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PARADISE LOST BURSTING THE BUBBLE

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Editor’s note

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etiring offshore has been coming up a lot of late, with stories from happy retirees in a palm-lined paradise where the living is easy and cheap.

It sounds idyllic and it probably is – for a while. I plead guilty to seeing myself retiring to some far-flung, exotic shore sipping cocktails before dinner on a beach as the sun sets, all for less than the weekly grocery bill at home. Then the bubble bursts and, having been an expat at various times of my life, I jolt back to reality.

It’s not all that it seems.

I followed with interest the exodus of British heading to retirement in the warmer climate of Spain, only a

Contents couple of hours away by air. They bought houses on various Costas and settled into what were essentially British enclaves. Within a decade though, many were heading home for health or family reasons. They missed their grandkids and friends and needed access to the kind of health services that become unavoidable as bodies start to wear out.

The housing market plummeted and their Spanish villas were worth a fraction of what they had paid, if they could sell it at all. That was 2008 and it hasn’t improved.

Australians heading to South-East Asia face a similar deal. Julie Lake lists the big problems but I think the biggest issue is loneliness. As much as you try, you never really belong. You miss family, neighbours, old friends, conversations in your own language, familiar places, local news and being part of a community.

It’s not to say it won’t work, it’s just the other side of the story.

Dorothy Whittington, Editor

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Paradise lost – bursting the bubble Growing numbers of retirees are exploring the option of heading offshore, but as JULIE LAKE reports, there’s a lot more to life as an expat in a foreign land than being a holidaymaker.

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t all looks very alluring from a distance – retirement in a luxury condominium in a sun-drenched country where taxes and living costs are low, servants and golf fees are cheap and the pension goes much further than it does in Australia.

Where a family can dine out for under $10 and life looks sweeter surrounded by a simpler, lessmaterialistic culture.

“After years of hard work,” says one enthusiastic website promoting luxury

condominiums, “it makes sense to seek out new experiences and moving to a new country can offer you a valuable opportunity to pursue new interests and an exciting lifestyle”.

There are many such websites promoting the benefits of retirement in places such as Bali, Thailand and Malaysia.

Most are maintained by those with a vested interest in attracting the expatriate dollar, but there are also blogs written by expatriates full of

enthusiasm for their new home and willing to share useful information.

From these and other sources, it appears that more Australians are choosing to retire offshore – a Centrelink spokesperson says about 700,000 Australian pensioners are living abroad, plus an unknown but undoubtedly larger number of selffunded retirees.

It’s equally apparent that of those who leave, many return; usually within five to 10 years.

The reasons vary from concerns about crime and political instability, to a general frustration with dealing with an alien culture. But the main issues are health, finance and taxation, for there are many pitfalls facing retirees seeking an offshore paradise.

And that’s not taking into account all the personal and emotional issues – missing grandchildren, neighbours and friends and retaining contact with aging relatives.

Tim Garnett, 67, lived in Bangkok for several years as an expatriate with a large international company.

He retains a great affection for Thailand and visits regularly – but he wouldn’t retire there.

He cites the problems of property ownership, visa renewal and Thai bureaucracy as the main reasons.

Foreigners buying condominiums should check their ownership status very carefully, he says, because some expatriates – and even some Thais – have lost money through being tied up in contracts they didn’t understand.

“Thailand is still a pleasant place, but when you’re older you need security and certainty and I don’t think you get that to the degree that we do in Australia,” he says.

Other Thailand veterans Bruce Wallace and Dee Kidd agree. Bruce, who worked in Bangkok for 17 years also decided against retiring there, and says there is a subtle prejudice against foreigners so “you never quite fit in”.

More strongly, he speaks of an “undercurrent of evil” in Thai society with deep-rooted socio-political problems that most expatriates just don’t see.

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His advice to anyone planning to retire there is: “Don’t. And if you do, don’t believe anything anyone tells you!”

Dee, now living back in Brisbane, found life in a typical Chiang Mai expatriate condominium community incompatible but her attempts at voluntary work enjoyable, though frustrating due to the very different approach by Thais to issues such as insurance and workplace health and safety.

“You want to make a difference, but it’s not easy,” she says.

Several Thai provincial cities, notably Chiang Mai, have positioned themselves as retirement destinations for Australians and other expatriates, and some retirement complexes are developed for specific national groups.

For instance, there is a condominium community of retired Swedes wryly referred to by one Aussie expat as “all Ikea and raw meatballs”.

Thailand offers retiring expatriates a special visa, allowing multiple entry-exit travel that’s renewable annually in-country.

To comply, you must have at least $32,350 in a Thai bank or $2630 monthly income or a combination of both (this amount is doubled for a couple).

This deposit can be used during the year, but must be replenished three months in advance of visa renewal.

Also required is a local police report to show you have no criminal record and a doctor’s certificate stating that you are in reasonable health. The latter may be of particular concern if you

“Several countries in South-East Asia and the Pacific now compete for the retiree dollar although Thailand and Bali remain the top destinations”

have a chronic health condition.

All this takes considerable negotiation and most expatriates employ specialist Thai legal firms to handle it for them, an added cost to take into consideration.

Indonesia offers similar visa and retirement conditions, though negotiating with officialdom there is generally considered tougher than Thailand, and there are fewer reliable specialist legal firms available.

Applicants must be 55 years or older and are required to submit a range of documents including a statement from an Australian pension fund foundation or bank of funds available, to a minimum of $19,400 a month; plus a statement of living accommodation to a minimum cost of $45,000 for a purchased house or apartment, or

rental cost of $647 a month.

All this must be accompanied by a statement declaring employment of an Indonesian maidservant.

Extra costs include immigration fee and a sponsor letter from an appointed travel agency.

The “retirement” visa costs between $490 and $685 and is extendable up to five years, after which you may apply for permanent residency.

According to Indonesian Government sources, even on a retirement visa you will be required to pay Indonesian personal income tax of 35 per cent for annual incomes over a certain amount.

Foreigners are not allowed to own land in either Thailand or Indonesia.

In Thailand, all those glamorous and temptingly-priced condominiums are

purchased on long leases; the land remains in Thai ownership. It’s the same in Bali.

Dentist Don Harvey “owns” a house in Bali which he had built, and which he uses on his periodic visits there and also rents out to holidaymakers.

In fact his tenure is leasehold, with the resale value of the house determined by the length of time left on the lease.

“After that you renegotiate the lease or just let it go back to the landowners,” he says, adding that with the comparatively cheap price of building and his return on holiday rentals, he’s quite satisfied with the deal.

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COVER STORY currently cracking down on ownership of land by foreigners.

While the leasehold period may be extended to 60 years, buyers should be very wary indeed of so-called Convertible Lease agreements, deals involving Indonesian nominees or any other property “purchase”.

The website expat.or.id/info/ buyingproperty has essential information for anyone intending to retire to Bali.

Diana Hesse went to live in Bali six years ago to write a book after she was made redundant at the age of 60.

She was seeking a simpler and more spiritually attuned lifestyle in a beautiful place where her money would go further than in Australia and thought she had found it in a village near the popular expat retirement destination of Ubud.

She rented what she describes as her “dream” Balinese-style home and proceeded to write her book, Seeking Simplicity, which gives a good idea of what it’s like to live among the local people, rather than in an expat community.

She soon found her idyll marred by annoyances such as frequent burning of plastic rubbish and lots of crowing roosters.

She moved into Ubud but became increasingly concerned about the relentless destruction of rice paddies for building development, increasing traffic, corruption, distance from a “decent” hospital, harmful agricultural practices, poor litter control and disposal and the increasing materialism overlaying what she believes is still a strong traditional culture.

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Australia, such as libraries and beaches and today lives back on the Sunshine Coast, although she’s investigating the feasibility of living in Chiang Mai, Thailand for part of each year.

Several countries in South-East Asia and the Pacific now compete for the retiree dollar and although Thailand and Bali remain the top destinations, Malaysia is offering inducements such as renewable 10-year multiple entry visas and exemption from income tax on pensions under its “Malaysia – My Second Home” program.

Yet older Australians are wary of committing themselves to countries with different political systems, human rights practices and – above all – rigidly moral and inflexible religious beliefs.

Other common constraints include corruption, difficulties dealing with tradespeople and officials, language problems, low sanitation standards, traffic congestion and poor roads, poor communications, lack of

environmental controls and different legal codes.

As Tim Garnett says: “In Thailand the law tends to favour Thai men in high positions!”

Above all, those contemplating a life abroad must consider the issues of finance and taxation for both pensioners and self-funded retirees.

These can be complex and legally confusing in terms of pension and Medicare eligibility (for returnees), taxation of Australian income and assets, management requirements for super funds, and taxation agreements between Australia and other countries.

Nobody should even consider retiring overseas without prior discussions with Centrelink, reputable Australian financial advisors and the ATO – and checking out this website: afrsmartinvestor.com.au/p/newinvestor/how_to_retire_ abroad_5WtanqcdvRRyuYPSJPNHYI. Retired builder Brendan Torrens, 73,

first tried retiring to the Philippines but found the political situation too uncertain and the strain of everyday life just too taxing.

