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BRISBANE EDITION 2, MAY 2015

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hank you for your calls, emails and letters. It’s great to know that Your Time has hit the mark.

And of course, it’s also nice that we are of a generation that still takes the time to make contact and say so.

Too often, pen is only put to paper (or fingers to keyboard) to make a complaint, so it was wonderful to have so many readers take the time to give such positive feedback.

Of course, it’s also good to know that I’m not the only one tired of being pummelled with the weddings, babies and latest squeeze of many so-called celebrities whose name I have never heard and have no idea why their personal life might be of interest.

Contents This month we take a look at the options when the time comes to making your next move.

There is a bewildering number of options with different legal and financial structures, when looking at retirement property.

Julie Lake examines just two of them but her research, combined with her own experience, has her threatening to write a book about it.

There’s a minimum you need to know before you sign a contract and after that, it all comes down to lifestyle.

It’s quite a maze but the bottom line, Julie stresses, is doing thorough research and reading the fine print.

This month, we also introduce our book club. Six reviewers aged somewhere between 55 and 80+ read the same book and told us what they thought. As time goes by, you are sure to find which one of them you best identify with when it comes to your own reading preferences.

Dorothy Whittington, Editor

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LETTERS WHINE LOVERS HISTORY COMMUNITY NEWS BOOK REVIEW SOME FAB TIPS FASHION SOCIALS RETIREMENT LIVING HEALTH WHAT’S ON FOOD & WINE WEALTH TRAVEL MOTORING GARDENING PEOPLE PUZZLES

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COVER STORY

Making your next move Retirement lifestyles come in a baffling range of choice. JULIE LAKE wades through the detail and investigates just two of the options.

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here do we go from here?’ is the big question asked by many of today’s retirees, because never before have so many retirement living options been available.

The first of our superannuationrich Baby Boomers reach 70 next year and are looking to reward themselves by spending their sunset years having fun.

A significant number of them will decide that retirement enjoyment is

best found by downsizing to a purposedesigned community where the livin’ is easy and all the hard yakka of home maintenance is someone else’s responsibility.

Some of these retirement communities are very luxurious indeed, catering to bowlers, golfers and boaties and offering everything from ballrooms and cinemas to restaurants and beauty salons. Swimming pools are a standard feature, often with spas and saunas attached.

Today, retirement living is not just an enticing alternative to staying in your family home, it’s Big Business, with major property developers and investment companies competing for both the retiree and the investor dollar.

Moreover, the retirement village industry is the highest scoring industry in Australia in terms of customer satisfaction.* There are eight different legal structures covering senior living communities that market themselves either as retirement villages or Over 50s/55s leisure/resort villages so for now, we will concern ourselves with only two.

These are the freehold strata/ community title complexes and the officially-designated leasehold retirement villages in which residents contract for the right to reside but do not own the land on which their home stands.

The term “retirement” can be misleading because many of the residents, especially those in their 50s and 60s, are still working.

Typically, a freehold age-restricted village will have a caretaker/ groundsman and a body corporate manager to handle specialised corporate matters such as levy collection, investment of the capital replacement fund and any serious by-law breaches.

A residents committee deals with day-to-day community, maintenance and financial issues.

Depending on size, the village may offer amenities such as a swimming pool and community centre plus organised social activities.

Resales are handled by outside

agencies and all capital gains are kept by the individual home owners.

By contrast a “retirement village” as designated under the 1999 Retirement Villages Act, is a scheme whereby a person enters into a residence contract and for the payment of an ingoing contribution (plus weekly fees) acquires the right to reside there.

The livin’ is easy for those who downsize and move into a retirement village like this Lend Lease village on the Sunshine Coast, and with major national and international development companies now gearing much of their investment strategy towards the aged care and retirement living markets, there are many options from which to choose. Essentially it comes down to a choice between a luxurious leasehold leisure-resort lifestyle with, perhaps, ongoing on-site care or a freehold home in a more modest strata-title development.

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Residents celebrate Christmas at the Pebble Beach Retirement Community near Bribie Island, developed by retirement community specialists the Parker Property Group. This type of development usually offers fewer social amenities than owner-operated retirement villages, but residents own their own house and land, set their own levies, pay no exit fees and keep all capital gains.

There are 119 registered retirement villages in Brisbane and on the Sunshine and Gold Coasts, considerably outnumbering the freehold strata/ community title developments.

They differ widely in terms of tenure, costs (both ingoing and ongoing) and, of course, facilities and amenities. They fall basically into two types, those that are run for profit and those that are not.

The latter – today much the smaller group – are usually run by churches, ethnic communities and secular organisations such as Freemasons.

These tend to focus more on aged care than on lifestyle.

The for-profit villages are run by owner-operators ranging from small locally-based companies to large international corporations such as Lend Lease.

Their main offer to residents is a seductively easy and even glamorous, lifestyle for a comparatively low cost as an alternative to capital investment in your own freehold home.

But behind the glossy brochures and websites featuring pictures of glowingly youthful retirees, it pays to read the small print.

The comparatively low cost of the homes may mean high exit costs and no capital gain if you move on – like the Hotel California, you can check in any time you like but you can never leave!

Financial advisers and seniors organisations counsel those planning to move into a retirement village to first have the contract scrutinised by a solicitor with specialised knowledge about retirement communities.

• Tenure and leasing details • Deferred management fee (aka exit fee) – deducted from the re-sale of your property if you leave the village and usually a calculated percentage of the value multiplied by the years you’ve lived there.

• Capital gains (how much kept by you when re-selling, how much by the owner-operator) • Annual levies/weekly fees (government-regulated to CPI increase but extra costs may occur) • Quality of maintenance of grounds, homes and community amenities • Financial history of the complex (this applies equally to freehold strata/ community title estates - all senior living complexes, whatever their title structure must maintain an adequate Capital Replacement Fund, regularly audited by a quantity surveyor and it’s worth remembering that, as all costs are ultimately carried by the residents, the more amenities you have, the more you pay) • Quality and cost of ongoing care (many of the larger complexes offer

graduated care from independent villas to serviced apartments to nursing homes and this is can be an important consideration when choosing a retirement village) • Registration and accreditation (all reputable retirement villages are registered and some are now accredited under the RVA scheme) • Community Management Statements governing pet ownership, parking, visitors, external home modifications and all aspects of community living.

It’s also advisable to check out the financial and management performance of the operating company via its annual reports, which are usually available on-line.

Surveys show that most retirement villages offer excellent value and according to a national census report* a whopping 75 per cent of those who chose this lifestyle would do so again.

As one happy resident says: “It’s like being on holiday forever!” *The McCrindle Baynes Villages Census Report 2013 at villages.com.au

Useful websites Choosing a retirement community to suit individual needs and pockets can be confusing because of the wide choice on offer. Fortunately there is plenty of good advice available to help you make the right decision.

One essential document is The Retirement Village Handbook available at iseniority.com.au, a website that offers a lot of useful information.

Other important websites are: villages.com.au, retirementliving.org.au mccrindle.com.au/the-mccrindle-blog/retirement-villages legislation.qld.gov.au/LEGISLTN/CURRENT/R/RetireVillagA99.pdf For a more cautionary view of retirement village living you might like to visitbmartin.cc/dissent/documents/health/retirevillages.html

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NEWS

A man on a mission

ACCC TAKES ON ENERGY COMPANY SALES TACTICS The Federal Court has ordered Origin Energy to pay $2 million in penalties for unlawful door-to-door selling practices.

Proceedings were brought by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).

The Court also ordered Origin’s marketing company, SalesForce, to pay $325,000 in penalties.

The penalties were imposed following the Court’s findings against Origin and SalesForce of unconscionable conduct, undue

harassment or coercion, false or misleading representations and breaches of the unsolicited consumer agreement provisions of the Australian Consumer Law. “The message is clear. Energy companies must ensure their sales representatives do not use illegal tactics when negotiating with consumers at their door,” ACCC Chairman Rod Sims said.

Origin, EnergyAustralia and AGL stopped all door-to-door marketing of their energy products in 2013.

Edward Searles helps at a school in Nepal.

WILLING TO WORK

visit had also been helping build a toilet block at a school funded by a Rotary club in Canada, said this would now be the least of their worries.

