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NEVER TOO OLD TO LEARN UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE SUNSHINE COAST EDITION 7, OCTOBER 2015

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here was a time, not so very long ago, when leaving school after “Junior” or Grade 10, was de rigeur. Only a few went on to further education at university (mostly the boys) or teacher’s training college, and the rest were sent off to work in a bank or a shop or to do their apprenticeship as a hairdresser or tradesman at “tech college”.

These were the days when the school curriculum had woodwork and domestic or home science as compulsory subjects and the girls also had to do a term of mothercraft. It was all preparation for the expected future as it was then known.

For many families, it was

Contents important to get the kids into the workforce as soon as possible to keep the budget ticking over. It’s all a broad generalisation, but a university education certainly wasn’t the norm we know now.

So, for those who wanted to learn and never had the opportunity, it’s your time to shine at the University of the Third Age. Choose your subjects on what you want to know more about – there’s no prerequisites, no set number of units to complete or even a piece of paper awarding a degree at the end.

This is all about the love of learning and for many, sharing lessons from their school of life.

I must confess, I had many preconceived notions on what the U3A was all about. Most of them were wrong. It sounded a bit daunting and demanding and serious but as Angela Bensted discovered, it’s not only about learning but also about socialising and sharing knowledge.

Dorothy Whittington, Editor

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Never too old to learn The University of the Third Age is proof that you can teach an old dog new tricks and as ANGELA BENSTED reports, subjects cover a broad range of interests and there’s no worries about assignments, detention or the dog eating your homework. want to be challenged and stimulated.”

The brainchild of French academics, U3A started in Toulouse in 1973 as a summer school run by the university for retirees.

The idea took hold across the world with U3A groups forming on the Sunshine Coast and in Brisbane in 1986.

U3A now claims to be the largest provider of adult education programs for retirees in Queensland.

There is no government funding for the organisation, although some groups are supported by their local council, high school or, in the case of the Sunshine Coast, a university.

Courses include the usual suspects such as languages, history, economics and current affairs.

But the classroom is a far cry from the stuffy halls of high school and no one is handing out detentions for incomplete assignments.

Regular presenter David Parmiter says he does not give lectures, he gives stage performances.

“No one goes to sleep in my lectures,” he says, which include talks on the Viking Empire, Winston Churchill (“where I do not talk about

the war?”) and the Six Houses of Shakespeare.

Generally, U3A classes are run over terms which correspond with the dates of school terms, but there are also one-off lectures and social and cultural outings – there is a Sunshine Coast group called Meet Me at the Movies.

The curriculum is also much more diverse than any university handbook.

There is typically a wild kaleidoscope of classes such as bird watching, ukulele, croquet and World War I poetry.

There are music classes, craft classes and classes for gamers.

Mah-jong is the hot ticket right now, according to Brisbane U3A’s Greg Doolan.

When Greg first walked into the Brisbane office of U3A, he nearly turned on his heel and walked out.

“I thought it was full of old farts,” he says. “My wife couldn’t believe I wanted to join.”

But he wanted to master Excel and U3A offered a cheap option.

Fast forward five years and Greg Doolan has conquered more than spreadsheets.

He is the marketing and

“When I was a girl you left school and went straight into the job your parents had organised for you”

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t’s pruning season for rose growers and with 330 bushes in her garden, Rhonda Weston is a busy woman.

But the keen gardener is happy to shelve her secateurs to talk about University of the Third Age (U3A), an organisation she has been active in as a student, tutor and now administrator, since 2004.

She currently chairs the U3A Asia Pacific Alliance.

The name U3A might be a bit grandiose and vaguely hippy, but it is neither of these.

“University” is just a catch-all word for a community of teachers and scholars and the “third age” referred to is the age of active retirement.

Rhonda says people are retiring today with high expectations.

“They want at least 20 years of active retirement,” she says. “They

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Students of the University of the Third Age enrol for everything from computer skills to ancient history, bird watching and music.

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communications manager for U3A Brisbane and vice-president of U3A Queensland.

In that time, the group has purchased a building in the CBD and grown to become the second largest in Australia, with more than 3500 members.

It is run entirely by volunteers – more than 200 of them – and offers hundreds of classes each term, mostly from its headquarters in Creek St, but also in suburban libraries.

“I’m supposed to be retired,” says Greg, “but I’m too busy to scratch myself.”

The age of active retirement covers a wide span of numbers and can be interpreted broadly.

Some U3A groups require members to have reached 50, but others take a

more flexible approach. And you can never be too old.

Norman Holcrombe is 101.

He tutored with U3A until he was 97 but is now taking it easy, attending only an investment group, a current affairs discussion group and a Scrabble class.

Many tutors, like Liz Kennedy, start out as students.

The avid reader and traveller wanted to learn how to use an iPad to store books.

It was a popular class with increasing demand and not enough people to teach.

So after 18 months as a student, Liz moved up to the lectern.

She looks back now and laughs, saying she knew hardly anything when she started.

“How I had the audacity to teach it,” she says. “I am just stunned.”

Liz’s teaching credentials come “courtesy of the University of Life”.

“When I was a girl you left school and went straight into the job your parents had organised for you,” she says.

“We lived next door to a bank manager so I was taken out of school and plonked into a bank, which I hated with a passion.”

Teaching is now a big part of Liz’s life and some terms, she fronts as many as five classes a week.

“I just enjoy the look on their faces when the students get it,” she says.

“You can see the penny drop.”

Like the early Greek lyceums of Aristotle, U3A does not limit itself to the classroom.

A group from Brisbane is planning a walking trip to Japan later this year and another from Logan is visiting China to look at how the organisation runs in that country.

The China trip came about because one of the members travelled to China regularly with his job and knows a lot about the country.

He put together an itinerary and took it to a travel agent to get a deal for the group.

“It’s almost like a research trip,” says Greg Doolan.

Rhonda Weston says U3A is a great way for people who might be recently widowed or moved house in retirement to connect with the community.

“Some people have told me their U3A classes are the reason they get out of bed in the morning,” she says.

This sentiment is echoed by David Parmiter.

“If I didn’t have this I would sit at home going quietly mad, probably hitting the bottle,” he says of his lecturing role on the Sunshine Coast.

He might be joking, but maybe he is not.

As Greg Doolan snaps shut his diary and prepares for the next of his many appointments that day, he says he hates the word retirement.

He hands over his U3A business card which includes his contact details and a telling quote “You retire from work, not life.”

More information about the organisation is available at u3aqld. org.au with details of classes provided in Brisbane at u3abrisbane. org.au and the Sunshine Coast at u3asunshine.org.au

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Loving the language Advertisers, politicians, journalists and even school teachers, doesn’t anybody learn English grammar these days?

There cannot be ‘less’ things, ‘less’ times or ‘less’ people. Less is the descriptor of quantity. The descriptor of number is ‘fewer’. Less is for money or petrol. Fewer is for the number of mistakes in everyday speech and print.

Speaking of grammar, there are lots of things teachers don’t teach these days, such as number agreement.

A plural noun demands a preceding plural verb. There are lots of things.

Never use there’s followed by a plural.

Then there are the relative pronouns ‘who’ and ‘whom’.

Nominative and accusative cases.

Finally, journalists – and everyone else – should remember that there is never a time to split infinitives.

‘To’ plus the infinitive of the verb must always stick together, like Brian and Ferry. C’mon, c’mon. They stick together. Never split your infinitives.

To always do this, your copy will end up on the editor’s spike. Remember everyone, to never do this. Ever!

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Choose the right word After reading Josie Robinson’s letter “Not getting the Pitcher” (August) I would like to respond by adding another pet peeve.

No matter how educated people are, some don’t seem to know the difference between “bought” and “brought”. Bought means to buy and brought means to bring.

I don’t know how many times I hear these two words used incorrectly

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Another irritation is the saying someone “was hit by a car”. A car is an inanimate object and not capable of hitting someone unless faulty. It’s a person driving a car that is the real culprit. Perhaps by saying it was a car it takes some of the blame off the human behaviour. The expression should be “hit by a person driving a car”.

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Cut the music Una Daniels, (August). Yes, yes, yes. I do agree – why is background music necessary in TV dramas and documentaries?

I wrote to the ABC on this but received no reply. Now my whinge.

Australian speech is peppered with “ya, no, you know”. Used by one and all.

I have turned off evening radio interviews from sheer frustration.

Like TV background music, it’s distracting and detracting. Perhaps Ted Webber could take this on board.

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Hear ye, hear ye. Yes, yes Una Daniels (August). There are plenty of us out here who agree with you.

I have rung Channel 10 to complain about music being played when trying to hear dialogue during a sad tale on The Project, but guess they were probably not interested or just didn’t care. They know best. It is very distracting and annoying.

Any suggestions out there?

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CAUTION FOR NOMADS YT (Sept) suggests that a couple who own a home and little else will spend up to $250K on a mobile home and stash the balance.

