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Editor’s note

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dear old — and I use the term affectionately — friend of some four decades, celebrates her birthday a few weeks before me, so over the years we have always mailed each other a birthday card. We still do.

As the years have flown by, the theme of the cards has changed and looking back, they well represent our changing lives. Cards that started out with work puns became relationships, became mumsy, became travel ... and now, she has just retired and become a grandmother, so it changes again. This year’s card featured two grey-haired women chatting in a gallery.

One says “look at those two old women over there” and the other replies, “that’s a mirror. It’s us”.

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Contents Pauline du Reitz discusses the subject this month as she ponders whether what we see when we look in the mirror is an accurate reflection of who we are or what we think we look like or, as is increasingly becoming a catchphrase, are we the “invisible” people. (I must add this can be an advantage. Nobody takes much notice of an old girl, so she can get away with doing as she pleases).

Claude Tranchant, who at 64 completed a most remarkable journey, tells her story in this month’s Our People section which is dedicated to those who prove age is no barrier and there’s no substitute for rich life experience.

She says the whole time she was walking for 100 days covering 2500km, she was always seeing herself as the 16-year-old girl who had never had a chance to discover herself or to cope alone in the world.

It’s a common theme as, for any number of reasons, many begin to tackle life on their own.

Dorothy Whittington, Editor

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NEWS

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LETTERS

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OUR PEOPLE

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WATCH YOUR LANGUAGE

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TIME WARP

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HISTORY

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READER’S STORY

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FASHION

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MOTORING

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GARDENS

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SENIORS WEEKS CALENDAR

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FINANCES

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HEALTH

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BOOK REVIEW

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TECHNOLOGY

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WHAT’S ON

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RETIREMENT LIVING

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TRAVEL

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TRIVIA QUIZ

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PUZZLES

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COVER STORY

Mirror, mirror on the wall …

Retirement, super, pensions, health and housing seem to be the topics of the day for anyone over 55, but, asks PAULINE DU REITZ, who do we see when we look in the mirror and does our reflection honestly capture who we are in our own minds?

Myra Timmerman is still lithe and energetic at 82, with a flexibility that is the envy of many half her age.

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ur culture has changed in recent years. The focus has turned to looking youthful and trendy.

Many people in our community post their images and activities on social media and measure their worth by how many “likes” or comments they receive.

Younger generations are looking and even behaving like celebrities with selfies now de rigeur.

I recently was asked to speak to a group of Year 8 and 9 students on the topic of Understanding and Managing Bullying.

During question time, I asked them how they saw themselves and what they wanted. I was shocked when a large number said they just wanted to be famous.

They wanted celebrity status and would do anything to get it. They also

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said that measuring up to social media standards frequently produced anxiety.

Girls spent a lot of time watching YouTube videos about makeup and fashion and the boys were fixated on sport. Both seemed to have a strong focus on body image.

We live in a culture with an emphasis on meeting individual needs. Stereotypes of youth, beauty and celebrity are championed. Those who don’t live up to the stereotype are not as likely to be seen or valued as an individual.

In contrast, the over 55s come from a culture where family and community contribution and building a future for others and our country were the major values and activities.

To test this, I have asked many people over 55, how they see themselves and how they think others react or respond to

them because of their age.

I wanted to know what they were doing to keep the fires of interest burning in their lives.

The group ranged from those with a public profile to the ordinary people who, like most of us, are simply getting on with the job, travelling, volunteering or participating in social or activity groups.

Veteran radio broadcaster John Knox, who soon turns 79, said that a few years ago, he walked into his school reunion and saw a lot of old people. He then realised that he was one of them.

Knox’s perception of himself is not unusual.

There are times in our lives when we feel better than how we think we look, and there are times when the image that we see tells a story of illness, sadness or grief.

As we age, whether we see ourselves in the mirror or a photograph, there is often a gap between what we see and how we feel about what we see.

Asked how he saw himself, Knox replied, “I see an aging body, but inside I still feel young and energetic”.

He has recently retired from radio, but still works part-time flying planes. He got his pilot’s licence in 1973.

His attitude is positive and his lifestyle includes daily swimming and walking. He says he was inspired by Sir Frank Moore of Brisbane radio fame.

As a young man, Knox worked for Sir Frank in Longreach and then followed him to Brisbane during the heady days of Colour Radio 4IP, led by Sir Frank.

Radio 4IP was heavily invested in community activities.

“Sir Frank’s immense confidence and

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COVER STORY determination had an effect on my life. It still does,” Knox says.

His own radio career spanned 50 years. Today, he is a great advocate of approaching the latter years with energy and determination.

David Greenwood, one of the “Good Guys” from the early days of 4IP in the late 1960s and early 1970s, is still working as general manager of a cluster of regional radio stations in Queensland.

Also mentored by Sir Frank, he believes that work keeps him going and says that if he couldn’t work, he would need to find something else to keep his mind active.

“I started work when I was in my mid-teens. Sir Frank taught me the value of hard work. In some ways he was extremely tough, but he modelled to us that striving for excellence and having good people around you were two very important factors,” he says.

Both men agreed that the skills and experience of older people are no longer valued.

I recently heard a 40-something media personality discussing the dilemma that she and her friends faced – whether or not to have Botox.

She discussed the pressure she was putting herself under to conform to how we are “supposed” to look.

Myra Timmerman, at 82 is more energetic and sprightly than many others her junior.

She has been teaching yoga for 40 years and still presents four classes a week.

Her U3A class numbers are huge, made up of both women and men over 55.

Myra says she feels confident in herself, knowing that what she does is the best for her. She also gains great satisfaction from knowing that she is offering something to others that affects their strength and flexibility.

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Radio broadcaster John Knox ruled the airwaves and, nudging 79, is still going.

“I have noticed that people of all ages, in their 60s, 70s and even 80s, who come to yoga classes change their demeanor.

They take responsibility for their bodies and become more physically comfortable,” she says.

Asked how she thought most women of that age bracket see themselves, she says there is generally a strong lack of acceptance and appreciation of the body as it ages.

“When I look at myself, I remember how lucky I am to be alive, still planning, working and travelling,” Myra says. “I enjoy everything that I do.”

At the Buderim Men’s shed, I was surprised to hear how men saw themselves.

Many believe that most people see older men as irrelevant. Others see age as a messenger, letting them know they might not always be capable.

One man told of how he had been in a coffee shop and was about to carry his coffee to the table when a younger customer took the cup from him and placed it on a table.

Rather than appreciating the kindness, he felt resentment because it indicated he was being seen and treated as someone who was old and therefore incapable.

Another was more positive, saying he had appreciated it when he was using a walking aid and people had stood back for him to pass.

Most of the men said that they felt younger than they looked.

“If we worried about physical deterioration, it would destroy our ability to enjoy the now,” Angus Ross said.

Research has suggested that many men have difficulty in retirement and develop an illness or die within 18 months of quitting work.

After a life of structure and achievement, life lacked many of the positive validations they knew.

In the same study, it was suggested that women coped with retirement differently. They handled retirement

more positively and had more ability to handle complexity.

More women were involved in volunteer work where they enjoyed social interaction; and women had a more active role in extended family dynamics.

Vicky, who works in a shoe shop, came up with one of the best answers to my question, “how do you see yourself?”.

“When I look in the mirror, I see wisdom. I see a face and a body that has moved through time, learning from the good and bad stuff,” she said.

When we look in the mirror, we evaluate our standard of “OK-ness” in life.

This feeling comes from three sources – achievements, interactions with significant others and self-acceptance, or how we acknowledge who we are.

With regard to how we see ourselves and how others see us, there is a tendency, as we grow older, to step back and to stop contributing to society.

THREE QUESTIONS THAT COULD OR SHOULD BE ASKED ARE: • What is happening to our culture and communities and the values and attitudes that are emerging ?

• If we consider that individualism and superficial standards and activities in our culture and communities might be detrimental to younger ones and their wellbeing, are we, as potential older mentors, prepared to take a stand, comment or mentor?

• Are we prepared to personally honour and celebrate the changes in the way we see and value ourselves?

Current culture seems to value mentors who are “someone” or celebrities rather than people who have achieved and can pass on knowledge, skills and experience.

Maybe, instead of stepping back from life, we could be still make a difference.

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Tim has been a member for 10 years. A former president of Australian Holistic Healers and Counsellors for four years, he is a qualified trainer and assessor and holds a certificate in Supervisory Management The club has a number of projects planned for the year, including a dinner on October 4, at the Waterfront Hotel for new Sunshine Coast residents.

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Sunshine Coast Feldenkrais practitioners Robyn Lavery and Jane Shamrock will teach how to find your best sitting posture and how to remind yourself to sit stronger and better at a workshop on August 27, 12-4.30pm at Maroochydore.

The Feldenkrais Method of movement retraining shows participants how to develop an ability to feel the difference between poor sitting and strong sitting.

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RESEARCH THE FAMILY HISTORY Caloundra Family History Research members are heading to the of Queensland Family History Society resource centre on August 7, and invite others interested in research to join them.

On August 19, they will celebrate Seniors Week and National Family History Month with an open day at the resource centre at Corbould Park Racecourse. Visitors are welcome to join in and volunteers will be on hand to show resources available to help get

started on family history. Morning and afternoon tea will be supplied by COTA. The rooms will also be open to the public 9.30am-12.30pm on August 26, as part of the Sunshine Coast Council Heritage Discovery Weekend, when local history and heritage articles from the group’s library will be on display.

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Letters

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THE informative Watch your Language article by David Parmiter, on the origin of the humble potato (YT Jul) reiterates how Europeans were first introduced to this, previously deemed “cattle food”.

Being of European origin, I know how my own mother refused to offer us pumpkin, as new immigrants in the early ’50s, for the same reason that pre- Drake and Raleigh Europeans never considered the benefits of potatoes.

Luckily, I grew up here in a multicultural environment, educating my gourmet tastes, having tasted roast pumpkin and lauding the delight of foods we were denied at home.

It took a lot of convincing my mother of the benefits of pumpkin, which were not lost on my own children.

In Dutch, potato is translated as “earth apple” as in French and German. There is an old Dutch saying that what the farmer doesn’t know, he doesn’t eat.

Pumpkins are common European cattle food, but it is the cattle who are the healthier, to the detriment of the population which has been misled for centuries. How would our Australian roast meals go without roast potatoes and pumpkin as staples, as it has been for two centuries?

Eloise Rowe WE may be the Baby Boomers but the X and Y generations seem to be the “Me” generations. I have been concerned by the loose term “intergenerational wealth” I have heard this being used as a kind of disenfranchised phrase to justify living in a government sponsored home and deserving it.

It seems to me that people have short memories. In World War II, my father fought in New Guinea against the Japanese and I never saw him again after I was two. Apparently he had bad nerves after the war. My mother said he had changed a lot and sadly these soldiers and their families received no assistance.

We did live in a wrought-iron army hut for 18 months, but then my mother left my dad and returned home to live with her mother.

My husband’s father passed away when he was 33, leaving a wife and four children aged two to 10 alone in the world. So no “intergenerational” for us.

We realised our position quite young and studied at night, went to work, paid our taxes for 75 years all up, and after improving our lot by extra hard yards – no drinking, no smoking etc – and raising a family, we are now aged 70 and 72. We receive no government financial assistance. We did receive a small part

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pension after my husband retired aged 69, not because he didn’t want to work, but because he had major heart malfunctions.

