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THE EURASIAN

FEBRUARY 2013 VOL 35 ISSUE 10

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Chad Beins —President

Welcome back members. I trust we have all had a well deserved break! would like to wish you, all the very best for the coming year. May all your hopes and dreams for the year come true…..

There were 3 main activities organised in Decem-ber. We had around 170 people at our Christmas Sunday Lunch as we sang along to Christmas

songs and feasted on Christmas food, all this, while the Children’s Christmas Party was going on sim-ultaneously in the next room. 30 excited children played games and had lots to eat but the highlight was obviously the lovely gifts they received from Santa! Santa and the kids then joined us in the main hall for a grand Christmas finale. A huge effort was made by all the volunteers that day. Thank you so much for doing a great job! Thank you as well to the music support group and all who donated food and prizes that day. We are truly grateful. We also had our Christmas Tea Dance where around 130 people turned up to a most wonderful afternoon with lots of laughter, drinking and danc-ing. We had such positive feedback as many en-joyed the relaxed and festive atmosphere that filled the room. Thank you to the band, the organisers and helper’s….AND especially to all of you who gave us support by coming to join us at all our De-cember Christmas Celebrations! We have planned more activities for you in February & March 2013 marking the end of our Management Committee’s (MC) first year together. Sometime in March 2013, MC will be reviewing the challenges of the past year and begin planning for the year ahead culminating with our Silver Jubilee Celebrations in 2014. Constructive comments, feedback & sugges-tions are encouraged. The 10th February 2013 is our first Sunday lunch for the year. This together with Chinese New Year (CNY) being on the same day and Valentine’s Day

on the 14th Feb, gives us 3 good reasons to cele-brate and have a good time! To keep with the fes-tivities we will put up some CNY decorations. Please feel free to come in your best Chinese New Year costumes/clothing if you wish! After lunch we will have our first Community Ser-vices talk for the year on Family Law. These talks have been organised in line with members voicing their opinions in a recent survey. Please support by attending. More details inside. The 23rd Feb 2013 is our Hats & Fascinators, 24th AEAWA Anniversary Ball at the RAAFA Club in Bullcreek. It’s our first dance for the year! Ticket cost includes dinner with beer, wine & soft drink. Final attendance numbers are required by the Feb Sunday lunch at the latest. Full details inside. EURASIANLYMPICS makes its return on the 10th March 2013 immediately after Sunday lunch (details inside). With the Eurasianlympics and our desire to promote and draw younger members and families to AEAWA, the Management Com-mittee has decided to dedicate the 10th March 2013 Sunday Lunch to Youth, Children & Families. Please support us by bringing along your family and friends and join us in our ‘End of AEAWA Year’ party!!!! Nominations for the Ida De Silva, Andrew Clark & Ivan Richards Awards close on 31 Jan 2013. The panel will then make their decision and the appro-priate winners will be announced at the March 2013 Youth, Children & Family Sunday lunch. Finally, our membership renewal is on a calendar year basis. All membership fees not paid by 31 Dec 2012 are considered to be overdue. If you have not renewed yet, please remember to do so as soon as possible. You can pay at the Feb Sun-day lunch, by mail or bank transfer. On behalf of the Management Committee, I would like to wish all our Chinese members a Happy Chi-nese New Year!

Chad

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Gong Xi Fa Cai

Great Food & Entertainment

MENU

Nasi Beryani

Chicken Rice

Hokkien Mee

Pork Vindaloo & Rice

Side Dish

Indian Rojak

Assorted Cakes

Menu subject to change

Regular Sunday Lunches

Venue : Redcliffe Community Hall Corner Morgan Road and Field Avenue

in Redcliffe (entrance also from Grand Parade)

Tickets given out strictly on a first come first served basis, we

are unable to give out tickets for those who are yet to arrive.

Lunch served from 12 noon.

Members bringing guests,

please sign in the Visitors Book at the door.

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Sunday Lunch 2

News & Changes 3

Christmas Sunday Lunch Photos 4

Christmas Tea Dance 5

Senior’s Report 6

AEAWA Awards Notice 6

Anniversary Ball 7

Children’s Christmas Party 8

Member’s Affairs 9

Eurasianlympics / Gig Guide 10

Business Classifieds & Notices 11

Our Calendar 12

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

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LUNCH VOUCHERS

To serve the lunches faster, a lunch

voucher needs to be purchased –this is

how it works:

when you arrive you get a num-

bered ticket as usual

then you purchase a lunch voucher

at the entrance, currently $6 for a

main meal ($3 for over 80’s and

free for over 90’s)

if a side dish is available this may

also be purchased at the same time

when your number is called, please

present your numbered ticket to-

gether with the coloured voucher at

the kitchen to receive your meal.

