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FIRST CAME THE GREY NOMADS, NOW IT’S THE GREY CRUISERS BRISBANE EDITION 16, JULY 2016

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hen a shiny, bright red Lamborghini pulled up near me at the traffic lights the other day, I had to wonder if driving a car the price of many a home was showing off the success of a brilliant IT career for a 30-something or if it was a mid-life crisis car.

I couldn’t help myself and turned around to have a stickybeak at the driver. Yep, silver hair. Time to indulge a youthful aspiration.

So that’s some pretty serious stereotyping but most of us at some time have dreamt of zooming about in an open-top sports car, preferably a red one (because they go faster, as the old joke goes). As Bruce McMahon

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Contents points out in his motoring column this month, you really only need a two-seater these days.

When you’ve done it all, it’s time to find another way to pay yourself for a lifetime of hard work and spend the kids’ inheritance.

There’s also the cruising option and as Julie Lake explains, for some it’s not a holiday but a permanent and even affordable, way of life.

On the other hand, if you are fascinated by shipwrecks then call in at the Paddington Antiques Centre (the old picture theatre) before August 6. TC and Martha Good are former shipwreck explorers, now in their 70s, who were involved in the discovery, re-discovery or exploration of three of Australia’s most significant shipwrecks — the Pandora, the Foam, and the Yongala. All have an interesting story to tell.

It’s a free exhibition of their collection of personal items and well worth a look.

Dorothy Whittington, Editor

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The grey cruisers who love life all at sea Cruising has become a popular way to travel, especially among those who don’t like uncertainty, flying or lugging g g suit suitcases and, as JULIE LAKE reports, some are happy to sell up and stay on board where the living is easy.

Committed cruisers Anthony and Anna Staunton pore over emails daily looking for their next cruise — when they’re not at sea.

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t is not that life ashore is distasteful to me. But life at sea is better” said Sir Francis Drake and obviously many Australians agree with him because last year, one million of us embarked on ocean cruises from Australian ports.

The attractions are obvious, especially for older people who appreciate the convenience of visiting exotic places without the need to change accommodation every night or two and not having to rush about, getting up early to meet packed itineraries.

Peace of mind at a great price

Meals are laid on, luggage (with a general allowance as to weight and size) is taken care of and excellent service is available 24 hours a day. There’s no uncertainty or fear of finding yourself stranded in a hotel.

There’s also a range of entertainment and activity to suit most tastes.

Some people enjoy it so much they cash up their homes and spend their lives cruising, either on the same ship or moving from one to another.

“It’s easier to just stay on board and keep cruising the Pacific,” 78-year-old

Ronnie McKenzie says. “I’ve got my meals and laundry done for me, there’s a doctor on board, I meet new people all the time and it doesn’t affect my budget much more than if I was living at home. It makes sense to me and I love it.”

He has lost count of the number of times he has seen native dancers waiting on the dock at Noumea, the welcoming shores of Port Vila and the quiet bay at Lafou. The South Pacific has virtually become his life and his home.

Harvey Dexter maintains a permanent onshore home but sold his

Noosa unit after his wife died and now spends most of each year on the ocean, following the seasons from warm southern oceans to cooler north European waters during the brief northern summer.

Cruise companies say that once customers return from one cruise they c almost always come back for another – a some becoming annual regulars and s others content to do so every two or o three years. th “I love to feel pampered,” says Jan Howlett who, with husband Richard, has H done do five cruises with the same cruise line lin and is planning a sixth.

Jan sums up the opinions of most regular cruisers when she says: “It’s all reg about getting away from computers and ab business and everyday stress and being bu well we looked after. No meals or housework. hou “And it’s very good value compared to other oth types of touring.”

Now they are in their 70s and suffer from back problems, the Howletts, who live at Clontarf and thus an easy drive to the cruise terminal, prefer to limit their trips to those docking in Brisbane.

A far wider range of cruise options is available to those who are prepared to fly overseas to pick up their vessels.

Anthony and Anna Staunton flew to Chile to board the Queen Mary II for the trip back to Brisbane and found the flight more expensive than the cruise.

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<from previous page But before being seduced by all those advertisements offering “unbeatable” bargains, anyone planning the first cruise should make sure they choose wisely and get the right advice.

As Elizabeth Clarke of The Cruise Centre says, price is not necessarily the best guide when choosing a cruise.

For example, if you have health and fitness issues, getting on, off and around ships can be a challenge, especially when visiting ports where passengers have to be ferried back and forth in small craft.

Most of the super-sized luxury liners have good cabin access and lifts to get from one deck to another but on older

“It doesn’t affect my budget much more than if I was living at home. It makes sense to me” and smaller ships (including river boats) access may be more difficult.

What’s more, Elizabeth says, even the largest ships offer only a few wheelchairaccessible cabins and these must be booked well in advance.

Her advice to those with mobility problems is to choose ships with suitable accessibility and itineraries with destinations where ships can go into dock rather than anchor offshore.

If you are considering your first cruise, here are five useful tips, given by travel companies and veteran cruise ship passengers:

• Take out comprehensive travel insurance, as advised by your travel agent. Shipboard medical care is expensive and limited to general practitioner level only. Many insurance companies impose age limits and, depending on the type and destination of the cruise, the older you are, the more you may have to pay, especially if you have chronic health problems.

As Rebekah Ortega of Brisbane-based tour company Solo Connections points out, even a sea sickness injection can cost up to $200 and if you have to be evacuated by air, expect costs upward from $20,000. Insurance also reimburses you if ill-health or accident prevents you travelling.

• Go for the best cabin you can afford. At least choose one with a window; better still, a balcony. Suites and mini-suites are available and some ships offer twobedroom cabins. It may be better to wait

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• Unless you are very fond of children and young people, choose a cruise – and ship – that offers dining, entertainment and activities that suit your age and tastes. A travel agency that specialises in cruising will be able to advise your best options.

• Choose itineraries that suit your age and physical abilities. Some specialised cruises on smaller vessels include on-land expeditions that may be too challenging for comfort.

• Be prepared for queues and long waits.

Embarkation at Brisbane can take up to three hours (though cruise lines are now beginning to stagger this) and those in wheelchairs or requiring assistance may be embarked last.

Disembarking at destination ports

also requires some queuing and waiting.

Lifts are often busy. Take a book or some other amusement for long waits and don’t assume that arriving first will get you on board earlier – it may be best to check in nearer the time limit. Remember you are on holiday – and relax!

Today’s trend is towards theme cruises catering to special interests.

These may involve the whole ship or just a section and themes include music (from rock to classical and everything in-between), history, science and nature, world affairs, film, theatre, health and fitness, art, dancing, the ever-popular food and wine (or craft beer) and sport – yes, you can even improve your golf handicap on-board!

Faith-based cruises are also available.

A newly-significant trend in the cruise market is for single travellers who wish neither to share cabins with strangers nor to pay the hefty single supplement.

Solo Connections specialises in packages for singles and though at present these are limited to European river boats, the company is currently negotiating singles packages with potential ocean cruise partners.

Dave Hulsman of Ucango Travel and Cruise says his Sunshine Cost-based company switched branding to focus on cruising because it’s now the growth part of the travel market.

The number of Australians cruising from our ports is expected to reach two million by 2020.

A big boost to Queensland, he says, will be if the State Government gives final approval to the proposed $100 million mega-terminal at the mouth of the Brisbane River, which will not only bring more tourists to the region but also offer Queenslanders many more cruising opportunities.

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Already this year, the ACCC’s Scamwatch has received 1175 complaints about fake surveys, emails and social media posts misusing the names and logos of big retailers such as JB Hi-fi, Bunnings, Coles and Woolworths, with $2600 reported lost.

How the scams work: You receive an email or text out of the blue, or come across a social media post, claiming that you have been selected to receive or have the chance to win a gift card from a well-known company.

The email, message or post appears legitimate, using brand names and official logos to convince you it’s the real deal.

As with many legitimate offers and online posts, you might be asked to complete a survey or pass on an offer to others before you can claim the gift card or voucher. Upon completing the survey, forwarding or accepting the offer you will generally be directed to a wellconstructed webpage. Here, you will be prompted to provide personal information such as your phone number,

address and bank account details.

After giving your personal information, you may receive a fake gift voucher or alternatively, nothing at all.

You may also begin to receive unsolicited emails and phone calls requesting more information that the scammer may use to commit identity theft and other fraud.

To protect yourself be alert to unsolicited offers and make an independent check with the retailer using numbers or addresses you source yourself.

Avoid clicking links which can direct you to fake websites or download malware. If you get an email supposedly from a well-known company, before clicking, hover your computer mouse over the URL or link and if the address after the ‘@’ symbol doesn’t end with the company’s name and .com, it’s likely to be a scam.

Many scams will claim the offer is limited to try and create a sense of urgency. Only provide information such as Medicare numbers and credit card security codes to organisations you trust.

Such requests should ring alarm bells.

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“Although the new wipes disintegrated more than the old wipes, they didn’t break down fast enough and we believe they pose a blockage threat particularly in the first several metres of pipe on the consumer’s property.”

The Australian waste water industry estimates that it is costing $15 million a year to clear blockages caused by wet wipes.

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HISTORY SYMPOSIUM ON INFLUENCE OF WOMEN THE Queensland Women’s Historical Association is hosting a history symposium at its headquarters, the historic home Miegunyah, in Bowen Hills on Sunday, August 28.

There will be seven speakers, all focusing on the theme “A Woman’s Influence in Queensland”.

Presenters are the State Library’s Dianne Byrne, Old Government House curator Dr Katie McConnel, the Braille Writers Association, Judy Bandit of the Queensland Women’s Rural and Remote Network, textile conservator Dr Michael Marendy, Janeth Deen of the Muslim Historical Society and QWHA’s Diana Hacker.

