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Headlines—January 2015



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Managers Column 2

Bobs Corner 3

Disability Inclusion

Act 2014 5

Sailors With Disabilities 6

The Green Thumbs 9

Thank You Bunnings 9

Term Dates 2015 10

What’s On Page 11

Service Provider 12

Fiona

In this edition of Headlines we wrap up

term 4. And as you read through you can

see what a finish to 2014 it was.

The gardens around Headway House

have had a major facelift thanks to a

grant from Bankstown RSL, help from

Bunnings Greenacre and the Green

Thumbs gardening group. Herbs and

vegetables are growing in the new raised

garden beds and we wait excitedly for the

first harvest.

The annual general meeting was held in

November and Vince Bates and Peter

Robinson were returned to the positions

of Treasurer and Participant

Representative.

October saw us undergo third party

verification to the Disability Service

Standards. We have a few minor actions

to correct and are well on track to have

verification as required by ADHC.

Thank you to the participants, carers,

management committee and staff for

their support and preparation through-

out the process.

Congratulation to Desiree Tranquille on

the safe arrival of her son Jasper. I am

pleased to say that Kathryn Shannon has

stepped into the position of community

access worker while Desiree is on

parental leave.

2015 promises to be an eventful year as

we continue to prepare for individual

funding and look forward to achieving

new goals and a wide variety of groups

and outings.


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January

March

BIRTHDAY LIST

John S 2

Vince Vo 15

Minh L 20

Lee C 1 Gyorgy M 1

Iva S 21

Around the world people celebrate festivals for

different reasons. Some are for religious worship,

change in season, cultural traditions, or to celebrate an

important milestone in history.

CHRISTMAS – This Christian festival celebrates the

birth of Jesus Christ and celebrated 25th December.

Some traditions are decorating Christmas tree,

exchanging gifts, attending church and children wait-

ing for Santa to bring gifts.

DAY OF THE DEAD – This Mexican festival is held

on the 1st November. People believe that the souls of

dead relatives return to the land of the living for one

night. Alters at home and at the cemeteries are

decorated with flowers and candles.

THANKSGIVING – This North American festival is

held on the fourth Thursday of November in America

and on the second Monday in October in Canada.

Families gather together and give thanks for the first

good harvest of the European settlers.

DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL – Celebrated in East

Asia. Qu Yuan a Chinese official drowned in a river, the

people there rowed out on boats with dragon-heads

and dropped parcels of rice wrapped in bamboo into

the water to divert the hungry fish away from his body.

MIDFALL FESTIVAL – This festival dates back over

February

3,000 years and celebrated

in East Asia. Family and

friends gather in the evening

to eat moon cakes. They are

rich round pastries with lotus

Seeds inside.

EID AL-FITR – This Muslim festival is celebrated at the

end of Ramadan. The celebration lasts for 3 days. People

dress in their best clothes and go to the mosque.

FEAST OF ST. LUCIA - Celebrated on the 13th Decem-

ber in Sweden and Norway. They remember the life of

Saint Lucia. Early in the morning, a young girl dressed in

white takes a tray of hot saffron buns to her family.

DIWALI – Also known as the festival of lights. Diwali

celebrates the victory of good over evil. Hindu families

light oil lamps and put them on ledges and balconies. They

also send New Year’s cards.

PASSOVER - Celebrated in March or April by Jews,

celebrating when Moses led the Israelites form slavery in

Egypt. Passover lasts 7-8 days and includes a special meal

called Seder.

EASTER – Celebrated by Christians between late March

and April. They celebrate the resurrection of Jesus. People

attend church and give Easter eggs.

FESTIVALS


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PETER ADVENTURES TO…... The day Friday 10th October began for me at the

crack of dawn with my brother Alan picking me up

at 5.30 am, and driving me to Leppington to catch

the tour coach assigned for KTG tours Mid North

Coast Explorer trip visiting Coffs Harbour,

Dorrigo, Bellingen, Casino, Nimbin, Kyogle, Evans

Head, Yamba, Iluka, MacLean, Port Macquarie,

and more, over the next eight days something I

had been looking forward to for the past three

months.

