Website: www.nsaalbanycreek.org.au
NEWSLETTER
Albany Creek Branch Inc. for the ‘Rock’n’Roll ’generation.
Editor: Marion MacLaughlin
[email protected]
Phone: 0412 660 930
General correspondence should be sent to: PO Box 416, Aspley QLD 4034
Volume 13, Issue 4
April 2015
Opinions expressed in this newsletter do not necessarily reflect those of National Seniors Australia, our Branch, or the editor.
DEADLINE FOR May 2015 NEWSLETTER is 27th April 2015
NSA Albany Creek meets on the 2nd Friday of every
month at the Albany Creek Community Centre, Ernie
Street, Albany Creek, 5.30 for 6.00pm.
For information phone Len Farina 0488 744 706.
If you are unable to attend the Monthly meeting please
advise the Branch Secretary: Len Farina 0488 744 706.
Newsletter Mailing
Presidential Comments!!
.
As a member NSA Albany Creek you receive the monthly
newsletter. If you no longer wish to be on our Mailing or
Emailing List for the Newsletter please advise the President
(Marion 0412660930) or Len (0488744706)
Payment of N.S.A. fees and ordering of badges
NSA Albany Creek receives a small amount of commission
from National Seniors Head Office every time you pay your
membership through the club, so next time your
membership is due for renewal please consider paying it at
the meeting on Friday night.
If you require a name badge, these can be ordered through
the Treasurer. The cost is $10.00. You can order a badge
either with a pin or a magnetic catch.
See Treasurer Janeen Ford at the meeting.
Suggestion Box
A suggestion box is placed on the table just inside the door.
Please make use of this to put forward your views.
Please include your name so we can get further information
and keep you informed.
IMPORTANT REMINDER From now on, correct
money for each bus trip, theatre, dining out, etc must be
placed in a separate sealed envelope with your name,
amount of money, purpose and date occurring, on the
outside.
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
1 Presidential Comments, Mailing, Badges,
Firstly, a Happy Easter to all our members
and supporters. Don’t eat too many chocolates – and if you
do, come to our May meeting and hear Victoria Gill from
the Green Apple Gym! She will speak about Seniors
keeping healthy.
We have heard a lot about the 100 years remembrance of
the Gallipoli landing and Pat Brown has prepared a
reflection on this and subsequent events to present at our
April meeting. I am looking forward to hearing her speak
as her role is usually to organise our guest speakers which
can be a difficult job.
As we have no catering convenor this year we are having to
organise our suppers month by month. Many thanks to all
those who helped with the pizzas last meeting, especially
Bob and Marie who had offered to collect them and were
kept waiting as the order wasn’t ready on time. Many
thanks to Brian and the Happy Snappers for taking on the
organisation for our April meeting.
Thanks to Sandra for all the coffee and dining out she has
organised for us. I know we all had a great day out at
Caloundra RSL when we heard some great singing. May I
suggest that it would be a good idea for everyone to wear
their name badge on outings – and also to branch meetings!
Marion MacLaughlin,
President
Payment of Fees, Suggestion Box.
2 Interest Groups, Supporters. (Local Traders)
3 Golf Report, Happy Snappers, Welfare,
Gadabouts, Dining Out, Outings.
4 Anzac Biscuits, Anzac Poem, Zone Conference,
Guest Speakers,
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THESE LOCAL TRADERS GIVE
DISCOUNTS FOR NATIONAL SENIORS
Information concerning activities of all our interest
groups can be accessed through our WEBSITE –
www.nsaalbanycreek.org.au
Support local traders and show card for discount.
Dining Out
Albany Creek Day & Night Chemist
Sofitel Hotel – April 29 (change of date)
ContactSandra 33250966 or 046697282
Market Place 720 Albany Creek Road Phone 32644433
Gives 10% discount on presentation of your NSA card.
Golf Club
Audit and Tax Accountants
Monday mornings 6:00 am (One Mile Country Club).
Contact David McLeod 33556960
Audit & Tax Accountants at Albany Creek are
professionals in areas of Audit, Tax and Self-Managed
Super Funds. We offer 10% Discount to all NSA
members. Please visit www.audittax.com.au and call Sue
on 3172 1561 for your free initial consultation.
Happy Snappers
Wednesday April 15 – 7:30pm at Brian’s.
Contact Brian 32642941
BKC Security and Alarms
Healthy Changes
1300 238 513
Will give 15% discount to NSA card members.
Wednesday mornings & Thursday evenings.
Free for Albany Creek NSA members.
Contact Laurie 32052440
Eatons Hill Pharmacy
33253733
Shop A1/6-12 Bunya Park Drive, Eatons Hill
10% discount on non-prescription items.
