Tidings August/September 2018

STEM THE PLASTIC TIDE How you can do your bit

What’s in a name?

SwanCare streets & buildings explained

A global journey The travels and adventures of Joe Gibson

GARDENING GUIDE to Bentley Park

INSIDE THIS ISSUE CEO’S COLUMN | GENERAL NEWS | WHAT’S COMING UP | NOTICES

AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2018

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SWANCARE NEWS

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VILLAGE HAPPENINGS

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NOTICEBOARD

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Reports straight from village

A mixture of quick bites

FEATURE STORY What’s in a name?

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AUSTRALIND SNIPPETS

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WHAT I KNOW

What’s happening down south

Tales of ultralight aircraft

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FEATURE STORY

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FEATURE STORY

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RESIDENT STORY

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RECIPE

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LIVE WELL

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LIVE WELL

Going green

A guide to the gardens of SwanCare Bentley Park

Joe Gibson: A global journey

Potato topped beef & mushroom pie

The magic bullet

Do you need help managing your medicines?

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PUZZLES

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

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OUT & ABOUT

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Sudoku & Word Sleuth

WHAT’S ON Local area

NOTE: A calendar of events is available in the monthly What’s On Guide, which is delivered to SwanCare residents.

Call 6250 0032 for a copy.

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CEO’S COLUMN

SwanCare News SwanCare’s royal match maker SwanCare was blown away by Bob Hitchcock’s recent unveiling of his newest masterpiece – a model of Buckingham Palace made entirely from tens of thousands of tiny matchsticks.

The end of winter and coming of spring brings big things for SwanCare. We will start construction on both our new 124bed care facility and the leisure precinct, which is without a doubt, the biggest single development project in SwanCare’s long history.

Recently, we grappled with creating a new name for the new care facility. Knowing that our existing care facilities have Aboriginal origins, we wanted to stay true to that theme as a way to honour the custodians of this land.

Many names were thrown around, and while many sounded good, none seemed to stand out.

Our new care facility will stand on the ground where the historic Ningana Care Facility – until very recently – once stood. Built almost 50 years ago, Ningana has been an important part of SwanCare history and despite its demolition, we didn’t quite feel ready to let it go.

So, to keep SwanCare’s history alive for many generations to come, we have decided to name our new care facility… SwanCare Ningana.

It feels just right to us, I hope you all like it too.

Graham Francis 4 SwanCare

Bob said he started the impressive project for fun. “I needed something to keep my mind occupied.

Keeping your mind occupied at my age is something that you need to do.”

The creation took more than a year to construct – 3,700 hours in total – with no blue print to work with. “I had one picture of Buckingham Palace,” Bob said. “That gave me the height and from the height I worked out the scale.”

He is now planning his next project which is rumoured to be the Empire State Building. Watch this space.

Happy 100th birthday!

SwanCare Kingia recently celebrated the birthdays of two residents turning 100.

First was Mrs Florence Brousse De Gersigny. Florence, who is originally from Mauritius, enjoys sharing memories of life in Mauritius with her neighbour at Kingia, 97 year-old Marie Lise De Marigny, who is also French Mauritian.

Then several days later, it was Mr Harold Masel’s turn to celebrate. Harold, who grew up by the beach at Cottesloe, moved to SwanCare less than 12 months ago after living independently in his home.

Happy birthday Florence and Harold and congratulations on 100 amazing years.

Home help changes

admission to one of our care facilities.

The Home and Community Care (HACC) program is a Western Australian-based program that provides a range of basic home support services to help seniors and people with a disability.

SwanCare At Home is here to help if you have any questions or concerns about the changes.

We are more than happy to walk you through the process, and to provide any information you might be looking for. We can even provide one-on-one support when you make the call to My Aged Care, if required, and can assist with sourcing services that you need.

As of the 1st of July 2018, HACC was transitioned over to the Commonwealth Home Support Program (CHSP).

Just like HACC, the CHSP is an entry-level aged care program designed to provide small amounts of a single service or a few services to those who require only a small amount of assistance to remain independent and at home.

CHSP services can be delivered on a shortterm, episodic or ongoing basis.

SwanCare independent living residents who are existing WA HACC program clients have now automatically moved across to the new program. Note, we have been advised that existing clients are those who “had a current booking for service or who were currently accessing a service as at 1 July 2018, who accessed services at least three times over the previous financial year; or who received care for a continuous period of six months or more in the previous financial year”.

For those that are new clients, and for those needing new service types or significantly increased services, they must be referred to My Aged Care for a review before any new or additional services can be provided.

Eligibility for CHSP services is determined by My Aged Care through a consistent, needsbased assessment process.

Older people with more complex needs are out-of-scope for the CHSP and should be supported through other aged care programs such as the Home Care Packages (HCP) program, residential aged care – which can be accessed here at SwanCare through our on-site home care service SwanCare At Home or via

Feel free to drop by our office at 19 Talbot Place, call 6250 0300 or email homecare@swancare.com.au. Alternatively Resident Support can also assist, please call 6250 0020.

My Aged Care contact details: 1800 200 422 www.myagedcare.gov.au

Gas mains and service upgrade The underground pipe infrastructure network to your home is built, owned and maintained

by ATCO Gas Australia. ATCO is currently upgrading the gas network and connections within SwanCare, and are expected to be completed by late August/early September.

