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Editor’s note

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aving downsized from a five-bedroom family home to a three-bedroom apartment to a two-bedroom apartment, I am all too well aware of the challenges.

There are two sides to the equation, the emotional and the physical. Add to that the financial and social factors and it is quite a mix to be dealt with, however I am living proof that it can be done ... sort of.

Packing up memories is probably the hardest, yet it is quite remarkable how much can be accumulated over a lifetime. As a natural-born hoarder, there was a lot of work to be done.

And it’s ongoing. I must confess to having a few little pockets of storage packed with the things I didn’t quite

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Contents know what to do with, such as children’s books, old letters, photographs (ugh! a story in itself), mother’s prized silverware, a dinner service for eight (I don’t even have a table to seat eight these days) and various collections of teaspoons and kitsch crockery. I have been threatening to put the latter on eBay for years and still not quite made it.

Add to that the books and memories put aside for children who are not ready to take them and it’s little wonder I despair. Perhaps if I leave it long enough, the kids can just throw it all out and it won’t matter.

Lorraine Page looks at some of the practicalities of downsizing this month, although even after five years I’m still not finding the promised leisure she mentions. That time still goes to trying to clear the decks of old treasures. It has to go though, as my next downsize will be to a van for a long trip around Australia and there’s surely no room for junk, I mean old collections, there.

Dorothy Whittington, Editor

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COVER STORY

Movin’ on down – the joys and challenges of downsizing Making the transition to a smaller, more practical home can make more time for leisure, but it can also be overwhelming, as LORRAINE PAGE reports.

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t’s usually later in life that our thoughts turn to finding a more manageable abode to hang our hat, which is why I remember the day my best friend announced she was buying her first home.

I was impressed. Belinda was barely 40 at the time of her epiphany and not one to plan ahead, yet, she’d deliberately chosen a modest two-bedroom home she could age in while staving off future downsizing moves for quite some time.

More than 10 years later, buying into a complex of single-storey villas that back on to a nature reserve and has the breathing space of acreage sits well with her. “This place has been excellent for me,�

Peace of mind at a great price

she says. “I found a lovely townhouse with a semi-rural outlook and a large courtyard for my dog. “I tended to think that I would gallivant around the world while renting this place out, then come back to it when old and doddery and grateful for singlelevel living. I seem to have completely bypassed the gallivanting thing.�

Her family also plugged the convenience of buying a home with very little upkeep, while Belinda weighed up conditions of ownership, building design and proximity to transport. “My brother and his wife came and sat me down and said, ‘You don’t want to mow lawns. Get a townhouse’,� she says. “We all own our own homes and we

can also rent them out or sell them, same as a normal house. Our units are really well designed, with easy garage access when bringing in the shopping, and the wall I share with the neighbour’s is kitchen and garage, so that we don’t disturb each other’s sleep with any noise.

And there’s a bus stop not far away for when I’m no longer driving.�

The first seed of my own downsizing light bulb moment was planted 12 years ago. My husband and I had bought a dual-living, two-storey Queenslanderstyle home with the needs of my ageing mother, Natalie, in mind.

She’d downsized a few years earlier from her family home to a small unit after a fall in the garden wrecked one of her knees.

My husband and I don’t have children so combining households seemed a good solution to her declining mobility.

From the start, the arrangement left my mother in need of companionship during the day as we both worked.

After less than a year, she wanted to be with “people of my own ilk� and bought into a retirement village leaving half of our house unused.

Although we made Mum’s old quarters our home office, I felt I was forever cleaning an oversized house that didn’t feel like a home.

As hubby and I mulled over our future, our suburb morphed before our eyes from unremarkable post-war homes into remodelled, two-storey McMansions.

All bore an uncanny resemblance to our own home.

And it wasn’t just our suburb. A cursory browse of realestate.com.au revealed that finding a modern, low-set home close to town that wasn’t in a

retirement village, or super-sized, was going to be our greatest challenge. We temporarily abandoned our search.

Brisbane real estate agent Gabrielle Trickey says clients in the 55-plus age group look for housing options that involve less land – and are notorious for clinging to their possessions.

In any one year, the proportion of older clients seeking to downsize makes up 30 per cent of her sales.

If 80-plus, they move for health or mobility reasons, or because their block is too large.

In her opinion, homeowners reduced to a single person or a couple without a strong family network, should have moved earlier. “Nothing worse than lovely old people living in a house that they use two or three rooms of and don’t have the opportunity for a social chat with someone at least once a day,� Gabrielle says. “These are very often vibrant, very alert folk in dark old houses.�

For older clients wanting to downsize at an affordable price, Gabrielle has little suitable housing stock because of the hills that dominate her real estate patch.

In a Federal Government push to release more property to the market and tackle housing affordability for younger families, from July 1, 2018, those over the age of 65 who downsize their home can pour up to $300,000 of the proceeds into their superannuation fund.

They must have owned their principal place of residence for 10 years.

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COVER STORY

villages not far from their suburb or town.

It’s unlikely many older Australians will take up the offer, as any change in a person’s super balance as a result of this measure will count towards the Age Pension assets test.

Of those who have made the decision to move into a retirement village outside their locality, Gabrielle Trickey says they are very happy.

“I visit my clients who we have acted for in the sale of their homes,” she says.

“Once they move to a retirement home they are healthier, put on weight, and are able to chat and become more active. It’s even better if there’s a high care part to the village so that a couple can still see each other if one has a fall.”

According to the Retirement Living Council, the peak body for retirement villages, more than 184,000 Australians over 65 call a retirement village home.

More than 90 per cent of those residents indicate that village life meets or exceeds their expectations.

Additional figures suggest that improved wellbeing leads to significantly fewer government funded home-care packages than received by those who live at home in a private residence.

In their mid-60s, and on the cusp of retirement, Jan and Graham intentionally bypassed retirement villages when they downsized earlier this year from a large house in a Gold Coast eco village to an inner-city, two-bedroom apartment.

As Jan talks, the Wheel of Brisbane turns slowly behind her in the immediate distance and she agrees their 13th floor balcony view of the city skyline is nothing short of spectacular.

“When we decided to move it shocked everybody in the village because lots of those people said, ‘You’ll carry me out of here in a box!’,” she says.

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“In the eco village there were lots of babies born and there were children of all ages. However, my mum was in a retirement village. I didn’t like it that her neighbours were her age. They love these bus trips and things. I don’t think I’m a groupie.”

Visitors to the eco village found it idyllic, and although Jan and Graham say they enjoyed the community’s social side, after seven years both needed more intellectual stimulation.

The seed to move took root when Jan realised she was driving everywhere from the village, even just to buy a loaf of bread.

“When we came up for opera we’d stay in a hotel in Brisbane and have our little holiday weekend,” she says. “All of a sudden it was like, what about if we lived here?”

Jan “obsessively” followed the Japanese-inspired KonMari method of decluttering and organising to downsize their possessions, but couldn’t part with their 1920s pianola or her classic 1961 Volkswagon Karmann Ghia.

These days there’s little need for her to drive. Supermarkets, churches, the performing arts, libraries and a park large enough for her grandchildren to kick a ball around are just a short walk from their apartment block.

Lee Janssen, Sunshine Coast-based managing director of Avalon Granny Flats, says more people are enquiring about his custom-built and kit granny flat homes as the industry evolves and responds to the rising cost of living and housing affordability.

“More people are open to moving into a granny flat than they were 10 years ago,” he says. “Normally we deal with homeowners in the 40 to 60-years age bracket, either building for their parents or for an investment for the kids.”

The majority of residential homes are

legally allowed to put a secondary dwelling on their property. However, the rules governing occupancy vary from state to state and from council to council.

The site itself, Lee says, is the biggest variable in terms of how the dwelling is built.

Eight years ago, retired aged care nurse, Patricia, 63, received a shock diagnosis of breast cancer that changed the direction of her life.

When her daughter and son-in-law were offered work in Brisbane three years ago, Patricia sold her unit and moved with them from Victoria.

Her family bought a large house block in the north-western outskirts of Brisbane where they built a principal residence and an adjoining granny flat.

Parting with her independence and moving in with family on a life tenancy basis hasn’t been easy, Patricia says.

Decisions have to be conferred, as both homes share a spare bedroom and laundry, and privacy respected, even though her flat can function separately from the main residence.

She says buying into a retirement village was considered but wasn’t an option as it would have drained her financially.

“We worked out this is the cheapest way to go really,” Patricia says. “It’s nice to be around family. I know that they’re there if I ever need them and having my grandkids around also keeps me young.

What I’ve got is very manageable. I really didn’t have to go without.”

Now in her 90s, my mother is testament to the fact that if we live long enough a number of downsizes will probably be on the cards.

After 10 years happily ensconced in her first retirement village, she seized the redevelopment of her complex as an opportunity to transfer to a one-bedroom villa in an equivalent village with good

proximity to family and local amenities.