(N.B: One ticket = one main meal + side

dish).

A gentle plea - please have the correct

amount handy to save us running

out of change.

In the unfortunate event that we run out of

all meals, we will refund your money.

(Cakes are sold after the lunch service

has finished)

EDITOR

Our Editor Sharon has had to

stand down due to work and per-

sonal commitments.

The Management Committee would

like to take this opportunity to

thank Sharon on behalf of everyone

on the great job she has done.

We wish her well for the future.

The new Editor for the Newsletter is

Carol Richards .

WANTED:

Due to work commitments our current webmaster Alan will not be able to help us for some time to come and has re-quested the Association look for someone to take over. We are looking for a new volunteer to become the web-master for the Association. The Management Committee on behalf of the Association would like to extend our thanks and appreciation for all the work Alan has done for us. If you would like to help us out, please contact either the President (Chad) or the Secretary (Brian). Your help in this matter would be appreciated.

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Sunday Lunch 9th December 2012

Should you object to your Photos being posted or published in the Newsletter or on the website

or facebook pages, could you please advise the committee members accordingly so they can be

removed.

Brotherly Love “so cute”

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Christmas

Tea

Dance

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Christmas Gangnam Style

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SENIORS REPORT

Not just for Seniors ...

but for all members & friends

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Hi All, Happy New Year, Gong Xi Fa Cai and Happy Valentine’s Day to everyone. Next event by the Seniors Sub-Committee, will be the weekend away at Kerrilly Park Farm which has been postponed until the 19-21 April 2013. More information will be given at the Feb-ruary Sunday Lunch , if you are interested in joining a fun group please see either myself or any Sub-Committee Member. God Bless—Seniors Co-ordinator

Joan Reincastle

FAMILY LAW

Rights and Responsibilities on Separation

Property and Children Issues

Speaker: Wilfred Doray, Family Lawyer

Date: Sunday, 10 February 2013

Time: 2.00 pm, immediately after the

Sunday Lunch (Small Room)

Place: Redcliffe Community Hall, Cnr

Morgan Rd & Field Ave, Redclif

When a married or de facto couple splits up, besides the

emotional upheaval, many practical questions need to be

answered:-

What happens to our home? Can I retain it or do we have to

sell it?

I have no super as I was a stay at home mum but my hus-

band has accumulated lots of super - will I have a share in

my husband’s super?

Do we have to split the matrimonial property 50-50? Can I

get more?

Can my son protect himself by doing up a pre-nuptial agree-

ment?

What happens to the children, does the father or mother

have more rights to spend time with the child?

My daughter is separating - as a grandparent, what are my

rights to spend time with the grandchildren?

You may be happily married or you be facing marital issues.

Whatever may be your personal circumstances, an under-

standing of family law issues will always be useful for your-

self or when assisting a child or a friend who is undergoing

separation.

Come and attend the family law talk by Wilfred Doray, a law-

yer with more than 20 years of experience in family law.

Wilfred originally from Singapore and has been practising

family law in Western Australia since 1994.

PRIZE DRAWS

Raffle:

$25 Joyce Thomson, $15 Dino Ellis $10 Martin Pereira Prizes: Crystal Set - Mervyn Wolfe Box Chocolates - Val Whitaker Red Label - Mel Nerva Rum - Max Clutton

Member’s Draw

Congratulations

to Sandra & Hans Vernie who won $30 $10 has rolled over to the February lunch

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Hats & Fascinator Anniversary Ball Saturday 23rd February 2013

RAAFA

Bullcreek Drive, Bullcreek

Music by Klassworks 7.30pm to 12 midnight

Roast Dinner, Beer, Wine & Soft Drinks Dessert, Coffee & Tea

Included *Spirits at Club Prices*

Members $40 - Non Members $45 Phone Kay 0410 478 334

PLEASE PURCHASE TICKETS AT THE FEBRUARY LUNCH

Reminder

Renewal of Membership for 2013 is due on 31st December 2012.

Payment can be made at the Feb’13 Sun Lunch or direct into the bank (details are on page 9) or see Charles Reincastle at the next lunch.

Anniversary Dinner/Dance

You have to be a financial member by 13th of February 2013 to be entitled to the financial membership price

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Children’s Christmas Party

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To become a new member obtain an ap-plication form from the Management Committee or from the website

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To renew your membership, please post the form below with your cheque.

Payment (either cheque or cash) can al-so be handed at our Sunday Lunch .

