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Let’s mix it up and learn from the best GENFRIENDS – I’m always up for word invention and I rather liked this one.

Since, it hasn’t made the dictionary yet, I take its meaning as positive term for intergenerational friendships.

A recently published report Truth about Age, McCann World Group noted that individual cultures value ageing in different ways, for instance the people of India believe being respected by society is the key to ageing well, while British value a sense of humour, however across the board intergenerational connections promoted healthy, happy ageing.

With this information in mind, we have presented The Intergenerational Issue. The great thing about intergenerational connection is that benefits are shared between both age-groups.

Depending on the connection or program, friendships can be made, education gained and wisdom shared.

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This month, we tracked down a few stories that personify the meaning of intergenerational.

To that end, we have featured the O’Reilly clan – how they have worked together for four generations expanding their tourism business and nurturing the land for future generations.

From another angle, Tracey Johnstone reports on the genXchange program.

This program focuses on a sharing between educational institutions and the aged care industry.

Initially, it came out of student’s research project and is all about connecting people in the community and reducing social isolation. The underpinning philosophy

supports the transfer of wisdom on one hand, and new skills and new relationships on the other hand.

We also bring you up-to-date with one of Australia’s most important care-giving institutions Meals on Wheels - which, of course, relies on the generosity of more-able bodied volunteers.

On September 15, Federal Minister for Aged Care Ken Wyatt announced an additional $8 million in government support for services delivering meals to private homes through the Commonwealth Home Support Program (See our feature story.)

You may not be aware, but Grandparents’ day is celebrated this month on Oct 25.

This means we all have a chance to celebrate in our own way.

For the grandparents, who have had to take on a direct parenting role for their grandchildren it means an opportunity to have their message to the

Government amplified.

This year the CWA is conducting a support campaign asking the government for considered recognition of the part these grandparents play in the wellbeing of our society.

Read the full stories in our Wellbeing section.

At times, we all require good, honest sounding boards, and for me that means my three sisters, who generously offer a running commentary on my editorial efforts!

Of late, they have told me to take care in writing about too many extraordinary older people, it can make them feel inadequate.

My reply is that the goal is to write about inspirational people, regardless of whether or not they are extraordinary.

Let’s face it, is it ever too late to live the dream?

So, here’s to all my genfriends - may you be inspired and enjoy the Big Read ahead.

Cheers Gail

Lamington National Park’s indigenous history PRIOR to European settlement, the Lamington region had been inhabited by Aboriginal people of the Yugambeh language for thousands of years. The Yugambeh group inhabited the Gold Coast and hinterland, roughly between the Logan and Tweed rivers. This group lived as distinct family tribes in various regions, although interaction between them was well established. The family tribes that lived closest

to Lamington National Park are the Birinburra, Kombumerri, Wangerriburra and Migunberri people.

The Yugambeh people were well established with their environment.

They understood seasons, plants and animals and used these to provide a comfortable lifestyle. Whereas early European farming methods required toil from dawn to dusk in order to achieve a small return, the Yugambeh

people were able to feed a large group with just a few hours’ work a day.

Trading of food was well established between Aboriginal groups and early Europeans relied on trading with the Aborigines to survive. The Yugambeh people monitored plant and animal resources to ensure that food gathering was both efficient and sustainable.

They gathered nuts, honey and other plant material. Using an

assortment of weaponry, they hunted a wide variety of species. Nets were used to catch fish, flighted birds and land fowl, along with land animals to the size of a kangaroo. Dingoes were trained to aid in the hunting of wallabies and kangaroos.

Social gatherings, such as corroborees, attracted visitors from as far as Grafton, Tenterfield and Maryborough. These corroborees were held for a variety of reasons, for

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After Europeans settlement, the lifestyle of the Yugambeh people was gradually eroded.

Attacks on native lifestyle by convicts, landholders, government acts and other intervention has meant that today much of the Yugambeh way of life is forgotten. However, many are still active in attempted to preserve what still remains, such as the Yugambeh language, and ensuring it is passed on to future generations.

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example, dances, initiations, feasts, fights and tournaments. Ornate body decorations were often worn to corroborees and included feathers, paints, leaves, flowers, animal skins and tails. Although these gatherings could be highly ritualised occasions, there was always one or two men “funny men” among the dancers that would provide everyone with entertainment from their antics.

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A story of knowing and loving a magnificent piece of country TO UNIVERSITY research students, the rainforest regeneration of the O’Reillys’ property in Lamington National Park is something to behold.

“It’s highly valued as dairy land that has gone back to rainforest without any replanting,” Shane O’Reilly said.

At 55-years-old, Shane is the third European generation of O’Reillys to live on the land. He speaks in a relaxed tone and notes that the Rainforest Retreat, though now boasting architecturally designed unit, day spa and 25m infinity-edge pool, is still an unpretentious place.

“The staff are good, the guests are friendly – it’s a relaxed, communal feel,” he said.

The first O’Reilly settled there in 1911, four years later the Lamington Park was declared a state forest. In 1994, World Heritage status was bestowed on Lamington in recognition of its high biodiversity, and the fact it contains a living museum of the evolutionary steps taken in the development of Australia’s modern-day flora.

It now includes 20,200 hectares of varying forest types, from temperate Antarctic beech forest high on the border ranges through the sub-tropical rainforests, to the dry eucalypt forest of the northern escarpment.

O’Reilly’s Rainforest Retreat, in the Gold Coast hinterland, has been a family owned and operated business since first opening in 1926.

After devoting more than 40 years to the business, the second generation family members, including

They were in their mid-50s, worked all their lives, they had a lovely asset but no money.

They had put all their money back into the property They could have sold, but they didn’t want to.

They were happy there.

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84 year-old Big Pete O’Reilly, who built Australia’s first tree-top walk 30 years ago and still spends a day a week on the property, retired in the late 1990s, and so charged the third generation with the responsibility of carrying on the business into the new millennium.

Fortunately, this is a family that had the foresight and goodwill to care both for themselves and the land.

As Shane O’Reilly tells it, when he returned to the property in 1989 after working in an international hotel, his parents and uncle and aunt who ran the property, were ready to retire.

“They were in their mid-50s, worked all their lives, they had a lovely asset but no money. They had put all their money back into the property,” Shane said.

“They could have sold, but they didn’t want to.

They were happy there.”

With that in mind, he put together a retirement strategy for them, and by the mid-1990s they were ready to retire.

Shane spent an idyllic childhood on the land before heading to boarding school. His intimate knowledge of the land and family photographs allow him to follow the dramatic growth, landscape changes and weather patterns across a century.

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THIRD GENERATION: Shane O’Reilly.

His two children, not yet teenagers, are experiencing the same great childhood experience as himself, and whether they follow in his footsteps is up to them.

But why wouldn’t they.

Shane has said each generation has added its own direction to the retreat; for instance, Big Pete O’Reilly’s birdwatching excursion is this year celebrating a 40th anniversary, while Shane talks about the eco rangers project that provides conservation

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awareness and time out for parents.

“It gets kids away from the iPad,” he said.

Nearly 100m above sea level, Lamington National Park is made up of two sections – Green Mountains and Binna Burra.

Green Mountains section is located on the western side of the Lamington Plateau, and wraps around O’Reilly’s Rainforest. It is the place where all generations have lived, played and learnt about the best things in life.

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AGED Discrimination Commissioner Dr Kay Patterson has set a clear agenda and she plans on using every element of her public sector education experience and network to deliver deep change in issues vital to ageing Australians and the broader community.

“I hope by the end I can say I have made a difference for older people,” the 72-year-old said.

She has another four years with her support team of three to achieve some lofty, but worthwhile goals around her three chosen focus areas – elder abuse, homelessness for women aged 50 to 70, and seniors in the workplace.

■ Elder Abuse Report On June 14 the Australian Law Reform Commission released its 43 elder abuse law reform recommendations to safeguard older Australians.

“There is a lot of momentum around that,” Dr Patterson said.

She is now meeting regularly with a team of five from the Attorney-General’s office to develop a national plan out of the ALRC report and a first-time prevalence study.

“I have said to both the attorney and shadow attorney that I would rather focus on getting this report implemented rather than writing another report.”