Let’s Make It
Meetings: Thursdays at 2:00 pm.
Contact Linda. 3264 3966
Eatons Hill Vet Surgery
Outings
Rose Cottage South Pine Rd, Eatons Hill gives a 10%
discount off services to NSA members.
–
Next Bus Trip – July 7 - Murwillumbah
3264 7700
IGA Brendale 32054090
Contact Sandra Crawford 33250966
Offers 10% Discount to National Seniors members. Don’t
forget to tell the checkout operators as soon as you are
being served and show your National Seniors Card.
The Eager Readers
Third Monday of the month.
Next meeting – April 20
Contact Sandra Crawford 33250966
JNM Electrical, Refrigeration & Air
Conditioning
The Gadabout Coffee
Call Jason 0438009397 – 10% discount.
The Crepe Cafe, Aspley Homebase
Next outing 10:00am April 9
Contact Sandra 33250966
JAF Group Services
Complete Property Maintenance – Home & Office
Repairs, Carpentry, Landscaping/Fencing/Mowing – No
job too small. Contact James 0438 264150.
The Riotous Readers
Fourth Monday of the month at 7.30 pm.
Next meeting April 27
Contact Mary 3264 6643
Just One Look
33250000
Shop 14 Albany Market Place.
Kim and her girls offer 10% discount to NSA members
Photos and Articles
K & K Kafe
Any members wishing to submit articles, photos or
jokes please feel free to email the Editor. Photos to
update the website would be very welcome.
32648518
Next to Coles at Albany Creek will give a 10% discount to
National Seniors on presentation of your NSA card.
Marion, Ed
Peter Campbell Realty -
Thanks
Thanks are expressed to Matt Campbell of Peter
Campbell Realty for printing our Newsletter. We are
very grateful for your continuing support of our
Branch of NSA.
A northside real estate agent since 1970 offers all National
Seniors and Pensioners a 20% discount on sales fees - and
no advertising cost for any property on Brisbane
Northside.
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To all celebrating an
anniversary or birthday this
month have a great day.
Golf Report
I don’t think that this guy looks like any of our members
but I think we would all like to have his style. We are
always happy to attract new members both male and
female. You don’t need to be an experienced - golfer just
contact me as per the newsletter. This last month has had
no special games and numbers have been down to around
half. Our next major event is the April Monthly Medal
eagerly contested as usual on 06/04/15 which is Easter
Monday.
Because my photos were a dismal failure for the last
newsletter this is evidence that the Chefs Extraordinaire
were actually in attendance. I wonder who cut and
precooked those excellent onions! I don’t think anyone
went without and once again thanks to the girls and boys
who helped on the night.
David McL.
Happy Snappers
Only a couple of Happy Snappers turned up at Brian's
place for our last meeting. This was due to a combination
of prior commitments, holidays, etc. Undeterred, Brian
went ahead with a short talk on how to use depth of field to
our advantage when taking photographs. Then it was into
his demountable studio (his garage), where he had set up a
small library complete with filled bookcases and chair. We
then took a series of photographs using various focal
lengths, shutter speeds and apertures and observed how
these affected the depth of field. We were pleased to see
how our results matched the theory.
Get Well Soon
We wish a speedy recovery to all members who are not
well. Contact Mary Hudson for any announcements.
32646643.
If required Emergency Medical Forms are available at
the monthly meeting from the secretary Len Farina.
The Gadabout Coffee group
A small group enjoyed a relaxing morning coffee and chat
at Poshamocha, Ferny Grove in March. The next get
together is at Crepe Affair, Homebase, Aspley, on 10
April, 10:00 am. Come and enjoy the best American
buttermilk pancakes - great value!!
Future dates for Gadabouts , 2015
7 May
11 June
9 July
13 August
10 September
Café 351, Taigum
French a Mor, Albany Creek
Albany Creek Coffee Club
Eatons Hill Tavern
Coffee/Lunch Portabella,
Albany Creek
Dining Out & Outings
What a good day at Caloundra RSL Club. Forty seven club
members and friends enjoyed a great performance by the
Two Tenors, morning tea and a tasty lunch. The show was
entertaining with the guys performing many old favourite
requests which the audience could sing along with.
Congratulations to all for making payment by the due date!
The Happy Snappers meetings are open to all members
who may have an interest in practicing or learning about
your camera and photography techniques. Sessions can be
arranged for user preferred subjects.
Our April meeting will be held at Brian's place as usual
and John Bayne has agreed to organise the night's
activities. So come on everybody; let's have a full turn out
on April 15.
Brian M
Full Depth of Field
Short Depth of Field
Part of the huge audience
The THREE Tenors!
