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Notes from<br />
the Editor<br />
Welcome to the inaugural issue of <strong>Locale</strong> <strong>Hub</strong> <strong>4074</strong>.<br />
This magazine hopes to be a voice for locals in the <strong>4074</strong><br />
Community. Filled with local content, local people and local<br />
businesses. We know how proud you are about living, working<br />
and playing in <strong>4074</strong> and we plan to work really hard to<br />
showcase all the is great<br />
about <strong>4074</strong>.<br />
<strong>Locale</strong> <strong>Hub</strong> is here to<br />
support and promote<br />
local businesses. This<br />
magazine and the<br />
localehub<strong>4074</strong>.com<br />
platform would not be<br />
possible without the<br />
support of our business<br />
partners.<br />
We are very proud to be<br />
working with Remax Innovation as our Major Sponsor their<br />
commitment to seeing the <strong>4074</strong> community thrive is<br />
unwavering.<br />
We are also very lucky to be working with our Key Sponsors –<br />
Unique Finance and Property Solutions, ifeelgood24/7, Scissor<br />
Image and Global Ceramics. These are all fantastic partners to<br />
be working with, not only is their sponsorship the backbone of<br />
this project, they also have contributed some great content to<br />
this magazine<br />
If you have any content you would like to include<br />
in our magazine please head to www.localehub<strong>4074</strong>.com/share<br />
magazine and fill in the form to send us your content.<br />
Thank you for taking the time to read <strong>Locale</strong> Magazine. Please<br />
support the businesses that are making <strong>Locale</strong> <strong>Hub</strong> possible.<br />
Until next issue,<br />
Keep Thinking Local!<br />
Robyn<br />
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MEET<br />
LISA BAILLIE<br />
How Long Have Your Lived In Your<br />
Selected Postcode?<br />
Where Is Your Favourite Place<br />
To Eat?<br />
I have lived here for approximately 25 years.<br />
Too many to name - we are spoilt for choice!<br />
What Do You Love Most About<br />
Living Here?<br />
The community of course! We have such a<br />
generous, friendly and welcoming community that<br />
is always ready to come to the aid of their<br />
neighbours. This has been proved many times with<br />
businesses and locals donating their time, money<br />
and services to projects including renovating a<br />
family's home, assisting house fire victims, pitching<br />
in for working bees and many other projects. The<br />
business community also responds very generously<br />
by giving back to their community by sponsoring<br />
many local events. We really do live in a wonderful<br />
part of the Western suburbs.<br />
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What Makes Your Postcode<br />
So Special?<br />
Close to the river (great walks), awesome schools,<br />
plenty of shopping choices and just a short drive to<br />
the CBD.<br />
Who Or What Inspires You?<br />
Witnessing the generosity, random acts of kindness<br />
and helpfulness that is common in our community.<br />
This inspires me to do the same and be able to<br />
help others when and where I can.<br />
When Are You Happiest?<br />
When I am being creative. That can be in the form<br />
of graphic design, photography or drawing. Three<br />
hobbies that don't get enough of my time.
MEET<br />
JAN LAING<br />
AND<br />
ALAN PETERS<br />
FROM REMAX INNOVATION<br />
Tell Us About Your and Your Family<br />
Jan and Alan have both lived and worked in the<br />
Centenary suburbs for 35 years. Having brought<br />
their families up in the area and attended local<br />
schools. They are long time members of the<br />
community and their grandchildren now go to the<br />
local schools. Both very family orientated and have<br />
a deep love for the local community. Both Jan and<br />
Alan are well known in the community with Alan<br />
previously owning the news agency in the early<br />
80's and both Jan and Alan have been selling<br />
realestate and helping people for more than 23<br />
years. Equally well known for their contribution to<br />
their community by way of sponsoring local bowl<br />
clubs and Primary School fetes.<br />
How Long Have Your Lived In<br />
Your Selected Postcode?<br />
Since 1981<br />
What Do You Love Most About<br />
Living Here?<br />
friendly neighbourhood. Proximity to the City and<br />
other major shopping centres. ie Indooroopilly.<br />
Jans son recently had his wedding at McLeod Golf<br />
Club Middle Park.<br />
Where Is Your Favourite Place<br />
To Eat?<br />
Pepper Lounge<br />
What Makes Your Postcode<br />
So Special?<br />
The people that live there and great<br />
community spirit.<br />
Who Or What Inspires You?<br />
People that overcome the odds with a great<br />
attitude and love of life who may be facing difficult<br />
situations i.e health or financial or family problems.<br />
When Are You Happiest?<br />
Community spirit, safe environment, very good<br />
local shops, schools and parks, golf course, River,<br />
Love to travel and love helping people.<br />
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RECIPE<br />
Sticky Chicken<br />
Drumsticks<br />
Intro<br />
These tasty delights are<br />
quick to prepare and<br />
simple to make – an<br />
easy weeknight<br />
dinner that the<br />
kids will love.<br />
Ingredients<br />
•12 chicken drumsticks<br />
•1/3 cup tomato sauce (can use<br />
BBQ sauce if you prefer)<br />
•¼ cup soy sauce<br />
•¼ cup honey<br />
•1½ tablespoon sesame seeds<br />
•Sweet Chilli sauce to serve<br />
Method<br />
1. In a large glass bowl combine tomato sauce, soy sauce and honey. Mix well to combine.<br />
2. Add the chicken drumsticks and mix well until all drumsticks are well coated with marinade.<br />
Cover with cling wrap and place in the refrigerator for an hour (you can do overnight).<br />
3. Preheat oven to 200 degrees Celsius. (insert celscius symbol and remove the words).<br />
4. Line a large baking tray with non-stick paper and place the chicken on the tray.<br />
5. Cook the chicken for 40 minutes – turning once.<br />
6. Remove the chicken from the oven and sprinkle with sesame seeds.<br />
7. Return the chicken to the oven and cook for a further 15 minutes or until golden brown.<br />
8. Serve with sweet chilli sauce.<br />
Serves 4-6 depending on how hungry the kids are!
