Mission Australia’s service, Junaa Buwa! Centre for Youth Well Being in Coffs Harbour (previously named Coffs Youth Rehab Service) provides a residential rehabilitation service to young people between the ages of 13 – 18 whose established use of alcohol and other drugs places them at risk of significant harm and leads to offending behaviour. Myself and several staff have decided to support the national campaign Febfast 2012 by giving up alcohol for one month to raise money for young people in Australia with drug and alcohol problems. We believe that this also sends a supportive message to the young people currently in our care.

As a member of the Bellingen Chamber of Commerce we appeal to other members to support our sobriety by sponsoring us to raise money for this great cause.

A word on where the money goes. The donations you make help young people throughout the country to deal with alcohol and other drug issues. In 2012, eight charities and community partners will benefit from your funds. They are:

• YSAS in Vic

• Mater Health Services in Qld

• The Ted Noffs Foundation in NSW and ACT

• Bushmob in the NT

• Mission Australia in SA and Tassie

• Holyoake in WA and

• The Australian Drug Foundation nationwide.

Each of these great organisations provides a range of support, re-education and counselling for young Australians tackling serious alcohol and drug issues.

You can access my fundraising page via http://www.febfastfundraising.com.au/carolyn_heise

Thank you,

Carolyn Heise – Services Manager , Northern NSW, Mission Australia

E: heisec@missionaustralia.com.au | P: (02) 66585437 | M: 0409803572 A: PO Box 396 Sawtell NSW 2452 | W: www.missionaustralia.com.au

Our Values – Compassion Integrity Respect Perseverance Celebration

Our Vision – To see a fairer Australia by enabling people in need to find pathways to a better life.

A complimentary spa and sauna session gift voucher (valued @ $25) with every Christmas gift voucher (min $50). Gift vouchers can be purchased for any of our products and services including massage, naturopathy, homeopathy, acupuncture, shiatsu, reiki, kinesiology, bowen therapy, psychic guidance, art therapy, colon hydrotherapy,reflexology, Indian Head Massage, astrological charting, chakra balancing, energy healing, Ayurvedic medicine, massage & facials.

Vouchers can be purchased in store, or over the phone and posted. A great way to reward staff at Christmas, showing them that you really care about their well being.

We also offer mobile services where we can come to your business and give you and your staff treatments that will relax and nourish them. Please call us on 6655 0429 for details.

Thanks so much

–

Diana Carr

Alchemy in Bellingen

Shop 1/105-109 Hyde St

Bellingen 2454

02 6655 0429

enquiries@alchemyinbellingen.com.au

www.alchemyinbellingen.com.au

Hi there,

On Ya Bike! (incorporating Ride2Work Day) is a great excuse to put an end to procrastination, dust off your bike and get into some full body lycra (optional). Once you have enjoyed the sights of Bellingen and surrounds, enjoy a delicious breakfast on the lawn out the front of the Council chambers and contemplate how fit you will be now that you have decided to ride to work every day.

To recognise and support businesses who participate in the event we would like to mention you in our media before and following the event.

Event details:

Date: Wednesday October 12

Time: Breakfast (croissants/gluten-free option) from 8am – 9am, Maam Gaduying Park (out front of Council)

Routes:

• 6:45 am from end North Bank Rd to town
• 7:30am from intersection Boggy Ck Rd and Waterfall Way for ride with Mayor
• 7am from Bello PO for Glennifer Roses Rd loop

FREE TSHIRTS FOR THE FIRST 50 RIDERS!!! PRIZES!! BIKE MECHANIC TO GIVE YOUR TREADLY THE ONCE-OVER!

SPONSORED BY KOMBU AND RUNNING WILD ADVENTURE TOURS

Please contact Zoe on 6655 7305 to let Council know that you plan to attend and will join us for breakfast.

Guy Saddleton

Guy Saddleton Real Estate · 9 Church Street · Bellingen · 2454

ph 02 6655 2458 · www.guysaddleton.com.au

Dear Members and Friends of Urunga Mylestom Chamber of Commerce

The attached is forwarded on behalf of Tracy Neaves, Chair of the Bellingen Shire Relay for Life group.

