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DURING COVID-19

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To limit the spread of

COVID-19 through

contact with cash,

cashless payments

using debit or

credit card will be

encouraged wherever

possible.

CASH

If paying with cash,

please ensure you

have as close to the

correct amount as

possible.

FUNDS TRANSFER

Monthly invoicing is

available for paid

members.

Let our staff know if

you would like to set

up an account.

September advertising, notices and articles due by Friday, 17th August 2020

• What’s happening at the CRC?...

• HCRC Revised Trading Hours COVID-19...

• We Can Do It Now! - Call to Community...

• COVID-19 Pandemic Scan Warning...

• Noongar Waangkiny (language) & Culture Program details...

• Mental Health & You ad...

• St Paul’s Anglican Op Shop. Call-out for volunteers!...

• Anglicare Services available through partnership with Alcoa...

• HCRC Ready for Work Program -- New Rotation...

• Colin Holt contact details...

• Myalup Bird Observers (Tony France) article...

• Aloca advert re partnership with Anglicare & Foodbank

• Compact Design advert—NEW

• Youth Space Logo Competition details...

• Epilepsy Hotline advert—NEW

• Thank You for Your Support! - Grants received this year...

• Buzzy Lawn Mowing advert—NEW

• Dying to Know Day—Cemetery Tour & Death Café details...

• Warrior Wellbeing Article—What Is a Mental Health Plan?...

• GROW Mental Wellness/Coronavirus/Mental Health hotlines...

• Residential Rent Relief Grant scheme…

• Cancer Council article—Support/Immunisation clinic…

• Transwa Updates—New Coach Service…

• What are the benefits of a Seniors Card?...

• Be Connected computer lessons for seniors—Details…

• Our Outreach services

• Where are we located?...

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New Content this month…

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What’s happening at

HCRC ?

Special Points

of Interest

It’s business as

usual BUT...

Physical distancing

and COVID-19 hygiene

restrictions still apply to all

activities and events until

further notice

REGULAR EVENTS

Tai Chi

Tuesdays 9.30am

Ready for Work Program

9.00am to 12.30pm

Commencing in August

Quarterly Rotations

Be Connected Program

By Appointment Only!

FREE Individual computer

lessons for seniors

And beginners

(1 Hour each)

SIZE BLACK & WHITE OR COLOUR

6cm x 6cm $15.00

12cm x 6cm $17.00

Quarter Page $20.00

Half Page $40.00

Full Page $60.00

“For Sale” Ads

(2 lines)

FREE

Would you like to advertise

in our newsletter?

Community Garden

The Community Garden is available for use by the community in a variety

of ways: Easter Egg Hunts, Craft days,

Children's birthday parties,

Creation of individual garden rooms by

Volunteers or general maintenance of the garden, Small workshops that

promote Better Living.

The list goes on. ..

Contact us today to discuss your ideas.

Our opening hours changed for COVID-19

Make an appointment to avoid the inconvenience of waiting!

Monday to Thursday—8.30am to 2.30pm Closed Fridays until further notice





St Paul’s Anglican Op Shop is located next

to the Anglican Church at 53 Young Street

Harvey. The Op Shop uses the original

Anglican Church building which was built

in 1905 on the corner of Gibbs and Young

Street. The building was relocated to the

corner of Hester and Young Street in 1951

and a new Anglican Church building was

built next to it facing Young Street.

From humble beginnings the Op Shop has grown

over the past twenty years to become a thriving

hub of community support. The goal of the Op

Shop is to support the community by providing

affordable goods in an easily accessible location.

All goods that are sold in the Op Shop are donated

by the local community. This encourages people to

recycle and reuse goods instead of disposing of

usable goods in the rubbish.

The Op Shop could not operate without the efforts

of our dedicated volunteers who strive to provide

the best possible service for the community. The

volunteers are responsible for sorting donations

and placing suitable goods out for sale. When we

have excess stock, we always strive to pass this

onto other groups and organisations so that as

many people as possible benefit from the commu-

nity’s donations.

Volunteering is a great way to support the com-

munity you live in. You make connections with the

people you are helping and cultivate friendships

with other volunteers. Volunteering has been

shown to promote physical and mental health.