Pay directly to AEAWA

Account Name: Australian Eurasian

Association of W.A. Inc.

Bank : Bank West

BSB: 306 042 Account Number: 082 139-5

Reference: Name & Membership number

Fees for 2013

Pensioner: 1 yr $15 or 3 yrs $40.50 Single: 1 yr $19 or 3 yrs $51.30 Family: 1 yr $28 or 3 yrs $75.60

Members Affairs

Charles Reincastle

NEWSLETTER BY EMAIL

You can help us with the rising costs of printing and postage by receiving the newsletter by email. If you would like to receive the news-letter electronically please send an email to the Editor Carol Richards at carolr29@bigpond.com Alternatively if more than one copy of the newsletter is received in your house and you only want 1 please let me know. Also if the details on the address label are incorrect in anyway please notify the Editor either by email or phone 0411812981.

Thank you Carol

MEMBERS RENEWAL FORM

Name(s) ……………………………………………………………………………… Address ………………………………………………………………………….…. Amount $ ........................................................ Membership No ……………………………. Send this form to AEAWA Members Affairs PO Box 875, Cloverdale WA 6985

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As part of our community service to the association and if you are looking

for a good night out why not come and support our talented musicians!

Fridays Soul Corporation - Moon & Sixpence U2ME - Woodbridge Hotel Passionworks—North Ale House Mirrabooka 8.30 p.m. till midnight Saturdays Soul Corporation - Universal Bar

Sundays Passionworks—Morley Ale House Walter Road 2.00 till 5.30 p.m. Krystel – Herb Graham Complex, Mirrabooka 6pm-9pm Sunday 3rd Febrary

Golf

Sports & Games

For details of the next round of golf or any up and coming sports,

please contact — Graeme Mitchell on

0403 336 899

Eurasianlympics III - will make its re-turn to AEAWA on the 10th March 2013 at 2.30pm (immediately after the March Sunday lunch). Eura-sianlympics require groups of 5 to compete in 5 different games in or-der to score points and become the ultimate winner! To keep things fair:

1. A group of 5 MUST include an adult male, an adult female and a mix of 3 youth/children.

Mix of 3 youth - means 2 males, one female or 2 females, one male

Youth means – aged from 10 to 25

2. In each game, EACH member MUST have an equal go at playing

Rules and scoring for each game will be in next month’s newsletter. Watch this space!!!

Please form your groups and register with Chad, Graeme or any of the Management Committee as soon as possible. We will have a maximum of 10 teams.

Eurasianlympics I (2010) Champions – BEINS FAMILY

Eurasianlympics II (2011) Champi-ons – FERNANDEZ FAMILY/FRIENDS

Eurasianlympics III (2013) Champi-ons – This could be you!!!!!!

EURASIANLYMPICS

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The Management Committee en-

courages and welcomes construc-

tive feedback from members. All

signed suggestions will be respond-

ed in writing.

Letters to

the Editor

If you have some interesting news or

things to celebrate, please write to:

P O Box 875

CLOVERDALE WA 6985 OR send

and email to carolr29@bigpond.com

SUGGESTION

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Our Warmest Thoughts are with . . all of our members and

their families who are unwell or

grieving. If you know of someone

who would like to share their loss,

or just need a prayer, please feel free

to contact the committee or drop us

a line.

Happy 90th Birthday

Joe X

For the 26th February

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YOUR MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

President Chad Beins 0402 113 897

Vice President Kevin De’Souza 0400 044 882

Secretary Brian Leicester 0419 944 323

Treasurer Carol Richards 0411 812 981

Seniors Joan Reincastle 0419 906 719

Member’s Affairs Charles Reincastle 92769439

Catering Margaret Chowdhurie 0403 179 505

Catering Sue James 93321294

Functions Kay Klass 0410 478 334

Sports & Games Graeme Mitchell 0403 336 899

Sunday Lunch Derrick Holmes 0409 119 387

Sunday Lunch Gary Aviet 0413 240 429

Please contact any one of the Committee if you have any questions or ideas.

We are always happy to hear from you!

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Feb ‘13 Mar ‘13 April ‘13

Sun 10th 11am

Sunday Lunch Gong Xi Fa Cai

Sun 10th 11 am

Sunday Lunch

Annual General Meeting

Sunday 14th

Seniors Week-end Away

19-21 April Kerrilly Park

Sun 10th 2-3pm

Community Services Talk

Sun 10th Eurasianlympics

2.30pm

Sat 23rd 24th Anniversary Ball

Functions: Nil

OUR

CALENDAR