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Apollo
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Edition
50-30 19/12/08 -
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 Music
Festival Community
News Landcare
Health
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Apollo
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Ocean Road Home |
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THE COMBINED CHURCHES
CHRISTMAS CAROL NIGHT.
At the STAR OF THE SEA
Sunday 21st December 2008
7:15pm Special Songs for Children
7:30pm Traditional Carols Special Appearance of
St Nicholas
*Please bring a non perishable gift to help others*
Thank you to our local Lions Club for providing
sweets
for the children.
Tea Coffee and biscuits in the hall after the
singing. Any queries contact Mary Ormrod Phone
52377670
Santa's visit
to the Apollo Bay Post Office
Come and join in this year's Santa's visit to
the
Apollo Bay Post Office on Wednesday 24 December
at 10.30am
Bring your cameras along and get a photo with
Santa. To spread the good cheer, Melody Makers
will be singing some Christmas Carols. Eddie and
Sylvia wish you all a Happy and Safe Christinas
and a prosperous 2009. Thank you for your ongoing
support.
Christmas Service Times Anglican Otway Parish
2008
Tuesday 23 December
8.00 pm Christ the King, Carlisle River
Wednesday 24 December
8.00 pm St. Anselm's, Beech Forest
11.00 pm St. Aidan's, Apollo Bay
Christmas Day 25 December
9.00 am St Aidan's, Apollo Bay
11.00 am St. James, Forrest
Enquiries: 5237 6615 |
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CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN
Santa with his helpers (the fire brigade)
will be around town from 7pm on Tuesday
23rd December.
He will be at the corner of Otway and Bass
Cres then corner of Old Coach Rd and Ozone
St, Skenes Creek. Next at comer of Marriners
Lookout Rd and Scenic Drive, then McLachlan
and Cawood St, next at Costin and Pengilley
Ave, on to Seymour and McLachlan St, corner
of Pascoe and Martin St and then Noel and
Cartwright St, Apollo Bay. At Marengo in
Telford St at the airfield entrance and
finally at the corner of Mitchell Court
and Panorama Crescent. Hoping you will all
come and say hello to Santa.
Apollo Bay Uniting Church Christmas
Day Service
9.30 am You are very welcome
Star of the Sea Parish
Christmas Mass Times Christmas Eve Christmas
Day
Apollo Bay 7.00pm Apollo Bay 10.30am
Lome 9.00pm Lome 8.30am
Aireys Inlet 6.30pm (Hall)
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Southern Otway Landcare
Network 'Landtalk' |
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SOLN Office
Cloted Over Xmas Period
The SOLN office will be closed from
1pm Saturday 20th Dec for 2 weeks
over the Christmas and New Year period.
We reopen at 9am Tuesday 6th Jan 09.
We wish everyone a safe and happy
Christmas and look forward to working
together again in 2009.
Landcare Events in the New
Year
SOLN's Soil Health Program
la 2009 SOLN will embark on their
3 year Soil Health Program. This program
focuses on improving long term profitability
of farming in the Southern Otways
through better understanding of soil
health, better use of livestock to
improve pastures, reducing the need
for expensive inputs, and increased
natural fertilisation of pastures
through dung beetle activity. The
program will begin with two Understanding
Soil Health workshops to be run in
February, details as follows:
Understanding Soil types &
Soil structure
When: Friday 6th February,
10am to 3pm Where: Hordern Vale Hall,
Marriner's Access Cost: Free Bring:
Pen & Paper, lunch provided RSVP:
essential, pis phone us on 5237 6904
or email on solnanna@vicnet.net.au
Understanding Soil Biology
When: Friday 13th February, 10am to
3pm Where: Hordern Vale Hall, Marriner's
Access Cost: Free Bring: Pen &
Paper, lunch provided RSVP: essential,
pis phone us on 5237 6904 or email
on solnanna@vicnet.net.au
SOLN is also currently taking expressions
of interest from Landholders wishing
to undertake Dung Beetle surveying
on their property. If you are interested
please contact the SOLN office 5237
6904 or email on solnanna@vicnet.net.au.
