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Rose and Rodeo Festival

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SADDLE UP: The 2014 Warwick Rodeo Queens in last year’s Warwick Rodeo Street Parade. Photo: Casandra Garvey

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Interesting combination is a good mix WHY we live, where we live.

The circle that encompasses our home and family, friends is number one.

And as we reach further out and into the community there are other reasons.

Toowoomba’s annual Festival of Flowers has to be one good reason and having a theatre as beautiful as

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FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK the historical Empire has to be included.

In Warwick – the rose and rodeo town – with the an-

nual festival celebrating both the flower and cowboys is easily included.

It’s an interesting combination – the beauty of the rose and the toughness of rodeo riders – but perhaps that sums up Warwick.

It rather reminds me of the motto of my former high school which was “fortiter exsavioer” – strength and

gentleness.

The same as that motto, this edition’s community stories reflect both those qualities and everything inbetween from long-term volunteers (congratulations Jean Frankland) to that very fit looking veteran rugby team on Page 5.

I trust you enjoy the read.

– Gail Forrer

Think firefly brilliance and western sky hues

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A KEY aspect of the Rose and Rodeo Festival is the lively Warwick Credit Union Street Parade – one of the major festival drawcards.

In celebration of the Australian Professional Rodeo Association’s National Finals Rodeo, this year’s parade has taken on a theme

aligning with the Queens Quest, of ‘Fireflies and Western Skies’.

Destination Southern Downs’ Mikey Dwan said that after last year’s ‘Black and White and Read All Over’ theme, which had participants cracking the odd joke about what’s black and white and read

all over, the team had to come up with an idea that had multiple opportunities for schools, community groups and businesses to theme their entries.

“The theme will give participants scope to create floats and displays around the ever-changing colours of our Southern Downs

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The Department of Veterans’ Affairs office in the Darling Downs region is located at 99 Russell Street Toowoomba and is open from 8.30am to 4.30pm Monday to Friday.

Our office can provide information on the complete range of DVA benefits, pensions and allowances and if necessary, personalised assistance with one on one interviews. We also provide a regular on base advisory service to the nearby Oakey and Cabarlah Defence bases.You are very welcome to visit our office but for more complex matters requiring an interview such as pension claims, aged care assets assessments and financial updates, please phone ahead to make an appointment, this will avoid delays with your enquiries. 07 4638 1555.

ON SHOW: Last year’s Warwick Rodeo Street Parade.

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Seniors Card 137 468 or 1800 175 500 (free call outside Brisbane) Centrelink: Retirement 132 300 Disability, Sickness & Carers 132 717 Employment Services 132 850 Seniors Enquiry Line 1300 135 500

National Information Centre on Retirement Investments (NICRI) 1800 020 110 National Aged Care Information 1800 200 422 www.agedcareaustralia.gov.au

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Warwick events: Rose and Rodeo City.

The two major tourist drawcards for the town are the rose gardens and one of Australia’s oldest rodeos. During spring, Warwick comes alive with a spectacular sea of red roses. All the parks and gardens don the vibrant Arafuto rose and this is the best time for rose enthusiasts to visit.

The Warwick Rodeo

started in 1857 with the first professional buckjumping contest. Today, it attracts Australia’s most experienced competitors and is a brilliant display of horsemanship and entertainment. The rodeo is held each year in October.

The Warwick Rodeo is known as “Australia’s Most Famous”. People come from far and wide to try and prove the old saying wrong – “never the horse that couldn’t be rode, never the rider that couldn’t be throwed”.

Some of Australia’s best rodeo riders compete for glory at the Warwick Rodeo which can trace its roots back to the professional buck jumping contest in 1857. Women have always been in-

volved in the competition events from team roping and the ladies back jump to barrel racing and campdrafting.

The Warwick Gold Cup was first presented in 1931 and still remains as the “Holy Grail” of campdrafting in Australia.

The Warwick Rodeo and Warwick Gold Cup Campdraft are held at the showgrounds from October 19 – 25. The Australian Rodeo Heritage Centre is also based in Warwick as a tribute to over one hundred years of Rodeo history.

The Australian Rodeo Heritage Centre (ARHC) is solely dedicated to the spirit of rodeo and the cowboy.

A place to follow the his-

skies, and the brilliance of our fireflies, of course rodeo or indeed anything that fires up their imagination.”

Over 40 participants generally make up this parade with a multitude of colours, characters, rhythms, floats and plenty of handsome horses on show.

“It’s brilliant that schools, organisations and hobby and service groups in our community use the parade as a platform to showcase themselves and the diversity and excellence of this region,” Mr Dwan said.

Mr Dwan urged the community to come along and cheer on parade participants. The parade starts at noon on Saturday, October 24, with good vantage points all along the Palmerin St route.

Warwick Credit Union Street Parade registrations are now open with forms available from the Warwick Visitor Information Centre or contact Destination Southern Downs on 4661 9073 or admin@destinationsoutherndowns.com.au for more details.

tory and relive the glory of the Australian Professional Rodeo Association’s greatest champions and rodeo history.

The only one of its type in Australia, the ARHC exhibits interactive and static displays, live rodeo demonstrations, a theatrette, bar, function and boardroom, museum store and is home to the head office of the Australian Professional Rodeo Association (APRA).

Admission: Single $10; couple $15; age pensioner $7.50 single/$10 couple.

Group bookings by prior arrangement – $7.50 per person; children 12 and under free.

For further details please email the APRA office apra@prorodeo.asn.au. www.seniorsnewspaper.com.au

In Brief

Jessica, 93, hits the gym at 6am

By MICHELE STERNBERG

JESSICA Benton loves nothing more than working up a sweat in the gym, pumping iron three times a week and going for a walk or swim on her “days off”.

At 93, she’s the oldest in the gym at Noosa Springs Golf and Spa Resort – but that doesn’t bother her.

“It keeps me going,” she laughs, wiping a hand across her forehead as she jumps off the leg press machine.

“The younger ones say they’re ashamed not to come because they know I’ll be here.”

The active grandmother from Tasmania spends 10

weeks every year in Queensland visiting her daughter Patsy Fisher, who conducts weekly classes in the fitness centre at Noosa Springs Resort.

Mrs Benton, who turns 94

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You’ve got to keep going. I push myself. in November, says she rises at 4.30am every day and is at the gym by 6am whether she’s at home or on holidays.

“You’ve got to keep going.

I push myself,” she said.

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Seed to feed

She believes regular exercise is the key to staying healthy, and she hopes to still be going to the gym when she’s 120.

“It’s helping my muscles, which is helping my bones to be strong,” she said.

“My balance is not so good anymore, though.

“I used to do the balance and pump class and step classes, but it’s a bit too much for me now, so I got into weights. I start off with 10 minutes on the treadmill and then go on to weights.”

Her dedication impresses all around her, and she’s even been asked to conduct classes “for the oldies”.

But for the moment, she’s happy working to her own.

Come along to a half day workshop by local horticulturalist Brian Sams to learn how to grow your own fruit and vegetables in backyard gardens, patches and pots.

Workshops cost $5 and are held 9am to 12pm on Saturdays throughout the year.

2015-16 organic veggie patch workshops will cover: • organic veggie growing • compost making (including worms) • organic pest control Seed to feed workshop schedule: Location: Millmerran, Millmerran Community & Cultural Centre, Walpole St, Millmerran Date: Saturday 14 November 2015 Time: 9am - 12pm Location: Cambooya, Cambooya Hall, Harrow St, Cambooya Date: Saturday 28 November 2015 Time: 9am - 12pm

RADAC meetings

Regional Access and Disability Advisory Committee (RADAC) meetings are held on the second Monday of each month from 10.30am-12.30pm (excluding public holidays). Members of the public are welcome to attend these meetings, held in the Groom Room City Hall Toowoomba.

FREE Senior’s Musical

Whether you are in your 50s or 80 plus, get ready to be entertained, tap your feet and sing along to some great music from the 1940s onwards. Book your seat to make sure you don’t miss out Mon 2 Nov – Crows Nest Community Ctr Wed 4 Nov – Millmerran Cultural Centre

For bookings for all events call 131 872 or visit www.tr.qld.gov.au

Thurs 5 Nov – Cambooya Hall Tues 10 Nov – Clifton F.E Logan Hall Thurs 12 Nov – Toowoomba, The Church Theatre at Empire Theatre Doors open 9.15am, concert 10am-12noon

FREE City Library Shuttle Bus

After a successful 3 month trial period, the CBD Library Shuttle Bus service has been extended until February 2016. The service is now available to the wider general public to use.

