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Editor’s note

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ucked away in a small newspaper column was what I would have thought would be the biggest news this century.

Scientists have come up with a 10-minute test to diagnose cancer. It looks for genetic material in a drop of saliva and early tests from lung cancer patients suggest it has near-perfect accuracy.

It can be done in a doctor’s office while you wait. Imagine that!

I am surprised by two things – one, that it makes such a small ripple on the news scene and two, that it has taken so long to get to this point.

Considering that there is only one degree of separation from cancer for

Contents most of the population, and it is the cause of so much personal heartache and suffering, it always amazes me that a society that can put man on the moon, create an information superhighway and come up with phones that do everything, can’t get rid of this scourge.

It comes up because a friend who, in the weeks before Christmas, sat with me whinging about the small stuff, as you do, is unlikely to be around next month. So quick and so devastating. Let’s hope the saliva test will be able to change all this.

On a brighter note, this month we congratulate our book reviewer Tony Harrington on his Australia Day gong and we also meet the old musos who are still rocking it and getting back with old bandmates.

Hopefully this means that by the time I land in a nursing home, the days of singing Vera Lynn’s hits around a piano will have been replaced by the rock’n’rollers.

Dorothy Whittington, Editor

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COVER STORY

Play it again – and keep on playing Music is memories and for the music makers, you’re never too old to keep feeding the nostalgia machine, writes ALAN LANDER. duos and bands feeding the nostalgia beast, turning out often good – sometimes very ordinary – renditions of music from the ’50s through to the end of the century.

“It’s changed significantly.

They used to put on World War II specials in the RSLs; now they’re looking for AC/ DC and Muddy Waters.”

The Claptomaniacs demonstrate you can still have the moves like Jagger and your own audience.

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he Rolling Stones cop it all the time in the media.

Wrinkled, past it, drug-worn and still determined to prove they’re invincible, we’re told.

True, Keith Richards, who turned 72 last December, can look a little scary sometimes, but not all older

musos were as reckless with the drugs and the booze.

As part of the vibrant music scene here in South-East Queensland, many musicians in the 55-plus age bracket still knock it out in clubs, pubs, cafes and restaurants.

When I think back to when my

father was my current age in the UK, I really can’t recall a whole generation of his peers actively emulating Count Basie or Tommy Dorsey, or flogging Frank Sinatra or Peggy Lee tribute bands to the local watering holes.

Or maybe I just wasn’t looking.

But today, there are many soloists,

Cynics will say we’re all constantly re-living some past desire for fame, but the reality is we just love playing music – and for many of us, we’ve been playing for so long we have become very good at it.

Every person goes through that oh-so-sensual period of puberty and meeting first loves, and the soundtrack to that incredible experience becomes an integral and treasured part of our lives.

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other intense emotional episodes – and again, the music of the time records these moments forever.

Noosa deputy mayor and former Sunshine Coast mayor Bob Abbot is well-known on the Sunshine Coast for his prowess with the harmonica.

He picked up his first “harp” as a 40th birthday present.

“Initially I put it in the cupboard for a couple of years as I didn’t have time to deal with it.

“I was very amateur and occasionally I played some event locally; but it was something I enjoyed, and it was what kept my equilibrium,” Abbot, 65, says.

Musical ability wasn’t in the family lineage as his father was barely musical, sitting around barbecues “strumming a guitar”.

“He didn’t play it properly, basically just keeping time,” Abbot says.

“But now I am more into entertainment I understand what you can exude and what people want to enjoy.”

Abbot has his last hurrah in public life this month, wrapping up a stellar 30-year career in local government, but retirement is the last thing on his mind.

“In the last 15 years as a mayor I played as often as I could, but never got an opportunity to play properly.

After my (Sunshine Coast) mayoralty stint in 2012 I found myself wanting to do better so I learned more about tone and melody, and the more I learned the better I got.

“Now I enjoy playing and I’ve been

lucky, playing with two bands, and with some great people. We respect each other’s skills and abilities.”

Abbot looks at the local scene and is equally surprised and buoyed by the number of musical seniors in – or still in – the game.

Venues, RSLs, places like that are looking for entertainment that the older generation appreciate.

“It’s changed significantly. They used to put on World War II specials in the RSLs; now they’re looking for AC/DC and Muddy Waters.”

Bob Abbot, 65, took up the mouth organ on his 40th birthday.

“I think there are a lot of people in my situation who have enjoyed making music over the years but never had the chance to do it properly,” Abbot says.

“They’re starting to come out now, with a bit of a revival in older music.

So is it just a Baby Boomer thing?

Abbot says yes – and no.

“It certainly is a Baby Boomer phenomenon. But I think it will go on; there’s another generation behind us with even more leisure time and they will be doing something similar –

they’ll probably be reproducing Lady Gaga songs in 30 years’ time.”

Science teacher-turned commercial photographer Jonathan May plays keyboards in Coast band The Claptomaniacs, a five-piece rhythm and blues outfit covering a range of ’70s music including Clapton and other classics from that decade.

Like Abbot, the 61-year-old ex-New Zealander sees music and photography as a passport to staying active in later years.

“Both music and photography are activities I can pursue well into older age,” he says, but acknowledges that music’s late nights and shifting musical gear to and from venues could be the arbiters of a decision on when to give it away.

May also suffered a stroke 15 years ago, but fully recovered.

He says there will always be a market for audiences wanting to reach back to their teenage years.

“Our generation were teenagers through the ’70s – it’s the teenage music that sticks with you the longest,” he says.

“You are emotionally receptive then. You feel everything more keenly and it makes a lasting impression. You play that music now and people say that’s when it really was music.

“It’s so enjoyable to play and it keeps your mental facilities tuned up.

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<from previous page Greg Eastwood is another child of the ’70s. Now 55, Eastwood started classical piano at age nine, and had evolved into the modern music scene by age 17.

He has been involved in the family business in Brisbane for 38 years, but has always made time for his greater love – music – throughout that time.

“We grew up on Little River Band, Steely Dan, the Doobies – serious music, which is making a comeback,” he says.

Now it’s back to the future for him, as he leads the Little Steely Brothers, which covers a range of ’70s music – and he’s “gobsmacked” by it.

