I am growing a moustache this year for Movember. I have decided to put down my razor for one month (November) and help raise awareness and funds for men’s health – specifically prostate cancer and depression in men.
What many people don’t appreciate is that close to 3,000 men die of prostate cancer each year in Australia and one in eight men will experience depression in their lifetime – many of whom don’t seek help. Facts like these have convinced me I should get involved and I am hoping that you will support me.
To sponsor my Mo, you can either:
• Click this link http://au.movember.com/mospace/383764/ and donate online using your credit card or PayPal account
• Write a cheque payable to ‘Movember Foundation’, referencing my Registration Number 383764 and mailing it to: Movember Foundation, PO Box 292, Prahran, VIC, 3181
Remember, all donations over $2 are tax deductible.
Movember is now in its sixth year and, to date, has achieved some pretty amazing results by working alongside The Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCFA) and beyondblue: the national depression initiative. Check out further details at: http://au.movemberfoundation.com/research-and-programs.
If you are interested in following the progress of my Mo, click here http://au.movember.com/mospace/383764/. Also, http://au.movember.com has heaps of useful
information.
Thanks
Bob

My sister, Elizabeth Caldwell, has been involved for some years with a community mainly at Angurugu, on Groote Eylandt, and writes:
“Did I tell you about the Anindilyakwa number book, “Ambarrngarna” by Chris White? Thought you could mention it on your blog site. We sold out of the first printing quick as a flash with just local orders, so now we have re-printed and we have plenty to meet international demand (ha!) if the need should arise.
The book is simple and aimed mainly at parents or schools who wish to teach young people how to count to 20 in Anindilyakwa, however it is a vibrant and charming book that will open up newcomers to the language and some of its delightful features. For instance, the range of noun classes, and the mathematical precision of language structures.
Besides provoking the reader to new, deeper thoughts about counting, the reader will enjoy being put in touch with the bush foods of the Groote Eylandt area through the many photos.
The book gained instant notoriety when the first printing arrived, coming almost to the day at the same time as the southern newspapers were heralding some research done with children on Groote Eylandt, research which “demonstrated” that in languages where there were no words for counting more than one, two, and many, children still had a concept of counting in greater quantities. Pity they picked on Groote Eylandt, where people do have words for numbers up to twenty.
Children would have watched as women traditionally divided out collected turtle eggs into groups. True, a five year old may not have been taught to count yet, but on the days royalty money comes around they watch as the adults divide out their share, and numbers have an important function in daily life. Even Robin Williams from Radio National failed to check the facts!!
There are 54 pages, card cover, full colour, lots of photos, some word glossaries in the back, and even a few puzzles to test out what you can learn from your reading.
Cost: $25.00 each plus freight.
Available from Groote Eylandt Linguistics, Angurugu Community Mail Agency, Angurugu via Darwin, Northern Territory, 0822 – Email: linguistics@activ8.net.au – Phone: 08 8987 6614 or 08 8927 1842, Mobile: 0439 827 073″

Pipedream Furniture at Miami was a respected player in the business of pvc outdoor furniture. It has now closed, and left a hole in the outdoor furniture manufacture and repair on the Gold Coast.
Coastal Casual Furniture is making sure that nobody misses out on the services that people have enjoyed in the past. We have a full repair service with free pick up and delivery for commercial buildings on the Gold Coast.
Call us on 07 5513 1007 .
Our best wishes to Kelly and Colleen in their future endeavours.

There are a lot of aluminium frame tables with glass tabletops out there. They can shatter without warning, and make a bit of a mess. Glass replacements are pretty expensive, and not easy to get.
We can provide a replacement that is not glass, and is UV resistant, at a very cost-effective price.

We are upgrading the pool furniture for another Resort, and they want to sell off the old furniture. If you are looking to find some cheap replacement furniture, contact me (Bob) and I’ll put you in contact with the Resort manager. There are sunlounges, tables & chairs.

I probably shouldn’t get political on this forum, but I get very tired of dealing with 2 time zones at this time of year.
I live on the NSW side of the border, and the business is in NSW, and employees live in NSW, so it should be simple shouldn’t it?
Well, the lovely Leah has work on the Queensland side 4 days/week, our local television reception is much better from the QLD feed (which means programs are later), and a high proportion of our local customers are QLD-side. We open the business on NSW time and close on QLD time, and when when dealing with people from the state of QLD and from the state of NSW, I sometimes find people in the state of “confusion”.
It’s the only place in the world where the time zones are differentiated by lattitude. The Gold Coast is the 6th largest city in Australia and has boasted of it’s seamless borders environment with Gold Coast/Northern Rivers. Hello!
I was pleased to hear of a political party contesting this weekends election on the single issue of Daylight savings.
http://www.ds4seq.org.au/ is the website of the party and they are contesting a few seats to get the message across to the QLD government. They are looking for volunteers to man polling booths and so on. I hope their message is heard loud and clear.

We get a reasonable number of queries for outdoor furniture mesh to be used as fabric for horse blankets. We can supply the textilene fabric by the metre or by the roll.

You’ve probably seen this chair around. You might even have one. It has been known as the Raffles, or the Royale chair.
You can’t buy replacements at the moment, but we can provide a replacement seat that is stronger and more comfortable than the original, so don’t throw it out when the seat breaks.

A lot of outdoor furniture manufacturers have cut down their Australian content in products available. We are proud to say that we produce a range of products that is unique, and almost totally Australian-made. We think that is also the best all-round outdoor furniture available.

Did you know we can replace slings on just about any sunlounges or chairs? See the Furniture Renewal page for more info about new slings for your directors chairs or sunlounges or aluminium chairs etc.

Remember fibrecane, made of fibreglass/wicker threads woven into furniture shapes? It’s virtually maintenance free, structurally strong, and not bothered by sun, salt or chlorine. It can be made to order for interested people.

Well, it’s seems like we are.
Jay and Kelly have teamed up to produce the future of Australia. (you’re in good hands, folks)
It should be happening today.
I hope he comes back soon. I’m on the tools again……………
All the best, you two
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Errr, no, not yet
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Errr, no, not yet either
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It’s a girl!!!!!
3.7kg and perfect

Our furniture has shown time and again how well it stands up to coastal conditions.
It doesn’t rust.
It keeps on looking good.
It doesn’t continually ask for maintenance.

There’s no better Coastal Furniture.

We are able to present a range new to Australia, made of resin, modern in styling, yet practical in use. Made in europe, it can be used in commercial or domestic applications. You can see it at http://www.casualfurniture.com.au/more_resin.htm