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BEYOND THE OP SHOP

VOLUNTEERING CAN BE YOUR CHANCE TO FULFIL DREAMS AND TACKLE CHALLENGES

BRISBANE EDITION 10, JANUARY 2016

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Editor’s note

’m not much of a one for New Year resolutions, which always seem to be more about talk than action and seldom go beyond the month of January, if they get past the first week. I had a good laugh when I read recently “My New Year resolution was to lose 5kg. Yippee, only 15kg to go”. That just about sums it up. I’ve always found new year celebrations over-rated and a time of forced jollity. Let’s face it, nothing has ever actually changed after the clock struck 12, not even at the turn of the millennium. Putting aside the “bah humbug”, the start of a new year is a good time

Contents revisit life aspirations, which has led to this month’s talk about volunteering. As Julie Lake points out, there’s so much to do if the meals on wheels kitchen or an op shop isn’t your thing. It can be an opportunity to pursue some of the things that you have always wanted to try and can give an ‘in’ to all sorts of places and activities you thought you might never get to experience. Also for the new year, we are introducing a trivia quiz. It’s compiled by Allan Blackburn, a retired educator and a trivia buff who keeps himself amused writing trivia quizzes for seniors and trivia events. He has the right mix of not too hard and not too easy, so hope you enjoy. Other new features are planned for the year, but please feel free to make suggestions if there is something you would like to see included.

Dorothy Whittington, Editor

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Volunteering – Beyond the Op Shop Volunteering is an opportunity for people with time on their hands to put their skills and experience at the service of the community. For retirees it can also be a chance to learn new skills, fulfil dreams and tackle challenges outside the usual comfort zone, writes JULIE LAKE. volunteering opportunities for those still young and fit enough to embrace the concept of joining a new workforce – where the rewards are not measured by money. And it’s not only the larger organisations such as the Queensland Art Gallery, Museum and Science Museum that need volunteers – our region is full of smaller galleries and museums, such as the Army Museum and the MacArthur museum, where those willing to donate their time and

“Volunteers are matched with positions that best suit their skills and interests”

The author, Julie Lake, never imagined she would find herself on an excavator until she went hunting for dinosaur fossils at Winton.

lthough statistics show that volunteer numbers in Australia have actually dropped, the number of retiree volunteers is growing as fast as the many different options available. Traditional volunteering situations

such as St Vincent De Paul, Salvation Army and RSPCA thrift shops retain their popularity. Many of these have now gone up-scale in terms of content and marketing, requiring more expert salesmanship, display techniques and

even computer skills of their volunteers. Libraries, hospitals, art galleries and museums continue to rely on voluntary labour in many aspects of their operation. Beyond these well-known areas, however, is a whole range of

life skills are always very welcome. You can get involved in the arts, environmental conservation, sports, community welfare (refugees, people living with disabilities), faith-based programs, emergency services and animal welfare. You can use or develop skills in research, administration, tutoring, retail and management. The University of the Third Age (U3A) is always looking for instructors and online volunteering work is also becoming more common. continued over>

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COVER STORY platform for directly linking would-be volunteers to community and nonprofit groups that need them. This organisation, like others involved in volunteering, offers training programs and endeavours to match volunteers with positions that best suit their skills and interests. Volunteering Sunshine Coast (volunteeringsunshinecoast.com.au) for example, offers workshops in financial accountability and governance, publishing (e.g. newsletters), submission writing and leading volunteers. At the time of writing it was seeking volunteers to drive Blue Care buses at Caloundra as well as those with art, music, and theatrical skills to support and assist the running and setting up of creative programs and activities in an aged care setting. Those with a taste for outdoor activity and adventure can choose anything from citizen science wildlife projects to bush care to digging for dinosaurs. Birdlife Australia and some private researchers at universities offer various programs throughout the year involving bird banding, monitoring and recording – often in remote parts of the country. Caretaker positions for bird and other wildlife sanctuaries occasionally become available. Useful websites are birdlife.org.au and goeco.org. The Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service seeks volunteers for controlling weeds, collecting seeds, planting native trees, helping develop, maintain and inspect tracks, data collection, providing visitor information, taking guided walks, wildlife caring and monitoring.

Eileen Walder committed to providing boots for a Bali soccer team and has now moved into helping out in other areas of the community.

Volunteering in Queensland is sufficiently recognised by having its own patron (Governor of Queensland, The Hon. Paul de Jersey) and an ambassador, currently Diane Morgan, who has played many significant leadership roles in national and international volunteer associations, including as inaugural president of the Australian Association for Volunteering and CEO of Volunteering Queensland. As such, she has been involved in the development of standards, accredited training courses, policy and procedures for volunteers in non-profit organisations and pays heartfelt tribute to “the great things that are achieved every day in communities through the power of people working together in volunteer action”. Volunteering Queensland (volunteeringqld.org.au) is the peak body in this state and a good start for those wanting an overview of volunteering opportunities. Its associated website linkki. volunteeringqld.org.au serves as a

1300 551 997 www.goseetouring.com

Local Landcare Australia and bush care groups always need volunteers and mostly provide training and opportunities to learn more about Australian flora. The work is not all physical – those who can handle administration work and grant applications are just as important. When it comes to outdoor adventure, Queensland offers some unique volunteering opportunities through the Australian Age of Dinosaurs (australianageofdinosaurs. com) based at Winton. For a modest fee (to help the project) you can learn to either dig for or prepare fossils –this activity has become so popular that you need to book well in advance. Nonetheless the collection of

unprepared fossils is huge and the number of people to work on them small, so this volunteering opportunity is very worthwhile and something to boast about to your friends and family. More information on this is offered through the Queensland Museum which also has several different volunteer categories. Retired horticulturist and rainforest ecologist Bel Wadman, 70, is a keen volunteer who teaches Japanese with U3A, has designed revegetation schemes for Landcare, banded birds and worked on threatened species surveys and spent a couple of years collating fossils for the Queensland Museum. “Best of all were the dinosaur digs,” she says. “They not only meant learning new skills but testing myself

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COVER STORY in tough conditions and weather extremes – they offered the perfect late-life adventure”. For some, the ultimate volunteering experience is overseas where projects for self-funded volunteering “holidays” include education, health care, construction, teaching, marine conservation and working with wildlife. Popular choices with Australians include Project Vietnam and the Boon Lott elephant sanctuary in Thailand. Several websites give information on overseas volunteering and one of the best is gviaustralia.com.au which especially caters for over 50s. Former teacher and journalist Elieen Walder, 72, has tackled a number of volunteer projects since retiring 10 years ago and one of her more recent ventures is Boots for Bali. While on holiday she observed Balinese boys playing soccer without boots or uniforms and on her return to the Sunshine Coast contacted local football clubs to donate their outgrown gear to the kids in Bali. The project became successful enough to outfit several Balinese teams. She has also raised funds to equip a kindergarten in Bali.

