What Filipino values should you teach your child while living in Australia?
These values are deeply rooted in the country's rich history, strong religious faith, and unique culture.
Some of the important Filipino values include valuing the family and showing respect to elders by using polite words like 'po' and 'opo.'
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What Filipino values should you teach your child while living in Australia?
Filipino values are the customs and principles that Filipinos live by every day. These values are deeply rooted in the country's rich history, strong religious faith, and unique culture. Some of the important Filipino values include valuing the family and showing respect to elders by using polite words like 'po' and 'opo.' LISTEN TO SBS Filipino 07:30 Filipino 📢 Where to Catch SBS Filipino
ABC News
3 days ago
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As temperatures plummet in winter, heating Australia's public pools comes at an environmental cost
Swimming is a weekly activity for Jim Shen and his two children at their local pool in Melbourne's north. The 42-year-old comes from a family of strong swimmers and wants the same for his own kids. "It's a no-brainer. If you can give them the opportunity to learn how to swim early on, you do that," he said. As temperatures plummet in the winter months, Mr Shen's family visit the Reservoir Leisure Centre's indoor heated pool for lessons and regular exercise. "An indoor pool that's heated, to transition them to colder outdoor pools ... I think that's really important," he said. But Mr Shen — who has a background in engineering and ran an unsuccessful, pro-environment council campaign in 2020 — wishes the centre had a more sustainable way of keeping the water warm. The aquatic facility is operated by the City of Darebin, and draws its heat from gas-fired boilers, which burn fossil fuels to quickly heat its waters and maintain a desired temperature. The municipality was the first worldwide to declare a climate emergency and create an emergency plan to deal with climate change. By 2030, all of its buildings and assets are required to be electric and run on 100 per cent renewable energy. The council said it has reduced its gas emissions over recent years, with Reservoir Leisure Centre contributing to 60 per cent of its remaining gas output. "Principle is one thing, but measurable outcomes is another," Mr Shen said. About a quarter of Australia's aquatic centres are in Victoria. The ABC asked several inner-Melbourne councils how their centres are powered. It shows gas-fired systems at some aquatic centres are contributing to about half of their council's annual greenhouse emissions. In Melbourne's south-east, Stonnington Council operates two leisure centres, which account for 51 per cent of its yearly emissions. Meanwhile, the City of Melbourne operates four centres, which make up around 5 per cent of its gas emissions. The council is planning to convert these facilities to electric heating systems, in line with its net-zero strategy by 2040. Jarrod Leak from the Australian Alliance for Energy Productivity (A2EP), said electrified systems could be 10 times more efficient than the existing fossil fuel boilers heating many of the country's pools in winter. Victoria is facing natural gas shortages because of waning supply from the Bass Strait, according to the Australian energy market retailer AEMO. The regulator predicts gas supplies on the east coast could fall short of demand in peak times within a few years. As well as helping preserve those limited gas supplies, Mr Leak said councils making the switch to electric technologies, like heat pumps, would benefit from lower energy prices and decarbonisation. "These are beautiful and beloved assets by the community, so we want to keep them and we want to see them decarbonised but we need to have them running really efficiently and we need to get them off natural gas," Mr Leak said. A2EP is a not-for-profit collection of businesses and researchers helping corporations transition to a net-zero future. Mr Leak said about a quarter of Australia's aquatic centres are currently running heat pumps, and he expects that to increase to 35 per cent in the next two years. "With that efficiency, and you couple that with renewable electricity, you're getting the gain of lower energy prices and decarbonisation," Mr Leak said. While many councils contacted by the ABC recognised the need to transition to cleaner technology, some are a lot closer to others when it comes to making the change. The Maribyrnong City Council operates one aquatic centre in Melbourne's inner-west, which relies on a gas boiler and accounts for 41 per cent of its yearly emissions. "It's an outdated system and it uses a lot of gas," Mayor Pradeep Tiwari said. The council recently secured a $2.5 million federal government grant to transition the Maribyrnong Aquatic Centre from natural gas to a centralised heat pump system. Mr Tiwari said it will help the council achieve its bold net-zero target by 2030. "It's going to save over 1,200 tonnes of carbon emissions, which equates to about 93 per cent