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hank you for your calls, emails and letters. It’s great to know that Your Time has hit the mark.

And of course, it’s also nice that we are of a generation that still takes the time to make contact and say so.

Too often, pen is only put to paper (or fingers to keyboard) to make a complaint, so it was wonderful to have so many readers take the time to give such positive feedback.

Of course, it’s also good to know that I’m not the only one tired of being pummelled with the weddings, babies and latest squeeze of so many so-called celebrities whose name I have never heard and have no idea why their personal life might be of interest.

This month we take a look at the options when the time comes to making your next move.

There is a bewildering number of options with different legal and financial structures, when looking at retirement property.

Julie Lake examines just two of them but her research, combined with her own experience, has her threatening to write a book about it.

There’s a minimum you need to know before you sign a contract and after that, it all comes down to lifestyle.

It’s quite a maze but the bottom line, she stresses, is doing thorough research and reading the fine print.

This month, we also introduce our book club.

Six reviewers of varying ages read the same book and tell us what they thought. As time goes by, you are sure to find which one of them you best identify with when it comes to your own reading preferences.

Dorothy Whittington, Editor

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Making your next move Retirement lifestyles come in a baffling range of choice. JULIE LAKE wades through the detail and investigates just two of the options.

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here do we go from here?’ is the big question asked by many of today’s retirees, because never before have so many retirement living options been available.

The first of our superannuationrich Baby Boomers reach 70 next year and are looking to reward themselves by spending their sunset years having fun.

A significant number of them will decide that retirement enjoyment is

best found by downsizing to a purposedesigned community where the livin’ is easy and all the hard yakka of home maintenance is someone else’s responsibility.

Some of these retirement communities are very luxurious indeed, catering to bowlers, golfers and boaties and offering everything from ballrooms and cinemas to restaurants and beauty salons. Swimming pools are a standard feature, often with spas and saunas attached.

Today, retirement living is not just an enticing alternative to staying in your family home, it’s Big Business, with major property developers and investment companies competing for both the retiree and the investor dollar.

Moreover, the retirement village industry is the highest scoring industry in Australia in terms of customer satisfaction.* There are eight different legal structures covering senior living communities that market themselves either as retirement villages or Over 50s/55s leisure/resort villages so for now, we will concern ourselves with only two.

These are the freehold strata/ community title complexes and the officially-designated leasehold retirement villages in which residents contract for the right to reside but do not own the land on which their home stands.

The term “retirement” can be misleading because many of the residents, especially those in their 50s and 60s, are still working.

Typically, a freehold age-restricted village will have a caretaker/ groundsman and a body corporate manager to handle specialised corporate matters such as levy collection, investment of the capital replacement fund and any serious by-law breaches.

A residents committee deals with day-to-day community, maintenance and financial issues.

Depending on size, the village may offer amenities such as a swimming pool and community centre plus organised social activities.

Resales are handled by outside

agencies and all capital gains are kept by the individual home owners.

By contrast a “retirement village” as designated under the 1999 Retirement Villages Act, is a scheme whereby a person enters into a residence contract and for the payment of an ingoing contribution (plus weekly fees) acquires the right to reside there.

The livin’ is easy for those who downsize and move into a retirement village like this Lend Lease village on the Sunshine Coast, and with major national and international development companies now gearing much of their investment strategy towards the aged care and retirement living markets, there are many options from which to choose. Essentially it comes down to a choice between a luxurious leasehold leisure-resort lifestyle with, perhaps, ongoing on-site care or a freehold home in a more modest strata-title development.

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Residents celebrate Christmas at the Pebble Beach Retirement Community near Bribie Island, developed by retirement community specialists the Parker Property Group. This type of development usually offers fewer social amenities than owner-operated retirement villages, but residents own their own house and land, set their own levies, pay no exit fees and keep all capital gains.

There are 119 registered retirement villages in Brisbane and on the Sunshine and Gold Coasts, considerably outnumbering the freehold strata/ community title developments.

They differ widely in terms of tenure, costs (both ingoing and ongoing) and, of course, facilities and amenities. They fall basically into two types, those that are run for profit and those that are not.

The latter – today much the smaller group – are usually run by churches, ethnic communities and secular organisations such as Freemasons.

These tend to focus more on aged care than on lifestyle.

The for-profit villages are run by owner-operators ranging from small locally-based companies to large international corporations such as Lend Lease.

Their main offer to residents is a seductively easy and even glamorous, lifestyle for a comparatively low cost as an alternative to capital investment in your own freehold home.

But behind the glossy brochures and websites featuring pictures of glowingly youthful retirees, it pays to read the small print.

The comparatively low cost of the homes may mean high exit costs and no capital gain if you move on – like the Hotel California, you can check in any time you like but you can never leave!

Financial advisers and seniors organisations counsel those planning to move into a retirement village to first have the contract scrutinised by a solicitor with specialised knowledge about retirement communities.

• Tenure and leasing details • Deferred management fee (aka exit fee) – deducted from the re-sale of your property if you leave the village and usually a calculated percentage of the value multiplied by the years you’ve lived there.

• Capital gains (how much kept by you when re-selling, how much by the owner-operator) • Annual levies/weekly fees (government-regulated to CPI increase but extra costs may occur) • Quality of maintenance of grounds, homes and community amenities • Financial history of the complex (this applies equally to freehold strata/ community title estates - all senior living complexes, whatever their title structure must maintain an adequate Capital Replacement Fund, regularly audited by a quantity surveyor and it’s worth remembering that, as all costs are ultimately carried by the residents, the more amenities you have, the more you pay) • Quality and cost of ongoing care (many of the larger complexes offer

graduated care from independent villas to serviced apartments to nursing homes and this is can be an important consideration when choosing a retirement village) • Registration and accreditation (all reputable retirement villages are registered and some are now accredited under the RVA scheme) • Community Management Statements governing pet ownership, parking, visitors, external home modifications and all aspects of community living.

It’s also advisable to check out the financial and management performance of the operating company via its annual reports, which are usually available on-line.

Surveys show that most retirement villages offer excellent value and according to a national census report* a whopping 75 per cent of those who chose this lifestyle would do so again.

As one happy resident says: “It’s like being on holiday forever!” *The McCrindle Baynes Villages Census Report 2013 at villages.com.au

Useful websites Choosing a retirement community to suit individual needs and pockets can be confusing because of the wide choice on offer. Fortunately there is plenty of good advice available to help you make the right decision.

One essential document is The Retirement Village Handbook available at iseniority.com.au, a website that offers a lot of useful information.

Other important websites are: villages.com.au, retirementliving.org.au mccrindle.com.au/the-mccrindle-blog/retirement-villages legislation.qld.gov.au/LEGISLTN/CURRENT/R/RetireVillagA99.pdf For a more cautionary view of retirement village living you might like to visitbmartin.cc/dissent/documents/health/retirevillages.html

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The magic of honey

HRT only does so much

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ay is national honey month, a time to celebrate the only food on the planet that won’t spoil or rot.

Honey has been used in various foods and beverages as a sweetener for centuries, and also has a role in religion and symbolism.

It has also been used in various medicinal traditions to treat ailments and researchers around the world are still proclaiming its health benefits.

A trial at Copenhagen University found honey made a significant improvement to arthritis sufferers.

Of 200 patients treated with a mixture of one tablespoon of honey and half a teaspoon of cinnamon powder before breakfast, 73 patients were relieved of pain within a week, and within a month, almost all the patients were able to walk without pain.

Other researchers claim two tablespoons of cinnamon powder and one teaspoon of honey in a glass of lukewarm water destroys germs and eases bladder infections.

A honey sandwich every day can help with cholesterol and if you catch a cold, a tablespoon of lukewarm honey with 1/4 spoon cinnamon powder daily for three days will cure a chronic cough and clear the sinuses.

To warm it, put it in a container immersed in warm water – never boil honey or put it in a microwave as it kills the valuable enzymes.

In America and Canada, nursing homes have treated patients by replacing jam with a paste of honey and cinnamon on toast for breakfast daily to strengthen heart beat.

It reduces the cholesterol in the arteries and reduces risk of heart attack. According to studies in India and Japan, honey and cinnamon help relieve gas in the stomach and indigestion, while a scientist in Spain claims to have proven that honey’s natural ‘ingredient’ kills flu germs.

Scientists have also found that honey has various vitamins and iron in large amounts, so that its constant use strengthens the white blood corpuscles to fight bacterial and viral diseases.

