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he thought of retirement often scares me, and that’s not just because my super is nowhere near as healthy as it should be. No, it’s more the fear of being terribly bored; of losing the sense of purpose and admitting that I am officially “old”.

Many moons ago, when I was still a 40-something pup, I heard a chap bragging that he would be retiring soon and going fishing every day.

I challenged him that this sounded terribly dull. After all, if you have to do the same thing all the time, no matter what it is, the novelty would wear off and it too, would become a chore. It’s no doubt a bad attitude but that’s how I see it. However, on the

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Contents bright side, Julie Lake, who I have often found to be like-minded about such things, has proven me wrong.

Happily retired for years, she is having a ball and catching up on all the things she always wanted to do but never had the time.

She has taken part in an archeological dig, learnt to play the ukulele, goes bird-watching, camped around Australia (and written a book about it) and generally is a living example that 55+ is indeed the golden age. Her report on citizen science is a guide to some of the many great things to be done. And now she is keen to log the birds that fly into her garden as part of a national survey.

There’s time for coffee in out-ofthe way picnic spots and holidays out of season. Her story is echoed by many others I meet.

So yes, perhaps retirement is all that it is cracked up to be. The recurring theme is that these people struggle to remember how they ever found the time to work.

Dorothy Whittington, Editor

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COVER STORY

In Darwin’s footsteps – an amateur with an app Citizen science is an activity just made for Baby Boomers with time on their hands and a yen to learn more about the nature of this world and beyond.

JULIE LAKE explains, and suggests some ideas to get involved.

Whether it’s watching the stars or monitoring the Great Barrier Reef, there is much to engage the citizen scientist.

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arlier this year a mechanic in Darwin found a new galaxy. He was one of many amateur astronomers involved in a project to hunt for planets, as featured on the television program Stargazing Live hosted by celebrity starman Professor Brian Cox. Viewers of the show were encouraged to take part in the search and thus become “citizen scientists” – a term that is increasingly familiar as the once-exclusive science fraternity reaches

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out to embrace the enthusiastic amateur.

Citizen scientists are those with the time and interest – though not necessarily the qualifications – to contribute to the field of scientific inquiry in a wide variety of ways.

The term “citizen science” is not new.

For example Noosa conservationist Dr Arthur Harrold used it in a newspaper interview about 40 years ago.

When he retired from medical practice, Dr Harrold devoted himself to

the study of Australian plants, writing papers for scholarly journals and bringing to this interest a scientific rigour that raised it above mere “hobby” level.

Today “citizen scientists” are recognised as valuable partners in many natural science endeavours, undertaking the field work and observation which “professional” scientists are unable to do due to lack of time and – more critically – funding.

It’s an honourable calling with many

distinguished participants.

Back in the 1920s English steelmaster and birdwatcher Elliott Howard made one of the most important discoveries in the field of natural history when his painstaking daily observations revealed the role of territory in bird (and other vertebrate) life.

His book of that name is still relevant a century later.

And of course the most famous citizen scientist in history was Charles Darwin, who travelled to South America as a gentleman naturalist in the days before “science” became a profession.

If he’d had a smart phone and the right app who knows, he might have come up with the theory of evolution without leaving home!

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The role of the citizen scientist in Australia is recognised by the Federal Government, which last November allocated grants worth $4 million over four years to support more opportunities for volunteers to collaborate with researchers on high-quality, nationally important research projects.

There is a peak body, The Australian Citizen Science Association (ACSA), which lists available projects and facilitates new projects put forward by members.

Projects cover a range of interests

Dr Grainne Cleary

“Citizen scientists are recognised as valuable partners in many natural science endeavours”

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including wildlife (with specialist projects involving possums, reptiles, platypus, frogs, spiders, birds and marine life), astronomy, palaeontology, geology, biodiversity and plants.

Skills taught and acquired include specialised photography, data collection, GPS use, digital mapping, fossil preparation, species identification, stargazing and telescope operation.

Those who already have skills and experience in these areas, as well as bushwalking, birdwatching, rock climbing, fossil hunting, camping, skin diving and boat handling skills, can turn them to good use because citizen science offers adventure and fun as well as contributing to the body of human knowledge.

Former English teacher Briony Heffernan lives in a Brisbane retirement village and recently took part in the Wildlife Spotter program initiated by Inspiring Australia (Queensland), an organisation that, in its own words, “aims to deliver a more scientifically engaged Australia”.

“I’d had no interest in science at all,” Briony says. “And then just before I retired I found myself watching more natural history documentaries and then went on an Earthwatch project and became hooked.

“When I heard about the Wildlife Spotter program it seemed easy and useful and I decided to have a go.

“I’ve made new friends who share my interests, and learned so much.”

Briony is now planning to take part in a second project monitoring the Great Barrier Reef.

The largest citizen scientist project in Australia is the backyard birdbath and bird feeding survey organised by wildlife ecologist Dr Grainne Cleary, a Research Fellow at Deakin University in New

A group of citizen scientists take part in a biodiversity survey near Brisbane.

South Wales. For one month twice a year, participants record birds visiting water features and feeding stations in their gardens. The summer 2017 survey attracted 2000 people.

Their observations are recorded electronically on the feedingbirds.org.au website and the data is used in ongoing research.

“Gra”, as she likes to be called, is, like Prof Brian Cox, one of the new young breed of scientists who enjoy engaging with the public.

Ebullient and full of Irish charm, she has become something of a media identity because this, as she says, is how she gets her message across.

She acknowledges that backyard bird feeding is controversial in Australia and one of the survey’s aims is to ensure that those who do so are providing appropriate food.

Beyond that, the survey helps to

monitor changes in urban birdlife.

“The back garden is an increasingly important habitat for birds in the urban environment,” she says.

“And we can’t get data from backyards, to find out how birds are using them without people’s involvement.”

Dr Cleary is writing a book on birds in our backyards and has involved her team of citizen scientists by asking them to contribute their own bird stories.

Queensland grazier Dave Elliott didn’t think of himself as a citizen scientist when, in 1999, he found a fossilised dinosaur bone on his property near Winton.

However he and his wife Judy soon became the most famous non-qualified palaeontologists in Queensland when they collaborated with the Queensland continued over>

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COVER STORY <from previous page Museum on this and subsequent finds, always encouraging the participation of volunteers in digs and fossil specimen preparation.

In time, this led to the founding of The Age of Dinosaurs centre outside Winton, today a major tourist attraction that welcomes the involvement of citizen scientists with a bent for bones.

Their efforts have made a significant contribution to Queensland’s understanding of its fossil record.

Organisations that foster citizen science projects include Inspiring Australia (which has a Queensland branch), SEQ Catchments and Queensland National Parks and Wildlife.

Says Michelle Prior, NPAQ President of the National Parks Association of Queensland, “Citizen science projects are invaluable in collecting data that compliment or enhance professional scientific data, or fill important gaps.”

Another major project involving volunteer “scientists” is the Atlas of Living Australia (ala.org.au) which makes its projects accessible to participants through digital technology, enabling them to collect and input field data easily and accurately.

In fact, today’s citizen scientists can do it all with just a mobile phone or tablet and apps for inputting data and identifying everything from planets to

Bird-watching with a purpose. frogs. This is why the iNaturalist (iNaturalist.org) program is becoming so popular.

Essentially this is an online social

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network where citizen scientists and professional biologists meet. It is built on the concept of mapping and sharing observations around the world.

All you need to do is join the program, download the app and you have access to a whole wide world of natural science data and the chance to input it too, including old records that you may have had stored away for years.

“It’s a great way to impress your grandchildren and get them involved in outdoor adventure with a scientific learning curve thrown in,” says retired accountant and keen natural historian Darrell Symes.

Symes is a recent convert to iNaturalist and says it is an excellent tool for species identification.

It also enables individuals and small natural history organisations to help build species lists, record observations and help elevate novice naturalists to a greater expertise.

He takes his two grandchildren on camping trips where they observe and record everything from planets to platypus.

“It’s great to be able to identify species and input observations directly from the field by means of the iNaturalist app and let’s face it, if you want to engage with kids today then apps are the way you have to go,” he says.

Here’s how to start If you’d like to become ome a citizen scientist, Inspiring Australia,, the ACSA, SEQ Catchments, National Parks and d Wildlife, Birdlife Australia(Queensland) and) all have websites with the information needed. d.

For those interested ested in astronomy, Brisbane ne has three societies plus there are others at Redlands, the Scenic Rim and the Gold Coast, all welcoming the beginner and offering the chance to take part in research.

For example the Astronomical Association of Queensland’s Edward Corbould Research Fund was established in 1987 by a philanthropic Sunshine Coast property developer.

The purpose of this fund is to support astronomical research projects by amateur astronomers and tertiary students.

The website is aaq.org.au; other astronomical websites are seqas.org, bas.asn.au, ras.org.au and sas.org.au.

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LETTERS

Have your say. Send letters to Editor, Your Time Magazine, PO Box 6362, Maroochydore BC 4558 or email editor@ yourtimemagazine.com.au

Letters THE article on funerals (YT May) was comprehensive about formal funerals, but scarcely mentioned the economical non-funeral alternative, direct cremation.

If the next of kin specifies “direct cremation” on first contacting the funeral director, this will be handled forthwith.

The ashes will be returned to the next of kin who can, if they wish, then hold a gathering at home to celebrate the life of the deceased.

Direct cremation costs about $2000, which is only a fraction of the cost of a formal funeral, and the gathering at home costs nothing.

Trevor Sauer I LOVE the Time Warp reminiscences.

I can’t help wondering how all those people who went into meltdown on the recent public holidays (mile-long queues at Woolies) would have coped in the days when shops shut at 5pm on weekdays, at noon on Saturdays, and NEVER EVER opened at all on public holidays.

Joy Miers FINALLY! Someone who understands subjunctive mood in grammar. When I was working for a Federal Minister in Canberra, I queried a letter and said to the secretary that it was subjunctive mood and the verb was wrong.

All I got was a blank look.

And why do Australians always grab on the latest catch-word from America?

If I hear “I snuck” again, I’ll scream.

It’s bad enough to read it in the majority of books currently written by Americans (and I was horrified to read it in a book written by a Scottish author), but I cringe when I hear reporters on TV using it.

And speaking of TV reporters, can someone train them to stop saying “the car lost control”. The car never had control in the first place, the driver did.

I also was in the cinema last week and an ad on the screen advised “one in eight women are currently diagnosed”. Oh well, we’ll never train them to get it right.

Judy Campbell AS a self-published author I wanted to air my views on some controversial issues that we are facing as a society. I was warned there would be reprisals but I wasn’t expecting death threats on Facebook.

Nor was I expecting to be frequently targeted by phone.

Generally I can ignore faceless threats but then I received one today from a well-spoken person informing me that the taxation department had lodged a legal complaint to the courts against me.

That is utter rubbish but it made me wonder if other older residents are being harassed by unscrupulous creeps.

Is political correctness so invasive that Gillian Triggs will target me next because of my writings?

Lidia Kardos Lidia Kardos blogs at lidiakardos.com

HAVE YOU HAD YOUR FLU SHOT? IN 2016, more than 90,000 Australians suffered from laboratory-confirmed influenza but only 36 per cent of those aged 18-64 with underlying medical conditions get the annual flu shot to protect themselves.

The influenza vaccine for 2017 is available to GPs and it’s not too late.

“Research suggests there is an increased likelihood in the at-risk age group over 65 that the immune response decreases after three or four months,” Immunisation Coalition director Robert Booy said.