The symposium will be opened at 9.30am by Central Ward’s Cr Vicki Howard and closed by state member for Central Brisbane Grace Grace who will also launch the third volume of “The Matildas”.

Registration forms are available at the house or on the website. Cost is $50, or earlybird $45 for registrations before July 31, which includes morning and afternoon tea and a light lunch.

Miegunyah is at 35 Jordan Tce, Bowen Hills. Call 3252 2979, email qwhamiegunyah@gmail.com or visit miegunyah.org. Numbers are limited.

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CONVENTION HELPS FIND THE BOOK WITHIN BUDDING authors who need some help to get their story out of their mind and into the hands of readers, will benefit from the 4th annual Writers Group Convention.

A lineup of expert speakers will share ideas and experiences for anyone thinking about writing, tentatively starting to write or writing regularly.

Published authors will give advice on how to pitch your submission, write a synopsis and a summary; and explain how editors can shine and polish your writing.

The convention will also have a marketing area to meet and chat with authors in an informal meeting of minds.

Speakers at this year’s program are:

Brisbane author Barry Levy has published four fiction novels and will be talking about how his books were published and give practical advice.

Lauren Elise Daniels’ will speak about running writing groups and creating a synopsis, a good summary, and how to pitch your book.

Noelle Clark, a Brisbane author of contemporary romance and historical fiction will present in conjunction with Elizabeth Ellen Carter, novelist and short story writer, and Susanne Bellamy, romance and suspense author.

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Over 60 and still running – ultramarathons Most of us over a certain age are more likely to run late for a meeting than up a mountain but, writes ANGELA BENSTED, if you look closely at the joggers bounding up Mount Coot-tha you might notice a handful in their 60s and 70s.

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hen 63-yearold Bruce “Digger” Hargreaves talks about training for a marathon, he doesn’t mean your average 42km. He was off to South Africa for the 90km Comrades ultramarathon between Durban and Pietermaritzburg.

“It’s a race which just sucks you in,” he says, describing a difficult course which horrifies even the world’s most experienced runners. “Plan A is to finish,” Bruce, a geotechnical engineer, says of his race ambitions. “We’ll worry about time when we’ve got about 20km to go.”

For two months Bruce’s Sunday runs stretched to 40, sometimes 60km.

“And they’re not flat,” he says.

From January until leaving for South Africa last month, he’d clocked up nearly 900km, the most he’s done in a few years.

It was Bruce’s 10th Comrades run and he reckons he knows most of the nearly 2000 international runners by now.

It’s a tight group, brought even closer thanks to the internet and social media.

Bruce ran his first marathon in

Melbourne in 1978 aged 25 for a bet, spurred on by a promised carton of beer.

Since then he has earnt a place in the Melbourne Marathon Spartan Legends, a small group of runners who’ve competed every year since it began.

On Anzac Day, when many people struggle just to get out of bed for the dawn service, Bruce and a bunch of mates use the Canungra ceremony as a starting point for a run “up the hill” to Binna Burra and back, a 56km round trip.

“Because we think on Anzac Day you should do something unbelievably hard,” he says.

Unfortunately the Comrades marathon proved too much again this year. It’s been a couple of weeks since he ran and Bruce can finally tell the story, even laughing a little at what he says is his most creative way to not finish.

With only 12km of the gruelling run to go, Bruce felt good. Despite a nagging calf itch, he was averaging 6km per hour on the flat and “plotting a spectacular finish”. He stopped at a drink station where four runners lay on the ground “in various states of consciousness” and sat down to scratch his lower leg.

He doesn’t remember what happened

next, but woke up upside down with his feet around his ears in some bushes down an embankment.

He’d fainted with low blood pressure, registering just 80 over 40 when the paramedics put the cuff on, effectively putting an end to his race.

“The doctors told me my mistake was sitting down and relaxing,” he says.

The brutal course takes dozens of casualties. Doctors Without Borders operates its largest facility outside a war zone with a 250-bed hospital set up in the stadium where the race finishes.

But Bruce didn’t make it there.

Instead, an ambulance took him to a private hospital where he was treated with a litre of fluid and four stitches to his head.

“I didn’t know I was bleeding till I took my hat off in the ambulance and saw the pillow soaked in blood,” he says.

He recovered so well after the fluid, he reckons the difference between finishing and not finishing was just a couple of drinks.

Despite the undignified end, Bruce hopes to compete again next year. He says he’s learnt a valuable lesson from the experience. “Don’t scratch the itch.”

Another southeast Queenslander competing this year, for the first time, was 62-year-old retired teacher Edward Searles.

He can regularly be seen running around the streets of Maroochydore and Mooloolaba in the early morning light and more recently, from Cotton Tree to Noosa to prepare for the big one.

He not only made the distance but managed it in less than 11 hours to win a bronze medal.

It’s just another tick off the list for Edward, who has already climbed to Everest Base Camp, completed the Kokoda Trail and is well on his way to realising his ambition to run a marathon on every continent.

“Retirement gives me the time to do all the things I want to do,” he says.

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ACK in my early days of “getting on”, one of my grandsons took great pleasure in noting any instance of my absentmindedness with a delighted “Good one, Grandpa!”

Now, in the sixth stage of Shakespeare’s Seven Ages of Man, I find that the relentless process of ageing has given said grandson a wealth of new material for his good-natured joshing.

I have always had a problem with my short-term memory, but most of my five senses by now are more than a little the worse for wear, or perhaps I haven’t given them enough practice … use it or lose it, and all that.

Whatever the reason or reasons, I now find that with one exception, all these once-sharp tools for everyday living have been badly blunted, The exception is that my sense of smell is better than ever, and it was this that saved me from the near disaster that begins my upcoming series of “Good One, Grandpa” stories.

CHEESED OFF Partial as I am to a glass or two of red wine in the early evening, I like to team it with some mature cheese cut into cubes.

I settle into my comfy recliner with the wine and cheese close at hand on the small chair-side table.

Now having no need for my hearing aids as I “read” an audio book or just let my thoughts take me where they will as I mull over times past, present and future, I place the aids on the same table.

One evening recently, however, this arrangement took me close to disaster.

With eyes closed, and intent on my Tim Winton audio book, I took a sip of wine and reached out for some cheese.

What I picked up was approximately the same size and weight as one of those cubes, but hardly as tasty or digestible.

It was only as my teeth were about to close on one of those hearing aids that my ever-trusty nose warned me: “No smell, no cheese”.

“Bad one, Grandpa” would perhaps have been a more accurate verdict on this episode, but I am grateful for the reminder that laughing at ourselves, and with others, can, no matter at what stage of life, lighten, brighten and maybe even lengthen it.

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The art and science of healing Hospitals are often considered sterile places but that all changes, writes ANGELA BENSTED, when art and medicine collide.

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isitors to Brisbane’s St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital might have noticed a quiet transformation over the past five years, as drab corridors have come alive with an evolving contemporary art display.

The collection’s unlikely curator is gynaecologist Dr Philip Hall who started practicing there five years ago.

“This is a fabulous hospital with really high-tech, cutting edge medicine,” the specialist in pelvic reconstruction says.

Unfortunately he could not say the same about the generic, rented art on the walls when he arrived.

“All my life I’ve had interest in having interesting, beautiful, evocative things around me,” Dr Hall says.

He convinced the hospital to hand over its art budget and began collecting, focusing on indigenous works.

Dr Hall and his wife Lesley also loaned many pieces from

their own large collection and convinced friends, colleagues and some private galleries to do the same.

“I’ve had enormous support from the hospital administration, which is very keen on humanising the hospital and making the patient experience very positive,” Dr Hall says. “They accept that it’s more than just pure technical medicine that takes place in a

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These dual roles of surgeon and curator are not really surprising.

Dr Hall retired from his Victorian practice and moved to Brisbane seven years ago to fulfil a long-held ambition to be an artist.

Unfortunately his passion for art did not translate to skill with the brush and, after a couple of years at Griffith

collection for all to enjoy.

The hospital has also introduced an artist-inresidence program this year, with dedicated studio space for an artist to create and install works.

Philip is proud of what the hospital is achieving with a limited budget.

“We’ve got living, contemporary art in a working space where we try to make people better,” he says.

He’s also touched by the staff response to his efforts.

“I have three or four conversations a day; with nurses, catering staff, engineers – people who would probably never go to a public gallery, who certainly wouldn’t go to a private gallery, but who are so keen to respond to what’s on our walls here,” he says.

“Not every painting I put up is liked which is part of the fun of it all.

“It’s got people responding to their environment.”

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Dr Philip Hall with St Andrew’s Hospital artist-in-residence Ali Bezer.

University’s fine art school, he realised he was “never going to be an artist of any sort of proportions”.

Ultimately his love of art sent him back to medicine.

“When I stopped working in medicine my income stopped and I stopped buying art,” he says.

“I decided I was probably better to be someone who supported working artists with skill to be able to have their work seen around the place.”

But his student experience had sown the seed of a broader vision.

“I felt there was a need for the hospital, as part of its living values, to engage with young professional artists, to give them space on our gigantic walls,” Dr Hall says.

He lobbied the hospital to create an art prize for Griffith University honours students, with an exhibition of prize contenders. The winner’s work is then added to the hospital’s

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WATCH YOUR LANGUAGE

Let’s get physical Use of the word ‘guys’ has been in the news again, and it’s a subject close to the heart of DAVID PARMITER.

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egular readers of Your Time will remember that I wrote about “guys” last year, and I suggested that both boys and girls should respect each other more because girls are not, and cannot be, guys.