Our own revived downsizing search ended recently and unexpectedly when we found a freehold, low maintenance, low-set home with a small garden within 10km of the city – a rare find indeed.

It may not be our last move, but I’m content for now, relaxing on our back patio catching distant glimpses of the sand dunes on Stradbroke Island, a gin and tonic in hand, which is much better than a cleaning cloth.

DO YOUR downsizing homework

• Take stock of your possessions and use it to declutter and embark on a fresh chapter in life • Read The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing by Marie Kondo and transform your clutter • Develop a transition plan with the help of a downsizing and relocation specialist • Know the nature of your tenure and costs associated with moving into, living in and leaving a retirement village (retirementliving.org.au)

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Letters

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

I really enjoy reading Your Time magazine. I have only just realised that I can find it online so that I can read it when I’m not home. It also gives me the advantage of being able to increase the size and make it easier to read.

I particularly enjoyed reading the last edition article “Mirror Mirror”. I realised that I look about 10 years younger than what I feel. I’m approaching 88 years! I’m going to try and enrol in the yoga class.

Barrie Thurecht At 82 years young, Myra Timmerman (YT August) is amazingly fit, flexible and such an inspiring role model.

While youth is the currency of the culture, it is longevity which counts in the long run. With obesity a major health concern nationally, it is admirable to see how she stretches herself and achieves, demonstrating to those a lot younger, that a positive outlook on life, healthy living and exercise, can guarantee quality of life, long after our use-by date.

While future housing and financial independence into our twilight years is imperative, we forget that longevity is

like reaping what we have sown in our early years. What was once crucially important in our formative years – looks, steady employment and a reasonable social life – is a passing phase as we age.

What is of major concern when we are young fades like our looks and a new perspective on life and what’s important, evolves as we mature.

The internet is detrimental to many young, who see celebrity status as their ultimate goal in life. Cultural success for the gifted and talented, usually means much sacrifice and many hours of practice, which the internet rarely exposes.

The recent exposure of parents in the US paying thousands for their offspring to attend a social media camp where they learn how best to promote themselves on Facebook and the internet in general, is a frightening trend and superficial. The internet is not the real world.

Our relationships, values, health and social networks, built up over time, are our main concerns as we age. Taking responsibility for these personally, before we are confined and restricted by our ageing bodies, is our best counter-tactic.

We all pay the ferryman to get us to the other side.

Eloise Rowe I totally agree with comments made by Val Downes (YT, August) and would go on to say that the TV ads really make me cringe.

For example, Aldi’s advertisement says: “Good different” not “good but different” and then there is the AAMI insurance advertisement that’s not very “insuranc-ee”. What??

There are many other examples and one wonders why the younger generation are not only lacking in basic manners such as please, thank-you, excuse me etc, but also their grammar and inability to string a few words together to make a sentence.

It truly astounds me.

There is another example of a TV advert in which a family is seated at a table and one family member asks a parent to pass a condiment with no please and no thank-you, so this is an example of not only bad manners but also promotes bad manners generally.

What hope do we have when conversation is limited to the mobile phone and its strange language?

Wayne S. Millar Is the fourth estate in its death throes? I think this is a conversation we all need

to have in regard to public interest journalism acting as a watchdog in a functioning democracy today.

Traditional newspapers are experiencing shrinking readership, television is focused on entertainment, even when dressed up as “news”. Both these platforms are losing vital advertising revenue to Google and Facebook which made a net profit of $88 billion in 2016.

Sam Dastyari is presently holding a senate inquiry into “The future of Public Interest Journalism”. Fairfax, News Corp and the West Australian newspapers are laying off thousands of journalists – one wonders what the future holds.

Our youth openly state they do not want to pay for news content and look to Google and Facebook for world news.

Unless a solution is found, newspapers could be a thing of the past within two years.

I think we all need to join the conversation and express our thoughts as to where we stand on this important issue. To my mind, we need quality journalism keeping us all informed on the important happenings around the world today. I shudder to think what the consequences of getting our daily news from social media.

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TIME WARP

Mind the bump It’s a glorious winter’s morning and KATE CALLAHAN is sitting solo in a café sipping her first-ever turmeric latte, when she unexpectedly learns that there’s a lot more to childbirth than she had ever imagined.

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was persuaded to try this uber-trendy coffee-alternative, flavoured with black pepper, cayenne, ginger, cinnamon and turmeric (of course), when a young waiter, handsome as all get out, pitched the health benefits to me in a charming and upbeat manner.

I’ve always been a sucker for a good line.

“You see, ma’am, turmeric is really good for the immune system, yeah? It has this super potent antioxidant that’s anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial.

Great for arthritis and good for the gut, too.”

He pauses briefly to give me a dazzling smile that shows off a set of perfectly straight, white teeth.

“I’d definitely recommend almond milk.”

How could I say no? In for a penny, in for a pound and now I’m sipping this spicy brew, hoping it works some magic on my arthritic hands, which have been giving me curry since I pruned the orchard last week.

One of the more entertaining things about sitting solo in a café is the opportunity for people watching. People have been watching people since Adam was a boy. We all do it, consciously or not.

But when you’re over a certain age, you have the major advantage of being invisible so you can people-watch with gay abandon and no one takes one skerrick of notice of you.

I cup my hands around my turmeric latte and settle in to get to know a little bit about the people around me.

To my right, there’s a 30-something couple, talking animatedly about the imminent arrival of their baby. They are debating the music they want to play during the delivery – “the birthing playlist”, Dad calls it. I smile to myself and file that term away for future use.

Mum is keen on a compilation of old favourites (Pearl Jam, Cold Play, Norah Jones) to provide reassurance and help manage the pain. Dad says he’s found a playlist on line that’s “scientifically designed” to alleviate the anxiety of women in labour. He nods and pats Mum’s hand, encouragingly.

Must be their first baby, I muse, stopping myself just in time from leaning over and seeking confirmation.

I admire the collaboration and attention to detail that is taking place at the next table and can’t help but think it wasn’t like that in my day, when childbirth was a more pedestrian, less vaunted undertaking.

Their conversation turns to recording the momentous event and I learn that the same photographer they had for their

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wedding is on stand-by for delivery and newborn photos. They’re not sure if they want still shots or videos, but in the end, decide to have a bob each way.

That topic done and dusted, they turn their attention to the “birthing app” they’ve both loaded on to their smart phones.

Birthing app? What the…? My silent query is answered when Dad states with confidence that “the app will help guide the process”.

At this point, I’m thinking Dad must work in project management. I’m not sure how helpful he’ll find a Gaant chart in managing the three stages of labour, but putting my cynicism to the side, I quickly google “birthing apps”.

To my amazement, I am confronted with a vast array of offerings, including a certain “contraction labour coach” which offers “extra support in the final phase of your pregnancy”.

With this app, “you will have a midwife by your side during the whole childbirth”. You’re kidding me, surely?

Hold that contraction for a mo’ while I check the app.

Judging from the magnitude of Mum’s baby bump, which Dad caresses and pats absent-mindedly, they’ll be using their app sooner rather than later.

Mum has dressed her bump in a figure-hugging, polka dot playsuit that screams to the world, “I’m proud to be pregnant”.

With long hair and legs to match, she is a vision of expectant loveliness.

You go, girl, I think to myself, but there’s only so much you can ask of that stretch fabric, I silently warn the young mum-to-be.

I made my own maternity dresses (no trousers or shorts, thank you very much) according to the fashion of the day – loose and voluminous. The whole point of maternity clothing in the 1970s, when I had my babies, was to be discreet and disguise the pregnancy. Nothing clingy or form-fitting.

The idea was to attract the eye away from the belly by trimming the neckline with lace or ric rac braid, for instance, or pintucking the yoke. Cowl necks and Peter Pan collars were popular too.

If you were game to wear them, few design features were more distracting than a set of leg-o-mutton sleeves, which were puffy and loose on the upper arm, tapering to a tight fit from elbow to wrist.

Back in the now, I drain my tepid turmeric latte and return the empty glass to its saucer. Time to get cracking.

I gather my bag and sun hat, pausing briefly at the table on my right, “Love your outfit. It suits you to a tee. Enjoy your day, folks.”

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WATCH YOUR LANGUAGE

Declining to use nouns properly You may decline to read on, writes DAVID PARMITER, because he is going to remind you about grammar, the way our language uses nouns, or naming words.

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n case you have forgotten, or never even knew, every noun, or naming word, in our language has six cases.

Yes, six, depending on whether it is the subject, the object, or has some other function in the sentence.

For those of you who are ahead of me and are thinking: “C’mon we know all that stuff. Remember, Mr Boring in Year Six?” Yes, I know, but most children, now being squeezed out of our education toothpaste tube almost illiterate, have no idea. So it’s up to us grandparents to do what our indigenous elders do so well: pass on the tribal knowledge.

Take a common noun; any noun. ‘God’ will be our example.

The nominative case is the name itself so it becomes the subject of the verb. God is ... or will ... be/do/cause/possess something.

