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am of an age where many of my peers allow their state of health to dominate the conversation. I’ve learnt not to ask, “how are you?” just in case I get the full answer ... in excruciating detail.

My long-time colleague Julie Lake and her husband Bob are an exception. They have always been actively involved in the world around them and quick to adapt and learn.

But while the mind is willing, the body can be weak. Bob, 85, an award-winning reporter, always did his research and was matter-of-fact when, as his health deteriorated, that he would have to consider the dreaded nursing home.

Julie began a quest to find the right one, one that would defy their

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Contents image of boiled cabbage, card tables and knee rugs.

But, as she explains, while it’s not impossible, finding the right fit takes time and energy.

The closest, one within easy walking distance, was depressing, old and tired. In the end, she chose to drive a 60km round-trip because the result of her long and exacting search was a modern, happy facility where Bob felt right at home.

Sadly, Bob didn’t have long to enjoy it, but Julie believes it is a story that needs to be told and this month she gives a personal account of the process and her experiences.

She hopes her story will inspire others to keep looking until they find the right spot for them and advises not to despair. There are choices.

And, on the other hand, we also confront the possibility that the body is willing but the mind is weak.

This month we introduce a new column by psycho-geriatrician Kailas Roberts who has a knack for explaining dementia in a way that’s easy to understand, and helps remove the fear that surrounds the condition.

Read on.

Dorothy Whittington Editor

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AGES AND STAGES

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BRAIN MATTERS

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YOUR CITY

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Home sweet nursing home Finding the right nursing home takes time and effort. JULIE LAKE gives an enlightening first-hand account of the perils, pitfalls and possibilities of the journey to settling on the perfect fit for you.

Bob Lake enjoys a beer with lunch at his nursing home.

H

ow many times have you heard someone say, “I’m never going into one of those places!” when the conversation turns to nursing homes?

A few months ago, my husband Bob was saying it too. And then we had to find one – and, let me say, he was very happy to be there.

Today’s residential aged care facilities are not the Dickensian horrors that so many of them were in the days when we still called them nursing homes.

But getting into one can be a lengthy, frustrating business involving enough paperwork to account for the demise of several forests because when it comes to

aged care, the Australian Government doesn’t make anything easy.

So many departments within departments and all with different names: Department of Human Services, Services Australia, Centrelink for Older Australian, My Aged Care.

Everyone is helpful, everyone is kind and the further down this rabbit hole you go you, the more you end up like Alice – totally bewildered.

In our case, we waited more than a year for a home care package that didn’t come. And when we did finally hear something, as is so often the case, it came too late and an ACAT (Aged Care

Assessment Team) assessed Bob as in need of full residential care.

For this, you are given a code. Armed with this code you go searching for a suitable facility.

Where I live there is a nursing home five minutes away but although it is adequate, we felt it was too old, tired and lacking in staff and facilities. We ruled it out, despite the fact that it would be convenient for me to pop in and out, bring Bob home frequently and allow local friends to visit.

Too many people automatically select their nearest option for those reasons but it is not necessarily the best solution and in our case, I knew Bob needed a place where he could feel a new positivity about life rather than just sink into oblivion.

So, we looked further afield, and made a list of what we wanted – and didn’t want.

I did considerable online research, firstly rejecting all those homes that were for-profit and especially those internationally-owned facilities that receive Australian tax dollars and repatriate their profits, because I have a problem with that.

I am also concerned that when aged care facilities are just part of a large corporate portfolio they are too easily sold off, or worse, run down, to compensate for profit loss in other divisions.

I am not saying there is anything wrong with these places and some are very appealing – but just not to us.

I also looked at track records in respect of compliance with the

Department of Health’s Aged Care Quality Agency.

This agency regularly audits homes to ensure they are complying with the 44 expected outcomes, within four broad accreditation standards and today these checks are usually made without prior warning.

It also publishes a report of every audit, including notices of noncompliance or sanctions, available at agedcare101.com.au. This guide is useful but not foolproof because the government is reluctant to actually shut down non-compliant facilities because of the high demand for beds, especially for dementia patients.

One nursing home on the Gold Coast recently passed only one of the four accreditation standards and has been non-compliant for some years, yet it still operates.

I finally narrowed our search down to nine homes within my zone, operated by well-known Australian organisations, one of them owned by a family company and the others with the backing of major church charities behind them.

I toured each home (tours take about an hour) because this is the only way to judge one against another and find out which best matches your wish list.

Statistically, it can take 13 weeks to gain admission to a nursing home of your choice so we selected our top three and applied to them all.

Amazingly, two days after taking Bob to see our No.1 choice, they rang to say a room was available and rather than risk losing it, he moved in two days later.

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paperwork. The paperwork was mainly a residential care client agreement, mental and physical health assessments and the all-important government statement of income and assets (see What You Can Expect to Pay).

Forget privacy – be prepared to have your finances and much of your life put under the most thorough scrutiny. Aged care facilities call the shots and a “good” one won’t take you if you don’t meet their criteria, which is not unreasonable but can still feel invasive.

If you are on a pension, Centrelink must be immediately notified so that each partner moves to the single pension.

In my case, I had to notify them to stop my Carer’s Allowance; there is a fine if

this isn’t done within two weeks.

I also had to notify the government and the care agency that we no longer needed assistance at home.

Bob is very happy in his new home because it meets our criteria. It is modern, light, bright, spacious, clean, sweet smelling (not all of them are!). He has a large room, well furnished, with good storage and room for his recliner chair, mobility scooter, walker and personal effects.

It has a large ensuite (some homes have mostly shared facilities). He also has his own small patio and a little sitting room next door for visitors, complete with refrigerator, tea and coffee.

There are many small sitting rooms

rather than one big recreational area with a whole lot of health-challenged oldies all staring at the TV, as well as good social programs, day respite areas, attractive dining rooms set up like café/ restaurants with scattered small tables, hairdressing salon and other amenities.

Fountains and ponds are scattered throughout the tropical gardens and the sound of water is everywhere.

Food is good with plenty of choice, served with beer, wine or soft drink.

Registered nurses and care staff are relatively plentiful (although no nursing home ever has enough and must often depend on agency staff), doctors and various therapists on call.

The culture is caring, albeit not

always efficient, and responsive; simply put, the whole place has a good vibe.

We were not prepared to settle for anything less than the best. And nor should you!

also given to us; it seems to be contradicted by the next paragraph that states costs are capped at $28,087 a year or $67,409 a lifetime.

I have not been able to find anyone who can explain this.

Though the nursing home industry is reluctant to admit it, you do pay more for quality. “Our” home was chosen because it offered high quality at a reasonable price for the daily accommodation fee – a maximum of $43 a day if you have to pay the whole lot yourself. Billing is usually fortnightly.

In fact, most nursing homes don’t charge more than a $50 daily accommodation fee but some DO charge extra for certain services and add-ons such as wine or beer with meals. Ours doesn’t.

My other tip is, before embarking on the nursing home journey, consider

downsizing your assets provided this doesn’t prejudice your future. When applying for government subsidy beyond the $52.25 basic fee, pretty well everything you own will be taken into consideration, including furniture, antiques and vehicles.

In our case, the home is exempt provided I remain in it. If I was to downsize, any price differential would be means tested.

Nursing home care costs seem high at first sight but when you consider what you get for your money in a good home … round-the-clock nursing and personal care, the many amenities and facilities, full board and lodging which can be to hotel standard, medical professionals and therapists on tap, administration, entertainment and recreation, domestic service … it’s not such a bad deal.

Sadly, Bob Lake has died and although he was not in the nursing home for as long as they had hoped and planned, Julie says it did make his final weeks much better than they ever could have hoped.

He was very happy to leave the hospital and return to his new home.

“It was a very positive experience and the palliatve care there couldn’t be faulted,” she says. “He was content and we felt very lucky that he was able to get in when he did.”

$$$ ... WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT TO PAY When I wrote on this subject in 2019, I gave the costs of nursing home care and accommodation in some detail based on My Aged Care information – but personal experience gives me a slightly different perspective.

Our first step was to ignore the up-front buy-in costs quoted on the various aged care facility sights (ranging from $250,00 to $500,00 and in a few cases higher) because we believe this is a long-term option or only for the wealthy.

The money is refundable (mostly) but while some singletons going into care pay this by selling their homes, this is rarely an option for married couples where one remains in the family home.

Next step was to apply to Centrelink, via the Aged Australian portal (after several attempts to get

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the information from Services Australia, Department of Human Services, My Aged Care etc) for the all-important assets and income statement.

All nursing home residents are required to pay a basic daily fee of $52.25 (at time of writing; like everything it goes up) a day. And those whose income is below $27,840 a year and assets are below $50,000 are fully funded by the Commonwealth Government – basically you contribute 85 per cent of your pension.

If you have income more than $70,320 a year and assets of more than $171, 535.20 you will have to pay an additional means tested per ratio accommodation fee which can range from about $10 a day to about $250 a day.

This is the figure given on the MyAgedCare website and which was

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FILM TAKES LIGHT-HEARTED LOOK AT POIGNANT TOPIC much has changed. With limited time but plenty of pluck, she sets about trying to put everything, and everyone, back on track.

When her meddling backfires, June sets out on a romantic journey of her own and discovers she needs help from the very people she was trying to rescue.

Hazlehurst delivers a convincing and dignified performance as June in a poignant film, written and directed by J.J. Winlove, that examines relationships and the importance of those we love.

A FILM made for the generation, June Again is a heartfelt comedy/drama about a family matriarch who, in a twist of fate, re-enters the lives of her adult children.

June, played by Noni Hazlehurst has spent the past five years living in a care facility where she is frequently visited by family and friends.

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IN THE GARDEN — with Penny

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LETTER THE current mission to Mars is a breathtaking scientific and technological achievement, but at huge cost.

I feel that there are more important issues here on Earth that should have higher priority and should be fixed up first.

Many such issues relate to human ageing, as often discussed in this magazine.

Examples include finding a cure for dementia, arthritis, cardiovascular disease, cancer of all types, neurological decline, sensory impairment … the list goes on.

As our population ages, these issues will become even more important.

Let’s keep our feet on the ground, and have a mission to Earth, before reaching to the stars.

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by Mocco Wollert

JUST in case you think I am one of those cantankerous old ladies who desperately wants to wind back the clock to the “good old days”, I have decided to write about something uplifting, a wonderful place that affects thousands of people – the miracle of Bunnings.

I am convinced that women were given, by the powers that rule life and death, an extra gene that means shopping. Mention shopping and most females raise their noses, grab their credit cards and head off to their favourite shopping centre.

Men lack that gene and shopping per se is an abomination to them. There are of course some exemptions, but they are rare.

However, there is one store that both men and women like to go to.