Hours of operation are Monday to Saturday (excluding public holidays) 9.30am-2.30pm.

The service cannot be booked and will run on a 30 to 45min loop.

Designated stop locations are: 1. Gallery Lane next to Council’s Customer Service Centre at 4 Little St 2. Margaret Street Taxi Rank located next to the Suncorp building and old Gardentown Shopping Centre site 3. Grand Central Shopping Centre rooftop carpark – near the Coles travelator 4. The Bus Interchange Facility located on Neil Street, Platform 4, Stop 4a 5. Toowoomba Post Office – the taxi rank outside Fitzy’s Hotel 6. Empire Theatre – taxi rank just north of the Neil Street crossing 7. Toowoomba City Library corner of Ruthven and Joseph Streets – taxi space on Ruthven Street 8. Milne Bay Aquatic Centre located on the corner of Herries and Victoria Streets.

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GOING STRONG: Jessica Benton, 93, works out at Noosa Springs gym.

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Thank you Jean for a fine effort JEAN Frankland has reached her 30th year as a volunteer Tourist Officer at the Warwick Visitor Information Centre.

Rob Hamilton of Destination Southern Downs estimates over the years Jean has spoken with more than 40,000 visitors.

“It is amazing that Jean has committed herself to more than 30 years of voluntary service to Warwick, the region and the nation,” he said.

Jean said the volunteer work had provided plenty of fun.

“I’ve had a good time and met some wonderful people,” she said.

The Visitor Information Centres in Warwick and Stanthorpe are gateways for visitors to the Southern Downs and Granite Belt.

They provide a sample of the region – its people, its experiences, its services; and demonstrate the true character of the Southern Downs region.

The VICs are staffed by volunteers.

These men and women take pride in delivering a consis-

-“I’ve had a good time and met some wonderful people.“ - Jean Frankland tent and competent visitor experience.

And they know the hidden gems that make a visit to the Southern Downs and Granite Belt an unforgettable experience.

Are you someone who knows the pleasure of living on the Southern Downs and Granite Belt?

Do you appreciate this beautiful environment and want to share that appreciation with others?

If so, why not act locally and volunteer.

A few hours of your time each week or month could make all the difference to the future success of the Southern Downs and Granite Belt as a tourist destination.

Training and a familiarisation tour throughout the Southern Downs and Granite Belt is offered to all volunteers.

Phone Karan or Jayne in Stanthorpe on (07) 4681 2057, or Rob, Mikey or Jean in Warwick on (07) 4661 3122.

HAPPY TO HELP: Warwick Visitor Information Centre volunteer Jean Frankland celebrates 30 years of service. She is pictured with Rob Hamilton

Generations come together at school event TOOWOOMBA’S Fairholme Junior School recently held a Grandparents and Friends morning offering family members an opportunity to view classroom activities and witness the various talents of the students as they performed in a specially commissioned concert. A morning tea was also held to mark the event.

FUN DAY: Sarah Dixon and her greatgrandmother, Shirley Orchin, enjoy Fairholme Junior's recent Grandparents and Friends morning

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GAME ON: (From left) Tim ‘Homer’ Bartholomew, Scott ‘Raging Bull’ Mead, Malcolm ‘Hammer’ Hosking, Ben ‘Plastered’ Hiley, Kevin ‘Wendell’ Perry, Darren ‘Speedy’ Hartwig, John ‘Creepy’ Murphy with Charlotte Hiley.

Golden oldies kick in

By JENNIFER GRAHAM

THE Rugby World Cup is currently in full swing with players from the 20 competing nations all hoping to bring home the highly coveted Webb Ellis Cup. And while it might seem a long way to Twickenham from Highfields, there is a local group of “lads” who show just as much passion and grit as the professionals when it comes to their own rugby pursuits – the Highfields Silverback Veterans’ rugby team.

Forming part of the Highfields Redback Rugby Club, the Silverbacks first got together in 2007. As or-

ganiser, Scott Mead, explains, “Basically, the golden oldies started in 2007 with a few fathers of junior players. We got official in 2008 with playing kit, etc…We maintain approximately 40 registered players ranging in age from 36-to-mid-60s.

“Some players have played grade rugby and can’t give up, others join who have never played at all and are looking for the fitness, fun and fellowship that golden oldies rugby provides.”

The Silverbacks are part of the wider Queensland Veteran Rugby scene which features such colourfully named teams as the Cab-

oolture Fossils, Gladstone Old Goats and the Burleigh Bodgies.

So as to accommodate the age range of its players – the spirit might be willing, but sometimes the body is not – some modifications have been made to the rules.

Such modifications include no clean out in rucks, uncontested scrums and players only kicking in their own 22. Some players wear red shorts, meaning they are not to be tackled (only held to stop progress) and those sporting purple short cannot be tackled in any capacity, but are only permitted to run five

metres.

In a normal season, the Silverbacks play around 12 games, including several carnivals from February through to October and they have training runs on a Thursday night.

When asked about their performance this year, Scott replies, “In golden oldies rugby we don’t keep score. Rugby is the winner, therefore we have a fantastic success rate!”

So if you can see yourself once more pulling on the boots and reaching for your jersey, you can contact Scott on 0428 969 989.

The club is always happy to welcome new players.

It’s all go for Pittsworth Craft and Fine Food Spectacular IT’S all systems go for the 11th annual Pittsworth Craft and Fine Food Spectacular. An initiative of the Anglican Parish of St Andrew, the big event is scheduled for Friday to Sunday, October 9-11, and attracts several thousand visitors to the town. Pittsworth gardens are blooming well and should be at their beautiful best in time for the judging of the Spring Garden Competition. The gardens entered will open to the public during the three days of the Spectacular. Thanks go to local gardening guru Penny McKinlay who organises the competition each year.

The Community Garden will be open Saturday just behind the Anglican Church. Another drawcard will be the non-competitive open garden of the Moore family. Their unique “PuttPutt” garden is set around a mini golf facility. There will

be a gourmet breakfast, the theme for the breakfast is “International Flavours served with Aussie Hospitality” to kick off the spectacular on the Friday morning.

More than fifty exhibitors will fill the Pittsworth Town Hall with their quality handmade wares including leather goods, gourmet condiments and other food, jewellery, toys, clothing, wines, honey, natural body products, clothing and much more. What a great opportunity to start Christmas shopping.

A carnival will fill Centenary Park on the Saturday with live entertainment, a gourmet BBQ, other food stalls, and a jumping castle and face painting for kids.

Phone 0437 672 472, find us on facebook, email: craftffs@bigpond.com website: http://pittsworthcraftandfinefoodspectacular.com.au/

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Tech savvy

U3A’s computer classes continue to grow in popularity MORE and more older Australians are embracing technology in a trend that is reflected in the growing popularity of U3A’s computer courses.

On a recent afternoon I had the pleasure of sitting in on an Android tablet class conducted by Jeff Martens in Toowoomba.

When I asked the students their reasons for signing up for the course, the list of answers was varied, ranging from keeping up with their grandchildren, curiosity, the desire to learn something new and wanting to make the most of their devices.

Another strong push factor was acknowledging that with so many services and resources now going online, it was either keep up or get left behind.

When summing up his students’ motivations, Mr Martens stated: “We get some students who feel guilty that they are being left behind in this technological age.

“Some are given a smartphone or tablet as a gift. Some see friends using them and they see how useful these devices can be for keeping in touch with relatives and friends.

“Some students come into the group with a brand new device and say, ‘I want to learn everything’, and others want to extend their knowledge

SWITCHED ON: Agnes Hale and her tablet.

and use of their devices.”

U3A provides a very supportive environment for learners as the classes are small, no question is “too stupid” and the assistance rendered is often a lot more patient in nature than that supplied by a harried shop assistant.

By far, though, the biggest plus from the perspective of students, is the collaborative nature of the learning that takes place. Being able

to compare notes with peers, learn from others’ experiences and share one’s own discoveries greatly adds to the enjoyment of the classes.

“It’s great to see students become more aware and excited when they start to see what they can do. Age is not a barrier to learning. Learning how to use smartphones and tablets for communication helps to lessen the feelings of isolation and dependence and gives you the sense of being in more control of yourself.

Learning in small groups of likeminded people of similar abilities and interests means you can share your experiences, too. This is why organisations like U3A are so important.”

The U3A network in Queensland is extensive with over thirty locations.

Computer courses are held at various times throughout the term and classes are scheduled on numerous days throughout a typical week.

