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GETTING READY FOR AN EMERGENCY

EDITORIAL Editor Linda Vining office@northernliving.info (08) 8260 7077 GRAPHIC DESIGN Designer Nicole Aspinall nicole@nicoleaspinall.com ADVERTISING SALES sales@northernliving.info PRINTING Newstyle Print Pty Ltd DISTRIBUTION Delivered to residential letterboxes and businesses in Salisbury and Mawson Lakes. Pick one up from the Salisbury Community Hub, Mawson Centre or Mawson Central or read it online at www.northernliving.info PUBLISHER Northern Living is independently owned, produced and published by Avery Magazines. PO Box 2320 SALISBURY DOWNS SA 5108 (08) 8180 9455 ABN: 61 689 116 731 © COPYRIGHT All material appearing in Northern Living magazine is copyright unless otherwise stated. Copyright may rest with the provider of the supplied material. No part of Northern Living magazine will be reproduced without written permission from the publisher. Northern Living Magazine takes all care to ensure information is correct at the time of printing, but the publisher accepts no responsibility or liability for the accuracy of any content, illustrations, photographs, advertisements or pricing. Views expressed are not necessarily endorsed by the publisher/editor.

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The storm season in South Australia is August, September and October and due to climate change we’re likely to get some wild weather, so what can you do to prepare? Speaking at our Neighbourhood Watch meetings, the State Emergency Service (SES) gave valuable advice on how to prepare for an emergency, some of which I have reported on page 6 and which I am following myself. When an emergency strikes it comes quickly and victims may only have time to grab their children and pets as we’ve seen on the news, so now, during the calm, it is time to get your emergency plans in place. Proving your identity How do you prove you are you? Most times it’s pretty simple. You show your identity with a driver’s licence, a passport, or some other official document. But what happens if you are caught in a disaster and you escape with only the clothes on your back. We need other forms of ID such as fingerprints and DNA data. A DNA registry that collects DNA data at birth would solve many problems such as identity, paternity, identification of dead bodies, as well as tools to solve crime. What do you think about this idea?

Linda Vining EDITOR ‘Living Legend’, City of Salisbury Rotary Award for Community Achievement

on the COVER St Patrick’s Technical College students, L-R: Daniel – Year 10, Kyla – Year 11 Metals & Engineering, Riley – Year 11 Construction and Jazmyn – Year 11 Hair & Beauty. See story page 7.

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Ban cars on cafe stretch When I come to visit my family, brunch at an outdoor cafe on the Mawson Lakes Boulevard is a nice, relaxing experience. But it is severely impacted by the cars that hoon up and down the road. The morning I was there a woman in a red car with music thundering and all windows down hooned up and down the street, turned at the roundabout and hooned back. She passed at least 5 laps showing off, by which

time people were booing and shouting at her. On another occasion a black hotrod hoon blew gas and noise as he went down the road. This small cafe stretch should be closed to cars and parking and only open to pedestrians and cyclists. There’s plenty of parking behind the shops. Andrew Kalvas, Ardrossan. Workcation Have you heard of a Workcation? I have just come back to Salisbury from a workcation in Qld. In an age of ‘The Great Convergence’ it’s a new travel habit that blurs the line between home and work and is fitting if technology enables you to work remotely. Here’s how my work-vacation works. I select a holiday destination and plan to work without cutting into regular annul leave entitlements. On the Gold Coast each morning I kicked off with a pilates class followed by a cafe breakfast. Then it’s back to my balcony by 9am where there’s a cool breeze and an ocean view. Come lunchtime I take a 2 hour break and go for a jog, followed by a swim

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and a shower. Back to my room at 3pm for another 3 hours of work without any distractions. Now it’s time to step out and enjoy the local cuisine and night life. When the weekend comes around I spend a couple of hours catching up on record-keeping and planning followed by an afternoon of relaxing and exploring. I pay my own travel and accommodation expenses. For employers who are looking for ways to retain and incentivise motivated workers, I can recommend this approach. Jenifer Hadley Retail boom If Australians are struggling with the high cost of living, how come retail turnover rose 1.6 percent to a record high of $33.6bn in March this year? Something doesn’t add up! Dominique Fahey