Even though the report is about law reform, Dr Patterson said, “There are things that aren’t in the report that I think need addressing later on.”

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of Attorney is a focus area for her. She has also spoken to the Australian Banking Association’s CEO Anna Bligh about finding a practical implementation for this recommendation since the banks have been pushing for this to happen.

■ Homelessness Women who are working, and aged between 55 and 70 and renting, if they become sick or lose their job and can’t pay their rent, they will become homeless.

“I think you need a range of solutions because someone at 55 will have very different needs of someone who is 65. I would like to form a council of women who see this as a major issue and could invest into a property fund so that a person who has a bit of super can buy some equity so her rent is doable on the pension then years down the track.

Women who have been working have all sorts of resources; they have networks, and when the time comes they may be able to use them.”

For others who don’t have networks and resources, she says it will put downward pressure on social housing.

“Can we use their capacity to work or their super, using different solutions for the different

women within that group to give them some housing?”

■ Willing to Work Since the mid-1990s and through to the adoption of the Age Discrimination Act in 2004, Dr Patterson pushed for the removal of the compulsory retirement age.

Her vision now is to see implemented as many as possible of the commission’s Willing to Work report recommendations.

Dr Patterson includes among her concerns about Australia’s older workforce that Australians are living longer than they had imagined they would and a lot of older people weren’t in superannuation from the beginning because it wasn’t portable, which means many of them are approaching retirement with less super.

“And, many companies realise there is a big people dip after the Baby Boomers and there aren’t people coming in to fill those places,” she said.

“Many companies are realising that suddenly they may have a dearth of people and what they’ve got to do is keep their people working longer.”

Another area of focus for Dr Patterson is education.

She is targeting human resources and health students with the aim to get more human relations courses about older people and the positive things of employing older people into education institutions.

“The culture they set now is the culture they will inherit when they are older,” Dr Patterson said.

“If young people coming

up behind them in clinical situations or employment, see people dealing with older people in an understanding way that gets the fact they don’t always want to have full-time job, that’s the culture they will experience. If they don’t do that, they get the culture that currently exists which is less than helpful in understanding the motivation of older people.”

Her next target is the Human Resources Institute of Australia, working with them to ensure professional development around older worker issues.

“I am attending any event they invite me to, to talk to them about what they can do in their businesses and giving them examples of best practice,” she said.

“I feel like I need to be like a bee, running around seeing the best practices and then pollinating them around the country.”

Her final target is seeing materials developed, similar to those produced for students, that will help industry leaders to become better informed about the value and importance of older workers.

She is looking to groups such as the Institute of Company Directors to get directors to ask questions about diversity.

“If they see older people in their company being looked after, and employing them, or making sure they can transition to retirement, then they are going to be more loyal to that company, because that’s what is going to happen to them.”

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Australian Meals on Wheels Association president Nelson Matthews welcomed the funding boost, particularly for services which had been chronically underfunded and forced to raise meal prices to “levels we think are unacceptable”.

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On Queensland’s Sunshine Coast, the local genXchange group coordinators, Sam Wall and Kristen Ottley, said they were bringing local university students and community elders together in a way that gave meaning and purpose for themselves, and had them involved in the community.

“It gives them (seniors) the opportunity to prove they have so much value and knowledge to give,” Sam said.

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Each Tuesday members of this genXchange group meet across various activities – computer classes, Spanish lessons, arts and crafts, walking or participating in community gardening. On a Wednesday the Breaky Club group serves meals to the homeless, socially disadvantaged and isolated at the Maroochy Neighbourhood Centre.

Debra, 63, is a member of the gardening group.

She said genXchange was letting her get in touch with the “younger generation”.

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It’s not enough to just talk about possibilities.

We need to take all possible actions, including improving diet, exercise, and adopting a positive-and-practical attitude.

And we need to influence public opinion to drive more research investment in radical life extension.

Action now can be the difference between living

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Email editor@seniors newspaper.com.au or go online to www.seniorsnews .com.au

Hurdles, highjumps and solutions

ageing

and dying.

The idea that lifespans are not fixed is being taken seriously by serious people.

But we need to bring together the diverse groups involved in radical life extension to have greater impact on public policy.

We still spend ludicrous amounts of money on end-of-life care, which is basically extending misery and suffering, when we could be spending it on research that would prevent people from getting in that situation in the first place.”

Ageing science: Telemeres: At the ends of the chromosomes are stretches of DNA called telomeres, which protect our genetic data, make it possible for cells to divide, and hold some secrets to how we age and

get cancer.

Epigenetics: affects how genes are read by cells, and subsequently how they produce proteins.

Glutathione is a very simple molecule that is produced naturally all the time in your body.

It is a combination of three simple building blocks of protein or amino acids. Poor diet, pollution, toxins, medications, stress, trauma, ageing, infections and radiation all deplete your glutathione.

Momchilovsti: Located in Bulgaria the area is famous as ‘the village of longevity’ because of the high number of centenarians living here.

PLEASE NOTE: AT THIS MOMENT, EXERCISE IS USUALLY ACKNOWLEDGED AS THE BEST POSITVE AGEING THERAPY.

MRS AND MRS RIGHT

HERE’S one for the book.

Me and my husband have been married three years coming up October 4. The unique thing about our marriage is how we got together. I was married to my previous husband for 35 years and he passed away. George, my husband now volunteered where I worked and was a good friend to us both. George was 66 years old and had never married and very little dating experience.

We ask why he never married or got into a relationship and his comment was he always was too busy and was waiting for Mrs Wright to come along. Well long story short, when my husband passed away George became a good friend and told me he would be there for me as I needed a friend he was here for me. He never was anything but a wonderful friend. We started to go out a few times and we

discovered how much we had in common. We continued to date then our friendship blossomed. We fell in love and we took our time. After a short courtship, we decided to marry. It was the best decision I ever made. He is the love of my life. God is #1 in our marriage and we spend all our time making each other happy.

Our families also love each other. Life couldn’t get any better.

George and Vickie Clements Fort Worth, Texas USA

The internet certainly transforms the world into a ‘Global Village’. We were delighted to receive this letter from George and Vicki and furthermore share their good news story with our online and print readers.

Cheers Gail

WHERE’S OUR SENSE OF HUMOUR

To Gail, I was quite taken aback by how you caved in at

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your friend’s ridiculous reprimand re “a senior moment”. Guess who’d be first off my Christmas list?

Where has our sense of humour gone, and our ability to laugh at ourselves. Everyone’s so worried about being PC they’ve lost the essence of what it is to be Australian.

We’re known, especially in Queensland, for our ability to take a joke, and make a joke, to laugh at ourselves. It’s what got the pioneers through the hardships they faced in developing this harsh country and that is where it came from.

Our (some might say) weird sense of humour brought them through and now we’re being censored for being us.

Now we’re frightened to be ourselves. Think about it! Someone should tell the friend that our memories do fade as we age, as does most of our body parts, and we shouldn’t be afraid.

And, shock horror, we’re going to die sometime – another fact of life… but I intend to laugh at myself and my silly foibles all the way there.

Yours sincerely,

(Mrs) Chris Howard

Thanks for your email Chris.

I guess it comes down to whether or not you believe language influences culture.

I believe it does, and because of this, directly impacts on our interpretation of the world.

However, I understand what you mean, but there’s often a very fine line between humour and inappropriate stereotypes.

Ultimately, I love a goodhearted joke (even about myself).

Cheers, Gail Gail Forrer, Group Editor, Seniors Newspaper Network.

PS: Anyone else have something to say on the subject

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Community HOW TO SUBMIT NOTICES

TO ALLOW for readers’ requests for the publication of more neighbourhood news, please keep notices short and to the point (100 word maximum).

If you would like to submit a photo please ensure it is at least 180dpi 500kb up to 1mg of faces in a nice and bright setting.

The deadline for the November issue is October 20. Email Nicky or Chris at community notes@seniorsnewspaper. com.au.

NASHOS

BRISBANE North West branch meets at Gaythorne RSL on the third Sunday of each month starting 10.15am for rest of year October 15, November 19, December 17. Visitors and new members are welcome. After the meeting take the

Dave on 3366 3191 or email edhs.secretary@ gmail. com.

