Winter Newsletter - Nambucca Valley Disability Services

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Birthdays and more
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Ronnie’s Holiday
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News - What’s been Happening at
Nambucca Valley disAbility Services?
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Maureen’s Travels
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Corrie and the Red Bull Romaniacs
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Art News
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Companion Cards
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The Grand Challenge
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Recipes to warm your bones
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Entertainment/Puzzles
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Training, Training and more Training
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ClubConnect Opens!
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NDIS
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New Staff
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Nick and Sarah go to Rocky Horror
Show
The Ice Man escaped from his ice cube!
He may be big, he may be small
He may be anywhere at all
He is hiding here and there
Ice man’s hiding everywhere.
How many Ice men can you see
count the ice man 1 2 3…
GO
Answer on last page.
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June
September
August
Michelle Allso
Corrie Verden
9th
Kay Mackay
3rd
Rebekah Sames
16th
Ashleigh Johnson
Merlyn Henstock
23rd
Liddy O'Brien
23rd
Alan Mills
24th
Stuart Relf
29th
July
Rhonda Turnbull
2nd
Maureen Rahman
2nd
Trish Linker
3rd
Jason Shanahan
6th
Gloria Crossingham
11th
Bridget King
6th
Lesley Morrison
13th
5th
Murray Sainsbury
14th
Cecilia Wilson
5th
Peter Alaban
15th
Toni Bonanno
8th
Christine Szalay-Kessler 17th
Shaina Lewis
9th
David Walker
10th
October
Cheryl Wright
17th
Barry Sindell
3rd
Lauren McMahon
17th
Karen Sipple
7th
Rosanna Ormond
18th
Raquel Shanahan
9th
Ben Hughes
20th
Jane Corda
28th
22nd
DISCO DATES 2015
August 28,
September 25
October 23, November 28
Doctor Knickerbocker?
Or is it
How many times
Doctor Shanahan?
have you found
the ICE MAN?
Love your Vegie Garden Cherryl !
Rosemary, lettuce, Spring Onions
and Tomatoes...yummmmm
This is Puffing Billy—A steam train that
operates in the Dandenong Ranges in
Victoria.
Hope you like these trains Ben
Bullet Train
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News: What’s Happening at NVdS?
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NDIS Family Training
Staff Training
Diploma of Disability
Upcoming Staff Training
Great opportunity
for families
Also on 17 November, Jenny Bray
Training and Consulting will provide
a FREE 2 hour session for Service
Providers on changing business
and future NDIS participants
practices in readiness for the NDIS.
Jenny has extensive current
experience supporting organisations
to cut through to massive amount of
Jenny Bray Training and Consulting,
information, and get to the point of
in partnership with Nambucca Valley what critical changes are needed,
disAbility Services Inc. and the
and how to go about making those
Respite Support Service (formerly
changes.
the Mid-North Coast Commonwealth
Respite and Carelink Centre), will be
providing a FREE 2 hour
Person Centred
information session for families
Thinking Training
on preparing for the NDIS
We recently had Karen
planning appointment.
Southgate from
Platinum Psychology &
When?
Consulting Services conduct Person
Tuesday 17 November 2015
Centred Thinking with some of our
Where?
newer staff. Karen is very generous
Port Macquarie
with her information and a very
(Venue to be confirmed)
experienced presenter who
has great knowledge of what Person
The purpose is to explain the
Centredness is and how to
NDIS from the point of view of
practically apply it.
families and to help families to
contribute to their NDIS Planning
meeting with confidence.
Balancing Rights, Balancing Risks
In partnership with NVdS and the
Respite Support Service, respite can Training
be arranged for families who need it Balancing Rights, Balancing Risks
in order to attend.
was presented in June to all but a
Please contact the NVdS office if you few staff by Jenny Bray from Jenny
Bray Training & Consulting. Jenny
are interested in attending this
has a very good grasp on the
session:
National Disability Insurance
(Starts about10am: time to be
Scheme (NDIS), how it is working in
confirmed).
We can organise transport for some the trial sites and how staff need to
balance Client choice with their Duty
people if needed.
of Care.