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The Cake<br />
By Jessica Sellick<br />
From Jindalee State School<br />
Cherry Lavender Apple stared up at Miss Marmal<br />
through her bright pink glasses. She ruffled her<br />
hot pink dress, tapped her tiny feet and looked<br />
around nervously. “Well?” said the solemn<br />
teacher. “Where’s your homework?”. Cherry felt<br />
her cheeks go pink and sweaty. She brushed her<br />
sticky gold hair off her neck and squeaked back<br />
“Forgot.” Miss Marmal gave her a sharp glare and<br />
then nodded at her seat. Cherry sat down and<br />
glanced up at the clock. Home time just couldn’t<br />
come quick enough.<br />
lay down on the lawn and closed her eyes. She was<br />
quickly woken up by Mr Lavender. Mr Lavender had<br />
recently married Miss Apple and so Cherry’s name<br />
had changed from Cherry Apple to Cherry Lavender<br />
Apple.<br />
The next morning Cherry woke up to her mother<br />
who was opening the curtains. “Happy Birthday<br />
Cherry!” she said. Cherry’s eyes lit up. She ran into<br />
the kitchen to find her Granny, Grandpa, Nanna and<br />
Pop. Soon everyone was busy with their jobs.Mr<br />
Lavender was on decorating duties, Miss Apple,<br />
Nanna and Granny were cooking. Grandpa was<br />
getting the games ready. Pop was planting some<br />
new flowers to make the garden extra impressive.<br />
At 9.52 all of the helpers were done. Everything<br />
was perfect!<br />
Finally the bell rang. Cherry ran out onto the<br />
streets and at the end of Ship Lane she skipped<br />
behind a forest of trees to find her home, a small<br />
cream and blue cottage. She rushed onto the<br />
verandah and through the door. After dinner with<br />
her mother Miss Apple, Cherry ran outside. She<br />
First Rosie arrived, then Angus and Sammy. Next<br />
was Lucy, and last but not least was Jack. Cherry<br />
opened the presents, then the party did some<br />
games. Then it was time for the food. Finally it was<br />
time for Cherry’s cake. She was so excited! Her<br />
cake was a magnificent bunch of cherries with red<br />
smarties on the edges. Miss Apple carried it<br />
towards Cherry. “Mum watch out for the ste…” Too<br />
late. The girl’s mother tripped right over. She got<br />
quickly up to spot a cake splat all over the tiles.<br />
Cherry felt tears roll into her eyes.But Miss Apple’s<br />
smile wasn’t gone yet. Cherry felt funny. The adults<br />
were giggling and Granny was gone. “SURPRISE!”<br />
Granny came back with a cake exactly the same as<br />
the one before.“Tricked you!” Mr Lavender laughed.<br />
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Brought to you by<br />
Young Writers <strong>4074</strong><br />
The Dog Down the Road<br />
By Rebecca Sellick<br />
From Jindalee State School<br />
Every day I walk home from school, and every day<br />
Buster, the rottweiler from 1 Mooroa street turns<br />
into a sugar-high wolf. But today is different. As I<br />
puff up the mountain of a hill that I live on, Buster<br />
just isn’t there. Call me paranoid, but after<br />
completing/screwing up my homework, I sit out on<br />
the porch, staring at his empty garden.<br />
Ideas start to pop into my head. Where could he be?<br />
I’m numb with cold but I don’t care, I will sit here,<br />
staring into the dark for the rest of the night. All four<br />
seconds of it. Because pretty soon I hear a familiar<br />
call. “Dinner!” screeches Mum.<br />
Even though the meal is my favourite, I can’t eat it.<br />
My mind is off, slipping through the bars of Buster’s<br />
fence, fingering with his empty chain and- “Bec? Are<br />
you going to eat that?” Mum breaks my thought<br />
bubble. Not for the first time either. “No,” I slide out<br />
of my chair and wander back out the front door,<br />
ignoring Mum’s funny look.<br />
my face but stop. Someone or something is<br />
breathing on my legs. Something stinky, loud and<br />
massive. No. I raise my eyes to meet Buster’s.<br />
Never have I seen him look so terrifying.<br />
His eyes gleam in the moon light, bearing a<br />
murderous look. His coat is bloodstained, his jaw<br />
hangs open, dripping with rabid spit. Before I can<br />
blink he lunges at my wrist, sinking fang like teeth<br />
into my flesh. I close my eyes and scream.<br />
When I open them, Buster is gone. In his place is<br />
Mum. Her face is white with worry as she whips<br />
out her phone, probably calling triple zero. “Darling,<br />
what happened?” I look down at my wrist, oozing<br />
with blood, “Buster bit me.” Mum shakes her head.<br />
“Buster died yesterday, he wasn’t here.”<br />
Pretty quickly the ambulance arrives. The<br />
paramedics bandage my arm, saying I’m fine.<br />
Mabey they’re right. I mean, everybody can see<br />
ghost’s. Right?<br />
My eyelids feel like someone is pulling my lids<br />
closed, my mind can barely function. With a yawn, I<br />