When you invest the time and energy to volun-

teer, you are investing in yourself as well as in the

cause you are supporting.

If you would like to make new friends, improve

your health and develop some new skills along

the way please considering becoming a volunteer

at St Paul’s Anglican Op Shop in Harvey. You can

change your life and the life of others when you

volunteer.

WE NEED YOUR HELP SO WE ARE ABLE TO

CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE NEEDS OF THE

COMMUNITY WE LIVE IN

If you are interested in volunteering please

contact Debbie on 0449831129 or

[email protected]

ST PAUL’S ANGLICAN OP SHOP

mailto:[email protected]




My birding colleagues locally and I find it

common enough to find Ospreys perching

in skeletal trees at either side of the

Leschenault Inlet north of Australind.

Whistling Kites, Sea Eagles, and a Little Hobby also

perch regularly at tall skeletal trees at the north east

side of the Inlet.

However, most usually, unfavourable topography

makes is far less common to be able to follow

throughout, an Osprey during the entire course of

its hunt for a fish.

In late June, I visited the north end of Cathedral

Avenue, finding there two Ospreys at their custom-

ary perch. One bird took to flight, heading west-

wards.

As I had intended anyway, I backtracked slightly to

join Buffalo Road that runs on an east-west axis

and links Cathedral Avenue with the Leschenault

Peninsular Conservation Park. I saw as I drove at

the extensive marshland south, a flock of twenty

Yellow-billed Spoonbills, scattered White Ibis, White

-faced Herons, Pied Stilts, Egrets, and Cormorants.

I parked about halfway along Buffalo Road. I

noticed high above an Osprey soaring in circles.

Eventually, the bird hovered, then, stooped, drop-

ping like a stone. It hit the water with a great

splash. It must have missed its prey, because it

gained height and repeated the search. For the

second time it dived, splashed down, and lifted

from the water, soon gaining height as it flew east-

wards towards where I had first sighted the Osprey

pair.

I had snapped away, although my digital camera

lens (x30 25-750mm lens) at the optimum

provided poor pictures of Osprey's distant hunt in

progress.

I drove back in the direction the Osprey had taken

and found one of the Osprey pair perched with its

talons fixed in a fish.

I had been lucky with the sun light and the favour-

able topography to see the Osprey hunt in

progress. I marvelled at the sheer strength of an

Osprey that could withstand such a great impact

with the water and then lift clear with a wriggling fish

almost immediately after the bird's immersion.




THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!



Warrior Wellbeing Article

What is a Mental Health Care Plan?

The term mental health encompasses all aspects of

our emotional, psychological and social wellbeing, it

affects how we feel, think and interact with the world

around us. It’s important to acknowledge that

“dealing with life’s challenges and changes” can be

difficult at times and place our mental health and

wellbeing under pressure. The effects of this will be

different for all of us, as we all have an innate but

varying capacity to cope and deal with these pres-

sures.

A Mental Health Care Plan is designed for someone

struggling with their mental health and wellbeing or

experiencing a mental health disorder as diagnosed

by a doctor. This mental health treatment plan is

about YOU and your GP having a conversation and

both agreeing that you need additional support. The

mental health treatment plan is written out by a GP

and identifies what type of extra support you need.

It is really about patient and doctor agreeing on

what is needed to help you achieve your goals and

to support your recovery journey.

A Mental Health Care Plan may include:

• Referral to a psychologist, counsellor or other

mental / allied health professional.

• A discussion around other types of support or

strategies to help you.

• Review of current medication or the prescrip-

tion of new medication.

• Other health checks or blood tests to explore

other physical health issues.

Another major benefit of a Mental Health Care Plan

is that it comes under the Better Access initiative,

which entitles you to a Medicare rebate for up to 10

sessions with a mental health professional. The

current guidelines do not cover all 10 session in one

year. Your plan will cover you for 6 sessions, follow-

ing that you can discuss with your GP whether the

additional 4 sessions would be of benefit via a

Mental Health Care Plan review and additional

referral.

Some things to remember in context to a Mental

Health Care Plan:

When booking an appointment with your GP ask

for a longer consult or mention the reason for

the booking (struggling with mental health / dis-

cuss care plan etc.)

