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his, dear reader, is an electionfree zone, so you can relax and feel quite safe that you can read on from here without any risk of running into the ‘E’ word.

I do find it quite amusing, all the same, that television, radio and newspapers are saying how tough it is being subjected to a “marathon” campaign (and it is) and yet still go on to report every little itch and scratch along the way. Ah, the strange world in which we live.

And this strange new world has delivered us another couple of curly ones. First we hear news from the ACCC of how the 55+ group has become a prime target for internet

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Contents scammers looking to tap into hardearned retirement savings; and then we learn that abuse can start at home.

Angela Bensted’s insightful report reveals that unwanted grasping for the family fortune can, and often does, come from those we trust the most. We have also had the recent cases of the Macleay Island grandmother beaten to death by the postie she trusted to look after her, and the Townsville community worker allegedly murdered by her 36-year-old daughter.

This is not fear-mongering but more a timely warning to be cautious and ensure affairs are in order, such as making sure your power of attorney is up to date, as our de Groots law specialist explains this issue.

And there I was thinking that the good thing about ageing was that you became invisible and passed under the radar of unwanted attention.

Never mind, forewarned is forearmed.

Dorothy Whittington, Editor

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COVER STORY

Family fortunes We work hard, save hard and hope to make it through our retirement years but, as ANGELA BENSTED reports, retirement savings can also make us the target of abuse.

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n a cruel twist of fate, family fortunes, earned through graft and sacrifice, are being whittled away by warring children and scheming hangers-on.

Separate inquiries by the NSW government and the Australian Law Reform Commission on elder abuse are shining a light on families twisted by greed, and the bleak existence faced by vulnerable older people being fleeced by people they trust.

A woman who suspected her brother of financially and emotionally abusing their mother wrote to the NSW inquiry stating, “my brother was burdening my mother daily with his problems to the point that it consumed her day.

“She stopped eating as it was too expensive, stopped her pensioner bus trips on Wednesday as they were too expensive, and went to bed by 5pm without dinner to save on heating and food. All so she could give him her money.”

The woman, whose name has been suppressed, continued with a complicated story of guardianship proceedings, contested powers of attorney, her mother’s dwindling bank balance and a broken family.

“I was accused by my sister and my daughter of trying to kill my mother,”

she writes. Family squabbling over money might be considered a private affair, but when an older person at the centre of the brouhaha suffers harm, the drama is most definitely a form of elder abuse.

The World Health Organisation defines elder abuse as “a single, or repeated act, or lack of appropriate action, occurring within any relationship where there is an expectation of trust which causes harm or distress to an older person”.

While the abuse can also be physical, psychological or sexual, the most common form reported to Queensland’s Elder Abuse Prevention Unit (EAPU) is financial abuse.

Les Jackson, coordinator of EAPU and nationally recognised authority on the subject, says their telephone hotline is experiencing “a bumper year”.

He estimates they will exceed last year’s call numbers (1282) by 50 per cent.

Elder abuse is often seen as a symptom of carer stress.

“But it’s not carer stress at all,” Les says. “Carers do a great job.”

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COVER STORY federal government’s carer payment and then failing to provide any care.

These “freeloaders” don’t pay board or contribute anything towards electricity or other bills. They often stop outside service providers such as cleaners from coming in “because that costs money”.

These so-called carers are “skimming the pension. They’re getting free board and lodging; they’re getting the whole lot,” Les says. “They’re on easy street.”

The data collected by EAPU is patchy, with figures on income source for only half of the perpetrators on record. Although limited, the numbers are alarming.

Of those who declared a government carer’s payment as their only income, nearly 18 per cent provided no care at all to the victim.

Les says reforms to aged care funding may have unwittingly contributed to the problem, with the family home now being part of the refundable deposit for nursing home fees and an expectation of “user pays” if the older person has sufficient assets.

“If mum ever does get to the stage where she does need nursing home care, they tend to be pulling them out of the aged care system because otherwise the house gets sold and where are they (family members) going to live?,” he says.

Older people become isolated out of the system and drop off the radar of health care providers.

A Queensland coroner noted this anomaly in the Cynthia Thoresen inquest findings. Cynthia, an 88-yearold woman with dementia, died in hospital in 2009 from complications after being admitted with a broken leg.

Her malnourished body was

“EAPU helpline operators say older victims are reluctant to ask for a protection order against their own child” contaminated with faeces and urine and developing pressure sores.

Medicare records showed Cynthia hadn’t seen a doctor for more than five years, despite her daughter having received Centrelink benefits to care for her since January 2001.

At the 2013 inquest, ambulance officers and hospital medical staff painted a picture of severe neglect, prompting the coroner to suggest people who received a carer’s benefit should be required to submit an annual independent medical review of the person being cared for.

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Val French has been a spokeswoman for older people for many years, with successive federal governments consulting her on issues affecting the demographic, including elder abuse. She founded Older People Speak Out, an organisation promoting justice for seniors, in 1993.

Val says her generation (she’s 88) is less assertive than people are today, especially the women.

“If you’re an old person it is very, very hard for you to do anything about it (abuse) because you don’t want to lose your family,” Val says. “You don’t want to be on your own for the rest of

your life.”

Les Jackson has heard it all.

“There’s all sorts of emotional stuff that happens in families,” he says.

“People use coercion and a bit of emotional blackmail, telling (an older person) they’ll never see their grandchildren again, or they (children) will never visit them again; or ‘I’ll die on the streets if you throw me out, there’s nowhere else to go’.”

It isn’t always a family member who takes advantage of an older person’s trust for their own financial gain.

“We look for a situation where an individual has wormed their way into the older person’s life,” Les says.

“Dad might have a new gardener or a friend from down the club who has moved in and that friend starts isolating the older person from other friends and family and service providers.”

The isolation is actually a form of social abuse and it’s a tactic used so no one else knows what’s going on.

But family members have to tread carefully. They might become suspicious if their unattached and elderly dad takes up with a younger woman Les says.

“But that’s being going on forever. It all depends on the older person’s capacity. Maybe she is a gold-digging hussy, but maybe he wants a trophy wife to parade around the bowls club,” he says.

“There’s a real sense of entitlement in a number of calls where the younger person says, ‘but that’s my money’.”

What needs to be determined is: what are the older person’s wishes? Are they being controlled?

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COVER STORY to sign over her house as security for his bail last year, a Southport magistrate said it was “a potential act of elder abuse”. The woman would have to perform a citizen’s arrest if her former son-in-law tried to skip bail and the magistrate doubted her affidavit in which she said it would not be “ruinous’’ to lose her home.

“I always thought I’d heard them all,” Les says. “But it never ceases to amaze me some of the things these families do.”

He recounts a typical call to the hotline involving a property dispute.

An older couple bought a family home with their son and his wife “giving them a helping hand because they were having difficulty getting into their first house”.

The property was purchased in the son’s name on the understanding the parents could live there.

The relationship started to break down so they built a flat at the back, which the parents also paid for.

Once the flat was built the son announced he was selling the property.

“The father doesn’t have any title and there’s going to have to be a civil court action,” he says.

“This man is desperate. He can’t afford to engage a lawyer and is relying

on a community legal service.”

Older people can apply for protection orders under Queensland’s Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012, which are available for non-physical abuse.

But EAPU helpline operators say older victims are reluctant to ask for a protection order against their own child.

“The idea of being alone when you’re old is appalling,” Val French says.

“Most old people need to have the security of people around them who can help them, be there for them. It would be awful to die alone.”

Brisbane is hosting the International Federation on Ageing Global Conference from June 21-23, and the city will be bathed in purple light mid-month in recognition of World Elder Abuse day on June 15.

The Australian Law Reform Commission will also release an issues paper on that day, calling for public submissions. In the meantime, Les Jackson and his team at EAPU are buckling up for another bumper year and Val French continues to despair at a world turned upside down.

“Imagine what it’s like to be an older person and the ones who let you down are the ones you love the best,” she says.

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The ACCC is encouraging older Australians to “wise up and watch out” for scams that target them so they don’t have their hard-earned savings stolen.

IAnd while there are many scams affecting older members of the community, love and investment account for half of the money reported lost by over 55s in 2015 In 2015, Scamwatch reports for fraudulent investment schemes across all age groups doubled to over $24 million, with 1262 complaints. Of these, almost $6.3 million was lost to victims over 55.

