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ll going well, English couple Karam and Kartari Chand will celebrate their 90th wedding anniversary next month. This month she turns 103 and he celebrates his 110th birthday, so at 13, she was quite literally a child bride. They met in India, had eight children and moved to the UK in 1965 when they had already been married for 40 years. Admittedly one has to reach great age, but by any measure that’s a long time married. Sadly, it doesn’t work out that happily for everyone with either death or divorce intervening and when that happens and you are past

Contents middle-age (which even in the case of the Chands is 55+) it can be confusing, devastating, lonely and a thousand other emotions. For some, the life of a single works well, but for others, the mere thought of heading into old age alone is daunting and even downright terrifying. This month, Allison White investigates some of the options available if you are looking for company on the road ahead. And while it might sound odd to be out “dating” (conjuring up memories of Grease and Happy Days) there’s not really a better word for it unless we go back to “courting”. On a completely different topic, in response to reader feedback we have made some of the puzzles a bit easier. The word was that they were getting too hard to be fun. I hope you will find them nicely challenging now. So, grab a cuppa and settle back for a good read.

Dorothy Whittington, Editor

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BEWARE THE SLOW DRIP OF A PRICE ATTACK

ver got to that last page of an online booking and found that what started out as a bargain has somehow doubled in price? Some airlines are particularly good at it – carry a bag, choose a seat, have a meal, take insurance (often ticked so that you have to remember to untick it) and pay a credit card surcharge. All of a sudden that cheap flight is no longer very cheap at all. (At one stage a few years back, a British-based airline even contemplated a toilet fee. Outraged passengers said they would carry a bottle as well as their lunch in that case). The credit card surcharges in particular make no sense at all because even though there is only one transaction paying for return flights for two, the charge is for each leg and each person, adding up to more than $30 for the fare. It’s the way of the world of online booking, although the

tide is rising against the latter practice. The good news is that the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is onto it. It’s called “drip pricing” and remains a focus as part of the ACCC’s “current priority area of systemic consumer issues in the online marketplace”. It offers these tips to deal

with drip pricing and to avoid paying more than initially expected: • Be aware of misleading drip pricing practices when shopping online for services, particularly in the airline, ticketing, accommodation and vehicle rental sectors. • Shop around and be aware that you may need to pay more than what was advertised. Consider ALL the charges together. Don’t just focus on the advertised price – the cheapest advertised price may not be the cheapest final price. • Be prepared to back out of the transaction, especially when you start to encounter additional charges. • Look out for pre-selections and make sure you reject anything you do not want to purchase. Thoroughly check your booking before you make any final payments. accc.gov.au/consumers/ online-shopping/drip-pricing.

REGISTER YOUR PHONE NUMBER AND AVOID THE CALLS Registering your phone number on the Do Not Call Register does not stop all marketing calls to your number but it greatly reduces the chances of having someone wanting to sell you a holiday or cladding for your brick home while you are having dinner. Limited exemptions enable certain public interest organisations to make telemarketing calls. These include charities, religious organisations, educational institutions and political parties. If you have used the services of some companies in the past, they will still be allowed to call your number even if it is on the Do Not Call register. For example, you may still receive a telemarketing call from a financial institution, utility, service provider or telephone carrier if you have

an existing account with them. You can request this business to stop calling you at any time. The Do Not Call Register is now indefinite, so if you have registered your numbers, it is no longer necessary to re-register after a period of eight years. Once you register, you may still receive calls from telemarketing agencies for up to 30 days. If you continue to receive calls after that, you can lodge a complaint. More than 10 million phone numbers are now registered. Registering phone numbers on the Do Not Call Register also helps consumers distinguish between inconvenient telemarketing calls and scammers who pose as telemarketers. Visit donotcall.gov.au or call 1300 792 958.

HAVE YOU GOT A DODGY WASHING MACHINE SITTING IN YOUR HOME? More than 70,000 faulty Samsung washing machines are still sitting in homes around Australia and advocacy group Choice is concerned for consumer safety. The top loaders have

already been involved in 207 fires or incidents. “Samsung claims they didn’t need to advertise on TV to alert consumers to the danger of their washing machines,” Choice spokesman Tom Godfrey said.

“Worryingly, it is often only after a member of the public becomes ill or suffers a serious injury that the message of the recall gets through.” The models that have been recalled were

manufactured between 2010 and 2013 and are models SW75V9WIP, SW65V9WIP, SW70SPWIP, SW80SPWIP, WA85GWGIP, WA85GWWIP. “If you have one of these potentially faulty Samsung washing machines, it is time

to act to protect yourself,” Mr Godfrey said. “It is concerning that the vast majority are still in people’s homes. You do not want one of these dodgy machines in your home.” Visit recalls.gov.au choice.com.au.

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COVER STORY

Looking for love in all the new places Over 55 and not feeling the love? It’s all up to you and what you want, reports ALLISON WHITE.

“She knows that he will phone and he knows that she will say yes, the call is about organising a meeting and knowing they will get along”

eartbreak isn’t the exclusive territory of the young. By the time we reach 55 and beyond, death and divorce sees isolation and a fear of growing old alone, become a very real possibility. Many Baby Boomers were still very

young when they married and had children so never gave much thought to what they really wanted and needed from their partner. For some, if it was a friend, they would have dumped them long since, but instead they stay in the marriage

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there are essentially three choices, says matchmaker Linda Prescott, director of Ideal Introductions who has been bringing people together for more than 25 years. About 40 per cent of her clients are aged 55+. The first is to get out and meet people through clubs and organisations from bowls, golf and tennis to bridge, chess and quiz nights; art and craft to fitness and line dancing; history research to volunteering at meals on wheels. The special interests are already established so there is immediately something in common and the chances of meeting someone are up there with the dance halls and picture theatres of youthful courting. There are also websites such as Meetup (meetup.com) which list plenty of groups to browse and join in activities with like-minded others. It might be for dinner parties, lunch, hiking or the cinema, but it is a chance to do what you want with others of a similar vintage. Travel companies are also increasingly responding to the Baby Boomer solo traveller, recognising it as a growing market. Since this is a more social and independent option, it’s not a ticket to a relationship but at least it’s company. The second option, online dating, moves into the more serious “I’m looking for a partner” territory. There are now a number of

and at well past middle age, find themselves growing old unhappily – or alone. In fact, the rate of divorce among those over 50 has doubled in the past 20 years, so much so that the term “grey divorce” has been coined. As we head into the festive season, many widowers, widows and divorcees who might otherwise happily get on with life, will become acutely aware that they are now alone and not part of a couple. So, what to do about it. Unlike the optimism of youth, when a night out on the town could change your fortunes and you’ve got your whole life ahead of you to find a partner and settle down, by this age social networks and activities are generally more restricted. The clubs we visit are for more genteel pursuits than “clubbing” on a Saturday night. Networks created at the school gate or following children’s activities have also closed and a workplace romance is fraught with the danger of losing a job as well as a relationship. “It’s just hard to meet someone as I seldom go out by myself or if I do, I go with the girls. There’s nothing romantic about that,” says 58-year-old Karen. “The only men I meet are at work and there’s nothing romantic about that either.” When it comes to looking for love,