Weight and skin problems, fatigue and even hearing loss can all be improved and one study claims that it also beats fatigue.

Just one warning: it is a form of sugar, so too much isn’t good for you.

And even if the ‘miracle’ of honey doesn’t happen, it’s still a sweet treat.

Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) does not protect post-menopausal women against cardiovascular disease and may even cause an increased risk of stroke, according to a UK study.

University of Oxford’s Department of Cardiovascular Medicine’s Dr Henry Boardman said the harm and benefit of HRT varied according to the age when a woman started treatment.

HRT is commonly used for controlling menopausal symptoms but has also been used to prevent cardiovascular disease in postmenopausal women.

The study, involving more than 40,000 women, examined the effects of HRT over periods from seven months to 10 years. It found no evidence that HRT affected cardiovascular disease, non-fatal heart attacks or angina in either healthy women or those with pre-existing heart disease.

There was a small increased risk of stroke for post-menopausal women but women who started treatment within the first 10 years of their menopause, when menopausal symptoms were most common, had small protection

against heart attacks and no increased risk of stroke but the risk of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) increased.

Dr Boardman said it was a complicated health issue, in which the same treatment offered benefits to some women but harm to others.

“HRT remains a valid option for women who are significantly troubled by menopausal symptoms, however the risks and benefits of such treatment vary according to age and medical history,” he said. “Discussion with your GP is recommended.”

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Letters

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DICKY NOT WORTH THE DOLLARS BEING SPENT After reading your article that Council is going to spend (waste) $180,000 to relocate what remains of the SS Dicky, I emailed Council to contribute my opinion and ascertain if it was backed by a public survey.

OK the wreck (a whole vessel) was beached in 1893, but over 122 years all that remains are some extremely reduced in size “ribs” of its frame.

Because it is a safety risk, I agree that it should be removed… likely $2000 max to get an earthmover to excavate it and load it on a truck for the tip.

Surely there are many, many community projects, groups, etc that could benefit from the $178,000 that would be saved.

I would be very interested in receiving details of why relocating the Dicky wreck (or the little left of it) was thought such a good idea that $180,000 of ratepayers’ money be spent.

A council officer informed me that depending on what happens, the cost could blow out to over $1 million, all for an almost disintegrated wreck of an ordinary coastal freighter.

I see this as caring more for “the dead past” than the “people living now.”

Surely there has to be far better uses for the council to spend ratepayer money.

Brian McMichan

HOARDERS NO LONGER Four years ago we downsized from a three-bedroom-plus-study home with large basement to a very small twobedroom house in an Over 50s community.

To get rid of a lifetime’s accumulation of goods and chattels, including many family heirlooms and 2500 books, we held garage sales over two weekends.

We also sold privately, gave many things away, sent a lot to charity shops and still ended up taking seven loads to the local tip.

We parted with things that we never thought we could bear to live without. And you know what? At the end of the day it’s just STUFF! We’ve found it wonderfully

liberating to have got rid of it all and live a minimalised life unencumbered by things we didn’t use and didn’t need.

It also gives us pleasure to know that other people are now reading those books, drinking from those porcelain cups, making good use of that fishing gear and generally getting pleasure out of all those things we once hoarded.

Elizabeth Dexter

ROUGH DEAL FOR HOMEOPATHY Re the NHMRC fail on homeopathy report.

As a Registered Homeopath, I am aware of the bias from pharmaceutical industry and “evidence based medicine’’ from medicos who rely on research into chemical reactions of drugs with all the inherent side effects that are suffered.

The principles of homeopathy date back to Hippocrates 400 years BC. The laws and principles set down

by Dr Samuel Hahnemann have been appreciated and still hold from over 200 years ago, the first being the physician’s highest and only calling is to make the sick healthy, the cure as it is called.

As no homeopath was allowed on the NHMRC research team, they had no voice.

Please readers, keep an open mind and do your own research.

Kerry Larkman RSHom janelindsay.com.au

DONATIONS NOT WANTED I recently relocated to Brisbane from the Sunshine Coast and wanted to donate boxes of stuff to the lesser known charities for people to use.

I preferred the contents to go to help disadvantaged families, church organisations women’s shelters, etc that are so often overlooked, rather than go to the big charities to sell on.

But I couldn’t find any!

I ended up giving most to a neighbour’s friend who was having a garage sale. I felt it was such a waste and could have been used better. I guess that’s how it is now.

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NEWS

WILLING TO WORK The Australian Human Rights Commission has launched a national inquiry into Employment Discrimination Against Older Australian and Australians with Disability.

Willing to Work will be led by the Age and Disability Commissioner, Susan Ryan, who said employment rates for both older people and those with disability remained unacceptably low.

Deloitte research shows that increasing the older workforce by five per cent would bring an extra $48 billion annually to Australia’s GDP. While about a quarter of the population is older, they make up just 16 per cent of the workforce.

SAFELY HOME BRACELETS Alzheimer’s Australia (Qld) and Queensland police have launched Safely Home, an initiative to help Queenslanders living with dementia who go missing, to get home safely.

Safely Home bracelets are for those at risk of wandering and becoming disoriented or lost.

They are engraved with a unique identifying code that links directly to a

database that can be accessed by police at all times, from any location.

Of the 6700 missing people reported to police each year, about 300 are older people or people living with dementia.

If you see someone who looks lost or disoriented and is wearing one of these bracelets, contact PoliceLink on 131 444, which is also engraved on it.

THREE NEW PBS DRUGS Three new drugs have been added to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). Alemtuzumab (Lemtrada) will benefit more than 1000 patients a year who have relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis.

The listing of Everolimus (Afinitor) will be extended to include patients with pancreatic cancer and Leuprorelin (Lucrin), a medicine for the treatment of central precocious puberty (CPP), will be listed for the first time.

About 580 patients with pancreatic cancer and 520 CPP patients per year will benefit.

The $75 million commitment over four years to subsidise these medicines is subject to final arrangements being met by suppliers.

LONG WAIT CONTINUES The Queensland health waiting list is still waiting, with 114,000 patients waiting longer than clinically recommended.

Elective surgery wait list figures do not currently include the Lady Cilento Children’s Hospital which have 177 ready for care patients who have waited longer than the clinically recommended time as at March 1, 2015.

Of 229,737 Queenslanders waiting for an initial appointment at a specialist outpatient clinic as at January 1, 2015, about 50 per cent have been waiting longer than recommended.

SIMPLIFYING ASSESSMENT From July 1, the Regional Assessment Services (RAS) will be responsible for conducting face-to-face assessments of older people needing entry-level support at home.

The assessment service, accessed through the Government’s My Aged Care website and call centre, will be standardised to help older people and their families navigate the aged care system and find suitable services in a timely manner.

The Australian Government aims to make it easier for older Australians to

access the care they need to remain living in their own home through the new home support assessment arrangements.

For the first time, there will be a single point of entry into the aged care system.

USE OF AGED CARE SERVICES An Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) report has found that of the 116,500 people aged 65 and over who died in Australia in 2010–11, 60 per cent were current clients of aged care programs.

On average, women were aged 85.2 years when they died, and the men were aged 81.5 years.

The Use of aged care services before death study found that overall, 80 per cent had used an aged care service in the eight years before death and 75 per cent in the 12 months before.

Almost half began using aged care more than four years before their death.

Just over 10 per cent of all program clients stopped using aged care in the last three months before death, possibly due to admission to hospital or specialist palliative care.

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ealthy teas are a wonderful alternative to ease all kinds of problems.

My great grandmother who lived past 100, used most of these teas for her wellbeing.

Remember though, consult your doctor before trying any of these alternatives which are in effect your medication.

Nettle Tea: For easing intestinal disorders, high blood pressure, arthritis and gout and can help prevent prostate problems in men.

Start with one cup a day for a week, then increase to two or three.

Peppermint: Commonly used to enhance digestion and soothe an upset stomach. Snip a few leaves from a mint plant,

place in a cup, add boiling water and let it steep.

those trying to lose weight.

Make it yourself with cinnamon sticks and boiling water.

Nambour Garden Club president Diana Colpoys and secretary Jeanette Morrison at the Nambour Garden Club 35th anniversary celebration.

Licorice: A sweet-tasting tea that has been used for centuries for a variety of health applications. Its soothing and expectorant properties make it suitable for lung and bronchial complaints or coughs and mucous congestion.