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Forest Lakes 50+ Club enjoyed a visit to the Stradbroke Island Beach Hotel.

LOTS OF FUN: AIR Brisbane North members at a recent outing.

opportunity to lunch in the RSL bistro bar.

Membership of the association is open to former Australian nashos who served in the two schemes operating between 1951 and 1973 and wives and widows thereof. Conscripts who served for countries other than Australia are welcome as associate members. For advice

about the benefits of joining the association or to apply for the two medals available to Australian nashos, call 3324 1277, email officeadmin@nashoqld. org.au or write to Box 7014, Holland Park East, Qld, 4121. Details about Brisbane North West branch, call Dave on 3366 3191.

EDHS

OUR business, raison d’être or any other way you wish to describe it is the preservation of local history in an area between Upper Kedron and Newmarket. Anyone who cares to come and see our collection can’t fail to be impressed by the scope of it. For the past four years Enoggera & Districts Historical Society Inc has been involved in commemorating the

centenary of World War with one year to go. Our premises are in Enoggera Memorial Hall on the corner of Wardell and Trundle St, Enoggera. Our wheelchair friendly research centre is available for inspection every Thursday from 9.30am–1pm. An alternate time can be arranged by phoning or emailing as shown below.

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EVERY Monday of the month share with you speakers, concerts, bingo, mind games, activities, and on the last Monday in October we are having a barbecue and Cent Auction, admission $6. You do have to be a member $5 annually for insurance purposes. We will give you a morning tea coffee/tea and biscuit followed by a Cent Auction $1 a card of tickets, followed by a salad and barbecue lunch/sweets.

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GAYTHORNE BOWLS CLUB

EVERY Tuesday in October, we will be holding free Learn to Bowl sessions under lights in the cool Spring evenings. Sessions 6–8pm. Participants are invited to come for any or all sessions. The Learn to Bowl activity at Gaythorne Bowls Club is an approved activity for people aged 50 and over in the Brisbane

JD's 50+ Cinematographers group Open Day in August.

GLAMOUR: Chapel Hill VIEW Models: Pamela Mouncey, Josie Daly, Marise Nilsson, Laurie Slaughter, Pat Taplin with Rosa from Fashions on the Go.

City Council’s GOLD Program with many varied activities being held from to December 31. Flatsoled shoes are to be worn while playing on the greens. To book your spot in these sessions, call 3855 2725 or Kev on 0413 458 299.

POWERTALK

OCTOBER promises to be full of interest and excitement at POWERtalk Brisbane Central as our club continues to meet in friendship and fun, whilst practising our speaking, leadership and communication skills. Our first meeting this month is Tuesday, October 3 is, themed Scent in the Air – rather appropriate while the city is in the blooms of spring! The second

meeting is Tuesday, October 17, will be the annual club speech contest, where members vie for the opportunity to represent the club in state level competition to be held next March. Then, our first meeting in November will be on Melbourne Cup day Tuesday, November 7 and is appropriately themed “Winners are Grinners”.

Come along and make new friends as you join in the fun – guests are free of charge with a limit three free meetings. We meet at the community meeting room in Grange Library, Evelyn St, Grange.

Starting at 6.45 for 7pm and finishing at 9.15pm.

Details, call Mary 0438 624 667.

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WILL be holding their Social and Information Day on Friday, October 20 at Bray Hall, cnr Cooke & O’Loan Sts, Petrie gathering at 9.30am for a 10am start, finishing at 12pm. Our feature for the month will be a Fashion Parade. Our members will be the models and items can be purchased after the parade. Free admission – members and visitors are most welcome. Morning tea is available for a gold coin donation with raffles on the day. Details call 3880 6677 or call in at 1480 Anzac Ave, Kallangur during opening hours 9.30am–12pm.

Future event to lock into your diary is our Open Day at Strathpine Community Centre on Friday, November 17.

REUNION

ST COLUMBAN’S College at Caboolture (formerly at Albion) is planning two reunions in late October for past students. A whole of school annual reunion is scheduled for Friday, October 20 at the Tattersalls Club in Queen St, Brisbane. All former students of both the Albion campus and the new Caboolture campus are welcome to attend.

For students of the 1967 Alumni (that is students completing or would have completed Year 12 in 1967 had they continued their study), a special separate 50th year reunion is planned which will be celebrated at Brothers Football Club on Saturday, October 28 at 6pm. The organising committees are keen to contact all past students of the school as well as the

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The club is for anyone who would like to know more about their computers, laptops, tablets and phones and is run by volunteers. You can join the club, on the day, for an annual membership fee of $10. We offer classes that can be up to four weeks of two hours per week or some of lesser duration.

We are continuing with our popular “one on one” sessions, where a member has one on one learning with a specific coach for an hour. The cost $10. Details call Lavina on 0411 806 154 or go to http://wroccs. org.au.

Alumni 1967 and formally issue an invitation for them to attend either or both functions. Readers who may know former students who attended either campus, are asked to pass the information on. The event on Saturday, October 28 will include a bus trip with selected pick-up points from Brisbane to the Caboolture campus where a guided tour will be conducted. Afterwards, the bus will return to Brothers Football Club in Crosby Rd, Albion for drinks and a sit-down dinner. Some former teachers from the Albion campus have been invited to attend. Numbers are required for transport and catering. Details about the Past Students Association, go to www.stc.qld.edu.au/ community/Alumni/ Pages/Information.aspx.

Planning committee, call Jennifer Butler on 5495 3111 or email jennifer.butler@bne. catholic.edu.au for details. For the Alumni 1967 event, contact Michael McMahon on 3266 3939 or Dick Bennett 0402 717 247.

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hosting the Australian Floral Art Association National Convention at Marcoola on the beautiful Sunshine Coast. The event includes beautiful floral design exhibits inspired by the Sunshine Coast and created by floral designers from all around Australia and New Zealand. Open Wednesday and Thursday, October 18–19 from 9am–4.30pm at Surfair, 923 David Low Way, Marcoola. Admission is $5. Details call Heather Prior on 0412 735 483 or go to www.floralart societyqld.org.au.

MITCHELTON AND DISTRICTS GARDEN CLUB

ON THURSDAY, November 2, we will meet at the Enoggera Memorial Hall, Althea and Barry Connor will be the guest speakers and they’ll talk about African Violets. African Violets, also known as Saintpaulias, are very fussy. If they are not happy with conditions they’ll just wilt and die, so the information gained from Althea and Barry’s talk will help avoid this loss. Meetings held on the first Thursday of the calendar month, start after morning tea which is

Wavell Probus guest speaker Jim Lergessner with the president Bonita Trenwith.

CATWALK: Arana VIEW club members dressed in bright florals and the fashions were provided by Portofinos.

served at 9.45am. New members are most welcome. Details call president Pat on 3356 1256.

AUSTRALIAN HIBISCUS SOCIETY INC BRISBANE BRANCH

OUR meetings are held on the first Thursday of the month at 1452 Old Cleveland Rd, Belmont.

Starting at 1 pm. Details call 0439 524 512. Come along and learn all about growing beautiful hibiscus.

AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY OF QUEENSLAND

DO YOU love beautiful, flowering, indoor plants? If so, please come along to the African Violet Society of Queensland’s Annual Show and plant sale to be held at the Mt Coot-tha Auditorium, Toowong on Saturday, October 14 from 11am–4pm and Sunday, October 15 from 9am– 2pm. This will be the largest display of African Violets and other Gesneriads in Queensland; held once a year only. Admission for adults is $4 and children

are free. Complimentary tea and coffee will be available. Details call 3300 4130.

NORTH MORETON QLD ORCHID COUNCIL INC

WILL hold its Summer Orchid Show at The Auditorium, Mt Coot-tha Botanic Gardens, Toowong on Saturday, October 28 from 8.30am–3.30pm and Sunday, October 29 from 8.30am–3pm.

Admire displays of beautiful orchids and browse the sales tables for a future prize winner of your own! Helpful growers always on hand to give advice. Watch orchid re-potting demonstrations.

Buy all your orchid growing needs at the trade tables.

Light refreshments and

craft for sale. Raffle of orchids and foliage drawn at 3pm Sunday, winner advised by phone. Entry: Adults $4, Children under 14 years free. Details call 3865 5615.