check my watch. 10:42. I’ve been sitting here for<br />
five hours now. I’m so tired I could go to sleep right<br />
here, on this cold bench…<br />
“Huh?’ My head is resting, awkwardly, in my saliva<br />
covered hands and my neck aches. Slowly I go to lift
12<br />
For most of us, the purchase of our<br />
new home will be one of the biggest<br />
investments we ever make – both<br />
financially and emotionally. So<br />
when it comes to buying a new home<br />
a building inspection should be top<br />
of the priority list.<br />
You wouldn’t buy a new dress without trying<br />
it on let alone buy a second hand car without<br />
getting it checked by a mechanic and taking it<br />
for a test run- so why should buying a home<br />
be any different?<br />
Investing in a new home is a big deal and it<br />
is vital not to let the emotional attachment<br />
overrun the practical side of things and this is<br />
where a building inspection comes in.<br />
A building inspection provides you with an<br />
unbiased, expert assessment of the property<br />
and flags any potential problems from rising
damp, dry rot, and pest infestations to<br />
structural defects.<br />
A building inspection provides you with<br />
a detailed report on the condition and<br />
state of the property and highlights any<br />
problems, deficiencies or shortcomings,<br />
hence giving you a clearer understanding of<br />
the condition and value of the property. It<br />
also prepares you for any potential costs or<br />
problems that you may incur.<br />
If your inspection comes back giving you<br />
a green light then you are good to go and<br />
can continue with the purchase knowing<br />
that your new home is solid and that the<br />
ceiling will not collapse whilst you are<br />
sleeping or that the walls will not be eaten<br />
by termites.<br />
If the inspection comes back with a<br />
few question marks and showcases<br />
some minor issues then that gives you<br />
information about what you are getting<br />
yourself into and may be a bargaining<br />
chip when it comes to negotiating the<br />
final sale price.<br />
Ok so what’s involved you ask?<br />
A thorough building inspection means that<br />
every area of your potential new property<br />
gets a good once over – both inside and<br />
out. Every area of the property should<br />
be examined including the roof exterior,<br />
internal roof space and any under floor<br />
areas. Normally a proper inspection should<br />
only take an hour or so but you should<br />
be aware that there are different levels of<br />
inspections all with varying prices. It’s up<br />
to you how detailed a report you want<br />
and you will be looking at anything from a<br />
couple of hundred dollars for a basic report<br />
whilst a more detail inspection might cost<br />
you closer to the $500 mark or even more<br />
depending on the property type and size.<br />
Also keep in mind that it may take a few<br />
working days to organise an inspector<br />
so make sure if you are serious about<br />
a potential property that you get an<br />
inspection booked in as soon as you can to<br />
avoid any unnecessary pressure. Getting a<br />
proper building inspection ahead of times<br />
allows you to make an informed decision<br />
about the property and to know what you<br />
are really buying!<br />
What am I looking for in a building<br />
inspector?<br />
Firstly make sure that you are employing<br />
a qualified inspector such as a licensed<br />
builder, surveyor or architect. Ensure<br />
that your inspector is properly insured –<br />
especially for professional indemnity. It<br />
is important to note that not all building<br />
inspectors conduct pest inspections.<br />
So make sure that you know what you<br />
are getting ahead of time and that if<br />
your chosen inspector does not do pet<br />
inspections then make sure you organise<br />
one separately. It is equally important to get<br />
both!<br />
Your building inspection report must comply<br />
with the Australian Standard (AS 4349.1)<br />
but reports can vary depending on the<br />
technique used by the individual inspector.<br />
Some use standard checklists whilst others<br />
tailor the inspection for each individual<br />
property. It is important that you know<br />
what you are paying for before you get it.<br />
Make sure that you ask questions and<br />
request to see a template report prior to<br />
engaging the services of the inspector so<br />
that you know what you are getting for<br />
your money.<br />
It is also a good idea to do some research<br />
and to shop around and get at least three<br />
reports so you can decide which one best<br />
suits your needs and to ensure that you are<br />
getting the best value for your money.<br />
For peace of mind and informed financial<br />
decision-making – a detailed building<br />
inspection might just be the best money<br />
you ever spend!