The advice of people who, like ourselves, have spent many years on the road, is that you need to either keep your house or have enough in the bank to buy a home if health or other factors make travel no longer possible.

We have seen one couple forced to live permanently in a caravan park.

Another reasonably well-off businessman sold his house and bought the caravan he wanted and changed his car for a suitable vehicle to tow it.

He did not think he would ever want to go back into a house, but had enough in shares if he needed to buy a house. His health deteriorated at about the time of the Global Financial Crisis.

His widow now lives in rental accommodation.

Life on the road is great, but be prepared for changes in circumstances.

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FAIR GO FOR NEW ZEALAND I’ve just found your September issue and thoroughly enjoyed it, especially the letters about background music on television.

However, there was one thing that rankled. In the article “Land of the long white cloud” it says “New Zealand. . . it really is so compact.”

It might be compact compared to Australia but not when compared to many places. According to Google Maps, it’s a 2083km drive taking 28 hours from Bluff to Cape Reinga.

That compares to just 1348 km taking 14½ hours from Lands End to John O’Groats.

In other words, it takes almost twice as long to drive from one end of the country in New Zealand as it does in the UK. Adrian Prince

MOTORHOME MEMORIES I enjoyed your story about the caravan nomads (September).

My wife and I were lawn bowlers and invited to participate in a carnival in Western Australia. We had never been there and decided to hire a motorhome for four months.

We took off early to play bowls along the track and visit friends.

We always stayed in van parks to share ideas about places to see and chug a stubbie or two with our neighbours.

We had a glorious bowls carnival in Fremantle and then took off across the Nullarbor, travelling through the southern states and finally arriving home with lots of memories (but no bowls trophy).

I would advise others to get out and DO IT as life is too short.

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Sandi’s family treasure a rare link to China Family history and a collection of photos has made a Sunshine Coast woman a hit with Chinese archivists.

Sandi Primo with the Chinese treasures.

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andi Primo will next month welcome a delegation from Yichang, a city of four million people, to her Cotton Tree home where she will present them with photographs and other items her grandfather collected more than a century ago.

During a visit to China to honour her grandfather, she was given an enthusiastic reception with tea, flowers and gifts and starred in local newspapers after authorities heard that she was eager to return the historic collection.

The story begins with her grandfather, John James Primo, who was born in London on January 19, 1880 and joined the British Navy in 1899.

For the next 15 years he served on 12 Royal Navy ships as leading stoker until September 22, 1914, when the HMS Cressy was torpedoed and sunk by a small German U Boat in the North Sea off the east coast of England. All hands were lost.

London’s Daily Mirror reported years later, in 1956, that three big Royal Navy cruisers had been sunk within 30 minutes on that day, with a total loss of life of 2000 men.

Before this though, John Primo served on HMS Woodcock, patrolling the Yangtze River in West China from 1902–1904, together with US and other war ships, as part of the Boxer Rebellion.

He acquired many photographs and Chinese artefacts from the Xiling Gorge and Yichang Province areas.

Sandi now has these items – 114-year-old photographs and other items including a beautifully-carved wooden (camphor) chest from around 1800.

“They are still in excellent condition because they were always considered treasures,” she said. “They travelled first from China to London and then in 1919, arrived in Sydney with my grandmother and her two small children.”

While herself living in the UK, Sandi travelled to the North Sea to farewell her grandfather with a floral tribute, but then decided that she also wanted to give him a final farewell in China, which she visited in September last year on the centenary of his death.

She cruised the Yangtze for four nights from Yichang 660km to ChongQing, the area that had been patrolled by the HMS Woodcock.

“I was so excited to be on water where he had been and farewelled him once again with a floral tribute together with fellow passengers and crew,” she said.

She had taken photocopies of some of the old photographs with her in the hope she might meet someone who could point her in the direction of a museum or cultural centre that might be interested in having the items her grandfather had brought back from China.

Most of the photographs showed parts of the Yangtze and its surrounds that have since been flooded by the Three Gorges Dam. “From the beginning it was always my dearest wish that these items be returned to China as they form an integral part of their history,” Sandi said.

It was by chance that she met Mr Zong Jing Wang, the resident Chinese traditional artist and craftworker on the MS Yangtze Explorer.

He arranged a visit that afternoon from a delegation of officials from the National Archives.

Director, Gong Ya Qin, and his associates were overawed by what she showed them and in particular, her wish to return it all to China.

They offered to fly her and the goods to China but this wasn’t possible.

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Des rides the radio waves Starting a radio station after you’ve turned 80 sounds challenging, but PETER FINCH found this tech savvy senior was more than up for the job.

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trangely, it was his background in financial management that gave Des Cooper an interest in good music – after a day on the books and the adding machine, Des liked nothing more than to get home, put his feet up and listen to music.

It might have been music on the radio, from his record collection or even a cassette, but Des found music the best way to wind down at the end of the day.

When he retired and moved to the Sunshine Coast, he learned how to use a computer so he could keep in touch with his family.

He then found software that would take the crackle out of old records and the hiss from cassettes, and began transferring music to CD for his neighbours.

He’d soon amassed thousands of music tracks and thought, “I’d love to share this wonderful collection with my friends and neighbours.”

Des found a radio technician and over a coffee they put together plans for a radio station that residents of

retirement villages around Sippy Downs could enjoy.

“Why not?” Des said, “I’m only 81.”

With some financial help from his family to top-up his pension, 87.6 Village FM was born in August 2013.

The station plays easy-listening music from the 1920s to the ’50s but if there’s a newer track and it’s easy on

the ears, Des will play it.

Village FM runs 24 hours every day and locals tune in for news from the retirement villages, local advertising and of course music that’s not heard on any other radio station.

While the advertising charges are modest, Des uses the income to pay for copyright and licence fees and the

music web streaming service.

“One day I might even earn enough to buy myself a beer,” he said. “Many people in the retirement villages don’t listen to the local radio stations because the music is a bit too hip for us oldies.”

Des has decided to share his music and now 87.6 Village FM is streaming so anyone with an internet connection can listen in from anywhere at any time.

But Des isn’t ready to sit back and relax just yet.

With his birthday just around the corner, he is planning to get his music into retirement villages around the country.

Listeners from Melbourne to Mackay may one day hear the articulated, mellow voice of Des Cooper welcoming them to programs titled Lazy Day Sunday or Cocktails for You. You can even go to bed with The Sandman, the program that Village FM lulls you to sleep with at 11pm.

There’s music for everyone at this radio station – as long as you’re over 55.

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VIEW TURNS 20 Caloundra VIEW dressed for the Roaring Twenties for its September dinner celebrating 20 years of support for The Smith Family charity which assists disadvantaged Australian children with their education.

Mural at the Buderim Craft Cottage which was installed on Anzac Day this year.

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ARTISTIC CONVERSATIONS Buderim Craft Cottage opens its gallery daily throughout the year for exhibitions, art and craft fairs and workshops showcasing the Coast’s wealth of creative talent.

The annual Sculptured Garden exhibition hosted by the Cottage’s 40-plus ceramic artists and sculptors since 1997, will be held over nine days this month.

Originally the exhibition included only ceramic (clay) sculpture designed for gardens. Now, artists integrate other media into their exhibition work, including glass and metals, and also exhibit sculptural works for interiors, wall art and functional pottery.

This year’s exhibition will include a special collection of pieces on the theme “Conversations”.

The garden surrounding the cottage has a permanent display of sculptural works and murals including a large mural honouring Australia’s servicemen and women installed on Anzac Day this year.

Atrium Gallery, Buderim Craft Cottage, 5 Main St (next to War Memorial Hall), Saturday October 10 to Sunday, October 18, 9am to 4pm.

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Sunshine 60 and Better Group promotes healthy activities for older people and aims at reducing social isolation.

Membership is open to anyone aged 45 or over.

The range of activities includes Tai Chi, guest speakers, craft, gentle exercise, computer tutorials, belly dancing, bus trips and cultural experiences and board games.

Activities are provided at Maroochydore and Nambour and outreach programs are at Caloundra, Coolum, Imbil, Gympie and Noosaville.

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COMMUNITY Most Sundays he can be found at the entrance to Currimundi State School convincing the supportive community that their “luck is surely going to change today” and they should purchase a ticket in a meat tray.

Pictured left: Don receives his award from Ian (Scotty) Collinson.

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LIFE MEMBERSHIP FOR LIONS STALWART The Lions Club of Caloundra has awarded life membership to Don McLachlan who has served the community through Lions for 40 years.

He is a well-known member of the community and the number one ticket seller at the annual Grocery Grab competition and Melbourne Cup raffle.

Sunshine Coast Toastmasters is a friendly and happy group that encourages learning in a fun atmosphere.

Meetings are held on the second and fourth Tuesday of the month at the Maroochy Bowls Club, Memorial Avenue, Cotton Tree.

Guests are welcome.

