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Editor’s note

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still remember the day in 1980, when I first sat in front of a computer and kept reaching for a lever to push when I came to the end of a line. I marvelled at its cleverness.

Then in 1985, I got my first laptop, if it could really be called such a thing.

The memory was only 65kb so it involved a lot of printing out.

And remember those first mobile phones that came with a shoebox to power them; and then the mobiles that were so sleek you could almost, but not quite, fit them in your handbag with the antenna sticking out the top?

Yes, we’ve come a long way very quickly and although the video and

Contents CD recorder controls got just way too tricky, I’ve always managed to stay in the digital vanguard. We are the pioneers and as Julie Lake points out, we don’t need youngsters patronising us. We were using this stuff before they were born.

And we need to stay at the forefront or risk becoming marginalised as computers, tablets and smartphones have a place outside the workplace. Think banking, travel cards, utility bills, theatre tickets, government agencies … it’s a long list and that’s not including a game of Solitaire, a trip around the world from your lounge on Google Earth, quickly finding answers to questions and staying in regular touch with family and friends.

Skype and Facetime still make me think of George Jetson and how I wondered if such a thing would ever be possible. Well it is and it’s here.

We have the power and the knowledge, let’s use it.

Dorothy Whittington, Editor

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COVER STORY

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WHINE LOVERS

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COMMUNITY NEWS

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HISTORY

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FASHION

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HOME HINTS

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BOOK REVIEW

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SENIORS WEEK CALENDAR OF EVENTS

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MOTORING

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WHAT’S ON

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COVER STORY

Computer pioneers and still going strong The Baby Boomers and beyond were the first computer users and as JULIE LAKE reveals, for many, technology remains an essential link with the world.

J

ournalist Robert Letton is nearly 80 and has been using a computer since 1983.

Back then, before Windows and wifi, his portable computer offered one line of type on its tiny screen.

Today he has the latest laptop with touch screen, cloud storage and high speed broadband, plus smartphone and

an e-reader, and he regularly contributes to social media.

“I’m living the digital life,” he says, “And loving it!”

Robert is in the vanguard of tech savvy seniors who are entering old age with the world at their fingertips.

Today we can read books electronically – and write them too –

communicate by email, Skype or through social media, manage our finances, follow our hobbies, watch movies, download and play music, borrow and buy books, access government sites such as Centrelink and Medicare, surf the net and use an app to enhance every aspect of life.

And most of us do, because

although available statistics vary, it’s clear that well above half of Australians over 55 use home computers, tablets and/or smartphones, with the figure rising exponentially each year.

Of these, 78 per cent of Baby Boomers and 53 per cent of those over 65 regularly use the internet.

A survey of one south-east Queensland over 55s community shows a 75 per cent computer usage even if some only send and receive emails.

Age is not necessarily a factor here, because in the same survey group there is one 88-year-old who does many things on her computer, including Open University courses, while her 60-year-old neighbour refuses to have a computer in the house.

Generally, though, the older you are the less likely it is you’ll be using a computer or allied device.

Those who learned their computer skills at work years ago have an obvious advantage over other seniors, but there are plenty of computer clubs and courses available such as Seniors on the Net, to help bridge the gap.

Former schoolteacher Jo Bourke is another 70-something who has been using computers since the early 1980s and today produces a monthly newsletter for a medical association, using the sophisticated Creative Cloud graphic design program.

Jo, who also has an iPhone, uses social media and Skype to stay in touch with her scattered family – including face-to-face chats with her son and family in Canada, daughter and grandchildren in New York and family

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members around Australia, all online at once.

Jo leads a very active life with many interests, most of which are made possible by being computer literate. She is comfortably familiar with a range of word processing, publishing and photo management programs and enjoys researching on the internet. She can’t understand why everyone her age is not similarly computer-friendly.

“They miss out on so much”, she says, adding that computers and other devices are particularly important for older people because it enables them to stay in touch with friends and family, make new friends through social media, access banking, medical and other services – and also shop online without leaving home.

That’s especially important for those with health problems that may make them unable to drive.

Like Robert Letton, she sees her beloved iMac not only as a device for entertainment and social interaction but as a way of continuing to stay in the workforce – as soon as she has more time, she plans to do more writing.

Colin Dunkerley calls himself The iPad Man and teaches over 50s how to get the best out of their iPads and iPhones through group and one-on-one lessons. He has given talks on this subject in various parts of Australia aimed especially at those who didn’t grow up with computers.

His informative Facebook page offers senior-friendly videos and interactive programs. Colin, 46, is enthused by the willingness of his clients to master the latest digital

“The most common fear among his clients, he says, is that they think they are going to ‘break’ their devices or else delete something important by touching the wrong button”

technologies; his oldest client is 94.

“I love working with seniors and helping them use their iPads with confidence. It’s so rewarding when I can help them go from being afraid of their devices to not being able to put them down”, he says.

The most common fear among his clients, he adds, is thinking that they are going to “break” their devices or else delete something important by touching the wrong button. “I encourage them to have a go by telling them it’s a tool, not a chore”, says Colin.

An introduction to his informative, senior-friendly approach can be found

at facebook.com/theipadman.

Besides lack of confidence, one deterrent to computer use among seniors is the attitude of many young salespeople to their older customers.

“It’s offensive to have some tattooed youth with metal inserts and an attitude treating you as if you’re an idiot”, says Robert Letton, following a bad experience with one of the major computer retailers whose young salesman gave him misleading information and responded condescendingly to a query by saying he’d ‘trained as a salesman, not a computer technician!’

Always a shade better.

“They don’t listen to you and they don’t realise your computer requirements may differ greatly from that of their own age group,” he says.

“These major retailers should employ a few seniors in their computer sections.”

Colin Dunkerley agrees, observing wryly that he owes much of the success of his fast-expanding business to retailers who fail to recognise the importance of their cashed-up older customers.

He believes digital device retailing should be set up like a car sales showroom, where customers can “play” with products and get comfortable with them.

This is important because there are still older people who are reluctant to dip their toes into what they see as the overwhelming ocean of digital technology.

People such as 71-year-old Pat S. (name withheld on request) who says she is too busy with her hobbies of painting, gardening and natural history to bother with learning to use an iPhone and would rather write letters to her grandchildren by hand than communicate by email or Skype.

She sees computers as timeconsuming rather than time-saving.

Yet, like it or not, we live in a Brave New World of constant, rapid, social and technological change and being computer savvy is the best way for older people to keep up with it – or else find themselves disempowered and marginalised.

As Colin Dunkerley says, these new technologies are there to complement your life, not complicate it.

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COVER STORY <from previous page

USING technology

BUSTING common computer myths

A Federal Government report on how seniors use information and communication technologies states: automatically catch a virus.

Clicking on the subject line and opening a spam email will not contract a virus. It probably will if you click on a link included in the message, or open an attachment.

Do I have to defrag my hard drive?

When Windows 98 was released 17 years ago, users had to manually open the defragmentation tool and run it but modern versions of Windows automatically defragment your disks for you. Don’t bother.

Unless you’re going away for more than a few days, it’s perfectly fine to leave your computer on all the time.

Putting it to sleep uses almost no power and it’ll be ready to go immediately. On a typical laptop, just closing the lid should make it sleep.

the best way to preserve its life.

This myth comes from the days of the nickel cadmium batteries and can actually harm the new lithium batteries used in laptops and tablets today. The more often you use your laptop, the more wear will occur on the battery regardless, but it is not necessary to let it run down to zero before recharging. Discharge the battery to 40-70 per cent before recharging and try not to let your battery go below 20 per cent.

Running my laptop battery to zero is

Opening a spam email will

Should I regularly turn my computer off to let it rest?

Assuming you’re using a computer made in the last 10 years, shutting down your computer isn’t something you have to do regularly.

Are hackers trying to hack my PC? The internet has a lot of malware and social engineering schemes trying to get you to hand over your money but there’s no Hollywood-style “hacker” actively trying to compromise your PC. Attacks are automated. Your computer can get malware that attempts to log your keystrokes and steal your personal information but there’s no “hacker” probing for holes in your PC. Antivirus will always protect my computer.

Antivirus software isn’t perfect but it is a helpful last line of defence. It often allows obnoxious adware and spyware to insert itself into your web browser, forcing you to use unsafe search engines and pushing additional advertisements on to you, but this isn’t the end of the world and can be cleaned off.

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For housebound seniors, the internet has the potential to improve the quality of their life considerably.

The Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) said that: With internet access to medical services, online grocery shopping, online payment of bills and social networking possibilities, older Australians can potentially live autonomously in their homes for longer.

However, housebound seniors who are without internet access at home are at risk of becoming isolated and those who are not computer literate will be severely affected as business and community sectors rely more heavily than ever on ICT for disseminating and seeking.

More than 60 per cent of Australians aged 55 to 64 use the internet, with more than 30 per cent of those over 65 spending time online.

Many seniors “have high levels of concern about cybersafety, to the extent that they are either limiting the ways in which they use the internet, or not using it at all.”