Jenny is a very confident,
knowledgeable and skilled presenter
who has a range of material to
present to services, families and
boards. She also will customise
training or material to suit most
audiences and situations.
National Disability Services –
the practicalities of the NDIS
We were very lucky to get Joanne
McLean from National Disability
Services (NDS) to speak to most
staff about how the NDIS is currently
working in the trial sites and what it
means for support staff in our area
once it is fully implemented. Whilst
there are still some unanswered
questions about the NDIS, Joanne
was able to give staff all of the
available information and the effects
on frontline staff.
Diploma of Disability
We have 9 (yes 9!) staff undertaking
the Diploma of Disability through
TAFE NSW. Realising that this was
a great opportunity to make an
investment in our staff which helps
them gain some of
the more
advanced skills,
NVdS have paid
for the training.
Staff meet with their trainer and do
the work required to complete the
course in their own time. I’m sure
that our current and future Clients
will benefit from NVdS staff acquiring
these skills and abilities!
Upcoming Staff Training
Epilepsy Action is conducting several
Webinars on Epilepsy for NVdS in
August.
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All this NDS and NDIS is confusing isn't it???
Just to clarify, NDS is “National Disability Services”, which is the Peak Body for Disability Service
Providers in regard to training, information, capacity-building and advocacy for services such as ours. NDS
often involves itself at state and federal government level to speak up for people with disabilities and the
services that provide their support. NDS is currently funded by the State Government and not connected to
the NDIS except to give us information about it.
NDIS is the National Disability Insurance Scheme, which is the new national system of funding for people
with disabilities and their families, being implemented Australia—wide over the next few years. Another
term to become familiar with is NDIA, the National Disability Insurance Agency, which will be the governing
body holding and distributing the funds for people under the NDIS.
NEWS – Information about the
National Disability Insurance Scheme
Introducing the New
Staff
Release of the Individual Funding
Leena
Handbook and Intermediary Guide
Family and Community Services (FACS) have announced the
publication of the Individual Funding Handbook
It is designed to assist people with disability in receipt of individual
funding provided by ADHC, their family and carers, and
intermediaries who administer the funding on their behalf. You
can contact Liddy at Nambucca Valley disability Services on
(02) 65689802, if you don’t have access to a computer.
You can follow this link on our website if you do.
NSW is preparing for the National Disability Insurance Scheme
(NDIS), by actively expanding individual funding arrangements for
disability services under the Living Life My Way (LLMW)
Framework and Ready Together reforms. Through LLMW, people
currently receiving FACS disability funding are able to convert and/
or combine their disability supports into an individualised funding
arrangement.
The expansion of individualised funding will place people with
disability, their families, carers, as well as providers and the NSW
disability service system, in the best possible position to transition
seamlessly to the NDIS.
In order to provide clarity and create a fairer system for service
users, multiple individualised funding program guidelines have
been streamlined into a single document: the Individual Funding
Handbook.
The Handbook gives people guidance to the rules that apply when
managing individual funding provided by ADHC, including what it
can and cannot be used for. The simplified arrangements in the
Handbook will also assist people to prepare for the NDIS.
Source: http://www.adhc.nsw.gov.au/?a=320504
Jane
Nikki
Karen
Sha
ina
Corrie
Aya
Merlyn
Steve
Monique
Leena
Ashleigh
Raquel.
New Volunteers!
Michelle Cook is a retired
Michelle
dance teacher and
massage therapist! She will
be sharing her skills and interests with our
Clients who are interested. Welcome
Michelle!
Christina Szalay-Kessler is an experienced
speech therapist, pre-school teacher and
musician. She is currently overseas and
will start with us on her return.
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ClubConnectOpen!
Nambucca Valley disAbility Services opened our new premises,
ClubConnect, on 24th June! The
old Anne Gillin’s office was taken
over by NVdS at the end of last
year and has now been renovated
to offer a space for Clients to develop skills and participate in a
variety of activities such as music,
computer, art and craft, drama,
cooking, personal grooming and
personal safety.
It is also a meeting place for
people who might be going
to activities elsewhere. NVdS
also supports Clients to attend health related activities,
such as ten pin bowling,
swimming, gym, exercise
classes and therapies.