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COVER STORY websites specifically targeting the age group, such as olderdatingonline.com. Like other online dating sites such as RSVP.com and eharmony.com.au, participants register for a reasonable fee, list their background and interests and search the faces and profiles for one they hope might work for them. Contact is made via the internet and a place and time agreed for a meeting, usually a coffee. This can be harrowing. “Usually you know straight away if it’s going to work,” says 64-year-old Joy. “I had some interesting – even ghastly – experiences. “It’s a good idea to let a girlfriend know in advance to give you a quick phone call so you can exit the meeting gracefully if the person you are meeting for the first time is not what they said they were or clearly not your type. “Sometimes it can take a second meeting – maybe a casual dinner to work this out – but always choose a public place and take your own transport. “One man I met seemed lovely at first but the dinner date proved that he obviously had alcohol problems. I was able to make a fast exit from that particular catastrophe in my own car.” Ms Prescott also has a word of warning. “Make sure you are super careful about what you do. “Choose a reputable website recommended by friends or family and if someone’s profile looks too good to be true, it probably is,” she says. “Statistically, about 20 per cent of people who go online are already in relationships and are looking for sex, while 64 per cent lie about their profile. “Some find they are getting the attention they have wanted for a long time, love the compliments and romance and take the bait – ‘give me money so I can come and see you because I think I’m in love with you’.” Ms Prescott says romance scams on online sites and chatrooms claim about $20 million a year, mainly from mature women, but that amount is probably

much more because a lot are too embarrassed to admit it. “You can be vulnerable so I would be asking my kids what they think about it,” she says. Remember, it is a virtual world and a liaison can be as dangerous as meeting a stranger behind a Fortitude Valley nightclub at 2am. University of Canberra researcher Nigel Phair warns scammers are cunning. “They set up fake profiles on dating sites and use emotional manipulation to extract personal details, money and gifts,” he says. “Typically they work hard to gain a victim’s trust over the first few weeks and months before requesting money to help a sick relative, visit a dying mother a last time or undertake urgent medical treatment.” But online dating doesn’t have to be all about being flat broke and nursing a broken heart. On the last roll of the dice, Joy met the right man and has lived happily ever after for the past decade, despite her early misgivings and dramas. The third option for finding a partner is getting very serious indeed. The personal introduction is Ms Prescott’s specialty and is for those who are definitely committed to finding a new partner. “It’s an easy process if you want to find someone to spend the rest of your life with, as the agency acts as a filter,” she says. She first chats to clients to determine “if your head is in the right place for dating and secondly, to make sure your expectations are realistic.” And she stresses that it is important to manage expectations in a new relationship. “When you are 70 or 80, your partner is not going to be fantastic looking. The important thing is that they are your friend,” she says. “You are never going to find perfect, so aim for 70 per cent.” She has an extensive database and continued over>

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COVER STORY <from previous page comes up with some likely “matches” to “reduce the dating pool”. If a client decides to proceed, Ms Prescott makes the introduction and they have a choice on whether to meet. There is some certainty to this too. “She knows that he will phone and he knows that she will say yes,” she says. “The call is about organising a meeting and knowing they will get along.” After the first date, each person gives feedback. “Men don’t date well and women have high expectations,” she says. “I can coach men about dating skills, but women know what they want in a partner so I help them manage their expectations. “Women will say they will pick better this time and think logically, but they will go into every little detail such as what clothes he wore and the colour of his shoes, so I tell them to relax and not sweat the small stuff.” Men tend to talk about themselves a lot and women find that rude, so her feedback will be that that’s a man thing to do and to take it as a compliment. Ms Prescott said a lot of people are

nervous, so they don’t show who they really are on a first date. “The beginning of a relationship is managed,” she says. There are a lot more women than men on her database, she believes because after a relationship breaks down, men tend to “go into their man cave and hide”. “Widowers, on the other hand, need someone straight away – he has had a good relationship and he misses it,” she says. “If a man comes in who is in his 60s or 70s we can have him in a relationship within six weeks.” On the other hand, women over 55 are often more independent and financially secure so their wish list has grown bigger. And some final advice from the Matchmaker: “Put yourself out there. Dating is getting out of your comfort zone. “Don’t be afraid to get out and date. Take off the blinkers and remember, there is a lid for every pot.” And there is a fourth option of course, and that is to enjoy the single life doing everything you want to do when you want to do it without having to consult a partner.

TIPS TO AVOID an online dating scam • Maintain a healthy level of suspicion. • Never think it can’t happen to you. • Think with your head and not your heart. • Talk to a trusted friend or relative before sending them anything. • Never give your credit card or bank details by email. • Don’t give away too much personal information too quickly. • Don’t fall for the flattery and declarations of love.

LINDA’S dating tips • Although many things may have changed since you were last single and in the dating scene, age-old advice like be yourself, smile, be open-minded and honest still holds true. • Be positive and fun – no negativity or baggage. • Don’t discuss divorces or things that may have gone wrong in your previous relationships. • Keep the conversation light-hearted to ensure you both have a good time and enjoy each other’s company.

WHAT TO CALL the new person Let’s face it, it’s hard enough to admit to “dating” when you are past 55, much less refer to having a “boyfriend” or a “girlfriend”. “Partner” seems to carry a lot of commitment, as though it’s “we’re together for life but we are not married”. “De facto” is just plain awful. The teenager’s use of BF is for, well, teenagers. On the other hand, suitor is too old-fashioned, “soulmate” implies forever and hardly makes an introduction: “Hi, I’d like you to meet my soulmate”. “Lover” is too explicit and once again, makes a lousy introductory line, especially to an aged relative: “Hi Aunty Flo, this is Bill, my new lover”. “Friend” simply isn’t strong enough as by this age we do in fact have a lot of friends. So what is it? Ideas and comments welcome. Email editor@ yourtimemagazine.com.au

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or the students at Ubobo State School, a helping hand from the wider community has made all the difference in their quest for improved learning resources. Located 76km south of Gladstone in the rural town of Ubobo, the 16-student school is attempting to collect stickers as part of the Woolworths Earn & Learn program so that they can “purchase” new supplies. But with their nearest Woolworths store an hour away, students put the call out to businesses and communities around Queensland for help. Residents of Cleveland Manor Retirement Village answered the call and have been tirelessly collecting stickers for the past three months from more than 500km away. Resident Joy Parry was one of the first residents to get involved. “We received the notice asking for

help. It was lovely and it even had a photo of all the students,” she said. “I thought ‘what a wonderful idea!’ so I announced it at our happy hour and everyone thought it was great.” Cleveland Manor’s final tally came to an impressive 1115 stickers, and with about 50 other groups and businesses also lending a hand, Ubobo State School will soon receive its supplies. Principal Jason Manttan said many of the school’s books had been acquired over the past 25 years and were almost exhausted. “We’ve found two sets of readers – one for our younger kids and another big set of chapter books for our bigger kids – and for us, that’s our first priority,” he said. “Our school isn’t able to access any instrumental music program so our music lessons try to give more emphasis on instruments than just singing. Some new music equipment would also be fantastic for our school for this purpose.” He said students were over the moon with the response. For Joy and other residents at Cleveland Manor, the students’ gratitude has made their efforts completely worthwhile. “We’re looking forward to hearing what resources they have been able to purchase,” she said. “I’m hoping they get something really useful out of it!”

