Contact Us

OFFICE HOURS Monday to Thursday 9.00am-4.00pm

Friday 9.00am-3.00pm

Phone: 5231 1747 Office Mob: 0417 358 011

Chris—Tues, Wed, Thurs, Fri—admin@southwestdocare.org.au Sue—Tues, Thurs—liaison@southwestdocare.org.au

Heather—Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs—lifestyle@southwestdocare.org.au Madeleine —Mon, Wed, Fri—cvs@southwestdocare.org.au

Postal Address: PO Box 338, Colac Vic 3250 Street Address: 26 Murray Street, Colac (side entrance)

Volume 17

Issue 7

August 2016

SWDC Inc Board of

Governance 2015-16 Geoff Iles President

Tony Mahoney Vice President

Jim Ryan Secretary

Scott Johnstone Treasurer

Craig Maconachie Maurie Oates

Pauline Robertson John Skewes

Bev Smith

Newsletter of South West Do Care Inc.

Serving the communities of Colac, Apollo Bay and Lorne since 1983.

We’re on the Web! www.southwestdocare.org.au

and

Do Care News

Inside

Highlights

Seniors Rights

Day & other

Photos (of

course!!)

From the Office Well, this time it really is “Good-bye”! By the time you are reading this, Madeleine McCarney, our former CVS Co-ordinator, will just about have the reins of SWDC Inc as the new Executive Officer. Our handover will take place, but I will still touch base with the Office from time to time. And I do hope to see Clients and Volunteers out and about. Thank you for the absolute privilege of being part of such an amazing organisation for the last 7½ years. I’m sure Staff will agree that we are totally inspired by the resolve and determination of our Clients to have a good time, and by the selflessness of our Volunteers as they offer their services. And such a professional and supportive Board. What better bunch of women could I have had to work with than Sue, Heather and Madeleine—totally capable yet caring, so gifted yet with a good sense of enjoyment. I will miss you all.

Chris Modra

SWDC AGM

Thurs. 8th Sept. at Colac Bowling Club by the

Lake

More details to follow.

A BIG “THANK YOU” TO OUR DISPLAY BOARD SPONSOR FOR THIS MONTH:

BENDIGO BANK

Book Worms Library Visit Wed, 3rd Aug For the regulars & anyone else interested to come along, please phone the Office. Cost: $4 S/Fee TIME: 10 to 11am (P/ups start at 9:30am)

Italian Women’s Group (changed) Mon., 8th Aug (P/ups 12:30pm) An afternoon at Timboon House, Camperdown. We will have a short tour of their beauti-ful homestead & enjoy afternoon tea with them. Cost: $15 (bus & tour) + $4 S/fee (Please phone the office—early)

Ladies’ Lunch Thurs, 11th Aug (12 start) Cost $4 S/fee + Lunch Come along & join in our Ladies for Lunch at the RSL. All very welcome.

Living & Learning Mon, 15th Aug start at 1:30pm (P/ups 1pm) Speaker—Emlyn Murdoch about the Biannual Venturers service trips to Fiji All very welcome—Held at Mercy / Lions Community Room, Flynn Drive (off Queen St)

Cost: $4 S/fee Please bring along a small plate for afternoon tea

Men’s Group (p/ups from 11:30am) Mon, 1st August Meet at Legacy House, Cnr Dennis & Gellibrand Sts for lunch. Speaker is Norm Sell with some very interesting Olympic Games information. Cost: Lunch $10 + $4 S/Fee Ring for pick-ups

Planned Activity Groups

Movies Thurs, 4th Aug Held in our Office, followed by a cuppa. All very welcome to come along & join in (Start at 1pm—pick/ups from 12:30) Cost: $4 S/fee & small plate

Mystery Bus Trip Wed, 3rd Aug Mon 22nd Aug Let us know if you’re interested P/Ups 12:30 to 1pm (Cost: $4 S/fee + $5—which incl’s a/noon tea) come join us

Crafty Creators Friday, 12th (11am start) BYO lunch For those who like a day of crafty things, join us at the Mercy/Lions Community Room

Ramblers Walking Group We will be walking each Tuesday morning

—P/Ups from 9:30am—finish by 11:30am Cost: $4 S/fee

Let’s Go Bus trip Wed, 31st Aug (start p/ups at 9:00am) Such beautiful weather, let’s head to the coast! We’re visiting the fascinating Queensliffe Maritime Museum and lunch in the quaint seaside village of Point Lonsdale. Cost: $17 (bus + tour) +$4 S/F + lunch * There’s lots to see & enjoy.

