The booklet is a home-based parent resource for children’s learning through play and it includes photographs taken by the pair and also illustrations by Lacluta-born Benny Gonsalves - a longtime friend and assistant to the Friends of Lacluta in Timor Leste.
FOUR members of local group Friends of Lacluta are bound for Timor Leste next month; the first time a visit has been possible since the arrival of COVID more than two years ago. Rabela Punif from Springhurst, Linda Sexton from Wangaratta and Karen Jones and Jess Ruiz from Myrtleford, will head over to Lacluta for a multifaceted venture to the country they support, where they look forward to meeting recently appointed Friend of Lacluta liaison officer, Ebron Amaral.Linda said the group wanted to wait until such time that it was safe and they would be welcome to visit, but it is also fortuitous as Rabela and Karen will be part of the rollout of the educational play booklet they created, “Learn and play in your home”, to local communities.
Friends of Lacluta’s Karen Jones and Rabela Punif are looking forward to returning to Timor in September.
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While the project was initially supported by the June Canavan Foundation to help get 1000 copies printed, it drew the attention of the New Zealand Foreign Affairs and Trade Aid Program and the Ministry of Education in Timor Leste, who will roll it out to 20,000 homes across Timor Leste. A regular visitor to Timor Leste, Karen said as soon as she knew she was able to visit again, she felt her heart light up.
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“I just wanted to go back and meet everyone again and see how they’re going,” she said.
Although it has the appearance of a shrub, S. glauca is actually more closely related to lilies. For this reason, it cannot be grown from stem cuttings. Seed is shed soon after maturity. This can be collected by covering spent flower heads with fine mesh, for later collection of mature seed. Plant the seed directly into the permanent position in autumn. Seed can germinate erratically. Seed is also available commercially, and plants are available from specialist nurseries.Propagation by dividing old clumps in winter into substantial sections for replanting is usually successful. Large divisions will give the best chance for survival of the new clumps. In the wild, S. glauca is adapted to fire. Old clumps will grow back from rhizomatous roots after fire with fresh new growth. To recreate fire conditions, once a year remove old growth at the base of the clumps and add a slow-release all-round fertiliser to the soil. Mature clumps can reach between 600mm and 1.5m high x 1m in width. S. glauca is not a good choice for a manicured garden. But for gardeners who prefer a more relaxed effect, plants can be successfully incorporated into mixed grasslands or under-planted in dappled shade. Flowering is more prolific if the plants are well-watered during dry periods. However, this species is very resilient, and will survive for many years with minimal care.
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HARDY: The Stypandra Glauca or nodding blue lily are extremely resilient and can survive for many years with minimal care.
The most common cause of overgrooming is flea allergy dermatitis which is when a cat is allergic to the bite of a flea.When fleas bite, they inject a small amount of saliva into the cat and that saliva component allows the blood to be sucked up easily by the flea. It is this saliva that the cats become allergic to and means that every time a flea bites, it starts up an extremely irritating reaction that causes the cat to lick and/or bite itself. If the cat is over-grooming at the area of the base of the tail, this is almost always due to flea allergy. Treating fleas on a continual basis to prevent the cat being bitten (rather than just killing them when they bite) resolves many cases of over-grooming. For cases where the cause of overgrooming is behavioural, the cat may be feeling anxious or it may be stereotypic behaviours.Constant meowing may also indicate anxiety.When these conditions are diagnosed it is advisable to attempt to link exposure to situations that may lead to anxiety and not to pat or talk softly to the cat when it exhibits the behaviour because this reinforces the fearful response rather than reassure it. Spend 10 to 15 minutes per day at a set time playing, grooming and otherwise interacting with the cat on its own, provide a variety of toys and alternate them weekly or grow an indoor garden of safe plants such as catnip or catmint for the cat to use. Behaviour modification takes time and effort and can be a slow process but have been shown to be effective in most cases of anxiety-related and obsessivecompulsive disorders. Dedicate at least a four week period to start and then reassess the situation. If you are having difficulty please don’t hesitate to contact your vet to discuss. CORNER
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SOME cats may constantly meow or groom themselves to the extent that they have large bald patches. When cats over-groom, this can be due to physical reasons or behavioural reasons.Fora cat that is over-grooming, a physical examination is conducted first with other diagnostic tests like blood tests, radiographs and skin biopsies sometimes required.