We could do with a bit of help ourselves now. I have osteoarthiritis bone on bone in my left knee and my husband is frail and failing. Because we don’t get any pension we can’t get subsidised assistance for harder home jobs.

This is just a short story of one of the marginalised Australian Baby Boomer families.

Friends in our peer group whose fathers didn’t go to war have had a very different life to us, one of support both emotionally and financially and they all managed to get the pension even though they retired younger than my husband did.

Looking back, we should have probably not been so generous and kind to our kids, but then we knew how hard it was for us, so we tried to make their lives better.

Food for thought.

Julie Jenner I was pleased to read Judy Campbell’s comments re the English language (YT Jun) and empathise with her completely.

Further to the faux pas Judy mentioned, I am sure she also shares my disillusionment with the following usages that are so common in today’s generation: Me and dad, her and her husband, yous, eveythink, somethink, “the other day my husband says to me … and I says back…”

Then there’s “she goes” instead of “she says”, the residents “that” rather than residents “who”, overuse of “you know” and “like”. The list goes on.

Is the internet or schooling responsible?

Language, any language, spoken or written is how we communicate with one another and good language is like listening to a beautiful melody.

Sadly, today that melody is becoming a cacophony. When I hear any of the above I cringe at the assault on my ears.

Even TV presenters are guilty of some of these.

Val Downes OK. I give up! After complaining about that dreadful American word “snuck”, I find it has now crossed the Atlantic. It was bad enough when John Marsden and Ian Rankin used it, but I recently heard a character in an episode of Dr Who use it.

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OUR PEOPLE

Boots to bliss – Claude’s incredible journey On her 64th birthday, Claude Tranchant pulled on a pair of hiking boots and set off alone on a walk that would take her 2500km and 100 days, but her incredible journey, writes DOT WHITTINGTON was very much about empowerment and learning she was much braver than she thought.

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Claude Tranchant walked the equivalent distance of Townsville to Melbourne, or an average of 25km a day every day for more than three months.

A true pilgrim, she did it with a 14kg pack on her back and with little training or even any real grasp of the enormity of her undertaking until she was there, walking the St James Way, from northern France over the Pyrenees to Santiago de Compostela in Spain.

“I didn’t know what real walking was,” she says. “I didn’t understand the distance but on Day 1, I realised I was not trained.”

A palliative care volunteer for more than a decade, and a cancer support volunteer for more than 12 years, Claude had left her native France for Queensland in 1979, with her husband and the first of her two children. At 58, she emerged fearful and uncertain from a broken marriage and took a job as a “checkout chick” in a fruit shop to help pay the bills.

“A customer knew I was French speaking and said she would like to walk some of the pilgrim’s trail in France, about 240km, and asked if I would like to join

Claude Tranchant with her faithful boots. her,” Claude says. “As it turned out, she couldn’t go, but she had planted the seed and the idea kept growing in my mind.”

It kept growing as the trail of the 9th century pilgrims to the shrine of St James was calling her and was to become much more than just a walk, but a journey of discovering her own willpower and resolve – and overcoming fears.

In early 2010, Claude set off to France.

She had a guidebook but no GPS and no pedometer, and described herself as slightly overweight woman in her 60s who had never walked much more than a stroll around town.

“In my mind I was 16, not 64. I had lived with my parents, then my husband and I had never really done anything by myself so now I was back in my youth doing these things alone,” she says.

Leaving Vezelay in the Burgundy region, Claude walked 21km on the first day. Mud, slush and constant hills to climb made it seem much further.

And so it went on, day after day as she made her way southwest on one of the less-travelled paths of the Camino de Santiago.

For the first eight weeks through France, it was a lonely trail through forests, wilderness, countryside and deserted villages, but she came to enjoy being alone with nature.

Claude had to overcome her great fear of dogs, heights and of getting lost, but she conquered them all.

“Every single day I had to make choices. I got used to becoming lost. I had

to control myself and overcome my fears and I learned to trust myself. I realised that this is just like life. You come to points in your life where you have to make difficult decisions on your own.”

Claude says there were many days when it would have been easy to quit.

She was in pain and permanently exhausted. Her feet were bruised, her toenails had fallen off and her shoulders ached from the weight of the backpack.

But with it came the satisfaction of great achievement. She decided to tell her story and her book, Boots to Bliss, was launched in December 2012. It has since become the one of the best-selling self-published books in Australia.

For her 70th birthday last year, Claude travelled to the Northern Terriroty and walked the Larapinta Trail, 215km in 14 days. This year she plans to go walking in Nepal and for her 75th birthday in 2021, she hopes to return to the Pilgrim’s Way. Boots to Bliss is available at Annie’s Books in Peregian and Berkelouw in Eumundi. Visit bootstobliss.com or contact Claude through facebook.com/ BootsToBliss

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WATCH YOUR LANGUAGE

Oh for the days of innocence There was a time when children could go on camping holidays and not have any adults interfering with their adventures, writes DAVID PARMITER. Ransome journeyed by train as far east as Stalingrad to report back to England on the conditions of the Russian people under the repressive and bloodthirsty tyranny of the Bolsheviks.

This was his first career.

He regarded himself as simply an observer and photographic recorder, but the English Government thought differently. His lengthy and close involvement with the Russian politicians (as a journalist) made him a person of interest in the corridors of Westminster.

He later became romantically involved with 23-year old Evgenia Shelepina, who just happened to be the private secretary to Leon Trotsky. When news of this reached London, the English Government immediately labelled Ransome as a likely Russian spy.

But he was simply a newspaper reporter accurately covering the changing life in Russia; taking photographs and reporting on what he observed among the ordinary people.

In the late 1920s, Ransome brought his lover of 10 years back to England, divorced his wife and married Evgenia.

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an eastern hillside of the Lake District and, with Evgenia’s loving support in overcoming his deepening depression through the pre-World War II years, Ransome began his prolific 15-year writing career. The books, and his own hand-drawn illustrations, gave him a happy and satisfying middle-age ... and a huge income from the worldwide translations of his books.

The books are based partly on Arthur’s happy childhood on the lakes, where his father taught him to sail small dinghies. Here was planted the seed of the future adventure books. One feature of his books stands out: the language and manners of the children.

Interestingly, both families had lost their fathers in childhood and were brought up by single mothers and various “interfering aunts” yet they all grew up extremely responsible and well-behaved.

There is an ongoing attempt to turn some of the books into exciting children’s films; but WH&S would not allow children to go camping unsupervised.

And worse, the PC brigade could not put up with Laetitia (known through all the books as Titty) and demanded a

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wallows and Amazons was the first of 12 books written by a middleaged retired journalist called Arthur Ransome. His characters John, Susan, Titty and Roger Walker set sail in Swallow and were soon joined by their friends Nancy and Peggy Blackett in their boat Amazon – two 12’ wooden dinghies in the Lake District, six children having fun together, and no adults allowed.

Mrs Walker would row across with fresh milk and other provisions, and check that Susan (as eldest girl) was being “mummy” to the two younger ones.

Captain John was in overall charge.

When Mummy had written to Daddy overseas asking if it was permissible, their children going off on their own in sailing boats unsupervised, he had replied, “If they’re stupid they’ll drown; if they aren’t stupid they won’t drown.”

Ransome had had a brief but mysterious and dubious career in Moscow, writing for the Daily News and the Manchester Guardian.

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change in name. And the youngest boy is called Roger. Well, being “rogered” these days would just not pass the censors, so his name would have to be changed also.

Maybe Wayne would do!

The behaviour and language of the children had to change from natural chit-chat to the formal party-dress and correct manners. Pirate Captain Nancy had to be addressed by her despised birth name of Ruth and as a temporary young lady her innocent swearing (“jib-booms and bobshanks” and even “golly gosh”) had to give way to “goodness me and how are you Aunt Jane?”

Blue sailing trousers and red pirate caps had to be replaced with snow-white long dresses.

These books reflect an idyllic period in English society and culture; a time between the wars when life for children was carefree and joyous. This is a life that has been lost, and in the 21st century is denied to children everywhere. The Nanny State and helicopter parents have taken control.

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ood scraps were fed to the chooks or the dogs, or if you lived on a farm, the pigs.

Stale bread was turned into bread and butter pudding or dried in the oven and broken up with a rolling pin to make breadcrumbs for cooking.

Holey socks and jumpers were given a new lease on life with the deft touch of a darning needle. (A gold star for readers who know what a darning mushroom is!)

Torn clothing was patched and grandad’s worn out trousers were cut down into shorts for the grandchildren.

What was broken was fixed and if repair was impossible, things were reused in all manner of inventive ways.

Next to nothing was discarded because a use could be found for almost anything. “Repurposing” it’s called today.

I will never forget the creative brilliance of my mother in converting her fur coat into a fancy-dress costume for my brother. Mum and I loved that old coat, which had hung idly in her cupboard for 20 years or more.

Like her crepe sunray pleated frocks with lace inserts in the bodice, it was a relic of her carefree single days when she dressed up, went to dances and balls, and

stayed out late.

There wasn’t much call for a fur coat on a dairy farm in 1968 and so, with the annual school fancy-dress ball approaching, Mum took up her scissors and upholstery needles and made the best little grenadier guard hat outside of Buckingham Palace for my brother.

She sculpted the frame of the hat from chicken wire, covered it with pieces of black fur coat, and lined it with the thick brown satin from inside the coat.

Making the red jacket with brass buttons and black trousers was the easy bit.

My brother’s grenadier guard outfit was an inspired example of “repurposing” and Mum’s hard work and ingenuity were acknowledged when my brother won the prize for best dressed boy.

Foodstuffs in those days came in paper or glass. Every second day, two loaves of high top white bread, wrapped in white butcher’s paper and tied up with string, appeared in our mail box at the top of the driveway.

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tomato plants to a trellis. From years of use, the lid on Mum’s pudding steamer had given up the ghost and so string was used to tie on a butter wrapper as a makeshift lid.

Groceries were packed into thick brown paper bags or cardboard boxes.

There was no better fun than walking up the steepest hill on the farm with a good strong cardboard box, jumping in and sailing down the hill at breakneck speed.

Cordial, an annual treat at Christmas time, came in a glass flagon, which was returned to the factory once empty.

Less appetising, however, was the free school milk that was supplied in small bottles containing a third of a pint.

The taste of the milk at “little lunch” on a hot Queensland Day remains a vivid and unpleasant memory of my schooldays.

Then along came plastic, which, on any measure, is an extraordinary material. It can be turned into pretty well any shape you want and made in pretty well any colour you choose. It’s also very, very durable.

I didn’t realise it back in the ’60s but our phone, wireless and light switches were all made of an early form of plastic, Bakelite, which is now regarded as highly collectible.

It’s a bit ironic really that something that contains formaldehyde and asbestos would be sought after, but different

strokes for different folks, I suppose.

No, my first recollection of plastic is Tupperware, named after one Earl Tupper who had made polypropylene items for the US military and went into consumer products after World War II. These new plastics were very desirable and were sold through a party plan, with rewards for hosts.

When a friend encouraged (nay, pressured) me into attending my first Tupperware party in the early 1970s, I bought under sufferance a green lettuce keeper, which still has its place in my oversized “Tupperware drawer”.