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“If you can wield a paint brush or push a wheel barrow, that’s all the skills we need,” says Project Vietnam Inc (PVI) spokesman Claire Simpson.

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“It’s something really rewarding to do in your spare time and also a chance to meet like-minded people as well as make a difference to lives less fortunate than our own.”

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WHINE LOVERS

Choosing the right word

Off with your heads

We have a language that’s rich with nuance and we should be using it more precisely.

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y whine is about the loss of precise meanings in our language.

For instance, “house” and “home” are not synonymous because a house is just bricks and mortar, whereas a home is where the heart is and it is a word with strong emotional baggage.

Investors and builders cannot build a home because they are not responsible for the lives of the people who live in their constructions, unless of course the buyers are also owner occupiers.

While I have to concede that language is not set in stone and that it must be allowed to evolve, the loss of subtleties and nuances of meaning is painful. When I moved from England to Australia in 1972, I was shocked to see that real estate agents in Sydney were in the business of selling homes. I wondered if happy families were included in the sale!

I have similar feelings about the word “kill” being used by journalists in cases where no homicide is involved.

People die in floods but are killed in wars, and the word kill evokes a feeling of outrage, where accidental death (unless preventable) does not, or less so. As an engineer, I consider the meaning of a sentence according to the rules of algebra. For instance, “not all are equal” means the same as “some” or “many are equal”, but “all are not equal” means “none are equal”.

“Only” often suffers from being placed so far away from the word or number to which it refers that the meaning is difficult to determine.

“Regular” means “at equally spaced

intervals”. If I say I go shopping regularly, it could mean every five minutes or every five years.

“Regular” is not a synonym for “frequent” or “often”.

In a similar manner, we seem to have lost the word “various” to describe a set of items that we do not wish to particularise.

When “different” is used in this context it looks like laziness because we cannot be bothered to spell out what the differences are!

There are many other cases of apparently synonymous words evoking different responses, but journalists in particular seem to have no story these days unless they use the more shocking term.

But the expressions that really get my goat are of the type “one of the greatest”.

There can be only one greatest of a set of items! What happened to “very”?

I would be happy with “one of the very great” if the subject does not allow of more precision.

Ted Webber

As a vertically challenged person, I feel compelled to respond to “Remove your hat, please”. I spend my life sitting or standing behind others who, regardless of whether or not they wear a hat, block out my view.

Rarely has anyone offered me a clear view. I just arrive early or lean sideways and attempt to look through the gaps. I have however been asked to remove my hat by someone who arrived after me and chose to sit behind me. I have even spent a whole concert (in a choir) leaning to one side from behind a soloist in order to see the conductor.

I would love to be able to request that someone might “remove your head, please” to improve my view!

Jane Stevens

Email made difficult Telcos are the worst when it comes to finding an email address so you can email them. Impossible.

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WHINE LOVERS / LETTERS

Bell necessary on a bicycle I totally agree with Margaret-Anne Hannah the beach side of Mooloolaba Esplanade should be made bike free, along with all footpaths that have marked bikeway sections on the road.

I had a stroke nine years ago and have to walk every day to maintain some fitness. I startle easily, and when riders race past me without notice, or ring their bell when they are very close behind (which rarely happens) I am always afraid I will become unsteady and there will be a collision.

I was once passed on the Brisbane Road footpath by a group of cyclists including one wearing a Police vest, who gave no indication when approaching.

I voiced my displeasure and was promptly told it was a shared path.

When I asked why no bell was used, he thought for a moment and said he would have a talk to them because it was actually compulsory to let walkers know you are approaching, and also he could not answer my question as to who was at fault if a cyclist actually ran into the back of me.

If it is compulsory for approaching

cyclists to indicate when behind pedestrians, it is about time something was done to make them all aware of the fact.

Denis Seen

Not getting the pitcher A television newsreader continually pronounces “picture” as “pitcher” every night. The rest of his English is perfect.

We all know that a pitcher is a large vessel for holding liquid, don’t we?

I can’t understand how the producers don’t pick that up.

I cringe every time he does it.

Jose Robinson

Cut the music Why do we have to have music playing in dramas and documentaries when there is no need for it?

Most of the time it cuts out the dialogue, thus spoiling the program.

I wonder if others feel as I do?

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Letters MORE NOT ALWAYS BETTER I am in complete agreement with Kate Callahan’s article about your “new” car and its in-dash display.

It has long been my contention that these things have to be as big or bigger distraction to driving, than the mobile phone.

They display just about everything apart from your life history, and fiddling around looking for the right button to push, and then finding what you wanted – be it radio station, fuel level, GPS or any of a dozen or so other bits of “indispensable” information – must be as easily distracting as messing about with a mobile phone.

Modern cars do not get better – just more complex.

What is gained in, say, engine development is immediately lost by loading such things as electrical devices

which must be kept alive, although sleeping, when the car is not in use meaning there is a bigger electrical load which takes away that improvement gained in engine improvement.

Ian Johnson

THANKS TO GOOD SAMARITANS We would like to say “thank you” to the wonderful people we met in the rain on Saturday, June 27.

We are two over 80s who go out on our mobile scooters for breakfast or coffee on Kawana Island at least once a week. We got caught in the rain on the way home, as we came down Grand Parade.

A wonderful group of ladies insisted we take one of their umbrellas and a gentleman pulled up in his car to also offer us an umbrella. There still are some wonderful kind people out there.

Once again thank you to these people who were so kind to two over 80s.

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COMMUNITY NEWS

New life for an old Ford

Bernard Howe, Reesville with the 1923 T model Ford 1 tonne truck.

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1923 T-model Ford one tonne truck housed at the Nambour Museum is getting a new lease of life thanks to a new volunteer.

Bernard Howe, of Reesville, comes with experience in nursing older cars

back to life and has already restored a 1955 Ford Mainline ute, a 1962 MGA and a 1938 Essex.

He volunteered after hearing the museum would welcome a hand from male volunteers.

When museum president Clive Plater heard of Bernard’s skills, he knew exactly the right project for him.

“For years, the Ford has been sitting in one of our sheds waiting for someone who had the time and skills to restore it and Bernard has agreed to take on the task,” Mr Plater said.

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NAVAL REUNION BARBECUE Maroochy Waters Sub Section, Naval Association of Australia hosted a barbecue lunch at the Naval Memorial at Cotton Tree last month, to welcome the RAN Junior Recruits of 1961–62, for their reunion on the Sunshine Coast.

The 45 members of the Junior Recruits who attended, now in their 70s, came from various parts of Australia.

It was a golden opportunity for the Maroochy Waters Sub Section to underpin the strength and camaraderie that exists between naval exservicemen as well as a chance for local members to exchange old stories and establish a spirit of unity that no time or distance can erase. This clearly

illustrates the validity of the Navy’s proud motto “Once Navy – Always Navy”. For the Maroochy sub section it was also a great opportunity to extend hospitality to fellow naval exservicemen and their families who chose to come together in our region.

Former personnel of Commonwealth Navies and Australia’s Allies and any Commonwealth of Nation Merchant Naval Service are invited to join our enthusiastic members and share experiences with like-minded people.

For information on becoming a member, please contact the president 5479 2482.

CHANGEOVER AT CALOUNDRA SERVICE CLUBS The Lions and Lioness Clubs of Caloundra held a combined changeover dinner that saw new presidents John Graham and Lois Hadfield installed by First Vice District Governor Norm Jensen. Lion Ron Gerahty was awarded The Melvin Jones Fellowship for his outstanding work for the Lions Club and the community.

^ Ron Gerahty receives the Melvin Jones Fellowship Award from Past President Ian Collinson ^ Deborah Taylor (left) hands the reins to Judy Clark, the incoming president of the Rotary Club of Caloundra at the changeover dinner. Both are Rotary Paul Harris Fellows.

TAI-CHI FOR BEGINNERS Tai-chi classes for beginners over 50, start on Tuesday, August 4 at 2pm in Caloundra. They will be conducted by a qualified instructor.

It is important to attend the first lessons if you wish to learn the exercise sequence. All are welcome to attend.

There is also a tai-chi class every Monday at 9am.

For more information call Maribel on 5492 2805.

< Lioness Lois Hadfield receives a certificate of appreciation from Lioness Past President Margaret Reddicliffe

SUBMISSIONS If you have some news for our Community section, email details to editor@yourtimemagazine.com.au or post to PO Box 6362, Maroochydore BC 4558 by August 13.

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HISTORY

Beauty meets history on the Maroochy River Historian AUDIENNE BLYTH joins the “Bli Bli on Maroochy Historical Society” on a journey through history on the Maroochy River.

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Sonia and Linda Suosaari row across the Maroochy River to Stoney Wharf from where they walked to Bli Bli State School.

an ever-changing channel which works its way up and down, north and south of Pincushion Island about every 30 years. The dangers of the bar are well known.

Early settlers though, used the river as a highway into the rich farming district of the hinterland. It was a much easier way to travel than trying to find a route through thick scrub and forests.