These scams pose a significant risk for Australians looking for investment opportunities, especially those looking to grow their retirement funds.

“Investment scams come in many guises including business ventures, superannuation schemes, managed funds and the sale or purchase of shares or property.

Scammers dress up ‘opportunities’ with professional looking brochures and web-

sites to mask their fraudulent operations and trick unsuspecting Australians,” the ACCC warns.

“Before parting with your money, do your own research on the investment company and check they have a Australian Financial Services Licence on ASIC’s MoneySmart website. Don’t let anyone pressure you into making decisions about your money or investments.”

Just under $23 million was reported in losses from 2620 complaints of romance scams. Of this, $5.6 million was lost to victims over 55.

“Dating and romance scams take advantage of people looking for romantic partners, often via dating websites, apps or social media,” the ACCC says.

“Scammers spend months and even years establishing a relationship with their victims before making up a reason they need to ‘borrow’ money, such as medical emergencies or travel expenses.

“Never send money to someone you have met online. Cease contact with anyone that asks for money, no matter how you feel about them,” the ACCC said.

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Consumer group Choice commissioned testing of 12 brands and found only five were 100 per cent oregano.

The worst offender in the spot check was Master of Spices (less than 10 per cent) followed by Hoyt’s (11 per cent), Aldi’s Stonemill (26 per cent), Spice & Co (35 per cent) Menora (36 per cent), Spencers (40 per cent) and G Fresh (50 per cent).

The spot check found products from MasterFoods, Woolworths Select, Coles, McCormick and Herbies Spices had 100 per cent oregano leaves.

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nyone with an interest in history and a love of Brisbane’s heritage will be rewarded by joining the team of volunteers at the Army Museum South Queensland.

Based at Victoria Barracks on Petrie Terrace, volunteers can consider a role to suit their interests and capabilities, from being a guide to carpentry and other trade skills. Training is provided.

“The preservation of the historic buildings at Victoria Barracks is of prime importance to the residents of Brisbane and Queensland,” spokeswoman Beverley Smith said.

“People of all ages should be aware of the story behind the lovely old buildings.”

Friends of Victoria Barracks are keen to preserve stories and memories from people who have served at the Barracks over the years.

“No doubt, hundreds of stories could be told of VB’s residents, starting from the early Colonial era of Governor Bowen in 1864 and through the turbulent era of the two World Wars,” Beverley said.

Built in 1864, the original buildings are characteristic of a 19th century British Empire military barracks.

As well as the cluster of significant buildings, the Victoria Barracks also offers a whole new perspective of the

The old hospital backed by the city. city, with a skyline of high-rise behind the Roma St station and the green lawns and gardens of the barracks themselves.

The site was originally called Green Hills as that was the view at the time.

It’s proximity to Queen St meant that during its time as a police barracks from 1875-85, it was an easy ride downhill into the city.

Groups are welcome to tour the Victoria Barracks. Tours are on Wednesdays and the first Saturday of the month and other days by arrangement.

Devonshire Tea is served in the original Officers’ Mess, and is a highlight of the tour. Cost for a tour is $10 a person.

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IT’S a hobby that is challenging, fun and quite literally rewarding.

Lapidary is the art of polishing gemstones and there are many ways to do that.

Stones can be tumbled, cabachoned (a domed oval or round stone that has been polished) or faceted.

Also, slabs of rock can be polished and even spheres can be created.

“But as this is a very long process,” explains Ali Snowdon of Brisbane’s Gunyah Lapidary Club. “It is usually only attempted by more patient members.”

The club has a wide range of machines for members to use for a small working fee each week.

More experienced members are always happy to show new members the tricks of the trade.

The Gunyah Lapidary Club meets every Tuesday and Wednesday morning 9am to noon and Friday night from 7pm to 10pm, at 52 Cressey St, Wavell Heights.

“Each session we have a break with a cup of tea and a biscuit which is a great social catch-up,” Ali says.

“Some of our members also collect fossils and minerals and others turn our beautiful stones into wire wrap and other forms of jewellery which are other crafts we enjoy and teach each other.”

Anyone who would like to learn more

about this fascinating art, can see it all at the club’s annual show at the Mt Coot-tha Gardens Auditorium on Saturday, June 4, 9am-4pm and Sunday June 5, 9am-3pm.

It will be a showcase of their collections of fossils, natural specimens, polished stones and jewellery in more than 120 exhibits, many with stones found by members fossicking in Queensland and Northern NSW. Members will be on hand to offer information or tell a yarn or two.

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There will also be demonstrations of tumbling, faceting, cabachonning, soft stone carving and wire wrapping.

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WATCH YOUR LANGUAGE

Getting tense about tenses Past, present and future, DAVID PARMITER fears that tenses are no longer part of the curriculum.

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verywhere I look, I see articles using the wrong tense or verb forms, making me wonder if schools and universities even bother teaching it anymore.

“A ship full of treasure sunk off the coast of Chile in the 16th century”.

No, it didn’t. It sank off the coast of Chile.

The verb “to sink” has a past tense of “sank” and “sunk” is the past participle.

The participle “sunk” needs the auxiliary verb which is the past tense of “to have” or “to be”. So the ship “had sunk” (by itself) or “was sunk”’ (by gunfire or a storm).

My child swims across the pool.

Yesterday she swam across the pool. She did not swum across the pool but she has not swum in the pool since last weekend.

Present tense, past tense, past participle.

At university I learned Latin. I cannot say I learnt Latin. I can say that I have learnt Greek in my time, but I have forgotten most of it.

Learned is the past tense of the verb; learnt is the past participle. Latin is learnt or was learnt by classical scholars. They probably also learned it at school.

One of the trickiest of these verbs

involves beds and chickens.

You lie on a bed. You cannot lay on a bed. A chicken can lay an egg, it cannot lie an egg.

The trick to remember is that lay is a transitive verb and must therefore take a direct object. You must lay something.

Like the table.

“Lie” is an intransitive verb and does not take a direct object. You can lie down or you can lie sideways, but you cannot lie a blanket down. You lay the blanket down.

If you kneel to pray you might say “Now I lay me down to sleep ...”.

Here “lay” takes the direct object “me” which in fact means myself.

“Lay” and “lie” are two different verbs; the former is a transitive verb and must take a direct object, while the latter is an intransitive verb and therefore takes as indirect object or an adverb.

If it all gets too much you can always lie down across the railroad tracks and whistle.

It gets worse with the past tense.

Yesterday, the chicken laid an egg. But I didn’t find it because I was lying on the bed.

In fact, I lay on the bed until after

breakfast when I got up to lay the table.

(Just call me a liar!)

If you think that’s all a load of cobblers’ awls, try all your tenses in Latin.

Latin has five conjugations of verbs and even more tenses.

Once upon a time, from the age of 10, you had to learn these by rote and if you couldn’t parrot them in class, then you wrote them out 50 times as punishment after school.

Very un-PC these days perhaps, but it sticks with you for life; and it helps with your understanding through university and your use of English in whatever you do.

It’s horrible at the time, but you are forever grateful that your nose was rubbed in it for eight years. Pace magister.

Just en passant (and that’s French!), I wanted to read English at either Oxford or Cambridge University.

To qualify for a place I had to have an advanced pass in Latin on my leaving certificate.

I didn’t manage it and I ended up at one of the “red-brick” universities in a coastal city. The ignominy of it all. But I still ended up with a BA (Hons) in English Language and I still watch my language.

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READER’S STORY

On the road to bonding As his daughter’s driving instructor, LARRY GARNER learnt quite a few valuable lessons himself.

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y daughter was 16 years old, working part time at McDonalds and saving every penny to buy her first car.

She had saved about $500 and asked if I would go with her to look at some cars. I quickly learned that $500 was going to buy us a lot of trouble. I say “us” because when the car breaks down, and it will, who will be on the end of the phone when she calls from some lonely road or busy motorway?

Me. But that’s all another story.

No one was born with a driving licence; everybody had to experience the humiliation of learning to drive.

Stalling at the lights, the unparalleled frustrations of parallel parking, a bad dose of “kangaroo juice”, the embarrassment of getting out and checking the damage after a rolling back into the car behind after a failed hill start … the list is endless.

But no one out there this morning can say it never happened to them. It did. It happened to all of us.

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blowing my glasses off my face and covering me in a white dust .