Gardeners keep growing Ginger Tea: My all time favourite, as I suffer with a dinky tummy. It has a warming, calming effect on the organs, specifically the intestinal tract so can help ease irritable bowel syndrome.

Cinnamon: Great for regulating blood sugar levels and managing sugar cravings.

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Like the gardens, the club has grown and blossomed and now has 249 members.

More than 146 members and 50 guests from other South-East Queensland clubs turned up to celebrate, along with guest speaker, renowned academic, author, artist, botanist, designer, photographer and educator, Dr Nita Lester, and Peter Young from the Queensland Garden Expo at Nambour and

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Music keeps on coming

Singer shares secrets

This country music singer really knows the country, writes KEN O’FLAHERTY.

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orn in Broken Hill and raised in the Outback, Pam Clarke had every reason to believe she would never be able to pursue her love of music and entertaining.

But the singer/songwriter and musician pursued her

dream and five albums later, is still performing. A piano player from childhood, she also taught herself to play guitar and banjo.

She learnt to yodel by being coached via telephone and then practising in the paddocks while driving sheep.

The first song Pam Clarke ever wrote was about giving it her best shot for a talent quest but most of her inspiration has come from the bush, based on true events such as When the Bushie Wed the Schoolie and The Outback Woman’s’ Lot. Pam recorded her debut album in Broken Hill in 1991 then travelled the 750km to Adelaide for her first major recording in 1995 followed by another in 1998.

She was also busy touring with her roadie and greatest support, husband Bryan.

They successfully juggled two lives – entertainment and

primary production.

After 35 years in the bush and struggling with severe drought and low wool and sheep prices, Pam and Bryan moved to the Sunshine Coast in February 2003.

She recorded her fourth album soon after and has now finally released her fifth, I Love Music.

She wrote five of the 13 tracks.

Pam is involved in several country music clubs around Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast, and also regularly entertains for clubs and venues.

See Pam Clarke May 11, 11am, Kawana Community Centre.

May 16, Nambour Golf Club.

June 14, 12.30pm Golden Age Senior Citizens Hall, Woorim.

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Ricci Carr firmly believes that anyone can learn to sing and after more than 45 years as a professional singer and entertainer, she has written a book to share her experience, skills and knowledge.

The ‘60s singer says helping others achieve their singing dreams has been a rewarding part of her career.

Her first book, I Can Sing But Where Is My Voice? contains many student experiences and topics that

reflect her own holistic approach to singing and commitment to preserving a singer’s voice long-term.

“My book is aimed at everyone from the beginner to the local production and beyond, students or vocal coaches,” Ricci says.

Originally from a musical family in New Zealand, she was a general nurse before becoming a professional singer, touring Leagues and RSL clubs in NSW, Victoria and Queensland.

It was not long before she was singing with the Aztecs (without Billy Thorpe) and other groups in Vietnam, finally landing the resident singer on AFVNTV show Nashville Vietnam.

I Can Sing But Where Is My Voice? eBook and Ricci Carr’s easy listening music Lifetimes album can be uploaded from online book and music stores.

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Talking to the animals The ‘animal whisperer’ Amanda de Warren was able to surprise LILY CHEUNG with what she knew about her two long-deceased dogs.

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t’s easy to become attached to a companion pet that is not just good company but actually becomes part of the family, so I was curious – and a bit sceptical – about what Amanda de Warren might have to say.

Amanda, who will be on the Sunshine Coast for the Conscious Life Events’ Discovery at Kawana next month, is a medium, healer and animal communicator.

I knew that her shows were regularly sold out and she was the Animal Whisperer in Woman’s Day but still, I wasn’t sure what to expect when I spoke to her by phone.

We had only a few brief words and I gave nothing away before she continued: “I have two little fluffy dogs coming through for you. I don’t think they were yours, but you took them on.

“One had an anxious nature and the other one was quite quirky. I feel you had these dogs for a few years and that they were about seven or eight when you got them. The little dark one, with an anxious nature, was hit by a vehicle and you can stop blaming yourself.

“It was very out of character for this dog to be on the road. The other died a sudden death some time after her.

Quite the boy, he loved being out in the yard, or was it a farm?”

Now that’s amazing. I had inherited two little terriers with personalities just as she described when my fatherin-law died.

We were living on a farm and it was strange that he got hit by a car as he never wandered on the road.

The other was bitten by a snake and it was a sudden and unexpected loss.

Amanda had my full attention.

The question remained though, why would someone want to see an animal psychic?

“I do a lot of shows and I know people have real connections to their animals,” she said. “I can connect to the animals that have a message for you. It doesn’t matter if the animals are living or passed and I don’t use any props like photographs or even to see the animal.

I just bring through messages from them to you.

“Animals are incredibly perceptive; they understand a lot more than you think. When they pass they want to let us know that they were a real part of your life,” she said.

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Amanda once read for a woman whose husband was frequently visited by a blonde woman wearing a red blazer while she was at work.

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She said some people came to see her when they were worried about their animals.

“I have diagnosed the onset of blindness in a champion show jumper, cancers and sometimes even been able to prevent diseases before they have detected. Passed or living, I connect to their spirit,” she said.

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WHINE LOVERS

Speakers do the hard yards with metres and meters Poor pronunciation, in particular by newsreaders, is a sore point for two readers who get it off their chest with Whine Lovers.

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Don’t you get fed up with some people, including newsreaders, who can’t get it right?

As a lover of language, I offer this easy explanation of how and why we should pronounce the word correctly.

It’s not that I love to whine, it’s just that I like to speak correctly. Probably, you do too. Whine not?

First let me tell you about the baro-meter. That’s the instrument we use to measure atmospheric pressure. What? That should be bar-om-eter? Well, of course it should.

In this case the meter (m-e-t-e-r) measures the air pressure. Like your

electricity meter measures your electricity usage.

Then there’s the thermo-meter.

That’s what they slip under your tongue to measure your blood temperature. But it’s a measuring instrument. So it has to be a ther-mom-

“The trouble is we no longer learn in school how our language came about” eter. It measures something, but that’s heat, not distance.

Now let’s turn to the measurement of length – or distance.

We used to call the length of the first joint of your index finger an inch.

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WHINE LOVERS And, Mr Newsreader, the wind moves in kilo-metres per hour.

The trouble with English is that we no longer learn in school how our language came about or what the words we say actually mean.

Kph means kilo-metres per hour and of course “Speed Kills”. Don’t let’s kill our language by calling them kil-om-etres.

That just shows our ignorance.

David Parmiter

Just say it…

My pet hate is the way the reporters on television mangle the English language.

For instance, “at this point in time” what is wrong with just “now” or “at the moment”?

Another one is “let’s have a listen” so why not “listen to this”?

One “has a fall” or “has a bit of luck” when one could simply fall or be lucky.

Then we have the constant mispronunciation. For instance “centenary” and none of them seems to know the difference between laying and lying.

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So, are you coming or not?

Why is that no one sees the need to RSVP any more?

My husband and I organised a New Year’s party and, as we were planning to put on a barbecue for our guests, asked for an RSVP when we emailed and posted invitations.

We got a handful of replies and heard from a few others when we met

them in the street, that they were planning to come.

The day before, we made a few phone calls and a lot of friends told us they were indeed intending to come.

We decided to play safe and bought more food just in case. It was just as well we did, as almost everyone we had invited turned up.

I sometimes think people just don’t want to lock themselves in or are waiting for the last minute to see if they get a better offer but either way, it’s really discourteous and annoying.

How hard can it be to write a day in a calendar and hit return on the email.

It’s simply good manners.

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was the length of your average Roman soldier’s foot in a sandal – 12 inches.

The soldier’s walking reach was called a pace, from the Latin passus, and a thousand paces made up a Latin mille passus. That is, one mile.

Every thousand paces, the Roman legions would lay down a large stone beside their Roman road.

This, of course, became known as the “mile-stone”. That is how the Romans measured and mapped England and Europe 2000 years ago.

Measuring distance by pacing it out.

In the metric system, perversely invented by the French, and spread like the pox throughout Europe, a metre (m-e-t-r-e) is a unit of measurement or length, not an instrument that tells us the temperature or the barometric pressure .

So let’s stick with distance. Your first index finger-joint probably measures about 2.5 cent-i-metres.

Sorry, I mean centi-metres. A centimetre is one-hundredth of a metre. Hence we talk about centimetres and mili-metres.