Last year, 10 per cent of influenza patients who had to go to hospital were admitted directly into the ICU; and 74 per cent of hospitalised

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It is estimated that about 2.3 million Australians aged 35-64 have underlying medical conditions that put them at high risk of severe complications from influenza, yet only 36 per cent get the annual flu shot.

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CONSUMER WATCH

HEARING AID SHOPPING TIPS THE ACCC has released a report into issues related to the sale of hearing aids, which range in price from $1500 to $15,000 a pair and is urging consumers to shop around for the best product for their needs.

“Hearing clinics are for the most part businesses like any other store,” Commissioner Sarah Court said. “The ACCC is concerned about a range of business practices in the hearing services industry, particularly around incentive based sales and commissions that are commonly used to motivate clinicians to sell hearing aids.”

“Some hearing clinics encourage clinicians to sell more expensive hearing aids by setting sales targets, paying commissions to clinicians, having arrangements that favour certain brands or are owned by companies that manufacture hearing aids.”

This can provide incentives to clinicians to supply hearing aids that are unnecessary or more expensive than a consumer needs.

Choosing the right hearing aid and provider can be difficult.

Before you buy a hearing aid,

there are some steps you can take to protect yourself: Do your research – compare offers, ask questions, read independent online reviews.

There are a variety of hearing aids and devices at a range of price points. Not all of the features and benefits may be necessary. For example, if you simply want to better hear the telephone or television, there may be a device available to assist you, so think carefully about the hearing problem you would like to address.

Be aware the clinic is a business. Before going, discuss hearing concerns with your doctor to make sure it is not a treatable medical condition.

Understand the audiogram, discuss the range and prices available, check if you need the features offered, ask for a copy of your test results and ask for a quote. It’s ok to say no.

Shop around for the best deal and compare the offer.

Keep the paperwork. You have the right to expect that what you buy does or performs as it is supposed to. If a problem arises you may be entitled to a repair, replacement or refund.

SUGAR LEVELS NEED A SWEETENER CONSUMER group Choice has released a report which finds that if consumers could identify added sugars on food packs they could avoid 26 teaspoons of sugar a day and up to 38.3kg a year. It found that savoury processed foods and products claiming to be healthy were some of the worst offenders.

“Although McCain’s Healthy Choice Apricot Chicken presents as a healthy option, it contains more than six teaspoons of sugar, most of which is added sugar,” Choice’s Katinka Day said. “Kellogg’s Nutri-Grain spruiks its credentials as an athletes’ breakfast, yet one small serve contains over 2.7 teaspoons of sugar – almost all of this is added sugar.”

Switching from Gippsland’s raspberry and coconut yoghurt to Gippsland’s organic natural yoghurt and adding your own raspberries and coconut can save 3.8 teaspoons of sugar.

“At the moment you have to be a food scientist to identify added sugars in processed foods.

Consumers have no clear way of knowing how much sugar has been added,” Ms Day said.

SCAMS HIT A NEW HIGH THE number of people reporting scam activity in Australia hit a record in 2016, according to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s annual Targeting Scams report.

Australians aged over 55 accounted for 45 per cent of reports to Scamwatch and investment scams accounted for the most losses at $59 million.

Dating and romance scams accounted for the next highest losses, with a combined $42 million lost.

The ACCC’s Scamwatch and the Australian Cybercrime Online Reporting Network (ACORN) received a combined 200,000 reports about scams last year.

Fake trader scam victims often report seeing ads for online stores on social media selling discounted products made by well-known brands.

These online stores are fake and the products that victims think they are buying don’t exist.

When you see an offer that seems more generous than normal, do your research on the company, where the product is coming from, check the company’s website and try and find any reviews about the business before making a purchase. Only pay using secure payment methods such as Paypal or a credit card.

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WATCH THE OCCYS A NEW safety standard has been introduced for elastic luggage straps, commonly known as octopus or occy straps.

It requires a label clearly warning of dangers when removing the hooks, making warnings more prominent.

“Occy straps are a staple of many family holidays, luggage, sheds and workshops. From tying down tarps on the back of a trailer to baggage on a family holiday, many Aussies use occy straps as part of a trip or everyday business,” Small Business Minister Michael McCormack said. “But there are safety hazards, including injuries to someone’s face or head, as well as permanent blindness.”

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WATCH YOUR LANGUAGE

Our language is a load of old Norse Have you seen Vikings on television? And have you been intrigued by the language? DAVID PARMITER explains that the Vikings gave us a lot of the language we use today.

Illustrated front page of the Book of Kells (written in Latin by monks in the Iona monastery prior to its sacking in AD 793).

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agnar was a real Norse leader, although his surname, Lothbrok, may have been invented, but his sons, Björn Ironside and Ivar the Boneless also were real historical characters.

But what is so memorable about the Vikings is that they gave the English language so many words which persist with us to this day. Hlaford [lord], hus-bond [guardian of the house], hus-wif [keeper of the house], koening [king], jaarl [earl]. Interestingly, cwen [queen] comes from the Celtic.

The North Country folk of England are renowned for their unique dialect and vocabulary. Towns ending in -bigh, -by, -thorpe and -thwaite are all of Viking origin. Words containing the letter -k are often Viking words. For example skirt (compared with shirt), keel, keg, kettle and ken/knawen (to know).

Being brilliant boat-builders and far-ranging sailors, many nautical terms owe their origins to the Vikings.

Lang bōt = long boat, or longship; clinker = the long strakes or planks; jawl = small boat (modern yawl).

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The days of the week: Sun day and Moon day probably come from the Celtic Druids; but Tiu’s day, Woden’s day, Thor’s day and Freya’s day are all dedicated to the Norse gods and goddesses. The days of the woche, or week.

It’s quite unlike the Romance languages, which named some of their days after Roman deities: Mar(s)di, Merc(u)redi etc.

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Yet they are so illuminating (pun intended!).

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obviously - otherwise you couldn’t understand a word; and occasionally Old Norse when characters are shouting at each other.

Then, when they reach England and start dealing with King Ecberg and his court (AD870), you will hear genuine Anglo-Saxon.

When Björn reaches the court of the Frankish king, everybody is speaking Frankish – or Old French.

What amuses me is that the Vikings, the Saxons and the Franks cannot understand each other yet all three languages influence the later emergence of Middle English in the time of Geoffrey Chaucer (1400), just three centuries after the Vikings had returned home rather than face the Normans (who were Viking-Gauls).

The other amusing factor in all of this is that the only records we have, given that none of them could read or write, are the documents written by the monks in the various monasteries – in Latin.

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A journey through grief to find life Nadine Williams was 67 when the love of her life died and the light went out in the world as she knew it. Five years later, she tells DOT WHITTINGTON, she has made the journey out of the darkness.

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hen Olivier died, Nadine Williams fell into complete despair, “utterly desperate” and completely alone.

“I crumpled like a pack of cards,” she says. “I was not in a good place and I think there are a lot of Baby Boomers who are going to stumble around the place and not know how to talk about it when the time comes.”

That was five years ago. And now she has found her peace after a long journey through grief – thanks to family, friendships and an eye-opening trip to her husband’s home in France.

“Grief is as long as a piece of string. It’s like childbirth, something you have to go through alone, but eventually you have to accept the fact you will be alone,” she says. “You are totally alone. Your children have grown up and moved on and the person you spent your life with has gone.”

Nadine had written the story of meeting Olivier, the love of her life, in From France with Love, and now, writing her story Farewell My French Love after his death has been a tonic.

A good friend suggested a trip to France together to help shake her out of

Nadine Williams, happy again in her memorial garden which she created after the death of her husband, Olivier Foubert. her depression and help rediscover her joie de vivre.

The resulting story chronicles not only her journey through grief, but is also a travel story for the Francophile, an emotional story of a friendship tested and ultimately the triumph of realising that life goes on – “I am filled with gratitude

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for my beautiful life, my health and new-found happiness”.

It was not the path she had expected.

She was 58 when she met Olivier, six years her senior, and they had been married for only four years and four months when cancer took him away.

Nadine wallowed in her grief, unable to find any joy in her life until her friend Jane coaxed her into taking a trip to France together. The resulting journey isn’t all roses as they have to learn to live with each other’s idiosyncrasies, but it is a learning journey on many levels.

“On my trip with Jane, I learnt that we have to forgive each other our differences. We taught each other a lot about life and shrugged off ill feelings,” she says. “We also visited the glorious Loire Valley, Provence and Paris.”

By the end of the trip, she had learnt how to live alone happily.

“I learnt to appreciate freedom and alone-ness and that I could be happy being alone,” she says. “The consolation is the freedom, the chance to do whatever you want to do. You can go and do whatever you want to do. Embrace that.

Some I have met go to the cemetery twice

a week and keep struggling to move on, but we all have to do it.”

While grieving is important, there are some ground rules to stay on track and not give up on your own life.

• Stay in contact with family – siblings, children, grandchildren. Make an effort to attend family events.

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• Do not sell your house within the first 12 months.

• Get a pet to talk to.

• Get out of the house and circulate. Go to the shopping centre for a coffee.

• Move back into community. Call people. Answer the phone.

• Travel. There are plenty of companies with widows travelling alone.

• Be kind to yourself. Go to the hairdresser, have a massage. Light candles, learn to watch TV by yourself.

“Everyone has their own journey in grief,” Nadine says. “A grief counsellor can help but at the end, it is a lone journey and you have to do it from within.”

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TIME WARP

Good old milk puddings a daily junket My dear old Dad loved his pudding, recalls KATE CALLAHAN, and as far as he was concerned, no evening meal was complete without it.

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ad’s lifelong devotion to puddings began when he was very young.

His widowed mother, Clara, was a renowned cook in Pentland, the little corner of north-west Queensland where Dad and his five siblings grew up.

These were Depression years and with six children to feed on a shoestring budget, Grandmother’s steamed puddings, jam tarts, syrup dumplings and custards were a staple part of the family diet.

A few years at boarding school entrenched Dad’s pudding habit.

Boarding school also fostered a lifelong love of cricket which, to Grandmother’s irritation, Dad greatly preferred to academic pursuits.

“I’m not paying good money for you to play cricket,” she famously said when she abruptly terminated his education at the age of 14.

Now remarried to her late husband’s cousin, Walter, and with another child on her hip, Grandmother was determined that her good-time Charlie of a son would start earning his keep.

Dad was sent to work as a “ringer” on his stepfather’s station property, about 60 miles from Pentland.

Warm damper with lashings of butter and treacle, eaten around a camp fire, was a delicious replacement for the milk puddings of boarding school.

It was a hard life, but a good life.

Mustering cattle and breaking horses is not easy work but Dad much preferred station and camp life to books.

The cricket-playing teenager became a strong, capable and self-reliant man, whose practical skills would stand him in good stead in years to come.

Sitting around the wireless on September 3, 1939, Dad and his brother, Pat, heard Prime Minister Robert Menzies announce: “Fellow Australians, it is my melancholy duty to inform you officially that, in consequence of the persistence by Germany in her invasion of Poland, Great Britain has declared war upon her, and that, as a result, Australia is also at war.”

Motivated by duty, a desire for high adventure and romanticised views of Australia’s involvement in the World War I, Dad and his brother rushed to enlist. They were strong, fit and, importantly, single men in their 20s, so they were exactly the sort of blokes the army needed.

Both ended up as prisoners of war – Pat in Germany and Dad in Changi. Both survived, thank goodness, in no small measure due to their physical fitness, mental toughness and a solid dose of good luck.

Dad and Mum were married in 1947, by which time Dad had returned to his fighting weight of 11 and a half stone.

