TATURA ANGLICAN CHURCH

Tatura Anglican Church held a fabulous “Teapot Exhibition” over 100 teapots from around the world were on display, some pots were over 100 years old.

Lots of tea caddies, cups and saucers, milk jugs and large cups were displayed.

A great morning with a Devonshire Morning Tea was enjoyed by those who attended.

Thanks for coming to our display.

Other Appliances

• Other appliances that use energy include fridges and freezers, dishwasher and microwave, clothes dryers, and TVs and home entertainment equipment. Swimming pools are expensive to run even with variable speed driven pumps that can use up to 18% of the overall household energy budget!

• Upgrading your appliances and technology to more energy efficient models will reduce your energy consumption and is necessary for Australia to meets its international greenhouse gas reduction obligations signed at Paris.

• When purchasing appliances, consider the right size to suit your household and lifestyle. If you simply purchase the largest you can afford, you may waste money in running costs - bigger isn’t always better!

• Select a retailer that includes the government rebates as a “point of sale” discount by redeeming the carbon credits also known as Victorian Energy Efficiency Certificates (VEECs). Nearly every electrical appliance in the house is eligible for VEECs.

• Consider the long-term costs as well as the purchase price: a cheaper, less-efficient model will cost more to run in the long-term. Use the Energy Rating Calculator to find out how much an appliance will cost you over its lifetime. https://www.energyrating.gov.au/calculator

• Operate appliances efficiently by following the instructions, and keep appliances well maintained. Change or clean filters regularly! Where possible, switch appliances off at the power point when you are not using them, unless it is necessary to have them switched on all the time.

Resources: - energyrating.gov.au; https://compare.energy.vic.gov.au; waterrating.gov.au; http://www.cleanenergyregulator.gov.au; https://www.waterrating.gov.au

Works Cited

Griffith, D. S. (2021). Rewiring Australia - discussion paper and technical paper. Retrieved from "Rewiring Australia": https://www. rewiringaustralia.org/castles-and-cars

Riedy, C., & Brown, J. (2020). Energy and hot water systems. Retrieved from "Yourhome": https://www.yourhome.gov.au/

I could hardly believe that the big day had finally arrived. After what felt like years of a never-ending build-up, the wedding was finally taking place. Agnes did look beautiful, I must say, and Fred was tidy enough. Garry picked me up, which was kind of him, and he looked quite pleasant for a change. It seems brushing his hair, trimming his beard, and wearing a suit, makes him look all the better. As he opened the car door for me to get out, he said, “You look just lovely, and just like I told you, those blue eyes of yours, well what can I say?”

I had no idea what he could say about my blue eyes, for heaven’s sake.

“What a strange thing to say,” I thought as Garry gushed away, wiping down the front of his suit and looking at his shiny shoes.

A strange man really. And his shoes were very shiny now that I had a chance to look closely at them. He must have been polishing them all morning.

“Your shoes are very shiny,” I said casually, not sure what else to say.

“What’s that love?” Garry said.

“Your shoes Garry, I said they are very shiny. Are they new or have you had the old boot polish out?” It really was a riveting conversation.

“Ha, oh yes, the old boot polish got a run this morning. I laid out the newspaper and polished these little beauties up just like my father used to, and they came up looking like brand new,” he explained proudly. Well, now I was really bored and quite sick of talking about his shoes.

“Yes, yes very nice,” I replied with the best smile I could manage.

The ceremony was simple and most enjoyable. I mean, a quick ceremony is always preferrable and it went very well.

Off the two of them went with their families and friends to get all the professional photos taken and the guests were left to mingle. Naturally, I was involved in many of the photos and then was eventueally let free while they finished up.

As Garry and I stood looking around I felt slightly at a loss. “Look, they are serving sherry!” I almost yelled to shake off the weird feeling I had.

“I’ll go grab us some then,” replied Garry immediately. “You wait here love.” I have lost count how many times I have told Garry to stop calling me love, but he just goes on doing it. Not the brightest of men.

Back he came with a huge smile as he handed me the sherry. “I just know you will enjoy that,” he chuckled. I wondered upon his all-knowing abilities but let it slide. No use being all picky on such a pleasant day. I suddenly wrinkled my nose in disgust. “Good heavens! What is that god awful smell Garry?”

“What’s that now?” he replied casually, all unaware and unfocused.

“That disgusting smell, Garry. It’s terribly sweet and sickly,” I said as I frowned in annoyance.