Carolyn, my daughter, stopped the car, opened the door and fell out on to the road, laughing like she had never laughed before. I was still in a state of shock some minutes later when we drove home, the airbag collapsed and sitting on my legs like a deflated beach ball. She couldn’t wait to tell her mother.

There was laughter but, there were also tears.

The lowest point was at an innocuous little intersection we had been through a dozen times but on this particular afternoon my daughter’s clutch/ accelerator coordination was awry and it seemed the more she tried the more erratic she became.

Traffic was building up behind her and the frustration all became too much. I replaced her behind the wheel and we drove home in silence. Once again the wisdom of buying a manual was raised.

The next day, to my daughter’s credit, she wanted to go out again.

As we approached the intersection where it had all gone wrong the day before, I had my fingers crossed. I needn’t have bothered. She stopped at the light and when it turned green she pulled

away sweetly and turned into the traffic.

She had turned a corner in more ways than one. There were no more incidents after that. After my daughter passed her test I wrote a letter to all the residents of our town through our local newspaper, thanking them for their patience and also apologising to those who had unwittingly become involved in her driving lessons.

The woman in the blue Camry at the roundabout came immediately to mind, closely followed by the guy on the motor bike. I’m sure he’ll be up and about in no time. And there were a few more.

Teaching your kids to drive is a unique opportunity to spend some time with them before they are kids no more. I believe it’s something every parent should experience.

You learn a lot about them and how they have developed and I felt I had learned a little bit about myself as well.

I was thankful for the time I spent with her and really, really thankful I only had to do it once!

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roundabout at a rapid rate of knots in Angel Gear, somehow manages to avoid everyone and then goes shooting out the other side before taking her foot off the clutch and screeching to a halt, when we should have been accelerating away!

There was a screech of brakes from behind, and then another and then another, but thankfully that was all.

To be honest, both my daughter and I are guilty of sailing through a roundabout, (it’s in the genes) the clutch incident happened to me and it was my dad who was the white-knuckled, dumbstruck passenger!

However the most embarrassing moment happened to me, the instructor, during an Emergency Stop procedure.

I told my daughter, “I’m going to bang on the dashboard and when I do, I want you to stop the car without stalling it.”

Simple. The first time I did it I checked behind to make sure no one was following and made sure all around was safe to execute the slap on the dashboard.

She was watching me and knew it was coming and she was ready.

The next time I did it, I did it without any warning or any prep and for some reason, I slapped the dashboard extra hard and the air bag exploded in my face

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PROPERTY

Getting your business affairs in order Super, retirement, and selling a property can raise a lot of questions. MADELEINE HICKS answers the basics.

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e’ve all heard the news stories over the past few years telling us that $1 million is no longer enough for a comfortable retirement.

It’s an interesting statement, which got me thinking about everyday property owners and their prospects for retirement.

Are we better off selling our properties before retirement, or should we hang on to them? What about tax?

What about pensions?

HERE ARE SOME QUICK FACTS TO HELP CLEAR UP THE BASICS: Get qualified advice before doing anything!

Before you get stuck into anything, it’s important to make sure you set yourself up with a quality financial advisor or accountant.

Selling and putting the proceeds into your super The good thing about selling and putting your money into your super is that once you turn 60 and retire, any income from your super is tax free.

This means you can have a larger

super nest egg to fund your lifestyle once you retire, and no tax would be payable on any interest or earnings this money makes.

Selling investment properties If you have (or plan to have) one or more investment properties, selling will help to put more into your super.

Keep in mind though, that regardless of whether you sell your investment before or after you retire, you will need to pay tax on the sale.

How this affects your pension Government pensions are income and asset tested so any extra earnings over

your pension may reduce the amount you get from the government.

You’ll need to talk to a financial advisor to understand all of the implications.

Staying in your property If you decide not to downsize after retiring, the value of your principal home is currently exempt from government asset testing.

However, you will only have your existing super (plus any government pensions you are entitled to) to live off.

This doesn’t leave you with any real investment options other than what was available to you before you retired.

It’s all about risk Property investment can have bigger returns and risks than super, depending on whether your super has been invested in high or low risk fund.

If you want to continue investing in property, look into investing through a self-managed super fund. This combines the tax breaks of super with the investment potential of property.

It is also recommended that you invest or sell, before you retire so you have enough time to fill your super and minimise tax.

Whichever way you go, as long as you have some kind of income-producing asset after retirement, you won’t need to worry about draining your savings.

This information is intended as a basic overview only.

If you are thinking about pursuing anything mentioned in this article, seek professional financial advice first.

Madeleine Hicks is a Brisbane property expert. She is the principal of Madeleine Hicks Real Estate in Everton Park and a finalist of the 2016 REIQ Small Residential Agency of the Year Award.

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The Blue Lilly Pilly really is a small tree for all seasons – and all gardens, writes GARDEN-EZI.

The June meeting of the Queensland Begonia Society is bring-a-friend day and will include a cent auction and special afternoon tea.

Set topic for the begonia talk will be small-leaved rhizomatous begonias.

There will be the usual competition and display tables and plants for sale on the trade table.

The cent auction is always a lot of fun with a great array of varied items on show for bidding and winning.

Visitors are welcome.

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s a foundation plant the blue lilly pilly is just about unbeatable because it can be used as a hedge, screen, in a shrubbery or background grouping, or as a feature plant in its own right.

And while it is a “must” in any native garden it is also one of the best regional plants to match with exotic plants in any style, from Japanese to Balinese.

Best of all, it’s very easy to grow and requires almost no maintenance, unless of course, you are growing it as a hedge.

Blue lilly pilly has everything – clusters of dainty white flowers from spring to the end of autumn, small blue fruit that bring birds to the garden, and neat little highly perfumed leaves.

It doesn’t grow more than about six metres tall in the home garden and the height can be easily controlled by annual pruning if required.

In fact this small tree/large shrub grows reasonably fast after planting until it’s about three metres high and then rather slowly after that.

Once out of the pot and in the ground it only needs watering during the first year of establishment and after that, only during very long, dry periods.

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The flower of the blue lilly pilly (Syzigium oleosum) Regular watering will make the leaves more lush and dense but may also make the plant too “soft” and thus less able to cope with weather extremes.

This is a little tree/shrub that thrives on tough conditions. It doesn’t like to be waterlogged.

Be equally spare with fertilising.

The best method is to add compost to

the soil in late spring and late summer during the first couple of years after planting.

Blue lilly pilly grows well in a pot for about five to six years, after which it will probably need to be planted out.

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MOTORING

Pajero meets the challenge The Pajero Challenger has adopted a flasher name, but BRUCE McMAHON reports the Sport also has sharper pricing and excellent manners.

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ITSUBISHI’S Pajero Sport was once known here as the Mitsubishi Challenger, an honest and workmanlike four-wheel drive wagon for all manner of tasks.

It was not always the sexiest or most sophisticated vehicle in class but it was a reliable, durable machine with reasonable four-wheel drive and towing abilities.

Now the Challenger – or at least the Challenger badge – has disappeared from the showrooms and Australia has fallen into line with international markets to call this latest generation of wagons the Pajero Sport.

Again this wagon, a tad smaller than the well-loved Pajero but bigger than the Outlander, is based around Mitsubishi’s Triton ute.

While other manufacturers, notably Toyota and Ford, eschewed the idea of wagons based on four-wheel drive utes for some seasons, Mitsubishi has

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produced the Pajero Sport (or Challenger) on Triton underpinnings since the late 1990s.

Now that the latest Tritons boast much-improved comfort, engineering and capabilities, the Pajero Sport also becomes a more sophisticated machine.

To drive home the point, the Mitsubishi in 2016 carries a more stylish body than before.

All three Pajero Sport models share a body style that splits opinion about 50:50; some consider the front end a bit flash and the rear light treatment a bit extreme but it certainly stands out more than some SUVs. The line-up starts at a reasonable $45,000 for the GLX and most of the extra dollars for GLS and Exceed go on extra

do-dads; mechanical basics remain the same across the line-up. All run a 2.4 litre, turbocharged diesel engine mated to an eight-speed automatic transmission.

Mitsubishi’s clever Super Select four-wheel drive system, push-button start, seven airbags, reversing camera and rear parking system are all standard fittings.

The Pajero Sport version adds leather interior and rear differential lock; the Exceed scores blind spot monitoring systems and heated seats.

