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here’s no question, that most of us like the idea of being able to continue living at home doing things our way when the old body begins to fail.

The prospect of living out my days in a care home makes me shudder. I don’t like boiled cabbage and imitation instant coffee.

The sentiment was reinforced by the recent Royal Commission into Aged Care, which brought too many nightmare situations to light.

On the bright side, the government has come up with a relatively sound model for helping us live at home longer – if only we could get to it.

Julie Lake, who investigated the issue a year ago, returns this month with a follow-up, and has an inside

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Contents view as she has been assessed by the RAS because of back problems and other health issues exacerbated by being her husband’s carer. She was given a low priority.

“This means I have Buckley’s chance of getting any home assistance on my own behalf – that’s when you start consulting home-aids magazines and hike down to the rehab equipment shops,” she says.

She has found that the quality of services available were varied and excellent – yet many people either didn’t know about them or had trouble accessing them.

Curiously, nobody in authority wanted to answer her questions during her research yet, on January 30, she was contacted by a survey team asking why she had expressed dissatisfaction with aspects of the MyAgedCare service. At the same time, two people she had interviewed suddenly got a result. Julie wonders if it’s a coincidence.

If we have to work longer, perhaps it could be our job to design a system that works and let the eager but non-empathetic young bureaucrats do something else.

Dorothy Whittington, Editor

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t can be very difficult, confusing and downright stressful trying to navigate the MyAgedCare system which is why many people with health issues still opt to go into assisted living facilities rather than remain in their own home.

Everyone interviewed for this report said much the same thing: Those who deliver aged care at home level – the

ACAT teams, the nurses, the respite carers, the domestic assistants – are all wonderful.

It’s the cumbersome, centralised administration that’s at fault.

The many glossy booklets put out by MyAgedCare are reassuring, even impressive. As is the website.

But the reality doesn’t always live up

to the cheery rhetoric. Firstly, it’s important to know the difference between home support services and home-care packages.

The Commonwealth Home Support Program subsidises help with housework, personal care, meals and food preparation, transport, shopping, occupational therapy, social support, home repairs and planned respite (to give carers a break).

This is delivered by a registered service provider such as BlueCare, OzCare, Anglicare etc. and you are expected to contribute to this service if you can afford it, with costs varying according to the type of service and the provider, who bills the client for contributions.

The Home Care Package services, graded one to four according to level of need, are subsidised through government payment of a designated amount of money a year (depending on package level) to a provider, with the client then selecting the services required and finding a provider who can deliver such services.

For both categories of in-home support, you will need assessment and MyAgedCare is the point of entry.

For home support services you will need a visit from a Regional Assessment Service assessor who, if you qualify, will supply you with referral codes to give to the service providers.

For home care packages you will need a visit from an Aged Care Assessment Team (ACAT) who will then set the process in motion.

All well and good.

But let’s look at a couple of case histories to understand how difficult this process can be.

CASE 1: John S. (surnames are withheld in both cases because they are afraid of “upsetting the system”).

John is 84 and suffers from multiple serious health problems. He is mentally fine but his mobility is poor. He and his wife, who is also his carer, applied to MyAgedCare last September for a Level Three home care package.

He was already receiving three hours domestic assistance from a local (but limited) service provider. In October, John was visited by an RAS assessor who approved the interim help of a home support service plus some minor home modifications.

A misunderstanding of the process, especially the relevance of the approval codes, meant a month’s delay in applying to a service provider. The service provider, one of the larger and more wide-reaching church-based organisations, was unable to respond until the end of January.

That provider now supplies a carer to give John a shower three times a week plus three hours respite once a week so his wife can go and do the shopping because John cannot be left alone for long periods.

The respite person will also do light duties round the house and change John’s sheets and make his bed because his wife’s own health issues means she is unable to easily do this.

Four months after the first approach for an ACAT assessment John’s application for a Level Three package was approved, with the proviso that this could take up to 12 months to implement.

He was also given the necessary approvals for respite residential care (so his wife occasionally can take a holiday)

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and admittance to an assisted living facility should that become necessary.

This is interesting because it shows that getting into a nursing home is easier than getting a home package, provided of course that a room is available.

“We are relieved to have finally come this far”, John says.

“But it’s been a tough journey because dealing with these government departments is incredibly frustrating and slow at a time in your life when you are really too exhausted and unwell to be able to cope.

“It’s confusing to be dealing with both MyAgedCare (the overarching authority) and ACAT and they don’t always talk to each other it seems, which makes for more confusion.”

As just one example, when ACAT finally got in touch, John missed the call.

He rang back immediately but the caller wasn’t available. He left a message.

The next day he received a call from MyAgedCare who told him the longwaited assessment had been “rejected” because the ACAT assessor had not been able to make contact.

This caused a lot of anguish but when contact was eventually made with the ACAT co-ordinator the assessment had not been cancelled and the information given

by MyAgedCare turned out to be wrong.

“You find yourself talking to Michelle here and Jane there and Charlie somewhere else and you can’t remember who works for which department or service provider and the whole thing is so confusing you feel like shooting yourself,” says John.

“And then they keep asking you whether you are depressed or suffering from anxiety. What’s more, by the time one level of home care has kicked in you are likely to have deteriorated enough to need the next level.”

CASE 2: Sandie D. is in her mid-60s and suffered a stroke a year ago. She was left with chronic weakness down one side which means she can’t hold things easily and must walk with a stick. The inability to exercise has led to weight increase which has given her further problems.

And, she says, the stroke has left her “weaker in mind” and unable to concentrate easily or deal with problems. She is long-since divorced and her only family is a daughter with problems of her own who lives interstate.

Sandie was approved for home

“By the time one level of care kicks in you are likely to have declined enough to need the next level” support and, when available, a home care package.

“But it all took so long,” she says, “And I could never really get to grips with what I was entitled to or when I’d get it because I found myself dealing with so many people and so much paperwork”. Unable to cope, Sandie went into a nursing home for interim respite. Her condition has deteriorated and she now believes she will never again be able to live independently, despite an ACAT assessment that she should be able to do so.

Even the task of selling her existing home – necessary to fund her care and because it’s now a liability – is beyond

her. She has asked her daughter to try and do this for her.

In reply to a suggestion that there must be agencies within government or charitable organisations to help her, she says she has tried to seek help with some advice from her doctor, but: “It’s all so difficult and I just seem to go round in circles.”

To be fair, some recipients seem to have an easier passage through the rough seas of accessing aged care assistance but ALL those I spoke to reported at least some problems with wait times and confusion between the various agencies.

Australia’s aged care “experts” are not unaware of the problem.

There have been numerous major inquiries and reviews during the past two decades since major reforms were introduced through the Aged Care Act 1997, including last year’s Royal Commission which specifically addressed the issue of “Navigating the maze: an overview of australia’s current aged care system”.

The introduction of MyAgedCare as a single portal for accessing services is considered to be a significant reform which has received encouraging acceptance from recipients.

Nonetheless, last year’s Royal Commission found that people still had difficulty navigating a system which faces “substantial implementation challenges”.

Access and understanding is especially difficult for those who don’t have computers or devices to visit the website. According to the Aged Care website, Australia has budgeted $21.6 billion for aged care this financial year and this is expected to rise to $25.4 billion in 2022-23.

It seems like a lot of money (the

defence budget is about $38 billion) but, “where does the money go?” asks Amy, an ACAT assessor who requested her name not be used because MyAgedCare takes a dim view of employees talking to journalists and regards them as whistleblowers.

Amy agreed to speak to Your Time because, like others at the pointy end of providing aged care, she feels frustrated by inadequate funds for some services and the long wait times, despite careful prioritising.

As one example, she says she finds it difficult telling pensioners in the Home Support Program that there is no funding for, say, a shower stool, even though it is considered essential for safety. The average cost of a suitable shower stool is $120 – quite a lot for a pensioner.

Sandie D. is an example of why some older people, when their health fails, opt for a once-only ACAT assessment that enables them to move into a nursing home or assisted living facility.

It’s just so much easier than trying to deal with all those initials and acronyms and catchy labels – ACAT, MyAgedCare, RAS, DHS, Centrelink, NHS, HomeAssist, PresCare, BlueCare, Anglicare, CentaCare, OzCare … the list goes on.

Yet there are wonderful services out there, available to those over 65, which can keep us living independently, including subsidised modifications to our homes. To access them, you will need patience, good humour, persistence and the assurance that good things DO come to those who wait because MyAgedCare is trying to improve its implementation methods.

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THE TALE OF A RAIL

IN HOME aged care essentials DON’T wait too long! Wait time between initial contact and provision of approved services is prioritised and can take a long time – up to 12 months for home care packages.

You can contact MyAgedCare directly but how do you know when you are ready for help? Check with your doctor who will help you list your health issues. During assessment you are asked to sign a form permitting MyAgedCare to access your health records.

If you have a computer/ smart device visit the MyAgedCare website. This provides you with necessary information and links. If you can’t access this portal off-line then phone 1800 200 422, make the necessary application and ask where you can get information booklets. These will be supplied at assessment stage, but it’s good to have the information up-front.

Make your application on-line or by phone. Be prepared to spend about 10

minutes answering questions as to your health, mobility, ability to cope. Your initial ID is your Medicare card so have it ready.

You will be assigned a client ID number and then you are in the loop.

If deemed eligible, you will receive a home visit from either the Regional Assessment Service (RAS) or an Aged Care Assessment Team (ACAT), depending on the level of support you require. This is your second stage entry to either home support, numbered home care package or assisted living facility.

Take notes! You will be bewildered by all the different people and information you are now receiving. Start a file and record the name of every person you deal with and the organisations to which they belong, plus contact numbers and a brief summary of what they tell you.

If you are too unwell to cope with all this, you can appoint a friend, family member, carer or

GP as your representative.

Inquire about this and also about the advocacy service provided by the Older Person’s Advocacy Network (OPAN). More paperwork – and acronyms – but it might be worthwhile.

All approved services require a provider and this is YOUR choice though the assessors may help you with a shortlist. Aged care services are heavily subsidised but you will be expected to contribute. Not all providers operate all their services in all areas. Fees for services differ. Some charge exit fees if you change providers.

Some are better at certain jobs than others. You can have more than one provider for different services. Seek help from ACAT if you find choosing a provider too confusing and have nobody to help.

ALWAYS ask questions if you don’t understand anything. The involved process of governmentsubsidised aged care will tax your concentration and memory to the utmost so be prepared!

Ainsley Sandow, mid 70s, has back and leg problems.

Following an interview with an RAS assessor she was visited by a MyAgedCare occupational therapist who said she would set the process in motion for an approved home assistance provider to install a grab rail in Ainsley’s shower.

This would be done at no cost except for the actual rail.

Ainsley’s understanding was that this would be done by a provider which operates a very good home assist program for MyAgedCare-approved clients

– let’s call it X. Two months later, when Ainsley inquired why the job hadn’t been done, X said it hadn’t received any paperwork for the installation and, on checking, found that it was another provider, Y, that was supposed to be doing the job.

“The thing is,” says Ainsley, “I am already getting help from this second provider and they asked me if I had a grab rail in the bathroom and said they could provide one but had not been asked to do so.”

Ainsley calls Y, explains the situation, and is told that they do not have the capacity to do home modifications and the request had been passed to X the previous day.

She calls X again and is told they know nothing about it and to call MyAgedCare. Back to Square One. Confused? Imagine how Ainsley feels – she still doesn’t have the grab railed deemed necessary by the occupational therapist – and has no idea when she will.

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LETTERS I was interested and thrilled to read Julie Lake’s Dance into the Roaring 20s (YT, Jan).

I’d like to fill a gap in an otherwise comprehensive article, and that is International Folk Dancing for which there are three main groups dancing weekly on the Sunshine Coast – in Noosa, Buderim and Nambour.

We tick all the boxes. Men and women, age range 50s to 80s, and no partner required because we usually dance in a circle. Our dances have added cultural interest, coming mainly from Greece, and various countries of Eastern Europe, with a range of inspiring music. Going for coffee afterwards further adds to the social enjoyment.

Dancing is equally marvellous for people who are not as agile or fit as they once were.