Stypandra Glauca - nodding blue lily SIMILAR to many Australian native plants, the nodding blue lily (Stypandra glauca) does not draw attention to itself until it bursts into bloom in early spring. With its grass-like foliage, this member of the lily family blends in with other grasses and low-growing shrubs. From early August, clusters of bright blue (and occasionally white) star flowers, centred with bright yellow stamens festoon the grassy clump. Stypandra glauca is a member of the Phormiaceae family (from the Greek phormus meaning basket, referring to a use of the leaf fibres). Stypandra - from the Greek stype for flax fibres and aner man, in reference to the staminal filament hairs which are beard like in appearance. Glauca - from the Greek glaukos meaning sea green which refers to the colour of the foliage. Glauca also means ‘having bloom’. Bloom is a white-grey powdery coating which can occur on the surface of leaves or fruit. Bloom causes leaves to have a bluish-grey or bluish-green appearance. The blue green lanceolate leaves hug flexible stems. The older leaves age to brown giving a shaggy appearance. S. glauca occurs naturally in Victoria and most other Australian states. It is commonly found in the Warby Ovens National Park, Mt Buffalo National Park and the Great Dividing Range.
4. Detox - ask your naturopath for a specific detox to cleanse your filter organs, which restore the skin; and
Buller Wines was established in Rutherglen in 1921 by Reginald Langdon Buller and the new RLB Range celebrates Reginald’s pioneering spirit. The fruit is picked and processed in the cool of the night which helps preserve the delicate aromas of the Pinot Grigio which are bright, fruit-filled and intense. The straw coloured wine is crisp and dry with lingering flavours of ripe pear and a hint of honeyed quince. The wine is an ideal, fresh and fruity accompaniment for the crunch of the chicken, countering its fatty juices, and it would also be perfect with fish and chips. Now putting up the price of a pot up too? That would be criminal. About $17. with McPhersonAnita
Naturopaths top five tips for healthy skin:
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EXCITEMENT was in the air at Eldorado - the anticipation of new wealth from the old mines. At the end of the 1920s the mines had closed and the fortunes of the town sagged more than most in the early years of the Depression. However, on August 31, 1934 Cocks Pioneer mine was being pumped out, ready to be worked again. A giant 285hp electric motor had been coupled to a 16” centrifugal pump, capable of delivering a staggering 4000 gallons per minute from the old claim into Reid’s Creek. With Eldorado connected into the state power grid, all the new mine equipment installed during the Golden Thirties was electric and the small town became the SEC’s largest customer after Melbourne and Geelong.
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Time spent under heaters and cold winter winds dehydrates and strips these protective layers of the skin. You might not think of food when you look in the mirror and see acne, cold sores, eczema, psoriasis or dandruff, but what you put in your mouth has a big effect on this massive organ.
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THE rising cost of living has touched us all in more ways than one, but nothing triggered quite such an emotional response as the notion of the price of chicken goingPetrolup. might have hit the back pocket hardest, the cost of cheap coffee in convenience stores doubled, but to some, the idea of paying a few dollars more for a parma seemed outrageous. Australia’s favourite pub meal has long been cheap, particularly given their gargantuan size, the weight of toppings piled aboard and the accompanying kilo of chips, so I’ve no doubt the fans will cough up the extra gold coins to get one, albeit grudgingly. And whether you call it a parma, parmie or a schnitty, a good piece of juicy chicken coated in crispy crumbs is ideal with a glass of Buller Wines Pinot Grigio.
OUR skin is our largest organ and needs a constant supply of lymphatic fluid and blood flow to nourish it. Its health is influenced by hormones, immunity, toxicity andOuremotions.skinis a protective layer that aids our body in fluid regulation, detoxification and vitamin D synthesis, as well as protecting us against infections.