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ClubConnectOpen!
The opening was a great success with
around 35 people attending and
performances by the
Poets & Performers Group.
After much deliberation over the
names suggested by Clients and families
for the new space, the name
ClubConnect has been chosen to reflect
the intended use of the space. NVdS are
very much hoping that local
community members will drop in for a
cuppa and some socialising or
participate in some of the activities with
the Clients.
People are invited to drop in and meet
Cherry, one of the Support
Coordinators, and discuss how they can
be part of the action at ClubConnect.
People can also call us on 65689802 or
check our website
www.nambuccavalleydisabilityservices.c
om.au
or NVdS facebook page.
Walking Group—Mondays
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Ronnie’s holiday at Surfers.
and Ronnie went on the Dragon Boat
ride which meant they got a little wet
In May, Ronnie went on a 10 day holiday again when travelling through the water.
with her Mum and Rob where they
stayed overlooking the beach at Surfers On May 20 we went back to
Movie World for the Grand Parade of all
Paradise.
the comic and movie characters. We
thoroughly enjoyed this. At the end of
They travelled on the Surfers Paradise
the parade thousands of water bubbles
tram from the beginning to the end.
were released; Ronnie loved it!
Ronnie saw where the 2016 Commonwealth Games will be held. Ronnie was
interested in the swimming and diving
pools. We went 10 pin bowling and
Rob won the first game and Ronnie won
the second.
Ronnie
liked this
ten pin
bowl
shot at
Surfers.
family came down from
Brisbane to visit us and also had fun
playing ten pin bowls.
Ronnie with Rob and Mum
at The Outback Spectacular
and she had lots of phone calls and
singing the Happy Birthday song.
We drove down to Coolangatta, then
drove back to Surfers Paradise where we
lunched at Pancakes on The Rocks,
Ronnie's choice. Ronnie's lunch was
chocolate and very decadent.
Our
On May 18, we had a great time at Movie World. Ronnie and Rob went on the
Rio Bravo water ride twice and got wet,
as their carriage came down the hill into
the water.
Phew, they
made it
through
the
water
Ronnie also saw the 4D movie RIO at
the Roxy Theatre at Movie World. The
4D included rocking seats and squirting
water (supposedly from birds as they
appeared to fly towards us). Watching
the movie was strenuous work!
We went to SeaWorld at Southport and
watched the porpoise show and visited
the polar bear, the penguins, seals and
sea lions. We all went on the cable car
over the SeaWorld complex, then Rob
David Koch from the Sunrise Show
which was filmed at Surfers the morning of Ronnie’s birthday .
Kochie wished Ronnie a happy birthday
and gave her a hug.
In the evening we went to The Outback
Spectacular dinner and show. Fantastic.
Ronnie loved it, as did Rob and I. Everything was professional, friendly and
enjoyable.
22nd May was Ronnie’s 51st Birthday
The
Grand Parade
Movie World
Ronnie
catching
bubbles
after the
grand
parade at
Movie
World
& The
Grand
Ronnie with Batman’s security
guard at Movie World. She
doesn’t seem worried!
The next couple of days was spent walking, shopping and catching up with family before heading home on 25th May.
Overall a great trip!
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Kim and Cherry took
Sarah Rope and Nick Sayer
to Sydney to see the
We flew down to Sydney, (it
being the first time flying for
both Nick and Sarah, who
thoroughly enjoyed it). After
checking into the Hotel, we
sorted sleeping arrangements,
unpacked and then had a
cuppa.
We then
went to
town,
walking for
miles.
getting lost.
and walking
a few more
miles. We
had dinner,
then caught
a ferry so we could see the Vivid
Lights Festival from the Harbour.
That was amazing with the Opera
House Roof showing the most
beautiful colours and designs and
non-stop changing colours on the
Harbour Bridge. The ferries and
boats in the Harbour also had a
full display of coloured lights,
The tall buildings surrounding the
harbour constantly changed
colours and designs with one
building showing bats, dragons,
birds, crawling and flying all over
it. Sarah and Nick really enjoyed
the night; Sarah danced in the
street to the Digeridoo music
with so much
excitement
Nick got dressed up in his
favourite Rocky Horror costume
and totally enjoyed the night,
and Nick couldn't keep his eyes
off the lights with a "yeah!!