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participants develop their ability to channel a greater quantity of divine light and unconditional love for the betterment of humanity and support the work of Brazil’s Casa Dom Inacio. There is no charge for the meditation but it is hoped for sufficient donations to cover hall hire and other costs, such as insurance. Any surplus is reinvested in this work and no profit is made by the organisers. Information is regularly updated at facebook.com/brisbanemeditation

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My whine this time is about “weasel words” – words that weasel their way into corporate speak to justify the opposite of what they say. Many of your grocery items have shrunk in size while the cost has remained the same. This is to “improve your shopping experience”, say the manufacturers. Weasel words, because they don’t. Unilever says their 30 per cent smaller detergent packs “deliver the same washing experience”. Just not as many of them for the same price! They have also shrunk the size of their personal deodorant packs by 24 per cent. This “improvement” was “so it would more easily fit in handbags”. Don’t you keep yours on the bathroom shelf? You’re not going to squirt yourself in public are you? Or roll your underarms on the train? Cadbury took a nibble out of its chocolate bars. The world price of cocoa has remained the same but “its product costs are far more complicated than the price of commodities at a given time”. Don’t have a bar of that one. Nestle bit 15 per cent off its Kit Kats saying “the focus of the change was

Having read the comments about the English language (Oct), I was prompted to write some of my own “pet peeves”. How often do we see and hear an adjective used as an adverb in advertisements and every day speech. For example “drive safe” – not safely; “get money fast” – not quickly. Also, we do not dance, cook or “up a storm” anything. The word “yes” is overused and incorrectly used, for example “how are you?”, “yes, good”. “You know” is an expression used for years and my answer is always, “no, I don’t know”. Is it any wonder the English language is going to the dogs. Construct a sentence and speak correctly. Marie Davis

portion size. . . because they had been too high energy”. You fat kids are eating too much chocolate, so we’ve shrunk the blocks. Give us a break; but let’s not have a Kit Kat. That’s a real sugar hit. Potato chips have sliced off 11 per cent because their products “continue to be manufactured in Australia from Australian potatoes”. So, demand that our chips come from Brazil. . . like our coffee, nuts and asparagus. Why should we pay more because our spuds come from Tasmania? Finally, Edgell reduced the content of its canned corn because, as its director of quality and innovation (!) explained with a straight face, “there hadn’t been enough headspace” inside the cans, causing food safety issues. This airhead obviously has plenty of “headspace”. This is all part of an ongoing and expensive ACCC inquiry into an “environmental policy” and a “sustainability initiative”. Which means? Now that should be enough for an entire series of the ABC’s Gruen programs. And that is what “weasel words” are all about: Utopia. David Parmiter

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Loud and clear I am amused by Billie Marty’s suggestion that I take on board his (her?) concern about excessive background music on TV, because Billie has already said nearly all there is to say! He (she?) has my full support, and this is part of the reason – as well as my deafness – that I always have the subtitles on when watching TV. It’s not usually an option in a cinema where the sound is often turned up too high. Deaf people need clear enunciation, not volume. My TV whine is more directed against unsubtle advertising commercials that appear to think shouting and hectoring will convince us to buy a product or service. This immediately sends me looking for the mute button on the remote. Surely advertisers realise this sort of commercial is counter-productive?

It seems nobody can spell “lose” correctly. Lose is to misplace something, and loose is not tight. I taught myself as a kid how to know the difference. Loooooose (stretched) and lose, so now you know. Another thing that annoys me is people at the deli counter. They say “can I get 500g of whatever”. Perhaps it would be better to say “I’d like 500g of such and such”.

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LETTERS The only other explanation must be that marketing managers have a low opinion of the intelligence of TV audiences. Please woo us with soft music, pretty pictures and polite, handsome actors! Ted Webber

Clarity is not really clear David Parmiter and Fran Davies are spot on with their comments on the incorrect use of grammar and language (Oct). I was once told by an educator friend that correct use of grammar is not a high priority in schools these days as long as the meaning is clear. For example, “there’s three apples in the bowl” should be “there are three apples in the bowl” but the grammar isn’t important because the meaning is clear. Everyone would know the bowl has three apples. If this is the thinking, let’s do away with grammar altogether. Also, I am constantly amazed by the number of people who don’t know the difference between “prostate” and “prostrate”. I’ve lost count of those who have told me poor old so-and-so has prostrate cancer. Out of politeness, I bite my tongue to avoid asking them “is that the cancer you have lying down?” Graham Miles

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TAKING A (ROAD) SIDE In response to Joyce Tozer: I was brought up in a country area where roads were rather primitive and footpaths not always existent. We were always taught to walk facing the oncoming traffic. It gave me little consolation that I would then be able to see whatever it was that was about to mow me down! However, I survived. On steps, we were also told to keep to the left as we marched into school, and this maintained order and avoided accidents – until the advent of the teacher who informed the students that those going up were to keep to the left, and those going down to keep to the right, and there was mayhem. Thus I cannot understand why the people Joyce kept bumping into on board ship were identified as Australians and New Zealanders as if we knew no better. This “keep to the left” rule also applied to walking on city footpaths,

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Grieving mum becomes a woman with a mission Losing a child is every parent’s worst nightmare but ANGELA BENSTED reports that Gloria Steensen is refusing to be a victim, turning her grief into a campaign against alcohol-fuelled violence.

t’s not a story which can be told over just one pot of tea, so Gloria Steensen pops the kettle on for a second time and offers a plate of lemon Madeira cake before resuming. At the centre of the story is her 53-year-old son Bruce Steensen, who died in hospital just hours after a blow to his head late one night in February 2014. He was returning home after a night out at the Mooloolaba Surf Club with his partner and a mate when a man allegedly punched him, causing him to fall and hit his head on the footpath. Gloria and her husband John were woken in the early hours of Sunday morning with news of their son’s injuries and rushed from their home in Brisbane to Nambour General Hospital to be by his side. That long car trip was

“dreadful. Shocking.” Her son died a short time later. Since then, retired preschool teacher Gloria has barely given herself time to grieve, instead pouring her energy into a campaign to stop alcohol-fuelled violence. “If we can save lives then Bruce didn’t die in vain,” she says. She spent thousands of dollars from her own pocket to produce bar mats and coasters printed with her son’s words, “just let it go”. Simon Turner, from the Queensland Homicide Victim’s Support Group, believes this is a powerful phrase which will resonate with young people around Australia. He wants to build a bigger publicity campaign around it, including having signs in nightclubs and on the side of taxis.

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HISTORY

Tapping into the great forests of the north The Moreton Bay settlement was expanding and the waterways between Brisbane and the North Coast were busy as sawmillers transported timbers that would build a city, writes historian AUDIENNE BLYTH.

Stone support for the flywheel of William Pettigrew’s Maroochydore Sawmill photographed in 1963. Courtesy Queensland State Library

hile Brisbane Tuff from the quarries around Kangaroo Point and Windsor kept the stonemasons happy building early Brisbane, it was the sawmilling entrepreneurs of the north coast, now

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William Pettigrew, James Campbell and McGhie, Luya and Co became household names in the timber industry. Pettigrew, a Scot, had arrived at the Moreton Bay settlement in 1849. Working as a surveyor in the district and aware of the abundance of timber, he built Brisbane’s first steam sawmill in 1853. Until then, timber had been cut by pit sawyers. Other mills he built and owned were at Dundathu on the Mary River, the Union Sawmill at Maryborough and Maroochydore on the Maroochy River. His Brisbane mill burnt down twice and was rebuilt both times. The great floods of 1893 and 1898 also meant serious losses at all mills. Pettigrew’s Maroochydore mill was dependent on logs rafted down the Maroochy River and its tributaries. It opened the same year as the railway link, 1891. Pettigrew owned or had interests in a fleet of ships that delivered supplies

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HISTORY

William Pettigrew’s William St sawmill, established in 1853, was the first steam sawmill in Brisbane. Photographed in 1963.

flat-bottomed paddle steamers known as timber droghers. The Black Swan, Elandra and Alabama towed punts of sawn timber through the lakes to Tewantin, where the sawn timber was loaded on to the steamer, Culgoa bound for Brisbane. Culgoa made regular trips for 20 years until it was wrecked on the Noosa River bar in 1891. On the cold morning of July 29, 1873, one of the worst disasters in the history of Noosa hit the sawmilling settlement at Elanda Point. Mill workers were warming themselves before one of the mill’s boilers at about 8.30am when it was noticed that the boiler was beginning to bulge. They did not get clear before the explosion wrecked the boiler room.

