UPCOMING EVENTS

Phillip Island RSL Welfare & Pensions Centre

Phillip Island RSL Welfare & Pensions Centre

caters for all the Welfare and Pension needs of

our Veterans, War Widows & Member

Community.

Our suitably trained and qualified Pension &

Welfare Officers are available to be of

assistance.

The inception of the Phillip Island RSL

Pensions/Welfare Centre is to ensure the

positive forward direction of our commitment

to Welfare within the Community of the Phillip

Island District.

Appointments are necessary and can be

made by phoning our Welfare Office on 5952 1004,

Option 4

FUNHOUSE THE P!NK SHOW! Friday 10th December 2010

Phillip Island RSL ANZAC Room

Doors open 8pm Show starts 8.30pm

Tickets $30 Members $40 Non Members

Based on P!nk’s amazing live performances,

FUNHOUSE features all P!nk’s greatest

songs!

August-September 2010

Vale Board

Our Condolences

Penn Boucat

Lest We Forget

Our best wishes are with those

Members who are unwell and in hospital

If you require assistance from our welfare office,

please call 5952 1004 and press extension 3

The welfare department is seeking more volunteers for all areas and drivers to help

drive service and affiliate members to and from medical and other appointments.

If you have any available time and would like to be part of our friendly volunteer

team please see reception to forward your details!

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Melbourne Cup Calcutta Monday 1st November

6:30pm until late

Phillip Island RSL ANZAC Room

Full 3 course meal

‘Ownership’ of two horses in the Melbourne Cup

Chances to bid on several ’High Value’ Items

Win BIG $$$ on the Calcutta

Support the Bass Coast Foundation

Your ticket to a night of fun and laughter

For more information please see reception

PRESIDENT’S HISTORY LESSONS

All about Irish Whiskey

The Scots most likely learned about distilling from the Irish (though they are loath to

admit it). The Irish in turn learned about it, according to the Irish at least, from

missionary monks who arrived in Ireland in the seventh century.

The actual details are a bit sketchy for the next 700 years or so, but it does seem

reasonable to believe that monks in the various monasteries were distilling aqua vitae

("water of life"), primarily for making medical compounds and it was distilled as a

perfume until they discovered it wasn’t bad to drink.

These first distillates were probably grape or fruit brandy rather than grain spirit.

Barley-based whiskey (the word derives from uisce beatha the Gaelic interpretation of

aqua vitae) first appears in the historical record in the mid-1500s when the Tudor kings

began to consolidate English control in Ireland. Queen Elizabeth I was said to be fond of

it and had casks shipped to London on a regular basis

The Story Of Guinness

On the last day of December 1759 a determined young man named Arthur Guinness

rode through the gate of an old, dilapidated ill-equipped brewery sited on a small strip

(64 acres) of land on Dublin's James's Street. He had just signed a lease on the property

for 9,000 years at 45 pounds per annum. His friends shook their heads in disbelief (the

fact he was a councillor may have helped).

For ten years, Mark Rains ford’s Ale Brewery (for such it was) had been on the Market

and nobody had shown any interest in it. The Street was already festooned with similar

small breweries, all attracted to this spot by a good supply of water. Throughout the

city of Dublin there were about 70 breweries at that time, all, it must be assumed,

small. Guinness's newly acquired brewery was no more than average. But Arthur was

about to change all of that. He was 34 years old. He knew that the products of this

teeming, almost domestic, industry were highly unsatisfactory. At that time, beer was

almost unknown in rural Ireland where whiskey, gin and poteen were the alcoholic

drinks most readily available.

In spite of this and the poor quality of beer available in larger centres like Dublin, it was

recognised, paradoxically, that brewing - although constantly under threat from

imports - was probably the most prosperous of the very few industries in Ireland at

that time. As time went on, a fellow brewer friend sent Arthur a recipe for Porter.

"Porter" is so named because of its popularity with the porters and stevedores of

Covent Garden and Billingsgate in London. "Porter" had been developed in London

some years earlier and was imported into Dublin to the detriment of local brews.

Arthur Guinness finally had to choose between porter and the traditional Dublin ales.

Deciding to tackle the English brewers at their own game, Arthur tried his hand at

porter. He brewed the deep, rich beverage so well that he eventually ousted all imports

from the Irish market, captured a share of the English trade and revolutionised the

brewing industry.

The word Stout was added in the early 1820's as an adjective, qualifying the noun

"porter". An "extra stout porter" was a stronger and more full-bodied variety. "Stout"

evolved as a noun in its own right, as did the family name of Guinness. In 1825 Guinness

WELFARE

Respecting Victoria’s Veterans

The Victorian Government commemorates and honours Victorian veterans through a range of initiatives that support veterans’ wellbeing and promotes understanding of their contribution and legacy, particularly among young people.

Support for ex-service organisations

Victoria’s ex-services organisations (ESOs) are facing a number of key challenges including difficulty in engaging younger veterans and a declining membership and volunteer base. By providing access to effective advice and resources we can support ESOs in meeting these challenges.

The appointment of a Veterans Sector Development Adviser to support the Victorian Veterans Council to assist ESOs sustain and develop their operations.

The development and distribution of a resource kit on issues such as managing succession and transition, available relevant services, grant opportunities to build capacity and advice on modernizing volunteering opportunities.

Providing information sessions in partnership with Consumer Affairs Victoria to support Patriotic Funds Trustees meet their aims and obligations.