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5. Identify dietary intolerances - determine and remove chemical and dietary allergens that contribute to poor skin health.
TAKE CARE OF IT: Our skin is our largest organ. with Sophie Lorback (BHSCI. NATUROPATHY)
1. Restore your skin’s lustre with healthy oils and minerals - swap deep fried foods and vegetable oils for a daily dose of healthy oils found in avocado, olive oil, fish, and flax seed. This is a great way to hydrate dry skin and regulate the sebum content of oily skin;
3. Movement - exercise helps to clear up the skin by increasing oxygen and blood flow to the surface. It doesn’t have to be much, even a walk and then using a shower brush to run circles over your skin before a shower will help;
2. Water - helps with circulation and moves wastes away from the skin. Dry skin means you are dry on the inside;
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“It was meant to be a small project but it grew - and it’s very exciting now that it’s going to be utilised right across the country and not just in our Timorese-borncommunities.”Rabela said she will be the fi rst of the team to arrive, visiting Dili and then her home district of Oecussi where she will visit family and support the delivery of the booklets.“I’mexcited and looking forward to providing training on the booklet to the teachers for early childhood and especially kindergartens in Oecussi where I’m from,” she said. “The booklet is not only for our communities but across the country, so it’s a big thing for us to see how it goes.”
“For Rabela and me, having worked on the play booklet during COVID, we’ve been patiently waiting for it to be rolled out.
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HEADING NORTH: Friends of Lacluta’s Rabela Punif, Linda Sexton, Karen Jones and Jess Ruiz, holding the play booklet that Rabela and Karen created, will be in Timore Leste for its rollout in September.
“I joined the Friends of Lacluta this year and I thought it was a good idea for me to see fi rsthand what is happening there and to see what the association does in the community there,” sheLindasaid. said the four will fi t many task into their visit over a couple of weeks, including meeting their tertiary scholarship students in Dili, living with and visiting communities they have established relationships with, and visiting schools and kindergartens where Karen will mentor teachers. She said they will deliver reusable menstrual kits to year nine students, and mother and baby kits to the birthing centre, while meeting with community leaders to fi nd out what else might be helpful. “It gives us a chance to also see how our projects are going, what is working, what we can do diff erently and what else may be needed,” she said. “For instance, recently we’ve been working with children with disabilities and advocating on their behalf, so it’s a wonderful opportunity for us to be in the community, meet with people and ensure what we do is relevant and useful.” They also look forward to getting to know and working with their English-speaking liaison offi cer Ebron, who is sponsored by the Uniting Church in Wangaratta, and plays a pivotal communication role for Friends of Lacluta on the ground. In the years since they visited there have also been severe storms and fl ooding, so just how the villages and local infrastructure like roads have been aff ected, is something they’ll soon fi nd out.
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Karen and Rabela said most children don’t have any books in their home, so this will be a precious resource to give them with lots of ideas through pictures and drawings, but also with information for parents about children’s developmental outcomes.
For Peruvian-born Jess Ruiz, it will be her fi rst trip to Lacluta, having only recently joined the friends group, and she’s excited about the opportunity to immerse herself in the TimoreseShecommunity.willbearriving in late September and will support the rest of the team in their work on the ground during visits to local villages.
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For those wanting to fi nd out more about Friends of Lacluta and its work in Timor Leste, visit its Facebook page, with volunteers invited to join and donations always welcome.
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THE mere sound of his voice reminds us of the importance of caring for our environment, and at 96, David Attenborough remains a vital cog in the planet’s ecologicalPenguinfuture. has released the paperback edition of Attenborough’s ‘A Life on Our Planet’, which features a new afterword, ‘Why You Are Here’, a speech he made at the opening of the COP26 climate summit held in Glasgow lastWithyear.the 2022 Federal election showing that climate action is a top priority for Australians, this is a timely release of the book which was first delivered in hardcover in From2020. recent floods on the east coast to the extreme fire events of 2019-’20, and the hundreds of Australian native species which are in danger of becoming extinct over the next decades, the damage to the environment is evident, and it’s clear something needs to be done. ‘A Life on Our Planet’ is Attenborough’s ‘witness statement and vision for the future’. It reflects on his work and the dramatic changes to the planet he has witnessed, and suggests what we can do to make a better future.