Five men were fatally injured. It is said they still rest on warm Elanda Point overlooking Lake Cootharaba. The sawmill closed in 1892 although remnants can still be found on the banks of Lake Cootharaba. D.L.Brown’s Arakoon and Dath Henderson’s Adonis also regularly carried timber to Brisbane. Passengers to Gympie continued the journey by coach. Drayloads of sawn hardwood were taken to Gympie for the mining industry. James Campbell arrived in Brisbane in 1853. Like Pettigrew he was a sober and industrious Scot and established a building supplies business, the beginning of his empire. He built his first sawmill at Capalaba and the second of 10 sawmills on Coochin Creek in 1881. Previously, timber from the Blackall Range was hauled to a rafting ground on the creek, made into rafts and steered downstream to Pumicestone Passage. Little steamers or schooners towed the rafts from this sheltered waterway to Campbell’s Brisbane wharf. Campbell owned a fleet of ships. Many of them were delivering timber from the Mooloolah and Maroochy Rivers, Bribie and Coochin Creek on

View of the stone block which supported a crane for lifting logs from the water to be conveyed to William Pettigrew’s Maroochydore sawmill just upstream from present-day Wharf Street in Maroochydore. Courtesy Queensland State Library

the Sunshine Coast to Brisbane. A new paddle steamer, Mavis, delivered timber from 1883. Sometimes, valuable cargoes of logs were transhipped in Moreton Bay for southern states or overseas. Savvy with business, Campbell relocated the Coochin Creek mill machinery to establish a mill at Albion in Brisbane in 1890, as he realised the ever-expanding railway would change the way timber was transported.

Agricultural produce was also transported to Brisbane, including maize, potatoes, arrowroot, bananas, sugar cake, tallow, hides and hay. The great forests and the methods of transport along the waterways of the Sunshine Coast are long gone while Brisbane port itself, has gradually moved downstream from the city centre to the river mouth. Little evidence of these mills or wharves remains in 2015.

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The women were there – and have the goods to prove it A beautiful old Queenslander in the back streets of Bowen Hills is the home of history and as ANGELA BENSTED reports, it’s worth a visit.

andra Hyde-Page first visited Miegunyah, the 1880s Queenslander owned by the Queensland Women’s Historical Association (QWHA), to learn more about lamingtons and renowned cook Amy Schauer. Instead, the retired teacher was seduced by the history of the house and its contents, and lingered to chat with the volunteers of QWHA. That was seven years ago, and she has been an active volunteer at Miegunyah ever since. The QWHA has restored the Bowen Hills house partially to its 19th century state and uses it to display furniture, art works and ornaments associated with pioneer families. It also maintains a library and archival collection of information about Queensland women and regularly receives donations of clothes, photos,

documents and books. “A lot of people are looking for a favourable place to put their treasured belongings,” says Sandra. “These are wonderful articles and they want them to go somewhere where they will be loved and viewed by the public.” Miegunyah is run on the strength of tea and scones served on the verandah to a history-loving public. While it is open to the public on Wednesdays and weekends, groups can call and arrange a tour at any time. “It could just be a group of mates who play tennis or bridge together,” she says. Sandra points to a Davenport, a small ladies’ writing desk of Australian timber parquetry inlaid with stamped and gilded leather. “This is a working museum she says,” lifting the lid of the desk to reveal a 21st century

Miegunyah is full of history.

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Part of the Bancroft exhibition.

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TECHNOLOGY

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potager garden is essentially a kitchen garden where herbs, vegetables and edible flowers are grown, though today it’s quite permissible to add some purely decorative annuals, perennials and bulb plants. Using pots instead of growing in-ground is a lot easier, especially in a subtropical climate. The pots can be moved around to suit the season and it’s a great way to use an area of poor soil without having to do a lot of expensive and laborious improvement. Odd corners and strips along a sunny wall are ideal. Buy a selection of containers to give your potager patch an interesting variation of height, widths and depths – to suit the equally varied plant needs. Colours and textures can

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What and why of who should have the power You’ve probably heard about an Enduring Power of Attorney, but do you know what it means and when the power can be used by the person or people you appoint? Leading succession law specialist Dr JOHN DE GROOT explains.

n enduring power of attorney is a legal agreement giving someone else the power to make personal/health and/or financial decisions on your behalf. “Enduring” simply means that the power continues even if you lose the capacity to make the decisions yourself. You are considered to have lost capacity to make a decision if you cannot understand the nature and effect of a decision, or if you are unable to communicate a decision in some way. Why give someone the power? If you are unable to make decisions for yourself, for example due to illness or

being overseas, giving someone an enduring power of attorney means that your wishes will be carried out. Your attorney will have the power to make decisions in your best interests and to sign any necessary documents on your behalf. What happens if I don’t have an enduring power of attorney? Someone would have to make an application to the Guardianship and Administration Tribunal to be able to manage your affairs. The Public Trustee may be required to step in to make financial decisions for you. Health matters would be decided by your “statutory health attorney”. This could be your spouse, a carer, a close friend, or other relative. What types of decisions

would my attorney make? For personal care matters, your attorney decides issues such as where you will live and your day-to-day circumstances. For health care, all issues up to and including withholding or withdrawing life sustaining treatment, taking into account your wishes and actions that contribute to your health and wellbeing. For financial matters, your attorney would look after your banking, pay your bills, and make investment decisions. They cannot give away your assets or join your assets to theirs unless they were already jointly owned. Your attorney does not have the power to make decisions about “special”

personal matters, defined as making your will, voting, or appointing another attorney, or “special” health matters such as experimental treatments or donating organs. Who should I choose as my attorney? Choose someone you trust. Most people choose their spouse or a close relative or friend. You can appoint one person for personal/health matters and another for financial matters. You can also appoint joint attorneys to act together or individually, you decide. Your attorney must be over 18 and must not be your paid carer, that is, it can’t be someone paid to care for you, such as a nurse or a doctor, and not just someone

receiving a carer’s benefit. When does the power begin? For personal/health matters, your attorney’s power will only begin if you are incapable of making decisions yourself. For financial matters you can specify whether the power is to begin immediately, on a particular date, or even on a particular occasion. You can cancel the power at any time, as long as you are capable of understanding what you are doing. If you change or revoke the power, you must inform your attorney.