The accusative case is when God becomes the object of the verb. As in “I love God”. Subject-verb-object. The simplest construction in the English language. We learned that when we were eight.

But between those two is the vocative case. When you just call out “Oh, God!”

With the vocative case you are appealing to the object of your appeal. “O Lord, forgive them, for they know not what they do!” The vocative. Many of our uses of the vocative case involve swear words: “Oh, you b----!” or “you s---”, as my brother used to say as I handed him the soap for his mouth.

Our mother was good at the vocative.

“Children, come inside now. Time for tea.”

Then there’s the genitive which in Latin means the possessive.

Give unto Caesar that which is Caesar’s. Give unto God that which is God’s.

Life is about wanting and giving so it makes sense that we have a possessive case. Usually by adding ‘his’ or ‘her’ to the noun. The King, his crown. The Lady, her court.

In English, the possessive ‘his/hers’ became shortened to ‘s. The King his sword = the King’s sword. It indicates the missing letter. And the apostrophe has been a pain in the bum’s ever since (wrong). There is NO apostrophe in a plural. You simply add the ‘s’.

Fish and chips; closed on Sundays.

Over 50s. There is never an apostrophe in a plural. Only in a possessive, the

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genitive case. Signwriters please note, when you are using your signwriter’s chalk or brush watch your plurals and possessives.

And as for “its” or “it’s”. Lord, spare me (vocative). There is just no apostrophe in the possessive “its”; and the apostrophe in “it’s” represents the missing letter ‘i’ in the contraction of “it is”. Blackboards, posters and even TV ads persist with misplaced apostrophes. Check your daily newspaper with a highlighter pen.

The fourth case is the dative. What does that mean? Well, dative means giving. So if I am giving you something, I must use the dative case. “Render unto Caesar that which is Caesar’s”.

There you get two cases, “Caesari “ and “Caesaris”, in the same sentence. Two for the price of one.

Finally, there’s the ablative. The punitive blow on every schoolboy’s desire to go out and play.

What the @#$*% is this all about?

Well, for some reason the Romans felt it necessary that every noun should be saddled with yet another grammatical case. It serves no purpose.

Aged 11, we were exhorted by our magister et imperator, old Baggypants

Boring, to parrot: ‘from, by, which, or whence “. The ablative.

Thus: the ablative absolute ... “the battle being won, Caesar rested his troops.” The dictionary defines the ablative as being the sign of removal or completion. The ablative case indicates “the place from which, the time when, the place in which and the manner or means by which ...”.

“Oh, Lord, save us...” (vocative) but we all passed Latin and some went on to University ... and learned to conform, especially in jobs in government, law and the public service.

Anyone studying one of the sciences would now appreciate having a basic grasp of declining nouns and conjugating verbs in Latin and also how to construct sentences correctly in modern English.

So there you have it: six cases.

Nominative, vocative, accusative, genitive, dative and ablative. Ablasolutely.

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There is now even more reason to enjoy a cup of tea, with a new review of existing research showing the humble cuppa can help prevent a number of diseases.

Researchers from Edith Cowan University’s School of Medical and Health Sciences examined more than 100 studies from around the world that have looked at tea consumption. They found that black, white and green tea can reduce the risk factors associated with Alzheimer’s disease and diabetes.

The findings could offer some hope to the more than 65 million people expected to be living with Alzheimer’s disease by 2030 and help reduce the 5.1 million deaths worldwide from diabetes.

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Research Fellow Dr Fernando said the review offered new lines of enquiry. “There is strong evidence that tea consumption can lower the levels of beta amyloid b in the brain, the build-up of which can cause Alzheimer’s disease,� she said.

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Marching on for a little piece of peace At 64, social justice advocate Christine Henderson is still girding her loins for battle, organising, encouraging and marching for a more peaceful world where women have a voice, writes DOT WHITTINGTON.

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n January this year, women marched on Washington in protest at what they feared was the beginning of a racist regime. They were joined by others around the world, including Queensland, in a day of global action.

The women marched again in a Ban the Bomb rally in June. Both times, Chris Henderson was in the thick of it, organising rallies and drawing people together at short notice to have their say and build connections.

She turned 64 last month, and remains passionate about peace and empowerment as ever, recommending it to other women looking to become involved in their community.

“Peace groups are just brilliant because women who have moved into some maturity are those who really become interested,” she says. “You don’t have to be young to care.”

While Chris has always felt strongly about social justice and peace – “it’s the women and children on the ground who really know what’s going on in a war and yet the men in the military make the decisions” – she was 40 before her thoughts became actions.

And she hasn’t looked back.

“I can remember being passionate about social justice from my early teens,” Chris says. “My parents had come out of World War II and had been strongly affected by both world wars. They just wanted a good and just life, and for things to be better for their kids.”

Entering her teens as the hippy generation was promoting peace and love and turning San Francisco over to Flower Power, she got the notion that peace could happen and with her own innate artistic bent, found it all flowed for her.

“I was going to art school and was a dreamer. I really wanted to make a different world but I could see it wasn’t going to happen quickly and I’m impatient,” she says.

Chris Henderson in action and (inset) with her husband, Keith.

Like most of the young idealists of her day, life intervened and Chris found herself in education, teaching art and English at high school.

From there she moved into behaviour management, becoming a consultant to schools and working with communities that were challenged by failing socioeconomics.

She also ran a national anti-bullying initiative in 1990s, which is still going strong. She was principal project officer until her so-called retirement in 2011.

All of it was good fodder for what was to come.

In 1992, she was talking to a senior guidance officer at a school and idly asked what was happening on the weekend.

“I’m going to my women’s peace group

meeting,” she replied.

Chris says it was one of life’s moments when the world stopped still.

“I went along with her to the meeting.

It was a small group, most of them older than me. I figured I had to get more involved.”

The Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) had started at the height of World War I in 1915 and was still going strong, punching well above its weight with NonGovernment Organisation status in the UN and a presence in almost 40 countries.

Chris was hooked.

“What we developed still stands true.

There’s a focus on the gender aspect of war, military industry and economics.

We look at the root causes that create war and violence, and try to understand and deal with them. And we feel we are making a difference,” she says.

“We work in practical ways on the ground and there is an incredible solidarity internationally. We need it more than ever now.”

Chris left her job with the Education Department in 2011, when her husband, Keith, was diagnosed with leukaemia.

There were major complications and she spent next year helping him. Happily, he is now in remission but she has learnt a lot along the way.

“It was about keeping on going and what you can do in the face of no possibility. The medical fraternity said it was unlikely he would survive but he chose to live.”

Does it ever feel like she’s banging her head against a brick wall?

“No, it’s not frustrating. In the 1990s I found a place where I could start making a difference,” she says. “My belief is that if I want something done, then it is up to me to do something about and not expect others to. It’s the way I have lived my life.”

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Council on the Ageing (COTA) Queensland Chief Executive Mark Tucker-Evans said with the state’s rapidly ageing population, the role of the organisation was more important than ever to ensure that the rights, interests and futures of older Queenslanders were respected and embraced.

“With population projections estimating that in 20 years’ time close to one in five Queenslanders will be over the age of 65, I think people of all ages should be concerned that we are not sufficiently prepared and that many will find themselves unable to enjoy the quality of life they deserve,” he said.

COTA Queensland is urging the State Government to immediately broaden the focus of its Advancing Queensland: an age-friendly community program.

“We need to act now if we are going to be ready to respond appropriately and sufficiently to the ever-increasing number of ageing Queenslanders in the coming years,” Mr Tucker-Evans said.

“They have so much to offer in terms of experience, wisdom and time but need to be enabled to fully participate and be part of society.”

POWERFUL RELIEF A one-off payment of up to $75 is being made to 2.5 million Age and 770,000 Disability Support pensioners, and 235,000 veterans on the Service pension.

The one-off payment of $75 for singles and $62.50 for each pensioner in a couple will be paid automatically.

The payments recognise that many welfare recipients have a limited ability to earn additional income to help them meet living costs.

Minister for Social Services, Christian Porter, said the same Bill also reinstated the Pensioner Concession Card to about 90,000 former part-pension recipients, who lost access to the card in January as a result of reforms to the assets test.

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VOLUNTEERS ON A WINNER Volunteering Sunshine Coast has launched a Volunteer Reward Card to acknowledge and celebrate the 60,000plus volunteers dedicating their time and services to the Sunshine Coast community.

The program is based on mutual support. Organisations that offer community volunteers a discount, buy one get one free or a freebie such as a coffee, will be demonstrating their gratitude to local volunteers.

It has been found that people who volunteer have better mental health, suffer less chronic pain or heart disease, are happier and more optimistic and sleep well. Volunteering Sunshine Coast welcomes involvement.

This is what two of its volunteers have to say: “Working as a volunteer on website design, it’s implementation, newsletters and mail mergers has given me the opportunity to expand my knowledge and experience,” says Joseph.