Although the Nepal Education Fund is a registered charity in Nepal, it is run entirely by volunteers, so there is no expensive infrastructure or costly administration.

“Every dollar will go directly to the families who need it most once we know everyone’s situation,” he said.

“It’s a humanitarian crisis as even the basics of life such as running water are gone and there’s a threat of disease.

There’s no electricity and food is running out, so the next few months are crucial.”

Mr Searles will leave on May 5, to cycle via Barcaldine, Muttaburra, Hughendon and across to Cairns on minor Outback roads.

The Australian Human Rights Commission has launched a national inquiry into employment discrimination against older Australian and Australians with disability.

Willing to Work will be led by the Age and Disability Commissioner, Susan Ryan, who said employment rates for both older people and those with disability remained unacceptably low.

“We all lose when willing people are excluded from workforce,” she said.

Deloitte research shows that increasing the older workforce by 5 per cent would bring an extra $48 billion annually to Australia’s GDP. While about a quarter of the population is older, they make up just 16 per cent of the workforce.

Commission President, Professor Gillian Triggs, said there were significant barriers for older Australians with 60 per cent of age discrimination complaints relating to treatment at work or trying to get

work. The inquiry will publish an issues paper, a call for submissions and plans for consultations around the country soon. The inquiry will conclude and report by July next year.

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retired teacher who has spent the past nine weeks helping in schools in Nepal, is now on a new mission.

Edward Searles, 61, left Kathmandu just a week before the devastating earthquake brought the city to its knees.

He was returning to Australia to take part in a 2000km cycle ride to Cairns via western Queensland, and now plans to turn it into a fundraising mission to help the people of Nepal.

“I’ve just spent nine weeks with these beautiful people who had very little to begin with and I can’t imagine their life now,” he said. “I realise there are many ways to donate but following my recent trip, I can now make this more personal and would like to use the ride to raise some funds for Nepal.”

Mr Searles has been working with the Nepal Education Fund for the past eight years, delivering books, pencils and sports equipment direct to families and finding sponsors for children’s education.

“There is no postal system, so we deliver photos and letters between children and their sponsors and help the children write the letters,” he said.

“Without sponsors these kids wouldn’t be attending school. For about $350 a year, sponsors cover classes, uniforms, books and exams fees.

Money is paid direct to the school, not to the parents.”

Mr Searles, who during his recent

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Letters

Have your say. Send letters to Editor, Your Time Magazine, PO Box 6362, Maroochydore BC 4558 or email editor@yourtimemagazine.com.au

HOARDERS NO LONGER Four years ago we downsized from a three-bedroom-plusstudy home with large basement to a very small two-bedroom house in an Over 50s community.

To get rid of a lifetime’s accumulation of goods and chattels, including many family heirlooms and 2500 books, we held garage sales over two weekends.

We also sold privately, gave many things away, sent a lot to charity shops and still ended up taking seven loads to the local tip.

We parted with things that we never thought we could bear to live without. And you know what? At the end of the day it’s just STUFF! We’ve found it wonderfully liberating to have got rid of it all and live a minimalised life unencumbered by things we didn’t use and didn’t need.

It also gives us pleasure to know that other people are now reading those books, drinking from those porcelain cups, making good use of that fishing gear and generally getting pleasure out of all those things we once hoarded.

Elizabeth Dexter

ROUGH DEAL FOR HOMEOPATHY Re the NHMRC fail on homeopathy report.

As a Registered Homeopath, I am aware of the bias from pharmaceutical industry and “evidence based medicine’’ from medicos who rely on research into chemical reactions of drugs with all the inherent side effects that are suffered.

The principles of homeopathy date back to Hippocrates 400 years BC. The laws and principles set down

by Dr Samuel Hahnemann have been appreciated and still hold from over 200 years ago, the first being the physician’s highest and only calling is to make the sick healthy, the cure as it is called.

As no homeopath was allowed on the NHMRC research team, they had no voice.

Please readers, keep an open mind and do your own research.

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DONATIONS NOT WANTED I recently relocated to Brisbane from the Sunshine Coast and wanted to donate boxes of stuff to the lesser known charities for people to use.

I preferred the contents to go to help disadvantaged families, church organisations women’s shelters, etc that are so often overlooked, rather than go to the big charities to sell on.

But I couldn’t find any! I ended up giving most to a neighbour’s friend who was having a garage sale. I felt it was such a waste and could have been used better. I guess that’s how it is now.

Robyn Joyce

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NEW MIX APPRECIATED It is so nice to find a magazine that is informative and geared to older people instead of “news” about celebrities and their romantic life. Your magazine appeared in our Village last week and walked off the shelf. Keep up the good work!

Elsa Thorne Love your new magazine. Very clearly laid out, easy to read print and interesting articles. Look forward to the next.

Olive Bringans Congratulations for the first edition of your magazine. It had interesting articles. Thank you for including an article listing some details of our club’s activities.

Ray Whiteley Well done! I enjoyed the first edition of Your Time and look forward to many more. Thank you to all concerned.

Kay Burnaby It was a magnificent result from the sharp clean typeface, through to the explanatory pointers at the end of each article and also on to advertisements.

After some 50 years as a journalist, PR, marketing person, I feel I can appreciate a quality communications product and I could not fault your issue.

I read with care the article by Your Time motoring writer Kate Callahan who detailed the Great Nitrogen Pump Up, a welcome change from the normal motoring page items testing, say, a Volvo or other exotic make.

So there you are.

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WHINE LOVERS

Speakers do the hard yards with metres and meters Poor pronunciation, in particular by newsreaders, is a sore point for two readers who get it off their chest with Whine Lovers.

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nce and for all, is it kil-om-etres or kil-o-metres?

Don’t you get fed up with some people, including newsreaders, who can’t get it right?

As a lover of language, I offer this easy explanation of how and why we should pronounce the word correctly.

It’s not that I love to whine, it’s just that I like to speak correctly. Probably, you do too. Whine not?

First let me tell you about the baro-meter. That’s the instrument we use to measure atmospheric pressure. What? That should be bar-om-eter? Well, of course it should.

In this case the meter (m-e-t-e-r) measures the air pressure. Like your

electricity meter measures your electricity usage.

Then there’s the thermo-meter.

That’s what they slip under your tongue to measure your blood temperature. But it’s a measuring instrument. So it has to be a ther-mom-

“The trouble is we no longer learn in school how our language came about”

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Now let’s turn to the measurement of length – or distance.

We used to call the length of the first joint of your index finger an inch.

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WHINE LOVERS was the length of your average Roman soldier’s foot in a sandal – 12 inches.

The soldier’s walking reach was called a pace, from the Latin passus, and a thousand paces made up a Latin mille passus. That is, one mile.

Every thousand paces, the Roman legions would lay down a large stone beside their Roman road.

This, of course, became known as the “mile-stone”. That is how the Romans measured and mapped England and Europe 2000 years ago.

Measuring distance by pacing it out.

In the metric system, perversely invented by the French, and spread like the pox throughout Europe, a metre (m-e-t-r-e) is a unit of measurement or length, not an instrument that tells us the temperature or the barometric pressure .

So let’s stick with distance. Your first index finger-joint probably measures about 2.5 cent-i-metres.

Sorry, I mean centi-metres. A centimetre is one-hundredth of a metre. Hence we talk about centimetres and mili-metres.

Why, then, is it so hard for us to call the distance between Maroochydore and Brisbane correctly? Not 100 kil-om-eters but 100 kilo-metres?

And, Mr Newsreader, the wind moves in kilo-metres per hour.

The trouble with English is that we no longer learn in school how our language came about or what the words we say actually mean.

Kph means kilo-metres per hour and of course “Speed Kills”. Don’t let’s kill our language by calling them kil-om-etres.

That just shows our ignorance.

David Parmiter

Just say it…

My pet hate is the way the reporters on television mangle the English language.

For instance, “at this point in time” what is wrong with just “now” or “at the moment”?

Another one is “let’s have a listen” so why not “listen to this”?

One “has a fall” or “has a bit of luck” when one could simply fall or be lucky.

Then we have the constant mispronunciation. For instance “centenary” and none of them seems to know the difference between laying and lying.

Ann Dehass

So, are you coming or not?

Why is that no one sees the need to RSVP any more?

My husband and I organised a New Year’s party and, as we were planning to put on a barbecue for our guests, asked for an RSVP when we emailed and posted invitations.