“At first I wondered what the hell I was doing,” Eileen says, because she soon found herself busy with a variety of fundraising events. “But then when you go there and hand over the clothes and toys and other equipment and see the joy and excitement on their faces your realise it’s all worthwhile. Besides,” she adds, “It gets me off my butt!” Africa also offers volunteering opportunities in both wildlife and humanitarian programs. Sunshine Coast couple Laurie and Jenny Humphrey, both in their 70s, are currently operating a school for underprivileged children in South Africa and welcome volunteers to help out, however briefly. Those interested can contact the Humphreys at lauriejen.zim57@yahoo.com.au. Retired school teacher Ed Searles, 62, went to Nepal three times last year, for weeks at a time, working with the Nepal Education Fund (nepaledfund. ca). He loves it and says it gives him real purpose. So if you’re looking for a really interesting and exciting new challenge in your retirement years why not make volunteering your new year’s resolution for 2016.

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he Army Museum South Queensland, based at Victoria Barracks on Petrie Tce, Brisbane, has volunteer roles that can be matched to individual interests and capabilities, including forguides and visitor information, carpentry and other trade skills. Training is provided. A background of Australian Military procedures is an advantage and all ages are welcome. The preservation of the historic buildings at Victoria Barracks is of prime importance to the residents of Brisbane and Queensland.

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Driving rule makes no sense Like Russell Hunter (Nov) I let my Queensland licence lapse and upon return from PNG where I lived for 38 years, I also had to do the practical and written tests at the age of 68 years. I had some bad habits according to the instructor on the day, fair enough after driving for all those years in a Third World country. However I was floored, just like Russell, to be told in no uncertain terms that using the rearview mirror, side mirror or (as I did) the vehicle GPS navigation screen, were enough to fail me for a reverse park! I did as requested and cricked my neck trying to see behind to do the manoeuvre and wondered why that rule is in place. I could quite frankly see even a tiny leaf behind me on the screen in my vehicle. The reason I was given “you need to actually look in case there is a small child/animal behind you” seems ridiculous. I had a 100 per cent chance of

seeing anything behind me on the screen. Looking manually I could see nothing below the window line! Perhaps somebody from the Transport Department could enlighten both Russell and myself. Patricia A Heron

Keep to the right etiquette In response to Delroy Oberg (Oct-Nov) no matter where one learns etiquette in relation to the left or right hand rule, would one drive on the left-hand side of the road if in country where the right-hand rule applies? Passenger liners are predominantly built in overseas countries where the right-hand rule applies. Maritime law is consequently governed by the right-hand rule. Is it so difficult for us Australians and/or New Zealanders to at least learn that over half the world abides by the right-hand rule, including ships, and then have the courtesy to abide by the rules to leave a clear path? Therefore Joyce Tozer in this

instance was correct, as I have seen first-hand and can identify Australians and New Zealanders when I am continually being accosted by them shipboard. Delroy’s comment “as if we know no better” hit the nail on the head some obviously don’t! Heather Stothers Re “walking and driving on the left”. It is safer on roads without a sidewalk to walk or ride a mobility scooter, on the right so that you are facing oncoming traffic and can take evasive action if necessary. This is in fact mandated by the Queensland road rules. Ted Webber

Fresh milk the best memories Back in 1951 (when I was 10), my friend and I used to walk to the dairy farm with our billies to get fresh milk straight from the cows. We would arrive early and stand at the top of the paddock calling “come on, come on” and the cows would come to be milked. As we walked home with our warm milk, we dared each other to swing the billy around in a big arc, which we did, and we never lost the lid or spilt a drop – and the handle didn’t come off! My dad would set the billy on the

hotplate on top of our wood burner to scald the milk and kill the germs! Next morning there was a thick layer of cream on top and dad and I would blob the top of our cornflakes with this. (I still have cream on my cornflakes, but thickened stuff out of a plastic bottle). Vivien Wakefield

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VOLUNTEERING

Volunteers at the Heart of healthy communities The Heart Foundation’s volunteer community speakers’ program is playing a key role in educating communities about heart health.

he Heart Foundation is committed to encouraging communities about keeping their hearts healthy and reducing their heart attack risk. An army of volunteer speakers around Queensland is helping to spread the word, from suburban Brisbane to the regions. Heart Foundation Queensland CEO, Stephen Vines said their work was incredibly important to the charity. “We would like to be able to physically present the talks ourselves but it just isn’t always practical with such a huge State to cover and a limited number of staff,” Mr Vines said. “But with our community speakers we get local champions who have the training and resources to make quality presentations in their community, which is fantastic. “They enable us to spread important messages about heart health and are often motivated to do this because of their own heart story, which makes the

talk all the more inspiring.” Community groups are able to request a free heart health presentation from a volunteer community speaker on a range of topics including nutrition, physical activity, heart attack warning signs, heart disease risks and cardiac rehabilitation. If you would like to become a volunteer community speaker, Brisbane training workshops for 2016 will be held at the Heart Foundation in Fortitude Valley on Tuesday, February 9, from 10am-1pm and on Thursday, February 11, from 5.30pm-8.30pm. All training and resources are provided free by the Heart Foundation, thanks to the generous support of the John Villiers Trust. To register your interest in either booking a presentation for your community group or joining the “Speaking from the Heart” program as a volunteer speaker, contact program coordinator Sue Hines on 3872 2500 or email sue.hines@heartfoundation.org.au

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Colour, style and distinctively Philippa She won her first art prize in 1936 and she’s still painting Brisbane in a rainbow. ANGELA BENSTED meets octogenarian Philippa Webb.

here is nothing beige about artist Philippa Webb, who opens her studio door dressed in saffron, ruby and turquoise to reveal her latest canvas, a vibrant version of Brisbane’s Story Bridge with a line of subterranean cars trundling through the Clem 7 tunnel beneath. Since the mid-1980s Philippa has built a reputation for her naïve style which documents the changing Brisbane skyline and riverscape in bold colours and simple forms. But the artist’s career extends further back, to a day in 1936 when she scooped a two-and-sixpence art prize with a Laurel and Hardy sketch. Like a gambler tasting her first win on the pokies, the young Philippa reckoned “there was money to be made in this art game” and she hasn’t stopped creating since, dabbling in calligraphy, etching, lithography and painting still life, portraits and landscapes. While she never trained formally, Philippa created constantly as she married, raised a family and worked

Philippa Webb and her Story Bridge.

as a school librarian, including during a 10-year stint in Vancouver, Canada. She reached her 50s with a solid art portfolio but still not satisfied. “I was happy with the way I was painting but not with what I was painting,” she says. Philippa decided to combine her love of drawing with her passion for storytelling, entering a quirky painting of a farmer with five fingers and a thumb leaning on a fence into an Ipswich art competition. She played with the landscape, shaping it with dots and dashes and colour patterns and abandoning proportion and perspective. She painted as a child might.