11.30am–1.30pm at Restaurant Three at the Kedron Wavell Services Club. Details or to RSVP

by October 20, call Judy 3265 5764 or Carolyn 3359 3022.

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CINEMATOGRAPHERS are people who can make a short movie of your video and photos you have taken with your camera adding background music, your own voice announcements? Come to my meetings and learn how to do it. I use Linux and Windows. My group, JDs 50 Plus Cinematographers holds two meetings per month, the first and fourth Tuesdays, 9.30am– 12.30pm at the 50 Plus Centre in the Brisbane City Hall which is quite central. $2 per day. Code II. Details call Mr. John D’Alton ‘phone weekdays but *not* between 12–2pm on 3371 3707 or email jcdalton@paradox. com.au or go to www.paradox.com.au/ ~jcdalton/50Plus

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WE ARE holding a Variety Concert at the Kedron-Wavell Services Club Inc in the Kittyhawk Room, 375 Hamilton Rd, Chermside, 2pm Sunday November 12, doors open at 1.30pm. Tickets $10 a head featuring Queensland Accordion Orchestra, Brisbane Symphonic Band Saxophone Quartet, Mary Martyn Vocalist and other guest artists. Free parking. Refreshments available. Details call Mary on 3172 3652 or email mary.martyn@ optusnet.com.au or go to www.qao.org.au.

Supported by KedronWavell Services Club Inc.

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OUR branches September bus trip to Noela’s Garden proved a big hit. Members were overwhelmed by her selection of morning tea goodies and John’s spring flower displays. Our last

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trip for the year is to Esk for entertainment by the Bush Bashers Band, on November 14. Morning tea will be at Wivenhoe Dam. Visitors are welcome, if room permits. Final two general meetings for 2017 will be held on October 23 and November 27, with our Christmas lunch on December 11. Details call Jill 3272 8210 or Bev 3341 4170.

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WE HELD our first sub-committee meeting on Tuesday, September 8 to discuss plans for the 101 Zone Conference, which will be held at Greenbank RSL on May 29, 2018. Invitations will be sent to various branches in early 2018 and invited dignitaries. A large attendance is expected. The Darling Downs Zoo was our coach trip for September which was enjoyed by all. The speaker for our September was from Linkage Care. A trading table was also held in September, with all proceeds going to a charity group chosen by the committee. A warm welcome is always extended to visitors and intending members. Feel free to come and join us on the second Tuesday of each month at the

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Details call Ron or Bev on 3809 0697 or 0402 094 887.

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THE Association of Independent Retirees is a group of like-minded retirees who meet monthly at the Wavell Heights Community Hall on Edinburgh Castle Rd, Wavell Heights to enhance their lifestyle with social events and helping all on matters pertaining to finances, while not giving financial advice as we are not registered financial brokers. We are part of a

national group with branches across Australia. We also have a financial group the meets monthly at the library at Chermside, which is designed to discuss matters of interest in a round table format. Our Wavell Heights meetings are normally held on the third Friday of the month starting at 9.30am and finishing at 11.30am. And our financial group start at the same time but on each second Friday of the month. Details call 3881 1820 up to 5pm or email sitram@powerup. com.au

CENT AUCTION

ST HUGH’S Anglican Church, located at 105 Poinsettia St, Inala, is holding a Cent Auction on Saturday, October 28 from

Floral Art Society of Queensland Member Lynda Reynolds' Halloween Inspired design.

2–4pm. There will be lots of good prizes, $5 entry which includes one free sheet of tickets and afternoon tea. Extra tickets available at $1 dollar per sheet. This is a great fun-filled activity.

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Our coffee morning for October will be at Simon’s Gourmet Gallery, Moggill Rd, Chapel Hill at 10am on Wednesday, October 25. If you would like to join us or learn more call Marian on 0410 701 458.

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Neighbourhood News items as well as the usual ones will be appreciated.

New members and guests are always welcome. Call Heather on 3300 3733 to book by 4pm Monday, October 30.

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WE ARE a small, friendly club seeking communityminded women. We would welcome you as a visitor to our lunch meetings and perhaps in time you may like to become a member of our club. If you may be interested in attending a lunch meeting and learning more about the activities of our club,call approx. 10m. Price for each roll $25.

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treasurer Heather on 0437 343 163, by the Friday prior to our meeting. We need to make a booking for catering purposes. Our lunch meetings are held on the fourth Tuesday of each month at the Gaythorne RSL Club, Mitchelton. Meetings are held upstairs from 10.30am for an 11 start.

We welcome new guests and members.

■ CHAPEL HILL

MORE than 50 guests enjoyed lunch and a presentation by Fashions on the Go at the September lunch meeting.

Thanks to Rosa assisted

by Heather for the outfits.

Members and guests had the option to purchase and a percentage of the day’s takings was generously donated to the club. Thank you too to members who modelled: Pamela, Josie, Marise, Laurie and Pat. Next month, Brisbane-born Maxine McKew, journalist, author and former politician, will share her many life experiences with us. The choir meet four times a month and players of bridge, Mah jong and Canasta each meet monthly. Our next social outing is a High Tea October 23 at the home of Michele Raineri, jewellry designer. Visitors are

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always welcome. Call Bev on 3279 2819 if you would like to attend or email chapelhillview@ gmail.com.

your interest, email fl50plusc@gmail.com.

New members are always welcome.

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50S & 60S JUKEBOX HITS DANCE PARTY

OUR ladies are urging the local community to support disadvantaged children and young people with their education by joining the club which sponsors three school children. We meet at 11am on the second Wednesday of the month at the Rec club, Alba Lane (off Jacaranda Ave), Kingston. Cost of $25 includes a two-course lunch and a guest speaker. Proceeds from the day go to The Smith Family’s Learning for Life program. Details call Maureen on 3805 1378.

FOREST LAKE 50+ CLUB

OUR September bus trip was a visit to North Stradbroke Island, with lunch at Stradbroke Island Beach Hotel. We meet on the third Friday of the month at the Lions Richlands Club, Pine Rd, Richlands at 10.30am.

Date claimers for the next two meetings are October 20 and November 17.

Details call Leonie on 0427 846 057 or Les on 3279 9449 or 0466 377 618 to register

WITH DJ, dance floor, themed performances and go-go dancers Saturday October 7, 5–8.30pm at the New Farm Bowls Club, 969 Brunswick St, New Farm. Tickets $10 per person + booking fee (all ages event). Bookings can be made at www.kristian fletcher.com.

QFHS

ONLINE newspaper databases Gale NewsVault, available via the Brisbane City Council Library and the NLA. All you need is the appropriate library membership and the know-how. On Friday, October 13 the society will have a Fridays@QFHS session showing you how to make best use of the Gale NewsVault.

Presenter Sue Reid will demonstrate how to conduct various aspects of searching and storing your finds, from 10–11.30am at 58 Bellevue Ave, Gaythorne.

Bookings essential and there is a small cost.

Book online at www.qfhs. org.au/events/fridaysqfhs.

Win A Double Pass or Family Pass to Australia’s favourite Pooch-Festival - the Dog Lovers Show in Brisbane Calling all dog-tragic Queenslanders, it’s your chance to win tickets to Australia’s favourite Pooch-Festival - the Dog Lovers Show.

The inaugural Brisbane show will be bounding into the Royal International Convention Centre at Brisbane Showgrounds on November 4-5.

Meet Australia’s celebrity vets, Dr Chris Brown and Dr Katrina Warren along with The Wonderdogs, animal behaviourist Dr Jacqui Ley and renowned Hollywood animal trainer Peta Clarke. Snap a selfie with the most Instagram famous dogs strutting their stuff on the ‘dog’ walk. See 500+ beautiful dogs of all shapes, sizes and breeds, 150 exhibitors, 30+ rescue groups, 40+ Breed Clubs and a huge array of visitor attractions.

We are giving you the chance to get your paws on a double pass valued at $50 each or family pass valued at $68 each.

To be in the running, simply email post your entry to: 28 Mayne Road, Bowen Hills Queensland 4006; And Address it to Seniors News - Dog Lovers Competition.