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Diminished landscape It’s been 3 years since we have been to Mawson Lakes. Walking around we can see a huge difference. The suburb looks scruffy and neglected. The streets are dirty, the fountain is not working, woodwork is unpainted and the landscaping (parks and gardens) are overgrown and under-watered. Around the lake where the stone wall is disintegrating, big blocks of stone are missing. Things have diminished in what used to be a beautiful, well-cared for suburb. Karenne and Ken, Broken Hill.

email: office@northernliving.info Hoon cycles When walking around Sir Douglas Mawson Lakes I was startled by a mountain bike rider who passed me from behind at high speed without a warning signal. I did not hear him coming. My reaction was to yell out “slow down, ring your bell.” He then got off his bike shouting abuse and deliberately and forcibly hit me with his crash helmet. After this assault he rode off still shouting abuse and making more threats witnessed by a stunned crowd. This is the seventh such incident I have witnessed at the lake. It points to an ongoing problem which has previously been raised with Council with suggested solutions. I urge law makers to have a review of cycle laws to regulate the use of cycles using shared pathways. Chris Levi - an edited extract from a letter sent to the Premier, plus State Representatives John Fulbrook and Michael Brown, our council representative Beau Brug, the Mayor of Salisbury and the Editor of Northern Living. Registration for bicycles Fast and furious bicycles (sometimes in conga lines) speed past with disregard for people, pets and children, along pathways that used to be safe and peaceful. The problem is that bicycle riders cannot be identified. Bicycles need to be registered and display a number plate on the back so that they can be identified as they race away. Then anyone with a phone can take a pic and report the rider to police/ council who can follow up. Mother walking baby in stroller and dog on a lead.

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Grandmothers Your feature on Mother’s Day was original and creative. I'm a grandmother so I really enjoyed the pictures and comments by grandmothers in this issue (NL/May). Vi Purit Not taken for granted When we knew we were going to become grandparents we were delighted, but also anxious. We had just bought a caravan and were planing to travel around Australia and later go overseas. We had personal interests too that we wanted to pursue, so we talked about these things even before the baby was born. We were positive and enthusiastic about the role we wanted to play in our grandchild’s life, and what we could offer and what we didn't want to do. We didn’t want to become child-minders or be taken for granted as some of our older friends complained about. In this way we set limits before they became an issue and we had few misunderstandings over the coming years. Laure McGovern Energy for grandparenting I’m in my late 70s with several grandchildren and being a grandma is hard work. My energy levels have changed and I tire easily and my reaction times are slower. The sort of care and attention I was able to give my first grandchild is not possible 15 years later. Now I like to be a grandma with the parents present just for short periods so I can keep in touch but not feel exhausted. Rosie James Commandments for grandparents In your article on 10 Commandments for Grandma (NL/May) I was particularly mindful of Commandments No 1 and No 5. A wise grandmother gave me good advice when I became a grandparent: ‘Keep your mouth shut and your arms open’. Lily Wilton Please mention

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ALERT: STORMY SEASON COMING The storm season for South Australia is approaching and all residents need to be prepared for gale force winds, flooding, high water and fallen trees. SES advises that the main storm season for South Australia is August, September and October. Coming fresh from the devastating floods and evacuation centres on the east coast, Teela Cumberworth, Team Leader Rescue, South Australian State Emergency Service (SES) was speaking at a Neighbourhood Watch meeting about ways to prepare for an emergency which can strike in a flash.

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Pictures of traumatised children fill the media; it may be during fires, floods or other extreme events. Presently, the fearful faces we see are coming out of the war in Europe. Traumatic experiences can set in motion a cascade of changes in children’s lives such as where they live, where they attend school, who they’re living with, and their daily routines. They may now be living with injury or disability to themselves or others. When a child experiences traumatic stress, they may act out-of-character; for example, intense and ongoing emotional upset, depressive symptoms or anxiety, behavioural changes, problems relating to others or forming attachments, regression or loss of previously acquired skills and confidence, difficulties with attention and setbacks with school work, nightmares, difficulty sleeping and eating, and physical symptoms, such as aches and pains. Older children may use drugs or alcohol, behave in risky ways, or engage in unhealthy sexual activity. Protective factors to help prepare a child for an extreme event are being explored by researchers at the University of South Australia using virtual reality (VR) technology. Looking at a bushfire scenario, the program aims to educate 10 to 12 year olds what to do in an emergency. Mawson Lakes Primary School is trialling the program. The kids are presented with a real life scenario about looking after a dog in a bushfire. Using goggles and computers they are given a series of problem-solving activities to help protect themselves as well as the pet.

