Tatura Area Community Bulletin

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The greater CWA had a weekend of support to Rochester township after the recent flooding. The annual Group President lunch will be held at Hill Top Golf Club on June 21. Also, a reminder to the community that the Goulburn Valley West ‘Creative Arts Exhibition’ will be held on September 10 at Victory Hall, Tatura. Admission will be $10, including Devonshire Tea. This is always the ‘showcase of CWA’ for the current year.

Barbara Carter, Publicity

BIANCA’S PAINTING

Over the past year, Bianca Court has been working on a painting in memory of her mum Chris Court. Chris was a friend, volunteer, supporter, and committee member of Tatura Community House for many years. Sadly, Chris passed away 2 years ago. Bianca’s painting represents new life and new beginnings and getting through tough times.

“Life will continue on after a dramatic event”

Bianca says, “like it did for me, and taking up art as a way of healing has helped immensely on my journey. I would like to support the community by giving back to people and let them experience the joy of creating in my new art & craft group on Wednesday mornings at the community house”. Bianca’s painting will be displayed at the community house – come and have a look, everyone welcome! Please find more information on Bianca’s art & craft group in the Tatura Community House article.

A Different Business In Town

Tyla and Shannon are the owners of a new Tattoo business in Tatura, named Enraptured. Tyla has had six years’ experience and Shannon seventeen years in giving tattoos. They were both working together in Shepparton when the owner of that business planned on moving it to Geelong, so they decided to open their own shop in partnership.

Shannon lives in Tatura and Tyla in Kyabram so their commutes for work are far easier for them both. The girls have only known each other for about two years but are very similar and hit it off together immediately. Shannon is interested in plants, and they therefore have a numerous amount of them in their shop. Tyla is more into crafts, and particularly enjoys crochet. There has been a lot of interest in their business since opening and they have been quite surprised with the number of walk-ins with good foot traffic. They plan to continue with what they love and are hoping to make money at the same time. So, if you are into getting a first or new tattoo, go no further than Enraptured.

MEN’S HEALTH

Men love their cars or machinery and make sure that they are taken care of. Has your car been serviced recently? We all know that by regular servicing, costly repairs are prevented before they become major issues. If your car needs it, you need it as well. Our bodies are the most valuable piece of machinery, every man needs to have a regular servicing too. A simple general maintenance schedule, that you can manage yourself is as below.

Choose the right fuel for your body as you would for your car, eat the right amount of protein and fruits and vegetables more often. Keep moving it, just as any machine needs to run regularly, exercise on most days for 30 minutes.

Build healthy relationships, socialize, enjoy time with your family and friends to keep mentally healthy.

If you need to talk about any health concerns or relationships, you can seek help from your doctor. As you reach the age of fifty, your health risks increase, especially if you have neglected to take care of it in the past.

Rodney Cwa

The Junior girls enjoyed their meeting on June 8, when they did Pour Painting. They produced some beautiful results.

The Guest Speaker at our meeting was Pam Wells, on the subject of “Quilt of Valour”.

Pam’s husband, the late Rod Wells, served in WW2. He was a freemason, a member of the Army Lodge. Pam was a speaker at the Freemasons Hall in April, just prior to Anzac Day. At the conclusion of her speech, she was presented with a Quilt of Valour.

Helen, a mother of an injured soldier, was touched when her son was presented with a ‘Quilt of Valour’, to wrap him in love, care and healing. She was so inspired she became the driving force behind the ‘Quilts of Valour’ Australia which was formed in 2012. ‘Quilts of Valour have now supplied in excess of 3,000 quilts to veterans affected by war and the immediate families of fallen soldiers.

The quilt is a very powerful gift of love. The top with its many colours and shapes represents the many communities and individuals. The wadding in the middle represents warmth in the hope it will bring warmth, comfort, peace, and healing to the recipient. The backing is the strength that supports the other layers.