“I am learning many new skills, including broadening my computer skills.

I love working in this environment. The people are so supportive,” says Dawn.

Businesses wanting to expand their network and take advantage of this new incentive program, non-profit organisations that would like to utilise the Rewards Card or individuals looking to volunteer should call Volunteering Sunshine Coast 5443 8256 or email businessmanager@volunteeringsc.org.au Tinbeerwah Art Group members Sandi Trim, Sharon Wright and Jan Cooke are ready for their colourful annual art show this month. Proceeds from the gold coin door entry will be donated to the Katie Rose Cottage Hospice.

It will be held at the Tinbeerwah Hall, on the corner of Sunrise and Cooroy- Noosa Rd, on the weekend of September 16-17.

The annual art show is dedicated to the memory of the late Gwen Blair who founded the Tinbeerwah Art Group in 1997, making it one of the longest-running art groups on the Sunshine Coast. Local artist Bob Silver will be giving demonstrations.

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Tank for the memories The German tank Mephisto is one of Australia’s most significant war artefacts. A pioneer of the Sunshine Coast was there when the Mephisto was captured on the battlefields of the Somme in France during World War I, writes AUDIENNE BLYTH.

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ichard (Dick) Caplick (1893 – 1987) is best remembered as a pioneer and one of the great great characters of Eumundi, where his statue still stands.

Dick was the sixth of 11 children and spent most of his life in Eumundi. Throughout his life, he worked at timber-getting, scrub falling and sleeper cutting.

He also worked in the butter factory and at growing bananas.

Although of German descent, he was ready to enlist in World War I. Australia was his family’s home and the family had no loyalty to Germany at that time.

Dick trained as a machine gunner and as part of the 26th Battalion was sent to the Somme region in 1918. He could still recall, as recently as the 1980s, the remarkable involvement of his battalion with the capture of a German tank.

Tanks were a new development in war weaponry and first developed by the British

The restored Mephisto, the rarest tank in the world. It has now returned home after being on display at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra.

Queensland. The soldiers helped drag the abandoned tank behind allied lines in July 1918. They had a great souvenir of the war and scratched their names in the side of the tank.

They would not have realised then that the Mephisto (meaning demon) would be the only German World War I tank, of a batch of 21, to survive. The name was given by the original German crew who decorated the tank with fiery images.

and then the French. Germany caught up with this new technology when they saw what tanks could do and first used them on the Somme in 1916.

At the village of VillersBretonneux, the Battalion was able to push the Germans back and recover a disabled tank named Mephisto.

The commanding officer of the 26th Battalion, Lt Col Robinson, and his men decided to take the tank back to

Mephisto, weighing 33 tonnes and eight metres long, was known as “the moving fortress” and is the only surviving German A7V Sturmpanzerwagen tank in the world. It needed a crew of 18 men. Some referred to it as a mobile pill box, armed with one 57mm gun and six or seven machine guns.

Inside, it was extremely hot, crowded and uncomfortable. Its top speed was eight miles per hour at best. It is believed it was part of the first German tank vs British tank battle in 1918.

Although it was enormously heavy and cumbersome, arrangements were made to ship the tank to Queensland.

After being put on a barge to England, it was loaded on to a ship bound for Melbourne and then transported to Brisbane.

In June 1919, two council steam rollers towed it to the Queensland Museum which was then at Bowen Hills. Many

residents can still recall seeing it out in the weather and then, with a canopy for protection.

It was relocated to the new Queensland Museum in South Brisbane which opened in 1986.

When the devastating 2011 flood inundated the ground floor of the museum, Mephisto was also flooded. Military historians around the world were shocked and it was moved to the Ipswich Railway Workshops for restoration.

In 2015, with Australia-wide events and displays commemorating the 100th anniversary of Gallipoli, the restored tank was made available for display at the Australian War Memorial at Canberra.

In June this year, it was returned to the Ipswich Railway Workshops where it is on display but will be returned to the Queensland Museum at South Bank as is it one of the bestknown objects in the Queensland State Collection.

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I had a wonderful experience recently. It was the 50th anniversary of the date when 123 of us young lads joined the Navy.

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Unravel the confusion of networking Home networking can be confusing. NATHAN WELLINGTON continues his series and explains the basics of Wi-Fi.

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ast month I introduced terms used for home networking including LAN, WLAN and WAN and what these terms mean, and a little about 2.4ghz and 5ghz wireless signals.

This month, it’s an explanation of Wi-Fi, some of the equipment used and types of wireless security needed.

Wi-Fi is the name of the wireless signal that emanates from your modem/ router, that is if your modem/router is Wi-Fi capable/enabled. Wi-Fi doesn’t stand for anything, it is just a name for the signal much like how people in America call a tissue a ‘Kleenex’.

We can thank five Australian radio-astronomers and the CSIRO, who developed Wi-Fi back in 1992 for what was actually a failed experiment to detect atom-sized black holes.

There are three general types of equipment found in wireless home networks: • Wireless network adapters – every device you wish to connect to your Wi-Fi needs a wireless network adaptor.

This adaptor sends and receives data from your device. These days they are built into most devices but if you are unsure check with the manufacturer in the manual or online.

• Wireless access points – these are the central point where all your wireless devices connect. For many home users, the wireless access point is the wireless modem/router. They not only act as a hub to your wireless devices but also support an internet connection, firewall security and WLAN sharing.

• Wireless signal boosters – these are used to boost the signal of your wireless network if your access point doesn’t reach throughout your house. They are placed a reasonable distance from the access point and create an extended Wi-Fi dome to areas of the house the wireless access point can’t reach.

When setting up your wireless network, you will come across an SSID (Service Set Identifier) which is the name the wireless

to your wireless network, there should be a padlock icon next to the network name (SSID) and when you press to connect your device it will ask for a password or passcode and this is where you enter your security key or password.

If you know a little about the settings of your modem router I would suggest you set/up your wireless network on WPA2-personal for home use.

If you find you do not have a little padlock icon next to your network and when connecting it doesn’t ask for a network emanates. On some modem/ routers you will find the default SSID on the underside of the modem router.

This is so you can identify your network when connecting your device to your wireless network. It can be personalised in your modem/router settings.

Without going into too much depth about wireless security, there are three main forms you will come across.

• WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) provided security in the early days of Wi-Fi but today WEP encryption can be cracked in a matter of minutes.

• WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) replaced WEP and most Wi-Fi devices typically support multiple variations of WPA technology. Traditional WPA, also known as WPA-Personal and sometimes also called WPA-PSK (for pre-shared key), is designed for home networking while another version, WPA-Enterprise, is designed for corporate networks.

• WPA2 is an improved version of Wi-Fi Protected Access supported by all newer Wi-Fi equipment. Like WPA, WPA2 also exists in Personal/PSK and Enterprise forms.

WEP and WPA/WPA2 utilise wireless encryption keys, which are a long sequence of hexadecimal numbers.

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Happiness doesn’t have just one address Downsizing is a big decision to make, emotionally and economically. BRIAN MOONEY explains the financial implications and what needs to be considered before packing up the family home.

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he kids are gone … finally and suddenly, you have to clean a monstrosity of a house which probably doesn’t tie in with your idea of retirement being fun and a time to relax.

It probably amounts to one less day of bowls, bridge or golf and may be a noose around the neck if you want to travel frequently.

Downsizing is a decision-making process that comes up regularly with my clients. The important thing is to make sure all issues are dealt with before transactions occur.

So if you’re downsizing your house, here’s a checklist of the top five things you need to consider: 1. Tax – there might be Capital Gains Tax payable if you have rented out your home for a period or run a business from home, but usually there is no tax payable. If there is tax payable this means you will have less to spend on a new residence.

Make sure your Accountant provides advice on this before proceeding.

2. Transaction costs – has it been a while since you sold a house? Check the costs first as you may be surprised. Again, this

means less money for new residence and/ or investment. We can estimate these for you.

3. Superannuation – the federal government has proposed changes that will greatly benefit those over age 65 who are considering downsizing their home. If legislated, from July 1, 2018, those over 65 who sell their residence (whether or not they are buying another residence) can make a Downsizer contribution to superannuation (technical speak is non-concessional contribution) of up to $300,000 a person, or $600,000 for a couple. You must have owned the home for 10 years. For some, this will be a great new opportunity.

4. Centrelink – downsizing will most likely have an impact on your Age or Service pension. One of the implications is that Centrelink and the Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) will not assess the proceeds of the sale as an asset under the Assets Test for 12 months, assuming you are intending to buy again. The proceeds will be assessed under the Income Test.

The net amount received will be deemed like any other bank investment. There are many other rules and potential

implications which most people are not aware even exist.

5. Advice – We often model different scenarios for clients who are making this decision. In that process we address all of the above points as well as often addressing the emotional issues that might be faced. The result is information to make informed decisions.

It is a big decision to make, particularly if you have been in your home for many years and it holds great memories. If you have a health condition, this might be an even more important decision and one made sooner rather than later.

