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he thought of retirement often scares me, and that’s not just because my super is nowhere cnear as healthy as it should be. No, it’s more the fear of being terribly bored; of losing the sense of purpose and admitting that I am officially “old”.

Many moons ago, when I was still a 40-something pup, I heard a chap bragging that he would be retiring soon and going fishing every day.

I challenged him that this sounded terribly dull. After all, if you have to do the same thing all the time, no matter what it is, the novelty would wear off and it too, would become a chore. It’s no doubt a bad attitude but that’s how I see it. However, on the

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Contents bright side, Julie Lake, who I have often found to be like-minded about such things, has proven me wrong.

Happily retired for years, she is having a ball and catching up on all the things she always wanted to do but never had the time.

She has taken part in an archeological dig, learnt to play the ukulele, goes bird-watching, camped around Australia (and written a book about it) and generally is a living example that 55+ is indeed the golden age. Her report on citizen science is a guide to some of the many great things to be done. And now she is keen to log the birds that fly into her garden as part of a national survey.

There’s time for coffee in out-ofthe way picnic spots and holidays out of season. Her story is echoed by many others I meet.

So yes, perhaps retirement is all that it is cracked up to be. The recurring theme is that these people struggle to remember how they ever found the time to work.

Dorothy Whittington, Editor

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In Darwin’s footsteps – an amateur with an app Citizen science is an activity just made for Baby Boomers with time on their hands and a yen to learn more about the nature of this world and beyond.

JULIE LAKE explains, and suggests some ideas to get involved.

Whether it’s watching the stars or monitoring the Great Barrier Reef, there is much to engage the citizen scientist.

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Back in the 1920s English steelmaster and birdwatcher Elliott Howard made one of the most important discoveries in the field of natural history when his painstaking daily observations revealed the role of territory in bird (and other vertebrate) life.

His book of that name is still relevant a century later.

And of course the most famous citizen scientist in history was Charles Darwin, who travelled to South America as a gentleman naturalist in the days before “science” became a profession.

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The role of the citizen scientist in Australia is recognised by the Federal Government, which last November allocated grants worth $4 million over four years to support more opportunities for volunteers to collaborate with researchers on high-quality, nationally important research projects.

There is a peak body, The Australian Citizen Science Association (ACSA), which lists available projects and facilitates new projects put forward by members.

Projects cover a range of interests

Dr Grainne Cleary

“Citizen scientists are recognised as valuable partners in many natural science endeavours”

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including wildlife (with specialist projects involving possums, reptiles, platypus, frogs, spiders, birds and marine life), astronomy, palaeontology, geology, biodiversity and plants.

Skills taught and acquired include specialised photography, data collection, GPS use, digital mapping, fossil preparation, species identification, stargazing and telescope operation.

Those who already have skills and experience in these areas, as well as bushwalking, birdwatching, rock climbing, fossil hunting, camping, skin diving and boat handling skills, can turn them to good use because citizen science offers adventure and fun as well as contributing to the body of human knowledge.

Former English teacher Briony Heffernan lives in a Brisbane retirement village and recently took part in the Wildlife Spotter program initiated by Inspiring Australia (Queensland), an organisation that, in its own words, “aims to deliver a more scientifically engaged Australia”.

“I’d had no interest in science at all,” Briony says. “And then just before I retired I found myself watching more natural history documentaries and then went on an Earthwatch project and became hooked.

“When I heard about the Wildlife Spotter program it seemed easy and useful and I decided to have a go.

“I’ve made new friends who share my interests, and learned so much.”

Briony is now planning to take part in a second project monitoring the Great Barrier Reef.

The largest citizen scientist project in Australia is the backyard birdbath and bird feeding survey organised by wildlife ecologist Dr Grainne Cleary, a Research Fellow at Deakin University in New

A group of citizen scientists take part in a biodiversity survey near Brisbane.

South Wales. For one month twice a year, participants record birds visiting water features and feeding stations in their gardens. The summer 2017 survey attracted 2000 people.

Their observations are recorded electronically on the feedingbirds.org.au website and the data is used in ongoing research.

“Gra”, as she likes to be called, is, like Prof Brian Cox, one of the new young breed of scientists who enjoy engaging with the public.

Ebullient and full of Irish charm, she has become something of a media identity because this, as she says, is how she gets her message across.

She acknowledges that backyard bird feeding is controversial in Australia and one of the survey’s aims is to ensure that those who do so are providing appropriate food.

Beyond that, the survey helps to

monitor changes in urban birdlife.

“The back garden is an increasingly important habitat for birds in the urban environment,” she says.

“And we can’t get data from backyards, to find out how birds are using them without people’s involvement.”

Dr Cleary is writing a book on birds in our backyards and has involved her team of citizen scientists by asking them to contribute their own bird stories.

Queensland grazier Dave Elliott didn’t think of himself as a citizen scientist when, in 1999, he found a fossilised dinosaur bone on his property near Winton.

However he and his wife Judy soon became the most famous non-qualified palaeontologists in Queensland when they collaborated with the Queensland continued over>

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COVER STORY <from previous page Museum on this and subsequent finds, always encouraging the participation of volunteers in digs and fossil specimen preparation.

In time, this led to the founding of The Age of Dinosaurs centre outside Winton, today a major tourist attraction that welcomes the involvement of citizen scientists with a bent for bones.

Their efforts have made a significant contribution to Queensland’s understanding of its fossil record.

Organisations that foster citizen science projects include Inspiring Australia (which has a Queensland

iNaturalist and says it is an excellent tool for species identification.

It also enables individuals and small natural history organisations to help build species lists, record observations and help elevate novice naturalists to a greater expertise.

He takes his two grandchildren on camping trips where they observe and record everything from planets to platypus.

“It’s great to be able to identify species and input observations directly from the field by means of the iNaturalist app and let’s face it, if you want to engage with kids today then apps are the way you have to go,” he says.

branch), SEQ Catchments and Queensland National Parks and Wildlife.

Says Michelle Prior, NPAQ President of the National Parks Association of Queensland, “Citizen science projects are invaluable in collecting data that compliment or enhance professional scientific data, or fill important gaps.”

Another major project involving volunteer “scientists” is the Atlas of Living Australia (ala.org.au) which makes its projects accessible to participants through digital technology, enabling them to collect and input field data easily and accurately.

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In fact, today’s citizen scientists can do it all with just a mobile phone or tablet and apps for inputting data and identifying everything from planets to frogs. This is why the iNaturalist (iNaturalist.org) program is becoming so popular.

Essentially this is an online social network where citizen scientists and professional biologists meet. It is built on the concept of mapping and sharing observations around the world.

All you need to do is join the program, download the app and you have access to a whole wide world of natural science data and the chance to input it too, including old records that you may have had stored away for years.

“It’s a great way to impress your grandchildren and get them involved in outdoor adventure with a scientific learning curve thrown in,” says retired accountant and keen natural historian Darrell Symes.

Symes is a recent convert to

If you’d like to become ome a citizen scientist, Inspiring Australia,, the ACSA, SEQ Catchments, National Parks and d Wildlife, Birdlife Australia(Queensland) and) all have websites with the information needed. d.

For those interested ested in astronomy, Brisbane ne has three societies plus there are others at Redlands, the Scenic Rim and the Gold Coast, all welcoming the beginner and offering the chance to take part in research.

For example the Astronomical Association of Queensland’s Edward Corbould Research Fund was established in 1987 by a philanthropic Sunshine Coast property developer.

The purpose of this fund is to support astronomical research projects by amateur astronomers and tertiary students.

The website is aaq.org.au; other astronomical websites are seqas.org, bas.asn.au, ras.org.au and sas.org.au.

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Our language is a load of old Norse Have you seen Vikings on television? And have you been intrigued by the language? DAVID PARMITER explains that the Vikings gave us a lot of the language we use today.

Illustrated front page of the Book of Kells (written in Latin by monks in the Iona monastery prior to its sacking in AD 793).

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agnar was a real Norse leader, although his surname, Lothbrok, may have been invented, but his sons, Björn Ironside and Ivar the Boneless also were real historical characters.

But what is so memorable about the Vikings is that they gave the English language so many words which persist with us to this day. Hlaford [lord], hus-bond [guardian of the house], hus-wif [keeper of the house], koening [king], jaarl [earl]. Interestingly, cwen [queen] comes from the Celtic.

The North Country folk of England are renowned for their unique dialect and vocabulary. Towns ending in -bigh, -by, -thorpe and -thwaite are all of Viking origin. Words containing the letter -k are often Viking words. For example skirt (compared with shirt), keel, keg, kettle and ken/knawen (to know).

Being brilliant boat-builders and far-ranging sailors, many nautical terms owe their origins to the Vikings.

Lang bōt = long boat, or longship; clinker = the long strakes or planks; jawl = small boat (modern yawl).

Thurl is the hole in the boat’s side through which an oar was pushed for

rowing; thus in English thurl , by metanalysis, became thril, so nase-thril (or nose-hole) became ‘nostril’. And when we bore a hole, we ‘drill’.

The days of the week: Sun day and Moon day probably come from the Celtic Druids; but Tiu’s day, Woden’s day, Thor’s day and Freya’s day are all dedicated to the Norse gods and goddesses. The days of the woche, or week.

It’s quite unlike the Romance languages, which named some of their days after Roman deities: Mar(s)di, Merc(u)redi etc.

In the television series, you will hear four languages spoken and they are all authentic. First, modern English

obviously - otherwise you couldn’t understand a word; and occasionally Old Norse when characters are shouting at each other.

Then, when they reach England and start dealing with King Ecberg and his court (AD870), you will hear genuine Anglo-Saxon.

When Björn reaches the court of the Frankish king, everybody is speaking Frankish – or Old French.

What amuses me is that the Vikings, the Saxons and the Franks cannot understand each other yet all three languages influence the later emergence of Middle English in the time of Geoffrey Chaucer (1400), just three centuries after the Vikings had returned home rather than face the Normans (who were Viking-Gauls).

The other amusing factor in all of this is that the only records we have, given that none of them could read or write, are the documents written by the monks in the various monasteries – in Latin.

The Book of Kells from the monastery on Iona in the outer Hebrides; the history of England written by the Venerable Bede at Jarrow in cAD730; the translation

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“Hearing clinics are for the most part businesses like any other store,” Commissioner Sarah Court said. “The ACCC is concerned about a range of business practices in the hearing services industry, particularly around incentive based sales and commissions that are commonly used to motivate clinicians to sell hearing aids.”

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Understand the audiogram, discuss the range and prices available, check if you need the features offered, ask for a copy of your test results and ask for a quote. It’s ok to say no.