Make sure you tell us your name (first and last), contact number, email, postal address and Seniors Newspapers region, then answer this question “Why do you want to win tickets to the Dog Lover’s Show”?

Or visit seniorsnews.com.au/competitions to enter online. Good luck!

Visit seniorsnews.com.au/competitionterms for full competition terms and conditions. Promoter is ARM Specialist Media Pty Ltd of 2 Newspaper Place, Maroochydore Qld 4558. Promotional period 03/10/17 – 18/10/17. Competition drawn 5pm 18/10/17 at Cnr Mayne Rd and Campbell St, Bowen Hills, Qld 4006. Winners announced in Seniors November Editions 2017. Total prize value $354.00 (including GST). Entry is open to all permanent residents of Queensland, residing in the Brisbane, Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast Seniors Distribution Areas.

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What’s on

BALLROOM DANCING FOR SENIORS

HERE is a great opportunity if you are over 65 years or over 50 for Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islanders to get out, meet a lot of new people, enjoy yourself and get a bit of exercise into the bargain. Every Monday, from 11am until 1pm, the EACH Social Activities Groups offer an opportunity to get together with others like yourself to trip the light fantastic with ballroom dancing lessons at the Wynnum Municipal Hall, 221 Bay Terrace, Wynnum.

Details about the ballroom dancing class or any of the many other activities on offercontact the EACH Social Activity Groups, 212 Bay Terrace, Wynnum on 3348 1600 or email tracey.slater@each. com.au

FESTITALIA

THIS is the one-day celebration of all things Italian, and is set to be

bigger and better than ever with internationally acclaimed Gruppo Storico Fivizzano Flagthrowers leading the entertainment line-up! Under the Patronage of the Italian Consulate in Brisbane and the Italian Embassy in Canberra, FESTITALIA is Queensland's only official Italian Festival and will be on Sunday, October 8, from 10.30am to 7pm at Spencer Park, 42 Newbery St, Newmarket. Tickets $10 Adults, $6 Concession, Children under 12 yrs FREE. Purchase tickets online at www.festitalia.com.au

PAW-TOBER FEST

HERE is your opportunity to help Redland Animal Shelter even if you are not in the market for a Furbaby. On Saturday October 14, the Shelter is celebrating Paw-toberfest 2017, a day full of activities for the whole family. Free activities will include: Pet advice, Face painting, Workshops from vets and trainers and Live music. There will also be:

Discounted Pet Microchipping (only $20), Pet accessory and animal treat stall, Sausage sizzle and Animal Adoptions.

You can also have your pet's photo taken at the photo booth! The Animal Shelter is located at 264 South Street, Thornlands and Paw-toberfest festivities from at 10am to 2pm. Details call 3829 8999 or go to www.redland.qld.gov.au.

SUNNYBANK FOOD DISCOVERY TOUR

INDULGE in a discovery of the vibrant food culture at Sunnybank Plaza. Meet your touring lunch companions at Museum of Brisbane's Tastes like Sunshine exhibition and then travel out to the Southern suburb of Sunnybank for a bespoke Food Discovery Tour. You will explore the Asian food available at Sunnybank Plaza's Asian supermarkets, butchers and restaurants. Over three hours, tour guide and experienced chef Tony

COLOUR & CEREMONY: The world famous Gruppo Storico Fivizzano Flagthrowers will be at the Fesitalia.

Ching, will show you the best places to eat and shop for fresh Asian food.

Your tour ends with a delicious Yum Cha banquet at the famous Landmark restaurant.

Each participant will also take home a bag of goodies valued at over $25.Saturday October 14 from 10am to 2pm, cost $75. Details or to book call 3339 0800 or email info@museumofbrisbane. com.au or go to http://www.museumof brisbane.com.au/.

HOT AIR BALLOON FLIGHTS

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FLOATING Images is Brisbane's closest hot air ballooning company.

Simply drive 30 minutes west of the Brisbane CBD to experience a 1 hour city and country balloon flight.

Passengers enjoy glorious views whilst floating majestically over the heritage city of Ipswich, the Scenic Rim and Somerset countryside's.

Discover and explore Greater Brisbane's big backyard from the air with Floating Images! They offer a boutique ballooning experience with only one flight per day and a maximum of 10 passengers, giving you their full personal attention. Located at 43 South Street‚ Ipswich.

Details and to book call 3294 8770.

SCOTLAND THE BRAVE

IN 2017, Brisbane audiences will be treated to a good old highland fling when the international smash hit spectacular Scotland the Brave returns to the Queensland Performing Arts Centre stage for two shows on Saturday October 21, 12pm and 8pm. Wowing audiences with the best of traditional Scottish music song and dance – performed by over 100 singers, dancers and musicians, including

pipers, drummers and fiddlers. Conducted by Sean O’Boyle, the production features an acclaimed Australian cast including internationally renowned soprano Mirusia, popular tenor Gregory Moore, thrilling Celtic fiddler Marcus Holden, and award-winning pipe bands, drum corps, highland dancers, and orchestras.

Bookings: https://www.qpac.com.au /event/scotland_the_ brave_17/ or go to www.scotlandthebrave. com.au

SENIORS WITH LOTS OF "STUFF"

BRISBANE seniors who want to downsize but don’t know how to offload unwanted possessions without them going to landfill, can register for a free seminar "Dealing with Downsizing" on at Chermside Library and Indooroopilly Library. The free downsizing seminars (include morning tea), reservations are required and can be made at http://caretomove.com. au/resources/downsizing -seminar/ or call 3180 1689.

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BREAST CANCER FEATURE

Choosing 3D over 2D mammograms Tracey Johnstone

SINCE the relaxation of the rules around medical services advertising a raft of competing radiology businesses are promoting all that is on offer including the very latest in breast imaging.

One service being actively pushed is 3D mammography, which for many women may not be necessary suggests Dr Deborah Pfeiffer, past president of the Australasian Association of Breast Physicians.

“I am concerned about the commercial advertising of breast

imaging services without women understanding the basis of its need,” Dr Pfeiffer said.

“Once upon a time, most women went to their doctor to ask who they should see for certain tests.

“Now women increasingly go to their doctor and tell them what they want.”

So, while women may be better informed about what is available, they don’t necessarily fully understand what is needed.

Depending on a women’s breast density, 3D imaging may offer a

significant advantage in detecting notable changes.

Currently Breastscreen Australia only offers conventional digital 2D mammography while 3D mammography, or tomosynthesis, is only offered through private providers.

“The difference between the two is that standard digital mammography uses two images of the breast in opposite planes and gives a high-quality image of the breast structure, but has some shortcomings, particularly in very dense breasts,” Dr Pfeiffer said.

“3D images take more pictures, still in two views and with a slightly higher dose of radiation, and then uses a computer program to construct a three-dimensional view.”

For women with very low-density breast tissue, 3D imaging doesn’t offer any significant advantage, but for women with medium density, it could make the difference in being called back or not called back for investigation of a possible abnormality.

For women with high to extremely high density, 3D is better than 2D, but they may still need to also have

MAMMOGRAMS: The difference in resolution between standard and 3D mammography.

an ultrasound.

The downside to 3D imaging is that it’s more expensive and not fully covered by Medicare.

So, it comes down to a woman determining through her GP or specialist, whether the expense of 3D mammography is justifiable for them.

“For some women, it’s

not worthwhile, but for others, they should always have it,” Dr Pfeiffer said.

Dr Pfeiffer points out that 3D imaging doesn’t replace an MRI investigation which is only applicable for a small number of women.

To find out more breast imaging, contact your GP or BreastScreen Australia.

Cutting edge technology by specialist staff gives best possible outcomes State-of-the-art machines designed for early detection best of medicine and technology together,” he said “Technology is constantly evolving in this current society and that allows me as a medical practitioner to deliver the best medicine to my patients.”

Dr Chou said the ability to offer three specialised modalities for detecting and treating breast cancer under one roof was rare.

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Dr Chou has completed two radiology fellowships at the University of Toronto Health Care Network/Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto, Canada (2011–2013).

Paul is a sub-specialist in abdominal imaging and women’s imaging.

Dr Chou actively participates in registrar training and is an examiner for the Royal Australian and New

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For couples who were married the deadline is 12 months from the date of divorce.

