www.newcastlepost.com.au Booragul blokes now have their own space T
here is now a place in Booragul where “blokes” can just hang out and “do stuff ”. Anglican Care’s McIntosh
Hostel recently opened Booragul Bloke’s Shed, a men’s shed which will support Anglican Care’s male residents, their families and their carers. T e men’s shed, which is adjacent
to the hostel, will run meaningful activities for men living with dementia and encourage social engagement and
participation. “T e Booragul Bloke’s Shed will
increase opportunities for conversation, camaraderie and well-being for all our male residents, including those with dementia,” marketing and executive support manager at Anglican Care Kylie Jacques said. McIntosh Hostel is a dementia-
specifi c hostel in Anglican Care’s C. A. Brown Village in Booragul catering for 63 residents, including the provision of
respite care. T e aim of Booragul Bloke’s Shed
is to run meaningful activities for Anglican Care’s frail elderly men and men living with dementia, to encourage social engagement and participation, enhancing their well-being, health and quality of life. “We aim to include as many men
living within the Anglican Care community as possible,” Ms Jacques said.
FROM LEFT, RESIDENTS RON BOWDITCH, DOUG STEIN, PETER CARROLL
MATTERS with Sergeant
in a car next to me screaming and yelling at the top of his voice using a variety of colourful phrases. I watched him for a moment and
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realised he was the only person in the car and that he was screaming at the car in front of him to move. At the very least his behaviour was bizarre, but it became ridiculous when you consider that the car in front of him was facing a red light. I wondered what was so pressing that
he needed to behave like this. Needless to say, he roared off at top speed only to be stopped by another set of traffi c lights 100 metres away. His rage was a total waste of eff ort on
every front and it brings me to the issue of road rage. If you do a Google search for “road rage”, the results page quickly fi lls up with reports of violence infl icted upon people over what is frequently a very minor traffi c incident. You only need to speak to a handful
of people to discover that drivers are becoming increasingly worried about the aggression of other motorists on our roads. Sometimes it doesn’t matter how polite
or yielding a driver you are, there are some drivers out there with behavioural hairpin triggers that can explode at any moment. If you fi nd yourself the target of road rage, here are a few simple things you can do to avoid becoming a victim. Always stay in your car and keep the
doors locked. Stay on busy roads and avoid quiet side streets. Try to attract attention so that other people can help you. If you are being followed, drive to a
police station or a busy place such as a service station and try to write down the number plate of the other car. If you have children of driving age,
share this information with them. For young motorists, even minor road rage incidents can be a downright scary experience that can impair their driving attitudes and skills.
For all police matters
police.nsw.gov.au
POLICE Adam Webb
hile I was off duty during the week, I was sitting at a set of traffi c lights in Newcastle when I heard a man sitting
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