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elcome to the first edition of Your Time magazine for the Baby Boomers and beyond. We Baby Boomers have been hogging the statistical limelight all our lives through sheer weight of numbers. Add those who were born before the Depression and up to the end of World War II and together we have seen, and played a part in, some mighty changes in the world. For decades we have been setting the pace and bridging the gap between the conservatism of our parents and the wildly free world of our children and grandchildren. Your Time is here to share the stories that relate to our generation, the news

that affects and interests us – we who still enjoy the simple pleasure of holding a magazine (even though we may go back and check something online later). When long-time colleague Julie Lake agreed to write our first cover story, she asked if it needed to be in any particular tone. I could honestly reply that we will be writing for the same people we have always been writing for and we write our news just as we have been doing for 40 years. Julie has taken up rock’n’roll dancing in her so-called retirement and was genuinely surprised to discover just how many others have done the same. She had to keep it short and sharp though, I explained, because Your Time is running in a slightly larger than usual font. We don’t want to have to look for our specs every time we want to check something quickly! We hope you enjoy the read and look forward to hearing from you. This is Your Time.

Dorothy Whittington, Editor

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COVER STORY more than 30 dance schools, venues and regular events dedicated to rock ‘n’ roll. Websites give details of gigs and dance classes. Festivals that celebrate the theme include this month’s Rods and Rockabilly Festival at Hamilton in Brisbane and Cooly Rocks On at Coolangatta on the Gold Coast, the biggest event of its kind in Australia. This year the Cooly festival will run from May 29 to June 8, and its many attractions include markets selling everything from hot dogs to vintage rock ‘n’ roll collectibles, a dance

“I look at people’s faces while they’re dancing. You don’t see them smile like that at the gym”

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Put on your dancing shoes and dance away the blues There’s no rocker like an old rocker and as JULIE LAKE discovers, rock’n’roll is here to stay.

ock and roll is here to stay It will never die It was meant to be that way Though I don’t know why* Sixty years ago Bill Haley and his Comets released the hit single “Rock Around The Clock” and its driving beat got teenagers rocking and rolling all around the world.

Today, those kids are in their 70s but many of them are still rockin’ – and joining them on the dance floors are their Baby Boomer brothers and sisters as well as their children and grandchildren – because today, rock ’n’ roll is undergoing a revival. Consider the statistics. In South-East Queensland there are

These tours are accompanied by instructors who give dance lessons along the way. At least one Brisbane website offers a glossary of “jive talk” to those who want the vocabulary to go with their blue suede shoes, available – like other rock ‘n’ roll clothing and accessories– from specialist stores and online retailers.

competition, indoor and outdoor displays, and even a rock ‘n’ roll church service. Last year’s visitor numbers topped 100,000. As these popular festivals indicate, retro rock is not just about dancing but about a lifestyle, including the big finned, gas-guzzling vehicles of an era when nobody gave the price of fuel a thought. And for those who want to pursue their passion outside Australia, there is a rock ‘n’ roll travel club that organises two or three tours a year to major events such as Viva Las Vegas, the world’s biggest rockabilly event.

Linda Simister and Barry Chatel.

So why is rock ‘n’ roll – used here generically to cover traditional fourstep rock as well as the slightly faster rockabilly, jive and swing – so popular? Exponents list improved physical fitness, good fun, social interaction, pride in learning and practising your dance routines, and, of course, the music. Says old rocker Steve Muir, “I look at

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COVER STORY people’s faces while they’re dancing. You don’t see them smile like that at the gym!” Steve, in his early 60s, has all the dancefloor moves of a vintage rocker yet says he only took it up a couple of years ago, so that he would be able to dance at his daughter’s wedding. Today he goes to two dance classes a week, as well as weekend rock ‘n’ roll gigs on the Gold Coast. “It’s the best thing I ever did,” he says. “I kick myself I didn’t do it years ago”. Steve’s teachers, Linda Simister and Barry Chatel, have been running classes for more than a decade and in that time, students have ranged in age from under 10 years to over 80, though the majority are in their 40s and 50s. Linda first started teaching jive in Darwin in 1989 and helped develop and name the “Pubjive and Rock ‘n’ Roll” concept to reflect the relaxed style of social dance as distinct from the “strictly ballroom” competitive style. She says many friendships and a few romances have been formed at her classes. In fact she first met Barry when he came to her for a lesson. They now perform in public at dance events, as well as teach. The social benefits of rock ‘n’ roll are also emphasised by Jill Radley of Jill’s Jive at Nundah, in Brisbane, a large family-run dance studio which offers rock ‘n’ roll tuition and social dancing on Thursday and Sunday nights, plus other dance styles – ballroom, salsa, tango and the nowpopular modern jive which can be danced to a wider variety of contemporary music than traditional 1950s-era rock ‘n’ roll. Jill, 65, has been teaching for 20

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years and credits recent television dance shows for much of today’s interest in dancing as a social activity. Her regular customers are mostly in the 50 to 70 year age group, although many are younger. At Palmwoods on the Sunshine Coast, the total rock retro experience can be found at Rick’s Garage, a genuine garage out the back with a 50s style diner in front. Most of the regulars, who are over 55, come here for rockabilly music and dancing, while others turn up just for the experience. It’s like stepping on to the set of Happy Days and into a world when life was simpler. It really is about being happy and getting back to a time

when you could dance like nobody is watching. There’s usually one of those big, glossy, gas guzzlers out the front and a live band to go with the burgers inside. “You become invisible once you turn 50 so you drop your guard,” proprietor Rick Jameson sums it up. “You realise that not every dollar is important and life is about having some fun.” * Song written by David White Tricker, Published by ARC Music Corp.

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Rock ‘n’ roll generally refers to traditional 1950s era music and dance and should not be confused with the generic term ‘rock’ that covers all popular music with a ‘rocking’ beat from that era until today. Those learning, teaching and performing rock ‘n’ roll today also differentiate between rock ‘n’ roll, rockabilly, jive and swing and these are also defined by the number of steps to the beat – for example four, six or eight-step. According to instructor Linda Simister, dance styles follow music trends and thus the Lindy Hop of the 1920s, named for transatlantic flier Charles Lindburgh, evolved into the Swing of the 1930s and the ‘40s Big Band era. Variations in technique led to styles such as boogie-woogie and jitterbug – known generically as “jive” and danced to Swing music. After World War II bands got smaller and a new hard, fast, driving beat was developed, as epitomised by the music of Bill Haley and the Comets. By this time, black singers such as Fats Domino and Little Richard were already establishing a distinctive rock style based on honky tonk piano while out of the hills and swamps of the South came white singers like Carl Perkins and Elvis, with a countryinfused rockabilly style based mainly on lead and rhythm guitars teamed with drums and sax.

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ame-changing work by the Queensland Brain Institute has identified non-invasive ultrasound technology to treat Alzheimer’s disease and restore memory. The University of Queensland dementia research team discovered that the innovative drug-free approach broke apart the neurotoxic amyloid plaques that resulted in memory loss and cognitive decline. The findings have been hailed as a breakthrough that will have a wide impact for the community, although human clinical trials are still at least two years away. Alzheimer’s affects more than two-thirds of dementia patients and about 250,000 Australians. The total number of dementia cases in Australia is expected to rise to 900,000 by 2050. QBI founding director Professor Perry Bartlett said it was a major discovery by the Clem Jones Centre for Ageing Dementia Research that opened up an entirely novel avenue for future therapeutic treatment. Centre director Professor Jürgen Götz said the new method could revolutionise Alzheimer’s treatment by restoring memory. “We’re extremely excited by this innovation of treating Alzheimer’s without using drug therapeutics,” he said. “The ultrasound waves oscillate tremendously quickly, activating microglial cells that digest and remove the amyloid plaques that destroy brain synapses.