We got a handful of replies and heard from a few others when we met

them in the street, that they were planning to come.

The day before, we made a few phone calls and a lot of friends told us they were indeed intending to come.

We decided to play safe and bought more food just in case. It was just as well we did, as almost everyone we had invited turned up.

I sometimes think people just don’t want to lock themselves in or are waiting for the last minute to see if they get a better offer but either way, it’s really discourteous and annoying.

How hard can it be to write a day in a calendar and hit return on the email.

It’s simply good manners.

Susan Ward

WHAT GETS your back up?

From the mildly irritating to the things that push your blood to boiling point, get it off your chest and have a whinge.

Send your story to Whine Lovers, Your Time Magazine PO Box 6362, Maroochydore BC 4558, or email editor@yourtimemagazine.com.au

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HISTORY

Gruesome end to expedition Historian Audienne Blyth discovers a tale of murder among the bunya pines.

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any new species of plants, both ornamental and edible, that we take for granted today were introduced at the Brisbane City Botanic Gardens and their collection also gave us a Sunshine Coast murder story.

The site of the gardens was established beside the Brisbane River in 1828, three years after European settlement, to provide food for the penal colony.

The botanic reserve was declared in 1855 and Walter Hill, an outstanding botanist, was appointed superintendent.

He remained curator of the gardens from 1855 to 1881 and his experiments in acclimatising plants gave us mango, pawpaw, ginger, grape vines, wheat, tropical fruits, tea, coffee and spices, as well as our beautiful jacaranda and poinciana trees.

In 1862, Queensland’s first granulated sugar was produced at the gardens.

Hill was passionate about native plants and once made an adventurous journey to north Queensland to collect specimens. Naturally, he did not always have the time to venture into the bush himself, so he would send his assistant, one William Stephens, to the north coast of Brisbane, which we now know as the Sunshine Coast in search of plants.

There wasn’t much of a road connection but Brisbane sawmiller William Pettigrew had established a timber depot near the mouth of the Mooloolah River and his paddle steamer, the timber drogher Gneering, regularly plied between the two settlements with supplies.

By 1866, Stephens was in the habit of travelling up the coast by paddle steamer and often walked about 100km back to Brisbane. On one occasion, he was said to be collecting rare specimens for the Melbourne and Paris Exhibitions.

He would usually buy supplies at the timber-getters’ store and employ Aborigines as guides to help him.

There was much to collect – seeds, berries, fruits, ferns, orchids, wildflowers, bark, leaves and vines – as he searched the dry heath and wallum woodlands as well as the sandy coast.

Bunyas never grew along the lower Brisbane River, so it appears that the seeds of the bunya trees, the bunya nuts, that Stephens carried back from the Sunshine Coast hinterland, grew into the six giant bunya trees (Araucaria bidwillii) that stand tall in the City Botanic Gardens.

On what was to be Stephens’ final visit, a young Aborigine called Tommy Skyring, was employed as his guide for five shillings and half a pound of tobacco.

Stephens had a reputation for being

generous and got along well with Tommy.

Perhaps it was the sight of the silver coins he used to pay for goods that attracted two other Aborigines, Johnny Griffin and Captain Piper, who followed him.

When Stephens stopped to make camp for the evening and was bending over cooking Johnny cakes, he was killed by blows to the back of the neck.

It was said that Captain Piper had Tommy Skyring mutilate the body so as to incriminate him. The place, near the Caloundra turnoff from the Bruce Highway, later became known as Dead Man’s Water Hole.

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HISTORY trusted employee of the timber-getters.

Johnny Griffin was only about 14 years old and Captain Piper had already served time in jail.

Constable Nalty from the mounted police at Maryborough was sent to investigate with a detachment of native police.

Captain Piper and Tommy Skyring were captured and taken to the Gneering for transportation to Brisbane. Captain Piper escaped by slipping his handcuffs and swimming ashore as the Gneering reached the mouth of the river. Tommy Skyring met a sad end. The tragedy preyed on his mind and he suffered “violent hallucinations” before dying a month later in Brisbane Gaol, possibly the first Aboriginal death in custody.

The warrant for the arrest of Captain Piper was made in 1866 but he was not captured until 1879. After waiting six months, his trial began.

Johnny Griffin was called to give Queen’s evidence and Piper was accused of “feloniously and wilfully and, of malice aforethought, murdering one William Stephens”.

Witnesses were called.

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Campbell, a timber-getter, and Thomas Maddock, a grazier, saw the body and testified to the injuries. Mrs Ellen Carroll claimed she had heard Captain Piper admit his guilt.

There was a difficulty about whether or not Johnny Griffin understood that he was under oath and the court explained what would happen in the hereafter to clarify: “you would be going to heaven or you would have damnation in hell”.

Johnny explained that Tommy Skyring had struck the first blow and he was to blame. Tommy was unable to speak for himself. The jury returned a verdict of not guilty and both men were discharged.

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BOOK REVIEW

SHEILA BRYDEN

I’m sooooo pleased I persevered with this book. At the beginning the narrative confused and frustrated me. It changed time and place so frequently that the characters became a blur. I found myself re-reading whole paragraphs hoping to make sense of what seemed to be a very confusing book. So, why recommend it? The quirkiness of the structure was overcome by the brilliance of Richard Flanagan’s writing, which is at times sublime, even though the content is harrowing. Like me, overcome your aversion to the realism of war writing and celebrate this account of the survival of the human spirit.

JO BOURKE

I had a go at reading this book last year and gave up! This time, I struggled with gaps in early chapters, such as the leap of a boy to a medical degree and his love of Tennyson’s Ulysses (I googled it!)

Excellent research included Richard’s father’s wartime experiences and writings of Weary Dunlop and others.

The reader is transported to the horror of the POW camps, so understated at times that images are even more vivid.

The novel’s strengths include the struggle of Dorrigo and others to adjust to life after the war and the imagining of the fate of the Japanese prison guards. Worth persevering!

BOOK review Winner of the Man Booker Prize 2014, this is a novel of the cruelty of war, tenuousness of life and the impossibility of love. August, 1943, in the despair of a Japanese POW camp on the Thai-Burma death railway, Australian surgeon Dorrigo Evans is haunted by his love affair with his uncle’s young wife two years earlier.

Struggling to save the men under his command from starvation, from cholera, from beatings, he receives a letter that will change his life forever.

This savagely beautiful novel is a story about the many forms of love and death, of war and truth, as one man comes of age, prospers, only to discover all that he has lost.

JOHN KLEINSCHMIDT If Richard Flanagan set out to confront and challenge the reader, he did so in spades. The Introduction, 18 short chapters preceding Chapter 1, was effectively a summary of the book and had me reaching for the dictionary and re-reading many paragraphs to comprehend contradictions and meaning.

His writing style seemed less intense after the introduction, contributing greatly to my ultimate enjoyment of the book without diminishing the power of the message of horror that the Australian POWs experienced at the hands of their captors.

The unusual and complicated love story woven through the atrocities of war was compelling.

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MARY BARBER I read this book when it was first released and found it most unsettling. But don’t let that stop you.

Reading it again, I’m enjoying the language. Flanagan uses words in fresh ways, like “the sourdough smell of old age”.

Dorrigo Evans struggles with the “bland new world” where cooking shows mean more to people than poetry.

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I started to read and waited for the rhythm of the words to touch me. And there he was, Dorrigo Evans, the main character in this story, a real human being with all his failings. He becomes a doctor, World War II begins and this man with a Don Quixote personality always tilting at windmill, ends up in Changi with the poor buggers that once were Australian soldiers.

Richard Flanagan wants us to feel it – the never ending rain, the slush, the brutality and the horror that seems to go on forever. And then it’s over. There is so much to this story: passion, pain, blood, decency, humour and how humans act and react to an unexpected situation not of their choosing.

Richard Flanagan has written a stunningly beautiful book.

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After reading this beautifully written sweet and sour multi-award winning fictional biography three things come to mind. (Yes, I have Irish ancestry!)

The first thing is the title. It’s a winner. This allegorical title was borrowed from a famous Japanese novel and is symbolic of the life journey of the main character, a flawed surgeon, who is both a war hero and a cad.

The second thing, the sweet thing, is Dorrigo and Amy’s love affair. For the romantics, the first meeting and subsequent love scenes are exceptional and exquisite pieces of writing.

