Edion Number 124 October / November 2015 WEB PAGE www.csci.org.au DISCLAIMER ALL ARTICLES IN THIS MAGAZINE ARE PRINTED IN GOOD FAITH FOR THE COMMUNITY AND DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT THE VIEWS OF THE INNISFAIL COMMUNITY SUPPORT CENTRE INC Contents Page 2 Editorial, Cent Sale, Drug Support Group, Card making morning Page 3 Don’t be scammed Pages 4 & 5 Centacare Page 6 Mrs Amarjeet Kaur Page 7 ADCQ , Hands on Art Therapy Page 8 Recipes INNISFAIL & DISTRICT Community Informaon Newsleer Produced by the COMMUNITY SUPPORT CENTRE 13-17 Donald Street, P O Box 886, Innisfail 4860 Phone: 40438400 Fax: 4061 7312 Freecall: 1800 616 001 The Community Support Centre is funded primarily by the Department of Communities This edition kindly sponsored by Centacare
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Edition Number 124 October / November 2015
WEB PAGE www.csci.org.au
DISCLAIMER
ALL ARTICLES IN THIS MAGAZINE ARE PRINTED IN GOOD FAITH FOR THE
COMMUNITY AND DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT
THE VIEWS OF THE INNISFAIL COMMUNITY SUPPORT CENTRE INC
Contents
Page 2 Editorial, Cent Sale, Drug Support Group,
Card making morning
Page 3 Don’t be scammed
Pages 4 & 5 Centacare
Page 6 Mrs Amarjeet Kaur
Page 7 ADCQ , Hands on Art Therapy
Page 8 Recipes
INNISFAIL & DISTRICT Community Information Newsletter
Produced by the
COMMUNITY SUPPORT CENTRE 13-17 Donald Street, P O Box 886, Innisfail 4860
We invite you to come along for a morning of card making. Enjoy the pleasure of making your own Christmas Cards. Lyn will share with us the basics of card making using the packs she provides. You can make up to 3 cards and enjoy
the creative process.
Where: Community Support Centre Innisfail 13-17 Donald St When: Monday 16th November 9.30AM - 12.00AM
Cost : $5.00 per card Maximum 3 cards . RSVP: Contact Reception 40438400 by WEDNESDAY 11th November
Community Support Centre Innisfail Inc is primarily funded by the Department of Communities
Cassowary Coast Drug
Support Group
For families and friends of people affected by drugs
Meets every 3
rd Thursday of the
month.
5:30pm – 7.00pm
At the Community Support Centre,
13 -17 Donald Street, Innisfail.
Phone 4043 8400 for more information.
Talkabout October / November 3
Don’t be Scammed By Mark Richards
Scams have been around for a very long time, but recently they have become more frequent and more sophisticated, below are just a few examples of most commonly used scams of today.
Advance fee fraud is the most common scam used, accounting for more than half of the scams reported to the ACCC. These scams ask you to send money up-front in order to receive some sort of ‘reward’ such as a prize, inheritance or pre approved loan. Scammers invent convincing and seemingly legitimate reasons for requesting payment, such as to cover fees or taxes. They often ask for payment via international wire transfer.
Lottery, sweepstakes and competition scams try to trick you into giving money upfront or your personal details in order to receive a prize from a lottery, sweepstake or competition that you never entered. Scammers typically claim that you need to pay fees or taxes before your ‘winnings’ or prize can be released. You may also have to call or SMS a premium rate phone number to claim your prize. If you pay, you will never receive the promised prize and lose all money you sent. You may also be up for a hefty phone bill if you called a premium number to collect your prize. If you have provided personal details, your identity could be misused too.
Dating and romance scams can cause significant financial and non-financial harm to victims. Financial losses are often quite high, and victims also experience emotional distress when they realise what has happened. The most common dating and romance scams involve scammers creating fake profiles on legitimate dating websites. They use these profiles to try and enter into a relationship with you so they can get a hold of your money and personal details, often asking for money to help cover costs associated with illness, injury, travel or a family crisis. Scammers seek to exploit your emotions by pulling on your heart strings.
Phishing emails are commonly used by scammers to trick you into giving them access to your computer, they ‘fish’ for your personal details by encouraging you to click on a link or attachment. If you click, malicious software will be installed and the hacker will have access to files and information stored on your computer. A phishing email often appears to come from an organisation that you know and trust like a bank. Social networking scams can be initiated via a phishing email that asks you to enter your account password on a fake copy of the networking sites’ login page. If you provide your account details, the scammer can hack in to your account and take control of your profile. Be on guard offline too, scammers have been known to call you at home and claim that your computer is infected with a non-existent virus or is experiencing technical issues; they will try to convince you to buy fake antivirus software and to give them remote access to your computer.