Toastmasters is a non-profit worldwide organisation dedicated to excellence in communication and leadership. A meeting agenda includes prepared speeches, speech evaluations and impromptu speaking Sunshine Coast Toastmasters Club celebrates 40 years this year. Members are men and women aged from their 30s to 60-plus.

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A green thumb isn’t Buderim, the “garden needed to enjoy the of the Sunshine Coast” beauty of the festival. has been hosting the The official opening festival for more than and presentation of 60 years. prizes is 2pm Saturday.

Six of Buderim’s best Light refreshments will private gardens will be be available, and on display all weekend President and festival sculptured exhibits will from 9am–4pm. co-ordinator, Teddy Gove. be on display and for sale Visitors can admire at the adjacent Craft Cottage. outstanding displays, meet the owners and learn tips and hints on gardening. Anyone without a car can Buderim Memorial Hall, cnr of take a minibus between the gardens Main and Church St, Buderim. for a small extra cost.

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SPRING FESTIVALS

Farmers and Gympie locals Dennis Granshaw and Mark Torrens were up to tons of mischief during the HOG promo trailer shoot.

HEART OF GOLD A 24-CARAT EXPERIENCE FOR FILM LOVERS Heart of Gold, Gympie’s international short film festival, will offer a feast for those who enjoy short, well-crafted films.

Organisers have meticulously screened hundreds of incredible films from all over the world and will showcase a selection of about 120 from more than 50 countries to make viewers laugh, think, cry and leave feeling enriched.

This year’s festival also features a master class program from some of the best in the film business.

“At the master classes, people will

learn from an award winning director of photography and work with firstclass filmmaking tools to develop, capture and edit stories,” HOG chairman Claudia Granshaw said.

Master classes include cinematography; claymation; extreme filmmaking with small devices and filmmaking for professional purposes.

Classes can be paired with an optional viewing session.

Gympie Civic Centre. Thursday October 8 – Sunday 11. Visit heartofgold.com.au for the full program and tickets email gucci03@bigpond.com

FESTIVAL BRINGS FREE FUN FOR OVER 55s The third Lendlease Spring Retirement Festival will be held at 11 Lendlease retirement villages across southeast Queensland, free to anyone over 55.

Sunshine Coast villages will host art workshops including graffiti, collage and painting; a soprano quartet with a twist and a sublime live band and burlesque-inspired dance cabaret.

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CONSCIOUS LIFE FESTIVAL SHOWCASES HEALTH, WELLBEING AND HAPPINESS The Conscious Life Festival, one of the most comprehensive health and wellbeing carnivals in Queensland, brings a packed program of events over two days.

Event organiser Laura Di Mambro has lined up some of the most celebrated and recognisable health and wellbeing practitioners, performers and educators in the country.

“The Sunshine Coast is such a health conscious paradise. There’s nowhere better to bring all the wonderful modalities and specialists under one roof to showcase what

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“The health and wellbeing industry is one of the fastest growing in the world.”

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HISTORY

Building the Great Wonders of Queensland Historian AUDIENNE BLYTH revisits the days, not even a century ago, when cars were still a growing novelty and the time had arrived to connect city dwellers with the coast and the road north.

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n the 1930s they were billed as two of the great wonders of Queensland – the Hornibrook Bridge and the Great North Coast Road, the Bruce Highway.

The road was wide enough for two vehicles to pass.

Now known as the M1, there is an urgency for a six-lane road in 2015.

The Hornibrook Bridge was built and named after the chief engineer of the project, Sir Manuel Hornibrook and opened in October 1935.

It connected Redcliffe with Brisbane at Brighton, making the bayside resorts more accessible to city visitors who were able to drive to the peninsula for a glorious day’s outing.

At 2.6 kilometres long, it was the longest bridge in the southern hemisphere and the second longest in the world. Until its closure to road traffic in 1979, it was the longest vehicular traffic bridge in Australia.

Locals and visitors admired the construction of this first wooden

bridge. The hardwood used in piles and girders mostly came from a timber mill owned by the Hornibrook Construction Company in the Conondale Range which was noted for its quality hardwoods, especially ironbark.

A toll had to be paid for the privilege of crossing the bridge.

Sometimes it also provided great excitement as waves washed over cars in a king tide.

The Bruce Highway was named after Henry Adam Bruce (1884–1958) who, history records, was a man of foresight. His parliamentary record extended from the 1920s to the 1950s.

As Minister for Public Works in the Queensland Government, the road committee unanimously voted to honour him, such was the regard for his efforts to push ahead with a road north from Brisbane.

Possibly the real beginning came in the 1920s with the realisation that there was tourism potential in the sea

and mountain resorts of the north coast.

City visitors had been taking advantage of excursions by train but with more people owning cars there was a need for roads, especially roads

that led to places for recreation such as beaches, fishing and sightseeing.

In 1934, representatives from the shires of Redcliffe, Caboolture, Landsborough and Maroochy made up the Great North Coast Road Committee to promote a through road from Redcliffe Road to just north of Eumundi.

The proposed road was just 100kms long. Town planners saw such a road as a strategic link to the north for development.

A burgeoning tourist industry saw opportunities but farmers preferred money to be spent on local roads and not some great main road.

However, newspapers sang the praises of this new road and the benefits it would bring to the towns it would pass through.

Extra pressure was put on to councils to improve side roads leading to the beach resorts of Caloundra, Mooloolaba, Maroochydore, Coolum and Noosa.

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HISTORY

The Bruce Highway looks more like a pleasant drive on a bush track at Forest Glen soon after its official opening in December 1935.

Hornibrook Bridge over Bramble Bay opened in October 1935. Sadly, time is the enemy of wooden bridges and this grand old bridge was used for pedestrians and bikes from 1979, then demolished in 2011. Two iconic entry portals remain to remind us of its glory days. A second bridge, the Houghton Highway, bridge was meant to duplicate the first in 1979. A third bridge named after World War One veteran Ted Smout opened in 2010.

Tourism promoters argued that if you owned a car you needed to be able to drive to the beaches on an allweather road. Some feeder roads such as the road from Eumundi to Noosa were in a deplorable state.

Landsborough to Caloundra was not much better and needed urgent

repairs to cope with the many new visitors driving up from Brisbane.

Tourism began to boom. With the increase of visitors along the North Coast Road, service stations, rest areas and caravan parks were established.

The Rustic Cabin at the Caloundra turnoff was one of the first roadside

cafes catering for motorists. At beach resorts, boarding houses and hotels were built to accommodate visitors.

A motoring group spoke of the need for telephones to be installed at these resorts, as communication was often necessary.

When the day of the grand opening arrived in December 1935, a reserve at Glasshouse Mountains was chosen for the celebration with a basket picnic for dignitaries and visitors.

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FASHION

The mature bride’s quest for a dress succeeds There’s a happy ending for mature age bride-to-be JACQUI BALL, who finds her dream gown quite by accident.

I

had taken some time off work to travel to my home town of Toowoomba to help my elderly mother through an operation. We arrived early at the hospital and after a long wait and sitting through Mum’s desperate need for a cup of tea, it was finally her turn.

The nurse wheeled her away and told me to come back in three hours.

I decided to head for the city centre and revisit some old haunts and maybe check out a few bridal shops.

One had the entrance to an upstairs wedding gown section blocked off with a chain so that you had to ask permission to be let in, and then you were “minded” while you browsed, which was rather off-putting.

After looking through several bridal shops, I realised I only had half an hour left. I had overheard some women talking about a small boutique bridal shop further down the street, so I decided to have a quick look.

The minute I looked in the door of this small vintage-inspired bridal studio, I knew I was in heaven.

A fascinating selection of exquisitely made, timeless gowns beckoned.

I browsed among them enjoying touching the quality fabrics, fine laces and admiring the unique design of each one of them. I loved them all.

But one stood out as my favourite and its style name was “Ava”.

Ava was full-length French chantilly lace, with a back feature, cleavage feature, cap sleeves and no train. Best of all, the design was slimming, it was boned and lined – and it was in my size! But it was time to get back to Mum, so I had to leave without even trying it on.

Over the next few days I couldn’t stop thinking about Ava. From the moment I woke up my thoughts drifted to her and imagining how she would look on me.

Like a lovelorn suitor, I was obsessed and had to see her again! I made an appointment for a fitting.

There she was again waiting for me in all her glory. My heart leapt.

I received genuine personalised service by the owner who designed

and made all the gowns herself.

Nothing was too much trouble and I was made to feel very special.

Ava fitted me beautifully and I had no doubt she was “the one”. The owner informed she would be personally making my beautiful gown and it would be ready in January 2016.

After sealing the deal, I left the shop feeling 10ft tall! On the way home, I reflected upon my journey of the quest for my dream wedding gown.

I had started out seeking a halterneck, beach-style dress and ended up with a timeless vintage lace creation reminiscent of a classic romantic era.

I had read on internet blog sites of how many brides marrying later in life

experience difficulties finding a gown that suits and end up getting something, anything, to get it over and done with.