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“The word ‘breakthrough’ is often misused, but in this case I think this really does fundamentally change our understanding of how to treat this disease, and I foresee a great future for this approach.” He said that with an ageing population placing an increasing burden on the health system, an important factor was cost but unlike other potential drug treatments using antibodies, the method used relatively inexpensive ultrasound and microbubble technology which was non-invasive and appeared highly effective. The approach is able to temporarily open the blood-brain barrier, activating mechanisms that clear toxic protein

clumps and restore memory functions. “With our approach the blood-brain barrier’s opening is only temporary for a few hours, so it quickly restores its protective role,” Professor Götz said. Researchers used mice with an Alzheimer’s model. The next step is to scale the research in higher animal models ahead of human clinical trials. “This treatment restored memory function to the same level of normal healthy mice,” Professor Götz said. “We’re also working on seeing whether this method clears toxic protein aggregates in neurodegenerative diseases other than Alzheimer’s and whether this also restores executive functions, including decision-making and motor control.”

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Research discredits homeopathy There is no good quality evidence to support the claim that homeopathy is effective in treating health conditions, according to the National Health and Medical Research Council. The conclusion is based on the findings of a rigorous assessment of more than 1800 papers. Of these, 225 studies met the criteria to be included in NHMRC’s examination of the effectiveness of homeopathy. After a thorough review of the evidence, the NHMRC found “no good quality, well-designed studies with enough participants to support the idea that homeopathy works better than a placebo, or causes health improvements equal to those of another treatment”. It said that although some studies did report that homeopathy was effective, the quality of those studies was assessed as being small and/or of poor quality. “These studies had either too few participants, poor design, poor conduct and/or reporting to allow reliable conclusions to be drawn on the effectiveness of homeopathy,” the report said. CEO Professor Warwick Anderson said all medical treatments and interventions should be underpinned by reliable evidence. He drew particular attention to the NHMRC finding that homeopathy should not be used to treat conditions that are chronic, serious, or could become serious. “People who choose homeopathy may put their health at risk if they reject or delay treatments for which there is good evidence for safety and effectiveness,” Professor Anderson said. “People who are considering

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whether to use homeopathy should first get advice from a registered health practitioner and in the meanwhile keep taking any prescribed treatments.” He emphasised that health practitioners should always offer treatments and therapies based on the best available evidence. “From this review, the main recommendation for Australians is that they should not rely on homeopathy as a substitute for proven, effective treatments,” he said. “NHMRC is also aware of strongly held views on this topic so it is important to note that the process was thoroughly consultative and that the public was invited to submit information and evidence, all of which was considered by our expert working committee.” The NHMRC Information Paper can be found at nhmrc.gov.au

Cultural exchange restores statue A stone statue illegally exported from China is on its way home from Australia in an act of “cultural cooperation”. The valuable Qing dynasty statue of the Goddess Guanyin was bought on eBay from a US dealer and then seized by Customs and Border Protection when it arrived in Australia. Under the Protection of Movable Cultural Heritage Act 1986, Australia can return illegally exported cultural heritage property to its country of origin if a foreign government makes a request.

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Life expectancy adds up Chronic disease is the major cause of death among those aged over 45 years, according to new research from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW). Coronary heart disease is the most common underlying cause of death in the 45 years and over age group, followed by cerebrovascular disease, cancer, dementia and Alzheimer’s and respiratory conditions. “People who die of chronic disease often have more than one cause of death recorded on their death certificate,” AIHW spokeswoman Louise York said. “For example, coronary heart disease was listed as an

associated cause of death for 50 per cent of diabetes deaths and 25 per cent of deaths due to kidney failure.” There were 147,678 deaths in Australia in 2013, two-thirds of them in people aged over 75 years. More women, 73 per cent, died when they were aged over 75 years than men, 58 per cent. “Life expectancy in Australia continues to be among the highest in the world, with more women outliving men,” Ms York said. Current life expectancy figures show that an Australian girl born in 2011-13 can expect to live to 84.3 years and a boy to 80.1 years.

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Decluttering for the hoarder at heart Downsizing or tidying up the empty nest can bring home the truth about those “just in case” items.

oarding is now so well recognised that there are even television programs to highlight the misdemeanours and evil ways. Consultants have set up businesses to help and companies dedicated to the task of clearing away a life’s possessions, have been formed. As the population ages and the time arrives to downsize or clear out the empty nest, the full extent of what we have put aside “just in case it comes in handy” or “but that belonged to (insert name of long-deceased relative here)” becomes apparent. The wedding presents that you didn’t like even when they were new; Christmas cards from 1972; the dress, worn once in 1989, that you hoped you might fit into again one day; and of course the yellowing books that by the time you get to read them are still referring to typewriters. It’s a nightmare and something that you probably don’t want to leave to the kids to sort out, as there’s a good chance all those prized possessions will simply be dumped without question.

“Harsh words that strike to the very heart of a hoarder but have a ring of truth” Often though, it’s not the disposal that’s the issue, but deciding how to part with that precious piece of memorabilia, even if you no longer remember why it was precious. A notorious hoarder was once hanging on to a particularly unattractive red vinyl handbag because it was “like an old friend to me”

but was put straight by a non-hoarder: “You don’t need friends that ugly and useless”. Harsh words that strike to the very heart of the hoarder but nevertheless have a ring of truth about them. No, you will never use it again. Yes, it is ugly and of poor quality. No, it has nothing going for it. Yes, chuck it out. The red bag can become a measure of what you really don’t need by asking those simple questions: Will I ever use it again? Do I actually like it? Do I remember where and when and why I bought it? That then moves on to: Do I even remember the face in the photograph? Do I remember where I took that superb landscape shot on a New Zealand holiday in 1987? Does this cheap paperback have any real value other than the paper it is printed on? Will the kids really want that shell I picked up in Cairns on my honeymoon? Will they even know I picked it up in Cairns on my honeymoon? And the list goes on … and on. Good luck with that!

TIPS Doilies embroidered and crocheted by an ageing aunt that once sat under the crystal ring stand on the dressing table, are welcomed by Queensland Women’s Historical Association. They are also interested in any household items from past eras. Contact Diana Hacker, 3355 4714 or email mingebagmumma@gmail.com Toys are often welcomed by women’s shelters, children’s hospitals and care centres. A number of charities are looking for sheets and towels that don’t fit with the décor or if there’s no longer a single bed in the house, to use in “baby bundles” sent to maternity hospitals in Papua New Guinea. Animal shelters are always looking for blankets, pillows and cushions. If you think it is a particularly valuable item, try listing on eBay or gumtree.com.au and see how it goes. When all else fails, try a garage sale and then a charity shop, in that order. If you’ve got a story about the excess accumulated over a lifetime, we’d like to hear from you. Email editor@yourtimemagazine.com.au or write to P.O. Box 6362, Maroochydore BC 4558.

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would like to know at what point in history the time of doctors became more valuable than ours. No other small business could afford to treat their clients with the indifference and discourtesy that is regularly shown to the unfortunates who seek medical assistance. There’s no point getting a blood pressure check if you’ve been languishing in a waiting room for 40 minutes with your blood set to a gentle simmer. If it wasn’t up when you got there, it surely will be by now. If a medical appointment is for 10am, it is not unreasonable to expect to see the doctor by 10.10am, 10.15am at a stretch. But somehow, delays of 30 minutes or more have become routine in the waiting rooms of this nation.