But all drive the same. All can tow 3100 kg and all acquit themselves well in the bush or on the beach.

The coil-sprung Pajero Sport is certainly better than the last Challenger as on-road proposition. There’s good engine and smooth transmission responses and there’s some body roll, natural for this type of machine but not disconcerting unless pushing on too hard.

Ride comfort though can be upset by smaller lumps and bumps; there’s suspension pitter-patter which isn’t quite damped out at some speeds.

The wagon’s road holding is enhanced by Mitsubishi’s clever Super Select system which allows a choice between two-wheel drive and fourwheel drive on bitumen; handy for towing a caravan or pulling a boat back up the ramp.

Then there’s low range plus differential lock, complemented by a push-button system for Gravel, Rock, Sand or Mud/ Snow settings which alter the engine’s torque delivery and auto changes to suit the track.

With these aids, a smart driveline and 218mm of ground clearance, the Pajero Sport is a reasonable off-road proposition.

And with better on-road manners, more striking style, more comforts than the old Challenger plus sharper pricing than rivals, the Pajero Sport will appeal to a wide range of users.

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FASHION

Another turn on the local catwalk

What’s a mother-of-the-bride to do, laments KAY McMAHON, as she sees another old favourite label disappear.

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was always smug in the belief that when I became a mother-of-the-bride I’d have the perfect excuse to buy a new Easton Pearson outfit which would make me look and feel like a “glam”, mature-age, trendy woman who looks too young to be such a thing.

My envious, young and svelte daughter’s friends would flock around exclaiming “cool!”.

And I would dispel all the myths that the MOB (mother-of-the-bride) always wears a frumpy, grey two-piece suit with a big brooch on the lapel for some bling.

But no! Last month Easton Pearson announced they are closing their doors forever to move on to other projects.

The Brisbane-based, internationally renowned designers Pam Easton and Lydia Pearson, also Super Boomers, are feeling the need for some down-time after their 25 years of running a successful business and are shutting up shop.

It’s not all doom and gloom, but this hasn’t been a great year for Brisbanebased fashion.

In early 2016, Mercedes Benz Fashion Festival Brisbane announced that after 10 years it would be packing up the show, leaving no public showcase for local designers.

And in January, the iconic Thea Basilou from Blonde Venus announced she was closing her Brisbane store and heading to Melbourne; again Melbourne add to their lineage as the fashion capital of Australia.

Easton Pearson will be missed.

So, being the child of an era when these names were synonymous with everything stylish and fashionable about Brisbane, I am bereft about the gaps this is leaving in the marketplace.

While the introduction of international mass-market labels has opened up choices for us as customers, it

“Those were the days when local designers were feted and we Boomers revelled in the excitement”

A day at the beach in Southport, 1940.

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has also taken its toll on a local industry which I remember as being colourful, vibrant, entertaining and uniquely Queensland. Who remembers the Retailers Association of Queensland (RAQ) Awards and names like Daniel Lightfoot and Keri Craig?

Those were days when local designers were feted and we Boomers revelled in the excitement of buying Queensland fashion at an affordable price.

Today, the local choice has decreased, but hats off to labels such as Sacha Drake, Maiocchi and dogstar who have cemented their place as the go-to names for those of us searching for economical

but designer pieces.

And here’s to Lorna Jane who has blitzed the activewear market and whose outfits now grace North American department stores and every gym junkie, old or young, throughout Australia.

But the word “fashion” means change and those of us embracing the fashion world and all its craziness know that sometimes this can be the beginning of another new and exciting time.

Young, local design entrepreneurs are now entering the market. Look out for names such as Gail Sorronda and Edwina Sinclair of SOOT. They offer beautiful garments with many silhouettes – a perfect fit for more mature bodies. Both of these labels sit in my wardrobe and allow me to applaud and promote good local fashion when I travel overseas for work.

For those of you who remember the halcyon days of Queensland fashion, Remotely Fashionable: A Story of Subtropical Style by Nadia Buick and Madeleine King will happily take you down memory lane.

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The collection of photos and stories are a great reminder that fashion comes and goes but Queensland has been – and will remain – a major stakeholder in the Australian marketplace.

Changing times and changing faces: The For Styleboomer answers and ideas cover of Nadia Buick and Madeleine King’s Email: styleboomer@gmail.com new book (top) and a stylish front picture Or visit styleboomer.com.au on The Queenslander in 1937.

Thea Basilou of Blonde Venus is shutting up shop in Brisbane and moving to Melbourne.

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acebook continues to grow and now has more than 1.65 billion monthly users.

One of the fastest growing demographics is that of the 50 years and over group, with more than half of internet users in this group worldwide accessing Facebook at least once a month.

In fact, people over 50 represent the second largest demographic group of users on Facebook with only 30-39 year-olds representing a larger group.

Facebook, like its users, has matured during the past 12 years. When it was first expanded beyond universities it was a very open platform with the default privacy settings exposing most of our information.

These days, the privacy controls have been balanced and the power to control them is back in our hands.

Unfortunately some people hold on to the past and vow never to use Facebook because of a story they heard some time ago. That is a shame as those who do use it love the ability to communicate with friends and family no matter where they are. Your children and grandchildren are more than happy to share what is happening in their lives with you through Facebook.

Facebook has succeeded in connecting so many people that it is fast becoming the new telephone. The Facebook Messenger App has just under a billion people who can make free phone calls or video calls to each other.

You no longer need to know the phone number of a family

member – simply touch their name and the next thing you know you’re talking to them no matter where they are in the world.

And it is all for free.

Like television, Facebook is funded by advertising but unlike television, you can pass the ads with a swipe of your finger and they don’t steal 18 minutes of your life every hour.

Speaking of television, users now watch more than 100 million hours of video on Facebook every day.

It is the new TV and with the recent launch of Facebook Live those numbers will continue to grow.

I have hosted a few “Ask The iPad Man” shows live on Facebook and it is wonderful to be able to interact with followers and answer questions in real time.

Ask Colin Dunkerley, The iPad Man, and join a live show at facebook.com/theipadman

Head in the Clouds Not many of us understand how cloud-based services work. NATHAN WELLINGTON explains.

THE Cloud is a network of computer servers located around the world.

Some servers provide an online service, such as Adobe Creative Cloud or MYOB; others allow you to store and access your data, such as Dropbox, Google Drive, iCloud for Apple or OneDrive by Microsoft.

Many of these companies are offering products that allow us to move all our documents and photos online rather than store them on your computer, so they keep data safe and accessible on all devices.

But the spin is not as convincing as the reality.

Most of these companies are in the US where the internet is fast and cheap. In Australia we are a few years behind so when we upload photos to iCloud or share documents on Dropbox, it takes a lot of time.

The cost of uploading gigabytes to these services isn’t cheap, especially if you are on a mobile data plan and you are using up 10gigabytes a month

on cloud services. Call me traditional, but I like to back up my computers to an external hard drive at home because I have more control over it.

When looking at your needs, keep your head out of the clouds, as it may cost you more in internet usage and speed.

I would consider Dropbox for sharing a lot of photos among friends, Google drive if you need to share work documents and iCloud for those with Apple products. They all offer free introductory storage sizes so you can trial it and see how it affects your internet bill.

My advice would be to keep backing up your computer to an external hard drive, and not worry too much about buying any storage in the cloud just yet.

Wait a few years until the NBN is up and running and see if these companies refine their cloud products a little further to make it more user friendly before jumping in.

Call 1300 682 817, email nathan@hometechassist.com.au

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WEALTH

Be safe with an enduring power of attorney It is a common misperception that if you lose capacity, your spouse or family will be able to handle your financial affairs.

That, says JOHN KER, is simply not the case.

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n Queensland, there is no automatic appointment of a person to assume control of the financial matters or affairs of an adult with impaired capacity.

often older people who are the victims.

People who are appointed by an EPA must know that they have an absolute and unconditional duty to act in the best interest of the person who appointed them.

If an appointed person acts improperly, he or she can be held personally and criminally liable.

When making an EPA you can take precautions to prevent such abuse, by considering the following: • Carefully choose the person who will act as your attorney.

This must be a person you can trust to act in your best interests, always.

• Make other people you know aware of who you have appointed so they know what

is happening.

• Appointing two people and require that they act jointly instead of relying on one.