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Her experimental work struck a chord, winning the 1984 Aberdare Art Prize and earning Philippa praise as “a true naïve” by then Queensland Art Gallery director Raoul Mellish. “I didn’t know whether that was good or bad,” Philippa says, but she felt happy painting in this style and adopted the technique, despite some early criticism. “I was laughed at. People thought the pictures were childish,” Philippa says. “But I knew in my heart this was what I wanted to do.” Despite her husband’s misgivings she left her well-paid job as a librarian to focus on art full-time and “immediately began to make money,” she says. Today, Philippa and husband Don live in a roomy, open-plan granny flat; a converted servants’ quarters attached to the 1901 New Farm house shared with their daughter’s family. Her studio is in the rumpus room, a carpeted corner flooded with fluorescents to mimic daylight and a billiards table and slouchy sofa for

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pretty pathway connecting Cliff St and Eagle Tce in Sandgate honours two of the district’s famous residents, pioneers of the arts in Queensland and among Australia’s first sculptors. The Shillam Pathway, the work of the Sandgate and District Historical Museum, is dedicated to the memory of Leonard and Kathleen Shillam, who lived in Holmes St, Brighton and whose work spanned more than 75 years. The couple started sculpting in 1934 and from 1940, exhibited widely in two person and group exhibitions. Their sculptures are in many private and public collections, but only two pieces are in Sandgate – two cormorants in the Einbunpin Lagoon and the font cover at St Margaret’s Church of England. Their concern for the environment inspired many of their works. The Shillam sculptures constitute a permanent record on many public buildings in the city of Brisbane, the best recognisable being the five cast

bronze pelicans in the water mall of the Queensland Art Gallery since 1985. The proclamation figure on St John’s Deanery marking the centenary of the proclamation of Queensland created controversy with its modern concepts in 1959. Len’s 17m high Banker, commissioned by the Westpac Bank, overlooks Post Office Square. A 17m cast aluminium work, it was fixed to the building in 1970 and “represents bankers and the industries they assist”. According to Judith McKay’s Brisbane Sculpture Guide A Walk Around Public Sculpture in the City, “the doric columns and entablature over the money-changer refer to the stability and antiquity of banking”. No matter how you look at it – and you do have to look for it on the building above the footpath – it’s effective, giving a nod to both primary and manufacturing industries. The Redcliffe Art Gallery has more than 70 artworks from the Shillams in its collection, including the popular

The famous Shillam bronze pelicans at the Queensland Art Gallery water mall.

sculpture Dolphin, by Kathleen. Leonard Shillam was born in Brisbane in 1915, and grew up in Nudgee. His family lived at the Nudgee Beach Kiosk in the 1920s. Kathleen O’Neill was born in England in 1916 and grew up in Sandgate. They met at art school in Brisbane in 1932 and travelled home on the same train. A decade later they were

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as a roadway by motor vehicles until eventually it became too dangerous for pedestrians and reverted to a walkway. Len and Kathleen Shillam knew the area throughout this time, from the horse and buggy days to the modern world. Head to the Sandgate waterfront under the cliffs in Sandgate and take a stroll. You won’t be disappointed.

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ne of the most effective starting points to downsizing is found in looking back. Take the time to remember what it was like when you first moved out of the family home to live in a unit or house with friends. Remember how you were chasing the freedom and fun of living independently? Remember how you only needed a certain amount of space since you were actually looking for lifestyle? Remember how location was important, close to restaurants, night spots, and the beach? Remember how you could get by with the minimum of “stuff” and still live and love life? You didn’t need much and guess what ... nothing much has changed. You can still choose to live like that. If you can look past where you’ve come to - the amount of furniture you have acquired, the ornaments you’ve collected, the crockery you’ve treasured - and lay yourself bare, you will find the ideal starting point to

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“Be honest with yourself as you move through and see all the ‘stuff’ you no longer use.” as you recognise things you haven’t set eyes on for years. Another very important thing to look back on is the amount of maintenance that big home has required over the years. Think about the weekends in the garden when you could have been relaxing over a long Sunday lunch overlooking the water somewhere.

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MOTORING

Victory over the dreaded vehophobia Vehophobia, the fear of driving, is a very real condition and as KATE CALLAHAN explains, it can happen to anyone at any time.

n 2003, while driving back to Brisbane from the Sunshine Coast, I fell asleep at the wheel. It was a microsleep that could not have lasted more than a second or two, but for a brief moment on that warm Sunday afternoon I lost consciousness and was unaware of driving south in the fast lane. Jolted awake by I know not what, I felt fear, the like of which I had never before experienced. My body surged with adrenaline and I was overwhelmed with a desire to pull over, but somehow resisted. I knew for sure that if I stopped the car, that would be it. I would be stranded on the side of the highway, somewhere east of Glasshouse, paralysed by fear. In a state of horrible hypervigilance, I completed the trip home uneventfully enough, but for me the pleasure of driving was gone forever. I had always loved driving. Just days after turning 17, I had a driver’s licence to go with the new yellow Volkswagen Super Bug Mum and Dad

had so generously bought me. In the ‘70s, driving tests were still undertaken by police officers. As luck would have it, I scored a handsome redhead, a senior constable with a charming smile that matched his good looks. He was quick to tell me he had gone to school with my older brother, which made him a good bloke in my books. Frank, which is what he told me to call him, put me through the usual battery of on-road tests – hill starts, reverse parks, three point turns. Then he tested my knowledge of road rules. Being a conscientious type of person, I knew my motoring theory backwards and passed with flying colours, or so said Frank when he handed me my newly minted licence. For the next 29 years, there was no stopping me. I drove with the supreme confidence of youth. I beetled (pardon the pun) around the highways and byways of Queensland, clocking up 30,000km a year, often more. My car was my most prized possession. It meant freedom, exhilaration, and adventure. Provided I

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fog, rain and dark nights and the steep descents; and precipitous roadside drops along the Blackall Range were opportunities to admire the view from the driver’s seat. Even a nasty collision with a stray steer in pea-soup fog failed to dent my confidence, although if luck had not been with me that night I could have ended up as dead as the beast I hit. So what went wrong that Sunday afternoon in 2003? How did a momentary snooze behind the wheel turn me from Courageous Kate to Nervous Nellie in the blink of an eye? I’m stumped if I know, though I have had years to come up with a sensible answer. What I do know is that driving anxiety is very common, although few people care to admit they suffer from it. It can range in severity from a minor reluctance to drive to a total refusal to drive, in which case it moves into the territory of a genuine phobia, a fear that is as paralysing as it is irrational. Irrational and insidious. As anxiety erodes confidence, it is slowly but