The areas which will be worked are: • Talbot Place • Graham Crescent • Hawthorne Crescent • Saggers Drive • Clayden Court ATCO will reinstate all areas of your property affected by the works every day. In some areas, temporary reinstatement may be required before permanent reinstatement is complete.

For safety purposes, your gas supply may need to be temporarily turned off for short periods between the hours of 8am – 4pm while network upgrades are in progress. Any affected residents will have prior notification.

If you have any questions contact SwanCare Maintenance on 6250 0000.

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Village Happenings Best SwanCare gardens to compete

Happy belated birthday

Lawford Olsen

Work is well underway for the 2018 Bentley Park Show which will be held on Saturday 27th October. This year, a new entry will be added to the mix: the Best Garden Award, where a prize and a trophy awarded to best garden. People will be able to view the finalists on the day, with a trip on the SwanMobile.

There are some lovely gardens at SwanCare so we are hoping this will be very popular with residents.

Remember a cooking category is available to residents with a few male winners last year.

Schedule and entry forms will be delivered by early August, or can be collected from administration.

Maureen Grickage, Ph: 6250 0580.

Kingia/Tandara/Waminda Auxiliary

The residents of Mavis Cleaver Court are great neighbours. Back on Mother’s Day, the 4th floor put on afternoon tea for Lawford Olsen, who turned 90.

Neighbour Ann Plaistowe said “Lawford was very happy and we all enjoyed the special occasion.”

Happy belated birthday, Lawford!

Friday Flicks a hit!

Friday night flicks have started at SwanCare, to the delight of many. In July, a happy crowd of more than 40 saw Annie Oakley get her man, eventually, but only with the right sort of gun!

Next will be Singin’ in the Rain (10th August), and Show Boat (14th of September).

The SwanCare bus will begin its pickups at 6pm, and will take you home at the end of the evening. There will be a short refreshment break during the movie.

July was a busy month for us with our Christmas in July lunch held at Penny Garden restaurant in the Swan Valley. It was a lovely day with a very nice lunch and a visit to the Chocolate Factory and Providore.

Feel free to invite friends from outside the village. There’s no need to book – tickets just $5.

The following week was our monthly meeting with guest speaker Yvonne Richardson talking about the Christmas Box appeal.

For further details contact Bruce May dianbrucemay@ozemail.com.au (preferred) or phone 6250 0549.

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Shirley to say goodbye Social Club Update As usual, the Social Club have been busy with a number of events.

so please think about whether you could spare some time in assisting to organise the events for a year or so.

Personally, I like the job and gain a great deal of satisfaction from it but this is my 7th year in several joint roles and it is time to move on.

Shirley Barnes

Steve, the Magician and the Dazzlers Choir were a big hit with two very different acts and the audience still trying to work out Steve’s sleight of hand!

The Cambridge Musicians were very enjoyable, with many saying they had a close affinity with the players, because of their own family involvement through the years and the happy memories involved.

Other events included John Perry and LesleyDale providing the music during the WA Day Dinner, the excellent Swing Shift Band in June, as well as the FlashBack Duo and the Southern Cross Bush Band performing during July. Etta Palumbo from the Public Trustee Office also presented a very interesting presentation regarding deceased estates.

Finally, the AGM is due in August, so would you please think about whether you could commit some time to organising and overseeing the activities which are required each year on the schedule for the Social Club?

Extra assistance is now required in-house as we only have 5 instead of the regulatory 6 – 10 members stated in our Terms of Reference, so it means each current committee member uses a great deal of extra time and energy for the amount of entertainment provided during the year.

The Social Committee meets once a month for about an hour, and it forward plans for several months.

Some members are not standing this year (including me) and new ideas would be welcome, along with the necessary teamwork,

I sincerely thank the Committee Members I have worked with over my time as president, as well as all the volunteers who have done just that – volunteered their time – as nothing would happen without your assistance.

Hope to see you at the AGM on the 10th August.

Shirley Barnes, President

Fish n Chip says farewell to JP Stratton Centre Mary Comstive Our “Christmas in July” celebrations were a fitting farewell to the Stratton Centre which will no longer be available for our concerts.

Concerts will temporarily be held in the Auditorium until the new Leisure Centre is built.

Heart & Soul delighted us once again with their songs and Tommy did his impressions of Frank Spencer from “Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em” which brought howls of laughter.

Back in June, we had our all-time favourite, Adam Penn, delighting us once again with his considerable repertoire of songs as we celebrated WA Day surrounded by black & yellow together with the black swans, which were made & kindly loaned to us by Beverley Howard.

Our next concert is on Friday 3rd August which will be our first concert to be held in the auditorium, with entertainer Barbara Stevenson.

Come along and spend an enjoyable few hours at this very popular event socialising with friends and neighbours. See SwanCare’s monthly What’s On guide for details.

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Noticeboard Treasurer to visit

Klaverjassen

WA’s Treasurer Ben Wyatt is headed to SwanCare. Wyatt, Member for Victoria Park, and COTA invite you to increase your knowledge of cyber security at a free info session.