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■ Practical pointer: Make a note of your deadline for commencing property settlement proceedings in your calendar and put some reminders about this date in your calendar in the lead up to your deadline.

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10 ACE REASONS TO LOVE TRAIN TRAVEL ANN RICKARD climbs on board a train and gives us her top 10 reasons to love train travel in foreign lands

3. High speed trains get you there super-fast.

Hurtling through the countryside at 300 kilometres an hour is exhilarating.

4. Arrive in the centre.

Most airports are out of town and require an expensive taxi ride or bus transfer to get you in the city centre.

With train travel, get off, and you are there right in the heart of London, Paris, Rome, Madrid…. oh, let’s go.

5. Comfort. The inter-city trains have comfortable

and spacious seats with head rests, plenty of leg room, power sockets for laptops and electronic devices.

6. Buy flexible passes in Australia before you go and snag a deal. In Europe, a Eurail Global Flexi Pass gives you access to countless trains in 28 countries.

In the US, an Amtrak USA Rail Pass lets you hop on and off as you please. Similar passes apply in Canada and Japan. Flexible? We think so.

7. The dining car. Slip into a booth, have a waiter bring you anything from poached eggs to fillet of beef, depending on the time of day. There is wine, too.

8. Budget restraints?

Pack a picnic to enjoy at your seat. BYO food is expected.

We’ve seen people on trains (mostly in France) enjoy a multi-course lunch complete with wine, finishing with cheese and fruit… all from their backpack.

9. Atmosphere. The stunning architecture of big train stations, the restaurants, cafes and shops. In Paris, at Gare de Lyon, the fabled Le Train Bleu restaurant with its gilt and chandeliers and Parisian grandeur is worth a station visit alone, even if you never get on a train.

10. Plan your train journey so you depart or arrive at your hotel check-in/check-out times.

No hanging around with luggage. Speaking of which, travel light…really, you must…getting heavy

suitcases on and off trains is not for sissies (or seniors.)

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1. The big train stations, especially in Europe and the UK, are intoxicating.

The atmosphere is electric: the big clocks, the buzz of people going to places we have only dreamt of visiting, the romance, the magic…try finding that at an airport.

2. No check-in. How we hate long check-in queues at airports where it seems every person in front of us has a tonne of luggage and a mammoth problem to solve. With trains, you just turn up and get on.

The recommended time to be on the platform before departure is two minutes (unless it’s the Eurostar, which does require check-in).

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The striking landscape unfolded as we soon left the paved highway and started out across the rolling dry savannah, past craggy hills and into the desert.

Just before sunset, when I was starting to wonder where our camp could be in the seemingly deserted landscape of rocks and then rough sand, appearing before us and nestled under a craggy outcrop was our first glamp.

The permanent tents of the Kulala Adventurer Camp looked out across the pristine desert of red and yellow. A short distance away was a watering hole for the desert-adapted wildlife to visit.

No amount of photos or words could have prepared me for the beauty, comfort, but also enthralling rawness of this location.

It was on that first night, sitting around the camp table, accompanied by white linen, cool wine

and interesting company, that I came to realise our guide was going to deliver the most amazing journey.

His depth of knowledge of everything from the stars, landscape, birds, geology, country history and culture was without exception and readily shared. The six of us were back in the classroom and ready to learn.

We started each day before sunrise, catching the first rays as we downed our ample breakfast and welcome cups of tea.

For the road, Jeremia had packed cool drinks, plentiful lunch and even a secret supply of dried fruit for snacks. We also learnt not to waste any food, with leftovers collected and handed to people we met along the desert tracks.

The Namib Desert part of our trip took us to south to Sossusvlei and the red dunes where we climbed the fine edge of one of the steep dunes, only to then have to work our way down its edge to the dry pan below, where it hadn’t rained since 1965.

From there Jeremia, who quickly was nicknamed Hawkeye, took us back north and towards Walvis Bay on the Atlantic Ocean. We were already seeing oryx, springbok, black-backed jackal, wilderbeast, ostrich, zebra, chameleon lizard, meerkats and even cheetahs.

This coastal centre was

an interesting diversion from the desert, with its busy port and amazing thick sea fog, but we were all happy to get back on the road, heading north to Etosha National Park.

A short stop at Cross Bay, where a massive fur seal colony made for pungent viewing, was our last view of water for quite some time as we headed back inland to Damaraland Camp to view herds of desert-adapted elephants and discover minerals.

A visit to the Twyfelfontein UNESCO World Heritage site, where the rock drawings are between 2000 and 6000 years old, and then onto the Living Museum village were the last memorable moments of our time in the desert before headed further north.

As the savannah rolled out in front of us, Jeremia told us of Namibia’s battle to save its rhinos. As we crossed into Ongava Game Park’s Andersson’s Camp, next to Etosha, he told us in the first two weeks of July, already four rhinos had been poached in Etosha.

During our final days of the adventure, we saw white and black rhinos, impala, ground squirrel, lots of guinea fowl and small birds, giraffe, warthogs, more fabulous zebras and elephants, and a lion.

My husband wants to go back there, soon, and so do I.

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Canberra it’s up, up and away

PHIL HAWKES finds the nation’s capital has more than enough hot air IF YOU’VE thought of Canberra as a place for “serious” tourism…

Federal Parliament, the Australian War Memorial, the National Gallery and so on, you’d be right.

Those places should be high on every Australian’s bucket list.

But only half right.

There’s another side to the city which is now attracting a new wave of visitors looking for fun, excitement, good food and wine, and lots of activities that will keep you busy with Facebook posts or Instagrams to the rellies back home.

For example, trying hot air ballooning on a frosty winter morning is one way to get the pulse racing. It may sound a bit nerve-racking, but ballooning is statistically safer than driving down the street and it’s a lot

more fun. In the hands of experienced operators such as Balloon Aloft, you get a wonderful bird’s eye view of the city and the picturesque countryside, a joyflight you won’t easily forget.

Ballooning is just for starters. Here are some other fun things to do in Canberra: ■ Stay at Jamala Wildlife Lodge at the heart of the National Zoo & Aquarium.

Here, you can choose a room or suite “close up and personal” with a lion, tiger, bear or cheetah…or next to a shark tank! Our favourite is the Giraffe Treehouse where you can feed the handsome Humbekhali from your balcony.

■ Take a Segway Tour around Lake Burley Griffin, it certainly beats walking and the guides give an amusing commentary.

FABULOUS EXPERIENCE: Feeding Humbekhali while staying in the Giraffe Treehouse at the Jamala Wildlife Lodge.

■ Try your hand at glass blowing at Canberra Glassworks, a unique workspace for glass artists where visitors can get arty and make a glass paperweight under the patient guidance of a professional artist.

■ Visit the new Capital Brewing Company in Fyshwick, an industrial area fast becoming a trendy urban precinct.

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Protest for healthy future Tracey Johnstone

THE yellow-attired knitting nanas are prepared to stand up, stand out and stand their ground on issues that will help save the land, air and water for future generations.

They don’t fear any politicians in their quest for a better future.

Give or take, there are now 40 Knitting Nanas Against Gas groups active in Australia. Each is autonomous, “working more as a web than as a pyramid,” co-founder Claire Twomey said.

“Most of our active

women are in their 60s and 70s. There are a few men in the group now, as well.

“You don’t have to knit and you don’t have to be nana. It’s open to anyone who wants to abide by our philosophy.”

The first KNAG group, which was formed in Lismore in 2012, started with protesting gas and coal issues, but subsequent protests by this group and others have taken up climate change issues.

In Victoria, there’s a KNAG group fighting old-growth logging and in

Canberra there is another group protesting children in detention.

The protests take many forms from locking onto machinery and blockading offices to providing information at festivals and sitting down at key public locations knitting or crocheting.

While they advocate non-violent action, each group or loop make their own decision through consensus on what form of action they will take.

“We’re well presented, not offensive and make everything easy for everyone to talk to us,”

Claire said. “And we have the experience to communicate in a non-threatening way.”

Sitting each week outside of the Lismore office of state MP Thomas George, and with their successful protest against Metgasco now a proud memory, Claire and her group of a dozen nanas are knitting and working on how they can support other KNAG groups.

