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Editor’s note

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t began with the idea that not everyone wants to act their age, especially now they are of an age when they don’t have to – a bit like the old poem by Jenny Joseph: “When I am old I shall wear purple with a red hat that doesn’t go and doesn’t suit me. And I shall spend my pension on brandy and summer gloves ... and run my stick along public railings and make up for the sobriety of my youth.”

I always particularly liked the line: “And pick the flowers in other people’s gardens and learn to spit”.

So this story wasn’t to be about the people doing amazing things like running marathons and jumping out of planes, but about doing really crazy stuff, like posing nude for a calendar!

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Contents When she began investigating, Julie Lake found there was an interesting reaction.

“Everyone says how important it is when you are older to sometimes let go and just reach for some pure enjoyment,” she says. “We are all too conscious now of the inevitability of death for ourselves and those we love, the prevalence of painful illness, loss of personal freedom, lack of relevance to the young and those who make decisions. Old age really isn’t for wimps. I reckon you need to train for it as you would a triathlon.”

This month she meets some of the people who are doing crazy things just for the sheer fun of it – and because they can!

On another note, when writing a column about the language, you can’t afford to put a foot wrong, as our columnist David Parmiter has discovered. Thank you for all your letters responding to that little issue.

A selection of them appears today.

So that’s it for another year. Thank you for your feedback and kind comments and best wishes for a safe and happy Christmas.

Dorothy Whittington, Editor

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Acting up Okay, so you no longer believe in Father Christmas. But that doesn’t stop you channelling your inner child and getting as much fun out of the festive season as you did when you were five, writes the septuagenarian JULIE LAKE

“S

o if you can survive, to a hundred and five, Think of all you’ll derive, out of being alive…”

(Young at Heart by Johnny Richards and Carolyn Lee, first sung in 1953 by Frank Sinatra).

Despite the over-commercialisation there is still a lot of innocent joy to be had at a time of year that, whatever your religious beliefs or lack of them, is all about family, feasting and frolicking.

At the Top of the Hill Over 50s village a small group of women and one man are rehearsing for their Christmas pantomime.

Last year they got together and reworked two Roald Dahl fairy tales into Red Riding Hood and the Three Little Pigs, performing it at the annual Christmas dinner. It was so popular that they had to hold a special dress rehearsal for younger friends and relatives.

This year they are busy rehearsing for Cinderella.

Youngest cast members are in their 60s, the oldest turned 90 this year and though she is losing her sight and wears a hearing aid she says she can “scream well”.

She proved this last year as Red Riding Hood’s grandmother and this year there’s a scream written into the script especially for her.

John, next oldest at 83, doesn’t have a word to say but will play the coachman, his mobility scooter serving as Cinders’ pumpkin-turned-coach.

As one cast member says, “We had so much fun doing this last year and so did the audience. It’s silly, it’s childish but it gives us a chance to kick up our heels and do things we wouldn’t normally do.

Louise Haggarty (front left) and the cast of Calendar Girls who proved that girls just wanna have fun! The oldest cast member, Susan Elliott (rear, second left) said she’d never thought to find herself naked (albeit tastefully concealed) in front of an audience but found the experience liberating and a lot of fun.

“It’s also quite physically demanding not only because of the many necessary rehearsals but all the falling about. I’m an ugly sister this year and that calls for a lot of slapstick but what’s a bruise or two when you’re having such a ball!”

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Disney World and some of the other great theme parks in Florida.”

Each year the six friends try something new and to date activities have included jet skiing, kite surfing, rolling around in giant water balls and sand toboganning.

The only criterion, Ron says, is that the activity be “completely crazy and the sort of thing we used to love when we were kids”.

It is, he adds, one way of not growing old too fast. In the last couple of years, the trips have been to Asia where there are now many world-class theme parks.

“Somehow the Asians seem to be more tolerant of adults who act the fool,” Ron Says.

Anyone who has lived in that part of the world, or studied Asian cultures, will agree with this.

Dutch-born academic Ian Buruma, who has written extensively on Japanese society, says that the ability for otherwise soberly-behaved adults to occasionally “let go” has long been ritualised in Japanese culture.

Men can be seen getting drunk and playing childish games in bars and clubs today, just as they used to do in the geisha houses of yesteryear.

Buruma’s theory is that in an essentially paternalistic and constrained society with emphasis on self-discipline, duty and conformity it is a very necessary way to let off steam.

Though Australians like to think ours is a more free and easy society it is still one in which notions of responsible “adult” behaviour are dinned in to us at an early age and even those who survived the hippie-dippy days of the late ’60s and ’70s mostly learned to conform to an acceptable behavioural norm where “fun” is only for kids.

Yet in this age of affluent oldies we see evidence everywhere of a happy return to the joys of youth with activities on offer from ballet dancing for seniors to rock and roll, karaoke, frisbee throwing, kite flying, ziplining, Zumba and even an exercise program called “sillycise” which apparently involves a lot of rolling about on the ground and exercising in children’s playgrounds.

In the US, the many children’s museums have Adults Only nights where grandparents can have fun like their grandkids in light-hearted interaction with the exhibits – an idea that could be taken up by Australia’s only dedicated Children’s Museum in Wollongong.

Obviously Americans take second childhood seriously because they even have events where seniors can re-experience the summer camps of their youth, including toasting marshmallows around an open fire.

Similar campouts are available in Oz, too, such as the government-sponsored Have a Go LiveLighter events, but these really focus on what’s called “age appropriate activities”.

What many are lookikng for today is age Inappropriate activities that are just pure fun however old you are!

The best new is that acting silly isn’t as silly as it sounds – in fact it is officially good for you!

Dottie Ward-Wimmer is an

acknowledged expert on the importance of adults letting the kid inside out of the box occasionally. In her article The Healing Potential of Adults at Play (in Play Therapy with Adults, Charles E. Schaefer Ed.) she references Jung when saying that play is a natural and enduring behaviour in adults that has healing powers for the mind and spirit which psychology therapists are only now beginning to learn to use.

“Play, joy and spontaneity are rooted in all of our hearts … for adults, play continues as an important vehicle because it fosters numerous adaptive behaviours including creativity, role rehearsal and mind/body integration.”

Louise Haggarty is high-kicking her way towards 60 and, her friends agree, something of a madcap – despite a successful career in the ultra-serious world of banking and finance.

“My inner child has always been on the outside!” Louise says, adding that her energy and optimism meter has always been set on high. She can still sing and dance like a 16 year old and every year or so she likes to take on a new challenge.

This year, apart from scaling a volcano in South America, she took the role of Cora in the play Calendar Girls, put on by her local amateur theatrical group. It’s the story of six “mature” women who get their gear off to pose for a calendar which is sold to raise

“The only criterion is that the activity must be completely crazy and the sort of thing we used to love when we were kids”

money for a cancer hospital.

In this, her first stage performance, she had to bare her body before a sometimes-rowdy audience and carried it off with great aplomb, as did the rest of the cast.

And yes, she found it challenging because despite her exuberance she is also a physically modest woman.

Louise also directs a program called The Joy of Singing for U3A and is also a member of an all-woman chorus which, while it takes its music very seriously, is still noted for unwinding with girlish antics and a lot of giggling when each practice is over.

“Everyone here has problems but we forget them when we fool about; there’s something very liberating about behaving like schoolkids again”, says one of the other members.

The other day, in a shopping centre, passers-by stopped to watch an elderly man buying a bubble-blowing kit for his small granddaughter and showing her how to use it. The sheer glee on his face was a sight to behold because the magic of blowing bubbles never goes away, however old you are.

There is a website called Great Senior Living which sums it up nicely: Having fun is simply too important to ignore.

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Letters I WAS reading your latest issue of Your Time magazine and in particular the article “Understanding the pay rise”.

This quotes the increase in aged pensions now raising the incomes to singles $2004.60 a fortnight and couples $3066.80.

I’m sure there are many pensioners who would love to be receiving these amounts but that is a monthly figure and not fortnightly.

Dorothy King I LOVED the letter in the November edition from Mocco Wollert. Open a restaurant and employ me please.

Lee Lucas DAVID Parmiter is quite right when he says in the November edition of Your Time that it’s important to watch your language when you’re working with older people because they were brought up to articulate correctly.

I was therefore somewhat surprised to find that he wrote about lecturing to “disinterested students”. My trusty (Oxford) dictionary defines disinterested

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as impartial or objective. Surely David means “uninterested students”.

Ian Wood EACH month I look forward to Your Time and especially to David Parmiter’s column. His November article “The drones are coming” surprised me with the incorrect use of a word, “lecturing to uneducated and disinterested students”.

Surely it should be “uninterested”. I know the former word is used wrongly again and again but let us keep the two distinct words with their proper meanings.

Disinterested students, being impartial, should be able to access his lecture very well.

Daphne Roberts I AM sure you are aware of the risk in commenting on language usage that some smart-alec reader will pick you up on some point.

In ‘The drones are coming’ (Your Time, November), you refer to “illeducated and disinterested students”.

The correct word for someone who

is not engaged or attentive is “uninterested”. The true meaning of “disinterested” is having no interest or stake in the outcome of an event; impartial, as a journalist may be a disinterested commentator on political events or an adjudicator of a dispute between two parties should be disinterested – engaged and attentive, certainly, but not deriving any personal benefit from the outcome.

Having said this, and with reference to your point about language evolving, I am afraid the incorrect meaning of “disinterested” has now been adopted in popular usage to the extent that online dictionaries are giving this as the new meaning.

I still try to point it out when I come across it. but I fear the cause is lost.

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That ’70s Christmas Christmas is a time when memories thought lost, seem to bubble to the surface, writes KATE CALLAHAN.

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remember Christmas Day 1972 clearly.

It was a real scorcher. In Brisbane, the mercury reached 102.5F or 39.2C. Where I was on the Sunshine Coast, it was no cooler.

It was my first Christmas with people who were not family. Keen to make a good impression, I had whipped up a new dress on the deadly-treadly Singer for the occasion. It was made from red and white pin-striped cotton – quite festive, I thought – and I had shirred it from neckline to waist. Very mod and on-trend in 1972.

The guests, of which I was one, began to stream in mid-morning. We were greeted with a dining table groaning with sweets – Christmas lollies, rumballs, white Christmas and Christmas cake – and some token savouries – potato chips, Twisties, and salted mixed nuts.

Adjacent to the sweets were more sweets in liquid form. Half a dozen large bottles of soft drink stood tall on the table.