Cards/Games Friday, 26th Aug (1pm start) Cost: $4 S/fee Love a game of cards or challenge with draughts or scrabble?—whatever, come join us at Mercy/Lions Community Room, Queen St (Phone for pick-ups—12:30pm)

The Clogs Thurs, 25th Aug (9am start p/ups) A trip to Warrnambool; hoping to see some whales and lunch at the Allansford Cheese-world.. Cost: $10 (Bus) + $4 S/fee + lunch

Dear South West Do Care members, You are cordially invited to attend

“Chris’ Farewell”

at the Mid City Motel 289 Murray St, Colac.

on Friday 5th August at 1.30pm-3.30pm

RSVP—Monday 1st August. Ph: 5231 1747 Please let us know if you need to be picked up. Pick ups will start at 12.30pm. Yours sincerely, The Board & Staff of SWDC.

Age doesn’t always bring wisdom. A lot of times age turns up all by

itself.

Live Well.. Think Well.. Be Well Colac Otway Shire-an Ageing and

Dementia Friendly Community is a free opportunity to hear about and see what

is available in our community.

Tuesday 13th September @ COPACC

from 10.00am-2.00pm.

Morning Tea & Lunch are provided… free!!!!

RSVP– OPASS Unit– 5232 9420 or Colac Otway Shire Office– 2-6 Rae St Colac.

Cauliflower Soup 60g butter 1 large sliced onion Salt & pepper 1 crushed garlic 1 med cauliflower 4 tbspns cream 1 litres chicken stock

METHOD: Heat butter in large pan, add onions and garlic, fry slowly, add cauliflower and chicken stock. Cover and simmer for an hour. Blend the soup, stir in the cream and reheat.

Joy & Gladys at Ladies Lunch

Seniors Rights-Elder Abuse Day held at Mercy-Lions Community Room on Monday 18th July.

Jenny & Amelia chatting over a coffee Lunch-time

Our volunteers listening intently to what Gary has to say.

Gary, from Seniors Rights, speaking to the Volunteers.

Don, Maureen & Crystal enjoying their hot soup.

Riddles: 1. The more you take, the more you

leave behind. What am I? 2. Name four days of the week which

start with “T”. 3. Which is faster, hot or cold? 4. Forwards I am heavy, backwards I am

not. What am I? 5. What has teeth but cannot eat? 6. What kind of dog never bites? 7. Why is 6 afraid of 7? 8. It is black but you say it is clean. It is

white, but you say it is dirty. What is it? 9. Which table doesn’t have legs? 10.What can’t be used until it is broken? 11.What starts with E, ends with E but

only has one letter in it? 12. What starts with T, ends with T and is

full of T? 13.What do you drop when you need it,

but take back up when you don’t? 14.How many months have 28 days? 15.What do tigers have that no other

animal has?

Brain teasers: 1. Give get Give get Give get Give get 2. T O W N 3. ECNALG 4. R/E/A/D/I/N/G 5. 6. MILONELION 7. He’s/himself

JACK

How well do we remember our tables? 12x12=

11x11=

10x10=

9x9=

8x8=

7x7=

6x6=

5x5=

4x4=

3x3=

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What do these answers all have in common?

Solutions: Riddles: 1. steps 2. Tuesday, Thursday, today,

tomorrow. 3. Hot, because you can catch a

cold 4. TON 5. A comb 6. A hot dog 7. Because seven eight (ate) nine. 8. A blackboard 9. A vegetable 10. An egg 11. Envelope 12. Teapot 13. An anchor 14. All of them 15. Tiger cubs Brain teasers: 1. forgive & forget 2. Downtown 3. Backward glance 4. Reading between the lines 5. Jack in the box 6. One in a million 7. He’s beside himself. Tables. 144 132 100 81 64 49 36 25 16 9 4 1 They are all square numbers.

The Crafty Creators enjoying the Cross Pollination Exhibition.

Frank & Norm helping prepare lunch

Leo and Kathy helping out at the

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Ross, Sarah & Norm enjoying the lunch.

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PO Box 338 Colac 3250

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