Our Yandina group Dance for Joy is a weekly dance opportunity for people with restricted mobility whether through arthritis, knee/hip surgery, Parkinsons, or just the effects of ageing.

We do both seated and standing dance routines to a varied and inspiring range of music, and to be honest, teaching this group is a highlight of my week.

Again, we have male and female participants ranging from mid-50s to mid-80s, or more, since 100-year-old Peggy also joins us when she can.

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A NATIONAL study has found that the desire of older Australians to remain living at home increases with age, but the majority have not done enough to modify their properties.

This can lead to accommodation decisions being made under duress later.

A survey of 1056 Australians aged 55-plus, by the Global Centre for Modern Ageing (GCMA) found that despite wanting to stay at home, only 17 per cent thought their home would require modifications.

Even of those experiencing difficulties at home, only 40 per cent acknowledged the need for home modifications.

GCMA chief executive officer Julianne Parkinson, said the research identified an opportunity for industry to help people understand their needs, options and the processes involved before decisions become rushed or forced.

“Our research identified key barriers to home modifications include affordability and being able to find trusted builders and tradespeople,” she said. “The right industry partners could encourage earlier and more prudent conversations about home modification before an emergency arises.”

Almost two-thirds of those over 75 think they will stay in their home, which is double that of the 55-64 years cohort.

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Philippa Johnson I enjoy your magazine, but I am compelled to write about Mocco Wollert’s Slow Lane article (YT, Feb).

I found her piece quite racist and out of touch with modern thinking. She states the nail salon workers could not speak English and that was unfair because she had to learn as a migrant.

She didn’t like them jabbering in their own language because as her friend from the 1950s told her, “it is rude”.

These poor people are probably on

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If she’s highlighting the “good old days” and “how things have changed” then I say move on and adapt.

I am 68 this year and I try to keep up with an ever-changing world, but most importantly I try to see the other side and have empathy for others.

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There is a disease afflicting our society when it comes to answering questions, and it is especially evident among television commentators, writes DAVID PARMITER. The problem is, whatever the question, they begin their reply with â&#x20AC;&#x153;soâ&#x20AC;?.

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he conjunction â&#x20AC;&#x153;soâ&#x20AC;?, as the OED tells us, when placed at the beginning of a sentence means â&#x20AC;&#x153;thusâ&#x20AC;? or â&#x20AC;&#x153;consequentlyâ&#x20AC;? and refers to the previous statement or opinion. Thus, it cannot correctly introduce the answer to the first question.

So why do they do it?

There are other similar examples of verbal laziness among news interviewees. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Yes, yeah, well, err, likeâ&#x20AC;?, all often added to the â&#x20AC;&#x153;soâ&#x20AC;?.

In days past, when children were taught public speaking â&#x20AC;&#x201C; reciting poetry, joining a debating team or making a speech in front of an audience â&#x20AC;&#x201C; they learned to think before they spoke.

They then spoke in properly formed sentences â&#x20AC;&#x201C; subject, verb, object, verb/ number agreement, correct use of adjectives and adverbs, and how to articulate clearly and confidently.

All that seems to have gone out the education window to be replaced by grunts, monosyllables and bad grammar.

Where did we go wrong?

Whatever happened to correct use of pronouns: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Me â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;nâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;im went to ver moviesâ&#x20AC;?.

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And in McDonaldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, â&#x20AC;&#x153;gissa a burger, mateâ&#x20AC;? just doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t draw comment.

It should, and the staff, the females in particular, are not â&#x20AC;&#x153;youse guysâ&#x20AC;?.

I have recently come across an English magazine called The Oldie. Two of the features I like are â&#x20AC;&#x153;Words and stuffâ&#x20AC;?, which focuses on the use and misuse of our language; and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pedantsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Revoltâ&#x20AC;? which is a side-bar of reader contributions of the dumb things said by everyday people, especially politicians: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to do this, going forwardsâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;at the end of the day, the end result will be the same.â&#x20AC;?

Other inanities include â&#x20AC;&#x153;a near missâ&#x20AC;?.

If it didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t miss, then it must have hit.

Here are a few more superfluities used every day: Continue on â&#x20AC;&#x201C; you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t continue back Meet with â&#x20AC;&#x201C; meet is a transitive verb taking a direct object, as in you meet me/ him/her. Ditto with connect â&#x20AC;&#x201C; you cannot connect up/down/out.

Similarly, you cannot head up a team.

You either head it or you are a part of it.

You cannot be quite/very unique â&#x20AC;&#x201C; it means you are one of a kind and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s that.

Other irritants with our language include modern buzzwords.

Consecutive songs on the radio cannot be â&#x20AC;&#x153;back to backâ&#x20AC;? because that means facing in opposite directions.

An icon is a religious depiction of a holy figure used for devotion in eastern churches.

It came from the Greek â&#x20AC;&#x153;eikonâ&#x20AC;? meaning likeness or image, and yet now it is used for everything from landmarks

and milestones to rock stars and even sports events.

A coup de gras is French for â&#x20AC;&#x153;lawn mowerâ&#x20AC;? but the correct phrase, coup de grace, means using the sharp side of the axe to remove the victimâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s head gracefully. With grace.

The commentators also should know better than to use words such as â&#x20AC;&#x153;rain eventâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;weather eventâ&#x20AC;? and nonsense words such as â&#x20AC;&#x153;pretty muchâ&#x20AC;?. Event is superfluous, and much is not pretty.

They should also know that you should not split an infinitive. The â&#x20AC;&#x153;toâ&#x20AC;? belongs with its verb, so â&#x20AC;&#x153;to only doâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;to only sayâ&#x20AC;? is wrong. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only to say that is how it should be written or spoken.

Finally, to conclude, and at the end of the day, I will finish.

The two that really tick me off (to put it politely) are â&#x20AC;&#x153;different toâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;compared toâ&#x20AC;?.

You donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to be a Latin scholar to know that one thing can only be different from another, and that you can only compare something with something else.

So, yeah, like, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s my problem. Now, just watch your language.

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The tale of a natural storyteller Who would have thought that a young Swedish boy who left school after just nine years, and who by his own admission was a very naughty boy, could become an accomplished author with a clever command of the English language? GLENIS GREEN reports. centres to wholesale confectionary and even handyman work.

The writing happened, purely by chance, 10 years ago.

“I was very naughty as a child – nothing illegal, but always getting up to mischief.”

A natural story teller from way back when even his siblings wanted to hear “Peter stories” for Sunday entertainment, he found that his grandson – then in his early teens – was also keen to hear about his antics.

“A natural story teller, even his siblings wanted to hear ‘Peter stories’ for Sunday entertainment”

Peter at a local bookstore (which missed his name spelling) promoting his latest book.

I

t’s not exactly the traditional formula for writing success but then retiree Peter Oredsson, 68, is anything but traditional.

Relaxing in a comfy chair with his pug Mabel on his knee, Peter seems surprised that his unusual start in life could have led to a career as an author with his latest book, The Sicilian Favour!, steadily garnering fans.

So much so that he is already working on a sequel.

While it might seem at odds with his background in sales and marketing, it has turned out to be a good fit, with the entrepreneurial Peter having the experience to not only write but also to organise the Australian publishing, distribution and marketing of his books.

Born and raised in Hassleholm, Sweden, he was an early school dropout in Year 9 with marks well below average, leading him to take on hard labour in different factories and to leave home at just 16 to find his own way in the world.

He soon discovered he had a talent for marketing, and in 1974, arrived in Australia with a two-year contract

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sponsored by the federal government.

Peter persuaded a multi-national company to employ him as a technical sales rep and with his interest in education renewed, he spent seven years at night school, eventually graduating with a degree in business, majoring in marketing.

“All of my grownup life I’ve had a natural know-how for persuading people to buy things,” he said.

Living in a hostel in Nunawading, Victoria, he met his British-born wife and after three years, persuaded her and her son to return with him to Sweden, where they had a daughter together.

But the lure of Australia remained strong and being a natural entrepreneur, Peter was keen to start his own businesses.

“In Sweden you are very restricted whereas here you can set up a proprietary limited for $1800,” he said.

After mixing with business chiefs from around the world as a marketing manager, global sales manager and managing director, he began work as a marketing consultant through his own company, taking on everything from call

“He loved to read, all the Harry Potter stories and such, so I decided to write them down for him,” Peter says.

And that’s how his first selfpublished book Peeta Oreda came about.

“He said, ‘Granddad I love it, it’s so good’,” and so Peter, who himself loved fantasy and the mystery of numbers as a child, wrote a second book which he also self-published called The Power of Numbers.

As an unknown author, getting a book accepted by a major publisher is a hard-fought battle so when Peter wrote

his third book, Bloodline Incursion, a powerful dramatic read based on a true story, he also published that himself and set about selling copies.

It was well received and then, after four years of disciplined writing, he produced The Sicilian Favour! which was taken up by international publishers Austin Macauley.

A work of pure crime fiction and drama, its complex and compelling plot has drawn widespread favourable reviews and it has an ending so unpredictable that even an ex-detective mate who lives in the same retirement village as Peter could not guess the outcome.

Ever the entrepreneur, Peter realised that by doing a parallel import of his books and publishing them in Australia he could promote them better himself with local store book signings and get a better return per copy.

He says it’s hard to estimate just how many copies have been sold, with libraries stocking them, digital copies being downloaded and people sharing, but it has been doing very well.

He’s already well into writing the sequel, which should be finished by the end of this year.

A completely self-taught writer, Peter said he tried to model himself on his favourite author and fellow Swede Stieg Larsson, author of the blockbuster The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo series.

Like Larsson, his dream is to have his books made into movies. Sadly Larsson died before his dream was realised – but Peter is hoping such major success will come long before that.

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WOODIES PREPARE FOR OPEN DAY

Max Barrenger uses a scroll saw.

THERE will be something for everyone when the Blackall

Range Woodcrafters Guild opens its sheds for visitors this month.

There will be displays of milling timber, wood turning demonstrations, pyrography (burning images into wood), scroll sawing and wood carving as well as sales of second-hand tools, timber and items made

by Woodies. All timber used is sourced from trees felled on private property that would otherwise go to waste.

Car parking will be available with assistance from attendants at the guild’s sheds near the Montville sporting field, on March 21, 9am-1pm.

Everyone is welcome.

TRAIN YOUR BRAIN AN essential part of ageing well is to exercise our brain and a fun and effective way to do that is through brain training.

Research shows that taking part in mentally stimulating activities promotes better cognitive function and can help reduce the risk of developing dementia.

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Sessions are held in the function room and run by a registered nurse.

Bring a friend.

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HISTORY FOR GARDEN CLUB GUEST speaker Anne Sutherland will share the story of heritage-listed Bankfoot House at Glass House Mountains, at Buderim Garden Club’s next monthly meeeting.

It will be at the Buderim Memorial Hall on March 13, 1.30pm for a 2pm start.

The meeting, as always, includes flower, foliage and photography competitions, plant sales, lucky door prize, raffles and afternoon tea on the veranda.

New members and visitors are always welcome.

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This inspirational event is on March 28, 9.30am-11.30am, at Tait-Duke Community Cottage, Tewantin. Morning tea is included.

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TRIVIA FUN-DRAISING CALOUNDRA Family History THE Rotary Club of Caloundra Pacific promises a night of fun for a good cause at its popular annual trivia night.

Organised by member Bryan Mason with support from members and other Coast Rotary Clubs, the Rotary Oceania Medical Aid for Children (ROMAC) trivia night attracts up to 300 players each year, to raise between $12,000 and $20,000.

All money raised goes directly to meeting expenses of the child’s hospitalisation. The triva night is on March 12, 6.30pm for 7pm, at Unity College Auditorium, 47 Lomond Cres, Caloundra West. Entry $30 includes light supper. Drinks will be available for purchase.

Call Bryan 0438 705 196 or email bryan@brylyn.com.au

SINGERS INVITED TO JOIN THE CHORUS THE Little Village Choir was formed in 2019 as a mobile community choir which benefits all concerned.

Ongoing research has found that singing, particularly in a group, offers significant health and psychological benefits, promoting feelings of wellbeing and improving breath control.

If you would like to spend time in great company making new friends, and enjoying the music while improving your health, then this is the choir for you.

