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MAY, 2018 Regional News published by | Mackay Regional Council | © 2018 INSIDE | SARINA WOMEN’S GROUP | SARINA ARTS COUNCIL | HOW YOUR SAY ON SCHOOL HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES Sarina Sarina Neighbourhood Centre Sarina Neighbourhood Centre is a Mackay Regional Council service, which receives funding from the State Department of Communities, Child Safety and Disabilities through the Neighbourhood Centre’s Initiative. Services available: • Information, advice and referral • Community information directories • Community newsletters and notice board • Sarina events calendar • Community education activities • Emergency relief funding Facilities available: • A meeting room for community members and groups to utilise during the centre’s operating hours • An office for visiting services to meet with clients during the centre’s operating hours • Centrelink access point for self services The Sarina Neighbourhood Centre is located next to Mackay Regional Council Client Services Centre, 65 Broad Street, Sarina. Phone: 4961 9290 or 4961 9283 Email: [email protected] > facebook.com/sarinaneighbourhoodcentre

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MAY, 2018

Regional News published by | Mackay Regional Council | © 2018

INSIDE | SARINA WOMEN’S GROUP | SARINA ARTS COUNCIL | HOW YOUR SAY ON SCHOOL HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES

Sarina

Sarina Neighbourhood CentreSarina Neighbourhood Centre is a Mackay Regional Council service, which receives funding from the State

Department of Communities, Child Safety and Disabilities through the Neighbourhood Centre’s Initiative.

Services available:

• Information, advice and referral

• Community information directories

• Community newsletters and notice board

• Sarina events calendar

• Community education activities

• Emergency relief funding

Facilities available:

• A meeting room for community members and groups to utilise during the centre’s operating hours

• An office for visiting services to meet with clients during the centre’s operating hours

• Centrelink access point for self services

The Sarina Neighbourhood Centre is located next to Mackay Regional Council Client Services Centre, 65 Broad Street, Sarina.

Phone: 4961 9290 or 4961 9283 Email: [email protected]

> facebook.com/sarinaneighbourhoodcentre

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OPEN DAY Fun

Activities

Food & Drinks

This is a FREE community event! Everyone is welcome!

SATURDAY 26TH MAY 9AM TO 12 PM

32 - 34 LEE STREET

Face Painting

For more information contact the Kindy on

49 561 580

Dancing Display

And More!!

Book Week

Display

FREE Jumping Castle

Bake Sale

Sarina & District Community KindergartenSarina Community Kindy has been serving the community for over 30 years!

We’re opening the doors of the kindy once again for the community to come and have a squiz.

If you are looking at sending your child to kindy this year, or in future years, this is a great opportunity to meet our wonderful staff, ask questions and enjoy the kindy grounds.

This is a free event! Everyone is welcome!

We will become part of your journey as you and your family, friends and carers work your way through the maze of information and support services.

You will be supported by local women who have also faced the diagnosis of gynaecological cancer.

How do we make contact with the group? It can be as simple as a phone call. Contact one of the women below or attend a meeting.

For more information contact Below the Belt Gynaecological Cancer Support Group

Jenny: 07 49421712 or 0409302116 Wendy: [email protected] Facebook > Soroptimist International Mackay

Our Mission > No woman with gynaecological cancer walks alone in the Mackay district.We all have our own story – Believe in it

Proudly supported by Soroptimist International of Mackay

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Wednesday, 2 May, 6pm, Sarina Room, Jubilee Community Centre (former Mackay City Library)

Preserving our memories for the futureMiki Boyd - Savvy Scripts

A picture tells a thousand words, but it’s still only part of the story.Discuss the importance of preserving the memories of our lives, we may have the facts, but do we really know the why?

Miki Boyd , owner of Savvy Scripts - Heirloom Memoirs, Biographies and Autobiographies will provide her insights into why memories are so important to record.

Some hints to gather them and then maybe one day sooner than later you will hear the call to action because if you’ve ever had a grandparent or a parent pass away and thought, “I wish I had written down their stories before they passed”, then you know how important it is to capture those memories while they are still here with us.

If you’ve ever said, “I should write a book about my life!” and then laughed, because you knew you’d never get around to writing it... you’re not alone. So many people dream of putting their life down on paper, but then struggle to find the time – or where to start.

RSVP: By 3pm Wednesday 2 May to one of the following pleasePresident Jenny Banks 4942 1712Email: Leanne Simpson [email protected] on the evening Leanne 0428 181824

The Sarina Beach Progress Association along with Campwin Beach are holding their 11th Giant Garage Sales.