“We pick a place and we go back there every week,” she said. “It does wonders for the community who loves us

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and toot their horns.

“It reminds the politicians there are people in the community who won’t give up.

“We’re not afraid. We are going to keep doing whatever we can to save the land, air and water for the kiddies.”

Foregoing retirement to raise a third generation GRANDPARENTS are being sandwiched between acting as parents to the younger generation and trying to help manage their own children’s well-being.

Many have had to give up jobs, retirement and even their super, to help their family.

Centacare South West NSW’s facilitator of its local Grandparents Doing It Tough support group, Lyn Reilly, sees the changing family dynamics on a regular basis and the impact it is having on grandparents as they strain to deal with all the legal and social issues associated with raising a much younger

NSW group Grandparents Doing It Tough. PHOTO: LYN REILLY

generation.

“Grandparents are being forced to take on the role of parenting a second generation because of the increase in drugs, particularly ice, and alcohol,” she said.

“Sometimes it’s suicide and sometimes the parents aren’t in a position to raise their children, so grandparents are being called upon to

do that.”

Leaning on a grandparent isn’t necessarily an intentional act by many parents, it just seems that they assume grandparents will always be around to “take up the slack”, Ms Reilly said.

“We are bringing up generations of more egocentric people where they are concerned more

about themselves and what they need rather than perhaps what they need to provide as a parent,” she said.

Also, a word of warning to our community from Ms Reilly; young children are learning ways of parenting that are probably not appropriate.

They grow up learning the behaviours of their parents, about unhealthy relationships and unhealthy lifestyles.

“If you don’t learn anything different, then that’s just how you do it,” she said.

Consequently, caring grandparents were starting to outnumber foster parents. The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare’s

2016 Children in Care report identified that the number of children in out-of-home care had risen every year for the past 10 years. At June 30, 2015 there were 43,400 children living in out-of-home care, and of those, 40.4% were in foster care while 47.3% were in relative/kinship care.

“The government at some stage is going to have to recognise them because there won’t be enough foster carers,” Ms Reilly stated.

Many grandparents had no government income to assist with the cost of raising a young child.

“They are raising them on pensions,” she said.

“Our grandparent group here in Wagga are aged between 50 and 81, and raising between one and seven grandchildren per household.

“A fair percentage of these children have fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, which results from alcohol exposure during pregnancy, and it’s a lifelong condition.”

Ms Reilly said grandparents could only access childcare benefits through Centrelink.

“This doesn’t compensate for a grandparent on a pension, bringing up a child that has disabilities or other behavioural or mental health issues.

They are paying for this out of their own pocket.”

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CWA speaks up for the care of our grandparents Tracey Johnstone

THE voice of the Country Women’s Association of NSW is joining the growing chorus of people calling for grandparents as carers of their grandchildren to be recognised as family rather than as foster carers.

Decision makers in government will be targeted as the CWA seeks change around grandparent versus foster carer status and the surrounding rules.

NSW chief executive officer Danica Leys said the CWA had good access to state politicians

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when they need and want to advocate for change.

“It’s just a matter of how the government chooses to prioritise this issue going forward,” Ms Leys said.

“We will be talking to other like-minded organisations as well, and seeing if we can, as a collective, get a bit of a push-on with this issue.”

State president Annette Turner will lead the powerful voice of 400 branches statewide, most of whom will take up the role of advocating for change through their local contacts.

Ms Leys said this year’s state conference adopted the grandparent policy as part of the process of looking at the issues around the changing face of families in the bush.

“The grandparents’ position was bought to our conference in May from a Riverina area branch,” she said.

“They had been noticing

GRANDPARENTS: Delegates at the CWA NSW’s annual conference where they decided to enter the debate on recognising grandparents as the family of the grandchildren they are looking after, not foster carers.

PHOTO: COUNTRY WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION

this issue across their area.

“At the conference the motion passed unanimously.

“It was surprising to me that so many people got up and spoke quite passionately about it, and also spoke from a very personal point of view.

“It’s quite surprising how many people are affected by this issue.”

Ms Leys said she learned from that debate there are a lot of grandparents caring for their grandchildren on either a full-time or close to full-time basis, acting as the child’s primary

carer and often as their parent.

“This is happening more and more across the state,” she said.

“One of the biggest reasons our members are telling us is there are issues particularly around substance abuse in lots of regional communities.”

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support. “Placing children with their immediate or extended family is always a priority for Family and Community Services,” the NSW Government spokesperson said.

“It is hoped that many more grandparents will consider guardianship so that their grandchildren are no longer considered to be in out-of-home care and grandparents have the autonomy they desire.”

But Colleen argues this approach still doesn’t account for the individual grandparent relationship.

“They can’t think a different way even though we are in greater number than foster carers,” the grandmother said.

“They need to divide that department and have a section that looks after grandparents and grandchildren, and the

RELATIONSHIPS: We want our grandchildren to have a sense of belonging to their family.

foster carers can do their own thing.”

Colleen cares for three grandchildren; one each from Victoria, Queensland and NSW. She is 66 and her husband is 71.

They have had a grandchild living with them full-time for 19 years.

“They all have the same mother, just different dads. It’s drug and alcohol abuse with her,” Colleen said.

“The little one from Victoria was removed from our daughter when

she was about nine months old.

“She was put into foster care for seven years, but last year she was removed because of physical abuse.

“Our daughter got sober in the meantime, got her daughter back and that lasted three months.

“She was removed again and came to us for the holidays and she has been with us ever since.

“I don’t know what is going to happen.

“I have dealt with Queensland and now I

am dealing with Victoria, and I am weary.

“We can’t retire.

“I have given up my job. We have lost our freedom.

“We can’t come and go as we please and the workload is considerable for people in our age group.

“There is community support, but you don’t expect in your 60s that you would still be getting out of bed and packing school lunches and talking to teachers.”

She also has to contend with case workers telling her how to raise the children within her husband’s ancestral Kamilaroi culture.

“That is his duty, his job to instruct about culture, or not,” Colleen said.

“We either do this job and get the right support, or some of us go under.”

Colleen now has until the custody hearing in April to make the hard decision as to whether she and her husband can continue to look after her little granddaughter, who is autistic.

“It’s a very difficult job,” she said as she mused over how common her story is among grandparents.

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WAGGA Wagga grandmother Colleen Beale is talking tough about grandparents being recognised instead of being buried within the foster care system.

“It’s the process, policy and procedures that grandparents are subjected to when they are raising a family member that we object to,” Colleen said.

“We want our grandchildren to have a sense of belonging to their family.

“Families these days are not mum, dad and two kids.

“The kids have been through the same trauma that most kids in foster care go through, but they are with their family.

“Yet we have to jump through all the hoops that

foster carers have to jump through; intrusive, humiliating assessment processes that could be done a lot better.”

Colleen said currently grandparents come under the government’s foster care model, which she said treats them “a bit like second-class foster carers”.

“We want changes around language and legislation in particular so that we can get on with our lives with our grandchildren without the interference and unnecessary processes that the Department of Family and Community Services place upon us.”

The NSW Government said grandparents can apply under Guardianship Orders for the guardianship of their grandchildren, which the government said opened doors to funding and

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JEFF’s voice starts to creak as he reaches for the glass of water. He squeakily apologises for the interruption before taking a sip and letting the cool water soothe a throat ravaged by cancer. The relief will only last a moment.

“At the end of the treatment you come out rather scarred,” Jeff told Seniors News.

“It’s not nice. Your whole neck is like a big burn and the inside of your mouth is ulcerated.

“You heal up gradually but it doesn’t quite go back to the way it was.

“And going back to the way it was, that’s why I’m here.”

The “here” is the Wesley Centre for Hyperbaric Medicine.

Gold Coast resident Jeff happened onto the centre during a local cancer support group when one of the nurses from the hyperbaric unit was invited down to present information on the treatment.

The nurse explained the facilities, described the chamber, spoke of the

staff but what caught Jeff’s attention was the success rate: hyperbaric medicine can improve the quality of life – almost back to normal – in 80 per cent of patients.

“When you have cancer, you do try everything and anything because you don’t want to be that person who missed out,” he said.