Australian of the Year, LieutenantGeneral David Morrison (Ret’d), said that he had “cleansed himself of ever referring to himself by that most inflammatory of terms - guys.” And boy, did he get into trouble over that remark.

The term “guys” has come to be used in our everyday street slang, even though it was a GI-word brought in by the Yanks during World War II. And remember what we said at the time? The Yanks are over-paid, oversexed and over here.

After 1945, lots of our girls flooded the ships and went over there, to America, as war brides and mothers.

Thousands of them. Just listen to Bridal Train by the Waifs. Our girls just wanted to be with the guys. An’ the guys wanted our sheilas.

In the ‘50s through the era of rock’n’roll we became accustomed to the idea that guys had their haircuts and their chevvies, and dolls had their

David Parmiter (second from left) plays Nerissa in his all-boys school production of the Merchant of Venice in 1956. The 12-year-olds weren’t guys but boys, even when they were ladies. beehives, their chewing gum and became “guy-ettes”.

Thanks Hollywood. Remember pop singer Tommy Rowe? “Cute liddle girl, she’s my liddle Sheila. Uh-her naime ... draives me insaine”. But she was still a girl and not just another guy. Even Cliff Richard lusted after his “Livin’ Do-o-oll”.

Things changed, however, in the ’80s.

Pop stars changed clothes, voices, roles and genders.

David Bowie, Boy George, Kate Bush, Annie Lennox and of course, The Kinks.

They sang “Girls will be boys; and boys will be girls; it’s a crazy, mixed up, shook up world.”

And it was. Even some British politicians were not sure which side they batted for.

The millennials, of course, are so tech-savvy that they do not know who they are so they have to check their status on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter every two minutes just to find out who their friends are.

Except they are not their friends.

They are their ‘frenemies’. And, regrettably, our children have not been brought up to “watch your language”.

So we have reared a whole generation of young people who do not really know who they are.

The government has decreed that in primary school they may choose their own gender, choose their toilets according to their gender choice, disrespect their parents, decide their own curriculum, tell their teachers where to go, decide their own life path, choose between a career (what’s that?) or a life on Centrelink (just like Mum and

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AGELESS TIMES

A look through the windows of life

GREY MEDALLION IS A LIFE SAVER

Pause for a view of your life and see if it holds up for closer inspection, writes PETER SHIP.

Mention Bronze Medallion and a lot of people will know that it’s to do with lifesaving but, writes PATRICIA BARRY, how many have heard of the Grey Medallion?

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s a child of about four, I would sit for hours looking out the window, watching the steam trains going past my back fence on fantastic journeys, or so I imagined.

Occasionally, one would stop; the view spellbinding to my young eyes.

Time passed and I ventured outside to the back fence.

“Don’t go any closer,” I was warned by my mother and I didn’t, except just that once when the temptation became irresistible. It’s sufficient to say my mother’s helping hand enabled me to clear the four-strand barbed-wire fence in a single bound.

The thing I remember is that the view from the window was far superior to the one I had when I gave the train a close inspection.

Up close, the wagons were dirty and had an unpleasant odour. From my window seat it had all looked perfect.

When we look through the windows of our lives, what do we see?

Does the view hold up to a closer

inspection or would we be better off keeping our distance.

Be warned, sometimes a close inspection can be a rewarding but painful experience. Do you dare to draw back the curtains and have a look outside, maybe even go as far as the back fence or beyond.

When you look through the windows of your life are there green fields of contentment surrounded by a magnificent forest of love? Can you see a luxuriant garden of patience filled with an abundance of the twin flowers of faithfulness and optimism?

Perhaps you can see a sheltering arbour filled with a lifetime’s knowledge that you are willing to share.

Maybe you can see how weighed down the branches on the kindness tree you planted are because of all the fruit they are carrying.

But wait, look over to your left.

There is a huge bed of multicoloured flowers; a bed of mercy, forgiveness, tolerance and yes, there are flowers of generosity as well. The whole bed

has a border of the fragile compassion buds.

Are these some of the things you can see from the window? What would you see if you went closer and took an honest look?

Perhaps for some a desert of despair or ravaged woodland choked with the thorns of disappointment would be revealed.

Are the gardens overrun with weeds of resentment, anger and gossip?

When you look, are you happy with what you see?

If not then you have the power to change the scene. All you have to do is a little gardening each day and soon you will have a wonderful view.

Weed your garden. Remove any dead wood and briars, water with love daily, fertilize and work the soil so it grows sweet fruit and flowers.

Sow with generosity and a glad heart and those things will return to you tenfold.

Now is the time to prepare your garden for the coming spring. Enjoy the sunshine.

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Defending them on the beaches Within weeks of war being declared with Germany in September 1939, the port of Brisbane had to be protected and, writes war historian RON DONALD, Bribie Island was key to its defence.

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ustralia was automatically involved in the war between Britain and Germany so it was urgent that defence installations were established on the ocean beach at Bribie Island.

Germany had colonies and warships in the Pacific and the port of Brisbane would be a vulnerable target.

Two salvaged World War I, 155mm naval guns with a range of 16km were brought from Brisbane by truck and barge across Pumicestone Passage and installation of No.1 gun by artillerymen began on the sand dunes about 5km from the northern tip of the island.

Because of insecure foundations, serious installation problems soon emerged.

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A US landing craft; and troops and tanks arrive on the beach at Bribie. and ancillary buildings, including searchlights, observation towers and plotting rooms gradually took shape in the camp area. Fort Bribie was in full operation.

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guns – was sited on the dunes in the area of Woorim township.

There had been naval activity as well, with the establishment of RAN No.2 station close to Fort Bribie and RAN No.4 station becoming operative further south near Woorim, in late 1942.

Meantime, AIF fire command headquarters at Caloundra also was ready for action.

Suspended sea mines were deployed by a Royal Navy ship in Moreton Bay, a location for the assembly of large allied shopping convoys to protect the vital North West Passage leading to the Port of Brisbane.

These could be detonated by RAN No.2 if any enemy submarine or surface vessel attempted to steal into the bay.

RAN. No. 4 with a complement of about 35, was officially titled an “indicator loop station” because its main task was to monitor shipping which crossed over cables on the seabed between the station and a small RAN station at Comboyuro Point on Moreton Island.

This way, any attempted infiltration by a Japanese submarine or enemy surface vessel could be detected readily.

Thus there was a network of

defence installations, including the long-established artillery battery at Cowan Cowan on Moreton Island, interconnected between Caloundra, Bribie and Moreton islands and army and naval headquarters in Brisbane.

Sadly, the passing years, beach erosion and vandalism have contributed to the deterioration of Fort Bribie as the only remaining evidence of the island’s artillery firepower in World War II. RAN No.4 and its tow nearby electricity-generation huts remain intact although the concrete station building has been saved only by sandbagging on at least one occasion in recent years.

Retired journalist Ron Donald is the author of numerous articles and three books on wartime Bribie Island.

Most recent is “The Yanks Called it Terrible Point” the story of the allied amphibious training base at Toorbul Point Moreton Bay.

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FASHION

Get packing and enjoy the trip Choosing a travel wardrobe can be trickier than finding legroom on a long-haul flight. KAY McMAHON discusses style tips for wandering the world.

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“Embrace comfort, layering, denim, lycra, classics, cool accessories and a great haircut.” there’s a crisis about leaving enough room in your bag to bring home great fashion finds plus gifts for family.

While you might think the obvious rule is to research what weather’s expected at that time of year in those countries, I’m here to say you can always have a bag packed for most contingencies, and add “excitement” pieces depending on the specific itinerary.

You need to embrace comfort, layering, denim, lycra, classics, cool accessories and a great haircut.

Here are a few tips for a flexible but stylish travel wardrobe that you can build upon for any local or international trip.

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IVE weeks, three countries, four days of Brazilian wedding celebrations, 23 kg bag allowance – zero idea of what to pack!

So there’s the dilemma many of us face if we have the opportunity to travel overseas and embrace the culture, people, weather, food and fashion of other countries.

While we understand we’re tourists and seeking new experiences, there are many events and cultural nuances that require a certain amount of thoughtattire if we want to look stylish and confident and not like the tragic cousin from Down Under.

And when you throw in wedding celebrations that require five different outfits with one being a black tie affair,

A tote and a scarf lift black and white or just add a splash of colour.

1. Classic jeans. The girlfriend (or boyfriend depending what age you are) jean with lycra or elastane, suits superboomer bodies and can be dressed up or down depending on the occasion.

2. Long and short-sleeved T-shirts (black and white) as these are literally the blank canvas of any fashion wardrobe, are inexpensive and can be easily laundered.

3. A classic denim jacket that can be worn over pants, jeans, dresses. Many of us still have them in our wardrobe and remember they’re now probably vintage-cool.

4. A simple black knit dress that can be worn with a flat sandal or a high shoe – another staple that is always stylish.

In fact, anything knit does not need ironing and a slouchy knit pant is comfy to wear on the plane.

5. A classic over-size shirt, white, black or print, that can be worn over pants, jeans (or skirts if you’re not a pants girl) to dress up an outfit.

6. A light coat or trench (preferably something with spots, print, texture that doesn’t look like a plastic raincoat) that wraps into a small ball for our handbags and is always on hand for wind, rain, dinner dates.

7. A big, roomy tote bag that can carry all your essential travel documents but also the daily must-haves for any sightseeing, including water bottles, sunscreen, a folding hat and your credit card.

8. And last but most importantly – accessories. This can range from large sarong-like scarves that can also act as shawls, to a selection of jewellery for when a wide, large silver or gold cuff or large dangly earrings are the only

Jewellery dresses up the LBD

A classic denim jacket works

Black pants are an essential that double for a day’s touring or a night at dinner. thing you need to dress up your classic black dress or jeans for dinner.

