Welcome to 2006
The New Year has started with a rush of activities. I hope everyone has survived the shocking heat during the festive season and that now that the days are a little cooler we will be seeing more of our Shades readers attending the activities available at the Senior Citizens' Centre. Hope you made a New Year resolution to be more active in the community!
St. John Ambulance has begun a service that is not their usual First Aid that we always association with St. John but a Transport Access project in Maryborough & District that will help those who cannot easily access public transport and their carers to attend the places where they wish to go. Further information within.
Are you unable to read for any reason?
If yes, the "ORACLE" can help you.
Receive free news weekly on tape through Australia Post from the 'ORACLE". Contact Barbara on 4123 1554
Volunteers
To assist our programmes to be brought to those who need them.
We have Computer/Internet Access to help older people to keep in touch with their families in this technological age in the most speedy and inexpensive way.
OUR PLACE - to bring companionship and a welcome cuppa at the tearoom in the City Hall on Thursday mornings.
Oracle - plenty of volunteers at present.
First in First Aid
Transport Access Project
Don't Have a Car?
Find it difficult to access public transport?
Can't always rely on family and friends to get you where you need to go?
St. John Ambulance Transport Access Project offer aged and/or frail, disabled and their carers in our community
- Door to door transport
- Small cost of approximately $5 per trip (one way)
Available for transporting to and from:
- Dostors, Hospitals, Specialists
- Therapy or Counselling
- Shopping, Bill paying and other appointments
- Social outings
- Sports and health services
- Family, Friends and Church Outings
For friendly, understanding and prompt service please phone Julie or Gayle now on 41212141 or Mobile: 0427 785 016 (c/- Maryborough Neighbourhood Centre, 25 Ellena St, Maryborough).
St John Ambulance Australia QLD ABN 74 204 019 231
Email: enquiries@stjohnqld.com.au
www.stjohnqld.com.au
Brisbane
225 St Paul's Terrace
PO Box 1645
Fortitude Valley 4006
Tel: 3253 0500
Fax: 3253 0599
Bundaberg
Community Care
PO Box 787
Bundaberg 4670
Tel : 4151 2733
Fax: 4151 4295
Southport
Suite 2
Ferry Road Plaza
Ferry Road
Southport 4215
Tel: 5591 3911
Fax: 5531 4806
Toowoomba
278 Margaret St
PO Box 3148
Village Fair
Toowoomba 4350
Tel: 4632 6339
Fax: 4632 6456
Townsville
35 Fleming St
Aitkenvale 4814
Tel: 4775 5068
Fax: 4775 5642
Grandparents As Parents
Are you raising your grandchildren?
The grandparents As Parents Project aims to support grandparents in the Wide Bay Region who are parenting their grandchildren, aged 0-12 years.
Through the Grandparents As Parents Project, Community Solutions Inc. will provide the opportunity for grandparent carers to:
- Meet other grandparents who care for their grandchildren full-time,
- Get information about issues of concern, and
- Participate in free social/recreational activities for grandparent carers and grandchildren.
For more information, contact Katherine at Community Solutions Inc. on 07 5477 5955.
An optimist is someone who thinks things can't get worse after they get worse.
A parking space is that unoccupied space on the other side of the road.
A pessimist is one who feels bad whilst feeling good out of fear he'll fare worse if he feels better.
A platitude is an observation too true to be good.
Puritanism is the haunting fear that someone, somewhere, sometime, may be happy.
Chess Anyone?
Do you play chess? Or do you know someone who does? If you are interested please phone Ruth on 4122 1477 who will arrange for you to play with her husband who is a resident in Fairhaven.
A Pleasant Sunday Afternoon
Maryborough Choral Society Inc
Federation Room, Brolga Theatre
Sunday 5th March 2pm - Admission $8.00
ALL WELCOME
ST. PATRICK'S DAY CONCERT
St. Mary's Parish Hall
Sunday 19th March at 2pm. Admission $5.00
Prize for the best dress Colleen
Mini Green Tombola - Afternoon Tea
Maryborough Branch of the Catholic Womens' League
Betty and Irene were catching up after many years apart.
Betty: Last year I got rid of 85 kilos of gross, ugly, lazy fat.
Irene: By diet?
Betty: No. By divorce.
Book Review - I have no doubt that this book will fill a much needed void.
FLOURIDATION OF WATER
Brisbane is the only capital city in Australia that doesn't have water fluoridation and Qld has less than 5% of its population able to access fluoridated water. All evidence from studies within Australia demonstrates that although Qld has experienced a reduction of decay, the levels of dental caries are worse in Qld than in other State and Territories, and the gap appears to be widening.
Caries levels in the Fraser Coast District reflect the high Qld disease levels but sample size and the particular schools sampled within a year do create some fluctuations.
Adults receive extra beneficial effects from water fluoridation in addition to the pre-eruptive benefits and the topical benefits on coronal surfaces. Besides coronal caries, older adults typically experience gingival (gum) recession which exposes the root surfaces of teeth to the oral cavity and these surfaces are even more prone to decay as they are not covered by enamel. As people keep their teeth longer, these people have increased risk of caries. Studies have shown that the prevalence of root caries is significantly lower in fluoridated communities. Older Adults also frequently require multiple medications for chronic conditions, and many of these medications can reduce salivary output which plays a major role in repair of decay. Fluoridated water will maximize the anti carious action of the available saliva.
Water fluoridation therefore has a universal effect and benefit for all ages and groups within the community, including those groups who would normally not access anticariogenic interventions.
TICKLISH PROBLEM SOLVED
We know we can't tickle ourselves and scientists now know why.
A study has shown our brains can instantly distinguish our touch from someone else's. The ability allows us to "cancel out" our tickles by effectively dulling our sensory perception to them.
It's all part of the body's mechanism for making us more alert to outside danger, says a team of British and Canadian researchers.
This proves that, for certain sections of our brains at least, tickling is no laughing matter. Randy Flanagan, of Queen's University, in Kingston, Ontario, said our brain was able to filter out touches such as our own tickles as 'non-essential information".
Stay Active - Stay Independent
Stay on Your Feet
Look After Your Vision
Regular Checks 
Good Lighting 
And remember your regular physical activity
Wise men talk because they have something to say. Fools talk because they must say something.
On a Wayside Pulpit "Come in for your free faith lift!"
(Try to say that quickly)
The Maryborough & District Committee on the Ageing Inc.
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