But the dreamy, romantic part of me yearned to find a dramatic, edgy, beautiful dress with flair, yet something that would complement my mature figure and show it off to its best.

My advice to older brides is, don’t settle for “age appropriate” gowns, keep an open mind, ignore the ageist attitudes often encountered, and persist in your efforts.

Search widely, trying on many gowns to identify what truly suits you.

Find a style that uniquely showcases your personality and shape.

So why should it be different for older brides choosing a wedding dress?

The answer is – it shouldn’t be! You can wear what you want to wear and look fantastic on YOUR special day.

Congratulations Jacqui!

We look forward to seeing a photo of the mature age bride when the big day comes next year.

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Now in its 36th year, the Sunshine Coast Gourmet Club is a group of about 30 women who host monthly get-togethers at some of the Coast’s finest dining establishments, indulging a common love of food, wine and good company.

In a time-honoured tradition, at the conclusion of each monthly dinner they rate the restaurant on its food, service and ambience, to give an overall score.

Fish on Parkyn recorded the highest score followed by See Restaurant and Bar also in Mooloolaba and Buderim’s Headland Golf Club. Established in 2003 by Jon and Sue Koning, Fish on Parkyn delivered a winning menu that highlighted the coast’s fresh local seafood.

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A message kids can understand

ACTOR’S MEMOIR launches in Noosa

A new children’s book helps make sense of Alzheimer’s, reports ANGELA BENSTED.

A

new book written for families living with memory loss weaves coping skills into a story about a young boy whose grandfather has Alzheimer’s.

Author of Harry Helps Grandpa Remember, Karen Tyrrell, is uniquely qualified to discuss coping.

The retired primary school teacher was bullied by one of her students and their parents.

“They accused me of abusing their child. I was exonerated but the process took nearly a year,” she says.

“Teaching was my life and the whole episode devastated me.”

Pushed to breaking point, Tyrrell was in and out of a psychiatric hospital for two years: “I was quite ill but the good news is, I became a writer.”

As part of her own therapy, Tyrrell wrote Me and Her: a Memoir of the Madness, a book about her illness and recovery.

Tyrrell says she wrote this book to show children how they could continue to connect with their grandparents, to reduce their feelings of helplessness.

She and her husband Steve wanted to share knowledge gathered on their own journey.

Tyrrell’s father battles memory loss and her fatherin-law lives with Alzheimer’s.

As the memory loss became more pronounced, she noticed a lot of family members were reluctant to

visit them. Karen and Steve watched every documentary they could find on Alzheimer’s and dementia, finding ways to boost memory, even if it was only for a day.

In addition to her own research and personal experience, Tyrrell drew on advice from Alzheimer’s Australia and Dementia Care Australia online newsletters.

Harry Helps Grandpa Remember has been endorsed

by Alzheimer’s Australia.

Karen and Steve perform a pantomime version of the book at nursing homes, schools and libraries. They get a lot of giggles for their antics.

“Humour is a powerful way to get across a message,” Karen says.

Harry Helps Grandpa Remember is at Annie’s Books Peregian Beach, The Bookshop Caloundra, Angus and Robertson and Dymocks.

Heartbreaking, joyous, traumatic, intimate and revelatory, Magda Szubanski, one of Australia’s most beloved performers, tells her story in Reckoning.

In this extraordinary memoir, Magda describes her journey of self-discovery from a suburban childhood

haunted by the demons of her father’s espionage activities in wartime Poland and by her secret awareness of her sexuality, to the complex dramas of adulthood and her need to find out the truth about herself and her family.

With courage and compassion she addresses her own frailties and fears and asks the big questions about life, about the shadows we inherit and the gifts we pass on.

Honest, poignant and utterly captivating, Reckoning announces the arrival of a fearless writer and natural storyteller.

Szubanski will be guest of honour for the book launch at Ricky’s on Noosa River this month.

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Why isn’t my printer printing?

Avoid “bill shock” after your holiday

It can be infuriating when you want to print and your printer just refuses to budge. NATHAN WELLINGTON does some troubleshooting.

It’s hard to imagine an overseas trip without being connected but, The iPad Man COLIN DUNKERLEY warns, avoid the horror phone bill.

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o, you’ve checked there’s paper in the tray and that it’s turned on, but still nothing happens. I get many calls to get printers up and running again, so here’s a few things you can try before you call.

Check to see if the USB cable or Ethernet cable is still connected to the back of the printer and computer.

If it is a Wi-Fi printer, check to see that both your computer and your printer are connected to your Wi-Fi. Many people have mobile broadband modems that may disconnect the Wi-Fi when they go to sleep to save battery life but this is little help when you need to reconnect the printer to the computer every time you want to print something. You may need to change your modem settings to keep the Wi-Fi connection on even when the modem switches into sleep.

If the printer cable and Wi-Fi is connected, but still nothing is happening, open the Devices and Printers control panel. Click the computer’s Start button and on the

Start menu, click Devices and Printers.

This will open a window where all your devices and printers are connected. If your printer has lost its connection it will be greyed out.

The easiest thing to do is right mouse click on the greyed out printer and press delete in the menu. Then, at the top of the same window, click on the Add Printer button and it will guide you through the connection.

Another suggestion is to go online and find the printer manufacturer website and download the latest driver for your printer. A driver is a small piece of software that allows your computer to communicate with your printer and other devices.

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If after all this you are still having issues it may be time to call a technician to troubleshoot further.

If you have any questions call 1300 682 817 or email Nathan@ hometechassist.com.au

ur mobile phones have become technology’s version of the Swiss Army knife and can be an indispensable tool on an overseas trip.

Used correctly, you can make and receive calls from hundreds of countries for free or rates similar to calls in Australia.

You can access mobile data networks and Wi-Fi to get directions, find public transport, get a hotel deal, check the weather and even translate.

Yet we have all heard a story from someone about coming home to a bill of hundreds or even thousands of dollars.

This should never be the case.

Just about every travel agent, post office and even supermarkets sell travel sim cards that keep down the cost of using a mobile overseas.

With a small amount of planning before you go, you can pay from as little as $40 a month for calls, including accessing the internet via mobile phone or tablet. Plus there are many Wi-Fi hotspots in cafes and hotels offering cheap or free internet access.

Speaking of Wi-Fi hotspots, do you remember the last time you used a payphone? Neither does Telstra!

They have been busily converting payphones into Wi-Fi hotspots throughout Australia and in July launched a service called Telstra Air. If you are a Telstra customer log on to a hotspot and the data you use is deducted from your home account.

They even did a deal with a company called “fon” that allows you to connect to millions of Wi-Fi hotspots around the world and have the data you use overseas deducted from your home internet allowance.

So if you are planning a trip overseas, take the time to talk to your travel agent about the best way to use your smartphone or tablet.

There are now so many incredible apps that you can use on these devices to make your trip more enjoyable.

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GARDENING

Keep the colour coming

CALLING ALL begonia lovers

Bright and generally easygoing, geraniums will repay you handsomely for a handful of charcoal.

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he ever-popular geraniums often disappoint because they like dry conditions and in our hot, wet summers their fibrous stems and roots can easily turn to mush.

So here’s a way to help you grow great geraniums without tears.

The plants we commonly call “geraniums” are more correctly called pelargoniums and have big heads of red, pink or white flowers with large bright green slightly lobed leaves.

The so-called “ivy” geraniums have a trailing habit and are used in hanging baskets.

True geraniums have smaller flowers and more deeply lobed leaves.

For the sake of this article, I’ll just use the common term “geranium” for both.

Geraniums are best grown in pots because this enables you to control the growing environment, especially the root zone.

The important thing is for the growing medium to drain well so it retains just enough moisture for the plant’s modest needs.

If the mix is allowed to remain wet

Good drainage and charcoal is the secret to growing geraniums.

to the point of sogginess for any length of time the roots and stems will rot.

Because geraniums are in all other respects such easy growers and require little care we tend to stick them in pots out in the garden or on a patio, and forget about them.

Come the rainy season, this is asking for trouble.

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Plastic pots without an extra drainage compartment at the bottom need even more management.

Whichever pot you choose, put a layer of charcoal at the base. Any type of charcoal will do. In a self-draining plastic pot this single layer is enough, then fill with a mix of 2/3 potting mix and 1/3 river sand.

Ordinary plastic pots should have a bottom layer of charcoal, then one of sand, then the same sand/potting mix top later. A ceramic pot, if it has only one drainage hole, should have a thicker layer of charcoal, then one of sand, then another of charcoal, then the potting mix thinned with sand.

This ensures perfect drainage for your geraniums and the charcoal discourages plant pathogens that cause root rot.

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Begonias With Spiral Leaves will be the set topic for the Queensland Begonia Society’s monthly meeting on Saturday, October 17.

Members of all garden clubs are invited to come along to the friendship day and learn and share a love of begonias.

Other cultural items and hints will also be discussed and there will be an open display table and another display table for plants other than begonias.