Is there a Klaverjassen club in the SwanCare village? If so, I would like to meet up to see if I can join them. Call Albert van Leeuwen on 9472 9842.

Friday, 17th of August, 10am – 12pm, in the SwanCare Bentley Park auditorium.

CEO Coffee Club

Drivers wanted

CEO Coffee Club is back after a winter hiatus! Come along to a surprise location and enjoy coffee, cake and a chat with SwanCare CEO Graham Francis. Bus transport provided.

SwanCare is looking for volunteer drivers to assist with social outings for village residents as well as care centre residents.

Looking for those with a standard C (car) class license to put up their hands to volunteer to be in the casual pool to drive the Toyota HiAce Van (12 seater).

If you’re added to this pool and a driver is required for an outing, we’ll phone ahead to see if you are available. Call Karen on 6250 0010 to register your interest.

The next outings will be Friday August 31, and Friday, September 28, 2018. Hurry, places are limited and always full up fast.

Call Karen on 6250 0010 to book.

Free Guest WiFi

Dog care reminder

Free guest WiFi is now available throughout SwanCare Bentley Park. Connect to ‘SwanCare Guest WiFi’. Note, sessions are limited to two hours and download speeds are limited.

SwanCare Bentley Park recognises dogs are often family members and welcomes them (subject to approval prior to moving in).

Stratton Centre Relocations

Please remember a few rules of thumb: • Remember to pick up after your dog when you’re out and about in the village.

• Please keep your dog on a lead while walking around the village.

• Please try to keep your dog out of neighbour’s gardens.

• Bringing a new puppy into the village is not permitted.

Please refer to the SwanCare’s pet policy for more information or call admin on 6250 0000.

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Due to the imminent start of SwanCare’s Leisure Precinct, the JP Stratton Centre has been closed. A number of groups have now relocated to the: • 2nd floor admin coffee lounge (darts, vision impaired group, rummycub, pony canasta, garden interest group).

• Auditorium (choir, fish n’ chips lunches and Juniper exercise classes).

• Ranyard Centre (Father Annibal services, until further relocation).

Please refer to the separate monthly ‘What’s On’ guide for all group details.

Feature Story

What’s in a name?

In the previous Tidings we were asked where the names of various streets and buildings across SwanCare Bentley Park originated. We’ve delved into the history books and interviewed staff at SwanCare to create this brief summary of where the names come from.

Pine Mews and Plantation Drive represent the original pine plantation that existed on the site of Bentley Park before it was destroyed by fire.

The original retirement homes that are situated in the south of the village – around Graham Crescent, Saggers Drive, Hawthorne Crescent, and Talbot Place – were named after the very first 1960 board members, including: • David J Saggers, treasurer, and an accountant from Bentley • Councillor of Perth, Harold Hawthorne, a business manager from Carlisle • Mabel Talbot, a businesswoman from Subiaco who rallied for units for women in Victoria Park • Nell Graham, who Richard Cleaver called “a driving force in those early years” • Councillor William McGrath, who the nowgone McGrath Avenue was named after, and present McGrath Park (across from administration) Other streets around the village were named in honour of volunteers and supporters including Vivian Phillips, Dr Malcolm Wootliff, Mary Lentz, Alice Vilips, John Bollig, Robert Lindsey, Dr Hugh Le Breton, Lyn Pugh and Eileen Lithgo.

The carpark that is known as Banham Level was named after SwanCare’s first administrator, Leon Banham, and the Guy Murray Bowling Green was named after a past resident as picked by the Bowling Club.

The Ranyard and Stratton Centres were named after SwanCare supporters and donors - Phyllis and Norman Ranyard and John Peter

Stratton, who was a well-known horse trotting identity.

When the newer areas were developed, management at the time decided to move away from the politics of using names and embraced a new idea – naming the new SwanCare streets after natural landmarks and flora, including national parks and mountain ranges.

Think Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park, Millstream-Chichester National Park, the Stirling Ranges, Drummond Nature Reserve.

SwanCare’s three care facilities all have names of an aboriginal origin. Waminda means “friend”, Tandara means “camp here”, Kingia is the traditional name of a native grass tree, and recently-demolished Ningana means “place of rest”. SwanCare’s proposed care facility will be called SwanCare Ningana in honour of its predecessor (see page 4).

SwanCare’s newest building – Akora Apartments – has followed this tradition.

Akora is an aboriginal word meaning “dwelling, camp, or hut”.

Finally, as part of the new leisure precinct there will be a number of new buildings, with new names, and these will form the next chapter in SwanCare’s 57 year old history.

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Australind Snippets

A job well done

The “coppers” who worked at Brunswick

New plaque unveiled The Brunswick Junction Police Station opened in March 1950 and closed in 1997. A wonderful plaque dedication, organised

by Australind Rise resident and retired Police Officer Mr Roy Scott, was recently added to the Brunswick District Pioneer & Community Wall.

A number of Brunswick’s appointed officers attended the dedication, along with South West District Police Superintendent Mr Mick Sutherland, Assistant Commissioner of Regional WA Mr Murray Smalpage and President of the Retired Police Officers Association Mr Mick Burnby.