Imagine visiting a hairdresser for a 10am appointment. You arrive a few minutes early or perhaps right on time, and settle down with an ageing copy of a magazine. Before you’ve even finished the celebrity gossip page, you’re shown a seat amid great apology for the two-minute wait and offered a cup of tea. But even though we are paying for a service, that’s never going to happen at a doctor’s appointment. We have been trained to expect that some sort of medical emergency has taken place but in the absence of bleeding heads, missing limbs, rampant itching disorders and lungs being coughed up in the waiting room, I’m mystified by these routine delays – ‘slippage’ it’s called – and even more so

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Anyway, 20 minutes later he was called into the consulting room and emerged after about 10 minutes. The door remained open and nobody else went in. I’d now been waiting 30 minutes and was assured I was the next patient. Add another five minutes for good measure and I was finally ushered in, managing a brief smile through gritted teeth. An almost inescapable conclusion is that doctors routinely overbook. Whether they do it out of human compassion or to keep their numbers

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(read profits) up for the day, the simple fact is that patients are routinely expected to wait for up to an hour without complaint. If the appointment is 10am then it is not unreasonable to expect to see a doctor within 10 minutes of arrival for said appointment. Not even I would dare to expect to go in right on time. Please, just book me an hour later so I don’t have to stew in a toxic waiting room, being coughed over by other sick people. My time’s precious too.

by why we have to tolerate it. Can all these scenarios really occur so regularly? Can it really be that nine out of 10 doctors expect their patients to wait a minimum of 15 minutes, sometimes up to an hour, to see them? The molehill turned into a mountain for me just before Christmas when I arrived for my medical appointment five minutes early. I took a seat beside a fellow who’d nodded off. (Perhaps that was a sign.)

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COMMUNITY NEWS

Marine Rescue welcomes volunteers A tragic yachting accident in 1911 galvanised local boaties in the Sandgate area to address water safety on the bay. A century later, what started as a humble club of yachting enthusiasts using their own boats has grown into a highly organised volunteer rescue organisation with a fleet of three purpose-designed rescue vehicles. Volunteer Marine Rescue provides a vessel monitoring service every

weekend and public holiday from 6am to 5pm. Volunteers are organised into duty crews and rostered on for various weekends throughout the year, providing marine search and rescue services to the boating public in Moreton Bay and surrounding waterways. Anyone interested in volunteering is welcome. Boating experience is not necessary. Secretary Kelly Williams is an active crew member but before

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AUTHOR’S WAR TALK Author Susanna de Vries will be guest speaker at the April meeting of the New Farm and District Historical Society. A Member of the Order of Australia for her services to Australian writing, she will speak on Australian heroines of World War I.

Most family historians are familiar with standard record searches to fill in the gaps in the family tree, but what about the treasure trove of old photos stacked in boxes or carefully arranged in albums between sheets of acid-free paper? For family history buffs seeking to learn more from their records, Colleen Fitzpatrick will give a presentation on forensic genealogy that will show how to look at old photos in a new light, using clues contained in the images to deepen knowledge of your family’s past. Organised by the Queensland Family History Society Inc and the Genealogical Society of Queensland Inc, this event is on Saturday, 18 April from 9am-12:30pm at St Joseph’s College, Spring Hill.

Cost is $30 for members of QFHS or GSQ and $40 for non-members. For more information contact the Queensland Family History Society on 3355 3369 or email secretary@qfhs.org.au or the Genealogical Society of Queensland on 3891 5085.

The meeting is on Anzac Day, April 25, at 2pm at the Uniting Church Centre at 52 Merthyr Rd, New Farm.

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Learn to make beautiful glass beads at a Creative Glass Guild beginner’s workshop. Bead making (or lampwork) uses a torch to melt glass. It is then formed into beads by blowing and shaping with tools and hand movements. Shape, colour, size, complexity and inclusions can be manipulated into complex designs and figurines. In this introductory workshop, participants will be introduced to basic tools and equipment, safety requirements and the fundamentals of using a hothead torch. Courses are monthly at the Creative Glass Guild, 64 Fulcher Rd, Red Hill. Places are available for the next workshop on Tuesday, April 21, 6.30pm-9pm. Cost is $30 for non-Guild members ($15 members) and includes glass rods and use of tools.

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Foodies and crafties will find a treasure trove at the Northey Street City Farm this month. On Saturday, April 4, 9am-4pm, is a weaving circle by Weva Deva (Anaheke Metua), to learn to make a harvest basket using only natural dyed and found fibres. It includes instruction on plant identification, sustainable harvesting, fibre preparation and storage. Cost is $85 ($65 for Healthcare Card holder) plus materials $10 payable on the day. On Saturday April 11, 9am-4pm Scott Warren will lead a hands-on workshop teaching basic bamboo construction and working as a team to build a bamboo seat. Cost is $85 ($65 for Healthcare Card holder). Saturday April 18 is a workshop on the ancient art of fermenting miso. Cost is $50 ($35 for Healthcare Card holders). For more information and to book a workshop, visit nscf.org.au or phone 3857 8775. The Northey Street Farm is at the corner of Northey and Victoria streets, Windsor.

BEELARONG COMMUNITY FARM Learn various propagating methods and how to save seeds for another cropping season at the Beelarong Community Farm at Beverly St, Morningside. It’s free, 9.30am-11am, Thursday, April 23. Bookings required phone 0401 168 657. Wear comfortable clothes and shoes, bring sunscreen and drinking water.

MOTHER’S DAY CRAFT FAIR Handmade gifts will be for sale at the Embroiderers’ Guild Queensland’s Mother’s Day Craft Fair on Sunday, April 19, 8am-noon. The fair will showcase the skill and artistry of guild members and is an opportunity to purchase a unique and finely crafted gift.

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Gently does it

t has always been important to exercise to maintain circulation and muscle strength, as well as more subtle abilities such as balance. And we all know that regular activity is a good thing, but once arthritis and a few aches and pains start to creep in, it can all sound too hard. Fitness is no longer about having a six-pack or trim thighs, these days it’s about being fit enough to do everything else you want to do. Low impact is the way to go with regular, gentle activity. “Anyone over 55 needs exercise to maintain a healthy lifestyle and ensure that their system’s circulation is doing well,” says Andrew Simpson of My Health Team. “I consult people well into their 80s and in some cases 90s. One of the trends that I see with the healthy people is they have a daily walking routine.” He recommends talking to a doctor before starting any new exercise regime, but once you get the all-clear, a low-impact exercise routine will benefit your health. It stretches and strengthens muscles, reduces stress, prevents injury and even helps lower blood pressure. So here’s Andrew’s Top 5 tips to keep it low and keep it healthy:

WALKING Walking is one of the best low-impact endurance exercises. It takes little planning to get started and is easy on

the joints. The key to a beneficial walking routine is the right pair of shoes and stretching after the walk. Look for a pair of walking shoes with good cushioning and heel support and don’t be afraid try on different shoes until you find a pair that feels right. Make sure they don’t pinch your toes in front or allow your heel to slip out in back. While walking, focus on posture. Keep the back straight and shoulders rolled back. After your walk, do a few stretches to protect the muscles that you just worked and prevent injury – calves and hamstrings, along with ankle rolls.

CYCLING While it may not seem low-impact, cycling is actually very easy on the joints since your body absorbs minimal shock from pedalling. Cycling can ease arthritis pain, helps with high blood pressure and improves mood. A recent study also found that it reduces the risk of heart attack. Ride a stationary bike at the gym or invest in a road bike to pedal around your neighbourhood.

and evening can be especially beneficial as our muscles tend to lose flexibility as we age. The National Institute on Aging recommends regularly stretching your neck, shoulders, upper arms, upper body, chest, back, ankles, legs, hips and calves. This might sound like a lot of stretching, but if you do a few stretching exercises each day, you can hit all of these areas fairly quickly. Just make sure you’re doing stretches properly to avoid injury. Take it slowly and never push yourself to the point of pain. You want to feel a gentle pull on your muscle and focus on taking slow, deep breaths as you hold your stretch.