None of these items will break your bank.

Big W, Seed, UNIQLO, Gorman, Country Road and my new favourite find Blue Bungalow all have a great selection of the above pieces with price points that will allow you to spend a lot more on your travel itinerary.

The thing that threw me this time was the “excitement’ piece for the black-tie wedding and not wanting to pack a heavy, long and space-sucking outfit.

While I could have packed the basic

black frock, there was a certain amount of Aussie pride in our local designs and our love of colour that directed my choice.

The light, silk, vintage Easton Pearson with lots of colourful embellishment and a bit of bling did the trick and looked more than stylish among the Brazilian contingent.

And there was still room to bring home great finds from Mexico and Beverly Hills.

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This life and a moment in time

GOING IT ALONE THE Australian Bureau of Statistics suggests that by 2035, an extra one million Australians will be living on their own, bringing the total to 3.3 million.

Many of these will be the ageing population who, widowed or divorced, will find themselves alone in their old age.

It is not, after a lifetime of being part of a couple, an attractive proposition to grow old alone.

While for some, social isolation has its advantages and is welcomed, for many it can mean a loss of confidence and withdrawal.

And loneliness has been linked to a number of serious health problems.

A University of California study found that loneliness could increase the risk of functional decline and even hasten death, while a University of Chicago study over six years found that loneliness in old age

A chance meeting during a flight gives TERRENCE BYRNE pause for thought on human connections.

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but beautiful facial features.

Later we got talking again.

She mentioned that Koreans learn English in elementary school.

She could speak, write and read English. Amazing, I thought. My Korean extended to the names of a couple of motor vehicle brands!

When the plane landed I offered to lift down her overhead baggage. No big deal!

I lost sight of her in the scramble to get off the plane and made my own way to the baggage pick-up zone.

I then called for the whereabouts of the shuttle bus to the city. The driver responded that he was at the airport and ready to leave.

I made a dash to the shuttle with a bag and guitar in hand.

Much to my surprise, when I boarded the bus I was reacquainted with the Korean traveller.

I struggled on board with my gear and this time I sat on her

opposite side and she had to make a half turn to speak to me.

As the warm afternoon sunlight filtered through the bus window behind her she surprised me with her smile and eagerness to chat for what turned out to be a very brief journey.

First stop was my drop off. I took off my bag first and came back for the guitar.

As I alighted for the second time, I gently touched her hand while struggling with the awkwardness of the guitar in the confines of the narrow step, and wished her well in Cairns.

In response she reached out and squeezed my hand.

It was at that moment our two souls connected.

Do you have a story to tell or memories to share?

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could have a greater detrimental effect on health than obesity.

Families have changed and it’s no longer the norm for different generations to live together, for Grandma to be the resident babysitter. The “granny flat” may not be there for many ageing singles.

But even if you live in the granny flat or a retirement village, you can still find yourself alone.

Is this to be welcomed, handled or dreaded.

What are your views? Email editor@yourtimemagazine. com.au

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Like when you meet up with a stranger or when certain unexpected events happen in your life? Was it chance?

Maybe it was something that was always deigned to happen.

I was travelling to Cairns and took up my aisle seat on the plane.

I was seated next to a young Asian woman. We exchanged greetings.

After a while and purely out of curiosity, I said to her, “Are you Japanese?”

“No,” she replied “I am Korean”. She explained that she was in Australia on holiday and was going to spend five days in Cairns.

As per usual practice, I soon drifted off to sleep as the plane winged its way north.

When I awoke I noticed my co-traveller was asleep. As I glanced her way briefly I could not help but notice her petite

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MOTORING

Never too late to live the dream The kids have grown up, you’ve travelled the world and now, writes BRUCE McMAHON, it’s time to treat yourself to the convertible you’ve secretly wanted.

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IRED of cruising the seven seas? Traipsed to every far-flung corner of this wide and wonderful country?

Parked the big-bore motorcycle?

Still looking for some simple and long-lasting pleasures?

Maybe it’s time to consider, or re-consider, a sports car.

A two-seater is all that’s really needed most days – leave that old wagon in the shed for family occasions, baby-sitting and birthday party duties and such.

A two-seater brings smiles to every drive, whether it’s down to the shops for a litre of milk or cruising coastal boulevards.

Without the kids.

There’s a fair choice of sportsters around these days, some faster and fancier and more expensive than others.

Yet there’s no need to break the bank or blow the budget on Lamborghinis. Mazda’s sweet MX-5 can be had for the cost of a couple of meanders down the Rhine.

There are two options in this fourth-generation of a much acclaimed convertible with the 1.5 litre-engine MX-5 with six-speed manual starting at $31,990 and a 2-litre version at $34,490. Bargains both.

It’s old school stuff here.

Tonnes of fun without breaking laws. Just a lightweight,

open-topped and well-balanced car, quite content to trundle along with the traffic or be pushed along up a mountain road early one Sunday.

There’s not a deal of difference between the two MX-5s. Both are most handsome two-seaters with cloth tops and the choice of six-speed manual

or six-speed automatic transmissions with rear-wheel drive plus the choice of two trim levels.

These are the best of an agile breed with a studied engineering program to keep weight down, keep the car balanced and imbue a “comfortableness to control a car in rhythm” according to Mazda.

Chief differences between the sculpted sisters include engine size and the 2-litre car wearing 17-inch rims compared with the 1.5 litre’s 16-inch alloy wheels.

The punchier machine weighs in about 25kg heavier.

The 2-litre puts out 118kW and 200Nm compared with the 1.5’s 96kW and 150Nm. Again, all this power and torque is found high in the rev range.

While appreciating the go-get-’em character of the 1.5 litre MX-5, we’d be tempted to add a 2-litre version to the garage wish list.

The MX-5 with bigger engine works well with the auto; that combination may not be for everyone but whether blasting down mountainsides, concentrating on corners and shifting gears with paddles behind the steering wheel or whether cruising the strip, the auto is always a ready worker.

A little extra torque down low wouldn’t go astray but the nature of both engines encourages motoring high in the rev range.

The 1.5 litre is perhaps best mated to the six-speed manual, the driver guiding the willing little engine to great heights.

Both MX-5s offer top driving positions and handsome ergonomics.

It’s a most comfortable cabin – if a little low-slung for some.

Nor is there a tonne of luggage space here or in the boot.

Yet these are most minor quibbles in a machine which offers so much for drivers of all ages.

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TECHNOLOGY

GARDENING

Speak up or be left behind Right now it feels that technology is changing at a pace that seems impossible to keep up with, writes the iPad man COLIN DUNKERLEY.

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hink about the first computers we had in our workplaces that filled complete rooms. It took decades for them to become the home desktop computer.

Yet within another decade these became laptops and now we measure the enormous progress of technology in years with the slim computers we carry in our pockets called smart phones.

While this fast pace of change may have us believing technology is beyond us we may also be the biggest beneficences of the most significant change in technology we are likely to see for the rest of our lives: Voice Recognition.

Each month the technology that processes our words and turns them into text or instructions is becoming increasingly accurate and capable.

Many people find this

thought frightening but make no mistake, voice recognition makes technology easier to use.

Let’s look at Siri in your iPad or iPhone.

Which is easier – hunting through your folders looking for the photos from your trip to New Zealand or saying “show my photos from New Zealand”?

By simply using your voice you can do things like: “Read my last email”, “Play some Nat King Cole”, “What is the weather this week?”, “Make the screen brighter”, “Set a timer for 10 minutes”.

You can even use Siri to give instructions around time and place: “Remind me to take my tablet at 9am tomorrow”,

“Remind me to buy some milk”, “Make an appointment with the doctor at 2pm Friday” This incredible technology also fixes one of the biggest stumbling blocks of trying to type on a piece of glass.

Using just your voice you can have your iPad or iPhone convert every word you say into text in an email, message or document. Two finger typists rejoice!

All of this voice instruction works straight out of the box and has already been incorporated into the Apple TV, new cars and will soon be integrated throughout your home.

With every function added to voice recognition our ability to use this ever-changing technology will become easier - at last!

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Upgrade beats replacement Go for quality and not the latest tech gadget and, NATHAN WELLINGTON writes, you can keep an old computer up to date.

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consider computers a little like race horses – many are built for speed and not longevity.

I prefer to spend a little bit extra for quality because that translates as longevity.

Technology moves extremely fast so I plan to upgrade parts every few years to keep pace with technology.

Here are a few little upgrades that I recommend to clients who don’t have a spare $1000 lying around for a new computer.

The first is to upgrade RAM or Random Access Memory.

Most computers have 4GB of RAM, and if you double it you will find there is an instant increase in the speed of your computer.

The cost of a RAM upgrade kit is around $100-$160 but you need to ensure it is compatible with your computer.

When you buy the upgrade replace the original RAM card,

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and for older computers, split the RAM into smaller cards rather than one big one as it helps the motherboard process the speed.

You can install it yourself if you are confident, otherwise a tech can do it for you.

The second and most popular upgrade in the last six months, is to replace your computer hard drive (HDD) with a Solid State Drive (SSD).

These drives don’t have moving parts like the old spinning platters in your hard drive, are lightning fast and last much longer then the HDD. I have installed about a dozen SSD upgrades in recent weeks and clients are amazed by the difference in speed. It breathes new life into a computer.

Installing an SSD is a little more difficult, as you need to clone your current hard drive and record it to your new drive but if you’re technically-

minded, by all means back up your data and give it a go.

You can expect to pay $200 and up for a 480gb SSD. I suggest doing both at once, because while I am already inside a computer it doesn’t take much to replace the hard drive and the RAM at the same time.