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Here comes the (older) bride Finding your style when you don’t want to be mutton dressed as lamb but aren’t ready to look like your mother, can be tricky. It’s even tougher if you want to be a bride as JACQUI BALL has discovered.

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If you look around in the community, the trend among younger women is that quite a few are way more overweight than us Baby Boomers were at the same age, so why are bridal shops still catering to skinny stereotypes?

Are they not doing themselves out of potential business?

I have listened to many conversations while being in bridal shops lately and note that women do tend to gravitate towards Brisbane shops just so they can get a variety of dresses to try on instead of just one or two.

There is no way you can get a proper idea about whether a dress suits you by just holding up a tiny size 10 one against your body.

Jacqui has turned her personal challenge into a mission to visit 20 bridal shops in 20 months before her marriage in October next year. She has visited four so far. Stay tuned to see how she gets on.

I’ve done my research and studied their website Considered what suits me and what will look right I hand over my list of gowns to try But alas, “we don’t stock those” is the quick reply And “here is something more suitable for an older bride” I sadly look at the gowns brought forth And wonder how the years have made me morph My gaze diverts to the young brides nearby Who are slim of waist, of bum and thigh Then: “try this dear, the sleeves hide arm wobble up north!”

I refuse and hold out for my “wow-factor” dress There are two in my size God bless!

I try them on and float to the mirror And wait for admiring glances and titter I do look grand, no less!

But for an older bride that is not to be As heads turn away and no one sees Eyes are for the young brides, all lithe and lean Who get the attention and know what they mean How fragile we are in this world of tease I look at my body and know it is true That the years of life have clearly swept through I’ve borne babies and raised them up Travelled the world and seen life close-up Don’t you know I can look pretty too?

Hear ye, young brides with life in front of you Don’t look away when I come through For I have love, and a life in demand My wedding day will be so sweet and so grand And yes, I will look pretty too

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’m not a poet but the words just flowed. This poem was born out of frustration at the general attitude towards an older bride.

I am 52 years old and embarking on a second marriage after nine years with my lovely fiancé, who is 60.

I did not think for one minute that my experiences in bridal shops would be like this.

I have been to a bigger Brisbane shop (which closed suddenly a week ago leaving many brides out of pocket and with no dresses) which at least had several dresses that were able to be tried on by me.

Mostly dresses are all size 6-12 with

a rare size 14-18 if you are lucky.

But most of all, I was disappointed in the superficiality of people’s attitudes – both onlookers, shop assistants and young brides.

Nobody sees inner beauty and a life well lived, they just see an older exterior and make a judgment call that because you are old you don’t deserve any admiration or encouragement.

I think this is a big issue for Baby Boomers because we are used to having choices in what we want to do in our lives rather than making do or settling for a stereotype of what is expected or what has been accepted in our mother’s generation and before.

Having such choices is what contributes to happiness and ageing successfully.

In my example this means that if I wish to have a ‘second go’ in life at purchasing a fashionable wedding dress then I should be able to do so without other people feeling uncomfortable about that.

Ode to an Older Bride With high hopes and a dancing spirit I go Into the Saturday bridal shop flow I’ve made an appointment But get disappointment When I realise that no one wants to know

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COMMUNITY NEWS

EDGEWATER HOSTS A GREAT BIG MORNING TEA

COUNTRY MUSIC CONCERT Velvet Country Music Club’s May concert will benefit Dove Cottage Palliative Care facility at Caloundra Hospital. Featured artist will be Tony Wagner, as well as the regular walk-up artists. The coffee shop will be open for food and refreshments and there will be a monster raffle.

Edgewater Village invites visitors to join them for their annual Biggest Morning Tea in support of the Queensland Cancer Council on Saturday, May 16, from 10.30am.

Entertainment will be by Brisbane duo Boom Baby and a light lunch will be served at noon with lots of homemade treats. There will also be raffles and lucky draws throughout.

To also boost their fundraising for the Cancer Council, there will be a sausage sizzle at Bli Bli’s River Market Shopping Centre on Saturday, May 2.

Sunday, May 3, 12pm-5pm, Caloundra Rise Retirement Estate, 57 Village Way, Little Mountain. Entry $6. For more information phone John 5438 0883.

Entry is $10. Book for a table for six. Edgewater Village is at 171 David Low Way, Bli Bli. Contact Barbara Muridge 0416 165 727 or email Moya Cook moyacook61@gmail.com

CLUBS WITH A VIEW TO HELPING A GOOD CAUSE Caloundra Evening VIEW Club is celebrating 20 years of service.

VIEW (Voice, Interest and Education of Women) is always ready to welcome new members from all backgrounds and ages.

Caloundra VIEW club supports the The Smith Family and local children and families.

The Twin Waters VIEW club also supports the Smith Family as well as the Learning for Life program which assists disadvantaged children of Australia to have an education.

To find out more about VIEW Clubs of Australia visit view.org.au

AGLOW AT FLAME TREE Aglow International Sunshine Coast Branch next meets at Flame Tree Baptist Church Hall at 27 Coes Creek Rd, Nambour, on Friday, May 8, at 9.30am.

Men and women are welcome to come along to enjoy worship and an inspirational message.

Aglow International is a non-denominational Christian organisation and has branches in 172 nations and on six continents.

BAG A BARGAIN Maroochydore CWA is busy organising its Cent Sale and Biggest Morning Tea in support of the Queensland Cancer Council. All are welcome at the Maroochydore CWA Hall in Memorial Ave, opposite the RSL.

May 22, 9.30am for morning tea and the cent sale starts at 10am. Entry is $5 which includes a ticket in the lucky door prize and cent sale tickets are $1 a sheet. More info, Elaine Schefe 5475 4045.

Entry $8 includes morning tea. For further information call Dorothy 5476 4190.

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

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hen you’ve been working hard for the majority of your adult life, it’s nice to think your hard-earned money is there waiting for you when you come out the other side – but it’s not always that easy.

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the economy and global financial markets, not to mention laws and regulations, all of which can affect your financial situation. Your financial planner should be across all of this so you can get on with enjoying life.

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One in four Australians are paying more than twice as much in fees as they should on superannuation accounts.

Research by ING Direct/Rice Warner found that 25 per cent of Australians paid average annual fees equivalent to 0.51 per cent of their super balance and that being stuck in a high-fee super fund could erode life savings by up to $192,000.

On the bright side, average super fees have dropped by 20 per cent in the past decade to 1.15 per cent of a fund member’s balance.

Nevertheless, one-quarter of Australians are still paying an average fee of 2.33 per cent or $1165 a year on a $50,000 balance.

This is compounded when workers had more than one fund and doubled up on fees.

“It’s a good idea to check if you have any lost or forgotten super accounts and think about consolidating multiple funds into a single low-fee account,” ING Direct’s Lisa Claes said.

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“The Feldenkrais Method is slow and gentle and is therefore suitable for all ages and abilities. It’s all about moving with awareness,” practitioner Robyn Lavery says.

“People who use the method regularly report results such as stronger tennis and golf swings, fuller breathing and more enjoyable singing.”

The method is featured in Dr Norman Doidge’s New York Times bestseller The Brain that Changes Itself.

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f you’re constantly asking people to repeat themselves or you’re struggling to hear when there’s noise in the background, don’t just brush it off.

These are widely recognised indicators of hearing problems.

“Lots of people who‘ve started developing a hearing loss say it’s fine when they’re in a face to face conversation, but they’re actually lip-reading without realising it,” says Jenny Stevens of Attune.

“Another thing we don’t fully understand is that our brains fill in the gaps in words or sentences.”

For example, when someone says they’re going to brush their teeth as they’re walking towards the bathroom, the listener might only hear “I am -oin- -o –ru-- my –ee--“.

Because the speaker is walking towards the bathroom with a toothbrush in hand, the brain fills in the gaps.

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“Sometimes people with a newlyfitted hearing aid complain that it sounds tinny. This is because the brain interprets sounds via neurons that process them at specific frequencies,” Ms Stevens said.

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ASPIRIN IN THE GENES A US study has found that genetics may play a part in aspirin’s ability to prevent colon cancer.

While aspirin is established as a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory, not all people benefit from it and why, is not understood.

A study conducted by researchers in four countries including Australia, suggests that protection differs because of variations in DNA. Co-author Professor Mark Jenkins said the aim of the study was to find out if genetics could be used to determine who would benefit and who would not.