There was creaming soda, sarsaparilla, cherry cheer, lime, orange and lemonade, all cold straight from the fridge.

Undoubtedly the centrepiece of the table was the punch bowl, a very posh pressed-glass affair with matching ladle and glass cups that dangled from the rim.

The punch was made at the table in front of the assembled guests.

We were all agog as a can of Golden Circle fruit cocktail, the one with cherries in it, was emptied into the bowl with a flourish and then topped with a large can of Gold Circle tropical juice blend. Then came the fizz, lemonade and ginger ale.

At 11am, when the children were full of sugar and could wait no longer, it was time for the Christmas Tree ceremony.

Everyone gathered around on seats or sat on the floor as the matriarch handed out gifts, one by one. There were toy trucks, dolls, teddy bears, tea sets, Matchbox cars and Tonka toys for the children; and shirts, fishing rods and tackleboxes, binoculars, casket tickets and spanner sets for the men.

In contrast, the womenfolk, almost without exception, received labour-saving devices from “Santa”. One lucky lass scored big with sheets and towels, but for the others, it was something on the end of a three-point plug. It seemed incongruous to me that a steam and dry iron, a blender or a crockpot could be wrapped in jolly Christmas paper and called a present.

As was fitting, the biggest appliance of the day was reserved for the matriarch.

The family had pooled their money and bought her a Hoover upright vacuum cleaner. She appeared genuinely thrilled to receive a gift that “beats as it sweeps as it cleans”. I was only 15 but wrote myself an indelible mental note never to regard appliances as real presents.

With the lounge filled with the debris from dozens of Christmas presents, the focus shifted to the dining table where the sweets had been magically replaced with a smorgasbord of cold meats and salads.

There was baked ham and chicken, potato salad, coleslaw, rice salad, tomato and onion in sugared vinegar, and pineapple rings, jellied beetroot, iceberg lettuce and a range of condiments, including my favourite, mayonnaise made from condensed milk, mustard and vinegar. This was followed by a dessert of trifle and ice cream.

The house was big and the family was large so everyone helped themselves and crowded as best they could around the dining table to eat their fill.

When lunch was over, the women took to the kitchen to shoehorn the leftovers into a fridge. Meanwhile, the men and the youngsters, of which I was one, headed downstairs, without a second

thought, to the prize that awaited us in the cement laundry tub. There, lounging in an ice bath, was the biggest watermelon you’d ever be likely to see.

Taking charge, one of the men lifted it out as carefully as if it were a newborn baby. Then with one stab of the carving knife, the melon cracked open in all its juicy coolness to reveal flesh that was red, sweet and full of shiny black seeds.

It was a gentle, bucolic scene with men, children and teenagers sprawled across a shady green lawn in the sweltering heat, devouring over-sized slices of watermelon. When some prankster spat a mouthful of seeds over an unsuspecting victim, it was on for young and old. A hose and sprinkler added to the fun. We ended up drenched and laughing until our sides hurt.

Except for one poor individual, who had just returned from a military service in Vietnam. The roughhousing was too much for him. He erupted, and then disappeared. Christmas festivities can be a bit like that. Unpredictable like the weather and life in general.

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Sing, choirs of angels and jingle all the way What exactly does Adeste fideles mean? In this secular day and age, it is probably necessary to explain it to the next generations, writes DAVID PARMITER.

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t’s Latin and it simply means: “Oh come, all ye faithful [people]”.

And then we might have to what “faithful” means. Faithful to what or to whom? That’s what Christmas is really all about. Passing on the family knowledge to the next generation; just as our indigenous people have been doing for 40,000 years, passing on cultural and spiritual traditions.

There are two things that children love about Christmas. One is the presents (pushed by the admass); and the other is singing Christmas carols.

They may be too old for nursery rhymes but here we have some simple songs with easy lyrics. “Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way” makes a change from “row, row, row your boat”. And then there’s Away in a Manger. It’s all about a baby and a bed. Easy to understand.

Never mind the manger (“what’s a manger?”) or the wise men. But the “stars in the bright sky” make little faces look up and use their lovely imaginations.

We Three Kings of Orient are. Why three kings and where is Orientar? So, we get into geography because the star was in the east and they followed it to the west. They ARE from the Orient. From

Iran, in fact, 620 years before Islam.

Then you have to explain who this baby is, because “born is the King of Isra-el”. That’s for the teenagers to research. They might also have to read the Bible and find out.

That story is all in the carol The First Noël, which the angels did say to certain poor shepherds in fields where they lay.

Sleeping on the job, eh?

Carolling began in Victorian times because in the dire poverty of postindustrial England there was a growing rift between the “haves” and the “havenots”. The Lady of the Manor did her best with food and comforts but the villagers, having supported the poor through their pregnancies and child care (it takes a village to raise a child), also toured at Christmas time bringing cheer to the housebound with hymns and carols.

It was called wassailing, because in appreciation they were given wassail, or mulled wine.

Then we had the secular songs: “Deck the halls with boughs of holly fa-la-la-lala; la-la-la-laaa” – a party song that would have been popular with courting teenagers. There were also carols imported from France and Germany.

In France, Père Noël was Father Christmas and in Germany he was Sinter Klass. Another secular song tells the tale of Good King Wenceslas who was probably a philanthropic nobleman. He looked out on the Feast of Stephen.

Who was Stephen? He was a Christian who was put up against a tree and shot with an arrow, martyred, and appears in many religious paintings.

The third group of Christmas carols is really for grownups because they go on ... and on. The 12 Days of Christmas is a wonderful party song but it does not belong in a church.

God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen may nothing you dismay is far too long and difficult for children to understand.

It is not about telling the drunken dads to go and have a lie down but reminding them of the importance of the religious season and asking them to reflect. All it needs is a comma after the word “merry”. It means “be Happy, gentlemen, because Christ was born on this day to save your rotten souls”, a wake-up call if you like.

When Prince Albert married Queen Victoria he brought with him the German ways of celebrating Christmas.

In the 1860s, England was introduced to the custom of sending and receiving Christmas cards, which became a social necessity for the upwardly mobile. He also introduced the family custom of the decorated Christmas tree.

“Oh Tannenbaum, oh Tannenbaum” was all about decorating a fir tree, covering it with lights and decorations and loading it with presents for all the family (if you could afford it).

The poor people hung a Christmas stocking near the fireplace and the children received a piece of coal, an orange and (if they were lucky) a small dolly or a tin soldier or tin car.

I remember this from my own early childhood in London in the late 1940s.

This Christmas, please remember two things. First, the surprise and wonderment of the children for whom this is their first time. Make it magic for them, as it was for you.

Secondly, remind yourself that this is a special time for remembering that this is the birthday of a baby who came here to show us a better way to live. You may not believe in him, but it does not hurt to have faith in Him. It may help you to have faith in yourself. Merry Christmas.

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Wendy’s art is in the right place After a lifetime of introducing children to art, Wendy Allen has decided she wants to be an artist when she grows up, writes DOT WHITTINGTON.

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lthough she trained as a secondary teacher during what she calls the “dark ages” of the 1950s, 79-year-old Wendy Allen’s life has been in art, so much so that she is listed in the Who’s Who of Australian Women for services to art education.

Even though her portrait of footballer Johnathan Thurston was entered for the 2016 Archibald Prize, her focus has always been more on bringing art to children than on her own palette.

Wendy’s book, Running on Rainbows, was the first to outline a course for students in 1989, and eventually became part of the Queensland curriculum.

She taught at high school for a few years but after the birth of her children she grabbed the opportunity to become a primary school music teacher at a school near her home of the past 44 years.

“I trained for teaching secondary arts and ended up teaching primary music,” she says.

The years went by and finally she got the chance to teach primary art. She was gobsmacked to discover the creativity of young children and, more, that there was so little commitment to it at primary level.

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Frustrated that there were no art teachers in primary schools and eager to do something about it, she quit Queensland Education in 1985 and set out on what would become her life’s work.

The result was the publication of Running on Rainbows in 1989, an art curriculum for primary students from Grade 1 upwards, that was sponsored by

the Life. Be In It campaign. It became a valuable classroom resource used all over Queensland to Torres Strait and then on to the US, Canada and New Zealand.

“People think art is just making a pretty picture, but it’s not just that, it is developing creative potential,” Wendy says. “The most crucial learning period in the lives of the human species is the first five years.”

In what for many would be retirement, she has now released Ready, Go! which she says is a resource book of creative activities and hints “with a unique approach to babysitting (with or without the baby)” for grandparents, parents and carers.

“It aims to help the grown-ups, particularly our numerous babysitting grandparents, to start up or catch up on developing their own creative potential,” Wendy says.

Her goal now is to keep the dream alive and she is putting a call out to all grandparents and retirees.

“We have the ‘elders’ going spending more time with these important little beings during the most important period of their learning – grandparents babysitting the kids in the home while parents are out working,” she says.

“At the same time, we have the opportunity for the grandparents to catch

up or start up and develop their own interests, ones aside during years of working for a living.”

Her dream is to see regular workshops held in local halls run by interested people within the community – and this is where retirees have a real role to play.

“These would not be teaching workshops, but being a facilitator who joins with the participants, trying out and sharing the activities in the book,” she says.

“No creative experience is required, just a happy, sociable attitude. I would be on hand if I’m needed.”

Ultimately, she would like to see an annual exhibition of the artworks arranged in a local hall or library.

“Now I have to find someone who can take it on, facilitate and do the workshops” she says. It’s time for her to get back to her own art.

“Next year I will be 80, so I am determined to turn into an artist on Boxing Day this year,” she says. “My home studio has been waiting for so long most of my paints have dried out.

“I am hoping desperately that there are people out there who would like to continue with the project.”

Wendy can be contacted by email runningonrainbows@bigpond.com

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READER’S STORY

The Invisible Woman

Christmas holiday reading

A short story by JAMES VERNON.

I

t was happening again. Were they blind or was she invisible? How often had she stood waiting for service while others, usually younger, were served before her? Well, she’d had enough.

She fumed inwardly at the number of times it had happened that day.

It started with the lollipop man. He had just stood in the centre of the school crossing holding his ridiculous lollipop while he waited for all the children to dawdle up to the crossing, phones in hand.

He must have known she was there, waiting and waiting and waiting, but he hadn’t even looked at her.

Driving past the school was even worse. The street was littered with four wheel drives driven by stressed mothers delivering their sugar-coated offspring to the welcoming child care of the local school.

“Why don’t they learn to drive those monstrosities?”, she grumped.

“Bloody hell! Are you blind? And don’t beep your horn at me!”