Sometimes there can be waiting periods to see

psychs / counsellors. Discuss alternate support

options until you can get an appointment. This

may include family, friends, support lines or

other services. Options can be limited in rural

and remote areas.

Like any plan, it gives us direction, but it’s im-

portant it is actively reviewed through follow-up

appointments with your GP and check-ins to

monitor progress.

Recovery from mental health and wellbeing

challenges and / or mental illness is an ongoing

process and is often referred to as the recovery

journey. When we can seek help, talk about,

normalise and work through our mental health

and wellbeing problems, the boundaries of our

comfort zone grow and expand. This is also how

we grow as individuals and is the true meaning of

resilience!

Working with Warriors® Podcast Series. These

podcasts launched on the 19th June 2020 are

based on conversations around men’s wellbeing

and health from our “Working with Warriors”®

education sessions. These short podcasts

regarding a man’s approach to his wellbeing and

health are now available to listen via our website

or on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts

and numerous other podcast directories.

Terry and the Team

The Regional Men’s Health Initiative

delivered by Wheatbelt Men’s Health (Inc.)

PO Box 768, Northam WA 6401

Phone: 08 9690 2277

Email: [email protected]

mailto:[email protected]



Many young people are struggling financially right now. Make sure you know what schemes are available to you. If you meet the criteria below, the Residential Rent Relief Grant Scheme can provide you with a grant to cover 4 weeks rent or up to $2000, whichever is less. The money will be given straight to your landlord and you don't have to pay it back. For more information and to apply: https://www.commerce.wa.gov.au/consumer-protection/residential-rent-relief-grant-scheme?fbclid=IwAR3-VZoNIoLK0_AY-

https://www.commerce.wa.gov.au/consumer-protection/residential-rent-relief-grant-scheme?fbclid=IwAR3-VZoNIoLK0_AY-_0RlCT4OO7PwJKoxNqroiOZkktnJOnXMyii2ib3Db0




Support the Daffodil Day Appeal and help fund life-saving research

This year, Daffodil Day celebrates 34 years of turning Aus-tralia yellow, with Cancer Council aiming to raise $2 mil-lion for cancer research through online donations.

Cancer Council and its research partners direct almost $60 million annually to research grants for vital research projects across Australia, making the organisation the largest not-for-profit funder of cancer research in Australia.

While many of us have had our lives put on hold due to COVID-19, cancer doesn’t rest, so Cancer Council’s vital work in cancer research must continue. We rely on the generosity of community dona-tions to help us fund our work. Money raised this year will provide more than hope to people affected by cancer; it will fund vital cancer research that is saving lives every day.

Thanks to investment in research over many years, significant advancements have been made in can-cer prevention, screening and treatment - helping to increase survival rates from 49 per cent in the 1980s to 69 per cent today. Despite advances made in research and improving survival rates for many cancers, we know that every 4 minutes another Australian is diagnosed with cancer.

It is important for you to take note of any unusual changes in your body and to visit a doctor, clinic nurse or health worker without delay. We know that the earlier cancer is found, the greater the chance of successful treatment. Learn the symptoms at www.findcancerearly.com.au.

You can support the Daffodil Day Appeal by donating online before or on Friday 28 August, visit www.daffodilday.com.au or call 1300 65 65 85. Thank you for your continued support.

Shenae Hawkins, South West Regional Education Officer, Cancer Council WA, [email protected]

http://www.findcancerearly.com.au

http://www.daffodilday.com.au


From Monday, 3rd

August, a new Transwa express coach service will begin

operating between Bunbury Passenger Terminal and Mandurah Station. Once you

get to Mandurah you can use your Transwa ticket to get into the city.

The coach will depart Bunbury Passenger Terminal at 6.00am and arrive at

Mandurah Station at 7.20am to link with Transperth train service to the city. The

return service departs Mandurah Station at 6.00pm and arrives at Bunbury

Passenger Terminal at 7.20pm. The adult fare for each service will be $18.45 and

the concession fare will be $9.25.

Passengers in possession of a Transwa ticket (paper or electronic) can continue to

use it for travel to/from Perth on the Transperth services. The Transperth service

departs Mandurah at 7.24am (arriving Perth underground at 8.19am) and returns

from Perth underground at 4.52pm or 5.02pm (arriving Mandurah at

4.56pm/5.56pm).