The river had been used for rafting

from 1861 as the cedar, beech and pine forests that grew on the high ground were highly prized and it was the most efficient way to bring the timbers down for an onward journey.

Maroochydore is now geared for tourism, but it began humbly with the Salvation Army bringing South Sea Islanders who worked the canefields at Buderim, to Cotton Tree for Christmas holidays in the 1890s. It has been a popular camping spot ever since.

Picnic areas are now provided in grassy parks along the river banks but in another era, this was a supermarket for the local Aborigines who camped along the foreshore and enjoyed the abundant food of the river – fish, crabs and oysters. Large middens at Muller Park are evidence of the bounty.

Tom Godfrey recalls that his grandfather was the first professional European fisherman on the river.

Mangroves, valuable for fish breeding, line most of the river and the Bunya Bunya Aboriginal Corporation has been replanting areas where they

are sparse. Bridges loom large.

In 1990, the Sunshine Motorway bridge over the river was opened. The toll was removed in 1996 and it was duplicated in 2007.

Further upstream, the David Low Bridge at Bli Bli opened in 1959 as a much-needed link to open up the developing coast road north to Noosa.

The jetty of the Maroochy Wetlands, established in 1990, is a morning tea stop to see the vegetation from the comfort of the boardwalk.

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he plan was to obtain GPS co-ordinates for historical sites and prominent landmarks, but everyone was taken by the great beauty of our river. Some members are long-time river residents so the memories soon flowed and the commentary was as entertaining as the views.

As we set out, the mountains Ninderry and Coolum were on the horizon, bringing to mind the legend of the maiden Maroochy and the suitors who fought for her in Aboriginal legend. Ninderry knocked Coolum’s head into the sea which became Mudjimba Island and Maroochy’s tears formed the river.

This is the traditional land of the Kabi Kabi and words from their language form a rich heritage for our place names. We looked hard for the black swans that, 175 years ago, inspired early European visitor Andrew Petrie to named the river with the Aboriginal word for “black swan”.

The river has shifting sandbars and

A cane punt delivers trucks of cane across the Maroochy River, a system which existed for 50 years until the David Low Bridge was built at Bli Bli.

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HISTORY

A recreational reserve was gazetted around Dunethin Rock in 1901. Authorities agreed even then about the great beauty of the river and its vegetation.

“worthless mosquito-ridden swamp” has become a peaceful haven for birds, animals, plants and people; a place to learn about biodiversity and ecosystems.

There is evidence of the cane tramlines where the little cane trains once met the punts that had picked up the sugar cane from farms along the river.

Everything changed in 2003 when the Moreton Central Sugar Mill in Nambour had its last cane crush after 106 years of being the lifeblood of the district.

The industry had started in the 1880s when a wave of new settlers drained swampy lowlands and established sugar cane fields.

The “Clarence River settlers”, including the Apps, Fischer, Theideke, Thompson, Eggins, Poor, Macaulay, Wood and Sherwell families, came from northern NSW to grow cane.

A few houses remain but for many, only old gardens and jetties remain as well as some of the barracks where itinerant canecutters lived in the days before harvesters.

A vital link for river residents was Coulson’s mail boat run from Yandina to Maroochydore, which worked the river from 1909-1953, and serviced more than 60 wharves.

The service was continued by Duffield and Gilby until 1963 when cars and trucks took over deliveries.

Anne Margoc recalls that houses on

the eastern side of the river in the Bli Bli area were as isolated as living on an island. Children crossed the river to go to school and families crossed to shop, landing at Stoney Wharf, Punt Road Landing, McMartin’s Wharf, Bli Bli Wharf or Picnic Point.

From 1953 to c.1973 a school boat service begun by Joe Suosaari delivered children from the Savimaki, Suosaari, Elliott and Tatnell families to Maroochydore State School.

The wooden lift bridge which was built in 1921 is now in a sad state of repair. Cane trams from Coolum crossed the river here en route to the sugar mill.

Burnetts, Collins and the Maroochy Co-operative all owned stores near the bridge at different times and river residents came by boat to shop.

From 1917 to 1965, a boat service delivered children to the Maroochy River State School.

Ken Perren recalls that some of this land was cleared 100 years ago for agriculture and is degraded; some is pristine.

The Bli Bli on Maroochy Historical Society members all agree they had a great day out while creating valuable records with GPS readings.

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Wetland volunteers John Tealby, Terry O’Toole and Derek Foster.

The Maroochy Wetlands Sanctuary Support Group will next month cruise up the Maroochy River as part of its 25th birthday celebrations.

Visitors are welcome to come and see the beautiful Maroochy River and The Wetlands from a whole new angle.

The last cruise started at the Bradman Avenue jetty aboard the MV Blue Laguna for a leisurely and informative cruise to the Wetlands pontoon.

A Wetlands volunteer gave a guided one-kilometre walk up the new and improved boardwalk to the Information Centre followed by lunch and the return trip arriving at 3pm.

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FASHION

Oh no, it’s the Spanish Inquisition Mature age bride-to-be JACQUI BALL discovers there are so many questions and so few answers.

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was really a bit clueless when I started out on my mission to find a dream wedding gown.

By now, I had visited about 10 shops in person and found there were no specific designs for the mature bride when I had thought the sky was the limit.

A confusion of choices with little that fits or necessarily suits a mature bride, makes for challenging times.

Surely by now though, I must be getting some idea of what I might like?

Well, yes. I decided the ideal gown had to involve lace as a back feature, and the style had to be slimming, such as a sheath or column style. Oh and don’t forget the cleavage feature. There, that was a start! I congratulated myself on

having achieved this small milestone.

I had also commenced a weight loss regime which would hopefully facilitate a better fit and overall look.

Hampering the decision-making process, is the inability to remember each gown I try. The image vanishes the moment I walk out the door.

This is not helped by the “no photography” policy at every shop visited, which is a somewhat gloomy barrier to an older bride who has so many other things on her mind.

I thought each gown would remain imprinted on my brain, until I went to the next shop and saw something better. My bridal project folder is full of quotes for dresses that I have no hope of remembering.

In fact, bridal shops are a very controlled environment. Aside from no photography, there is little opportunity to browse among the racks of gowns in peace and in some, you have to ask for permission to look.

I have timed it and found that within 10 seconds of entering a shop

someone appears and the interrogation process begins.

To be fair, bridal assistants, particularly those of the matronly type, are fairly bombastic in identifying and “straightening out” any dreamy impractical ideas you may have, which is kind of good.

Questions typically begin with “when is your wedding?”

Not wanting to be perceived as one of the dreaded “tyrekickers”, I inform that it is next year.

“What date?”

“Er…we haven’t set a date yet.

Maybe spring?”

“And where exactly, are you getting married?” she demands.

“In our garden … at home,” I say proudly.

One look at her raised eyebrow told me that I was definitely being perceived as a tyrekicker.

“How lovely… so you won’t want a train then”.

Oh. I hadn’t really thought about that. I imagine myself, champagne

glass in hand, tripping over a lovely lace-edged train and landing in our newly planted cactus garden.

I was jolted out of my reverie by the assistant informing me that trains could easily be “chopped off” via an alteration, at extra cost of course.

Sacrilege! I couldn’t imagine paying all that money for a gown only to have a good portion of it “chopped off”.

After trying on a lovely satin gown with a lace-up back feature, I imagined how our fore-mothers looked fabulously slim and how the kilos melted away when laced up so tightly in a corset. Until I looked in the mirror and realised my upper body fat was being squished out the top of the gown.

(It had to go somewhere, I guess.)

With a sigh, I realised we were back to the drawing board.

I’ve decided it’s time to have a break from visiting shops for a while, to lose some more weight and investigate online wedding dress shops where there is no assistant to turn it into the Spanish Inquisition.

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HOME HINTS

Give the azaleas a helping hand Prepare now and your azaleas will reward you with more flowers that last longer.

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f you want your azaleas to be a sight for sore eyes this spring, you need to check that your soil is just right.

Azaleas need a rich, loamy, acid soil to thrive and flower well and this is not easy in south-east Queensland without a bit of work.

Soils here ARE mostly acid but they are also either sand, clay or rocky shale.

If you are planning to plant new azaleas this spring prepare the soil now: 1. Break up the surface of your existing soil and fork it over a bit, to open it up 2. Add heaps and heaps of compost. If you don’t make this yourself, buy it in.

3. Test your soil for acidity.

This is measured on a scale of 1-14, with acid soils at the lower end of the scale, alkaline at the other and a neutral, balanced soil in the middle.

Azaleas like a soil acidity of

4-5.5 on the scale. You can have your soil professionally tested or buy a kit from a garden centre. It’s easy to use.

4. Mulch, using acid materials such as pine needles, shredded pine bark or leaf mould. Mulch is NOT the same as compost – compost is the rich, soil-like product of mixing organic green waste and manure and heating it to a high temperature to break down these ingredients.