Anyone who would like to sing is invited to rehearsals at The Guide Hall on the corner of Lingara Ave and Palmwoods/Montville Rd on Mondays at 12.45pm-2.45pm during school term.

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WOMEN aged 50-70 are more likely than younger women to consume alcohol at levels that exceed low risk drinking guidelines â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and most think thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fine.

Edith Cowan University research has found that despite potential health risks, many middle-aged and young-old women who consume alcohol at high risk levels perceive their drinking as normal and acceptable, as long as they appear respectable and in control. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As long as they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make a fool of themselves. They donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to go falling down and showing their knickers,â&#x20AC;? one 69-year-old respondent said.

IN THE GARDEN â&#x20AC;&#x201C; with Penny What a wonderful start to February, lovely soaking rain and the gardens are thriving.

There are new leaves on the trees and lawns are growing fast.

Lush new growth, though, brings pests to contend with â&#x20AC;&#x201C; mealy bug on orchids, cliveas and hibiscus. You can use a strong jet of water to disperse them, or spray with an eco-friendly insecticide. If you see dead patches on your lawn with wasps or birds active, it means they are seeking lawn grub. Let them do their job of eradicating these pests.

Most types of vegetables can be planted by the end of the month including cabbage, lettuce, tomatoes, corn, silverbeet and spring onions.

Check your local nursery to see what is available to brighten up a corner or pot with seasonal annuals. Prune plants to shape, fertilise and re-mulch if required. Bare root roses will be available soon, great for pots or the garden. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time to order spring flowering bulbs, take cuttings of coleus and divide succulents. Happy gardening!

WE HAVE A WINNER: Congratulations to Pauline McKenzie of Bli Bli, who won the pack of five books by Australian authors from Harlequin Books at HarperCollins Publishers. The books are in the mail. A record number of entries was received.

I posted therefore I am The place and time where we find ourselves is puzzling. JEN ROUSH looks at the incongruity of our brave new world.

THERE are big movements to tackle climate change yet we consume and buy more than ever even while manufacturing this â&#x20AC;&#x153;stuffâ&#x20AC;? ruins the environment.

We have made huge steps forward to recognise the right of anyone to be who they are and to love whoever they love, yet social media has given us the anonymity to post the most vitriolic things about others.

Sadly, some do not hesitate to spread hate if you post something they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t like or agree with.

We are more image conscious than ever â&#x20AC;&#x201C; tattoos, tanning, teeth whitening and donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get me started on those spider

eyelashes â&#x20AC;&#x201C; yet, as a society, we are unhealthier than ever.

We do things for photos to post on social media instead using photos to remind us of a fun time.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the new existential dilemma â&#x20AC;&#x201C; if you had a good time and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not on social media, did it really happen?

We post photos of â&#x20AC;&#x153;perfectâ&#x20AC;? lives, but we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t take the time to work on our relationships or organise our existence. We have more â&#x20AC;&#x153;friendsâ&#x20AC;? yet less connection.

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HIGH PRICE OF ROMANCE DATING and romance scams made up one-fifth of losses across all scams reported to Scamwatch in 2019.

Scammers are using new online platforms beyond traditional online dating websites to take advantage of their victims.

The highest losses were from romance scams originating on Instagram and Facebook although dating platforms such as Tinder and Match.com also had high losses.

Australians reported almost 4000 dating and romance scams in 2019, with

losses of more than $28.6 million. About 37.5 per cent of reports resulted in a loss, with an average of more than $19,000.

A new trend emerging last year was scammers increasingly turning to apps such as Google Hangouts, or online games such as Words with Friends and Scrabble, to con their victims. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seen an increase in reports from people who did not originally seek an online relationship but have been caught up in a dating and romance scam,â&#x20AC;? the ACCCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Delia Rickard said.

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AGES AND STAGES

by Mocco Wollert

WHEN I was young, I met a dashing guy in a uniform. I knew immediately that he was a sailor because on one of his arms was vivid tattoo.

In “the good old days” nobody outside of the navy sported a tattoo.

Now, it seems to me that the whole world is populated by sailors!

The New Zealand Maoris always had tattoos, but for them it was a deeply tribal sign and a Moko. The special tattoo on the chins, especially of women, are true works of art and have a sacred meaning.

I was stunned when I read Fifty Shades of Grey. In the book the reader is taken into a world where a woman is sexually mistreated, subjected to pain and enjoys it. The book was bought mainly by women who made it a world best-seller. That got me thinking.

Maybe there is something deep in the psyche of a woman wanting to be subjected to pain – a relic of the stone age, when a woman was dragged by the hair into the cave – (I am quoting Hollywood films here) to please her cannibal husband and guarantee food for her children.

Be darned though that I could imagine enjoying it.

And now, girls, mothers and grandmothers – not too many of those – are submitting themselves needlessly to pain to have pictures and words etched into their skin. Why? I look at my old, wrinkled arms, trying to imagine what a tattoo, inflicted on it 60 years ago, would look like now.

I shudder at the thought of it. But like it or not, tattoos are the current fashion.

Usually, when fashions change, it mainly has to do with hemlines, waists cinched or not and deep décolleté or cover-up lace – all easy to achieve or

undo. Tattoos inked into flesh, are there forever, although I have been told that they can be surgically removed which is horribly expensive, hurts a lot and leaves scars.

I am totally amazed at what people put into their skin – quotes, prayers and the names of sweethearts. Bad luck if the relationship breaks up.

Maybe the etiquette for relationships in my grandchildren’s generation is to ignore the indelible names of former lovers.

A sleeve was once part of a dress or jacket, now it means a mass of tattoos covering the whole arm. It must hurt, it must take a long time and it must cost a lot of money.

I have been told it can cost thousands, especially if it is a quality tattoo.

When I asked a young acquaintance what she plans to do when tattoos go out of fashion, she looked at me – with that look young people give the oldies – and said, totally convinced, that tattoos would never go out of fashion.

Do I have news for her!

May your skin stay unblemished and your tattoos wash off.

by Cheryl Lockwood A ROUTINE check-up told me I had no serious health issues, so I had a spring in my step when I left the medical centre.

As I rode my bike through the park on my way home, I was feeling pretty good about my clean bill of health. The sun was shining, birds singing and children were playing.

One small girl raced by on her bike, cut back in front of me on the path, hit the brakes and came to a stop on the grass. She was reprimanded by her little mate.

“You should let old people go first.”

I smiled. This young girl knew the importance of respect for others. It raised my hopes that parents of this younger generation were teaching such values to their offspring until, of course, I realised that the old person was me.

She didn’t even say older, just old. I refrained from challenging her to a lap of the park.

I rode on, ego somewhat deflated, having gone from the poster girl for the over 50s to an old biddy on a bike.

I know I’m not 35 anymore, but I don’t feel much older. Sure, the woman in my mirror has a few lines on her

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face. I try to avoid her. Besides, the way my eyesight is going, I won’t be able to see the wrinkles soon.

To top it off, that night as I flossed my teeth, a filling popped out and landed on the floor. Great, now I was literally falling apart.

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Tribute to the humble mango Sunshine Coast settlers often brought with them a bag of mangoes to plant. AUDIENNE BLYTH recalls the days when the common mango ruled the backyards of the old Queenslanders.

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HE original wooden houses of pioneers may have long gone but the mango trees once planted next to them remain. New subdivisions have no space for a large sprawling mango tree.

The fruit is known as the common or stringy mango. It is well named, as the strings seem to be almost a foot long.

Remember the haircut called the sucked mango look in the 1950s? Undoubtedly, this was a style with a long, stringy fringe.

A test of a good mango, while you eat it, is the quantity of juice that runs down your arm right to your elbow.

I cannot deny the pleasure of sucking on the rich orange flesh until the seed is dry. And I vouch for the flavour of the old common mango against the new varieties.

I seem to have lived my life next to old mango trees. My childhood home had mango trees and my present house has large and very old mango trees.

I recall my grandmother picking up the early windfalls and making stewed mango, adding what nature omitted – heat and sugar.

We are never at a loss as to what to do

with the abundance of fruit. We eat it at any time of the day. We offer visitors mangoes. We freeze some for later on in the year. We make the best mango chutney. We call in those without mango trees to help us out.

Finally, we feed the last to the horses.

A “through fruit train” from the North Coast to Sydney and Melbourne ran from about 1920 until the 1950s. Farmers were

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able to send their produce to southern markets without it spoiling.

Among the cases of bananas, pineapples and passionfruit, I am sure the old common mango had its place.

A mango tree serves a purpose other than a fruit supply. The tree is not flammable and is certainly safer than a gumtree next to the house.

In summer, the temperature is at least

10 degrees less under a mango tree and its shade accommodates children playing or anyone taking a chair and whiling away the heat of the day.

A fernery can be established with no fear of the summer sun. As well, a mango tree is the perfect place to have a swing.

Before you rush out to plant a mango tree, which has the potential to grow to almost 10m and spread over half a house block, I must warn of the downside.

All night long, ripe mangoes fall with a bump or a crash on the tin roof of our house. Possums and fruit bats, with screeches and thumps, help themselves.

Birds of all descriptions peck at the fruit, either on the ground or while it is still on the tree. Sometimes it’s hard to walk for squishy mangoes.

I’ve had burns from the sap and have to warn anyone about picking green mangoes. The green skin can produce what were once called mango sores, although the fancy new varieties seem to have put an end to that.

And I no longer see common mangoes in the shops.

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It’s a good year to go hunting for a deal With new car sales down in the dumps, BRUCE McMAHON suggests it may be time to chase up a deal in 2020.

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aybe the Australian car market is sated, maybe everyone now has an SUV in the driveway and new cars are no longer high on a household’s priority in tighter times.

Or perhaps there’s not enough excitement to drag people into showrooms, not enough sparkle or variety with a welter of look-alike SUVs and talk, talk, talk about expensive electric cars.

Remember when a new model Holden, Falcon or Chrysler would make the news pages?

Holden dropping the Commodore, once the country’s most popular car, could be seen as indicative of a lack of interest in that new family car smell.

Australia remains one of the most competitive places in the world for auto manufacturers.

There are 50-plus brands here chasing sales that have been falling over the past couple of years. (The Queensland market was down 7 per cent in 2019, following on from a small slip in 2018.)

The strongest of the mob are still SUVs and light commercials, some of this propped up by government and business sales. And yes, some of it by dint of good new machinery.

Toyota’s SUV the RAV4 was a standout in 2019 while niche players such as the Citroen C3 Aircross proved cheerful new additions.

Yet many 2019 vehicles were mere updates and there’ll be more “refreshed” cars again this year, although there appears to be a decent run of all-new machines arriving from premium manufacturers – hybrid Ferraris, hot BMW sedans and a fresh Porsche

Cayenne. And of course there’ll be another small wave of SUVs and humble dual cab utes.

Top of our list would have to be, from two iconic manufacturers, the second generation Land-Rover 90 and a fourdoor Jeep Gladiator ute.

The British four-wheel drive has a tonne of legend to live up to with an off-road heritage stretching back to the 1949 Series 1, a machine designed in 10

months to be a go-anywhere cross between military vehicle and farm tractor.

Jeep has built utes (or pick-ups) in the past but this one, based around the Wrangler, promises to be a reasonable piece of modern kit for work and play Both of these are expected by mid-2020.

Others that hold interest include an all-new Isuzu D-Max ute scheduled to arrive by the end of the year.

This one will have been coengineered with the next Mazda BT-50 ute now that Ford and Mazda have parted ways after some 30 years. I’m not sure if the next Mazda will make it this year.

Among SUVs due in the next 12 months there should be a re-worked Subaru Outback, two all-new Volkswagen SUVs the T-Roc and T-Cross, Mazda’s CX-30 to slot between the CX-3 and CX-5, and already here is an updated Pajero Sport.

So while the Australian market has been sluggish of late, there’ll be some tempting new product added to showrooms through 2020 – especially for the adventuring types if not the family car buyer.

TECHNOLOGY

Take back control of your web browser Ever opened your web browser to find that it has been taken over by advertising and icons you didn’t ask for? NATHAN WELLINGTON explains how to clean up and get rid of the unwanted pests.