That was only the beginning. When she went to pay a bill at a government office she’d stood in line and inched her

way to the counter. When she got there the “service” person looked past her and served the man behind her. Admittedly he was rather large and imposing but she was no wraith.

But that wasn’t all. No sooner had the large and imposing man been dismissed than a pretty little thing charged in with a mumbled apology about being late for something or other.

“You need to wait in line like everyone else”, the intruder was told in an obviously irritated tone of voice.

The counter attendant butted in with “She’ll only be a moment”, took her documents and completed her transaction.

The day didn’t get any better. As she walked down the footpath she seemed to be confronted by a solid phalanx of phone absorbed pedestrians blithely unaware of the public nature of their communications.

“He said that? Oh my God! And what did you say? Oh my GOD! You didn’t! Oh my God DID YOU? What happened then?

OH MY…” One telephonically-absorbed fellow walked straight into her.

“Why don’t you look where you’re

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going you useless old woman?” he snarled as he bent to retrieve the phone that she had deftly knocked from his hand to the footpath in revenge.

And so to the supermarket. Her trolley filled rapidly but, naturally, there was one item she couldn’t find.

“Why must they change the store layout just when you get to know where things are?” she snarled internally.

“Excuse me. Where do I find...” she started to ask the employee who barreled straight past her.

“Hmmph! Bloody invisible again!”

She had better luck with the next person who smiled nicely and directed

“Why must they change the store layout just when you get to know where things are” her to aisle 20 at the other end of the store. Of course, the incompetent girl should have said aisle 4, so, after an about turn, she trudged the trolley back to where she had started.

Finally it had been filled with the necessities of her frugal life leaving only the checkout to negotiate.

“Bloody typical!” Six self service checkouts crammed into the corner with two blank faced queues waiting, supervised by a teenager wearing a bib inscribed “ASK ME FOR HELP”.

“Can I help you with the self-serve checkout, Madam?” enquired the lass with the bib.

“Why”? Do I look as if I need help? Do you think I’m incompetent because I’m old? I was using computers before you were even a gleam in your father’s eye!

“I refuse to use those checkouts because I’m looking after YOUR job. I can remember when this shop had at least eight operators in busy periods. Now there are only two.”

The nightmare of exiting the car park with the usual hazards would try the patience of a saint.

There were the supersized SUVs with diminutive drivers who could barely see through the front windscreen. Their attempts to see through the rear were pure optimism. Then there were the tradies in their utes with tool box and apprehensively balanced dog in the tray.

Of course, there had to be at least one P plate driver battling to get out of the space beside the cement column. Finally, she had to ask herself why mothers persisted in pushing their pramful of pride and joy into the path of reversing

vehicles. When she had successfully navigated the car park she would face only one more challenge – the department store.

Large department stores were a bit like large supermarkets. Shoppers were more spread out so there appeared to be more space. However, they shared a paucity of staff and the same sign announcing that “It is a condition of entry that all bags and parcels may be opened for inspection”.

Apart from the smiling attendant at the entry/exit who seemed to be there to greet entering shoppers but whose real job was to check for exiting shoplifters, and the cash register operators, there were very few sales consultants.

She found that out when she tried to get information about the location of a product. The only ones visible were two young women in the store’s livery engrossed in conversation in the middle of an aisle.

When she approached them they looked right through her and continued their chat.

Well, she was used to being left to her own devices now. Fortunately, her Christmas shopping was almost finished thanks to her practice of starting it at the New Year sales and spreading it across the various sales during the year.

Just the grandchildren and her son to worry about.

Grandchildren were easy to buy for.

Toys were the obvious choice so she started in the toy department. If a toy looked as if she would enjoy playing with it herself she could be sure that it would be a winner with the kids.

Her son was a different matter.

Anything she knew he would like was either too expensive or be difficult to transport. Sports equipment and camping gear would be good places to investigate first.

Oh the frustration of uncertainty which could only be settled by getting ideas from shopping around!

She was finished for the day at last and thought that she had probably identified the last couple of Christmas presents. It just remained to make her way back to the car, drive home before the after school traffic started and put her feet up with a cup of tea.

As she left the department store she smiled at the attendant who gave a perfunctory wave in return while seeming to look past her.

“Still invisible!!” she thought. Once she reached the concourse two large men approached her.

“Excuse me madam. We’re from store security. We’ve been watching you.

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GET the most out of your health insurance and check your extras now to take advantage of any remaining benefit before the end of the month.

“Given that most health insurance benefits tick over on January 1, it’s a case of use it or lose it when it comes to extras cover,” Nicky Breen of consumer group Choice said.

“We know that most people cite extras are one of the main reasons they take out health insurance, so if you are paying for extras cover it’s essential you make the most of your money.”

Most funds, including BUPA, Medibank, HCF and NIB, reset their extras insurance at the end of each calendar year.

There’s no government incentive for taking out extras insurance.

“It’s best to think of the cover as a savings account with an expiry date,” she said. “If you don’t claim more from your benefits than you pay in premiums, you’re wasting your money.”

Extras insurance pays benefits for

CALOUNDRA Family History Research Inc will host the third Queensland Family and Local History Conference and Fair in May. It will be held at Venue 114, Sportsmans Parade Bokarina, from May 24-26, 2019.

Early Bird registrations are now open and would make a perfect Christmas gift for the genealogist in your family.

The 27 speakers have been chosen and their names, qualifications, and synopses of their presentations are at wavesintime2019. org.au One lucky Early Bird will win a one-year world subscription to Ancestry to be drawn at the conference.

The public fair in conjunction with the conference, will be held over three days, Friday 24 and Saturday 25, 9am-5pm and Sunday 26, 9am-noon.

health costs including optical, dental, physio, podiatry, chiropractic, massage and counselling.

It may also help with the cost for hearing aids, blood glucose monitors or medication that isn’t subsidised, such as travel vaccinations.

“If you’re planning on getting your teeth checked or have been putting off a trip to the phsyio, now could be the best time to go if you have credit left on your yearly limits,” Ms Breen said.

“If you need a new pair of glasses you could even double your benefit as some funds allow you to claim for the lenses at the end of one year and the frames at the start of the next.”

Call the insurer or use its online portal to check the extras balance.

The insurer can also provide an annual claims statement which will show how much value you are getting for extras cover each year, to compare how much you paid in premiums and what you received.

Exhibition tables are still available and can also be booked online. The fair begins on Friday with a full day of family history themed talks in the auditorium. These are suitable for beginners through to experienced researchers.

The morning program’s five talks, each of 40 minutes, are free to the public. Topics are tips and tricks for beginners; free website FamilySearch; Ryerson Index to search recently deceased; Trove; and Ancestry.

The Friday afternoon program is three one-hour paid sessions writing memoirs and biographies; DNA: What it can do for your genealogy research; and using Google for family and local history.

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TRAILER LOAD OF CHRISTMAS SURPRISES Rotary club of Mooloolaba is running its Bumper Christmas Trailer raffle worth more than $10,000, supporting Young Veterans.

Tickets are available online until noon on December 24, at mooloolabarotary.org Tickets can also be bought at Kawana Shoppingworld outside Terry White Chemist, where the trailer is on display.

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Being over 80 was no barrier for Elaine Hitchcock to be a successful model and enjoy the festivities at the Melbourne Cup lunch at the Caloundra Power Boat Club last month.

All ages enjoyed the fashion parade, dressing up, great food, entertainment, fantastic views and the race on a large screen.

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HISTORY

Camps bring Christmas celebrations to the beach Christmas camps set up at Maroochydore by the Salvation Army from as early as 1896 have been credited with being the first tourism venture on the Sunshine Coast, writes AUDIENNE BLYTH.

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he camps, which were to run until 1920, were a product of the time and brought the Christmas spirit to the beach.

At Buderim, South Sea Islanders were employed to plant and clean cane fields and in the crushing season, to cut and load cane for the mill.

The Salvation Army, who conducted services among them, decided to give them a reward – a Christmas holiday at Maroochydore.

In 1896, Maroochydore could be reached only by boat. From Buderim the families needed to walk to Nambour from where they could be punted down Petrie Creek, towed by row boats with the help of the tide.

Tents and all food for the camp needed transporting as well. Sometimes two days were taken to travel the distance. Two hundred people, reportedly, attended that first camp.

An account in The War Cry of January 1897 describes the arrival at Maroochydore: “A sandy march to the music of two cornets brought us into camp amid tropical trees and shrubs and within easy

Salvation Army Christmas holiday encampment at Maroochydore in about 1910. Picture courtesy Sunshine Coast Council Heritage Library. reach of the shore, but protected by a ridge from the force of the sea breeze, where we found many canvas tents, native gunyahs constructed of bark and edifices more European but not more beautiful composed of boards and iron.

“Large camp fires were here and there and a multitude of children, black, white and brown, kept the scene lively.

“After a short ceremonious reception to the visitors, a roll in the breakers and tea, the time arrived for one of the events of our visit, a wedding of Brother Mapen and Sister Lizzie who were duly declared

man and wife together. With the evening sky for a cathedral roof, the roar of the breakers as an organ, for incense the soft breezes, and surrounded by a crowd of well-wishing comrades, the union of this dark-skinned couple was quite an impressive ceremony.

“At a very early Sabbath hour, the boom of the drum aroused the campers, who, after performing their ablutions in the sea assembled at 6 o’clock for kneedrill.”

The days of the camp continued with prayer meetings, singing and music and

were a great success. By 1909, more than 1000 people were taking part in the camp.

The Salvation Army rented tents to all comers and ran a shop which sold supplies.

They advertised sparkling meetings conducted nightly and a select program of vocal and instrumental and novelty meetings: “A spacious marquee has been secured which guarantees shelter in case of emergencies. Sleeping accommodation permitted in same at sixpence nightly. No intoxicating liquor, dancing or gambling allowed on the ground.

“Nature’s pick-me-up. Think of it.

With the crowds at one of the finest sea coast holiday rendezvous for surf-bathing, boating, fishing, picnic parties etc” In 1916, the Salvation Army provided the marquee for a meeting chaired by Maroochy Shire Chairman J.T. Lowe. It was the birth of the Maroochydore Branch of Royal Life Saving.

When 1920 dawned, Cotton Tree boasted two small stores, although they were little more than tin humpies.

But World War I had brought many social changes, and by the 1920s, the Camps, sadly, came to an end.

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RETIREMENT LIVING

HALCYON WINS SENIORS LIVING AWARD – AGAIN

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Halcyon Lakeside boasts spectacular views overlook two lakes and also Mt Coolum.