One client was living in poverty in a $7 million riverside mansion as she had little in the way of investments. It took seven years to encourage her to sell it and now she is living a better life in a similarly beautiful $3 million home with income from $4 million providing a great lifestyle.

Your figures may not be the same, but quality advice is just as important.

Brian Mooney is a qualified financial planners and authorised representativs of Logiro. Email: brianm@logiro.com

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YOUR WILL There are many personal affairs to be tied up when you die – apply for a death certificate, organise a funeral, call in assets, identify and pay liabilities, and see that the estate is distributed to beneficiaries.

This process is known as estate administration. It is essential that you leave a valid Will and that you put careful thought and consideration into who will act as your executor to ensure your wishes are carried out. If there is a dispute over your estate, then the executor will act as the middle man to resolve the dispute.

Depending on the size of your estate, the executor may need special skills, such as business or investment experience to properly manage your assets.

Generally, a spouse is the first named executor, but there is no rule or requirement for that to be the case.

You may choose to appoint a professional person to act as your executor, but you need to be aware that a professional may wish to charge your estate their usual fees for work undertaken as your executor.

It is recommended that you appoint at least one alternative executor in case your first named executor predeceases you or is unable to act for any reason. You can appoint up to four executors at one time, however all must be over 18 years of age.

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MOTORING

Old favourite does its Civic duty The Civic has long been a mainstay of the Honda stable, an often cheeky and always conscientious small car with widespread appeal, writes BRUCE McMAHON.

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here has been – as with all makes and models – some ups and downs but in 2017, the Honda Civic is pretty much on the money if a bit bigger and plusher than the original which arrived back in 1972 as a smallish two or three-door car.

This time around there’s a sedan and hatchback version with four or five doors, both carrying a 21st century style that’s hard to miss in the carpark.

Reminds us of a young Swedish visitor’s description of a platypus as a “beaver duck�, a strange-looking animal of different parts.

And while the Civic hatchback is a bold-looking car, the extra effort to make it stand out leaves rear vision compromised; it’s one of those cars where a rear-view camera makes a lot of sense.

Speaking of cameras, the Civic has another neat trick with a camera in the left-hand side mirror to show, on the centre screen, what’s alongside when the left-hand indicator is used.

The Honda’s angled and body-creased style is carried through to the cabin, a bit too much Thunderbirds Are Go perhaps for some tastes yet this is a quite comfortable and ergonomically-sound

interior. The only issue here is tyre noise creeping in on country roads.

And, to get rid of the gripes, the Civic runs a Constantly Variable Transmission.

Now for the most part, and for many drivers, this will not be an issue.

The Honda driveline is smart enough around town and happy at 60-70km/h speed limits.

The trouble for some will be that stretching drone as revs rise and it sounds like a badly slipping clutch.

Then there’s that sluggish feel, as momentary as it may be, when a driver asks the Civic to overtake and jump say from 90km/h to 110km/h; next thing you know it’s all connected up and you’re over the speed limit, especially with the 1.5 litre turbocharged engine in the VTi-L. Yet for all this – the out-there style, tyre noise and CVT – the Honda Civic is a tidy city and country car.

It’s happy to tour good roads and bad,

freeways and back roads with comfort and composure.

Indeed, alongside its cabin practicality and decent-sized boot, that’s the frontdrive Civic hatchback’s best attributes – road composure from well-sorted handling and road-holding characteristics.

The steering feel may not be as sweet as some in this class but the Honda sits flat and untroubled through sporting turns and rarely, even on damp roads, does the car feel as if it’s losing its grip.

It can be a fun and confident car to hustle along a country road; again, pity about that transmission when there’s an eager 127kW developed by the 1.5 litre engine in the VTi-L hatch, although the paddle shifters here can help find a better “step� in the CVT for a more sporting approach.

The Honda Civic VTi-L hatchback sits at a reasonable $27,790 in the midst of a very competitive segment – think Mazda 3, Hyundai i30, Toyota Corolla and such.

It is a good car, now with Honda’s five-year, unlimited kilometre warranty, and well deserves to be on today’s shopping list, even if it is not the leader in its class.

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ne of Queensland’s leading independent retirement sector experts, Emma Plasier, says the Queensland Government has taken a significant step forward in protecting the rights of hundreds of thousands of retirees with its draft legislation introduced into State Parliament.

The Shine Retirement managing director said the proposed changes to retirement village legislation was timely and long overdue.

“The proposed legislation is a good start and it is great to see retirees’ rights are at the forefront of the legislative proposals,” she said. “Retirement living has significant benefits to retirees. Most retirees move into a village for the lifestyle it provides. The community care and social interaction provided by village life is golden for many retirees.”

The proposed changes announced by the State Government include new simplified and uniform contracts, a new dispute resolution process and a mandatory 21-day contract evaluation period so that retirees can’t be

steamrolled into signing a contract that they do not fully understand.

“While these changes are a proactive move towards enhancing consumer protection, it’s also important that villages are also considered to ensure they remain viable,” Ms Plasier said.

“It is imperative that the needs of both retirees and village operators are considered and balanced. The last thing we want to see is that the legislative changes mean that operators can‘t afford to keep the doors open.”

More than 180,000 Australian seniors live in retirement villages and that number is expected to double over the next decade.

Ms Plasier said Sunshine Coast retirees should not scrimp on expert legal advice before they embarked on a retirement village lifestyle.

“Too many people do not understand that it is not a simple real estate contract and they scrimp on getting the right legal advice up front,” she said. “This is a specialised area.”

Visit shineretirement.com.au

DANIEL’S GOT BALANCE It’s possible Daniel Gowing lives the perfect work-life balance. Working under the endless blue skies of the Sunshine Coast winter, he’s the groundsman at Nature’s Edge Buderim.

To get to work, he opens his garage, hops into his golf buggy and he’s there.

Nature’s Edge Buderim is set against a rich rainforest backdrop, full of piccabeen palms and other native species. Daniel plans to propagate the piccabeens on-site and has already begun planting other native species. With his wife Jen, he travelled Australia before returning to the Sunshine Coast for a break.

“I took the job of groundsman in December last year and noticed how relaxed everyone was,” Daniel said. “Jen and I decided pretty quickly that we wanted to join in!”

By February they had moved into a new home with modern kitchen, high

CALOUNDRA LIVING ON THE RISE SECURITY, independence, flexibility, and the freedom to enjoy retirement opportunities is waiting at Caloundra Rise Retirement Estate.

With beautifully-appointed villas, onsite facilities and like-minded people, Caloundra Rise is community-focused.

It has a library, hairdresser and tropical landscaped gardens where residents can laze by the pool or relax in the heated spa. There is also an entertaining area, tennis courts and community lounge and bar.

Residents have regular outings on the Village bus for morning coffee and shopping trips and the active Social Club also organises day trips further afield.

The architect-designed two and three bedroom villas are spacious and have a courtyard for entertaining.

With are wide roads within the village, dedicated parking for caravans

and no garden maintenance to worry about it is easy to plan future travel.

Caloundra has always been popular for family holidays and with its shopping, entertainment and dining precincts, it’s a perfect retirement destination.

Caloundra Rise is owned and managed by Southern Cross Care, which has more than 40 years’ experience and is one of the State’s leaders in retirement living, residential and community care.

Take a tour at 57 Village Way, Little Mountain. Call 5438 0655 Monday to Friday, 9am-4.30pm.

THE GOOD LIFE AT BEACHMERE BAY THERE has been strong response to Palm Lake Resort’s new Beachmere Bay which is on-trend with its Hamptons styling.

The lifestyle-rich community has every feature imaginable as well as being a protected investment with no exit fees and 100 per cent of capital gains on sale.

Beachmere Bay homes are meticulously designed with Hamptons touches such as classic conservatory windows, stylish exterior horizontal cladding, sheltered porches, feature columns and gable entry roofs.

A collection of 10 stunning designs is complete with a calm coastal colour palette of neutral tones.. Each home is fitted with European Smeg appliances along with an extensive list of quality luxury inclusions.

The world-class Hamptons Country Club will be the breathtaking centrepiece of the Long Island inspired resort.

Beachmere Bay is a place where the coastal lifestyle is beautifully balanced.

Take a tour. Call 1800 338 382 or visit beachmerebay.com.au

TIGHT-KNIT COMMUNITY WARMS THE TROOPS ceilings and a rainforest outlook.

Like plenty of residents at Nature’s Edge Buderim, Daniel and Jen love to lock up and leave to travel near and far.

Lifestyle advisers at Nature’s Edge Buderim, explain how to live in a secure gated community, in a new architect designed home, without the exit fees.

Nature’s Edge Buderim office is open daily at 25 Owen Creek Rd, Forest Glen.

Call 1800 218 898, email info@ naturesedgebuderim.com.au or visit naturesedgebuderim.com.au

HOME owners at Bli Bli’s over-50s community Halcyon Landing have banded together to knit 50 beanies for Australian soldiers on foreign deployment, in the lead-up to the northern winter.