“My musical career has never been better,” Eastwood says. “The irony is we are having more success now than at any other time in my musical career.

“There’s always a good turnout of fans and I am just gobsmacked by how well it’s going in the twilight of my musical career.”

Eastwood reckons he and his fellow members of the six-piece band are playing and singing better than ever before.

“Both music and photography are activities I can pursue well into older age”

Jonathan May, 61, at the keyboard for the Claptomaniacs.

“Like a good wine, we seem to be getting better with age,” he quips.

Fans appreciate the “real” music.

“It’s fully live. We use instruments, not hi-tech equipment making sounds

and fans appreciate the real thing.

“I get beside myself seeing these duos. They’re like karaoke. Hours sweating in rehearsal rooms seems to be a thing of the past.”

Eastwood knows he will at some stage retire from running the family business.

But music’s another story.

“We’ve even joked about doing the nursing home circuit,” he says. “I’ll still be playing when they put me in the pine box.”

Older generations living in SouthEast Queensland are really quite fortunate, musically.

There are intelligent venues management and bands who know today’s more mature audiences do not want their ears blown off when they come out to listen to live music.

They know these audiences don’t want to be surrounded by bingedrinking head-bangers. And there are so many good musicians and bands, they are spoilt for choice.

Music and dance keeps us all younger, more social and active, and in touch with the strongest emotions we have ever felt.

Enjoy.

Alan Lander is a Sunshine Coast-based journalist (of a certain maturity) and is also drummer for The Claptomaniacs.

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With domestic violence still rampant in our society and alcohol fuelled aggression causing death with coward punches, members of the Maroochy Men’s Shed believe it is time to stand up and be counted on this blight on our country.

We would like to make the following statement, pledge and plan of action: Real men have got to tell all men if you go down the road of domestic violence, assaulting women and or king hit /coward punch, then we cannot defend you. You will be banished from the tribe.

With that said, we must provide avenues for men to find support, advice and training for any man who finds he may be heading down the wrong path.

We are presently investigating how Shed members can mentor young men in our society who want to be helped and to provide information, contacts and a general understanding to our members to pass on to family members, friends and associates.

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Story rings a bell Your article “Christmas bells ring out” brought back fond memories of living in Tin Can Bay in its infancy.

Attending the one-teacher primary school and spending weekends chasing mud crabs and catching whiting and flathead in Snapper Creek.

Christmas Bells were plentiful in those early days. Of a weekend I would place a basket on the handlebars of my pushbike, and set off to pick Christmas Bells. It was not illegal to pick wildflowers in those days.

Another wildflower that was popular was boronia.

My father was a pioneer of Tin Can Bay, settling there in 1932. One of his business interests was a bus run to and from Gympie. To earn some pocket money, the Christmas bells were bunched, turned upside down and placed in a tub affixed to the roof of the bus. They sold like hot cakes in Gympie.

Thanks for the memories Barry Mason I have wonderful memories of the Christmas Bells on the Sunshine Coast, in particular Landsborough.

I bought my first horse for my 40th Sunshine Coast

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birthday in 1979 and soon after another horse for a friend. We had the horses in Caloundra and used to ride mainly between Caloundra and Landsborough in the pine forests.

Every year my friend Jean Hunt and I used to wait for the Christmas Bells to flower. One year we got off the horses and picked a bunch each.

We had reins in one hand and flowers in the other and as we cantered up a long sandy track up a hill clutching our Christmas Bells, I can still hear their clanking sound as they touched each other.

This was forestry land. I approached the council once about trying to save a small block which was near the forestry road and a mass of Xanthorrheas (Blackboys) and Christmas Bells – both flowered at the same time. This could have been a park, only about three acres and not planted but sadly there was no interest shown and they are now gone.

Jeanette Gregson Currimundi Environmental Park at Wurtulla has had Christmas Bells since mid-November. Not more than 15 at any one time and sometimes only four.

They are in an area controlburned last July. We also trigger plants flowering pink, milkmaids white, purple Iris and hyacinth and orchids in purple.

It is a magical place.

Dot Crane I just loved to read the article about the Christmas Bells.

My husband was a POW in Singapore in 1942 and worked on the infamous Death Railway in Thailand. He was one of the lucky ones to get back home.

In the 1950s, he was constructing a house at Caloundra and coming back to Bald Knob every night. When he saw the Christmas Bells he brought big bunches home for me. Beautiful!

The race horses at Corbould Park would now be running over the place where they used to grow. Thanks for the memory.

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A great honour Congratulations to ANTHONY HARRINGTON for his Order of Australia Medal in the Australia Day honours list.

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ong before he “retired” and added ‘Your Time book reviewer’ to his long list of activities, Dr Anthony Harrington spent four decades making a difference in the lives of the sick and injured.

His CV is impressive, yet he has modestly attributed his award to the team who worked with him.

“Quality emergency health care can only occur when there is great teamwork between all the emergency service agencies,” he says.

Married to Sue and with three adult children, he said his family had supported him throughout his career.

Tony was Nambour General Hospital’s director of emergency medicine from 1989 to 2000, but he also dedicated much of his time to fundraising activities with local groups including Lions,

Rotary, Jaycees, the Variety Club, Ronald McDonald House and the Nambour General Hospital Wishlist program.

With help from Wishlist, he also developed a private courtyard garden where emergency workers and ambulance and police officers could relax and de-stress on their break. It was named in his honour in 2011.

Tony was Queensland’s first training registrar in emergency medicine and became a senior trauma instructor with the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. He also used his knowledge and skills to foster emergency teamwork, training and education for doctors, nurses, ambulance and police officers, SES,

nose that works like an intravenous injection,” he says.

“We did the first research and the technique is now used worldwide.”

Despite dedicating much of his working life to helping others and providing services to the health department, Dr Harrington, 64, has struggled with his own health issues.

“I’ve retired due to health reasons,” he says. “I’ve lived for 40 years with insulindependent diabetes and had significant vision problems.”

He may have slowed but he hasn’t stopped in retirement. As well as reviewing books, he works as a volunteer at the Woombye Library, is a publicity officer and plays tennis four to five times a week.