These clever plastics in pale pink, blue and green hues were nothing short of investment pieces. They were expensive and a tad trendy, and once the technique of sealing that last corner of the lid was mastered, there was satisfaction in knowing that the air was locked out and the flavour in.

As time has gone on, however, plastics have expanded into single-use items like drink bottles, plastic wrap and shopping bags.

This is where we’ve got into strife and there’s no point mincing words, folks, Australians have become very wasteful.

Plastic is now so ubiquitous that we don’t even really notice it. It’s also cheap, so we can afford to be lazy.

According to the National Waste Data Report, we individually generate, on

average, more than two tonnes of waste a year, much of which is plastic. That’s roughly equivalent to 250 large garbage bags of rubbish a person.

No wonder we have to wheel out our rubbish.

The old metal bins that once a week were picked up by burly garbage collectors who threw them on their shoulders and then tipped the contents into the back of their truck just don’t stand a chance.

REMEMBER WHEN In the days before wheelie bins, we managed to cope well enough with a small metal bin because: • Food scraps were fed to the chooks or put in the compost bin.

• Newspapers, old envelopes, bags and other paper items were used in the garden or burnt in the backyard incinerator.

• Glass jars were washed and put aside for leftovers or relishes and jams, if not yours then to give to the neighbour or the CWA. • Bottles were traded for the refund.

• Plastics were rare or non-existent.

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Pacific expedition put Mooloolaba on the world map IMAGE: COURTESY SUNSHINE COAST LIBRARIES.

La Balsa Park on the south bank of the Mooloolah River at Buddina, is one of the more exotic names on the Sunshine Coast, writes AUDIENNE BLYTH.

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he park is named after a balsa wood raft that sailed 13,800km across the Pacific from South America to land on our doorstep while the world watched. A tourism coup.

The little La Balsa, which is Spanish for The Raft, departed Ecuador with four crew on May 29, 1970 and miraculously arrived at Mooloolaba 161 days later, on November 5.

On board were the Spanish captain Vital Alsar, Chilean geology student Gabriel Salas, Frenchman Marcel Modena, and Normand Tetreault, a mapmaker from Montreal.

Of the three birds and two cats that set out with them, only one cat, Minette, survived and there was a quarantine fuss about that as authorities were not going to let it into Australia.

Luckily, a cat-friendly sea captain kindly adopted the cat for another journey across the ocean, a much less perilous adventure on a large ship.

The journey of La Balsa

La Balsa under tow to Brisbane following its departure from Mooloolaba Boat Harbour, November 11, 1970. captured public imagination.

The Nambour Chronicle reported the details and the captain’s log provided interesting reading.

Radio hams around Australia followed the progress of La Balsa. As the raft neared Fraser Island they were ready to be of assistance if necessary.

The first of many planes flew over at 9.20am with journalists aboard and dropped an empty beer can near the raft with a piece of paper in it saying: Welcome to Australia.

Five miles offshore Don Tracey, the skipper of the government pilot launch at Mooloolaba, came alongside in Capri which towed them to the safety of the estuary of the Mooloolah River. They arrived after midnight. Many connections were made with the locals who were eager to see the raft and meet the sailors.

The men were celebrities.

Shire Chairman Eddie de Vere welcomed the crew with a civic reception and ticker tape parade

in Nambour. In Brisbane, readers were advised that they could view the raft at Mt Gravatt shopping centre after it had been towed to Brisbane from Mooloolaba.

In 1947, the Norwegian Thor Heyerdahl had led a similar expedition across the Pacific in the Kon-Tiki. This journey also captured the imagination of the public. The Norse are traditionally great men of the sea. Heyerdahl and five companions left Peru on April 28, 1947 and after sailing 6900km over 101 days arrived at the Raroia Reef on August 7.

The Kon-Tiki was eventually taken to Oslo in Norway where it remains on display. A book and a film were produced. The book was necessary reading in secondary schools in the 1950s and introduced children to adventure across the Pacific.

Many readers may still have their dog-eared copy and recall the essays written. The rafts carried some modern

technology, a radio, watches, charts, sextant, and metal knives, but those were incidental to the actual journey.

Valuable scientific information about weather, currents, winds and the ocean was produced by both voyages.

Readings were taken each day and records kept.

Both captains believed strongly that ancient people from South America could have made the journey by raft as ancient drawings showed great rafts of balsa logs. Their knowledge of the sun, moon and stars meant they could have navigated at sea.

The captain of La Balsa said that at the end of the journey the logs were only slightly more than one inch in the water and if they had wanted, they could have sailed back to Ecuador.

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Putting names to faces – and addresses We can live in a street for years without knowing our neighbours’ names, but then, one day along comes an opportunity to speak to them.

CAROLYN COOMBES takes up the challenge.

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was walking up the hill from the bus stop, concentrating on my breathing.

When walking up hills, my breathing demands attention. Not good to be ageing.

Returning from my monthly meeting of the Queensland Women Writer’s group at the library, thoughts esoteric competed with breathing.

Suddenly an anxious face invaded my personal space. Huh? The elderly Italian woman from two doors down, across the road, behind the leopard tree.

I knew her by sight only.

“Have you seen white little dog?” she asked.

“No, there was no dog from the bus stop to here,” I replied.

“I dunno where he is. I opened the door, and he gone.” Her tears were escaping too.

Focus brain. She was too frail to gallivant through the neighbourhood looking for her dog.

“I will put these bags away and look for your dog. What’s his name?”

“I dunno, I call him Puppy. He my son’s dog. He small, white.”

the woman, to let her know I was now searching.

“I ring my son. Puppy name Ollie.”

“Thanks.” A nervous smile flitted across her face.

“He go up street neighbour say.”

“That’s helpful, I will go that way too.”

Cruising the streets I tried to think like Ollie. Could he find his way to the park? No, he wasn’t there.

Would he cross roads? Would he follow people? Perhaps yes, and I’d find him shopping.

Sure enough, he was opposite the shops, seemingly trying to eat gum leaves from a fallen branch. Starving so soon?

Perhaps he too had used emotional energy.

Would he run? I stopped, carefully crossing the road, crooning, “Hello Ollie, what a lovely puppy” in case he answered to Puppy instead.

Ollie was so interested in eating, he expressed no surprise or distrust, at being bundled into a small white car, matching his appearance.

I did wonder if I could be kidnapping another random dog, but I knew that my neighbour would be a witness for the

“The elderly Italian woman from two doors down, across the road, behind the leopard tree” I smiled inwardly – not likely to come when called.

When I greeted my husband and dumped my stuff, I spoke of my intended walk to find a small white dog, called Puppy. He suggested I drive. Good idea.

I rolled the window down as I passed

defence if I needed to front court.

As we arrived back safely, I was thankful I’d driven.

I couldn’t have carried him the distance, not with my lungs.

The neighbour’s face transformed to cavernous joy, revealing few teeth.

“Put him down. My son, he say, ‘I give him to you for one day and you lose him’.”

“I will put him down inside the door, so we don’t lose him again.”

Suddenly we were inside her home behind the shut door, but she didn’t want me there.

I was hustled outside, taking care Ollie didn’t do another Houdini act.

I still do not know her name, although I have lived in the street for 12 years, but I now know Ollie’s.

That is enough for a future conversation and possible connection.

What an unexpected opportunity to get to know each other.

Do you have a story to tell or memories to share? Submissions should be about 500 words and if you have a jpeg image, you can send that too.

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What winter? Put a jacket on it There’s a nip in the air and even though Queenslanders enjoy a mild winter, there are times when we need something a bit warmer, writes KAY McMAHON.

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ueenslanders have become experts at layering for the rare cooler days and nights. The irony is that if you read the current fashion magazines and shop the trend-driven stores, the rest of the country is only just catching on.

Everywhere you look lately fashion experts are singing the praises of coats and jackets supplementing summer garments for Australian winters, rather than heavy woollen ensembles. “Say it with a Jacket� headlines many fashion columns and “a versatile piece that can mix and match� heralds others.

All are obvious suggestions for those of us who live in warmer climes. The dilemma is that the jackets that are being peddled, while embroidered, beaded and sequinned – yes, for daywear as well – outstrip my budget.

But I’ve had an epiphany while my husband has been directing me to clean up boxes of retro and vintage garments that I

can’t bear to gift or sell.

I already have many similar jackets in my collection that haven’t seen the light of day since I went through my contemporary minimalist and recognition-of-aging phase.

I found the black buglebeaded ’50s jacket, hand-made silk shoulder pads intact, that was given to me when I was involved in a second-hand clothing store Arsenic and Old Lace in the late ’70s. And yes, a great name for a retro store.

Then I rummaged through and found the Chinese embroidered vintage woollen jacket that I had picked up in a

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This jacket has served me well over the years and while woollen, is light enough to throw over any outfit, day or night, to keep westerly winds at bay.

Another find was a fullysequinned Easton Pearson jacket.

It made me nostalgic for the fashion parades and events, both here and overseas, where other guests looking more “fashionista� would ask the label’s name. But yes, I think I might wear it during the day and even try it over jeans for lunch with the girls.

And while we’re on Easton Pearson (one of the biggest wardrobe dramas in my life

when they ceased operating), their burnt orange, brocade, three-quarter jacket bought several years ago, has been the staple of my wardrobe at many overseas fashion conferences.

Many times, I became best friends with the Indian educational contingent because the jacket was an opening conversation piece. They appreciated the quality of the fabric, the colour among the tonal European contingent, the contemporary design, the wearability, and the fact that it was daylight in Paris.

And finally, my favourite jacket for both winter and summer in Queensland – a vintage Japanese kimono. I have become addicted to an online Japanese kimono store www. inchiroya.com that is trying to save the plethora of vintage kimonos being lost to more modern varieties.

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So, what’s my point? I’m sure many of us have plenty of impressive, stylish and now vintage jackets hidden away that can come out for a few outings this winter. You won’t be wearing the current offering, but will stand out in the crowd with jackets that make a statement while not competing with younger generations.

You may not have the same ripped-jean silhouette as your granddaughters, but they’re the ones who’ll be asking to have a loan of your most-treasured archived jackets.

Bring it on winter. My jackets are now aired and ready for lunch with the girls. Are you reading this husband dearest?

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Well-behaved Swift presents personality at a practical price The world loves the pert little Suzuki Swift, writes BRUCE McMAHON, as more than five million have been sold around the world since 2005.

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hat was the year the compact Japanese car took on a unique and charming body style with snub nose, truncated rear and deep windows.

It was a character recognised from The Gap to the Ginza.

That Swift morphed into the updated model of 2011, different in part yet with similar profile. The cheeky style remained, as did the Suzuki’s inherently decent road manners and appeal as a comfortable commuter.

So now comes the third iteration of this successful, well-loved little car.

For 2017 there are two engine choices, three transmissions to consider and four trim variants with list prices now running from $16,990 to $22,990.

(Consider this: the first of this family of Swifts started out at $15,990 in 2005, car prices have been pretty stable for a bit now and that’s with the inclusion of new gear and updated dynamics for most.)

And while there’s more substance yet again for this new generation Suzuki the style remains familiar, from the deep, wrap-around windscreen through to near vertical tailgate.

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The all-new body today sits on a new and smarter chassis with longer wheelbase and wider track (the distance between the wheels).

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Increases in body dimensions bring more shoulder room, front and rear. Seat heights have been lowered to help compensate for the lower roofline, but the back seat is still best left to just two adults – or a pair of kids’ safety seats.