LIFESTYLE developer Halcyon has continued its stellar run as Australia’s most awarded developer of lifestyle communities by taking out the Seniors Living accolade at the annual Urban Development Institute of Australia’s Queensland Awards in Brisbane.

The company’s $140 million Halcyon Lakeside community at Bli Bli topped the category for Queensland in 2018.

Halcyon Lakeside is the third project on the Sunshine Coast following the creation of its Halcyon Parks and Halcyon Landing communities, which have also been UDIA award recipients in a range of categories, along with its sister Gold Coast projects Vision by Halcyon and Halcyon Waters. The win qualifies Halcyon Lakeside for a nomination in the 2018 UDIA National Awards.

Halcyon joint managing director Dr Bevan Geissmann said the Sunshine Coast had proven a happy ground for the company in terms of market traction and industry recognition.

“We are delighted that our ongoing efforts to deliver the best possible lifestyle options for over 50s on the Sunshine Coast have been recognised by the UDIA once again,” he said.

“It reflects our unwavering commitment to developing communities that set a benchmark for the industry, respect the environment and surpass the high expectations of our home owners.

“All three of our Sunshine Coast

communities are UDIA award-winning, which only deepens our resolve to continue creating communities in this beautiful part of Australia.

“A big thanks must also be said to Lakeside’s experienced and responsive management team,” he said.

Dr Geissmann said Halcyon Lakeside had enjoyed outstanding sales success and market acceptance.

“Halcyon Lakeside has consistently drawn in local home-hunters, which indicates to us that we’re offering what the broader community wants and needs.

More than 60 per cent of buyers are drawn from a 15-20km radius,” he said.

The community comprises 232 eight-star energy rated dwellings.

There is more than 450m of lake frontage and residents have access to Halcyon’s luxurious five-star resort facilities and 6km of walking paths.

Halcyon Lakeside’s $6 million Lifestyle and Recreational Precinct features a championship-sized bowling green, rooftop tennis court, pickleball courts, heated, mineral resort pool, health and wellness centre, and a recreation clubhouse with cinema, library and substantial lounge area.

Homes at Halcyon Lakeside are priced $569,000-$874,000. The ownership model means owners have no entry or exit fees, and don’t pay stamp duty.

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WITH a full social calendar and many activities to participate in, residents at Living Gems Pacific Paradise are busier than ever in their retirement.

Resident and Social Committee chairman Jan Smith says Living Gems Pacific Paradise is a growing community and it’s great to see new residents move in and quickly get involved.

“While there is no pressure to attend all the events and activities, it’s a great way to meet people and settle in,” she said.

It has been a busy year on the resort’s social calendar with many successful events run by the resident-driven social committee.

These include monthly dinners, Valentine’s Day celebrations, Easter Monday lunch, Christmas in July and Oktoberfest.

Mrs Smith says resident’s make any excuse for a party. The most recent was the Melbourne Cup. More than 70 residents attended a

lunch at the resort’s award-winning Country Club. Guests dined on chicken and salad, pavlova, chocolates and a cheese platter while watching the races on the big screen; and the best-dressed lady and gentleman along with the best hat, were chosen.

The inaugural Pacific Cup was also run in the afternoon which involved residents playing horse and jockey, complete with a stewards enquiry and a Cup for the winner.

To cap off a busy year, this month will be the Dusty and the Divas, Dusty Springfield tribute show, and the Christmas Party.

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LIVE WHERE YOU CAN HAVE IT ALL AT the new Birtinya Retirement Village, residents can live in the heart of all the Sunshine Coast lifestyle has to offer.

The village is now ready to move in with a lifestyle focused on health, wellbeing and care, while being central to everything.

As well as world-class facilities such as the village’s exclusive Clubhouse and Wellness Centre and excellent care providers, it is within walking distance of local shops, cafes, restaurants and medical precinct.

The new Stockland Birtinya Shopping Centre opens just up the road on December 7.

The village’s new outdoor heated pool is now open, to relax in the sunshine or take an aqua aerobics class with the village’s exercise physiologist.

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advantage of the village’s outdoor barbecue area with family, friends and neighbours.

The pool is surrounded by manicured gardens, and the village is perfect for your furry family member in a petfriendly community.

Birtinya Retirement Village is a coastal oasis for those who want to enjoy the Sunshine Coast lifestyle with low maintenance and be able to lock-up and leave when travelling.

The friendly community and caring staff at Birtinya Retirement Village make it a perfect retirement lifestyle.

With a variety of aspects and views, apartments are available from $299,000.

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The Leisure Centre at Nature’s Edge Buderim was the perfect venue for Melbourne Cup celebrations last month when 170 residents and friends dressed for the occasion.

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The innovative landscape design plan was created specifically for the Leisure Centre precinct, which is nestled in the

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Carefully selected plants have been laid among meandering pathways and outdoor spaces and will grow into mature and established gardens to be enjoyed for years to come.

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IN THE KITCHEN

Cheese and Veggie Fritters

Pecan Cinnamon Spiced Fruit Cake INGREDIENTS • 3½ cups mixed dried fruit (oil and preservative free cherries, raisons, dates, figs, apricots, currants, goji berries and cranberries).

• 3 tsp cinnamon • ½ tsp nutmeg • 2 tbsp vanilla essence • Zest and juice of 1 orange • 1/3 cup coconut oil • ½ tsp seaweed salt • 5 eggs

• 1 cup almond meal • ¼ cup Rapadura sugar • ¾ cup Emmer Wheat Flour, sifted 1 cup mixed nuts (almonds, brazil and pecans + extra pecans for garnishing) Optional: Ginger, turmeric, all spice, Cacao Melts, espresso shots to taste

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2. Mix all ingredients together in a bowl until combined.

3. Pour into the cake tin and top with the pecans decoratively.

4. Cover the top with alfoil and bake for 40 minutes.

5. Remove the alfoil from the top of the cake and bake for a further 15-20 minutes or until cooked through yet still moist.

6. Remove from the oven and allow to cool.

Fill the house with the Christmasy aroma of cinnamon while cooking up a spiced fruit cake or whip up some yummy fritters for Christmas morning. Nutritionist of over 30 years Cyndi O’Meara of Changing Habits, believes in foods that are as close to the natural resource as possible, rather than reading the nutritional information of the ingredients.

Here are her suggestions for some Christmas goodies.

Makes 10 • 3 eggs • 3 cups grated zucchini • 3 cups grated carrot • 3 tsp coriander powder • 3 pinches of Seaweed Salt • 1 cup chopped coriander • 1 cup cheddar cheese, grated • ¼ cup of buckwheat flour • 1 tsp turmeric powder • Coconut oil or butter Add the grated carrot and zucchini into a bowl and sprinkle the salt over the top. Allow this to sit for a few minutes. After a few minutes, some of the water from the vegetables will be drawn out because of the salt. Discard the water (we got rid of roughly ¼ cup).

Add the remaining ingredients to the bowl and mix together to combine. Heat a large frying pan over medium heat and add some coconut oil or butter and allow it to melt and cover the entire pan.

Add 3 dollops of the batter, evenly spaced apart to create 3 fritters, cook each side until golden brown and cooked through. When they’re cooked, place them on a plate. Continue cooking in batches then serve and enjoy.

Christmas Spiced Bliss Balls Serves 14 • 1 ½ cups dates • 1 cup shredded coconut • ½ cup Cacao melts • 2 tsp Ceylon cinnamon • 3 tsp ginger powder • 8 drops orange oil (or use orange zest) • 3 tsp vanilla essence • 2 tbsp coconut oil • ¼ tsp clove powder • 2 pinches seaweed salt

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MOTORING

Nissan adds some spice Way down south in Mexico, Nissan looks like itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s doing okay, writes BRUCE McMAHON, who has just returned from a sojourn in the land of tequila and tacos.

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n the roads of Oaxaca state it would appear Nissan Navaras â&#x20AC;&#x201C; current and older models â&#x20AC;&#x201C; are the utes of choice for civilians and often the federales.

Then there are those fleets of Nissan Tsuru (aka Sentra, aka Pulsar) sedans, taxis in the main for locals and tourists.

Those taxis, cheap and ever cheerful, make it easier to grab a cab than hire a car to explore the villages and countryside outside the city of Oaxaca.

(Little need for a car in the centre of the capital, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very much a place, crammed with colour and culture for walking.)

So, after a month of travels without driving, it was back home to a date behind the wheel with more Nissans, albeit a tad flashier than those Mexican taxis.

Nissan here has a substantial line-up, from small electric cars to SUVs, sports cars through to the four-wheel drive Patrol wagon.

Their Qashqai and X-Trail SUV models in particular are strong sellers.

Now, to keep the ball rolling, Nissan Australia have added some cosmetic spice to a couple of models.

Last year they rolled out the Navara N-Sport, a limited edition of 500 utes

based on the top-of-the-tree ST-X dual cab.

The extras were limited to splashes of black paint for the nudge bar, grille and sports bar, black alloy wheels and black tonneau cover but these specials sold out smart enough.

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When finished in Ivory Pearl (a sparkling white), the N-Sport Pathfinder with black painted alloy wheels, black grille accents and black roof rails looks more interesting, more mysterious

maybe, than the standard wagon; looks much more like the $56,425 asking price.

There are 250 of those two-wheel drive special Pathfinders to be sold plus 600 of the N-Sport X-Trails in two and four-wheel drive and priced from $39,250.

Then there are just the 50 of the Nissan 370Z N-Sports to be had, with prices starting at $48,490.

Not sure if the black N-Sport detailing works quite as well here.

Perhaps itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be just as well to grab a standard 370Z and add black wheels later. As standard this remains a handsome and sporting machine in any colour.

Yes, the interior and its myriad of buttons and displays could do with a major clean-up, but this selfish twoseater still has the ability to encourage and enliven a morning sprint up a mountain range.

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FINANCE

Back to work and there’s a bonus Retirement means different things to different people and, as unlikely as it sounds, Centrelink is here to help, writes NARELLE COOPER.

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n estimated 88,000 age pensioners who like to do a bit of work, will soon be $7800 better off each year. The Government is introducing amendments to its Work Bonus scheme that will have a positive and beneficial impact on a lot of retirees receiving a part age pension, financially and quite possibly mentally as well.

I recently read an article published by the American Forbes business magazine about retirement in which it explored the term and its meaning. The article suggested, among other things, that: “Yes, you are done with that job or situation, but you’re not out of the game.