Added to your soil it improves texture and adds

nutrients. Using compost and mulch together is the best and fastest way to improve soil and thus create a good growing environment for plant roots. If all this sounds too hard you can buy in a load of good soil but you’ll still have to compost and mulch it each year to keep it in good shape.

Established azaleas still need a bit of a soil boost at this time of year, as they are coming into flower. Gently open up the soil surface with a fork if it’s hard and crusty, being careful not to disturb the shallow plant roots.

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A 2011 review in the Journal of Physical Activity and Health found that dog owners are 34 per cent more likely to meet exercise requirements.

“Simply petting a dog is like a spa treatment,” Dr. Becker says. “After just a minute or two, you have this massive release of positive neurochemicals like dopamine and seratonin”.

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are fewer studies to prove it.

Researchers at the University of Minnesota found that non-cat owners had a 40 per cent higher risk of death from heart attack than cat owners.

3. Fish – Want a little dose of calm? “Watching fish, like listening to music, can distract you in a good way,” Dr Becker says. Numerous studies show that spending time in nature improves wellbeing, and an aquarium brings that healing action indoors. Gazing at a fish tank for 20 minutes can be as effective at lowering stress levels as being hypnotised.

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BOOK REVIEW

ELIZABETH PASCOE

Terry Hayes has written an exciting, jaw-dropping, thriller. The story travels to many countries with different cultures and beliefs. It’s about evil people and evil deeds. The main characters are Pilgrim and the Saracen and we follow them through a maze of events with the author leaving little hints of the puzzle along the way for the astute reader to pick up.

There is a ripple of Aussie humour and a delightful hotel owner with his own interpretation of the spoken word. It is an adventure and a journey worth travelling.

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Pilgrim is the code name for a faceless, nameless super espionage agent working for the USA. His nemesis, Saracen, is the codename for an untraceable jihadi bioterrorist doctor who plans to unleash on America a vaccine resistant smallpox virus with 100 per cent kill rate.

Of the two protagonists I preferred the jihadi doctor to the toocunning and too-smart covert American.

The plot and many subplots read like a movie script or TV series, which is the author’s principal occupation. This is his first novel.

It is an interesting, entertaining and engaging page turner to read on a long haul flight or by the pool on your summer holiday.

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BOOK review JOHN KLEINSCHMIDT Author Terry Hayes likes an epic (as I do) and with his first book I Am Pilgrim, he has created one. The story is a great mix of murder mystery and international terrorism and the plot that brings these together is cleverly constructed and detailed, making the story believable, intriguing and terrifying.

It’s certainly the most enjoyable book I have read for a very long time. Refreshingly, the hero is not the misfit “loner detective” or the “invincible agent” of many novels but a retired highly trained and experienced operative using innovative techniques to solve murder and prevent a catastrophe.

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I am Pilgrim Terry Hayes.

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Pilgrim is the codename for a man who doesn’t exist. The adopted son of a wealthy American family, he once headed up a secret espionage unit for US intelligence.

Before he disappeared into anonymous retirement, he wrote the definitive book on forensic criminal investigation, but that book will come back to haunt him.

It will help NYPD detective Ben Bradley track him down. And it will take him to a rundown New York hotel room where the body of a woman is found facedown in a bath of acid, her features erased, her teeth missing, her fingerprints gone.

What begins as an unusual and challenging investigation will become a terrifying race against time to save America.

This genre is not appreciated by all – crime, thriller and modern spy fiction - but it is one that I have always loved.

Therefore, it was with high expectations that I settled down to read I Am Pilgrim. It is without doubt one of the best non-stop suspense novels I have read in years.

This is a true page-turner – all 700 of them. We are treated to an exotic travelogue served with lashings of abductions, violence, terrorism, biological terrorism and gruesome assassinations. I loved this story and had difficulty putting it down either to eat, sleep or work. Why would I be surprised at these bizarre plots and graphic descriptions from the man who wrote Dead Calm and Mad Max 2! Be warned, this is a fast, furious and bloody tale that’s not for the faint-hearted.

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I put this book down about halfway and did not get back to it. Why? It was dark, too dark.

Terry Hayes is undoubtedly a fine writer.

It’s full of action and moves along quickly.

The characters are well-drawn and believable.

But for all that, watching a madman develop his intricate plan to take down Saudi Arabia by destroying the USA with a new biological weapon didn’t add anything of value to my life.

If you can read about violence and evil and put it in a box called entertainment, then go for it. Obviously, it was not my cup of tea.

It is unlikely I would have read this book if I had not been asked to review it – 700 pages in small print!

My feelings are mixed – found it strange that the first time the word ‘Pilgrim’ was mentioned was a third of the way through the story. It was long and heavy-going at times, but when I tried to envisage where it could have been shortened I came up with a blank. The characters were meticulously developed via their backgrounds and conditioning until the inevitable meeting. Of course “good” had to prevail despite a rather far-fetched showdown. Worth reading for those who have the time for a marathon read and who enjoy a good spy story.

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he easy way out is simply to refer to gifts, such as jewellery, family memorabilia, photographs, heirlooms and personal papers, in our wills as â&#x20AC;&#x153;our personal effectsâ&#x20AC;?.

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Think ahead so that you can make the time yours So just what exactly is retirement? SAM PATTERSON says it’s different for everyone, but some things don’t change.

W

hen I retire, I intend to visit many a golf course while complaining righteously about how things in my day were infinitely better than the travesty we call life now.

But before you can start to work out just how much you will need and how best to prepare, you need to work out what you will be doing with your time – there is an abundance of it now, remember.

Take one of my clients, Myles, for instance. Myles is a workaholic. He mowed 2.5 hectares of lawn (Sir Walter, of course) by hand regularly.

Clearly Myles needs to be doing something with his time.

This means in all probability he will continue to work all throughout his retirement until he is physically no longer able to. As such, it would be appropriate to consider this additional income.

While we don’t want to force Myles to work, not assessing this wouldn’t be right, as this could go towards

additional lifestyle goals, not necessarily “must haves” but “nice to haves”.

Perhaps he wishes to use these funds for an inheritance of some kind.

Secondly, we need to consider what expenses you think you’re going to incur while retired.

On average, a retired couple will spend about $195 a week on dining out and a further $306 on leisure and entertainment – and why not? You’ve worked long and hard enough that you should treat yourself to some of the finer things in life.

Healthcare is also a challenge, which will only increase as you age.

Have you considered potential aged care needs?

Quite often retirees downsize their family home as they age, but when is the best time to do so and how will you manage the effects of the sale on any Centrelink or Aged Care benefits you may be receiving or entitled to receive?

While this is offset as your entertainment/ leisure expenses

decrease, how will this be managed to ensure you don’t run out of money because of poor timing?

Statistics say that a comfortable retirement for a couple is about $58,000 a year. For singles that is still $38,000 a year.

Even if you have an investment providing an income of only five per cent you still need a balance of $1.16

million if you want to retain your capital.

That isn’t to say that you can’t achieve this outcome. For some, this will be made up of rental income from investment properties, Centrelink benefits, superannuation and part-time work.

But what strategy is appropriate for you? Are you making the most of your final working years to ensure you can live a comfortable lifestyle in retirement?

Remember, once you retire your only option to create additional savings is to return to work, which is the worst outcome.

There are ways for transitioning to retirement and to significantly reduce your tax, while bolstering your retirement savings all at the same time.

Stay tuned.

Sam Patterson is principal of LifeStages Wealth Management.

Email sam@lifestages.net.au Any advice is of a general nature and you should consider your own personal circumstances or contact a professional for tailored advice appropriate to your situation.

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SENIORS WEEK 15-23 AUGUST 2015

ENJOY FRIVOLITY, FOOD, CELEBRATIONS, FAMILY FUN DAYS, MUSIC, ENTERTAINMENT EXTRAVAGANZAS, TRIBUTES, TRIVIA COMPS, ART SHOWS, NEW CONNECTIONS, DANCES AND BALLS, HEALTHY AGEING ROAD SHOWS, ACTIVE LIVING, WORKSHOPS, EXPOS AND SO MUCH MORE.

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13 AUGUST 2 pm - 4 pm WHERE THE PATH LED

HIGHLIGHTS: 4 star accommodation. Group size 16 max. From Johannesburg to Cape Town.

Join Prue Wettenhall as she shares her journey tracing a family history. This history started in Van Diemen’s Land, Australia in 1822. Where the Paths Led gives a brief background of the arrival of their family. It then follows the lives of those family members and their children.

Nambour Library.

Cnr Currie and Bury Streets, Nambour.

Bookings Essential 5475 8989.

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which will be drawn on the day.

Visit and pat the farm animals from Old MacDonald’s Farm or perhaps join in with the games and prizes for all ages.

Bookings required 5490 2100.

Beachwood Warana Blue Care 124 Nicklin Way, Warana Hearing loop and wheelchair accessibility.

FREE – Raffles, coffee, soft drinks and sausages sizzles for sale at a small cost.

1:30 pm - 2:30 pm DIAMOND DANCERS CONCERT Come and celebrate Seniors Week with dance. The Diamond Dance School will present individual and group dances in a variety of style.