A Lesson in<br />
Taking it Slow<br />
One in four Australian kids are overweight or obese. That’s 600,000<br />
children aged from 5 to 17. A quarter of our kids.<br />
Those stats still shock me every time<br />
I write them or see them, despite<br />
talking about this regularly. I’m not<br />
telling you anything you haven’t<br />
heard before but we just don’t<br />
seem to be doing enough to turn<br />
those stats around. What we are feeding our kids<br />
is clearly a large part of this sad story. But it’s not<br />
just what we feed them, but how and when we<br />
feed them. We often talk on what to feed our kids,<br />
but we also need to give some thought to eating<br />
behaviours.<br />
One of the behaviours clearly linked with eating<br />
more is speed of eating. A recent study even<br />
suggested that genetics may play a part in this! If<br />
you come from a family of eaters who wolf down<br />
dinner, it may not just be a learned response but<br />
one that runs in your genetic blueprint. The trouble<br />
is eating fast is not good for digestion and makes<br />
it much ore likely that you will miss the cues to the<br />
brain that tell us to stop eating. The minute food<br />
hits the stomach chemical messengers travel in<br />
the bloodstream to the brain and start to turn off<br />
the appetite cues. Once enough is consumed these<br />
messengers ‘tell’ the brain all is well, food has been<br />
consumed and we feel satisfied with the meal. Bolt<br />
your meal down quickly and there is no time for this<br />
messaging and half an hour later you feel overfull<br />
and uncomfortable. Yet what do we so often do<br />
when we are feeding our kids?<br />
In the playground I hear frequent reports that the<br />
kids get only 10 minutes to eat their lunch before<br />
they head off to play. Now of course it is crucial<br />
that the kids run around during break times, but by<br />
not allowing sufficient time to eat all that happens<br />
is some kids don’t eat enough and others wolf<br />
their lunch box down without any consciousness<br />
as to how much they need to eat to feel satisfied.<br />
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One of my sons frequently comes home with an<br />
uneaten sandwich. He says he didn’t have time to<br />
eat it when I question him. The result is he is then<br />
so hungry he can’t wait until dinnertime to eat<br />
… he snacks on something after school, stealing<br />
something from the pantry if I don’t give him<br />
enough, and then I struggle to get him to eat dinner<br />
because he’s then not hungry. Does that cycle<br />
sound familiar? I’m trying to enforce the importance<br />
of eating his whole lunch so that he is not starving<br />
after school, but unless the school reinforces this<br />
I’m fighting a losing battle.<br />
What about at the dinner table? How often have<br />
you found yourself hurrying the kids because<br />
dinner feels like another chore to get through in the<br />
evening and you want it all over and done with? We<br />
rush from one thing to the next and it may seem<br />
overly indulgent to sit down and linger over dinner<br />
when there are other things to be done. Or you are<br />
just desperate to have it all over with so you can<br />
finally sit down at the end of the day and watch<br />
your favourite TV show. With my adult clients this is<br />
one of the exercises I give them. They have to sit at<br />
the table and take at least 20 minutes to eat their<br />
evening meal. Yet we encourage our kids to rush.<br />
What would happen if rather than just focusing on<br />
what we give them, we also start teaching good eat<br />
behaviours?<br />
Mindful eating is my suggestion to get this<br />
conversation started. You needn’t do this<br />
at every meal. I, like most of you, am often<br />
rushing through my day and don’t give<br />
the evening meal with my kids the time it<br />
deserves. But how about we all try to slow<br />
down that part of the day? Teaching our kids<br />
to be mindful about the way they eat. Talk to<br />
your kids about the way food looks, smells<br />
and tastes so they appreciate their food. Talk<br />
to them about nutritional aspects of the food<br />
so they start to learn how food impacts on<br />
their bodies and minds. And encourage them<br />
to eat slowly. That doesn’t mean distractedly,<br />
or playing with their food as kids are prone to<br />
do, especially if they are not all that hungry,<br />
but to eat in a mindful way. This is where<br />
sitting together as a family really helps as<br />
nothing works better than role modeling when<br />
it comes to learning behaviours. Maybe if we<br />
can keep our kids in touch with their internal<br />
cues to eat, and help them recognise when<br />
they should stop eating, and combine this<br />
with putting the right foods on their plates<br />
this will go some way towards turning those<br />
frightening statistics around. Food should be<br />
an enjoyable, pleasurable and fun part of life,<br />
not a race to the end of the day.<br />
Dr Joanna McMillan<br />
Registered Nutritionist and<br />
Accredited Practising Dietitian.<br />
For more information on<br />
The Dr Joanna Plate go to<br />
www.drjoanna.com.au, your trusted<br />
nutrition and healthy lifestyle hub.<br />
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While rates move up and down you should always consider the impact<br />
they will have on your mortgage.<br />
The rate of interest you'll pay on your<br />
mortgage depends on a combination<br />
of factors. This can include the Reserve<br />
Bank of Australia's (RBA) cash rate, your<br />
lender and the type of loan you have.<br />
When working through your loan<br />
options with your mortgage broker<br />
there are a number of issues to keep in<br />
mind to ensure you're getting the most<br />
appropriate mortgage for your needs.<br />
The type of loan<br />
Different loan types tend to come with<br />
different interest rates. So if your loan<br />
has range of features, such as re-draw,<br />
offsets or early repayment facilities,<br />
you'll usually pay a little more interest.<br />
Alternatively, while a basic loan<br />
doesn't have all the bells and whistles<br />
of other products the interest rate is<br />
typically lower.<br />