“Try getting anything done there!” he says now. “You need to speak the language, understand the system, know who has influence – just to get your plumbing fixed! We went there for a simpler life and what we found was aggro! And the poverty everywhere gets to you after a while.”

He then tried Thailand, which he found easier and more compatible but still not what he’d hoped.

“You always hear how wonderful the medical system is there and in many ways it is, but what people overlook is that in Australia we not only have free medical for those who can’t afford insurance, we also have a whole range of subsidised rehabilitation and aged care options which you just don’t get in Asia-Pacific countries.

“There’s a big difference between retiring early in your 60s to some exotic place when you’re still fit and finding yourself in your 70s and 80s, ill and helpless among foreigners.

“In South-East Queensland we have it all really – sunshine, great beaches, clean cities, some degree of environmental protection, generally good, accessible and inexpensive health care.”

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U3A conference learns of social capital of retirees The University of the Third Age international conference discusses the value of an active mind, as ANGELA BENSTED reports.

Delegates at the U3A international conference in Brisbane.

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elegates to the University of the Third Age (U3A) Asia Pacific conference heard that an educated person is more likely to live a longer and more active life and is more likely to contribute to the community outside of paid employment.

The conference, at Brisbane City Hall, on May 28-29, attracted more than 200 third agers – the age of active retirement – from around the world, including Singapore, India and the UK. Keynote speaker, Professor Jan Thomas, vice chancellor of the University of Southern Queensland, said while the economic advantages of education for the individual were often discussed in policy debates, the economic impact of education for society could also be quantified accurately.

“One additional year of education in a country’s educational attainment represents a three to six per cent increase in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and a one per cent increase in rate of growth for the national economy,” she said.

Prof Thomas said the value human society placed on education was one of its defining features. Unlike newborns from other animal species, the long period of vulnerability and dependence of human children gives them more time to learn.

“It is no wonder education is given such a high priority,” she said, noting its inclusion in the 1948 Declaration of Human Rights.

Prof Thomas said rather than talking about the burden on the increasing number of retirees caring for their grandchildren, we should be grateful children have this access to a rich source of knowledge and learning.

“What an absolute privilege it is for those children to have access to those grandparents for a much longer period of time, much longer than their grandparents had in the past,” she said.

Queensland Department of Communities regional manager Gary Humphries, also drew on statistics to refocus attention on the value of society’s senior citizens. He said it was generally only the last two years of their lives that older citizens did not contribute to the economy.

“Based on this, the economy can actually accommodate nine times more seniors than young people,” he said.

Brendan Fitzgerald of Infoxchange said training must be included as part of Australian communications policy.

“It’s not just about access to technology. It’s about having the confidence to use it,” he said.

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Letters

TOWING TUITION A GOOD IDEA

We have towed a caravan for 14 years and had never towed one before we started out. We both have open licences.

We think there is a need to have some tuition at least before embarking on a caravan tour.

As you have rightly pointed out, the full weight of car plus caravan can be frightening, particularly when things start to go wrong.

Fortunately, we never had a disaster but we have found if you use common sense, road conditions (wet or rough highways) will decide your speed, distance from vehicles in front and, importantly, keeping up with the general traffic.

No one likes to add more red tape, but after having experienced many quite shocking examples of towing drivers, it would be beneficial if all intending and existing tow-ers were to

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attend a mandatory tuition school, a once-only with stamped certificate of attendance produced at initial registration transfer or the next registration renewal in the case of existing caravan owners.

Perhaps this could be run by a heavy transport association or licence tester.

These people can attest to the issues associated with heavy load vehicle risk factors & how vehicles react under differing circumstances.

One of the bugbears of note, is travelling along a busy highway, trying to keep up with traffic so as to avoid the impatient driver risk takers and coming across the “80kmh caravanner” whose main aim seems to be to conserve fuel and to hell with all other users.

It may well be that many of these people aren’t comfortable in towing above that speed, which suggests they need some tuition as much as anyone else.

Tom and Kathy O’Dea

ALL CARAVANNERS STILL HAVE SOMETHING TO LEARN Unfortunately, we all like to feel we are invincible and we see the people who get the golden handshake rush out and buy the latest 4WD and caravan with bells and whistles (why leave home?) to head off into the big Aussie outback.

My husband and I travelled for 12 months with a van in tow and did so with complete confidence, as he could park that vehicle on a one cent piece.

What we saw on our travels was mind-boggling: vehicles with incorrect balance and poor coupling, people going the wrong way at roundabouts and drivers who had no idea how to reverse.

It is such now that many parks take your van into their care and park it for you, to prevent the damage people do to their properties.

We saw vans wiped out on outback bridges due to speed and van sway and the folk who love to travel in tandem, causing massive traffic build up and

frustration.

Considering the length, weight and height of the vans and the speed variations of our roads, NOBODY should be able to tow a van without a licence specific to towing, which should require testing.

On outback roads, road trains nearly blast you off the road, causing considerable van sway so inexperienced drivers have big trouble regaining control.

Yes, your article was a good read but I guess not too many folk would think it applies to them and that, sadly, is the world we live in.

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SPECIAL LICENCE ONLY FAIR I think that any person who wants to tow a trailer should have to participate in a course and at least pass a test to say that they have done it.

For me to get my articulated licence, I had to pass a driving test to tow a trailer behind a rigid, or a fifth wheeler behind a prime mover and that covers a fifth wheel caravan also.

So why can someone with a very limited knowledge hook on a caravan or any trailer and drive at high speed along a highway? Why do I have to have a special licence and they don’t.

John Parkin

JOYS MAKE VANS WORTHWHILE Since reading your column, I Googled caravan training and to my surprise there are quite a few courses available, one through RACQ and some to download free training.

I have found many people have had experience towing larger boats and it was a natural progression from campervan to poptop and gradually upgrade to a larger van. It all comes with experience.

Some people I spoke to started going on very short trips about an hour away just to get used to the towing.

We are 58 and absolutely love caravanning and the wonderful people we are meeting and the towns we are helping to sustain.

I have heard several comments in the media regarding nomads looking for free camping. Yes, a couple of days here and there help out as councils are taking over a lot of parks and charging higher site rates but we still contribute to the economy as we have to eat, sleep and drink while we are away.

Kim and Mick Cumiskey

WARNING: CHECK PHONE BILL I would urge everyone to check every telephone bill carefully.

Our March/April Telstra bill had 78 calls to 1902 252 513 (astrology information) from our home phone and three mobiles. There were times/dates/ duration listed, total cost $485.

We did not make these calls. In one list, there were 14 calls in 12 minutes.

Telstra tried to help us, but the charges were from a third party.

Telstra did give us a 50 per cent credit. The third party in Sydney told us basically, they are your calls, you pay. Telstra put a block on future calls to this number. The next month, there were a number of third party calls from

one of our mobiles to an online gambling number at $6.60 a call.

Again, we did not make these calls and got the same reply from a Sydney company. Telstra to its credit, paid the charges and also put a bar on the two numbers involved.

Peter Knowles

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Sheila Giles

TOO MANY WORDS Further to Ann Dehass (May), here are some more expressions that a lot of us use: “All of a sudden” (suddenly); the hideous American, “had gotten” and then there is “be that as it may” and “it stands to reason”, “we done good” and “he done it”.

As I always say to people, “why use three words when one will suffice?”

Ken Martin

LIVING FUTURE OR DEAD PAST? I completely agree with the sentiments expressed in Brian McMichan’s letter (May) about $180,000+ being wasted on relocating the wreck of the SS Dicky.

As Brian said, why do we seem to care more for ‘the dead past’ than we do for people living now?

On Anzac Day, PM Tony Abbot announced a proposed $100 million war museum/interpretive centre at the Villers-Bretonneux Australian memorial.

There is already much information on the Australian Remembrance Trail along the Western Front and at the Franco-Australian Museum located in the nearby village of VillersBretonneux (to which Australia is contributing $2.1 million for a major refurbishment now underway).

We also have a wonderful and easily accessible War Memorial in Canberra. Who decides it is a good idea to spend obscene amounts of money on projects that have no practical benefit to people most in need?

And where is this money coming from at a time when funding is being withdrawn from really worthwhile community projects?

Lorraine Oats

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WHINE LOVERS

Hung up on attitude of phone companies Communications companies seem to be very bad at communicating, especially when things go wrong.

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tility companies that ensure complaints or even inquiries are directed to machines rather than people, must be working on the theory that if you make it hard enough for them, your customers will give up.

The telcos in particular have got this down to a fine art.

Call them about anything and there’s a good chance you’ll be tearing your hair out before you make human contact.

For communications businesses, they are very bad at communicating and every time I express this sentiment I am hard pressed to find anyone to contradict me. In fact, the reaction is usually hearty and sometimes heated, agreement.

I’ve yet to find someone who will say: “I don’t understand your problem.

My provider is fantastic and the customer service is fast and efficient.”

How many times have you called your phone company only to be transferred from department to department while you repeat your sad story 10 times in the vague hope that someone might actually be able to solve it for you?

There’s also the chance that after saying it a dozen times you’ll get cut off and have to start again or alternatively, end up right back with the department where you started.

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For me, the annoyance starts the minute the telco’s number is answered by an anonymous and exceedingly irritating recorded voice.

