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Editor’s note

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elcome to the first edition of Your Time magazine for the Baby Boomers and beyond.

We Baby Boomers have been hogging the statistical limelight all our lives through sheer weight of numbers.

Add those who were born before the Depression and up to the end of World War II and together we have seen, and played a part in, some mighty changes in the world.

For decades we have been setting the pace and bridging the gap between the conservatism of our parents and the wildly free world of our children and grandchildren.

Your Time is here to share the stories that relate to our generation, the news

Contents that affects and interests us – we who still enjoy the simple pleasure of holding a magazine (even though we may go back and check something online later).

When long-time colleague Julie Lake agreed to write our first cover story, she asked if it needed to be in any particular tone.

I could honestly reply that we will be writing for the same people we have always been writing for and we write our news just as we have been doing for 40 years.

Julie has taken up rock’n’roll dancing in her so-called retirement and was genuinely surprised to discover just how many others have done the same. She had to keep it short and sharp though, I explained, because Your Time is running in a slightly larger than usual font. We don’t want to have to look for our specs every time we want to check something quickly!

We hope you enjoy the read and look forward to hearing from you.

This is Your Time.

Dorothy Whittington, Editor

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WHINE LOVERS

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COMMUNITY NEWS

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WHAT’S ON

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ANZAC FEATURE

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HISTORY

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RETIREMENT LIVING

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FOOD & WINE

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MOTORING

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BOOK REVIEW

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HOME HINTS

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TRAVEL

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PEOPLE

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COVER STORY more than 30 dance schools, venues and regular events dedicated to rock ‘n’ roll. Websites give details of gigs and dance classes.

Festivals that celebrate the theme include this month’s Rods and Rockabilly Festival at Hamilton in Brisbane and Cooly Rocks On at Coolangatta on the Gold Coast, the biggest event of its kind in Australia.

This year the Cooly festival will run from May 29 to June 8, and its many attractions include markets selling everything from hot dogs to vintage rock ‘n’ roll collectibles, a dance

Rick and Lisa Jameson

Put on your dancing shoes and dance away the blues There’s no rocker like an old rocker and as JULIE LAKE discovers, rock’n’roll is here to stay.

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ock and roll is here to stay It will never die It was meant to be that way Though I don’t know why* Sixty years ago Bill Haley and his Comets released the hit single “Rock Around The Clock” and its driving beat got teenagers rocking and rolling all around the world.

Today, those kids are in their 70s but many of them are still rockin’ – and joining them on the dance floors are their Baby Boomer brothers and sisters as well as their children and grandchildren – because today, rock ’n’ roll is undergoing a revival.

Consider the statistics.

In South-East Queensland there are

These tours are accompanied by instructors who give dance lessons along the way.

At least one Brisbane website offers a glossary of “jive talk” to those who want the vocabulary to go with their blue suede shoes, available – like other rock ‘n’ roll clothing and accessories– from specialist stores and online retailers.

“I look at people’s faces while they’re dancing.

You don’t see them smile like that at the gym” competition, indoor and outdoor displays, and even a rock ‘n’ roll church service.

Last year’s visitor numbers topped 100,000. As these popular festivals indicate, retro rock is not just about dancing but about a lifestyle, including the big finned, gas-guzzling vehicles of an era when nobody gave the price of fuel a thought.

And for those who want to pursue their passion outside Australia, there is a rock ‘n’ roll travel club that organises two or three tours a year to major events such as Viva Las Vegas, the world’s biggest rockabilly event.

Linda Simister and Barry Chatel.

So why is rock ‘n’ roll – used here generically to cover traditional fourstep rock as well as the slightly faster rockabilly, jive and swing – so popular?

Exponents list improved physical fitness, good fun, social interaction, pride in learning and practising your dance routines, and, of course, the music.

Says old rocker Steve Muir, “I look at

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COVER STORY people’s faces while they’re dancing.

You don’t see them smile like that at the gym!”

Steve, in his early 60s, has all the dancefloor moves of a vintage rocker yet says he only took it up a couple of years ago, so that he would be able to dance at his daughter’s wedding.

Today he goes to two dance classes a week, as well as weekend rock ‘n’ roll gigs on the Gold Coast.

“It’s the best thing I ever did,” he says.

“I kick myself I didn’t do it years ago”.

Steve’s teachers, Linda Simister and Barry Chatel, have been running classes for more than a decade and in that time, students have ranged in age from under 10 years to over 80, though the majority are in their 40s and 50s.

Linda first started teaching jive in Darwin in 1989 and helped develop and name the “Pubjive and Rock ‘n’ Roll” concept to reflect the relaxed style of social dance as distinct from the “strictly ballroom” competitive style.

She says many friendships and a few romances have been formed at her classes. In fact she first met Barry when he came to her for a lesson. They now perform in public at dance events, as well as teach.

The social benefits of rock ‘n’ roll are also emphasised by Jill Radley of Jill’s Jive at Nundah, in Brisbane, a large family-run dance studio which offers rock ‘n’ roll tuition and social dancing on Thursday and Sunday nights, plus other dance styles – ballroom, salsa, tango and the nowpopular modern jive which can be danced to a wider variety of contemporary music than traditional 1950s-era rock ‘n’ roll.

Jill, 65, has been teaching for 20

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It’s not just a dance craze, retro memorabilia is also part of the rock revival.

years and credits recent television dance shows for much of today’s interest in dancing as a social activity.

Her regular customers are mostly in the 50 to 70 year age group, although many are younger.

At Palmwoods on the Sunshine Coast, the total rock retro experience can be found at Rick’s Garage, a genuine garage out the back with a 50s style diner in front.

Most of the regulars, who are over 55, come here for rockabilly music and dancing, while others turn up just for the experience.

It’s like stepping on to the set of Happy Days and into a world when life was simpler. It really is about being happy and getting back to a time

when you could dance like nobody is watching.

There’s usually one of those big, glossy, gas guzzlers out the front and a live band to go with the burgers inside.

“You become invisible once you turn 50 so you drop your guard,” proprietor Rick Jameson sums it up. “You realise that not every dollar is important and life is about having some fun.” * Song written by David White Tricker, Published by ARC Music Corp.

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Always a shade better.

Rock ‘n’ roll generally refers to traditional 1950s era music and dance and should not be confused with the generic term ‘rock’ that covers all popular music with a ‘rocking’ beat from that era until today.

Those learning, teaching and performing rock ‘n’ roll today also differentiate between rock ‘n’ roll, rockabilly, jive and swing and these are also defined by the number of steps to the beat – for example four, six or eight-step.

According to instructor Linda Simister, dance styles follow music trends and thus the Lindy Hop of the 1920s, named for transatlantic flier Charles Lindburgh, evolved into the Swing of the 1930s and the ‘40s Big Band era. Variations in technique led to styles such as boogie-woogie and jitterbug – known generically as “jive” and danced to Swing music.

After World War II bands got smaller and a new hard, fast, driving beat was developed, as epitomised by the music of Bill Haley and the Comets.

By this time, black singers such as Fats Domino and Little Richard were already establishing a distinctive rock style based on honky tonk piano while out of the hills and swamps of the South came white singers like Carl Perkins and Elvis, with a countryinfused rockabilly style based mainly on lead and rhythm guitars teamed with drums and sax.

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Alzheimer’s breakthrough brings hope

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ame-changing work by the Queensland Brain Institute has identified non-invasive ultrasound technology to treat Alzheimer’s disease and restore memory.

The University of Queensland dementia research team discovered that the innovative drug-free approach broke apart the neurotoxic amyloid plaques that resulted in memory loss and cognitive decline.

The findings have been hailed as a breakthrough that will have a wide impact for the community, although human clinical trials are still at least two years away.

Alzheimer’s affects more than two-thirds of dementia patients and about 250,000 Australians.

The total number of dementia cases in Australia is expected to rise to 900,000 by 2050.

QBI founding director Professor Perry Bartlett said it was a major discovery by the Clem Jones Centre for Ageing Dementia Research that opened up an entirely novel avenue for future therapeutic treatment.

Centre director Professor Jürgen Götz said the new method could revolutionise Alzheimer’s treatment by restoring memory.

“We’re extremely excited by this innovation of treating Alzheimer’s without using drug therapeutics,” he said. “The ultrasound waves oscillate tremendously quickly, activating microglial cells that digest and remove the amyloid plaques that destroy brain synapses.

“The word ‘breakthrough’ is often misused, but in this case I think this really does fundamentally change our understanding of how to treat this disease, and I foresee a great future for this approach.”

He said that with an ageing population placing an increasing burden on the health system, an important factor was cost but unlike other potential drug treatments using antibodies, the method used relatively inexpensive ultrasound and microbubble technology which was non-invasive and appeared highly effective.

The approach is able to temporarily open the blood-brain barrier, activating mechanisms that clear toxic protein

clumps and restore memory functions.