“My vision limits my ability to play tennis but it’s much easier than working,” the retiree says.

Dr Anthony Harrington at a Mt Tibrogargan rescue in 1995.

lifeguards, schools and the community.

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High flyer still liking that old time rock‘n roll

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n the late 1950s America had The Comets and Brisbane had The Planets, one of the city’s two leading rock and roll bands and the first in Queensland to appear as a support act for the big name national and international performers.

The six-man group consisted of Rob Tonge (lead guitar), John Reed (bass), Brian Gagen (saxophone), Steve Neale (piano), Bobby Richards (drums) and Johnny Pickering, who sang under the name Johnny Pal, as vocalist.

Today, after losing touch with one another for many years, the four surviving band members Tonge, Gagen, Richards and Neale still try to get together once a year at Gagen’s Mt Mee property to play the old music and remember how much fun they had back in the late 1950s and early ‘60s.

Rob Tonge, 77, who now lives at Coolum Beach with Barbara, his wife of 55 years, fondly recalls those days when the band would play at venues such as Brisbane City Hall, the Railway Institute and Festival Hall and were known as The Gentlemen of Rock and

Roll. The Planets soon developed their own following in entertainmentstarved Brisbane and were sometimes asked to perform on the same bill as visitors such as Col Joye and Rob Tonge Johnny O’Keeffe and international teen idols such as The Champs and Fabian.

“We were pioneers in every sense,” Rob recalls. “We had small amplifiers and the first electric bass in Queensland. We had to improvise. No sound mixers – we found our own balance of sound and it seemed to please the audience.”

Rob loved being a muso – but he loved flying more and decided to become a professional pilot. In fact, the gigs paid for some of his early flying lessons on Tiger Moths out at Archerfield and when doing his night

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Rob Tonge was a tourism leader in the ‘70s and before that a member of the popular band The Planets. JULIE LAKE reports on what he’s up to now.

The Planets when they were running hot, (from left, rear) Brian Gagen, sax; Johnny Pal (Pickering) singer; Bob Richards, drums; (front) John Reed, bass; Steve Neale, piano; Rob Tonge, lead guitar.

flying training, he would often go straight from a gig to the airport.

He progressed to a commercial licence and charter flying and then became a pilot with Ansett ANA. And sold his guitar, because he no longer had time to play but he didn’t lose touch with popular music. As a pilot he often found himself flying international performers such as The Kinks, Manfred Mann and Peter, Paul and Mary.

He then took the job for which he is

still best remembered on the Sunshine Coast – manager of the Sunshine Coast Tourism Board.

This was during the 1970s, the tough years of building a tourism industry when the friction between the three shires was exceeded only by the war between developers and environmentalists.

Later, he founded his own tourism planning and development consultancy and, as part of this, wrote several popular manuals on the subject.

Twelve years ago Rob was diagnosed with prostate cancer and although he responded well to treatment, the disease has recently returned. The music helps get him through the difficult times, he says, now that he is back playing the guitar.

He remains a busy man despite the cancer, diabetes and arthritis. He is co-coordinator of the Sunshine Coast Prostate Cancer Support group, grows his own vegetables, makes model aircraft, still writes on tourism and is writing a recipe book for blokes and a book of aviation trivia questions.

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SOCIALS

CALOUNDRA EVENING VIEW CLUB’S FRIENDSHIP DINNER The ladies of the Caloundra VIEW Club, which supports the national children’s charity The Smith Family, enjoyed their first social outing for 2016 at its Friendship Dinner held on Tuesday 19 January at the Caloundra Golf Club.

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MEETING UP AT THE NEW FOREST HEADQUARTERS With the new premises, Sunshine 60 is planning a new weekly Monday morning coffee meet up from 10am-noon, for lively over-45s from March 7.

Everyone is invited to come and have a chat, enjoy refreshments and make new friends.

The meet-up is for those new to the area, living away from family and friends or who simply love to meet new people.

Cost of $6 includes coffee and cake.

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Kawana Forest Meeting Place, Meridan Plains, is the centre for Sunshine 60.

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The venue, founded in 2014, is a short drive from the Kawana Health Precinct.

The space lends itself to a diversity of activities and events including small seminars, training workshops, low intensity fitness classes, meetings, mini-expos and a variety of functions.

The whole venue is also for hire and is used by businesses, community groups, associations as well as individuals.

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GARDENING

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Palms have been getting a bad rap but as GARDENEZI explains, make the right choice of palm and you won’t be disappointed.

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othing says “tropical” as eloquently as a palm tree, yet choosing the right palms to give a tropical touch to your garden is not as easy as it might appear.

The two main factors to consider when choosing palms are position and soil.

Some palms are better able than others to tolerate exposure to wind and cold.

Contrary to some belief not all palms will thrive in beachside gardens. Most are from the rainforest and need protection from salt-laden wind and too much sun.

Some of those rainforest palms will thrive in very wet soils, too, but most palms need well-drained, sandy soils and a few of the desert types are adapted to hot, dry, shallow and rocky areas.

So before choosing palms, look at the location of your

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garden and the soil type.

Here are the five best palms for South-East Queensland gardens: 1. Alexandra and Piccabeen (or Bangalow): These come from Australian rainforests and do very well in most conditions here, which is why they are so common.

Piccabeens are more coldhardy and have spikes of creamy-white flowers while the flowers of Alexandra Palms are pale mauve. They will take

water-logging but also tolerate long, dry periods once established. They grow very tall with age.

2. Foxtail: One of the most elegant palms and another Queensland native.

Does best in a welldrained sandy loam with plenty of water when young. Needs plenty of room.

Handsome palm for long driveways.

3. Golden Cane: Common because attractive and tough in most landscapes, can grow into a very large clump so look for dwarf varieties.

4. Kentia: A small, neat palm which needs protection from salt winds.

5. Dwarf Date Palm: Small, elegant and tough it needs well-drained sandy soil.

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Health Minister Sussan Ley said amendments to the Narcotics Drugs Act 1967 would allow the controlled cultivation of cannabis for medicinal or scientific purposes through one single national licensing scheme – an Australian first.

