24th Cricketers Bi-Annual Newsletter focus on Respite
The 24th Retired Australian Cricketers Bi-Annual Newsletter released today, 30 November, has a change of focus, from 'cricketer news' with a Chaplain's Chat, to that of Cricketer Respite. .
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We like to keep a low profile – true or false?
From anecdotal evidence, a fascinating aspect of Australian suburban life, is the desire to keep a low profile, regardless of how much or how little one might be involved in community activities.
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Reflecting on the Japanese bombing of Darwin 19 February 1942
It\'s the 70th anniversary of the bombing of Darwin on 19 February 2012 and this day is in the process of being gazetted as a public holiday "Bombing of Darwin Day\' after President Barrack Obama\'s visit to the city to remember those who had fallen on that day.
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Pro-life '180' movie offends Jewish group, rejected by billboard companies
Pro-life evangelist and filmmaker Ray Comfort, whose controversial 33-minute anti-abortion video \"180\" recently upset Jewish groups, says billboard companies in Southern California have turned down his requests to put up signs promoting the film.
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The original Parchment of the Tronson family tree shows Christian Ministers in many of the generations
Mark Tronson a retired Baptist minister and the Well-Being Australia chairman says this his family has been fascinated by their family tree with a coat of arms and a formal stamp of authority on a parchment that dates from 1580 through to 1792. It came down to Mark from a late distant uncle who enjoyed dabbling into the family history.
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Missed opportunities are often rued an eternity later
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas was recently reported as saying that he regrets the lost opportunity to have a separate Palestinian State, that could have resulted if the 1947 United Nations plan to partition Palestine had proceeded.
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Beautification program for Laguna Quays Respite a joy to behold
The Laguna Quays Respite has enjoyed an upgrade, with five 20 foot Foxtail Palms planted along the front so as to provide the facility with a much needed beautification program along with five 10 foot Palms along one side of the facility.
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An unforgettable Christmas for El Salvador's children
How many of us wish that we could send a message directly to the government? That we could tell them the things we think are important and highlight what needs to change?
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Bricks and mortar advice and 'the other'
"When bricks and mortar go to water" was the title of a recent interesting article in The Sydney Morning Herald, which offered advice about purchasing an investment property.
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70th Anniversary Bombing of Darwin is very close: 19 February 1942. And the film 'Australia'
The 70th anniversary of the bombing of Darwin on 19 February 2012 is just around the corner. Recently Well-Being Australia chairman Mark Tronson and his wife Delma visited the north Queensland community of Bowen where they were shown where many of the 1942 Darwin bombing scenes were filmed for the cinematic \'Australia\'.
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A theological proposition for the State of Israel
The proposition that there is a theological answer to the United Nations 1948 vote to establish the nation of Israel has been put by Well-Being Australia chairman Mark Tronson, who had been a student of \'End Times\' and the \'Not Yet\' over many years.
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These things must be out in the open otherwise we're headed somewhere we do not want to be
Oklahoma City, Bali, New York, Washington, Norway, London…all associated with a mix of religion, politics, race, ideology, social class, whatever…and all these need to be discussed openly and without fear of retribution in a free democratic society.
