Bits 'N Pieces November/December 2021

NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2021

B I T S ‘N P IE C ES

UPPER ROSS COMMUNITY CENTRE

On behalf of the CEO, Staff and Volunteers we want to wish everyone a Happy and safe Christmas and all the best for the remainder of 2021.

Our office will be closed from 12pm Thursday 23rd December 2021 and will reopen at 12pm Friday 7th January 2022.

UPPER ROSS COMMUNITY CENTRE Experience the wonder of a Townsville Christmas this December Stable on the Strand has been an annual Townsville event for 20 years and this year it’s going to be better than ever. All the fun, the wonder and the joy of Christmas will be in a new location at Riverway!

Immerse yourself in the Christmas story as the shepherds, angels and nativity come alive. At Raintree Grove enjoy a quiet space with lots of fun activities for the kids and each night turn your eyes to the main stage for cultural dance, music and carols. There will be a vibrant QYC youth hub and food fare.

Each night there will be a free sausage sizzle at Community Gro Upper Ross Community Centre from 5:30pm - 8pm. Once you have fuelled up, hop onto our free Bus rides from Community Gro Upper Ross Community Centre to Stable at Riverway each night.

Stable at Riverway brings loads of free live entertainment, activities for kids of all ages and all the sights and sounds of the re-creation of the Christmas story for five nights in December.

Stable at Riverway 18 – 22 December 6.00 – 9.30pm.

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GARBUTT COMMUNITY CENTRE COMMUNITY GRO UPPER ROSS COMMUNITY CENTRE COMMUNITY VISITORS SCHEME TOWNSVILLE Recruiting Volunteers NOW The Community Visitors Scheme (CVS) is a national program funded by the Australian Government. The CVS aims to enrich the quality of life of residents of aged care homes who are socially isolated or lonely, and would benefit from a friendly visitor.

Due to the social distancing measures for COVID-19 our volunteers are unable to visit their residents at this time however we know that when the social distancing measures are lifted there will be many residents of aged care facilities that will be in need of social interaction and would benefit from having a CVS volunteer visit.

During this period we are working hard to build up our wonderful team of volunteers so that we will be ready to recommence the visits when the social restrictions are lifted. If you can spare an hour each fortnight and would like to visit an elderly resident of a local aged care home in Townsville please call our Upper Ross Centre on 4774 0144. or Garbutt Centre on 4779 7268.

FREE LEGAL ADVICE SERVICE Our free legal advice clinic is available for both face-to-face and telephone appointments.

Tuesdays 4:00pm - 4.30pm

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Northreach Upper Ross Sundays 10am Thuringowa State Highschool Vickers Rd Condon All Welcome!

For more info 0401421179

Council Mobile Apps To report a problem to Townsville City Council online visit Report a Problem or download the Council Mobile Apps: iCouncil for iPhone and iPad

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FRIDAYS, 10AM TO NOON (Excluding school holidays) Gold coin donation or bring a plate to share

GARBUTT COMMUNITY CENTRE GARBUTT COMMUNITY CENTRE UPPER ROSS COMMUNITY CENTRE The Garbutt Community Centre held a family fun day event for Child Protection Week.

We had multiple stall/stakeholders such as Centacare, Townsville City Library, Booyah coffee, Ferro’s care, Mercy Services and many more along with a BBQ lunch. It was a great day for all our local families.

One of our Playgro children turned 4yrs old on the day and wanted to share her birthday cake with everyone in the community.

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KIDS AFTERNOON TEA PROGRAM @ Garbutt Community Centre WEDNESDAY-FRIDAY 3:00PM-4:00PM All children will receive a yummy afternoon tea and will have access to computers, iPads, free WiFi, art and craft supplies and toys.

Tiddas Yarning Circle @ the Garbutt Community Centre

Fridays : 10:00am Join us for a friendly cuppa and morning tea!

MEALS, MEALS, MEALS! Only $4

Art & Craft Hub @ GCC Thursdays 10am12pm

We have some very yummy frozen meals available from the Garbutt Community Centre.

Give us a call on 4779 7268 or pop into the Centre (TuesdayFriday : 9am-4pm) to see what we have available.

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GARBUTT COMMUNITY CENTRE GARBUTT COMMUNITY CENTRE UPPER ROSS COMMUNITY CENTRE Playgro During the past few weeks the Playgro children have been learning how to recognise and write their names by tracing over dotted lines and learning how to use the pencils with the correct grip to form the lettering.

During the school holidays the Playgro participants brought their siblings along to show the older sibling where they play and what fun activities they do and what yummy healthy morning tea’s they get to eat when coming to Playgro.

We had Taylor from Little voices hold a session for the children and parents who enjoyed by engaging with singing and dancing with their children through nursery rhymes, counting and colouring songs.

The second week, the children enjoyed a fun filled morning at chipmunks. Each child learnt new skills such as balancing, fine motor skills and navigation. All the children enjoyed themselves very much.

Our youngest participant Peppy turned 1yrs old which we celebrated with some cute cupcakes.

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A MESSAGE FROM AARON HARPER MP

Ph: 07 4766 3100

E: Thuringowa@parliament.qld.gov.au

PO Box 393, Thuringowa Central Qld 4817

Dear residents of the Upper Ross.

As we approach Xmas, the month of December is incredibly important as we look to open our borders on December 17th. This aims to re-unite families who have been apart for the best part of 2 years due to the global pandemic COVID-19 and the delta variant which has devasted families around the world and in NSW and Victoria.

As Chair of the Queensland Parliament Health and Environment Committee and having worked closely with the former Chief Health Officer, now Governor of Queensland, Dr Jeannette Young has provided sound advice to our Premier and Government that has kept Queenslanders safe.

Now the priority is to make sure as many of the population are vaccinated before the 17 th December. Vaccination is our best defence against COVID-19. It has proven to save lives as many sadly who have died because of COVID were unvaccinated.

It is clear that the benefit of vaccination far outweighs the risk of contracting COVID-19.

As the local Member, I don’t want to see anyone get sick in our own community because they are not vaccinated.

We have so many opportunities to protect ourselves and our family by being vaccinated. We can get our jabs for free at community pharmacies, pop up clinics like we have had at local schools, and PCYC, the COVID hub and of course your own GP. So please get vaccinated.

Have a safe and happy christmas and I look forward to delivering even more in 2022!

Aaron Harper MP

Office Location: Thuringowa Centre, Unit 8B, 48 Thuringowa Drive, Kirwan QLD 4817

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