WELLBEING NEWSLETTER

Edition 71: November 2022

Hello! Welcome to your latest wellbeing newsletter. This edition is full of health and wellbeing tips, events and information.

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Editors' Note

With the warmer weather upon us, we hope you're inspired to move more, try something new and focus on your wellbeing.

Hopefully you can get some inspiration in the news articles and events below.

To provide feedback on this newsletter please call Jim on 8406 8251

Best regards, Jim and Arlene

Garden workshops

Tie Dying Canvas Shades (Age: 50+)

Wed 9 November, 10am - 12noon

Have fun tie dying canvass to make shades for the Burton Communal Garden. Wear clothes to get messy in.

Vertical Gardens (Age: 18+)

Wed 16 November, 1pm - 2.30pm

Presentation on how to grow food in small spaces by using the vertical space. Covering design, setting up and maintenance. Brainstorm options for your garden.

Making a Terrarium hands-on (Age: 50+)

Thu 17 November, 10am - 11am

Fun, easy and such a nice gift. Make a terrarium to take home to brighten yours or someone else’s home.

Making a Native Beehive (Age: 50+)

Thu 24 November, 10am - 11am

This hands-on fun activity will keep you busy whilst you hear a talk about native bees and how you can attract them to your garden.

Bookings essential: 8406 8525. Cost $4

50’s Garden program

There are also programs specifically for Over 50’s on a Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday in the Garden.

This group is actively in the garden doing a variety of task to keep the garden flourishing. Activities include sowing and planting out garden beds, building new structures for the garden beds e.g. trellising and shade frames, other gardening-based building projects, or even just having a seated discussion to share knowledge, tips and stories. Bookings required.

Cost: $4 per session (includes a cuppa)

The programs are still being developed – so connect with Jim Binder for any enquiries and registrations of interest.

Phone 8406 8251 or email jbinder@salisbury.sa.gov.au

3 Amigos

Thu 3 November

Put on your dancing shoes as the 3 Amigos strum their guitars and get you dancing!

You can also book in for lunch and enjoy it outside in the courtyard.

Leanne Coleman

Thu 17 November

Come and listen to the beautiful voice of Leanne Coleman.

You're invited to order lunch and have it at the courtyard too.

Background

As we age, we face increased vulnerability to a range of health-related issues. This can be exacerbated by extreme weather events and other situations such as the recent worldwide pandemic. This vulnerability increases when the indoor environmental quality of our housing is not conducive to support wellbeing and when we have limited disposable income to improve our living environment.

Funded by the Australian Research Council, researchers at The University of Adelaide are undertaking a multidisciplinary study to advance knowledge about indoor environments to improve the wellbeing of older people, especially those with lower income and those with diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds.

The researchers are looking at the ways older people keep warm in cold weather, cool in hot weather, and aspects of house design that can make the homes more resilient to extreme weather, in order to develop affordable improvement strategies for all. 

The research is a continuation of a recently completed project that studied portions of the Adelaide Metropolitan Area, the Adelaide Hills, the Iron Triangle and the Fleurieu Peninsula, and that resulted in the recent publication Thermal Comfort at Home: A guide for older South Australians. 

Invitation to take part...

The research team is now seeking people who are 65 years old or older and live in the council areas of Charles Sturt, Playford, Salisbury, Port Adelaide Enfield and Murray Bridge to participate in the research.

The study will include a series of focus groups and house monitoring surveys.