If you have a computer that is less then five years old, these upgrades will extend its life and get it back up to speed.

All computers are slightly different, so if you are unsure check with a tech first.

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Chervil for winter flavour Chervil is the most elegant of herbs, writes GARDENEZI, both in appearance and in the way it enhances food with its subtle flavour.

Chervil fresh from the nursery and re-potted

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ith just a hint of anise but also something delicately reminiscent of chives, chervil is just perfect for flavouring egg, cheese and fish dishes.

The French have used it this way for centuries and it’s included in the traditional culinary bouquet of “fines herbes”.

Alas, chervil originates in northern Europe and can only be grown as a winter herb in Queensland. Its time with us is brief, so we need to make the most of it.

The GardenEzi preferred method for growing chervil is in a pot. This plant is finicky in its preferences and is also a prime target for gourmet slugs.

In a pot you have more control and can move the plant around if necessary to take advantage of weather conditions.

Chervil prefers morning sun and afternoon shade for best growth and dislikes being flattened by a subtropical downpour.

Grow in a good quality

potting mix. The slow-release granules will feed the plant throughout the growing season and the water-retaining crystals will help keep moisture around the delicate tap root.

This root is long and fragile so when you get your plant home from the garden centre re-pot immediately into a larger, well-drained container – or a couple of containers because you’ll use this herb so much in cooking you’ll need more than one!

Beyond this it should need no care except regular watering – daily is best but this depends on the size and type of pot.

Test the growing mix regularly to ensure it’s always kept slightly moist.

Regularly trimming the delicate, ferny leaves for the kitchen helps bush out the plant and stop it going to seed too fast, which it will do anyway in late spring, so chuck it away and buy another plant in early winter next year.

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BEGONIA SOCIETY presentation Topic for the July meeting of the Queensland Begonia Society is Rhizomatous Begonias Jointed at or below the Soil with Erect Stems.

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WEALTH

Estate planning - keeping the children happy Leaving instructions for who gets what when you’re gone can be challenging. KATIE WORSNOP helps negotiate the tricky path of family circumstances.

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state planning can be quite a complex area, particularly in these times where we see an increasingly diverse range of family circumstances, such as blended families, surrogates, and where the assets are owned through other entities such as companies and trusts.

If you have children, the most common and simplistic approach taken in estate planning is to leave your estate equally among your children.

As blended families become more common, balancing your estate planning needs and wants makes the concept of “simple” estate planning more challenging.

When planning who you

want to leave your assets to, it is also important to consider the circumstances of each of the beneficiaries you intend to benefit. It is not always the case that an equal distribution is an equitable distribution.

There may be some family members who are in far more need than other family members and in some situations, it may be more appropriate to provide more for these beneficiaries than for others.

Wills are often challenged by adult children on the basis that inadequate provision has been made for them.

In determining what is considered adequate provision for an adult child, the court will have regard to the particular circumstances of each case.

Where a will maker wishes to minimise the risk of a family provision application, he or she will often take measures to reduce the size of their estate on their death, thereby limiting the

assets that can be subject to a family provision order.

It is additionally worth considering the other life circumstances of your beneficiaries, such as any taxation consequences of an intended gift or whether assets should be held in a protected environment, perhaps to isolate from a child’s future relationship split.

You might also need to consider if some of your assets should be held in different structures, such as a testamentary trust, to protect

against spendthrift beneficiaries or drug/alcohol dependant beneficiaries.

In that way the assets can be preserved for longer, and perhaps for greater benefit of your beneficiary rather than being blown away quickly.

Your planning objectives may also include acquiring future assets through a discretionary family trust, rather than in your own name.

The advantage of using a discretionary family trust is that the beneficiary does not have direct control over the assets.

A further advantage is that the assets of the discretionary family trust do not form part of your estate and therefore are protected from any challenge by a disgruntled beneficiary.

However, as can be seen from the Rinehart family saga, children (who are beneficiaries of the family trust) may also dispute decisions made by the trustee while you are still alive.

The move to a discretionary family trust needs to be carefully considered, properly documented, and sensitively communicated.

Ultimately, it is important to ensure that there is a balance between your needs and wants when undertaking estate planning.

Katie Worsnop is an Associate at de Groots wills and estate lawyers specialising in estate litigation, estate planning, and estate administration.

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Ward off winter aches and pains Although research is yet to prove a link between weather and pain, SOPHIA AULD reports that winter months can be challenging for those with joint and muscular problems.

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p to two-thirds of people with chronic pain report noticing weather-related changes in their symptoms.

Scientists believe that variations in barometric pressure may be to blame.

With the onset of cooler weather, aches and pains often become more bothersome. You may feel stiff, and find it hard to get moving in the morning.

But winter doesn’t have to be miserable. Follow these simple steps to stave off soreness.

KEEP WARM Warmth helps muscles to relax and improves circulation. Keeping your house warm, dressing in layers and warming up the car before you go out can all help with cold-related pain, according to the National Institutes of Health.

Try wearing a scarf if your neck gets painful. Gloves and socks help circulation in the extremities.

Using an electric blanket can ease night pain. Try turning it on 15 minutes before bedtime. Heat packs can be used to soothe stiffness and aching.

Always take care when using heat

The cooler weather can lead to cravings for stodgy food. Remember, any extra weight means extra load on your feet, ankles, knees and hips.

It’s easier to avoid gaining weight than losing it.

Maintain a sensible eating plan through the cooler months and avoid the winter kilo creep. treatments. Aim for a comfortable warmth. Avoid using heat therapy on any area where sensation or circulation is compromised, such as diabetic limbs.

STAY ACTIVE Don’t use cold weather as an excuse to let your exercise routine slide. Loosen up your joints with range of movement exercises.

Gentle stretching can help stiff muscles. In fine weather, head outside for a walk. Find a heated pool where you can swim or do aqua aerobics. In bad weather, exercise indoors to a DVD, or with equipment such as a stationary bike.

Always check with your doctor before commencing a new exercise routine.

MASSAGE YOUR PAINS AWAY Improved circulation and relaxation are well-recognised benefits of massage.

Regular massage can also help with arthritis pain, a study in the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine showed.

Study participants received an hour’s massage weekly for eight weeks, and reported significant improvements in pain, stiffness and function.

CHECK VITAMIN D With more time spent indoors, it can be hard to get adequate vitamin D. Evidence suggests that low vitamin D levels are associated with increased sensitivity to arthritis pain, according to

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GET FISHY Fish oil supplements have been extensively studied and shown to be effective in improving the pain and stiffness of rheumatoid arthritis, according to the Arthritis Foundation.

There is preliminary evidence for similar effectiveness in osteoarthritis.

Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before starting on fish oil, to ensure correct dosage and avoid any adverse interactions with other medications.

STAY POSITIVE The cool weather will pass soon enough.

Pace yourself, get adequate sleep and focus on what you can do. A positive mindset will see you through to spring.

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The big move - and it means downsizing When it comes to change, some of us embrace it while others vehemently resist, writes KAREN HEALY

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he comfort and routine of a familiar environment can be akin to putting on your favourite pair of jeans.

They’re oh so comfortable and fit like a glove.

For others, life without change can become a bit stodgy, like a meal of meat and three veg.

Inevitably change happens in all our lives, either incrementally or monumentally — from the time you cut your first tooth, to buying your first home and everything else in between.

Here you are now, facing the next big change. They call it downsizing.

The move from family home into a smaller, more comfortable and manageable home can mean you’re not endlessly maintaining, painting and cleaning.

After endless hours of research and inspecting properties, you find it. The one.

You picture yourself living there.

Then it hits you. Bang!

There’s just so much to do.

The desire to resist change flows in and you contemplate staying where you are with what you know.

It’s easy to get overwhelmed because

Get Organised

people who are disorganised. The services are designed for people who either can’t do it themselves or don’t have enough time to do it.

Many services are out-sourced these days so it’s quite acceptable to get a professional organiser to help with moving into a new home.

To help with the enormous task of downsizing, here are a few tips:

you can’t imagine how you’re going to get everything done, and there’s the burning question “who’s going to do it?”.

Just because your kids can’t help, or you don’t have a partner, doesn’t mean you have to do it alone. Nor do you have to take on every task.

After all, you’ve been able to find solutions to problems before, right? Now, is no different.

The 21st century solution for when you need to downsize is that you get a professional organiser.

Professional organisers aren’t just for

downsizing or a change of life? drowning in clutter? overwhelmed with paperwork? need a helping hand?

‘‘I was stuck for ideas. Karen’s new ideas brought a new order to my room. My storage problems were solved!’’ Prue, Clontarf

decluttering downsizing home & office organising

Ph: 0418 725 307 www.unclutteredcloset.com.au

1. BREAK IT DOWN INTO SMALLER MANAGEABLE PIECES Rather than focusing on the whole downsizing process, break it down into mini-projects. You’ll feel less overwhelmed by tackling a small piece at a time.

2. ALLOCATE REGULAR AMOUNTS OF TIME Schedule regular amounts of time into your day. Chipping away a bit at a time is more sustainable than doing it in one big chunk.

3. PLAN YOUR NEW SPACE Make sure you get a floor plan with measurements and use that as your guide for furniture layout and design.

5. KEEP YOUR FAVOURITES – NOT THE ENTIRE COLLECTION Pick out and select only your favourite or most prized possessions, not the whole collection.

6. SET A TIME FRAME Allow yourself adequate time to downsize – don’t expect everything to be done in a month.

7. CALL IN THE PROFESSIONALS Save your time and sanity and get professional help. The benefits almost usually outweigh the cost.