Garry shrugged and kept smiling while looking about the room in case he saw anyone he knew.

I looked around sniffing like a dog at the airport, and eventually saw a large man over by the bar with a strange looking object that he was sucking on and then blowing out what appeared to be fake smoke, “Over there!” I almost yelled at Garry, as I slapped his arm. “That fat man, it’s him that is doing something that smells awful.”

by Ma Merle

Garry shook his head reproachfully. “Oh Merle, you are not really allowed to call people fat anymore.”

“What do you mean Garry? He is clearly fat.”

“Yes, but you can’t say it,” replied Garry. “My kids keep telling me off for stuff like that.”

“Okay, forget the fact that he’s fat,” I said as I shook my head in confusion. “It’s him, and whatever he’s doing absolutely stinks.”

A young lady walked by at that moment and I grabbed her by the arm. “Can you please tell me dear, what it is that the …er... large man at the bar has in his hands that smells so bad?”

She looked down her snooty nose at me for a moment and then said, “He is vaping.”

Surely slapping young people is still allowed I pondered as I looked her up and down. “Vating? What is that then?” I didn’t use any of my manners as I did not like her attitude.

“Vaping,” she replied as she pronounced the word slowly and clearly. “He is vaping.” And off she went, shaking off my grip on her arm.

“Little cow,” I said to Garry who roared laughing. I must admit I did have a giggle at my own annoyance. “My tolerance is not what it used to be Garry,” I explained. “What a little upstart. Just because everything has a trendy name now does not give them any right to be annoyed at the more mature folk who are not up with their stupid lingo. What the darn heck is this stinky vaping all about anyway?”

“You are quite right Merle, I could not agree more,” replied Garry who was very resolute in his response which surprised me.

“Stupid vaper,” I said to Garry. “It absolutely stinks, and I don’t like it one bit. He should go outside and stink.” Garry once again roared laughing. I was wondering if he had something in his drink, but the laughter was a bit infectious and I began to laugh also and we clinked our glasses in agreement.

Once the bride and groom were seated, we all found our place and sat down for the evening. Garry and I were still giggling about all sorts of things. The sherry was still flowing, but wine and beer was now added to the tables.

Even though it was their wedding, Agnes and Fred still provided everyone with a song for the evening. They made their way up on the stage and politely shoved the band out of the way. They were only able to perform one song, thank goodness, before the band good-naturedly snatched back their microphones, and sent them on their way as the audience clapped loudly, mostly from relief.

“What a lovely evening,” I said as Garry walked me to my front door. “Thank you for your company and goodbye.”

Garry touched me gently on the arm. “Well love, before you go, would you like to go out for dinner again one night soon? The RSL is half price on Tuesdays.”

“Oh yes, I suppose,” I replied with a feeling of being put out. “But not this Tuesday, I am busy so it will have to be the next.”

Garry smiled broadly. “I will phone you before then love. Goodnight.” And off he went.

Why would he have to phone me? We have already made the plan. What more is there to talk about? Can someone please explain? Anyone?

Tools Of The Trade

QUIZ answers

Given all the recent publicity on the banning of pinch collars and that I’m often asked about what is best to use on a dog, I thought that this time I might have a bit of a chat about “Tools of the Trade.”

1c – Tony Lockett

2a – Andes, South America

3b – Ottawa

4d – George Orwell

5a – Emerald

Firstly, what are the tools we use for training, controlling and generally getting the desired behaviour from our dogs? Correction chains, pinch collars, martingales, harnesses, muzzles, slip leads, standard collars, leads, e-collars, clickers, food, voice, body language, environment, toys. The list is long and I’m sure that I have left out more than a few.

6b – Vines

7c – Tchaikovsky

8c – Signs and Symbols

9c – 2 (Phobos and Deimos)

10b – Baby

What do all the above and more have in common? Glad you asked. They ALL need some level of skill to be used efficiently and correctly for a positive outcome! More importantly, ALL the above, when used incorrectly can cause anything from mild to severe physical or mental injury and often increase the problem if not create new ones.

Scoring.

In the 1960’s acclaimed author Donald Horne described Australia as the lucky country, but he did it very much tongue in cheek rather suggesting were we in fact the/a lucky country.

Tatura Museum Musings

Well since those days, the term has been used a fair bit, particularly by politicians and media journalists.

However, I cannot help but see that we are indeed a lucky country and never more so than in the last twelve months.