The boot is bigger too, albeit sitting over a temporary spare tyre which probably isn’t a huge issue in a car less likely to be heading overland to Darwin anytime soon.

According to Suzuki’s calculations, thirsty folk could now accommodate five cartons of beer back here, two more than in the outgoing model.

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Standard gear now includes Bluetooth

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For most Suzuki drivers the base 1.3 litre engine and its 66kW will be adequate, if best mated to the five-speed manual gearbox rather than the Constantly Variable Transmission.

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At the end of the drive the latest Suzuki Swift will get the commuter home in safety and comfort. It is a wellbehaved, well-built small car with some individuality and all at a reasonable price.

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Rules for roses in a humid climate A rose by any other name would still be hard work – especially, writes GARDENEZI, in southeast Queensland.

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espite the challenges, for many people no garden, or patio, is complete without at least one of these most loved of flowering plants.

There’s no great mystique to successful rose-growing but you do need to follow basic rules: 1. The sheer number of varieties on sale today is bewildering, so buy from a good garden centre and get advice on choosing only from those that do well in this climate.

2. Plant it in a sunny, open spot which drains well.

3. Prepare the soil in advance.

You can’t just stick a highlybred plant like a rose in the ground and expect it to flourish. The soil must be dark in colour, crumbly, easy to dig, full of worms.

4. Feed every six weeks throughout the summer with blood and bone and added potash or a commercial brand rose food.

5. Water well at least twice a week or more in very hot

weather. Avoid watering the foliage and flowers as this encourages fungal disease.

6. Inspect the leaves every couple of days for black spot – this is the scourge of roses in a humid climate. Treat immediately with a commercial preparation; organic remedies can be useful, but are harder work and wash off easily. Aphids and other insects should also be dealt with promptly.

7. Prune in early July, removing about two-thirds of growth; spray bare plant and ground beneath with lime sulphur to

discourage black spot.

8. “Dead head” as required, removing spent blooms that drain the plant’s energy and look unsightly. Picking the flowers helps keep the bush pruned and promotes new blooms 9. Mulch well, but keep organic material well clear of the stem, particularly away from the graft. Mulching with white stones or pale gravel will reflect light and help prevent fungal disease.

10. Roses do well in pots, but choose large containers with plenty of room for the plant to develop a good root system. Make sure the pot or tub drains well, replace the growing mix once a year (two years in very large pots) after pruning, topping it up as required during the year.

There’s a good deal more to be said about growing roses, but this will get you started. And if you want to buy a book on the subject, be sure it’s Australian!

HEAD OFF ON A SPRING ADVENTURE It’s time to book the buses or clean out the caravan, as next month brings a feast of Spring colour for garden lovers to head off and visit landscapes at their finest.

Tamborine Mountain Garden Club presents its 33rd annual Springtime on the Mountain Open Gardens Trail from Friday to Sunday, September 22-24.

Seven diverse and delightful open gardens will be on the trail in addition to the Potty Potter plant stall at the Botanic Gardens.

Trail passes are $20 and group bookings and coach tours of 10 or more, $15, but prebooking is essential by September 8. Lunches can also be pre-ordered and there is plenty of accommodation on the mountain.

All funds raised help continue the work of maintaining and developing the Tamborine Mountain Botanic Gardens.

Visit tmbotanicgardens.org. au/springtime for more details and booking, call convenor Di Howard 0458 102 344 or email

info@springtime.org.au A week earlier is the famous Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers, now in its 68th year, on September 15-24.

The brainchild of Essex Tait and the Toowoomba Chamber of Commerce, the carnival was conceived in 1949 as a way for the city to use its “Garden City” reputation to promote increased economic activity following the recent hardships of war.

On October 21, 1950 the Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers commenced with a street procession that stretched three miles. Led by a bullock team and watched by a crowd of about 50,000, the parade was a resounding success.

With spectacular gardens, country tours, music and local food and wine it’s well worth the trip.

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oordinated by the senior’s peak organisation Council on the Ageing (COTA) Queensland on behalf of the Queensland Government Queensland Seniors Week is an opportunity for older Queenslanders to explore programs and services, events and activities and connect with people of all ages and backgrounds to celebrate the many contributions older people make in their communities This year we are celebrating a Queensland for ALL ages from Saturday 19 – Sunday 27 August 2017. Events will be held throughout the state ranging from BBQ’s, open days, expos, dances, films, walks, exercise classes, Tech Savvy Seniors sessions, arts shows, demonstrations and so much more.

“Seniors Week provides a wonderful opportunity to connect communities through a wide range of activities and we encourage people of all ages and

backgrounds to get involved”. said COTA Queensland Seniors Week Coordinator Lisa Hodgkinson.

“It’s a time to learn and share new experiences or to discover services and support to assist in reducing social isolation” “Over the years we have heard stories of people who had experienced isolation yet by attending events and activities it was reported that afterwards they felt informed, connected and empowered.”

“We are inviting everyone to get out into their communities, discover the wide range of events and activities or host an informal get together with friends and neighbours. So let’s come together Queensland!”

For more information visit www.qldseniorsweek.org.au or phone 1300 738 348.

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SEA LIFE Sunshine Coast. Parkyn Parade, Mooloolaba 4557. Bookings required (07) 5458 6226. Wheelchair accessible. Entry fee $27.50 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM KENILWORTH & DISTRICT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Various fun, learning, health & safety events - 2 to 3 sessions daily of 1-1 & ½ hours. Art, painting & colouring in; Sewing, knitting, crafts for Make A Wish, First Response, Aged Care clients; Exercise - Tai Chi for Arthritis; for fun; Line dancing; Singalong; Jazz Band; Quiz

& Games; Talks - Antarctic Explorer, Nepal Schools; Indigenous local elder; Recycling rubbish; Driving tips by Driving School; RACQ; Safety in & around home - police, fire, first response, SES; Technology – with library; Meditation – Zen & Christian; Church service – Ecumenical with combined churches; Barefoot Bowls; Reading Dogs; Balancing stones & making dog leads from recycled material; Nutrition.

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Calendar Of Events ourselves becoming less resilient, more fixed, perhaps resistant to change. The regular practice of yoga helps create a flexible and open body and mind, and assist us in keeping old age at bay, by removing stiffness and inertia.

Chenrezig Institute. 33 Johnsons Rd, Eudlo.

Bookings required www.chenrezig.com.au (07) 5453 2108. Bookings close 18/08/2017 Entry fee $75.00

FRIDAY, 18 AUGUST – SUNDAY, 20 AUGUST 6:30 PM - 3:30 PM CHENREZIG BUDDHIST INSTITUTE COMFORT AND EASE: WHITE TARA RETREAT FOR A LONG AND HAPPY LIFE WITH VENERABLE AILSA The practice of White Tara strengthens and restores good health and life-force energy by gathering all the various elements needed to sustain and nurture health and removing life obstacles. If one has experienced health issues, especially depression, or a loss of “lust for life,” the practice of White Tara can be especially powerful. Please join us for this beautiful and inspiring Buddhist retreat based on chanting, meditation and making offerings to uplift your mind and spirit.

Chenrezig Buddhist Institute. 33 Johnsons Rd, Eudlo 4554. Bookings required www.chenrezig.com.au (07) 5453 2108 Bookings close 18/08/2017 Entry fee $75.00

SATURDAY, 19 AUGUST 9:00 AM -11:30 AM GYMPIE REGIONAL COUNCIL DUCK POND DASH The old and young alike will descend on Gympie’s Lake Alford Park for the 3rd Annual Duck Pond Dash, a series of all abilities races around the lake. The event highlights active and healthy seniors and

lifestyle, whilst creating a fun occasion to celebrate Seniors’ Week. The path around the lake is fully concreted, flat & is approximately 500m long, so all abilities are able to participate in this dash around Gympie’s picturesque duck ponds. Gympie Men’s Shed partners with Council to make “rubber ducky” trophies, promote the event and volunteer on the day.

Lake Alford Park. Bruce Highway, Gympie.

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SUNDAY, 20 AUGUST 10:00 AM - 3:30 PM WOODFORD RAILWAY WOODFORD RAILWAY TRAIN RIDE Come along for a heritage train ride.

Woodford Railway. Margaret Street, Woodford 4514. Wheelchair accessible.

Entry fee Free 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM SUNCARE COMMUNITY SERVICES INC 7 SUNSHINE COAST MARATHON AND COMMUNITY RUN FESTIVAL QLD GOVT FAMILY DASH Suncare and HAP SC are entering a team of 50 in the QLD Government 2km Family Dash on Sunday the 20th of August 2017. This event is anything from a jog to a walk. The normal entry fee is $20 but we will subsidise half the fee for up to 50 entrants. They will get the following for their $10 fee - Unique branded T shirt, Transport from and to a designated pick-up point, A support team and tent for the event, A packed snack bag including water. Support to complete the event if required The Esplanade, Alexandra Heads Surf Life Saving Club. The Esplanade, Alexandra Headlands 4557 Bookings required 0468 505 63

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Entry fee $10.00 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM PALMWOODS MEMORIAL HALL ASSOCIATION INC. Step back in time and relive the good old days with a matinee picture show. Free entry. Kiosk available.

Palmwoods Memorial Hall. 1 Main Street, Palmwoods. Bookings required (07) 5478 9539 Bookings close 13/08/2017 Wheelchair accessible.

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MONDAY, 21 AUGUST – WEDNESDAY, 23 AUGUST 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM NOOSA LIBRARY SERVICE ESTATE PLANNING AND BUILDING FOR YOUR RETIREMENT WORKSHOPS Building for Retirement - Learn the strategies to maximise your retirement savings and how your income will be generated once retired.

Noosa Library 7 Wallace Dr, Noosaville Bookings required www.libraries.noosa. qld.gov.au/home (07) 5329 6555. Bookings close 23/08/2017. Wheelchair accessible.

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MONDAY, 21 AUGUST 10:00 AM -1:30 PM HEALTHY AGEING PARTNERSHIP COMLINK HIGH TEA Celebrate Seniors Week with entertainment and delicious food at our High Tea event.

Kawana Community Hall. Nanyima Street, Buddina. Bookings required (07) 5390 1200 Bookings close 18/08/2017 Wheelchair accessible.

Entry fee Free

MONDAY, 21 AUGUST – FRIDAY, 25 AUGUST 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM ST VINCENT’S CARE SERVICES MAROOCHYDORE SENIORS COMEDY/MAGIC WEEK Seniors comedy week is to celebrate Seniors Week through laughter and humour. The program is put together for our residents to interact with each other and the event to be a day of entertainment, laughter, relationship, and community building. It will focus on interaction, mental stimulation, social interaction and creativity, cultural and

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Whether you are a beginner or are returning to lessons after a break call me today on 0418 563 226 to arrange a free meet and greet and discuss your first lesson.

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Celebrating Seniors Week 2017 physical activities. Laughter has been show through research to be beneficial in various ways. The program is developed to result in improved moods, happiness, reduction in anxiety and stress and even a slight drop in blood pressure.

Program 1: Entertainer (Comedian/ Magician) – Nickleby the comedian/ magician will open our comedy week by entertaining us together with his famous rabbit.

Program 2: Funny Skit ‘Life in Aged Care’ – Let the performance of our staff and residents fill the room with laughter.