Karen Healy of the Uncluttered Closet is an accredited professional organiser with the Australasian Association of Professional Organisers

Regain independence to live at home Losing independence after an accident, injury or medical condition can be incredibly distressing.

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RETIREMENT LIVING

Henzell launches residential sanctuary

WELCOME TO PALM LAKE RESORT

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enzell Construction has announced the launch of a $15 million exclusive residential sanctuary overlooking the town centre and a marina to be built at Pelican Waters on the southern Sunshine Coast.

The Carlyle Terraces will feature 25 three-bedroom, double storey, low-maintenance luxury terrace homes ranging from 200sq m to 254sq m.

Mclean Henzell of Henzell Construction said The Carlyle Terraces was the first terrace home project for the masterplanned Pelican Waters community, offering buyers a unique blend of luxury and a low maintenance lifestyle within walking distance of world class facilities.

“Its prime location at the gateway to the emerging town centre and marina means a vibrant mix of waterfront dining, shopping and professional services is a short 100m stroll away, accessible by private pedestrian access from each residence,’’ Mr Henzell said Priced from $540,000 to $660,000, the terrace homes will appeal to retirees, downsizers, professionals and small families.

The terrace homes have the choice of upstairs or downstairs master bedrooms, water and marina views, low maintenance

pet-friendly yards plus shared facilities including elevated tropical pool, private putting green and barbecue with kitchenette.

“Offering low body corporate fees, independence, an easy-care lifestyle and excellent security, The Carlyle Terraces are perfect for people looking to simplify their lives without compromising on luxury,’’ he said.

Project sales consultant for the development, Rhonda Carter, said sense of space, attention to detail and prime location would drive high interest in The Carlyle Terraces.

Nearby features include Pelican Waters Golf Course, bowls club, local supermarkets, Caloundra CBD, patrolled beaches, numerous parks and waterways, health services and easy access to the highway.

The Carlyle Terraces is being sold off the plan, and is due for completion by 2017.

Visit the onsite sale office at Coral Sea Drive Pelican Waters or thecarlyle.com.au, call 0417 370 748 or 5491 2000 or email sales@thecarlyle.com.au

NEVER A DULL MOMENT HALCYON Glades, the fastest selling over 50s lifestyle community on the northside of Brisbane has reached another milestone in its evolution with the community’s exclusive multi-million dollar lifestyle and recreational precinct now open.

Home owners are already using the 25m heated swimming pool, championship bowling green, communal garden, floodlit tennis court with pavilion and pickleball courts.

The Recreation Club features an indoor gym, library and cinema, craft room, fireplace, dance floor, kitchen with bar, function space and additional outdoor gathering spaces.

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the facilities, especially at Halcyon Happy Hour.

Project director Marie Cone said Halcyon Glades’ easy proximity to the M1 corridor and central location was appealing to lock-and-go purchasers.

“With our strong lifestyle offering, caravan and boat storage, gated security and CCTV cameras it’s clear to see why Halcyon Glades has become such a popular choice for downsizers looking to upgrade their lifestyle,” she said.

“We have new homes ready to move into now.”

Priced from $361,000$497,000, the latest release of superior energy rated homes, showcases a range of Halcyon’s favourite designs.

Call 1800 814 567 or visit lifebeginsathalcyon.com.au

GEOFF and Barb Cowan are the first unconditional buyers at Palm Lake Resort Cooroy-Noosa.

Currently living in Victoria on the Mornington Peninsula Geoff and Barb said that knew that living in Victoria during the winter wasn’t an option.

“Geoff and I have travelled every winter for the past 11 years, spending up to five months away at a time,” Barbara said. “Last year we covered the eastern coastline in search of somewhere we would both be happy and Palm Lake Resort Cooroy-Noosa is it. We ultimately chose Cooroy for its location.”

Cooroy is close to shopping, transport, hospitals and the Noosa beaches.

“We have spent the last six weeks in the Noosa Shire and have been able to watch the exciting changes already happening on the site where the new Palm Lake Resort is taking shape,” she said. “Because we have been lucky enough to purchase off the plan we have had the opportunity to choose all our home colours.

“We can’t wait to move in.”

Call 1800 885 851, visit liveapalmlakelife.com.au or email salescooroy@palmlake.com.au

LIVE BY THE LAKE ON THE COAST CONSTRUCTION on Halcyon Lakeside, the third lifestyle community on the Sunshine Coast is forging ahead with framework going up on the first release of homes.

The new, gated community is framed by natural bushland on a 13ha site within the Parklakes II community at Bli Bli. Along with an enviable 5-Star lifestyle offering, Halcyon Lakeside overlooks two lakes with 450m of lake frontage and access to 6km of walking tracks and local shopping.

Project Director Chris Carley said Halcyon Landing was the fastest selling over 50s community on the Sunshine Coast with the first two releases

of 52 homes in Stage One sold out, off the plan.

“We’ve had a high level of interest from purchasers who want to be part of a peaceful pocket within a master planned community,” said Chris. “The site’s lake frontage is another major lifestyle drawcard.”

Plans have also been revealed for the community’s multi-million dollar Lifestyle and Recreational Precinct which has a championship-sized bowling green, tennis court, pickleball courts, pools and health and wellness centre.

Centrepiece will be the Recreation Club.

Call 1800 050 555 or visit 27 Waigani St, Bli Bli.

MEET THE SIX PACK UNITED by lawn bowls, six Lendlease village residents have been coming together every Tuesday afternoon for the past decade to enjoy a spot of afternoon “men’s time”.

The tradition began more than 10 years ago when Bill, Bram and Norm decided to start bowling with another former resident after their weekly organised fitness class.

The Six Pack gets its name from the number of gents involved, but they explain that six is just an easy number to organise a weekly game. The real reason for the name stems from a post-match ritual.

“We thought it wouldn’t be a bad idea for someone to bring along a six-pack for the end of the game,” said Bill.

So, in typical Aussie spirit, weekly catch-ups are transformed into a relaxing game of bowls, lots of laughs

and a cold beer.

“It’s something regular that we look forward to and all feel very lucky to have formed such great friendships in the later part of our lives,” Bram says.

When asked if they’ve thought about who’s next in line to join the group, The Six Pack calmly shrugs off the question.

“Shall we say, there are very few ways to leave our club. You know what they are, don’t you?

You’re in for life,” Bill said.

For more about Lendlease Retirement Living call 1800 550 550.

VISION BECOMES REALITY THE vision has become a reality at the Gold Coast’s most exclusive over 50s waterfront lifestyle community with the opening of the signature lifestyle and aquatic precinct at Vision by Halcyon.

At Hope Island with direct Broadwater access, the private, 88-home gated community is just minutes from Sanctuary Cove and Ephraim Island in the heart of Gold Coast’s exclusive North Shore.

Award winning architects DC8 Studio were responsible for the architecturally inspiring lifestyle and aquatic

precinct that includes a lavish 5-Star leisure club for the use of home owners and their guests.

The leisure club has a covered outdoor pool with spa, gym and cinema while a second connected building overlooking the waterfront, houses the library with a fireplace, alfresco lounge area, bar, dance floor, outdoor entertainment area and spaces for games and craft.

The Lifestyle and Aquatic Precinct also comprises of a floating boat house with kayak storage and an additional function space, approval for a 52-berth private marina and

boardwalk along the waterfront. Home owners also have exclusive use of a communal picnic boat, leisure craft and kayaks.

Project Director Scott Ng said the community’s absolute waterfront location appealed to purchasers and the first three releases of luxury homes had sold out completely.

Priced from $599,000$1,365,000 the final release has a range of luxurious single, double or split level waterfront and non-waterfront homes.

Call 1800 831 567 or visit lifebeginsathalcyon.com.au Brisbane

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WHAT’S ON

Patsy Cline story a crowd-pleaser

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he heartfelt story of Patsy Cline and her friendship with a fan is more than just a tribute to the legendary country singer who died at age

30 in a plane crash in 1963.

Always … Patsy Cline is based on the true story of Cline’s friendship with a fan from Houston named Louise Seger, who befriended the singer in a Texas honkytonk in 1961.

They continued a correspondence until Cline’s death.

The musical play, complete with down-home country humour and real emotion, includes 27 of Cline’s hits such as Crazy, I Fall to Pieces, Sweet Dreams and Walking After Midnight.

The title was inspired by Cline’s letters to Seger, which were consistently signed “Love always … Patsy Cline”.

Always … Patsy Cline has enjoyed huge success in the US, Canada, the UK and other parts of Australia and comes to Redland Performing Arts Centre next month.

The production stars award-winning Australian country music singer Courtney Conway as Patsy Cline and popular stage star Mandi Lodge (Menopause The Musical® In Concert, Just The Ticket) as Louise Seger.

Redland Performing Arts Centre, Thursday, August 4, 8pm. Tickets $32 $38. Bookings: RPAC Box Office 3829 8131 or visit rpac.com.au.

CALLING ALL WUTHERING HEIGHTS FANS THE most Wuthering Heights Day Ever is being held in capital cities all over the world and on July 16, it will be Brisbane.

An afternoon at Bedford Park, Spring Hill, will be followed by a Kate Bush tribute party at New Globe Theatre, Fortitude Valley.

Wuthering Heights was one of the biggest songs of 1978 and launched Kate Bush to stardom.

And the song remains somewhat of an oddity, one version featuring Bush frolicking in a field wearing a red dress.

From 2pm, Fletcher is hoping to gather as many people as he can in Bedford Park wearing red dresses and re-enacting the infamous Wuthering Heights music video by Kate Bush.

The afternoon includes practice runs of the song, an instructional introduction to the dance moves, and a chance to mingle and meet Kate Bush fans from all over Brisbane.