After hearing about the initiative organised by the RSL, eight home owners banded together and have already produced many of the 50 beanies they plan to send to the Middle East.

Halcyon Landing community manager Donna Osborne said she was

thrilled with the willingness of so many home owners to lend a hand.

“This initiative demonstrates the supportive, tight-knit community we have at Halcyon Landing,” she said. “It’s fantastic for the Halcyon community to come together to support a great cause but it’s also a great chance for home owners to catch up and have fun.”

The eight Halsyon Landing home owners meet once a week for knitting.

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Look after mind as well as body Psychological distress isn’t a normal part of ageing, writes LIZ BAMFORD.

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e are all ageing, let’s face it. It’s a beautiful human reality and try as we might to reverse the process, not even the most esteemed scientist has the cure.

As we age, and particularly beyond 65 years, we accept a new normal, where health conditions are part of daily life and things start to slow down.

Although, this is inevitable, many older adults may also accept that a feeling of psychological distress is a normal part of the ageing process.

Research findings suggest that as we age, feelings of psychological distress may increase and for some, this may be a symptom of depression or anxiety.

Sometimes this emotional distress is triggered by a life event, such as a change in accommodation, death of a partner, or adjusting to a new or worsening health condition. Despite the ageing population and rising levels of psychological distress, more young people seek psychological help than the older section.

During the past decade, mental health campaigns and industry-based initiatives have helped enormously to reduce stigma associated with mental health issues.

That said, the social perception of mental health issues being common, is

relatively new and for the older generation it may feel counterintuitive to ask for help when feeling sad, lonely and “not quite right”.

Feelings of powerlessness among the ageing population is common, particularly when experiencing physical changes and this can transcend into emotional and psychological difficulties.

Although these feelings are common, this does not mean they are to be expected and should be ignored.

It is just as important for older adults to talk about their feelings and emotional experiences, as it is to present physical complaints to the doctor.

Like the physical complaints, if left untreated they may worsen. Talking to a psychologist can help understand what might be happening when feelings of sadness, worry or frustration are overwhelming. A psychologist can also devise strategies for dealing with new realities of life and manage feelings of sadness, worry, grief or loss.

If you are experiencing emotional or psychological distress that is interfering with everyday life, don’t accept it as normal, speak to your GP about the best steps forward.

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DO YOU SNORE? ARE YOU TIRED? DO YOU HAVE SLEEP APNEA? Australia’s premier provider of home sleep tests, treatment solutions, CPAP sales and ongoing management of sleep apnea Healthy Sleep Solutions holds clinics at numerous locations across the Sunshine Coast, Moreton Bay and Brisbane North regions. In conjunction with the patient’s own GP, Healthy Sleep Solutions sleep technicians are able to organize overnight sleep apnea tests which allow patients to be tested for sleep apnea while sleeping in the comfort of their own home, as well as being reported on by leading Sleep Physicians.

Healthy Sleep Solutions, Australia’s premier provider of

home sleep studies, offers a complete pathway for sleep apnea patients, from testing, diagnosis, introduction to therapy, ongoing support, data downloads and equipment purchases. The Healthy Sleep Solutions sleep technicians ensure that patients are advised and taught about sleep apnea, CPAP equipment and masks. Our Sleep Technicians actively encourage their patients to trial all equipment before purchase to ensure they are comfortable and obtain the maximum health benefits.

Look out for the Healthy Sleep Solutions mobile sleep technicians in your area, ask your GP or give our friendly sleep technicians at Healthy Sleep Solutions a call for more information

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HEALTH ADVERTISEMENT

SURVIVORS TAKE HEART FROM SUPPORT PROGRAM THE Heart Foundation has launched a new integrated program to improve support for heart attack survivors and reduce the risk of repeat heart attacks.

The brochure My Heart My Life and website provide information and support to patients about their condition, the importance of cardiac rehabilitation, psychosocial health, medications and clinical and lifestyle risk factor management. It includes interactive actions plans and case studies.

An “email journey” reinforces key information and guides heart attack patients through steps as they progress on their recovery.

The Heart Foundation Helpline, which has responded to more than 600,000 calls and emails from Australians with heart health questions since it began in 1998, provides free personalised information and support on heart health, nutrition and lifestyle.

“After a heart attack, some people are

instantly ready to devour all the information they can to take on rehabilitation, but others are scared or even in denial,” Heart Foundation Queensland health director Rachelle Foreman said.

“It is important we offer each person the right type of support at the right time and help them get to the next step.

Advances in medical technology means more people are surviving their heart attack (about 45,000 a year) and looking to live healthy, productive lives but the road to recovery can be difficult.

Results from the Heart Foundation’s annual Heart Attack Survivors’ Survey reveal that less than one in three patients understand their condition, that one in three stop taking their medications as directed, and less than one in four eligible patients will attend cardiac rehabilitation.

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BE A LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS OF BLOOD CANCER AUSTRALIANS who have felt the devastating impact of blood cancer are being invited to raise money and carry a lantern and join the Leukaemia Foundation’s Light the Night.

It brings the blood cancer community together with friends and family in more than 140 locations around the country to remember and reflect at a twilight ceremony and short lantern walk.

Last year, more than 35,000 people from around the nation took part.

“Every day another 35 Australians are told they have blood cancer, immediately plunging them and their families into a world of gruelling medical treatments, fear and uncertainty,” the Leukaemia Foundation’s Dave Simms said.

“They may not realise it but, in this darkest moment, they’re not alone. Every one of us who raises money and carries a lantern at Light the Night will help light

the way for them. Together we will be there to provide the support and services needed to beat blood cancer.”

Attendees hold gold lanterns to remember loved ones lost to blood cancer and white lanterns if they’ve been diagnosed themselves. Blue lanterns are proudly raised by friends, family, workmates and the wider community.

The Sunshine Coast event will be at Cotton Tree park on Friday, October 6.

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LIFE AFTER MASTECTOMY THE dreaded C word, breast cancer, is the word nobody wants to hear but too often does.

Happily, survival rates are improving with medical advances, and it is possible to look great again after a mastectomy.

The days of settling for second best and hunting through the lingerie department are also gone.

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Post-mastectomy wear such as bras and swimwear have also advanced significantly, with many beautiful colours and designs available.

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The key to success and looking and feeling beautiful is to have a professional fitting by a trained lingerie and prosthesis fitter.

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ROBOTIC SURGERY AVAILABLE HERE ON THE SUNSHINE COAST. September marks Prostate Cancer Awareness month and according to the Cancer Council, Prostate Cancer is the second most commonly diagnosed cancer in Australian men.

1 in 7 men are diagnosed by the age of 75, meaning that around 17,000 men are diagnosed with Prostate Cancer each year in Australia.

The measurement of Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) in the blood is the primary method of Prostate Cancer detection.

The National Health and Medical Research Council recommends men discuss PSA testing with their GP and if they are average risk of Prostate Cancer they undergo a PSA test every 2 years from 50 years of age. Men with a family history of Prostate Cancer should be tested every 2 years from 40 years of age.

The Cancer Council advises men experiencing the following symptoms to see their GP. • • • • • • •

Feeling an urgent need to urinate Difficulty starting to urinate A slow or intermittent stream of urine Leaking or dribbling after urination Blood in the urine Pain when urinating Pain in the lower back or pelvis.

If you have any of these symptoms it does not necessarily mean you have prostate cancer. It may well be that you have benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH). This is common in men over 50. The advice for men with

any of these symptoms is to make an appointment to see your GP. For men diagnosed with Prostate Cancer, the Sunshine Coast University Private Hospital has many specialist Urologists and expert staff ready to care for you.

The hospital has a range of treatment options should you require surgery, that your surgeon will discuss with you. This may include robotic surgery using the Sunshine Coast’s only Da Vinci Xi Robot.

The hospital’s robot was installed earlier this year and gives the surgeon a 3D view of the prostate, which is magnified up to ten times. Operations are performed using keyhole surgery through a small incision in your lower abdomen. The robotic arms, which hold various instruments are inserted through these incisions.

The 3D vision and smaller instruments used, allow the surgeon to more precisely operate in confined areas of the pelvis while also eliminating the need for larger incisions. The surgical instruments are manipulated as an extension of the surgeon’s hands to complete the operation.

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WHAT’S ON

The Sunshine Coast Concert Band presents “Songs We Were Singing In the 60’s” at its Anniversary Concert celebrating 50 years of the Sunshine Coast.

Directed by Ken Chadwick and with vocalists Dave Stygall & Wendy West, the concert is on Saturday, September 16, at 2pm, Kawana Community Hall, Nanyima St, Buddina.

Tickets $15 includes afternoon tea.

General Admission available at the door.