Sunday, May 20 from 7.30am

A sausage sizzle will be held at the Sarina beach store from 7am on the day.

So, get your map for all the sales on the day from the Sarina beach store.

If you would like to hold a garage sale before the day come to the Sarina beach store and register and pay 10 dollars. All money raised on the day goes to a community project TBA.

Contact Fran: 0418980549

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Sarina SLSC – Camp Success Sarina SLSC has just conducted its 6th Annual Club Youth Leadership and Development Camp. This year saw a group of 22 head up to Airlie Beach for the four day camp.

Activities included a trip Hamilton Island, Whitehaven Beach and snorkelling at Butterfly Bay. In previous the group has been to Gold Coast, Agnes Waters and Yeppoon. The camp cost is heavily subsidised by the club as a big thank you to our young members for the volunteer patrol hours they provide on the beach.

The club has a Saturday afternoon patrol that is solely provided for by our young members ranging in age from 13 to 20 years. 13 and 14 year old members hold a Surf Rescue Certificate with the 15 years and over holding a Bronze Medallion.

Some other awards held are inflatable rescue boat driver or crewman, advanced resuscitation certificate, beach management and more. Both the patrolling and camp provide a great outlet to enhance the kids sense of responsibility, confidence and leadership skills. The great thing about Surf Life Saving is that it teaches kids to not avoid activities with risk but to manage and work around the risk to enjoy the activity.

A lot of the kids started off in our junior nipper program which starts at age five and teaches them beach and surf skills in a fun way. It prepares them well if they want to go onto patrol in the yellow and red.

Do yourselves a favour and get involved in this great iconic family organisation.

Anyone looking to get their kids into Surf Life Saving as a nipper or to become a patrol member contact the club via > Facebook> Email - [email protected]> Call and leave a message on 49 566476.

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From fun rides a monster multi-draw raffle to market stalls and yummy fair food the Sarina State School Fair 2018 will be a fantastic night of family entertainment.

The fair will be held on Friday, May 11 from 5pm and organizers are anticipating a bumper night, with the popular event attracting a large crowd.

The school will come alive with a wide variety of stalls, performances and amusement rides for all ages. An armband for unlimited rides on the night can be purchased in advance for just $30 or $35 on the night.

Thousands of dollars’ worth of prizes is on offer in the monster multi-draw raffle:

> 1st prize - a holiday package for a family at Big 4 Townsville along with family tickets to a Cowboys home game and $500 visa.

> 2nd prize is for an iPad and $50 iTunes card

> 3rd prize is for 1 night at Broken River Mountain Resort and a fishing set.

A further 25 prizes valued between $120 and

$20 will raffled.

A great selection of food will be available from burgers, hot chips, fairy floss and drinks. Other stalls include a cake stall, bottle stall, glow products,footy toss, plant stall and dunking machine will also be draw-cards.

Games and activities will be on offer including the choc toss, lucky dips and 100 board to name a few.

Entertainment will be provided throughout the night and feature our school choir, Sarina State High School Bands, Creative Edge Dance Studio, Sarina Dance School, fashion parades by Lollypop Lane and Under the Veil Do along with local talent Jack McDougall.

Sarina State School would like to thank all businesses and families that have donated to the fair. Big thanks to the Fair Committee who have been working hard for the last few months, and everyone who has volunteered.

To pre-purchase a $30 unlimited rides armband contact Brooke Pitt on mobile 0477 147 279.

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What’s on at your library!> Baby Bounce

Sessions are held on Tuesdays from 9.30am – 10.00am (during school term)

Baby Bounce promotes language development in babies from birth to walking. The session features nursery rhymes, finger plays, songs and stories.

It’s never too early to talk, read and tell stories with your child.

> Storytime

Sarina Library Wednesdays from 10am – 11am

A program of stories, nursery rhymes, finger plays and songs for children aged 2 – 5 years.

Held during the school term, sessions encourage a child’s love of books.

> Tech Talks - Dilemma with your device? Is there just one or two things confusing you about your phone, tablet or other device? Come to a Tech Talk and we’ll figure it out together. Tech Talks are available at Sarina Library by appointment. Please call 4961 9387.