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Potential for a blue over the powder blue Motoring writer KATE CALLAHAN recalls the days when buying a new car was a major family decision – and the colour mattered too.

o you remember a time, long ago, when buying a new car was a rare and special event? In 1963, my parents, dairy farmers in the verdant hills of the Sunshine Coast hinterland, decided to take the plunge and buy a new car. This was a major spending decision for Mum and Dad – huge in fact. They came from the old school. They had both grown up during the Great Depression and Dad had been a prisoner of war in Changi. Although World War II had finished 18 years before, frugality was ingrained in the fabric of their being. Mum saved buttons, brown paper and string, and turned Dad’s worn out trousers into shorts for my older brothers. Dad grew vegetables and every year at Christmas time, he bought a solitary bottle of lemon cordial for us

kids and one bottle of beer (a tall neck) for himself and Mum. They never borrowed a cent – or a penny, I should say, as these were pre-decimal currency days. Money was hard earned and carefully saved for a rainy day. Spending decisions were made cautiously – and they always paid cash. So when the day came for Dad to go to town to buy the new car, there was great excitement in the household. As Dad was leaving, he turned to Mum and asked what sort of car she would like. Although I was only six, this seemed like a particularly silly question to me. We all knew Mum could not drive. She had given up driving when we moved from the plains of western Queensland to the mountains of

Montville, so what difference would it make to Mum? “Anything but blue”, Mum replied, and her beautiful blue eyes sparkled with anticipation. Dad returned later that day, sitting tall behind the wheel of a brand new and very blue Ford Zephyr 6 mk 111 sedan.

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MOTORING calendar year, 862,832 vehicles were sold, an increase of 110,000 over the same period in 2011. That’s a lot of new cars in a country with a population of just 23.5 million people. For the month of September alone, Australian dealers sold 101,392 vehicles, up from 94,978 for the same period last year. But for reasons perhaps only an economist could answer, sales were very strong in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria and weak in the rest of the country. Not surprisingly, sales of SUVs continue to account for the biggest chunk of growth with 36,968 units sold in September, an impressive increase of 23 per cent. Sales of ordinary passenger vehicles remained stable at 36,968 units and light commercials dropped by 9 per cent to 15,476. Although Toyota sales dropped by 7 per cent in September, it is still the market leader (16,594), a country mile ahead of Mazda (10,864), Holden (9326) and Hyundai (9311), Mitsubishi (6937), Ford (5823), Nissan (5242), Volkswagen (5124), Subaru (3621) and Honda (3595). Not to be outdone, luxury car sales

also surged in September, led by Mercedes-Benz (3381), BMW (2408), Audi (2048), Porsche (487) and Volvo (449). News was not so good for the Fiat Chrysler Australia conglomerate. Sales of Jeep, Fiat, Alfa Romeo, Dodge and Chrysler dropped substantially in September. Citroen and Renault also fell from favour.

“Popular new cars become popular used cars so if resale value is important check the sales figures for what’s hot and what’s not” So what’s driving the spike in new car sales? The $20,000 tax incentive offered to small businesses in the last Federal Budget must have something to do with it, particularly with SUVs. But market analysts insist that the major driver is low interest rates.

It seems that when money is cheap, new cars are high on the spending agenda of many Australians. But that is not the end of the story. Most new cars are sold as replacement vehicles, which means there will be an influx of new entrants into the used car market. More particularly, if you are in the market for your dream car, booming luxury car sales suggest that there will be plenty of used Porsches, Mercs and BMWs around too. Buying a used car is a good way of avoiding Luxury Car Tax. If you are thinking of buying a new car, take a good look at the last six months’ sales figures. They can be quite revealing. As a rule of thumb, popular new cars become popular used cars, so if resale value is important to you – and of course it is – check the sales figures for what’s hot and what’s not. The blue Zephyr Dad brought home that day in 1963 had a long and happy life on the farm. It was replaced eventually with a Ford Cortina, also powder blue, though Dad did not repeat his mistake by asking Mum again what sort of car she would like.

TOP TEN models September 2015: 1. Hyundai i30 — 4490 vehicles sold, 5170 if you include the Elantra sedan 2. Mazda 3 — 3588 3. Toyota Corolla — 3530 4. Toyota Camry — 2522 5. Ford Ranger — 2471 6. Holden Commodore — 2348 or 2710 if you include the ute 7. Mazda CX-5 — 2321 8. Mitsubishi Triton — 2020 9. Toyota Hilux — 2001 10. Volkswagen Golf — 1958

TELL US WHAT YOU THINK My thanks to all the readers who have sent feedback and comments. If you have an idea for a column, a motoring story to tell, or you just want to have your say, I would love to hear from you. Email me kate@ yourtimemagazine.com.au or write to Kate Callahan, Your Time Magazine, PO Box 717, Spring Hill 4004.

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Author decides the sky is the limit after cancer diagnosis

obin Storey was diagnosed with breast cancer in May this year, three months short of her 60th birthday. Fortunately it was detected early, so her prognosis is for a full recovery – and once treatment is out of the way, she plans another journey out of her comfort zone. The Brisbane writer, who admits to being nervous about heights and small planes and who is prone to air and motion sickness, has signed up to jump out of a plane. The skydive challenge “Be Brave for BCNA” will raise funds for the Breast Cancer Network of Australia. “I am about to start four weeks radiation and then my treatment is finished,” she says. “As BCNA has been very supportive I decided to do this to give something back and

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also because I believe you need to be constantly challenging yourself to get the most out of life.” Robin needs to raise $2500 for the privilege of scaring the wits out of herself before the jump on February 14 next year and is now looking for donors. She is also currently writing a book titled Making the Breast of It – breast cancer stories of humour and joy,

which deals with breast cancer from a light-hearted, positive point of view. “After thoroughly researching all the books available on breast cancer, I found very few written from this perspective, so I think this is a niche that needs to be filled,” she said. “It will consist of my own experiences and those of other survivors I have talked to.” The skydive experience will be included in the final chapters to end it, literally, “on a high note”. “I’m sure this event will provide me with plenty of opportunities for humour before, during and after,” she says. “It’s something I would never have thought of doing if I hadn’t had breast cancer.” To donate, visit braveforbcna.gofundraise.com. au/page/RobinStorey

RETIREES DRINK UP SLEEP PROBLEMS Older Australians are drinking so much coffee and booze that it’s damaging their already fragile sleep, a new survey has found. A survey of sleep patterns and habits by Sleep Health Foundation has revealed consumption of caffeine and alcohol increases with age. As a result, those aged over 55 are waking an average of 2.5 times each night, disruptions that affect sleep quality. “The findings are concerning, given older people naturally have a more disturbed sleep, a known developmental change linked to ageing,” says Sleep Health Foundation president Professor David Hillman. “It seems that older people are not doing themselves any favours drinking lots of alcohol and coffee, moodaltering substances which have been proven to be detrimental to a good night’s sleep. As they age, people

should really be consuming less of these, not more.” The online survey of 1050 people, including 730 women, found that Australians are getting seven hours 18 minutes sleep a night on average, on the lower end of the recommended healthy range. Those aged over 55 got slightly less, six hours, 50 minutes a night, and admitted to waking 2.5 times a night on average, mostly to go to the toilet, or due to a busy mind, body aches or partner disturbance. Ninety per cent drank coffee, 52 per cent drank alcohol, 15 per cent had sleeping tablets, all figures that were lower among young and middle-aged. “Our advice is if you’re struggling with your sleep, and you’ve got a bit of coffee and alcohol in your diet, experiment with having less. You could be surprised to find yourself sleeping better,” Dr Hillman says.

