Harmony Day 

 

Australia is one of places which consist of a huge amount of diverse cultures. People come from all over the world from different countries, cultures and beliefs to live in Australia together in peace regardless of their background. This diversity makes Australia a great place to live.

On 21^st March 1999, Harmony day was created for the first time to give Australians the chance to celebrate their cultural diversity.

Harmony day is managed by the department of Immigration and Citizenship. The 21^st March is also the international day for the elimination of racial discrimination.

This year the Harmony Day theme was “Sport: play, engage,inspire”. The purpose is to encourage people to participate in sport and feel every one belong to this country. Orange is the colour chosen to represent Harmony Day.

 Australians from all walks of life celebrate this event to say we are all Australian, we have the same rights and responsibilities, and we understand diversity.

The ANZAC Day

The ANZAC is the day when the Australian and New Zealand  armies  landed on Gallipoli in Turkey during the War World I on 25 April 1915. This is the most important Event  in Australia's history.  It is a public holiday. Every year Australian celebrate this day widely to remember and thank those people who sacrificed  themselves to defend and keep their country safe. Many cities in Australia  march and have other event. People come wearing ANZAC badges and waving  Australian flags, and some of them lay flowers and wreaths at the bottom of a war memorial to say  we remember these brave people and never forget them.

Clean up Australian Day

Clean up Australia day was born for the first time in 1989 by Ian Kiernan as a simple idea” to make a difference in his own backyard - Clean up Sydney Harbour”. Ian received an enormous support from his committee of friends, including Clean Up co founder Kim McKay, and more than 40,000 volunteers gave their time and energy to clean up the Harbour. Ian and Kim liked to spread Clean Up Australia Day to the rest of the world and they realised their goal in 1993 after receiving the support from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

Clean up Australia Day has grow up to have many days: Clean Up Australia Day, Business Clean Up Day, Business Clean Up Day. This year clean Up Australia Day was on Sunday, 4 March 2012, Business Clean Up Day was on Tuesday 28 February 2012 and school Clean Up Day was on Friday 2 March 2012.

Nowadays, this event has become the largest and biggest national environmental event in Australia. More than hundreds of thousands of volunteers from different walks of life run to join t their local clean up the environment event to collect rubbish. There are more than 7200 Clean-up Sites has registered across the country for Clean up Australia day 2012. 

For safety, Clean Up Australia advises that all volunteers dress appropriately for the weather, including closed toe shoes, and bring with you a hat, pair of gloves, sunscreen, water, eye protection and emergency contact details.

In my suburb there are many sites to clean up. Some of them :  Oatley Pleasure Grounds, and McD- Poulon Park.

Clean up Australia could not act without the support of volunteers, local Councils and sponsors. If you are interested in joining as a volunteer you can register to the Clean Up site online, by telephone or on the day by completing the volunteer registration form. If you can’t take the first step, you can be involved by donating to help support the efforts of Clean Up volunteers or by buying a green gift. Moreover clean up Australia has a relation with the number of organisations who see eye to eye about a healthier and cleaner environment.

References:

 www.cleanup.org.au

www.senior news paper.com.au

Computer health

Computer is a useful thing in our life,Everyone uses one at home, school or workplace. It is one of necessities but at same time, it is harmful . It can cause many health issues like:
- Eye strain(itching eyes,blurring or double vision)
- Back pain
- Repetitive strain injury (
- Stress.....
I would like to give you some advice about how to avoid this issue:

this is the perfect profil

1. Choose the right light to reduce eyestrain, neck strain and headaches. Sunlight is the best light.
2. Choose  the  proper desk which should be deep enough to support your arms .
3. Use a screen filter
4. Sit up straight in your chair and keep your head up.
5. Place your computer screen at eye-level or just below far about 45 cm (18 in.) from your face   
6. Use an adjustable chair with correct height 
7. When you type, hold your fingers, wrists and lower arms in a straight line from your keyboard.
8. Eyes should be at a distance 45cm from screen
9. Feet should be flat on the floor or on footrest and knees should slightly lower than your thighs.
10. Take a short break every hour for about 5 minutes and walk around.
11. Keep food and drink away from computer
12. Test electrical equipment every year.
13. Provide a space to move easily around computer

                                                                                                                                            rana