Program 3: Funny Poems – We will be writing funny poems together. We will have a little bit of reminiscing and laughter when they hear their poems.

Program 4: Laughter Basket – Draw an article out of our laughter basket that will make you smile, then share what is funny about your article.

Program 5: Fun Group Activities – A few games and activities that will make you interact with each other and enjoy the experience of a group activity Program 6: Comedy Video – for those who want to have a bit more fun we will have a film to experience laughter, enjoyment and comedy again.

Program 7: Laughter Yoga – This is a program we would like to implement at our facility for our residents. Research again shows that laughter yoga is beneficial for seniors.

St Vincent’s Care Services Maroochydore.

37 Baden Powell Street, Maroochydore For more information call 07 5459 6672 Entry fee Free

MONDAY, 21 AUGUST 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM SUNSHINE COAST LIBRARIES #SENIORSONLINE ONLINE SHOPPING FOR SENIORS Sunshine Coast Libraries really celebrates Seniors Week! We provide a full program of fresh activities, author events, eResources and digital sessions.

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Nambour Library.

Cnr Currie and Bury Streets, Nambour.

For more information phone (07) 5475 8989 Wheelchair accessible.

Entry fee Free 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM SUNSHINE COAST LIBRARIES #SENIORSONLINE ONLINE SHOPPING FOR SENIORS Sunshine Coast Libraries really celebrates Seniors Week! We provide a full program of fresh activities, author events, eResources and digital sessions.

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Kawana Library.

30 Nanyima Street, Buddina.

For more information phone (07) 5475 8989 Wheelchair accessible.

Entry fee Free

9:30 AM – 12:00 PM SUNSHINE 60 & BETTER A MORNING OF MOVIE NOSTALGIA Relive the golden days of Hollywood!

Share your appreciation of this unique film experience with other film enthusiasts. This is classic cinema at it’s best, with films selected from the 1930’s to the 1960’s. Entry fee includes the

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9:30 AM – 12:30 PM SUNSHINE 60 & BETTER GROUP INC. A MORNING OF MOVIE NOSTALGIA RELIVE THE GOLDEN DAYS OF HOLLYWOOD! Share your appreciation of this unique film experience with other film enthusiasts. This is classic cinema at it’s best, with films selected from the 1930’s to the 1960’s. Entry fee includes the movie experience, popcorn, icecream, soft drinks, tea / coffee and a hot dog luncheon.

Sunshine 60 & Better. 50 Iluka Avenue, Buddina 4575 Bookings required (07) 5444 5833 Bookings close 21/08/2017 Wheelchair accessible Entry $10 9:30 AM - 1:30 PM POMONA & DISTRICT COMMUNITY HOUSE INC. TECH TALK FOR SENIORS An informative presentation on ‘Getting the best out of your mobile phones’ followed by , ‘How to recognise and avoid scams’. An interactive session will give participants take-home tools and skills including practice at saying, ‘No’ to crank callers. Light entertainment by local comedy duo, the Misfits, will provide a humorous look at technology. Students from the Home School Association will perform cello and violin. Entry fee includes morning tea and a light lunch.

The Lawson Shed. School Street, next to the Community House Pomona.

Bookings required (07) 5485 2427 Wheelchair accessible.

Entry fee $7.50 11:00 AM - 1:30 PM HEALTHY AGEING PARTNERSHIP SUNDALE HIGH TEA Celebrate Seniors Week with entertainment and delicious food at our High Tea event.

Coolum Beach Retirement Community.

4 Wembley Road, Coolum 4573 Bookings required 1800 78 6325 Bookings close 21/08/2017 Wheelchair accessible.

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Celebrating Seniors Week 2017 WEDNESDAY, 23 AUGUST 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM COOROY LIBRARY ESTATE PLANNING Do you have the right type of Will? In the next 25 years, people 65 and over will pass their wealth (almost $1.5 billion dollars) to the next generation. Learn how to ensure your assets go to the right people, at the right time and be tax efficient Bookings required www.libraries.noosa.qld.gov.au/home (07) 5329 6555 Bookings close 23/08/2017 Wheelchair accessible.

Entry fee Free 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM SUNSHINE COAST LIBRARIES #SENIORSONLINE ONLINE SHOPPING FOR SENIORS Sunshine Coast Libraries really celebrates Seniors Week! We provide a full program of fresh activities, author events, eResources and digital sessions.

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We have a team of podiatrists who gather experiences from around the world. Our team will assist you in getting the best from your feet to encourage an active lifestyle.

Have your feet looked after by Buderim Podiatry when a little extra help is required.

Libraries will be themed around seniors, online technology and eResources. A series of sessions titled #OnlineSenior will focus on shopping and resources: *What is online shopping, *How to purchase online, * What is PayPal, and *How to buy and sell.

Maleny Library. 5 Coral Street, Maleny For more information phone (07) 5475 8989 Wheelchair accessible.

Entry fee Free 10:00 AM - 11.30 AM “GRANDPARENTS & GRANDCHILDREN GROWING POT PLANTS TOGETHER” WITH GAYLE RICHENS A wonderful chance to enjoy a morning in the garden with your little ones to share the fun and wonder of planting together. We’ll decorate the pots first and paint stones for the garden, so please bring a hat and wear old clothes as we’ll be outside playing with paint and potting mix.

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Maroochydore Library. 44 Sixth Avenue, Cotton Tree 4558 For more information phone (07) 5475 8989 Wheelchair accessible.

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Calendar Of Events A hands-on opportunity to understand how and where to grow herbs as well as then turning them into a variety of infusions, teas, oils, honey and vinegars to benefit your daily health.

41 Farrell St Yandina, corner North St. New visitors, volunteers and members always welcome. All events will provide morning tea and give you appropriate plants or tools to take home with you.

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Beerwah Community Hall. 25 Peachester Road, Beerwah 4519 Bookings required (07) 5494 6948 Bookings close 23/08/2017 Wheelchair accessible.

Entry fee $10.00 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM SUNSHINE COAST LIBRARIES #SENIORSONLINE ONLINE SHOPPING FOR SENIORS Sunshine Coast Libraries really celebrates Seniors Week! We provide a full program of fresh activities, author events, eResources and digital sessions.

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Caloundra Library. 8 Omrah Avenue, Caloundra. For more information phone (07) 5475 8989 Wheelchair accessible.

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FRIDAY, 25 AUGUST 9:15 AM - 10:30 AM REDCLIFFE FUN AND FITNESS 50’S PLUS FITNESS CLASS Fitness class for over 50’s. Targeting active mature adults male or female to improve their fitness, strength, flexibility and wellbeing. Program is planned specifically to assist you to improve your balance, reflexes and your health in general. The people in this class are warm, friendly and love having new people coming along. You bring along some water, a towel, a mat and some small hand weights if available around 2kls each.

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10:00 AM - 11.30 AM “ENJOYING GARDENING WITHOUT SUFFERING ACHES & PAINS” WITH LISSA EVANS Lissa, a registered Fitness Instructor, will show you easy ways to avoid back, shoulder or leg pain while enjoying your garden. You will also learn some do anywhere simple exercises to manage/

eliminate any problems you experience after digging, lifting or weeding.

41 Farrell St Yandina, corner North St. New visitors, volunteers and members always welcome. All events will provide morning tea and give you appropriate plants or tools to take home with you.

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Celebrating Seniors Week 2017 KENILWORTH EVENTS SATURDAY, 26 AUGUST – SUNDAY, 27 AUGUST You do not have to be a Kenilworth resident or a senior to join in. Apart from the Gheerulla Hall R&R dance at $20, all sessions and morning and afternoon tea, are FREE! Puzzles (supplied) and knitting can be done at all times.

Dancing the Night Away with Strangest Dreamers Band ($20) Presented by: Mary Ann Law Where: Gheerulla Hall When: Saturday 19th 7pm.

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Ecumenical Church Service Presented by: Sue Wolter Where: St Luke’s Church Hall & St John Bosco When: Sunday 20th 9am and 11am

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Kenilworth Library. 4A Elizabeth Street, Kenilworth For more information phone (07) 5475 8989 Wheelchair accessible.

Entry fee Free 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM SUNSHINE COAST LIBRARIES #SENIORSONLINE ONLINE SHOPPING FOR SENIORS Sunshine Coast Libraries really celebrates Seniors Week! We provide a full program of fresh activities, author events, eResources and digital sessions.

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Beerwah Library. 25 Peachester Road, Beerwah For more information phone (07) 5475 8989 Wheelchair accessible.

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FINANCE

EASE THE BURDEN OF YOUR GRIEVING FAMILY

ASIC REVIEW PICKS UP SUPER DISINTEREST

When you die, family are left with a lot to deal with on top of their grief and making funeral arrangements.

They need to find your Will (hopefully you have one!) and work through the administration of your estate.

Estate administration is the process of calling in the deceased’s assets, identifying and paying liabilities, and distributing the estate to beneficiaries.

An estate inventory, known as a statement of assets and liabilities, is drafted to accurately record the accounts of the estate.

Depending on the value and assets, a Grant of Probate may be required by banks and other institutions to release funds or assets to the executor.

The person administering the estate, known as the executor or administrator, has legal obligations and duties to the estate.

It is crucial that the executor meets their legal duties throughout the estate administration.

They could be held

ASIC has released a report about key aspects of consumer engagement with their superannuation funds, focusing on the experience of less-engaged members.

The review sets out key principles that can help improve member experience of superannuation. It also points to some areas for improvement, including in relation to the provision of insurance through superannuation funds and disclosure practices.

It mapped three stages of the superannuation lifecycle: Joining a fund, participating in a fund and changing or leaving a fund In examining these three stages, the review looked at potential risks or problem areas for consumers, and assessed how these were being managed by funds. This included examining where changes occur to a member’s arrangements without consent, such as variations to insurance policies.

Some of ASIC’s concerns related to poor disclosure where members’ insurance cover has ceased or changed without adequate forewarning by the

personally liable to the estate.

There is no minimum gift amount to stop a beneficiary making a claim against your estate.

If a beneficiary (or potential beneficiary) contests your Will it can cause major disruption to the estate administration.

For the estate, this usually involves extensive negotiation between the estate and the beneficiary, attending mediation, and if the matter isn’t resolved, then responding to a court application.

Management of a deceased estate can be complex and time-consuming so the first step in ensuring a smooth estate administration is having your estate plan in order.

The second step is for the estate to enlist the help of experienced estate administration lawyers.

While they cannot remove the pain of loss, they can ease the burden by facilitating an efficient administration of the estate.

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superannuation trustee. ASIC expects super trustees to take a consumer-focused approach and make their disclosures as effective as possible.

It is not enough for trustees to mention circumstances in which cover might change upfront, as disengaged members will almost certainly not recall that possibility many years later.

ASIC also found that some trustees may be using inappropriate defaults in dealing with their members.

In some cases, where trustees have moved members within a fund, trustees are treating members as “smokers” for the purposes of calculating their insurance premiums without knowing whether the member smokes or not. This can result in a higher premium for the member, which would be inappropriate given the low and decreasing levels of smoking among members of the public.

“Inappropriate defaults can be adverse to consumers, as they are unlikely to notice the change in status that has been applied to their member account and take action to fix the issue,” ASIC

Deputy Chairman Peter Kell said.

“We are taking follow-up actions with funds about the issue of defaults.”

