The Tuggeranong Indoor Markets are quickly becoming part of the local community.
For locals and visitors alike, the last Sunday of each month means a visit to Lake Tuggeranong, a wander through the markets within the Tuggeranong Community Centre and a coffee at the Jetty Cafe.
The Markets are a place to shop for bargains and take up the Tuggeranong atmosphere. But they are much more than that.
They provide local designers, artists and craftspeople the opportunity to sell their work direct to the public. They act as a launch pad for budding entrepreneurs and anyone working in the creative industries.
The Markets also allow local not-for-profit groups, sporting clubs and other organisations access to a local event to conduct fund-raising and awareness.
We also have local residents join the markets as stallholders to clear out their garages.
Come on down to the only indoor market in Tuggeranong Sunday March 30, 10am-2pm whether you are a local or a visitor from the unusual to the unique there’s always something for everyone.
If you would like to know more please visit the Tuggeranong Indoor Community Market website www.tuggeranongindoormarket.com.au
The Australian Handball Federation [AHF] is pleased to announce the composition of the Australian Men’s Team to participate in the Oceania Men’s Handball World Championship Qualifying Tournament to be held in Wellington, New Zealand during 7 – 10, April 2008.
The players were selected following evaluation of their performance at the national training camps held in January and February 2008, the National Championships in October 2007 and the Queensland local competition.
The Australian Men’s Team for the Oceania Qualifying Tournament is comprised of:
Player No. Player Position State
2 Taip Ramadani Pivot ACT
5 Todd Morschel Pivot QLD
7 Jason Hoppner Centre Back QLD
8 Michael Thomas Right Back NSW
11 Adrian Van Bussel Right Back NSW
12 Karim Shehab Goalkeeper QLD
15 Daniel Kelly Right Wing QLD
16 Jim Varkanitsas Goalkeeper VIC
19 Anthony Deane Left Wing NSW
20 Russell Garnet Centre Back NSW
21 Ognjen Matic Left Back NSW
24 Curtis Eitzen Goalkeeper NSW
27 Richard Ridley Left Wing NSW
28 Mladen Turanjanin Left Back VIC
AHF wishes the Australian Men’s Team a successful participation in the Oceania Qualifying Tournament with the aim of representing Australia and the Oceania Region in the Men’s Handball World Championship to be held in Croatia in January 2009.
For any further information about this media release, please contact the AHF Media & Public Relations Officer, Violi Calvert through email: [email protected]. or by phone: + 61 408 22 77 94.
Hi my name’s Hazardgirl: a girl with attitude! I was born with Cerebral Palsy and attitude – or determination – is what gets me through my life challenges. I’ve now heard of a great new Initiative here in Canberra, a whole ‘fresh approach to Wellness’ that could really help me. It’s called the Linking-Hands Wellness Initiative and it offers sponsored 12 month programs of remedial spa therapies, nutritional supplementation and life coaching for only $8,000, almost half the retail price! Now I am fundraising and my wonderful friends in the music industry are organizing a gig for me. I’m sooo excited!! I’ll use The Word to keep you posted on our progress and let you know when/where it will be. Meanwhile, if you would like to find out more and ‘link hands’ with me as I start my exciting journey to better health, please visit www.linking-hands.org, or www.myspace.com/hazardgirlmusic.
Do you look after a friend, family member or neighbour with a Mental Illness? Do you support this person in their day to day living? Is the person you care for going through, Stress, Depression, Anxiety, Panic Attacks, Alcohol or drug, paranoia problems, hallucinations or schizophrenia?
If so, would you like to take part in a discussion about these issues and be part of a support group with other carers experiencing similar issues? Come and share your experience and find out more in a supportive environment on 9 April at 4.00pm Tuggeranong Community Centre, Cowlishaw Street, Tuggeranong.
For further information contact Denise Burton 6282 6604 at the Mental Health Foundation ACT Inc.