“I’m sorry. I didn’t hear that …”

Since I’m already annoyed at having to contact them at all, it’s not a good start.

It gets better. “Enter your pin.”

“I don’t have one.”

“Enter your pin.”

“I don’t have one.” Just how long can this go on?

“Enter your pin.”

“I hate you and all your kin and your ancestors and your grandchildren.”

“Enter your pin.”

“Would you like to know where I would like to stick this telephone?”

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I swear it’s a telco plot to keep complaint numbers down because there’s a good chance that by now the customer is either a jibbering wreck or has given up and hung up.

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Invisible client My whine is that I never seem to get any service wherever I go. I can honestly walk around in a shop for half an hour without anybody paying any attention to me at all.

The other day I was at an electronic store looking to buy a new washing machine, but left after not being helped or asked to be helped.

This happens all the time. If I ask for help when I need it, like last time I visited a phone store to ask how some button on my phone worked, the shop assistant had no patience with me and started helping someone else.

I find I am invisible in a shop when I am by myself, yet when I am with my daughter, they all say hi to her on entering! It is so bad that when they are giving away samples, I have to walk up to these people myself and ask for it!

I would be the best Mystery Shopper ever, because I am apparently invisible!

I am not old and do not look weird, just invisible.

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WHINE LOVERS

Tailgate assault Tailgaters get my backside up. I call it “assault and threat with a deadly weapon”.

Tailgaters are not just on Steve Irwin Way, Nicklin Way or the Bruce.

It’s Sugar Rd and Wises Rd and local streets where the maximum speed is 40kmh. These harassing drivers are scary. If I could buy an affordable dash-cam, with pensioner discount of course, I’d buy one. But is the film permissible in court? Have similar cases been successful in the past? Has the offender been found and charged?

What does it cost to prosecute? Are these offenders flagged by police?

I live where signage is 10km past my front door and 40km over my back fence and you’d be lucky to find five per cent who respect speed signs.

Marilyn Rodgers

Defence of GPs

Cyclists over-running footpaths

Whine lover, if you find waiting for a GP such a problem perhaps you should look for another GP. I would not go to such a practice because I don’t believe it has my best interests at heart.

My doctor works long hours to fit all the patients in. Patients before me may have underestimated the time they need and did not ask for a longer appointment.

Earlier patients may not have prepared for their appointment and left it until the end of a consultation to mention something really important.

I hope that if I get it wrong my doctor will look after me even though that means he will have to work late.

I like it that my doctor will squeeze me in if I am worried about something.

I appreciate that if he didn’t do this I might have to wait days for a booking.

I am also appreciative that my doctor will continue to treat patients that ignore advice about healthy living.

You go for a doctor that will treat you on time. I’ll stick with my caring doctor and live with the minor delays I have to bear.

John Wellness

Why have we given so many of our footpaths over to bike riders?

Please give us a go. Trying to walk along the beach side of the Mooloolaba Esplanade has fast become most unenjoyable and risky for those of us who are a little slow on our feet.

We are continually told to get moving and keep ourselves fit and this area is such a lovely way to encourage and motivate people to do so.

Walkers are continually expected to move aside to allow bike riders to pass, that is, if you are lucky enough to hear them approaching before getting a blast of a bell or horn from the rider, scaring you half to death.

Along this section we have roads, footpaths and bike paths so surely, for the beach side of the Esplanade to be

kept bike free is not asking too much.

I have even been told, by the same person on several occasions, when I have raised the fact that riders must dismount before entering the wooden pathway behind the Mooloolaba Caravan Park which is very well signed, “Oh, I am so sick of people telling me that.”

I mean, really, what hope do the younger generation have when someone of our age responds like this.

We are supposed to be a role model.

Let’s make the beach side of Mooloolaba Esplanade bike free, safe for all walkers young and old – and we will promise not to go walking on the road or your bike paths. How hard is this? It’s simply good manners.

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HISTORY

With malice aforethought While Richard Jones was busy making a name for himself in the colony as a hard worker, his wife became known for entirely different reasons, as historian Audienne Blyth discovers.

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ichard Jones, alias Bullock, a convict, top sawyer, bushman and timbergetter built quite a reputation at Moreton Bay, Moggill, the Sunshine Coast and Gympie.

But in the end, it was his wife, Jane, who gained real notoriety.

Jones was one of 270 convicts transported to Sydney from England on the James Pattison on October 25, 1837. From there he was transferred to Moreton Bay as a second offender on board the Schooner Curlew on July 31, 1839.

The register of the James Pattison shows he was 24 years old, from Montgomeryshire, single, protestant and unable to read or write.

His occupation was given as top sawyer. He was tried at the Montgomery Assizes on June 30, 1836, found guilty of housebreaking and sentenced to seven years.

Rafting the valuable timbers.

His previous conviction was four months. Most of the convicts on the James Pattison were transported for seven years and were second offenders.

A personal description was included: 5ft 6.5in tall, complexion fair

ruddy, light brown hair and blue eyes, a burn mark centre forehead, a scar on the left side of same and a round scar on the right side of the upper lip.

Jones, occupation top sawyer, was put to good use as a convict. Perhaps his alias came about from his ability to work like a bullock.

When Andrew Petrie, from 18381841, explored the districts to the north of Brisbane, Jones travelled with him and gained valuable knowledge about the stands of timber.

His ticket of leave was issued on November 8, 1841 and his certificate of Freedom on December 22, 1841.

He was in demand as a timbergetter at Moggill, on the Pine River in the 1850s and on the Maroochy River in the 1860s.

A skilled bushman, he accompanied William Pettigrew by horseback along the Blackall Range to look at timber

reserves west of Nambour in 1865.

Lieutenant Heath conducted a survey in 1861 of the Maroochy and Mooloolah river mouths as a prelude to ships crossing the bars to load timber, when he met Jones who was in charge of a band of timbergetters for Brisbane businessman R. S. Warry. The men were cutting and rafting from 18 miles up the Maroochy River at what is now North Arm. Jane McCartney had migrated on the Wilson, arriving in Sydney in January 1842. The ship’s register shows her occupation as house servant.

She was employed by a Mrs Brookes of Queen’s Place at 14 shillings a month and rations supplied. For whatever reason, she soon left for Moreton Bay on one of the little schooners that plied between the two settlements.

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HISTORY Application to Marry (1826-1851) records their names on May 23, 1842.

Richard Jones, 29, and Jane McCartney, 21, were married by the Rev I.C.S. Handt on June 13, 1842 at Moreton Bay. Jane Jones’ name appeared regularly in newspapers. Her husband was often away in the bush and Jane was left to her own devices in Brisbane.

In 1852 she was under investigation for theft but was acquitted. Later that year she was given seven days

The rafting ground at Moggill Creek.

imprisonment for false evidence over a bottle of brandy. Other charges related to her improper behaviour. Generally she was acquitted or let off with a caution when faced with the law.

By 1866, his wife and children had joined Richard on the Maroochy River and were living in a slab hut near other

timbergetters upstream where logs were received by rafting.

Timbergetter camps attracted unsavoury characters and were often scenes of drunkenness and disorderliness, so a murder in the camp was not a surprise to critics.

Newspapers had a field day.

On March 24, 1866 Jane Jones was indicted on a murder charge that she did feloniously, wilfully, and of her malice aforethought kill and murder one Martin Farrell.

Witnesses, perpetrator and victim were all well known to one another over many years of working together in the timber industry in Moggill and on the Maroochy. Timber workers, William Wilson, Charlie Chambers and his wife Anne, her brother James McMahon, Charles Brown, Charles Marshall and George Knight were close by when the shooting occurred.

Mrs Jones admitted to taking a double-barrelled shotgun and discharging it into fellow timber-getter Martin Farrell.

Brisbane sawmiller William Pettigrew, Justice of the Peace, took depositions from Constable Thomas Tyrrell, Detective Craven, Captain Watson and the timbergetters.

William Wilson and James McMahon were both called at her trial.

Both knew well the prisoner and the dead man. Both had seen them shortly before the shooting as their huts were neighbouring.

Witnesses said that Mrs Jones had been asking for some grog. Farrell had told her that he had some earlier but she had drunk it all. She then called him a liar. The comments of one only served to provoke the other.

No one had any grog but there was a suggestion that some might be found in Charles Brown’s hut. Mrs Jones had also asked the deceased for a smoke of his pipe which he refused. However, he followed her to Brown’s hut.

Mrs Jones claimed that Farrell tried to take liberties with her and threw her on the bed. A gun was lying at the end of the bed and she grabbed it, telling him she would shoot him if he did not leave her alone.

Farrell ran outside as she fired at him without aiming. He attempted to take the gun from her but in the struggle the gun was again fired and Farrell was fatally shot through the left side of his chest.

Hearing the gunfire, Wilson investigated and found Farrell dead. He

then rode to the Gneering and immediately returned with Detective Craven and Captain Watson. (Detective Craven was aboard the Gneering, having come from Brisbane to investigate another murder, that of botanist Stephens).

He established that neither Farrell nor Mrs Jones was drunk although they had been drinking.

Charles Brown’s double-barrelled shotgun was found nearby, recently discharged. It had been loaded with duck shot. Craven took possession of it as evidence.

