Christmas gift ideas from
the OPAL project
It’s almost Christmas and the time of the year
where we pull out our hair deciding what
Christmas presents to get. But don’t stress, have
a look at the list below for some fun, affordable
ideas to encourage your children (and other
young loved ones in your life) to eat well
and be active!
• Plastic fruit and vegetables or fruit and
vegetable jigsaw puzzles
• Vegetable seeds (lettuce and silverbeet/
spinach grow quickly), soil and pot
• Cooking equipment pack: put together a
kit including measuring cups, measuring
spoons, mixing bowls and an apron
• A blender or stick-mixer to use for making
fruit smoothies (supervision required for
younger children)
• Eco friendly water bottle
• Kids cookbooks that focus on healthier foods
• Nude food sandwich and snack containers
for school lunchboxes and ‘snacks on the go’
• Gardening equipment - gloves, hand
tools such as spades and forks, small pots
and seeds
• Dancing ribbons or skipping ropes
• Bean bag target game
• Junior stilts or Hula hoop
• Frisbee/flying disc
• Kids dancing CD or DVD
• Different types and sizes of bouncy soft balls
including ones with textures
• Nerf sports balls or hopper ball
• Beginner golf or cricket set for younger kids
• Skittles or quoits
• Bike helmet, horn, bell, streamers/
decorations or pump
• Sporting goods or gift vouchers
• Totem tennis or badminton set
• Scooter or skateboard (don’t forget the pads
and helmet)
• Hacky sack
• Juggling kit / equipment
• Slip n slide water slide mat for the yard
• If you can get to the beach purchase beach
gear such as sand spades, buckets, moulds, a
beach towel, skimmer board or boogie board
• A tumble mat
Hop on board the
Community Bus
Council’s bus service provides a fixed route service for all
residents. There are three fixed circuits operating throughout
the Council area that provide free transport to local shopping
complexes, including the newly opened Churchill Shopping
Centre at Kilburn, libraries and other facilities.
The buses are driven by accredited volunteer drivers who
are committed to providing a high quality service to their
community. The last day of Community Bus circuits for 2014
will be Friday 19 December, Circuit 1 & Circuit 2 will cease
at 12.30pm at the Churchill Shopping Centre.
Circuit 2 will commence Monday 5 January 2015.
Circuit 3 will commence Tuesday 6 January 2015.
Circuit 1 will commence Wednesday 7 January 2015.
Timetables are available from Council’s website, Council
offices, libraries and the volunteer bus drivers, or email
or call 8405 6600 and
ask for a timetable to be posted out. We look forward to
seeing you out and about on the buses again in 2015.
Hidden Places, Hidden Lives
Four of the residents from Semaphore Lodge were invited to
participate in a photographic project Hidden Places Hidden
Lives, which culminated in an exhibition at the University of
South Australia’s Hawke Centre as part of SALA.
Semaphore Lodge is part of the Western Region Supported
Residential Facilities (SRF) Project, which is a Home and
Community Care (HACC) funded project managed by the
City of Port Adelaide Enfield.
Hidden Places Hidden Lives created an archive of
photographic art as a social documentary, exploring and
portraying the lives and stories of residents of SRFs whilst
considering the broader issues of social inclusion and
citizenship for those living with complex needs.
Sharon, David, Nick and Jansen’s photographs are beautiful
pieces of art that captured deeply honest emotions expressed
by each of them.
David at the exhibition