Meetings are on the third Saturday of each month (except December) at the Uniting Church Hall, 52 Merthyr Rd, New Farm starting at 12.30 pm for trade table and 1pm for the meeting.

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RETIREMENT LIVING

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Project director Chris Carley said Halcyon Lakeside would set a new standard for over 50s living. “Halcyon Lakeside will offer spacious and airy architect designed homes at varying price points, some with lake frontage, others elevated with views,� he said. “We are also planning to make this the most exciting over 50s development on the Sunshine

Coast with a comprehensive 5-star recreational and leisure precinct.�

Halcyon Lakeside home owners will benefit from a $522 million infrastructure investment planned for Bli Bli over the next decade which includes retail, medical and commercial developments, transport and recreation.

Plans have also been revealed for a new 4000sqm, three-level Bli Bli Village Centre beside the recently upgraded Supa IGA and River Markets shopping complex.

The new Maroochy River Golf Course is now open.

Construction of the superior energy rated homes commences early 2016.

Two display homes are open at Halcyon Landing.

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WEALTH

Responsibilities of an executor Choosing someone to ensure your wishes are carried out is a big decision. JOHN DE GROOT explains.

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ne of the most important decisions when making your will is choosing who will be your executor.

The first responsibility of an executor is to ensure that the deceased’s funeral arrangements are attended to, although this will usually be handled by family.

In more general terms it is the executor’s job to ensure that your wishes, as specified in your will, are actually carried out.

This may include selling properties, contacting people you leave money to, paying all debts, finalising tax affairs and distributing monies from your

estate. Even a relatively straightforward will involves a significant amount of work and responsibility so it is prudent to choose an executor you trust and who has a good business sense.

To ensure the person will have your interests at heart and a commitment to fulfilling your wishes, it is advisable to discuss the matter with that person before nominating him/ her as an executor.

When the will is simple and uncomplicated, such as an estate consisting of little more than the family home and a small amount of money, it is usual to have a family member or close friend as executor.

However, in practice, they will usually retain a solicitor to make sure everything is done properly. The executor will instruct the solicitor to verify the estate assets and

correspond with various banks, financial institutions and companies where the deceased held assets.

He or she will also notify these bodies of the death and obtain the requirements to deal with the deceased’s assets.

In some cases an executor may be required to assume other roles as result of the appointment. These could include acting as the trustee or appointor of the family trust or becoming the director of a family company.

Some people choose to have their solicitor, accountant or other trusted advisor act as executor of their wills.

A trustee company such as The Public Trustee, Perpetual or Trust Company of Australia can also be appointed to this role. There are several situations where this is desirable. For example, when

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the estate involves a business, it is usually essential that the business carries on smoothly, or at least is wound up in a considered way so that there is not such a financial impact on the survivors.

It is a great advantage to have an independent commercial person, experienced in business, who is able to act quickly at a time when family members may be stricken with grief or confused about what needs to be done.

Another situation in which it is common to use a professional person or company as an executor is when the family situation is complicated by divorce or remarriage. Here it is valuable to have someone seen as an impartial outsider deal with potential conflicts.

An executor is entitled to be reimbursed out of the estate

funds for any expenses properly incurred in the administration of the estate.

An executor can also claim commission, provided the residuary beneficiaries consent or the court approves the claim.

Professional trustee companies charge fees for the work executor in accordance with published rates.

In cases where you have appointed a professional person, it is common to include a provision in the will that he or she be paid their usual professional fees.

If you want to ensure that the person you have chosen to take on the role of executor is rewarded, you can provide for a gift to be made to them.

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NATURAL THERAPIES

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yurveda is particularly beneficial as we grow into the latter years as one of its many definitions is the science of longevity.

It takes a holistic approach by looking at the individual, age, digestion, season and imbalance when treating a health complaint or for good health.

To understand Ayurveda we must first understand that each person is an individual that has a unique body type represented by a combination of the three doshas or bodily intelligences – Vata, Pitta and Kapha.

Understanding the unique body type helps guide what foods and activity are suited to the individual.

Each of the three body types has specific qualities and characteristics on the mental and physical level which expresses itself in the diversity of human nature, different personality types and body structure.

A Vata type can easily suffer from stress, tends to worry and is of a small body frame while the Pitta type is more intense, intellectual and confident with a medium body frame

and the Kapha type with the larger body frame is very grounded, laid back and easygoing.

Although knowing your body type can be a great help in life to sustain health and happiness, other areas in Ayurveda also play an important role and that is to understand the effects of the doshas on our age.

Ayurveda says that each stage of life is governed by one of the three doshas – our Kapha age is younger years, Pitta age time of work, family

and achieving goals and the Vata age latter years.

In Ayurveda, Vata is known as having the physical qualities of light, dry, rough, irregular and thin.

In the Vata age or later years of our life, the body’s tissues become like these qualities and this impacts on the body as poor circulation, cracked and dry skin, poor digestion, irregular bowel motions, irregular sleeping patterns, muscle aches and pains, nervous system and lack of elasticity.

Health issues relating to the impact of these dominating qualities include arthritis, sore joints due to the lack of nourishment to the surrounding tendons ligaments and muscles, insomnia, sleeping problems, poor memory, digestive disorders, sore back and neck, sciatica, osteoporosis, aches and pains and anxiety and stress.

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HEALTH

Facts on fats – setting the record straight For many years a low fat diet has been common nutrition advice for health and weight loss. Dietitian SARAH GRAY busts some myths.

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ecently there has been a lot of criticism about recommending a low fat diet, with many saying that fat has been wrongly accused – even saturated fat, the one that we have been told increases heart disease risk.

It’s little wonder we are more confused than ever.

Let’s address some common myths about fat.

SATURATED FAT IS BAD AND UNSATURATED FAT IS GOOD Busted! The problem with this common nutrition advice is that it oversimplifies a complex idea.

There are several different types of saturated fat, some with a neutral or positive effect on cholesterol, others with a negative effect.

There are also several different types of unsaturated fats, many with a neutral or positive effect on cholesterol and some that promote chronic inflammation, a known factor in heart disease.

This myth also forgets to mention trans fats. Trans fats are mainly found in processed foods and oil that is heated too many times. Researchers agree that these are unhealthy and should be avoided.

Bottom line: Fats should be eaten in the most natural form possible. For example, try avocado, nuts, seeds, oily fish and olive, macadamia or avocado oil, rather than processed foods and canola and other seed oils or table spreads.

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LOW FAT PRODUCTS ARE LOADED WITH ADDED SUGAR Plausible. This can sometimes be true.

When fat is removed from processed foods, extra sugar often needs to be added to ensure the product is still tasty. Low fat products that often contain added sugar include flavoured yoghurts, sauces, mayonnaise and dressings, cereal, muesli bars and muffins.

Low fat foods that don’t contain more sugar than the full-fat varieties include milk, cheese, crackers and Greek (plain) yoghurt.

Bottom line: Make sure you chose mainly wholefoods over processed foods.

A DIET HIGH IN FAT AND LOW IN CARBOHYDRATES IS HEALTHIER Busted! This is a modern nutrition myth.

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For example, our cows are now mainly fed on grains rather than grass and therefore our meats are higher in fat than they were in previous centuries.

If you are eating a balanced diet, adding in extra fat such as butter or coconut oil has no proven health benefits. You should instead focus on protein, which is more important to include in our diet as we age.

Bottom line: We all require some fat in our diet but unless you follow a strict diet you are likely to be already eating enough unless you are underweight, have lost weight without trying or have a poor appetite.

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AGELESS TIMES

Time to remove the fruit fly from your life As loyalty, integrity and ethics become soured in the garden of life, PETER SHIP suggests tackling the infestation and enjoying your true worth.

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pring is in the air and it’s time to check and see if we have a fruit fly infestation.

Here is an observation which I present without any environmental impact study, only my own experience. You can decide if I am right or wrong based on your own experiences in life.

“Loyalty and integrity are endangered species.”

There I’ve said it, and I believe the decline can be traced to the arrival of the self-serving, self gratification of the “instant society” we now live in.

Employers treat employees in unacceptable ways, employees respond with contempt.

Elected officials, entertainers and sporting heroes and even parts of the church have become corrupt or worse, much, much worse.

The list goes on and while money, power, and self have become the mantra, respect for others has diminished.

In some circles, seniors, and the vulnerable are being looked upon as almost disposable members of society while at the same time millions of dollars and every effort are being spent to save some obscure frog or plant.

The fact that millions die because of disease, hunger and wars appears to matter little to those in positions to effect change.

Don’t get me wrong. I am not against frogs and plants. I have planted several thousand trees at my workplace in the last five years and we can even hear frogs but as with all things, there needs to be a balance.

We need to get our priorities right and focus on people as well.

Why has the world become like this you ask?

Today I will just give a single word answer: Loyalty.

It is my belief that the decay in behaviour is because people have forgotten how to be loyal when it comes to acting with integrity as well as ethically towards each other.