“With our approach the blood-brain barrier’s opening is only temporary for a few hours, so it quickly restores its protective role,” Professor Götz said.

Researchers used mice with an Alzheimer’s model. The next step is to scale the research in higher animal models ahead of human clinical trials.

“This treatment restored memory function to the same level of normal healthy mice,” Professor Götz said.

“We’re also working on seeing whether this method clears toxic protein aggregates in neurodegenerative diseases other than Alzheimer’s and whether this also restores executive functions, including decision-making and motor control.”

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At a programme organized in Gaighat on Saturday, the principals, proprietors and teachers of various schools in the district decided on this.

“We will first monitor whether or not the students have toilets at their houses and keep records before granting grace marks,” said teacher Ram Prasad Rihal of Puspanjali Boarding School.

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Research discredits homeopathy There is no good quality evidence to support the claim that homeopathy is effective in treating health conditions, according to the National Health and Medical Research Council.

The conclusion is based on the findings of a rigorous assessment of more than 1800 papers.

Of these, 225 studies met the criteria to be included in NHMRC’s examination of the effectiveness of homeopathy.

After a thorough review of the evidence, the NHMRC found “no good quality, well-designed studies with enough participants to support the idea that homeopathy works better than a placebo, or causes health improvements equal to those of another treatment”.

It said that although some studies did report that homeopathy was effective, the quality of those studies was assessed as being small and/or of poor quality.

“These studies had either too few participants, poor design, poor conduct and/or reporting to allow reliable conclusions to be drawn on the effectiveness of homeopathy,” the report said.

CEO Professor Warwick Anderson said all medical treatments and interventions should be underpinned by reliable evidence.

He drew particular attention to the NHMRC finding that homeopathy should not be used to treat conditions that are chronic, serious, or could become serious.

“People who choose homeopathy may put their health at risk if they reject or delay treatments for which there is good evidence for safety and effectiveness,” Professor Anderson said.

“People who are considering

whether to use homeopathy should first get advice from a registered health practitioner and in the meanwhile keep taking any prescribed treatments.”

He emphasised that health practitioners should always offer treatments and therapies based on the best available evidence.

“From this review, the main recommendation for Australians is that they should not rely on homeopathy as a substitute for proven, effective treatments,” he said.

“NHMRC is also aware of strongly held views on this topic so it is important to note that the process was thoroughly consultative and that the public was invited to submit information and evidence, all of which was considered by our expert working committee.”

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Cultural exchange restores statue A stone statue illegally exported from China is on its way home from Australia in an act of “cultural cooperation”.

The valuable Qing dynasty statue of the Goddess Guanyin was bought on eBay from a US dealer and then seized

by Customs and Border Protection when it arrived in Australia.

Under the Protection of Movable Cultural Heritage Act 1986, Australia can return illegally exported cultural heritage property to its country of origin if a foreign government makes a request.

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Look out for the Stoush

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ust in time for Anzac Day, playwright Kevin Hallewell’s tribute to Gallipoli will be staged at the Events Centre in Caloundra on Wednesday, April 22.

Touching on drama, pathos and intense emotion, “A Bit of a Stoush” is a musical comedy about three young men from Wattle Creek who enlist and head to Gallipoli and France.

Using the expressions and slang of the era and songs from World War I and just before, it explores the effect of their departure on the townsfolk, relatives and girlfriends.

“A Bit of a Stoush”, directed by the inimitable Norma Fox and performed by seniors concert group The Merryatric Players, will raise the curtain on the keenly awaited 2015 Judy Henzell Sunshine Melodies Concert Series.

“I am absolutely thrilled with the response from our last two performances and am delighted to work with the cast again on this new project,” Mrs Fox says.

“We can’t wait to bring the show to life with another live performance.”

Norma Fox, centre, and the cast ofthe musical comedy A Bit of a Stoush.

More than 20 seasoned local performers have learnt their lines and are rehearsing twice a week as well as preparing costumes and stage sets to ensure another stage success.

The Sunshine Melodies Concert Series program will provide ongoing opportunities for senior performers to come out of the woodwork and tread the boards.

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Mark the calendar now for 11am, Wednesday, April 22, at the Events Centre in Caloundra. Tickets are $17 or $15.50 for groups of 10 or more. For bookings visit theeventscentre.com.au or phone 5491 4240.

SECOND CHANCE When “The One Day of the Year” was first produced in the 1962, it sparked huge controversy.

A policeman was placed at the stage door to ward off angry protesters and the author, Alan Seymour, received death threats.

Still inciting passion, it looks at the Anzac legend through the eyes of generation, class and character.

War veteran Alif Cook and his friend Wacka Dawson see it as the chance to commemorate history, celebrate heroism and conjure national pride while Alf’s son Hughie flies the flag for a different reality.

HIT Productions brings a thoroughly fresh take on this Australian classic to the Events Centre in Caloundra on Friday, May 1 but be warned, it contains strong language and adult themes.

If you’ve missed it before, then catch it on May 1, at 7.30pm.

Tickets $42, concession $37 on presentation of valid pension card, DVA card, or Australian Seniors discount card. Groups of six or more $35. Book online at theventscentre. com.au or phone 5491 4240.

DICKY GOES TO GROUND The remains of the SS Dicky that gave Dicky Beach its name, are to be grounded.

The Dicky was driven ashore at Caloundra during poor weather in February 1893.

Sunshine Coast Regional Council has now allocated $180,000 for relocating what remains of the structure in the interests of public safety and preserving the heritage value of the wreck.

After discussions with residents and business owners, it is proposed to move the wreck to an area near both the Coastal Path and Dicky Beach car park that’s currently open space not used for picnics or recreation.

“Because of it breaking up, there is a risk of an accident if the wreck is left where it is,” divisional councilor Tim Dwyer says. “Metal shards breaking off could be a risk for swimmers and lifeguards have reported concerns.”

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Decluttering for the hoarder at heart Downsizing or tidying up the empty nest can bring home the truth about those “just in case” items.

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oarding is now so well recognised that there are even television programs to highlight the misdemeanours and evil ways.

Consultants have set up businesses to help and companies dedicated to the task of clearing away a life’s possessions, have been formed.

As the population ages and the time arrives to downsize or clear out the empty nest, the full extent of what we have put aside “just in case it comes in handy” or “but that belonged to (insert name of long-deceased relative here)” becomes apparent.

The wedding presents that you didn’t like even when they were new; Christmas cards from 1972; the dress, worn once in 1989, that you hoped you might fit into again one day; and of course the yellowing books that by the time you get to read them are still referring to typewriters.

It’s a nightmare and something that you probably don’t want to leave to the kids to sort out, as there’s a good chance all those prized possessions will simply be dumped without question.

“Harsh words that strike to the very heart of a hoarder but have a ring of truth” Often though, it’s not the disposal that’s the issue, but deciding how to part with that precious piece of memorabilia, even if you no longer remember why it was precious.

A notorious hoarder was once hanging on to a particularly unattractive red vinyl handbag because it was “like an old friend to me”

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but was put straight by a non-hoarder: “You don’t need friends that ugly and useless”.

Harsh words that strike to the very heart of the hoarder but nevertheless have a ring of truth about them.

No, you will never use it again. Yes, it is ugly and of poor quality. No, it has nothing going for it. Yes, chuck it out.

The red bag can become a measure of what you really don’t need by asking those simple questions: Will I ever use it again? Do I actually like it? Do I remember where and when and why I bought it?

That then moves on to: Do I even remember the face in the photograph?

Do I remember where I took that superb landscape shot on a New Zealand holiday in 1987? Does this cheap paperback have any real value other than the paper it is printed on?

Will the kids really want that shell I picked up in Cairns on my honeymoon?

Will they even know I picked it up in Cairns on my honeymoon?

And the list goes on … and on.

Good luck with that!

TIPS Doilies embroidered and crocheted by an ageing aunt that once sat under the crystal ring stand on the dressing table, are welcomed by Queensland Women’s Historical Association.

They are also interested in any household items from past eras. Contact Diana Hacker, 3355 4714 or email mingebagmumma@gmail.com Toys are often welcomed by women’s shelters, children’s hospitals and care centres.

A number of charities are looking for sheets and towels that don’t fit with the décor or if there’s no longer a single bed in the house, to use in “baby bundles” sent to maternity hospitals in Papua New Guinea.

Animal shelters are always looking for blankets, pillows and cushions.

If you think it is a particularly valuable item, try listing on eBay or gumtree.com.au and see how it goes.

When all else fails, try a garage sale and then a charity shop, in that order.

If you’ve got a story about the excess accumulated over a lifetime, we’d like to hear from you.

Email editor@yourtimemagazine.com.au or write to P.O. Box 6362, Maroochydore BC 4558.