"every now and then. We had
coffee when we arrived back at
Circular Quay then walked
around the streets looking at all
the other lights before heading
back to the Hotel for a much
needed sleep.
Up the next morning and walked
to Circular Quay, had breakfast
on the water front before
catching the ferry over to
Taronga Zoo. Lots more walking,
before having lunch there. Out
of all the animals I think Sarah
enjoyed the goats the best as
she wouldn't stop smiling at
them. We then went on the
Cable Car down the hill to the
ferry; Sarah loved the cable car
and Nick eventually enjoyed it
after a bit of anxiety at the
start. We caught the ferry back
then taxi to the hotel, a quick
cuppa then shower and dressed
for the
Rocky Horror Show!!!
danced with ladies in the
front row at the end and
was beckoned over by Craig
McLachlan for a hand shake
and a hug. Taxi back to
Circular Quay, had a late
dinner then back to the
hotel to a welcoming bed.
Up next morning packed
then out to breakfast
before heading to
Paddy's Market where
we all purchased
something, before
collecting our bags and
heading out to the
Airport for the flight
home.
A most colourful and enjoyable
3 days were had by all.
Maureen’s Travels
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Our manager Maureen recently spent three weeks
in Morocco and one week in Italy!
Morocco is in
North Africa just across the
Gibraltar Strait from Spain
Maure
en
the lea with
ning
tower
of Pisa
ride in a
Fancy a la?
gondo
Of course Maureen had the obligatory camel ride, but this camel ride
went into the Sahara Dessert where
she camped for the night before
once again getting on her camel, Jimi Hendrix, for the ride back.
ing
Oldest work
the
university in
rsity
world, Unive
in loof Al Karaou
Fez
cated in the
cco
Medina Moro
Corrie Verden in Red Bull Romaniacs 2015
Corrie Verden “the Maintenance Man” for Nambucca Valley disAbility Services has just travelled to the town of
Sibia in Transylvania, Romania where he represented Australia in the Red Bull Romaniacs Rallye.
Corrie was riding in the Bronze division on
his Beta 300 CC
Well done Corrie!
We’re glad you didn’t come back
like this
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Staying SAFE at
Home
Lock your doors!
ALERT!
No bowling on
September 26 due to
Lennox Head Conference
In May the Ladies from the
Grove, celebrated SAFETY
AWARENESS Month at NVdS …
Grove ladies had a dinner
night out at the Island Golf
Club in order to celebrate
safe practices.
THE GRAND
CHALLENGE
FIREBIRDS
On Saturday the 30th of May,
The Firebirds participated in the “Grand
Bowling Competition at “Galactic 10 Pin
Challenge” Ten Pin
Bowls” at Kempsey.
There were a total of 33 players from Kempsey and Nambucca Valley.
Kempsey were the worthy winners. Most outstanding attribute of the
day was the sportsmanship shown by both teams and all players in
their acknowledgment of each other’s efforts. There were heaps of
strikes and spares achieved on the day, well done Firebirds!
Trophies will be received by the winners and are currently being
prepared for presentation.
Plenty of laughs and fun was had by all. Everyone had pizza for lunch
which was very enjoyable. Best wishes to Dave, who has managed the
Kempsey 10 pin Bowling Centre for many years and is leaving to head
for greener pastures. Dave was always very helpful and encouraging to
the bowlers, he will be missed
Congratulations to new manager, Mat, and his family for doing such a
great job organising such a successful tournament. All the players are
looking forward to continuing 10 Pin Bowls in the future.
LOCK THE DOOR and
STAY SAFE AT HOME
Senior Constable Anna
Spedding attended the
dinner in support of “Safe ”
and provided additional
safety tips and some very
helpful information with the
ladies.
She also said that she would
drop in to follow up in the
near future. Thanks Anna!
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The Arts
NEWS
ART 4 ME
CONGRATULATIONS CHERRYL
Says Goodbye to
Bee (Bridget)
“Banksia at Valla Beach”
Pen and Ink on Paper.