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TECHNOLOGY

Don’t let ransomware hold you to ransom If you haven’t yet heard of this menace, then NATHAN WELLINGTON can put you in the picture.

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his insidious piece of malware is one of the most difficult to remove and near impossible to recover. It usually finds its way in to your computer in the form of an email which asks you to check a link.

Clicking on the link unleashes an encryption on to all your documents and picture files (and possibly other file types) and by the time you realise what is happening it announces itself with a pop-up window demanding that unless you pay the ransom through an online payment system, you won’t have access to your data again.

In the last two weeks I have had about a half a dozen calls from clients who have encountered an email from Australia Post which said they tried to deliver a parcel and to click on a link to view the delivery details.

Alas it is a link to this dreaded malware and it just takes over your PC. The only solution to this problem is that prevention is better than a cure.

What is the best way to deal with this?

The short answer is you have no guarantee that the hijackers will provide you the decryption even if you pay the $US300 ransom, and in my experience less then 30 per cent ever do. You have a better chance of your technician attempting to recover your data, but in 80 per cent of cases it is futile.

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ransomware attack?

• Back up your computer, use the native backup software or purchase back up software that will literally image your hard drive, and do a back up regularly, once a week at least. If you download a heap of photos or have completed a lot of work, always back up after that, just to be sure. The only proven way to deal with this malware is to wipe the computer and reload the back up.

• Check if your email security has the ability to filter files that have .EXE extensions or to deny any email that have two file extensions. Contact your internet security provider about this, they may be able to walk you through how to activate this.

• Use a reputable security suite, and make sure it is up to date.

• Most important, be particularly cautious about the origin of the emails you open. Hackers use free email servers so you may find that even thought it says its from Australia Post the actual email address may be from a gmail account.

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How many recipe books do you need?

The iPad man Colin Dunkerley suggests your iPad makes a perfect kitchen accessory.

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ost kitchens I visit have a small cupboard filled with recipe books, magazines and those handwritten recipes passed around by friends and family members.

So how many of these recipes have you actually tried? The trouble with recipe books and magazines is that you can’t find the one you’re looking for when you want it. Which magazine did you see that great recipe in?

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TECHNOLOGY The solution to finding recipes when you want them is to search for them and there is no better way than using your iPad in the kitchen.

The internet has thousands of recipe dedicated websites and a quick search of your iPad’s App Store will also reveal thousands of results. Within those apps are millions of recipes.

In fact, the BigOven alone has more than 350,000!

It doesn’t matter if you are vegetarian, vegan, diabetic, gluten free, Paleo or anything else, you can find hundreds of apps that can cater for specific needs.

Most brands have a recipe app on the iPad and a lot of them can be voice controlled to keep sticky fingers off the iPad. There’s no endless searching through the pages of cookbooks and magazines, just a quick iPad search and make a choice. This can open up an incredible new world of flavours as you try new recipes based on search results and reviews.

So what do you do with all those recipe books and magazines? Recently I found it liberating to throw out old magazines and most cookbooks to free up kitchen cupboard space.

Your new problem is how do you save all the recipes that friends are sharing by email and Facebook.

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Cooking with Google The iPad is in the kitchen and DOT WHITTINGTON wonders how she coped before Google.

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t started with a good old-fashioned recipe for lemon biscuits a friend had posted on Facebook and ended up a thought-provoking demonstration of Google dependency.

It left me trying to remember how I had solved problems before the iPad lay where the hand-written recipe book once sat before me on the kitchen bench.

It appeared the recipe was from the US, a presumption made first of all because the recipe was not for biscuits, slice or cake, but for brownies.

Lemony Lemon Brownies to be precise.

“How,” I ask myself, “can it be a brownie if it is clearly bright yellow?” Surely this had to be a recipe for lemony lemon lemonies. I digress.

The second reason for it appearing to be of American origin was that the first ingredient was all-purpose flour. King Arthur All Purpose Flour.

I googled King Arthur flour and yes, it’s a company based in Vermont making specialty flours. However, that still didn’t tell me if I wanted plain or self-raising.

Back to Google. “What’s all purpose flour”. Others had obviously trod this same path as plenty of answers popped up. It’s just plain old plain flour.

The oven had to be pre-heated to 350, another indicator of the recipe’s American origins, but which was of little use to me. Back to the iPad “350 in C” and straight away it pops up “180”.

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old hand-held electric beater circa 1975 decided it was time to pack it in. Dire news when the ingredients are in the bowl waiting to be creamed.

I brought out the Bamix but which attachment for cake mixing? Back to the iPad. “Bamix attachments”.

Yep, there they all were, a picture and description of each and I could choose the precise one to “mix and aerate” rather than chop or whip. The lemonies were saved and were soon baking away nice and steady.

It was a good time to start preparing the icing, or lately in this case, the “glaze”. Trouble descended again. Only a quarter of a cup of icing sugar left in the packet. I would have to make my own.

Mr Google: “Make icing sugar”.

And lucky I did for the first sentence on the New Zealand how-to guide warned that grinding up sugar wasn’t the way to go. No, it had to be taken steady and a cup of corn starch had to be added. Is corn starch the same as cornflour, Google? Yes, that’s right. By the time the lemonies came out of the oven, a cup of fresh icing sugar was ready to be turned into a glaze.

Despite the dramas, the Lemony Lemon Brownies looked just like the ones on Facebook, or what I could see of them through the flour, sugar powder, lemon zest and sticky finger prints on the face of the iPad. But no stains to show a well-loved recipe on this page. A quick wipe and my descendants need never know what a mess grandma made in the kitchen.

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WEALTH

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n advance health directive is a document in which you give directions about your future health care. It only comes into effect if you are temporarily or permanently unable to make your own decisions.

Anyone over the age of 18 who is capable of understanding the nature and effect of their health care decisions can make an advance health directive.

If you have strong or definite views about how your treatment should be handled under particular situations then you would be wise to have an advance health directive in place.

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Older Australians will have greater choice and control over their aged care services under proposed changes to aged care legislation.

In last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Budget, the Australian Government announced significant reforms to strengthen the aged care system to ensure older Australians would receive further support to remain living at home.