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“It was not the laws invented by human beings that interested me, but the principles that governed the lives of animals and plants; not the history of kings and queens, or even the different languages that had been developed by different human societies, but the truths that had governed the world around me long before humanity had appeared in it.”
At Dinner Plain, Peashooter toboggan slope is currently closed pending more snow. Cross Country trails are very patchy with Blade Runner trail having no snow at all. The depth of the Cobungra slope is variable in areas of between 30cm and 47cm with more snow in the middle. Mt Buffalo is reporting poor snow overall with Dingo Dell toboggan slope closed, however Cresta Valley is open for snowplay. Sentinel, Dingo Dell and Cresta are open for snowshoeing, however, conditions are poor at Dingo Dell - walking only, Fair at Cresta - mix and good conditions at Sentinel.For cross country skiers, Beginners Loop, Bogong Plain and Horn Road trails are open, however, they are patchy and there are large areas without snow. Chains are required to be carried for all resorts and fitted where instructed.Forthelatest information on the mountains visit: Dinner Plain: visitdinnerplain. com.auFalls Creek: fallscreek.com.au Mt Hotham: hotham.com.au Mt Buffalo: visitmountbuffalo. com.auMtBuller: mtbuller.com.au. Mt Buffalo was an inviting sight on a number of early mornings last week.
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* We have a copy of David Attenborough’s ‘A Life on Our Planet’ to give away to one lucky reader. If you would like to take it home to read about the author’s amazing life, simply email skerwin@nemedia. com.au and let us know why you would like to own the book. ‘A Life on Our Planet’ - David Attenborough (Penguin) RRP $22.99
The book features photographs from Attenborough’s travels across his career, many of them in brilliant colour to highlight the amazing - and sometimes disturbing - sights to which he’s borne witness. In addition to the afterword, there is a glossary enabling those eager to increase their knowledge by learning from a wise master to fully grasp a range of environmental terms. As Attenborough writes in the opening chapter of the book, “I have had the most extraordinary life. It is only now that I appreciate how extraordinary”. Why wouldn’t we take the opportunity to educate ourselves by reading the story of that life?
AN EXTRAORDINARY LIFE: Win a copy of David Attenborough’s ‘A Life on Our Planet’.
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“I had believed from an early age that the most important knowledge was that which brought an understanding of how the natural world worked,” he writes.
It’s both a warning of what could be if we don’t act now, and hope for what could be if we start to make a change.Attenborough says while exploring his home around Leicester as an 11-year-old “it never occurred to me to be anything other than fascinated when watching what was going on in the natural world around me”.
Learning from a wise master
UP THE SLOPES
THIS week the reports are similar to last week - with quite a difference between the mountains with some reporting almost a metre and a half of snow, while others have none or only patchy coverage.Falls Creek has an average snow depth of 144cm with icy patches on the road from Mount Beauty so take care. They have 13 lifts open with Alpine Helicopters tours and transfers, Falls Creek Guides, Fireworks Fiesta on Thursday nights from 7pm, night skiing Wednesdays and Saturdays between 6pm and 8.45pm, skiing, snowboarding, snow tubing between 2pm and 6pm, snowplay, snowsports school, back country tours, Twilight Tuesdays between 3.30pm and 5.30pm and tobogganing available. Cross country skiing is available with conditions ranging from patchy to excellent across their 32 trails.Mt Hotham is reporting an average of 150cm across the mountain and have 11 lifts running. There are 69 trails (including all 16 cross country trails) and two terrain parks open with coverage from good to excellent. Please note that guests are not allowed in the ski field after 5pm under any circumstances.
PHOTO: C/- Mt Buffalo National Park
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