Here is a bit of an analogy. In the human world, the same can be said for chain saws, cars, guns, vacuum cleaners, stoves, heaters, knives, garden hoses, turpentine, Panadol, pens, sparklers, words, environment (getting the picture?) All require different degrees of skill levels; all can produce both positive and negative outcomes.

0–2. Struggle Street. Don’t feel too bad. In order for people to live on Bland Street, somebody has to be worse than that and I’m sorry to say that’s you. On the other hand, if you had guessed (c) for every answer you would have gotten four correct so perhaps you were just unlucky.

Tools, in any aspect of our lives, don’t “fix” problems. They help us to achieve a desired outcome. When it comes to our dogs, I think the most valuable tool we have at out disposal is our minds. Perhaps rather than seeing a type of behaviour as a problem to be solved, we can ask ourselves, “Why is this behaviour happening?” If you get the “why” right, the solution and the tools you may need is often not far behind.

3-5. Bland Street. The majority of the population fall into this category. After all, average is both normal and safe. If you stand out from the crowd you become a tall poppy and we know what happens to them so rejoice in your ordinariness.

6-7. Above Average (sort of). Well done on another abnormal performance. If you were normal you would have been living on Bland Street and being called unexceptional. So, according to the Oxford dictionary, you are exceptional, irregular and deviating from type. Ask your friends if that sounds like you.

Before retiring, I had spent well over 30 years training dogs, working as a Canine consultant and bodywork practitioner. I can honestly say that the most common physical and mental damage I see in dogs is from just standard/martingale collars and correction chains. Injuries ranging from easily corrected to “you need to see your vet.”

8-9. Smarty Pants. Excellent. Congratulations! You’re smarter than 95% of the population. Whether you choose to believe statistic is up to you. Oh, you do believe it. I thought you might. However, it also means you’re not as smart as 5%. Oh, I see. You don’t believe that particular statistic.

10. Genius. Every question correct! Go you! Lucky for you it was multiple choice because there were a couple you weren’t too sure about, weren’t there? However, you now have a month to bask in the glory by asking other people how they did on the quiz.

As for pinch collars, I remember the first time I saw one. I was horrified! Who would put such a barbaric thing on an animal? Then I examined it more closely, I was taught about it and learnt the situations where it may be used. Let me tell you that they look far worse than they actually are. Anyone who has had one put over their arm will tell you the same. Can they hurt and do damage? Yes, they can but so can any other type of restraint. They certainly are not for novice handlers, or to be used solely to control or restrain a dog, any more than a double bridle or a hackamore on a horse is.

The dogs I have seen that are worked properly in a pinch collar are happy, relaxed and confident.

Bottom line is. If you don’t know how to use it, learn. If you are a firsttime dog owner, do your homework. Set the foundations for a positive relationship with your dog. For the more experienced, if you want to try something you are not familiar with, get guidance from someone who does. My favourite consults were with novice owners that want to do the right thing by their dog. Because, do you know what? One of the many things dogs and humans have in common is that learning something new is much easier than breaking/changing unpleasant habits.

That’s all from me for now. If there is a topic you would like me to cover, drop a line in to the Tatura Bulletin and they will pass it on to me.

Now that may seem strange considering that we have had a drought many have said is the worst this country has seen, we have seen terrible bushfires ravage our country and leave untold misery as a result, and now we have the Corona Virus halting life as we once knew it.

So how can we say we are a lucky country?

The Tatura Museum is fortunate to be able to recommence guided tours of the Internment Camp 1. This was the first purpose-built Camp (prison) to accommodate internees at the outbreak of WW2 in 1939. In conjunction with the new owner of the Camp 1. site, tours are scheduled for approximately every three months. The next two are planned for Sunday 7th August and Sunday 6th November. Bookings and prepayment are essential and can be made by email taturamuseum@gmail.com or contact the Museum Secretary 0400947547. Although it is 77 years since the end of World War 2, all the concrete foundations remain. The two-lane Skittle Alley is very evident and even the dugout for the secret radio can be identified.

Well, suddenly rain began to come when least expected and that has been followed up by some wonderful sustaining rain to fill dams, create sub-soil moisture so that crops can be sown.

Even the once dead Darling River is flowing again!

And the rain has put an end to possible continuing bushfires.

Yet there is still so much misery so again, why are we a lucky country?

Because we have men and women who have a spirit within them that makes us so proud of who we are.

BY BEEKERS

I am talking about the SES, Rural Fire Brigades…all of those who went day through night to help keep bushfires under control and who did so with some losing their own homes, and so many putting themselves in harm’s way.

