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THE EURASIAN

MAY 2013 VOL 38 ISSUE 13

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And a new year begins!!! Yes, dear EA members, we are now embarking on another 11 months of challenges ahead of us and we are ready to go! The AGM on the 14th of April went well with just fewer than 100 people in attendance. Reports were presented and met with approval. A point was raised on our monthly newsletter and a short discussion followed. As a result of that discussion, we agreed that the monthly newsletter shall remain available to all members in its current hardcopy format however with increased accessibility to computers we encourage members to receive their newsletter via email or to download the newsletter via our website. The benefit of this is that you are able to view the newsletter in A4 size and in colour! Any reduction of hardcopy newsletters will save us time, manpower and costs due to the volume of printing and postage. It is a ‘greener’ option as well. Please advise our editor Carol Richards should this be a suitable option for you. Sadly, there were no winners for any of our 3 awards as we had received nil nominations. We would like all members to please take full opportunity of the Awards available for next year. There is a small change to our Management Committee. Firstly, I would like to thank Margaret Chowdhurie, Sue James & Graeme Mitchell for their tireless effort over the last 12 months in the Catering and Sports & Games sections of our committee. We are all truly grateful for your service and friendship and will miss you. Next, I would like to welcome Val Conier (Whitaker) to our team. Her friendly personality will be a welcome presence in our committee. Our new team structure can be viewed on the inside pages. Thank you members for your support and encouragement and look forward to another year of your continued support. You will find enclosed with this month’s newsletter (as an insert) a Calendar of Events for the year. As you will see we have lots of activities planned particularly as we build up to our “Silver Jubilee” Celebrations. Please mark off your favourite events in your diaries so you don’t miss out!!! As it is a long term plan, some events may be subject to change. Please check our calendar on the back page of the newsletter for latest updates. A ‘benefits scheme’ offered to our members is also attached (as an insert). More details inside.

Speaking of events, our biggest and best Sunday lunch of the year has always been our May

Mother’s Day lunch! It is on Sunday 5th May 2013 and we have prepared a fantastic afternoon

especially for our darling mum’s and grandmother’s! There will be music and dancing, presents

and prizes and lots more as we show them our appreciation. It’s only a few days away so make

sure you mark your diaries and don’t forget to bring Mum & Grandma!

Chad

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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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INSIDE THIS ISSUE: PRIZE DRAWS

Lucky Numbers Draw:

There wasn’t a Lucky Number’s draw or Members draw in April due to the

AGM being held.

The jackpot stands at $70

Remember you have to be there to win it.

Fundraising

In order to help raise money to celebrate our Silver Jubilee Anniversary in 2014 as from March the lucky number draw will increase to $2.00 a number but the prizes shall remain as

1st Prize $25

2nd Prize $15

3rd Prize $10

We will also be holding raffles during the year as well as other fundraisers.

Donations will also be gratefully accepted.

Prize Draws 2 Mother’s Day / Benefits Scheme 3 Winter Dance 4 Seniors, Golf 5 Your Committee 6 Sunday Lunch 7 Quarantine Matters 8 Member’s Affairs 9 Annual Chinese Dinner 10 Business Classifieds & Notices 11 Our Calendar 12

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The Next Sunday Lunch we will be

Celebrating

Mother’s Day

Sunday 5th May

AEAWA Member Benefits Scheme 2013 to 2014

AEAWA is pleased to announce the launch of a membership scheme providing our members with discounts when members require services in the following areas:- Purchase of Asian groceries Submission of income tax returns, Migration application services, Settlement services; and Certain legal services such as wills and powers of attorneys. Unlike the RAC or other similarly sized associations who are able to attract many retail outlets and service providers to provide a discount to their members on the expectation of increasing business when serving such members, AEAWA with its small membership base of not more than 400 members will always find it hard to attract retail outlets and service providers to pro-vide a discount to these members. Therefore, the Community Services Sub-Committee has focused on important services which may be useful to their members rather than seeking dis-counts from food or other retail outlets. As these service providers are provided by third parties, AEAWA cannot guarantee the quality or level of service provided. We encourage you to provide us with your feedback so that we can monitor the usefulness of this scheme and review the continued use of the service provid-ers listed for the coming years. A separate brochure on the Benefits Scheme is found in this month’s newsletter. Please read the terms and conditions carefully before accessing the benefits.

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WINTER DANCE

22ND JUNE 2013 AT

BELMONT SPORTS & RECREATION CLUB

ABERNETHY RD, BELMONT

BAND “EURASIA”

7.30PM TO MIDNIGHT

FULLY LICENSED (CLUB PRICES) BYO NIBBLES

MEMBERS $15 NON-MEMBERS $20

Please ring Kay Klass on 0410 478 334 for Tickets

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SENIORS REPORT

Not just for Seniors ...

but for all members & friends


Hi Everyone A Happy Mother’s Day to all Mothers, Grandmothers and Mum’s to be, have a wonderful day enjoy the pampering. My Committee and I will continue to do our best to organize all the activities and events that you have enjoyed throughout the years. We can only do our best and it is up to you the member’s and your friends to participate in what’s being offered. Suggestions and ideas are very welcome. We had our first meeting after the AGM and a tentative calendar of events has been discussed. For more information and updates please refer to the Newsletter and notices at the Sunday Lunches. As you can see by the photos on page 10 a lovely evening was enjoyed by all who attended the Annual Chinese Dinner. Please remember that all the activities organized are for one and all not just for Seniors. See you soon,