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MOTORING surely replaced by dread. What was once taken for granted and done almost automatically becomes increasingly difficult, insurmountable even. Like driving over bridges and down steep hills, or overtaking B-doubles out on the highway. Motorways become no-go zones and the prospect of rain is enough to change firm plans and keep the car in the garage. At its most severe, my driving anxiety was debilitating. Particularly when I was tired and stressed, it ruled the roost and, like a disruptive child, seriously curtailed my movements. I had to choose my routes carefully to avoid areas of special sensitivity. Sometimes I was unable to drive over the Story Bridge or use the Riverside Expressway. The motorways to the north and south of Brisbane were beyond me and the Gateway Bridge became a massive metal symbol of my fear and failing. For 10 years, I battled the beast. I read widely in search of a cure and tried all manner of self-help remedies from relaxation exercises and meditation to active distraction. I listened to music, talking books and poetry CDs. Fred Hollows reading

The Man from Snowy River was a particularly effective distraction. I nibbled on carrots, raw almonds and apples but eventually the crunch came as crunches invariably do. In 2012, life threw me another curveball and I absolutely, definitely, positively had be able to drive to the Gold Coast. It was clear choice between confronting my motorway fear head-on or living as a disappointment to myself and those around me. To employ the modern idiom, it was a no-brainer. I sought professional help and two months later I drove solo to the Gold Coast. Was it hard? Very. Was it pleasant? Not at all. But I did it and have done it many times since. Earlier this year, I undertook a 1300km solo road trip from the Southern Tablelands of NSW to the Gold Coast. The satisfaction I experienced as I pulled into the garage at the end of the trip was simply sublime. That disruptive child that once ruled the roost had been well and truly tamed.

IT’S NOT your imagination Driving phobia is one of the most common phobias. Anxiety can range in severity from a hesitation to drive, where anxiety is always present, all the way up to a total refusal to drive at all, in which case it becomes driving phobia. A phobia is a fear that is paralysing but irrational.

• People prone to anxiety attacks or nervous disorders or those with adrenal deficiencies are likely to develop the fear of driving. • Hearing or reading news items about bad accidents or watching movies that depict violent car crashes can create negative thoughts about driving.

CAUSES OF VEHOPHOBIA • Involved in a crash or witnessed a bad accident. • Strict driving instructors at the time of learning. • A dangerous or scary journey through fog, rain, snow, fleet or other adverse conditions • Having large animals such as a cow or horse suddenly dash in front of the car • Road rage • Stress due to traffic congestions can cause the brain to develop panic/ anxiety response.

OVERCOMING VEHOPHOBIA • Hypnotherapy is one of the most effective therapies as it gets to the bottom of the fear, traces why it has taken root and helps provide solutions. • Face your fear with positive thoughts and visualising ideal situations. • Talk about your fear • Take defensive driving lessons or join special groups. • Cognitive behavior therapy and gradual desensitization

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BOOK REVIEW

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I found this a most compelling story. Lisa Genova has flung back the curtains and opened the window, to let some light in on this horrible disease, Alzheimer’s. There is so much to this story– the snub from her colleagues when she stands up and tells them why she is leaving Harvard, as if they may catch the disease; the wayward daughter who is the first to respond to be there for her mother; the can-do lists she writes for the following day; the bottle of pills hidden in the bedside drawer. The highlight for me was Alice’s address at a conference giving a full and personal account of living with Alzheimer’s. Most importantly this is about family, the strength and love. I recommend this book and I am sure you will never look on dementia in the same way again.

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This interesting and educational novel provides a keen insight into the mind of a highly intelligent 50-year-old Harvard psychology professor whose mental capacity progresses rapidly from early onset to severe dementia. It is an extremely well researched and accurate picture of the thoughts and feelings of a person with Alzheimer’s disease. Alice feels that this is a condition much worse than cancer. Cancer is something you can fight! The effects of her illness on her work and family are also very well written. Every senior 55+ should read this book. Excellent 8/10.

BOOK review JOHN KLEINSCHMIDT I almost dreaded reading this book on my first impression that it would be another fluffy “my journey” episode. How misleading the cover of a book can be. Alice takes us through her diagnosis of early onset Alzheimer’s disease toward the inevitable outcome. However, this book is so well written that the reader has a virtual experience of the symptoms as they develop and the disease takes hold. I would suggest this is a worthwhile read for all people over 50, if for no other reason than to better understand this insidious disease and how it might affect you, your family, or others close to you.

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Neuroscientist and novelist Lisa Genova mines years of experience in her field to craft a realistic portrait of early onset Alzheimer’s disease. Alice Howland, 50, is a respected psychology professor at Harvard, living a comfortable life with her husband, John, when the first symptoms of Alzheimer’s begin to emerge. First, she can’t find her phone, then she becomes hopelessly disoriented in her own town. Alice is shocked to be diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s as she had suspected a brain tumour or menopause. Her life begins steadily to unravel. She loses track of rooms in her home, resigns from Harvard and eventually cannot recognise her own family. The brutal facts of Alzheimer’s are heartbreaking.

This is a well-crafted book about a distressing subject. Lisa Genova writes about early onset dementia with true empathy and lucidity. Even though I knew that this was a fictional account the writer’s gift for storytelling ensured that I remained captivated and engaged with the very “real” emotions that the protagonist was experiencing. I felt Alice’s anguish at each new memory loss, endured with her when the diagnosis was given as irreversible and cried for her when she struggles to perform simple tasks of daily life. This is not an “enjoyable” book but one that should be read if only to have some understanding of those suffering with this disease.

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This book reminds me how precious and precarious life is. Things can be going along swimmingly and then with one roll of the dice, everything changes. It’s an uncomfortable book at first, until you get drawn in to caring about Alice. The book follows her hopeless battle to maintain her life and memories as Alzheimer’s takes hold. By describing the progress of the disease as Alice experiences it, the author has created an engaging, informative and important book. Well worth reading. It makes me want to make a bucket list and live every day as though it matters, because it does.

Lisa Genova is one of my favourite authors. She embraces a difficult topics such as Alzheimer’s disease, researches it thoroughly and then merges the facts seamlessly into a story where the characters are totally believable. It is a sobering and often disturbing story, one that tended to have me identifying a bit too closely with Alice Howland as she innocently accepted her memory lapses in the early stages of Alzheimer’s to be caused by stress, menopause and work overload. This is a book everyone needs to read. It is one of inevitability, of sadness, frustration, adjustment and eventually acceptance. It is the perfect portrayal of the effect of Alzheimer’s on the whole family. Definitely recommended.