I am talking about the convoy truckies who day through night and drove countless kilometres to take hay bales to farmers really struggling.

I am talking about the unsung, unseen heroes who went out of their way to drive to properties doing it tough with supplies of food and needed essentials.

And now we have the virus and we are seeing Australians learn to turn their business into helping others.

And now we are seeing health professionals and those who work daily in our hospitals putting themselves at risk because it is their job and the same can be said for those at airports, particularly those processing incoming passengers from overseas.

We are seeing what friendship, mateship and dedication is all about on a grand scale.

Yes, we are a lucky country in the true sense.

Finally let’s all still remember those who have gone in the drought, the bushfires and this virus.

Surely remembering makes us want to ensure they are not forgotten by doing what we can to keep Australia the lucky country.

Tree Stump Removals

Harry Potter Word Search

Find and circle all of the hidden words from the Harry Potter series. The left over letters reveal a secret message.

HARRY POTTER WORD SEARCH

Find and circle all of the hidden words from the Harry Potter series. The left over letters reveal a secret message a. Baseball b. Tennis c. Golf d. Soccer a. Pacific Ocean b. Atlantic Ocean c. Indian Ocean d. Arctic Ocean a. Humerus b. Fibula c. Tibia d. Femur a. 86 b. 88 c. 90 d. 102 a. James Cook b. Christopher Columbus c. Ferdinand Magellan d. Vasco de Gama a. Develop the atomic bomb b. Design the Empire State building c. Build a tunnel between England and France d. Put a man on the moon a. Aristotle b. Euclid

1. What is the only sport to be played on the moon?

2.Which is the largest ocean?

3. Which is the longest bone in the human body?

4. How many keys on a standard piano?

5. Who was the first explorer to circumnavigate the globe?

6. What was purpose of the Manhattan Project?

7. Who is the father of geometry?

MALFOY HUFFLEPUFF

DUDLEY LUCY

DUMBLEDORE LUMOS

DURO LUNA

EXPELLIARMUS MAGIC c. Pythagoras d. Archimedes a. Asia b. Africa c. Europe d. South America a. Socrates b. Voltaire c. Aristotle d. Descartes a. Edward VIII b. William IV c. George VI d. James II

8. Which continent has the most countries?

9. Who said, “I think, therefore I am.”?

10. Who was the English monarch prior to Elizabeth II?

Tatura Presbyterian Church

Minister: Kalpan Vasa

Worship Services

Tatura 10:30 am

Rushworth 9:00 am.

Weekly Bible study and Fellowship Groups

Contact 0477 241 042

All Saints Tatura

Anglican Church

Minister: Rev. Simba Musvamhiri Family Worship Service

Including Little Saints Children’s Program

Sundays at 9.30am

Contact 0497 597 127 www.allsaintstatura.org.au

Tatura Uniting Church

“Olive & Vine”

115 Hogan Street, Tatura

Minister: Brian Spencer 0400 274 482

Service 9.30am every Sunday.

July 3 Rev Brian Spencer

Murchison Zoom

July 10 Rev Brian Spencer

Colbinabbin Zoom

Communion

July 17 Gereldine Leonard

TBC Rushworth /Murchison

July 24 Rev Brian Spencer

Tatura Zoom.

See Waranga Uniting Churches Web site for Zoom links

Sacred Heart Church Tatura

Minister: Rev Fr John Paul Pasala

Worship Services:

Saturday 6pm Sunday 10am

Reconciliation:

1st Saturday of the month at 11.30am

Contact:

Ph. 5824 1049

Email: Tatura@cdos.org.au www.sacredheartparishtatura.com.au

Generations Church Tatura

Senior Pastor: Ps Jeremy Burr

10am Service

03 58243240

295 Dhurringile Rd www.generations.org.au

Recipes

Ingredients:

350 grams Plain Yogurt

4 Eggs

100 grams Sugar

50 grams Cornflour

1 teaspoon Baking Powder

1 pinch of Salt

Directions:

Divide the egg yolks from the whites. Whip the egg yolks with sugar until pale in colour.

Add the cornflour, baking powder and yogurt. Beat the egg whites with salt until stiff. Add to the mixture and mix well.

Pour mixture into a mold and bake at 170 degrees for 50 minutes.

This is a particularly fluffy and mouthwatering dessert that isn't too sweet.

Can be topped with icing sugar and/or custard and/or cream.

Janice