STRETCHING No matter what your workout routine, adding some gentle stretches will improve flexibility and range of motion. Focus on muscles you’re working during the rest of your routine, but some general stretches in the morning

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he number of Australians aged 65 or older is projected to more than double by 2055. Over the same period the number of people aged between 15 and 65 will halve as a proportion of the population. “The structural ageing of our population is one of the key policy challenges for our country because it affects so many aspects of our daily lives,” Assistant Minister for Employment Luke Hartsuyker says. “It impacts on our economy, our

labour market, as well as our superannuation, health and welfare systems. Australia needs to boost overall participation, and lifting mature-age participation will be – and must be – a critical component of that.” Mr Hartsuyker said the solution depended on workers, employers and government working together. “The economic and social challenges of population ageing cannot be addressed by any one sector alone,” he said. “Last week, my department published some interesting research as part of its ongoing survey of employers. The most common suggestion was that employers themselves need to improve their attitude to mature age workers.” Employers acknowledged that they could be more flexible with their workplace arrangements, such as the hours of work for mature aged people. “This is very encouraging because many older workers want to remain in the workforce but not necessarily on a full-time basis,” Mr Hartsuyker says.

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The price of telecommunications fell by 2.7 per cent in 2013-14. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) annual telecommunications report reveals that the average real price of landline and mobile voice calls has dropped by about 50 per cent since 1997-98. “Consumers are seeing lower prices and improved services as a result of the vigorous competition that began in the 1990s,”ACCC Chairman Rod Sims says. The report also notes that the structure of the telecommunications industry and the role of the NBN will have a fundamental influence on the delivery of telecommunications services for years to come. NBN Co made significant investment in fibre infrastructure during the year while investment in legacy networks declined. Mr Sims said the NBN migration was not automatic and it was important consumers understood what they needed to do to switch NBN. “Once the NBN is available in your area, we encourage you to contact your preferred retail service provider to discuss the migration process and to

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WHAT’S ON “The English traditional samplers are interesting in that they reflect the societal values of obedience to parents, frailty of life and the importance of hard work, but the later Australian school samplers are the most exciting part of the collection,” curator Dixie Ann Middleton says. Entry is $7.50 which includes access to the historic home. Miegunyah is at 35 Jordan Tce, Bowen Hills and is open Wednesday 10.30am-3pm and weekends 10.30am-4pm.

HISTORY STITCHED UP The Queensland Women’s Historical Association’s exhibition of samplers at their historic home headquarters Miegunyah, continues until April 19. The collection of 27 samplers date from 1803-1959 in the Samplers: Yesterday’s Computers exhibition. Samplers have been created for centuries, first for the dedicated embroiderer and more recently to “teach young female children their alphabet, numbers, morality and embroidery techniques”.

The Day on the Bay departs Raby Bay on Saturday morning, May 2. “We are hoping that businesses might want to use it as a corporate day for their staff but of course everyone who wants a unique perspective of Moreton Bay is welcome to join us,” club spokesman Dennis Head said. For bookings call Dennis on 3829 1155 or Judy Holland on 0417 746 987 for more information.

Moora Park from 4pm. The Bayfire fireworks start at 7.30pm. The annual Bluewater Festivals Art Exhibition will be held during the weekend at St Patrick’s College Shorncliffe. This year’s guest artist is internationally acclaimed potter Georgina Hooper. Waterford Building, St Patrick’s College, 60 Park Pde, Shorncliffe, Thursday, April 2, 6pm-9pm, Friday and Saturday, 9am-6pm, and Sunday 9am-2pm. Entry gold coin donation.

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Fancy getting to know Moreton Bay or enjoying a pleasant day cruising the bay? Then Rotary Club of Redlands Bayside has just the ticket. In an innovative fundraiser for the club, boat owners and skippers have donated their yachts and expertise for guests to relax and experience sailing on beautiful Moreton Bay. Yachts can take up to eight passengers and have an experienced crew on board to give a special sailing experience by the locals. Cost of $100 a head for the day includes lunch as well as other activities including time on Peel Island and perhaps a spot of fishing.

Art lovers are spoilt for choice this month, with exhibitions in boutique and pop-up galleries scattered across the greater metropolitan area. The Watercolour Society of Queensland Autumn Exhibition will be at the Mt Coot-tha Botanic Gardens during the Easter weekend. The first of two annual exhibitions, member works will be on display and available for purchase at the Richard Randall Gallery from Saturday to Monday April 4-6. Entry is free. At Wooloowin, Impress Printmakers is hosting two exhibitions by print artists. From April 7 to 13 the latest works

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WHAT’S ON by Julianna Joos will be on display. Three Bats in Waiting is a series of woodcuts created using different monoprinting processes. Then from April 14 to 27, the gallery presents an exhibition of works on paper and objects by Karen Kaese. Entitled FLASH - alternative enigmas the works draw on the artist’s Melanesian background to explore themes of hybrid identity. The gallery is at the Kedron subARTStation, 134 Kedron Park Rd, Wooloowin. Entry free. Gallery opening times and more info at www.impress.org.au

THEATRE TO REMEMBER Through the heart-warming life story of a couple who met in childhood and survived two world wars to grow old together, the Sunnybank Theatre Group will present the music of the war years. In what promises to be an entertaining walk through the last century on the 100th anniversary of Gallipoli, You Must Remember This… presents some of the best music ever written by English, American and Australian composers.

Greg Johnson and Fiona Kennedy in You Must Remember This…

“Most people will want to recall some of the poignant times during the two world wars but the last thing we want is for our theatre to be full of sadness,” says Pam Cooper who devised, wrote and directed the production. “Our aim is to bring you delightful music, bound together by the warm love story of Jack and Katie Delaney.” It traces their life journey from childhood until they meet again towards the end of World War I, marry, have their family and then face

the trials World War II throws them. “You’ll come close on the journey of these two people meeting, struggling, laughing and loving throughout two wars and beyond and living to a ripe old age to tell the story,” says Pam. “Come and relive and share these wonderful memories with Jack and Katie.” You Must Remember This…. is at the Sunnybank Theatre during April: Friday 10, 17, and 24 at 8pm, Saturday 11, 18, and 25, at 2pm and 8pm and Sunday 19, at 2pm. Admission is $28 adults, $21 concessions and seniors. Veterans wearing their medals will receive a free drink. Book now by phone 3345 3964 or online at www.stg.org.au

VETERAN FENCERS Australia’s top veteran (age 40+) fencers will compete in the first national tournament for the 2015 season at Yeronga from Friday, April 10 to Sunday, April 12. The Queensland Fencing Association is hosting the national event, with veteran competitions in men’s and women’s foil, epee and sabre across the weekend.

Two of Australia’s top veteran fencers, both Queenslanders, parried and counter-attacked their way to silver medals in their respective weapons at the Veteran World Fencing Championships in Debrecen, Hungary last year. Jenny Bonney-Millet, 54, took silver in the veteran women’s foil event and her teammate Luc Cartillier, 49, did the same in veteran men’s epee. Luc and Jenny will both be competing at the national event this month at the Yeronga State High School Sports Centre, Villa St, Yeronga. Admission is free. For details of the timetable visit www.ausfence.org or contact the Queensland Fencing Association at admin@qfa.org.au

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Ingredients 4 ears of corn, husked 4 eggs 250g crabmeat, fresh or tinned 2 long chillis, seeded and finely chopped Method In a saucepan of boiling water, cook the corn until tender, about 5 minutes. Remove the kernels from the corn and pulse in a blender until just crushed. Whisk the eggs and combine with the crab, chillies, and corn kernels. Season with sea salt and cracked black pepper. Heat a large nonstick frying pan over medium/high heat and fry the batter in 10cm fritter rounds, turning once when golden. From 4 Ingredients Gluten Free Lactose Free, page 90

TANDOORI LAMB CUTLETS Serves 4

Ingredients 1 cup (225g) tandoori paste 200g natural yoghurt Âź cup chopped fresh coriander 12 lamb cutlets, well trimmed Method In a large bowl, combine the tandoori paste with half the yoghurt and half the coriander and coat the lamb with the mixture. Cover with cling film and let marinate in the refrigerator for 1 hour. In a non-stick frying pan, cook the cutlets until threefourths cooked. Drizzle with the remaining yoghurt mixture and sprinkle with the remaining coriander. Serve with rice or salad. From 4 Ingredients One Pot One Bowl, page 98

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This was a killer year for the team at Yearing. A cool climate shiraz with a splash of viognier for good measure keeps the wine elegant. Floral and aromatic with red fruit tones backed by “real” French oak makes the wine drink like its European cousins. A good food match is roast beef or, with winter approaching, some slow cooked lamb shanks. $33 a bottle

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HISTORY

All aboard for a big day out Author and historian AUDIENNE BLYTH revisits the days when a simple beach picnic meant being in for the long, long haul.