Barham River Festival
The Otway Barham Catchment Landcare
group and SOLN are pleased to invite
you to the first ever Barham River
Festival. This one-day festival is
a celebration of our local water-supply
catchment. There will be music and
many demonstrations and family activities
to participate in, including a river
walk, electrofishing, macroinvertebrates
surveying, guest speakers on the Spot-tailed
Quoll and fire safety and much more.
We will advertise further details
in the New Year, for now just put
it in your diaries!
When: Saturday 28th February Where:
Great Ocean Rd Wines, Barham River
Rd.
Spurge Purge Action Group
The next Community Sea Spurge pull
will be on Wednesday 18th February
2009, 2-4pm.
If you have aspirations to make a
contribution to improving habitat
and conservation in our area, talk
to Landcare!
Anna O'Brien, Kristen Lees, Dianne
Inglis, Luke Hynes
(PH) 5237 6904 69-71 Nelson St. Apollo
Bay.
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A sad ending to a great
old Hall
The Uniting Church Hall burnt down on Sunday
night (14 December) causing a lot of heartache
to the congregation and community. The hall
has a long history and is actually a composite
of two churches moved around Apollo Bay on
bullock wagons. Our understanding is that
the larger hall was the Methodist Church that
had been built in 1886 where the Post Office
was and then moved to Noel Street in 1890
and then in 1936 to a site in Moore St. The
smaller hall was the Skenes Creek Methodist
Church that had been moved to the Methodist
site in Moore St in 1951. Both halls were
moved to the current site in 1958 following
the establishment of the Uniting Church. The
kitchen and other facilities were added later
as was the 'Blue Room' as a community centre
supported by Otway Health.
Apart from being used for a friendly chat
and cuppa after Sunday services, it also was
used by many community groups, including the
Apollo Bay Playgroup who sadly have lost all
their toys. A special fund has been established
at the Apollo Bay & District Community
Bank in town. The SUFM group has been using
the hall for many years over the Christmas
New Year period where they run a very successful
Beach Mission and will now have to find alternative
accommodation. Police are investigation the
cause of the fire
Colac Otway
Household Waste Collection Over Holiday Period
Please note that during the holiday period,
all kerbside waste collections normally on
a Thursday and Friday, will occur a day later
than normal.
So if your bin is normally collected on a
Thursday, it will be collected on a Friday
during the Christmas/New Year period.
Residents are reminded to put bins out the
night before.
Collections will return to normal from January
5, 2008.
All Transfer stations will be closed on Christmas
Day only. Drop off facilities are as scheduled.
For more information check your Waste Calendar
or call 03 52329556.
Jack Green
Acting Chief Executive Officer
www.colacotway.vic.gov.au
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Christmas Cake
You will need:
1 cup of sugar, 1 cup of butter, 1 cup of
brown sugar, 4 large eggs, 1 cup of dried
fruit, 1 teaspoon baking soda, salt, lemon
juice, bottle of whisky. First, sample the
whisky to test for quality. Take a large bowl,
check the whisky again to be sure it is of
the highest quality. Pour one level cup and
drink. Repeat. Turn on the electric mixer,
beat one cup of the butter in a large fluffy
bowl, add one spoonful of sugar and beat again.
Make sure the whisky is OK. Cry another tup.
Turn off the mixer. Break two leggs and add
to the bowl and chuck in the cup of dried
fruit. Mix on the tuner. If the fruit gets
stuck in the beaters pry loose with a drewscriver.
Sample the whisky again for tonsisticity.
Next sift two cups of slat, or something.
Who cares? Check the whisky. Now sift the
lemon juice and strain your nuts. Add one
bobblespoon of brown sugar or whatever colour
you find. Wix mel. Grease the oven. Turn cake
pan to 350 Greded. Don't forget to beat off
the turner. Throw bowl out the window. Check
the whisky again and bo to ged. Merry Christmas
from Rita Livesey
Thanks to Rita Livesey for her donation. Ed.