Genetic and lifestyle data from 8624 patients who developed bowel cancer were compared with that of 8553 people who did not.

“While most people benefit from aspirin, there was DNA evidence that about 1 in 25 people do not, and in fact may increase their risk of bowel cancer if they take aspirin,” Professor Jenkins said. “While these results are very promising, they do need to be validated in independent studies before they can be used to determine who should and should not take aspirin to prevent bowel cancer.”

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BOOK REVIEW

ELIZABETH PASCOE

I started to read and waited for the rhythm of the words to touch me. And there he was, Dorrigo Evans, the main character in this story, a real human being with all his failings. He becomes a doctor, World War II begins and this man with a Don Quixote personality always tilting at windmill, ends up in Changi with the poor buggers that once were Australian soldiers.

Richard Flanagan wants us to feel it – the never ending rain, the slush, the brutality and the horror that seems to go on forever. And then it’s over. There is so much to this story: passion, pain, blood, decency, humour and how humans act and react to an unexpected situation not of their choosing. Richard Flanagan has written a stunningly beautiful book.

JOHN KLEINSCHMIDT If Richard Flanagan set out to confront and challenge the reader, he did so in spades. The Introduction, 18 short chapters preceding Chapter 1, was effectively a summary of the book and had me reaching for the dictionary and re-reading many paragraphs to comprehend contradictions and meaning.

His writing style seemed less intense after the introduction, contributing greatly to my ultimate enjoyment of the book without diminishing the power of the message of horror that the Australian POWs experienced at the hands of their captors.

The unusual and complicated love story woven through the atrocities of war was compelling.

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The Narrow Road to the Deep North

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I’m sooooo pleased I persevered with this book. At the beginning the narrative confused and frustrated me. It changed time and place so frequently that the characters became a blur. I found myself re-reading whole paragraphs hoping to make sense of what seemed to be a very confusing book. So, why recommend it? The quirkiness of the structure was overcome by the brilliance of Richard Flanagan’s writing, which is at times sublime, even though the content is harrowing. Like me, overcome your aversion to the realism of war writing and celebrate this account of the survival of the human spirit.

TONY HARRINGTON

After reading this beautifully written sweet and sour multi-award winning fictional biography three things come to mind. (Yes, I have Irish ancestry!)

The first thing is the title. It’s a winner. This allegorical title was borrowed from a famous Japanese novel and is symbolic of the life journey of the main character, a flawed surgeon, who is both a war hero and a cad.

The second thing, the sweet thing, is Dorrigo and Amy’s love affair. For the romantics, the first meeting and subsequent love scenes are exceptional and exquisite pieces of writing.

The third thing, the sour part, is the Thai-Burma Death Railway section. The description of the shockingly inhuman brutality to the Australian POW by the Imperial Japanese soldiers is gut wrenching.

It shines a terrible light on Japan during World War II. Thanks to our forefathers, what a fortunate life we have inherited.

Winner of the Man Booker Prize 2014, this is a novel of the cruelty of war, tenuousness of life and the impossibility of love. August, 1943, in the despair of a Japanese POW camp on the Thai-Burma death railway, Australian surgeon Dorrigo Evans is haunted by his love affair with his uncle’s young wife two years earlier.

Struggling to save the men under his command from starvation, from cholera, from beatings, he receives a letter that will change his life forever.

This savagely beautiful novel is a story about the many forms of love and death, of war and truth, as one man comes of age, prospers, only to discover all that he has lost.

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I read this book when it was first released and found it most unsettling. But don’t let that stop you.

Reading it again, I’m enjoying the language.

Flanagan uses words in fresh ways, like “the sourdough smell of old age”.

Dorrigo Evans struggles with the “bland new world” where cooking shows mean more to people than poetry.

There are vignettes that have stayed with me. They are vivid, poignant and even humorous. I won’t spoil them here.

All in all, this is an important Australian novel about a time that we need to remember, written by a talented writer.

I had a go at reading this book last year and gave up! This time, I struggled with gaps in early chapters, such as the leap of a boy to a medical degree and his love of Tennyson’s Ulysses (I googled it!)

Excellent research included Richard’s father’s wartime experiences and writings of Weary Dunlop and others.

The reader is transported to the horror of the POW camps, so understated at times that images are even more vivid.

The novel’s strengths include the struggle of Dorrigo and others to adjust to life after the war and the imagining of the fate of the Japanese prison guards.

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WHAT’S ON

Learn basket weaving at the Maleny Wood Expo.

HEAD TO MALENY FOR THE WOOD EXPO If you’re a woodworker, a collector of fine woodwork, curious to know more about the wonderful world of wood or just looking to do something completely different, head to Maleny on May 2-3 for the annual wood expo.

Hosted by Barung Landcare, it celebrates the Sunshine Coast’s rich timber heritage and everything wood, from chainsaws to fine furniture, showcasing the work of regional wood artisans working in sustainably harvested native timbers, weed or recycled

timbers. The Maleny Wood Expo tells the timber story – from seed collection and planting forests, harvesting and milling to the end product.

There will be demonstrations of heritage crafts such as cross-cut saw racing as well as mobile milling, woodworking for women, chainsaw carving, wood turning, tool displays from our heritage days to the latest wood carving innovation and technology.

Sharpen your skills at one of the popular WoodShed Workshops.

This year’s program includes hand held carving with master Don Powell, Diddley box making with blues duo Eb’n’Flo, and how to construct a milk stool using the technique of mortise and tenon with Richard Knight.

Join local sculptor and installation artist Kris Martin for a workshop “Weaving with Cat’s Claw – a Weed of National Significance” and take home your own bespoke woven basket.

Barung’s Nursery will have local native plants for sale.

Take home some local boutique produce including woodfired breads, bush tucker and cheeses from the Taste Maleny Produce exhibits.

Soak up the atmosphere, pull up a hay bale and enjoy a Landcare burger or a Montville Coffee Fair Trade latte and enjoy the live music.

Admission $15 adults and $12 concessions. May 2-3, Maleny Showground.

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FORGET NOT TO TURN UP AT THE LIND THEATRE A bruised head, a bout of amnesia, a mistress, a scheming millionaire pornographer’s daughter and a detective inspector who just wants to eat his sandwich in peace.

What more does anyone want on an autumn night, than a sharply-acted twisting farce featuring all of the above?

Forget-Me-Knot, by David Tristram, and directed by Julian White, tells the tale of a man who may or may not be Robert Zeinfeld, who is found

wandering in Brisbane at four in the morning suffering amnesia.

Det-Insp Monroe is the man charged with working out who this mystery man is, with the so-called help of Mrs Zeinfeld and a doctor.

The play is billed as “having more twists and turns than a buckled slinky” and is safe from prosecution under the Trade Descriptions Act. May 16-23, The Lind Theatre, 16 Mitchell St, Nambour. Visit: lindlane.com.au or call 1300 732 764

The cast of The Lind’s latest production promise fine entertainment in Forget-Me-Knot.

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WHAT’S ON

The Queensland Pops Orchestra brings Italy to the stage.

ORCHESTRA BRINGS ITALIA SUPREMO Following the success of the first Viva Italia Supremo production in 2013, the Queensland Pops Orchestra is returning to The Events Centre Caloundra with a new and even more spectacular concert.

Italy conjures images of passion, romance, red wine and great music.

The Viva Italia Supremo concert selects some of the greatest and most powerful music and brings it to life on stage.

It will feature the amazing voice of Queensland’s AnnaMaria La Spina who rose to international fame when she

toured with Savage Garden.

Her duet album Always You with her brother and internationally renowned tenor Rosario, saw even greater acclaim.

The concert will bring some of the most uplifting songs, both new and old, from her Italian repertoire.

Headlining is the music made famous by the great Three Tenors along with music that now falls within the term ‘Popera’.

Tenori, the outstanding vocal trio was formed out of the original Ten Tenors, has gone on to work with Opera Australia and many of the country’s finest orchestras.

The orchestra will be joined by traditional Italian dance sensation Selene Panetta with the exotic Pizzica dance.

Sunday, May 17, 2pm. The Events Centre, Caloundra.

Tickets $69, concessions $65.

Visit: theeventscentre.com.au or phone 5491 4240

TOP RATING BEE GEES TRIBUTE SHOW COMES TO CALOUNDRA Save yourself a trip to Las Vegas and head to Caloundra to catch the Bee Gees story.