Both sexes can find what they need to satisfy their do-it-yourself-needs. It is the store for the handyman and the store for the gardener.

But there must be more to it.

Talking to people I have found that “going to Bunnings” has taken on the

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significance of going on a picnic, taking the kids to the beach, or Dumpy to the dog park. I tried to analyse the attraction.

Is it the colour of their walls or their logo? Is it because the miles of walls are green, which is the colour of the heart chakra, meaning new relationships?

The red logo, the colour of the base chakra, meaning community? Then, throw in a bit of white for joy.

Did the Bunnings advertising gurus choose those colours deliberately? You might not believe in chakras, but you must admit that the Bunnings colours are unusual.

But colours only do not a business make. So, what is it? Is it the friendliness of the staff? The quick hello with a warm smile? That walking the aisles of Bunnings one feels welcome? The feeling that the employees are happy in their workplace?

Is it the patience of the staff to explain a simple gadget to elderly, unpractical people like me? Repeating the instructions three times and still smiling?

Is it that dogs are welcome? Even they like going to Bunnings. A friend’s very small dog adores going to Bunnings.

Lucy stands in the trolley, her paws over the front, like a world celebrity passing through a crowd of adoring of fans.

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When he bought his fourth spirit level in a month, I dared to gently object.

He explained patiently that the other levels were not quite correct.

I thought, why would a man need four levels? Then, I thought about the two pairs of shoes I had bought which I certainly did not need.

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by Cheryl Lockwood

WITH overseas travel non-existent for the time being, I have found myself reminiscing.

A few years ago, our children shouted the hubby and I an interesting birthday gift – a bicycle trip down Bolivia’s Death Road.

We were unsure whether to be excited or suspicious. The kids would be joining us, so we assumed they expected us to survive hurtling down the goat track that had earned such a name.

From the capital of La Paz, a van transported us some 4700m above sea level. We were kitted out with safety gear and allocated a mountain bike.

After a practice lap of the carpark, we set off.

The first 20km were on bitumen road, all downhill, and we overtook large trucks with ease. We reached alarming speeds and I could no longer feel my fingers due to the cold.

I tried not to think of the consequences should I part company with the bike. I doubted the fabric of the cycling outfit would save my skin.

As we descended, the chill abated. I regained the use of my hands.

Next came 50-odd kilometres of rocky, unsealed track. In Bolivia, one drives on the right-hand side of the road, but here we rode on the left. Of course, this was the side closest to the edge and a rather terrifying drop.

Fog rolled in to obscure the sheer cliffs, but then lifted to reveal spectacular views of mountains and valleys. Local vehicles still use the road.

We had to give way by teetering on the edge, clinging to our bikes.

Our guides told us the stories behind the numerous memorials along the way.

Things did not end well for some people and the anecdote often ended with the words, “and they died”. This was followed with, “OK, back on your bikes, off we go”. No time to contemplate the possibility of becoming the recipient of our own plaque along the way.

This adventure came safely to an end with the purchase of a cold beer from a 10-year-old child on the roadside.

“When in Rome…” as they say.

As daylight faded, we climbed into the van for the drive back to the city.

Our new T-shirts proclaimed, “I survived the world’s deadliest road.”

Ah, life is a crazy, downhill adventure!

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BRAIN MATTERS

Understanding dementia and all its causes Over the last one hundred years, the average lifespan has doubled but, writes KAILAS ROBERTS, our brainspan has not been keeping up.

“I believe that the more you know about a problem, the more you are empowered to meet its challenges.”

Introducing a new column by Dr Kailas Roberts, a specialist psychologist-geriatrician who will be explaining some of the truths about dementia.

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n modern Australia, it is not unreasonable to live well into your 80s and possibly 90s.

Although this is a positive development, it has caused a problem – one that is likely to increase over the coming decades

unless we actively address it.

This problem is dementia, a condition that I have been managing in many patients for more than a decade.

Although our lifespan has increased, our “brainspan” has not, and as increasing age is one of the chief drivers of dementia, this is a cause for concern.

Almost everyone over a certain age has heard of dementia.

It is a source of worry and many have had, or are having, a direct experience of caring for a loved one with the condition.

Given that the chances of developing dementia in our 80s may be 30-50 per cent, this is perhaps not surprising.

Yet, dementia remains widely misunderstood. To my mind, this is a real problem, as it has meant that individuals have not sought treatment until the condition has become quite severe.

Treatments aimed at preserving brain function are

best put in place earlier rather than later. Sometimes, the boat is missed. Additionally, individuals or those caring for them have suffered unnecessarily – for instance because of potentially treatable behavioural or psychological changes.

First, let me define dementia.

Many, if not most, of my patients have come believing that dementia is the same as Alzheimer’s disease. This is not true, strictly speaking.

Dementia is a term used to describe a new problem with thinking arising from a brain disease that impairs our ability to live a normal day-to-day life.

It is not in of itself a diagnosis, and the diagnosis really comes from the cause of the dementia.

There are in fact well over 100 causes, though a handful account for the majority.

Alzheimer’s disease is the most common, accounting for close to two-thirds of dementia occurring after the age of 65.

Vascular disease – problems

with our blood supply – is the second most common.

Other conditions such as Lewy body dementia, frontotemporal dementia and alcohol-related dementia make up the majority of the other cases.

Sometimes that dementia may be due to more than one cause – most commonly a combination of Alzheimer’s disease and vascular disease.

The problem with thinking most often relates to acquiring new memories, leading to forgetfulness, misplacing objects and repetitive conversations.

This is not always the case, however.

Sometimes the earliest problems are with speech or visuospatial problems (the ability to recognise where objects are in relation to each other).

In other instances, it is social cognition that is affected, leading to changes in behaviour and poor social judgment.

So, an absence of memory

impairment does not necessarily exclude dementia being present.

As dementia progresses (and progression is another characteristic feature of the condition), more and more of these thinking skills may become affected.

The word “new” above is also important to note – if you have longstanding problems with one aspect of your thinking but they are no worse than usual, this is not suggestive of dementia.

In addition, other causes of impaired thinking need to be excluded before we can conclude that dementia is present.

The bottom line is to see your doctor if you’re concerned about any change in your thinking skills – the earlier the better.

Kailas Roberts is a psychogeriatrician and author of Mind your Brain — The Essential Australian Guide to Dementia now available at all good bookstores and online.

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Cathedral tour reveals a history-filled treasure A five-minute walk from the bustling city heart of Brisbane, St Stephen’s Cathedral is packed with history. ADELE MOY leads a tour of this Brisbane landmark.

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he original Catholic church, dwarfed by the grandeur of the present cathedral, still sits on the St Steven’s site in Elizabeth St. This little church, now the Saint Mary Mackillop Chapel, was designed by English architect Augustus Pugin. It was Brisbane’s first cathedral and features prominently in the city’s early history.

Completed in 1850 after the foundation stone was laid in 1848, it is the oldest surviving church in Queensland. It is also the third oldest building in Queensland after the Wickham Tce windmill and the Commissariat Stores, and was the first significant structure in the colony to use non-convict labour.

It was heritage listed in 1992.

Entering the chapel, your eyes are immediately drawn to the magnificent, larger-than-life sculpture of Saint Mary Mackillop, the Australian Catholic church’s first saint. Carved from a 100-year-old camphor laurel tree by John Elliott, the timber suggests the raw society in which Mary MacKillop and her community of teaching nuns lived and worked.

Her aim was to bring education to the children of poorer immigrants in the state’s cities and outlying country settlements.

Mary and her religious order of St Joseph arrived in 1869 and by 1870, had opened three schools in Brisbane and one in Maryborough. In the absence of bridges, the resolute nuns had to row across the river from their house in South Brisbane to regularly attend St Stephen’s.

In the chapel, also take note of other timber sculptures, the stained glass windows, the bishop’s chair and the organ.

Before heading over to the Cathedral, spend a few minutes exploring the grounds. Older Brisbane residents may recall St Stephen’s school.

Opened in 1892, this beautiful stone and timber heritage building now houses the administration centre. You’ll pass two carved monoliths of Helidon sandstone, sculpted by Rhyl Hinwood with mosaic

inlays by Scott Harrower. Adjacent, is the cathedral bell. Weighing 3 tonnes, it is now mounted at ground level. Made by London’s Whitechapel foundry, makers of America’s famous Liberty bell, it served the cathedral from 1888-1988.

On the northern side of the grounds, after passing 30 sandstone slabs dedicated to the life of St Stephen, sits The Empire Stakes, ironbark posts and settle plates carved by Aboriginal artist Judy Watson in 2003, in memory of past and current First Nations’ people, the original occupants of the site.

Enter the cathedral through the Elizabeth St entrance. It was built in the neo-gothic style in three stages – 1875, the 1920s and 1989. The dominant feature is the beautiful stained-glass windows.

The first window above the front entrance, dedicated to the memory of solicitor William Murphy, was erected in 1883. The 29 windows in the cathedral (yes, I’ve counted them!) were manufactured in Melbourne, Brisbane, Ireland, France and

Germany, and the final was put into place in 1942.

Many prominent Brisbane families have donated windows in memory of loved ones, including the Mayne family, Anne Beirne, wife of department store owner T.C. Beirne, and Alfred Smith, son of funeral director Kate Mary (KM) Smith.

The windows also acknowledge the work of early Queensland nuns, priests and bishops. St Stephen’s houses the most valuable collection of 19th century stained glass in the Southern Hemisphere. It’s well worth a visit just to see the windows.

The cathedral also contains a treasure trove of other sacred artwork, from the pink Spanish granite floor and striking bronze crucifix, cast by John Elliott and suspended above the altar, to the textured glass sculpted curtain enclosing the apse, the rear wall of the 1989 extensions.

It was designed and made to capture and transform light by Sydney artist Warren Langley, who is internationally renowned for his large-scale kiln sculptures.

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OUR PEOPLE

The road beckons and Sally’s on a roll Her husband loved boats but Sally Henebery hankered for the open road, so when retirement beckoned she made a life-changing decision.

GLENIS GREEN reports.

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arried for 40 years and raising three sons and a daughter, Sally came to the conclusion that after turning 60 she should have her “me” time.

So, two years ago, she divorced her boat-loving husband, bought herself that long-lusted after motorhome and took to the road.

And she hasn’t looked back.

Along with her pampered poodle Lewis, she’s already driven most of the length of Australia’s east coast – on her own – and regularly ducks off for weekends away at destinations that take her fancy.

But it was her sister’s chance sighting of an advertisement that really took her wanderings to a different level.

It was a plug for Rolling Solo, a women’s camping, adventure and road tripping group.

Sally, now 63, signed herself up two years ago and found herself part of a happy group of like-minded mostly single women. Calling themselves Rollers, they love driving motorhomes, towing caravans or just camping solo around Australia.