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JUNE IS KEEP YOUR Health ON TRACK MONTH ARTICLE BY DAVID WAYLEN, EXECUTIVE OFFICER, SALISBURY BUSINESS ASSOCIATION

With Winter here, the flu season is upon us, COVID numbers are still high. Footy, soccer, rugby, netball and basketball season injuries are starting to creep in. Now is the perfect time to focus on your health and wellbeing.   Again this year, Salisbury City Centre has set aside the whole month of June to focus on YOUR HEALTH with general advice, health provider profiles, a FREE Community Health Expo, competitions and more. To help showcase our amazing health services across Salisbury, and to gather a range of healthcare professionals in the one location, we’re presenting the Salisbury City Centre FREE Health Advice Expo.    Highlighting medical and allied health providers across the Salisbury City Centre and the City of Salisbury, covering areas from kids and youth health to chiropractic; dental to mental health; nutrition, physio and speech pathology to hearing services, pharmacy, suicide prevention and more.    We’re offering blood pressure checks, glucose checks, woundcare advice, teeth

care information, healthy nutrition, exercise activities, hearing aids, asthma, wellbeing programs and much, much more!    The Expo will be held on Thursday 16th June, 10am – 1pm at the Salisbury Community Hub, 34 Church Street, Salisbury and we’d love to see you there.   Throughout the month we will be posting daily health features, general advice and local points of contact on our Facebook page @salisburycitycentre.

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IMPROVES YOUR HEALTH A growing body of evidence reveals feeling happy is linked with better physical and psychological health. Associate Professor Dianne Vella-Brodrick, from The Centre for Positive Psychology at the University of Melbourne explains the science of ‘positive psychology’.

POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY AND HEALTH

Positive psychology encompasses a variety of techniques that encourage us to identify and develop positive emotions, experiences and character traits. When it comes to health, positive psychology goes beyond the idea that wellness is simply the absence of illness and instead looks at the body as a complete system. Positive health is defined by less frequent and briefer ailments, greater recuperative ability and rapid wound healing. People who experience positive emotions are more likely to live longer than people who are less happy (but not depressed). In addition to how long a person lives, there is also emphasis on how well a person has lived and this is often referred to as ‘quality adjusted life years’. Here the emphasis is on quality of life rather than on quantity of life alone. 14 northern

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HOW DO FEELINGS IMPACT ON HEALTH?

So what’s going on in the brain when we experience positive emotions? When we develop strong and meaningful connections with other people a hormone called oxytocin is released, which makes us feel good. This happens in the brain’s dopamine reward system which manages how we perceive pleasure – and problems with this system can lead to depression and other mental health problems. Research has found that warm touch such as hugging, particularly among loved ones, releases oxytocin and improves physiological health. When oxytocin flows through the body it lowers stress hormones, which reduces blood pressure, improves mood and increases tolerance for pain. The result? Improved mental and physical health. There’s also evidence to suggest that people who are resilient and adaptable have lower levels of the stress hormone cortisol and higher levels of heart rate variability, which is associated with a reduced risk of heart disease. Further research has found that the practice of directing well-wishes towards other people increases vagal tone (a central part of our social engagement system) as measured by heart rate variability.