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The type of rate<br />
Rates move up and down in line with<br />
the current economic cycle. Borrowers<br />
can choose to fix their home loan rate<br />
- or 'lock in' a rate for a set period of<br />
time.<br />
If you're considering this opinion, it's<br />
important to remember that a fixed<br />
interest rate can be higher than the<br />
current variable rate. However, if rates<br />
are on the rise and you're concerned<br />
they'll keep going up, fixing your rate<br />
will ensure consistency in repayments<br />
each month.<br />
However, if rates go down you will still<br />
be required to make loan repayments at<br />
the fixed interest rate until the expiry of<br />
the fixed-rate period. If you decide to<br />
move from fixed-rate to variable rate
loan before the end of your fixed-rate<br />
term, you may also be liable for break<br />
costs.<br />
Alternatively, a split loan can give<br />
you the best of both a fixed-rate and<br />
variable-rate loan. This means that if<br />
rates rises, a proportion of your loan will<br />
be protected - minimising the impact of<br />
higher monthly repayments. If on the<br />
other hand rates fall your fixed-rate will<br />
remain higher and the variable part of<br />
the loan will fall.<br />
If your loan has a<br />
range of features,<br />
such as re-draw,<br />
offsets or early<br />
repayment facilities,<br />
you'll usually pay<br />
a little more in<br />
interest.<br />
Lessen The Impact of a Rate Rise<br />
On a variable rate loan, should rates rise, there are a number of effective ways<br />
to lessen the impact on your finances.<br />
Factor in Possible Hikes<br />
Leave room for a number of interest<br />
rate rises when you assess your<br />
borrowing capabilities. This is essential,<br />
particularly as rates are likely to rise<br />
at some stage during the life of<br />
your loan. You may have to reduce<br />
your mortgage amount of purchase<br />
property that's at the lower end of<br />
your price range as a result.<br />
Interest-Only<br />
If you have a loan and you're really<br />
struggling to keep up with the rate<br />
hikes, you can consider changing to<br />
an interest-only loan. While not an<br />
effective long-term strategy for owneroccupiers,<br />
it might be an option while<br />
you deal with the here and now..<br />
Refinance<br />
Your situation may have changed from<br />
when you first took out your mortgage<br />
- for example, you've now only got<br />
one person in the household earning a<br />
salary. Rates between lenders are also<br />
changing dramatically as competition<br />
amongst lenders increases.<br />
Ask your broker what mortgages are<br />
available that better suit your situation.<br />
Brought To You By<br />
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18
WHAT’S ON<br />
Abstract Oils – Wet on wet<br />
Workshop with Kathy Sullivan<br />
Inspired by the union of<br />
sky, water and land this<br />
workshop teaches you how<br />
to blend wet on wet. All materials,<br />
paints and brushes<br />
are included in workshop. If<br />
you choose to explore with<br />
additional colours feel free to<br />
bring them along.<br />
Creativity at its best with<br />
Kath Sullivan. Kathy will<br />
help you explore abstract oil<br />
painting with her years of<br />
experience. Spaces fill quickly<br />
so book today!<br />
DATE: . Sunday 17th of July<br />
2016 at 9am-12pm<br />
PRICE: $130 (all materials)<br />
COMPANY: Lilly-Lee Gallery and<br />
Studios<br />
Bubble Bird Workshop with<br />
Michelle Trgovac<br />
Learn how to paint these<br />
magnificent bubbles and<br />
whimsical birds using<br />
acrylic paints. Paint your<br />
way through your new<br />
master piece with Michelle, a<br />
talented teacher and artists.<br />
She will work with you step<br />
by step, stroke by stroke with<br />
patience and understanding.<br />
Any skill level can join! Book<br />
fast as spots do go quickly!<br />
DATE: . Sunday 17th of July<br />
2016 at 1pm-5pm<br />
PRICE: $130 (all materials)<br />
COMPANY: Lilly-Lee Gallery and<br />
Studios<br />
POP UP OP SHOP<br />
POP UP Op Shop at St<br />
Catherine's Anglican Church<br />
Macfarlane Street on<br />
Saturday 2nd July, 8am to<br />
midday. $20 per stall (can sell<br />
all things pre loved) morning<br />
tea on sale as well. To book<br />
a space call Judy on 0419<br />
785 039 - Funds raised go<br />
towards families recovering<br />
from Domestic Violence.<br />
Growing Plants From Seed At<br />
Mt Ommaney Library<br />
Children will sow a variety<br />
of seeds into take home<br />
biodegradable pots to create<br />
their own pot of microgreens<br />
or a container of sprouts.<br />
Plants will include vegetables,<br />
flowers and other<br />
favourite sprouting varieties.<br />
Presented by horticulturalist<br />
Claire Bickle.<br />
WHEN: . June 25, 2016<br />
TIME: . 11:00AM until 12:00PM<br />
PRICE: $130 (all materials)<br />
COST: Free to attend.<br />
Who should attend: Ideal for<br />
children aged 5-12 years and<br />
their careers. Bookings essential.<br />
Address: Mt. Ommaney Library<br />
171 DandenongRoad , QLD<br />
Mount Ommaney, Queensland<br />
How to get there: You can<br />
reach this venue using public<br />
transport. To plan your journey,<br />
please visit Translink.<br />
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For many, the selling<br />
of your home is an<br />
emotional journey. You<br />
may be selling to buy a bigger<br />
home for your growing family<br />
or downsizing as your family<br />
has left the coop. Either way you<br />
want the right price for your place<br />
to make a positive move forward. To<br />
get the right price you, need the right<br />
agent and to help you do this we are<br />
giving you some tips on how to pick<br />
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the right one. For many, the selling of<br />
your home is an emotional journey.<br />
You may be selling to buy a bigger<br />
home for your growing family or<br />
downsizing as your family has left the<br />
coop. Either way you want the right<br />
price for your place to make a positive<br />
move forward. To get the right price<br />
you, need the right agent and to help<br />
you do this we are giving you some<br />
tips on how to pick the right one.