ASIC notes that the superannuation industry is currently considering insurance issues through the Insurance in Superannuation Industry Working Group (ISWG).

“We intend to make public the results of our 2017 project work. Now is the time for trustees to consider whether their practices are in the best interests of members, as well as whether their members are adequately informed of decisions affecting them,” Mr Kell said.

Two compliance projects are underway in superannuation for 2017. “Employers and Super” is considering the role employers play in the superannuation system. The project will look at advice provided to employers, benefits and services, as well as disclosures employers receive directly from trustees.

The “Insurance in Super” project is looking at disclosure and complaints handling issues, as well as issues of incentives, conflicts and culture in super.

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Herb up in the flu season The refreshing cool nights and warm days of a Queensland winter lose their charm when colds and flu start spreading, but, writes TRUDI KITHER, there are specific herbs to help boost our immune system and increase energy levels.

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pecific herbs can assist the body to fight infection, restore physical and mental energy levels, while breaking the virus cycle and boosting the immune fighting ability within the body. Herbs which can help keep away pesky viral infections and keep you going are: Siberian Ginseng is used extensively for mental clarity, focus and endurance.

It gives the mind and body extra stamina, boosts energy and will also help to nourish the body and mind when the nervous system is exhausted. A restorative tonic for enhancement of mental and physical wellbeing, especially in cases of decreased performance such as chronic fatigue, weakness, exhaustion, tiredness, irritability, insomnia, mild depression and loss of concentration, it is also an effective remedy for recovery from acute or chronic disease, trauma, surgery and other stressful episodes.

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Elder Flower or “Sambucus nigra” is an increasingly popular ingredient of the cold remedies found on the supermarket and pharmacy shelves. It reduces bronchial and upper respiratory mucous and is also used to treat hayfever. The bioflavanoids encourage circulation and are sweat inducing in a hot infusion. It is an effective and specific remedy for cold and flu, fevers, bronchitis, upper respiratory infections, conjunctivitis, sciatic, rheumatic and arthritic pain.

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HEALTH

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ach year, more than one-third of adults aged 65 and older have a serious fall. This is no accident.

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BOOK REVIEW

ELIZABETH PASCOE

Fiction cannot be as compelling as the real thing and so it is with this story set in Poland during World War II. Jan and Antonia Zabinski are deeply committed to their zoo, particularly Antonia who has an abiding affinity and dedication to all animals. Bombs rain down on the zoo and there is chaos, with many of the larger animals stampeding out through broken gates and dying. After a drunken party by the Nazis, butchers went hunting and killed some more. It’s heartbreaking reading but this is about the glorious people, the Polish underground.

Desperate people are hidden among the small animals, secret codes, dyed blonde hair to appear Aryan … there are all sorts of tricks. This is a story of tenacity and survival and everyone should read it.

TONY HARRINGTON

I really enjoyed this book. Many of my favourite themes were explored: World War II Polish history, the despicable horrors of Nazi Germany, the heroism of the suppressed Polish people with man’s good nature and determination triumphing over evil.

The heroine loved and understood animal behaviour with her senses so finely tuned into their thoughts and feelings she could almost be one of them. She understood how a hunted human animal and zoo animal felt.

The moral of the book is that animals are people too and our friends. “If any creature is in danger, human or animal, you save it”. I loved the author’s narrative and descriptive writing style. She has a beautiful turn of phrase. It is a bit long-winded in the middle section but overall a great read.

BOOK review JOHN KLEINSCHMIDT Polish names are at best difficult and I found that a distraction. The story is well researched, but in my opinion provides an unbalanced mix of detail about Antonina’s family, the Jewish people they save, zoo animals and the Nazis who occupied Poland during the war.

The Zabinskis’ love of animals and warm friendships with people who pass through the zoo provides a human element to the story, but nonetheless the story is centred on the cruelty of the Nazis and their Warsaw Holocaust. For me, the book could have had more detail about the dramatic life of Antonina’s husband Jan and the clever strategies used to save Jews from the Warsaw Ghetto.

A book you would really “want” to read.

SUZI HIRST

THE ZOOKEEPER’S WIFE: A WAR STORY

Polish zookeepers Jan and Antonina Zabinski manage to save more than 300 people from Warsaw Ghetto by hiding refugees in the empty animal cages after their zoo is bombed.

They are forced to report to the Reich’s newly appointed chief zoologist, Lutz Heck, but fight back on their own terms, covertly working with the Resistance.

Antonina puts herself and even her children at great risk. This true story is the result of extensive research by a great storyteller.

By Diane Ackerman

September 1939, Warsaw is being bombarded and taken over by the Germans. Jews are relegated to the Ghetto and Antonina and Jan Zabinski run a zoo ahead of its time. The zoo is all but destroyed and then put under the administration of Lutz Heck, a zoologist they knew before the war. Lutz had friends in high places – Goring and Goebbels – and was obsessed with bloodlines in animals and wanted to bring back German animals now extinct so used their zoo. This is a moving true story that again proves the truth is stranger than fiction. Recommended reading!

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MARY BARBER This portrait of Antonina Zabinski is deeply moving. The author has used diaries, letters, interviews and historical documents to recreate life at the Warsaw Zoo during the Nazi regime.

The book is lively and full of anecdotes, some amusing, some painful. The antics of the zoo animals provided a welcome distraction for people living in hiding, not knowing if or when they will be free again.

Ackerman brings this period of history to life very effectively. She describes the racist practices of the Nazi regime and shows the bravery and fortitude of the Polish people. Their selfless actions in hiding and protecting thousands of Jews saw many survive the war years.

This book is well worth the read, but don’t expect to be entertained.

This is an extremely moving story. Diane Ackerman meticulously researched the history of Jan and Antonina Zabinski to give the reader a confronting account of their enormous courage saving 300 Jews. The lengthy introduction, portraying the Zabinski’s idyllic life before the invasion of Poland, was necessary to help the reader absorb the contrast, as life changed for all with the Nazis occupation.

Jan and Antonina were not Jews and were very well respected in Warsaw society considering the unusual Zoo they had set up. How easily they could have chosen to ignore the plight of the Jews. Stories like these challenge me, the reader, to wonder what I would have done! Not easy to answer – even giving a drink of water to a Jew was punishable by death! Why did they do it? From an interview with their daughter Teresa, “they believed it was the right thing to do, that’s what a decent person would do.” For more insight into this remarkable story, there is an excellent YouTube video by the author which gives an insight to the research and meaning behind this story.

Definitely recommended.

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TECHNOLOGY

SORT OUT THE (EMAIL) RUBBISH

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What is the difference between junk mail in the letterbox and junk mail on a computer?

The iPad Man COLIN DUNKERLEY explains.

Internet connection or wireless network issues regularly come up for NATHAN WELLINGTON to solve, so here’s the first in his series on how home networks work.

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o you remember when you enjoyed opening your inbox and seeing the many emails from friends and relatives? In 1998, they even made a movie about it, You’ve Got Mail, with Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan.

Today the inbox is often overloaded with bills or marketing from businesses you may have used, along with unwanted emails advising you have won a gift voucher or the Nigerian lottery!

So, what can you do to minimise junk emails and what constitutes junk email?

Junk mail in the letterbox is totally unsolicited, it is not addressed so you easily identify it as junk. But when that brand sends you an email it is usually because you signed up to a newsletter or a loyalty program like Flybuys.

While you associate that brand with junk mail, it is in fact not junk email.

Why does this matter? Junk or spam email at one point represented 80 per cent of all emails sent. The trouble is we keep giving the filters mixed messages.

Most email programs have a junk or spam button and too often we flag a genuine Coles email, received because you have a Flybuys card, as junk. What you should do is unsubscribe from the email. If only it were that simple!

What about the emails that say they are from Coles but are not? How can you tell the difference? If you tap the sender’s name the email address of the sender will be revealed and if it does not contain the brand’s website address, it is spam.

This is not an email you want to unsubscribe from as that will only confirm you are a real person and you can look forward to much more spam if you “unsubscribe� from an email you never subscribed to in the first place.

Here’s my tips: 1. Only unsubscribe from emails you legitimately subscribed to.

2. If the sender’s email address does not match the business website flag it as junk/spam.

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ome networking has three terms, and you may find them on a modem/router: • LAN is Local Area Network and is when you use a particular Ethernet cable to connect computers and printers to talk to one another and to the internet. • WLAN is Wireless Local Area Network and is the wireless signal from your modem/router that connects your wireless devices to each other and the internet. • WAN is Wide Area Network and is usually a port on your modem/router that can be used to connect to another network. Some people use this to connect their router to a separate modem.

The WLAN or Wi-Fi as it is referred to, uses radio waves to connect your devices. It has a lot of challenges to over-come in getting information from point A to point B, such as how the data travels through the air, the data has to avoid colliding with one another, it needs to get to the right device and back, and then forms to make an image or sound.

When streaming video, time slicing and data rates also determine the success or failure of the wireless connection.

With the introduction of the NBN, many people are being provided with

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new modem/routers during the upgrade, but traditionally the modem/router was separate. The router connects all your devices together, like a bike wheel. The router is the hub and your devices are at the end of the spokes. The modem is the bridge between your internet service and the router, so that all your devices can access the internet.

The wireless signal on most modern modem/routers use 2.4GHz and 5GHz frequencies. The 2.4GHz band is quite crowded, because it’s also used by old cordless phones, garage door openers, health monitors, and other devices.

The longer waves used by the 2.4GHz band are better suited to longer ranges and transmission through walls and solid objects, but because so many other devices use this frequency, the resulting congestion can cause dropped connections and slower-than-expected speeds.

The 5GHz band is less congested, which means you will likely get more stable connections at higher speeds, but it is less able to penetrate walls.

Next month I will exlain how devices recognise each other and how best to keep your home network secure.

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Quiz question: Where did the Happy Birthday song originate?

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MELBOURNE City Ballet’s neoclassical interpretation of the William Shakespeare classic A Midsummer Night’s Dream is for both new and more sophisticated classical ballet palates. There will be a full cast of talented artists, dazzling costumes and beautiful sets.

August 15, 7.30pm. Tickets $44, concession $37.

Director Jo Loth has assembled a stellar team of theatre experts and young talents for her upcoming production of William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar on Saturday, August 12 and 19, at 7.30pm; Thursday 17, at 11am and 6.30pm. Tickets $35, concessions $25.00.

The cast features the leading lights of Sunshine Coast theatre including Rainee Skinner, Mary Eggleston and Angel Kosch, who, in defiance of gender norms, will be playing Mark Antony, Cassius and Brutus respectively.

Bookings 5491 4240 or visit theeventscentre.com.au

JAZZ IT UP World-class songwriter, singer and pianist Dan Bolton stars at The Jazz Sessions at the Bison Bar, C-Square courtyard, 52-64 Currie St, Nambour on Sunday, August 27, 3.30pm. Tickets $20. Call 0403 152 397 or email info@ sassyjazz.com.au

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ENJOY THE CHORUS Buderim Male Choir will join with the Sing Spire Chorus from Woombye to present a charity concert in Buderim on August 12, to benefit Bloomhill Cancer Care. The program of “folk songs and spirituals from around the world,” will take the audience to

Barry Bull’s second Loud Shirt Day in support of Hear and Say will be at the Mooloolaba Surf Club on August 27, 2pm4.30pm.