• Making it a condition of your EPA that someone else (for example, another family member or friend) receives copies of bank and other financial statement and regular reports from your Attorney.

• Requiring that a doctor must certify any “legal incapacity” before the EPA comes into force.

It’s better to be safe than sorry.

If you don’t have an Enduring Power of Attorney, act now to put one in place as you don’t know what’s around the corner.

John Ker was admitted as a solicitor in 1967 and is a consultant to de Groots wills and estate lawyers. degroots. com.au

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A family member can only administer the financial affairs of an adult who has lost capacity (“the principal”) if either: • the principal has appointed an attorney for financial matters under an enduring power of attorney (EPA) before the principal’s capacity to deal with financial matters became impaired or, • an administrator is appointed by the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal

(QCAT) to administer the principal’s financial matters.

Consider the case of a busy and successful plumber who had not made an EPA. He suffered brain damage in a work-related accident and became incapacitated.

His wife had no authority to operate on her husband’s business accounts. As a consequence, she could not access funds in his account and was therefore unable to meet his business expenses and mortgage payments as they fell due.

This situation, could have been avoided if an EPA had been put in place with savings of stress, time, costs and uncertainty.

An EPA should be viewed as an insurance policy. It is there for the protection of the principal if unfortunate events occur.

However an EPA can also be a tool of financial abuse and it’s

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SOCIALS

A RIGHT BARRACKING Members of the Logan U3A enjoyed a full day in the city visiting the old Victoria Barracks in Petrie Terrace.

It was interesting timing at the historic barracks as the base was in the middle of a lockdown exercise but the wait was well spent with a fascinating talk on the Gallipoli campaign, the subject of an exhibition in the officer’s mess.

Staff and volunteers of the Army Museum of Southern Queensland led the tour around the grounds, the CBD towers always in the background, explaining the significance of the buildings which are no longer at the heart of law and order, but are at risk of being redeveloped.

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When Beryl Brett applied for a position with a Sydney firm in April 1948, she never expected it would shape the rest of her life. Lawrie, then working for chemical manufacturer William Cooper & Nephews, offered to show the newcomer around the building and his “friendly smile and twinkling eyes” won Beryl immediately.

“I knew I’d found the man of my dreams,” she says. “That night, I told my family I had been given the position and met the man I was going to marry, although he didn’t know it yet!”

More than six decades later, Beryl and Lawrie celebrated their 66th wedding anniversary with a quiet dinner on May 6.

They have one son and one granddaughter.

“A good marriage requires a lot of hard work to smooth the bumps along the way,” Beryl says. “This requires love, trust, care, thoughtfulness, patience, listening, understanding your partner’s point of view and a good sense of humour!”

Beryl and Lawrie have been living at Birkdale’s Wellington Manor Retirement Village since 2000.

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INSPIRATION

The art of tackling dementia Free monthly tours are using art to reach out to dementia sufferers and, as ANGELA BENSTED reports, they are having some profound results.

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here’s a tight group huddled around an artwork at the Queensland Art Gallery on a mid-week morning.

Ten or so people sit on small camp chairs, listening intently, as a guide tells them about a painting, using it to spark memories and start a conversation.

Those in the front row all live with dementia. Those at the back care for them.

“Do you remember riding a bike?” volunteer guide Sandra asks the group.

“How did you learn?”

Whip-quick a man in front responds “by falling off”.

The gallery giggles.

This light-hearted group is on an art and dementia tour introduced by the Queensland Art Gallery and Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA) in 2014.

Debbie Brittain, Education Services Officer with QAGOMA, says “we want the galleries to be a place that’s safe and welcoming for everybody,” adding, there are also tours for vision-impaired and those who are hard-of-hearing.

The free monthly tours are taken by volunteer guides, a small group drawn from the 100-strong team serving the galleries and given special training.

The hour-long gatherings cover four artworks, starting with a short introduction to the piece but soon melting into a conversation directed from

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the front row.

“The tours don’t focus on learning about the art or the history behind it,” Debbie says. “The artworks are simply a trigger for memories. It gets the neurons firing.”

Debbie says a lot of consideration goes into choosing the right artworks.

“We don’t use works which are too busy, with too many colours, shapes and patterns,” she says.

Subject matter is also important.

“It might be a seascape which can

Sandra talks about a collection of Chinese-made European porcelain and then asks for a sample to take home.

Sandra gently explains the gallery’s no-free-samples policy, but he’s not deterred.

“So do you have a price? How much would that piece at the end set me back?”

Not all tour participants are as chatty as Donald.

One woman is in a wheelchair and although she watches intently, she says nothing.

But this doesn’t mean she’s absent.

Jan, the second volunteer guiding today’s group, describes another woman who sat mute for an entire tour, until something in the final artwork jolted her to start talking in long, complete sentences.

“You just never know how an artwork might affect people,” Jan says.

Carol has been bringing husband Reg to the monthly tours from the beginning and sees a real difference in his demeanor afterwards.

“He’s lighter when he gets home,” she says. “He can find more words.”

She says she enjoys the tours as much as he does.

“You learn so much more about something when you just sit still in front of it for a long time and talk about it with other people.”

Today’s tour ends with a portrait painted by Scottish artist Allan Ramsay in 1741.

It shows an elegant young man leaning confidently against a dresser with scattered sheet music beside him.

Guide Jan asks the group, “If this artist could paint you, what sort of things would you like him to put in the picture?”

Janice, a retired school teacher, breaks through the confusion clouding her speech to reply, “I want to be painted standing tall and straight. I want to be in control.”

To make a booking or learn more contact QAGOMA group bookings 3840 7255 or email groupbookings@qagoma. qld.gov.au

“Tours don’t focus on learning about the art… the artworks are simply a trigger for memories ” trigger memories of a beach holiday and start a conversation about a shared travel experience,” Debbie says.

On today’s tour, the wag in the front row, Donald, is a first-timer and keeps the group entertained.

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RETIREMENT LIVING

Enjoy life at home

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alcyon Glades, the fastest selling over 50s lifestyle community on the northside of Brisbane has reached another milestone with the opening of its exclusive multi-million dollar Lifestyle and Recreational Precinct this month.

Home owners will soon be able to use the 25m heated swimming pool, championship bowling green, communal garden, floodlit tennis court with pavilion and pickleball

EASY LIFE DOWN BY THE BAY said Halcyon Glades’ easy proximity to the M1 corridor and central location 30 minutes drive south to Brisbane and 30 minutes north to the Sunshine Coast was appealing to lockand-go purchasers.

“With our strong lifestyle offering, caravan and boat storage, gated security and CCTV cameras Halcyon Glades has become a popular choice for over 50s downsizers looking to upgrade their lifestyle,” she said.

“We have brand new homes ready to move in to now.”

Priced from $361,000$497,000, the latest release of superior energy rated homes, showcases a range of Halcyon’s favourite designs and introduces the new and affordable double car garage home, the Allara.

IF you think you’ve seen everything retirement living has to offer then it’s time to visit Palm Lake Resort Beachmere Sands.

With an array of resort-style facilities, spectacular modern villas and unparalleled open spaces, Palm Lake Resort Beachmere Sands is beside the sparkling waters of Moreton Bay. The most recently released stages are between a stunning natural waterway with manicured surrounds and a tree-lined horizon, creating an unbeatable location to retire.

Surprisingly spacious, architect-designed villas have double garages, state of the art inclusions, inspirational living areas and an outdoor area that is both private and practical.

There’s an impressive pool and spa, RV storage with drive-through wash bay, gym, tennis courts, lawn bowls and golf greens.

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.

Purpose-designed as the social and physical hub of the community, the Rec Club will become a hive of activity for special interest groups and for the popular Halcyon Happy Hour.

Project Director Marie Cone

Phone 1800 814 567 or visit lifebeginsathalcyon.com.au

VISION OF LUXURY

LIVING ON THE EDGE OF NATURE

THE vision has become reality at the Gold Coast’s most exclusive over 50s waterfront lifestyle community, with the opening of the Lifestyle and Aquatic precinct at Vision by Halcyon.

Located at Hope Island with direct Broadwater ocean 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 5-Star Leisure Club for home owners and their guests.

The Leisure Club includes a covered indoor/outdoor pool with spa, gym and cinema in one building with a second connected building overlooking the waterfront, housing the library with a fireplace, alfresco lounge area, bar, dance floor,

outdoor entertainment area and spaces for games and craft.