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People who are seriously ill are often unconscious or otherwise unable to communicate their wishes at the very time when many critical decisions need to be made. It is wise to make your wishes known now, before any urgent matters arise.

What should I consider before making an advance health directive?

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HISTORY

The Sunshine Coast gets to work Cattle and timber first brought Europeans to the Sunshine Coast 150 years ago, but historian AUDIENNE BLYTH reports that a century ago, there were memorable entrepreneurs in other early industries.

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wo fish canneries were set up on the northern tip of Bribie Island, one was owned by James Clark and the other by Thomas Maloney & Sons.

It was said that in about 1900, mullet, snapper and tailor were so thick in Pumicestone Passage you could almost walk across the water.

But by 1913 both canneries had closed. The reason given is that they could not compete with cheaper imports.

The Maloneys owned boats and operated a cargo service bringing much-needed supplies to Caloundra and delivering oysters to the city until the mid 1920s.

From the 1920s to the 1940s they collected shell grit which was needed for the poultry industry, to avoid soft shelled eggs.

Leases were held at Shelly, Dicky and Golden Beach and the grit was shovelled by hand into bags.

Horses were used to snig the bags

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up the beach to their truck where the grit was dried out, re-bagged and delivered by boat to produce agents in Brisbane.

In the 1920s, oyster shells were taken from Aboriginal middens in Pumicestone Passage and crushed for lime to be used in the Brisbane building industry. The empty boats returned with supplies and were more economical and efficient than carting by wagons overland. Bli Bli and

Pumicestone passage were noted for oysters and oyster cutters carried away the rich bounty to Brisbane.

Passengers also travelled on the oyster cutters but some took the long route and, after 1890, came by train to Landsborough and travelled over a very rough track by horse and buggy to Caloundra.

As early as 1917, pineapple canneries were set up at Woombye and Palmwoods. Farms in this area were

renowned for their citrus orchards and pineapple farms.

Strawberries and gooseberries for jam making were also in demand.

Moxey, Smith & Dawson owned the MSD cannery. It was one of the biggest ventures and was able to can about 400 cases of pineapples a day.

From 1921 there were three good seasons before bigger companies undercut them. Some smaller canneries were Mr Renouf and Mr. Fitzgerald at Palmwoods and Mr McClintock at Woombye.

The Blanch Brothers of Bli Bli operated a sawmill making cases for pineapples and when timber ran short they decided to start a pineapple cannery. They grew their own pineapples and collected them in a German wagon. After eight years, production was too costly so that cannery closed as well.

Sources: Brothers of Bribie Heritage, Brisbane, c. 1999; The Chronicle & North Coast Advertiser; Interview Lex Mackay.

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WHAT’S ON

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LET’S GO LINEDANCING

TENOR Mark Vincent will launch the dynamic new 2016 concert season of Australia’s most entertaining orchestra, The Queensland Pops Orchestra, this month.

Mark has carved out an impressive career on the concert stage since winning the third series of Australia’s Got Talent in 2009, aged just 16 and received critical acclaim for his performance in the stage production of Dirty Dancing.

His commanding stature and powerful voice earned him a contract with Sony Music, which resulted in five albums making the ARIA Classical Top 20 music charts.

The Compass and The Great Tenor Songbook both certified gold in Australia.

Mark returns to the Pops fold after his spectacular debut at the 2014 Best Of British concerts.

He will showcase his biggest hits in his own “Best Of” show, drawing from a broad repertoire of the most

FANCY learning the steps to line up for some great fun and exercise?

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memorable songs of all time.

Also in the program is principal cellist Christine Wang performing Saint Saens’ iconic The Swan.

International renowned associate principal trumpet Chris Williams will bring baroque trumpet that will demonstrate the skills that make this music so attractive.

The Pops will include in the program powerful orchestral works including Pirates of the Caribbean, Olympic Theme and Fanfare, Procession of the Nobles and the thrilling Sabre Dance.

QPAC Concert Hall, Saturday, March 5, 2.30pm and 7.30pm. Tickets: qpac. com.au. Season packages still available.

SPOTLIGHT ON WOMEN IN HISTORY NAMBOUR Museum is celebrating International Women’s Day this month with a special exhibition.

It will feature the women who contributed to Nambour’s history in many ways and include a 1960s hats and accessories display as well as the kitchen, laundry, school, clothes and hospital sets of times gone by.

There will be a special opening on Tuesday, March 8, 1pm-4pm and a two for the price of one offer.

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REVISIT THE GREAT MUSICALS FROM the West End to Broadway is an eclectic journey covering the truly great musicals such as Chicago, The Mikado, Evita, Wicked, Pirates of Penzance, Guys and Dolls, Porgy and Bess, Phantom Miss Saigon and Mary Poppins.

It features the big songs and the big talents of “A Chap, Three Divas and a Piano”.

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WHAT’S ON

A TOUCH OF GYPSY COMES TO THE BISON WITH more than 45 years of performance experience under his belt, Ewan MacKenzie will presents a charismatic and gently captivating live show at the Bison Bar this month.

A gifted artist in the genre of Jazz Manouche, also known as Gypsy Jazz, he is one of the organisers and founders of the OzManouche festival in Brisbane.

The guitarist will be joined by Swing Dynamique, adding violinist Jan Van Dijk and clarinetist Dan Cosgrove for a dynamic display of virtuosity in the Jazz Manouche style. Complemented by his band and the warmth of the acoustic double bass, clarinet and violin, MacKenzie’s playing has the opportunity to shine with the new group.

Fresh from their Brisbane album release and performances at Woodford

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Folk Festival, Ewan MacKenzie and Swing Manouche bring their sophisticated blend to The Jazz Sessions.

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LONNIE Lee will raise the curtain on the 2016 Judy Henzell Sunshine Melodies Concert Series.

The Lee legend began with his first hit that he wrote with Johnny O’Keefe in 1959.

With eight national No.1 hits to his credit, he is still going strong.

Lonnie Lee began recording not long after Elvis Presley and Jerry Lee Lewis and 55 years later, he’s still here.