Old pudding habits die hard.

With the help of the house cow, the new bride quickly served up pudding every night without fail.

There was boiled custard, baked custard, baked rice, creamed rice, bread and butter pudding, blanc mange (particularly nasty stuff), tapioca (“frogs’ eyes”), sago, and my personal favourite Spanish Cream – all served with stewed or tinned fruit and, if not required for making butter, some cream skimmed from the top of the milk.

In 1960, Mum and Dad bought a dairy farm. With their small herd of jersey cows, they produced the most beautiful cream, which found its way every night into Dad’s pudding plate.

Looking back now I don’t know how Mum did it. They were both up before dawn for the first round of milking and

back at it again in the afternoon.

With daylight fading, Mum would rush up from the dairy, stoke the combustion stove, get us kids bathed, prepare dinner (or tea as we called it), supervise homework, fold up the washing, clean our school shoes for the next day (honest!), and produce yet another milky pudding for Dad from her vast repertoire of old-fashioned good stuff.

Until recently, I was a working girl too. But unlike Mum and Dad, my job didn’t require me to leg rope cranky jersey cows, bend low and wash udders, separate milk and cream, feed calves and pigs and so on.

I sat behind a computer for the most part of the day and talked to clients for the rest. But I came home exhausted, far too exhausted to stoke a fire and make a milky pudding for a hungry husband. If he wanted something sweet to finish his meal, he had to make his own arrangements.

Sorry, Dad, but desserts, which we no longer call puddings, were banned from my kitchen long ago. Aside from the occasional pavlova and lemon meringue pie, it’s a cheese board or nothing for me.

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MUSIC

Memories of music lessons strike a chord

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We have mixed emotions about memories of our childhood music lessons, but music teacher HEATHER NEL finds many are keen to give lessons another go now that they have more time.

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y earliest memory of really taking an interest in music is lying down beside an ancient pedal organ at about the age of four.

With my ear flat on the ground I could feel and hear the grinding of the pumps accompanying the melodies of the old Methodist hymns. I must have sneaked away from my seat and crawled around behind the organ.

I still remember the dusty smell of the

old church floor boards. Little did I know that a decade later I would be playing the very same organ for services, weddings and funerals!

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SENIORS on the Sunshine Coast will have their voices heard in Canberra through a new local committee dedicated to the over 50s.

Member for Fairfax Ted O’Brien, who has established the Seniors Advisory Committee, said it was all about “advocating for this important demographic”.

At its inaugural meeting, the team began planning a formal Seniors’ Forum to be held on Thursday, 27 July, with an expert panel presenting on key issues and facilitating question and answer sessions.

The new committee will also prioritise issues of importance to seniors and seek direct engagement with older residents on Federal Government policies and their impact.

“People over 50 have built this nation and deserve to have their way of life protected,” Mr O’Brien said.

“I embrace the fact that our region is home to many seniors and I believe we can use that to our advantage to build a dynamic and prosperous economy.”

The inaugural meeting brought together a range of people from all walks of life, including committee chairman Carol Cashman and members Margaret Donaldson, John Devers, Lesley Cowan, Bernard Treston, Graham Young and David Woodrow.

A precursor to forming the committee was a forum held by Mr O’Brien in February last year when seniors ranked the issues of most importance to them, with health, cost of living, the economy and national debt coming out on top.

Mr O’Brien said he would listen to local seniors and push their causes.

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HISTORY

Italian POWs saved the local farmers During World War II, 24,000 Italian prisoners of war arrived in Australia. AUDIENNE BLYTH writes that they provided invaluable labour on farms struggling while our men were fighting overseas.

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ore than 70 years later, many residents still recall the work of Italian prisoners of war.

Martin Schultz remembers them walking to and from his uncle’s and his family’s banana farm each day, singing as they went through the scrub.

They always wore red uniforms and could be returned to living in an internment camp if there was misbehaviour.

They generally kept to themselves, observing the restrictions of the POWs. After a day’s work, one man would walk from Poona to the Maroochydore turnoff to visit an Italian family living there, but the authorities did not approve of his roaming around the countryside and he was returned to a POW camp.

Martin recalls two other POWs – Eugene (Eugenio Mascaro) of light colouring who was very young, about 20, and also Vince (Vincenzo Tigani), stocky and dark, and in his 50s.

A young Martin Schultz looks out from the hut on his property at Poona near Nambour where Italian Prisoners of War lived during World War II. The family called it the “Eye-tie’s Hut”. It has long since disappeared. homeland. In the 1950s, Martin again heard from Vince, who was happy to be back in Australia. He had migrated and had a job.

Lorna Akers recalls her family’s neighbour Dan Mills, who had a banana plantation at Kiamba, west of Yandina. He had two Italian prisoners of war working on the farm. They too lived in a small hut on the farm and generally liked to cook their own food.

Vince had served in the Italian Army when it invaded Abyssinia in 1935 and had become a prisoner of war of the British. He was returning home when World War II began and again became a prisoner of war.

He was sent to Australia.

Sadly, Vince had not seen his family for more than 10 years when Martin met him.

However, when World War II ended in 1945, prisoners of war were returned to their

Dan Mills had a flying fox on the farm to bring bunches of bananas down the steep hillsides. Lorna recalls men and bananas riding the flying fox, a bit of fun after a hard day’s work.

From her family’s house in the town of Yandina she would see the men in their red uniforms walking into town or going to church. They seemed to be happy and no doubt happy to be out of the war zone.

Lorna has recently found out that their names were Vincenzo Fusilli and Luigi Fesco and is pleased they are being remembered more than seventy years later.

Former Maroochy Shire Chairman Eddie De Vere recalled that Kenilworth was headquarters for allocating the Italian POWs and a large house in town was turned over for the purpose.

He said prisoners working on farms in the district from as far as Conondale and Kidaman

Creek would come in to the headquarters on a Sunday to buy razor blades and other bits and pieces with their allocation of money. They were always supervised.

When his two farmhands were conscripted, he was sent Italian POWs who had been captured in the Middle East.

Two were from Florence and later, two Sicilians arrived.

With their help, he was able to expand his farm and began growing bananas.

They shared the house and, he said, introduced him to the delights of Italian cuisine – “spaghetti arrived by the case, tomato sauce by the carton and cheese by the block”.

Joanne Tapiolas has collected stories of Italian POWs in Queensland “Footprints of Italian Prisoners of War in Queensland 1943-1946” and is looking for more.

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Scams are at an all-time high and NATHAN WELLINGTON has been overwhelmed with questions from panicked clients. Here’s his advice.

There is much confusion about iCloud, how to access it and what it actually does. The iPad Man COLIN DUNKERLEY pulls back the curtain on this mysterious place.

This message has been popping up on computers: “Important security alert!

Virus intrusions detected on your computer. Your personal data and system files may be at serious risk. All system resources are halted to prevent any damage. Please call Microsoft Customer Support immediately to report these threats now.”

The message is often accompanied by a loud voice announcing “your computer has been compromised” and to call the number straight away. After which the computer seems to lock up causing further panic. The first thing to do is NOT call the number. This is a scam!

If you call the number a person pretending to be a Microsoft support technician, will explain that they need to access your computer to protect it. Don’t allow them access, this is a scam!

Do not call the number in the pop-up.

Microsoft’s error and warning messages NEVER include a phone number.

If these Cybercriminals gain access to your computer they can: • Trick you into installing malicious software that could capture sensitive data, such as online banking user names and passwords.

• Charge you to remove bogus software.

Apple’s iCloud is not “up there somewhere” in the sky but a series of large buildings around the world, each holding more than 400,000 computer hard drives.

If your iCloud is set-up properly these hard drives will securely and privately backup and synchronise your documents, photos, apps and more across all your Apple devices (and even a few windows ones as well).

Many people ask how to access the iCloud but the fact is most of the time you just have to use your Apps normally and it works in the background.

Take the iCloud photo library. It automatically uploads every photo and video you take, no matter if you take them on your iPad or iPhone and then makes them accessible from your Apple devices and even your PC. And what do you need to do? Take the photo. That’s it.

It’s also smart enough to see that you may not be able to fit all photos on your device and cleverly makes smaller, optimised versions for your iPhone or iPad, freeing up space while sending the full resolution master copy to the safe and secure iCloud.

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• Convince you to download software that will allow them to take control of your computer remotely and adjust settings to leave your computer vulnerable when online.

• Request credit card information so they can bill you for phony computer support services.

• Direct you to fraudulent websites that ask you to enter credit card and other personal or financial information.

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• Call your local tech to see if there is any residual malicious software that has been installed so you are not being accessed when you connect.

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FASHION

Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nothing quite like a crisp white shirt With all thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s uncertain in the world of politics, society and the economy, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s noteworthy that the white shirt has become the staple garment in most current fashion collections, writes KAY McMAHON.

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hile most Boomers grew up in the years when jeans were (and still are) the popular and democratic garment of choice, the white shirt has become the staple in womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fashion for its ageless simplicity, versatility and timelessness.

Most of us remember it as the item that empowered womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s suiting, with shoulder pads, in the â&#x20AC;&#x2122;80s urban business and corporate world.

But few would understand that as far back as the Victorian era the white shirt has been a symbol of gender and lifestyle changes.

Dean Brough, Queensland University of Technology senior lecturer in fashion, says: â&#x20AC;&#x153;The origins of the influence of the white shirt can be best traced in the Victorian era where it was an important symbol of wealth and class distinction and a powerful emblem of sobriety and uniformity for men. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The pure white colour

fulfilled masculine ideals of resolute austerity, and the shirt, through its constancy, epitomised conformity and dependability. For women, the white cloth of the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;shirt-waistâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; from this period was also linked to ideals of cleanliness and purity and was seen as an iconic symbol of the new independent working class woman.â&#x20AC;?

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His research also highlights important societal language derivations. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The link between social distinction and colour of the cloth was a marker for

affluence, with the terms â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;white collarâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;blue collarâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; evolving from this delineation.

Indeed, some working-class men resented clerical workers for wearing white dress shirts, referring to them as â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;white collar stiffsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; as they dressed above their social rank, as an employer not an employee,â&#x20AC;? he says.

But today the white shirt has gained a place as being the empowering and essential item in all wardrobes. It can be worn with those democratic jeans for a casual or dinner-date look, or paired with black satin pants or suit, for a dressier formal event.

The most exciting thing for us Boomers however, is its lack of generation-specific figure distinction.

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There are various tucked, ruffled and crisp cotton secondhand menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s shirts in my wardrobe from this option.

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GARDENING

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Dianthus barbatus or Sweet William treat dianthus as a biennial, planning for two years, but pulling plants out as they wither and immediately replacing them.

This way you’ll have continuous growth. A prolonged wet season will often cause ageing plants to suddenly turn brown and die off. It’s not worth trying to resuscitate them, just yank them out and replant. After all, replacements are cheap and readily available most of the year.

With sunny bedding schemes, it makes an ideal border, or even double border using different colours.

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The annual Gardening on the Edge this month presents a weekend of gardens and markets 9am-4pm, June 10-11, at Maleny.

Six Range gardens will be open for inspection, including Pattemore House, a restored heritage-listed property in North Maleny where volunteers will be available to share the history of the original homestead.

Open gardens include large and small acreage and small block gardens and promise a fabulous display, from colourful cottage and ornamental gardens to rainforest and landscapes.

At the Garden Market, nurseries will have heritage roses, orchids, cottage plants, tropical foliage plants, camellias and Australian natives as well as heritage seeds for sale.