Last year’s event raised $6000 for deaf kids.

Barry performs for the love of his grandson, Archer, who was born deaf and had his world open up thanks to cochlear implants. Wear a loud shirt for a fun afternoon of stories and music. Tickets $25 and all proceeds to Hear and Say. Bookings 5444 1300 or visit barrybull.com/concert

England, Ireland, Wales, Finland, Russia, South Africa, Congo, America and Australia.

The concert starts at 2pm at St Mark’s Anglican Church, Main St, Buderim. Admission $15 includes afternoon tea.

For reservations call Rod 5456 4473.

ENTER THE SECRET GARDEN Caloundra Chorale and Theatre Co presents the musical The Secret Garden, a timeless tale of a special place where faith, hope and love grow.

Set in 1906, it’s the story of young orphan Mary Lennox sent to live in the melancholy household of her uncle.

She brings the disused secret garden back to life.

Wednesday, August 9, 16, 23, 30 at 7.30pm; Friday, 11, 18, 25 and September 1 at 7.30pm; Saturday, 12, 19, 26 and September 2 at 2pm; and Sunday, 13, 20, 27 and September 3, at 2pm. Tickets $32, concessions $29. Bookings call 5437 2719.

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Test your general knowledge and maybe win a prize at the Maroochy Library Trivia, Saturday, August 5, 1.30pm4.30pm. Make up a table of six or be matched. Entry $7. Call 5475 8989 to book.

Buderim Craft Cottage Mixed and Multi Media group members will have their latest works on show August 31-September 7, 10am-4pm, 5 Main St, Buderim.

Original art and crafts, sculptures, handmade cards and more will be for sale and enjoyment. Browse mixed media paintings, vibrant abstract pieces, living landscapes and fine still life all handmade by a local artist. Visit buderimcraftcottage.com.au

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or many, the lure of a climate that is “beautiful one day, perfect the next” brings them north to Queensland to retire, but for David and Jane Ross, it was the call of the cool.

David is from one of Darwin’s original families, his father having moved there before World War II with a truck and a shovel.

He went on to build a trucking company which David eventually managed. Jane moved to Darwin with her family when she was nine, and it was while she was home on holidays from boarding school, that she met David at a local dance.

She was 15 and David was 18. They married five years later and raised three sons on an acreage outside of Darwin, with lots of pets and horses.

Family holidays were often spent on the Sunshine Coast and they dreamt of moving south and buying a farm.

It finally happened in 2003, after their sons had grown up, when they

bought a 20ha property at Belli Park to breed brahmans and Australian stock horses. Five years later, they sold the farm and moved to a smaller acreage on the Eumundi Range.

Then came time to think about making life easier and David and Jane considerd the value of living in a community with people of similar age and interests.

They decided to visit Palm Lake Resort Cooroy-Noosa. It was in the early stages of construction so they joined the sales team on a bus trip to Palm Lake Resort Hervey Bay to get a better idea of what a completed resort would look like.

“We really liked what we saw and couldn’t believe PLR Cooroy-Noosa would be even better,” Jane said.

“We realised we could have it all – stay in our local community in one of the most beautiful places in the world and enjoy lifestyle living at its very best.”

Since moving in to the resort David and Jane have easily adapted to the Palm Lake way of life, making the most of all that the resort has to offer.

Jane is a regular at line dancing classes, while David has taken to 10-pin bowling. They both regularly attend Friday night Happy Hour and Jane has become a valued member of the Social Committee.

“We have made so many new friends and enjoy a great lifestyle here at Palm Lake Resort Cooroy-Noosa,” Jane said. “It’s like finding a long lost family at the best time of your life.”

DOING THE SUMS JULY is a great time to think about some new financial year resolutions, especially if you’re getting close to retirement age.

While selling the family home might be a daunting prospect, it can have an amazing upside.

Buderim’s median house price is $610,000, yet affordable lifestyle communities such Nature’s Edge Buderim have two-bedroom, two-bathroom homes from $449,000, which equates to an immediate cash injection for retirement.

Not all “retirement” villages are created equal – Nature’s Edge has no entry or exit fees or refurbishment fees.

This means that when you sell, you keep any capital gain. And when you buy, there’s no stamp duty. Homes are framed by a rainforest backdrop, within a landscaped environment. A $3 million leisure facility is under construction and nearing completion.

Living at Nature’s Edge Buderim means you’re likely to save money as homes are 8-star energy rated, with solar power, LED lights and thermally efficient externals walls. Residents access bulk electricity rates as well as a natural supply of non-metered water for gardens.

A weekly fee covers rates, normal water usage, grounds maintenance, leisure facilities and security gates. And, eligible residents can access government assistance for the weekly fee.

Lifestyle advisers at Nature’s Edge Buderim can help the move to a new, eco-friendly, architect-designed home surrounded by rainforest in a gated community with no exit fees.

A new stage of homes is open for inspection at Nature’s Edge Buderim, 25 Owen Creek Rd, Forest Glen.

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COTA WELCOMES HOUSING HELP GO FOR THE LIFESTYLE The Women’s Lifestyle Expo this year has a huge program and a new venue.

It includes Kim McCosker from 4 ingredients, fashion hosted by Sunshine Coast International Fashion Festival, more than 25 workshops a day, and inspirational speakers covering topics such as physical health, personal and emotional health and financial health.

Exhibits include health, fitness, jewellery, beauty, fashion, travel,

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education, finances and personal growth.

Add a gourmet food and music festival, prizes and giveaways including a P&O Sea Break Cruise, and it’s a packed program all for entry by gold coin donation.

As this is a community program be sure to visit Volunteering Sunshine Coast’s stall. Just turn up at the Calvary Centre, 212 Crosby Hill Rd, Tanawha (easy parking) on September 1-2, 9am-4pm.

Visit womenslifestyleexpo/com.au

Peak Seniors’ organisation Council on the Ageing (COTA) Queensland has welcomed the State Government’s response to the Advisory Taskforce on Residential Transition for Ageing Queenslanders. The taskforce, which included COTA, made recommendations to address housing and related needs of older Queenslanders.

COTA Queensland chief executive Mark Tucker-Evans said the report recognised that older Queenslanders had to survive in an increasingly complex and

competitive housing market.

“The largest investment that many seniors have made during their working lives is the family home. Seniors cannot afford to jeopardise that investment through a bad housing decision,” he said.

“Planning ahead is critical. Housing decisions are complex, often have emotional implications and for some older people, decisions may be made under stress. Many older people are overwhelmed by the challenge of finding and processing information they need.”

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The WORLD in Your Hands

Travel in Your Time

Wild West still holds secrets of Wild Bill and Calamity Jane Students of the Wild West refuse to give up their search for an answer to the question that’s baffled experts for over a century so, writes DAVID ELLIS, just what was the real relationship between legendary Wild Bill Hickok and less than law-abiding Calamity Jane?

Wild Bill Hickok’s grave, and at her request Calamity Jane’s directly alongside that of “her great love.”

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isitors to today’s Deadwood in the Black Hills of Dakota can still ponder that question as they not only walk the same boardwalk streets that Wild Bill and Calamity Jane trod 140-odd years ago, but also visit their side-by-side graves and wonder at the strange relationship between these complete opposites.

The one-time Marshall Hickok (between engagements he was also a hired-gun and professional gambler) is known to have considered Calamity little more than a drinking mate. So just why did the alcoholic hooker ask to be buried next to “her great love” as she was dying nearly 30 years after he was shot dead in a Deadwood bar room?

History tells us that, as in the movies,

the Deadwood Stage did roll-out over the hills, lawbreakers were lynched in the streets of “the shootin’est town in the West,” and that Wild Bill and Calamity Jane did on occasion step Deadwood’s boardwalks together.

And, just as in the movies, 30,000 gold miners did flock to Deadwood in the 1870s-80s, just as today tourists can visit the tombstones in the town’s cemetery of those who met their death by natural cause, rope or bullet.

But unlike in the movies, Hickok wasn’t interested in upholding justice when he left his new bride in Wyoming and jumped the Deadwood Stage. He planned on relieving gullible miners of some of their Black Hills’ gold at the poker table.

Wild Bill didn’t go to Deadwood to uphold the law, but rather to relieve gullible miners of some of their Black Hills’ Gold at the poker table.

No Doris Day, the “less than attractive” Calamity Jane Burke dressed as a man, swore furiously, was a part-time prostitute, and on drunken sprees would shoot out the lights of saloons and gambling houses.

And again, unlike in the movies, when he arrived in Deadwood in 1876, Hickok was mysteriously accompanied

by Calamity Jane Cannary whom he’d previously worked with in a Wild West Show, together with a colourful one-time Pony Express rider, ‘Colorado’ Charlie Utter.

Calamity soon turned out to be anything but Hollywood’s Doris Day who

would host Wild Bill to candlelit dinners in a rose-gardened Deadwood cottage.

Deadwood had hit the headlines in August 1875 when gold was found in a nearby creek. Within days, thousands of hopefuls had flocked to the Black Hills, in the beginning scooping-up nuggets “as big as candy bars” and when these easy pickings petered out, blasted their way into the gold-bearing hillsides.

On a fateful August 2, 1876 Hickok – who drank with his left hand to keep his gun-hand free – dropped into the No.10 Saloon for a game of poker. The continued page 40>

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Lunar landscape an expected treasure If you are doing the Darling Run or just travelling past the Willandra Lakes region, grey nomad BEVERLEY EVERSON recommends stopping off at the remarkable Mungo National Park.

An ancient landscape that is constantly being changed by the wind and rain.

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n case you haven’t heard of it, Mungo is located just south of Pooncarie in NSW or about 88km northeast of Mildura.

It’s on a good sealed road parallel to the Darling River through a landscape of river gums, mulga scrub and red soil.

The last part, on Top Hut Rd, is 50km of dirt but usually suitable for all types of vehicles. The landscape which is continually being moulded by wind and rain, is dominated by ancient, dry lake basins, white, red and brown sand dunes, mallee scrub, clay plains and sparsely forested cypress pines all within a lunar landscape.

One possible origin of the name Mungo is the Paakantji word for canoe which is “mungoe”. The vast spaces, big skies and rich colours fill the senses and carry you back to an ancient time when tribes roamed, lived and played beside the lake’s edge and food, water and shelter were plentiful.

Human presence goes back 42,000 years. In the 1960s, the oldest remains of Mungo Lady and later, Mungo Man, were discovered. Geologist Jim Bowler found mussel shells, stone tools and other evidence of an ancient culture and on a

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later expedition, saw what looked like burnt bones. Archaeologists were called in and research is ongoing.

To protect this special place, the Willandra Lakes Region was recognised as a World Heritage site and Mungo National Park formed in 1979. It is one of only four listed in Australia for both natural and cultural values. The others are Uluru-Kata Tjuta, the Tasmanian Wilderness and Kakadu.

The moonscape of the Mungo dry lakebed lunette and sand dunes area called Walls of China, include 19 fossil lakes making up the Willandra system.

Lake Mungo has special significance.

See visitmungo.com.au Charles Sturt was one of the first European explorers to pass near the lakes, travelling along the Murray River in 1828. Thomas Mitchell followed the Lachlan (which flows directly into Willandra Lakes) and Murrumbidgee Rivers to the Murray in 1836. Even the ill-fated Burke and Wills passed close by.