Stayin’ Alive – The Australian Bee Gees Show has been headlining the Las Vegas Strip for the past four years and performed more than 1200 shows, the first Australian band to do so.

They’ve just been resigned for another three years but first, they’re coming to

the Sunshine Coast. The new show is a retrospective look at the amazing career of the brothers Gibb and will be presented in two parts with costume changes defining the eras.

The show will feature the greatest hits down the decades but will also tell the Bee Gees story in a multi-media show that captures the mood and memories of the time.

After 18 years on the world stage in more than 45 countries, Stayin’ Alive – The Australian Bee Gees Show has become the definitive live celebration of the music of the Gibb brothers.

Tickets $55, Sunday, May 10, 2pm.

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MEET THE AUTHOR AT AN EVENING OF FIRE Author Peter Watt will talk about his latest book, life as an author and his experience as a volunteer bush firefighter at An Evening of Fire.

And Fire Falls is the next instalment in his epic saga of the Duffy and Macintosh families during the war in the Pacific in 1942.

More than 350,000 copies of Peter’s 15 novels have sold in Australia and New Zealand.

He has been a soldier, private investigator, police

sergeant, pipe layer, trawler deckhand and adviser to the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary.

Bluegrass duo Repeat Offenders will provide the music and Peter’s books will be available for purchase.

Wednesday May 27, 6pm-7.30pm, Nambour Civic Centre. Tickets $25 including refreshments. Bookings essential. Visit: scvenuesandevents.com.au

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

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FOOD

Moderation - and variety - in all things There’s so much conflicting information on what’s good for us. Accredited dietitian and nutritionist SARAH GRAY breaks it into bite-size pieces.

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he world of nutrition can be downright confusing, can’t it?

We are pummelled with so much information about the latest diet trend, superfood, crash diets, supplements and meal replacements that it’s easy to get lost.

Are eggs bad for me? Are carbohydrates making me fat?

It seems just about anyone can be a nutrition expert and everyone has different information about the food and health they are trying to sell us.

If we tried to follow every bit of advice we are fed, we would be left with very little to eat. So where does the hyperbole end and the fact begin?

I say, let’s take a new approach.

Take a step back and have a look at the whole picture.

Let’s stop thinking about foods as ‘good’ and ‘bad’ and start thinking about our whole diets, why we eat what we eat and how we can eat better, not just for weight loss or the perfect body, but because our health is our life.

The truth is, what science has told us about what is in food and the health benefits and dangers of certain foods is only the tip of the iceberg.

Every day, new research is coming out about beneficial compounds found in food that are good for our bodies and help prevent certain diseases.

Further, all the different vitamins, minerals and other important nutrients found in fresh foods such as fruit, vegetables, meat, eggs, beans, nuts and grains interact in the body in ways we are yet to fully understand.

Our bodies don’t need to be deprived of certain foods for weight loss and health. In fact the opposite is true. Your body is simply asking for a variety of fresh foods.

Our bodies thrive on foods that are fresh, not foods that have been through a factory. In Australia, we have fantastic access to fresh produce, so let’s make good use of it.

When we eat lots of foods from a packet or a jar, we don’t know what goodness has been taken out (nutrients and fibre) and what (additives derived from petrochemicals) has been put in.

But, good news. You don’t have to force yourself to drink that huge glass of celery juice every morning even though it tastes just awful, just because you heard it’s ‘a body cleansing detox’.

You’ll be much more likely to maintain a healthy lifestyle if you are the eating foods you actually like.

Go out and try new foods – quinoa and aubergine – you never know what new favourites you will end up with.

Most importantly, remember to sift

through the pages and pages of nutrition advice carefully.

Moderation and variety are important (no, you can’t have six glasses of wine and a family block of chocolate each night because you heard they have antioxidants!).

Bring it back to basics with food and stay as close as possible to natural products. Make positive changes each week to set healthy new habits. Start with some simple steps this week, such as cutting back on sugary drinks, drinking more water, or trying out a new healthy recipe.

It’s important to note that healthy eating means something slightly different to everyone and many people have food intolerances.

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HISTORY

Gruesome end to expedition Historian Audienne Blyth discovers a tale of murder among the bunya pines.

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any new species of plants, both ornamental and edible, that we take for granted today were introduced at the Brisbane City Botanic Gardens and their collection also gave us a Sunshine Coast murder story.

The site of the gardens was established beside the Brisbane River in 1828, three years after European settlement, to provide food for the penal colony.

The botanic reserve was declared in 1855 and Walter Hill, an outstanding botanist, was appointed superintendent.

He remained curator of the gardens from 1855 to 1881 and his experiments in acclimatising plants gave us mango, pawpaw, ginger, grape vines, wheat, tropical fruits, tea, coffee and spices, as well as our beautiful jacaranda and poinciana trees.

In 1862, Queensland’s first

granulated sugar was produced at the gardens.

Hill was passionate about native plants and once made an adventurous journey to north Queensland to collect specimens. Naturally, he did not always have the time to venture into the bush himself, so he would send his assistant, one William Stephens, to the north coast of Brisbane, which we now know as the Sunshine Coast in search of plants.

There wasn’t much of a road connection but Brisbane sawmiller William Pettigrew had established a timber depot near the mouth of the Mooloolah River and his paddle steamer, the timber drogher Gneering, regularly plied between the two settlements with supplies.

By 1866, Stephens was in the habit of travelling up the coast

Seeds for the bunya pines near the Brisbane River at the City Botanic Gardens, were almost certainly brought back from the Sunshine Coast.

The Gneering berthed at Pettigrew’s Wharf in Brisbane, in around 1895.

by paddle steamer and often walked about 100km back to Brisbane. On one occasion, he was said to be collecting rare specimens for the Melbourne and Paris Exhibitions.

He would usually buy supplies at the timber-getters’ store and employ Aborigines as guides to help him.

There was much to collect – seeds, berries, fruits, ferns, orchids, wildflowers, bark, leaves and vines – as he searched the dry heath and wallum woodlands as well as the sandy coast.

Bunyas never grew along the lower Brisbane River, so it appears that the seeds of the bunya trees, the bunya nuts, that Stephens carried back from the Sunshine Coast hinterland, grew into the six giant bunya trees (Araucaria bidwillii) that stand tall in the City Botanic Gardens.

On what was to be Stephens’ final visit, a young Aborigine called Tommy Skyring, was employed as his guide for five shillings and half a pound of tobacco.

Stephens had a reputation for being generous and got along well with Tommy.

Perhaps it was the sight of the silver coins he used to pay

for goods that attracted two other Aborigines, Johnny Griffin and Captain Piper, who followed him.

When Stephens stopped to make camp for the evening and was bending over cooking Johnny cakes, he was killed by blows to the back of the neck.

It was said that Captain Piper had Tommy Skyring mutilate the body so as to incriminate him. The place, near the Caloundra turnoff from the Bruce Highway, later became known as Dead Man’s Water Hole.

The penalty for killing a white man was severe, a hanging offence, and the three Aborigines were accused of the murder. Tommy Skyring had been a trusted employee of the timber-getters. Johnny Griffin was only about 14 years old and Captain Piper had already served time in jail.

Constable Nalty from the mounted police at Maryborough was sent to investigate with a detachment of native police.

Captain Piper and Tommy Skyring were captured and taken to the Gneering for transportation to Brisbane.

Captain Piper escaped by slipping his handcuffs and

swimming ashore as the Gneering reached the mouth of the river. Tommy Skyring met a sad end. The tragedy preyed on his mind and he suffered “violent hallucinations” before dying a month later in Brisbane Gaol, possibly the first Aboriginal death in custody.

The warrant for the arrest of Captain Piper was made in 1866 but he was not captured until 1879. After waiting six months, his trial began.

Johnny Griffin was called to give Queen’s evidence and Piper was accused of “feloniously and wilfully and, of malice aforethought, murdering one William Stephens”.

Witnesses were called.

Robert Keely, a timbergetter at Mt Mellum had seen the three Aborigines at the Mooloolah River store. Peter Campbell, a timber-getter, and Thomas Maddock, a grazier, saw the body and testified to the injuries. Mrs Ellen Carroll claimed she had heard Captain Piper admit his guilt.

There was a difficulty about whether or not Johnny Griffin understood that he was under oath and the court explained what would happen in the hereafter to clarify: “you would be going to heaven or you would have damnation in hell”.

Johnny explained that Tommy Skyring had struck the first blow and he was to blame.