Entry $20 six gardens, $12 three or $5 one. Garden Market free. Tickets and directions from Garden Market at Maleny Showgrounds, Maleny-Stanley River Rd.

We don’t know the identity of the “William” who was so sweet that a flower was named after him, writes GARDEN EZI.

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weet William, the most common of the names given to Dianthus Barbatus, really is a sweet little chap with lots of small open-faced flowers in shades of pink and white, the petals gently fringed for a slightly raffish look.

The plant hugs the ground and spreads easily over any kind of soil, even rock crevices, and keeps flowering through most of the year, especially from early spring to autumn.

It does equally well in pots where it makes a good companion with taller plants. In fact, this is an ideal plant for small gardens and courtyards because of its dainty habits and ability to grow in full sun and light shade.

For something really unusual, you can create a “carpet” effect by planting dianthus in between pavers, in any design you like. Though this plant WILL grow in poor soil it does best if you can plant it in a layer of sandy loam at least 4mm deep. Feed with a liquid fertiliser about once a month in summer for improved blooming.

Water regularly, depending on weather conditions, but don’t overdo it because dianthus likes it dry.

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Open gardens in the Buderim area will showcase the diversity in size and style of gardening in the area.

A small bus will make it easy to visit the gardens.

Adjacent, the Buderim Craft Cottage will present its exhibition “The Sculptured Garden” and St Mark’s church will be decorated with floral arrangements and a display of wedding gowns highlighting its 100th anniversary.

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MAKING THE BIG MOVE

Secrets to living long and loving it By 2065, more than one million Australians will be living past 102 but, writes KENDALL MORTON, even if you don’t make it that far, Baby Boomers are expected to live a decade longer than their parents.

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ow do you feel about that? Does the idea fill you with hope or dread? Well, once you’ve got over the shock, it does raise some important questions.

The little book called Happy to 102 – The Best Kept Secrets to a Long and Happy Life, offers some answers.

For starters, changing the “end date” of your life gives you a different way of seeing things. A 72-year-old expecting to die at 75 spends time putting affairs in order. A 72-year-old expecting to live until 102 will be making plans.

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In the past, Western societies have managed aging by channelling people into low cost senior warehousing. But with flexible home care, we have other options. The new mantra for aging is “live long and live well”. And the key to doing this is staying in your own home with increasing support as you age.

For healthy aging, it’s better to bring in the help you need to stay at home.

Often, you have a lifetime of routines and memories that support your

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You may need to give up a little independence and accept help in a few areas. This assistance falls into four broad categories.

The first is home safety. A home assessment and some modifications such as ramps, handrails and improved lighting can reduce risks. This may seem like loss of independence at first, but preventing falls is crucial. In seniors over 85, falls are the leading killer with 1 in 5 resulting in death.

It’s also important to stay active.

Daily exercise will assist your balance and help maintain your bone density.

Next is nutrition. Researchers have learnt much from the people of Okinawa in Japan. Their diet is high-fibre, rich with vegetables and only has 20 per cent animal protein. These islanders are renowned for long and healthy lives.

Another feature of the Okinawa diet is eating until you are only 80 per cent full. This puts less strain on your body.

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Finally, successful aging requires having a social life. To qutoe my little book, “humans share a basic, perhaps even biological, need for social connectedness and a sense of belonging”.

Research shows that activities that combine socialising and a mental challenge, such as card games, are more effective in holding off dementia than mental stimulation alone.

To sum up, you can live well at home even as you become frail. It’s a matter of organising the right help for your needs.

This isn’t just about daily care such as showers. With good planning you can also have help from physiotherapists, nutritionists and other professionals without leaving your beloved home.

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As part of the process, it is likely you will have to consider different legal consequences, and sign a contract.

The main options are to remain at home with the appropriate care package (this will require an assessment by an Aged Care Assessment Team), a retirement village (usually with a minimum age limit of 55), or an aged care facility.

Retirement villages usually offer both independent living units and supported units. Each can offer different ownership arrangements, such as leases or group title.

Aged care facilities cater for different levels of care. To source and find the right facility, first determine the level of care required. It is likely that level will increase over time, it may be preferable to choose a facility that offers all levels of care.

Depending on the type of retirement village, there are usually four main types of costs – buy in/entry costs, service charges, maintenance and running costs of your unit, and a deferred management fee.

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HEALTH

More than a case of winter blues Ever noticed a yearly pattern of feeling sad and depressed during the winter months? Clinical psychologist Kathryn Smith discusses the mood change that comes with being SAD.

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easonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is a pattern of major depressive episodes that occur and remit with seasonal change and is usually seen in the winter months in cold and dark climates.

Symptoms of depressive behaviour include hypersomnia and changes in appetite such as craving carbohydrates that inevitably leads to weight gain as well as a lack of social engagement.

There is some debate over the validity of SAD, after all its natural for people to slow down in winter as days grow shorter and colder.

The condition is less commonly seen in northern parts of Australia where winters are milder and shorter.

Research continues into the exact cause, but theories around the reduction of sunlight during winter affecting serotonin and melatonin, natural chemicals that regulate sleep and mood, are likely offenders.

SAD is considered a specific version of major depression and symptoms are therefore quite similar. Common depressive symptoms that may be experienced with both SAD and clinical depression are depressed mood, too much

or not enough sleep, change in appetite and weight gain, feelings of hopelessness, lethargy, heaviness in arms and legs, difficulty focusing on tasks, loss of pleasure in activities you usually enjoy and for some, thoughts of death or suicide.

Whether it’s summer, autumn, winter or spring, how you feel inside is real and it’s important not to sweep it under the carpet and hope your mood improves.

A psychologist or mental health professional can help assess the thinking patterns that may cause negative thoughts and behaviours.

Of course, like anything, there is no one size fits all approach and strategies need to be adapted to the individual.

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HEALTH

STEP DOWN ON DIABETES THE simple act of walking down stairs could help prevent diabetes, according to new research from Edith Cowan University.

With more than one million Australians currently living with diabetes and that number expected to rise to three million in 20 years, the findings could significantly reduce the burden of the deadly disease.

Researchers from ECU’s School of Medical and Health Sciences recruited 30 obese, elderly women and put them on an exercise program, half walking up stairs and the rest walking down.

Lead researcher Ken Nosaka said that at the end of the 12-week program, the women who had walked down stairs showed improvement on several physiological measures.

“They had significantly lower levels of resting glucose, insulin and haemoglobin 1AC, improved oral glucose tolerance test, and decreased triglycerides and cholesterols as well as an increase of good cholesterol in their blood,” he said.

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NEW DIAGNOSTIC TOOL A GAME-CHANGER FOR MAMMOGRAMS have lowered their risk of developing diabetes. While both groups recorded improvement, it was significantly greater in the down stairs group.”

Professor Nosaka said the greater improvement in the down stairs group was almost certainly because walking down stairs is what is called “eccentric exercise”.

“Despite how it sounds, eccentric exercise does not involve going for a run in a silly costume,” he said. “It is where load is placed on the muscle while it is lengthening, rather than shortening. For example, walking down stairs your front thigh muscles are lengthening when they are placed under load, as opposed to walking up stairs when the muscles are shortening, performing mainly concentric contractions.”

As well as protecting against metabolic syndrome and diabetes, the researchers also found that the down stairs group’s physical function such as walking ability, balance, bone mineral density and resting heart rate and blood pressure all improved significantly.

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WELLBEING

Herbal help for headaches

DRUGGED UP

If you’re one of the millions of people who often suffer from headaches, TRUDY KITHER suggests trying a natural remedy before reaching for the medicine cupboard.

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headache can take you down for the count. Here are some nondrug remedies for the three most common types of headaches.

These are simple remedies you can try first. Should your headache persist, there are more targeted herbal remedies which are extremely effective in getting to the cause and treating the headache.

Tension headaches are the most common. The muscles contract and it feels like something is literally squeezing your head. The pain can run from one ear to the other and back around. Tension headaches are usually caused by a lack of sleep and/or stress.

Ginger tea: Fresh ginger can easily be found at your local grocery store. Crush up no more than an inch of ginger and put it in a pot of boiling water. This will help reduce inflammation and ease your headache.

Peppermint oil: Take the oil and apply it to your hairline. The cooling sensation created by the oil will help relax the muscles in your head and neck.

Those who suffer from cluster headaches often describe it as an ice pack in their head. This is because the pain is concentrated and feels like being stabbed

in the head. Cluster headaches usually occur in a cluster of days, hence the name. They are most common in winter.

Capsaicin cream: Cayenne pepper is the main ingredient in Capsaicin cream.

Put a dab on your finger and apply it to the inside of your nostril. Be sure to place it on the side where you are experiencing the pain. Once applied the cream will go to work blocking pain signals.

Chlorophyll supplements: Chlorophyll is used by plants for photosynthesis.

Chlorophyll supplements promote the flow of oxygen to cells, while also protecting cells from oxidation damage.

Chlorophyll can be added to a bottle of water and consumed throughout the day.

Migraine headaches are debilitating and an put you in bed, unable to move for extended periods. Migraines cause a throbbing pain on one side of the head.

As a result, individuals are usually sensitive to light and sound. In some cases it can cause nausea. Many experts believe migraines are a result of nerve signals being misinterpreted by the brain.

Acupressure massage: Acupressure massage has been around for centuries. It is an ancient Chinese healing method that centres on applying pressure to

certain points of the body. Doing this type of massage on yourself is easy.

Place your finger in the groove between your first and second toe. Press firmly and apply pressure for at least three minutes. If you can, hold it for five minutes before letting go.

Feverfew herb: Feverfew is a herbal supplement from the sunflower family. It has been tested in clinical trials with great results. Feverfew was shown to be an effective treatment for migraines. It works by decreasing the amount of inflammation in the area where there is pain. When inflammation is reduced, it eliminates pressure on the nerves. As a result, the migraine starts to subside.

Changing Your Diet: Start paying close attention to the foods you consume on a daily basis. Keeping a journal and jotting down everything you eat for at least seven days is helpful in tracking any specific foods that cause an adverse reaction. Once you identify a pattern, you will know which foods should be removed from your diet.

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PARACETAMOL is now the fourth most common drug prescribed in Australia, rising from 4.3 million prescriptions to 7.3 million in five years to 2016.

Many, according to Osteopathy Australia CEO, Antony Nicholas, are being prescribed for back pain, which affects one in six Australians and is the third leading cause of disease burden in Australia.

“It’s easy to be confused about when you should see a healthcare professional,” he said. “People often think pain is normal and don’t understand how the body works. For example, a pain in the knee might actually stem from a back problem or you may not notice your jaw clenching is causing migraines.”

Osteopaths, who can be accessed directly without referral, focus on skeleton, joints, muscles, nerves and circulation working together to improve health and wellbeing.

They commonly treat patients who present with sports injuries, headaches and migraines, whiplash, postural problems, sciatica, knee and heel pain, arthritis and occupational injuries.

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YOUR LIFE IN FOCUS

Use it or lose it, every day counts When we are young, everything we want and most things that we do is connected to the things that we want to achieve in life, but over time, writes PAULINE DU RIETZ, our life focus changes.

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hink about how, over the years, you have seen or understood the world, or marriage, or parenthood, or your ability to influence or change things. Your view of the world changes as you age.

When we are young, especially during teenage years, we seem to think we know how the world is. I once had a young psychologist, aged 24, tell me that she knew “all about psychology”. I am still laughing at that.

When we were young, we headed for outcomes. A large part of our focus was on the possibilities and opportunities that were available to us.