1. It’s not what you know it's who you know….<br />
It is common knowledge in the business world that up to 80 percent of<br />
business comes through word of mouth This should be your starting point<br />
for finding the right agent to sell your home. Talk to as many people as you<br />
can throughout your local community as well as family, friends and business<br />
contacts whether they know of any good sales agents in your area and make<br />
a detailed list of the ones with the most positive feedback.<br />
2. Get online...<br />
Once you have a possible list of potential agents get ready to research<br />
them online. Realestate.com.au has agent links that can give you detailed<br />
information as to their performance in the sales arena with up to date figures<br />
on recent sales and whether they are the lead agent.<br />
3. Get onsite…<br />
When you have started to shortlist your agents, find local open inspection<br />
sites that they are listing. Be observant on how they act with not only<br />
prospective buyers but sellers as well. This will give you first hand information<br />
on how focused they are on getting the seller the right price for their<br />
property.<br />
4. Get focused…<br />
When you have that final shortlist of suitable agents contact them and sit<br />
down and see what they have to say. A good agent will have a great local<br />
knowledge of the area and also the current market values for properties near<br />
you. It is imperative that they show and exhibit a consistent strategy to selling<br />
homes and a good track record. Make sure that you feel comfortable with<br />
the agent and that they listen to your needs...a good indication that they are<br />
indeed working for you.<br />
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To make this occasion<br />
we will celebrtate at<br />
our annual Fete on<br />
Saturday 27th August<br />
2016 celebrating the<br />
sixties. Sisters Kassie<br />
Woodhead and Shannon<br />
Cridland are organising the<br />
history for the day along<br />
with their mother Margaret<br />
Tupper. “This anniversary<br />
is very special to us. Our<br />
mum (Marg Tupper) was<br />
enrolled at the school in<br />
its first year, and we attended the school from 1987 - 1999 (when<br />
our youngest sister graduated) and now our children have been<br />
attending the school since 2010. This year we have 3 at Jindalee<br />
(Grade 6 - Jade, Grade 3 - Corey and Prep - Chloe)” Kassie stated.<br />
Marg and Shannon have worked at the school for many years too.<br />
There is a Facebook page set up Jindalee State School – 50 years on to<br />
connect past and present members of the community. Please join<br />
the page and share your memories!<br />
https://www.facebook.com/groups/949541508424466/
The school will be opened for 1<br />
hour from 9.30am on Saturday<br />
27th August for people to<br />
be able to walk through the<br />
school to have a look at how<br />
far it has come and what has<br />
changed. The Fete will open<br />
at 11am where everyone can<br />
come and enjoy a fun filled day<br />
and we will have the hall set up<br />
for memorabilia. The contents<br />
of the Time Capsule will be on<br />
display in the hall along with<br />
photos and history of Jindalee<br />
State School.<br />
Commemorative items are<br />
available for purchase now and<br />
throughout the year, you are<br />
able to collect these on the Fete<br />
day. If you would like to order any<br />
memorabilia please contact Kassie<br />
Woodhead via email jindaleess50@<br />
bigpond.com. Items available<br />
for purchase are pens, handballs,<br />
coffee mugs and USB’s with<br />
lanyards. Please visit the Fete page<br />
for updates about the day -<br />
http://www.jssfete.com.au.<br />
Jindalee State School are selling<br />
pavers with your name engraved<br />
on them for anyone wanting to<br />
purchase a piece of history to lay<br />
their name or a family member’s<br />
name in the school grounds.<br />
Please contact the main office on<br />
3725 5777 for any information.<br />
If you have any photos or<br />
information you think the<br />
school should have please email<br />
jindaleess50@bigpond.com.