Tommy was unable to speak for himself. The jury returned a verdict of not guilty and both men were discharged.

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The people of Norfolk Island, like Australians, love their sport.

The history of sports on the island goes back to the Second Settlement (1825–1856) when sport was played by the military and free settlers on the fields in Kingston, the territory’s capital.

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Warm welcome awaits in Malaysia The Malay Peninsula has plenty to offer even for a short break and it won’t break the bank..

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ith the th costt off flights fli ht to t Malaysia sitting in the bargain basement, it’s possible to pack up and clear off for a break away from it all for a week or 10 days without too much fuss.

It’s fun, different, interesting, economical and the locals are warm and welcoming: Chinatown sits happily beside little India and mosques.

Kuala Lumpur is about an eighthour flight from Brisbane or the Gold Coast and on arrival, the Skybus leaves regularly for downtown KL, just under 60km north, for less than $5.

The trip takes about an hour through groves of palm oil plantations for as far as the eye can see.

The Petronas Twin Towers, which held the title of the world’s tallest

Kek Look Tong cave temple at Ipoh

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Much of its Portuguese colonial days was destroyed by the Dutch who ruled from 1641-1798, but they left their own clear imprint with canals, a windmill, the Stadthuys and Jonker St giving a sense of Little Holland.

The Dutch were more interested in Java though and it now seems they did a deal almost as bad as when they swapped New York for Dutch Guyana, when they handed the eastern side of the Malacca Straits to the British and took Sumatra.

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Meet the cruise line reps, consider all options on the spot and book a bargain holiday.

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ruise travellers can speak directly with cruise line representatives and pick up a special or two at the third annual Sunshine Coast Cruise Sale Day at Caloundra RSL. As in previous years, most major cruise lines will be represented, including Princess Cruises, P&O, Holland America, Royal Caribbean International, APT, Azamara, Celebrity, Avalon Waterways & Celebrity.

This year there will be some new exhibitors including Swan Hellenic, Voyages of Discovery, Hebridean

Princess and Hurtigruten.

There will also be niche cruise suppliers offering itineraries to South America, Antarctica, Galapagos, Asia River cruising and even domestic expedition cruise specialist Coral Princess.

Event organiser and Ucango Travel and Cruise managing director Dave Hulsman said the success of the last two events had shown how popular cruising had become.

“It has been interesting to watch the industry evolve over the past five years,” he said.

“Not only do we have a large market of cruiser heading overseas for cruise options but each year we see more and more vessels coming to our waters, which is opening the market to more and more demographics.”

Visitors to the expo will be able to speak to every cruise line at exhibitor stands and this year will also see the introduction of supplier presentations.

The schedule of presentations will be available on entry.

“It’ll be a great opportunity for everyone, whether they’ve cruised before or not, to find out what options are available and perhaps save a buck or two,” Mr Hulsman said.

Visitors will also go into a draw to win a lucky door prize valued at more than $1000.

ocally owned Ucango Travel & Cruise is homing in on South America.

It has packaged a choice of three itineraries for departure late this year, flying Qantas and then sailing away on the elegant Holland America Line.

The first itinerary departs November 8 on a Qantas flight to Buenos Aires for two nights in the city dubbed the Paris of the Southern Hemisphere.

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Ucango Travel managing director Dave Hulsman said interest in South America from all styles of traveller was growing every year.

“I was lucky enough to attend a wedding in Argentina last year and used the opportunity to see a bit of the country and can confidently say that if you enjoy red wine and red meat, you’ll enjoy South America,” he said.

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A European river cruise departing in October 2016 will be escorted by solo travel specialist Debbie Grace, (pictured) who has completed the cruise twice and knows the ropes to ensure her guests have a carefree holiday.

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

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Head for the islands From Fiji on our doorstep, to the exotic Maldives in the Indian Ocean and busy Bali, there’s an island paradise waiting to be explored.

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ade up of more than 300 islands, most of them uninhabited, Fiji is a relaxed getaway right on our doorstep which means no long-haul flight.

Just 3.5 hours by air, it has something for every holiday taste, whether it’s a total chill-out under the palms on a perfect beach, lapping up water activities such as snorkelling and kayaking or seeking out an adventure.

The main island, Viti Levu and Vanua Levu make up 85 per cent of the total land mass. The capital, Suva, is on east coast of Vitu Levu, and the airport at Nadi on the west.

From the airport, visitors can stay at any one of many resorts on Vita Levu or head off to the smaller islands.

The Mamanuca group of islands is close to Nadi and has a number of popular resorts. From Nadi (pronounced Nandy) transfers are easy by boat and there’s also air access to other outer islands.

To combine an island experience

with a dining experience that rivals the best in Australia, Lynne from Suncity Travel recommends heading to Castaway Island.

Here, chef Lance Seeto, an expat Australian who has been in Fiji for six years training local chefs, has his outdoor restaurant 1808.

Meals are a fusion of the three major Fijian ethnic groups – Chinese, Indian and Fijian.

For adventure, try an Awesome Adventure, a range of carefree packages exploring the Yasawas, a group of islands that are grander in stature than the nearby Mamanucas but are less commercialised.

Here you can learn to dive, mix with the locals, go kayaking or snorkelling or just laze around. The Yasawas are also great for sailing There aren’t any shops, banks or medical services but enough natural beauty to make it an enjoyable break from civilisation.

Visiting the Yasawas was once

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limited to cruise ships. Passengers didn’t even set foot on the islands until the 1950s and land-based tourism was restricted until 1987.

There are now small resorts and backpackers but the sense of isolation in paradise remains.

Another tropical paradise is in the Maldives, two rows of atolls in the Indian Ocean, just across the equator southwest of Sri Lanka.

Some of the world’s best snorkelling and surfing are within easy reach of most of the islands and there are picturesque overwater villas.

The Maldives has crystal clear azure waters as far as they eye can see and close proximity to snorkelling with harmless black tipped reef sharks and rays and the abundant marine life.

Then there’s the aroma of exotic spices, marinated local fish and the endless offerings of chilled towels soaked in lemongrass, mint or jasmine for refreshment after boarding a speedboat or arriving at your island.

Another island retreat is Bali, with the bustling streets of Seminyak, the quiet island of Nusa Lembongan and the cliffs of Uluwatu.

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MOTORING

Plenty to know before you tow Towing a big rig is fraught with pitfalls yet no training is needed, says KATE CALLAHAN.

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t must be an age thing. Lying awake in the wee small hours and contemplating life and whatever random matters might spring to mind when all is quiet, even the neighbourhood dog.

In my nocturnal musings recently, I started thinking about holidays – the European River Cruise, the walking tour of Ireland’s west coast, maybe Machu Picchu if the feet and lungs could manage it.

So much to see and do, so few years left this side of 60.

But then my mind turned to all the people I know who’ve traded the office for the Outback. The lifestyle of the grey nomad must be enticing.

Tucked up in bed, I warmed to the idea of hitting the open road with caravan in tow.

And in the dead of night I felt a sudden surge of true nationalism: “Her

beauty and her terror – the great brown land for me!”

Next day, the notion of hitching a caravan to my SUV and joining the migration didn’t seem quite so romantic after all.

While I know a smidgen about the theory of vehicular articulation, I’ve never towed a trailer or a horse float, let alone a caravan. I wouldn’t know where to start.

This got me thinking… surely I’m not the only know-nothing around?

According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, there are approximately nine caravans for every campervan registered in Australia.

So, if we apply a factor of nine to the number of registered campervans (54,101 in 2013), we get a healthy 486,909 caravans in Australia.

That’s a lot of wheels, tow bars and kitchenettes – but do almost half a

“Caravans, by design, are not that stable under tow” million Australian drivers have expertise in towing caravans? I somehow doubt it.

A basic understanding of physics and the laws of motion will tell you that caravans, by design, are not that stable under tow. When stability is compromised, a moving caravan can be transformed into a large and terrifying mass of energy.

Take, for example, a Toyota Land Cruiser travelling at 100km/h with a three tonne caravan in tow. At 100km/h, the rig packs a whopping four times the kinetic energy it generates when travelling at just 50km/h.

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MOTORING Add a cross wind, a passing road train, an unexpected turn in the road, an emergency swerve, a faulty road camber and driver experience and expertise is all that stands between a close shave and outright disaster.

When road or environmental conditions cause a caravan to move out of line with the towing vehicle, the forward motion of the towing vehicle is usually enough to pull the caravan straight.

