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Australian German Welfare Society Inc.
Reg. No. A 0010852 B – ABN: 98 245 957 640
Newsletter
Nr. 527/ March 2016
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South Melbourne, 3205 VIC
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Tel.: 03-9696 0907
www.germanwelfare.org.au
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Dear Members
Now that we have almost adjusted to the new Number 2016, and we
have left Christmas and New Year celebrations behind us, Easter is
approaching rapidly. Our calendar tells us, Good Friday is on the 25th
of March. I wish you a beautiful time and lots of Easter Eggs. Maybe,
you have already planned something for the week before Easter, like not
drinking any alcohol or skipping sweets and desserts? These originally
religious rites very often have a health reason and are good for our
body. There is still time; think it through and decide what you want to
do!
As mentioned in our last Newsletter, on the 11th March, we will have
our “Evening with Music and Entertainment” at the Munich
Brauhaus. This is just a reminder, you received the invitation together
with the last Newsletter. Maybe you still have some Bavarian- looking
outfit in your wardrobe? It would be very suitable for that evening.
I am looking forward to seeing many of you there.
On the 12th May we will have our Mothers ‘Day celebration. Perhaps
you could mark this date already in your diary.
Best regards from Linde Mohr
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Climate Change
The following article gave me some thoughts. Therefore I include it in
our Newsletter.
Do not think that I am against protection of our environment. We all
want clean water, clean air and so on, not only for us but for our
children, grandchildren and great- grandchildren; we should do
anything possible to guarantee a clean environment.
But what is our potential? Therefore I include the following article by
Patrick. Moore, co-founder of Greenpeace:
Climate Change…
Here are the main points of his article:
The Earth has existed for 4, 6 billion years. During this time the climate
has changed constantly and it will continue to do so….
During the last 400 000 years it experienced four different ice ages. At
present we live in between ice ages.
During the last 2 000 years we experienced a Roman warm period, a
cold “Dark Ages” time, a medieval warm period followed by a small ice
period and for the last 300 years, a constant warming up.
During this period, except for the last 150 years, human beings could
not influence the climate. There just were not enough people.
Graphics show us that warm periods do not necessarily coincide with
high CO2 levels and ice periods not necessarily with low CO2 levels.
Many factors influence our climate. It starts with the activities of the
sun, the distance between sun and earth, even the shaking of our earth’s
axes.
We have to say that during recent years the temperature of the earth
increased rather slowly although the CO2 values increased considerably
mainly due to human activities.
The scientific predictions concerning our climate are only partly proven,
because too little of the real ‘background’ is understood. If you think of
the weather forecast, it is only relatively accurate for a couple of days,
may be a week.
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Therefore the predictions of the world climate advisors have to be
considered with greatest care…many arguments are based on
missionary enthusiasm.
Linde Mohr
Winston Churchill:
Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit.
Wisdom is not putting it in fruit salad
Nach der Melodie:
Freude schöner Götterfunken
Freu Dich über jede Stunde,
die Du lebst auf dieser Welt.
Freu Dich, dass die Sonne aufgeht,
und auch, dass der Regen fällt.
Du kannst atmen, Du kannst fühlen,
kannst auf neuen Wegen geh’n.
Freu Dich, dass Dich and’re brauchen
Und Dir in die Augen seh’n.
Freue Dich an jedem Morgen,
dass ein neuer Tag beginnt.
Freu‘ Dich an den Frühlingsblumen
Und am kalten Winterwind.
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Du kannst hoffen, Du kannst kämpfen,
kannst dem Bösen widersteh’n.
Freu Dich, dass die dunklen Wolken
Irgendwann vorübergeh’n.
Freue Dich an jedem Abend,
dass Du ein Zuhause hast.
Freue Dich an schönen Stunden
Und vergiss die laute Last.
Du kannst lieben, Du kannst träumen
Und Du kannst es gut versteh’n,
freu Dich über jede Stunde,
denn das Leben ist so schön.
Freue dich am nächsten Tage
Und dass Dir die Sonne scheint,
denn der Herrgott ist die Waage,
der es gut mit allen meint.
Viel Gesundheit, Gottes Segen,
mögen stets begleiten Dich.
Und Humor auf allen Wegen,
alles and’re findet sich.
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Socialwork
Our office was contacted 69 times and we had 50 visitors.
Statistics Social Work January 2016
Aged Care
Friendly Visiting Service
Computerkiosk
German Language
TTHA/MLH
Information
Health Issues
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New Cases
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Client visits external
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Broadband Kiosk for Seniors
Internet?
Email?
Broadband?
Online?
Google?
Skype? Please help!!!!!
