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Issue 104 | September 2013
“CONNECTING PEOPLE, PROMOTING
KNOWLEDGE, INVESTING IN THE HEALTH OF OUR
COMMUNITY FOR THE FUTURE”
BBNC
news
Centre Hours - Monday to Friday, 9:00am - 5:00pm, Closed weekends & Public Holidays
Annual Meeting Success
Board Contacts...
The Bush Nursing Centre celebrated another
successful year of service at our annual AGM on the
26th August.
President
Mr. Neville Trotman
Guest speaker Dan Pekin provided the crowd with
insight into his business career, emphasising the
importance of family and community in his life. Dan
spoke of the importance of good governance
systems and the responsibility of Board members to
ensure good systems and processes were in place.
Members
Mrs. Di Austin
Mrs. Georgie Leeming
Mrs. Karen Rees
Ms. Mardi Johns
Mr. Dan Pekin
Mr. Geoff Barcham
Vice President
Mr. Bruce Laidlaw
Executive
Administration
Mrs. Sabrina Watt
Dan links into meetings via computer screen when it
is not possible to be in Balmoral. He is accustomed
to connecting remotely within Australia and from
China and Singapore.
Centre Contacts...
We also welcomed new Board members Mardi
Johns, Geoff Barcham and Di Austin and look forward to their contribution to our
service.
The Board thanks Suzanne Smith and Mandy Meulman who retired from Board duties.
Centre Manager
Lisa Hutchins
Clinical Nurse
Coordinator
Ann Vaughan
Community Services
Coordinator
Lyn Iredell
Administration
Coordinator
Jenny Macfarlane
Environmental Services
Coordinator
Louise Guthrie
Family Leave
One of our valued administration staff Lauren
Mason commences family leave this month.
We wish Lauren, Chris, Rori and Luca all the
best as they await the arrival of number three!
Lisa Hutchins
Centre Manager
PO Box 20 BALMORAL, Vic 3407
Ph: (03) 5570 1304
Fax: (03) 5570 1482
Don’t forget to visit
us online at
www.balmoralbnc
.com.au
You can find this
newsletter in the
“News & What's On
section”.
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Email: bbnc.admin@swarh.vic.gov.au
Web: www.balmoralbnc.com.au
SERVICE CALENDAR
september
Monday
Tuesday
2
3
PAG
9
Pathology 9 - 11am $4
Dr. Prozesky &
Dr. French 2 - 4:45pm
Podiatrist
10:20am - 3:20pm
10
PAG
16
PAG
23
Pathology 9 - 11am $4
Dr. Prozesky &
Dr. French 2 - 4:45pm
24
PAG
4
Pathology 9 - 11am $4
Dr. Coulson &
Dr. French 10 - 4:45pm
Thursday
Friday
5
Dr Slabbert (videolink)
3 - 3.20pm
11
M & CHN
9:30 - 11:30am
Pathology 9 - 11am $4
Dr. Coulson &
Dr. French 10 - 4:45pm
17
Psychologist
10am - 3pm
Wednesday
18
25
M & CHN
9:30 - 11:30am
Sun
7
1
8
13
14
15
20
21
22
28
29
6
Podiatrist
10:20am - 3:20pm
Pathology 9 - 11am $4
Men's Shed 1:30pm
Community Bus >
Horsham, leave Centre
10am. Return trip $10
12
Pathology 9 - 11am $4
Men's Shed 1:30pm
19
Dr Slabbert (videolink)
3 - 3.20pm
Sat
Pathology 9 - 11am $4
Men's Shed 1:30pm
Continence Nurse
9am - 12.30pm
26
Community Bus >
Hamilton, leave Centre
10am. Return trip $10
Blume’s Fashion in
Harrow, leave centre at
9:30am
27
Pathology 9 - 11am $4
Men's Shed 1:30pm
30
Visiting Services...
Doctors:
Dr. Jan Slabbert (virtual consultation)
Alternate Wednesdays
Dr. Brian Coulson Dr Zlatan Zulfic:
Alternate Tuesdays
Dr. Greta Prozesky & Dr Zlatan Zulfic
Alternate Tuesdays
Dr. Kate Graham: on maternity leave until further notice
WDHS Psychologist - Angela O’Brien: One Monday per month
Dietician: Available by appointment
M&CHN: 2nd and 4th Wednesday
Diabetes Educator - Megan McLeish: One Monday per month
Optometrist - Glenn Howell: Thursday 24th October
Podiatry: One Tuesday & Friday per month.
Masseur - Darce Penrose: Available for appointments on
Thursdays. Ph: 5583 1502 or 0428 831 502
Continence Nurse - Annabelle Wilson: every 4th Thursday
Dental Prosthetist - Andrew Bolwell: 13th & 27th August
After Hours Health Advice...
National Nurse on Call
Is a phone service that provides immediate, expert
health advice from registered nurses, 24 hours a
day, 7 days a week. Call 1300 60 60 24 for the cost
of a local call from anywhere in Victoria
COLERAINE MEDICAL CENTRE
NON URGENT OUTPATIENTS will be seen by
the doctor on call Saturdays, Sundays & Public
Holidays at 9am. Clinic phone 55532045 will be
answered by a triage nurse after hours.