Too cool, too healthy
No matter how much temptation and cajoling, we couldn’t get her to eat an Easter egg. At work, Easter is another excuse to eat chocolate and for most of us, we unfurl the Easter egg foil and easily chomp on some chocolate. But the office health nut instead munches on a carrot – about as close to the Easter bunny as they’ll get. But what if they ate too many carrots? Or too many bran muffins? They are actually damaging their body in a way they may not realise; believing advice they read or heard and perhaps taking that advice too far. Yes, it is possible to be too healthy. There is a way though to have a healthy diet – one based on knowing what is reliable advice, and knowing how to follow it.
—-What is too healthy? Why go to extremes? —-
A diet that is too healthy means eating only a limited selection of foods specifically for their purported health properties. The lady who refused the Easter egg may be one who thinks that she will live happy and healthy in a body free from ‘bad food’ – she may even snack continually on carrots for better eyesight. Obsessive behaviour is one reason why people may go to extremes in their healthy eating. Other reasons include a health scare (at risk for osteoporosis), or an excuse to overindulge (red wine and dark chocolate). Many healthy eating extremes are also triggered by the concept of health-crazing.
—What is health-crazing?—
The evidence of health-crazing can be seen on checkout conveyor belts; punnets of blueberries, cans of salmon, and boxes of green tea. ‘So what?’ you might say, ‘What is the difference between the familiar food pyramid and the blurb on a box of tea about the powers of antioxidants?’ Basically, health-crazing is when diet is focused on one food rather than a total approach to health through a balanced diet. Health-crazing isn’t necessarily bad unless it influences the fundamental balance of nutrients within the body.
—When health-crazing goes too far—
Even those of us who aren’t strict with everything in their diet may tend to favour one food. Over a period of about eight months, Suzie* ate three bran muffins each day, and a bowl of bran cereal for breakfast. Sure, she was ‘regular’ but then she was too regular, causing a rectal tear, pain and lethargy. Bran also reduces iron uptake; an explanation for her low haemoglobin level. The solution? She cut down on the bran, and increased so-called ‘stodge’ foods like fats. But what drives the craze that made Suzie fixate on bran? Or an office colleague gulp down their morning blueberry smoothie? The answer is money. Why else would someone steal an entire blueberry field in Canada after the health craze for blueberries reached fever pitch?
The recipe for the smoothie may have come from a women’s magazine, a TV show, or any number of advertisements that bombard us with the latest in food with properties to burn fat, give youth, and arouse libido. But how can you tell if this advice is even genuine?
—What is genuine advice?—
Remember our office colleague at the beginning of the article? Eventually we got her to eat the Easter egg – we used the magic words: ‘Scientists say it’s good for you’. But who are these scientists and can we believe them? There are ways to recognise whether advice used in heath-crazing is genuine.
The hallmarks of dubious advice include.
++ vague source of information – common phrases are mentioned, such as ‘scientists say’ or ‘it has been proven’. There is no reference to who the scientists are, and whether they are from public or private enterprise.
++the entertainment angle – current affairs shows are notorious for their thinly researched stories of magic water and fat loss foods as they know that these topics have sure-fire ratings.
++ marketing angle/money to be made. For example, advertorials about the benefits of high calcium intake from a company that just happens to sell calcium enriched milk.
Genuine advice is.
++ sourced from a thorough study – peer reviewed, trialled and the product/thoery is used over a period of time.
++ endorsed – if a government body also endorses scientific findings then this adds credibility to the discovery. But be wary of endorsement that sounds important but is really just a front for commercial organisations eg the ‘Tobacco Information Service’ run by the Tobacco Merchants Association.
++ able to be researched for yourself – look for a source, such as in a medical journal. Then go and read the full article. Look for how the study was conducted, how many participants, what was the error margin, etc.
Does all this reading and double-checking sound like a lot of effort? Who do we believe? Thankfully there is an answer to a truly healthy diet and it doesn’t involve hard work or sacrifice; it’s about getting the balance right.
The Recommended Daily Intake – RDI – is a proven scientific analysis of all the nutrients the body needs to function at optimal level. Each macronutrient (eg carbohydrate), vitamin (eg Vitamin C) and mineral (Eg Calcium) has a measurement that the body must intake each day, ranging from micrograms to grams. But how do you know if you’re meeting this level, or exceeding it?