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WHINE LOVERS

Sick of waiting for a doctor to be on time There’s nothing wrong with getting it all off your chest and having a good whinge. Whine Lovers is a place to share your story about the things that really get on your goat. This month, the WHINE LOVER questions the long waits we have come to expect when we get to a doctor’s waiting room.

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would like to know at what point in history the time of doctors became more valuable than ours.

No other small business could afford to treat their clients with the indifference and discourtesy that is regularly shown to the unfortunates who seek medical assistance.

There’s no point getting a blood pressure check if you’ve been languishing in a waiting room for 40 minutes with your blood set to a gentle simmer. If it wasn’t up when you got there, it surely will be by now.

If a medical appointment is for 10am, it is not unreasonable to expect to see the doctor by 10.10am, 10.15am at a stretch. But somehow, delays of 30 minutes or more have become routine

in the waiting rooms of this nation.

Imagine visiting a hairdresser for a 10am appointment. You arrive a few minutes early or perhaps right on time, and settle down with an ageing copy of a magazine. Before you’ve even finished the celebrity gossip page, you’re shown a seat amid great apology for the two-minute wait and offered a cup of tea.

But even though we are paying for a service, that’s never going to happen at a doctor’s appointment.

We have been trained to expect that some sort of medical emergency has taken place but in the absence of bleeding heads, missing limbs, rampant itching disorders and lungs being coughed up in the waiting room, I’m mystified by these routine delays – ‘slippage’ it’s called – and even more so by why we

“I’m mystified by these routine delays and even more so by why we tolerate it”

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have to tolerate it. Can all these scenarios really occur so regularly?

Can it really be that nine out of 10 doctors expect their patients to wait a minimum of 15 minutes, sometimes up to an hour, to see them?

The molehill turned into a mountain for me just before Christmas when I arrived for my medical appointment five minutes early.

I took a seat beside a fellow who’d nodded off. (Perhaps that was a sign.)

Anyway, 20 minutes later he was called into the consulting room and emerged after about 10 minutes.

The door remained open and nobody else went in. I’d now been waiting 30 minutes and was assured I was the next patient. Add another five minutes for good measure and I was finally ushered in, managing a brief smile through gritted teeth.

An almost inescapable conclusion is that doctors routinely overbook.

Whether they do it out of human compassion or to keep their numbers (read profits) up for the day, the simple fact is that patients are routinely expected to wait for up to an hour without complaint.

If the appointment is 10am then it is not unreasonable to expect to see a doctor within 10 minutes of arrival for said appointment. Not even I would dare to expect to go in right on time.

Please, just book me an hour later so I don’t have to stew in a toxic waiting room, being coughed over by other sick people. My time’s precious too.

WHAT GETS your back up?

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COMMUNITY NEWS

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Arts and crafts Keen on knitting? Pottery?

Sewing? Cooking? In fact, any sort of art and craft?

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Based in a quaint little cottage in the main street of Montville, Sunshine Coast Arts and Crafts provides an outlet to sell what you make.

The little shop, which attracts a lot of passing tourist

trade, has everything from jams and pickles to woodwork, patchwork and clothing. The big difference is that everything has been hand made by members.

Each member must commit to spending one day a month working in the shop.

With Easter, Anzac Day and Mother’s Day coming up, special displays are being planned for gift ideas.

Visit the shop to pick up an application form or call 5442 9495.

Australian Pensioners & Superannuants League, Caloundra is a voluntary support, referral, information, advocacy and lobby group.

Members are of varying ages but all are receiving various types of pensions, with some living partly on superannuation funds.

Since 2000, the APSL has been organising the annual Seniors Week walk in August and it is also planning a men’s health forum for later in the year.

Meetings are held on the last Monday of each month at 10.30am at the Caloundra Powerboat Club at Golden Beach and include guest speakers and social activities.

Annual membership is $12 for couples and $6 for singles. Phone president Frank Gower 5492 7134 for more information.

CALOUNDRA CHORALE PRESENTS Caloundra Chorale and Theatre Company is presenting Wartime Melodies at four shows over three days, April 17-19. The concert, by the choir and popular soloists, is to mark the 100th anniversary of the Gallipoli landing and will include a singalong or two. The prose and poems of Rudyard Kipling will also feature as well as the haunting Vera Lynn favourites “I’ll be Seeing You”, “The White Cliffs of Dover” and “We’ll Meet Again”.

Wartime Melodies will be held at the CCTC Theatre at 3 Piringa St, Wurtulla at 7.30pm on Friday 17 and Saturday 18 at 7.30pm and on Saturday and Sunday 19, at 2pm.

Admission is $20 adults, $18 concessions.

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ARTS AND ECOLOGY CENTRE EXHIBITION The Sunshine Coast Arts and Ecology Centre is planning a Birds, Bugs and Botanica exhibition.

It will be held at the Maroochy Bushland Botanic Garden, 33 Palm Creek Rd, Tanawha from Friday April 3 to Thursday 9, 10am to 2pm. Entry is free.

DAY FOR KNITTING Sunshine Coast Revival Fellowship Hall at Stark Lane, Forest Glen is hosting a day of knitting on Thursday April 2.

Join a group of like-minded people making items of clothing and toys for the homeless and needy on the Sunshine Coast.

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Caloundra Senior Citizens Club has a busy program of activities on Monday and Wednesday at their hall at 2 Nutley St, Caloundra.

Monday is tai-chi, 9am–10am, with morning tea provided for $3 members and $4 visitors; indoor bowls noon–3.15pm, with lucky door and game prizes and afternoon tea for $2 members and $3 visitors; card games (500, whist, Bolivia) noon–3.30pm with lucky door and score prizes, afternoon tea, $2 members, $3 visitors.

Wednesday’s program starts at 8.30am for a cuppa followed by live entertainment 10am-11.30am with lucky door prizes and raffles, $2 members and $3 visitors.

In the afternoon indoor bowls noon–3.15pm, with lucky door and game prizes and afternoon tea for $2 members and $3 visitors; cards (500) and mahjong noon–3.30pm with lucky door and score prizes, afternoon tea, $2 members, $3 visitors; hoy noon–3pm; Membership is $10 a calendar year.

Caloundra Arts Centre Association, based at 5 North St, Caloundra has 18 different art and craft groups.

These include embroidery, expressive and folk art, lace making, needlepoint, porcelain painting, pottery, quilting, spinning and weaving, silk painting and a Wednesday art group. Membership is $45.

The Eastbank Edible Garden has free edible gardening workshops over six consecutive Saturday mornings. The hands-on workshop series teaches the fundamentals of successful and sustainable gardening.

Sessions are available for up to 30 participants and cover topics such as edible garden design, soil improvement and garden maintenance.

There is also a “grow your own” series which explores the fundamentals of sustainable gardening practices. Courses are at the Eastbank Edible Garden, 100 Sportsman Pde, Bokarina.

For more information phone president Ray Whiteley 5438 1403 or secretary Jill Barr 5491 5341.

COOLUM EASTER ART SHOW Coolum Art Group’s Easter Art Show is coming up on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, April 3, 4 and 5 at the Coolum Civic Centre. The theme this year is Rainforest and there will be hundreds of paintings, all by local artists, to go under the hammer. There will also be a variety of quality craft and demonstrations during the weekend.

MEDITATION TALK Chenrezig Institute is hosting a meditation discussion on Wednesday April 8, from 6pm–7pm, at the Millwell Road Community Centre in Maroochydore. Meditation practice is to enable getting life moving in rich, full and meaningful ways. Everyone is welcome to attend.

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The Victorian Department of Health reports that a new nanosecond laser developed by a team from the University of Melbourne, targets the fatty deposits that characterise AMD. It significantly reduces symptoms without harming the retina, a risk of past laser treatments.

The study also found evidence that nanosecond laser treatment in one eye can also produce positive effects in the untreated eye.

Age-related macular degeneration affects 1 in 7 Australians over 50 and is responsible for almost half of all cases of severe vision loss.

While painless, it causes gradual (months or years) loss of central vision which is needed for detailed work such as reading and driving and is irreversible.

Symptoms include blurred central

vision even when wearing glasses, the need for a brighter reading light, straight lines becoming wavy, less bright colours and difficulty recognising faces.

A “blind spot” in the middle of the visual field will become larger over time as the macula continues to degenerate. Visual hallucinations can occur when it is severe.

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RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS FROM EXPERIENCE A psychologist whose family has a long history with rheumatoid arthritis will be guest speaker at the Arthritis Queensland Sunshine Coast Support Group on April 2. Christine Craig will talk about the experience of three generations of her family and how to cope.

The informative session will be at the Maroochydore RSL SubBranch rooms at 106 Memorial Ave on Thursday April 2, 12.45pm-2pm.

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Gently does it

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Fitness is no longer about having a six-pack or trim thighs; these days it’s about being fit enough to do everything else you want to do.

