Mackay Men’s News
You have enemies? Good! That means
you’ve stood up for something
Men’s Health Week
in your life sometime.
Unfortunately
Promotional
Event there
Winston Churchill.
has been a high level
June 2015
of relationship
Dr Jeremy Abrahams
will be violence
in
region
speaking at the Iona WestourMen’s
lately.
Currently
Breakfast on Saturday 6th Junealltothe
shelters for women
raise awareness ofand
health
priorities
children,
escaping
and the importance
of
regular
violence in theircheckups.
homes, are full. It is a
sad indictment on our
Qld Health & Hearing
Australia
will
society
that vulnerable
people
are being
inalso be attending to
promote
bowel
juredhearing
and killedtestby
cancer screening and
those
that
should
be
ing.
caring for and protecting them.
men we
All men are welcome
at theAsbreakneed
to
step
up to the
fast. It starts at 7:30am and includes
plate and live by the
a cooked brekky, positive
male interthree messages
of
action, health information,
andDay;
only
White Ribbon
Do
costs $5 plus yournot
time.
men’s
use The
violence,
do
not
stand
by
and
allow
shed will be open afterwards for
violence
those wanting to stay
on. to go unreported, and do not collude with other men
who use violence in
their relationships.
Building Social
Capital
Thanks to the Men’s
Shed members who
dismantled an ancient
but very sturdy caravan at the residence of
an elderly lady.
Men’s Shed
Network
6 Sure Signs of a
Healthy Relationship (Theresa E Didonato
Ph.D)
1. People in thriving relationships take on their
partner's habits, interests,
and mannerisms.
2. In thriving relationships, partners support
each others’ opportunities for growth.
3. Couples in thriving relationships share their
emotions.
4. Partners in thriving
Leanne Jones
relationships engage in
frequent non-sexual
has commenced
working for Rela- touch.
tionships Australia 5. Individuals in thriving
relationships pay less
in the Gambling
attention to other attracHelp Service.
tive people.
Leanne is hoping 6. In thriving relationto start a newslet- ships, couples see the
ter for local men’s positive sides of commitissues and upment.
dates from all the
men’s sheds in
the region from
Sarina to Bowen.
For information on the
contents of this flyer
contact ;Mike Fry at Relationships Australia.
49 574 952
[email protected]