Don’t be afraid of computers! They can be so much fun with
a little help of our tutor.
Wednesdays from 1pm to 4pm at the AGWS office. Give us
a call on 9696 0907 if you are interested
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Donations
Thank you very much for your donations! Donations for the
Tabulam and Templer Homes are marked with *.
Mr & Mrs Hackenbroich
(Bunter Abend)
100.00
Mr & Mrs Kaiser
(Bunter Abend)
2000.00
Calendar of Events
QU-QU-meet up group
Please come and chat!
Tuesday, 8 & 22 March 2016
Where:
AGWS Office
When:
10.00am and 1.00pm
An Evening of Music and Entertainment
Friday, 11 March 2016
Munich Brauhaus, South Wharf
6pm
3-course Bavarian meal, live music and Trivia Quiz
70$ per person
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Rappelkiste 2015
Thursday mornings 10 – 12 pm
Parkdale Church of Christ, 176 Como Parade West,
Parkdale
Enquiries and bookings:
Dagmar Logan 0438 353 910
Cost: $ 7 for the first child; $ 3 for every other child two years’ and
older; children below two years of age are free
The AGWS family membership for one year is $50 (this includes
insurance with Playgroup Australia)
A Project of the Australian-German Welfare Society
Deutsche Sprache und Traditionen spielend beibehalten
AGWS German Bookclubs
The AGWS book clubs meet every third
Tuesday of the
month. If you like to read and enjoy
sharing
your
opinion with others, join us. The “AGWS Buchclub” meets in the
morning at 11am in the rooms of the AGWS in South Melbourne and the
“Bookworms” at 7.30pm in the evening. The “Buchwürmer” meet in a
cafe, a bar or someone’s house. The meeting venues change monthly, so
please book to find out where the next meeting takes place. We welcome
new members!
Our Book Clubs meet on the third Tuesday of the month:
In the morning at 11 am in the Australian German Welfare Society,
4th Floor, 24 Albert Road, South Melbourne, (Tram No 16, Stop 66
Domain Interchange)
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AGWS Deutscher Buchclub
Jeweils am 3. Dienstag im Monat
19:30 Uhr
Buchliste 2016
Buchwürmer (Evening Book Club)
19. Feb 2016
Der Mittagstisch – Ingrid Noll (Ausnahmsweise
ein Freitag!)
15. März 2016
Altes Land – Doerte Hansen
19. April 2016
Film
17. Mai 2016
Nirgendwo in Afrika – Stefanie Zweig
21. Juni 2016
Mieses Karma 2 – David Safier
19. Juli 2016
Die erstaunliche Wirkung von Glueck – Susanne
Rehlein
16. Aug 2016
Film
20. Sep 2016
Ein Mann namens Ove – Fredrik Backman
18. Okt 2016
Ganze Tage im Cafe - Solveig Jonsdottir
15. Nov 2016
Die Betrogene – Charlotte Link
Bücher auszuleihen bei:
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AGWS
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Brighton Library
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Glen Waverley Library
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Ich will keine Schokolade! .... Oder doch?
Ist es verwegen in der Fastenzeit an Schokolade zu denken – ein Buch
über Schokolade zu lesen – einer Radiosendung mit dem Thema
Schokolade zu lauschen?
Vielleicht – aber nicht jeder verzichtet momentan auf Schokolade und
wer doch, heiβt es nicht “Vorfreude ist die beste Freude“?
Jedenfalls ist das Buch unseres AGWS Buchclubs im Monat März der
Roman “Der Duft von Schokolade“. Ewald Arenz kreierte eine
verführerische, sinnliche, schokoladensüsse Liebesgeschichte zum
Dahinschmelzen. Sie spielt im Wien des ausgehenden 19. Jahrhunderts
und macht Lust auf feine, ausgewählte Schokolade umhüllt von den
verschiedensten Düften. Wahrlich ein Buch für Geniesser!
In meiner Radiosendung am 22. Februar um 19h ( Radio 3ZZZ , 92.3fm )
wird sich auch alles um Schokolade drehen. Wenn Sie nicht live
mithhӧren kӧnnen - unter www.3zzz.com.au kӧnnen Sie sich die
Sendung bis zu vier Wochen nach Ausstrahlung anhӧren.
Ute Haberberger
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TTHA news
To all residents, family, and friends Happy Valentine’s
Day for February the 14th. We hope that you were spoilt
by your loved one for this yearly celebration. For some
of us it’s a time to remember and reflect on cherished memories.
This month’s update comes from Ricarda Jagusch-Rammanhor – TTHA
Community Services Manager.