The third thing, the sour part, is the Thai-Burma Death Railway section. The description of the shockingly inhuman brutality to the Australian POW by the Imperial Japanese soldiers is gut wrenching.

It shines a terrible light on Japan during World War II. Thanks to our forefathers, what a fortunate life we have inherited.

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Here comes the (older) bride Finding your style when you don’t want to be mutton dressed as lamb but aren’t ready to look like your mother, can be tricky. It’s even tougher if you want to be a bride as JACQUI BALL has discovered. a rare size 14-18 if you are lucky.

But most of all, I was disappointed in the superficiality of people’s attitudes – both onlookers, shop assistants and young brides.

Nobody sees inner beauty and a life well lived, they just see an older exterior and make a judgment call that because you are old you don’t deserve any admiration or encouragement.

I think this is a big issue for Baby Boomers because we are used to having choices in what we want to do in our lives rather than making do or settling for a stereotype of what is expected or what has been accepted in our mother’s generation and before.

Having such choices is what contributes to happiness and ageing successfully.

In my example this means that if I wish to have a ‘second go’ in life at purchasing a fashionable wedding dress then I should be able to do so without other people feeling uncomfortable about that.

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’m not a poet but the words just flowed. This poem was born out of frustration at the general attitude towards an older bride.

I am 52 years old and embarking on a second marriage after nine years with my lovely fiancé, who is 60.

I did not think for one minute that my experiences in bridal shops would be like this.

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I have listened to many conversations while being in bridal shops lately and note that women do tend to gravitate towards Brisbane shops just so they can get a variety of dresses to try on instead of just one or two.

There is no way you can get a proper idea about whether a dress suits you by just holding up a tiny size 10 one against your body.

Jacqui has turned her personal challenge into a mission to visit 20 bridal shops in 20 months before her marriage in October next year. She has visited four so far. Stay tuned to see how she gets on.

Ode to an Older Bride With high hopes and a dancing spirit I go Into the Saturday bridal shop flow I’ve made an appointment But get disappointment When I realise that no one wants to know I’ve done my research and studied their website Considered what suits me and what will look right I hand over my list of gowns to try But alas, “we don’t stock those” is the quick reply And “here is something more suitable for an older bride” I sadly look at the gowns brought forth And wonder how the years have made me morph My gaze diverts to the young brides nearby Who are slim of waist, of bum and thigh Then: “try this dear, the sleeves hide arm wobble up north!”

I refuse and hold out for my “wow-factor” dress There are two in my size God bless!

I try them on and float to the mirror And wait for admiring glances and titter I do look grand, no less!

But for an older bride that is not to be As heads turn away and no one sees Eyes are for the young brides, all lithe and lean Who get the attention and know what they mean How fragile we are in this world of tease I look at my body and know it is true That the years of life have clearly swept through I’ve borne babies and raised them up Travelled the world and seen life close-up Don’t you know I can look pretty too?

Hear ye, young brides with life in front of you Don’t look away when I come through For I have love, and a life in demand My wedding day will be so sweet and so grand And yes, I will look pretty too

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We were in the same situation as many people of our generation – “asset-rich, income-poor”.

Our home was worth a reasonable amount of money but we were going to be flat-out affording to maintain it, let alone keep up with rate rises, higher insurance costs and constantly increasing power bills.

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Amanda is a medium, healer and animal communicator. I knew that she had been described by the New York Times as “the pint- sized Thunder from Down Under”, that her shows are regularly sold out and she was the Animal Whisperer in Woman’s Day. Still, I wasn’t sure what to expect when I spoke to her by phone.

We had only a few brief words and I gave nothing away before she continued: “I have two little fluffy dogs coming through for you. I don’t think they were yours, but you took them on.

“One had an anxious nature and the other one was quite quirky. I feel you had these dogs for a few years and that they were about seven or eight when you got them. The little dark one, with

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“It was very out of character for this dog to be on the road. The other died a sudden death some time after her.

Quite the boy, he loved being out in the yard, or was it a farm?”

Now that’s amazing. I had inherited two little terriers with personalities just as she described when my fatherin-law died. We were living on a farm and it was strange that he got hit by a car as he never wandered on the road.

The other was bitten by a snake and it was sudden and unexpected to lose her.

Amanda had my full attention.

The question remained though, why would someone want to see an animal psychic?

“I do a lot of shows and I know people have real connections to their animals,” she said.

“I can connect to the animals that have a message for you. It doesn’t matter if the animals are living or passed and I don’t use any props like

photographs or even to see the animal.

“Animals are incredibly perceptive; they understand a lot more than you think. When they pass they want to let us know that they were a real part of your life. It is important for them to connect to you to let you know that they cared, loved or have an important message for you,” Amanda said.

And the animals don’t necessarily have to be your own. It could be your brother’s budgie, your aunt’s Alsatian or your mother’s Manx.

But some messages aren’t good news. Amanda once read for a woman whose husband was frequently visited by a blonde woman wearing a red blazer while she was at work.

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And Carly the cat knew all about secret savings stashed in a shoebox under the cupboard. Sometimes the messages provide a sense of peace.

One woman lost three horses after a storm. They escaped through a gate and were killed on a busy road.

“She had been dealing with a lot of guilt because she thought that she had left the gate open,” Amanda said. “The horses came and showed her that she hadn’t left the gate open, but the latch had unhinged in gusty winds.”

Amanda said some people came to see her when they were worried about their animals.

“I have diagnosed the onset of blindness in a champion show jumper, cancers and sometimes even been able to prevent diseases before they have detected,” she said.

Amanda will be among 25 psychics, intuitives and telepathists at Discovery, a psychic and self-development expo at the Lake Kawana Community Centre on the Sunshine Coast on May 2 and 3.

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very day thousands of Australians with hearing loss, struggle through conversations.

It can be isolating and have a significant impact on relationships and emotional state.

There are many reasons why people choose not to seek a solution to their hearing problem, some incorrectly believing a hearing aid won’t help while others fear the social stigma of putting their “old age” on show.

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It is so tiny it sits inside the second bend of the ear canal, completely invisible.

Despite its tiny size, the SoundLens is packed with the most advanced hearing technology to date, resulting in natural sound amplification and superior clarity for hearing speech in background noise.

“The SoundLens is truly amazing, and incredibly popular with our clients because it simply can’t be seen once it’s in the ear,” audiometrist Lisa Burley from ihear Caloundra says.

“Hearing speech in noise is something that has previously been a challenge for hearing aid manufacturers. The SoundLens has overcome this challenge like never before, resulting in easy listening for the wearer that reduces listening effort and mental fatigue in noisy

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Today, 50 per cent of Australians with hearing loss are below retirement age, so it is no wonder that there is high demand for an invisible hearing solution.

“As the world gets louder, the age of those with hearing loss gets younger,” Lisa says.

“The effect of noise exposure means we are increasingly seeing people in their 40s and 50s coming to us with a hearing problem.”

She said 80 per cent of the population will lose some of their hearing as they age and research shows the majority of people wait up to 10 years before they do anything about it.

Delays reduce chances of rehabilitation as the sensory receptors in the brain deteriorate over time if not kept active by sounds.

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The quadrivalent influenza vaccines (QIVs) which offer protection against an additional influenza B virus are available for the first time this flu season.

The government-funded flu vaccine that is free to the elderly and chronically ill and protects against three strains of the flu, has been updated to include two new strains.

The QIVs provide broader protection as they include both co-circulating B lineages.

Humans have two major influenza types – A and B. Influenza B is an important contributor to flu complications and causes epidemics every two to four years.

At the end of March, there had been 4091 laboratory-confirmed notifications of influenza in Australia, most of them in Queensland with 1315.

Flu costs the Australian health system $85 million a year and accounts for 300,000 extra GP visits.

There are 18,000 hospitalisations and 1500-3500 deaths each year from complications such as pneumonia and secondary bacterial infections.

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HEALTH

The magic of honey

HRT only does so much

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ay is national honey month, a time to celebrate the only food on the planet that won’t spoil or rot.

Honey has been used in various foods and beverages as a sweetener for centuries, and also has a role in religion and symbolism.

It has also been used in various medicinal traditions to treat ailments and researchers around the world are still proclaiming its health benefits.