Some of the areas addressed by the computer courses include Android smart phones, Sketchup, Apple Mac, Excel, Internet Basics, Apple iPad and PowerPoint. For more information on U3A’s computer courses you can visit http:// www.u3aqld.org.au/find to locate your nearest branch.

Our older digital

By JENNY GRAHAM

“DURING the past century, people who are older have witnessed, experienced, and very often incorporated, vast technological changes throughout their lifetime. In this sense, older people are generally well prepared to take the next ‘new’ leap into digital communications.”

Such are the findings of University of Southern Queensland academic, Dr Lisa McDonald, a participant in the Australian Government’s Collaborative Research Network. Operating under the broad theme of ‘Digital Futures’, Dr McDonald’s work has centred on areas including older people’s understandings and feelings about technologies, what kinds of technologies older people have and how they use them. In collaboration with an education colleague, Catherine Arden, Dr

McDonald has also explored the application of digital devices in aged-care facilities, both from the perspective of residents and care givers.

One thing that becomes apparent, is that technology is collapsing the sometimes false categorisations that society builds around age and aging; that one’s abilities and interests are somehow defined by one’s date of birth. For example, the uses to which technology is applied by ‘older Australians’ is not dissimilar to those of other demographics.

“There is very little that distinguishes older people’s uses [of technology] from general society. It’s more the case that assumptions are made about what older people might want to do, such as read books or talk to their grandchildren through Skype. Whilst it’s tempting, and expedient, to think about older people as

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people embrace technologies a separate ‘group’ in society, I believe we need to rethink later life and acknowledge the value of older people’s contributions within the broader world.

New technologies are but one way of re-creating understandings of age and aging into the future.”

By embracing digital technologies, the research subjects to whom Dr McDonald spoke reported a number of benefits.

“There’s often a sense of achievement and independence that goes with developing new skills that seems fairly common, especially when a computer tablet has been received as a gift and one starts learning about it from scratch.” Cost factors, variations in regional connectivity and negative perceptions about the abilities of older people are common barriers to an even greater technological uptake by older people, but as Dr McDonald said, this

KEEPING PACE: Ariel Friedman is tech savvy and enjoys an update.

need not be the case.

“Given opportunity, support and guidance, technologies can bring a great deal that is of value.”

So, far from being “digital dinosaurs”, older Aus-

tralians are embracing technology in a wholehearted manner, enriching their lives and experiences in the process and challenging age-related perceptions and categorisations.

Seniors get confident with technology and Go Digi to boost their digital skills TECHNOLOGY is an important part of everyday life and is involved in almost everything that we do.

However, it can be tricky to stay up to date with technology changing daily. Go Digi is a national program run by notfor-profit Infoxchange in partnership with Australia Post. Go Digi aims to improve the digital skills and confidence of more than 300,000 Australians.

Go Digi is aimed at improving the digital literacy of many groups in society, including older Australians. We know that many of these people feel uncertain when it comes to engaging with technology.

At this stage, you might be thinking “what is digital literacy”? Digital literacy is the knowledge, skills, confidence and behaviours used on digital devices such as smartphones, tablets and computers.

Go Digi is designed to improve the confidence

and skills of Australians through a range of online and offline activities across Australia, engaging learners, mentors and community focused organisations.

As a learner there are many things you can do with Go Digi. There is self-paced learning available on godigi.or-

g.au. This lets you search for face-to-face learning opportunities in your area by typing in your postcodeYou can visit the Go Digi website: https://www.godigi.org.au/ for more information on the program, to start learning or become a mentor or email hello@godigi.org.au.

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Come on, join the seniors conversation WE WOULD like to hear what you have to say about Seniors newspapers topics.

You can email us on editor@seniorsnewspaper.com.au or go direct to website www.seniorsnewspaper.com.au

where you will see an an area for your opinion/story. Just click onto the online button and

you’re there.

This week we publish a reader’s opinion on the article relating to seniors spending their retirement. We look forward to hearing from you.

– Gail Forrer,editor

What’s mine is mine Bne Seniors Newspaper Vol 12, Iss 9, pg 11 “Retirees accused of ‘blowing’ their children’s inheritance”.

LETTERS S TO THE EDITOR

I REMAIN appalled by people, be they family or friends, who think they have an entitlement to other people’s money.

A bequest is choice and gift of the deceased person.

No one else owns another’s possessions except the owner.

No one should have any say at all as to what they feel they are “entitled to”.

The mindset that people have a right to a secured

allotment of money is in the days of yore and has been for a very long time.

My children know full well that when I retire I am going to live life to the full and they will get what is leftover.

Neither of my children are wealthy but they know what I own is mine to do with in whatever form I wish.

The mindset is all based on greed.

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Each person should make their own way in life and rely on nothing that is not earned by themselves, let alone “accuse” their bequeather of almost daylight robbery.

I have sent this email after not finding a “Letters to the Editor” section.

Please consider the inclusion of “Letters to the Editor” as I am sure there are a lot of us out there who share the same feeling.

Margaret Daly Nundah.

Thanks for your letter Margaret, we look forward to more comment.

– Gail Forrer

Working longer AUSTRALIANS are leading longer, healthier lives and are being urged by economists and politicians to work longer.

While many of us are keen to do so, others feel that after a lifetime of hard work they are entitled to an easier life.

If you’re not ready for retirement just yet, you might be thinking about your options. You might be considering starting your own business, retraining for a new career or simply up-

skilling for your current one.

You may even be looking for a new job or trying to rejoin the workforce.

While older job seekers in Australia are known to face the most trouble when it comes to finding work, that doesn’t mean you should be discouraged.

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National Seniors Australia continues to lead research into age discrimination and the retention of older workers in the Australian workforce, as well as fight for better conditions for mature age workers.

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Facing unfair treatment because of their age STEREOTYPES about young people and older Australians are a major factor behind age discrimination.

This is especially true for mature workers, who often have to counter negative attitudes held by employers and assumptions about a ‘use by’ date for their skills.

The Age Discrimination Act 2004 protects individuals across Australia from discrimination on the basis of age in many areas of public life, including employment, education, accom-

modation and the provision of goods and services.

People who experience direct or indirect discrimination can complain to the Commission.

The Commissioner undertakes a wide range of activities to help individuals and organisations around the country understand their rights and meet their legal responsibilities, especially in the workplace.

The work includes research, policy advice and education initiatives that

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Go to www.seniorsnewspaper.com.au and check into our online poll: Have you experienced mature age workplace discrimination?

Just tick the box – Yes/No. tackle the attitudes and stereotypes that can lead to age discrimination.

The Age Discrimination Commissioner, the Hon Susan Ryan AO, leads this

work.

Her focus is addressing the barriers to equality and participation faced by mature workers, older Australians and young people.

Measures are needed to break down age discrimination IN March this year, the release of the Intergenerational Report today confirmed the government's continued intention to cut the age pension, highlights the need for more focus on combatting age discrimination and having a more dynamic workforce participa-

tion policy, and reaffirms the need for a comprehensive retirement incomes review, said leading seniors advocate COTA Australia.

COTA Australia Chief Executive Ian Yates said population and demographic changes heralded ‘the age of the senior' which should

be celebrated. "The ageing population means we are going to be forced to better value older people in our society as we will need to rely on them to balance future budgets. A productive future of Australia will need to be a productive older Australia," Mr Yates

said."If we need older Australians to work longer, there will need to be more sophisticated measures and incentives put in place to break down discrimination against older people and encourage employers to keep them on.

- COTA Australia.

AGE AND DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION COMMISSIONER The Hon Susan Ryan AO (pictured) was appointed as Australia’s first Age Discrimination Commissioner on July 30, 2011 for a five year term. Susan Ryan is also the Disability Discrimination Commissioner, from 12 July 2014.

Up until her appointment as Commissioner, she had been Women’s Ambassador for ActionAid Australia and chaired the Australian Human Rights Group since 2008.

She had also chaired the Australian Human Rights Act Campaign Inc. since 2005.

Immediately prior to commencing as Commissioner, Susan was also the Independent Chair of the IAG and NRMA Superannuation Plan and had been President of the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees from 2000 to 2007, member of the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors from 2001 to 2007, member of the ASX Corporate Governance Council from 2003 to 2007

and CEO of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia from 1993 to 1997.

Susan has also held a number of positions at the University of New South Wales.

She was Pro-chancellor and Council member from 1998, Chair of the UNSW Risk Committee from 2002 and Chair of the Advisory Council FASS UNSW since 2010.