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dult colouring may be seen as the latest craze, but benefits are often overlooked and yet a the reason why it’s a legitimate therapy that is here to stay. Metro Community Hub (MCH) coordinator Terina Edwards said she took up the “craze” herself in March and quickly became aware of the benefits. With a spot to fill on the MCH monthly activity calendar, she discussed it with the activity officer and manager, and it was decided to fill the vacancy with a colour therapy session. After a brief introduction to the benefits of colour in our lives, the group was eager to start. Pictures were supplied along with pencils, pens and markers. “To see the group ranging from their late 60s to early 90s take to this activity was amazing,” Terina says. “Feedback was that they loved the activity and wanted to do it more often, so another was planned.” Meantime, she had subscribed to a weekly art therapy magazine and was

Eager participants join the colouring craze.

surprised to receive an XXL jungle poster – an ideal group project. Members were delighted and started straightaway. It was kept a surprise and the delight of the group was amazing. When they stopped for lunch, the volunteers also started to colour. Many clients have since bought books, pens, pencils to work at home and give as gifts. One reported that she seemed to be

Alzheimer’s Queensland provide friendly and supportive aged care services.

able to focus better now and could spend hours colouring. Benefits of the activity include calming the mind, the ability to increase focus and concentration, maintenance of fine motor skills, exercising the grey matter, stimulating creativity and interest and creating a relaxing, social environment where people talk to each other. Metro Community Hub welcomes more guests. Every Thursday is an in-centre day with something different each time. It is not the traditional Senior Citizens’ Centre to sit and play bingo or bowls. The program is supported by a group of loyal and dedicated volunteers who add friendship and fun. Metro Community Hub, 22 Qualtrough St, Woolloongabba Call 3391 8122.

WELLNESS WHEN YOU ARE OVER 65 As we get older it can be a struggle to remain at home, but often you don’t know what’s needed or available. St Vincent’s Private Hospital offers a specialised program for those with medical and functional problems or other concerns associated with age. The specialist team will work with you to develop a program to help you live as independently as possible. A program may include group and individual activities such as physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech pathology, support from a dietitian and education sessions. Participants may be day or inpatient, depending on what suits. Programs may be suitable for those affected by dementia, depression, memory loss, those who are unsteady on their feet and at risk of falling and other ageing-related concerns. SVPH helps those and their families make the best choices regarding support to remain at home or explore other options for future care. For help or support, call 3240 1111 or visit svphb.org.au.

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AGELESS TIMES

Keep those grey cells active with regular brain training Keeping fit isn’t just about exercising your body. PETER SHIP offers tips to keep your brain running in fine order and they’re all user friendly.

weakened, I resisted, then I weakened some more until in the end I stopped kidding myself and bought the cutest puppy you have ever seen. There was never any doubt I would buy, it was just a case of how many. The shock came later when I was informed, “she is your dog so you take her for a walk and pick up after her.” So every morning we go for a walk around the cemetery and Coco delights in picking up sticks. We hear constantly about keeping our bodies fit but there is a part of our body that needs exercise and walking is not the answer. I am of course referring to our brains. Let it sit in neutral and despite the fact it will continue to work, it will grow lazy. Sure, it will keep you alive but your world will shrink if

you don’t continue to exercise the little grey cells with new information. How do I exercise my brain? I hear you ask. Reading this is a start and look, no pain or strained muscles. Let’s clear away those cerebral cobwebs with a few simple exercises. Wisdom: You can have it home delivered in a variety of ways – newspapers, interesting magazines, try watching some “smart television” not the rubbish that makes the advertising look great but programs that teach and stretch your mind and stimulate you to try new things. Become interested in the internet. STOP, don’t say it, you are not too old. Computers are just plastic and wires and funny technical bits but who cares, you have the ability to turn the thing off

and start again if it does not obey you. When I managed a retirement village I arranged for the residents to attend the local TAFE. Our oldest pupil was 95 at the time. She enjoyed the adventure so much that she then used the internet until she went to glory at the age of 105. What a blessing the internet was to her. Think of a question. The chances are that someone has already placed the answer on the internet. If you have difficulty moving around, then the internet will open the world up for you. Take yourself off to the library, do something you have always wanted to do. Engage people in conversation. You will be amazed what you can learn about someone you have known for 50 years. But be warned, you will gain nothing if you have a dogmatic attitude.

“Wisdom: You can have it home delivered in a variety of ways.”

COME JOIN US! Life Without Barriers Capalaba Seniors Activity Centre offers a friendly and caring home-like environment where seniors can relax, enjoy the company of others and take part in activities. We are open Monday to Friday 9.00am - 4.00pm and provide free transport to and from the centre for eligible applicants.

WE’D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU If you would like further information on our aged care services or would like to join our supported seniors activity group, contact Sandy on 07 3245 7924 or email agedcarebrisbanesouth@lwb.org.au.

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WHAT’S ON

SOUTHERN CROSS SOLOISTS PROFILE THE LEGENDS

Get ready to snap, crackle and Pop on New Year’s Eve

he Queensland Pops Orchestra’s 2015 New Year’s Eve Gala concert is a first-class ticket on an exhilarating musical journey to usher in 2016. Along for the ride is a stellar line-up of some of Australia’s most revered artists. Special guest stars Silvie Paladino, Jason Barry-Smith and Cherin Lee have a superb line-up of songs, arias

and violin masterpieces from the greatest composers of opera, musical theatre and popular classical music. Conductor/music director Patrick Pickett will present both traditional and an exciting new repertoire for this New Year’s Eve program, a muchanticipated annual event for more than 30 years. Silvie Paladino wowed audiences at her last appearance with the Pops,

showcasing the greatest West End and Broadway musicals of our time in one of the most acclaimed Pops concerts ever, Broadway Spectacular, in 2013. Joining her in the scene-stealing stakes is one of Brisbane’s best-loved and gifted performing artists, Jason Barry-Smith who is renowned for his ability to shift seamlessly from the greatest baritone arias from classical opera and musical theatre to comedic roles in light opera and operetta. Virtuoso violinist Cherin Lee completes this triptych of talent, adding the “wow” factor to the spectacular New Year’s Eve celebration concert. A Year 9 student, she has already won countless awards for performing excellence and performed the Tchaikovsky violin concerto with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra. An orchestra that loves the music it plays and the joy it brings, the Queensland Pops Orchestra promises another unforgettable night of colourful, superlative music to usher in the new year. QPAC Concert Hall, Thursday December 31, 9.30pm.

Great Legends is the final concert in the 20th anniversary year of Brisbane’s acclaimed Southern Cross Soloists. It will feature renowned operatic bass-baritone Teddy Tahu Rhodes, who joins the Soloists for the first time in this special concert dedicated to great composers and legendary characters. Direct from London, Australian pianist Jayson Gillham, declared as one of the finest pianists of his generation, will also be a special guest. The concert includes a world premiere commission from Hollywoodbased Australian composer Joseph Twist based on speeches by great minds of the 21st century including Stephen Hawking and Steve Jobs. Works from Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Schubert, Purcell and Grieg also feature, highlighting the talents of the Soloists and their guests. The Southern Cross Soloists performances are presented in Concert Hall Reverse Mode with the audience seated in close proximity to the performers on the Concert Hall stage. QPAC Concert Hall, Sunday, November 22, 3pm. Visit qpac.com.au or call 136 246.

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WHAT’S ON

FESTIVAL BRINGS FREE FUN FOR THE OVER 55s

The third Lendlease Spring Retirement Festival, free to anyone over 55, will see Australian TV veteran Denise Drysdale bring her self-deprecating and hilariously tactless comedy to Forest Lake this month. Denise has made a sea change from down south and spends her “retirement” touring Australia with a comedy show that’s full of hilarious, cheeky fun. Join in as Denise shares her laughter filled life journey. Free event but RSVP essential. Light refreshments served. The Terraces, 34 Tewantin Way, Forest Lake. Friday, November 13, 10.30am for 11am. Visit retirementbylendlease.com.au/ springfestival for the full program.