Read the labels on the packaging, for example, a slice of typical wholemeal and grain bread has 7% of the RDI for iron. Be aware of which nutrients have an upper limit that must not be exceeded or else adverse health effects may arise. For example, any more than five carrots a day (Vitamin A Carotene) will cause skin to tinge orange. Fat soluble Vitamin A Retinol found in liver and fortified milk, in the short term can cause headaches and vomiting and in the longer term, hair loss and liver damage if consumed in greater quantities than 3000 milligrams a day, which is approx three times the RDI usually caused by exceeding dosages in vitamin supplements.
Being too healthy can be harmful to your health unless you follow genuine advice within scope of the RDI. The key to a truly healthy diet is balance; never ever eat too much of one thing, and allow some indulgences like Easter eggs. After all, the Easter bunny eats carrots, but he eats chocolate too.
* Name changed.
And if you doubt the facts in I’ve written, then good, I’ve proved my point.
+++Too much Vitamin A retinol: Department of Health and Ageing and Ministry of Health, 2006, Nutrient Reference Values for Australia and New Zealand Executive Summary, Commonwealth of Australia. PDF From www.nhmrc.gov.au
+++Stealing a Blueberry farm: http://bluecrabbouevard.com, Sep 21 2006
+++What happens when you overdose on vitamins: Note, can you trust these sources?: LifeForce Hospitals, 1999, ‘Vitamin Overdose’ `http://chemo.net/newpage35.htm 1999 and
Changing Shape, ‘Vitamin, mineral, chart’, www.changingshape.com/resources/references/vmchart.asp
The Australian Baby Whisperer Is Coming to Canberra Positive Routine Management is a new solution to an old problem. Through her proven management techniques the Australian Baby Whisperer’ Sheyne Rowley provides one of the country’s most unique and highly effective management strategies for quickly solving a child’s sleep disturbances so the whole family can finally get a good night’s sleep.
Visitors to the Parenting Australia event will be able to hear from The Australian Baby Whisperer Sheyne Rowley. With extensive television and radio appearances under her belt, along with a client network that spans Australia, Asia, South Africa and North America, Sheyne will provide parents with advice on how to help settle your baby. Sheyne has recently celebrated her 6th year of Channel 7 Sunrise appearances and is very generous with her time and expertise.
Over the last 10 years Sheyne Rowley’s strategies have touched the lives of many people. The one thing that each and every one of these families had in common was their initial fear and concern that their baby was not able to be helped, that their child’s sleep problem was too significant and that no one else had been able to help them.
Sheyne presents her management strategies at 11am and 1pm on both Saturday and Sunday at the Parenting Australia expo in the Coorong pavilion at EPIC.
The Parenting Australia Expo is a fantastic event for expectant parents and families with young children. Parents uncover new ideas and keep up with the latest in parenting help, as Parenting Australia provides updated information, speakers and products & services covering stages from pre-conception and birth through to child-care and sending children off-to-school. As well as great expo specials and showbags parents can attend free workshops designed especially for mummies
Kids will love Parenting Australia Expo too. There will be a special appearance by Constable Kenny Koala and lots of fun activities on the main stage and at the play area Because a little help… helps a lot!
The Scientology Video Channel launches today to provide an overview of the basic Scientology beliefs and practices of the religion, as well as information on the many humanitarian programs sponsored by the Church.
The Church of Scientology has launched a new video channel on its official website (www.Scientology.org). The Scientology Video Channel provides a comprehensive overview of the basic beliefs and practices of the religion while answering the question ‘What is Scientology?’, as well as information on the many humanitarian programs sponsored by the Church – programs addressing drug abuse, illiteracy, human rights and disaster relief.
The video channel contains 82 broadcast-quality videos, comprising almost 3 hours of content. These videos have previously been available for viewing by the general public in Church exhibitions around the world.
By making the Scientology Video Channel available on the Church’s website, the Church is able to provide far more expansive and enlightening information to those who have questions about the religion. Visitors to the Scientology Video Channel wondering just what is Scientology can request a free book entitled "A Description of the Scientology Religion" or obtain other basic books about Scientology or Dianetics.