Day One

This was the first pick up point we then proceeded

to Maroubra to complete the tour group of fifteen,

we travelled up the North Coast to the Hunter Re-

gional Gardens stopping for mourning tea with

some of Katie’s homemade treats. Next stop was

the Cassegrain Winery, established in 1980 it

pioneered the revival of wine making in the

Hastings River region where the maritime climate

is ideally suited to the production of soft and ele-

gant table wines. An alfresco lunch proceeded a

Back Working Tour and of course the traditional

wine tasting we would have been disappointed if

that wasn’t included. We had an afternoon snack

at Nambucca Heads featuring one of my nieces

kitchen creations. On to Coffs Harbour and our

motel for the next two nights Comfort Inn Big

Windmill, owned by a German family who knew

how to cook chicken schnitzel, the best I have ever

tasted.

Day two

After breakfast it was off to the Sealy Lookout &

forest Sky Pier extending some 21 metres out from

the lookout and 15metres above the forest floor

offering a 180 degree view off the Coffs Harbour

coastline. The famous Big Banana, morning tea

followed by two theatre experiences the first with

state of the art projector detailing the discovery of

bananas and their advances through history. The

next a holographic presentation of the use and val-

ue of bananas. A plantation walk to the packing

sheds and finally To the interactive, memorabilia

rooms for some fun displays.

Dorrigo National Park contains the rainforest

centre with its sky walk a 70 metre long boardwalk

some 21 metres above the rainforest with views all

the way out to the Pacific Ocean.

Day Three

At The Coffs Harbour Pet Porpoise pool with the

dolphin marine magic show, I got my first kiss

from a seal and a dolphin. Which was better ?

Followed by lunch and a scenic trip traveling along

the roads and towns leading to Casino.

Day Four

Tucked away in the hills west of Bryon Bay is the

town of Nimbin. A former sleepy little dairying

village in a lush setting of farmland and forest.

Nimbin is known worldwide as Australia’s most

famous hippie destination. We continued to the

candle factory, the Rainbow Power Company spe-

cialising in solar energy. Followed the Djanbung

Gardens Permaculture Centre teaching earth wise

living and a learning environment, attracting

visitors and students from around the world.

To Be continued ………………...


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DISABILITY INCLUSION ACT 2014

JP’s COFFEE CORNER

The Disability Inclusion Act 2014 and the

Disability Inclusion Regulation 2014 started on 3

December 2014, International Day of people with

Disability. The Act and Regulation replace the

Disability Services Act 1993 and Disability Services

Regulation 2010.

What is the Disability inclusion Act 2014?

The Act is a new law for people with disability in

NSW. Inclusion is about making sure that people

with disability can take part in our community.

This means that you can: do the things you want to

do, get into buildings, get around and get a job or

study, (if that’s right for you), use services, get the

information you need, feel safe and feel included.

What does the new law say?

The Act says that people with disability must be

treated well and be included in our community.

The new law also says that the NSW Government

must make our community accessible to everyone.

Accessible means that you can do things like: use

services, get the information you need, and get into

and get around buildings.. The new law says that

people with disability should be treated well.

The new law also explains how NSW will change

over to the National Disability Insurance Scheme

(NDIS). The NDIS is a new way of offering

support to people with disability in Australia.

The NDIS has started in some parts of NSW

already. It will be in all parts of NSW in 2018. The

new law explains how the NSW Government will

keep managing disability support and funding

now and stop managing disability support and

funding once everyone starts using the NDIS.

Funding id the money that the government

provides for disability services and support.

The new law is divided into 5 parts.

Part 1—Making sure people are included. Many of

the ideas in the new law are based on the United

Nation Convention on the Rights of Persons with

Disabilities'. It says that people with disability have

right, can be independent, can take part in the

community, can have choice and control in their lives

and can be protected. Different groups of people

might need different support, including, people from

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds,

people from different cultures and who speak

different languages, women and children.

Part 2—Disability Planning. The new explains what

must be done to make sure people with disability are

included in our community. This is called disability

planning. The NSW Government must write a State

Disability Inclusion Plan that explains how they will

work towards making NSW better for people with

disability. Different parts of government and councils

must have plans too.

Part 3— The Disability Council NSW. The Council is

a group of people who give advice to the NSW

Government about services for people with disability.

Part 4—Standards. Standards a re like a set of rules.

The Minister for Disability Services can create and

manage rules that disability service providers must

follow. Some rules will help to make sure you are get-

ting go services from all disability service providers.

Part 5—Supports and Services. The new law

explains how people will receive funding for their

disability services. People will have more choice over

the type of funding they receive and the way they

receive funding. Funding from the NSW government

can be stopped once a person or disability service

provider is funded by the NDIS. There will be new

rules about checking disability service provider staff,

volunteers and board members before they start

working.


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JUDITH

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CHRISTMAS PARTY

H eadway ADP hosted their Annual Christ-

mas Party at the Star Buffet, Bankstown

RSL on the 3rd December 2014.