Joan Reincastle

Golf

“Wanna be the next Adam Scott”

Please contact Graeme Mitchell direct on 0403 336 899 for the venue and date of the next Golf Game

Thanks, Graeme

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 [email protected]

SUGGESTION

BOX

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Hello Everyone, I am back this year as a Committee member with a NEW name for those of you who remember me as Valerie Whitaker in 2010, but I am now Mrs Valerie Conier after getting married last year. I am looking forward to an exciting year ahead, our Committee has much in the works for your entertainment. I will be looking after Sports and Games as well as helping out at the Sunday Lunches, so we should have some fun together. Looking forward to seeing all of you at our Mother’s Day lunch on the 5th May, do say hello as I come around to your table.

Valerie ====================================================================

President Chad Beins

_____________________________________________________________________________ Vice President Treasurer Secretary Kevin de Souza Carol Richards Brian Leicester Community Servers Editor Membership Heritage Community Services Webmaster Assistant Editor Events Chad Beins __________________________________________________________________ Functions Seniors Catering Sunday Lunch Sports & Games Kay Klass Joan Derrick Gary Aviet Valerie Conier Reincastle Holmes Valerie Conier Chad Beins Membership Charles Reincastle Webmaster Alan Jupp Editor Carol Richards

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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)

Great Food & Entertainment

Menu

Butter Chicken

Murtabak

Nasi Lemak

Kway Teow

Chicken Rice


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Quarantine Matters Black Spined Toad This critter is found in China, southern Asia, India, Pakistan, Nepal, and Indonesia. Related to the Cane Toad, it has no natural predators. Australia is free from the Black Spined Toad. What is the risk to Australia? This toad is more damaging than the Cane Toad. Being a carnivore, the Black Spined Toad has the potential of causing serious damage to Australia’s natural environ-ment. Apart from competing with other native frogs and toads, it is also likely to carry exotic para-sites and diseases. How can it get into Australia? It can hitch a ride on shipping containers, machinery and personal effects e.g. bags, boxes and shoes. So next time you go overseas, especially to Thailand and Indonesia, and leave your shoes unattended, inspect them before packing. These guys love to hide in shoes. If you find one in your belongings when you get home SECURE and REPORT it immediately to AQIS on 1800 020 504 Human Quarantine Biosecurity/Quarantine officers monitor reports from the captains of aircraft and ships about the health of passengers arriving in Australia. This guards against diseases such as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) or yellow fever. Infectious diseases such as yellow fever are spread by mosquitoes, and would be very difficult to eradicate if they become established in Australia. AQIS uses World Health Organisation (WHO) approved insecticide sprays on all commercial air-craft flying into Australia to manage these disease risks. Aircraft cabins are treated with residual sprays when no passengers or crew are on board. In some instances, the cabin is sprayed before landing if residual spraying hasn’t been carried out. In addition, all Australia’s international airports have mosquito trapping (vector monitoring) pro-grams to ensure high-risk insect carriers of human diseases are detected quickly.

REMEMBER: Declare or Beware! Don’t risk an on-the-spot fine. BL Source: DAFF

Disclaimer

The contents of this newsletter are of an informative nature and do not account to advise anyone.

We make no guarantees as the accuracy, correctness or reliability of the content.

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

- aeawa.asn.au.

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

MEMBERS RENEWAL FORM

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

No new memberships were received this month. Please remember that only financial members will receive a newsltetter

If you have not paid your subscription and wish to do so, or not sure whether you are financial or not, please ring, sms or send an email, my contact details are 92769439 / 0404215042 or

Visitors

Members please feel free to bring Visitors to our Sunday Lunches, but we ask that you have them

sign the Visitors Book so that we may welcome them to our Club.

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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.

2013 Annual Chinese Dinner

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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 [email protected] 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

Business Classifieds

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PlaneTorque Australia Pty Ltd

An aviation consulting company providing a range of technical, administrative and logistical services. Visit : www.ptaaus.com.au Contact Alan Jupp on 93774669 UDance Unlock the secrets of Ballroom and Latin dance. Learn how to dance not what to dance. Classes are fun and engaging. More information at www.udance.com.au. Or contact Basil on 0478 616 766 or at [email protected] SendOutCards® “Changing Lives ….. One Card at a Time” Visit www.vincefassom.info to learn more about this incredible service with a free test run. Vince Fassom, Thomo Pty Ltd, 0414 633747

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.

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May ‘13 June ‘13 July ‘13

Sunday 5th Mother’s Day

Lunch

Sunday 9th Lunch

Sunday 14th Lunch

______________ Sunday 14th

Ten Pin Bowling 4.00pm

Sunday 9th 2.30pm

Community Services Talk on

Home Security

Saturday 22nd

Winter Dance At BSRC

OUR

CALENDAR

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 Functions Kay Klass 0410 478 334 Catering Derrick Holmes 0409 119 387 Sunday Lunch Gary Aviet 0413 240 429 Sunday Lunch Valerie Conier 0412 572 476 Seniors Joan Reincastle 0419 906 719 Member’s Affairs Charles Reincastle 9276 9439 Sports & Games Valerie Conier 0412 572 476

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