From 1975 to 1988, Susan was Senator for the ACT, becoming the first woman to hold a Cabinet post in a federal Labor Government. She served in senior portfolios in the Hawke Government as Minister for Education and Youth Affairs, Minister Assisting the Prime Minister on the Status of Women and Special Minister of State. As Education Minister, Susan saw school retention rates double and universities and TAFEs grow.

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National issues Cancer battler’s daughter fights to win carer’s leave WHEN is a person disabled enough for those who look after them to receive government support?

That’s a question Chris Enright of Pelican Waters will test when she seeks a review of the Department of Human Services decision to reject her application for a carer’s allowance to support her father who is battling with the side effects of a tumour that has formed in glands below his left ear.

The family has had a difficult three years.

Eight months after Ron Tobler, a former farmer and truckie from Lowood, and his wife shifted to Little Mountain she was diagnosed with leukemia which claimed her life.

Mr Tobler had six weeks of radiation in Maroochydore at Christmas to reduce an inoperable tumour because of its size and location.

The procedure was thought successful with only a 5% probability the tumour would return. But it returned and required chemotherapy and radiation in Brisbane. Ms Enright stayed with her father, thankful for accommodation at the Charles Wanstall Cancer Care Lodge.

Mr Tobler lives with Ms Enright and her husband and depends on her care.

Ms Enright said the allowance issue was more about principle than money. “I see healthy people claiming benefits and think it’s just not right.”

I see healthy people claiming benefits ... it’s just not right.

Daughter seeks more dementia knowledge

WHEN Cynthia Hoogstraten’s father was diagnosed with dementia, her life changed forever.

Thrust into the role of carer last year, Ms Hoogstraten said she now had an insatiable thirst for knowledge on anything related to dementia.

“I have been studying dementia to understand what my father was going through,” she said.

“I didn't understand what was happening to him but now I understand what is happening to his brain.”

Ms Hoogstraten said people with dementia still maintained their personalities.

“My father is still himself even if it is clouded by dementia,” she said.

Ms Hoogstraten said people with dementia still had the capacity to contribute to their community.

“One of the first things that happen when someone has that diagnosis is that peo-

SHOW COMPASSION: Cynthia Hoogstraten holds a picture of her father.

ple want to take away their decision-making,” she said.

“But we should be helping them to make decisions, not taking it away from them completely.”

Ms Hoogstraten said more was needed to be done to address the issue here in Bundaberg.

“Because we have so many people now having to care

for their parents,” she said.

“I would like a one-stop shop in Bundaberg for people who have concerns, whether they are carers or feel they are at risk.”

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Clivias shine at festival of flowers THE Toowoomba Clivia Society Inc. held its 10th annual show during Carnival of Flowers Week from Friday, September 18 to Wednesday, September 23 in the TAFE horticultural building in Lindsay St. The show was the most successful held over the 10 years the society has been going, with record attendances by the public and record sales of clivia plants, and seeds. The show was open daily from 9am to 5pm with admission to the show being completely free. A donation of a gold coin in the “wishing well” was encouraged for the society’s nominated charity this year, RACQ Careflight Rescue. Over $2000 was collected.

Toowoomba is probably the only clivia club in the world which holds a show for six days. Most other clubs hold their shows over a weekend or even one day.

The Toowoomba Clivia Society Inc. is only one of

...hybrid clivias seem to be getting more popular every year... three clivia clubs in Australia. The other two are Melbourne and a newly formed club in Sydney.

The organising committee was amazed at the steady stream of visitors to the

show, proving the hybrid clivias seem to be getting more popular every year with new colours and variations. The clivia has a reputation of being virtually drought-proof, so is suited to Toowoomba and surrounding area gardens. It can withstand long periods of dry conditions when established.

The society had a large area for sales plants and seed.

Also available were free cultural and seed growing hints. Club members were on hand to conduct potting demonstrations and answer questions on clivia culture. A monster raffle of a $100 Masters Home Improvement voucher and flowering clivias was also conducted.

GARDENS OF MILLMERRAN Millmerran’s main street and then left into Debnams Rd and look for the second house on the right.

This is a large five-acre garden with a front fence of Juniper Gold Coast opening on to a large grassed vista to the elevated home garden.

The cottage style garden of Ben and Margaret Stevens can be found by turning left after the big water tank into Edward St and then right into Margaret St. This charming federation-style home is surrounded by Camphor Laurel, Shotia, Claret Ash and Jacarandas all providing summer shade. The many roses of different varieties are

tucked into beds of blossoming perennials.

Waldo, owned by Simon and Gayle Hall, is four kilometres from the big water tank down the DalbyCecil Plains road. Winding paths, curved beds and a great combination of both natives and exotics direct the eye around the garden of Brian and Coralie Schutt at Wilga Park, 21km down the Millmerran-Inglewood road. The many roses are healthy and beautifully interspersed with Hypericum, Carissa Desert Star and many perennials.

For details see www.gardensofthedowns.com or contact Penny McKinlay on 4693 1551.

CREAM OF THE CROP: Toowoomba Clivia Society president Eileen Zahnow (right) presents the Kevin Walters Memorial Trophy to Heather Samuelsen for her successful clivia miniata Green Eye winning the Best Presented Clivia of the Show, judged by public vote.

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LOOKING for some outstanding garden displays on the Darling Downs?

The recently formed Gardens of the Downs is a non-profit group wanting to showcase outstanding garden displays in our local area. Four quite different country gardens from in and around Millmerran can be viewed on Saturday, October 31 and Sunday, November 1.

Each garden will be open from 9am to 5pm. Entry fee will be $5 to each garden. After expenses, all proceeds go to the Royal Flying Doctor Service.

To visit Wycharro West, the home of Harry and Daph Curtis, turn right into Saleyards Rd from

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The council works with landlords for pest control TOOWOOMBA Regional Council’s series of pest survey programs continue to move across the region.

A new round of surveys has commenced on Gowrie Creek, Meringandan, Highfields, Drayton and the Toowoomba western fringes.

Surveys have already been under way in areas of the Condamine Plains, Cecil Plains, Nangwee and Tipton areas.

Pest Management Advisory Committee chair Cr Anne Glasheen, said pest management officers will make the survey as part of a series of rotational inspections.

“Pest plants can be extremely harmful to both livestock and agriculture and easily spread,” she said.

“Council is committed to building partnerships with industry, community groups and landholders to ensure a wide-ranging approach to counter and control a diverse range of pest plant and animal species.”

Cr Glasheen said the survey will include all declared pests while council would primarily concentrate on Class 1 and Class 2 pest species.

“Officers will be required to come on to properties to do the surveys and will be letting residents know in advance by mail service in the targeted areas.”

Copies of individual program schedules may be downloaded from council’s website or from customer services offices.

Toowoomba Hospice races towards cup day

Residents will be let know in advance by mail service in the targeted areas

THE Freedom Favourites recipe book is now available for purchase for $10 a copy following a reprint of the popular publication.

The book can be ordered by phoning Jan on 0409 451 343 or 4614 5900 or email jbell@freedomagedcare.com.au

HAVE A FLUTTER: Melbourne Cup fever will raise vital money for Toowoomba Hospice.

THE Toowoomba Hospice has a “fever” – yes you’ve got it, Melbourne Cup Fever. Toowoomba Hospice is holding its annual Melbourne Cup lunch on November 3 from 11.30am at Café Valetta and tickets are now on sale. The ticket

price is $60 per person and includes a complimentary glass of champagne and nibbles on arrival, delicious two-course lunch, prizes for the best-dressed female, male, hat, raffles and sweeps. Phone Café Valetta on 07 4632 0332 to book

your tickets.

■ Winery Tour ENJOY a day out with your friends and help raise funds for the Toowoomba Hospice. Go wine tasting on Saturday, November 14. The tickets are $70 per head and include morning

tea, lunch, coach travel and wine tasting.

The tour departs at 7.30am and returns at 6pm (approximately). For more information or to book your tickets, please call Christine Seibuhr on 0438 133 041 or 4633 3014.

Toowoomba Multiservice Centre “Your home away from home” Located at: 6-8 Buckland Street, Toowoomba QLD 4350 Open 24hours/7days

Encouraging the wellbeing of clients and carers, our Centre offers expertise in dementia care. Our wellness and supportive philosphy of care is applied through every day familiar activities to give meaning and enjoyment to those who visit.