Don’t forget your billy. The hot water is free. So ran the advertising to lure Brisbane tourists to Mapleton and Buderim in the 1920s. You carried your own tea leaves as well. Everyone loved a cup of tea on arrival after long hours of steam train travel from the city. Rail excursions on weekends or public holidays such as Foundation Day or May Day at special reduced fares were the magic carpet ride at that time. Today we would call it tourism. City-ites were offered day trips to the Darling Downs, Southport, Canungra, Samford and Dayboro but the North Coast took the cake. Here was a chance to see green cane fields, to take in fresh mountain air and to enjoy magnificent panoramas of land and sea. The trams and trains had to run like clockwork. Brisbane to Nambour was 62 miles and took three hours in a steam train. Day trippers left at about 9am and needed to be back by 9 pm. For a return fare from Brisbane of six shillings, visitors could travel to Yandina which had a forked line and could turn the engine. The cost was less if you got off before then. In 20 years, the cost barely changed. From Palmwoods visitors could buy a return ticket on the Buderim cane tram (completed in 1914) for an additional five shillings. One way took one hour through thick bush over bridges and through cuttings. Buderim was a sight for tired city eyes with prosperous farms, orchards and banana plantations. From Nambour, visitors could take the sugar mill cane tram line to Mapleton (completed in 1915), gloriously on high in the hinterland or they could take the cane tram to Coolum Beach (completed in 1922). Visitors to Maroochydore were able to take the launch service from Deepwater at Bli Bli. Visitors had four to five hours to

spend at any of the destinations, bathing, sun catching, rambling and, at Coolum Beach, tobogganing. Brass bands would sometimes come out at both town and city stations to play for the holidaymakers. They entertained with a program while they waited for the train or, as one report stated in 1925, they played on the headland at Coolum. Some travellers would stay overnight for moonlight excursions on the river and then ride the cane tram by night to arrive back at Nambour at 11 pm. What an adventure it was for those formally-dressed city people to travel in a cane tram. Some found seats in special carriages while others sat on six-inch planks in noisy cane trucks that rattled over a narrow line. Sometimes, so many people bought excursion tickets that two trains were scheduled from the city. On one occasion, 200 people journeyed to Yandina from where they climbed over Mt Ninderry to enjoy the

“Some found seats in special carriages while others sat on planks in noisy cane trucks” rugged slopes and waterfalls. By the 1930s, there were buses to meet the trains and day trippers were able to cram in even more sightseeing. From Palmwoods a bus would take visitors over Buderim to Mooloolaba and Maroochydore and return in time for the train. Buses for Caloundra met the train at Landsborough. There were also buses at Cooroy to take eager passengers on to the beaches at Tewantin and Noosa. Sadly, with increased road

Visitors head to the beach on the Petries Creek tramline. Image courtesy Sunshine Coast Council Library.

transport, the time came when the little tramline extensions closed marking the end of the heyday. With the opening of the Bruce Highway in 1935, visitors began to travel under their own steam and it became popular to motor to the resorts where guest houses and boarding houses opened to offer accommodation

for visitors to stay longer. The very mention of an excursion by steam train brings a nostalgic smile to many of us. It was a leisurely way to travel and, who knows, someone might be there at the end of the journey to offer us a cup of tea.

Guide for the keen tourist “The best train by which to travel North Coastwards leaves the Central Railway Station in Brisbane daily (except Sunday) shortly after 8am,” was the advice of the Intelligence and Tourist Bureau in Brisbane in 1923. At Nambour, The Royal Hotel, adjoining the railway station was “the popular hotel for tourists” with its “large coffee and dining room, excellent cuisine, excursionists and tourists catered for, good stabling and horse paddocks”. Letters and telegrams were replied to promptly. Maroochydore’s Club Hotel was an “ideal resort for tourists” and could arrange delightful river excursions. It promised “good shooting, boating and river fishing, surf bathing” all for 8 to 10 shillings a day or 35 to 50 shillings a week. Mapleton’s Ocean View Hotel on top of the range “amidst evergreen orange and banana groves” charged 6 to 8 shillings a day and 30-42 shillings a week. In Brisbane, Hotel Australian at

the corner of Queen and Albert Streets was “the most centrally situated first class residential hotel in Brisbane, right in the heart of the theatre district”. It had electric and Turkish baths, hairdressing saloon and stationer from 15 shillings a day. The Carlton Club Hotel in Queen Street was conducted as a first class hotel with prices, from 11 shillings and sixpence a day. It had the “finest and most airy lounge in Queensland” as well as hot and cold water baths.

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When checking tyres has you seeing red Nitrogen is a breath of fresh air when checking tyre pressure is not your thing, but is it worth the expense? Your Time motoring writer KATE CALLAHAN investigates.

have a guilty secret. For no good reason, I never can seem to find the time to check my tyre pressure. I know full well that it’s one of the easiest and most effective ways of increasing fuel efficiency and improving tyre life and handling. What really puts me off this tyre pressure checking stuff is that it’s such a dirty business. The road grime on valve caps is one thing, but the grease on service station pressure gauges and air hoses is quite another. It’s that kind of sticky black grease that only Solvol, a nail brush and elbow grease can remove. So, to cut to the chase. There I was at a tyre dealer last month, about to have my car fitted with four new tyres. That’s a big investment in anyone’s books. After discussing the pros and cons of this tyre and that, I finally decided on the ones that offer “improved fuel efficiency, superior wet weather braking and added durability”.

Deal done. Or so I thought. Then Tyre Man hit me with the upsell. “For a few extra dollars, love, we can inflate your tyres with nitrogen,” he says. “Did you know nitrogen is used in jet planes and racing cars?” I smiled on cue, you know the kind of weak smile that means “No, I don’t want fries with that”. But before I could escape, Tyre Man brought in the big guns. “If you go for nitrogen, love, you won’t have to check your tyres for six months.” Now he had my interest – and shortly he had my money. All $30 more of it. Two hours later, I was driving away on four new tyres, each equipped with a nifty red valve cap to indicate that I’d joined the Nitrogen Inflation Club. When I got home I decided to do the research I should’ve done before I signed up for the NIC. Shades of shutting the gate after the horse has bolted, but still good to be informed, don’t you think? First stop was the RACQ website. “Using nitrogen does not remove or reduce the need to check tyre pressures as the risk of a puncture or slow leak is not altered”. Talk about taking the wind out of a girl’s sails. I felt like a becalmed super maxi on Boxing Day. But the RACQ left the cruellest blow for last. “Overall, while accepting the possibility of purified nitrogen being of benefit in certain applications, we don’t think that the cost and possible inconvenience are justified for normal passenger car use.”

“For a few extra dollars, love, we can inflate your tyres with nitrogen” My money had just gone up in smoke – or nitrogen. So is nitrogen inflation just a load of hot air? Only time will tell but I’ll be sure to keep you posted. Meantime, I find myself spotting those red caps wherever I go. Postscript: My beloved husband, Mr C, who has his own compressor and tyre pressure gauge, checks the tyre pressure on my car every month in keeping with RACQ recommendations. Thanks, Darling.