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“Although McCain’s Healthy Choice Apricot Chicken presents as a healthy option, it contains more than six teaspoons of sugar, most of which is added sugar,” Choice’s Katinka Day said. “Kellogg’s Nutri-Grain spruiks its credentials as an athletes’ breakfast, yet one small serve contains over 2.7 teaspoons of sugar – almost all of this is added sugar.”

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“At the moment you have to be a food scientist to identify added sugars in processed foods.

Consumers have no clear way of knowing how much sugar has been added,” Ms Day said.

SCAMS HIT A NEW HIGH THE number of people reporting scam activity in Australia hit a record in 2016, according to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s annual Targeting Scams report.

Australians aged over 55 accounted for 45 per cent of reports to Scamwatch and investment scams accounted for the most losses at $59 million.

Dating and romance scams accounted for the next highest losses, with a combined $42 million lost.

The ACCC’s Scamwatch and the Australian Cybercrime Online Reporting Network (ACORN) received a combined 200,000 reports about scams last year.

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It requires a label clearly warning of dangers when removing the hooks, making warnings more prominent.

“Occy straps are a staple of many family holidays, luggage, sheds and workshops. From tying down tarps on the back of a trailer to baggage on a family holiday, many Aussies use occy straps as part of a trip or everyday business,” Small Business Minister Michael McCormack said. “But there are safety hazards, including injuries to someone’s face or head, as well as permanent blindness.”

In 2015, more than 28 serious eye injuries were caused.

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LETTERS

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THE article on funerals (YT May) was comprehensive about formal funerals, but scarcely mentioned the economical non-funeral alternative, direct cremation.

If the next of kin specifies “direct cremation” on first contacting the funeral director, this will be handled forthwith.

The ashes will be returned to the next of kin who can, if they wish, then hold a gathering at home to celebrate the life of the deceased.

Direct cremation costs about $2000, which is only a fraction of the cost of a formal funeral, and the gathering at home costs nothing.

Trevor Sauer I LOVE the Time Warp reminiscences.

I can’t help wondering how all those people who went into meltdown

on the recent public holidays (milelong queues at Woolies) would have coped in the days when shops shut at 5pm on weekdays, at noon on Saturdays, and NEVER EVER opened at all on public holidays.

Joy Miers FINALLY! Someone who understands subjunctive mood in grammar. When I was working for a Federal Minister in Canberra, I queried a letter and said to the secretary that it was subjunctive mood and the verb was wrong.

All I got was a blank look.

And why do Australians always grab on the latest catch-word from America? If I hear “I snuck” again, I’ll scream.

It’s bad enough to read it in the majority of books currently written by Americans (and I was horrified to read it in a book written by a Scottish author), but I cringe when I hear reporters on TV using it.

And speaking of TV reporters, can someone train them to stop saying “the car lost control”. The car never had control in the first place, the driver did.

I also was in the cinema last week

and an ad on the screen advised “one in eight women are currently diagnosed”.

Oh well, we’ll never train them to get it right.

Judy Campbell AS a self-published author I wanted to air my views on some controversial issues that we are facing as a society. I was warned there would be reprisals but I wasn’t expecting death threats on Facebook.

Nor was I expecting to be frequently targeted by phone.

Generally I can ignore faceless threats but then I received one today from a well-spoken person informing me that the taxation department had lodged a legal complaint to the courts against me.

That is utter rubbish but it made me wonder if other older residents are being harassed by unscrupulous creeps.

Is political correctness so invasive that Gillian Triggs will target me next because of my writings?

Lidia Kardos Lidia Kardos blogs at lidiakardos.com

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TIME WARP

Good old milk puddings a daily junket My dear old Dad loved his pudding, recalls KATE CALLAHAN, and as far as he was concerned, no evening meal was complete without it.

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ad’s lifelong devotion to puddings began when he was very young.

His widowed mother, Clara, was a renowned cook in Pentland, the little corner of north-west Queensland where Dad and his five siblings grew up.

These were Depression years and with six children to feed on a shoestring budget, Grandmother’s steamed puddings, jam tarts, syrup dumplings and custards were a staple part of the family diet.

A few years at boarding school entrenched Dad’s pudding habit.

Boarding school also fostered a lifelong love of cricket which, to Grandmother’s irritation, Dad greatly preferred to academic pursuits.

“I’m not paying good money for you to play cricket,” she famously said when she abruptly terminated his education at the age of 14.

Now remarried to her late husband’s cousin, Walter, and with another child on her hip, Grandmother was determined that her good-time Charlie of a son would start earning his keep.

Dad was sent to work as a “ringer” on his stepfather’s station property, about 60 miles from Pentland.

Warm damper with lashings of butter and treacle, eaten around a camp fire, was a delicious replacement for the milk puddings of boarding school.

It was a hard life, but a good life.

Mustering cattle and breaking horses is not easy work but Dad much preferred station and camp life to books.

The cricket-playing teenager became a strong, capable and self-reliant man, whose practical skills would stand him in good stead in years to come.

Sitting around the wireless on September 3, 1939, Dad and his brother, Pat, heard Prime Minister Robert Menzies announce: “Fellow Australians, it is my melancholy duty to inform you officially that, in consequence of the persistence by Germany in her invasion of Poland, Great Britain has declared war upon her, and that, as a result, Australia is also at war.”

Motivated by duty, a desire for high adventure and romanticised views of Australia’s involvement in the World War I, Dad and his brother rushed to enlist. They were strong, fit and, importantly, single men in their 20s, so they were exactly the sort of blokes the army needed.

Both ended up as prisoners of war – Pat in Germany and Dad in Changi. Both survived, thank goodness, in no small measure due to their physical fitness, mental toughness and a solid dose of good luck.

Dad and Mum were married in 1947, by which time Dad had returned to his fighting weight of 11 and a half stone.

Old pudding habits die hard.

With the help of the house cow, the new bride quickly served up pudding every night without fail.

There was boiled custard, baked custard, baked rice, creamed rice, bread and butter pudding, blanc mange (particularly nasty stuff), tapioca (“frogs’ eyes”), sago, and my personal favourite Spanish Cream – all served with stewed or tinned fruit and, if not required for making butter, some cream skimmed from the top of the milk.

In 1960, Mum and Dad bought a dairy farm. With their small herd of jersey cows, they produced the most beautiful cream, which found its way every night into Dad’s pudding plate.

Looking back now I don’t know how Mum did it. They were both up before dawn for the first round of milking and

back at it again in the afternoon.

With daylight fading, Mum would rush up from the dairy, stoke the combustion stove, get us kids bathed, prepare dinner (or tea as we called it), supervise homework, fold up the washing, clean our school shoes for the next day (honest!), and produce yet another milky pudding for Dad from her vast repertoire of old-fashioned good stuff.

Until recently, I was a working girl too. But unlike Mum and Dad, my job didn’t require me to leg rope cranky jersey cows, bend low and wash udders, separate milk and cream, feed calves and pigs and so on.

I sat behind a computer for the most part of the day and talked to clients for the rest. But I came home exhausted, far too exhausted to stoke a fire and make a milky pudding for a hungry husband. If he wanted something sweet to finish his meal, he had to make his own arrangements.

Sorry, Dad, but desserts, which we no longer call puddings, were banned from my kitchen long ago. Aside from the occasional pavlova and lemon meringue pie, it’s a cheese board or nothing for me.

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OUR PEOPLE

A journey through grief to find life Nadine Williams was 67 when the love of her life died and the light went out in the world as she knew it. Five years later, she tells DOT WHITTINGTON, she has made the journey out of the darkness.

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hen Olivier died, Nadine Williams fell into complete despair, “utterly desperate” and completely alone.

“I crumpled like a pack of cards,” she says. “I was not in a good place and I think there are a lot of Baby Boomers who are going to stumble around the place and not know how to talk about it when the time comes.”

That was five years ago. And now she has found her peace after a long journey through grief – thanks to family, friendships and an eye-opening trip to her husband’s home in France.

“Grief is as long as a piece of string. It’s like childbirth, something you have to go through alone, but eventually you have to accept the fact you will be alone,” she says. “You are totally alone. Your children have grown up and moved on and the person you spent your life with has gone.”

Nadine had written the story of meeting Olivier, the love of her life, in From France with Love, and now, writing her story Farewell My French Love after his death has been a tonic.

A good friend suggested a trip to France together to help shake her out of

Nadine Williams, happy again in her memorial garden which she created after the death of her husband, Olivier Foubert. her depression and help rediscover her joie de vivre.

The resulting story chronicles not only her journey through grief, but is also a travel story for the Francophile, an emotional story of a friendship tested and ultimately the triumph of realising that life goes on – “I am filled with gratitude

for my beautiful life, my health and new-found happiness”.

It was not the path she had expected.

She was 58 when she met Olivier, six years her senior, and they had been married for only four years and four months when cancer took him away.

Nadine wallowed in her grief, unable to find any joy in her life until her friend Jane coaxed her into taking a trip to France together. The resulting journey isn’t all roses as they have to learn to live with each other’s idiosyncrasies, but it is a learning journey on many levels.

“On my trip with Jane, I learnt that we have to forgive each other our differences. We taught each other a lot about life and shrugged off ill feelings,” she says. “We also visited the glorious Loire Valley, Provence and Paris.”

By the end of the trip, she had learnt how to live alone happily.

“I learnt to appreciate freedom and alone-ness and that I could be happy being alone,” she says. “The consolation is the freedom, the chance to do whatever you want to do. You can go and do whatever you want to do. Embrace that.

Some I have met go to the cemetery twice

a week and keep struggling to move on, but we all have to do it.”

While grieving is important, there are some ground rules to stay on track and not give up on your own life.

• Stay in contact with family – siblings, children, grandchildren. Make an effort to attend family events.

• Stay involved in the lives of your children. They don’t want mum sobbing around the place.

• Do not sell your house within the first 12 months.

• Get a pet to talk to.

• Get out of the house and circulate. Go to the shopping centre for a coffee.

• Move back into community. Call people. Answer the phone.

• Travel. There are plenty of companies with widows travelling alone.

• Be kind to yourself. Go to the hairdresser, have a massage. Light candles, learn to watch TV by yourself.

“Everyone has their own journey in grief,” Nadine says. “A grief counsellor can help but at the end, it is a lone journey and you have to do it from within.”

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HISTORY

Lovely bargain suits an enterprising Irishwoman Thanks to Beres McCullum of Windsor & District Historical Society

Tailoring was always considered unsuitable work for women as heavy irons were used to achieve the desired exacting finish, writes DIANA HACKER.

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n times gone by, the gentlemen of Brisbane and Queensland were outfitted by establishments such as Pike Brothers, Rothwells and Woulfe and Son. Few would have guessed that the power behind the throne in Woulfe and Son was none other than a woman.