Services offered at our charming, specifically chosen Queenslander include:

• Day and overnight respite • In-home respite • Emergency respite • Recreational activities & outings • 24hour Helpline: 1800 639 331 • Carer support groups • Dementia education • Library resources • Occupational Therapy • Private Nursing

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Enjoy Back to the Tivoli

Council grants a welcome boost for community groups SIXTY-four community groups across the Toowoomba region can plan future projects, thanks to funding windfalls from Toowoomba Regional Council.

A recent Ordinary Meeting of Council approved the Environment and Community Committee recommendation to offer Community Grant Program funding of almost $359,000 to the successful applicants.

Council Environment and Community Committee Chair Cr Geoff McDonald said the council’s grant program covered applications for the Sport and Recreation, Event Support, Community Support, Environment and the Cultural and Arts Support grants.

Grants in the current funding would will be allocated as: Sport and Recreation: 15 successful applications totalling $232,322; Event

Support: 20 successful applications totalling $67,715; Community Support: 21 successful applications totalling $33,372; Environment: Four successful applications totalling $17,163; and Cultural and Arts: Four successful applications totalling $7924.

Cr McDonald said the council was pleased to offer financial assistance to a diverse range of community and not-for-profit groups.

“Council appreciates the difficulty smaller groups face to find money for projects, services and facilities,” he said.

“Preference is given to applications that fulfil a range of criteria...”

Additional information about each grant category is available on the council’s website.

Visit www.tr.qld.gov.au/grants.

The next funding round will open around February next year with applications closing in early March.

Council appreciates the difficulty smaller groups face to find money for projects, services and facilities.

– COUNCILLOR GEOFF MCDONALD

THE Empire Theatre’s popular Morning Melodies series returns on October 15 with the popular variety show, Back to the Tivoli, hosted by Wayne Cornell.

The show features the Tivoli Showgirls, Tivoli Band as well as four diverse and talented acts, including Australia’s Got Talent finalist and singing sensation, Liam Burrows.

Joining him as part of the show is multi-instrumentalist musician and singer Danny Elliot, soprano Narelle Winters and comedian Toni Stevens.

Presented by Beauaraba Living, the Morning Melo-

FINE VOICE: Liam Burrows

dies series concludes on December 10 with Queensland Tenor group, Tenori.

A complimentary morning tea will be served by the Friends of the Empire Theatre from 10am, with the performance commencing at 11am. Nine lucky door prizes will also be drawn before the performance.

Morning Melodies will return next year with the performance dates to be announced with the launch of the 2016 Empire Theatre season. For details or tickets, phone 1300 655 299 or visit www.empiretheatre .com.au.

Waste management facility construction work is on track CONSTRUCTION work is on schedule at the new Greater Toowoomba Waste Management Facility of O’Mara on Toowoomba’s western fringe.

The $13 million greenfield

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construction project is due to be open to the public by the end of the year.

This work is part of the overall $22 million project cost.

“Work on the various

buildings at the site is progressing well,” said Water and Waste Projects portfolio leader Cr Nancy Sommerfield.

“The site is being transformed into a state-of-the-

art waste transfer and resource recovery facility.

“It is important to note this will not be a landfill site.

Landfill operations will continue at the existing Bedford Street site.”

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Old-fashioned service and quality merchandise secret to company’s success FIVEWAYS Furniture has become something of an institution within Toowoomba’s retailing scene. Located at its Jellicoe St site for more than nineteen years, the business, created by Graham and Daphne Beer, has gone from strength to strength to become the city’s largest new and used furniture store.

The range of goods on offer is extensive; from bedroom furniture (including beds and mattresses) through to dining suites, desks, lounges, television units, floor coverings and gift and homewares. Fiveways Furniture has also created something of a niche for itself in the area of electric lift beds, stocking the widely acclaimed Avante range.

Featuring German precision engineering and a whisper quiet, low-voltage DC lift system, Avante Hi Lo adjustable

beds offer comfort and convenience for users.

If you are looking for a bargain, then Fiveways Furniture’s second-hand range is well worth a look. As with new stock, the store’s second-hand range is of a high standard and is constantly turning over, so you never know what you might find.

Good, honest service is at the core of the Beers’ business with an impressive number of repeat customers making up their clientele. By housing themselves in “unfancy” premises, and subsequently avoiding luxury overheads, Fiveways Furniture is able to pass on savings to its customers. If you’ve yet to discover Fiveways Furniture, then why not take a look? The store is at 161-165 Jellicoe St, Toowoomba. Call 07 4632 7069 or visit www.fivewaysfurniture.com.au.

Garden trip thrills NSA AS SPRING arrives on September 1 each year, Toowoomba bursts into a blaze of colour. This year was no exception and Garden City Branch of National Seniors Australia enjoyed the Carnival of Flowers and Gardens fully while also making a special effort to view gardens in the Country Garden Competition.

On Wednesday September 23, a bus load visited the prizewinners in Pittsworth and Oakey: the first bus to do so this year. The four gardens in Pittsworth included the first and second prize winners in the Country Gardens Competition but all four were magnificent. They were struck by the friendly welcome and helpful explanations given by the owners and we all admired the skill and dedication on display.

An impressive feature of some was the extensive vegetable gardens with luscious greens, strawberries and also mulberries, leading to some stained fingers and lips. There were many questions asked, notes taken and photos snapped.

After visiting three gar-

BLAZE OF COLOUR: (L to R) Margie Dowe, Bob Campbell and Elina Mikkonen enjoy a Pittsworth garden.

dens, a leisurely and satisfying lunch was enjoyed at the Tattersalls Hotel before viewing the fourth and heading for home via Oakey. The drive north to Oakey was an opportunity to admire an area they do not often visit, although holding childhood memories for some. There were glimpses of the plains to the west but some in the bus were seen to doze. The large Oakey garden has developed spectacularly since visited two years ago and is now an amazing example

of what can be achieved through skill and hard work.

The meeting this month coincided with carnival week and school holidays enabling members to welcome six Toowoomba Space Pilots (aged eight to eighteen) who, along with their leader Barry Whisson, enlightened all on the 50year history of that club.

It began as a boys’ club, within the Rangeville Methodist Church, under the guidance of Trevor and Shirley McIvor. This was

the beginning of the space age which sparked great interest among the boys. The challenge was taken up by Trevor and others and with co-operation from many other organisations including NASA, the club grew rapidly as the boys’ enthusiastically learned about space, science and themselves.

Fifty years on, the enthusiasm remains, girls have joined, larger premises have been found and a whole range of activities are undertaken including making and launching their own rockets. However, the club is about much more than space as it encourages personal development, cooperation, games and the like, all in a Christian context.

The next meeting of Garden City National Seniors will be at the Drayton Bowls Club on Monday, October 19 at 9.30am.

Guest speakers will be Nicki Laws and Ann Alcock.

The bus trip on Wednesday October 28 will be a mystery Progressive Luncheon.

For further information phone Hazel on 4635 4519.

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IT IS 70 years this year since we sat for the Scholarship Examination. We had a wonderful day of reminiscing.

The school principal welcomed us to the school where we were given morning tea. Later, the school choir sang for us and then Denis Conomos made some presentations to the school — a very nice honour board, a lectern, and a substantial cheque presented to the principal to be banked into a trust account. Funds from this account will go towards an annual medal to be award-

ed to the best all- round student from Grade 6.

We classmates call ourselves “the scholarship class of 1945”.

Back in those days, Grade 7 students from the whole of Queensland sat for the Scholarship Examination in December. We sat for English, arithmetic, history and geography.

We then waited till January to find our results in the newspaper. Each year the girl and boy who scored the highest results were presented with the Lilley Medal. In 1945 the top girl was Edith Parfitt.

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Regular visits to South East Queensland Please phone for an appointment on

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GREAT SHOW: Janice Becker, left, and Betty Fawcett.

Big quilter support ensures exhibition, activity success THE 2015 Toowoomba Quilters Club exhibition was a great success with more than 150 quilts on display.

In addition to viewing the talent of club members, visitors were able to view demonstrations of quilting techniques and purchase

crafting materials from various merchant stalls.

Club President, Janice Becker thanked the 2015 Toowoomba Quilters Club Exhibition convenor Betty Fawcett for a great show.

She said the event was well received by all who attended.

REUNION: (Back row) Chris Hodgson, John Wepper, Merv Wuersching, Denis Conomos, Roger William and Reg Harris. (Middle row) Val Stoddard, Bev Fulton-Kennedy, Kip Jones, Barbara White, Joy Gardner and John Crawford. (Front row) Bruce Gardner, Noel Williamson, Jim Harrison, Pat Backman, Keith White, John Uebergang and Kevin Plummer.