Promoting the wellbeing of veterans Improving veterans' access to quality health and aged care services accommodation , transport and state concessions supports their wellbeing and helps them remain active and involved in their communities

Upgrading the Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital- $15.5 millions has been provided for works at Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital, including $14.5 million for the Centre for Trauma– Related Mental Health Services which is a redevelopment of the Veterans Psychiatry Unit and will provide a 20 bed unit for inpatients and outpatients, treating veterans and others suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder , anxiety disorders and major mood disorders

Making $2 million in funding available from the Victorian Property Fund to expand the suplly of specialist housing to low-income or disadvantaged veterans and/or their dependants

The $4 million Men’s Shed program provides assistance to establish Men’s Sheds that support the health and wellbeing of veterans and other members of the community through practical activities such as woodwork and by providing a place to socialize with other men

A range of targeted state concessions to Department of Veterans’ Affaris Gold Card hold-ers to assist them to remain independent and active in their communities. These conces-sions include exemptions for municipal rates, stamp duty, public transport, taxis, water and sewerage, winter and off peak energy bills, motor vehicle registration, disability parking and TAC Insurance. For more information go to www.veterans.vic.gov.au

WELFARE

Men's Shed

The Men's Shed is also involved with the Kids are Family festival. There is plenty of activities to do at the festival – one activity centre is the Bowen's build-it centre. At the

Bowen's build it centre kids along with their parents can make a variety of different wood constructions. The Men's shed will be cutting wood to size to help make these

constructions. They'll be doing this over the 7 weeks ready for the kids to nail it together at the festival. The Men's Shed personnel have also been invited to bring their skills and

knowledge to help out the kids on the days of the festival.

Tickets for the festival are now available and offer great value. Your ticket includes:

Entry to three unique and fabulous fun parks

All activities included all day Free car parking on site and next door

7 hours of family fun from 10.00am to 5.00pm each day Welcome to bring own food

One day family ticket (4 persons) $140.00 Single tickets $40.00

RSL members gain a 10% discount by entering “rsl” in the coupon field when ordering

tickets online. For all information and tickets on the Kids are Family festival go to www.eventsupport.com.au

South Gippsland Group

of Melbourne Legacy

CHARITY GOLF DAY

Friday 29th

October at

Phillip Island Golf Club

4BBB Stableford (Men’s, Ladies, Mixed)

8:30am for 9:00am Shotgun Start

(early start for visitors travelling)

$25 per player (includes lunch)

For registration forms please see Reception

PRESIDENT’S HISTORY LESSONS

(Porter) Stout was available abroad, and by 1838, Guinness' St. James's Gate Brewery

was the largest in Ireland. The brewery was virtually a city in itself with 8,000 workers,

accommodation, crèches, swimming pool etc. With the advent of robot automation,

the number of workers required has dropped to only 800.

Greg Mead

Below is a letter we received from the Victorian State President of ANZAC house. He was shown around the venue and the Men’s Shed over the weekend and he was extremely

impressed with the club and the shed.

Goes to show we have an RSL to be proud of!

MENS SHED

Men's Shed August Report

Our Tuesday and Thursday morning sessions continue to attract a regular attendance and

to carry out a variety of projects using the various items of wood working equipment we

have assembled in the shed.

Most of the equipment is new but donations of pre loved tools in good condition have

added considerably to our strength.

One of the projects now “A work in Progress” is the manufacture of several “lazy Susan” table furniture units for the Senior

Citizens club. All materials used in this work is supplied by the senior citizens and this work is mainly in the hands of Les McGee and Bruce Talbot.

Senior students of Cowes Primary school have visited on two occasions now and they have put

together small timber carry boxes (timber supplied by the school and then cut by shed members) when finished (painted) each student will keep their own

box.

For those members interested in welding and other metal work we have applied for a grant to extend

the shed to provide a separate and safe metal working shop and should know if out application is successful

by mid September.

Now where are all the would be Woodturners who have indicated interest in this fascinating hobby?

On the 1st Sunday morning each month the Phillip Island Woodturners attend our shed with their own

lathes and they are willing to teach and help anyone willing to try their hand. We have 2 lathes permanently in the shed and they sit idle most of the time. It would be good to see them put to use.

Jock McKechnie

KIDS ARE FAMILY FESTIVAL

The Phillip Island RSL are pleased to be involved in the upcoming Kids are Family festival. Kids are family is a new and exciting festival for kids and adults to enjoy fun

and active experiences together. The festival will be held on 18th and 19

th of

September 2010 at three fabulous neighbouring fun parks – The Phillip Island Adventure Resort, A Maze'N Things and Koala Conservation Centre.

At the festival the Phillip Island RSL is fundraising for Challenge. Challenge help children diagnosed with cancer and their families. Each year there are over 200

newly diagnosed cases of childhood cancer in Victoria while over 1000 are receiving ongoing treatment. A number of Kids are Family challenges have been established to raise money and help Challenge provide resources to support these amazing kids on

their way to recovery.

You can help by attending the Kids are Family festival and completing the four challenges that support “Challenge”! The Phillip Island RSL will donate $2.00 for every

successful attempt, so you can have a whole heap of fun while making a huge difference to the lives of some amazing kids.

The four challenges are:

Reaching the top of the 17m high giant swing

Popping the balloon in archery

Reaching the top of the difficult rock wall climbs

Achieving 10 crates in the crate climb

The challenges are there for both kids and adults to have a go. Should you achieve the challenge a bell will ring and the Phillip Island RSL will donate $2.00 to Challenge.