2009 Local Early Bird Tickets
(The Music Festival office will be open 29,
30 and 31st December between 10am-12noon.)
Due to Christmas Local Early Bird tickets
will remain on sale until 15th of January.
That's an extra 2 weeks! Ticket prices are
as follows:
Local Early Bird, Adult $111 Local Early Bird,
Adult concession $96 Local Early Bird, Youth
(13-17 yrs) $56
(Kids under 13yrs are free "with a ticketed
adult".) You must live in the following
postcodes to be eligible
for the L.E.B prices: 3233, 3221, 3236, 3237,
3238.
You can purchase tickets at the Shire office
Mon- Fri,
9am -12 noon, or from Dani at the Festival
Office, 69
Nelson St, Apollo Bay Wed- Fri, 10 am- 2 pm.
* Please note: All Local Early Bird ticket
sales will
end 15th Jan and ticket prices will be charged
at full
price after that date.
Contact us at the office on 52376761 or email:
info@apollobaymusicfestival.com
Anton Tibbits, Hon. Sec. ABMF Inc |
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'Songs & Voices
of The Otways'
Register now to participate in the workshops!
The Apollo Bay Music Festival is delighted
that Festivals Australia awarded funding for
a series of workshops which will then flow
into a workshop and performance at the 2009
Apollo Bay Music Festival.
Workshop mentors include Nick Barker, Valanga
Khozer , Gary Adams, Boo Hewerdine (UK) and
Felicity Urqhart. The aim of the project is
to work with
people within Apollo Bay and the broader Colac
Otway Shire community to facilitate their
further
creative development and to showcase the talent
that
exists in the region. Workshops will be conducted
in
song writing, storytelling and writing for
comedy.
The workshops will be as follows:
Valanga Khozer - Story telling w/shop Tuesday
20 Jan
:1.30pm -3.30pm.
:Nick Barker - Songwriting w/shop Wednesday
21 Jan
3.30pm - 5.30pm.
Gary Adams - Writing for Comedy w/shop Thursday
22 Jan 7.30pm - 9.30pm.
at Marrar Woom Community House, Pengilley
Ave
Apollo Bay.
Registration is free and open to all age groups.
To
register interest or find out more information,
please lemail: info@apollobavmusicfestival.com
or call ABMF Ion 52376761 or Community Service
reception |Ph52 378 500
i Further workshops will be held and a public
i performance leading up to the festival will
be i announced in the Apollo Bay News.
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Apollo
Bay P-12 College
would like to congratulate the
VCE class of
2009 for its outstanding results.
It is a just reward for such
a hard working group and the
effort they have put in over
the year.
Whilst celebrating the achievements
of 2008 we are looking forward
to a new era of digital education
in 2009 and beyond. In 2009
all Yrs 5 / 6 / 7 & 10 students
will be provided with a personal
laptop. That is a total of 100
new laptops for our students.
As well as these new machines
the school will maintain 50
desktop machines in class labs.
Our digital learning plan is
for each child from Yr5 to12
to have access to a personal
laptop computer. This will be
fully achieved over the next
2 years as each New Year 10
group is provided with a Lap-Top.
These new machines will ensure
that students attending Apollo
Bay P-12 College will be equipped
to take full advantage of the
digital future. We are also
excited about the formation
of the new Junior High team
that includes Belinda Conning,
Alison Verboon and Chris Hansen
who will be using the new laptops
extensively in the Year 5 &
6 program
2009 will also be an exciting
year for our Yr 9 students who
are also undertaking a new program
in self development and leadership
under the guidance of Darren
Gill. Students will complete
an extensive camps program beginning
in the first week of term 1
with "City Experience"
and will undertake their Duke
of Edinburgh award working with
various community groups.
We would like to especially
thank the parents, volunteers
and the community for their
support over the last 12 months
and look forward to an even
more exciting 2009. Also, our
appreciation goes to Nadia and
Rod from Seaside Coachlines,
McHarry's and all the drivers
for their excellent service.