The Welsh Society of the Sunshine Coast welcomes residents who have a connection to Wales through family history, extant relationships and any other basis – in fact or fiction – to join members on Sunday, October 8, 1.30pm, when it will present “Cymanfa Ganu”, the October Welsh Music “festival” afternoon free for everyone. It will be held at the Queen Street Uniting Church in Caloundra, and feature the Oriana Youth Choir as well as Kim Kirkman and Elisabeth Gaedtk and is the only event open to the broader community.

WSSC membership is $10 a year or $15 a family.

Indee Theatre at Yandina, following the sellout season of its comedy Bow Wave, presents another rip-roaring comedy, The Op-Shop Ladies. A tribute to the hundreds of volunteers who staff the Sunshine Coast’s op-shops, it will play October 14, 7.30; 21, 4pm; 28, 7.30pm and 2pm; and Sundays 15, 22, and 29 at 2pm, at the Yandina School of Arts Hall, cnr Farrell and Steven Streets, Yandina. Tickets $26, concessions $24. No booking fee. Reserve seats (table seating) 5472 8200 or online at indeetheatre.com

Eumundi School of Arts hall will come alive on Saturday, September 16, when music Legend Little Pattie performs for the 50th Anniversary of the naming of The Sunshine Coast.

Little Pattie is as energetic as she was in the mid-‘60s as a bright 14-year-old school girl from Sydney. With a succession of hits including He’s my Blonde Headed Stompie Wompie Real Gone Surfer Boy” and Stompin’ at Maroubra, Pattie established herself as a prominent force in the Australian music industry.

At 17, Pattie was the youngest

Australian to entertain troops in Vietnam and was evacuated from the Australian Task Force Base in Nui Dat. She has since devoted much time to Vietnam veterans.

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BOOK REVIEW

ELIZABETH PASCOE

This is a spine tingling, nail-biting hazard-filled adventure undertaken by a mother and her young daughter who is deaf.

The reader travels with them through inhospitable territory to North Alaska.

It would seem at times to be an incredulous journey, but it is shown, through their persistence, determination and love for each other, that anything is achievable. I enjoyed this story and highly recommend it.

TONY HARRINGTON

I struggled to finish this book. The plot was too far-fetched to be plausible. It took more than 150 pages to get the story going. The main characters were too good and too brave to be true. I liked the descriptions of the ice, snow, freezing cold and darkness of the Arctic winter. The concept of a deaf 10-year-old child relating the story and her view of the world was a good idea. I also liked the anti-oil and gas fracking theme. This book might please some but was not for me. 4/10

BOOK review JOHN KLEINSCHMIDT There are many reasons why I thoroughly enjoyed this book despite several moments that bring into question the plausibility of the storyline. The Silence is drawn from Ruby, a smart and tenacious 10-year-old who, deaf from birth, communicates her thoughts and feelings strongly through signing and the clever use of technology. The vividly descriptive skills of the author compelled me to feel the silence of a piercingly cold and continuously dark midwinter Alaska. Mother Yasmin, is brave and resourceful, relentlessly moving the story towards an unlikely reunion with husband Matt, who delivers a warning about the environmental consequences of the unrelenting quest for oil.

THE QUALITY OF SILENCE

By Rosamund Lupton

“Fists beating once on your chest then going up in the air – sign language for ‘hoorah!’.” This book was a real page turner from start to finish, easy reading and with a few twist and turns along the way. Although the story at times was rather far-fetched, I enjoyed reading it and was in a hurry to find out the truth. Had Yasmin’s husband really had an affair? Did he die in the fire? Ruby always believed they would find her father, but would they? Ruby’s intuition and her wisdom beyond her years and the way she handled herself was beautifully portrayed. I enjoyed this book.

SUZI HIRST

Matt is filming wildlife in Alaska and on November 24, his wife Yasmin and their 10-year-old daughter Ruby, who is deaf, arrive from London to spend Christmas with him. They are told he has died in a freak fire and his wedding ring and phone were discovered among the debris.

Yasmin is convinced he is alive and within hours she and Ruby are driving alone, across a frozen wilderness where nothing grows, nobody lives and where it will be permanently dark as the night will last for another 54 days.

And someone is watching them.

JO BOURKE

MARY BARBER It’s hard to pigeon-hole this novel. It’s a thriller based around a mother and her deaf daughter as they search northern Alaska for their missing husband and father, in the bleak November weather.

I particularly enjoyed Ruby’s first person insights into the rich deaf world.

She is about to start middle school and her mum is pushing her to stay at the mainstream school. She wants to go to the deaf school where she will just be Ruby, rather than the “deaf kid”.

The book is repetitive in parts and could be 50 pages shorter but it’s an interesting storyline. Also British author Lupton has described the cold, isolation and menace of the Alaskan winter so well it gets into your bones. Rug up for the ride.

This is a love story with a difference. For someone who enjoys watching programs featuring tough truckers dealing with blizzards and black ice on the North American roads, I found it unbelievable that a slight woman who had never driven a truck before could achieve a journey where other truckers gave up due to the weather forecasts.

The story grew on me due to Google checks. The towns and roads do exist with accompanying pictures and the delineators are sufficiently high to be visible.

And Yasmin was no ordinary woman, a physicist with capabilities to understand what appeared to be random numbers and plot locations. Very impressive!

For me the hero of the story was 10-year old-Ruby. The world of deafness revealed through her coping mechanisms and intelligence was insightful and moving. I found myself visualising little Ruby far more than the other characters.

On the whole I enjoyed this novel.

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Discover Norway under the midnight sun A cruise along the lacy coastline of Norway is not all lolling about on the deck as ANGELA BENSTED hikes, kayaks and cycles the fields and fjords.

A lookout is cantilevered over the sheer drop below for stunning mountain and valley views.

“I

’m a cruise ship virgin,” I whisper to the tall man behind the bar, as I struggle to understand the cardswipe and signature process.

“Well there’s no better way to pop your cherry,” he replies, passing me a glass of pink champagne as the ship sounds two blasts from its horn and slips away from the dock.

On a whim I’ve picked Norway for a holiday, its lacework coastline making it feel less like a country than the crumbling edge of a continent, as if someone smashed along the edge of Sweden with a hammer and the fallen rubble has taken root and declared its independence.

Many cruises include pit stops at Norway’s fjords but I’ve chosen Hurtigruten, literally “fast way” in Norwegian, a local shipping line established in 1893 to ferry passengers and goods between remote coastal communities. With an increasing reliance on tourism for its economic viability,

Hurtigruten has woven daily excursions into its cargo route, changing with the season.

There are 540 passengers aboard the MS Midnatsol, the aptly named ship I’m calling home for the next six nights.

It’s June so we won’t see the northern lights on our trip – they only dance across the sky in the autumn and springtime.

But we will cross into the Arctic Circle for the summer solstice, the longest day of the year when the sun doesn’t set, but dips to kiss the horizon before climbing again. The north-bound journey starts in Bergen, Norway’s original capital and second largest city.

Shops selling souvenirs, mink hats and down jackets fill crooked timberfronted shops along the old wharf, Bryggen, and narrow houses with steeply pitched roofs are stacked neatly behind them, playing leapfrog up the hills towering over the water on either side.

A funicular hauls people high above the city for a view from Mount Fløyen,

but before embarking I prefer to walk off the morning’s waffles by joining the locals, hiking the zig-zag roadways up the same hillside for an equally breathtaking experience.

Thanks to the hike and my pink champagne I sleep well on my first night at sea and wake ready to explore.

On day one the Midnatsol enters the World Heritage listed Geiranger Fjord, sailing slowly through mint-green waters, past sheer cliff faces dotted with farmhouses and striped with waterfalls.

Many passengers disembark at Geiranger. As the ship does a U-turn to continue its journey north, we board a coach to run a parallel course overland, starting with a steep ascent through nine hairpin bends called Eagle Road.

Our driver Raphael is from Poland but has an Australian wit. I remark upon his impressive driving, after he takes us along skinny, winding roads, squeezing past campervans, cars and other coaches to reach a lookout high over the Geiranger Fjord.

He shrugs and says this road isn’t the worst of it, then leans in closer and says “Anyway. I am drunk.”

From here we travel through dewy farmland producing berries, pears and apples. Roadside verges look like neglected English gardens, carpeted with lupins, flower spikes like foxgloves, heavy with pink and purple blooms.

These plants, introduced by well-

It’s a gentle hike to Svartisen Glacier. meaning bureaucrats to beautify an already breathtaking country, now threaten native vegetation and are considered pests.

The bus climbs higher, over stone bridges and churning streams. We reach bracken-covered plateaux with pockets of snow by the road, and crane to see the peaks of the adjacent cliffs, shrouded in heavy mist. Our guide calls this weather “trollish”, perhaps inspired by the location, Trollstigen (“troll way”).

At the highest point there’s a lookout, cantilevered over the sheer drop below, giving photographers the chance to snap mountain and valley views. For the more adventurous there are rickety stone stairs and a narrow track ascending even higher.