HAMILTON MEDICAL GROUP
After Hours Clinic Service 8pm weeknights
Clinic open 4pm Saturdays.
Sundays & Public Holidays 10am & 4Pm
AH: 5572 2612
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HEALTH PROMOTION
WORLD ORAL HEALTH DAY...
12th September 2013
All you need to know about tobacco, alcohol, recreational drugs...
The effects of tobacco, alcohol and recreational drugs on teeth and the mouth include tooth staining,
bad breath, dry mouth, sensitivity, tooth loss, gum disease, tooth decay, cracked and broken
teeth and oral cancer.
As you know, these substances affect your health in general. However, if you do choose to use tobacco,
alcohol and recreational drugs, there are ways you can help protect your oral health.
You should:
Brush your teeth twice a day. Use fluoride toothpaste and a soft bristled (but not shaggy) toothbrush
Limit ‘sugary’ foods to mealtimes only (rather than between meals)
Choose tap water to drink instead of soft drink or sports drinks
•
Rinse your mouth with water if you vomit. If possible, rub some toothpaste on your teeth with a finger.
Don’t use a toothbrush until at least 30 minutes after vomiting
Rinse your mouth with water after taking any sweet tasting medicine or drug replacement therapy, such as
methadone
Chew sugar-free gum
Immediately contact a dental professional if you have sores in your mouth that don’t heal, or red or white
patches on your lips or tongue.
It is a good idea to visit a dental clinic where you can get advice about the above, and also about
managing tooth staining.
Di McLean
&
Kim Dufty
Health Promotion
If you are a secondary school student, or school
leaver under 18 and have a Health Care Card or a
Pensioner Concession Card (or parents with one)
you can access free dental care at your local
Community Dental Clinic.
BALMORAL PLAYGROUP
Held every Wednesday morning, during school terms.
Time 9.30am – 11.30am
Cost $1 per child over 6 months of age.
We ask everyone to bring a piece of fruit to share
for morning tea.
Tea/coffee provided.
Playgroup is a great opportunity to meet
other parents with children of the same age.
It helps children develop independence and confidence in a
group situation while still having mum/dad close by.
The kids soon get to know familiar faces and look
forward to the playgroup experience every week.
Playgroup is a parent run program. Everyone who attends
are welcome to be involved as much or as little as they like.
If you’d like to know more about
Balmoral Playgroup please feel
free to call Leah on 0429853941.
Or call in and see us at BBNC on
a Wednesday.
PLANNED ACTIVITY GROUP
news
Hamilton Sheepvention is a must in August. With the bus and car loaded, we headed to Hamilton, coats on
ready for a great day out. Ivan was pleased with his purchases for the day. We had another great day out and
about, everyone had lots of time to walk around and enjoy their time at Sheepvention.
Monday 12th ~ After lunch it was into the bus to find and map all the historical plaques around the town, 22 sites
in all although we may have missed some. In time we plan to do a town map with all the plaques, from Lighting
the Lamps, Woolwash, Swagman, First and Second School sites etc. This will be a work in progress and we
look forward to completing this project in time.
National Healthy Bones Week ~ To celebrate this event Tallie was our
guest for the afternoon and explained the importance of regular exercise
to help maintain bone strength and improve muscle strength. National
Healthy Bones Week is an initiative urging all Australians to focus on
strengthening their bones through exercise and increasing their calcium
intake, to help prevent the onset of osteoporosis. In conjunction with
exercise, it is important to consume your recommended daily intake of
calcium.
Smoothies were on the menu for the afternoon, we mixed and blended
milk drinks for us all to taste and enjoy. Special thank you to Tallie for
coordinating the afternoon. Everyone liked the different recipes and using
the blender.
It is the end of August and we are packing and getting ready for our
annual trip away. This year we are heading to Camperdown.
Lyn Iredell & Heather Smith
Community Services
Above: Peg Foley
enjoying her Birthday at
PAG
Tune in next
month for a
review of our trip
to Camperdown
and district
Aileen Cantwell planting some trees
out at the Balmoral Golf Club for
National Tree Week
September Program...
Monday 2nd ~ Lunch at the Centre and craft afternoon.
Monday 9th ~ BBQ lunch at the Centre, road safety for seniors
and RACV driving day.
Monday 16th ~ Lunch at Centre, final of the footy tipping. Dress in your footy
colours.
Monday 23rd ~ Visit Casterton, Anne Frank Display.
Leave the Centre at 10:30am
Monday 30th ~ Lunch at the Centre, movie afternoon and final of “Turn on
the tap” fundraiser.
HELP used stamps
wanted. They can be
dropped off at the Bush
Nurse Centre, all will be
greatly appreciated.
“The best antiques
are old friends”.
Men's Shed...