“I tried herbal medicines and everything else. But it’s all much of a muchness. “(But) hyperbaric therapy helps the healing of the burns.”

Now, almost midway through his treatment, Jeff is a through-and-through convert of the therapy and the Wesley Centre.

“They’re organised, they know what they’re doing and they’re very professional in their work,” he said.

“The nurses are brilliant, the technical staff are great, Doctor Aung, even though she goes at a million miles a minute, is fantastic!”

Wesley Centre for Hyperbaric Medicine physician Dr Aung, currently conducting a trial to see if the treatment

FEELING BETTER: Gold Coast resident Jeff is a through-and-through convert to Hyperbaric Medicine.

alleviates Xerostomia, a condition more commonly known as dry mouth, is keeping a very close eye on Jeff and other patients affected by radiation injuries.

“Most of head and neck cancers are squamous cell carcinomas, which are very radiation sensitive,” Dr Aung told Seniors News.

“And when you irradiate the cancer cells, in the way are the mandible (jaw bone) and the salivary glands.

“So the radiation kills the cells and kills the blood supply.”

This result in less oxygen to the damaged area and slows the healing process which, in Jeff’s case, leads to dry

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“We compress (the patients) to 2.4 absolute atmosphere and give them a 100 per cent oxygen. This increases the oxygenation in their blood

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When did you first start to see change in the design of homes?

The ’90s saw a wave of young architects come on the scene, designing for the more affluent families who wanted to stand out from the crowd. Builders also responded to the consumer’s desire for more luxurious fittings and features as homes became larger with more bedrooms and bathrooms, family rooms and outdoor entertainment areas.

Tell us about some of the changes over the years, i.e. from formal dining/living rooms to open plan, free-flowing spaces.

The Queensland home has changed quite dramatically in the past decade. Even a formal dining room has evolved – the modern Queensland home will have the dining space and kitchen zone in one large open space.

We’re all so busy these days, people crave that communal way of living, where family or friends can come together at the end of the day, or on the weekend, and relax, cook, dine, entertain, play, all in the one open, shared space. The modern Queensland home has also been completely opened up to allow indoor /outdoor living – the

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backyard and pool areas almost become an extension of the living spaces, with the ability to open or enclose the interiors for inclement weather or just privacy when desired.

This kind of indoor/outdoor design also allows us to amp up the natural air flow that can enter the home, which is so essential in our hot Queensland summers. We find more of the homes we see have this kind of open, airy design, which allows for more practical living and layout options.

What have been the most significant architectural changes?

We’ve definitely seen a shift towards sustainable design, thankfully, as homeowners begin incorporating more sustainable, eco-friendly materials and innovations.

There is still a fondness for the Queenslander; how does that fit with today’s design?

The Queenslander home holds buckets of potential, and we have seen time after time, with the right build and design experts involved, people creating really remarkable homes, honouring the heritage of the traditional Queenslander home while embracing our modern lifestyle needs through

contemporary architectural and design elements. Queenslander homes often feature original details like stained-glass windows, french doors, fretwork and pressed-metal ceilings, but modern renovators are becoming more savvy to ways of incorporating these beautiful architectural features without losing them to modernism.

The Queenslander home makes for one of the most charming and beautiful family homes.

Are most new homes today architecturally designed?

Most we see through Queensland Homes magazine are either designed by an architect or by a building designer.

Both professions can deliver some really remarkable results for their clients, through design that enhances lifestyle. Definitely, the architecturally-designed homes we have featured in recent years are testament to Queensland’s unique architectural style – our homes are designed with purpose, to make the most of our climate and lifestyle, whether it’s living by the beach, in the country or making the most of small space with inner-city living.

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How would you class today’s style?

I don’t think you can contain today’s style in one genre. Last decade, we lived by the trends, and in our industry we could actually define it. Style was very seasonal. That’s no longer really the case.

The world doesn’t follow that principle anymore – trends still come and go but I think more people are content to keep their own personal style consistent with who they are and what they love, both in fashion and at home.

Give us an example of the architects that have inspired change.

In Queensland, we have so many incredibly talented architects who have, quite literally, designed modern Queensland living. I admire the work of Shaun

Lockyer, as he’s been a real force in changing the way in which people renovate the old post-war cottages so prevalent in our Brisbane suburbs. His architectural studio has also designed some incredible new builds, and he always does so with contemporary flair and a nod to modernism.

What do you think of the Brisbane of yesterday compared to today’s Brisbane?

Today’s Brisbane is a vibrant exciting city that’s a pleasure to inhabit.

Before Expo 88, the city was a poor cousin to every other Australian city – do you remember the old joke that went something like – “Welcome to Brisbane where you need to turn your clock back one hour and your lifestyle back 20 years”. It was true. I moved up from Sydney in 1974 and couldn’t believe how much like a big country town Brisbane was. It was appalling after the fast pace lifestyle of working in Sydney, but everything changed in the affluent ’90s with restaurants and cafes, shopping centres and boutiques popping up everywhere. These days we are spoilt for choice with everything that enhances our lifestyle. We love Brisbane so much we’ve moved into an

apartment in the city.

What have been the big changes in interior design?

A move towards quality furnishings, with a growing consumer appreciation for artisan design. People crave a story to their belongings, whether it’s a beautifully made timber dining table, a vintage knotted rug, the plush luxury sofa with hand stitching detail that is more an investment piece, or the simplest of things like handmade ceramic pieces.

We are seeing interior designers really embracing this for their clients, sourcing high-quality furnishings that add real personality to a home. Interior design has a lot more heart these days than ever before.

How do you see Brisbane evolving?

Brisbane will continue to evolve and change but it will keep its friendly, easy yet sophisticated attitude to life and living.

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IF YOU have ever wondered what is behind that mysterious door or inside that handsome building, now is your chance to find out when the 2017 Brisbane Open House program opens more than 90 venues during the weekend of October 7-8.

In its eighth year, Brisbane Open House is set to continue its tradition of embracing ‘All That is Built Brisbane’, opening doors of iconic public and private buildings for the architecture enthusiast, the heritage lover or simply the curious visitor.

During the weekend, everyone can unlock award-winning architectural gems, undertake a pilgrimage of heritage sites and spaces, or select from several precincts in which to marvel at the offerings.

Brisbane city will be unlocked and completely bespoke. The free event provides a diverse program spread over two days, encouraging visitors to design their own tour of Brisbane’s most intriguing architecture.

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"This year newcomers to the building list include St Joseph’s Nudgee College, Forgan Smith Building at UQ’s School of Law, the Anna Meares Velodrome, Queensland Ballet and Trade Coast Central Heritage Park, to name a few," Mr Middleton said.

"Returning are much-loved buildings including Fort Lytton Historic Military Precinct, Port of Brisbane, Brisbane City Hall, Old Bishopsbourne, Queensland Herbarium, Masonic Memorial Centre and the Queensland State Archives, plus many more."

Brisbane Open House is proud to also present a full program of events including guided walking tours, free concerts and

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Guests are also invited to join architects, designers, planners and professionals in conversation at the Speakers Series –

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Event manager Angie Scott said Brisbane Open House helped to deepen people’s understanding of

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10. Add at least six layers of newspaper and glue to the top half of the balloon.

11. Leave it to dry. After it is dry, remove the newspaper mould from the balloon.

13. Trim off the rough edges, using scissors.

To make a base for the bowl: 1. Turn the bowl upside down.

2. Make a loop/circle with the strip of card, and staple in place (as a base) and attach the loop with masking tape.

3. Paste on some glue and cover it with newspaper pieces/strips extending up on side of bowl.

4. Once the bowl and base are completely dry it is ready to paint and decorate.

Ingredients 3 cups self-raising flour 1 cup thickened cream 1 cup cold lemonade Method Preheat oven to 200C Combine the flour, cream and lemonade in a bowl and mix until just combined. Do not over mix. Turn out onto a floured surface, and gently pat down to 2.5cm thickness. Use a 6cm round cutter to cut scones. Flour the cutter so the dough doesn't stick. Brush the tops lightly with milk. Place on a lined or greased tray, slightly touching each, and bake for 12-15 minutes until golden on top. Place on rack to cool.

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