His hits include Starlight Starbright, Yes Indeed I Do, I Found a New Love, Sitting by the River and Don’t You Know Pretty Baby.

Lee’s recording career also achieved a number of notable firsts. He was the first Australian to have a full colour album cover; to record a stereo album; to have a double-sided No.1 record; and to have a No.1 song from an album. Rockabilly’s finest, Lee has a knack for transforming relatively staid songs into something spectacular, with throats-a-rumblin’ and sharp shoulders twitchin’ to the rhythm.

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IAN MOSS BRINGS HIS HITS Five times ARIA winner Ian Moss delivers an unforgettable live sound in an intimate and up-close concert featuring the classic hits from his albums.

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TRAVEL

The Kiwis are calling Every country has its own natural beauty in one form or another. KATE DEVER gives four great reasons why New Zealand should be next on your list.

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Here are four reasons for you to put our neighbour, an easy flight of just over three hours, on top of your list of must-visits.

1. BEAUTIFUL BEACHES New Zealand’s beaches pack in the sunshine and a wealth of fun-filled activities.

Explore the golden bays of Abel Tasman or visit the Bay of Islands, a subtropical micro-region made up of 144 islands.

For those who love beaches and the ocean, this is paradise.

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If you’re looking to maximise your time in the sun, check out Kaiteriteri Beach that has all the prerequisites for an idyllic seaside experience.

2. STUNNING LANDSCAPE New Zealand’s Maori definition “Aotearoa” means “land of the long white cloud”.

The country is separated into two main islands plus a handful of smaller ones.

The North Island is characterised by an abundance of nature,

Frying Pan Lake claims to be the world’s largest hot water spring.

breathtaking landscapes, geothermal wonders and lush farmland.

In the country’s fertile heartland you’ll find lush forests, rugged mountains and steep gorges.

Spend some time in Rotorua where you will find hot springs, mud baths and a spectacle of shooting geysers.

Check out Tongariro Natural Park, New Zealand’s oldest national park and a world heritage site, to view the powerful volcanic mountain ranges and Maori culture.

Visit Fiordland National Park to be rewarded with one of the most stunning wilderness experiences. Take a kayak or a boat cruise, see glowworm caves and one of the world’s finest drives along Milford Road.

3. RICH CULTURE New Zealand’s Maori culture plays an integral role in the country’s lifestyle and is a unique experience for any visitor.

The Maori are the indigenous people of New Zealand, whose culture, performances and arts, are deeply connected with the landscape and environment of the country.

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Mirror Lakes are a famous natural landmark on the Milford Road in the Fiordland National Park.

They are always willing to share their stories and legends so take time to listen and really experience their heritage.

Learn about the “Haka”, one of many war dances of the Maori people and enjoy an authentic hangi, a meal cooked underground on hot rocks. As a visitor you can experience Maori culture first hand by visiting a Marae with an organised tour, to see a carving or weaving demonstration.

The Tamaki Maori Village in Rotorua has opportunities to learn about the traditional Maori arts from imposing Maori warriors.

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You can take a bicycle tour through the vineyards in Hawke’s Bay to pair your steamed green-lipped mussels with a local classic sauvignon blanc. New Zealand is waiting to give you the getaway of your dreams.

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Winton hosts first Outback Writer’s Festival If you’ve been thinking of heading west, then here’s a good reason to get going.

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orget the Edinburgh Writers’ Festival, even the Sydney Writers’ Festival, because this year it’s time to go to the first annual Outback Writer’s Festival in Winton.

Festival secretary, Dan Kelly, said there couldn’t be a better location for a writers’ festival than Winton, the home of Banjo Paterson.

“Outback Queensland is doing it tough and we want all of the city folk to get out there and hear first-hand from the people of the Outback,” he said.

The festival will be hosted at the iconic Winton Club, where Qantas held its first board meeting in 1921.

“We have already received commitments from six authors including Penguin authors Sue Williams and Helene Young,” Mr Kelly said.

“Boolarong Press will be supporting the festival with

four authors so far, and there will be more to come.”

For those who wish to become authors themselves there will be master classes on offer including Writing Fiction and The Science and Art of Book Publishing.

Festival president and deputy chairman of the Waltzing Matilda Centre, Jeff Close, is inviting visitors to come and enjoy the serenity.

“You will not see stars in the sky like can be seen in Winton,” he said.

The Waltzing Matilda Centre opened in 1998 and is the first museum dedicated to a song. A.B. “Banjo” Paterson wrote the famous lyrics while holidaying at nearby Dagworth Station.

The music was arranged by Christina Macpherson, the sister of the station manager who was visiting at the same time and its first performance

The sweeping plains of a sunburnt country are inspirational.

was at Winton’s North Gregory Hotel.

Registration costs for the Outback Writer’s Festival have been kept to a minimum as the full program includes lunch and dinner.

Following the festival, which starts on June 21, is the Splendid Film Festival for visitors to stay on and see some great Australian films.

There are also plenty of other activities happening in the Winton region, with the dinosaur stampede, opal mining and red dirt tours.

The area surrounding the town has yielded a number of dinosaur fossils, including Elliot, a sauropod.

The historic Royal Theatre is one of the few remaining open air picture theatres in Australia and is home to the world’s largest deckchair, which was built in Victoria by the Freemasons Taskforce in 2002 and donated to Winton and the Royal Theatre in 2005.

Other places to visit while you’re there include Arno’s wall, a strange mixture of art and architecture. Cemented contents of the wall include rusted lawnmower parts, boat propellers, vintage typewriters and sewing machines and even a couple of motorbikes.

The town has a range of

museums including the heritage-listed former Corfield and Fitzmaurice emporium as well as the heritage truck and machinery museum.

Winton is also handy to the Outback attractions of Longreach, 177km southeast.

As well as promoting the Outback as an important destination, the festival will encourage children of isolated and rural families and indigenous children to engage in more reading and story writing, advocate for more Australian stories and tell the stories of the Outback as an Australian cultural art form.

There are a number of options for travelling to the festival including air, road and rail and plenty of different styles of accommodation are available.

