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THE Grey Medallion, a free Royal Life Saving Society course teaching skills that could save a life, is back.

With backyard pools, dams, beaches and easy access to a variety of water environments, there are many ways to enjoy aquatic activities and keep grandchildren entertained – but do you know how to respond to an emergency?

The two-day course covers how to respond on land or around the water, CPR and defibrillator use, basic first aid, and water safety.

Dry rescue skills show how to help in an aquatic emergency without necessarily getting into the water.

“The Grey Medallion is a not swimming course. You don’t have to swim, or able to swim, or even be fit to do it,” said trainer Patricia Barry. “This course is a must if you look after children, as we also include a section on water familiarisation. It aims to teach how to be emergency aware and what you can do to help in an emergency.”

Ithaca Caloundra City Life Saving Club has been running the course for the past 11 years, and it has proven to be become extremely popular and beneficial.

This year there will be two free, two-day courses at BreakFree Resort, Caloundra: July 31-August 1 and August 28-29, 9am-4pm.

“Every year that we have run the course, places fill very quickly so you do need to pre-enrol,” Patricia said.

“We’d encourage anyone over 50 to take part.”

The course is sponsored by Grand Pacific BreakFree Resort in Bulcock St, Caloundra and Accountants United, and is run by fully accredited RLSS Grey Medallion trainers, first aid trainers and life savers.” Find out more and enrol at caloundracity.org.au or call/SMS 0402 454 644, or email secretary@ caloundracity.org.au

Visit the new Tracey G store with the coast’s biggest and best range of of post-mastectomy lingerie, maternity & sports bras & larger cup sizes.

Tracey G Prosthetics and Lingerie has moved to larger premises and now off ers an expanded range to cater to the needs of more women

reat news for women who fi nd it

Gdiffi cult to fi nd a well-fi tting bra on the Sunshine Coast – Tracey G Prosthetics and Lingerie has moved premises, expanding its range to now cater for maternity wear, larger cup sizes and sports bras, as well as its traditional postmastectomy wear, which will always be at the heart of what Tracey G does.

On May 8, the popular boutique, known as the Sunshine Coast’s one-stop shop for breast prosthesis, beautiful lingerie and postmastectomy apparel, opened a new store at Unit 6, 1` Norval Court, Maroochydore.

Th e new store is double the size of the previous store, allowing the business to cater to increasing demand for a great variety of bras and lingerie on the Coast.

Th e expanded range will cater to cup sizes from AA to K and sizes 8 to 32, with Elomi large cup lingerie for fuller fi gured women. Panache Sport is the ultimate in sports bras, delivering maximum support, comfort and stability and allowing women of all sizes to be active. Hot Milk Lingerie off ers nursing bras and maternity lingerie, as well as maternity sports bras.

Tracey G understands intimately the challenges faced by women who’ve undergone surgery for breast cancer and truly loves helping women fi nd lingerie to help them look and feel their beautiful best.

Women who’ve had a mastectomy can walk into Tracey G and receive an expert fi tting and advice on choosing from dozens of breast shapes, weights and sizes. Th e Amoenatrained and certifi ed staff will help you choose a shape that matches your remaining breast at around six weeks post-op. Women who have had a bilateral mastectomy are free to choose the breast size they’ve always wanted, including breast forms that can be used while swimming or exercising.

Th e federal government covers the cost of

To celebrate the opening of the new Tracey G store, you’re invited to enjoy a glass of bubbles while you’re shopping for a limited time.

your breast form up to $400 per breast every two years for the rest of your life, and the team at Tracey G will help you understand the Medicare paperwork and claims process. Many private health funds also cover the cost of post-mastectomy bras.

When you walk into the new Tracey G store, you’ll feel immediately comfortable. Th e spacious, air-conditioned boutique is decorated beautifully to enhance your shopping experience and spacious fi tting rooms make fi ttings more convenient.

Every woman who walks through the doors can receive a fi tting – whether for postmastectomy wear, sports bras, maternity bras or full-fi gure bras. However, if you’re not looking for post-mastectomy lingerie, it’s up to you whether you are professionally fi tted and you’re free to simply browse the extensive range and choose your own sizes.

Th ere’s plenty of off -street parking, so you don’t need to worry about battling traffi c and looking for a car space, which helps make the whole process relaxed, easy and convenient. Th ere’s also a mobile service if you can’t make it to the new store.

Whether you visit the new Norval Court store in Maroochydore, or the Tracey G store in Stanley Street, East Brisbane, you don’t need to make an appointment. You can simply wander in, as 95 per cent of customers do, and walk out feeling like a new woman.