The precinct also has 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.

“Priced from $599,000$1,365,000 the final release of superior energy rated homes are now selling,” he said.

“Purchasers can still choose from a range of luxurious single, double or split level waterfront and non-waterfront homes.”

Call 1800 831 567 or visit lifebeginsathalcyon.com .au

ONE of Queensland’s most attractive and exciting over 50s lifestyle communities is about to enter a new phase after a ceremony at Natures Edge, Buderim.

Sunshine Coast Mayor Mark Jamieson turned the first sod to herald the start of construction of the $2.5 million, 5-star leisure centre.

It will feature auditorium, indoor heated pool and spa, gymnasium, art and craft studio, library lounge, cinema, dance floor, sauna and massage areas, a sundeck plus indoor outdoor bar, workshop, and alfresco dining and lounge areas all nestled in the rainforest.

Already home to 46 residents, the $100 million Nature’s Edge Buderim has surpassed all expectations since completion of the first display homes in late 2014.

Construction on the next residential stage is well underway with Stage 1 approaching sell out.

“Our home owners are thrilled that there is no stamp duty, no exit or entry fees and they retain all their capital gains should they wish to sell unlike many other retirement models,” sales manager Lyn Morrison said.

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Director Phil Gabel looks on as Sunshine Coast Mayor Mark Jamieson turns the first sod on the leisure centre. setting for any retirement community it was built by director Phil Gabel, a veteran of more than 27 years experience building over 50s lifestyle developments.

Natures Edge is a gated community in the foothills of Buderim and will eventually have 190 free-standing residences.

The $2.5million Leisure Centre project is expected to take 10 months to complete and will provide employment for more than 50 trades and 12 consultants.

Homes range from $415,000 for an architect-designed 8-star energy efficient freestanding steel-framed home.

Call 1800 218 898.

These will soon be joined by an exclusive Country Club with 10-pin bowling, deluxe cinema, indoor and outdoor pools, billiards, library and craft space.

The exclusive private Beach House sanctuary at the water’s edge is perfect for more intimate gatherings.

Personalised tours are available to see first-hand how Palm Lake Beachmere Sands accommodates all wants and needs.

Call 1800 338 382 or visit 218 Bishop Rd, Beachmere any day of the week.

LAKESIDE HOMES ARE ON THE WAY CONSTRUCTION on Halcyon Lakeside, the third lifestyle community on the Sunshine Coast by Australia’s most awarded over 50s lifestyle developer, is forging ahead.

The new, gated community is framed by bushland on a 13ha site within the master planned Parklakes II community at Bli Bli. Halcyon Lakeside has 450m of lake frontage and access to 6km of walking tracks and local shopping.

Just minutes from Bli Bli shops, Halcyon Lakeside home owners will benefit from infrastructure planned for the region including retail, medical and commercial developments, transport, recreation infrastructure and the Maroochy River Golf Course.

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,” he said. “The site’s lake frontage is another major lifestyle drawcard”.

Call 1800 050 555 or call in at 27 Waigani Steet, Bli Bli. Brisbane

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European appliances and stone bench tops. The open plan living and dining areas extend to a private outdoor entertaining area. As one of Brisbane’s most desirable addresses, The Clayfield Molloy Release takes retirement living to a new level.

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HEALTH

Simple steps to avoid taking the fall A tumble can have devastating consequences but, SOPHIA AULD advises, there are ways to reduce the risk.

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hen Julie went to hang her load of washing, the last thing she expected was that she would land in hospital with a broken ankle. simple trip led to surgery, crutches and months of rehabilitation.

Statistics reveal that at least one in three people over the age of 65 will fall each year.

A fall can have devastating consequences, including injuries, decreased confidence, reduced activity levels and less participation in the community.

Carers also experience greater strain as more assistance is required.

The body systems involved in maintaining our balance are • Musculoskeletal - bones, joints, ligaments and muscles • Proprioceptive- the senses providing information about how our body is moving • Visual- peripheral and central vision give information about our environment, and • Vestibular – the inner ear mechanism, which responds to the head moving through space.

Normally, these systems work together harmoniously, allowing us to move around safely and react to changes in our environment. As we age there is a deterioration in these systems.

When one of them starts to fail, others can usually compensate but when several systems become involved, our ability to control our balance and deal with environmental challenges will decline.

The strongest single predictor for a fall is a prior history of falling.

Other factors that lead to increased risk of a fall include certain medications, being on several medications at a time, infections, diabetes, stroke, some heart conditions and Parkinson’s disease.

The more risk factors, the greater the

risk of falling.

While some age-related change is inevitable, there is much that can be done to maximise balance and reduce risk.

A large body of evidence has shown that exercise definitely reduces falls rates.

Exercise is effective because it can improve muscle strength and balance control.

Much research has been devoted to finding the best form of exercise for falls prevention. A large literature review concluded that multiple component exercise programs reduce fall rates when performed in a group or at home.

One review examining several such trials found about a 30 per cent reduction in falls rate for group and home-based exercise in community dwelling older adults. But not just any exercise will achieve these results. A focus on exercise that challenges balance control is crucial for falls prevention.

BALANCE CAN BE CHALLENGED BY: • Reducing the base of support such as standing with the feet closer together, or on one foot • Controlling movement of the body through space • Reducing use of the arms to support the

body. To be effective, exercise must be ongoing and performed for at least two hours a week. Once exercise is ceased, the benefits are rapidly lost.

A physiotherapist can perform a detailed assessment of balance and design a safe program to meet these requirements.

Many community care providers and lifestyle villages offer group exercise classes. Care providers can also organise for a physio to visit and devise a homebased program.

A visit to the GP is a good idea to rule out potentially serious causes of falls.

There is evidence that a medication review with your GP can reduce falls rate, as can vitamin D supplementation if levels are low.

Looking after vision is important, and removal of cataracts is another factor shown to decrease the fall rate. While some aspects of getting older may be inevitable, take charge of the factors you can and stay steady on your feet.

Sophia Auld has been a physiotherapist for 26 years.

Email sophia.auld@gmail.com, or call 0418 721 856

You might live longer, but how do you feel?

It is an exciting time for health and nutrition but, as nutritionist ANTHONY POWER writes, for many these are also very confusing times.

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here is a revolution going on in the health industry and it is easy to be overwhelmed by all the changes.

Do I quit sugar, or gluten, or dairy - or all three? Do I eat this superfood, or that one? Do I go high-fat and high-carb or vice versa? Should I take fish oil or krill oil? And is taking a multivitamin a waste of money?

This is my job to sort it all out for you - to look at fact and fiction, distil them and then advise the best course.

Many things that we thought were written in stone are now being challenged.

It is thanks to the internet, the fact that we are living longer and the 24-hour news cycle, that we are bombarded daily with health information.

It has almost hit the point where we turn off when the next superfood is touted, or the next cancer breakthrough is announced. It is almost a full-time job keeping up with all

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these changes – but it can also be useful information you can benefit from knowing.

The big problem with all these changes is that while we are living longer, we are sicker.

Why is it during this golden era of the best medicines, the best doctors, best hospitals and best food, that obesity, diabetes and cancer rates are soaring?

I look around, and see people who have never been more tired, more bloated, more stressed, more unhealthy, more inflamed and unable to lose weight. With all these amazing health breakthroughs we should be getting healthier, but we are in fact getting sicker.

We need to start by admitting that we have been

wrong in so many areas of health, medicines, supplements and food. This is difficult because there is billions of dollars at stake in the food and pharmaceutical industries.

So, it is up to us as individuals to stop moving in the “sickness direction” and do a U-turn. Start walking the other way. This is difficult. It takes courage, belief and knowledge.

Many clients ask me why, if they are on many medications and supposedly eating a good diet, do they feel so sick.

“My doctor tells me my blood tests aren’t too bad and that there is really nothing more that can be done, other than monitor and manage the situation,” I hear. Imagine your

mechanic saying that.

“Let’s just watch and wait” while your car shudders and shakes. You would take it straight back in and ask for it to be looked at again.

Most people who come to see me are on an average of three medicines and three supplements, yet they feel no better. It is time to take back our health from the experts to improve our health.

It wasn’t too long ago that eggs and avocado were touted as the biggest killers because of their saturated fat content.

I recommend at least one egg (must be organic) and up to half an avocado daily.