A trial at Copenhagen University found honey made a significant improvement to arthritis sufferers.

Of 200 patients treated with a mixture of one tablespoon of honey and half a teaspoon of cinnamon powder before breakfast, 73 patients were relieved of pain within a week, and within a month, almost all the patients were able to walk without pain.

Other researchers claim two tablespoons of cinnamon powder and one teaspoon of honey in a glass of lukewarm water destroys germs and eases bladder infections.

A honey sandwich every day can help with cholesterol and if you catch a cold, a tablespoon of lukewarm honey with 1/4 spoon cinnamon powder daily for three days will cure a chronic cough and clear the sinuses.

To warm it, put it in a container immersed in warm water – never boil honey or put it in a microwave as it kills the valuable enzymes.

In America and Canada, nursing homes have treated patients by replacing jam with a paste of honey and cinnamon on toast for breakfast daily to strengthen heart beat.

It reduces the cholesterol in the arteries and reduces risk of heart attack. According to studies in India and Japan, honey and cinnamon help relieve gas in the stomach and indigestion, while a scientist in Spain claims to have proven that honey’s natural ‘ingredient’ kills flu germs.

Scientists have also found that honey has various vitamins and iron in large amounts, so that its constant use strengthens the white blood corpuscles to fight bacterial and viral diseases.

Weight and skin problems, fatigue and even hearing loss can all be improved and one study claims that it also beats fatigue.

Just one warning: it is a form of sugar, so too much isn’t good for you.

And even if the ‘miracle’ of honey doesn’t happen, it’s still a sweet treat.

Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) does not protect post-menopausal women against cardiovascular disease and may even cause an increased risk of stroke, according to a UK study.

University of Oxford’s Department of Cardiovascular Medicine’s Dr Henry Boardman said the harm and benefit of HRT varied according to the age when a woman started treatment.

HRT is commonly used for controlling menopausal symptoms but has also been used to prevent cardiovascular disease in postmenopausal women.

The study, involving more than 40,000 women, examined the effects of HRT over periods from seven months to 10 years. It found no evidence that HRT affected cardiovascular disease, non-fatal heart attacks or angina in either healthy women or those with pre-existing heart disease.

There was a small increased risk of stroke for post-menopausal women but women who started treatment within the first 10 years of their menopause, when menopausal symptoms were most common, had small protection

against heart attacks and no increased risk of stroke but the risk of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) increased.

Dr Boardman said it was a complicated health issue, in which the same treatment offered benefits to some women but harm to others.

“HRT remains a valid option for women who are significantly troubled by menopausal symptoms, however the risks and benefits of such treatment vary according to age and medical history,” he said. “Discussion with your GP is recommended.”

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US study has found that genetics may play a part in aspirin’s ability to prevent colon

cancer.

While aspirin is established as a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory, not all people benefit from the medication and the reason why is not understood.

A study conducted by researchers in four countries including Australia, suggests that protection differs because of variations in DNA. Co-author Professor Mark Jenkins said the aim of the study was to find out if genetics could be used to determine who would benefit.

Genetic and lifestyle data from 8624 patients who developed bowel cancer was compared with that of 8553 people who did not.

“While most people benefit from aspirin, there was DNA evidence that about 1 in 25 people do not, and in fact may increase their risk of bowel cancer if they take aspirin,” Professor Jenkins said.

“While these results are very promising, they do need to be validated in independent studies before they can be used to determine who should and should not take aspirin to prevent bowel cancer.”

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Of 229,737 Queenslanders waiting for an initial appointment at a specialist outpatient clinic as at January 1, 2015, about 50 per cent have been waiting longer than recommended.

Three new drugs have been added to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS).

Alemtuzumab (Lemtrada) will benefit more than 1000 patients a year who have relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis.

The listing of Everolimus (Afinitor) will be extended to include patients with pancreatic cancer and Leuprorelin (Lucrin), a medicine for the treatment of central precocious puberty (CPP), will be listed for the first time.

About 580 patients with pancreatic cancer and 520 CPP patients a year will benefit.

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Goldner String Quartet on anniversary tour.

GOLDNERS AT THE CON Four friends, three pieces, two married couples, one quartet, Musica Viva presents the Goldners, Australia’s pre-eminent chamber ensemble.

The Goldners have chosen works of great personal meaning for this tour celebrating their 20th anniversary.

Literally engaging with matters of life and death, Ligeti’s searing and revolutionary Quartet no 1 was considered too dangerous to premiere behind the Iron Curtain.

This is paired with the beauty of Beethoven’s Op 132, which was written as a “holy song of thanksgiving from a convalescent” following the composer’s severe illness.

Whether needing to share Ligeti’s darkness, or to be consoled and uplifted

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Goldner String Quartet, Queensland Conservatorium of Music, Tuesday, May 5, 7pm. Tickets $30-$76 Visit musicaviva.com.au/goldnersq or phone 1800 688 482

A GEM OF A SHOW Gunyah Lapidary Club’s annual lapidary show is a chance to learn more about finding your own semi precious stones and then cutting and polishing them to create our own jewellery.

The show will feature polished stones, fossils and collectibles created by members and there will also be demonstrations of polishing and carving stones.

Club sales tables will have various lapidary items and novelties available for purchase.

Mount Coot-tha Gardens Auditorium, Saturday, May 30, 9am-4pm; Sunday 9am-3pm.

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SUNNYBANK THEATRE PRESENTS A NEIL SIMON CLASSIC Neil Simon’s first play Come Blow Your Horn written in 1961, became an overnight success on Broadway, before he went on to write Barefoot in the Park and Odd Couple.

This delightful comedy is set in the apartment of newlyweds Paul and Corie Bratter bravely starting off their married life in a sixth floor walk-up brownstone apartment in Manhattan.

Corie, who craves excitement and adventure and Paul, a sober, disciplined, responsible lawyer about to embark on his first real legal case, are joined by three wonderful characters.

There’s a cameo role of the delivery man, a kind but harried telephone

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Corie’s widowed mother, Mrs Banks from New Jersey, comes to visit and Corie decides to her up with Mr Velasco and the fun begins.

Directed by Deirdre Robinson, it promises to be another winner from the not-for-profit, volunteer-run Sunnybank Theatre Company.

Sunnybank Theatre, 14 Mains Rd, Sunnybank, May 29-June 13, Fridays 8pm and Saturdays 2pm and 8pm.

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WHAT’S ON

The distinctive style of Patsy Norris.

KINGFISHER ART SHOW Entries close soon for the annual Kingfisher Art Show which this year celebrates the 21st birthday of the Salford Waters Retirement Estate at Victoria Point.

The event includes morning and

afternoon teas and cake, plant and craft stalls.

More than $132,000 has been raised from the sale of paintings since 1995, benefiting a number of worthwhile causes, including $11,000 last year to “Soldier On”, helping returned service personnel from Afghanistan and other war torn countries.

This year, funds raised will benefit the Lions Club of Cleveland Challenge, helping local families who are doing it tough.

Featured artist is Patsy Norris who moved to Coochiemudlo Island 26 years ago.

She is interested in folk art and further developed her talent using acrylic and oils on canvas, her use of bright colours and happy paintings being her trademark.

The art show will open on Tuesday, July 7, at 6.30pm and continue until Sunday, July 12, 10am-4pm.

If you would like to see your work included among the 500 works of art, contact Shirley Hamilton on 3207 0243. Entries close June 5.

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TRAVEL AROUND THE WORLD FROM REDLAND ARTS CENTRE The Australian Chamber Orchestra will take the audience on a journey through America, Russia and Germany with its Around the World program embracing much-loved works in the string repertoire.

Led by acclaimed violinist and guest director, Benjamin Schmid, it will feature Berger’s Metropoles Suite for Violin and Strings as well as works by Bach, Tchaikovsky and Barber.

“The “Metropoles Suite” connects the tradition of chamber music in Europe with American Jazz,” he says.

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Around the World will be the first public performances with ACO2 in their home state for Amy Brookman and Martin Alexander.

Redland Performing Arts Centre Auditorium. Wednesday, May 27, 7pm. Tickets $30-$35.