Sarah Woulfe nee Mahoney was born in County Cork and trained as a seamstress. She came to Queensland in about 1863 and lived in Stanthorpe for about 30 years. When she was widowed with five daughters and one son to care for, her assets were a few yards of cloth.

She moved to Brisbane in about 1907 and at her Paddington home, using her faithful treadle machine, began to make and mend for her neighbours. This proved profitable and so she began to make men’s suits.

In 1910, she and her son Patrick borrowed £5 and purchased a cutting and trimming table. With this

Sarah Woulfe and her Windsor home. extra pair of trousers for the price of £5/10.

Sarah treadled hard and within three months staff were employed and output was 40 suits plus the extra pair of trousers. This extra, no doubt, proved an enticement to purchase Woulfe and Son suits.

World War I saw the firm contracted to make uniforms for the soldiers and so more staff was employed. Between 1919 and 1921, Patrick took the bold step to move his “showroom” from the third floor of Moon’s

capital, the firm of Woulfe and Son was born.

Patrick was an excellent salesman and procured enough orders to keep Sarah and her machine working day and night.

Before long, the business had to move, first to Moon’s Chambers, and then the Chandler Building in Adelaide St. Stock was four rolls of cloth; two pieces of Italian [lining material] and two pieces of French canvas, for stiffening.

Output each week was just three, three-piece suits, with an

Building to the ground floor and utilised a window display.

The firm continued to prosper and eventually moved the showroom to Justice Chambers and occupied the entire ground floor. The workroom was moved to one floor of a building in Little Roma St but by 1950, three floors in this building were in use.

Sarah moved from Paddington to Windsor in 1919, to a relatively new residence which she named Efluow (Woulfe backwards) at 42 Constitution Rd. A devout Catholic, she stood guarantor when the new church, Holy Rosary, was built.

From near destitution Sarah and her son became not only wealthy but a state-wide household name in menswear.

Sarah Woulfe died in 1931 but by this time Patrick had been joined in the business by his sons James and Patrick.

The Depression meant Patrick had to look for further

inducements. As a super salesman, he would roam the warehouses and purchase job lots of cream flannel, tweed material or even over-coating from other businesses also having a hard time. A suit with extra trousers was still offered but with the sweetener of a “free overcoat or pair of creams” with every order for just £3.

By 1936, the weekly tally had risen to 650 suits.

During World War II, the firm again was contracted to produce for the war effort but at the cessation of hostilities, without a woollen fabric quota.

Times were hard but before long it had regained its reputation as the biggest “tailored to measure” business in Australia.

Sarah Woulfe’s Windsor home still stands.

Diana Hacker is archivist for the Queensland Women’s Historical Association based at Miegunyah in Bowen Hills.

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FASHION

There’s nothing quite like a crisp white shirt With all that’s uncertain in the world of politics, society and the economy, it’s noteworthy that the white shirt has become the staple garment in most current fashion collections, writes KAY McMAHON.

IMAGE: DEAN BROUGH

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hile most Boomers grew up in the years when jeans were (and still are) the popular and democratic garment of choice, the white shirt has become the staple in women’s fashion for its ageless simplicity, versatility and timelessness.

Most of us remember it as the item that empowered women’s suiting, with shoulder pads, in the ’80s urban business and corporate world.

But few would understand that as far back as the Victorian era the white shirt has been a symbol of gender and lifestyle changes.

Dean Brough, Queensland University of Technology senior lecturer in fashion, says: “The origins of the influence of the white shirt can be best traced in the Victorian era where it was an important symbol of wealth and class distinction and a powerful emblem of sobriety and uniformity for men.

“The pure white colour

fulfilled masculine ideals of resolute austerity, and the shirt, through its constancy, epitomised conformity and dependability. For women, the white cloth of the ‘shirt-waist’ from this period was also linked to ideals of cleanliness and purity and was seen as an iconic symbol of the new independent working class woman.”

In his thesis on the formal

white dress shirt, Brough goes on to chronicle the history of the white shirt and identifies the close affiliation it has with changing patterns in our society and lifestyle.

His research also highlights important societal language derivations.

“The link between social distinction and colour of the cloth was a marker for

affluence, with the terms ‘white collar’ and ‘blue collar’ evolving from this delineation.

Indeed, some working-class men resented clerical workers for wearing white dress shirts, referring to them as ‘white collar stiffs’ as they dressed above their social rank, as an employer not an employee,” he says.

But today the white shirt has gained a place as being the empowering and essential item in all wardrobes. It can be worn with those democratic jeans for a casual or dinner-date look, or paired with black satin pants or suit, for a dressier formal event.

The most exciting thing for us Boomers however, is its lack of generation-specific figure distinction.

All shirts can be tucked in or worn out over a pair of pants, a skirt or tights.

Nowhere with this item do we have to worry about its length not covering our varicose veins, its sleeves not wrapping

around our fat (ter) arms or its neckline showing too many of the wrinkles beginning to form under our chin.

Currently there are numerous labels offering the white shirt in their collections, many not only at ‘stiff’ prices.

And remember not to underestimate searching at your local op shop.

There are various tucked, ruffled and crisp cotton secondhand men’s shirts in my wardrobe from this option.

For less adventurous shoppers, Myer, Sussan, Target and K Mart have a good selection. For those wanting to make a difference with any hard-earned money spent on clothing, Witchery has many options in-store and with any shirt bought will donate everything, except GST, to the Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation.

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YOUR LIFE IN FOCUS

Use it or lose it, every day counts When we are young, everything we want and most things that we do is connected to the things that we want to achieve in life, but over time, writes PAULINE DU RIETZ, our life focus changes.

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hink about how, over the years, you have seen or understood the world, or marriage, or parenthood, or your ability to influence or change things. Your view of the world changes as you age.

When we are young, especially during teenage years, we seem to think we know how the world is. I once had a young psychologist, aged 24, tell me that she knew “all about psychology”. I am still laughing at that.

When we were young, we headed for outcomes. A large part of our focus was on the possibilities and opportunities that were available to us.

Often, we believed that we knew what we wanted, we believed that we were capable of moving towards what we wanted and courageously took the steps to achieve.

Throughout life, we have travelled through events and possibly learned from the good, bad and sometimes ugly

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experiences.

As we move into more advanced years, possibilities and opportunities change.

Sometimes these changes include our physical ability, our emotional and psychological state or our financial situation.

As we age, life becomes about the journey, what we have seen and experienced, and the range of possibilities that we are likely to experience.

When we are young, our focus is the future and it is a wide future. As we age our future becomes more narrow.

We still want to feel that we can achieve, that we belong, that we are appreciated and most of all, we want to feel that our life journey has been worthwhile.

Recently I was visiting a friend who has always been extremely adventurous, capable and independent. He is ill and no longer capable of achieving much at all. Sometimes there is only a short timeframe between being capable and independent and not being so.

A few days after visiting my friend, I was moaning to myself that I had so much to do that I

felt burdened. I caught myself thinking “I have to do…” and then I remembered some psychology about how our thoughts and beliefs translate to feelings.

The theory is if we say “I have to” which is a thought or belief, we will feel negative. If we say “I want to” we are likely to feel positive.

I thought about my friend who can no longer do what he wants to do and I realised that I still get to do things.

I made a list of the “I have to do” things that were irking me.

Don’t laugh… they included vacuuming the floor; cleaning the windows and blinds; driving to and from Brisbane; having to prepare to speak at a conference etc.

All of these things felt mundane.

Then I converted the “have to” list to a, “I still get to do” list and I considered how awful I would feel if I didn’t have opportunities or the control

over my life that I now enjoy.

For the next week, I focused on this thought. This technique included things I liked, such as walking alongside the lake in the afternoons.

I watched sunsets, reminding myself, “I get to do this” and shared time with others. I visited a friend in a nursing home and as I walked out, I heard myself saying (to myself, of course) “I get to walk out of here”.

You may not have as many opportunities or possibilities as you did when you were younger, but you have the opportunity to use your mind to convert your thoughts so that they will activate more positive feelings.

As we age, our focus is not just about outcomes, it is also about the journey. It is up to us to decide about the quality of that journey. Today is important. Every day is important. Think about the things you get to do!

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With Ken’s passing, Robin’s life was filled with supportive family and fantastic neighbours, but she knew she had to make big changes in her life. “Even though I had wonderful friends and family I was still very

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Whilst visiting her son in Bargara, Robin decided to have a look at a ready established Palm Lake Resort already with the knowledge that a brand new Palm Lake Lifestyle Resort was being built in Cooroy. “After seeing what a Palm Lake Resort could offer, I knew that this was the new life I was looking for. Living

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TECHNOLOGY

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Scams are at an all-time high and NATHAN WELLINGTON has been overwhelmed with questions from panicked clients. Here’s his advice.

There is much confusion about iCloud, how to access it and what it actually does. The iPad Man COLIN DUNKERLEY pulls back the curtain on this mysterious place.

This message has been popping up on computers: “Important security alert!

Virus intrusions detected on your computer. Your personal data and system files may be at serious risk. All system resources are halted to prevent any damage. Please call Microsoft Customer Support immediately to report these threats now.”

The message is often accompanied by a loud voice announcing “your computer has been compromised” and to call the number straight away. After which the computer seems to lock up causing further panic. The first thing to do is NOT call the number. This is a scam!

If you call the number a person pretending to be a Microsoft support technician, will explain that they need to access your computer to protect it. Don’t allow them access, this is a scam!

Do not call the number in the pop-up.

Microsoft’s error and warning messages NEVER include a phone number.

If these Cybercriminals gain access to your computer they can: • Trick you into installing malicious software that could capture sensitive data, such as online banking user names and passwords.

• Charge you to remove bogus software.

Apple’s iCloud is not “up there somewhere” in the sky but a series of large buildings around the world, each holding more than 400,000 computer hard drives.

If your iCloud is set-up properly these hard drives will securely and privately backup and synchronise your documents, photos, apps and more across all your Apple devices (and even a few windows ones as well).

Many people ask how to access the iCloud but the fact is most of the time you just have to use your Apps normally and it works in the background.

Take the iCloud photo library. It automatically uploads every photo and video you take, no matter if you take them on your iPad or iPhone and then makes them accessible from your Apple devices and even your PC. And what do you need to do? Take the photo. That’s it.

It’s also smart enough to see that you may not be able to fit all photos on your device and cleverly makes smaller, optimised versions for your iPhone or iPad, freeing up space while sending the full resolution master copy to the safe and secure iCloud.

The iCloud drive can also be used for

• Convince you to download software that will allow them to take control of your computer remotely and adjust settings to leave your computer vulnerable when online.