Embracia.

Archer Street, Woodford.

Wheelchair accessible.

FREE.

9:30 am - 12:30 pm CALOUNDRA FAMILY HISTORY OPEN DAY Celebration of Sunshine Coast Seniors Week and National Family History month, enabling Sunshine Coasters of all ages to come together to further develop intergenerational connections through family history research.

Everybody welcome to view the facilities the group has to assist in the search for ancestors, both in Australia and overseas.

Caloundra family History Research Inc. Library, Little Mountain, Caloundra.

Wheelchair accessible.

FREE.

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11 am - 2 pm CELEBRATING THE SACRIFICE OF OUR ANZACS IN THEIR CENTENARY YEAR An event including dance, games, luncheon & social interaction.

Eudlo Hall.

Bookings required 5445 9858.

19 Rosebed Street, Eudlo.

Wheelchair accessible.

FREE.

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10 am - 2 pm FAMILY FUN DAY

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Let’s celebrate Seniors Week!

Come along and enjoy a fun filled day, bring the family! Listen to our best entertainment whilst smelling the aroma from the sausage sizzle and don’t forget our coffee stall with freshly brewed coffee and sweets.

Feeling lucky? Enter into our raffles,

10 am - 11 am NEVER TOO LATE Learn about websites for seniors at your library.

Morning tea provided.

Call 5475 8989 for more information.

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10:30 am - 12:30 pm HOME SECURITY AND PERSONAL SAFETY

Local solicitor Chris Reeves will discuss a range of legal issues affecting seniors.

64 Poinciana Avenue, Tewantin.

Wheelchair accessible.

FREE.

Sergeant Di Kirkman of the Queensland Police Service will give a presentation and invite questions and discussion about home security, personal safety, identity theft, and other scams and online issues.

Arts Council Rooms.

6 Elizabeth Street, Kenilworth.

Wheelchair accessible.

FREE.

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Simon Cozens will give a presentation and demonstration of fire safety for home owners/occupiers, and how bad fires can be prevented or the damage diminished. The causes of fires, and statistics of damage and fatalities will be discussed.

Arts Council Room.

6 Elizabeth Street, Kenilworth.

Wheelchair accessible.

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Caboolture Historical Society invites you to a high tea as a way of enjoying a look back through the generations. An indigenous person will open the proceedings by greeting those attending with the music from a didgeridoo. Stay for the vintage fashion parade, tour through the village and learn about genealogy.

Bookings required 5495 4581.

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Older residents, family members wanting care information The Bribie Island Retirement Village will be hosting the Seniors Expo in the Club House. Local service providers will provide valuable information, The Gleemens and Gallery Singers will entertain you and morning and afternoon tea, as well as a light lunch will be available.

Bookings required 3410 3708.

Bribie Island Retirement Village Bongaree.

Hearing loop and wheelchair accessibility.

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Come along and listen to some of the speakers to improve your health and mobility. Morning tea and lunch provided for free.

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9/68 Jessica Boulevard, Minyama.

Wheelchair accessible.

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Bookings required 5413 1400.

Kawana Lakes Community Centre.

114 Sportsman Parade, Britinya.

Hearing loop and wheelchair accessibility. Cost $10 - Ticket price includes entry, lucky door prize draw, morning tea, lunch and beverages.

10 am - 11 am DALE JACOBSEN - WHY ANTARCTICA? - BOOK LAUNCH

10:30 am - 2 pm OUR KITCHEN RULES! LUNCHEON

3 pm - 4 pm SENIORS WEEK LECTURES AT U3A NOOSA

Suncare Community Services Ltd and Meals On Wheels Maroochydore will host a lunch for existing and potential clients, local Indigenous leaders, returned services league members and community and school leaders to celebrate 2015 Seniors Week.

Entertainment will be provided and transport to and from the event can be organised.

Bookings required 5443 3246.

Maroochydore Community Centre.

2-6 George Street, Maroochydore.

Wheelchair accessible. Cost $5.

2 pm - 5 pm ART ACTIVITIES Come and have fun creating masterpieces using your choice of materials. Make this a group effort, if you wish. The members of the art group will be on hand to assist or demonstrate while you let your imagination run wild. Your works will be on display with the photographic exhibition by the WCCC. This will be running throughout Seniors Week.

Embracia, Archer Street, Woodford.

FREE.

In 2013, Dale Jacobsen fulfilled a life-long dream when she took part in a 32-day expedition to Antarctica. It was, of course, life changing. To celebrate Seniors Week and the launch of her iBook, Why Antarctica? A Ross Sea Odyssey, Dale will talk about her adventures. Morning provided by the Friends of Maleny Library.

Contact 5475 8989 for more information.

Maleny Library.

5 Coral Street, Maleny.

FREE.

Pharmacist Megan Tremlett on how to effectively manage your medication.

64 Poinciana Avenue, Tewantin.

Wheelchair accessible.

FREE.

10:30 am - 2 pm CREATIVE SOLUTIONS FOR A STRESS FREE LIFE Wayne Ellis has over 25 years experience helping people to attain their dreams and goals and improve their health and provides creative solutions for depression, anxiety and stress-related conditions.

Arts Council Rooms.

6 Elizabeth Street, Kenilworth.

Wheelchair accessible.

FREE.

11:30 am - 2 pm LETâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S GET TOGETHER 2015 A lunch time BBQ is being held to provide a social setting for clients and volunteers to get together. This is also an opportunity to thank all the volunteers that make our service work so well.

Velvet Collectables Group are currently seeking Collections of Stamps, Coins, Banknotes, Postcards, Cigarette Cards, Deceased Estates etc. for their Public Auctions (record breaking results) or outright purchase.

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wonderful people. This is a continuation of the wonderful and emotional Making Memories, which was our inaugural event. We would love family members, members of the community and any other interested people to join us as we celebrate these wonderful people and their contributions to our community.

Embracia, Archer Street, Woodford.

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21 AUGUST 9:30am - 2 pm CONCERT WITH BILLY GUY Come along and have a fun-filled morning of laughter, humour and great music Seniors Week Concert Doors open at 9am for 9.30am start. Light refreshments will be served.

Entertainer Billy Guy has musical pleasure for all. From classic favourites to current hits, rock & roll, rockabilly, Aussie country, swing, old time, lucky door prize, great raffle prizes.

CCSA Hall.

1 Nutley Street, Caloundra.

Bookings required 0408 156 276.

Wheelchair accessible.

Cost $3.

10 am - 2 pm EXPLORING THE JOY OF AGEING EXPO Come and celebrate Seniors Week with an uplifting expo. There will be information stalls, interactive demonstrations and refreshments available.

Call 5443 7281 for further information.

Kawana Forest Meeting Place.

60 Woodlands Boulevard, Meridan Plains.

Wheelchair accessible.

FREE.

2 pm - 5 pm SHARING MEMORIES At Sharing Memories, we will be honouring older residents from Woodford through a photographic display, favourite songs and anecdotes which reflect the lives of these

22 AUGUST 9 am - 3 pm THE GREY MEDALLION This is a Royal Life Saving Society two-day course designed specifically for 55+. It teaches the essential life saving skills that could one day save you, your family or friends. It includes emergency procedures (aquatic or land based); CPR; beach and basic home First Aid, use of a defibrillator; dry rescue; and pool, sea and water safety.

You do not need to be fit or able to swim to complete the grey medallion, as it aims to teach you to how to rescue someone without getting into the water.

Bookings required 0430 71 651.

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23 AUGUST 7 am - 12 pm 16TH AMATEUR FUN WALK FOR THE OVER 50S FAMILIES & FRIENDS Join the Australian Pensioners & Superannuants League, Caloundra for the 16th Annual Fun Walk.

Registration starts and 7 am with warm ups at 8 am. This is a 4km flat walk along the Golden Beach Foreshore starting at the Oaks Resort and finishing at the Caloundra Power Boat Club.

You can leave your car at the Caloundra Power Boat Club & take the free shuttle bus to the Start.

For more information and to register Phone Frank 5492 7134 or Don 5492 2105.

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Parade, Caloundra.

Wheelchair accessible.

Cost $10.00, children Free.

10 am - 3 pm ART JOURNALING WEEKEND WORKSHOP Highly Recommended! The August art journaling weekend workshop at Noosa U3A is on August 22 or 23 (your choice). Our guest tutors Kathryn Shewring & Aimee Stanyer are experienced local painters who will be taking a visual-verbal approach to art making, in a booklet or brochure format.

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24 AUGUST 2 pm - 4 pm RACQ - THE YEARS AHEAD The Years Ahead is a 45-minute presentation in which older motorists learn how to become more aware of their own capabilities. It covers topics such as: • Recent changes to the Queensland road rules (including roundabouts and merging) • Medical considerations when driving • Alternative transport options (such as motorised wheelchairs) Arts Council Rooms.

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POST SENIORS WEEK 3 September – 6 September NOOSA JAZZ FESTIVAL 2015 Festival Village Lions Park, Noosa Heads. Featuring Emma Pask, Wendy Matthews, Darren Percival, Colleen Hewett and many more.