14 Practical Ways<br />
to Instill Gratitude<br />
in Our Children<br />
By Anna Partridge<br />
We are parenting our children in a totally<br />
different era to the one we grew up in.<br />
There is more "stuff" now than we ever had.<br />
There is more luxury now than we ever saw.<br />
There is more opportunity to experience life<br />
and we are lucky enough to embrace it with<br />
our kids. But at what cost? As children when we<br />
were growing up, we just had gratitude because<br />
our experiences, possessions and opportunities<br />
were limited. So in a world of abundant<br />
opportunity and access to "stuff," how do we<br />
instill this sense of gratitude in our children?<br />
The definition of gratitude is the quality<br />
of being thankful and a readiness to show<br />
appreciation for and to return kindness. It<br />
is not just having good manners and saying<br />
thank you, it runs deeper. It is a real intention of<br />
acknowledging that what you have received is<br />
treasured and appreciated.<br />
The opposite of gratitude is entitlement and<br />
it is constantly said that we are living through<br />
the "age of entitlement," where our teenagers<br />
and young adults expect everything handed to<br />
them on a silver platter.<br />
About Anna:<br />
Anna Partridge is a certified Positive<br />
Discipline Parent Educator, a school<br />
teacher and a mother to three<br />
highly spirited, beautiful children.<br />
She loves nothing more than<br />
helping parents raise resilient and<br />
confident children, build strong and connected family<br />
relationships and strive for calm, fun and happy families.<br />
http://annapartridge.com/<br />
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Why do we even want to raise grateful kids?<br />
According to gratitude expert, Robert Emmons<br />
when things are going well, gratitude allows us<br />
to celebrate and magnify the goodness. However,<br />
when things are going badly, this is when gratitude<br />
really kicks in.<br />
"In the face of demoralization, gratitude has the<br />
power to energize. In the face of brokenness,<br />
gratitude has the power to heal. In the face of<br />
despair, gratitude has the power to bring hope. In<br />
other words, gratitude can help us cope with hard<br />
times," said Robert Emmons.<br />
Emmons's research shows that when children,<br />
between the ages of 10 to 19, practice gratitude<br />
they feel a greater life satisfaction, more positive<br />
emotion, have higher levels of optimism and feel<br />
better about life and school. More importantly, it<br />
helps our children build resilience -- the skill most<br />
needed to bounce back from adverse situations or<br />
stress.<br />
So how do we instill a sense of gratitude in our<br />
children? Here are 14 practical ways....<br />
1. Find the favorite part of the day. --- When<br />
you are all together as a family, usually at the dinner<br />
table at night, go around the table and ask, "What is
your favorite part of the day?" This allows your children<br />
to look for the positives in their day, rather than the<br />
negatives. As they get older, you can change this to,<br />
"What are you grateful for?"<br />
2. Keep a gratitude jar. -- At some stage each day,<br />
have your children write down or draw what they are<br />
grateful for. Put it in the jar each day and at the end of<br />
the month or end of the year or in a particularly rocky<br />
time, pull them out to read as a family.<br />
3. Don't buy everything your children ask for.<br />
-- Even is you can afford it, don't buy your children<br />
what they ask for always. Get them to save their own<br />
money or wait until a birthday. This teaches delayed<br />
gratification and allows your child to be more grateful<br />
for what they receive.<br />
4. Embrace the "gratitude teachable moments."<br />
-- These are the moments when you can remind your<br />
child how they can be grateful (not why they should!).<br />
It might be when you see a rainbow together or have<br />
a spontaneous play date -- remind them to be grateful<br />
for the moment they have shared and the beauty they<br />
saw or enjoyment they had.<br />
5. Be a role model for gratitude. -- Show your<br />
own gratitude for what you receive and talk to your<br />
children about it. Show that it is often more important<br />
to give, rather than receive.<br />
6. Make "thank you" a sincere word, not just a<br />
learned word. -- From the age of 10 months, we can<br />
teach our children to say 'ta' and get into the habit of<br />
manners. However from the age of 3 or 4 onwards,<br />
talk to your children about what 'thank you' actually<br />
means and why they are saying it.<br />
7. Show your kids how other people live. -- A<br />
family who lives a comfortable life in the eastern<br />
suburbs of Sydney takes their children on holidays<br />
with the intention to show them how other people<br />
live. When they went to India and Thailand they<br />
visited orphanages and slums to see it firsthand.<br />
However, you can show your kids closer to home. Visit<br />
a homeless shelter or a school that is in a poorer area<br />
or visit a rural or indigenous community. Meet the<br />
families or children and then look for the teachable<br />
moments.<br />
8. Don't go overboard in giving presents. -- In<br />
a world full of "stuff," it is easy to get to a birthday or<br />
Christmas and overload our children with presents.<br />
Our children don't need lots of presents to have a<br />
special time on these days and they will often only<br />
play with a few things and leave the other toys.<br />
9. Open the card before the present. -- It is a<br />
strict rule in our family that when you receive a<br />
present, you always open the card first. Then it<br />
becomes more about who is giving the present,<br />
rather than what you are receiving.<br />
10. Send a thank you card to a teacher or<br />
coach. -- When the season ends or the school<br />
year is over or just because, have your children<br />
write a thank you note to their teacher or a coach<br />
with reasons why they are grateful for what that<br />
person has done for them.<br />
11. Show love with "presence, not presents."<br />
-- The commodity of "time" is the most precious<br />
thing you can give your children. They don't need<br />
lots of stuff and presents. If you go away, don't<br />
