The Happy Whisperer RM Begg Newsletter. Issue No. 1, January 2014

The Happy Whisperer RM Begg Newsletter. Issue No. 1, January 2014 1770 - Aboriginal peoples had been living for more than 40 000 years on the continent we now know as Australia. At least 1600 generations of these peoples had lived and died here. Europeans from the thirteenth century became interested in details from Asia about this land to the south. From the sixteenth century European cartographers and navigators gave the continent various names, including Terra Australis (Southern Land) and New Holland. 1770 - Captain James Cook raised the Union Jack on what is now called Possession Island on 22 August to claim the eastern half of the continent as New South Wales for Great Britain. 1788 - Captain Arthur Phillip, commander of the First Fleet of eleven convict ships from Great Britain, and the first Governor of New South Wales, arrived at Sydney Cove on 26 January and raised the Union Jack to signal the beginning of the colony. 1804 - Early almanacs and calendars and the Sydney Gazette began referring to 26 January as First Landing Day or Foundation RM Begg Kyneton Aged Care Inc 27-35 Epping Street, Kyneton, Victoria 3444 admin@raymbegg.org.au Ph. 03 5422 2417or 03 5422 2506 Opening Hours: Monday to Friday: 9am to 5pm

Day. In Sydney, celebratory drinking, and later anniversary dinners became customary, especially among emancipists. 1818 - Governor Macquarie acknowledged the day officially as a public holiday on the thirtieth anniversary. The previous year he accepted the recommendation of Captain Matthew Flinders, circumnavigator of the continent, that it be called Australia. 1838 - Proclamation of an annual public holiday for 26 January marked the Jubilee of the British occupation of New South Wales. This was the second year of the anniversary's celebratory Sydney Regatta. 1871 - The Australian Natives' Association, formed as a friendly society to provide medical, sickness and funeral benefits to the native-born of European descent, became a keen advocate from the 1880s of federation of the Australian colonies within the British Empire and of a national holiday on 26 January. 1888 - Representatives from Tasmania, Victoria, Queensland, Western Australia, South Australia and New Zealand joined NSW leaders in Sydney to celebrate the Centenary. What had begun as a NSW anniversary was becoming an Australian one. The day was known as Anniversary or Foundation Day. 1901 - The Australian colonies federated to form the Commonwealth of Australia. The Union Jack continued as the national flag, taking precedence over the Australian red and blue shipping ensigns gazetted in 1903. Melbourne was the interim federal capital and the first Parliament met at the Royal Exhibition Building. The Australian Capital Territory was created out of New South Wales in 1908, the federal capital named Canberra in 1913, and the Parliament House opened there in 1927. 1930 - The Australian Natives' Association in Victoria began a campaign to have 26 January celebrated throughout Australia as Australia Day on a Monday, making a long weekend. The Victorian government agreed with the proposal in 1931, the other states and territories following by 1935. 1938 - While state premiers celebrated the Sesquicentenary together in Sydney, Aboriginal leaders met there for a Day of Mourning to protest at their mistreatment by white Australians and to seek full citizen rights. 1946 - The Australian Natives' Association prompted the formation in Melbourne of an Australia Day Celebrations Committee (later known as the Australia Day Council) to educate the public about the significance of Australia Day. Similar bodies emerged in the other states, which in rotation, acted as the Federal Australia Day Council. 1948 - The Nationality and Citizenship Act created a symbolic Australian citizenship. Australians remained British subjects. 1954 - The Australian blue ensign was