Mrs Jones readily confessed and was taken aboard the Gneering to face a criminal charge of murder at the Brisbane Court. Farrell’s body was buried nearby the following day.

At her trial, witnesses recounted the events and the court provided the evidence. Jane Jones was adamant, she had shot him while trying to protect her honour. A verdict of acquittal was returned and she was discharged.

In 1867, with the discovery of gold, Richard Jones set off for Gympie. His wife and family later followed.

In Gympie, Jones Reef and Jones Hill are named after them, but that’s another story.

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Care for the caring carers Aged care trainer and seniors community worker FAB GODBEE discusses dementia.

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here have been a lot of programs on the telly lately about the dreaded disease dementia.

For those readers who don’t understand, dementia describes a collection of symptoms that are caused by disorders affecting the brain.

It is not one specific disease.

Dementia affects thinking, behaviour and the ability to perform everyday tasks. Brain function is affected enough to interfere with the

person’s normal social or working life There are many different forms of dementia and each has its own causes.

The most common types of dementia are Alzheimer’s, vascular dementia, Parkinson’s disease, dementia with Lewy bodies, Fronto Temporal Lobar Degeneration (FTLD), Huntington’s disease, alcohol-related dementia (Korsakoff’s syndrome) and Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease.

The early signs of dementia are very subtle and vague and may not be immediately obvious.

Some common symptoms may include progressive and frequent memory loss, confusion, personality change, apathy and withdrawal and loss of ability to perform everyday tasks.

I teach aged care at TAFE and was doing a presentation about dementia, the main focus being on “understanding behaviours”.

One of my adult students put up her hand and said her grandfather had dementia and her grandmother was the main carer. She went on to tell us that her grandma had been taking care of him for 15 years on her own, no help from any one.

She wouldn’t allow any family

member to take care of him, always giving the excuse that they didn’t know his habits, etc.

The student went on to say they were very worried about her as she was very tired and was at times becoming aggressive towards Grandad.

They had all tried to give Grandma a break but she wasn’t having any of it.

When Grandma needed a new car the family went with her to look and they took Grandad with them.

They eventually found a car sales company and all proceeded to look for the car Grandma liked and had a budget of $25,000.

The salesman came out and started to do his pitch and while this was going on, Grandad kept spitting and making a grunting noise, a behaviour he had started, especially when he was out.

The salesman gave the family strange looks and then made the comment, “What’s that old bast---d’s problem? We can’t have people like him doing that in our showroom.”

At that, Grandma understandably became very upset and said to the family, “Let’s go”.

Turning back she called out to the salesman, “My husband has dementia. I hope you end up with it or a member of

your family, and then you just might understand what I have to deal with every day.

“Until you walk a mile in my shoes don’t make a judgement!”

My point here is that if you care for someone with dementia, either family or a client, there is help out there.

You need to take good care of yourself. If you get sick or die then who will take care of your spouse? That usually means a nursing home.

Also, if you don’t understand what dementia is, there is loads of information around.

To all the unique carers out there who consider it a privilege to take care of our elders with this dreaded illness, as I do, tell yourself every day that you are awesome!

And please ask for help when you need it.

For more: Call National Dementia Helpline 1800 100 500 or visit carersaustralia.com.au or fightdementia.org.au

Fab is happy to answer your questions and concerns. Contact her at editor@ yourtimemagazine.com.au or PO Box 6362, Maroochydore BC 4558

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FASHION

Fashion dictates that brides must be young and thin Bride-to-be JACQUI BALL continues her quest to find a wedding gown for the mature woman – and learns that 14 is considered a “plus size”.

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ho will take my money?

Looking for a dream wedding dress is difficult enough with so many styles, shapes, internet sites and shops, but as an older bride there is a lot more to consider.

And I’m not convinced designers and bridal shops cater to the tastes of this market. In my first two bridal shop experiences I didn’t really enjoy gown shopping, as I had thought I would.

While initially confident and self-assured, by the time I had tried on a few gowns I was deflated and “over” the whole experience. In contrast, my previous bridal shopping in 1988 was a simple affair; a quick Saturday morning visit to Toowoomba with my mother.

I purchased a traditional 1980s-style taffeta ball gown with a large train and big leg-of-mutton sleeves. Yes, really. In my defence, it was fashionable then.

I was never really “in love” with that dress though, so I decided that this time it would be have to be exceptional and unique, something that really tipped the radar and made me feel

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excited. With that in mind, it was time to start exploring the local bridal shops to see what would suit.

The first shop had only a silver drape gown to offer. No blip on the “exceptional and unique” radar there.

For the next, I was well prepared and had researched their website beforehand, writing down the styles of gowns I liked. The assistant advised I should have brought in pictures as their computer had a virus and could not be accessed to look them up.

I looked around but couldn’t see anything my size. In desperation, the

assistant brought forth a gown that almost fitted, just so I could try something on, but I could sense her agitation when she realised there really was actually nothing in the whole shop that would fit me.

The next shop I was booked into had a large selection of fine gowns, many of them strapless, today’s fashion. Again, I produced a wellresearched list of gowns to try.

“I’d like a vibrant, sophisticated dress that would be comfortable for a garden wedding,” I said hopefully.

The assistant, a mature-aged woman with a kind, impeccable manner and a wealth of experience, was impressive. She consulted the service desk computer and carefully checked my list of gowns. Alas, there were none in the shop at all.

Several alternative gowns were brought, forth including a sheath style lace number and a classic A-line which were the only two that fitted, but in spite of the efforts, none excited me.

My biggest issue with bridal gown

shopping as a much older bride is how I now appear to be plus-size and not the stick figure I was as a 20-something.

I hadn’t realised my size 14 figure is considered a plus-size, but there you go.

This meant I wasn’t able to try on some of the more unique styles of dresses I saw and really liked. Besides, I did not look good in the plus sizes. My gown-shopping anxiety was rising.

I have visited about half of the local stores so far and while I was treated kindly and respectfully everywhere I went, it was disappointing that with so many styles and shapes on the racks to think about, so few fitted.

I decided the best thing was to stay cheerful, keep my sense of humour and keep going. Every dress I try on will add to my knowledge base of what I want and with persistence, the right gown will come along.

One thing is becoming apparent though – somehow several kilos of weight need to be relocated from this mature-age bride’s body to improve the odds of finding dresses to try.

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BUSH POETS AT THEIR BEST North Pine Bush Poets Group will be performing a mixture of traditional, modern and original poetry at Samford Farmers Hall, 30 Main St, Samford from 1.30pm on Sunday, July 12. Be prepared to laugh out loud as

NOOSA U3A PRESENTS HIGHLIGHTS OF THE 17TH CENTURY

Drive 25 years ago. To celebrate, the club held a lunch for members, past members and guests, including a presentation of the club’s history, followed by games of golf, ricochet and association croquet.

Croquet is now seen as a cool game to play, but whatever you do, don’t mention Alice in Wonderland.

The game offers great mind and gentle body exercise.

Australia has one of the largest memberships in the world.

Headland-Buderim Croquet Club has about 75 members, the youngest 13.

New members are always welcome.

It offers three disciplines, Association, Ricochet and Golf croquet.

Come and try days are held throughout the year.

More information call 5477 7111 you enjoy an art form from our heritage and see how the pioneers entertained themselves. Admission $15 includes afternoon tea. Poets will have their CDs and books for sale.

Details, call Mary 5495 5110 or email wmbear1@bigpond.com

U3A Noosa’s Jan Brown will present Mrs Delany and Her Flowers and Her Times of 17th century England on Friday, July 17.

Stories from this interesting time include people such as the musician Handel, the artist Hogarth, Mr Coram from the Foundling Hospital and Hannah More, who now is unremembered but just might have prevented a revolution.

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WEALTH

Choice or obligation?

Watch your will power

Transitioning to retirement is tricky and, as SAM PATTERSON points out, odd jobs must be a lifestyle choice, not a financial obligation.

Many people have a will but as succession law specialist JOHN DE GROOT explains, it may not be up to date and tax effective.

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he years leading into your retirement are some of the most, if not the most, important years of your life, as they determine what comfort levels you have for the rest of your life.

What you have when you retire is most likely all that you’re ever going to have until you die. The only solution to this dilemma is returning to work, which is the opposite of retirement.

Now some of you are thinking, “well, I don’t intend to retire completely, so this isn’t true� and you are 100 per cent correct. This was the exact comment of my mum’s partner when we were discussing their retirement plans and desired lifestyle.

Les is one of those people who can’t sit still for five minutes, let alone retire completely and wishes to do the “odd job� in retirement – he is a painter.

My response was, “shouldn’t working in retirement be a lifestyle choice and not an obligation?�

Retirement should be about

enjoying the lifestyle you choose, safe in the knowledge that should you prefer to work more, you can, but if circumstances such as ill health, prevent this, then you also have enough that no longer working doesn’t impact your lifestyle.

Baby Boomers were asked in the Reclaiming the Future survey, what was their greatest fear – dying or outliving their money in retirement.

A massive 61 per cent said they feared outliving their money more than death. If you aren’t talking to someone about this, you should be.

If you don’t, you are walking into your final years blindfolded, rather than making the most of your situation while you can.

