True Christians do not celebrate “all fools day”, as it was known as.

Nowhere in scripture in “Xmas” mentioned, nowhere are we told to celebrate his birth. Man twists and distorts scripture to his own peril, to teach others to do so is a grave sin.

Nowhere in scripture will you find christian and religion next to each other. Christianity is a way of life, not a man made religion.

The lord’s Sabbath day is Saturday, not Sunday.

God puts his presence into the seventh day, not the first. The Sabbath day is the only day god named.

You won’t find the word trinity in the scriptures, or Easter, except for one bible mistranslated.

It’s not in holy scripture. There is a host of false teachers leading many on the wide road to destruction, few obey god, and keep his holy days, instead of mans holi-days.

Cowra Parkinson’s Support  will wind up  this year with a Christmas afternoon tea at the Japanese Garden Restaurant on Monday, December 12, 2016 at 2.30pm.   

All past and present members are invited along with family, friends and carers, all very welcome.  

RSVP to Joy Dwight on 6345 3217, Carole Doyle on 6342 6467 or Ray Heilman on 6341 3692 by Sunday, December 11, 2016.

Since the beginning of the Cowra Parkinson’s Support Group in 2000, the group has been very active with fundraising events from street stalls, catering for billican productions, musical concerts , annual lawn bowls fundraising competition, the Cowra Gun Club Charity Shoot Day, golf competition day, various raffles, movie afternoons and more recently a Lamb and Sheep Drive by Cowra Stock and Station Agents Association at the Cowra saleyards and the Morongla Show Chocolate Cake Bake by the men, which is auctioned off on the day.

Included in the fundraising Karen Lee’s home Christmas decoration, Meryl Lee’s quilt exhibition and donations from Cowra Services Club and Cowra Garden Club.

2007 the Cowra Australia Day Community Group Award went to the Cowra Parkinson’s Support Group with President Ray Heilman accepting the award.

2008 at the inaugural Parkinson’s Disease walk at Homebush, Sydney, participants from all over Australia took part, with three Cowra Parkinson’s Support members, Merilee Bryant, Barry and Carole Doyle walking and raising $7000 in sponsorship.   

Over these last 16 years, Cowra Parkinson’s Support have raised in the vicinity of $25,000 for research and Cowra sufferers’ needs.

2011 Cowra Parkinson’s Support entered a movie featuring the Cowra Peace Bell, Mayor Mr. Bill West, Presidents of Cowra Lions and Rotary, Ron and Barbara Newham and all members of Cowra Parkinson’s Support group.

The movie was produced by Carole Doyle with camera and video being directed by Cowra’s Burnie Finlay and narration by Lawrance Ryan.

This was entered into the world Parkinson’s competition.

The theme was for research, finding a cure, came from the cities and towns where Parkinson’s Support Groups were established.

The Cowra group were delighted to get highly commended and came 4th in the competition which was judged in New York.

This put Cowra Parkinson’s Support on the world map.

The winner was Norway.

The prize for fourth was registration at the world conference for Parkinson’s in Montréal 2012.

Cowra’s Parkinson’s group has held a new state conference at the Service’s Club, with professors of Neurology, medical officers and nurses on the programme.

Also, at many monthly meetings, the group has been fortunate to have interesting, motivating, Nursing, Physiotherapy, Occupational and Speech Therapists and various speakers over the years.

Conferences and workshops throughout NSW have been attended by the Cowra members, headed by Neurologists from America, Scotland and Australia have been attended Parkinson’s support group members.

The Cowra Parkinson’s Support Group thank the Cowra community and district for their valuable support over this last 16 years and welcome all Parkinson’s sufferers and their support network to our monthly meetings which will begin in February 2017 and are held the first Monday in the month.

Vale: Ken Bryant 6.11.2016.

Sympathy is extended from Cowra Parkinson’s Support to Ken’s family: wife Marion, daughters Robyn, Merilee, Sylvia and their families.

Ken Bryant was the Inaugural President in 2000 of Cowra Parkinson’s Support group, a position he held for many years and was always very proud of the Cowra group.

Carole Doyle

Social Coordinator and Publicity Officer, Cowra Parkinson’s Support Group

Dear Editor,

From July next year, the NSW Liberal and National Government want every local council to collect a new land tax for them – the ‘Emergency Services Property Levy’ (ESPL). The new state government tax will be included on all council rate notices.

But Premier Baird won’t put the legislation to Parliament until the very last minute to avoid a community campaign against this new tax. Parliament doesn’t even sit again until next February.

The devil will be in the detail, and it is all being kept secret behind closed doors in Macquarie Street.

There could be different tax rates for commercial, residential and rural properties. Some groups are worried that the tax could shift costs from metropolitan or commercial classifications onto residential and rural landowners.

The Government has refused to say if it will compensate councils for the cost of collecting the new tax, or if local ratepayers will also be hit with this extra cost.

The community and local councils have a right to know. After all, residents and small businesses will have to find the money to pay it.

 Yours sincerely,

 ryan Park MP, Shadow Treasurer, Peter Primrose, Shadow Minister for Local Government