While Covid-19 and state border closures stymied some of her planned adventures, things are winding up and she can embark again on her sojourns with as many or as few of the new Rollers friends she has now made, along the way.

Through smartphone apps and links, Rollers post where they would like to go and other members see whether they want to join up on the latest adventure or stay put.

The app details the cost of destinations, things to see, camping facilities and whether it is dog-friendly and for Sally, it’s just a matter of throwing some supplies and clothes into her 2008 A Van Applause 500, popping Lewis in his preferred seat, and driving

off. While, sadly, her daughter died of leukaemia at the age of 10, Sally has three sons.

The youngest, Jeffrey, 24 (the other two are 28 and 35) is handy enough to give her mechanics a once over and water the plants while she’s gone.

She originally began her travels in a 23-foot van, but found it too big for just her and Lewis, so she recently downsized to her current automatic, 19-footer.

With comfy swivel seats in the cockpit, a dining table, kitchen, bed, shower and toilet, it’s perfect for either camping grounds or free camping.

“It’s fantastic. I’d been wanting to do this for years but my ex was into boats and he wanted to spend the next 20 year on boats going up and down the coast. I wanted a motorhome, that was my dream,” she says.

Sally had worked most of her life in

“Sally’s road stretches ahead as near or as far as the mood takes her and she couldn’t be happier.” the family business doing the bookwork and logistics for the fishing trawlers her husband operated. Old-timers may remember the name Henebery Aviation – her former father-in-law Kevin Henebery’s business.

Sally said she had been inspired by a saying which goes something like: “You go down the road and fall in a hole. The

next day you go down the road and fall in the same hole.

“The day after you fall in the same hole but get back out. On the fourth day you walk around the hole. On the fifth day you simply go down a different road.”

“I just decided to can’t live like this any more and within a week I had left my husband,” she says.

Now Sally’s road stretches ahead as near or as far as the mood takes her and she couldn’t be happier, enjoying either her solitude or the company of fellow Rollers.

One of her big adventures this year will be attending the fifth annual Rolling Solo Stuck in the Middle at Alice Springs, a seven-night stay which warns of plenty of red dirt everywhere.

“Going out west is just gorgeous and we do a lot of free camping. People seem to be a lot friendlier,” Sally says.

“I’ve never felt unsafe. I just don’t think about it (security) too much. If you did, you’d just sit here and do nothing.”

Sally says most of the Rollers are single women: “We are all in the same boat – divorced, widowed or husbands that don’t want to come – although some men do join their wives or partners sometimes.”

She estimates she spends about four months of the year rolling solo and says the support and friends she makes from her $46 a year Rollers membership is well and truly worth it.

She travelled 4000km last year, even with Covid-19, and so far this year has notched up 2000km, which included meeting up with Rollers at a music festival in Agnes Water.

And trips don’t have to be long ones.

The other week she fancied a weekend at Pomona on the Sunshine Coast, and put her plans out to other Rollers to see if anyone wanted to join her – and it wasn’t long before new friends came rolling in.

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WELLBEING

Bloating more than a pain in the tummy If abdominal bloating and gas is causing problems, you’re not alone. TRUDY KITHER writes that it can be fixed with some simple treatments.

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f you wake up in the morning and feel fine, but by the end of the day, you’re going to bed with a swollen, bloated stomach, most likely it’s not weight gain but your digestion.

It’s that the gas in your gut has increased during the day. The five common reasons for bloating are: 1. SIBO (Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth). This is when there is an overgrowth of too much harmful bacteria in the small intestine, when in fact, it should be in the large intestine. If so, you will experience too much gas due to those microbes being in the wrong intestine.

You usually experience either too much hydrogen or methane gas. A breath test will tell you which one.

SIBO will steal all of your nutrients and you can’t absorb them. The gas it creates causes burping, flatulence, a bloated and swollen stomach, and abdominal pain.

If you have SIBO, following a FODMAP diet is recommended, but it’s not the only fix. You will also require a specific, targeted herbal tonic to kill the gramnegative or positive bacteria living in the wrong area of your body.

These bacteria feed off sugars (carbs) and undigested food. Sometimes they have

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a double-celled wall to protect themselves from antibiotics they may be treated with.

2. Too many methogens can be created by an actual imbalance of microbes because your gut flora balance is crucial.

This is similar to a mild version of SIBO. 3. Low stomach acid. As we get older, our bodies naturally create less stomach acid. This causes abdominal gas, bloating, constipation, and pain in your abdomen. It can also help to create SIBO. Low stomach acid cannot break down protein properly for it to be digested, so it can’t be moved from stomach to small and large intestines quickly.

4. Bile is produced by the liver and stored in the gall bladder. It is one of the most essential yet forgotten fluids of the body. If you don’t have enough bile, you will experience bloating, abdominal gas and perhaps even nausea. Bile digests fats, which include nuts, oils, fatty proteins, avocados, cream and cheeses.

What you can do about this is to first lower your carbs and fibre. Carbs make inflammation and stress occur in your gut.

They turn into sugar, which creates acidity, inflammation, then the fermentation and bloating starts.

Suppose you don’t have enough of the good bacteria in your gut to digest the fibre you are putting into your body. In that case, the fibre will also ferment, create gases, and your abdomen will bloat out, causing pain and swelling.

Try to cut down on fibre (including vegetable fibres). If you don’t have extreme symptoms, cut out the fibrous vegetables but try to leave in some of the less fibrous ones. This can help reset the system.

5. Dairy is another hidden source of abdominal bloating and gas. Some people have an intolerance to lactose or casein, which is the protein in dairy.

Other treatments include intermittent

fasting to clean unwanted debris more quickly, along with adding betaine hydrochloride. This is a natural amino acid compound that will help create more hydrochloric acid, which your body obviously lacks. Supplementing is the best option and should always be taken 5-10 minutes before main meals.

It’s a common misconception that having too much stomach acid is a bad thing, but in reality, it is one of the most vital fluids for your body. When you have bloating and/or abdominal pain, you actually need more stomach acid.

Remember, as we get older, we naturally create less stomach acid.

Taking a digestive enzyme with betaine hydrochloride will help digestion. To be effective, you need to be consistent with your digestive enzyme and betaine hydrochloride regime for at least a couple of months. Never take calcium at the same time, as it will neutralize your acid.

This article is meant as general information only. Consult a registered, accredited naturopath for further personal advice.

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It is an enjoyable, low-impact, team-based way to get fit in a fun social atmosphere.

Participation is casual, in that teams are simply made up from players who choose to attend on the day.

Brisbane has four venues where regular weekly sessions of social walking football are played: Oxley: Wednesday, 6.30pm-8pm at Club Oxley, 24A Englefield Rd, Oxley

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Walking football is a fun new way for people of all ages to stay active playing a non-contact, modified version of smallfield soccer in a friendly and social atmosphere with no experience necessary.

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Reality slap – when life hits you hard The Covid-19 pandemic hit hard and was a mighty and unexpected slap in the face. KENDALL MORTON discusses what has become known as the reality slap and shares tips on how to be more comfortable in your own skin, as described in a new book.

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reality slap happens when life hits you with something that is far from what you want or expect.

This may be a job loss, a divorce, a feud with a neighbour or family member, social upheaval, a house fire, a pandemic.

The list goes on.

When life slaps you around it’s a struggle to accept the new reality. It doesn’t match with your plans. For older Australians and their families, reality slaps can include but are not limited to, the death of a spouse, parent or dear friend, a terminal diagnosis, admission to residential care, the death of a child or a sibling and financial hardship.

Dr Russ Harris’s revised and updated book, The Reality Slap, is not a positive thinking manual but a guidebook for how to live more comfortably inside your own head when life turns your world upsidedown.

The Reality Slap is based on a proven psychological program called ACT, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.

(ACT is said as the word act not the initials, by the way).

Do you dwell on resentments? Do anxious thoughts trouble you at night?

According to Dr Harris, this is all very normal. Our brains evolved to keep us safe.

The ancestor who was picking flowers and watching the fluffy clouds had less chance of survival than the ancestor who was constantly alert to approaching threats and took action fast.

We are all descended from those survivors, so when your mind gives you things to worry about, it’s actually trying to keep you safe.

Many people find it helpful to thank their mind. “Okay, thank you. I’ve got this.”

This does two things – it acknowledges what your mind is doing and it gives you some distance from your thoughts.

Distancing from your thoughts is a major tool in ACT. It does not mean denying them or fighting them, that’s exhausting.

Instead, be a curious scientist and say to yourself, “my mind is having resentful thoughts right now” or “I can see that I am in a loop of fear and anxiety.”

Acknowledging your thoughts is being your own friend. Perhaps you need to say, “I am feeling deep and overwhelming sadness.”

Sometimes our thoughts come in patterns says Dr Harris. You may have the

“I’m not good enough” pattern operating in your life. Others may have “I’m a lousy daughter” or “I’m a selfish son” storyline.

Naming the patterns takes away some of their power. The aim in ACT is not to challenge these thought patterns. Just name them and accept they are there.

Another tool in the book is selfcompassion. With selfcompassion you treat yourself kindly. Instead of berating yourself you can say, “okay, I’m stuck in a cycle of angry thoughts. Be kind.”

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This was a small sample of the practical tools from The Reality Slap. I encourage you to check it out. It’s clearly written with loads of exercises and examples from real people. Dr Harris writes with compassion. You feel he is speaking to you personally.

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ACTIVE LIVING

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A strong sense of balance is essential for an active and varied life. TRISTAN HALL suggests some exercises to keep you on your feet.

AS MUCH as exercise has been a great part of my life for more years than I can recall, I am well and truly aware that if you want your body to work efficiently, you have to make sure you have the best fuel.

When I was younger and basically a calorie-burning machine, I would argue with anyone willing to listen that you can eat anything you want as long as you burn it off with exercise.

While that may be true to some extent, the truth of the matter is, the better you eat the better you perform.

Of course, when one is young, the body is much more resilient and perhaps accepting of diets that may not always be ideal, but as we age we appreciate more good nutrition.

I know, you are now thinking why you need to perform at top level at your stage of life and that is a reasonable response, but here is the reason why eating well regardless of age is a good idea.

You actually feel a lot better when you eat well. Bad choices tend to make us feel

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neven footpaths, poorly lit steps and slippery supermarket floors are some of the common hazards that can trip you up.

Handling a strong puppy on his daily walk is another. Don’t wait for a problem.

You can strengthen your balance every day. Here’s how: Exercise 1 – Balancing with eyes closed – Stand upright and hold on to a stable surface. Close your eyes and stand steady for up to 60 seconds. When you are ready, do this with one leg raised. Switch legs and repeat.