Instead, consider yourself a free agent who gets to decide what’s next. Do you want to start a new career, go back to school, start a business, join a non-profit, or be a full-time grandparent while the grandkids are young?”

Your “what’s next” could be a new business enterprise. The new Work Bonus amendments will, for the first time,

include earnings from self-employment.

Firstly, in July 2019, the work bonus will increase from $250 to $300 a fortnight.

The estimated 88,000 currently disadvantaged part-pensioners who are self-employed can then expect to earn up to an additional $7800 of income a year before it has an impact on their pension payments.

There are lots of reasons why retirees may wish to be self-employed, not least that the jobs for over 66s are scarce. In any case, it’s not about working fulltime, it’s about choice. There is a world of possibilities for the creative and energetic.

To quote an over-popular turn of phrase: “never let it be said that once you reach retirement age you are no longer a valued member of society” or something along those lines.

Like so many people at the older end of the age spectrum, I have no intention of wasting all those years of knowledge and experience. Certainly, my teenage kids would love it if I took all my years of

knowledge and experience elsewhere.

These changes will be introduced from July 1, next year, and remember, we are talking about “earnt” income NOT income from investments etc.

I will warn you the forms and sometimes the reporting options are not for the faint hearted, including a new personal exertion test. Specifically, Centrelink will be looking to ensure the bonus applies only to gainful employment.

July 2019 is seven months away and that is enough time to review and assess

your business, if you are already selfemployed or plan a new enterprise.

Don’t forget to seek advice and ask your questions. Be prepared, as this will ensure that you take full advantage of the changes.

The above information is presented as general information, so always refer to Centrelink or a Centrelink expert for the impact on your personal circumstance.

Narelle Cooper is director of the Centre for Age Pension Admin (CAPA) Services.

Call 1300 043 197.

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NOT YOUR USUAL CONTRACT THE rights created with Retirement Village or Home Contracts are not the same as ownership of land, and the monies payable at the start and end are very different from the normal buy/sell proposition experienced in the past.

The terms of Retirement Home and Village contracts are complex, and people need to be professionally advised as to what they are entitled, or not entitled to do, while occupying the property.

In many respects the rights are more akin to being a tenant for an indefinite period, rather than being an owner.

These contracts have long-term financial consequences in that they normally involve substantial exit charges when the person leaves.

The trade-off is essentially this – the cost going in is lower, but the cost going out is much higher. That way people can afford to go into a retirement home or

village because the entry price is reduced to more affordable levels, but they pay extra on the way out.

However, those exit costs may mean that those who choose, or have to, leave (due to health or other reasons) may not have sufficient funds to move elsewhere.

Any retirement village or home contract therefore needs to be carefully considered not only in terms of entry price, but what will be left on exit.

While some say they’ll be leaving “in a box” the reality is that they often leave before they expect, due to family changes, health issues, marriage breakdown, extended family relocations or a myriad of other personal reasons.

Retirement Home and Village contracts must be entered into in full knowledge of possible scenarios down the track.

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CARE AFFAIRS

Christmas no time for hard conversations Christmas time brings families together, and if you haven’t seen your parents regularly, it’s likely that you’ll see changes in them and start thinking it might be time to consider care, writes KENDALL MORTON.

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hey may look thinner or seem forgetful. Your siblings may whisper, “Don’t you think mum’s looking frail?”

You may decide that the time has come to have some important conversations, but I’d advise you to wait until Christmas is well and truly over.

There are three difficult conversations that many adult children will have with their aging parents. These are, firstly, talking about accepting some home care help; secondly, when it’s time to give up the driving licence; and thirdly, putting affairs in order.

Here are some general guidelines.

1. Rather than stressing what you want and jumping into “fix it” mode, ask your parents what they want. Listen to their wishes and fears and help them to articulate how they want their later years to be. This will build a vision that you can all work for. For instance, “We want to live safely at home, enjoy good health and be part of the lives of our family, friends and neighbours.”

2. Your parents may think that accepting assistance at home means they have failed. Help them to reframe this.

Home care is a safety net that allows them to live safely at home for longer.

3. It can be helpful to tell a story. You may have friends whose parents can speak positively about home care. Together you could check out what people say in testimonials on the home care websites.

This is evidence from people who are their own age and in similar situations.

4. Use some facts. Macquarie University researchers found that for each hour of care a person received, they were 6 per cent less likely to be moved into residential care. So, if your mum or dad accepts just five hours a week of assistance at home, their chance of staying at home improves 30 per cent.

5. Start small. Ask your parents about one task they don’t enjoy doing that they would be prepared for someone else to do, just once. This way they can test out people and services without pressure.

For instance, they may try homedelivered groceries for a month.

6. A new diagnosis or a trip to hospital is a window of opportunity to reassess your parents’ needs with them. Take these opportunities and get professionals involved to add an extra

dimension of information.

7. If it’s time to give up driving, talk through what they do regularly in a week and find alternative transport to help them. This may be a mix of friends, volunteers and family support and home care. Nothing will replace the independence of getting in your own car and going to the shops. It’s important to listen and find other ways they can stay independent. You could drop them at the shops for instance and pick them up when they call rather than stay with them.

8. In regard to wills, up to 40 per cent of Australians die without a will. Their assets are then divided among their surviving relatives using a set formula.

This can mean extensive delays for family, possible disputes and extra taxes. Your parents’ wishes need to be protected with a legal will.

Remember that change is slow. Be prepared to have the same conversations again but do not turn every visit into a planning conversation. Enjoy your time with them. It’s precious.

Kendall Morton is director of Home Care Assistance. Call 5491 6888

CARING FOR THE CARERS THERE were 2.7 million unpaid carers in Australia in 2015, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, more than two-thirds of them women with an average age of 55.

Many people become a carer and don’t even realise what has happened until one day they wake up exhausted.

Being a carer can be physically and emotionally exhausting and many carers report that they find it difficult to take care of their own needs – healthy food, exercise, rest, play. Some challenges are: Grief: While most carers say they give up anothger part of life willingly, there is still an element of grieving.

Physical health: Being chronically tired can increase the risk of becoming unwell. Similarly, the ability to eat healthy food can also be reduced.

Emotional health: Many carers find themselves thrust into the caring role and may not have had a choice to do so which can lead to anger, frustration.

Feelings of guilt also frequently and accompanying guilt.

Money worries: Research shows that 50 per cent of carers are on low incomes (most likely because their caring role doesn’t allow them to fully participate in paid employment).

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HEALTH

Sorting out a wee problem About 60 per cent of urinary tract infections (UTIs) are caused by bacterial infections, but there is something you can do about the other 40 per cent writes PHIL JOHNSTON.

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f a UTI is frequent and persistent then allergic responses need to be addressed by eliminating obvious allergic producing eating patterns or food groups – replacing those them with foods groups and eating patterns that reduce allergies or auto-immune assaults by the body on its own tissue.

Popular industry-driven dietary habits based on either health/superfoods producing digestive and metabiolic imbalances and/or processed foods producing toxicity and food intolerance are involved.

A sound hormonal balance, free of wide-swinging fluctuations will produce a proper pH that resists bacterial infection and bad yeast over growth.

A natural healthcare approach can bring very positive results. You should check in with your doctor first but if problems persist, seek out the guidance and advice of an experienced natural health care professional, but beware of the cosmic-soothsayers.

There are a range of creams and tablets available to restore hormonal balance, which can prove effective.

I’ve seen good outcomes with

YinYang needling, even in cases where the lining of the bladder was stripped and perforated thanks to retention of very acid urine, driven by hormonal imbalance and a diet very high in sugar with zero consumption of dark leafy greens or vegetables.

Here are some suggestions that may yield significant improvement to UTIs: • Nutritional yeast can help return a dominant population of good yeasts.

• Never eat freshly baked bread – wait a day so that the yeast dies off.

• Avoid highly acidic foods like cooked tomatoes, alcohol and citrus.

• Change into dry under clothing quickly after swimming or surfing.

• Eat to keep low sugar levels normal – eat wholefoods rather than processed.

• Make up barley water (boil up a packet of pearl barley in a few litres of water; drain off the liquid and refrigerate.

Keeps for 3 -4 days, then discard.

Combine & with fresh lemon juice and drink. It is very soothing for the urinary tract.

Phil Johnston is a healthcare professional at Biochi Clinic. Visit biochiclinicsunshine.com

DISPEL THE NUTRITION MYTHS UP to 30 per cent of older people living in the community are either malnourished or at risk of malnutrition, says dietitian and author Ngaire Hobbins. Seniors have different nutrition needs and eating patterns need to change with age to support physical and mental capacity. She lists her top 10 myths: 1. Your stomach shrinks as you age: “Your appetite may change but your stomach doesn’t shrink when you get older. Not eating well enough actually accelerates the ageing process.”

2. Weight loss is healthy: “This is not the case when you are older. Dieting or unintentional weight loss should be avoided in our later years.”

3. As you get older, you need to eat less: “It’s true that your metabolism will slow down and your energy levels will decrease. Food and eating are important components as it protects and fuels you.

You may need more foods than others, particularly foods which are rich in protein, vitamins and minerals.”

4. Only eat what you feel like it: “The ageing process can deceive our appetite and the triggers that inform us if we are hungry or full. Seniors may end up eating less than what their bodies require.”

5. You need to follow a low-fat diet: “Contrary to popular belief, a low-fat diet isn’t always the best for older people. Fat is a crucial source of calories and some

seniors may need to consume more to maintain their weight.”

6. You need to eat more vegetables: “Nutrient-rich vegetables should still be an important part of your diet but protein foods should be at the centre of your plate with vegetables surrounding it. This is because you need more protein as you age.”

7. Only drink water when you’re thirsty: “If you’re feeling thirsty, that means you already slightly dehydrated. This is a problem as neither your body nor brain can perform at peak capacity.”

8. Supplements are sufficient: “Many supplements state that they will help you live longer, boost memory, fight off dementia and more, however they are unable to live up to their claims. A lot of supplements interact with common medications.”

9. You must always eat a proper meal: “Eating three full meals a day can be a struggle if you have a loss of appetite or are finding cooking a difficult task. Five or six small meals or well-chosen snacks can be just as beneficial.”

10. Malnutrition is a normal part of the ageing process: “Malnutrition is not normal and can affect anyone. Don’t dismiss the warning signs as being part of ‘old age’.”

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RESEARCHERS FIND CLEAR LINK BETWEEN DIET AND DELAYING ALZHEIMER’S EATING a Mediterranean diet could delay the onset of Alzheimer’s disease by years, new research has found.