As Scientologists number in the millions and come from all walks of life, included in the online content are statements from Scientology parishioners themselves expressing why Scientology is their chosen faith.
The Church of Scientology has always considered the Internet a resource for disseminating accurate information about the religion, concentrating on using the Internet to promote its message and mission in the world. Since 1996, Church sites have provided hundreds of thousands of individual pages of material and images on the religion. These sites are available in most major languages and are visited by tens of millions each year.
The Church firmly believes that understanding is achieved through knowledge and information. It is in this spirit that the Church is putting this special video channel online designed to answer the question most often asked: What is Scientology?
Church of Scientology encourages anyone desiring information about the Scientology religion to visit the Church Video Channel at www.Scientology.org.
Talented artist, Kyle Daniel, will join community orchestra Musica da Camera to perform in a concert in April. He will perform Dittersdorf: Concerto for Double Bass.
The orchestra will be directed by Barbara Jane Gilby and will present an exciting program of both well-known and lesser-known works for string orchestra.
PROGRAM
Purcell: Dances from Dido and Aeneas
Mascagni: Intermezzo from Cavaleria Rusticana
Dittersdorf: Concerto for Double Bass
Bizet: Jeux d’enfants
Tchaikowsky: Andante Op. 30 (from String Quartet Op. 30)
Gershwin/Zinn: Porgy and Bess for Strings
Day of the week: Saturday Date: 5 April 2008
Time of event: 2.30 pm
Venue: Holy Covenant Anglican Church, Dexter Street, Cook , ACT
Day of the week: Sunday Date: 6 April 2008
Time of event: 2.30 pm
Venue: “Mona”, Braidwood, NSW
Cost : Tickets at the door; Adults $20; Concession $15 and children under 12 free.
Phone number or e-mail:
Paul Shelley, 6251 1568; 0419 255 002; [email protected]
Register Now! The world’s largest fund-raising event is taking off on the 28th & 29th of this month. The Cancer Council ACT wants you to be a part of this race to make a difference.
Relay For Life is a 24 hour community event to raise funds for The Cancer Council ACT. It’s open to everyone in the community with teams of 10-15 working in shifts to keep their baton moving in a relay style walk or run around the AIS Athletics Track.
This year’s Relay will be held on 6pm Friday 28 March – 6pm Saturday 29 March.
Teams camp at the grounds, with a showcase of local talent including dance, sport, movies and bands keeping everyone excited throughout the day and motivated through the night.
As dusk settles at each event, candle tributes are laid along the inside of the track, for the start of the Candlelight Ceremony. For a small donation, anyone present at the venue can have their own candle tribute to honour and support someone living with cancer or in memory of loved ones lost. Bags inscribed with messages of love, grief and support emit a warm glow from the candles placed within.
Grab your mates, grab a baton and help us raise funds for cancer research, prevention, treatment, education, and support
Our nation’s capital is always buzzing with activity, and the Vision Australia centre located in the heart of Canberra, is no exception. Just ask Centre Manager Eileen Muscat, that’s if you can catch her!
“The centre is extremely busy but it makes for a fantastic atmosphere to work in”, says Eileen. “Clients love our central location, and although it can be very noisy at times with all the activity, clients are forgiving because we are so accessible!”
Each year, the centre makes around 300 referrals to clients across the Territory. Services provided by the centre’s highly skilled team of 12 are wide-ranging, covering: employment, independent living, counselling, adaptive technology and training, adaptive living skills, early childhood education and children’s services.
“Many of our clients are elderly,” says Eileen, “But due to our range of children’s’ services, we also get a lot of youngsters through the centre.”
The centre also runs some terrific services in the region, including a Low Vision Clinic and visual assessments in south coast clinics located in Merimbula, Bega, Batemans Bay and Moruya.
The Canberra team has developed strong partnerships within the community, particularly with Guide Dogs NSW/ACT for orientation and mobility training, and with local schools and TAFEs where regular talks are given.
Every day there are small success stories emerging from the centre. Whether it’s a child learning how to orientate themselves independently with a cane, or an older person being placed in gainful employment – behind every client there is a story of personal triumph, and the team are there to provide support and encouragement at every turn.