John McConchie
Principal, Apollo Bay P-12 College |
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APOLLO
BAY P-12 COLLEGE CLASS OF 2008
Congratulations to the class
of 2008 on achieving their fantastic
results. It is well deserved
for all the hard work you have
put in over the year.
70% of all grades were above
state average which is a remarkable
achievement. 30% being A+ or
A with a further 33% being B+
or B. There were many individual
highlights, with most students
now very confident of gaining
entry into their first choice
of university course.
Harry Burns - Fabb was dux of
the school for 2008 with an
outstanding ENTER of 97.25!!
that included a ; perfect score
of 50 for outdoor Education.
Well done... Edith Heland Janelle
Young Susie Corke Nick Allan
Ella Bourne Harry Burns-Fabb
Aidan Davey Joe Di Cecco Jack
Goodlet Shayne Lindsey Mara
Lythgo Cody Perkins Michael
Roberts Josh Trew Darren Whitwell
Renee Wilmink
It is also time to say goodbye
to one of the schools integration
students after 12 years, Richard
Sharpies who has been a fantastic
member of the school community
for the past 12 years. You will
continue to see him busily working
at the golf club and around
the town.
Brian Humphries, VCE Coordinator
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APOLLO
BAY COMMUNITY NEWS |
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APOLLO
BAY
CHURCH
SERVICES |
St.
Aidans Anglican
9.00am
Rev Tim Cohen
5237 6615
Also
at 5pm 1st & 3rd sundays
Uniting Church
9.30am
Rev
Kevin Cranwell 5232 1360
Sunday School every 2nd & 4th Sundays
Star of the Sea Catholic
10.30am
Fr Gerry Prunty
5237 6782
Apollo Bay Assembly
of God
6.00pm
Ps Peter Smith
5237
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This week: Synergy Christian Church
will be held @ the Apollo Bay Youth Club
Sunday night 6pm
- all welcome
DEATH NOTICE
FUATAGA (nee Perkins) Lynette
Much loved daughter and friend.
I will miss you so much. Love always, Mum
Monday's Community Yoga
at Marra Woorn will resume on 2nd February
2009 Ring Ken & Lilly on 5237 7134 for
details.
A THANK YOU
The Apollo Bay News would like to wish Ngiara,
Richard & Donna a very Merry Christmas
and thank them for their help during the
year in assisting with distributing the
News Sheet.
Thank you to the customer who responded
to my
notice in the Apollo Bay News regarding
the pack of
Christmas books. Thank you for paying the
unpaid
amount.
Sylvia Rennick, Apollo Bay Post Office
Tuesday Art Group
A group meets each Tuesday at King Parrot
Gallery, Tuxion Rd for a painting/drawing
workshop. It offers peer group support for
those who wish to paint or draw with others
$2 per session. All welcome—please
come and join us. For up to date information
please ring: Beth 5237 1033 or Carole 5237
6678
Apollo Bay Informal Fishing Group
next meeting will be held on Thursday February
5th, 2009 at 10.30am at the Apollo Bay Shire
conference room, Nelson Street, Apollo Bay.
All Welcome. There will be no meeting in
January, 2009 due to the Xmas break. I would
like to wish all members a safe and happy
Christmas and New Year period. Coordinator
Andrew Orchard
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CALENDAR
20 Dec 2008 Annual Christmas Tree Hordern
Vale hall and recreation reserve 6:30pm
21 Dec 2008 The Combined Churches Christmas
Carol Night Star Of The Sea 7:15pm
2—11 Jan 2009 32nd Art Show Catholic
Church Hall 11am—5pm
28 Feb 2009 Apollo Bay & District Health
Foundation Music Night Mechanics Hall Time
to be advised
27-29 March Apollo Bay Music Festival Here,
there & everywhere!!
Jim McLoughlin
would like to thank everyone for
their cards, phone calls, letters and for
calling in to see him at the Geelong Hospital
and Otway Health in the last few weeks.
The support and love shown from this Community
means a lot to him and is helping him to
'fight the good fight' with his current
health problems.