You don’t even have to be a Kate Bush fan as the event is open for all participate.

A gold coin donation is encouraged to cover expenses.

Mass events such as this originated in Brighton in the UK when a group called Shambush gathered almost 300 Kate Bushes in a field.

The Kate Bush Tribute Party at New Globe Theatre starts at 6pm.

There will be pre-show Kate Bush

music in the licensed venue, then the venue’s retro cinema will feature a collection of rare footage, music videos, and concert clips interwoven with live performances of some of Bush’s biggest hits by Brisbane entertainers.

Saturday July 16, 2pm, Bedford Park, 8 Love St, Spring Hill.

From 6pm, New Globe Theatre, 220 Brunswick St, Fortitude Valley. Tribute party with music videos and live performances tickets from $16 (18+ only). Bookings recommended. See kristianfletcher.com

Australians are known for helping their mates when the chips are down and the chips couldn’t be lower for some rural families in drought stricken Queensland.

Through the ‘Buy a bale’ campaign Caloundra Power Boat Club along with the help of local community will be fund raising for Sunshine Coasts first hay run to the drought stricken farmers and rural communities.

Funs will be raised by community barbeque’s, a fund raising dinner (Saturday 24th September 2016), raffles and donations. All funds raised will go towards the Sunshine Coast hay run planned for departure Sunday 27th November 2016.

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WHAT’S ON

MITCHELTON MARRIAGE MAYHEM

Bawdy, brash and fabulous

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he Divine Miss Bette is heading to Queensland’s most vibrant, vital and vivacious town … and she’s also heading to Cleveland.

Following several sell-out seasons both in Australia and overseas (Tassie), Catherine Alcorn channels the people’s diva, Bette Midler, in this whirlwind of a show that will leave audiences breathless.

Trained by Steve Ostrow, the man who discovered Bette Midler, Catherine Alcorn leads a thrilling rollercoaster ride back to the Palace Theatre in New York in 1973.

Backed by a four-piece band, she’ll belt out the diva’s great hits, including Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy, The Rose, Friends and more.

The charismatic Alcorn inhabits the divine Miss Midler and has won the critics: “Between the tall tales, double entendre, and tongue-in-cheek vulgarity, the heartache behind the humour, most

Catherine Alcorn is bawdy, brash and just as fabulous as the original Bette Midler!

evident in Alcorn’s rendition of ‘Am I Blue’, elevates her titillating tribute to a tender triumph,” said one.

“From the moment the Divine Miss Bette, aka Catherine Alcorn fluttered on to stage, she had the audience wrapped around her little finger in what was a thoroughly rapturous performance,” said another.

Redland Performing Arts Centre Friday, August 12, 7pm. Tickets $30-$35 Bookings: RPAC Box Office 3829 8131 or visit rpac.com.au. Unsuitable for children under 15 years.

THREE short plays coming up from The Hills Players, promise to bring a laugh, with a common theme of marriage.

Love and Other Flushes, by Hugh O’Brien is the tale of a wise-cracking old plumber taking it upon himself to become marriage counsellor for a young couple needing some urgent help. His reluctant partner in instant marriage repair is a woman own marriage has just been Helen Weir, Carol Damaso, Val Morgan, Kylie Web (front) and Tyrion Perkins, Joanne Prove and Peter Carmichael are ready to roll. flushed down the toilet.

In “Do I?” by Jane Hultgren, it’s from the usual stress of modern life until Charlie’s wedding day and everything is she is pushed too far and discovers that perfect, the guests have arrived and all is murder might be relatively easy, ready. The only problem is she’s not sure disposing of the body may be challenging, she wants to go through with it. Her but explaining to friends is almost sisters and mother share their impossible. experiences and thoughts as they tackle It promises to be a night of fine the universal question — is there such a entertainment. thing as a happy marriage?

St Matthews Church Hall, Church Rd, “Golf, Marriage & Other Murderous Mitchelton. Friday July 15 and 22; Matters” by Debra Chalmers, (by Saturday July 16 and 23; 7.45pm., arrangement with Maverick Musicals) is Tickets $15, concessions $10 the story of John and Jenny who suffer Bookings: 3351 4496 or 3355 7319

Redland Performing Arts Centre presents

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The heartfelt story of a music legend and her friendship with a fan Featuring 27 of Patsy’s unforgettable hits such as Crazy, I Fall to Pieces, Sweet Dreams and Walking After Midnight

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WHATâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S ON

Head to New York with Queensland Pops

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or those whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve never been to Manhattan, New York City, let the Queensland Pops orchestra take you there.

Headline star Rhonda Burchmore promises a feast of entertainment in her premiere appearance with the Queensland Pops Orchestra.

Rhonda is arguably one of the first ladies of Australian musical theatre, and joins the Pops for the ultimate Broadway show.

Many classic songs will be drawn from the Broadway musical canon.

Stage musicals such as Cabaret, Fiddler On The Roof, Jesus Christ Superstar and Cats on Broadway, and the hit shows keep on coming.

Whatever role she tackles, Rhonda Burchmore, awarded an OAM in 2014 for her services to the performing arts, commands the stage, from her own cabaret spectaculars in Australia to

coveted roles on Broadway Irving Berlinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Easter Parade, Stephen Sondheimâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Into The Woods and her legendary performance in Mamma Mia!?

Like life, Broadway music boasts the most euphoric spectrum of light and shade, and Rhonda will be treading the boards with style, running the gamut of emotions in what promises to be a lap-tapping, eye-glistening journey through the most magical moments of musical theatre.

QPAC has a long tradition of showcasing some of Broadwayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most outstanding musicals, and the Queensland Pops Orchestraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Rhonda Burchmore on Broadway will stir wonderful memories.

Queensland Conservatorium students will fill the stage with vibrant movement involving both precision and creativity.

QPAC Concert Hall, Brisbane, Saturday August 13, 2.30pm and 7.30pm.

SUNNYBANK BRINGS THE BIG LAUGHS A merry comedy of complications and confrontations sets the scene for an evening of pure entertainment at the Sunnybank Theatre.

There is crazy misunderstanding and mistaken identities as the guilty parties in question try desperately to keep their romantic secrets, secret in Anyone for Breakfast, written in the early 1990s by leading UK comedy writer and actor Derek Benfield, It has all the ingredients for a classic farcical comedy.

Gilbert, who is having an affair with German air hostess Helga, is married to Shirley who is having an affair with Roger, who is married to Jane who wants to have an affair with Mark.

So when Jane decides to have her assignation with young handsome Mark, her best friend Shirley is happy to help by lending her house, as this leaves Shirley free to spend the evening with her lover, Janeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s husband Roger.

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Things donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t go quite according to plan as Gilbert arrives home unexpectedly with Helga, his pretty Lufthansa hostess.

The plot weaves its way along with protagonists passing to and fro through the numerous doors, usually missing each other, and so complicating the plot.

Audiences can expect lots of laughs as the comic situation unfolds and develops into mayhem.

Sunnybank Theatre, 14 Mains Rd Sunnybank. July 22-August 6, Friday and Saturday, 8pm, Saturday 2pm Tickets $18-$25. Bookings open June 25. Visit stg.org.au or call 3345 3964.

SEVEN Little Australians written in two acts by Anne Scott-Pendlebury from the classic Australian childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s novel by Ethel Turner published in 1894, is being presented by the Villa Nova Players.

Set mainly in Parramatta west of Sydney in the 1880s, it relates the adventures of the seven mischievous Woolcot children, their stern army father Captain Woolcot and young stepmother Esther.

It comes with the advice that, â&#x20AC;&#x153;none of the seven is really good, because Australian children never are. There is a lurking sparkle of joyousness, rebellion and mischief in all children hereâ&#x20AC;?.

Yeronga State High School, Cnr Villa and Oakwood Sts, Yeronga. Fridays-Saturdays, July 15 to August 6, 7.30pm; Saturdays-Sundays July 16-August 7, 2pm. Tickets $25, online $22.50, concessions $17. Visit villanovaplayers.com or call 3899 9962

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BOOK REVIEW

ELIZABETH PASCOE

With Maggie Smith on the cover of this short story, I thought it should be entertaining. Alas it was not.

I haven’t quite worked out who was the oddest, Miss Shepherd or the author. Miss Shepherd’s behaviour was definitely odd and her personal hygiene debatable. Talcum powder was mentioned but whether it was to clean the van or herself is open to question.

This tall woman was not uneducated, she was interested in politics, wrote her thoughts in chalk on the footpath and offered her ideas about government to the author, Mr Bennett.

Her behaviour spoke of trauma or mental health problems and I could only wonder how she was able to live in such conditions for 15 years. I was appalled, angry and disgusted, particularly with the author who was aware of her living conditions and did nothing about it. On reflection, maybe that’s why he wrote the story.

TONY HARRINGTON

This book didn’t sit well with me.

I have always loved English eccentricity but there was something not quite right about this book.

The relationship between the author and the lady in the van is not charity but more of a symbiotic relationship.

She gets to live in a squalid fashion in her van in his garden and the author gets to write books and plays about her.

What comes across from the author to me is “let’s all have a perv and a laugh at this poor smelly old lady with a mental illness”.

The movie is much better than the book thanks to the brilliance of Maggie Smith. For me, 4/10.

BOOK review In 1974, the homeless Miss Shepherd moved her broken down van into Alan Bennett’s garden. Deeply eccentric and stubborn to her bones, Miss Shepherd was not an easy tenant. Bennett, despite inviting her in the first place, was a reluctant landlord and yet she lived there for 15 years. His story was first published in 1989 and a film starring Dame Maggie Smith was released this year.