Exercise 2 – Balancing on an uneven surface – Put a towel or a pillow on the floor. Steady yourself with a stable surface.

Put both your feet on the pillow. Try to stay balanced for a minute. Next do this exercise with one foot raised. Switch feet and repeat.

Exercise 3 – Balancing on One Leg – Stand tall with your feet together. Transfer your weight to one leg. Then lift the other leg forward so the knee joint forms a 90-degree angle. Hold this stance for 30-60 seconds.

Repeat with the other leg raised. It’s best to hold a sturdy surface.

Exercise 4 – Sitting to Standing – Sit with a straight spine in a stable dining chair. Put your feet shoulder width apart.

Now stand up in a slow controlled motion.

Slowly sit down again. Place your hands on lightly on your legs.

Repeat this 10 times. This exercise is about core muscles and legs. Do not swing your upper body to start the movement.

All of these exercises can be done in any order. Our brains like novelty so mix it up. For instance, you could go through all the exercises from 1 to 4, then cycle back for 4 to 1.

For genuine improvement you need to do a few sets every day. Think about when and where you will make this happen. Can you do one set before breakfast and another before lunch?

It’s worth it. Better balance will help you move confidently and correct any stumbles before they turn into nasty falls.

Tristan Hall is an exercise physiologist with Full Circle Wellness. Call 0431 192 284 or visit fullcirclewellness.com.au

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out of tune. Too many sweets, fizzy drinks, salty snacks and alcohol are simply not good for us.

They can clog up the body and increase weight and you will definitely not feel 100 per cent.

These foods are often called empty calories which basically means that while they do supply energy, there is very few or no associated vitamins, minerals or fibre.

Excessive consumption of empty calories may contribute to weight gain.

So, regardless of age, your body will not only appreciate good nutrition and regular movement but your overall health will be better for it, and you will most certainly feel better.

In my business, I make a point of not giving out nutritional advice, not even to my wife, preferring to refer anyone to experts in that field.

See your local dietitian and exercise physiologist.

Tom Law is the author of Tom’s Law Fit Happens. Visit tomslaw.com.au

WELLBEING INDEX FINDS THAT 60 IS THE NEW 50 A NEW wellbeing index has found that most older Australians are feeling positive about their safety and security, and mental, physical and financial health.

This is despite risk factors such as job age discrimination, pandemic-induced social exclusion, government entitlement confusion and diminished sex life.

Surveying more than 7000 Australians over 50, the index from long-standing community for over 50s, YourLifeChoices, is the first of its kind to provide a holistic barometer of attitudes and behaviours of the older demographic across five core tenets of wellbeing.

The survey found an overwhelming majority of older Australians (70 per cent) felt younger than their chronological age, with one in five of those feeling more than 10 years younger.

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The data proves that older Australians are not as mentally and physically fragile as we may otherwise be lead to believe,” Leon Della Bosca of YourLifeChoices said.

“The narrative around older Australians is far too often a negative one. The thoughts and feelings of this demographic can often go missing in the public eye or simply be held to historical stereotypes.”

Despite prevailing positivity in terms of financial comfort, respondents cited a lack of understanding of government pensions and allowances, and only half claimed they had a good understanding of superannuation.

One of the biggest risks to wellbeing was age discrimination, with 72 per cent experiencing discrimination in a professional or personal setting.

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ON TRACK

Beware the risk of loneliness in retirement Retirement is a phase of life that many people look forward to with mixed emotions. JUDY RAFFERTY discusses the need for the ongoing social contact that gives us purpose.

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he thought of finally being released from the shackles of work and its demands is very appealing but often it is the hours spent in that place of endeavour which keep us feeling purposeful and useful.

It is also sharing those hours with others that meets our need for contact with others, even if that contact is frequently frustrating.

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The need for social contact is hard-wired into our brain. We are herd animals. We must have contact with others to survive.

This is true regardless of age.

Without contact we do not thrive. We suffer psychologically and physically. When we do not have adequate social support blood pressure goes up, as does the release of cortisol in the brain.

This puts us into a chronic

low-level state of fight or flight.

The result is an increased risk of heart attack, stroke and even death. The risk of dementia increases by 64 per cent.

Such information might make work seem attractive as a preventative measure! But work as a source of social contact and support has been impacted by Covid and the move to working from home.

Lack of social contact at work effects productivity. Lonely workers are less efficient, less productive and more likely to quit. The single most important predictor of productivity is whether a worker has a friend at work.

In a recent study in America, one in five workers said they did not have a single friend at work and 40 per cent said they were lonely at work.

Governments in the UK and Japan have a Minister of Loneliness. In Japan it is possible to rent a family. In many countries it is possible to rent a

friend. Interestingly it is people over the age of 85 and young people who report the highest levels of loneliness. The reason for the rise in loneliness in young people has been identified as social media.

Another American study reported that one in five millennials (currently aged between 25 and 40 years of age) said they did not have single friend. People under the age of 18 now have 50 per cent less face to face contact with their friends.

The impact of social media platforms is not limited to younger people. Older folk are the fastest growing demographic of Facebook users. It is a wonderful help for those with mobility or health issues as they can stay connected via Facebook.

But sadly, just as with the young users of a wide variety of platforms, it can mean the people swap a Facebook interaction for a real face to face one.

So, what do we do with this concerning information as it will

impact on each of us, either directly or through people we care about?

Last month I wrote about developing the habit of making micro connections – saying hello to people, smiling at them and looking in their eyes as they pass by or as you sit next to them at the bus stop or wait in line at a shop.

Take every opportunity for a brief interaction no matter how small it is. This is healthy not just for you but for the recipient of your smile.

In a culture where we are becoming increasingly invisible to each other such a small act of humanity and kindness is worth a great deal.

Be brave and give yourself a push!

Judy Rafferty is a psychologist and author of Retirement Your Way, A Practical Guide to Knowing What You Want and How to Get It. Available at all good bookshops and online.

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FINANCE

The thankless task of an executor After a death, the will must be administered, assets dealt with, debts paid, and bequests distributed. LESA MACPHERSON explains the responsibilities of managing a deceased estate.

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n executor is the person named in a will who the deceased has requested to administer the estate. If there is no will, then someone must apply to the court to be appointed as administrator of the estate.

The executor or administrator is responsible for the deceased’s property and for payment of all outstanding debts and taxes from the estate funds

before distributing the assets of the estate to the beneficiaries of the will.

The executor or administrator’s duties can include: • Protecting and auditing the deceased’s assets and obtaining valuations for assets.

• Where necessary, applying to the Supreme Court for a grant of probate or letters of administration.

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• Contacting beneficiaries of the estate to advise entitlements under the will (or the next of kin in an intestacy).

• Collecting and recovering, where appropriate, the deceased’s assets.

• While assets are being collected, and debts are being paid, maintaining the assets of the deceased in the interim.

• Paying any debts of the deceased owing prior to death and any incurred during the course of the estate’s administration.

• Defending the will of the deceased where a claim is made against the estate.

• Obtaining advice in relation to and attending to any tax liability of the deceased.

• Ensuring that a statement of assets and liabilities is maintained and provided to beneficiaries upon request and at the conclusion of the administration of the estate.

• Making a distribution of the deceased’s assets to those beneficially entitled in accordance with the will or the intestacy rules.

An executor also acts as trustee of the estate in holding assets on trust for the beneficiaries, for example where beneficiaries are minors or are otherwise unable to hold their entitlements under the will.

A trustee manages money,

investments, or assets on a continuing basis for the benefit of certain beneficiaries according to the wishes of the deceased.

An executor must not make distributions to beneficiaries until he or she is sure that there is no likelihood of a claim being made for a share of the estate.

The executor’s first task is to determine the assets and the liabilities of the estate.

A solicitor will normally request the executor send to their office the following documents and papers: • Original death certificate once it has been received from the funeral home.

• Any cheque books or passbooks for the deceased’s bank accounts.

• Details of private health insurance and Medicare.

• Registration details for any vehicle or boat held by the deceased.

• Any accounts payable by the estate.

• Any other relevant documentation, including details of term deposits, life insurance policies and any documents held by the deceased’s accountant.

On receiving this information, a solicitor can then correspond on behalf of the executor with the asset holders, such as banks, and with the creditors to determine the financial details so that a comprehensive statement of assets and liabilities can be finalised.

The role of an executor is onerous, challenging, and often fraught with family tension.

It also can involve a lot of effort, and little thanks, due to family emotions.

It is better to engage a solicitor who is familiar with the tasks involved, and without any emotional tensions, to carry out the necessary tasks in the shortest possible time.

Lesa Macpherson is an expert in estate management at Brisbane Elder Law. Visit brisbaneelderlaw.com.au or call 1800 961 622.

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MOTORING

Defender ups it game with an overhaul The second-generation Defender is so different in so many different ways, that it’s a wonder Land Rover didn’t think about re-naming the British four-wheel drive, writes BRUCE McMAHON.

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he original Land Rover launched in 1948 soldiered on to become the Defender in 1990, but much of the original 1940s design and engineering remained through to the end of that first-generation production run in the early 2000s.

The Defender was a squarejawed body sitting on a ladder chassis and live axles with rudimentary cabin comforts; always very capable if not always very comfortable.

Now the new five-door Defender 110 (the shorter Defender 90 is still to arrive) changes all that to become a thoroughly modern vehicle, leap-frogging rivals such as the LandCruiser and Prado.

This new 110 is a headturning wagon with excellent on-road manners for a fourwheel drive, excellent cabin design and excellent off-road abilities. It has a monocoque body (meaning no more separate chassis), independent suspension for all corners (meaning no more

leaf springs) and a swag of tidy buttons for engaging off-road settings (no more stiff levers).

All this technology and design is wrapped up in a handsome body with some old-school styling cues such as checker plate trim on the bonnet, square-edged rear corners and skylights over the rear compartment.

It is some 5m long and boasts amazing interior space and

comforts. Pragmatic touches include solid rubber matting for the floors, grab handles across the dashboard and push buttons which remain unmarked until the push button ignition is switched on.

It is a most comfortable cabin – head and shoulder room are excellent in the first two rows of seats – and with top class ergonomics plus today’s modcons from satellite navigation to

Bluetooth connectivity and decent audio system.

To move the Defender around there’s the choice of four six-cylinder engines, petrol and diesel, with a 386kW petrol V8 to come. All are constant fourwheel drive with eight-speed automatic transmission plus low range when needed.

Despite the Defender’s bulk it’s an easy machine to place in the traffic with a range of driver aids from collision and lanekeeping warnings to rear view camera. All-round vision is limited only by the tailgatemounted spare wheel.

Out and about, good roads or bad, the optional 294kW petrol engine and the Land Rover’s road manners mean a deal of confidence in hustling along. It holds the road with poise and a hint of controlled body roll, much like early Range Rovers.