I was fortunate enough to spend 6 lovely weeks with my family and
friends in my beautiful home country South Africa where we travelled a
lot and enjoyed the warmth and wonderful people and the different
cultures, crafts and culinary experiences not forgetting the amazing
scenery and wildlife.
Although originally from Germany, I spent most of my adult life over
there before migrating to Australia 8 ½ years ago. We had the most
wonderful time whilst we were there, but I did look around and realised
that unfortunately the older population in South Africa is not as
fortunate as our elderly population in Australia. Older people in South
Africa very much depend on themselves or having to live with their
family members, very few are able to get into a retirement village or
residential care facilities. Home care packages or any council services for
elderly are almost non-existent. This made me quite sad.
On a positive note I came across a lovely German Aged Care Facility
right in the heart of Johannesburg which has been catering for the older
German population since 1946.
To give you a bit of a comparison between South Africa and Australia:
“There are 500 aged care facilities for a population of 52 million people
in South Africa. That is one care facility for every 104,000 people.
Australia has 3,000 care facilities which equates to one facility for every
7,700 people.”
I guess the point I am trying to make is that I am proud to be working at
TTHA which is just one of the fantastic organisations in Australia that
assist our ageing population in various ways to age gracefully. We are
so fortunate to be able to offer various programs at TTHA starting from
our Planned Activity Group through to Home Care Packages Level 2
and 3, private assistance at home, independent living units and our
residential care facility that can offer care in so many different ways.
TTHA can really call itself a “one stop shop” and I am looking forward
to another exciting year at TTHA.
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Whilst I was away on holidays and had a great time, my colleagues Anja
and Prue had to step up and did an absolute wonderful job of it and I
would like to take this opportunity to thank them for being there. It is
great to be working in a team like this, not forgetting all the care support
staff who we very much rely on a daily basis
and without them the care would not be provided to our clients and of
course our admin team that support us in every way along this journey.
Our Planned Activity Staff had a well-deserved two week break over
December and I am sure our PAG clients were eagerly awaiting their
return on the 11th of Jan for their first outing of this year. Having had a
look at their calendar they have some exciting new outings planned for
this year. So anybody interested please contact us in the Community
Care office.
We can also confirm that all our Home Care Packages Level 2 and 3 in
the Eastern Metro Region are now filled, we do still have vacancies of
Level 2’s in the Southern Region so if you know of anybody that may be
eligible for a Home Care Packages in this region please ask them to
contact us on:
8720 1331 (Anja)
8720 1332 (Ricci) or 8720 1339 (Prue)
The My Aged Care website is now up and running an any new
enquiries for people wanting to access services will have to be made
directly on: 1800 200 422
We currently still have one three bedroom independent living unit
available for sale, if you are interested in having a look through please
contact myself Eva Simo on 8720 1300.
Eva Simo (TTHA CEO)
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Lifestyle Activity Update
In February our activities are back into full swing with some new
programs that will provide our residents with many more activities to
assist in the development of new friendships, and allow them to
participate and provide them with a more fulfilling life.
Program’s to date:
Garden Club; Exercise Classes;
Kaffe Klatsch;
Reading Group;
Bingo; Men’s Shed; Movie Nights; Café where friends and family can
sit and enjoy fine coffee and cake; Shopping trips and outings; Movie
Nights; Singing and Reading group.
Highlights for January and February
Australia Day Celebrations –
“Animals on the Move” provided bush babies - Lizards, Rabbits, Guinea
pigs plus many more for residents to pat and hold.
“Stax and his Didgeridoo” entertained residents with various
indigenous tunes and spoke about the origins of the didgeridoo.
Pancake Day
On Tuesday 9th February we also celebrated Pancake Day (Shrove
Tuesday) with waffles and poffertjes being served in the Café. Deanna
Roberts, Lifestyle Coordinator and June Harling, Marketing and
Communicator provided our expert culinary skills and served over 30
residents.
International Smile Day - coming up on the 16 February.
Montessori Update
Elise with our IV’s Julia, Christoph and Antonia are working hard on
creating and implementing new Montessori activities. Geography and
maps are a popular theme and have been a common interest to develop
new activities. This has sparked up interesting conversations with our
residents, as they reminisce about previous travels.
There is also reworks of some original activities to cater for new
members of our family.
Linda Graham from Montessori for Dementia Australia visited for 3
days at the start of February. Linda’s wealth of knowledge shared once
again, has inspired new ideas. We look forward to continuing to provide
person centred care and Montessori sorting games.
Volunteers Needed
Having been a Volunteer myself during the early years when my
children were at school and later with many other programs in our local
community,
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I often ask myself why do I put my hand up to help with so many
groups.