JOHN KLEINSCHMIDT This is an unusual true story of an odd, reasonably formal yet compassionate relationship between the author Alan Bennett and the eccentric Miss Shepherd.

Through Bennett’s generosity she lived for almost two decades in a van in his front yard and then in a lean-to at the side of his house.

The story is at times touching and has some funny moments as Bennett recounts Miss Shepherd’s bizarre escapades.

The book took just a couple of hours to read, probably about the same time as to watch the movie, which I have not seen.

Somehow I think the movie might have been a better choice.

SHEILA BRYDEN

THE LADY IN THE VAN

By Alan Bennett

A serendipitous act of kindness by Alan Bennett has resulted in his writing this beautiful, restrained memoir of a relationship – never a friendship – with Miss Shepherd.

His insightful observations of the smallest and most precise details of her life allows the reader to become intimate with this troubling, eccentric woman.

Bennett’s prolonged benevolence towards this relative stranger leaves me wondering how might I respond to the sudden arrival of a van lady on my driveway with all the demands on hospitality and humanity that it would entail.

A short book which leaves long-term questions for the reader.

JO BOURKE

MARY BARBER Given the media hype, it’s hard not to see Maggie Smith as you are reading this little book. It’s a quick read, that’s in its favour.

This short tale gives a personal face to homelessness and mental illness.

I can only admire Alan Bennett for allowing Miss Shepherd, a cantankerous and demanding woman, to live in his yard for 15 years.

I guess, in life we make decisions that we think will be temporary but things don’t work out that way.

This is a compassionate tale made up of day to day incidents.

Coming from Alan Bennett’s diaries, it is honest and without embellishment.

If this story of Miss Shepherd had not had the publicity of the recentlyreleased movie starring Maggie Smith I doubt if any one would have believed it.

Even so, my reactions ranged from amazement to disbelief. Fifteen years is a long time and Alan Bennett surely had the patience of Job and the tolerance of few to cope with this eccentric and unpredictable lady.

The author excels in understatement leaving the reader to imagine the daily challenges, especially the unsavoury ones of lack of cleanliness and buildup of rubbish. The mind boggles! A fascinating story. I have heard praise for the movie – not sure if I want to see it.

Much as I love Maggie Smith’s acting, I think I will stay with the grottiness of the written word less I find the movie too sanitised! But maybe that’s unfair.

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NUTRITION

Ground rules on fats are changing Nutritionist ANTHONY POWER says the first rule of food is never to count calories — ever.

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n my many years of nutritional practice, I have always counselled my patients to never count calories. Why? Because not all calories are created equal. It’s like comparing apples and oranges. This has been borne out in recent news articles in the UK that called on the guidelines trumpeting low-fat to be replaced by the call to eat more fat – and more saturated fat at that!

What? More eggs, bacon, cream, meat, cheese, coconut oil and butter? Surely not. If you weren’t aware, there is a groundswell building with the paleolithic, ketogenic, low-carbohydrate, high-fat (LCHF) way of eating.

This movement has really thrown the cat among the pigeons. It calls for the significant reduction or cessation of carbohydrates and an increase in the amounts of fat in a patient’s diet.

But surely this will cause heartattacks, stokes, elevated cholesterol and obesity. In fact, the majority of evidence has shown the opposite.

That’s right, increasing fat and reducing carbohydrates has seen a significant lowering of insulin and blood sugar levels, significant weight loss, falling inflammatory levels and lower

cholesterol. This is completely contrary to the last 50 years of diet advice when we have been told to eat low-fat to lose weight. But look around. This approach doesn’t seem to have worked. In fact, obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease continue to rise.

This increase in illness may certainly have a number or elements including a more sedentary lifestyle, the increase in fast food and soft drink and the overuse of antibiotics. But independent of that, the evidence of a higher fat and low sugar/carbohydrate intake does have merit and the evidence is strong.

One of the largest and most compelling recent studies in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine followed more than 7000 participants. Two groups were divided by diet to gauge cardiovascular events.

One group was given a higher-fat, Mediterranean-type diet, the other a low-fat, higher carbohydrate diet (similar to our current guidelines).

The study was actually stopped early due to the cardiovascular events in the low-fat, high-carbohydrate group.

That’s right, more people were dying on the low-fat diet. So this brings me back

to my original point that a calorie of one food cannot be compared to another.

Why then, given all we have been taught about the ills of fat, am I actually saying that more fat and less carbohydrate/sugar may be a good thing?

There are a number of reasons.

Firstly, the hypothesis that saturated fats cause death have never really been conclusively proven out in research.

Many studies have shown that saturated fats don’t raise cholesterol.

Carbohydrates and sugar have been implicated in a number of studies to be the real culprit behind elevated cholesterol, heart attacks and strokes, diabetes and obesity.

And when I talk about carbohydrates, I mean anything made with flour, sugar, rice and grains (yes, even gluten-free).

In fact, all carbohydrates, healthy legumes included, will be broken down by the body to produce glucose.

This glucose in excess, and over a long-period may cause even mild insulin-resistance, elevated blood sugar levels and is implicated in CVD, diabetes, inflammation and excess weight gain.

In my practice, patients will usually abstain from all carbohydrates for short

time and then legumes and starchy vegetables are added back.

OK, there is some fine print.

It is important that you concentrate on food quality-so ideally those high-fat foods are grass fed or even organic to they don’t contain a great deal of toxins.

Eat plenty of green leafy vegetables including parsley, spinach and broccoli.

Eat plenty of fermented foods like yoghurt and sauerkraut. Make sure your fats are not subjected to high-heat or chemically altered into trans-fats so limit fried foods and margarine.

And eat plenty of nuts and seeds.

Just think back to the bad old days when they told us to stop eating eggs, coconut oil, avocado, nuts and butter.

Thankfully those days are gone.

Now, pass the organic Australian butter please. I need to fry some eggs.

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Yes, that was my fault but it is a salutary warning to travellers not to put all your faith in a travel consultant who must rely on commissions to make a living having your best interests at heart.

To make matters worse, the original, cheaper, shorter flight was now miraculously back on the books, but it was too late as I had already paid. Funny that.

I asked for information about visas and was sent a cut and paste from the Department of Foreign Affairs site.

I found more than that by a bit of searching through Trip Advisor and Lonely Planet. The other visa advice supplied was totally wrong and there was no point in even asking about currency exchange. She didn’t have a clue.

So why did I go there?, I ask myself.

A good consultant might have said “we don’t have bookings for the budget airlines but there is one there and you might want to check out that leg for yourself. It would save you a day’s flights which is the best I can do”.

Or so I thought, but it seems it was more about commission before customer.

Since then, I have heard other nasty

stories about the same group; like the retired couple who booked and paid for a cruise a year in advance to get the cabin they wanted at the stern only to be told a week before departure that they had been “upgraded” to two decks lower at the front of the ship.

They even had to phone to ask for their tickets to be sent to them. It seems that while they had paid, their booking hadn’t been forwarded to the cruise company and the response was to hide it under the guise of an upgrade.

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“The moral of the story is to stick with local, smaller travel agents that aren’t on every street corner”

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Another older traveller arrived in Los Angeles to find his accommodation hadn’t been booked even though it was paid for, while another arrived for a flight to learn it had left 24 hours earlier.

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PUZZLES

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

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Erased the record that we dip in solutions (5) Managed to endure informal police training? (5) The step sheared off revealing the accountant’s program full of figures (11) Opening method (3) Scope for an Aussie symbol before the first of March (4) Where dentures are supported by glues (4) Use the blueprint to rig a dam to explode (7) Aired grievance without ever initially being dry and boring (4) Stain notice (4) Anhydrous and emotionless (3) A complete comprehension of what the correct saline ratio should be (11) A stew that looks like sullage? (5) Tear up around one consumer (5)

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When it’s smarter to reconnect the wires (5) Certain publications deem piracies old-fashioned (11) Depict doctor with a woodenhead (4) Snug covering for brewing vessel (4) The impertinence in most upper echelons (11) Detective takes a setback during these assignations (5) Assassins used woven red gags to kill Caesar! (7) Doctor holds one lady in labour, according to medical jargon (3) Sink up fuel? (3) A right wrangle with a sharp end (5) Musical instrument repairer sounds fishy (5) A rapid descent into a very sleazy establishment (4) The ox-cart backed into the corral (4)

CODEWORD

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WORK IT OUT!

SUDOKU WORDFIND

Level: Medium

No. 32

bios browser byte cable chip click computer cookie disk driver file font form internet

No. 756

mouse password printer program run save scanner screen site software system web windows

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PUZZLES

QUICK CROSSWORD

No. 3616

SCATTERWORD

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Today’s Aim: 22 words Good 27 words Very good 30 words Excellent

SUDOKU Level: Easy

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

PERMUTATE

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Stunned Wears away Put to the test Handle clumsily (informal) Miniaturised photographic file (abbrev.)

Unpack Mysterious Thaw Regretted Hindu teachers Kind of wheat Prohibit Traitor Misty Maiden Solid Gemstone

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Assail Number Period of rule Cleaner’s tool Tropical fruit Type of vegetable Remunerations

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Drive back Deep dish Slandering Words spoken in undertones 5 Forest animal 6 Violently attacks 7 Promoted extravagantly 9 Managed 13 Derbies, deerstalkers etc

16 Elite 17 Ensnare 21 Ceasing a mission prematurely 22 Molten rock 24 Nutty syrups used in chocolates 27 Small infant enclosure 28 Healthy 29 Bar joining two load-bearing oxen 30 Suspend and let swing 31 Areas devoted to agriculture 34 Carrion bird 36 Large birds 37 Male cat

No. 025

WORK IT OUT!

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

BROAD

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