Mudgegonga News

Hello all

A few locals who have been involved in an ABC Open project Before and After photos and have put a doco together with the help of Suzi Taylor of ABC Open. The doco relates to the fires and our Community and includes local photos at local events, have a close look and you may see some familiar faces. This doco may be shown on ABC 24 on Friday nights.

Please forward the link throughout your networks and encourage people to drop a line or two of feedback on the bottom of the blog.

http://open.abc.net.au/posts/43-degrees-at-midnight-02ox4vv

Cheers

Cindy

Hello all

Our Landcare Group has been given an opportunity to run a Sustainable Farming Families program at the Mudgegonga Hall the first two sessions will be held Wednesday 15th & Thursday 16th of August at the Mudgegonga Hall between 9 am and 4.30 however late arrivals or early departures can be accommodated.

The attachment explains the program and Alison Hescock, from Alpine Health runs it, she has suggested we try and get 18 participants as that may ensure we have at least 15 turn up. Alison encourages couples to attend.

The workshops includes health checks (eg. blood pressure, cholesterol, blood oxygen level, PIKO lung or breathing test etc) as well as health information re: rural health, diabetes, farm hlth & safety, nutrition, mental health and stress related illness the list goes on. The first session involves 2 days and the next two sessions one day each over a twelve month period.

The local Alpine Valleys Vignerons who were successful in getting the program last year have given some very positive reports about the program, there was an article in the local paper a few weeks back.

We hope our local members take advantage of this opportunity all free of cost.

Please either book with Cindy on 57534539, Paul 57534557 or Alison Hescock on 0458 228 013.

Hope to see you there.

Cheers

Cindy Lucas
Secretary
MDLG Landcare Group

SFF info sheet.doc

Hi to all

Suzi Taylor from ABC Open Albury-Wodonga has been running film and photography workshops with some interested locals capturing `Now & Then´ images in Mudgegonga. A selection of the photos and a post by Suzi can be viewed at the links below.

The photos are really clever and well worth having a look at – some are after the fires and now – some are a look back in history compared to now. Well done to all the crew involved – you definitely have more patience than me!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/abcopenalburywodonga/sets/72157629843069208/

ABC OPEN – Open Regions – Vic Albury Wodonga – Posts – The Morning After Black Saturday

Cheers!
Cindy

BE GENTLE WITH YOURSELF for full story please see attached.

Three years on from the 2009 bushfires and its aftermath some people are saying that it is finished business and that people should move on.

For some this may be true, but for others, it wont be.

Getting some help to make sense of what is happening is the first step to becoming available to our partners and families again, to move from being angry to a better place, and to start liking ourselves a bit more. When to take the first step is up to you itll be the right time whenever you are ready.

Getting help can start with a phone call. To make it easier, someone can then come to see you. There are skilled and experienced people at hand to assist.

For assistance, call EACH Social and Community Health on (03) 9871 1800 to arrange a time and place that suits you.
Alternatively, call the Bushfire Community Support Helpline on 1800 050 400.

Please take a moment to forward this on to your family, friends, and neighbours. You might be very surprised to find that even some of those closest to you are hurting much more than you would ever realise. Maybe they will receive this more than once but Im sure we all agree that is better than not at all.

Jodie.

Jodie Bowker

EACH Bushfire Recovery Coordinator

(Regional Counselling, Youth and Family Services, Services Development, Health Promotion)

Project Manager Bushfire Bereaved Program

EACH Bushfire Liaison Officer

EACH – Social and Community Health

46 Warrandyte Rd, Ringwood Victoria 3134

Mobile: 0447 336 852

Main Reception: (03) 9871 1800

Direct Line: (03) 9871 1890

www.each.com.au

jbowker