We are all looking forward to the buffet lunch at the Sofitel
Hotel
in the City. Please
note CHANGE
DATE to
24 January
Fish Lips,
Ferny HillsOF
6.00pm
Wednesday
29th April.
A booking
has been made for 30
March
Morning
Tea, Dayboro,
people and paymentLunch
of $39Woodford
is requiredHotel
by April meeting.
Own/shared
transport
Tuesday 7 July - Bus Trip to Margaret Olley Exhibition
April
Trip, Caloundra
RSL Club
and Gallery Show atBus
Murwillumbah
Regional
Art Gallery.
Lunch
&
Show
Lunch at venue to be decided (Tumblegum Hotel or the
May
Sofitel,
Brisbane
CityA 21 seater bus
Kingscliff Bowls Club)
at own
expense.
Lunch
has been booked so Buffet
put your
name down early. Cost for
August
Murwillumbah
bus and morning teaBus
willTrip
be $32.
Payment by June Branch
Regional
Art Gallery
Meeting.
Margaret Olley Exhibition
Morning Tea/Lunch
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Sofitel Brisbane City
Buffet Lunch
Sandra C
Dining Out/Outings – 2015 Calendar
THE CALL
The Story of Anzac Biscuits – and recipe
(Anzac Poem by Ray Wilson)
During WW1 the wives, mothers and girlfriends of the
Australian soldiers were concerned about the nutritional value
of the food being supplied to their men. Here was a problem,
any food had to stay edible in the two months or more that it
took to get to the troops. A group of women came up with a
biscuit, based on a Scottish recipe which used rolled oats.
The ingredients were ones which didn't spoil. Eggs were in
very short supply so syrup or treacle was used to hold the
biscuits together. The biscuit was initially called Soldiers
Biscuits but after the landing at Gallipoli they were known as
Anzac Biscuits.
The swelling clarion swept the land,
faces clouded at what might befall:
your country had need of you and of your brothers
and bright-eyed and carefree you answered her call.
Left those you loved behind, cherished their memories,
bravely marched into the shadows of night
to fight for your countrymen, honour your native land,
sure of your faith in a cause that was right.
The dewdrops at sunrise sparkled like rubies,
fathers and sons alike shrouded the ground,
rivers of life-blood streamed through the valleys
and the mountains in mourning bowed at the sound.
Try making a batch……
1 cup plain flour
1 cup rolled oats( traditional oats not instant variety)
3/4 desiccated coconut
3/4 brown sugar
125 g butter
2 tablespoon golden syrup
2 tablespoon water
1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate soda
Oven Temperature 160 C
Prepare two oven trays with baking paper or lightly spray
each tray.
Combine flour, sugar, coconut and rolled oats in a bowl.
In a saucepan melt butter, syrup and water, remove from heat
and add soda, stir well.
Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix
well.
Roll into small balls(size of a golf ball),place on tray approx 6
cm apart, flatten slightly with a fork.
Bake 15 minutes or until golden.
Allow to cool on the tray for 10 minutes before placing on
cooling rack.
Store when cool.
Death had no favourites, all men might meet her,
many remained to answer her call;
so many limbs shattered, so many hearts broken;
an entire generation had given their all.
And when it was over the survivors came home,
showing their scars and telling proud stories
of their gallant comrades who fell in the conflict,
recounting their triumphs, reliving their glories.
You who returned will not be forgotten,
you who are silent will march on again
to victories undreamed of and conquests immortal.
God bless you, proud ANZACS. Amen. Amen.
Guest Speakers
April - This month will mark the one hundredth anniversary
of the landing at Gallipoli. The presentation will include
some background of Australia’s involvement in WW1, as
well as poems and songs reflecting the times. Make sure you
are in good voice as we have a good pianist to help us along
with some enthusiastic singing.
(Thanks, Sandra – you will be able to sample Sandra’s
Anzacs at the April Branch meeting.)
May - Victoria Gill from Green Apple Gym at Bald Hills is
coming to give health and fitness advice based on her
extensive knowledge on how to keep fit and well at whatever
age. Victoria is her own best advertisement and is sure to
give us valuable suggestions we can put into practice.
Zone 102 Conference 2015
Pat B
Our NSA Zone Conference is being held on Friday 22 May.
All members (not just committee executives) are encouraged
to attend, and take the opportunity of expanding our horizons
beyond our branch. This event is being hosted by Aspley
Branch of NSA at the Tavernetta Function Centre, 144
Dorville Road Carseldine. Please advise a committee
member if you wish to attend.
This Newsletter is proudly reproduced free of charge by
Peter Campbell Realty.
Sandra C
Phone 32642311.