Jim is presently at Otway Health and appreciates
visitors.
Maiya Edwina Geekie
Peter and Nieka Geekie joyfully welcome
the arrival of their daughter Maiya Edwina
Geekie on the 9th December. To all who have
given us so much support and beautiful gifts,
thank you.
Senior Citizens
Friday 19 Bingo 1.45pm
Sat 20 Carpet Bowls 2.00pm
Mon 22 Carpet Bowls 2.00om
Tuesday 23 Carpet Bowls 2.00pm
We take this opportunity to wish the folk
of Apollo Bay a very Merry Christmas and
Happy New Year. We will be closed for our
usual bowls and cards from Tuesday 23rd
December 2008, re-opening on Monday 5th
January 2009.
C.W.A.
Please don't forget our Craft Fair on Wednesday
7th January 2009, starting at 10.30am with
Devonshire Teas. Stalls with lots of goodies.
Apollo Bay R.S.L. Women's Auxiliary
Aux wish every one a Merry Christmas and
Happy New Year. We will resume on Tuesday
27th January 2009 at 10am. Our A.G.M. is
on Tuesday 24th February, 20009.
TUESDAY SWIMMERS (HYDROTHERAPY)
No swimming on 23ro and 30in December.
Next swim Tuesday 6th January 2009 leaving
at 9.15am as usual from the hostel car park,
Ramsden Avenue.
Beautiful 31-32° water... thorough workout
to get those lazy limbs moving again after
too much Christmas food and rest. Go at
your own pace or follow the leader. Lunch
afterwards and return to Apollo Bay about
1.45pm. COST: Bus $5, Pool $3 or become
a member + lunch cost.
Make fitness your 2009 resolution and join
us every Tuesday for some excellent exercise
- what you can't do on land seems easy in
the water - and each week you will see an
improvement in flexibility and strength.
Join us for a friendly morning.
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OTWAY
HEALTH NEWS |
Drug
and Alcohol Forum
Last Wednesday the community hosted Dr Peter Miller
(researcher) and Helen Reddan (Community Development
Worker, City of Greater Geelong) at a forum on Drug
and Alcohol Issues. Dr Miller spoke briefly about
the community benefits and challenges of needle/syringe
exchange programmes. Helen Reddan presented the
work being done to plan strategies to address drug
and alcohol issues across the Colac Otway Shire.
The forum provided an opportunity for community
members to raise concerns about local issues, and
hear from those who are working to address them.
This forum will be followed by future discussions
and opportunities for community feedback in the
New Year. Stay tuned for further details, or call
Kat (52378500) for a chat about your thoughts in
the mean time.
Childcare is Closed on the Following
Xmas Day 25 December 2008
Boxing Day 26 December 2008
Monday 29 December 2008
Tuesday 30 December 2008
Wednesday 31 December 2008
New Year's Day 1 January 2009
Friday 2 January 2009
Monday 5 January 2009
Centerlink is open on the 29, 30 and 31st
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Group
Japanese Samurai sword fighting, today called
Kendo, the way of the sword is a highly vigorous,
full contact martial art that will build your
mind and body. The Kendo Group meets to practice
on Mondays between 6 and 8PM at the Senior Citizen's.
Expressions of interest are sought for an introductory
course planned for early 2009. Please contact
Pete Mawhinney on 5237 7206 or 0409 923 366.
Gearing up for the Tourist Season
HOSPITALTY COURSES IN THE NEW YEAR A number of
businesses in our region have requested that Hospitality
courses take a priority over coming months, accordingly,
and in order to address skills shortages in our
region we are offering the following courses;
Barrista Training: This unit deals with the skills
and knowledge needed to extract and serve espresso
coffee using a commercial espresso machine, including
storage of coffee, cleaning, care and preventative
maintenance of machinery. The cost of this course
will be subsidised by ACFE (Adult and Community
Further Education), and is therefore offered at
$60.00. Food Hygiene for Food Handlers: This course
will run in early Febuary for $75 and a Vz day
volunteers course at $40 per person. Check press
for more details early next year.