Sure, mistakes happen, a word is said, an incident

occurs, but the proof of no fruit fly in your garden is how you respond at those times.

The fruit on a loyalty tree is sweet while the integrity tree fruit is an exquisite explosion of full body flavour some call compassion. The ethics tree is an infusion of love and forgiveness. These trees bear fruit all year, a fresh crop daily.

The proof of no fruit fly in the garden of your life can be found in your actions and the way you treat others.

Fruit flies are bitter. They make your words toxic, your actions spiteful and eventually, they destroy the fruit.

However, you have the power to destroy the infestation. Overdose it with loyalty, kindness, compassion, love, forgiveness and a smile.

We are never too old to take on fruit fly. You can do it standing, sitting or even lying down.

You are not disposable. You are of great value to the younger generations. Share your knowledge and be a shining example of a fruit fly free garden.

You still have a worthwhile purpose in this world, enjoy yourself as you fulfil it.

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BREAST CANCER MONTH

Service delivers confidence A Sunshine Coast woman is on a mission to help survivors of breast cancer beat the trauma of sourcing and fitting prosthetics.

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t is a sad reality that most women have been touched in some way by breast cancer, whether it’s themselves or a family member or friend. Tracey Grills is working on giving back pre-surgery confidence.

Recognising a growing need for women to be professionally fitted with a prosthetic breast after surgery, she operates a mobile breast and lingeriefitting service, regularly visiting Brisbane, Toowoomba, and the Sunshine Coast and its surrounds with her free home service.

“As a volunteer for the McGrath foundation and working in lingeriefitting I was encouraged by the breast care nurses telling me that there was such a need for this service,” Mrs Grills said. “My great grandmother had her breast removed so this was a need close to my heart, and it all just snowballed from there.”

Mrs Grills also sells hard-to-comeby sports wear and swimmers for prosthetic breast wearers.

“It can be a very emotional

experience,” she said. “Most women struggle to imagine their life without a breast. When they try on their old clothes, the ones they had before they had surgery, with their new breast, they are amazed to see how normal they look. My job is to ensure no one would ever know regardless of their outfit or activity, that they have a prosthetic breast.”

Mrs Grills now also heads to regional areas west to Roma, taking in Dalby and Kingaroy on the way.

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This new technology produces a three-dimensional view of breast tissue and has been shown in clinical studies to be significantly superior to traditional 2D mammography.

It enables radiologists to identify and characterise individual breast structures. Research shows 15-40 per cent more women will be spared the anxiety of being called back for further testing with 3D mammography.

Noosa Radiology chief radiologist Drew McMenamin said 3D mammography was especially valuable for women seeking a diagnostic mammogram, such as those with a family history or patients with any breast changes or symptoms, as well as women in their 40s with dense tissue.

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The film Miss You Already has only just premiered in Sydney and stars Toni Colette and Drew Barrymore.

The night will include a free glass of champagne, door prizes and canapés.

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CHARITY LUNCH A Noosa Community Charity Luncheon to raise money for breast cancer research and support will be held for what is hoped will be the first of an annual event.

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MOTORING

War in the carpark can be costly Motoring writer KATE CALLAHAN comes up with ideas to avoid damage after a nasty experience in the supermarket carpark.

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his month’s column was to be a nostalgia piece, a celebration of family driving holidays in the 1960s. Can you picture it? Dad behind the driver’s wheel, smoking a rollie and Mum in the back seat knitting – with the kids filling in the spaces between.

I was really looking forward to taking a trip down memory lane with you, but when I met Marge (not her real name) in a supermarket carpark last week, the nostalgia piece was abandoned in favour of a topic more pressing – car park damage.

I called her Marge because, like Marge Simpson, her blue hair was piled high on her head. But the beehive was of no consequence once I spotted her ageing Toyota Hilux ute, replete with dings and dirt, parked nice and snug beside my new car – the one I paid a premium for a few months

ago because it was “in showroom condition”.

Wedged between our two cars, with a fit as neat as a bum in a bucket, was Marge’s shopping trolley.

When I arrived on the scene Marge was loading the last of her groceries into the passenger side of her ute.

And, you guessed it!

To complete the insult, Marge’s passenger side door was wide open and resting in all its dingy glory against my driver’s side door panel.

With a brittle smile and an even more brittle voice, I asked Marge if I could “help” by returning the nowempty trolley to the supermarket.

“No way”, she retorted. “I’ve got a trolley token to cash in”. And with that, she grabbed the door of the ute and slammed it shut emphatically – thunk!

Now was not the time for niceties.

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MOTORING Marge had raised my hackles.

I could not stand quietly by while she scraped the trolley against the side of my car again.

Just then a gust of breeze caught a strand of blue hair.

While Marge adjusted her up-do, I extracted the trolley from between the cars with uncharacteristic speed and precision.

As Marge trudged back to the supermarket to cash in her trolley token, I checked for panel damage, heart in mouth.

I could have kicked myself for choosing this car space.

But this time I was lucky. The damage was minor and the miracle worker, my local panel beater, was able to remove Marge’s calling card in five minutes.

For demonstrations of bad manners and poor behaviour, nothing beats the concrete jungle of the carpark. Courtesy and respect for person and property are all too frequently left at the carpark entrance.

Yes, I know life is busy. But is that a valid excuse for stealing someone else’s car park or using a disabled space without a permit?

And who is genuinely so busy that there’s no time to return a trolley to the collection bay? What sort of crumb dings a car and then slips away like a gutless thief in the night?

According to a survey commissioned by Suncorp Insurance, 38 per cent of survey respondents reported that their car had been damaged while parked in the previous year.

In 94 per cent of those cases, the offending driver did not leave a note.

That is a lot of anonymous damage to a lot of cars.

And when you consider that the market value of a car can fluctuate by approximately 10 per cent depending on its condition, every carpark misadventure can chip away at the value of your asset.

Although the average cost of a carpark claim is relatively low (around $1200), dents and scratches that occur over time cannot be claimed.

If you want to maintain the value of your vehicle, it pays to be more careful than I was last week when I parked in a spot that was also attractive to Marge.

TOP TIPS for avoiding carpark damage • Choose a spot where there are fewer cars. Yes, you may have to walk a bit further but leave a pair of comfortable shoes in the car for these occasions and enjoy the exercise.

• Steer clear of shopping centre entrances and trolley collection bays.

If the carpark is undulating, park on a rise. In a collision between a runaway trolley and a stationary vehicle, the trolley will always win.

• Whenever possible, avoid the Marges of this world. If a driver does not value their own car, they are not likely to value yours either.

• Avoid parking next to large 4-wheel drive vehicles, particularly if the spaces are narrow. Big cars have big doors that may open on to your car.

• Poor parking is a hallmark of a careless or clumsy driver – not someone you want to park beside.

• Follow your gut instinct. If you feel uncomfortable about your first choice, park and park again.

If you are involved in a carpark bingle, exchange particulars with the other driver (name, address, registration number), take photos of the damage, and contact your insurance company.

If no one is injured and the damage is minor, there is no need to report the incident to the police, although your insurer may require you to do so.

If the offending driver has already departed the scene and you plan to make an insurance claim, report the matter to the police within 24 hours.

You can do this by attending a police station, downloading the Policelink smart phone app, completing a form online via the Policelink website or by calling Policelink on 131 444.

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

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WHAT’S ON

Coming to Nambour, by George

A

fter spending his long career travelling the world playing music with the likes of Don Burrows, Stephane Grappelli and Dizzy Gillespie, all George Golla wanted to do to celebrate his 80th birthday was to hit the road and play.

Golla, who turned 80 on May 10, has collaborated on a new duo album with Sydney songbird, Jacki Cooper and they are now planning a series of concert tours around the nation.

The album, called Tea for Two is a collection of George and Jacki’s favourite songs.

“George knows a million songs, so it’s tricky to find songs he doesn’t

know,” says Jacki.

“The songs from the Great American Songbook are so beautifully crafted.

The most difficult part was narrowing down our favourite songs to go on the recording.”

George agrees: “So many of the songs have been recorded hundreds of times, so we decided to look up the verses, many of them long forgotten.

Now the trick is to remember which verses go with which songs!”

To celebrate George’s 80th birthday, he and Jacki are coming to Nambour.

The Bison Bar hosts “Jazz at the Bison Bar” from 2pm on the last Sunday of every month.

Local, national and international artists entertain with amazing musicianship, smooth jazz, soulful blues, luscious Latin and many explorations of music across the jazz genre.

World class entertainment in an intimate setting comes for $15.

Bison Bar, Currie St, Nambour.

Saturday, October 24, 3.30pm. Tickets at the door or visit trybooking.com or gollacooper.com

THAT’LL BE THE DAY Buddy Holly was an innovator who pioneered and popularised rock’n’roll.

His career began in 1956 and although it was cut short by a plane crash in 1959, he made a lasting impact on popular music.

Scott “Buddy” Cameron, who was born in 1986, the year Holly was inducted to the hall of fame, is no stranger to portraying Holly after more than a decade of playing to appreciative audiences.