designated the Australian national flag and given precedence over the Union Jack. The Australian red ensign was retained as the commercial shipping ensign. 1960 - The first Australian of the Year was appointed: Sir Macfarlane Burnet, a medical scientist. Other annual awards followed: Young Australian of the Year, 1979; Senior Australian of the Year, 1999, and Australia's Local Hero, 2003. 1979 - The Commonwealth Government established a National Australia Day Committee in Canberra to make future celebrations 'truly national and Australiawide'. It took over the coordinating role of the Federal Australia Day Council. In 1984 it became the National Australia Day Council, based in Sydney, with a stronger emphasis on sponsorship. Incorporation as a public company followed in 1990. 1982 Premier John Cain created the Australia Day Committee (Victoria) with responsibility for the official Australia Day celebrations in Melbourne and liaison with regional Victoria. 1984 - Australians ceased to be British subjects. Advance Australia Fair replaced God Save the Queen as the national anthem. 1988 - Sydney was the centre of Australia Day spectacle and ceremony, marking the Australian Bicentenary. The states and territories agreed to celebrate Australia Day in 1988 on 26 January, rather than with a long weekend. Aborigines renamed Australia Day 'Invasion Day'. 1994 - Celebrating Australia Day on 26 January became established. The Australian of the Year Award presentations began alternating between Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne and Brisbane. 2001 - Centenary of Federation. The National Australia Day Council's national office had returned to Canberra the previous year. 2004 - The presentation of Australia of the Year Awards became fixed in Canberra. 2008-13 February, Apology to the Stolen Generation. The Australia Day timeline was compiled by historian Dr Elizabeth Kwan, who wrote a history of Australia Day for the National Australia Day Council. To read the full history go to http://www.australiaday.org.au/ australia-day/history/ National Australia Day Council 2008. A History of Australia Day courtesy of http://www.australiaday.vic.gov.au Do you know someone with some spare time. Maybe they would like to join our volunteers? There are many different ways to help and is very rewarding. It doesn t need to take a lot of time Just one hour a week would be great! Please see our CEO Sarah Collier for more information.

Special Events Activities Wed 1st-Happy New Year! Public Holiday (no activities today) Mon 6th-Music with Jo 10.30am Wed 8th-Sing a long 10.30am Mon 13th-Sing a long 10.30am & Hawaiian Hula 2pm Wed 15th-Sing a long 10.30am Mon 20th-Music with Jo 10.30am Wed 22nd-Art for fun 10.30am Mon 27th-Australia Day Public Holiday (no activities today) Wed 29th-Art with Nicky 10.30am Podiatrist visits Tuesday 14th January Library visit Wed 15th January @ 1pm Sunday Church Roster Jan 5th Alan Rose & Craig Minter with music by Marj Williams. Jan 12th Dennis & Lorraine Gordon with music by Marj Williams. Jan 19th Ray & Catherine with music by Eliz. Harvey. Jan 26th Heather Ashman with music by Eliz. Harvey. We welcome new resident Mrs. Val Rolins. We hope you are settling in well. We would also like to welcome new staff Members... Rhonda Coutts & Sonja Matheson. We hope you will enjoy working with the great team at RMB! Cooking with Leni is held every Wednesday @ 1pm in Lauriston/Langley activity area. The Uniting & Anglican Church services will not be held in January. They will resume in February. Please note: We have a few comments & suggestions about decorating the courtyard areas. The landscaping company responsible are due to return soon when they are working on Stage 2 to add some finishing touches like pots & plants when the hot weather is over. Leni & her group make some delicious goodies. Everyone is welcome to come along & help or watch.

Birthday Wishes Go Out To Residents 12th Netta Haw 16th Doug Noake 17th Ted Russell 20th Dawn Scott 24th Arthur Sullivan 25th Eileen Moloney 27th Jack Slee Staff 2nd Carol Dunbar 8th Jan Strawhorn 11th Lorraine Gotts 15th-Dale Xiriha 26th Elsie Fletcher & Dawn Mercuri 27th Kate Neylon ON THIS DAY: JANUARY 1st 1901 Australia becomes a Commonwealth under British rule. 3rd Australian actor Mel Gibson is born in 1956. 3rd Margaret Thatcher became the longest serving British Prime Minister of the 20th century in 1988. 6th American actor Paul Newman in born in 1925. 12th 1976 Famous crime novelist Agatha Christie died aged 85. 15th The first episode of the Australian TV series The Sullivan's is broadcast in 1976. 19th 1957 Channel 9 in Melbourne starts television transmission with Sir Dallas Brookes opening the TV station. 20th John F Kennedy sworn in as US President in 1961. He was the youngest ever elected President at age 43. 22nd Australian actor Heath Ledger died in 2008 aged 28. 24th Sir Winston Churchill former British PM died in 1965 aged 90. 26th 1788 Captain Arthur Phillip unfurled the British flag at Sydney Cove Proclaiming British Sovereignty. 26th After nearly 100 years of British rule India became an Independent Republic in 1950. 28th The American space shuttle, Challenger, exploded killing all seven astronauts on board in 1986. How many of these do you remember??? 2014 is the Year of the Horse according to Chinese zodiac. The Year of the Horse starts from Jan. 31, 2014 (the Lunar New Year / Spring Festival of China) and lasts to Feb. 18, 2015.