Often, we believed that we knew what we wanted, we believed that we were capable of moving towards what we wanted and courageously took the steps to achieve.

Throughout life, we have travelled through events and possibly learned from the good, bad and sometimes ugly

experiences.

As we move into more advanced years, possibilities and opportunities change.

Sometimes these changes include our physical ability, our emotional and psychological state or our financial situation.

As we age, life becomes about the journey, what we have seen and experienced, and the range of possibilities that we are likely to experience.

When we are young, our focus is the future and it is a wide future. As we age our future becomes more narrow.

We still want to feel that we can achieve, that we belong, that we are appreciated and most of all, we want to feel that our life journey has been worthwhile.

Recently I was visiting a friend who has always been extremely adventurous, capable and independent. He is ill and no longer capable of achieving much at all. Sometimes there is only a short timeframe between being capable and independent and not being so.

A few days after visiting my friend, I was moaning to myself that I had so much to do that I

felt burdened. I caught myself thinking “I have to do…” and then I remembered some psychology about how our thoughts and beliefs translate to feelings.

The theory is if we say “I have to” which is a thought or belief, we will feel negative. If we say “I want to” we are likely to feel positive.

I thought about my friend who can no longer do what he wants to do and I realised that I still get to do things.

I made a list of the “I have to do” things that were irking me.

Don’t laugh… they included vacuuming the floor; cleaning the windows and blinds; driving to and from Brisbane; having to prepare to speak at a conference etc.

All of these things felt mundane.

Then I converted the “have to” list to a, “I still get to do” list and I considered how awful I would feel if I didn’t have opportunities or the control

over my life that I now enjoy.

For the next week, I focused on this thought. This technique included things I liked, such as walking alongside the lake in the afternoons.

I watched sunsets, reminding myself, “I get to do this” and shared time with others. I visited a friend in a nursing home and as I walked out, I heard myself saying (to myself, of course) “I get to walk out of here”.

You may not have as many opportunities or possibilities as you did when you were younger, but you have the opportunity to use your mind to convert your thoughts so that they will activate more positive feelings.

As we age, our focus is not just about outcomes, it is also about the journey. It is up to us to decide about the quality of that journey. Today is important. Every day is important. Think about the things you get to do!

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MOTORING

Cheap and cheerful with a dash of cheek There’s a perkiness to the all-new Suzuki Ignis that’s hard to ignore, writes BRUCE McMAHON. Do the extras thoughtfully and there’ll be something to amuse the kids and grandkids too.

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he Ignis’ charisma is backed by a range of dress-up options and neat driveway price tags of $16,990 for the GL and $19,990 for the up-specced GLX model.

Now not all and sundry may appreciate the compact Suzuki’s cheeky character. Not everyone will be taken by the CVT driveline – there are no “steps” in this transmission so it can sound as if the rubber band’s being stretched to its limits under hard acceleration.

Yet the Ignis deserves to find favour for being a reasonably well-mannered tiddler with decent space and, again, those dress-up opportunities.

Here in Queensland, Suzuki Auto Company’s general manager Stephen Craig calls the Ignis the ultimate SUV-styled escape capsule.

“Turn off the mainstream automotive sausage machine – here’s something that is different,” says Craig. “One that

delivers welcome relief from the dreary, from the sameness and from the higher prices.”

And the Suzuki Ignis, for the most part, backs up the company’s excitement about this cheap and cheerful car.

It’s all-new, a bit bigger than Suzuki’s Celerio, a little smaller than the Swift.

This Ignis sits at 3.7m long and 1.6m high with 180mm of ground clearance; a high-riding stance is good for forward vision over that stubby nose.

Then there’s that wide, muscledup rear end to the five-door body which gives the Suzuki a sporting flavour.

On top of this body of some

funk, an owner can rummage through packages of exterior colour highlights and coordinate these splashes with interior trim combinations, adding new hues to the likes of grab handles and air vent surrounds.

So the cabin is as jolly as the outside. The organisation and interior design – ergonomics plus controls and instruments and touch screen – could put some much higher-priced machines to shame.

There’s a pile of convenience gear and it’s an easy machine to operate but for two whinges: the transmission lever for the CVT has an L for Low at the bottom of the shift, just past D for Drive and it takes practice to find the right spot.

And there is no tall centre console, or left armrest, for the driver to prop themselves.

Owners can choose between a four or five-seater Ignis, that is there’s the choice of two or

three seats and belts for the back. Cargo space is fair, albeit over a temporary spare tyre though few will be packing up the Ignis and heading for Boulia anytime soon.

The front-drive package is powered by a 1.2 litre engine with an adequate 66kW and 120Nm; all enough for a small and light car.

The GL has the choice of five-speed manual or CVT, the GLX is CVT only and Suzuki reckon fuel consumption can be as low as 4.7 litres per 100km (the test GLX computer here showed just over 6 litres per 100km around the town).

Steering and handling are benign, not sporting. And the ride is fine though there can be comfort disruptions over low speed bumps.

Yet all-in-all, the Suzuki Ignis is a fine little motor car that should now make the shopping list if chasing a small and competent run-around.

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COMMUNITY NEWS

HISTORY IN THE MAKING

Visitor Roger Leach and CFHRI member Ian Edwardson at the SCC Discovery Weekend AS part of the Sunshine Coast 50th anniversary celebrations, Caloundra Family History Research welcomed members of the public to the SCC Discovery Weekend.

Local history and heritage articles were on display and everyone was given a tour of the groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s facilities.

Recently, renowned genealogist, blogger and former archivist, Shauna Hicks enlightened members on navigation of National, State and Local archival sites, and portals to benefit family historians with her presentation entitled Archives You Should Know.

By popular demand, for his seventh visit, on June 15, the group will welcome Jon Prangnell, Associate Professor from the School of Social Science at UQ, with a talk on Armenian Church Excavation in Yangon, Myanmar.

On Wednesday 21, there will be a family treemaker demonstration from 10am-noon, followed by Trove and British Newspapers 1pm to 3pm.

Members free, visitors $10. Both demonstrations will be conducted by QFHS members Geoff Morgan and Sue Reid.

All are welcome to attend at the SCTC, Gate 2, Pierce Ave, Little Mountain. Visit caloundrafamily history.org.au

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BRIDGE BY NIGHT THE Sunshine Coast Contract Bridge club has introduced evening classes for beginners.

The evening sessions start on Wednesday, June 28, 7pm-10pm.

Instructor Wendy Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien said the new evening classes had been established for students and workers who could not get to daily sessions.

After the course, beginners are skilled enough to join a regular Wednesday evening bridge session.

The full course is $40 which includes lesson manual.

No partner is needed for the lessons which are held at the club rooms at the northern end of the Elizabeth Daniels Sports Complex on Syd Lingard Drive, Buderim.

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MORE THAN MEETS THE EAR LEADING music professor Heath Lees will explore how western composers have created sound-based messages through gesture and pattern at this monthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Australian Decorative and Fine Arts Society presentation He illustrates how music speaks to us through pictures and gestures in sound, pre-arranged by talented composers.

Professor Lees will also present a variety of musical media â&#x20AC;&#x201C; instrumental music, opera, sacred music, pop music and even delves into the advertising jingle.

He was Professor of Music at Auckland University for 25 years and has presented about 400 Radio New Zealand Concert Programs. The presentation will be at the Drama Theatre, Matthew Flinders College, Stringybark Rd, Buderim on Monday, June 26, at 6.45pm.

Visitors $25, full annual membership $148. For bookings call Karin 5479 0550 or email sunshinecoast@adfas.org.au

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HARMONY FOR STATESMEN THE Sunshine Statesmen have welcomed eight new voices to their Barbershop harmony, and look forward to adding more.

Chorus president, Bob Rutter from Caloundra, welcomed the new members who took part in a short introductory program to learn about singing in the barbershop genre. They enjoyed it so much they signed up.

The Sunshine Statesmen will be performing at the Choralfest at Kawana Community Centre on June 10.

Call 5494 6241 or visit sunshinestatesmen.org.au

Shirley Trouton receives her prize of an original watercolour painting from Joy Joyce.

VIEW Clubs on the Sunshine Coast gathered for the QB01 zone conference which was attended by more than 100 women from various clubs in the zone from Twin Waters to Caboolture.

It was hosted by Glasshouse Country View Club at Glasshouse Sports Club with entertainment supplied by The Sounds of R & D. National Councillor Barbara Cameron was welcomed by Zone Councillor Margaret Elliott.

Members split into small groups to discuss opinions on View Clubs today and hopes for the next five years. Most members had similar ideas.

Morning tea and a buffet lunch were included and funds were raised for The Smith Family from a well-stocked trade table and an original water colour painting donated by Joy Joyce was raffled.

Musical director Brian Martin welcomes new members.

YEARS OF LIONS SERVICE MEMBERS of the Lake CurrimundiKawana Lions Club were presented with their Year Pins at the monthly meeting.

Between them they have a total of 128 years. The longest serving member of the Club is Phil Mitchell who was a Charter member 36 years ago and has been a Lion for 59 years.

Dinner meetings are enjoyed on the fourth Monday of the month when members have dinner, listen to a guest speaker, try their luck in a raffle and tell a few jokes in the company of the other members.

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RETIREMENT LIVING

MAKE A SPLASH AT LAKESIDE

ENJOY A LUXURY LIFE IN THE RAINFOREST

CHAMPION slalom water-skier Maggie Storey is on the home stretch as she eagerly counts down the weeks until she makes a splash at Halcyon Lakeside.

The water-skier spent 10 years at her home at Halcyon Waters on the Gold Coast and is moving to Halcyon Lakeside on the Sunshine Coast to be closer to her international standard training facility, Oz Ski Resort where several elites train.

“I have very fond memories of my life living at Halcyon Waters,” Maggie said. “I met my husband Neville just two weeks after I moved in, at a social event hosted by Halcyon all those years ago.

“I love the lifestyle that comes with living at a Halcyon community and can’t wait to move to Lakeside.”

The essence of Halcyon communities is the friendly, social nature of the residents, social events hosted by the community and five-star facilities that set Halcyon apart.

“Neville and I actually got married at Halcyon Waters, and it was the first wedding to be held on the beautiful grounds, so Halcyon holds a special place in my heart,” Maggie said.

“The lifestyle and sense of

IF you are one of the 80 per cent of Queenslanders over 55 who plan to travel in the next 12 months or one of the 75 per cent considering retirement options, it’s time to take a tour of Nature’s Edge Buderim.

Set in natural rainforest yet handy to everything, Nature’s Edge is the ideal place to settle – you can lock up and leave on a trip, confident your home is in good hands, safe and secure.

Luxury homes are just one part of the appeal of this emerging community which is about lifestyle and life choices.

Free up your leisure time so you can do the things you enjoy whether it is cruising,

community at Halcyon is truly unmatchable.

“We have been living at a friend’s holiday home in Mooloolaba and miss the Halcyon way of life which is another reason why we have decided to move to Lakeside.”

In April, Maggie set a slalom record at the Australian Water Ski Championships in the over 70s women’s age group, and almost beat her own record two weeks later by half a buoy.

“Right now, we are focused on enjoying life, and that’s with us moving back to where it all started. Bring on the happy hour,” she says.

Call 1800 050 555 or visit lifebeginsathalcyon.com.au

DANCE OF LIFE

SHE does everything from tap and jazz to ballet and line dancing – for Hibiscus Noosa Outlook resident, Rhondda Bayliss, movement is a way of life. Ever since she was three years old Rhondda Bayliss has done some form of dancing.