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SMOOCHER: Jack Sparrow is a beautiful, 10-year-old Persian.

Jack Sparrow needs a home JACK Sparrow is a beautiful, 10-year-old Persian, who enjoys having a chat and a big smooch.

He arrived at the RSPCA because his previous owner

was no longer able to care for him.

Jack prefers to be the one and only cat in the house, though he has previously lived with dogs and older

children.

If you would like to find out more, please call the Toowoomba RSPCA on (07) 4634 1304 or visit the shelter in Vanity Street.

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WORLD Osteoporosis Day – October 20.

IMPACTING over a million Australians, osteoporosis is a disease of the bones resulting from mineral loss. Causing bones to become brittle and more susceptible to fractures, the disease can have devastating consequences for its sufferers. World Osteoporosis Day aims to raise awareness in relation to prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of the disease.

Among the “love your bones” tips are regular exercise, consuming bone healthy nutrients, avoiding smoking and excessive alcohol consumption and identifying your personal risk factors. To find out more visit the Osteoporosis Australia website http:// www.osteoporosis.org.au.

Lawn maintenance assistance available WITH the warmer months soon on us, backyard lawns will soon be growing rampant. The Toowoomba Regional Council in conjunction with Home and Community Care (HACC) offers a lawn maintenance service for eligible residents in Clifton, Nobby, Millmerran, Brookstead, Cecil Plains, KingOakey, sthorpe and Biddeston.

Your local community nurse or general practitioner can assist with your elig-

NOTICES ibility enquiries.

The Older Men’s Network WITH the slogan, “Older Men supporting Older Men”, the Older Men’s Network is a not-for-profit organisation that provides male members of the community with assistance and support in a number of areas. Driven by volunteers, the group is involved with issues as diverse as supporting male residents in aged-care facilities, promoting positive aging and offering mentoring programs to disadvantaged youths. If you would like to become a volunteer or reach out to the services on offer, call (07) 4638 9080 or email tomnet05@tomnetinc.org.

RACQ Get Ready Queensland Week AS WE all emerge from our winter cocoons and start to embrace the warmer weather, it is easy to overlook some of the downsides to summer, namely wild storms, potential flooding and bushfires. RACQ’s Get Ready Queensland Week (October 12-18), hopes to not only raise awareness of potential hazards, but to increase people’s levels of preparedness.

Their very helpful website,

https://getready.qld.gov.au/, gives advice to the public on making emergency plans, putting together evacuation kits, preparing homes and how to tune in to warnings and updates. As member for Toowoomba North, Trevor Watts, states: “On any given day, we could be faced with the threat of storm, cyclone or even bushfires, but it’s ultimately up to us how we weather the storm and prepare ourselves.

It’s up to everyone to ensure nobody is caught off guard by preparing our homes and families so emergency crews can be directed where they will do the most good.”

Public input sought – Toowoomba Railway Parklands Priority Development Area TOOWOOMBA Regional Council is seeking input from the public in relation to the use and development of the Toowoomba Railway Parkland precinct. The consultation period closes on Tuesday, October 27, and more information on the proposed development can be found on the council’s website, http:// www.tr.qld.gov.au under “planning and development”. Input can be forwarded via info@tr.qld.gov.au.

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Kumbia QCWA boosts hospital we are very happy to have.”

Ms Browning said the journey to purchasing the bladder scanner began towards the end of last year.

“Around the end of 2013 the Kumbia Country Women’s Association decided to make two quilts to be raffled for a good cause,” she said. “They gave very generously of their time in organising other community groups to help with selling tickets and the end result saw around $4000 raised. Other community groups also contributed along with the Kingaroy Hospital Auxiliary to raise the remaining $6500 needed for the purchase so once again, our thanks to all involved.”

Kumbia QCWA branch president Marian Mudra OAM said the group was happy to help. “When Kumbia QCWA learned that a bladder scanner was needed at the Kingaroy Hospital members got busy and made two quilts, put together a basket of craft items, printed raffle tickets and then enlisted the help of other community groups to sell the tickets,” she said.

“All did a fantastic job of

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selling these tickets with the result that 3781 tickets were sold, $144.40 was received in donations giving a total of $3925.40 to go into the fund.

“The Kingaroy community can be proud of this great effort. Whether your group

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KINGAROY Hospital has once again thanked local community groups for donations towards the purchase of a new purposebuilt bladder scanner which has been in use at the hospital since late last year.

Debra Browning, clinical nurse consultant for generalist nursing services at Kingaroy Hospital thanked the Kumbia QCWA and Kingaroy Hospital Auxiliary for their fundraising efforts when representatives came to have a look at the machine recently. “We were very pleased to be able to say thank you in person to Kumbia QCWA branch president Marian Mudra, OAM, and Kingaroy Hospital Auxiliary treasurer Alison Murray when they came in to see the bladder scanner,” Ms Browning said.

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community news ●Sleeping Beauty at the Empire Theatre – Toowoomba The Russian National Ballet will be in Toowoomba on Wednesday, October 14, to perform a spectacular version of the classic ballet, Sleeping Beauty.

This particular version is directed by Evgeny Amosov and showcases beautiful costumes, gorgeous staging and Tchaikovsky’s classical score. The performance commences at 7.30pm at the Neil Street theatre and concession tickets are $59. The Empire Theatre can be reached at 1300 655 299 for further information.

Crows Nest Day With the theme, Crows Nest Salutes the Services, Crows Nest Day 2015 will take place on Saturday, October 17. Kicking off at 7am with a fun run, the day will offer all sorts of entertainment including a whip cracking competition, crow calling, picnic races, a tug-of-war and even a worm race featuring trained earthworms! The action will take place at Centenary Park in Charlotte St, Crows Nest. Food, drinks and a licensed bar will be available. For more information phone (07) 4697 2103 or visit www.crowsnestfestival-

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Stanthorpe Cup Day Whether you are a diehard racing fan or someone who fancies a bit of socialising Saturday, October 17, needs to be marked in your calendar. The Stanthorpe Jockey club is proud to present the 2015 edition of the Stanthorpe Cup featuring a full racing line-up, fashion, food, wine tastings, children’s activities

and much, much more.

Held at Armstrong Park (92 Jimmy Mann Rd), admission tickets are $20 per person. To book a marquee luncheon, follow the links on www.granitbeltwinecountry.com.au. Phone inquiries can be made on (07) 4681 1833.

Home Show Housed at the Toowoomba Showgrounds between October 23-25, this event

features an array of exhibitors who can help with anything from home renovations and improvements, through to gardening, pools, spas, camping, caravanning and other outdoor pursuits. There will also be free entertainment, on-site parking and food will be available for purchase. Doors open at 9am and tickets for Aged Senior Card holders are

$8. Phone 1800 671 588 to find out more.

Old Machinery Expo – Oakey If tractors, trucks and steam engines are your thing, then you need to visit the Oakey Showgrounds on the weekend of 24-25 October. The 2015 Old Machinery Expo will feature a Grand Parade, swap sites and collections, as well as a host

of other machinery-related demonstrations. Tickets cost $10 and phoning 0407 198 118 will provide further information.

State of the Art Quilt Exhibition – Warwick The Queensland Quilters Art Quilt Group is holding an exhibition at the Warwick Art Gallery until Sunday, October 25. The works on display feature a number of techniques including thread painting, rubbing and the use of hand-dyed fabrics. The art gallery is situated at 49 Albion St, Warwick, and inquiries can be made via (07) 4661 0434.

Christmas in the Country – Gatton Held on the first Friday and Saturday in November (6th and 7th), the Christmas in the Country Art and Craft Show will allow you to stock up on all your Christmas goodies. With a wide range of stalls and of course, Christmas decorations, there is bound to be something for every taste and interest. The event will be held in the Gatton Shire Hall, which offers car parking and access with assistance for the disabled. Entry tickets are $6 for adults and the show opens at 9am. For more information, please call 0439 735 058.

IS IT ME ...

Mad dash to miss the call

By COLLEEN POVALL

The short ringtone is an evil plot ...

AM I the only one, or do other people find that mobile phones do not ring long enough?

They always stop just as you snatch them up.

Clearly, service providers think the entire world has their phones attached by an umbilical cord and I daresay anyone under 35 years of age possibly does.

But that still leaves an enormous slice of the population who feel perfectly secure when their phones are out of sight and hence take longer to reach.