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Seniors Week is an opportunity for Queenslanders of all ages to join together and celebrate the valuable contribution of older people. Seniors Week 2014 saw communities come together to celebrate with 456 registered events throughout the state. Many older people assist their families with caring responsibilities whilst being actively involved in their communities through volunteering and passing on their knowledge and experience to others.

Seniors Week provides an opportunity to bring together all Queenslanders, through events and activities, to celebrate the contributions seniors make within their communities.

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ementia is a broad term used to describe a group of symptoms associated with a number of illnesses which cause a decline in ability to function.

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In the later stages, they may become uneasy and suspicious of new people and environments.

Loss of ability to communicate through words and decreased physical capabilities may become evident in the later stages of dementia.

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There is no cure for dementia and you may find that you want to “help” in some way. Being present, attentive and supportive are the best ways to help.

Family and friends continue to play a vital role after their loved one enters into residential care. You know them best – how they like their tea, their morning routine, personal preferences and history.

At Noosa Care, family and friends are encouraged to help put together a “My Life Story” project with the resident and staff. This helps the staff connect and also helps the resident recall memories in the later stages of dementia.

Noosa Care’s Cartwright Lodge has the philosophy “Let’s do some living”.

There is no set routine and no one is rigid about time schedules for waking, meals, activities and settling. This is to encourage a home-like environment.

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Marjie, who founded Aerobics Sunshine Coast 29 years ago and developed the concept of active ageing on the Sunshine Coast, is combining riverside walks with exercise interludes.

“The idea for Welcome to Walking came during one of my many morning drives along the south bank of the Maroochy River to my exercise hall in Maroochydore,” she said. “I was envious of the good folk enjoying the fresh air and sunshine as they walked along the riverside path. Few activities exemplify the joy of living as much as healthy

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exercise in the fresh air at your own pace in a friendly, non-competitive environment.”

Walking is the most natural form of cardiovascular exercise available.

Benefits include burning calories, reducing stress and risk of stroke and heart disease, improving muscle and bone strength, mood, motivation and self-confidence, sleep patterns and appetite and is a chance to enjoy company. “Lively legs are the pillars of support on which to build a healthy upper body,” Marji says. “Active ageing simply means enjoying safe, sensible exercise for gain without pain.”

Those with leg injuries or ailments who can only comfortably walk short distances, can benefit from aerobic exercise interludes with toning, stretching, resistance and light weight routines.

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HEALTH

Chaffey swings into training for a grand adventure As 65-year-old Chaffey Backhouse prepares to tackle the Kokoda Track, he has the support of two experts, writes CHRYS STEVENSON.

T

alk at the Range Community Gym and Fitness Centre at Mapleton has turned from footy tips and cricket scores to strategies for tackling PNG’s infamous Kokoda Track.

Chaffey Backhouse, 65, is training to walk the track along with the gym’s senior trainer, Paul Parker.

He’s one of three Kokoda connections at the gym.

Ex-serviceman, Denis Condon, the gym’s recently retired boxing coach and fitness instructor, walked the track carrying a 20-kilogram pack in 2008, aged 58, and is on hand with first-hand experience tips.

Also joining Chaffey’s team of strategists is gym regular, Ian Jennings, who was posted near the track during World War II. Ian, now 93, is reticent to speak about his experience but has had a quiet word to Chaffey about his sojourn in PNG’s Central Province.

Chaffey, formerly a stock and station agent and auctioneer from Emerald, enjoys a close relationship with his son-in-law, Louis, a

Toowoomba veterinarian.

The two like to sneak off for “adventures” such as going to England to watch the cricket. But, one day, Louis suggested a really big adventure – walking the Kokoda Track.

“I looked down at my stomach and thought, ‘I couldn’t possibly do that’,”laughs Chaffey.

“But then I thought, ‘Why not? It wouldn’t hurt to get fit and lose a bit of gut’.”

“Besides,” he says, uncharacteristically serious for a moment, “I’ve always been interested in military history and I’m proud to participate in ANZAC Day commemorations.

“I thought walking the track was a good way to show my respect for our soldiers’ commitment and the loss of life in saving us from invasion.”

Chaffey soon realised walking the 97-kilometre Kokoda track, a gruelling nine-day hike which ascends 2190 metres (7185 feet) to the peak of PNG’s Mount Bellamy, required some serious training.

Chaffey Backhouse and trainer Paul Parker.

“Chaffey, if you can do this, it will be a pretty big effort starting from a pretty low base,” Louis chided.

So Chaffey joined the Range

Community Gym where fitness trainer Paul Parker tailored a program to bring a man of Chaffey’s age and less-thanperfect physique up to the task.

Local physiotherapist Russell McDonald joined the training team, confident Chaffey could conquer Kokoda, despite a persistent back injury.

“Paul and Russell have been tremendous,” says Chaffey.

“Paul trains me hard, but he tells me I’m awesome and gives me a cuddle every Friday at the end of my week’s sessions.”

With Paul seeing to his physical fitness, Denis Condon provided assurance that, given the right preparation, Kokoda is not beyond the capabilities of seniors.

As the locals say, the track is “a liddy biddy up and a liddy biddy down”, but Chaffey’s team is confident he’ll make the distance.

And once he’s fighting fit with such a huge achievement under his belt, who knows what the next big adventure might be?

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MOTORING

Don’t maintain the (road) rage Road rage is becoming increasingly more common – and more violent. KATE CALLAHAN investigates.

I

t all started with a foolhardy blast of a horn. What happened next left an indelible mark on the young driver and changed her driving behaviour forever.

The road between Kilcoy and Esk was very quiet that Saturday afternoon in December 1974. The young woman behind the wheel and her mother in the passenger seat were in good spirits.

They had been to Ipswich to visit family and were chatting away happily as they headed home to the Sunshine Coast. The young woman had been driving for six months. Her parents had bought her a car for her 17th birthday and she felt like the queen of the road.

It was late afternoon when they first encountered the truck. It was parked awkwardly on the verge with the rear driver’s side encroaching on the carriageway.

The young woman slowed down on approach, drove around the truck and without thinking, twice honked the horn to express her displeasure at this mighty inconvenience.

She accelerated down the road, feeling a little smug and a tiny bit clever, but soon forgot the truck and resumed conversation with her mother.

Ten minutes later, she noticed a vehicle in the rear vision mirror. As it drew closer, she realised it was the truck she had passed not long before on the side of the road.

For the next 30 kilometres she was an unwilling participant in a dangerous and terrifying game of her own making. Clearly outraged by the horn’s raucous reprimand, the truck driver sped up behind her, tailgated for a kilometre or so and then eased back, only to repeat the sequence over and

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She had unwittingly and stupidly sparked a road rage incident that he was going to make her pay for.

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Road rage incidents are a daily occurrence. Most of us have witnessed crude gestures and swearing, one car

cutting another one off, constant tailgating and honking, not allowing another vehicle to merge or change lanes, speeding up to prevent overtaking, and various unsafe driving manoeuvres performed deliberately and with complete disregard for safety.

Historically, angry young men initiated most road rage incidents, road rage of the hormone-based, primeval, chest-beating, ego-driven type.

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MOTORING than any other population group.

More recently, however, road rage seems to have crossed the gender divide. Women – and dare I say young women in particular – can be just as aggressive and unpredictable behind the wheel as men. So watch out.

The presence of lipstick is no guarantee of good road manners.

Since we have no control over the behaviour of others, the best defence against road rage lies within ourselves.

The cardinal rule is to avoid irritating other drivers. Keep to the speed limit, use indicators, travel in the fast lane only when overtaking, give way when appropriate and above all, be courteous.

When confronted by aggressive behaviour, your response can turn a minor irritation into a major incident.

Remember the old adage “discretion is the better part of valour”. It is immeasurably better to avoid a road rage situation than to confront it, so maintain your composure and refuse to participate.

If possible, put some distance between yourself and the hostile driver. You never know the state of mind of another driver, what kind of day he or she has had, or whether

REPORT it when you see it

drugs and alcohol are ingredients in this potentially dangerous situation.

Avoid eye contact, stay calm, be dignified, which means definitely no finger wagging, head shaking, muttering or frowning. That only fuels the fire.

Displaying a finger or two may be immensely satisfying in the heat of the moment, but it has never been known to improve driver behaviour.

As for horn blowing, I have grown wiser in the 41 years since I honked the truck driver on the Esk to Kilcoy road.

These days I adhere to the social conventions that govern responsible usage of the horn.

Never BARP when a merry little “beep” will do, such as when the person in front is unaware that the red light turned green five seconds ago.

Never honk “hello” to your friends as this could alarm and irritate other drivers.

Never honk because you can’t be bothered getting out of the car and ringing the doorbell. This will definitely irritate the neighbours.

And never use your horn to vent frustration with another road user.

Just breathe slowly – out with the anger, in with the love.