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Ingredients 4 free range eggs 1 cup sliced mushrooms 1 cup baby spinach Olive oil spray Method In a large bowl, whisk the eggs. Add the mushrooms and spinach and season with organic sea salt and cracked pepper. Mix until combined. Heat a nonstick frying pan. Lightly spray with oil, pour in the omelette mixture immediately and cook for 2 minutes or until the egg is set. When the underside is golden lower the heat. Flip half the omelette over itself and cook for 2 minutes or until done. Gently slide the omelette from the pan to the plate and serve immediately.

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Ingredients 1 cup (140g) raw hazelnuts, lightly toasted 2 tablespoons (15g) raw cacao powder 5 (90g) Medjool dates, pitted 1 tablespoon (20ml) milk Method Place the hazelnuts into a food processor and grind to a fine powder. Add 1 tablespoon of the cacao, dates and milk and continue to process until a dough forms. Place the remaining cacao onto a flat plate. Roll teaspoons of mixture into balls then roll in the cacao. Place in an airtight container and store in the refrigerator until ready to serve.

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FOOD

Moderation - and variety - in all things There’s so much conflicting information on what’s good for us. Accredited dietitian and nutritionist SARAH GRAY breaks it into bite-size pieces.

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he world of nutrition can be downright confusing, can’t it?

We are pummelled with so much information about the latest diet trend, superfood, crash diets, supplements and meal replacements that it’s easy to get lost.

Are eggs bad for me? Are carbohydrates making me fat?

It seems just about anyone can be a nutrition expert and everyone has different information about the food and health they are trying to sell us.

If we tried to follow every bit of advice we are fed, we would be left with very little to eat. So where does the hyperbole end and the fact begin?

I say, let’s take a new approach.

Take a step back and have a look at the whole picture.

Let’s stop thinking about foods as ‘good’ and ‘bad’ and start thinking about our whole diets, why we eat what we eat and how we can eat better, not just for weight loss or the perfect body, but because our health is our life.

The truth is, what science has told us about what is in food and the health benefits and dangers of certain foods is only the tip of the iceberg.

Every day, new research is coming out about beneficial compounds found in food that are good for our bodies and help prevent certain diseases.

Further, all the different vitamins, minerals and other important nutrients found in fresh foods such as fruit, vegetables, meat, eggs, beans, nuts and grains interact in the body in ways we are yet to fully understand.

Our bodies don’t need to be deprived of certain foods for weight loss and health. In fact the opposite is true. Your body is simply asking for a variety of fresh foods.

Our bodies thrive on foods that are fresh, not foods that have been through a factory. In Australia, we have fantastic access to fresh produce, so let’s make good use of it.

When we eat lots of foods from a packet or a jar, we don’t know what goodness has been taken out (nutrients and fibre) and what (additives derived from petrochemicals) has been put in.

But, good news. You don’t have to force yourself to drink that huge glass of celery juice every morning even though it tastes just awful, just because you heard it’s ‘a body cleansing detox’.

You’ll be much more likely to maintain a healthy lifestyle if you are the eating foods you actually like.

Go out and try new foods – quinoa and aubergine – you never know what new favourites you will end up with.

Most importantly, remember to sift

through the pages and pages of nutrition advice carefully.

Moderation and variety are important (no, you can’t have six glasses of wine and a family block of chocolate each night because you heard they have antioxidants!).

Bring it back to basics with food and stay as close as possible to natural products. Make positive changes each week to set healthy new habits. Start with some simple steps this week, such as cutting back on sugary drinks, drinking more water, or trying out a new healthy recipe.

It’s important to note that healthy eating means something slightly different to everyone and many people have food intolerances.

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WEALTH

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MICHAEL ROWLAND discusses what to look out for when choosing a financial planner. makes a good financial planner?

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hen you’ve been working hard for the majority of your adult life, it’s nice to think your hard-earned money is there waiting for you when you come out the other side – but it’s not always that easy.

Understandably, it can be tough these days to not only save for retirement but to make those funds last once you hit the golden years. This is where it pays to have a financial planner working for you to get your finances organised and keep you on track… but the question remains, what

HERE ARE SOME QUICK TIPS ON WHAT TO LOOK FOR: 1. Strong advice process A good adviser should be able to listen to and understand any given client’s concerns and goals, and from that, identify solutions that help to address them. There are certain steps that need to be taken to help piece together the puzzle, and a good adviser should have a strong advice process to support you along the way.

2. Strong client relationships A good adviser should listen, understand and follow through. They should also be concerned about the extended family of the client, both older and younger. By taking a long term, holistic view, your adviser can better prepare you for all life events surrounding you and your family.

3. Strong industry knowledge It can be difficult to stay up to date with

the economy and global financial markets, not to mention laws and regulations, all of which can affect your financial situation. Your financial planner should be across all of this so you can get on with enjoying life.

4. Be an educator For the most part, an adviser will need to be extremely good at presenting complicated information to a client in a clear and easy to understand manner.

They should keep things in terms you can understand while aiming to simplify strategies where possible.

Start looking now; the right adviser could be just around the corner.

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One in four Australians are paying more than twice as much in fees as they should on superannuation accounts.

Research by ING Direct/Rice Warner found that 25 per cent of Australians paid average annual fees equivalent to 0.51 per cent of their super balance and that being stuck in a high-fee super fund could erode life savings by up to $192,000.

On the bright side, average super fees have dropped by 20 per cent in the past decade to 1.15 per cent of a fund member’s balance.

Nevertheless, one-quarter of Australians are still paying an average fee of 2.33 per cent or $1165 a year on a $50,000 balance.

This is compounded when workers had more than one fund and doubled up on fees.

“It’s a good idea to check if you have any lost or forgotten super accounts and think about consolidating multiple funds into a single low-fee account,” ING Direct’s Lisa Claes said.

The average Australian has 2.1 super accounts, usually arising because accounts have not been consolidated when changing employers.

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This country music singer really knows the country, writes KEN O’FLAHERTY.

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orn in Broken Hill and raised in the Outback, Pam Clarke had every reason to believe she would never be able to pursue her love of music and entertaining.

But the singer/songwriter and musician pursued her

dream and five albums later, is still performing. A piano player from childhood, she also taught herself to play guitar and banjo.

She learnt to yodel by being coached via telephone and then practising in the paddocks while driving sheep.

The first song Pam Clarke ever wrote was about giving it her best shot for a talent quest but most of her inspiration has come from the bush, based on true events such as When the Bushie Wed the Schoolie and The Outback Woman’s’ Lot. Pam recorded her debut album in Broken Hill in 1991 then travelled the 750km to Adelaide for her first major recording in 1995 followed by another in 1998.

She was also busy touring with her roadie and greatest support, husband Bryan.

They successfully juggled two lives – entertainment and

primary production.

After 35 years in the bush and struggling with severe drought and low wool and sheep prices, Pam and Bryan moved to the Sunshine Coast in February 2003.

She recorded her fourth album soon after and has now finally released her fifth, I Love Music.

She wrote five of the 13 tracks.

Pam is involved in several country music clubs around Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast, and also regularly entertains for clubs and venues.

See Pam Clarke May 11, 11am, Kawana Community Centre.

May 16, Nambour Golf Club.

June 14, 12.30pm Golden Age Senior Citizens Hall, Woorim.

June 18, 10am, Palmwoods Memorial Hall.

Ricci Carr firmly believes that anyone can learn to sing and after more than 45 years as a professional singer and entertainer, she has written a book to share her experience, skills and knowledge.

The ‘60s singer says helping others achieve their singing dreams has been a rewarding part of her career.

Her first book, I Can Sing But Where Is My Voice? contains many student experiences and topics that

reflect her own holistic approach to singing and commitment to preserving a singer’s voice long-term.

“My book is aimed at everyone from the beginner to the local production and beyond, students or vocal coaches,” Ricci says.

Originally from a musical family in New Zealand, she was a general nurse before becoming a professional singer, touring Leagues and RSL clubs in NSW, Victoria and Queensland.

It was not long before she was singing with the Aztecs (without Billy Thorpe) and other groups in Vietnam, finally landing the resident singer on AFVNTV show Nashville Vietnam.

I Can Sing But Where Is My Voice? eBook and Ricci Carr’s easy listening music Lifetimes album can be uploaded from online book and music stores.

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TRAVEL

No fun packing it in

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t’s big, it’s heavy and make no mistake, it’s the enemy of the traveller, especially when you’re over 50.