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Coffin Bay to Venus Bay – a journey not to be missed Take a short drive on the western side of Eyre Peninsula from Port Lincoln to Venus Bay and discover spectacular coastline and scenic countryside, writes grey nomad BEVERLEY EVERSON.

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t only takes a day but you could spend months enjoying this part of the Eyre Peninsula.

There’s plenty of accommodation to choose from including bush camping (some require permits) and of course many free camping spots.

Coffin Bay was discovered by Matthew Flinders and is renowned for its world famous oysters. It is surrounded by the pristine Coffin Bay National Park and Kellidie Conservation Parks. Unusually, one of our national emblems, the emu, is right at home roaming the streets of this small town.

There are some great fishing spots and beautiful walking tracks in the town area.

Coffin Bay waterways have played a part in history having been involved with the fishing industry since 1802.

Overlooking the calm waters of Yangie Bay, the National Park campground has 13 basic unpowered sites accessed by 2WD and suitable for

caravans. It is protected by low lying hills and dense scrubland.

Kayaking and many walking trails are close by with short drives on sealed roads to some magnificent lookouts within the park.

All other camping spots in this park are accessible only by 4WD and are not suitable for caravans.

Leaving Coffin Bay township, there is a great lookout where you’ll be glad you stopped.

From here, our next overnighter was Farm Beach.

The caravan park and campground is close to the beach and is clean with shady spots and only $5 a night based on an honesty system.

The fishermen haul their fishing boats into the waters by tractor, hence the name Farm Beach. Just up the track from here it’s a short drive to Gallipoli Beach where in 1981, the Anzac Cove scenes were filmed for the Gallipoli movie.

This is spectacular and rugged.

Venus Bay jetty where the fishing boats moor is a good place to cast a line.

From the cliffs one can usually spot large pods of dolphins.

The next day we continued on about 80km to Sheringa Beach which has amazing surf beaches and beautiful sand dunes with crystal clear blue waters.

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TRAVEL Continue then along the Flinders Highway to Elliston on the shores of Waterloo Bay. The sunsets are breathtaking and there’s some great salmon fishing.

Just up the road is Locks Well where you can frequently spot sea lions.

Next, head about 60km along Anxious Bay, named by Matthew Flinders in 1802, to Colton.

It is really in the middle of nowhere and has an amazing history of settlement (read more at southaustralianhistory.com.au/colton).

These days all you will see are some old buildings although you may have heard about stopping to buy old pioneer bread freshly baked from traditional recipes in wood-fired ovens. Yum. Further on is Talia Beach where you will find The Tub and Woolshed Cave.

Both are beautifully coloured by the distinctive limestone and granite formations common to this area.

Don’t leave until you go to Needle Eye lookout which provides views of the towering cliffs.

In a normal travelling day, we aim for about 100-200km and rarely do more unless bad weather or lack of safe

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Finally, we reached magnificent Venus Bay, named after a schooner that traded around Eyre Peninsula in the 1850s.

This takes you by surprise as you drive into town. It is very much a fishing village but oh so jaw droppingly beautiful.

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Waikiki before the weekend With cheap flights on offer, hundreds of Aussies are heading to the golden shores of Waikiki faster than you can say Mai Tai. JADE HARRISON suggests a five-day guide for a perfect week.

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It was the postcard destination Aussies loved, and we headed there by the plane-load to discover its sandy beaches, bending palm trees and alluring skyscraper resorts.

The men donned vintage button-up floral Hawaiian shirts, the women rolled in coconut oil and baked upon vast stretches of sandy beach in high-cut bikinis, while the hum of the ukulele set the mood for the iconic Malibu-ridden waves that rolled into the shore.

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BOOK REVIEW

ELIZABETH PASCOE

Translated from the Swedish by Henning Koch, this is a humanly warm totally engaging story.

Each chapter encapsulates a part of Ove’s life. It doesn’t flow day by day or year by year, but there are flashbacks such as one chapter describing how his father acquired his first car and another how Ove met Sonja who put the colour in his life.

And so it goes, each chapter giving us a little part of him and how and why he reacts and who he was, and what he has finally become.

We meet so many including his off and on again friend Rune who now drives a Mercedes, his wife Anita and the cat with missing fur.

Read the book and be delighted.

TONY HARRINGTON

Ove is a 59-year-old Swede who has an autism spectrum disorder. His eccentric behaviour produces a few smiles but not the laugh-out-loud behaviour of the Aspergers character Professor Don Tillman in The Rosie Project.

He meets his colourful wife who loves him for his very different personality and black and white view on everything.

She colours his world and after she dies he is desperate to join her. Multiple failed attempts to end his lonely life result in unwanted interactions with his neighbours and a mangy cat.

The author’s creation of the thoughts, behaviour and interpersonal relationships of this unusual character is worth a read. 6/10

BOOK review JOHN KLEINSCHMIDT Sometimes described as a grumpy old man, I could certainly relate to the central character of this book. One might call Ove a curmudgeon or bad tempered, churlish, cantankerous person, but his actions show him to be considerate, generous and kind. After the death of his wife Ove wants only to join her in the afterlife.

However, his many attempts to end it all are thwarted by a vivacious, loveable, demanding new neighbour and loyalty to an old friend and neighbour. Ove and Rune have fought over the body corporate, water heaters, mowing the lawn and the cars they drive.

While tinged with sadness the story is one of a highly principled good man with a healthy disrespect for bureaucracy.

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A Man Called Ove

by Fredrik Backman Atria Books

This bestselling and quirky debut novel from Sweden, is a thoughtful and charming exploration of the profound impact one life has on others.

Ove is a curmudgeon, the kind of man who points at people he dislikes as if they were burglars caught outside his bedroom window. He has staunch principles, strict routines, and a short fuse.

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Behind the cranky exterior there is a story and a sadness.

Ove is a grumpy yet loveable man whose solitary world is turned on its head when a boisterous young family moves in next door.

I liked this book. Seemingly a simple but sweet story at the outset, it leads on to surprising depths. Ove, the character of the title, is an ageing, grieving widower who is irritable, and pernickety, a slave to his daily routine and dismissive of the incompetent. He is the sole occupier of the moral high ground.