After all, what could an inanimate object get up to when alone in another room?

They’re hardly three-yearolds left with a packet of crayons and a clean wall.

Even when I have my phone with me, it’s most likely buried down among the glacial deposits of my

handbag. By the time I delve past my wallet, hanky, keys, crossword puzzle book (to occupy me at bus stops and coffee shops), deeper, ever deeper ... it’s stopped ringing.

No matter where in my purse I put my phone, it immediately starts burrowing towards the bottom.

Finding it takes on all the exciting possibilities of an archeological dig, only with a sense of urgency added.

Of course, if I want to be bitter and cynical, I could claim that the shortness of one’s ringtone is all part of an evil plot to make you call back and ka-ching! That’s another few cents added to the provider’s coffers.

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Sri Lanka offers much LOCATED in the Indian Ocean, the teardrop shaped island of Sri Lanka offers a wealth of attractions for visitors. Whether your interests are historical, geographical

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Edinburgh Military Tattoo

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in Melbourne & Great Ocean Road Tour

*Per person twin share Single supp $500

• Fully Hosted with Excellent Accommodation and all meals included • Flights Ex Brisbane to Melbourne Return • VIP Edinburgh Military Tattoo Gold Jubilee Package Dinner and Show • Coach Tour of Great Ocean Road including Anglesea, 12 Apostles, Cape Otway Ranges,Warrambool, Apollo Bay • Flagstaff Hill multi million dollar lazer light show, Ballart, Historical Gold Rush Sovereign Hill,Werribee Park Zoo • Melbourne River Cruise, Eureka Tower Sky Deck, Crown Casino, and lots more !!!!!

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7 Days $1089* *Per person twin share plus applicable rail fare.

Single supp $320

Tasmania

8 Days $998* *Per person twin share plus applicable rail fare. Single supp $290

• Return flights flying Virgin Airlines ex Brisbane • Accommodation in Hobart at the Mid City Hotel • Meals & Coach Transfers and commentary • Christmas day Luncheon at Wrest Point Casino • Coach Touring Hobart City, Mount Wellington, Salamanca Markets , Port Arthur,Tasman Arch, Blowhole , Devils Kitchen,Richmond, Custom House, Botanical Gardens, • Peppermint Bay Cruise and much more

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Cairns & Townsville 8 Days $1,089* Gold Coast person twin share. *Per person twin share plus applicable rail fare.

5 Days $1,289* *PerSingle Discovery supp $395 Single supp $290

• Accommodation at Cairns & Townsville • All meals • Skyrail, Kuranda Village & Jaques Coffee Plantation • Port Douglas, Mossman Gorge & Daintree River Cruise • Innisfail, Paronella Park & Cassowary Coast • Magnetic Island Day Tour • Castle Hill,The Strand & Museum of Tropical North Qld • Helpful fun tour host

Tour dates: April - October 2016

Tasmania The Great Escape

Tour Date: March 2016

8 Days $2,690* *Per person twin share.

Single supp $480

• Includes return flights from Brisbane • Accommodation & meals • Interesting day tours to Hobart, Richmond, Port Arthur, Cadbury Chocolate Factory, Queenstown, Gordon River Cruise, Sarah Island, Strahan, Cradle Mountain, Stanley, Pearn’s Steamworld, North West Coast, Launceston,Tamar Valley and River Cruise, Wall in the Wilderness and more • Friendly Tour Host experienced Coach Captain

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6 Days $2,490* *PerSingle supp $390

• Winton, Waltzing Matilda, Age of Dinosaurs • Strathmore Station • Harry Redford Tent Show • Helpful fun Tour Host

Cairns, Daintree & Cassowary Coast • Accommodation at 4 star Cairns Queenslander • Meals on tour • Gorgeous Green Island • Paronella Park, Innisfail, Scenic Cassowary Coast • Port Douglas, Mossman Gorge, Daintree River Cruise • Skyrail, Kuranda, Mareeba to Jaques Coffee Plantation • Helpful fun tour host

• Return flights flying Air New Zealand ex Brisbane • 7 Nights Castaways Hotel cooked breakfast daily & dinners • Night as a convict • Half Day Orientation Tour • Progresive dinner • Fletcher's Mutiny Cyclorama • Clifftop Island Fish Fry • Wonderland by night • Fletcher's Fate • Convict Settlement Tour • Pizza under the Pines • Culla and Co or Christians 4WD • Christmas Lunch

• Accommodation at the Cairns Queenslander • Meals, Coach Transfers and commentary • Christmas Day Luncheon at the Banquet Room Pullman Cairns Casino.

• Harbour Cruise the Trinity Inlet • Coach Touring City sights,Port Douglas,Mareeba, Jaques Coffee Plantation, Mossmon Gorge.

• Kuranda Skyrail and markets • Daintree River Cruise & Mossmon Gorge

• Coach pick up from Hervey Bay , Sunshine Coast , Caboolture , Brisbane and Gold Coast • Beautiful Accommodation with high Floor Ocean Views Broadbeach.

• Meals & Coach Transfers and commentary • Christmas Day Luncheon spectacular in the Grand Ballroom Jupiter's Casino.

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• Ferry transfers from Port of Airlie to Daydream.

• Christmas Day Luncheon Daydream Island with all the trimmings • Cruise Whitsundays to Hamilton Island and island Discovery Bus Tour.

• Coach Touring Airlie, Proserpine, Bowen areas and more

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Norfolk Island • Return flights flying Air New Zealand ex Brisbane • 7 Nights Castaways Hotel cooked breakfast daily & dinners • Night as a convict • Progresive dinner • Clifftop Island Fish Fry • Fletcher's Fate • Pizza under the Pines • Culla and Co or Christians 4WD • New Year's Eve Dinner • Half Day Orientation Tour • Fletcher's Mutiny Cyclorama • Wonderland by night • Convict Settlement Tour • Behind the Hedges Tour

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• Acommodation in Cairns, Georgetown, Karumba, Cobbold Gorge, Undara.

NEW • Meals and transfers TOUR • Fully escorted • Coach touring in comfort • Gulflander train from Normanton to Croydon • Savannahlander train from Forsayth to Cairns Tour dates 23rd • Cobbold Gorge Cruise, Sunset Beachfront BBQ Gulf of Carpenteria April, 25th June & • Georgetown Terrestrial Centre and Bush Brekky at Ringers Camp.

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aroy, this beautiful area is home to some superb views, crisp mountain air and enchanting wildlife including wallabies, pademelons and hundreds of native bird species. Every last Sunday of the month, an arts, crafts and food market is held in the carpark area.

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WHERE: Kingaroy and surrounds WHAT: Lovely area of the South Burnett, well known for peanuts and a rather famous former Queensland premier WHY: Showcasing many of the things that make rural Australia great, Kingaroy and its surrounding areas offer some enjoyable agricultural experiences, some beautiful scenery, a comfortable climate and a charming alternative to the cities and beaches. Within easy reach of Brisbane, Toowoomba and the Sunshine Coast, this area is a great spot for a short break.

EAT Capitalising on their extensive culinary experiences in Europe, the UK and Australia, the team at Cassis@Booie offers seasonally based menus utilising local produce whenever possible. Housed within an Italian-inspired structure, the restaurant provides a flavoursome dining option for visitors to the region.

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EAT To visit Kingaroy without trying the local peanuts would be just plain wrong! With over 20 different flavoured varieties to choose from (including those with a chocolate coating), there is something for every taste. The Peanut Van, 77 Kingaroy St. SLEEP For lovers of caravan holidays, Kingaroy offers two great options – the Kingaroy Showgrounds and the Big 4 Kingaroy Holiday Park. The showgrounds have pet-friendly, basic amenities with both powered and unpowered sites available and room for tents if camping is more your style. The Big 4 has air-conditioned cabins and villas as part of their offerings.

DO They say, “The best things in life are free” and this is certainly true of the experience to be had at the Bunya Mountains National Park.

About an hour’s drive from King-

Taabinga Homestead.

Taabinga Homestead Accommodation offers a very special experience for visitors wishing to experience life on a working cattle station. Nestled in the grounds of the Heritage listed Homestead, both self-contained or catered B&B options are available. Hosts, Colin and Libby, really make you feel welcome. Great place for the grandkids!

DO For a bird’s-eye view of the region, why not go on a scenic flight?

Pratt Air Services, located at Kingaroy’s aerodrome, offer just such a service.

For more information on Kingaroy and the South Burnett visit http://tourism.southburnett.com.au/townkingaroy.htm

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Experience Travel & Cruise are associate members of helloworld. Being part of the helloworld group gives us great buying power and a lot of support.