PEEP INTO THE PAST WITH A GUIDED WALK Sandgate and District Historical Museum will be “peeping into the past” with guided walks on the weekend of November 7-8. On Saturday, explore the Secrets of the pioneers at the Bald Hills Cemetery. Museum Researcher, Pam Verney, will lead a walk through the Bald Hills Cemetery and indicate the resting place of some of Brisbane and Sandgate’s significant pioneers and share their stories. This two-hour tour includes a special opportunity to enjoy “smoko” with the settlers. On Sunday, discover the Historic Homes of Sandgate. Many of the houses date from the 1880s, and the walk will include a stroll along the beachfront with views of Bramble Bay and a living history of the settlement. This easy walk of two hours, will showcase the fine architecture of local buildings, and acknowledge Sandgate’s early history. Bookings are essential for both tours as numbers are limited. Cost $25 includes morning tea. Call 3869 2283 or Pam Verney on 0410 327 095.

BRISBANE’S WRITING TALENT UNLEASHED

Thinking about writing a book? Have ideas ticking around inside your head? Love writing prose or poetry? Have that epic saga bursting out of you? If you would love to write but don’t know where to start, then here’s the answer. All aspiring, emerging and established authors – young or young at heart - are invited to attend the third annual Brisbane Writers Group Convention when writing groups, marketing experts, editors and successful authors from across Brisbane will be among the presenters. It is an opportunity for you to improve your craft, meet other writers and industry professionals and connect with other individuals, writing groups and community members. “Writer’s groups play such an important role in helping authors start

on their writing journey,” coordinator, Gillian Lloyd said. “This convention brings many of the writing groups from across Brisbane together to help celebrate the contribution they make in moulding, establishing and supporting the talent in our community. “Writers from different genres and skillsets come together, tap into a wealth of knowledge and share, listen and be inspired by many local success stories.” Speakers include published author and marketing consultant Tania Joyce, published women’s fiction author and parenting columnist Kylie Kaden, blogger and writers marketing advisor Di Hill and professional editor Margie Riley. Enoggera Bowls Club, 72 Pickering St, Enoggera. Sunday, November 8, 10am3pm. Cost $10. Further information, visit writersgroupconvention.com or email Gillian words2goinfo@gmail.com.

SUBMISSIONS If you have an event coming up next month email details to editor@ yourtimemagazine.com.au or post to PO Box 717, Spring Hill 4004 by November 10.

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FOOD

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COMPETITION TIME Kim McCosker, the Sunshine Coast cookbook author who shot to fame with her 4 Ingredients series, has written a new cookbook suitable for thermo appliances. These are all-in-one kitchen machines that can chop, beat, mix, whip, grind, knead, mince, grate, juice, blend, heat, stir and steam. The new Thermo-Struck cookbook features more than 200 recipes and has been written using the functional icons featured on all thermo appliances. Your Time Magazine has five copies of Thermo-Struck, valued at $29.95 each, to be won. Simply send your favourite Christmas recipe to Your Time Thermo Competition, PO Box 6362, Maroochydore BC 4558 before November 10 or email editor@yourtime.com.au.

BAKED RICOTTA PIES WITH BLUEBERRY COULIS Serves 4

Ingredients • 2 egg whites • 4 tablespoons (100g) honey • 250g reduced-fat ricotta cheese • 1 cup (150g) frozen blueberries, thawed

Method Preheat the oven to 180°C. Beat the egg whites until stiff peaks form. Add 3 tablespoons of honey and the ricotta cheese and mix to combine. Using a ½-cup measure, spoon the mixture into 6 cups of a silicone (or other nonstick) muffin tray. Bake for 15 minutes or until the little pies rise and are golden. Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, heat the berries and 1 tablespoon water over low heat until the berries are softened. Stir in remaining honey and simmer for 5 to 6 minutes or until syrupy. Serve the pies drizzled with the ‘oh so yummy’ blueberry coulis! This also works pouring the mixture into a 20cm paper-lined cake tin, bake for 30 to 40 minutes or until the pie rises and is golden. Simply slice into wedges to serve.

Don’t forget to include your postal address. Winners will be announced in the December issue of Your Time Magazine. For more visit 4ingredients.com.au 4 Ingredients aims to SIMPLIFY all forms of cooking by creating quick, easy and delicious recipes which are made with 4 or fewer ingredients, using ingredients found in your local supermarket and all easily explained.

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Time is ripe for making mango chutney When stress levels are running high and the ability to function is running low, Your Time motoring writer KATE CALLAHAN seeks solace in the kitchen.

here’s nothing quite like culinary creation to clear the head and calm the senses. It’s no coincidence that we talk about “comfort food” because the process of cooking is just as therapeutic as eating the fruits of your labour. First there is the physical element to cooking. Chopping, stirring, beating and kneading occupy the mind and can calm an overactive inner voice. Then there’s the creative component. Taking raw ingredients and turning them into something special that delights the senses is very satisfying indeed. If kitchen comfort sounds like a good idea, then it’s the right time of year to think about a batch of mango chutney. If you’re lucky, as I am, there’s access to a neighbourhood tree when the mangoes are hanging heavy on the branches.

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The good news is, that once you have the mangoes, everything else you need is likely to be already in the pantry. For 30 years, I’ve been making mango chutney according to Marg’s recipe. Marg was a delightful old woman who had a very large mango tree in her backyard and well knew how to put the fruit to good use. She lived to the grand age of 104, which would suggest that cooking is indeed good for you.

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indoor pool and spa, gym and library, community centre and bar, as well as a family unit for visiting relatives. The resort-style complex is owned by the Baldwin Care Group, a family owned group with a strong history of supporting and looking after seniors in retirement living. During the past 30 years, Baldwin has expanded from villages in Sydney and Hobart to Brisbane, echoing the vision of its founder, the late Tony Baldwin. In the 1970s he formulated a new model for privately sponsored retirement villages that offered quality homes with central community facilities and greater choice for seniors. Since then, the group has become recognised as a leader in retirement housing. Visit baldwincaregroup. com.au or 359 Handford Rd, Taigum. Tel: 1800 911 989.

Halcyon Glades is the fastest selling over 50s lifestyle community on the northside of Brisbane. The first stage is more than 95 per cent sold. Project Director Marie Cone said the combination of new lifestyle opportunities and high quality homes at an affordable price was proving irresistible. “We’ve had a great response from locals downsizing from larger blocks who want to throw away the mower and embrace the range of lifestyle opportunities on offer here,” she said. “Purchasers who come from afar find the transition easy due to the close proximity to the city, country and coast.” The fourth release, “Kingfisher” has 22 homes from $355,000 to $510,000 and showcases a range of Halcyon’s favourite designs. With something to suit every taste, homes in the Kingfisher release include a

choice of designer colour schemes, 8-Star energy efficient performance and high quality fixtures and fittings. Construction is already well underway with the first homes due for completion early next year to coincide with the opening of the community’s extensive recreational facilities. The new, gated community will also feature a recreation club with gym, library, cinema, craft room, function space and additional outdoor area. The recreational precinct features space for swimming, aqua aerobics, lawn bowls, tennis and pickleball. Visit the sales centre off Ardrossan Rd, Caboolture North, phone 1800 814 567.