Sam Patterson is principal of LifeStages Wealth Management.

Email sam@lifestages.net.au Any advice is of a general nature and you should consider your own personal circumstances or contact a professional for tailored advice appropriate to your situation.

Selling the family home?

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rom the simplest will to complex estate planning, making a will is one of the greatest acts of love you can carry out for your family.

By making a will you are protecting the interests of your loved ones and freeing them from financial worries at a time of emotional distress.

Estate planning involves more than just making a will. Not only should we review our will from time to time, but also our insurances (personal and property), our “virtual� assets and the entities that protect our assets, such as companies and trusts.

Retirement involves different considerations from that of young families. Ensure sufficient life insurance is in place to pay out any remaining mortgages or other debts and that adequate provision has been made for any dependant adult children who are unable to care completely for themselves. Ensure that your wishes for the distribution of the estate (i.e. specific gifts such as family heirlooms,

treasured jewellery pieces and artworks) are dealt with.

Your superannuation fund must have the necessary death nominations in place. Many lapse after three years.

Ensure that your self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF), if applicable, has suitable succession strategies in place.

Ensure tax effectiveness in estate distribution, including implementing testamentary trusts for grandchildren.

Have an enduring power of attorney for the management of your affairs in case you can’t.

Have an advanced health directive providing guidance for your future health care in case of accident or stroke.

Whether your estate plan is still relevant to your current situation is a recurring question, in particular, if your circumstances have changed.

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HOME HINTS

Light, water, action with indoor plants If keeping the pot plants happy tests your green thumb, then choose one of the Top Ten.

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ost “indoor” plants are those from the hot, wet jungles of the world and have large, fleshy, patterned leaves or glossy fronds.

Of these, I’ve listed the best plants for growing inside the average suburban home, chosen not just for appearance but also longevity, ease of growing and tolerance of subtropical indoor growing conditions year round.

They are: Aglaeonema, Anthurium, Aspidistra, Calathea, Dieffenbachia, Dracaena, Lady Palm, Maranta, Philodendron and Peace Lily or Spathiphyllum.

All are readily available from garden centres.

The enemies of successful indoor plant growing are too much light, too little light and air conditioning.

Choose a position where there is good light but no direct sunlight.

Philodendrons, Maranta and Lady Palm can take darker conditions.

As an easy guide, plants with large, fleshy, dark green leaves tolerate lower light conditions than those with lighter, patterned leaves (for example Aglaeonema) and spathes (Spathiphyllum and Anthurium).

Try to maintain a minimum temperature of 23C. If it drops below that for a long period, as in our cool season, then some plants will die back,

The Anthurium which comes in a multitude of colours, prefers brighter conditions and enjoys the humidity.

only to flourish again when the weather warms up.

Watering is the most important part of an indoor plant care regime.

Don’t let the growing mix dry out completely or become too wet. Test with your finger every couple of days.

Usually a light watering around the roots twice a week is enough but the really important thing is regular use of a hand mister on the leaves – a recycled household spray bottle will do.

This is particularly important to counteract the drying effect of airconditioning. Feed your plants with controlled-release granules at the rate recommended on the carton. Don’t use foliar fertilisers.

Choose a good quality potting and avoid cheap mixes that “slump” too

easily. I personally prefer a special mix for successfully growing indoor plants.

Indoor plants don’t suffer from many problems but infestations by insects such as scale and mealy bug can occur.

The best practice is to be vigilant and watch for the first signs of blotching and discolouration of leaf surface, webbing under the leaf, and woolly or waxy white substance under the leaf.

Usually it’s sufficient to wash the leaves with a weak solution of detergent and water. If the problem persists consult your local garden centre.

For more information on growing indoor plants go to gardenezi.com.

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Calathea are among the plants best suited to growing indoors.

Decisions, decisions, decisions Not sure if you want a laptop or a tablet? NATHAN WELLINGTON sets out the facts.

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oesn’t it seem like we are constantly upgrading to new equipment?

Many of my clients who have old computers that are on their last legs ask me what they should upgrade to, a laptop or a tablet.

Firstly, think about what you use your computer for – checking emails, surfing the internet, checking the weather, watching movies?

If you take a lot of photos, you definitely suit a tablet.

A laptop will better suit if you type a lot of documents, spreadsheets or make presentations and need a larger screen and storage for all your media.

Consider these points when weighing up your decision: Laptops generally have about a 1-terabyte hard drive for storing documents, spreadsheets, photos, music and media. A tablet has an average of 32gb-64gb of storage, so it doesn’t hold nearly so much.

A laptop has a larger screen to allow you to multitask with many windows open at once, while a tablet generally has a smaller screen to perform one task at a time.

A laptop has a keyboard and USB ports. Tablets have onscreen keypads.

A tablet is easier to carry around, is

more convenient and the touch screen is easier to navigate.

If you want to print an email from a tablet, you will need a compatible wireless printer.

Many people I talk to, buy a laptop as their main computer and do away with the old desktop tower.

Then they buy a tablet for their partner or to use on holiday.

The next question I am asked is, “should I buy an iPad or Samsung tablet?” or “should I buy an Asus laptop or a MacBook Pro?” If you are already using an iPhone, look at the Apple products but if you have always used Windows and have a Samsung phone it may be best to stick with Windows.

Email your questions to Nathan@ hometechassist.com.au

YOU CAN do it It’s time to put the ‘too old to learn’ excuse to bed, says the iPad Man COLIN DUNKERLEY. Do you remember your first time driving? Put your foot on the brake and the clutch and change gear down to second and indicate to turn left and do all of that at the same time. “Are you kidding? How am I going to do all that?”

Now it’s automatic.

So why is it when it comes to technology you tell yourself it is beyond you if you don’t get it right in three tries?

Your life has been full of change and another thing you can add to the list of life’s certainties is that it will keep changing.

New technology is not beyond you and will continue to invade every part of your life in the future so don’t ignore it, but embrace it and enjoy the benefits it can bring.

This year has already seen the Apple Watch with incredible health functionality released. It even asks you to stand up if you have been sitting down too long! Later this year you will see your home lights, locks and other devices added to products you can control with your voice from your watch, phone or computer.

By 2018 you will be asked if you would like the Google or Apple version of a new car as the technology from your phone is fully integrated with the vehicle.

Already you can use your voice to type, send a message, check the weather, make an appointment, search for anything, get directions – in fact, voice integration is already so advanced there are too many examples to list here.

So the next time you accidently engage Siri on your phone or iPad, rather than dismiss it, by being afraid or frustrated, take a little time and learn how to use it.

Voice recognition will be soon integrated with every appliance around you.

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Eyes on the road not the high-tech dash Buying a car is no longer about just the engine and the ride, it’s about a whole new and distracting world of technology, writes KATE CALLAHAN.

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ast month I bought a new car.

Not a brand spanking new car, but a new car for me.

It came without any of the tell-tale signs of a life hard-lived.

It has straight panels, spotless duco, low kilometres and no burn marks on the upholstery.

Important for me, it has impressive safety features; and important for my husband, it has a real spare wheel.

None of this space-saver or run-to-flat rubbish for him. There is a genuine spare tyre in the boot. But I digress.

When all the papers were signed, it was time for the “tutorial”.

These days buying a car, even a second-hand one, involves more than just handing over the money, shaking hands and waving goodbye. There’s the tutorial because everything is so high-tech and complicated.

Schooling buyers in advance

apparently saves those pesky phone calls to the dealership later on.

My 30-something tutor started with the basics. Okay, so the fuel cap is on the driver’s side. Ah, that’s where the bonnet catch is hidden. Right, not a lot to look at under the bonnet, is there?

So if I need a new battery, I have to bring the car in to the service centre?

Understand.

And when he asked if I’d like my phone synced with the car, I said “you beauty” or words to that effect and promptly handed over the smartphone which I can tell you, dear readers, is way too smart for this owner.

I tuned out while he was tuning in, but was jolted back to reality when he asked a most curious question.

“Would you like to read your text messages in the car,” he said?

Read my what?

“Your text messages,” he replied

“Manufacturers are offering us more and more in the way of distracting gadgetry” with the deliberate patience one uses with a small child. “Would you like to read your text messages here on the dash, Kate?”

You have to be kidding, I thought, but I managed to articulate a polite no, thank you, Kyle, it’s probably safer if I stick to reading my text messages when I’m not behind the wheel.

Here we are in the midst of a worldwide epidemic of distracted driving that is having tragic consequences on a daily basis and car manufacturers are offering more and more in the way of distracting

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MOTORING between competing tasks to the detriment of the main business â&#x20AC;&#x201C; safe driving.

Now multi-tasking is okay if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re doing mundane things like ironing shirts and watching TV or preparing dinner and talking to your beloved about the events of the day. Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the worst that can happen? You burn a shirt or the dinner.

Engaging in secondary tasks, such as talking on the mobile, while youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re engaged in the primary task of driving is another matter altogether.

It can make you take your eyes off the road, your hands off the wheel, and your mind off the driving environment. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an impact known as secondary task interference, the end result of which is impaired driving performance, with all the attendant consequences of delayed reaction time, difficulty staying in the right lane and maintaining a safe distance from the car in front and so on.