Those kilowatts are backed by 500Nm of torque from 2000rpm and fuel consumption could head well into the teens if

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DO SOME car badges shine brighter than others? Badge engineering, different nameplates on essentially the same vehicle, is often an unbalanced

partnership. Holden sold more Commodores than the re-badged Toyota Lexcen in the 1990s. Nissan sold more four-wheel drive Patrols than Ford sold Mavericks, but then Ford sold more Falcon utes than the Nissan from 1988 to 1991.

These double-ups were attempts to rationalise the Australian car business under the federal Button plan.

Sharing vehicles between rival manufacturers fills gaps, often temporarily, saves a mountain of money and may keep loyal customers in the family.

And sometimes a vehicle’s development and product is shared between competitors, such as the Ford

Ranger and the previous Mazda BT50.

For some years, Ford took BT-50s and re-badged them as Ford Couriers and then as Rangers as Ford Australia didn’t have a four-wheel drive one-tonner on their books.

Then, in the early 2000s, knowing the venerable Falcon ute was due to be parked forever, Ford began developing an all-new model with Mazda.

Then there’s the case of Toyota’s 86 coupe and Subaru’s BRZ, developed very much hand-in-hand and virtually identical in specification and style, yet in 2019 Toyota sold 1619 86ers while Subaru sold 786 BRZs.

tempted to push along; the factory claim a 0 to 100km/h time of 6.1 seconds and a 191km/h top speed.

Fuel consumption on an easy highway run came in around 10 litres per 100kms. The diesel engines should offer better economies.

Heading off into the rough stuff and the 21st century Land Rover has buttons to raise the suspension for 291mm of ground clearance, a button to engage low range and another to let the management systems work out best engine and transmission responses for various conditions, from bitumen to sand to mud and rocks.

It will handle the most difficult of tracks.

So, the new Defender 110 is far more capable on and off the road, if far more dependent on electronics and computers and such.

It’s also jumped a couple of price grades, now starting from a recommended retail of $74,500.

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Dunlop sold his rights for a small cash sum and withdrew from the company that bore his name. The world’s first pneumatic tyre factory, the Dunlop Pneumatic Tyre Company opened in Dublin in 1889 and began producing motor tyres.

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HEALTH

Hear and be heard

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Ageism is general discrimination of an individual because of their age, and, writes MICHELLE LAWSON, those suffering untreated hearing loss are more at risk.

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he act of asking someone to repeat themselves, avoiding social situations or dialing up the volume on the TV can, fairly or not, lead people to make assumptions about a person’s overall ability or competency.

Others may adapt their behaviour to be more inclusive of those experiencing hearing loss, but this can often have the opposite effect, with some people feeling disempowered or unheard.

New research from Connect Hearing reveals that one in five Australians aged 55 and over believe they are not being heard because of their age (19 per cent). When we are heard we feel respected, valued and

connected. So, what are some steps you can take to combat hearing loss and agism?

ADDRESSING THE STIGMA If you’re putting off getting a hearing check because the idea of a big bulky device that sits behind the ear doesn’t appeal to you, it’s time to rethink hearing support.

Hearing aids are now so discreet and can make all components of your life better.

From “barely there” options inside the ear canal, to options that allow you to connect to other devices, such as your phone or TV, there’s a solution.

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Most family members report it’s much harder to get a loved one to check their hearing, compared with a vision or heart check-up, but it shouldn’t be.

Getting your hearing checked is as simple as going online and taking a free three-minute hearing check which will show whether you need to visit a clinic.

A clinic hearing check will only take 15 minutes.

SPEAK UP If you have experienced discrimination, speak up about it. Most people don’t realise the impact they are having, so it’s important to point it out.

BE A ROLE MODEL The best way to combat ageism is to be the change you want to see. Don’t stop doing what you love, and never let your age dictate what you can or cannot do.

The more people living life to the fullest, the more the stereotypes around aging will be broken.

Ageism is something that everyone is going to experience eventually. Breaking the cycle begins now, showing generations to come they are limited only by their own mindset.

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WITH the roll out of Covid-19 vaccines underway, sleep experts are recommending that sleep be reprioritised, as getting regular and sufficient sleep is known to boost the immune system.

In Australia, four in every 10 people suffer from a lack of sleep. Globally, around 62 per cent of adults feel that they don’t sleep well when they go to bed.

University of South Australia sleep and fatigue researcher, Dr Raymond Matthews, said sleep was an essential factor for maintaining good health and wellbeing, especially during the pandemic.

“At the moment, we’re all very focused on staying healthy – sanitising our hands and keeping socially distanced – but what many people forget is that sleep plays an essential role in our overall health,” Dr Matthews said.

“Sleep plays a vital role in our body’s immune system. When we cut back on sleep, our white blood cells are reduced, and we end up with a compromised immune system.”

One laboratory study, restricted sleep of healthy participants to four hours a night for six nights before administration of an influenza vaccine. Up to 10 days later, the sleep-deprived individuals possessed half the number of vaccine antibodies than the non-sleep-deprived controls.

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Time to turn a new LEAF and go green

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Costa the Garden Gnome will join Dirtgirl and Scrapboy to entertain LEAF festival goers with their Grubby Bucket Show.

THE City of Logan’s popular Eco Action Festival – or LEAF as it’s better known – has bounced back from last year’s pandemic cancellation.

The festival, which attracts thousands of people annually, will feature a new line-up of presenters and performers, as well as some old favourites.

Among the most anticipated guests are Dirtgirl and Scrapboy, of ABC Kids fame.

Along with their friend Costa the Garden Gnome – the alter ego of LEAF’s best-known presenter, Gardening Australia host Costa Georgiadis – the dynamic duo will entertain with their Grubby Bucket Show.

Nutritionist Georgia Barnes, a former Masterchef contestant, will b e a drawcard at LEAF’s homegrown cooking stage.

Ms Barnes, who is now the head of food and nutrition at Currumbin Valley’s Eden

Health Retreat, will share advice on making Mondays meat-free and how to turn leftovers into top quality dishes.

Festival goers can also expect to learn tips on recycling e-waste, composting, cheese-making, sustainable fashion and keeping chickens.

Jerry Coleby-Williams, a regular on ABC’s Gardening Australia, will be sharing tips and tricks on getting your garden to produce plants and food all year round – even if it’s a small garden. He’ll also have some of his rare native plants for sale on the day.

Logan City Lifestyle chairman Cr Laurie Koranski said LEAF’s popularity was testament to the festival’s universal appeal.

“We all want to live a little greener, and to make lifestyle choices that safeguard our environments for our kids,” she said. “LEAF is about empowering people to make

the small, everyday changes that help contribute to that big picture.”

Cr Koranski said Logan City Council was committed to leading by example on sustainability.

“The City of Logan has a proud history of protecting our natural environments, and LEAF is a core part of that effort,” she said. “In the past 12 months, council has purchased and conserved a key parcel of koala habitat and reached a new milestone in the number of solar-powered council facilities.”

It was named Best on Ground, by a leading national network for its efforts in tree planting, which has increased the city’s green coverage by 5 per cent.

Logan Eco Action Festival starts at 9am, with parking available at the university campus.

Griffith University campus, Meadowbrook. Sunday, May 23

ACT 1 Theatre presents the classic Emerald City, one of the leading works of Australia’s beloved craftsman and commentator, David Williamson.

Four decades after it was written, it still captures the spirit of the 1980s and retains its skewering sharpness ¬– a panoramic view of the city that has always prized beauty over brains.

The play is set in the glittering jewel of another Oz – Sydney.

Fading screenwriter Colin has recently arrived, having moved his wife and kids from Melbourne, and is seduced by its obsession with success, fame and fortune. Teaming up with well-connected hack writer and hustler Mike, on a television project, Colin is persuaded to produce his own mini-series, which flops.

Colin then finds himself in a tug of war between artistic ambition and big bucks. Fame and fortune – not to mention

Mike’s criminally hot girlfriend – are up for grabs.

Colin also alienates his agent, Elaine, when he knocks back a project she offers.

He is torn between pride in the quality of his writing and the lure of big money for something commercially popular. In the end, unfortunately, he is not all that different from Mike.

Directed by Pat O’Callaghan, it stars Charles Langford, Steve Pearton, Kylie Donaghy, Kim Barrett-Coade, Cerys Gandhi and Michael Alizzi.

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Act 1 Theatre, 238 Gympie Rd, Strathpine.

Friday and Saturday, April 23-24 and April 30-May 1, 7.30pm; Sundays April 25 and May 2, 2pm.

Tickets: Adults $20, concessions $17, members $15.

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QSO PLAYS THE SHOW TUNES QUEENSLAND Symphony Orchestra presents a stirring line-up of musical theatre favourites, from Broadway to the West End. Featuring acclaimed musical stars Simon Gleeson and Helpmann Award-winning soprano Lorina Gore, with the full power or a large orchestra, this tribute to show tunes is a certain crowd-pleaser.

Look forward to hits from Les Misérables, West Side Story, The Phantom of the Opera and Carousel among many others.

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WHAT’S ON

BEST OF BRITISH SALUTES TWO CHAMPIONS A SALUTE to Sean Connery and Captain Sir Tom Moore who died last year, will feature in this year’s Best of British.

Maestro Patrick Pickett commissioned the Queensland Pops Orchestra’s composer in residence, Sean O’Boyle, to write new works to celebrate their lives.

Captain Sir Tom Moore raised more than £32 million for the NHS in 2020.

A medley will feature the James Bond theme music from all the movies in which Sean Connery starred.

Bass baritone Sam Hartley is looking forward to singing the Tom Jones version of Thunderball, while mezzo soprano Cassandra Seidemann joins in with Diamonds are Forever and other favourite Bond themes.

While the audience is still not allowed to sing,

there will be plenty of vocal force with a 64-voice choir.

Members of Voices of Biralee, the Toowoomba Choral Society Contemporary Choral and Toowoomba Anglican College Chapel Choir will combine to feature in much of the concert.

The traditional finale to the ever-popular Last Night of the Proms will include the Thistle highland dancers performing in the Hornpipe of Wood’s Fantasia of British sea songs.

There’ll be soaring strings, dazzling brass fanfares and noble woodwind themes from start to finish in this ever-popular and quintessentially British musical extravaganza.

Bring your flags from England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales for this fun-filled concert.

QPAC Concert Hall.

Saturday, April 17, 2.30pm and 7.30pm. Tickets $75-$88.Bookings qpac. com.au or call 136 246

CONVENTION STITCHES UP EMBROIDERY

THE Australasian Embroidery Convention is back.

The three-day event is dedicated to embroidery, with retailers, classes and displays.