Team numbers are down a bit on Urunga’s previous relay in 2008, so Tracy and her team are seeking extra support, including from UMCC members and friends. Funds raised go to much needed cancer research and assistance to many families.

Please consider forming a team, or even joining one that is already started. Information and Registration details are in the attached.

Relay For Life 2011

Regards

Pete B

[Pete Bennetts]

for UMCC

This year will be Bellingen Shire Council’s third year as a host to the nation-wide Ride to Work Day event on October 12. Participated in by over 100 000 Australians, Ride to Work Day is a great excuse to put an end to procrastination, dust off your bike and get into some full body lycra (optional). Once you have enjoyed the sights of Bellingen and surrounds, enjoy a delicious breakfast on the lawn out the front of the Council chambers and contemplate how fit you will be now that you have decided to ride to work every day.

Register online at https://ride2work.com.au/rtw/ and go into the draw to win a bike and other prizes. If you would like to join us for a continental breakfast (8:00 – 9:00am) please let me know ASAP so I can have an idea of numbers for catering.

If you don’t work in town but would like to get pedalling, please come along! As per the last two Rides, there will be coordinated routes this year so stay tuned if you prefer to buddy up; and if your neighbour is the butcher, baker, librarian or local barista suggest a Ride to Work bonding session!

Ride to Work Day – October 12

1. Get acquainted with your quads, gluteals and triceps surae (that’s your calf muscles)

2. Feel good

3. Free brekky

If you have any questions or want to nominate a route, please drop me an email or call me on 6655 7305, Mondays and Tuesdays.

Thanks for your support.

Regards,

Zoe Moore

Bellingen Shire Council

Monday, Tuesday

6655 7305

Hi members

I’m a strong supporter of a regular nap and in fact even in my busy schedule which generally starts at 4.30am and finishes at somewhere between 7.00 and 9.00pm I am now scheduling at least one 20min nap in the afternoon. Talk about a sustainable business practice – my afternoons are so much more productive.

I encourage you to join the nap in next Tuesday and to make it a regular part of your day!!

Cheers Guy

Guy Saddleton

President Bellingen Chamber of Commerce

President Tourism Bellinger

ph 0411 229 300

Australia’s First NAP-IN!

Lie down and be counted in support of making a mini-siesta a normal part of our day

TUESDAY JUNE 28th 1 – 2 pm

Have your lunch, join us for a warm winter nap and return to work rejuvenated

Transition Bellingen recognises the importance of practicing personal sustainability while promoting environmental and social sustainability. Napping is a renewable energy practice.. so let’s get napping!

Where? Assemble at 12.45 on Corner of Hyde and Church Streets with your white pillows and other napping aids (eg blanket, eye mask, ear plugs) and progress to our local napping site.If sunny: Maam Gudying If not: Bellingen Library.

Why attend the Nap-In?

You only need one reason:

· – Experience a delicious, drug-free cure for the afternoon slump

· – Practice how to stop and be still during a normal working day

·- – Help establish the mini-siesta as a socially acceptable and valued practice in our personal and working lives.

· – Take a stand – albeit horizontal – against succumbing to an ever-increasing pace of life. You don’t have to be ‘on’ all the time.

·- – Throw down a peaceful challenge to models of relentless growth that lead to exhaustion of vital energy reserves – both human energy and the earth’s energy. (And take the time to allow creative solutions emerge?)

· – Make history – this is Australia’s first-ever and the world’s 2nd Nap-In

Suitable for people of all napping abilities:

Existing nappers – “come out”, share your nap know-how and show us how to do it

Wanna-be nappers – see how others do it and give it a go.

“But I can’t nap!” nappers – don’t worry if you think you can’t nap – just come and enjoy the opportunity to stop, relax and switch off for a while.

NAP-IN flyer final

Dear Friends,

As usual, much is happening in Transition world!

Please find below & attached information about a few upcoming events:

Organic Gardening Workshop

Sunday the 22nd of May from 9am to 1pm @ the Northbank Community Garden.