There was a large attendance of about 40 partici-

pants, their family and Care support team. Many

food types were on offer including Asian style,

Roast of the day, soups, and salads and of course

the favourite of everyone’s the desserts. The

buffet was very busy but was easy to navigate for

participants.

The participants had a good laugh with the photo

props supplied on the tables by Headway ADP,

these included funny glasses, hats and light up

Santa faces. Lots of photos were taken and can

been seen on our Facebook page.

The bowling trophies where presented to the bowling

groups, Lee and Michael W receiving high score, and

Iva, Michael R, Phong and Todd receiving Best and

fairest Medals.

All participants had a great time and left with full

tummies and smiling faces.

On behalf of everyone at Headway ADP,

Management and Staff we wish all our Participants a

great festive season and a happy and healthy 2015.


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THE GREEN THUMBS

B urkes Backyard watch out here come’s the Headway ADP gardening group. Thanks to Ari,

Helen, Thanh, Alex, Sami, Lee and Judith we have given Headway ADP’s garden a facelift. Each

participant said how pleased they were at being able to give back to Headway ADP for all the time that

Fiona and the staff have been there for all of us. The Participants have expressed how exciting it was to

see the changes in the garden and to understand how to grow vegetables. They also enjoyed the learning

experience from Catherine the Horticulturist from Bunnings who was fantastic at showing us how to

plant seeds and also talked about plants. We now have a better understanding about the different herbs

and vegetables, and have put what we have learnt in our own gardens at home.

We owe Bunnings at Greenacre a great deal of gratitude for the help and support that they have given to

Headway ADP with the garden.

Thank you to Catherine Phelan, Andrea Mahony and Travis McWhirter the Manager from Bunnings who

were excellent in coming to Headway ADP, and provided the Participants with hands on work and helped

to transform the garden. Thank you so much from Fiona the staff and all participants we are so proud of

the new garden and appreciate all the work you have put in.


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BIG THANK YOU BUNNINGS


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From our Participant Representative - Judith

TERM 4

TUESDAY 6TH

OCTOBER 2015

TO

FRIDAY 18TH

DECEMBER 2015

11 WEEK TERM

TERM 2 MONDAY 20TH

APRIL 2015 TO

FRIDAY 26TH JUNE 2015 10 WEEK

TERM 3 MONDAY 13TH JULY 2015

TO FRIDAY18TH

SEPTEMBER 2015 10 WEEK TERM

TERM 1

TUESDAY 27TH

JANUARY 2015

TO

THURSDAY 2ND

APRIL 2015

10 WEEK TERM

Presidents Welcoming

I would like to take this opportunity to welcome Fiona the Staff and the Man-

agement Committee for the year 2015.

2015 will see Headway ADP Staff face many more challenges in helping the

participants to achieve their goals and to learn a variety of new skills.

Thank you Judith Couley

Welcome to all Participants for 2015

Congratulations to all Participants who achieved so much in 2014. I know that 2015 will be another year

for you all to remember. Thank you to everyone who turned up for the Participants get togethers, it is

great to have been able to see you and to also hear the new challenges that we will face in 2015.

Thank you Judith Couley


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January

Australia Day 26th January Bankstown

1pm-9pm

Its on for young and old! Garrison Point, Georges hall is

the place to be on Australia Day

Visit www.bankstownnsw.gov.au

January

3—15

Movies by the

Boulevard 2015

Free @ Sydney

Olympic Park, open

air at Cathy

Freeman Park.

The Dinosaurs have

arrived!

Visit Taronga Zoo and follow the

dinosaur trail, and see life size

Dinosaurs

February

1st February –1st March

NSW Food & Wine Festival. Discover the nest of NSW food and Wines

across the state. Check out the NSW

Events Calendar for more information.

CHINESE New Year 13th February 2015 Year of the Sheep Festival Launch 7.00pm-8.00pm

Join in celebrating and see the

spectacular Lanternns of the

Terracotta Warriors illuminating

Sydney Harbour

Cricket World Cup

27th February 2015 -See the superstars

compete for crickets greatest prize.

Sydney Cricket Ground

Check out dates online.

March

Enjoy Free Easy Listening Music Every Fri-

day Night from 7.30pm in the Rain Forest

Lounge. Dinner also available in 8 restaurant

Sydney Royal Easter

Show

26th March 2015—8th April 2015

Location Sydney Olympic Park

For more information visit

www.taronga.org.au


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