Low impact is the way to go with regular, gentle activity.

“Anyone over 55 needs exercise to maintain a healthy lifestyle and ensure that their system’s circulation is doing well,” says Andrew Simpson of My Health Team.

“I consult people well into their 80s and in some cases 90s. One of the trends that I see with the healthy people is they have a daily walking routine.” He recommends talking to a doctor before starting any new exercise regime. Here’s Andrew’s Top 5 tips to keep it low and healthy.

WALKING Walking is one of the best low-impact endurance exercises. It takes little planning to get started and is easy enough on the joints.

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CYCLING While it may not seem low-impact, cycling is actually very easy on the joints since your body absorbs minimal shock from pedalling.

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Working it out

Employers are going to have to change working conditions and their attitude to mature age workers as Baby Boomers hit retirement age. must be – a critical component of that effort.”

Mr Hartsuyker said the solution depended on workers, employers and government working together.

“The economic and social challenges of population ageing cannot be addressed by any one sector alone,” he said.

“Last week, my department published some interesting research as part of its ongoing survey of employers.

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“This is encouraging because many older workers want to remain in the workforce”

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Over the same period the number of people aged between 15 and 65 will halve as a proportion of the population.

“The structural ageing of our population is one of the key policy challenges for our country because it affects so many aspects of our daily lives,” Assistant Minister for Employment Luke Hartsuyker says.

“It impacts on our economy, our labour market, as well as our superannuation, health and welfare systems. Australia needs to boost overall participation, and lifting mature-age participation will be – and

employers themselves need to improve their attitude towards employing mature age workers.”

Employers acknowledged that they could be more flexible with their workplace arrangements, such as the hours of work offered to mature aged people.

“This is very encouraging because many older workers want to remain in the workforce but not necessarily on a full-time basis,” Mr Hartsuyker says.

The employers surveyed clearly acknowledged the skills, experience, reliability and strong work and communication skills that mature age people brought to the workforce but noted that regardless of age, people needed to ensure their skills were up to date, especially computer skills.

Phone bills are dropping … really The price of telecommunications fell by 2.7 per cent in 2013-14.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) annual telecommunications report reveals that the average real price of landline and mobile voice calls has dropped by about 50 per cent since 1997-98.

“Consumers are seeing lower prices and improved services as a result of the vigorous competition that began in the 1990s,”ACCC Chairman Rod Sims says.

The report also notes that the structure of the telecommunications industry and the role of the NBN will have a fundamental influence on the delivery of telecommunications services for years to come.

NBN Co made significant investment in fibre infrastructure during the year while investment in legacy networks declined.

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“If consumers don’t switch over to the NBN on time, they face the risk of losing their telephone or internet service at the cut-off date and a delay before they can be connected to the NBN.” However the ACCC has warned to be wary of scammers asking for financial details or trying to sell equipment that’s not needed.

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WHAT’S ON In this two-act performance, La Classique captures the imagination, passion and magic of Sleeping Beauty and is a rare opportunity to enjoy a night at the ballet.

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Moscow Ballet La Classique brings Tchaikovsky’s score to life in Sleeping Beauty at the Events Centre in Caloundra on Friday, April 17.

Established in 1990 by its current director Elik Melikov, La Classique’s acclaimed ballet skills, lavish costumes and magnificent stage sets, are a ticket for a mystical journey to the fairytale world of Princess Aurora. The storyline is a classic.

One of Australia’s greatest entertainment success stories, The Ten Tenors are bringing their new Broadway show to the Sunshine Coast on Sunday, April 26.

After 16 years giving sell-out performances to audiences around the world, The Ten Tenors with all their charm, camaraderie and vocal power, have forged their place as Australia’s foremost classical crossover group.

Their new show, “On Broadway” is a collection of well-loved Broadway classics, a mix of “theatrical showstoppers and heart-melting ballads” including hits from Les Miserables, Phantom of the Opera, Oklahoma, Wicked, Miss Saigon and Carousel.

“The idea that the soaring Broadway tunes like “I Dreamed a Dream”, “New York New York”, and “Music of the Night” could be given a bold new life by the extraordinary ten voices of The Ten Tenors, filled us all with excitement,” musical director Paul Gelsumini said.

“The difficulty was choosing the songs that stayed in the show. There are so many great Broadway hits. There was a lot of beer drunk and a lot of arguments around pub tables about what stayed and what had to go.”

He said the result had been a winner as the show had been well received by critics in the US, where Broadway World called them “the vocal wonder from Down Under”.

Events Centre in Caloundra on Sunday, April 26 at 3pm. Tickets are $80.50 and bookings can be made by visiting www.theeventscentre.com.au or phone 5491 4240.

Noosa Chorale will present a concert for peace to commemorate the Gallipoli centenary.

The program has a 46-piece orchestral accompaniment by Noosa Sinfonia and includes The Armed Man

by Karl Jenkins, a powerful and emotional Mass for Peace, as well as a nostalgic selection of well-known and much-loved wartime songs.

The concert is at 7pm on Saturday April 18 and at 3pm on Sunday April 19 at The J theatre, Noosa Drive, Noosa Heads.

Tickets are $38 and $35 for pensioners, seniors and students and $30 for all seats on the mezzanine. To book, call 5329 6560 or online www.thej.com.au

EASTER CENT AUCTION Maroochy North Shore Lions will stage their famous annual cent auction on Easter Saturday, April 4, at the North Shore Community Centre, David Low Way, Mudjimba.

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More than 150 items will be up for grabs. It’s always a lot of fun and all proceeds will benefit local projects.

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POPS ORCHESTRA The passionate, romantic music of Italy evokes “good times” thoughts of red wine and pasta, fun and laughter.

The Queensland Pops Orchestra heads to Italy with their stylistically sensuous music in Viva Italia Supremo on Sunday afternoon, May 17.

Anna-Maria La Spina returns from the triumphs of Viva Italia in 2013. The album “Always You” which she recorded with her brother, international tenor, Rosario La Spina, debuted at No. 1 on the classical charts.

Tenori comprises the talents of three of Queensland’s powerhouse tenors in a dynamic, uplifting and hugely entertaining performance.

Funny and talented Domenico Taraborrelli will perform on “The Stomach Steinway” with some of the great songs of Naples.

Viva Italia Supremo comes to the Events Centre, Caloundra at 2pm on Sunday, May 17, the day after its Concert Hall performances at QPAC. Tickets are $69 or $65 concessions at www.theeventscentre.com.au or phone 5491 4240.

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Don’t worry if you haven’t danced for a while, there’ll be plenty of others to help you get started.

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ANZAC FEATURE

Battleground that forged a nation The Gallipoli campaign came at a great cost of life but it also brought a young Australia together.

Supply ships unload horses after the hard fought British landing on the southern tip of the Gallipoli Peninsula during the Dardanelles campaign in 1915.

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pril 25 this year takes on even greater meaning as it was on this day 100 years ago, that the Anzac legend was born.

At dawn, hundreds of young Australian men disembarked on to the beach at Kabatepe on the Gallipoli Peninsula in the Dardanelles in Turkey, many of them to be slaughtered where they stood.

And the toll kept rising for the next eight months, with 8709 Australians killed in battle against “Johnny Turk”.

Official British military estimates say that by January 8, 2016, when the

Gathering at dawn Dawn services are always the most poignant of the day, a time in the chill before sunrise when it’s easy to imagine the troops landing on the beaches of Gallipoli, so far from home.

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ill-fated Gallipoli campaign ended, 5482 Australians had been killed in action, another 2012 had died from their wounds and 665 had died from disease.

Another 550 are unaccounted for or were taken prisoner.

The Australian and New Zealand Army Corps had been formed in the Egyptian desert less than six months earlier, when the 1st Australian Division and the New Zealand Australian Division (later to include the 1st Light horse Brigade) were still training.

The combined international force,

choose to hold the dawn service at 4.30am, which was the time when the troops were landing at dawn in Gallipoli.

Others, including the Australian War Memorial in Canberra hold the service for the Australian dawn, 5.30am.

These services start in the cold and quiet of pre-dawn darkness and continue as the sun rises to end in the warmth

and light of a new day.

The actual time of the first Gallipoli landing remains unclear.

Historian Charles Bean, the official war correspondent who landed at Anzac Cove at 10am on April 25, and remained on the peninsula for most of the campaign, first gave the time as 4.53am but he was well back on a transport ship and was relying

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Another in the flotilla said it was 4.20am while a war diary from another vessel said it was 4.15am and the battalion that was reserve to the first wave said 4.10am.

Watches were not synchronised in those early

times, so all would have had their own approximations.

Charles Bean was instrumental in establishing the Australian War Memorial and creating and popularising the Anzac legend.

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A froggy was a Frenchman, a German was a Fritz, Jerry or Bosche and Portuguese soldiers were pork and beans.

