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ANNABELLE CHAPPLE
Keep Cup, Red Cycle, Enviro Bag. Like Lime, Apple and Google these are words that have taken on new meaning in our modern world. However, unlike the scooter and tech brands that seemingly strive to make our lives easier the other phrases are linked with every mother’s worst fear, more organisation. So how does anyone, let alone a parent, consistently do it? The conscientious member of society thing, I mean. I look with envy at those capable humans who queue for their morning coffee, tasteful reusable coffee cup in hand. It’s a symbol you know. They are proudly saying they managed to feed and dress not only themselves that morning but also other small beings in their household and then had the mind space to say, “Oh, Keep Cup!” as they walked out
the door. I find the rare mornings I do remember to grab my reusable coffee cup are the same days I’ll end up paying for shopping bags. Which leads me to RedCycle - you may have seen the big red bins at Coles or Woolies? It’s a great idea - a recycling program that collects soft plastics so they can be manufactured into something else. What could be easier than just popping bits of plastic wrap that accumulate during the week into one big bag you return to the shops? I tried to do it - twice - but kept forgetting to take the bags with me. They gathered like tumbleweeds and we ended up with rubbish compartmentalised around the place like a hoarder home. When you have a child, all these environmental actions take on more importance, but are ironically tougher to do while juggling sleep regressions, meal time tantrums and remembering to pack all the snacks. I do recycle our food, dropping our scraps at the Neighbourhood Centre compost bins each week. So if you ever spy me with a disposable cup cut me some slack knowing at least my baby’s uneaten food is nourishing a garden.
Fitness festival fans fired up The competition is heating up as participants in the Function Well Fitness Festival continue their training regimes. Karla Lynch and her team mates at Ray White New Farm have been working out hard in the gym in preparation for the festival. The events at the festival feature a mixture of CrossFit and agility tests, where teams battle it out to win their share of prizes and to raise money for Queensland Brain Institute. “It’s a very hard work out,” Ms Lynch said. One event asks competitors to test their skills on a range of gym machines, while another features
rounds of weightlifting mixed with high intensity rowing. While fundraising is a major focus of the event, Karla said there’s a big competitive element. “There’ll definitely be some standouts that are in it to win it,” she said. The entry fee for participants is $20, but spectators are welcome to come along and cheer on the competitors while enjoying some fun attractions. “There’ll be coffee and food trucks, and a bouncy castle for the kids. “It’ll be a good, fun, community morning.” The festival starts at 7am, July 6.
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