Against Sexual Assault................................ Victims of Crime Helpline....................................... LifeCircle - HOPELINE.............................................. SANDS* Vic...*Stillbirth & Neonatal Death Support Australian Breastfeeding Association Helpline

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Your Local Police Station . Epping Police.......................................................... Kinglake Police........................................................ Mill Park Police....................................................... Whittlesea Police ...................................................

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Other Whittlesea City Council....................................

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Business Directory

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Kids Corner Around the World Countries & Major Cities Missing Letters E_gl_nd

Jokes

How do we know the Earth won‛t come to an end? Because it’s round!

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What would you call a theft in Peking? A Chinese takeaway!

Pa_ _s Au_ _ra_ia Sy_n_y _meri_a Ne_ _ork

What happens when you throw a green stone in the Red Sea? It gets wet! Why is Alabama the smartest state in the USA? Because it has 4 A’s and 1 B!

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What animals can jump higher than the Sydney Harbour Bridge? All animals because bridges can’t jump!

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Just for fun........... a Silly Limerick

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Answers

In the village of Jingamafloo, They don‛t look at the world like we do. When a gentleman dies His dear wife shouts, “Surprise! Graham Lester Now we‛ll all get a little more stew”

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America New York Russia Moscow China Beijing

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Community Noticeboard Norris Bank PRIMARY SCHOOL Market Day Saturday October 19th 2013 10am – 2pm External Stall holder Registrations Closing Date: September 20th 2013 The 2013 Fundraising Committee would like to invite registrations for local vendors to participate in this year's Market Day. Register early to secure your place. Fees for all vendors - $30  Approximate 3m x 3m space  Your location marked on a site map distributed at the fair  Acknowledgement in the school newsletter Enquiries to:Trudi Gleeson on 9467 2206 email: norris.bank.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

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Saturday July 20 2013 10.00am – 4.00pm ENTRY: Gold Coin Donation LAURIMAR PRIMARY SCHOOL GYMNASIUM (next to canteen)

Payments are CASH only! Come along and grab some bargains of many categories of books…. BOOK DONATIONS WELCOME contact Anna 0438 525 559 or schoie65@bigpond.com.au It would be ideal if you BYO green bags or boxes, etc to carry home your purchases.

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Contents & Index of Advertisers Your quick guide to everyone and everything in Your Child...

Features Articles

Accounting 19 Northcity Accountants

Baby/Kids Products

4 Introducing your child to sport 7 Angel Lane Baby Sculptures 6 Re-think, Re-use, Re-wash 9 Baby Button 8 Breastfeeding...What does it take Business Opportunity to continue? 19 Nutrimetics 10 Hats off to you 23 Your Child 14 Connecting with your partner through effective communication Cakes 16 Bullying...What is it and how do 19 Sweet Temptation Cakes & we stop it Cupcakes

Regulars

2 Editors Noticeboard 12 Business of the Month Epping Plaza 18 Handy Phone Numbers 20 Kids Corner

Classifieds 19 Business Directory

Community 21 Community Noticeboard

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Counselling 15 Mill Park Community Care

Exercise & Fitness

Jewellery 19 SL Engraving - Precious Pendants

Photography 19 Image of You Photography

Schools 3 Gilson College 24 Ivanhoe Grammar School

Shopping Centres 13 Epping Plaza

Sport 11 Mernda Tai Chi & Karate 19 Gymsport Academy of Movement & Excellence

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Hair & Beauty 5 Jameez Hair & Beauty

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