Of course, what comes up must come down, and after enjoying the view and shopping for souvenirs, we hold our breath and, in my case, close our eyes, as Raphael manoeuvres our coach down 11 hairpin bends to the valley below.

He pauses for us to take photos at the waterfall and jokes about the brakes failing; reassuring us only a few coaches ever get stuck, before delivering us to a restaurant for coffee and snacks.

By now I’m ready for a stiff gin but instead I feast on bread with cheese and reindeer sausage and pancakes filled with sweet cream.

Lupins bloom on the roadside verges.

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From here we continue north to meet the ship at its next port of call in Molde.

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Some visitors drink coffee and eat slices of lefse, a traditional Scandinavian flatbread. Others raise a toast to nature’s majesty with Moscato served over 2000-year-old ice. The sun shines on our first day north of the Arctic Circle and the passengers, mostly Norwegians and Germans with a few French, some Americans and a couple of Australians, are in a party mood.

Just before midnight the captain steers the vessel into a narrow gorge, Trollfjord, a space so narrow we feel we can reach out and touch the sheer cliffs on either side. The ship slows to a crawl and the skilled crew take her round in a circle, spinning on her own axis.

Passengers put down their drinks and drift outside, standing as still as the night air, soaking up the midnight sun glinting off snowy peaks. A family picnics on the distant shore. Once we curve around the top of Norway, leaving the sheltered fjords for the Barents Sea, the weather turns bleak. Howling wind and needling rain forces passengers inside to play cards over hot chocolate or beer. I’m tempted to cancel my shore excursions but soldier on and my tenacity is rewarded.

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Eventually the fishing boat slows and circles. Binoculars and zoom lenses work overtime as we shuffle in our weatherproof jumpsuits from portside to starboard, squealing like children, when boom – a pair of white-tailed sea eagles appears, soaring high and swooping low within metres of our boat. The rain and wind are forgotten. On day seven we leave the cruise at Kirkenes, the final port on the northbound journey before the ship returns to Bergen, and fly two hours to Oslo for the connection home.

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Unexpected but a genuine wilderness experience If you find yourself out the back of Bourke, then you’re handy to one place that’s not to be missed, writes grey nomad BEVERLEY EVERSON.

A choice of campsites right on the edge of the lake.

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ou could be just a few days drive from Innamincka (about 1000km north of Adelaide); on your way to Birdsville or the Strzelecki Track; or heading to The Dig Tree following in the steps of Burke and Wills – but just around the corner there’s a place that’s very special.

Innamincka is the starting point.

It was settled as a police camp in 1882 and soon after thrived with hotel, police station, store, boarding house,

blacksmith’s shop and school.

The Elizabeth Symon Nursing Home, part of a network of outback hospitals set up by John Flynn and run by the Australian Inland Mission, was reopened here in 1928.

It closed in 1951 but after major restoration works reopened in 1994 as the Innamincka Regional Reserve Park headquarters and information centre.

It is listed as a heritage site and worth a visit before leaving Innamincka where

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you will also find a hotel, general store, fuel, mechanic and public amenities including coin operated hot showers.

Burke’s Memorial, Wills Memorial and King’s site of rescue are all found in the Innamincka Regional Reserve while the Dig Tree is a short 40km drive into Queensland; but that is another story.

Coongie Lakes is today’s destination and the effort is worthwhile. It is about 100km north-est of Innamincka in the north-eastern corner of South Australia.

The land is a mix of crown, pastoral lease and protected area.

The region permits conservation, grazing, petroleum exploration and mining and managed recreation to operate side by side, making it the first reserve of its type.

It is the traditional lands of the Yandruwandha, Yawarrawarrka, Ngamini and Dieri people and a spiritual place for Aboriginal people who lived in this region for thousands of years and still retain a strong link and presence.

The two-hour drive from Innamincka makes Coongie Lakes easily accessible for the day or a place to stay a while.

The road/track crosses small dunes and along floodplains and eventually along Cooper Creek. This area can experience flooding, so road conditions are changing and it’s worth checking to see it is open.

We were among the first in after it had been closed for 18 months.

You may experience ruts, corrugation and most certainly soft sand, so a 4WD is recommended.

We were travelling with a roof top tent and found the going easy. Offroad camper trailers could navigate the access but caravan owners chose to park up their vans in the town common ($5 a day) and take the tent for an overnight stay.

There is a day entry fee and if staying, camping fees per night. Be sure to take plenty of water as it is an isolated area.

Permits can be purchased at the

general store in Innamincka and it is a small price to camp in paradise.

There are various camping choices in the Reserve and National Park. About 20km short of the lakes are three designated camp sites on the Cooper with no facilities. The next sites are at the end of the track where camping spots have plenty of shade and clean drop dunnies.

You can walk or drive from here on a short, easy trail over a dune to the Lake Coongie, which can’t be seen until the end of the track – and then the view is jaw-dropping.

The last camping sites, no facilities, are 1km back along the same track from the turnoff to the dunes. There are many beautiful sites around the lake’s edge.

Motorboats, camp fires, fishing and generators are not permitted in the park but you can canoe or kayak on the lake.

The lake’s edge has plentiful birdlife with a staggering number of waterbirds such as ducks, cormorants, ibis, swans, brolgas, pelicans, spoonbills and water hens.

Wildflowers bloom at the water’s edge.

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It is an important feeding, resting and breeding area for an enormous number of migratory birds and is also listed as Important Wetlands in Australia.

We also spotted kangaroos and were on the lookout for reptiles including the local resident inland taipan. At night we could hear frogs calling their greetings.

Apart from Coongie’s natural beauty of flora and fauna bounded by gibber plains, what is truly astonishing is the amount of freshwater for as far as the eye can see.

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They have recently returned from three weeks touring from Austria to Czech Republic and Hungary, visiting opera and concerts in magnificent Opera Houses throughout.

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With this year’s tours sold out, Stewart and Jennifer are focusing on busy planning for 2018-19.

Their recently launched Gems of England and Wales, for September 2018, was half sold within a few days of release and there are only a handful of places left for their musical week, OPERATIF! on Norfolk Island and the annual Opera on the Harbour four nights in Sydney.

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WORD STEP START, STARE, STORE, SHORE, CHORE, CHOKE There may be other correct answers

alpine, enplane, leap, leaper, leper, nape, neap, pail, pain, pair, pale, paler, pane, pannier, pare, peal, pear, pearl, peel, peen, peer, penal, penile, pere, PERENNIAL, peril, perinea, pier, pile, pine, pineal, plain, plainer, plan, plane, planer, planner, plea, plena, praline, preen, rape, rapine, reap, repeal, repel, repine, ripe, ripen

1. Dingo or wild dog; 2. Cotton; 3. Two (external ear flap); 4. Ipswich and Grandchester; 5. Ack ack; 6. Yes, with no-balls or free hits; 7. The Muses; 8. HMAS Voyager; 9. Hero of the Russian Federation; 10. Apartheid; 11. Concave; 12. Angles 13. Calf skin; 14. Mike Pence; 15. Kazakhstan; 16. Lion; 17. Heisenberg; 18. Grease; 19. Princess Margaret; 20. Shintoism

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PUZZLES

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

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Accuse dump of being a digital extreme (9) Accepted modifications to most of the home, albeit with some resistance (3) The right force, let out of the mirror (9) Projecting collar may force angel to change (6) Not on second murders (4) Check that one is possibly certain to lose the cat! (4) Quickly cool one source of dietary hotness (6) Rover song for the directors (9) Company has nothing but a bird call (3) Whilst showing grace, rush off for an extra fee (9)

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The part of the surplice that keeps things from going off on a hot day (3) 3 Come up and blend together after experimental start (6) 4 Burnt toast without a few small children being present (4) 5 One top floor organised for a cabinet member’s office (9) 6 This sort of bias seems inappropriate for diplomatic offices (9) 8 An allusion to a letter of commendation (9) 9 Final smog check performed for the sake of large birds (9) 12 A Christian organisation involved in adopting such urchins (6) 15 Having got beyond what was shown by the retreat of revolutionaries (4) 17 Deceitfully arrange the outcome of the drilling platform (3)

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PUZZLES

QUICK CROSSWORD

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9-LETTER WORD

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

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

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Small explosion (3) Unable to be separated (11) Festival, – Gras (5) Happening (9) Relatedness (7) Infest (7) Horse sound (5) Talents (9) Inform (9) Colour associated with jealousy or naivety (5) Glitch (7) In fashion (7) Extended (9) Italian cuisine (5) Awesome (11) Perish (3)

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Jack-o-lantern vegetable (7) Everlasting (9) From Dublin or Galway (5) Sag (5) Era before Edwardian (9) Showing (a film) (9) Prickly shrub (5) Motors (7) Call attention to (9) Mechanical; involuntary (9) Romanticised (9) State (7) Describe (7)

21 Gas layer in the stratosphere (5) 22 Part of a bike (5) 23 Stuff to write on (5)

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

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