Roy Scott (left) with Superintendent Mick Sutherland

The unveiled plaque

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“Roy is to be commended for his initiative and organising a commemorative plaque of past police officers who served at Brunswick Junction Police Station,” Mr Sutherland announced. “Many thanks to his wife Kaye for supporting Roy and the outstanding morning tea. Personal thanks Roy for the privilege of inviting me to unveil the plaque.”

The plaque tells us that the first police office was a small room at the rear of Brunswick Hall. In 1954 a new police station and quarters were built in Clifton Road. Up to 1958, one police officer worked alone until a second person was appointed. The names of these officers – 28 in total – are listed.

What I know Tales of ultralight aircraft

By Ken Powers

After taking a very early interest in aeroplanes, trying to catch them from the pram I was told, the fascination was suppressed until a remarkable window of opportunity opened in the form of the ultralight aircraft movement.

Ultralight aircraft in the 1980s and 90s were very restricted in how and where they could be used and how much they could weigh. The first generation could not weigh more than 150 kg, this was soon raised to 250kg but unlike ordinary light aircraft, such as Cessnas, the ultralights had no back-up systems: one set of instruments, one fuel tank, one fuel pump.

Engine out Another item missing from these little aircraft was carburettor heat, a device that could direct some engine heat to the carburettor to prevent ice forming. I had two experiences with “carby” ice, one in a training aircraft with an instructor flying just under a cloud layer. The engine spluttered but continued to run, clearing up as we descended away from the cloud. The other was in my own plane on a clear crisp morning at very low altitude. The engine started to “miss”. The very short landing and take-off run of the ultralight made it possible to land in a small paddock (I have visited rural friends by landing on their driveway). On the ground close inspection of the engine and fuel system found nothing amiss. The engine started, ran perfectly and continued the trip without incident. Ice had formed in the throat of the carburettor, broken free and been sucked in, disrupting the fuel system before evaporating, leaving no trace.

Remote sensing Because they weighed so little, early ultralights could land on relatively soft surfaces like beach sand, leaving wheel tracks similar to a wheelbarrow, but there are limits! On one club trip I noticed a member had a plastic bag of small melons in his cockpit. Curious, as they looked too immature to be edible, I enquired.

They are my landing strip testers he said. “In inland Australia the clearest landing areas are the edges of salt lakes but they can be soft so I fly over the likely landing site dropping the pig melons to see how far they penetrate”.

An unassuming Ken Power watches over the enquiring minds at Kulin

The uninvited guest As many private open cockpit aircraft are kept in unsealed hangers, pilots are warned to be aware of the possibility of wildlife taking up residence on board. Lizards, bees, wasps and snakes have been known to make an aircraft home.

Having settled into an easy recreational flight in ideal cool autumn conditions, clad in warm clothes, flying helmet, sun glasses and gloves, and protected from the chilly slipstream by a small front windscreen, I was enjoying the unspoiled view out of the open-sided cockpit when movement and shadow over my left eye caused a rapid re-focus. The shape emerged. A huntsman spider was the uninvited passenger and it had found the ideal place to shelter from the slip stream – the inside of my sun glasses!

Luckily, the huntsman stayed still as I took the glasses off and flicked it overboard.

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Feature Story

Going green

By Noelene Barnes

A beautiful Iceberg rosebush in bloom

Have you taken a walk around the village lately?

Take the time to stroll and look out for the any water wise native plants coming into bloom.

We have Acacia, Kangaroo Paws, Banksia, Grevillia, Eremophila, Leptospermum ‘Pink cascade’, Lechenaultia, Scaevola and Chorizema to name a few.

Camellias

September. They like slightly acidic soil and are quite hardy if you keep their roots cool with a good layer of mulch through summer.

Roses Other feature flowers are our roses.

August is a good time to feed your roses as they put on growth after pruning. Keep an eye out for aphids and control with a sharp spray with the hose, white oil or Pyrethrum.

If you want roses for a special occasion, trim about 42 days before for a fresh flush (that would be mid-September for the Bentley Park Show).

Bulbs

Admire the beautiful camellias blooming in our gardens, they flower from May through to

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We have been told it takes about 100 days for gladioli to flower so planting now should have flowers for spring. Other bulbs to plant now are; Hippeastrums, Rain lilies, Chincherinchee & Alstromeria.

Stem the plastic tide

Earth Carer’s Anne Pettit at the Plastic Free July workshop

Did you know every piece of plastic ever produced still remains somewhere in the earth today? In the last half of the 20th century over 1 billion tonnes of plastic was produced.

This figure had already doubled in the first ten years of this century, according to Scientific American.

In just one week we go through 10 billion plastic bags worldwide. Around seven million are littered each year in WA alone. Single use plastics like these are particularly wasteful.

‘Think about it, why would you make something you’re going to use for a few minutes out of a material that’s basically going to last forever, and you’re just going to throw it away?’ Jeb Berrier.

In July, 46 residents came along to a fascinating waste presentation by Anne Pettit from MRC Earth Carers to learn more about our use of plastic, how to reduce plastic waste and improve recycling practices.

So what can we do?

“Remember to take your own reusable bags when you shop,” Anne said. “To keep your bin clean, line your kitchen bin with paper and wrap your food scraps. Also avoid single use coffee cups, drink bottles and straws.”