A recent study has questioned the evils of saturated fats. It has in fact turned the spotlight on vegetable fats, margarines and refined carbohydrates including sugar.

Other recent studies have questioned the use of the world’s biggest selling drugs: cholesterol and acid-blocking

medication. Both have now been implicated in fatigue, muscle aches and brain degeneration such as dementia.

It was the same with many pain medications that were found to be dangerous to your heart and were quietly withdrawn from the market.

I am not advocating stopping all medications, but I am advocating lining up all the medicine you are taking and asking yourself “how do I feel?

Do I feel better or worse?”

When my medical colleagues criticise me for putting diet, supplements and lifestyle choices ahead of medicines, I ask them to look around and ask all the people in their waiting rooms: “Do any of you feel any better?”. So far, I haven’t had any takers.

Anthony Power consults in Brisbane and via Skype. Call 0417 911 219, Email anthony@ powernutrition.com.au, or visit powernutrition.com.au Brisbane

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HEALTH

Improving the bottom line “Improve your bottom line” is the theme for this year’s World Continence Week from June 20–26.

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n initiative of the International Continence Society and coordinated by the Continence Foundation of Australia, World Continence Week is about encouraging Australians to adopt healthy bladder and bowel habits to prevent and improve incontinence.

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

It is widespread and ranges in severity – and it can be treated and in many cases, cured.

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

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

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

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

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

About one in 20 people experience poor bowel control.

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

The most common causes are weak back passage muscles due to having babies, getting older, some types of surgery or radiation therapy, constipation or severe diarrhoea.

Anyone at any age can develop some form of incontinence.

Some health conditions and life events can put you at increased risk.

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

Visit continence.org.au

NOT SURE IF YOU SHOULD SEEK HELP? TRY THE QUESTIONNAIRE: • Do you sometimes feel you have not completely emptied your bladder?

• Do you have to rush to use the toilet?

• Are you frequently nervous because you think you might lose control of your bladder or bowel?

• Do you wake up twice or more during the night to go to the toilet?

• Do you sometimes leak before you get to the toilet?

• Do you sometimes leak when you lift something heavy, sneeze, cough or laugh?

• Do you sometimes leak when you exercise or play sport?

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MILESTONE CLASSIC AT ST LUKE’S A classic English play originally performed by a specially-chosen cast led

by Peggy Ashcroft, Edith Evans and Felix Aylmer, The Chalk Garden by Enid Bagnold is the new offering of St Luke’s Theatre Society.

The society was founded in 1958 so such a famous play that has been performed by many theatre companies, is fitting for the year of St Luke’s 200th major production.

Director is the talented Gary O’Neil whose name is well known in the Brisbane Little Theatre world.

Gary has directed many Brisbane Arts Theatre plays over the years and is currently connected with Centenary Theatre at Chelmer.

He has been a guest director on several occasions, always delivering polished productions.

The Chalk Garden storyline is different from the society’s usual comedy choice.

There is an autocratic grandmother who, having failed to inflict her demands on her daughter’s choice in marriage, decides to adopt the granddaughter.

She allows her to become an untamed child whose defeated governesses constantly need to be replaced.

The chalk garden that gives its name to the play, also is a failure until a particularly clever woman deals with both problems.

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OPEN DAY FOR SPINNERS AND WEAVERS REDLANDS Spinners and Weavers will showcase its activities for those with an interest in yarn and fibre or who would like to learn how to spin, at its annual open day.

The lineup includes a display and demonstration of antique spinning wheels, yarn, fibre, handmade soaps, embroidery, stationery, pottery yarn bowls and sheep mugs for sale and a fashion parade.

Redland Performing Arts Centre, 2-16 Middle St, Cleveland. Tuesday, June 21, 10am - 3pm. Entry $5 includes morning tea. Call Shirley 3206 8967

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.

It was written in the early 1990s by leading UK comedy writer and actor Derek Benfield, and has all the ingredients of 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, Jane’s husband Roger.

Things don’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 Meanwhile, the season of favourite one-act plays continues until June 11, on Fridays 8pm, and Saturdays 2pm and 8pm.

One Act Revival starts with Roses are Red, an intriguing short piece set in a country town, when a woman with a mysterious past moves into the area and is introduced by a neighbour to the local gardening club.

Next, Post It (notes on a marriage) pays homage to Love Letters as the couple reads notes spanning their life together.

Hilarious and moving, it explores the ups and downs of a relationship recorded on scraps of paper.

The third is a comedy, 49A, a simple but funny situation of the anticis of a couple of British city gents waiting for their bus which is running very late.

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.

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BOOK REVIEW

ELIZABETH PASCOE

It is essential to read the prologue leading into the story, as it prepares the reader for the unfolding events — two families as different as chalk and cheese living a bus ride apart.

The characters of Lou’s family are a warm and funny bunch, totally comfortable with each other and never lost for the last word. They are proud of their working class heritage.

When it’s suggested Lou, whose claim to fame is her odd dress sense, should become a carer her reaction is: “What the hell is that?

I’ve never looked after anyone in my life.”

And then we meet the upper class family of Will.

This is a story about real people who have to make lifechanging decisions every day. It’s told with love and humour; that lovely humour the English do so well.

Keep the tissues handy. A book worth reading.

TONY HARRINGTON

This book poses a very important question: Should everyone have the right to end their own life?

Jojo Moyes’ well-crafted story will make you laugh and make you cry and make you want to stay up all night to finish it.

Interpersonal, sibling, marital and family relationships are covered with typical British flavour and sense of humour.

The story of two very different families, one rich and one poor, is told with keen perception and sensitivity. This novel answers another important question.

How can a stranger/carer fall deeply in love with a severely disabled quadriplegic person? Should you be before me or me be before you? A great read 8/10.

BOOK review A critically-acclaimed bestseller, this is a romance about two people who couldn’t have less in common.

Lou Clark is an ordinary working class girl leading an ordinary life in a small Hertfordshire village. When she loses her job, she is desperate and accepts a position as carer for Will Traynor, a high-flyer who is wheelchair-bound and desperate, after a motorcycle accident.

Lou bursts into his world and sets out to show him life is still worth living.

JOHN KLEINSCHMIDT Will is an action man with a good job, many friends and a glamorous girlfriend until a tragedy leaves him a quadriplegic.

A young woman not valued by her parents, sister or boyfriend is employed by Will’s wealthy parents as a companion even though Louisa comes from a poor, working class background. Will’s parents hope she will change his mind about ending his life.

For me, the story is more about the making of Louisa than Will’s timeline to live. Will takes Lou out of her comfort zone on many levels vastly improving her life while, despite unlimited resources and care, he moves toward his selfdetermined fate.

I enjoyed the easy to read writing style of Jojo Moyes.

SHEILA BRYDEN

ME BEFORE YOU

By Jojo Moyes

This book is a reminder that genuine relationships can occur in the most unlikely and abnormal of circumstances.

Lou, a seemingly aimless, flighty and penniless 26-year-old, finds herself seconded to the care of Will, the handsome and gifted boy from the Manor House who had it all before an accident left him wanting to die.

The gradual bonding of these two characters holds Jojo Moyes’ story together; the beginning, development and surprising end of the relationship keeping the reader engaged. However, despite the gravity of the issue at stake – self-directed death – this tale manages to skip along in a light, superficial and predictable way leaving this reader disappointed and bored. If it were a movie, I wouldn’t want to see it; it is, and I won’t.

JO BOURKE

MARY BARBER I found this book a bit repetitive at first. It laboured on about how long Louisa had been with her boyfriend Patrick. (Like the reader couldn’t remember.) Editors, take a note: The advantage of books is that we are not distracted by ads between chapters, so we do remember, mostly.

Anyway, at page 134 the first major twist came. That set the book on a new and very engaging course. I found it hard to put down.

Essentially, it’s a love story, a complex one, told from Louisa’s point of view as she makes mistakes, learns and grows. Be prepared for some late nights with this one.

The summary on the back page of this novel totally underestimates the depth of the portrayal of the characters in this carefully crafted story. I found it a confronting insight into the reality of quadriplegia with Will’s frustration and anger almost tangible. It is as though he no longer exists as a person and hates his total dependence on others.

The story is sobering as it is impossible for the reader not to identify with Will, knowing that any of our lives can change in a moment. ‘One of a kind’ crazy and colourful Lou Clark is the perfect companion for Will although each strongly resents the other initially. There is humour, but there is also a deep poignancy too as their relationship develops.