With craft skills booming, particularly since the pandemic, this will provide inspiration and temptation for crafters everywhere.

The event will include a dedicated marketplace of retailers selling embroidery supplies for both hand and machine embroidery, competitions to enter and displays of work, including the Pet Pawtrait embroidery competition.

The three-day class program will include projects to stitch guided by top international and local teachers.

Brisbane Exhibition and Convention Centre. April 16-18.

See embroideryconvention.com.au

Act 1 Theatre presents...

Emerald City One of the best works by Australian theatre’s most beloved craftsman and commentator, David Williamson Directed by Pat O’Callaghan Welcome to the glittering jewel of that other Oz - Sydney.

Fading screenwriter Colin is not long in Sydney, having moved his wife and kids from Melbourne, seduced by its obsession with success, fame and fortune. Teaming up with well-connected hack writer and hustler Mike, on a television project. Colin then finds himself in a tug of war between artistic ambition and big bucks.

TWO WEEKENDS ONLY Fri & Sat nights 23, 24 and 30 April & 1 May, 7.30pm Sunday Matinee 25 Apr & 2 May, 2pm Bookings & Payment are online only: www.act1theatre.com.au www.trybooking.com/BOACV If you need assistance with a booking, email act1theatre2@gmail.com or leave a message on mobile phone 0458 579 269

TICKET PRICES: $20 STANDARD, $17 CONCESSION, $15 MEMBERS Act 1 Theatre, Pine Shire Hall, 238 Gympie Rd, Strathpine An Amateur Production by arrangement with Len Randall

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WHAT’S ON

EXPERIENCE FILM WITH THE GRIGORYANS

AUSTRALIAN CLASSIC REVISITED FOR ANZAC DAY

ACCLAIMED guitarists Slava and Leonard Grigoryan return to the Redland Performing Arts Centre stage to perform their stunning Latin-themed movie soundtrack live.

The Grigoryan Brothers have expanded their creative output by crafting and recording the soundtrack to the award-winning movie A Boy Called Sailboat.

This heart-warming film, written and developed by Cameron Nugent and Andrew Curry, was filmed in New Mexico and stars Oscar winning actor J.K Simmons in the title role.

Sailboat brings love and hope to a family who have forged a simple but proud life in the drought-ridden Deep South.

One afternoon he brings home a “little guitar”.

From this moment, Sailboat and his little guitar are inseparable, and when his ill grandmother requests he write a song for her, Sailboat meanders through adversity to deliver the

WHILE historically linked to Anzac Day, Alan Seymour’s play The One Day of the Year has a much deeper message.

Written when Australian theatre was establishing its own identity, it put ordinary, working-class Australians and their language firmly in the spotlight.

The play probes the sacrosanct privacy of intergenerational family conflict and changing values. It also invites us to laugh at our own idiosyncrasies and asks that we temper idealism with understanding. The deeper story relates to the two war veterans, Alf and Wacka.

Military post-traumatic stress disorder and its effect on the whole of society is an unspoken presence throughout a play that is funny, thoughtprovoking and achingly real.

When first staged in Adelaide in 1960, The One Day of the Year created an uproar.

Described by its writer as “an innocent, harmless little play”, in questioning a national sense of self that was welded to our military history – even in

unimaginable – the greatest song ever written.

The Latin-themed soundtrack is a key element of the movie.

Experience the Grigoryan Brothers performing this beautiful and haunting soundtrack live at a movie screening with a difference.

Redland Performing Arts Centre. Sunday, May 2, 2pm.

Tickets: $20-$35. Bookings: RPAC Box Office on 3829 8131 or visit rpac.com.au (Booking fees are $4.50 by phone and $5.20 online per transaction).

Redland Performing Arts Centre presents

defeat – it threw out challenges that led to its being temporarily banned.

While the original shock of the play’s subject matter has diminished, its story and characters still resonate.

The celebration of Anzac Day has evolved, carried forward by the children and grandchildren of the combatants of many wars.

Alan Seymour’s iconic play remains a relevant reflection of our military and domestic history and the personal wounds that, for many, have not yet healed.

Directed by Jan Nary and with Ray Noonan, Matthew Hodgson, Debbie Spearritt,

Rianna Shoemaker and veteran actor Leo Wockner as Wacka, this play is a must-see in the lead-up to Anzac Day. After the performance, ex-Special Forces Commando, Tim Thomas from the Gallipoli Medical Research Foundation will lead a post-show discussion on the issues of PTSD, veteran mental health and the work of the foundation.

His book Fight, Flight or Feel will be available for purchase after the performance.

Redland Performing Arts Centre, Saturday, April 24, 2pm.

Tickets: $10–$20. Bookings: RPAC Box Office on 3829 8131 or visit rpac.com.au

Redland Performing Arts Centre presents

FIlm screeninG with soundtrack performed live by the

By Alan Seymour

First staged in 1960, Allan Seymour’s landmark comedy-drama about a working-class Australian family still resonates today and will be a must-see in the lead up to this year’s Anzac Day commemoration.

SATURDAY 24 APRIL, 2PM

Photo: Greg Pope

Generations clash in this iconic Australia an play

Acclaimed guitarists Slava and Leonard Grigoryan perform their stunning Latin-themed movie soundtrack live.

'Slava and Leonard belong in a special category of excellence' The West Australian

Redland Performing Arts Centre – Auditorium

Tickets: $10-$20 via 3829 8131 or www.rpac.com.au Performance rights exclusively licensed by HLA Management.

Booking fees: $4.50 by phone & $5.20 online per transaction

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SUNDAY 2 MAY, 2PM Redland Performing Arts Centre - Concert Hall Tickets: $20-$35 via 3829 8131 or www.rpac.com.au Booking fees: $4.50 by phone and $5.20 online per transaction

Soundtrack available from ABC Classics

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RETIREMENT LIVING

Dudley Fisher enjoys the company of a young visitor

PROGRAM BRIDGES THE GENERATIONAL GAP AGE is truly just a number at Lutheran Services’ Immanuel Gardens Retirement Living in Buderim and Zion Retirement Living in Gympie, where a tri-weekly program encourages intergenerational friendships with children of all ages.

Lutheran Services’ Moving Moments program unites seniors from across the Sunshine Coast and Gympie with local children. So far Moving Moments has connected more than 300 older people in the community with young people at early learning centres, kindergartens and schools.

From arts and crafts to music and dancing, no two sessions are the same, with professional educators and artists

building the inclusive and inspiring program.

Creating memories and building long-lasting friendships with the seniors and children, Moving Moments provides an opportunity to seize the day and make friends with young and old.

Lutheran Services’ Moving Moments Coordinator, Renee Schumacher said the program brought joy to all involved.

She said the children really loved having an older person in their lives.

“Each session you hear laughter and many buzzing conversations,” Renee said.

“Some of our clients have lost a husband or wife in the past 12 months or rarely get to see their own family but interacting with the young children brings this extraordinary delight and provides a sense of family and connection.”

Social isolation and loneliness are linked to physical and cognitive decline, according to National Institute of Ageing studies.

“The opportunity to build intergenerational friendships with the children gives our clients purpose and the relationships with each other extend past our sessions,” Renee said.

The Moving Moments Program runs three days a week in Buderim and Gympie and is open to the wider community.

Visit lutheranservices.org.au/movingmoments or call 1800 960 433.

COMMITTEES ORGANISE BUSY SOCIAL LIFE RESIDENTS of TriCare retirement communities are provided with many different opportunities to meet up with their neighbours and socialise through its active social committee.

One of the many benefits of moving into a retirement village is that there is always something to do, and the wide choice of activities means there are plenty of friends around for social times if you choose.

The monthly happy hour is always popular. Instigated by a resident, this regular event is now organised by the social committee with the main aim of getting residents together in a relaxed social environment

Events on the social calendar include games evenings, tai-chi, yoga, gentle exercises, craft, aquarobics, table tennis, bingo, indoor bowls, book club, movie nights and various bus trips.

Monthly Sunday concerts are also popular with performances from jazz bands, barbershop quartets and local school bands and choirs. These occasions are followed by afternoon tea where residents can stay on and catch up with their fellow neighbours.

The social committeesupports many worthy causes, including the Cancer Council’s Biggest Morning Tea and drought relief programs.

Call 3263 2788 or visit tricare.com.au

MEAL DELIVERY MAKES NUTRITIONAL SENSE

NEW HOME LEASE-BACK PROVES A WINNER POPULAR among Affinity Lifestyle Resort’s new residents is the lease back option currently being offered on newlycompleted display homes.

“We found that retirees are wanting to travel after cashing up and selling their family home, but still want to know they will have a home base when they get back,” national sales and marketing manager Marlene Cumming said.

One of the initiatives at Affinity Lifestyle Resort is that buyers can purchase a display home and lease it back to the company for 12 months and achieve a rental of 4 per cent for that period.

The buyer doesn’t pay site fees, management agent fees, council or water rates, home insurance, maintenance and other costs that are common to rental properties. The home is then used for up to 12 months as a display home.

At the end of the lease, the company will clean the home and hand it back maintained. The buyer can then move into their beautiful home at Affinity Lifestyle Resort and start enjoying many of the advantages and the convenient location.

There are terms and conditions, and the offer is for a limited time.

“It’s such a win for the buyer,” Ms Cumming said. “They secure their home, have an opportunity to travel and make a great return on their money until they can move in within that 12-month period”.

The location has easy access to major shops, hospitals, medical centres and the M1 highway, yet it retains a peaceful, country feel.

To book a personal tour call Dee or Lyn 1300 295 807.

ONE of the many challenges of getting older is maintaining a healthy body weight.

It’s common to lose interest in food and not nourish the body with vital nutrients.

This leads to malnutrition and is becoming a very real health concern.

For the elderly, nutritional focus is often first on calories and proteins, ensuring they are getting enough to maintain energy and muscle mass to get on with their everyday lives.

Having a healthy body weight can also ward off many sicknesses and ailments.

Here are some of the major reasons for loss of appetite: • Illness and treatment. Cancer, gastrointestinal disease and mental illness are common • Medications. Many cause nausea • Difficulty chewing and swallowing, which could be due to dental care • Constipation and gut issues • Dementia and Alzheimer’s • Feeling dizzy and nauseated • Feeling tired and exhausted • Being alone – often having thoughts that there is no point cooking for one • Getting to the shops for fresh food. This can be a mobility or financial issue • Preparation, cooking and cleaning, the physical time and effort is often too much • Financial reasons • Unappetising foods and being on specific diets such as low fat, sugar and salt.

It is for these reasons that a lot of nutritionists and dieticians recognise the nutritional value of Gourmet Meals.

Having portion controlled, frozen meals that are packed with nutrients on hand can help avoid unnecessary weight loss.