Join us for a relaxed Sunday morning in the garden and learn to grow your own seasonal veggies: how to prepare a garden bed, what works best in this area, how to address common gardening challenges and much more. Morning tea included, children welcome. Unless the weather is extreme (torrential rains & floods, sandstorms, tennis ball-size hail etc) the workshop will go ahead. There will be some tools to share, but please BYO as well. Cost: $20/$ 12 concession. Registration essential as places are limited. (To register, please reply to this email). See attached flyer for more info.

And here is a retreat I warmly recommend to anyone who would like an opportunity to reconnect, replenish and find inspiration (at an amazing venue):

STILLNESS IN ACTION RETREAT 6th – 10 July Mt Hyland Wilderness Retreat, Dorrigo, northern NSW

Stillness in Action develops wisdom, calmness, courage and clarity to sustain a life of freedom and integrity in challenging times.

Take the opportunity to:

Learn a simple meditation to still the confusions of the mind – allowing wisdom and compassion to arise, and freeing your intellectual, emotional and creative intelligence;

Renew your spirit for restoring a sustainable environment, for building a just and equitable society, for participating in healthy and creative communities, for personal and social healing;

Strengthen confidence, kindness and joy – and your power to make a difference – through processes of deep ecology, systems science and ancient earth wisdom

Use practical tools to clarify your values and intentions and move them into action;

Learn how to build sustaining communities of friendship.

Nurture and refresh your body and mind through walking, yoga, journalling and silent contemplation in the beauty of nature.

Mornings of quiet reflection teach the sacred art of presence. Each afternoon, creative group work reveals fresh paths to personal and social change – inspired by Joanna Macy’s work – see www.joannamacy.net Evenings sharing stories, poetry, music and laughter, enliven and deepen community. Each day unfolds a new perspective on a journey to reconnect our lives with our world.

“Go forth on your journey for the benefit of the many, for the joy of the many, out of compassion for the world, for the welfare, for the benefit and joy of all beings.” The Buddha

Retreat Leaders

Bobbi Allan is a Buddhist teacher in the Insight tradition. She brings to this work over 30 years of Buddhist practice and social action, and a professional background in management training, facilitation and communication / conflict processes. She has worked and trained with Joanna Macy since 1984.

Claire Dunn has worked as an environmental campaigner, and has recently been studying and living wilderness awareness and survival skills. Claire has also trained with Joanna Macy.

Olivia Bernardini is a social ecologist, yoga teacher, and community activist, currently working with Transition Bellingen and Bellingen EYE.

Swami Shakti Mudra, a Satyananda Yoga teacher, will prepare delicious vegetarian food.

Cost: $370 – $480 on a sliding scale according to income. Fee covers accommodation, food and associated costs: teachings are additional – by donation. Some part scholarships available.

Venue: Mt Hyland Retreat Centre, Dorrigo: http://www.mt-hyland.com/

For further info and bookings: Claire Dunn 0466523326 / clr.dunn@gmail.com Flyer available at www.stillnessinaction.net

Finally, please find attached flier for upcoming Symposium in Coffs Harbour, led by Jonathan Cassell, Sunday the 29th of May from 9.45 am to 4pm, at the Community Village in Coffs Harbour. “An opportunity to engage with crucial questions and issues relating to nature, the environment and the changes happening to the planet and human society.”

Waking_the_Dreamer_Poster_JonathanCassell

Have a great day,

Olivia

Seeking your support for mental health in the following ways:

1. Organise a HAT DAY celebration on May 20th (or any date in May that suits).

See www.hatday.com.au and www.australianrotaryhealth.org.au for more information.

2. Everyone can participate in the celebration by wearing a hat and offering a donation that would be directed to Australian Rotary Health for Mental Health Research.

3. Collection buckets or boxes could be placed in convenient locations. Promotional material such as brochures for HAT DAY could be placed close by. Prior advertising of the day would assist the success of the day.

See attached letter

CC Rotary letter re Hat Day 2