Expressing emotion behind the wheel and using a car as an instrument of intimidation are, alas, becoming the norms of modern day motoring. The more often it happens, the more socially tolerable it becomes.

Here’s what you should do if you ever feel threatened.

• If circumstances allow, take note of the make, model and colour of the vehicle and jot down the registration number. The police will also want a description of the traffic behaviour and the date, time and place of the incident.

Link on 131 444. You will get to talk to a real person, who will take the details and help facilitate the gathering of additional evidence, such as photos, if available.

• There is also the dedicated Hoon Hotline, which is not just for reporting illegal street racing.

Any traffic related incident, including road rage incidents, can be reported to Hoon Hotline 13HOON (134666) or you can lodge a report online at police.qld. gov.au/apps/reports/hoonOnline

• If you have a mobile phone handy and you’re not behind the wheel, take a photo or video of the car.

• If you are in immediate danger, phone triple 0.

• If you are feeling unsafe, drive to a populated area or the closest police station.

Help Queensland Police stamp out road rage by reporting incidents.

• To report an incident, call Police

TELL US what you think My thanks to all the readers who have sent feedback and comments. If you have an idea for a column, a motoring story to tell, or you just want to have your say, I would Email me kate@yourtimemagazine.com.au or write to love to hear from you.

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WHAT’S ON

Major musical score for Maleny The only chance to see Sydney-based musical project, Ethnodelica in its brief collaboration with violin virtuoso Attilla Sautov, (pictured) in Queensland will be at Maleny this month.

Sautov, a child prodigy in his native Tashkent in Uzbekistan, has gained prestige in more than 40 countries as a soloist with many renowned orchestras.

The new Australian citizen has now established himself in Brisbane, and his enormous energy and enthusiasm for sharing his musical gifts has culminated into a fusion of his classical background with modern rock. In his collaboration with Ethnodelica, Attilla will perform some of his most popular arrangements from Bach , Vivaldi and Paganini, to

Michael Jackson, The Beatles and Led Zeppelin.

Ethnodelica will spice up the performance with a diverse range of genres such as world, new age, folk rock, neo classical, and electronic music, using unique instruments such as the duclar, djembe and vargan, as well as guitar, bass guitar, cello and vocals.

Ethnodelica are popular in the Sydney gig scene.

August 15, 7pm and August 16, 3pm, Maleny Community Centre.

Tickets: $39 adults, $33 concessions/ seniors/pensioners. For more information call Anna Moores on 0417 619 915 or visit attillasautov.com.

TRIVIA IS THE ANSWER The Battle of the Brains is on again.

Friends of the Maroochy Library invite you to get together with family and friends to make up a table of six for a fun night of trivia.

Don’t worry if you don’t have a team, there will be others.

Prizes to be won.

Maroochy Library, August 22, 2pm–4.30pm. Bookings essential, phone 5475 8989 or visit library. sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au

MELINDA DOES DORIS IN A TREAT FOR DAY FANS After forging a country music career that has won her six Golden Guitars, and stunning audiences on Dancing with the Stars, Melinda Schneider steps back in time to pay homage to one of her musical heroes, Doris Day. Following successful capital city seasons of her theatre stage show Doris, Melinda is bringing songs from the show to a concert format called Melinda Does Doris. Her love affair with Doris began when, in childhood, she saw Doris Day’s 1953 film Calamity Jane. “She was such a huge talent,” she says. “She could sing, dance and act. I thought then she was the best of everything a woman can be and when

I grew up I wanted to be just like her.”

This nostalgic celebration includes such timeless hits as Sentimental Journey, Que Sera, Sera, Everybody Loves a Lover, Secret Love and a whole slew of hits from Calamity Jane.

“I am really excited to be able to bring this wonderful music,” Melinda says.

“By putting together this concert version of the show, it all becomes possible.”

Caloundra Events Centre, Saturday, August 29, 2pm.

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EXHIBITION KEEPS THE FIBRES NATURAL Noosa Arts and Craft Spinners, Knitters and Weavers group will present a unique range of handcrafted garments inspired by natural fibres, including alpaca, silk, wool, cotton and bamboo at its second natural fibre exhibition The craftworks will include felting, weaving, hand spun and hand-dyed garments.

Members are dedicated to

supporting and showcasing the use of natural fibres and have an eye for great design and exquisite craftsmanship.

All works will be for sale.

Friday, August 7, 12pm-3pm (opening day meet the weavers, light refreshments); Saturday 8 and Sunday 9, 9.30am-3pm.

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WHAT’S ON

SINGING FOR NEPAL Buderim Male Choir will present a benefit concert to help the victims of the Nepal earthquakes, giving the opportunity to enjoy a great afternoon’s entertainment for a good cause.

The program will include items by the Buderim Concert Band and the Senior Choir from Immanuel College.

Despite a heavy schedule, soloist Fiona Simpson will also appear and Graham Schulz will return to the Sunshine Coast to compere.

All funds raised will support the work already undertaken in Nepal by Dr. Sinnya, a Nepalese-born surgeon currently working at the Buderim Private Hospital.

Lake Kawana Community Centre. August 16, 2pm.

Entry $15 donation, children free.

CHORAL SOCIETY PRESENTS A CELEBRATION PERFORMANCE

LUCKY STARR IS ON HIS WAY

The Sunshine Coast Choral Society presents a program of works from the 19th, 20th and 21st century choral repertoire, Celebrating Choral Singing.

It will include a cappella anthems

by Austrian composer Anton Bruckner, and English composer John Tavener and a new work by Sunshine Coastbased composer Jennifer M. Carr.

The second part of the concert will be Magnifica” by Jon Rutter, with Brisbane-based soprano Lauren Lodge-Campbell and accompanist Natasha Koch.

Carr completed A Choral Mass just over a year ago and requested that the society perform it as she “loves the

Iconic Australian ‘60s recording star famous for I’ve Been Everywhere, Lucky Starr, is the star of the next Judy Henzell Sunshine Melodies Concert Series.

He will perform many of the ‘60s hits and a good mix of popular country music songs with memories of Bandstand and Six O’Clock Rock, the national television shows which launched the careers of many of Australia’s pop idols of the day.

sensitive sounds it is able to produce.”

Donna McMahon, former conductor of the Sunshine Coast Symphony Orchestra has described the work as “a kaleidoscope – constantly changing patterns of sequence and elements.”

Audience members will have an opportunity to meet both Jennifer and conductor Adrian King before the concert.

Lake Kawana Community Centre. August 9, 2.30pm (Meet the composer and conductor 1.30pm) Tickets: scvenuesandevents.com. au. Phone 5413 1400. Door sales from 1pm.

Caloundra Events Centre.

Wednesday, August 19, 11am.

Complimentary morning tea from 10am. Tickets $17. Bookings theeventscentre.com.au

CENTENARY OF FRANK SINATRA COVERS AN ERA An anniversary concert celebrating 100 years of Frank Sinatra is on its way to Australia for the first time and will be in Caloundra next month.

The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra and singers will cover an era from Sinatra’s early, formative years to the music and songs that eventually defined him as one of the most celebrated vocalists of the 20th century.

Co-starring in the show is Bryan

Anthony, one of America’s finest singers of the Frank Sinatra songbook.

The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra is recognised as one of the greatest big swing bands of the 1940s. It catapulted a young Sinatra on to the path of stardom.

With 20 musicians, singers and dancers, the concert will feature the greatest music ever recorded by Sinatra.

Caloundra Events Centre.

Friday, September 25, 7.30pm.

Tickets: $89.90; pensioners (not senior or health care cards) and groups of eight plus $79.90.

Bookings theeventscentre.com.au SUBMISSIONS If you have an event coming up next month and would like it to be included in our What’s On section, email details to editor@ yourtimemagazine.com.au or post to PO Box 6362, Maroochydore BC 4558 by August 13.

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Healthy in mind, body and bank balance Dietitian and nutritionist SARAH GRAY offers six simple steps for healthy eating without breaking the bank. column for breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks for each day. Once you have decided what recipes you will cook for the week, slot them into the table and write up your shopping list with only the items needed for that week.

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ating for one or two on a budget can be tricky, especially after years of cooking for a family, but despite common beliefs, eating healthily is not more expensive.

In fact, with a little planning and “shop smarts” cooking up a healthy meal for one or two can be cheap and healthy.

1. PLAN YOUR MEALS FOR THE WEEK Draw (or print) yourself a table with a

major supermarket shopping chains.

2. BREAK UP YOUR GROCERY BUDGET IN A HEALTHY WAY Spend 60 per cent on fruit, vegetables, grains, breads, cereal, seeds and nuts (try to buy in season – frozen vegetables and fruits can be significantly cheaper and just as nutritious), 30 per cent on lean meat and dairy products (or vegetarian/ vegan alternatives) and 10 per cent or less on oils, condiments and treat foods.

4. SHOP WISELY Come prepared. Bring your list, a pen and your reading glasses! Shop in the afternoon or evening during the week to catch markdowns and avoid the weekend rush.