DOGS Find and circle all of the dogs that are hidden in the grid. The words may be hidden in any direction. Answer on page 8 BEAGLE BLLODHOUND BOXER BULLDOG CHIHUAHUA COLLIE DACHSHUND DALMATION DINGO GREYHOUND HUSKY MASTIFF PEKINESE POINTER POODLE PUG SAMOYED SHEEPDOG TERRIER I poured Spot remover on my dog. Now he's gone!

OLD TV SHOWS Find and circle all of the old TV shows that are hidden in the grid. The remaining letters spell the name of an additional old TV show. ALICE BEN CASEY BEVERLY HILLBILLIES CHIPS CANNON CAPTAIN KANGAROO DOBIE GILLIS DONNA REED DR. KILDARE FLYING NUN FUGITIVE GOMER PYLE GOOD TIMES GREEN ACRES GREEN HORNET HOWDY DOODY I SPY IRONSIDE L.A. LAW LASSIE LOVE BOAT MAD ABOUT YOU MAUDE MEDICAL CENTRE MIAMI VICE MOD SQUAD MOONLIGHTING PEYTON PLACE RAWHIDE RIFFLEMAN RIN TIN TIN SOAP ST. ELSEWHERE TAXI THREE S COMPANY WALTONS EMERGENCY FLIPPER JETSONS KOJAK MURPHY BROWN ODD COUPLE Answers on page 9

Solution to DOGS word search. H A P P Y H O U R We are now holding Happy Hour in Langley every Thursday at 4pm. Come along & enjoy a sherry, beer, shandy or lemonade & a chat with the other residents! All Welcome... Babysitting logic One evening a grandmother was babysitting her two granddaughters Anne and Betty. Presently, 8 pm rolled around. "Okay, time for bed," she informed the two children who were playing in the den. "Why?" Anne asked (aged six). "It's so early!" "Your father said your bedtime is eight," the grandmother said. "You don't have to listen to him," Betty (aged four-and-a-half) replied. "Why not?" the grandmother asked. Betty answered, "Because you're his mother!"

Solution to OLD TV SHOWS word search. The hidden TV show is THE MARY TYLER MOORE SHOW

Question: I m built from anything you don t like, You re using me right now in fact, I am one but represent many. When attacked I m easily cracked, I m created in seconds but live forever. And though you may not understand, I ll help you do well but be careful my friend, hurt me and you won t withstand. Answer on next page. GIVING APPEAL Our Giving Appeal was launched in January 2012 for donations towards costs of building our new facility. Total $739,628 All donations that we receive are greatly appreciated and we thank everyone for their contributions. FUNDRAISING Thank you to those who have made donations Our total so far is $46,304! Our fundraising efforts for our new facility are now growing. If you would like to make a donation please complete the form below and return to our CEO Sarah Collier, RM Begg Kyneton Aged Care Inc YES I want to make a gift of $ to RM Begg Kyneton Aged Care Please find my cheque/cash enclosed. Name Address Postcode Ph Email

Answer: Character (or characters). Kids are often told, when dealing with unpleasant things, that it builds character. You re reading the characters this riddle is written with. In computer science a char is often represented by one byte and can store any character you want. When politicians have their character besmirched it can swiftly change the voting public s mind about them. Characters in novels are created with a few lines but live on in our memories. And if your character or reputation is damaged, you may find it hard to deal with the aftermath. And here s a great quote from Warren Buffet on your character. It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you ll do things differently. Warren Buffet SUGGESTIONS The suggestions slip can be used to give suggestions about anything at all! We still have our Comments/Complaints form that you can use if you want to. We thought that the suggestion slip would be convenient attached to the newsletter and you could jot down any ideas that you may have. Please fill out this form & drop it in to one of the suggestion boxes. There is one in the Coffee Shop near Reception & one in each wing TV/ lounge room. Loose Change Fundraiser. Did you know the average person collects $35.00 in loose change each month in a cup or jar? We are launching a loose change program, a fun and simple way for people to financially support RM Begg by collecting their loose change and donating it to our rebuilding program. We hope to see lots of coins making a difference to our fundraising efforts! We re excited that Bendigo Bank is our partner in this program. They have generously donated 150 piggy banks and we thank them for their support! The piggy banks are available for collection at RM Begg reception. When they are full you can return them to us or take them to a local Bendigo Bank branch for depositing. Thank you for your support!