Here are Anne’s tips for better recycling: • Leave your recyclables loose - please don’t bag them!

• Lightly rinse bottles and jars, and remove lids. Small lids can cause problems for recycling equipment, so put them in the rubbish bin.

• Put no glass (whole or broken) in the rubbish bin. Put glass in the recycling bin. It is used to make road base.

• You can recycle ‘soft & noisy’ plastics at Coles, Park Centre. Visit www.redcycle.net.au • Visit whatsyourbagplan.wa.gov.au • Pop the ‘What can I recycle?’ flyer enclosed in this edition of Tidings on your fridge.

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Feature Story

A guide to the gardens of SwanCare Bentley Park SwanCare’s new gardeners, SwanCare administration and the Gardening Interest Group have been working together to provide additional information to residents. Here is their guide to gardening services at Bentley Park.

Garden areas SwanCare Bentley Park is sprawled across 15 hectares and features many wonderful gardens. These gardens are divided into three types – civic, communal or private.

Civic areas Civic areas are gardens within the grounds that are considered “show-piece” and include: • The gardens both outside and inside SwanCare Kingia.

• The entrance walkway of SwanCare Waminda and the gardens around this area.

• The gardens outside and the internal courtyard of SwanCare Tandara.

• The central park area surrounding the bowling green, leisure centre, library and J.P. Stratton Centre.

• The gardens that will be installed around the new SwanCare Ningana.

• The gardens outside administration on Plantation Drive.

• The gardens outside Richard Cleaver Lodge.

• McGrath Park, adjacent the administration building.

• The area referred to as the Stage 2 Central Gardens.

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• The gardens immediately outside and inside the main central courtyards of the apartment blocks at Drummond Way and Plantation Drive.

• Piazza next to Akora.

• Entry points at Plantation Drive, Pemberton Drive, Allen Court and Adie Court.

Communal areas Communal areas are all other common gardens that residents enjoy, including the front gardens of units.

Personal areas Personal area-gardens are those courtyards and balconies at the rear of private villas.

SwanCare treats these areas as a resident’s private space and will not encroach to undertake any work within them.

Role of SwanCare SwanCare is responsible for maintaining civic and communal gardens and grounds, including front gardens to unit, but excluding the private rear courtyards of units or any apartment balcony. Rear open courtyards of units or apartments are considered communal areas and are maintained by SwanCare.

SwanCare maintains the various trees on site. Trees need to be pruned in a specific and safe way, so residents can request pruning of trees via the SwanCare work request system or by contacting SwanCare administration for assistance. SwanCare will either ask the gardeners to prune or refer the job on to tree loppers.

SwanCare is also responsible for maintaining the reticulation system across the site. Any reticulation issues should be reported to administration so that the gardeners can attend to resolve the issue, including the replacement of sprinklers. Residents do not need to go to the trouble of replacing any sprinklers in the village.

front garden, please register this with administration. If a resident is on this register, they will still be able to ask for the gardeners assistance through the work request system however unless a work order is submitted, the gardeners will presume that they do not need to attend to that area.

If a resident is on the register and no longer able to tend to the garden at the front of their home, that’s fine. Please contact administration so the unit will be removed from the register and the gardeners will check the front of the unit for required works on a regular basis however residents can submit a work request at any time.

Please note, that at times due to the volume of requests, additional assistance will be undertaken when time permits.

Administration will not provide additional planting (unless plants supplied by SwanCare need to be replaced) and will not be able to attend to additional gardening requests.

SwanCare works with our contractors to ensure the reticulation system is providing the correct amount of water for the site. Unless there is an issue with the system or the weather is unusually hot, residents shouldn’t need to hand water or install their own sprinklers.

There are several options if residents require additional assistance to maintain their garden over and above the general standards including volunteers, HACC and packaged care, or fee for service gardening. If you require additional information on either of these services please contact our home care coordinator on 6250 0300.

Role of resident

Community gardens

Residents are responsible for maintaining their private rear garden areas/courtyards in a tidy condition.

Residents are permitted and encouraged to cultivate and maintain the garden beds in the immediate surrounds of their unit to their personal preference but must not encroach on the rights of neighbours or the community as a whole. SwanCare can provide residents with a list of suggested plants that would be suitable for our location, environment and climate.

There are two community garden bed areas within the village at McGrath Park and outside the residents’ workshop. These gardens are lovingly created and maintained by individual residents. Feel free to wander amongst the garden but we respectfully request that you do not pick any of the produce.

If you would like to be allocated a plot in the community garden please contact administration to register your interest.

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Resident Story

A global journey

The travels and adventures of Joe Gibson

By Shirley Barnes

Joe Gibson has lived at SwanCare Bentley Park for four years

Joseph Gibson knows he was born in Dar es Salaam, East Africa, at precisely 6am on 10-7-1926 - his mother told him - as the Angelus Bells were ringing.

When he was four years old his parents took him to India to be looked after by his Grandparents and at seven years of age he was admitted as a boarder to Mansfort Boys European High School, now known as MBHS, which is considered to be the best boarding school in India.

After obtaining his leaving certificate, he returned to Africa and following in his Father’s footsteps, joined the railways as an apprentice.