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The answer is simple. Because we are the travel experts and this is what we do best.

Travel agents have expanded their market since the arrival of online booking sites in the ’90s because there is so much for the traveller to choose from and things can be overwhelming.

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While online booking sites show you what you like to see, such as “best deals” and “lowest prices”, it is important to remember that most of the time these rates are also available to travel agents.

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TRAVEL

Karijini National Park has it all, by gorge Grey nomad BEVERLEY EVERSON visits the second largest national park in Western Australia in the first of a two-part series exploring Karijini.

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ull of spectacular gorges, rock pools, waterfalls and curious wildlife, Karijini National Park is in the Hamersley Ranges of the Pilbara region.

It is just north of the Tropic of Capricorn and can be accessed from Tom Price, Roebourne, Port Hedland or Newman.

It is also the traditional home of the Banyjima, Kurrama and Innawonga people, with evidence of their early occupation dating back more than 20,000 years.

Karijini is easily accessible by sealed roads to the main entrance, visitor centre and Dales Gorge.

Other roads in the park can be corrugated and rough but are worth the effort, as they lead to some of the most remarkable natural attractions in the world.

Best time to visit is late autumn, winter and early spring. It can get frosty at night in autumn but the days are warm and skies are clear blue.

The climate is tropical semi-desert so in summer, temperatures frequently top 40 degrees. Driving through a dusty plain into Karijini, massive mountains call from the distant horizon. Closer, walking

Taking a refreshing dip surrounded by rock formations at Circular Pool. trails along flat open country give little hint of what’s to come.

You are not aware of the gorges until you arrive at a lookout exposing magnificent cracks in the earth which have been carved from the rocks by erosion over 2500 million years.

The Visitor Centre in the park is well worth a visit and is a great way to start your exploration.

The building itself is interesting and very different to your average centre.

It was designed to withstand any fires through the area so construction materials and lack of openings all help

It’s only 6.30am but already the vans are lining up for a spot at Camp Host station.

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reduce fire entering or damaging the building.

One of Karijini National Park’s big attractions is that its scenery is so accessible: you can literally pull into a car park, walk 50m and peer into a 100m canyon to see waterfalls, emerald rock pools and stunning rock formations.

First, we head to the Dales Gorge section of the park, including Circular Pool, Fortescue Falls and Fern Pools.

The three-hour return trail to Dales Gorge heads down a steep, rocky path to Fern Pool.

It’s perfect for a dip in its emeraldcoloured waters before walking along the floor of the gorge for a refreshing swim at Fortescue Falls.

A trail at the bottom of the gorge winds through amazing rock formations to Circular Pool.

There are trails to suit everyone, from beginner to the more experienced, including assisted wheelchair access to Circular Pool Lookout and independent wheelchair access at the Karijini NP visitor Centre and Dales day use area.

So this really is a place for everyone.

There is a choice of excellent picnic areas for the day travellers as well as camping sites to stay longer.

A day entry pass is $12 a car and $6 for seniors and motorbikes. These can be purchased at park entry points.

For longer, purchase a holiday pass which gives up to four weeks, or an annual pass (per vehicle to all parks in WA). Concession cardholders get a great discount too.

Camping is available in Dales Campground and is accessible via a sealed road. The campground is on top of the gorge.

All sites are suitable for caravan, tent, bus and camper trailers and are unpowered although there are allocated sections if you need to operate a generator.

There is no facility to book ahead, so

A walk on the floor of Dales Gorge. in peak season (June-August) it’s recommended to arrive early (very early).

Basically, it is first in best dressed, so line up at the Camp Host station and wait for someone to leave for you to take their place. We lined up at 6.30am and were first off the rank.

There is an overflow area to wait it out for the next day if you miss.

All camp sites are private and excellent. There are toilets (spotless) and gas barbecues provided but no open fires permitted.

If you are lucky, you may even spot a dingo in the campground.

Oh, and did I mention the stars?

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Wildflowers are abundant.

Next month, the Grey Nomad continues the journey to the Western Gorges and the Hamersley side of the park.

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CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

SUDOKU (MEDIUM)

SUDOKU (EASY)

WORD FIND

CODE WORD 15

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PERMUTATE DAILY, ADLIB, BASIL, BLISS, BLESS, BUSES.

1. What type of sporting event is the Giro d’Italia?

2. What kind of living thing is an aphid?

3. Is actor Glenn Close a male or female?

4. Is a harp played with a bow or the fingers?

5. What car manufacturer’s name starts with a doubled consonant? me consists of one syllable.

6. Name an African country whose English name ndence Day? 7. On what date does the USA celebrate Independence ry?

8. Garuda is the national airline of which country? r 9. Who was the only Australian Prime Minister born in the 1940s?

10. True or false: Victoria and Tasmania share a land border on an island in Bass Strait. d on headstones of 11. What three words are traditionally inscribed unidentified Australian soldiers? b of Innaloo?

12. In which Australian capital city is the suburb 13. In what year is the next Australian census due?

14. Proverbially, what do the mice do when the cat is away?

15. What is the name of the clear gel-like substance between the lens and the retina of the human eye?

16. In the regulation authority ACCC, what does the first “C” stand for?

17. Which Australian banknote is longest?

18. In what year did the First Fleet leave England?

19. Sisal, Berber and cut pile are all types of what?

20. In which of the arts has Miley Cyrus made her name?

PUZZLE SOLUTIONS QUICK CROSSWORD

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By Quizmaster Allan Blackburn

MA Y H Z K P N C OD R E

TRIVIA

There may be other correct answers

SCATTERWORD CRISPNESS, princess, pincers(tool), prince, precis, crises, nicer, price, cries, cress, crisp, scrip, ripen, resin, rinse, risen, siren, pries, prise, spire, press, rice, erin, rein, pier, ripe, rise, sire, pirn.

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PUZZLES

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

No. 2514

CODEWORD

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ACROSS

DOWN

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It dyes my bolts in such a way as to reduce noise reproduction (5,6) South-East Asian leaders derive a lot of produce from this (3) Moves at breakneck speed along the paths chosen by workers (7) Test version of the new TV drama has an overused plot I think (5) French God is after a continental farewell (5) Surgery on facial spasm involving the eye (5) Perhaps a surgical tool for when they see an unfortunate prolapse pop out (5) And in particular, it wasn’t skilfully done! (7) It takes three quarters of the Los Angeles police to get the boy! (3) Efficiently designed where the little river covered the surface of it (11)

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Causes mild grief when he unpicks him for the job? (11) Publication printed on one of the baby leaves? (7) The kind of transport Cathy prefers ... (5) ... formed a splendid array that went up the river in Victoria (5) Article relating to those lost overseas (3) Played the impostor role when the elite squad remade it home (11) The heads of the Australian Tax Office left insulation schemes in favour of providing a treatment for a hyperglycaemia (7) Venomous Naja keeps company with underwear (5) A true alloy reproduction (5) Rising to betray seaman on the road (3)

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SUDOKU WORDFIND

Level: Medium

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agate

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PUZZLES

QUICK CROSSWORD

No. 3615

SCATTERWORD

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Today’s Aim: 20 words Good 25 words Very good 28 words Excellent

SUDOKU Level: Easy

No. 753

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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

ACROSS 3 8 10 12 14 16 17 18 19 21 22 24 25 28 30 31 33

Gave (someone) particular authority Cold (informal) Line of rotation Register Run fast Skilled at manual tasks Large lake Hide Conquer In vogue Graded Female hind Cut with violent strokes Writing table Obstruct Light fog Surgical interventions (informal)

35 Chemical element 36 Proposed courses of travel 38 At what time 39 Rent 40 Borders 41 Elements of nuclear power plants

DOWN 1 2 3

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Clumsy Ostentatious display (informal) Person who seeks transcendence through spiritual meditation Incapacitate Sailor Has being Partake of nutrition

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9 11 13 15 20 22 23 24 26 27 28 29 31 32 34 37

Most fastidious (informal) Keeps an upright position Metal Demand Evaluated Kind of postal delivery (abbrev.)

Companion Put down Make certain Expectation Separate items on a menu Causes a sharp smarting pain Mouth (informal) Collect Needy Aromatic beverage

No. 024

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.

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