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Mungo’s lunar landscape. wilderness area. The park is geared for many interests such as exploring by car (a 4WD is not required but rain may cause issues), mountain biking and walking.

Drive or ride the 70km loop past an old homestead, woolshed, Walls of China and The Walls Lookout, Red Top Lookout, Belah Camp, Vigars Well and sand dunes.

There’s also a 7km heritage walk/ cycle or a 2.5km foreshore walk. The Lakes are currently dry.

Visit for the day or stay longer, either in the squatter´s revamped quarters or at one of the two camping areas.

Main campground, close to the visitor centre and meeting place, has excellent allocated grassed camp sites, fireplaces and covered picnic tables along with toilet facilities all close to Mungo Lookout.

It is a good idea to bring your own wood and water. Kangaroos may visit close to the site. The more remote campground of Belah is basic and no fires are allowed while the Visitor Centre has an excellent display staffed by rangers.

Take advantage of the Discovery walks, talks and tours or even a stargazing evening (bookings required).

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Since ancient times, water can almost always be found just below the surface at Vigars Well. Animals and the local tribes knew of this soak and would dig here in dry spells for drinkable water. As road networks were established, Vigars Well was dug and evidence of moisture seeping through the ground close to the Well can still be seen.

During European occupation, the area was part of several grazing properties of Golgol, Mungo, Arumpo and Zanci. Many buildings have been preserved in the NP, including the Mungo woolshed built about 1869 and remains of Zanci homestead. Mungo Track is about 70km in a one-way loop drive or mountain bike ride.

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only seat at the table had its back to the door, so he opted out, fearful of ambush from behind.

Fellow gamblers talked him into staying, and he’d played just a few hands when drunken hoodlum Jack McCall stumbled through the bat-wing doors, and shot him dead with a single bullet to the head.

His black aces and eights that spilled to the floor are known to this day as a “deadman’s hand.”

McCall was tried, but acquitted on his claim it was revenge for Hickok killing his brother. When it was discovered McCall’s

outlaw brother was already dead, he was recaptured and hanged.

Calamity Jane meanwhile was doing what Hollywood didn’t tell us: she was working as a barmaid and part-time prostitute in local saloons, often taking her pay in whiskey before both lifestyles caught up with her.

Just before her death she asked that she be buried next to Wild Bill and posed, haggard and gaunt, with a bouquet, at the grave “of her great love”.

That was in 1903, 27 years after Wild Bill’s death and when she was 53. Today the bodies of Martha “Calamity Jane”

Deadwood at the height of its 1870s goldrush.

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Cannary and James Butler “Wild Bill” Hickcok lay side by side in Deadwood’s Mt Moriah Cemetery.

This leaves historians mystified. The newly-married Hickock was immaculate in dress and grooming, and constantly wrote home to his new bride Agnes in Wyoming.

Conversely the “less than attractive” Calamity Jane dressed as a man, swore furiously, and on drunken sprees would

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GIRLS EXPLORE THE LAST FRONTIER The first woman to explore Antarctica was Caroline Mikkelsen, the wife of a Norwegian whaling captain, in 1935, taking the great white continent out the male-only domain and opening it up for women explorers.

And this year, the girls from Judy Polkinghorne’s women-only group Girls On Tour set off on the Antarctica and Galapagos Last Frontier tour.

For many, visiting the highest, driest, windiest, emptiest and coldest place on earth was high on the bucket list.

The girls explored destinations that have inspired bold explorers for centuries on-board the polar expedition cruise ship, MV Sea Spirit.

Beginning with a 400-mile crossing of the Drake Passage named after the 16th century English explorer, Sir Francis Drake, they continued on to the South Shetland Islands, through the Bransfield Strait to the Antarctic Pensinsula.

This, combined with a five-day Galapagos Islands wildlife adventure, made it the trip of a lifetime.

“What an amazing adventure,” says Annie, one of the group members. “The destinations were unique and wonderful but the experiences were in no small part achieved by the professionalism and organisation of our tour leader Judy.

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Girls On Tour will return to Antarctica in 2019.

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TRAVEL

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Japan’s rich culture has blossomed over centuries and today it thrives in an eclectic mix of traditional and modern way of life.

From food and clothing to worship and customs, Japan has observed and refined its cultural treasures to create something distinctively Japanese.

From the beauty of a Kyoto geisha dance to the fascination of a Zen rock garden, Japan has the power to enthral every visitor traveller.

Traditional culture is only half the story. A growing contemporary-art scene and an appetite for western pop music all help shape the fascinating old-meets-new cultural landscape.

Japanese cuisine is another great reason to visit Japan.

Try a meal in a top-flight Tokyo sushi restaurant or sample fresh noodles at a station counter to experience the Japanese attention to gastronomy detail and use of the finest ingredients.

You never have to travel far in Japan to meet nature. Even in major hubs such as Kyoto, just a short trip from the city will land you in forested mountains.

If you visit in spring you’re likely to see the famous cherry blossoms that scent the city with their delicate fragrance.

Wendy Wu Tours uncovers the jewels of Japan, with fully-inclusive tours

A series of seminars for travellers to get detailed information on the types of travel options available as well as access exclusive rates, is coming up this month.

Organised by award-winning local agency Ucango Travel & Cruise, the sessions begin on August 8 and 9, when Greg Morris from Globus and Cosmos will be at their Maroochydore store to take guests across the Americas – Canada, the USA and South America.

The following week luxury operator APT will be in town with Marlene Nolan to go through their Canada and Alaska products plus a little of Europe 2018.

Both the five-star APT and four-star Travelmarvel will be showcased.

Viking’s luxury Ocean Cruising is the next cab off the rank with sessions on August 23 and 24.

Viking has been providing luxury river cruising for the past two decades.

Leon Hill will focus on their Ocean Cruising product which has become popular with the Australian market.

Shannon Morgan from Wendy Wu tours will be on hand in September to show how their tours give travellers the opportunity to experience Asia and see first-hand the local way of life.

Ucango Travel & Cruise managing director Dave Hulsman said the

Shinsekai, Osaka carefully designed to include major sites, different modes of transportation, culinary delights and ample opportunity to explore each destination.

Fully inclusive means everything – international economy class airfares from Australia, all meals, quality accommodation, transportation, sightseeing, entrance fees, taxes and charges, tipping, the services of national escorts and local guides, and even visa fees for Australian passport holders.

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products had been hand-picked based on client demand.

“APT has been helping Australian travellers for 90 years and Canada and Alaska are wildly popular at the moment, so it is a no-brainer to get them back up here. But they’ll also touch on their Europe 2018 offering,” he said.

“We wanted to continue the Americas theme so we’ve grabbed Globus and Cosmos to cover the US and South America. Globus offers a 4.5 star product while Cosmos is targeted at a more price-conscious traveller.

“Having personally experienced Cambodia and Vietnam early this year, we decided to bring up Wendy Wu to coincide with their earlybirds.

“And lastly, Viking has an amazing luxurious ocean cruising option that is perhaps not as widely marketed as other brands so we thought it would be a good idea to showcase their offering,” he said.”

Mr Hulsman said it would be a fantastic series of events and Ucango was looking forward to showcasing the products to the Sunshine Coast.

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PUZZLE SOLUTIONS QUICK CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

1. Whose official residence is Lambeth Palace in London? don?

2. What blood vessels are the human body’s smallest? st?

3. In cricket, how many runs does a batsman score off a “dot ball”?

4. In a recipe, what do the letters “tsp” stand for?

5. How many days in this year?

6. “Call me Ishmael” begins what literary masterpiece? erpiece?

7. What battle was fought on October 14, 1066?

66?

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9 5 4 1 7 3 6 8 2

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15. Who was President of the USA at the start of World War II?

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13. What element was named after the planet Uranus?

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12. What letter is silent in “wrinkle”?

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11. A person born on June 1, belongs to which astrological sign?

4 8 9 3 6 1 7 2 5

10. Islands formerly called Laccadives are off the coast of which country?

SUDOKU (EASY)

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9. What word describes government by the wealthy?

SUDOKU (MEDIUM)

1 7 6 5 2 4 3 9 8

8. What 2016 movie was about an emergency landing on the Hudson River?

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16. In The Cosby Show, what was Mrs Huxtable’s occupation?

19. What is the legal term for a lie detector?

20. During a solar eclipse, what blocks the sun’s light from Earth?

1. Archbishop of Canterbury; 2. Capillaries; 3. None; 4. Teaspoon; 5. 365; 6. Moby Dick; 7. Battle of Hastings; 8. Sully; 9. Plutocracy; 10. India; 11. Gemini; 12. W; 13. Uranium; 14. 500,000; 15. Franklin Roosevelt; 16. Lawyer; 17. Surface to Air missile; 18. Malaria; 19. Polygraph; 20. The Moon.

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WORD STEP

convert, CONVERTED, corvee, cove, coven, cover, covered, covert, covet, coveted, derv, devon, devote, dove, drove, even, event, ever, nerve, nerved, never, oven, over, overt, rove, roved, trove, vector, vectored, veer, vend, vendor, vent, vented, venter, veto, vetoed, vote, voted, voter

18. What disease is often transmitted by the Anopheles mosquito?

9-LETTER WORD

DRINK, DRANK, PRANK, PLANK, PLANS, PLAYS

17. In military terms, what is a SAM?

There may be other correct answers

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PUZZLES

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

No. 2528

CODEWORD

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Foolishly he spat more into the air around him (10) 2 Win it back, for example, in a downpour (6) 3 Squeegee serves to show up honkers! (5) 4 Left out tropical fruit for eating (7) 5 The wild beast freed itself to give food to its young (10) 7 Peel off a cartoon sequence (5) 9 Can vice investigations be used to prevent illness (7) 10 One in the modelling position has such grace (5) 13 Preserving with a copper washer? (6) 15 The head supports kisses (5)

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The leftover letters will spell out a secret message No. 001

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No. 3629

9-LETTER WORD

No. 001

Today’s Aim:

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Using the nine letters in the grid, how many words of four letters or more can you list? The centre letter must be included and each letter may only be used once.

No colloquial or foreign words. No capitalised nouns, apostrophes or plural words ending in “s”.

WORD STEP

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Whole (3) Process of liquid turning to gas (11) Proprietor (5) Cowering (9) Nose hole (7) One more (7) Jerk (5) Roman name of Great Britain (9) Covered with plants (9) Monetary units (5) Scandinavian country (7) Non-professional (7) Instinctual (9) Evidence of being elsewhere (5)

26 Improvement (11) 27 Constantly find fault with (3) DOWN 1 Overflows (7) 2 Painting of the countryside (9) 3 Inaccuracy (5) 4 Terrible (5) 5 Process of reacting with oxygen (9) 6 Alaska’s largest city (9) 7 Citizens of Eire (5) 8 African country (7) 14 Movement of animals (9) 15 Tirade (9) 16 From Oslo, eg (9) 17 Disconnected (7) 19 Wave riding (7)

21 V-shaped indentation (5) 22 Skyfall theme singer 23 Modify fittingly (5)

No. 001

SUDOKU Level: Easy

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6 9 4 2 5 3 2 7 9 1 2 6 8 4 8 5 7 8 2 6 2 4 6 5 9 3 2 4 WORK IT OUT!

Complete the list by changing one letter at a time to create a new word at each step. One possible answer shown below.

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