COBAW & BARFOLD JANUARY 2014 MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY 1 2 3 4 New Years Day 9.30Chair Yoga 9.30-Chair Exercises 10.00-Morning Tea 10.00-Morning Tea 5 & Balance exercises 10.00-Morning Tea Family & Friends Visit Family & Friends Visit No Activities 10.00-Morning Tea 10.30 Scrabble 1.00-Movie Time 1.00-Movie Time 11.00Busy Fingers 1.00 Gardening 3.00-Afternoon Tea 3.00-Afternoon Tea 2.00-Bingo 2.00- Painting 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 9.30Church Service 9.30Chair Yoga 9.30-Chair Exercises 9.30Chair Yoga 9.30-Chair Exercises 10.00-Morning Tea 10.00-Morning Tea 10.00-Morning Tea & Balance exercises 10.30-Sing along & Balance exercises 10.00-Morning Tea Family & Friends Visit Family & Friends Visit 10.30- Music with Jo 10.00-Morning Tea 1.00 Cooking with Leni 10.00 morning tea 10.30 Scrabble 1.00-Movie Time 1.00-Movie Time 1.30-Chair Exercises 10.30 BOBs 2.00-Bowls 11.00-Busy Fingers 1.00 Gardening 3.00-Afternoon Tea 3.00-Afternoon Tea 2.00- Mind Games 2.00 Bocce 3.00-Afternoon Tea 2.00-Bingo 2.00 Hookey 3.00-Afternoon Tea 3.00-Afternoon Tea 3.00-Afternoon Tea 3.00-Afternoon Tea 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 9.30Church Service 9.30Chair Yoga 9.30-Chair Exercises 9.30Chair Yoga 9.30-Chair Exercises 10.00-Morning Tea 10.00-Morning Tea 10.00-Morning Tea & Balance exercises 10.00-Morning Tea & Balance exercises 10.00-Morning Tea Family & Friends Visit Family & Friends Visit 10.30-Sing Along 10.00-Morning Tea 10.30-Sing a long 10.00-Morning Tea 10.30 Scrabble 1.00-Movie Time 1.00-Movie Time 1.30-Chair Exercises 10.30 Hangman 1.00 Cooking with Leni 11.00-Busy Fingers 1.00 Gardening 3.00-Afternoon Tea 3.00-Afternoon Tea 2.00- Haw Hula 2.00- Ten Pin Bowling 1.00 Library 2.00-Bingo 2.00 Art/craft 3.00-Afternoon Tea 3.00 Afternoon tea 2.00-Bowls 3.00-Afternoon Tea 3.00-Afternoon Tea 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 9.30Church Service 9.30Chair Yoga 9.30-Chair Exercises 9.30Chair Yoga 9.30-Chair Exercises 10.00-Morning Tea 10.00-Morning Tea 10.00-Morning Tea & Balance exercises 10.30-Art for Fun & Balance exercises 10.00-Morning Tea Family & Friends Visit Family & Friends Visit 10.30- Music with Jo 10.00-Morning Tea 1.00 Cooking with Leni 10.00 Morning tea 10.30 Scrabble 1.00-Movie Time 1.00-Movie Time 1.30-Chair Exercises 10.30-Hookey 2.00-Bowls 11.00-Busy Fingers 1.00 Gardening 3.00-Afternoon Tea 3.00-Afternoon Tea 2.00- Mind Games 2- Music in the garden 3.00 Afternoon tea 2.00-Bingo 2.00 BOCCE 3.00-Afternoon Tea 3.00 Afternoon tea 3.00-Afternoon Tea 3.00-Afternoon Tea 27 28 29 30 31 Australia Day Public 9.30Chair Yoga 9.30-Chair Exercises 9.30Chair Yoga 9.30-Chair Exercises Holiday & Balance exercises 10.00-Morning Tea & Balance exercises 10.00-Morning Tea 10.00-Morning Tea 10.30-Art with Nicky 10.00-Morning Tea 10.30 Scrabble 10.30-BOBs 1.00 Cooking with Leni 11.00-Busy Fingers 1.00 Gardening No activities 2.00 Let's Talk 2.00-Bowls 2.00-Bingo 2.00 Hookey 3.00 Afternoon tea 3.00-Afternoon Tea 3.00-Afternoon Tea 3.00-Afternoon Tea *1:1 Activities Daily C:\Users\Mark\Documents\R M Begg January 2014\ACTIVITIES CALENDER 12/28/2013

