Activus Calendar May June 2019

Activus Calendar May/June 2019 Edition Message from the GM Welcome to the Please select carefully when booking TIME2 Winter Edition of our a “Pre-Paid” Event. These events are ENJOY Time2Enjoy Calendar invoiced in advance due to tickets which has a variety being pre-purchased on behalf of our Group activities, caring of outings that are customers. Pre-Paid Events have a strict centres or social visits. sure to entice! no cancellation policy once purchased and must be paid regardless of whether you HEALTH & Our T2e outings are unable to attend. WELLBEING continue to grow and remain as popular as Are you interested in going to a ‘Men’s To and from medical, health ever! So to avoid disappointment make only coffee club ‘on a Wednesday and wellbeing appointments. sure you book in as early as possible and morning? Want to make some new friends remember you can book over the phone, with similar interests over a coffee? LIVING or by using our new online booking service Contact Marie in the office on 8555 0014 ACTIVITIES which can be found on our website www. to register your interest. activustransport.org.au Shopping and local Activus are part of a collaborative with village centre visits. Don’t forget you can grab a copy of the Home Modification Solutions, Sutherland Time2Enjoy Calendar from your Driver Food Services and Clever Care Now under ACCESS and on-board Transport Assistants or the “Wellness Champions” banner. You ALL AREAS provide your email address and receive the may have seen our ads in the Leader? We Calendar early! work together with these organisations Live beyond a disability, let us to encourage lifelong wellness and offer you more opportunity. Activus offers a variety of services aside reablement by raising awareness of from Medical Transport such as Pet each other’s services to address issues Our Community Partners Transport, Social Outings and even a of community isolation, healthy ageing, GoShuttle Service! So go on, Get out and wellbeing and independence. clencvaoerwer about - we might just surprise you! Ask our friendly staff for more information today. We encourage all Activus customers to tell caring for the community a friend or neighbour about our services Sometimes due to capacity restrictions and the services of the other organisation at venues, availability of vehicles or in the “Wellness Champions” collaborative. limited ticket numbers, we are unable to guarantee your trip. When this occurs we Thank you for you continued support and may place your booking on a wait list until everyone here at Activus looks forward to availability can be guaranteed. seeing you ‘Out and About’ again soon. Yours, Greg Stanger

May 2019 Time2Enjoy Calendar 01 02 03EAST & WEST EAST & WEST EAST & WEST WED THU FRI Cabaret Show and PRE-PAID EVENT Lunch at Lunch at Seniors Show Club Grandview’s, Junior’s Kingsford and Set Lunch at Peakhurst Show $5.00 Ettamogah Hotel Lunch at own cost Show & Lunch $40.00 Lunch at own cost Includes Bus Fare (limited tickets) 06 EAST 07 08EAST & WEST WEST 09 EAST & WEST 10 EAST & WEST MON TUE WED THU FRI Millers Fashion Variety Day Show Millers Fashion Fashion Parade Darrell Lea Outlet Revesby and Lunch at Outlet Revesby Show at Jannali and Lunch at and Lunch at Liverpool RSL and Lunch at Uniting Church Ingleburn RSL Panania Diggers Entry $2.00 Panania Diggers Black Pepper, and Lunch at own cost Lunch at own cost Lunch at own cost other brands available Lunch at own cost to buy on the day Cost $10.00 includes morning tea & light lunch 13 EAST & WEST EAST & WEST 15 EAST & WEST EAST 17 WEST MON 14 WED 16 FRI Bingo & Lunch at TUE Guided Tactile THU Swane’s Nursery Dooley’s Lidcombe Tour at Hurstville Carlingford and St George Lunch at Bingo: FREE Leagues Club Museum and Club Marconi Lunch at Lunch at own cost ‘It’s Showtime’ lunch at South Carlingford Entry $10.00 Hurstville  RSL Star Buffet Bowling Club Museum Entry & Bossley Park Lunch at own cost Lunch at own cost Tea $4.00 Lunch at own cost 20 EAST & WEST EAST & WEST 22 EAST & WEST WEST 24 EAST FRI MON 21 WED 23 PRE-PAID EVENT TUE EARLY START PICKUP THU Swane’s Nursery ‘Glen Amer—Liberace’ Carlingford and Concert at Wollongong Lunch at Wiseman Eastern Suburbs Lunch at Town Hall and Lunch Park Bowling Club, Tour and Lunch at Club Marconi Lunch at at The Builders Club Paddington RSL Carlingford $45.00 Includes Bus Gwynneville Lunch at own cost Star Buffet Bowling Club Fare (limited tickets) Lunch at own cost Bossley Park Lunch at own cost Lunch at own cost Lunch at own cost 27 28 EAST & WEST 29 EAST & WEST 30 EAST & WEST 31 EAST & WEST MON TUE WED THU FRI No Outing Today St George Ladies Luncheon at Seniors Show Lunch at Staff Training Day Leagues Club The Como Hotel and Lunch at Woonona ‘It’s Showtime’ Ingleburn RSL Bowling and Entry $10.00 $25.00 for 2 course Show Free Recreation Club lunch and a glass of Lunch at own cost Lunch at own cost French Champagne CALENDAR KEY Shopping Pre-paid Event Walking Early Start