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any times, I have opened a client’s computer browser to find that the front page is not the usual Google search bar or Bing news feed.

Instead, an ASK, Babylon, Conduit, iStartsurf, Snap, Coupon Search tool bar appears, and there are five or six icons sitting on the top browser bar.

These bars are considered malware and are a means to promote advertising and direct your search.

My first question is “did you install this?”. After a bemused look the client usually replies, “well, no, it just changed like that one day”.

This is an all too common occurrence and can slow down your internet experience and load you with unwanted ad popups and notifications.

If your home screen has changed to one you don’t recognise then, chances are, you have malware installed on the browser. But don’t fear, it’s relatively easy to remove.

If you are using Google Chrome, here are a few simple steps to clean it up: 1. Locate are three vertical dots on the top

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2. Click on this and a small menu appears, then move your cursor to hover over the “more tools” and you will find another menu appears, with “extensions” inside.

3. Click to open extensions and it will reveal all the extensions installed on your browser.

4. If there are some you don’t recognise, click to remove them. This will uninstall any extensions. You can remove all these extensions, without affecting your internet browsing.

5. Once you have cleared them out, close

and reopen your browser to see if it has reverted back to its original Google front search page.

6. If not, you may need to return to the three dots and choose “settings”, this time to view your search engine and startup page. In this area you can change the settings to remove the unwanted search engine or start up page.

If you are using Microsoft Edge to browse, you similarly will find three horizontal dots on the top right corner which you can also click to reveal a menu.

Similar to Google Chrome, you can click on “extensions” to remove unwanted

malware, and the “settings” button to reset your search engine and start up page.

Finally, I would suggest you download Malwarebytes (the free version) and perform a quick scan to remove any residual unwanted nasties as a precaution.

This is an initial way to stop them. If this doesn’t resolve the problem then things start to get a little more complicated, as you may have inadvertently downloaded some adware that you need to find and uninstall.

Even when you uninstall it, they hide registry hooks, that once you open your internet again, it downloads the same program again without you knowing.

It is at this time, I suggest, you get a professional to clean your computer, as there is a number of procedures to be done in a specific order for them to be removed completely without harming your precious data.

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BOOK REVIEW

ELIZABETH PASCOE

The author has taken an extraordinary event in Australian history and written an exciting and compelling story about what actually happened.

The year is 1862 and gold has been discovered in the central west of New South Wales. Some likely lads who have been sent to Australia as prisoners of mother England have decided, after indulging in some petty criminal activity, to steal the gold.

We are taken on a fascinating journey and meet some interesting characters along the way. Most enjoyable.

JOHN KLEINSCHMIDT

This is not a book you would expect from an author detailing the exploits of Australian bushrangers. James Phelps has researched court records, police reports, newspaper articles, eyewitness accounts and other available factual information.

Set in 1862, the author admits that there are gaps in historical records and upfront tells us that he has “taken a few liberties with the narrative” thus maintaining the rhythm of the story and producing a thriller rather than historical text.

Frank Gardiner, Ben Hall and their gang were real bushrangers, their life was not easy or glamorous and this is all brought to life in a well written true crime story. Recommended.

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I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I did skim some of the long trial scenes. I guess the author had transcripts to follow and wanted to be true to them.

This isn’t a work of literature; it’s an account of bushrangers on the run.

They were hated by the police and protected by the people.

The word “heist” in the title may be an attempt to modernise the story but it does not conjure up an image of bushrangers. On the Welcome to Eugowra website, it is referred to as The Gold Escort robbery.

James Phelps has portrayed Ben Hall and Frank Gardiner as men you can sympathise with. Gardiner had his code. He did not kill and he did not rob from the poor. This is a vibrant history book about wild and dangerous times. I will now look afresh at Eugowra and Forbes.

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By James Phelps

I listened to this book as an audiobook (my first time to use an audiobook) and now will get the book to read it.

It is obviously a well-researched tale about Frank Gardiner and his bushrangers who took part in the largest gold robbery in Australian history worth about $10 million dollars in today’s terms.

The court documentation takes up the story for the most part and the life in Australia in the 1860s is well presented. I have to say I actually had a big soft spot for Frank by the end of the book and believe he was a good honest man – the Robin Hood of the day – who committed a crime and then tried to live a good life. 10/10

On June 15, 1862, a gang of bushrangers held up a gold escort at Eugowra, just east of Forbes in NSW. They escaped with a pile of cash and 77kg of gold, worth about $10 million. It remains the largest gold robbery in Australian history.

In this riveting re-creation of the events, Australia’s No.1 true-crime writer tells the full story of how Frank Gardiner, Ben Hall, John O’Meally, Johnny Gilbert, Henry Manns, Alexander Fordyce, John Bow and Dan Charters planned and executed the robbery – and what happened to all that gold.

It’s a thrilling, fast-paced and thoroughly modern take on one of the more extraordinary episodes in the nation’s history.

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TONY HARRINGTON This well-researched historical book beautifully captures the life and times of bushrangers around Forbes in the 1860s.

In 1862, Frank Gardiner, Ben Hall and their gang pulled off the largest gold robbery in Australia’s history. These two likeable rogues were as popular with the locals as rock stars are today.

During those times, the average citizen hated the authoritarian and punitive police force. I especially loved this novel as I was brought up on bushranger tales told to me by my father who was a country boy from Gundagai, a two-hour drive south of Forbes.

I highly recommend Phelps’s well-written dramatisation of this interesting period of our history. 9/10

I absolutely loved this book! It has historical photos and court case evidence backed up with hard-hitting short chapters where the bushrangers’ personalities and strengths and weaknesses bounce off the pages.

Before you start this novel, read the Author’s Note describing his childhood as a bush boy growing up in a tiny Aboriginal settlement. His interest in bushrangers came from his early years gazing at the painting Bailed Up by Tom Roberts. To really set the scene we are then taken to the Prologue (1903 Southern Colorado) leading seamlessly into the main story with The Plan 1862. Each of the bushrangers is so vividly described that it is hard not to feel some sympathy for them, but they were lawless men who shot and injured indiscriminately and paid the price one way or another.

The colour photos served to make this an extremely fascinating read for me. Not too sure about the ending but I hope it is true!

I pay tribute to the impeccable research carried out by James Phelps and I am looking forward to reading more of his work.

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RETIREMENT – I DID IT MY WAY

The law of attraction is a concept that has been around since the beginning of time. STEVEN MENDL explains how to reap the reward of positive thinking.

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hen I was younger, every now and then I would have a day when my perception was that everything was going wrong.

In short, I had got up on the wrong side of the bed and my focus was on all the bad things that had happened. This was despite there being, on reflection, many good things that I could have focused on.

The law of attraction states that like attracts like. If you operate from a place of positivity then, by and large, you will experience positive things. If you come from a place of negativity, you are likely to attract more negative experiences.

The reality for many successful people is that they have had to keep a sharp focus on managing risk and anticipating problems because it has been a large part of their responsibilities at work. But when preparing to leave employment, it is important to shift the focus from risk mode to positive mode.

Choose to be conscious of where you are operating from as you prepare to leave full-time employment and move into the next stage of your life.

If you find yourself confronted with fear, frustration, confusion and stress, it’s important to somehow find a way to move as quickly as possible towards creativity.

Focusing on the negative aspects of life is rampant in our western society. Just look at the news – very little of it is positive.

As a result, many people spend a lot of time thinking about what they don’t want instead of what

they do want. Yet, the more you think about something, the more likely it is to be attracted to you.

Here an exercise I have done with a lot of my clients over the years, called the reverse vision exercise. This is a simple but powerful way to invoke the law of attraction.

It involves putting yourself three, five or anywhere up to 20 years into the future and pretending you are already there.

You then look back on what you have done and achieved in the allotted time, assuming that everything you ever wanted and planned has come through.

Now, put pen to paper or start typing as if writing to an old friend about everything. I get my clients to start as follows: Good morning… I am so happy and have gratitude for…

Pen the rest of the letter.

If you need a framework to build the letter, use the following questions related to seven forms of wealth beyond the money: • What have you done with, and for yourself? Who have you become?

• How are the aspects of your wellbeing?

• Where are you living?

• What great relationships do you have, and have you created?

• What lifestyle have you created?

• What legacy(ies) are you leaving or have left?

• What have you created spiritually (if that is a part of your life)?

This can be a very effective way of envisioning the future and it offers a great way to tap into the law of attraction since your focus is on everything that has gone right, rather than what could go wrong.

A long-term client once completed a series of exercises with me, considered them for a few weeks and then promptly forgot about them.

Three years later he said that he had found the exercises when moving house and had been pleasantly surprised to find that he had created and was doing about 80 per cent of what he had written down on a weekly, monthly and yearly basis.

Setting intentions and focusing on what you want is beyond important. You attract what you focus on. So, what do you want to focus on?

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MORE than 400,000 Australians plan to retire within the next 12 months, and for most, it raises many more issues than wondering if the super package will go the distance.

Psychologist Judy Rafferty, herself of retirement age, has written a guide to “knowing what you want and how to get it”, drawing on her research and experience gained over 25 years working in various areas of psychology.

“I wrote this book because so many people think only about whether they have enough money to retire on, but a successful retirement depends on much more,” she says.

“The book covers all those niggling doubts such as when will I retire, what will I do with myself, who will I be without my work and how will my relationship change. These questions are really about purpose, connection and identity.”

Judy says the guide is for both men and women and covers all of the many nonfinancial aspects of retirement in a friendly, useable and individualised way.

“In my research for the book I discovered the intriguing secrets of a happy retirement,” she says. “Do you know how to dramatically increase your chance of surviving the first six years of retirement when mortality rates are high?

Surviving retirement is a good start but what about your mental health?

“People with the Alzheimers-related gene but who have a positive view of aging, are 49 per cent less likely to develop dementia than those people who have the gene and a negative view.”

Developing dementia will have a major impact on retirement.

“The research is clear – educating yourself in preretirement will improve your retirement,” Judy says.

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When the will is not the way Will disputes are becoming an increasingly common situation in the courts. DON MACPHERSON discusses making a claim if you have been left out or feel you have been treated unfairly in a will.

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ills can be challenged on many grounds, such as mental incapacity when the will is made, or undue influence on the maker.

People are living longer, and many have complex family dynamics over their lifetime – perhaps a blended family – and

this can provide fertile ground for disagreement about how people are, or are not, provided for in a will. Many people want to challenge a will on the basis that they have been treated unfairly or left out.

There are a number of possible grounds for disputes over wills, but among the more obvious potential claimants are the spouse or child of the deceased. A spouse, child or dependant can make a claim under the Succession Act alleging that appropriate provision has not been made for them in a will. They feel it treats them unfairly.

These challenges are called Family Provision claims and are occurring

increasingly often. A claim that the will doesn’t provide, or doesn’t provide adequately, for a person must be commenced within nine months of the death. Extensions can be given, but only in limited circumstances, and can’t be guaranteed. The only safe way is to make the claim within the time limit, and not rely on any extension being possible.

In assessing the merits of a Family Provision claim, the court is focused on what is proper and adequate provision for the person claiming, based on many factors. These might include relationship with the deceased, the size of the estate, the rights and entitlements of other

claimants, and their own needs and financial circumstances.

There are many grounds that may exist for challenging a will, and each case depends on its specific facts. The law is complex, and you should seek specific advice about personal circumstances.

If you feel you have been treated unfairly or left out and are considering making a claim, or are an executor defending such a claim, you should seek assistance immediately.

Don Macpherson is expert in will disputes and estate claims. Call Sunshine Coast Elder Law 1800 961 622 or visit sunshinecoastelderlaw.com.au

EARNINGS DOWNGRADES AND CORONAVIRUS

CHANGING RELATIONSHIPS, CHANGING RULES

There has been a raft of earnings downgrades and guidance scale-backs across the Australian equities market since mid-December, writes MARK DAVIDSON.

The rate of relationship change in later life is high. PETER PORCELLINI explains how these changes can affect your EPA and will.

DURING the so-called confession season, some 17 companies in the S&P/ASX 200 and S&P/ASX 300 Indexes have “confessed” to operating below market expectations.