• Request credit card information so they can bill you for phony computer support services.

• Direct you to fraudulent websites that ask you to enter credit card and other personal or financial information.

If you come across this web page and you are not too computer savvy, power off your computer by holding your finger on the power button for 10 seconds until it forcibly turns off. This is not healthy for the machine but it will stop this website.

If you have fallen victim to this recent scam call your bank and have them freeze the account you used.

• Call your local tech to see if there is any residual malicious software that has been installed so you are not being accessed when you connect.

• Report the incident to ACORN the Australian Cybercrime Online Reporting Network acorn.gov.au • Talk to your bank about coverage and recuperation but don’t hold your breath.

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documents, securely storing all your files in the iCloud so you can access them from your iPhone, iPad, Mac or even your PC. They’ll appear in the built-in iCloud Drive app on your iOS devices, and the iCloud Drive folder on your computer.

No more wondering where your files are saved, the answer is “on all your devices”.

The iCloud also makes it super easy for you to backup your iPad and iPhone.

There is no excuse today for losing any data from a lost or stolen iPhone or iPad. You only need to switch iCloud Backup on once and then your devices will backup at night when you’re connected to Wi-Fi, giving you great peace of mind in case something goes wrong.

Most importantly, this is all done with the highest levels of privacy and security. Apple takes data security and the privacy of your personal information very seriously.

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FINANCE

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total superannuation balance at the end of 30 June of the financial year to know what you can do in the next financial year.

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Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best to start understanding what actions you need to take to recognise how you can accommodate the changes, to make the most of your superannuation retirement savings.

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RETIREMENT LIVING

CITY SLICKERS FIND A HAVEN AT LAKESIDE

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CITY slickers Ossie and Jo Feiner are looking forward to clinking glasses lakeside with their new neighbours at Halcyon’s lifestyle community on the Sunshine Coast.

The couple had been living at Eight Mile Plains and discovered the Halcyon lifestyle through friends Ken and Kay Ryan who moves five years ago.

“Visiting our friends at their home at Halcyon Landing, we fell in love with the Halcyon concept and way of life,” Jo said.“We’ve done our stint with city living and it’s definitely time for a change.

“When my husband decided to put down the briefcase, we thought there was no better time to make the move.”

Halcyon provides a peaceful lifestyle community that nurtures friendships through social events throughout the year in a resort style setting.

“The Halcyon community lifestyle is everything we want and more,” Jo said. “Living in the city can be quite lonely, and having a neighbourhood vibe is something that we value. It’s a natural thing to want to be surrounded by people with similar interests and Halcyon provides that.

IF you are one of the 80 per cent of Queenslanders over 55 who plan to travel in the next 12 months or one of the 75 per cent considering retirement options, it’s time to take a tour of Nature’s Edge Buderim.

Set in natural rainforest yet handy to everything, Nature’s Edge is the ideal place to settle – you can lock up and leave on a trip, confident your home is in good hands, safe and secure.

Luxury homes are just one part of the appeal of this emerging community which is all about lifestyle and life choices.

Free up your leisure time so you can do the things you enjoy

“The natural beauty of the region and the peaceful coastalliving vibe made our decision that much easier.”

Halcyon joint managing director Bevan Geissmann said Lakeside’s location provided an enviable lifestyle for those looking to withdraw from the hustle and bustle of city living.

“Residents at Lakeside get the best of both worlds,” he said.

“The convenient central address means residents are in the heart of all the action. It’s close enough to the town hub as well as being a short drive from the hinterland and beaches, and all in the midst of modern and secure, luxury waterside living.”

Nestled between the hinterland and the seaside, Halcyon Lakeside is surrounded by 20ha of woodland including walking trails, parklands, wetlands and resort facilities.

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DANCE OF LIFE

SHE does everything from tap and jazz to ballet and line dancing – for Hibiscus Noosa Outlook resident, Rhondda Bayliss, (pictured) movement is a way of life.

Ever since she was three years old Rhondda Bayliss has done some form of dancing adn she is still as passionate about it as ever. She believes that staying active keeps her young and healthy.

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operations, whether hip, knee or shoulder replacements, heart attacks or strokes,” she says.

Rhondda and her husband recently moved to Hibiscus Noosa Outlook.

“If only we’d moved in 10 years ago,” she says. “I love everything about living here – the community spirit, entertainment, closeness to facilities.

“I do yoga on Mondays and line dancing on Tuesdays, then I go out on Wednesdays and do jazz and tap.

“On Thursdays our village bus takes us to Noosa beach.

We do a couple of hours of walking and then top it off with a little coffee on the beach. It’s a great lifestyle and I can highly recommend it.”

“Dancing is good for the soul, and if you have a creative spirit, you should use it to the full,” she says.

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whether it is cruising, caravanning, sport, enjoying wine with friends, playing mahjong or cards with a likeminded group of over 50s or just taking it easy. At Natures Edge Buderim it is covered.

The multi-million dollar Leisure Centre is on its way to

completion and will be a world-class, state of the art leisure facility to meet new friends and neighbours for a meal, a movie at the 30-seat cinema, a swim in the 20m indoor heated pool and spa, a gypsy tap on the dance floor or to read a book in the library, have a game of bowls or tennis or just a drink on the sundeck.

Home owners are welcomed and valued and if you have a much-loved dog, it will also be welcomed once it has been approved to ensure it will fit into our community.

To organise a tour call 1800 218 898 or visit naturesedgebuderim.com.au

YOU TOO CAN BE A GREAT GATSBY ACROSS the bay, a new lifestyle resort is being created, with Hampton-esque homes of fashionable Long Island seaside charm glittering around a new country club.

Palm Lake Resort, renowned for crafting communities of inspired living for more than 40 years, have tapped into the essence of the classic New England coastal style made famous by Manhattan’s elite and F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel of early 20th century elegance.

There is something timeless about Hamptons styling that blends both sophistication and casual, relaxed living in a cool beach house ambiance.

Beachmere Bay’s 10 new architectural home designs, each named after a Hamptons hamlet, boast beautiful touches

such as exterior horizontal cladding, contemporary conservatory windows, porches, gable entry roofs and feature columns, along with a Hamptons country palette of whites, greys and pale blues.

Pride of place in the resort is the new world class country club. Beachmere Bay has ensured that the multi-million dollar Hamptons Country Club captures that opulence.

An outdoor pool is graced

by Adirondeck chairs and the clipped lawn of a Long Island garden party, while the indoor pool and spa have the elegance of a Georgian bathhouse.

Rivalries can be sharpened on the nine-hole golf course, tennis courts or eight rink undercover bowling green, and bragging rights can be settled at the 10 pin bowling alley over

a cocktail or three. For more relaxed pursuits, The Hamptons also has a luxury cinema, billiards room, grand piano, several lounges and bars, a library, woodwork room, and crafts room. And if all that decadence isn’t enough, Palm Lake Resort has a gym with the most advanced German engineered Milon fitness equipment in the world.

It is all set against a beautiful bay coastline. It’s the essence of Hamptons living.

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CONVERT AND GET MOVING THE advent of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is set to have a major impact on those who have been confined to a wheelchair, the transport and tourism industry.

In the past, many people confined to wheelchairs and often their families have had limited access to transport solutions that provide freedom, independence and quality of life. Having a vehicle that could be converted to wheelchairaccessible has been too much of a financial challenge.

Limited government funding has left them attempting to tap into superannuation, or applying for funding from charities and benevolent

associations that are not able to cope with the demand.

The NDIS rollout will have a huge impact on the lives of many mobility-challenged people as they benefit from more easily accessing funds to pay to modify a vehicle to be wheelchair accessible.

Expect to see more selfdrive, wheelchair bound people or families with wheelchairbound passengers extending their travel out into the regions of Australia as a result of this new-found independence.

This in turn may create pressure on the tourism and associated service industries as these people travel further afield. Tour operators and the

tourist industry will have to provide a quality experience for wheelies wanting to book a trip on a bus or a guided tour.

A recent illustration of an innovative tourism experience for wheelies and those with limited mobility was a hot air balloonist business that took wheelies and other mobilitychallenged people up for a ride by modifying the baskets.

The implementation of the NDIS will add a new dimension to the lives of those people facing mobility challenges.

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WELLBEING

Herbal help for headaches

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If you’re one of the millions of people who often suffer from headaches, TRUDY KITHER suggests trying a natural remedy before reaching for the medicine cupboard.

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headache can take you down for the count. Here are some nondrug remedies for the three most common types of headaches.

These are simple remedies you can try first. Should your headache persist, there are more targeted herbal remedies which are extremely effective in getting to the cause and treating the headache.

Tension headaches are the most common. The muscles contract and it feels like something is literally squeezing your head. The pain can run from one ear to the other and back around. Tension headaches are usually caused by a lack of sleep and/or stress.

Ginger tea: Fresh ginger can easily be found at your local grocery store. Crush up no more than an inch of ginger and put it in a pot of boiling water. This will help reduce inflammation and ease your headache.

Peppermint oil: Take the oil and apply it to your hairline. The cooling sensation created by the oil will help relax the muscles in your head and neck.

Those who suffer from cluster headaches often describe it as an ice pack in their head. This is because the pain is concentrated and feels like being stabbed

in the head. Cluster headaches usually occur in a cluster of days, hence the name. They are most common in winter.

Capsaicin cream: Cayenne pepper is the main ingredient in Capsaicin cream.

Put a dab on your finger and apply it to the inside of your nostril. Be sure to place it on the side where you are experiencing the pain. Once applied the cream will go to work blocking pain signals.

Chlorophyll supplements: Chlorophyll is used by plants for photosynthesis.

Chlorophyll supplements promote the flow of oxygen to cells, while also protecting cells from oxidation damage.

Chlorophyll can be added to a bottle of water and consumed throughout the day.

Migraine headaches are debilitating and an put you in bed, unable to move for extended periods. Migraines cause a throbbing pain on one side of the head.

As a result, individuals are usually sensitive to light and sound. In some cases it can cause nausea. Many experts believe migraines are a result of nerve signals being misinterpreted by the brain.

Acupressure massage: Acupressure massage has been around for centuries. It is an ancient Chinese healing method that centres on applying pressure to

certain points of the body. Doing this type of massage on yourself is easy.

Place your finger in the groove between your first and second toe. Press firmly and apply pressure for at least three minutes. If you can, hold it for five minutes before letting go.

Feverfew herb: Feverfew is a herbal supplement from the sunflower family. It has been tested in clinical trials with great results. Feverfew was shown to be an effective treatment for migraines. It works by decreasing the amount of inflammation in the area where there is pain. When inflammation is reduced, it eliminates pressure on the nerves. As a result, the migraine starts to subside.