Upon reflection, I want to be able to give back, to help make a difference
and pass on some of the life skills that I have learnt doing craft,
communicating with people from many different backgrounds in job
roles that I’ve had and the genuine feeling of wanting to help others to
help raise their self-esteem so that they feel valued and know that a
helping hand is available.
Here at TTHA, we rely on the support of our volunteers to assist with
our programs. It may be helping with a craft activity, movie night,
sharing in a game of chess, looking after chickens and rabbits helping
with our Café or just sitting and chatting about life.
If you can spare the time for even just 1 hour a week to make a
difference in our residents’ lives, or if you know of someone who may
have some spare time, we would love to hear from you. Please call
TTHA on 8720 1333 and speak with our lovely Receptionist staff to leave
your details – your name and phone no and we will follow up with you.
If email is preferred, please send expressions of interest to Ellen in
Human Resources hr@ttha.org.au.
June Harling – Marketing and Communications
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Martin Luther Homes
Wir wünschen allen Lesern des Rundbriefes ein frohes, gesegnetes und
gesundes neues Jahr.
Im Martin Luther Heim haben wir ein geschäftiges 2015 hinter uns
gebracht. Vieles hat sich verändert:
Neue Apartments im Retirement Village
Neue Büros für die Verwaltung
Neue Lobby mit Concierge Desk
Renoviertes Café Jensen, ab März sieben Tage die Woche geöffnet
Acht neue Pflegeheim Zimmer
Neue Pastoren
Neue Rezeptions Öffnungszeiten
Und vieles mehr
Im Pflegeheim wurden nach einer erfolgreichen
„Happy Hour“ jetzt eine „Night with the Stars“
gehalten. Dieser Anlass wurde dazu genutzt,
Elivs Presleys Geburtstag zu feiern…natürlich
kam Elvis als Ehrengast dazu und sorgte für viel
Spaß und gute Stimmung unter den Bewohnern.
wurde den ganzen Abend getanzt, gelacht und
gesungen.
Die nächsten Happy Hour Abende werden als
„Hooray for Hollywood“, „The Best of British“
und „50’s Rock’n’Roll“ thematisiert werden.
Es
Bitte beachten Sie die neuen Öffnungszeiten unserer Rezeption:
Montag – Donnerstag, 10:00 Uhr bis 16:00 Uhr und Freitag 8:00 bis 14:30
Uhr geöffnet. An Wochenenden und an Feiertagen bleibt die Rezeption
geschlossen.
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new members:
We welcome to the AGWS:
Mr Stephan Mueller
Mrs Mandy Woetzel
Announcements / Advertisements
(Disclaimer: The responsibility for the content of announcements and flyers remains
with the providers)
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Meet and socialise with other Germans in the Migrant Resource Centre
Northwest
Wednesdays, 10 – 12 at Woodlands Park House, Winifred Street, N Essendon
Thursdays 10 – 12 Uhr – Westvale Community Ctr, 45 Kings Road, St Albans
All inquiries to Regine Keys Tel 9367 6044
Have you heard about meet-up? Germans and German speaker
meet on a regular basis about once a month, normally at a Pub
or restaurant. Sometimes we will organize different events like a
movie night or so. You don't need to speak German very well to
attend meetings. Just come along, listen, chat and have fun! Info:
www.meetup.com/german-356/ Special celebration:
SBS Radio- jeden Abend zwischen 19 und 20.00 Uhr in deutscher
Sprache. An den meisten Tagen laufen unsere Sendungen Australienweit.
Ausserdem
sind
sie
auf
unserer
Webseite
www.sbs.com.au/german in der Woche nach der Ausstrahlung in
voller Länge zu hören, und einige Sendungen erscheinen dort auch als
Podcast
Radio 3ZZZ - 92.3fm
Melbourne Ethnic Community Radio
Drei deutsche Sendestunden jede Woche!
Montag 19.00 - 20.00Uhr
Dienstag 19.00 - 20.00 Uhr
Donnerstag 10.00 - 11.00 Uhr
Jeder Broadcaster hat sein individuelles Programm 
Musikwunsch? Gruβ? Rufen Sie uns an!
Während der oder nach den Sendestunden – Tel (03) 9415 1923
Wir freuen uns auch über jedes Feedback!
Sendung verpasst? Kein Problem!
Unter www.3zzz.com.au können Sie sich die Sendungen bis zu vier Wochen
nach Ausstrahlung anhören.
Kontakt: Hans-Peter Lang
Phone: 0411 450 360
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Email: continental@iinet.net.au
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Newsletter
Would you like to publish something in the next newsletter? If so, we
would be delighted. The copy deadline for our April Newsletter is
Thursday , 17th March 2016
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Meeting of the Book Club 16 February
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