come back with presents, come back with an hour<br />
of cuddles or an hour of talking.<br />
Graham Long, a pastor from the Wayside Chapel,<br />
tells a great story of how he would always bring a<br />
sweetie or small gift home from work each night<br />
for his small son. This one night he had had a busy<br />
day and forgot the gift. His son riffled through his<br />
pockets and found nothing. His son had a huge<br />
tantrum and all he had to offer was love.<br />
12. Keep a gratitude journal together (or a<br />
count your blessings journal). -- From the age<br />
of about 10, you and your child or children could<br />
keep a Gratitude Journal together. Each night,<br />
write down 3 things you are grateful for from the<br />
day and talk about it.<br />
13. Encourage your kids to help out without<br />
being asked. -- If you encourage your kids to see<br />
something around the house and help out with it,<br />
without being asked, this will become a habit to<br />
cultivate in society when they are older.<br />
14. Teach the difference between "necessity"<br />
and a "luxury." -- This is the same as teaching<br />
our children the difference between a "need" and<br />
a "want." When you are next in the supermarket<br />
with your children and they start asking for<br />
different items to put in the trolley -- classify the<br />
item as a 'need' or a 'want' and discuss how the<br />
want will enhance their day.<br />
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Floors come in a myriad of choices, but tile remains an attractive<br />
choice among homeowners. Unlike hardwood floors, tile floors<br />
are durable, waterproof, easy to install and available in an array<br />
of styles. Most importantly, they don’t require as much maintenance as<br />
carpets do. However, if you want your tile floors looking like new for<br />
years, you should know how to clean them properly. Below are the best<br />
ways to clean tile floors, whether they are ceramic, porcelain or stone.<br />
Clean Your Tile Floors Regularly<br />
It seems obvious by one key part of making your tiles floors last is cleaning them as<br />
often as you can. Cleaning tile floors often or even daily may sound like a pain but, it’s<br />
not as hard as you think. You just need to follow these simple steps.<br />
1. Sweep your tile floors daily with a fluffy dust mop or vacuum to remove loose dust<br />
and dirt. Remember, be careful if using a straw broom on your tiles as this can wear<br />
away your grout, which can lead to holes in the grout.<br />
2. Believe it or not, mopping the floor with warm water once a week will help your tiles<br />
stay nice and shiny.<br />
3. Wipe up spills, including water, immediately by using absorbent cloths. Remember<br />
though for those dirtier spills like pet accidents or dropped raw meat, you have to<br />
clean them with a cleanser or disinfectant. Since strong chemicals may dull your<br />
tiles, try to only spray the area where spills occurred.<br />
4. Put a doormat inside and outside doorways to eliminate tracking mud or water on<br />
your tile floors.<br />
If you find no matter how well you mop and how hot the water is that you still get<br />
water streaks or spots on your tiles then a Ph neutral cleaner is needed. With all
the fabulous new colours and finishes<br />
available for tiles these days streaks<br />
on tiles is becoming a common<br />
complaint. But with a good Ph neutral<br />
cleaner this problem will be solved.<br />
Apply Deep Cleaning<br />
Solutions From Time to Time<br />
Does your tile floor look nasty no matter<br />
how often you mop? Try a stronger<br />
cleaning solution. These different deepcleaning<br />
solutions will remove greasy<br />
residues and stains without damaging<br />
your tiles.<br />
1. Mop the floor with a mix of ½ cup white<br />
vinegar and a 3 litrs of warm water.<br />
The acidity in vinegar can work as a<br />
natural grease-remover that makes<br />
this approach especially useful for<br />
kitchens. You can also use ½ cup of<br />
plain rubbing alcohol as a substitute<br />
for vinegar.<br />
2. Mix fresh water and dish detergent<br />
and mop it on the floor to remove hard<br />
grease.<br />
3. Spot-clean stains with a mixture of<br />
half bi-carb powder and half warm<br />
water. Spread the mixture onto a stain<br />
by using a clean cloth and let it sit<br />
on the tile for 5-10 minutes. Then,<br />
scrub the area with a soft brush and<br />
thoroughly rinse the tile with warm<br />
water and a cloth. Repeat the process<br />
until you remove the stain.<br />
Please note that acids like vinegar<br />
and some other cleaning products will<br />
erode natural stone tiles. Therefore,<br />
you should only use special pH neutral<br />
cleaners to safely clean your stone<br />
tile floors. Gentle dish soap, hydrogen<br />
peroxide, cornstarch and baking soda,<br />
for example, are good natural cleaning<br />
options.<br />
Don’t Forget Grout Cleaning<br />
Never overlook the importance of tile<br />
grout, as bright grout will make your tile<br />
floors look great and new. Before you go<br />
with commercial cleaners, try to clean<br />
your grout with a mixture of baking soda<br />
and water. The steps are simple:<br />
1. Saturate the dirty grout with the paste.<br />
2. Let the paste sit for a while or even<br />
overnight, depending on how dirty your<br />
grout is.<br />
3. Scrub the grout with an old toothbrush.<br />
4. Wash the paste out with warm water.<br />
If your grout doesn’t look as bright as<br />
you would like, you can use a non-toxic<br />
cleaner like oxygen bleach. Add water to<br />
the bleach powder based on the product’s<br />
instructions and rub the solution on the<br />
grout with the edge of a sponge. Repeat<br />
as necessary. Finally, rinse the floor with<br />
warm water to remove the residue.<br />
Whether you decide to use baking soda<br />
or oxygen bleach, after you are done<br />
cleaning, you should apply a sealer to the<br />
grout, keeping the dirt away in the future.<br />
Like other areas of the home, the best<br />
maintenance is always precautionary<br />
rather than reactionary. If you follow<br />
these steps and regularly clean your tile<br />
floors, they will look as good as new for<br />
years to come.<br />
BROUGHT TO YOU<br />
BY GLOBAL CERAMICS<br />
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