Of these warnings, more than half have emanated from the consumer discretionary and industrial sectors, the former accounting for more than one-third of the total. On-day share price declines of these stocks have been sharp, with the average fall standing at 16.5 per cent. The average earnings downgrade of circa 15.5per cent is of a similar magnitude.

Excluding Nearmap (NEA), however, the earnings downgrade reduces to 9.5 per cent. Is this a portent of a rocky results season ahead? Through the lens of the S&P/ASX 200, the answer would appear to be no, with index EPS higher by 0.5 per cent. The only red mark is in small caps, where EPS downgrades are 0.1 per cent.

Late December and early January has sometimes been dubbed “confession season”; a period when companies falling short of guidance or market expectations come clean. We counted 17 confessors that have drawn the ire of investors, with the

CHANGE in relationships is not always voluntary. Spouses become incapable, can be separated by illness, die, separate, divorce, re-partner, and remarry.

Independent and objective professional advice is crucial during this often emotional time of transition as it will help filter the well-meaning but often misguided advice of family and friends – the bush, pub and barbecue lawyers.

And it’s a time when it should be all about you. A few of the common things that need to be considered include if you have an Enduring Power of Attorney (EPA), Advance Health Directive and will.

If not, then make one. If you do, then know how it’s affected by relationship change.

Also consider how the relationship change affects pensions or benefits and financial affairs generally. If you don’t do things yourself, here are a few things the law may sometimes do automatically: If you make an EPA then marry or enter into a civil partnership, the EPA is revoked except to the extent that it might have appointed your new spouse or partner. The rest can be lost.

average on-day share price decline a deep 16.5 per cent.

Concerns surrounding the spread of the coronavirus and the knock-on effects to the global economy have escalated. Our China economists cut their 1Q GDP growth estimate to 4.9 per cent from 6.0 per cent.

Some stocks potentially affected by virus concerns include Crown, Sydney Airports, Flight centre, QANTAS, Webjet, Corporate Travel, Star Group and Treasury Wines.

However, index EPS and breadth are still in the green. Despite downgrades, the earnings backdrop in January was positive.

In summary, we have been due for a bout of volatility after a strong run in the sharemarket. It is too early to tell how bad the Coronavirus will get. The SARS experience early last decade saw an initial sell off, followed by a strong rally.

Asset allocation is the key – don’t be overexposed to risk assets to help in achieving your goals, invest according to your stage in life, risk tolerance and cash flow. As always, seek professional advice.

Mark Davidson is a senior financial adviser at Ord Minnett, Buderim.

If you make an EPA appointing a spouse by marriage or a registered civil partner then you divorce or terminate the partnership, the EPA is revoked to the extent that it appoints that spouse or partner. The rest can remain valid.

Interestingly, the end of a de facto relationship doesn’t affect an EPA. De factos should consider specifying when a spouse’s appointment should end.

Marriage or registration of a civil partnership usually revokes a will but any gifts and the parts that appoint the spouse or partner to certain roles remain valid if the partnership subsists at death.

Divorce or termination of a civil partnership or de facto relationship doesn’t revoke a will, but it does revoke any gift to the former spouse or partner as well as some of the roles appointed under the will.

Importantly, the simple act of separation from a spouse or partner doesn’t affect an EPA or will. In the case of a separation, it’s crucial to obtain advice and act as early as possible.

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WELLBEING

Will that be vinegar or baking soda?

There are three different conditions in the body that respond to taking apple cider vinegar and baking soda. TRUDY KITHER explains how and when each is appropriate.

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lood is slightly alkaline, but if your blood is too alkaline, it is called alkalosis. Your blood pH should ideally be around 7.3-7.5.

Alkalosis will cause muscle twitching, tetany (the little twitching under your eye), or in your arm or legs, muscle spasm, cramps in your calf, muscle weakness, allergies, and calcium deposits and dehydration.

With alkalosis, you wouldn’t want to alkalise the body even more because it is already too alkaline.

Your stomach needs to be acidic to digest and process your food. If it is too acidic, it will result in a condition called acidosis.

Symptoms of acidosis are feeling nervous with an uptight nervous system, sighing frequently and dehydration. You may have light or sound sensitivity, feel a lump in the throat when you are swallowing and probably have difficulty breathing at high altitudes.

Then there’s another condition called lactic acidosis, which can sometimes result in a coma. It can result from the side effects of certain medications.

A conventional, popular medicine to lower blood pressure contains a warning

label informing the consumer that it could lead to lactic acidosis. The nutrients that can help to prevent these side effects are Vitamins B1 and B12.

Hypochlorhydria is a condition in which your stomach doesn’t have the quantity or strength of acid that it needs.

The pH of your stomach should ideally be between 4-6, which means you have a higher level of pH in your stomach to break down protein, kill pathogens, and absorb minerals.

acidosis. Remember with baking soda, that one teaspoon will give you 1200mg of sodium, so if you’re already high in sodium or potassium, your blood pressure might increase.

You may also have complications because the sodium-potassium ratio will be imbalanced.

The more sodium you have, the less potassium you will have because it will alter the correct ratio, thus creating a whole new set of complications down the track.

Most people are heavy on sodium in their diet but don’t have enough potassium. Our bodies require twice as much potassium – 4700mg a day – as sodium.

If you are taking baking soda, ensure that you are consuming plenty of potassium foods or take a potassium supplement so you can keep these ratios properly balanced.

Potassium supplements shouldn’t be taken if you have kidney problems, so always consult with a trusted, registered health professional first.

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If you don’t have the strength of this acid in your stomach, you will have incomplete digestion of proteins and pathogens can enter your system and create systemic illness.

You will also have difficulty absorbing minerals, which will cause anaemia. It will result in GERD (when the valve at the top of the stomach doesn’t close, and you get acid coming up your chest and throat).

When you have these symptoms, you are most likely to be put on antacids. If this is the case and you are on antacids, then acid reflux and indigestion, which are symptoms of low stomach acid, are going to neutralize the acid and cause the need for more medication because the antacids are not correcting the underlying problem.

You will then have constipation because you have incomplete digestion of the protein, malabsorption of nutrients, and it can even result in stomach cancer.

So now that you understand the difference between these three conditions and their symptoms, do you need to take something that neutralizes the acid or acidifies the body?

It certainly makes more sense to take apple cider vinegar for alkalosis and hypochlorydia and baking soda for

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HEALTH

TAKE A BREAK AND CHECK YOUR BONES

PEOPLE aged over 50 suffered an estimated 165,000 broken bones from a minor incident, such as falling or tripping, in Australia last year.

Osteoporosis Australia CEO Greg Lybumomirsky said many of these breaks should have been prevented.

“Breaking a bone this way is often a clear signal of underlying issues with your bone health and osteoporosis should be investigated,” he said.

“We want to shift the focus to early diagnosis and stop broken bones due to poor bone health.”

Know Your Bones is a website introduced by Osteoporosis Australia in partnership with the Garvan Institute of Medical Research to help people understand their risk.

The online tool is based on Garvan’s 28-year study of osteoporosis and provides an

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individual report with recommendations. The report can be taken to the doctor if required.

Nearly 60,000 Australians have completed the Know Your Bones self-assessment.

“Bone health is an important part of general health and we want to reach many more people in the community with this important self-assessment tool,” Mr Lybumomirsky said.

“There is a lot that can be done to protect your bones if osteoporosis is diagnosed and action can be taken to help avoid broken bones. Anyone with risk factors for osteoporosis should speak to their doctor.”

FAST FACTS • Osteoporosis affects both men and women • A simple bone density scan will help determine if your bones are in the range of normal, low or osteoporosis • Breaking a bone in a minor incident after the age of 50 years should be investigated for osteoporosis Visit knowyourbones.org.au to take the self-assessment.

STEM cells could pave the path to the fountain of youth.

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After 30, a high percentage of our adult stem cells are no longer available and we start accumulating aches, pains, loss of elasticity (wrinkles), grey hair and soon.

After 50, the natural stem cell migration slows by 50 per cent, and by the time we’re 65, there’s a 90 per cent loss of circulating stem cells. And the signs of ageing increase dramatically.

Researchers have recently discovered that the only system known to rebuild the body is your own stem cells.

We need vitamins, minerals, healthy food and exercise, but none of these can give back new tissue, bone, organs, and muscles.

Ageing is characterised by a progressive loss of muscular strength and mobility that is a high-risk factor for falls and a decreased quality of life.

Stem cells can become bone, muscle and cartilage which

counteract normal loss of strength as we age.

Some years ago, scientists discovered that an aqua botanical from Lake Klamath in Oregon, known as AFA, had the ability to release our own stem cells.

These stem cells can become new brain, kidney, skin, heart, pancreas, thyroid or eye cells – whatever the body needs to repair and regenerate.

A clinically proven and patented product containing AFA is now available in Australia.

“It is the only product in history that triggers the release of our own stem cells,” Marita Mason said. “Stem cell nutrition is the beginning of a new paradigm in wellness and is unprecedented in its ability to maximise health.

“It allows the body to maintain superior function, helps build the immune system, prevents the normal ageing process and systematically fights chronic conditions.”

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STROKE PREVENTION STARTS AT HOME STROKE survivors will be able to tap into technology at home to access an exercise and diet program, aimed at preventing a secondary stroke.

Rsearcher Emily Ramage has received a $50,000 Stroke Foundation research grant to test the program which will be delivered via the internet.

Ms Ramage said about 40 per cent of stroke survivors could experience another stroke within a decade, but the risk may be significantly reduced by a healthy lifestyle.

“The ENAbLE Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial program means they will not be alone. Health professionals will provide support and supervision online to keep them on track and improve diet or activity levels,” she said.

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Activities to get you moving THE Healthy Sunshine Coast program, now in its fourth year, features a range of new activities and extra classes.

Offering new ways to get active, Sunshine Coast Council’s health and wellbeing program has free or low-cost activities to try something new or attend on a casual basis, without long-term commitment.

Active Seniors has been designed to support and encourage over 55s to maintain physical strength by incorporating regular exercise into daily routines.

Held in community gyms and local halls and run by qualified, supportive instructors, classes are low intensity, safe and designed to help maintain and build strength and stability over time, and aid better balance and coordination.

Increased demand has seen extra Active Seniors classes introduced to Mooloolah and Beerwah, in addition to classes in Buderim, Caloundra, Coolum, Gheerulla, Maleny, Mapleton, Maroochydore, Nambour and North Shore.

The 2020 program features an extra aqua fitness class while beginners tai chi and monthly nutrition workshops are new

to the program.

The popular Resolve group fitness class has a temporary new home at Caloundra Indoor Stadium where each Wednesday, more than 100 men and women come together to enjoy low impact fitness.

Classes are social, and can be attended by one person or a group of friends.

Lauraine Bertram has formed many friendships attending Healthy Sunshine Coast Seniors Strength and Stability classes in Maroochydore.

She said the classes have also had a positive physical impact.

“I’ve been coming for two and a half years and in that time, I’ve become more flexible. It also helps your bones and joints and it makes you feel more alive,’’ she said.

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EXERCISE SETS THE MOOD REGULAR exercise benefits wellbeing in many ways – mood, sleep and stress and irritability reduction. It can also get you out with friends or into nature.

As little as one hour of physical activity a week can reduce the chance of developing depression or the risk of recurrence can be reduced.

Unfortunately, those who suffer depression are generally inactive. which can lead to cascading health problems such as heart disease and diabetes.

To protect mental health, aerobic exercise and weightlifting is the way to go.

Options include fast walking, running or cycling. To help commit to the routine, ask a friend to join you. Add some resistance training to build strength. This can be with stretch bands, light weights or by pushing

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against your own weight. Aim for three sets of each exercise. Muscles need rest time too, so do aerobic activity and resistance training on alternate days.

Here are some tips to boost motivation: • Exercise with music.

• Change where you exercise, for instance go to a beach or a park.

• Join a friend or a walking group.

• Explore new places.

• Reward yourself.

• Don’t beat yourself up about lapses.

Intensity will vary from person to person. Even one session of activity a week is beneficial.

Those experiencing depression will notice the benefits in about eight weeks.