From the workshops, he was transferred to the drawing office where he served for 25 years, and was eventually promoted to draftsman in charge of the drawing office.

In 1954 he was awarded a British Council Bursary and spent time in the workshops at Swindon (Wiltshire), the headquarters of the Great Western Railway. For recreation, he joined the Railway Hockey Team and played against many teams, including the RAF at Yeatsbury, which was the base for the British Air Force.

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When the African dockers went on strike in 1959 - with other non-Africans from the workshops Joe was sent to operate the portal cranes on the wharves. The strike lasted a couple of months, during which time the management cared for them very well.

In 1960 Joe was due six months long service leave, where he travelled to India. There Joe met Marlene, married her, and took her to Africa.

It did not take much time for her to get to love Africa as much as he did. In 1966, their first child, Erica, was born. Erica for some years has lived in Darwin and is a police sergeant there.

They had a second child, Keith, who tragically died when he was 17 years old.

Throughout his life in Africa, Joe was involved in playing both cricket and hockey – hockey being his number one game. He played for many teams but settled for the Sikh Union Team, and was often the only non-Sikh in the side of very tall men wearing turbans.

When Uganda gained Independence, the Queen Mother visited Kampala to open the Lugogo Sports Stadium and inspected the teams before the matches began - and she also shook Joe’s hand, of which he is very proud! The three East African hockey teams competed against each other, but unfortunately his team lost to Kenya by the odd goal.

Every August Bank Holiday, the team would fly to neighbouring Zanzibar to compete against the Islanders, in both hockey and cricket. The competition was always fearlessly fought, but after all the matches were played they were well entertained with plenty to eat and drink.

the Water Board amalgamated, it became the Water Corporation.

In 1988, Joe decided to retire, after serving a total of 44 years. Upon retiring, he was presented with a beautiful set of golfing gear, joined the Hartfield Golf Club, spent three days a week playing golf and met a lot of interesting people.

As Joe had to keep active, he then took to gardening on their large block of land. However, age was rapidly advancing, so Marlene and Joe decided to sell the house they had lived in for 45 years and moved to Bentley Park in March 2014.

As Independence for Tanzania approached, Marlene and Joe began to think about migration. They had the choice of moving to England, Canada or Australia. Their good friends from the Australia Council gave them a rundown of conditions in Australia and they were impressed.

The third secretary was from Perth and played for the same Government team as his friend, so also had some influence, especially when he assured Joe he would have no problem joining a local hockey team in Perth. And so, they decided that Perth would be their destination.

Joe with wife Marlene

Marlene, who was a wonderful cook, housekeeper and wife, had not been keeping good health for some time and sadly, she passed away in September 2014 – so soon after they moved into retirement.

Joe said home has never been the same and to Applications were submitted and in no time at overcome the all they were on their way to Australia. loneliness, he decided to take up They arrived in Perth in 1969. Their friends from lawn bowls here Africa, who had migrated earlier, had arranged in the village, a for them to rent a house next to them. After a game he had never week, Joe applied for a job as a draftsman at an played. Within nine engineering firm in Cottesloe. He was called for months his hand/ an interview but when he explained that he was Joe with his Most eye coordination Improved Player award newly arrived in the country and did not know stood him in good where to go, the manager interviewed Joe at stead and he was their house and he started work the next day! awarded the trophy for the most improved player in 2017 at the Swan Village Bowling Club.

Things went along brilliantly until 1973, when He continues to enjoy gardening also. because of a recession, the staff was reduced from 150 draftsmen and engineers to just 5.

Joe looks back over the years, thinks he was After changing jobs three times in a period of fortunate to have spent a good life on this Earth six months, Joe decided something more secure and says life must go on regardless, until we was required, so he joined the Public Works reach the playing fields up above.

Dept., still as a Draftsman. When the PWD and

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Potato topped beef and mushroom pie Ingredients

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1. Spray a large non-stick saucepan with oil and place on medium to high heat.

2 onions, peeled and diced 2 carrots, peeled and finely chopped 2 cloves garlic, crushed 1kg potatoes, peeled & chopped into 2cm cubes 400g lean beef mince 1 tbs plain flour 400g mushroom, sliced 2 tbs fresh thyme leaves or 1 teaspoon mixed dried herbs pepper

1 250mL salt-reduced beef or chicken stock 100mL low-fat milk 1 cup reduced-fat cheddar cheese, grated

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2. Cook onion and carrot for 3 mins, stirring occasionally; add garlic and stir 1 minute.

3. Place potatoes covered with water in a large saucepan over high heat, bring to the boil and simmer for 10 mins until soft.

4. Add mince to onion mixture and brown for 5 minutes, stirring to break up lumps.

5. Sprinkle over flour, season with pepper and stir well; mix in mushrooms, thyme and add stock.

6. Reduce heat to medium; simmer covered for 15 mins, or longer if time permits, stirring occasionally until thickened slightly.

7. Drain cooked potatoes and mash with milk until smooth.

8. Divide meat mixture between 4 small 1½ -cup capacity overproof bowls. Spread mash evenly over mince to the edge of each dish. Sprinkle with cheese and place under a preheated grill for 5 minutes or until browned lightly.