However, like many a curmudgeon there is another, deeper side to his character. Underneath the defensive barnacles we discover a loving son and husband, a good man who possesses a heightened sense of social responsibility and community spirit.

The book filled me with new hope about relationships - both personal and societal. Although there is a certain predictability about the story, the writer handles the spectrum of human emotions without lapsing into self-indulgent sentimentality.

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MARY BARBER A thoroughly enjoyable book. I wasn’t convinced at the start though.

Ove is trying to buy an i-pad that he calls an o-pad. I thought here’s another joke about older people not understanding technology.

Ho-hum. But it quickly turns into a portrait of a 59-year-old man who has lost his wife and his job, the two things he loves and that give him his identity and purpose. What’s left for Ove? Well, his life gets taken over by his kindly incompetent neighbours and the absurdity starts. A great read. This is a book to lift your spirits.

I loved this book - predictable ending but utterly captivating! In the first chapter we are introduced to a grumpy Ove as he frustrates a young computer salesperson.

Gradually, with gems of imagery, the author reveals Ove’s background, his family and work life all leading to Ove’s stage of life where he has lost his job and has nothing to live for.

There is so much emotion in this story of Ove – humour, sadness and inevitability.

The chapters portraying Ove finding his soul mate are beautiful with Ove likening her laughter to “how champagne bubbles would have sounded if they were capable of laughter”.

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PUZZLE SOLUTIONS QUICK CROSSWORD

1. What is the main job of the striker in soccer?

2. From where were the Elgin Marbles purloined in the early 19th Century?

3. What is the common name for the coccyx?

4. How old was Juliet in Shakespeare’s play “Romeo and Juliet”?

5. What is studied in toxicology?

6. What is a traditional Chinese sailing ship called?

7. In which European city is Marco Polo airport?

8. What Greek letter is also used to refer to a tiny amount?

9. What group with a palindromic name won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1974?

10. What is the title of a person who carries out the wishes of a will?

11. What is Queensland’s State bird?

12. What is the French word for 20?

13. What was the name of the prison in Dutton Park that was closed in 1989?

14. What four-letter prefix beginning with “x” relates to wood?

15. What gas is often called “marsh gas”?

16. In what movie did the phrase “wax on, wax off” feature?

17. In the TV network WIN, what does the “W” stand for?

18. What kind of animal is a wobbegong?

19. What is the party game where players scramble for a seat when the music stops?

20. What is the most common species of lizard that can vocalise?

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

SUDOKU (MEDIUM)

SUDOKU (EASY)

WORD FIND

CODE WORD N K R Z U P B S J DO T I 15

14

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PERMUTATE BEGIN, BEGUN, BUGLE-BULGE, BLUEY, BULKY-CLUEY, LUCKY There may be other correct answers

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SCATTERWORD EXPECTANT, patent, extant, peace, pecan, enact, epact, tacet, exact, eaten, exeat, acne, cane, cape, pace, cant, pact, tact, nape, neap, pane, pean, ante, etna, neat, pate, peat, tape, apex, teat, pant.

1. To score goals; 2. Parthenon, Athens; 3. Tailbone; 4. 13; 5. Poisons; 6. Junk; 7. Venice; 8. Iota; 9. ABBA; 10. Executor; 11. Brolga; 12. Vingt; 13. Boggo Road Gaol; 14. Xylo; 15. Methane; 16. Karate Kid; 17. Wollongong; 18. Fish (shark); 19.Musical chairs; 20. Gecko.

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PUZZLES

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ACROSS 1

8 9 10 11 13 15 18 19 20

A dispatch container that obviously didn’t take the jury very long to determine at all (9) It’s enough to make one nuts, these army divisions (5) A small number surrounded fifty with ground meal (5) Makes reference to the works of the love quest, somehow (6) Block shoe? (4) Planets design bistro without it (4) Ruefully drop an excuse (6) Putting pig meat inside both ends of the silverside can cause embarrassment (5) The sound of love about the start of the week (5) Inside the ancient manor the astronomers discovered a compass bearing (9)

No. 2511

DOWN 2 3 4 5 6 7 12 14 16 17

Large beast composed of terribly hot iron (5) It came as a consequence that one should litigate in conclusion (6) You might go there for refreshments and a face-lift! (4) Ruin special purpose lubricant (5) Stone turned quite sour (9) Speak grandly of this winged creature with a monstrous zipper (9) A real victory transpires for young insects (6) Such sensational vibrato!

It left the audience cheering so (5) Slow realisation comes to many mornings (5) It’s superlative to exist by the way (4)

CODEWORD

1

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14

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Z

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No. 702

6

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WORK IT OUT!

SUDOKU WORDFIND

Level: Medium

No. 26

axle belt bonnet boot brake bumper door engine fan gear headlamp hood horn hose hubcap

No. 748

key light lock motor nut oil pedal plug seat sump tank trunk tyre wheel

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SCATTERWORD

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Today’s Aim: 20 words Good 25 words Very good 28 words Excellent

SUDOKU Level: Easy

No. 747

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No. 2948

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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

ACROSS 3 Compels 8 Given (a prize) 10 The last in a long series 11 Endure 13 Religious paintings 16 Plans 17 Streamlets 19 Witty remark 20 Blue 22 Daub 24 Amount owing 26 Engine part 28 Professional athletes (informal) 29 Narcotic plant 31 Flying mammals 33 Light weight 34 Pages 37 Amidst

39 40 42 43 44

Normal Held for a set period The night before Answer Lustrous, patterned fabric

DOWN 1

Indian term of respect 2 Simple musical instrument 3 Marsh 4 Probability 5 Large collection of written texts 6 One who pries 7 Pursuers 9 Gloomy 12 Momentary views 14 Move stealthily

15 Piece of music appropriate to the night 18 Enclosed space (Anatomy) 21 Capture 23 Large artery 24 Gives freely 25 Arrogantly prejudiced 27 Belonging to mother (informal) (2’1) 30 Large bore gun 32 Dull, heavy sounds 35 Monetary units in France 36 Slip 38 Commits offence 41 Expression of alarm

No. 021

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.

BEGIN

_____ _____ _____ _____ LUCKY

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