“We’re a close bunch,” says Eileen, “And we are all motivated by a shared goal: wanting to make a difference in the community by providing excellent services to clients.”
And make a difference, they do!
If you are a Canberra resident, or just passing through, why don’t you pop in and pay them a visit.
For more information call Vision Australia on 1300 84 74 66 or visit www.visionaustralia.org
Vision Australia in Canberra is located at 2nd Fl, 22 East Row, Canberra.
Or put another way: does your website feed your customers and prospects with helpful relevent content that gives them good reason to visit your site? And when they do visit, what initiatives do you have in place to encourage them to stay, to return and to build a relationship with your organisation?
Your website may be visually appealing, even tech savvy, but if you leave visitors unsatisfied they’ll scamper through your site, never to return. They’ll pass on your cheese to nibble the competitors’ tasty pumpkin seeds.
The editors of Information Week found websites that work have an important aspect in common, " fulfilling business goals, not showcasing whizbang technology, is the common thread."
If your website …
has content your customer seek
is a targeted, database marketing tool
is easy to update with fresh content
can measure its own effectiveness
drives sales and customer loyalty
is your cheapest marketing tool
is function rich yet easy to administer
gives you complete control…
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If you like, you can take this report to your own web developer for implementation. Of course, we would also be delighted to have the opportunity to submit our written step-by-step quote for performing the project from start to finish or supporting your staff as they do it.
Whether you’re a small business, medium size business, club or association, we feel we can make a positive contribution to your business.
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Pragmatix is a new company that provides tools and services to improve the workplace performance of individuals and teams, and provides marketing advice to businesses. We are passionate about helping people do their job better, and have more successful businesses.
We need an experienced person as our Customer Service Manager who will be able to:
Provide excellent customer service (mostly via telephone and email)
Call clients and prospects to schedule appointments for sales staff
Follow up on those prospecting calls
Have high level skills with MS Office and overall good IT skills.
Be a reliable team player
Take initiative and ownership of their role
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There will be opportunity to specialise more as the business grows, but to start with, you’ll be doing quite a variety of things! .
You’ll be working 9 – 3, on 3 weekdays per week (there’s flexibility to arrange this to suit you – we need about 20 hours a week).
Pragmatix, Canberra business woman Judy Gleeson’s new company, is having an official launch in March. Judy will uncover her plans for Pragmatix, and undoubtably share her passion for helping people and organisations perform.
Title: Inspector Rex by Request Cast: Tobias Moretti, Gedeon Burkhard, Alexander Pschill, Elke Winkens, Gerhard Zemann, Karl Markovics, Wolf Bachofner, Fritz Muliar, Heinz Weixelbraun, Marin Weinek. Distributor: Aztec International REVIEWED BY RAMA GAIND
You needn’t be a canine lover to understand the Inspector Rex phenomenon. Rex is a gorgeous German Shepherd who is a very special police investigator.
Released last year, this three-disc DVD comprises five of Australia’s most popular episodes of Rex ever screened in Australia – as voted by the viewers.
It’s difficult to explain Rex’s appeal, but you know that most of it comes from the way in which he calmly and logically assists his handsome detective master to solve a crime. Some of the credit also goes to the cast and Vienna as the location.
What’s more, it includes an absorbing 60-minute documentary in which the trainer, Teresa Miller, reveals how she manages to extort those amazing acting skills from Rex.
Another fascinating interview is with the co-creator, writer and producer Peter Hajek and a 16-page booklet with stories and some never-before-seen photographs in Australia.
The concept of this Austrian-made police television drama (seen on SBS TV) was simple enough – and it has paid off handsomely.
What’s the secret of its success? Divine intervention maybe?
As Peter Hajek states in the booklet on July 26, 2007:
“…But maybe you can ask Pope Benedict XVI. When interviewed on the occasion of teh Pope’s birthday his brother, Georg Ratzinger, a high-raking clergyman himself, revealed that he and his brother only watch two things on televison: the News and Inspector Rex".
The series has been running on SBS since September 1999. Now we wait anxiously for Series 9!