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Live Well

The benefits of exercise are not just physical

The magic bullet

By Pam Hind

Exercise. If it was in a pill, every doctor would prescribe it.

That’s a quote from “Insight” the other evening.

We all know about the importance of exercise and there has been so much in the media, but we all need a reminder sometimes. Everyone, no matter what their age or state of health, should do some exercise. If you’ve been sitting for an hour or so, try standing a few times, a few gentle knee bends, knee raises and leg stretches.

Even sitting, we can tap our toes, or better still our heels, stretch our legs, clap our hands. It all helps.

We know that cardio, exercise such as walking, jogging, cycling, or dancing helps our heart, blood pressure, lung capacity, memory and concentration. We also know strength, or resistance, exercise is important as we lose muscle mass as we age so it’s important to help our bone density, improve core strength and control insulin which controls blood sugar.

The benefits of exercise are not just physical, either. Studies have shown how exercise

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stimulates the production of healthy neural cells and is now used to treat depression, dementia and to improve overall mental health.

Pam Hind leads line dancing on Monday mornings.

From my point of view, I’d like everyone to try line dancing, it’s so good for balance, co-ordination and concentration. We have residents coming who have had hip replacements and other health problems. If dancing isn’t your thing fortunately in the village to have a range of exercise options - the walking groups, village exercise group, bowls

(lawn, undercroft, carpet and disc bowls), the choir (so good for your breathing) and Rowethorpe exercise groups.

There is the gym at Curtin Uni and the Park Centre, Prime Movers at the Park Centre and Manning and the nearby golf course so we really have no excuses. If organised exercise doesn’t appeal, just walk around the village, plenty of seats for a break, lovely gardens and the exercise equipment around the village.

For those of us who live in the apartments, try walking up and down the stairs. Just do something - you’ll be amazed how much better you’ll feel.

Physio, exercise and more at Curtin Did you know that Curtin University offers a range of services including physiotherapy, speech pathology, psychology and exercise classes?

The services are all low cost or free (depending on the service) and most are provided by highly-trained students with support from a qualified supervisor.

Life Now Exercise Program The Life Now Exercise is a 12 week program for people diagnosed with cancer within the last two years, who may be currently undergoing or who have completed cancer treatment. To register call the Cancer Council on 13 11 20 and select ‘speak to the nurse’.

Physiotherapy service The Curtin physiotherapy clinic provides treatment for a wide variety of musculoskeletal conditions including back and neck pain, headaches, joint pain and rehabilitation following surgery or injury. Services are provided by final-year undergraduate or post-graduate student physiotherapists, under the supervision of clinical experts. They will assess and treat you in their treatment area and fully equipped rehabilitation gymnasium.

Fees are affordable at $30 for an initial appointment and $25 for review.

Call 9266 1717 for more information or to book. Self-referrals welcome.

Other services Other services available include free adult speech pathology service for those experiencing speech and language difficulties. Call 9494 3751 for information.

There’s also exercise classes for people over 50 with an accredited exercise physiologist in a fully equipped gymnasium. Fees are $85 for the initial assessment and $10 per class in blocks of 5 or 10 (Medicare or private health rebates may be available).

Call 9266 1717 for more information.

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Live Well

Do you need help managing your medicines?

Who is eligible for a MedsCheck or Diabetes MedsCheck?

Get the best out of your medicines with help from your local pharmacist.

St James Newstart Pharmacy offers both MedsCheck and Diabetes MedsCheck services for those that are eligible.

If you have recently been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes or feel that your type 2 diabetes is not ideally controlled, you may be eligible for a Diabetes MedsCheck.

MedsCheck is a free, private consultation with a pharmacist, in the pharmacy, to discuss the best ways to manage and get the most out of your medicines. A Diabetes MedsCheck is similar to a MedsCheck but focusses specifically on your type 2 diabetes management and medicines.

These services are designed to increase your confidence in taking your medicines and to ensure they are working effectively for you.

You’ll learn more about how your medicines work, and how to best store and take them.

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If you take five or more prescription medications or have had a recent significant medical event, you may be eligible for a MedsCheck.

For more information contact the friendly team at St James Newstart Pharmacy. Phone 9361 6101 or visit us at 16A Chapman Road, St James.

Jo Abetz, St James Newstart Pharmacy

MedsCheck and Diabetes MedsCheckare funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing as part of the Fifth Community Pharmacy Agreement.

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Letters to the Editor Firstly, congratulations to all concerned in presenting our NEW TIDINGS! The immediate thing that struck me as I opened the pages, was how clearly everything was laid out under the various headings.

Having a vision problem, like many others in our village, this made it so much easier to read, except Graham’s article on the black background! Though sadly lots shorter this time!

I hope I can satisfy Bruce with a bit of information regarding what the building was used for prior to it being the shop. Having lived in St. James for 58 years before moving here, my late husband and I were actually there when Mr. Cleaver ‘turned the first sod’. In due time, that little building became a very well-known art gallery and museum to all surrounding suburbs, as every month the ‘new theme’ for the museum would be advertised. Of course it was run by a band of wonderful volunteers (the old ladies to us, as we were only in our 30s or so!!).