All about nitrogen Scottish physician, chemist and botanist Daniel Rutherford, who discovered nitrogen in 1772, was the uncle of novelist Sir Walter Scott, demonstrating once again that brilliance tends to run in families. Have you ever wondered why there’s a widget in a can of Guinness? It’s because the liquid nitrogen in the widget gives the beer its creamy head. Next time you tear open a packet of potato chips, don’t feel disappointed it’s half empty. Chip packets are “slack filled” with nitrogen to maintain freshness and prevent damage to contents.

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ACCORDING TO THE RACQ advocates of nitrogen inflation claim it: • Reduces the tyre’s running temperature • Improves the ride quality • Increases tyre life • Keeps tyre pressures more constant • Slows the rate of pressure loss • Doesn’t react with the tyre and rim materials So far so good. On the downside, however, the RACQ urges motorists to weigh up the disadvantages, which they say are cost, maintenance and availability. Nitrogen cost me a grand total of $30 for four tyres. Because I bought my tyres from a national chain with a girl’s name, that price includes free top ups of nitrogen for the life of the tyres. As to maintenance, once you go with nitrogen you need to stick

Be environmentally friendly and save some dollars along the way You don’t have to be mean to be green. Selecting the right car and using it wisely can reduce your fuel consumption, saving you money and helping the environment. The RACQ says there are a few things you should think about before you purchase a car and get behind the wheel to save on fuel and lower greenhouse emissions. • Choose the smallest and most fuelefficient model. If you do need a larger car for towing from time to time, you can always hire. Paying a taxi fare can also be much cheaper than spending thousands more on a larger car with more seats or luggage space. • Fuel consumption can be quite different even in similar cars. The Green Vehicle Guide has fuel consumption information for all new models sold in Australia. DRIVE TO SAVE City fuel use figures are always worse than highway fuel use because of the need to regularly accelerate and brake. Hard accelerating increases fuel use

to it to reap the ongoing benefits. But in an emergency, you can top up your tyres with ordinary air. After all, ordinary air is about 78 per cent nitrogen anyway. The major downside, in my view, is availability. The local tyre dealer in my home town of 5000 people told me nitrogen is “something we’ll look at getting down the track”. For now, I have to drive 55 kilometres to the nearest city to get my free nitrogen fix. So before you trade your black valve caps for red, do some research on the availability of nitrogen in your locale. If you’re planning to travel to more remote areas of this wide brown land, you can add a cylinder of nitrogen to your emergency supplies. This, though, is an option for only the most dedicated.

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BOOK REVIEW

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ussell Hunter is living proof that you can do anything if you really set your mind to it – he was well past 60 before his long-held dream of publishing a book was finally realised. Drawing on his long and colourful career as a journalist in exotic Pacific Island locations, he wrote the thriller “Solid Oil” which was picked up by an American publisher last year. But it wasn’t clear sailing. “Solid Oil began in about 1995,” he says. “But my computer was damaged en route to Fiji where the company IT expert swore he could fix it. I told him to go ahead but on no account to wipe the hard drive. “No prizes for guessing what he did.” Born and educated in Dundee, Scotland, Russell’s work as a journalist, editor and newspaper manager has taken him to most parts of the planet. He has been a daily newspaper

editor in England and CEO of newspaper companies in PNG and Fiji. He was co-owner of Time Off, the Brisbane street paper, but sold his interest in order to return to mainstream journalism which he did as chief sub-editor of The Australian before moving to Fiji in 1997. His devotion to the principles of democracy and media freedom resulted in his abduction and subsequent deportation from Fiji by the military dictatorship that seized government at gunpoint in 2006. In 2010, having completed a project in Samoa and with more time on his hands, Russell returned to his book, relying on memory for his characters and plot. It was finally accepted by an American publisher last year. Russell has now settled in Queensland with his Papua New Guinean partner. They have two adult daughters and, when not subediting to pay for weddings, he is at work on his second book.

Adventure that’s just a good, solid read “Solid Oil” has all the hallmarks of a boy’s own adventure but the hero is a young woman and its settings exotic and intriguing, to ensure its broad appeal. The rainforest’s secret is known to a very few, but each is perfectly placed to profit from it. The secret is lithium – sometimes described as the oil of the 21st century – and the knowledge of it has spawned a crime cabal led by Vietnamese gangster-turned-investor Johnny Ho and a diverse cast of crooks from a corrupt Scottish knight to a vicious Russian mafia boss.

Their plan is to own the resource in the middle of the island of New Guinea, cut down the rainforest and leverage themselves into control of most of the economies of Southeast Asia. To protect them they have a weapon that only a nuclear strike can combat. Or so they think. The first female president of a US that is now self-sufficient in oil but totally without the precious lithium, has her own plans, however, and Andrei Kuznetsov, chess aficionado, avid reader and unlikely secret agent, is

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This means free antivirus “taster products” are often used only as a marketing tool to attract customers. So why pay for internet security? If you pay for the software, you get a fully-featured product that usually includes antivirus, antispyware, firewall and rootkit protection. Free software has fewer scanning options and only provides basic antivirus protection without the more sophisticated spyware, firewall and rootkit defenses. It seems there are more viruses and adware programs on the internet than ever before. It just takes a common sense approach and reading the fine print before trusting free software. My philosophy, is that you get what you pay for. And even if you do have the latest and greatest in antivirus and ad prevention software, you are still likely to get infected at some point. How do they slip by all your protection software and infect your computer? Quite simply, you let them. Back to the couple I mentioned

earlier. It seems the husband found some free software so he downloaded and installed, didn’t read the license agreement, and pressed OK. Little did he know that he was also agreeing to the program downloading 27 other adware programs which installed themselves on the computer. It took me two hours to clean up his new computer, as some had infected system files. This is a cautionary tale. When you are surfing the internet do not immediately trust the websites you are visiting. Assume each webpage is not telling the truth until proven otherwise. Before you download that free trial, ask yourself how they are going to make money from this. Many free programs make it look like you need to press the next button to install when you really should be pressing the skip button.

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These days it’s all quiet on the Western Front It’s hard to imagine now that the green fields of the Somme in northern France once saw some of the fiercest battles of World War I.

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s Anzac Day commemoration services focus on the centenary of the Gallipoli landings, it will be much quieter in the Somme in France – for this year at least. Next year it will be different. During August-September 1916, more Australians died on the Western Front in France in seven weeks than in the whole eight months of the Gallipoli campaign. Ironically, Somme comes from a Celtic word meaning “tranquility” yet it was here that, between July 1 and November 18, 1916, the Battle of the Somme saw more than one million men killed or injured. The gentle green fields of Picardy in northern France, scattered with stone sheds and quaint villages around the River Somme, show little sign that this was the site of one of the bloodiest battles in human history. The give-away is the war memorials, cenotaphs and cemeteries that dot the countryside. I’d wanted to explore this part of France, just south of Belgium (and the