LAURISTON & LANGLEY JANUARY 2014 MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY 1 2 3 4 New Years Day 9.30Chair Yoga 9.30-Chair Exercises 10.00-Morning Tea 10.00-Morning Tea 5 & Balance exercises 10.30 Scrabble Family & Friends Visit Family & Friends Visit No Activities 11.00 Busy Fingers 1.00 Gardening 1.00-Movie Time 1.00-Movie Time 2.00-Bingo 2.00 Painting 3.00-Afternoon Tea 3.00-Afternoon Tea 3.00 L&L Program 2.00 L&L program 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 9.30Church Service 9.30Chair Yoga 9.30-Chair Exercises 9.30Chair Yoga 9.30-Chair Exercises 10.00-Morning Tea 10.00-Morning Tea 10.00-Morning Tea & Balance exercises 10.30-Sing a long & Balance exercises 10.00-Morning Tea Family & Friends Visit Family & Friends Visit 10.30- Music with Jo 10.00-Morning Tea 1.00 Cooking with Leni 10.00 morning tea 10.30 Scrabble 1.00-Movie Time 1.00-Movie Time 1.30-Chair Exercises 10.30 BOBs 2.00-Bowls 11.00-Busy Fingers 1.00 Gardening 3.00-Afternoon Tea 3.00-Afternoon Tea 2.00- Mind Games 2.00 BOCCE 2.00 L&L Program 2.00-Bingo 2.00 Hookey 3.00-L&L Program 2.00 L&L Program 3.00-Afternoon Tea 3.00-L&L program 2.00-L&L Program 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 9.30Church Service 9.30Chair Yoga 9.30-Chair Exercises 9.30Chair Yoga 9.30-Chair Exercises 10.00-Morning Tea 10.00-Morning Tea 10.00-Morning Tea & Balance exercises 10.30-Sing a long & Balance exercises 10.00-Morning Tea Family & Friends Visit Family & Friends Visit 10.30-Sing Along 10.00-Morning Tea 1.00 Cooking with Leni 10.00-Morning Tea 10.30 Scrabble 1.00-Movie Time 1.00-Movie Time 1.30-Chair Exercises 10.30- Hangman 1.00 Library 11.00-Busy Fingers 1.00 Gardening 3.00-Afternoon Tea 3.00-Afternoon Tea 2.00- Haw Hula 2.00 Ten Pin Bowling 2.00-Bowls 2.00-Bingo 2.00 Art/craft 3.00-L&L Program 2.00 L&L Program 2.00 L&L Program 3.00-L&L Program 2.00-L&L Program 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 9.30Church Service 9.30Chair Yoga 9.30-Chair Exercises 9.30Chair Yoga 9.30-Chair Exercises 10.00-Morning Tea 10.00-Morning Tea 10.00-Morning Tea & Balance exercises 10.30-Art for fun & Balance exercises 10.00-Morning Tea Family & Friends Visit Family & Friends Visit 10.30- Music with Jo 10.00-Morning Tea 1.00 Cooking with Leni 10.00 Morning tea 10.30 Scrabble 1.00-Movie Time 1.00-Movie Time 1.30-Chair Exercises 10.30-Hookey 2.00-Bowls 11.00-Busy Fingers 1.00 Gardening 3.00-Afternoon Tea 3.00-Afternoon Tea 2.00- Mind Games 2- Music in the garden 2.00 L&L Program 2.00-Bingo 2.00 BOCCE 3.00-L&L Program 2.00 L&L Program 3.00-Afternoon Tea 3.00-L&L Program 2.00-L&L Program 27 28 29 30 31 Australia Day 9.30Chair Yoga 9.30-Chair Exercises 9.30Chair Yoga 9.30-Chair Exercises Public Holiday & Balance exercises 10.00-Morning Tea & Balance exercises 10.00-Morning Tea No activities 10.00-Morning Tea 10.30-Art with Nicky 10.00-Morning Tea 10.30 Scrabble 10.30 BOBs 1.00 Cooking with Leni 11.00-Busy Fingers 1.00 Gardening *1:1 Activities Daily 2.00 Let's talk 2.00-Bowls 2.00-Bingo 2.00 Hookey 2.00 L&L Program 2.00 L&L Program 3.00-L&L Program 2.00-L&L Program C:\Users\Mark\Documents\R M Begg January 2014\ACTIVITIES CALENDER 12/28/2013

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