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Self Funded retirees protest the high cost of hearing aids Sunshine Coast The high cost of good quality digital hearing aids has been a significant barrier to Self Funded Retirees obtaining help for their communication problems. One local clinic has decided to take the issue head on. Senior Clinician Lisa Burley says “It became apparent to us that it was becoming almost impossible for people to get the help they needed and it was effecting their day to day lifestyle.”

If you have been quoted thousands of dollars for hearing aids you need to get a second opinion.

Ms Burley says “ We have set up the only Locally Digital Hearing Owned and Operated fulltime Hearing Clinic in Aids from Golden Beach to specifically help Self Funded Retirees get high quality hearing aids at sensible prices”. As the clinic is independently owned itt has access to all major brands of hearing aids and d the pricing is quite often thousands of dollars cheaper than what is being quoted elsewhere. e.

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CARE AFFAIRS

Innovations in dementia care The International Dementia Conference in Sydney in June has the theme Care in the Age of Outrage. KENDALL MORTON discusses three innovative approaches that are helping people who live with dementia.

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enny White from Northern Ireland is a barber who is innovating.

He has set up a pop-up barber shop for men with dementia. He takes his shop to their respite centres, care homes and private residences.

Lenny aims to give the men an enjoyable experience of being in a man’s space, having a natter and listening to some familiar tunes. A shave and a haircut is only part of the service. Lenny is serious about his contribution to men’s wellbeing.

As well as his scissors, combs and fresh towels, he comes equipped with his barber pole, his juke box and colognes.

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with the men and reminds them who he is and what is happening.

The men leave feeling refreshed and, as one regular says, handsome.

Working with more recent technology, Dementia Australia has created an app that helps visitors interact more positively with people with dementia. The app is called “A Better Visit” and can be downloaded free on Apple devices.

It’s loaded with familiar games for two players. There are eight games and a fun cocolouring section that does not require great dexterity and gives very artistic results.

Each game can be pre-set for complexity and length. The “A

Better Visit” app uses music and visual images to stimulate memories, conversations and laughter. It is truly a valuable social tool.

What’s next in innovative care? A new study from South Australia has been looking into the value of cottage respite for people with dementia. This is a service that operates in modified houses in the community.

Cottage respite can be homier and provide more personalised and flexible care than large residential settings.

For instance, a person can stay one or two nights or for a longer stretch.

In Australia, only 2 per cent of respite care facilities are

cottages but they deliver more than 6 per cent of governmentfunded overnight stays.

This is a strong indication that cottage respite is preferred over larger residential facilities.

Professor Chris Poulos and his colleagues interviewed carers who had a family member using cottage respite. The carers said it had definitely delayed the need to move their loved one to residential care, and 34 of them said the cottage care bought them an extra six months to six years of home time.

The average delay in moving into residential care was more than 15 months. Professor Poulos recommends that we respond to this preference and the encouraging data by providing

more cottage respite services across Australia.

Currently there are only 55 locations offering cottage respite while there are 2046 residential aged care homes. So, for most families, cottage care is not an option now but it’s certainly something to plan for.

On the dollar-side, given that the cost of living in a residential aged care facility is around $80,000 a year, there are also potential savings to be made by delaying the need for residential care.

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RETIREMENT LIVING

Good reasons for the good life

A RESIDENT at Baldwin Living Northside for the past nine years, Julie is in the box seat to advise others about retirement living.

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said that, you can choose to join in or not. It is up to you.”

Julie runs the monthly sing-along, plays mah-jong on Thursdays and regularly uses the indoor heated pool. She also enjoys cards, crafts, exercise classes and social gatherings.

Another big feature of village life is security and low maintenance living. The buildings and parking are secure, the 24/7 emergency call button in her apartment is reassuring and there is no gardening or apartment maintenance.

“The body corporate fees are really manageable, and the peace of mind that everything is looked after for me is fantastic,” she said.

Baldwin Living Northside Village Manager Nicole McInnes and her team work to create an enjoyable senior living

environment for residents.

“Our dedication to enhancing independent living for residents is reflected in the quality of the facilities, and also in the variety of social, creative and healthy activities offered,” she said.

Baldwin Living Northside offers apartment living with all the modern features expected of resort style living, without the hassle of home maintenance.

The village has a blend of one and two-bedroom apartments, each offering a different configuration but both with quality appliances, modern bathrooms and outdoor entertaining spaces.

Residents enjoy the manicured gardens and private gazebos while having easy access to all major shopping centres and public transport.

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Happy campers find home at Nature’s Edge Buderim

RECENT retirees Clive and Gail Mann (pictured) have always enjoyed the caravanning life, so when they downsized from their large family home, accommodation for their RV was top of their list.

“Going into a new estate with smaller homes, young families, lots of school traffic and renters didn’t appeal to us. We were looking for a quieter place to live,” says Gail.

Having visited friends at Nature’s Edge Buderim over 50s lifestyle community, the couple were impressed by the lush rainforest setting, elevated site and convenient location within walking distance of an emerging town centre.

However, most important was the option to buy a property

with a garage for their RV and beloved 1964 Austin Healy Sprite, which they have lovingly restored.

“We also really liked the concept of over 50s living,” Gail says. “It’s gated, feels safe and there is a real community feel.”

The lively social calendar at Nature’s Edge Buderim and the friendly environment also gets the big tick of approval.

“It’s a real bonus. We only moved here in October and already have met lots of nice people,” says Clive.

The couple’s next big trip is already planned, and they are looking forward to enjoying the freedom that comes with the lock-up and leave lifestyle at Nature’s Edge Buderim.

“Last time we went away, we had to organise someone to come and clean the pool and someone to mow the lawns. Now that we’re at Nature’s Edge, we can just lock up and go,” says Gail.

“Even better, the neighbours asked if they could water our lawns while we were away prior to us even moving in. Everyone is willing to help, it’s great.”

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Most breast cancers found by BreastScreen Queensland scans would grow and become life threatening if they were not treated.

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A breast screen or mammogram is still considered to be the best way to find breast cancer in its early stages before a woman or her doctor can notice any changes.

The earlier a breast cancer is found, the better the chance of surviving it.

Information about the benefits of breast screening, as well as the risks, including overdiagnosis, can help women make decisions about whether they want to have regular screens. If you are unsure about having a breast screen speak to your doctor.

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Even if you think your property will be knocked down and rebuilt, the land surrounding the property still should be tidy.

Set the Scene. If it needs fixing, try to fix it or have it fixed. Create a list and call a handyman for a quote.

Start at your curb. Do the pavers need to be pressure cleaned? Could the verge do with a mow? Try to keep the front drive and pathway free of leaves and debris. If the window screens are torn, better to take them down. Clear the gutters.

If the property is bland at the front, pots with a green plant can transform a façade.

Sometimes professionals see more than you do. Your pet might not smell to you but some people are allergic. Vanilla is said to the most non-offensive smell, so maybe burn a vanilla candle.

Space management: Furniture often in can clutter a space. If you can see the floor under the furniture it will make the room look bigger. Once you remove your treasures, someone else can envisage themselves in the home. This can help you move on too.

For a brochure on how to present your home, send me an email or give me a call.

Advice is free.

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HOME CARE ADVICE

Find your way to the right provider Comparing the cost of home care across providers is about to become easier.

Home care package providers will need to publish their prices in a standard pricing schedule from 1 July this year.

This is designed to increase transparency and enable meaningful comparisons across providers.

There has been significant variation among providers in amounts charged for administration, case management and home care services such as personal care, cleaning and gardening. Higher fees reduce the money available to pay for the care needed and it has been difficult to identify the costs and make comparisons.

From July 1, providers will need to nominate a single price for each common home care service. If the provider offers a choice in the services which then impacts pricing, the provider will be able to show the minimum and maximum prices.

The price shown in the schedule must be the default price charged and a copy of the schedule included with the client’s home care agreement and individualised budget.

The schedule will include five common home care services, with definitions developed for each to enable easier comparison between providers: • Personal care • Nursing • Cleaning and household tasks • Light gardening • In-home respite The cost of care management, often referred to as case management, will also be identified in the Schedule, and may include:

• Reviewing the agreement and care plan • Service coordination and scheduling • Risk management Administration costs will be identified in the schedule as package management and must not include any costs that are unrelated to supporting a person’s care needs, for example, office costs.

Providers will be required to review and, update their pricing schedule on the My Aged Care website annually. The schedule (and a rationale for any price variations) needed to be incorporated home care agreements and individualised budgets from July 1 last year, and must also be provided to all existing clients by July 1, this year.

When selecting a home care provider it is important to ensure you obtain a copy of the schedule and review carefully to ensure you understand the fees and are able to maximise the value of your package.

For further information make an appointment to speak to us today.

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My goal in healthcare is to restore people’s quality of life. Patients often come in believing their best days are behind them just because they’ve been injured, which for most, is simply not the case.

Recently, I had the privilege of looking after 15-year-old Zaryn from Cooktown through a charitable organisation called Sporting Chance Foundation. The charity provides surgical management and rehabilitation for young Indigenous ‘rising star’ athletes in Australia.

Unfortunately, Zaryn had been suffering recurrent shoulder dislocations that were preventing him from playing rugby and, not surprisingly, he was very keen to get back onto the footy field.

After hearing about Zaryn’s case, the Foundation and St Vincent’s Private Hospital East Melbourne stepped in, sending Zaryn and his mum to Melbourne for shoulder surgery. My colleague, orthopaedic surgeon Dr Shane Blackmore, and I donated time to carry out the surgery while the hospital generously provided the surgical space and hospital care for Zaryn.

No matter where you come from, injury should not exclude you from enjoying the things you love.

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High quality dentures should last for many years but they can start to wear out over time. If you experience any of the following signs it is time to visit your dental prosthetist to assess whether you need new dentures: 1. Your dentures feel loose and sometimes fall out. This is the first sign that something is not right with your dentures, especially when they start falling out when eating and talking.

2. You are having difficulty speaking Dentures that move create difficulties with speech and will affect your confidence to talk in public 3. Chewing is difficult or painful Worn denture teeth can create an imbalance in your bite and jaw alignment causing pain 4. You are getting sores on your gums Changes in the fit of your dentures can cause painful ulcers 5. Your dentures are damaged or discoloured. Damaged dentures can affect the way you chew and may need repair or replacement.

We offer a free denture assessment and treatment plan proposal.

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While you may not always be able to prevent falling, there are ways to help reduce the risk.

There are many reasons for falls, so be sure to look at the whole picture. Here are some ways to help prevent falls around the home: 1. Bathroom: Wet surfaces (on the floor or counters) can be very dangerous.

To help, provide non-slip mats in the bathtub and shower, install grab rails and provide a shower seat. Replace the shower head with a hand-held nozzle.

3. Install better, brighter lighting. Seniors cannot always see that well in a dark or shadowed room.

Assess the location of light switches as these may be out of reach or cumbersome.

If you need any advice, tips or a shoulder to unload on, pop in and see me at the office, obligation free.

If listed in a will to receive a gift or portion of a deceased person’s assets or income, you are a beneficiary and legally entitled to notification of whether a valid will was left and your exact entitlement from the estate.

A beneficiary, or person entitled to an inheritance from the deceased under the rules of intestacy, can view or obtain a certified copy of the will.

As a beneficiary, you do not own any property gifted to you in the will until the executor distributes the estate and formally transfers it to you.

Executors have what is known as an “executor’s year” to administer an estate.

The time taken may vary for complex/ contested estates.

Until that time, all assets in the estate remain the legal property of the executor, held on trust for the beneficiaries.

In the meantime, beneficiaries can request information about an estate’s assets/liabilities and accounting records.

If you are unsure of your rights or obligations in an estate matter, seek legal advice early to avoid protracted disputes.

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2. Stairs: Clear the stairs. Whether it is a few dropped clothes or a grandchild’s toy, anything left on the stairs can become a tripping and falling hazard.

Differentiate between the stairs. Ageing eyes may not always be able to separate one step from the next. All flights of stairs should also have handrails on both sides of the stairs.

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WHAT’S ON

Sunshine Brass members will support the Buderim Male Choir in Beerwah on March 15.

CHOIR SINGS UP A STORM FOR FIREFIGHTERS THE Buderim Male Choir will join with Sunshine Brass to present a concert of the favourite songs of audiences in 2019, supporting the Beerwah and District Rural Fire Brigade. It’s on Sunday, March 15, at 2pm at the Beerwah Community Hall.