Every Thursday
Afternoon from 1:30pm
At the Balmoral Angling
Club Rooms
LIVE ACTIVE
news
Wow it’s been a very busy month for the Live Active Team. Our new team member, Giles, has introduced
barbells to the strength training program and the feedback as been extremely positive! The barbells gave a
whole different twist on the program and everybody really enjoyed the challenge and the variety that came with
them. We’d like to thank Giles for filling in for Janette while she had a well earned holiday and look forward to
him introducing a men’s class in Term 4. The strength training classes will continue as normal but will break for 2
weeks over the school holidays.
Late last month I was lucky enough to be asked to be a guest speaker at a PAG afternoon to talk about the need
for exercise in regards to healthy bones. The PAG group were celebrating National Healthy Bones Week
(19th – 25th August, 2012) which was an initiative urging all Australians to focus on strengthening their bones
through exercise and increasing their calcium intake, to help prevent the onset of osteoporosis. In today's world,
we can expect to live to about the age of 80. One in three males and one in two females in Australia over the age
of 60 will have osteoporosis. This is where the bones lose calcium, become fragile and break easily. You will
start losing calcium from your bones as you age, so ensuring you have lots of it to start with is important. If you
do not look after your bones now, you risk pain, bone deformity and loss of independence for the last 20 years of
your life.
Many people are not aware that physical activity can both slow the loss of bone mass and bone strength, and is
also effective for reducing the risk of fractures. Resistance training programs are particularly effective in
improving muscular strength, thereby decreasing osteoporotic fractures. The additional benefit of resistance
training to increasing muscle strength is an improvement in balance, which reduces the risk of
falling. More than 90% of hip fractures in people with osteoporosis occur as a direct result of a
fall.
How do I reduce my risk of getting Osteoporosis?
A great place to start is by being physically active! Changes in bone mass are directly related
to physical activity. Similarly, a sedentary lifestyle is strongly associated with reduced BMD.
Physical activity is the only intervention that slows the loss of bone mass and strength, AND
reduces the risk of fractures. Prolonged periods of physical inactivity result in decreased BMD as well as gait
and balance problems; together, these outcomes increase the risk of falls and increase the risk of subsequent
osteoporotic fractures. Recent studies have shown that resistance training programs are also highly effective in
improving muscular strength, which helps to decrease osteopenic (lower BMD than normal, but not quite low
enough to be considered osteoporosis) and osteoporotic fractures. All of the data points to the importance of
physical activity for optimising your bone health, and minimising your risk of osteoporosis.
So how much physical activity is needed to reap these benefits for healthy bones? One study has demonstrated
that resistance training on 3 non-consecutive days per week for 6 months resulted in increased muscular
strength. Furthermore, another research group found a significant increase in bone mass and aerobic fitness
after one year of training, which consisted of 30 min aerobic activities (e.g., walking, jogging) and 10-15mins of
low intensity strength training.
Balance training is also a critical part of any exercise intervention for bone health, in order to minimise the risk
of falls. Improving muscular strength is an effective method for reducing falls and fractures, and for preserving
the functional abilities of individuals with osteoporosis. Combining walking with a low intensity resistance training
program on 3 days per week can also have a positive
impact on your BMD, thereby decreasing fracture risk.
Strength Training...
Monday & Wednesday from 7:00—8:00pm at
Balmoral Bush Nursing Centre
cost $5.00 per session
Older Adults Strength Training...
Thursday mornings from 10—11am at the
Balmoral Bush Nursing Centre.
cost $2.00 per session
For more information about our classes
please contact Tallie or Jannette at the
Centre on 5570 1304
Expressions of interest!!!
The Live Active team are interested in starting
another exercise class as well as a men’s class for
Term 4 and would love your feedback! Any
suggestions are more than welcome. We all know
how those extra kilos' creep up over winter so this
may be a good opportunity to help with getting those
bikini bodies back!!!!! Please call the centre if you
are interested.
Tallie Talay & Jannette Tinning
Live Active Team
BALMORAL EARLY LEARNING
CENTRE
news
This month at the Balmoral Early Learning Centre....
We have been very busy. The children started off
showing a strong interest in shopping. This then lead into
lots of cooking play; the children found a book with
recipes and were “cooking” flat out.
To extend on this interest we
decided to do some REAL
cooking. After a group discussion,
the children decided to make a
“chocolate cake with smarties and
icing just like the one in our cook
book”.
The children had LOTS of fun measuring,
scooping, pouring, mixing, smelling and
tasting. This took us a fair part of the day
but by afternoon teatime, we all had some
DELICIOUS cake!
(Learning: Makes connections between experiences, concepts
and processes.)
Over the past few months it has been obvious to me many of the children’s
growing interest in books and their excitement at group time to read them.
Through this time, many of the children have been excitedly bringing in books
from home for me to read. I thought a great way to extend this growing interest
would be to celebrate book week. To celebrate I asked each child to bring in their
favourite book from home to read. Meanwhile the educators bravely decided dress
up as book characters for the children.
(Communication: Actively uses and enjoys language and text in a range of ways.)
Peppa Pig
(aka Jann Grambeau)
“That’s not my Fairy”
(aka Bec Simons)
Mrs Honey
(From Mrs Honey’s Hat
(aka Simone Aitken)
The Green Sheep
(aka Nikki Fawell)
Simone Aitken
Childcare Team Leader