Changing Your Diet: Start paying close attention to the foods you consume on a daily basis. Keeping a journal and jotting down everything you eat for at least seven days is helpful in tracking any specific foods that cause an adverse reaction. Once you identify a pattern, you will know which foods should be removed from your diet.

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PARACETAMOL is now the fourth most common drug prescribed in Australia, rising from 4.3 million prescriptions to 7.3 million in five years to 2016.

Many, according to Osteopathy Australia CEO, Antony Nicholas, are being prescribed for back pain, which affects one in six Australians and is the third leading cause of disease burden in Australia.

“It’s easy to be confused about when you should see a healthcare professional,” he said. “People often think pain is normal and don’t understand how the body works. For example, a pain in the knee might actually stem from a back problem or you may not notice your jaw clenching is causing migraines.”

Osteopaths, who can be accessed directly without referral, focus on skeleton, joints, muscles, nerves and circulation working together to improve health and wellbeing.

They commonly treat patients who present with sports injuries, headaches and migraines, whiplash, postural problems, sciatica, knee and heel pain, arthritis and occupational injuries.

With painkillers currently under scrutiny for potential side effects and the impact of over-use, osteopaths are urging Australians to review their use of painkillers and seek advice to investigate the cause of their muscle and bone pains.

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HEALTH

More than a case of winter blues Ever noticed a yearly pattern of feeling sad and depressed during the winter months? Clinical psychologist Kathryn Smith discusses the mood change that comes with being SAD.

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A breastscreen is one of those things you can do for yourself to give you peace of mind

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easonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is a pattern of major depressive episodes that occur and remit with seasonal change and is usually seen in the winter months in cold and dark climates.

Symptoms of depressive behaviour include hypersomnia and changes in appetite such as craving carbohydrates that inevitably leads to weight gain as well as a lack of social engagement.

There is some debate over the validity of SAD, after all its natural for people to slow down in winter as days grow shorter and colder.

The condition is less commonly seen in northern parts of Australia where winters are milder and shorter.

Research continues into the exact cause, but theories around the reduction of sunlight during winter affecting serotonin and melatonin, natural chemicals that regulate sleep and mood, are likely offenders.

SAD is considered a specific version of major depression and symptoms are therefore quite similar. Common depressive symptoms that may be experienced with both SAD and clinical depression are depressed mood, too much

Marian, veteran renovator, camping enthusiast and mum of three boys. or not enough sleep, change in appetite and weight gain, feelings of hopelessness, lethargy, heaviness in arms and legs, difficulty focusing on tasks, loss of pleasure in activities you usually enjoy and for some, thoughts of death or suicide.

Whether it’s summer, autumn, winter or spring, how you feel inside is real and it’s important not to sweep it under the carpet and hope your mood improves.

A psychologist or mental health professional can help assess the thinking patterns that may cause negative thoughts and behaviours.

Of course, like anything, there is no one size fits all approach and strategies need to be adapted to the individual.

Those who experience a yearly cold snap slump, or who have been struggling with a prolonged depressed mood, seeking professional help is the best way forward.

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HEALTH

Incontinence is no laughing matter

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ncontinence: No laughing matter” is the theme for this year’s World Continence Week, June 19-25.

The theme tackles a common response by people to laugh off incontinence, accepting it as an inevitable part of childbirth or ageing, not a health issue requiring specialist treatment.

World Continence Week is about encouraging Australians to adopt healthy bladder and bowel habits to prevent and improve incontinence.

Incontinence refers to any accidental or involuntary loss of urine from the bladder (urinary incontinence) or bowel motion, faeces or wind from the bowel (faecal or bowel incontinence).

It is widespread and ranges in severity - and in many cases it can be treated and often cured.

Urinary incontinence or poor bladder control, is a common condition often associated with pregnancy, childbirth, menopause or a range of chronic conditions such as asthma, diabetes or arthritis.

Poor bladder control can range from the occasional leak when you laugh, cough or exercise to the complete inability to control your bladder.

Other symptoms include the constant need to urgently or frequently visit the toilet.

The most common types of incontinence are related to stress, urge, chronic retention, and functional incontinence.

Poor bowel control or faecal incontinence may mean you pass faeces at the wrong time or in the wrong place, pass wind when you don’t mean to or experience staining.

About one in 20 people experience poor bowel control.

It is more common as you get older, but a lot of young people also have poor bowel control.

Anyone at any age can develop some form of incontinence.

Plenty can be done to improve or in some cases, cure, incontinence, such as adopting a healthier diet and lifestyle, incorporating regular exercise and good toilet habits.

Visit continence.org.au

STEP DOWN ON DIABETES THE simple act of walking down stairs could help prevent diabetes, according to new research from Edith Cowan University.

With more than one million Australians currently living with diabetes and that number expected to rise to three million in 20 years, the findings could significantly reduce the burden of the deadly disease.

Researchers from ECU’s School of Medical and Health Sciences recruited 30 obese, elderly women and put them on

an exercise program, half walking up stairs and the rest walking down.

Lead researcher Ken Nosaka said that at the end of the 12-week program, the women who had walked down stairs showed improvement on several physiological measures.

“They had significantly lower levels of resting glucose, insulin and haemoglobin 1AC, improved oral glucose tolerance test, and decreased triglycerides and cholesterols as well as an increase of good cholesterol in

their blood,” he said. “All of these changes will have lowered their risk of developing diabetes.

“While both groups recorded improvement, it was significantly greater in the down stairs group.”

Prof Nosaka said the greater improvement in the down stairs group was almost certainly because walking down stairs is “eccentric exercise”.

“It is where load is placed on the muscle while it is lengthening, rather than shortening,” he said.

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allows wearers to contact their carer if they feel unwell or require assistance.

The latest GPS technology enables first-alert assistance carers to locate them quickly.

The app eclipses solutions such as wearable “big red emergency button” and clunky medi-alert bracelets.

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The plant hugs the ground and spreads easily over any kind of soil, even rock crevices, and keeps flowering through most of the year, especially from early spring to autumn.

It does equally well in pots where it makes a good companion with taller plants. In fact, this is an ideal plant for small gardens and courtyards because of its dainty habits and ability to grow in full sun and light shade.

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Six Range gardens in Maleny and Flaxton, will be open for inspection, including Pattemore House, a restored heritage-listed property in North Maleny where volunteers will be available to share the history of the original homestead.

There will displays and vintage cars and the opportunity to inspect plans to reinstate the original gardens.

Open gardens include large and small acreage and small block gardens and promise a fabulous display, from colourful cottage and ornamental gardens to rainforest and landscapes.

At the Garden Market, nurseries will have heritage roses, orchids, cottage plants, tropical foliage plants, camellias and Australian natives as well as heritage seeds for sale while garden club members will be selling plants and produce and offering advice on gardening matters.

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MOTORING

Cheap and cheerful with a dash of cheek There’s a perkiness to the all-new Suzuki Ignis that’s hard to ignore, writes BRUCE McMAHON. Do the extras thoughtfully and there’ll be something to amuse the kids and grandkids too.

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he Ignis’ charisma is backed by a range of dress-up options and neat driveway price tags of $16,990 for the GL and $19,990 for the up-specced GLX model.

Now not all and sundry may appreciate the compact Suzuki’s cheeky character. Not everyone will be taken by the CVT driveline – there are no “steps” in this transmission so it can sound as if the rubber band’s being stretched to its limits under hard acceleration.

Yet the Ignis deserves to find favour for being a reasonably well-mannered tiddler with decent space and, again, those dress-up opportunities.

Here in Queensland, Suzuki Auto Company’s general manager Stephen Craig calls the Ignis the ultimate SUV-styled escape capsule.

“Turn off the mainstream automotive sausage machine – here’s something that is different,” says Craig. “One that

delivers welcome relief from the dreary, from the sameness and from the higher prices.”

And the Suzuki Ignis, for the most part, backs up the company’s excitement about this cheap and cheerful car.

It’s all-new, a bit bigger than Suzuki’s Celerio, a little smaller than the Swift.

This Ignis sits at 3.7m long and 1.6m high with 180mm of ground clearance; a high-riding stance is good for forward vision over that stubby nose.

Then there’s that wide, muscledup rear end to the five-door body which gives the Suzuki a sporting flavour.

On top of this body of some

funk, an owner can rummage through packages of exterior colour highlights and coordinate these splashes with interior trim combinations, adding new hues to the likes of grab handles and air vent surrounds.

So the cabin is as jolly as the outside. The organisation and interior design – ergonomics plus controls and instruments and touch screen – could put some much higher-priced machines to shame.

There’s a pile of convenience gear and it’s an easy machine to operate but for two whinges: the transmission lever for the CVT has an L for Low at the bottom of the shift, just past D for Drive and it takes practice to find the right spot.

And there is no tall centre console, or left armrest, for the driver to prop themselves.

Owners can choose between a four or five-seater Ignis, that is there’s the choice of two or

three seats and belts for the back. Cargo space is fair, albeit over a temporary spare tyre though few will be packing up the Ignis and heading for Boulia anytime soon.

The front-drive package is powered by a 1.2 litre engine with an adequate 66kW and 120Nm; all enough for a small and light car.

The GL has the choice of five-speed manual or CVT, the GLX is CVT only and Suzuki reckon fuel consumption can be as low as 4.7 litres per 100km (the test GLX computer here showed just over 6 litres per 100km around the town).

Steering and handling are benign, not sporting. And the ride is fine though there can be comfort disruptions over low speed bumps.

Yet all-in-all, the Suzuki Ignis is a fine little motor car that should now make the shopping list if chasing a small and competent run-around.

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READER’S STORY

Do they ring the bell for lunch?

She knew the time had come to move from her stairs-infested house when she fell. MOCCO WOLLERT was set on a path to the “Old People’s Home”.

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would like you to note that I was completely sober and was wearing sensible shoes when I fell. Nothing was broken but I got the message.

Shortly afterwards my granddaughter asked me, “when are you moving to the nursing home?”

I replied, somewhat tetchy, “sweetheart, we are moving into a retirement village.”

She didn’t have long to think about that: “oh yeah, I meant the old people’s home.”

And there you have it.

Because we are old, we are of course, moving into an old people’s home.

The questions I have been asked since are “What is the curfew hour? Do they ring the bell for lunch? What are the visiting hours?”.

If they would have asked me whether alcohol was allowed I would have thrown my wine glass at them.

Men are resistant to change, retired ones even more so. That may be why mine hasn’t traded me in on a newer model. In any case, my darling was reluctant to leave the kingdom of his garden shed.

I understand that to a man, the shed out the back is the most important venue

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of a house and in the old people’s home there won’t be one of those.