Adults $20 donation to the fireys, includes afternoon tea.

The Judy Henzell Sunshine Melodies & The Events Centre presents

BLOOM Singing Stevie Nicks, Carole King, Linda Ronstadt Bloom presents a tribute to three of the world’s most influential female artists.

Featuring Linda Ronstadt’s greatest hits including You’re No Good, Blue Bayou, Carole King’s I Feel The Earth Move, Natural Woman and Stevie Nicks’ Rhiannon, Landslide, Dreams and many more.

BUDERIM GIVES ITS OWN NOD TO GREAT GATSBY

SOIREE TO MEET THE AUTHORS

BATS Theatre Company presents the 1920s American classic The Great Gatsby.

Adapted by Australian playwright Barry Lowe, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s masterpiece was first presented in the historic setting of Rippon Lea Estate in Melbourne.

This production is also set in a historic building – the Buderim War Memorial Hall.

The hall, originally the School of Arts building, has been filled with live theatre, dances and concerts since its construction in 1924.

In 1945, the people of Buderim decided the School of Arts should serve as a living memorial to the community’s fallen soldiers.

The latest BATS production features a live band, singing and dancing and the hall will be decked in the splendour of yesteryear, with photographs of Buderim since the 1920s on display.

Vintage cars will complete the picture of the past as audiences are asked to step back in time and come dressed in Gatsby-inspired attire.

Doors open 30 minutes before performance and there will be pre-show entertainment on the Green outside the hall. There’s table seating and audiences are invited to bring their own snacks. A bar will be operating.

A Meet the Authors Soiree is being hosted by the Graduate Women Qld Sunshine Coast branch early next month, when two local authors will talk about writing their latest books.

Melanie Myers is a writer, academic and actor, who has won or been shortlisted for literary competitions.

Her historic mystery Meet Me at Lennons won the 2018 Queensland Literary Award Glendower Award for an Unpublished Manuscript before being published by UQP. Peter Nolan, author of the Vietnam War history Possums and Bird Dogs, was posted to Malaysia and Vietnam with the RAAF in the 1960s. He will discuss his new biography Trang: The More You Give.

For lovers of engrossing and stimulating stories, this is a great opportunity to share a drink, enjoy the music, reminisce with friends and question the authors. Books will be available for purchase and signing.

Community Hall, IRT The Palms, 22 Power Rd, Buderim.

April 4, 2.30pm for 3pm start.

Tickets $30 includes free drink on arrival.

Bookings essential.

Visit Eventbrite or call Bev 0427 947 668 email bev.hinz2@bigpond.com or Barbara 5450 5218.

Buderim War Memorial Hall March 27-28 and April 3-4, 7.30pm and 2pm. Tickets $30, concessions $26.

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ABUNDANCE OF ORCHIDS

MELODIES FOR MARCH THE Sunshine Coast Concert Band presents March Melodies on March 14, at 2pm at the Kawana Community Hall, Nanyima St, Buddina.

Guests will enjoy an afternoon of top entertainment with a variety of music and talented vocalists under the baton of music director Ken Chadwick.

Tickets $15 at the door, include afternoon tea and raffle prizes.

Visit sccb.org.au

ORCHID lovers have a rare treat coming up at a show organised by the Australasian Native Orchid Society (Qld) Kabi Group.

ANOS Kabi, an orchid society which encourages growing and conservation of orchids from Australia and the surrounding region, will showcase Queensland’s floral emblem the Cooktown orchid, at the show.

There will be a range of other orchid species and hybrids on display and for sale.

Thousands of orchids species grow naturally in Australia, many of them small but intricate.

Albany Creek Community Centre, 15 Ernie St, Albany Creek Saturday, April 4, 9am-4pm

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TENORS TOUR SPIRIT OF AUSTRALIA THE Australian Tenors Spirit of Australia tour comes to Caloundra this month with a program spanning all genres of the classical tenor repertoire.

Five of the best tenor voices in Australia, The Australian Tenors bring romance, excitement, warmth and humour to their performances.

The concert captures the spirit, beauty and vocal demand of truly authentic tenor voice.

Audiences can expect to be thrilled by classical arias from the popular operas such as the tenor trademark Puccini Nessun Dorma, and Verdi’s Anvil Chorus as well as songs from hit musical productions.

Duets are also a part of the program, including from Phantom of the Opera and Friends for Life.

Proudly Australian, The Australian Tenors always include national favourites Waltzing Matilda, Australia My Country and I Am Australian.

The concert will be a dynamic display of true Australian talent.

The Australian Tenors are Murray Mayday, Lorenzo Rositano, Bradley Cooper, Michael Butchard and Blake Fischer and are backed by the Southern Cross Orchestra under the direction of Joseph Macri. Guests are Opera Australia’s soprano Giuseppina Grech and the Gold Coast Choir.

The Event Centre, Caloundra March 29, 2pm. Tickets $85, concessions $79. Bookings 5491 4240 or theeventscentre.com.au

FOLK jazz quartet Estampa brings the world to Maroochydore’s Old Soul Bar next month.

Evoking Parisian laneways, South American sensuality and the unbridled joy of European folk-music, Estampa delivers an energetic, internationally-inspired performance.

A blend of violin, voice, piano accordion, guitar and double bass, this group of fiery musicians will appeal to a diverse and eager-to-dance audience.

Expect to feel like you’ve entered a 1930s Paris jazz club or a club in São Paulo.

The group features Rebecca Karlen on violin and vocals, Paul Henderson on guitar, John Reeves on piano accordion and Samuel Vincent on double bass.

These well-established musicians come

from diverse musical backgrounds and together perform an eclectic mix of music, including French jazz and chansons, Brazilian instrumental music, Bossa Nova, Scandinavian and other world folk music.

Old Soul Lounge Bar, Duporth Ave, Maroochydore April 5, 1pm for 2pm show Tickets $25, seniors $22. Call 0417 633 734 or go to ticketebo.com.au

ACOUSTIC GUITAR SPECTACULAR THE annual Acoustic Guitar Spectacular brings together select internationally recognised, acoustic guitarists supported by the Sunshine Coast Guitar Orchestra.

Each player will feature as a solo artist, as well as performing as an ensemble, allowing plenty of opportunity for spontaneity and improvisation.

It means three international stars of the acoustic guitar scene will come together on one stage at the same time to give audiences the pleasure of their

diverse musical backgrounds.

The concerts are hosted by acclaimed Brisbane guitarist Michael Fix, who will be joined by 2019 Acoustic Guitarist of the Year and award-winning singer/ songwriter Christie Lenée, and percussive guitar master Van Larkins.

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Travel in Your Time

Inspirational destinations for a holiday at home

Take a paddle wheeler down the mighty Murray River AUSTRALIA has had a bad run – drought, bushfires, floods and now the corona virus – which has scared off visitors from far and wide. But as we know, it’s not as bad as it might sound.

We know we are not all about to burn, drown or be eaten in this wide, wonderful land and, as our communities are suffering the loss of foreign tourism, it’s a good time to holiday at home.

Despite the sharks, redbacks and snakes, it’s probably safer than spending hours trapped in a jet. Here are some ideas to get you started on your journey.

Woomera gives up its secrets WOOMERA is one of those eerie, largely deserted places that smacks of a 1950s secret base.

That’s exactly what is was and is.

Once the centre of Australian and British space race projects it now has 65,000 tourists. Located 446km north of Adelaide, it is just off the Stuart Highway and is well worth a couple of days.

The Eldo Hotel has 400 beds in a range of formats, and the reception, bar and restaurant, are in the former ELDO (European Launcher Development Organisation) administration

facility. Blocks have names such as Redstone, Black Knight, Blue Steel and Skylark - all former rocket or missile systems once tested at Woomera.

Woomera is still considered one of the best testing and launch facilities in the western world. At the 2016 census it had a permanent population of 146, but at the height of the Cold War, 7000 people lived in the area.

Since 1982, visitors have been able to stay at Woomera but only Australian Government staff and contractors can live there.

There’s year-round access to the facilities, including several museums, and the National Missile Park which has an excellent display of rare aircraft, rockets, bombs and missiles.

The Woomera Heritage Centre, the former recreation centre for USAF personnel, has a modern interactive display and interpretive centre covering the life of the range.

Sail the mighty Murray THE Murray is the mother of the great inland rivers of Australia.

The Murray Princess, based in South Australia, is a massive vessel that looks like the famous

steamboat in the musical Showboat. On board, guests enjoy top class a la carte dining and Barossa wines while sailing past the famous red gums.

Murray Princess was built to squeeze through the Murray locks and there is virtually a scrape of boarding house butter between ship and shore.

Sit on the deck and watching the changing riverscape and the abundance of birds or venture into historic ports and sacred Aboriginal sites. At Sunnydale homestead near the famous Big Bend, there’s sheep racing, whip cracking and shearing. Sit on the riverbank at the Big Bend and watch the sunset turn limestone cliff face from yellow to gold to orange to glowing red.

Visit murrayprincess.com.au Dinner at Dinner Plain On the Great Alpine Road between Omeo and Bright via Mt Hotham, a sign says “Dinner Plain 1km”. It’s a name that demands investigation.

Dinner Plain is arguably Australia’s newest and most beautiful country town. Straight out of a frosty white Christmas scene, it has streets of stunning architectural designs, all aimed at capturing the winter snow trade.

Chalets and lodges are based on the old cattlemen’s huts of the Victorian High Country.

Designed by architect Peter McIntyre, they are all timber and every one is different.

McIntyre camped at the site in a caravan 35 years ago and imagined the type of town he would build as the “just out of reach” clouds flew low and fast over his campfire.

The unique alpine life of Australia was vital in designing Victoria’s newest village, 1200m above sea level, and four hours from Melbourne.

The village is surrounded by alpine wilderness and stunted snow gums. The barman at the enchanting pub explains how it came by the name: In the days of Cobb and Co, the coach would stop at the old pub for midday dinner. Lunch was called dinner in those days, hence Dinner Plain. It is believed Aboriginal groups also used the area as a stopover and cattlemen also stopped to rest their herds.

Slow travel in style ONE of Australia’s oldest express trains, the Spirit of Progress, will make her longest-ever journey in July on a week-long heritage rail adventure to the NSW outback.

The Far West Express rail tour has been launched by Cruise Express, which helped resurrect the old train to working order.

The Spirit’s gleaming, blue and gold compartment and parlour cars will take nostalgic travellers from Sydney to Broken

Quirky hotel at Dinner Plain.

Woomera reveals its secrets.

Hill, on seven-day 2300km tour that includes three nights in the Silver City for tours of the Royal Flying Doctor Service, museums, art galleries, the Living Desert Sculptures, sunset at the Mundi Mundi Plains Lookout, and a meal at the Silverton Hotel in a quirky, ghost town.

The Spirit of Progress then heads back to Orange for a two-night stay before snaking back over the Blue Mountains.

Visit cruiseexpress.com.au Barcaldine’s national history Barcaldine is an unpretentious town of 1000 residents. It’s also where history was made when it played a significant role in the labour movement and the birth of the Australian Labor Party.

It all happened in 1891, when it was one of the focal points of the Australian shearers’ strike.

The landmark Tree of Knowledge, under which the strikers met, took pride of place outside the railway station. Sadly, in an act that defies logic, unknown vandals in 2006 poisoned the 200-year-old ghost gum. Today, the strike is commemorated in a display surrounding the restored remains of the old gum.

The town also has plenty of other heritage-listed sites.

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Museum calls to history, war, and ship buffs The main drawcard for tourists visiting the Japanese city of Hiroshima is its place in history as the site of the first atomic bomb attack, writes BOB ANTHONY. But there is another museum not to be missed.

There is an English audio guide which explains the various exhibits and some of the history behind the displays.

The museum opens out to the port area of Kure, which is a hive of activity with ships of all shapes and size coming and going.

You can even walk the wharf created to service the giant battleship and step out its length.

I have been to Hiroshima three times – the first to visit the Peace Park. I only learned of the Yamato Museum just before I left. On my second visit I wanted to show friends the park and then head to the museum. Alas, it is closed one day a week – Tuesday – and you guessed it, it was a Tuesday.