Researchers from Edith Cowan University (ECU) found that people who adhere to a Mediterranean diet have significantly slower rates of Amyloid beta (Aβ) accumulation in their brain.

The build-up of Aβ is linked with the development of Alzheimer’s.

Previous ECU research has shown that the Mediterranean diet, which includes lots of vegetables, fruits, whole grains, fish and olive oil, can slow cognitive decline.

But this is the first time it has been

shown to slow the build-up of Aβ in the brains of people at risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease.

Lead researcher Dr Stephanie RaineySmith said one of the most exciting aspects of the research was that you didn’t have to be a lifelong adherent to the diet to get the benefits.

“We found that by following a Mediterranean diet for just three years reduced the build-up of Aβ by up to 60 per cent,” she said.

“This tells us that eating a Mediterranean diet could potentially delay the onset of symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease by years.

“So by following a Mediterranean diet, people at risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease could buy themselves a few more years with their loved ones before the onset of this terrible affliction.”

While all of the aspects of the Mediterranean diet appear to be important for reducing Alzheimer’s risk, the researchers identified high fruit consumption as a key aspect offering the most protection against Alzheimer’s.

ECU’s Centre of Excellence for Alzheimer’s Disease Research and Care has also recently identified depression and trouble sleeping as risk factors.

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WHAT’S ON

NOOSA PREMIERE WITH A PURPOSE

CHRISTMAS JAZZ SPECIAL

Alison Chambers and Joanna Moore.

THE Pulitzer Prize-winning play Wit with a professional cast and crew will make its Queensland premiere at the Noosa Arts Theatre in a special partnership with Cancer Council Queensland to raise awareness and funds for cancer research.

Joining the Dots Theatre Company’s production of Wit brings a professional cast of actors for a different kind of Christmas story that combines humour and poignancy.

Sydney-based Alison Chambers heads the cast as Vivian Bearing, a brilliant and uncompromising professor of literature who is facing her greatest challenge yet – a diagnosis of ovarian cancer.

She is not happy but agrees to undergo an experimental treatment for the sake of research, learning more than she ever wanted to know about life and sickness, hope and regret, and human kindness.

Ian Mackellar will play Doctor Harvey Kelekian. Noosa resident Joanna Moore Smith, another veteran of the stage and TV, comes out of retirement for the role of Vivian’s mentor.

“It’s a poignant and humorous look at the journey we’re all on,” says producer Jo Kadlecek.

Wit opens December 5, 7.30pm for five shows only.

December 6 and 7, 7.30pm; and December 8, 2pm and 7.30pm.

Tickets $40, concessions $38 online at noosaartstheatre.org. au or the box office, 163 Weyba Rd, Noosaville.

THE Sunshine Coast Jazz Club welcomes the Caxton Street Jazz Band for a Christmas special at Caloundra Power Boat Club from 2pm on December 2.

Members include some of Australia’s leading jazz players as well as instrumentalists who are also vocalists, appealing not only to jazz enthusiasts but also to the wider public.

While their roots are firmly planted in the hot jazz of the early 1900s many other influences are represented including big band swing, mainstream jazz, folk, country, rhythm and blues and popular

tunes from ’30s, ’40s and ’50s, hence their popularity.

The Caxton Street Jazz Band’s ability to stay true to roots while appealing to a broader audience is testament to the quality of the music and musicians.

As this is a Christmas special, guests are invited to dress in their 1920s costumes or a Christmas theme.

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AFTERNOON OF MUSIC THE Sunshine Coast Concert Band will provide an afternoon of top entertainment on Saturday, December 8.

The concert will start at 2pm at the Kawana Community Hall in Nanyima St Buddina, behind the library.

Under the direction of Ken Chadwick, the band will provide a variety of music and fgeature talented vocalists as well as the Coastal Caring Clowns.

Tickets of $15 include a home-baked afternoon tea and are available at the door.

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CRUISE THE NOOSA RIVER WITH THE ROGUE TOAD WINNER of this year’s Anywhere Theatre Festival, The Rogue Toad has the perfect setting on the Noosa Ferry.

Written, directed and narrated by Tania Nash, this satirical comedy set on the Noosa River is loosely based on the Wind in the Willows characters. Ratty, an Australian bush rat, has a life mission of helping people out and when his mate Mole from the UK asks him

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The WORLD in Your Hands

Travel in Your Time

All aboard for a trip through historic Yorkshire The Settle to Carlisle train runs across a stunning viaduct and takes in unforgettable views of the Yorkshire Dales National Park and neighbouring Cumbria, writes JOHN NEWTON.

A steam train crosses the famous Ribblehead Viaduct in the Yorkshire Dales.

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t’s recognised as one of the world’s greatest railway trips – like the “Harry Potter Bridge” on the Glasgow to Mallaig route over the Glenfinnan Viaduct, further north.

But the Settle-Carlisle line was doomed to be closed by British Rail in the 1980s until a former government minister, now a UK and international railway guru, stepped in to save the tracks from being torn up.

As Britain’s transport minister at the time, Michael Portillo, who fronts the long-running TV series Great British Railway Journeys announced a government U-turn for the Settle-Carlisle railway line.

It followed a long campaign by rail groups, local authorities including the county councils of Cumbria, Lancashire and North Yorkshire, enthusiasts and residents, to keep the line open.

By far the highlight of the spectacular journey is the massive Ribblehead Viaduct, with its 24 arches.

It is 402m long and 32m high and every sixth arch is double the thickness of the others – so if one of these collapsed, only five would follow.

Further down the line, at Dent in Yorkshire, is the highest mainline station in England – and the glorious landscapes continue along the Yorkshire Dales National Park into the Cumbrian countryside.

The train, which now operates several daily services with diesel engines, although there are steam charters now and then, clatters past rolling hills, manicured moorland fields, kilometres of Roman walls, babbling streams, pristine rivers and historic towns and villages.

Although a journey of only one hour and 40 minutes, what this 117km trip lacks in distance is more than made up for in grandeur.

From Settle to the England-Scotland border city of Carlisle, there are 20 stations,11 of them still open, 17 major viaducts and 14 tunnels.

It was the last mainline railway in England built using pure physical strength and was opened to passenger trains in 1876.It has had its fair share of ups and downs since.

The line became famous through the concerted efforts to save it from closure in the 1980s. Since its reprieve in 1989,

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millions of pounds have been invested in the railway, its stations, and the visitor centre at Ribblehead Station and to preserve signal boxes, including the one at Settle.

Situated in the foothills of the Pennines, Settle is a bustling market town and well worth at least a three-day stopover, allowing travellers to enjoy the sights - including Attermire Scar, with its numerous caves where bones of prehistoric animals have been found.

Among the many other nearby attractions worth exploring are stunning waterfalls; the Settle hydro, weir and salmon ladder; and the dazzling limestone scenery of Ribblesdale.

The landscape here is dominated by Yorkshire’s Three Peaks – Ingleborough, Pen-y-ghent and Whernside – which tower over the surrounding countryside and moors. They are a top drawcard for climbers, hikers and ramblers.

At the end of the line, Carlisle is a 2000-year-old city full of rich heritage and famous for Hadrian’s Wall, the city’s cathedral and Tullie House, where there’s a granite walkway which links it to Carlisle Castle.

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The beautiful Yorkshire Dales.

All aboard at Settle Station.

At Garsdale, just north of Dent, there’s a statue of Ruswarp the dog; a very special dog.

Perched on the southbound platform, the statue commemorates the 20th anniversary of the government’s reprieve of the Settle to Carlisle line.

Ruswarp’s paw print was accepted as a valid signature objection to the closure of the line, as he was a fare-paying passenger.

But, sadly, just months after the re-opening of the line they helped to save, Ruswarp’s owner died while walking with his dog in the Welsh mountains. It was not until almost three months later that his body was found near to a mountain stream.

Close by was Ruswarp who had stayed with his dead master for many cold winter weeks. The dog was so weak he had to be carried from the mountain and survived just long enough to be at his master’s funeral.

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TOURS HIT A HIGH NOTE FOR MUSIC LOVERS

TWO months overseas, two successful tours and two groups of thrilled clients – it has been a big year and there’s more to come in 2019.

Jennifer and Stewart, owners of Sunshine Coast-based Music Lovers Tours, an offshoot of performance company OPERATIF! have recently returned home to report that their two big 2018 tours couldn’t have gone better.

The first, to southwest England, London and Wales was filled with scenery, history and fascinating stopovers.

The many concert and theatre highlights ranged from a

Welsh male choir in Cardiff to Phantom in London’s West End. There were special visits to the filming locations of Downton Abbey in Hampshire and Cornwall’s Port Isaac, the fictional Portwenn in the TV series Doc Martin.

This area is also the location of the Poldark family home, where clients were hosted by the real owners. All enjoyed a cream tea in the ballroom, then watched fine horses, carriages and actors in period dress bring the estate to life while filming the new series.

Stewart and Jennifer then greeted their next group of

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YOU CAN GO AND CRUISE FROM EAST TO WEST clients, bound for Italy with Giuseppe Verdi and his operas the stars.

They attended the acclaimed Verdi Festival in Parma plus two operas at the revered La Scala, Milan.

There were visits to significant places in Verdi’s life as well as in Pavarotti’s. The two opera greats came from the Emilia Romagna region where much of the tour was centred.

Here small towns, as famous for their rich local cuisine as they are for music, welcomed guests with prosciutto, parmesan cheese and large stuffed tortelloni!

Stewart and Jennifer are now fine-tuning future tours.

In April there are still a few places for West Side Story on Sydney Harbour. The May Italy tour is fully booked but it’s still possible to enjoy a relaxing 10-day mini festival in Tonga with singers and musicians from Australia and New Zealand.

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EXPERIENCE both the east and west coasts of Canada with two Royal Caribbean International Cruises, including hotel stays in Vancouver and New York.

Flying from Australia, travellers will spend two nights in Vancouver before boarding Ovation of the Seas for an 11-night Alaska glacier cruise.

The cruise will dock in Seattle for transfer to the airport and a flight to New York for a night in the Big Apple.

The following day, it’s off to the cruise terminal for a six-night cruise of Canada and New England onboard Adventure of the Seas.

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Stay in Athens for two nights and take a half-day city tour which includes the world-famous Acropolis.

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IDEAS TO GET OUT AND AROUND-ABOUT LOOKING for some travel ideas for the new year? Roundabout Tours says “hop aboard” for adventures in Australia and around the world.