If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve ever missed your exit off the Bruce Highway because your mind was elsewhere, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll know what Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m talking about.

And why is secondary task interference so dangerous?

One explanation is that our

attentional resources are finite, so when weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re doing two things at once, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re actually splitting our attention between two tasks and doing neither one very well.

From September, Queenslanders caught twice in a year using their mobile while driving will face double demerit points, similar to current arrangements for repeat seatbelt, motorcycle helmet and high-range speeding offences.

So where does this leave the hands-free?

From a legal perspective, you can use the hands-free while youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re driving provided you have an open licence.

However, if you start driving erratically, you may breach other driving rules.

A final word on the power of age and experience.

Although we frequently hear that older people are less capable drivers, studies have shown that this is just not true.

If you have your health and strength, driving is a skill that actually improves with practice.

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However, the bad news is that as we age our ability to successfully multitask declines, which means that folk our age should focus on driving and not allow ourselves to be distracted by the bells and whistles that are going off on the dashboard.

Remember, such is the power of the mobile phone that its insistent ring can transform a responsible motorist into a menace and a car into a weapon.

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HIDDEN spies...

When I bought the new car, I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t realise I was also acquiring an extensive dossier on the previous ownerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s movements.

Working quietly in the background was the satellite navigation system, which faithfully stored the driving history, including the home address, of my predecessor. Unfortunately, when the car was sold, no one, including the owner, thought to delete the history.

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Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a timely warning to not put your home address into your GPS. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all too easy for a thief to break into your car, take the GPS and head to your home (with the garage remote) and help themselves while you are still sorting out the car break-in.

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

Email me at kate@yourtimemagazine.com.au or write to Kate Callahan, Your Time Magazine, PO Box 6362, Maroochydore BC 4558.

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RETIREMENT LIVING

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cater for the ongoing growth,” he said. “This includes a major new housing project, new retail, medical and commercial developments, transport and recreation infrastructure.”

Mr Brown said the new Graham Marsh designed Maroochy River Golf Course opened last month and plans were recently revealed for a new 4000sq m three-level Bli Bli Village Centre beside the recently upgraded Supa IGA and River Markets shopping complex.

“All this is good news for Baby Boomers who are selling up and heading for the region in record numbers,” he said.

Halcyon Landing, Halcyon’s first foray into Bli Bli, was a sell out success, paving the way for a new community to be built within the master planned Parklakes 2 development. Winner of five National awards for seniors living, Halcyon Landing also

Helen V. Smith is a molecular epidemiologist but her passion is genealogy.

She is an in-demand lecturer; blogs and researches for clients in Queensland, and has a part-time position organising conferences for Unlock the Past Genealogy and History Cruises.

As guest speaker at Caloundra Family History Research recently, her topic was “They went to Australia and Can’t be Found”.

It’s hoped access to her in-depth information may help locate some of those lost ancestors.

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According to PRD Sunshine Coast Project Marketer Damian Brown, Bli Bli is destined to become a property hotspot following major spending in the area.

“There is more than $522 million in infrastructure investment planned for the area over the next decade to

became the first retirement community in Australia to be awarded a coveted six leaf EnviroDevelopment certification.

Set on 11ha, Halcyon Lakeside will feature paved walking tracks and two lakes with 450m of lake frontage.

Halcyon joint managing director Dr Bevan Geissmann said Halcyon Lakeside would offer homes at varying price points, some with lake frontage, some elevated with views, and some of the most affordable homes seen on the Sunshine Coast in years.

“We’re planning to create the most exciting recreational and leisure precinct constructed in a gated community on the Sunshine Coast,” he said.

Halcyon Lakeside homes priced from under $400,000.

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birthday, with the cake being cut by its longest serving member, Betty Hadland.

Visitors are welcome to attend events. The resource centre, open every Thursday and Saturday morning, is at the Sunshine Coast Turf Club, accessed through Gate 2 on Pierce Ave. For more details visit caloundrafamilyhistory.org.au

A TASTE OF LA BELLE FRANCE It’s not a cooking class or a French lesson but a “cultural and culinary Tour de France” that saves the price of an air ticket.

At Twin Waters each month, the Loose Goose presents a menu with an accompanying presentation to taste and learn about the regions of France. The next dinner heads to Toulouse on July 23.

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HEALTH

Peace not to be snorted at Snoring is annoying, but this side effect of sleep apnea can have much more serious implications, as BRYCE PERRON of CPAP Direct explains.

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hen we are asleep, our airways relax and start to narrow, which leads to excessive snoring.

For those with sleep apnea, the airway can completely close over, causing it to become blocked which in turn starves the body of oxygen.

Once the brain realises that the body isn’t breathing, it sends a shot of adrenalin to alert the body to wake up.

We then take a deep breath (or loud snort) and go back to sleep. The cycle repeats and can occur several hundred times a night so it’s exhausting for everyone.

If you are always tired, craving a nanna nap and finding it difficult to concentrate, you could be suffering from obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).

It’s a common affliction that affects thousands but it can be more than the snoring that’s annoying. It could lead to choking, a sensation of having stopped breathing and waking up with a loud snort. Quality of your sleep is more important than quantity, so those

suffering sleep apnea will wake up tired and exhausted. And things aren’t much better for their partners.

Health risks linked with apnea include Type 2 diabetes, heart attack, stroke, high blood pressure and dementia. But it doesn’t have to be this way. The most effective treatment is with a CPAP or APAP machine that delivers pressurised air through a tube and mask to your face.

The airways are held open by the higher air pressure providing better quality, uninterrupted sleep.

CPAP Direct sleep experts arrange a free consultation to discuss taking a sleep test and to explain the different kinds of treatment options available, including equipment rental.

PUTTING THE MISUNDERSTANDINGS TO BED With Sleep Awareness Week coming up on July 6-12, it’s a good time to consider the importance of sleep as a fundamental pillar of good health.

Many older Australians spend more time in bed than they need to, sleep experts say. Sleep psychologist Professor Dorothy Bruck said people were endlessly interested in how much sleep they should be getting each night, even though what each individual felt they needed often varied a lot.

“We are now armed with some clear, science-based sleep times that many people will find interesting and reassuring,” she said.

One of the most interesting changes found in new research was among those aged 65 and over. Prof Bruck said in her experience many older people, particularly those reporting insomnia, spent too long in bed.

That’s because as you age, your body clock wants you to go to bed earlier, yet many seniors still expect to wake up at the same time.

“Many older people are spending 10 hours in bed and possibly fretting that they should be sleeping that whole time,” Prof Bruck said.

She said her study found

Australians of all ages had an unrealistic idea of sleep, believing wrongly that healthy sleep should involve no awakening at night.

“We know that it is quite normal at all ages to wake up several times during the night, and older adults are more likely to wake more often. This is normal,” she said. “Older people don’t necessarily have a sleep problem. They just don’t require as much sleep as they needed in middle age.”

For those frustrated by early waking, the Sleep Health Foundation recommends trying a few weeks of going to bed several hours later.

HOW MUCH SLEEP do you need?

Newborns (0-3 months): 14-17 hours a day.

Infants (4-11 months): 12-15 hrs.

Toddlers (1-2 years): 11-14 hrs.

Pre-schoolers (3-5): 10-13 hrs.

Primary school (6-13): 9-11 hrs Teenagers (14-17): 8-10 hrs.

Younger adults (18-25): 7-9 hrs.

Adults (26-64): 7-9 hrs.

Older adults (65+): 7-8 hrs.

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HEALTH

Antibiotic use over the top

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new national strategy will aim to reduce the threat of antibiotic resistance following statistics showing Australia’s consumption of antibiotics is among the highest in the developed world.

Australia’s first Antimicrobial Resistance Strategy will address the decreasing effectiveness of antibiotics because of the rise of resistance in disease-causing bacteria.

Antimicrobial resistance occurs when bacteria, viruses, parasites and other disease-causing organisms become resistant to the medicines used to treat the infections they cause.

In 2013, more than 29 million prescriptions for antibiotics were supplied under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) and Repatriation PBS to more than 10 million patients or 45 per cent of all Australians.

“The over and misuse of antibiotics has been identified as a significant contributor to the emergence of resistant bacteria,” Federal Minister for Health Sussan Ley said.

“The new national approach focuses on measures that will prevent disease-

causing bacteria from developing resistance to antibiotics as well as driving down the inappropriate use of antibiotics.

“This strategy is not about removing access but about providing guidance to using them in the most effective way.”

A recent survey showed 65 per cent of Australians believed antibiotics would help them recover from a cold or flu more quickly, one-in-five people expect antibiotics for colds and flu and nearly 60 per cent of GPs surveyed would prescribe antibiotics to meet patient demands. Australia’s consumption of antibiotics is one of the highest among developed countries and well above the OECD average.

MORE CHOICES FOR END OF LIFE CARE

ABC PUTS SPOTLIGHT ON MENTAL HEALTH To coincide with 2015 World Mental Health Day on October 10, the ABC will again focus a week of programming on mental health and illness.

ABC managing director Mark Scott said there was strong support in the mental health sector for the return of the program Mental As, which attracted a TV audience of 5.9 million in 2014 over the week of programming. It helped raise $1.5 million for mental health research.