Soldiers lived in dugouts, fired from possies (positions) and fought Johnny Turk which later became simply Jacko.

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the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, was sent to clear Turkish defenders from the straits of the Dardanelles between mainland Europe and Asia so that the allied fleet could push into Constantinople and force Turkey to surrender.

The Anzac landing was at Gaba Tepe, now better known as Anzac Cove, while the British forces would land at Cape Helles on the Gallipoli Peninsula.

The men in the landings were lambs to the slaughter.

Dismounted brigades were later sent as reinforcements.

In August, more British landed at Suvla Bay in an attempt for the allies to get out of the Anzac beachhead.

The exercise was an heroic campaign but a well-recognised failure.

By December plans had been made to evacuate all forces from Gallipoli and the Anzacs were finally withdrawn.

Despite the failure of the campaign, it was a turning point in Australian history.

Fourteen years after federation, the colonies had been truly bonded by the Anzacs, as the Australian people rallied together as a nation behind them.

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ANZAC FEATURE

Thousands land at Gallipoli a century on

Thousands will descend on the quiet Gallipoli Peninsula a century after their grandfathers and great grandfathers.

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emand to attend this year’s centennial Anzac Day commemoration services in Gallipoli was so strong, that it became necessary to limit numbers with a lottery.

There would only be space for the ticket holders from the ballot to attend.

With more than 10,000 Australians and New Zealanders about to descend

on Turkey, accommodation, food, transport and other services will be stretched to the limit.

It won’t be an easy journey for the lottery winners, many of them planning to honour grandfathers and great grandfathers who were among the original Anzacs.

The Australian government has warned that it will be challenging, even

for young, fit and experienced travellers.

They will have to make the fivehour journey from Istanbul to Gallipoli on an organised tour bus as there’s no public transport connecting the site.

They will arrive on the Gallipoli Peninsula on April 24, and wait for hours at Kabatepe before moving down to the Anzac memorial site after it opens, usually at 6pm.

Entry is in order of coach arrival and with more than 300 of them, there will be long waits at both ends of the visit.

Turkish security officers will be out in abundance and visitors will undergo numerous screening checks and ticket validation processes. Cultural sensitivities mean it’s likely men and women will be separated as they pass through security checkpoints.

Visitors will stay overnight in the open air until the dawn service starts at 5.30am when temperatures can drop to below 0C. There is no permanent shelter, running water or power and only limited temporary seating, lighting, toilet facilities and food vendors.

And it will be crowded. The normally isolated Gallipoli Peninsula will be on overload. Seating is limited and not allocated.

At this time of year it can rain, or there will be a chilling wind – and sometimes unseasonal heat. Umbrellas aren’t permitted for security reasons.

In the early morning, it’s a 3.1-kilometre walk up the uneven unsealed Artillery Rd towards Lone Pine where the Anzac service starts at 10am.

Half the crowd will be able to sit on grassed areas and some won’t have a direct view of the proceedings, although big screens will be provided.

For New Zealanders, it’s another 3.3 kilometres uphill on to Chunuk Bair for a service commencing at 12.30pm.

After the completion of the New Zealand service, buses will begin their departure from the peninsula.

In all, visitors can expect to walk up to 10 kilometres, on April 24 and 25.

It will be tough, but it will give only a glimpse of the experience of the young men who arrived at dawn to be met by gunfire a century ago.

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HISTORY

All aboard for a big day out Author and historian AUDIENNE BLYTH revisits the days when a simple beach picnic meant being in for the long, long haul.

Don’t forget your billy. The hot water is free.

So ran the advertising to lure Brisbane tourists to Mapleton and Buderim in the 1920s.

You carried your own tea leaves as well.

Everyone loved a cup of tea on arrival after long hours of steam train travel from the city.

Rail excursions on weekends or public holidays such as Foundation Day or May Day at special reduced fares were the magic carpet ride at that time.

Today we would call it tourism.

City-ites were offered day trips to the Darling Downs, Southport, Canungra, Samford and Dayboro but the North Coast took the cake.

Here was a chance to see green cane fields, to take in fresh mountain air and to enjoy magnificent panoramas of land and sea.

The trams and trains had to run like clockwork. Brisbane to Nambour was 62 miles and took three hours in a steam train.

Day trippers left at about 9am and needed to be back by 9 pm.

For a return fare from Brisbane of six shillings, visitors could travel to Yandina which had a forked line and could turn the engine. The cost was less if you got off before then.

In 20 years, the cost barely changed.

From Palmwoods visitors could buy a return ticket on the Buderim cane tram (completed in 1914) for an

Visitors head to the beach on the Petries Creek tramline. Image courtesy Sunshine Coast Council Library.

additional five shillings. One way took one hour through thick bush over bridges and through cuttings.

Buderim was a sight for tired city eyes with prosperous farms, orchards and banana plantations.

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HISTORY

Guide for the keen tourist spend at any of the destinations, bathing, sun catching, rambling and, at Coolum Beach, tobogganing.

Brass bands would sometimes come out at both town and city stations to play for the holidaymakers. They entertained with a program while they waited for the train or, as one report stated in 1925, they played on the headland at Coolum.

Some travellers would stay overnight for moonlight excursions on the river and then ride the cane tram by night to arrive back at Nambour at 11 pm.

What an adventure it was for those formally-dressed city people to travel in a cane tram.

Some found seats in special carriages while others sat on six-inch planks in noisy cane trucks that rattled over a narrow line.

Sometimes, so many people bought excursion tickets that two trains were scheduled from the city.

On one occasion, 200 people journeyed to Yandina from where they climbed over Mt Ninderry to enjoy the rugged slopes and waterfalls.

By the 1930s, there were buses to meet the trains and day trippers were able to cram in even more sightseeing.

From Palmwoods a bus would take visitors over Buderim to Mooloolaba and Maroochydore and return in time for the train. Buses for Caloundra met the train at Landsborough.

There were also buses at Cooroy to take eager passengers on to the beaches at Tewantin and Noosa.

Sadly, with increased road transport, the time came when the little tramline extensions closed marking the end of the heyday.

With the opening of the Bruce Highway in 1935, visitors began to travel under their own steam and it became popular to motor to the resorts where guest houses and boarding houses opened to offer accommodation for visitors to stay longer.

The very mention of an excursion by steam train brings a nostalgic smile to many of us.

It was a leisurely way to travel and, who knows, someone might be there at the end of the journey to offer us a cup of tea.

“The best train by which to travel North Coastwards leaves the Central Railway Station in Brisbane daily (except Sunday) shortly after 8am,” was the advice of the Intelligence and Tourist Bureau in Brisbane in 1923.

At Nambour, The Royal Hotel, adjoining the railway station was “the popular hotel for tourists” with its “large coffee and dining room, excellent cuisine, excursionists and tourists catered for, good stabling and horse paddocks”. Letters and telegrams were replied to promptly.

Maroochydore’s Club Hotel was an “ideal resort for tourists” and could arrange delightful river excursions. It promised “good shooting, boating and river fishing, surf bathing” all for 8 to 10 shillings a day or 35 to 50 shillings a week.

Mapleton’s Ocean View Hotel on top of the range “amidst evergreen orange and banana groves” charged 6 to 8 shillings a day and 30-42 shillings a week.

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CHILLI CRAB CAKES Makes 5 (good for leftovers)

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Ingredients 4 ears of corn, husked 4 eggs 250g crabmeat, fresh or tinned 2 long chillis, seeded and finely chopped Method In a saucepan of boiling water, cook the corn until tender, about 5 minutes.

Remove the kernels from the corn and pulse in a blender until just crushed.

Whisk the eggs and combine with the crab, chillies, and corn kernels. Season with sea salt and cracked black pepper. Heat a large nonstick frying pan over medium/high heat and fry the batter in 10cm fritter rounds, turning once when golden.

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TANDOORI LAMB CUTLETS

Makes 4

Ingredients 1 tablespoon (3g) custard powder 1 cup (250ml) almond milk 1⁄4 cup (60g) rice malt syrup (or honey) 2 large eggs Method

Serves 4

Ingredients 1 cup (225g) tandoori paste 200g natural yoghurt 1⁄4 cup chopped fresh coriander 12 lamb cutlets, well trimmed Method In a large bowl, combine the tandoori paste with half the yoghurt and half the coriander and coat the lamb with the mixture. Cover with cling film and let marinate in the refrigerator for 1 hour. In a non-stick frying pan, cook the cutlets until three-fourths cooked. Drizzle with the remaining yoghurt mixture and sprinkle with the remaining coriander. Serve with rice or salad.

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Preheat oven to 180ºC. Whisk together the custard powder, almond milk, half the agave and the eggs until well combined. Into 4 small ramekins divide the remaining agave to cover their bases. Then gently pour the egg mix in over the nectar. Place the ramekins in a deep baking dish. Pour boiling water into baking dish until halfway up the sides of the ramekins.