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WEALTH

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et’s consider two aspects of estate planning: Protecting our assets and their value by use of a testamentary trust and gaining control of perhaps our most valuable asset – our superannuation fund, which is not part of a deceased estate and so is not distributed under the terms of the will (unless the trustee pays it to the estate). Two reasons for including a testamentary trust in a will are to provide protection for assets and beneficiaries. A discretionary testamentary trust allows the trustee to distribute all or part of the estate to beneficiaries. Of course, the will maker can give certain directions, but

the fundamental premise of the trust is that the estate assets, while they remain in the trust, are not under the ownership of any particular beneficiary, but are subject to the trustee’s discretion. Recently, these trusts have expanded to include unit, fixed, hybrid and linealdescendant trusts. The type of trust can be chosen to meet particular circumstances. Briefly, benefits include: BANKRUPTCY PROTECTION Where the will leaves property absolutely to a beneficiary, the property is not protected from a trustee in bankruptcy. However, a trustee in bankruptcy cannot access the assets of a testamentary trust

under the Bankruptcy Act 1966. FAMILY LAW Without a great deal of judicial consideration given by the Family Court, it is difficult to determine the Court’s attitude to testamentary trusts. To date, assets held in a testamentary trust are regarded as a financial resource, but have not been the subject of division in a property settlement. Although a financial resource potentially has some effect on the terms of a Family Court order, it is preferable to an absolute gift by will which will undoubtedly be at the disposal of the Family Court. TAXATION A testamentary trust can attract considerable tax

savings under 102AG, Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 which provides that children are assessed at the normal tax rate (being $18,200 tax free and the balance at the normal marginal adult rates). VULNERABLE BENEFICIARIES Will makers express concern about beneficiaries who are vulnerable, for example, a spendthrift or a substancedependent child. The trustee is given the discretion to distribute the assets, which are held in trust, to a vulnerable beneficiary. PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES It is not uncommon that people suffering from various disabilities are unable to manage properly their financial affairs. An adequate

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AGELESS TIMES

No rush hour, it’s the year of living quietly In these hectic times when there’s always something on your to-do list, PETER SHIP suggests making 2016 the year you claim the time to relax.

hen we left the church on Christmas morning, the minister was at the door shaking hands. When I reached him he smiled and said “How are you today?” Now being naturally mischievous, I replied that Santa Clause had repossessed all my presents. Without a flinch the man said, “that’s marvellous, have a great week.” Difficult to believe but true none the less; the fact is he was so caught up in rush hour traffic at the front door that he didn’t listen to what I said. I suddenly asked myself “how often do I listen, I mean really listen, to what my family, friends, work colleagues and customers are saying?” We are living in a time when life is a constant rush hour, from the moment we wake to when we fall into bed exhausted, not from physical labour but more from mental fatigue. Children to organise, pets to feed, work, gardening, sport, exercise, cleaning, washing, constantly checking emails and text messages and on and on it goes. Truly, it’s enough to make you want to shout “stop this wild ride and let me off. I need a break, some peace and quiet”. We all need to make 2016 the year we cultivate the ability to slip into quiet time and not feel guilty about doing nothing for a while. Thinking you will do it one day when you finish some task won’t make it happen. There will always be another task and another and guess what, there will still be something to do even when you leave this life of rush and bustle. Isn’t it time you made a little time for you and the ones you love? Turn off the mobile, go for a walk, read, paint a picture, get down and dirty with a lump of clay, play that instrument that’s been gathering the dust of your whirlwind life, do some needle work or cut some timber and smell the fragrance of the sawdust. Just do something for you. So what if it is not a masterpiece, it is your masterpiece and that is all that matters. The older I become, the more I am convinced that we all need to take the time to step away from the “every day” and just relax. There’s a novel thought.

“Thinking you will do it one day when you finish some task won’t make it happen” What does it mean? Relax, to become less anxious and tense, to cease work, indulge in recreation or pursue happiness simply for the pleasure of it. When I design a memorial for a family I ask “What interests did your loved one have?” Sadly, too often the reply is “They had no interests.” Imagine having that on your headstone “Lived, died but had no interest” Friends, it is not too late to improve your life and it does not have to cost you an arm and a leg. Go fishing. Fly a kite with the grandchildren. Sit and watch the ocean. Have a picnic. Get together with friends. Walk the dog. May 2016 be your year to realise it is OK to relax. After all, It’s Your Time. Enjoy it. Peter Ship has spent 30 years working in the aged care and funeral industries.

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HEALTH

Test helps resolve bladder problems Medicine is filled with strange words. DR CARON FORDE explains urodynamics, a tool which can significantly improve lives.

often say to patients that medical terms make good Scrabble words, but urodynamics is also a very useful investigation tool to help men and women improve their lives significantly. Urodynamics allows us to test the bladder’s response to a variety of situations. The interpretation of the bladder reaction provides us with a wealth of information. We can get an accurate diagnosis, identify patients where certain treatments will work and also patients where certain treatments won’t work; and even patients where treatments may make their symptoms worse. People with bladder problems such as incontinence, frequency, wetting on the way to the toilet, having to rush to the toilet, getting up frequently at

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unnybank Theatre Group’s first production for its 50th celebration year is on its way. Key for Two, a farcical sitcom, directed by Chris Guyler, was written in 1982 by two master craftsmen of comedy, John Chapman and Dave Freeman. This wickedly amusing play of

cleverly woven dialogue of outrageous deceit and deception was a great success in London’s West End, running at the Vaudeville theatre for more than nine months. Harriet, a divorcee, living in an elegant flat in Brighton, solves her financial struggles during the days of Margaret Thatcher’s recession, by

entertaining two married gentlemen callers on different days of the week. The scheme faces collapse when her friend Anne, whose marriage is tottering, arrives unannounced hotly pursued by her husband. One of Harriet’s lovers is confined to bed with a sprained ankle when unexpectedly the second lover turns up, closely followed by two irate wives in search of itinerant husbands. The result is domestic room comedy mastered to hilarious perfection by the two authors with indescribable confusion that ensues, building to a rich complexity of mistaken identity and a climax of comic wizardry. Sunnybank Theatre Group is a not-for-profit, volunteer-run organisation that has been presenting a variety of dramas, thrillers, comedies, pantomimes and musicals to the local community since 1965. Sunnybank Theatre Group February 19-March 5, Fridays 8pm, Saturdays 2pm and 8pm. Tickets $18-$25 Visit stg.org.au or call 3345 3964. Box office reopens January 22.