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Pitch up at Port Parham, you won’t be disappointed Grey nomad BEVERLEY EVERSON recommends a stop at a tidy little free camp in South Australia to go crabbing and hear a good yarn.

t Dublin on the A1 just one hour north of Adelaide on the St Vincent’s Gulf, turn left and find your way to the little seaside village of Parham. It’s known as a top crabbing beach and has access to the Gulf’s many fishing spots. The tide recedes for miles in the gulf and the local fishermen in Parham have come up with an ingenious, motorised contraption called a “jinker” that allows them to launch their boats from the beach in the shallow waters at any time of the tide. I have seen tractors launch boats in Queensland coastal areas where the sand is just too soft for a regular 4WD but these little jinkers are built to retrieve fishing boats miles offshore. They simply drive through the shallow water out to meet the deep. It is as good as crowd watching to sit and simply observe these inventive Mad Max-type vehicles come and go with the tide. We camped at Parham campground

behind the low dunes with many other caravan and motor home travellers. Apparently it is one of the top free camps in SA and by the number of people camped there, it isn’t a secret. It is always good to make the effort to chat to fellow travellers as it is an opportunity to learn many tricks that don’t make it into print. The locals and council ensure that the campground is kept tidy and clean and it has toilets as well as some taps to top up water tanks. There are no shops in Parham to purchase petrol, groceries or even milk and bread. One important thing we have learnt travelling is that you can easily be caught. Lots of places don’t even have the basics. What Parham lacks in basic supplies is covered by nearby Dublin which has fuel and fresh fruit and vegies. Locals fundraised and built the Port Parham Sports and Social Club in the 1980s. It is open to all the community and the travelling public on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday from

A Port Parham jinker makes it way across sand and shallow water.

5pm and Sunday from 4pm to 8pm. Dinner is available each night and there are light meals on Wednesday and Sunday. The locals certainly make you welcome and are always up for a chat while you enjoy a meal and a coldie. These small towns really seem to appreciate the financial support which comes with the grey nomads. So, back to Parham and crabbing. As Queenslanders, we are familiar with dropping the crab pot off the side of the tinnie but in South Australia, it’s a whole different ball game. It is called raking for crabs. Armed with a rake and bucket (for the big catch), we set off down to the water

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BOOK REVIEW

ELIZABETH PASCOE

The author captures the quintessential era of the Southern Belle with the portrayal of Aunt Alexander with her corsetted dresses and her continuing belief in tradition. As for the daughter of Atticus Finch, Jean Louise, recently arrived from New York, she is not quite sure where she belongs and so the story begins. We meet Atticus, now an arthritic 70-year-old, Uncle Jack, Henry, Seth and last but certainly not least, Carpurnia. The first part of the book is beautifully written and totally engaged this reader. The latter part of the book became a ramble. The characters seemed to be submerged by the author’s need to push a solution to the racial problems in the Deep South.

TONY HARRINGTON

Harper Lee’s interesting novel offers excellent insights into her family’s attitudes towards the black community in southern Alabama in the 1950s. This novel is a good companion for her famous first novel To Kill a Mockingbird. Jean Louise Finch, the main character, now 26 and living in New York, sees herself as a modern independent woman in an age when Southern women were subservient homemakers. She comes home for a holiday and finally realises the disturbing truth that her father, her fiancee, her family and townfolk remain racist and segregationalist. Watchman is the biblical term for your conscience (Isaiah 21:6) which she finally clears through conflict with her beloved father and family. I can see why this novel wasn’t released when it was written because it was very critical of her father, her family, her home state and country. Not a very American thing to do in the 1950s! This is a very enjoyable and well written novel 8/10

BOOK review Written before her 1960 Pulitzer-prize winning novel To Kill a Mockingbird, Go Set a Watchman was discovered decades later and only published this year. Jean Louise Finch, “Scout”, returns home from New York City to visit her aging father, Atticus. Set against the backdrop of the civil rights tensions and political turmoil, her homecoming turns bittersweet when she learns disturbing truths about her close-knit family, the town, and the people dearest to her. Memories of her childhood flood back, and her values and assumptions are thrown into doubt. Featuring many of the iconic characters from To Kill a Mockingbird, it captures a young woman, and a world, in painful yet necessary transition – a journey that can only be guided by one’s own conscience.

JOHN KLEINSCHMIDT I have not read To Kill A Mockingbird so my thoughts are only about Go Set A Watchman. I found the story dull and meandering until Jean Louise discovers that her father is not the gentleman and advocate for equality and against racism that she had so proudly believed he was. Her reaction, or perhaps overreaction, to discovering that Atticus had failings and particularly his support for racial segregation and belief in the inferiority of African Americans breathed life into the book. The story leaves no doubt that in the early to mid 1900s white communities in America’s South held racist views that are almost universally accepted as abhorrent today. Might have been a better read 50 years ago when the theme was far more relevant.

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Go Set a Watchman By Harper Lee HarperCollins

I came to this novel with some hesitancy because I still hold To Kill a Mockingbird with such great affection. It was and is for me an “eye opening” book. Therefore, I questioned the relevancy and need, 40 years later, to publish Harper Lee’s original and initially rejected manuscript which covers the same ground. What story could be told in Go Set A Watchman that hadn’t already been told in the award-winning classic? So, did I enjoy this book? If the reader comes to it never having read Mockingbird , it may be an interesting pathway to life in the American South during the Depression era. However, if, like me, Lee’s characters and events are so firmly in place, any revisiting of the narrative may risk diminishing a cherished literary icon.

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I brought to this book my memories of other books and movies set in the southern states of the USA and the good credit that I had for Harper Lee. In fact, this credit took me through the first 80 pages when not a lot was happening. I enjoyed the fast dialogue and Scout’s fiery nature. The characters are well-drawn and there are not too many of them. Scout comes into conflict with just about everyone as she struggles to find her way and assert her independence. Ultimately, a very good read. Stick with it.

For me this was a slow, pondering and strangely compelling story. Although there were flashbacks (often humorous) which gave me insight into the childhood of the main character, Scout, I enjoyed approaching this novel as a work on its own. For me it was a vivid and challenging portrayal of Scout’s challenges to make sense of the changes in herself and the changes she perceived in her beloved Atticus and others close to her. It was a painful coming of age for Scout, with a victorious realisation that she was finally her own person in possession of her own conscience or ‘watchman’. I enjoyed this novel and have renewed admiration for Harper Lee who wrote with insight and authority.

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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.

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ACROSS 1 Stress 9 Anger 10 Surface measurement 12 Frightens 13 Long, feathery scarves 14 Body part 15 Those not believing in God 18 Fulﬁlled 19 Crazier (informal) 22 Underground railway system in Paris 24 Female children 26 Left out 29 Burn 30 Unable to fend for oneself

33 36 37 38

Belief system Coloured disc of eye Use Lay down ﬂagstones 39 Cover 40 Distributed ﬂyers to

DOWN 2 3 4 5 6 7

Vermin Entreat In view of this Edible seed Vision Brothers (contraction) 8 Access codes 10 Continue 11 Devour 16 Instances of intense fear

17 Vessels carrying ﬂeet commanders 20 Row 21 Conditions 22 Me (French) 23 Small child 25 Slip 27 Pronoun 28 Threefold 29 Barrier 31 Time span 32 Exist 34 Cut along a line 35 Method

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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.

GIANT

_____ _____ _____ _____ MOUSE

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