He is now one of the bestrecognised Buddy Holly performers in the world.

Buddy In Concert will see Cameron perform some of rock’n’roll’s greatest songs from the ’50s and ’60s from artists also including Elvis Presley and Bill Haley.

After intermission, Scott gets his rave on performing the very best of Buddy Holly’s catalogue of hits.

The Events Centre, Caloundra Friday, October 16, 8pm Tickets $65, concessions $59 Bookings theeventscentre.com.au or phone 5491 4240.

GET THE GOSS ON GARDENS How does your garden grow? Maybe not with silver bells and cockleshells but garden guru Will Waterford will be talking about the summer garden and fielding questions on the subject. Friends of the Maroochy Library extend an open invitation to the talk.

Maroochy Library. October 29, 5.30pm–6.45pm. $7 refreshments included Bookings 5475 8989 or library.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au

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WHAT’S ON

RUSSIAN BALLET PRESENTS SWAN LAKE

The Imperial Russian Ballet Company returns to Caloundra with the most loved classical ballet, Swan Lake.

This masterpiece ballet is presented in two acts and follows the original storyline. Subtle revisions and variations have been introduced by artistic director Gediminas Taranda.

Swan Lake crosses the world of magic and mystical creatures with that of the real world in a story where the virtues of love and forgiveness in the end conquer evil and betrayal.

The Imperial Russian Ballet Company, formed in 1994, has a formidable reputation.

The Events Centre, Caloundra.

Sunday, October 4, 2pm. Tickets $87.90, concessions $77.90. Bookings: theeventscentre.com.au or phone 5491 4240.

THE ESSENTIAL PAUL KELLY Johnny Porta has dealt with people from all walks of life in a career that has taken him from labourer, to teacher, historian and lawyer but always musician.

He relates to Paul Kelly’s lyrical content which captures the vastness of the culture and landscape of Australia.

“I have always connected with his songs and the stories in the songs,” says Porta. “They say that the most sincere form of flattery is imitation. I take care not to imitate Paul Kelly but to present his music respectfully and tell the stories in and behind the songs.”

Backed by a six-piece band of seasoned musicians, his show distils the huge volume of Kelly’s work down to the most powerful essence of his appeal. It has been designed as a high-energy performance relying on interaction with audiences and presents the best of Paul Kelly.

Audiences are treated to the hits and recreating the characters and places Paul Kelly’s audiences and fans have come to know and love.

The Events Centre, Caloundra Saturday, October 17, 8pm. Tickets $55 Bookings theeventscentre.com.au or phone 5491 4240.

SEEKER FINDS NEW SHOW Keith Potger presents an upbeat, heartwarming show that leaves his audience reliving memories of The Seekers, while sharing the joy of new beginnings with his foray into solo.

Aside from the huge fan base of The Seekers, Keith is developing another strong market and this is the audience for whom his music is a breath of fresh air, those who appreciate the man and his guitar.

Throughout the show, Keith shares amusing anecdotes from more than 40 years on the international music scene.

The performance contains old favourites from The Seekers, a touch of Nashville, original ballads from his three solo CDs and a few covers of hits from the ’60s to the ’80s that appeal to the generation who grew up with The Seekers.

The Events Centre, Caloundra.

Sunday, October 11, 2pm. Tickets $28, concessions $25. Bookings theeventscentre.com.au or phone 5491 4240.

NIGHT AT THE OPERA Pergolesi La Serva Padrona (The maid turned mistress) is one of the great examples of Italian comic opera and is brought to life by the Brisbane Chamber Opera.

Admired in the 18th century, this concise stage work, which possesses a timeless charm, has been appreciated by generations of listeners.

A tale of two archetypal characters, the cunning maid Serpina and her aging master Uberto, has been appreciated by audiences around the world for almost 300 years.

The Events Centre, Caloundra.

Thursday, October 1, 7pm. Tickets $27, concessions $20. Bookings theeventscentre.com.au or phone 5491 4240.

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

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FOOD AND WINE

MAKE IT SIMPLE AND TASTY USING JUST 4 INGREDIENTS TRAY BAKE CHICKEN

MANDARIN FRIANDS

Serves 4

Makes 12

Ingredients 4 x 150g skinless, boneless chicken breast halves 1 tablespoon (20ml) garlic infused olive oil 4 tablespoons (80g) basil pesto 250g cherry tomatoes

Ingredients 2 large mandarins, peeled and seeded 1½ cups almond meal 3 eggs, separated 2½ tablespoons agave nectar or rice malt syrup

Method Preheat the oven to 180˚C. In a food processor, combine the mandarins, almond meal, egg yolks, and agave and blend for 10 seconds. Whisk the egg whites in a clean, dry bowl until soft peaks form, about 4 minutes. Gently fold the mandarin mix into the egg whites. Divide among 12 nonstick muffin or friand moulds and bake for 20 minutes. Optional: Substitute mandarins for oranges or limes.

Method Preheat oven 180˚C. Place the chicken breasts in a large, shallow roasting tray and drizzle with the oil. Season with sea salt and cracked pepper. Bake for 15 minutes, then brush generously with basil pesto and add cherry tomatoes. Bake for another 15 minutes or until the chicken is cooked.

From 4 Ingredients Gluten Free Lactose Free, page 38

Leftover Tip: If any of this yummy chicken is leftover, slice it and use it in your favourite pasta dish or as a pizza topping. It is also terrific in freshly made sandwiches and wraps for lunch the next day.

4 Ingredients aims to SIMPLIFY all forms of cooking by creating quick, easy and delicious recipes which are made with 4 or fewer ingredients, using ingredients found in your local supermarket and all easily explained.

From 4 Ingredients Menu Planning, page 32

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TRAVEL

See Europe through the eye of a garden lover Spring in Europe is a colour palette, so add gardens to the whole experience and it will be something you’ll never forget.

Colours of the English countryside.

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ou don’t have to be a green thumb to appreciate the gardens of Europe, but travelling with a garden enthusiast certainly adds an extra dimension to the trip.

A 21-day fully escorted tour of Europe and the UK leaves on April 7, 2016, with Penny Hegarty at the helm.

Penny has a background in horticulture but is also an experienced tour guide, having escorted travellers on Australian and international tours for more than 15 years.

She is currently president of both the Nambour Community Gardens and Sunshine Coast Garden Club and has given many talks at numerous garden clubs around Queensland “I have experience in plant growing in Victoria, NSW and Queensland and obtained an Advanced Diploma in Horticulture, became an Ambassador for Garden Clubs of Australia and opened my own nursery,” she says.

“These days I open my own prizewinning garden to the public.”

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Next April’s tour, appropriately named Penny’s Garden, starts in Paris and concludes in London.

See the Eiffel Tower and the magnificent views of the city of light while soaking up the atmosphere that has made Paris famous.

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The tour will then head off to the battlegrounds of World War I in France and Belgium before arriving in Amsterdam and the nearby Keukenhof gardens which are open only from March to May to showcase the splendour of every colour and type of tulip imaginable in sweeping displays as well as many other colourful flowers, plants and water features.

The Aalsmeer flower markets are the biggest in the world and a canal boat cruise shows the best of the city at a relaxing leisurely pace.

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Visit Sudeley Castle in the Cotswolds, Blenheim Palace the ancestral home of the Dukes of Marlborough and birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill, and Stonehenge; ride the London Eye and enjoy free time to explore the Monopoly board that is London.

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Its long, straight west coast stretches 200km from the Gironde estuary to the Spanish border.

Along this border are two main resorts: Biarritz in the south, once fashionable with the glamour set of the 1930s, has recently been revived by trendy Parisians.

Arcachon to the north with its grand villas, is popular with Bordelais weekenders.

Apart from these resorts, during summer the beautiful white beaches of the coastline are half-empty when compared with France’s packed scorching Mediterranean coast.

The northern, inland area contains one of the most popular departments such as the Périgord-Dordogne.

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Finally, the Black Perigord is named for its dense oak forests and truffles.

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from 1154-1453. Today its wealthy wine merchants produce more than 44 million cases of wine a year.

Bordeaux sits on the curve of the Garonne River and has been a busy port since Roman times. The fifth largest town in France and with a huge student population, the city is upbeat, spacious and culturally diverse boasting many museums.

This is also a love story between Bordeaux and its wines. Men were producing wine in Bordeaux BC. It seems that vines have existed before the arrival of the Romans in 56 BC. Unlike other regions of France where the wine was under the control

of monks, in Bordeaux, merchants developed the wine. In the 14th century, half the production of wine left Bordeaux on boats, mainly for England. The merchants and wine makers made a law that prevented wines other than Bordeaux to enter the city until the wines of Bordeaux were on board vessels.

In the 17th century, vineyards appeared in the swamp of the Medoc.

During the 17th and 18th centuries, the merchants of England, the Netherlands and Germany were buying most wines produced in the Bordeaux region.