I could read his mind so clearly – what would happen to those wonderful never-ending weekends of retirement, his sacred leisure time of pottering and tinkering while the little lady cooks and serves him yet another beer?

But move we should and move we would!

I found a charming retirement village close to the CBD and shopping centres. It had the most essential facilities to me – library, swimming pool and hairdresser.

Ah yes, there was another plus.

Gardening was optional, the village gardeners would do it all. Yes. I had found my resort village.

Now came the tricky bit: How to get my idea across to his Lord and Master happily ensconced in his shed. It took quite a few goes but finally I got him into the car and drove to what I perceived would be our new home.

It was a rainy day, not a good omen.

Things didn’t look half as nice as in bright sunshine.

I pulled up in front of the office and looked expectantly at my man. He sat. He made no eye contact. He did not move.

There was no way I could get him out of

the car. He did not even want to look at any of the facilities or buildings.

I drove home with a heavy heart; my plans were not going to plan.

However, I do not give up easily and decided that psychological warfare was needed. All is fair in love, war and trying to get your man into a retirement village.

I was very sweet to him and talked sweet and eventually got him to admit

“I understand that to a man, the shed out the back is the most important venue of a house” that sooner or later we would have to move. Ha! Now I had him.

He even agreed to look at some brochures of retirement villages and maybe, just maybe, we might go and look at a few.

Eventually we did and I agreed with him that none of them was right for us.

More beers in the shed, more sweet talking and I got him into the car and

back to the village I had first picked. I was frantically praying to St. Hubertus or whoever Saint is responsible for housing and difficult husbands, that the sales person would not be some glib young pushy salesman.

When I saw Linda, I knew we were home, literally. She was perfect, just the type of woman my husband likes, pretty with some meat in the right places and no cocky youngster.

Our new house was built and we moved in 14 years ago. There is enough garden for a man to potter in, if he wants to and he is gradually creating his shed again in our garage. Our favourite outing is to Bunnings to buy small amounts of timber, screws, bolts and nuts. It all takes a lot of time and I wait patiently while he talks to the sales people who know him by now.

I am the one standing in the aisles with the trolley, texting children and grandchildren for something to do. He buys the odd tool and there is no room in the garage for our car. But who cares? He is happy and I am where I want to be.

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WHAT’S ON

CLAYFIELD’S CLASSICS IN THE COURTYARD

Ross & Nerea Contarino; Helen Roberts & Jill Staines; PeterHedemann & Anne Potter

CLASSICAL ensemble Four Strings featured music from the Baroque period with compositions from Bach and Vivaldi at the first of three classical music concerts at The Clayfield indenepdent living retirement community.

Classics in the Courtyard continues on June 2, and everyone is welcome to attend.

Village sales consultant, Mark Montague, said for anyone thinking about retirement or downsizing, the events were an

opoortunity to meet the current community, enjoy the social life and decide if it’s a community they’d like to join.

The Clayfield has three heritage-listed buildings surrounded by modern apartments with CBD views.

The June concert will feature the romantic period of Tchaikovsky and Chopin.

The concert is free at The Clayfield, Sandgate Rd Albion, 4pm-6pm. RSVP essential as seating limited. Call 13 28 36.

FAMILY HISTORY RESEARCH TIPS QUEENSLAND Family History Society presents mini-seminars on an aspect of family history research on Friday each month.

The sessions highlight some of the lesser known aspects of research or showcase some of the facilities available at QFHS.

On Friday, June 23, 10amnoon, at the QFHS Library and Resource Centre, 58 Bellevue Ave, Gaythorne Sam Davison presents Life Notes: recording people and their stories. Booking is essential.

Visit qfhs.org.au/events

REDLAND EXPOS A HIT WITH SAVVY SENIORS THE Redland District Committee on the Ageing Seniors Expo at the Redland Performing Arts Centre last month was a hit, and there’s more to come with fun, free and informative events for Savvy Seniors in Redland and the Moreton Bay islands.

Entry was free and there were four guest speakers, as well as many stalls.

“I overheard one gentleman say that he had such a good feeling in the room, a really caring attitude towards seniors, which he found to be quite touching,” the group’s Janette Buddee said.

“Since this gentleman helped to run one of the Mens’ Sheds in

the Redlands, I suspect that he too creates this feeling in the work that he does.”

Guest speakers were Elaine Killeen from Exercise is Medicine; Victoria Myers speaking on the nature and impact of dementia; COTA Peer Educator Mary Denver, speaking on the packages of Home Care and COTA Peer Educator Judith Chapman on understanding your electricity bill so that you are able to shop around for a better deal.

RDCOTA is hosting the Expos with the help of a Redland City Council grant and from members of the Redland Seniors’ Network.

The next events will be on

The happy Here’s to Life group. the islands. On July 25, 9.30amnoon, the focus will be on active ageing and wellness and home care packages, at the Russell Island Recreation Hall; and then on September 12, 9.30am-1pm, the Seniors Wellbeing Expo at Macleay Island community hall will have interactive stalls and activities.

There will also be another opportunity to attend an Expo at Redland Bay later in the year.

UNDERGROUND OPERATREAT UNDERGROUND Opera Company (UOC) fans have a choice of exciting venues coming up – the Spring Hill Reservoir or the banquet hall of the Sunshine Castle on the Sunshine Coast, to enjoy the popular West End to Broadway With musical theatre showstoppers by an exceptional

cast of world class performers, the UOC celebrates its 10th anniversary with a repertoire featuring celebrated pieces from productions made famous on London’s West End and New York’s Broadway.

“There have been a number of highlights from the past 10 years of creating extraordinary

performances in breathtaking spaces,” UOC director and founder Bruce Edwards said.

West End to Broadway will be presented at the Sunshine Castle at Bli Bli, July 28-30 and at the Spring Hill Reservoir August 11-27.

Tickets ticketmaster.com.au or undergroundopera.com.au

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WHAT’S ON

CHURCHILL DRAMA BLENDS WAR AND HUMANITY CHURCHILL, a classic British drama from Australian director Jonathan Teplitzky (The Railwayman) opens in cinemas this month.

It is a portrait of Winston Churchill in the 24 hours leading up to the infamous D-Day landings in June 1944, and tells not only the story of war and politics, but also gives insight into the weaknesses and strengths of the great British leader as it explores his relationship with his wife and confidant, Clemmie.

As allied forces stand on the south coast of Britain, poised to invade Nazioccupied Europe, they await Churchill’s decision on whether the invasion will actually move ahead.

Fearful of repeating mistakes on the beaches of Gallipoli in World War I, exhausted by years of war, plagued by depression and obsessed with fulfilling historical greatness, Churchill is also faced with constant criticism from his political opponents – General Eisenhower and Field Marshal Montgomery.

Only the unflinching support of Churchill’s brilliant, unflappable wife Clementine can halt the Prime Minister’s physical and mental collapse and help lead him to greatness.

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WHAT’S ON

St Lukes Theatre Society

BEENLEIGH THEATRE HEADS TO HOLLYWOOD

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by Anthony Marriott and Bob Grant

Home is where your clothes are.

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Directed by Trevor Bond 8pm - June 16, 17, 19, 21, 23, 24 - 2pm 17, 24, 2017

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St. Luke’s Church Hall 193 Ekibin Rd East,Tarragindi Air-conditioned for your comfort. www.stlukestheatre.asn.au

SET in the glamorous, seductive Hollywood of the 1940s, the world of film studios and filmy negligées, City of Angels chronicles the misadventures of Stine, a novelist, attempting his first screenplay for movie producer Buddy Fidler.

While Fidler professes to be a fan of Stine’s work, his gargantuan ego forces Stine to make endless compromises in the

script he is writing, which is an adaptation of one of Stine’s novels featuring his Raymond Chandler-esque hero, the private investigator Stone.

Every movie scene that Stine writes is acted out on stage by characters whose costumes are in black and white as are the sets and props.

With a technical set which is a character all by itself, a 14-piece orchestra and lighting and video to bring the Film Noir era to life, Beenleigh Theatre Group has created a unique theatre experience.

Director is Steven Days, choreographer Jacquie Cullen and musical director Geoff Secomb.

City of Angels opens June 23, for three weekends only at Crete Street Theatre, home of the Beenleigh Theatre Group.

Visit beenleightheatregroup.com/ booking

WORLD PRESS PHOTOS ON SHOW THE 60th annual World Press Photo Exhibition opens at Brisbane Powerhouse on June 30. Entry is free.

It showcases the world’s top press photographers in categories from news to nature and contemporary issues, taken during the past year and is part of a tour to 45 countries.

Photos in this year’s exhibition were selected from 80,408 images made by

5034 photographers from 126 countries.

Winner of the World Press Photo of the Year was Burhan Ozbilici whose photo captures Mevlüt Mert Altıntaş, a 22-year-old off-duty police officer who assassinated the Russian ambassador to Turkey at an art exhibition in Ankara, Turkey on December 19, 2016.

The exhibition will feature winners and runners-up in the various categories.

COMEDY AT ST LUKE’S HOME is Where Your Clothes Are by Anthony Marriott and Bob Grant, is the second major play presented by St Luke’s Theatre Society in its 2017 season.

The play is a fast-moving complicated farce that has plenty of action and characters. It is set in the garden flat of a Victorian house in London.

When his wife, Elizabeth, runs off with Ronald, the Major decides to solve his debt problems by letting the basement flat of his wife’s house to two different tenants simultaneously!

Jill, who works in Brussels, only uses the flat at weekends, while Philip, a barrister, lives there during the week.

The Major simply swaps over their belongings at the beginning and end of each week and everything runs smoothly until Jill is unexpectedly given a week off work, just as Philip returns to the flat after his weekend out of town.

The Major’s resourcefulness is stretched to breaking point but after a wild confusion of mistaken identities, awkward confrontations and hectic misunderstandings, all ends happily for the Major and assorted tenants.

The play, directed by Trevor Bond, opens on Friday, June 16, for eight performances and promises to be another popular offering from St Luke’s Theatre Society, 193 Ekibin Rd East, Tarragindi.

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CIRCA’S BRILLIANCE RETURNS TO RPAC

LANDSCAPE with Monsters is a breathtakingly original circus-theatre creation from internationally acclaimed company Circa.

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From a world of simple wooden boxes, a hard floor and tall metal structures, the meeting between ourselves and our environment is

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Landscape with Monsters tells the story of post-industrial cities now in decay. Metal and wooden objects intersect with fast-paced acrobatics.

This intensely physical new show is at once humorous and brutal, savage and beautiful.

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If you loved Circa’s breathtaking performance of Beyond in 2015, don’t miss Landscape with Monsters at Redland Performing Arts Centre on Saturday, July 22, 7.30pm.