She believes that staying active keeps her young and healthy.

“I taught ballet until I was 25. I had two ballet schools and before I retired I worked in a rehab hospital, so I was getting people moving after key operations,” she says.

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“If only we’d moved in 10 years ago,” she says. “I love everything about living here – the community spirit, entertainment, closeness to facilities.

“I do yoga on Mondays and line dancing on Tuesdays, then I go out on Wednesdays and do jazz and tap. On Thursdays our village bus takes us to Noosa beach. We do a couple of hours of walking and then top it off with a little coffee on the beach. It’s a great lifestyle and I can highly recommend it.”

Passion is certainly something that is evident in Rhondda.

“What I love about dancing is that it keeps me fit, it keeps me healthy and it keeps me young. If you don’t use it, you lose it. Dancing is good for the soul, and if you have a creative spirit, you should use it to the full,” she says.

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caravanning, sport, enjoying wine with friends, playing mahjong or cards with a likeminded group of over 50s or just taking it easy.

At Natures Edge Buderim it is covered.

The multi-million dollar Leisure Centre is on its way to

completion and will be a world-class, state of the art leisure facility to meet new friends and neighbours for a meal, a movie at the 30-seat cinema, a swim in the 20m indoor heated pool and spa, a gypsy tap on the dance floor or to read a book in the library, have a game of bowls or tennis or just a drink on the sundeck.

Home owners are welcomed and valued and if you have a much-loved dog, it will also be welcomed once it has been approved to ensure it will fit into our community.

To organise a tour call 1800 218 898 or visit naturesedgebuderim.com.au

YOU TOO CAN BE A GREAT GATSBY ACROSS the bay, a new lifestyle resort is being created, with Hampton-esque homes of fashionable Long Island seaside charm glittering around a new country club.

Palm Lake Resort, renowned for crafting communities of inspired living for more than 40 years, have tapped into the essence of the classic New England coastal style made famous by Manhattan’s elite and F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel of early 20th century elegance.

There is something timeless about Hamptons styling that blends both sophistication and casual, relaxed living in a cool beach house ambiance.

Beachmere Bay’s 10 new architectural home designs, each named after a Hamptons hamlet, boast beautiful touches

such as exterior horizontal cladding, contemporary conservatory windows, porches, gable entry roofs and feature columns, along with a Hamptons country palette of whites, greys and pale blues.

Pride of place in the resort is the new world class country club. Beachmere Bay has ensured that the multi-million dollar Hamptons Country Club captures that opulence.

An outdoor pool is graced

by Adirondeck chairs and the clipped lawn of a Long Island garden party, while the indoor pool and spa have the elegance of a Georgian bathhouse.

Rivalries can be sharpened on the nine-hole golf course, tennis courts or eight rink undercover bowling green, and bragging rights can be settled at the 10 pin bowling alley over

a cocktail or three. For more relaxed pursuits, The Hamptons also has a luxury cinema, billiards room, grand piano, several lounges and bars, a library, woodwork room, and crafts room. And if all that decadence isn’t enough, Palm Lake Resort has a gym with the most advanced German engineered Milon fitness equipment in the world.

It is all set against a beautiful bay coastline. It’s the essence of Hamptons living.

Call 1800 338 382 or arrange a tour by visiting 194 Bishop Rd, Beachmere.

CONVERT AND GET MOVING THE advent of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is set to have a major impact on those who have been confined to a wheelchair, the transport and tourism industry.

In the past, many people confined to wheelchairs and often their families have had limited access to transport solutions that provide freedom, independence and quality of life. Having a vehicle that could be converted to wheelchairaccessible has been too much of a financial challenge.

Limited government funding has left them attempting to tap into superannuation, or applying for funding from charities and benevolent

associations that are not able to cope with the demand.

The NDIS rollout will have a huge impact on the lives of many mobility-challenged people as they benefit from more easily accessing funds to pay to modify a vehicle to be wheelchair accessible.

Expect to see more selfdrive, wheelchair bound people or families with wheelchairbound passengers extending their travel out into the regions of Australia as a result of this new-found independence.

This in turn may create pressure on the tourism and associated service industries as these people travel further afield. Tour operators and the

tourist industry will have to provide a quality experience for wheelies wanting to book a trip on a bus or a guided tour.

A recent illustration of an innovative tourism experience for wheelies and those with limited mobility was a hot air balloonist business that took wheelies and other mobilitychallenged people up for a ride by modifying the baskets.

The implementation of the NDIS will add a new dimension to the lives of those people facing mobility challenges.

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READER’S STORY

Do they ring the bell for lunch?

She knew the time had come to move from her stairs-infested house when she fell. MOCCO WOLLERT was set on a path to the “Old People’s Home”.

I

would like you to note that I was completely sober and was wearing sensible shoes when I fell. Nothing was broken but I got the message.

Shortly afterwards my granddaughter asked me, “when are you moving to the nursing home?”

I replied, somewhat tetchy, “sweetheart, we are moving into a retirement village.”

She didn’t have long to think about that: “oh yeah, I meant the old people’s home.”

And there you have it.

Because we are old, we are of course, moving into an old people’s home.

The questions I have been asked since are “What is the curfew hour? Do they ring the bell for lunch? What are the visiting hours?”.

If they would have asked me whether alcohol was allowed I would have thrown my wine glass at them.

Men are resistant to change, retired ones even more so. That may be why mine hasn’t traded me in on a newer model. In any case, my darling was reluctant to leave the kingdom of his garden shed.

I understand that to a man, the shed out the back is the most important venue

of a house and in the old people’s home there won’t be one of those.

I could read his mind so clearly – what would happen to those wonderful never-ending weekends of retirement, his sacred leisure time of pottering and tinkering while the little lady cooks and serves him yet another beer?

But move we should and move we would!

I found a charming retirement village close to the CBD and shopping centres. It had the most essential facilities to me – library, swimming pool and hairdresser.

Ah yes, there was another plus.

Gardening was optional, the village gardeners would do it all. Yes. I had found my resort village.

Now came the tricky bit: How to get my idea across to his Lord and Master happily ensconced in his shed. It took quite a few goes but finally I got him into the car and drove to what I perceived would be our new home.

It was a rainy day, not a good omen.

Things didn’t look half as nice as in bright sunshine.

I pulled up in front of the office and looked expectantly at my man. He sat. He made no eye contact. He did not move.

There was no way I could get him out of

the car. He did not even want to look at any of the facilities or buildings.

I drove home with a heavy heart; my plans were not going to plan.

However, I do not give up easily and decided that psychological warfare was needed. All is fair in love, war and trying to get your man into a retirement village.

I was very sweet to him and talked sweet and eventually got him to admit

“I understand that to a man, the shed out the back is the most important venue of a house” that sooner or later we would have to move. Ha! Now I had him.

He even agreed to look at some brochures of retirement villages and maybe, just maybe, we might go and look at a few.

Eventually we did and I agreed with him that none of them was right for us.

More beers in the shed, more sweet talking and I got him into the car and

back to the village I had first picked. I was frantically praying to St. Hubertus or whoever Saint is responsible for housing and difficult husbands, that the sales person would not be some glib young pushy salesman.

When I saw Linda, I knew we were home, literally. She was perfect, just the type of woman my husband likes, pretty with some meat in the right places and no cocky youngster.

Our new house was built and we moved in 14 years ago. There is enough garden for a man to potter in, if he wants to and he is gradually creating his shed again in our garage. Our favourite outing is to Bunnings to buy small amounts of timber, screws, bolts and nuts. It all takes a lot of time and I wait patiently while he talks to the sales people who know him by now.

I am the one standing in the aisles with the trolley, texting children and grandchildren for something to do. He buys the odd tool and there is no room in the garage for our car. But who cares? He is happy and I am where I want to be.

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CHURCHILL DRAMA BLENDS WAR AND HUMANITY CHURCHILL, a classic British drama from Australian director Jonathan Teplitzky (The Railwayman) opens in cinemas this month.

It is a portrait of Winston Churchill in the 24 hours leading up to the infamous D-Day landings in June 1944, and tells not only the story of war and politics, but also gives insight into the weaknesses and strengths of the great British leader as it explores his relationship with his wife and confidant, Clemmie.

As allied forces stand on the south coast of Britain, poised to invade Nazioccupied Europe, they await Churchill’s decision on whether the invasion will actually move ahead.

Fearful of repeating mistakes on the beaches of Gallipoli in World War I, exhausted by years of war, plagued by depression and obsessed with fulfilling historical greatness, Churchill is also faced with constant criticism from his political opponents – General Eisenhower and Field Marshal Montgomery.

Only the unflinching support of Churchill’s brilliant, unflappable wife Clementine can halt the Prime Minister’s physical and mental collapse and help lead him to greatness.

The blending of war and politics with Churchill’s vulnerability and humanity delivers a film that will appeal to both men and women.

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POPS ORCHESTRA HEADS TO BROADWAY AND BEYOND TRIP down a star-studded memory lane at Broadway and Beyond, with Australia’s leading lady of light entertainment, the Queensland Pops Orchestra.

This versatile orchestra has been treading the Broadway stage for more than a quarter of a century, bringing to life the cream of musical theatre in a visual and musical spectacular. From Fair Lady to Phantom; Lanza to Lloyd-Webber, the Pops has done them all.

Special guest artist for this series is one of Australia’s brightest stars, Teddy Tahu Rhodes.

After their stunning debut with the Queensland Pops Orchestra in 2016, the super-talented singing troupe from the

Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University Musical Theatre make a return.

Head of musical theatre and vocal coach Paul Sabey has directed and vocally arranged more than 60 London West End showcases, countless theatre productions and produced and conducted eight annual Christmas concerts in London’s Covent Garden.

See and hear the incredible professionalism of Queensland’s next generation of musical theatre stars but get in soon.

Broadway & Beyond plays at the QPAC Concert Hall on Saturday, October 7, 2.30pm and 7.30pm. Call 136 246 or visit qpac.com.au

FUN WITH THE GRANDCHILDREN PLAN a day out with the grandchildren during the school holidays, at the Coolum Theatre Players presentation of the pantomime Beauty and the Beast.

Fresh on the heels of the film, the panto by James Barry will be presented over two weekends, June 24-25 and July 1-2, at 11am and 2pm.

The kids no doubt already know the story line, but will love the panto style.

Claude (Clark Groves), a wealthy merchant has two daughters, Smelle (Paris Williment) and Belle (Taylor Rouse).

The younger, Belle, is very beautiful and sought after by the town’s resident handsome bachelor, Carlos (Harper Ramsey).

All will be revealed under the direction of Johanna Wallace, at Coolum Civic Centre.

Tickets $12.50 online at coolumtheatre.com.au or $15 at the door. Theatre style seating is on a “first-come” basis. There’ll be Gelato Mio ice cream vouchers for the best dressed young audience members.

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OPERA RETURNS TO THE CASTLE THE Underground Opera Company (UOC) returns to the Sunshine Coast at Bli Bli next month with another concert of musical theatre showstoppers by worldclass performers.

The weekend of three shows will be part of UOC’s 10th anniversary year, in the intimate setting of the Sunshine Castle’s Banquet Hall in Bli Bli. The performances will mark a highlight of 2017, with repertoire featuring a number of celebrated pieces from London’s West End and Broadway.

UOC Director and Founder Bruce Edwards said February’s West End to Broadway’s debut season at the Sunshine Castle had been a success and because of positive feedback from audiences, he had decided to orchestrate an encore.

“We have gauged that the people of the Sunshine Coast love musical theatre!