Information about Time2 Enjoy Outings MAY JUNE IMPORTANT INFORMATION PRE-PAID EVENTS PRE-PAID EVENTS Pre-Paid Events 2nd May 6th June Please pay upon receipt of invoice. Seniors Show at Ettamogah Hotel Senior Show at Ettamogah Hotel Payment can be made by Credit Card, Fantastic seniors show and 2 course Fantastic senior show and 2 course Cash or Cheque. There will be no luncheon at this popular venue. Limited luncheon at this popular venue. Limited refund for change of mind, cancellation tickets available, book and pay early to tickets available. Book and pay early to or non-attendance. avoid disappointment. Payment to be avoid disappointment. Payment to be received by Tuesday 26th April. received by Tuesday 30th May. Individual Pick Up Times Please ensure that you are ready at 20th May 17th June least 15 minutes prior to your pick up time. Due to time constraints, we are ‘Glen Amer—Liberace’ at Wollongong ‘Fred, Ginger and Friends’ Concert at unable to wait past scheduled pick up times. Town Hall Sutherland Entertainment Centre Club Entry Enjoy this very special presentation World Dance Champions Emma Salmon When entering a club, a valid ID, Pension or Concession Card must be as Glenn takes you through all your and Rhett Salmon will dance the presented. Liberace favourites (Tea for Two, I’ll Be routines that made Fred Astaire and Lunch Options At times a venue may have a set group Seeing You, Warsaw Concerto and many Ginger Rogers famous. Payment to be lunch menu and price. Where an outing states ‘Lunch at own cost’ prices can more. Limited tickets available. Payment received by Tuesday 11th June. vary from venue to venue. Please make sure that you bring enough to to be received by Wednesday 13th May. cover any lunch cost. Please advise our booking staff if you have any dietary NOT TO BE MISSED NOT TO BE MISSED requirements. 6th, 8th and 10th May 12th June Millers Fashion and Darrell Lea Shire Discovery Tour Companion Cards Just in time for some Mother’s Day There are limited seats available for A carer travelling with you must have a shopping to buy gifts for the special this tour. Often there is a waiting list, so current Companion Card to qualify for people in your life, or for yourself! please make sure you are able to go on free bus fare or full cost is payable. the day. Please check your diary. 9th May Men’s Coffee Club Fashion Parade—Jannali Uniting Church 18th June Are you interested in going to a men’s Black Pepper, Spade and many other Gaden Café—Winter Solstice Party only coffee club on a Wednesday clothing brands can be purchased on Winter comfort mains, desserts, tea/ morning? Would you like to get together the day. Don’t miss out. coffee, entertaining trivia games and for a coffee and a chat? Please contact lucky door prizes to give away in a Marie at the office to let her know if 15th May dining room decked out with winter you’re interested. Hurstville Museum and Gallery décor, fairy lights and a virtual fireplace. A guided tactile tour that relates to objects from our past. If you have vision 19th June impairment this hands on tour may be Sydney Tramway Museum of interest to you. All welcome. Enjoy a morning tea, tram ride and a guided tour of the Display Hall, which 22nd May houses Australia’s oldest electric tram. Eastern Suburbs Tour There are limited seats available for this tour. Often there is a waiting list, so please make sure you are able to go on the day. Please check your diary. Have you had your flu jab?… WHAT IS THE FLU? IMPORTANT FACTS ABOUT THE FLU SHOT Influenza, commonly known as the flu, spreads easily from person to person through infected droplets in the air and • Approximately 2,800 Australians die every year, either by hands. Vaccination is the single most effective way of preventing and stopping its spread. directly from the seasonal flu, complications due to the flu, or pneumonia. WHY SHOULD I GET THE FLU SHOT? Because the flu virus is constantly changing, you need to get • Flu vaccinations are the single most effective way of vaccinated every year. Every year, the flu vaccine changes too, so it protects against the three strains of flu virus which helping fight the spread of flu in the community. are most likely to be around during that winter. You should be vaccinated in autumn to allow time for the vaccine to WHO SHOULD GET VACCINATED? work before the flu season starts. The flu vaccine does All healthy people should be vaccinated where possible to not contain any live virus therefore you cannot get flu from allow for the healthiest possible community, however, there receiving the vaccine. are certain groups of people for whom the yearly flu vaccine is most important. People who may fall into these “high risk” groups include people over 65 and their carers. These patients are eligible for a free flu vaccination under the National Immunisation Program (NIP). It is always best to check with your GP before receiving the flu vaccine.