Charity scams involve scammers collecting money by pretending to work for a legitimate cause or charity, or a fictitious one they have created. Often scammers will exploit a recent natural disaster or crisis that has been in the news. They may also play on your emotions by claiming to collect for a cause that will secure your sympathy, for example to help sick children.
How to protect yourself online: If you are unsure about the sender, delete the message—don’t reply or try to unsubscribe to the email or SMS as it will confirm your address and you may receive more spam.
Don’t access banking and other online accounts from an email link—use a bookmarked link or type in the address.
Always check the website address carefully, scammers often set up fake websites with very similar addresses.
Always read the terms and conditions carefully, ‘free offers’ often have hidden costs.
Check the business name at www.asic.gov.au (Australian businesses only). You can also search for the business name or scheme through a search engine.
Install software that protects your computer from viruses and unwanted programs and keep it up-to-date.
For more information and to report scams go to www.scamwatch.gov.au
Centacare Mental Health Resource Service offers compassionate, non-
judgemental, reliable and free coaching services that enable people experiencing
severe and persistent mental illness to negotiate their own recovery.
We are pleased to have extended our services to the Innisfail and Tully area
where we currently work out of the Community Support centres.
Our coaches work in partnership with people using the service to reclaim a
meaningful and contributing life beyond the impacts of mental illness. We also
work with family and friends and other carers to make positive changes in their
lives as part of the recovery process.
Our 12 week individual and group coaching program are based on the belief that
people are the experts and masters in their own lives, and that experiencing a
mental illness does not necessarily limit people in their aspirations and dreams for
living a good life.
Recovery coaching is a form of personalised support that works with people to
become stronger and more self-determined in their lives.
We focus on three guiding principles:
Learn – supporting the learning of new ways through fostering discovery of
personal strengths and abilities
Try - supporting people to develop skills required to live a meaningful life,
including personal responsibility
Stretch – challenging people to try things outside of their everyday comfort
zones, utilising the individuals personal resource base to attain community
membership
We also have a commitment to families, partner’s carers and friends. We honour
family and acknowledge the central role families partners, carers and friends play
in successfully reconnecting people with their own community. We focus on
assisting families to maintain and support strong relationships and regain their
lives believing there is hope for everyone to be their best self. We can assist in
helping to navigate the system and connecting with other support services.
Referral is easy. Please call on 4051 9622 or 0428 482 117
Talkabout October / November 6
MRS. AMARJEET KAUR Amarjeet has had a long association with the Innisfail Community Support Centre, initially coming to the recreation mornings at the Centre to make friends and learn new skills, and then from time to time she ran her own Indian cooking mornings.
I attended the last one when she made a typical Punjabi breakfast of suji halwa, a sweet dish, and aloo paratha, a flat bread made with potatoes, onions and coriander, then rolled out, fried and served hot with a delicious spiced yoghurt and a lemon pickle that Jamie Oliver would be proud of.
Amarjeet was surprised when I complimented her on how professionally the class was run. She, and her very able assistant and relative, Manjeet Kaur, had
obviously spent some time preparing for the class which consisted of eight people from the community and several staff members. Everyone greatly enjoyed eating a late and for us, an unusual breakfast.
Manjeet and Amarjeet wear the elegant and very feminine Punjabi salwar kameez: the tunic, trousers and scarf which Princess Diana liked to wear. The soft fabrics and vibrant colours are lovely to look at. Born in Punjab, in north-western India, Amarjeet came to Australia when she was 25 with her husband, Inderjeet. Amarjeet and Inderjeet, who works at Harvey Norman in Innisfail, have three adult children. Even though Amarjeet lives away from her Motherland, she does all that she can to embrace her culture and religion, here in Australia. She visits her Sikh Temple and attends other community events in and around the Innisfail area.
“Our temple here (the Gurdwara) is at 20 Lower Hickey Street, East Innisfail. It is like a community centre, where everyone is welcome. We have a weekly gathering on Sunday. The gathering involves paaht (prayers from our holy book), kirtan (hymns), preparing and eating langar (free breakfast, lunch or dinner), and interacting with our community. A lot of team work and love goes into preparing for each gathering, by all men, women and children.
“An interesting fact is that women use the surname Kaur, meaning princess and men use the surname Singh, meaning King. We are Sikhs. Sikhism, was founded in 1469 by Guru Nanak. We are required to read our holy book, the Granth Sahib, and live our lives according to the book.” Modest and quietly spoken, Amarjeet speaks with great sincerity. “I believe strongly in the importance of trust and respect in a family,” Amarjeet told me, “to share what I learn from our holy book and to do something of benefit for the community.”