Bake for 30 minutes or until just set.

Remove baking dish from the oven.

Remove ramekins from the water. Set aside to cool. Refrigerate overnight then, when ready to serve, run a thin knife around the edge of each dish.

Turn out onto plates to serve.

From 4 Ingredients Diabetes, page 128

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Your Time motoring writer KATE CALLAHAN investigates.

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I know full well that it’s one of the easiest and most effective ways of increasing fuel efficiency and improving tyre life and handling.

What really puts me off this tyre pressure checking stuff is that it’s such

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Deal done. Or so I thought. Then Tyre Man hit me with the upsell.

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First stop was the RACQ website.

“Using nitrogen does not remove or reduce the need to check tyre pressures as the risk of a puncture or slow leak is not altered”.

Talk about taking the wind out of a girl’s sails. I felt like a becalmed super maxi on Boxing Day. But the RACQ left the cruellest blow for last.

“Overall, while accepting the possibility of purified nitrogen being of benefit in certain applications, we don’t

think that the cost and possible inconvenience are justified for normal passenger car use.”

My money had just gone up in smoke – or nitrogen.

So is nitrogen inflation just a load of hot air? Only time will tell but I’ll be sure to keep you posted.

Meantime, I find myself spotting those red caps wherever I go.

Postscript: My beloved husband, Mr C, who has his own compressor and tyre pressure gauge, checks the tyre pressure on my car every month in keeping with RACQ recommendations.

Thanks, Darling.

ACCORDING TO THE RACQ advocates of nitrogen inflation claim it: • Reduces the tyre’s running temperature • Improves the ride quality • Increases tyre life • Keeps tyre pressures more constant • Slows the rate of pressure loss • Doesn’t react with the tyre and rim materials So far so good.

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On the downside, however, the RACQ urges motorists to weigh up the disadvantages, which they say are cost, maintenance and availability.

Scottish physician, chemist and botanist Daniel Rutherford, who discovered nitrogen in 1772, was the uncle of novelist Sir Walter Scott, demonstrating once again that brilliance tends to run in families.

Nitrogen cost me a grand total of $30 for four tyres. Because I bought my tyres from a national chain with a girl’s name, that price includes free top ups of nitrogen for the life of the tyres.

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Drawing on his long and colourful career as a journalist in exotic Pacific Island locations, he wrote the thriller “Solid Oil” which was picked up by an American publisher last year.

But it wasn’t clear sailing.

“Solid Oil began in about 1995,” he says. “But my computer was damaged en route to Fiji where the company IT expert swore he could fix it. I told him to go ahead but on no account to wipe the hard drive.

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Born and educated in Dundee, Scotland, Russell’s work as a journalist, editor and newspaper manager has taken him to most parts of the planet.

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In 2010, having completed a project in Samoa and with more time on his hands, Russell returned to his book, relying on memory for his characters and plot.

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Get what you pay for You can download free antivirus software, but it can be such a trial, warns Nathan Wellington.

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couple buying a new computer called to ask me if there was anything I could suggest they needed to purchase, apart from the computer.

I suggested a good antivirus and a good surge protector.

They called again a week later.

They had got their computer home, connected it to the internet and started surfing.

Within two days, they had “pop up”

ads filling their computer screen.

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Most free antivirus software programs are stripped-down versions of paid-for software from the same company.

It offers such programs as tasters of the protection provided by the full service version and as a result, they can have some shortcomings. Research and development of high quality antivirus software is costly work, which results in the fee charged for the service.

This means free antivirus “taster products” are often used only as a marketing tool to attract customers.

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If you pay for the software, you get a fully-featured product that usually includes antivirus, antispyware, firewall and rootkit protection.

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TRAVEL

These days it’s all quiet on t It’s hard to imagine now that the green fields of the Somme in northern France once saw some of the fiercest battles of World War I.

Picardy is a beautiful part of France to explore beyond its war history.

A

s Anzac Day commemoration services focus on the centenary of the Gallipoli landings, it will be much quieter in the Somme in France – for this year at least.

Next year it will be different.

During August-September 1916, more Australians died on the Western Front in France in seven weeks than in the whole eight months of the Gallipoli campaign.

Ironically, Somme comes from a Celtic word meaning “tranquility” yet it was here that, between July 1 and November 18, 1916, the Battle of the Somme saw more than one million men killed or injured.

The gentle green fields of Picardy in northern France, scattered with stone sheds and quaint villages around the River Somme, show little sign that this was the site of one of the bloodiest battles in human history.

The give-away is the war memorials, cenotaphs and cemeteries that dot the countryside.

I’d wanted to explore this part of France, just south of Belgium (and the Flanders fields) for years so the end of April seemed a good time to do it and I set out with no plan, but just a map to seek the names I had heard at Anzac Day services past – Pozieres and Villers Brettoneux.

This is not just a drive through a pretty part of France though. It was the Western Front and, heading into France from Belgium, many of the road signs had a ring of familiarity – Armentieres (as in the song Mademoiselle from), Bullecourt, Fromelles and Bapaume.

Although its Spring, it’s still bitingly chill, which gives a sense of the

conditions faced by the young men who came from the warm southern land to die in muddy foreign trenches.

At Bullecourt, a memorial has a sculpture of an Australian soldier in full uniform and carrying the equipment of the Australian Imperial Force during the battles here.

The Bullecourt Digger, by Australian Peter Corlett, was commissioned by the Office of Australian War Graves in 1992. It was flown from Melbourne to the UK by the RAAF and unveiled at Bullecourt on Anzac Day 1993.

Reflecting the characteristics of the Australian soldier, the Bullecourt Digger is “sturdy, Arcadian, audacious

A slice of Australia in Villers Brettoneux. and resolute. It expresses the hope that the deeds of Australians at Bullecourt in April/May 1917 will be of enduring relevance and inspiration.”

While the French have a reputation for arrogance and I had always found it necessary to preface any comments with “Je suis Australienne” so as not to

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n the Western Front be confused with the English, it quickly became clear that in this part of France at least, Australians are remembered and welcomed.

A French boy, maybe 20, stopped his bike at the only café in the little village near Albert, where I was sitting and asked where I was from.

When I told him he immediately said “Onsock”. After asking him to repeat that a few times, I realised he knew all about Anzac Day and the Australians – and was proud of it.

Pozieres is the site of the haunting “Windmill” hill, the highest, but not that high, point in these parts although the windmill itself has long gone.

It has the memorial to the Australian Second Division which notes that they fought one of their hardest battles during July and August of 1916. The Aussies finally captured this point on August 4, but it is said that on this hilltop, they lost more men than on any other battlefield throughout the war.

It was also here that on September 15, 1916, tanks were used on a battlefield for the first time. The Tank Corps monument has four scale model bronze tanks at the corners of a plain obelisk.

Historian Charles Bean reported that the ruin of the windmill “marks a ridge more densely sown with Australian sacrifice than any other place on earth”. Of approximately 295,000 Australian soldiers who served on the Western Front between 1916 and 1918, some 156,000 – 52 per cent – were wounded.

Once in hospitals behind the front lines, the wounded and dying were nursed by the women of the Australian Army Nursing Service.

One wrote in her diary: “The poor fellows were carried in saturated and covered with mud. They were stone cold and pulseless… by midnight the ward was full of moaning and groaning wrecks. I was appalled at the immensity and the helplessness of the task before us.”

But there is no question that the Australians are remembered for this sacrifice in France. In Villers Bretonneux, the Victoria School has a big sign “Do Not Forget Australia”.

An attached plaque says: “This school building is the gift of the school children of Victoria, Australia, to the children of Villers-Bretonneux as a proof of their love and goodwill towards France.

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“Twelve hundred Australian soldiers, the fathers and brothers of these children, gave their lives in the heroic recapture of this town from the invader on the 24th April, 1918, and are buried near this spot.”

Inside is the Franco-Australian museum where haunting pictures and displays tell the story of Australia’s involvement in the Western Front.

There’s a lot to learn. The names of the 11,000 Australians who died in France and have no known grave, are on the walls of the huge monument on a hill near Villers Bretonneux, where the dawn service is held.

Grass now grows over the trenches and deadly battlefields.

Anzac Day in Villers-Bretonneux is a slice of Australia. There are cutouts of kangaroos on the lawns of the town council and in residents’ windows and the Australian flag flies everywhere.

The service here is big and fills the hall, the Australian brass rubbing shoulders with French and British.

When one well-striped officer brushed aside his female chauffeur and opened the door for her to get in before climbing into the back seat, I knew he had to be Australian. It’s just not a British (or French) thing to do.

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TRAVEL

Go north, young man, go north There’s a holiday pot of gold waiting to be discovered at Cairns in Far North Queensland.