Please telephone customer service to confirm a
booking for yourself and/or your staff in either
of these courses. Ph.5237 8500
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Letters
to the Editor
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The Editor,
How fortunate we are to have such wonderful warm
and compassionate staff at Laura Pengilley and Otway
Health caring for our elderly. To be part of the
residents lunch at the Apollo Bay Hotel on Sunday
was a pleasure. The staff worked hard to have every
resident present at the function (no mean feat)
and the dedication and caring between the staff
and the residents was lovely to watch. Thanks must
also go to Merrilyn and Charles who "made it
all happen". With much appreciation—the
Lalor family
The Editor,
On Sunday 14th December, Merrilyn and Charles at
the Apollo Bay Hotel gave a wonderful Christmas
dinner for our people in the Nursing Home and the
residents of the Hostel. Each of these people were
accompanied by a carer. This was all for free, the
generosity of these people to the community goes
unnoticed. I would like to say they are the most
generous publicans ever to be in Apollo Bay. Barbara
Leorke
Preschool News
To all of our families and their little angels,
Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas
and a safe and exciting New Year!
Good luck with the step into Prep, I know the children
will begin with excitement and enthusiasm! Thank
you to all of our parents and carers for being involved
this iyear, it has been a pleasure working with
you all. To our Committee on a job Well Done. Congratulations
to all involved with the Fundraising and Grants...a
huge effort.
There are sure to be a whole lot of exciting changes
to greet us when we return to Preschool in 2009!
To our local community who have continued to show
their support, your generosity is sincerely appreciated!
This support ensures that we can continue to provide
a quality Early Childhood Program that strives to
support the Care and Education of Preschool aged
children in our small community! So, enjoy the festive
season, take care and I look forward to meeting
all of the new families in the New year. The first
day of Preschool will be Monday the 9th of February,
2009. Please keep an eye on the Newsheet as interviews
for the Preschool group will be advertised in early
January.
Kindest Regards, Kate Hedrick-Wagstaff |
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WE'RE DREAMING OF A GREEN
CHRISTMAS
Christmas traditionally means goodwill, gifts and,
in our society - WASTE, mountains of it Planet Earth
could do without. If you'd like an environmentally
friendly festive season, this year you're not alone.
ORCA's online search for a green Christmas produced
over 500,000 entries! Here are 10 top tips to turn
Christmas green.
1. Send email greetings or phone friends. Australians
send more than 260 million cards each year, causing
such a problem that 14 years ago Planet Ark started
a card recycling campaign. It's still going. Until
January 31st you can return cards for recycling
in a reply paid envelope from Australia Post.
2. Instead of buying a cut tree, buy one in a pot,
or move one you have inside.
3. Choose food that's seasonal and local, and drink
that hasn't travelled round the world.
4. Say no to wrapping - the instant throwaway! adapt
gift boxes, use old calendars, boutique bags, bits
of old fabric etc; and, for the kids, hide presents
and organise a treasure hunt.
5. Buy fewer things - one gift for every family
member from everyone.
Give from your own store of cherished things. Turn
garden produce into gifts
Knit a beanie, embroider a cot blanket, craft a
coffee
table (well, perhaps for next year). Make a gift
of your
time - eg. accompany an older family member on a
visit or holiday
16. Buy recycled or preloved goods from garage sales,
op shops and your handy antique dealer.
7. Buy toys and other items that use only rechargeable
batteries
Batteries contain toxic chemicals and don't biodegrade
- and about 40% of battery sales occur at this time
of year.
8. Give services or experiences - a massage voucher,
concert ticket or hobby course
9. Include gifts for needy others (Oxfam, World
Vision, Greenpeace etc sell a range of goods - and
don't forget the animals)
10. Finally, connect with nature. Enjoy this beautiful
irreplaceable gift we share by taking a beach or
forest walk on Christmas day. Take your binoculars
and initiate an annual family bird count. Or simply
reflect on life's great meaning, its fragility and
resilience.
Season's greetings to all from ORCA! |
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