Not only are the meals delicious, they provide an affordable option giving variety, nutrition and ease of preparation while catering to many specific dietary needs.

Family members also appreciate having affordable, nutritious meals conveniently delivered to loved ones.

Gourmet Meals is a simple solution to helping maintain a healthy body weight.

Visit gourmetmeals.com.au

Wishart Christian Retirement Village Wishart Christian Retirement Village is a beautiful boutique retirement home, comprising of 29 units.

With peaceful surrounds and an elevated position this secure gated Village is centrally located, close to bus stops and shopping centres and Churches. All units are air conditioned, with lock up garages, Paved and covered patios, 24/7 medical alarm system, On site management. ● ●

A charitable Christian organization with low subsidised quarterly fees Community hall and beautiful village green ● Active residence committee Call today to make arrangements for an informal visit to the Village.

30/3 Erindale Close, Wishart Queensland Tel 3219 2386 admin@wcva.org.au

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HISTORY

EXPERTS PROMOTION

INDUSTRY EXPERTS MOBILITY

PROPERTY SERVICES

Daily living aids make life easier around home

Hand over the hassle to the Residential park experts

Do you ever feel that regular devices in the home just aren’t suited to your lifestyle?

Mass-produced items such as cutlery and can openers are designed for the general population, not to make life easier for people who need more specialised equipment.

That’s why Scooters Australia Brisbane stocks a wide range of practical daily living aids to help with everything from eating a meal to moving around the home.

Sure Grip bendy cutlery provides greater flexibility for people with mobility issues at the dining table.

Rather than rigid spoons, forks and knives, these ingenious utensils can be bent to any angle to accommodate a reduced range of motion, adding extra ease and comfort.

Other devices include turners to grip stuck taps more easily, jar openers and clamps, and extra-long shoehorns.

With these aids (and more) in your home, you’ll find daily life more manageable.

Rather than resorting to less specialised products that are unfit for purpose, you can go about your day using this great range of living aids to make your home more practical.

Buying or selling manufactured homes in lifestyle villages can be challenging.

Regulatory and legal requirements come into play as well as market trends.

Recognising that this is something that has a lot of hazards for the unwary, Mr Property Services was established in 2008 to offer a professional and dedicated service at reasonable rates to both buyers and sellers of manufactured homes in lifestyle villages and residential parks in the Tweed Valley and southern tip of the Gold Coast.

Our primary goal is to provide a home for every budget and we are proud of our proven track record of delivering results.

Customer enquiries are handled in a timely manner and we build solid relationships with clients to demonstrate we are in this together for the long term.

Our proven performance record is supported by a strong understanding not only of the legal requirements, but also the expectations that come with lifestyle village and residential park living.

Our commitment is to helping both the buyer and the seller.

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Surviving the surveys The early surveyors had a hard life and not all survived their calling.

DIANA HACKER looks at the lives of some of the first men to measure and map the boundaries of Queensland.

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n 1839, three surveyors arrived in the Moreton Bay settlement to prepare land for sale to pioneers and investors.

The Imperial Government had decided to abandon Moreton Bay as a penal settlement and by 1839, most of the convicts were already gone.

Robert Dixon, Granville Stapylton and James Warner arrived in Brisbane town on board the Sophia Jane in May to do the surveys which would open it up to free settlers Their work was onerous.

Dixon began by measuring a baseline on the Normanby Plains near Ipswich.

They were working alone in unknown territory to create a series of counties, then parishes and finally smaller blocks for lease or sale.

Rivers, creeks and ranges were located and used as boundaries. Their tools were heavy and had to be carried.

Dixon crossed swords many times with Brisbane’s last Commandant, Lieutenant Owen Gorman.

A year after their arrival, he was promoted to surveyor in charge of the Moreton Bay district but was suspended after an altercation with Gorman.

Dixon then offended the Government by publishing his own map of Moreton Bay in 1841 without permission and was replaced by Warner.

He found little available work and went back to England in 1846. Returning in 1852, Dixon died six years later in Sydney at age 58.

Stapylton was 40 when he was killed by natives in May 1840, a year after their arrival. He was surveying, 23km east of Mount Lindesay and is remembered by Stapylton on the Gold Coast.

James Warner (1814-1897) was the youngest son of a master mariner. He joined the mercantile navy and arrived in Sydney in 1835, then resigned to join the survey office.

The last of the three to remain in Moreton Bay, he covered huge tracts of land, measuring, describing and preparing allotments for sale.

Warner married the widow Clara Linda and with her built a home at Kangaroo Point and raised a family.

His early retirement at the age of 40 no doubt prolonged his life until age 77.

Warner’s difficulties with officialdom were minor compared with the privations endured by Augustus Poeppel and J.B. Cameron who surveyed the western boundaries of the state.

J.B. Cameron (1843-1897) was appointed to survey the Queensland– New South Wales border in 1879. His party battled floods and drought.

On one occasion, 50 gallons from a

James Warner had a happier ending. precious 100 had to be given to the 32 horses carrying their equipment on to the next waterhole.

He retired from survey work in 1885 but died of malaria in New Guinea aged 54. The junction of Qld, NSW and South Australia was named Cameron Corner in his honour.

Augustus Poeppel (1839-1891) came to South Australia from Germany in 1849.

He was appointed to undertake the survey of the South AustraliaQueensland-Northern Territory border in 1880.

With Alexander Salmon, he marked the position of Haddon Corner – the rugged and unforgiving country where the South Australian and Queensland borders meet.

Floods followed a scarcity of water while a diet of salt beef and damper resulted in cases of scurvy.

Wet season is followed by hordes of flies and those who didn’t protect their eyes often developed sandy blight (trachoma). Poeppel would lose the sight of one eye.

Drought forced withdrawal from the position marked in 1880 as Poeppel Corner, the most westerly corner between Queensland and South Australia.

Poor health forced him to retire in 1885. He went to Melbourne, where he died in 1891 aged 52.

Diana Hacker is archivist for the Queensland Women’s Historical Association based at Miegunyah at Bowen Hills. Visit miegunyah.org

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The WORLD in Your Hands Travel in Your Time Drive Guide puts Outback on the map Outback Queensland has everything you need for a memorable holiday, from road trips to events, Australian culture and wild adventure. RUSSELL HUNTER attends the launch of the Outback Queensland Drive Guide

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ruse ships are largely tied up in port and international air travel is problematic to say the least, but Australians still feel the need of a holiday.

And many of them are just starting to discover the allure of our very own Aussie Outback. It has all the romance, history, drama and jaw-dropping beauty of just about any overseas trip. And it’s right on

our doorstep.

Unveiling the region’s 2021 Drive Outback Queensland Guide full of unmissable experiences and 12 tailored road trip itineraries, Outback Queensland is mustering up new and returning travellers.

From dinosaur fossils to lonely coastal splendour to the endless Outback night

Kick back in Caloundra We have 150 accommodation options from only $440/wk

sky, it’s all within reach.

Spanning 932,678km square (two thirds of the state), Outback Queensland is on a mission to educate Aussies that the region has a lot to offer and can be explored throughout the year.

And the golden rule for Outback travellers is book ahead.

Gone are the days when you could pitch up at a bush town and find accommodation for a night or two. You possibly still can from time to time, but it might not be the accommodation you planned on. Smart travellers book ahead to get precisely what they want.

The options for exploring this wonderland are as plentiful as the experiences – far too many to list. But a travel agent should be able to guide you.

The Aussie Outback will make you feel welcome and the towns, villages, stations and countless attractions have got together to make Outback tours more accessible than ever.

Taking the stage at the 2021 Outback Muster and Drive Guide launch, CEO Denise Brown welcomed the Drive Guide to coincide with the extended tourism season.

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THE Australian Stockman’s Hall of Fame and Outback Heritage Centre in Longreach reopens this month with a swag of new immersive experiences.

Discover the stories of the lives behind our rugged outback through the spectacular $15 million artistic and

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“It has been a great summer for those in the Outback with the summer rains breathing even more life to the region, bringing along the spectacular Outback Queensland birdlife and wildflowers that truly are a sight to behold,” she said.

Outback Queensland spans the North West (Mt Isa, Cloncurry, Julia Creek, Richmond and Hughenden), Far West (Boulia, Birdsville and Windorah), Central West (Winton, Longreach, Barcaldine, Blackall and Tambo), South West (Eromanga, Thargomindah, Quilpie, Charleville, Cunnamulla, Roma and St George) and East (Biloela).

For more information and to check out the Outback Queensland Drive Guide visit outbackqueensland.com.au

interactive transformation of the premier outback heritage centre.

Visitors are invited to experience a bold and thought-provoking adventure with cinematic storytelling told through the voices of the people who make the outback real.

The centrepiece of the new galleries is a location-aware immersive audio guide integrated with the exhibits to put the visitor in the centre of the story, creating a richer, more personal and meaningful experience.

A major new exhibit Gone Drovin’ takes visitors down the legendary stock routes used to get livestock to market.

HERMAN’S TOURS & TRAVEL - DAY TRIPS Saturday 8 May 2021: Tamborine Mountain - St Bernard’s & Distillery.........$92* (Waitlist only left for Tamborine Mountain tour)

Saturday 3 July 2021: Fox & Hounds – Christmas in July..............................$90* Saturday 10 July 2021: Queensland Garden Expo, Nambour........................ $70 Saturday 28 August 2021: Llama Farm ..........................................................$98* Saturday 4 September 2021: River City Cruise & Breakfast Creek Hotel ...$101* Departures from – Brisbane City, Corinda & Palmdale* Lunch included Extended holidays include return home transfers (Brisbane Metropolitan Area). Day tours marked with * includes lunch. Itineraries and prices quoted are subject to change.

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TRAVEL

ANSWER THE CALL OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA

GOOD TIME TO GET TO KNOW QUEENSLAND

BRIMMING with nature and wildlife, spectacular scenery and world-class food and wine, South Australia has some of the country’s most sought-after properties, from coastal lodgings to sophisticated vineyard manors and glamourous hotels.

Wine and dine in regions renowned for wine, seafood, honey, farm gate stalls and gourmet menus. Explore kilometres of picture-perfect coastline, delve into outback culture and desert landscapes, be charmed by wildlife and sea life, or meander along rivers and lakes.

Travel north to the Flinders Ranges to explore the ancient landscape on foot or from the air, follow Aboriginal Dreaming trails and retire at night beneath canvas or glittering skies.

Head for the coast and one of South Australia’s three peninsulas – the Eyre, Fleurieu or Yorke. Although each is unique, they share a reputation as both aquatic and culinary playgrounds.

Step ashore at Kangaroo Island and relax where raw and rugged nature combines with a laid-back lifestyle, wildlife and tastebud-tempting delicacies.