In 1855, merchants decided on the creation of a classification of Bordeaux wines in order to distinguish the best wines. This classification still exists.

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Take a trip through time and place with MindVentures Small group tours travel back to 1770 and into the shoes of Captain Cook for a stay in historic Cooktown.

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ooktown is an authentic experience of northern Australia while still having all the comforts of civilisation. And we learnt two new words!

Captain (then Lieutenant) James Cook gave the place its name although it wasn’t a happy experience for him as he had a forced sojourn for repairs here in 1770, after the Endeavour ran aground on the Great Barrier Reef.

And here are the two new words. Having kept the ship afloat by fothering her, Cook sought haven in what is now called the Endeavour River and careened the Endeavour to make repairs.

“Fother” is a nautical term to stop a leak in a ship’s hull by placing canvas over the leak and allowing the force of water to plug the leak. And “careen” is the practice of

grounding a sailing vessel at high tide in order to expose one side of its hull for maintenance and repairs when the tide goes out.

For the next 48 days Cook and his crew interacted with the indigenous people and made the first detailed observations of native fauna and flora, including the first European sighting of a kangaroo.

Little happened for the next century until the discovery of gold nearby turned “Cook’s Town” into a bustling frontier centre with more than 40 licensed hotels.

The Most Reverend John Hutchinson, Vicar-Apostolic of Cooktown thought a civilising influence was needed and the result of his efforts was a convent.

In 1888, Sister Mary Evangelist Morrissey, a Sister

The James Cook Museum in Cooktown is the former St Mary’s Convent.

of Mercy, in the company of four other nuns left her convent in Dungarven in Ireland to travel to the boom town.

One can only imagine why they volunteered to come to the outpost and their thoughts as they surveyed the scene.

Their habits might have been well-suited to the Irish climate but in the steamy

Cooktown summer it probably gave new meaning to the concept of penance.

While few of the 30,000 residents of what has been described as a “boozy and brawling” town at this time looked to them for spiritual guidance, the nuns’ role as educators of the young, and in particular young girls, was much sought-after and the

convent came to cater for many boarders as well as day students.

The steady decline of the town as gold petered out after about 1900 led to the closure of St Mary’s Convent, an impressive red-brick building set above the town, by the 1940s and neglect of the building itself until 1970 when it was restored and re-opened as the James Cook Museum.

Sister Morrissey moved to Cairns where she taught at what became St Monica’s College and gave her name to Morrissey House.

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And then there were eight…

Grey nomad BEVERLEY EVERSON continues her trip along the Victorian coastline past the scenic splendour of the Twelve Apostles.

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nce there were nine and now there are eight – Apostles that is. And despite the name, there never were 12, not here on the Great Ocean Road anyway.

The Twelve Apostles is Australia’s famous group of limestone stacks close to the shoreline of Port Campbell National Park and the Twelve Apostles Marine National Park, 275km southwest of Melbourne.

Until 1922 the Apostles were known as the Sow and Piglets but was then changed to be more touristfriendly. They were formed by erosion of the soft limestone forming caves in the cliffs, which then became arches and collapsed, leaving magnificent rock stacks up to 50m high.

In 2005, one of the nine collapsed.

Try visiting around sunrise or sunset to capture amazing colours but no matter when you visit, you will be gobsmacked by their splendour.

There is 17km of coastline that takes your breath away with many features along the way. There are 86

very steep steps down to the beach known as Gibson’s Steps and the London Arch, which was known as London Bridge until the 1990s when the span closest to the shoreline collapsed. In fact, some tourists were stranded on the outer span and had to be rescued by helicopter. Luckily there was no one on the section that collapsed.

Loch Ard Gorge gives views of the cliffs so that you can really appreciate their size and The Grotto is a very, very large sinkhole.

On arrival at the huge carpark which caters for all kinds of vehicles including caravans and motor homes, informative signage gives directions under the roadway to the Apostles. No surprise though that there are those tourists who don’t read or don’t care about personal safety.

Signs warn of danger due to unstable cliffs and erosion and fencing is for safety. A few simply ignore all the warning signs and jump the fence to get as close as possible before

Views from the Great Ocean Road (above) and the Twelve Apostles (right) have featured on many a calendar.

capturing their stupidity on the ever-ready mobile phone. (Perhaps this should be in the Whine Lovers section.)

If only they could see underneath.

In some places there is nothing at all as the wind and sea has eroded under the cliffs leaving all but the

thinnest ledge which is all that stands between top and a drop of hundreds of metres to the ocean and certain death.

The coastline of the Great Ocean Road and Discovery Coast heads on to Mount Gambier on the South Australian Border and is truly spectacular the whole way, filled with interesting, unusual and beautiful camping locations. be It would be possible to easily spend months here ea and an still not see everything.

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BOOK REVIEW

ELIZABETH PASCOE

The front cover of this book is delightful and the title is charming and full of promise for an intriguing story.

This is a gentle read and the main characters are believable, but I found the dialogue between participants to be rather stilted so I could not engage totally with them and have empathy for the various problems they encountered along the way. Of the relationship between Ellen and Travis, it was quite lovely but I would have liked to read more descriptive passages about the town in Oregon where they were living, which one recent visitor described as “rugged rocky and gorgeous”. Coffee, coffee and more coffee, seemed to be the panacea for most of the problems encountered. A book for the holidays at the beach or travelling around in the caravan.

TONY HARRINGTON

I loved this book. The story, the setting and the characters all hit the sweet spot for me.

Finding love, fighting off evil developers, dealing with ageing and dementing parents are a good mix for a great tale.

The characters are so believable that they seem like your friends or family. The Oregon coast setting is a place I love and know well as I have cousins there and have visited on several occasions.

Dreamcatchers always hung above my two girls’ beds when they were young. We all have good and bad dreams.

This book is a good dream.

Please dream up another one. Well done, Maggie Christensen. 9/10.

BOOK review JOHN KLEINSCHMIDT I am no expert on “chick flicks” but I am fairly sure that The Dreamcatcher is a book equivalent.

The author takes two-thirds of the book to bring our mature-aged heroine and hero together despite their personal misgivings about whether they have anything to offer each other in a relationship. The author initiates a few sub-plots – a nasty developer to harass our heroine, identity deception by our hero and litigation against him for the death of his first wife and child. Unfortunately the author fails to fully develop any of these and they evolve as nothing more than a distraction.

This book may well be one for the ladies but certainly not for me.

SHEILA BRYDEN

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Maggie’s stories revolve around women 50 and beyond, who make major changes in their lives, primarily romantic.

The Dreamcatcher follows Ellen, a minor character in The Sand Dollar, her second book. Ellen is a Native American bookshop owner who has the gift of being able to foretell the future, but is at a loss to explain her recent nightmares.

When this is followed by the arrival in her life of an old friend of her brother, she links the two. However, there are other surprises in store and Ellen has a difficult journey ahead of her before all is resolved.

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This book, the second in the Oregon Coast Series, is obviously written for a particular market – readers of light, romantic tales.

Here we meet the protagonist Ellen, a mature independent woman generally satisfied with her life although troubled by disturbing dreams.

And then into her life comes a dark brooding stranger, Travis.

Ellen’s immediate and uncharacteristically passionate response to this man threatens to unsettle her equilibrium. Can you guess where this is going? Such a predictable plot (love, even love in the autumn years, triumphing over all odds ) was not offset by enough twist and turns, surprises and setbacks in the storyline to hold this reader’s interest.

I felt frustrated by the excruciatingly slow pace of the narrative and lack of depth in the character development. However, I did like the author’s portrayal of Ellen as a strong woman willing to take a stand.

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Romance is not my preferred genre but hey, here goes. The setting of this book in small town Oregon was vivid and believable.

Christensen painted a complex family struggling with common issues, such as ageing parents with failing health. She worked their Native American culture into the story in a plausible way.

It was positive to read a story about a middle-aged pair who found love blossoming when they had both given up on romance.

Ellen and Travis make a beautiful couple.

The dialogue was sharp too.

It seems every time there was a crisis, someone was given a cup of coffee. More caffeine? Really?

This is guaranteed light reading. Within a few chapters all characters have been introduced and the scene is set for romance and thwarting the developers.

This romantic genre will appeal to many readers but personally I found it trite and predictable.

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His career in the clothing industry began in 1962 when he was hired by his father-in-law, Edward Fletcher. Mr Fletcher, in 1938, had founded the shorts and trouser manufacturing firm, EFCO, in Fortitude Valley.

EFCO was well known for producing Australian Rules football shorts although it also made tailored men’s clothing.

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Paul Hogan wore them in his early comedy sketches, a symbol of the Aussie worker. Tradies wore them (the plumber’s Stubbies no doubt giving rise to a certain expression which has remained in the vernacular). White collar workers slipped into them for weekend socialising.

Stubbies were versatile and they were everywhere. In fact, more than 750,000 pairs of Stubbies were sold across Australia when they first appeared in 1972.

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