Flanders fields) for years so the end of April seemed a good time to do it and I set out with just a map to seek the towns I had heard mentioned at Anzac Day services past. This is not just a drive through a pretty part of France though. It was the Western Front and, heading into France from Belgium, many of the road signs had a ring of familiarity – Armentieres (as in the song Mademoiselle from), Bullecourt, Fromelles and Bapaume. Although it’s Spring, it’s still bitingly chill, which gives a sense of the conditions faced by the young men who came from the warm southern land to die in muddy foreign trenches. At Bullecourt, a memorial has a sculpture of an Australian soldier in full uniform and carrying the equipment of the Australian Imperial Force during the battles here. The Bullecourt Digger was unveiled on Anzac Day 1993. While the French have a reputation for arrogance and I had always found it necessary to preface any comments

with “Je suis Australienne” so as not to be confused with the English, it quickly became clear that in this part of France at least, Australians are remembered and welcomed. A French boy, maybe 20, stopped his bike at the only café in the little village near Albert, where I was sitting and asked where I was from. When I told him he immediately said “Onsock”. After asking him to repeat that a few times, I realised he knew all about Anzac Day and the Australians – and was proud of it. Pozieres is the site of the haunting “Windmill” hill, the highest, but not that high, point in these parts although the windmill itself has long gone. It is said that on this hilltop, the Aussies lost more men than on any other battlefield. It was also here that on September 15, 1916, tanks were used on a battlefield for the first time. Historian Charles Bean reported that the ruin of the windmill “marks a ridge more densely sown with Australian sacrifice than any other place on earth”. But there is no question that the Australians are remembered for this sacrifice in France. In Villers Bretonneux, the Victoria School has a big sign “Do Not Forget Australia”. An attached plaque says: “This school building is the gift of the school children of Victoria, Australia, to the children of Villers-Bretonneux as a proof of their love and goodwill towards France.” The fathers and brothers of these Australian children recaptured the town on April 24, 1918. Inside is the Franco-Australian museum where haunting pictures and

displays show Australia’s involvement in the Western Front. The names of the 11,000 Australians who died in France and have no known grave, are on the walls of the huge monument on a hill near Villers Bretonneux, where the dawn service is held. Grass now grows over the trenches and deadly battlefields. Anzac Day in Villers-Bretonneux is a slice of Australia. There are cutouts of kangaroos on the lawns of the town council and in windows and the Australian flag flies everywhere. The service fills the town hall, Australian brass rubbing shoulders

A slice of Australia in Villers Brettoneux. with French and British. When one well-striped officer brushed aside his female chauffeur and opened the door for her to get in before climbing into the back seat, I knew he had to be Australian. It’s just not a British (or French) thing to do. Camaraderie prevails on Anzac Day, but the Somme is a beautiful part of France with a story to tell any time.

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TRAVEL

Something old, something new Cambodia is an intoxicating mix of ancient wonders and a young, developing nation writes Deanne Scanlan.

The author Deanne Scanlan joins a group of dancers in traditional costume.

ordered by Thailand, Vietnam and Laos on the Indochina Peninsula, Cambodia has a colourful history, even though its more recent past brought it to its knees. It’s this mix of ancient sites and a nation slowly being rebuilt by its young population that has seen it open up for growing numbers of visitors. The Khmer Empire ruled for 600 years, the country was colonised by the French in the 19th century and

then, after a false dawn of independence in 1953, was plunged back into the horrors of civil war. Carpet bombing by the US during the Vietnam War was followed by the brutal regime of Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge. During the genocide of 1975–79, Pol Pot tortured and killed an estimated three million of his own people. A 1997 coup gave power to the Cambodian People’s Party and tourists

can once again visit and marvel at its ancient treasures. Siem Reap is home to many temples built by the rulers of the Khmer reign. Best known among them is the UNESCO-listed Angkor Wat, which has the distinction of being visible from space. The Cambodian capital Phnom Penh is a city tinged with sadness. Despite being liberated from the Khmer Rouge by the Vietnamese in 1979, the stain of war still haunts the city and its people. The “Killing Fields” is a sobering reminder of the atrocities committed by Pol Pot and his army of children. The torture, cruelty and death are commemorated at the city’s Choeung Ek Genocidal Center. It is a sobering moment on an otherwise educational and inspiring journey. Phnom Penh is a worthwhile destination for those who enjoy an edge experience. Whatever your taste, Cambodia has it on the menu.

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TRAVEL

Chinese whispers There’s a little bit of Asia to explore right in the middle of Brisbane.

ome travel treasures are close to home and one of them is Brisbane’s Chinatown. It may not be San Francisco or even Sydney for that matter, but Chinatown in Brisbane still offers a great day out. It’s really just one street, Duncan Street, although the flavour spills into the adjoining Brunswick Street Mall and surrounding streets where cafes and restaurants cater for not just Chinese, but also Japanese, Korean, Mongolian, Thai, Malaysian, Taiwanese, Vietnamese and, well, just about every Asian taste. Streets signs around the Duncan Street pedestrian precinct in Fortitude Valley are in both English and Chinese characters. As well as heaps of restaurants, there are stores offering such delicacies as duck tongues and chicken feet by the kilogram. There are plenty of choices for yumcha, a fun (filling) dining experience. Brisbane’s Chinatown mall was officially opened in January 1987, on the first day of the Year of the Rabbit.

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ANZAC FEATURE

Battleground that forged a nation The Gallipoli campaign came at a great cost of life but it also brought a young Australia together. Supply ships unload horses after the hard fought British landing on the southern tip of the Gallipoli Peninsula during the Dardanelles campaign in 1915.

pril 25 this year takes on even greater meaning as it was on this day 100 years ago, that the Anzac legend was born. At dawn, hundreds of young Australian men disembarked on to the beach at Kabatepe on the Gallipoli Peninsula in the Dardanelles in Turkey, many of them to be slaughtered where they stood. And the toll kept rising for the next eight months, with 8709 Australians killed in battle against “Johnny Turk”. Official British military estimates

say that by January 8, 2016, when the ill-fated Gallipoli campaign ended, 5482 Australians had been killed in action, another 2012 had died from their wounds and 665 had died from disease. Another 550 are unaccounted for or were taken prisoner. The Australian and New Zealand Army Corps had been formed in the Egyptian desert less than six months earlier, when the 1st Australian Division and the New Zealand Australian Division (later to include the 1st Light horse Brigade) were still

training. The combined international force, the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, was sent to clear Turkish defenders from the straits of the Dardanelles between mainland Europe and Asia so that the allied fleet could push into Constantinople and force Turkey to surrender. The Anzac landing was at Gaba Tepe, now better known as Anzac Cove, while the British forces would land at Cape Helles on the Gallipoli Peninsula. The men in the landings were lambs to the slaughter. Dismounted brigades were later sent as reinforcements. In August, more British landed at Suvla Bay in an attempt for the allies to get out of the Anzac beachhead. The exercise was an heroic campaign but a well-recognised failure. By December plans had been made to evacuate all forces from Gallipoli and the Anzacs were finally withdrawn. Despite the failure of the campaign, it was a turning point in Australian history - 14 years after federation, the colonies had been bonded into a nation.

SAY IT AGAIN In 1919, W.H. Downing of the 57th Battalion AIF compiled Digger Dialects. A Collection of Slang phrases used by the Australian Soldiers on Active Service. For example, plonk came from Diggers on the Western Front referring to the cheap, French vin blanc. A froggy was a Frenchman, a German was a Fritz, Jerry or Bosche and Portuguese soldiers were pork and beans. Soldiers lived in dugouts, fired from possies (positions) and fought Johnny Turk which later became simply Jacko. They suffered from Gallipoli Gallop. The water wagons were manufactured by Furhpy and Sons and the gossip shared while gathered there became known as furphies. A cobber was a friend, a quack a medical officer and prison was the clink. A mag was to chatter, kip to sleep and a duck’s breakfast was a drink of water and a wash, a common occurrence on the frontline. Up to putty meant useless and was then cut back to simply upter while hoojah was easier than saying what’s his name.