June 2019 Time2Enjoy Calendar 03 EAST & WEST EAST & WEST 05 EAST & WEST 06 EAST & WEST 07 EAST & WEST FRI MON 04 WED THU TUE Bingo & Lunch at Variety Day Show Cabaret Show PRE-PAID EVENT Lunch at Dooley’s Lidcombe and Lunch at and Lunch at Fairy Meadow Liverpool RSL The Junior’s Seniors Show Bowling Club Bingo: FREE Entry $2.00 and set Lunch at Lunch at own cost Lunch at own cost Kingsford Ettamogah Hotel Lunch at own cost Show $5.00 Show and lunch Lunch at own cost Cost $40.00 includes Bus Fare (limited tickets) EAST & WEST WEST 14 EAST & WEST 10 11 12 13EAST & WEST TUE WED THU FRI MON St George Early Start Pick Up Shopping at Bingo and Lunch at Public Holiday Leagues Club Shire Discovery Tour Narellan Town Rooty Hill RSL Queen’s Birthday ‘It’s Showtime’ Centre and Lunch Bingo $4.00 No Outing Today Entry $10.00 and Lunch at at the Foodcourt Woolooware Lunch at own cost Lunch at own cost Golf Club Lunch at own cost 17 EAST & WEST EAST & WEST 19 EAST & WEST 20 EAST 21 EAST & WEST MON 18 WED Tram Ride, THU FRI PRE-PAID EVENT TUE Guided Tour Lunch at Austral ‘Fred, Ginger & Friends’ and morning tea Bowling Club, Winter Solstice at the Sydney Shopping at Lunch at own cost Stage Concert Party at Gaden Café Tramway Museum, Narellan Town at Sutherland Sutherland Centre and Lunch Entertainment Centre Woollahra Cost $14.00 at the Foodcourt and Lunch at Cost $15.00 Kiosk on site or Lunch at own cost Boyles Sutherland Hotel Cost $45.00 (mains, dessert, BYO Lunch includes Bus Fare tea/ coffee, (Limited Tickets) Lunch at own cost entertainment & lucky door prizes) 24 EAST & WEST EAST & WEST 26 EAST & WEST EAST & WEST 28 EAST & WEST FRI MON 25 WED 27 TUE THU Bingo & Lunch at St George Ladies Luncheon at Seniors Show Lunch at Collegians Dooley’s Lidcombe Leagues Club The Como Hotel and Lunch at Rugby League ‘It’s Showtime’ Ingleburn RSL Football Club, Bingo: FREE Entry $10.00 $25.00 for 2 course Show Free Wollongong Lunch at own cost choice lunch and Lunch at own cost a glass of French Lunch at own cost Champagne REMINDER - PRICE INCREASE PLEASE CHOOSE OUTINGS FOR SOCIAL OUTINGS CAREFULLY AS CANCELLATIONS MAY INCUR A FEE AND TAKE A As mentioned in the last edition, due to increases in the cost of delivering our bus outings, from the 1st of January 2019 we SEAT FROM SOMEONE ELSE increased the cost of the transport on our social outings to $20. This will bring the bus trips in line with the cost of the car services – the cost of shopping will remain at $10. t. 8555 0000 e. [email protected] a. 1160 Old Princes Highway (PO Box 303) f. 9548 0926 w. www.activustransport.org.au Engadine, Sydney NSW 2233