Giant suitcases can readily be purchased from any bag shop, but it beggars belief that any manufacturer would come up with such a beast, much less that any intending adventurer would want to burden themselves with lugging something the size of a shipping container.

The scourge of aircraft luggage handlers, monster suitcases can indeed

carry three changes of clothes for every day of a four-week holiday without seeking a laundromat, but why bother?

The problem is not the size, as it is something of a bottomless pit that doesn’t demand careful military folding, but the weight.

Most airlines have a luggage allowance of 20kg to 30kg depending on destination, but try lugging even a modest 20kg up a set of stairs or dragging it from train to hotel, and the curses soon roll more easily than its tiny wheels.

So here’s a checklist: 1. Don’t buy a huge suitcase, it just keeps getting heavier. If possible, pick something that’s carry-on size and check the weight while it’s empty. I once spent so much time choosing a clever backpack that also had wheels that I failed to notice it weighed at least 2kg before I had put anything in it.

2. Don’t worry too much about toiletries. Most hotel rooms have them and if they don’t it’s easy (and often cheaper) to buy small containers at your destination.

Remember to keep containers to under 100ml not just to keep airport security happy, but it’s all weight.

You can always buy sunscreen and toothpaste on arrival.

3. Limit clothing to what you will wear, not what you might wear. Two tops for every bottom is a rule of thumb.

Underwear is easily washed and dried overnight if necessary.

4. Layering, especially when heading between hot and cold climates, is the best way to get around the extremes.

A tank top, under a t-shirt, under a collared shirt, under a cardigan

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(which tend to work better than pullovers) under a coat and you’re covered for all eventualities.

5. A sarong is always handy as it can be worn, used as a sheet over dodgy seats, as a cover if you need to snooze somewhere or, at a pinch, a towel.

6. A small first aid kit with bandaids, painkillers, pawpaw ointment (a good all-rounder), and depending on climate, antihistamine cream or throat tablets. There’s no point in taking a pharmacy, other countries have lots of them too.

7. International power plug adaptor so you are never caught short.

8. Rubber thongs or sandals are light and handy for quick trips to the foyer and in showers of uncertain hygiene standards.

9. Carry or wear rather than pack, heavy items such as walking boots and coats/jackets.

10. Leave the ‘just in case’ items at home. You can always buy them if you need them. It’s hard to make light of a big fat case.

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Be entertained by local performers at Phar Circus and dine at a local Apsara restaurant while dancers revive an age old tradition.

See sunrise at the Angkor Wat temple and dine in the iconic Pub Street in Siem Reap. The Sunrise Childrens Orphange and the Angkor National Museum are all included in this exciting tour which concludes in Phnom Penh.

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TRAVEL

Warm welcome awaits in Malaysia The Malay Peninsula has plenty to offer even for a short break and it won’t break the bank..

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ith the th costt off flights fli ht to t Malaysia sitting in the bargain basement, it’s possible to pack up and clear off for a break away from it all for a week or 10 days without too much fuss.

It’s fun, different, interesting, economical and the locals are warm and welcoming: Chinatown sits happily beside little India and mosques.

Kuala Lumpur is about an eighthour flight from Brisbane or the Gold Coast and on arrival, the Skybus leaves regularly for downtown KL, just under 60km north, for less than $5.

The trip takes about an hour through groves of palm oil plantations for as far as the eye can see.

The Petronas Twin Towers, which held the title of the world’s tallest

Kek Look Tong cave temple at Ipoh

building 1998-2004, glistening in b ildi from f 19 their stainless steel and glass cladding, are a reference point for all of KL, a big, bustling, noisy, fascinating Asian city.

Taxis are cheap, trains, monorail and buses are cheaper – city loops are free – and it’s an easy city to navigate despite its sprawl. Accommodation is also abundant, convenient and across all comfort levels.

This is a city for shopping so many will see the need to go no further, but there’s plenty to discover a couple of hours north and south.

Buses are easy to organise, clean, frequent, reliable, mostly on time, comfortable and, as there is a lot of competition between companies, inexpensive.

Malacca, a UNESCO World Heritage

town on the Malacca Strait close to both Indonesia and Singapore, is 150km south and sits in colonial splendour.

Much of its Portuguese colonial days was destroyed by the Dutch who ruled from 1641-1798, but they left their own clear imprint with canals, a windmill, the Stadthuys and Jonker St giving a sense of Little Holland.

The Dutch were more interested in Java though and it now seems they did a deal almost as bad as when they swapped New York for Dutch Guyana, when they handed the eastern side of the Malacca Straits to the British and took Sumatra.

Nevertheless, both ended up back where they belonged and Malacca and Penang became part of the Federation of Malaya and eventually Malaysia.

The British colonial rule also had its influence on Malacca and its colourful past has made modern Malacca a tourist paradise.

There’s heaps of quality accommodation that comes remarkably cheap while being within easy walking distance of the many worthy sights, modern shopping malls and historic buildings.

It’s easy to spend a few days and then some, relaxing beside a rooftop pool enjoying the views.

Then there’s Ipoh, about 200km north of KL, a jumping off point for the beautiful Cameron Highlands, famous for its tea plantations but with plenty to offer in its own right.

Ipoh is also known as Tin Town, where fortunes were made at the turn of the 19th century by tin miners who brought in cheap Tamil labour from India.

There are some fine old colonial buildings and the railway station is simply magnificent.

Equally splendid but totally different is the Kek Look Tong cave temple which reaches deep into a limestone cave with huge golden statues, both Buddhist and Chinese, among the stalactites and then opens into landscaped gardens with carpfilled ponds.

Sam Poh Tong temple, the intriguing Kellie’s Castle, ruins of a mansion started in 1915 by a Scottish planter but never completed, and Gerbang Malam night market round up the Ipoh visit.

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TRAVEL

The superb setting of the Norfolk Island golf course.

All good sports on Norfolk It might be small, but Norfolk Island packs a punch for a holiday. As well as its rich history and water sports, it has other hidden treasures.

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orfolk Island is a tiny 8km x 5km island in the South Pacific Ocean between Australia and New Zealand.

A flight of just over two hours from Brisbane lands in a pristine environment with beautiful beaches, a

rugged coastline, a World Heritage convict site and National Parks and Reserves dotted with the iconic Norfolk Island pines.

As well as being alive with history, the island has a strong sense of community and Islanders are warm

and welcoming and eager to show off their home.

The people of Norfolk Island, like Australians, love their sport.

The history of sports on the island goes back to the Second Settlement (1825–1856) when sport was played by the military and free settlers on the fields in Kingston, the territory’s capital.

The field today is home to football and cricket matches and is the oldest pitch in the Southern Hemisphere still in use.

The golf course in the world heritage area of Kingston is one of the only golf courses in the world within a World Heritage Site, not to mention some of the best views on any golf course in the world. The island’s customs and laws dictated that the golf course be classified as a “common area�.

This meant livestock were permitted to roam freely on the course necessitating protective fences around each green so cattle could not enter and destroy them.

In 1986, approval was finally obtained from local government to remove livestock from this common area and golfers could finally rest easy that their ball wouldn’t come to rest in

a cow pat. The club holds several competitions each year and all are open to visitors. Tennis has been played on island since the early 1900s and there were many privately owned grass courts around the island.

The current club was formed in 1948 and was originally five grass courts. It now has all mod cons and holds several competitions a year including a highly successful veterans tournament each April.

What is believed to have been the first bowling green in the Southern Hemisphere opened near Government House in Kingston from about 1840 onwards.

In 1939, foundation members of the Norfolk Island Bowling Club met and the game was formalised.

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MOTORING

Plenty to know before you tow Towing a big rig is fraught with pitfalls yet no training is legislated, says KATE CALLAHAN.

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t must be an age thing. Lying awake in the wee small hours and contemplating life and whatever random matters might spring to mind when all is quiet, even the neighbourhood dog.

In my nocturnal musings recently, I started thinking about holidays – the European River Cruise, the walking tour of Ireland’s west coast, maybe Machu Picchu if the feet and lungs could manage it.

So much to see and do, so few years left this side of 60.

But then my mind turned to all the people I know who’ve traded the office for the Outback. The lifestyle of the grey nomad must be enticing.

Tucked up in bed, I warmed to the idea of hitting the open road with caravan in tow.