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ANZAC FEATURE

Thousands land at Gallipoli a century on

Thousands will descend on the quiet Gallipoli Peninsula a century after their grandfathers and great grandfathers.

emand to attend this year’s centennial Anzac Day commemoration services in Gallipoli was so strong, that it became necessary to limit numbers with a lottery. There would only be space for the ticket holders from the ballot to attend. With more than 10,000 Australians and New Zealanders about to descend

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on Turkey, accommodation, food, transport and other services will be stretched to the limit. It won’t be an easy journey for the lottery winners, many of them planning to honour grandfathers and great grandfathers who were among the original Anzacs. The Australian government has warned that it will be challenging, even

for young, fit and experienced travellers. They will have to make the fivehour journey from Istanbul to Gallipoli on an organised tour bus as there’s no public transport connecting the site. They will arrive on the Gallipoli Peninsula on April 24, and wait for hours at Kabatepe before moving down to the Anzac memorial site after it opens, usually at 6pm. Entry is in order of coach arrival and with more than 300 of them, there will be long waits at both ends of the visit. Turkish security officers will be out in abundance and visitors will undergo numerous screening checks and ticket validation processes. Cultural sensitivities mean it’s likely men and women will be separated as they pass through security checkpoints. Visitors will stay overnight in the open air until the dawn service starts at 5.30am when temperatures can drop to below 0C. There is no permanent shelter, running water or power and only limited temporary seating, lighting, toilet facilities and food vendors.

And it will be crowded. The normally isolated Gallipoli Peninsula will be on overload. Seating is limited and not allocated. At this time of year it can rain, or there will be a chilling wind – and sometimes unseasonal heat. Umbrellas aren’t permitted for security reasons. In the early morning, it’s a 3.1-kilometre walk up the uneven unsealed Artillery Rd towards Lone Pine where the Anzac service starts at 10am. Half the crowd will be able to sit on grassed areas and some won’t have a direct view of the proceedings, although big screens will be provided. For New Zealanders, it’s another 3.3 kilometres uphill on to Chunuk Bair for a service commencing at 12.30pm. After the completion of the New Zealand service, buses will begin their departure from the peninsula. In all, visitors can expect to walk up to 10 kilometres, on April 24 and 25. It will be tough, but it will give only a glimpse of the experience of the young men who arrived at dawn to be met by gunfire a century ago.

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HEART WEEK ADVERTISING FEATURE

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it less and move moreâ&#x20AC;? is the message from the Heart Foundation in the lead-up to Heart Week this month. Heart Foundation Queensland CEO, Stephen Vines said each year about 55,000 Australians suffered a heart attack but many could be prevented if people had reduced their risks by staying active, at a healthy weight and not smoking. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When it comes to heart attacks, prevention is always better than cure and I encourage all Queenslanders to

look at how they put some activity into their day,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Being active for at least 30 minutes a day is enough to help prevent heart disease.â&#x20AC;? The Heart Foundation Walking program is celebrating its 20th birthday this year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Joining a walking group is a great way to get motivated and maintain your commitment,â&#x20AC;? Mr Vines said. In recognition of Heart Week and to acknowledge the thousands of Queenslanders whose lives have been

affected by heart disease, Brisbaneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s iconic Story Bridge will be a blaze of red from May 3â&#x20AC;&#x201C;9. The Heart Foundation will start Heart Week with a memorial and thanksgiving service at the Uniting Church in Ann St, Brisbane at 2pm on Sunday, May 3. Everyone is welcome to attend or send a message in remembrance of a loved one. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The non-denominational service is a special occasion to honour people who have passed away from heart disease and give thanks for those who

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Join Australiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest free community-based walking network. Heart Foundation Walking makes regular physical activity enjoyable and easy, especially for those who are not used to being active. Walking groups can be any size and walk at various times, distances, days and levels of difficulty. If you do not live near a group or choose to walk on your own, you can join as a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Virtual Walkerâ&#x20AC;?and track your progress online. A range of walking events and promotions are held www.walking.heartfoundation.org.au.

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A child of the 1960s, the teen popster was still at high school when she found fame with the enduring hit “It’s My Party”.

ven if you don’t remember why the name Lesley Gore rings a bell, it’s hard to forget the plaintive strains of “It’s My Party and I’ll cry if I want to” that zoomed to the top of the pops in 1963. Gore was 16 when she recorded the sad tale of a lovestruck teenager whose boyfriend Johnny has disappeared with Judy and she’s wearing his ring when they return to the party. The song sold more than a million copies and entered the pop culture language to describe being humiliated at a happy event. Gore later recorded a sequel “Judy’s Turn to Cry” where the teenager exacts her revenge, but it never struck quite the same chord. She did, however, have one further Top 10 hit with “You Don’t Own Me” at the end of 1963. Despite spending three weeks at No. 2 it never did beat the Beatles “I want to Hold Your Hand” out of top place but it

did become an anthem for a generation of young women and helped inspire feminists who adopted it as their right to make their own decisions. “My Town, My Guy and Me” in late 1965 reached the Top 40 while “Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows” which Gore had recorded on an album in 1963, peaked at No. 13 and won a Grammy nomination in 1965 when it was released as a single and used in the film Ski Party. She recorded “California Nights in 1967 which peaked at No. 16 and spent 14 weeks on the charts. Lesley Sue Gore, was born Lesley Sue Goldstein in New York City on May 2, 1946. After high school, while still making appearances as a singer, she studied British and American literature, graduating in 1968. She had guest appearances in the Batman TV series in 1967 and played concerts and appeared on television throughout the 1980s and 1990s. She also worked as an actress and composed songs with her brother, Michael, for the soundtrack of the 1980 film Fame. “Out Here on My Own” earnt an Academy Award nomination. Gore co-wrote a song, “My Secret Love”, for the 1996 film “Grace of My Heart” which includes a subplot about a young singer, a closeted lesbian named Kelly Porter, played by Bridget Fonda, and based in part on Gore. From 2004, Gore hosted a TV series focusing on lesbian and gay issues and in a 2005 interview, stated she was a lesbian and had been with her partner, luxury jewellery designer Lois Sasson, since 1982. Gore died of lung cancer on February 16, in Manhattan, aged 68.

April down the decades 1912 Titanic strikes an iceberg 1925 F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby” is published 1932 Charles Lindbergh, whose son was kidnapped, pays ransom 1945: Adolf Hitler kills himself 1947 Thor Heyerdahl starts his Kon-Tiki expedition 1949 Rodgers and Hammerstein debut “South Pacific” 1952 Diary of Anne Frank published 1954 Bill Haley and the Comets record “Rock Around the Clock” 1956 Elvis Presley has his first No.1 hit with “Heartbreak Hotel”

1956 Grace Kelly marries Prince Rainier of Monaco.

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1961 Yuri Gagarin becomes first man in space 1964 Beatles hold unprecedented 12 spots on singles charts 1968 James Earl Ray assassinates Martin Luther King Jr 1970 Beatles break up

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1975 South Vietnam surrenders 1982 Argentina invades the Falkland Islands 1984 Singer Marvin Gaye shot by his father 1986 Explosion at Ukraine’s Chernobyl nuclear power plant 1989 Student protest Tiananmen Square 1989 Hillsborough Stadium disaster kills 96 soccer fans 1999 Eleven countries in the European Union adopt the Euro 2005 Pope John Paul II dies 2006 Saddam Hussein charged with genocide 2010 Apple releases iPad 2010 Volcanic ash grounds European flights

SCATTERWORD REFERRING, fingerer, feigner, freeing, refiner, refine, finger, fringe, ringer, freer, refer, genie, genre, green, feign, grief, finer, infer, reign, free, reef, gene, erne, fine, fire, rife, fern, erin, rein.

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That woman gets on a bird (5) A bit hesitant to have a toss at the lined up coconuts (3) Joe cries out with obvious happiness (8) Makes fun of his poor clothes (4) Sounds like I rule with precipitation (4) It’s natural prickliness may rub you the wrong way (3) There’s plenty to renovate with power (8) Sounds like he gets some remuneration for his boilers (4) Alex took a turn holding the wheels on (4) Thinking without anything to write with (3) Skins masks (5) Military shopping vehicle? (4) Stepped into the ranks of democratic leaders (4) Join together in three different directions (3)

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