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AUDITION FOR THE SAVOYARDS AUDITIONS are invited for the upcoming Savoyards musical The Producers, the second musical theatre production for 2017. It will be presented at the Iona Performing Arts Centre stage, for seven performances September 23 to October 7.

Auditions are being held at Wynnum State High School, Peel St, Manly from June 23-26. Savoyards production team is seeking male and female adult performers as principals and ensemble plus specialty dancers.

Visit savoyards.com.au or attend the information night on Monday, June 19, 7.30pm, before registering your interest. For an appointment email auditions@savoyards.com.au

POPS ORCHESTRA HEADS TO BROADWAY AND BEYOND Trip down a star-studded memory lane at Broadway and Beyond, with Australia’s leading lady of light entertainment, the Queensland Pops Orchestra.

This versatile orchestra has been treading the Broadway stage for more than a quarter of a century, bringing to life the cream of musical theatre in a visual and musical spectacular.

Guest artist for this series is bright Australian star, Teddy Tahu Rhodes.

He has rapidly established an international career on both the opera stage and concert platform.

After their stunning debut with the Queensland Pops Orchestra in 2016, the talented singing troupe from the Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University Musical Theatre makes a

return. Graduates of the QCGU Musical Theatre course can be found performing in musical theatre, drama and media throughout the world.

Head of musical theatre and vocal coach Paul Sabey has directed and vocally arranged more than 60 London West End showcases, countless theatre productions and produced and conducted eight annual Christmas concerts in London’s Covent Garden.

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ACTORS BRING BRISBANE HISTORY TO LIFE AWARD-WINNING actors Therese Collie and Tim Mullooly bring the characters and stories of famous Brisbane authors to life in a unique and fascinating walking tour showcasing the literary history of the city in The Story of Brisbane.

This low impact, hour-long walking tour recreates the words of our writers from Steele Rudd to David Malouf.

“The Story of Brisbane is packed with anecdote, humour and information as it celebrates the many wondrous ways writers have seen our city,” Therese said.

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BOOK REVIEW

Having watched Anh on television on numerous occasions, it was with keen anticipation that I opened his memoir. His open clear-eyed face did not prepare me for the journey he and his family were about to embark on, leaving Vietnam in an overcrowded leaky boat bound for Australia.

This is one family’s story sincerely told with candour, love and respect for each other, and for Australia, their chosen country.

I enjoyed this story very much and it is a timely reminder how fortunate we are to live in such a wonderful country.

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If you like Bert Facey’s A Fortunate Life you will love this book.

These days, with refugees getting the rough end of the pineapple from Australian politicians, it is refreshing to read Anh’s journey from Vietnam to his happy and fortunate life in Australia.

Anh’s easy writing style and storytelling ability will make you cry and laugh out loud. Relationships with his father, mother, brother, sister, wife and extended family are very well crafted. He feels blessed. “I am the luckiest guy in the world! What a great country. Free healthcare. No job and you get paid”.

Opportunities abound to have a great life. His philosophy, adopted from his father, is “there’s now and there’s too late!” Seize the day! A very enjoyable book 8/10

BOOK review JOHN KLEINSCHMIDT This book has given me an appreciation of the hardship that Anh Do and his family endured in getting to Australia and the hard work necessary to make the transition from refugee to wonderful Australian citizen.

The sheer will and determination to succeed in the country that gave the family a second chance at a good life, the way they dealt with adversity and the challenges they faced, is inspiring.

I enjoyed Anh’s relaxed and humorous storytelling and above all the enthusiasm with which his immediate and considerable extended family embraced the Australian way while maintaining some Vietnamese traditions.

Recommended as a good easy read and great reminder of successful migration.

THE HAPPIEST REFUGEE

By Anh Do

Comedian, artist and presenter Anh Do shares his story in an amusing but poignant memoir that follows his journey as a toddler in an overcrowded boat from war-torn Vietnam, to a new and better life in Australia.

It wasn’t easy with crowded rooms, ruthless landlords and hard work. His father left when he was nine and his mother struggled to raise the family on her own. His is an uplifting and inspiring life story with tragedy, humour, heartache and great determination.

We are often asked which 10 celebrities would we invite to dinner if we could? My list has not changed in years until now – Anh Do is definitely on my list after reading his book.

I joined his journey from fleeing war-torn Vietnam with 40 other refugees on a tiny boat to a new life in Australia. He learnt valuable lessons from his hardworking mother and the many extended family members who shared their home after his father left them.

Anh totally embraced all that Australia had to offer from trying for school captain with his limited English, to university to the personality we know today. Laughing out loud one moment and moved to tears the next, humour, and heartache – no wonder his book was named Australian Book of the Year in 2011. Loved it. A must read.

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MARY BARBER Anh Do writes very honestly. You really get to know him, the struggles he’s had and the good times too. This book is funny and poignant.

Anh’s parents worked all hours to break through poverty and give their three kids a good education and a better chance at life.

It’s fun to read about the duck farm that Anh’s father set up. He was tenacious and inventive when it came to making money. And he taught his kids to believe in themselves and aim high.

Anh Do has made such a unique contribution to Australia through his comedy, his writing and now his art. I feel lucky that the Do family made that journey from Vietnam and survived the treacherous seas all those years ago. This is an Australian classic.

What an easy book to read. Each chapter contains funny, sad and reflective vignettes of Anh’s life from a two-year-old to the present.

It is a “no holds barred” story which had me shaking my head in disbelief one moment and chuckling the next.

It is a real insight to the desperation and motivation of 40 people who dared risk everything to drift in a flimsy boat on a huge ocean to be attacked and robbed by pirates twice.

There is no sense of entitlement in Ahn’s story – he and his family are so grateful for the chance to live and work in Australia, a reminder to many of us Aussies that we have little to complain about.

I was pleased to hear that high school students in a local school have been studying this memoir. What an opportunity to understand the plight of refugees. Hope other schools do the same.

I loved this book and recommend it. It will stay in my heart and mind for a long time.

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Discover the glory days of rail travel on The Ghan At this stage of our lives, we’re beginning to rediscover the lost pleasure of travel for its own sake, writes RUSSELL HUNTER as he sets off on The Ghan.

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ired of soulless airport lounges, weary of being crammed into a metallic tube with insufficient space to eat food barely worthy of the name and absolutely fed up with roads ruled by insanity, it was time to look at other options.

And those options are all in our heads.

We’ve been conditioned to travel for reasons – to get to work, to visit someone or some people, to go to the cinema, a concert. The list is all but endless.

However, each journey involves being in a specific place at a specific time for a specific reason. Travel because you like travelling is different.

Whoever coined the aphorism that it’s better to travel hopefully than to arrive, knew a thing or two. I’d leave out the hopefully.

For many who are like-minded, cruising hits the spot but for us at least, it’s again crowded, regimented and you’re cooped up for too long.

Buses? They run on those roads.

Thankfully there are still railways.

We’ve moved on from the days of the red rattlers but where’s the allure of

riding the rails for the sheer enjoyment of it?

Having invested in a sleeper cabin on one of the last runs of the Sunlander that for half a century or so meandered a leisurely way from Brisbane to Cairns, I was in search of something more.

I found it on The Ghan.

Named in honour of the mostly Afghan cameleers so crucial to European exploration of the Red Centre, the resemblance ends there.

This train has been known to be a kilometre long and can travel at up to 115kmh – a long way from the ships of the desert. And it’s far, far more comfortable.

Of course, there are quicker ways to get to Darwin, but they’re for people in a hurry. People on schedules and such.

So we take a flight to Adelaide. It’s only a couple of hours after all, and arrive at the Gouger Street (the locals insist it’s pronounced Googer) pub in time for a late lunch in one of the street’s many (and quite affordable) restaurants.

It’s a great way to prepare for the experience ahead.

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And talking of affordable, The Ghan is not cheap – not in platinum class anyway.

But you do get picked up by a posh limo at a reasonable hour of a Sunday morning and you are transported in the kind of comfort you’re about to get used to en route to the Adelaide station.

The ground staff (so to speak), all kitted out in smart-casual R.M. Williams uniforms complete with bush hats, whisk away your bags (remember to keep at least one with three days of clothing and toiletries), lead you to the lounge for a welcome Buck’s fizz.

Before you know it, you’re on the train and in your private cabin with Craig serving more champagne and explaining what’s on offer. And it’s quite substantial.

There’s a list of “off-train excursions” as the literature puts it, included in the price you already paid, although helicopter and fixed wing trips cost extra.

And that’s the only time you’ll put your hand in your pocket for the next three days. All meals – and drinks – are included in the price.

There’s a private carriage devoted to platinum travellers with bar and restaurant. If the bar is unattended you

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And what staff. We had Lucy (team leader), Gold and Craig, all dedicated to the every whim of 14 platinum service travellers. These kids work hard.

They were there to serve breakfast from 6.30am, lunch and dinner and were still around in the lounge area when we called it a night usually about (alright, after) 10.30.

We can only hope they’re well looked after. They certainly were by a bunch of grateful platinumites at the end of the trip.

And then we’re off, this massive train of 240 passengers and 45 staff which will cover not quite 3000km over the next 54 hours.

Departing noon on Sunday, we’ll be in Darwin about 5.30pm Tuesday, but who really cares? The journey’s the thing.

So we sip our champagne and then check out the platinum lounge. They’re pretty much our age group including the perhaps inevitable, but highly pleasant, American retired couple. We share a table. Meanwhile The Ghan is chugging along through the heart of South

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A river trip is included to explore the gorges. The towering cliffs are breathtaking.

Australia through Port Augusta to Tarcoola (where, by way of trivia, gold was found in 1893, the same year that a horse called Tarcoola won the Melbourne Cup).

The gold rush was short but it did bring the railway and it’s here that we strike off to the north, approximately retracing the steps of Australia’s most prolific and least remembered explorer, John McDouall Stuart, who in his five expeditions covered more miles than his contemporary and compatriot David Livingstone ever did.

His fondness for his native Scotland’s signature tipple may go some way to explaining his comparative obscurity.

By dawn on Monday we’re at Marla,

the start of the Oodnadatta Track which passes Lake Eyre on the way to Marree, which is the route the original line took before new track was laid in 1980.

The sunrise on this flat expanse of plain is spectacular, if chilly, which is no doubt why the Ghan crew has organised campfires and hot drinks for those who want to see it.

Back to the platinum car for breakfast where somebody – not me – mentioned bloody marys. No problem, says Lucy.

Nothing ever was.

Next stop, Alice. But in the meantime there’s something serene about sitting back with a book (mine was a life of John McDouall Stuart) and watching the centre of Australia go by. Why would

anybody want to fly over this?