In March, head south down the east coast and across Bass Strait on the Spirit of Tasmania to the apple isle.

Tour the island including the wild west coast before heading home through western Victoria and New South Wales.

An Outback and Gulf tour in May is a round-trip tour of Queensland and a great opportunity to give back to the Outback, visiting Longreach, Mount Isa and the Gulf. Barramundi, crocodiles and the Undara lava tubes are among the many unique aspects of Queensland to discover.

In July and August, it’s off to South Australia. Guests can come aboard for the full tour or join in Adelaide.

The tour heads south west through inland New South Wales, to Broken Hill and the Barossa. There’s a visit to Kangaroo Island, a Murray River cruise and stops at Western Plains Zoo in Dubbo and on to Tamworth.

As the weather turns cool in August,

the compass is set north tos the sun in Cairns and North Queensland.

Travel north along the coast between the pristine waters of the Barrier Reef and the cattle grazing lands to Airlie Beach and the Whitsundays; Townsville and Magnetic Island; Cairns and the Daintree.

Turn inland for a wealth of new experience and historical journeys from Undara to Charters Towers before heading home.

If you’re looking for something different, Cameron’s Corner is the meeting point of the three states and has plenty of hidden gems to find along the way including St George, Broken Hill, Bourke and Lightning Ridge.

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A relaxing break may have been on top of the list during our working lives, but in retirement, travellers are seeking much more than a holiday.

Now, past their 50th birthday, they want to be engaged, and educated about the destination – and even seek the opportunity to pursue special interests, whether that’s bird-watching in the Galapagos, the opera in Venice or the gardens of England.

And they are very different to their mothers, who in their 60s were already settling into a quieter life of gardening, lawn bowls or card afternoons, or perhaps an occasional holiday in the caravan or a stay at a motel.

Today’s travellers, single or with a partner, are booking flights and heading to far-off shores in search of adventure in a new world of international travel previously unknown except to the privileged few.

And with that increased travel opportunity, it has become much more than a 10-day whirlwind tour of Europe and more like three weeks in a Tuscan village or a trek in Nepal.

New research from the University of Queensland Business School, not surprisingly, has found that holidays that are educational or intrinsically spiritual, are the most satisfying for Australian travellers aged 50-plus.

With the rate of the 55+ population embarking on international travel projected to double in the next decade, findings suggest older Aussies may shift from relaxing getaways to deeper cultural experiences that broaden their knowledge of the world.

Researcher Dr Lintje Siehoyono Sie found older travellers who engaged in positive and meaningful travels were most likely to recall memorable experiences.

Ultimately they have greater satisfaction than those who embark on

more leisurely activities and destinations.

“As the population ages and people begin to retire, the new generation of travellers defines the activities they want to be involved in,” she says.

“It’s not enough to go to an island and eat and drink, relaxing because you have been stressed. Most are retired and looking for something more meaningful, something more. This presents challenges and opportunities.”

Dr Sie is investigating the forces that make older people want to travel and not just sit back and enjoy their time, and she is finding that there is a specific market of older travellers who look for the cultural and learning purpose.

Participants in the study were on package tours seeking to learn about the culture of the destination, to interact with locals, have free time and be led by an expert guide knowledgeable in local history and culture.

Many combine the trip with visits to family or friends, enjoy travel with like-minded others and often develop friendships that result in a post-tour reunion and possible further travel together.

“They travel for educational and cultural purpose, whether that’s yoga, painting, gardening, archeology or music, and are not looking for a mass itinerary,” Dr Sie says. “They don’t look their age and the study shows the way they behave is also much younger than their chronological age.”

She found the demographic also does a lot of research before setting off and plans well, usually a year in advance.

“The participants were looking for general learning, had an open mind, and wanted exposure to a new culture and new destinations, even if they had already been there many years earlier,” Dr Sie said. “It’s not about relaxation so much as being away from routine and learning as a rounded experience.”

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How to bag a bargain It’s not just what you take and how you pack that matters, but how well your luggage can stand up to the rigors of the journey.

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f you’ve ever sat at the window watching the luggage being loaded or unloaded from the plane, you’ll know that sinking feeling of seeing your suitcase being hurled on to a conveyor belt and then having another few cases land on top of it.

It’s a fast-moving business and there is no time for niceties about gentle placement. This business is also about chucking the luggage through as quickly as possible.

No matter how well you have packed, you can only wonder if that bottle of Cuban rum you bought at a boutique shop in Havana, or that rare malt whiskey from the Scottish Highlands – or even the teapot from China – will make it home in one-piece.

Suitcases need to be light to minimise the kilograms you are carrying and ensure that you are carrying your luggage and not just a heavy suitcase, but they also need to be sturdy.

Then there’s the issue of having wheels that don’t work like a supermarket trolley on a bad day, a bag that falls over every time you let it go or one that can’t keep your clothes dry.

It’s a tricky business.

Consumer group Choice has reviewed 11 suitcases and found that the most expensive models don’t always deliver on quality.

In fact, they suggest that the priciest model in the store may not cut it at all.

Suitcases were loaded with 15kg of clothes and dropped wheels-first on to a concrete floor 300 times from a height of 90cm. Models which survive unscathed receive 100 per cent, whereas ones with missing wheels or severe holes scored zero.

A heavy pointed cylinder was dropped on to the suitcase surface to see whether any damage occurred.

Suitcases were stuffed with newspaper and put under a shower

simulating a 10-minute downpour and then assessed to see how wet the newspaper became.

In a fourth test, suitcases were loaded with 15kg of clothes and tilted to see whether they would tip at a certain angle. Anything that tips at 6° or less is considered unstable and rated poor; 6°-15° is considered fair. Anything above this is rated good.

“Two of the high-end models we tested finished in the bottom half of our results, with the $649 Lojel Cubo narrowly avoiding the wooden spoon,” Choice spokeswoman Nicky Breen said.

“Despite costing more than $600 – the Lojel was one of three cases which failed the lift and drop test as the base of the suitcase cracked and all four wheels were damaged,” Ms Breen said.

“Only one of the expensive models we tested, the $899 Samsonite Cosmolite 3.0, finished in the top three, but it was outperformed by the Antler Juno 2 which cost a third of the price.

“The mid-range Antler topped our test jointly with the Samsonite 72 hours DLX spinner.”

She said given that it sells for just $299, it’s a better value buy for travellers than many of its high end counterparts.

While the expensive brands didn’t live up to their hype, the tests also revealed that cheap luggage was not the answer for people looking for high quality travel gear.

“We sometimes find the budget brands punch above their weight in our reviews, but unfortunately with travel luggage this is not the case,” Ms Breen said.

“The cheapest models in our test finished last, with the Jetstream from Big W and the Kmart Active & Co, scoring 43 per cent and 41 per cent respectively.”

However, it’s not all bad news if you want to bag a bargain while suitcase shopping.

Most of the big brands were found to be frequently on sale and could be picked up in store or online for at least 40 per cent off the retail price.

So here’s the tips: 1. Ask for a discount - it’s not unusual to find discounts on luggage of up to 40 per cent.

2. If you’re short on home storage, consider a soft case.

3. Check airline restrictions on height and weight before buying.

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TRAVELS WITH THE EXTENDED FAMILY

Christmas crackers You don’t have to head off to the snow-shrouded winter markets of Europe to find the Christmas spirit. It’s right here on the Sunshine Coast. Here are some of the free events coming up this month to get you in the mood.

Need inspiration?

Are you thinking you need a holiday with the family, but you don’t want the stress and pressure of finding the holiday that will suit everyone? You need a family holiday that will cater for all ages from toddlers to the grandparents, a holiday where everyone can relax and yet still have their own space?

Perhaps cruising could be the next option for your extended family vacation!

There are many benefits of a family cruise holiday. The first is that there is a variety of accommodation to suit all families, ranging from an Inside Cabin to a Suite, and everything in between!

The next is that you really do not have to lift a finger! Cruising really is a holiday – for everyone! Your meals on the cruise are included at several dining venues from buffets to a la carte, and fine dining is also offered at an additional cost.

Each day your room is serviced, your bed made, fresh towels supplied and it would not be a cruise without your cabin attendant creating a towel animal to surprise you when you return to your room at the end of the day!

Thirdly, the entertainment on board

DECEMBER 2 truly caters for everyone! Of course the extent will depend upon the ship that you choose to travel on. Waterslide anyone? How about dodgem cars? A little ice skating? Top these with the nightly entertainment shows, bingo, casino and a night club, there really is something for everyone and every age group in your family! Let’s not forget Kids Club, where your children will have all sorts of fun making new friends!

While there’s a lot of fun to be had on the ship, there will also be opportunities to immerse yourself in the local culture and activities. Depending upon your cruise itinerary and ship, each cruise will offer numerous options for each port of call that will cater to different activity levels and interests (at an additional expense).

Cruising really is a wonderful balance of fun, food, entertainment and exploring new places – and you only have to unpack once! If you think it’s time to take your family on a cruising holiday please call us at Travel Associates!

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Kawana Waters Uniting Church, Thunderbird Drive, Bokarina. Sausage sizzle begins at 5.30pm, and Christmas lights turn on at 6.30pm.

Doonan Community Christmas Carols, under the stars in the bush, House with No Steps, Fellowship Drive. 4-8pm.

Buderim Concert Band open day and Christmas Concert, Buderim Village Park and Sound Shell, Church Street, 1-3pm.

DECEMBER 5 Peregian Springs Christmas Spectacular, Ridgeview Drive 4.30-8pm.

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Bli Bli State School, Community Carols, Free rides, food stalls, markets, animal farm, carols and fireworks, 4.30pm.

Aura Community Christmas Carols, Baringa Civic Square, Edwards Terrace, Baringa. Food trucks, entertainment and sing along carols from sundown.5pm8pm.

Eumundi Markets Fabulous Foodie Fare.

Food from around the globe and live music. 5pm-9pm.

Chancellor Park Community Christmas movie screening and carols, Chancellor State College, Primary Campus Oval.

Scholars Drive, Sippy Downs, 4pm, movie starts 7pm Eumundi Christmas Carols, Eumundi Amphitheatre, Memorial Drive, with song and dance, comedy and a laser show 6.30pm-8.30pm Kawana Christmas Concert, Community Hall. 2pm

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TRAVEL Nambour Tramfest Christmas Celebration, music, food and fun. Howard Street, 5-9pm Cotton Tree carols in the Park, entertainment, food and fun, The Esplanade, Cotton Tree, 4.30-8pm

DECEMBER 9 Palmwoods Heritage Christmas Memorial Hall, 1 Main St, 4-9pm Alexandra Headland Christmas in Alex, Buhk Park, Alexandra Parade, 4-8pm Wurtulla Community fesitval on the banks of Lake Currimundi, Crummunda Park, Coongarra Esplanade, parade of decorated canoes and kayaks and laser light show.