From its source in the Snowy Mountains, the Murray River flows through South Australia’s Riverland and on to the Lakes and Coorong.

Stunning conservation parks, a rich First Nations heritage and majestic

QUEENSLAND is ready and good to go, with communities from the Outback to the coast waiting to show visitors the wonders of our own backyard, without fear of border closures or postponements.

And there’s no need to book a flight, you can see it all from the ground, up close and personal, on a luxury coach tour.

“When the travel bug bites, there’s plenty to explore right here,” says Paul Brockhurst of CT Travel. “Queensland is waiting and it has never been easier to book a tour to see it all.”

CT Travel has been busy planning itineraries that capture the broad range of quintessential Queensland, with its well-established network of locals eager to introduce travellers to the best their region has to offer.

There are five tours covering Queensland during July and August.

For 11 days from July 5-15, the Southern Outback Adventure is a chance to experience country towns rich in history and many of those “I didn’t know that was there” moments.

Travelling through seemingly endless landscapes on the Outback highways from Roma to St George and the towns in between – Charleville, Quilpie, Eromanga, Thargomindah, Eulo, Cunnamulla – it brings to life the pioneering spirit of the State and the resourcefulness of the people who have made it home.

Pool with a view at Rawnsley Park Station ochre-coloured cliffs provide endless options for walking, cruising and self-drive journeys.

Adelaide is a Great Wine Capital, one of just 11 cities globally whose wine regions are recognised as significant cultural assets.

Within an hour’s drive, more than 200 cellar doors are located across the Barossa, Adelaide Hills and McLaren Vale. A little further afield lies the Clare Valley, famous for five-star wineries showcasing its signature drop, riesling.

Traveller’s Choice has put together a complete travel collection to cycle, walk, drive, cruise or sit back on a guided holiday in South Australia.

Call your local Traveller’s Choice consultant 1300 78 78 58 or visit travellerschoice.com.au

Over 12 days, July 29-August 9, the Outback to Coast tour highlights the contrasts as the scenery changes from northern Outback to the Whitsundays.

From Roma to Charleville and then north to Longreach and Winton, see the heart of Queensland. Get into the spirit of the Outback with a stockman’s campfire, and learn the fascinating history of Charters Towers before turning coastward.

At Airlie Beach, cruise the clear blue waters of the Whitsundays and see the colourful Great Barrier Reef, in stark contrast to the red soil plains.

Spend some time in the Tropical North for eight days, August 10-17, exploring Cairns and Port Douglas, from coral gardens to lush canopies in a paradise where the rainforest meets the sea.

For seven days from August 18-24, journey across endless horizons in Central West Queensland from Cairns to the mysterious lava tubes at Undara to Charters Towers gold, Emerald, Biloela and Dalby … live the Outback story for a little while.

And for seven days, August 26 to September 1, escape to the Carnarvon Region of Southern Inland Queensland, including four nights at the Wallaroo Outback Retreat.

A complete list of tours and itineraries is available on the CT Travel website.

Visit cttravel.com.au

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May 31 - June 6, 2021 (7 Day Tour)

August 10 – 17, 2021 (8 Day Tour)

Share/Double $2500.00pp / Single $3130.00

Share/Double $3400.00pp / Single $4010.00

Carnarvon Gorge & Wallaroo

Tropical North Queensland

June 16 - June 19, 2021 (4 Day Escape)

August 18– 24, 2021 (7 Day Tour)

Bookings

Share/Double $1295.00pp / Single $1485.00

Central West Queensland

Share/Double $3022.00pp / Single $3400.00

PHONE (07) 5391 1648

July 5 - 15, 2021 (11 Day Tour)

August 26 – September 1, 2021 (7 Day Tour)

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O’Reillys Retreat & Lions Road

South West Queensland Adventure

Carnarvon Gorge & Wallaroo

July 21 - 27, 2021 (7 Day Tour)

September 6-9, 2021 (4 Day Escape)

Share/Double $2220.00pp / Single $2495.00

Share/Double $1530.00pp / Single $1771.00

Lightning Ridge

Fraser Island Whale Watch Tour

July 29 – August 9, 2021 (12 Day Tour)

September 17-20, 2021 (3 Day Escape)

Share/Double $5129.00pp / Single $5984.00

Share/Double $995.00pp / Single $1095.00

Queensland Outback to Coast

Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers

For more detailed itinerary information on any of these tours, please visit our website:

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Seeing is Believing Brimming with amazing nature and wildlife, spectacular scenery and world-class food and wine, South Australia treats you to experiences unlike any other.

DRIVE & STAY

Kangaroo Island Escape Explore the island’s rugged coastline, indulge in mouth-watering local delicacies and discover unique wildlife including rare birds, sea lions, penguins, echidnas and plenty of kangaroos.

Includes Car hire • Accommodation at Kangaroo Island Seafront • Complimentary WiFi and parking • Return ferry transfer from Cape Jervis to Penneshaw Valid for travel Selected dates May to September 2021 *

4 days from $569 pp GUIDED TOUR

Taste of Port Lincoln Fly from Adelaide to the spectacular southern Eyre Peninsula where you’ll sit and savour seafood fresh from the sea while touring a working oyster farm.

Includes Accommodation in Adelaide & Port Lincoln • Return domestic flights from Adelaide to Port Lincoln • Best of Port Lincoln & Coffin Bay Guided Tour • Coffin Bay Oyster Experience • Local guide, all activities, national park fees, morning tea, lunch & wine tasting Valid for travel Selected dates July to August 2021 *

6 days from $2,185 pp RIVER CRUISE

Summer on the Murray Explore Australia’s largest river system cruising past dramatic sandstone cliffs and native wildlife from the historic river port of Mannum to Blanchetown aboard the largest inland Paddlewheeler.

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BOOK REVIEW

BILL MCCARTHY I HAVE never seen a ballet, so this book broke new ground. Each year countless thousands of young girls don tutus and ballet shoes for several years before moving on to horses and then boys. This book is about a girl who broke the mould. Mary McKendry from Rockhampton, through perseverance, dedication and an obvious love of dancing from a young age, reached the top of the art form. A supportive and loving family, luck and timing also played a part. She eventually married Li Cuxin, who even I have heard of, and then struggled to cope with a child born profoundly deaf.

Her story is described in excruciating detail, I would have preferred a 200page version to the current 450 pages.

MARY BARBER THIS book grew on me. I particularly enjoyed the sections from Houston onwards. Mary’s first child Sophie is born profoundly deaf. Mary’s struggles to teach her to speak and understand language were very moving. The Li family were surrounded in Houston by generous friends and good colleagues who helped them through many struggles.

Much of the book is focused on Mary’s relationship with Sophie. This is fraught at times. As a toddler Sophie is fitted with one cochlear implant. Then another when she is older. Her ability to hear and take part in conversations improves, but there are many times she is isolated from her fast-talking peers. This book gave me an insight into being deaf in a hearing world. I can recommend this memoir to anyone who enjoyed reading Mao’s Last Dancer or has an interest in the remarkable Li family.

BOOK review SUZI HIRST IN ALL honesty, I feel it is almost a shame that Mary Li felt she had to write this book. The biography of her husband Li Cunxin was one of my favourite books and having listened to him talk live, he is a true inspiration. His story is incredible to say the least. Mary’s book is unnecessarily long and really a story of her giving up her life’s dreams and ambitions to be a fulltime parent to their daughter who was born profoundly deaf.

Their dedication to each other and ensuring their daughter Sophie can integrate fully into the hearing world is commendable.

Worth a read. 5/10

Mary Li is an international ballet star and a mother.

Her memoir is the sequel to her husband Li Cunxin’s bestselling memoir, Mao’s Last Dancer and tells the other half of the story.

Growing up in a high-spirited family in Rockhampton, Mary discovered an early passion for ballet. She moved to London at 16, to study at the Royal Ballet School and dance at the London Festival Ballet with Nureyev.

As principal dancer with Houston Ballet she fell in love with the acclaimed dancer Li Cunxin. The couple became the darlings of the dance world and were delighted when their daughter Sophie was born.

Then, at the height of her career, Mary disappeared from view. What could have happened to cause a woman so committed to give it all away? Two decades later she tells that tale of what happened next.

MARY’S LAST DANCE

By Mary Li

JOHN KLEINSCHMIDT MARY’S last Dance is a remarkable book offering an insightful behind-thescenes look at the ballet world; a story of a mother’s absolute dedication to family and incredible personal achievement. Mary describes in detail what it takes to be an international ballet star leaving me with a new respect for the physicality, skill, artistry and passion of successful ballet dancers.

Mary sacrifices her career and fame for profoundly deaf Sophie, her first child and is tenacious in making her daughter’s life as good as it can be. This is an inspirational story of a truly exceptional woman, mother, principal dancer, teacher and coach. Beautifully written and compelling to read.

A COMPLIMENTARY box of tissues should be supplied with this beautifully written memoir that will bring tears of sadness and joy. Mary, with the help of her profoundly deaf daughter and sister-in-law journalist, produces a heartfelt masterpiece.

This book is all about family love and relationships such as intercultural, work-life balance, husband-wife and especially mother-daughter. Mary gives up her brillant career to support her deaf daughter.

Her obsessive and sometimes overbearing support for her handicapped daughter becomes a major conflict as her daughter matures and gains independence.

This story has all the elements of a real fairytale. “What are the chances of a Rocky girl meeting a Chinese peasant prince?” Mary is an outstanding Queenslander! Great job.

9/10

JO BOURKE YOU have a head start on this detailed autobiography if you have read Mao’s Last Dancer or seen the movie, if you enjoy ballet, have been a ballet mum or have a profoundly deaf family member. Mary’s life story of love and sacrifice is told with honesty and sincerity.

This book could also have been called The Unlikely Ballerina as Mary McKendry grew up as a tomboy in a family of eight children. The discipline required to be a top ballet dancer is punishing and Mary did this to reach international stardom.

In the second part of Mary’s story we are taken inside the world of dealing with deafness in baby Sophie and the difficult decisions re which path to follow, as well as dealing with Sophie’s teenage angst questioning whether the cochlear path had been the best one. That was a surprising twist!

Ballet remains the backdrop of this story culminating in both Mary and her husband’s (Li Cunxin) current involvement with the Queensland Ballet Company. Despite the 400 plus pages I enjoyed Mary’s story.

Aspiring ballet dancers will no doubt give it pride of place on their bookshelf.

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3. What everyday item was invented by Hungarian-born Laszlo Biro?

4. What is the medical term for the small bumps on a human tongue?

5. What does a chronometer measure?

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7. What is normally carried in a hod?

8. What sportsmen are sometimes called “flannelled fools”?

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17. Who was the world’s first monarch to send an email?

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19. What colour is the circle on the Australian Aboriginal flag?

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