> Discover IT Classes - eSocial Learn how to explore Social Media and connect with friends and family while maintaining your privacy. Wednesday, May 30 - Sarina Library, 2pm - 3.30pm

> eSnap This class introduces basic digital photography settings to assist in taking good photos and basic editing using Pixlr. Wednesday, May 16 - Sarina Library, 2pm - 3.30pm

Sarina Historical Centre is happy to announce that they now have a wonderful new exhibition for all the family to come and see.

The Centenary of the Sarina RSL Sub-Branch was launched this week by Ronald Gurnett and sponsored by Sarina Community Branch of the Bendigo Bank.

A lovely night was had by all who attended. We look forward to seeing you at the Museum.

The Museum is open on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 9am to 2pm.

NEW EXHIBITION

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See it live at the MECC

Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow For nearly 20 years this roving tour-de-comedy has visited towns and cities around Australia, from Mildura to Mt Isa and everywhere in between. There’s nowhere our exceptional entertainers fear to tread, so we’re bound to be heading your way. You won’t want to miss it when this bounty of belly laughs rolls into town. > Tuesday, May 8, 7.30pm > MECC Auditorium > Tickets from $38.00 each

A Prudent ManA well-groomed, confident-looking man enters the room and sits on a comfortable and expensive-looking leather chair. A bright light shines on him. There’s water and a glass on a table, but that’s all. Perhaps this is an investigation. What has he done wrong? What makes the Trumps, the Abbotts and the Hansons of this world tick?

> Wednesday, May 23, 7.30pm > MECC Auditorium > Tickets from $22 (student) $30 (concession)

Creature: An Adaptation of Dot and the Kangaroo. When 5-year-old Dot gets lost in the bush, she is rescued by a kangaroo who gives her magic ‘berries of understanding’ that allow her to follow the languages of all the animals and insects around her. With this new gift, Dot and Kangaroo set out on an action-packed adventure to return her home.

> Saturday, May 26, 6pm > MECC Auditorium > Tickets from $22 (student) $27 (concession)

SARINA FOOD HAND UP HELPING YOU FEED YOUR FAMILY

The Sarina Food Hand Up project is providing discount food parcels and

assistance to families in need.

THURSDAY 9AM - 11AM NEWLIFE CHURCH, 1 LESLIE STREET

Soroptimists work together in a spirit of friendship and fun to make the world a better place for all.

Members are encouraged to be aware of and involved in local and global issues.

A Friendship Link system encourages joint projects between clubs in developing countries by clubs in developed countries. Federation Project in Fiji.

Soroptimist membership opens the doors to opportunities for international experiences and friendships.

For more information contact: Jenny 07 49 42 1712 or Wendy [email protected]

Check us out on Facebook > Soroptimist International Mackay

a global voicefor women

Soroptimist International

Mackay IncFederation of the South West Pacific

A global network of frienship

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For immediate and confidential support regarding your financial

concerns, contact the National Debt Helpline on 1800 007 007.

www.ndh.org.au

This program is funded by the Australian Government Department of Social Services

People from all walks of life can find themselves with money problems. Financial counsellors are non-judgmental, qualified professionals who provide information, support and advocacy to people in financial difficulty. Our service is free, independent and confidential. You can talk to us about these topics-

Credit

Bankruptcy

Debt collection

Concession options

Industry financial hardship practices

Budgeting

How can we assist you?

Informing you of your rights and responsibilities relating to credit and debt collection.

Assisting and empowering you with negotiations with creditors.

Supporting you to access information on the various ombudsman services.

Provide you with information about where to seek legal support.

Tailored group financial education sessions.

Financial Counselling

SARINA Monday only

Sarina Neighbourhood Centre

Call to make an appointment

Ph: 4957 2626

Bookings essential.

Exhibition Hours 10am-4pm 27th April to 10th May 2018

Sarina Art Gallery, Field of Dreams Parkland

THE SHED MOB EXHIBITION

Featuring Artists: Dorothy Dunston, Vicki McHugh, Elise Jackson, Judy Siddins,

Emma Gutschlag, Val Osborn & Elaine Smith.

FOOD ASSISTANCELow cost food packages

Thursdays1.30pm - 2.30pm

1 Leslie Street, Sarina Enquiries: www.facebook/sarinafood

P: 07 4953 4400

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Event calendarThe Sarina events calendar is displayed at the front of the Sarina Neighbourhood Centre. To have your event/activity added to the Sarina Events Calendar contact the Sarina Neighbourhood Centre: Phone 4961 9283 or email [email protected] alternatively [email protected] May 1 The Shed Mob Exhibition @ Sarina Art Gallery, Field of Dreams Parkland10am-4pm Exhibition will continue until the 10th of May 2018.