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Tenor Mark Vincent will launch the Queensland Pops Orchestra’s 2016 concert season with The Best So Far. Mark, who has carved out an impressive career on the concert stage since winning the third series of Australia’s Got Talent in 2009, aged just 16, is welcomed back to the Pops after his spectacular debut at the 2014 Best Of British concerts. His commanding stature and powerful voice earned him a contract with Sony Music, which resulted in five albums making the ARIA Classical Top 20 music charts. Compass and The Great Tenor Songbook both certified gold in Australia. Mark is welcomed back to the Pops fold after his spectacular debut at the 2014 Best Of British concerts. He will showcase his biggest hits in

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WHATâ€™S ON his very own Best Of show, drawing from a broad repertoire of the most memorable songs of all time for this performance. â€œMusic is in me,â€? Mark says. â€œYou know, when youâ€™re born with something inherently in you? I think we are all born with a voice capable of singing, but not everyone has it in them to use it. â€œI grew up listening to all the beautiful arias and I feel that when I sing, I really am the happiest guy on earth. All my troubles are gone. â€œAnd you know, many people have a great voice, an exceptional voice even, but whatâ€™s missing is the storytelling. Itâ€™s not just about singing notes; itâ€™s always, always about telling a story.â€? His tenor voice, which has a depth and clarity that belies his years, together with the genuine affinity he enjoys with his audience and accompanied by the Queensland Pops Orchestra will make this premiere event for 2016 a night of unforgettable songs from the very best popular music has to offer. QPAC Concert Hall. Saturday, March 5, 2.30pm and 7.30pm. Tickets $71-$89. Book now at qpac.com.au or call 136 246

AGEING WITH ATTITUDE AND HOT INSPIRATIONS

Joy Darmody was only a girl when she saw on television a group of older women strutting around in showgirl costumes and decided she would do the same when she was old. â€œThey looked gorgeous and were famous, travelling around America doing charity shows,â€? she recalls. â€œThen a few years ago I realised that I was getting older now and had better get started on my idea.â€? While her friends went out, Joy stayed home and sewed - three sets of costumes for her ideas. These include the Can Can (also known as Canâ€™t Canâ€™t), Show Girl, Welcome to Burlesque, Rio Carnival,

and army for the Andrews Sisters. Next she was on the lookout for other older women performers who could still strut their stuff and sing and/ or dance. In 2012, Joy spotted Rana Jewell performing in a hot pink Egyptian belly dance costume at the Brisbane Senior Superstars auditions. She wasnâ€™t confident when she asked Rana if she was interested in her idea but they have now been working together on their troupe - performing, rehearsing, choreographing - for the past three years. They also had to find a third troupe member. Enter Kristy Ulla, who has a background in performance, music and

singing and Hot Inspirations was complete. The three gutsy and talented women perform a variety show of trio, duo and solo acts in singing, dancing and comedy, in a range of colourful costumes. Their fan base is growing and the compere at one retirement village describes it: â€œThese aging beauties are fabulous and different. For years we have been entertained by mostly musicians but this is a vibrant and entertaining show and the costumes are to die for.â€? Call Rana Jewell 0408 510 001, email: hotinspirations3@gmail.com or find them on Facebook

TRIP TO FRANCE AT THE POWERHOUSE French Grammy award-winner Lou Doillon will celebrate the release of her new album Lay Low in So Frenchy So Chic. Doillon is French pop royalty, the daughter of English actor Jane Birkin and half-sister of Charlotte Gainsbourg. Her debut album Places proved that the former model is seriously talented in her own right, winning Best New Album at the French Grammys and selling over 300,000 copies. Come away to France for an evening of dreamy folk-blues. Brisbane Powerhouse Theatre, Thursday, January 14, 7.30pm Tickets $52. Visit brisbanepowerhouse.org

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HATS OFF TO THE IRISH AND THEIR INFLUENCE ON AUSTRALIAN LIFE

Artistic director Shane Howard

ome of the finest Australian and Irish artists and musicians including Paul Kelly, Leah Flanagan and Lynnelle Moran from Australia and Declan O’Rourke, Pauline Scanlon, Sean Tyrrell and John Spillane from Ireland, will present the newlycreated Exile: Songs & Tales of Irish Australia. This vibrant tapestry of stories, imagery and music celebrating the rich Irish influence in this country will play one night only as part of a national tour. Brought together by artistic director Shane Howard, it is a tribute to the influence Irish exiles and descendants have had on Australian life. The stories of convicts, rebels,

refugees, politicians, poets and musicians will be presented through music and visuals. Through it all runs the irrepressible energy of the Irish and the ability to turn melancholy into jubilation, through humour, song and a reeling jig. The Exile project involves the collation of historical and culturally significant material, songs, still and moving images, poetry and spoken word, as well as the creation of new works. Nine artists have been handpicked to perform new interpretations of significant songs and four new works that reflect the Australian Irish experience.

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Paul Kelly’s Irish family settled in Clare, South Australia in the 1850s and Shane Howard’s Irish family settled in South West Victoria, about the same time. Howard’s great grandfather was arrested at the Eureka Stockade, in 1854. The influence of Irish exiles and descendants looms large in Australian life. Almost a third of the Australian population claim some degree of Irish descent and Irish influence flows through all aspects of Australian life, from the First Fleet to modern day.

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growing body of evidence suggests that the health of your gut may play a much bigger role in brain health than previously realised. “The gut is our second brain. What goes on inside our bellies has a direct effect on how we look, feel and think,” nutritionist and author of The Lean Body Formula Nik Toth says. Studies have shown that bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract can activate neural pathways and central nervous system (CNS) functioning. Researchers have uncovered connections between intestinal bacteria and anxiety, depression, ADD, autism-spectrum disorder, Alzheimer’s disease, and chronic pain, among others. Some believe that this is due to the connection between intestinal bacteria’s ability to make small molecules (metabolites), which can reach the brain and affect how it works. Here are some simple ways to ensure your gut becomes healthy and stays that way:

Eat prebiotics –whole plant-based, fibre-rich foods that support the growth of good bacteria. These include raw onions, garlic, asparagus, leeks, chickpeas, lentils, artichokes and bananas. Take a probiotic –live microorganisms (bacteria, fungi and yeasts) can have health benefits in the right amounts. Strains of lactobacillus and bifidobacterium are the most common. But do your research before you buy. Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) says fermented milk beverages and yoghurts that claim to be probiotic must have a minimum of one million live bacteria per gram to be effective. Add fermented food to your diet – such as sauerkraut, kimchi, miso, tempeh, pickles, sourdough and kefir. Maintain a healthy diet –low in high-GI refined carbohydrates, sugar and processed food and high in fibrerich fruits, vegetables, legumes and whole grains. Drink more water –essential to healthy functioning of the digestive system.