With nearly 1000 agencies Australia wide, helloworld are the innovators in travel for Australians.

Enough about us, now for the exciting part! Experience Travel & Cruise has organised a huge travel expo on Saturday, October 31, at the Toowoomba Golf Club at Middle Ridge.

Everyone is invited to

come and meet the team from Experience Travel & Cruise and a wide range of travel wholesalers.

Find out about tours (all age demographics), ocean cruises, river cruises, adventure travel, independent travel and more.

There are prizes to be won and discounts available only on the day.

If you are an American Express Membership Rewards card member you can redeem your points for any travel product at our agency.

Ask us at the expo and we can explain how this works, it’s very simple!

These are indeed exciting times and we look forward to seeing you at our travel expo on October 31, 2015.

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It’s never too early to plan

ADVERTORIAL

IT is a common misconception that Estate Planning is only relevant for the elderly. Young people and active seniors often do not contemplate what would happen to their assets when they pass away or do not believe they have any significant assets worth worrying about.

of Attorney along with specific dealings with superannuation, whether under a retail fund or a self-managed superannuation fund.

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This, quite simply, is often not the case. Everyone, regardless of wealth or age, should have an effective estate plan. Life is unpredictable and no-one knows when their time will be up.

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ies for your assets. In actual fact, there are other goals that can be achieved via your Will including: a) Tax planning; b) Asset protection; and c) Nominating a guardian for an infant.

Not everyone will require a complex Will structure and, often, a simple Will is sufficient.

The type of Estate Plan required will depend on a number of factors and will need to be tailored to suit individual needs and circumstances. There is no one size fits all.

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ADVERTORIAL

A people-centred approach to accounting WHEN people think of accountants and accountancy, it is usually facts, figures, forms and “number crunching” that come to mind.

However, as Liz Jakins, principal of Jakins Accounting points out, accountancy is very much a people-focused undertaking.

“I think people want the person they see to be the one doing their tax returns …individual service and attention are important. I love the interaction with clients, the having a chat

and getting to know people.”

This philosophy is key to Liz’s business and reflects her thirty years of experience in the field. Recognising that nine-to-five office hours are not always convenient for working couples, older people and those with young children, Jakins Accounting brings its services to clients rather than the other way around.

Mobile and after-hours appointments (week nights and Saturdays), are a way for people to attend to tax and other accounting mat-

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Best of Celtic Music with Pops

QUEENSLAND Pops Orchestra’s magnificent concert spectacular, A Celtic Gathering will combine music from Scotland, Ireland, Wales and the broader Celtic nations in one show on October 11.

Lead by new musical director Patrick Pickett and special guest artists, Gregory Moore and soprano Lisa Lockland-Bell, the show features the Queensland Police Pipes and Drums, The Thistle Highland Dancers and Watkins Academy

of Irish Dance, this concert promises to be the most exciting and outstanding Celtic gathering ever staged by the Pops.

Gregory and Lisa will lead audiences from The Heather on the Hill down The Road to the Isles to The Bonnie Banks of Loch Lomond, keeping the Celtic flame burning brightly throughout this lively and visually stunning show.

Gregory Moore’s mellow tenor voice and wink-andgrin stage craft has en-

deared him to Pops audiences for 17 years and Lisa Lockland-Bell’s radiant voice and vocal flexibility sees her move from classic opera to Broadway works with ease.

Lisa’s love of the Celtic repertoire will be felt by everyone and her rendition of the Scottish lullaby Dream Angus is legendary in Pops circles.

There’ll be plenty of swirling kilts and clicking heels – leading the charge will be Pipe Major Roddy Mac-

Donald, who has been at the forefront of bagpipe composition and perfor-

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the box office on 1300 655 299 or visit www.empiretheatre.com.au.

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HARLAXTON RSL AUXILIARY HARLAXTON RSL Women’s Auxiliary, North Toowoomba Bowls Club, corner Lemnos and Elworthy Streets at 9.30am on Monday, October 12. Morning tea provided. All welcome, admission is $2. For more information, contact Grace on 4615 4783.

CREATIVE: Beverley Radke of the Toowoomba Lapidary Club polishes a piece of jade ahead of Gemfest.

WHEN Beverley Radke speaks of lapidary, her eyes shine just as brightly as her beloved gemstones. A devotee of the craft since 1988, Beverley’s impressive jade polishing efforts will soon be on display at the upcoming Toowoomba Gemfest.

For the uninitiated, lapidary comes from the Latin word, lapidârius, meaning “of stone” and is commonly used to refer to the engraving, cutting and polishing of stones and gems.

Lapidary has a long and consistent following in Toowoomba, with the club currently sporting 80 active members and celebrating its 50th anniversary this year.

Initially strong in European countries such as Germany and The Netherlands, lapidary also holds a fascination for people world-wide. As Beverley reveals, “Just like in Australia, lapidary is big in many countries. Cities like Tucson, Munich and Tokyo have huge gem shows,

with magnificent displays and they source their gemstones and jewellery from all over the world. New gemstones are still being identified.”

So what is it that Beverley enjoys most about her hobby?

“I like fossicking for rough materials to cut and polish – I enjoy adding value and beauty to gemstones. Each slice through a semi-precious stone is a different pattern…Freeform cutting is quite exciting. I like cuts that are a bit unusual...freeform gemstones do not conform to off-the-shelf settings.”

For those interested in finding out more about gems and settings, getting a stone valued or perhaps making a special purchase, the weekend of October 2425 needs to be marked in your calendar.

35th Toowoomba Gemfest, October 24-25, Centenary Heights State High School (Cnr Ramsay and South Streets) from 9am. $5 Adults, children under 13 free. Contact David on 0417 611 820.

Everyone in the region knows Graham Healy

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NSA Toowoomba Bush poetry at its best AT OUR morning tea meeting on September 3 members were enthralled by some hilarious verse and ripping yarns from bush poet Jack Drake. Jack’s signature poem, The Cattle Dog’s Revenge, and its sequel, The Cattle Dog’s Return, had everyone in stitches as we delighted in Woody the cattle dog’s exploits in defending his honour as well as his owner’s sanity.

980,000 pounds. No expense was spared to make it not only Australia’s largest town hall, but one of the most magnificent. As we found during our visit on September 17, the Brisbane City Hall is once again a building of which the City can be justly proud. City Hall runs free tours of the building including the Clock Tower and the Museum of Brisbane. It is well worth a visit during your next trip to Brisbane.

Brisbane City Hall IT’S back to its former glory - built in the 1920s the job took 10 years and cost

Coming up OUR bus trip on Thursday, October 15 takes us to Warwick for a guided tour

of the Big W Distribution Centre followed by lunch at Cherribah Homestead Resort.

Departure time is 7.30am, and the cost is $60.

At our morning tea meeting on Thursday, November 5 we will be recognising “Movember” - men’s health awareness month.

Guest speaker will be Rob Nielsen from Lifeline.

Morning tea meetings are held at Regents on the Lake, 87A Perth Street commencing at 9.30am.

The cost is $12. For enquiries or bookings, phone June on 4635 9796 or Yvonne on 4638 5252.

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Cefn Pty Ltd is a leader in Australia’s pig industry being involved in both genetic and commercial pig production. All farms are situated within 40kms of Clifton on the Darling Downs.

We are seeking to employ senior stockpersons.

The suitable applicants must have a commitment to performance, be proactive, honest, reliable and responsible. The applicant is required to possess at least 3 years commercial experience in piggery operations and an AQF Certificate 3 or the equivalent. The applicant is required to have strong working knowledge of commercial pig production systems, sound recording and data collection skills, knowledge of quality assurance programs and the ability to supervise these systems on a daily basis.

An attractive wages package can be negotiated, in accordance with our Collective Agreement.

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ARE YOU BUYING A UNIT AND HAVE QUESTIONS???

Q: What if I have to sell my house before I can buy a unit, how will I do this without being left with nowhere to live after I sell my house and before I find a unit.

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The very best way to make the change is to find a unit you like and then sign a contract subject to the sale of your home.

This means that if your home does not sell, you are not obliged to buy the unit until the home does sell. This provides you with protection from ever being in a situation of having nowhere to live. Your real estate agent and your solicitor can help you with this. Most new units can be purchase this way, it is hassle free for the buyer who has to sell to buy.

If you have a question regarding units/duplexes please Email: sales@realpoint.com.au and I will answer your questions.

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