We have been coming to the Sunshine Castle with our Opera in the Castle seasons for almost eight years, so it’s great to complement these two opera seasons with our West End to Broadway – in the Castle shows,” he said. “There have been a number of highlights from the past 10 years of creating extraordinary performances in breathtaking spaces and many of those have been spent at one of the Sunshine Coast’s most unique venues, the Sunshine Castle.”

West End to Broadway - in the Castle runs from July 28-30, 7pm Friday and Saturday and 4pm Sunday, at the Sunshine Castle, Bli Bli. Tickets ticketmaster.com.au

ENJOY A GUIDED WINTER WETLANDS WALK COOLER days herald the beginning of glorious winter walking weather so until September, Maroochy Wetlands Support Group is hosting free guided walks on the first Sunday of every month.

Scheduled dates for upcoming walks are June 4, July 2, August 6 and September 3, leaving the Visitor Information Centre, Sport’s Rd Bli Bli, at 10am. It is a relaxing and informative morning of walking in peaceful surroundings with an experienced guide

and everyone is welcome to attend.

The walking track and boardwalk is always open and meanders for about 1km down to the Maroochy River. The Information Centre is staffed every Sunday by a sanctuary volunteer.

Bookings not necessary book but call John on 5448 6723 with any questions.

The Maroochy Wetlands Sanctuary Support Group always welcomes new members.

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THE Sunshine Coast Doll Bear Craft and Miniature Club presents its annual show on Saturday, July 22, 9am-3pm, at the Buderim War Memorial Hall, Main Rd, Buderim.

On display will be bears, porcelain and cloth dolls, reborn dolls, crafts, sewing, beading and miniatures.

It will also include trade tables, demonstrations, displays and raffles. Tea, coffee, cakes and light lunches will be available.

Entry is $5 and supports children’s charities on the Sunshine Coast.

Call Sue 5451 1106 or Kathy 5491 8542.

THE 2017 Tall Trees Art Exhibition in Cooran features the work of more than 70 local artists and for the first time, will be at multiple venues in the main street of Cooran.

It will stretch right along King St and patrons are invited to meander about as they view the work of local artisans in various mediums in a variety of settings.

Venues vary from an eclectic coffee shop stocking vintage wares, to other businesses and social spaces such as the Cooran Rec Club, Artspace and the Phoenix room.

The exhibition is an opportunity for artists to share their work in a public

space and offer it for sale over the festive weekend.

The event will feature interactive arts and music workshops utilising recycled materials, and remedial massage by local Ayurveda therapist Danielle Gonsal.

Organiser Mia Hacker said the high quality of work produced by local artists was again expected to attract the attention of an artistically-supportive community and visitors to the exhibition.

Opening night is Friday, June 30, with a “meet and greet” with artists at The Verandah, the site of the heritage-listed timber mill. It will then continue until 5pm on Sunday, July 2.

Exhibition venue opening times will vary from 7am to 5pm, catering for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

For more information visit talltreesart.com THE first annual Pentecost Art Show is coming up on June 4-11, following an official opening on June 3, at 7pm.

Organised by HTK Church in Kawana, along with Bob and Christine Woolner, an acquisition prize for most popular piece of art will be awarded at the conclusion of the show on 11 June.

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BOOK REVIEW

Having watched Anh on television on numerous occasions, it was with keen anticipation that I opened his memoir. His open clear-eyed face did not prepare me for the journey he and his family were about to embark on, leaving Vietnam in an overcrowded leaky boat bound for Australia.

This is one family’s story sincerely told with candour, love and respect for each other, and for Australia, their chosen country.

I enjoyed this story very much and it is a timely reminder how fortunate we are to live in such a wonderful country.

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If you like Bert Facey’s A Fortunate Life you will love this book.

These days, with refugees getting the rough end of the pineapple from Australian politicians, it is refreshing to read Anh’s journey from Vietnam to his happy and fortunate life in Australia.

Anh’s easy writing style and storytelling ability will make you cry and laugh out loud. Relationships with his father, mother, brother, sister, wife and extended family are very well crafted. He feels blessed. “I am the luckiest guy in the world! What a great country. Free healthcare. No job and you get paid”.

Opportunities abound to have a great life. His philosophy, adopted from his father, is “there’s now and there’s too late!” Seize the day! A very enjoyable book 8/10

BOOK review JOHN KLEINSCHMIDT This book has given me an appreciation of the hardship that Anh Do and his family endured in getting to Australia and the hard work necessary to make the transition from refugee to wonderful Australian citizen.

The sheer will and determination to succeed in the country that gave the family a second chance at a good life, the way they dealt with adversity and the challenges they faced, is inspiring.

I enjoyed Anh’s relaxed and humorous storytelling and above all the enthusiasm with which his immediate and considerable extended family embraced the Australian way while maintaining some Vietnamese traditions.

Recommended as a good easy read and great reminder of successful migration.

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Comedian, artist and presenter Anh Do shares his story in an amusing but poignant memoir that follows his journey as a toddler in an overcrowded boat from war-torn Vietnam, to a new and better life in Australia.

It wasn’t easy with crowded rooms, ruthless landlords and hard work. His father left when he was nine and his mother struggled to raise the family on her own. His is an uplifting and inspiring life story with tragedy, humour, heartache and great determination.

We are often asked which 10 celebrities would we invite to dinner if we could? My list has not changed in years until now – Anh Do is definitely on my list after reading his book.

I joined his journey from fleeing war-torn Vietnam with 40 other refugees on a tiny boat to a new life in Australia. He learnt valuable lessons from his hardworking mother and the many extended family members who shared their home after his father left them.

Anh totally embraced all that Australia had to offer from trying for school captain with his limited English, to university to the personality we know today. Laughing out loud one moment and moved to tears the next, humour, and heartache – no wonder his book was named Australian Book of the Year in 2011. Loved it. A must read.

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MARY BARBER Anh Do writes very honestly. You really get to know him, the struggles he’s had and the good times too. This book is funny and poignant.

Anh’s parents worked all hours to break through poverty and give their three kids a good education and a better chance at life.

It’s fun to read about the duck farm that Anh’s father set up. He was tenacious and inventive when it came to making money. And he taught his kids to believe in themselves and aim high.

Anh Do has made such a unique contribution to Australia through his comedy, his writing and now his art. I feel lucky that the Do family made that journey from Vietnam and survived the treacherous seas all those years ago. This is an Australian classic.

What an easy book to read. Each chapter contains funny, sad and reflective vignettes of Anh’s life from a two-year-old to the present.

It is a “no holds barred” story which had me shaking my head in disbelief one moment and chuckling the next.

It is a real insight to the desperation and motivation of 40 people who dared risk everything to drift in a flimsy boat on a huge ocean to be attacked and robbed by pirates twice.

There is no sense of entitlement in Ahn’s story – he and his family are so grateful for the chance to live and work in Australia, a reminder to many of us Aussies that we have little to complain about.

I was pleased to hear that high school students in a local school have been studying this memoir. What an opportunity to understand the plight of refugees. Hope other schools do the same.

I loved this book and recommend it. It will stay in my heart and mind for a long time.

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Discover the glory days of rail travel on The Ghan At this stage of our lives, we’re beginning to rediscover the lost pleasure of travel for its own sake, writes RUSSELL HUNTER as he sets off on The Ghan.

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ired of soulless airport lounges, weary of being crammed into a metallic tube with insufficient space to eat food barely worthy of the name and absolutely fed up with roads ruled by insanity, it was time to look at other options.

And those options are all in our heads.

We’ve been conditioned to travel for reasons – to get to work, to visit someone or some people, to go to the cinema, a concert. The list is all but endless.

However, each journey involves being in a specific place at a specific time for a specific reason. Travel because you like travelling is different.

Whoever coined the aphorism that it’s better to travel hopefully than to arrive, knew a thing or two. I’d leave out the hopefully.

For many who are like-minded, cruising hits the spot but for us at least, it’s again crowded, regimented and you’re cooped up for too long.

Buses? They run on those roads.

Thankfully there are still railways.

We’ve moved on from the days of the red rattlers but where’s the allure of

riding the rails for the sheer enjoyment of it?

Having invested in a sleeper cabin on one of the last runs of the Sunlander that for half a century or so meandered a leisurely way from Brisbane to Cairns, I was in search of something more.

I found it on The Ghan.

Named in honour of the mostly Afghan cameleers so crucial to European exploration of the Red Centre, the resemblance ends there.

This train has been known to be a kilometre long and can travel at up to 115kmh – a long way from the ships of the desert. And it’s far, far more comfortable.

Of course, there are quicker ways to get to Darwin, but they’re for people in a hurry. People on schedules and such.

So we take a flight to Adelaide. It’s only a couple of hours after all, and arrive at the Gouger Street (the locals insist it’s pronounced Googer) pub in time for a late lunch in one of the street’s many (and quite affordable) restaurants.

It’s a great way to prepare for the experience ahead.

And talking of affordable, The Ghan is not cheap – not in platinum class anyway.

But you do get picked up by a posh limo at a reasonable hour of a Sunday morning and you are transported in the kind of comfort you’re about to get used to en route to the Adelaide station.

The ground staff (so to speak), all kitted out in smart-casual R.M. Williams uniforms complete with bush hats, whisk away your bags (remember to keep at least one with three days of clothing and toiletries), lead you to the lounge for a welcome Buck’s fizz.

Before you know it, you’re on the train and in your private cabin with Craig serving more champagne and explaining what’s on offer. And it’s quite substantial.

There’s a list of “off-train excursions” as the literature puts it, included in the price you already paid, although helicopter and fixed wing trips cost extra.

And that’s the only time you’ll put your hand in your pocket for the next three days. All meals – and drinks – are included in the price.

There’s a private carriage devoted to

Russell Hunter settles in for the trip. platinum travellers with bar and restaurant. If the bar is unattended you help yourself. True story. We did just that on maybe the three occasions when staff were elsewhere.

And what staff. We had Lucy (team leader), Gold and Craig, all dedicated to the every whim of 14 platinum service travellers. These kids work hard.

They were there to serve breakfast from 6.30am, lunch and dinner and were still around in the lounge area when we called it a night usually about (alright, after) 10.30.

We can only hope they’re well looked after. They certainly were by a bunch of grateful platinumites at the end of the trip.

And then we’re off, this massive train of 240 passengers and 45 staff which will cover not quite 3000km over the next 54 hours.

Departing noon on Sunday, we’ll be in Darwin about 5.30pm Tuesday, but who really cares? The journey’s the thing.

So we sip our champagne and then check out the platinum lounge. They’re pretty much our age group including the perhaps inevitable, but highly pleasant, American retired couple. We share a

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ince 1980, cruise ships have been anchoring in the pristine waters of the island and treating literally millions of Australians to a taste of a genuine paradise.

If you are visiting this unspoilt place on a cruise, you will enchanted by its white sand beaches, warm waters and friendly locals.

Even the name of the island is a mystery, but I am one of the few who can solve that riddle. You see, Mystery Island is known to the locals as Inyeug, but it gained its fame and more popular European name by sheer chance.

PR man Ron Connelly was hosting a group of travel writers on board the legendary Fairstar when the ship made one of its rare visits to the island.

Pressed by members of his press group about the tiny gem, he said: “I have to admit I have never been there; the ship often can’t drop anchor … it’s a mystery to me.” And Mystery Island it became.

Sitmar, owners of Fairstar, were quick to pick up the name and turn it into a clever marketing gimmick.