Visitors admire the reef from a glass-bottomed boat.

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ll is cool and shadowed under a thick canopy of green as the mist rises from a waterfall to give a brief reprieve from the yearround heat of Cairns, in Queensland’s Far North.

Glimpses of fluorescent blue ocean, stained by dark patches of coral reef, peek through the rainforest that thickly coats the hillsides stretching down to the sea, and the two come together to put the tropical city in a rare category.

Cairns is the only place in the world where two World Heritage listed areas live side by side – the Daintree rainforest and the Great Barrier Reef.

It also knows only two seasons, wet and dry. From December to April, a couple of hundred millimetres of rain will fall each day as the monsoons deliver the tropics from the drought

that plagues the rest of Australia.

As a result, the best time to visit is May to November, when the weather is dry and marginally – but only marginally – cooler.

Because it is neither possible nor wise to travel into the forest and sea alone, locals offer plenty of ways to see their natural wonderlands.

Each morning, a fleet of vessels of all shapes and sizes heads east to Green Island and the reefs beyond, where colourful corals and fish abound.

With names such as Agincourt, Thetford, Hastings and Michaelmas, the cays and reefs are a reminder that the famous English navigator Captain James Cook travelled through the area on the Endeavour in 1770.

For the day-tripper, Green Island, a coral cay created over millions of years, is an easy 45-minute trip in the Reef

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Within wading distance of the beach, patrolled by lifeguards, the underwater world provides a spectacular display of fish in rainbow colours and all sizes darting about among fascinating coral structures.

If even the best advices of the Big Cat Reef Cruise team can’t make snorkelling appear an exciting prospect, don’t despair. There are plenty of other ways to make sure everyone can see what they came to see, from a glasspanelled submarine, to a glass bottom boat and an underwater observatory.

The truly adventurous can go a step further as there is nothing like the Great Barrier Reef to provide some of the best scuba diving to be found.

Big Cat offers half and full day tours to the reef and Green Island where there’s also a resort pool if the briny looks less than appealing. Another day swiftly disappears in the rainforest.

While the central Daintree is a long drive north, its southern fringes are between Cairns and its northern beaches and there’s no better way to see it than by Skyrail.

Built in 1994, this 7.5-kilometre cableway glides over the top of the rainforest passing 80 different plant species every 100 metres, and providing spectacular views of the coastline as it climbs to the height of the circling white cockatoos.

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three lookout points open out to panoramic views of the surrounding forest-covered hills and the magnificent Barron Falls which, in full flood, become a mini-Niagara.

The Skyrail stops at Kuranda, a picturesque village which won fame in the 1960s when it became a settlement

Spectacular views from the Skyrail. of flower people. With an abundance of cafes and restaurants an easy walk from the station, it’s a welcome stop before the trip down on the Kuranda Scenic Railway.

The line, built at the end of the 19th century, meanders around the hills, past waterfalls and through 15 tunnels as it makes its way down to Cairns.

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*Fares are cruise only per person, in AUD, in complete twin accommodation, based on lead interior, oceanview, balcony and mini-suite staterooms available at time of printing, inclusive of all discounts, taxes and government fees (which are subject to change). Offer ends 30 April 2015 unless sold out prior. Balcony upgrade from lowest grade oceanview to lowest grade balcony. Princess Cruises has set aside a reasonable number of staterooms which are available at these fares and available for upgrade. Once these staterooms are sold, fares may revert to a higher fare, but may also be discounted. Valid for new bookings and not combinable with any other offer. Offers subject to availability. Some oceanview staterooms may have obstructed views. To be read in conjunction with the Princess Cruises Booking and Passenger Conditions, which passengers will be bound by.

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TRAVEL

Going it alone in company If you value your privacy but the prospect of travelling solo is daunting, then enjoy the best of both worlds on a European river cruise.

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A river cruise is a carefree way to see spectacular parts of Europe.

olo travellers, faced with the choice of paying a premium or sharing with a stranger, have been doing it tough.

The good news is that their plight is increasingly being addressed by the travel industry.

For example, the Discover Connections Solo Travellers Club is tailoring holidays around the world specifically for one, offering the benefit of companionship – if you want it – while enjoying the security of being in a group of like-minded travellers.

A European river cruise departing October 16 next year will be escorted by a solo traveller specialist who has already completed the cruise twice and knows the ropes to ensure you have a carefree holiday.

It will bring together people with the same travel goals to holiday, not necessarily in the same cabin, but on the same river cruise, and takes away any stress by having assistance on hand 24 hours.

There will be exclusive gatherings to meet fellow travellers before you leave, and again to debrief when you get home as well as onboard activities and a special dinner night as well as nightly get-togethers to

enjoy the company while on the trip.

Tips and tricks newsletters with suggestions for daily activities will be delivered throughout the trip and all guests will receive a VIP Discover Connection’s travel pack.

So if you’re single, widowed, divorced, have a non-traveller partner or just like to do your own thing, you can do it in good company with others just like you, without having to worry about messy details or being anxious about the possibility of something going wrong. It’s all taken care of by your experienced host.

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ome travel treasures are close to home and one of them is Brisbane’s Chinatown.

It may not be San Francisco or even Sydney for that matter, but Chinatown in Brisbane still offers a great day out.

It’s really just one street, Duncan Street, although the flavour spills into the adjoining Brunswick Street Mall and surrounding streets where cafes and restaurants cater for not just Chinese, but also Japanese, Korean, Mongolian, Thai, Malaysian, Taiwanese, Vietnamese and, well, just about every Asian taste.

Streets signs around the Duncan Street pedestrian precinct in Fortitude Valley are in both English and Chinese characters. As well as heaps of restaurants, there are stores offering such delicacies as duck tongues and chicken feet by the kilogram.

There are plenty of choices for yumcha which is a fun (and filling) dining experience.

Brisbane’s Chinatown mall was officially opened in January 1987, on the first day of the Year of the Rabbit.

It was designed by Brisbane architects who went to China and Hong Kong, and worked in collaboration with Chinese architects and engineers from Guangzhou.

It took six months to build and was based on the ancient Chinese city of Chang-An, a starting point on the famous Silk Road, and decorated in the style of the Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD).

At the time it was hailed as having transformed a neglected part of the inner city into “a sparkling jewel in Brisbane’s crown”.

It was regarded as the most authentic in Australia and in 1996, featured in the Jackie Chan film “Police Story First Strike”.

Alas, after just 23 years, it fell into disrepair and had to be redeveloped.

The original pagodas needed maintenance and were unsafe and the area’s feng-shui needed redirection, so this time three architects from Brisbane’s sister city Shenzhen came in to help with the design.

The new-look Chinatown opened in February 2010, the Year of the Tiger.

The striking pagodas were removed but two white marble lions given by the People’s Republic of China still preside over the entrance and the rock waterfall is still there while red, white, green and gold Chinese lanterns are suspended above the mall.

A sign at the entrance tells the story of the contribution the Chinese have made to the city since the first of many boatloads from Xiamen arrived in 1848 to alleviate the severe labour shortage in the Moreton Bay district.

A statue of a carp whose spine represents the Brisbane River raised eyebrows at the time as, even though it is a lucky omen for the Chinese community, the fish is considered an environmental pest in these parts.

Chinatown comes alive with lion dancing and fire crackers for festivals throughout the year or soak up the atmosphere any time. And don’t forget to get some genuine (and cheap) green tea at the supermarket on the way out.

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TRAVEL

Something old, something new Cambodia is an intoxicating mix of ancient wonders and a young, developing nation writes Deanne Scanlan.

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ordered by Thailand, Vietnam and Laos on the Indochina Peninsula, Cambodia has a colourful history, even though its more recent past brought it to its knees.

It’s this mix of ancient sites and a nation slowly being rebuilt by its young population that has seen it open up for growing numbers of visitors.

The Khmer Empire ruled for 600 years, the country was colonised by the French in the 19th century and then, after a false dawn of independence in 1953, was plunged back into the horrors of civil war.

Carpet bombing by the US during the Vietnam War was followed by the brutal regime of Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge.

During the genocide of 1975–79, Pol Pot tortured and killed an estimated three million of his own people.

A 1997 coup gave power to the Cambodian People’s Party and tourists

can once again visit and marvel at its ancient treasures.

Siem Reap is home to many temples built by the rulers of the Khmer reign.

Best known among them is the UNESCO-listed Angkor Wat, which has the distinction of being visible from space.

Stroll beside the river, visit the many markets full of bargains and by night, dine at Pub Street which has not only Khmer style cooking, but everything from French menus to a genuine English pub.

Immerse yourself in tradition at the Cambodian Cultural Village, between the airport and Siem Reap where a range of cultural shows guarantee a great evening’s entertainment.