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Gunning for a good time when you least expect it Sometimes the best things turn up when you are not even looking for them, as grey nomad BEVERLEY EVERSON discovers.

e had to get back to Queensland in a hurry after a house-sitting in Albury in the very south of New South Wales on the Victorian border. For the first night back on the road, we turned off the Hume Highway about halfway between Yass and Goulburn, to free camp at a place called Gunning at the headwaters of the Lachlan River. And what a pleasant surprise it turned out to be. The locals are friendly and happy for a chat and the town is filled with history. The original occupiers of this land were the Pajong “Fish River” tribe followed by European settlers after Hume and Hovell explored the area in 1824, less than half a century after the arrival of the First Fleet. Since then, Gunning has been on the main route, both road and rail, between Sydney and Melbourne. The railway arrived in 1875 and the Hume Highway bypassed Gunning in 1993. Gunning’s claim to fame, as boasted on the signpost at the town’s entrance, is that it’s “part of the richest wool growing area in the world”. Not surprisingly, there are a lot of sheep in them thar hills. Base yourself here and venture out

on leisurely drives through rolling hills in a green patchwork. See wind farms on the horizon, pass paddocks with neatly rolled bales of hay and livestock of all kinds, including beautiful draught horses and find yourself in towns such as Crookwell, Bigga, Tuena, Laggan, Binda and Taralga. Gunning has retained its respect for history and and pride in the old and gracious buildings in the town. In 1901, Gunning was described as “a prosperous town” meeting the needs of travellers and community. It had a courthouse, banks, stock and station agents, blacksmiths, five hotels, produce store, department stores, saddlers, bakers, butchers, bootmakers, chemist, flour mill, soft drink manufacturers, boot polish factory, printing works, rabbit freezing works, barber shop and wool store. Many of those services are still available today. The Pye Cottage (museum) is circa 1850 and is the first place to head to get your bearings and information about the place, along with a self-guided historical walking tour brochure. The only remaining hotel, Telegraph Hotel, was built 1880 and the top floor was added in 1916, as a resident proudly informed us as we walked along the path. The railway station and stationmaster’s house and outbuildings are also very impressive. Check out a tribute Holden wall of fame at Baileys Garage in the main street or the more-recently built Shire Office from 1915. There are no big supermarkets and no problem. The local servo Pye Cottage built in 1850 is a good place to start.

Barbour Park has picnic spots beside a picturesque creek.

sells most groceries and fresh produce but there’s also a butcher, pharmacy, mechanic, newsagency, primary school, swimming pool, tennis courts, bowls club, huge showground and caravan park and accommodation places along with many cafes. On the northern side of town is Barbour Park, which has picnic spots beside the beautiful Meadow Creek and also a FREE camp (toilets and showers at the pool) for a maximum stay of two nights. Gunning also has FREE camping at the showground with clean toilet facilities and heaps of room under shady trees. The highway noise at night can be a bit challenging for the light sleeper but it’s a lovely spot to watch the local footy team practice or observe the early morning walkers. Goldfields sprung up across the Snowy, South West slopes and Central West of New South Wales where overnight 20,000 fortune seekers might arrive looking for the new “El Dorado” and this area was no different. Large quantities of gold, sapphires, garnets and zircons were discovered in

many of the feeder streams of the Lachlan River around Grabben Gullen. Along with gold came bushrangers who prowled the rocky country. A much respected colonist, Mr Hume, was shot by bushrangers in Gunning and the chief of the gang was captured and eventually executed at Goulburn. In September each year there is the Gunning Fireworks Festival – a display second only to new year in Sydney. Other events in the surrounding towns are Collector Village Pumpkin Festival (May), Crookwell Potato Festival (March) and Crookwell celebrating locally-born poet Dame Mary Gilmore with a weekend of singers, poets, composers, musicians, authors, artists and quilters (August). There are other town festivals as well, such as the Lavender Festival, Herb and Chilli Festival, rodeos, the famous Binda Picnic races, freshwater fishing competition, swap meets, farm field days and monthly markets. Take a detour for a few days or longer and you won’t be disappointed. As the brochure says, “so close yet a world away”.

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SLIP INTO THE REAL ITALY

Relax over a glass of wine in Montalcino

magine yourself sitting in a piazza, the sun is shining, the day is warm. The passing parade of locals go about their business and the tourists take photos before rushing off to the next destination. You, on the other hand, are sitting relaxed, enjoying the local wine and maybe a bit of cheese or salami. That first sip of wine awakens your tastebuds and says “relax, enjoy, let the world rush by; this moment is the only

moment”. Ah, this is what life’s about. Carolinasusi Italia Tours offers these exact moments. “We spend time talking to producers who are passionate about their cheese, their wine, their bread and their olive oil,” says joint managing director Elizabeth Clarke. “They can tell you the exact moment for harvesting the grapes or the olives. The pasta makers might even give you their secret blend of flour to get the certain pasta flavour.” Carolinasusi Italia Tours travels to places off the mainstream tourist trail and spends time in each area, be it Sicily, Tuscany and Umbria, the Italian Lakes or Emilia Romagna. Tours are a museum of food, wine, culture, art and history, a gastronomic landscape waiting to be discovered. Experience the passion and excitement of the real Italy and earlybirds may catch a 10 per cent discount. A free seminar will be held on January 21. To learn more call 3368 3733, email: travel@savenio.com.au or visit savenio. com.au/carolinasusi-italia-tours

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Add local spice to a Fijian escape Volunteer tourism has captured the imagination of travellers wanting to really get under the skin of a destination. In Fiji, as DOT WHITTINGTON reports, Peter Hopgood has found opportunities to make a difference and is encouraging others to join him.

kinny brown-eyed children line up before a benevolent Father Christmas who is handing out chocolate from an esky where the goody bags are packed in ice. It’s a very special treat in this little Fijian village where an average bar of Cadbury sells for $8 and the people are subsistence farmers. “Thank you, Mr Peter” the children say as they politely accept the special treat and the smile on Peter Hopgood’s face is as wide as that of any of the youngsters. Peter calls Coolum home even though he spends much of his year in Fiji where he is manager of the Outrigger Fiji resort - when he’s not initiating and overseeing a wide range of projects in the surrounding community. At an age when many would be thinking of retirement, Peter says he wakes up every morning and looks forward to each day, happy to have so much to do. A great believer in being part of the

straight away.” Before long he had organised a bus shelter, bathrooms and fenced the school “to keep the animals out, not the children in”. Peter says he always makes it clear that it’s not a handout but the school needs to make an effort as well. The grateful Conua school swung behind him. While he was at a meeting in the school shed last year, a rainstorm hit and before long water was pouring through the roof and rising from the ground. Peter decided it was time the school had a new, secure and dry meeting bure. He invited guests at the Outrigger to pay $100 and become involved in the building project. “Basically they paid to be able to work during their holiday,” he said. “They said it was the best day of their holiday and they would be back.” The new building was opened by the Fijian Tourism Minister last month. Peter also had a special surprise for

Hopgood” whereupon Peter stops and says “do you know who Mr Hopgood is? That’s my father”. They both laugh and Mr Peter is soon asking a group of children about school. He gets home to Coolum about every two months and has been based in Fiji for the past six years. Soon after his arrival he took himself off to visit surrounding schools to see Peter Hopgood hands out chocolate to the kids. where he might be able to help “these beautiful children”. community, he has most recently been It was suggested he head inland, up a key player in the construction of a the Sigatoka River valley where community meeting bure for the families were all subsistence farmers remote Conua school but that comes at and desperately poor. the end of a long line of community “I could immediately see the head projects he has undertaken. teacher’s passion and said, ‘this is the He walks through Sigatoka, the school we want to get behind’,” Peter nearest big town to the Outrigger and says. “We help about a dozen others but greets everyone by name. Everyone, it we focus the big projects here. A tree seems, is happy to see Mr Peter in had fallen through the roof of one town. building. I could see we needed to start One man says “good morning Mr

