SI Bangsar - World Environment Day Activity with Kampung Sebir Indigenous Community
In conjunction with World Environment Day 5th June 2022, an initiative to raise awareness on effective waste management involved a clean-up activity for the Orang Asli community of Kampung Sebir. The community is not provided with any consistent, effective waste disposal service, resulting in an excessive amount of littering in the vicinity of their homes.

In collaboration with International Medical University, SI Seremban and SWM Corp, the event was successfully conducted between 9 am-noon on 12 June 2022, with an opening address by YB Nicole Tan, (past president of SI Seremban), who is the MP of Bukit Kepayang. Kg Sebir falls under her constituency.

Long-term initiatives were discussed with YB Nicole and her team in sustaining waste management services, and other methods to enhance the quality of life for the community.

Congratulations to Audrey who received a Medal of the Order of Australia in the General Division - OAM, for services to the community through a range of organisations.

Audrey is currently a member of SI The Hills District Inc, and has served on many positions in Soroptimist International at Club, Region and Federation levels. Audrey was Region Treasurer 2002-2004, Federation Treasurer 2006-2008 and Region President 2008-2009. Other community services in her citation were for Waverley Historical Society, Prince of Wales Hospital and Waverley Community and Seniors Association.  This is a well deserved honour for Audrey McCallum OAM.

President -Terry Maunsell

Secretary - Jullie Griffin

Soroptimist International Region of New South Wales Inc

SI Bangsar - World Environment Day Activity with Indigenous Community
In conjunction with World Environment Day 5th June 2022, an initiative to raise awareness on effective waste management involved a clean-up activity for the Orang Asli community of Kampung Sebir. The community is not provided with any consistent, effective waste disposal service, resulting in an excessive amount of littering in the vicinity of their homes.

In collaboration with International Medical University, SI Seremban and SWM Corp, the event was successfully conducted between 9 am-noon on 12 June 2022, with an opening address by YB Nicole Tan, (past president of SI Seremban), who is the MP of Bukit Kepayang. Kg Sebir falls under her constituency.

Long-term initiatives were discussed with YB Nicole and her team in sustaining waste management services, and other methods to enhance the quality of life for the community.

As pollinators, bees play a part in every aspect of the ecosystem. They support the growth of trees, flowers, and other plants, which serve as food and shelterВ ..

SI Griffith club members embraced the suggestion by one of their members, Jennifer Van Den Hoek to purchase Bee Houses and donate these to local schools as one of their contributions to Environment month. Of the 19 schools in the area who were approached, 15 took up the offer to receive one. The items were purchased from a local hardware store and delivered to the schools. Each Bee House had a label attached indicating that it had been donated by Soroptimist International Griffith for World Environment Month 2022.

The club is hoping that the children will be encouraged to monitor the behaviour of insects and bees, to safely navigate the spaces they share with these important creatures and to increase their respect for our precious environment.

The Apron Project Showcase aims to educate and raise awareness of Domestic Violence in towns across NSW while raising much needed funds for Women's services at each town stop with an apron showcase, community art projects and the sharing of stories.

Soroptimist International South West Slopes were invited to participate in the Apron Project, for Women's Community Shelters in NSW.В 

The exhibition represented:

43 lives lost toВ domestic and family violenceВ in 2021В andВ 

27 lives lost to August 2022 marked with red ribbon.В ~ 1 single pair representing Olga Edwards.В В 

Organizer
The Apron Project was conceived by Sallianne McClelland, who has 30 years in Event Creation and Direction. Sallianne is a Hornsby Shire Councillor,В Board Advisor to Boomerang Meeting Place Inc (Mogo),В Advocate Women's Community Shelters (WCS), Past President HKWS, former Director Development Women's Community Shelters, and former Resilience NSW Mogo Recovery Officer. SallianneВ has been recognised asВ NSW Local Woman of Year, Hornsby.

Soroptimist International South West Slopes were invited to participate in the Apron Project, for Women's Community Shelters in NSW.В 

The exhibition represented:

43 lives lost toВ domestic and family violenceВ in 2021В andВ 

27 lives lost to August 2022 marked with red ribbon.В ~ 1 single pair representing Olga Edwards.В В 

Organizer
The Apron Project was conceived by Sallianne McClelland, who has 30 years in Event Creation and Direction. Sallianne is a Hornsby Shire Councillor,В Board Advisor to Boomerang Meeting Place Inc (Mogo),В Advocate Women's Community Shelters (WCS), Past President HKWS, former Director Development Women's Community Shelters, and former Resilience NSW Mogo Recovery Officer. SallianneВ has been recognised asВ NSW Local Woman of Year, Hornsby.

Multi-SensoryВ TimeВ KitsВ help people to recall memories through the senses, this project see SI Albany in Western Australia launched theirВ multi-sensory KitsВ at a recent regional meeting.

MemberВ Rosalind Sawyer (retired) Occupational Therapist, suggested thisВ project ideaВ to the club. The club developed the concept with partners the City of Albany (through the Brandenberg Trust) and the Western Australian government. Through the Department of Communities, the partnership enabled kits to be produced and for promotion and marketing to commence in earnest.

The trials of the kits in local nursing homes and a local dementia day centre have proved very successful. The project is a very hands on project withВ Club members craftingВ the items in each kit. The kits provide memory prompts, by calling on the senses such as sight, touch, and smell, which encourage happy memories and discussion. Each of the themes relates to life experiences.

The kits are available individually or as a set. They would make aВ great asset to care providers.

More details can be foundВ HEREВ or via the SI Albany's Facebook page, which can be foundВ HERE.