Dinner’s a relaxed affair in this stratified section of the train with food you wouldn’t find in the sharp end of a long-haul airliner and with wines to match. But the atmosphere is casual, the staff attentive without being intrusive.

And there’s great fellowship to be had around the bar afterwards.

I’d never been to Alice before and it still has the frontier feel about it.

The Royal Flying Doctor Service has much history here as does the pioneering radio station that linked Australia with what was then the British Empire via a cable that stretched all the way to Bombay (as it then was).

There’s also the old jail, a confronting

if fascinating place to visit, and a display dedicated to the women pioneers of Australia.

We could have spent longer there – not because they’re women but because they’re people you wouldn’t otherwise get to hear about.

Then it’s Katherine where the gorge is nothing short of jaw dropping.

Again, a river trip is included but this time because of recent heavy rain we were unable to get up to the second gorge (there are five) where the rock art is more prolific. But the trip through those towering cliffs is breathtaking. You’d have to see it.

And all too soon it’s Darwin. Couldn’t we have another day?

All aboard at Alice Springs station, where there’s a memorial to the Afghan cameleers.

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SCENIC CRUISES RIVERS OF EUROPE IN STYLE THE Scenic Space-Ship fleet cruises the rivers of Europe, France, Portugal and Russia.

Onshore and onboard, all-inclusive luxury comes as standard. From exclusive Scenic Enrich experiences and Freechoice activities, butler service, sumptuous meals at a choice of up to six on board dining venues, complimentary beverages, transfers and tips, everything is included.

A cruise along the Rhine, Main and Danube rivers reveals the hidden gems of Europe, travelling through the Netherlands, Germany, Austria and Hungary, while the Moselle River showcases some of Europe’s most scenic river cruising panoramas.

Guests enjoy exclusive once-in-alifetime events including a private concert in Palais Liechtenstein and the Best of the Sound of Music and Salzburg Show.

In France, cruise the Seine in northern France, the Saône and Rhône in the south and the waterways of Bordeaux.

A rebuild of Scenic Diamond in Bordeaux and Scenic Sapphire in the south of France offers more public space, two Royal Owner’s suites and a vitality pool.

Sample some of the finest local recipes, taught by experts, in the private on-board cooking emporium. Using local ingredients and recipes, Scenic Culinaire immerses guests in French gastronomy.

Other exclusive events on Scenic’s

France program include classical concerts in Fécamp’s Benedictine Palace and Chateau Agassac, and the French cabaret extravaganza, Scenic Rouge.

Scenic Azure has been purpose-built for Portugal’s winding Douro River and features only 48 cabins with the same all-inclusive luxury experience of the Scenic Space-Ship fleet.

With no overnight sailing, the 11-day round trip cruise from Porto travels through the Douro Valley to Vega de Terron over the Spanish border to vineyards, historic towns and villages and the rich culture of the region.

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Guests sample local wines and cuisine, a pre-historic workshop at the Côa Valley museum and a private concert at Sao Francisco Church in Porto.

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TRAVEL

WHY CASH IS KING FOR THE TRAVELLER

The long road home With caravan in tow, Grey Nomad BEVERLEY EVERSON returns to Queensland by the direct route home after visiting grandchildren in Melbourne.

A

t Goulburn, we decided to take the Abercrombie River Road to Oberon for our first night’s stopover, a small village named Black Springs.

Here, there was a free camp in a forestry reserve complete with clean toilets (nonflushing) and shelters. It is a good spot to stop, leave the caravan behind and take off to see some different locations such as the Jenolan Caves, which are only 51km away via Oberon.

Just a few minutes south of Black Springs is the interesting and historic stone Avoca Catholic Church and Shrine. There is also an historic cemetery and fossicking is popular at Sapphire Bend in the Vulcan State Forest.

Day two stopover was at Wallabadah, which has an RV-friendly camp with green grass and shady trees beside a running cool creek. Camping is by donation and there are hot and cold showers, flushing toilets and gas barbecues (it was once a caravan park, hence the facilities).

The park and playgrounds are beside The First Fleet Memorial Gardens.

Ray Collins, a stonemason and direct descendant of First Fleet convict John Cross, sought approval to create a commemorative garden in recognition of the hardships immigrants faced. Liverpool Plains Shire

finally agreed to fund the project. It took Ray Collins five years to complete the inscriptions.

Walking around, you can check if any members of your family were among those who were transported or sailed (convicts and sailors) on the First or Second Fleet. It lists all 1500 names on 80 tablets for the First Fleet and 1400 names on 72 tablets for the Second Fleet. The pictorials reflect on what it was like with references to notable events. It is certainly worth a long look with incredible detail and “did you know” type information.

Wallabadah First Fleet Gardens

CROWN Currency Exchange recommends using cash when travelling. Here are the top five reasons for why cash is king.

1. Value for money Crown has analysed rates between cash, a prepaid card, and a big-4 credit card. A $2000 prepaid travel card loaded with US dollars was 3.4 per cent worse than buying US cash from Crown Currency Exchange.

Purchases totalling $US1761.29 on a credit card cost up to 3.4 per cent more than cash. Dynamic Currency Conversion is even more costly.

Cash not only delivers better value for money but is free, and has no usage or exchange fees.

Crown Currency Exchange has no currency fees or commissions.

2. Ultimate convenience and ease of use Cash is accepted everywhere and needs no ATM or EFTPOS network, particularly if you are off the beaten track. It is quick and does not rely on a communications network.

3. Certainty of a fixed exchange rate When you purchase cash, the exchange rate is fixed, so you don’t experience ups and downs in the market.

4. Maximum privacy Using cash requires no PIN, signature or ID. It carries no risk of identity theft/fraud.

5. Gets you closer to the local culture Using cash gives you the opportunity to learn more about the local culture, as you become familiar with the currency and how it is used Crown Currency Exchange, the Queensland-owned currency exchange business, has now opened its 14th store in Queensland at the Grand Central Shopping Centre in Toowoomba.

“Seniors patronage has played an important role in Crown’s business development,” director Henry Koster said.

“In all the areas we operate, we’ve established wonderful relations with the local senior population.”

Crown is a specialist currency provider offering more than 70 currencies to buy and sell. No fees or commissions are charged and Seniors can benefit from an even better rate on currency transactions.

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SUDOKU (EASY)

WORD FIND

CODE WORD 15

2

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26 13

PERMUTATE KOALA, POLKA, POLAR, OPERA, PAVER, VIPER There may be other correct answers

SCATTERWORD MILLIGRAM, argil, glair, grail, grill, gall, ilia, mail, lair, liar, rail, mall, malm, marl, gill, girl, mill, rill.

1. Swimming; 2. Letters and Numbers; 3. Punxsutawney; 4. English and French; 5. Andrew Sachs; 6. Gums; 7. Santa Maria; 8. Pulpit; 9. 80 years; 10. Italics; 11. George VI; 12. Venus; 13. On walls; 14. Amethyst; 15. Janet; 16. Pawn and knight; 17. Diode; 18. Bees: 19. Chubby Checker; 20. Wok.

Mobility

SUDOKU (MEDIUM)

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CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

D I V F R U X J Z E T Q B

1. FINA is the acronym for the governing body of what sport? t? rna and 2. Which TV show was hosted by Richard Morecroft, Lily Serna David Astle? own?

3. In the movie Groundhog Day, what was the name of the town?

4. What are Canada’s two official languages?

5. Who played in “Fawlty Towers”?

6. What part of the body does gingivitis affect?

7. What was Christopher Columbus’ flag ship?

8. From what structure is a sermon traditionally delivered in church?

9. An octogenarian is at least what age?

10. What is the name for the sloping type in this question?

11. What British king was the last Emperor of India?

12. Which planet has a highland area called Aphrodite Terra??

13. Where are murals painted?

14. What semi-precious gemstone is a purple variety of quartz?

15. Who was the youngest of Michael Jackson’s siblings?

16. In chess, what are the two pieces that can make an opening move?

17. Which device allows direct current to flow in only one direction: resistor, diode or transistor?

18. Apiology is the study of what?

19. Renowned for a dance craze in the early 1960s, by what name was singer Ernest Evans usually known?

20. In Asian cuisine, what is the iron cooking pan with a curved bottom?

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PUZZLES

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

DOWN

1

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6 8 9 10 11 13 14 15

Envisioned an unusually valid size, you say (10) Concerning the representative who provided a substance for use in chemical analysis (7) Having little pinkies and such that resemble a froglike creature, I hear (4) A thousand leave punctuation in their sleep (4) Solidify mixtures that are scaled in too many ways (11) Lower in dignity and too removed from the loosest ones (4) For fear that the French way was in cobblestones (4) With such mannerisms greets us least professionally (7) Where the academics go to survey it in formation (10)

No. 2526

A lively cart swung round perpendicularly (10) 2 Exploited synthetic suede mostly (4) 3 Illegally retails glue to the governing body (11) 4 Zorro’s signature is incorporated in metal! (4) 5 Somehow cart Joe in attempt to find the path (10) 6 They uncannily sensed resistance to their rosiness (7) 7 Gemstones of a top size, possibly, less one (7) 12 Lisa rips her dress apart! (4) 13 Leonard’s prism? (4)

CODEWORD

1

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C

No. 717

3

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WORK IT OUT!

SUDOKU WORDFIND

Level: Medium

No. 46

apron baster beater blender carafe cheesecloth colander cookbook corer cutlery fork ladle

No. 778

lid nutcracker oven pan pot raclette sieve spatula stove teaspoon wok

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PUZZLES

QUICK CROSSWORD

No. 3627

SCATTERWORD

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Today’s Aim: 11 words Good 14 words Very good 15 words Excellent

Level: Easy

No. 777

M

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SUDOKU

No. 2963

L

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 8 11 14 15 16 18 19 20 21 23 24 26 27

Frightened Type of mathematical statement Line up Scheme Lively Fruit Potter’s material Small whirlpool Strong and healthy Small metal button Cinema film (informal) Soak in liquid Newspaper (informal) Casserole

28 Short, quick excursion in car (informal) 30 This place 32 Direction 33 One taking drugs 34 Against the current of the river 36 Rough seed case 38 Employing 39 First public showing 40 Absorb and assimilate

DOWN 2

3 4

Semi-independent businesses running under a big ‘brand’ name Beast Indentation

5 6 7 9 10 12 13 17 21 22 25 26 27 29 30 31 35 37

Girl (informal) Excavated Wrathful Modernise Recorded Purple hue Brightest Benefits Do needlework Disturbs Period of holding office Increased Blood component Trimming Rounded protuberances Defy Litigated Border

No. 036

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.

KOALA

_____ _____ _____ _____ VIPER

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