However, things can go horribly wrong when the caravan resists the change and actually ‘overshoots’ by pulling in the opposite direction.

What happens next all comes down to speed.

If the rig is just plodding along nicely, the sway will quickly abate. But if the driver is travelling ‘at speed’ – and what speed that is depends on the road conditions, the experience level of the driver and the nature of the rig – the almost inevitable result will be a jack knife or a rollover or both.

Caravan jack-knifes and rollovers are all too common.

On a recent trip from Perth to Broome, two experienced nomads came across the wreckage of two caravans in a 1000km stretch.

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Closer to home, readers may recall an incident in 2011 when a brand new $86,000 caravan jack-knifed on the M1 on the Gold Coast, 30 minutes after being collected from the Burleigh Heads dealer by its excited owners.

The 4WD flipped on its roof, crushing the hood, while the van rolled on its side and skidded along the highway, leaving sheets of cladding and glass in its wake.

The owners escaped with severe bruising to wallet and ego only, but all northbound lanes of the M1 were closed for an hour while the debris was removed.

I’ve always wondered if the hapless pair pursued their caravanning dream.

More power to them if they did, although I doubt it.

After so ignominious an introduction to caravanning, my bet is they spent the insurance money on a European river cruise, a walking tour of Ireland’s West Coast and maybe Machu Picchu if their feet and lungs could manage it.

THE LEGAL SITUATION in a nutshell • It goes without saying that the driver must be licenced to drive the tow vehicle and must obey any condition codes listed on their licence.

• The driver must also drive to suit the prevailing road conditions.

• Caravans on Queensland roads must be registered, which involves obtaining a safety certificate (previously known as a roadworthy certificate) and complying with any other pre-registration requirements.

• Provided the number plate of the caravan is clearly displayed, the rear plate on the towing vehicle may be obscured.

• The driver must ensure that the tow vehicle and the caravan are a good match size-wise. Specifically, the tow vehicle can tow a trailer with an aggregate trailer mass, which is the lesser of the tow vehicle manufacturer’s recommended maximum trailer towing mass or the tow vehicle’s towbar rating.

TELL US WHAT YOU THINK My proposal: First, I would like to see the towing of caravans limited to drivers with an open licence. Although P-plate drivers and caravans may seem an unlikely combination, it appears to be allowed under the law.

Next, I’d like to see a driver pass some sort of mandatory testing as a pre-condition to having their licence endorsed with “may tow caravan”.

What are your thoughts? Am I overstating the risks associated with caravanning or do my concerns mirror yours? What do you think of my proposal to increase the regulatory burden? Is it a case of just more red tape or is it far enough in the interests of public safety? I’d love to hear from you.

Please send your comments to editor@yourtimemagazine.com.au or Kate Callahan, Your Time Magazine, P O Box 6362, Maroochydore BC 4558.

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HOME LIVING

A dash of the Mediterranean in the garden Most citrus will bear fruit in our climate and with these tips from GARDENEZI you can grow your lemons in pots.

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emon tree, very pretty and the lemon flower is sweet – but grow it in a pot and be prepared to face defeat!

Well that’s my take on the old song, anyway.

The Italians have been successfully growing citrus in pots for centuries but here in South-East Queensland we rarely get it right.

This is because we’re challenging nature by trying to grow a plant that thrives in dry climates with low winter rainfall and hot, dry summers.

Luckily most citrus bear fruit in our subtropical autumn/winter when it’s cool and dry but our soggy

summers encourage pest and disease problems.

So there are three main rules when growing a lemon tree (or any other citrus tree) in a pot: The right environment, the right watering and fertilising program and the right care.

ENVIRONMENT

Choose a BIG pot that is wider at the top than at the bottom but not so small at the base that it can easily topple.

A lemon tree grows large and bushy and you don’t want to keep repotting so fill up any empty spaces with herbs that can be removed later.

Choose a sheltered, sunny position with plenty of space

all around. Citrus needs at least six hours full sun a day and an airy position discourages fungal diseases.

Perfect drainage is essential so put some gravel or small stones in the bottom of the pot, top with a 5cm layer of coarse sand then fill the rest with a good quality potting mix.

WATERING

Water thoroughly every two days; more in very hot weather. Check regularly to see that the growing mix is neither soggy nor too dry.

Don’t water the leaves.

The potting mix will feed the plant for the first three months; after that apply a

citrus fertiliser according to the instructions on the packet.

CARE

Top up the potting mix every spring, first removing about one-third of the old mix and flushing the rest with a hose at full strength.

Distorted and discoloured leaves are a sign of insect attack – spray with Pest Oil. Yellowing veins and leaves indicate faulty nutrition or magnesium deficiency (treat with 1 tablespoon of epsom salts to a 9-litre watering can).

Consult your local garden centre or go to GardenEzi.com where you’ll find detailed advice on growing citrus – in pots and in the ground.

YouTube is much more than just funny cat videos The largest free library of videos online, YouTube is a valuable source of information and training says NATHAN WELLINGTON.

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have some wonderful regular clients I tutor once a month. Most of them just want to keep up with the grandkids.

We usually spend an hour together, going through the many ways to use the computer with ease.

They then practise what they’ve learnt while I’m there and we write it down so they can continue on their own.

My tutoring covers a wide range of abilities and needs across a plethora of programs.

There is one thing though, that is always in the first

lesson – how to use YouTube.

There is an enormous range of free training videos and lessons to keep you learning for hours.

Simply type in any subject and invariably you’ll find someone has made a training video about it.

YouTube is a great resource if you are looking for instructions on how to use a new device, be it Windows 8 or your new coffee machine.

Simply watch, pause and rewind until you’ve got it.

Here are a few tips on how to use YouTube. Open your

internet browser and type in YouTube. Click on the YouTube.com result from your search. I suggest you then bookmark the website so you can refer to it again.

You don’t need to subscribe to search and play videos.

In the search area at the top of the screen, type in what you are looking for and it will give you a list of the most relevant videos on the subject.

For training videos, type in words like “learn to use…” or “how to use…”.

Use the video search filters

at the top of your search to look for the most recent and most popular.

If you are looking for a video on how to use Windows 8, search for the official Microsoft Video Channel.

Simply type in “microsoft channel” in the search field to see what videos have been released.

Once you find the video you want to watch, click the play button and the video will start streaming to your computer or mobile phone or even your TV screen.

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appears in a box on your screen, but you can click on the full screen icon at the bottom right.

This is just the tip of the iceberg. If you are interested in setting up media streaming on your television, or would like some tutoring or computer support, email Nathan@hometechassist.com. au or call me 1300 682 817.

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Seventy years after her death in Bergen-Belsen, new evidence examines the last days of Anne Frank.

1, 1944, with about 70 others in a locked wagon, Anne and Margot were sent to Bergen-Belsen.

In March 1945, camp guards destroyed virtually all records to obliterate evidence and British troops who liberated the camp burned all the barracks to the ground on April 15, to prevent the spread of epidemics.

Almost all traces of the camp were erased, so Anne’s fate had to be calculated from the few preserved archive documents, camp diaries and testimonies of survivors.

The sisters were last seen in late January 1945, when they were gravely ill with typhus.

On the desolate expanse of the former site of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, stands a small memorial to Anne and Margot Frank. Flowers and tokens of remembrance are often left there, as if it were their grave. In reality they, like tens of thousands of other victims died at an unknown time in an unknown place.

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eventy years ago this year, Anne Frank died of typhus in Bergen-Belsen concentration camp.

The exact date of her death is unknown. At the time, the Red Cross officially concluded that it was between March 1 and 31, 1945.

But new research by the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam has shed fresh light on the last months of Anne Frank whose poignant diary introduced many young Australians to the human face of

World War II in Europe. It is unlikely that the sisters were still alive in March but had in fact, died in February.

After their arrest, Jewish Anne and those who shared her hiding place in the secret annexe in Amsterdam were first taken to the Westerbork transit camp, and then put on a transport to Auschwitz-Birkenau on September 3, 1944.

They arrived on the night of September 5-6, 1944.

Anne, with her mother Edith, sister Margot and Auguste van Pels, who was with them in hiding, were sent to Auschwitz-Birkenau.

Anne would have had her number tattooed on her forearm, her head shaved and been in constant fear of being sent to the gas chamber at the next selection.

With her mother and sister, she spent two months in AuschwitzBirkenau before the family was split up. On the night of November

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