May 2 Discover IT – eBuy @ Sarina Library, Sarina2pm-3.30pm Bookings are essential and can be made online at mackay.qld.gov.au/ whatson or by calling 4961 9387

May 3 Sarina Candle Lighting Ceremony6pm-7pm @ Sarina Library, Sarina

May 11 Sarina State School Fair 20185pm-9pm @ Sarina State School, Sarina

May 16 Discover IT – eSnap @ Sarina Library, Sarina.2pm-3.30pm Bookings are essential and can be made online at mackay.qld.gov.au/ whatson or by calling 4961 9387

May 19 - 20 Sarina Relay for Life2pm-8am @ Sarina Showgrounds, Sarina

May 26 Sarina & District Community Kindergarten Open Day @ 32-34 Lee Street 9am-12noon For further information please contact the Kindy on 49 561 580.

May 27 Sarina Showground Markets7am-12noon @Sarina Showgrounds, Sarina.

May 30 Discover IT-eSocial @ Sarina Library, Sarina2pm-3.30pm Bookings are essential and can be made online at mackay.qld.gov.au/ whatson or by calling 4961 9387. Upcoming Events: June 10 Sarina Queensland Day Celebrations @ Field of Dreams Parklands, Sarina

Held at The Field of Dreams, Railway Square, SarinaNext to the Arts & Craft building.

Sarina Women’s Group is held every Thursday at 10.30am to 12.30pm

It is women connecting with women on a social and learning level.

Come, meet others and made friends. Talk, laugh in a safe and supportive environment.

For more information please call 4953 1788$2 CONTRIBUTION TO ATTEND

Sarina Women’s Group

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> Apex Park

> Every Tuesday at 10am

Everyone is welcome, especially newcomers to Sarina.

For all enquiries please contact:

> Meredith 0415 932 527 > Raylene 4943 1509

Weekly cuppa @ Park

Sarina District weekly activities calendar Mondays8am Sarina Men’s Shed @ Lee St Sarina9.30am - 10am Toddler Time @ Sarina Library (during school term)Tuesdays9.30am - 10am Baby Bounce @ Sarina Library (during School Term)10am Cuppa @ The Park @ Apex Park Sarina4pm & 6pm Yoga @ 7 Leslie Street Sarina6pm Sarina Sings Community Choir @ St Michael’s Hall Range Road Sarina7pm - 9pm Sarina Tennis fixtures (mixed teams) @ Hoey St Tennis CourtsWednesdays8am - noon Sarina Men’s Shed @ Lee St Sarina9am QCWA Social/Craft/Sewing Morning (1st, 2nd, & 4th Wednesday of the month) @ QCWA Hall9am QCWA Hoy & Mini Cent Sale (3rd Wednesday of the month) @ QCWA Hall9am - noon Sarina Fibre Arts @ Creative Cottage Lee St Sarina9am - noon Sarina Landcare Catchment Management Association volunteer morning @ SLCMA Community Nursery10am - 11am Storytime for under 5 years @ Sarina Library (during School Term)3.15pm Sarina Tennis Junior Coaching @ Hoey St Tennis Courts (during School Term)Thursdays9am-11am Ladies Tennis Fixtures @ Hoey St Courts (during school term)10.30am - 12.30pm Sarina Women’s Group @ The Field of Dreams, Railway Square, Sarina7pm Thursday Night Bingo-Progressive Jackpot @ Sarina RSLFridays9am Yoga @ 7 Leslie Street Sarina9.30am - 11.30am FACE Up on Fridays @ St Luke’s Anglican Church Hall (during school term)3.30pm Sarina Tennis fixtures (Juniors Hot Shots League) @ Hoey St Tennis Courts (school term)7pm Rock n Roll Dancing @ St Luke’s Hall, Sarina (No dancing to be held on the first Friday of each month) Saturdays8am - 12noon Sarina Men’s Shed @ Lee St Sarina8am Yoga at Sarina Beach @ Beach walkway before Sarina Beach Motel9am - 12noon Sarina Fibre Arts @ Creative Cottage Lee St Sarina2pm - 4pm Sarina Tennis fixtures (mixed social doubles) @ Hoey St Tennis Courts (during School Term)Sundays9am Sunday Kids Club @ Sarina Wesleyan Methodist Church (during School Term)