Bookings are essential

Drop into Harvey CRC Monday to Thursday between 8.30am and 2.30pm to book your Transwa travel.

NEW COACH SERVICE BETWEEN BUNBURY

AND MANDURAH

COMMENCING 3RD AUGUST


Being a WA Seniors Card member has a lot of benefits!

As a WA Seniors Card member, you will receive a card that is your WA Seniors Card and Transperth SmartRider in one.

The SmartRider side will give you access to travel on Transperth services for free or on a concession basis.

You can use the WA Seniors Card side to claim a range of State Government concessions and discounts from more over 850 businesses across Western Aus-tralia.

You will also be eligible to apply for monthly competitions offered to WA Seniors Card members. Search the website to find a discount near you: https://www.seniorscard.wa.gov.au/benefits/

https://www.seniorscard.wa.gov.au/benefits/?fbclid=IwAR101SHPhjTBWmVSYDSVB0K_BOz4zc_dv48mJxBZG-oGPhjrN9WqwpN2Dt8


Great news! Lessons

have started again!






SMYL SMYL Community Services

Attend the Harvey CRC one day per fortnight to

outreach for participants of the Parents’ Next

Program.

This service is available every second

Wednesday by appointment only.

RESUMING SOON

Call 1300 215 391 for appointments.

Anglicare Financial Counselling

Anglicare WA’s Financial Counsellors are qualified to:

make assessments of financial situations

provide information and options to address financial prob-

lems

assist with resolutions if necessary

advocate and negotiate with creditors

make referrals to other useful services in the community

provide information about government assistance

support clients in developing their own budget

relay relevant information about consumer credit and

bankruptcy

Anglicare WA's Financial Counsellors not only help

solve immediate problems, but teach people how to

maintain their own financial stability independently.

Available every second Wednesday from 9:00am to

2:30pm

By appointments only.

Call 9792 1900 for appointments.

South West Community

Alcohol and Drug Service The South West Community Drug Service Team

is a specialist team working with clients within the

south west of WA to reduce the harm

Associated with the use of alcohol and other

drugs.

SERVICE REGRETFULLY WITHDRAWN


GP Down South GP Down South is a not-for-profit community organisation

providing health and wellbeing services in the South West

and Peel regions of WA.

In the Peel region we operate Nidjalla Waangan Mia

Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing Centre, the Peel Youth

Medical Service (including the 3 Tier Youth Mental Health

Program) and the Peel Mobile Health Service. In the South

West we provide Mental Health Services, Community Child

Health Service and Down South Aboriginal Health Services.


atWork Australia

Building better working lives

atWork Australia is a leading employment

services provider working with Australians

across the nation. We empower job seekers,

supporting them to build better working lives.

Available every Wednesday from

8.30am to 4.00pm

Appointments essential.

Call 1300192632 for appointments.

South West Community

Legal Centre

The South West Community Legal Centre is a

not-for-profit, independent community

organisation committed to delivering legal advice

and information to low-income and

disadvantaged people in the South West region

of Western Australia.

Available every second Monday from

8.30am to 2:30pm

Appointments essential.

Call 9791 3206 for booking information.

Accordwest –Emergency Relief Accordwest, are recognised as leaders in delivering a diverse

range of support services that not only empower families and

individuals, but foster community resilience.

Accordwest offers tenancy advice, private rental support,

accommodation support, financial counselling and

family services.

Available every second Wednesday from 10.00am to

12:00pm. Please contact 9729 9000 for assistance.

Financial Counselling

SERVICE REGRETFULLY WITHDRAWN


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WA NILS are here to keep you moving forward and are a

real The WA No Interest Loans Scheme is part of the Anglicare WA network

and aims to provide families and individuals on low incomes across Western

Australia

with the opportunity to apply for a small, no interest loans in times of need.

These loans help people purchase essential household items and services

without the burden of interest charges or fees.

At present, WA NILS provides loans between $200 and $1,500 for the purchase of

https://www.anglicarewa.org.au/


NEW TRADING HOURS

Monday to Thursday: 8:30am - 2.30pm

Friday and Public Holidays: Closed

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