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NATIONAL SENIORS AUSTRALIA - ALBANY CREEK BRANCH INC. (100217)
MEETING 13th MARCH 2015
Present: Marion MacLaughlin (Pres), Len Farina (Sec), Janeen Ford (Treas) and members per
attendance list.
Attendance:
91.
Apologies: As per the Apologies Book.
Visitors: Charlie Cacciola, Janina Landau, Faye & Ernie Pitcher.
Minutes of Meetings on Friday 13th February 2015:
These minutes were circulated with the Newsletter taken as read. Moved: Len Farina “That the minutes
be accepted as a true record”. Sec: Trevor Hudson. Carried.
Business Arising:
 Nil.
Correspondence:
Inwards:
 Email from Mark Furness, National Branch & Zone Relationship Manager NSA detailing the Zone 102
Conference on 22/05/2015 encouraging as many members not only Committee Members to attend.
 Letter from Mark Furness, National Branch & Zone Relationship Manager NSA with nomination forms
for the Zone 102 Conference on 22/05/2015 from 9:30am registration until 3:00pm - $20 per person
includes morning tea on arrival & lunch.
 Advertising material from QPAC for Mother & Son; Anything Goes; Strictly Ballroom; and Glenn Miller
concert.
 Letter from the Australian Taxation Office enquiring whether our Australian Business Number was
correct. No action required.
 Email from Opal Halliday, encircle with invoice for hall hire for March & receipt for February 2015.
 Newsletters from NSA New Farm & Chermside Branches.
 32 junk mail.
Outwards:
 NSAAC monthly newsletter emailed to Aspley, Chermside, Ferny Grove, Grange, Kenmore, New Farm,
Nundah/Northgate, Redcliffe branches.
Moved: Len Farina “That inwards correspondence be accepted and outwards endorsed”.
Sec: Peter Sullivan. Carried
Treasurer's Report:
Opening balance for Feb 2015:
$ 4,616.25
Total Income:
$ 1,208.00
Expenditure:
$ 615.53
Closing Balance for Feb 2015:
$ 5,208.72
Moved: Janeen Ford “That the Treasurer’s report and be accepted and approved”. Sec: Jeanne Chapman.
Carried
Interest Groups:
 As per Newsletter.
o
Photos from Interest Groups required for web page.
o
Lunch at Sofetil – 29th April 2015 all you can eat buffet at $39 per person – pay at door.
General Business:
 Zone 102 Conference on 22/05/2015 at Tavernetta Function Room, Carseldine hosted by Aspley
Branch $20 per person – All Welcome to attend.
 Bus trip to Two Tenors, Caloundra RSL on 18/03/2015 Lunch alternate drop Roast Beef/Lemon Pepper
Fish. Departs 8:30am sharp – returns around 3:30pm.
 Bus trip 07/07/2015 - Margaret Olley Exhibition and gallery show at Murwillumbah Regional Art
Gallery – buy your own lunch.
 Supper catering – thanks to Pizza Helpers and Brian Mathiesen offered Happy Snappers to cater for
April meeting.
Guest Speaker:
13/03/2015
Thanks to Charlie Cacciola for the My Journey talk at the March Meeting.
Raffle Winners: There were 4 raffle winners on the night.
Meeting closed at 7:20 pm
Next meeting: Friday, 10th April, 2015
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NSA
Albany Creek
April
2015
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
1
5
6
EASTER
SUNDAY
Golf 6:00am
One Mile
Creek CC
12
13
7
14
Golf 6:00am
One Mile
Creek CC
19
20
21
Golf 6:00am
One Mile
Creek CC
Eager
Readers
6pm
26
27
Golf 6:00am
One Mile
Creek CC
Riotous
Readers 6pm
28
2014/5 Office Bearers
President Marion MacLaughlin
0412660930
Secretary Len Farina 0488744706
Treasurer Janeen Ford 33590058
Committee:
Speakers Pat Brown 33596834
Dining Out/Gadabouts Sandra
Crawford 33250966
Door Margaret Armitage 34805254
Elizabeth Hoffmann 38864937
Geoffrey Walsh 33255059
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
2
3
NSA
Committee
Meeting
5:30 for
6:00pm
GOOD
FRIDAY
8
9
10
Healthy
Changes
9:00 10:00am
Gadabouts
Let’s Make It
2pm
Healthy
changes
7:00 -8:00pm
NSA
Branch
Meeting
5:30 for
6:00pm
15
16
17
18
Healthy
changes
9:00-10:00
Happy
Snappers
7:30pm
Healthy
changes
7:00 8:00pm
LMI 2pm
22
23
24
25
Healthy
changes
9:00 10:00am
Healthy
changes
7:00 8:00pm
LMI 2pm
29
30
Sofitel Buffet
Lunch 12:00
APRIL 2015
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ANZAC
DAY