On the weekend of 26th September, the Sikh community in Innisfail held their second annual sports day at the cricket ground at Goondi Bend. Sikhs came from as far as Brisbane and Melbourne to play soccer and kabaddi, a game that originated in ancient India where two teams take turns to tag a member of the opposing team, gaining points if they do not wrestle him to the ground. "It was a social occasion and very successful. We need two types of food for our body: food for the soul is to always remember God throughout the day; the second food is for our physical body. The men brought food they had cooked at the Gurdwara,” Amarjeet said. “It provided us with an opportunity to welcome everyone in Innisfail to come and enjoy the day with us.”
Hilary Hudson
Amarjeet (left) and Manjeet at the Indian cooking class at
Innisfail Community Support Centre, demonstrating how
Talkabout October / November 7
Hands On … Time: 3:15—5:00
Date: Mondays
12/10/15
19/10/15
25/10/15
Venue: Community Support
Centre Innisfail
Art Therapy for young people between 11 and 14 years
Contact Sherrie or Natasha: PH: 4043 8400
A free art therapy program introduc-
ing young people to creative strategies
that can assist them to recognize and
express emotions in a safe and enjoy-
able way.
Participants will be able to experience
different art modalities such as: clay;
multi-media collage, Music, drawing,
painting, journal art, dollmaking and
more…
~ All material provided ~
LIMITED SPACE—BOOKING ESSENTIAL
Community Support Centre Innisfail 13—17 Donald Street ( orange bldg.)
1. Thread chicken evenly onto 8 skewers. Combine chutney, peanut butter and soy sauce in a bowl. Transfer 2
tablespoons mixture to a small bowl. Brush mixture over chicken skewers. Reserve remaining mixture.
2. Heat a well-oiled barbecue or chargrill pan over medium heat. Cook skewers, in batches, for 3 to 4 minutes
each side or until browned and cooked through.
3. Meanwhile, place coconut cream and reserved mango chutney mixture in a small saucepan over medium heat.
Cook, stirring, for 6 to 8 minutes or until reduced by half and mixture has thickened slightly.
4. Place salad mix, radish, cucumber and dressing in a bowl. Toss to combine. Place skewers on a platter. Drizzle
with a little coconut mixture. Serve with salad and remaining coconut mixture.
Ingredients
800g chicken thigh fillets, trimmed, cut into 3cm pieces
½ cup mango chutney
1 tablespoon crunchy peanut butter
1 tablespoon soy sauce
270ml can light coconut cream
100g Asian salad leaf mix
3 radishes, thinly sliced
1 Lebanese cucumber, peeled, thinly sliced
600g white fish fillets (we used flathead)
¼ cup flat-leaf parsley leaves
¼cup pine nuts
1 small brown onion, grated
¾ cup fresh wholegrain breadcrumbs (see note)
½ cup grated parmesan cheese
1 egg, lightly beaten
2 tablespoons baby capers, drained
Olive oil cooking spray
150g bag mixed salad leaves
Tomato chutney or relish, to serve
1. Preheat barbecue plate on medium heat. Place fish in a food processor. Use the pulse button to
process until roughly chopped. Add parsley and pine nuts. Process until just combined.
2. Transfer fish mixture to a large bowl. Add onion, breadcrumbs, parmesan, egg and capers. Season
with salt and pepper. Stir to combine.
3. Using 1/4 cup mixture at a time, shape fish mixture into 12 patties. Spray both sides fish patties with oil.
Barbecue for 3 to 4 minutes each side or until cooked through. Serve with salad leaves and tomato
chutney.
BAILEYS CAKE 3 packets of Scotch Finger Biscuits
Flakes x 3
Thicken Cream (825 mls)
Baileys and Milk (or Tia Maria / Kulaha / Masarla
Steps 1. Mix a small amount of baileys and milk in flat dish 2. Dip Biscuits slightly in mix and layer 3. Add this layer of cream and flake 4. Repeat until dish is full 5. End with Cream and Flake and set in
fridge overnight.
PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES WITH
WHITE CHOC CHIPS 1 cup of peanut butter
1 cup of castor sugar
1 egg
Steps
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
2. Combine the peanut butter, white sugar and egg. Mix until smooth.
3. Drop spoonfuls of dough onto the prepared baking et. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 6 to 8 minutes. Do not overbake! These cookies are best when they are still soft and just barely brown on the bottom.