This time, my focus was to finally get

A Zero fighter on display.

A giant submarine sits outside the Maritime Museum in Kure, Japan.

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HE majority of visitors to Hiroshima spend time at the Peace Park and A-Bomb dome building, looking at the memorials and museums and learning about the loss of life which occurred at 8.15am on August 6, 1945.

However, there is another museum just a 30-minute local train ride from the city centre, which marks a Japanese war time achievement which, at the time, instilled a sense of pride in the nation – the battleship Yamato.

Located in the harbour port city of Kure, the Yamato Museum marks the city’s longship building history with the World War II battleship its focal point.

The Yamato was one of two giant battleships – the biggest ships ever built at the time with the biggest naval guns afloat (46cm or 18.1 inch in diameter).

Despite its huge size and power, it only fired shots against Allied forces once and was sunk by US carrier planes while it was on a suicide run to Okinawa to

fight the US Pacific Fleet. However the ship holds a place of pride among many Japanese due to the technological advancements it represented.

To this day, the Yamato is honoured through a modern cartoon series set in the future where it is a space-going vessel fighting pirates.

The museum features a one-10th scale replica of the ship, 26.3m long. Visitors can walk around it, get up close and appreciate how huge it was in real life.

Also on display are replica models of other Japanese naval vessels of the period which came through the Kure naval yards – Japanese midget subs and human torpedoes, a Zero fighter –the terror of allied airmen in the Pacific – and naval artefacts.

There is also a celebration of Kure’s shipbuilding achievements post World War II where some of the biggest commercial vessels in the world have been built.

Model of the huge battleship Yamato.

to the museum, and I am glad I did.

Although I am fascinated by history, this isn’t just a place for history or war buffs. It provides an insight into what life must have been like for the Japanese at home during the Pacific conflict.

Aside from the huge war machine, it also marks a turning point in Japan’s modernisation.

As the brochure states: “The museum builds dreams and hopes for the future by educating people about the history of modern Japan and by having them acknowledge the importance of peace.”

And if you were ever into models, this is the Holy Grail of model ships.

The Yamato Museum in Kure can be reached by local train from Hiroshima Station. If you have JR Rail Pass, the trip is free.

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“The last thing you want is for something to go wrong and spoil your travels, and then on top of that, discover that your travel insurance claim isn’t successful because you failed to disclose to your policyholder essential information about yourself,” says InsureandGo’s Jonathan Etkind.

“This could be anything from not disclosing pre-existing medical conditions to partaking in activities that breach your insurance policy conditions.”

He says that before purchasing any insurance policy, travellers need to think about where they are going, what they will be doing at their destination, and what they are likely to need cover for.

There is also a need to declare any pre-existing health conditions, as well as valuable items being taken.

“These are important considerations that will help travellers choose a policy that is right for them, and, in the unfortunate event that something goes wrong, help them understand whether or not they will be covered,” Mr Etkind says.

Here are seven tips to ensure your claim for holiday mistakes is accepted.

1. Golden rule: Accompany your belongings at all times. As long as you carry your belongings with you, or they are locked in a safe at your accommodation, you can be reimbursed by your policy for items that are lost, stolen, or damaged during your trip. Any personal belongings left with someone not travelling with you more than 50 per cent of the trip could nullify a claim. This also applies to personal belongings accidentally left in a hotel room.

2. Have proof of ownership. Whether

it is receipts for expenses, itineraries or travel contracts, ensure you keep a copy of anything that will verify that lost, stolen or damaged possessions are yours.

You don’t need to take these original documents with you but you’ll need them to provide proof of ownership to process a claim on return.

3. High-value items often need additional cover. Never assume that valuable items such as phones, laptops, cameras and jewellery will be automatically covered by your insurer. In fact, they are often excluded from standard or basic travel insurance policies, or cover is capped.

4. Record the IMEI number of your mobile phone. Travel insurance generally will not cover any claim relating to a lost, stolen or damaged mobile device if you are unable to supply the International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) number. It’s a 15 or 17 digit unique number found within the settings of mobile device, and used to identify it.

You will also need to provide proof that you have blocked the number.

5. Most self-inflicted injuries and illnesses from high-risk activities won’t be covered. If you knowingly put yourself in danger, you run the risk of having your cover invalidated. In general, reckless activities will not be covered by a travel insurer. Likewise, if you ignore official advice by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s (DFAT) Smartraveller website. For example, if you caught a tropical disease and did not get the recommended vaccinations, a claim for medical services may be denied.

6. You cannot make a cancellation claim because of the illness of a close relative or travel companion unless they weren’t ill before you purchased your policy.

7. Most travel delay cover applies only to flights, not other modes of transport. The reimbursable costs will include accommodation and meals that you had to pay for as a result of the delay.

Cruise delays are only covered when you take out a cruise travel policy.

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TRAVEL

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YOU don’t have to head offshore to discover some amazing sights. The resilient local communities of Queensland will be delighted to see you.

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On March the 9th Cheryl will host an event for International Women’s Day and will have Stephanie Woolard and Nepal Seven Women Director Anita Kerr as her guest speakers.

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MUSIC festivals have become the domain of the young who are prepared to sacrifice creature comforts for being part of a jam-packed crowd under the open sky, rain, hail or shine, to see their favourite performers.

But there is an easier way to have it all – the music festival, the holiday and the travel to exotic ports.

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entertainers literally on board. It’s a big line-up, so here are the choices: ROCK THE BOAT American rock legend Suzi Quatro is headliner for Rock the Boat, a cruise celebrating 10 years and back by popular demand, which will host more than 40 Australian and international rock artists.

The lineup also includes INXS frontman Jon Stevens, Russell Morris, Ross Wilson and Adam Thompson performing Bohemian Rhapsody.

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‘n’ roll dance lessons, artist signings, meet and greets, dress-up theme nights, late-night Schooner Bar jam sessions, guitar workshops and more.

All this while cruising into the beautiful ports of Isle of Pines and Noumea in New Caledonia.

Radiance of the Seas will sail from Brisbane on November 24, for seven nights. Fares start from $3819 a person twin share for an oceanview stateroom.

BRAVO Cruise of Performing Arts Australia’s all-encompassing performing arts cruise returns with a program of more than 30 artists. Passengers will be treated to seven nights of music covering musical theatre, opera, cabaret and jazz.

Enjoy performances by world-class international and Australian acts, including Anthony Warlow with special guest Amanda Lea LaVergne, Ruthie Henshall, Teddy Tahu-Rhodes, Peter Coleman-Wright and Cheryl Barker.

Serenade of the Seas has seven performance venues to be explored from October 13-20, departing from Sydney and sailing to the enchanting South Pacific islands of New Caledonia. Fares start from $3489 a person twin share in an interior stateroom.

CRUISIN’ COUNTRY Also celebrating its 10th anniversary, Australia’s hottest country music cruise will have more than 50 artists on board, including Lee Kernaghan and family members Tania and Ray Kernaghan; Troy Cassar-Daley with family members Laurel

Anthony Warlow

Edwards and Clay and Jem Cassar-Daley; and Adam Harvey with family members Leylah and Conway Harvey.

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CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

SUDOKU (EASY)

6 5 1 9 8 7 2 3 4

4 7 3 5 6 2 1 8 9

8 2 9 3 4 1 7 6 5

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Secret message: Fun and Games

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WORD STEP SOAPY, SOAPS, SLAPS, SLOPS, FLOPS, FLOWS

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9-LETTER WORD

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WORDFIND

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1. Which national capital was once known as Batavia?

2. What percentage of one kilometre is 10 metres?

3. Which noted Australian, born 1864 and died 1941, and who featured on a bank note, was at various times a solicitor, journalist and war correspondent?

4. What recipe ingredient is often desiccated?

5. In comics, who was Dagwood Bumstead’s wife?

6. In which state is Wanda Beach?

7. What is the geologic name for volcanic glass?

8. “I once was lost, but now am found” appear in what classic hymn?

9. What Latin phrase means to improvise?

10. How many NRL teams are based in Victoria?

11. Who was the couch potato in the “Life Be In It”” TV commercials in the 1970s?

12. What is the scientific name for -273 degrees Celsius? sius?

13. Of what English given name is Liam often an abbreviation? bbreviation?

14. What was Johnny Depp’s character’s name in Titanic?

15. What is the colour of the front door of 10 Downing ning St? 16. What garden plants have leaves called fronds?

17. How many tibia does a normal human have?

18. What is the essential ingredient for an omelette? e?

19. In what year was the cave rescue of a boys’ soccer club in Thailand?

20. Who was Australian prime minister at the beginning of 2019?

PUZZLE SOLUTIONS QUICK CROSSWORD

7 8 4 6 5 9 3 2 1

With Quizmaster Allan Blackburn

5 9 6 1 2 3 4 7 8

TRIVIA

There may be other correct answers

bound, bout, bruin, bruit, brunt, brut, bung, bunt, burg, burin, burn, burnt, burton, doubt, doubting, doun, dour, drub, drug, dung, during, gourd, gout, ground, grout, grub, grunt, OBTRUDING, outbid, outing, rotund, round, rout, routing, ruin, ruing, rung, runt, tour, touring, tubing, turbid, turbo, turgid, turn, undo, unit, unto

1. Jakarta; 2. 1%; 3. Banjo Paterson; 4. Coconut; 5. Blondie; 6. NSW; 7. Obsidian; 8. Amazing Grace; 9. Ad libitum, abbreviated to ad lib; 10. One; 11. Norm; 12. Absolute Zero; 13. William; 14. Johnny Depp was not in Titanic; 15. Black; 16. Ferns; 17. Two; 18. Eggs; 19. 2018; 20. Scott Morrison.

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PUZZLES

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

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To hand out nameless gin is pointless (11) Explosive element in the recording medium gets chewed up (3) Paid sportsman may yearn to extend it (7) When it is right to rib workers for making an elliptical path (5) A chart the French use to find a tree (5) Split when a large number absconded (5) Initially the full legislative assembly embraced the alternative protected by the ‘greenies’ (5) If you can get fruits to ripen they will provide a nutritional element (7) Article of apparel found amongst the obituaries (3) Someone on the board who loves furniture, perhaps? (11)

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Very tiny crop is comic relief (11) Build each construction so that it can be heard (7) Data entered by private uni scam (5) New husband gets the brush off? (5) For example, love oneself (3) Keeping the boys and girls apart by reinforcing the region’s gate (11) These tiny particles can take any kind of sport on (7) An article on infrared that obviously belongs to the others (5) Indulge in a clash of swords near the perimeter (5) It’s Avon calling back for eggs (3)

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Refer to the website for a cryptic solving guide.

CODEWORD

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L L R L S E L A O G O

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B I O B B N T C S L K

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S U E O S T N R A R Y

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The leftover letters will spell out a secret message No. 032

B H P F E U H C T A C

I P I T N R S C K B M

O E R I P M U O A L E

R A C Q U E T S G P E

BALL BASE BASEBALL BAT CAP CATCH COURT CRICKET FIELD FOOTBALL GOAL HOCKEY HOOP

WORK IT OUT!

LINE NET NETBALL OPPOSITION RACQUET RUN SCORE SOCCER TACKLE TENNIS UMPIRE

SUDOKU Level: Medium

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No. 844

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PUZZLES

QUICK CROSSWORD

No. 3660

9-LETTER WORD

SUDOKU

No. 032

Level: Easy

Today’s Aim:

O R

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

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

WORD STEP

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Solid geometric figure (5) Thwart (9) Energy (11) Ovum (3) Presented for the first time (10) Free from danger (4) Looked at (8) Modern (6) Strand (6) Drink (8) Conceal (4) Perks (10) Nothing (3) Coiffeur (11) Jocks, etc. (9) Flanks (5)

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No. 032

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WORK IT OUT!

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

Head of state (9) Passivity (7) Systematic (10) Losers (8) As one (6) Playthings (4) Mean (7) Bird of prey (5) Inexorable (10) Prized items (9) Protector (8) Filled (with holes, eg) (7) Recommended; guided (7) Imprudent (6) Vishnu worshipper (5) Scorch (4)

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