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The two documents will provide platforms for people nearing the end of their life, their families, carers and healthcare workers to talk about a patient’s wishes. ‘‘Each community in Queensland has its own needs and challenges, which is why we’re asking local healthcare providers to work together to ensure the best possible care is available to those at the end of their life,” Mr Dick said. ‘‘The heart of both of these documents is to inform the public about the choices they can make so they are more in control, more prepared and more able to find a greater level of peace at the end of life.”

A NEW State Government strategy for end-of-life care has been designed to ensure those confronting a terminal illness and their families, receive a high standard of care.

The strategy aims to support Queenslanders to think about their wishes and discuss them with their family and general practitioner.

Health Minister Cameron Dick said local healthcare providers would have the freedom to drive local implementation of the strategy.

It comes at the same time as the Queensland Clinical Senate’s Charter for care of adult patients at the end of life, which aims to further educate health professionals on how to recognise the care needs of terminally ill patients.

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Lakeside Mobility are excited about their recent relocation to Metier Linkway, Birtinya with a bigger and innovative showroom.

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SOCIALS

WOMEN’S COMBINED SERVICE CLUBS DINNER The Inner Wheel Club of Sunshine Coast Inc hosted a Combined Service Clubs dinner at The Events Centre, Caloundra. Cindy Vogels, The Devoted Milliner and milliner to Lady Gaga in 2014 was guest speaker.

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BOOK SIGNING

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Annie’s Books on Peregian Local author Maggie Christiansen’s third book The Dreamcatcher was launched in style. Her previous books Band of Gold and The Sand Dollar have won her a strong fan base.

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WHAT’S ON

STAND IF YOU REMEMBER MANFRED MANN Between 1964 and 1969 Manfred Mann scored three British number one hits, one in America, another seven that went top five and four more that made the top 20.

In 1963, the band’s line-up featured Paul Jones on vocals and harmonica, Mike Vickers on guitar, flute and saxophone, Tom McGuiness on bass, Mike Hugg on drums and Manfred Mann on keyboards.

They set their sights on the British pop scene which was about to explode.

They may have been a musically well-educated band but there was nothing sophisticated about their hit, the rowdy 5-4-3-2-1. Their

first number one came with Do Wah Diddy Diddy and they found themselves in the vanguard of the British pop invasion of America alongside the Beatles and the Animals.

Former Manfred Mann members Paul Jones, Mike D’Abo, Mike Hugg and Tom McGuinness reformed as The Manfreds in 1991.

Be prepared for the quirky mix of solid gold pop, jazz and rhythm and blues that has always been their trademark.

The Events Centre, Caloundra. Sunday, July 19, 7.30pm. Tickets: $67.50$77.70. Visit theeventscentre. com.au or phone 5491 4240.

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WICKETY WAK CELEBRATES 40 YEARS

Noosa Jazz Festival has signed an impressive list of performers for the 24th annual festival at Lions Park in Noosaville in September.

The schedule for the four-day program from Thursday, September 3 to Sunday, September 6, is packed with some of the great names of jazz.

The Festival Village will have two stages with more than 45 performances including main stage, workshops, master classes, jazz river cruises, the legends lunch series, big bands, swing bands, soul bands, jazz bands and Australian Jazz royalty.

The 2015 Noosa Jazz Festival will have a picnic theme with rugs and lounge chairs for audiences to sip a glass of their favourite drink while enjoying the sounds of jazz by the Noosa River.

The legendary comedy cabaret Wickety Wak is 40 this year and to celebrate, the boys are turning on one of the funniest concerts of the year. Greg Doolan, Rob Rosenlund and Tony Jeffrey will take you on an audio visual production of their live performances integrated with film footage from their successful television series with Channel 7. They will also pay tribute to their dearly missed Kiwi brother Pahnie Jantzen who died in 2013, aged 73, using technology to bring his majesty to the stage.

The band, hugely popular during the 1970s and ‘80s for their musical paroldies, camp costumes and energetic stage antics, will include old favourite sendups Kenny and Dolly, the Bee Gees and 3 Bells. Joining them will be Laura Doolan and musicians who have toured with the Wak for years.

Events Centre Caloundra. Saturday, July 11, 7,30pm.

Tickets $42, concessions and groups 10+ $38. Visit theeventscentre.com.au or phone 5491 4240.

A range of ticket options are available. Visit the Noosa Jazz Festival website noosajazz.com.au

VELVET COUNTRY MUSIC A wonderful afternoon of country music is assured at the Velvet Country Music Club concert on Sunday, July 5, noon-4.30pm at the Community Centre, Caloundra Rise Retirement Estate, 57 Village Way Little Mountain.

Admission is $6. Coffee and cake, sandwiches available.

For more information call Sandy on 0400 331629.

WINTER WARMERS The popular Buderim Male Choir will present a special concert with songs to warm the heart at 2pm on Sunday, July 19 at the CCSA hall in Nutley St, Caloundra.

Admission is $10, and afternoon tea is included.

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FOOD AND WINE

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Mix together tomatoes, feta and tarragon in a bowl. Fill the pockets with the tomato mixture and secure the opening with a toothpick. Rub the breasts with the oil from the tomatoes, season with sea salt and cracked pepper, and place on the baking tray. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes basting halfway through. Let rest for 5 minutes before with lightly steamed green vegetables or a green salad.

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FOOD

So, just what are these superfoods all about?

We hear a lot about superfoods these days, but just what does it all mean? Dietitian and nutritionist SARAH GRAY explains.

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hat exactly is a superfood?” I hear you ask, as you picture some obscure vegetable wearing a mask and cape.

If you’ve heard the term “superfood” you’ve most likely heard it used to describe foods such as kale, quinoa, chia, macca, bee pollen (yes, bee pollen) or some kind of foreign-sounding berry (goji berry or acai berry).

According to the Oxford Dictionary a superfood is “a nutrient-rich food considered to be especially beneficial for health and wellbeing”.

In truth though, there’s no criteria set by any professional nutrition or health body that determines whether or not a food can be called a superfood.

This means that the word superfood is no more than a marketing term that can used to describe just about any food.

Many so-called superfoods do have a high nutrient density, especially when compared to a lot of the processed foods in our diets. And they

can be a great addition to a healthy diet and encourage us to try new foods we haven’t tried before. My favourite “superfood” discovery is chia seeds!

However, there are downsides to superfoods, and caution needs to be taken.

Firstly, superfoods often come at an exorbitant cost, especially if they come in the form of a powder, extract or supplement – $11.99 per 100g for powdered kale compared to 99c per 100g for kale from the supermarket.

Secondly, sometimes superfoods are processed to make them tastier or are added to a processed food to try attract consumers who are trying to be healthy when in fact they may have a lot of the original goodness removed and sugar added.

A good example of this is the acai bowls that are often served at cafes as a breakfast food that are made with an acai sorbet and added cane sugar.

The National Health Survey (2004-2008) revealed that 90 per cent of Australians were not meeting the

Australian Government’s recommended amount of serves of vegetables and this number was on the decline.

If there’s one thing that health professionals everywhere agree on, it’s that we don’t consume enough vegetables.

So remember, while superfoods can be of value, before adding them into your diet make sure you are stocking up on five serves of vegetables and two serves of fruit a day.

A serve of fruit is 150g or one medium size piece of fruit and a serve of vegetables is 75g or ½ a cup of cooked vegetables or 1 cup of salad.

Inexpensive fruits and vegetables such as bananas, apples, sweet potatoes, carrots and spinach are true everyday hero foods and don’t receive enough praise in the shadow of the superfood.

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TRAVEL

Crossing the bridges of Bruges With its canals, cobbles and centuries-old architecture, not to mention chocolates and patats, DOT WHITTINGTON recommends putting Bruges on the “bucket list”.

Canals, grand facades and chocolates flavour a visit to Bruges.

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horses and buggies to relish the views from a different perspective.

Bruges is a Flemish city with a strong Dutch influence and, as its name translates to “bridges”, it’s not surprising there’s lots of them, some lifting or turning to allow broad barges to pass through narrow canals, others small and quaint and part of the town’s essential charm.

It was a bitterly cold day in March when I set off to discover the attraction of Bruges, a chill wind turning light rain into a flurry of sleet as I memorised street names and landmarks en route to the city centre.

This pleasant walk made it clear that Bruges is not about a street of fine houses or an occasional example of medieval architecture – it is a complete

ne of the really nice things about Belgium’s UNESCO World Heritage city of Bruges is that it can best be appreciated by simply wandering the streets, without the need for guidebooks or traipsing from church to museum.

Of course, the latter is a worthwhile endeavour too if that’s your thing, but Bruges has so many interesting and enchanting streetscapes, avenues, alleys and alcoves as well as quaint bridges over its crosshatch of canals, that it is entirely possible to say “been there, done that” without entering a single historic building.

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city full of well-preserved buildings from the 15th century onwards, with a few older examples thrown in for good measure.

By simply following my nose, the random choice of streets brought me to the picture postcard street Groene Rei, where prime views of the buildings lining the opposite side of the canal have turned it into one of the most popular spots for photographers and artists.