I suffered the same fate on my first visit to Mystery Island on board that same ship. Captain Luigi Nappa could not anchor because of the southern swell.

The next time I went there, the ship did anchor but the swell became treacherous and it was a battle to get everyone aboard in the late afternoon as the seas picked up. That evening there were nine broken arms and wrists being treated at the ship’s hospital.

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One of the locals, Robert, said it was built as an emergency strip in World War II for military aircraft transiting the area.

At that time, Japan was dominating the war in the Solomon Islands to the north and Mystery Island had the potential to become a major player if they advanced into Vanuatu, which was then called the New Hebrides.

Today, the strip is used twice a week as the airport for nearby major island of Aneityum.

Mystery Island’s reputation goes far beyond its name. At night, the locals swear that the island is haunted by the mysterious spirits of their ancestors.

They won’t go there after dark.

This had the unexpected advantage of making it a safehaven for European visitors in the 19th century who feared the fierce cannibals on the mainland.

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Rather than being saved by the well-meaning Presbyterian fire and brimstone preachers, the native population was also decimated by introduced illnesses such as smallpox and measles. Within a generation or two, just 500 people were left.

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Aneityum’s equally fascinating flora is also yet to be fully discovered. At this time, there are a recorded 80 species of stunning orchids and the island also has hot springs and waterfalls, thanks to the seemingly perpetual rainfall.

Aneityum’s kauri forests were also decimated by visitors, but have since been replanted by the New Zealand government for logging.

Now, there is fascinating history to be learnt from a much more recent visit. If you know where to look on Mystery Island, you will find a monument to the most famous visitor to the island.

Queen Elizabeth enjoyed an unscheduled beach barbecue on Mystery Island in 1974, en route from Port Vila to Sydney aboard the Royal Yacht Britannia.

Strangely yet again, I could find no-one among the locals who remembered the visit, however on Aneityum there are photos of the big day proudly brought out for guests.

Looking at the island from a ship, it looks inconsequential compared to its towering neighbor. However as you go ashore in the ship’s tender you will be captivated by the crystal clear waters and waving coconut palms. As you near the jetty you will hear singing and music.

Stepping ashore you will suddenly be standing on a white sand beach that will take your breath away. It is named after its most famous visitor, Queen Elizabeth II Beach.

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The gold rush was short but it did bring the railway and it’s here that we strike off to the north, approximately retracing the steps of Australia’s most prolific and least remembered explorer, John McDouall Stuart, who in his five expeditions covered more miles than his contemporary and compatriot David Livingstone ever did.

His fondness for his native Scotland’s signature tipple may go some way to explaining his comparative obscurity.

By dawn on Monday we’re at Marla, the start of the Oodnadatta Track which passes Lake Eyre on the way to Marree, which is the route the original line took before new track was laid in 1980.

The sunrise on this flat expanse of plain is spectacular, if chilly, which is no doubt why the Ghan crew has organised campfires and hot drinks for those who want to see it.

Back to the platinum car for breakfast where somebody – not me – mentioned bloody marys. No problem, says Lucy.

Nothing ever was.

Next stop, Alice. But in the meantime there’s something serene about sitting back with a book (mine was a life of John McDouall Stuart) and watching the

centre of Australia go by. Why would anybody want to fly over this?

Dinner’s a relaxed affair in this stratified section of the train with food you wouldn’t find in the sharp end of a long-haul airliner and with wines to match. But the atmosphere is casual, the staff attentive without being intrusive.

And there’s great fellowship to be had around the bar afterwards.

I’d never been to Alice before and it still has the frontier feel about it.

The Royal Flying Doctor Service has much history here as does the pioneering radio station that linked Australia with what was then the British Empire via a cable that stretched all the way to Bombay (as it then was).

There’s also the old jail, a confronting if fascinating place to visit, and a display dedicated to the women pioneers of Australia.

We could have spent longer there – not because they’re women but because they’re people you wouldn’t otherwise get to hear about.

Then it’s Katherine where the gorge is nothing short of jaw dropping.

Again, a river trip is included but this time because of recent heavy rain we were unable to get up to the second gorge (there are five) where the rock art is more prolific. But the trip through those towering cliffs is breathtaking. You’d have to see it.

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HANG OUT IN THE HUNTER GARDENS FOR the past 15 years, horticulturist Penny Hegarty has been escorting tours to amazing parts of Australia and the world. Her next trip is to the beautiful Hunter Valley.

Although the gardens are famous, the tours delivers much more, as well as Penny’s expert gardening knowledge.

Departing July 31, this five-day tour includes return airfares from the Sunshine Coast, a cruise on Sydney Harbour and dinner at the Sydney Tower Restaurant as well as a visit to Gosford and the spectacular Japanese garden Edogawa, with a stroll through the landscaped gardens of Koorinya.

Highlights include the Hunter Valley Gardens, Constable Estate, Wallis Creek Watergarden and the mural town of Kurri Kurri as well as the famous EG Waterhouse Camellia Garden, which is home to thousands of camellias.

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The long road home With caravan in tow, Grey Nomad BEVERLEY EVERSON returns to Queensland by the direct route home after visiting grandchildren in Melbourne.

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t Goulburn, we decided to take the Abercrombie River Road to Oberon for our first night’s stopover, a small village named Black Springs.

Here, there was a free camp in a forestry reserve complete with clean toilets (non-flushing) and shelters.

It is a good spot to stop, leave the caravan behind and take off to see some different locations such as the Jenolan Caves, which are only 51km away via Oberon.

Just a few minutes south of Black Springs is the interesting and historic stone Avoca Catholic Church and Shrine.

There is also an historic cemetery and fossicking is popular at Sapphire Bend in the Vulcan State Forest.

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Windamere Dam The next morning, with temperatures rising, we were keen to get closer to the coast, so we did a lot of miles over the next few days.

Day two took us past Windamere Dam, Mudgee, Gulgong and Merriwa, finally stopping at Wallabadah just south of Tamworth.

It was an extremely hot day reaching 48C, so hot in fact that when we stopped to have sandwiches for lunch, the bread had turned dry before we had a chance to take the first bite. Stopover was at Wallabadah, which has an RV-friendly camp with green grass and shady trees beside a running cool creek. It was welcome to plunge in and cool off after that hot day.

Camping is by donation and there are hot and cold showers, flushing toilets and gas barbecues (it was once a caravan park, hence the facilities).

The cold showers were certainly a relief.

The park and playgrounds are beside The First Fleet Memorial Gardens.

Ray Collins, a stonemason and direct descendant of First Fleet convict John Cross, sought approval to create a commemorative garden in recognition of the hardships immigrants faced. Liverpool Plains Shire finally agreed to fund the project.

It took Ray Collins five years to complete all the inscriptions.

Walking around, you can check if any members of your family were among those who were transported or sailed (convicts and sailors) on the First or Second Fleet. It lists all 1500 names on 80 tablets for the First Fleet and 1400 names on 72 tablets for the Second Fleet. The pictorials reflect on what it was like with references to notable events. It is certainly worth a long look with incredible detail and “did you know” type information.

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Through this partnership, AHF supports the education of girls in remote, disadvantaged communities who often walk more than three hours a day to reach the closest school.

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PERMUTATE KOALA, POLKA, POLAR, OPERA, PAVER, VIPER There may be other correct answers

SCATTERWORD MILLIGRAM, argil, glair, grail, grill, gall, ilia, mail, lair, liar, rail, mall, malm, marl, gill, girl, mill, rill.

1. Swimming; 2. Letters and Numbers; 3. Punxsutawney; 4. English and French; 5. Andrew Sachs; 6. Gums; 7. Santa Maria; 8. Pulpit; 9. 80 years; 10. Italics; 11. George VI; 12. Venus; 13. On walls; 14. Amethyst; 15. Janet; 16. Pawn and knight; 17. Diode; 18. Bees: 19. Chubby Checker; 20. Wok.

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CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

D I V F R U X J Z E T Q B

1. FINA is the acronym for the governing body of what sport? t? rna and 2. Which TV show was hosted by Richard Morecroft, Lily Serna David Astle? own?

3. In the movie Groundhog Day, what was the name of the town?

4. What are Canada’s two official languages?

5. Who played in “Fawlty Towers”?

6. What part of the body does gingivitis affect?

7. What was Christopher Columbus’ flag ship?

8. From what structure is a sermon traditionally delivered in church?

9. An octogenarian is at least what age?

10. What is the name for the sloping type in this question?

11. What British king was the last Emperor of India?

12. Which planet has a highland area called Aphrodite Terra??

13. Where are murals painted?

14. What semi-precious gemstone is a purple variety of quartz?

15. Who was the youngest of Michael Jackson’s siblings?

16. In chess, what are the two pieces that can make an opening move?

17. Which device allows direct current to flow in only one direction: resistor, diode or transistor?

18. Apiology is the study of what?

19. Renowned for a dance craze in the early 1960s, by what name was singer Ernest Evans usually known?

20. In Asian cuisine, what is the iron cooking pan with a curved bottom?

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Envisioned an unusually valid size, you say (10) Concerning the representative who provided a substance for use in chemical analysis (7) Having little pinkies and such that resemble a froglike creature, I hear (4) A thousand leave punctuation in their sleep (4) Solidify mixtures that are scaled in too many ways (11) Lower in dignity and too removed from the loosest ones (4) For fear that the French way was in cobblestones (4) With such mannerisms greets us least professionally (7) Where the academics go to survey it in formation (10)

No. 2526

A lively cart swung round perpendicularly (10) 2 Exploited synthetic suede mostly (4) 3 Illegally retails glue to the governing body (11) 4 Zorro’s signature is incorporated in metal! (4) 5 Somehow cart Joe in attempt to find the path (10) 6 They uncannily sensed resistance to their rosiness (7) 7 Gemstones of a top size, possibly, less one (7) 12 Lisa rips her dress apart! (4) 13 Leonard’s prism? (4)

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WORK IT OUT!

SUDOKU WORDFIND

Level: Medium

No. 46

apron baster beater blender carafe cheesecloth colander cookbook corer cutlery fork ladle

No. 778

lid nutcracker oven pan pot raclette sieve spatula stove teaspoon wok

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No. 3627

SCATTERWORD

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Today’s Aim: 11 words Good 14 words Very good 15 words Excellent

SUDOKU Level: Easy

No. 777

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No. 2963

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Form at least one nine letter word from the given letters and as many other words as possible of four or more letters. Each word must contain the letter in the central circle. Simple plurals, formed by adding “s” are not counted as extra words. No prefixes or suffixes. Reference: The Macquarie Concise Dictionary.

PERMUTATE

28 Short, quick excursion in car (informal) 30 This place 32 Direction 33 One taking drugs 34 Against the current of the river 36 Rough seed case 38 Employing 39 First public showing 40 Absorb and assimilate

ACROSS 1 8 11 14 15 16 18 19 20 21 23 24 26 27

Frightened Type of mathematical statement Line up Scheme Lively Fruit Potter’s material Small whirlpool Strong and healthy Small metal button Cinema film (informal) Soak in liquid Newspaper (informal) Casserole

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Semi-independent businesses running under a big ‘brand’ name Beast Indentation

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Girl (informal) Excavated Wrathful Modernise Recorded Purple hue Brightest Benefits Do needlework Disturbs Period of holding office Increased Blood component Trimming Rounded protuberances Defy Litigated Border

No. 036

WORK IT OUT!

Your aim is to change the top word one letter at a time, each time rearranging the letters to create a new word. Perform one such permutation for each blank line until you arrive at the last word. There may be more than one correct solution.

KOALA

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