Shop around the perimeter of the store first (where all the fresh foods are) and only go down the middle aisles that you need, to avoid impulse purchases.

Food companies pay a premium to have their items placed at eye level, so better value items are generally on the bottom or top shelves.

Use the “price per 100g” labels to compare prices more accurately.

3. RETHINK WHERE YOU SHOP Avoid shopping at convenience stores, which are always more expensive.

If you can, shop at a discount grocery store such as Aldi and check your local butcher and greengrocer/ farmers market to see if they have more competitive pricing than some of the

5. REDUCE FOOD WASTE Research shows that Australians throw away as much as 20 per cent of the food they purchase. Planning your meals ahead and only buying what you need will help you reduce waste. In addition, freeze portions of food that you know you won’t use within a week and make

sure you make a note that you don’t need to buy that item next week.

Foods that can be frozen include hard cheeses, meats, bread, wraps, casseroles, soups and peeled, chopped fruits. Label all food with a date and make sure that thawed foods are never re-frozen.

6. COOK CREATIVELY Use dinner leftovers as lunch the next day – either heated up on their own or made into a dish with wholegrain bread, pasta, rice, eggs or potato (bubble n’ squeak makes a comeback!).

Cook a few meals at once. For instance, cook up mince with grated vegetables, garlic and tinned tomatoes, then you can add dried Italian herbs for spaghetti bolognaise, tinned beans and chilli powder for a burrito or some mashed sweet potato and cheese for a shepherd’s pie.

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TRAVEL

So many holiday memories to be made in China

China wants tourists and there are plenty of good deals. AUDIENNE BLYTH found there was a lot to learn on her 14-day group tour.

Audienne Blyth is surprised by the beautiful floral displays in hot, busy streets.

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n case you have other names for the Chinese, be aware they call us the big noses. Mostly they are slim and not as tall; our group, mostly retirees, was “big size”.

Be prepared for hours in queues at airports, the longest and most tiresome you have ever encountered; carry your valuables carefully and be aware your

passport and visa will be checked often, not only at airports but at hotels as well.

Drink only bottled water as tap water is “second water”.

Generally, about a dozen different dishes are offered at lunch and the evening meal – rice and noodles, duck and chicken, beef and mushrooms,

beans and tofu and always soup.

The Chinese do not eat dessert.

The streets are alive with workers continually sweeping up bits of rubbish or the dust that comes in from the Gobi Desert just 120km from Beijing.

Many vendors try to catch your attention, but avoid eye contact.

Cyclists, rickshaws, motorbikes and taxis rush through the traffic lights, which give only a slight indication of what to do. The general rule is to drive on the right but we noticed road rules seem to be up to the individual. The roads are dangerous for pedestrians who mostly cross on overhead bridges.

The population of Beijing is 22 million registered persons – the same as all of Australia. Authorities believe there are another five million who are not registered.

Pleasant tree-lined streets and

beautiful garden beds established for the 2008 Olympic Games are well maintained and a symbol of national pride.

In the dry summer heat on busy roads we marvelled at the world’s best roses. Hanging baskets and beds of brightly coloured petunias, poppies, begonias and daylilies contrasted with the harshness of grey concrete.

China is a nation of tea drinkers and there are many different teas to try.

Coffee drinkers will be disappointed, as apart from the occasional (rare) Starbucks and McCafe, there is only instant.

Tourist traps are many but nevertheless great showplaces – so-called factories with jade, silk, tea, herbal medicine and enamel embossing.

Continued over>

“Remember to bargain.

Whatever they say, you say less and begin to walk away”

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Cruise boats ply the busy Yangtse, the third largest river in the world.

Tang Dynasty show is an extravaganza of colour.

on my right to match the pair.

“Too tight,” I say and escape.

“Come back, come back, my sister, my sister, come back,” the vendor calls.

A tourist needs comfortable walking shoes as there are many kilometres to be walked and many stairs to be climbed.

The monuments, Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven and Great Wall are awe-inspiring but all involve long walks.

From Beijing, we travelled by fast train to Yichang, a small city of 1.4 million people. The distance was 1525km, about the same from Brisbane to Cairns, but the fast train travelling at 300km per hour takes less than seven hours with stops.

From the windows, we saw open plains, with farmers working in rice

Silk Street Market in Beijing is made up of hundreds of little boutiques in one five-storey building and the pace is furious.

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fields with water buffalo and tractors; farms for ducks and pigs; market gardens; industrial areas around cities and many new buildings. The Chinese are always building so it’s no surprise that more than half the world’s concrete is used in China.

At Yichang we boarded the cruise ship, Victoria Katerina which takes about 300 passengers, to travel 600km to Chongking over four days on the magnificent Yangtse, the third largest river in the world at 3600km long.

The river is busy day and night with other cruise boats and boats carrying cars, logs, gravel and farm produce.

From Chongking we flew to Xi’an, which was China’s capital for more than a thousand years.

Xi’an was at the end of the great Silk Road from Europe. Stories of Marco Polo went through my head.

Emperor Qin’s tomb has been guarded since 210 BC by an incredible terracotta army of 7000 soldiers, archers, horses and chariots in full battle array.

Like the Great Wall, the tomb is one of the wonders of the world. Each figure is unique and the excavation continues in three pits which are protected by

enormous hangars.

Xi’an’s Provisional Museum is among the best in the world and exhibits the entire history of China from Neolithic times.

When the time came to catch the plane home, I was already thinking of a return. After all someone there is claiming me as a relative: “Come back, come back, my sister, my sister, come back”.

China’s famous Great Wall.

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The reaction of others in the meeting was not quite what one would expect from a group of miners.

As The Brisbane Courier reported the event: “Those present were seized with one of those panics that men do not afterwards like to think about, and they fled from the room.”

Left alone with the dead chairman, the manager, who had the innocuous name of David Brown, tried to kill himself but was unsuccessful. He was brought to trial and executed in Boggo Road gaol later the same year.

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Venturers will hear how, for the northern city, it all began when a storm frightened the horses of a prospecting team in the 1871.

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a centre of education.

It was home to many prominent schools – St Gabriel’s and All Souls Schools (the founding headmaster Reginald Halse later became the Anglican Archbishop of Brisbane); Blackheath and Thornburgh Colleges; and St Mary’s and Mount Carmel Colleges, now part of the consolidated Columba Catholic College.

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It is a perfect spot for camping, caravanning, picnicking and walking and is easily accessible by two-wheel drive.

For the more energetic, it’s one of many on-track campsites along the Great Ocean Walk which covers over 104km of coastal route weaving through lush national parks, deserted beaches and historic shipwreck sites.

At Johanna Beach, there are 25 grassy campsites with coastal vegetation where you can nestle in should the conditions become a little challenging. Camping is free and perfect with the caravan.

During our visit in April, we had typical Victorian weather, from

Johanna Beach’s free camping ground.

beautiful crisp days to gale force winds, hail and rain.

None of it detracted from the peaceful, undulating campsite and amazing scenery. You will need to bring your own drinking water and food as there are no stores or pubs close by. We based ourselves here for a week and took daily drives without the caravan.

You can choose many short destinations to some great locations including Beech Forest, Beauchamp Falls Reserve, glow worm caves, Apollo Bay and the amazing Cape Otway Reserve and Lighthouse.

If koalas are your thing (how could they not be?), then head to the Manna gum woodlands on Cape Otway Rd. Within a radius of about a half a kilometre, you will see them everywhere.

Just stop your car, step out and there they are, everywhere.

Apparently there’s nowhere else in Australia that you can so easily spot them in such great numbers.

The koalas have come a long way since in the 1980s, when 75 were relocated from French Island to Cape Otway where there was no resident koala population.

Next, it was on to Cape Otway lighthouse and the history of the shipwrecks along this astounding coast.

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You ask of the barista a with wry grin, have you got all that?

To their credit, coffee shops have given birth to one of the greatest modern inventions, namely the Rewards Card.

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one of my important duties each morning was to make morning tea.

There was no mention of coffee.

So where did the coffee phenomenon all start? I don’t remember anyone saying they were going for a coffee in the 1960s, but I do recall drinking a cup of instant coffee at home when I was in my late teens.

I think it all comes down to social change, particularly in the workplace.

With the so-called modernisation of office space, morning tea or luncheon rooms became smaller or non-existent.

Coffee has become the daily prop you have to have. Takeaway tea does not have the same ring to it. I need a coffee to take into work at 7 am and by 10 am, I will need another with Mary and Joe. Note, I am not inviting the whole floor as we once did for tea in the tearoom, just Mary and Joe. The choice of coffee also provides a degree of daily mental

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I came from a generation that knew very little about coffee. I recall a school friend whose parents had a coffee tree in their yard and it was a bit of a joke what they were going to do with any crop.

I am still waiting to hear 50 years later.

The principal drink in our house was a “secret” pocket-sized bottle of whisky that my father stashed and the occasional Tristrams’ soft drink and of course, tea.

My mother took a lot of pride in brewing herself a cup of black tea.

Visitors were always welcomed with the offer of a cup of tea.

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