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Nathan Godfrey, Lot 115, has negotiated a group buyers discount of 10% on all products from the online store www.greenleap.com.au

Says Nathan, “I think that the 10% Green Leap discount will prove to be a beneficial arrangement for many villagers.  This is a fantastic website with an owner who is very supportive of what we are trying to do at AAEV.” 

See ATTACHED flyer.
GreenLeap discount

At its last meeting, the CDC decided that it would be beneficial to have someone designated to check up on, and sensitively handle, personal support situations within the community - such as a need for help or understanding during illness, bereavement, etc. Then there is also the desire of community members to know in a timely manner of any other villager's need for help or understanding - and not find out on the 'grapevine' long after the support could have been used.

Often we would like to help those we know could probably use it, but are inhibited by concerns about their privacy - we don't know whether they want the situation widely recognised or not. On other occasions, we would like to ask for help ourselves during a personal difficulty or crisis but are hesitant to do so for fear of being thought a nuisance or a whinger.

That's where the support Liaison role comes in - as someone you can go to if you have concerns about a fellow villager needing help, or if you need help yourself but are hesitant to broadcast it. They can then discreetly and sensitively check up on the person you have become concerned about, or let others know for you that you could use some help or understanding.

Many thanks to Gillian Clampett who has very kindly consented to take on this new role.

So - for those personal situations where you want know if someone needs help, or if you would like some help or understanding yourself, have a chat with Gillian at 8 Yacca Way or phone 8556 5998

Please, if you are changing your postal address and/or other contact details, make sure to send your new details to BOTH the Body Corporate Manager for updating of the formal mailing list for levy notices etc, AND to me for updating of our Community directory. These two directories are, unfortunately, not linked.

1. To notify the Body Corporate Manager, Kate Plew at Unit Care Services, download, complete and return - in writing by postal mail or fax - the “Unit Owner Update” form that has been included for convenience on the Members Documents page of our website at: http://www.aaev.net/page146/private_documents/index.html (4th item on list)
2. To notify me, simply phone me on 8556 6892, or send me an email.

Please don’t let our contact systems get out of date. If the Body Corporate Manager does not have your correct address, this could result in levy notices going astray and you inadvertently becoming non-financial as a community member!

Thanks for your help in this - Elizabeth H. - for AAEV Communications