BOOST YOUR MOOD If you’re keen to improve your health with positivity, try these moodboosting strategies. Fight the negativity bias. Thanks to an evolutionary hangover, when positive and negative things happen we’re more likely to pay attention to the negative things so it’s important to make a deliberate effort to balance that out by devoting attention to positive things. Try counting acts of kindness or savouring a beautiful sunset. Express gratitude. Keep a journal or talk to friends and family about how grateful you are for the things in your life that make you feel happy. Practice a lovingkindness meditation. Direct good vibes towards other people, including people you like, people you neither like nor dislike and people you don’t like. Develop good quality relationships. And remember to hug those special people in your life. www.northernliving.info

IT'S TIME TO BOUNCE BACK! By Leanne Camilleri (MAPP), Positive Psycholgy Practitioner , Wellbeing & Mindset Coach

In its simplest form, wellbeing is our ability to feel good and function effectively. Given the roller coaster ride we have been on over the last couple of years, it's no surprise that many people I am speaking to are feeling burned out, lost in direction, and full of self-doubt. Studies have found that when people have reduced levels of wellbeing they are more likely to report feeling unmotivated and having lower levels of psychological safety.

It is important to me to empower people with tools and strategies to manage their psychological wellbeing.

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If this sounds like something that might help you, your organisation or your community, contact me on 0408 847 858 or email me at info@resettothrive.com.au

The benefits of positive wellbeing are numerous, and our psychological health impacts our ability to thrive, so it’s really important that we understand how to care for our wellbeing.

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Three main factors influence our success in caring for our wellbeing: Ability – knowing and understanding what we need to do to measure and care for our wellbeing. Motivation – feeling autonomous and wanting to do something about it. Psychological safety - feeling safe and supported to do so. When these three factors are present, our ability to adapt to behaviours that support our wellbeing are much higher. Understanding this is important for knowing what we need to draw from our wellbeing toolkit in times of challenge and change. This approach means shifting our perspective from focusing on what is going wrong to building on what is going right.

People thrive and are more productive when they support and invest in their psychological wellbeing. I use evidence-based solutions underpinned by wellbeing science to support the mental health of you, your organisation and your community to empower them with the ability, motivation, and psychological safety to care for their wellbeing.

Measure your wellbeing during a 1.5 hour assessment and coaching session for $97 and receive a detailed report to help you map a pathway toward thriving with evidence-based strategies to help you get back on track.

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EVIDENCE-BASED TOOLS TO CONFIDENTLY MANAGE YOUR WELLBEING AS AN INDIVIDUAL, A WORKPLACE OR A COMMUNITY. Leanne Camilleri (MAPP) Positive Psychology Practitioner Wellbeing and Mindset Coach Web: resettothrive.com.au | Email: info@resettothrive.com.au | Phone: 0408 847 858 www.northernliving.info

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SWITCH UP TO SAVVY By Kim Rondeau Selling a tenanted property? Yes, you absolutely can! At Savvy we do both Property Sales and Rental Management, we can easily transition your property to the sale market. Remember, there are always investors seeking new homes with a tenant in place for instant income. We can also advise and assist you in any upgrades you may want to make. Our list of quality tradespeople can quote in advance. This allows you to budget for any spending. Planning ahead is best and knowing your future plan will assist us in managing your investment correctly. Why select Savvy Estates for property management? You can be guaranteed that we will always be here for you. Property management companies burn through their staff quickly and there is nothing landlords hate more than not knowing

who is looking after their property! Our goal from the outset was to excel and provide our clients with a service they can trust, communicate clearly, answer every call and respond to requests on the same day. We enjoy property management; our understanding of building and maintenance issues is our asset. You don’t buy an investment to have all the rent spent each month. How to Switch up to Savvy? First of all, check your management agreement, check if you are in a fixed term contract or a general agency agreement. This will guide you to the next step. See how much notice you need to give to end the management. Once these dates are sorted, we can do the rest for you. We send an email to your current agent and request the file and keys and documents on the decided date. We pick up the file and introduce ourselves to the tenant. SO EASY ON YOUR PART, NO STRESS AT ALL.

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STORMY WEATHER By Nigella Lightning and thunder are a normal feature of winter weather but for many dogs this feels like a scary and dangerous time. I was walking along Dry Creek one day with my friend, Sammy the German Shepherd, when a storm caught us by surprise. The sky turned dark, thunder rumbled in the background and flashes of lightning arched across Mawson Lakes. Sammy took shock and jerked his lead out of his owner’s hand and took flight. He ran into the distance with his tail between his legs, his ears pinned back and his owner sprinting after him. I’ve never seen a dog so stressed.