of council's total carbon emissions." The first round of the federal government's Community Energy Upgrades Fund supported 58 local governments to deliver a cheaper and cleaner energy future, including 31 local aquatic centres. The Maribyrnong City Council has estimated the transition to heat pumps will save about $400,000 in operating costs each year. Other centres, which have already made the transition are still ironing out various kinks. The City of Darebin's other aquatic centre at Northcote was designed to be fully electric and achieve the highest sustainability ratings. Unlike gas boilers, the centre's heat pumps extract heat from the surrounding air and transfer it to the pool water. But occasionally, the cold temperatures outside mean the pumps enter a defrost cycle and can't operate effectively, which reduces the temperature of the 50-metre pool from its desired temperature of 26°C. "As a long-term solution, council is also investing to install additional heating infrastructure to support the electric heat pumps," Mayor Kristine Olaris said. The centre has used pool covers and temporary closures to conserve the pool's temperature. Other facilities — like the Brimbank Aquatic Centre in Keilor Downs and the Fitzroy Swimming Pool — have retained limited use of gas boilers to complement the roll-out of electric heat pumps. Mr Leak said this blended approach could help bring down emissions and operating costs. "We say it's good to keep a gas system as a back up. Maybe the heat pump will do 98 per cent of the job, keep the gas system just for that 2 per cent," he said. For habitual swimmers Jim Shen, the shift to more sustainable technology couldn't come soon enough. "If it is good for the environment, and they're able to run these things financially sustainably, then everyone wins in the community," he said.
SBS Australia
4 days ago
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SBS Learn English 에피소드 92: 기부 요청하기 (중급)
이 내용은 중상급 이상 학습자에게 적합합니다. 먼저 팟캐스트를 들으신 후 간단한 퀴즈를 풀어보세요. Learning notes Different phrases you can use when asking for support and donations: Would you be open to making a small donation? I've got a little fundraiser going, any chance you'd like to help? Would you be happy to support this cause? If you've got a coin or two to spare, it'll go straight to a good cause. Any help you can give would mean a lot. Every bit counts. A little help goes a long way. We appreciate any support you can give. Learn the meanings of the phrases used in this dialogue: If you are running something, it means you are organising it, looking after it, or making sure it happens. When we ask someone for a coin or two , we're asking for a small amount of money. A charity is a group that helps people in need. A charity run is a public run organised by a charity to raise money. A charity appeal is when a charity asks people to give money or help. Altruistic means helpful others without expecting anything in return. A fundraiser is an event or activity that collect money to help others. A community fundraiser is when people in a neighbourhood, school, or local group work together to raise money for something important. To donate means to give something to help others — like money, clothes, food, or time. A donation is what you give — like money or things — to help someone or support a group. To spare extra. If you have some money to spare then you can give it away without causing any problems. A good cause is a project or group that helps people or animals who need support, like a charity or community group. Asking people to do things they might not like to do is always difficult, and so we often ask in ways that allow the listener time to process and think. We often use the opener-reason/ context/ softened request/ sweetener approach. First, we open up the conversation (an opener), then we explain the reason we are asking and give a little context (a reason/context), then we ask in ways that show we are not expecting too much (a softened request), and finally we offer something good or something that makes them feel good (a sweetener). Opener: Hey Claire, do you have a minute? (asks if she is busy) Reason & context: I'm running a charity cake stall this Friday to raise funds for a children's hospital. It's part of a community fundraiser I've joined. (provides context) Request: Would you be open to making a small donation? But if you got a coin or two to spare. (asks if she is willing) (incomplete request + emphasises small amount) Sweetener: It'll go straight to a good cause. I'll save you the best cupcake. (emphasises that she will be doing good) (offers the best cake) Sign up for previews, updates and to provide feedback. A big thank you to our guests Sunila Kotwal from Immigrant Women's SpeakOut Association of NSW . Paul Nicholson and Lily O'Sullivan voiced the characters of Allan and Claire, and Professor Lynda Yates was our educational consultant. 상단의 오디오를 재생하시면 전체 프로그램을 들으실 수 있습니다. 호주 공영방송 SBS(Special Broadcasting Service) 한국어 프로그램의 페이스북 과 인스타그램 을 팔로우하세요. 구글플레이 와 애플 앱스토어 에서 SBS Audio 앱을 다운로드할 수 있습니다. 매일 방송되는 한국어 프로그램 전체 다시듣기를 선택하시려면 이곳 을 클릭하세요. SBS 한국어 프로그램 팟캐스트는 여기 에서 찾으실 수 있습니다.