The upstairs was the art gallery. Many beautiful paintings were by the residents as well as, if I recall correctly, a collection of ‘well known’ art.

The ground floor is what drew most of us. Two particular ‘themes’ I remember were Souvenirs of the War, realising it was not many years

after war ended and many residents here were able to supply so many mementos.

One glass cabinet really touched my Eric, being a freemason. All the things had been made by prisoners of war, possibly living here, or from their loved ones. A Freemason’s Apron had been made out of what could have been a torn shirt or pillow case, (long while ago to recall) with all the decorations, I called them, with twisted wire etc. and goodness knows where they obtained the blue to colour the border.

There were so many carvings, letters, diaries, sketches by POWs and men in the forces, all telling a story or humorous, clever cartoons, but all so very poignant. Though so long ago, I do remember how quiet everyone in the room was, as they viewed it all.

The other one that stands out, was the most wonderful collection of teapots of every shape and size, from delicate top-brand china to silver. Other beautiful china pieces were also displayed.

To sum it up, for many years this little building was quite a draw card to residents in the surrounding areas so hopefully, something like this may be able to be reopened?

Mrs Elsie Harris

Dear Mrs Harris Thank you for your kind – and very useful – feedback. Thank you also for sharing your beautifully descriptive memories of what was once known as the Culture Centre - Art Gallery & Museum, before it became the shop. It was officially opened on the 24th of March 1985 by the then Governor of WA, Professor Gordon Reid.

Now that the grocery store is moving to Adie Court (due to open by springtime), this building will once again go back to becoming a space for residents use, so watch this space.

Ed.

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What’s On: Local Area

Family History Group Want to research your family history but don’t know where to start? Victoria Park Library’s family historian will be on hand to help you fill in the gaps. Library members will have access to Ancestry.com library edition.

Where: Victoria Park Library, 27 Sussex Street, East Victoria Park When: Tuesday, 21 August & Tuesday, 18 September 2018.

9:00am - 2:30pm (choose between either 9.30am – 11am; 11am – 12.30pm or 1pm – 2.30pm).

Cost: Free, but bookings are essential. Note, you must be a current library member to attend.

Bring along: Any of your current family history information, as well as a pencil/pen, paper and a memory stick (USB) to save your work.

Contact: Victoria Park Library, Ph: (08) 9373 5500 Email: vicparklibrary@vicpark.wa.gov.au

Sir Wallace Kyle Oration 2018

What is dementia?

The McCusker Centre for Citizenship at UWA, in partnership with the Rotary Club of Perth, invite you to the 2018 Sir Wallace Kyle Oration.

Learn about dementia including common types, symptoms and also what it is like to be a ‘Dementia Friend’ in this insightful free seminar.

Professor Fiona Stanley’s oration will highlight the leadership and contribution individual citizens can make to build a more equal and just world, with reference to her distinguished career.

Where: University Club Auditorium, Hackett Dr Crawley When: 6pm – 7pm Wednesday 22 August Cost: Free, but registration is required Bookings: info@mccuskercentre.uwa.edu.au or call 6488 1690 26 SwanCare

Where: Tuesday, August 14, 10:00am - 11:00am When: Cannington Library 233 Sevenoaks Street (Cnr Wharf Street), Cannington Bookings: Contact Canning Libraries at customer@canning.wa.gov.au or call 1300 422 664.

Meditation Free meditation with an expert practitioner in a safe space every week at Bentley Library.

A Guide to Native Bees of Australia Book Launch Bees are often thought of as yellow and black striped insects that live in hives and produce honey. However, Australia’s abundant native bees are incredibly diverse in their appearance and habits.

Learn the form of Raja Yoga, a heart-based meditation system and get a deeper understanding and experience every week!

Where: Bentley Library, Hedley Place (Cnr Manning Road) When: 5-6pm Wednesdays Contact: Deepa on 0414 862 482 or email deepa.kamalakar@gmail.com

The science of Perth’s changing climate Delivered by a climate expert in partnership with 350.org, this seminar will take a unique approach to climate science and explain the scientific connections between climate change and the use of fossil fuels.

The presentation will also pose a host of solutions including individual actions, collective responses and the role of renewables.

Light refreshments available from 6pm.

Where: Ruth Faulkner Public Library 215 Wright Street, Cloverdale, WA 6105 When: Thursday August 16, 6:30pm – 7:30pm Contact: Telephone Ruth Faulkner Public Library on 9477 7150.

Join Dr Terry Houston, author of A Guide to Native Bees of Australia as he introduces us to an estimated 2000 species of Australian bees.

When: Tuesday 14 August. 4.30pm to 6.00pm, registration from 4.15pm Where: City of Perth Library 573 Hay Street, Perth Cost: Free, but bookings essential.

Contact: City of Perth Library, 9461 3500

Embroidery Come and learn the gentle art of embroidery and get creative!

Introduction to Embroidery is a practical experience for workshop participants to produce an original embroidery design and learn a variety of stitch combinations on a test piece of fabric.

Where: Bentley Library, Hedley Place (Cnr Manning Road) When: Saturday 11th August, 10:00am – 11:30am Cost: Free Bookings: Contact Canning Libraries at customer@canning.wa.gov.au or call 1300 422 664.

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