Storms don’t worry me, but they affect lots of dogs badly. I once attended a conference of vets where they talked about “storm phobia”. One vet told how he had to treat a golden retriever who had ripped its own teeth out while trying to escape from his backyard during a storm. He said that in a state of anxiety dogs forget all the rules. Their training means nothing. They race across roads in a state of panic and get into all sorts of trouble.

Here is some advice to pet owners from the vets . . . • Monitor for coming storms on the weather report and think about us. • Before a forecasted storm bring us inside. • Don’t go for walks in stormy weather because we can smell a storm coming and hear rumbling before humans and this is scary. • Have a quiet, dimly lit room where we feel safe. Pull the curtains. • Sit beside us and be calm, maybe tell us a story or give us a massage. • Play some masking music. You can buy “frightful noises audio mix” for dogs to teach them to tolerate scary noises. • If the phobia is intense you may need to give us some anti-anxiety medicine. Talk to the vet about this.

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SUDOKU

The goal is to fill a 9x9 grid with numbers so that each row, column and 3x3 section contains all of the digits between 1 and 9.

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EASY RECIPE RUSTIC PUMPKIN SOUP INGREDIENTS 750g pumpkin, peeled and chopped 2 medium potatoes, peeled and chopped 1 large brown onion, roughly chopped 2 cups chicken stock 2 teaspoons ground cumin 1 large zucchini, coarsely grated 3 lean bacon rashers, trimmed, chopped 1 cup skim milk pinch nutmeg to taste salt and ground black pepper to taste METHOD 1. Place potatoes, pumpkin, onion, stock and cumin in a heavy based pan and bring to a boil. 2. Simmer, covered, for approximately 20 minutes or until vegetables are tender then add zucchini and bacon and simmer, covered, for a further 10 minutes. 3. Remove from heat, let cool slightly and use a stick blender or a potato masher to roughly puree half of the soup. Stir in milk, parsley and nutmeg and season with salt and pepper. OPTIONAL Serve topped with sour cream, parsley, crispy bacon pieces and pumpkin seeds alongside crusty bread.

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KIDS winter PUZZLE PAGES rainy maze

spot the differences There are 8 differences in these two pictures. Circle them as you find them.

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ZIGZAG WORD SEARCH In this zigzag word search puzzle, words go left, right, up and down. They can also bend at a right angle but cannot go diagonally. There are no unused letters in the grid and every letter is used only once. Solutions are on page 22.

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YOUR AREA POD OF OPTIMISM

The sculpture outside Mawson Lakes Primary School on The Strand is called Pod of Optimism. It celebrates the relationship between the school, the defence forces, the Vietnam Veteran’s Association and the local community. The “Pod of Optimism” is regarded as a place where all members of the community can reflect on our history, its impact and our future aspirations. In 2013 the school commissioned the artwork which was funded by the ANZAC Day Commemoration Council, Vietnam Veterans Northern Sub Branch, RSL Salisbury and Mawson Lakes School Governing Council.

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The inspiration for the project came from the ‘Seeds of Attainment’ sculptures at Henderson Square in Montague Farm, Pooraka where the Long Tan Ceremony is held in August each year. The Battle of Long Tan took place in a rubber plantation in South Vietnam on 18 August 1966 and 16 Australians lost their lives.

The five seed pods placed randomly in Pooraka’s Henderson Square are opening and splitting at different stages to represent the expression of new growth and promise for the future. Each year students from Mawson Lakes School take part in the ceremony. At Mawson Lakes, the Pod of Optimism promotes peace reflected in the words around the base: We Listen, We Share, We Grow Stronger. Supplementing this message are student drawings of peace symbols such as doves, crosses, flowers and flags with words inscribed on ceramic tiles forming a linear backdrop. The artists involved in building the sculpture were Martin Corbin, Chris Oremond, Steph James-Manttan and Sandy Elverd. ED

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