Phare Circus, behind the National Museum, and Smile of Angkor offer a traditional dance and theatre experience. Cambodia is not recognised for its life on the water but on the Tonle

The author Deanne Scanlan joins a group of dancers in traditional costume.

Sap Lake south of Siem Reap, things are very different. A crocodile farm, textile shop, church and school are part of a floating community.

The Cambodian capital Phnom Penh is a city tinged with sadness.

Despite being liberated from the Khmer Rouge by the Vietnamese in 1979, the stain of war still haunts the city and its people.

The “Killing Fields” is a sobering reminder of the atrocities committed

by Pol Pot and his army of children who were forced to become soldiers of the Khmer Rouge.

The torture, cruelty and death are commemorated at the city’s Choeung Ek Genocidal Center. It is a sobering moment on an otherwise educational and inspiring journey.

Phnom Penh is a worthwhile destination for those who enjoy an edge experience and are keen to immerse themselves in the reckless driving, and the noise to see how the people live.

Touts and beggars abound, the worst area being the tourist strip along the river.

The Elephant Mountains in the western region along with the town of Cardamom are worth a side trip if time permits.

The Areng Valley is evergreen forest, grasslands, and rivers interspersed with small indigenous communities.

Land cleared by the Khmer Rouge for rice cultivation has since been

The ruins of Angkor Thom in Siem Reap.

returned to natural marshland habitat that now abounds with wildlife.

Sacred forests contain some of the largest trees in southwest Cambodia.

Bokor Hill Station was used as a retreat from the heat of the plains. The Old French Palace is a hauntingly beautiful colonial building started in 1917 and completed in 1925 for the French social elite who needed an escape from the humidity of Phnom Penh.

Whatever your taste, Cambodia has it on the menu.

The author, Deanne Scanlan, will be leading a small group tour of Cambodia in September.

Call 0411 682 577 for details.

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THIS IS A STRICTLY LIMITED OFFER: CALL US FOR MORE DETAILS *TERMS AND CONDITIONS These terms and conditions are additional to the full terms and conditions contained in the Scenic Tours 2016 Europe Pre-Release Luxury River Cruises brochure. All bookings are subject to Scenic Tours full terms and conditions. ^Fully Escorted: Based on a minimum of 12 passengers. Cruise Tour Price: This tour price is based on category E Category Standard Suite on a Scenic Space-Ship. Cabin upgrades are subject to availability. Cabins are limited and early booking is recommended as supplements will apply once lead in cabins are sold. Pre-Release offers are only available until the release of the full Europe River Cruise and Tours 2016 Brochure and subject to availability. Booking Deposit A non-refundable deposit of $1,500pp is required within 7 days of booking. Any offer in conjunction with airfares is subject to a further non-refundable $2000 per person deposit payable at the launch of the full brochure. No Single Supplement Offer*: Single guests pay the twin share price only, strictly limited until sold out. Offer combinable with Fly Free deal and Complimentary Cabin upgrade offer, subject to availability. Accommodation: Additional Pre-Cruise night in Amsterdam including breakfast, arranged by Discover Travel & Cruise. Final Payment You must pay the balance of the Tour Price to Us no later than 30 June 2016. It is recommended to take out travel insurance when you pay your non-refundable deposit.

Travel Documents: Passengers must have a valid passport (with 6mths validity from return date). Tour and Cruise Maps: Maps or tour depictions contained in this f yer are intended as an indication only and should not be relied upon as the actual route taken during the Tour. Pictures, Images and Information: All images in Tour Brochures represent typical scenes and descriptive detail for each tour. Information correct at time of printing 13/03/2015.

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HEART WEEK ADVERTISING FEATURE

Get moving for your heart’s sake The Heart Foundation has lined up a comprehensive range of activities for Heart Week.

Brisbane’s iconic Story Bridge will light up in red for Heart Week.

“S

it less and move more� is the message from the Heart Foundation in the lead-up to Heart Week this month.

Heart Foundation Queensland CEO, Stephen Vines said each year about 55,000 Australians suffered a heart attack but many could be prevented if people had reduced their risks by staying active, at a healthy weight and not smoking. “When it comes to heart attacks, prevention is always better than cure and I encourage all Queenslanders to

look at how they put some activity into their day,� he said. “Being active for at least 30 minutes a day is enough to help prevent heart disease.�

The Heart Foundation Walking program is celebrating its 20th birthday this year. “Joining a walking group is a great way to get motivated and maintain your commitment,� Mr Vines said.

In recognition of Heart Week and to acknowledge the thousands of Queenslanders whose lives have been

affected by heart disease, Brisbane’s iconic Story Bridge will be a blaze of red from May 3–9.

The Heart Foundation will start Heart Week with a memorial and thanksgiving service at the Uniting Church in Ann St, Brisbane at 2pm on Sunday, May 3.

Everyone is welcome to attend or send a message in remembrance of a loved one. “The non-denominational service is a special occasion to honour people who have passed away from heart disease and give thanks for those who

TAKE a walk

have survived,� Mr Vines said.

Heart Week will conclude with a festival of activity at New Farm Park on Saturday May 9, including a group walk along the River Walk.

The Heart Foundation is dedicated to reducing the premature death and suffering from heart disease through research, education and health programs.

For more information on Heart Week, Heart Foundation Walking or the Heart Foundation visit heartfoundation.org.au or call 3872 2500.

Join Australia’s largest free community-based walking network. Heart Foundation Walking makes regular physical activity enjoyable and easy, especially for those who are not used to being active. Walking groups can be any size and walk at various times, distances, days and levels of difficulty.

If you do not live near a group or choose to walk on your own, you can join as a “Virtual Walker�and track your progress online. A range of walking events and promotions are held www.walking.heartfoundation.org.au.

(OW CAN YOU HELP SAVE LIVES LIKE ,ILYmS A gift in your Will can help thousands of Australian children, like Lily, who are affected by heart disease.

Lily Haskins had an unexpected cardiac arrest at just six years PME BOE IBE UP IBWF B QBDFNBLFS TVSHJDBMMZ ĂŚUUFE B EFWJDF UIBU was developed, in the 1960s, by research funded by the Heart Foundation.

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A child of the 1960s, the teen popster was still at high school when she found fame with the enduring hit “It’s My Party”.

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ven if you don’t remember why the name Lesley Gore rings a bell, it’s hard to forget the plaintive strains of “It’s My Party and I’ll cry if I want to” that zoomed to the top of the pops in 1963.

Gore was 16 when she recorded the sad tale of a lovestruck teenager whose boyfriend Johnny has disappeared with Judy and she’s wearing his ring when they return to the party.

The song sold more than a million copies and entered the pop culture language to describe being humiliated at a happy event.

Gore later recorded a sequel “Judy’s Turn to Cry” where the teenager exacts her revenge, but it never struck quite the same chord.

She did, however, have one further Top 10 hit with “You Don’t Own Me” at the end of 1963.

Despite spending three weeks at No. 2 it never did beat the Beatles “I want to Hold Your Hand” out of top place but it

did become an anthem for a generation of young women and helped inspire feminists who adopted it as their right to make their own decisions.

“My Town, My Guy and Me” in late 1965 reached the Top 40 while “Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows” which Gore had recorded on an album in 1963, peaked at No. 13 and won a Grammy nomination in 1965 when it was released as a single and used in the film Ski Party.

She recorded “California Nights in 1967 which peaked at No. 16 and spent 14 weeks on the charts.

Lesley Sue Gore, was born Lesley Sue Goldstein in New York City on May 2, 1946. After high school, while still making appearances as a singer, she studied British and American literature, graduating in 1968.

She had guest appearances in the Batman TV series in 1967 and played concerts and appeared on television throughout the 1980s and 1990s.

She also worked as an actress and composed songs with her brother, Michael, for the soundtrack of the 1980 film Fame. “Out Here on My Own” earnt an Academy Award nomination.

Gore co-wrote a song, “My Secret Love”, for the 1996 film “Grace of My Heart” which includes a subplot about a young singer, a closeted lesbian named Kelly Porter, played by Bridget Fonda, and based in part on Gore.

From 2004, Gore hosted a TV series focusing on lesbian and gay issues and in a 2005 interview, stated she was a lesbian and had been with her partner, luxury jewellery designer Lois Sasson, since 1982.

Gore died of lung cancer on February 16, in Manhattan, aged 68.

What happened when in April 1912 Titanic strikes an iceberg 1925 F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby” is published 1932 Charles Lindbergh, whose son was kidnapped, pays ransom 1945: Adolf Hitler kills himself 1947 Thor Heyerdahl starts his Kon-Tiki expedition 1949 Rodgers and Hammerstein debut “South Pacific” 1956 Grace Kelly marries Prince Rainier of Monaco.

1952 Diary of Anne Frank published 1954 Bill Haley and the Comets record “Rock Around the Clock” 1956 Elvis Presley has his first No.1 hit with “Heartbreak Hotel”

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