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the head teacher and excitedly led her into the library he had turned into a computer lab. He now has his sights set on a doll’s house size building that is the classroom for 30 kindergarten children which he enthusiastically explains will be doubled in size. The resort’s engineers are working on the design and work is to start this month. Another baby is the regional hospital which serves 80,000 people in a 100km radius that has been built to one of the best in Fiji from nothing. It

now has an A&E and an operating theatre and most importantly, a maternity section. “Until now, the mums would have to travel so far that they often opted for a home birth which led to a very high mortality rate,” he says. New mums proudly show Mr Peter their new babies and smile and greet him as he wanders through the wards. There’s also a pharmacy, children’s clinic and an eye clinic with new equipment recently installed to give early testing for diabetes. As chairman of the Coral Coast Hoteliers Association, Peter has encouraged managers of other big resorts to get behind projects such as the hospital with him. In November, 20 US eye surgeons were hosted at the resort while they worked voluntarily at the hospital. They restored sight to 93 people. Under Peter’s guidance, the Outrigger has come to lead the way in community tourism. “If you are going to come and live and work in Fiji then you have to give,” he says. “But it’s always nice to have a break in Coolum too.” Email gm@outriggerfiji.com.fj or visit outriggerfiji.com

ALL SYSTEMS GO for Vietnam Project Vietnam is taking volunteer tourism to new levels in Southeast Asia, where happy holidaymakers mix with the locals, do their bit for the community and contribute to the fabric of the country. Coordinators in Vietnam and Cambodia are already arranging accommodation, visas and a meet and greet for new “recruits” who have committed to ventures this year. “There is no stress or concerns for the ‘newbies’ who have chosen to undertake a worthy thing to do,” says Claire Simpson. “The final get-together to meet travelling and working companions before departure is on January 31, on the Sunshine Coast. We also look to share the generous charitable contributions we receive throughout the year into our individual suitcases, so all donated goods are personally carried and delivered by members.” The challenge is to negotiate excess baggage allowances and thanks go to Singapore Airlines for its support. The Cambodian Team will leave in February, as it just slightly cooler. Planned projects are to provide toilets

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By Quizmaster Allan Blackburn

PUZZLE SOLUTIONS QUICK CROSSWORD

1. In which month of 2015 did Malcolm Turnbull become Prime Minister? 2. In a car’s safety system, what does SRS stand for? 3. In meteorological terms, what is the shortest day of the year called? 4. Who captained the Australian cricket team against New Zealand recently? 5. In what city are the Petronas Towers? 6. What is the only chemical commonly found on Earth in all three states of matter? 7. What colour is in the middle of a rainbow? 8. In what country was rock singer Jimmy Barnes born? 9. In the Southern Hemisphere, do cyclones spin clockwise or anticlockwise? 10. What service do you get if you phone 131008 in Australia? 11. What is the national airline of Germany? 12. To what is a coeliac allergic? 13. Which car company makes the Landcruiser? 14. What is 49 in Roman numerals? 15. In what country is the tourist attraction Petra? 16. What is the rare metal in the movie Avatar? 17. Who wrote the novel Moby Dick? 18. Who was the original inventor of the bifocal lens? 19. In Greek mythology, who is God of the Sea? 20. How old was John Lennon when he died?

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CODE WORD Z KM T G R L V AWN B U 15

S C D J Q F E X HO P Y I 3

PERMUTATE SALLY, RALLY, ROYAL, FORAY, FORTY, FORTH There may be other correct answers

SCATTERWORD

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PUZZLES

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

DOWN

6 7 9 11 12 13 15 17 18

For a few pence, recite poetry to be the most conspicuous item in the show (11) Made a recognition error as it was too skim, somehow (7) Initiated a call which echoed (4) Peas, say, charged with a little electricity for extra vigour (3) Do without roof renovations planned around the third of August (5) A gale blows about the scum on the pond (5) Sounds like the part of the leg you pull on (3) You see I was shocked on a Wednesday (4) Bright red traces left hanging around (7) A couple that works well in pairs tidies up their differences (11)

No. 2509

Those suffering glaucoma fed those who were hard to distinguish against the backdrop (11) 2 Wield a timetable holding nothing before the start of everything (4) 3 Elicit an artless takeover (5) 4 Somehow make the general greater! (7) 5 Takes up an axe, an egg and rates them somewhat “overinﬂatedly” (11) 8 Stripes around “cloth” workers (7) 9 You want to top up the container? (3) 10 I hear he’s not well off, my foot! (3) 14 Imagine us leaving succour to happen by itself (5) 16 Be overly concerned about the ridge on the guitar (4)

CODEWORD

No. 700

WORK IT OUT!

SUDOKU WORDFIND

Level: Medium

No. 24

amateur arena baton best clock coach fast ﬁnish games javelin jump loser marathon medal

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PUZZLES

QUICK CROSSWORD

No. 3610

SCATTERWORD

I N

M Y

Today’s Aim: 23 words Good 28 words Very good 32 words Excellent

SUDOKU Level: Easy

No. 743

L I

No. 2946

Form at least one nine letter word from the given letters and as many other words as possible of four or more letters. Each word must contain the letter in the central circle. Simple plurals, formed by adding “s” are not counted as extra words. No preﬁxes or suﬃxes. Reference: The Macquarie Concise Dictionary.

PERMUTATE

ACROSS 1 5 10 11 12 13 15 17 19 20 22 24 26 27 30 31 32 35

Behaves Erroneous Monarch Small shrubby tree of coastal Queensland Abominable snowman Research thoroughly Simple boat Japanese monetary units Correct (test papers) Small piercing instruments Occur as a result Brag Avoid Plant Wise men Wild goat Change ship’s course Give birth

36 38 40 41 42

Robbery Couples Former monetary unit Monastic superior Persuade by mental pressure 43 Fuel

DOWN 2

Funerary establishments 3 Shame on you (interj.) 4 Most smooth and glossy 6 Night bird 7 Fleet 8 Mirth 9 Colouring materials 13 Out-and-out 14 Water creatures 16 Negative (Scottish)

18 Sewing 21 Institute legal process 23 Relating to an oval shape 25 Stomach (informal) 28 Governmental regulations 29 Pastry dish 32 Bean curd 33 Crack through exposure 34 Knows (Scottish) 37 Cold 39 Seek the affection of

No. 019

WORK IT OUT!

Your aim is to change the top word one letter at a time, each time rearranging the letters to create a new word. Perform one such permutation for each blank line until you arrive at the last word. There may be more than one correct solution.

S A L LY

_____ _____ _____ _____ FORTH

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