And in the dead of night I felt a sudden surge of true nationalism: “Her beauty and her terror – the great brown land for me!”

Next day, the notion of hitching a caravan to my SUV and joining the

migration didn’t seem quite so romantic after all.

While I know a smidgen about the theory of vehicular articulation, I’ve never towed a trailer or a horse float, let alone a caravan. I wouldn’t know where to start.

This got me thinking… surely I’m not the only know-nothing around?

According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, there are approximately nine caravans for every campervan registered in Australia.

So, if we apply a factor of nine to the number of registered campervans (54,101 in 2013), we get a healthy 486,909 caravans in Australia.

That’s a lot of wheels, tow bars and kitchenettes – but do almost half a million Australian drivers have expertise in towing caravans? I somehow doubt it.

A basic understanding of physics and the laws of motion will tell you that caravans, by design, are not that stable under tow. When stability is compromised, a moving caravan can be

THE LEGAL SITUATION

• It goes without saying that the driver must be licenced to drive the tow vehicle and must obey any condition codes listed on their licence.

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• The driver must also drive to suit the prevailing road conditions.

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• Caravans on Queensland roads must be registered, which involves

transformed into a large and terrifying mass of energy.

Take, for example, a Toyota Land Cruiser travelling at 100km/h with a three tonne caravan in tow. At 100km/h, the rig packs a whopping four times the kinetic energy it generates when travelling at just 50km/h.

You don’t have to be Sir Isaac Newton to work out that speed is a key

obtaining a safety certificate (previously known as a roadworthy certificate) and complying with any other pre-registration requirements.

• Provided the number plate of the caravan is clearly displayed, the rear plate on the towing vehicle may be obscured.

contributor to caravan jack-knifing and overturning.

A conventional caravan (as opposed to a fifth wheeler) pivots on a tow bar hitch. If the caravan sways, the towing vehicle responds by swaying in the opposite direction – and vice versa. A bit like a hula dancer at a luau in Maui.

A gentle sway may be manageable, if a tad disconcerting, but if the sway

• The driver must ensure that the tow vehicle and the caravan are a good match size-wise.

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“Caravans, by design, are not that stable under tow” continues beyond a certain point, the movement of the caravan can become unpredictable, uncontrollable and highly unsafe.

Add a cross wind, a passing road train, an unexpected turn in the road, an emergency swerve, a faulty road camber and driver experience and expertise is all that stands between a close shave and outright disaster.

When road or environmental conditions cause a caravan to move out of line with the towing vehicle, the forward motion of the towing vehicle is usually enough to pull the caravan straight.

However, things can go horribly wrong when the caravan resists the change and actually ‘overshoots’ by pulling in the opposite direction.

What happens next all comes down to speed.

If the rig is just plodding along

nicely, the sway will quickly abate. But if the driver is travelling ‘at speed’ – and what speed that is depends on the road conditions, the experience level of the driver and the nature of the rig – the almost inevitable result will be a jack knife or a rollover or both.

Caravan jack-knifes and rollovers are all too common.

On a recent trip from Perth to Broome, two experienced nomads came across the wreckage of two caravans in a 1000km stretch.

In each instance, the debris was scattered over 200m, which gives you some indication of how much force is involved when a caravan and its towing vehicle can’t agree.

Closer to home, readers may recall an incident in 2011 when a brand new $86,000 caravan jack-knifed on the M1 on the Gold Coast, 30 minutes after being collected from the Burleigh Heads dealer by its excited owners.

The 4WD flipped on its roof, crushing the hood, while the van rolled on its side and skidded along the highway, leaving sheets of cladding and glass in its wake.

The owners escaped with severe bruising to wallet and ego only, but all

northbound lanes of the M1 were closed for an hour while the debris was removed.

I’ve always wondered if the hapless pair pursued their caravanning dream.

More power to them if they did, although I doubt it.

After so ignominious an introduction to caravanning, my bet is they spent the insurance money on a European river cruise, a walking tour of Ireland’s West Coast and maybe Machu Picchu if their feet and lungs could manage it.

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TELL US WHAT YOU THINK My proposal: First, I would like to see the towing of caravans limited to drivers with an open licence. Although P-plate drivers and caravans may seem an unlikely combination, it appears to be allowed under the law.

Next, I’d like to see a driver pass some sort of mandatory testing as a pre-condition to having their licence endorsed with “may tow caravan”.

What are your thoughts? Am I overstating the risks associated with caravanning or do my concerns mirror yours? What do you think of my proposal to increase the regulatory burden? Is it a case of just more red tape or is it far enough in the interests of public safety? I’d love to hear from you.

Please send your comments to editor@yourtimemagazine.com.au or Kate Callahan, Your Time Magazine, P O Box 6362, Maroochydore BC 4558.

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A dash of the Mediterranean in the garden Most citrus will bear fruit in our climate and with these tips from GARDENEZI you can grow your lemons in pots.

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emon tree, very pretty and the lemon flower is sweet – but grow it in a pot and be prepared to face defeat!

Well that’s my take on the old song, anyway.

The Italians have been successfully growing citrus in pots for centuries but here in South-East Queensland we rarely get it right.

This is because we’re challenging nature by trying to grow a plant that thrives in dry climates with low winter rainfall and hot, dry summers.

Luckily most citrus bear fruit in our subtropical autumn/ winter when it’s cool and dry but our soggy summers encourage pest and disease problems.

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what happened in the camp in the last months before it was liberated.

It is unlikely that the sisters were still alive in March but had in fact died in February.

After their arrest, Anne and those who shared her hiding place in the secret annexe in Amsterdam were first taken to the Westerbork transit camp, and then put on a transport to Auschwitz-Birkenau on 3 September 1944.

They arrived on the night of September 5-6.

Anne, with her mother Edith, sister Margot and Auguste van Pels, who was with them in hiding, were sent to Auschwitz-Birkenau.

Like other women who survived the initial selection, they ended up in a section of the camp that housed prisoners designated for slave labour.

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eventy years ago this year, Anne Frank died of typhus in Bergen-Belsen concentration camp.

The exact date of her death is unknown. At the time, the Red Cross officially concluded that it was between March 1 and 31, 1945.

Dutch authorities later set the official date of death of Anne and her sister Margot as March 31.

But new research by the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam has shed fresh light on the last months of the young Jewish girl whose poignant diary introduced many young Australians to the human tragedy of World War II in Europe.

The archives of the Red Cross, the International Tracing Service in Bad Arolsen and the Bergen-Belsen Memorial were studied, together with many eyewitness testimonies of survivors.

From this, a picture emerged of

her head shaved and been in constant fear of being sent to the gas chamber at the next selection.

With her mother and sister, she spent two months in AuschwitzBirkenau before the family was split up.

On the night of November 1, 1944, with about 70 others in a locked wagon, Anne and Margot were sent to Bergen-Belsen.

In March 1945, camp guards destroyed virtually all records to obliterate evidence and British troops who liberated the camp burned all the barracks to the ground on April 15, to prevent the spread of epidemics.

Almost all traces of the camp were erased, so Anne’s fate had to be calculated from the few preserved archive documents, camp diaries and testimonies of survivors.

There were also the records of her father, Otto, who had gone in search of his family, talking to survivors who had been in the same camps.

The sisters were last seen in late January 1945, when they were gravely ill with typhus.

On the desolate expanse of the Lunenburg Heath, the former site of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, stands a small memorial to Anne and Margot Frank. Flowers and tokens of remembrance are often left there, as if it were their grave. In reality they, like tens of thousands of other victims of Bergen-Belsen, died at an unknown time in an unknown place.

One day they simply weren’t there anymore.

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 No exit or entry fees  No stamp duty  No rentals All capital gains go to homeowner - valid for a limited time only

Lifestyle Features include: • Magnificent leisure club with bar, dance floor, dining and entertainment areas • Gymnasium and massage area • Swimming pool and spa • Art and craft studio • Bowling green and Tennis court

Come and view our display homes today at 25 Owen Creek Road, Forest Glen.

Open Mon-Fri 9am-5pm and Sat 10am-4pm.

• Media room and Library • Caravan and boat storage

Nature’s Edge B U D E R I M | S U N S H I N E CO A S T

*Subject to conditions.

Call for more information 1800 218 898 or visit our website www.naturesedgebuderim.com.au 48.indd 2

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