Buderim Community Carols, Buderim Village Park, cnr King and Church streets, 6-8.15pm Yandina Community Christmas Carols, Yandina Historic House, Pioneer Rd, 6.30–8.30pm

DECEMBER 14 Eumundi Markets Fabulous Foodie Fare.

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Maleny Street Christmas Carnival, Maple St, 6-10pm Maroochydore Nights on Ocean St, markets and live music, 5–9pm

DECEMBER 15 Meridan Plains, Kawana Forest Meeting Place, 60 Woodlands Blvd, LIVE church

presents a Family Christmas, live music, carols and the story of the first Christmas.

Supper provided. 6.30pm.

Mooloolah Valley Public Hall, 42 Bray Rd, Four Seasons Summer Market, 8am-1pm Nambour Community Carols, Nambour Showgrounds, 3-8.15pm Caloundra Carols on Kings, Kings Beach Amphitheatre, 3pm - Twilight Christmas Markets, 6pm Carols concert, 8pm fireworks.

Glasshouse Country Community Carols, Beerwah Sportsgrounds, Beerwah 4-8.30pm Coolum Christmas in the Park, Tickle Park, 7-9pm

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Witta Carols by Candlelight, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 295 Witta Road, 7-9pm

7pm. Festive markets, food stalls and Hope is Born – In the Midst Christmas show 7pm.

DECEMBER 15-23 DECEMBER 21 Eumundi Night Markets, shop under the stars with a fabulous selection of art and craft stalls, food stalls and live music.

Memorial Drive, 5-9pm Kawana Carols on the Village Green, Kawana Waters Uniting Church, 5pm

22 DECEMBER Mooloolaba Christmas Boat Parade, starts The Wharf Mooloolaba, Parkyn Parade, to main canals of Mooloolaba, Kawana and Buddina. 6.30-8.30pm

Christmas at Lifepointe, 186 Wises Road, Buderim, 6-9pm. Free community Christmas event. Musical production, carols, an animal farm, kids area, markets, food court and Christmas lights.

DECEMBER, 19-24 Maleny Christmas Tree Festival, Uniting Church Maleny, 1290 Landsborough/ Maleny Rd, 19, 20 and 21, 2-8pm; 22, 10am-8pm; 23, 12-4pm; and 24, 12-7pm.

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Montville Carols on the Green featuring the Salvation Army Band, Main Street, 5.30-8pm

Coolum Beach Movies in the Park, Tickle Park, 6.30-8.30pm.

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BOOK REVIEW

ELIZABETH PASCOE

This true story follows the story of Connie’s life, from when she was diagnosed with cancer at age 11. There has already been a sadness in their young lives and Connie and Sam are raised by their father who, being a writer, instils in them a love of reading.

This is a heart-wrenching story and a rollercoaster ride for Connie and all concerned, as over the years the cancer subsides only to reappear time and again.

Married with two young children she knows her life is going to be short and comes up with a strategy to form a charity to raise money for cancer research and a cure for breast cancer.

And so the “Love your Sister” campaign begins. The challenges and adventures are interesting and the wonderfully kind and generous country people that Sam meets along the way are a delight.

This is a true story of life and death, of family and sibling love. The two authors write about their childhood and an emotional roller coaster journey about the death of their loving father and of Connie’s three cancers resulting in her own early death.

Their childhood, without TV or any electronic devices, was filled with books, games, laughter and family fun. I believe this made them very special people.

The counterbalance of Connie’s and Sam’s stories provides us with a TONY HARRINGTON great picture of sibling rivalry, competition and love. The coping mechanisms of Connie and Sam are very different but their combined determination to prevent cancer happening to even one other Australian family sees them both achieve incredible results and significantly improve their own quality of life. Get the tissues out. A great read. 9/10

BOOK review JOHN KLEINSCHMIDT This account of Connie Johnson’s breast cancer journey and the unwavering support of her brother Sam recounts at length their determination to make a difference through a nation-wide fund raising campaign for breast cancer research.

However, I rarely enjoy a book when I know the story and how it all ends, as was the case with Love Your Sister. I enjoyed the narrative around Sam’s Australia-wide unicycle ride and would have liked more stories of fundraising in the smaller and remote communities, recognising the dedication and initiative these Australian communities provide for a good cause without the benefit of big city celebrities.

Well written but tough going at times.

SUZI HIRST

LOVE YOUR SISTER

By Connie and Samuel Johnson

The moving and inspiring life story of Connie Johnson OAM and her unicycling Gold Logie-winning brother Samuel, this is a powerfully honest memoir of family, cancer and love.

Born a year apart, Connie and Samuel Johnson were always close. Faced with the devastating news that they would soon be separated forever, they made a decision. Having already survived cancer twice in her young life, at 33 Connie was diagnosed with breast cancer. But this time she was told she will die, leaving her two sons. As a young mum faced with her own death, Connie wanted to make it all less meaningless, and she knew just the way to do it - send her brother, Sam, on a one-wheeled odyssey.

Wow, just wow! I was a bit apprehensive to read this book, being a breast cancer survivor myself and knowing Connie had not been as lucky. A truly inspirational story enriched by Connie and Sam’s honesty and openness throughout the book, both of them writing their journeys alongside each other as they bared it all.

Their personalities draw you in with each page and therefore makes it an easy read. Sam could not save his sister, but Connie saved Sam from himself and gave him goals to keep him going.

This book had me smiling a lot of the time, laughing out loud often, only to be sobbing at the next chapter.

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MARY BARBER This book is frank and humorous. It is as much about the logistics of organising major charity events as it is about enduring cancer. There are two distinct writing styles.

Sam is blunt, irreverent and funny. Connie’s story is more thoughtful and measured. Sam’s unicycling trip across Australia is delightful.

Hats off to Sam and Connie. They took on major challenges with their fundraising for cancer research. They could have lived small and reserved their energy for their own problems but they gave and gave. I can confidently recommend this book.

If ever a message can leap from the pages and shake us heavily, Love Your Sister is the book to do it. It screams at each and every one of us “You are mortal!”

Cancer is so random, so close to home for us, either personally or for someone close to us. Connie’s story is a plea to each and every one of us to never take life for granted.

There’s a lot of reading in this book (500+ pages) and I found it impossible to skim – the pages reveal courage and fight and family struggles and love with no sugar-coating. Even Sam’s mental struggles are laid bare as he does the impossible and rides around Australia on his unicycle. Most of all, it urges us to be aware of any changes in our bodies. Hopefully the media coverage and commercial television have helped to achieve this as well.

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I wish everyone could read this book with its messages of hope and acceptance, especially high school students. I am very thankful to have had the chance to read it and am recommending it non-stop!

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PUZZLE SOLUTIONS CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

SUDOKU (EASY)

7 9 5 3 8 2 4 6 1

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QUICK CROSSWORD

9 2 8 7 4 6 1 3 5

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1. On what date in December is the first public holiday in Queensland?

2. What is the first line of Bing Crosby’s hit “White Christmas”?

3. Where was Jesus raised as a child?

4. What is the name of the fictional town in “How the Grinch Stole Christmas”?

5. What is a baby reindeer called?

6. In which ocean did the devastating 2014 Boxing Day tsunami occur?

7. What type of creatures are “Santa’s helpers”?

8. In the famous Christmas song, under which plant was Mummy kissing Santa Claus?

9. In New York City, what famous centre is transformed into a huge ice rink at Christmas?

10. Traditionally, which British Royal delivers a Christmas speech?

11. In the movie, which male actor was left home alone at Christmas?

12. What is French for “Happy Christmas”?

13. Who was the author of “A Christmas Carol”?

14. What fruity sauce is traditionally served with turkey?

15. Alphabetically, which of Santa’s reindeers comes last?

16. How many wheels does Santa’s sleigh have?

17. Which country observes Christmas first: New Zealand, Australia or Samoa?

18. In what season does Europe experience Christmas?

19. What are the decorations on a Christmas dinner table that are pulled apart to reveal a toy and a hat?

20. Traditionally, what type of tree is used as a Christmas tree?

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PUZZLES

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

No. 2544

ACROSS

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1 The last solution gave data manipulation a distinct benefit (9) 8 Give an address on the southern mountain (5) 9 Stop a large number taking rest (5) 10 Rare talent may lie hidden (6) 11 Swift fliers burst forth from nozzles (4) 13 The master’s title is back concerning father (4) 15 Divided my hundredth novel carefully (6) 18 One hundred halt turmoil and make a catch (5) 19 Sounds like the time of the day to be sad about (5) 20 It is quite some topic when blended (9)

2 Dead head got a bruise where he lived (5) 3 Demanding to be seen in the position of regent (6) 4 The priest of Sherwood forest made a dart... (4) 5 ... when the class raged wildly (5) 6 Cause less lymphoma by hiding in an ineffective way (9) 7 Grannies love strange logic (9) 12 Accuses me of cooking second grade meals? (6) 14 Put out to air in proportion (5) 16 Safe place to jump? (5) 17 A guy who may crack if rubbed the wrong way (4)

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The leftover letters will spell out a secret message No. 017

Age Anniversary Cake Card Celebrate Centenary Congrats Event Fifty Forty Fun

Icing Milestone Nice Party Pinata Present Speech Suit Surprise Toast

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No. 3645

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No. 017

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

WORD STEP

ACROSS 1 Snakes (6) 4 Non-sexual (8) 10 Roman Christianity (11) 11 Spoken word music (3) 12 Ghost (7) 13 French country house (7) 14 Clerics (7) 17 Folding paper art (7) 19 Refrain; pass (7) 20 Striking (7) 21 Gathers (7) 23 Thoughts; ideas (7) 26 Hitch; bind (3)

27 Efficiency increasers (11) 28 Under the pump (8) 29 Softly (6)

DOWN 1 Roosters (5) 2 Power cells (9) 3 End; withdraw (5) 5 Ancient waist garment (9) 6 Orchestral drummer (9) 7 Carer (5) 8 Imprisoning (9) 9 Two-wheeled vehicle (4)

14 Childhood friends (9) 15 Brazen (9) 16 Variety of rock (9) 18 Relative position (9) 22 Steep (5) 23 Satellite (4) 24 Pig (5) 25 Cheeky; lively (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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