By Liddy O’Brien
Liddy O’Brien won
First Place
in the Drawing Section
Cherryl Wright
“Looking up at the wind” by Cherryl Wright
Acrylic paint on Canvas
This First Class Artwork
by Cherryl Wright was entered in the
2015 Macksville Show.
ART 4 ME
These colourful little animal sculptures were
cleverly created by the budding artists who
attended Art 4 Me art sessions.
Congratulations Cherryl!
Well Done!
The New Art Group has begun at
ClubConnect and everyone is really
enjoying themselves. If you're interested in
participating, please contact Cherry on 65689802.
Hi Guy; Hope you’re giving that
beautiful guitar a good workout.
ClubConnect— In with the New — Art Group every Friday
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DO YOU HAVE YOUR
COMPANION CARD APPLICATION?
Companions Cards are now a really good
way to SAVE money for Clients and
their Family/Carers/Companions.
For example some savings are Free entry
or cheaper tickets to events and shows,
rides and places. There are many ways to
save; so, don’t miss out on your
Companion Card.
If anyone would like an Information and
Application Pack then drop in to the
Office at NVdS, Shop 5A, 40 Bowra
Street Nambucca Heads and pick one up.
David Walker and Stuart Relf went
to Super A Mart for a “Meet and
Greet” held by the NSW State of
Origin Blues players.
Dave met Paul Gallen and told him
“You need to win more and bring
home the Trophies.” When Paul Gallen asked Dave
“How? ” Dave had everyone in stitches when he told
Paul, “You need to run faster and get more tries”.
A few of the Players signed autographs for Dave and
Stuart who enjoyed some lively banter and had a great
time meeting the players.
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C
AULIFLOWER, LEEK AND BACON SOUP
1
Whole Cauliflower (cut into flowerets)
2
1 Leek (Sliced)
3
4 Rashers of bacon
4
Oil and butter (not margarine)
5
Chicken stock (about 1 litre or enough to cover cauliflower)
(Can use Stock with water)
Method: In a large saucepan, gently heat the oil and butter until butter
melts. Add bacon and leek.
Gently cook leek and bacon on a low to medium heat for 2 minutes. Add cauliflower and chicken stock—to cover the cauliflower.
Turn up the heat and cook till cauliflower is soft.
Puree the soup until there are no lumps. (Bamix/vitamizer/blender/
nutri-bullet etc)
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3 Cook over low heat for 1
minute, or until the underside is
golden or till you see bubbles
starting to form across the top of
ANCAKE STACK
the pancake.
Preparation 5 minutes + 20
minutes resting
Cooking: 20 minutes
Serves 4
1 1/2 cups (185 g/6oz)
Self Raising Flour
4 Turn the pancake over with a
1 Sift the flour, baking powder,
sugar and a pinch of salt into a
bowl and make a well in the
1 teaspoon baking powder
centre.
Mix the eggs, milk and melted
2 tablespoons caster sugar
butter in a jug and pour into the
2 eggs, lightly beaten
well all at once, whisking to form a
1 cup (250 mal/8 fl oz) milk
smooth batter. Cover the bowl with
plastic wrap and set the batter
aside to rest for 20 minutes.
2 Heat a frying pan and brush
lightly with melted butter or oil.
Pour 1/4 cup (60 ml) batter
into the pan and swirl gently to
make a pancake about the size of
a very small plate.
spatula and cook the other side
very quickly, about 10 seconds.
Transfer to a plate and keep warm
while cooking the remaining batter.
S
erve the pancakes
stacked, warm or cold, with your
choice of the following: butter,
maple syrup, berries, lemon and
sugar, banana, stewed fruit, jam,
cream, yoghurt.
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Ice man Puzzle
How many times did you find
the Ice man?
Answer below
Start
Finish
Aging faces or people and places?
How do you see it?
How many legs does the
Elephant have?
It’s all about the way
we look at things...
Turn this page up side down to see
the answers to the Puzzles
Ice man appears 77 times in this newsletter
Answer: Beauty is in the eye of the beholder P12