Yet another Bruges bridge emerges beside the magnificent Gothic town hall. Built between 1376 and 1400, its towering white façade is topped with turrets and drips with ornamentation and neatly stacked statues.

Nearby is the crypt of St Basil and the Chapel of the Holy Blood where a heavily gilded shrine is said to contain a vial of the blood of Christ, brought back from the crusades by Count Thierry of the Alsace.

A magnificent white and gold overhead bridge beckons towards the narrow Blinde Ezelstraat (Blind Donkey Street) which eventually leads to the main Market Square.

Here, it’s a 360-degree view, from the 83m belfry tower and its narrow flight of 366 stairs around to the Gothic revival Government Palace and Post Office building and then the signature row of colourful old houses with their quaint step-gables.

Different objects on each façade identify the original purpose of each building.

Sit in the square and enjoy and you’ve met the prerequisites of a good tourist.

From here, it’s the simple pleasure of wandering through the maze of tiny cobbled streets, each offering up a surprise, whether it’s an ornamental dome, a gilded doorway, a stone coat of arms or yet another quaint bridge.

There are two big advantages to seeing Bruges in the off-season, as not only does the weather enhance its fairytale magic, but it also means that it is not over-run with tourists, and it is unmistakably a popular tourist destination.

There are so many chocolatiers it is obvious that whole population of Belgium could never consume it all, even if it is superb.

Along with the Belgian lace, it’s the perfect souvenir.

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SUNCITY TRAVEL CRUISE SPECIAL

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A cruise through history A war history buff and a recent convert to the joys of cruising, ANTHONY STAUNTON found the dawn service on board the Sea Princess in the Coral Sea a special way to commemorate Anzac Day.

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A short walk from the port is the memorial to the historic battle for Milne Bay.

A

fter a wonderful trip to New Zealand early this year, my wife Anna and I became hooked on cruising, so when we spotted a deal for a 13-day cruise to Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands we couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t resist.

The offer was half the price of our earlier cruise. The catch? It departed Sydney in less than a week.

The bonus? We would be at sea for Anzac Day and could commemorate on board.

The Sun Princess sailed at 4pm with the band playing as we sailed out of the harbour. The atmosphere was exhilarating.

I research and write about Australian military efforts from the

Boer War to Vietnam. My moral compass wants to ensure society recognises and never forgets the service and sacrifice of Australians who served in theatres of war, conflicts and peacekeeping operations in defence of our country.

The focus this year has understandably been on Gallipoli but few realised the Sun Princess was sailing through or visiting four of the six battle sites credited with saving Australia in 1942 during the Second World War. Two were naval actions, off Rabaul and the Battle of the Coral Sea; two were land battles, the US Marines at Guadalcanal and the Australians (with four of the six infantry battalions

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Passengers on board the Sun Princess take part in a dawn service while sailing the Coral Sea.

raised in Queensland) at Milne Bay; and the other two were Midway and Kokoda.

Japanese plans were disrupted by three naval actions between February and June 1942. Although USS Lexington was spotted before it could launch an attack on Rabaul on February 20, 1942, it caused the Japanese to postpone their next advance to Lae and Salamua.

The Battle of Coral Sea in early May prevented a seaborne invasion of Port Moresby and a month later, the naval balance in the Pacific changed decisively in the favour of the US in the Battle of Midway.

The first land action was at Kokoda which is inland and we did not visit.

Our first port of call was Alotau, the capital of the Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea.

A short walk from the port was the impressive Milne Bay Memorial behind which were information panels on the battle. One commemorates the Queensland-born Corporal John French who was posthumously

awarded the Victoria Cross.

The following two days we visited Doini Island and Kiriwina Island.

Neither had terminals that could handle cruise ships and we used the lifeboats to shuttle to and from the shore.

Rabaul was on my bucket list. It was here in September 1914 that Australians first saw action in World War I and where we suffered our first losses.

They are now commemorated at Rabaul (Bita Paka) War Cemetery which lists the names of about 850 servicemen lost when the Montevideo Maru was sunk off the Philippines in July 1942.

There were more than 2000 Commonwealth World War II casualties, mainly Australian.

We negotiated with a taxi driver to get to and from the Guadalcanal American Memorial at Honiara in the Solomon Islands.

It was an extraordinary memorial and I was moved by seeing that

HMAS Canberra, sunk in the Battle of Savo, was twice listed on the memorial.

The highlight of the cruise though, was attending and helping to assist in a fitting Anzac Day dawn service.

The Sun Princess events coordinator consulted veterans who were keen to ensure the format and wording for the service was respectable and fitting.

It was an unexpected pleasure to find that Major Robert Morrison (retd), a former federal president of the Military Historical Society was on the cruise with his wife.

He was known as the “Voice of Army” when I was editor of the society’s journal, Sabretache.

He gave an inspiring address following the Rouse.

The service, supported by a choir formed by passengers, was extremely moving. There were tears from veterans and relatives of veterans as they reflected on the service of family and comrades.

The sun rose in shades of orange above the sea while we sailed through the Coral Sea. While grateful for the well-

Anthony and Major Robert Morrison (retd)

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More than 600 passengers attended the service, the wreath was thrown into the swimming pool since protocol forbad it being thrown overboard. It sank.

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BOOK REVIEW

ELIZABETH PASCOE

The Boys In the Boat is such a simple title but this is no simple story.

It’s a true and heartfelt journey of one lad, Joe Rantz, whose life takes some twists and turns and he ends up enrolled at the University of Washington.

Joe is rather withdrawn and inward-thinking, likes the outdoors and registers for the rowing club.

Eventually we meet all the lads who are the crew of the boat, the maker of the boat, the coach – but that’s a long way off. This book is thoughtfully and lovingly constructed by the author and is a triumph of the human spirit. If you read only one book this year or in a lifetime, this is the one.

TONY HARRINGTON

I loved this book. It is an exceptionally well-written and researched non-fiction historical biography with all the elements to make it a great and enjoyable book. The nine “boys”, all from working class families, not only work hard to put themselves through university during the Great Depression, but also row their way to Olympic Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics in front of an angry Adolf Hitler. The life of Joe Rantz is beautifully written and his fight to survive and succeed against all odds brought tears to my eyes. The “boys” form a cohesive team that transcends skill, pain and natural ability in one of the most demanding of all sports.

An integral part of this book is how Joseph Goebbels, Nazi Minister of Propaganda, creates a movie set Olympic wonderland to deceive the world of their future intentions. This one is for the boys!

BOOK review JOHN KLEINSCHMIDT This book gives the reader an insight into the desperate years of the Great Depression, describes the determination of unprivileged university students to succeed and drives through the transformation of eight young men from talented individuals to a formidable team.

So compelling is the story, that we live with families, appreciate the craft of building racing shells, suffer the torrid training conditions and schedules and appreciate the dedication and support of the people that believe in their charges. It’s the best “true story” I have read.

I recommend it to all who like a well-written book that keeps you interested and tells the whole story.

SHEILA BRYDEN

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As someone who freely admits to shunning the sports section and raising a supercilious eyebrow at store displays of ghostwritten cricket or rugby biographies, I thought there was little chance of my reaching the finish line with Daniel James Brown’s The Boys in the Boat. I was wrong.

Although often swamped with an excess of nautical terminology and sporting jargon, there were also passages of beautiful descriptive writing: spring mornings on Puget Sound, life in the Hoovervilles of the Depression and Berlin’s streets fluttering with their ominous swastikas.

This work of non-fiction demands perseverance – I must confess to skimming through the technical boatbuilding sections – but the rewards are great.

Daniel James Brown celebrates the 1936 US men’s Olympic eight-oar rowing team – nine working class boys who stormed the rowing world, transformed the sport, and galvanised America.

The sons of loggers, shipyard workers, and farmers from the American West, the boys took on and defeated successive echelons of privilege and power. They defeated the sons of British aristocrats rowing for Oxford and Cambridge. And finally, in an extraordinary race in Berlin they stunned the Aryan sons of the Nazi state as they rowed for gold in front of Adolf Hitler. Against the grim backdrop of the Great Depression, they reaffirmed the notion that merit, in the end, outweighs birthright.

JO BOURKE

MARY BARBER

This book surprised me. It’s a perfect case of “don’t judge a book by its cover”.

I am not interested in sports books as a rule, but this was something special.

Joe Rantz has had an extremely bleak childhood. He pays his own way to study engineering at the University of Washington, working as a janitor for his board at the YMCA. He’s an outsider in a world of privileged young men from wealthy families.

He’s constantly hungry and desperate to get a better life. Rowing offers him this chance. Anyone who works in a team would enjoy this book. It’s about what can be achieved when people trust each other and themselves.

This non-fiction book has been meticulously researched as the Notes and Index at the end attest. Overall, I enjoyed it but at times I found myself skimming over the pages of training and racing trials and tough weather descriptions.

No skimming with the human element though. I loved the way the author depicted all the characters. The book led me to Google where I watched and re-watched the actual race filmed by Hitler’s photographer, Leni Riefenstahl. Wow! The message is one of perseverance, courage and belief in oneself. I found this book inspirational and worth reading.

A word of warning… it’s likely that it will subconsciously shake those excuses many of us hide behind and instead challenge us to set goals. It certainly has for me!

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